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l! 3 0' THE DAILY NEBRASKAN FRIDAY, JA?fUARY 8, 1932. The Daily Nebraskan Station A, Lincoln, Nebraska OFFICIAL STUDENT PUBLICATION UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA Published Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday mornings during the. academlo year. THIRTY-FIRST YEAR Entered as secnd-clasa matter at the postofflce In Lincoln, Nebraska, under act of congress, March 3, 1879, and at special rate of postage provided for In section 1103 act of October 3, 1917, authorlxed January 20, 1922. Under direction or the Student Publication Board SUBSCRIPTION RATE $2 a year Single Copy 5 cente 1.fiS a semester 3 a year mailed 11.75 a semester mailed Editorial Office University Hall 4. Business Office University Hall 4A. Telephones Day: B-6891; Night: B-6SS2, B-3333 (Journal) Ask for Nebraskan editor. (MCMBERr 1 , TWlPCC An.. ' I I $ J I This paper Is wuiessnted for general aeVartielBC T The Nebraska Frees Association. what of au idea of his relative importance in the scheme of the universe. His mind should be stimulated by courses that will make him ponder over profound subjects. A technical course no matter how complicated will never do this. A Texas coed claims that if girls are "hot babies" that it is the boys who make them that way. .Art Wolf EDITORIAL STAFF Marvin Von Seggern Editor-in-chief MANAGING EDITORS Evelyn Simpson NEWS EDITORS Howard All.way "joMIMer' Laurence Hall ' 8 " ! '"T Murlln Spencer Women. Ed tor Berenlece Hoffman Women s Editor BUSINESS STAFF Jack Thompson Business Manager ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANotHS Norman Galleher v ; Carlyle Bernard Jennings Soransen Distribution; Not Production The Organized Agriculture meeting held at the agricultural college this week brings to inind that much discussed subject of crop cur tailment. Overproduction has been blamed for the low price of farm products at the present time. Farmers cannot sell their products at a profit because there seems to be an excess on the market already. If this is the case, if there is an over supply of farm products on the market, the most logical thing to do would be to cut down the production until the supply just equals the demand. But if there is an over supply of farm products, most of which are classed as neces sities of life, how can we explain the fact that large numbers of people are on the verge of starvation" IIow can we say that there is too much of farm products when there are hun dreds of thousands of people who do not have enough of these goods? Jf we were to distrib ute the so-called surplus among those who are now in need of it, would there be any left over? If so, then we are justified in proclaim ing that there has been an over production. But it seems probable that if a proper distribu tion of the farm products was made, then the surplus would be used up. The deplorable status of the farmers and of business in general is as much, if not more, a problem of distribution as of production. We must concede that over production in any line of Broods is possible, but as long as there are some people who are needing these goods, we The Four Year Plan. For eight whole days leap year has been present and in that time not one comment has been made upon that fact. Students appear almost entirely oblivious to the great signifi cance of the event. The Awgwan has not an nounced a Leap Year issue. No Leap Year parties have been definitely planned. No men have (or at least nothing has been revealed) as yet been called for dates by the fair that is, opposite sex. Even The Nebraskan has neg lected to find any feature material on the great four year plan. All of the above it seems have missed opportunities but there are still mure than 350 shopping days left. The Awgwnn still has a chance. The Nebraskan also has a chance, and the girls still have plenty of chance to get even, altho they have but a small field from which to pick. That is, only a limited number of people call a girl. No offense meant, but in compari son to the number of possible callees the num ber of callers is small. From that small number the girl is forced to choose her companions and if the one or ones who are wanted fail to call, then the woman must take what she can get if she expects to get around. On the other hand the. men have the en tire field from which to do their selecting. They may call any of the girls whom they know and in college it is not an unusual prac tice to call girls that one does not know. At any rate, from all of this group it is possible to choose the one or ones he wants to call. True they may turn him down but there are others to choose. Now that 1932 is here it is entirely pos sible that the women who argue this question will have a chance to settle a Jew of the prob lems connected with it. Leap year is the time wherein women, classically, are supposed to pursue the men. It may be worthy of a trv. NEWSPAPER TALK Otven D. Young' Five Points. "Have you enlarged your knowledge of obligations and increased your capacity to perform them?" This question, one of five, is the most im portant single proposition to Avhich the newly graduated college man or woman must be able to answer in the affirmative, if the college ma triculation is to be considered adequate, in the cannot truthfully say that a surplus exists, j opinion of Owen D. Young, economist and in- tKncp whn nrv for crnn ciirtnilmr-Tit snenri uuairnu icnaer. their energies to bring about an equitable dis tribution of farm products, which would also involve the distribution of all other produc tion. This would be a more sensible undertaking. We have too many people who live with out working, and we have altogether too many who work without living. Dean Charles li. Brown, of Yale. Lee and O'Connor demand new trials, ac cording to the newspapers. -Maybe they have found some more bonds which they can return. Teaching The Student. There are three things about the educa tional system that are in serious need of repair the students, the