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Faculty meeting
(Continued from Pagel)
—Several faculty would be eliminated, as well as all graduate
teaching fellows;
—The PE and health course offerings would be greatly reduced;
—Students would have to go to other departments and schools in
the University to obtain their 6 hours for the 186 hour graduation
requirement, putting budgetary pressure on these units;
—Students have voted in favor of retaining the requirements.
Grace Graham, professor of education, said if the requirements
are eliminated, “women are going to get the hatchet.” She said of the
15 women in the PE department, ten teach the service courses (non
major) used to fulfill requirements.
Veronica Eskridge, a graduate student in the School of Health, PE
and Recreation, said students have voted consistently in favor of
retaining the requirements.
She said in a 1969 student referendum, 60 per cent of those voting
wanted to retain some part of the PE and health requirements. In a
May, 1971 referendum, 52 per cent voted to retain the entire 5 terms of
PE and the 1 term of health.
Her statement was refuted by David Jennings, ASUO Senate
President. He said they show a declining number of students in
teres ted in keeping the requirements and suspected that most students
are evenly divided on the matter.
The ASUO Senate voted last week in favor of eliminating the
requirements. .
Jennings continued that there really wasn’t need to teach PE in a
classroom situation, since students can use competitive athletics, club
sports or the Outdoor Program for “physical experiences.”
Another speaker, Leonard Jacobson, associate professor of health
education, said, “There is no question about the positive value of
physical and health education, but it seems strange this one school
should be the fall guy” (in the financial crisis).
Art Pearl, professor of education, urged elimination of the
requirement so the HPER School can “compete with the rest of us
solely on their merits” in the budget re-ordering.
A resolution asking re-instatement of funds cut from the State
System of Higher Education during its financial emergency was also
passed by the faculty.
The motion, introduced as a suspension of the rules by John
Sherwood, professor of English, was jointly sponsored by the
University AAUP and AFT chapters.
It asks re-instatement of the funds because “it appears that the
financial crisis in the state has eased to some extent.” The resolution
also asks for a statewide re-ordering of priorities.
Edwin Beal, professor of management, spoke in favor of the
resolution because “there are economic indicators that there will be a
surplus at the end of the biennium.”
He estimated that there will be more state income than expected
from cigarette and corporation taxes. He also mentioned that less
people than expected have applied for property tax relief funds.
“None of this shows as yet on the Governor’s figures, but it will by
the end of the fiscal year,” Beal said. He continued, “If the State
Board of Higher Education and the Chancellor mount a program this
summer there is a chance the cuts can be rescinded.”
The resolution will be presented at the State Board Finance
Committee meeting April 27.
In other business, the faculty passed four motions on plagiarism
and cheating introduced by the Academic Standards Committee.
Discussion of a proposed change to an early semester system was
postponed until the May meeting.
RA applicants wanted- a job for all seasons
You’re in authority -but you don’t police.
You’re a counselor—but not a parent.
“You’re a resident, but you also work for the housing staff,” says
Hick Helms about his job—dormitory resident assistant.
HA it’s a hard-to define job, but a very sought after one.
Dick Romm, assistant housing director for the University says he
expects about 175 applicants for next year’s RA positions. This year
there are 54 RA’s Romm isn’t sure how many will be hired for the
1972-73 school year Applications for RA positions may be picked up at
Carson Hall. The deadline is April 17.
Romm said applicants, who usually have sophomore or junior
standing now, are interviewed by a three or four person panel and are
selected on an equally hard-to-define basis.
Romm listed these general qualifications for RA applicants,
however: he or she must be “comfortable enough in grades to slide a
bit;” those on probation aren’t eligible; the applicant should not have
outside employment—the housing office considers being an RA a full
time job, he should have experience working with people, preferably
college-age people and should have group living experiences.
But no matter how much experience a novice RA has had, he or
she is bound to face new and imaginative crises presented by the 40 to
150 students he is responsible for.
For example, take the men’s dorm which wetted down and soaped
up their hallway floor to make it a prime seat-skiing run. Of course
they found that they had to clean up the mess too, so another dorm
tried the same prank -with dry soap;
Roller skaters who chose 3a.m. and the dorm hallway for their
derby time and place;
Fire-cracker warfare—which the police responded to as a call
for a shoot-out;
—A freshman whose motto is: college is the time to “make up for
those Wednesday and Thursday nights that your parents didn’t let you
out”;
—The surprise of not only co-ed dorms, but co-ed showers;
These same imaginative minds are also capable of less capricious
activities:
—Valentine’s Party for retarded children;
—Playing Santa to underprivileged children;
—A steak fry get-together at Hendricks Park;
—An in-dorm fireplace party.
Most of the time, however, an RA is just another dorm resident
and not the problem-plagued person you might expect him to be. He
spends only about three hours a week in job-related meetings.
He is often just the person with a key for the locked-out resident.
One dorm resident said he appreciated his RA’s knowledge of campus
and the Eugene area fun spots.
In recent Emerald interviews several RA’s said they thought
residents preferred to take major personal problems to their friends
rather than confiding in their RA. Residents are more apt to bring
momentary and interpersonal conflicts to the RA for a quick solution,
they said.
