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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 5, 1966)
OREGON DAILY EMERALD Opinions expressed on the editorial page are those of the Emerald and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the ASUO or the University. Opinions expressed in signed columns are those of the writer. CHUCK BEGC.S, Editor LOUIE ABRAMSON Business Manager MAXINE ELLIOTT News Editor BOB CARL Managing Editor PJHIL SEMAS Associate Editor WI LB UK HISHlir, JK. Advertising Manager ALLEN BAILEY Associate Editor Page 6 University of Oregon, Eugene, Wednesday. January 5. 1966 The Same Old Story Student Fees to Rise Again Unfortunately, the State System of High er Education has again found itself short Of finances. The reason is quite simple: State System planners had figured on an 8 5 per cent increase in enrollment this fall, but the rise turned out to be 16 per cent. Since it now costs the state some $1,149 per year to educate each college student in its public schools, and since the students do not yet pay their own way (not even the non-residents, whose tuition comes to a wallet-choking $900 per year), the deficit must come from somewhere. It now looks like the current shortage v ill once more be remedied through resort to that old formula used by industry: when casts of production (or education in this case) go up. a rise in consumer prices in evitably follows. In this case the consumer is. of course, the student. And if he happens to be a student in Oregon's public colleges next year, he will assuredly pay a higher fee to go to school than he would have faced this year. The State System says it needs $2.1 mil lion to keep the quality of education next year up to this year’s level. But the State Emergency Board only made $1 million available from its resources, and told the State System to revise its figuring and use ks own reserves and money set aside for another project to add another $800,000 to the till. That left the $300,000 deficit. Several alternatives were voiced at the last meeting of the State Board of Higher Education to raise the money. All of them involve student fee charges. The most just method is one which will permit the most students to attend college with the least financial discomfort. For this reason, two of the plans are to tally unacceptable—that of charging non resident graduate students the out-of-state fee of $300 per term instead of the $110 they now pay. and the proposal that would raise fees to $300 for non-resident summer students. The graduate school is the fastest growing class of students in the State Sys tern. And out-of-state graduates usually bring their wives and children with them when they come to school. The former plan would hamper the growth of an important and developing area of the University. The latter plan opposes the intention of the State System itself—to encourage greater attendance summer term in order to spread out the student load more equally between other terms. Summer school is also growing rapidly, not only here but throughout the country, and this plan would also seriously curtail that growth. A third plan—charging an application fee of all students when filing for admis sion—is not desirable at this time. In the first place, applications are already being received for next fall, without fee. To be fair, the fee would have to be made retro active to apply to students who have al ready filed, causing untold amounts of con fusion and paperwork. In the second place, such a charge would further taint the quaint old notion of ‘ free education” in a state operated college or university, since such charges are still used predominantly by private institutions. Of course, an across-the-board tuition hike is undesirable because it hurts every one. Several Board of Higher Education members are firmly against it. Thus, the best of the several evils seems to be the plan whereby fall term tuition would be raised, say $15, and the other terms would be lowered, probably $5. Since the greatest number of students still begin their schooling in the fall, this plan would provide a substantial increase in income, more than enough to offset any losses in curred because of reduced rates during winter and spring, when fewer student at tend school. And this would have the added effect of encouraging the student to begin his schooling during the lighter terms, thus spreading out the student load during the year, while the student who attended in the traditional fall-winter-spring fashion would pay only a $5 net increase. •rtW’jSP'’' A/VkrOCfc**'-* J*«»" •"•*•-* NVWERKK ML SbonaLe Student Apathy Hinders Senate editor's Note: Mike Donahue is an ASUO senator-at-large. In this column he describes how students can help the Senate accomplish its purposes. Students Arise!! Lift your p r o b 1 e in-burdened, question plagued, and frustration wrought bodies anil carry them to room 302 in the Student Union Here you will find an ASUO Senator eager to help you discover a solution to the stress es and strains of student life at the University. Be the problem academic, cultural, social, administrative, recreational, or governmental, your senator awaits, completely open-minded and sensitive to the call to duty, to take action immediately upon hearing your request. If the above paragraphs seem to be a melodramatic plea from an irritated ASUO S e n a t o r, you’re correct. Ti ite as they may be, they tear at an ugly wound in student government at this University. You’ve heard the problem expressed before in campaign speeches, at senate meetings, in the Emerald, and from the office of the ASUO President. While an old issue it is becoming increasingly es sential to our survival as a stu dent body in touch with reality. 