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Just One
OkTJwse Days.
Thls' rs a lmd day an "off" day lor us. Tlia
StuJt council came to life and moved 1o
submit " tluir new constitution to the faculty
committee with the specific clause giving them
powerto decide questions of student eligibility
li ft, in the document. They also moved to iu
cludii'a clause giving women equal representa
tion... with men on the council. Discussion
wnvrd warm, aud we had a ray of hope. But
nothing doing. The worthy members passed
both. motions. "We are left without a single
solitarv thing to disapprove or argue about.
Oh HeVk!
Another thing the last straw the council
has appointed a committee to consider pros
pects of raising money for a student union
building. We were busy cherishing a secret
desire deep down within us that nobody would
do -anything shout the project. Then we
could rail everybody names. Oh Heck!
Furthermore, the committee on military
science, compulsory or elective, is begining to
function. , .
Of course, campus politicians seized imme
diately upon our wee bit of agitation for a
union," building to declare resoundingly that
"Umptv Unrp Faction" would i'isbt to the last
dirty ditch to push the building project
through. This does not dismay us. however,
because we know they really talk about it to
L'ct desirable publicity and accordingly a good
share of the votes. But at that they might
'ct drawn into the thing on the. strength of
their platform declarations, and might have
to get to work to keep their promises. So we
arc left again with nothing to argue about.
T-heii. too. the Prom committee members are
submitting to the Student council all informa
tion available on orchestras, decorations bids,
and so on, before they so much as wiggle their
fi liters in anticipation of signing on any
dolled lines. Even we must admit that this
ratiier proves their good intentions. Oh, for
soujelliing big and bold and wicked!
Even the Innocents are planning something
or i it her. This is remarkable. It is terrible.
Is there nothing we can attack?
Of course, we might oil up our guns ana ram
ilit; administration for parking relief. But we
kumv it would do no good: or even coathooks
for classrooms might help: however, we vague
ly iemember seeing that tried, too. once before.
An office for the Awgwan would be a fine
Ihiiig, but students mustn't expect too much.
Thfy don't realize what a lucky lot they are
to ven have an Awgwan, let alone an office.
Anyway, Mr. Set on has a lot of other things
on 'his mind. Don't bother him!
then, again, we might pester the chancellor
alufiit dormitories, or about the unreasonable
exclusion of tobacco advertising from univer
sity publications a source of much profit to
magazines and papers of other colleges. But
we are really iso disheartened by this time that
we just can't get all steamed up about it.
One last, request : Will some considerate soul
please publish another Fire and Sword?
More, than P.847,6-"2 critics are firmly con
vinced that the American co-educational uni
versity is nothing more than n matrimonial
agency. Wouldn't it be better for all of us
io r;t maml immediately, rather than make
M.M7.6.T2 jntn liars!
One fonsolation to 1he council members.
J'. ven If they do get their new constitution off
hfir minds for good and all. they can lake
up. the remaining meetings of 1he 1erm dis
cussing prospective by-laws.
Down WitH
The Working Clasn!
Two contributors comment today on the
present system f granting tuition scholar
ships. One says the procedure js too stand
ardized." The other says ihe procedure is not
sufficiently uniform. The point of difference,
as we see i1, is this: shall scholarships be grant
ed J'nr hili arades; or shall 1bey be given to
students who need the money?
At present, liolh classes are considered, the
major emphasis being of inakinjr 1he awards.
There is. however, one thing that stands out
dearly. Working sludenls .-annot make as
hipli averages as those who have no outside
duties to perforin. The question, then, is this:
Shall we ;ive every factor of advantage we
can to students who need money?
In a late issue of College Humor. Prof.
Henry Morion Robinson creates quite a stir
by ileiioiuieiiiu all working students. He ca'ls
I hem. as a class, very poor sludenls: "Th
majority of men working: 1heir way through
sehcol s em to lliink lhat they arc conferring
a favor upon society, aud arc extremely hoity
toity in their demands."
lie concludes witli this noisiewbal unique
proposal: "The fiM step in revision of mil
angled educational system should be 1 lie rulh
uho comes io college with 'nerve' and no
money. '
At thi r diversity of Nebraska, nearly fifty
iii'i- cent of the male kt iuIciiIh earn at least, a
part of 1heir way through college. Shall we
do away wjili llus croup, as frolessor nooin
son suggests! A contributor, Leonard Jacob
son. cries out against "this injustice."
