No. 85
Hatfield Calls for New Education Patterns
SALEM (Special) Governor
Mark O. Hatfield said Wednesday
that higher education iri Oregon
must develop a whole new philo
sophy of educational patterns and
instructional techniques if it is to
meet the challenge it faces today.
In an exclusive, hour long in
terview with three Emerald staff
members, Phil Cogswell, Everette
Dennis and Ron Cowan, Hatfield
said that "if imaginative thinking
b not applied to the problem, eco
nomic necessity may force poorly
tiirvd changes."
WIIAT ARK needed, the gover
nor said, are imaginative new
techniques He suggested a re
evaluation of the "dogmatic 1C to
1 student teacher ratio . . which
people have come to accept,"
He mentioned a study that
claims that if the United States
provided for all higher education
building plan needs during the
next 15 years, there would be
more new buildings than all those
previously constructed in the na
tion's history
"THIS POINTS up the need for
a change jn educational approach
An alternative might be the in
creased use of video tape. Why
should an institution hobble along
with existing techniques when it
can become the recipient of truly
outstanding lectures of national
stature* on video tape.”
Hatfield emphasized that if stu
dents were provided with indivi
dual receivers, course material
could be made available in a film
library and “students could do
work at their own pace ”
UNDER SUCH a system profes
sors could devote their time to
special seminars, tutorials and
counseling, the governor said.
Hatfield discussed his proposed
higher education budget, which is
currently being analyzed by the
Joint Ways and Means Education
al Subcommittee The Hatfield
budget is $37 million below the
budget prepared by the State
Hoard of Higher Education.
He had invited Freeman Hoi
mer, director of the Department
of Finance and Administration, to
sit in with him during the inter
view with the Emerald staff mem
bers.
HOI,MER SAID that his depart
ment had approved 77 7 per cent
of the recommended higher edu
cation budget “This, he said, is
the- highest percentage granted to
any state agency.”
The governor said that the re
ductions which he made do not
invalidate any of the state board’s
budget. Every item could be well
defended. “F have no disagree
ment with the programs they ask
for.
“HOWEVER, you must appreci
ate th<- faet that f am charged
with the total budget for all state
agencies and it is necessary to set
GOV. MARK O. HATFIELD
“New techni'Hirs nefded”
priorities, slice and shave. Wc
must keep in mind the function
of all state agencies,” he said
Hatfield said he agrees with the
state board and other educators
that “this is a year of crisis, but
every year is a year of crisis and
will continue to be. It simply
must be realized that we cannot
and won t be able to meet the re
quirements based on the present
educational patterns.
"If we met the requests for the
present biennium we would be
short-changing the next budget.
We must be concerned not just
with this biennium, but with the
next one and the one after that ”
WHEN ASKED how he would
respond to a bill calling for defi
cit financing to meet the higher
education requests, the governor
said, “I’d veto it.”
He explained that a constitu
tional provision restricts deficit
financing. “We can't start the bi
ennium with deficit financing in
mind
“Let me emphasize again.” he
said, “I have no disagreement
with the board’s requests. I have
been accused of using a meat
cleaver in preparing my budget,
but I think a razor blade was
used.”
IN DISCUSSING his proposed
tuition increases the governor
said charges that these increases
will limit enrollments along a
financial basis rather than aca
demic qualification are not accu
rate.
"The scholarship and loan aid
provided in the budget negates
this charge. I have supported in
creased scholarships and loans
and singled these areas out for
special consideration in both of
my inaugural messages.”
The governor reported that
seven community colleges are
presently organized or being or
ganized He praised the Depart
ment of Education for "an excel
lent job of planning. I’m not. dis
pleased with the present criteria
or program or the job being done
right now.”
HATFIELD said he questions
that the need for more compre
hensive study is the "real reason
behind the bill to limit the num
ber of community colleges.”
The governor said legislative
approval of his proposed combi
nation of the State Board of High
er Education with the State Board
of Education may not “come in
this session.” But. he said it. is
inevitable and may happen in the
next session.
(Continued on faf)e 6)
Committee Asks
For Ratio Raise
From AP. l?PI Reports
SAl.f.M A Legislative Ways and Means Subcommittee ap
prosed a proposal Wednesday to increase the student-teacher ratio
from the present 16 1 to a 17 to 1 ratio
! he cut represents a 1.7 million dollar slash in Governor Mark
Hatfield's budget request for money to hire new teachers for
higher education.
