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5 i l K 4 ' if tV I ( i .'3 ; r ? V 4- ' b u t v U A uys & . a $7io Are Our College teaching : small pay, slow advancement, and a lot of busy work. What prompts young people to go into the field against such odds? Greater challenge and more personal freedom are appar ently the main reasons influ encing young people to choose college teaching as a life's work. The challenge of working with young, developing minds and the opportunity to do re search are stimulating fac tors. Personal freedom, both scholastic and physical, are other attractions, according to John Marshall, graduate student who has a mas ter's degree in English and is currently finishing one in philosophy. Dr. Paul Olson who has been a member of the Uni versity of Nebraska faculty for three years, commented: "College teaching is almost the only job where you can combine working with young people and doing research." Dr. W. E. Meintka, assist ant professor of mathema tics, who also has been teach ing three years, agreed with Dr. Olson and added that teaching and research con tribute to one another. "Teaching i n v o 1 v e s re search because you have to keep up with your subject. By doing so you develop en thusiasm, and if you are en thusiastic about your subject, j you will be a better teach er," he explained. Love for the subject mat ter ranked high on the lists of many, but Dr. James E. Miller, chairman of the Eng lish department, put it most colorfully: Scholastic Love Affair "I liked to read, fell in love with literature and think it has developed into a lasting love affair." Not only personal love for the subject, but Jhe pleas ure of "finding students with inquiring minds, then expe riencing with them the dis covery of beauty in literature is exhilerating; it is an end in itself," he added. 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Stuart Hall, chair man of the University's Ec onomics Department, added that it is a stimulating at mosphere because of the in tellectual elite of college so ciety, both faculty and stu dents. But despite these advan tages the past couple of years have seen many articles on the shortage of college teach ers, which has been attribut ed to the low pay. "Most college professors choose teaching not because, but in spite of the salaries," is Dr. Miller's answer to the problem. Actually, the relatively low financial returns for the amount of time and money that has to be invested to be come a college teacher seems to be of very little concern to most college teachers. For example, Meintka and Dr. J. J. Scholz, assistant pro fessor of chemistry, both did research work in business be fore starting to teach at the University. Both said they made much more money in industry than they do now. They also agreed that the variety of working with peo ple instead of things and the opportunity to do independent research instead of being told what to work on are very im portant factors. According to Scholz, the opportunity to do research is a decisive factor in choosing which university or college to teach in. "Small colleges are hurting for teachers much more than larger ones, because the teachers are usually expected to teach several more classes which leaves them little time to do research," he explained. Comparing college teaching with high school, Marshall, who taught at the high school level, commented, "High j cnnn.nl to o r n i n rr nmre mnra i r I school teaching pays more to someone with one degree than college teaching with three, but in high school you don't have as much scholastic free dom." Comparing college teaching and going into industry for a young man, Hall explained that at the beginning the dif ference is very small as far as salary goes, but in five to 10 years the man in industry could be making close to twice as much. When college teachers do leave their profession, he con tinued, it is usually because of financial reasons. "Most professors will not leave teaching for 10-15 more income, but if industry doubles a professor's salary, it is hard for him to resist because they think of the ma- Nebraska Historical Society Crews Excavate At Locations Excavations at Fort Atkin son have revealed "every thing from shoe soles and shoes to flint lock musket and rifle parts." This statement was made by Marvin Kivett, director of the Nebraska State Historical Museum. A special open house for visitors is planned Sunday, Watch Repair on Campus 1-2 Day Service DICK'S WATCH SERVICE In Peden't Bookstore Ae.rott Street from Love Library W fl? j OF NEBRASKA J$ III 1 a ''' Young College Teachers: terial well-being of his fami ly," Hall said. Although the most a full- time professor can get at the University of Nebraska is $12,000, teaching jobs are eco nomically secure. Tenure, an assurance a pro- fessor earns not to be fired for other than serious moral reasons, protects him "Professors are only hu man and are apt to make mis takes." Dr. Hall commented, "but when this happens they are protected. "A professor should have freedom to discover truin wherever it may lead him; his loyalty is different from an employee in business or in dustry, because his loyalty is to truth," Miller explained. "Tenure," Miller continued, "frees a professor from wor ry about authorities or public reaction." Tenure is granted at vary ing times according to the college or university. At Ne braska, a full-time professor receives tenure no sooner than three years, and usually between five and eight years, according to Miller. Before tenure is granted, a probation period is necessary. As Dr. Hall put it, "It is not lightly granted, but means something, or else it would be like giving a blank check to someone." But college teaching in volves a commitment which is not ordinarily made be cause of the superficial ad vantages and disadvantages of a profession. What is the stimulus which first inspires a student to be come a college teacher? "Usually a potential teach er is stimulated by a 'father figure' or a person he ad mired as a student. There is no recruiting; it is 'strictly a .... J personal decision," Hall said "I am still trying to pattern my own teaching after that of the ideal teacher I had as an undergraduate," Meintka noted. Opinions differ as to how much influence environment in stimulating