SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9. 1936.
TWO
THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
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Only Prayer
Could Help!
DHAEDRUS, over a thousand years ago,
said "the mountain was in labor, utter
lne miffhty groans and there was the great
est expectation in the earth. But it brought
ffrth J mouse. This is writted f or -yog who
after threatening great deeds, do nothing.
Liberal arts collepe of the Umvcrsitj, in
this twentieth century, presented a modern
parallel. Sitting in momentous council o er
a period of several years it heatedly debated
the future of education at Nebraska. Our
small world, the university, hung expectan ly
upon the mere uttering and least hints of Us
purported revolutionary changes m li'raliz
in education here. Finally amid the blare of
publicity, the liberal arts college this year,
brought forth an honor course, an education
al mouse. , . .
This honors course, a means of obtaining
a degree with distinction, is a great step for
ward One can most readily perceive it to be
a startling innovation. Instead of applying
for an honors course, it is possible through
the new setup to register for it. For the tirst
time the special course has been listed under
its own heading among arts and science sub-
1 C t s
After accomplishing so much during such
a short period of action it was deemed neces
sary bv the liberal arts college, unless it over
exert itself, to return to hibernation. Two
startling innovations promulgated instantan
eously would no doubt create such a shock to
traditional university policies as to label the
university radical. This would in no-wise be
within the university's accepted convention of
stop, look, listen, hesitate and then defer the
matters to another committee.
Action of any kind would prove out of
the question. In the first place it might in
volve criticism. Now criticism is never a good
thing to undergo. Take the well-known exam
ple of Robert Hutchins, president of the Uni
versity of Chicago, and one can easily see that
much'disparaging comment is directed his
way. Secondly, while improvements might off
set disadvantages it is much easier to await
the results from more daring institutions and
then glide along the furrow of mediocrity.
Therefore an intelligent person can easily dis
cern the advantage of being a sheep rather
than a goat. ,
Now while it is not the intention of the
Nebraskan to enter an argument upon the
merits of evils accruing to sheep and goats,
the Nebraskan does believe this institution is
floundering because of staid and trite opin
ions maintained in part by the timidity of its
members to branch out and expand with the
progress of the times.
In this day when the world is calling for
people who can and will think, when the
world is crying for renewed emphasis upon in
tellectual and cultural attainment the univer
sity continues to stifle these forces by educa
tion continuing to adhere to antiquated and
obsolete tenets.
Legion have been the number of young,
progressive faculty members who joined the
professorial staff with high hopes of serv
ing an institution that might some day stand
for progress. Gradually, according to the
tenacity with which they held to these
dreams, they were finally brought to their
knees, disillusioned with the realization that
attempt at reform and progress is frowned
upon here. Today our faculty despairs in the
face of hide-bound conservatism and clings
feebly to the hope that a change may yet
occur. Such a condition is not wholesome.
It is either the result of timidity, lethargy,
or downright ignorance on the part of the
administration.
This university needs to be freed from the
shackles which have throttled its academic ad
vancement. It must liberate itself from the
crippling influences of educators and admin
istrators who persist in living and acting ac
cording to principles of a school long since
relegated to the past. The university must
release itself from the curse of over-speciali-xation
and institute in its place a broad, fun
damental and comprehensive presentation of
education.
"We must not be content to wait upon the
experiments of others. We must seek our own
salvation for the educational ills which con
front us. It is a chaUenjre the school, which
should be the greatest in the middle west, can
not si f ford to ignore.
STUDENT PULSE
Brief, concise contributions pertinent to matters of
student life and the university art welcomed by this
department, under the usual restrictions of sound
newspaper practice, which excludes all libelous matter
end personal attacks. Letters must be signed, but
name will be withheld from publication If so desired.
Apathy for
Examinations?
To the Editor:
It may be difficult to believe at first
ight, but in Three Hours I learned what
whole semester's work didn't teach me. After
all a course should teach a student something,
and if it fails to do so during the semester the
final examination is a logical place to start.
That may be an inspiration to students who
are usually afraid to sleep through their
classes, with the consolation that they will
start the learning process with the final exam.
But at first glance it isn't even good theory.
If it were, the classwork might well be re
placed with final examinations. And what
would become of the ever-beneficent profes
sor? The fact, no doubt, is implied. It was a
final examination which took place a short,
time ago, but not the usual, orthodox, conven
tional hair-raising and ultra-gruesome, turbu
lent and voluminous type which are so preva
lent on this campus. We are all very well
aware of these hand-cramping episodes. They
are in many instances antedated by long, tedi
ous hours of cramming, and perhaps cribbing.
The definitely dumb student doesn't stand a
chance; and the definitely smart are either
apple crazy or just 'that way,' and in any case
have probably learned too much already. It is
easily observed then, that for both students
the customary N. U. examination is a waste
of time. Most educators will agree that for
measurement purposes the subjective test is
largely inadequate. And Progressive Educa
tion looks to better methods of examining
than by subjecting the student to an unmoti
vated and uninterestingly impersonal exami
nation such as prevails to a large extent on
this campus.
