the daily nebraskan
Monday, March 25, 1952
EDITORIAL PAGE
Living From Test To Test
I may seem, premature to question the validity
of final examinations when we are just reaching
the half way mark of the semester, but profes
hots depending entirely or almost entirely on re
sults of final exams for a student's grade, would
have to .change how.
From an academic standpoint, many students
and faculty members live from test to test From
day to day students devote enough time to class
work to anticipate what they will get on the next
test. It is possible to pass a course without opening
one's mouth in some courses, and this is no fact
of which the University should be proud. Knowl
edge of a subject will do a person little good and
give him little opportunity to help others unless
the person has the power of oral expression.
- The emphasis on final exams Increases the
tendency to cheat. We are told this repeatedly,
and from personal experience, most students will
support this. This reason alone would be enough
to decrease the importance of finals.
When delegates to the. University debate and
discussion conference last month discussed ways
to improve moral and ethical standards in Amer
ican colleges and universities, one major problem
encountered by each group was cheating. Although
elimination of this habit involved a definite re
vision in morals, students also considered some
concrete methods to alleviate the causes promoting
cheating.
Aa increased amount of dally or weekly work
supplemented by frequent or occasional tests
generally was agreed by these delegates from
45 colleges and universities to be far superior
to emphasis on one or two major tests. It was
agreed also, that creative work and utilisation
of research work and papers would help in
crease the desire in students to learn for their
own satisfaction rather than for satisfaction of
the reader or instructor
. This appears to be a good recommendation. The
tradition of finals is well established at Nebraska,
and it is not necessary to abolish them. But the
stress should be less if students are to stop living
from test to test and start living for what they
can derive from a course.
The ratio between number of students to faculty
members is decreasing because of the drop in stu
dent enrollment. This is one good result of enroll
ment drops because it allows more personal at
tention. Tests are necessary; we do not deny that. But
let's stop this stress on finals and start think
ing in terms of total value of courses and en
courage students to want to explore the sub-,
ject beyond the required minimum. Some faculty
members already do this. Those we commend.
If we encourage application of what one learns
in one course to the next and encourage learning
for learning's sake, then we will have students
studying for what they can learn not living from
test to test J.. K.
On The
AP Haywire
Stockmarket Plays
If economic and finance students at Toledo uni
versity have losses on stock market accounts from
now on, it will not be just academically.
Ever since the Ohio Citizens Trust company
donated a $5,000 fund, these students have been
working with real money. Profits and losses
now are strictly monetary.
A governing board of students handles the
money. They are assisted by other students ma
joring in finance, investment, life insurance and
banking who prepare detailed security analysis.
Three faculty members and two bankers compose
an advisory committee.
The class isn't out to make a fortune it just
intends to discover what happens to money when
exchanged for papers known as securities.
Sounds like a pretty practical donation and
project to us. If these students hit the jackpot,
they might finance the school one of these days. .
J. K.
Write-ins For Ike?
Republican voters in Nebraska do not have a
wide choice of candidates in the April 1 primary
unless they use the method of write-in votes. The
only two names pointed on ballots will be Harold
Stassen, who won Nebraska's votes in 1948, and
Mrs. Mary Kenney, running as a substitute for
Gen. Douglas MacArthur.
Announcement that write-in votes at Nebras
ka's primary will be counted if they constitute
at least 5 per cent of the total votes, increases
. the possibility of a heavy Eisenhower or Taft
t write-in vote. Already the Taft forces in the
- state have started a campaign to get out the
There is still plenty of time to start a drive to
"get out the Eisenhower vote. In Minnesota the
effort did not begin until four days before the
'primary but vgtes for Ike were close on the heels
of the state's favorite son, Harold Stassen.
Results from the nation's first primaries New
Hampshire and Minnesota Indicate that General
Eisenhower would have little trouble getting the
necessary 5 per cent to have his votes valid.
Whatever the final outcome, the Important fact
to remember is that Nebraska voters are not tied
by the fact that only two names appear on the
ballot. Voters have a chance to cast their ballots
for the candidate they actually want to see in the
White House if they only exercise their right.
Each vote is significant.
If Nebraska voters select a write-in candidate
as the one they want to support at the Repub
lican convention this summer, they will be prov
ing the inability to be tied by a limited choice
of printed names. Although Gen. Dwight D. Eis
enhower's name Is not printed on tho ballot, it
would be nice to see his name written in many
times on the GOP ticket. J. K.
