THE DAILY TAB HEEL
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27. 1937
The official newspaper of the Publications Union
Board of the University of NorthCarolina at Chapel
Hill, where it is printed daily except Mondays, and
the Thanksgiving-, Christmas and Spring Holidays.
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Don K. McKee.
.Editor
A. Reed Sarratt, Jr..
T. Eli Joyner
Jesse Lewis , ,.,; ,
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Associate Editoss: E. L. Kahn, J. M. Smith, S. W.
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Jonas, Jr., H. Goldberg, Newton Craig, L. S.
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Gordon Burns, J. H. Sivertsen, V. Gilmore, R
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Feature Supplement: A. H. Merrill, Director; J. J.
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Arey, Jr., E. T. Elliot, Night Editors; F. W.
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Cheek, Rod Murchison. -
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For This Issue
.... News : J ohn. F. Jonas, Jr. Sports : E. T. Elliot
To Help Something Better Grow
New Game -
Comes word that two groups of students are
out to organize lacrosse teams to represent the
University. Rhodes Scholar A. C. Cornsweet of
the- psychology department has consented to
coach the activity. ' . .
Only recently University students formed a
fencing team which now makes use of newly pur- ''
chased equipment. Reports have it that the fenc
ers are showing real progress.
If the University can turn out a team, it will
enjoy the distinction of being the first lacrosse
team in the South. Reports roin Duke say la
crosse devotees are also trying to put a team in
to the field. " :
Let's beat Duke 'to the draw arid then beat her
lacrosse team on the field !-S.W,R. ; : 1
"0 Carolina Gentlemen
Athletic events held during tne winter quarter
are liable to be characterized by rather poor
sportsmanship on the part of the student body
which makes up the audience. Such practices as
"booing" and scoffing at a referee's decision tend
to give a visiting team a very poor impression of
the University in general.
' Members of the coaching staff have asked that
a special appeal be made to the student body to
cease these ungentlemanly practices. Let us show
visiting athletes who have come here as our guests
a type of audience that is worthy of the Univer
sity. F.T.L.
o Installment I
A rainy afternoon three years ago and J. D.
Winslow's second floor room in the "Y" was
cloudy with smoke from the four cigarettes go
, ing red all the time. The smokers were originat
ing Student-Faculty day.
" From that group came the idea that, in three
years of planning and experience, is our present
student-and-f acuity "get-together" scheduled for
February 9.
The first holiday in February 1935 included
a morning convocation, professors lunching with
students, an athletic party in the afternoon, and
a snappy stunt program in the evening.
. Less dignity characterized last year's much
postponed Student-Faculty jamboree. The after
noon program received considerably more atten
tion with Senior Joe Barnett & Committe stag
ing an elaborate open air party which rollicked
all over the campus with street dancing, games,
and lawn picnicking. Archie Henderson, Bob
House and Frank Graham, etc. played horseshoes
and stood behind fresh egg targets.
The trend toward the carnival is even more in
evidence in the announced plans for the 1937 af
fair, what with a Tin Can circus in. the afternoon
and a fancy dress ball in the evening. The carni
val goal may be the very definite plane, either
above or below both faculty and students, on
which both can play for a day, barrier-less.
r.M.s.
Our Educational Process
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Summary of the Faculty-Opinion Survey on the University Grading System
QUESTION
II.
I. Do you have any objections to the present system of grading undergrad
uates here at the University? .
For what reasons do you object to the present grading system?
(1) Because it is impossible to make the precise measurements of a student that the A,
B, C, D, E, F system calls for. .. : ;
(2) Because getting-a-certain-grade tends to replace mastery of the subject as the stu
dent's goal of study. . .. ... ,.'
(3) Because grades are misused as a system of motivation to goad students to learn
ing assignments .....,......... l ;t t, . . ; ; : .. ,
(4) Because grades ! do not measure how much a, man has grown but measure-only
how he compares with the rest of j-tiefelftgW.' t, .:.:f- .,'.,, ;,,.... .
(5) Because grades encourage insincerity and ; artificial relationships between student
and I professor ... ......... :............l....u..;.i .:.:.!l:i..:J.:..i
(6) Because grades furnish a temptation to cheating, lying, and evasion!
NUMBER OF PROFESSORS
YES: 67 (65.7)
NO: 35 (34.3)
(7) Because grades encourage the student to display only what he knows and to avoid'
revealing his weaknesses ............. , .. .
(8) Because grades encourage and reward memory work and superficiality . .
(9) Because grades tend to cause the student to limit his study only to those facts
upon which he will be quizzed and graded '. .
(10) Because grades .reward docility and lack of initiative . .. ..
(11) Because grades encourage students to select "crip"
38
38
15
17
20
22
19
26
29
15
(37.3)
(37.3)
(14.7),
(16.7)
(19.6)
(21.6)
(18.6)
(25.5)
(28.4)
(14.7)
36 (35.3)
5
8
7
5
courses and easy-grading pro-
III. What do you like about the present ' grading system?
.. : (l) "Nothing" .................. ;.. .' '
(2) Grades measure knowledge with some degree of accuracy
(3) Grades provide a stimulus to study. ; .
(4) Grades provide a basis for comparing students abilities :. .-.
