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TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 1936.
LINCOLN, NEB.
INDIVIDUAL GIFTS TO
FOUNDATION
REACH
MORE THAN $4,000
Roberts Dairy of Omaha
Gives $3,000 to
Fund.
Two additional gifts, totaling
more than $3,000, have been re
ceived by the University of Ne
braska Foundation according to a
recent announcement. One con
tribution of $3,000 comes from the
Roberts Dairy company of Omaha
and one of $73.65 comes from the
University of Nebraska alumni as
Bociation of southern California.
The Roberts Dairy contribution
is to establish a fellowship in the
college of medicine at Omaha for
the purpose of investigating some
of the problems in bacteriology
and public health which have their
origin in the milk supply of the
a community. The contribution will
be paid over a period of three
years, $1,000 each year, which
shall be used by the university to
defray the material expenses of
the investigation as well as meet
the salary of the individual se
lected as the recipient of this fel
lowship.
The $73.65 from the alumni in
southern California is the proceeds
of a benefit tea held at the home
of Mrs. G. W. Wattles in Los Aa
eeles. It was raised for the pur
pose of establishing a scholarship
fund.
First Contribution.
The initial cash contribution of
$1,000 was made by J. C. Seacrest
Announcement of this gift was
made by Chancellor E. A. Eurnett
at the first meeting of the board
of trustees of the newly organized
foundation held recently.
E. P. Brown of Davey, who
served as temporary chairman at
the meeting, was elected president
of the board. Other officers elected
were: Mrs. Harlean C. Fetters, re
cording secretary; J. C. Seacrest,
first vice president; Mrs. Charles
Roberts, second vice president; Dr.
Olga Stastny, third vice president;
Fred A. Marsh, fourth vice presi
dent; L. E. Gunderson, treasurer.
Elected to serve on the execu
tive committee were H. D. Landis
and John Agee, two year term;
Howard S. Wilson and Gould
Deitz, four year term, and George
W. Holmes and Victor Smith, aix
year term.
"The purpose of the University
of Nebraska Foundation is to build
a more distinctive university. Lines
of scholarship and research are to
be promoted thru private funds
received from gifts," explained the
chancellor.
"There are many projects which
need additional money that cannot
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UNIVERSITY HONORS SAWYER
AT NEBRASKA'S GRADUATION
The University of Nebraska
honored one of its distinguished
graduates, Willits H. Sawyer, with
an honorary doctor of engineering
degree at the sixty-fifth annual
commencement exercises at the
coliseum Monday. Sawyer, who
graduated from Nebraska in 1894,
la now an executive engineer of
New York City.
Following his graduation from
here Sawver became associated
with General Electric as an en
gineer in their railway engineering
department, and had charge of the
company s work in tne eieccnrica-
tion of the New YorK uity eievatea
railways and of the initial subway
installations. In 1907 he entered
the consulting engineering field,
later becoming engineer in charge
of the New York office of Ford,
Bacon & Davis. In 1914 he be
came vice president of the E. W.
Clark Management corporation,
with headquarters at Columbus, O.
Since then his work has included
executive and operating responsi
bilities as president of many im
portant public utility companies,
allho he never completely severed
himself from the broader consult
ing engineering field.
In 1930, after years of operating
Classes' Convene on
Saturday This Week
Classes will meet regularly
this week on Thursday, Friday,
and Saturday, according to an
announcement made by Prof.
R. D. Moritz, director of the
summer session. Classes will be
held on Saturday only for the
first week, and following that
they will meet regularly five
days a week.
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714 DEGREES MONDAY
Dr. William Munro Speaks
To 65th Commencement
Assemblage.
A crowd estimated by officials
at 6,000 watched Chancellor E. A.
Burnett confer degrees upon a
class of 714 at the 65th annual
commencement exercises of the
university, Monday morning at
the coliseum. Dr. William B.
Munro delivered the commence
ment address, "The New Era and
the Old Virtues."
The exercises began at 10
o'clock with the commencement
procession, led by the university
R. O. T. C. band, university mar
shals led the academic procession
between lines of spectators into
the coliseum. Following the mar
shals, the procession in order:
Candidates for the baccaluareate
degree, candidates for the master's
degree, candidates for the doctor's
degree, faculties, deans of colleges,
regents. Governor Cochran and
honored guests, president of the
board and the commencement
chaplain, chancellor and com
mencement orator.
Blewfield Gives Invocation.
First on the morning program
were three numbers by the Uni
versity Little Symphony orchestra
under the direction of Raymond
R. Reed and the processional
played by Wilbur Chenoweth. Rev.
Floyd Leslie Blewfield, pastor or
the Trinity Methodist church, gave
the invocation. Chancellor Burnett
then introduced Dr. Munro.
