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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
Thursday, November 7, 1946
EDITORIAL COMMENT
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EDITORIAL STAFF. ,
Kdltor Phyllis Trswdrii
MaKin KdHon. . Shirley Jrnklu. Marj Ilea awon
fsnn Kititora: Dale Novotny, Phyllis Mnrtlock, Jnrk Hill. Mary Louis Blnmel. Jcmim
KeM-iKan. .
Bporls Editor Geortr Miller
MSINKSS STAFF.
Intinrmi Manairer Jim Van Ijindlnsham
...i.i., Mui,.r Muurn
(Initiation Manace
Wasted Effort . . .
Four years of time, money and effort are required of
every student who completes a college education. The ma
jority of these students actually expect something in return
for their exertions and are voicing complaints about the
unfair system many instructors employ in grading papers
and examinations.
Nearly every course requires at least one written paper
which is usually a combination of research and class notes.
These papers are written with specific instructions issued
by the professor and after a great deal of preparation are
submitted. The professor seldom reads them but turns the
work over to what is commonly known as the "reader," a
harassed student who hacked an 85 out of the course last
semester and is responding to the professor's plea for aid in
grading the dozens of papers and bluebooks.
Student readers are very seldom qualified to grade work
which has been completed under the direction of an instruc
tor. Not only are they unaware of statements made by the
professor in class that influence the paper, they are too
pressed for time with their own school work and activities
to spend the hours required to examine the work they are
to correct. Therefore, deserving criticism or correction is
not given and students gain nothing from the time they
spent studying for the exam or preparing the paper.
Professors will defend the 'reader' officially with the
reply that classes are so large that it would be impossible
for him to grade all the work. If this is the case, the univer
sity administration is at fault and should make every effort
to remedy the situation.
Either they must hire more instructors to take care of
the students allowed to enroll, or limit the enrollment so
the professor will at least have time to grade a few vital
exams and papers.
The time a student may waste in preparing for an exam
or writing a paper, when the instructor who gives the as
signment never sees the work, is enough injustice; but when
the present state of affairs involves a waste of money, it
isn't to be wondered why complaints are heard.
' Paying the registrar $6 for a course and getting only $3
worth of knowledge is more than sufficient cause for re
bellion. Too many students who are attending college for some
thing more than social-ology are not willing to accept the
blue pencil marks of a student reader not when they pay
for the marks of a professor.
M. A. C.
Dnrutlur l.aahn', Bvmi Kami
rllh Jones
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News
Print
BY JACK HILL.
It now becomes apparent that
the republican party has taken
control of both the houses in
Congress for the first time since
1931. In a GOP landslide, the 80th
Congress has at least 49 senators,
a bare minimum for control and
219 seats in the House, one more
than is needed for a majority.
This was the count with 37 con
tests as yet undecided.
The downfall of democratic
leaders such as Pennsylvania's
Guffey, Tunnell of Drlaware and
Walsh of Massachusetts paved the
way for a republican dominated
Senate while the republicans un
seated many incumbents in the
House to take over as predicted.
In Nebraska, the Anti-closed
shop amendment, bitterly opposed
by labor forces, was passed with
a comfortable count while the pro
posed school amendment was
swamped with a vote of almost
three to one against it. Senator
Hugh Butler, republican incum
bent senator, defeated John Me
kota by a 2 to 1 vote.
Lincoln's liquor amendment
was also defeated by two to one
forcing attention to West Lincoln
and the coming attempts to pre
vent bar liquor to be sold there.
Omaha running Lincoln is one
thing to the city council but Lin
coln running West Lincoln is dif
ferent, it would appear to the
casual observer.
Causing a complete change in
the Congressional organization,
Joseph Martin is expected to re
place Sam Rayburn as" House
speaker. The republican majority
in the Senate may choose Sen.
Arthur Vandenberg as presiding
oficer while Robert Taft will be
come majority leader.
Little effect was felt imme
diately in the nation's stock mar
kets although cotton and wheat
both dropped their fuH limits at
the stock exchanges when the re
publican sweep became definite.
Bonds dropped considerably as
big issues were voted for veteran
aid in many states.
Democratic strongholds through
out the nation failed to 'counter
act the wave of reaction against
incumbents which was first no
ticeable in the spring primaries.
Northern Illinois, traditionally
controlled by Mayor Edward J.
Kelly of Chicago, could not meet
the heavy wave of downstate re
publican ballots and the repub
licans now have 18 seats in the
House with a possibility of ad
ding three more. Missouri slipped
irom the vice-like grip of Pender
gast and went GOP while the
closely watched Fifth district race
saw Harry Truman's candidate
Axtell go down to defeat.
President Truman, his usual
smiling self, boarded a train with
his family yesterday, to return to
Washington. The chief executive
had no comment to make to the
gathered reporters at the Missouri
station but it was noted that his
smile was somewhat drawn.
One of the more notable re
percussions from the republican
landslide came when Sen. J. Wil
liam Fulbright (D., Ark.), sug
gested that Truman name a re
publican secretary of state and
then resign. The senator, who has
sometimes been referred to as a
reactionary, said, "It probably
would be the wisest thing for U:
president to do." He also voiced
a suggestion that legislation be
enacted whereby a new election
would be held when the legisla
tive and executive bodies are con
trolled by two different' parti, ;.
