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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 21, 1964)
X age OCYeil Applications for Scholarships Due By NORMAN FOX Emerald Staff Writer With application deadlines im minent, several scholarship and fellowship opportunities become potentially important to qualified students. Two of these, the Woodrow Wil son Fellowships ami the Fulbright grants require application proce dure by Oct. 31 The Rhodes scholarship, having a smaller number of grants avail able but not inferior in prestige value, extends its application pe riod to Nov. 2. Woodrow Wilson Fellowships are Intended to encourage quali fled persons to pursue careers in collegiate education The grants provide complete tuition and a living stipend of about $1,500 for the first year of graduate study. Autobigraphies Required Candidates, who must be nomi nated by an adviser or lecturer, are required to write an autobio graphy, stressing intelectual inter ests and plans for the future. Regional Selection Committees read all of these essays, which usually number about 400 in the Northwest About 100 of the most promising applicants are invited before the committee for personal interviews From among this number, about thirty or forty re ceive awards in this region, which includes Oregon, Washington, Montana and part of Canada Several University instructors have been associated with t h e Wilson program, and were able to provide a clear picture of the qualities which the committee looks for in interviewing candi dates. Teaching Prospects Roland Bartel, associate pro fessor of English, pointed out that the system is geared primarily to identify good college teaching prospects, ‘They waot someone who plans to stick with it,” he commented. ‘ They don’t require a pledge." assured Bernard Crasemann. pro fessor of physics, who has also served on the interviewing com mittee. "But the candidate should be reasonably serious about a col lege teaching career.” The interview, lasting about 20 minutes, is intended to get the applicant to converse freely on the areas of his special interests and fields of study. Marshall Wattles, professor of economics, another past commit tee member, revealed that the ideal interview begins in a rather Teochers Publish Creative Literature Creative works of three faculty members of the University de partment of English have been published or accepted for publi cation ‘‘Cactus Land,” a poem by E. G. Moll, professor, appears in Australian Poetry 1964, published by Angus and Robertson of Syd ney, Australia. The poem. “Fire," by F. H. Candelaria, assistant professor, has been published in the fall 1964 issue of Tri-Quarterly, pub lication of Northwestern Univer sity. An article, "The Writing Spc cialist in the Law School,” by Constance Bordwell, instructor, has been accepted for publication by the Journal of Legal Educa tion, quarterly of the Association of American Law Schools publish ed at Duke University. general discussion which narrow* itself down to the particulars of the candidate’s interest as soon as possible. Make Interests Known "He should have specific inter ests and make them known,” urg ed Wattles Crasemann emphasized the im- ' portance of the candidate's giving proper direction to the discussion | "It is perfectly permissable,” he stated, “for the applicant to change the subject. The commit tee stimulates him to talk on his subject.” "The questioners want the ap i plicants to do well,” Wattles said | "The interview should not go off in all directions. It is more desir able that it eventually be circum ! scribed around one point.” Grades appear to play a secon- j dary part in the choices of win-1 ners Depth seems to be the magic ■ word, according to Crasemann Thought, originality, imagina tion," he listed "The committee members ask themselves 'Who would make a good university professor?’ They don’t want pho nographs for instructors.” Depth was stressed by Wattles also. “He should show a depth of knowledge, and evidence of con centrated work," he elaborated "There should be a real intel lectual interest,” Crasemann ad-1 vised. "He should be in love with his field.” The interviewing committee is made up of experts in many fields, so that any student, no matter what his interest, can be thor oughly questioned. Pretending Is Trouble "You are in real trouble when you pretend,” warned Crase mann. Effective oral communication, an obvious requirement in a situ- j ation of this kind, was accented by both men. "Nervousness is always a prob lem,” admitted Crasemann, “but the committee takes that into ac count" Wattles pointed out that ability to withstand pressure is essential. Crasemann expressed confi Calendar WidnHdiy October 71. 