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Future Depends on Students Enrollment Determines University Biuigets In making plans for next year administra tors must make many predictions. They must estimate income and expenses, the number and types of courses to be offered, faculty requirements and policy changes. But the focal point in higher education planning is, as it should be, the estimate of next year's student population. A university needs students and, gener ally. the more the better. During the past few years educators have feared that some day there would be too many students. We've heard threats about “war babies” in vading college campuses. Teen-agers have been warned about “the closing college door.” And admissions directors and high school counselors have told today’s fright ened youths about increased admission standards. As a result it’s easy to get the impression that colleges and universities are trying to discourage students from at tending institutions of higher education. This isn’t the case. However, colleges are looking for better qualified students—those that are prepared to gain the most from their four-year journey through the aca demic jungle. The University isn’t looking for methods to keep students away. On the contrary, President Flemming indicated only last week that we must have an enrollment of at least 10,525 this fall if we are to avoid further budget cuts. Next year’s operating budget is based on that number of students. If fewer students come next fall, the state legislature will give the University less money. For each student under the anti cipated quota, the University loses approxi mately $600 in revenues from the state. If the money doesn’t materialize, we will be forced to cut back where we can. Because of drastic cuts this year (primarily in University relations activities and phys ical plant maintenance) there are fewer places where budgets can be trimmed eas ily next year. Although it’s not likely that any faculty members will be fired, new or replacement stalf members may not be hired. If necessary, some classes and pro gram offerings will have to be dropped. The president’s office has pointed out repeatedly that a whole series of cutbacks could become necessary without adequate state support. One of the first things would be increased work loads on faculty and staff and fewer offerings to students. If budgets have to be cut again, there will be less “elbow room’’ because of the cuts already made this year. But Flemming is optimistic. He says he is convinced that our enrollment will grow along with population expansion through out the state. He says the increase will be “sharp” and eventually we’ll have a prob lem in trying to provide living accommoda tions for everyone. Presently the number of new students who have been provision ally admitted for fall term is 14 per cent ahead of last year at this time. However, the number of dormitory reservations is 28 per cent behind a year ago. Our interest in large enrollments should not be interpreted to mean we re trying to show off or compete with other state schools. We need students in order to main tain our present level of support and to continue programs through the next year. We need students. We need at least 10,525 this fall. Distinguished Professors This year’s recipient of the Ersted Award for Distinguished Teaching will receive recognition as an outstanding mem ber of a faculty which contains many highly-qualified members. Appointments and awards made to faculty members this year have included two Guggenheim fel lowships, the award for the Outstanding Young Chemist of the Year, and an ap pointment to the Institute of Advanced Study at Princeton University. The Ersted award will be presented to a relatively young member of this faculty who has demonstrated exceptional ability to in duce students to reason rather than mem orize. Past recipients of the award have in cluded professor-scholars with distinguish ed records of research and scholarly publi cations. Former winners have included Charles G. Howard, professor emeritus of the Law School, John Hulteng, a past Nei man fellow and Dean of the Journalism School, Lucian Marquis, director of the Honors College, Stanley Greenfield, a scholar and author of frequent journal articles, and David Baerncopf, recently ap pointed head of the department of ac counting and business. Students and faculty members are cur rently submitting nominations for this year’s awards. We are proud that the Uni versity has such a tradition which recog nizes one of the most important principles of modern education, creative thinking as opposed to memorization. As the size of institutions of higher education contin ues to increase it becomes more itnportant that the content of subject matter does not become stereotyped. These past Ersted award winners have contributed to the tradition of inquiry. We are proud of them and are hopeful that deserving professors will continue to be recognized in this man ner. Letters to the Liditormmm,mmmmm New Method Emerald Editor: Have the Communists devel oped a new method to carry on their attack upon the United States Constitution and