Jljtijji'ittf lhwlloy"-4''AV"lllf'littJ - yj-at'vm-nH' 'J''l'f-'"1' ''f'V -Jv1''! f 'iff! W i iriiiiflif -rurnt'tiirn-iri.a niff j nrfl f4r'rTi--S 1 rV ' -" J i,i,iii,iiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiTirniii!iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit uilllllllllllllllllllllllllllll! HUMMING h if 1 :V! I ft' '1 4 7- J5 Stohlmati, editor I '. ilifre Kirkman, business manager Page 2 Thursday, Febr. 3, 1966 The Rating Game There's a new game that's crossing our nation's campuses, and the Univer sity has caught the bug. It's called The Rating Game, and only students (ex cept fieshmen) can play the game. . It's a fun game, too. You sit down, pen in hand, and "evaluate" your In structor. You can decide If the lectures were "Stimulating" or "dull." You can deter mine if the instructor graded his exams "very fair" or "unfair." And you can even note if "there was a communica tion problem under the instructor." The, purpose of the rating game is dtial, according to Ladd Lonnquist, who is chairman of the ASUN's Faculty Evaluation Committee. According to Lonnquist, the book will "provide stu dents with an opportunity to evaluate their instructors," and second, "to make Information available to students re garding instructors and their courses," when it comes registration time again. The book will be revised each year. Students can evaluate only after com pleting a course, and freshmen are eliminated from the game. The faculty evaluation book is a good idea. But if it Is to meet Lonn quist's and ASUN's objectives, it had better not be a game. Loiinjuist stressed that the book's primary intent is not to "malign instruc tors, but to benefit students." It can benefit the students, if the ASUN and the Faculty Evaluation Com mittee take a responsible attitude to ward what they print. From all indica tions, that is what they are doing. As Lonnquist said, "A lawyer will advise when to cross out flippant remarks." We suggest that the committee also take the responsibility of crossing out "flippant remarks." And we further sug gest that students not make them in the first place. We hope that the book will not con tain useless ambiguities such as "this course serves (or does not serve) as an adequate introduction," or "it contri butes (or does not contribute )to a well rounded education." The book will be out by April 1, In time for second semester registration, If all goes as planned by ASUN. We'll see then If the committee and the students played The Rating Game squarely. To Key or Not To To key or not to key, that is the question. The AWS Board has questionnaired, polled, interviewed and debated. The de cision will be made at the March 1 meeting. Women's hours is perhaps the most cussed and discussed topic on campus. The decision that AWS makes on senior keys will be far-reaching to male stu dents, parents, administration, house mothers, and even the University coed herself. The Board has several proposals be fore it regarding the key system. Ques tion: which one to choose? At this point, the Board has made sufficient headway in exploring the pros and cons of each proposal. The major key system suggestions are l)'lteys for all women over 21; 2) keys only for women with senior stand ing; 3) keys for women with senior stand ing who are over 21. If AWS selects any of the three pro posals, progress will be made with the antiquated arrangement of women's hours. We feel, however, that the first proposal is the best. The idea behind a key system is that women possessing them are mature enough to regulate their time and activi ties. Traditionally, the age of 21 has meant the age of adulthood, and with adulthood, the age of maturity. Granted, there are "adults" aged 35 who are mature. But by the age of 21, we feel that most women can be con sidered mature enough to discipline their time and amusements. Thus, a ruling of keys for seniors only may be unfair to those women of 21 who only have junior standing. If AWS draws the line of senior keys at the age of maturity, let them draw the line at 21, and not at class standing. Pray for Peace Feel a draft yet? " You may be soon, if guidelines for drafting college men are set up similar tolhose during the Korean conflict. Un der this system, college students were drafted on the basis of class rank and scores received on a uniform Selective Service test. And, according to Col. Francis Drath of the Nebraska Selective Service, it looks like college students may soon be drafted on a similar system. Lt. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, national head of the Selective Service, has re ceived much criticism recently es pecially for his act of re-classifying cer tain student demonstrators against the war in Viet Nam. Although his compet ence as head of the draft has been ques tioned, it is not our point to add criticism to his handling of the draft situation thus far. After all, he's the director. What we do question is the system of drafting students on the basis of a university ranking or a test score. The reasoning behind such a sys tem is fairly obvious. College men tradi tionally are not drafted because it is felt that they can better serve the country with the skills a college degree con notes. This is questionable. In most cases, it is true that the na tion needs college graduates to promote the industry and agriculture which is our nation's economic backbone. But "brainpower" is needed in war, too, and not necessarily just that of the leaders. It may not take much intelli gence to know when to duck in a fox hole, but it does to