oerner, Braden Aim To Alter Teacher Quality By ANDREW ORLIN "American teachers are uneducated!" So says James Koerner, president of the Council for Basic Edu- tion, in "The Miseducation of American Teachers," a recently leased report sponsored by the Relm Foundation of Ann Arbor. Thomas W. Braden, president of California's state board of ucation, full-heartedly agrees with Koerner and is now trying to something about it. He is attempting to revise the teacher re- irements in California and end the reign of what he calls the ducationalese." ,Defines Goals In setting up his plan, Braden has his goals clearly defined. What we want is teachers who are educated in the whole sense, ople with the initial experience of thorough knowledge of some Ids. Most education majors are not really educated. They have ver really delved into a subject as far as they could:" Koerner, a former professor of humanities at Massachusetts stitute of Technology, centers his blast on "rural-type" teachers' lleges (as opposed to education schools in universities or "multi- irpose" institutions), mediocre teachers-to-be and the time asted by "method teaching" courses. Dean Willard C. Olson of the education school termed Koern- er's study and Braden's attempts "interesting illustrations of the partialist approach to educational problems. Not Simple Matter "The matter is not as simple as Braden's program would seem to indicate. The problem swings back and forth like a pendulum. In California "great stress will now be put on material over meth- od," Dean Olson added. He dismissed Koerner's report as an "over generalization." "What he attacks is no doubt true in some remote teachers' col- leges but I don't think that Koerner's thesis would hold true in general." Both Koerner and Braden tend to stress the importance of academically educated teachers over teachers of education. On this premise, Braden favors what is known as the "Einstein Clause." This means that experts in arts and -sciences will be allowed and encouraged to teach in California even though they have had no background in teaching or teaching methods. Opposes Concept Assistant Dean Charles F. Lehmann of the education school opposes this concept. "If Einstein was teaching a sixth grade mathe- matics course, I have serious doubts of whether he would be cap- able. In addition to knowing what he is teaching, an instructor should know how to teach it. "Poor teaching by an expert or anyone else can be found any- where-there's a lot of it in universities-but whereas college stu- dents can generally withstand it, poor teaching can have very harm- ful effects on teenage and younger school children," he said. Switching to Koerner's report, Dean Lehmann noted, "in view of his position with the CBE, the report is remarkably objective." The CBE has long been noted for its criticisms of American educa- tion. "On a number of occasions it has criticized our system un- deservedly while neglecting trouble spots in other areas." Future Teachers Two of Koerner's sharpest rebukes were directed against "teaching method" courses and the academic calibre of future teachers. As for "method teaching," Koerner noted that these courses' instructors could learn something from their own subject matter: many of the professors didn't know how to teach. In noting the academic calibre of education students, the report claimed a large number were in the bottom half of their classes. Viewing this aspect of the study, Prof. Merritt M. Chambers of the education school noted that Koerner was "shooting at 'cook book courses.' The report is directed mainly at institutions whose sole aim is to train teachers. However, these schools have been becoming multi-purpose institutions, adding other courses besides those labeled 'education' and have been improving rapidly in recent years." Dean Lehmann holds the same opinion. "While we don't as of yet have the complete recipe, we are much further advanced than Koerner realizes. He has taken extreme examples while ignoring the high quality of education found in most schools." As for education students being found in the lower half of their classes, Dean Lehmann views this as a mere generalization unsubstantiated by fact. "Juniors who enter the education school 'at the University have higher grade points than do their pre-medical counterparts," Dean Lehmann observed. Sees Much Value However, Dean Lehmann sees much value in a number of points covered in the report. "I see where education° courses could be dull. But poor teaching in any field is inexcusable." One of the additional problems found in this particular area is relating theory with application. "One of the things we do at the University is have the students observe quite early in their study of teaching methods. Then we explain the theory behind methods and show how it applies." Dean Lehmann looks for internal improvements in education. For example, "the educational inter-reaction between teacher and student can be greatly improved," he noted. THE UNIVERSITY: A GIANT PHONY Y 1Mw z~zrn 7Elaiti SHOWERS High--65 Low-40 Partly cloudy, cooler tomorrow See Editorial Page Seventy-Two Years of Editorial Freedom L. LXXIII, No. 173 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SUNDAY, MAY 19, 1963 SEVEN CENTS TEN PAGES I I _ _. 