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i r Poqe 2 The Daily Nebrcskon Wednesday, April 23, 1958 P ! ? y Editorial Comment Report Is In: Confusion Still Reigns The report of the Ad Hoc committee on Teacher Certification is pretty much what we expected a right-down-the-line division between the Teachers College members of the committee and the other three men appointed to investigate this pressing problem. The conclusions reached by the com mittee, that the chancellor appoint a standing supervisory committee on teacher education composed of represen tatives of the several colleges involved with the Director of Teacher Training in the Teachers College as permanent chairman, might be termed a whitewash by some persons on this campus. But to those who are aware that the committee studied long and hard on the problems involved, it is significant that an expression of dissatisfaction with the present manner of operations was aired and that this expression is now on the records. The Teachers College faction of the committee, composed of Professors Thorpe, Rutledge and Goldenstein seem to be on the defensive side of the battle field now that the report is in. They have maintained that dual matriculation should be continued for 1) The faculty of the Teachers College can best counsel and guide the prospective teacher into his chosen profession; 2) teacher candi dates should pursue a degree program in Teachers College because willingness to be identified with the established pro gram of teacher education constitutes at least one item of evidence that a pros pective teacher is sincerely interested, 3) to relax direct association with can didates would abrogate Teachers College responsibilities, create duplication of ad ministrative machinery and confuse both students and staff. Let's look at these one by one. If a student matriculated in the Arts College wanted to pursue the 18 hours of teacher training, he would, obviously, have to take this work from the Teachers College personnel. Through this training he would be associated intimately with the staff of the Teachers College and wouW be open to counsel from that same staff. There is no reason why the stu dent in the Arts College could not obtain counsel and guidance from the teachers in the educational programs he has to take. We are curious as to what a student should be "sincerely interested" in. If the Teachers College faction means his future as a teacher, it seems significant enough that the Arts College student is willing to take the 18 hours already required by the law for certification. His interest in teaching should not be judged by his association with any given col lege, but should rather be judged by his participation and his progress in the required courses. Speaking of duplicating machinery and confusing students and faculty, what could be a more complex, red-taped sys tem than this thing called dual matricu lation? Here doesn't a student have to have written slips for course work signed by two advisors? Doesn't he have to meet requirements in two colleges? Doesn't he have to weigh advice from two advisors? This is certainly duplica tion of machinery. And if you look at the system of dual matriculation closely enough, you will see that confusion smothers the whole situation . . . unaer the present system. Now the other faction of the commit tee, Professors Anderson, McVey and Vandcrzee, maintain that the present system has created friction between col leges. True enough, or how else did this whole business get started? It has dis couraged students from entering the teaching profession. This seems obvious enough in light of the mass of red tape a student must wade through to complete his dual matriculation. Now as far as the areas of agreement are concerned, it is true enough that the Teachers College and all other colleges involved have a mutual interest in teacher preparation. Cooperation, too, is essential to an efficient program of teacher training. Any department in which a student is majoring or minoring should have the opportunity to recommend teachers, to evaluate the qualifications a teacher must have. Now the members of the committee recommend that each sub ject area department will submit to the committee on teacher certification of the Teachers College an evaluation and rec ommendation of what the would-be-teacher has accomplished. It remains to be seen what the Teachers College com mittee will do with that recommendation. The report by the committee seemed to ignore the petition by the eleven pro fessors that the teacher evaluation be placed in some body outside of the Teachers College (preferably the Office of Registration and Records.) This very important point in the petition should and could have been weighed more carefully, we believe. The question of hours of teacher train ing courses isn't brought up in the report, either, tending to indicate