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THE DAILY NEBRASKA??, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 28, 1937
For a New Kind
Of School Spirit
do-
Yesterday's Daily Nebrnskan was
voted largely to nn account of the coming
struggle between Old Jinn "Winter and the
old library building. It is common knowledge
to -every student on this campus thai the
library structure is not only on its last pins,
but that its facilities are inadequate for one
tenth of the enrollment. In light of the uni
versal acquaintance with the facts the em
phasis upon the library situation may seem
like unnecessary fondling of n rotten apple.
The case is not hopeless. If we exhibit
this apple enough, the legislators will keep
it from spoiling- the educational bushel, the
university.
Governor Cochran stated in Wednesday's
papers that Nebraska crops Ihis year will lie
about 53 percent, of a normal yield, figured
on an average of seven years preceding 1933.
Campaigning for a new library, which will
cost approximately a million dollars, in face
of this crop condition in an agricultural state
appears as futile as advocating n mass prayer
for rain and no hail. In fact, the prayer idea
seems more practical because the law of av
erages will occasionally net results.
Campaigning for a library is not hope
less. The state of Nebraska can and must
finance its projects with an eye to another
seven fat years. If it does not, the educa
tional machinery, for one thing, will be be
yond repair and the leaders of the "good
times" will be backward dolts in a back
ward state.
Last year the Xebrasknn under the leader
ship of Editor George Pipal presented the
startling conditions of the decrepit buildings
on the campus: The library inadequate, a fire
trap containing upwards of 3U0,000 volumes,
and a structure all but ready to crumble; U
hall, oldest building; on the campus, declared
unfit for use by engineers, but not dangerous
because the top stories have been removed;
Nebraska hall unfit for use and dangerous;
Morrill hall overcrowded with valuable and
interesting specimens jammed into obscure
storage rooms instead of exhibited in .glass
cases; engineering buildings so inadequate
that freshmen had to be turned away last
year. Wliat chance is there for a new library
when such a widespread delapidation exists
on the campus?
A new library is not a wild hope. The
library is the first need. A start must be
made to redeem the university from slough
of depreciation.
The legislature was in session last year.
The university presented its case. Bill No. 334
providing for a ten year building program to
be financed by a half mill levy on $1,000
evaluation was rejected by one vote. The
legislature will not meet until a year from
next January. "Why talk about a library now?
Talking about the new library now is
not hopeless. The legislature is not in ses
sion, but the State Planning board, new
body set up to recommend legislation to the
Unicameral, meets monthly. The time to
influence this body is now. The issues of
the Nebraskan presenting the need for a
library will be sent to the members of the
Planning board.
Letters to home town legislators from
students and parents will have their effect
upon the board. Interviews and other meth
ods of noising abroad the condition of the
university will also bear fruit by getting the
university needs to the powers who can meet
them. The student council might try its
hand at circularizing legislators; this scheme
worked in case of the Union building.
Tf enough pressure is brought, to bear on
the Planning board, the result will be a new
library.
REFERENCE LIBRARY
FACES PROBLEMS OF
SEATING, RAIN
(Continued from Page 1.)
only a document section in the
reference library. For the wealth
of material in documents requires
laborious digging to those un
trained for c:;peditious allocation
of such information.
There is every reason to believe
that the need for more rind more
specialized references will continue
to increase as rapidly as it has
in the past. The new trend in edu
cation is toward much extra-text
reading, and this emphasis on out
side reading, as it increases, will
tax the present reference facilities
even more sorely In years to come.
Weak Graduate Set-up.
Then too, the rising importance
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of graduate work demands highly
.specialized reference books in in
numerable fields. The present set
up for graduate work on this cam
pus is pitifully inauspicious to
vital work or even degree worthy
contributions. Most thesis material
is discouragingly inaccessible
scattered over the campus, stored
under the worst pof.sible condi
tions. The most valuable collec
tion in the library, that on the
stellar years of the French Revo
lution, has been ferreted "out of
hock" for work by Miss Laura B.
Pfeiffer. She plans to complete
the study she began several years
ago in conjunction with Dr. Fling.
The volumes she uses in a locked
seminar in Sosh where the ma-
I terial is virtually unavailable to
, other students. There are no grad
! uate seminars in the main library.
! There are not even consultation
; rooms for discussion of the avail
able thesis material.
This is but one of many ex
amples of the miserahle equipment
Nebraska offers Its graduate
IX THE INFIRMARY
Philip Kleppinger, Beatrice.
Ogden Riddle, Bartley.
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school. And not without kickbacks,
too. In 1934 the committee on
graduate instruction of the Amer
ican Council of Education listed
62 colleges and universities offer
ing graduate work In 36 fields as
to "creditable" and "superior"
work. Nebraska earned creditable
rating in botany, chemistry, edu
cation, English, plant pathology
and plant physiology. In none of
these was she considered "su
perior." Highly Important graduate fields
in which Nebraska did not even
rank as creditable included: An
thropology, astronomy, bacteri
ology, chemical, civil, electrical,
mechanical and mineral engineer
ing, classics, fine arts, genetics,
geology, geography, German, his
tory, human and animal nutrition,
mathematics, philosophy, physics,
political science, psychology, Ro
mance languages, sociology, soil
science and zoology.
