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Here Are Four Jobs
For Graduating Seniors
Around Ivy day, when the festivities of June 6
are but one month away, nearly a thousand gradu
ating Cornhuskers will sprout new gray hairs, and
turn to the "help wanted" section of the classi
fied ads.
We did that this morning:
HELP WANTED Male. 33
EXPERIENCED used rr mechanic 1222
Que.
FORD and Chevrolet mechanic. Slate age.
experience, married or single. Reference.
Box 103T Star.
MAN ho has had experience in optical
lens surfacinc. by able and reliable opt
eiljrm in Lincoln. Box 242 Journal.
SINGLE. "Experienced Farm-Hand" Slate
age and experience. Box 1035 Star.
Four jobs. Three require mechanical experi
ence. None of them requires a degree.
The state legislature must have had this the
shortage of skilled manual labor and overcrowding
in professional fields in mind when they cut the
university off cold last week, then appropriated
S65.000 for a new technical training school at
Broken Bow early this week.
The state is still as poor as it was last week,
so the governor will probably veto the bill. But
that's beside the point.
If the legislature's action refusing the uni
versity funds, then creating a new state institution
is indicative of anything, it shows that something
is out of joint in our educational system. The uni
versity is cancelling any value that might be at
tached to a degree by turning out more profes
sional graduates than society can accommodate.
The state's responsibility cannot be discharged
by building a few more industrial schools, and let
ting it go at that A student mechanic has as much
right to a liberal education as a student journalist
to the extent that it will enable him to enjoy a
full life.
It would be saner to modify the state's edu
cational system by methods other than building
new schools and starving out old ones. It would
be good business and good business is an argu
ment accepted as justification for any legislation
to overhaul the entire system.
A Blot on the
Unicameral Record
One of the first official acts of Nebraska's
unicameral legislature was the passage of a hastily
considered resolution memorializing congress to
pass the Hill-Sheppard universal wartime service
act. If for no other reason than keeping the rec
ord straight, the legislature should reconsider its
widely publicized action.
When Nebraska's legislators voted to support
the Hill-Sheppard measure, the impression was
widespread that the bill would take excessive prof-
Its out of war, reducing any pressure from manu
facturers who might profit from a nice butchery,
Nebraska's resolution Indicated that "it provides
for a draft of capital, industry, manpower. . . with
equal service for all and special privilege for none."
That the bill would "draft manpower" Is not
disputed; immediately on declaration of war by
congress, the president is empowered to draft every
man between the ages of 21 and 81, set the wages
of every laborer, suspend rights of collective bar
gaining, with fines and jail sentences for violators.
But will it conscript capital and industry?
The original bill provided that a tax of 95
percent be levied on all profits above the pre
vious three year average. Effective lobbying by
manufacturers has resulted in dropping the 95
percent tax, with the provision that the secretary
of the treasury should report to congress every
six months while the war is in progress, advising
just how much tax to levy. In addition, compa
nies can secure "proper adjustments for capital
expenditures." The munitions committee dug up
an example of this capital remuneration in its
recent investigation; the Texas Gulf "Sulphur
company, purchased for (250,000, was allowed
$38,920,000 as a "proper adjustment" after the
World war. The Hill-Sheppard bill would give
manufacturers every reason for booming war
business; they can't make half as much honestly.
The American Legion endorsed the Hill-Sheppard
act at the time of its introduction, and began
a national campaign to "keep the profits out of
war." Yet, early this month, the New York City
post of the legion turned against the bill with this
report:
"We share most earnestly in the desire to pro
mote peace and strengthen the national defense by
the establishment of universal service in time of
war and by taking the profits out of war; but we
are convinced that the proposed measure does not
accomplish these objects, and we sincerely believe
that the American Legion has been misled into
supporting it
"For the moment, however, the important
thing is that the American Legion should not de
lude itself into supporting a measure which fails
to accomplish the objects it so earnestly desires
to forward and which, on the contrary, may es
tablish principles which would prove a serious
detriment to a realistic program of universal
service in time of war. We most strongly and
earnestly urge that the pamphlet issued by na
tional headquarters be withdrawn from circula
tion, and that the national organization of the
American Legion withdraw its support from the
Hill-Sheppard bill."
If the legislators believed that their action
would have no influence on the floor of congress,
they would not have wasted state money in con
sidering the motion. Undoubtedly, their public
support of the bill has influenced the opinions of
their constituents. If they believe in "equal serv
ice for all and special privilege for none," they
should erase this contradictory resolution from the
records.
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Senator R. M. Howard of Flats
represents more counties than any
other member of Nebraska's
unique unicameral legislature. To
ten counties in the 29th district.
the senator is
immediately re
sponsible; to
every person in
the state Sena
tor Howard
wishes to give
fair and equita
ble legislation.
