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TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 1933. FOUR THE AEBICASKAN ? ! . Graduate Candidate Builds Test to Measure College Student Etiquette With the answers to hundreds of questions on etiqjette, Mrs. Mar tha ismith wrote her thesis for doctor of philosophy degTee at the University of Nebraska. She found out how much college people know about good manners, if they know how to make introductions, and when "a gentleman should offer a lady his arm." Girls are better informed in matters of etiquette than boys, ac cording to the way they answered Airs, smiths test questions; and senior students have learned something about social usage dur ing tneir years of college, as might be expected. But each group differs within itself. I found, says Mrs. Smith, "no appreciable difference in knowl edge of etiquette between frater nity and non-fraternity people." Freshmen and Seniors. A "battery of tests" which asked nearly 500 questions went to 12 co-educational schools and worn en's colleges in five sections of the United States. Answers came from 409 freshman and senior students in these widely scattered colleges: University of Nebraska; Battle Creek college, Michigan; University of Alabama; Birming ham Southern, Albahama; College of St: Catherines, Minnesota; Randolph Macon, Virginia; New Jersey college for Women; Whit man college, Washington; Chevy Chase, Maryland; Butler univer sity, Indiani; Western college for Women, Ohio; and one college which wished its name withheld Each school was represented by freshmen and seniors. In co-educational schools the number was di vided equally between boys and girls. From the west coast came the best average school score in man ners. In second place was the Uni versity of Nebraska's etiquette "I. Q." Two girls from Randolph Macon at Lynchburg, Virginia made the highest grades in the test; and a boy from Birmingham Southern was highest among the male students. Low Average. Yet Mrs. Smith found that the average score on the test was only 63 percent for the 409 students, and she believed it far too low. For this reason, and because she could find very little material written on her subject, she suggested to staff members in the university exten sion that they offer a course in social usage by correspondence. She has prepared such a super vised study course, and it will soon be offered as "Etiquette I." As her authority on the subject of etiquette in the tests, Mrs. Smith went to Emily Post for the correct answers. Questions cf every description were asked of the student: true-false, matching, identification, multiple choice, Chick Boyes Players TENT THEATRE Take No. 2 Highway. Go West Every Night at 8:30 2 Hour Show. Drama, Music and Vaudeville. 10c Mary J. Holmes' Famous Novel "LENA RIVERS" 3 Act Comedy this week. Amateur Night Every Friday 3 Cath Prire. LABORATORY Sets (All Classes) ' FOUNTAIN PENS STATIONERY NOTE BOOKS GYM LOCKS at "The Leading Campus Store" College Supply Store completion, better form, and sim ple recall. To each correct response the student was given one point, and a perfect score would have been 437 points. Here is a sample of her test questions: Multiple Choice. Directions: Four answers are suggested for each of the following social situations. Make a check in the space in front of the answer which seems to you to be the cor rect form of procedure. If someone seated behind you in a theater insists on talking, the best policy is to: ..(a) Call an usher. ..(b) Turn around and glare. ..(c-Say simply, "I'm sorry, but I can't hear anything while you talk." ..(d) Change your seat. When a young girl who does not smoke finds herself in the midst of women smokers, she should: . (a) Say that she does not ap prove. .(b) Should leave the room, (c) Make a pretense of smok ing. .(d) Refrain and say nothing. When you have finished eating you should let it be known by: . (a) Pushing your plate away from you. .(b) Saying, "I'm through." .(c) Putting down your fork or spoon. .(d) Motioning to the butler. When a young man finds him self "planted" with his dancing partner, he should: .(a) Leave her standing in the middle of the floor. . (b) Take her to her seat and leave her. (c) Take her over to the host ess and then excuse himself. . (d) Sit with her until someone else asks her to dance. If you are obliged to cross in front of someone who gets up to let you pass, say: .(a) Thank you. .(b) Pardon me. ..(c) Excuse me. ..(d) Beg pardon. If you are a woman, and a man whom you do not care to be seen with meets you and walks beside you, the best thing to do is to: (a) Turn into a friends house or shop or take a taxicab and leave him. (b) Tell him frankly that he is annoying you. (c) Refuse to talk with him. d) Give him a "cut direct" which is a stare. If you are invited out to dinner when you are on a diet, you should : .