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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 11, 1966)
Students Try Education Without Classes niitAuu The possi hility of completing an entire un del graduate career from regia t rat ion to bachelor'* degree — without ever attending classei was offered to 73 college fresh men laat fall. The experiment, underwriter by a $.725,IKK) Ford Foundatior grant, i* under way at Lake For est College A national selection committee picked the students all of whom had accelerated high school preparation The participants pursue their degrees through faculty guided study, free of the usually requir ed courses, das* attendance, grades, and credits “Students, however,” William Martlet, direc tor of the program, explained, ‘ must show a proficiency in math and a foreign language" and must pass a comprehensive exam in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. They must, in addition, follow a major pro gram the end result of which will be a research project and a re search paper Fach student has a faculty ad viser who acts in the role of “per ceptor, critic, and guide ” Kach student also ha* access to visit ing scholars, lecturers, and ar lists Martlet says the program has three objectives. • Without course requirements the student will he able to follow the range of his own abilities and interests; • Specifically, he will In- able to participate in more interdisci plinary study, avoiding the bar ■ ■ (Conlinufd frinn pagf 4) Effigy: We’re growing. Emerald: Any actual statistic*? Effigy: Well at the moment we ha\e only one active mem ber, myself But the inactive membership is quite large! Emerald: How large'’ Effigy: About 12,000, or all the t'niversity students and faculty. Emerald: How does the active membership differ from the inactive portion of your organi zation’ Effigy: The active members are against Bclko all year round We aren't fooled by claims of new emphasis on defense and such like The inactives are only riled during the basket ball season Emerald: When was STAB first formed. Mr Effigy’ Effigy: Originally in 1959, when the players Belko inherited graduated But it really took on sizable proportions last year. Emerald: Why the sudden growth? Effigy: Well, we really didfi't mind losing all those games at the beginning of the season, so It must have been after the first Oregon Stale game. Emerald: Why's that? Effigy: Here comes a bunch of do-nothing farm boys, all their hands wrapped in plaster casts, with a center that stands about 4-7, and beat us about 300-0. Emerald: Could have been an off night. Effigy: So what does Belko say? Some little ditty like, "They looked like one of the best in the* country out there tonight." Hell, the Oregon School for the Blind would look good against a Belko team. ricTK of formal courses; • Student-faculty relationships should improve, as the elimina (ion of grading will correspond ini;ly decrease a professor’s "mon itoring" function, ftther schools are also experi menting with the standard grad int* system. The California Institute of Technology faculty voted to drop grades in freshman courses last (all I he Cal Tech faculty said this was to make the transition between high school and college a smoother one for entering stu dents I- reshman level courses are now evaluated on a pass-fail ba sis. Dean of Freshmen Foster Strong said: "What we are doing dramatizes what we think stu dent* are here for. Ordinarily, students feel the pressures to try to get a B even though they are not interested in the course This is riot the way a scholar should feel Adults who are successful don’t work this way We want to take off the artificial pressures and let these talented kids de velop as they would like to de velop." No I letter tirades Courses are being conducted as before: there are the same as signments. quizzes, and tests, j Tests are graded numerically. At the end of the course, numerical grades are used to determine whe-, ther the student passes or fails.1 Letter grades are neither given to the students nor kept by the professors. The standard grading proce-1 dures are followed at Cal Tech in all courses above the freshman level. According to Dean Strong the system is undergoing a two-year evaluation. The faculty will deter mine whether or not to continue the program at the end of this year. At the Carleton College in Northfield, Minn , upperclassmen became able to take courses in which grades are either pass or fail as of this fall. No letter Gymnastics... (Continued from faoe 4) Court when Oregon hosts the Northwest championships. However, the man to watch on the Pacific Coast, says Smith, is not even a Husky, but a Cali fornian -Sid Freudenstin, whose marks this season definitely make him a strong contender for All America honors. But Oregon has i a few people