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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN TIIUHSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1937. TWO Daily Nebraskan Station A. Lincoln. Nebraska. THIRTY. FIFTH VEAR Published every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Frl. c" and Sunday mornings of the academic year by stu. r.r its of the University of Nebraska, under supervision of trie Board Ot Publication tH6 Member I9JT FUsoc'ded Golleeiofe Press Distributors of Cbt!e6ia!eDi6esf REFRK9ENTCD POR NATIONAL AOVSRTI8IN IV National Advertising Service, Inc Collrtr Puhllshrrs Jirirrtemlaliur 420 Madison Ave. New York, N.Y, Chicago - Boston . San Fhancibco LOS ANGELtS PORTLAND SKATTLf ARNOLD LEVI N BOB FUNK Editor Business Manager EDITORIAL STAFF Managing Editors GEORGE PIPAL DON WAGNER News Editors Jane Walcott Wlllard Burney Ed Vurray Helen Pascoe Bob Reddish BUSINESS STAFF Assistant Business Managers Bob Wadhams Webb Mills Frank Johnson This paper Is represented for general advertlslncj by the Nebraska Press Association. Entered as second-class mstter at the postoffice In Lincoln. Nebraska, under act of congress. March 3. 1879. and at special rate of postage provided for In section 1103, act of October 3, 1917. authorized January 20, 1922. SUBSCRIPTION RATE 1 50 a year Single Copy 5 cents $1.00 a semester 2.5C a year mailed $1.50 semester mailed Under direction of the Student Publication Board. Editorial Off ice University Hall 4. Business Office University Hall A. Telephones Day: B6891 ; Night: B6862. B3333 (Journa,). ON THIS ISSUE Desk Editor, Wagner Night Editor, Reddish What Makes GoocI Instructors? Tt has lieen said that anything eouM lie aeenmplisheil if accompanied with the proper yniMieity. A burning indictment of advance ment in the field of teaching thru this process, nnd not thru meritorious educational advance ment is hurled ly a retiring instructor in this morning's Daily Nebraskan. The indictment is valid and sound. In effect, it charges that advancements along the university teaching scale, from assistant in structor to full professorship, are made be cause the individuals concerned have special ized themselves thru research reports and pub licized articles, and not because they are bet ter teachers. Consequently, university students many times are subjected to dull haranguinirs by ii arrow minds which enjoy 1 lie title of "profes sor." These teachers perhaps are unable 1o present their lectures in as complete ami well rounded a form as instructors receiving only liiilf their salaries. Tint because Ihey have written a publicized document, and their name is fairly well known in their specialized field, they receive the more advantageous and re munerative post. As teachers they may be j'lops, but the aura surrounding a name in print is enough to retain their positions. There is another unfortunate aspect 1o this method of advancement. Voung instruc tors, anxious to get ahead, may spend no more lime than is necessary preparing lectures and acquainting themselves with their students. 'AH spare moments are spent in the world of books, scraping together material which will make their name of importance in the educa tional world, and, incidentally, will fatten tbeir meager pay check. This is, of course, 7 ot universally true of beginning instructors, but it is a tendency unfortunate in the teach ing field. Nothing is of more benefit to the student than contacts with his instructors. These by no means come under the appellation of "ap ple polishing," a term devised by sophisticated students whose mental abilities keep them in lire fiO and TO class. A survey will show that it is the good student, usually, who realizes; a good mind among his instructors and seeks to cultivate it in friendship. More of sound benefit and aid can be given the student out side the classroom than in by the instructor. Oftentimes he is hampered from voicing his real opinions by classroom conventions, yet the real inner workings of his mind are the stimulants to the student. It is unfortunate that our modern student-instructor relation ship does not provide for the camaraderie which marked such relations when universi ties were much smaller in size. The instructor is not wholly to blame for this. Increasing the numbers of students without increasing facilities to care for them precludes, of course, the possibility of intimate relations between students and faculty. The student has a duly to himself when in the university, the duly to attempt to foster his mind and cultivate his thinking processes. The instructor has as clearly defined a duty, that of becoming not a lecturing automaton, but a true teacher with