VOLUME XX.VI Monmouth, Oregon, Ju,ly 12, 1949 NUMBER 33 Grads Will Sponsor Campus Forums Dr. Ragan's Groups Will Discuss Top Education Problems

Graduate students in oourses 'Clirected by Dr. William Ragan will sponsor a series of four dis­ ou,ssions to consider problems of prime interest to many educa­ tors, the Lamron learned today. All students and faculty will be welcome to attemd Dr. Ragan has listed subjects for the four meetings, to be held in Maple hall on Wednesday af­ ternoons between 4:30 and 5:30, as follows: July 13-"Balance Between Ex­ piano; tion and materials on hOw public opinion on the school pro­ Roman Totenberg, violin a!l1d Ga­ to handle this inc,reasing gram developed by Professor bor Rejto, violoncello. problem for educators. Paul R. Mort of the Teacher's College, Columbia Ulniversity. Friends of many years stand­ Dr. H. Kent Farley, of OCE's faculty, will take the Purpose of the meeting will be ing, they began ensemble playing 'to gath1er together students in the one summer in California wihen place of Mrs. Jennelle Moor­ three graduate courses as a II1UC­ they were all guests of Yehudi bead, of the General Exten­ sion Division, who is unable leut for lively consideration of Menulin on his Alma estate problems stemming from the four (from iwhich the Trio takes its to take part. Mrs. Moorhead was to have spoken on cur­ main topics of the progTam. name) in the Samta Cruz Moun­ Dr. Ragan's group, numbering tains. riculum aspects of the social hygiene problem. about 30, is mostly composed of Each ,would spend many hou,rs experienced teachers many of a day practicing his individual COURSES IN TYPING TO BE whom are primdpals in elemen­ programs for the following sea­ OFFERED FOR TEACHERS tary schools. A smaller section is son. In the evening, for recrea­ miade up of OCE students work­ tion, they would gather in Mr. Teachers need to know how to ing towards Bs. in Ed. degree. Menuhin's music room to play type. Acting on that principal, Dr. H. Kent Farley, Profes­ chamber music. the OCE administration plans to sor Matthew Thompson, and Mr. The enthusiastic reports of all re-open the course in Typing for A. E. Palmer, of OCE's faculty, who have heard them brought teachers this next term. The are also members of the group. more and more people to their course will ibe furnished wibh The courses taught by Dr. Ra­ impromptu concerts. The demand bra!nd-new typewriters in suffi­ gan are sponsored by the General for invitations grew to such an ex- cient quantity to handle the ex­ Extension Division, State Board (Conctuded on Page 4) pected registration. of High.er Educ-atioo.. Page Two THE OCE LAMRON, MONMOUTH, OREGON July 12, 1949 THE SUMMER SESSION LAMRON Top Photo Award PUBL1SHED BY THE ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF OREGON COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, MONMOUTH, OREGON Is A Cool 10 Bucks The Summer Session Lamron will present a Guest Editorial in Coders' store reports only a each issue. Fourth om ourr Guest Parade is by Dr. Victor M. very slight i!ncrease iln the sale of Phelps of the General Extension Division of the State Dept. films. of Education, Lecturer in Education. Don't you summer session photo fans WANT to LIVE? Think what a thrill it'd be to win WHAT IS A MARK? the magnificirnt first prize in the In college and university catalogs the grading systems of the Summer Session Photo Sweep­ institutions are fr2quently discribed is some such words as these: .steaks! A cool ten-dollar bill to "The grading system consists of four passiing grades, A,B,C,D. The .spend (guaranteed cool by Miss grade A denotes exc~ptional work accomplished; B, superior; C, Seavy, who has it OiI1 ice). average; D, inferior." Amid then, too, the second prize WheneV'er one ,i;ses a grade or grades as the basis for determin­ 1will buy a good time too. Five img the extent and quality of learning done by a student, or as the ,whole dollars ... all for just one good pictu,re ! basis for guidance, or the standards of a school, he had well .ask himself the question, "What is in a mark?" Of course, third prize carries no cash, but what an honor . . . The thinking- many people do about marks is frequently cloud­ publication in the Summer Ses­ ed by certain fallacies. These fallacies are commonly accepted by sion Larnron of the winniing pic­ people inside and outside of the profession of education. These ture. 'I1hat's a sure bid for im­ facts are not new and certainly not original with the writer. Any­ mortality. The Art Department one may find them in literak,re which deals with studies of mark­ might even hamg the print. mg, evaluation, or relatiCJ1rship of learning to individual differ­ Judges for the oontest will be ences. Miss Maiy Fullington, of the Art Fallacy One: Anyone can tell wihat a single A,B,C,D,F mark means. Dept., Willis Keithley, Photo Con­ No one ca!n tell from the mark assigned what the test Editor of the Lamron, and student's level of achievement is or what progress Harry Peters, ASB representative he has made. This is especially true if the mark rep­ for the summer session. resents the average of the pupil's achievement. Cer­ Print deadline is July 25 - tainly a grade does not mean the same thing to the shoot 'em, and t,u,rn 'em im at student who receives it as it does to the instructor. News Bureau. Who knows? 'I1he To the student's parents it must mea!n something jud['es might make a mistake and different than it does to the instructor who gave it. ,pick Your print. The work of a student in one school migiht en­ title him to an "A" while in another school for the STAFF IN REGISTRAR'S same quantity air:d quality of work he 1would receive HAS NEW AND OLD FACES a "C". Within the same school and in the same course, Miss Betty Garner, daughter am. "A" in one class migiht be comparable to a "B" in of Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Ganner of another class. Perhaps the most convincing evidence Grants Pass, has joined the staff is to ask a faculty or a class to grade copies of the of the registrar's office. Another same exam. comparative newoomer is Mrs. No United States.