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Habit, Disregard for Others' Rights Explain Violations of Parking Laivs k life ik'1 it? fe s f : III I Vjr-. i 1i -y'rl rnnrto."V Punrtay Journal and Star. Thosp two university celerities. Mar. ret McKay. Nebraska Succtlieart, nnl .lane Wal pott honorary colonel, sioo.l with eyes alert, anht 'J,(J!S Lincoln motorists violate parkin ivru one'daylflstweekcompilinii data which proves 1d papers and pencils tilted, on a windy corner lalions daily. . , This utter disregard for lhe laws which left members of Dr. . h. Walton s business psy chology class quite llahhersasted hy its enormity, has awakened the local police to the dire need for reform. A new continuous program of enforcement has already been instituted. "The parking situation here is going to be improved," declares Lieut. Uiehard 0. Hennetl, of the traffic division. "Thanks to Dr. "Walton, who with the co-operation of lhe police depart ment, has complete! a more comprehensive survey of the parkin? problem in 40 downtown "lock's, we know definitely now how serious this problem is.'' During the eight hour viv.il in which some r,3 students took part, S.'Jio automobiles were parked in the 40 blocks of stalls under ob servation. Of this total ti.127 did not violate any of the parking regulations; "2,0!'S did. Dr. - . Walton has figured that if every driver on t h e particular day had obeyed t h e parlsinu' I regulations, the J time limit in the one hour zone could have SO m i n u t e s 4 w iinoiu rciiio- ing total mim- V dav, an been accom- her of cars that had been ac eommoda t e d. i Manv of the i violators s i m- ply show ed con i tempt for Iraf- . -. 1 tie regulations. IfcXii. As the hours passed the stu- . DRW vvyli.rOv , . , i, 1. ,.. From Lincoln Journal ' Idl CnPCKPIS became more and more shocked with the fla trrance oi the violations. They found that nine different motorists during the day occupied one hour stalls for eight consecutie hours without moving their ears once. A similar number kept their stalls for more than seven hours during the day; seven left their cars standing in a one hour place for more lhan six hours; -1 for more than five hours; 4i for more than four hours; ti'J for more than three hours; 245 for more than two hours, while 638 motorists parked their ears for more than one hour in the HO minute stalls. Tn other words, LOSS of a total of 4.1)25 were in violation o the law that day. A little further figuring reveals that the parking stalls in these 40 blocks could have accommodated 1.103 additional ears for a full hour of legal parking, providing everyone had observed the time limitations imposed, says Dr. "Walton. While a great many Lincoln motorists disregarded only the time element of the park ing regulations, many others left their auto mobiles on forbidden areas, including red lines, loading zones and in front of fire hy drants. Of the :14 cars that were parked "il legally," o0: of them were left in these re stricted areas one hour; ten ears were left in prohibited spaces at least two hours, while one individual left his car for three hours. stmlriit ulso licnt close tab on the 1) minute parkins: places. The survey showed that while 1,202 drivers did not violate the 15 minute period, 74G did park overtime. Seventy-nine motorists left their ears in 13 min ute' stalls for almost two hours. 18 for almost three hours, four for almost four hours, while two individuals had sufficient disregard for lhe law to leave their cars parked for almost six hours in these 15 minute places. The uni versity psychologist estimates that if the 13 minute liei'iod had been observed that c additional l.li!2 cars could have mod a ted in these stalls. The power of habit, one of man's great est hindrances," is Psychologist Walton's answer to this perplexing problem. "The matter of parking overtime is simply a hab it which the average motorist has developed thru the years, beginning- when the traffic problem was relatively unimportant. "A second hindrance to man's progress has been his utter disregard of the desires of the other fellow. That is why it is neces sary to have traffic laws and other regula tions. Yet many of us continue to violate the very rules that have been designed for our own convenience. Several tesis have been made 1o deter mine the length of time often required to find a parking place. In many instances it has taken 15 minutes or more of constant driving thru congested streets. This unnecessary driv ing simply means that the pack of eigarets cost the customer 25 cents instead of 15. and the ball of twine, 20 cents instead id' Id. Cor respondingly, a traffic hazard is added to the public streets. Only an alert individual can drive in heavy traffic and at the same time scan the curb for a vacant stall. "Even the emotional disturbance created by the inability to find a parking space is a matter of importance to the shopkeeper." Dr. Walton points out. "After ceaseless attempts to find a parking place the driver almost un consciously progresses thru several emotional stages from restlessness to dissatisfaction to mild states of anger." After reviewing the findings of this latest parking survey. Lieutenant Memielt comment ed, "The results point clearly to a condition we have recognized for many years. In fact, before the results of this survey were