"Building a Better University"
To the Faculty
On Monday in the class of one of the
University’s better instructors the teacher
stopped the discussion midway through
the period. He asked the students who had
read their assignments to raise their hands.
Out of a class of thirty there were less than
a half dozen who had bothered to read the
text. The teacher’s reaction was to dismiss
the class and tell us “typical” Oregon stu
dents to go home and read the textbook.
That instructor and the action he took
yesterday should stand as an example for
other University instructors to take greater
action on and interest in the out-of-class
work done by students.
Many of us here at the University have
Legislative Stalemate
The bill to stop burials in the Pioneer
Cemetery, a plot of green earth lying ad
jacent to the University, has been tabled
by the House Committee on Public Health
and Welfare. Credit for making up the Leg
islature’s minds can go to the Eugene City
Council and a devoted core of letter writers.
Apparently the bill wasn’t a very popular
one, especially as far as the state law
makers were concerned. They managed to
take up three measures before arriving at
a definite decision to let burials continue in
the cemetery.
The committee’s action merely postpones
until 1961 the question of who will eventu
ally get control of the cemetery, the City or
the University.
So lets concede the first victory to “Save
the Cemetery, League” and let the bill ride
until 1961. Both sides can marshall their
forces for another try at deciding the fate
of the University’s unique neighbor. Mean
while if you have a few spare moments, go
over and stroll through. It’s really a very
beautiful and unusual part of the campus
scene, particularly during this time of the
year. •
Conceivably it could become a sort of
“Walden Pond”—without the pond.
the habit of referring to the textbook ami
outside sources only if we miss class or do
not understand the instructor’s lecture.
This fault of not reading assignments lies
primarily with the students. However,
many faculty members decrease the stu
dents’ outside studying and their own effect
iveness by doing nothing but quoting the
text and by neglecting to establish an under
standing at the first of the term that the
text is to be read before coming to class.
There is definiely a tendency among many
professors to coddle us through college.
Maybe this is the easiest way, but it is most
assuredly not the best.
Library Contest
"A good personal library should be more
than a mere collection of standard books of
recognized merit, ft should consist of books
which have a particular meaning to their
owner.”
L’pon this statement is based the annual
Library Day Prize Contest instituted by
University, Eugene and Springfield spon
sors in order to “stimulate among students
an enthusiasm for books and reading.”
The contest has been divided into five
major categories including general and
specialized libraries for both graduates and
undergraduates plus a special section for
paper backed libraries.
Libraries may be entered in eight cate
gories specializing from the subject of Lane
County to the best library in the field of
education.
If you’ve accumulated what you consider
a satisfying start to a personal library
(contest officials stress that it “should in
dicate a future collection, balanced and
broadly selected”) fill out your application
blank from the Library, Co-op or Browsing
Room and hustle your entry to Miss Bernice
Rise, Browsing Room librarian by May 13.
There’s a totaled $365 .waiting for the
winners.
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Frosh Girls Comment On Women’s Rules
Editor's note: This column was
submitted as a letter to the
editor, but because of its na
ture and length it is being used
as a guest column.
By JEAN BESSEY EPSTEIN
and
MARY E. HAWORTH
Emerald Editor:
We here present a brief pe
rusal of the “Handbook for Dor
mitory Women.” From the in
troduction to Section I, “A Guide
to Dormitory living,” last
phrase, “The life and activities
of women students outside the
classroom at U.O. are under the
guidance of the Director* of
Women’s affairs.” When is it
our business?
Section I, “Hours and Pro
cedures,” number five, “Man
Hours,” (a strange and restrict
ed animal?) “Monday through
Thursday, twelve noon to one
p.m.: four to seven-thirty p.m.”
Note: four and one half hour
limit per day for men. “Friday,
twelve noon to one p.m., and
four to one a.m.” Hosts! "Sun
day, twelve noon to eight p.m.”
Oh realiy? Number six, “Quiet
Hours,” (refer to handbook for
list of hours, as is too lengthy
to include the mhere.) Number
seven, “Closed Periods,” (final
week) hours are, Friday, closing
hours at 10:30, or Saturday,
12:15
These early hours will facili
tate studying. The girls, being
in so early, will of course study.
They will not gossip, manicure
their nails, play bridge, play
with the coke machine, watch
the boys’ dorms through binou
lars, e/c. The boys in turn, hav
ing no access to U.O. women,
will study. They will not drink
beer, play cards, take out high
school girls, cruise around down
town Eugene, or watch the girls’
dorms with binoculars.
Number eight, “Permissions,”
a., “Regulation,” number three,
“No girl may stay overnight in
Eugene unless her home is here.
OnljP rarely are exceptions made
...” Number six, "Freshmen
are to be in bed at eleven p.m.—
lights out.” (weekdays and Sun
day.) “One-thirty a.m., Friday
and Saturday nights.” Number
seven, “Permission for late
study may be granted by the
counselor to freshmen once a
week. Others are not limited,
but please use this privilege
wisely.” Yes Mama.
