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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
Friday, Jtrfy 7, 1950
Jul (Daihf VhJbAa&kwL
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EDITORIAL
Editor Norms Chutibitrk
Bl'SINEf.S
Fusines Manager Chuck Burmclstor
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An Open Letter to Morton H. Gailey
Dear Sir:
Your letter of Friday last, in which you took issue with some
statements in my article on the State Teachers Colleges, affords me
a great deal of pleasure. It is kind of you to give me a second oppor
tunity to present the facts of the matter.
You charge me with "inaccuracy" and "misinformation;" I deny
this, for all the facts cited were taken from the latest data available
to me. There are, however, several inaccuracies in your reply, Mr.
Gailey. In addition, there are several unwarranted assumptions.
The facts first. Although I have no desire to become involved
in some trifling footnote war, I must make the following corrections
to your letter: (1) You say "The NCA does not and has not since
1933 accredited degree granting institutions by subject matter but
by degree only. The State Teachers Colleges are accredited to grant
bachelors degrees period." False. The NCA does distinguish be
tween types of schools and the degrees given therefrom. The "NCA
Quarterly" for July, 1949, pg. 31, shows that the four Nebraska
Teachers Colleges are accredited on an entirely different basis from
other schools, viz., "as teacher-training institutions." Pages 23, 24,
and 29 offer additional proof of the distinction which is made between
liberal arts and teacher-training schools.
(2) You say that at Wayne College "Actually 10 out of 65 mem
bers have the earned doctorate, or 15.4 of the total faculty."
Aside from your faulty grammar (and is there an UNearned doc
torate?), you have trouble with facts, too. Wayne has, according to
its own 1950-51 catalog, 8 PhD's on its instructional staff. This is
precisely what I said before. You, as an alumnus of Wayne, may
have additional information, but I, as a rank outsider, am forced to
rely upon the catalog.
You erroneously state that I imply "that philosophy must be
taken" by liberal arts students. No, I simply hold that it OUGHT
to be available. You, on the other hand, imply that philosophy isn't
necessary. Very well, but don't let John Dewey, a fairly well-known
philosopher, hear you say it.
Now about those implications. You state that the comment on
Peru was 'obviously brought about by the recent, unfortunate occur
rence there" and is "a poorly chosen statement." Mr. Gailey, it is
you, not I, who first displayed bad taste by referring to any "inci
dent" at Peru. I challenge you to quote any passage from my
article which can be construed as a reference to that incident.
I now quote two of your concluding sentences: "It is difficult
for me to believe that Mr. Picard's article was his own 'brain chil3.'
The factulty members who inspired his article by twisting facts to
fit his selfish motives (if it be faculty inspired), Mr. Picard owes a
punch in the nose for getting him in this mess."
Several things in this message require comment. The first thine
your diction. You have trouble obtaining the proper emphasis, I
ine resuu is a certain vacuitv nf Nnroccmn
trust, an occupational malady. The second thing is the absolute falsity
of the implications in your conclusion. I am fully as capable of find
ing and reading a teachers college catalog as I am of finding and
reading a sign on a washroom door, and I should regard faculty
assistance in either case as somewhat superfluous.
May I now repeat my statement that I have no quarrel with the
State Teachers Colleges as such? However, any attempt to give a
worthwhile AB degree on their part must entail expansion and
therefore increased, unnecessary expenditure. I suggest that you
ponder this, Mr. Gailey. In the meantime, I find your syntax de
plorable, your "facts" inaccurate, your implications unwarranted
your arguments negligible, and your position therefore wholly un-
tenable.
Dear Editor: Fritz Picard
"We dare you to publish this."
?Ur opinion this summer publication is the poorest excuse we
have yet seen for a campus newspaper. We suggest the irWeiToent
be saved and used next fail. Also don't ask us for suSeUonlor
improvement as we offer none-you have been elected to and
edit the paper not us. Our suggestions are up for sale!
J. J. Dosek
o c v . . . . J- Shulkin
P. S. You mite try Hadacol! Use this for filler!
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see.
Army'Presslift'
To Review
ROTC Camp
"Operation. Presslift" will take
college newspaper representatives
by plane to witness Army ROTC
.cummer maneuvers this week end.
Jerry Warren, Daily Nebraskan
managing editor for next fall, is
one of the college students who
win make the trip hi planes pro
vided by the army.
Warren left the Lincoln airfield
Thursday morning and will be
flown back to Lincoln Saturday.
The operation, sponsored by the
Fifth .Army headquarters in Chi
cago, is being made to Camp Mc
Coy, Wise.
A number of advanced ROTC
students from the University are
among those who are participating
in the summer camp.
This is the first year such a
presslift has been held, and ac
cording to the Chicago public in
formation officers, it in hoped it
will enable the campuses to to be
more familiar with ROTC activities.
Dr. Sorenson
Leaves for UN
Special School
Dr. Frank E. Sorenson of the
University has left to assume a
position as the United States rep
resentative on a staff of seven
international educators to cone . I
a special school for teachers from
30 nations at Montreal, Canada,
this summer.
Dr. Sorcnson's appointment came
through the Paris office of
UNESCO and the University has
granted him a leave of absence
for six weeks in July and August
During his absence, his position as
director of the University's sum
mer session and chairman of the
department of educational serv
ices is being filled by Dr. Wesley
Meierhenry, assistant profes
sor of history and principals of
education.
The international school for
teachers will run from July 12 to
August 22 at MacDonald College
of McGill University. Its staff
will include members from Bra
zil, Belgium. England Canada
and Australia. The enrollment
will be limited to 70.
Purpose of the school, planned
and financed by the Educational,
Scientific, and Cultural organi
zation of the United Nations, is
to place emphasis on thp netti
for international understanding
in the teaching of geography
throughout the world.
Is This Spot Sejcluded Enough for You?
A NEW SERIES With the publication of the above cartoon, the
Summer Nebraskan begins a new series of cartoons by University
student Roberts Braden. A junior majoring in sociology. Braden's
hobby is cartooning. This is the first time in several semesters that
the Rag has offered cartoons drawn by University students.
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