Wednesday, November 27, 1940
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DAILY NEBRASKAN
Cribbing
Nebraska style
In the December issue of the American Mercury is an expose by Irving
Burton of the tutorial rackets operating on American college campuses. A
lively denunciation of the practice as it exists at Harvard and Princeton
makes up the bulk of the article.
No mention of any specific mid-western schools is made, altho the author
claims the practice of professional tutoring is carried on all over. At Ne
braska, we think Mr. Burton would have a difficult time finding anything
comparable to the Princeton-Harvard situation, not that he says there is
anything like it here. The article is well written and informative, and may
cause action to be taken in the east, although we doubt it. The very prac
tice Burton criticizes so caustically are in some cases sanctioned by univer
sity authorities on campuses where they exist. I
Cribbing at Nebraska is probably limited to the classroom, although
we hare known of instances where "interested" graduate students have
worked bond problems, or written term papers in history, political science,
or English courses, for sums that justified the time and effort taken.
The thing never was serious enough to justify administrative action, how
ever, it does constitute in individual cases, a serious evil.
What does occur in some measure now is the practice of copying problems
out of files kept by various groups. In a freshman accounting course, the
laboratory problems supposed to be worked are deemed so difficult that the
only way some students can finish the work in the time alloted is to.ci'py it
, . . and copy it they do, from files that various groups have which contain
a complete set of the problems.
A good solution to this dishonest practice, often forced upon the stu
dent, would be to devise a different set of problems, one which would be
considerate of the time allowed for solving. The fault in this case does
not lie entirely with students.
Mickey mice, those ingenious little adding machine tape scrolls, have
their place in final exams here. A complete course typed in outline on adding
machine tape assures a good grade in the final when it is used and these
crib scrolls are not easily detected.
The "honor" system, like the one Dr. Whitney uses in zoology and
biology, wherein students are seated in alternate seats and in alternate rows
has forced honesty on students in his classes simply because he found they
wouldn't be honest themselves. Unfortunately, classrooms and classes in
most cases are not of a size proportionately which allow this examination
system.
Taken as a whole, cribbing on this campus is not too serious but is
practiced enough to fuss about. And that's not much of a credit to the
student body. When we remember that cribbing provides excellent oppor
tunities for students' being expelled; that the illegal practices some stu
dents deem necessary don't pay in the long run; that the chances of
being caught are too great, and the consequences resulting are so serious ;
that we would think threatened loss of self-respect would be enough in
most cases to prevent cheating. But self-respect daily plays a smaller part
in many of our lives. The reason for that....? it would take hours to
explain!
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Bob Aldrich-
This is the time of year when
relief and charity organizations of
nil kinds are asking for support
to carry on their many and varied
works. Most of these "groups, like
s the Red Cross and the Community
" Chest, are so well known that it
would be superfluous to describe
them.
However, there are a few charit
able organizations at work that
ere not so well known. There is,
for example, the Horace McGoon
Fund. The work of the Horace
McGoon Fund is known only
vaguely, if at all, and for that rea
son we have brought Mr. McGoon
liimself to this column for a short
Interview:
Question: Tell us. Mr. McGoon,
Juot what is the Horace McGoon
Fund?
Answer: Huh?
Q. I say, what is the Horace Mc
Goon Fund?
A. The Horace McGoon Fund?
Oh, that's a little racket r,
charitable organization I cooked
tip to advance to promote the in
terests and welfare of the Forward
With McGoon Club.
Q. And what, may we ask, is the
Forward with McGoon Club?
A. Oh, that's the group that is
working so valiantly, and I may
Bay tirelessly, on behalf of the Do
Your Christmas Shopping Early
Movement of which, I may add,
I am the chairman. I might as well
explain that the Do Your Christ
inas Shopping Early Movement is
vast, nationwide campaign to
fee well, to put it briefly, to see
lhat my Christmas Shopping gets
done early.
Q. Your Christmas shopping,
Mr. McGoon?
A. Yes, my Christmas shopping.
You see, around this time of year
my wife gets mighty stingy with
the family pocketbook and it's up
to me to raise a little cash for
necessary Yuletide expenses.
That's how I happened to get my
idea for the Every Man a Capital
ist Association.
Q. The Every Man a Capitalist
Association?
A. Yes, the E. M. A. C. is what
you might call the granddaddy of
the Horace McGoon Fund, the For
ward with McGoon Club, and the
Do Your Christmas Shopping
Early Movement.
Q. Pardon us, Mr. McGoon, but
we're just a little confused. Just
who is benefitted by the work of
these organizations?
A. You mean you want me to
get down to fundamentals? Well,
to sum the whole thing up as
briefly as possible, the Every Man
a Capitalist Association seeks to
raise a certain amount of money.
You know how the Red Cross and
the Community Chest set a certain
goal and try to reach it? Even so
the E. M. A. C. will try to raise
this year around oh, with the
shopping list I've got I estimate
111 need st least a hundred bucks.
Thjs will be raised by Subscribing
among my friends and family
Alpha Chi, Sigma
Nu win annual
picture contest
Sigma Nu and Alpha Chi Ome
ga, having 100 percent of their
pictures taken, lead the list of
fraternities and sororities in the
Greek Cornhusker picture contest
which ends today. As a reward
for their perfect records, Jane
Bird, president of the Alpha Chi,
and Jack Cole, president of th.;.
Sigma Nu, will both receive free
Cornhuskers. This is the first time
in the history of the series of
Cornhusker contests this year that
both a fraternity and a sorority
have had a"l00 percent record.
