THE 1JAILY NBBRASKAN
The Daily Nebraskan
UNIVERSITY OP NEBRASKA OFFICIAL PUBLICATION
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EDITORIAL STAFF
Edttor
. Managing Editor
..Associate Editor
Carolyn Reed
Le Ross Hammond - -
Sdte Finch
Story Harding - - News Editor
Leonard Cowley News Editor
Dorothy Barkley Society Editor
Alter Wb.lt - Sport Editor
REPORTORIAL STAFF
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Jack Austin Jessie W'aUson rioyd Clark
Lois Hartui&n I,eoca;d Hammang Carleton Springer
Bell Farman lee Yochum ThylMs Langstaff
Eleanor Hlnman Heloise Gauvreau Gertrude Moran
Luther Johnson KldridRO lowe John Neff
BUSINESS STAFF
Roy Wytbera - Business Manager
Fred Boaking - - .Assistant business Manager
Jesse Patty - Circulation Manager
News Editor
LEONARD COWLEY
For Th Issue
OLD CLOTHES VS. OVERALLS.
The I'oromost question ol' April. 1920 discussed alike by fanner
boy and capitalist's son is the perplexing one of Ihe price of clothes.
It is a question that spares no vine in iis scope; it. hits you and it
hits me. Prices of ever thing to wear are high and soaring. They
have been soaring for several years and as long as the profiteer's
neck is spared, they will continue 10 mount to an infinite altitude.
The Old Man H. C. U struck a rut lately when the prices ol
clothing reached their pinnacle and some two hunched clubs wore
formed within a few days in ihe United States to relieve the strain
on the pocket book. The members of these clubs resolved to wear
overalls at all limes. In this way, ihry believed ihey would fool the
Merchants and boycott the purchase of his $S0 spring suits.
Many club members did not own a pair of overalls "even as you
and 1" perhaps. They had to purchase new denims at cxhorbitant
prices. The demand lor overalls and jumpers increased by leaps and
bounds and the price increased proportionately. One New York
paper advertised "dainty overalls with rhinestone buckles" for $45.
Wo all have old clothes. We all bave patched and mended car
nients. If dubs are organized at the Vniversity of Nebraska 10
combat the price of wearing apparel why don't we organize an Old
Clothes Club and invite 1he 4,500 students here to become active
members? They would jump at me chance; they are only waiting to
he asked.
Don't buy your spring suit. Wear your last year's hat with your
I.'IS coat and your 191" shoes! That is economy.
THE TEACHING STANDARDS.
The end of the semester is rapidly approaching and students are
beginning to wonder about the final grades lhat they will dra. Of
course grades hs grades mean comparatively little except as a basis
for Phi Beta Kappa awards and actual passing standards. This is
readily seen -when one compares the list of averages in the grade
books of a number of professors even in the same department, and
the standards for various departments are amazingly different. Where
in one course a student will get. a final grade of 75 and with the
same amount of work, receive a i'0 in another, it would seem wise
to investigate relative values. As one girl remarked "You never
could get a Thi Beta Kappa in some departments here."
But the rub comes when one overhears one professor remark
that he makes a practice of failing one-tenth of his classes every
semester. In other words, he makes up the grades and then simply
chops of the lower tenth of the class. This surely cannot be abso
lutely fair for there must be exceptions to every class, so that the
general averages will run higher some years than usual. The trouble
with this plan is that every instructor should go into his work with
the intentions of "pulling" through every student in the class if pos
sible. Then at the end of the semester, there will be some who will
fail but only the most hopeless ones, and the instructor can feel that
he has done his best by them at least. Is it true that the general
requirements of some professors are much more strict than others,
and that they are following to some extent the old school method of
"elimination of all but the specialists?"
CUTTING ACROSS THE GRASS.
There is a little path from the corner of the Library steps to the
south campus gate where there should be grass. There would toe
grass, too, if students were a little more careful of the paths they
take when on the campus. It is true that any path on the campus is
supposed to he the path of knowledge, but even so, as g-rown-up dis
ciples of education, we should keep to the walks and try to let the
grass come out -where it is supposed to grow. Contributed.
UNI NOTICES
All members of Ihe Omaha Club
who can give a part of the afternoon
please meet at (he Temple Building,
first floor, at 2:00 p. m.
Dr. F. D. Barker wiU address I'nl
vorsity class of th First Baptist
church Sunday morning. All studont
are Invited.
The men of the Chorus will meet
this evening. Friday, at five o'clock,
instead of Monday evening.
University Union
Union will leave Friday at 5:30 on
the Burlington for its annual picnic
at Crete. Meet at the hall at Ave
o'clock. Wear old clothes; bring
blankets.
Delian Literary Society
!on't miss the mooting Friday
night. The program is to bo of spe
cial interesr: As for games well, we
always have a good time. Open meet
ing. Everyone welcome.
Palladlan Notlca
There will be no meeting Friday
evening so that every one may go to
the Nebrka-towa debate. Members
will meet at the Hall Saturday eve
ning, May 1. at seven o'clock for
Initiation. Picnic dress.
Notice
The person who took a rain coat
from Room 201, Bessey Hall. Monday
afternoon, will avoid trouble by re
turning the coat at once.
Senior Girl
Senior girls for the May pole drill
ill meet In the Armory, Friday noon.
Special Farm Convocation
A special convocation will be held
at eleven o'clock Friday morning In
Room S05, Agricultural Hall at the
State Farm. F. D. Farrell, dean and
director of the Kansas Slate Agricul
tural College, will speak.
Norfolk Club
Norfolk Club will picnic at Ihe
Caves, Saturday, May 1. Meet at the
Terminal Building at seven o'clock
and take Lancaster cars.
HUNTING INSTRUCTORS
FOR PHILXIPINE SCHOOLS
Mr Marquardt, former Commission,
or of Education in the PhUllnin
Islands, will arrive today 0 Interview
such students as desire to enter for
elgn service m teachers. Mr Mar'
quardt will be In the Teachers' Col'
lege during ihe afternoon and at the
Windsor Hotel in the eening. lp
desires especially to interview candi
dales at the Windsor' Hotel in jne
evening.
UNIVERSITY COMMERCIAL
CLUB HEARS SELLECK
Mr. W. B. Selleck. of the Lincoln
Slate Bank, addressed the University
Commercial Club, Thursday morninK
April 29, on "Credit and Credit In
struments." Mr. Selleck gave a splen
did address and brought out hia points
most effectively through the use of
credit Instrument, bills, notes, and
bills of lading used in modern busi
ness today.
A short business meeting of the
Commercial Club was held Thursday
morning and final plans for the init:
tion of Commercial Club pledges to
be held Thursday night the Jith, at
the city of Lincoln Commercial Club,
were made.
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