Obiter Scripta (Column)
Displaying 201 - 250 of 462 in reverse chronological order
# | Title | Date | Summary |
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201 | Apologetic SCIans must escape normal school stigma College Eye 59:43, p.2 |
Outsiders' horrific views of teachers colleges are untrue. | |
202 | Men must beware of "black and white" value systems College Eye 59:41, p.2 |
Previous calls to instill "clear and positive value systems" in students disturbs professor. | |
203 | Fox upset about fast moving scientific development College Eye 59:39, p.2 |
Disrupts his humanistic views/truths and fears he will soon be preaching what will then be only superstitions. | |
204 | Present proposals won't solve drop out problem College Eye 59:37, p.2 |
High school drop-out has mentally dropped out for years before high school. | |
205 | Congress interested in more than science, big business College Eye 59:35, p.2 |
National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities may be created to parallel the National Science Foundation. | |
206 | Writers need practice, must know grammar, rhetoric College Eye 59:33, p.2 |
Composition courses are ineffective; must be re-vamped. | |
207 | Function of extra theme assignments: lessen inhibition College Eye 59:31, p.2 |
Students could be more comfortable with their English/communication skills if they were required to write more papers. | |
208 | Fox: new unrest includes constructive demonstrations College Eye 59:30, p.2 |
Fox applauds student groups across America for their awareness of national issues. | |
209 | Fox maintains students need more theme writing College Eye 59:28, p.2 |
Current practice of ten 400-word themes is not enough to develop students' writing skills. | |
210 | Presents proposal for greater educational efficiency College Eye 59:26, p.2 |
Greatest resource is in intelligence and energy of student body; professors should stop assuming that the only place for a student to learn is under teacher direction. | |
211 | SCI losing ground as state financial support lags College Eye 59:24, p.2 |
State funds have been decreasing for last ten years; cuts into new classroom and new faculty plans. | |
212 | Iowa presidents construing their jobs too narrowly College Eye 59:22, p.2 |
Presidents of the state's universities should work with each other to improve facilities and faculty. | |
213 | Fox strongly opposes giving vote to 18-year-old College Eye 59:20, p.2 |
Group of 18 to 21-year-olds, as a whole, is not informed or wise in areas of politics. | |
214 | Voluntary pledge of honor fails to work among cadets College Eye 59:17, p.2 |
Cheating in the Air Force Academy comes as a shock. | |
215 | 'Filthy' book causes academic freedom controversy College Eye 59:16, p.2 |
Baldwin's 'Another Country' has academic merit. | |
216 | Student cannot find individuality in today's colleges College Eye 59:15, p.2 |
States do not have enough money to allow college to cater to student individualities; colleges are not the only institutions suppressing individualities today. | |
217 | Sees growing dissatisfaction with current curriculum College Eye 59:13, p.2 |
Courses should instill morals, prepare students for specific career. | |
218 | Young instructors often choose too difficult material College Eye 59:11, p.2 |
Less-experienced teachers try to challenge students, end up wasting their time. | |
219 | Lessen non-professional tasks, attract better faculty College Eye 59:9, p.2 |
Pay faculty to do their job; hire clerks or student assistants for filing, fetching, carrying. | |
220 | Faculty again busy with non-instructional matters College Eye 59:7, p.2 |
Examination of Greek housing and deliberation of 'lights out' policy fall outside of faculty's obligations to school. | |
221 | Fox still contends individuals cannot alter history College Eye 59:5, p.2 |
Reiterates, in response to Wiesenfeld's article, that just one person cannot produce, change, or eliminate development of US. | |
222 | Fox feels he's less passionate in partisan disputes College Eye 59:3, p.2 |
Fox describes his lack of interest in presidential race. | |
223 | Obiter Scripta: many, many steps to Negro freedom and equality College Eye 58:29, p.2 |
Informs readers that the road to equal rights for African-Americans will be long and hard; the process does not take place overnight. | |
224 | Obiter Scripta: Fox says recent interest in sex not a revolution College Eye 58:27, p.2 |