1964 OPPOSITION: Staebler Prefers Rockefeller By ROBERT SELWA Congressman-at-large Neil Staebler (D-Mich) discussed legisla- tiye issues last night and declared that New York Gov. Nelson Rock- efeller would be better than Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater as the opposition candidate to President John F. Kennedy in 1964. Staebler, Michigan's Democratic national committeeman, said Russia Reorganizes Science Academy MOSCOW-The Soviet Union announced yesterday a sweeping reorganization of its Academy of Sciences to meet the research needs of this age of electronics, nuclear physics and space exploration. The revamping, ordered by the. Communist Party's central committee and the Soviet government is designed to centralize research in the national academy and, at the same time, reflect a To Stop Army Troops Wallace Files Lawsuit Ordered into Alabama Goldwater would be easier than Albion Plans Enlargemen Albion College will embark on ten year, $20 million dollar de velopment program President Louis W. Norris said recently. Under the program Albion, a private college, will increase it enrollment from its present 1400 to 2000. "The college already has $2 million in gifts earmarked for this program," Norris says. Plans call for a $12 million out- lay for new buildings, including a $600,000 visual arts building, which is to be part of a $1.5 million fin arts center. Higher faculty sal aries and a stable student-profes. sor ratio are also designated in the development project. Norris related Albion's intention to increase its scholarship fund from $216,000 to $620,000 a year Expected to be completed before the fall semester are new athletic facilities, the remodeling of Stock- well Memorial Library and Robin- son Hall. The president said that $2.7 mil- lion in gifts would be needed in the next decade to- increase the operating budgpt. Another $2 mil- lion in endowment funds would be necessary to provide continuing services. Norris told the audience of 400 at the "Discourse on a Decade' that the Methodist college plans to raise its average compensation of faculty members to an annual $17,500, including fringe benefits. Rockefeller for Kennedy to defeat. -$"But Rockefeller would be a far better influence on the Republican party. Rockefeller would make lib- eralism more palatable to many old-timers, pulling some of them into this modern age," Staebler continued. Educational Politics. a "After all," he noted, "politics is an educational process. Rockefeller t would do more for the country as a defeated candidate than would a Goldwater." s Staebler added that he does not Q foresee either Rockefeller or Gold- s water beating Kennedy. He had r no comment to make about Gov. George Romney, another possible - Republican nominee. a Staebler outlined what he called n the four major objectives of the e Kennedy Administration: - 1) Economic expansion. Ken- - nedy's proposal for tax reduction n with a deliberate budget deficit is an important milestone in the development of economic thinking j in the electorate, Staebler said. Rights Issue e 2) Civil Rights. The Kennedy c Administration's strategy is to minimize legislative fights and to maximize the use of administra- tive weapons such as lawsuits. 3) Peace and national security. Staebler said that there is 'a "pretty good disposition" in the Kennedy administration toward disarmament but no disposition to fall below a minimum number of inspections. 4) Social goals. The Kennedy Administration's efforts for hos- pital insurance for the aged and aid to education, while being I pushed forward, are handicapped by the delicacies of Congress. NEIL STAEBLER .. . legislative issues RESEARCH: To Dedicate Hearing Unit/ The Kresge Hearing Research Institute will be formally dedicated at 2 p.m. today. University President Harlan Hatcher, Dean William N. Hub- bard, Jr. of the Medical School and Stanley S. Kresge, president of the Kresge Foundation of De- troit, will speak during the in- vitational ceremony. Sebastian S. Kresge, founder and chairman of the board of the S. S. Kresge Company which do- nated a large portion of the money for the building, will be the honor- ed guest. A public open house will be held from 4-6 p.m., following the dedi- cation. Ask Alumni For Support By ROBERT GRODY An appeal was sent recently to all alumni of University High School asking for co-operation in the drive to save the school. The appeal was written by Mrs. Barbara McCready Dieterich, an- alumna and treasurer of the ele- mentary school Parent Teacher Organization. The letter explains the position, of the members of the Ann Arbor community who "feel that a small school is the best medium for a high school education," according to Mrs. Dieterich. Mrs. Dieterich makes three sug- gestions for action in the letter: 1) Convince the Regents to re- verse the education school's re- cent decision to close U-High with the. promise that the alumni will "fight with the Legislature for more money;", 2) "Convince the Board of Edu- cation in Ann Arbor of the ad- vantages of several smaller high schools;"1 3) Have the University use its research facilities to solve the problem by studying the effect of the size group on the teen-ager. The letter also asks alumni to write letters to legislators and of- ficials involved, such as the Re- gents, President Harlan Hatcher,7 Senator Stanley Thayer, Repre- sentative Gilbert Bursley and the Ann Arbor Board of Education. ,growing tendency toward special- ized differentiation in the sci- ences. Under the new plan, the acade- my will assume authority over 14 local academies formed in the re- publics since World War II. Academy Reorganization The plan also calls for reorga- nization of the national academy into a large number of specialized departments instead of the eight broad departments that have di- rected work in such fields as chemistry and biology. The new structure is intended not only to reflect a growing spe- cialization but also to improve re- search involving different fields of science by combining the work of several related departments on a major problem. SMstislav Keldysh, the academy's president, said that under the existing system therehad not been effective coordination of research within the particular research fields or economical use of the vast funds appropriated each year for scientific work. Duplicating Work The local academies were ac- cused of seeking to develop a whole range of scientific research within their own area, virtually duplicating the work of the na- tional academy. A similar charge has been lev- eled against the republics on the economics