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MANAGING EDITORS
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NEWS EDITORS
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Dismiss Classes for
Today's Convocation.
rLASSES will not be dismissed
for the convocation at 11
o'clock Thursday morning," says a
story in the Wednesday Daily Ne
braskan. Then follows a eulogy of
the speaker. Dr. Joshi. and state
ments urging all students who can
to take advantage of the opportu
nity to hear this excellent and well i
informed speaker from India,
It is true that when classes are
dismissed a number of students do
not attend the convocation any
way. But it is unfortunate for
such students as would attend,
when one of these unusual oppor
tunities to hear a speaker and a
subject of such interest presents
itself, that classes interfere to pre
vent them from attending. It may
be impossible for instructors to
dismiss classes in some instances.
But many others refuse to do so
even though they could well afford
to miss one class period.
From the student's point of
view, it is highly inconvenient to
go to a convocation, however
worthwhile it may be, if he must
miss a class in order to do it. He
is faced with the necessity of mak
ing up back work and losing out
on essential class information.
Since such few opportunities oc
cur for students during the school
vear, the Nebraskan recommends
that instructors dismiss classes to- !
day. Dr. Joshi should be guaran
teed a good audience, and students
should not be penalized for taking,
advantage of the chance to hear
him.
Shall We Have
Chaperons on Picnics?
IN America," sav the English,
"they don't bother to repeal i
archaic laws. They merelj' dis- i
obey them." j
The foundation is thus laid for
the frequent charge that America
is a nation of law-breakers, and
the critics point to the lamentable
attitudes toward the eighteenth
amendment as a case in point.
An even more evident illustra
tion of the American attitude,
however, may be seen directly at
hand, and Nebraska students need
look no further than their own
campus to discover an excellent
example of this peculiar manifes
tation of laxity in the face of regu
lations. We refer to a provision
e.f the university catalog, which
sets forth the proper methods for
the conduct of picnics.
An extensive code of laws is to
be found in the catalog, in the di
vision "General Information," and
under the heading "Rules and
Regulations Governing Students."
Section 32 of the.se rules, under the
sub-title "Organizations, Social
Functions," has to do with picnics.
It says: "
"All parties, including picnics
and social migrations where
wome.i are present, shall be of
ficially sponsored. Notice of such
parties shall be civeii to the Jean
THE
f women, nd the names of V
sponsor submitted to her for
approval at least two days In ad-
vance, preferably on the Monday
preceding the party. At M tn
tertainmenti not given In pri
vate homes or organiiation
houses, members of the faculty
are to be included among the
guests invited to sponsor par
ties." 'jHE absuidity of this provision.
j B u wfrence to picnics, is SO
apparent as hardly to need ampli
fication. "All parties, including
picnics. . . shall be officially spon-
i sored.
The rule damns itself.
It is not particularly important,
perhaps, that the regulation be
abandoned because it is outmoded
and ignored. What is important is
jthe disregard for all regulations
which such a provision engenders.
J Everyone is aware that students
j desiring to picnic, stay not on the
'order of their going to hunt for
; chaperons. The very informal na
' ture of picnics, to say the least,
, P the presence of any such
representatives of formality as
chApeix.ns. "Officially sponsored"
picnics! Such performances are
reminiscent of the misguided "seg
regation" attempts on a football
special train a few years ago!
j It is very apparent that this
particular 'rule and regulation
governing students" not only fails
to govern but has a very detrimen
tal influence on the gravity with
which stude-r.ts regard other regu
lations. The provision might very
well be dubbed "the rule which
' makes law-breakers of students."
Fraternities on
The L'picard March.
CRATERNITIES have a heavy
burden of proof to sustain as to
their worth when it is shown that
fraternity members have lower
scholastic averages than non-fraternity
men. For many years this
lower rating for fraternity men
was taken for granted and the
critics of the fraternity system had
just that much more ammunition
to use in their condemnation of the
Greeks.
