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Delayed
Hope for re-examination of the Faculty Sen
ate's action to cut the final examination period
was revealed in a meeting of Student Council
members and the Chancellor Thursday after
noon. At this meeting, a statement of Student
Council disapproval of the Senate action was
presented to the Chancellor, and a faculty rep
resentative. The resulting conversation inti
mated that the Senate would be receptive to
student discussion on this issue next fall when
the Senate meets again. This means that stu
dents who are opposed to the Senate action will
have an opportunity to express themselves and
perhaps see it changed.
It is a long time before the next Senate meet
ing. The same Senate members will be present,
and it is doubtful that any who aligned them
selves on one side for this vote, will change it
if and when it comes up again. One thing is
sure. If the Student Council has anything to
say about it, it will come up again. If the Sen
ate rejects efforts of the Council to explain
the student position, the Senate will deserve
a great deal of criticism.
Meanwhile, it is only fair to obtain a proper
perspective of what exactly happened at Tues
day's meeting. Much criticism has come from
the ranks of liberal arts professors, with whom
The Nebraskan has taken a definite stand
against the proposal. The Chancellor was asked
Thursday: Did all members of the Faculty Sen
ate have a fair chance to consider the proposal
and to round up faculty votes or was it rail
roaded through by mainly professors in the
Colleges of Business Administration and Agri
culture? The answer was that the proposals were in
committees which were made up of faculty
members on both sides who could have insured
that news of the possibility of a shorter exam
period got back to their colleagues. Announce
ment that consideration of the proposal was on
the agenda was also made to all faculty mem
bers at the end of last week. ,
The criticism has been made that attendance
xtension
The Faculty Senate worked overtime Tuesday
In its ability to create controversies.
In the same meeting in which the proposal
was passed to reduce examination period to
one week, another proposal was passed which
deserves comment.
The latter proposal changes eligibility require
ments for those students participating in extr
curricular activities. The requirements as they
have stood in the past provide that no ex
tension courses may count towards a student's
eligibility to participate in activities. The new
proposal permits extension courses to count.
It would give students security in maintaining
their eligibility by carrying a minimum load
of courses in which they must attend classes
and an additional number of courses by cor
respondence, all which count on eligibility and
graduation requirements.
The University requires that a student must
have accumulated at least 24 hours before he
may participate in activities and the new pro
posal could best be illustrated as follows: A
Meaning In Death
"Peace in Our Time" was a watch word of
a past generation, but often seems to be un
reality in this present period.
The futility and despair of man bearing arms
against man; the frustration of senseless na
tionalistic hatred towards unknown persons of
other backgrounds found its apex in the tragic
death of Charles Harris.
Holiness seemed perverted and peace seemed
fully thwarted upon. But, it appears that per
haps in God's wisdom, lilies may have sprung
up from corruption and purpose and planning
may have been born in violence.
Israel and Jordan have been feuding even
more openly and violently for several months,
but negotiation now takes place for arrange
ments to prevent armed conflicts near the Holy
City.
Citizens of Nebraska communities, unaware
that shots were being fired in dispute and na
tions were at armed unrest, now realize that
the seeds of unrest and ill-will can reach out
and touch a small Nebraska town.
University students, concerned with the re
ality of panty raids and suspension, are con
cerned with the reality of death and interna
tional tension.
Christ's supreme achievement Is found in his
death and subsequent resurrection. From this
temporary loss to death came the religion that
is the basis of our culture.
The death of Charles Harris remains a tragedy
and still is hard to understand. While our fellow
student's death quite possibly was not God's
will it is apparent that meaning is being found
in an event that first appeared sensless.
It should be evident that it is up to many
persons to establish a peace secure and un
waveringthat will eliminate hatred, bickering
and unrest and it is quite evident that Charles
Harris was one of the forerunners of this group.
Those of us who stay concerned over his death
may participate in this establishment of per
manent peace.
Do permanent peace anr college young people
seem far apart? One University student didn't
think so. S. J.
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at the meeting was stacked. It is true that
the College of Agriculture employs men who,
although not associate professors, are of
equal rank for purposes of the Faculty Senate.
Certainly many were at the meeting who had
not attended before. Obviously those who were
in favor of the plan did some politicing. Yet
professors of liberal arts had an equal chance
and did not take it. They also had the chance
to table the motion until the next meeting.
The action, therefore, was not necessarily
railroaded through. But those in liberal arts
are faced with the realization that if they are
to protect their interests and the interests of
the students who would support them, they are
going to have to work for it.
The Nebraskan is definitely opposed to the
proposal that was passed Tuesday. Those who
voted for it displayed short sightedness, if not
selfishness. Both students and faculty members
in liberal arts courses will suffer, but most im
portant, an ideal of education held by both
will suffer.