His district is
the wcond larg
est in area in the
Stat.p.
Altho the dis
trict 29 repre
sentative comes
from a sparsely
populated areaCo"r1"'r '" Jour,ll
that has 7rob
a My never -iwn what a hill looks
like, no i 'fleet ion can in any man
ner lie cat on hid ability as one
of the better legislators. Un
doubtedly, one of the mort con
servative meiril.-r of the 43-mcin-ber
assembly, Senator Howard
wastes no words in expressing his
opinion toward unicameral lobby
ists. "The real test of the success
of Nebraska's new legislative
setup will come when this as
sembly attempts to takt tomi
action against the pressure ex
erted by organized minority
groups. These groups, after they
once get organized, can contact
the business and professional in
terests over the entire state.
These people, in turn, exert In
fluence on their representative,
and, as a result, unfavorable
legislation Is often passed. Such
action brings the senator into
disrepute. Too often the legisla
tor is looking ahead to his own
political welfare."
Senator Howard is chairman of
the claims and efficiency commit
tee and a member of the agricul
ture committee, the banking and
Insurance committee, and the com
mittee on committees. In his
modest, conservative manner, the
senator believes that the new uni
cameral should advance slowly,
always using care in regulating or
restricting any business for the
purpose of eliminating competi
tion. His !ecial interests lying in
government, the Flats representa
tive believes that the rules for
the first session have worked in
a justifiable manner. But Senator
Howard, as has already been
pointed out hopes to see a rule
which will limit the activity of the
lobbyist on the capitol floor. Many
of the measures passed by this
session, according to the senator,
have been so diversified and com
plicated that the outsider finds it
difficult, if not impossible, to un
derstand the full implications of
the bills.
"Really, there has not been
much important legislation dur
ing this session," the senator
maintained. "The trend of the
majority of measures has been
for too much regulation, which,
by adding fees and licenses to
certain business and profes
sional enterprises, has restricted
competition and has added a
cost to the consuming public."
Because he believed that the
legislature should designate ex
actly how every cent it appro
priates should be prwnt, Senator
Howard voted against legislative
bill 234 which would have given
the university some new build
ings. The district N". 39 repre
sentative has always been friendly
U the university's needs, but be
lieved that the spending of the
half-mill levy, provided in bill No.
234, should have been under the
dominance of the unicameral.
Senator Howard attended the
University of Missouri in 1&08.
Under the training of the noted
'Walter Williams, the senator re
ceived a year of journalistic train
ing During the years of 1909 and
1910 he attended the University
of Nebraska school of journalism.
A member of both the regular
and special sessions of 1935, Mr.
Howard has served as county
commissioner Jn his county for
two terms. He has also served on
the high school regents commit
tee of Mcpherson county for two
terms. Grant, Hooker. Thomas,
Blaine, Arthur, Mcpherson, Lo
gan, Keith, Garden, and Duel
counties comprise his district 39.
Senator Howard is a republican,
4ft, married and has a boy and a
girl. Robert Howard is a sopho
more in the university. The sena
tor's hobbies are reading, politics,
and history.
STUDENT FILINGS FOR
SCHOLASTIC AWARDS
TO CLOSE SATURDAY
Continued from Page 1.)
made possible by Dr. George Eor
rowman of Chicago. Mr. Borrow
man is the holder of two degrees
from the university and was for
merly a faculty member. His three
scholarships are for J&0 each and
will be given to students in the
department of chemistry or ge
ology. Need Sophomore Standing.
Three other $&0 scholarships
have been established by the late
v llliam H yte, former Lincoln
business man. Because Mr. Hyte
did not have opportunity to at
tend the university and held such
a high regard for college training,
he created a perpetual fund from
which his awards will be given.
Mot of the awards require the
student to be at least of sophomore
standing. Preference, however, wiil
be given senior. The applicant
should have earned at least 24
hours of credit during the last two
semesters at the university. He
must have carried 12 hours during
the semester for which the award
is made. The announcement of the
sr holarshlps will be made before
the end of the semester.
A campus bank at Rutgers uni
versity makes small loans to
students at about one-third the
legal rate of Interest It la run
by undergraduates in the money
and banking course for practical
experience.
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ADJUSTABLE reduction of 15
per cent in economy legislation
was favored by President Roose
velt, according to Speaker of the
House Bankhead, in an attempt to
reduce the staggering national
debt A plan proposed by Con
gresman Cannon of Missouri called
for impounding 15 per cent of all
1938 appropriations, the fund to be
under the exclusive control of
President Roosevelt and to be
placed In the general treasury
fund at the end of thia fiscal year.
