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THE BOGEY OF FREEDOM.
The plea to rearrange the college
curriculum so that it may permit
more freedom and initiative on the
part of the students, is not accepted
without question by everyone inter
ested in college education. There is
always a tendency to believe that
men will not work unless they are
spurred on to do so by certain fixed
standards and mechanical require
ments. The Cornell Sun in a recent
editorial makes a rather concise
statement of this point of view:
Suppose that suddenly all
academic restrictions were re
moved, leaving the students to
study when and why and how
they pleased, to browse willy
nilly in the field of knowledge.
The true students, a meager mi
nority would profit immeasure
ably by such a plan, but the
others would be doomed by this
freedom, wasting their four
years in superficial and unen
lightened study or in carnival.
That this argument is not as final
as it might first appear to be evident
when it is remembered that freedom
may be obtained without exempting
all students from restrictions. The
honors course, by wnicn it is nopea
to attain this freedom, is, in most col
leges, not intended for all students
but only for those who have shown
an ability and eagerness for aca
'demic work. But even should the
freedom contemplated by the Sun
exist, there is a point which is even
more fundamental from the point of
view of education which should be
examined.
The writer of the editorial divides
students into two classes those who
are eager for an education and those
who are indifferent. It is for the in
different student, he says, that the
freedom would be disastrous for it
would result in an education which
would be "superficial and unenlight
ened." He assumes, on the other
hand, that the result which is de
rived from four years of subjection
to periodic examinations and quizzes,
roll-calls, and requirements, is an ed
ucation. Actually it is nothing of the kind,
What happens to the indifferent stu
dent in the machine system? He is
run through a factory which turns
out a number, usually a large num
ber, of Bachelor of Arts every year.
The degree which he possesses does
not mean that he has been taught to
think, that his intellectual initiative
has been developed, it does not even
mean that he has accumulated and
can reproduce facts. It does mean
that he has four points of Latin, four
points of English, four points of his
tory, etc., the total of the points
representing an education. The stu
dent is left with memories of four
rather pleasant years, with a recollec
tion that he conjugated verbs in
French I and that he studied Shakes
peare in English 83, and, perhaps,
with a vague feeling that
missed something.
In this respect it is to
tioned whether absolute
could result in an education any
more superficial than that which is
the product of the machine method.
In the last analysis the ability of an
institution to educate an individual
depends upon the indviduaL If his
tmind is receptive, and if he is willing
to work, mechanical requirements are
unnecessary. If he is not interested,
no' amount of requirements and re
strictions will suffice.. The human
mind cannot be educated in the same
way in which the human body is
cured of disease by doses of medi
cine. It will not take something
which it does not want.
tion whose character would enable
it to include any considerable amount
of literary material. The Daily Ne
braskan and The Cornhusker have
their own functions which are rather
definitely removed from the field of
creative composition. The Awgwan
is in a better position, perhaps, to
enter this field, but It is the possesor
of a certain tradition which makes
its departure from the sphere of col
lege humor rather difficult.
That this situation is regrettable
is generally conceded. Practical
succestions for a remedy are not
easily found. The establishment of
an independent literary magazine is
obviously impossible from a financial
Doint of view. Subsidy of such a
Defeated Candidates' Club Amuses
Students of Washington University
Member Publicly Initiate Un
successful Aspirants
to Office.
The University of Washington can
boast of having one of the most dis
tinctive clubs, if not the only one of
its kind in existence, in the form of
a Defeated Candidates Club. The
only way a person can be elected to
this club is not to be elected to some
thing else. ,
The club is composed of all the stu
dents who have been defeated in the
race for University offices, and its
magazine by (the University or by , public initiations, now traditional,
some one of the existing publications
seems to be the only practical solu
tion. When the time comes when it
is possible to establish such a publi
cation it will fill a need long felt
by those who are interested in the
intellectual activity of the students,
ANNOUNCE THREE MILLION
DOLLAR FOUNDATION FUND
(Continued from Page One.)
ous learned professions, art and mu
sic being especially mentioned among
the subjects contemplated.
The purposes of the foundation are
to improve the quality of education
and the practice of the arts and pro
fessions in the United States, to fos
ter research, and to provide for bet
ter international understanding.
The amount of money available
for each fellowship will be approxi
mately $2500 each year, but may be
more or less, depending on individual
needs. It is the purpose of the foun
dation after the first year to main
tain annually from forty to fifty
fellows abroad. While appointments
will be made ordinarily for one year,
plans which involve two or three
years' study will also be considered,
and in special cases felowships will
be granted for shorter terms with ap
propriate stipends.
