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Thursday, March 8, 1962 The Daily Nebraskan Page 3 'Tap Method Editor's Note: This is (he last in a four-part series dealing with student cheat ing. Today's article looks at methods of prevention in a general review of the topic. By TOM KOTOUC Between 35 and 50 cases of student cheating came to the attention of University de partment chairmen last se mester, according to the chairmen of these depart ments. This figure does not include the 60 cases detected in men's physical education. The greatest amount of cheating was reported in lower level courses, with lit tle or no cheating in graduate and professional schools. Department chairmen ad mitted that a considerable amount of undetected cheat ing had occurred in addition to the cases reported, but were reluctant to estimate the amount. Yet, at some Universities, student cheating is virtually non-existent. Why? At Stanford University, a student seeing another stu dent cheating during an exam Secretaries Meet At Nebr. Center The Eighth Annual Insti tute for Secretaries was held Saturday at the Nebraska Cen ter for Continuing Education. The institute, "Secretarial Image Professional and Per sonal," is planned to help secretaries in their under standing of their true value to their organization and how their actions influence what others think of them and their organization. The institute is being spon sored by the Cornhusker Chapter of the National Sec retaries Association and the University College of Busi ness Administration. Miss Dorothy Stephan, sec retary of the Nebraska State Education Association and president of the Cornhusker Chapter of the National Sec retaries Association, will also speak at the Institute. )amfmA akndcUi TASSELS initiation banquet will be held Tuesday, March 13, at 5:30 p.m. in the Pan American of the Union. The banquet will also honor the old and new officers and the outstanding active and pledge. After initiation, the pledges will entertain with a skit. IRANIAN CLUB will meet Sunday at 4 p.m. in 332 Stu dent Union. NEBRASKA I N T E R N A TIONAL BOOK PROJECT will meet at the Campus Episcopalian Chapel, Satur day, March 10 at 9 a.m. Dental School CAven $30,000 A $30,000 grant has been made available to the Uni versity's College of Dentistry by the U.S. Public Health Service. Dr. Ralph Ireland, dean of the college, said that the funds, which are used for re search, are Nebraska's share of a yearly appropriation to schools in the nation. The dental school will use the funds in three areas: (1) To continue a part-time stu dent fellowship program to en courage research, (2) To aug ment salaries of part-t i m e research staff members, and (3) For individual -or depart mental research projects. Now underawy are such pro. jects as a continuing investiga tion of cleft palate conditions, a joint mechanical engineering-dental study of the month, and an anthropological-dental study of twins. Miller's Writings Merit Publication Dr. James Miller Jr., chair man of the English depart ment, has written a book on Herman Melville and contri buted an essay on Walt Whit man for recent publication. Dr. Miller's "A Reader's Guide to Herman Melville," was published by Noonday Press of New York. A second publication, "Whit man, A Collection of Critical Essays," contains Dr. Mil ler's essay "America's Epic," a discussion of Whitman's "Leaves of Grass." This book is one in a series on "20th Century Views," and was pub lished by Prentice-Hall, Inc taps his pencil sharply on his desk three times, informing the students and instructor that someone is cheating, said J. P. Colbert, dean of Stu dent Affairs. The instructor goes to the area of the room from which Academic Honesty Code the tapping came and watches for the cheating stu dent, as other s t n d e n ts, alerted of the condition, are more cautious to protect their exams from the cheater. So effective has this system been at Standford that stu dent attitude- now condemns the cheater, instead of toler ating him, Colbert said. Student reaction at Nebras ka to the "tap" system is largely favorable. The ma jority of tome 50 students interviewed said that it is at least worthy of being tried here. TkbhasJijcL Jim Lucas is the newly elected president of Delion Union Literary Society. He will be assisted by Bill Kauf man, vice-president and Lar ry Brannigan, secretary-treasurer. ir Kappa Phi, the Methodist girls' service sorority, recent ly initiated nine University coeds at a formal ceremony in Cotner chapel. The girls are: LaNeta Col licott, LaDonna Cowell, Doret- Health Institutes Support Studies Sol Garfield, professor of medical psychology, and Michael J. Carver, associate professor of neurology and psychiatry have each re ceived continuation grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Garfield's $3,772 grant will be used in the research proj ect "Patient-Therapist Inter actions and Continuation in Psychotherapy". Carver will use the grant for continued research of the "Effects of Phenothenate Deficiency". A $13,000 continuation re search grant was awarded to Robert J. Ellingson, associate professor of medical psychol ogy at the College of Medi cine in Omaha. Ellingson will use the grant on a project w:hich has been under study for seven years: "EEG'S and Cortical Evoked Responses of Human In fants." This is