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FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1931. THREE CHANCELLOR BURNETT , OUTLINES PROGRESS : MADE THIS SEASON (Continued from Page 1.) dissensions have developed over university policies. University credit has been made possible thru comprehensive ex aminations where formerly regis tration in courses was a necessity. This provision is intended primar ily for students with irregular preparation or those who have transferred from other colleges where courses are not parallel with our own. ' Changes In Faculty. The changes in the faculty have nolibeen numerous. Seven profes sors, including three chairmen, have resigned, effective at the close of the college year. Dean W. E. Sealock goes to the new Municipal University of Omaha as president, Prof. W. D. Strong goes to an important position in the Smithsonian Institution at Wash ington. D. C. and Prof. C. G Lowe has accepted a position as librarian of the Gennadius library of the American School of Class! cal Studies at Athens, Greece. Eleven teachers of professional rank were added to the faculty, three of whom are full professors Prof. H. F. Cunningham was elected chairman of the depart ment of architecture. Dr. T. M. Raysor as chairman of the Eng lish department, and Prof. L. W Lancaster as a member of the po litical science staff. The dcanship in the Teachers colleee was filled by the selection of Prof. F. E. Henzlik, formerly chairman of the department of school administration. Mr. Earl H. Bell from the University of Wis consin fills the chair of anthropol ogy. Prof. W. L. DeBaufre, form erly chairman of our department of mechanical engineering, re cently with the International Com bustion Engineering corporation of New York, is returning ,tp ac cept the chairmanship of the de partment of applied mechanics made vacant by the retirement of Prof. G. R. Chatburn to an emeri tus status. Necrology We are saddened by the death of our honored professor emeritus, Grove E. Barber, soldier of the Civil war and a much loved pro fessor of Latin, who died April 25 last. The passing on the same day, April 25, of Dr. H. H. Waite leaves a vacancy difficult to fill in uni versity circles. For twenty-nine years he was a member of the de partment o f bacteriology and chairman since 1913. He was in active service, being absent from class only a day or two before his death. s Alumni will also note with sad ness the passing of Mrs. Caldwell, wife of former Professor H. W. Caldwell, deceased, of the depart ment of American history. Dr. James M. Patton, chairman of opthalmology at the Medical college at Omaha, died June 6, J 930, just after our report of one year ago. Student Necrology .Seven students have died within the present school year, as fol lows : Alberta Erinkerhoff. a student in the summer session, died July 7, 1930. Jeremiah H. Fenton. of Lincoln, a senior in the arts college, died Dec. 14. 1930. Winston Eehn, Omaha, a fresh man in the law college, dici Feb. 25, 1931. John W. Hal! of Lincoln, a Junior in the college of agriculture passed away on March 26, 1931. James Latta of Tekamah, a freshman law student, died Aug. 22, 1930. Elmer M. Skov, of Riverdale, a Kcnior in the school of Journalism, died July 28, 1930. He was grtnted his degree at the close of sum mer school. Homer Lentchens, a student in It's Never Too Late To DINE and DANCE at the COTTAGE 2801 No. 48th (Under New Management) Complete Fountain Service. Reduced prices on Steak and Chicken Dinners. the Farm Operator's course, also died March 26, 1931. To the parents and friends of those who were stricken in their young manhood and womanhood, we extend our deep sympathy. Total Attendance. The total attendance at the uni versity has increased during the past year. The record is as follows: 1929 1930 1930 1931 Summer session oly. . . 1,641 1,733 Resident collegiate only only first and second semesters 7,077 6,952 Extension courses only collegiate 1,303 1,362 Total collegiate yearlO.021 10.047 Non-collegiate schools 631 656 Non-collegiate exten sion 660 1,021 Total non-collegiate for year 1,292 1,677 Grand total for year 11,313 11,724 The total registration for the summer school in 1929 was 2,614 of whom 973 were also registered in the regular session, 1,641. being registered for the summer session only. The total registration for the summer school in 1930 was 2,665 of whom 932 were also registered in the regular session, 1,733 being registered for the summer session only. The legislature adjourned with out passing a general appropria tion bill to provide university sup port for the next two years. The governor recommended $3,683,000 for general maintenance but rec ommended nothing for permanent improvements. Our severely modi fied requests carried $460,000 for buildings. Tire Destroys Building. S:ace the recess of the legisla ture, fire has destroyed the animal husbandry building at the agricul tural college, making an appropri ation of $75,000 necessary 'to re store the building and build a fireproof seed laboratory. The $460,000 requested of the last leg islature should now be increased to carry the $75,000 above men tioned, making a total of $535,000 for permanent improvement pur poses. The university is greatly in need of a concerted effort by its alumni to promote a greater appreciation of its service to the public. More than 17,500 alumni are scattered far and wide thruout the United States and in foreign lands. Not a few have acquired positions of large responsibility and command ing influence. Many have pros pered financially as a direct result of their education and might well consider the repayment of their obligation to the university in gifts large or small as an expression of their appreciation to the state for its contribution to their success. A committee of the alumni should be appointed to study the problem of the university's needs and to solicit gifts for it that would enrich our university life. There is unlimited opportunity. The state supplies the bare necessities of a college edu cation but provides few of the re finements that come from intimate personal gifts. Gifts Are