Oreg n state
College
lC November 1955
HIHUTES OF FACULTY C OUTJeIL
The Faculty Corncil met in regula!' session at h:oO p sm , w i t.h
Pr e s i dent. Strand i t he chair and the f'o LLowi.ng
members present:
Bett, Bogart,
Carl'n,
Charley,
Clinton,
Colby, Dietz,
Forenan,
Frazier,
Friday,
G-ilfilLl.Yl, Gooc'c, Gray (for IicCll?llan):
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Lanrrton , Lenon) Li
I--~cCulloch. lIilligarl) l·;icoderaus, llor t.cn , OI~derla,nll
Orn~r, (,sborne (for Stone))
Pfanner)
Pilcher)
Plonk (for I,J3.ggenhorn),
Pr
nichardson,
Icob Ln son ,
(for Schultz),
Seyj~iour (for
oru i, Bisson, str,: nd , ',JaIls. Also pr e sent.: Ac:'sistant Dean
~.J. T. Coon ey , Pr of'd s sor- l'J. P. :.1heeler •
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ConsidGration
of t} c Octo1.:er J.3, 1)55 r1inutcS\T2S
ru.nut e s wcr-o dcc Lar Gel c(ll;rO'lcd,
c a l Lod for.
Cop i e s of a r8.:J.l)pOl~~:i.onrl;:;nt of e Lcc t.ed t:l{:;~',·~bp.r0of the Facul.ty
CO:'1.nci:Las pr opo so: Ly t.lio ~=xGC~ltive CO:-.J.tlittcG ~Jsre distl' ..~l.)utc;c.1o
Pr cs i dorrt Strand c(llled at.t.on t.ion to the f'ac t tha'~':' c ertai.r: schoc Ls
uo u.l.d have add i.t i or &1 repr cscnt.at.jves
and t.nat tha total
riunb er of
elected Y.1(:?:I'tccrs 1.Jo1.1d b e inCI"3ased
f'r-or: 30 to l.o. lie said that
schools,
in clectirr
additional
D~ili2rs, would set the length of
t.e rra in accordance
1clit11 ~J:.rlalT~3. \.l}}ile the By Laws aubhor i aed the
Executive
Cow'1ittee to make the reaP:8ortior1"1ent,
PresidEnt
Strand
said it wo uLd be in order for the Fac uLty COUDej.l to conf irm or
modify
the r ec omr:e dat.Lon s , T}lO Fac ul.t.y Co unc i L t.hcn V·OTl.:n to
approve the recorD~'.ended r-eapport.Lonment,
President
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CCIE!IT?LE
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St.r;:md
said
that
the
Bylmrs
provided
for
a norn Lna t.Ln g
cora.nt t.ee to propose officers
for 1956.
Ile called
for noninations.
'~~h8 follo'Hing
nane s 1,'Tere ~ropos;,:;d: Dr. cT. 1\.• Pf'anrier , Dr , 0. 1·[.
Lietz:
LJr. D. D. iTi(-'()dcr~~s J Dean SC}-lDll, De an Colby) :-)ean Pr i ce ,
llo o t.i.e r naI1t2S tI8~G pr-oposed an.l non.iriat.Lons we r'e declared
c Los ed ,
The nane s proposed ,El'S ueclareu
elected
as nenbers of the
llominating
Conm.it.t eb ,
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r
lJ"lJGATIS}T-t'iC l'C·2Y
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strc.nd s:-:::Ld Lhat t~lC: next. Lt en £01"- d Lsc uas ion 1·rC,:_11d be
t.he q ue ct ion of rOI)ort.:'n,=
of un sat.Lsf'a ct.or-y st udcrrt tror k at tile end
of
thnt
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th;:rt VieTJG of tile
r:~erlbers of t.l~e i}QC~It:,.- C01J.Ylcil on t.lie q ue st Lon ~10"l11dl;G he'Lpf'u.L
in cletDrl'.linin[ i\J.tlJre po li.cy o Dea11 ?rice
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A
par-t i.c i.pat.ed ,
Aspects of the question
that wore presented
were:
As at present
operating,
the
wesk and 0 week rule was causing a clustering
of exann nat.j ons nea the times for r'''porting.