planning to get some points in the PAC race. too. Junior A1 West could place | third behind Freudenstin and ! Lovell in all around Three sen iors, John Palmer (side horse), j Alan Amsbary (horizontal bar), ; and Larry Jackson (trampoline) | may also score. Smith pointed to five other juniors who will do well for the ; squad: John Torshi (free exer cise and tramp), Art English (tramp), Ken Delt (parallel bars) ; and Don Cooper (still rings) In addition, he will have those “surprising sophomores” working for him. Dave Telling, a former state all-around champion from ; South Eugene, will specialize in j that event Mike Olson and Jim j Huston will add strength in the ' long horse and floor exercise re j spectively, while Don Cooper and Tom Spaulding will compete in the still rings. Willamette Ski Area DAYS OF OPERATION JANUARY 1966 ABOVE SCHEDULE DEPENDS ON SNOW WATCH EMERALD FOR SNOW ANNOUNCEMENT ■grades are given. At Goddard College in Ver mont, no specific courses are re quired, class attendance is not checked, and no grades are given. Students Must Work Goddard, a private non denom inational school of about 300 stu dents, does require its students to work eight hours a week in a college maintenance job. Student jobs range from janitor to tele phone operator. Students also run their own dorms and participate in community projects. The student is completely equal with the professor in the com munity government of the col lege, which meets twice a month to set policy. Students are asked not to address their teachers as doctor,” or “professor," or “mis ter.” First names are preferred. The average studen takes three courses a semester. The five-cred it courses meet once a week for three hours. Thus students have classes only on three days a Campus Briefs Announcement! for Campus Briefs must be turned in by 3:30 p.m. the day before publication. Because of space limitations, no announcements will be run more than twice. Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity will meet at 7 p m. Wednesday in the SC. The AS 1*0 Campus Planning Commit tee will meet at 1 p.m. today in room 30V St*. Those student» interested in applying to the 1*0 school of nursing please contact Mn% Olson, ext. 1391. For information and abdication* there \s ill I*- a meeting held today at both 3 and 4 p.m. 134 Com monwealth or 4 and 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. I t 101 ( r«mmonstra]th. If unable to at tend these meetings, please contact Miss Olson, ext. 1391. Chi Delta Phi. women’s creative writing and literary honorary, will hold its first winter term meeting tonight at 7 p.m. in the SC All interested persons are invited to attend as a manuscript of original works wiU be read and discussed. The meeting will l»e held to provide further information regarding membership and requirements for all interested women students who wish to apply. Early initiation plans have placed deadline for application in the first week of February. Interested jH-rsons need t ot be ma;oring in an English or writing field Question* regarding this interest group arc encouraged and will f»c answered by Mi is Rise in the Browsing Room <n R Xudo at laurel House, Hendricks Hal). Students are wanted to work on the Junior Weekend Activities. All positions are open and need filling by hard working comj»etent people. Anyone interested should i fill out a yellow petition to l»e found on the 1 third floor of the SI*. These position* are i open to all students. Panhellcnic Executive council will merl ' tonight at 6:45 p.m. in the SC. Room j number to !*• posted. “Is Faith Relevant?" will l*e the topic at Oregon Christian Fellowship, tonight at 9 p.m. in the SC. -- Drakes and Decoys will hold a joint mandatory meeting at 6:45 p.m. tonight in the SC R<»om number will be posted. All those that have not paid their la^t dues assessment must bring their due* wtih them or send them with someone a?* letters of disqualification from membership will !>r sent out to those who do not pay by this time. 1'lans for winter term acti vities will be presented. Rally board will hold an important meet | ing today at 4 ji.m. in tthe SI’, room man ! I>er will l»e |»o>tcd. It is important that all I members attend. Theta Sigma Phi members arc urged to attend the first meeting of winter term tonight at f*: 15 |».m. in the Allen Seminar | Room. Sign ups fi>r college weekend. Sat j urday in Portland will Ik* taken. Any students interested in helping with the Colombian law student visitation Jan. 24 through 28 mutt sign up in the YWCA -•thee in (ierltngcr, or the YMCA office, third floor Sl\ Wednesday is sign up day for Y projects. Programs arc open in the Whitakc Tutorial Program. Pearl Buck School, Sacred Heart and Children’s Hospital, Y Teen advising. Heart Hop committees, the Big Sister Pro gram, and work with