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The Daily Nebraskan
WednesdayOctober 21, 1959
Cheating Causing Worry
A cheating scandal rocked the Univers
ity of Texas campus last year when an ob
jective section, of a final exam for a re
quired government colirse was bribed
away from the university printer. Some
200 copies were printed and sold for $10
apiece and it is estimated that as many as
350 undergraduates saw the test.
The dean of men at UT questioned sus
pects and concluded generally that stu
dents didn't consider the cheating wrong
it was getting caught that was bad.
According to a recent article in "Ma
demoiselle" magazine by Nancy lynch,
Texas is just one of many university
campuses that has begun looking into the
cheating issue an issue which is causing
dismayed faculty and students to question
reasons for cheating and to look closely at
examination systems for the answers.
Some blame for cheating may be placed
on the nature of tests themselves. Ob
jective tests, the basis for many grades at
this and most other universities, are not a
fair test of one's intelligence. Too often a
student has to cram his mind with unre
lated facts.
Cramming minute t facts onto crib notes
has become an easy' way out and the stu
dent not only loses his own integrity but
Clso fails to gain any knowledgeable depth
in thinking through answers.
Departmental tests are another weak
ness in university examination systems.
Often in this type test a student is asked
to answer questions which have not been
studied simply because the topics were
not covered in his particular section.
In this situation the students with the
best instructors get the best grades an
unfairness to the others who weren't even
aware of what they would be tested on.
Another contributing factor to the steady
rise of cheating is pressure put on stu
dents by professors and social groups.
Some panic when they hear, "You have to
get such and such a grade on this test to
pass the course," or "You have to make
your average to be initiated or to get in
some activity." Subject to this pressure,
the result again may be cheating.
Resulting from a student survey at the
University of Texas on reasons for cheat
ing were these main points: 4
1. Classes where the grade depends sole
ly or largely upon examinations.
2. Tricky or
cause panic.
unsual questions which
3. Threatening or superior attitudes of
instructors toward examinations.
These reasons for cheating are seeming
ly a result of a defective educational sys
tem. Cheating has become not a dirhonest
act but rather one of beating the testing
system.
"Students are parts of a system in which
the attainment of knowledge has become
secondary to the completion of a course.
The testing system has become a kind of
game in which the professor has certain
techniques and the - student has counter
moves," according to Marvin L. Henricks,
professor at Indiana Central College, who
recently complettJ a study on the cheat
ing issue among college students.
A Thing of Beauty Is...
.Kemember the emphemeral splash
made by the Campus Beautification com
mittee last year? That was the group
which came up with several recommenda
tions for dressing up the outside face of
NU.
The grass strip in the center of the park
ing lots is one of the results of their
studies. Such ideas as a reflecting pool be
tween the tower and Love Library fall into
the category of being things which are
nice but not feasible or so the committee
was told.
But whether there is a pool to capture
the glow of the tower at one end and the
lights of the library at the other, other
spots of rush-stopping beauty already exit
on the campus. Like the fall spectacular
with which we are now being pre anted.
A walk around the library, a stroll past
Soc and teachers a pause over by the old
Ad building these should almost be added
to the list of required subjects. So should
one trip out to Ag Campus even though
the hole for the Kellogg Center has marred
a former beauty spot.
It is only at certain saasons of the year
this being one of the major ones that the
realization strikes suddenly that even
though our buildings may not be architec
tural standouts, a tree, a curving walk and
a crimson bush can turn the landscape into
such a breath-taking scene that no amount
of campus hustle can keep an individual
from pausing to wonder.
This is the value of having things of
beauty on the college scene. Ours is a
rushed society within a hurried society.
We are a breed of runners. -
But it is difficult to run past a scene of
great beauty. And somehow,, the sight of
nature's splendor seems to shift into
clearer focus relative values of things
which tend to become muddled in the daily
maze of classes and exams, meetings and
work, coffee and term papers.. Somehow
the sight of beauty seems to work a
magical transformation on the thought
there are larger truths transcending the
small ones learned in class.
