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Teacher Rating Obstacle . . .
In previous editorials, we have tried to give a clear in
sight into the merits and demerits of using student opinion
as a means of evaluating effective teaching. The previous
information dealt primarily, in general terms, with the as
pects of teaching itself and how instructors could benefit
from a teacher-rating system.
But how can all this be applied to our University and
our instructors?
In the first place, there are two attitudes, one the in
structors' and one the students', which would have to be
eliminated before a teacher-rating system could be ac
cepted as an effective means of evaluation. These two
attitudes are the same, but from different points of view.
An instructor's first thought would be that students
are merely trying to "get even" with him. During his
course of instruction, he has given high grades and low
grades. So, he is afraid those students with low grades
will rate him low in retaliation.
On the other hand, the student will say, "Ah, here s
my chance to get even. He's been giving me a dirty deal
all semester, so I'll rate him low in everything."
These attitudes are natural. It is easy to see why an
Instructor would fear retaliation and why a student would
jump at the chance to pay back the instructor. And if
these attitudes persist, teacher rating is useless. As long
as instructors feel that student opinion is prejudiced, and
student opinion is prejudiced, the system would be of little
value.
From the student standpoint, we feel confident that
students will not be prejudiced in a great majority of cases.
Naturally, there will be some who will not consider seri
ously and objectively the matter of rating teachers. But
we think the students who do grade with good intentions
will far outnumber those who didn't.
A teacher-rating system has definite advantages
which we feel outweigh its disadvantages. Instructors are
employed to teach students, and they should welcome sug
gestions to improve their teaching. A rating system offers
those suggestions.
Typical . . .
Wo one likes to make a cnange in wnai nc s ocvn uuuik
for years. But why do instructors stubbornly insist that ,
their grading systems are the only grading systems ? Just !
because their metnods nave Deen adequate in me pat.i n
no reason for dogmatically registering any change.
The attitude is typical among many instructors. They
absolutely refuse to consider placing less emphasis on their
final examinations. Few courses would suffer under such
a system, and instructors still would have an adequate
basis for grading. The faculty must do its share to rid
the campus of the exam stealing problem.
It's up to each instructor to consider whether putting
so much emphasis on finals really is of any benefit to the
student's education. It's up to each instructor to look into
his own methods of grading and make a change where
change is needed.
Editorial Briefs
Th Sfnnt subcommittee
has turned the heat on the excessive price of newsprint.
Among other considerations, the committee will investi
gate why, if American mills are operating below capacity,
they do not lower their prices enough to get full capacity.
All this seems prettv far removed from the University of
Nebraska, but The Daily Nebraskan you now have in your
hand is concerned. The price of newsprint has been a
tough problem for the Rag. The problem in turn falls
back on the 9,000 students who pay for their subscriptions
to the Daily Nebraskan.
RCCU has become a familiar term in Daily Nebraskan
headlines. The Red Cross college unit is a fairly new
face on the campus, but since it was organized it has ex-'
pander! its services over the campus and the city. Its work
now extends to the vet hospital, mental hospital, orphan
ages, penal institutions, old peoples' homes, swimming
classes, the motor corps, local high schools and Nebraska
foreign students. The amazing growth of RCCU shows
students' initiative and work at its best. i
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NUCWA's mock UN general assembly is only a month ,
away. Last year's UNESCO conference was a new expert- !
ence for most Nebraska students, but the success of that j
meeting has livened the interest in this year's experiment.
A month leaves little time for complete study of the is
sues which will come up before the conference. The li
brary has willingly done more than its share in making
information available for delegates. Besides setting up a
special section for these materials, the library employees
are taking time to help students find additional informa
tion in books and periodicals which have not been placed
in the section. With all this material available, students
should come to the conference with a background adequate
for authoritative debate and voting. The more background i
the delegates have, the more significant the conference I
will be for them.
"Understanding" is the present keynote of the city
wide Courtesy campaign. The foreign students on this and
Wesleyan campus are taking part in the current phase of
the campaign by speaking to Lincoln groups and dining
with city families. Verbalization of their way of life, their
interests, their beliefs, exchanged with campus and Lin
coln groups and individuals, will do much to bring real
'Understanding" to a complex, confused world.