calculate enemy strategy which the individual soldier must often do on his own in guerrilla warfare. We are not advocating drafting only college men in the top half of their class with IQs over 120, however. What we are saying is that drafting men because they are not doing well in school or because they score low on a Selective Service test is not the best solu tion to the draft problem. Draft officials should consider the psychology of drafting a poor student or a poor test scorer. What pride would a man have in serving his country if he knew that he was selected, not for his leadership or courage or intelligence, but because he wasn't doing well in school and he'd be another gun? And it's terribly obvious that pride, and the psychology of pride in serving one's country, is a large part of fighting a successful war. We hope that Gen. Hershey and lo cal draft officials will consider the im plications involved in setting draft guide lines along those of a test or class rank basis. In the meantime, pray for peace. Daily Nebraskan Member Associated Collegiate Press, National Advertising Service, Incorporated. Published at Room SI, Nebraska Union, Lincoln, Nebraska. TELEPHONE: 477-8711, Ex tensions 2588, 2589 and 2590. Subscription rates art f4 ner semes tor or $6 for the academic year. Entered as second class matter at the post office In Lincoln, Nebraska, under the act of Auinst 4. 1912. The Dally Netiraskan Is published Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday during the school year, except during vacations and exam periods, by students of the University of Ne braska under the jurisdiction of the Faculty Subcommittee on Student Pub lications. Publications shall be free from censorship by the Subcommittee or any person outside the University. Mem bers of the Nebraskan are responsible (or what they cause to be printed. EDITORIAL STAFF Editor, JO STOHLMAN; man aging editor, STEVE HUNGER FORD; news editor, WAYNE KREUSCHER; (ports editor, JIM PEARSE; night news ed itor, JON KERKHOFF; senior staff writers, JAN ITKIN, BRUCE GILES, JULIE MOR RIS; junior siaff writers, RAN DY IREY, TONI VICTOR, NAN CY HENDRICKSON; photogra phers, TOM RUBIN, RIOT EIS ER; copy editors, POLLY RHYNOLDS, WALLY LUN DEEN, LOIS QULNNETT. ipillllllllllllllHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIH 1 Avoid Tickets I Become a Visitor I "Even with the fantastic advantages offered by me tered parking, a parking problem remains on the Iowa State University cam pus," writes Rick Dunn in the Daily Iowan. Dunn offers a few sugges tions on how to avoid park ing tickets. We've tried them all, and none of them worked for us, but you might have better success. 1. Scrape off your regis tration and parking stick ers to become a visitor just don't let the campus policemen see you driving. 2. Carry some sort of "Official Business" sip in your car which you can prop up in the window. 3. Secure a copy of a park ing ticket which you can stick under your windshield wiper. 4. Park in an obviously "no parking" area and leave a sign on your car explaining that you ran out of gas. 5. Park in an obviously "no parking" area, jack up your car and remove a tire. 6. Park in an obviously "no parking" area, raise your hood, and remove one spark plug cable, thus de veloping "engine trouble' 7. Hang a sign on t h e parking meter asking for a 10-minute break to allow you to get change. 8. Keep a "meter out of order" sign handy. 9. Have an instructor friend register your car with the university in his na m e, thus giving you a staff sticker. . . 10. Utilize 15-minute ser vice zones as much as poss ible. - 11. Don't date. 12. Don't park. Just In case, you might do well to have your father start a parking fines savings fund, as a supplement to your education savings. jp&ZVOO TO J ; Sorry About That! Being a compendium of farce, ab surdity and comment selected arbitrari ly by the Editor . . . Thought for the day. Do campus police really eat their young? Ever have any questions that both er you late at night, or early in the morning? I've compiled a few questions that invariably bother me at 2 a.m. What Namara, Harry S. Truman and Nikita S. Khruschev REALLY mean? Why is Averell Harriman always Roving? or At Large? How do we maintain campus beau ty while keeping the privilege to cut corners across the lawn? How would I get my dally exercise if I didn't have to walk three miles to my car every day? Will Mrs. Lyndon Johnson, in pro motion of her beautification program, get rid of the "Keep Our Highways Clean" signs which clutter the land scape? Is Uncle Sam really a bearded radi cal? Did Bob Hope burn his draft card? Will Builders' SEED sprout? Why did I get 18 hours when I regis tered for 12, and my roommate 3 when she registered for 15? Is Sandbox 408 (a required course for seniors majoring in Elementary Ed ucation) really a rough course? On a Wing and a Prayer A conservative pilot tried flight In a plane that was truly a sight. It had only one wing, So he crashed the darn thing. In his heart he knows he was right. Ramparts magazine.) You could almost hear the screams echoing across campus last week. "My registration was canceled," be moaned one coed. "So what. I have to drop 10 hours and add 15," said another. Registration was indeed a mess. And no one will admit it faster that Dr. Floyd Hoover, registrar. Yes, Dr. Hoover really does exist. He's not just a name you've seen on your "registration cancelled" notice. And what's more, he is a busy man. (Working on facilitating registration for next semester.) It's a big problem in making