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Editorial Opinion
Wisconsin Voluntary ROTC
The Univetsity of Wisconsin Board of Regents has
come up with a ti ial voluntary ROTC program which
beats the teasoning of a 12-year-old. Wisconsin is one of
the many colleges throughout the nation where the ROTC
dispute is boiling.
The W p4con , ,h) prow am pi ovides a completely vol
untary 5y stem for two years, beginning in 1961. If at the
end of the two years the enrollment for advanced ROTC
chops 25 per cent below the current enrollment, the sys
tem will revel t to a compulsory program.
It is pure speculation on the part of those on both
sides of the ROTC fence that the 75 per cent figure will
be achieved. According to Fifth Army statistics, voluntary
ROTC programs produce only half the number of officers
furnished by the compulsory schools.
oponents of voluntary ROTC concede that less
officers will be produced. However, the argument is that
the smaller number allows more concentration of instruc
tion or, in other woods, less quantity but more quality.
What has apparently happened at Wisconsin is that
the critics of the administration's plan for voluntary ROTC
have been quieted for two years. But they will have to be
faced again in 1963.
SGA Assembly earlier this year recommended a plan
for a common first year and a three year advanced ROTC
program. This is being considered by a Senate committee.
A trend throughout the nation to revise the compul
sory programs is apparent. The University should face the
problem squarely and not sit back and wait to see what
others are going to do about it.
Other Views
Faculty Evaluation
When MSU instructors draw heavy student criticism for
neglecting their classroom duties of delivering such uninspired
lectures that the most enthusiastic pupils trail off in boredom—
then we think something ought to be done about it.
Reports of this sort caused creation of a faculty committee
to study the situation. The committee gave birth to the teacher
evaluation sheet.
The evaluation sheets provided students with the opportunity
to rate their teachers and make any criticism they wished of the
instructors' leaching methods., The ratings and comments were
confidential,
A full-time staff was recommended to evaluate the opinion
naires and to serve as counsellors lit teaching methods for fac
ulty members rated poorly in the evaluation sheets.
To date the student's options of airing grievances against
unqualified instructors are (1) opinionnaires and (2) department
heads. The first choice keeps the problem on a private level:
the second, if supported by conclusive evidence might well effect
an instructor's chances for gaining tenure and promotion.
Aside from opinionnaires as such, we feel it might help the
quality of instruction if a review board were established to de
termine the validity of student complaints. In the event of mis
cellaneous student misconduct charges the university has a
highly-organized system of reviewing boards.
The same argument which support the existence of student
conduct boards can be applied Jo the need for faculty board
to screen charges of faculty "misconduct" in the classroom.
"This smacks of Big Brother," University Provost comment•
ed when approached on the idea. We concede the point, applying
the same comment to the student conduct boards.
Of course, the best answer is to revive the opinionnaire
system, instruct the department heads to require evaluation
sheet ratings in classes and encourage low-rated instructors to
seek the aid of the counselling committee in order to improve
their teaching techniques,
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—Michigan State News
GEORGE McTURK
Business Manager
Campus Hoppin
$200,000 Per
House; ROTC
And Houseboys
Stumped ... Dr. Milton Eisen
hower and the presidents of John
Hopkins University's 1-I frater
nities aie having trouble solving
their fraternities' housing situa
tion. The cost of revamping the
system—about $200,000 per house.
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The 400-member American As
sociation of University Professots
at Michigan State University went
on record as favoring a voluntary
ROTC program over the old com
pulsory system.
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"Houseboys Living With 60
Coeds" was a headline in the In
diana University newspaper. The
sorority houses, instead of using
their' pledges, employ young men
to do their odds and ends. The
young men live in the houses.
1::=MI
Tulane University class atten
dance suffered a mild blow last
week--Why more so than usual?
Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
Lafayette College in Easton, Pa.,
is claiming "the best class ever."
There were 36 on dean's list but
105 were placed on probation and
41 dropped from school.
* * .
Pledging and initiation has
taken a more fraternal air at sev
eral schools, At the end of a com
mon "hell week" more akin to
Penn State's Greek Week, they
all initiate at the same time.
Brotherhood?? Roosevelt Uni
versity in Chicago doesn't allow
blondes in certain areas, boys with
crewcuts are barred from others
and freckless students are pro
hibited from still others. These
stunts were dreamed up by the
student council in honor of Broth
erhood Week to show the silliness
of prejudices and discrimination.
Beloit College and Memorial
High School in Beloit, Wise., have
a ,cooperative program which al
lows a select group of students
from the high school to take a
few college courses in place of
one of their regular high school
courses.
Gazette
Careers on Overseas Frontiers, 2 p.m.,
Helen F;akin Ewenhow•et Chapel, John
Rovengtant, d p 111 HUB dining room
Center Stage,
8 pm.