Agronomy Profs
Address Farmers
Dr. T. M. Goodding and Dr.
J E. Livingston, university fac
ulty members, addressed a re
cent meeting of the Farmers club.
Dr. Gooddirig, professor of
STonomy. spoke on the advant
ages of crop rotation. Using in
formation from the Nebraska ex
perimental station, he showed the
anrrpase in yield from rotating
sweet clover and manure instead
cf straight train rotation. One
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mor corn when it is rotated in
this way.
Dr. Livingston emphasized
the importance of seed treating
small grains to combat smut and
improve the giain stand
"A number of portable seed
treating units are available to
farmers. These, as well as sta
tionary units, can be obtained
firm county agents," the plant
pathologist told the farmers.
Both men are members of the
Ag College faculty.
News & Views
BY GEORGE WILCOX
Story of the Week:
The story of the week pre
sented an international flavor
with the signing of a Russian
Red China pact binding the 700
million inhab
itants of the
world's big
gest Commu
nist nations
for 30 years in
peace and
in war. The
treaty, signed
in Moscow by
Russian For
eign Minister
Vishinsky and
Co m m u nist
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Chinese For
eign Minister Chou En-lai, is
aimed at curbing "aggression" by
Japan and all foreign powers
"directly or indirectly" con
nected with Japan. At present,
the United States, Britain, Na
tionalist China and Russia oc
cupy Japan.
The pact was the result of two
months of negotiations in Mos
cow and was aimed at strength
ening the economic and cultural
ties of Russia and Red China.
It provides for a Russian loan
of 300 million dollars to China
over the next five years to be
used for the purchase of ma
chinery and supplies from Rus
sia. The big important feature
of the pact is the provision that
cither nation will come to the aid
of the other if either is attacked.
Other provisions arc that after
two years Russia will turn over
to the Red Chinese the South
Manchurian railway, the Port of
Dairen and to withdraw troops
from Port Arthur.
Since the signing of the pact,
speculation around the world
centers on the position of Chi
nese Minister Mao Tze-tung. He
has not returned from Russia
and. according to rumors from
Manila, he is reported being held
prisoner by Russian secret police i
until ho ocens the strategic and
mineral-wealthy country of Man
churia to the Russians.
Various secret clauses have re
portedly been written into the
pact which distinctly fix the pat
tern of Russian policy. According
to the Chinese Nationalists in
Formosa, secret terms of the act
provide that the Communists
take the leadership in southeast
Asia while the Russians attach
themselves to secret naval and
air bases n northern China.
Also. Russia is allowed to infil
trate Red China army circles;
hold cards in the Red China
Communist parly and to share
in the secret police.
The secret clauses reduce Red
China to the puppet stage of
other Russian satellites and offer
to war-weary and hunpry Chi
nese no relief on the vast scale
needed to restore economic and
political stability.
News in Brief
WASHINGTO N-Tohn L.
Lewis ordered his soft coal
minors to stop their outlawed
nationwide strike. It was an ob
vious cHoit to head off possible
contempt of court fines.
But the first reaction from
eastern producing areas raised
doubts as to whether there would
be all-out compliance. On the
other hand, ledera! mediators
could report only "no real prog
ress" in their last-ditch contract
talks.
Slate and Local
LINCOLN Strong sentiment
in favor of holding a constitu
tional convention was expressed
by persons appearing before a
legislative rount-il sub-committee
which is studying the question.
K-SlateTeIIs
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Job Program !
For Athletes
Kansas State college has "
jobs for athletes 55 in football
and 22 in basketball.
This information w-as given
out by Dr. Milton Eisenhower,
president of the institution, in
answer to an Associated Press
questionnaire.
Eisenhower pointed out that
Kansas State subscribes 1U0 per .
cent to the N.C.A.A. sanity code, i
and that the jobs offered by the
University are performed at pre- i
vailing student rates and should !
not be referred to as a "subsidy.",;
The pay lor the 77 jobs range ,
from $25 to $G0 a month. Schol-
arships which cover the $130
registration lees are also granted
by the college to athletes who
(lemon.1 trate need for them.
.More Jobs
Elsenhower hopes that 20 ad
ditional jobs can be obtained for
athletes by next year. The jobs
at the Kansas school at present
are fur the two sports football
i.,,H h;Kkp1h;ill nnlv.