students, instructors, the regis tration staff and college deans happy, to say the least. He'll have plans and recommenda tions soon. In other words, To Be Con tinued. The Small Voice Manifest Destiny's piety Requires a Jckyll name for Mr. Hyde. What's purple and wages genocide? The Grape Society. (Author unknown.) Says the Iowa State Daily: "The new hours policy has been approved ... but women must return home by 6:30 a.m. The administration gave up on the bat tle over sleep, but they don't want wom en to miss breakfast." Yesterday, Feb. 2, was Ground Hog Day. The Daily Nebraskan missed it. We hesitate to add that it was not because we do not like ground hogs, we LOVE them, at least those we've met. In fact, no one was sadder than us, when our pet ground hog was inadvertantly maimed by a passing arrow as he was looking over his shoulder. But to all ground hog lovers, we extend a sincere apology for missing The Day. Sorry about that! A TUNE 1 By STAN WEBER Having Just returned from military service, I have been asked to give some thoughts on entering the Uni versity of Nebraska. So . . . In case you are wondering who I am (and you are unless you're my mother), I'm the tall, skinny guy whose Mirk and white saddle shoes have caused three broken S cks on can pus tSs week. Actually they are a holdover from my days as a yell leader at an Army stockade (black and white were our colors). .... . ,, . , . I really am skinny though. Yesterday I walked Into the Union pool room and three guys chalked me up be- '"nvwav8 "on with school. My entire preparation con sisted o7glanc?n through CATCHER IN THE RYE and LORD OF THE FLIES and reading most thoroughly a disappointing book called CANDY. (You bet I was disap pointed. No pictures). , , ,. . . . The first day of registration I had a slight advantage on the other freshmen. I knew where the can was in the Union. (Don't laugh, that Is quite an advantage after standing in those lines all day.) Now that things are settling down though, I am be ginning to catch on to things a little. I rom what I can gather; an Independent Is someone who docsn t have a burgandy V-Ncck sweater. Also, I've had my first Intro ductlon to campus humor-the parking situation. As far as problems go, the only thing that bothers me so far, is the fact that my German instructor is a former SS member trying to work off a grudge against Americans. Actually I had second thoughts about going to college at all. but here I am 21 and the only real big thing I've done with my life was to be the "Mailman" on the Mary and Mr. Bill show. I have spent quite a little time in the crib and, after eating lunch there a few times, I can understand why the food is so popular. Everyone is going there to impress their friends with their wealth. You know, they can afford a sandwich and a bowl of soup at the same time. I m not saying that the food isn't good, but I have noticed there are no stray animals around the campus. Speaking of stray animals, I have had quite a time watching the girls around here. Most of the girls are real cute, but this morning I did see a couple of wild ones. No kidding, they were so ugly they had to walk In pairs for Pr0tTh?ngs aren't really that bad though. I did have some fun this morning. I saw a ROTC guy in the Crib who looked like he had just rolled General Eisenhower or Audie Murphy. He had so many pins and medals on that some guy from Northwestern Scrap Co. came up to him and made him an offer for his uniform. Well guess I'll cut this off for now. Don t forget though, the Smo'key Bear Fan Club, girls' auxiliary, meets to night. (Contact me for more info on this SWELL club, girls!) See you there? Another Viewpoint The Blues IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!M Students' Unity A Wayne I State Editor's Conclusion ! (Editor's Note: Colleges and universities are nor mally concerned with the problem of "unity" of their various student groups. At the University of Nebraska, the question of unity often takes the form of rivalry in the open or not between Greeks and the Independ ents. Another college in Ne braska, Wayne State, is also discussing the problem of "unity". An editorial writer in the Wayne Stater sees the adoption of the Greek system at Wayne as a pos sible solution to the school's "various units." Greeks and Independents at the University would do well to consider this Wayne State editor's comments, in working toward a unified group of students here. Not all students' at NU will agree that the Greek sys tem solves "unity prob lems," but it Is an inter esting consideration.) Students and administra tors at Wayne State are con stantly searching for meth ods to arouse more enthu siasm in campus activities, improve student life, and draw the college people closer together. Is it possi ble that they have been re proving the very solution to their problem the adoption of Greek letter societies? One needs only to look at the school spirit at Wayne to realize that this college lacks one major element vi tally important on any suc cessful college campus. This element is unity, and by the establishment of fraterni ties and sororities it could be possible for the people here to gain this needed uni fication. The various units would eventually conceive an entity. Competition be tween houses leading to added spirit on campus would be dissolved into one unit when in competition with other colleges. Immediately, the objec tion arises that member ship in such a "group" tends toward a loss of fn divlduality. However, you choose a group which is high in those personal char acteristics