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Is This the Best?
Pre-registration begins today. Picked up your material
yet? Figured out the courses you want to drop or add? No?
Well, that’s understandable, there’s a lot of tithe till the end
of the term and you can always get an appointment with your
adviser.
Or can you ?
We’re still not completely convinced that the registration
system used at Oregon is the best possible. There are a lot
of things about it we don’t like too well. But we realize that
no registration system can be really perfect.
And this system of pre-registration is one thing we do like.
If students co-operate it can turn registration into a much
smoother operation. It's to your advantage really. We remem
ber the days before this system when you scurried around
madly on the day of registration trying to get your adviser's
signature, go through the lines and attend classes at the same
time.
It wasn’t much fun.
We do wish that there was more to this pre-registration.
W e feel that the lines could be cut down considerably if we
could actually register for classes before the end of the term
instead of doing it all on the first day of the new term.
But we should take advantage of as much as we can.—(J.W.)
Two More Weeks
Two weeks more until final week. Sort of a shock to realize
this after four days of turkey and relaxation and whatever
else you did over the vacation.
We re speaking mainly to freshmen today. You older stu
dents have gone through final week and survived. At least
we think we have.
Now we’re doing it—trying to scare the freshmen to death.
Let’s stop the traditional complaining and wailing about
final week for a minute and try to look at it objectively.
It’s really not so terrifying. That is it won’t be unless you
make it so. Final week is different from anything you’ve ever
experienced, freshmen. It’s rough, but in a way it’s fun.
Now we don’t mean that it’s a big party time. You have to
study, and study hard. That last minute reviewing can really
pay off. And if you haven't studied all term long, you’re in
trouble. Might be able to pull through with a last minute
spurt, but we don’t envy you.
It’s the people who have studied during the term we’re
specifically concerned about. Don’t let people scare you.
Don’t stay up all night. Start some reviewing now, take it
easy, and above all don’t start to panic. Stay calm during
the next two weeks and keep calm during final week. It’ll
pay off.
This all night cramming can ruin you. So can terror. We’ve
seen freshmen—and upper classmen too—freeze up during a
final. They might know the subject perfectly and they still
freeze. That* doesn’t help. Just relax, fill your fountain pen
and—good luck.—(J.W.)
Disappointed?
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Seligman Sees Professors
As Educators, Sfudenfs
By Bob Patterson
Emerald Reporter
Lester G. Seligman, assistant
professor of political science,
is both an educator and a stu
dent.
The 36-year-old educator
teaches "Study of Society." a
part of the sophomore honors
program, and several courses in
American government.
However, Seligman regards
himself as a student. He has a
keen interest in community
structure, social psychology,
American politics and economics.
Student, Prof. Relationship
“The relationship between stu
dent and instructor should be
one of mutual learning," Selig
man said as he eased himself
into a swivel chair and placed
his long legs on his desk.
Seligman is a tall, thin man
with short, dark hair and horn
rimmed glasses. He is usually
dressed in a brown herringbone
suit, tan sweater, white shirt and
bow tie, and is an incessant cig
arette smoker.
Educated at Chicago 17.
He entered the University of
Chicago in 1935 as a freshman
and remained there until 1952
when he came to Oregon. He re
ceived his A.B. in 1939 and his
Ph.D. degree In 1947. Ho was
appointed instructor, then assist -
ant professor of political scl
ence and of the college of liberal
arts In 1947.
Seligman went into the army
as a private in 1942 anil waa dis
oharged In 194tt as a captain.
He worked in the army's person
nel field and served in both the
United Stutea and the* Pacific
areas.
From his yearn at Chicago,
both as a student and as an in
structor. Seligman imbibed the
"non-apeciallzed educational phi
losophy” of Robert Maynard
Hutchins, president of the Uni
versity of Chicago during the
time that Seligman was there.
Handicap
An educated man must know
more than hia own "niche of
learning” to be able to adjust
himself in society, Seligman not
ed.
"Life is uncertain.” he said in
a friendly way. "A graduate In
law, for example might be called
upon to do any kind of work. It
will be a great benefit to him
to be able to have the knowledge
to make the adjustment from
law to whatever qualifications
his new job migh demand.”