Fulbright noted that such a situa
tion has arisen 27 times in the
country's history and that each
time the result has been a stale
mate. While this suggestion was made
only yesterday, and it is as yet too
early to tell what the reaction
will be, some sources have al
ready taken violent issue with the
Arkansas senator. Tt.? political
strategy behind such a move is
rather obvious, slightly resembl
ing a quick kick in football with
the hope that your opponent will
fumble deep in his own territory.
There can be little doubt but that
the proposal will be the source of
debate for months to come.
Theatre Holds
Play Try outs
Tomorrow
Tryouts for two coming Ex
perimental Theater attractions will
be held Friday, Nov. 8. from 3
till 5 p. m., in Room 201 of the
Temple building, according to
Clarence Flick, director of the Ex
periment;il Division of the Uni
versity Theater.
The two shows are "Gloria
Mundi," by Patricia Brown, and
"He," by Eugene O'Neill. Student
directors for these productions will
be Dorothea Duxbuiy and Dean
Graunke.
Any student enrolled in the
university and eligible for activi
ties may participate in these try-outs.
Rev. John Shell
Speaks at Vesper
Services Today
The Reverend John Shell, pas
tor of the First Presbyterian
church in York, Neb., will speak
on the subject "Christ Under The
Southern Cross" at the vesper
service today at 5 p. m. in Room
315 of the Union.
A former navy chaplain who
landed with the marines on Oki
nawa, Reverend Shell will show
colored movies that he took in
the South Pacific.
Maxine Ludwick is in charge
of the program.
Bragg .
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economy. This economy is set up
on the assumption that German
industry will supply certain in
dustrial needs and other states
shall send surplus food to Ger
many. "While UNRRA may have been
criticized as being bureaucratic, it
was a sybol of the world's unity
of thought in realizing that a
companion effort must be made
to relieve the war's victims ' of
its disastrous results. UNRRA
terminates on January 1, and no
immediate successor has yet been
planned. American generosity can
not meet the needs, and some of
ficial, international organization
will be required to complete the
momentous task when UNRRA
ends."
Dr. Bragg indicated that the
reconstruction of Europe can be
facilitated only by social and
economic planning on a large
scale. Answering the question of
his lecture's title, "How far should
we go?" he stated, "As far as our
resources allow us. We must
create in Europe the basic stuff
out of which a stable population
may grow and be sure of se
curity." In closing, Dr. Bragg said,
"whatever may be a stake, the
needs of human beings must be
the lirst consideration of world
leaders."
During the '30's, Dr. Bragg made
periodical trips to Europe where
he travelled the continent exten
sively. He visited in Poland and
Austria, but spent most of his time
in central and northern Europe.
Since 1942, Dr. Bragg has been
intermittently the acting director
of the Unitarian service commit
tee that has operated in Europe
since the beginning of the war.
He also participated in the Italian
medical nutrition mission under
UNRRA which made broad studies
of the effects of malnutrition on
large masses of people.
Kosmet . .
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Klub also puts on a show in the
spring every year. Last year's Ne
braska Sweetheart and Prince
Kosmet were Anna "Hink" Aasen
and Gordon Cooley.
Eight skits will be chosen from
all houses trying out for a place
in the revue. Houses participating
in tryouts tonight are: Beta Sigma
Psl, 7:15; Phi Gamma Delta, 7:30;
Alpha Tau Omega, 7:45; Beta
Thtta Pi, 8:00; Pelta Upsilon, 8:15;
Kappa Sigma, 8:30; Delta Tau
Delta, 8:4.
amnits
By
Alary Lou Dlumel
Syracuse University officials
aren't entirely heartless! It looked
as if they were last week, when
they refused to give students a
four-day holiday at Thanksgiving
time, so that veterans could spend t
Thanksgiving with their parents,
and when they said that students
would receive double cuts if they
skipped classes the Friday and
Saturday following Thanksgiving.
This week the officials have
relented slightly. They insist that
classes must be held on the Fri
day and Saturday in question, but
since a student petition requested
it, they have removed the cut,,
penalties. The dean, on issuing
the order, said that he will lose
confidence in the student body if
many of the students fail to re
port to classes the 'day after
Thanksgiving. .
Since American medical au
thorities have predicted that an
epidemic of influenza will sweep
the country this year, the College
Hospital at Iowa State has made
influensa serum available to all
students to guard against the
epidemic spreading through the
campus. Only one shot of the
serum is necessary, and about two
percent of those trrated will have
a reaction. The charge for the
shot is 50 cents.
Last Saturday Illinois Univer
sity celebrated Dad's Day, with
dinners, receptions and a football
game in honor of the "guy who
writes the checks and fro'ivns at
the grade card." Special honors
went to the fathers of the foot
ball team, who were given a spe
cial block of seats at the football
game, right behind the players'
bench.
Star student at DePauw Is- Fred
Danner, who has returned to
school after 20 years' absence. He
is s junior and is majoring in
economics. Other students refer
to him as "Dad."
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Dancing 9 until 12
College Couples Only
No Stags
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