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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 30, 1963)
Educational Crisis... (Continued from pane I) Two "highly controversial" items brought explosive discus sion from the hoard The first was freezing enrollment and at the same time lightening admis sion standards, particularly for incoming freshmen and transfer students from outside Oregon. The board then considered raising tui tion $25 a term for all students, beginning in January. Meanwhile, board members and institutional executives empha sized that the quality of higher education must not suffer. In stead, the system will chop short range services which can he re activated after the so-called tem porary crisis is over. "Quality is the paramount thing " Hoard Chairman William Walsh maintained. He said it would he a matter of gravest con sequences if Oregon schools lost key people to other academic and business institutions. He said lie would keep raising tuition in or der to maintain superior staff members. Flemming Agrees Flemming supported the em phasis of maintaining staff sal aries so Oregon’s educational in stitutions could compete nation ally for the best instructors President B P. Millar of Port land State College said tuition in creases without appropriate en rollment ceiling would throw the state system out of balance. He said the expected increase of 1,000 students at PSC next fall probably would double if tui tion were increased statewide. He explained that Portland area stu dents attending particularly the University and Oregon state un doubtedly would transfer to PSC to save housing expenses. "The problem is how to make it possible for students to go to school,” Millar said in a dynam Letters... (Continued from p<U)f 2) one-, "had been tried for parti cipating in a water fight, in cluding one of the judges who deliberated on the verdict.” This is an unwarranted and false statement, because I am the judge that was involved in the dorm skirmish and I had no participation whatsoever in the deliberation or sentencing of the water commandos. As far as our court being a ‘ farce,” I think once the stu dents get sentences as 1 have, they will think twice before they disperse any more water Because, after being sentenced to emptying all the trash cans from all floors, polishing door knobs. and waxing floors, I have a very strong feeling about my future involvement in water fights. Sentences can also include campusing and other distasteful duties. Our court has had a fair amount of action and as a result, most rowdy incidents have been reduced to a minimum. Our court is elected by the men of the dorm and our coun selor has no authority over our court decisions cannot revoke a tribunal decision. The defendant has the privil ege to appeal to the higher court. Our counselor does call a meeting of the five judges before each trial to relate all the facts of the incident so that judges will be well inform ed. Rick Piper, Pre-Dental Major. ic appeal against placing an un necessary financial burden on stu dents. Critical Situation Walsh admitted that Millar’s observation was "100 per cent right” and reflected a real criti cal situation . In discussing tuition, the board agreed that any increase should go into effect in January instead of next fall. It was point ed out that an increase next term would spread the financial load and have a smaller impact on students. If tuition weren’t increased until fall, the raise would be an estimated $43 instead of $25 per term Lieuallen said tuition might be raised more or less than $25 a term depending on legislative action Moral Commitment The board also considered the fee remission program Flemming told board members that fee re mission and scholarships were major factors in keeping upper division students from out of state at the University. He said the state had a moral commit ment to help retain these stu dents He said it was a matter of principle that the state should help a student to finish his col lege work since society would ul timately benefit. Flemming urged the board to retain all elements of the student assistance program, including fee remission, scholarships, loans, and employment opportunities Several possible changes in ad mission requirements were dis cussed, with the focal point on freshmen and transfer students from outside Oregon In addi tion, the board considered great er use of deferred enrollment for incoming students with below average grades. Higher Requirements Flemming suggested tightening admission requirements for trans fer students. He said he would not mind if admission minimums far non-resident freshmen were raised to 3.0. "We want to be sure the stu dent pays his way and that any above-average out-of-state student has an opportunity to attend Ore gon colleges.” Flemming said Representatives of state schools also considered different admis sion requirements for individual schools since some schools can accommodate more students. President Millar, in warning the board to