"A basic liberal arts course
comparable to the sophomore
Highway Commission Asks
For Raise in Gasoline Tax
SALEM - (API - The Oregon
highway commission failed Mon
day to get sponsorship for its
proposed boost of 2 cents in the
state gasoline tax, but is expect
ed to go directly to the legisla
ture with the request.
The legislative interim com
mittee on highways at its Mon
day meeting refused to back the
Increase because, members said,
they wanted to get a look first
at the Eisenhower administra
tion’s proposed 50 billion dollar
road building program.
La Grande Member Approves
One committee member, State
Senator Charles W. Bingner of
La Grande, voted to approve the
2-cent boost which would put the
state tax at 8 cents a gallon. The
federal government adds a tax
of 2 cents.
R. H. Baldock. highway com-;
mission engineer, said it doesn’t:
make any difference what fed
eral highway program is set up,
“Oregon must have the added
money that a 2-cent extra gas
tax would bring.
“To meet minimum needs for :
the next 15 years,” he said, "the ;
state must spend 31 million dol-!
lars annually on its highways.,
Present available revenue runs I
to only 23 millions a year. A 2
cent gas tax would bring in the
needed 8 million,” he said.
Program Termed Essential
Without this minimum pro
gram, Baldock told the commit
tee, "road building in Oregon
will soon lose the advantage
gained by the 72 million dollar
bond expenditure of the past five
years and slip rapidly behind in
caring for current needs with
current revenue. The critical
highway deficiencies would be
come a serious handicap.”
He told the committee that 15
years ago the average motorist,
through license and gas tax. paid
$37 annually for the care of
highways. He now pays only $47
“Motorists,” he said, "should
be agreeable to paying the extra
money, which would put annual
output at about $60 for license
and tax, for better roads.”
Campus Calendar
10:00 Naval Air Reserve 315 SU
Noon Fest of Art 110 SU
Elem Evaluation 113 SU
7:30 Co-ed Hsing 111 SU
Adviser-Advisees Meetings
More Physicians, Dentists
Are Called to Active Duty
Some 1300 physicians and 900
dentists will be called to active
duty in the armed forces between
next April and July, the Depart
ment of Defense announced.
Oregon will probably be called
on to furnish 10 or 12 physicians,
and 8 or 10 dentists, according
to Ernest L. Boylen, M.D., chair
man of the Oregon State Advis
ory committee to the Selective
Service system.
The estimate is based on popu
lation. The coming call will have
to be filled from those who re-I
Dividends Offered
By Amazon Store
The first dividend to be paid
members of the Webfoot Con
sumers Co-op, which operates
the grocery store at the Univer
sity’s 247-unit Amazon housing
project, was announced last
Tuesday at a tri-annual meeting
of the association.
The dividend was recently au
thorized by the Co-op board of
directors.
ceived no help from the govern
ment and did not serve on active
duty during World War II, Dr.
Boylen said.
The reason for this is because
almost all physicians and dent
ists who were participants in the
training programs at govern
ment expense have already been
called to active duty.
A recent bulletin from the
American Medical association re
ported that some military leaders
want to extend the present law,
which schedules an end to “doc
tor-draft” on June 30, 1955.
—... .
honors program, Is necessary to
accomplish this. With this type
of background, a student nm
move into any field of advanced
work."
“To further accomplish this.
Sellgman added, "there should
be u sort of community spirit
within the university. Relation*
ships between student and in
structor should be kept on a per
sonal basis. Tills way, mutual
learning is enhanced."
Basle Studies
At Chicago, Sellgman taught
the type of program which he
advocates. This basic course,
which was required at Chicago,
included American historical
documents, political institutions,
and cultural organisation.
These courses were more than
a senes of facts. Beligrnan stat
ed. The student was exposed to
the Ideas on which the founda
tions of society are based. From
these a student would hi- hettei
equipped to formulate his own
personal philosophy.
This basic course emphasised
the dynamics of society, Hrlig
man noted. Teaching that insti
tutions are perfect and station
ary is misleading the student.
This is a fault with many public
schools and universities today.
Campus Briefs
• Judging of candidate* in
! 1 he “lieau Bruromell" contest
| will be at 6:30 p.m. today in the
Brie Allen Memorial Seminar
i room in Allen hall, according to
Barbara Wilcox, judging chair
| man.
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