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APRIL v , 1931
THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
THREE
Vocational, Social, Personal Hopes
Comprise Miss M. Schroeder's Essay
Miss Maude E. Sdiroeder of Hoi
brook is the author of an essay
which placed in the prize column
of tho contest conducted by the
chancellor on "What I Aim to Get
Out of College." Following is her
article:
My entrance into the University
of Nebraska was the response to a
Sreat icstlestmpss. I was dissatis
fied with my work, with the re
turns from my work, and most of
all with myself. My first aim In
seeking a college education was to
learn my chosen profession well,
because I wished to be successful.
This Is my fourth year in the uni
versity, Bnd my viewpoint has
changed gradually. The things
which I now wish to obtain from
college may be grouped under
three aims: vocational, social and
personal.
There Is no reason for consider
ing the vocational purpose first,
because in a well rounded life all
the phases are indispensable, but
it was my original aim as a fresh
man. I had found that the un
skilled person has a serious han
dicap in obtaining a position and
competing with people who are
better prepared. I wanted to be
able to present high qualifications
to an employer, and at college I
wished to acquire such efficiency
that I could do work in which I
would feel pride.
I might have secured training
by starting os a jack-of-all trades
on a small town newspaper, but
such preparation would be more
likely to fix my crudities than re
move them, and the distance be
tween a village newspaper and
the magazine position I desired
was greater than I could hope to
rlimh In a normal lifetime hy
"Plugging on." Moreover, appren
ticeship which engages all one's
waking hours leaves no opportun
ity for obtaining the background
of general information which more
advanced work requires.
There is much content in the
consciousness of work vell done,
but work isnot its own compen
sation. The comforts and leisure
assured by a good salary are pow
erful inducements. Leisure is the
result of effective work, but it is
also the incentive. We need edu
cation for these idle hours as well
as for our working ones.
I have called thin training so
cial, although our social relations
extend into business also. From
choice and necessity we human
beings live in close contact. Laws
cannot alone govern- our conJuct
toward each other. Good fellow
ship must be voluntary, and Is
based upon understanding. At
college one has an opportunity to
.study human nature scientifically
if he wishes in the classroom. He
can learn the requirements of
good citizenship the same way.
But the greater sympathy is cre
ated by rubbing elbows daily with
hundreds of unlike students who
have acommon interest. In the
classroom and out of it, one ac
quires a respect for the rights and
opinions of others. This makes
him not only a better citizen, but a
more agreeable companion.
Tho activities in which students
are engaged together enable a per
son of any initiative to develop his
powers of leadership. After grad
uation, the organizing ability and
confidence he has attained may
permit him to realize plans, possi
bly great reforms, which would
HECTOR AND ADELAIDE,
IN PENN WOODS DENOTE
COMING OF SPRING.
(Continued From Page 1)
What they need is a prod, and you
know how prods are.
Temperature Rising.
Adelaide appears to be crouch
ing. Her lips would be quivering
timorously if pictures could move,
so that much will have to be taken
for granted. The scene of course,
is Ten woods, and there may be
some significance in that fact. Re
verting to Adelaide's crouch, it
might be said that ulie is getting
ready to Jump at the chance.
Hector is in the well known
quandary. Naturally he feels a bit
self conscious in his polo shirt and
knickers, but ho shouldn't. Mpn
have made worse mistakes. He
knows that on Wednesday the lo
cal thermometer touched 88 de
grees. This, incidentally, is an all
time record for Lincoln weather at
thta time of vear. He wants to be
lieve that Adelaide is tugging at
his heart strings but he is sure
that if he looks down he will see
that she only has hold of the but
tons on his shirt. PosHibly she is
wilting. Can he support her? That,
too, must enter in for women are
looking for men who are good sup
porters. Hector Hesitant.
Sixteen Pinkei ton detectives and
a plain clothes man are hidden in
the bushes. That may account for
Hector's hesitancy. He may have
some Bccrcts about making love
which ho doesn't wlnh found out.
lie would like to show Adelaide
something new about this peculiar
American pastime. That Is where
he la wrong though - you couldn't
show Adelaide anything new about
love. Like most smooth girls she's
Fit More Snugly.
Here Is the two button, form fit
ting Jacket popular thin year.
Men's suits show a decided trend
away from the loose. 111 fitting
models of , a few seasons back.
This year, the cult coats are fash
ioned to hang closely to the form.
ilislsi
iiif mmmm
otherwise have remained mere
dreams.
Beyond citizenship and leader
ship we may use tho term "social"
in its more common application.
The ability to talk on many sub
jects, an appearance that is a
credit instead of a handicap, ease
in any company these are not in
significant qualities. In this age
one must be familiar with many
branches of learning and business,
that is, he must he acquainted
with the major principles and prob
lems of religion, politics and sci
ence. He should have a historical
background, and be acquainted
with literature and art. From
these sources opinions and Ideas
rise.
College offers social develop
ment, and I intend to take advan
tage of every possibility it pre
sents. A vocation is not enough;
I want to be an asset to society, a
leader In my small way, and an
intelligent, sympathetic friend.
