VOCATIONAL AND TRADES SCHOOL EDITION
he Daily Neb r ask an
rmTxxr. no. f.c.
LINCOLN, .NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER, 22,
PRICK Kl V E CENTS
HUTS ENDORSE
ALUMNI
PROGRAM
Twenty-one Greek Letter Organ
izations Adopt Plan for
Homecoming:.
WILL HOLD HOMECOMING
DURING COMMENCEMENT
Omaha Fraternity Asks Week
Not be Set During Med
ical Convention.
Twenty-one fraternities and sorori
ties lmve positively endorsed the plan
of a concentrated homecoming com
nioneenient week as outline, 1 In a
questionnaire sent out to every ot
ganization in the university by Har
old HoHz, secretary of the alumni as
sociation. Although many have made
plan3 for their homecomings, the gen
eral spirit shows ithat this matter
can be made success- and that
there will be no ill feeling providing
all hold homecoming during com
mencement. With this hearty co-operation
of all there Is no doubt that
the plan can be carried through and
will prove a strong incentive for the
alumni to return.
One of the Omaha medical fraternl
ties feels that because they hfve for
merly held homecoming during "ie
medical convention it will not prove
profitable or suitable to their alumni.
This is somewhat the case with many
of the other fraternities and sorori
ties which have held homecoming on
one certain set date for many years
However, they are willing to change
their customs if it will help the suc
cess of this year's new plan.
The individual can help bocst dur
ing weation by talking with the alum
ni in his home town. If all help in
this way this new homecoming plan
can be assured success
EUG HELPED
Executive Dean Was Chief Adviser of
Former Army Men For Long Time.
For a long time previous to the es
tablishment of the veterans bureau,
the work of toeing chief advisor for
the vocational men at the University
of Nebraska fell on the shoulders oi
Dean C. C. Engberg. The executive
dean of the University acted in the
capacity of personal advisor to the
men for a long time.
N'ot until the work of having charge
of the University and of the vocation
al men besides became so strenuous
as to be a physical impossibility did
Dftan Engberg refuse 1o give the men
his advice. But as more and more of
(he men came to the University, he
had to spend fo much of his time win
the vocational students that he could
Lot do justice to tho University. Thn
end only then did he demand that the
load be shifted elsewhere.
This year the work of advising the
veterans has been placed on a new
department created by the govern
ment and mainiaine.1 by it. Leland
Tow!e, formerly assistant to Dnn
Enp-br-rg has charge of all of the vo
cational and trades men in the University.
VOCATIONAL
The Trades School
By Chancellor Samuel Avery
The University of Nebraska is a
school of higher education. By higher
education we mean primarily of course
the education of those who have pass
ed the high school; those who are go
ing on with their college or profes
sional work But there is another sensj
in which we can use the term higher
elation. I refer to ! the. Inspiration
to render a greater service 6 those
who are especially, deserving, of re
reiving the benefits of such training.
The University, therefore, offers Tts
classroom" laboratories and even pro
vides new equipment for the special
training in the trades for those who
have served 1n the late war. We do
this not (because It is a part-otour
regwferjucationai ,worlfc.bu.iecaus
we yisb7.i folfowhe idel 0 knaking
tpie institution- the greatest service
; possible to the state as a whole,
"i While the partially disabled soldier
I h not the sole beneficiary of these fa
ilitle; It was a desire to (provide for
t tmv. Ulatl Induced .'tins legislature (. lo
;tnak an especial appropriation for
this trade echool. The number who
1 Jv eady tatcen advantage of these
GASTON GOES TO
FRAT CONVENTION
Orvin D. Gaston, managing editor
if Tho Dally Nebvnskan, will leave
today for Dorkeley. Calif., where he
will attend the national convention
of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity as n
delegate from the Nebraska chapter
He will bo in Pasedena during the
Tournament of Roses and will wit
ness the football classic between
Washington and Jefferson and Cali
fornia universities.
