Oregon daily emerald., February 05, 1982, Page 7, Image 7

Tuition increase causes
drop in grad enrollment
By Steve Knight
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Graduate enrollment at the
University declined four percent
this academic year, a few per
centage points higher than the
national trend
A recent survey of 275 insti
tutions by the Council of
Graduate Schools showed
graduate enrollment nationwide
is down by just over one per
cent
Shirley Menaker associate
dean of the University's
graduate school, says last
year's tuition increase is one
major reason for the larger
than-average dip in the number
of graduate students attending
the University
Non-resident students — who
saw their tuition jump last fall
from $2 443 a year to 52,835 —
dropped out in particularly large
numbers last year, she says
Graduate enrollment records
show 1 744 graduates enrolled
in University master degree
programs in the 1980-81
academic year That number
dropped to 1.659 during the
1981-82 school year, in which
78 of the 85 fewer students Were
out-of-state residents
The population of community
education students — local re
sidents enrolled in graduate
school but not registered for a
degree — also "voted with their
feet" and did not return in the
fall, she says
Along with a hefty tuition hike,
Oregon's poor economy is driv
ing away many non-resident
graduates as well, Menaker
says
Many non-residents look for
local jobs to help pay for their
education, but in Lane County
the jobs just aren't there any
more," she says
Another problem is competi
tion for out-of-state graduates
by other universities in the
region she says Menaker says
the University of Washington
didn't increase its tuition last
fall and as a result siphoned off
many University graduate
students But Washington plans
a phenomenal” tuition in
crease this fall, she says
Although the number of over
all University graduate students
is down, Menaker says the de
cline is not "consistent across
all disciplines.” The actual
number of graduates seeking a
master s degree in business and
computer science is up, while
the big decreases are in the
humanities and social sciences
fields, she says
With a tuition hike planned for
the fall, and a possible $49 sur
charge, Menaker believes the
graduate student population on
campus will continue to decline
for a couple of more years
"This downward trend will
eventually hit a “trough” and
level out when Oregon's
economy improves.''
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Early printing exhibit set
Activities marking the University library’s centennial and the
Eugene public library's 75th anniversary continue this month at the
Lane County Museum with an exhibit and lecture focusing on early
printing styles in the county and two men who influenced them
The exhibit on books and printing in early Lane County opens
Sunday and runs until May 2 The material, from the museum’s
collection, includes books and newspapers the first Lane County
settlers brought with them in the 1840-50s
A related lecture on two printers, William Morris and John
Henry Nash will be presented at the museum at 7:30 p m Feb 16
John J Walsdorf. assistant to the president of Blackwell North
American and himself a private collector of Morris prints, will speak
on the significant influence Morris had on book design and
production
Morris, a 19th century English poet and craftsman, is best
known for breaking away from mass production and returning to
the high-quality style of the earliest printers
Nash was a printer at the University and a lecturer in
typography at the School of Journalism from 1938-43 Randy Mafit.
senior management analyst with Lane County and a private
collector of Nash prints, will lecture on the styles of Nash’s prints
Who St. Valentine was...
According to one legend,
St. Valentine was a Roman
priest with a special feeling for
young people. When the
Roman Empire needed sol
diers, Emperor Claudius II
decreed no one could marry or
become engaged. Claudius
believed marriage made men
want to stay home instead of
fighting wars. Valentine defied
the decree and married the
couples. He was arrested and
put to death.
'I'he legend goes on to say
that while in jail he made
friends with the jailer’s
daughter, and by miracle he
restored her sight. The morn
ing of his execution, he sent
her a message signed, “From
your V'aJentine.”
Valentine was beheaded and
near his grave a tree burst into
pink blossoms — a symbol of
lasting love.*
•Excerpt from ‘Hearts, Cupids
and Red Roses’ By Edna Barth
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