Obiter Scripta [Column]
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| # | Title | Date | Summary |
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| 301 | What will our new aims be? College Eye 56:1, p.2 |
Professor Fox believes that the biggest task for the current year is to fashion a relevant liberal arts curriculum. | |
| 302 | BA more than meal ticket College Eye 52:33, p.8 |
Feels a college education should be valued for the character it gives to a person. | |
| 303 | What you can do . . . College Eye 52:32, p.6 |
Discusses a recent speech given by President John F. Kennedy. | |
| 304 | Secrecy sign of democracy? College Eye 52:31, p.8 |
Feels that secrecy harms nations. | |
| 305 | Easy to forget 'true role' College Eye 52:30, p.8 |
Discusses the role of a teacher in a college setting. | |
| 306 | General education not ideal? College Eye 52:29, p.6 |
Opposes requiring all students to follow a general education course. | |
| 307 | Are we afraid of standards? College Eye 52:28, p.6 |
Feels ISTC should admit only the best students. | |
| 308 | Freedom threat is challenge College Eye 52:27, p.8 |
Unsure about partnership of education with military and industrial groups. | |
| 309 | See anti-intellectual elements College Eye 52:26, p.6 |
Points out flaws in the education system. | |
| 310 | Raise admission standards College Eye 52:25, p.8 |
Feels the best way to handle funding shortages is to limit the number of students accepted to ISTC. | |
| 311 | Advice to student leaders College Eye 52:24, p.8 |
Professor Fox believes that students in campus government misunderstand their power and thus waste it. | |
| 312 | Should Catholicism be aided? College Eye 52:23, p.8 |
Supports federal aid to parochial schools. | |
| 313 | Fox re-emphasizes issue College Eye 52:22, p.8 |
Believes that popular solutions to cheating problems fail to correct the problem of corruption in students. | |
| 314 | Major bureaucracy rumored for SCI College Eye 52:21, p.6 |
Feels students should take a variety of courses rather than concentrating on a single department's classes. | |
| 315 | Crowded schools nice dream? College Eye 52:20, p.8 |
Discusses possible consequences of a lack of state educational funding. | |
| 316 | Blames teachers for lethargy College Eye 52:19, p.6 |
Feels the United States should attempt to out-perform the Soviet Union in space exploration; teachers should arouse students and society. | |
| 317 | All hail Mrs. Winier! College Eye 52:18, p.8 |
Feel students should attend campus forums to help make decisions; appreciates efforts of Ethel Winier to organize them. | |
| 318 | What hath been wrought? College Eye 52:17, p.6 |
Takes serious look at the federal control that may come with federal aid to education. | |
| 319 | Against universal language requirement College Eye 52:15, p.6 |
Professor Fox believes it is important to learn languages in addition to one's own, but that it should not be required of everyone. | |
| 320 | Underachievers may be right College Eye 52:14, p.6 |
Professor Fox feels the program to eliminate underachievers is ineffective and unfair. | |
| 321 | 'Breadth vs. depth' is issue College Eye 52:12, p.8 |
Professor Fox believes that teachers may try to teach too much. | |
| 322 | Forum vents self expression College Eye 52:11, p.8 |
Laments loss of Faculty Forum, a place at which faculty could air views. | |
| 323 | Teachers' strikes immoral? College Eye 52:10, p.8 |
Professor Fox has mixed feelings about teacher strike in New York. | |
| 324 | Should correct shortcomings College Eye 52:9, p.8 |
Professor Fox believes that addition of a liberal arts degree program provides an opportunity to improve the general education program. | |
| 325 | Convention arguments queer College Eye 52:7, p.8 |
Speculates on possible state constitutional convention. | |
| 326 | Education vital to national defense College Eye 52:6, p.8 |
Professor Fox outlines his views on the link between education and national defense. | |
| 327 | 'Freedom' means just that College Eye 52:5, p.8 |
Professor Fox believes that curtailers of freedom are hypocrites; cites Leo Koch case. | |
| 328 | Humanities strengthens nation College Eye 52:4, p.6 |
Professor Fox believes that nations are engaged in ideological battle. | |
| 329 | A newspaper should explore campaign College Eye 52:3, p.8 |
Professor Fox believes College Eye should cover presidential campaign and, perhaps, even take a position. | |
| 330 | Fox advises responsibility College Eye 52:2, p.6 |
Professor Fox talks about the meaning of personal responsibility. | |
| 331 | Religion still issue in campaign College Eye 52:1, p.6 |
Professor Fox believes that the matter of religion in the Presidential campaign has not yet been settled. | |
| 332 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 51:31, p.8 |
Discusses the idea of beginning a liberal arts program at TC. | |
| 333 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 51:30, p.6 |
Discusses comments made concerning spying. | |
| 334 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 51:29, p.8 |
