monday, march 24, 1980
daily nebraskan
page 5
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After wading through the irresponsible
corruption of the truth presented in James
C.Coe's Daily Nebraskan article of March
10, and the grandiose, sensationalists
emotionalism of Doreen Charles' contribu
tion of the same date, I can only applaud
Francis Nicol's fine assessment ol the South
African situation in the March 17 DN.
While there are errors in the references to
the Soweto uprising in which "they pro
tested peacefully' (actually, there
was extensive destruction of several
schools) and in the determination that
South Africa massacres children 'In an
attempt to reduce the black population"
(this is an unrealistic analysis of South
African policy), Nicol helps to set the
record straight in several specific areas. I lis
thoughtful effort is certainly appreciated.
While Nicol's comments are certainly
not the last word on South Africa's inter
nal situation, I believe that it is time to
leave this debate of how good or bad
South, Africa is for a more pertinent dis
cussion of greater relevance to the Univer
sity and the State of Nebraska. Any realis
tic assessment of the South African situa
tion must recognize that the South African
government's apartheid and homeland poli
cies are based on racist doctrines. But this
has little direct bearing on the Krugerrand
issue. What concerns the university is
whether its acceptance of the Krugerrands
constitutes an endorsement of South
Africa's racial policies, or is simply a sound
investment devoid of political implications.
I'm sure that ASUN would welcome an ex
pression of the student body's opinion on
the issue most pertinent to the Krugerrand
debate.
Here is food for REAL discussion. Eat
hearty !
James W. Allen
Junior, History-International Relations
within University Studies
UNL:jackof all trades?
Recent articles in your p?per suggesting
the reduction of teaching activities make a
lot of sense. If a corporation is spread too
thin, certain lines are sold or discontinued
and only the more profitable lines are kept.
So it should be with a well-managed univer
sity in the matter of finances; it should live
within its means. As long as I can remem
ber, and that's been for over fifty years,
UNL has always been on a very miserly
basis of funding. Appropriated and
donated funds never have been adequate
for salaries or laboratory equipment either
one.
There's only one answer and that's to
reduce the scope of academic activities.
How can that be done? It's simple -just
make a survey of the number of last year's
graduates who stayed in the state after
graduation for each specialty. How many
doctors, lawyers, teachers, industrial en
gineers, chemists, etc. remained in the state
out of the total that graduated in each cat
egory? Of course there are special cases and
complicating factors, but those courses
where the percentage is very low might
well be examined. Why train people for
other states at the expense of Nebraska?
Asto the student, it's worth the out-of-stater:'tuition
fee to go where the desired
specialty is not just taught but taught with
all the facilities needed to do it right,
whether it's instructional or with labora
tory equipment or both. A poor pay scale
doesn't always attract the best teachers.
Quite the contrary. By instructional I mean
the degree of specialization of the teacher,
especially for graduate students.
In conclusion, it makes no sense to pre
sent courses to students who for the most
part can't find jobs along their special lines
in the state. The state never has adequately
financed the university and it doesn't look
as though it ever will. It is time to face the
facts of reality and teach what's needed
most in Nebraska and let students who
have other interests go where those courses
are taught, and where the jobs are in those
lines.
I've always believed in quality instruc
tion and facilities as against a wide diversi
fication which lacked quality, something
like the jack of all trades and master of
none.
James C. Coe
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