a humane outlook. Universities have a duty too. That of pro moting teachers for service in the teaching field, and not because of publicity gained by specialized, statistical reporting. llcpublican Chairman Hamilton is still hepped up about his "strong" second party, hut from the looks of things in the 7."t h con gress the only fights possible will be demo crats vs. democrats. NEWS PARADE By Ralph Woodruff President IJoojsevelt has introduced legislation into congress calling or unification of the executive department of 1he irovernment. He. and all other presidents, have claimed that the chief executive is so occupied by trivial details that he has no time to weigh important decisions. Uoosevelt would cut down this useless de tail by unifying the executive departments of Ihe government and by having six assistants who would act as go betweens for the presi dent and his cabinet members. He also pro poses that two new cabinet posts be created, a department of social welfare and a depart ment of public works. In his special message to congress mtro lucing these reforms Roosevelt criticized the comptroller general, lie objected to the comp troller general having executive powers in de ciding whether or not certain expenditures were legal. lie said that the comptroller gen eral's duty was to turn in a complete audit 1o congress at the end of the year, and that the comptroller general hail been failing to do this. As a move to increase the efficiency of the executive department ot the government, Roosevelt suggested that all government work ers, except those who decided policy, should be under the civil service. lie also suggested that higher salaries be paid, so that good men could ne attracted to the key positions. Opposition in Congress to this proposed executive reform was based largely on the fact that the president's pro posal would call for increased expenditures at a time when economy was needed in order to balance the budget. Many of the congress men, headed by Senator Byrd of Virginia, believed that congress should be eliminating departments instead of increasing the num ber of them, and should be reducing civil service salaries rather than increasing them. Chairman Copcland of the senate commerce committee announced that he would recommend the expenditure of 10 million dollars to improve weather report ing and safety facilities, in an effort to halt ihe epidemic of air accidents. Copeland said that most of the transports depend on the bureau of air commerce radio beam to guide them while they are flying blind. Sometimes during the night this beam swings. In mountainous country, this swing ing beam may lead the pilot into a mountain side. Another phenomenon of the beam in mountainous country is the development of a "ghost" beat i parallel 1o the actual beam. This "ghost" beam is also likely to lead a pilot into the side of a mountain. Martin Johnson, the second victim of the air tragedy, was a famous big game hunter in Africa. At one time in Africa, he was seized by cannibals and saved only by the appearance of a British ship. At other times his life was endangered by charging wild animals. It is rather ironical that he should escape these dangers, only to be killed in "safe" America. Before he started out on his fateful voyage. Johnson had said jokingly, "I almost got killed by a taxi this morning. The jungles are really safe when you know how to get along in them. America, probably because it is the most civilized place in the world, is the most dangerous' EIGHT STUDENTS MAKE Music Assembly Features Piano, Trumpet, Vocal Selections. TiWit nrlvnnced music, students presented an Interesting recital of two piano, one trumpet, and five vocal numbers Wednesday after noon at the Thirteenth Musical Convocation tn the Temple theater. "Rhapsody in C Major" by Doh nnnvi was olaved as the first se lection on the program by Mildred Gergen, a piano pupil of Mr. Har rison. Elsie Mansfield was the other piano student to perform. Her numbers, "The White Pea cock" by Griffes, and "Spinners at Carantec " by nnene-tsaton exmo ited here excellent piano technique. Two vocal numbers that re ceived much applause from the audience were presented by Duane Harmon and Alice Redwood. Mr. Harmon, who studies under Mr. Shildneck, sang "Napoli" by Bell- KtoHt and Miss Rpilwood. a stu dent of Mrs. Gutzmer, sang a Cadman composition, "Welcome Sweet Wind" from "The Morning of the Year." A pupil of Mrs. Thomas, Eleanor Lucille Thomas, contralto, offered two vocal selections on the stu dent program, "Dedication" by Franz and "When Song Is Sweet" by Souci. Another student con tributing two numbers was Lil lian Dannatt, pupil of Mr. Kirk- patncK, wno sang -urui