Thus we would like to extend a sincere
compliment to the persons responsible for
maintaining the beauty of our showpiece
portions of the campus. We wish the funds
would drop magically from the sky to fi
nance such landscaping for the more bar
ren portions of the campus for these tend
to be the areas which carry the heaviest
load of student traffic.
M. E. Speaking
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Kraus
By Carroll Kraus
With the jumble over the eligibility of
one of the candidates for Homecoming
Queen, let's hope that the mess doesn't
reflect on the new method of selection.
The mixup may have thrown an unfav
orable light on the new
method, although the
it had nothing to do
with the snafu it was
only the matter of eligi
bility, the same matter
as in any election.
The election in' itself
went rather smoothly, ac
cording to my observa
tions. Voting lines and
campaigning this year
topped anything I have
seen in four years.
May Be Discouraged
However, some prospective voters may
have been discouraged from casting bal
lots after looking at the long lines in the
-Union.
It was refreshing to have 10 candidates
this year that weren't necessarily mem
bers vof Tassels, since being a member of
that group which supposedly is primar
ily a pep organization doesn't positively
indicate that one of its members would
serve as a worthy all-University Home
coming Queen. ' v -
This observation is based on the method
of selection of Tassels, with which I am ,
at odds.
And besides having 10 lovelies (?) to
vote on, it was kind of nice to vote for
three of them. You know, give a bunch of
'em a little support.
Actually, there are several candidates
who I personally think would make fine
Homecoming Queens. Do hope one of
them makes it at least to attendant.
Another Criticism
In the wake of Western Maryland Col
lege Prof. Richard Hovey's attack on "in
tellectual sloth" on the part of college
students in Best Articles and Stories, an
other prof has come up with sharp criti
cism of multiple-choice exams.
The prof, Banesh Hoffman of Queen's
College, especially attacked College En
trance Board and National Merit exams.
He says the tests "damage young minds
by rewarding superficiality, penalizing in
tellectual honesty, and casting doubt on
the good will and competence of the ex
aminers." Although not following Hovey's line of
thought, Hoffman seems to have hit upon
a good po'nt.
Many tests of this type do not seem to
be indicative of true knowledge in a field;
often the questions tend to confuse.
In fact, an expert in a field might be
made to look silly by failure to answer
some of the theoretical questions referred
to in the manner wished by the test ad
ministrators. Could it "be possible that the questions
in Regents' tests fall into the same category?
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From Somewhere
...Out in Left Field
By Adam Staib
and Jon Moyer
" ... I set forth a dilut
ed drink. May it arouse an
endur'ng thirst for the old
er, more potent licuor."
-J. U. Nicholson
This quotation serves to
characterize the philosophy
of the education system in
America today. Our mass
produced education empha
sizes quantity to such
a large degree that it takes
on the taint of the cheap,
diluted drink suggested by
Nicolson.
In America the student is
offered the weak, diluted
potion and it is only by
chance that a few become
enlightened to the wonders
and the opportunities
beholden to the taste of the
real substance. The unen-
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Jon Moyer
Staib
lightened majority consid
ers education as a means
to increase their general
prestige and stature.
We Pseudos
As we pseudo-intellects
left the concert given by
the University of Muenster
Madrigal Choir, we were
witnessed a performance
by students who had an in
trinsic understanding of a
classical art.
Later, after a long con
versation with two mem
bers of the, group, we be
gan to realize why their
grasp of this art was so
broad and well-developed.
They were the products of
the older, more potent edu
cation. Their academic pre
paration demanded the
development of a deep
grasp of the liberal arts.
The outline of their edu
cation is in sharp contrast
to ours. After a four-year
elementary education, Ger
man students attend sec
odary school for, nine
years. Their secondary ed
ucation provides a thorough
background for their ad
vanced study in college.