that perhaps this was an area of total disagreement and had to be chopped from th report in order to reach what the chancellor termed "a compromise." Now the report is under study again and will be reported on "at some later date" presumably by the igents. We suggest that the some later date be set as soon as possible so this grave problem can be settled. One of the eleven professors com mented on the report, "Snafu." And per haps this is the only thing that can be said. There exists a split in the ranks of the University, it is obvious. But the committee did little to resolve that split with a practical answer. We trust that the Regents will look into the really basic issues involved: 1) Hours necessary for teacher training; 2) Cer tification by some relatively disinter ested agency; 3) Allowing students to te eligible for certification without matricu lating in the Teachers College. Until the day these things are exam ined closely and resolved with positive, final legislation by a body which can and should make the resolution (i.e., the Re gents), we are in a stalemate calculated to maim cooperation between the col leges and continue to confuse and dis courage able, bright students in the Arts college to take up the truly important ask of teaching in our schools. From the Editor private As I walked across the campus the other day, I noticed huge machines push ing away the old, building new and in spiring houses of learning. I thought about the change of face the University has received just -in the few short years years I have been around. The men's dorm has been put to use providing housing for hundreds of eager young Nebraskans here to learn. The women's dorm has replaced a decrepit apartment building. Lyman Hall, the new Health Center, the theatre of the Stars, the new Admin istration Building, a new Law School li brary, an addition to the Union have re placed idle land or drab parking lots. Temporary structures have fallen at the axe of progress and the face of the Uni versity has changed remarkably. The University has stretched into the seams of the campus and aimed toward new sites around the periphery. , I can picture the day when the old Administration Building will fall, along opinion . . . dick shugrue with the old Pharmacy Building, Ne braska Hall and Grant Memorial Hall. In forty years the campus will look new, exciting, uplifting. But what of the Uni versity itself? Will the heart of the school change, the basic ideas of educa tion keep pace with the modern forms of the buildings classes are to be held in? I'd like to think so. I'd like to think that the form of education would break its bonds and the University would become a pioneer in new types of education. Dr. Hilberry, president of Wayne State University in Detroit, has proposed that we do away with the class-credit system of education. I go along with him. For in that system we have the foundation of the idea that education is synonymous with a specified number of hours, that education means attending a specified number of classes over a four-year pe riod. I, too, am rather repelled by the idea that a man can be turned over to a great University and 125 credit hours later be an educr'-"! person. SIXTY-SEVEN TEARS OLD Cnlrerslty. The nwmbera of th NebrMkon staff . . , . . personally responsible for what they aj, or da, or Member: Associated Collegiate Press , bs prlntPd. rbru8ry lm. Intercollegiate Press Subscription rate are 2.S0 per semester fir H tot Representative: National Advertising " ' , . 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Tom Neff, editorial eenmirshlp on the part of the siiheommlttee Stan Kalman, Bob Smldt a va the part i any member al the faculty of the Circulation Manager Jerry Trupp I ti iTiV. ' . nuMEN VtXJftE CP i T) BAT iVCY. YOU J HAVE TO UJAKH THE COACH FOR IF I TOUCH MY CAP LIKE THIS. THAT MEANS TO LET THE fiSTPlTCH62BY:.. BROTHER HAS BEEN STANDINb Htt THROWINS RXKS T THE STARS! ,vaH. w I IF I CLAP MY HANDS. THAT MEANS TO Bunt, and if I TOJCH MY 6HICT. THAT MEANS rJR SITZZZZ TME 'HIT-AND-RUN' IS ON... - a - 1 I -3 ill- il --( I 1 I 'J ,lll VV! I'll BET ITS FUN BEi'Nc A fr'PO SOASiNS AMl'ND I'Py THERE IN THE SKY.. r ROCIttiEADiJ cjhatifwuhAdi HIT ONE?' HIT ONE ;?i J .W;-e f-n "Secrecy? What Secrecy?' ll A Few Words Of A Kind by c. c. hincs - V f.llWli"- c.e. William Heikkila probably would take issue with you if you said that an individual's rights are respected in the United States. Heikkila is et-ww a 56-year-old d r aftsman who was hus tled a -w a y from San Francisco to Canada by U.S. immi gration offi cers in a de porta t i o n t i o n move. It seems that from 1929 to 1939 he was a member of the Communist Party, but that since then (at least accord ing to his claims) he hasn't had a thing to do with the Beds. He was born in Finland of naturalized American par ents but lived in the U.S. since he was Vh. One big hitch: he