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Vol. I,XIV UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1963 No. 53 Taylor Opens International Series With Movie, Lecture on Australia Charles Forbes Taylor, world renowned lecturer, author, and humorist, will present his color motion picture “Australia" at 8:00 p m in 150 Science as the opening program in the Univer sity series on "The World Around Us.” Taylor will present Australia, which he describes as "the coming country of the continent down under”, as a young nation and the home of some ten million people He explains that while half of its population is found in the six capital cities, it is a land of fertile farms and there is a close affinity between most Aus tralian and the immense land it self MANY SEAFARERS, he re lates, have been attracted to the coast of Australia The pastoral empire of inland plains has cre ated a distinct class of farmers, drovers, cowboys, and outdoor workers At the same time it is a land of expanding industries and big cities. The people of Australia are dis tinctive in many ways They speak English, of a different sort Their tastes in clothing and food are different. They do not worry too CHARLES FORBES TAYLOR much about politics. These differ ences, Taylor believes, are due to a land that is new. remote, and widely varied from others. AUSTRALIANS are strong na tionalists, proud of their heritage, with a national addiction to sports They read books, discuss their neighbors, and work to de velop their country's resources Flemming Views Budget With Assent, Concern Arthur PlemminK, University president, presented the following statement on Oregon Mark O. Ilatfi<*|d's proposed budget for the State System of Higher Education in 1963-65 at a press conference Monday: Mv observations relative to the Governor’s budget proposals for the State System oi Higher Education are as follows 1 1 believe that within the $405 million of estimated revenues for the 1903-65 biennium the Governor has made an equitable allotment to the State System of Higher Education. If he had allotted, within the $405 million, additional sums to the State System of Higher Edu cation, I am confident that other essential functions of State Govern ment would have been seriously impaired. 2 The following aspects of the Governor's budget recommends lions for higher education are a source of encouragement— • The recognition of a need for making $45 million available for capital improvements along with what seems to me to be an excel lent proposal for obtaining the $45 million, namely, by requesting i the voters to authorize the issuance of bonds for this purpose. A1 though the Governor suggests that this expenditure might be spread , over two bienniums he also suggests that the legislature might de cide to follow a different policy, If the voters approve the bonding proposal, I believe the Legislature should authorize the use of the full amount in the 1963-65 biennium. • The recognition of the fact that the student-faculty ratio of 15 9 to 1 which the 1961 Legislature used as a basis for the 1961-63 bien nium should be maintained. • The recommendation that additional funds be made available for summer sessions so as to provide additional opportunities to stu dents who desire to accelerate their programs. 3 The following aspects of the Governor’s budget recommenda tions for higher education a source of concern— • The recommendation that the Board's figure of $8500 as the average salary to be paid new members of the teaching stall be re duced from $8500 to $7600. 1 do not believe that the $7600 figure is j realistic if the institutions in the State System are to succeed in re cruiting superior teachers. If it isn’t realistic it means that not as many faculty members can be employed as contemplated by the Governor’s budget and this in turn could increase the student-faculty ratio above the level fixed by the 1961 Legislature. • The recommendation that the proposal of the Board of Higher Education for a 9 12'- salary adjustment for faculty in 1963-64 and a similar one for 1904-65 be reduced to 4.907. for both years Phis could have a serious impact on the ability of the institutions of high- - er education to attract and retain superior faculty. • The recommendation that the Board’s request for an additional investment in graduate study and research programs be denied. This 1 will slow down the progress that has been made in these areas and will result in less money coming into the State from outside sources , than would otherwise be the case. • The recommendation that the Board's request for additional! funds for the Bureau of Municipal Research and the Bureau of Busi ness Research at the University of Oregon be denied. 4. I recognize that if the budget for the State System of Higher Education is to be increased so as to provide additional funds for the areas which give me concern, it cannot be done within the $405 mil lion of estimated revenues on which the Governor’s budget is bused. Additional sources of revenue must be found. It is my hope that the discussion which is now taking place relative to the needs of higher education will lead to proposals which will appeal to the Legislature as being feasible tor raising additional revenues. Unless this is done the Slate of Oregon will miss the opportunity of making provision for a high quality education for the students who will be crowding its campuses in the years that lie just ahead. and have the desire to share. Taylor, an American citizen, was born in England He has lec tured for some 40 years and has long done his own photography. His pictures have been used in newspapers around the world He has been taking movies since 1935 and has filmed many areas of the world. SEASON TICKETS for the lec ture-film series, sponsored by the Movie Committee of the Student Union Board, are on sale at the SU main desk. Prices for the five program series is $3.00 for adults and $1.50 for students. Single admissions to the Taylor lecture on Australia will be on sale at the door at SI 00 for adults and 50 cents for students. New Practices In Registration Make It Easier by JO GRISWOLD Emerald Staff Writer Winter term registration fut ures indicate that total enroll ment for the term will probably exceed 9.000 students. Final registration figure in the 1962 winter term was 8.297, a 6 per cent reduction from the fall term. If this trend is followed this year, registration will total about 9.050 students this winter term. University President Ar thur Flemming