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Chancellor Spikes Rumor
Of Any Change in Grading
Spiking rumors of any change in the grading
system, Chancellor Boucher told the Daily Nebras
kan yesterday that there is no truth to the rumor
that the grading system will be lowered and Dean
T. J. Thompson said he knew nothing about the
rumor that there were more downslips mailed to
students last Saturday than ever before. "The only
recent change in grading was those regulations
issued by Dr. C. W. Rosenlof's office Oct. 1," said
Chancellor Boucher. "There has been no other nor
is there any other change contemplated."
' I don't know anything about the number f
downslips issued Saturday," said Dean T. J. Thomp
son. "This isn't an accounting office and we never
make or publish statistics about downslips," he con
cluded. Chancellor Boucher's other comment was that
the University publishes a normal curve for each of
the courses offered so that the" professor can see if
his grading system is in line with the normal curve
for the course published by the University. Chan
cellor Boucher also said that the student average
has been about the same for the last five years.
According to Rosenlof's official statement to the
members of the instruction staff, there will be no
grades of "C", and "D", "C" meaning a condition
and "D" delinquency at the time- of withdrawal.
A report of "F" designates all course work which
(See RUMOR, page 2)
Daily
RASKAN
OHiclal Newspaper Of More Than 7,000 Students
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Vol. 41, No. 60 Lincoln, Nebraska Wednesday, December 17, 1941
Co&hitdcdD To Pick
ara y Eight
Nebraska
Qn Size
Is
25th
Nationally
. . . According to Report
The university with 5,809 full-time students ranks 25th in
size among the nation's educational institutions this year, ac
cording to an annual report issued by School and Society maga
zine this week.
The state university has 7,521 all-resident students includ
ing those taking part-time work
as compared with 8.290 a year
ago. With enrollment in extension
courses totaling 3,685, an increase
over last year's figure of 3,307, the
grand total of all students taking
work at the university is 11,206
compared with 11,595 in 1940.
Enrolment of the university bro
ken down into courses includes:
general 1,255, engineering 741, law
104, medicine 321, graduate 368,
agriculture 913, architecture 34,
art 89, commerce 832, dentistry
74, education 915, journalism 120,
music 133, pharmacy 68.
Nebraska Hai 12 Schools.
The state of Nebraska has 12
institutions listed in the report
with a total enrollment of 11,832
a 12 percent drop from last year's
figure of 13,451. The country in
general showed a 9.16 percent drop
In college enrolment and the
west north central division con
taining Nebraska an 8.97 percent
loss. The University of Nebras
ka's loss ia figured at 9.9 percent
in full-time students. The drop
came in the upper classes, fresh
man registration showing an in
crease this year.
The decrease in attendance in
American universities and colleges
ia ascribed by the report largely
to the effect of the selective serv
ice act and somewhat also to the
attraction of defense jobs.
Yule 'Alumnus'
Shows Campus
Winter Scenes
Winter scenes of the Nebraska
campus are featured In the Christ
mas edition of the Nebraska
Alumnus magazine which came
out today. The cover shot is a
large evergreen covered with
snow with the administration
building in the background.
The yuletide edition has 16
pages instead uf the usual 32 so
that the quality of the Decem
ber issue will be up to the usual
high quality of the publication,
Ralph L. Reeder commented. The
December issue will also contain
16 pages.
Jacobs Story Best.
Reviewing the Daily Nebraskan
for the month of November the
Alumnus features a story by Alan
Jacobs which was picked by the
magazine as the best .story of
the month. Jacob's story con
cerned the lack of spirit at rallys
and was headlined "Dear Boss: I
don't want to cover the rally to
night. . . you Just can't say that
(See ALUMNUS, page 2)
Local YW, YM
Members Visit
National Meet
Over 1,100 Expected
At Bi-annual Christian
Convention in Ohio
Mian.i university at Oxford, O.,
will be the scene of the bi-annual
national assembly of Student
Christian associations. About 1,100
students and faculty are expected
to attend the convention, which
will begin Dec. 27 and last thru
Jan. 3.
Among the speakers at the as
sembly will be Gregory Vlastos,
professor of philosophy at Queens
university; T. Z. Koo, secretary of
the World's Student Christian
Federation, China; Malcolm S.
McLean, president of Hampton In
stitute; and Homer Brown, mem
ber of the Pennsylvania legisla
ture. The local YWCA and YMCA
secretaries and several members
of the organizations are planning
to attend the conference. They
will travel with delegates from
Kansas State and Miss Priscilla
Wicks, YMcA secretary at the
Univeristy of Colorado.
There is still time for other stu
dents to arrange to attend the as
sembly. Students interested are
asked to see C. D. Hays, in the
YMCA rooms in Temple, or Miss
Mary Lockett. in Ellen Smith.
Expenses of the trip include:
Round trip in a private car, $10;
registration and program fee, $10;
board and room, $16. Two car
loads of students from this cam
pus plan to make the trip.
Dr. Ireland Talks
At Prc-Dcntal
Club Meeting
The pre-dental club will hold a
meeting at 8 p. m. Wednesday
in 301 Andrews. Woodrow Whin,
president, will preside at the meet
ing and Dr. R. L. Ireland, faculty
advisor for all dental students,
will address the group.
Dr. Hooper, dean of the dental
college, will conduct a tour thru
the dental college, pointing out
all the class rooms and laboratories.
No
Classes
When filings closed last night, 29 students had submitted "their
applications for appointment to the newly created eight-member
sophomore cabinet.