"Our alumni do not subsidize
athletes privately. They make
generous donations to the col
lege, which officially supervises
the program I have outlined,"
answered Eisenhower.
Eisenhower thinks that all sub
sidation, subterfuge, and hypo
cracy in cullege athletics should
be eliminated.
Otherwie our college and
universities may lose their most
essential and precious quality-
integrity," he explainea.
Keeks Publicity
He believes that all schools who
have aid-programs for boys in
athletes should publish the de
tails, and handle the program in
the open.
Th v r a A snmtv code Is
under fire from all sections of
the country. Many university oi
ficials want it abolished because
thev don't believe that the minor
ity "of "schools follow it, thus plac
ing the burden on those which do.
June Grads May
laee Job Decline
A 25 percent decline in em
ployment possibilities fare next
June's graduates, Frank Endicott
of Northwestern university be
lieves. Endicott, placement bureau di
rector, says that in the future,
graduates must be prepared to
accept more routine, non-glamorous,
"blue-collar" jobs. There
are not enough executive Jobs to
go around. Endicott recently
completed a naUonwide survey
of job openings.
THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
Just
Around
BY ROD RIGGS.
Of course the biggest news of
the veek is the Stan Kenton
concert, sponsored by the Union
Activities Committee. This i
probably one of the greatest
things to hap
pen at the U
since the Hus
kers went to
the Rose
Bowl.
Ken ton,
whose music,
has started a
storm of con
t r o versy, is
eivine an ex
s
clusive Ne- .4:,.,
Drasn ap
pearance a t
the Coliseum, Wednesday night,
Feb. 22. His band, complete with
strings fo rthe first time, is to
play what Kenton believes is the
most modern thing in music.
The band, comprising forty
musicians, includes ten violins,
three violas, and three cellos, !
six reeds, nine brass and the j
rhythem section. Back with the
band are old standbys Shelly
Manne. Bob Gioga, Bob Cooper,
Bart Varsalona and Chico Alv-
eraz. Also featured in the trum- ;
pet section is Maynard Ferguson,
of the best young brassmen to
come to he top in the last lew
vears. Ferguson, who made a
few records with Charlie Bar
net, is sensational in person.
I happond to be in Omaha
yesterday, talking to Bill Ball,
the Capitol record representa
tive for this area. He had a
telegram saying "First three
Kenton Albums shipped to any
one anywhere air mailed to you
yesterday." While I was there,
the records came in, and we
played them immediately.
They're like nothing you ever
heard before. Gone is the blar
ing brass that characterized Ken
ton. Instead there is substituted
a soothing, restful type of music,
punctuated, to be sure, by the
brass section, but not in the
style of the old Kenton. It is the
type of music that can be rest
ful, and at the same time, in an
inexplicable way. exciting. "In
novations in Modern Music"
comes on like Gang Busters, to
coin a cliche.
And all I can say is that when
I get to heaven, all I want is
to see Stan Kenton clinging to
a rafter, no horn, no piano, no
nothin, just blowing his top,
while in the background Guy
Lombardo wanders sadly back to
the rice fields.
If any of you have been lis
tening to the recorded music
programs on the local radio sta
tions, you are aware of the con-
tesi going on in conjunction wun
the Kenton concert. The eon
test, to pick the best letter on
the topic "What's with Modern
Music." is well worth entering.
The first prize winner will re
ceive lour Kenton albums, in
cluding the latest one, "Innova
tions in Modern Music." Whoever
wins this prize will be one of
the first people in the country
to have this album in his col
lection, and certainly one of the
first people in this territory.
Other prize winners will also
receive Kenton records, auto
graphed by Kenton and awarded
at the concert. For further de
tails; listen to any of your local
radio stations.
So if you want to join the
smart set at the Kenton con
ceit Wednesday night, get your
tickets at the Union office. It'll
cost you. but $1.20 is cheap for
the evenings' entertainment
you'll pet.
Drop around!
K-Statc to Build
New Girls' Dorm
Kansas State coeds will soon
have a new domain. Work will
soon begin on a third new wom
en's dormitory at the Kansas
school.