ENGINEERING COLLEGE
TRAINS EX-SOLDIERS
Twenty-six Men Take Vocational
Training in College of
Engineering.
Like other universities and colleges
the University of Nebraska h if been
glad to cooperate with the govern
ment in tho training of ex-seiice men
fur future work. The college 't engi
neering has enrolled twenty ?:x sueii
men at this time. They are distrib
uted throughout practically all the
courses and also throughout the var
ious years. There is one graduate
student in engineering, one senior,
five juniors, three sophomores and
sixteen freshmen.
In general, these men are more ma
ture than their fellows. Th'.A is not
wholly a matter of years, either, but
has been effected in part by thei.'
sobering experiences. The result ha3
been to make them more appreciative
cf their opportunities, with the out
come that they may be depended up
on to work painstakingly an-: con
sistently. The results which they are
securing are almost wholly commend
able. It is a fact, however, that many of
these men are carrying heavier hand!
faps than the other students carry.
They have been longer away from
their studies. They have reached less
adaptable mental stages. Their vig
orous outdoor lives of longer or short
er duration have left them unsuited
physically to the less active condi
tions of a student's life. The experi
ences of army life and navy life have
in some instances left permanent
marks upon thehody or the nerve sys
tems. These combine in varying de
grees in each individual case lo bul'd
the man's handicap. He recognizes
the situation and realizes that suc
cess requires greater effort than it
he not given some of his time and
he not given som of his time and
some of his vigor to his country. De
spite these conditions, the vocational
college students are doing well. They
look forward to the same technical
achievements as do their ' fellows.
They expect their lives to be spent
in service of-their communities.
ENGINEERS TO MAKE
A TRIP TO CHICAGO
At a meeting of tire engineers' in
spection trip committee,. it was decid
ed that 0) annual engineers' inspec
tion trip for this year will be made
to Chicago during the wij-ek of March
19 to 25.
An expression from the students
expecting to mako tie trip snowed
Chicago to have the preference by a
large majority.
-enre of the federal board, is now
alout 100. Vd can' anticipate that
the number will rapidly increase.
- The policy of the school is to train
no only efficient artisans aiid com
petent traembers of -society but also
to train for citizenship and thus ex
tend the University's influence in the
rtato. We believe that an enlightened
tmblif-opiMon will support the idea
that there" ts no service to be rend
ered to the veteran equal to that of
teaching him some useful application
of knowledge. Wages are quickly dis-
sioatod. bonus ' money 'night even
prove in the long run a handicap tho
removing from the recipent self con
fidence and an ability to euoeed y
bis own efforts l tout he who -acquires
useful knowledge ! something
cannot he taken. aw4 ffC?1 lnd
-hich'iecomee 'increasingly valuable
through the use made of it. It beTps
him not only in a material way Vut
adds to his self respect and His aiu
liv to render service In time of peace
,, 1, -has don in tfme of war. :The
rkaon of these veterans also is an
inspiration to the younger fellows end
i.wLm inn. to or student
H vcuua"-
HOLIDA Y GREETINGS
The Daily Nebraskan wishes the students and faculty of
the University of Nebraska a Merry Christmas and a Happy
and Prosperous New Year.
May 1922 see a greater Nebraska is our last wish for
1921.
NG SPEAKS AI ,
FRESHMAN LECTURE
Says Responsible Government
Comes Only When There is
Fixed Responsibility.
Responsible government is obtained
only when there is fixed responsibi
lity, an enlightened public opinion
and officers under the supervision of
the people, according to Prof. J. I'.
Senning who lectured to the fresh
men Monday afternoon and Tuesday
morning on the subject, "The Rise of
the Social Order." Prof. Senning
showed the need of a government ol
law and said that such a government
as ours carried many obligations
along with its privileges. He anal
yzed the structure of the i.ational
government and calleJ attention to
some of the evils that arise because
congress and the president are in
no way responsible, to each other.
