Research—To Be or Not To Be
One of the More Serious Problems
Facing; Legislature is Area of Research
Today the Oregon State Legislature con
venes. In the last week a good deal has
been said about higher education and the
legislature. But little has been said about
one of the most important possibilities that
may stem from the legislature’s decisions—
a decreased program of research upon this
campus.
The University's reputation as an insti
tution of higher learning and its direct
contribution to students and the state is
determined largely by research facilities
and opportunities. Continued additions to
basic research programs are important in
drawing distinguished faculty members and
top quality students.
The State Board of Higher Education has
submitted a budget which would strengthen
graduate research and research on the in
structional level. By eliminating almost all
of the “B" budget in his recommended
budget Governor Hatfield has advocated a
large cutback in research at this University
and others. It is now up to the legislature
to place judgment upon the State Board's
recommendations in this area.
The problem of research cutbacks would
be bad enough if these cutbacks only jeo
pardized potential projects. Effects of Hat
field’s proposed reductions, however, would
hamper present projects and reduce pres
ent grants from outside sources including
the federal government and private founda
tions.
The legislature's previous genorosity in
allocating funds for research efforts has
favorably influenced grants from outside
sources. In the last ten years, outside grants
have reduced the state's portion of research
expenditures from 53 per cent to 30.5 per
cent.
A 1962 report indicates that the Univer
sity ranks seventh nationally in graduate
research projects underway out of a list ot
32 major state universities. Our campus
leads all other schools within the state
system in research expenditure's, with the
exception of the University Medical School
at Portland. This year the University has
attracted more NDEA fellowships than any
other school in the country.
There are many direct benefits to this
state which stem from these research ex
penditures. First, financial returns trom
outside sources constitute direct profit
spent in Oregon. Secondly, the University's
twelve research divisions perform many
direct social services ranging from munici
pal government assistance to cancer re
search. While advanced work in some areas
such as history, literature, etc., docs not
contribute directly to the cure of social or
physical ills, it does enrich classroom in
struction A professor who does such schol
arly research can impart added inspiration
and understanding to his students.
The State Board of Higher Education
recognises that a University cannot "main
tain its present operating level'- in this
area. It must either progress or fall behind.
The stature of this University and its grad
uate school depend greatly upon action
which the legislature takes in the area of
research.
We are hopeful that the legislature will
disregard the Governor’s requests and bend
its efforts toward finding funds for research
so that this state and its people will con
tinue to benefit from contributions from
this university community.
Dennis Steen
Word has come to us that Dennis Steen,
a former Emerald columnist, has died. He
was only 19. but it was a minor miracle that
he reached that age.
Dennis was perfectly normal in every
way until he was ten years old. He was then
stricken by a type of spinal tumor that
left him totally paralyzed except for his
head and left arm. At that time he was
given six months to live. But, for some
reason unknown to doctors, even those at
Mayo Clinic, Dennis held on.
When we first met Dennis, he was driv
ing around in an electric wheel chair. He
offered to write a regular financial column
for us. We must admit that it was pity
rather than common sense that made us
give him a chance. Dennis was the only
person not surprised when his column turn
ed out to be successful and popular. He
depended on questions from his readers,
and he never lacked them.
His credentials were impressive. He sub
scribed to many financial journals. At one
time he had one of the few ticker tapes in
Lane County in his home. He had worked
a relatively small monetary gift into a
total value of $150,000 in about two years,
simply through investing.
More impressive than anything else, how
ever, was his spirit. Although he had every
right to be bitter, he was always cheerful.
He made cynics look foolish and offered
encouragement to people far more fortun
ate than he. He once ran for the office of
ASUO Senator and put on the back of his
electric wheelchair a sign saying: “Roll
along with Steen.”
He was a friend and will be missed.
Letters to the Editor
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Brave JVew World
Emerald Editor:
By St. Loy! We have foiled
OSU again! Although they have
taken our “0”, we have proven
our superiority by casting aside
this tradition which we have
“outgrown”.
We must consider ourselves
indeed fortunate that certain
upperclassmen and professors
have decided this for us. What
wonderful examDles they have
made of themselves! They have
no school spirit steming from
traditions. Thanks to them now
both the “Side” and the “O” are
apparently lost. And so is that
traditional college spirit. Isn’t it
great that we no longer have to
support the teams?
How reassuring it is to know
tiiat we freshmen are to be the
last immature class with spirit
such as displayed in painting the
“outgrown” tradition. Thanks to
you, oh, great ones! Now we
can see the other acts of imma
turity which need to be correc
ted. The Seal must go next.
Then, as we develop, fraterni
ties and athletic events.
Tradition has its good points,
however. It needs only to be
modernized. In other words, we
need to grow up. Again we
should thank our superiors for
their superb forsight in so in
geniously replacing tradition
with more grown up things such
as bomb shelters. Why not then
melt the Seal for more bomb
I
shelter signs? And let’s replace
the “O” with a big “CD”. We'll
never outgrow that! And the
shelters we live in will institute
a new meaning to '“together
ness” which tradition and spirit
seem to have lacked.
