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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN Wednesday March 12, T952 EDITORIAL PAGE McCarthy vs. Lattimore During the endless Washington merry-go-round Agnes Smedley, who was named by MacArthur's game against Communists that is used by the intelligence as a top Soviet spy, and with Philip United States government, the game between the Jaffe, who was named under oath as a Russian Red-seeking senator of Wisconsin, Joe McCarthy, espionage agent, and the professor and publicist who played an influential role in shapning the U.S. Far Eastern fourth fcall from McCarthy announced that policy, Owen Lattimore, was bitterly played under his opponent had spent months at Communist the "unbiased" eyes of the referees, the Tydings headquarters'in Yenan where he lectured to Mao Barbed Wire committee. Claiming that Lattimore was "the top Soviet espionage agent," McCarthy was named the loser of the game when the committee ruled it had found "no evidence of Communism, pro-Communism or that he (Lattimore) ever knowingly associated with the Communists." The Senate Tydings committee gave the pro fessor a ringing victory, but the people of Mary land might have disagreed with the ruling of the referees, for they ousted Millard Tydings from the senate seat he had held since 1926. In the 1950 stage of the McCarthy vs. Latti more game, McCarthy pitched the first so-called "mudball" at his opponent when he announced that the American Legion's National American ism Commission sub-committee on subversive activities listed Lattimore as being "unfit for sponsorship by any American Legion post." The pitcher then raised the question, "Why is this man, whom the Legion considers unlit for sponsorship by any American Legion post, quali fied to be a top adviser for our State Department?" Ball one, the commission ruled. His second ball to Lattimore carried the in formation that ex-Communist Louis Eudenz def initely called Lattimore a Communist. Lattimore Tse Tung's Communist troops. And following the last ball pitched by Mc Carthy, the referees allowed Lattimore to walk safely home with the ruling, "There is no evi dence that he ever knowingly associated with Communists." But since then, the referees' decision is being questioned. Since last July, a Senate subcommittee on Internal security, headed by Nevada's Pat Mc Carran, had been going over the ground again. To refute the information revealed during his game with McCarthy, Lattimore came before the McCar ran subcommittee with a 50-page statement that bristled with some of the angriest denunciation ever directed by a witness to a congressional in quiry. Lattimore called McCarthy the "Wisconsin whimperer ... a graduate witchburner." He raked Budenz as perjured and immoral, Stassen as "irre sponsible," the Nationalist Chinese as "driftwood on the beaches of Formosa." Lattimore had told the Tydings committee that he did not have a desk in the state department; he had also told an executive session of the McCarran inquiry that he never took care of the mail of Lauchlin Currie, then an assistant to President Franklin Roosevelt. Under cross-examination, he confessed to being absent-minded. He did, after all, remember having a room in Currie's offices in -Connie Gordon Guest Columnist was also the man, McCarthy claimed, who, upon the old state department building; he used it fre Acheson's request .furnished advice to the state quently. Furthermore, it is true that during Cur department which followed the Communist party rie's absence he read Currie's mail. line on Asia almost down to the last period. Ball two, the commission cried. McCarthy's third ball was also ruled in Latti more's favor by the referees. It carried the state ment that the architect of the United States Far Eastern policy admitted having roamed Asia with This week the committee is continuing its in vestigation of the professor's slipping memory. They were not proving Lattimore a Communist; but they were exposing what looked like a pow erful Communist web of propaganda and persua sion around him, around the Institute of Pacific Relations, and around U.S. policymaking. S.G. It's A Good Beginning Six weeks should be sufficient time for stu- take this step toward Improving the quality of dents to become well enough acquainted with in- courses and instructors. structors to form an opinion of them and decide When a University Senate committee studied their strengths and weaknesses. Six weeks should and passed its approval on the Purdue rating scale, be enough time and it has been proved, at least Dr. Ephriam Hixson, one member of the commit no one instructor, to merit utilization of the teacher tee, suggested that making the evaluation official rating scale. might cause students to be aware of its importance Dwight D. Miller, associate professor of zool- and that it would be beneficial for the University ogy, gave the Purdue rating scale for instructors and the students. Dr. Hixson also added that "only to approximately 180 University students enrolled those instructors who are afraid to be criticized in biology II. The rating scales were filled out by WOn't ask to use the evaluation system." students during their laboratory periods, when Dr. Miller was not present. The rating program, as applied to University faculty mmebers, is to be completely voluntary on the part of the individual instructor, and re sults of each rating by students will be made available only to the instructor evaluated. Dr. Miller had the rating scales given to