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Xfi TWO THE DAILY NEBRASKAN WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 19.14. The Daily Nebraskan Station A, Lincoln, Nsbraika OFFICIAL STUDENT PUBLICATION UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA &soriatrd GoUfaiat IDrfs fr.iiM n-m Of --fcWi'Itt i ' i I . ' Entered it second-class matter at the postoffice in Lincoln, Nebraska, under act of congrtas. March 3, 1879. and at ipeclal rate of postaage provided for In aectlen iiuj. act ot uctoper a, iwi, authorized January ku, THIHTV.THIRD YEAR Published Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday mornings during tne academie year. SUBSCRIPTION RATE 91.50 a year Single Copy 6 cents 11.00 a semester (2.60 a year mailed 11.50 a semester mailed Under direction ot the Student Publication Board, editorial Office University Hall 4. Business Off ice University Hull 4A. Telephones Day: B-6891 : Night) B-6882. B-3333 (Journal) Ask for Nebraskan editor. EDITORIAL STAFF Laurence Hall Editor-in-chief Managing Editors Bruce Nlcoll Violet Cross News Editors Burton Marvin jack Fischer Margaret Thlele Virginia Selleck Society Editor Sporta Editor Irwin Ryan BUSINESS STAFF Bernard Jennings Business Manager Assistant Business Managers George Holyoke Dick Schmidt Wilbur Erlcksnn Relief Study Centers. gOCIAL planning, of recent months, has come in for a considerable share of attention. Many of the various relief projects have been undertaken with the hope that they may be developed into pro jects to serve as a basis for permanent arrange ments. Relief, in other words, although the imme diate end, has often been supplemented by aims ot greater scope in order that society may be per manently bettered. Among the things suggested as being in the di rection of social planning was adult education on a larger scale. Secretary of Labor Perkins was among the advocates of adult education, and in one of her statements during the fall sponsored it as part of a program of planned eccnomy designed to lessen the possibilities of depression and depression hardships. As yet no national program has been under taken for the extension of educational opportunities. But in Nebraska, at least, an unusual and signifi cant attempt is being made to expand education in the state through the CWS-supported relief study centers. Under this arrangement "schools" are be ing established in Nebraska communities for the "purpose of offering high school and college courses to the men and women ot the state. The system is being organized through the university's exten sion division, and in the towns local and county sup erintendents have charge of actually getting the work of the study centers under way. Educators have previously urged the advis ability of some such plan, and similar arrangements have proven workable. The relief study center plan, however, is sponsored with federal funds and there fore represents recognition by the government ot the practicability of using existing educational fa cilities in a broad plan for adult instruction. Some of the more obvious benefits of the study ' centers include their provision for giving educa tional chances to young men and women who might "otherwise be denied them, employment of jobss teachers, and provisions for valuable use of the lei 'Sure of unemployed men and women. In addition soma students will be given employment on the campus aa readers. Development ot the study centers will be watched with interest, and it is to be hoped that the Nebraska arrangement la but the first federally sponsored educational project. Long-term social planning is here to stay if speakers for the pres ent administration are to be believed, and provisions for education should certainly be included in the federal programs. Overheard in The Corridors. gY listening to student conversation concerning registration one would gather that it was almost impossible to get correct information about courses offered, instructors, requirements, or any of the things w'.iieh a student should know before planning his net semester's work. One distressed girl had spent five semesters in school and had only one of the general requirements worked off. A boy was lamenting the fact that his advisor was constantly trying to register him for all of his own courses. Perhaps the saddest story was the one told by the students who had gone three or four times to their advisors for conferences and found them out each time. At best registration is difficult, but the job isn't hopeless. It seems, first of all, that every student should be sufficiently acquainted with courses cf fered to do away with the practice of signing up for a "number" and then waiting to see what happens. At present the only way a student has of getting this information is through conversations with each instructor. Carried into effect, this would not be practical from the standpoint of either the student or professor. When a student first matriculates