Tuesda, February 17, 1942
DAILY NEBRASKAN
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Survey Shows
UnionFavored
Most by Men
Do you think some sort of stu
dent workers organization should
be established?
When asked "Do you think some
sort of student workers organiza
tion should be established to set
base pay rates and regulate
hours?" a cross-section of the uni
versity's students working Dart-
time split almost 50-50 on this
question, one of nine asked in a
niirvev of student workinc condi
tions conducted by the Nebraskan.
At the same time. 44 percent of
those interviewed, both men and
women, indicated that they would
desire to become a member of such
an or-
..v Divided.
In inking out the survey, the
Daily, with the cooperation of Dr.
W. E. Walton, assistant professor
of psychology, succeeded in obtain
ing a fair sample of men and
women working both on and off
the city campus and ag campus,
with the interviews divided pro
portionately.
Men students working on the
campus, including Student Union,
departmental, and office employes,
indicated the greatest desire for
establishment of a union, with 66
percent replying in the affirmative
when interviewed on the question.
Of this number, 64 percent would
desire membership in such an or-gani"-"
'v
jrcent Favor Union.
A majority of the men working
off the campus were against the
pstahlishment of such a union,
with 53 percent replying in the
negative and 44 percent in the af
firmative. At the same time, nei
ther of the groups expressed dis
satisfaction with their present
working set-ups as to general con
ditions. University women voted in the
majority against a union both off
and on the campus, with the aver
age agalnat establishment totaling
53 percent. Of this number, women
on the campus were more in favor
of the union than those off the
campus, with 46 percent and 41
percent answering in the affirma
tive respectively.
However, women working off
the campus who were interviewed
indicated that they were undecided
on the question in 22 percent of
the c; ''a.
j Percent 'Satisfied.
Asked to indicate whether they
were "very well satisfied," "satis
fied." "very dissatisfied," or "dis
nntisfied." in their present work
ing set-ups, 91 percent replied that
they wire generally "satisfied."
Women students doing part-time
work expressed more satisfaction
on this question man me men, witn
nniv 7 nrrnt almifvine that they
were either "dissatisfied" or "very
dissatisfied." 52 percent of th
women renlied that thev were
"verv well satisfied" with their
present set-ups of those working
on the campus, wnue ji percent, w
the women off-campu replied in
the rurirmative on me same quea
tion.
Men students sicnified in 56
percent of the cases interviewed
that they were generally satisfied,
with 32 percent of this number
"very well satisfied." Eleven per
cent of the men were either "dis
aatiniied" or "very dissatisfied."
None of the men working on the
campus testified that they were
"very dissatisfied" while only 3
percent of those off the campus
expired' the opinion that they
were.
Majority
As Form
Conditions Generally Satisfactory-91
Workers Split on Desire for Union
44 Would Join Campus Workers Union
Majority Work for Wages; Board Next
General Working Conditions Agreeable
54 Not Required to Work Overtime
Jobs Not Dependent on Overtime-63
. .
93 Never Tired' from Any Position
Education Dependent on Working-65
Editors Note In an effort to determine , th e conditions under which university students doing
nart-time work are working, the Daily Nebraskan, through the cooperation of psychology students
under the direction of Dr. W. E. Walton, assistant professor of psychology, conducted a survey of
students working both on and off the campus.
In order to obtain a fair sampling of opinio n, men and women working on and off the city
. ,, f a (v orlln ra wem int rviwprt Tabulations, with exnlana-
campus, and on and on me camyuo i 6 - 6 . .
tions, appear on mis page.
Work Vital
To Majority
For School
By George Abbott.
Is a job necessary for the con
tinuance of your education?
In the survey of working condi
tions among the approximately
i.SOO university students doing
part-time work while attending
school, 78 percent of the sample
group interviewed indicated that
their jobs were necessary in or
der that they might continue their
attendance in the university.