Ihe cutback will provide 344 new teaching positions for higher
education 99 fewer than requested by Governor Hatfield and
196 fewer than asked by the State Board.
The state system for higher education now has an average of
17 6 students p*-r teacher, mostly because of unexpected enroll
m«-nt in the present biennium. For some years the system was
allowed a ratio of 16 1,
The ratio increase proposal was made to the subcommittee on
education by Rep John Mosser <H Portland). Sen Alfred Corbett
(I) Portland) tried to have the student-teacher ratio reduced to
16 5 but his motion failed
The subcommittee deferred action on a proposal by Rep Staf
ford Hansell (KHermiston) to limit out of state enrollment to
10 per cent of the total freshman class enrollment in the system
of higher education.
Mark Hatfield Would
Consider' Veep Spot
By KVKRETTE DENNIS
Emerald News Editor
SALEM (Special)—Oregon's 40
year-old Governor Mark O. Hat
field said Wednesday that an of
fer for a vice presidential spot on
the 1904 Republican Party ticket
with Nelson Rockefeller would
merit “serious consideration "
“There is no doubt in my mind
that il the convention were held
today, NeLson Rockefeller would
be the nominee However." he
said, “things can change."
The governor cited the Dewey
Stassen debate in 1948 which
pushed a pro-Stassen Oregon into
Thomas E. Dewey's convention
camp and helped him secure the
Republican Presidential nomina
tion.
Hatfield said, "I have no plans
for 1964 I ain not seeking the
nomination. No one runs for vice
president ”
The vice presidential candidate
in 1964, he explained, will be
selected by the presidential nomi
nee “If I were offered a place on
the ticket by Governor Rockefel
ler it would merit serious consid
eration. It would be ridiculous for
me to say no at this point.”
Commenting on favorite-son
candidacies, Hatfield said, “they
are all right for strategic purposes
and give a little publicity to the*
state.”
In assessing his chances for the
'64 vice presidential nomination,
the governor said, “I’m a political
realist. They don’t select people
from states that have only six
electoral votes unless the can
didate has national stature—and
1 don't.”
The governor says he hasn’t
had time to think about his politi
cal future. “First there was the
election then preparation of the
budget for the next biennium.”
Political speculators say the
governor, whose term expires in
1904, faces only one alternative—
that of running against Oregon’s
lady U S. Sen Alaurine Neuberg
er, a Democrat—since there is a
two-term constitutional limitation
on the governorship.
“I would remind these people
that there is a proposed constitu
tional revision facing the legisla
ture which would end the two
term limitation,” he said.
Will he seek re-election in 19(16
if the law is approved? "Well . .
Hatfield has been discussed
widely by political speculators
as a possible presidential or vice
presidential aspirant in 1964.
His recent California speaking
trip gave rise to speculation that
he might try to sway the regional
western party delegations at the
’64 convention.
Singers Scheduled
For Bend Carnival
The Winter Carnival, sponsored
by Portland State College, will
feature the Four Freshmen, vari
ous ski event competitions, a tal
ent show, selection of the Winter
Carnival queen, and two dances.
The event will be held Friday,
Saturday and Sunday at Bachelor
Butte.
The University’s candidate for
Winter Carnival queen is Su*i
Stafford, of Delta Gamma.
Tickets are sold on the ‘ pack
age plan,” and cost S7. 't his cost
(Continued on payc 6)
Senator Views
Student Wages
The ASL'O senator who investi
gated student wages on the Uni
! versify campus doesn’t think they
should be raised.
Gordon Zimmerman. Senate
fraternity representative, told the
Emerald Wednesday "at first I
thought we had a case here—now
I'm not so sure.”
Zimmerman, who said he hadn’t
talked to any students in his in
vestigation of part-time wages
sa'd, "I’m going to recommend
that no action he taken at this
time" in a report which he is pre
paring for the Senate.