IV. What suggestions would you make to improve the present grading system?
(1) Substitution of two grades ("High" and Fail") for the present alphabetical sys
tem . . . ; ........ .. : . u
(2) Substitution of three grades ("High," "Pass," and "Fail") for the present system
V (3) Measuring a - student's mastery a'nd eligibility, t o graduate by comprehensive ex- ; '
. : . animations instead of bythe grades he makes On, courses . .-- : ''
(4) A continuation of giving students grades on courses for their own individual guid- v
ance and, to point out their weaknesses, and strengths, but not to count these ,;
grades as the requirement for graduation. Graduation to be based upon the suc-
. cessf ul passing of a comprehensive examination............;..... .J.L.......S: ''"
v (5) Abolish grades iiiLi. ..-,i; ,,,,...,4.,:. ; ,t,,; l;-l-,----v-:-.
(6) Eliminate the Grade E .. x .
Professors who answered these questions are distributed by departments in the following manner:
11
34
(10.8)
(33.5)
10 9.8)
21
2
3
(20.6)
Botany .... . 1
.History . .... 7
Music ............ 2
Engineering 8
Geology .. : 4
English . . . . 16
Government .. ,. 2
Romance Languages ..... 9
Sociol. and Soc. Sci. .... 6
Registrar's Office
Philosophy
Econ. and Comm.
Pharmacy
German ..
German
Law . .
Medicine .... .
Latin and Greek
.11
2
2
Education .
Psychology :
Chem. and Physics
Drama .
Math
Names erased
tionnaire
TOTAL -
7
3
8
2
4
3
3
102
Campus Correspondence
Letters over 250 words subject to cutting by editor; author's name must be on manuscript.
O Janitors Act
To the Editor,
The Daily Tar Heel:
For some time the janitors of
the University of North Caro
lina have been terrihly embar
rassed by unknown parties, pre
senting themselves as janitors
when they were not, molesting
persons around the campus by
soliciting money. We the com
mittee for the Janitor's Associa
tion, wish to make a statement
which we hope will remedy this
undesirable situation. We sug
gest that all solicitors be intro
duced by the janitor in charge
of the building to the person or
persons whose aid is being
sought.
The janitors are trying to live
up to the University system of
honesty and are ready at all
times to cooperate with, the de
partment heads and the student
body to iron out any undesir
able happening which may come
within our scope.
Yours very truly,
Will Council
Kenon Cheek
Eugene White
O Gone to Seed Mind
To the Editor, r .
The Daily Tar Heel: .
In last Sunday's , issue of the
Daily Tar Heel appeared a
scholastic obituary notice for 313
students who were alleged to
have flunked out of Carolina in
"the fall quarter. Just beneath
this sad item was found an edi
torial deploring the high mor
tality rate among students and
assigning their failure to inade
quate professorial guidance and
inspiration.
On first glance these figures
seem to indicate that the Univer
sity has put on-ar drive to rid
itself of indigent students stu
dents who have always hindered
classroom progress and held
back those capable of good work.
But a closer investigation of
these figures is disillusioning.
Figures
The editorialist erred rather
seriously in his quotation of sta
tistics. According to the dean of
the general college only 229 un
dergraduates flunked out in the
first place, and of these 146 were
immediately readmitted on ap
plication. As for the other 83
the best information which could
be obtained was, to quote Dean
Spruill, that "the majority of
these did not apply for readmis
sion." To the student wno has hopes
for removing the University
from the list of national country
clubs, this is most disheartening.
It indicates that it is next to im
possible to be "fired" from
Continued on last page)
SAND AND
SALVE
; By Stuart Rabb
Down in Raleigh Representa
tive Vogler, who hails from
Mecklenburg, is swinging hard
on the chain stores. Mr. Vogler
must be plumb "het up" at the
retail combines. He wants to let
go. at them with a graduated
scale of taxes, not based on
gross 'sales, but on the number
of stores".
Mr. a W. Tillet of Charlotte
reminded Brother Vogler that
the -chains bring $26,000 into
the . state every year, that the
balance ' of trade is greatly in.
favor of the state.
"We welcome outside capital,"
returned ' Mr. Vogler, "but as
long as I live we will not wel
come outside monopoly."
Ever hear of the Duke Power
company, Mr. Vogler ?
Radio Highlight
WBT 1080 KC.
7:30 Gogo de Lys.
7:45 Boake Carter.
8:00 Cavalcade of America.
8:30 Burns and Allen.
9:00Nino Martini. .
9:30 Beauty Box Revue.
10:00 Gang Busters.
-10:45 Patti Chapins.
11:00 News.
11:15 Benny Goodman's Orch.
11:30 Roger Pryor's Orch.
12:00 Ozzie Nelson's Orch.
WPTF 80 KC.
7:30 Ed Wynn.
8:00 One Man's Family.
9:00 Fred Allen's Town Hall.
10:00 Hit Parade.
10:30 Meredith Willson's Orch.
Comparison
: Writes the registrar of
the University of Missouri,
long a ; coeducational insti
tution: "Women are admitted to
all departments of the Uni
versity of Missouri except
the Military department, on
full equality with men and
under the same regula
tions." The University of North
Carolina's military excep
tion is its General College
women are not allowed
there.
Are We Becoming
Educated?
(Frank Aydelotte)
For the mediocre student our
conventional academic system
is at least moderately success
ful. This system does not as
sume on the student's part any
high level of ability or any con
suming interest in intellectual
things. Careful direction , is
provided day by' day. By an
elaborate system of spoon-feeding
even the idle and the ignor
ant are initiated- into the ele
ments of a large variety of
subjects and are usually carried
a little beyond the elementary
stage in one. By frequent exer
cises and tests, by elaborate
supervision of cuts, by constant
examinations and marks, it is
made certain that every indi
vidual does some work for his
degree;
This system however, is woe
fully inadequate for those who
are really eager for education
and who possess real ability to
deal with intellectual problems.