the fifth year that NIH has supported the project. Corn Pest Study Receives Grant The University has received a $5,000 grant from Geigy Agricultural Chemicals of Ardsley, N.Y., for continued research on the control of rootworms. Corn rootworm control stud ies are being conducted here by Dr. Gerald T. Weekman, assistant professor of ento mology at Ag College. The grant is to be used for screening various chemicals in the control of the corn rootworms, wrhich caused se rious damage to corn fields in central Nebraska the past two years. It is also to be used for studies on the be havior of organic phosphate insecticides in the soil. WHY DO SO MANY SMALL BUSINESSES" last year, 16,000 U.S firms went out of business. But, savs Commerce Secretary luthe Hodges, many could have pulled through if their owners had known the ABC's of economics. In "Speaking Out" in this week's Post, lie gives the two main re sons for business failure.Says most Americans are "economic boobs." And outlines a 3-part plan for cop ing with economic problems. J Saturday F.venln POT MARCH 10 i8U HOWON AlC Ran Suggested to Prevent Cheating One law student, however, contended that the system is a "good way to keep the in structor confused." All Interviewed agreed, however, that unless such a system is accepted by the large majority of University students it would not be suc cessful. "A useful step in reducing the amount of cheating would be a clear statement from the faculty setting forth the value of intellectual honesty as it applies to student work, defining cheating and indi cating the penalties for vio lation." This idea, shared by many of the 25 professors inter viewed, was expressed by Dr. Alan P. Bates, professor of sociology and a member of an Arts and Sciences com mittee which is developing a code on academic honesty for that college. "Such a statement should be stated in general enough terms so that it could be ap plied uniformly throughout the campus," said Bates, "and be incorporated into the various University cata logues." The Department of English dppIcuicLL ta Darling, Ann Lamphiear, Ann Munnis, Kathleen Robert Son, Leila Stevens, Judy Shel don, and Linda Williams. ft W M New members of Orchesis, University dance group, chos en last Tuesday are Christy Opland, Sandy Prawl, Guna Bite, Helen Shearer, Joyce Burns, Sally Jones and Cori Cabela. Two new members of Pre Orchesis are Roxie Mann and Julie Eakes. Pre-Orchesis members work to earn a cer tain number of points in or der to be in Orchesis. They do this by selling tickets to Orchesis shows, working in shows and attending extra re hearsals. Esquenazi Works On Castro's Talk Recordings made of Fidel Castro's month-old speech following Cuba's ouster from the Organization of American States are being studied by Roberto Esquenazi-Mayo associate professor of ro mance languages. Prof. Esquenazi and four students, using the facilities of the Air Force ROTC radio station, recorded a? hour and a half of the four and one-half hour speech directly from Havana. The la n g u a g e professor plans to analyze the recording with the help of personal experiences of the Cuban stu dents and to "Show the evil way of Red propoganda as well as how to combat such speech." Applications Ready For Qualifying Test University men who are eligible to take the College Qualification Test for the Se lective Service System should pick up their applications at local board offices as soon as possible'. Applications should be filled out. according to information in the bulletin and mailed to: Selective Service Examining Section, Educational Testing Service, P.O. Box 586, Prince ton, New Jersey. Applications must be posted btfore mid night, March 27. The tests will be given to the local boards and used in assessing deferment as a stu dent. uumi-3 more i mi EVERYONE'S LAUGHING ABOUT EAST BERLIN AFTER SEEING SWMM0: tmi CMMfY wwst IUCHHOLZ PMMfLA TIFFIN MUfttflMNCIS SHOWING, AT THE Starting SUNDAY "A MAJORITY OF ONE" J Aw TWO . . 3 KB? I includes a statement on pla giarism in the manual given to all freshman English stu dents: "If a student's work clearly reflects the organization, phrasing, or wording of an other's work, we consider the student's paper plagiarized. A plariarized paper is sufficient cause for the student's being dropped from freshman Eng lish with a failing grade." At UCLA, the Student Ju rfiriarv Board nassed this di rective on student dishonesty last year: "A student who steals wrtrk or cheats in any way is refusing the responsibility that is his ana lortens nis rights to remain a member of that academic commu nity ... A student found guilty of cheating or plagiari sm will be dismissed from the University." The UCLA resolution sug gests that students be pun ished, too. for failure to re port instances of cheating. University student Joel Lun dak had these thoughts on cheating during finals: "Finals represent to good students who have consistent ly worked hard, an opportu nity to review their subject matter and evaluate each part in relation to the whole course. To all students, finals are a chance to raise their averages. This chance is lost when an instructor is torcea to discount the last examina tion because a few or many have obtained it De- forehand. "The general apathy of the student bodv takes on an al most comic aspect when we see that, even after realizing