Front row dozers, says Mr. Jacobsou. are
not always, nor even frequently, students who
u-nrk iti some lucrative task or oilier.
"Tlx- odds ure all in fator of the theory tl.si j
the classroom sleeper are the boy who hate'
plenty of money, and who spend their eve
nings on some 'spree' or other, or driving un
til the wee hours of the morning in an expen
sive automobile supplied them by parents.
"It is admittedly true that many of thos
who fail in college have had every advantage
placed at their command, without working for
it Witney those who sleen through classes,
j and drape the davenports smoking ciguieltes.
instead of working at a job; those who eako
all their extra time and subsidized income
away, rather than spend a little time in study.
"In fairness, though, it must be admitted
that all too often work is used as a flimsy
excuse to slide out of preparing class assign
ments. "The academic parasites, however, which
every institution tries to eject .are never
charged to be working students. The coir
plaints have been of an entirely different class
those well supplied with money, automobiles,
social position, and special privileges, who
have come to college to enjoy themselves
rather than to obtain an education.''
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Professor Robinson, we believe, has gone otf
"half-cocked." Mr. Jacobson, we believe,
realizing the injustices of the instructor's
statement, has promptly gone to the other ex
treme. We are firmly convinced that many students
at Nebraska wlio are forced to work their way
take advantage of this fact. They slide out
of assignments, and appeal to the sympathv
of the instructors. "Look at ine 1 have to
work awfully hard to try to get an education."
they say. The fact remains, though, that thcy(
are not 'getting an education. Far from it.
The ideal adjustment of tuition scholarships,
then, as we see. it. would be to grant awards
to those who need money and then force
them to cut down on the hours of outside em
ployment. The scholarships should enable
them to "get by" on fewer hour6 outside em
ployment. Thus they might possibly have
more time to study, and approximate the
process of getting a real education.
Students who do not need money should be
left out entirely from the list of tuition
scholarships. A Phi Beta Kappa key should be
prize enough to a wealthy student. Payment,
of his fees by the administration means little,
financially, to such a man.
We realize there are many "betwixt and be
tween" in this arbitrary classification. It
woud be the job of the scholarship committee
to differentiate in the best way it could in
every doubtful case. It would be a difficult
task, we admit. But either try it or give up
the svstem of awards entirely.
Deaf and Dumb Native Englishman
In University Employ for 25 Years
Cites Experiences, Displays Models
By MARVIN SCHMID.
Seated behind a workbench, neatly arranged with tools and
intricate parts of machines, in his workroom of Brace labora
tory. John M. ( haw ins, silver-haired, smiling-visage old gen
tleman, who has never been able to speak or hear, over his gold
rimmed spectacles, recalls how he has spent his working hours
for the past twenty-five years. Working for the university
lor fortv-three years, he has
years,
watched it grow from one build
ing. University hall, whert he first
worked, to the present with Its
many new structures and conveni
ences known to people of modern
time.
Mi. Chawins in 1885 came here
directly from Cornwall, England,
where he was born. He attended
school for the deaf in Exeter, Eng
land, until he was fourteen years
old, after which he sailed for
America. Upon coming here he
set about to master the carpenter
trade, which he soon gave up for
mechanics.
Converse on Paper.
Continuing: the conversation, not
in speech or by sign language, In
which of course he is unusually
proficient, but wtt.it paper and
pen, Mr. Chawins related aa he re
called some of bis most enjoyable
experiences.
"I enjoy traveling in the ex
treme," he wrote. "In years not
long past 1 used to go often on
bicycle to many places, including
Yellowstone park and most places
in Colorado. That was until ap
proximately sixteen years ago. I
then took time out for a few years
until I purchased a car. Last year
I went to New York, thence up
into Canada, and back home by a
westward route."
"In all my travels, by boat,
automobile and bicycle. I have
never met with an accident," he
stated.