teachers, and the schools. The first of these is not supposed to know a great deal, because it is his lack of knowledge that necessitates his troing to school. But the studeDt is more often than not opposed to Jeai'nin? anything, more especially is he op posed to developing his faculties and increas ing the limits of his intelligence. Not that he doesn't care to be an intellectual person, but he is unwilling to exert much energy toward that end. The process of learning and thinking seems to be n painful one. The teacher quite often fails to make his instruction clear. Kitlx-i he does not know enough about the subject he is supposed to be teaching or else he is incapable of devising a logical method of presenting the material to his class and expressing his thoughts. Not all teacher are thus afflicted, but there are enough of them to make the good ones feel lonesome. It is not uncommon for the good scholar to become a professor or teacher of some sort, but his good scholarship docs not make him a good teacher. There must be other important qualities. And the schools which are composed of students and teachers cannot be any better than their constituents. But aside from the wrong attitude of the students and the incom petency of the teachers there is something else that is wrong with the schools. The subjects which are taught, that is, those which are part of the so-called higher education, do not give the student the knowledge that he needs. Too much stress is placed on that which is of slight importance. Those in charge of mapping out tlie courses of the university, the requirements, and hiring the instructors do not make sure that the student will have a well balanced edu cation when be gets out. The student does not learn the art of living by attending the university; he may pick up something along this line during his term at the institution, but it is not taught to him. Most of the courses offered to the student are tech nical and concern only how to make a living; not how to enjoy life. What benefit is there to having knowledge if it does nothing more than increase the wealth of its possessor, who knows not how to use it. We do not mean that a man should not be taught how to make a living by studying tech nical subjects, but if this is all that the man knows, he may be worse off than if he had not even learned that. He should be taught to tiRe and enjoy that which his technical knowledge will make for him. He should be given some- Mr. Young has in mind those obligations particularly applying to the individual's rela tion to society and to individuals about him the obligations of a citizen in a modern dem ocracy, the obligations of a citizen in a world torn by many economic and social questions, the sanctity of personal obligations and the im portance of their punctual performance these and many other duties of the individual. Other questions which Mr. Young included in his "five-point test," which he explained recently before a group of college graduates, include: "Have you developed your intuitions and madp more sensitive your emotions?" "Have you discovered your mental apti tude?" "Have you learned enough about the ma chinery of society and its history to enable you to apply your gifts effectively?" "Have you acquired adequate skill in communication with others?" Second to knowledge and performance of obligations Mr. Young placed the development of intuitions those subconscious and super conscious activities which underlie and overlie ordinary mental machinery. The development of this area, which is largely neglected in most college eoursen, depends largely on con stant exercise of those faculties. The college student is often surprised to learn of the points on which the industrial leaders of the world examine college graduates as a key to possible usefulness in society. Too often our sense of perspective is deadened by overwhelming masses of technical and educa tional data to the extent that these appear to be the very foundations and substance of civili zation. At such a lime, communion with those who deal constantly with men about them is illu minating. It is refreshing to know that Owen I). Young, as well as many others, will look beyond the acquisition of great quantities of specialized knowledge as the aim of college matriculation that he recognizes as a basic goal, one's preparation to take his place as a member of a complex society. Oregon State Barometer. Practical Sentimentalintt. College students are not thieves. They are merely souvenir hunters. The other evening a student walked into the Blue and Gold studio at Watson's to get his proofs. The room was deserted. So the young man walked over to the window and appropriated one of the drapes. Unfortunately, for him, he was apprehended on the way out. This deluded gentleman is only one of many undergraduates who likes to remember the past with little things picked up here and there. Sentimental though they are at the time, they have a practical turn of mind. They put these souvenirs to use. Fraternity men eat with knives and forks collected anywhere from the Palace to any lunch-counter. It gives a sense of cosmopolitanism. "The boys have been around." They carry out vases and lamps under overcoats. If these enhance the interior deco ration of their houses, it is one added point in their favor. Ashtrays, dishes, menus, pillows, street lamps, all mcke appealing remembran ces. College students are not kleptomaniacs. They are sentimentalists, with a streak of prac tical foresight. Daily California!!. ) EPISODES By Oliver DrWolf 1932 promiBea to be a hard year for the republican administration. Representative Patman of Texas, a democrat, fired the opening gun with the demand that Andrew Mel lon, secretary of treasury, be im peached. This is not the first time that threats havo been uttered against Mellon, and to the beat of my knowledge it is not the first time that he has actuauy Deen im npannAsi. The matter was referred to the Judiciary committee on the motion or Kepreaentauve jay ins, Tennessee, also a democrat. The Pitman resolution chareed Mellon with high crimes and misdemean-i ors, and pointed to a law enacveu in 17S9 rorbldding secretary th trpflaurv from ene acinar rectly or indirectly in trade and commerce, ana making me onenu urn cuiltv of a "hieh misde mennor." Besides his duties as Arrfnrv nf the treasury. Mr. Met Jon is actively interested in uae aluminum business. Mr. McFadden. Pennsylvania re publican, played with the buzz saw, when ne cnarge.a .air. nouver with sfiimc ua nut to uermanv. and consequently lost his fingers in the political pie. w The democrats have a great deal to look forward to. The Jackson Dav dinner for instance, when Al Smith will clarify his views on tne political situation, so iar Air, Smith has kept his views to him self, and it will be interesting to hear just what the former presi dential candidate has to say for himself. 