the girls who are potential high school dropouts through the Lane Count> Youth Study. Students may sign up in the Y i»ffice, Gcrlingcr. Ski Quacks meeting of most importance 7:30 p.m. in SC. Sign up for Jan. 15 lo Hoodoo Ski Bowl overnight will take place. Bring $2 deposit. Movies will be Tliere will be a Freshman Dorm Coun cil meeting tonight at 7 p.m. in the SC. All Snoball committee chairmen and mem bers are invited. Room will be posted. They'd!rst of a series of Sex Seminars, sponsored by the campus YMCA, will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday in the SC. This is the second year of the seminars, follow ing a successful year last year. The first meeting of this term of the Big Brother Project will be 7 p.m. today in the Student Cniou. Speakers will be Mrs. Roberta Williams, counselor in the Eugene School System; and the principal of Whiteaker School. All big Brothers should attend. week. The rest of their time is their own. School officials say this plan allows every student to learn at his own speed without worrying about keeping up with the rest of the class at the expense of comprehension. San Jose State College in Cal ifornia is experimenting with a program in which selected fresh men will be allowed to study at their own speed without courses, tests, or grades. The program, now in its sec ond year, is worth 48 lower di vision credits. Six full - time tu tors are in charge of the instruc tion of the 130 students in the program. Education for these students, including physical education and 12 to 24 units of pre - major work, will make use of individual tu torial work, group discussion, and small seminars. Tutors, or the students themselves, occasionally lecture a small group on a given subject. Grades Assigned Grades are eventually as signed, but only at the end of the year. Each <rtudent’s tutor evaluates his work and when the year is completed assigns a let ter grade for the equivalent cour ses. School officials say this is necessary so the students in the j YMCA to Sponsor Leadership Class Eight weeks of leadership classes start today. They will be held from 4 to 5 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays in the Y Lounge, Geriinger. The class. Discussions in Leadership, is open to all students for a $1 fee. and is free to all Y members with member ship cards. The group, led by YWCA di rector Martha Newell, will dis cuss topics of current campus in terest, study the leader's part in group motivation, and diagnose blocks to group communication and functioning. Students should sign up by noon today in the Y office, Geriinger. PL-3 Program Tuesday, Jan. 11 6:30—HUNTLEY - BRINKLEY REPORT 7:00— PSYCHOLOGY FILMS: Repeat of Monday, 8:30 program. 7:30—LYRICS AND LEGENDS: American folk music with Tristam Coffin. 8:00—COMPUTERS: The com puter revolution. 8:30—THE ART OF SEEING: First of a series on the appreciation of photogra phy as an art. Mr. Ber nard L. Freemesser is host. 9:00—COLLEGE BOWL: Round 3 of our tournament of in tellect. 9:30—CAREERS: Richard O. Young and guests exam ine careers in Social Work 10:00—COLLEGE BOWL: Round 4. project can be placed back into the normal grading system at the end of the year. Beginning in the fall of 1965, Princeton University is offered its students the opportunity to take four courses under a pass - fail system instead of receiving letter grades. Students can choose any course outside of their major depart ment in which they wish to be graded on the pass-fail system. They can only take one course under this system during a term and cannot take more than four during their undergraduate years. Revision Studied Study of a possible revision in the grading system is under way at Washington University in St. Louis. Under the program sug gested there, students in the first and second year would be told only if they pass or fail courses and would not be given a letter grade. Dean Robert R. Palmer of the College of Arts and Sciences, in announcing the study, said, “In tense concentration on making grades is a dispiriting factor that limits the student’s chances to get an education.” He said he felt grades had to be continued in upper division work since they had become a standard for admission to gradu ate and professional schools. Dean Palmer said this was re grettable. "Learning should be enjoyed, or at least enjoyable,” he said. ONLY 10 DAYS <f£0 KiX EVERGREENS cDONALD * - ) 5:00-7:35- 10:10 JAMES BONO DOES IT EVERYWHERE! THUNDERBALL" ItCHWtOiO* ^•7412 ^UccrlE tl CKIW99D Off rifMlli live •HEfft licit! J'tf S«*f iB DffivEiH ^ THEATRE ^ Open 7 p.m., Show 7:15 Heaters and Rain Guards Available! ANTHONY QUINN Best Actor of the Year in Zorba the Greek — also — Peter Sellers in the hilarious comedy "I Like Money" CROSSTOWN RACEWAYS . 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