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OVERDONE
"Iiu for t In-ill. I think they are fine, and I'm
not sure that this feneration U not bt-tler than
the one preceding it. The youth of today is keen.
I think the spirit is wonderful." So said Edna Wal
lace Horper. self-confessed sixty-three year old flap
per who Is appearing on a Lincoln Mare this week.
Perhaps the observation of the actor has been
conect, and certainly if it is a sincere and truthful
observation, it In a tribute to the college youth of
today. But no doubt that same thing could have
beeu said of the collepe man and woman ten. twenty,
thirty, and forty years ago. And it will probably
be said ten, twenty, thirty, and forty years from
today, of the college student.
There is nothing more desirable to the college
student than to have himself painted in terms of
the most rlbrant and exhllarant specimen of man
kind. He likes to bo the gallant, dashing youth,
overflowing with life and italily. He likes to be
known as the patron of whoopee,' whatever that
means in the average vocabulary. And to supple
ment the virtue of being a 'live wire' in the estima
tion of grandfathers and granflnio'liers, he desires
In :orue degree at least to pose as a student, and
to exhibit some traits of desire to study aud attend
class.
If the laudation keeps on cloudbursting over the
head of the college student, that lie in really the
best thing that has ever been produced in the way
of mankind, that he really surpasses his dad ami
inoihcr In life and vitality, then there is as much
hall la the storm clouds as then are beneficial
showers. There is as much dynamite as honey in
the contention.
Believing that he Is by far Mir-erlor to any typo
of youth yet known to clvill;atio'i. and convinced
that his spirit, vitality, and Initially, are the only
quick and safe vehicles on the royl road to happi
ness, popularity aud succesa, that faith in the vir
tues which be possesses will end up in a disaster.
If the public keeps on recognizing the college
student as an Intensely animated Individual, and
keeps on neaping up the pyre of praise, then the
point is going to be reached when young men anl
women will be depending entirely upon Initiative
to conquer the obstacles of life. Backs will be
turned upon tradition and custom that have come
down through generations. Kespeet for social her
itage will wane. Defiant disregard for the exper
iences of forefathers will be rife.
To understand that he is fine, keen, and has
a wonderful spirit, has the same effect as a double
bladed ax. Initiative, anxiety to depart from the
commonplace, enthusiasm and ambition, which are
the virtues of the college etudent, and commendable,
must not overshadow the reepect for tradition and
custom, common experience and teaching. No stu
dent can formulate a stronger cementing material
for jociety, by dependence upon his resources of
campus activity and conduct.
.Statistics show that Lincoln has had an un
usually hard winter. Think of the pent-up picnic
enthusiasm thst will be released with the first
warm week!
WHILE THE SIX MUXES
Acceptanc-e of Dr. Frank L. McVey, president
of the State University of Kentucky, as commence
ment speaker to thj 1929 University of Nebraska
graduating class and the date of the exercises
June 8 were announced recently.
To be exact, there are 108 days until the exer
cises take place, which means that there are 103
days for th aeuioi to make plans for his life work
upon completion of his scholastic career. This may
mean nothing to some those who have a'ready
chosen their calling and who will be ready to step
Into some position after June 8. To others, how
ever, this may be a timely warning a hint that they
should begin to think ebodt lining up some sort
' of work.
The trite expression is often htard that the
youth of today has not the chance for success that
his father had In his younger days. The fact that
this Is an age of specialities and that the fields
of activity are overcrowded are argumeL's advanced
by those who profess this doctrine.
An analysis of the situation would convince
these people that they are radically wrong. Nothing
could be farther from the truth In young man
of today has a much better opportunity to advance
than ever before. John V. Klnclalr, In a aurvey
published In a recent number of Uevlew of ltevlew,
bas the following to say about opportunities for
young men in the business world:
"The amazing expansion of big business In this
country has created a new demand for leadership
and opens prospects to hundreds of young men.
New leader ambitious, enthusiastic, daring, earn
est, fearless, full of vision, courageous are taking
the places m4 the more cautious, perplexed, troubled
and timid."
. The above statements are but a sample of what
la true of the various other fields of activity. There
Is Utile need for worry on the part of those about
to Venture out Into the world as tar aa opportunities
are eotcei'nd. sine it is evident that the places
of tie prtbtnt leaders 1U have to be taken even
tually by the present generation. Rather, It li
question of choice.
The graduate of 1929 Is confronted with two
problems whether he should take a position which
offers a high salary to start with or whether h
should start at the bottom rung of the ladder of
success and gradually work up to the top, thereby
replacing present-day leaders.