known we had 'stepped up' our car cheeking method. Whereas in the past cars were not marked be fore 0 .?.0 a. pi. nor after 4 :o0 p. m., our mark ers now are on lhe job from 8 a. m. to II p. in." How Great Is A University? Everyone knows that, the excellence of a university has nothing to do with its football team. And still because of the constant em phasis upon football, there can be little doubt that the average citizen, if asked to name some of the leading institutions of learning in the country, would include in his list a majority of lhe great football schools. As a result his list would be valueless as far as actual eminence ... i among universities is concerned. Hccanse of highly touted football teams certain schools, innoecntlv enough, liceonie i'ourl'lushers. Hy virtue of the widespread love of the sport, and the newspapers' utilization of the conflict, hero, and spectacle elements of football as news, the names of various univer sities are constantly in the national spotlight. These universities get large enrollments, which hurt them, and the public gets the wrong idea of a university. Some facts concerning the greatest foot ball teams of l!)l7 and the greatest universi ties in the country may help to clear up lhe misconception. The two lists are placed side by side. The great universities were rated t rum the 1 1i:4 report ot the American council on education nv r.dwin K. r.mnree m narper s magazine for .June, 1!IH5. The football teams were picked by the Associated Press sports writers for this year. Great Universities 1. Harvard (22) 2. Chicago (21) 3. Columbia (19) 4. California (18) 5. Yale (18) 6. Michigan (14) 7. Cornell (13) 8. Princeton (13) 9. Johns Hopkins (11) 9. Notre Dame (1) 10. Wisconsin (11) 10. Louisiana State (0) 11. Minnesota (7) 11. Nebraska (6) Dolh the great universities and the great. football teams are listed in the order of their eminence. The football teams were chosen bv vote of upward of 400 sports writers. The choice of the leading universities was the re sult of a much more elaborate method. Some of the pertinent' questions concern ing the two lisls are; How were the great uni versities chosen? What do the numbers fol lowing the names mean? How do the schools in lhe second list rate with ihose in the first as great universities? And what about Ne braska ? The selection by the American council of education was made on the basis of Webster's definition: "An institution organized for teaching and study in the higher branches of learning." Th ( selection m h 1 o for I.'irpcrs Vy Great Football Teams. 1. Pittsburgh (9) 2. California (18) 3. Fordham (0) 4. Alabama (0) 5. Minnesota (7) 6. Dartmouth (0) 7. Villanova (0) 8. Santa Clara (0) Mr. Embrce was based on the American conn cil of education's report on graduate schools A list of the departments in the vari ous universities offering the doctorate de gree was sent to the chief scholars in this branch of learning, these men being deter mined by the secretary of the learned soci ety in the field. These scholars, usually about 60 in number, rated the departments on the list as of high excellence or adequately staffed and equipped to grant the 'doctor ate. The rating was made on the basis of the number of outstanding men in the sev eral departments known to the men judging. The theory was that it takes scholars to make a university. The schools having the most men who arc held in high professional esteem by their colleagues were given the best ratings. The numbers following the names of the 11 great universities signify the number of departments at these schools having ratings of high excellence. The great state universities of California and Minnesota are also in the list of football schools and the number of their star departments is indicated. The numbers following the names of the other schools in the football list mean that these schools have, not departments of high excellence, but depart mcn1s,sufficieiitly staffed and equipped to grant the doctorate. The six departments so rated at Nebraska arc: Hotany, chemistry, education, English, plant pathology, and plant physiology. This rating does not mean that Nebraska cannot grant doctorates in other departments of si ml v nor that universi ties in the football list having zero after their1 names can grant no doctorales. It, only means that there are no other de partments recognized by the American council of education. One of the reasons, at least, for clearing up this misunderstanding concerning football and a true rating of universities is to prevent undergraduates from getting the wrong idea of a university while in school. If the dis tinction is not made clear and publicized occa sionally, students come to connect in their minds the interest in their school with the in terest in the football team. While this spurious outlook is only slightly harmful during undergraduate days to the majority of students, who come to col lege for divers reasons other than scholarly pursuits, it nevertheless is very harmful to the university when the undergraduates be come alumni and voters. Undergraduates who are misled by the inflated importance of football never develop a proper respect for their alma mater as a significant force in the state. Because this respect is not built up, the university, such as Nebraska, never re ceives sufficient tax