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EDITORIAL
From Other Campuses
Practical Patriotism
At the risk of being associated with the
extremes of right wing thought, there is
something to be said for patriotism.
Not the kind of patriotism which de
mands of all, "My country, right or
wrong;" that is nothing more than an un
thinking, blind allegiance tailor ipade for
demagogues.
THE KIND OF patriotism which is
worthwhile does not demand unswerving
loyalty on all points; in fact, the most
worthwhile kind of patriotism demands the
opposite.
It demands that every citizen question
the goals of his government, and the
means employed to achieve those goals.
Fortunately, there are enough people who
provide the needed questioning of means
and goals. More are needed, but the guns
of democracy are not without able marks
men. Unless it is a misinterpretation, there
is evidence that college students find pa
triotism "square" or at the very least,
nutty.
THE AVERAGE MALE college stu
dent still has a military obligation to ful
fill. This in itself explains much of the
disdain for patriotism. No one in his right
mind is happy over the prospect of basic
training.
But you don't have to smile at the
thought of two months at Ft. Leonard
Wood to be a good patriot, if you will par
don the corn. All it takes is a willingness
to shoulder your share of the dirty work.
ompulsory AW end once
And now a word about
compulsory attendance:
Enough.
With all the progressive
strides this university has
taken in the fields of med
ical research, race rela
tions and classroom tech
nology it is incongruous
that classroom attendance
is still mandatory.
The approach is b a c k
ward. The theory of modern
education is not one of
force feeding a captive au
dience, but rather one of
offering pertinent, inter
esting information to re
ceptive minds.
This information being
so offered, a mature stu
dent at the college level
should have the right to
decide if he wishes to
avail himself of tile infor
mation or not.
Should be choose to
pass it up, it is not the
job of this university to
force any other course.
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It is now popular to judge the guy who
beats the "rap" (jargon for ducking re
sponsibility), as a smart cookie who is
more to be praised than censored. What
the hell; the Army can get by without me.
That's the rationale.
AND THE EXTREMES which are em
ployed to duck six months or two years of
military service are classic.
Last spring, a young college instructor
proudly informed us that he was teaching
for one basic reason: to beat the draft. He
was going to teach for a few years, and
then by that time he would have a couple
of kids and the Army wouldn't touch him.
Well, that's great. There's no argu
mentthe Army can get along without
him. Most certainly a lot of other things
could do without him, also. Like this coun
try, for one thing.
HE TYPIFIES THE sickness of the
smart-cookie attitude toward meeting your
military obligation. Not only is he smart
for beating the rap, those of you who don't
crawl on your belly to beat the rap are
stupid real dummies.
For the information of that chiseler
and all others like him, it is the dumb
guys who serve who keep the shaky flame
of freedom from flickering out.
So. however "square" it may be don't
be ashamed of having served or being will
ing to serve. It's the only thing which gives
the chiselers the freedom to laugh at you.
Terry Murphy
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
The university's place is
to offer the material, and
possibly if necessary
to inform the student if in
failing to use that materi
al his achievement falls
below the college level.
The view is ideal, I
agree. But the principle,
valid.
No student interested
in learning or simply pass
ing a course is going
to cut a class when he
knows the information of
fered there is pertinent to
that course and conse
q u e n 1 1 y possible test
ing materials.
It is, rather, the classes
in which nothing other
than a rehashing or
even rereading of the
text is offered thai stu
dents question the reason
for attending.
It is, also, the classes
in which the professor
goes on at length about
his personal experiences,
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likes and dislikes, that
students cut.
And why not?
We pay $500 per semes-
ter to get ' an education,
not so the University of
Miami can baby sit.
If the exact same knowl-
edge can be obtained from
a textbook why bother at-
tending class?
It appears to me that
the mandatory attendance I
does little more than I
guarantee full classes for f
poor professors. Sleepy, 1
but full.
Any professor who pre- i
sents well planned lee-
tures and gives complete 1
examinations knows just
who has been attending
class and who hasn't, and
can grade accordingly. 1
Professors not filling
those requirements should
seek another profession, i
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The future Citizen
By ROYCE H. KNAPP
Regents' Professor of
Education
Many people are asking
whether a university com
munity can help to devel
op effective citizens for a
free society. I must ad
mit a prejudice in this
matter because I believe
a university education is
a principal founda
tion stone for building
good civic and social be
havior. It is true that a univer
sity is primarily a learn
ing community, a place
where minds are f i 1 1 e d
and exercised, but it is
more than this. It is an
intellectual arena where
youth must try itself up
on the persistent prob
lems of mankind, and has
the right to realize Pla
to's admonition to' be a
spectator of all time and
all existence. The terse
and oft-quoted statement
of Descartes, "I think,
therefore I am," ought al
so to apply to university
youth; these are the best
years for attaining intel
lectual independence and
maturity.
There have always been
critics of university youth
and universities in gener
al. This is a good omen.
