Sunday, March 17, 1940
THE DAILY NEBRASKA
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By Bob Aldrich. DAILY itart photo by George Royal.
"The relation of teacher to tu- consult Miss Meredith who has
dent is all wrong. The student definite ideas on the score. "I have
ought to be the one who seeks told many students who planned
knowledge. He should come to to get a master's degree not to
the teacher and say, This I un- come back. They would be better
derstand, this I don't.' If only off trying themselves out in the
students would take the initiative world not because of lack of in-
in learning- instead of leaving it tellitrence. but because they re
up to the teacher, the vitality and afraid of life."
happiness of school life would be "The timidity of many seniors
greatly increased." i terrible. They have begun to
These statements axe from a doubt themselves and their capa
amall, dark -haired lady (this de- bilities and are using only a frac-
nartment finally havinjr recoc- "on or weir mental energies, in
lized that there are women teach- a way iney know it Dut aon i Know
ers on the campus) whose stream what to do about it. They have
of sharp-witted remarks on edu- gone stale. They should work
cation and life has brightened awhile and then come back to
many a class room in business scnooi or go 10 anoiner university
composition. Miss Mamie Jane ... not all people benefit by a
Meredith, instructor in Enelish. university education.'
But the fault is partly in teach- Her principal hobbies are trav
Ing methods. Miss Meredith con- cling and reading. She denies that
tinues. "I have been in classes be is a collector but crams desks
where the student who dared to &nd books with clippings, mostly
interrupt the even flow of the lec- bout 1)00,18 &nd authors. Her
ture bv askinr a Question was friends send them to her and she
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made to feel out of place." In pastes envelopes in me DacKS or
.mum jviereunn classes siuuenis i'
are not only encouraged to ask range of tastes in reading is wide
questions but are urzed to visit fiction, history, biography, and
ner office for personal instruction, science.
Too many outside activities. Has syndicated article.
-Students have too many ac- Her articles on American Life
tivities out of the classroom," she and Customs were syndicated in
exclaims. "They don't have time the eastern and midwest papers,
to get acquainted with themselves. She 8tin hM material and intends
We should all find time for aelf- to continue the series sometime,
withdrawal to get a perspective But ner main outside work has
on ourselves. This feeling of con- ten a series on the American
sUnt hurry is destructive. The Language. Starting with the Civil
leas attempted, the more done... war Bne nag traced coinages
I don't think anything worthwhile through modern trends, getting
is ever accomplished." material from what she has heard.
"We have the wrong standard, newspapers and magazines, and
the wrong Ideal. Why should we letters. She is on the advisory
adapt ourselves to everyone?" She board of American Speech pub-
acoi ns the current movement to ihed at Columbia, on the staff of
make glad-handera of us all. as American Business Writing at II-
exemplified by How to Win lino4s an1 nM done writing and
Friends and Influence People. "We Siting for numerous other maga-
have always had that type of writ- unes.
ing with us. People seem to swing Sne liked Gone with the Wind,
to that point of view every so says it sUcked up with the way
often and such books come in people actually felt at that time,
floods. Luckily they are soon for- according to the many diaries she
gotten. That view of life is a seir- na, rt&d Crapes of Wrath was
aeiusion. ine moral iiDre oi me eoQd but should have been edited
will and mind are hurt when we not for purity but for too much
fi into that state. People are en- aentimentalism, and the ending
-5.Q0Uraged to make resojutions mat waj trite. "It was hurt as art by
iney wm never iuuui. n m im- its i)ieAS not by its details."
monu. . She devotes her summers to
Born In Illinois. traveling, likes California. Canada,
Miss Meredith was born in Clin- mnJ lhe ozarks especially. It helps
ton. 111., 100 miles south of Chi- to store up energy and gives you
cago and known as "the city of new points of view, she says.
1.000 scandals" on account of ba- Her list of favorite authors
hies' bones found in walls of build- can-t be boiled down to less than
ing and other odd happenings. 12. Thomas Hardy ranked as her
Miss Meredith managed to avoid favorite in college. She found
acandal by moving to Nebraska Hardy inspiring and not all de-
befote starting school. She ma- pressing, likes the architecture of
Jored in English, minored in Ger- nU novels. She thinks a short
man at Wisconsin, got another de- story doesn't need a plot, a novel
gree from Chicago, and two from does.