According to Milton Eisen
hower, president of the institu
tion, the $800,000 project will
house 211 women. It will be li
nanoed by a bond issue of $700,
000 with'the remaining $100,000
coming from proceeds of the
building.
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Confusion lies at the base of
most students' mental .ills, says
Thomas F. Storer, assistant pro
fessor of philosophy. This confu
sion, he says, concerns the moral
problems of the world.
"Many," the professor stated,
"don't realize that this problem is
responsible for their mental diffi
culties. The first step is to rec
ognize this confusion. Then they
can take steps to overcome it."
The fields of mental health,
psychology and psychoanalysis,
have not long been separated
from the field of philosophy.
It is an historical tact that these
studies have been among the
most recent to emerge from phi
losophy and to become special
ized subjects in themselves.
Philosopher.
The philosopher is often the
person whom people seek for
advice, the person whom they
consult on any subject. Dr. Storer
meets with many students every
day, students who come to him
with problems or merely to chat.
There are four things about
which students most frequently
come to Dr. Storer. These prob
lems are concerned mostly with
behavior codes, he said. They are
sex, religion, jobs and the gen
eral world situation.
Students' sex problems deal
chielly with marriage and par
ents, according to Dr. Storer.
"The confusion again is that
they want to do the right thing."
he said. "Their parents have
moral codes which, for the most
part, are completely unexamined,
codes borrowed from Christian
ity, Puritanism or something of
.the sort. Yet, today, the world's
moral standards are lax."
Their parents have codes, and
they have standards which they
have formulated themselves. Dr.
Storer explained. Many times,
he said, the parents have failed
to investigate their standards.
The students have studied their
own codes, he continued, but they
are confused in deciding which
standards they should accept.
Marrtaie.
Other sex problems of stu
dents concern marriage, the pro
fessor stated. "Most of the stu
dents plan on getting married.
They question pre-marital sex
relations and other problems."
Concerning mental ills caused
by religious confusion. Dr. Storer
had this to sa -:
"Students are dissatisfied with
the traditional religion in which j
Model UN
To Discuss
Indonesia
The Indonesian issue will be
the topic under discussion when
model UN assembly delegates
meet Tuesday night.
The question of giving United
Nations aid to Indonesia, topic
which will come before the mock
conference, will be explained by
C. Clyde Mitchell, chairman of
the department of agricultural
economics. Dr. Mitchell has re
cently done work for the stale
department in the Far East.
The issue, as it will be placed
before conference delegates in
March, concerns instructing the
economic commissions for Asia
and the Far East to offer the
assistances and offices of the UN
to the United States of Indo
nesia. The purpose of such aid would
be to promote development of
Indonesia's resources, expansion
of her trade, continuance of In
donesian export of vital ma
terials and such resettlement of
population necessary for carrying
out these objectives.
The Indonesian issue will be
placed in the hands of the eco
nomic and finance committee at
the March sessions. Lois Nelson
is chairman of the committee.
nd Bill Dugan is vice chairman.
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they were brought up and yet
feel there must be something
they ought to know about."
They feel there must be some
thing to which they can cling, in
which they can believe, Dr.
Storer said.
"They are confused," he con
tinued. "They can't believe God
is a person sitting on a throne
in white robes. Yet they must
have something. Their problems
result in confusion. They want
to know what things are mean
ingful, what they can believe in."
Students are also worried and
confused about jobs, Dr. Storer
went on. Most students who are
looking for Jobs aren't looking
for money, he said.
Security.
"What they want are steady,
secure jobs, to have homes and
raise families," the professor ex
plained. "The irony is thut even
then they have trpuble finding
the Jobs they want.
And finally, students are con
cerned with the ethics of the
world. Dr. Storer stated. They
come in and worry about such
things as the H-bomb, he said.
Dr. Storer noted that the
things about which students are
troubled today are different from
the things about which they
worried 20 years ago. The con
fusion has shitted, he said, and
the basic problems of the world i
today is the moral problem. I
ROTC Symphonic Band
Prepares Annual Concert
Twenty-five clarinetists
squealed away in the basement,
and In other parts of the Temple
building 72 other musicians were
tooting and thumping.