While young students in
the U.S. are slowly dab
bling through a few diluted
academic courses, German
students are beginning their
long study of Latin
and Greek as well as the
modern foreign languages
which are included in their
liberal arts curricula. Some
members of the Muenster
Choir studied the English
language for over six years.
All Liberal
The important thing to re
member is that the German
secondary education is de
voted entirely to the liberal
arts. The German student is
not free to pick and cjiose
his way through school on
'pud' courses as is his
American counterpart.
When the German stu
dent enrolls at the Univer
sity of Muenster, he
is ready to tackle his ad
vanced study. The manner
in which the German stu
dent' studies is also in
Ceylon Life
Discussion
Is Planned
"Ceylonese Student Life"
will be discussed by World
University Service traveller
Victor Cherubim at 4:30 p.m.
Thursday in 232 Student
Union. -
Cherubim, a native of Cey
lon, has studied at the Uni
versity of Ceylon and the Uni
versity of London where he
received his Bachelor's De
gree in Economics.
He recently completed
further studies in business ad
ministration at Albion Col
lege, Mich., where he served
as president of the World
Friendship Cb.
Named one of the 120 Cey
lonese students to participate
in the U.S. state department's
international educational ex
change program, he will be
sponsored by the Union Talks
and Topics Qemmittee in con
nection with its current
"Twentieth Century High
lights" ser-s. ,
University Dames
University Dames' will meet
Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the
Student Union fan American
Room. .
Arthur Murray dancing les
sons will be featured. '
sharp contrast to our Uni
versity. Although they have a five
month vacation, they con
tinue then study with inten
sive reading. .Most of the
students stay in private
homes or rooms. Con
sequently, their study is
not interrupted by incessant
diversions.
The student who Is
a product of German edu
cation seems to be more
mature and well-balanced
In addition to his excellent
training, whereas his
American counterpart is un
able to function without
close supervision by gov
ernment or school adminis
tration. In the opinion of Richard
Hovey of Western Mary
land College, our (edu
cation) system is being
threatened by the sloppy,
slothful attitude of students.
Hovey seems to have mis
construed the argument in
this matter because the bad
attitude of which he speaks
represents our entire edu
cation system.
In fact, the real threat to
our entire slip-shod educa
tion system is the occasion
al enlightened student.
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Red Cross transportation com
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drive students to orphanages
and hospitals Mondays
through Thursdays. They are
paid for gas.
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1. Talk about your
victory
6. Perche In
church ea
9. Clair ii l
tut name
10 Kooli
the Seat kind to
moke
11. Swedish gala
name
12. An arbor
. graduate
IS. Goofy
Mortimer
15. French lady
Mint (abbr.)
1 Aviv
17. Competitive
kind of woman
11. Eric is a Uttle
short
SO. Motors, waves
and lions do it
21. King of
Norway
25. It's common to
airports
27. Walk with a
roll
29. Rsps backward
80. Oral
(German ship)
82. Almost a Veep
S3. Discerning
85. 2ndPereonsheep
86., 89. What makes
Kools so
enjoyable?
41. Not the kind of
town for a rsco
track
48. Speak highly of
44. Dental degree
45. Act like an
onion
46. Uttle America
47. This suffii is
the most
48. To be (Latin)
49. Queen
Elisabeth I
DOWN
1. Is very hot.
2. Second man
8. Girt from L.A.T
4. It's shifty in a
sports car
5. One man's
careesirig hand
is another's -
6. His ale
(snagram)
7. Play obviously
not by Somerset
Maugham
8. A bum one
misleads you
14. Classical dumb
gal
18. Good place
for dolls
21. Either's brother
22. Tennis skunk
ing sounds
romantic
23. Fish, not beer
loving spouse
24. Crooks who
could be soft
touches
26. This is madness
28. Meet up, in the
rain
81. Hand holder
84. A type of tin
86. Fashion
87. What the
British call
cigarette butta
88. Tree house
40. Fellow who
could probably
use a Kool
42. out (earn
a scanty living)
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