keep admission stan dards in balance, asked how many of the executives at the meeting would have been admitted to col lege under the present and pro posed minimums. "We violate our principal intent if we keep out people with ability,” he added. Rig Question The big question now is: Where do we go from here? The chancellor must now pre pare specific budget adjustments based on the board’s views aired during its two-day meeting this week. These adjustments will be presented to the legislature next month if actual budget cuts are consistent with the governor’s recommendations. Lieuallen admits that tuition will probably be increased and enrollment and admission stan dards will be altered. Hut just how much can’t be decided—un til after Nov. 11. Senate Agendas Ready ASUO Senators may pick up their agendas between 3 and 5 p.m. today in the SU. Marxist Scholar To Speak Here A different approach to the | Civil War will he given at 4 p m Thursday in the Student Union i when Herbert Aptheker speaks Ion “The American Civil War: A Marxist View.” Aptheker, a noted Marxist his torian, is regarded highly for his accounts of the American Negro. His works include, “The Negro in the Civil War,” “Negro Slave Revolts,” and “Documentary His tory of the American Negro.” It is always advantageous for students to become aware of oth er people’s interpretations of his tory, according to a history de partment member. He stated that the current interest in the Civil War Centennial should also make Aptheker’s subject of value Aptheker, who has been invited by the History department, is cur rently teaching at Jefferson School in New York He received his Ph D. from Columbia Univer sity and was a Guggenheim Fel low from 1946-47. Body Discovered In Old Frat House The body of a 65-year-old Eu gene man was found in a for mer University fraternity house which is in the process of being demolished. The body of Nicholas Leo Petsche, 1390 Alder St., was dis covered Monday afternoon in what was formerly the Sigma Chi house at 808 E. 13th. He was apparently a heart attack vic tim, according to Dr. Harold Ly man, Lane county health officer. According to Petsche’s wife, he had gone to the house to pick up some wooden railing he purchas ed. When he failed to return aft er several hours his wife went to the building and discovered the body. The fraternity is occupying temporary quarters at 1761 Alder St., with work on a new house at 19th Ave. and Emerald St. due to being early next year. Medical School... (Continued front page 1) 43-bed ward in the Oregon State Tuberculosis Hospital. It would also have to turn down care to between 175 and 200 patients who would otherwise receive treatment in the Crippled Children’s Hospital. Baird said the primary purpose of the school “is teaching boys to become doctors and special ists’’ He said the reduction in medical facilities, aside from re ducing public service capabilities, “would be cutting out laborator ies for the students and would be just as harmful as it would i be if you took away the labs for chemistry or physics students.” The dean explained the diffi culties inherent in attempting to cut costs in a hospital. He said the medical facilities are “running at a minimum allow ance now. The only way we can possibly cut down is to close a whole floor.” Baird said the reduction in clin I ical service would “mean I’m j going to have to ask someone to do something I myself wrould not ! want to do—stand at the door and tell a sick person he can't ! come in for treatment.” NSA Offers Programs for Students... (Continued from page 2) other student conferences last year representing students of the United States. At the congress last summer I heard student leaders from other countries address the NSA. I heard them thank the association for the moral support given and also for the policies NSA has taken toward stu dents in their countries. South African Position Taken I remember especially the South African NSA President who thanked NSA for its stand con demning Aparthied in his country, a stand our own government did not take until recently. NSA has taken other stands our U.S. government does not have the courage to take. Due to political fears and implications. Civil rights is another case in point. It would be well to mention that officers of NSA have in the past testified before various con gressional committees to make student demands felt, especially in the area of higher education. I call this seeking to influence legislative activity something every student has a right to do and though it might not be of tremenodsu significance it is a start. NSA Has Value for University To sum up the question what do we as indi viduals and as a University derive from NSA, I would say what we have is a stake in the student voice of the United States, a voice that has im plications for campus student governments, na tional policies, and international policies. Kelley Criticizes Rules... (Continued frutn page 1) dure and for clarification of how students can object or ask