field where they have tried to develop a whole range of industries regardless of cost or availability of materials. Keldysh said that henceforth the work of the republic acade- mies would be limited to the fields in which they have an interest. Copyright, 1963, The New York Times DIAMONDMEN SPLIT DOUBLEHEADER: 'M' Places Second in Tennis, Third in Track, Fourt -AP Wirephoto CONSULTATION-President John F. Kennedy and Alabama Gov. George Wallace (right) arrived in Muscle Shoals, Ala. Officers Mass. in. South;" Race Problems Continuel BIRMINGHAM -Nearly 1,300 law enforcement officers, includ- ing deputized National Guardsmen, massed yesterday in the Birm- ingham area to wait out a crucial weekend after Gov. George Wallace of Alabama discussed racial issues with President John F. Kennedy. Racial troubles flared in many areas of the nation. About 200 anti-segregation demonstrators were arrested in Greensboro, N. C. They joined 412 jailed Friday. Birmingham was under a tight security " net as police officials hoped to pre- vent a% recurrence of last week- end's bombings and*riotings. Huge Force e fMost of the. huge force of offi- hcers was held on standby. Several /Lh if G O If hundred state; troopers, special deputies, city and county police- men were on patrol duty. Still on standby at two Alabama bases were about 3,000 federal troops ordered into the state by Kennedy for possible use in riot control. Themeeting between Wallace and Kenn-dy came amid these de- velopments: -Seventeen Negro college stu- dents, arrested at a barber shop "sit-in" at Xenia, Ohio, decided to stay in jail. Two others posted bond. -A federal judge ordered de- segregation next fall of the first and second grades of New Orleans public schools. McNamara,, U.S. Named Responldents Justice Department Releases Statement Belittling Prosecution By The Associated Press WASHINGTON-AlabRam's Gov. George Wallace asked the Supreme Court yesterday to prevent Presi- dent JTohn F. Kenneity from using federal troops to preserve order in Alabama., . The United States and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara were named as defendants. The governor asked the Court to de- clare unconstitutional both the federal statute under which Ken- nedy acted in sending troops and the 14th Amendment to the Con- stitution. The justice department issued a statement saying in part "We be- lieve that the action filed by Wal- lace is utterly lacking in merit." Kenneay flew into the South to speak in various places. He and Wallace flew from Muscle Shoals, Tenn. to Huntsville, Ala. The con- versation between the two men was not released. In Nashville, Kennedy summon- ed all Americans to uphold the law of the nation while declaring that the determination to secure full rights for all citizens "is in the highest tradition of American freedom." While noting a "continuing de- bate" about civil rights, Kennedy said he would speak "not of your rights as Americans but of your responsibility." And, in this con- nection, he emphasized respect for the law. The President talked about the Tennessee Valley Authority at Muscle Shoals and about space and demanding world freedom at Huntsville. He did not speakon civil rights in Alabama.. Thinclads Garner 37 Points in Meet By DAVE GOOD Acting Sports Editor Special To The Daily MINNEAPOLIS - Coach Don Canham went looking for miracles yesterday and found two, though neither helped enough to present Michigan with a third consecutive Big Ten outdoor track champion- ship. Michigan picked up 37 points to finish third behind Iowa (48) and Wisconsin (46). Michigan State was fourth with 31 and Illinois fifth: with 29. The Wolverines finished as high as they did only because Roger Schmitt and Cliff Nuttall came through with life time best that made them the two most unlikely winners in the meet. Surprises Schmitt, the 195-lb. football full- back from Buffalo, got an un- believable put of 56' 6 " to edge teammate George Puce by 61/2" By CHARLIE TOWLE Michigan, accustomed to nothing but firsts in recent Big Ten weekend meets, incurred a string of almost-but-not-quites yesterday to severely deflate Wolverine morale. The tennis, track and golf squads wound up second, third and fourth, respectively, in their championship tournaments in the rather disappointing weekend. To add to Michigan's grief the on-again-off-again hopes of the baseball team did just that at Ohio State as the diamondmen won the first game of a doubleheader, 5-4, but then had a no-hitter thrown at them in the nightcap by Joe Sparma, the Buckeyes' num- ber two quarterback during the autumn, while his OSU teammates got to Wolverine pitching for six hits, four runs and a 4-0 score. Wildcats Go Wild In tennis it was almost a foregone conclusion that the North- western Wildcats would win after their 7-2 drubbing of the only team which could give them trouble, Michigan, last Saturday. True to form, the Wildcats wound up with 73 points-29 ahead of Michigan. Indiana and Michigan State, who had beaten Michigan, 5-4 earlier in the year, wound up in third and fourth, respectively. In outdoor track, which Michigan has dominated for the last three years, the Iowa Hawkeyes shook off their nearest competitors, Wisconsin, in the last event, with a record setting mile relay time. See related stories, sports pages Michigan, which suffered a disastrous day Friday, came back yes- terday with two conference crowns and a second to manage a face-j saving third place over instate rivals Michigan State. Huge Rally -Integrationegroups set a huge rally in Englewood, N.J., in a cam- paign to end racial imbalance in schools there. -White businessmen in Cam- bridge, Md., accepted integration demands in a meeting with Negro leaders who pledged to halt indefi- nitely a seven-week series of dem- onstrations.. A key point which businessmen agreed to push was restaurant desegregation. -A three-judge federal panel struck down Tnisiana's law sane- .. .. nu..lu.