TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1932.
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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
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NEWS EDITORS
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Arousing the
Student Interest
Despite the numerous model disarmament
conferences and Hie discussion in colleges re
garding disarmament, is seetus as though stu
dent interest iu this international problem is
not as active as it should be. A recent poll on
this question conducted at the University of
Syracuse revealed that out of a student body
of morii than 5,000 students, only 413 were
sufficiently interested to cast a ballot. To be
sure, student polls on most any matter are not
likely to bring out n large vote, but this par
ticular matter is of vital importance even
i hough the poll does not seem to accomplish
anything along the lines of actual disarma
ment. f students are disinterested in this or other
vital questions of the day, and there is every
reason to believe that such is the case, then,
perhaps, it is time that the univerities take
some decisive action to overcome this condi
tion. Why should there not be courses in the
uuiversit.v which take up some of the more
important issues that are sure to confront the
university man when he gets out of school?
In our own university we have an R. O. T. C.
unit which requires men to wear military uni
forms and encourages militaristic attitudes
among the students. But there is no course
which points out the ways to a world peace,
or even encourages students to become inter
ested in the disarmament question. Of course,
the faculty and administration are not opposed
to teaching such things, but tue fact is that
not enough stress is placed on the matter,
except in a few extra curricular activities.
Military training is required for all first and
second year men students. This iu itself is
bad enough, but the university makes no effort
to encourage the idea of world peace by offer
ing courses in that sort of thing, except as a
few of the instructors will refer to the subject
along with the other material in their courses.
The university if it seeks to do the students
and the citizens of the country a favor could
make military training optional, and then in
augurate a course or group of courses which
would tend to interest students in some of the
most vital questions of the day. Not only dis
armament, but tariff, taxation, prohibition and
many others. These courses should be taught
by competent instructors and should be re
quired of every student, both men and women.
Something should be done to arouse interest
and get people acquainted with some of the
most important issues that now confront the
political and economic leaders of the world.
Most citizens have only a meager knowledge of
the affairs of governments and the things
which so seriously affect everyday life. The
condition is deplorable. University students,
most of them, go through their college days
with an air of indifference toward important
world affairs, and after they get out of school
their information on these subjects comes in
little dribbles that afford only a half knowl
edge, usually well impregnated with miscon
ceptions. Every citizen, every Miter, should interest
himself in the affairs of tin- nation and of the
.world. To improve conditions by intelligent
voting, this is the real patriotism, and it
nhould be taught in every school and univer
sity in the country. To vote intelligently one
must understand the problems winch concern
ihe nation, and as this is a part of education
such training should be incorporated in the
program of every university. It should not
come as an incidental to other branches of
education.
AVe can't help thinking that the Japanese
are somewhat like the feminine sex. They have
n way of getting what they want when they
want it.
athletics will proceed as usual and there has
been pome talk of an intramural bridge tour
nament. The Intrafraternity ball and the Junior
Senior Prom are in the offing and the usual
number of fraternity and sorority formals have
been scheduled. Pome rumors float about the
campus of a leap-year party.
The activity kettle and the political teapot
will boil anil spout in earnest. Promises,
threats, and cajoleries will be all the rage until
spring. Aspiring underclassmen will engage
themselves busily in their various activities in
the hope of notice on Ivy Day.
For the seniors, the time left is an easy pull.
The graduating group will sit back and watch
the whirl and bustle of the college world real
izing that the time is short and that they are
both glad and sad.
At any rate its great to be back. Happy
New Year!
The silver lining that should properly ac
company the dark cloud of the depression
seems to be turning into a silver standard.
The one nice thing about going to school is
rpeisterinc and unending a couple of weeks
hoping that the new courses will be much more
agreeable than the old ones were.
MORNING MAIL
Three-Hour Exams.
TO THE EDITOR:
Since it has been announced that beginning
with the final exams of this semester the time
allowed for each exam will be three insiead of
two hours there has been much said. Both the
pro and con is constantly leing argued among
student. Even professors find time to discuss
the proposition. There are students who see
an advantage in the longer sessions, though to
a majority they seem distasteful.
As our exam system has Ikhmi, we have found
that not only the two hours of each test were
a limited time, but the one week was rather a
limited period. Professors found themselves
cramped in selecting two hour examinations.
Students discovered that two hours permitted
only hurried discussions of most examination
questions. With examinations crowded into
one week, the chances for thorough review were
small. The unfortunate student to have three
or four exams in one day found it very tiring
and unfair.
With a few of the defects of the former
system in mind, we can more easily see the
improvements and faults of the new system.
Some may ask, for whom this extra time?
The administration haH not answered that yet.