Number nine, “See counselor
for library permissions.” If per
mission not granted, try “True
Confessions” or “Harper’s Ba
zaar.” C., “Procedure,” number
four, “Times when special writ
ten permission from home is
needed: to go to beach, ski lodge,
hotel, or boyfriend’s home.” Also
under special permission section
is the following, “Marriages
must be reported to the Dean of
Women — written approval of
parents sent to her office.”
Note: state law decrees that a
girl is of legal age at eighteen,
and a boy at twenty-one.
Section II, “Code of Citizen
ship," number two, "Each mem
ber is responsible for maintain
ing high social standards by
learning to improve in poise and
social ease by observing and
practicing good manners, and
watching her personal appear
ance. Shorts may not be worn on
campus except to and from P.E.
classes, and then only when cov
ered by a long coat. Girls must
be adequately dressed when in
the living rooms, lobby and din
ing rooms — these are public
rooms.” Adequately? Number
three, “Jeans, slacks, and peddle
pushers may be worn on cam
pus only under coats which
cover them adequately.” Ade
quately ?
Section III, "Dining Room
Customs,” introductory para
graph, “Mealtimes at the halls
are among the best times of the
day. Here we have beautiful
surrounding, simple, dignified
service,” and so on. Number one,
“Personal appearance at meal
times: our faces, our hair, our
nails, and our clothes all de
serve attention before we ever
go down to the dining room, not
(Continued on page 3)
May 9—9 p.m.
“Could you play ‘Oregon Our Alma Mater Cha-Cha'?’’
Letters to the Editor
Emerald Editor:
A pox on Mr. Reeder and his
nasty ol’ swastikas! I was ap
palled to find that he wasn't
really a Nazi. Here I've been
saving my Reiehmarka for noth
ing.
My friend Sigmund tells me
that you Just don’t mesa around
with symbols unless you want
to get your fingers burnt. If I
had been Mr. Reeder's campaign
manager I would have plaster
ed the posters with pornography
and dirty JokeH. This campus
worships lewdneas and immoral
ity; it's only political lewdness
and immorality that we frown
on.
Anyway, I guess we've put
Mr. Reeder in his place. He’ll
have to learn to use positive
symbols instead of negative
ones. Personally, I don’t vote for
Greeks because of that terrible
thing they did to Socrates.
Bob Stokes
Senior In Philosophy
Emerald Editor:
Mister Kramer has definitely
popped his cork, I fear. Hia ri
diculous terror at the sight of
a swastika numbs the imagina
tion. I should think that even
the sight of a burning cross
(which he apparently fears even
more) would prompt less out
burst if a reasonable individual
were involved.
The worthy Mr. Kramer should
take a basic course in semantics
to learn to distinguish between
symbols and reality. Otherwise
he must surely live Iq fear lest
someone thoughtlessly curse
him and in so doing bring about
his eternal damnation.
I somehow doubt that a swas
tike on a college campaign pos
ter will in any way revive a
wave of Nazi terrorism.
“When the Mongolian hordes
come out of the east on horse
back in an attempt to take over
our country,” please do speak
up, Mr. Kramer. Better yet, pick
up a rifle. But please refrain
from ostracizing any campus
campaigner you happen to dis
cover eating Chinese food. (And
please leave in peace the Indian
chief who wears a swastika on
his war bonnet during the Pen
dleton Round-up).
I, too, am firmly against Nazis
and Mongolian hordes. (Al
though flaming crosses, I hold,
have their place on a chilly
night). To admit my own great
fear, however, I must profess
terror at the thought of such,
dedicate*! men aa Mr. Kramer
coming into power in our coun
try and self-righteously inaugu
rating another Inquisition.
Jack Sweet
Senior in Journalism
(Falltor’a note: We too are
against Nazi* and Khan'* Mon
golian horde*. We are also
against any more letter* con
cerning swastika* and Much.)
Emerald 1 all tor:
Every decade finds youth ac
cused of something new. In re
cent years the epithets have in
cluded "juvenile delinquent." the
"beat generation," and now, the
"silent generation."
Of all the terms, "silent gen
eration" is the moMt derogative.
To be called a juvenile delin
quent Implies a certain amount
of aggressiveness, to be a mem
ber of the beat generation neccs
sitatas an active protest against
conformity. But to be a mem
ber of the silent generation is to
be completely passive, without
caring enough about any of the
issues of the day to take a
stand.
In other words, we are accused
of apathy, of complacency, of
being frightened into submis
siveness by the big, scary world.
Proof of our apathy is our
apparent willingness to swallow
whole what we are told in
classes and by our parents. We
are called silent because we seh
dom question their facts or
theories. There are no protest
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