-Amy
Palmet
to be
Politics seems to be the
order of the day. so this out
spoken one will try to keep
up with the Dig Kias. Elec
tions are all you hear about
these days. In fact I got so
confused last week, I didn't
know whether to vote for
Jeanie Loudon or Victor
Anderson.
By the way, what ever happened
to the guy who was campaigning
for a good nickel cigar? I don't
know if he's the one who was
under a tombstone I just saw, but
the epitaph is fitting for any poli
tician.
"Here richly, with ridiculous
display,
The Politician's corpse was
laid away.
While all of his acquaintance
sneered and slanged,
I wept; for I had longed to
see him hanged."
To get away from that controv
ersial subject, let's consider the
comic strips. They may be grue
some, but sim
ple. But spring
weather n a s
really hit them
too. Did you
notice last Sun
day how many
of our heroes
are getting
married or
rea s o n a b 1 y
close? I guess
Steve Canyon
has been stood
up. but poor
Fearless and Li'l Abner are headed
down the primrose path. Isn't love
grand, well, maternal love, any
way.
Those days of sunny weather
were great, weren't they? After
so many clouds one fellow on this
campus was really surprised to
see stars one evening. And when
he did, it inspired him to beautiful
poetry, "Star Dright, star ligm;
first star rve seen in two
months. Good heavens!" Well
that's the way it goes. That joker
who wrote "There ' Is No Place
Like Nebraska" must have had
the weather in mind.
Just got the latest word from
a West Point graduate (prep
school for Korea and points
east). He has recently been
transferred to'Puson university
in the pitcuresque hills of old
Korea. His description of the
'police action' is this: "We are
situated In front of hill 1062, a
Chinese stronghold. Most of
the time we just sit and look
up at them. They apparently
don't do anything but sit and
look down at us."
-POLniCAL GUIDE
Innocent Society' Long
By KENNETH RYSTROM
News Editor
"I have not been drafted nor have I been-urged and honesty in the administration- of such gov-
Palmer
by a large group of people to make the race. 1
only have a sincere desire to be elected senator."
Declares Stanley D. Long, Grand Island drug
gist, only candidate for the Democratic nomination
for United States senator (full term),
rnmcnt."
A member of the University Innocents society,
Long served on the board of regents for 25 years
from 1926 until last year. During that period
he was president of the board for three terms.
In 1946 Long was Democratic nominee for con-
t i i ; i.. i. TJT ...rt tA af a of an
Long 64, has been endorsed by the Democratic gressman irom tne iourtn casino.
pre-primary convention. by Republican Dr. A. L. Miller.
He is running for office, he has said, because Long was mayor and councilman at Cowles,
of a "deep concern for economy in government Neb., for ten years .
Total Law Fillman. .VStop-HST Ritchie
The "exposure of crime and rottenness in Wash- A familiar figure in state Democratic circles,
ington" is one of the "two saddest things of 1951," William Ritchie, Jr., has launched a campaign for
Henry Fillman, Democratic candidate for United the party's nomination for United States senator
(short term) on criticism or tne iruman adminis
tration, corruption and large federal expenditures.
Although a party dissenter in 1940, when he
favored Cordell Hull for the Democratic presi
dential nomination, Ritchie made his biggest
"rebel" hit in 1948 when he led the stop-Truman
movement in the Democratic national convention.
His opposition to the president has continued.
During the current campaign Ritchie has mentioned
favoring Sens. Joseph O'Mahoney of Wyoming,
States senator (short term), recently declared.
The other, he added, was the freezes of Sept
9 and 28.
Fillman, a York farmer and insurance man for
30 years, has stated that he is running for the
senate because:
"If I couldn't do- a better job than the aver
age moth-eaten U.S. senator, I would be awfully
ashamed of myself."
Crooked Collusion
His campaigning has consisted mainly of at- Richard Russell of Georgia and Harry Byrd oi
tacks on crime in government. He particularly has Virginia" for the 1952 Democratic nomination.
hit what he calls the "collusion between crooked A-:ve ln Politics
politicians and crooked Dusinessmen." His remedy t-iuiii..
for corruption In government is "total law" no
Passive Voters
This writer's confidence in college students as
sound leaders of America was severely shaken
the other day.
When asked who were the major candidates
could do was to place Dwight Eisenhower in the
Republican race.
Robert Taft, he thought, was a Democrat can
didate. He had Estes Kefauver's name twisted until
it was not possible to recognize it and of his af
filiation he was not certain.