But it does seem that it is the students that
need the time. Many exams that professors
have been giving to be written in two hours
ci.ald better le written in three. Hurried
thinking is not the best. If instructors will
put part, of this extra time to the students
advantage, then the three hour exam will be
an improvement. But if examinations are
made longer crowding three hours to the ut
most, then the new plan has lost part of its
good.
I With a week and a half tor examinations
more time can be spent in thorough review.
Not only that, but the most exams possible, in
one day, two, will not tire and exasjterate the
writers. This longer period does cut some time
I from the class room work but the advantage
gained in the new system is greater. The
longer, more relaxed exam period offers a dis
tinct break before the second semester begin
ning. To run from a strenuous examination
week into a new semester is disturbing.
So although the new examination three hour
system at first looks like the beginning of the
end, after consideration it may be found to be
desirable. And it will be successful if in
structors are considerate allowing part of the
extra Vime to the student, and if the student
makM use of this time. G. B.
NEWSPAPER TALK
A A''i Year,
And What Next?
With n "Iliya, Joe," and a "Hello, Edna,"
students from all parts of the state returned
to take up the task of getting an education
Sunday. Vacation is ended and no more holi
days are in sight until spring vacation which
is some four months off. Some return rather
wearily and some with new vigor to resume
university life.
Facing students now is a long grind of
studies and work with no more rests in view
until April. There is a great deal to look for
ward to and a great deal to occupy students'
time and interest. This week registration for
the second semester is getting under way and
in a short time final exams will be the central
attraction.
Basketball is a center of attraction and the
first conference games are scheduled for next
week. The swimming pool is opeu to the stu
dent body and wrestling and swimming teams
will bciu their schedules soon.. Intramural
Measuring the College Man.
The 50 50 club which was recently organized
at the University of Southern California
shows that college men are hoping for the
advent of an era of "dutch dates." The women
will never permit that age to dawn unless the
men base their pleas for it on something else
than masculine worth, which is nothing but. an
ephemeral vanity.
Scores of criticisms have been directed to
ward the men who are wearing red buttons
which proclaim them the "100 best dates'' on
the campus of the western university. One
writer suggested that the dates of .the male sex
be graded on a percentage basis, the women
to pay the percentage of worth arrived at by
an evaluation. The following factors and per
centages were suggested: Intelligence 20. cul
tural background 13, personal appearance 15,
personality 10, courtesy 10, sense of humor 10.
physical fitness 5, clear understanding of
meaning of "no" 5, social poise 5. and dancing
ability 5.
We believe that such an evaluation could
never be reached by the average college woman.
It is questionable whether she can estimate the
intelligence even that as exemplified by the
average college man. Cultural background
might just as well lie kept from her considera
tion, for the women are better fitted to judge
the current movies, the choicest slang and the
latest sartorial creation for members of both
sexes. Personal appearance can be judged by
the women. Courtesy too comes under their
jurisdiction provided they are not too suscep
tible to bald flattery. Some girls might be able
la ascertain whether a man possesses a sense
of humor and physical fitness, but it is doubt
ful whether any of them can estiinute his un
derstanding of "no." Dancing ability is an
other factor which might be placed within the
realm of feminine judgment.
Evaluatioos by either sex will not bring the
"Dutch date" Into an existence. Cold economic
facts presented in the form of a plea for co
operation in financing may soften the heart of
a woman where all appeals to her limited rea
son on that unsound basis of masculine worth
would fail. Just so long as the thick headed
men persist in reminding the college girls that
they are worth an expenditure they will find
the "Dutch date" as elusive as the fountain of
youth. Daily Illini.
EARL T. PLAIT IS
SELECTED FOR POST
University Graduate Will
Supervise Phase of
Extension Work.
FOLLOWS ENDOWMENT
With the aDDolntment of Karl T,
Piatt as assistant director in
chartre of sunervlsed correspond
ence study and the receipt of a
55,000 endowment from the Car
negie foundation, the university
extension division is making aen
nlte plans for an extensive devel
opment of its high school courses.
Mr. Piatt's appointment Is ef
fective beginning Jan. 1. He was
formerly principal of schools at
Havelock, which position he re
signed to take the new post in the
extension division. In addition he
will act as instructor in the de
partment of school administration
under Prof. K. O. Broady who first
started work In the high school
correspondence field early in 1929
in connection with Prof. A. A.
Reed, director of thJ university ex
tension division. Mr. Piatt re
ceived his M. A. degree in the de
partment of school administration
in 1930. Ho intends to develop the
new field by studying it from every
angle.
Lasts Two Years.
