TWO
THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
Sr.MUY. MAY 2-,. ln
The Daily Nebraskan
Station A. Lincoln, Ntdrtltl
OFFICIAL STUDtNT PUBLICATION
UMViKklTV OS njtSMAkKA
ublina' Tuaaday, wdiliy, Thuraday. Friday sntf
Sunday nwnmgi during th kiiImiii vttr,
TWSSTV-MNTM VSAS)
EnUra acnd-clasa nuittr al IK I"
Lincoln. Ntb'atfca. under act of cengraa. March 1. ''.
d al apaoal rat of poatae providad far In taction
101 act of Oclobar I. ti7. auihotiitd January to. Vtil
Ono.r tirKtioK af in Sludant fwbl tii'n
EDITORIAL tTA'F
Can Mats . f J1'"
Idaar Catsus Aasoclal Editor
Managing Editor
Rebtrt Kdly William McClry
Nw EdUorg
Maurir A. in William 0. Taylor
William McOaffm VVagntr
Union! Wail
Hmr kv !' Editor
Contributing Editor
Margar Day ,7,N,jf!,!l
David S.nman , tuC '"
La&ail Oilman Lttr P. li.ct.
Franco Hdlyek
ASK THE STUDENTS.
-riU3 MORNING B. E. contributes a very thought
Provoking student comment, proposing
method of Improvement, by the individual profes
sors. of their various courses. He suigests that
Instructors ask their students to hand in signed or
anonymous comments on tha work of their courses,
pointing out the strong points and the faults, and
making any suggestions for Improvement that they
might cars to.
What student has not sat in class and longed for
an opportunity to tell an Instructor how hs could
Improve his classes? Not to be crltUal and fault
finding, but in a genuine desire to see the alms of
Uie university advanced, students really do wish to
give their comments. They see the Instruction from
the outside, compare it with other classes, and
quickly see how it could be improved. Professors
with whom they sympathize and whj stand high in
their admiration are the ones who would be most
apt to receive carefully thought out suggestions.
Ts.whologiral circumstances that may never occur
to the professor could easily be pointed out by class
members.
One particular professor of high rank nearly al
ways delivers a lecture of high quality. nd holds
the attention of his class, but makes a habit of hold
ing tha class for several minutes overtime. It has
probably never occurred to him that a really re
markable amount of his instruction is countei mted
by the antagonistic attitude inspired by holding the
class overtime.
Ai E E suggests, a west coast university has
tried the plan this year on a school wide scale.
Here two full days were given over to the project,
members of all classes filling out uniformly printed
questionnaires. No names were signed, and the en
tire bulk of information was intended to be used
as a basis for reorganizing the work.
To neglect entirely this great source of informa
tion is indeed overlooking every valuable asset.
Students of college age are capable of judging
courses and methods of instruction and on the whole
are fair enough to give good judgments. During
the year they come into contact with six or eight
instructors, each with his particular merits, and
from these contacts they are well able to form well
founded judgments.
While of course some could be expected to misuse
the opportunity, and a few would have their wise
cracks, these could be disregarded.
Anonymous Information is not the most desirable
sort, but few are willing to place enough faith in the
teachers sense of justice to place his name on his
true opinion. Only when the contributions are un
signed will they really reflect the information that is
desired.
Any fair and open minded professor, it would
seem, would find a great deal of information in such
anonymous comments, and could apply this to add
force to his instruction.
Working seventy hours a week, making- a acholas
tie average of 89 and aiding la ths support of his
mother and her four younger children make, up an
accomplishment that la worthy of recognition. Any
of the three tasks would be enough to keep a stu.
dnt of average Initiative busy, but SutterfUld baa
taken all three upon himself. His degree in elec
trical engineering will be a hard earned one, but
one In which be can justly take tha greatest pnd.
Awards such as this, when they fall to students
who are making an honest effort to secure an edu
cation, are a stimulus towsra oetier worn, wnea
properly granted they convince on that perhaps
after all there is recognition for nonsst effort, and
that all honors do not fall to those who are fortun
ate enough to have life made an easy matter.
