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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
Sunday, March 26, 1950
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'Progress' Aim of Arts, Sciences
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GEOLOGY LAB LaVonne Lawson is looking at a fossil, used in
Earth Science lab. These fossils are used as an index for deter
mining the age. Edward Gengenbach and Clark Mueller are using
the blow pipe analysis method for determining elements in miner
als for their minerology lab. (Rag Photo by Bob Sherwood.)
Norwegian Summer Study
Ol
)en to American Students
The summer school for Amer
ican students in Oslo, Norway
is now receiving applications for
admission. Courses pertaining to
Norwegian culture will be of
fered in classes held at the uni
versity of Oslo from June 26 to
Aug. 5.
About 250 American students
will be admitted to the course.
Applications for entrance may"
be secured now from the Oslo
Summer School Admissions Of
fice at St. Olaf College, in North
field, Minn.
All American students who
will have completed at least two
years of college by June, 1950
are eligible to apply. All courses
are taught in the English lan
guage, emphasis will be on
courses concerning American
culture geography, history, lan
guage, literature, music and art
Six semester credits may be
earned during the six weeks
course.
N U Students
Sally Homes and Marian Bat
tey, university students, attend-
Other College
Union Photos
Go on Display
A photographic exhibition of
Union buildings from other col
leges will be displayed in the
halls of the Union during this
week, according to members of
the Union expansion committee.
The committee which is in
vestigating the possibilities of ob
taining a Union addition to be
completed through the Univer
Eity building program, announced
that the photographs will show
the interiors and exteriors of
unions, large and small.
Included will be shots of en
tertainment facilities and meet
ing rooms.
Nearly 120 pictures have been
procured by the committee for
the students to see. A part of the
program to acquaint University
students with the comparitive
pet-ups of other Unions thruout
the nation, the display will show
other unions' new and im
proved facilities.
The expansion committee
which was organized by students
shortly before the end of last se
mester, has been obtaining in
formation thru letters, bulletins
and other sources from various
large colleges and universities in
order that Nebraska students
might see what other schools had
that NU lacks.
The committee earlier expres
sed the hope that students might
be well enough informed about
the situation to be polled later
this spring as to whether a Union
uddition was desired. The pro
posed addition would mean a
raise in the student's semester
registration fee.
New Greenhouse
Plans Revealed
Trees are being removed from
the area between Bessey and
Burnett halls in order to make
room for a new greenhouse
which is to be built some time in
the future.
Noel L. Smith, maintenance
engineer for the Division of
Buildings and Grounds, said
Thursday that one reason for the
choice of location for the new
greenhouse was that it would be
advantageous to instructors in
Bessey hall. "The old green
house," he said, "has seen bet
ter days and is in a rather dis
advantageous area."
The new building is still in the
planning stage and no definite in
formation is available as to when
construction on it will begin.
'48 'Staters'
To Inaugurate
Joint Reunion
Former Boys and Girl Staters
from the years 1946, '47 and '48
will initiate the first joint re
union of the groups Saturday,
April 22 in the Union ballroom.
Proposed and planned by a
group of 1948 Boy and Girl Stat
ers, the reunion is slated to en
able students at the University
who are former Staters, and for
mer Staters from other places to
become acquainted.
The reunion will feature a
dance which will include a pro
gram consisting of skits by both
the Boys Staters and Girl Stat
ers. Acting as toastmasters for
the evening will be Joan Krueger
nnd Bud Bitner, 1948 representa
tives. Plan sare being made by the
steering committee in some man-
ed the summer school held last
year. They flew to Oslo and re
turned by boat.
They studied general courses
on Norwegian literature, polit
ical institutions, and culture in
general. Instructors were Nor
wegian political leaders and
educators. Norway's foreign
minister, Hulvaard Laang, was
among the speakers. Several
parliament members also ad
dressed the students.
The courses were mostly lec
ture courses, but the students
were required to buy their own
books.
During the week-ends, the
girls visited Stockholm and Co
penhagen as well as other Nor
wegian points of interest. They
made a tour of Holland, Bel
gium, Luxembourg and northern
France before they returned.
Hiking, swimming, dancing
and sailing were among the ac
tivities available to students.
Norwegian language presenta
tions of Oklahoma!'' and "Show
Boat" were presented on the
Oslo stage. Many movies were
American, with Norwegian sub
titles. The girls lived in dormitories
at Blindern, outside of Oslo.
Classes are held in the division
of Oslo university at Blindern.