During the last few years the
worm has been turning and frater
nities have been boosting their
scholastic ratings up above those
of the non-fraternity men. A re
port just released for the past year
as compiled by the Fraternity
News Sen ice shows that "scholas
tic averages at a majority of west
ern colleges show a higher rating
for fraternity men than for non
fraternity." Whereas the prime purpose of
fraternities is not the promotion of
scholastic endeavor, it is encourag
ing to note that fraternities are
i feeling their responsibility for do
' ing as much as they can to encour
jage their members to make credi
; table scholastic records. What-
ever prejudices may be
against the college Greek
held
letter
society will be more effectively re
moved by this one evidence of fra
ternity endeavor than by all other
forms of worthwhile activity in
which these organizations engage.
Contemporary
Comment
In Defense of Bluffing.
Critics of bluffing by students
have been answered by two Uni
versity of Washington professors.
Prof. Edward McMahon of the his
tory department says: "I encour
age my students to bluff and, if
they are made of the right stuff, j
they wilL"
Fluffing has rated next to "ap- ;
pie polishing" in college circles '
and pupils who can talk intelli- '
gently in class when they haven't
read the material and make sue- ,
cessf'il guesses in quizzes, are en
vied by their less fortunate class- j
mates. j
"Everyone has to bluff sooner or ;
later in life and college is a good ',
place to learn how to do it. Natu- i
rally an A student is able to adapt j
DAILY NEDRASKAN
himself to a difficult aiiuauon
more quickly than others and is
therefore the best bluffer," says
Prof. E. H. Eby of the English de
partment at Washington.
It is not intimated that A stu
dents are all bluffers yet profi
ciency in this art hurts no one and
may lead to independent reasoning
by college men and women Ore
gon State Barometer.
APPLICANTS MAY FILE
WITH COLLEGE HEADS
FOR TUITION AWARDS
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tion and approval by the com
mittee of the college. They are
rarely extended beyond one year.
Sophomore standing is a requi
site for eligibility to a tuition
scholarship. In selecting awards,
junior and senior candidates will
be" given first consideration.
All applicants must have earned
no fewer than twenty-four hours
credit during the two preceding
semesters, and must have a
weighted average of at least eighty
percent for that period. Any fail
ures or deficiencies in scholastic
recoids must be satisfactorily ex
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plained to the committee.
must supmu eviucnce
t actual financial need or me
scholarship.
Must Carry Twelve Hours.
Recipients of scholarships are
required to carry twelve hours
during the semester for which the
award is made, or the scholarship
will be withdrawn.
Eighty-nine Nebraska students,
mostly seniors, were granted
scholarships for the current semes-
I ter. Of this number, 10 were in
j the college of agriculture, 22 in
j arts and science, 3 in journalism,
8 in fine arts, 13 in business ad
! ministration, 12 in engineering, 2
j in pharmacy, and 19 in teachers
j college.
I The scholarships are prorated
among the several colleges on the
basis of enrollment.
More than 200 students applied
for scholarships last semester.
'TIMET TAKES POKE
AT NEBRASKA FOR
ELECTING QUEE&
Setts Magazine Satirizes
Result of Awgtran
Poll.
Although Nebraska's recent
choice for Prom Girl, coupled with
the results of the Awgwan poll f
the February issue has received
much comment in newspapers, col
legiate and otherwise, it remained
for Time, national weekly news
magazine, to place the last satiric
roast on Nebraska's habit of elect
ing queens for every need.
Said Time, in their March 27 is
sue: "Male students at the Uni
versity of Nebraska elected a Ter
fect College Girl' for their Junior
Senior Prom last week. They
based their votes on eight consid
erations, of which the first seven
were Legs, Body, Hair, Face,
Voice, Personality and Intellect.
The eighth consideration, new to
non-Nebraskans, was M-mmm.'
The editor of Nebraska's Awgwan
(funny monthly) defined "M-mmm'
as 'general seductiveness' a Ne
braska synonym of Elinor Glyn's
outworn "It,"
"Nebraska's 'M-mmm' girl,
placing first as to Legs, and tying
as to Hair, proved to be one jane
Youngson, shapely blonde. The
Nebraska co-eds voted too, for
'Perfect College Man' on the basis
of Eyes. Physique, Face, Hair,
Voice, Personality, Intellect, and
4Cerxi' (male equivalent of
'M-mmm').