An Important factor thst should figure In his
decision Is that he should ssluct a vocation which
will be enjoyable to him, not only for the present,
but far the time to come. The present (1ms Is none
too soon for the undecided senior to give the mat
ter considerable thought, for in exactly 108 days
he will be graduated from the I'nlrerslty and will
then be put face to race with the world and Its
offering.
Present campus conditions should discourage
the botahlM who Intends to come to Nebraska to
study vegetation of the semi-arid region. .
nCILDIMJ A FIRM CASTLE
Back In the stone age, the savage who could
hunt and fish and thus support himself and faintly
a considered to he among the most highly edu
rated of the tribe. Today, according to Dr. II. C.
Ilurgesa, clinical professor at McGill university, the
medical man, after all of seven years of preliminary
training, may never be able to support even him
self, to say nothing of his family.
That too much of the best part of a youns
man bent upou a medical career Is spent In the
pursuit of the theoretical foundation, thua depriving
him of the opportunity of launching Into the actual
practice of the profession until he has at least
reached the age of thirty. Is the argument advanced
by Dr. Burgess. The ideal course as outlined by
the doctor would provide lor gtaduation of the stu
dent upon completion of four yean of undeigradu
ate work and at not more than twenty-two or twenty
three years of age.
Although the plan may sound logical, it cannot
le said to be free entirely from question. The
medical man Is a member of one of the most Impor
tant professions as regards human life, for It Is he
who has the life of many at stake. Since this Is
true, would It not seem right for hlra to be properly
prepared for his position? It Is doubtful If ade
quate training could be accorded him in the short
space of four years. At least three years of aca
demic tiaiuing should be received, followed by three
years of medical training and one year of Interne
hip, just as the present scheme of medical educa
tion affo;o. ,
There is tily no need for a change in the
length of preliminary medical training at this time,
nor are there any indications of a change needed
in the time to come. The present scheme has worked
satisfactorily and it would be wise to leave well
enough alone.
BETYTEI.N THE LINES
By LaStlle Oilman
The effect of names has always been myster
ious. Take 'Blue .Shirt" and 'Yellow Jacket for
examples.
BLACK CAMPVS
It causes tender coeds fright
To walk upon the grounds at night.
It seems they must resort to flight
To dodge the places minus light.
What dungeon black In times of old
Was. darker than this campus cold?
And knights? there are not any bold
Enough to challenge terrors told.
The cost of lights is plenty high
And we are poor In Ne-bras-ki.
What matter If or coeds die
We can't get money from the sky.
And watchmen too we really need
To put a stop to evil deed?
Ah no, such things would only lead
To spending money, you concede.
"Rebellion," by Muled Howe
Karnham, wus the novel which
won the Dodd. Mead Tlctorlal lto
vlew prise In 192H. Mrs. Farnhatn
Is the daughter of Ed. Howe, the
Kansas editor whose "The Story
of a Country Town" has become
an American classic. Kcbelliou is
tho story of the eternitl battle be
tween the younger .and the older
generations. The. heroine Is head
strong and a feminist pure, and
her entire life up till the time she
revolts and runs off with a young
architect Is colored by the domin
eering, unthinking, hidebound na
ture of her father. I had heard
that the book was morbid and un
interesting, but alter idly turning
the first few pages, I sst with it
till S a. ni. when I finished tho last
pagt. The setting Is a Kansas
small town. The heroine, living
wlih her wealthy father, continu
ally quarrels with him heeatiHo of
his old fashiouitl, htei n Ideas aa to
her conduct. Hut she finally downs
him, even marrying the young mnn
who started out a a carpenter
and whom the father detested.
One is lert with a haired of the
arropiint old man. hut 1 suppose
that is what Hie author intended,
so she has accomplished her point.
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I fear In.t the morning Journal
of February 20 spoke of "The
Desert Song" with too honeyed
words, but nevertheless, the musi
cal comedy deserves praise wheu
comparing ti lo other road shows
which have come to Llucoln this
winter. One of them was especially
poor; one would think that Lin
coln, which can bring tho Chicago
Civic Opera Co. would be able to
draw belter productions along the
line of these road shows. But "The
Desert Song" did not bring disap
pointment to us. The leads were
good, though the loading lady
flatted enough high notes. The
acting was good. The scenes and
stage effects were good. And the
orchestra was excellent. One can't
say' as much for the comedy relief
too slapstick and trite. But the
house was packed and the show
could well stay over another night
and still fill the seats. It was
worth all the trouble it took to
crash the gates, eh, Dick?
a
There is a quite lengthy review
of more "studies" of colleges and
students in th New York Times
this week. These "studies" In book
form appear very often. Everyone
writes them. Everyone thinks he
knows what is wrong with stu
dents and with colleges. And most
of them are hooey. These last
are two books "Undergraduates"
and "Twenty Years Amoug the
Twenty Year Olds." If the stu-j
dents themselves read all the
books about themselves they would
probably all commit suicide or all
go and gently jump In the lake.