was never natural ized so immigration officials have felt he ought to be de ported for his bad party affili ations. The big objection to t h e immigration office's action is the strong arm methods the immigration officers used. They apparently never gave him a chance to say "good-bye" or "I'll see you in my dreams" to his 33-year-old American wife. He landed in Finland minus toothbrush, overcoat or lug gage. It was snowing and he strolled off the plane with only a summer suit. Perhaps Heikkila is guilty of continued Communist af filiation. The big objection is the failure of American offi cials to realize that even the guilty are due some resp--i. And they should also realize that good international rela tions are not encouraged by such thoughtless and brash actions. Fortunately, the inci- Good For Grins The luggage-laden husband stared miserably down the platform at the departing train. "If you hadn't taken so long getting ready." he ad monished his wife, "we would have caught it." "Yes," the little woman re joined, "and if you hadn't hurried me so, we wouldn't have so long to wait for the next one!" (The Reader's Digest) A gangster rushed into a saloon, shooting right and left, yelling, "All you dirty skunks get outta here." The customers fled in a hail of bullets all except an Eng lishman, who stood at the bar calmly finishing his drink. "Well," remarked the Eng lishman, "there certainly were a lot of them, weren't there!" (The Reader's Digest) dent has not gone unnoticed by the press and a fury of objections to the quick depor tation has resulted in an or der by Immigration Commis sioner Joseph M. Swing to have Heikkila returned to the U.S. so that he might contin ue his legal battle against deportation. A short "let's be decent to all" note from President Ike might be a good thing for Commissioner Swing to find in his mailbox. I've read at least 3 or 4 city papers without once reading about how strongly Elvis Presley is standing up under the trying Army boot training. Does Elvis have laryngitis, or does the Army public re lations system have laryn g i t i s? The ideal situation would be for both to acquire the affliction. Other Campuses The "beat generation" is the thing of the moment. Jack Kerouac, the great disciple of the srration through the publication of his books "On the Road" and "The Subter ranean," made a brief appear ance at Brooklyn College. Kingsman writer Ruth Serena wrote this story: "Jack Kerouac stood in front of the room, tanned and muscular. He was dressed in grey and black striped sport shirt, grey slacks held up by a large tan belt, and blue sneakers. He spoke in the 'beat' vernacular. "The Brooklyn College stu dents who had jammed into the Faculty Lounge sat and listened. They sat on the chairs, sofas, tables and on the window sill and floor. The air was filled with smoke, long black stockings and 'beatism.' Give group brought a jug of wine. "In this atmosphere began a parley of sarcasm, a jarring session, and a verbal battle. " 'What is the beat genera tion and why are they beat?' . . . 'Man, I'm bushed.' . . . 'A ww, come on.' . . . 'It's just a chance phrase I dropped one day.' . . . 'Are you high, man?' . . . 'No, I've been drinking wine.' . . . 'Do you bill yourself as an illusion?' . . . 'You're an illusion.' " 'What are you running from and where are you go ing?' . . . 'Mars.' . . . 'Why don't you answer the ques tions?' . . . 'I'm a Zen Mas ter.' . . . 'Did you finish Co lumbia?' . . . 'After two years I quit the football team and had to start paying tuition so I dropped out.' " 'What literary figures have influenced you?' . . . 'Dostoevsky, Rabelais, Tom Wolfe. . . . 'Why do you write?' . . . 'I'm bored. It gives me something to do.' . . . 'Why are you so great?' . . . 'Because you're so pretty.' . . . And then it was over!" Nebraskan Lctterip Democrats Arise To the editor: Throughout the state we have seen the Democratic Party putting forth a great effort to unseat the so-called majority party of this state. The Republican Party is show ing activity in securing the re-election of the present office holders of the Grand Old Party. The party follow ers are still believing the old party line and will probably swallow the mouthings of the office seekers of the Republi can Tarty. I can not understand people voting for a group of hypo crites who will put forth the moon in an election campaign and then continue to support the same old methods and principles which they have always practiced. The voting records of Senators Curtis and Hruska, Congressmen Phil Weaver, A. L. Miller and Rob ert Harrison definitely show their complete lack of futuris tic thinking. They are not only living a hundred years in the past, but they are maintain ing a system which can not possibly accomplish the tasks which are necessary to the continued existence of our gov ernment and country. Tt is obvious that all of these present