Habit, Disregard for Others' Rights
Explain Violations of Parking Laivs
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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
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4 w iinoiu rciiio-
ing total mim-
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dav, an
been accom-
her of cars that
had been ac
eommoda t e d.
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ply show ed con
i tempt for Iraf-
. -. 1 tie regulations.
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passed the stu-
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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not considered an act of war.
Prof. E. A. Gilmore of the uni
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Presture of Population Cause.
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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
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litical boundaries to support an
industrial program He pointed
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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
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