Professor predicts reform in school system
By SALLY HODGKINSON
Of the Emerald
Educational concern will shift
from present questions about the
quality of public education to con
centration on its effectiveness,
said Lawrence Pierce, University
political science professor.
“American education is falling
short of educational expectations,
but given the conditions, it’s a
wonder it works at all,” said
Pierce, at the League of Women
Voters of Central Lane County
Tuesday night.
Speaking on the topic of school
reform Pierce claimed there has
been a 500 percent increase in
public education expenditures in
the past 50 years, citing recent
Gallup polls that show the public is
increasingly dissatisfied with the
performance of public education.
"Schools have not satisfied
their clients,” he said.
Pierce also told the league of a
reform program discussed in his
recently published book: School
Finance: The Economics and Poli
tics of Public Education.
Pierce’s plan calls for eight
years of compulsory education
covering basic subjects such as
reading, writing, math and the
American culture and political sys
tem.
In addition to the basic subjects,
Supply down,
gas prices up
NEW YORK (AP) — Motorists
will be paying a couple of cents
more for a gallon of gasoline
within a week because of the cur
rent tight supply of the fuel, indus
try analysts predicted Tuesday.
Before next week is out, you
will probably see a two- or three
cent increase in most markets,”
said Dan Lund berg, publisher of
the Lund berg Letter, an influential
industry newsletter. ‘This won't
take place in specific areas, it will
take place on a national level —
and especially in rural areas.”
The increase is expected to last
as long as there is tightness in
supply. The oil companies esti
mate that the tight supply will last
about a month, but some experts
say it will be longer. The oil com
panies and the Energy Depart
ment say there is no shortage.
The price rises stem in part from
tightness in gasoline supplies.
Shell Oil Co . the nation's largest
gasoline producers, has cut sup
plies of all products to service sta
tions.
The tight supply is the result of
an unusually high amount of driv
ing in the late summer and fall
Gasoline demand, which tradi
tionally drops off markedly after
Labor Day. failed to do so this year
as Americans took advantage of
good autumn weather. Although
the oil companies had plenty of
crude oil on hand, they couldn't
make gasoline fast enough to
keep up with demand.
Pre Luncheon
Special
every day Mon - Fri
10% off on any item not
already on sale
9:30 - 11:30
Th* Running
271h ft Willamette
open lipg lit
9:30-6:00
San 1:00-4:00
y
parents would be able to purchase
“educational coupons” to be used
to “buy” supplementary classes.
These would include subjects
covering music, physical educa
One advantage to this system,
daimed Pierce, is that students
wit be able to "team more about
the world and what they want to
study.”
Pierce’s plan calls for eight years of com
pulsory education in basic subjects; beyond
these, parents would be able to purchase
educational coupons’ for music, physical
education and language classes.
tion and languages.
Upon graduation from the
“basic school." a student would
receive a six-year grant for addi
tional schooling.
The program would also en
courage older people to return for
more schooling and to allow par
ents to make choices in their
child’s education, said Pierce.
°^o*o by Owns Hieta*
“Schools have not satisfied their ciientssays political science
Professor Lawrence Pierce.
Of course
we have a reputation
for quality,
Mfg. sug. retail $180 ea.
TECHNICS SL-220
SEMI-AUTOMATIC
/ TURNTABLE
$115
Mfg. sug. retail $140
(with purchase of $39.95
Empire cartridge)
HITACHI FRONT-ACCESS
STEREO CASSETTE DECK
Similar to illustration
Mfg. sug. retail $179
$152
PIONEER SX-680 STEREO ; I U
RECEIVER j |o • oo '3 O o 0 > o •
$228
Mfg. sug. retail $275
Thompson’s has always had a reputation for quality
electronics. What we want people to know, however, is
that we also have superb values! So now through
December 20th, our prices are better than ever! If you’re
serious about quality electronics. . .and saving a lot of
money, come by and browse our entire selection. You’ll
be surprised at the real quality your money can buy!
THOMPSON’S ELECTRON
11th & Oak, Eugene • 343-9273 People who knOW . . . Stereo!