with the uni versity, he has a course of study outlined for him, He should understand requirements for graduation by knowing what constitutes a major and hours necessary for a minor. In addition to this, it is im portant that he arrange his schedule so that during his Junior and senior year he will have fulfilled his junior division requirements. Recommendations for schedules may be dis liked, but it is when students stubbornly refuse to accept the help offered them that registration mix ups result When students make an attempt to adjust their difficulties reasonably and try to plan definite courses of study in accordance with univer sity schedules, then and only then will the causes of confusion be removed. The Student Pulse Uriel, coni'lie eontrlriiitliins peril neiit to mutters of student II le unu the university are welcomed by this ilpirt.nent, under the usual leatrlo tlons ol sound newspaper prnctlre, which excludrs all libelous matter and personal attacks. Letters must be signed, but names will be with i eld from publication If so desired. Health and The Future, JJEALTH and money conditions of people in the unuea states are aiiKe in mat tney are Dotn exposed to wide differences of opinion. A recent report shows that 1933 was the best health year on record, judging from insurance mortality statistics. This falls in line with the striking figures from public health agencies about falling death rates in these depression years. But contrast to this report authorities point out that there is a large increase in malnutrition among children. The death rate continues to fall, but sev eral years from now we may be harvesting the health consequences of these last years of depres sion. For the present at least society will not suffer from the results of malnutrition among its children. Health figures of 1940-45 will be the best Indictment of present economic conditions for it is then the actual effects of malnutrition will be apparent. Revolt at the Ke-vote. TO THE EDITOR: One sometimes wonders how the red tape of administratlonal diffi culties can continue to be pre served in the face of an almost overwhelming desire for a change that would greatly benefit all stu dents bar none. The particular case called to attention by me in this brief "gripe," if you please, is a doubt as to the necessity of re voting on the student activity tax. Everyone, I believe that no one will differ with me on that point, is overwhelmingly in favor of such a tax. They realize the tremendous value it would be to them person' ally in the way of convenience and finance. But they also realize how much nicer it would be for those individuals who attempt to man age the few student activities that are carried on by students, them' selves, at the University of Ne- braska. It would indeed be "New Deal" for campus activities and for campus life. Without the presence ot this ad ditional formality and time-wast ing devices, let us, without delay ing until the student council de cides that every proper step has been taken, institute a student ac tivity tax that will prove a boon to all concerned. INTERESTED Contemporary Comment Down With Something, TO THE EDITOR: Ohio students have finally raised their voices in protest against war, and preparations for war. Even tho the regents of that university have not yet decided their stand upon the dismissal of those in volved, it is to be expected that Newton Baker, former Secretary of War, and a member of the Board of Regents, will use his voice to see that the men no longer re main in the university. This is the only stand consistent with Baker's past record. Let us, stu dents of a university far removed, territorially from the scene of that conflict, see how that existent sit uation affects us. Preparedness for warfare en courages similiar participation in encouragement of militaristic ac tivities by the foreign powers. This is not conductive to peace, ana peaceable settlements of interna tional difficulties. This type of preparedness is even now expen sive to the national government. This same government in its re port for the first quarter of the fiscal year shows a deficit of slightly more than $292,000,000, not to include the activities of the A. A. A., or the C. W. A. Of course removal of drill from the schools thruout the counrty would not make up this deficit, but neither will it add to the amount of in debtedness of the national govern ment. Military officers now em ployed in the school corps in the land could be put to work on the C. C. C, or other existent military j or aeml-railltary functions of the recovery program. Peace, and peaceable settlement of international difficulties will save hundreds of millions of dollars to nations by eliminating present unnecessary armament construc tion. Battleships, airships, and guns are soon past the stage of serviceability and the cost of re Dlacemsnt is treat. Courts ate never out of date, membership in the courts Is not as costly as the