Library closure aired
at last-chance meetina
By CHER I O'NEIL
Of the Emerald
More than 15 statements favoring the
School of Librarianship were presented at a
final public meeting with the committee to
review the closure of the school, Wednes
day at 114 EMU.
Community and state librarians from as
far away as Pendleton answered questions
from the eight-member committee chaired
by Diane Reinhard and gave prepared
statements to the audience of more than 70
persons.
Paul Olum, Vice president of academic
affairs stated Thursday that the administra
tion still based its decision to close the
school on its questionable quality, costs,
need and interrelation with the rest of the
University. He said it was a poor time for
him to comment, but said he hoped the
committee would make its decision by June
1. Reinhard however, plans the committee
decision for June 15.
The Faculty Advisory Council will discuss
the committee’s decision and then make a
recommendation to University President
William Boyd. Boyd is to make a specific
recommendation to the State Board of
Higher Education where the ultimate deci
sion stands.
Several persons at Wednesday night s
meeting attacked the "rumors” that the
School of Librananship ranks low on the list
of accredited schools. Jim Maxwell, media
library specialist in Lane County, chal
lenged anyone to refute his observation
that the school ranks “very high" in educat
ing its graduates to be "warm and caring
professionals."
A touring college librarian from Mel
bourne, Australia, Graham Corr, said he
would alsogive it "quite a different ranking,”
noting it as a renowned school in media
specialty.
Nicola Hines, a iibrarian from Sweet
Home Public Library, compared the posi
tion of the librarianship school with a child
“chronically undernourished" and killed.
She received a round of applause when she
concluded that “yet this 'child' is unique in
the state, is frequently the means for
women in middle life to improve their earn
ing capacity, and if somewhat mal
nourished, it should not be subject to
academic euthanasia.”
Maxwell said that education of young
people in the state would be “seriously
hampered” if a full program for training
school librarians is not maintained. He
urged support to continue and expand the
school in managing the “information explo
sion' and meeting Oregon needs.
Bob Gauldt, librarian at Northwest Christ
ian College, reminded the committee of the
need for Oregon to carry forth its educa
tional responsibility, since there are de
partments of education in almost all col
leges of the state, but only one library
school.
Matters of the budget were brought up
only once during the meeting when commit
tee member George Streisinger asked how
the School of Librarianship could justify its
present money needs, which are inade
quate to survive on, with a University
budget that may be short a million dollars
next year.
Gauldt responded that “we should have
encouraged our leadershi p to provide these
funds."
A graduate student attacked a comment
that library courses could be taught in other
departments without a librarianship school.
She said that would be a "watered-down
version" of education. Maxwell agreed that
it would be an “insult” and a “half-hearted
program" to teach library courses merely in
the education department, for example.
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Symposium features conflict, dissent in Soviet Union
. By SEAN MEYERS
Of the Emerald
Centered on a visiting East
Coast expert, the third annual
Russian and East European
Symposium will deliver an infor
mal confrontation of the topic:
The Soviet Union: Dissent and
Emigration," Saturday afternoon
in the EMU. The politically fla
vored symposium is sponsored by
the University Russian and East
European Studies Center.
Vera Dunham — professor of
Slavic Languages and Literatures
at Queens College, New York —
will act as guest commentator.
Dunham is the author of "In
Stalin’s Time: Middle Class Val
ues in Soviet Fiction." She is also
a former fellow of the most distin
guished association of her profes
sion, the Kennan Institute for Ad
vanced Russian Studies.
Dunham also will meet with
some language and political sci
ence classes during her five-day
stay. Monday she will give a free
public lecture entitled "Trouble
makers in Uniform," a dissertation
about conflict of Stalinism with the
military during and after World
War II. The location of the 3:30
p.m. speech will be posted in the
EMU.
Several area locals with ties to
the Soviet empire will give
speeches, the first of which will be
delivered by Joseph Fiszman, a
political science professor. Fisz
man, an emigrant from Poland,
will speak on "Types of Soviet
Dissent and Dissenters.” He will
center on the different types of
dissent, such as presented by
Soviet Jews, and what channels
of dissent they are and are not
allowed to use.
Albert Leong, of the University’s
German and Russian Depart
ment, will deliver his thoughts on
“Soviet Techniques of Repres
sion." In addition to dealing with
various types of repression, such
as committing sane people to
psychiatric wards, Leong will ad
dress the reasons behind repres
sion
Stephen Reynolds, acting head
of the University's religious de
partment, will speak on “Kazakhs
and Christians: A Polemic,’’ which
is an investigation of the religious
conflicts in the Soviet Union.
University professor Frium
Yurevich, a recent emigre from
Russia, will discuss "Emigration
from the USSR; Who, Where,
Why?” Yurevich was one of the
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Several recent emigres from
the Soviet Union will come down
from their new home in Portland
and conduct a panel discussion,
answering questions on all as
pects of their Soviet experience.
After the discussion, the emigres
will meet with two University clas
ses, "Russian Life Today" and
"Slavic World.”
The symposium, excluding a
luncheon that costs $5.50, is free.
Time schedule for the sym
posium is as follows: 11:30 a.m. -
1 p.m., luncheon in room 167; 1
p.m., “Types of Soviet Dissent
and Dissenters'; 1:30 p.m.,
“Soviet Techniques of Repres
sion”; 2 p.m., "Kazakhs and Chris
tians: A Polemic ”; 2:30 p.m.,
“Emigration from the USSR: Who,
Where, Why?"; 3:30 p.m., panel
discussion with Soviet Union
emigres; 4 p.m., meeting of clas
ses with emigres.
Locations will be posted.
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