Claims that the media are overreacting about the morality issue; it's not anything new. | |
225 | Obiter Scripta: Fox sees institute as significant in education scene College Eye 58:25, p.2 |
Claims that technical institutes are a necessity; technology is advancing too quickly to find workers who are educated in technology. | |
226 | Obiter Scripta: suggests 'Third Law' rather than 'gimmick' for study College Eye 58:23, p.2 |
Suggests that students would like a 'magic formula' that would enable them to pass tests without studying. | |
227 | Obiter Scripta: Fox calls for evaluation, changes in major system College Eye 58:21, p.2 |
Points out that as student enrollment in high schools expands, teachers can teach just one subject, so Fox questions the need for a minor requirement. | |
228 | Obiter Scripta: Bohme regrets student housing is college business College Eye 58:19, p.2 |
Disagrees with Professor Fox on fraternity housing. | |
229 | Obiter Scripta: fraternity housing not proper college business: Fox College Eye 58:17, p.2 |
Believes that the matter of fraternity housing is trivial.. | |
230 | Obiter Scripta: final examinations not the way to test students-Fox College Eye 58:15, p.2 |
Points out that when taking finals as a student, Professor Fox never feared an exam. | |
231 | Obiter Scripta: 'Each of us died when John Kennedy died:' Fox College Eye 58:13, p.2 |
Disputes claim that only Lee Oswald is to blame. | |
232 | Obiter Scripta: dropout problem lies in elementary school College Eye 58:11, p.2 |
Argues that dropouts don't happen in high school; students have lost motivation years before. | |
233 | Obiter Scripta: dropouts problem of education, not unemployment College Eye 58:9, p.3 |
Discusses the failure of the NEA Dropout Project. | |
234 | Obiter Scripta: let's try something different while there is time College Eye 58:7, p.2 |
Addresses criticisms from colleagues. | |
235 | Obiter Scripta: student-teacher ratio must rise even higher: Fox College Eye 58:5, p.2 |
Claims that in order to compete for faculty personnel, the student-teacher ratio must rise. | |
236 | Obiter Scripta College Eye 58:3, p.2 |
Professor insists that he is spending too much time on simple tasks that anyone else could do; could teach more if he were relieved of menial duties and had a decent office. | |
237 | Obiter Scripta: Fox disturbed by deterioration of faculty quality College Eye 58:1, p.2 |
Notes critical shortage of qualified college faculty. | |
238 | Year a success, but have not given thought for future: Fox College Eye 57:32, p.2 |
Some people are happy with the way the year turned out but are worried about the next one. | |
239 | Nation should honor authentic American hero, Dr. King College Eye 57:31, p.2 |
Dr. King is not getting the recognition he deserves. | |
240 | Maurer calls for improved political groups on campus College Eye 57:30, p.2 |
Students don't take the time to become informed. | |
241 | Fox sees need for five-year plan for secondary teachers College Eye 57:29, p.2 |
The master's degree is not as powerful as before. | |
242 | 'Moral responsibility comes with freedom after graduation' College Eye 57:28, p.2 |
Students take on more responsibility after higher learning is over. | |
243 | Must define 'national interest' before valuing it College Eye 57:27, p.2 |
What one person thinks is national interest may differ from what someone else thinks. | |
244 | Education the solution to irrational tax protestors College Eye 57:26, p.2 |
Protestors need to learn about what they are protesting. | |
245 | Abstract expressionist modifies art to serve own needs College Eye 57:25, p.2 |
Art is what the a person wants to see and is a symbol. | |
246 | Mr. K's cunning ploy will give abstract art new life College Eye 57:24, p.2 |
Soviet artists must work in a certain form. | |
247 | Who, besides squeezees, could gain from enrollment rise? College Eye 57:23, p.2 |
Too much 'squeezing in more students' has been done already. | |
248 | Student government could be a great and wonderful thing College Eye 57:21, p.2 |
Better goals need to be set by the student government. | |
249 | SCI in no present position to sustain honors program College Eye 57:20, p.2 |
Opposed to the honors program. | |
250 | Would not independent study be a better learning device? College Eye 57:19, p.2 |
Students should be able to earn credit hours by learning on their own. |