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West Germans Worry About Education Editor’s note: This is the third of a three-part series on student demonstrations at the Free Uni-, versify of West Berlin. By LINN THOMPSON Collegiate Press Service Students in West Germany to- \ day are concerned about the state of the educational system in their country, as they showed on July 1, 1965, when 100.000 of them fill ed the streets of German univer sity towns to demonstrate. Unlike American students, who have traditionally paid little attention to shortages of class rooms and teaching staff, Ger man students have not left the solution of their problems on the espousal of theme to adminis tration and state government. Too Little Attention Feeling that too little attention has been paid to the weaknesses of the German educational sys tem by politicians and the gen eral public alike, student leaders began preparing a plan of ac Joe Richards Set For YR Meeting State Representative Joe Rich ards will speak at the first Young Republican meeting of winter term at 7 p.m. tonight in the Stu dent Union. He will discuss "The New Look in Political Parties.” Richards was elected to his freshman term of the legislature in 1964 after an outstanding rec ord of community work in Eu gene as an 11-year practicing law yer. In 1958 Richards was the Eu gene Junior First Citizen. He has also been a member of the Dis trict 4 (Eugene) School Board. Eugene Civic Service Board. Uni ted Appeal, and is past president of the Eugene Active Club. Currently Richards is a mem ber of the education, judiciary, and elections committees of the State Legislature. A short business meeting will precede Richards’ talk. Anyone wishing to take part in the many activities of YR’s during winter and spring terms may join at this time and all interested are invited to attend. Refreshments will be served. TODAY’S STAFF Night Editor: Maxine Elliott. Desk Editor: Jaqi Thompson. Reporters: Starla Stoddard, John Denny, Annette Buchanan, Jim Chaskin Proofreader: Chrissy D. Florea. tion early last spring. Compared to West Germany, the shortage of teachers in the United States seems insignificant. By 1970, 95 per cent of all Ger man students would have to be come teachers in order to fill the needs in all branches of the ed ucational system (the percentage of the population attending a uni versity is much smaller than in the United States—only about five per cent of college - age per sons.) In a study of student - teacher ratios at universities, which was based on the year 1960, it was stated that in Germany there was one professor for every 35 stu dents. In the United States the ratio was 1 to 13; in Great Brit ain, 1 to 8 And there is a large number of teaching positions in German institutions which are not Ailed due to lack of qunlifled personnel. Education Catastrophe In view of these Agures, Ger man students felt that something had to be done to at lenst les sen the impending "education ca tastrophe.” A group of them brought the problem before the Organization of German Student Associations and soon deAnitc plans had been made for "Ac tion July First," a nationwide day for demonstrations. The main demands of the stu dents were, a promotion of the position of education policy in comparison with defense, the eco nomy, foreign and domestic pol icy, and social legislation; na tional education planning and ed ucation planning and education Faculty Meeting ■ ■ ■ (Continued from page 1) how long it would take before Flemming would take the plans to the State Board. 100,000 Librarians Needed During the discussion of the School of Librarianship, propo nents of the plan quoted Presi dent Lyndon B. Johnson in his Education Message to Congress in 1965. in which he said: “At least 100,000 more professional librarians are needed for service in public libraries and in schools and colleges.” Johnson said that only about Fadeley to Speak at YD's Meeting “Why Keep It a Secret?” will be State Sen. Edward Fadeley’s topic when he speaks at the Young Democrats meeting at 7:30 p.m. today in the SU. The YDs plan to assist Fadeley in placing a lobbyist registration and reporting act on the Novem ber ballot. The title of Fadeley s lecture refers to the proposed act. A business meeting will follow Fadeley’s talk. Arnold Air Society Initiates Pledges Three pledges have been ini tiated into the Don Zimmerman Squadron of Arnold Air Society, an Air Force honorary organiza tion for selected Air Force ROTC Cadets. The new members are David L. Schildmeyer, Curtis Scott, and William Zurow. TACO TIME M E PRESENTS A SPECIAL OFFER FOR NEW STUDENTS SAVE 15c With each order YOU are the chef, Season food to suit YOUR taste coupon TACO TIME M E One MEATY TACO and Any 10c Drink for ONLY 25c TUES, WED. AND THUR., JAN. 11, 12 & 13 13th & High 344-4331 ,-3,000” new librarians are added to the