WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1969
THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
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Pre-hpliday tests, altered semester
develops multiple cons, some pros
by John Dvorak
NebraBkan Staff Writer
Despite the Increasing popularity of
other methods of calendar scheduling,
it appears that the semester plan will
be maintained at the University for
the next few years.
No one will deny that advocates
of the semester system have a clear
majority on campus. A poll taken last
year by a University Senate Ad Hoc
Committee showed that 56 per cent
of the faculty members stood by the
semester plan.
The plan has strong support in
every department of every college on
this campus. Dr. Allen R. Edison,
chairman of electrical engineering
department, Dr. Raymond L.
Borchers chairman of the
biochemistry and nutrition depart
ment and Dr. Donald. E. All-son,
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(This Is the final installment In a
series of stories concernig various
methods of calendar scheduling.)
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chairman of the Germanic and Slavic
language department are just a few
of the semester advocates.
FOR 97 YEARS now, University
classes have operated on It. Its ad
vantages are well known.
A learning unit of 17 weeks
permits comprehensive treatment of
the necessary subject matter;
Both students and faculty have
sufficient time for independent studv
and evaluation;
It provides the desired amount of
prime attendance time from Sep
tember to June;
It coincides with the calendars of
about 70 per cent of the other colleges
and universities in the United
States.
Dr. Vaklis Lejnieks, chairman of
the classics department, expressed
the popular and widespread opinion
which may be the backbone of support
for the semester plan, "The semester
is more leisurely; there is time to
think things through."
THE TWO MAIN disadvantages of
the semester plan are the bobtail
Eriod after Christmas and the
lgthy final exam period. Even these
traditional arguments are challenged
by some teachers.
Dr. Charles S. Miller, dean of the
college of business administration,
questioned, "Is the bobtail a real pro
blem? I've never found it devastating.
It is overplayed."
Dr. Adrian R. Legault, professor of
civil engineering, feels the bobtail is
not really undesirable. It can be a
great advantage to the students who
want to be in school, Legault said.
The bobtail is bad for those who
want to forget about studying, ac
cording to Dr. Donald G. Hanway,
chairman of the agronomy depart
ment. It is not bad for those who
want to study.
According to a survey taken by the
University Senate Ad Hoc Committee,
one teacher felt that final exam period
was too short. That is a rare state
ment, however.
A NUMBER OF faculty members,
Including Dean C. Peter Magrath of
the Arts and Sciences College, did
say they were neutral on the length
of the final test period.
Magrath pointed out that the two
weeks of final exams seems to be
traditional.
Dr. Valdis Lejnieks said that he
enjoys having the extra time during
final exam periods for research,
writing and catching up work.
Despite the faults of the system,
faculty members are against changing
the semester plan. They simply feel
it is the best plan available but
there are other reasons too.
Dr. Lawrence Poston, professor of
English, theorized that there is a
general reluctance to change, no
matter how good the alternative might
be.
THE SEMESTER system is favored
by many faculty members for well
considered and valid reasons, he said.
This desire to remain the same is
of some importance.
"A lot of the faculty just don't want
to change," said Dr. Louis Trzcinski,
associate professor of music. "If you
succeed in one way, there is a ten
dency to stay with that method."
Sen. Tom Lonnquist, who introduced
an ASUN Senate resolution in favor
of the modified semester plan, feels
that tradition is partially blocking
the path of change.
"What you experience over a period
of years is often what you desire for
the future," Lonnquist said. "In
Nebraska, especially, people tend to
be conservative regarding change."
There is a built-in resistence to
change among many people, ac
cording to Dr. Dale K. Hayes,
chairman of the educational ad
ministration department. Emotional
factors are at a least as great as
other factors involved, he said.
AS AN ILLUSTRATION, Hayes
pointed out that the summer vacation
has no real basis. Years ago, young
people were needed to work on the
farms so school was recessed. The
United States is no longer an agrarian
economy, but the summer vacation
still persists. '
With some people, the issue of
scheduling can become highly emo
tional, espeically among elementary
and secondary educators, Hayes
pointed out. However many NU
faculty members didn't have really
strong feelings about the subject.
"It really doesn't make that much
difference with me," said Dr. Ray
mond L. Borchers.
"This is by no means a barricades
issue with me," Magrath stated.
OTHER STAFF MEMBERS, who
see good points in the quarter and
modified semester plans, are against
changing because they are afraid of
what it might entail. "I was at a
school . that changed from the
semester to the quarter plan,"
remarked Dr. Adrian R. Legault. "It
was a real mess. Things were not
normal for several years.
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Dr. Donald G. Hanway sees bright
spots In several different calendar
schedules, but said that a change is
complex and an undertaking not to
be considered lightly.
Dr. Harry Shelley, associate pro
fessor of psychology, said there is
no particular advantage in changing
to another system. The time and effort
required to change could be put into
other endeavors.
For the time being at least it ap-
ars that the semester advocates
ave made their Doint. A chance is
not immediately forthcoming.
The ASUN Senate passed a resolu
tion approving a change to a modified
semester plan. Even Sen. Tom Lonn
quist who introduced it said that its
effect will be minimal.
LAST YEAR A FACULTY Senate
Ad Hoc Committee studied the matter
and recommended "no change in our
current semester plan at the present
time."
Dr. Lawrence Poston said, that to
his knowledge, no move is underway
to even start thinking about a change.
Several faculty members concurred
with that observation.
People in favor of the semester
system have always prevailed, said
Dr. Samuel B. Treves, chairman of
the geology department. When a ma
jority of the faculty, administration
and students feel a change is
necessary, it will be made.
No one can predict when that ma
jority will come, or if it ever will
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Student Affairs
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Union Talks & Topics
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4 p.m.
ASUN-Senate Meeting
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AWS Congress
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