Direct "JarntnE by
the instructor
to a st.uderrt doihg unsatisfactory
Fork wouLd seem
4
more effective
to all
t·han the
[)Y'
esont plan.
The rule
as sl.a ted applying
et.udent.s and all cour ses seemed to cover too ";oTide a
divsrs:Lty.
Th8 rc:.18
appear-ed
jViOre appropriate
at
fr~,shman
l0JVel,
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Er.?etinc {l09
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less so at the u:.' or division
Lcve l., and ha rd Iy app.l.Lcab Lc at
Graduato Love l ,
:t Ha:::; :Jtro:J::;od that tho rulo did not lir.lit
r opor tdng at tho Land C ireck po int.o , but reporting
shouJJt be done
a Lao at any tine,
otudont lmo in c:ifficulty.
'~ho intorcr:,t of
nany par errt a hi tJ e Hor:: 0:[' st.udcnt.s 1Ja[:;nenti oned QS one reason
for a oy at.eu of vJ'(.r.n:l..11G~. 1'0 ~-J~C nent Loncd aLoo that, 11111c:3s a
rule exists,
SOLleinstructors
tro u'Lc. ne g.Loc t to war-n st.udcn t.s 17110
ought to b o warrien ,
The value of »arnt ngs in stimulatinc
students
was suggested.
p·'csj.dent St r-and said that direct
conrcrr rng
be tween matruct
oi and student ~J2.G, of course, always dc sr rab Le
and helpful but t 0 often did not occur.
Soma personal
experiences
with direct
stude t contact were ment i oned , QUG5tion was a sked
whet.her perhaps a t ua], tar!! was being done if situations
whi ch
demanded personal attention
wer e being handled by a mechani.c a.L
rule.
On the poi t that the student's
real s i t.uat.i on vas apparent
only when it tra s 1nown, for exampIe , that he was in difficulty
in
no re than one c La: s, it Has pointed out that head counselors
and in nany caC3CSthe adv i cer s woul.d have the total
situai.:,jon.
lierrt.i on vas made f the fact that the student's
attH.'.l.d.c t.oward
a course for wlri,cl he i3 regiGtered
rri gh t be an irresponsible
one ,
DROPPING
A COUHSB
FU1TIi~
The discusGion pr ceeded into the QuesUon of the times Hhen
students may be p(r;:d.ttcd to drop a course.
The need for
clarification
of . riteria
for dropping a course ,'JaS nent.Loned ,
Pr-es i dent strand r ointed out that a rule like this had been
devised to nee t cc :'tain S~L t.uato.ons
and uher-e si t.uatd.ons change the
rule can b e nodE'j cd ,
TIle discus s ion cor -Cin"llCU on both quorrt i.on s , tile L CHid C ucek rule
and the ru.Lo lor (rol)~')in~_: C01..1rSC;j.
~ucst2-on 1J2.0 acl.od 1!~:Gt11rjr
nuch 1J<1:J
08i:113ac o;,;pli:'-jllcQin t.he cacc of upper division
COW'S0S.
It 1:J2.C t.hough t it f.lj.Cl1t 1:;8 needed f'or' nany 300 Leve l, courses.
It
liClS urc:od that D. i:·.1:i.t. be Got to tho treatinG of s t.ud ent.s li1:G
children,
even 0.: t2~et:rGj.rlC; i'Clcult~Tlite c In.Ld ren , ':'110 v i eu Has
expr-ess od that per sibl;/ t.hc question Has no r'e ono of confusion
regClrdinc a rule
at.her them its ac t.uaL unwor'kabi.Llty , After
brief c ons i de r-at i n it tra s dec i dod to postpone t o a later
neetinc
consideration
of the que st.Lon of grade and credit
for ~1r 10 and
11th:;.
President
trand said that at a Lat.e r );leeting also he
planned to ask Fa c .Lty Council consi de rat.Lon of the question of
admissions criter·a.
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ADJOURlJHENT. The meeting
was declared
adjourned
at
5:23 O'clock.
Delmer II. Coode
Secretary