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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1932
Daily Nebraskan
Station A, Lincoln, Nebraska
OFFICIAL STUDENT PUBLICATION
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
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under act of congress, March 3, 1879
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for in section 1103, act of October 3.
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THIRTY-SECOND YEAR
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high schools and even the grade
schools of the state start pruning
out some of the flub-dubs from
their curriculums and concentrate
on seeing to it that the students
they turn out are at least literate
No doubt it is valuable for stu
dents to have a good sense of art
and music appreciation, to be able
to make things with their hands,
to be skillful gymnasts, and to
know many other things that have
been inserted into the teaching
program. Their future advance
ment and diversified knowledge
however, is seriously hampered if
they diversify before they know
fundamentals.'
Who Is Responsible?
"I hate to say it," said Dr. G. W
Frasier, professor in the Colorado
State Teachers college, "but we
have too many dumb teachers in
America."
"High schools are aducationally
in a mess," declared Burton P.
Fowler, headmaster of an exclu
sive eastern high school. "Colleges
of this country are crying for boys
and girls who can read and write
A similar opinion was voiced
the other day by an undergraduate
reader on this campus, who after
two years of grading papers for
a freshman course was still unable
to view with complacence the fact
that a goodly number of the papers
he read were nearly unintelligible
in spots because of the atrocious
spelling and frightful sentence
structure, not to mention the fre
quent misuse of words and the
terrific writing.
"How can it be," said the reader,
"that these numbskulls are ever
allowed to continue the farce of
'getting a higher education' ? Why
were they ever allowed to leave
high school, much less ever come
to the university?"
The answer, we presume, is that
popular education, supported as it
is by taxes, means that every one
is entitled to the advantages pro
vided by the state. This in turn
gieans that education must be con
ducted on the "mass plan," or mess
plan, whereby individuals are run
thru standardized school systems,
where the teachers are necessarily
obliged to pass one bunch in order
to take on the next group. Com
bined with the fact that a large
number of teachers are dumb, or
careless, or hampered by extrane
ous duties besides teaching, it is
relatively easy to see how the
ignoramuses manage to slide thru
and show up at the university
intent upon getting by in the same
way.
The problem is a difficult one
for the university instructor, no
doubt. If he flunked all the stu
dents whose low degree of liter
acy indicated a hopeless lack of
preparation for college work or
for further development, the uni
versity enrollment, we venture to
say, would be considerably smaller
than it is.
While it is undoubtedly to be
expected that under the system of
popular education the standards of
educational excellence indicated
by a high school diploma and by
a college degree are bound to be
lowered, there is still an evident
necessity for far greater care and
re-organization of the secondary
school system in Nebraska as well
as other states. The system of
popular education is not the only
reason for the laxness which is
evident in the high schools in the
state, and the reasons for this
laxness might make an interest
ing and illuminating study.
One thing that is necessary, of
course, is that the teachers who
are certified to teach should really
be competent. It is the job of the
university and the normal schools
to see to that. But another thing
which seems necessary Is that the
It was difficult for an attendant
at the military ball to imagine
that Lincoln people were suffer
ing seriously from the depression,
There was little room for any more
people and we are sure that some
of the formal dresses we saw were
new because we never have seen
anything like them before. The
only evidence of hard times was
in the ladies wearing apparel. The
cost of the dress material appar
antly prevented some girls from
including backs in their dresses.
We might also compliment the
military department on the substi
tute orchestra; it turned out to
be o. k.
One of the startling develop
ments coming from the s recent
disarmaments conference is the
decision of Monaco to disband its
entire army and scrap all its
arms. The army, it seems, con
sists of ninety-six officers and
men. With that problem settled,
perhaps Afghanistan will see its
way clear to postponing interna
tional debt payments due it.
Why So Provincial?
In acknowledging a very cour
teous criticism of the Daily Ne
braskan which was sent in some
time ago, the Nebraskan would
like to make a brief explanation.