Granted. During the past year the univer sity has fared quite well in the field of gifts and donations. Two thousand dollars was received frcm the estate of Mrs. Margaret E. Pomerene, former prominent Lin coln resident, for the student loan fund. The fund is named "The RS3 $5.50 Ticket for $51 Y. M. C. A. CAFETERIA 13th and P St. SUMMER SCHOOL STUDENTS! Have us keep your garments looking fresh as when new Soukup Sl CALL F-2377 Geologists Due At Carlsbad, N. Mexico The group of eight geology students who left with Prof. E. F. Schramm on an extended tour of the west, Sunday, have sent word that they will reach Carlsbad, N. M. on Friday and will spend their week end there studying geologic formations and other points of interest. Louis W. Pomerene Student Loan Fund." The loan fund also received a donation of $1,700 from the Mati nee Musicale of Lincoln, upon the disbanding of that organization. The money will be used for loans to students in the University School of Music. A trust fund of $6,400 has been set up from the estate of Mr. George W. Slade of Unadilla, N. Y. While neither Mr. Slade nor any of his family ever attended the University of Nebraska, he was so impressed with it, while living on a farm near Albion, that he left this sum to us. Several estates are now pending that include bequests to the uni versity. Under the will of Miss Margaret Walton of Lincoln, some $15,000 will come to the university for student aid purposes. The will of Dr. Barber left $2,000 to the university to establish a scholar ship, while Dr. Waite left the resi due of his estate, after the death of his children, to Nebraska, Am herst, and Michigan for research work. Under the will of Emily Page Halleck of Central City, now being contested, the college of ag riculture was left the proceeds of the sale of 320 acres of farm land in Hamilton county. Gifts Classified. Appropriate gifts fall into three general groups: First, scholar ships for especially worthy stu dents who are mainly self suppos ing, but who have superior mental attainments and initiative. A little assistance to such students while they are struggling for success will bear rich returns in their fu ture contributions to society. Second, contributions that will enable the university to seek and retain professors of commanding personality who stimulate student imagination and endeavor. Neces sary as the drill master has seemed to be in the life of the col lege student, we are in far greater need today of the teacher who can point the way to the unborn to morrows in our national life, stim ulating the creative imagination of the student. Third, we need contributions to our physical plant that the state is not likely to supply. How the student body would smile upon the donor of a swimming pool and give him three ringing cheers if he were to announce such a gift to the university, so sweetly does the splash of water sound in the ears of students who may not go to the old swimming hole of our boy hood days, but must listen to the whining of the hot wind of the prairie, when they long for the cool, sweet water of the pool. Such luxuries are enjoyed by students of other universities, but are de nied to ours. The cost of such swimming pool would be about Liberty Barber Shop 131 No. 13th Street SEVEN CHAIRS Breeze-Swept Shop LEAHE Westover RS FOR SERVICE $40,000 unless the donor had more ambitious plans. Arts Gallery Needed. A fine arts gallery, as an addi tion to Morrill hall, would house the new exhibits in anthropology, further extend the mueseum space, and provide a gallery for the F. M. Hall art collection. Morrill hall, built by the state but endowed by the late Mr. C. H. Morrill, is crowded to overflowing only five years after its completion. The splendid gift of the Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Hall art collection can only be hung by displacing a student gallery collection. Recently our work in anthropology has proven that Nebraska has a rich and prac tically unknown history of its early Indian people, buiied beneath our soil. Material is available in aboundance in oir. Indian sites, awaiting a systematic study. An addition would be about $125,000. Our women's dormitory awaits either legislative appropriation or a donor who would contribute such a fitting memorial to some loved mother, wife, or daughter. Other universities are recipients of such gifts, why not the Upiversity .of Nebraska ? Union Building. Last year I visited a number of universities where the students en joyed the privileges of- a Union building. Nebraska waits for such a student building. It is a large undertaking, requiring more than $500,000. It should be made a com munity enterprise, calling for the support of every alumnus. I sug gest that the alumni fee be changed to an amount varying from $2 to $1,000 annually to suit the varying conditions of affluence of our respective alumni so that none may be prevented from ex ercising his generosity. All sur plus above the cost of the alumni organization should be placed to the credit of the Union fund until the sum is adequate to erect a student union. 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Then we may hope to keep our educational methods in touch with twentieth century ideals. Your friendship with the older members of the faculty brings them courage and happiness. Do not forget a word of praise to those who have contributed tot our success. Education is an ever-changing stream of influences, drawing wis dom from the experiences of our yesterdays and pointing the way to the forces that will determine our tomorrows. You may help your university bear the torch of knowledge into undiscovered fields and to kindle the thirst for wisdom in the minds of youth. CHINA DOG r SALE PEDIGREED PUPS OF ALL BREEDS, REGULARLY PRICED AT $1.00 Wistful Scotch Teiriers, Dignified Police Dogs, and a variety of other Conines. All natural colors in China. .SPE CIAL TO STUDENTS 6c A IDES 14 BASE4ET SPECIAL r HANDSOME DESK BASKETS FOR THE STUDENT'S TABLE-DESK Various colors mith a choice of gay colored Godey Prints formerly priced at 75c. Bring this ad and get yours for GEORGE BROS. 1213 N Street