The effectiveness of the final examination as
a medium of learning will by necessity be de
creased. The exam gives the student the chance
to see the semester's course from a desirable
perspective and promotes his iniative in ty
ing up loose ends. With less time to study on
his own, the student cannot possibly devote the
time to the final exam which is required for
a complete understanding of the course. To
those who are staunch supporters of those
courses which require thinking on the part of
the student, rather than the absorption of spoon
fed answers, this is a serious problem. A short
exam period discourages independent study
on the part of the student.
A scant possibility exists that enough faculty
and student protest to the action would lead
to the Senate's rescinding of the plan at the
next Senate meeting.
The important thing is that the issue is not al
lowed to drop. K. N.
Eligibility
student, enrolled his freshman year, at the Un
iversity carried 12 hours his first semester and
12 hours his second semester. However, second
semester he failed three hours of courses. Under
the old requirements that student would not be
allowed to make up the three hours of failures
by extension in order to be eligible, therefore,
he would have to wait until the second semester
of his sophomore year to be eligible to partic
ipate in activities because he would not have
fulfilled the University's 24 hour accumulation
requirement. Under the new proposal the stu- .
dent could make up the failure by taking the
course over by correspondence during the sum
mer thus being eligible to participate in ac
tivities the following semester.
Obviously this proposal is aimed at a certain
group in the University the athletes who must
meet Uie University eligibility requirements be
fore they can participate in athletics. The new
proposal according to the athletic department,
is in effect in every other Big Seven school
except the University, therefore the athletic
department feels that the new proposal will put
Nebraska on a par with other schools and raise
the standing of the University in that it can
present to potential University athletes the same
opportunities and securities which other com
peting schools have.
From the standpoint of the athletic depart
ment the proposal is a good thing. But from
other standpoints it could become a serious
problem.
In four years a student would have accum
ulated only 96 hours of regular class courses
towards a degree, providing he enrolled for the
minimum requirement of 12 hours a semester.
This percentage of class v?Hc is not repre
sentative of true university education because
extension courses, which a student would have
to take to obtain the 125 hours necessary for
graduation, are admittedly less educational
than are courses in which the student must
attend classes. Extension work has been se
verely criticized by educators and considered
below the standards maintained in the class
room. These proponents would certainly be dis
mayed to think that a student would be allowed
to sacrifice a classroom education for an ed
ucation substantially filled out by extension
work for the mere sake of participation in extra-curricular
activities. If viewed in this light,
the new proposal actually lowers the academic
standards of the University in that it allows
students to refrain from academics considered
a higher caliber than education by extension.
The proposal may in fact permit athletes
more time per day out of the classroom to
participate in athletics and . to maintain eligi
bility in the face of course failures and drops,
however the administration of the proposal will
determine whether these same athletes will
deprive themselves or be deprived by advisors
of the highest standard college education.
If an advisor can realize his responsibility
toward this maintenance of high scholastic
standards and prevent students from taking
only a minimum load of courses thus making
it necessary for him to take extension work,
the proposal will accomplish what the athletic
department wanted it to relax eligibility re
quirements for the athletics.
The danger of the proposal lies not in its
content but in its administration. J. H. B.
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Dear Editor:
As a member of the faculty who IAI,epe's Dalv?
has had close acquaintance for " '
several years with many members " . .
of the Mortar Boards and with The Nebraskan's second page, is-
the actions of that group, I feel May as usual m-
SfiSL ZivdS things have
poimmeat - course, but
6" to dominate the page
croun. but with the lamentably ...
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biased politics flayed in their heads shame thft si Je editorlals
selection. Each girl on this years tQ the left notKbad at all
Mortar Board knows in her own
in fact, such
heart how much she contributed
. . i i a. iL.i i w uijiuikouuc aim value
to the indisputable fact that girls than standard editorials. After
were chosen this year not so much this j gm com Ued to ask
on their activity record and ser- for a, more suitabie answer than
vice to the school, as on their that giyen to Mr HenWe the
friendship with those making the 10 May sue. What happened to
decision. . , Fred Daly's column? Surely, if
I write anonomously to refrain the paper finds it necessary to ac.
from casting reflection on those cept "Wonder if He Knows Mrs.
