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TIIE NEBRASKAN, THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1934.
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The Nebraskan
Station A, Lincoln Nebrsska
OFFICIAL STUDENT PUBLICATION
AND BULLETIN OF THE
1934 SUMMER SCHOOL SESSION
Published Tuesday and Thursday
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i r n cummer school
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Around the
Campus.
Those who missed hearing Prof.
P. A. Wadia's address at the open
meeting of Phi Delta Kappa Mon
day night passed up a rare chance
to hear a man who had an inter
esting and instructive message to
offer. A man of striking appear
ance, Professor Wadia resembles
very much the man whom he wor
ships, whom the whole of India
worships Mahatma Ghandi.
An interesting talker, Professor
Wadia painted a realistic, but dra
matic picture, of what is going on
in India today. His visualization
of the Indian scene today stirs the
Imagination to its depths.
His story about the troubles
which India find itself in at the
present time, appearing in thi3
morning Nebraskan, brings out one
point very clearly. Simply this.
India does not want independence.
It desires only to be left alone, and
allowed the same freedom as the
other British colonies.
Education in that country, he
points out, is still comparatively in
its infancy. Development of a bet
ter system lies largely in the direc
tion of political and social reform.
But to date efforts in this direction,
both peaceful and otherwise, have
been practically futile. And therein
lies the paradox. But the true pa
tient oriental character of this man
was brought out when his only
remedy for the situation was sim
ply expressed in one word hope.
A composite picture of the uni
versity 1934 summer session brings
to mind several interesting factors.
Not the least of these has been the
great stress placed upon the need
for a decided revival of the social
sciences.
Most particularly was this phase
of education brought out in discus
sions during the state educational
conference. For the most part they
all led up to one point: Education
must assume more than a passive
leadership in the training of Amer
ica's youth in the social sciences in
order to meet, more adequately, the
demands of the new era.
Now for many students and
teachers, we suppose, this philos
ophy means just so much hot air
something that is nice to listen to
and talk about but very imprac
tical. Quite obviously the Ne
braskan finds itself in serious dis
agreement with this attitude of
blase indifference.
But since nothing can be done
about it, we satisfy ourselves with
the soul satisfying philosophy that
perhaps a few were benefited by
these discussions.
Teachers, educators, and others
interested in this profession have
only to take stock of their own
plight to discover the reason why
social idealism has forged higher
in the minds of thinking men and
women. Certainly the millions of
dollars in back salaries owed teach
ers, the curtailment of educational
funds, reductions in teaching staffs,
and the crippling of our school sys
tems to a point where some sections
of the country are practically with
out a public school should serve to
indicate the plight of education. It
follows to, that the society which
sponsors this program has been
badly neglected.
And it is right here that educa
tion must take up its burden. Our
youth must be taught the actual
realities of our government, its
method of operation, what lobbies
signify, what ballots are for, and
a number of other processes that
every intelligent citizen should be
interested in more or less directly.
Students then must be made con
scious of the society in which they
live. The philosophy of the social
sciences is not a plea for a Utopian
civilization. Rather is it an appeal
to make students conscious of ac
tualities. What we need is more
young men and women educated to
be good citizens not chemists, or
engineers, or doctors.
Over 4,000 individuals have at
tended the summer session mixers
held at the coliseum each Friday
night. The figures represent a new
high for attendance at these events.
As an outlet for recreation for
summer session students it has
proved rather satisfactory.
But one thing mars the success
of these affairs. At many of them
men and women not enrolled in
the university summer session at
tended. Primarily the mixers are
planned and held for the benefit of
summer session students. If it is
desirable that this should be main
tained, then effective use of the
identification card, or some other
device might be perfected.
With little over one week left of
the summer session, teachers and
students will soon turn their faces
homeward. Some however, will
spend the month vacationing be
fore school opens in the falL Others
will bide their time until teaching
duties are again the menu for the
day.
Aside from the intense heat
which has a decided tendency to
prevent one from waxing warm
over his favorite subject, the uni
versity authorities have again
worked out a well rounded pro
gram for its summer students.
A recent announcement of the
number of candidates for degrees
bring to mind a startling tendency
in American education. During the
past few years there has been an
alarming mania for advanced de
grees. If the process continues un
abated it will soon get to the stage
where an individual will have to
have his Ph.D. to run a filling sta
tion. With this issue the Nebraskan
ceases publication for the summer
session. The editor expresses a
sincere appreciation to the indi
viduals who assisted in its pub
lication the past two months. The
experience has been a pleasurable
one for us, and it is our only de
sire that we have furnished sum
mer session students with some en
tertaining and instructive reading.
