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Official Summer Session Newspaper.
VOL. i NO. 2
Fill DAY, JUNE 13, 1930.
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA.
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Convocation Lecturer Says
Nation Has Faith in
Intelligent Man.
Ohio State Educator Traces
Curriculum Adrance in
Quantity, Quality.
"Education, manned by the
Catest rganlzatioa the world
i known. Is on it way but it
doesn't know where It Is coiner.
It has the external structure of
m
OF EDUCATION
MUST BE REALIGNED
BODE DECLARES
a tremendous power, but it lacks
a definite purpose."
In this way did Dr. Boyd H.
Bode, chairman of the department
f principles and practices in
education at Ohio State university,
sum up "Our Educational Pre
dicament" in a general convoca
tion address at the Temple theater
Thursday morning.
Dr. Bode was introduced by
Trof. H. C. Koch. His address
followed Chancellor E. A. Bur
nett's greeting to summer session
students.
Chancellor Greets Students.
Summer school, the chancellor
declared, emphasizes education to.
the graduate student by stressing
advanced work. The high stand
ard of men on the summer faculty,
the distinguished guests who are
brought to the university during
the vacation school, and the facil
ities available for intensive study
at the university were mentioned
by the chancellor. R. D. MorlU,
director of the summer session,
presided.
Tho plea of Dr. Bode centered
around the necessity of a realign
ment of the aims and ends of
education. He traced the rapid
growth of education and pointed
out how the nation today has
come to regard education as the
means of country wide salvation.
"Basic in the faith of our coun
try." he declared, "is faith in the
power of intelligence and in what
education can do to improve our
intelligence."
Reliance on Intelligence.
The shift in general social con
duct and the new economic prob
lems which have accompanied the
increase in education are reflected,
to a degree, in the schools today.
There is a drift toward creative
ness, toward personal initiative,
toward individual thinking, toward
freedom and independence, Dr.
Bode pointed out.
These are commendable trends,
he declared, but mean something
only when accompanied by a new
philosophy of life that will treat
tools as tools, and not as ends in
themselves. Placing means as
ends has diverted the true purpose
of education into wrong channels,
Dr. Bode said.
"There is a drift toward a
greater reliance on Intelligence,"
the educator declared. "But if
education is to do its share in
Justifying that reliance, it must
contribute to the verification of
this new philosophy of life."
Age of Education Today.
An age of education exists in
this nation today, Dr. Bode as
serted. The past forty years has
seen tremendous increases in
quantity and higher standards of
"quality in education. The United
States, he said, has become a
nation of readers tho first coun
try to attain that distinction.
Thinking will be the next step,
symptoms of which are already
apparent, Dr. Bode believes.
"We have abandoned distinctions
between the cultural and the prac
tical," Dr. Bode said in discussing
the curriculum of today. "In place
of the three elementary R's, class
ics and mathematics in secondary
grades, we are offering a revised
program of practical work, closely
hinged on the cultural, but empha
slzing that which will be a definite
aid in various vocations.
"Industry and economic activity
have placed a premium on educa
tion while changes in social stand
ards of living have been in evi
dence since the advent of increased
(education. Youth la no longer
afraid, does not think it necessary
, to obey, refuses subservience to
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KAITA IMIIS WILL
GO TO CONVENTION
Methodist Coeds Leave for
National Meeting: at
Montreat, N. C.
Sixteen University of Nebraska
girls left Thursday for Montreat,
N. C. to attend the national con
vention of Kappa Phi, Methodist
sorority. Accompanying them as
sponsors are Miss Luvicy M. Hill
and Mrs. W. C Fa well, wife of
the Methodist student pastor here.
Among the girls who went were:
Miss Eva Cooper, Miss Margaret
E. Wiener, Eleanor Cooper, Ma
llnda Keller, Marjorie Foreman,
Louise Snapp, Estella Kearn,
Maude Double, Dorothy Yeutter
and Doreen Bailey.
Summer School
Shows Growth
Past 36 Years
Summer school enrollments at
the University of Nebraska,
though fluctuating considerably,
have shown a general increase
through the thirty-six years that
summer sessions have been held.