Certainly the unannounced contributor should feel
a great deal of satisfaction to see bis gift go to one
who is so evidently worthy of IL Hs should feel
that be has mads the requirements for Its grant
Ing most w ise. It is proper that It ahould go to one
who has chosen to deny himself the pleasures of
affiliation with a social group.
If more such awards as this art mad possible
by friends of the university, and If men as worthy
as Suttrrfleld are found to receive them, a great
service will be pei formed in the direction of educa
tion.
A POOL NEEDED
pLRHArs at this time qf year more than any
other the need for a university swimming pool
is felt bv a lares part of the student body. Inade
quate facilities provided by other pools leave per
spiring students high and dry. with little opportun
ity to swim for pVaaurs or physical development.
A pool at the University of Nebraska would be
an asset of unusual proportion. Like many of the
minor sports it is open to by far the greater part of
entire enrollment, offering an opportunity for in
struction, class drill, or Individual pleasure.
Standing out in sharp contrast with such sports
as football and basketball both of which are well
provided for, swimming is a much mors democratic
sport It is difficult to estimate the number who
would take advantage of a university pool, but cer
tainly the number would run well up into the hun
dreds. Football and basketball at the best are con
centrated on a few, those few being the one who
are least in need of physical development
The entire organisation of university athletics is
one that is difficult to understand. It so nearly ap
proaches the professional aspect that It Is hard to
reconcile it with the understood ideas of a state uni
versity. The intramural program Is a fine step in
the proper direction, but it has the fault of being too
largely concentrated In the fraternities, not only
confining Its benefits to the grades, but also offer
ing possibilities of arousing antagonism and undue
rivalry among the groups.
A university pool and other equipment for the
minor sports would reach the students now unpro
vided for, offering a greater share of benefit for
the money expended than that already used.
Seniors have received their letters of Instruction,
telling them just how to graduate. They failed to
say, however, bow one can get the money for the
fees.
It's nearly time to drag the trunk down from the
attic and begin to throw in all the collected remem
berances of the year's work. Better save a note
book or two to take home and show that this talk
about the trials of a student is not bunk.
The weather man says that there has been only
two inches of rain this month. Fifty thousand pic
nics broken up by less than two inches of rain.
A WISE STEP
A DEFINITE step forward In the progress of the
instructional standards of the University of Ne- 1
braska was taken yesterday by the board of re-
gents when they set up a system of sabbatical
leave. Under this system leave of absence may be
secured for graduate study and for travel.
A plan of this kind offers great possibility for
raising the standars of the school, allowing mem
bers who have been on the faculty for some time
an opportunity to reacquaint themselves with the
field In which they are particularly interested. It
will enable them to resume their instruction with
added experience and new stimulus to advance.
Proper checks have been placed upon the grants
in order to safeguard the abuse of the system. The
applicant must have been on the faculty for six
years, have the title of assistant professor or above,
and must agree to return to the university after his
term of study, which must be on a limited program.
Sufficient financial aid is provided to make it
possible for any instructor to take advantage of the
opportunity. Full pay will be granted for a semes
ter, or half pay for a year.
As Chancellor Burnett has expressed it, the action
will do a great deal to raise the quality of teaching
by affording professors an opportunity to refresh
their subject matter and improve their methods,
rt will permit present members of the faculty to
build themselves up to become key men on the in
structional staff.
No better action toward a more competent fac
ulty could have been taken than that of the regents
last Saturday. It win have, within a few years, a
marked influence upon the quality of the university
faculty.
ACHIEVEMENT RECOGNIZED
A UNIVERSITY award of unusual significance
has been given to George W. Sutterfield, Jun
ior student in the college of engineering. The
award of $100 is given to the junior non-fraternity
man who ha triumphed over the greatest odds to
secure his education. It is the gift of an unan
nounced contributor, who has expressed his desire
to be known only as a friend of the university.
The Student Pulse
Signed contribution pertinent to matter of stu
dent life and the university are welcomed by this
department. Opinions submitted should b brief
and concrete.