Fi’thermore, it becomes ap
parent that by the end of tradi
tion and soirit our immature
rivalry with OSU will' also be
brought up to date. Hail the
New Frontier! No longer will
two Universities participate in
such childish behavior as steal
ing “O’s” and setting-off bon
fires. This rivalry may indeed
take on a modern aspect, which
explains our new shelters. Ato
mic warfare with OSU! What a
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Grades Drop at OSU;
‘Met Wilson Upholds Ban
Fall term grade averages lor
Oregon State and Portland State
showed some changes this sear
At OSl', the fall term grade
average of 2 4a was 4 below last
fall term's average. At Portland
State, 4 7 per cent of the stu
dent body made 3 5 Last fall
term only 4 5 per cent made the
honor roll.
Enrollment at Portland State
will be about 400 more than the
4 907 who registered fail term if
current estimates are correct
Enrollment at OSL' Friday was
8,954
.several campuses nave recent
ly seen changes in policies con
cerning outside speakers on cam
pus.
President (). Meredith Wilson
of the University of Minnesota,
recently upheld a decision by
the dean of students and the
Senate Committee on Student
Adairs on that campus to limit
a series of speeches sponsored
by the Socialist Club The
speeches in question would have
featured Daniel Rubin, editor of
Communist Viewpoint, and Pet
or Valdez, national secretary of
the young Socialist Alliance
The decision to limit the pro
gram was appealed to Wilson
who supported it saying, “
the determination of what is ed
ucationally sound should be a
matter for the University to os
tablish.”
At Wayne State, a new out
side-speaker policy permits rec
ognized student groups to invite
speakers without any prior cen
sorship. The policy also states
that the speaker must not urge
the audience to take action
which is prohibited by the rules
of the University or whieh is il
legal under federal or Michigan
law.
The policy states that re
straints on free inquiry should
he "held to that minimum which
is consistent with preserving an
organized society in which
peaceful, democratic means for
change are available.”
* * *
A Michigan State University
student and a former MSU stu
dent have been arrested in
Clarksdale, Miss, charged with
“unlawful possession of barbi
tuates.”
The Michigan Daily stated
that the two youths were trans
porting food, clothing, and medi
cine collected in Ann Arbor and
Louisville, Kentucky for out-of
work Negroes in the Mississippi
Delta area. The two students
were arrested in Clarksdale and
placed under $15,000 bond
apiece. If they are convicted on
the charges they have been
DooKeu under, Uie maximum
penalty is five years in jail ami
$1,000 fine
College entrance examination
hoard scores are not always a:i
accurate measure of a student s
ability to do college work, ac
cord 1 nr, to a recent report pub
lished by Columbia University
The study was conducted
among 72 students, admitted to
Columbia despite CKKM ,scor<
indicating b e 1 o w - a v e r a g e
achievement Sixty-nine of ilu-s<
freshmen passed two courses n
quiring a great ability to work
with words and 22 per cent of
tlies' students ranked in the top
half of their class in all subjects
Henry S Coleman, director of
Columbia's admissions, s a i d,
"We may infer from these early
statistics that although low ver
bai scores are a fairly reliable
predictor of academic success in
the freshman year they do not
accurately measure the well mo
tivated student’s ability to sur
vivo, and in some cases to pro
per, in a rigorous academic pro
gram.”
Coleman felt that many stu
dents with high potentials are
hampered by background, poor
schooling, or a foreign educa
tion The students in this survey
were selected from high school
class standing, recommenda
tions, anti extra-curricular acti
vities.
OREGON DAILY EMERALD
The Orrg .11 I l.nl> Emerald i» pnbli ! >ed
seven time* ni Septrmbrt and five da •«
wrrk 'luring thr tcHool year, ejcrrpt <ltjr
mg examination and va« at»on |*rnod* ? •
the Student Publication* Hoard of t *
l*nivfT*ity of Oregon Entered a- r. n«l
class matter at thr p<r*t office, Eug'•
Oregon. Subscription tair^ $S pet yea; .
%i per term.
Opinion* expressed on thr editorial I »
ase those of The Kmrrald and do n* t j*t •
tend to represent the opinion** «»f t- 1
ASlrO or thr University.
RON IIVKL, Editor
MARTV KETKLS, Business Manager
TED MAH AK, Managing Editor
K V K K KTTK I > E N MS, New * Ed it* *r
I'M IE ( OCiSW EEL,
Editorial Page Editor
LARRY WILLIAMS.
Advertising Managef
EAR K Y CRAVES, Sports Editor
Ot'LCY MORAN.
A Mstant Managing Ed tor
DA\' E SA N l)S, J I M EKA K E,
JANET COK7ZE.
Assistant News Editors
CKORCK HICHAM. Photo Editor
LINDA HROWN, Entertainment Editor
RON COWAN, (ATM V NEVILLE.
THOR A WILLIAMS,
Associate New* Ed tors
EDITORIAL HOARD:
Ron Bud, Phil Cogswell, lYd Mahar
Even ttc Dennis, Davt Sands
Dulcy Moran, Linda Irowit
Hal Carpenter, Hob I* irsyth
Ci ant Ledger wood. Dot ( Hagen
Janet (Iretze, and Hill h itchisoti