The spea-ir called attention in
opening to a fallacy that exists in the
popular mind. Many people seemingly
presume, because this is a govern
ment by the people and government
is supposedly everybody's business,
that everybody has a natural apti
tude for government. It could just
as truly be said that everybody has
a natural aptitude for engineering o.
banking. Government is a science
that requires deep thought and study.
The chief functions of a govern
ment, according to Prof. Senning ara
to protect individuals under its juris
diction and to protect its owrt rights
with other nations. It is simply n
organized effort to transact tho busi
ness of the nation, county, state, or
whatever the unit may be. The gov
ernment must define the rights of
the individual and provide the means
of protection for those rights. The
governmental functions have widen
ed in scope during recent years so
that now the government mu.-t entrr
Into almost every phase of human
life.
"The difference between the gov
ernment's functions today nd one
hundred years ago is as great as the
difference between the human ana
tomy and the anatomy of a jelly-fish,"
declared Prof. Senning.
Many Obligations.
With all this protection there fa' s
on the people obligations they can
not dodge. It is the fluty or everj
individual to co-operate with the gov
ernment in matters of law enforce
ment. There must therefore be an
intelligent public opinion both in or
der that the Irws be known to the
greatest number and that a stror.e
public mind make itself felt in mat
ters of law makine. There can bo
no strong convictions in the minds
nf the people unless they are well
informed on public questions.
Prof. Senning said that in our gov
ernment both congress and the presi
dent are responsible to the perple but
they have no responsibility to each
nther- .. The . result, when congress
and the president are of an opposite
political stripe, often is that no con
struotive legislation is, enacted and
thtf fegpotoibflityj ff". t aflirr jannot
be defirfiteH .pfaoedj f'A Stilo-awaKe
public opinion is often the only thing
thfrt..j . fv aUon uitMA law
making branches of the government
The people exercise great "moral in
fluence over the government. '
Tn the appointee offices of the
jrovernment responsibility is Deuer
fixed. " The officials there are di
rectly responsible to some higher of
ficial. As it is however responsibi
lity for success or failure in our gov
ernment is usually borne by the po
litical party in power.
STUDENTS IN SHRINE.-
, SHOW, GIVEN SOUVENIRS
The University students who took
part in the Shrine Minstrels held tha
evenings of Dec 19 and 20 were great
ly complimented for their part tn the
program. Vapes were given to the glrlsj
. . 1 1 4. W a Lam 4
as souvenirs ara i"VCT -"
These Minstrels are an annual event
and student at the University hare
had a ' place In the program for the
past five years.
EX-SOLDERS TRAIN
INBIZAD COLLEGE
Twenty-nine Students in Business
Courses Under Supervision
of Government.
Twenty-nine vocational students are
taking courses in the college of busi
ness administration under the super
vision of the United States govern
ment. Tho men are among the most
earnest workers in the college, accord
ing to Dean J. E. LeRossignol. They
have taken part In activities of the
college and of the University and at
the same lime have paid strict at
tentiou to their school work.
Being more mature than the aver
age college student, the vocational
trainees realize that they must make
tho most of their Opportunities. De
spite the fact that they have been
away from school several years and
that some have had inadequate pre
paration, these men are doing well.
Their maturity and exporience outside
pf school makes up in a great meas
ure 'for discontinuous study
Work Toward Degree.
The majority of the vocational men
are registered as regular students of
the college working toward a degree.
Three have not the entrance require
ments, but are taking special work
in various departments. Others are
registered as adult specials, because
they can thus take what work they
want, regardless of requirements, pro
vided that they take the courses in
the. prescribed order.
These ex-soldiers are particularly
interested in the more technical
courses. Some plan to specialize in ac
counting, in banking, in advertising
and marketing. Of course, all secure
the theoretical foundation for their
work in the course in principles of eco
nomics. Altogether, the men appreci
ate even more than others, the op
portunities afforded by the college and
the instructors are glad to help in
their rehabilitation.
ELEVEN VOCATIONIONAL
IN 8T0DY MEDIC NE
Eipht Nebraska Men and Three
From Other States in Omaha
Medical College.
