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www',r-.''-.iS''V TWO THE DAILY NEBRASKAN WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1932. Daily Nebraskan Station A, Lincoln, Nebraska OFFICIAL STUDENT PUBLICATION UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA Entered ai 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. TH I RTV -SECOND YEAR Published Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs day, Friday and Sunday mornings during the academic year, SUBSCRIPTION RATE Single Copy 5 cents 12 a year $1.25 a semester $3 a year mailed $1.75 semester mailed Under direction of the Student Pub lication Board Editorial Ottlce University Hall 4. Business Office University Hall 4. Telephones Day: B6891; Night, B6882 or B3333 (Journal) ask for NeDras kan editor. Cheaters Do Prosper. FRESHMAN student at Wis consin university was recently dismissed from school for hiring another student to write an exam ination for him. The decision was made by a disciplinary committee of the university faculty to which all cases of alleged cheating are referred. The significant thing about the Wisconsin case in its relation to Nebraska university is not only the fact that the student was promptly dismissed for the offense, but that Wisconsin university has a regular and systematic procedure for dealing with such offenses, Judging from the report of the in cident, faculty members who en counter cases of cheating in their classes turn the cases over to the disciplinary committee for action. There was once a time when anyone who pointed out that cheat ing in an examination was wrong would have been considered as trite as an individual who asserted that it is wrong to kill a man. Now it seems that the idea is not trite at all; it is in fact, judging from the facile manner- in which cheat ing is carried on, openly doubted that there is anything wrong with cheating. DUT we still think it too much of a platitude to expand on the reasons why cheating is wrong and why it should be curbed. The ques tion of importance for this univer sity as well as for educational in stitutions in general is what method is best suited to deal with the problem. Whatever method is adopted it seems self-evident that that meth od should be consistently adhered to so that there can be no misun derstanding on the part of the stu dents as to what is expected of them and what are the consequen ces of being caught cheating. Obviouoly a change in the atti tude toward cribbing is necessary at Nebraska. But such a change cannot be effected by piously ex pressing the opinion that nice stu dents don't cheat. It will come only thru an organized attempt to provide protection for the con scientious student and penalties for the cheater. Some schools have found the so called "honor system" effective whereby students are honor bound to be square. Under present con ditions it would probably be a joke to attempt to institute that system at Nebraska. 'J'HE most practical solution for whatever difficulties exist at Nebraska is for every instructor on the campus to thoroly under stand that he is expected to pro vide reasonable safeguards against cheating not only in the examina tions he gives, but in the various requirements he sets up for his courses. When it is made difficult for stu dents to cheat, then it will be pos sible for those who go out of their way to be crooked to be dealt with as they deserve, either thru a dis ciplinary code, or thru the effec tive condemnation of fellow stu dents. But when it is easy to cheat and a large number are doing it, it is difficult for the student body to develop much sentiment against the practice, and many are im pelled to adopt the tactics which they see others successfully carry ing on. Welcoming the Unfit. "I OWER entrance requirements for admittance of freshmen to the University of Washington this week received the tentative ap proval of President M. Lyle Spen cer," a news item from the Wash ington school announces. Decreased enrollments at the university prompted the approval of President Spencer, the item in dicates as well as a survey which showed that many low-ranking high school students suceed in col lege. Decreased income from student fees caused by dropping enroll ments is not a novel situation at Washington university. Shrinking appropriations from legislatures for state supported schools is also a universal feature of the present economic condition. To meet this reduction in income Washington university is propos ing to let down the bars and make a university education possible for nearly anyone regardless of apti tude or attitude, providing only that such individuals have the money necessary to pay fees and living expenses at the university. The same method of partially meeting the deficiency in available money will probably occur to other administrators faced with the problem of running their schools with inadequate financial support. JF increased legislative appropria tions are not forthcoming when enrollment continues to drop, at Washington as at other places, it is natural that the solution of in creasing the enrollment by de creasing the entrance requirements should occur to the administration. The only other alternative is to re duce the scale of operations, in other words to weed out courses and reorganize departments. This is a serious step to undertake in volving as it does the interests of many instructors and perhaps se riously crippling the activities of the institution for the future. Hence it is impossible to con demn the proposed policy of the Washington school outright Nev ertheless, the disadvantages of the scheme are fully as apparent as the evils of retrenchment. The greatest defect of the unre stricted policy of college entrance is the injustice which is done to students whose abilities are deserv ing of extensive development. Such development, we believe, is largely hampered when institutions are flooded with incompetent students and playboys and playgirls who absorb the attention of the instruc tional staff, and who, because they are likely to constitute a majority, tend to lower the standards of achievement of the entire student body. JJUCH of the present ineffective ness of education in colleges and universities is traced by some observers to the necessity of hand ling students in the masses. And when those masses are constituted of students of even lower calibre than have been