The critic suggests that the news
policy of the paper is narrow be
cause of the fact that the news
is composed almost entirely of
events happening on this campus.
The Nebraskan has as its prime
purpose the complete coverage of
campus news. Its editorial com
ment is concerned primarily with
campus happenings. Particularly
at present with the severe space
limitations imposed by the reduced
size of the paper, it is sometimes
difficult to include full accounts of
campus events and consequently
is nearly impossible to include
news or editorial comment on na
tional or world news.
The policy is provincial, we ad
mit, but it is necessary. In any
case it would be impossible for the
Nebraskan to compete with the
daily newspapers and periodicals.
We believe that students should
regularly read at least one daily
paper, and certainly they should
read some monthly or weekly
magazines on current affairs. We
realize that many do not, but that
is a matter of lack of interest on
the part of the students rather
than a lack of opportunity. Con
sequently the Nebraskan feels no
responsibility for providing infor
mation on affairs which other
news agencies cover completely;
it does feel a responsibility for re
porting campus news.
It has been, and will continue
to be, the policy of this paper to
include matters of broader interest
than mere campus happenings
whenever it is possible to secure
well-informed opinions and facts
on such matters in connection with
campus personalities. In editorial
and feature story material there
is frequently an effort made to
indicate the connection of certain
matters of national or interna
tional concern with the interests
of students on the Nebraska campus.
FROSH CABINET PLANS
WEEK'S VESPER DINNER
Reading by Lois Rathburn
To Feature Christmas
Program.
"Freshman Fireside Frolic," a
special dinner for vespers of this
week, will be given in Ellen Smith
hall Tuesday, sponsored by the
freshman cabinet.
A Christmas program, of which
the feature is a reading. "The
Other Wise Man," by Henry Van
Dyke, given by Lois rcamDurn, nas
been planned. Lorraine Hitchcock
will preside, Jietty mrrows win
lead devotions, and Celestine Hum
nhrev will eive the nraver. A spe
cial processional, "Hark the Her
ald Angels Sing," will be used by
the choir, utner tjnnsimas carois
will be sung.
There will be a grand march
preceedmg the dinner, ana enter
tainment afterwards will consist of
srnnta and sineine of Christmas
songs. Any interested freshman
gils may attend.
Comittees in chage of the dinner
are: General arrangements, Evelyn
O'Connor, Katherine Fitzsimmons,
Betty Christensen; publicity and
ticket sale. Marcaret Buol. Jean
Walker, Phyllis Jean Humphrey;
entertainment. Elaine Woodruff,
Margaret Grant, Priscilla Herrick
and Margaret rest.
The freshman cabinet, a new or
ganization this vear. has been
formed to promote the interests of
freshmen on the campus, ine gins
mentioned above, with the excep
tion of Evelvn O'Connor. Margaret
Buol and Elaine Woodruff are
members of the cabinet, as are also
Lorraine Hitchcock. Bereniece
Cain, Virginia Erickson, Lois Rath
burn. Kathleen Long, and Helen
Humphrey.
AG COLLEGE CLUB TO
SPONSOR STOCK SHOW
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go to the high ranking five in
each class. Prizes will also be
given to winners in the coed and
professional classes.
The Block and Bridle will also
snonsor SDecial contests for meat
and student livestock judging, ac
cording to snaaDoit. me purpose
of the contest, Shadbolt stated, is
to promote showmanship. Any
student is eligible to compete ex
cept those who have already won
in the cnampionsnip ciass.
Judges are headed by Mr. Ken
dall of the Omaha National bank,
who will supervise the horse and
championship classes; M. A. Flack,
dairy extension department of the
university, coed and dairy classes;
W. W. Derrick of the Nebraska
animal husbandry department,
sheep and professional classes; and
K. C. Fouts, county agent of Sew
ard county, hogs and. cattle.
2,500 WATCH WHILE
CEREMONY REVEALS
MISS JANE AXTELL
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top of the balconies on the east
and west sides, and blue streamers
on the north and south ends mak
ing it nearly impossible to see the
structures of the building.
