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LEONARD COWLEY
For This Issue
DO YOU GRASP OPPORTUNITIES?
When are Nebraska students going to begin to take advantage
of the opportunities that are continually being put within their grasp?
These absolutely gratis openings for a broader education are the
finest features that an educational institutional can offer.
The student body certainly is not willing to go out of its way to
get these advantages. The best illustration of this general inertia is
the attendance at convocations. Yesterday Governor Allen of Kansas
gave a wonderfully inspiring talk at convocation, but probably not
more than four per cent of the campus "folks" attended. What kind
of an impression will Gov. Allen carry back to Lawrence and Man
hattan the schools that are noted for so much real school loyalty and
enthusiasm? Someone once very adroitly said that most of the col
lege students come to the university with this air, "We're here to be edu
cated; we don't make any resistance, but we'll not take any effort
either." Are you going to be one of those who will take what is
brought them on a silver platter, but who are not sufficiently far
sighted and broad-minded to make the little, effort to profit from the
university's offerings In the way of civic and cultural development?
BOLSHEVIK EDUCATION
If you tire of attending a university in this country, why just
trot over to Russia and enjoy the free and easy system of education.
Student rule is supreme. The members of the faculties stand in
constant fear of being deposed or decapitated. As the writer who is
quoted In the Literary Digest says: "Educators may detect in these
reforms the point of view of the undergraduate mind." Perhaps after
finals many students are filled with a desire to turn Bolshevik, but it
is fortunate that reason still reign supreme.
Following the occupation of Karhkof. a Russian city of 800,000
people, by the Reds, the following reforms were instituted in the
schools by a "commission of twenty-five," consisting of twenty stud
ents and five professors:
1. Education is free in all schools.
2. Examinations of every sort and the taking of class-room notes
are abolished.
2. Any person over 16 years of age may attend the university.
4. Private schools are abolished, as a contradiction of democracy:
5. Students may pass from one professional school to another at
will, receiving credit for time spent in former school.
6. The jurisdiction of faculties over students is abolished.
7. Honorary posts, such as recter of the university, is abolished.
8. The study of geometry' is abolished as a superfluous subject.
9. The study of geometry is abolished as a theoretical subject.
10. The study of physics is abolished as a theoretical subject.
11. The study of history, as now taught, is abolished. In place
of the study of dates, wars and dynasties, the study of the social lib
eration of peoples will be substituted.
12. The law school is abolished, as the laws of the Soviet Republic
will render ancient law obsolete.
13. On Thursday regular class work will be omitted, and the
tenents of communism will be discussed in all schools.
14. Sunday will be a holiday in all schools.
15. Holidays with a religious significance, like Easter and Christ
mas, will be abolished.
16. May 1 and October 28, the "Holy Days of the Proletriat," will
be holidays in all schools.
17. Primary grades will meet for one session only from 9 a. m. to
12 m. Pupils will bring their lunch and, accompanlel by their teach
ers, spend the afternoon in the city gardens or the country for games,
folk-dancing, marching, nature study, etc.
WILSON
It is melancholy, but not an exceptional incident in history, that
in the later days of Woodrow Wilson's career he is passing under a
cloud. Brilliant he is, more- nearly a scholar and a man of high liter
ary attainments than any other who has ever sat In the White House,
a man of lofty ideals, far beyond his time In his views political and
social, efficient to an extraordinary degree during a large portion of
his two terms in pushing forward matters of Important legislation
b'Jt today increasing in disfavor with his fellow citizens and conspicu
ously flouted by many members of his own political party. One of the
latest Incidents is a vote of 106 to 17 in a caucus of Democratic mem
bers of Congress against a system of universal military training
which Mr. Wilson had strongly advocated in a letter to that caucus.
