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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (March 29, 1966)
Flemming, Green Clash on Corps WASHINGTON — University President Arthur S. Flemming de fended the Job Corps and the University’s Tongue Point cen ter against attacks from Rep. Edith Green (D-Ore.). Flemming appeared before Mrs. Green’s House Education Subcommittee to talk about an other War on Poverty program— Upward Bound—but wound up defending the Job Corps. Mrs. Green has been a persistent crit ic of the program, especially of the high costs. He also defended the high costs of Job Corps, blamed poor screen ing for the high dropout rate which he said is causing costs to skyrocket. He told Mrs. Green’s subcommittee that screening methods had been improved. Mrs. Green also questioned the high salaries being paid coun selors at the camp. She suggest ed that these were taking able people away from the Portland area where pay was much lower. Flemming responded that he felt this would help to raise salar ies for teachers and counselors in general. In talking about what he came to discuss. Flemming explained that there are 60 people involved in the Upward Bound project at the University. This project takes young men and women from cul turally deprived areas and helps them get started in college. Flemming told Mrs. Green's subcommittee that Upward Bound would revolutionize programs for training teachers in the future. Lyndon Publishes Berkeley Article “Big Happening in Berkeley,” an article by Donlyn Lyndon of the University School of Architec ture and Allied Arts, appears in the January-February issue of the Architectural Forum It describes the new building for the College of Environmen tal Design at the University of California in Berkeley which was designed by the architectural firm I of Asherick, Demars, and Olsen., Progress Resides In Problem ’5 Knots There’s a simple solution to so many problems ...difficult only the first time faced. Such as, how to buy a diamond when you haven't any cash. Just go to Weisfield’s and ask for credit. We’re happy to assist any student of promise. See our big selection of bridal sets. NSA to Provide Jobs in Europe The U S. National Student Asso ciation recently announced a pro gram of summer jobs in Europe for American college students. Unskilled jobs will be available in Switzerland and Germany for students with conversational skills in French or German who have had previous work experience. The jobs Include hospital, farm, factory, hotel, and house hold work. Salaries vary, de pending on the country and type of work. Salaries are generally much lower than those in the U S. but the cost of living in Eu rope is also correspondingly low er, and it is possible to live com fortably on their salaries. The $75 placement fee includes a two and one-half day orienta tion program in Europe of lec tures on the history, culture and geography of the country, as well as local working habits, so cial conventions, and day-to-day living. Also included is an in troductory tour of the area. For more information on Sum mer Jobs in Europe contact the International Education Center, Room 312 SU, any weekday aft ernoon between 3 and 5 p.m. Anthro, Literary Series Planned Some of the major currents in twentieth century literature will be discussed during a series of Tuesday morning lectures for women that will be offered this spring through the Eugene Con tinuation Center at the Univer sity. Lecturer will be Mrs. Stanley A. Pierson, lecturer in English literature. Class lectures and discussions will be based on important and representative works, primarily fiction but also drama and poetry The introductory session today will consider Tolstoy’s “The Death of Ivan Ilyich” and Conrad's “The Heart of Darkness” and “The Secret Sharer.” Slated for Tuesdays from 9 45 to 11:45 a m., the course sessions will take place in the Congrega ; tional Church, 1050 E. 23rd St. Human nature and society will i)c the subject of another lecture series being offered today through Slay 31 through the Continuation Center. Members of the anthropology department will lecture on their fields of specialization during the ten sessions. Designed to explain anthropol ogy to the layman, the series will toe offered from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m ruesdays in 30 Science. Registration fee for both oourses is $12.00. For the litera ture series, the fee will be due at the second meeting, Apr. 5. On World Affairs Famed Journalist To Speak Today William Worthy, Jr., contro versial correspondent for t h e Baltimore Afro-American, will speak today on "The Negro He volt and International Affairs” at 8 p m. in the SU Ballroom. Worthy, whose visit to the Uni versity. is being sponsored by the Faculty-Student Committee to Stop the War in Viet Nam. will speak twice this week. He will deliver his second lecture, "The ; Situation in Southeast Asia," at 8 pm on Thursday, also in the ballroom Worthy made an eleven month trip to Europe and Asia, spend ing several months each in North Viet Nain, Cambodia, and Indone sia. It is on this tour, and subse quent events, that he will base his lectures. Worthy has been a controver sial figure in the news profession ! In 1956 he was deported from the Union of South Africa, where he had gone as a correspondent In 1957 his passport was revoked as the result of an unauthorized trip to China. He mode four fort finding trip* to Cuba in 1961, the lout one in spite of a U S. government ban on travel to that country. That trip raised nationwide controver sy in newspapers and in televi sion documentaries. Worthy was a member of the team which produced the docu mentary "Yanki No” in I960, on assignment for Time, Inc. Worthy continues to file stor ies for news media throughout the world. Such publications as the Christian Science Monitor, the St. Louis Tost Dispatch, Ks quire Die Well (Hamburg), Hin dustan Times (New Delhi), and Mainich (Tokyo) have carried his articles. IZI YOUR 1TISIRS • Christian House presents The Heritage Players in f°r heaven's sake! A Musical Revue by Kramer and Silver U of 0 Music Auditorium April 1 - 8 p.m. Tickets $1.00 Reservations — 345-3491 This Week at the University TUESDAY 8:00 p.m.—Student Recital: Howard Kennett, piano, Music School auditorium. 8:00 p.m.—AAA Lecture: Charles Rusch, U of Cal. archi., “Of Blobs, Potatoes and Topology, or a New Language for Physical Relation ships,” 106 Lawrence. WEDNESDAY 7:00 p.m.—Duplicate Bridge: Faculty Club 8:00 p.m.—Concert: Jane Thacher, pianist, Music School auditorium. 8:00 p.m.—Lecture: Irving Horo witz, Wash. U., sociology, “The Military Elites of Latin America: Developmentalists or Dictators?,” 232 Commonwealth March 29 Through April 2 THURSDAY 4:00 p.m.—Anthropology Lecture: Joseph H. Greenburg Stanford U. anthropology, “The Relationship Between Historical and Syn chronic Generalizations and Language,” Erb Memorial Union 8:00 p.m.—University Theatre: “Cassandra Singing,” Arena Theatre. FRIDAY All-Campus Blood Drive for U.S. Soldiers in Viet Nam, Erb Memorial Union 8:00 p.m.—University Theatre: “Cassandra Singing,” Arena Theatre. SATURDAY 8:00 p.m.—Little Concert Series: Bonus Concert, Music School auditorium. 8:00 p.m.—University Theatre: “Cassandra Singing,” Arena Theatre EXHIBITIONS Museum of Art—Continuing “A De signer’s Potpourri,” through Ap ril 2. Hours, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tues day and Thursday; 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Museum closed Monday. Rental-Sales Gallery hours, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday and Thurs day. EXHIBITIONS Student Union Art Gallery—Open ing March 28, “Brass Rubbings from England,” through April 16. Lawrence Hall—Opening March 30, “Paintings and Prints by LaVerne Krause,” through April 11. Erb Memorial Union — Taylor Lounge. April 1 and 2, “World University Service Exhibition.” Museum of Natural History—Hours, 8 a m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Historical Wagon Museum — Erb Memorial Union. Hours, 9 a m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