Comprising 10 percent of 1,500
men students and 1,300 women
students working, the survey con-
Works for Wages
of Compensation
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A contest to find the Best
Dri'Md.'.! Man on the Campus has
been curried out on this campus
for several ycara and tnia year a
,,.ni..Ki linn herome even more lm-
port ii nt because It la sponsored
with Enquire and the winner's pic-
tuien will appear in an issue oi r.a
quire sometime thla spring or
eut-lv full.
Last year Bob Foe, Phi Delta
Thniu won the election after last
ing the first elimination made by
a group of repreneniauve cocu.
u. with several other contesants
ran in a general election and was
. . . . a. i rn, .
presented to students at uie ium-nike
This year the first list of names
will be. selected by a committee.
Then additional names may be
added and the final list will be
voted upon.
n von work for wao.es, room, '
board, or a combination of any of
these things T
in rniv trt the Question "Do you
work for wages, room, board or
a combination or any oi me
things?", 83 percent of the uni
versity men and women students
doing part-time work while at
tending school indicated that they
were working for wages in a Daily
survey of student working condi
tions.
nr tho four croups into which
students to be Interview were di
videdmen working on me cam
pus; men working on the campus;
women working off the campus,
and women working on campus
the highest percentage tabulated
fftr onv one of the groups showed
that 89 percent of the women
working on campus were receiv
ing wages, while four percent of
this group worKea ior weir iwm
A .nn. nAM
and seven percent wcic w..tl".
sated by receiving meir owm.
Board Next High.
Th arond highest percentage
lakniiiaH for anv one of type of
compensation was that of board,
with 12 percent oi me wumn
interv iowfii indicating iJi"-
nr that number, the highest per
centage for any one group fell
among the men wonting ou-cam-pus,
with 22 percent receiving
board for their work.
At ih Rnme time, the oir-cam
nna mpn workers signified that
70 percent of their number were
compensated in Uie iorm oi w6".
with the remaining 8 percent
working for their room.
Men On Campus.
f,.n worklnc on the campus
replied that 80 percent of their
number received wages; 4 percent
mora nmnlnVI'fl for their room; and
10 percent were compensated by
receiving their board.
Men working on the campus
nr.. hoinir compensated in the form
of wages in 86 percent of the cases
interviewed, accoraing tu muum
tions while other forms or com
mnct'iHritl in this croup include
room, 5 percent; and board, 9
percent.
Women Off-Campus.
rvf-rnmnus women workers tes
tifled that, of their number, 83
percent are employed for wages;
, ii percent work for their board,
and 6 percent are compensated by
receiving their room.
In considering mese ngures, it
should be remembered that a small
nercentaee interviewed on this
question are living with relatives
or friends wnue attending scnooi
and are not actually "employes"
since they receive no direct, set,
compensation.
Are vou expected to work
overtime? With or without pay?
When questioned about overtime
work, 42 percent of the workers
interviewed replied that they were
expected to do overtime work, with
33 percent of them stating that
they did so without extra pay.
Men working overtime off the
camDus. of whom 48 percent were
expected to work overtime, consti
tuted the largest number doing so
without overtime pay with 65 per
cent as their figure. At the same
time, with 45 percent or uie women
working off the campus expected
to oo overtime wont, hi percent
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were doiner so without extra pav
com men ana women wording
on the campus Indicated that 84
percent of their number received
extra compensation for overtime
work, while 20 percent of the men
ana ii percent or me women
stated that they did not receive
pay for overtime.
Would a refusal to work over
time jeopardize your position?
Figures compiled on this ques
tion showed the closer similarity
between the answers given by the
four groups than any other aingls
question asked. The answers given
in the affirmative by the four
groups women on-campua, wom
en of-campua, men on- and men off
campus were, respectively; 37, 30,
37 and 35 percent.
This would Indicate that In a
little more than one-third of the
cases, whether on or off the camp
us, employes are not required to
work overtime without pay at the
threat of losing their Joba.