His rationalization went something like this. "I
am not a journalism but a pre-med major, there
fore it is excusable for me not to have read the
papers or in otherwise followed the news."
Having obtained such astounding results from
this first query, this writer continued the probe
little farther and found that the good friend
was not alone in his mental isolation, but In the
minority. The fact that more than a minute per
centage of University students are not aware
of political affairs at least to a passable extent
Is cause enough for comment.
No matter what course of study a student may
be taking he has an obligation to himself, his
country and the rest of society to keep himself
posted as to the affairs of the nations. This is
especially true near election time when it Is par
tially up to him to decide in whose hands will be
placed the fate of the country.
ir
Scientific advances, it is true, have a very
'Margin Notes'
, Congratulations to Nita Helmstader and her
NUCWA associates who have distributed a poll to
determine student attitudes on various subjects
to be taken up at the model United Nations con
ference April 3, 4 and 0. Through this poll, more
students will become aware of the important is
sues to be debated at the conference and also
will stop and think about extremely pertinent
Issues.
The Dally Nebraskan waves a temporary fare
well to College Days and slnoerely hopes that
state acceptance of high school migration, Uni
versity faculty support, and a clear definition of
College Days purposes and objectives will be
ironed out in the near future. This type of or
ganisation, could, la years to come, add greatly
to the prestige of the University.
-
For the next week, it looks like Nebraska voters,
with the April 1 primary looming, will be bom
barded by candidates on the stiite primary ballot
and by many whose names do not appear there.
Political awareness is good; bringing the candi
dates to the voters, is also good. But voters should
Ett up their guard against the remarks and policies
designed purely to garner votes. We'll be hearing
lot of them. '
' Ilargaret Truman has decided to get a poodle
fcalr cut Bince everything the Truman family
docs these days gets twisted into an indication of
the President's political future, perhaps Margaret
irJ.-ht have some sly, political meaning in this de
tire to have her locks shorn.
exact and immediate effect on a nation's people,
but votes unthinkingly cast and a pen incom
petently wielded can produce just as imme
diate and exacting effects on people as can
scientific achievements.
Furthermore, power to apply scientific advances
to daily life lies largely with the lawmakers.
Of course, students who are pursuing the social
studies are expected to have a much better knowl
edge of national and world affairs than are most
other students but it is up to everybody to know
the major issues and persons involved in national
and international affairs.
If intensive study or a particular aptitude was
required to keep moderately well informed, this
friend's attitude might be understandable. But it
takes only five, ten or fifteen minutes a day to
become familiar with the major problems. Even
these few minutes with the newspaper can be
combined with the drinking of a morning cup
of coffee, bus ride or between class lull.
The person who faces elections passively has
no right to kibitz when the laws are passed.
H. II.
Letterip
Painting Chosen
Another note of fame has crept into tl:e Univer
sity faculty. Walter A. Meigs, assistant professor
of art, has his painting, "One Man Four Jots,"
reprinted in the March 17 Life magazine.
According to the article, the painting was de
veloped after seeing ancient Roman pottery. The
appearance of this work suggested to the author
both the world from which It came and the
craftsmen who made It
Meigs also displayed several of his paintings at
the faculty exhibition at Miller and Paine recently.
Students and faculty should be proud when a
faculty member achieves recognition for his tal
ent. J. K.
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Soca Work Defined
To the editor: '
As a student at the University I
have been very Interested in the
campaign waged by the Board oi
Control against the profession of
social work. Most of this campaign
has been waged in the name of
economy for the people of Ne
braska. This sounds good to the
voters and I feel that its de
signed for that purpose to some
extent.
It has also been waged through
an accusation that the Graduate
School of Social Work is teaching
nebulous theory. For anyone who
understands the welfare program,
it is obvious that the welfare set
up is designed to save people and
persons: and that money will have
to be spent at the start to help
get this job done, but in the long
run, the money invested will be
paid back in taxes as well as good
and better citizens of the state of
Nebraska and of the world.
. l A , i) . , . I, 1 .
AS to tne teaenms or neuui
ous theory," this accusation
would apply to all of the fields
of learning, to much, that is
considered as being most valu
able to human beings and hu
man relationships. Nebulous,
theory is taught In all of the
publle schools, wherever they
are. It Is In fact the basis of all
human learning. So that re
mark does not bother me too
much.
However, any profession has a
responsibility to the people it
serves to help make clar what
it Is that they are trying to do.