Undoubtedly our university is
handicapped In development of
graduate study by funds for equip
ment, for Instructors, for books.
This higher education has
been harder hit than even the
undergraduate fields by insuffi
cient appropriations. But Improve
ment in housing facilities of avail
able reference resources would re
move one serious handicap to ade
quate, meaningful study for both
graduate and undergraduate students.
Lloyd Marti to Addregg
Frosh Lawyers Tonight
Lloyd Marti will be the chief
speaker at a smoker given by
Phi Delta Phi for the freshman
law class in the club rooms of
the Law association Thursday
evening at 7:30 o'clock. A num
ber of faculty members have
been Invited. Apples and cigars
will be served.
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TO THE CLASS
OF 3U!
When you want advice, go to the seniors
of course! And the class of '38 knows
it's Fleece coats. And t knows, besides,
that the place to get them is MANGEL'S.
When their is a buzz of activity and
everyone is flying hither and yon, you'll
know that eventually you'll meet then at
MANGLE'S selecting a camel's hair or
other kind of a fleece coat or a new silk
frock or suit, some lingerie or hosiery
. . . that's campus gospel. How do you
know? Just ask any member of '381
mnnGEi's
1215 O Street
Reading the World-Herald's ex
cellent column "Over the State"
a Sunday or two ago, we were
surprised to see the statement to
the effect that last year the state
of Nebraska spent twice as much
for relief as it gave to the univer
sity and the four normal schools
combined. Reverting to slang, I'd
say, fine stuff!
We know we're prejudiced, but
In this case we're proud of that
prejudice. The future of the young
people of this state should mean
more to our solons than that.
What do thje students think of
the ten year building program
killed by the conservative legisla
ture last spring? Do they feel
that they as students can influ
ence the legislature to consider
favorably a similar measure when
that body convenes again?
Charlotte Snyder, Arts and Sci
ences rophomore:
"Personally, I feel that the bill
is a splendid idea as well as a
necessity. If you could just see
some of the small, cramped spaces
called classrooms on the campus,
you, would think so, too. Out at
Ag campus, the Home Ec depart
ment and the meat laboratory are
jammed together, and it's swell for
the girls who are trying to learn
something about Home Ec to listen
to squeals of pigs being butchered
in the next room. Now, they're
trying to cram the cafeteria Into a
building already too full.
"A new library, however, is the
most important improvement
needed in the state right now. Ne
braska could be one of the na
tion's leading educational institu
tionsthe university lias the
books, but when they're stored
away in boxes in the holes under
neath the library, they're doing no
one any good.
Nebraska has improved its
roads but that's about all that has
been done for the people of the
state. I should think that the
education of the state's young peo
ple is or more importance than
the construction of a wonderful
concrete highway between two
jerkwater towns that nobody ever
goes to.
'A wonderful building left by
the students in the university now,
would mean a lot more to the stu
dents of the future than the mere
memory that Nebraska beat Min
nesota. The students at Kansas
State college worked and got their
new chemistry lab, and so can the
students here."
Leslie Plerson, BLad freshman:
"We could help a lot by talking
to our parents, telling them the
conditions that actually exist, and
getting them to help us... Peti
tions might help, and a concen
trated punncity campaign would
spread around a lot of informa
tion, rne men who compose our
state legislature have but a vague
unuersianciing of the problem;
faced by the university.
"Beyond those who have chil
dren enrolled In the university,
older people are, as a general rule,
just disinterested; and they must
be aroused.
"It will be a hard job to make
the students on the camnus and
the people outside understand the
need for a new library. The bene
fits of the library are so intangible
uncn compared with the usual
thing that stirs people up a foot
ball game, a thing that they can
sec, and cheer about. Besides, who
ran feature some S.000 students
flocking to a library as they do
to a football game?"
Maxine Dick, Arts and Sciences
senior:
"A very worthwhile protect es
pecially in tne case of the library,
which is as everyone knows, en
tirely Inadequate for the needs of
tne University.
"The best method by which the
students can hope to swing the
legislators to their side is by per
sonal contact with them. As far
as I can see, only a few of them
even understand the needs of the
university. A well conducted uu
bliclty campaign would help a lot
"This Idea offers a real oppor
tunity for students to show their
school spirit by doing something
mat win be or actual benefit."
Martha Williamson, Bizad Jun
lor:
"Any legislation which would
better the educational facilities of
the state should be passed peti
tions might help, and a publicity
campaign would he good, too.
"If the legislators could see this
library, they'd certainly do some'
thing about It. After all, this Is
the best school which Nebraska
has to offer, and It should at
least have a decc.it library.
"Here is an opportunity for
students to show real school
spirit; whether they will or not
remains to be seen.
BY ELWOOD RANDOL.
Will Durant, nationally known
philosopher, will be heard over
KFOR this evening at 8:10 as he
speaks before the district conven
tion of the Nebraska State Teach
ers association In the coliseum.
