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TWO THE DAILY NEBRASKAN TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1932. t i 'I : h i I t 5 V, i i Daily Nebraskan Station A, Lincoln, ' Nebraska OFFICIAL STUDENT PUBLICATION UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA Entered at second-class 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, authorized January 20. 1922. THIRTY-SECOND YEAR Published Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs day, Friday and Sunday mornings during the academic year. SUBSCRIPTION RATE Single Copy 5 cents $2 a year $1.25 a semester $3 a year mailed $1.75 semester mailed Under direction of the Student Pub lication Board Editorial Office University Hall 4. Business Office University Hall 4. Telephones Day: B6891; Night, B6882 or B3333 (Journal) ask for Nebras kan editor. Not Found, But Searching yHE charge that men have lost the art of living, in these United States especially, has come to be a favorite among sav ants who specialize in criticism. The advent of the great speciali sation of the Machine Age, they say, has destroyed the human at titudes and ways of life, leaving itself without a great amount of meaning. It is not the province of a col lege journalist to comment at any length on these charges, but in connection with them it is interest ing to note the results of a report prepared by Dr. Raymond Wal ters, president of the University of Cincinnati. In his annual sur vey of college enrollment he re marks a decided swing of college students away from specialized training to the liberal arts. In this announcement, a trend only is noted; but small insight is needed to discover the interpreta tion. The cry for "specialization" and more "specialization" has been dinning in collegiate ears to the exclusion of almost every thing else. But now the specialists are finding themselves in serious straits; the demand for special ists is no longer so much in evi dence. The demand for other types of employees is not noticeably in evi dence, either. But faced with the necessity of adjusting himself to a period of shifting, or at least up set, economic values, youth it seems is making the best of it and turning to study of the "forgotten arts of living." Perhaps in time, if the trend is really a trend and not a mere tem porary manifestation, America will be able to answer her critics. A former editor of the Blue Piint writes an article for the De cember issue entitled "wind." More editors should display a similar humility. Be. Careful, Please. JAYS of immoderate tempera ture are also days with dan gerous health tendencies, if the current influenza difficulties are an indication. University physi cians are more than earning their wages, the student health depart ment reports, and many students are undergoing the unpleasantness attendant upon bronchial disor ders. The situation is not, however, one to cause alarm if sensible pre cautions are taken. It is hardly necessary for enlightened univer sity students to be instructed in elements of hygiene, but it would be well to remind them that care must be taken. . Gathered in class rooms and corridors, living gregariously in most cases, it is not difficult for health habits to become lax. But backed by a determination to pro tect both self and fellows, every effort should be made to stamp out that laxity. "Students desiring teaching po sitions for the yei.- 1933-34 may register now," declares a current Nebraskan notice. It is too bad Bo Your Christmas Shopping in Lincolnl the notice doesn't call registrants' attention to the size of the salaries they will probably receive if they intend to teach in the rich agri cultural state of Nebraska. in it to the Dftilv GbrRskflin will 6. . J . . ' . center on efforts to create a "nest j mt.i . 1 u . .. , ,. , riculture, in the raw. It makes a ' l preny gooa yoiK, 100. "RIFLERS RECEIVE MED- ALS" says a Nebraskan head- line. In most places, riflers find themselves classed as felons, and suffer accordingly. December Dog Hays. THE year grows old and as its ... . death approacnes, tne annual lassitude, the hibernation, of stu- dent activities makes itself defin- itely felt in the Nebraskan office, Unpleasantness of ice and snow have something to do with this hibernation, it is true, but even without adverse weather condi- tions. it is characteristic of the activities cycle that the lowest point is reached in December and January. No extended search is necessary to determine the cause, however, for now is the time when long- neglected scholastic work of the activities man or woman is re- ceiving considerable needed at- tention. It is laudable that class work is being taken care of, but it seems a pity that students cannot work out a schedule of scholastic and extra-curricular activity which will provide for the two as supple- mentary. Under the usual under- graduate arrangement, however, here is a decided tendency for conflict between study and extra- curricular endeavor, with the re- suit that both suffer periodically. Attempts are made, of course, to control this lamentable tend ency, but as yet no way of edu- eating the students to maintain a balanced program has yet been de- vised. Experience teaches the need for that balance, but in many the ranks of R.O.T.C. if it were cases experience is won pain- not for the government benevo fully. lence? We leave you with this Attpmnfs tn rponlnto tho mnlaH. justments will undoubtedly be continued. And someday a solution may be discovered. Meanwhile the Nebrasan again voices a lament. For the year grows old, and the campus activities which make news and editorials are at a prem ium. WITH the barb interclub coun cil laying plans for an infor- mative paper for unaffiliated stu dents, it begins to look as if Greeks were going to have an in crease of their already numerous troubles. 