CORNELIA MEIGS
IS PRIZE WINNER
Given Neuberry Award
For Biography of
Louisa Alcott.
Cornelia Meigs, outhor of Little
Women, has been awarded the
Newberry medal for her book "In
vincible Louisa.' This award is
made each year to the author of
the most distinguished book for
children. This year, for the first
time, the award has been given to
a good of biography thus recogmz
ing the value of biography for boys
and girls which presents to them a
glowing portrait of real and ad
mirable people.
"Invincible Louisa" is an excel
lent biography of Louisa May Al
cott; it gives us a fresh view of
one of the most widely known ana
read of all American writers for
children.
Miss Meigs published her first
book "Kingdom of the Winding
Road," in 1915. She has continued
to write ever since, producing a
number of different phases of
American history, stories for
vouneer children, and delightful
plays. Her work has been excel
lent, her style vigorous yet cugni
fied, her settings and point of view
always fresh and new.
Public Speaking Class
Shivers During Heat
Ticit ppk the reoertiore class
spent a good deal of its time
studying make-up or cnaraciers.
Thpv made ud straieht. old age,
and character parts for plays.
The hot weatiier means nouung
to people in this department as
thpv oftpn have to Dut on fur
coats and shiver. They really do it
too. according to Miss Gellatly.
CONNING
TIIE CAMPUS
with
Howard Dobson
Do vou believe that the "Spoils
System" makes for efficiency in
government ?
Harold Langeley, Norfolk, Neb.
"I Jo not see how it can. It
seems very illogical to me that em
ployees of the government who
have rerved faithfully and well
should be discarded in favor of an
inexperienced man just because
thev haDDen to belone to the
wrong political party. It is as un
fair to the country as it is 10 me
employee."
Adelaide Larson, weeping wa
ter, Neb. "It doesn't sound effi
cient to me. but I suppose there's
not much that can be done about
it. I should think that it would en
courage graft and a neglect of
dutv because there would be no re
ward for honest, diligent service."
Burton Wilder, Keaneia, s. u.
"I think it's nrobablv the biggest
discouragement any aims of effi
ciency could nave, i am surpnsea
that allegedly intelligent voters
are satisfied to let it continue.
Arthur Batten. Crawford. Neb.
"I should think that it would be
much better if all government em
nlovetis from top to bottom
were put under some sort of a
Civil Service organization, or some
similar control. Thus government
service would become a career,
men would be selected for their
ability, and they would have every
inducement to become as efficient
and eanable as nossible. I can see
that a strict control like our pres
ent Civil Service would not De
practical throughout, but the idea
would be the same.
The above question was selected
at the suggestion of a recent issue
of the United States News, in
which it is revealed that at the
present time there are 199,000 fed
eral government employees not
under Civil Service whereas on
March 4, 1933, there were only
110,000. The inference to be made
from these figures is obvious. The
News says that "political clear
ance" was the main worry of the
job seekers as 89,000 positions
were filled without any regard for
the merit system of the Civil
Service.
Andrew Jackson is credited,
popularly, with the introduction of
the Spoils System to the national
government. It was his belief that
government sinecures were as
rightfully the possession of one
man as another, that all men had
equal rights in regard to holding
government office, and that con
tinued service in office led to lax
ity, dishonesty, and inefficiency.
While it may be true that all men
are created free and equal and all
that sort of tripe, it does not neces
sarily follow that all are equally
fitted to run a government any
more than they are all fitted to be
heavyweight boxing champions. It
is obvious that a heavyweight box
ing champion must physically ex
cell all contenders and prove his
superiority in an accepted manner.
Is it not as obvious that one aspir
ing to a government office must be
capable of filling the office ?
Political scientists point out that
the poor pay of government serv
ice turns the best minds of the
country into private enterprise
where the rewards for ability are
greater. They suggest that some
adjustment here would enable
government service by attracting
more capable men, and that this
branch of work would thus be a
career and criterions of efficiency,
diligence, honesty, and all of the
rest would result.
But then this is supposed to be
a more or less collegiate column.
An apology to certain persons in
regard to an item in my column of
last week.
It is my suggestion that on the
last day of school next week all
professors treat the boys et gals
to something in a tall frosted glass
and admit the folly of having final
exams. Well, it's a good idea.
