Flemmings Statement
On Mosser Defeat
editor's Note: The following I* University President Arthur
S. Flemming's statement to the State Hoard of Higher Kduca
lion on the faculty'* decision not to participate In the i eels
lature's Miwser plan to reward and encourage undergraduate
teaching.
The faculty of the University of Oregon ha* given careful con
sideration to the opportunity that was presented to it ax a result
of the action taken by the Joint Ways and Means Committee durine
the last session of the Legislature, to develop a merit award oro
gram for undergraduate teaching. 1
At the University of Oregon, the general university faculty is the
only hoily which could respond to the invitation extended by the
Ways and Means Committee to the faculties of all the institutions
within the State System of Higher Kducation to develop a plan
within the guidelines set forth in the Committee's report.
The Faculty Advisory Council, which is made up of seven mem
hers elected by the general faculty, developed, after consultation
with a committee appointed by the president of the Associated
Students of the University of Oregon, a proposed plan This plan
was considered at two lengthy meetings by the Faculty Senate
which is made up of faculty members elected b ythe general faculty
which is made up of faculty members elected by the general faculty
of this body is to consider and make recommendations on matters
to he considered by the general faculty. The Senate recommended
that some changes be made in the plan developed by the Faculty
Advisory Council.
The general faculty then considered the matter at three meetings.
It concluded that the guidelines set forth in the report of the Ways
and Means Committee were of such a nature as to make it im
possible to develop a plan which would incorporate sound personnel
policies. I respect this judgment on the part of men and women
who are giving the best years of their lives to the field of education.
I concur in the judgment on the basis of my own experiences in
applying personnel policies both in government and education.
1 regret that the faculty decided not to open these meetings to
ri |>orters If reporters had been present, our students and the
citizens of the State would have read accounts of thoughtful and
carefully prepared statements by and exchanges between faculty
members which, in my judgment, reflected a genuine concern for
the function of teaching They likewise reflected dissatisfaction
with the status quo and a desire for the University to follow policies
that will insure a constantly ascending curve as far as the level of
teaching performance is concerned. ’
The University of Oregon does place major emphasis on the
effectiveness of a faculty member in the classroom in determining
whether he should be granted tenure, should be promoted, and
should be given increases in salary.
Recommendations on tenure and promotion are initiated within
the departments and then are transmitted to the office of the Presi
dent, together with recommendations by the deans of the appro
priate school and colleges. These recommendations are then trans
mitted to the Faculty Advisory Council This body makes its own
independent investigation and then transmits its recommendations
to the President, f then make a review of the entire file. I also take
into consideration annual ratings that are made on all faculty mem
lu rs by department heads and deans At times 1 decide to ask the
Dean of Faculties and the appropriate dean to obtain additional
information. At other times I arrange for a meeting with the
Advisory Council, the appropriate dean and the Dean of Faculties.
If a faculty member has not l>ecn recommended for promotion or
tenure by the appropriate dean during a period of five years, the
Faculty Advisory Council will initiate its own investigation and
make appropriate recommendations to me. I will then in turn ask
for comments on these recommendations from the appropriate de
partment head and dean Also the Faculty Advisory Council will
initiate an investigation if a faculty member requests it to do so.
All of us who participate in this process arrive at our conclusions
in the light of agreed-upon criteria Included in this statement of
criteria under the heading of "Teaching" are the following: effective
conduct of classes; stimulation of student interest; contribution to
intellectual activities outside the classroom; effectiveness in keeping
updated and staying abreast of any new developments; effective
ness in requiring good standards of performance and in measuring
performance, and development of experimentation with new teach
ing technique*.
I recommend a faculty member to the Hoard of Higher Education
for promotion or tenure only when 1 am convinced that the weight
of evidence [mints to the conclusion that the performance of the
person concerned can be determined to be satisfactory when mea
sured against these criteria In addition the faculty member is
judged against criteria included under the headings of professional
growth and scholarly activities; creative and artistic achievement;
and other services to the University and community.
The University is not satisfied with the quality of the evidence we
obtain relative to the performance of a faculty member in the
classroom. We recognize that far too often it could appropriately
be classified as hearsay evidence As such it docs violate the concept
of academic due process.
As a result, the Faculty Advisory Council has requested me to
appoint an ad hoc committee made up of faculty members, admin
istrators, and students to develop a plan under which students
will be provided with the opportunity of helping to evaluate per
formance in the classroom. I intend to respond affirmatively to this
request. The plan that is recommended to me by this ad hoc com
mittee will be put into operation this year.
Other Editors Say
An Adult
Revolution?
From the Utah Dally Chronicle
Discussion at the recent con
ference of the American Coun
cil on Education in Washington,
D C., drifted toward the idea of
giving students a larger voice in
shaping college policy and cur
riculum.
An editorial in "The Wash
ington Post” this week described
the discussion as "eminently sen
sible.” We agree that it is about
time educators start taking seri
ously college students. As the
editorial said, “The way to beget
responsibility in young people
is to treat them as responsible.”
“In colleges, students are of an
age at which they may be called
upon to bear arms in the defense
of their country and most of them
before completing a college edu
cation have already become vot
ers. They are adults and will re
spond best to acceptance as
such.”