uown by Ronald and "My Desire" by Nevin. A number taken from a Men delssohn oratorio, "It is Enough" from "The Eliiah" was suner by Dale Ganz who is studying un der Mr. V lite. vjompiemiK ure program was "Nuptials" from "Annees de Pelerinage" sung by Mildred Platz whose teacher is Miss Klinker. WOMEN INVITED TO ENTER TELEBRAPHBSWIM MEET Applicants May Sign Names On Bulletin Board in Grant Memorial. Women swimmers interested in entering the National Telegraphic Swim Meet to be held sometime between March 15 and April 15 are asked to place their names on the bulletin board in uranv. .Me morial or on the bulletin board at the pool. To be eligible the applicant must have carried 12 hours in good standing the previous semester and must now be registered as an under graduate student, iieiore tne time of the meet each participant must have had eight half-hour practices, recorded at the pool room. Events open to individual swim mers include: 40 yard crawl, 40 yard back, 40 yard breast, 100 yard breast, 100 yard back, and 100 yard craw! Teams of four swimmers will be selected for a 100 yard free style relay and teams of three swimmers for a 75 yard relay, the first swimmers to swim 25 vards back stroke, the second, 25 yards breast stroke, and the third, 25 yards crawl. The date for initiation of Tank sterettes will be announced in the near future. All members com pleting the attendance require ments will be initiated. ORCHESlTlNI TIATES 15 MEMBER WEDNESDAY Honorary Dancing Society To Plan Spring Show At Next Meeting. Following the initiation of 15 new members, Orchesis dance club held an informal party in the Ar mory W ednesday evening. The girls who have been work in? hh understudies and who suc cessfully passed the tests are Elsie Umberer. Mary Jean uurr, uk Vmrah Philion. Enid Coltrane, Bob- bette Colton, Elinor Hakanson, T,llln Iversnn. Dorothv Blunt Kathrvn Werner. Selma Zveital, Charlotte Smith, Nadine Kirkpat- rick, Virginia. Bierman, r.na uau dis and Lucille Beers. Meetings of the club will not be Vw-wi rlnrine- the week of examina tions, but beginning with the new semester all work will be devoted to the spring recital which is to be held April the 16th. "It is possible that our disillu sionment is a nightmare caused by trying to digest too much learn ing.'; Dean Rostoe Pound. , (Bidkihi Prom Committee. Junior-Senior Prom committee will meet this evening at 7:15 in the Kosmet Klub rooms. Scrap Book Hobby Group. Scrap book hobby group will meet at four this afternoon in El len Smith hall. Phalanx. Formal pledging of new mem bers by Phalanx will be held Thursday afternoon, Jan. 14, at 5 p. m. in the "N" club rooms of the coliseum. Coed Swimmers. University women who wish to participate in the intercollegiate telegraphic swimming meet are requested to attend the meeting in room 101 of the Armory at 4 o'clock. ASMK TICKS SCHULTZ AS DEPAKTMENT HEAD Seward Senior to Direct Mechanical Engineers In Exhil.it Week. Wilber Schultz, mechanical arts senior from Seward, was elected Mechanical Arts department chair man for engineers week at the regular meeting of the ASME in the mechanical arts building Wed nesday night. Prof. J. W. Haney, chairman of the mechanical arts department, gave a talk during the meeting. John Passmore presiding, on the comparison between diesel and gasoline engines. The comparison was made .according to Protessor Haney. by actual teats made on three trucking fleets used on the west coast. Two of the fleets were powered by diesel engines and the remaining fleet employed gasoline engines. Carl Humphrey, mechanical arts ' student, spoke on the organization of co-operative farms in Nebraska. Mumphrey cited the disadvantages of tenant farmers and related how the co-operative organization was effected and the direct advantages that resulted. 54 CLASSES FULL AS REGISTRATION NEARS FINAL DAY (Continued from Page 1.) heaviest. This year Tuesday was our most active, altho we were extremely busy on both Monday and Wednesday." Students will be allowed to reg ister with advisors and college deans until noon Saturday, Jan. 16. Fees will be collected in Grant Memorial hall during the week of Jan. 22 to 28. A late registration fee of 3 will be charged against all ptudents attending the uni versity this semester who do not register before Jan. 28. Following is a list of the clased sections: Hrrtlnn Bart. 101, section D, hour 1-6, day T, Th. B. o. 4, ii, 9, M, w; v, . i, in: m, 1, T, Th; A, S-8, M; B, 9-12, T; t, t-b, T. H. O. 1KI. 1, 10, M, w, r. B. . 171 II. 9. M, W, Kj 111, 1, M, W F. i hrm. t, C, 9-1Z, T, Th; I, 1-B, T, in I hrm. 4. A, I -IS, M. hrai, 31, B, 81-Z, T; C, 1-5, T. 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