his biology students because he felt "something useful ought to come from it." He feels in such large classes, as his biology lectures, little opportunity exists for tne students to know the instructor and for the instructor to meet his students. Dr. Miller emphasized that, in a large class, itudents have little opportunity to discuss problems with their instructor or to let the instructor know how they feel about his course. Dr. Miller also pointed out that most of the 180 students rating his course and his instructor abilities, had taken biology I the preceding semes ter, were not in danger of affecting grade by their opinions and were well-enough acquainted with the rating scales are filled out. The instructor does At the same time, Frank E. Henzlik, dean of Teachers college, said, ". . , any system that works should focus attentian not on quality of instructors but on courses. Students are not in a position authoritatively to rate instructors. Such a teacher evaluation system would develop fear among teach ers and undermine the school system itself." When, and if, instructors telephone the office of Henry M. Cox, director of the bureau of in structor research, Temporary A, Room I, request ing the rating blanks, they are realizing that stu dent views on their course and their teaching methods might be of value to themselves and to their course. It is rather far-fetched to think that students will leap upon the rating scales as a means of venting pent-up wrath upon the fac ulty. The results of the ratings, known only to the instructor rated, might be of eventual aid and value to the students themselves. The streets have been so icy, world lately that you can't tell if coeds are limping around campus from a fall or from girls PE. This brings to mind the subject of girl's PE as opposed to ROTC. I overheard a discussion the other day in which a girl told two young men, and I quote, "I bet that any girl could do better in two years of ROTC than any boy could do in two years of girl's PE." I suppose I'm prejudiced, but I have never seen any ROTC man limping around campus be cause of a fall in ROTC. They may be limping because of corns, but rarely because of broken bones. Let's take a hypothetical situ ation, for example. If a girl tak ing modern dance, tour jets when she should arabesque, (it happens every day) chances for injury are almost doubled. However, men in ROTC can march around a field for two years and never suffer from anything worse than two flat feet (note: this might prove helpful if coupled with some sort of heart condition, bad eyesight, etc. for cases of staying perma nently out of the draft.) I have never met a man who received a broken nose in ROTC, but one of my friends got a broken nose from duckpins. She didn't duck when the pins came, I suppose. For the record, the duckpin, Any way, she ended up ducpin. Any way, she ended up with a broken nose. But, broken noses, aching muscles or what-have-you, Marshall Kushner provided the perfect ending for today's column oy nobly saying, "I'd take girl's PE anyday." You Need Another Language w n the society of these peoples? If we attempt By EUGENE N. ANDERSON ng up the ocy Professor of History he latter W countries. We shall have to The United States is the leading power among peoples m r negotiate with them in the free nations and the main opponent of the be able to c" haU have to overcome iUSSR and its satellites. lnel.r "... 110 hv chowine that most ele- You students are here to prepare yourselves lor the.r m7 for any foreign people playing a part in this country and in this world, mental token of us government in at least one important respect you are not a knowledge of the ? J doing so. You are not learning how to read and and V'chen and technicians able speak one or more foreign languages. eers, soc.al sc.en ists, teachers an The ability to use a foreign language is essen- to speak a fore.gn language The succe s of the tial and may even be vital for you and for the free Point Four program depends to a .large extent upon whether tne wawcu Those of you who become business men or farmers may still find yourselves directly involved in international affairs. The government or the United Nations may wish to borrow your services for a few months. Your corporation or a farmers association may propose to send you abroad. Your ability to serve the cause of peace and interna tional cooperation may depend upon whether you know a foreign language. We can expect thousands of foreign students, workers, technicians, government employees, farmers, in fact persons from every occupation, to come to this country for study. In order to make their visits most fruitful for all of us, we should manifest an Intelligent interest In life abroad. As world leaders we must be acquainted with the peoples whom we are leading. In a de mocracy this responsibility rests with each of us, and the basis for fulfilling it rests upon the knowledge of a foreign language. Without that knowledge one cannot claim to be interested in a culture, for one does not esteem it sufficiently to acquire the most fundamental tool for becom ing acquainted with it the language. Every student in the University, irrespective of his or her college, should be studying intensively a foreign language. The opportunities for service to a free humanity are both vast and specific. The nuns! Letterip Women's Athletics To the editor: Every sensible person has to come to a realization, that, in the machine age, intelligence and per sonality have assumed a role in successful