girls whom I know more person- Calabash?" then it can afford to
ally than others, and who, there- seek more material from Mr. Daly,
fore, might feel that my remarks Fred at least, when approached
are directed more specifically at with a dead-line, can turn out orig
them. I have chosen to write at foal work. If space must be de
all for three reasons: voted to "humor" let us see some
Because this is a matter con- thing actually thought up and writ-
of more
cerning the entire University, it is ten by the
desirable that as much of the stu
dent body as possible become
aware of the starting degeneration
of an organisation pro
fessing to reflect highest stan
dards and ideals. Unfortunately,
too many of the faculty are already
aware of this. If more undergrad
uates were, perhaps many of the
girls now devoting hours to activ
ities they are in reality only
slightly interested in might more
profitably realize that, unless fu
ture practices differ from those of
the present, even if they have the
most outstanding record of activ
ities in the Junior class, if they
don't have the increasingly essen
tial qualities of "pull" and "influ
ence" they may suffer bitter dis
appointment. Secondly, for their own benefit
this year's Mortar Boards must ad
mit to themselves that they did
not act unbiasedly, in the interest
of good citizenship, and in the ac
ceptance of the grave responsibili
ty they had to many individuals,
to themselves, their organization
and their school, in weighing their
important selections. It is not easy
to admit this sort of thing to one
self, but it is very personally sat
isfying and character building.
Thirdly, the girls who are the
new Mortar Boards and I do
not wish to say that they are not
a very fine group of girls can
render an inestimable service to
the school and the national Mor
tar Board by accepting their re
sponsibilities with the seriousness
they warrant and demand, and by
showing more careful and ma
ture judgment in conducting their
discussions and decisions next
year at this time.
I have been devoted for many
years to this organization of our
country's finest young women, and
I sincerely and deeply hope that
the degeneration which has just
sparked will be firmly snuffed
out. Thj world is racked with poli
tics and much dirty politics
but the Mortar Boards must cer
tainly be above that. I would like
to feel a sense of trust that they
will serve in the future more to the
credit and satisfaction of them
selves and the University com-
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tendine this institution.
A more contused (one is tempted
to. say vacillating) stand by a
hierarchy of responsible officials
can hardly be imagined than that p0ieman
which Is unfolding witn regard to
the dismissed rioters. Lest this
seem like a beating of the pro
verbial dead horse, take note of the
fact that the Board of Regents
only this week, exerted pressure
on the office of the Dean or Stu
dent Affairs to have the expel
lees readmitted.
The lay student is immediately
struck by what appear to be
irregularities in the disciplinary
action taken by the Dean of Stu
dent Affairs. Within a few days
after the riot some 19 students had
been dismissed from the Universi
ty, and the statement was made
after the release of each name
that no appeals would be con
sidered until June of 1956.
Of far greater importance, how
ever is the inconsistency in the
actions taken on succeeding days
by the Deans office with regard to
the dismissed rioters.
First, if Dean Colbert's office
your course, professor, I
Devoted Faculty Member
did not have conclusive proof of
maximum Kuilt in
the riot, why was
existed before, of
man given the maximum penalty,
le. dismissal? If such proof was
this
year they seem
It must be
not available then
their attractive
fice again resorted
drum-head administrative justice
which has come to this writer's
attention before.
Second, if the Dean did have
things are, or can be,
importance and value
columnist.
DON H. SHERWOOD
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Not even the traditionally ex- proof of Doleman'i guilt then why
huberant seniors are likely to be was this graduate student read
as glad to see graduation and mltted? One would think that of
the end of a school year this June all persons a graduate student
as will the University adminis- WOuld be responsible for his ac
tration. Embarrassing is hardly a tions. Proof of active participa
strong enough word to describe tion seemingly is furnished by
the position of University officials Doleman'i plea of guilty in court
with regard to the riot of April 15; ty court, unless he was browbeat
the resolution of this incident, en into his plea. Under these cir.
which has not yet been completed, cumstances the readmlttance ap
has made many students at the pears to have been the result of
University embarrassed to be at- pressure. Whose?
As if these were not sufficient
skeletons in the closet, another
was unearthed In the re-expulsion
Wednesday of the same William
Few persons would contend thai
the riot was anything but an in
ane and ugly exhibition by the im.
mature, but the selection of ran
dom sample of the rioters for
summary punishment seems diffi
cult of defense. Consideration
should be given to the fact that
justice is not determined one day
by the amount of indignant mail
on the Chancellor's desk and re
versed the next upon pressure by
anxious parents appearing before
a group of seemingly election-con-scious
officials.
Where docs the Board of Re.
gents stand on this issue, if at
all? How many more confessed ri
oters will be readmitted In the
face of the Dean's statement that
no appeals would be considered
before June of 1956? Are we stu
dents to assume that fight makes
right?
This writer contends that the ac
tions of the Dean's office did not
connection with reflect the sober judgement which
William Dole-
should attena a situation as grave
as that of April 15th, and further
that the Board of Regents has ad
the Dean's of
ded to the confusion by appearing
to the sort of to be at the mercy of a pressure
group. If uncorrected sucn ma
neuvering can only result in tha
disintegration of the respect which
is due a university.
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