Speech department problems not rhetoric
Drawing by Alfred Li
Editor's note: This is the 15th in
the Emerald's series on the
financial status of the University.
The speech department stands
apart from most of the other units
treated in this series in a number
of ways. It is more of an
"association” than a department
— it consists of three separate
"areas of instruction," rhetoric
Number of students enrolled in classes this
term
rhetoric and communication 1113
broadcasting 421
theater 644
total 2178
Number of students enrolled in classes five
years ago—
rhetoric and communication 817
broadcasting 217
theater 444
total 1478
Number of faculty today—15 58 FTE, full
time faculty
6 46 FTE. teaching assistants
Number of faculty five years ago—16.61
FTE, full time faculty
10 03 FTE, teaching assistants
Total budget today—8368.508
Total budget five years ago—1358,823
and communication, theater, and
broadcasting each with goals,
organization, and fund allocation
relatively independent of the other
two. A large part of the learning
processes in this department take
place almost entirely outside of
the classroom or "laboratory"
context, and are consequently
dependent on resources other
than books, professors and
lecterns. Finally, the entire
department is lodged in Villard
Hall, the second oldest building
on campus.
The logical way to approach the
financial situation of the
department would be to analyze
the three areas indrficually. But
such an approach would become
quite repetitive. The problems
which confront the various areas
are interrelated, and often have
common origins.
The simplest place to start with
is the physical facilities used by
the department. In the case of the
theater, these facilities are often
those technically owned by the
University Theatre, an
organization funded outside of
the department itself a relatively
unusual situation. In any event,
the shop and stage equipment at
Villard Hall are important parts of
the technical education of any
students in the theater area. Much
of the equipment is outdated.
Accidents involving human injury
are not uncommon. According to
J. Thibeau, head of the theater
department, ''No professional
journeyman stagehand would set
foot in that theater; it's not
safe...we do not have a grounded
lighting system. You become
extremely sweaty. Shocks happen
all the time...The sandbag system
is dangerous by nature. A number
of power tools in the shop are
unsafe."
Grad student Dan Hays had a
related comment on the situation.
"It's disgraceful that anyone
should have to operate with the
lighting board and dimmer system
as it is."
The equipment situation in
broadcasting is not much better.
As with the theater, most of the
equipment used by the students is
purchased and maintained with
basic dilemma is the same; the
equipment students work with,
their principle means of oractical
The physical facility at the disposal of the speech department is Villard
Hall. The building is commonly acknowledged as a firetrap; the only fire
escape from the third floor is a multi-colored vine which passes within
grabbing distance of a floor level window. Obviously an added extra at
no added cost.
funds allocated from "outside"
budgets in this case the Division
of Broadcast Services. But the
experience, is long outdated. Two
of the cameras used by PL-3
dating 1957, are identical to a
model now on exhibit in the
Smithsonian, placed there "as a
relic," according to John
Sheperd, head of the Division of
Broadcast Services and professor
of broadcasting. The cost of up
keep for such equipment is high,
and maintenance eats away at the
division's services and supplies
bidget. Life in the broadcasting
area like that in the theatre is not
without its perils: the only fire
escape from the third floor of
Villard is a vine which slithers
within grabbing distance of a floor
level window and passes to a roof
1R feet below.
The most obvious physical
facility at the disposal of the
department is Villard Hall itself.
Aside from the fact that it is
commonly acknowledged as a
firetrap, the building's most
objectionable characteristic is that
it is unable to meet the needs of
any of the department's areas as
they now stand. KWAX-FM and
PL-3 are both hard put for storage
and studio space, crowding into
closets, classrooms and offices
whenever available. The space
they occupy now was thought in
1966 to be suitable for another
five years. Office space for TA's is
next to non-existent in all
areas.The rhetoric
communication area has only one
small laboratory at its disposal for
experiements in communications.
Villard does contain two small
theaters suitable for duet and trio
rehearsals, the Pocket and the
Arena. But toward the end of the
term, when acting and directing
class scenes near performance
dates, the demand for space
exceeds supply. Actors are to be
found rehearsing in halls,
classrooms, lounges and oc
casionally even dressing rooms,
where Tennessee Williams is
forced to compete with the
sound of running water.
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Photo by Richard Iwasaki
Suichi Shoji
Neither a failure nor a success
By CARL STEWARD
Of the Emerald
Ron Finley may have predicted
the 18-18 score, but he didn't
seem so happy that he hit his
guess right on the nose.