The principal obligation imposed
on the holders of fellowships is that
they shall produce contributions to
knowledge in their special subjects
and, that they shall make the results
of their studies public. Where neces
sary the foundation will give finan
cial assistance towards publication.
The executive office of the foun
dation will be located, after March 1,
at 2300 Pershing Square Building,
New York City.
TWENTY-FIVE STATES
ACKNOWLEDGE PROGRAM
(Continued from Page One.)
from Governor David Butler to Dr.
Elliot, father of Mrs. Hickok, to
serve as a member of the first Board
of Regents of the University.
Ray B. Hyde, '11, Albany, N. Y.,
was another speaker. He is a mem
ber of the New York state tax de
partment and a brother of A. Leices
ter Hyde, captain of the 1924 cross
country track team.
During a short business meeting
Howard E. Brookings, '24, President,
and Hubert R. Mann, '24, secretary,
were re-elected. The regular month
ly meetings of the club will be con
tinued.
A resolution for the purchase of a
1925 Cornhusker to be presented to
the Schnectady Public Library was
unanimously passed.
Those present at the meeting were:
L. A. Sheldon, '05; W. T. Vivian, '10;
R. B. Hyde, '11; A. R, Rich, '13; W.
K. Fowler, '16; F. H. Doremus, '22;
H. J. Schrader, J. A. Corlett, G. S.
Hyatt, and R. D. Mc Arthur, all '23;
E. L. White, W. M. McDermott, L. p.
Shildneck, F. J. Moles, II. R. Mann,
and H. E. Brookings, all '24; and
Dr. Paul R Hickok.
ORGANIZE VOCATIONAL CLUB
he has
be ques-freedom
A CAMPUS NEED.
The success of the book of stu
dent verse published last spring
proved that there are a number of
students on the campus whose liter
ary efforts are worthy of encour
agement The most effective way to
encourage these efforts is to publish
the results.
Unfortunately there is not on the
campus at the present time a publica-
Education Student! EUct Officers!
Douthit ! President.
Fifty-five vocational education.
students met Thursday night at the
Agricultural College cafeteria to
organize. The following officers
elected: H. K. Douthit, '25, presi
dent; Miss Lois Jackman, '25, vice-
president; Miss Lillian Brehm, '25,
secretary; Mr. Leland Cyr, '25,
treasurer.
The purpose of the Vocational
Education Club is to foster profes
sional interest among its members.
All students interested in vocational
education automatically become
members. The club plans to meet
three times a year, having at each
meeting, some speaker of interest.
At the organic ion meeting, Mr.
George Burt, of the Grainger Fruit
Company, talked on "The Fine Art
of Selling Yourself."
MASSACHUSETTS TECH Sen
iors are to be given a physical exami
nation to determine the effect of
four years of work on students.
coming just after the votes are count
ed for the semester elections, consti
tutes a popular and effective method
of applying salve torthe sting of de
feat Immediately after elections, old
members of the organization gather
under the direction of His Royal
Mexican Highness, the presiding offi
cer, on the Btage of the University
auditorium, and receive the candi
dates. The old members, each having
some title such as: Crabber of the
Deal, Most Nutritious Nut of the Nu
bian Tree, or Smearer of the Salve,
are seated in a half-circle facing the
auditorium with its audience of
5,000. students, and the initiates are
brought before them.
As. each appears he i3 subjected to
a cross examination. Finally, His
Royal Highness asks the members
of the club, "Shall we admit this
person? All in favor say 'aye.'"
Not a sound follows, then he says,
"All opposed say 'no.'" And on the
chorus of "No" that follows he con
tinues, "Unanimously elected."
This ceremony is followed by a
tour of the campus by the entire
club, stopping at all the houses and
dormitories, and ending with a ban
quet in a downtown restaurant.
One man was put out of the club
for "rushing the club" when he was
defeated three times for the same
college office.
High School Cagesters Take In
Wonders of University Campus
They were a high school basketball
team from Kansas City which had
come all the way from Missouri to
play Lincoln High, and a proud alum
nus, now a freshman in the Univer
sity, was conducting them over the
campus.
They took in the Stadium, and
breathed deeply, for many had not
seen one before. They viewed the
modern football apparatus, and the
Engineering building, and U Hall,
and the decorative Adminstration
building.
As the stately columns of Social
Sciences confronted them they freely
admired the building, and the usual
question was asked, "What's there?"
"Oh, Bizad business adminstra
tion, you know andj political sci
ence, and history . . ."
"My Gosh," said one, "What do
they need history for?"
A fellow-player answered him:
"Why, they have to have history when
they take the law oourse, don't they?
Sure.f
"Well, lawyers don't have to know
history except the history of their
cases. 1 don t see what they nave to
have history in college for."
