iNMfMMy • EMERALD Hazing: Is It a Problem? Little can be gained by passage of the bill which would make hazing on Oregon college campuses a misdemeanor. True, sad istic hazing cannot be condoned, but before such a bill is passed the State legislature should determine its possible usefulness. Is it needed? Can it be enforced? And, does it add anything to what is being done al ready to abolish whatever hazing exists? IN BRIEF, the bill states that “No per son in attendance at an educational insti tution in this state shall conspire to haze, attempt to haze or engage in hazing which is the commission of any act that injures, degrades or disgraces any person attending the institution.” In an unusually lucid and penetrating style, it adds “No person in charge of or teaching in an educational in stitution in this state shall permit an act of hazing or of attempting to haze any person attending the institution.” These sentiments cannot be disputed. But consider what they imply. They imply that on the campuses in this state there is at least the possibility of the existence of de graded, disgraced, and even injured students tormented by what are apparently sadistic monsters while administrators, who must certainly be corrupt to allow such goings on, knowingly permit the situation to exist. With these implications we must take issue. While not positive about the condition of the students, we are quite sure that the ad ministrators, at least on this campus, are not corrupt. WHAT REALLY MATTERS is whe ther we gain anything from this bill. The bill is a statement that the ill treatment of students by other students should not be permitted. This seems obvious. But it still doesn’t tell us where having fun ends and being bad logins. Neither does it tell us the location of the thin line between embarras sing a person and disgracing him, making him feel ridiculous and degrading him, or giving him a few brief moments of pain and injuring him. Nor will the proposal provide a needed tool to the administrators who can already dangle the threat of suspension or expulsion over the heads of wayward students. Ad ministrators already have all the incentive and ability to eliminate hazing which this law would give to them by threat of court action. Besides, hazing doesn’t appear to be that much of a problem, at least according to the ASUO Senate Student Relations and Communications Committee which recently resolved to so inform the ASUO Senate. In short, then, we see little use in the pro posed law. It tells us nothing we didn’t know and forbids nothing that wasn’t al ready forbidden. Neither is the proposal, itself, clear on just what it would forbid. It gives the decision as to what should be abolished to the administration, and that’s where the final say is already. (Quentin (J3r Teen Senator Calls NSA Decision Unfortunate By QUENTIN BREEN Senator-at-Large Last week the ASUO Senate went on record as opposing membership in NSA. The major reason presented for non-mem bership was that the Senate should devote its efforts to cam pus problems, and not be con cerned with the problems of na tional scope in which an organ ization such as the National Stu dent Association is involved. IT IS unfortunate that the student representatives of a supposedly intellectual commu nity such as the University of Oregon should be of such an opinion. Although we are a part of the campus community, we are members of a larger group, a responsibility which we can not ignore. And as members of this larger group we should have an interest in its prob lems and issues, especially those which directly effect the con stituency of the Senate — the students of the University of Oregon. Surely the Senate could devote at least as much time and consideration to the dis claimer affidavit provision of National Defense Scholarships as it does to the sending of the rally squad to the Liberty Bowl. It is to be hoped that the Senate will reconsider its re sponsibilities and realize that we can’t always remain in the comfortable womb of security which is the University commu nity. In most other countries the University student not only has more interest, but has consider ably more influence in the na tional government than we have. This situaton is not improved by attitudes expressed by stu dent governments such as ours which shrug off all interest and responsibility for anything of national scope. For us to deny a concern about national affairs in favor of our internal situation is shameful. THE FIRST step would be for the Senate to realize its re sponsibilities to its constituency in questions of national scope. Having' made the decision to become interested and involved in this sphere, a decision as to the best means of becoming in formed and most effectively making our opinions felt where it counts is in order. Possibly NS A is not the most effective means of accomplish ing this. However, the Senate must conside* all the alterna tives open to it and make its decision on the basis of which organization or means will best suit its need for information and expression of opinion. The im portant thing is that the Sen ate realize its obligations in the area of national affairs and act accordingly. Letters to the Editor Emerald Editor: The article concerning plans for the new stadium which ap peared on the front page of Fri day’s Emerald is worthy of some comment. Hayward Field is outdated and far too small. This is shown by the perennial problem of student seating. The aid of the Alumni Association in this endeavor will be invalu able because of their great pres tige. Their financial aid will eli minate the otherwise prohibitive cost of this much needed addi tion to the University of Ore gon. Congratulations Alums. R. J. Carsner, Junior in English. • « Emerald Editor: I have been considering the plans for the new 40,000 seat stadium. If some speculation will be tolerated, I’d like to present some supporting argu ments for such a stadium which were not included in Friday’s article. I simply submit them for the