The famous political scientist
told the graduating class "the
challenge of youth is that they
shall go out ready and willing to
do the day's work. They must not
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CHEMISTRY BUILDING
RENAMED FOR AVERY
Avery laboratory of chemistry
will be the new name for the
chemistry hall on the University
of Nebraska campus. The build
ing was named in honor of the
late Chancellor Samuel Avery,
The change in name was approved
by the board of regents, Monday,
June 8.
-From Lincoln Journal.
and engineering experience, he
opened his office in New York
City as an executive engineer. His
operating responsibilities included
the presidency of the properties
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INSTRUCT IN SUMMER
Educators Offer Courses in
Specialized Fields,
Give Lectures.
In addition to the regular teach
ing staff of the University a num
ber of men and women of nation
al prominence will instruct in the
various departments during the
summer session. They will offer
courses in specialized fields and
give special lectures, supplement
ing the regular work.
Instructing in the geography de
partment will be Fred A. Carlson,
Ph. D. and professor of geography
at Ohio State university. He is the
junior author of "The Geographic
Basis of Society," a text widely
used in basic courses in geography
in this country. He is also the au
thor of "The Geography of Latin
America." He is a member of the
Association of American Geogra
phers. Carter to Teach.
Thomas Milton Carter, Ph. D.,
and head of the department of edu
cation at Albion College, has been
secured to offer courses in the psy
chology of the elementary school
subjects and the psychology of the
high school subjects. Dr. Carter is
well known as a lecturer on Edu
cational Psychology in the summer
schools of several neighboring in
stitutions, and as a contributor to
the "Journal of Educational Psy
chology," "School and Society," the
"International Journal of Ethics,"
and other periodicals in education.
Another visiting instructor will
be Alfred Crago, Ph. D., who is
professor of educational psychol
ogy and tests and measurements
at the University of Florida.
George R. Howerton, formerly of
Chicago, now on the music faculty
of Hiram College, at Hiram, Ohio,
is included on the summer faculty.
He is an authority on conducting
and is well prepared to present a
methods and musical materials
course for choral work in the pub
lic schools. Music supervisors will
be interested in Mr. Howerton's
practical presentation of choral
problems.
Miss Kelty on Faculty.
Mary Kelty, A. M., a nationally
known authority in the field of so
cial studies and author of numer
ous articles and many books for
children and teachers, will be list
ed among summer faculty mem
bers. She will offer courses in su
pervision and methods in the field
of sdcial sciences.
H. H. Linn, Ph. D. of Columbia
university, who is business mana
ger and assistant superintendent
of schools at Muskegon, Mich.,
will again offer courses in the field
of school buildings and the busi
ness administration of schools.
Since Dr. Linn served for a num
ber of years as superintendent in
the smaller schools of Nebraska he
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92
Former Students Get
Teaching Placements
For Next Fall.
The following teaching place
ments have been reported to the
department of educational service
of the University of Nebraska:
Louise Thygeson, Hartlngton.
Helen McKlvaln, Surprise.
Phyllis Rldle, Crawford.
Willard Waldo, Crawford.
Ernest Green, Cozad.
Irene Leech. Blairnburg.
Ruf.i Rutlerige, Holdrege.
Frances Sallman, Fort Calhoun.
Ruth Swanson, Ewing.
Maliel Eisele, Hartlngton.
Marie George, St. Edward.
Marie Fadschlld, Rising City.
Gretchen Budd, Wiota, la.
I.owell Sutherland, Deweese,
Merlin Walters, Garland.
Ludwlg Gartner, Ewlng.
Eva Kroch Tavi A!m
Leo Taylor. Bruno.
Ervin Watson, Lewlston.
Ernest Collins, Belvidere.
Eldon Haas. Lester, la.
Theodore Hartman, ABhland.
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NAT
FIGURES TO
SESSION
CAMPUS
DUCA1NA
SERVICE
ANNOUNCES POSITIONS
Registration Starts
At 1 O'clock Today
For Summer Session
Summer Director
Extends Greetings
Greetings to summer session
students.
I extend to you a most cordial
welcome from the University of
Nebraska. All the facilities for
study and research which the
university can command are
placed at your disposal.
For the university I wish to
assure you that every effort will
be made to make your stay here
both pleasant and profitable.
For the summer session faculty
I wish to say that it is our earn
est wish that you will find the
summer valuable, and that your
experiences here may bring you
happiness during both the pres
ent and the future.
R. D. MORITZ.
Director of the Summer Session.
H. P. CRAWFORD SPEAKS
Interprofessional Institute
Hears University
Professor.
