no
THE ?VERRASK4N1 THURSDAY; JANUARY 12, 1939
Whose Scholarship?
"There is a great deal of talk about
scholarship in faculty circles. It might be a
good thing if someone were to explain just
what scholarship is. The teachers who talk
most about it don't seem to be very clear
about it. Is it productive research or is it
high standing among the students whom
they teach?"
Thus wrote a student in Sherlock Burton
Oii.Ns' editorial writing cliiss this week. The
Knglish professor wrote it on the blnekboiird.
Then he nsked the class to comment on the
paragraph 's structure nnd grammatical con
tinuity of its sentences. But ever so much
more important than the polished phraseology
is the question raised by the example of edito
rial writing.
"Is it productive research or is it high
standing among the students whom they
teach?" That is a question. And one not
confined solely to the I'tiiversity of Nebraska.
Kverywhere the question arises, students rea
son like this :
The faculty is paid locally, by the tax
payers who support state institutions to
teach the sons and daughters of taxpayers.
The faculty's productive research is an ex
tracurricular function individually under
taken, comparable to a degree to the student
activities which are extracurricular to scho
lastic pursuits. Even though the faculty's
academic freedom is indirectly intended for
the betterment of students, undergraduates
conclude that such productive research
should be the secondary scholastic function
of the faculty.
Primary function, students say, should be
the encouragement of high scholarship by the
undergraduates. It hastily must be, explained
that Ihe scholastically-bent undergraduates
hold to this view. It would be nothing short
of hypocrisy for students, who have abandoned
scholarship as their prime aim in the univer
sity, to criticize faculty members for sacrific
ing t lie inculcation of the high scholarship in
centive in favor of their private productive
research.
There is no argument against faculty
members practicing their individual academic
freedom. The university nnd its students de
rive untold benefits from the work of out
standing pedagogues in honor nnd in knowl
edge. To be guarded against, however, is
the time when this academic freedom grows
out of hand and the students subsequently suf
fer from n faculty more interested in its own
scholarship than the scholarship of the stu
dents it is hired to tench.
As constructive criticism, Nebraska
students can offer the miiintenance and ob
servance of office hours by the faculty.
Each faculty member is presumed to post
his or her office hours for student consulta
tions. It would be extremely difficult to
canvass all campus offices to see if faculty
members are observing these hours. It is
equally difficult to find professors in their
offices.
So many of them keep their hours at times
popular for classes or inconvenient for inter
views. Students are reluctant to "cut" one
class to consult with another professor. They
are, therefore, denied the opportunity to con
sult individually with professors. And consul
tations often give the student n keener insight
into the classroom work than the routine for
mal lectures. There are many students who,
befuddled by n certain class nnd its scholastic
objectives, consulted with their professor and
came away with a vicar picture in their minds
of what was being 1 aught.
The matter of faculty office hours is
only one phase of the students' side of the
question whose scholarship. Office hours
could hardly be regarded as the panacea
which would elevate student scholarship to
a new high. But, as a part of a conscien
tiously followed program of better faculty
student relationship, office hours can grad
uate into a working model of a better co
ordinated scheme' for the faculty to instill
some of its abundant knowledge into the
scholastically hungry students.
What? Leave Final Exams
to Go on a Vacation Jaunt?
Why Not? Ask Students
As Term Tests Near
With $130 and lots of time
mixed In, can you visualize your
ideal place for a vacation jaunt T
Students who have the problem of
final exams faring them this
month make their plana for a trip
without hesitation.
Two Phi Delta, Dick Hiatt and
Frank Burdell on first thought
aaid, "We'd go crazy! Wait a min
ute, make it Lake Placid and
skiing. Of course Beatrice would
have to come with us Beatrice Is
Dick's monnlcker for his green
car.
"If time were limited, I'd like
a jaunt to St. Ixnils," adds Chi O
Barabara Dale. "But with a month
I might hitch-hike to the coast
and catch a cattle boat to some
South Sea Island."
And Betty Grable.
Jim Minnick, Acacia, admits,
"Io Ange'es is my choice, and
think of seeing Betty Grable In
person wow!"
"I'd stretch my dollars and go
to New York for the World's
Fair," says Gene Richardson,
while his Sig Nu brother, Leonard
Dirks, might choose to upend it all
In one week end at Sun Valley just
playing around and relaxing.
Theta Louise Mackey says, "I
like the east, Maryland, and An
napolis. Never having been to
Florida, I'd enjoy Miami for
swimming."
