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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
The views expressed by columnists and letter
writers on this page do not particularly represent
the views of the Daily Nebraskan.
Friday, January 16, . 953 q
EDITORIAL PAGE
Ed
iter's '30'
. At the end of each semester, the retiring edt- schemes make their way into our hectic but happy
tor takes his typographical pen in hand and at- offices. The entire staff becomes more aware of
tempts to analyze the preceding semester, sum the role of the student In the world today through
up the accomplishments and failures and write the contacts afforded by the realm of newspaper
the traditional "30" to his college newspaper copy, business.
This Is a mighty difficult task when an edl- Throughout the semester we all have become
tor sits back and thinks about the maze of sit- more aware of the role of a student newspaper
Sound
Off
uatlons, the mass of information and the multi
tude of people that enter the news picture dur
ing the few months of one editor's reign.
At the beginning of this semester, we of the
1952-53 staff dedicated ourselves to the respon
sibility of being the expression of student news
and opinions. To that responsibility, this editor
firmly believes that this semester's staff has
whole-heartedly and sincerely worked. We have that we know how to do for our readers. We feel
devoted many hours to getting all the news of t. strong devotion to the field of newspapering
student Interest from the campus, to making the and especially to that field of student journalism
news columns pleasant to our student reader's Most of our decisions this semester have been
eye, and to being the editorial representative of based on one important consideration our read-
in the lives of that University family It attempts
to serve. There are certain matters which we
felt that we must present our opinions. There
were matters which we felt called to defend.
There were some matters that we felt must be
brought to student attention.
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To get right to the point, we've done the best
student opinion.
There is a parade of all phases of student life
in the offices of The Daily Nebraskan. The ma
jority of student gripes, problems, aspirations and
Final For Profs
The time has arrived for the end-of-semester
fling called finals and your Daily Nebraskan
would" like to suggest that Instructors add 'a
teacher-rating scale along with the final exam.
We have mentioned this many times in our
columns and the response from instructors has
been very encouraging. According to Henry Cox,
Director of the Bureau of Instructional Research,
a large number of instructors have taken advant
age of this chance to feel out student opinion of done. There are accomplishments and failures,
their teaching abilities. There is much to look forward to in the coming
fr semester. The advent of any one person does not
Cox told The Nebraskan that the teaching scale change the things in which a staff believes,. It
Is "a service which the faculty seems to like." So does not change the ideals in which we believe,
do the students because it is a chance for them It does not change the goals toward which a staff
to point out certain deficiencies and abilities strives.
which instructors mighf not otherwise be aware This editor Is grateful for the opportunities
of. - offered by The Dally Nebraskan, a fine staff.
The Daily Nebraskan would like to remind a good University and an Interested student
. . . - O J t lit. -It
ers. This has, oi course, oeen xemperea wun an
the journalistic knowledge at our command.
The entire tone of this editorial has been
slightly finallstlc. This writer does not want
that Impression to bp given to our readers. No
newspaper stops or starts with the advent or
conclusion of any staff members' job. In the
newspaper buslnss and we consider The Ne
braskan definitely in the realm of adult news
paper business the main goal Is that the paper
brings day by day the news to its readers. The
motivating force In the newspaper business Is
the devotion of its members to the ideals of the
profession.
There are lots of loobe ends this semester
There are many, many things that remain to be
Instructors that the scale Is available in Cox'
office, Room 1, Temporary A. We think that It
wonld be a good idea if you included a teacher
rating scale In your final exam. D. P.
body. This editor wrlte.s "30" to her college
newspaper copy with a sincere trust In the
worth of The Nebraskan this semester and In
following years. R. R.
The Small Things
A lot of small things lead to a lot of big things, lookers by mixing the colored cards in the card
Take, for instance, the big things which hit the section. To some, this was quite a joke, for-after
newspapers and airwaves last fall with the scan- all the pranksters were "just having fun."
dal revelation in Washington. And then there's the English student who re
Such scandal Involved men like T. Lamar moved the complete list of vocabulary words
Caudle who was fired as head of the Justice De- Tuesday which the professor had posted for the
partment's tax division. It was uncovered that convenience of thos who were to take the final,
he had quite a method of knowing the "friend- And not to be forgotten is tho "meanest thief
liest" people. People whom he reputedly had who stole one of the polio iron lungs, which was
done tax favors for because they had treated him fuli 0f money from a local department store. And,
so generously. also the coe(j m the dorm wh0 several years ago
The generous faVors included collecting a st0le the donation box for Christmas charity.
commission of $5,000 on a deal with Larry
By MARJ MORAN
Staff Writer
With the awful and awe
full prospect in mind of the
tests which will be facing us
m the next weeks, it s no
secret that plenty of students
have been giving plenty of
thought to the matter of final ex
aminations.