Why would upperclassmen, after having lived away from the
dorms want to return as RA’s?
Several current RA’s gave financial reasons as their primary
motive for applying RA’s receive a salary of $1,150 for the school year;
about $900 of that is deducted for room and board. RA’s have a single
room with bath, but are only charged for a double.
Those interviewed weren’t only interested in the money, however,
they also “wanted to work with people” as well. Others said they just
enjoy dorm life.
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< umulative OPA who are interested In doing
service tor the community and the
University Skull and Dagger, a sophomore
men s honorary It accepting applications
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the Lemming Players will present two
contemporary one acl plays. "Molly
Bloom," based on James Joyce's Ulysses
and "krapp's Last tape." by Samuel
Beckett this Friday and Saturday, Wesley
Center I p m One dollar donation
Premeets Friday is the last day ap
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those interested m the orgamjalion ot the
Model Democratic Convention this spring
can contact the Political Science Depart
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Kwama and Phi Theta, sophomore and
lunior woman's honorary petitions are doe
Friday _
Sick ot Oregon? It you are an Oregon
resident, you can go to the University ot
Alabama. University ot Idaho, Ohio
University or University ot Nevada at Reno
and pay in state tuition Contact Oall in 31V
EMU or call AM 37?I tor Information
Positions tor next year's rally squad are
now available at the Athletic Department
and 301 EMU Applications are due back
April 14 by 5 p m Tryouts will be held April
17. It. and IV
HILL EL DISCUSSION GROUP Bible in
Depth, a tree wheeling. Informative,
challenging group, meets evei , Tuesday at
I 30 p m at UU Kincaid Everyone is
welcome
SPEAKERS
A lecture cum commentary on a con
temporary trend in American writing mat
has been variously described as "The
Literature ot Exhaustion." Metatiction."
"Freaked Out Fiction’' will be presented by
George Wickes and Mas ud Zavarradeh 4
p m today m 10V PLC
The Physics Colloquium will host Nelson
Jar m ie ot the Los Alamos Scientific
laboratory 3 30 p m today m la Science
The »op« will be "High Precision Charged
Particle Scattering Experiments “ Coffee
and dougnnuis will be served m the John
Bmney Lounge at 3 IS
FILMS
Akira KurowswaTi tilm. -Red Beard will
be Shown at a and V 30 p m F.rday in 100
PLC Cost is SI
The most famous Nan propaganda tilm.
Triumph ot the Will" will be shown at 7 and
V 30 p m Thursday m ISO Science Spon
sored by N U C
Student Union Against the War presents
"My Little Chickadee" with Mae West and
W C Fields 7 30 and » 30 p m. Saturc... < in
150 Science 75c donation
» 30 Stravinsky Remembered: A
presentation o* Stravinsky's "The Emperor
and the Nightingale," followed by a
documentary on Stravinsky's life
I 00 International Perspectives (Repeat
from April 11.)
* 30 In Touch A new series on Eugene—
culture and counter culture Tonight Poetry
by Jean Swam, "Movement Confidential";
food coop problems, a preview of weekend
activities
10 30 The Black Soldier (Repeat from
April 10.)
K WAX
4P rn Spohr. Lomis: Variations for Harp,
Op 3a. Albania. Isaac Malaguena
a 31 P m Mendelssohn. Felix Sonata No
t m B Flat. Op *5 tor cello and piano
» 4} p m Haydn. Frani Josef Missa in
Tempore Belli.
7 32 p m School of Music survey
» il p m Compositions of Jan Pietersroon
Sweelmck. No 1, from Radio Nederland
» 01 p m From Radio Moscow Aram
khahaturian and his Concerto Rhapsodies
10 04 p m Spanish music for guitar.
Renata Terrabo. guitar
10 44 p m Holland in art and music
BLOOD BANK
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Blood donors needed Thursday. April 13
A Positive. 10 Units. A Negative. 3 Units.
O Positive. • units. O Negative. I Units. B
Positive. 0 Units AB Positive. 0 Units
Donor hours are t 30 to 4 00 pm.
tueeday Wednesday and Thursday By
appointment on Friday. 3 00 to 4 30 p m
Please call Lane Memorial Blood Bank.
345 0334 tor additional information
nuc presents
Triumph of the will
THURS: APRIL 13. The most famous and best done
Nazi propaganda film. Commissioned by Hitler. The
Nazi's stage the most spectacular propaganda rally
the world has ever seen. This expression of fanatical
devotion to the Nazi's is a unique historical record
which perhaps more than any other document exposes
the psychology of the Third Reich. "Triumph . . . had
an almost hysterical effect upon its audiences ... not
even the most prejudiced observer can fail to
respond"—Arthur Knight. "Spectacular, a clear and
ecstatic piece of propaganda ... a testimony to the
noxious animal magnitism of Hitler"—Peter Cowie.
Also Winter Soldier, testimony of ex-G.I.'s on
atrocities in Vietnam. 7:00 and 9:30. 150 Science
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