Comments on not having sentimental attachments; believes some old attachments have value. | |
| 335 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 51:28, p.1 |
Responds to a comment made by President Hancher, of SUI, concerning the establishment of a liberal arts curriculum at ISTC. | |
| 336 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 51:27, p.8 |
Discusses statements made by Leo Koch concerning the problems that arise when professors to talk about sex. | |
| 337 | Definition, please College Eye 51:26, p.8 |
Asks Professor Fox what he means by "right" and "wrong." | |
| 338 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 51:26, p.8 |
Discusses the importance of closeness between the teacher and students. | |
| 339 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 51:25, p.8 |
Examines an overheard conversation concerning civil rights. | |
| 340 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 51:24, p.6 |
Claims that a course on Asian civilization needs to be added to the education program. | |
| 341 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 51:23, p.8 |
Claims that individuals should educate themselves. | |
| 342 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 51:22, p.8 |
Discusses the advantages of television teaching. | |
| 343 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 51:21, p.6 |
Claims that leisure time should be devoted to education. | |
| 344 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 51:19, p.8 |
Professor Fox has begun to doubt that the aim of education should be the fullest development of the individual. | |
| 345 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 51:18, p.6 |
Claims that the home and the church are not a part of education. | |
| 346 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 51:17, p.8 |
Discusses the next election for state legislature; considers that there might be a case for a different kind of representative democracy. | |
| 347 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 51:16, p.6 |
Responds to Ralph Haskell's criticism of the column concerning the demise of the arts. | |
| 348 | Editorial briefs and vice versa College Eye 51:15, p.8 |
Comments on Josef Fox's column concerning cheating and discusses the World Student Christian Federation Conference. | |
| 349 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 51:15, p.8 |
Discusses the increase in the number of students who are cheating. | |
| 350 | Slow movers . . . . College Eye 51:15, p.8 |
Comments on the absence of Josef Fox's column, and applauds the printing of the article concerning the religious dissent group at the University of Colorado. | |
| 351 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 51:13, p.8 |
Discusses the "Higher Wisdom" of President Eisenhower. | |
| 352 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 51:12, p.8 |
Discusses the recent controversy over whether or not Mrs. Carl V. Blomgren should lose one day's pay for not attending the Iowa State Education Association meeting. | |
| 353 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 51:11, p.8 |
Professor Fox claims that D and F letters are unnecessary. | |
| 354 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 51:9, p.8 |
Discusses the comment made by Walter Lippman, concerning the lack of national purpose. | |
| 355 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 51:8, p.8 |
Responds to a reader's request for him to explain his statement that the Soviet Union would win an economic war with the U. S. | |
| 356 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 51:7, p.8 |
Claims that teachers feel they are important to society, while society does not seem to think so. | |
| 357 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 51:5, p.8 |
Discusses Nikita Khrushchev's possible remarks concerning the state of the private colleges in the United States. | |
| 358 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 51:4, p.8 |
Discusses the idea of a peaceful economic war, proposed by Nikita Khrushchev. | |
| 359 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 51:3, p.8 |
Speaks on the idea of every man thinking for himself. | |
| 360 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 51:2, p.8 |
Discusses ideas presented by President Maucker concerning the faculty. | |
| 361 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 51:1, p.6 |
Discusses the Board of Regents decision not to raise the standards of admission at TC. | |
| 362 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 50:32, p.2 |
Tom Thompson defends the value of research. | |
| 363 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 50:31, p.2 |
Believes professorial rank system has little meaning. | |
| 364 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 50:30, p.2 |
Gives several specific reasons for not doing research. | |
| 365 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 50:29, p.2 |
Contends that young people are often more conservative than their elder counterparts. | |
| 366 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 50:28, p.2 |
Discusses the emerging importance of China. | |