This perhaps is harder for him to bear than was the rebuke the coun
try gave Im when he asked in 191? that a Democratic majority be
elected to Congress. Also his associates In the cabinet have been
dropping away, and the support of his attitude In the matter of the
peace treaty has been In the case of many members of the Senate
evidently a matter of mere party loyalty. The dimming of the glory
of this extraordinary American is a matter of profound regret, and not
the least of the causes for that regret Is in the fact that Mr. Wilson
Is seemingly unable to find the person who Is mainly responsible,
though everybody else has discovered that person. The Economist.
UNI NOTICES
Universal Day of Prayer for 8tudents
Sunday. March 29th. 1ms been set
asido as a universal day of prayer for
students by the Worlds' Student
Christian Federation. It will be ob
served at Nebraska by a mass meet
ing of the Y. M. C. A. and the Y. W.
C. A. in Woman's Had at V- m., Sun
day.
Home Economics Club
An interesting meeting for all Horn-
Economics girls at the univeisuy
Practice House is planned for March
10. eKep the date open. Good pro
gram and eats.
t, vmmtr People's Society of the
Plymouth ConKiegatloaal Church, at
17th and A Street, MVites all univer
sity students to attehd the social hour
at the Young ePople's meeting Sun
day. February 29 at 5:30.
n
a nartv for the students who attend
ed the Des Moines convention and for
nil foreien students will be held at
the home of Martha Curtis, 1400 A
St., 8 o'clock Saturday night, Febr.
Senior Class Meeting
Senior class meeting will be held
Tuesday, March 2, at 11:30, In Law
101. George Driver, president.
XI Delta
Xi Delta meeting Thursday, Febru
ary 26 at 7:15 In the Woman's Build
ing. Very Important. EVERY MEM
BER BE PRESENT.
The 8hantunfl Question at the Forum
Henry Chung, M. A. 18, scholar and
author of books on the Orient, will
address the Forum on the Shantung
Problem, Thursday at five o'clock In
the Y. M. C. A, room. Opportunity
for discussion and questions will be
given.
Episcopalian Students
Your attention Is called to an Im
portant business meeting scheduled
for 8:00 tonight at St Luke's church,
A very important matter will come up
for your consideration. It Is to your
interest to be there and take part in
the deliberations.
Block and Bridle Club
Important business meeting of the
Block and Bridle Club in J. P. 204, at
five p. m.p Friday. It is important that
every member be present. 92-2L
Student Errp.oyment
Students who want work for odd
hours tee the En v'.oyment Secretar?
in Y. M. C. A. roonu In Temple.
Omicron Nu
Omicron Nu meeting Thursday t
7: SO in the Women's Building.
Delian Literary Society
Open meeting Friday, February 27,
in Faculty Hall. The Delian orchestra
will render several selections. Here's
a chance to hear some good music.
Come and bring your friends.
Engineers
Candidates for the offices of Bearer
of The Blarney Stone, Bearer of St.
Pat's Baton and the two honorary
Guards must file with G. S. Salter be
fore Friday. February 27, or drop en
velope with name In the Blue Print
office door. Candidates for the first
two offices to be chosen from the
junior class and the two guards from
the sophomore claes.
Commercial Club Meeting
Mr. Sanderson, vice-president of
Rudge and Gunnzel Co., will address
the Commercial Club, Thursday at
eleven a. m. In S3 101. Every member
is urged to be present.
DEAN BUCK WRITES OF
COLLEGE PROFESSORS
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ROSE WILDE
Beck's Syncopated Symphony
"Indeed and in truth the college pro
fessor like the dop. has his day;
and it has come to him in the press, j
In the forum, and even cn the stieets.
He is pitied for his unpretentious in
come, he is exhorted to play the man
quite valiantly, for upon him, he is as
sured, rests the future of the coun
try,' so says Dean Phflo Buck Jr.,
in hu article "The Unreconstructed
Professor" in the "Review, a New
ork current magazine, published thl
Wbek.
Dean Buck baa written a very in
teresting article concerning the pro
fessor, student!, and what is expect
ed of the processor today.
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