It was sectional rehearsal day
for the University ROTC Sym
phonic band, which is preparing
for its annual concert at 3 p. m.,
Sunday. Feb. 26. Low brasses
smoothed the li'mps out of some
of their runs, and woodwinds
worked on pitch and balance.
After ironing out some of the
rough spots, the band was back
in one piece Ian week. Under
the leadership of Director Don
Lentz, the members have con
tinued polishing up the music.
Recordings made at rehearsals
give the players a chance to hear
their mistakes and correct them.
First Symphony
The first symphony ever writ
ten for band will be one of the
featured selections. Composed by
Paul Fauchet, the symphony
has three movements Overture,
Scherzo and Finale. It was lirst
performed in 1926 by the Guards
Republicaine band in France,
and received its American pre
miere in 1933.
Another number written orig
inally for band is "Zanoni" by
the American composer, Paul
Creston, whose "Legend" was
performed by the University
band last year. "Zanoni," pub
lished in 1949, is a tone poem,
with unique and rich harmonic
texture, beautiful melodies and
interesting rhythmic patterns.
According to the composer, it is
an abstract piece of muhic with
out any special story connected
with it. The title, "Zanoni," is
only a means of identifying the
Ulahan Requests
Louder Lectures
A student letter to the editor
in the Daily I'tah Chronicle sug
gests the soft-spoken
professors
spe-.k louder.
The writer says it Is not un
usual for many students, too
bashful to ask the prof to raise
his voice, to go thru the course
without suitable lecture notes.
The school, otherwise she in
sists' should cither buy hearing
aids for its students or give the
prof a loud speaker system
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Few of the students realize
they are confused, he said. Their
mental difficulties, the p'ofesnor
remarked, are often rcnected in
their school work. Students
should be clear on the confusion
about which they talk, Dr.
Storer emphasized.
Piyohlgtry.
"Psycvhlatric therapy is based
on language," the professor
pointed out. "The psychiatrist it
able to straighten out a person
when the patient himself is clear
on what he is talking about. Stu
dents may be able to get prob
lems off their minds in bull ses
sions. Such sessions help to makt
clear what the confusion is."
As an example of this con-1
fusion, Dr. Storer pointed to th
recent mass confessions made by
students at Wheaton college in
Illinois. Assembling to hear a re
vival speaker, the students began
rising from the audience to tell
about their sins. One of the con
fessors told of stealing Ice cream
when he was a boy. Otheri
joined in the confessions, which
continued for about 36 hours.
The college president, fearing
bad publicity, finally brought
the session to a halt.
"Such students," said Dr.
Storer, "want help and look for
help. Where they probably
should be looking is to the psy
chiatrist." work and has no other relation
to it.
Goethe Ballad
"The Sorcerer's Apprentice,"
another selection, is actually
about what the title indicates,
however, and there is a definite
story connected with it. Dukas'
composition is based upon a bal
lad by Goethe concerning a
sorcerer and his young appren
tice. The apprentice, having stealth
ily overheard the magic words
the sorcerer used to transform a
broom handle into an automaton
to carry water into a room, tries
the charm also and succeeds. But
he soon realizes he neglected to
learn the words to counteract the
magic. In desperation he breaks
the broom handle in two. which
only causes twice as much water
to be carried. Only the timely
arrival of the master saves the
day. The excitement in the un
folding of the story is clearly re
flected in the music.
Solos
A sousaphone choir and clari
net and baritone solos are also
included in the program. Making
its first appearance as a solo
group, the big horns will play
"Pomposa" by Hayes.
Elburn Cooper, clarinetist, will
play Von Weber's "Concertino,"
and Robert Westfall, baritone
born, will perform Bach's "Hun
garian Airs."
N U Bulletin
Board
Monday.
S(in Kenton tickets
checked
on to representatives in
organ-
ized houses must be turned in by
Monday evening. Headquarters
will be oiicn fiom 7 to 9 p. m.
SUn Kenlon tickets checked
out by Union activities workers
muft be turned ni Tuesday bc-
i tw-een i and B p in.
YwCA committees for Monday
meet at the following times:
3 p.m. Summer projects.
K p.m. Membership council.
Economic justice
N-Book
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Comparative religions
Conference Co-op.
Alum-Fatuity.
World relatedness.
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