The senator said he will be
away on a trip with the debate
team arid his report, if presented
to the Senate, will be made by
F’hil Sherburne, junior class presi
dent
Zimmerman said a number of
factors led to his decision not to
press for Senate action on -in
creasing student wages
These were that part time Uni
versity students who are em
ployed on campus are 'not re
quired to be as responsible as full
time employees:” that there is a
difference betw’een pay scales for
full and part-time employment in
Eugene as well as at the Univer
sity; that if the pay scale were
raised some jobs might be elimi
nated and that the University
might hire more full-time employ
ees instead of carrying students
on a part-time basis; that many
• students do jobs not really need
ed by the University, and that the
University has no responsibility
to give students employment.
Zimmerman said only three of
11 job categories on the campus
do not pay the Federal minimum
wage of $1.15 per hour.
These, he said, were dormitory
helpers, who get 96 cents per
houi, SU helpers, who also re
ceive 93 cents, and janitorial
workers, at $1.
Referring to his statement that
(Continued on f'ocic 6)
Dads' Day Hostess
Voting To Be Held
Elections for Dad's Weekend
hostess will be held today. Stu
dents may vote from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. in the Student Union,
Hamilton hail, or the library.
Tuition Increase
To Be Discussed
Phil Sherburne, junior class
president, will speak on proposed
tuition increases at a ‘Free
Speech Assembly” at 4 p m to
day at the Free Speech Platform
Sherburne said he will speak
on what the proposed tuition in
creases are. what the proposed
legislative action will be, and
what the chances are of stopping
these increases. He will also de
scribe means students can and
should use in voicing their resist
ance.
THE STATE BOARD of Higher
Education has requested 270 dol
lars tuition per year for in state
students and 630 dollars for out
of-state students.
In state tuition is 300 dollars
Dean Deplores
Secrecy in News
By ALENE SHARFF
Emerald Staff Writer
"The people’s right to know is
jeopardized in all areas when sec
recy is imposed. This clash of ba
sic rights takes place around us at
all times.” Dean John Hulteng of
the School of Journalism said in
the Browsing Room Wednesday
night.
His talk was entitled "The
People's Right to Know.”
BASING HIS opening state
ments on the book ' Washingeon
Cover-Up” by news correspondent
Clark Mollenhoff, Hulteng noted
that the author dealt only with
one aspect of the right. ' Mollen
hoff is concerned with the threat
to the people's right to know as
represented by the device of exe
cutive privilege.”
The lecturer also discussed two
other fields which infringe upon
the principle:
The legislative branch of gov
ernment and the communications
media.
"ACCORDING to Mollenhoff.”
he said, "the free flow of inform
ation about the government’s
operations is one of the most es
sential elements in our democ
racy.”
The book, Hulteng said, exa
mines one facet of the problem;
(Continued on page o)
; this year, however, because the
State Board found budgetary ap
, propriations to be inadequate last
' year as a result of unexpected in
creases in enrollments at state in
stitutions.
Sufficient funds were not avail
able from the state emergency
fund to cover the increased costs
of education, and the only alter
native left to tlje State Board was
to raise tuition fees.
CONSEQUENTLY the State
Board raised tuition ten -dollars
a term for in state students and
20 dollars a term for out-of-state
students. It was stated, however,
that this increase was to be only
temporary.
Governor Mark Hatfield has
proposed that in state tuition next
year be 330 dollars a year and out
ot-state tuition 690 dollars. For
the 1964-65 school year, he has
proposed that the in state fee be
345 dollars and the out-of-state
fee 720 dollars.
Other increases in the cost of
education include a 40 dollar in
crease next year in dormitory
fees, which still has to be ap
proved by the legislature, and an
average yearly increase of 25
cents per text book
i Hr; .w kkaue student cost at
the University for 1961-62 was
1.448 dollars, according to a sur
vey conducted by Bob Bowlin, as
sistant dean of men.
If the proposed increases are
approved, many students may ex
pect an increase of as much as
100 dollars next year.
The Student Committee ror
Higher Education, composed of
students from this campus and
other state institutions and of
which Sherburne is chairman, has
presented information to subcom
mittees of the legislature in Sal
em.
SHERBURNE said the commit
tee thinks it is possible to stop
the proposed increases in view of
the other cost increases for stu
dents, and the lack of increased
student financial resources.
"If the efforts of the committee
are going to be successful,” he
said, "the students must vocally
support the committee’s efforts.
If students are not in favor of
these proposed increases I would
hope that they would attend the
Free Speech Assembly to express
their resistance.”