Lancaster
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aarrifiees of actually fighting a to
tal war, the permanent increase
in Amerlcaa tax Duraen resulting
from the vast Increase In the na
tional debt, and the great under
taking Indicated in the ao-called
Atlantic Charter to spreau me rour
freedoms to the rest of the world.
Professor Lancaster also told the
audience that there are four im
portant American attitudes in
uunrlrt nnlltics that lay behind
events leading to me umira
States' participation In actual war
fare.
He listed these attitudes: (1)
"Tim refuaal of the American peo
ple to believe their eyes and ears
and to realise that me dictator nu
tions meant conquest; (2) the be
lief that real neutrality was still
possible under modern conditions;
(3) a provincial point of view lead
ing to a naive perspective of the
world position of America; (4) the
illintmess of the U. S. public
to shoulder the responsibilities of
a world power clearly marked out
for the United States by her
strength and position."
"We finally found out the war
in Europe was not phony, but still
We refused to hliVA that war
would ever be applied to us," the
speaKer stated. "Until Dec. 7, we
persisted in believing that all wars
are preceeded by declarations and
are conducted like an eighteenth
century minuet."
In dincusHin? the nation's ianla.
tionists in the senate from North
Dakota, Idaho and Montana, the
speaker remarked, "The upper
chamber represents real estate, not
people. The popular attitude in
America la that Eurone la not in
habited by human beings but by
scheming slickers."
At the beglning of hia talk,
Professor Lancaater listed the
events leading up to the United
Slates entry into the war. He
began with the publication of the
Stimson doctrine of 1932 which
upheld the Kellogg-Briand peace
pact as Japan was invading Man
churia. Before the lecture, Prof. J. O.
Hertzler, chairman of the com
mittee in charge of the "Ameri
can and World War II" course
announced that because of the
huge size of the crowd and the need
of UN bands for the Temple thea
tre at 5 p. m. on Monday, the
rest of the scries of lectures will
be held at the same time in the
Union ballroom.
Lincoln Journal.
Dr. W. E. Walton
ducted by the Daily with the co
operation of Dr. W. E. Walton,
assistant psychology professor,
shows a fair sampling or opinion
on the nine questions asked in in
dividual interviews of workers
both on and off the campus.
Highest percentage of any one
group replying that their jobs
were essential for the continuance
of their education was found
among the men working on the
campus, with 85 percent answer
ing in the affirmative, while 82
percent of the men working off
campus gave aimilar answers.
Only 51 percent of the women
workine on the campus gave af
firmative repliea to the question,
while 64 percent of the women
working off-campus replied in the
affirmative.
How are your working conditions
as to light, ventilation, cleanliness,
food and pay?
Interviewees answering this
question were asked to state
whether these conditions were
"good," "fair," or "bad."
Women working on the campus
algnlfied that all of these condl-;
tions were "good" in 81 percent,
of the cases interviewed. Onljk
complaint, a slight one among thi
group was as to ventilation, which)1
11 percent classed as "bad." 1
Averaging a reply of good,
with 75 percent of the women,
working off-campus doing so on
light, ventilation, cleanliness, and)
food, 60 percent of this group ofy
women thought their pay waa
"good" while 48 percent declared,
that they thought it Just "fair." 1
Men on the campus rated all of
the conditions except pay "goodj
In 76 percent of the Interviews
and indicated that the pay was
"good ' in 51 percewt or me casesy
"fnlr" in 49 percent.
Off-campus men students rated
pay "good" In 41 percent of the
Interviews and "good" In 53 per
cent, at the same time rating the
other conditions as "good" in 75
percent of the Interviews.
On the whole, only complaints
against the general working con
ditions were concerned with ven
tilation and nav with no group
rating either one "bad" in any
thing over 11 percent of the in-
terviews.
Have you ever been released
from a job? Why?
Only 8 percent replied in the af
firmative to this question, with
the highest percentage falling;
among the men working off-campus.
Reasons given ranged from
"falling, asleep all the time, and
social engagements," to "inability
to assimilate the knowledge re
quired for my work," with no se
rious complaints made.