for dismissal because of lack of jur isdiction. He criticized the rules saying that if evidence against the ac cused is “clear and convincing,” he is considered guilty, as con trasted with the more protecting phrases used in civil law, such as “guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.” Records Inconsistencies Noted Kelley noted “apparent incon sistencies” in provisions regarding court records, and criticized as pects of minor court rules sim ilar to student court rules he had mentioned. Finally, he held that there should be a written “presumption of innocence” until proved guilty and a definite statement that the (Porters for | 18 Teas of the World I 35c each 1 _ 271 State 343-7011 I defendant will not be required to testify against himself. He also mentioned the section in the Discipline Code on wom en’s hours, saying that the whole subject contradicts the decision of the faculty last June that men and women should be subject to 1 the same restraints. PLAY GASOLINE ROULETTE Win a full tank of gas FREE at Dave’s Signal By Ford's on Franklin n ^°*lpparel CAMPUS 13th and Kincaid VILLAGE Eugene, Oregon 'The latest in Campus Fashions" Advertisement how to write a theme or thesis LARRY WILLIAMS So you are interested in writing an English theme. Don’t worry, if you know a few fundamentals, themes are a snap, even for Freshmen. There are three ways to “ace” a theme. First, write on a topic that is unknown to the instructor. The second method is to use a gory, bloody subject. This method will produce constant B’s. (Teachers can't read all the way through these thrillers, so they give you a good grade to end their misery.) The last way is my favorite, and will either flunk you or give you straight A’s. You go to extremes on this one, making the topic vulgarity, scandal, or complete insanities. This variety of theme shocks the instructor into thinking that if you don’t receive a good grade you will tear his house down or (at least) kill him. The first method is simple if you will analyze your teacher, pick ing out his weak points, and then use the library. For this theme you go to the library and pick out an unusual topic for your in structor. (If it is for a Phys. Ed. class you might write on “Artistic Heirlooms of the Renaissance ”) Pick out a book on your subject. (Another hint is to use a new book, professors only read old an tique books.) After checking out the book simply copy a page or two, directly (what does “plagiarism” mean?). By copying you as sure yourself you will never make any grammatical errors. How ever, one word should be misspelled (this gives the theme that “natural look” and will stop the teacher from calling on you in class.) The second style is tops if you are just after a B. The secret— blood and guts. You must force yourself to write boldly and very morbid. Use words that are infested with evil. Such words as “. . . a warm reddish-brown fluid gushed forth from the mark left by the sinister black killer.” Or, . . it was a greenish yellow, with a generous serving of red splattered throughout.” If the preceding statements still fail to cause the instructor to retire to the smelling salts, use this clincher, “As the slimy maggots began creeping into my inflamed nostrils, and gnawing at the sockets that once con tained my eyes. . .” This last clincher will always cause severe shock, this is guaranteed. Just remember to make it drastically bloody and you are bound to pull at least a B. Ah . . . now for my favorite, “Scandal Sheets.” These make the instructor think you are taking over A1 Capone’s job. Talk as though you are an avid supporter of Adolph Eichmann’s ideas. To you . . . murder is nothing. Convince the teacher you are a dope addict. All English teachers are teetotalers and at the men tion of alcohol, they immediately see a pit of bubbling brimstone. Use this fact. The reason for this front is simple. Make your teach er value his life, so much in fact, that he actually thinks you might kill him as revenge for a low grade. In general—exaggerate and talk big. Stretch those pop bottles you swiped into beating and | robbing someone. Your victim should be an old widow who is I taking her paycheck home to her 17 starving children (shoeless of course). Only rob or hurt the poor people (much more emotional). If you can make the instructor so mad and discouraged that he throws your paper away, you have done well. Power is knowledge. You now have the knowledge, it is up to you (it is your obligation) to use this knowledge to your best ad vantage. After several themes of the above calibre you will force the teacher to go crazy (Now tha’st power!) and give the whole class A’s. This way you not only get a good grade—but also gain many friends. If you want to gain more friends easier I think you would like to go to the Dairy Queen and treat someone to a DQ or just one for yourself. If you buy one for yourself you will smile at its good flavor, and then the whole world will smile with you. “Watch for the Dairy Queen Sale this Weekend”