potential teach ers. Dr. Harold E. Wise, assist ant dean of the University's Graduate College, said large numbers of students are in fluenced to go into college teaching by relatives and par ents. But Dr. Adam Brecken ridge, dean of faculties, who interviews all professors seek ing a position at the Univer sity, noted that few students go into teaching because of enviromental influence. of Forts Atkinson and July 17, and will feature a guided tour of the diggings at 2:30 p.m., Mr. Kivett said. "The land is in private own ership, and we feel the fort is being threatened serious ly," he said. "We are hoping enough en thusiasm will be generated in order to preserve Fort Atkin son," Kivett said. "Fort Atkinson was the ear liest U.S. military fort west of the Mississippi during 1820 1827," he said, "and was es tablished by the United States government as a protection for the fur trade." The fort, a "Davy Crockett type" enclosed fortification is the site of many firsts in Ne braska, Kivett said. "It is the site of the first school house, the first grist mill, the first brick mill and about the first everything," he said. 240 Golf Pro$ Helped to Deign the New MUNSINGWEAR GOLF SHIRT " Patented Froe Siting Action . . . 5.00 Knit to yield with body ac tion. Cool, porous fabric. Shlrttall 2Vi" longer than most. Asst. colors. S, M, L, XL. GOLD'S Men' Store . , , Street Floor Summer Nebraskan h iliMiMilllBil vK In fact, Breckenridge com mented that one of the rea sons for the shortage of col lege teachers is the fact that before coming to college most students have little or no con tact with university teachers and know very little about the profession. Who does go into college teaching? According to Wise, college teachers usually come from middle class familes. "Sons and daughters of very wealthy parents rarely go into teach ing. The same is true oor children of laborers." The only characteristic that all college professors seem to have in common is that they like to work with people and are deeply involved in their field of study. From here on they differ individually from one another as do the fields in which they teach. However, some gener alizations can be made. Generally speaking, college teachers are usually conserv ative. They are more inter ested in bull sessions with fel low instructors as a form of entertainment than belonging This season the archaeolo gists are concerned with the location of the outbuildings. Mr. Kivett said there are no plans for any buildings and the records are very scant. A blacksmith shop was dis covered this year. "Basically archaeology is ) X trying to fill in the gap In written records," he said. The artifacts are also used in teaching history. Kivett said that "history tends to come alive" when the student can see the guns and things used in those days." Fort Atkinson is north of t 9 f M , - J jn"'a-Tt ' ' ; ( u r- it, "i t - .;, . - I ' v Kivett BEN YOUR HAIR DRESSER SCHOOL OF BEAUTY Ph. HE 2-4822 1228 M St. Hairdresaing and permanents for the public at student priceg aupervised by professional in structors. STUDENT PRICE PERMANENTS FROM $4.95 & UP SHAMPOO & WAVE 75c HAIRCUTS 75c MANICURE 75c Open Till 9 pan. Every Night to lodges, lunchion clubs or the country club. Dr. Miller thinks they are less apt to be enthusuiastic about spectator sports, but work with ideas. Intense con versation, discussion, analysis and criticism are more likely to fill their evenings. Where do we get our col lege teachers? During the 1959-59 school year, the University hired 18 full-time teachers, not includ ing the Colleges of Medicine, Dentistry and Agriculture. Of these teachers about 71 came directly from graduate schools, 10 had previously been high school teachers; four per cent from business, three per cent from research jobs and 12 from previous bachelors classes, . Brecken ridge related. Although a few teaching po sitions are open at the Uni vesity, the shortage of profes sors is much less serious here than at other chools. Reasons for this, according to Dean Breckenridge, are: Nebraska's enrollment has not increased as much as the colleges on the east and west coasts. Kearny Omaha on Highway 73 at the town of Fort Calhoun. "Signs will be up for the open house," Kivett said. The Nebraska State Histori cal Society also has a crew working at Fort Kearny in co operation with the State Game and Park Commission. The purpose is to locate all the buildings so the arpa can be developed into a park, Ki vett said. Here ox shoes, gun parts, horse shoes and the remains of brick forges have been found, he said. "Fort Kearny was a mili tary post from 1848 to 1870 and covered the span of the peak of the Oregon trail and the California gold rush," he said. Fort Kearny is located south of the Platte River on Highway 10 between Minden and Kearney. "We expect both crews to be out until August 15, and visitors are welcome at any time," Kivett said. The crew at Fort Kearny is directed by Robert Grange with We:.dell Frantz of Lin coln as assistant crew chief. Grange is the assistant muse um director, and Frantz is a graduate student i n anthro pology. The crew at Fort Atkinson has John Garrett of Yale and David Sanford of Wayne State as assistants to Kivett. Opportunities to do re search are excellent here. 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Dr. Warren Engelhard, as sociate professor of bacteriol ogy, and Dr. Paul Bancroft, clinical associate professor of pediatrics, are convinced that intestinal viruses in drinking water are as dangerous to the health of an individual as bacteria. Today, however, agencies examine, water only for its bacteria content because the test for bacteria is very simple, while the present method of testing viruses is extremely complicated and cannot be done by routine. Dr. Engelhard and Dr. Bancroft hope to remedy this situation by developing a simple method for the isola tion of intestinal viruses in drinking water. Dr. Engelhard said the test would be started with a funnel-type device equipped with filter pads. The pad, in the first step, will remove bac teria from water and the sec ond filter will collect viruses. The residue will be placed on the kidney cells of a guinea pig. If the cells are destroyed, then viruses exist in the water. 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