All facilities were very modern,
the coeds said.
Food Rationed.
Food was rationed at the time,
but all students received ample
diets, which included much
cheese, fish and bread.
"The courses offered are very
worth while," Misses Battey and
Homes said. "We would urge
any one who could go to take
the opportunity.
Credits received at the Uni
versity of Oslo can be trans
ferred to any American univer
sity. A number of scholarships arc
available to American and Ca
nadian students. Full details
about these grants may be ob
tained from the admissions of
fice at St. Olaf's college. All
veterans are eligible for the us
ual benefits, since the course has
been approved by the veteran's
administration.
This course of instruction was
offered for the first time in
1947. Three Nebraska students.
Russel Gustavson, Bob Nicker-
son and Norman Leger attended
the summer school. Dr. Otto
Lous Morjr, chancellor of Oslo
university, started the school as
recognition of the hearty recep
tion offered Norwegian students
in America.
Expense Reduced
Charges for the 1950 session
have been reduced as a result o(
the reduction of the Norwegian
crown. The tuition for the six
weeks term is $H0: the student
fee. including health insurance.
s $10: and the excursion fee.
$20. Round trip fare, tourist
glass, on the Norwegian-Amer
ican Lines luxury liner, Sa
Stuvangerfjord is $3fi0.
Application blanks are due
April 1. They may be obtained
from the Oslo Summer School
Admissions Office. St. Olaf Col- j
lege, Northfield, Minn.
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Soulliernaires
To Give Concert
The Southernaires, called
"probably the best male quartet
in the land" by the Cleveland
Plain Dealer, may be heard in
concert Tuesday, Match 28, at
8:15 p. m. at St. Paul Methodist
church.
Sponsored by Frank W. Hale,
director of the Hub of Harmony,
the quartet consists of William
Edmonson, bass; Ray Yeates,
tenor: Jay Stone Toney, baritone;
and Lowell Peters, tenor. Spencer
Odom is their accompanist and
arranger.
Tickets can be obtained from
Walts Music store and the Dictc
Music house. All seats are $1
None are reserved.
ner to contact as many of the
former States as possible in the
next few weeks.
Pon Chinn, 1948 Governor of
Boys State, is chairman of the
steering committee. The idea of
the reunion originated last fall
with Chinn and Bill Adams, 1948
Lt. Governor of Boys' State.
Other members of the steer
ing committee, who are all for
mer 1948 Staters, are: Doris. Carl
son, 1948 State Treasurer, Willa
Hill, a Janet Clock, Sally Kjel
son, Dave Sjorgren and Jim Jus
tice. Each of the steering commit
tee members are co-chairman of
an individual committee. Carl
son and Adams are in charge of
publicity; Krueger and Bitner,
program; Hill and Chinn, re
freshments; Clock and Sjogren,
decorations; and Kjelson and
Justice, refreshments.
(This In tht seventh In a script of ar
ticles about school nnd college uithin
fhe llnverity. The Daily Arbrattkan is
attempting to present the "drram," or
plans for expansion, either of facilities
or courses In the school or college.)
BY TOM RISC HE.
Changing the program of the
arts and science college to fit the
changing needs of students in
the light of new developments
in educational methods and in
creasing knowledge.
That is the dream of the col
lege of arts and science, accord
ing to Dean C. H. Oldfather.
Altho many people seem to
think that the college is "resting
on its laurels" as far as courses
are concerned, that is not true.
We are constantly changing
courses within departments to
offer better instruction," he
said.
Programs Revised
For instance, the course of
study in geology for next year is
being changed. Courses are con
solidated and new courses are
being added to better facilitate
teaching. There have recently
been far reaching changes in
physics instruction, especially on
the graduate level.
Generally, as far as facilities
are concerned, the college is
pretty well taken care of. The
botany greenhouse was dam
aged rather severely by the re
cent wind storm. Oldfather states
that a new greenhouse will be
constructed within the next year.
The geology department is
rather cramped at the present
time. If a fine arts building,
now in the dream stage, is ever
built, the geology department
would be able to use the second
and third floors of Morrill hall,
now occupied by the art depart
ment. 52 Per Cent Arts, Science
About 52 per cent of the work
on the two Lincoln campuses is
taken in arts and sciences. This
would indicate the widespread
use by other departments and
college of Arts and Sciences
courses, 22 per cent of the stu
dents are enrolled in the college.
Courses in the college are de
signed to provide a liberal arts
education for all students regard
less of their major.