In other words, it might be stated
that the people want to be sure
that the professions are really
making the most sincere and gen
uine efforts in serving those who
need helo and are not professional
?ersons only to serve themselves,
t is not until this is an accepted
fact that a profession can continue
to recruit workers, can keep
growing, stay fresh and healthy
and be deserving of the name.
I would like to give my per
sonal philosophy of social work.
This will not apply to all, but
much of it will be the same as that
of many other social workers as
the basic philosophy In their pro
fession.
First of all, my reason for
being in the field Is for a re
ligious purpose. True religion
gives the believer a con-em for
other people. Social work Is
where I feel that the greatest
need is for trained persons and
where I feel the greatest amount
of work must be done.
To be a social worker a person
must like and want to work, with
people. He must be a helping per
son, that is a person who has a
concern for other people and
would, like to help them. Where
this concern for people come from
I am not exactly sure, but it de
pends upon what you have in
herited from your parents, the
people with whom you have as
sociated, and my personal convic
tion is that it comes from cod.
God is the only way that man
can get out away' from himself
to do things for other than selfish
motives.
This person who wants to be a
social worker also must be an
understanding person. That is he
must first seek to understand oth
ers. In this approach of first try
ing to understnnd others, he will
understand himself better, and
wfU be able really then to help
jury and no court. The law, he has said, would
have to set penalties, such as immediate execu
tion for armed robbery.
Fillman, 67, is no new face in Nebraska poli
tics. He was an unsuccessful candidate for con
gressman in the. 1948 primary and an unsuccess
ful candidate for governor in 1950.
A former Ord Chamber of Commerce secretary
and former editor of the Wolbach Messenger, Fill
man was pure food inspector in the state in 1917
and 1918.
During his campaign, he has made a big point
of the fact that he has no intentions of making "a
personal attack on Truman." Such statements, of
Politically speaking, Ritchie has been:
Two times a delegate to the national convention,
State Democratic chairman in 1947 and 1948,
Member of the state Democratic committee,
Candidate for senator, governor and national
committeeman (party's nominee for governor in
1932) and
Twelve years state chairman of the Al Smith
clubs.
Ritchie, 66, Is an Omaha lawyer. He was grad
uated from the University in 1915, taught schools
until World War I and then went into law after
the war. He has been active in the development
of several irrigation projects.
At present he has an appeal before the United
course, seem to be intended as a smack at his States Supreme Court for permission to adopt a
opponent for the nomination, William Ritchie. Korean-born pre-medical student.
A Student Views The News
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NU Needs Stronger Interest
In Affairs Of 'Vital' Far East
Do WE jV5T SKIP TWI5 PART?
Until recently whenever the word "Asia" was
reoeated in our hearing, most of use were in-
clined to form pictures in our mind's eye of hobble
stepped orientals running around with their hands
up their sleeves, huge bristly-bearded Sikhs with
dripping knives, or perhaps seductive Balinese
dancers. In fact, it took a world war and a series
of civil wars with world-wide implications to
change the opinion of the West concerning the im
portance and potentialities of the East.
That Asia Is confiJaered vital to the mainten
ance of American security Is illustrated by the
fact that we are now involved in a war in Korea.
We are supplying arms and economic aid to,
anti-Communist forces In Indo-Chlna. Millions of
dollars In economic aid have gone to India, Pak
istan, Malaya and the Philippines. The Import
ance of the Far East cannot be underestimated.
It seems, however, that we are not yet aware
of the terrific impact which social, economic and
.... - . .in
political developments in Asia nave on us as citi
zens of the U.S. The misinformation on Asia al
most seems to outweigh the available accurate
Information.
The University is now conducting exactly three
i Charles Gomon
courses -which admit to dealing with the Far East.
One course on far eastern civilization is offered
by the history department to sophomores and
above. One course is offered by the geography
department with a one-semester prerequisite. Tha
third course is connected w. . the Far East only in
that it includes a study of "great books of the
Orient." The last is English 232 and has a 12-hour
prerequisite.
Four other courses dealing at least remotely with
far eastern geography, culture and politics are
listed but are not being taught
The political science department attempted
to offer a night course on far eastern politics,
but enrollment was too low to Justify Its being
taught. There are now no political science courses
dealing with the Far East.
In the light of these facts one would seem jus
tified in saying that remarkably little reliable
information or guidance on far eastern probleirs
is available on this campus.
Perhaps the answer lies in the fact that we stu
dents have not shown an adequate interest in htis
field. Of course, the University will not teach
courses for which there is no demand. From con
versations with other students, however, it is this
writer's opinion that many students are Interested
in the political, economic and social background
of the Far East. It would seem that a more con
venient place could be found for courses dealing
with the Far East than in night school or behind
a, 12-hour departmental prerequisite.
