Oregon Daily
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 19. 1992
EUGENE. OREGON
VOLUME 94. ISSUE 5
Researchers
mapping state
□Geography department docu
ments Oregon for U.S. survey
By Sarah Clark
Emerald Reporter
About 55.000 significant geographic names ex
ist In Oregon — including those of lakes, towns,
mountains and campgrounds — and members of
the University geography department are docu
menting each one for the U.S. government.
University rcsenrchors are analyzing nearly
2,000 topographical maps of Oregon, ontering ev
ery place's name, latitude, longitude, township
and other location information into a computer
program designed by the U.S. Geological Survey.
" This project is not a field-work project,'' said
goography Professor Bill Loy, who oversees the
project. “But we have such a fine collection of
maps here in Condon Hall that it’s really a good
place to work."
When completed, the results will become part
of a giant national computerized datubase of place
names called the Geographic Names Information
ay»ciu.
The national
manager of the
GN1S project.
Roger Payne, is
visiting the Uni*
varsity today to
look over the ge
ography depart
ment's work.
Payne will de
‘There an so
many places
people donT
know about’
— Rome Poracsky,
senior geography major
liver a free public lecture from 4 to S p.m. in
Room 106 Condon about geographic research us
ing the CNIS. Refreshments will be served at 3:30
p.m. in Room 108 Condrn.
The geography department is working with the
Oregon Historical Society in Portland to get the
genealogy of Oregon's places. Consequently, the
GNIS will contain names of present locations, and
locations that no longer exist.
The geography department has been working
on the project since 1964. The U S. government
asked oach stale to participate in the task after the
U.S Geological Survey tried to document the en
tire country by themselves. The University won
the bid far the job.
The geography department is not receiving pay
ment for the work. Loy said. However, be said the
department has an agreement with the Oregon
Historical Society to compensate work-study stu
dents and researchers.
Geography research assistant David Marentette,
four geography undergraduates and one voluntoer
from Springfield are hoping to finish the task by
fajl '|093
Rome Poracsky, a senior geography major work
ing on the project, said the project is worth the of
fort put Into It.
"Us slaving over our desks for two hours a day
will make so many more people's lives enjoyable
in the future." Poracsky said- "Oregon is such a
diverse state geographically. There are so many
places people don’t know about. "
Chsrlott• Winter, a —condytr graduate student in Mu$lrwl ratefions, studitw in th§ Ctetes Center
Grad students hope to see payoff
□Tuition increase has caused de
crease in school's graduate students
By Tammy Batey
Emerald Associate Editor
Gita Joshua. a University doctoral student, said sho's
earning an advanced degree In French because of her
thirst for knowledge.
"I'm Just doing it for myself." said the 26-yoar-old
Joshua "I Just thought I had it in me."
In contrast. Scott Hanloy. 30, a doctoral student
studying American history, said ho needs an advanced
degree to got a Job as a university professor.
"There are enough PhD s out there," Hanloy said.
"They're not so scarce that the universities neod to bo
taking people with Just a bachelor's in history."
Joshua and Hanley have dtfforent motivations for at
tending graduate school Howovor. they say they believe
the extra five or more years they huvu devotod to earn
ing thoir Ph D s will puy off once they enter the job mar
ket.
More people are uurning graduate degrees nationally
because bachelor’s degrees don't mean as much to em
ployers as they used to, said Steadman Upham. Univer
sity Graduate School dean.
Upham said he calls this trend "degree inflation."
More people are getting bachelor's degrees now. so stu
dents must distinguish themselves in some way, he
said.
Whether students rated to earn graduate degrees de
pends on their field and the position they hope to attain.
University department heads and Oregon business loud
or* say.
Students must gel a muster's decree to set themselves
ajMirt from other applicants. Upham said. In the sciences
and social sciences, students must get doctoral degrees
because those fields focus on research.
Moro national students are completing graduate de
grees. but fewer students are completing them at the
University. Upham said. The number of graduate stu
dents ul the University hus dropped by about SIX) from
two years ago.
Upham said ho attributes this decrease in graduate
students to Increasing tuition exists caused by 1 UNO's
Ballot Measure 5 Upham also said studonts are taking
longer lo complete their advanced degrees because they
must work to sup|x>rt thomselves through school.
In some situations, students are better off spending a
few years gaining some experience in the field and post
poning graduate school, said Larry Smith, Career Plan
ning and Placement Service director.
"Many students at the IJO clearly have graduate pro
grams in mind, but many of them are not c:luar about
which program meets thotr needs," Smith said, "so the
solution is to think about it u year or two. It's better to
head into a graduate program pretty clear utxiut what
you want to do when you get done."
Different companies require employees with different
degree levels. Students need to have a clear ideu of what
degree level he company requires employees to have
"so they're not suqirised when the program doesn't take
them where they need to go.” Smith said
Dennis Hopwood. Spectra Physics Scanning Systems
vice president of human resources, said most of the
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WEATHER
Today will bring showery
skies with a chance of partial
clearing throughout the day.
Highs will be near SO
Today in History
In 1969. Apollo 12 astronauts
Charles Conrad and Alan Bean
■ made the second landing on the
moon
MAN JAILED, ANIMALS FREED
SPOKANE!. Wash (AP) - Ammal-nghts activistl arc protesting the jailing
of an Oregon man who refused to testify before a grand jury investigation
about a break-in at an animal-research lab
About seven people demonstrated outside the Spokane County
Courthouse on Tuesday to protest the tailing of Jonathan Paul on contempt
of-court charges Nov 3
Paul was ordered jailed by U S District judge Prem Nielsen when the
Portland resident refused to testify before a federal grand tury investigation
about a break-in at a Washington Stale University animal research laborato
ries.
_SPORTS
SEATTLE (AP) - Quarterback Mark Brunell of the No 5
Washington Huskies has his own way of remembering Billy
|oe Hobert
Brunell will have Hobert s old number, '12' written on his
right vick for his team's final two games, the Apple Cup and
the Rose Bowl.
"Billy Joe has been a very important part of this team, and
we'd sure like to have him out there with as." Brunell said
"He's a good friend, loo."
Hobert won t be playing Saturday against Washington Slate
in Pullman because the Huskies ruled he was ineligible for
obtaining S50.0G0 in pervmal loans in violation of the NCAA