"The typical alumnus of the Uni
versity of Nebraska today in
young man or woman barely turn
ed .w years of ace." Prof H. P
Crawford of the university told the
members of the Interprofessional
institute at the Lincoln hotel Sat
urday noon. "We speak of old
gTads, but in the case of our uni
versity the old grads are really a
negligible number among the total
Astonishing as it appears, two-
third, of the 22,000 graduates of
the university received their di
plomas after the conclusion of the
World war. Only around 15 per
cent received diplomas before
1910, and less than 7 percent of
the total before 1900.
"Such a situation is of far reach
mg consequence to the institution,
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ONE LESS CREDIT UNIT
E
Regents Modify Number of
Requirements for
Freshmen.
Entrance requirements for fresh
men at the University of Nebraska
were modified somewhat by the
regents at their regular meeting
Monday afternoon. One less unit
of credit will be required of those
entering as graduates of a senior
high school.
As approved by the regents 11
entrance units will be satisfactory
for full admission to the university
in place of the 12 previously re
quired to have been earned in the
tenth, eleventh and twelfth grades.
Conditional admission may be
had upon presentation of ten units
where formerly 11 were needed.
Eight academic units will now
be required where formerly nine
were required. The change .accord
ing to university authorities, is in
keeping with the policies of other
schools.
The regents approved the change
in name of the chemistry building
to "Avery Laboratory of Chem
istry." They also approved the
establishment of two $500 perman
ent fellowships to be known as the
"Samuel Avery Fellowships in
Chemistry."
Dr. Cecil W. Scott, now principal
of the Westwood, N. J., senior
high school was named associate
professor of school administration.
Dr. Scott holds two degrees from
the University of South Carolina
and one from Columbia. He will
be professor of school administra
tion at St. Lawrence university
during the 193S summer session.
ON TYPICAL ALUMNUS
NEEDED FOR ENTRANC
2,500 Expected to Enroll
For Nine, Six Weeks
Courses.
1. All new undergraduate
students, whether freshmen or
with advanced standing, must
have or secure in the southwest
corner of the coliseum a certifi
cate of admission and a list of
credits; they must then see
faculty advisers in the college
in which they are registered.
Former students should see ad
visers immediately.
2. All students should secure
summer director's signature,
fill out registration cards, and
pay fees at the north end of
the coliseum.
3. Graduate students should
register with some graduate ad
viser, secure graduate dean's
signature in chemistry building,
room 204; then complete regis
tration in north end of coliseum.
All graduate students should
select courses at once and at
tend the first meeting of the
class whether they are regis
tered or not.
4. All agricultural and home
economics graduate students
must get the signature of Prof.
Swenk as well as their adviser
before they come to the grad
uate dean's office. Prof. Swenk
will be in his office, room 206A
of Plant Industry hall.
With approximately 2,500 stu
dents expected to enroll in the
six and nine weeks sessions of the
university this summer, registra
tion will get under way in the)
coliseum at 1 o'clock Tuesday and
will continue until 5 and from 8
to 12 and 2 to 5 o'clock on Wed
nesday. The two summer sessions will
run concurrently, with classes be
ginning Thursday morning. th
short session closing July 17 and
the long session, Aug. 7." Wor k in
the graduate college is also of
fered during the summer, with op
portunities offered both in the pro
fessional colleges and the liberal
arts college.
Visiting Teachers.
With 17 visiting instructors on
the faculty this summer, in addi
tion to the regular staff, the sum
mer program has been designed
to meet the needs of all classes of
students, and the curriculum
ranges from undergraduate courses
to graduate courses leading to the
Master's and Doctor's degrees.
All those registering in the sum
mer session should follow instruc
tions listed above. An information
desk will be set up in the coliseum
for those in doubt as to how to
procede.
All new graduate students and
all new students not working for
graduate degrees should go imme
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WASHINGTON FACULTY
HONORS R. E. MORITZ
Brother of fsehraslta
Professor to Attend
Mathematics Meeting
Prof. Robert E. Moritz, formerly
of the University of Nebraska fac
ulty and a brother of Prof. R. D.
Moritz, director of the Nebraska
summer session, was feted at a re
cent dinner given in his honor by
alumni and faculty members of the
University of Washington. Prof.
Robert Moritz joined the Washing
ton university staff in 1904 as the
only instructor in the mathematics
department. Now the department,
of which he is chairman, lists 13
professors.
In honor of his outstanding serv
ices and contributor 3, he was pre
sented with a watch, the gift of his
department members and Zeta Mu
Tau and Phi Mu Epsilon, honorary
fraternities. The former Nebraa
kan plans to attend the interna
tional mathematical conrrress pt
Oslo, Norway, and en route to the
east coast, will visit Prof. R. D.
Moritz here for a few days. The
Washington professor was on tho
faculty here from 1901 to 1903.