you value most. Therefore, the more selec tive the fraternity and the more selective you are, the more you will develop your individuality by being a member. Although. Grk UUr societies may become less important in time, they should be regarded as a "good thing." Not only do they teach social skills and confidence, but they aid in getting into campus offices and activities. There is emphasis on in tellectual achievement as well. National officers exert pressure on the local chap ters to meet high standards. The possibility of suspension or being placed on proba tion keeps the locals alert. Many feel Wayne State is too small for Greek soci eties. However, with t h e ever increasing enrollent, there will be a need for stu dents to retain a certain amount of smallness. This could be achieved through fraternities and sororities. Snobbery and discrimination are often associated with these groups. But, an indi vidual should not have to apologize for wanting to choose his or her friends. The college gives the In dividual an opportunity to educate himself and poten tially, the fraternity is the best medium of self-education wh'.ch has yet been de vised on American campuses. Editor's Note: The follow ing article was written by Ken Blan and appeared in the University of Illinois' The Dally Illini. The tune Is "I Go To Pieces." The instruments are ignorance, desire, be wilderment and a pen. The score is printed on mimeographed sheets and the selection is a surprise. Proper interpretation is impossible and the concert is a gurgle of assorted ren derings, some poor at tempts at transmission, oth ers a complete surrender. There are no encores, and the conductor is asked what he had desired and why he had not come. He profoundly tucks h i s baton under his arm, ven tures an apparently know ing smile and strides tem porarily off the stage to await a fresh batch of as piring virtuosos. Unbeknownst to the grap pling pawns, he too has failed at the interpretation. But he has mastered the sophistications of disguise and fools the undiscerning eye and often his own too. For he has established a technique by which he has become known. And by it can he judge the aspira tions. Let them first grasp the master's techniques, and forge on from there. But keep the search diffi cult so they can feel they've accomplished somet h i n g once it be completed. Only never let them complete it, for then they should have grasped the vagary. But above all, if a ray of hope shine forth, if a note accidentally sound bright ly, rebuke the offending in strument and smite the hand that culled it. Rebuke and smite often enough and the lesson will become engrained: Follow the master, it says. Ob serve closely his tend ancies. Learn to imitate his frowns, accept his dourness, play along with his jokes. Observe these things care fully enough, memorize the routine properly, and re joice when you can emerge an occasional glimmed of ap proval. Especially note carefully upon which level you floun dered at the time and seek it out again when the time arrives for your extempo rary recital. And then wonder why you can't identify the spot. You had carefully marked it, you thought. But the buoy has disappeared and you drift aimlessly without hope of discovering it. You had overlooked that the buoy was constructed only of what seemed like solid materials and that the oars propelling you are his or so he claims. But if they're his and have failed you, how much less faith might you rest in them should they not be his. Yet the panic is pernicious enough without being strengthened by that addi tion. It's so severe even that your screams suffice to attract an aiding hand which you allow smoothingly to pull you back to shore. The apparent severity of the tempest so deluded your senses you never dare at tempt your own rescue for fear of being again smote. You never think of put ting out a leg and possibly finding the spot to be shal low, or of shining a light and discovering the shore to be close at hand. In your misery you fail to consider he may only have led you uopn a superficial tour guid ed by his own ignorance, bewilderment or fear. The penalties for being wTong are too severe you think. For if you should put out a leg and the depth be too great, you might never recover. Or should your light fail to illuminate the shore, you might never find it. And so you shrink from the risk because you know answered. your injunctions will be You know you will be res cue and given a smoothing talk that will erase the me mories of the nightmare. And then you can cuddle in the arms of your savior and rest out the night in peace. But you'll never know what would happen if you stepped out or shined your own light. This gripe is nothing new. There's a lot of things wrong with this campus. And they can all be pretty well summed up by one word: fear. It isn't something that is peculiar to final exams, though exams h e i g t h e n awareness of it. Here are visible as many manifesta tions of it as anywhere else. They range from the super cool attitude of campus Greeks, who have the world alphabetized and categor ized with a niche for every experience, to the super scholar attitude of those who find "truth and good ness" in a library stack to the skeptic, who finds peace in belaboring all experi ence, to a general reliance on someone or something else (The Cause or The Group) because a person does not feel himself alone capable of overcoming the oppression weighting upon him. And so he continues to wallow in his own and oth er's mediocrity without any hope of rescuing himself.