1964 7 :30 s.m. to 11 :00 p m. 12:00 noon French Table 1 SI’ Prof. K Ix Kicolai* Lunch AAA 108 SU Lunch* lH*cu**d«>n: Malik 109 st* Smokrr Committee 115 SI* 2:00 p m. ()rryon C urriculum Study Center 315 SI’ 4:00 p.m. New Faculty Smnr : llo!li» Hi SvmUffl, »pkrs 101 St’ Phi Theta I’piikm 108 St* Migrant Lalior Proj 109 SC ST I’cr»onnel Comm. 308 Si* M.' 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(Iamma Delta 109 SU “On Campus'* KWAX Fishbowl St7 5 :00 p.m. 6:30 p.m 7 00 p.m. T/ICO TIME | Fall Time is TACO TIME Quick, delicious . . . perfect for falltime weather TACOS .30c BURRITOS .30c CHEESEBURGERS.45c TACO BURGERS .40c OPEN Weekdays 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Weekends 'til 1 a.m. 290 E 13th donee in the foundation, is high ly selective application procedure, praising it as . probably the best, most thorough procedure to be found.” The fact that many excellent students are turned down seemed sad to him. “The Ford Foundation has made a large sum of money available, but it can go only so far,” he ob served. Women at No Disadvantage The tendency seems to be less favorable for science students than for others because of the nu merous science scholars applying, and the other fellowship oppor tunities for scientists, but Crase mann discredited the idea that women applicants are at a dis advantage. Twenty-one University students have been awarded Wilson fellow ships, five of which were last year. Robert Ghent, Mary Casebeir Smith, Floyd Smith, Brian Kenny, and Roger Peterson were Oregon winners for 1964 Another prominent scholarship is the Fulbright grant which fi nances student exchanges be tween the United States and for eign countries Robert Horn, pro fessor of English, who heads the committee to endorse applicants from the University, revealed his 1 views and advice for prospective I candidates The More the Merrier “The more appications the better,” he encouraged. “If you J feel you are qualified, try for a Fulbright. The committee wishes to endorse as many qualified ap plicants as possible.” The campus committee serves a screening role in the selection process. If the applicant satisfies the committee's requirements, he is considered by a selection board in Washington, D C. Kenneth Ghent of the Univer-; sity Foreign Student Office, un- j derlined the importance of a Ful bright scholar’s representative role. “The government supplies the money for the Fulbright pro gram, and the scholars must qual- j ify as capable representatives of our country,” he urged. Being well versed in matters of Ameri can history and culture is neces sary, and some knowledge of the country to be visited is essen tial Language requirements vary from nation to nation. A good academic record and convincing letters of recommenda tion are required. “The form to be filled out,” ex plained Horn, “asks for a proj ect, a summary of studies, and career plans.” Ghent added that graduate students should have j “. . a research plan of some: detail.” The selection committee ' makes decisions largely on the suitability of the project outlined, i About one fourth of the appli cant* reaching the Washington stage are ultimately accepted. Ac cording to Ghent, an average of four or five University students are selected yearly. Rhode* StUl Elite For many years, the Rhodes Scholarship has carried with it un surpassed prestige Interest in the grant seems to have subsided I somewhat in recent years, but its worth is still hardly debateable It is a matter of regret,” la mented Horn, “that this most de sirable of scholarships is not sought after by our students as actively as it has been in the past.” The Rhodes still sends a stu dent to England’s renown Ox ford, and labels him as outstand ing. Ghent named a few possible factors in the apparent decline in interest. “Oxford,” he claimed, “is no longer in such a superior position as it once was. Improvement in American education has made it practical to study here in a num ber of fields. in addition, the British edu cation system requires much more intensive specialization in a major field, and an American student has to work toward a second bach elor’s degree.” Similar to the Rhodes Scholar ship but on a smaller scale are the Henry Fellowships, which are tenable for one year at either Ox ford or Cambridge. Two grants of 860 pounds each are awarded in open competition. A clear and worthwhile study scheme is re quired here also Complete information on a number of grants is available through the office of A. K Wea therhead. Associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts cl**n . quiet try our Custom LAUNDRY A IRONING SERVICE OR DO-rt-YOURSilF AT th Avenue Laundromat Phene 342-130* or 345-*254 • 2 Blocks East of the P.O. 1*0 E. 5th Avo.. 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