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MlNUTES F FACULTYCOUNCIL
Meeting 1j:52
12 January
1950
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ROLL CALL
Dr. J. E. Bubbs , vice chairman,
called
the Faculty Council to
order in regUlar monthly session at 4:10 o'clock
in room 208,
Memorial Uni on , Coffee Wf.1.S served by Professor
Beb by Lynd
Thompsor. and her c ommi,ttee.
The fvllowing; members were
present:
Bash,'
Lanch , Bollen,
Butts,
Callarman,
Campbell,
Ch i Ld s , Colby, C'af'"c, Davies,
Demuth, Dixon. Friedman, Gilfillan,
Gleeson .• Goode, Jensen, Lemon, lVlcCutcheon, Ma aer ,
Milam, Nor t on , 0 deman Parkinson
(for Wanless) .• Robertson,
Schoenfeld,
SmH; , Swarthout.
SW;i€~9.rd, Thompson, Ware. Wells,
Wilkinson,
Willi ims , Wlse.
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APPHOVAL OF
MINUTES
The minutes for che meetings of November 10, 1949 and December
8, 1949 were declared
approved without change.
PRESEl\JT
AT10'fIT
OF NEW
MEMBERS
The vice cha,irma introduced
and welcomed newly elected
members
of the Faculty Council:
Professors
Blanch. Campbell. Dixon. McCut che on , ISwygarJ. Teutsch.
War(J,"\[ells.
and Wilkinson,
and
Professor
IH. }II.
arkd.ns on representing
Professor
Wanless.
ELECl'Em OF
EX~CUTIVE
CO ]\!!JVIIT TEE
MEMBERS
The vice Cjhairma called
for nominations
for member-s of the
84ecutive
cormnit ee of the Faculty Council.
two from the elective grouPI and
vo from the appointed
group of members.
Names
placed in nomi nalt i.on were: Professors
John Swarthout .• George
VVilliams. Delmer M. Goode (for secretary)'
and Dean G. W.
Gleeson.
IVlotio was made. e e ccuded , and carried
that nominations be ~losed
nd that the nominees be declared
elected.
Ballots
vter e then distributed
f'or voting on a vice chairman
and a secr.e tary co be cho s en from among the newly elected
members of the execub i.ve committee.
Assisting
Dr. Butts in conducting the ball ting wer-e Professors
Childs and Wells.
The
vice chairman a" ounced that Dr. Swarthout had been elected
vice chairman an Iii!'. Goode secretary.
I:;LECTION OF
MEIvl]EHS OF
COMMITTEE ON
RE'iJIK{ Al\fD
APPEALS
The vice chairma.
called
for election
of' two members of the
faculty
commi.trbe]son Review and Appea l s , Any member-s of the
faculty
are elig"ble
to election,
he said.
Those nominated
were Professors
• L. Le1'Iaster ~ Clara Storvick,
and L. D.
CooLfd ge , After balloting
was completed the vice chairman
announced that P of'e s sor s Storviok and Coolidge had been
elected.
The thOrd member of the committee is to be appointed
by President
str nd.
ACADElv[C
DEFICIENCIES
COMMITTEE
Dr. Butts said t -lat a epe c i.e.I r-epor-t would be presented
by the
committee on Aca emic Deficiencies.
Since Dr. Swarthout~ chairman of the commi tee, had been absent from the rElcent sessions
of the committee .• 1'Jr. Dal~as Norton, student personnel
coordinator.
presented
the report.
He distributed
mimeographed sheets
giving data on a~ademic dbficiencies
of students
and comparisons
for recent
years"
Inc],udbd also Were specimens of letters
sent
to students
in opnnec td on with academi c warning.
probation.
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def'e:l:'red
suspens;l.on,
~nd
s tuderrcs who tel~rninate
SUl3p<i9nS:LQn,and
their
:£'qr1nS Qf' a3reemep.t
s cudi.as or are
suspended.
with
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l\!Ir~ Ncrton
said in summary r The Acadomi,c
Deficiencies
Committee
has responsibility
and d:tscreti(mary
t:<.uthority for upholding high
scholastic
s+andar-d G
Oregon S·;:ate CoHe ge each y·ear receives
a
cross section of a ademic abilitIes
fr·om Oregon hif;h schools.
Some of the s e stud nbs might PI' ofi t most from traininG
of vocational type" some hould have work experience"
some should be in
0
a major field
di.ff rent from the one they enter
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some would profit
most from an insti
ution of anobher ;;ype or size.
Many of course
find our offerings
and ·their abilities
in harmony.
The committee
is faced with the
roblem of the be ab decision for the welfare of
ea ch student in aa h case.
It accepbs this responsibility
humbly.
It invites
suggest"ons and comments.
General discussion
of students.
academic difficulties
was engaged
in by members of t e council.
Dean Milam recognized the fact that
courses listed
in ne -year or two-year "terminal"
curricula
may
be the sor-b often .,ost useful for students who have difficulties
in four-year
curri ilIa.
She emphasi2:ed, however, that at least in
the case of home e oriomd cs the s hor ber- curricula
are not designed
for students
of th poor-performance
group.
Rather they are
pursued by young w nen who plan soon to be married or who because
of financial
or ot er reasons cannot remain longer than one or two
years.
Dean Maser sugges ced that courses and. combi nab Lena of
courses 'that are a apt ed to s buderrb s of the poor-performance
group
be printed in spec" J. lists.
The beJLief WaS expressed that high
schools and parents have a part in the development of unsatisfactory
a·t;ti tudes and ha.o:\.ts in sbu derrbs and hence in causing academic
difficulties.
The chairman suggested that the problems of academic
deficiencies
be di cussed furtHer by the council at a subsequent
meeting.
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ADJO URNlvlEWf
The council
adjour
d at 5:30 o'clock.
DEU1ER M. GOODE
serretal'Y