The heroic acts of three indi
viduals nominated by Kate
Smith's "Command Appearance
committee will capture the spot
light on this evening's airlane
schedule. The radio audience will
be asked to select the name of the
person they consider to be the
hero-of-the-month and on Thurs
day, Nov. 25, Miss Smith will an
nounce the winner of the $1,000
award, and the winners of the
two remaining awards of $250.
An obiect as huge as the
Statue of Liberty would be dif
ficult enough ta transport from
France to America under ordi
nary conditions, but Lieut. Ru
dolph V. de Dranbour when
given the Job 51 years ago was
faced with a three-day storm
which set In after the skipper
of the S. S. Isere became ill.
DeDranbour, now 70 years of
aae. will recount the dramatic
battle with the sea on the We,
the People broadcast at 6:30 this
evening over KFAB.
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be held in the Chamber of Com
merce dining room nt 11 th ami r,
will be 75 cents. The dinner will
begin at 6:30. All students of the
business administration college arc
urged to attend.
CLARK TO SPEAK
AT BIZAD HONORS
BANQUET TONIGHT
(Continued from Page 1.)
university faculty, is a professor
of economics at the University of
Denver.
Feature of the dinner will be the
revealing of the names of high
ranking students and winners 01
several scholarship prizes. Dean J.
LeRossignol, toastmaster or tne
banquet and head of bizad college,
will award the 10 William Gold
keys to the sophomores who
ranked highest in their first year.
He will also re-read the names of
bizad students who were honored
at the 1937 general honors con
vocation.
present Key.
Dr. E. S. Fullbrook will an
nounce new members eiectea to
Beta Gamma Sigma, honorary
fraternity of the college of busi
ness administration. Elections to
the society are based on the three
year record of the student. Tne
winner of the Miller A Paine re
search scholarship will also be
named as will the recipient of tke
Phi Chi Theta key, presented to
the hiirhest ranklnc senior girl for
her record during her Junior year.
Recipients of the Delta Sigma
Pi scholarship fee, (riven to the
highest ranking senior in the col
lege, and of the Alpha Kappa Psi
medallion, presented to tne senior
ranking top in scholarship and
leadership will be announced to
the student body.
Former Nebraskan Editor.
Dr. Clark is an alumnus as well
as a former faculty member. In
1905 he was associate editor of
the yearbook and In 1905-06 he
was editor In chief of the Dally
Nebraskan. After practicing law
for several years, he became di
rector and vice president of the
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
and later of the Midwest Refining
company.
In 1928 Dr. Clark took graduate
work In political economy and
political science at Johns Hopkins
university and graduated with
Phi Beta Kappa honors and a
Ph. D. Since he has been con
nected with the University of Den
ver, he has published a book, "The
Federal Trust Policy."
Special Guests.
Special guests at the banquet
will be Chancellor and Mrs. E. A
Burnett, Regent and Mrs. R. W.
DeVoe, and Dr. W. G. Langworthy
Taylor, professor emeritus of the
department of political economy.
Chairman in charge of arrange
ments for the banquet is Quinn
Scott, the president of the Bizad
executive council, who will preside
at the dinner. Mr. Scott ia
KOSMET REVUE REVEALS
HONORARY COLONEL OF
CHI PHI "MILITARY
BRAWL" AS WELL AS
NEBRASKA SWEET
HEART (Continued from Tage I I
hilariously misinterprets the ex
cited commands of their leader
who is, of course, Ben Guild.
Craig Spencer will do the seem
ingly impossible and play Intellig
ibly on two clarinets at the same
time. The well remembered living
statue of the skit given two years
ago has been resurrected this year
with Larry Doud assuming honors
and making the statue behave in
a most unstatuellke manner.
The girls from the thrice Delta
house will lend considerable class
to the show with a musical com
edy skit. There is a chorus of
eight comely lasses, a trio, and a
very good Maurice Chevalier imi
tation by talented Flora Alhin.
And as a real highspot don't mips
Alice Redwood's vocal interpreta
tion of the Blue Danube, for it is
really worth hearing.
Newspaper's Society Page.
Alpha Phi sorority will make
Johnny Howell either red with
shame or green with envy with
their novel act which, as you must
have guessed by now, presents a
stage set in the fern of a news
paper's society page. Four pictures
appear one by one with appro
priate fanfare and prove to be
characterizations outstanding
campus girls, namely the May
Queen, Prom Girl, Goddess of Ag
riculture, and Nebraska Sweet
heart. The last, however, will be
unrevealed altho it only takes one
guess to guess whom the sorority
is hoping will fill the blank.
Cne of the show's highs should
certainly be set by an Alpha Phi
sextet who dance in costumes
which show a masculine tuxedo
from one side and a fluffy formal
gown from the other. The effect
as they turn from side to side is
nothing short of startling and
surely as novel as these parts have
soon in some time. Also sure to
win praise is an original song,
"My Country Cousin," written es
pecially for the act by Joyeo
Ayres and sung by a trio com
posed of Kathleen Hall, Mary
Elizabeth Kicnholz, and Jean
Hughes.
Many other equally entertaining
acts are spotted in the revue, but
another day will have to sec their
advance perusal.
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