Most students classify tests me
chanically in three categories (be
sides those of terrible, horrible
and lethal). The classifications
are (1) the essay. (2) the obiec
tive, (3) a combination of the two.
i In a recent
survey con
ducted by
members o f
an e d u c a
tional p s y -etiology
class
results
showed
that girls
prefer the
o b jective
tests while
more boys
prefer the
V.
Moran
All of these people were doing supposedly
little things to have fun.
By now, maybe Caudle, Knohl and Landau
have learned a thing or two about right and
wrong, about the fun a person can have and can
not have.
But there Is more to it than that. The
American society has not been lenient with Its
Interpretation and condoning of this so called
"fun." Too many people figure that an individ
ual Is pretty smart If he can cheat the govern
ment with his income tax. Americans slough
off this corruption by saying, "that's another
way of getting a mink coat." Too many Univer
sity students pat those on the back who have
successfully cribbed their way through a test;
copied a term paper; or put something over on
the administration.
Too much of this sort of tolerance and a poor
These are the big things but the little things interpretation of fun and right and wrong tend
are not to be forgotten nor condoned. These to make a lot of little things lead to a lot of big
little things can start right here on this campus things. The problem is not one to be easily
as well as anywhere else. solved. The problem must be solved within the
Take for example a group of pranksters who, American society which needs to regain a' lost
early one Saturday morning prior to a football sense of good old-fashioned right and wrong.
game, took the time to completely confuse the on- 8. G.
Knohl, a New Yorker convicted of embezzle
ment, who bought an airplane from a Caudle
crony for $30,000. At that time Knohl was an
investigator for two New York used-machln-'
ery dealers who had evaded more than $200,
000 in taxes. Incidentally, their case was de
layed time and time again by Caudle's office.
And then, there was Jacob Landau, an attor
ney whose Washington office specialized in fight
ing tax cases brought by the U.S. Landau paid
$5,000 for an oil lease from a man Caudle steered
to him, and Caudle collected a $1,000 commission
on the deal. Landau also arranged to get Mrs.
Caudle a mink coat.
All over the country the news reeks with the
same odor of corruption. Americans in general
have a growing disgust with the government or
"what the hell can you expect" attitude.
New Leaders
The Nebraskan congratulates the recent vic
tors of the YWCAs and Home Ec Club elections.
To the new organization's leaders, Neala O'Dell,
Barbara Crowe and Barbara Spilker, this paper
Earlier was announced -the apopinlment of Cub
Clem, former Nebraskan editor, to the staff of
Representative Carl Curtis.
Great lessons in political science, unavailable
in textbooks and classrooms, will undoubtedly be
essay type where they can ex
pound a little more on the subject.
The question to ask at this
point seems to be what are tne
advantages of each type? The es
say test reauires a general under'
standing of the basic principles
of the subject matter. The obiec
tive test is based on selected lacts.
The danger in the latter seems to
be that a student with a relatively
comolete knowledge of the "core"
of a subject may not be lucky
enough to memorize the right
facts and will not be able to give
a true indication of what he
knows.
A lot, of course, depends on the
pattern of learning which the
student uses. Some study by sift
ing general information through
thought processes and coming out
with a broad idea. Others file
facts away and, calling them to
memory, make better records
when faced with true-and-false
fill-in-the-blanks and circle-the-right-number
problems. The com
bination test, therefore, would
seem to be best suited for a large
group of students.
Some schools, feeling that the
strain and tension connected
with final examinations does
not give a true picture of the
student's comprehension, have
supplanted finals with a series
of three or four hour exams
during the semester.
Some of the most valuable tests
have taken were those where
the students knew ahead of time
what was to be covered in the
examination. Through the instruc
tor's evaluation of the course, he
can help students to learn well
the basic principles which should
have been drawn from the study
When students have learned
these facts and are able to ap
ply them to actual situations,
they may really feel that their
study has been worthwhile.
In one journalism course, for
example, the emphasis was on
current events. Students were in
formed two weeks before the fi
nal that it would cover the . Far
Eastern issue of Life Magazine.