support or endowments to become a really significant force. Our opinion is that it is not football that is to blame, but only the mistaken attitude which develops toward it. will mid use MASTER FARMERS RECEIVE AG WEEK AWARDS TUESDAY (Continued from Page l.l the assembly in Hairy auditorium. A regular business meeting will be held, emmittee will report, and election of offices will take plate. Silo Demonstration. Llovd Kurlinghnm. member of the National Uairy association, and H. P. Oavis. Nebraska ag school instructor will speak; Kr win White and I'onnld rfeiffce of Klkhnrn. members oi tlic moricmi Hondas Count v I-'airy dun, demonstrate the making of a trench silo. Tomorrow evening t'le organiza tion will hold its annual banquet in the College Activities building. Lloyd Burlingham will be toast master. The Livestock Breeders' associa tion will meet tomorrow morning to listen to talks delivered hy Ross Miller, and L. V. Carey, college of agriculture; II. K. Kendall, Omaha; M. L. Baker, North Tlatte, and S. 11. MeKelvie, Wood Lake. In the afternoon, Fred Beard of the Iowa State college at Ames will present a meat cutting demonstration and talks on various livestock subjects will be given by YV. W. Derrick and William Loef fel, college of agriculture; Gladys Looney, Lincoln and H. R. David son, Chicago. Talk on Irrigation. The Nebraska Kami Kquipmont association is scheduled to meet tomorrow morning in the Agricul- ! tural Engineering building. The j morning topic will be "Good wells j and how to get them.' H. H. Brown of Blair and W. K. Code of Fort Collins, Colo., experts on ; wells, irrigation and drilling will speak. j The aflcinoon meeting will dis- j cuss "Rural Klectrificalion. W . K. White. Ogallala. and George W. Kable, editor of "Klertricity on the Kami" will deliver messages to the assembly. The Economics society will hear Dr. G. O. Virtue, Lincoln; Ira Kin. dig. Ilolmesvillc, and Trofs. L. B ! Snyder and V.. B. Schmidt of Lin. !eoln during the morning session, , which is to be on the general suh ' ject of taxation and government : concerning agriculture, i During the afternoon Dr. Graves I of Wisconsin university will djs. cuss the income tax, and Dr. H. C. I Filley anil A. G. George of Linuolr will speak on economic questions. The Home Economics organh-.a-tion will hold meetings tomorrow ! morning and afternoon. Miss Mary ! Ellen Brown will preside at the 'morning meeting, which will be I addressed by Dr. .1. R. Thompson, 'slate health department, and Dr. Regina Weslcott Weinian. Chi cago. A 4-H club demonstration is also scheduled. Ends TomteM GABLE LOY POWELL in "Manhattan Melodrama" I'lim My Dear Miss Aldrich" 1 fc 0 L,wvoS- -,oxves . TllC IfiL-KPOl Mum In ;0r CAMITS STUDIO Dec. 8, 1937. 12:00 Gamma Alpha Chi. 12:15 Nu Meds. 12:20 Interfraternity council. war Imperialism, Gilmore opined that more progress could be made thru ordinary diplomatic chan nels and thru the extension of reciprocal trade programs. Give rier a Pdir of FUZZY- WUZZY SLIP-ONS v3 h of t VELVET -" -'W' and y. V FUR A frivolous favorite she'll adore! Soft, fluffy fur bonds cross over ths loes Choose these for the "luxury-loving on your g ift list GIFT BOXES FREE I Many Other Styles 89c to 1.95 ELUE BLACK FUR WITH ROSE VELVET -WHITE FUR WITH ROSE VELVET Daily Nebraskan Rntcrm ai Mconrt-rla mattei Ht the ( I.Btnf ffe in Lincoln, Nrtiriiku, unorr net i of c'.r-rom. Mnrrh 3. 179, find k h , ml rfe ot fmtKe provided for in rctlon I IKa. act of October a. 1917 uthnrliwl I iHmjarv ?n. tC2 ' Haircuts 35' CiEYKltS BARBER SHOP 1C21 N St. LAWYER, OFFICER, TEACH- ER DISCUSS ORIENTAL SET-UP (Continued from Tage 1.) signed after the Boxer rebellion. All regular U. S. troops are sta tioned in Tientsin, and will most probably be withdrawn in the near future, Hit officer predicted. Sending of Marinet Different. The sending of U. S. marines to Shanghai is an entirely different matter, Shaw pointed out, for, un der international law, nntions may send in marines to protect their citirens when the local govern ment hss broken down. This is not considered an act of war. Prof. E. A. Gilmore of the uni versity economies department, in developing his topic as to whether the United States should 'take the lead in inducing a settlement be tween the count lies, declared thU economic pressures cannot be re lieved in a short time, and th it the present difficulties demand long term considerations. Presture of Population Cause. Trofessor Gilmore cited as causes for the Japanese imperial istic encroachment upon China the intense pressure of population upon the means of subsistence, coupled with the lack of neces sary raw m.iKrials within its po litical boundaries to support an industrial program He pointed nut that Japan is the prime exam ple in the far east of the "have not" nations who arc totally de pendent unon world trade to .w- cure their raw materials. The economist doubted that the getting up of s permanent com mission to hear demands of the "have not" nations and to find concessions which the "have" na tions would make would be of much importance. This plan of action is the one suggested by the national council for the prevention of war. Toward more positive ac tion in reducing trade barriers and undermining the poliry of 10 Years . . Since you ' heard ucn muiic! 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