Mr. Chawins has usually been
accompanied by his wife and some
friends in his later journeys.
Football Was Sole Sport.
"Upon first coming to the uni
versity there was only one type of
sport. That was football." he said.
Ha stated that he very rarely
missed a game until the last few
years. When questioned about his
failure to attend them at present,
he said, "No, it isn't because I
don't enjoy them, but I'm getting
too old."
Second only to traveling, Mr.
Chawins enjoys constructing mod
els of many types of machinery
and buildings. In his laboratory in
the physics building he has two
prized possessions, two miniature
steam engines which he made over
thirty years ago. These took him
more than two years to finish.
However, he only worked evenings.
Makes Engine Models.
Upon expressing great enthusi
asm and interest over these truly
remarkable models, he said, "I
could make much better ones
now."
When asked if in his travels he
found any place he would rather
live than in Nebraska, he replied,
"Wyoming has its great Yellow
stone park, Colorado its many
scenic spots, and Canada has its
light wines and beers (and maybe
more) but none of these attributes
are sufficient to induce me to leave
the old home state."
that a man whose education came
to him solely by his own effort,
whose life began In a log cabin and
finally took him to the white
house, could have been what this
modern author has portrayed
him?"
i it nni- nnsnlhlp that the tradi
tions which accumulate about the
names of such heros serve a good
pui poe, be they true cr Meud ?
At least they serve aa Ideals to the
youth of the land, and what better
ones could a country chooso than
those attributed to Washington or
Lincoln?
In his recommendations to the
present legislature, Governor
Bryan recommended that the ap
propriations for tuberculosis erad
ication in livestock be discon
tinued. In his desire to save money for
the tax payers of the state the
governor has evidently lost sight
nt th tart that such a move would
soon mean the destruction of work
and money already expended cy
the state in that direction.
Miiir hwf and nork. are three
of the largest sources of food sup
ply used, ine use or mint Hinting
children is partcularly invaluable.
Tn have that nnuree of food con
taminated by tuberculosis, in the
light of all modern acience nas uis
closed regarding the value of state
inanprtinn of livestock, in the erad
ication of the disease, would Indeed
be endangering the health of the
state in a needless manner.
Statistics gathered by the Daily
Journal Stockman show that
$227,000 has been saved on the
Omaha market in 1930 because of
the reduction of tuberculosis and
that since 1922, when the work
first began, the percentage of tu
bercular hogs received at that
market dropped from 16.6 to 8 per
cent. In 1922, 2 1-2 percent of all cat
i. f..iH reacted while in 1930 tlin
percentage had been cut to .0(1.
Economy is all right when It
does not endanger Ine health of tho
,.hun and when it will not lead to
greater, expenditures at a later
date. When, however, it does this.
It certainly cannot be considered
as a wise move.
now
Liquor was confiscated recently
In five fraternity houses at the
University of Michigan, In what
was termed the most extensive raid
ever conducted on that campus by
Ann Arbor police.
Warrants charging disorderly
conduct were Issued for several of
the students Involved.
No doubt this action will be a
bit rough on the groups and in
dividuals but the chances are very
good that fraternities on that cam
pus will be a bit cautious about
breaking the eighteenth amend
ment in the near future.
i The Unitarian .Church i
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Search To What Knd ? sermon. .
SMis Dolun pHlntlng. "The Sean ii .
lor Truth."
Great indienation amonc male students of
Morningside college, Sioux City, when coeds
appeared for breakfast clad in their pajamas.
The6e men!
We see by the papers Colorado atudents are
taking out insurance policies against being
called upon for classroom recitations.
I'nlvovkitv of Illinois staffed an interfra-
ternitv snowball fight recently. Seventy-five
windows broken. Sigma fin iMgmas, Denmu
twenty shattered panes, repelled an attack
u-;h Ti R enins. Kvmi the ffovernor con-
descends to an air-pressure attack at times:
it's pretty effective.
Cincinnati university has a new '-bumming
room," according to press reports. The pur
pose of the room, it is said, is to provide a
place for students to loaf and talk something
like a classroom, says the Notre Dame
Scholastic. .