allowed admit tance heretofore, it is indeed time to wonder if the policy is not seri ously detrimental. Still another factor which should be considered in determining the advisability of lowering the educa tional bars is the case of the en trants themselves whose previous school records indicate their diffi culties in absorbing education. Is it not possible that an injustice is done to these individuals who are incapable of deriving much benefit from a college education, by al lowing them, even encouraging them, to waste their time in the vain attempt to get thru college We are convinced that the pol icy of unrestricted entrance re quirements will lower educational standards at a time when they need to be raised. And we are in clined to believe that in the long run it will prove a more economi cal policy to make essential ad justments .between Income and ex pense by retrenchment rather than by increasing enrollment indis criminately. UNIVERSITY SECURE ESTIMATES AS BASIS FOR LOAN FROM R.F.C (Continued from rage 1.) provide employment for men on of work. A number of other projects in the state are eligible for securing loans provided repayment of the loans can be met from income from the services provided. Included as possible recipients of the loans are projects in Long Pine, the Suth erland irrigation and reservoir project near North Platte, the Loup river hydro-electric project at Columbus, a hydro-electric proj ect at Ord, and an extension to the sewage disposal plant at Lincoln 10 T I 10 GIOIRF PLAY Players Will Present Fairy Tale Based on Brothers Grimm Story. nun nnri un LUKtH 0 HEATER "The play to be presented this coming week-end for the Chil dren s theater is a very pretty one, and will undoubtedly be well received by its audiences, is the statement made by Miss Alice Howell, head of the university dramatic department. "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" by Jessie Brahm White, a fairy tale play based on the story of the Brothers Grimm, will be given Fn day, Dec. 16 at 7 p. m. and Satur dav afternoon at z:30 o clock in the Temple theater, under the di rection of Miss Pauline Gellatly and assisted by Lucile Cyprean- sen. The five act play in charge of Miss Howell and under the au spices of the Lincoln Junior league, is the second Children's theater production of the year. The scenery was designed and exe cuted by Louis Geis, of the depart ment's stagecraft design class. Costumes were designed by Miss Faulkner s design class and made by members of the cast. The cast of characters is as fol lows: Prlncens Snow White Iols Picking Queen Brannomar Virginia Howel The Prince ...Armand Hunter Court Chamberlain Bob Reade Witch Hex IajcIIb Cypreansen The Hun'sman Francis Studevant Transformed Queen Sylvia Schaeffer Maids of Honor: Ann Kinder. Alice LoulM Becker, Blanch Carr, Marjorie Fllley, Ruth OreRory, Prlcilla Jean Mosely, Constance Rathburn, and Kathleer Carrher. The Seven Dwarfs: Nell McFarland, Arthur Bailey. Donald Lynn, r.hitta Hill, Betty Roberts, Vergene McBride, and Patsy Oxley. COURT GIVES NAOMI BUTTER WORTH AWARD Former Student Awarded $1,000 Damages From Robert Duel. Suit brought against Robert Buel, former university student by SILK DRESSES CLEANED And No Shrinking p ERIIAPS you have had such a sad experience. You have no trouble like that here. Measurements are sheeted carefully on each dress we receive. You'll like such a service. Send party dresses now. V CLEANERS 93367 Wythert-Tucker 211 No. 14 1 the parents of Naomi Butterworth, also a former university student, was ended Monday when a jury under Judge J. H. Broady turned in a verdict of $1,00 damages against Buel. The case was started Wednes day when Roy Ford, '19, Pi Kappa Phi, brought Miss Butterworth, and later Ruth McCormack, Alpha Delta Theta, to the stand. The law yer for the plaintiff attempted to prove that the plaintiff was struck by a car driven by Buel at 14th and S streets, on the sidewalk line of the south portion of the new mall. Lawyers for the defense were headed by Lyle Holland, '25, Delta Tau Delta and Roland "Gib" Locke, '27, Phi Gamma Delta. Revolving about the point of whether Miss Butterworth was struck south of the stop button on the new mall, as she claimed, or on the north side of the stop but ton, as three witnesses for the de fense testified, the defense rested at noon Friday. The jury left at 3:45 o clock Friday, disbanding late that night, leaving a sealed verdict on Judge Broady's desk which was opened Monday morn ing. ONI PTAYERSTOHOLD CADETS TO RECEIVE SHOULDER IISSIGMAS Different Colors Will Designate Each Rattalion. THURSDAY Applicants Are Required to Present Part From Some Play. Tryouts for dramatic parts with the University Players will be held Thursday afternoon at 2, it was announced yesterday by Zolly Ler ner of the dramatics department. Open to all men students, the tryouts will be held in the Temple building. Those trying out will be required to prepare for presenta tions a character part from some play. It is also possible, according to Mr. Lerner, for two or three candidates to join and present an act from a play. Many character parts, it has been announced, will be open this year in the plays to be presented. Among these are serious, comedy, eccentric, and juvenile roles. Students interested in trying out are requested to report at room 153 in the Temple building at once, if they have not already done so. All cadets in the University of Nebraska R. O. T. C. unit will re ceive company and battalion in signias which will be attached to the left shoulders of their uni forms, according to an announce ment from the department of mil itary science. The design of the insignia will be the same but the colors and gen eral shape are different for each of the three battalions. The de sign embodies a symbol of an ear of corn on which the company let ter is inscribed. The first battalion symbols are of white felt, enclosed by a blue border, carrying a blue ear of corn on which are shown red company letters. The second battalion is yellow felt, black bor der and corn, green company let ters; and the third battalion, orange felt, black border and corn, with a purple company letter. YOUNG PEOPLE'S DEPARTMENT: WILL SPONSOR VESPER The young people's department of the First Christian church will sponsor a special Christmas vesper service, Sunday evening, at 7:30. 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