The instructor even pointed up
certain sections of the magazine
which he felt were the most sig
nificant.
When the final came, everyone
knew the material. They under
stood it well enough to answer
directly the several questions,
some of which had been outlined
previously in class discussion. The
instructor was not concerned
with grades, he just wanted to
know that the students knew and
understood the material. That was
the reason he was teaching.
Some teachers vetoed the
idea with the thought that each
student might come out with a
"9" In such a test. Now It
wouldn't seem that this would
be too terrible an effect. Most
persons would agree that the
object of teaching should be
that everyone learn, not that
some excel and others fail.
It seems that more students
would benefit from such a plan
and more instructors would have
the satisfaction of knowing that
they have given the students a
substantial understanding of the
material presented.
Will wind this up now but not
without wishing everyone a lot
of the luck that is still needed
for "old-fashioned" finals. I
Notes On Half-Notes
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fitff are Bagpipes, . Hells, Jars v
Danny Fogcl
Following the release of the record, "Doodle-
town Fifers," first endeavor by orchestra lead
ers, Eddie Sauter and Bill Finnegan, offers from
colleges, dance promoters and theaters have been
screaming into their New York office.
Both Eddie and Bill have
been in the music business a
long time, each arranging for
different bands around the
country. Then In '53, the two
men met and decided to form
an orchestra and play music
using strictly their own ar
rangements. They use any
thing and everything to obtain
desired sounds. It is not a
strange to hear Sauter-Finne- Fogel
gan recording with bagpipes, bells, glass Jars,
whistles, etc. But they seem to find the right
combination, for each recording Is an Interest
ing, refreshing and entertaining piece of music.
RCA. in answer to the great demand, released
"New Direction in Music" containing "Azure Te,"
"Moonlight on the Ganges," "Stop! Sit Down! Re
lax! Think!" "April in Paris," "Rain," "When
Hearts Are Young," and "Midnight Sleigh Ride."
One of the best by Sauter-Finnegan is the disc
'Nina Never Knew" which I mentioned in my
has signed with the outfit for the tour which
nnii At of New York in February or
March.
Vaughn Monroe and company will be at the
Student Union ballroom Monday afternoon with
the Regular half hour national broadcast. The
show will include some of Monroe's best hits and
feature many musical acts. The Union commit
tee feels that by using the ballroom Tather than
the Coliseum, a more Informal atmosphere will
be attained. Two shows will be given, S and 5
p.m. The program will salute the University.
For the latest in Bozo approved records be
sure and hear "The Noisy Eater" by Jerry Lewis.
The Four Knights album of "Spotlight Sonrs"
which has been around the record stores for a
few months has Just "recently started catching
on. The singing group provides easy listening
as they offer a cross between the Mills Broth
ers and the Ink Spots. The outstanding record
of the album Is the old favorite "Georgia eh my
Mind." Other hits are "Sentimental Journey"
and "Sleepy Time Gal."
Stan Kenton according to music critics has re-
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Mooney and the "Doodlers," singing group with ord being "Prologue." ine record snows me
the band.
The orchestra contains nineteen men and
despite their popularity they have not as yet
been on any kind of tour out of New York.
However, plans are now being made to play
some dance dates, theatrical engagements, and
straight oncerts around the country. Joe Mooney
free, easy conducting and arranging style of Stan
as he introduces the personnel of his organiza
tion and explains the qualities and Individualism
that goes into making a great orchestra.
And as the two L.A. bopsters said when they
first saw snow, "Man, look at that crazy popcorn."
Just Around
M'Cluh Dfaner-BuMQ PkuRod;
Sins. Palladium Hold Parties
One big event of this last week
end of the semester will be the
annual N-Club Dinner-Dance, to
be held at the Lincoln Hotel. A
smorgasbord dinner will be served
from 7 to 8:30 p.m., and dancing
will begin at 9.
Some of the N-Club members
and their dates will be:
Jim Cederdahl and Mimi Du-
Teau; Jim Yeisley and Lynn Hoi-
Brian Hendrickson and Jackie
Ullstrom; Paul Friedstrom and
Jannie Owen; Harvey Goth and
Jo Mohler; Bob Reynolds and
Cynthia Holyoke; Stan Matske
and Dorothy Hartwig; Don Hodge
and Libby Russell; Joe Good and
Joan Hanson; and Tony Wlney
and Ardie Fuhrman.