| 367 | The fifth curriculum . . . Against College Eye 50:28, p.2 |
Discusses disadvantages of adding a non-teaching degree. | |
| 368 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 50:27, p.2 |
Believes that the rising strength and importance of China cannot be ignored. | |
| 369 | Untitled College Eye 50:27, p.2 |
Disagrees with a recent column on the role of teachers in the classroom. | |
| 370 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 50:26, p.2 |
Refuses to accept the premise that it is a professor's responsibility to make students interested in learning. | |
| 371 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 50:25, p.2 |
Discusses the newly adopted "Higher Standards" motto of the college. | |
| 372 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 50:24, p.2 |
Professor Fox discusses possible expansion to become more than a teachers college. | |
| 373 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 50:23, p.2 |
Professor Fox calls for higher secondary education standards than a recent national article suggested. | |
| 374 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 50:22, p.2 |
Professor Fox discusses the possible addition of the school's first non-teaching curriculum. | |
| 375 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 50:21, p.2 |
Discusses the National Defense Education Act of 1958; act has a loyalty oath attached to it. | |
| 376 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 50:20, p.2 |
Argues against those who would try to limit their teaching or learning to a single subject. | |
| 377 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 50:19, p.2 |
Asks when professors are going to join a union to get their rights. | |
| 378 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 50:18, p.2 |
Advocates more power to administration in business. | |
| 379 | Untitled College Eye 50:18, p.2 |
Discusses a recent column about Dr. Zhivago. | |
| 380 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 50:17, p.2 |
Discusses "Doctor Zhivago." | |
| 381 | Untitled College Eye 50:17, p.2 |
Encourages the paper to be more controversial. | |
| 382 | Cat-Snip "T" College Eye 50:16, p.2 |
Discusses the activities of finals week. | |
| 383 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 50:16, p.2 |
Discusses the use of art as a political weapon. | |
| 384 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 50:15, p.2 |
Hopes that the launching of Sputnik will motivate Americans to strengthen the educational system. | |
| 385 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 50:14, p.2 |
Most of a good education comes from outside the classroom; schools should stick with scholastic subjects. | |
| 386 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 50:13, p.2 |
Commends the editor for stressing the importance of intellectual achievements over sports and physical beauty. | |
| 387 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 50:12, p.2 |
Contends that the shortcomings in education must be examined and solved by those involved within education. | |
| 388 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 50:11, p.2 |
Argues that faculty meetings are a public affair and should be open to the public. | |
| 389 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 50:10, p.2 |
Discusses the requirements for a society to reform successfully. | |
| 390 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 50:9, p.2 |
Contends that sometimes academics tend to think too much. | |
| 391 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 50:8, p.2 |
Recommends establishing a college for those students who do not meet academic standards for current state colleges. | |
| 392 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 50:7, p.2 |
Discusses the virtues of memorization as an educational tool. | |
| 393 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 50:6, p.2 |
Congratulates Southern teachers joining the fight against racism. | |
| 394 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 50:5, p.2 |
Contends that the departmental system limits the student's ability to focus on his or her subject. | |
| 395 | Untitled College Eye 50:5, p.2 |
Argues that requirements for taking basic philosophy courses make it very difficult to take advanced courses. | |
| 396 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 50:4, p.2 |
Laments the lack of interest in upper level philosophy courses. | |
| 397 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 50:3, p.2 |
Questions the ability of the U.S. to make needed educational reforms while Russia can do so instantaneously. | |
| 398 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 50:2, p.2 |
Contends that, although driver training is good, it should not take away funding from traditional academic fields. | |
| 399 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 50:1, p.2 |
Contends that all who don't speak out against racism are only helping those who are for it. | |
| 400 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 49:32, p.2 |
Russia's launch of Sputnik will change the way America views education. |