office holders are run ning worried because of the apparent trend in the whole United States. The Democrats of the state are also very ac tive and quite optimistic. They are creating a very active campaign throughout the state with one of the best slates of candidates that have ever been offered to the voters of Nebraska. It seems to me that there must be a large number of Democrats on this campus who would like to participate in the actual determination of who shall hold office this next year. Their time should not be spent in a pretense primary election such as the Young Re publicans are in the process of holding; it should be spent in doing some real good in the practical aspects of good gov ernment. The Young Democrats of this campus should organize themselves. They could be of greater service in the state of Nebraska than a set of past conscious Young Republicans. It is quite obvious from the young Republican's set of resolutions from their state convention that there is no difference in them and their seniors except for their age. They have not learned any thing except a good indoc trination from their parents, and the old guard Republi cans. i It is pleasing to me to that their so called thinki-.? is controlled by the s?n or members of their party. To me this means that their prrty will become smaller and smaller, until it dwindles into the nothing which it is cur rently contributing to this na tion's advance to leadership of the free nations of the world. The Democratic party has always been a party of for ward thinking members of this nalion. They have fought for social improvements, bet terment of the nation's eco nomic situation, increased government, because individ uals can not seem to live to gether without imposing upon the rights of their fellow citi zens, and a generally better administration of the policies and principles of this nation. The Young Democratic Clubs of Nebraska are hold ing their state convention here in Lincoln on the 10th and 11th of May. The Democrats of this student body are urged to send a delegation, or all of them should turn out in full -force. The convention will be here in Lincoln. To see the difference in the thinking of the two groups of young peo ple of the state (Young Demo crats versus Young Republi-' cans) watch the set of resolu tions (forward looking) which will be issued from this con vention. WAYNE J. THOMPSON JR. No Man Is Aii Island This is another In a series of articles written bv direc tors of student religious houses here at the University. Tbe Rev. Alvin M. Petersen of the Lutheran Student House is author of today's article. "None of us lives unto him self." So wrote the apostle Paul. And yet that is what many people like to think that they can do live for self alone. The basic sin is pride, apisw s Hi ii jjiUliioisal, ' ... my I I - ' I I I ' f . r II I" ,t-' 1 "M" 2 -4 , s 1 0 ,. I t 'I .. , , I p. i lav 1 S Rev. Petersen Courtesy Sunday Journal and Star and following hard upon it is selfishness. Like the spider we try to form our web so that we can make it a catch all to further ourselves. Some people live by exploit ing others, using people to gain their goals. How often haven't you used someone un til you gained what you want ed and then dropped him or her cold. You can do this so long, and there will come a time when you find the road lonely; your friends have left you, and you come to a dead end. We need others, and others need us. We are so slow to realize that. Sometimes we have to learn the hard way. How much we rob ourselves by shutting people out from our lives, or by shutting our selves out from their lives. The Bible has some shock ing things to say about this. Its message is not nearly as placid as most people guess (because few read it). Lis ten: "Whosoever would save his life will lose it; and who soever loses his life for My (Christ's) sake and the gos pel's will save it." Christ spoke these words and they are most, convincing for Ho Himself demonstrated their truth. Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German Christian scholar, who was executed in a con centration camp shortly be fore the allied army liberated the camp, wrote: "When Christ calls a man, He bids him come and die." Christ spoke quite clearly to this point, "If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me." Discipleship begins with denial of self, not a series of negations, but a recognition of thp Lordship of Christ not living- unto self, but to the glory of God! Then life falls into focus and others become important to us. Then we seek to serve, lo love, to restore, to help. Happiness is so short-lived for some, because they are seeking to gain, rather than to give. They seek to get a good share of the world, and in doing so forfeit their souls. And what profit is there in that, Christ asks? The secret to living is not acquiring, but sharing. No man is an island!