Students as a group are the most
harried of all groups. As Mr. Rob
erts pointed out. If plumbers wfre
written about nnd their problems
brought up constantly, all plumb
ers would beg!.i to wonder what is
wrong with plumbing. Should they
work on sinks or specialise on
bathtubs? Wlmi is life, anyway?
And. why? And If so, what? Are
plumbers morbid? And so forth.
And so with college students. A !
group can give the contemptuous
rassberry to their critics for so
long, but afte, a pro!cr.t-d siege, I
they w-111 begin to wonder if there
is really a secret and psychopathic
meaning
soup.
to their love of onion
These two books bring up a few
new points to bewilder us. how
ever. The authors slat that dur
ing the football season, colleges
sink to the level of warring states
of medieval Italy. The authors
show thst colleges develop types.
(Does Nebraska have a type? Wo
ought to have, If we're going to be
In the swim.)
One noteworthy sectloti proves
that the average student spends
about 10 percent of the hours dur
ing his college life In the class
room, the laboratory, and at the
study table. Well, that's about
right. In fact. I was reading a term
paper compiled by a Nebraska stu
dent in which he sets out statis
tics concerning study. In his frat,
the freshmen studied the most, the
seniors the least. (I can safely
ray that I studied harder In kin
dergarten than I do now as a
junior.) And another point In his
statistics showed that medics study
the most, engineers next, laws
next, nnd so on down the line to
Journalists, who study the least!
Hut tlu u. of course, Journalists are
brighter than most people!
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"The perfect hostess," says a
book of etiquette printed In 1883,
"will Fee to It that the works of
nialo and female authors will be
properly separated on her book
shelves. Their proximity, unless
they happen to be married, should
not be tolerated." Ow, sex appeal
In books!
CHEMISTS SET
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1929
FOR ESSAY DEADLINE
New York Couple Offers
Prizes Which Total One
Thousand Dollars
Papers for the essay contest spon
sored by the American Chemical
society for university nnd college
freshmen are due before Friday,
February 22. Prizes are offered
by Mr. and Mrs. K. T. Uarvan of
New York City, in memory of their
daughter, Patricia. They Include six
prizes of 1500, si xmore of $300, and
six of $200 for those who write the
best first, second and third best
essays respectively.
Winners of those prises given by
the same persons in last year's con
test Included a student from the
University of Nebraskn, Gerald
Loetterle, who took a third prize of
$200.
The purpose of this contest Is to
encourage students to acquire a
greater familiarity with the science
of chemistry.
Andrews Gets Desks
Klghteen new desks have beet,
placed In the offices of Andrews
hall. The new desks are of oak and
me flat topped. Swivel chairs to
match are included with each desk.
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IX CONCLCSIOX
Although probation week Is now nearly a week
past a discussion of Its merits and demerits con
tinues in the student opinion columns of The Dally
Nebraskan. Though the writers, P. B. and E. 8. R,
may never agree, the articles present both sides of
tho problem and air It openly before the student
body. It Is useless to continue the petty DacK-niung
policy pursued In the first presentations of the sub
ject. Probation must be viewed In a broader sense.
In the first place E. 8. R. will grant that pro
ballon week as it exists today bas Its evils. But
whether P. B. thinks so or not. It dees not exist
essentially for the amusement of upperclassmen. Its
faults are far over-weighed by IU benefit which he
believes are deeper fellowship and constructive crit
icism. He maintains that It Is usually necessary to
point out directly the faults of the Individual If he
Is to correct them. Subtlety In dealing with long
established practices and habits is futile, 'hough It
would be desirable.
Perhaps too much stress Is placed on the tricks
and foolish outlays of the probation period. But
this can be corrected rather than Junking the en
tire Idea of probation. A man who goes through
probation week gets a few hard knocks In the pro
cess as he does In later life. He is humiliated as
he Is doomed to be when out of university. If theae
two features are not carried to estremaa even they
should not be excluded entirely from the probation
program.
The view here taken by E. 8. It. is not that of
the individual satisfied with the present situation.
Improvements can and should be made, but on care
ful analysatlon be cannot help but feel from both
personal experience and noting the experiences of
others that probation weak is for the best Interests
of the individuals Involved. Signing off
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