Another event of Friday eve-
land; Bill Thayer and Gwen Urn;1 ning will be the Palladlan So-
LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS
By Bibler
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"I'm sorry, young man, but this class is only open to psychology
majors."
Jan Steffen
clety's party, with a Parisian
night club theme. The active
society and alumni are sponsor
ing the party, and all Indepen
dents are invited. The festivities
will begin at 8:30 p.m. at 301
Temple.
Saturday's events include ft
Sigma Chi Casino party, with the
following couples planning to
attend:
Larry Dunning and Kathleen
Carpenter; Bob Barchus and
Bobbie Burdick; Jerry Shumway
and Pat Graham: Dale Haun and
Bickie Nedrow; Bennett Martin
and Pat Nellis; Bruce Martin, and
Sandra Ledingham: Carl Ofe and
Jayne Gorton; John Niehaus and
Marilyn Hammerstrum, and Roger
Smith and Marilyn Johnson.
Also planned for Saturday eve
ning is an informal "sweater and
slack" party at the Sig Ep house
after the game. Among the
couples will be Bob Russell and
Jan Harrison: Bill Shreck and
Natalie Nelson; Ted Kraft and
Ann Andreason; John Gaskill and
Marilyn Braun; and Jim Dorwy
and Marilyn Housel.
Here are the latest pinnings:
Barb Nelson, Alpha Chi, and
Bob Gilmore, Phi Belt; Donna
Elliott, Theta, and Bob Swaim,
Phi Gam; Nancy HoIIe, Trt
Belt, and Dave Rice, Sir Alph;
Barb Wahstrom, Amlklta, and
Les Roberts, Beta Sig: Glena
dine Bell, Terrace Hall, and
Johnny Kessell, TKE alum;
Georgia Gryve and Jo Feeney,
Sigma Chi; Delores Jones,
Theta, and Jerry Barton, DU.
A "couple who have been en
gaged since November are Carol
Wright, Alpha Xi, and J. Bene
dict, Sig Ep. Other engagements
include Barbara Britton, Terrace
Hall, and Chester Lacy; Frances
Anderson, Terrace Hall, and Har
old Tegler, now in the Navy;
Gwen Srb, AOPi, and John Stirek,
Omaha University; and Mary Ann
Pasek, Chi O, and George Powell,
Sigma Chi.
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY
wishes them the best of success throughout their taufsht these pcop,e in the cloakrooms, cocktail
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terms.
Don' Catch Cold!
Even though John Owen died in 1891, his
mother apparently was still concerned about his
catching cold. Legend has it that when his mother
saw snow swirling around a statue of Owen, she
decided he needed a hat on his stone head. She
sent one of his hats to Italy and had a stone imago
made and placed on the statue.
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irwil I W un f UU rttr f Ntbntkn u tnrtuu of ntdtiitv asd Moti only.
If you aren't working in Nebraska, cither you &rV!
don't live In Nebraska or you aren't a stenogra- , """ tmumnnn. anw n. (nr(4rmi
pher. The State Employment Service recently- re- ta in nn at r mtmiw of itit icuiu r it ( mnio. bw tt
ported a Lincoln labor supply of 1.054 persons on SSBK J t IX V?nKt,n.1HT"1'
Jan. 1-compared with 1,182 last week. The of- . "T'lZ 7,. ZJTL "XT F.Jl'H
fice, however, said that it has received a number j;!.".?: nSroblrr-rr 21':
Jim (Daily. TkbhaAlccuv
FIFTY-FIRST TEAR
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On To Washington
A position at our nation's capital seems to he
in the offing for several former University stu
dents and some that are still enrolled here. Of nditm
course, gome ef the appointments are unannounced oru Kdiio
as yet. But the latest political plum has come intrnFEittZfl?.
to Kimon Karabastsns, former student. He will f?fa"7-..
Join the staff of Dr. A. L. Miller in Washington, p-r . . . . t woari, ) Harrison, aoi Men.
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Legislators Face Knotty Problem
Of Proposed Changes In System
By PAl'L It. WIECK support only candidates who are
Staff Writer favorable to his own choice for
Nebraska legislators will again president.
be faced with the recurring prob
lem of what to do about the
state's presidential primary stat
ute. And unless proponents of a
change get together, the law
makers will have as many bills
to choose from as the voters had
presidential candidates to support
in last April's presidential pri
mary. First up with a solution was
Senator George 9yas of Omaha,
who revealed a two-fold plan
when he introduced LB 16 and
LB 30. The latter is conditional,
requiring the passage of LB 16 to
put it into effect.