The Duck wrestling team, £t
times sluggish and at other times
encouraging, recovered from a
15-5 deficit to take an 18-15 lead,
only to have it tied —and almost
lost —in the heavyweight match
against formidable Portland State
in Mac Court Wednesday night.
It was neither a failure nor a
success. Finley knowing his team
was sub-par without regulars
Dean Dixon at 150 and Greg
Gibson at heavyweight, juggled
his lineup in an effort to salvage a
narrow triumph.
But Portland State, capitalizing
on Duck weaknesses, didn't
appear that happy with the tie
either. In fact, the Vikings came
a shoulder from going away
outright winners.
After Wes Hines secured
Oregon's first lead, 18-15, with a
12-6 triumph over Bill Scott, Terry
Shanley, a sophomore from Gold
Beach, took to the mat against
PSU's Phil Cam. Cam, who
outweighed Shanley by about 30
pounds, immediately got in
trouble when the lighter Duck
grappler scored a quick takedown
to the delight of the partisan
crow'"* of 2.000
but Cam quickly countered and
after another Shanley reversal
gained a 4-4 tie, in the second
round Cam turned Shanley and
appeared to have him pinned for
sure with 44 seconds left on the
clock.
But the sophomore truly gutted
it out to save defeat, and the
buzzer went off with Shanley still
bridging and fighting for life. Then
in third round, Cam again was
the target of a Shanley takedown,
now turned aggressor. He pulled
within one, but neeeded a
takedown to salvage a tie because
Cam had established riding time.
He didn't get it though, and in
fact, the PSU opponent garnered
a last-minute two-point takedown
to cinch it.
Although the most exciting
match from a team standpoint,
the encounter was not the
highlight of the meet.
Duane Stutzman, the Ducks' top
wrestler at 167, a fifth-place
NCAA finisher and former PAC-8
champ, pulled Oregon within
striking range with a pin over
inexperienced Dan Williamson,
although the latter, wrestling in
his first collegiate match, gave
Stutzman a little trouble at the
beginning. The senior scored his
second pin in as many matches,
this one coming 2:52 into the
match to cut the Viking lead to IB
11. It was a pin that Oregon
ultimately needed.
Another fine performance was
turned in by sophomore 177
pounder Buck Davis, who battled
to garner a superior decision over
freshman Kurt Bledsoe 17-7 and
tie the team score at 15. Davis
repeatedly scored takedowns by
letting Bledsoe up for the one
point escape, then bringing him
down.
One big letdown for the Ducks
was a crucial 3-2 loss by Kevin
Ramer to Dennis Graham, who
scored a third-round takedown
which later proved the big blow.
Results: 118—Tom Scott, PSU, dec. Ralph
Davis, Ore, 6-0. 126—Dan Mello, PSU, dec.
Randy Robinson, Ore, 18-6. 134—Shuichi
Shoji, Ore, dec Lorenzo Jones, PSU, 3-2.
142—Paul Keinonen, Ore and Steve Daniels,
PSU, draw. 150—Bob Hulin, PSU, dec. Bob
Smith, Ore, 8-5. 158—DENNIS Graham,
PSU, dec. Kevin Kramer, Ore, 3-2. 167—
duane Stutzman, Ore, pin Dan Williamson,
2:52. 177—Buck Davis, Ore, dec. Kurt
Bledsoe, PSU, 17-7. 190—Wes Hines, Ore,
dec. Bill Scott, PSU, 12-6. HEAVY
WEIGHT— Phil Cam, PSU, Terry Shanley,
Ore, 11 8. Final: Protland State 18, Oregon
18.
IM V-bali pairings
The first round of IM volleyball
playoffs begins Friday afternoon
with eight matches. Four teams
drew byes in first round action.
In volleyball I, the No Names
meet Deady A.C. at 3:30 on court
43; Phi Kappa Psi takes on the
lanians at 4:30 on 40; Watson and
Sigma Chi battle at 4:30 on 43,
and Kappa Sigma draws a bye.
Sigma Nu meets either
AFROTC or Theta Chi in the only
volleyball II first round match at
3:30 on 40. SAE, Sigma Chi, and
Cloran all advance to the second
round with byes.
Championship games in each
division will be played next
Wednesday afternoon.