The basic idea of the Arts and
Science college, in the opinion of
J. L. Sellers, history professor, is
that "a student should get a
broad general knowledge in sev-
Five Journalists
Win -Gold Keys
Recipients of University gold
key awards in journalism were
announced Friday by Dr. Wil
liam Swindler, directtor of the
School of Journalism.
The awards are given annu
ally by the Lincoln Newspapers
to the five students possessing
the best scholastic record in their
first year in the school.
The recipients for the 1949
academic year are:
Lola Banghart, Ladd Duryea,
Mohammed Kahlid Roashan, Su
san Reed and Nancy R. Sayre.
Air KOTC Offers
Advanced Course
Students who arc now com
pleting their fourth semester of
KOTC training and who are in-
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advanced program should apply
now for acceptance on next fall's
roster.
Application blanks and full in
formation are available in Room I
202, Air Science department, in j
the Military and Naval Science ;
building. !
Men accepted receive about
$27 a month during the four
semesters of their advanced ,
training. They are also issued a j
new Air Force blue uniform
which they are permitted to keep
upon graduation,
Upon completion of their ad
vanced training, accepted stu- 1
dents receive reserve commission ,
in the U S. Air Force and dis- j
tinguished graduates may apply
for regular commissions.
The department here offers
specialized training in communi
cations and in administration nnd 1
logistics. ,
idclpJii Initiates
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A'ielphia, an independent wo
men's social organization, initi
ated nine pledges at a dinner in
the Union Tuesday evening,
March 21.
The new members Initiated
are K.ldean Hieese, ljjs Eddy,
Phyllis Heatoii, Katherine Hol
lingsworth, Fran Uulac, Marilyn
Karel, Marilyn Jo Martin, Elea
nor Sklenar, and Ethel Wood
ward. Mary Lou Carson, president of
Adelphi, administered the pledge
to the nine girls in a brief cere
mony. Prom . . .
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a spotlighted "beauty queen
dance." The year " TiO" was
used for both table and ballroom
decorations.
Presentation,
The six new queens stepped
out of individuel corn cobs after
the cobs were "husked" by Dick
Kuska. Each girl stepped out.
followed by her escort.
Miss Champine is a 19-year-old
Teachers college sophomore
from Omaha and a member of
Delta Gamma sorority. Miss
Gessner, 21. is a senior in bizad
from Lincoln, and a Delta Delta
Delta. The only out-state queen.
Sue Samuelson, of Long Beach.
Calif., is a junior in Teachers
college and a Kappa Kappa
Gamma.
Miss McDill, 21, is a senior in
college of agriculture, member
of Chi Omega, and a Lincoln
resident. A junior In arts and
sciences, Ann Webster, 20. is
from Lincoln, and is a member
of Alpha Chi Omega sorority.
Miss Stevenson Is a Pi Beta Phi,
and a 20-year-old junior in arts
and sciences. i
eral fields. He can then special
ize in one field, whether as a
graduate or undergraduate stu
dent. The college is based upon
the idea that a student should
know many things."
"General courses are not a
waste of time," Sellers said. "The
student needs a good knowledge
of English, both spoken and writ
ten. He needs to know of great
philosophy and great literature.
There is nothing more stabilizing
than to know the course and
trend of history. There is no
better training in logic than the
study of mathematics. If we
could get a population which had
tnese qualities of mind, the suc
cess of democracy would be as
sured." Liberal Arts Important
Liberal arts education affords
the student knowledge of the
problems of other people, W. W.
Ray, chairman of the botany de
partment, said. Although one
may never gain a deep under
standing of a given subject, Ray
went on, he at least gains a tol
erance of the view point of other
peoples. There has recently been
a trend toward the study of these
courses.
Miss Margaret Dolezal. in
structor in germanic languages
said, "The arts and sciences
course introduced student to the
humanities. It gives a student
insight into what is available in
the field of studv and learning.
The aim of the college, as I see
it, is not to give a student any
particular life work. Whatever is
taught is designed to make the
student thinV. It is the hope in
languages, for example, that
through the introduction to the
language and culture of others,
the student will become richer in
his understanding of others.
Though languages, students learn
not only how others talk, but
how they think and feel."
Miss Bernice Slote, assistant
English professor, believes that
liberal arts is and should be the
core of University training.
Create "Thinking" Person
"Liberal arts courses are the
means through which a student
gathers the substance toward a
particular end," she said,' "In a
general sense, the courses are
aimed to create a thinking hu
man being who can understand
the basic functions of man."