replacement of a battleship, peace does not derive families of their representatives of clean young manhood, in fact no argument can be advanced for the continu ance of compulsory or optional military drill that is not offset by great disadvantages or by im proved advantages of a continued, economical, program of peace. Tho vouth of the wona must fiirht the next war. But not If w come to our senses and realize that war is foolish, extravagant, expensive, and undesireable. Peace offers more and cost less, we, tne students of a university which now for a few paltry dollars forces an or practically all male studsnts to take two years of work in military drill, strategy or prances mat win soon be out or date. Peace must be the cry of youth, not preparedness for war. V. F. OFFICIAL BULLETIN 4H ,tudrul orgunuatlons or larulty aroiips dealrlns to publlnh notices ot meetings or olhri information for members may have Mem printed by calllni the Daily Nebraskan office. Alt Class A basketball games scheduled for Deo. 15, 1933, postponed on that date, will be played Thursday, Jan. 11, at the time indicated by the sched ule in the Coliseum. Every team playing must be ready for its game at the scheduled time. H. G. PETZ, Intramural Director. tory Wednesday evening of this week. All members are urged to be present. Y. W. C. A. members who have not paid their membership fees and have not signed their membership cards are asked to do so immedi ately. These must be done by Thursday night as the official membership list must be com ' pleted by that time. The University of Virginia was defeated by John Hopkins Univer sity in what is believed to have been the first chess match ever contested via radio last Saturday. ' Object: TO THE EDITOR: It seems to me that the student council cannot let well enough alone. I never heard of anyone ever complaining about the SO' called intolerable situation on the campus concerning the purchase of Duplications, athletl c tickets and the like, but nevertheless the sta dent council !s practically forcing the students to swallow an "ac tivity tax" plan and like it! Under this plan, each student upon registering must pay with his fees, an extra sum of about five dollars a semester for student publications, etc, whether he likes to or not. For this extra ien doi lars a year he is to receive a Corn husker, a subscription to the Daily Nebraskan, and Awgwan, a stU' dent athletic ticket and contribute some on a Student Union build ing which will be used by students, if ever, in about three hundred years from now unless the legiS' lature appropriates the money to help the cause. Thus, each student would get this mess of publications which in my mind aren't worth half the price that we must pay for them even 'at a great reduction' under the new plan, and an athletic ticket which could be purchased almost as cheaply without the tax plan, in other words it looks to me like a means to force all the students to support publications and help build a Student Union building for some students In about three centuries. I'll admit that it would be ad vantageous for some students who take all of the publications any way,' but for some of us students who aren t interested in student publications, it's a farce. Timothy. At Lehigh University the regis trar's office delayed mailing flunk notices for the quarter until the following Monday to avoid the dampening of spirits in view of the house party week end. International Relations Staff. There will be a meeting of the International Relations staff of Y. W. at 5 o'clock Thursday in El len Smith hall. Dancing. Orchesis will meot Wednesday Jan. 10 at 7:30. Mu Gamma chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon, national honorary musical sorority, will hold their monthly business meeting in the conserva- U. of N. DEPARTMENT of SPEECH Presents JACK RANK IN 'The Victim Express VabeUevabl Qalrk Chaiuea One Artor Wirt Kofee TEMPLE THEATER 4 MEN'S SUITS, TOPCOATS AND OVERCOATS MEN'S FELT HATS 550 Ladies' Plain Dresses & Coats 75c Additional Charge for Pleats, Frills and Fat Trimming Modem Cleaimon'c Soukup & Wtitover CALL F2377 for Service nst 4 O ttmts LIBERTY" JAN. 15th MONDAY MATINEE AND NIGHT AT 2:20 AND 8:30 P.M. 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It is manifestly unfair to stu dents to base the grades 'or a se mester's work on one or two ex aminations. The presrnt system of grading is an invitation to cheat because students realize that if they fail on the test their work for the semester will be lost. Professors err in formulating ill-chosen questions for examina tions, by making them too long and by placing too much emphasis upon them. Mont te'icher qui'. students on small details of the course rather than on broad infor mation that they should be ex pected to remember aiveial yeais after they have left college. Too many examination ire memory testa rather than teats in thinking. If students do resort to cheating on examinations and