said that the re duction will probably again be about 6 per cent. Registration this year began on Wednesday, and by noon Satur day 5,040 students had paid their fees. Because registration was later in the week this year as compared to 1962, more students extended Christmas vacations and will he registering this week Last year registration began on Tues day. and by Saturday noon had reached 5,530. NEW REGISTRATION proccd ures for winter term worked very well according to Clifford Con stance. registrar. Several depart ments adopted a new method of alphibetical registration. “McArthur Court worked beau tifully,” Constance said. "There (Continued on I'tu/c 7) 28 NDEA Awards Given to Oregon The University has been award ed more National Defense Educa tion Act Fellowships for gradu ate study than any other institu tion in the nation for the 1963-64 academic year. TWENTY-EIGHT NDEA Fel lowships have been announced by Harry Alpert, dean of the Gradu ate School The University's total since the program began five years ago is now 124 fellowships. The fellowships, awarded through the National Defense Education Act by the United States commissioner of education, arc three-year awards which pro vide the recipient with $2,000 for the first year, $2,200 for the sec ond. and $2,400 for the third. In addition he receives a yearly al lowance of $400 per dependent. The University will receive a $70,000 cost of education allow ance annually for the new' fellow ships. FELLOWSHIPS in four new programs—two in business ad ministration, two in chemistry, three in comparative literature and four in German—are includ ed in the 1963-04 awards. Monk to Present Report on Council The Rev. Placid Jordan. Bene dictine monk and Second Vatican Ecumenical Council reporter will | sneak at 8 p in Thursday in the SU Ballroom on ''The Ecumenical : Council and Christian Unity.” FATHER Jordan is credited with being the first to report the beginning of World War II. Work ing in Europe for the National Broadcasting Company, he be came the first representative of the free world to broadcast a pro gram from within the Soviet Un ion. His appearance here is being sponsored by the Newman Catho lic Student Center. Beat Reporters Meeting Today All students who worked for the Emerald last term as heat reporters will have a meeting in the Emerald office this aft ernoon at 4 p.nt. The meeting is important. Other fellowships in previously approved programs included in the new awards arc two in an thropology, three in economics, three in elementary education, four in English, two in geology, two in mathematics and one in physics. Four of the 16 programs ap proved in the University’s Gradu ate School under the NDEA were not assigned new fellowships for the coming year, but these four— history, political science, Rom ance languages and sociology—in clude previously appointed fel lows. Twenty-two fellowships were awarded to the University for the 1962-63 academic year. J. B. Hall to Talk On Short Story In Browsing Room “Radical Short Story. with Ex amples,” will be the opening Browsing Room lecture at 7 30 p m. Wednesday, given by James B Hall, associate professor of English- and well-known No--th west author. HALL, CREATIVE writing Oe partmcnt chairman, will illustrnte his talk with readings from his own writings which include five novels, numerous poems, snd short stories. The short stories he will be discussing tomor-ow night will appear in his forth coming book of collected short stories to be published this year. Hall began his writing career in 1348 and these writings have been published by major anthol ogies and magazines such as Harpers, Western Review, Epoch. Esquire, and Accent. He has also been a writer-in-resident on a number of university campuses. A GRADUATE from the Uni versity of Miami, at Oxford. Ohio, Hall received his Ph.D. in Fter ary studies from the University of Iowa. He has been director of the University's Summer Aca demy of Contemporary Arts for several summer sessions and has been responsible for bringing many distinguished writers to the campus. Following the lecture. Carlisle Moore, professor of English. 11 lead a discussion. Teaching Intern Program Inaugurated Here This Year A teacher internship program, providing able students a year's teaching experience under inten sive supervision, is being inaug urated at the University School of Education as a part of the Oregon Program. THE OREGON Program, an in terinstitutional project of the Ore gon State Department of Educa tion, is aimed at improving elc mentary and secondary school in struction and teacher training throughout the state. Eight col leges and universities and 20 local school districts in Oregon are now participating. The University’s internship pro gram is in the preparatory stage during the current year, accord ing to James M. Laing, associate professor of education, who is director of student teachers and intern coordinator. Beginning in the fall of 1963, approximately 76 interns will be placed in grades one through 12 in the Bethel, Eugene. Roseburg. and Springfield school districts. Toth education majors and lib eral arts majors who wish to teach will be eligible for the pro gram. Only students who will have received their bachelor’s de grees prior to the beginning of the internship will be accepted. The program will supplement the traditional teacher training program which now calls for nine Talk Slated Today At Speech Platform Neil Goldschmidt, ASl'O president, will speak at 3:15 p.m. today at the Free Speech platform in front of the SU, giving his criticisms of student government. Goldschmidt said he will re view the presidential commit tee system and student govern ment organization. hours of practice teaching daring tho undergraduate student’s sen ior year. The program will lead to • hete certification at either the cle;r''n tar.\ or secondary school level, and students will hare the oppor tunity to complete the major part of their course work towards a master’s degree. Interns will be assigned to a master teacher in the participat ing school. This teacher will have released time from sonic teaching duties for the year in order to supervise and assist the interns. The interns will be fully respon sible for their classes in most cases. When opportunity permits districts will he encouraged to place interns in team teaching situations, Laing said. The intern will be considered an associate on the professional stall of the school and will be paid $3600 a year, about three-fourths (Continued on patjc 3)
