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Shouldn’t Professors Be Teachers
By ALBERT F.PLA.NT
Reprinted from Industrial
Research, Dec. 1973
A couple of weeks ago, I
happened to read an editorial,
which after removing the frills,
made a push for published work
being a major criterion for
granting tenure to the staff
members of a university. With
this, I wholeheartedly disagree.
Consider for just a moment
what is the major purpose of any
academic institution. It is to
teach and train, to create an
individual who can take a viable,
valuable place in society. This
should be the guiding purpose of
all the staff members and they
should be judged on the basis of
their performance in this
Big Business Booming
Real People Hurting
By BRIGGS PETWAY
If the average American would come out of his shell, he would immediately
see the source of his nation’s problems. The same element is behind the scandals
of government and the inflating economy.
Big business. Two words sum up the difficulties the United States is having.
Corporations too large to manage effectively are running wild, using the country
like a play ground.
One of the current scandals is political financing. Who else but ITT, the major
oil companies, and the airlines are up to their profits in illegal campaign con
tributions?
The fuel crisis can very easily be blamed on the huge oil industry. There is no
real fuel shortage; this is not to be confused with the coming (in some cases,
present) crisis of non-renewable resources. Texaco, Exxon, Mobile, and friends
are holding back on transporting crude oil to their refineries for one simple
reason. They want more money, so they can make more money.
By no stretch of the imagination, the large fuel interests are behind the Arab-
Israeli farce. The Yom Kippur War was motivated by American oilmen far more
than religious and territorial disputes. Exxon and friends wanted Arab oil. But
they refused to sell it as long as America backed Israel. So when Egypt
inevitably attacked Israel, the oilmen could not afford to have good old USA back
the Jews. A timely fuel shortage grew up in the States so the Americans told
Golda Meir and Mosha Dayan, “This is your war!” Notice how there was no
overwhelming Israeh victory this time.
And big business knows whose back to scratch. As oil prices grow higher, new
cars get lower gas mileage. The mailman is in the hands of a private concern and
one sees first class postage going to ten, and soon fifteen cents per ounce. How
about insurance companies and their lovely treatment of young drivers? The list
isn’t too short.
If the average American would express a little indignation now and then, the
world could be saved from big business. In all seriousness, what the United
States needs is a good old-fashioned tax rebellion; then perhaps Uncle Sam
would control a few over-anxious corporations.
A need for God^s Children
By NINE JONES
At the beginning of the year
the many opportunities that
A.C.C. needs for God's children
was pointed out in this column.
In our midst, A.C. has a group of
church vocation students who
are opening up opportunities for
others.
Through the leadership of Dr.
Pausell, a group of thirteen
students have joined together in
a wish to let other’s know of the
opportunities available in the
church vocation field. The
members of the group are
Debbie Steeves, Ricky Clayton,
Cathy Turner, Kathy Leggett,
Cindy Stovall, Nancy Howell,
Fran Couch, Mary McDowell,
Julie Leach, Cynthia Overman,
Spencer Smith, Terri Osgood,
and Joe Roverson.
Before the year is up, these
students will have traveled to
Christian Churches in Smith-
field. La Grange, Rocky Mount,
Greensboro, Williamston,
Wilson, Elizabeth City,
Stokesdale, and Arapahoe. In
the near future, this project will
carry these students to Raleigh,
Plymouth, Goldsboro, Winston-
Salem, Hassell, Kinston,
Washingtonand the Baptist
Association in Henderson.
On the appointed Sundays, Dr.
Pausell and three students
travel to their destined Church
and give a presentation on
church vocations. The purpose
of these presentations is to make
others aware of the many
available openings in this field
and to clear up any miscon
ceptions concerning a church
vocation.
Each students gives a short
talk on his reasons for entering
the church vocational field. The
students relate any past or
present experiences that have
affected their decision in en
tering this field.
The presentation also includes
a slide narration that deals with
the social and spiritual problems
that are presently confronting
the human race. The slide
presentation makes people more
aware of reality and illustrates
the role that the church has in
solving human problems. The
presentation goes on to em
phasize the fact that God does
exist and is in the world. It
further shows how we can be a
part of His work and Love.
Music is also a part of this
program. Three of the students,
Debbie Steeves, Kathy Leggett,
and Spencer Smith, perform
with their voices and talents at
playing the guitar.
This program was done in the
past by Dr. Paulsell. It is
because of these presentations
that some church vocation
students are presently at A.C.C.
It is through the efforts of
these students that the eyes of
others have been opened. These
students have related God’s love
and work to the lives of others.
This program has not only
helped others but has also helped
each participating students as
related by Kathy Leggett.
“These Sunday night excursions
have proven, thus far, to
strengthen my faith in God,
myself, and other people, I have
learned to share my faith with
others and, at the same time,
receive guidance and love from
them. 1 have profitted from
these experiences and feel
confident that others have also,”
respect — not on how many
papers they publish.
The editorial in question made
the comment that university
administrators could not judge
how good a teacher a person was
and that, therefore, they should
use publications as the basis
since this indicates a vital in
terest in the field, which then
translates into a good teacher
for that field. It even indirectly
suggests that a series of bad
papers is better than no
bibliography at all. This is up
side down thinking.
I think that if university ad
ministrators cannot presently
judge how good a teacher a staff
member is then they had best do
some more homework and come
up with some method rather
than substituting a bibliography
as the guiding light of tenure.
Too many university members
tend to believe the direct rather
than the indirect. Why be a good
teacher and hope for tenure,
when you can concentrate on
publishing and be assured of
tenure? One of the poorest
teachers I had was one of the
most widely published in
dividuals in existence. I see no
way to equate publications with
teaching ability and if teaching
ability is the important thing,
then let’s judge it on that ability
not on something else.
Besides, most publication
results from research per
formed by the graduate students
under a teacher’s direction
rather than research done by a
teacher on his “free” time. I
don’t actually consider this as a
really valuable addition to his
bibliography. Such publication
belongs more to the universf-,
then to the teacher, since ii ^
being done on university tiim
and is, in essence, required o|
the teacher.
I’m not sure 1 even agree »itt
the concept of tenure becaus
tenure tends to protect an ij.
dividual regardless of his ^ev
formance after the granting
tenure, but we will leave tha;
subject for another time and
place.
I think the university aj-
ministrators and staff members
should get back to the concept oi
teaching, good teaching, ani
still more teaching, and forg«
about publication as anythijj
but a very minor criterion ioi
granting tenure. And we need to
place more emphasis on ®.
dergraduate level teaching ami
less on the graduate level, Let's
put our best teachers, whet«
they will do the most good wft
the most students.
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