1 The national democratic committee meets next Saturday, and fireworks are expected. Mr. Raskob, national chairman, has evidently receded from his deter mined stand on the "home rule plan for liquor control," and the democratic drys have been care ful not to irritate him. The demo crats are predicting: a big year, but before the predictions will carry much weight, the democrats must iron out the troubles in their own ranks. President Koover received the leader of "Father Cox's army," and the father expressed himself as being very pleased with his re ception. The priest led his army of 10,000 unemployed in an orderly march through the streets of Washington to the capitol, where his resolution was read in the house of representatives, when it convened for the morning session. Afterward, Father Cox left for the white house to keep a 12 o'clock appointment with the president. This demonstration will recall to many the march of Coxey's army. At the present time General Coxey is the mayor of his home town, where he expects to introduce, and put into practice many of the re forms that he has advocated for so long. e Babe Ruth and Colonel Ruppert will now hold the center of the sport world attention. The fight will concern the Babe's salary for the coming year, and it is certain that a great deal of ballyhoo is necessary before the two finally come to terms. Don't ask me who will win. SURVEY REVEALS BIO ENROLLMENT AT NEBRASKA U. (Continued from Page 1.) The fifty reporting institutions having enrollments of 3,000 and upward have a total enrollment of 293,084, a loss of 109, while the 178 small colleges with student bodies tinder 500 each have a total of 58,983 students, a loss of 449. The group with enrollments ranging from 1.000 to 3,000 shows 59 increaHes and 41 decreases, with a total of 171,102 students as com pared with 167,212 last year. The group with enrollments from 500 to 1.000 has 62 increases and 48 decreases, with a total of 75,955 students, as against 75,666 a year ago. In a sectional analysis of enroll ments New England leads in en rollment gains, with twenty-two institutions reporting increases and nine decreases. In 'the North Central state, (the region which includes Nebraska), there are 68 increases and 69 decreases re ported. In this latter group thirty of the decreases reported occurred in colleges having less than 500 students. Tue lint of the twenty-five lag cat attended Institutions and their respective enrollments follows: University of California, 18,342; Columbia, 15,109; Minnesota, 12, 539; Illinois. 12,152; New York university, 11,857; Ohio State, 10, 691; Michigan, 9,165; Wisconsin. 8,765; Harvard, 8,526; University of Pennsylvania, 6,951; University of Washington, 6,924; Pittsburgh, 6,614; College of the City of New York, 6,398; Northwestern, 6,343; Cornell, 6,136; Boston university, 6,106; Temple, 5,913; Texas, 5,771; Chicago, 5,426; Nebranka, S.412; Yale, 5,239; Syracuse, 5,110: Okla homa, 4,975; University of Iow:, 4,578; Hunter college, 4.456. Including' part time students TYPEWRITERS See us for the Royal portable type writer, the Ideal machine for the student. All makes of machines for rent. All make of used ma chines on easy payments. Nebraska. Typewriter Co. tall B-x-167 int O St JANUARY SPECIAL Suit Hat Cleaned and Reshaped $150 Send Both at One Time SAVE 10 CASH & CARRY LIoderm Cleaners SOUKUP A WESTCVCR Call F-2377for Service and the summer session of 1931, however, Columbia university leads the list with 31,078, with New York university second with 28,662 and the College of the City of New York third with 26,005. The total enrollment for the 444 reportine1 Institutions, including part time and summer school stu dents, was 926,611, a decrease of 5,417 compared with last year. An increased attendance in non professional graduate schools and in education courses was explained by one registrar as meaning that "many students are attending graduate school or a teachers' col lege during the depression to con tinue their education while wait ing for a job." The University of California re ported the largest liberal arts en rollment with 10,650 students. SOCIAL CALENDAR Friday. Theta Chi house party. Alpha Theta Chi formal dinner dance and dunce following-, Corn- buskcr. Farm House, House party. Theta Chi, House party. Social Dancing classes at the gym, 7:00 until 8:30, Friday night. Saturday. Pi Beta Phi formal dinner dance at the chapter house. Engineers Ball, Cornhusker. Hunter led the women's colleges with 4,456 students. Purdue re ported the largest engineering and chemistry enrollment at 2,801. Harvard had the largest law school with 1,595 students and Northwestern the largest medical school attendance at 756. Columbia, with 2,871, led the non-professional graduate schonlH; Now York university with 2,238, the commerce and finance schools; Temple university with 628, the dental schools; University of Chi cago with 262, thrt divinity schools; Syracuse with 401, the forestry schools, and Teachers college, Co lumbia, with 6,694, had the larg est enrollment in students iu education. UNITARIAN CHURCH 12th A H Streete Arthur L. 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