AGE SIX UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16. 1950 he Editorial Page- "He ain't got no spirit." The Bogey Man He went to the game last night and didn't cheer. That's bad. The fellows in front of him cheered. They cheered every time anyone else cheered. They booed, too. They booed the officials and they booed the players on the other team, except when they were shooting free throws. They didn't boo then because it's not proper to boo then. But he didn't boo and he didn't cheer. He just sat there and watched the game. Somehow he seemed to enjoy it. The girls sitting beside him cheered and booed, and seemed to enjoy it. They weren't particularly interested in the game, but don't forget—they cheered and they booed. Now this one who didn't cheer and didn't boo is one of the big problems on our campus. All he did was keep score or murmur "nice play" when there was a nice play. He clapped his hands when the band finished a number and when one of the players fouled out, but that was all the noise he made. He didn't cheer, and he didn't boo. Yes, he's a problem. We should all write letters to the Kansan and expose this traitor. He doesn't make enough noise. Cloyd Michel. Why not be realistic and allow open-book tests? The 20th century and its great offspring, the atomic age, should make educators cognizant of the deficiencies of old-style tests. Open-Book, Open Mind? First, let us define the word test. Webster's Collegiate Dictionary offers the following: "any series of questions or exercises or other means of measuring skill, knowledge, intelligence, capacities, or aptitudes of an individual or group." The 20th century is the era of the reference book. It is difficult to believe a student could assimilate all the subject material in a single course, let alone in all the courses of four years at the University. What should be taught is how to make swift decisions. There are so many things that slip out of a student's mind when a course is finished. If the ability to reason and use judgment has been well-grounded, the student will be able to discern rapidly. Certainly this is not the case now. After graduation, the student has to relearn many things. In new situations, the college graduate is constantly groping for answers to fit changing conditions. Too often this is a direct result of learning by rote. Examinations should test the student's ability to make rapid decisions, because that is what the working world demands. Open-book quizzes will naturally be more difficult. They should provide ample opportunity for each person to judge the correct procedure to attain desired results. The quizzes would test how the student used information, not how much he knew before coming to class. But one of the greatest achievements, as far as the professors would be concerned, would be the reduced evil of cheating. Here would be one type of test that would give ample opportunity to grade the thought processes of the individual. Sloppy thinking and methods of study would be penalized under the new system even more than now. Students would have to literally "think on their feet" if the new tests were used. Open-book tests would provide students a chance to interpret and explain as contrasted with the present muddled condition of memory work and fictitious knowledge. We should prepare now to meet the atomic-age problems. We cannot do it with our present antiquated methods. Open-book tests must be adopted. 明清书画选 —Dale W. Fields 'Small Things' K.U.'s Ten Little Indians Ten little cheerleaders all in a line, One failed as a scholar, then there were nine. Nine little cheerleaders so trim, so straight, His wife had a baby, minus Roenigk there were eight. Eight little cheerleaders, their yells reach heaven, One decided to resign, and now we have seven. Seven little cheerleaders, and a great job they've done, If certain folks don't shut up, then we'll have none. Dick Hunter Classified advertisement in the Kansas City Star: "2 GIRLS— Nicely furnished; telephone, electric washer, baby grand. Straight transportation; with board. Reasonable." What, no sugar and spice and everything nice? The "Harvard Head" is going to address the faculty, and Rodney Nipnap, Student Union junior, says in a "pig's eye" he will. "K-State Play Enjoyed Here," says a headline, and we feel sure that there was a similar headline in Manhattan after the basketball game. A scientist says that the U.S. water supply is low and may get lower, and George Booze snorts and asks "and what are they going to do now?" "Barbershop Groups Must Register" says a headline, and then goes on to add that costumes may be worn. Let us hope so. Dear Editor- Regarding the headlines in the Monday issue of the Daily Kansan I wish to say I agree 100 per cent with Dr. Allen. Dear Editor: Silent Cheers Our cheerleaders arrive just minutes before tip-off time; then they often just sit around talking among themselves instead of leading cheering. Not only do they fail to introduce new yells and songs, but they fail to use the ones we have to adequate advantage. Do they have any organization at all? During the Big seven tournament in Kansas City's municipal auditorium in December, K. U. played Kansas State on December 27 in the after-piece of a double-header played before some 9800 fans. Kansas State had exactly nine (9) cheerleaders on hand. (I counted them.) K. U., some thirty-odd miles from the after, had exactly how many? You guessed it! None; zero; naught. It was very obvious and exceedingly annoying to K. U. fans who sat and watched and listened to the Kansas State fans cheer and holler under the guiding hand of those nine cheerleaders. Not a single organized cheer arose from the ranks (be they spread or not) of the Kansas fans. We lost that game, too. I have no knowledge of the financial situation among cheerleaders on the two campuses, but something is amiss somewhere and I believe it can be remedied. Last Saturday night at the Nebraska-K. U. game in Hoch auditorium was the first time this season that the Jay James, KuKu's, and Red Peppers (not the Frosh Hawks, however) were in attendance in a roped-off section in the bleachers. Why did these so-called "pep" organizations just begin to produce some organization after the home season was one-half completed? Sure, the situation will be better for the remaining three home games, but during the past contests, "wot happened?" 'Post Office' Taught Here Name withheld by request. Charlotte, N.C.—(LR)—North Carolina's first public school class of retarded children "learn while they play." During their arithmetic lesson, they play postoffice. Each student, ranging in age from 11 to 16 years, takes his turn being postmaster. Read the Daily Kansan daily. Daily Hansan University Student Newspaper of the UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS News Room Adv. Room K.U. 251 K.U.376 Member of the Kansas Press Assn. Press Assn..and the Associated Collegiate Press. Represented by the National Ad- vance Service, 420 Madison Ave. New York City. Loud and Likes It Editor-in-Chief... Warren Sas Managing Editor... Kay Dyer Asst. Managing Ed.. Davis Greenbank Asst. Managing Ed.. Dale W. Fields City Editor... Keith Leslie Asst. Managing Ed.. Fernandez Kelly Asst. City Editor... John S. Hill Asst. City Editor... Robert Sigman Asst. City Editor... Edward Chapin Feature Editor... Kay O Connor Society Editor... Neville Vaughan Seattle Ed... Faye Wilkinsen Asst. Society Ed... Elaine Elvig Telegraph Editor... Norma Hunsinger Asst. Tel. Ed... Ralph Hemenway Asst. Tel. Ed... Oren Wright Asst. Tel. Ed... Harrison Madden Sports Edit... Nelson Reed Asst. Sports Ed... Richard Dilsaver Asst. Sports Ed... Robert Leonard Asst. Sports Ed... Robert Enrigh (Business Manager Bob Day Adv. Manager Jane Sear Adv. Manager Robert Honnold Clr. Mgr. Dorothy Hogan Mgr. Mgr. Charles Reiner Promotion Mgr. Charles Reiner When I read this big editorial (Feb. 14, page 6) I wonder, is this guy Moore a student, is he crazy, or is he a fugitive from an underwater polo match. He lets us know what basketball should be, he calls his fellow college men jackasses, instructs us how to act on a date, and tells us that 'Phog' is even a bigger fool than we are. Dear Editor: After thinking of your article for a while, I arrived at the conclusion that you are a victim of some serious mental illness. When I go to the games I yell like hell for the ole house team. 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