My third aim is constantly
growing in importance; It is as
suming the proportions of the hy
potenuse in my three-sided college
course. It would be hard to name,
but it is easy to recognize it be
cause it is common to all men.
That is the satisfaction of intel
lectual nnd spiritual hunger.
When a child in the early teens
I used to pound the window pane
with my doubled fists crying, "I
want: I want! I want!" What?
I did not know. I still experience,
always shall experience, a deep
sense of my own imperfection, and
a longing for the ideal.
College is showing me glimpses
of it. There are some men of vision
on the faculty of tho University of
Nebraska. They will direct the
groping of seekers after the truth.
Probably the first step toward
reaching a satisfying mental level
is wiping away tradition. Nothing
can do this better than college. I
have overcome the idea that my
nationality is superior to others.
that my father's religious sect is
right, that the democratic party is
without fault, and Darwin is a
heretic. Through reading, conver
sation, and classroom discussion I
have encountered a world of theor
ies so broad and deep that my own
little code of opinions looked quite
foolish, aud I discarded it bit by
bit. I discovered that family and
racial tradition i3 frequently only
prejudice. How could it be ex
pected to satisfy?
The cultivation of taste is hot
snobbery, but a means of finding
great pleasure. I am studying lit
erature and philosophy far more
than my graduation requirements
demand, because these fields offer
inspiration and partial content.
The capacity to appreciate what is
artistic, beautiful, wise, cannot be
overdeveloped. It makes even
poverty endurable, and solitude
less desolate. It is not necessary
to point cut the moral influence
of aesthetic tastes, or the desir
ability of having mental and spir
itual reserves.
Am I asking too much of college ?
These three things I want from my
four years at the university: voca
tional training that will teach me
to achieve more and serve bet'er
social development to make me h
benefit to my community and the
circle of my associates: and culti
vation of my tastes and intellect
that will make life to me richer
il.t. ?-ore enJyabI. not marked
with discontent.
Stugi's Hot urn
Eelted back ton coats are hpinv
worn by smart university men this
waKon. i nese coais, practically
extinct for several seasons until
last fall, have staffed a rnmnlntp
comeback this year, and are being
worn in aooui equal numbers with
other typr3 of top coats.
been loved by experts.
The gist of the whole thing Is
inai "ii seems to tie spring.'
That's the whole thing In an in
stnnt. It is Bpring, nnd there can
r.e no wonderment as to what Hoc
tor will do after the picture Is
urawn ana tne story is finished.
After all he Is a poser and in stu
dent publications posers can go
only so rar. would anybody like
to do some posing but not for
publication ?
Oury Announces Six
Military Promotion
Six minor promotions in the de
partment of military science were
announced Wednesday by Col. W.
H. Oury. Sergeant Gaylord B.
Bose becomes a first sergeant.
The four following students are
advanced to sergeancies: Roy B.
Hackman. Dwight C: Benbow,
Floyd F. Hedlund. Bob W. Lackey.
Michael Eyen was promoted to be
a corporal.
Miss O'Connor Operated
On Fr Mastoid Trouble
Evelyn O'Connor, '32, was ope
rated upon early Thursday after
noon for mastoid at the Lincoln
General hospital. Miss O'Connor
Is a member of the Y. W. C. A.
cabinet for the coming year and
Is the newly elected president of
Delta Zcta.
C0n Iroduan g. ...
A New Silk Hosiery
Sensation
By..
NEW COSTUME BAGS
In a Remarkable Price Group
$?95
Smart new bags in top strap, top clasp and en
velope styles, in kid, calf, fabric and novelty
woods. Bags to match or complement the new
costume colors Blue, brown, beige, seasand,
green and black.
An Extraordinary Selling of
COSTUME JEWELRY
A most pi'otenf iiuiK assortment of rlioekers. brace
lets and earrings. .Smart pieces that will compli
ment any costume. Original and authentic copies
of smart import, pieces. Many brilliant colorings
high-light this assortment.
New Enlarged Accessory Section.
FIRST FLOOR.
Prairie Schooner Lending Library Is
Now Located On Our First Floor.
HQ
PHOENIX
m.oo
Style correctness a plus
quality plus economy.
Tint's wht you'll find in
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Htrt art Its futures
tnd sll at this astonishingly
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All silk .Full fashioned
Sheer chiffon Picot
edge Run stop Flit
tering subdued finish
Narrow slenderising
ankle Silk plaited foot
Tipt-toe for extra long
mileage
oo
2 Dresses for
What You Expect
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HERE IT IS FRIDAY AND
WELL WORTH THE WAITING FOR
m DRESS
ill SALE
Dress
Fashions
With a
Future
2 for $25
Flat Crepes
9
Flowered
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Twin Print
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Hundreds of Neu Hats In An
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Hats, Tricornes, Bicornes . . . Bakuettes, straw
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DON'T buy ONE ... buy MANY1
THIRD FLOOR.
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Lingerie Cidlars Capes
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Scarfs Pleats
Misses' Sizes 14' to 20 '
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in I XJ
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Copies of Styles
Selling at
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ii'
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Chiffons
Flowered
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Combinations
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