living far more impor tant than physical powers. Along with this realization has come the knowledges that the brain is de pendent for Its welfare upon the health and efficiency of the or ganic system of the body, and that these in turn may be developed in power or vigor only through muscular activity. It has also be come apparent that development of a well-adjusted personality in volves the cultivation of the physi cal and emotional elements of life through muscular activity. Physical growth needs can be met only through vigorous ac tivity. A person grows as he exercises his body and mind; as he gains new ideas and de velops new skills; and as he ap plies his knowledge and skill effectively. Successful living also involves social and emo tional adjustment, including outlets creative of self-expression. Most or all of the men and many of the women will serve in the armed forces. Military intelligence as a separate branch of the services must have personnel trained to use foreign languages as a basic tool for obtaining and analysing Information about conditions in every country in the world. If you as a chemist or an engineer or a doctor do not -know the lan guage of the country about which you are expected to be informed, you are unable to perform efficiently. Even If you do not join military intelligence you will need to know foreign languages. You may be sent to a foreign country, where irrespective of your branch of the services, you will have to deal with foreign peoples. You will need to know thier languages. How many Americans in Korea could have escaped the fate of captivity or death if they had been able to converse with the natives? You may argue that you cannot learn all lan guages and that the armed services rarely use persons in the areas in which they are prepared. This fatalistic argument is unbecoming a people of individual responsibility and free government. Anderson Government service in the civilian branches responsibility for adequate preparation to seize urgently needs persons able to use foreign lan- these opportunities devolves upon each individual, guages. The amount of need has changed radically The students eager to live in a free, united world, since the outbreak of World War II. This country should be requesting courses in foreign languages possesses about half the industrial productive ca- in such numbers that they burst the bounds of pacity of the world and has wealth and a standard the present language departments. When they do so of living which most of the people of the globe the greatest problem of our age, that of maintain- regard as fabulous. Shall we remain isolationist ing and spreading freedom and the good life, will and wait for the under-developed peoples to go be well along the way toward solution. A Nebraska communist and then destroy us? Or shall we take farmer boy studying Bantu that is the spirit of the initiative and supply the leadership for build- the United Nations. Korn Kernels 'Ag Rag' To Give Rundown An All Campus Activities Dale Reynolds Iff The Ag .Union has done it scholarships are due this week,. Friday night the Ag Country again. They start out with the I and also because anything con- Dancers will hold another all- Saturday Night Cabaret, the free cerning money seems to be timely University square dance in the movie on Sunday, the weekly Bet ter Living series, assistance on "Pot Luck With the Profs," all kinds of games and entertainment for Ag students, and now they come out with the weekly Union "Ag Rag." The "Ag Rag" is published weekly by members of the Ag Union publicity committee, and its purpose is to create interest in Ag college activities by in forming students about coming events. Students publishing the "Ag Kag" feel that there has been a definite lack of interest in Union activities during the last semes ter, and that more interest and wholehearted support may be given to Ag events if students are informed as to what will be happening in the A? Union and around Ag campus. They also feel No instruction is eiven to the students before' A ,c?,,ee or V"'Y5rsi ha, ,that more active student partici No instruction is g ven to tne stuoents oeiore twofold reSp0nSibiMy. The first ation will benefit th fhe in his teaching methods to use the rating scale objec tively and fairly. The Dally Nebraskan is aware that other in structors, in addition to Dr. Miller, have used the teacher rating scale. The Department of Speech has used a rating sheet for several years. How ever, The Nebraskan would like to take this op portunity to commend Dr. Miller for using the rating scale, for realizing lis benefits, for apply ing it in all fairness to his students, and for being one of the first University instructors to Margin Notes- not watch individual students fill out the rating blanks and no name or identification of any sort is written on the blanks. The results of the ratings are compiled by Cox's office and are then returned to the instructor. The instructor is, without excep tion, the only person who reads, studies and evalu ates the results of the ratings. If the ratings produce favorable results for any instructor, well and good. If the ratings In dicate students are not entirely in accord with an Instructor's methods and his course, there is room for improvement. If an instructor finds that his students have a low estimate of his course and his procedures, there is room for change. However, since the results of the rating are known only to the instructor, any changes in a course, method of instruction would remain