This is the thirty-sixth annual
summer school sesion, ' but really
the thirty-eventh sponsored by the
university. Back in 1891 the ini
tial attempt was made with seventy-eight
students enrolled. With
1892 came a western advance of
the panic of 1S93 which swept the
whole nation. And it was not un
til 1895 that summer school was
resumed at Nebraska on an an
nual basis.
Prosperity in Nebraska and
summer school enrollments are
rather closely correlated. Lean ag
ricultural years were followed by
temporary decreases in the num
ber of summer students, while
good seasons brought increases.
The general trend, however,' has
been decidedly upward as shown
by the comparative figures at the
end of this article.
Immediately following the World
war, a second six-weeks term was
offered in addition to the regular
six-weeks session which came at
the close of the nine-months aca
demic year. His practice was con
tinued until last year when a
single nine-weeks term was substi
tuted for the double six-weeks ses
sions. This year an effort is being
made to combine the merits and
do away with the disadvantages
of the six-weeks and nine-weeks
terms by giving the two types of
courses, one for six weeks, the
other for the nine weeks, but run
ning concurrently. Most of stress
is being laid on the nine-weeks
session by the university and a
wider variety of courses is offered.
The following statistical table
gives the enrollment of the univer
sity summer sessions since their
origin in 1891.
1891 78 1913 621
18!i 81 1914 761
1896 170 1915 801
1897 22 1916 858
1H98 249 1917 762
1899 282 1918 711
1900 191 1919 762
1901 256 1920 1096
1902 254 1921 1589
1403 ......... 191 1922 2366
1904 278 1923 2646
1905 211 1924 3084
1906 244 1925 3247
1907 258 1926 3355
1908 345 1927 3401
1909 399 1928 3319
1910 403 1929 2680
1911 496 1920 7
1912 513
NOVOTNY WILL
TEACH COURSE
IN P. T. A. WORK
Superintendent E. L. Novotny,
of the Junction City, Kas., public
schools, will this' year give a two
weeks course in Parent-Teachers
association work beginning next
Monday.
Mr. Novotny, a national autho
rity in parent-teachers work, has
shortened the course he is offer
ing this year on suggestion of lo
cal and state leaders in the parent
teachers movement who felt that
the shorter period of instruction
would permit more people to take
advantage of the work he is offer
ing. It was on demand of Lincoln
And Nebraska officers of Parent
Teachers associations that Mr. No
votny was brought to the univer
sity again this year to 'teach a
course on that subject Both teach
ers and parents are eligible to en
roll for the course. There are no
prerequisites. One hour credit is
given for the coursa which will
meet every day la Social Sciences
202.
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SAME AS LAST YEAR
2,190 Register First Three
Days; Expect Total to
Equal 1929 Mark.
With registration for the 1930
summer session practically the
same as yast year, school officials
expected this year s mark lo equal
the 1929 figure of 2.680.
A Wednesday registration of 67,
as compared with 82 the same day
last year, brought the 1930 total
up to 2,190, just eight less than
had registered at the same time in
1929.
The registration by days for the
two years;
m i.io
Monday 1.32I 1.202
Tuwday TWJ 921
W1neday '
Three day total t.198 1.190
Total rf lit ration 1.660
Graduates have until June 20 to
register, several special courses
begin next Monday, another starts
late in July, and medical college
students are not included in pres
ent figures. With all of these
sources of registration yet to re
port, and with last year's record
of undergraduate registration up
to the fifth week, officials expect
the present enrollment to approach
the 2,700 mark.
CHURCHES WILL HAVE
Six Denominations Arrange
Special Services for
Summer Students.
Summer school students will
have an opportunity to hear out
standing religious leaders at the
different churches throughout the
city during the course of the sum
mer session. Some of the Lin
coln churches near the university
are:
Methodist Christian.
Presbyterian. Unitarian.
Baptist Episcopal.
Methodist
The Methodist university pastor
is Rev. W. C. Fawell who is located
at the Wesley Foundation, 1417 R
street. The 'Wesley Foundation
house is the headquarters for all
Methodists. A number of get-togethers
md a picnic have been
planned during the summer term.