And again it approaches the
time for good Greeks to rally
'round, brush the dust off their
guest manners, and start being
nice to a flock of verdant f rosh and
other newcomers to the campus.
Coach Henry F. "Indian" Schulte
nominates last year's football
eleven as one of the most courage
ous teams in Nebraska iootDaii nis
tory. He says it will go down in
the memories of football fans as an
outstanding team. He further pre
dicts that this fall's outfit will be
heavier and faster, possibly not as
sensationally courageous, and cer
tainly not as experienced. It might
be noted here that be objects to be
ing quoted on footbalL He insist
Uiat track is his sport and that his
opinion on football isn't worth a
thing.
Contemporary Comment
TREE PLANTING.
Forester C W. Watklns at thi
state agricultural college issues
an appeal to people of the state to
save their trees. That, he says, is
more important than saving lawns.
Pouring water on the ground
around a tree does little good, he
points out, unless a tremendous
amount of water 'a used. Water
must reach the roots. Trees re
quire years to mature and the loss
of a large tree is serious.
Last spring a great deal was
done to urge people to plant trees.
There is more to reforestation than
tree planting. That is the initial
effort If results are to be ob
tained eventually the trees must be
cared for. Care of trees after
planting is necessary. Trees well
watered will stand this drouth. All
over the city fine elms and a few
other kinds of trees can be found
that have died during the present
drouth.
The government proposes to
spend many millions to make a
weather break of trees from Can
ada to the gulf. The plan is to
plant rows of trees one mile apart
along a 100 mile wide strip, Ne
braska being one of the states
to be crossed. The government
has hope that such a plan of
reforestation will bring climatic
results. Many will disagree as to
effect of such planting, but most
people will agree that trees should
be planted and not only planted
but should be cared for.
City trees have a harder fight
to make against drouth than trees
in open soiL In the city trees are
olten planted between paving and
sidewalk, and in other areas where
rain that falls is quickly drained
without getting into the soil. Seme
means must be employed to get
water to tree roots. The gigantic
plan of the government will little
more than double the number of
trees that now exist in the terri
tory to be given tree treatment.
Why plant more trees when we
are so negligent in saving trees
what we have? Mr. Watkins has
sounded a warning at an appropri
ate time. Every possible effort
should be made to save the trees
we now have. During depression
years we have cut down many of
them. Few have been replaced
and the replacements have not al
ways been given that care that
insures that trees will develop
from the initial effort
Summer Students
You will want some gar
ments cleaned during the
summer school .erm. Send
them to the old reliable
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Soukup & Westover
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FACING
SIXTEEN TEACHERS
RECEIVE POSITIONS
Netc Jobs Announced by
Teachers College
Bureau.
Sixteen more Nebraska students
and graduates have received teach
ing positions, according to reports
received from the Bureau of Edu
cational Service.
Louise Cottier, of Lincoln, will
teach the sixth grade at McCook;
Gertrude Knie, of Lincoln, will be
instructor in commercial subjects
at Kearney; Frances Sallman, of
St Paul, will teach English and
Latin at Amherts; Frances Wag
goner, of Lincoln, will teach En
glish, Latin, history, and biology
at rtoca; Josephine Jelen, of Om
aha, will teach English and dra
matics at Kearney; and Mary
Drake, of Oxford, will teach in the
junior high school at Dallas, Tex.
Clara Borron, of Hay Springs,
will teach home economics in the
Liberty Consolidated school at
Morrill; Willa Norris, of Inavale,
will teach Latin and history at
Milford; Helen Beins, of Aurora,
will teach the third and fourth
grades at Cushing; and Elfreda
Cedarblade will teach a rural
school in Kimball county.
E. L. Jorden, of Drayton, S. D.,
will be superintendent at Coler
idge; Paul Jensen, of Lincoln, will
be principal and teach athletics,
history, and English at Pleasan
ton; Edgar R. Newman, of Lin
coln, will teach English and jour
nalism at Fremont; Verle Worth
ington, of Lincoln, will teach man
ual training, athletics, science, and
history in the Wheeler County high
school at Bartlett; and Ruth Buhr
man, of Lincoln, will also be in
the Wheeler county high school,
where she will teach commercial
arts and English.
Harold O. Ried, of DeWitt, will
be principal at Fullerton, instead
of at Curtice as previously re
ported. Do you know Sally Rand inti
mately ?
Sure; I'm one of her fans. Pit
Panther.
Science Teacher: What is a
pharmacist ?
Bright student: A lady farmer.
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