A STUDENT LOOKS AT
PUBLIC AFFAIRS.
May 2S.
1M0.
Company A and Battery A won
lb annual competitive drill.
Hik-ma I 'hi Fpsilon won the
baseball championship by defeat
Ing Alpha Tau Omega. 1 to 0.
Jwtu 61iuatT bi i.k Hi wollJ's
record In the 440-yard dash In the
girl s annual field meet.
Tbeta 8 is ma Phi, women s
Journalistic sorority. Initiated
Uiree.
tt IS.
The Farm llousa fraternity was
made a national organisation.
rive members or tn tra.cn
quad left for tht Missouri Valley
track, meet at Columbia.
Tha editor attemnted to aunnort
the position be bad taken In pub
lishing every student opinion that
was submitted.
1910.
Plans wers mads for the sum
mer session, tha first to be under
th direct supervision of the than
cellor.
firemen from the East Lincoln
engine bouss provided stunts at an
Initiation held by one or Lbs social
sororities.
Pr. Bessy announced that a new
species of dandelion bad been dis
covered on the campus.
1905.
The varsity t ueball team de
feated the Lincoln town team. 4 to
and the faculty defeated the
businessmen, 10 to 7, in a double-header.
Sixteen tracksters left for Sioux
City.
Football men competed In tha
punting contest for the Tucker
cup. The winning punt was fifty-
one yards.
a lew or me long looked ror
freshmen caps appeared on the
campus.
BILL M'CLEERY
CHOSEN EDITOR
FOR NEBRASKAN
(Continued from Page 1.)
Chi Omega, and Is also a member
of Theta Phi Sigma. She is a
member of the Big Sister hoard
and has covered W. A. A. Intra
mural sports for The Nebraskan
during the semester.
McGaffin Is a member of the
Sigma Nu and a pledge of Sigma
Deltta Chi. He was recently
elected to membership in the Kos
met Klub and representative of the
school of journalism in the Student
council. He Is a member of the
R. O. T. C. band, and of Gamma
Lambda, band honorary. Hs was
awarded the honor by Sigma Delta
Chi for writing the best feature
story which appeared In this pa
per during the last semester. He
has served as news editor during
this semester.
McKim is affiliated with Delta
Upsilon and is a pledge of Sigma
Delta Chi. He was news editor
during the first semester of this
year. Mitchell is a member of
Delta Tau Delta and has done
sports reporting. Wagner has been
news editor during this semester.
Craig is affiliated with Phi
Gamma Delta, He has worked on
The Nebraskan staff for two years
and has done sports reporting this
year.
Lawior is a member or ueita
Tau Delta, He was assistant busi
ness manager this year. He is a
member of Scabbord and Blade,
vice president of the Interfrater
nity council, and served as a mem
ber of the varsity party commit
tee, and of the military ball com
mittee.
Galleber Is a member of Delta
superficial contact with It.
Certainly freshmen find that
Tau Delta and baa worked on the
business side of this paper. Thomp
son has also worked on the busi
ness staff. Hs la affiliated with
Phi Kappa Pal and was president
of the freshmen clan during the
first semester of this year.
The Cornhusker staff which was
announced a weak ago Is headed
by Kenneth Gammill as editor-in-chief,
fcdwui Edmonds as business
manager. Otis Detrirk and flob
ert Kinksad are the newly ap
pointed managing editora and
Frank Gus and Itussel Mousrl art
the new business assistants,
FRESHMAN DEOLA RES
THAT FIRST YEAR IN
SCHOOL HAS RAISED
HIS AMBITION.
(Continued from Tags 1.) ,
only a part of their knowledge is
acquired In textbooks and ilas
move daily throws them Into situ
ations and contacts which unmis
takably provide great revelations
This young man philosophises say
ing. "I bavs noticed moat of all
during my first year at university
thHt nearly everyone els) Is piti
fully Ilk myhelf. I have noticed
also that a reasonable amount of
money say up to fl.Ooo a year
is beneficial, mora la a handicap."