Presbyterian.
Westminister house at 333 North
Fourteenth street is the Presby
terian headquarters on the campus.
Dr. and Mrs. Dean R. Leland are
there to welcome students at all
times.
Baptist
The Baptist headquarters on the
campus will be found at the Bap
tist student house, 1440 Q street
where Dr. and Mrs. Curey J.
Pope will be at home to students
during the summer.
Episcopal.
Rev. G. W. McMillin will con
duct his regular program of serv
ices at the University Episcopal
church at the corner of Thirteenth
and R streets. Students are al
ways welcome.
Lutheran (Missouri Synod).
The Missouri synod of the
Lutheran church have Rev. Henry
Erck on the campus to meet stu
dents of their church. His office
is in the Temple. A number of
picnics for students of this faith
have been planned. The first will
be held June 27.
Life of Christ" in
"Stcabish" Given to
Historical Society
The State Historical society
has just received a unique con
tribution in the way of an old
book, "The Life of Christ"
printed In ancient "Swabish"
language.
Ignatius Klima, jr., of Ord
has made the gift on behalf of
the heirs of Thomas and Mary
Vodehnal of Ord. The book has
been In the family 175 years.
No date of printing is given,
but It is known that the book
was rebound In Europe in 1847.
SUMMER
NROLLMENT
VACATION
PROGRAMS
HOME ECONOMICS
SHOWS INCREASE
All Courses Are Given on
Downtown Campus for
First Time.
An Increase in the enrollment of
home economics courses Is due to
the fact that they are being of
fered on the city campus this
summer instead of at its agricul
tural college as in previous years.
MUs Mararet Fedde, chairman of
the department, believes.
Sixty-three girls are registered
at the college of agriculture, moat
of them In home eonomlcs work.
Ten women are taking graduate
work In the advanced courses,
given in summer school for the
first time this year.
Student Trip lo
Ag Campus Set
For Tomorrow
First of a series of bus trips to
interesting points In and about
Lincoln will be taken Saturday
morning at 9 o'clock when a tour
of the agricultural college will be
made.
Ten of these excursions will be
taken between now and July 23.
They are under the sponsorship of
the department of geography at
the university. Attendance is vol
untary, no reports are required, no
credit is given. All students are
Invited to take the excursions.
The caravan of busses which
will take summer session students
on a tour of the agricultural col
lege buildings and campus will
leave the Teachers college at 9
o'clock Saturday. This excursion,
conducted by Dr. F. D. Keim of
the college of agriculture, will be
the only one for the special bene
fit of summer students.
All who expect to take the trip
must sign on lists posted in the
Teachers college and the depart
ment of geography in the former
museum by 6 p. m. Friday.
Next Tuesday at 3 o'clock, Dr.
Nels A. Bengtson, chairman of the
department of geography, will con
duct a tour of the state capitoL
Reservations for this trip may be
made by signing In Teachers col
lege and the geography depart
ment before 6 o'clock Monday aft
ernoon. Special guides will con
duct the capitol excursion thru the
state house and Governor Weaver
probably will greet summer stu
dents at thi3 time.
Summer Session
Golf Tourney Is
Planned by Gish
Plans are being made by the
athletic department to promote
golf tournaments among the fac
ulty members and the men stu
dents of the summer session, II.
D. Gish, athletic director, an
nounced Thursday. It is possible
that a tennis tournament may be
organized among faculty mem
bers, and perhaps one for men
students, Mr. Gish declared.
Antelope park probably will be
the scene of the golf tournament,
though preliminary round robin
matches may be held at country
china. Definite announcements re
garding the tourney will be made
shortly.
Three tennis courts, handball
courts, horseshoe pitching lots,
nnd shower baths are available in
the Coliseum for students who
wish to take advantage of them.
The Coliseum is open from 7 a. m.
to 6 p. m. daily except faunaay.
Official Bulletin
SUMMER TOURS.