The walls of the main floor were
covered with groups of thirteen
red and white stripes, with a door
between each group of thirteen. A
large blue stripe was extended
around the whole wall next to the
floor and about the doors.
An indirect lighting system was
used for the fete. Approximately
thirty flood lights were shone
upon the large flag. The light was
reflected from the flood to. the
floor.
Colonel Oury Preside.
The dance program was dedi
cated to Col. W. H. Oury, chair
man of the military department,
who with Mrs. Oury and the mili
tary staff and administration, pre
sided the ball.
The girls who were honored as
sponsors of the cadet companies
at the ball were: LaVerle Herman,
Elizabeth Barber, Louise Harris,
Louis Mclntyre, Annabel Pace,
Martha Hershey, Roma deBrown,
Evelyn O'Connor, Elizabeth Stru
ble, Mary Ulrich, Ruby Schwem-
ley, Jane Robertson, Leah Carlson,
Marjorie Bell, Arlene Steeple, Ai
leen Miller, Lucile Reilly, Margaret
Chase, Mary Gerlach and Jane Von
Seggern.
Among the out of town guests
present at the fete were Cadet
Colonel Clyde C. Hutton, Cadet
Lieutenant Colonel Ted R. Mac
Dougall and Cadet Major Eugene
R: Clearman from the University
of Iowa R. O. T. C. unit, and sev
eral cadet officers from Creighton
university.
SEVERAL ALUMNI
VISIT ENGINEER'S
COLLEGE OFFICES
Several alumni have called at the
offices of the college of engineer
ing recently. Among those visi
tors were Noel L. Smith, '27, as
sistant project engineer, Jackson
county highway department, Inde
pendence, Mo.; Rex L. Haase, '28,
mechanical engineer . in the re
search department, Detroit Edison
county, Detroit, Mich.; Fred M.
Chase, '29, production engineer,
Storz Electric Refrigeration Com
pany, Omaha; Claude D. Kinsman,
'12, farm paper editorial work,
Chicago, 111.; Lester F. Larsen, '32,
International Harvester company,
Hastings; Joe J. Styskal, 29,
Ulysses; Harold M. Clule, '28, U.
S. army engineer's office, Kansas
City, Mo.; and J. Roland Carr, ex
'28, American Can company, Oak
Park, 111.
YOUR DRUG STORE
It's your store. Our nice, cozy
Booths help make your lunches
more enjoyable.
WE DELIVER FREE
The Owl Pharmacy
148 No. 14th A P Phone B106S
L. R. (Lee) Messenger Garage
(Formerly R. R. Bailey Garage)
FORD, CHEVROLET and PONTIAC SERVICE
At Greatly Reduced Prices
GENERAL AUTO REPAIRING
Conoco Germ Processed Oil
Tires Washing 4 Greasing Batteries
Phone B-1701 Courteoui Service 112 80. 16th Street
We Call for and DeUrer
Im. ':
Special Selling for
CH Monday and Tuesday
Our Entire Stock of
12 and 16 Button Length
Formal Gloves
If you didn't have them for the Military Ball you know how much you
wanted them to give your appearance that last important finishing touch
of perfection. That is why we are pricing them at $3.95 for two days only
in order that you may have them at the beginning of the season to wear
and to enjoy at all of the formal festivities.
We hare never seen
uch exquisite gloves
as these sell at $3.95
We sincerely be
lieve that the price will
not be as low again.
That's why it will pay
you to indulge in such
a luxury at a price
that won't be seen
again while you're in
college.
Fine French kidskins . . . delicate imported Lamb
skins ... in smart demi-mousquetaire styles . . . three
button closing . . . overseam finish. Imported by Tre
fousse et Cie. and Perrin ... to sell originally at $6.50
and $5.50. In white . . . eggshell . . . and black.
First Floor
Twelfth Street at O
Do Your Christmas Shopping in Lincoln!
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