"Kansas City, here I come," de
clares Phi Gam Clarence Sum
mers. "I know lots of peopl there,
and then it has those big town
places."
Paris to Egypt.
Mary Stoddart, Alpha Phi, is
still unhappy about the Kates trip
she and Gwen Orr, Theta, just
missed this past Christmas vaca
tion, so she says, "With lots of
equipment and a tent, It Is Kates
for me. With a cheap way to the
const, I might have enough left to
get to Hawaii, for that's one of
the nicest places I know."
A. T. O. Bill Home adds, "I'll
go to Paris first for lots of reas
ons. Then work some on the side
and whip down to Kgypt to check
up on a few of the conditions
there."
Students' Vacation Hunt
Yields Rodents, No Lynxes
Ncbroskons Camp Out
In Pine Ridge Region
Three men against the ele
ments, battling nature's mighty
forces. That's the romantic
thought that spiings into mind
when one hears that Kdson Fich
ter and Rufus A. Lyman, jr.,
graduate students and instructors
in zoology, and Tex Sm.illdun.
pre-med student, spent 12 days of
their Christmas vacation "camp
ing out" in the Tine Ridge region
eight or nine miles north of Har
rison in northeast Nebraska.
But such an idea quickly drib
bles off into disillusionment on
hearing Kdson Fnhter'8 version of
the "venture" - "We didn't meet
wilh any hardships." His explan
ation: "The Inrportant thing is to
go well prepared with the proper
clothing and equipment, and to
be careful in making camp."
Preparations for the trip were
started three months ahead of
time.
Find Rodents but No Lynxes.
The original purpose of the ex
pedition was to bag a few lynxes
and repeat the success of a sim
ilar trip in 1938 when one lynx
was trapped. Failing to find even
traces of this quarry, the three
hunters nevertheless were fairly
successful in bringing back 53
speciments of rodents, mostly for
their private collections.
For those to whom "rodent a"
means primarily rats and mice,
among the specimens were two
forms of cottontail rabbit and a
species each of bushy tailed wood-
rat, kangaroo rat and porcupine
Also brought back were several
thousand parasitic worms found
on and in the animals. Caught by
the eye only were seven black
tailed deer, which Richtcr takes
as an encouraging indication of
an increase in the deer popula
tion of Nebraska.
Weather Too Mild.
Dame Nature didn't co-operate
quite fully. The temperature
ranged from 6 degrees below to
40 degrees above with only two
light snowfalls. Ftrhter's com
plaint was that the weather was
too mild. With colder weatner, tne
animals could have been preserved
by freezing and the campers would
not have lost the several skins
which spoiled.
Their equipment filled the en
tir back end of a V-8 sedan with
the back seat taken out. Food for
the most part was in concentrated
forms, dried fruits and vegetables.
canned milk, etc. Only the barest
minimum of laboratory equipment
was taken along for work in the
field.
Now, that the specimens have
been brought back, there awaits
the big job of preparing the skins
and skeletons for reference. Pari
sitology students have been work
ing on some of the parisitic worms
brought bark more or less incidentally.
As a result of the expedition.
the hunters have added to their
collections of mammal skins, and,
they hope, may have added an
other link to the knowledge of Ne
braska mammals.
Harry Dobbins Named
New President of Civil
Engineering Students
Harry L. Dobbins, engineering
senior, was elected president of the
student branch of the American
Society of Civil Kngineers when
that group held Its semiannual
election meeting last night.
Kirk Florance, engineering sen
ior, and Glenn H. Krueger, engi
neering junior, were elected vice
president and secretary treasurer
respectively. All of the new offi
cers will serve during the next semester.
Will Duron,
(Continued from Page 1.)
the United States where he again
taught a small class of children
up to 15 years of age. He fell in
love with his oldest pupil and
they were married when she was
15 years old and while Durant was
pursuing post graduate studies at
Columbia.
After his marriage, Durant 'a
policies became more conservative,
his studies more diligent, and his
lectures more appealing to the
public. Today, he is considered an
outstanding writer, lecturer anil
philosopher. He is accepted as an
authority on most of the world's
leading social problems. His three
books, one of them his autobiog
raphy, are considered definite
contributions to the literary world.
California Duo
Debates Huskers
Touring Westerners
Argue Wednesday Noon
Milton O. Gustafson and Don H.
Nemetz upheld the affirmative
against Bernard Shapiro and J.
Roger Wollenberg of California in
a debate before the Hiram club at
its luncheon Wednesday noon.