If a university were un
settling no minds, little
education would be taking
place. The college profes
sor uses the chief tool
that he has, intellectual
stimulation, to quicken
and to inspirit minds
with a search for t r u t h
and meaning. Of course,
this often causes young
minds to become lost in
the woods. Finding the
way out may be consid
ered a major element in
the process of education.
A professor is not a
preacher. Perhaps his
principal business is that
of emulating Socrates by
serving as a midwife to
whatever ideas students
mav give birth. If we
really want a university
community toproduce
competent citizens,
we must hold fast to the
right to examine critically
the Ideas of all mankind.
This is the chief reason
why a university commu
nity must resist all at
tempts at dogmatic con
trol of thought no matter
what their sources. Jus
tice Oliver Wendell
Holmes once declared
that we must always de
fend free thought; "not
free thought for those
who agree with us, but
freedom of thought for
those we hate." It is also
the chief reason why stu
dents as well as faculty
have rights of and respon
sibility for academic free
dom that must always be
protected.
Most of the students
now inhabiting this cam
pus have a half century
or more of life ahead of
them. They will be our
doctors, lawyers, teach
ers, ministers, school
board members, business-
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1 'Tipped' Scales
TO THE EDITOR:
I would like to comment
on the cartoon appearing
I on page two in the Daily
Nfbraskan of Friday, 17
May.
1 Indeed, the scales will
be "tipped." Note the po
ll tential: as the adminis
I tration becomes the base,
the students will be ele-
vated, and yet the rela-
tive range between admin-
istration and student body
I will not be affected.
Fortunately, 1 believe,
I the rate of change will be
1 such that those students
1 who cannot hold on will
I be jolted loose hold on.
perhaps, to some original
I intent of preparation for
"real world" situations,
rather than attempting to
perpetuate, say, a com
munity of immunity.
R. EDGAR PEARCE
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men and community
leaders. Undoubtedly,
there are present today,
some future governors,
senators, congress
men, and mayors.
Our courses ought to
make them informed, re
sponsible civic leaders.
The humanities, social
sciences, and natural sci
ences ought to give them
the understanding and in
spiration to solve the pro
blems of their day. This
makes it highly desirable
that we teach youth how
to learn from the past so
that they may live effec
tively today and in the fu
ture. However, this does
not mean living in the
past.
The skill and knowledge
requisite for a profession
whether it be law, dentis
try, teaching, pharmacy,
engineering, or medicine,
or any other field can,
in a university, be close
ly integrated with an un
derstanding of one's soc
ial duties and responsibil
ities. Dr. Isaiah Bowman
once told the entering
freshmen at John Hop
kins, "No man can enjoy
the privileges of education
and thereafter with a
clear conscience break his
contract with society. To
respect that contract is to
be mature, to strengthen
it is to be a good1 citi
zen, to do more than
your share under it is to
be noble."
Happy indeed will be
the man or woman who
effectively and voluntarily
integrates his or her per
sonal ambitions and tal
ents with the problems
and tasks of society. Un
til some better institution
is formed, and there
seems to be none in the
making in America, the
university remains the
prime institution for ac
complishing this task,
and thus assuring the
continuous regeneration of
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and the University
society.
Yea, a university com
munity is an excellent
soil in which citizens can
grow. A university is a
source of information,
ideas, beauty, and truth.
It is also a community
where commitments to
sympathy, kindness, mer
cy and tolerance are pos
sible. Perhaps Ja c q u e s
Barzun gave to college
teachers sufficient cause
cause for humility and
devotion when, after dis
cussing the need to teach
great ideas to future citi
zens, he concluded, "They
come, not from a course,
but from a teacher, not
from a curriculum, but
from a human soul."
When a state or private
group undertakes to pro
vide for university learn
ing, it is obvious there
fore that a basic commit
ment to the future has
been promised. WTien the
institution is a multifunc
tioned bne like the Uni
versity of Nebraska, the
basic commitment is even
greater and much more
involved in the basic life
of society. There is al
ways a sense of frustra
tion in the faculty for
they know things they
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should be doing to im
prove the work of the in
stitution, and there is us
ually a continning need
for explaining their work
and problems to the pub
lic. What is needed is a
deeper sense of trust, tol
erance, and patience be
tween the professors and
the public supporters. The
vital considerations must
aiways be the b-Aide and
the society and their fu
tures. To create a work
able agreement on how
best to work out a grow
ing and flourishing center
of higher learning,
educators, the public,
and legislatures must
give their best efforts and
thoughts. The stakes are
so high for control of the
world and the survival of
human freedom that all
who treat and discuss the
problem should do so with
humility and basic truth.
This is a dangerous area
for anyone to "politic" in.
Yes, I believe a univer
sity can develop good citi
zens and thus perpetuate
a free society. So do
most Americans. But, we
must persist in our ef
forts. University People
generally believe with
Faulkner, "... man will
not merely endure; he
will prevail."
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