4 .. . KBEHifajtaptttataiBs Letters to the Editor S' All letters to the editor must be typewritten and double spaced. Letters not over 300 words in length and those deal ing with one subject will be giv en preference for publication. All letters must be signed in ink and must give the class and major of the writer. Letters not meeting these criteria will be returned to the letter writer. The Emerald reserves the right to edit letters for style, gram mar, punctuation, and potential ly libelous content. Sign Up Emerald Editor: Who said the good classes are hard to get? Generally this is true, however, during registra tion, University women by passed one of the best physical fitness courses this school offers. Competitive swimming, a new addition to the women’s physi cal education curriculum, will be taught winter term at 9 TThS by Don Van Rossen, Uni versity swim team coach—if at least 12 women register for the class by Thursday. Mr. Van Rossen said he thought perhaps students had mis interpreted the activities of the class since it is new this term The course will mainly consist of instruction of the four racing strokes and methods of turning, and development of en durance; or as the saying goes, the class will “get you in shape ’’ How ’bout it girls! The class as a whole will not enter into AAU meets, though we may compete with other schools This decision, however, will be left up to the girls them selves. We must have nine more swimmers to hold class. Hope to see you at Leighton pool Thursday morning. Pam Bladine Senior, Journalism Sheri Guirey Sophomore, Physical Education Carolyn Robe Senior, English * ♦ * Sports Fishing Emerald Editor: In 1960 and again in 1961 the Oregon Fish Commission and the Washington Department of Fisheries allowed the taking by gillnetting in the Columbia River 57,500 and 62,700 Sum mer chinook salmon, respective ly. These fish were all caught under the name of harvest and conservation, 1960 and 1961 be ing the parent run for 1965. The Oregon sDorts fishermen those years were having a bonanza, taking about 5,100 fish each Summer season. What happened in 1965 is amazing. The Oregon Fish Com mission and the Washington De partment of Fisheries stopped river gillnetting for the sum mer season and suggested that all sports fishing be stopped also. This was done in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. Since then we’ve heard a bar rage of excuses. From the fish buyers’ side we hear the cry that stream pollution, dams, sports fishermen, and logging are the cause of the decrease, and yet not a word about the gillnets just plain taking too many fish. Time after time statements have been made by the Oregon Fish Commission that some factor other than gill netting is responsible for the decreasing salmon run. Nothing at all is mentioned to indicate that the gillnets, the most effi cient of all gear in the Colum bia might be taking too many fish. As a sports fisherman I’m not kicking almut stopping my fish ing if it is to further the cause of conservation. What I am kick ing about is that with all the millions being spent to keep salmon in the river, this situa tion comes up in the first place. Because of the seven year de crease of the Summer Chinook and the miscalculation on the amount of last years Spring Chinook, I can only come to this conclusion. Either the fish buy ers actually dictate their policy to the two fish commissions, or both the Oregon Fish Commis sion and the Washington De partment of Fisheries simply don’t know what they are doing. Robert J. Boryer 5020 N.E. 57th Portland * * * Tragic Death Emerald Editor: I am writing this letter to clarify and publicize the rea sons that led to the tragic death of Kathleen Klokmyer. Many people have asked why she so painfully killed herself by div (Continued on page 7) I speak of apathy, disinterested, dissatisfied, inactive, progress retarding, and tension building apathy. It leads to misunderstandings and hard feelings, but of great est importance to the student, it leads to a misrepresentation of his point of view on issues that vitally concern him as a student and a social being. Ilow do you feel about the abolition of closing hours for women students’’ What's your stand on present policy in Viet Nam’’ Should the Mill Hare be restored, and in what manner’ Should NSA tie continued? Will the Mosser plan aid undergradu ate education or is it a fool hardy attempt" What's your at titude toward the Emerald" Should 18-yeai olds have the right to vote? These question affect every student on this campus in vary ing degrees. !f we don't learn to concern ourselves with ques tions about the functioning of our present society, what kind of citizens will we tie in that larger society outside of the “protected" confines of the Uni versity. It disturbs me when students point an accusing finger at the Senate for allowing apathy to prevail Granted, part of the responsibility for promoting student interest lies in and with the ASUO Senate, but the Sen ate can institute, program, and legislate to the fullest extent of its power, and unless the stu dent body takes an "active” interest, student government will cease to he effective and die. One can contrast his student government to the functioning of a bank, in that one can only withdraw from the bank that which he has deposited. To make student government produce, .students must deposit their sug gestions, abilities, and wishes; thereupon resulting in the ex termination of apathy. Below are listed the ASUO Senators and iheir respective office hours. Take that question or present procedure that has (Cnnlinurd on page 7) Oregon Dally Emerald Haiule Wilmarth, Sporlii Editor Vivian Wilson, Assistant Mana*.'in# Editor Larry I^an«c?, Assistant News Editor Nomi Boren stein, Cop y Editor Lave Butler, Feature Editor Shota 1 ’shin, Photo Editor Steve Dimeo, Entertainment Editor Mary Ann Wakasufp, Religious News Editor Editorial Board: (’buck Heggs, Bob Carl, Maxine Elliott, Phil Sernas, Allen Bailey, Pam Bladitic, Mike Gannon, Karen Winn, Cliff Kaufman, Cieno Sokol ski.