they had been sold fake ex ams, no one apparently did anything to "discourage" the people who were peddling the phonies from doing it again. "The students of this cam pus are exhibiting not only a tragic moral laxity but a somewhat stupid reluctance to protect their own interests when they permit the honor system to be made c o m pletely ineffectual. Action on the cheating problem must not only come from the ad ministration and faculty who can probably be most effective by working pri marily for greater security in the future but from elevated conscience and im proved conduct on the part of the student body." Many University professors do not report cheating cases to the division of Student Af fairs, because, as they say, "Usually no action is taken on such cases other than the cheater receiving a f a i 1 1 n g mark." Thus, individual faculty members have often de veloped their own ways of dealing with the cheater. "We are here to serve the students, not to catch them cheating," said Theodore Aakhus, professor of mechan ical engineering and past Student Tribunal member. "I assume a student is hon est," he said. "When I sus pect him of cheating, I talk over my suspicions with him immediately, instead of watching him and trying to catch him in the act. "When the evidence that a student has been cheating on an exam appears positive, but the student claims that he was not cheating, I re quire him to retake the ex am," Aakrus said. f "Reducing the "number of closed book exams would re duce the number of students who believe they must write formulas and names on crib sheets, gum wrappers, backs of chairs and shirt cuffs to remember fact-,' he added. Four common excuses are used to justify most cases of dishonesty, from embezzle ment to classroom cheating, according to a study made Capt. Dnsenberry Leaves Air Force Capt. Xeal Dusenberry, as sistant professor of air sci ence, is retiring from the Air Force after 21 years of service. Captain Dusenberry began his service career in 19 41 when he was a junior in high school. He served with the British Commandos during World War II, and distin guished himself in North Africa and Europe. Captain Dusenberry was captured in Italy and escaped from prison camps three times. He has been awarded the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. Since the war he has earned a college degree and intends to complete his law studies at the University. Ms mmttl A good sword nowadays is hard to find and in olden times, too. 'Many a feudal lord saw it pointless to joust with a faulty halberd, and for worthy steel alone the Visigoths sacked Rome. Today, centuries later, the search for stronger steels goes on. And among thosa making most dramatic strides in advancing the state of the metallurgical art are the research teams at Ford's Scientific Laboratory in Dearborn, Michigan In exploring the "world of microstructure," these scientists, using methods of extreme sophistication, have been able to look at iron and steel on a near atomic scale. They have discovered secrets of nature leading to new processing techniques which yield steels of ultra-high strength unknown a decade ago. The promise of such techniques seems limitless. As man develops the needs and means to travel more swiftly on earth and over interplanetary reaches wherever economy of weight and space is required strength of physical materials will become paramount This is another example of how Ford is gaining leadership through scientific research and engineering. by an insurance company: (1) Evervone else is doing it; (2) It isn't hurting any one; (3) They owe it to me; (4) It's all right to be a little dishonest. "Public apathy," said the study, runs through the en- Excuses 'Justify' Cheating tire subject of dishonesty and embezzlement. Dr. Charles E. Miller, assist ant professor of physical edu cation, pointed out that the cheating student often contin ues his dishonest practices into business life by forgery, embezzlement and passing "no fund" checks. i "The cheater develops the attitude that the world owes SPECIAL STUDENT DISCOUNTS BETTER QUALITY DIAMONDS WATCHES JEWELRY GIFTS CHARGE ACCOVSTS WELCOME EXPERT WATCH JEWELRY REPAIRS KAUFMAN JEWELERS 1332 " ST. MOTOR COMPANY The American Road, Dearborn, Mfcft031l products re tnc imc erN( nil iDuimr rut At net him a living, when he dis covers that rigors of business life can be circumvented in the way that exams were in college. Miller said, students cheat to get a grade for athletic eligibility, to make an initi ation average, or to avoid preparing for an exam. "Our abstract value of hon esty has been diluted and whittled down in almost every area of society, except in the intellectual community where men emphasize the search for the truth," said Bates. "One unforgivable sin for a person in the professions is to be caught in an act of dishonesty because the pun ishment is ostracism." "If thieves broke Into my neighbor's house on the east one night and into my neigh bor's house on the west the next night, no doubt I would be concerned and call the po lice," said Colbert. "Yet what is cheating," he asked, "but the stealing of honest work." U3ITH A LITTLE PRACTICE IKTI COltD SET THE shoes too:- S.-20 (Courtesy of Omaha World Herald) OPEJi MON.-THURS. KITES it gj FRIDAY AH IX II w ciu m&m wimps Sigma Chi Combo 3:30-5:30 All Campus Invited