if hcy attach the wrong Importance to tests, the fault lies as much with the teach ers as with the students. Okla homa Dally. part, has become skeptical of the value and inevitability of war, of divinity ordained social and theolo gical dogmas, and challenges the intelligence of his fellow students in order to strive toward a society wherein the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness shall be no mere slogans, but permanent social realities. Grinnell Red and Blaik. We Hope They Are. Skepticism and challenge are the outstanding characteristic of the Intelligent college student of today . Cruelly disappointed in and ideals which heretofore were honored and cherished, he has come to doubt the wisdom of his elders, and has dared to think for - himself. In economics and history he learns the truth about exploitation and imperialism. He discovers that 1 wars are not fought for noble ends, but for the protection of private wealth and property. In philosophy there Is revealed I to him the truth end origin of re ligion. He begins to question creeds and habits which, as a child, , he accepted as absolute. In biology he comes face to face with stark nature, seeing in the lower forms of life a kinship which Is more and more making him doubt bis special origin. Physics and chemistry explain to him how and why certain natural pbenom- .ena occur. Enlightened by the revelations ef the natural and social sciences, coupled with the fearless exposi tion of facts by his professors, the American students, for the most Take Pipes For Instance. The by-product effects of the depression take some queer quirks and turns sometimes. . . For instance, the revival of pipes On college campuses throughout the breadth and width of the land from the elm shaded walks of Vermont to sunbright patios at the University of Arizona, and from the graceful palms of the Univer- sity ot Florida to the shores of Piiget Sound in Washington col lepians i re finding a new and de llghtful experience in puffing on tne sweetened briar. Merits, smok Ing quality, and aroma of various blends are discussed and defended; even sweet co-eds (after reading the ads of nationally advertised brands) declare that they "love a man who nmokes a pipe. But, let's not kid ourselves lonirer. The real reason that pipes have been returned to favor is an eco nomic one. When a 15-cent can of tobacco will last three times as long as a 15-cent package of cig arettes, naturally the college man, one step ahead of the wolf, will dig out the old pipe. He glosses over the economic reason by saying that a pipe is less derogatory to the lungs or that a pipe exudes a more democratic spirit. Yes, even on the U.C.L.A. cam pus, there has been a stampede toward the time-honored pipe. To bacco merchants in the village re port an increase in "tobacco-in-the- ran" sales. And it is even ru mored around that the several in habitants on Hilgard are not with out their pipes to enjoy in tho privacy of their boudoir. (Pipes do not stain the fingers with nicotine, you know.) And so, college students are turning back to the original form of inhaling the weed. It's cheaper. its more democratic, and a pipe goes so well with the new rough fall fabrics. And best of all, your fraternity Drothers don't "bum" a Dine from vou everv time vou meet them. California Dally Bruin. Professors at the University of Chicago are combining football and geometry by preparing texts with geometrical theorems illus trated by football plays and de vices. This Is on way to get stu dents to atudy geometry. One of the finest morgues oper ated by a college newspaper Is maintained by the Temple Univer sity News which began keeping clippings of all its material in 1926. Tne Center Lowes uwe te finest 7V ooaax) .... thats why only center leaves are used in Luekies Qtialth The first thing: people see and like about Luekies is how round and firm they are. The tobacco doesn't spill out and there arc no loose ends to clinf to lips. That's be cause we pack each and every Lucky full to the brim with long, even strands of the finest Turkish and domestic tobaccos only the center leaves. Not the top leaves because those are under-developed Not the bottom leaves because those are inferior in quality. We use only the center Iraves because they are the mildest and fully ripe for perfect smoking. That's why Luekies always draw easily, burn evenly and are always mild and smooth. So smoke a Lucky, a fully packed ciga rette. And remember, "It's toasted" for throat protection for finer taste. Frm tki Dlamtni Mri-5h$ tfiki Mttrtflii Optra Errry Saturday SI 1 P. M., Eastern Standard Tims over ths Red and Blue Networks NBC, LUCKY STRIKE present! tlis Metropolitan Opera Company In ths complets Opera performed that trterasea. f t y . I " " i S1 Always the Finest Tobacco 1 k m.iinaw mu i n una' s' &. ' -. 1 sSSSSaaaf4aBsja tmm .yjjarfcft , yj .yfrvW Mil I Maf . sn usr Oafsrtikt, 1M4, Xbs aadaa IsMcos Was and only the Center Leaves