The Carnegie grant, for a two
year period, was made jointly by
the Carnegie Foundation for the
Advancement of Teaching and the
Carnegie Corporation of New
York. Three thousand dollars have
been received for work during 1932
and $2,000 will be forwarded for
use the following year. The money
is to be administered thru the ex
tension division in co-operation
with the department of school ad
ministration of teachers college. It
will be used to continue research
into supervised correspondence
study.
Nebraska high school students
will be able to take a greater vari
ety of courses with but little addi
tional cost to the school district
under this new system of super
vised correspondence study. It is
the plan of the extension division
and the department of school ad
ministration to proceed at once
with the following program:
Aims Listed.
1. To develop for every subject
a type of correspondence lesson
that embodies the very best In
method and content:
2. To discover the proper physi
cal setting in the high school for
correspondence work, for example,
develop plans for a not too ex
pensive general shop in which
boys can work at a variety of vo
cational subjects taken by corre
spondence; develop also plans for
other rooms or type of equipment
so that a variety of other subjects
may be taken by boys and girls;
3. To discover how to supervise
and administer the work in the
high school with greatest effect
iveness ;
4. To set up a department with
in the extension division devoted
exclusively to supervised corre
spondence study.
Tee chief aim of the endowment
is to devise correspondence work
which will supplement the curricu
lums of small high schools. It will
make it possible for the smaller
schools of the state to offer
courses that they had previously
been unable to give because of ex
cessive costs or lack of qualified
teachers.
This year thirty-four schools
are making use of the high school
courses offered by the extension
division as they have been con
ducted since their first develop
ment in 1929 under the direction
of Professor Broady.
Courses are now available for
high school use thru the Extension
division in algebra, arithmetic,
bookkeeping, community civics,
grammar, business English, geom
etry, German, American history,
European history, journalism, Lat
in, mechanical drawing, physics,
shorthand, typewriting, economic
geography, and physiology.
Professor Broady has the follow
ing comments to make on the new
endowment:
"The securing of the grant re
presents another step forward in a
co-operative program of curricu
lum enrichment which began three
years ago and which has been
participated in since by an increas
ing large number of schools.
"The interest shown in super
vised correspondence study is only
one evidence of a growing faith in
the soundness, value and possibil
ities of our smaller schools. The
small schools of Nebraska are the
state's greatest asset. As those of
us who are Interested in these
schools gain the courage necessary
to break away from the patterns
of large schools to which small
schools have almost unconsciously
tried to adapt themselves and as
we develop means of our own by
which to attain legitimate ends of
education, the future of the small
school will become increasingly
promising."
JANUARY NUMBER OF
COUNTRYMAN PLACED
ON STANDS TUESDAY
(Continued from Page 1.)
the present time, Miss Bilon Is at
tending the college of agriculture
where she is majoring in home
economics.
Writes On Homemakers.
Mrs. Ruth Davis Hill is the au
thor of another feature article on
master farm homemakers. In it
she describes the characteristics
of the hememaker. In the article
she says order, contentment, hos
pitality and godliness are the four
cornerstones of the house which
becomes a home.
Probably one of the most out
standing stories in the January
Countryman is written by Opalle
Duhachek about practical training
for borne economic majors. In the
article Miss Duhachek describes
training in the home management
house whicn serves as a labors
tory. A picture of "Keith," the
baby at the house, illustrates the
article. He is described as the
brown eyed, rosy cheeked, happy,
husky young babe of nine months
of age.
Greth Dunn tells about Russia
as described by Cecil Means in an
other feature article. Means, a
CAMPUS CALENDAR
Tuesday.
Sigma Eta Chi, ICllen Smith hall
at 7 o clock.
Wednesday.
Lutheran Bible league In Temple
203 at 7 p. m.
A. W. S. board meeting at 12
o clock in Ellen smith hall.
Wesley Players, 1417 R St., 7
o clock.
graduate of the University of Ne
braska, worked for one year for
the soviet government as a hog
specialist and has just recently re
turned to the United States. Means
says conditions in Russia today
are on a mucn airrerent scale than
in America and deplores the living
standard of the people. He says,
however, that the world doesn't
need to be afraid of Russia flood
ing the world markets with agrt
cultural i products. Instead, he
maintains that sooner or later she
will be forced to feed her own peo
pie better.
Comments on Policy.
On the editorial page, Editor
Round has written an editorial
"paging Von Seggern" of the
Daily Nebraskan. He urges the
Nebraskan editor to do something
for college of agriculture students
in attempting to combat football
as a commercialized sport. Round
compares the athlete to the judg
ing team member and shows how
one is favored over the other.