Set up to aid sophomore presi
dent Gene Reece in organizing the
class, the cabinet will be chosen
this afternoon from the list of ap
plicants by a specially appointed
committee of the Student Council
and will probably be presented to
the council for approval tonight.
Thirteen women made applica
tion for the post including: Lorine
Bennett, Nancy Raymond, Sayre
Webster, Rachael Lock, Marsa Let.
Civin, Mary Ellen Sim, Marjorie
May, Gertrude Lyon, Janice Cook,
Pat Catlin, Jane Dalthorp, June
Jamieson, and Merriam Mann.
Men who filed are: Mort Zuber,
Bob Anderson, Art Rivin, Bob
Heinzelman, William Thornberg,
Willis Robinson, Ed Faytinger,
John Bauermeister, Stan Maly,
George Abbott, Don Mueller, Bill
McBride, Sid Swartz, Bill Loeffel,
Ronald Finley, and Leonard Lewis.
Want Annual Party.
Asked to suggest a program for
the sophomore class, applicants
listed, almost unanimously, some
kind of annual party or prom. All
were agreed that some measures
should be taken to foster class
unity. Full support of the Foun
dation Committee plan was urged
by many. Among the other sug
gestions listed were: Formation of
(See SOPHOMORE, page 2'
UN Draftees
Must Finish
Full Courses
No provision has been made
thus far for bizad students
within 18 hours of graduation to
receive degrees even though they
are drafted, as was the case in
the first World War, according
to a statement by Dean J. D.
Clark.
It is quite possible, however,
that some such arrangements
will be made for draftees about
to graduate in the present crisis
though no steps have yet been
taken to make special cases of
these students.
at
11
Women Urged to Attend
This morning at 11 o'clock; for the first time in
over a score of years, students of this university will
gather to hear a discussion of what the war will
mean to them, and to the university.
The convocation, called by Chancellor C. S.
Boucher in his effort to transmit first-hand informa
tion to the students, will be held in the coliseum. In
announcing the convocation, the chancellor stated
that, contrary to rumor, the assembly was not pri
marily for men but that women students are also
particularly urged to attend.
In order that all students, faculty members, and
university employees may be present, classes, and
laboratories will be dismissed from 11 to 12, and the
libraries and the Union will be closed during the
hour of the meeting.
One of the speakers at the all-university assem
bly, over which the chancellor will preside, will be
General Guy Henninger, officer in charge of the
state selective service.
Dean O. J. Ferguson, of the college of engineer
ing, and T. J. Thompson, dean of student affairs, will
also speak briefly on the affect of the conflict on stu
dents. Following Dean Thompson, Burton Theil,
president of the Student Council, will address his fel
low students.
The national anthem, played by the varsity
band, will open the convocation, and at the close,
the audience will join in singing "God Bless Amer-
it
ica.
Recruiting Officers Explain
Qualifications for Navy Service
Emphasizing the fact that every
branch of the navy needs men,
three officers of the recruiting
service explained in Union Con
vocation yesterday the particular
qualifications of the college trained
man for navy service.
Lieutenant Price of Kansas
City's Fairfax Airport discussed
V-5, the navy air corps division.
For entry into V-5, men must have
at least fifty percent of the credit
hours necessary to receive a col
lege degree and must pass a ridig
pnyslcal examination.
Ensign P. J. Townley of the
Omaha recruiting office explained
the engineering division-of the
service, V-7. Requirements for this
unit include two years of college
mathematics, one year of chem
istry, and one of physics. After
four months training duty, the
student will receive the commis
sion of Ensign, U. S. Naval Re
serve, the same position as that
granted on graduation from the
naval academy.
The three movie shorts which
supplemented the lectures dealt
with the battlefleet in action,
ground crews, and the naval air
corps.
Laase Enrolls
Frosh for New
Debate Squad
Coach Chooses Members
From Among Competitors
For Annual Long Award
Issuing a call for all freshmen
debaters to register for the annual
Long cup competition, Coach Laase
announces that the contest will
also serve as a tryout for another
debate innovation, at UN, a reg
ular freshman debate squad.
With the contest set for Jan
uary 13, competitors are asked to
prepare either an affirmative or a
negative case on the question: "Re
solved that after the close of the
war, nations should form a new
federation establishing the eight
Roosevelt-Churchill principles."
Any regularly enrolled freshman
carrying twelve passing hours, is
eligible for the competition. Al
though women have not entered in
previous years, they are eligible
this season. All interested students
are asked to see debate coach
Laase not later than the week of
January 5 after Christmas vaca
tion. He asks that, if possible,
prospective contestants leave their
(See DEBATE, page 2)
Ag Christmas
Fest Tonight
Open to Public
Christmas festivities are cli
maxed on the ag campus Wed
nesday night as students, fac
ulty and the public join in tins
annual Christmas program held
in the student activities build
ing from 7:30-8:15 p. m.
Organ music, candle-light ani
carols will be featured on tht
program which Btrikes a note
of solemnity. Highlighting the
program are excerpts from the
Messiah sung by the ag college
chorus.
Sponsored by the ag executive
board, the program is always
one of the biggest of the year.
Committee chairmen are Gwen
Row, program, Mary June Buck,
decorations; Charles Marcy, pub
licity. The program:
Organ muitic, Myron Roberta.
Candle lighting, Dorothy Hie and Kurft
Millar.
Proceaiional, cborua.
Carola by the audience. Mill Tilth
director. "Joy t the World," "Harkf
The Herald Angela Sinn," "Silent Night "
"Utile Town of Bethlehem.'
"Good King Wenceilaa," Bo quartrt
Mailt Allen. Robert Schemer, Da rid JUn-
(See AG FETE, page 2)
