Rust calls Cone-Breeden ‘a victorv’
By STEVE DODGE
Of the Emerald
Lane County Commissioner
Jerry Rust called last week's
Cone-Breeden decision “a very
significant victory” for the people
of Lane County at a Eugene Hotel
luncheon Friday.
"Citizens have shown they can
take a stand and win against a lot
of money interests and a strong
city council,” he said.
Rust made his remarks before a
gathering of planners invited to
Eugene by Students in the Uni
versity’s Department of Urban and
Regional Planning.
Rust also accused Gov. Bob
Straub and attorney general Jim
Redden of “improper lobbying”
with the LCDC in favor of the city
of Eugene’s efforts to zone the
390 acre agricultural land for light
industrial and residential use.
The “Alternatives in Planning”
conference, brain child of six uni
versity students and an instructor,
was designed to bring together
planners to discuss non-tra
Journalist wants modern,
independent newspapers
By AN AM ARIA BELL
Of the Emerald
The American and Australian presses share a
common problem, says Charles Stoakes, director of
journalism studies at an Australian University in Bris
bane.
“There are not enough newspapers, and too
many of them are owned by too few people,1’ he told
classes at the journalism school Friday. Stoakes be
lieves it is vital for any democracy to have a wide
diversity of independent newspapers.
Stoakes visited the University at the invitation of
Journalism Prof. Charles Duncan, who spent a
semester in Brisbane last year. Stoakes is presently
touring several countries to observe worldwide
media performance and journalism schools.
“Newspapers have conglomerated because it is
cheaper, however, I believe this is an unhealthy
trend,” Stoakes said in reference to the big business
of rapidly growing chains.
"lam hoping the age of electronic papers will
induce the creation of more privately owned papers.”
He added, “I believe the way in which a paper is
produced should not affect its news worthiness. Ac
tually, if computerization saves so much money, in
the long term, newspaper firms should spend money
to employ more journalists at better pay.”
Stoakes was "incredibly impressed” with the
quality of the Register-Guard, calling it a “very pro
fessional newspaper.” He met with Barrie Hartman,
managing editor for the Guard, observing the pro
cess as well as discussing the concept of computeri
zation.
“The Guard has superb modern equipment. It is
very farsighted in leading the way into electronic
journalism,” Stoakes said.
Stoakes judged the Guard as superior to San
Francisco dailies.
Stoakes sees a great future in media for women.
He says enrollment in journalism programs in his
country is about “half and half” and there are a
number of highly respected female journalists in Au
stralia. However, he recalled a case where a particu
lar female was by far the most experienced on her
newspaper’s staff but was not promoted as she right
fully should have been. “I think it was due, partially, to
the fact that she was a woman,” Stoakes said.
“I believe things are changing rapidly and that
there is a great future in store for women in the
media. Now is the time for women to penetrate the
field.” he added.
Asked whether or not a good journalist is born or
made, Stoakes said, “A good journalist must have
flair.'He explained that a journalist must have a
broad education but that a flair for writing must be
built right along with that.
After his stopover in Oregon, Stoakes will go on
to the University of Washington in Seattle, Chicago,
New York, Boston and Africa.
Enrollment downshift expected
In spite of Oregon’s growing
population, many of the educa
tional institutions throughout the
state are predicted future enroll
ment declines.
“The total enrollment in
Oregon’s colleges and univer
sities is expected to increase
gradually through 1980 and then
decline steadily through 1985,”
according to John Westline, re
search coordinator for the Oregon
Educational Coordinating Com
mission (OECC).
The main reason for the ex
pected decline is the changing
age distribution in the population
resulting from the declining birth
rate. There are fewer young peo
ple today than there were 10 years
ago.
‘‘The University of Oregon is
experiencing enrollment changes
not only because of the age dis
tribution factor, but because it is a
liberal arts school,” says West
line. "Most students are now seek
ing degrees in professional busi
ness, technical or career-oriented
colleges, feeling that they will be
more assured of a job after gradu
ation.”
Community and independent
colleges are experiencing the
highest enrollments in 1978.
Community Colleges are up 6
percent over 1977, and indepen
dent colleges are up 2 percent.
Westline says this is due to the
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The number of high school
graduates is expected to increase
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a sharp decline of about 14 per
cent during the following five
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ers who graduate from high
school four years later has de
clined in the past seven years. Ac
cording to Westline this has not
yet affected college enrollments.
State-wide statistics show the
average membership in elemen
tary and secondary schools is ex
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Following opening comments
by University professor Richard
Ragatz, University student Mary
Schoolcraft told the approximately
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tional approaches to planning are
no longer adequate, in view of
changes in the environment and
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muniities wrestling with growth
versus no growth which is result
ing in “a conscious move to slow
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abc'Jt what they see,” he said,
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said future study really has no
thing to do with the future, but
deals with the present — "what we
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