Nebraska Is not, of course, alone in Its apathy
toward the Far East Only a handful of na
tional informational services dispense material
on this area of the world. One of these services,
the Institute of Pacific Relations, has been ac
cused of maintaining a pro-Communist editorial
policy.
With such a lack of information on the Far East,
it is no wonder we are so ill-informed on the sub
ject The 103,000 American casualties in Korea
are reason enough for this University of create
and maintain a strong background of material on
this vital section bf the world.
another person.
Next comes a wora, wnicn io
social workers means much more
than to most people, and In the
understanding of the profession
means so much the concept of
relationship. This Is a bond
which is established and set op
between two persons so that
there Is mutual trust and con
fidence In the other. Within this
bond and this relationship there
is Included a terrific amount of
understanding of human rela
tionship and behavior and in
sight as to what another per
son is actually feeling and is
going through. '
In rolatlonshlD must come an
acceptance of another person as
he is so that there are no walls
between the two persons. Also
there must be respect between the
persons, that is each person is
entitled tn run his own life as he
chooses and the differences be
tween persons may be things bdoui
him or her that is most important
tn hava understood. Also there is
the very obvious thing of per
sonal nonesty. Along wun wis
mmpi alnrnritv nnrl genuineness.
n fopllno- thnt there) la no nretense
or sham established, that each can
take from the other that wnat
each is saying is true and needs
no further proof.
This Is a very short and inade
quate philosophy of social work
and there Is much that I have not
said that I feel should be included,
but space does not permit this.
Also I must Bay that I am con
strained to work from within a
Christian fram'work, but this does
not say that unless a person is a
Christian he cannot be a good ro
clnl worker. I do not believe that
religion can be forced upon any
one. However, X also believe that
if a person wants to talk about his
belief in God and his non-belief
in God, there should be some basic
understandings of religions and
churches by the social worker be
fore there can be much help given.
I sincerely believe that the
world needs more, many more
good social workers. I recom
mend social work aa a field with
tremendous possibilities for a
person who wants to work with
people and wants to help them
to help themselves solve their
problems. These possibilities are
. limited only by the student's In
dividual capability, his, native
drive and enthusiasm, and his
love for his neighbor which
must be fact, not theory.
I think the Board of Control
and the profession of social work
must work together for the pur
pose of better service to the peo
ple of the state of Nebraska.
This purpose cannot be sincerely
accomplished by mutual recrima
tlons. Sincerely,
PHIL HAIN.
Open Truce Talks?
Dear Editor,
Since a news blackout was Im
posed on the POW talks in Korea
one matter standing in the way
of a Korean truce last Thursday,
tne Daily Nebraskan carried, on
Friday, an editorial by Miss Ruth
Raymond outlining her position
on "open or closed" diplomacy.
Because of the importance of the
truce talks, I believe Miss Ray
mond should re-examine her
stand.
We are all desirous of a truc
In Korea. This truce must be
brought about through negotia
tion and the main Ingredient of
negotiation Is compromise. But
how much compromise is pot- I
sible under a system of open 1
diplomacy?
When the neoDle bank hnm
are told, through the newspaper
uiiu iai.ua, just wnai we will settle
for and what wo want thn if
becomes impossible for those
laround the conference table to
accept less. Public pressure from
nome joroids any retreat from the
original position. When both sides
follow this course, compromise is
impossible.
It works something like this:
Before the conference arnnl1v
starts, both sides state their po
sition, uotn positions are pub
licized, although it may not be
what either side is wllllne tn RAttln
for. Each side haa established its.
position and created a gulf be
tween tne parties even before they
have started their negotiations.
Once negotiations have started,
any retreat from the original de
mands is reported home, and an
immediate cry of "appeascr" arises
irom me puonc.
It is impossible for a policy
to' be carried out (which does
not have the support of the
public). Therefore, no compro
mise can be reached and the
gulf between the parties is
widened, for both are forced to
stick to their original stand.
We must alsn ramemher that
business is never conducted with,
-open aipiomacy." Businessmen
do not Publicize what thiv want
before they start a business deal.
iney use "closed diplomacy," for
they realize that they would get
nowhere using "open diplomacy."
Perhaps. Miss Ravmond. thl
may explain how "secret dlplo
macV will SDoed un th POW
talks"
PAUL LAASE.