sake of the record. FIRST, the proposed site is quite close to both the Univer sity and downtown Eugene. Con venient access will be available from freeways now completed or in the construction stages. Second, such a stadium would be of value to groups far be yond the University itself. Events of all kinds can be im agined. THIRD, with an adequate sta dium Eugene could conceivably become one of the great cen ters for Northwest sporting events, competing with now famous “Bowl cities” for New Year’s Day Games and the like. Fourth, the revenue derived not only from gate receipts but from out-of-town visitors would be a soon to local merchants. FIFTH, the proposed design seems like a style setter. Its combined uniqueness and sound ness will certainly influence the designs of other stadiums throughout the country. Sixth and last, such a sta dium will be an incentive for a broader athletic and recreation program at the University. Alan Berg, Grad in Biology Student. * * Emerald Editor: Although the new University of Oregon 40,000 seat stadium will not be completed while I’m still an undergraduate, I’m very happy to hear that plans are al ready well on their way. In the last few months we’ve been hearing a lot about new dormi tories and classrooms, but hard ly anything is mentioned about new recreation and athletic fa cilities (Millrace notwithstand ing). Consider the proposed school population explosion by 1970. Will Hayward Field be adequate for the crowds? Prob ably not. It’s already over crowded now. (Continued on page 3) Little Man On Campus JU "Hd* Mor keaily uw?D uf7 fok wee- it* ju*t ftj£ YK LKTUK£4* Paul Sbuff ‘True University Education Includes Many Things.. By PAUL DULL Pfofeimor of History A true university education includes many things, the ab sence of any one element debas ing it, but the presence of any one part not guaranteeing it. It is with this understanding that I state my case by request of the Emerald’s editor for the use of the kind of essay test that I employ in my classes. I BELIEVE in the essay prob lem form of examination. An examination is more than a means of testing a student's knowledge of specific subjects studied, or the testing of his memory, or the testing of his scholastic industry since the last examination, or the testing of his intelligence quotient, or the application of the hickory stick. If constructed properly, it can be an additional step in the educational process. If it is merely the former things, I surely believe our gadgeteers could work out the proper ma chinery and formulae wherein we could correlate a student’s IQ, his industry, and his interest in the subject to work out an equitable and admirable class curve with no examination whatsoever. If it is the latter, it can do these things perhaps slightly less well, but it can also attain other goals better. It can take emphasis of rote memory of lectures and texts to place emphasis upon how to use the “facts” to analyze problems, how to relate facts in one con text to problems in another. In essence, I believe that is why students being graduated from the. College of Liberal Arts are preferred by employ ers to students who do not have a university degree. In a hypo thetical case, I gravely doubt if personnel managers of General Motors hire our students be cause of the subject matter tak en in the four years of univer sity work. Surely they wouldn't be personnel managers if they weren’t realists, and as realists they must admit the amount of “facts” retained for instant use is rather minuscule. I can name one in my own experience: the battle of Hastings was fought in 1066. Then why are our graduates chosen ? I believe be cause the university degree is indication that students are trained so that they may be given probiemH, understand how and where to find the relevant data first to state the problem cor rectly and then to solve it effec tively. Substantive essay ques tions, and by this I do not mean those that ask a student to state the four (was it four?) causes of the Crusades, give university students this training. A SECOND major benefit ac cruing to essay examinations is teaching literacy, and if that be accomplished, literary ability. I am constantly both amazed and dejected at the lack of both in many students exposed to essay questions in my courses. A uni versity education can never be attained if one's knowledge must be constantly tested only by lines drawn by a graphite pencil, by the marking of an X, or a choice between writing T of F, or by drawing a circle around or a line under a word or phrase. If any colleague believes this invidious comparison or fa cetious derision, I welcome his help on grading my next essay examinations. I shall set aside the papers of those students whose backgrounds have con sisted chiefly of courses in which “objective” tests are utilized. I shall also keep handy for him a potion of stimulants for he will need them. One can only learn to write by wilting (Continued on page 3) OREGON DAILY EMERALD The Oregon Daily Emerald it published four lime* in September and five dayt a week during the school year, except dur ing examination and vacation periods, by the Student Publications Board of the University of Oregon. Entered as second class matter at the post office, Eugene, Oregon. Subscription rates: $5 per year, 12 per term. Opinions expressed on the editorial page are those of The Kmetald and do not pre tend to represent the opinion of the ASUO or the University. JIM BOYD. Editor STEVE MILLIKIN, Business Manager LARRY LYNCH, Managing Editor RON BUEL, News Editor TED MAIIAK. Editorial Editor DAN PFAFF, Asst. Managing Editor KEITH POWELL, Associate Editor PETE DOWNS, CRAIO McEWAN, Sports Editors DULCY MORAN, Wire Editor BARBARA CHANTRY. Women’s Editor NICOLA ROACH, Entertainment Editor JAN KAUTTO, Church Editor BARRY DeVAULT, Photo Editor EDITORIAL BOARD: Jim Boyd, I-arry Lynch, Ron Buel, Ted Mahar, A1 Ilynding, Keith Powell, Gayle Charles, Sue Hunter, Gayle Os bourne, Dan Pfaff, Fred Crafts, and Howard McGDsson.