govern ment? Recent events in Oregon and elsewhere raise this question as a real possibility. What would the method be? Very simply to advocate or compliment a person, program or constitu tional principle which the Com munists really wanted to dam age or destroy. How would the method work? If the Communists are afraid the Civil Rights Bill will ease tensions in the United States and negate one of their favorite criticisms of the United States abroad, the party would an nounce in some way that it fav ored the bill. And a knee jerk response would follow on the part of all too many Ameri cans: “They say they are for it. It must be a plot. We oppose, we oppose.” If the Communists want to weaken the Supreme Court and the Constitution, they can say something nice about Earl War ren or a recent decision and print the compliments on the front page of the Daily Worker. The automatic reactionary will take it from there .... If they are worried about the ACLU’s insistence that the Con stitution’s protections and guar antees be accorded to every per son, no matter how lowly, out cast or offensive, all they have to do is ask the ACLU to inter vene for a few Communists where constitutional principles are involved .... That this method would al low the Communists to be ef fective while supporting reas onable and proper causes or principles would be irony enough. But the real irony is that the method makes servants of staunch foes. The money, ef fort and labor to obtain the Communist goal would be sup plied by the automatic reaction ary. The solution, of course, is to judge each case on its own merits, not by who says they are for or against. Edward N. Fadeley State Senator Herblock m \r H: - * “Precisely, General-In This Space Age It’s Not Knough To Be Able To Destroy Only One Planet” Letters to the Editor Inconsistencies? Emerald Editor: After reading John Luvaas’ column in Monday's Emerald 1 was prompted to respond If anyone wishes to check the Senate records which are in the ASUO office in the SU. he will find that John Luvaas voted against the majority report on student conduct last spring. Evidently John felt the rising student agitation regarding his manner of voting on this issue was so strong that he should "justify his position.” Last Mon day afternoon, about 60 stu dents heard John speak. He pointed out the five major headings of the conduct code, saying that he disagreed with the fourth: ”4) the conduct of female students on campus should not be any more re strictively controlled than those of the male students ..." He stated, "We must admit that men and women have a separate role in society” Is that so? And even if it were, I would like to ask John what has forced this separation . . . other than our culture? Where else is ‘progressive’ action sup posed to occur than on our uni versity campuses? John constantly maintained that the new code is ineffective. It is my opinion, based on the way he voted and the “wrongs” he asserted are inherent in the New Code that John picks out , the few minor administrative problems (and I would like to be shown some policy in any bureaucratic government with out problems) and maintains the entire code is ineffective . . . Lil Rebun Sophomore, pre law * * * And You, Mr. Wight? Emerald Editor: I enjoyed the honorable Sen ator Barry Wight’s novice ef fort of criticism in Monday's Emerald. The necessary editor's note straightened out his think ing on several points, but neg lected other pertinent sections of his composition. Good old Barry blazonly com mented that “the senators . . . did not bring the importance of the new constitution to the student body,” but he apparent ly overlooked an obvious point —he (Barry) is, himself, a sen ator. Perhaps he should try a little harder in leading his co horts. Face up to your obliga tions Barry, use not a scapegoat. Senator Wight’s second effort was a gross of misinformation. He ostentatiously mentioned that “Ron Cowin, Student Gov ernment Committee Chairman, visited the Greeks but managed to neglect the independent dorm vote.” This is not true, Barry—you're wrong again. Mr. Cowin not only visited many dorms (including Walton. Ham ilton. Straub, and Karl com plexes) but also personally phoned residents in each dorm, asking them to urge students to vote. Ron Cowin is only one man, Barry; he couldn’t cover the en tire campus by himself, but at least he tried. Since the new constitution was passed in the Senate, it was the obligation of each senator to urge the stu dents to vote—what did you do, Barry Wight? Steve Ashton Constitution Revision Committee Member Letters to Editor Policy Statement letters to the editor are due in The Kmerald Office, 301 Allen Hall, by noon of the day prior to publication. Priority is given to shorter letters. Letters should not exceed 250 words and should bear the name, status and address of the writer. The Kmerald acc copts letters from anyone but gives priority to those letters from members of the Univer sity community or of direct concern to the University. All letters should be type written and double spaced. Names of writers can be with held upon request. 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