This view, coming from one of
America’s most respected news
papers, is refreshing. We hope
it is an indication of a new Adult
Revolution, a revolution in which
the post-academic world begins
to realize that self-government
really is a valid system, even for
American college students, who
after all are tomorrow's leaders.
The “Post” editorial contin
use: "Moreover, as several edu
cators sensibly pointed out, stu
dents arc less likely to rebel
against policies they have a share
in shaping. Their recent upris
ings, particularly last year at the
Berkeley campus of the Univer
sity of California, seem to rebel
against policies they have a share
in shaping, and resentment at
their anonymity and their alien
ation from the faculty.”
We are not, however, asking
for recognition just so we won't
riot. If given the opportunity,
there is no reason that college
students cannot solve their own
problems.
Of course, the question always
arises of whether students
want to govern themselves. The
Apathy ...
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been bothering you to one of
these senators and have it re
solved. Don’t let your apathy
impede your growth as a stu
dent, citizen, and social creature
at the University.
Monday—Rod Roth, 11 pm;
Gene Sokolski. 2 p.m.: Bob Colt
man, 3 pm.: and Henry Drum
monds, 4 p.m.
Tuesday—Diana Lund, 9 am;
Jim Elliot, 10 a m.; John Fo
lau'n, 11 a m.; Chuck Pruitt, 12
noon; Gunnar Lundeberg. 1
p.m.; Mike Monahue, 2 p.m.:
Skip Clemens, 3 p.m.; Judy Ful
ler, 4:30 p.m.; and Larry Beathe,
5 p.m.
Wednesday — Tom Jernstedt,
1 p.m.: Karen Winn and Scott
Farlcigh. 2 p.m.; Steve O'Leary,
3 p.m.; Henry Drummonds, Fred
Long, and Jim Beat, 4 p.m.
Thursday—Dick Beeson, 9
a m.; Bill Dames, 10 a m.; lima
Maria Lynton. 11 am.; Joan
Young and Lee Bollinger, 1
p.m.; Rich Jernstedt and Chris
Lassen, 2 p.m.; and Tom Page,
3 p.m.
Friday — Scott Farleigh, 2
p.m., and Vic Kucera. 4 p.m.
Letters to the Editor
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inf! into a vat of paint thinner;
to this question I could truth
fully answer that she was always
deathly afraid of fire.
But the most important thing
is that you understand why she
committed suicide in such a
dramatic way: she was protest
ing federal involvement in the
Southern race issue. She felt
very strongly that this involve
ment was and will continue to
be the cause of much blood
shed. She was greatly disillu
sioned by the part an F.B.I. in
former played in the murder of
a northern housewife. Since that
event she has tried again and
again to acquaint the public
with the misery that the federal
government has caused in the
South. She said it had corrupted
the klan, caused riots and the
bloodshed of Northerners, both
black and white. She could not
understand how the Federal
government allowed outsiders to
risk their lives for a local cause
that was not their own. She felt
that the South should be left
to settle its own battles.
She once told me, "Let them
kill and mutilate themselves,
but don’t let the Feds drag
Northerners in to escalate the
conflict." You must understand
that Kathleen Klokmyer valued
human life .especially the life
of a Northerner, above all else.
And because she felt so deeply
about this, she sacrificed her
own life in an attempt to save
the lives of her fellow man.
I can only hope that her sac
rifice has not been in vain; that
you will see what the federal
government is doing to the
American people; that you will
act to stop this atrocity. Only
you and your follow citizens by
rising up against that Man in
Washington, can save this coun
try!
Robert D. Mumby
Senior, Sociology
1
lack of interest in student body
elections and a general apathy
toward activities would seem to
indicate that self government is
nothing more than a mouth ful{
of words, that students would be
ineffective anyway.
We have seen in just the past
year on this campus that stu
dents are gaining a greater voice
in the affairs of the University.
Last year’s new student constitu
tion, generally strengthening
student government, was an en
couraging step.
But it was only the begin
ning. As we approach a new
era for college students, we
only hope that students them
selves will be equipped, and in
terested enough in their own
society, to accept the challenge
of self-government, the chal
lenge of making students soci
ety’s greatest asset.
Education's
From the Vista,
Central State College
For years there has been a
slow, steady and massive spread
of education across international
frontiers. It has been largely
spontaneous and unorganized.
Ninety per cent of the 90.000
foreign students now in the
United States, for example, are
♦ * *
here under private auspice?.
How much could be done if
countries and schools, govern
ments, universities, and private
institutions were to give these
international programs greater
facilities and a sense of direc
tion?
At the 200th anniversary of
the birth of the founder of the
Smithsonian Institution, Presi
dent Johnson announced a new
adventure in education to go be
yond American shores.
'We mean to show that thL?
nation’s dream of a great society
does not stop at the water’s
edge,” the President said. “It
is not just an American dream.
All are welcome to share it. All
are invited to contribute to it.”
A special task force has been
appointed to find out just how
much could be done if this
project were pursued. It will
report in January.
A coordinated effort to in
crease the number of interna
tional students who come to
the United States will not only
aid in developing other nations,
but also help American institu
tions increase their “knowledge
of the world and the people who
inhabit it.”
Can special international ef
fort, carefully coordinated, open
a new dimension in understand^
ing? It could start here . . ,
or not. It remains to be seen.
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GIRL wanted to share small
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FSC urges letters, telegrams to
President Johnson in support of
bombing cessation.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY. Brixie.