labor force each year. 15 Hours Only Presently at the University, there are about 15 term hours of fered in library studies to meet high school education require ments. These credits are offered through the School of Education Up to now the University has not sought accreditation for its librarianship program, because only professional schools can qual ify There is no accredited school of librarianship in the state. The i closest professional school in the ! field is located at the University of Washington in Seattle. The University has offered a master’s degree program in libra rianship since 1960, but candi dates must obtain a master of fine arts degree with a major in libra rianship. There are nine master's degree candidates in the program this year. Penney said that if the new school is established the empha sis will be on the undergraduate ! level. As the lengthy faculty meeting drew to a close, one disgruntled young administrator exclaimed to the Emerald: “Now I know why the class hour is 50 minutes long; it takes them (the faculty mem bers) that long to make a point.” Faculty meetings are closed to the public and the press. Only faculty members are allowed to attend the meetings. Enrollment . .. (Continued from (•nqc 1) The usual percentage of disquali fications is near 4.1 per cent. Last year 4.4 per cent of the student body was disqualified because of grade point deficiency. The Scholastic Deficiency Com mittee, which started reviewing students with grade deficiency in late December, reinstated 16 stu dents this term. Dean of Men Robert Bowlin re ported 1328 students on proba tion this term through Jan. 12. Some late grade reports may raise the total, Bowlin added. Of the students on probation, 1268 are undergraduates and 59 are graduates. Oregon Daily Emerald The Oregon Daily Emerald U published five times in September and five days a week during the academic year, except during examination periods, by the Student Publi :ations Hoard of the University of Oregon Second-class postage paid at Eugene, Ore gon 97403. Subscription rate* $S per year, \2 per term. linaneinu: anti in nuamun u mu fled policy in the co-operation be tween the federal government and the states in the are of educa tion. The demands and plans of the students were not heeded or tak en seriously by officials and poli ticians in Bonn, the West German capital, before July 1. Even on July 1, Chancellor Erhard re marked to the press that the stu dent demonstration had not made the slightest impression on him. Primary Activity The primary activity of t h e student groups before July 1 was to distribute large amounts of in formation on impending "catas trophe" to students at all the uni versities and technical schools in the country and to publicize as ; fully as possible the action plan ned for the chosen day. On that Thursday at the Free ; University of Berlin students j were urged to attend all of their ; classes—and see if they could i find a place to sit or even stand i in the auditorium. This was presumably the first I sit-in in Germany. Students were Swim Hours Set At Gerlinger Pool The following hours have been f designated for open swim for women at Gerlinger pool: MWF: 4 5:30 p.m. L'H: 3 5:30 p.m. Sat. 10-11:45 a.m. All women students and facul ty members are welcome to swim during these hours. Women fac ulty members must pay a small towel fee. Swim Clinic, a help session, will be conducted from 3-5 p.m Tuesdays and Thursdays this term. Mary Alice Hclikson teaches at the clinic. lunch ut the student cafeteria at noon (supposedly every student is entitled to a balanced meal at a low price.) The University cafe teria holds H(M1 students. There arc over 15.000 enrolled ut the University. Torch light Parades All over Germany on tha eve inn of July 1, torch Ught parades filled the main streets of the cities. In West Berlin alone, 0,000 stu dents turned out. At the end of the procession, speakers address ed the crowd Often the rector of the university, the chairman of the student association und prom inent local and national politicians were on the program. Whether or not the student mass demonstration served any purposes has yet to be seen. The immediate reaction of govern ment leaders was not favorable and the results of the election in September did not show any great 1 public unhappiness with the ed ucation policies of the Erhard government. Perhaps the main achievement of "Action July First” was that 1 it was a milestone in post war German student activity. German students are finally be ginning to work actively for their own interests and social goals, as their American counterparts did not long ago. 1C Sale Shake or Malt for Only lc With Purchase of Deluxe Burger FRIDAY ONLY DAIRY QUEEN ✓ HEADACHE Eyestrain may cause excruciating head aches, irritability and fatigue. 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