A class in rest and relaxation has been in
stituted at Barnard college. The more a per
son sleeps in class the better grade she gets.
We have always had these classes at Ne
braska, in any number of departments.
Dean Lyman reports a student complaining
of acute insomnia. It seems he keeps waking
up every few days or so.
MORNING MAIL
LOOSE THREADS
By Gene McKim
Today is the one hundred and
twenty-second anniversary of the
birth of one of the greatest of
Americans Abraham Lincoln.
Much haa already been written
and said about Mr. "Lincoln, 'and
his services to this country. Many
of us, however, tend to forget
such anniversaries. In the whirl
of college life, .students are not
prene to give such occasions
much more than a passing
thought
Perhaps It would be . well . if
people would . pause ( a . moment
and contemplate the things for
which Mr. Lincoln' stood, and for
which he is revered today.
Probably one of the things
about his career which made him
such an example to the peoples
of all nations was his ability to
to succeed in the face of seem
ingly insurmountable difficulties,
and having attained that success
to still keep his deep apprecia
tion and sympathy for mankind.
Another birthday which is
honored by the citizens of this
country is that of Washington,
the anniversary of which occurs
in ten days.
Washington is an example of
one . who, -though wealthy, served
his country in an honest and fear
less manner, placing selfish in
terests behind him in his efforts
to establish freedom for his
countrymen.
In Lincoln and Washington we
have, in many respects, men who
were direct opposites. The two
men came from different classes
of society. Washington had the
best his day could offer in the way
of education and social advantages.
Lincoln waa poor, and was forced
to educate himself by the best
means available, and these were
exceedingly inadequate. Neverthe
less he achieved a legal and cul
tural background which was to
serve him in good $tead in later
years.,., Both of these men, how
ever, served their country in a
time of need in a most unselfish
manner.
Critics of the two have, from
time to time, found various things
about traditions which have grown
up about their names that indicate
that if the traditions ate not false,
the men are much idealized.
In a recent newspaper article
Edgar Lee Masters saw fit to de
scribe the Civil war president in
part aa "a cold blooded politician."
John E. Curtiss. Lincoln, speak
ing before the Hiram club at the
chamber of commerce Wednesday,
decried the attack Speaking of
Mr. Lincoln's ativltie in aflairs
of state he asked: -"Is it possible
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Unfair Scholarship Award.
TO THE EDITOR:
The necessity for a certain standard type
of requirement for the granting of tuition
scholarships at Nebraska seems to be taken for
granted in the extreme. As a matter of fact,
it is very discouraging to a student who hon
estly tries to make something of a scholastic
nature of his university career to discover that
a job is the prime requisite for needed financial
help.
It is hardly reasonable to refuse this help
to a student simply on the grounds of non
self support. Consideration is due the person
who gives up outside work for 1 truly hard
earned hours; and this does mil imply that a
scholarship is merely a prize. On the contrary,
less standardization of the giving of scholar
ships should be an improvement. S. II.
On the Other Hand.
TO THE EDITOR:
Tuition scholarships might just as well be
called the Nebraska farce. This may be ridi
culed as sour grapes, yet none the less it con
tains the elements of truth. "W'e are told that
these scholarships are to be granted on two
bases: Financial need, and scholarship, with
most of the emphasis on financial need.
This statement is obviously inconsistent with'
the recent selections of the eommittee. hv
man who does no outside work, can afford to
lake a long t rip bom alinoKt eery week end.
is KiipjMirted by his parents, pay fraternity
dues, and gets a scholarship. His fraternity
iuen alone more than epial 1he amount lie
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his average is in the nineties, and you may sny
such earnest application to his stndieK hlionld
be rewarded.
Vet the man who works four to six horn
a day is denied a scholarship. Give him those
four to six Lours to spend on his classwork,
and he too could have an average in the
nineties. The above instance is but one of
many such cast. Let us have done with this
farce, and definitely atate whether grades r
reed is the basis of arard. If the committee
admits it cannot fully and truthfully deter
mine the financial need of the applicants. Jet
it ay ho Jublicly. and abolish the present con
tradictory system. A. U. W.
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