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Sunday, February 12, 1950 PAGE 4 THE DAILY NEBRASKAN Journalists Have Two Dreams " -4 ) f it I'HOTOGRAI'HY Students in chance to cover all branches of in the Pictorial Journalism lab I" f-4l ti . .. 1,I. I, J ht u.-4 I" im Sellin Reports on AgLife in Finland By Dick Walsh Americans would be the gain ers if they took time to study some of tlie Finnish agricultural practices. That is the opinion of Duane eld Ag junior, who recently returned to the U. S. after spending six months in Europe. r Sellin was one of a group of 31 young Americans who ... x ... ""Z" iv t 111 ilUMC mini... jf- m ;. : the Interna- Sellin, 21-year- Iluanc Sfllin. tional Farm Youth Exchange program. His trip was sponsored by Nathan Gold, Lincoln busi nessman. The Nebraskan was both sur prised and impressed by the Finns' feeling of co-operation. "About half the field workers over there arc girls," he said, therefore take care of all the livestock. Rarely docs a man milk in Finland." Like Business Teoplc ''Farm workers have hours similar to business workers in America. They work from 7 a. m. to noon, take an hour for lunch, then work from 1 to 5 p. m. If they work Saturday's Meet Feb. 16 Economics MeetFcsb. 16 Engineering economics will be the topic of Lee S. Whitson when he speaks in Love Memorial li brary auditorium Feb. 16 at 7:45 bs part of the University spon sored Cost Reduction Conference. The appearance of Whitson is being sponsored by the Uni versity student branch and Ne braska section of the American fority of mechanical engineers. Whitson is head of the industrial engineering division and profes sor of mechanical engineering at the University of Minnesota. Friday, Feb. 17. the Cost Re duction conference will begin. Jlighlighting the noon luncheon program and the afternoon ses sion, both of which are open to University students, will be Prof. Whitson and Allan H. Morgcn $nn. respectively. Whitson's topic v ill be "Cost Reduction Through Effective Management Controls." Morgenson is a New York In dustrial Consultant, Consulting Editor of Factory Management Magazine. In 1937, he was the recipient of the Gilbreth Medal for outstanding work in the field of management. He will express his views on "Cost Reduction Through the Simplification of Work," using "The Simpler the Better" as his theme. Students who desire to attend jhould express their interest by f igning their names in the ofiice of Gordon Mattson. 31 6. Special Science, belorc Wednesday, 5 p m., Feb. 15. There will be a cost of $150 for the luncheon. For the afternoon session, there will be no charge. Starting at 12:15 Friday noon, the luncheon Will be held in the Georgian room of the Cornhusker, immediately followed by the afternoon ac tivities, which will begin at 2:45 p. m. The morning session. Is not open to University students. The conference in its entirety is open to businessmen and engineers. The enrollment fee will be $5.00. 'Investments' Trio To Win Awards Three awards to students of finance and economics have been announced by the Pierre A. Du Val foundation. The awards of $500, $300 and $200 each as either tuition or cash will be made to encourage Investment studies. Awards will be made to students on the ba sis of their "investments." Students may invest a theoret ical $25,000 each in stocks listed on the New York Stock or Curb exchanges for year starting March 15, 1950. Determining fac- j tors will be maximum oiviaenos and appreciation. A panel of ex perts will study submitted rec ords and make yearly awards. The DuVal foundainn has polled educators to get their ad vice on such awards. They have expressed interest and offered useful suggestions about them. Rules and applications may be secured from the Pierre A. Du Val foundation. 13 West 46th Street, New York 19, N. Y. The awards are open to stu dents of finance and economics thruout the U.S. 1. t .'i.-iV 1i A the School of Journalism have a the field. Here are some students practicing table-top photography. they get time-and-a-half, on i Sundays double time." j Because almost all commodity 1 markets are of the co-operative I type, Sellin found the nation's I neonle are "not too rich nor too poor. As a young American, he was also surprised to find that all Finnish students studying agri culture in a University must work one year on a farm to gel j a degree. Love Home Life He also found the Finns are a happy people, spending most of j their leisure time on the farm 1 and preferring home life. I "The young people also stay close to home, some going to vil lage dances Saturday nights," be said. "They go in mostly for waltzes and polkas. Finnish girls arc good dancers." He noticed too that little meat ! is eaten by the tinns and tnal ! iruu-n.-jlism faculty are listed m many vegetables they raise are j Who's Who in America. They are fed to animals, chiefly pigs. He i p,- William F. Swindler, director gave the following as an average ; nf )P school; Prof. George H. daily menu: Turnbull, Prof. .Tames E. Law- Breakfast Oat porridge, milk j rcnce, and Prof. Robert P. Craw anri bread, but no coffee. , font. Lunch Potatoes, gravy (meat j rr. Swindler has been director flavored), bread, butter, milk 0f the school since 1946. He in and a sour dish called vccli (Scl- structs courses in editorial writ hn came to like vccli but not j jnr. mid history of iournal- nccma. a souied buttermilk). Dinner Same as lunch, some- times with fish soup or fish dish, plus berries for dessert. Know LHtle About U. S. He found that a number of Finnish farmers would like to visit America and study our farm methods. Because