"An Italian Sti aw Hat,"
Club Huhana, 9 p rn , HUB Whom
Conference of Teachers of Economics, 9.1
pm, 21 1 , 215 HU B
Freshman• Sophomore Dance Committee,
1.15 pm, 212 HUB
renns)hania Young Farmers, 10 a.m.,
217-218 um;
Fla)ers' Show,
Schwab
"Drtecti%e Story,' 8 p.m.,
Student Movie, 7 and 9 p.m , HUB aeni..
bly room
WUS, 1:JO, 21 , 1 HUB
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TOMORROW
Campus Fart), Clique, 2-5 p m.. 216 HUB
Chapel Service, 10 55 a rn. Schwab
Chess Club, 2-5 p m , HUB cardroom
Christian Fellowship, 2-4 pm, 217 HUB
Christian Mission and Culture. 2'3U pm
Helen Fakin Eisenhower Chapel
Election Commission. .6.15 p.m, 121
Sparks
Emerson Society, 6'lo p in., 205 Douche
Crad Student Bridge, 7-10 p in., 212 HUB
Junior Class Advisory Board, 3:30 p.m„
211 HUB .
Newman Club, 7 p m , 211 HUB
Nittany Council, 2 p in , 203 HUB
Protestant Service of Worship, 9 a.m.,
Helen Eakin Ei.enhower Chapel
Roman Catholic Mass, 9 a in , Schwab
SLII Committee, 7 p m , 219 111.111
Spring Week Committee, 6:30 p TII, 213
HUB
Student Mode, 6.30 p m., HUB adsembly
room
Swerkmborgren Service, 10.30-12 p.m., 212
fIUB
USF, 9.3 0 a m
217 HUB
MONDAY
A Phi 0, 7 p.m., 212 HER
Business Administration Student Council,
4:15 p.m , HUB Main Lounge
BX Candidates, Li 30 p in., 216 HUB
CPA, 3:15 p.m , HUB assenthly robin
Christian Fellotsship. 12:15 p m., 21S HUB
CNC. 6.30 p.m., 216 HUB
Engineering Mechanics Seminar, 4:15 p.m.,
203 Engineering "A"
Faculty Luncheon Club, noon, dining room
"A" 111_113
ICCI3, 8:15 p.m.,214 HUB
IL'CF, p m., 2 15 HUB
Jr. IFC. noon. 110 EE
Leadership Training, 7 p.m , 214 'HUB
Leonides, G:5O p.m.. 203 HUB
SGA, S p:nt . 217 RUB
Text Book Tax Petition Committee, 8:15
p nt , 214
HOSPITAL
Peter Calaboytai, Tong-Chull Chey. Ed.
line Chun, Albert Dorglty, Howard Gleit,
Arnold Halnc, Robert Kulick, Sally Liai,
Ramn o Perez. Barbara Reber, Bruce
Smith, Haney Stang., Helen Stewart, Mi
chael Tamarktn, Peter 'Tryon, Walter M
auer. William Updegraff. . . , .
Little Man on Campus by Dick Bibles
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4-Year-Olds
Take Loyalty
"I thl,vear" is the lead line of a story in last week's
issue of Newsweek, illustrating the ridiculous extremes
to which the flag-waving American patriots are going
nowadays.
The story concerns a four-year old boy who is em
ployed as a pageboy for the
Georgia legislature. Naturally,
being a state
t h e
uth was re
'red to take
loyalty oath,
'earing he has
ver been a
!tuber of a
immunist or
nization and
~oes not want
t o overthrow
MALICI the government.
Well, at least it's good to
know that needy college stu
dents are not the only ones
who are under the watchful
eye of our noble patriots.
Students receiving loans un
der the National Defense Edu
cation Act are required to sign
a loyalty oath and affadavit.
It has been only through the
loud noises better known as
pressure made by the
American Legion and such or
ganizations that the affadavit
has remained on the books.
It has been pointed out many
times that there is no reason
whatsoever that needy college
students should be singled out
for scrutiny by these flag wav
ers. Patriotism is fine until it
blinds its believers. Hitler's
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followers were very patriotic.
"If a student doesn't want to
swear his loyalty to our coun
try, he shouldn't get the
money," they argue. At last
look, farmers who receive gov
ernment subsidies and persons
getting unemployment com
pensation haven't been re•
quired to sign the oath and af
fadavit.
The fact is that this bites at
one of the very foundations of
our American ideals free
dom of belief.
I think that one of the best
ways to win others including
Russians over to the Amer
ican way of thinking would be
to have as many as possible
study at American universities.
American dollars could be used
to set up such a program.
So let's all salute our flag,
then sit down and think, even
you four-year-olds.
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