en tirely to the discretion of the individual instructor, The Nebraskan salutes Tish Barry and her staff for the recent issue of the Nebraska Blue Print. The new editor, first woman to hold the There is no stipulation that an instructor must act position, and other staff members have published on the results of the ratings, an issue which is a credit to the College of En- jl. gineenng. is to provide a fu l nrogrnm oidividual and the orgamzation pnysicai activity xo neip i-acn mu dent achieve and maintain a high level of personal and social com petence. The second is for edu- It will not only give the "run down" on Ag Union events, but will also publicize all Ag college activities. The "Ag Rag" may be ' to students. Speakers for the discussion on scholarships and student loans are C. C. Wiggans and A. W. Epp. Wiggans is on the scholarship awards committee, and Epp is an instructor in Ag economics, so they are well qualified to lead the discussion. KNUS On The Air 870 ON YOUR DIAL 3:00 "Music from Everywhere" 3:15 "Memorable Music" 3:30 "Your Student Union" 3:45 "Readings For AH" 4:00 "Musical Grab Bag" 4:15 "Moose Calls" 4:30 "UNESCO Sh w" 4:45 "Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody" 5:00 Sign Off College Activities building. Ag YM-YW are also helping to spon sor this square dance, and special entertainment will be given re freshments served during the in termission. "Son of Monte Cristo" is the name of the movie to be shown ai iilC UaVMlMUJ .'If,"' WUUU.VW. Also featured is television, danc ing and other games and enter tainment provided by the Ag Union. Don't forget "Pot Luck With the Profs" next Sunday night. Sign up by Friday In the Ag Union office. APRIL FOOL CARDS Send a friend an April Fool card. Tricky and funny Goldenrod Stationery Store 215 No. 14th Street eating teachers and her loaders , obtained every week in the Ag at rmiiER's ::::!E!iHii i;:::;in.ffl'!ii:::;!!!!inn!!r::;::ir!n!;.i!::Niii!i;1ii!:!:;:!!i::i!!tii;;riti in various professions who will be capable of advancing the me,h standards of their individual pro fession. The speaker feels that such a program is vital to college women who will soon be actively serving society. Such a program should be developed and maintained through a coordinated campus-wide pro gram which will include physical education experiences, not limited to the campus itself. It should be a college to college competitive Builders office. The "Ag Rag" may prove to be worthwhile if it accomplishes its aim of creating interest in Ag activities. And right- now, with Farmers Fair plans well underway, is when the so-called "Interest" in Ag activities is needed most. The Batter Living series is tl-'i The teaching rating plan should ultimately produce better instructors, more profitable courses and vastly improved student-faculty re lationships. The success or failure of the program lies partially with instructors who realize they have nothing to fear from the ratings and par tially with students who realize advantages to be gained through a fair and objective rating of their Instructors. Dr. Miller and his students seem to typify the kind of attitude and action that might be the be ginning of the success of teacher-rating. R.R. Italy seems to have replaced France for ro mance and intrigue in movies these days. First was Ingrld Bergman's marriage to Italian di rector, Roberto Rosselini. Now, Hedy Lamarr wants to have "Esther" filmed In color In Rome. To top things off, Shelley Winters says she wants her boy friend from Italy, Vlttorio Gassman, to play opposite her in "Liliom." Italy apparently is acing France and the United States out of the picture. To the Student, Council today will go, presum ably, two petitions one representing Pharmacy college's request for Council membership and the other the N-club's request for the same. It will be Interesting to see how far through the maze of administrative red tape these student pleas will go. The 300 Germans who are still hoping for the "people's car" Hitler promised them some 14 years ago are having a tough time convincing manufacturers that their 112 million dollars in down payments still is good. Soon we expect these 300 Germans to sue big hearted United States because we defeated the Nazi Labor Front which made the promise. Sen. McMahon (D., Conn.) has asked that Gen. Dwight D. Elsenhower be called home to testify on the new $7.9 billion foreign aid program. Re- t,i i j -i u i j ... ti Mrniaslnr Keillors Don riMMi pUDilcart leaders snuuiu auuiesa a vuw ui uiaima Nw. ..,- .,., Am. Km Rystrnm. Jan Stffn to this Democratic senator for suggesting an official . " "-ift'LES Asslntnnt Niarti Editor Glenn Nelson Fmturs Editor Kthy RBAnkitr Af Rdltnr Dale Reynold! Nnclcty Keillor , ilonnlo Hordon fhotofimphtir ,,,..Bob Hhorman BUSINESS STAFF Ranlnma Manar .fV CobM Assistant Business Manager! Stan Stppls, Arnold Htfirn, Pet rlrrtm rircnlatlon Manacer a Georre Wilcox M(ht Nswi JCdltw BaiU AJrnni nally coming to a close, with the! ovnnripnro TYr pxamnie. a wo-1 last one scheduled for Wednes-f men's swimming team competing day. And the activities commit tor a Big Seven championship. jtee has chosen a timely topic Sincere! v. student loans and scholarships. It nriR KWF.TfJAHT.is timelv because aDDlications for Miller's Presents a VOGUE FASHION-FABRIC SHOW "Close-ups of Fashion . . . Spring '52 featuring Pattern News from Vogue litt'hed in stunning Spring fabric 12:30 and 2:30, Thursday AUDITORIUM . . . Fourth Floor I JhsL (Daily. 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