Little Orphan Annie as one who
comes to college and earns her
way through is depectied in an
other feature article. Though not
really an orphan, the girl is de
scribed as one coming to school
without enough money to pay all
of her school expenses. The story
of how she writes for work and
finally cmpletes her first year of
college is depicted in the story.
Carlyle Hodgklns. college of ag
riculture student, is the author of
his prize winning essay on the sig
nificance of the junior livestock
club as it appears In the Country
man. The essay recently won
ninth place In a national contest
sponsored by the Saddle and Sir
loin club of Chicago. In it he de
scribes the benefits and advan
tages of the 4-H club.
With the issuance or tne Jan
uary issue, a new staff for the
Countryman for the second semes
ter will be picked soon. Charles
Kellogg has been business man
ager during the past semester ana
Fred Siefer the circulation man
ager. George Round has been the
editor. It is probable that the
agricultural college publication
board will meet before the second
semester starts to select an editor,
business manager and circulation
manager for the second semester.
Robert P. Crawford, assistant to
the chancellor, is chairman of the
board.
The Growler!
BY HARRY FOSTER.
A lot of things happened during
vacation. Another Hooey came
out A lot of things came out. I
came out of a dentist's chair in a
hurry. It seems that I am always
telling you about my dental trou
bles but the only things that a
scribbler can put into a column is
personal stuff and what is more
personal than the caresses of a
dentist ? To get on with the story.
I was sitting in the chair. I hap
pened to make one ot tnose siae
wise twitchings. Fireman save
my child. The matches in my
pocket caused a halocaust and out
of the chair I went. I knocked
the dentist down and went out of
the ninth story of the Stuart
building. Did the fall kill me? Are
you asking me that, dear reaaer :
To get aown 10 Business nave
to do some growling. Now that
the football situation has been'
clarified and all is calm and serene
I have to find a new subject. I
might gripe about short vacations.
The students wouldn't like that.
Came the dawn.
An article appeared in the
Morning Mail column before vaca
tion that urged the setting aside
of a certain hour when men and
women could Jointly use the new
swimming pool. The authorities
have not made such an arrange
ment as yet, if my information is
correct. I don't like to harp on
such trivial things, but I do think
that it would afford a good means
of recreation for both sexes and
nothing would be lost by it. As
the article pointed out, public pools
permit it The University of Ne
braska is a public institution. It
would be great sport, and oh how
economical, if you could take your
young lady friend a swimming. I
take to the idea like a duck takes
to water.
Cornhusker pictures are now
being taken at Hauck's, 1216 O
St. Adv.
HAWAII BOWSJQ SOONERS
Masaad Scores Lone Count
In New Years Day
Pacific Fray.
EPISODES
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By Oliver DtWolf
Greetings, and the best of luck
in 1932!
It is with no regret that one
chronicles the news (and it is old
news now) that 1931 has taken its
place in the annals of history. iai
was a year of depression, sadness,
fmnit nri in fact, every con
ceivable human emotion. One may
look forward to iw
and ambition. One rejoices at the
nns.sine- of 1931. ana uie iunuKui
tion of 1932, and you and I can
only hope that 1932 fulfills the
trust that the world has placed
init' , . .
But to quit philosophizing, and
get down to the news of today and
f,t0rHav It is Impossible to
cover all the events that took place
H,,rinir vacation, but some of the
most important will bear a passing
gance For instance, me xew
vr is a little happier for Presi
dent Hoover. The senate ratified
his moratorium by an overwhelm
ing vote. On the other hand his
twelve-fold policy has been severe
ly criticized by the press. Of
cnursp it has been commended,
and rightly it should be. The only
fault that ono finds with Mr.
Hoover's program is his repeated
reference to the domestic side of
the Question. It is obvious to many
people that the United States is
very mucn mixea up ia lureiga af
fairs, whether they want to be or
not. It is also true that the Smoot-
Hawley tariff is not working to
our advantage, jneparauons ana
war debts must be considered, and
the sooner that this sore-spot of
international diplomacy is ironed
out. the sooner the world will get
back to normalcy. President
Hoover is correct in saying that
we must pay attention to our do
mestic policies, but inasmuch as
the root of much of this trouble
lies in our foreign relations, the
"cure" should start at the begin
ning and not the half-way mark.
www
It is now quite definitely estab
lished that a certain group of in
dependent senators, including our
own Senator George Norris, are
interested in a third party. They
are opposed to the policies of Mr.