Nebraska. She used to read Ger- The students she likes best ans
man as much as English but has those who try to grasp knowledge
dropped the habit lately. for themselves. She recalls one
She once taught literature and student who wrote down every-
enjoya it more than business com- thing in the lesson he didn't know,
position but long ago came to the came to her for the answers, and,
conclusion that the student can incidentally, graduated with the
dig out literature for himself. Her highest honors ever obtained in
teachers used to spoil her favorite his college.
books for her so she became ''re- She advises other students to do
veiled to composition at least the same, nays it is as important
not spoiling a boon to discover what you don't know
which is someimng as what you do.
An eternal optimist, she decides
"Afraid of life." that a few more students are
Students who are uncertain showing Initiative In learning than
whether to continue their school- uaed to but she hopes the Burn
ing beyond graduation might well ber will increase.
leadership
conference .
Dean of women, Mortar
Boa rds schedule meet
for 'officer orientation'
Mortar Board and the office of
the dean of women will hold a
women's leadership conference
here March SO, April 1, 2 and S.
In charge of the conference, de
signed to integrate women's groups
and to orient newly elected offi
cers into their duties, are Selma
Hill, general chairman, Janet Lau,
and Peggy Shernurn.
Hosp opens
At Saturday's opening session,
at 9 a. m. in the Union, Miss Helen
Hosp, dean of women, will speak
on "Place, Work, and Worth of
Extra-Curriculum in College Life. '
Selma Hill will preside.
Present for the conference will
be Mrs. Fred Coleman, national
president of Mortar Board, who
will speak at 9:30. Her subject will
be "Analysis of Leadership.
Parliamentary drill will be the
theme for the 11 meeting. Breta
Peterson will lead the meeting
with a panel of present Mortar
Boards holding a mock meeting
to dramatize parliamentary pro
cedure.
Publicity men.
Publicity chairmen for various
organizations will meet Monday at
4 p. m. in. Ellen Smith. Carroll
training with new program
Students in teachers college will braska campus, although many
have an opportunity to receive a other colleges have used it for
certificate testifying that they are several years and often give credit
able to lead a girl reserves group for it. Kieven omer colleges are
if they participate in a program using this program in this region,
to be sponsored by the TWCA and Jean Simmons, vice-president of
teachers college. The program will the YWCA is the head of the com
be conducted over a period of six mittee. The first meeting will be
weeks and a meeting wil be held held Tuesday, when Mr. Alden
each Tuesday from 3:30 to 4:30 Ebberly, boys' work secretary of
in Ellen Smith. The certificate the TMCA, will speak on the
which those who attend the meet- "Philosophy of Group Work."
ing will receive, is, according to
authorities in the teaching profes
sion, a definite aid in obtaining a
teaching position.
Fills definite need.
The fact that most teachers
lack training in leading a girl re
serves group was the incentive
for offering such a course. This
is the first time such a program
has been conducted on the Ne-
Chouinard and Richard deBrown
will speak.
From 4 to 5 Monday Faith Med
lar will preside at a treasurer's
meeting at which John K. Selleck
will speak.
Incoming and outgoing presi
dents of campus women's organi
zations will hold a luncheon Tues
day noon. Tuesday at 4 p. m. sec
retaries of women's organizations
will meet in Ellen Smith. Peggy
Sherburn will preside. Presidents
will meet from 5 to 6 Tuesday
with Elizabeth Waugh in charge.
The meeting will conclude April
3 with a discussion of the point
system led by Janet Lau.
May queen
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on the DAILY, and was a mem
ber of Coed Counselor board for
the last year.
Candidate activities.
Virginia Clemans is a Mortar
Board, president of the AWS, a
member of Tassels, and a member
of last year's Junior-Senior prom
committee.
Selma Hill is a Mortar Board,
president of Tassels for the past
year, and editor of the 1939 "N"
book.
Faith Medlar is a member of
Mortar Board, Palladian, Coed
Counselor board, and also Alpha
Lambda Delta.
Maxine Lake was vice president
of the YWCA for the last year,
and a member of Coed Counselor
board.
Priscilla Wicks is a member of
Mortar Board, past president of
the YWCA, and a member of Stu
dent Council.
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