"Resolved, that the United
States should cease giving money
to stimulate business" was the
topic discussed between the two
teams. No decision was given.
The Californians are touring the
middle west and will vie with 16
colleges. Before coming to Ne
braska they debated Kansas State
college and the University of Kansas.
A.S.A.E. to Elect
Officers Tonight
Meeting tonight at 7:30, the A.
S. A. IS. will elect a chairman of
Ag engineers for engineers' Open
House and will elect officers for
next semester. Date Remmer of
the Iowa-Nebraska Light and
Power company will speak on "De
flciency of the Graduate Engineer."
Thi
Cobs Enter Drive
For Annual Sales
Campaign to Continue
Until February 15
Beginning today and lasting un
til Feb. 15, Corn Cob workers will
engage In a Cornhusker sales
drive.
After a short talk by the an
nual's business manager, Max
Horn, the club decided to take over
the campaign in an effort to boost
the subscription sale to last year's
record setting 1,650 sales.
"Some 800 books remain to be
sold to attain that mark and an
Intensive drive by the men's pep
club Is themost effective means of
reaching that mark," said Horn.
The cob worker selling the most
Cornhuskers will be awarded s
S10 first prize. Second place will
receive $5 and third S3.
ieves
(Continued from Page 1.)
roblery, Officer Joe Sharpnack
took into custody a 13 year old
boy nea- the northeast door of
Avery laboratory. While being
searched at the police office, the
boy reached Into his overall pocket
and pulled a gun on the officer.
Sharpnack grabbed the boys'
wrist, forcing his arm upward, and
disarmed him.
The officer noticed the boy lurk
ing around the cars near Avery
laboratory about 7:45. Sharpnack
saw him duck into the northeast
door of the building, immediately
raptured him and took him over to
the campus police office in Social
Science annex. The boy's arms
were full of clothes and he had
evidently been going through the
cars.
Officer Frank Likes was also in
the room when the boy pulled the
gun, a .38 caliber he had stolen
from a car in University Place
two nights ago and loaded with
four cartridges, on Sharpnack.
"He was trying to shoot me
and had almost squeezed the trig
ger," said Sharpnack.
Miss Moore Gives
French Lecture
Illustrated Talk Last
Of Language Series
Miss Gertrude ioore of the Fine
Arts department will lecture this
afternoon at 4 o'clock In social
science auditorium before .French
students. This is the last In the
series of supplementary lectures
sponsored by the romance lan
guages department.
Wilh lantern slides, Miss Moore
will illustrate the development of
trench painting from the late me
dieval period until the 19th cen
tury, in an attempt to bring out
the important factors which make
up French painting.
The lecture is open to the public,
ami French students by writing
a report of it may receive credit
in the romance language office,
University hall 108.
Bids for Barb Winter
Formal Now Available
Bids for the Barb winter formal
and banquet to be held Feb. 25
have been printed. They may be
obtained at the Barb office, room
307 in the Union.
Jose Iturbi
(Continued from Page 1.)
unexpected pleasure; I tell you
sincerely, it's simply magnificent
I'm speechless!"
Mr. Iturbi was nsked which he
considered more artistic soft or
loud singing.
"Soft singing," he replied
quickly.
He declared he could not say
whether he liked playing the
piano or conducting better. "When
I conduct I forget the piano; when
I'm playing I completely forget
everything. I like music," he said.
Hurbi's bl;ck eyes snapped with
vitality as he said he had never
heard any group like the Cathe
dral choir in any country. He
could not believe that its members
were merely amateurs nnd were
singing without pay. Iturbi, him
self, has directed a choir.
Daily Nebraskan
rntrrv m mufti at tha
pnntt-tfftr Hi IJnmln, Nhrat.a, nai iH
f rmnnrr-m, March I, IK7, mn4 mi afwcUl
rat ml fxlnr prm rrt4 far tw afrttoa
I IAN. art af ft. If 11. atartttJ
laaaary f, tt
Harvard university students
have started a movement to pro
vide special scholarships for citi
rens of Pan-American nations.
TYPEWHITKHS
All standard malm for Mil er rent.
Used and rabullt machines on aaiy
terms.
Nebraska Typewriter Co.
ISO n. n St.
Lincoln. Ntkr.
OIISAGES
r- HVi't.-V-cVr
r
Made up In Lovely Arrangements
of
ORCHIDS
SWEET PEAS
CARNATIONS
GARDENIAS
VIOLETS
PANSIES
ROSES
at reasonable prices.
IFflHIEY & MGIEY
B6928
1338 O Street