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STORY HARDING
For This Issue
THE NEW CAFETERIA
T'.ie University Cafeteria normally reopened Monday in the base
ment of the Temple building with new quarters and equipment. The
ne room is very attractive and plans have been made to accommo
date twice the usual uuiuuer of customers. This Y. M. C. A. Cafeteria
is operated tor the students and faculty only, at practically cost
prices, and their slogan is "Better Food at Cheaper Prices." Here
is a definite movement in the campus economy campaign for it com
bines economy with health. Students interested in furthering the
saving campaign as well as getting the most possible out of their
university life at the least cost, should try this new lunchroom.
CLASS ELECTIONS
Election Day is with us again, and as usual the political election
eering. Campus politics at Nebraska savors entirely too much of the
political machine, so much so in fact, that many students do not
even pretend to take an active interest in class elections. The only
way to remedy this evil is for every loyal student to go to the ballot
box and cast his vote, unprejudiced, fairly and with the conviction
that the man that he votes for is the best man for the place. If you
do not know the candidates or anything about them, find out, not
from their campaign managers but from the students at large. Find
out whether they are representative students, whether they will up
hold Nebraska's reputation honorably and whether they will act as
you want them to act. There are several interesting questions con
cerned in tomorrow's elections and it is the duty of every loyal Ne
braskan to see that results are right for each individual and the
school as a whole.
SENIOR PINS
The seniors are to decide today on their class pin, the choice
being between the one used by senior classes for the past twelve
years, and a new one designed by Prof. O. J. Ferguson of the engineer
ing department of this university. The new pin is a tiny gold sheaf
of corn, the ear of which may be had either in red enamel or plain
gold. The pin is also made up in a very attractive and reasonably
priced ling. It seems to us that this pin it particularly appropriate
tor the Cornhusker school, and that contrary to some comments to
the effect that it looked like a commercial advertisement, any loyal
Cornhusker should be proud to wear it. One point of interest in
relation to this new pin is the fact that already more of these pins
have been sold than in any previous years of the old pin. Both pins
will be on display at the polls at least go and look them over if
you are a senior, it will be your pin whether you wear it or not.
IS IT DONE, PROFESSOR?
Rumor has developed into reality; fears have crystallized into
certainty; vague illusions concerning the new system of examinations
have been dispelled by the practical initiation of the scheme. There
is no doubt that there have been more failures thus far in examina
tions than ever beiore. As a result more students will probably be
put on probation than at any previous time, although this was the
year heralded to be the biggest ever scholastically and actively.
Kcison points to a multitude of alibis which we might use m
explaining away these unexpected Hunks, but an alibi while it will
go far in easing one's mind will not change the value of an E to
that of a D or C.
What seems to bewildering is the generality of. the flrnks. They
seem not to have occurred in merely a few cases; no certain com
munity or organization or house has been afflicted to a startling
degree more than any other. The natural reaction on the student
body of a condition like this has been evidenced in a certain laxity;
a carelessness of the future, a disregard of a failure in the light that
everyone Is doing It.
In short the attitude of the students seems to be one of shoulder
shrugging unconcern. Not that each person is not concerned over
his t vn failures in case he has any but that individual Interest
in the general condition Is lacking.
Perhaps the new manner of giving examinations is too search
ing, but if the proper amount of consideration is given the papers,
we do nut believe that it will reflect generally speaking to the dis
credit of the student. We believe that much more leniency might be
given individual students if the examination books were more thor
oughly read.
It is easy to Imagine how an Instructor feels as he looks over a
pile of books In which presumably are the gleanings from the
brains of some hundred men and women, these written over a period
of four hours. Beyond doubt there is a natural inclination to glauce
hurriedly over them and then put down a grade which is the instruct
or's honest opinion of the man, drawn from his grades in previous
quizzes. We admit that this is probably an easy habit to acquire,
but we also insist that it is unfair to a great majority of the students.
Surely If this condition exists now and frequent complaints
seem to point that way it cannot exist long, else why burden the
student with the examinations at all?
Is it done, Profesor?
Dally Illinl.
I PERSONALS
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Provaznik-Vlasak
The marriage of Miss Hedvic Pro
vazulk to Mr, Louis B. Vlasak is an
nounced by the bride's mother, Mrs.
V. L. Vodicka. The ceremony took
Dlace Thursday morning at the St.
Wrnceslaus church in Omaha. Both
the bride and groom are former stu
dents of the state university and
were prominent in school activities
while students here. Mr. Vlasak re
turned last spring from overseas ser
vice where he was a member of the
Eighty-ninth division. The young
people will make their homo in
Prague, Nebr., where Mr. Vlasak ia
engaged in business.
Dr. Lida M. Earhard, Prof. Mar
garet Fedde and Dean Amanda Hepp
ner expect to attend the meeting of
educators, to be held in Cleveland,
Ohio, beginning February 23, 1920.
Dr. Jacob Warshaw, of the romance
language department of the univer
sity, is publishing a series of articles
in the "Modern Language Journal" on
the general subject, "The Utility of
Teaching Devices."
Dean Charles Fordyce leaves Wed
nesday, February 18, for Oklahoma
City, where he will deliver Ave ad
dresses before the Oklahoma Stite
Teachers' AssociationV He (returns
Saturday, February 21, and will leave
the same day for Cleveland, Ohio, to
take part in the meeting of the Na
tional Directors of Educational Re
search Convention, to be held there.
J. Lorin Caley, former quarterback
on the Cornhusker team, is dange-ous-ly
ill in an Omaha hospital, according
to word received by friends here. His
parents, who live at Tecumseh, have
been called to his bedside. Caley has
leen connected with an Omaha Uust
c mpany since last rprinc -tc. 'e re
turned from overseas.
Fred Clepser, '16, of Weeping
Water, and Edwin A Carter, '18, of
Glenwood, la., were week-end visitors
at the Beta house.
Frank Winegar has returned from
Excelsior Springs, Mo., where he
spent the week-end with his parents.
Denman Kountze returned from
Chicago Monday morning.
Alex Hanson, a medical student at
Omaha, spent the week-end in Lin
coln visiting his parents and friends.
De Los Anderson, vice-president of
the Niobrara State Bank, was in the
city for the week-end.
Kenneth Wherry, 15, is visiting his
brother, Tom Wherry, at the Beta
house.
Ted L. Frank, '15, spent the week
end at the Bushnell Guild house. He
is making preparations to do graduate
work, in absentia, at the university.
Mr. Frank was recently transferred
to the Bell Telephone company at
Omaha to be equipment engineer.
Working with the same company at
Omaha are the following graduates:
C. L. Ryan, '16; W. C. Eldred, ex-'17;
F. H. Paustian, '16; P. H. McCullough,
'17; H. P. Miller, '16; T. J. Sullivan,
14; and T. E. Wood, ex-'15. Wood is
a civil engineer, all the others are
t.lectrical engineers.
Prof. O. J. Ferguson has recently
written a book "Electric Lightning,"
which has been published by the McGraw-Hill
company. The book is a
:;eniial text book on the subject and
contains 240 pages.
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This makes possible a change of color
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Mr. Townsend says, throughout tne
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