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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 17, 1968)
Board Reaffirms Kunkle Decision • • • I Continued from pj&e l) a fifth grade class. The school's district attorney suggested that U.S. geography' and history may have been neg lected in Kunkle's current-events oriented, social living class and that Vietnam and discussions of the nuclear threat may have been less relevant. Following the cross-examina tion of Kunkle. educators, in eluding Howard Bird. Lane Com munity College director of de velopmental education testified in behalf of Kunkle's teaching abilities. District 4 Superintendent Millard Pond was called to the stand to defend his and Sehulke's charges of inefficiency against Kunkle. In his examination of Pond. Porter asked how Pond handled matters of teacher inefficiency, specifically in Kunkle's case. Pond said reports of teachers whose work is unsatisfactory are submitted by officials such as Schulke He said that in this case he had taken it “on Sehulke's assurance" that inves tigation of Kunkle was in the best interest of Kunkle's stu dents. Sehulke's report on Kunkle had been filed after Schulke had attended only two of Kunkle's classes. Attended twice Schulke's report on Kunkle had been filed after Sehulke had attended only two of Kunkle's classes. Pond responded that there were "general ways" of gaining impressions of work quality, and that he had been assured by Sehulke that Kunkle had neg lected the general classroom curriculum expected at the fifth grade level. In concluding his examination of Pond. Porter asked for an opinion regarding Kunkle's pro fessional competence Pond said he considered Kun kle "an incompetent teacher, but not an incompetent person. He just didn't get the job done.” Harmon Ziegler. University professor of political science and co-chairman of Citizens for a Better Education, was next call ed to the stand. Porter asked Ziegler to give details of a December 4 confer ence held with Pond. Marlin Acker, and William Jones. Ziegler said he had discussed Kunkle's case with Pond, and had expressed worry that Kun kle's public image had been greatly damaged. Ziegler testified that, at the time. Pond said "there was no Course Survey Faces Change Near the end of this terra, some teachers wilt take a few minutes of classtime for stu dents to fill out evaluation forms, compiled and distributed by Student Projects. Inc., for use in the 1968 69 Course Survey Bulletin Faculty, undergraduate and graduate representatives met Jan 8 with SI1! to revise and improve last year's form. Considering financial and time limitations, as well as stu dent and faculty criticisms and suggestions for the bulletin's improvement, the SP1 board chose a shorter form asking for students' personal comments about the courses Attempting to include as many classes as possible. SPI will soon distribute evaluation forms to all professors cooper ating with the program -'PATRONIZE YOUR ADVERTISERS Oregon Daily Emerald The Oregon Daily Emerald is pub lished Monday thru Friday. Septets ber to May. except during exam and vacation periods Bi-weekly June thru the first week of August. once a week the last three weeks af August, by the Publications Board of the University of Oregon. Second-class postage paid at Eu gene. Oiesoc scaaa. Subscription rates Jf rer ' ear, S3 per term. question as to Kunkle’s compe tence, and that he would write a letter to the same effect if it became necessary.” When Pond was recalled for examination, he denied Ziegler's statement. Brownhill said in his conclud ing argument that Kunkle had demonstrated that "he belongs in a team teaching situation. He should not have a class room all to himself.” Kunkle's new assignment had been to Kennedy Junior High, in a team-teaching post for inen tally retarded children Brownhill said. "Although Kunkle is an obviously talented teacher, he is irresponsible.” It was manifest in Kunkle’s earlier testimony, Brownhill said, that his students hadn't learned what they should have been taught all along. "This mans attitude — to wards fellow teachers, towards lesson plans, is irresponsible. He lacks classroom control. "The school board has no re course." Brownhill said, "but to bottle him up in a classroom where he does not have com plete control.” Porter's associate. Herbert Ti tus. attempted to refute testi mony that Kunkle's teaching methods were inefficient. He cited the fact that Pond’s decision on Kunklc had been reached without Pond having attended one of Kunkle's classes, and with Schulke having visited only two. Kunkle's control of curricul um for class study could not bo criticized'either Titus conclud ed—it was in line with a school board policy designed to satisfy individual student needs. In his conclusion. Porter claimed that due process of law had not been applied in Kun kle’s cu.se. that written parental complaints were obtained by Scbulke. nu date was set for submission of the directive me mo Kunkie was instructed to complete a week before his dis missal, and no conferences be tween Kunkie and complainants were arrang'd by Scbulke JCunkle had a right to be in tunned on what was being car ried on "behind his back, by faceless people, in effect,” for ter said. Mr Kunkie is not a team teacher, but a classroom teach er, and a very good, a very conscientious one," he conclud ed. Brownhill's rejoinder ended the proceedings in it, he assert ed that Kunkie had abused ara deinic responsibilities when he had had control of curriculum Kunkie could well have come to Schulke on any matters with which he tiiot trouble, including the directive memo. Urownhdl said. The seemingly covert action of the administration was due to Kunkle's own lark of involve ment ami not the fault of school officials, he said in resting his case. following the board decision, Kunkle was not available for comment »zuu I p to I V»ar» t«hj HARRY RITCHIE Jmlm El'CENK Is this any way to treat your streets? Keep your home beautiful—keep America beautiful You walk and drive—you live on your city's streets. They're part of your home Why litter your city, your home? Why litter your Amer ica? Litter is ugly and unhealthy and dangerous Cleaning it up costs millions in taxes you help pay. Every litter bit hurts you. Litter doesn t throw itself away: litter doesn't just happen People cause it —and only people can prevent it. ' People means you. Keep America Beautiful. Every litter bit hurts VO|l