'J'HE idea of calling social events of the "literati" by the name literary teas" has always seemed to us a trifle absurd ... as if the program consisted of drinking lit erature. Undaunted optimism evidently persuades the A. W. S. board of the value of vocational guidance. The only guidance necessary to us is assurance of salary, and we'd welcome education on where to search for that Heating Plant Requires 40 Percent More Coal The present cold snap ought to make the coal miners happy, for according to Jake Schmall, chief engineer of the university heat and power plant, it takes about 40 per cent more coal to heat the state house and university buildings. Up until last week the boilers consumed about sixty tons of coal per day and put out 1,157,000 pounds of steam. Since zero weather has descended upon us the boilers eat up from eighty to one hundred tons of coal per day and put out 1,700,000 pounds of steam. Contemporary Comment I r it f 1 flrmf VkflM criticism has been directed at the , ,, v. R.O.T.C. in collegiate circles but the old veteran tramps on to the . , . . , strains of "The Cannon Fodder wr. f.,, for the immediate present in the advisability of continuing these kindergartens for the regular army nor are we bothered with the questionable position of mili tarism in American education However several points have at- tracted our attention, during our nnt-nnf ...1th tk nl.t v-u"lotl wim uigauizuuuu uu ine Pennsylvania campus. It seems particularly absurd for a national government, overbur. dened as it is in this time of fi nancial stress to continue the pay ment of wages for student military groups. For the first two years work, consisting of a two hour drill and one class hour, the gov ernment donates a uniform. For each of the last two years' activity, including a two hour drill and three recitations a week, this gen erous government of ours parts with almost $110 per man. At the same time a liberal administration extends academic credit for this work. The latter is feasible but the former seems a bit philan thropic, in view of the fact that several of the R.O.T.C. cohorts themselves have been overheard, endeavoring to discover just what they are paid for Those men in the organization, participating in the athletic pro' gram, are excused from all drills except the inspection in the spring and the Princeton game exhibition manouvers. They too are recipi ents of the government check. Have you ever considered that this is a subtle form of financial aid extended to athletes; in short, ath- letic scholarships. How many men would report to Question to flnnwrr fnr voimlvpl The Pennsylvnaian THE STUDENT PULSE By Way of Variety. Every Wednesday in my life these days, is dedicated to the process of writing editorials edi torials that never see the inside of a composing room editorials which I doubt, ever get as far as the copyreader. If they do, I can understand why they go no further and I pity the copyreader. If I were to spontaneously write an editorial and turn it in expect ing to see it in print, and wait in vain for it to do so, I should very likely be disappointed. As it is, with compulsion determining when I write, and knowing that there is an editorial due every Thurs day morning, I scarcely care if my writing is printed or not. But that seems a paradox. For why would I be writing this complaint if I did not care? Why? Per haps it's bec&use I know this won't see the paper, and because I have to write an editorial. This journalism-English-editorial class is the bane of my life. All this rambling seems rather disjointed, does it not? Disjointed as all my past editorials have been as they will probably be in this course from now on and as they may appear if and when I take up journalism as a profes sion. I've now run out of subjects and that is the reason I'm writing about the writing of editorials. What other topics are there ? The campaign is over, the depression is lifting (so it is said). I've writ ten about professors, students and exams dating, caking, cutting and cramming walking, riding, stuffing and, sliding. Campus re forms and projects have been ex hausted by others. What Is left? The legislature proposes to cut the budget by over .$200,000. could comment on that. It is too late now to do it, however, and be sides I had better save that sub' jeeffor next time. I won't have to rave on endlessly just to fill space then, like I'm doing now. I'm a pessimist today, or I'd expect to see this in print. If I turn optimist tomorrow, I might spend a sleepless night worrying for fear they might publish this outrageous article. However, the possibility is about a negative twenty percent. It's rather fun acting pessimist for a change though, n'est-ce-pas ? Or can a copyreader understnad even the fundamentals of French? ("Not if they were all as crazy as you are," I can hear someone saying). E. P. WIMBERLY JUDGES STORIES Professor Acts as Arbiter For Two Writing Contests. Prof. L. C. Wimberly, editor of the Prairie Schooner, is serving as a judge for two short story con tests. One is sponsored by the Omaha Woman's Press club and is limited to amateur Nebraska writers. Prof. Wimberly is one of three judges for the contest. The competition closed Dec. 1. Prof. Wimberly is also a judge for the competition of the St. Louis Writers Guild which closes Jan. 1. The other judges are George Mil- NEW mmi r 4t 7 MAIDEN FORM 4- 3 2 1H? 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