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Computer takes over Red's out, IBM's in The scholastic fate of some students is determined, not by the red pencil mark of an in structor, but instead by the ef ficient clickity clack of a computer located in room 194W of Nebraska Hall. The computer, officially titl ed the "IBM 1230 Optical Mark Sensing Reader with punch card attachment," scores standard answer sheets which are marked "only with a medium soft number two lead pencil." According to Henry M. Cox, director of University Ex amination Service, the present IBM machine scores well over 100,000 testd annually for ap proximately 40 different departments within the University. The first testing machine, the Head Nebraskaii Want Ads t . . . HoweB Theatre SHAKESPEARE'S 12th & R $t$. A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM March 11-14 b 18-21 CALL 472-2072 MATINEE MARCH 14 CHHL8H.A JOO ALSO FROM lOO WFDOINO NINO T9 MAM'S BIN3 100 9m VtNTURA (300 ALSO (ISO TO 17i wkooin nmm in oilwanl ! ibtad, Twte-Miill la ret 1332 "O" PAGE 10 St. ftMU-ft " International Test Scoring Machine, was invented by a high school physics teacher in Minnesota in 1936, Cox said. A computer of this type was . installed in the University of Nebraska in September of 1939. The IBM 1230 presently in use is rented annually at a cost of $4,000. Cox, who has been with the University since 1940 said, "the examination service is a service with a purpose." The Examination Service's function is to relieve the faculty of the sizable chore of grading examinations in large classes which may consist of 400 or 500 students, Cox explained. Cox emphasized that since this is a service, the only charge is a token charge of one cent per answer sheet which is collected from the departments. "We do this mainly to give us an idea of how many departments will want to use our service," he said. The computer is used for purposes other than student examination scoring, including the compilation of question- fit ,,!:: v VV2 V A diamond ring to treasure forever Each Keepsake engagement ring It a master piece of styling and design, reflecting the full brilliance and beauty of the perfect center diamond. PIAMONB RIN4I cwelcrS HE 2-51 26 T naires, research project ex aminations and collection of data for research. Other services to the University in clude the Regent's Exam, ex aminations for entrance into law school and other graduate programs as well as ad ministration of the national medical school examination. Cox explained. State seeking graduate interns Out of the 25 graduate stu dent intern jobs open in state government only three have been filled, according to John Thornton, state personnel director. Currently the program is open only to graduate students in business administration at the University of Nebraska, but Thornton expects internships to be expanded to other colleges and to undergraduates. He says he's pleased with the pilot program that began with one student last fall and added two more this semester. The interns -are John Russell, Robert Ochs and Richard Gilliland. THEY WORK 20 hours a NOT 2 OF THE NATION'S TOP RECORDING Al GAOUPS . . . W0TTA ! HAPPENING!! I THE AN rrl ftV 0 O r r ml- 1,BUT VI- (SnL"J & Bon tfr?5 ATTnQDXCYrX 432-3126 r12th & P Street A LEGEND IN HIS 01 IE! MMtttNMNMMMiMrw J 7 FsOViJ HS WORLD Mia MUSIC! MUlTtlMITUI MOTKI IMrKUl nttUniFUKTCMinKINt ft nmm m (G) Fund honors regent A scholarship fund in memory of John It. Webster, a pioneer Omaha businessman who served as a University of Nebraska regent for two terms, has been established in the University Foundation with a gift of $25,000. The donor of the fund is his son, John Potter Webster of Omaha. According to Harry R. Haynie, foundation president, the fund commemorates the life of Webster, who during his tenure as Regent from 1919 to 1931 "was instrumental in acquiring additional land for the University's College of Medicine at Omaha." He also organized the Omaha Medical College Found ation. The income from the endowed fund will support scholarships to worthy students of the University, with preference given to students of the College of Medicine. week in the personnel office, the legislative fiscal analyst's office and the technical assistance agency. Thornton regrets that not enough students have applied to fill all the available posi tions. "The agencies are clamoring for them," he said. "We can place interested graduate students immediately." According to Thornton, the program was slow getting started because of organiza tional hang-ups at the University resulting from the delay of legislative approval of the University's budget and the long length of the Unicameral's session. SATURDAY NITE At 8:00 P.M. - - ,,, fV -J ' J aTD AT W,1 ADVANCK TICKITS M M AT DOOR M.09 (TAX INCU r J FOREIGN FILM TONIGHT AT 7& 9P.M. STARTS THUR! CONTINUOUS FROM 1 PJM. State government interns have become a campaign issue in Nebraska's gubernatorial race. Democratic candidate J. J. Exon ot Lincoln said he would start a program involv ing about 300 college students in part-time state jobs if he is elected governor. EXON'S running mate for lieutenant governor, Ronald Reagan, has been quoted as saying young people educated in Nebraska have "some moral obligation to stay,' and that more job opportunities would help convince them to re main. Under the current program, part-time interns earn about $2,500 dollars a year. They have the choice of working part-time for two years or full time for one year. Thornton said without the intern program, "we'd , pro bably have to get along the way we are" unless budget limita tions are changed. The program was originated by Thornton and two NU pro fessors of business ad ministration, Richard Bourne and Henry Albers. The pilot program is limited to business administration graduate students since that department helped plan it. Why Do You Read So Slowly? A uotrtt publisher lii Chicago rr- jxtrts there is n simple technique of rapid reading which .should enable you to increase your read ing speed and yet retain much more. Most people do not realize how much they could inerca.se their pleasure, success and income by reading faster and more accur ately. According to this publisher, many people, regardless of their present reading skill, can use tin's dimple technique to improve their reading ability to a remarkable degree. 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