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Thursday, February 6, 1947 THE DAILY NEBRASKAN Page 5 Personally Speaking By Norm Legcr. When the society editor first askcd us to have a column for today's paper we were worried. At the time, we had nothing to say Then we recalled what we had learned from taking an Eng lish composition course first se rncster: what you have to say is not nearly as important as how vim say it. Not well put, but you cet the idea. It's something you've probably known for a long time. We had to learn the hard way, so after this, for the sake of a grade, we will have to struggle for style and subdue the impulses received frmn the desire to state our strongest beliefs and to express a few justified gripes. However, poor ns our style may be, we still feel the need at times to be more concerned with "what" than with "how." Final exams, for instance. Somewhat reluctantly we admit that there is some good in them and that they do serve a purpose. But there is reason enough for some well aimed gripes at our would-be-impeccable administration for not planning the exam schedule realistically in stead of idealistically. What we mean is this.- After stumbling through the gruelling two weeks along with everyone else and taking three exams .the first two days with little time to prepare for them, we realized that the administration plans the ex.uns schedule on the assumption (after all these years, too) that the majority of the student body are ideal pupils who study their ks.-oii.s day by day and are well prepared to take the final exam, the day after the course ends. Ad mittedly, we should be that sort nl a student body, but the fact is, v. e are not. We have a provoking hah. i of letting work pile up and then hitting the books when the exams are given. This, most of you will agree, is the realistic ' v p i n t of the average student's ar.aleinie lir. AH right, we are to be cen sored for our laxity and procras t. nation, but our lot could be im proved with a little sympathy and aid from the administration and larulty. The ideal solution would prob ably be to have more exams dur- " i; ti.e semcbter and have less emphasis placed upon the final learns, we can uc sate in saying ti.at the majority of students do stu.iy for exams and more exams V "uii mean more studying. Al ready we can hear the protests f'""i students and professors ahke. so we offer a less radical but still valuable solution. This solution is by no means an thing new. In fact, a few profs have won our fondest admiration by putting it to use. Ti.e first day their classes meet these profs outline to the classes the whole semester's work, and pass out assignment sheets which tell the dates of the exams given during the course. Such informa tion is invaluable to the student, '"t only does he learn the first day what the course is about and what are its high points, but he knows exactly when the exams will be given, and he can arranged "is study plans accordingly. Is it too much to ask that pro fessors be required to do this so that the profs who have not done s" in the past will in the future? course, this plan would not apply to a number of courses that are based on day-by-day work or m papers handed in weekly. But f"i' the majority of lecture courses there is no apparent reason (not to us, anyway) why the profs could "ot j.jve their students a study a"d exam schedule at the begin ni" of thes emester. Then if the administration wanted to be real nice, they could Rive us a two or three day break ;t the end of the semester before 'he exams begin but that, no doubt, is asking too much. Voter; ins . . (Continued from '' !) education. Thus, it is a critical period for him and he cannot af f,"d to waste his time and money." hi his speech, the general also di.seussed the need for a good coun ting service for veterans, for the vvterans need help In choosing the course which will qualify them for Vn'ational opportunities later, v,1n though they may know the ;'(,'ds of study that appeal to them. Ye Olde Campus Becomes Hazard To New .Students As I was wandering around in the basement of Burnett Hall try ing to find where the advanced Fossil Morphology 232 class had moved, an idea struck me. Perhaps, there are some stu dents who don't know how to find their way around the campus. There may be some who aren't able to decipher the cryptic marks that the wee folk scrawl on the registration forms to direct the student body to those collegiate Gothic hovels that the University is using for classes until the Ar mory is finished. To start off chronologically, cans ago the redmen inhabited the Great American Desert. Between forays the Sioux scraped up some abode and built University hall. U hall is known far and wide in engineering circles as the only building where the termites are roped together and carry alpine stocks. A few more tips: FM stands for frequency modulation and means that you will get your classes over the radio; MA stands for mother, to whom we will all be racing home unless they find some better system pretty quick. J f HV- rK & Courtesy of Lincoln Journal. The enRaRonitn of Elizabeth Stuart, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald XV. Stuart of Lexincton, to Stanley I). Premer, son of Dr. and Mrs. J. F. Premer of Bcnkclman, has been announced. The wedding will take place April 7 at St. Mary's cathedral. Miller and Paine Exhibit Mexieau Water Paintings Art students and others inter ested in art are invited to attend the exhibit of water colors of Mexican scenery by Walter Buck ingham Swan, internationally known artist. It is being held in the Miller and Faine auditorium until Feb. 22. Mr. Swan, who lives in Omaha, has made four extended trips into Mexico to record his impressions. His paintings arc noted for the high degree of detail, making the water colors seem almost photo graphic. One in particular, "Taxco Cathedral," required more than 100 hours of work to complete the detail. The Swan collection had its premiere at the U. S. 'National Museum in Washington and was sponsored by Dr. Francisco Na jares, Mexican minister of foreign affairs, and Dr. Leo S. Rowe, for mer director-general of the Fan American Union. Consisting of 75 watcrcolors of the Mexican scene, it has been shown in over 40 American cities. ffQ J L J J! JUUllJuUuLlUlHJ when you smoke raiisi? 1 s i - is' sV! a I m. rssk n v tsX , .. .....M-r ........n 1 America's FIMST Cigarette! There's an important difference in Philip Morris manufacture that lets the FULL FLAVOR of the world's finest tobaccos come through for your com plete enjoyment clean, fresh, pure! 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