Eleven men are m; tricul;;ted in the
Unjiversjty of Nebraska college of
medicine located at Omaha unr.er tre
auspices of the federal board of voca
tional education. Eight of thr mn
re from Nebraska and the other three
-ome from Wyoming, Colorado and
Missouri.
These men are carrying the wvrk
of the medicri college with success
according to Dean I. S. OUrr of tint
college. All of the men bad meaicme
in view as a life profession prior to
the outbreak of the war. Their
courses were interrupted by an aver
age of two years each.
High grade men ere studying med-
fcine in most medical schools of tne
r-ountry. ' But. for the assistance giv
en by the government as a reward
for their heroic efforts in "the Me
war, many of these men would not be
a We to pursue the courses. At least
they would not be enabled to put all
of their time In their work such as
they are now. The college of med
icine is earnestly endeavoring to help
these men so far as is possible, and
the men are all proving their appre
elation of the government assistance
by successfully pursuing all of their
studies. .:!
Joe Iverson a former Nebraska stu
dent, had charge of drilling the team
for these Minfctrels. Mr. Iverson also
has charge of drilling teams over the
United States preparing them for their
pats tn the Shrine minstrels.
7 :Thre will be no Issue of rthe
Dally Nebraskan on Friday, De
cember 23. Thursday, Decern, j
ber 2?, will be the last Issue for j
the ysar- 1921. . i - . - J
MISS BERLETT, '22,
, - DIES AT HER HOME
Elolso Borlett of the class o l'.IL'U
lied Tuesday morning at lmr home,
1928 A street as u result of pneu
monlu. Miss Borlett was unable tu
resume her Btudios In tho university
this year because of falling health.
During her long illness there seemed
at times hope for her recovery so her
depth, camo as a Budden grief to her
frlonds. Miss Berlett was a member
or Alpha Delta Pi.
Funeral services will be held at
her old homo nt Auburn, Nebr., Fri
day, December 23.
TBURN SPEAKS TO
FROSH ENGINEERS
Tells Men of Probable Positions
They Will Fill After Leav
ing School.
Professor Chatbuni chairman of the
applied mechanics department, gav
a talk before the freshman engineers
yesterday on the "Opportunities of
(he Architectural Engineer."
Professor Chatbuni gave the se
quence of probable positions which
would ibe filled by a graduate student
before arriving at the position of a
bona fide architectural engineer. The
student would in all probability be
gin as a draftsman in some office and
upon showing his ability and initiat
ive work up to tho position of chief
draftsman from where his chances for
further advancement depend in a large
measure upon his choice of work. He
might become an inspector or engin
eer in charge of construction, or he
might go into the contracting game.
The landscape architect is a posi
tion that attracts quite a few, espe
cially those who have a keen sense
of proportion and the beautiful. They
arj employed for the purpose of lay
ing out the buildings and grounds of
large residences and the architecture
has the opportunity to use all his in
genuity in planning their layout.
Slides were used to help in the dis
cussion of the various types of archi
tecture, as Doric, Ionic, and Corin
thian. Professor Chatburn explained
how each received it's name and the
types of buildings in which the var
ious kinds of architecture were most
commonly found.
An explanation was given as to how
the costs of building construction
were decreasing ami how much work
was being postponed for a further de
crease in cost The state capital w?s
cited as an example showing how by
postponing building for a short time
a saving will be made.
VETERAN STUDENTS
HAVE HIGH AVERAGES
That students taking vocational
training in the University of Nebras
ka ran k wpII with other students in
the university is shown from a survey
ef scholarship. The averages of tne
two vary but little.
In the school of agriculture, a vo
rational student last semester cartied
off the scholarship honors.
Vocational Students Prefer Bizad,
Trades Favor Poultry Husbandry
Vocational students attending th"
University of Nebraska under the
supervision of the United States Vet
erans' bureau have shown a prefer
ence , for the., college of business ad
ruinislratiott. .Twenty-nine, of the voca
tional trainees have decided to take
this training pointing toward a fut
ure in the great business world
In the trades school department oi
the university, poultry management i
has caught the eye of the greatest,
number of trainees. Thirty-one men
have entered this field and are doing
good work.