Hoover, and have succeeded nicely
in making life miserable for the
president and other "hide-bound"
republicans. Senator Moses will
verify my statement. Senator
Norris has been asked to lead the
movement, and oppose President
Hoover irr the presidential cam
paign. He-has refused, and the
names of Senator Borah, Idaho;
Senator Hiram Johnson, Cali
fornia, and Gifford Pinchot, of
Pennsylvania have been promi
nantly mentioned as opponents of
Mr. Hoover. To say the least the
independents are a little more defi
nite in their selection than are the
democrats.
The consensus of press opinion
seems to be that Japan has slapped
the League of Nations, and has
made them like it. If this is true,
it is to be regretted. Japan has
taken Chinchow, the last Chinese
stronghold outside the great wall.
They have masked, or attempted
to mask their maneuvers under the
guise that they are fighting Chi
nese bandits, and that it is neces
sary to keep a force in Manchuria
to protect Japanese property. It
is an easy matter to place the
Chinese troops in the bandit cate
gory, if it so suits Japanese Inter
ests, and the League of Nations
seems to be content to let them do
so. If the league would attempt
an economic boycott, it would oe
futile the United States has re
fused to entertain such a plan, and
without Uncle Sam's support, the
bovcott would literally not be a
boycott. The league is In an em
barrassing position, and for the
good of the world, one hopes that
the league will do an about face,
and cut short Japan s little Man
churian party.
A world-wide anti-fascist move
ment is seen in the attempted
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the Dally Nebraskan for next
semester will be received by the
Student Publication board until
5 o'clock Thursday, Jan. 14.
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managing editors, news editors,
sports editor, and women's edi
tor. Business: Business manager,
assistant business managers.
Application blanks may be
obtained at the office of the
school of journalism, 104 Uni
versity hall. Material already
on file need not be duplicated.
J. K. SELLECK,
Secretary, Student Publication
Board.
bombings of the last two weeks.
In Easton, Pa., a bomb exploded
in a postoffice, killing one man
and wounding one other. Similar
infernal machines were found in
postoffices in the cities of Chicago,
Detroit, Cleveland and Youngs
town. Luckily they were found bo
fore they exploded.
Thanks to a "blonde woman '
Chicago police have rounded up
the gang of terrorists that have
been responsible for many kidnap
pings during the past year. The
old, old saying still holds true--"Cherchez
la femme."
Mahatma Gandhi is again iu
jail. The prominent Indian leader,
together with Vallabhai Patel.
president of the Indian .nationalist
congress, were arrested by order
of Viceroy Lord Willlngdon and
India has once more declared .i
non-violent war on Great Britain.
It is paradoxical that Gandhi was
presented to the King of England
during the recent conference in
England, and is now presented to
a cell at the conclusion of an even
more recent conference in India.
CLASS PRESIDENT IS ILL
Phil Brownell in Serious
Condition; Is Showing
Improvement.
Philip Brownell, president of the
Junior class, member of Delta
Upsilon, who has been seriously ill
is much better today according to
the reports of his nurse. His
temperature is back to normal,
and it Is now thought that he has
bod n rase of influenza. Dr. Guzen,
the university physician, has been
much puzziea aDoui nis conuaioi
in the past week, and as yet has
not Issued a statement as to the
real cause for Brownell's condition.
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The University of Oklahoma
Sooners defeated the University of
Hawaii 7 to 0 at Honolulu New
Years day. A twenty-five yard
pass to Cherry, Sooner substitute,
and his thirty-four yard run to
Hawaii's 1-yard line paved the
way for Oklahoma's victory. Ma
saad, fullback, carried the ball
thru center for the lone counter on
the following play.
Masaad provided most of the
thrills of the day with gains from
passes and line plays. Oklahoma
proved without a doubt its super
iority and was the only team visit
ing the Islands to score a victory.
Drake university and University of
San Francisco journeyed to the
islands only to fall victim to the
attack of the powerful Hawaiian
team.
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Women's Hosiery
One lot of our regular $1
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Women's Gloves
79c
$1.29
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Our regular $2.95 kid glove, on
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aizes 53 to 74, now
Our regular $3.50 suede in
black, grey, white and beige,
sizes 6 to 7,
now
$2.95
8 Polo Coats $9;95
In both dark and natural colors smart belted models of fine
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$25 l
$29.75 2 .. 2 1
$35 i l 1
$39.75 2 3 5 3
$49 75 i 3 6 7
$59.75 3 . 3
$65 j
1 Lot of Evening Frocks V2 Price
Flosheim Shoes for
$10.50 and $12.50, now $7.85
and $9.85.
Entire stock of True Poise
$10.50 values, now $7.85.
Broken lines of hlo-h a-rade
shoes, $12.50 to $14.50, now
$9.85 and $11.85
Broken lines of I. Millers $12.50
values, $5.85.