"A little bored with the co-edu-cat'onal
penchant for such elec
tions as Nebraska's, the Daily
Northwestern of Northwestern
University editorialized last week:
"The practice of the school is
democracy. This wholesale condi
tion can be realized by having
more and mote queens and still
more. Let our motto be : A Queen
for Every Need. "
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To Help With Issue
All girls wishing to work on
the April Issue of the Awgwan,
which will be prepared by girl
students, are asked to report to
Rosalie Lamm Wednesday aft
ernoon at two o'clock in the
Awgwan office.
DR. MORTON DESIRES
THAT ALL STUDENTS
ATTEND CONVOCATION
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education and served as principal
of the University of Nebraska
School of Agriculture in 1911-12.
From 1912 to 1917 he was super
intendent of the Lincoln city
schools.
Leaving Lincoln during the war,
he accepted a position as super
intendent of the Oakland, Calif.,
city schools, where he taught until
192$, when he was called to the
University of Denver to take over
his present duties.
Lecturer at Columbia.
He served as a lecturer during
the summer sessions at Columbia
university in 191$ and 1919. and
was on the faculty at the Univer
sity of California during the inter
sessions and summer sessions in
1923, 1924 and 1925.
Doctor Hunter was president of
the National Educational associa
tion in 1920-21. From 1923 to 1926
he sen-eel as chairman of a com
mittee of 100 members of th
N. E. A., investigating the tenure
of teachers in the United States.
During the same years he was
vice president, and was & member
of the board of directors of the
California State Teachers' associa
tion. In 1927-28 he served as a
member of the curriculum com
mittee of the State Department of
Education of California.
University Reorganized.
Since his affiliation with the
University of Denver, the institu
tion has developed a reorganiza
tion program, eliminating certain
schools and departments that were
duplicating services already being
handled in Colorado. A school of
fine arts and a school of librarian
ship were added, they being the
only institutions of their kind in
the Rock mountain region.
The University Civic Theater
was organized there a little over
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something is to tell them about it. And the very lest
to tell them about it is 1o run a el.isvjfh-d ad in the Paily
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population about your troubles. Can you find a cheaper
nans to let the world know that you have lot sown thing?
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Tti.yYe locating valuables. And it costs mi Jiitlc. -'i
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THURSDAY. APRIL (, W.r
three years ago. It now haa
membership of over 1,200.
The Mary Reed library, castin
$400,000, and with a permanent
endowment for its support, was
completed at Denver a few weeks
ago. It has a stack capacity of
500.000 volumes, and contains
reading room seating to serve a
student body of 3.000.
Chancellor to Preside.
Chancellor E A. Burnett will
preside over the Honors convoca
tion, and Prof. Carl F. Steekel
berg will direct the University of
Nebraska School of Music sym
phony orchestra, which will play
one number at the opening of the
program. The Rev. Henry h.
Marsden will deliver the invocation
and benediction.
The last feature of the program
will include the announcements of
scholarstlc awards, superior stu
dents will be recognized, student
organizations with high scholar
ship will be honored, prizes and
awards will be announced, and the
Pershing medal will be presented
to the honored military science
student.
The personnel of the Honors
convocation committee, which has
worked out plans for this years
observance, includes: Dr. W. C.
Brenke, chairman; Dr. W. H. S.
Morton; Dr. Emma N. Anderson;
Dr. E. L. Hinman; Dr. C, H. Mc
Neil; J. L. Sellers; Prof. F. W.
Morris; Prof. M. H. Swenk; and
Dr. T. J. Thompson.
The new division will be formed
to accommodate students who have
a limited time to give to college
training, who wish more than the
usual amount of guidance in pur
suit of work of the first two years
and those whose scholastic stand
ing would not permit them other
wise to enroll in the university.
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