Maw—m, ' fly Eli? Fifilliildfiilfi STUDENT CHEATING has just been examined by the faculty council, which recently discussed a report presented by its own committee on discipline. Though no space is available to present it ver- batim, I believe a comment is in order. As if doubtful of any widespread cheating, the faculty wants to study the problem more exactingly. They may even study their educational philosophy, aims, purposes, and methods for pos- sibilities of change. This will take years—why not some definite action now? For the facts we need to proceed, I suggest the forma— tion, through ITSA, of a joint survey committee of faculty and students, since the problem involves both groups in the Tech “family.” They should de- sign and conduct an opinion survey of students, exploring examination con— ditions and attitudes on both sides con- tributing to cheating. Contributions of the faculty on the committee would lend to the acceptability of the survey results. Opportunities might even be included for students to name particu» lar departments, courses, and faculty members with whom a high frequency of cheating occurs. THE BEST LAID PLANS “aft gang agley," as the Scot Burns observed. This was brought forcibly before Tech students recently. , One of our most active professional groups, the student chapter of the American Institute of Electrical Engi- neers, sought to boost. its revenues and membership with a dance that would have undoubtedly attracted many stu» dents. Thinking to observe a mere f0r~ mality, they submitted a date for ap- proval after having already contracted with a hotel for the affair. A conflict arose With the Junior Prom and ITSA refused the AIEE date, even after AIEE appeared at a board meet— ing to appeal the refusal. Both groups risked something in the issue; AIEE the loss of its contract payment and ITSA, the loss of popular support-—’ both came out “winners” in the end. AIEE’s executives accepted lTSA’s final decision gracefully. This was an act of responsible citizenship, and in— creased my already high esteem for the group as a progressive, mature body. ITSA has benefited in that it has been further established as a student government in fact; its decisions will gain wider acceptance and respect; the challenge has also been thrown to the ITSA board to improve the handling of their responsibilities; to the students has come the greater realization that candidates for class office should be selected from among those students who have demonstrated genuine com- petency for the job. Published ovary Friday during the school year by the students of Illinois lnslliul‘c of Technology, 3330 5. Federal, Chicago lb. llllnols. Entered as second class minim Odobor IO. ”40, at the post office at Chicago. llllnols, under the Ad of March 3, H179. Represented for nallonal odverilslng by the National Advorllslng Service. Inc., 420 Madison Avo., New York W, N, Y. Advorlislng mfos furnished upon request. Sub- scripiionwnomcsllc: $1.50 per term. Foreign: $2.08 per term. i, m. . m .:.s ‘k s it halitor-ln-fihioi' ........... . . . . . . .so Mlflllllllt’: Business Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . .lilllllili NEMEM Associate Editor ............ . .Jilllllilluiifi MW Managing Editor ........... .Jalllhll fitfllditllitl. News Editor ....... .............il§li’l fifllil‘d Sports Editor ................ Milli}? Midll’lllm Feature Editor. ......... . . . . . . . .nos titlilliit‘d copy Editor-”unnu ............lWr3 sass €10pydditor...... ........lilt§llli%l’=2‘ll EKWWE .........?Ml'lid MINER on __ we The recent furor over the high per- centage of students on probation has brought to our attention three ques- tions about theteaching practices at Illinois Tech. 1. Does a “rough course” mean that students learn more about the material covered than if the same course were made “easy?" 2. Do quizzes with a class average of below 50, out of a possible 100 signify that the class, on the whole, has learned only ‘50 per cent of what should be learned of that material. 3. When the failure rate in a course is 20 per cent or more, is that an indie cation that the instructor does not possess the proper teaching techniques, First civil—And what are you doing now? Second civil-«Buying old wells, saw- ing them up, and selling them for post holes. it it- fit- She—llut, darling, if E marry you I’ll lose my job. ll-llewllut can’t we keep the marriage a secret? She—But suppose we have a bully? lie—«0h, we’ll tell the baby, of course. ~71- di- ’35 Larry—Jl‘hls is a tobacco plant in full flower. Jeanne—«And how long will it be be— fore the cigarettes are ripe? "it ~15 "it Goll‘erul’ll report you to the cad- diemaster as soon as we get back! Cadelicmliuhl l needn’t start wor- rying llor hours yet. in. 45' .fl. Prof-—-ll’ll give you just three days in which to get your homework turned in. Student—-0.K., I’ll pick the Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. fill ore that the material presented-is too far above the studentsF ability and com- prehension, or that the student was not academically prepared for the course? This may sound like treason, but we think it would be to everyone’s advan— tage if some of the: instructors eased up a bit. The results of this action would be increased student morale. Be— cause of this increased morale, stu— dents, generally, would do better in all their courses, instead of chewing their nails and worrying about that "rough one;” there would be more participa- tion in extracurricular activities; there would be fewer dropouts; and more new students would enter it they thought there was a chance of getting through. , - “Frustrated, tired juniors” .\ How-What charming eyes you have! Shea-Pm so glad you lilie them. They were a birthday present. 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IOBMC IRE. 1 9.111., 10 MC Record concert, 1 Fm” 131m Food Technology (2 oh. 4 p.m., Exec. conf. room summer, spun. £2 McKénley House play, 8 p.m.. NU au . WBRLE} THEATRE ARTS ASfiOClATlUN —-prescnts—— Premiere of: o FARRKEEQHJE and o LQON’S NECKLAQE April 15 8:30 pm. Admission $.84 plus tax Also a film titled: CHELDREN'S PUPPET SHGW April is 2:3ll p.122. (incl. tan) ADMlSSlON: $.35 CEilLDRE‘N . $.55 ADULTS sis Philllht hi8 S. Wfiifidifilfii