of Rus sia's influence, they "really know very little about the United States. But they would like to have closer associations with our country." Though some 90 of the last 200 years have seen Finland and Russia at war, Sellin feels that the Finns dovetail a feeling of pity toward the Russian man on the street, and that of hatred to ward his government. "The common Russian lives very poorly according to most any Finn." he said. "He may live in something about the same speed as our chicken coop. "The Finnish say we are just beginning to see the light with respect to Russia especially in their dealings with other na tions." As part of the war debt Fin land owed Russia at the end of the last war, the Russians were allowed to lease a large tract of land in Finland on which they in turn established a largo naval base. It so happened that a major Finnish railroad line passed through this sector. Because of the general rough terrain, to re route it was impossible, so the Russians allowed the trains to pass through "their" base. 'World's Longest Tunnel' "I was on one of these trains," Sellin relates. "We were re hooked to a Russian engine, a Russian guard stationed in our car, window-shades were low ered blackness resulted a n d we passed through. The Finns call this the longest tunnel in the world." Sellin has compiled an out standing farm record. A 4-H clubber for nine years, he also holds the degree of American Fanner of the Future Farmers of America. Another of his major activities has been work with rural youth. Theatre Tickets On Sale Monday Ticket sales for "Glass Menag erie." University Theatre play, to be presented Feb. 20, 21 and ; 22 will begin Monday, cd. u. Ducats for the Tennessee Wil liam's winner of the Pulitzer prize and the Drama Critics award may be purchased at the Temnle box office. Regular sell ing hours will be maintained from 12:30-5 p.m. Monday thru Fridav. Mrs. Margaret- Denton urged those planning to attend to make their reservations early. She added that organizations or groups might obtain block areas for the production if they make their reservations early some time this week. Tickets will sell at $1.20 each. Classified THKATKK CAHHIKR Nf it attractive girl for part time em ployment. Apply 325 Rtuart Building. FM KM y. and ThesU typing, 10c page. Call , ATTKACTIVK inrpe room for 1 or 2 men, ptudenls, lnstnt. Nfr 3 bun lines, l Will H'-rei-t fireinn nlUflent: 6-1661. I LOST Stiver Ronpon ltphter Initial LH.L. inscription on back. Reward, phone i-ee 2-1115. FjK RBle--"36 h'nnl. Call Fred Jngold 5-62M after B p.m. FOR sa!f 27 fmit n mine trailer Including piano. 3-P'6 evenings. LOST? Prnwn "felt. "purse" Valua7le. Call J. Swcrre 2-3287, Reward. Know Your College ... iThli li th first of n sprtpR of articles about collfKes an school within the Uni versity.) Graduate work and a teletype machine are two of the dreams for the School of Journalism which Director William F. Swindler would like best to see realized. Graduate work in journalism was offered for only one year 1924 and Swindler hopes that it may be begun again. The tele type machine Is needed in the copy-reading classes, but the present budget will not allow its use. Since 1948, wlien the school moved to its new quarters in Burnett hall, however. Univer sity journalism students have had some of the finest facilities in the country to help them learn their subject. The photography lab in the basement is among the most modern in the country. There are twelve darkrooms containing modern equipment. Four speed graphic cameras are available to all students to use at any time thev are taking the course. The darkroom facilities are available to students who enrolled in the subject: T.vpoRrapliy The typography lab ranks among the top 25 percent of such tabs now in American universi ties and colleges, according to Dr. William F. Swindler, head of the school. Most recent addi tion to the lab is a linotype ma chine, acquired from West .Sta dium. Practice on this machine will be included in future typog raphy courses. More than 150 cases of various type faces are contained in the typography lab, as well as a small job press, metal saw. nnri molding caster. Each lab is equipped for 15 students. Dr. Swindler has announced that lie hopes to be able to obtain more , equipment in the future. Four members of the school of I ism. and beginning writing Professor Turnbull, dean emer t . If Ifry,,., ' .ii-irtiinniffl-Maii-iiiiftnn tiaiM--iHiiirtiii-iiiiHniim HELENA CARTER I y Charming Hunfer Alumna, says: l OJ "MILDER... MUCH MILDER... that's why I J I find Chesterfield much more pleasure to smoke. CO-STARRING IN "SOUTH SEA SINNER" A UNIVERSAL-INTERNATIONAL PICTURE j C YYV ' :.. ' HUNTER COLLEGE S' I NEW YORK CITY -S P EEh0' uyn. iirigM.M.it iuvyti. i C'pvnfht t0',o, t-ccrrr Mm Tnn Ca itus of the Oregon school of jour nalism, is a visiting professor at Nebraska this year. He was on the Oregon faculty for 31 years, and served as dean for lour years. He is conducting labs for news editing, as well as instruct ing courses in beginning journal ism, advanced reporting, and methods of jouralism. Lawrence Professor Lawrence has served as part time instructor in the school for a number of years. A graduate of the University, he has been editor of the Lincoln Star since 1911. He is at present instructing courses in editorial writing and news editing. Professor Crawford serves as instructor during the fall semes ter. He taught in the American university in Italy during the last war. and was in public re lations work under General Mae Arthur in the occupation of Ja pan. He teachers courses on magazine writing and on public opinion. William H. Hice. associate pro fessor, teaches news writing, re porting, and feature writing also : Prof. Ray Morgan, who teaches are j .