"Yea, I guess that's right I wonder
why they do have it?"
Notices
' Dramatic Club.
Dramatic club meeting Tuesday at
5 o'clock in the Club room.
Typists Needed.
It will be greatly appreciated if
any typists who can help on the Corn
husker will report any afternoon this
week.
. Dramatic Club.
There will be a meeting of the
Dramatic club Tuesday, February 24,
instead of Thursday. The meeting
will be held in the club rooms.
Iota Sif ma PI.
Iota Sigma Pi meeting Wednesday
at 7 o'clock m Chemistry Hall.
Frekhman Class Meeting-.
There will be a meeting for the
Freshman' class Thursday at 11
o'clock in Social Science Auditorium.
Election of vice-president, secretary,
and sergeant-at-arms will be held. All
candidates must have passed success
fully in twelve hours the previous
semester and must be carrying twelve
hours at the present time.
Kappa Phi.
Kappa Phi meeting Thursday at
7 o'clock in Ellen Smith Hall. Elec
tions of officers will be held.
MAKE PLANS FOR
BASKETBALL MEET
Athletic Department Sets
Dates to Avoid Conflicts
with Wrestling Meet.
Arrangements for the state high
made so that the games will not con
flict with the Missouri Valley wrest
school basketball tournament will be
ling tournament which will be held
on the same dates ,at the Armory.
Manager Gish is making arrange
ments for the tournament now, in or
der to be able to be in Kansas City
during the first week of March,
where he will prepare for the Missou
ri Valley indoor meet
The tournament districts are:
District No. 1 Cedar, Dixon, Da
kota, Thurston, and Wayne counties.
Tournament to be held at Wayne.
District No. 2. Boyd, Holt, Knox,
Antelope, Pierce, Madison, Stanton,
and Cuming counties. To be held
at Norfolk.
District No. 3. Douglas, Burt,
Washington, Sarpy, and Cass coun
ties. To be held at Omaha.
District No. 4. Otoe, Nemaha,
Richardson, Johnson and Pawnee
counties. To be held at Peru.
District No. 6. Gage, Jefferson,
Thayer, and Nuckols counties. To be
held at Fairbury.
District No. 6. Dodge, Lancaster,
Saunders, and Saline counties. To
be held at Fremont
District No. 7. York, Seward,
Polk, Butler, and Filmore counties.
To be held at York.
District No. 8. Adams, Webster,
Phelps, Clay, Franklin, and Kearney
counties. To be held at Hastings.
District No. 9. Hall, Hamilton,
Merrick, Howard, Sherman, Valley,
Garfield, Wheeler, and Greeley coun
ties. To be held at Grand Island.
District No. 10. Platte, Boone,
Nance, and Colfax counties. To be
held at Albion.
District No. 11. Buffalo, Dawson,
Custer, Logan, Blaine, and Loup
counties. To be held at Kearney.
District No. 12. Lincoln, Perkins,
Keith, Garden, Deuel, Arthur and
McPherson counties. To be held at
North Platte.
District No. 13. Red Willow,
Furnas, Gosper, Harlan, Frontier,
Hayes, Chase, Dundy and Hitchcock
counties. To be held at McCook.
District No. 14. Cheyenne, Kim
ball, Banner, Morrill, and Scotts
bluff counties. To be held at Mitchell.
District No. 15. Dawes, Sioux,
Box Butte, Thomas, Sheridan, Grant,
and Hooker counties. To be held at
Alliance.
District No. 16. Cherry, Brown,
Rock, and Keya Paha counties. To be
held at Valentjne.
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
Construction will begin immediate
ly on twelve new sorority houses.
There have been no sorority houses
here for the last fifteen years.
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Tassels.
The Tassels will meet Tuesday at
7:15 in Ellen Smith Hall.
Girl's Commercial Club.
Meeting of the Girl's Commercial
dub Wednesday at 5 o'clock in So
cial Science 101.
Math Club.
Th Math club will meet Wednes
day at 7:50 in Social Science 101.
Ogden will be the speaker, uraers
for the Math club picture will be
taken.
Varsity Dairy Club.
The Varsity Dairy Club will
Tuesday at 7:30. All Ag College
Students are invited.
Grace Coppock Tea.
, A tea for all University women wilf
be given today from 8 to 4:30 o'clock
at Ellen Smith Hall. Decorations
and refreshments will be oriental i-
anticipation of the Grace Coppock
Memorial campaign which will take
place early in March.
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say, d'ye think you can get me that big stateroom for
two. I think Kid McKat is noine
to come with me. Here's my 25
catwheels you can put down right
now for a deposit. I felixactly like
leaving right away."
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