Vel Phillips Papers (Teaching, Box 3)

of the assigned material. Otherwise I thought it was almost entirely useless. I would have preferred that she have asked the students specific questions as to their views - have created hypothetical situations in which the students would have had to make decisions - that had to make decisions - that had been perhaps role-playing, the students imagining themselves in other places (bigot, slave, etc). The history was certainly necessary as background, but I think we could have gone beyond the history in class without covering it in class intentionally. More important I think is how the material affected the students, whether they would agree or disagree with the readings, what they would add, how they have been changed by it, problems with which they are now contending, etc - all questions which could & should have been asked - discussion could not have been avoided.

Basically, coming from the course to me was a greater knowledge of history from the perspective of laissez-faire & of blacks - which was not without value to me. Unfortunately anything else was better & infrequent. I had hoped for dealing with very recent occurances in both area. Additionally, I sensed that answers to my questions were avoided, which disillusioned me. (Whether my questions were too specific or too general or what, I do not know). I think that had the students & scholar known each other better prior to beginning the course there would have been more questioning, arguing & discussing. I think that the expectations of the students regarding the class & the professor, students & the class should have been expressed before the course began. I think that there should have been student input into the discussion of class format.

Jonita M. Susedik

an exchange medium, a measure of value, and a store of value. The law of nature of men is to "buy cheap and sell dear. The next couple of days did not prove as interesting as the first two days. These days were "book review" days. I lost a little interest at this point due to the technicality and finer areas of economics, which I did not understand, and the monotony of being read to tended to stifle class discussion (what little discussion there was). However, Mr. Law pointed out that the consumer is boss in a profit system, as the free market, unlike the bureaucratic system where the input comes from higher authorities.

In conclusion, Mr. Law, himself, was very much a really important part of my learning process. His libertarian beliefs were put forth in a somewhat convincing manner. He was not afraid to admit that he is a capitalist, whose main interest and product is profit.

Ms. Phillips' course, on the other hand, I was very interested in from the first day I stepped into the class until her final lecture on the "Contemporary Woman". I found the class material i.e., C. Stone a stimulating book for class discussion. It was too bad that some of the class just sat there with their hands holding up their chins! I learned a small analysis of black figures in history and current events today. The differentiation between

Jovita M. Sudeki

the "Uncle Toms" and the "ceremonial black" leaders seemed distinct in the book, but difficult to contrast, when it came to evaluating modern black politicians. The discriminating practices of the American government were sufficiently emphasized, when C. Stone use 1 1/2 pages (p.71) to list the government agencies where there are no negroes assigned to policy-making or responsible administrative positions. The difficulty of assimilating into a "melting pot" seems to be ignored by the development of black pride. There does not seem to be a ferverent desire to "melt-in" rather, as Ms. Phillips stated "The blacks want exactly what you want."

I was not aware of the similarities of the political scene in the year, 1870 as compared to 1963. It is amazingly unreal how the blacks have been put down through the institution of slavery and yet were able to challenge that white authority in the 1860's. I am from the south side of Milwaukee. People are hard and bitter on Ms. Phillips. I think here is where I learned a great deal through Ms. Phillips. Ms. Phillips is a woman of determination and shares some of the very same values, maybe to an even greater degree, as people on the south side do. People jump to conclusions and do not usually know all the facts before formulating opinions. I learned alot from Ms. Phillips i.e., her manner of standing up for what she believes and not backing down, her honesty in evaluating

Janita M. Susedik

the class, and her manner of injecting her personality into the topic to achieve an excellent atmosphere to discuss. The whole course was a total learning experience. Great!

The most frequently heard complaints were that people were bored. All I can say to that is it must have been there own ignorance of managing time. This January was my first one spent on campus. I used it up and I liked it alot. There were seldom times when I was bored. My last January was spent in Mexico. That, itself, was a good experience because things did not work out as was promised to, i.e., classes, lectors. The key to January, spring vacation, or summer I can only guess is time management. This summer I worked as a secretarial aid for the Department of Defense. I think it is through this job that I have attempted to better manage my time. I reported to work for eight hours, five days per week. However, there was no work to do. I simply was a summer quota for the government. I would type one letter, at the most, each day. For the remainder of the day I would sneak in books or "look" busy. It was enough to make a person develop time more effectively. It sure is a frightening thing to know that you can never do what you have done today in exactly the same situation or manner in the future. Time is too precious to waste!

Lukes

to a question asked in class, he was man enough to admit he didn't know, or couldn't prove it.

All in all I thought Mr. Law was articulate, refreshing, practical, honest; and rewarding scholar and lecture. He offered a real alternative to the fuzzy-brained thinking of our socialist planners and schemers who are so predominant in society today.

Ms. Phillips represented something that I had some knowledge of, but contrary to the lectures of Mr. Law, no personal experience in. I think Ms. Phillips sharing her personal experiences with big city power plays was very informative. It meant more than a textbook could ever hope to achieve. I agree on the ends Ms. Phillips seeks to meet but disagree to some extent on the means. I get the feeling that she sees government as the great provider, and that she favors compulsion to a large degree. I disagree with her on this.

I feel she was intelectually stimulating and informative and worth hearing. I felt the question and answer period with her was by far the most interesting and informative.