, These two departments do not
have a monopoly on the men by any
means. The Law college runs the Biz-
ads a close second for the greatest
number of tudents. The laws claim
twenty-seven men all of whom are do
ing fine work ranking up with the
best in the college. ,,
Dentistry has received its quota of
the men allotted to the University
courses. Fifteen of the vocational men
have entered the profession of "pul
lers of the teeth." Nine cf the men
have entered the college of agricul
ture while six have designated their
n reference toward the geologist
courses,' and an equal number have
elected io be teachers In the great
world of learning.
PRINTING PLANT
ILL OPEN SOON
Student3 Will Commence Work
in Type Plant Shortly After
the Vacation.
ALL EQUIPMENT HAS
NOT YET ARRIVED
Will Gradually Work up to a
Point Where Nebraskan Can
be Published.
Soon alter the rirst of the new year
the University of Nebraska trada
school printing plant will receive sev
eral students for training unless un
expected. jromHicatton arises. For
more than two months, P. A. Miles,
instructor in charge, has been busy
supervising the Installing ot equip
ment and he expects to have the plant
in condition to take care of a few
of the many students waiting for en
trance. So far, tho plant has not been able
to do much printing. The lirbt dif
ficulty came when the cqui 'l.K.nt w.s
s'ow in ,'irriving.. Mest of .nat has
been inst.-.lled now b'lt there are yet
many fonts of hand typj wh c r must
he placed rtc porition before "ie stu
dents can even comm? ,; wik.
One stut-!.t Ins bo workrg par
fine in the plant. WP hip Hp Mr.
Miles has tint ed out much university
stationery and many small jobs for
the different departments.
It is expected that the courses of
those entering the school will be ar
ranged so that most of the mornings
will be spent in the plant and the
afternoons in academic studies. This
will allow much production tj be ac
complished during the afternoons nd
the plant will henceforth turn out
much of the small jobs of the univer
sity. Must Work up Production.
It will be a long time, however, be
fore a great deal of work can be done
in the plant especially of the heavier
type of printing jobs. The plant as
placed in the basement of U hall Is
a long ways from being a fully equip
ped city job shop. It is equipped only
to handle the work of a small country
newspaper.
At first when the students arrive
work will be slow. It will take weeks
before the students will get anything
like speed into their hand setting
work. Then must come the opera
tion of the Job press which also takes
time before it can be learned thoroly.
Next will come the operation of
Mnotype and finally the operation of
a newspaper press.
It will take fully two years to teach
mm the fundamentals of printing
so that he may go out into a news
paper or printing shop and do all of
the many things required of printers.
Liong practice is required to make a
man proficient in printing.
Nebraskan Far Off.
Printing of The Daily Nebraskan is
far removed from the present capac
ity of the printing ph nt. Not until
the students pet to be fairly accurate
and efficient printers will the work
(Continued on Page Three.)
In All Courses.
The rest of iho vocational men have
beuji rread throughout all of the
courses in the University. Horticult
ure attracted two of the trainees, ani
mal husbandry held sway for an equal
number while dairying claimed a rair.
Farm management, journalism, ath
letic director, pre-forestry training,
each have one man registered. Phar
macy, bacteriologists, interior decorat
ing, social . service work, physicians
each took their quota claiming two
of the students apiece. Three of the
trainees are regietered as chemists.
Poultry management with its thirty
one trainees seems to have about
everything in the trades school. But
one other department can claim even
half that many. The school of agricul
ture ranks close with twenty-seven
The auto mechanics course and the
practical electricity course each have
fourteen men. Practical machine shop
work attracted thirteen of the, men
so far while mechanical dentistry, has
taken up twelve. , Carpentry and
plambing course have each been chos
en by four of the trainees.
. Other Schools Give , Training.
Vocational and trade school training
Is not given in the University of Ne
braska - alone. The , Lincoln , Business
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