-ill courses in photography, is an internationally known photog rapher. His pictures have won prizes at several international picture salons. Newest addition to the faculty is Thomas C. Sorenscn. who is teaching classes in beginning news writing and in radio jour nalism. He completed his gradu ate studies at the University in 1949, and is working part time for radio station KLMS. Early School In 1895, under the leadership of Will Owen Jones, late editor of the Lincoln Journal, Nebraska was the sixth school to begin the teaching of journalism. The courses were expanded, and in 1923 journalism was organized as a separate school tviin ur. Miller Moore Fogg as director. The school continued to grow in lis quarters in me oin i imii.-ui hall. In the fall of 1948. classes were moved to newly construct ed Burnett hall. Students can take three se quences of journalism. The straight news writing sequence oflers a bachelor of arts degree. The agricultural, and advertising sequences offer bachelor of sci ence degrees in agriculture and business administration, respectively. . I tively. t The national photography or- sumcni loan runns oners ou i ivy nag warn aas. The University journalism school serves Nebraska, Wyom ing, and southwestern Iowa. Many graduates of Nebraska take jobs on weekly newspapers in' this area. A high percentage of editors and publishers of papers throughout this part of the country are graduated from the university. Of 15 students who received their certificates in 1950, 13 have already found jobs. The school, in co-operation with the High School Press asso ciation, puts out a monthly bul letin, The Nebraska Newspaper. This offers an outlet for the school's faculty and graduate re search. Aids to High Schools. Various aids to high school journalism students are published by the school in the form of the annual Nebraska School Press yearbook and the bi-monthly NHSPA round tables. Round tables presents problems and practices which confront high high school publication advisers and student editors. The school also offers a service to newspapers throughout Ne braska in the form of research requested by the various news papers on special problems. The reading room, on the third floor of Burnett hall, offers a complete collection of Nebraska weekly and daily newspapers. About six dcfcn daily and weekly newspapers from all parts of the nation can also be found in the. reading room. Bound volumes of sample copies of every daily newspaper in the United States, as well as trade and professional journalism magazines are contained in this room. llonorarirs. Several professional fraterni ties for students who plan to make their living in journalism are organized on the campus. professional fraternity, elects ' OIK'1'" ULIld VIII, Him a iiu.iu.iu. junior and senior men. Thcta Sigma Phi is the wom en's national professional organ- ! ization and elects junior and sen i ior women who have a high j scholastic standing. Students who have a high ' scholarship average and have hnwn proficiency in advertising are elected to Gamma Alpha Chi, professional advertising society, The national photography or- v v. wru rue uOUYWOOD srAfJS il v ft 4 ; , il ii ii il ii nil iim hi M-Miia - urn 4mmH teMWwiHM TYPOGRAPHY Not only is the writing angle of Journalism stressed, but also the practical side. Students learn the practices of the "back shop" of the newspaper plant in Typography lab. ganization is Kappa Alpha Mu, which elects uppcrclassmcn who have shown special ability in pictorial journalism. The Ne braska chapter conducts an an nual contest for student pictures. The group also conducts a monthly survey of picture cover age in the state's daily and weekly newspapers. Kappa Tau Alpha, national scholastic fraternity in journal ism, recently established the Will Owen Jones chapter at the University. The upper 10 per cent of juniors and seniors in journalism and selected alumni, who have conspicuously con tributed to the growth of jour nalism in their careers, arc members of this organization. The chapter plans to present an alumni achievement certificate each fall to an outstanding school of journalism graduate. Scholarships worth $500 are available to each year students ords in journalism. The J. C. who have made outstanding rec Scaerest Scholarship is awarded annually to the student who has made the most outstanding rec- , ord and plans to continue his studies. The prank L. Williams student loan funds offers $500 ' -Ajj gj " : " "V, f,' 1 to any students, with preference being given to journalism majors. Varied Courses. Courses in the school cover almost every phase of newspaper work. Students learn techniques of reporting and writing stories, how to make up pages, and how to write intelligible editorials. Studies of various Nebraska newspapers and suggestions on possible improvement are given to those papers who request them. This year, the history of jour nalism class began a long-term project of gathering material for a book on the history of Ne braska journalism. Professor Turnbull, who has written a his tory of Oregon journalism, is in charge of the project. Classes will do research on various phases of the subject for several years before the complete book can be assembled. Students in the advanced re porting classes gain actual expe rience covering city affairs. Class members get stories from th ctiy hall, police department, courts, and other public affairs. By Rcnt National Survey 1 X