Fraternity results:
Sigma Na llWil
Alpha Vail Omega SJ
IMla I pailoa TV,
Kigma Alpha Kpallon 's;
I'M Uamma Delta t
Sorority results:
Alpha Chi Omega lOfl'i
Alpha XI IMta M'
Alpha IMnlcrita H US'',
Sigma Delta I'm 11
Mr. Townsend of the Townsend
Studios announced that the re
maining fraternity and sorority
pictures must be taken by Dec. 4.
In the contest which began Mon
day, and ends Dec. 4, Beta Sigma
Psi has already attained a 100 per
cent record. Herald Hormann.
president of Beta Sigma Psi, will
receive a free Cornhusker. Other
Greek-letter societies included in
this contest are;
Sororities:
Sigma Kappa SifV
t.unima I'hl Beta
kappa IVIta
I'hl Ma
Fraternities:
He I a Sigma I'al . . .
Mgnia I'hl KpolliMi
Iti lia Sigma I'l . . ,
l.-la Tan IMIa ,
Tliela XI
Phi Sigma Kappa
kappa Alpha
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Two hundred and twenty-two
seniors and 187 juniors have had
their pictures taken. Carrie Belle,
has had 65 of its photographs
taken. The Towne Club and the
girls from the Women's Residence
Halls should have their pictures
taken as soon as possible.
that is, among those who will later
receive Christmas gifts from me.
Q. We begin to get a glimmer
ing of the idea, Mr. McGoon.
Please continue.
A. The hundred bucks will then
be divided evenly between the
other organizations I mentioned.
The Horace McGoon Fund will be
used to buy presents for the im
mediate family, the Forward with
McGoon's Club funds will go into
presents for the boss and others
whose social friendship must be
maintained, and the Do Your
Christmas Shopping Early Move
ment furnishes cash for the fcids
so they'll stop asking me for
money all the time.
Q. Mr. McGoon, it Is due to the
foresight, warmheartedness, and
generosity of men like yourselves
that organizations of this nature
can go forward in spite of finan
cial depression and general skep
ticism. Our congratulations.
A. By the way, would you like
to make a small contribution to
the Horace McGoon Fund- We're
a little short on hey, where do
you think you're going?
Chris Peter$enm'
STOP AND SINK.
There is a little band of fellows
over the country who call them
selves the Zioncheckers whose one
goal in life is the silly and non
important. Good time lads they
are. One of their stories about a
fellow member as told by him to
them goes something like this:
I had twelve bottles of whiskey
in my cellar and my wife told me
to empty the contents of each and
every bottle down the sink "or
else." So, I said I would, and pro
ceeded with the unpleasant task.
I withdrew the cork from the
first bottle and poured the con
tents down the sink with the ex
ception of one glass which I
drank. I extracted the corl. from
the second bottle and did likewise
with the exception of one glass
which I drank. I then withdrew
the cork from the third bottle and
emptied the good old booze down
the sink with the exception of
one glass which I drank. I pulled
the cork from the fourth sink and
poured the bottle down the glass,
which I drank. I pulled the bot
tle from the cork of the next and
drank one sink out of it and
poured the rest down the glass.
1 pulled the sink out of the next
glass and poured the cork down
the bottle. I pulled the next cork
out of my throat and poured the
sink down the bottle and drank
the glass. Then I corked the sink
with the glass, bottled the drink
and drank the pour.
When I had everything emptied
out, I steadied the house with one
hand, counted the bottles, corks
and glasses with the other, which
were twenty-nine. To be sure, I
counted them again when they
came around and I had seventy
four and as the house came bv,
I counted them all again and fi
nally I had the houses and bottles
and corks and glasses all counted
with the exception of one house
and one bottle which I later
drank.
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llran Morlti'e office la taMbrr rolliae
thin week.
HOMK BT ASSOCIATION.
f'm MlaaaM a III be law luplr of
dlruaiMl al the Hihw hnin'tmlra a
rlalliin nm-tlng today al IZ:Zfl p. m. In
the Hnene r trial rouma. AM inrtnbrri
are arced in attend.
MATI.NKK DAM K.
There all be a matinee dajwe ImU la
Ike I alun ballnxtm at t P. en. MusVtil
miit preernt Idcnlifbaliua rarda lor ad
mlllanre. VOl Mi AIIVIM ATI.
All pre-Uw atadmle are In tiled la a
meeting of the I ming Adviteatea, 1 hum
day al ?:!M p. ni. in Mxiai erlrnnn ZtMiM.
Judge K. B. t'happel, preMdeal f the e
braaka Itar aaaurialiua a III aprak aa "The
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p. a, la the I atu.
OAMMA Ml' THKTA.
Gamma Ma Ihria, awnni prr-jnrd
bonurary IH meet la the I aUn al
P. m. tda. All warned wba latewd to
alndy medlrlne are Invited In attend. New
women are rrqaraled t call Artrne Mama
at 3-Z74N.
SCABBARD AND BI-ADIC. '
Member of Krabbard and Blade we
meet la the I aioa al 1 :M) p. m. Iharadjiy.
Colonel r ranhfortor will alwak,
AKAE.
The Aawrlraa pUxtrly ot Agrlraltiire K
glaerr will meet Hedaraday al 7:30 p. am.
in room lux ag engineering. Mr. T. H.
Juhnaua will glte eld lag demtawlraUM.
AG RK RKATION M(,HT.
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from Nuv. 2 In No, if beraune ot Ur
aaiird Agriculture.
RKD fifino.
Red OnMoa v. Ill Initiate new member
at 7:io thi retaiag m the MwUir Irvek
laboratory.
Rifletoomcn meet
Girls' Rifle club will have a
busuicss meeting Wednesday. No
vember 27 at Nebraska hall, r.m
210, 5 o'clock, to discuss the
awarding of medals and future
matches. The rifle range will not
be open at the time.
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