And so the Impressions of one
young man are given as he sees
them after a year of life at the
University of Nebraska. Quits ap
parently the past months have
meant a great deal to mm for he
has learned, both sadly and wisely.
SENIOR
INVITATIONS
PLENTY LEFT
FOR
A Few Students May Order
Caps and Gowns
Co-Op Book Store
East of Temple
IF I WERE PROFESSOR
To the editor:
If I were a professor and how many students
have not pictured themselves in that position I
think I would take advantage at this time of year
of an opportunity to add a great deal to the quality
of my teaching.
It seems to me that if I were an instructor I
would constantly wonder Just what my students
thought of my courses, and of my methods of teach
ing. I would wonder if my time and effort were
wasted, or at least misdirected. I would wonder
how I could make my courses more popular, and
at the same time more constructive, what phase of
the work was the best, and a dozen other details.
I would wonder what personal characteristics the
students liked or disliked. In all I would like to
know what the result would be, should I follow the
slang phrase of "Go take a vote on yourself."
So why not find out? Anonymous letters are
not the best source of information, I admit, but
they are apt to be the most true. If I were con
fident of my ability I certainly would not be afraid
to face the Judgment of my classes.
I understand that some schools have undertaken
such a project on a school-wide scope, but of course
this is rather far advanced and difficu't to organize.
However, why couldn't I ask members of the class
to hand in their comments on the course, telling me
why they liked or disliked it, what part they thought
best, how it might be reorganized to make it better,
how I myself could add greater force to its pre
sentation, and any other comment they might have.
I would invite them to sign their names, in order
that I might further discuss the matters with them,
but if they did not care to, anonymous contribu
tions would be greatly appreciated.
Could it be possible that professors are afraid to
see themselves mirrored in student opinion, or do
they just think such methods are beneath their pro
fession! dignityZ B. E.
Any Time of the Day
It a Good Time in the
Day for
Good Eats
STOP AT THE
University Candy
Kitchen
244 No. 13th
B-7933
4
Gifts
and Greeting
Cards for . . .
GRADUATION
Hundreds of im
ports priced from
50C
$1.00
$300 Up
ERS-0riC 41
PRINT
aai. D-1313 1213 N,
DANCE
TONIGHT
AT
CAPITOL
BEACH
SWIM
in the Turquoise Pool
scr Trie? f-i
sr ZZ
JEWELRY Si-SS
FOR THE BOY AND GIRL
Tor those who have the problem of selecting an appropriate
graduation gift, we offer a brilliant array of splendid values:
For Her For Him
niajnanS RUica Came Bn
Wnu Hauax Xmaltj Cm
Prarta Ntrktarea
ftlrtbstvita aia armccarta
Bar riaa
Scarf raw
fall Llnka
SrM Wstrtm
Mciw Since
Wales, ta
Parkct Watches
Ushter
Clsarrtta Cast
SVM fclas
CI1AS M'. FLEMING
1111 O Jeweler Gift Councilor 1311 O
John F. Ayres, Optometrist and Acousticon Agent
If
I.1T ; " Tp1"1 PT ' T'TT 1 T ti T' ' T t r r r n t t i c i - rmr ir inn mm hi tmn 11
h Ji.iaJi Hi. ALkilit jLl. tl ., ,i isTi I hi ilu. Z 2- au um al a a& iUiU u u u ;, ii .. auaaLu aLU u vi irz 5 -ttx
II aa rT
I I
i
The FLANNEL SPORTS
ENSEMBLE
is being done this
season
by those personable young
Nebraska Men who know
that while "Clothes
don't make the Man"
they go a long way
towards making a very
good impression on
the woman
The JACKETS, Single, and Double
Breasted in Blue, Vellum,
Tan or Brown
$20and25
The TROUSERS, Plain Ivory, and
Ivory with Pastel Stripes
750
$10
And Tailored by Hart Schaffner & Marx
SmSmwii&SenS-
FORMERLY A RMSTRONGS
1