About 320 instructors, includ-
ing approximately 150 full-time j enecs must have at least 10
faculty members teach the nearly i hours of English as well as Mili
1150 courses oflercd in the col- ! t.irv Sciences or physical educa
te. There are 16 departments 1 tion. He must also complete
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Arts and Science college, not in
cluding the Schools of Journal
ism and Fine Arts which are at
tached to the college.
Departments will be Increased
to 17 when the present depart
ment of modern languages is
divided into two separate de
partmentsnext fall. The riennrt
ments will be romance l.inguapes.
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including French, Spanish, Portu
guese and Italian, and Germanic
languages including German,
Swedish, Danish and Norwegian.
The classification of the Slavic
languages, Russian and Czech,
has not yet been determined.
Departments Listed
The 16 departments under
Arts and Science include:
Bacteriology, botany, chemis
try and chemical engineering,
classics, English, geography,
geology, history mathematics and
astronomy, modern languages
and literatures, philosophy, phy
sics, political science, psyhology,
sociology and anthropology, and
zoology.
More students are enrolled in
English courses than in any other
department of the college. For
the present semester, 9,210 credit
hours are being taken in Eng
lish. Chemistry, history, mathe
matics, political science and
modern languages follow in the
number of credit hours being
taught.
Arts and Science was the only
program offered when the Uni
versity was founded in 1871. It
was originally called the College
of Literature, Science and the
Arts. The name was changed in
the early 1900's.
Once Housed in U Hall
The college originally occupied
only University hall, which was
torn down several years ago. It
has expanded so that Bessey
hall, Brace laboratory, the
Geography building, Burnett hall
and Avery laboratory are now
used solely for arts courses. Mor
rill hall, Andrews hall, and the
Social Science building house
other departments of Arts and
Sciences.
Graduate work for the master's
degree is offered in each of the
16 departments. Most of them
also offer the doctor's degree.
Either the Bachelor of Arts or
Bachelor of Science degree may
be granted to an Arts and Sci
ence major. The requirement for
Bachelor of Science degree, is
60 hours work in sciences and
mathematics. A dual matricula
tion exists for secondary teach
ers candidates. Such students
are registered both in Arts and
Science and in Teacher's college.
Graduation Requirements.
Each student in Arts and Sci
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LANGUAGE EQUIPMENT Sue
chine for fellow French students Phyllis Morehead, Arlene Parle
and Pat Warrick. The earphones are three of twenty in each lab.
Two wire recorders, a tape recorder and a record player, are in
cluded in each of the Spanish, French and German labs. A short
wave radio is equipped to serve all three rooms. These machines
are used to aid students with pronunciation, by allowing them to
hear the corerct pronunciation as spoken by natives of the three
countries. (Rag Photo by Bob Sherwood.)
some work in each of four di
visions which are as follows: 1.
The classics or modern langu
ages, 2. Anthropology, economics,
history, political science, or so
ciology, 3. mathematics and as
tronomy, or philosophy or
psychology, and 4. One of the
natural sciences.
Before his sophomore year, the
student must decide upon his
major subject. He may have two
majors or one major and two
minors. The number of hours
required for majors and minors
varies in the different depart
ments. The minimum number of
hours for a major is 18.
The specific number of hours
and requirements will be dis
cussed in later articles which
will treat the individual depart
ments. Phi Beta Kappa, scholastic
honorary for students with the
necessary number ol nours in
arts courses, requires an over
all average of 90.
One of the newer develop
ments in the college is the group
major in international affairs.
The course includes a number of
courses from the history, eco
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Kent operates the record ma
nomics, geography, sociology,
and political science depart
ments. It is designed for stu
dents who want to go into the
foreign service of the "United
States, as well as students who
want to learn about international
relations.
The three modern language
laboratories in Burnett hall are
among the outstanding college
facilities. They are equipped
with a short wave radio, wire
recorders, tape recorders and
record players. They are used for
additional instruction and for aid
in pronunciation for students in
French, German, and Spanish.
Each laboratory is equipped
with 20 earphones for individual
student use, and with a loud
speaker for use with larger
groups. Listening to records is
designed to aid students in pro
nuciation of the foreign words.
The Nebraska Arts and Sci
ence college, in Dean Oldfather's
opinion, ranks high among the
nation's liberal arts colleges.
"We can't say we're the best,
but we know we are in the
ninety-fourth to ninety-fith per-
centile," he said.
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