The department of geography
is sDonsorina tne following tours
of Lincoln and hinterland through
out the summer session. Excur
sions leave the Teachers college at
the hours mentioned in the sched
ule.
Aerlcultural college Saturday, June It,
9 a. m.
Nebraska state capitol Tuesday, June
17Lowef pi'atte valley Saturday, June 21,
T a. m.
Burnham briclc yards Saturday, June
28, 8 a. m.
Robbers - cave Monaay, June ou, a
P Budge A Gueniel Monday, July T, 3
P- m- ...... . -
Blue valley saiuraay, juiy n, a m.
oooch Milling company Monday, July
14, 3 p. m.
United Btatea poetoffice Saturday, July
19. 9 a. m.
Miller a Paine Wednesday, juiy za,
p. m.
NOTED PROFESSORS
ENGAGED 10 TEACH
L
Charles Bailey and Earle
Hcdrick Will Stop Here
Three Days.
Paul Mort and Frank Bruno
Are to Conduct Two
Short Courses.
Teaching as visiting instructors
at the University of Nebraska's
summer school this season are a
number of men and women who
have gained renown In their re
spective fields. A partial list in
addition to Dr. Bode who con
eludes his series of addresses on
this campus today. Includes the
following:
Dr. Ernest Anderson, University
of Arizona, chemistry.
Charles W. Bailey, Holt second
ary school at Liverpool, education.
Dr. Paul Mort, Columbia uni
versity, education.
Dr. William Van Royen, Nether
lands chamber of commerce, geog
raphy. Dr. C. E. Van Sickle, Franklin
college, history.
Frank J. Bruno, Washington
university, sociology.
Dr. Thomas Milton Carter, Al
bion college, educational psy
chology. Dr. Earle R. Hedrick, Univer
sity of California at Los Angeles,
mathematics.
Miss Mildred Miller, Cleveland
Heights, O., kindergarten educa
tion. Mr. Bailey will spend three days
of a nation-wide lecture tour
speaking here at the university.
Mr. Mort will conduct a two
weeks session from June 16 to 27.
Dr. Bruno will hoia his fourth an
nual short session in sociology
from July 28 to Aug. 8. Dr. Hed
rick will be in Lincoln for three
days later in the summer and
will deliver a series of lectures.
Other Instructors mentioned will
spend the entire nine weeks on
the Nebraska campus. Brief bio
graphical notes anent the visit
ing instructors follow:
Dr. Ernest Anderson, head of
the department of chemistry at
the University of Arizona, for
merly on the staff of the chemis
try department at the University
of Chicago and Massachusetts
agricultural college. He served
several years at Pretoria univer
sity in South Africa. Dr. Ander
son is well known as a research
worker in the field of carbohydrate
chemistry.
Charles W. Bailey, head master,
Holt secondary school, Liverpool.
Rne-land. formerly of the Univer
sity of Liverpool and at present a
member of the English Associa
tion, the Classical association, the
National Union of Teachers, ana
the Incorporated Association of
Head Masters, associate editor of
Independent Education. Mr. Bailey
will spend July 14, 15 and 16 at
the University of Nebraska.
Mort win Teacn.
Dr. Paul Mort, director of the
school of education, teachers col
lege, Columbia university, is
America s outstanding autnoriiy
and contributor in the field of
star snnnort of education. His
work in the equalization of educa
tional opportunity through im
proved internal school organiza
tion is almost noteworthy. Dr.
Mort's proposals for state support
have been acceptea Dy states oi
New York Alabama and Oklahoma
and are.beintr considered by the
states of Pennsylvania, Kansas,
Colorado, Michigan ana xsieDrasKa.
He will be here from June 16 to 27.
Dr. William Van Royen, assist
ant secretary to the Netherlands
chamber of commerce, New York
city, is in European trained geo
grapher, having done most of his
graduate work at the University of
U t r e c ht with supplementary
studies at Berlin, Paris and Lon
don. He was chosen for his pres
ent work because of the import
ance of geographic studies in the
business relations between Holland
and the United States.
Dr. C. E. Van Sickle, chairman
of the department of history.
Franklin collee, will offer three
courses in ancient and medieval
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