(a) Disregard your diet on that occasion. .(b) Explain to everyone that you are on a diet, and eat only what your diet permits. . (c) Say nothing about your diet, and make a pretense of eating. .(d) Decline the invitation. Students in women's colleges scored ten points higher on an av erage than students in co-educa tional schools, according to Mrs. Smith's findings. Much of this, she pointed cut, may be due to the group which entered because the GRAND HOTEL Good Coffee Shop Quick Service European Corner 12tn and Q Street STUDENT --i LUNCHES V toOy Also Short Order Mr. C. Rocke mi Suintming Pool Open Swimming in the university coliseum pool is open to all registered students. Free hours for men during the summer will be from 5 to 6 p. m. Monday to Friday, and 3 to 5 p. m. on Saturday. For women the free hours are 4 to 5 p. m. Monday to Friday, and 1 to 3 p. m. on Saturday. Students wishing to swim have only to take a physical examination at the university health department, and show the certificate at the pool. freshmen ranked thirteen points higher. Differences. Freshmen from private schools are better informed on such mat ters than public school first year students; and freshmen entering from cities of over 300,000 popula tion rank higher than those com ing from towns below 1,000. Girls scored twenty-five point 3 higher than boys m the tests, and seniors thirteen points higher than freshmen. Students from homes where the parents' occupations im plied higher degrees of intelligence scored considerably higher, Mrs Smith reports. However, she failed to find any difference in etiquette knowledge because of the occupa tion in which the student himself was interested. One of Mrs. Smith's "matching" tests looked like this: On the blanks at the left place the number corresponding to the implement which one should use to east the following foods: Implements: 1 Fork. 2 Knife. 3 Fork and knife. 4 Teaspoon. 5 Fingers. 6 Tablespoon. 7 Dessert spoon. 8 After dinner coffee spoon. lee teaspoon. 10 Oyster fork. 11 Butter knife. . .a. Bacon. . '.b. Salad. . .c. Shell fish cocktails. . -d. Asparagus. . .e. Artichokes. . .f. Boiled eggs. . g. Cereal. . h. Bread. . .i. Grapefruit. . .J. Soup in wide cups. . .k. Apples. . .1. Fruit cocktail. . .m. "Gooey cakes." . .n. Dry cheese. . o Bouillon in small cum. . p. French fried potatoes. . q. Juicy fruits. . r. Saratoga chips. . .s. Olives. t. Soup in a soup plate. . . u. Clams. Spread . . r. Jam on bread. . . w. Cheese . . x. Beverages hi tal! glasses . j. Small cup of black coffee. . .z. Beverages In cups. Mrs. Smith writes that one should "keep in mind that the kindest tning is the most correct." But kindness can exceed its bounds. "It is not necessary," she says, "to talk to every Tcm, Dick and Harry you meet in the wash room of a hoteL It is polite to say 'Good morning to elevator orera- tors, but these people are busy watching for floor numbers, and have no time to chat. When you enter the hotel or restaurant din ing room, you need not sit in the chair facing the lizht from a win dow just because the waiter has pulled out that particular chair. His feelings will not be injured if you indicate another and leave the tip. Not Too Kind. "It is not kind for the business man who wishes to reward his faithful secretary at Christmas time to embarrass her with an ex pensive eifL It would be better tn offer her a proportion of her salary, thereby keeping the rela tionship a purely business one. Overly 'kind' employers have been known to discharge their compe tent stenographers upon no other grounds than their refusal to have lunch with them. Girls who work all morning prefer to be free at noon to join their own friends over a cheap lunch counter if necessary, rather than to eat a hotel meal under the strain of carrying on a half -business, half social conversation with someone who probably represents only so many dollars a week to them. Don't carry your kindness too far," warns Mrs. Smith. SPECIAL STUDENT LUNCH c Fountain Service BUCK'S Coffee Shop 1131 R Street JOBS GIVEN 27 MORE UNIVERSITY TEACHERS Education Bureau Reports School Positions for Students Here. Twenty-seven students or for mer students at the university re ceived teaching positions recently, the bureau of educational service reports. They are: Jane Axtell, Omaha, will go to Rawlins, Wyo. Margaret Black, Ragan to Fre mont. Elizabeth Edmiston, Mason to Wauneta. Edna Everett, Lincoln to dis trict 35, Lancaster county. Florence Forney, Daykin to Ra venna. Harold Grier, Schuyler to Mur ray. Martha Hackman, Lincoln to Central City. 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