In LB 16, Senator Syas tac
kles the Issue that had Ne
braska supporters of Senators
EM eg Kefauver and Robert
In the event LB 16 becomes
law, LB 30 proposes to eliminate
unable to make the strenuous
campaign the other candidates
put on.
The possibility that a candidate
would have to campaign In every
the presidential preference vot- I state should this become a uni-
Ing, apparently on the theory
that It- will be unnecessary if
the preference of the delegate
candidates is pointed out to the
voter on his ballot. This pro
posal is expected to brew at
least a minor squall by itself.
Introduction of LB 30 brings
back into focus the "All-Star Pri
mary" of 1948, the "consent pro-
form state law brings opponents
of the method to the conclusion
that only rich aspirants would be
able to enter the race for presi
dent. The validity of this is chal
lenged by proponents, who
point to the fact that there is very
little chance of this becoming a
uniform practice and maintain
vision." and the possibility of an-'that the law could be easily
other row such as we saw in thej changed if that danger became
1949 legislative session over these imminent. They also state that
issues. I under the present law a presi-
Prior to 1949 the consent of a dential candidate can use the pri
candidate was not necessary to mary as a matter df expediency
have his name placed on the bal- to his own campaign and thus in
lot in the presidential primary, validate the concept of the people
Taft up In . arms durhu the IBecause of this It was possible tojexpressing their choice without
- conduct the "All-Star Primary "itne customary innimuons or pon-
summer months, when Ncbras
ka 'delegates to the national
party conventions failed to sup
port en mssse the winners of
their respective party primar
ies. Claiming the delegates were
morally bound, supporters of
these two candidates were with
out leeal reconrse to force com
pliance with the expressed pref
erence of the voters.
This suggested solution would
require each candidate for dele
gate to file an affidavit stating
his preference or one stating that
he had no preference and wished
to go unpledged. These prefer
ences would be placed below the
delegate candldnte's name on the
; ballot, thus enabling the voter to
in 1948, when a non-partisan
igroup circulated petitions to put
the names of all probable candi
dates on the ballot. Highlight of
that primary was the struggle
i among the Republican voters from
iwhich Harold Stassen emerged
'victorious over Governor Thomas
IE. Dewey, with Senator Taft run
ning a poor third.
Supporters of the "'All-Star
Primary" blame the Taft sup
porters for Its repeal, claiming
that they were afraid to have
their candidate face the voters
In another primary. Opponents
point to the fact Senator Arthur
Vandenberir's rime was entered
at a time when he was ill and
tical candidates to risk defeat
Others. Including; some Uni
versity students, are reportedly
working en a hill to provide for
proportional election ef dele
gates, whereby delegates file
with stated preferences and a
candidate for president wins
delegates In proportion to the
percentage of the total vote he
receives.
Other than ihe fact that this
might be a confusing arrange
ment, it would be possible for a
delegate to be elected with many
less votes than one pledged to a
presidential candidate who trailed,
as the voter would be able to
Kplit his delegate vote while vot
ing for his preference for presi
dent.
Also In the wind Is another pro
posal for a revised "All-Star Pri
mary" with the present consent
provision struck out, but allow
ing a candidate to have his name
deleted by stating he is not a
candidate for the office of presi
dent. Another point ef controversy
Is found In the possibility ef
binding delegates to the winner
ef the primary for a set num
ber -f fcaifats. Opposition to this
was recently unfolded when
number of delegates to both
conventions last summer !sa4
a Joint statement against It
Conspicuously absent were the
names of the five Democratic
delegates who supported Estes
Kefauver. One suggested com
promise would be to bind le
gates as long as the candidate
In question rained votes en
each successive ballot.
A number of Kefauver sup-,
porters are known to lean to se
lection of delegates by slates, such
as is done in South Dakota and
California. They feel effective
delegates should be more than
legally bound, but should do also
effective pre-convention work for
the candidate.
Lest we delve any further Into
the maze of 48 state laws on this
subject, we will close with the
hope that out of the present con
fusion the people of Nebraska
will be given a more effective
means of speaking. And maktnr;
it mean something other than the
"discretion of politicians."
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