FINAL divorce decree was
sought Wednesday by soliciters for
Mrs. Wallis Warfield Simpson to
make her divorce from Ernest
Simpson absolute. Meddlers have
obtruded themselves into this
world famous case ever since Ed
ward renounced the British throne
for "the woman I love." With the
granting of final papers in the
case, the world curious as ever
will watch the progress of the
century's most roma-.Uc couple's
affairs. If they fin-thy marry and
attempt to settle df vn to a peace
ful existence in Europe, which no
doubt is their hope, the eyes of
the world will constantly be upon
them. He probably would have
had more privacy had he remained
Edward VIII, king and emperor.
RECEOINrG slowly back into
their beds, swollen rivers in the
eastern flood area gave the Ohio
valley inhabitants reasons Wednes
day to sigh with relief. The flood's
crest was successfully rebuffed at
Pittsburgh and was expected to
rise only a few feet more as it
surged along. The Thames river
which drove 6,000 from their
homes in London, Ontario and
caused an estimated damage of
$3,000,000 dropped considerably
after inundating considerable
farmland. Ravages of flood
waters, even of the petty "cricks"
in Nebraska, are well known to
those who were near the last
Republican river flood in this
state.
VACATION in the south was
delayed by President Roosevelt
for a short time while he affixed
his signature on the navy appro
priations bill for next year. Only
minor reductions were made in the
measure which allots nearly $500,
000,000 and several millions for
the construction of two new bat
tleships.
Sidbdin
Barb Council.
The Barb Council will meet
Thursday afternoon at 5 o'clock in
Room 8 of U hall to elect hold
over members for next year. Byrle
Shuck announced that it is impera
tive that all members be present.
Archery Club.
Rppiilnr mpetirnr nf the Archerv
club will be held in the west gym
at a o ciock mis arternoon. im
portant that all members attend in
order to complete the tournament
The Weather
Showers constitute the wea
therman's threat for today. He
refuses to let spring loose In
earnest after seeing the effects
the recent dose of it had on
the six weeks test grades. Can t
flunk everybody, you know.
Conservation Survey Figures
Indicate Rising Ground Wa
ter Level Thraout Most of
State.
(Continued from Page 1.)
lent to keep the level at a high
point during the spring of 1936.
Northeast Nebraska shows the
greatest gain in its ground water
supply this spring according to
Bennett When he measured the
distance from the earth's surface
to the ground water in this district
October, 1936 it was 17.45 feet to
water and the last test made In
April, 1937 the water table had
risen so that the tape struck
water at a distance of 15.75 feet
In the case of the panhandle it
was 38.50 feet to water in De
cember, 1936 and 38.76 feet at the
present time, hence a receding of
the water table.
Representative Wells.
In selecting wells from which
he bases these figures, Bennett
chose both deep and shallow ones
so as to give a picture as repre
sentative as possible. Following
are his figures for each section
of Nebraska, showing the distance
to ground water as recorded
earlier this month, during the mid
winter and a year ago at this
time:
South Central
Aiirjl 1H37 47 S2
lec-mtT 13 47. 5
AITil 1H36 47.45
Panhandle
Aj.ril 1H37 38.78
I'eceTTiner 1M6 38.50
Airtl IMS 38.8
l:onh Cenlral
March 1S07 .52 77
Nuvemter 1938 22
March 1&36 22
Non heart
Af.nl l(i37 15.
Ocint.er j(36 17
March 1930 15.
Southeast
J arch 1937 13
Ocn.f.er 1936 23
Mann 1938 20.
Soulhweet
Arm 1937 38.
leremter 3936 ....39.
Ami 3939 38.
natle alley
March 1937 14
Oc;oler 1936 14
March 1936 12.
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Friday, the University Senate has
designated that all classes be dis-
nleuH rnllmvlntr the 10 o'clock
hour classes on Friday from 11
8. m. until 6 p. m. Reguar nigm
toaaoa will convene.
Saiuraay morning regular ses
sion will be held in all classes ex
cept on ng campus. Pre-medio
students of sophomore, junior and
senior standings will be excused
from Saturday classes to attend
pre-medic activities at the College
of Medicine in Omaha.
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Sou will enjoy our fine. Box Chocolates.
Noon lunches at our New Fountain
The Owl Pharmacy
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Ivy Day Celebration, College
Days, Farmers' Fair to Turn
Campuses Into Land of Fes
tivity May 6, 7, 8.
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will trip on the green in foreign
folk dances around the maypole.
Gates of the Fair will close Sat
urday night after boxing and
wrestling matches and a college
dance.
Bizad, Law Students Celebrate.
All classes have been dismissed
for Ivy Day. Because five colleges
have scheduled celebrations for
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