This may be a roundabout way of getting
at the reformative explanation, but at least,
to the average unthinking student, as well as
the unfortunated ones, the idea of doing a
semester's work in three hours must of course,
be striking. To arrive at the point, and will
John Dewey be point up because he's had
a lot to do with modern education. Strike that
off as irrelevant and unnecessary. The three
hours I spent in an examination weren't ac
companied by writing, or reading, and, once
the professor was started it wasn't difficult
to lean back easily in the chair and feel that
whatever the outcome I would at least be in
comfort. And it wasn't, a gambling situation
either, for whenever I made a statement I
could give it as many qualifications as I
wished, and that, is not so easy to do in writ
ing. The advantages are not difficult to see.
There is. however, one very great disadvant
age to this Personal Interview type of exam
ination. If the professor is not perspicacious
or witty or is an indifferent or slow talker
the consultation would be useless and boring.
To list the advantages would be a folly,
for so much of the success of this examination
depends upon the professor, just as the suc
cess of a convention depends upon the prin
cipal speaker. But in general terms the ad
vantages are these: First, ease and comfort
in the process, which leads to clearer think
ing; secondly, the test of a good test is the
impression it leaves, and under the guidance
of a professor who knows his stuff the result
is bound to leave the student with a wider
and more co-ordinated viewpoint of the whole
subject matter. And thirdly, if it is adminis
tered like a round table discussion, where
three or four students are interviewed at the
same time, it places the 'whites' and 'blacks'
on an equal basis. The Dumbs and the Smarts
alike can enter into the discussion and each
learn from the other. In one sense the Dumbs
are advantageous, in that the Smarts would .
feel more inclined to talk which makes the
clock go around faster.
If the professors on the campus should
find merit in the suggestion, and should con
sent to subordinate their rigid convention
ality to a more elastic and flexible measuring
device I am certain that the students would
feel more democratic . . . more human . . ,
and more school-minded. B. Z.
Right Affiliations Mandatory
Off the
Campus
Lynn Leonard
Blizzards and Cold
have placed other news in a minor posi
tion on the pages of the newspapers, but who
wants to write about the weather? Politics
uses much of the space while most of I lie peo
ple are wondering if there is still war in Eth
iopia and if the United States will be able to
remain neutral. There is still a war. but de
finite information is difficult to obtain. Italy
is claiming major victories. So is Ethiopia.
The possibility of other nations in Europe be
coming involved was at least suspended with
the dealh of Kin Ueorye V and Edward
VHP's assent ion to the throne in Enubind.
which is considered to have promoted friendly
f eel i 1 1 vi among nations temporarily.
has something more pressing than eniisiderina
this country's attitude toward a war across
the sea. The passing of the bonus bill and
declaring void by the supreme court of the
AAA left the country with a huge deficit.
$550,000,000 will be required to pay for the
new deal's AAA substitute and the $;:0U.OU0,
000 in processing taxes ordered refunded by
the supreme court. Payment of the bonus will
require about $2,250,000,000. In his budget
speech the president had told Congress that no
new taxes would be required. He supports
this stand, even after Congress and the high
est court made it apparently impossible, with
the statement to a press conference that there
will be a new tax bill but no new taxes, only
substitute taxes.
Roosevelt Received
a deficiency bill from the house which carried
$196,185,000 to pay government obligations
under the invalidated AAA and some 42 mil
lions for a new social security program. The
bill was preceeded in th.e house by an argu
ment over Postmaster General Farley. Taber
of New Vork charged that under the demo
cratic national committee chairman the de
partment was being managed 50 percent worse
than it was four years ago. Zioncheck, Wash
ington, proposed an amendment to reduce the
postmaster general's salary to $1 for the year
but withdrew it. explaining that he knew he
could not hope to cut Farley's salary. Blanton
of Texas defended him as a "good scout."
Newshawks Give Backstage
Views on Foreign Headlines
Duranty, Stalling, Hunt
Participate in
Roundtable.
Whr.t could be better for
obtaining inside information on
the current international con
flicts and war threats than
opinions of eight ace reporters
who have just returned from "ex
hilarating assignments in farflung
corners of the restless earth?"
That is the question Marlin E.
Pew, publisher of Editor & Pub
lisher asked himself and immedi
ately invited the eight newshawks
to a luncheon at the Union League
club, New York, at which he ask
ed questions to stimulate discus
sion. The questions are replies ap
pearing in the Feb. 1 issue of his
magazine.
What Are Edward Vlll's Plans?
Fraeier Hunt, special corre
spondent for Newspaper Enterprise
and the Scripps-Howard papers
who has just returned from sur
verying the European scene began
with his answer to Pew's question,
"What, in your opinion, is the pros
pect of peace and progress in the
British Empire under Edward
VIII, and his probable political
course ?"
Hunt was of the opinion that
England has two major problems.
One is in the Mediterranean, which
requires some formula to permit
Mussolini to retain some honor in
the Abyssinian affair and yet not
completely cut off a road to Bata
via. The other is whether Eng
land prefers an all-dominant Ger
many in eastern Europe to a more
powerful Soviet Union.
He thinks that if a reasonable
solution of the Italian problem can
be realized, France, whom England
has bribed because of German
threat for military assistance in
the Mediterranean, and England
will go back to friendly relations.
Edward, according to Hunt is in
clined to be pro-German, but he
has not come to any definite deci
sion. He also is worrying about
Japan's advancing in the far east.
Hunt thinks there is no prospect
of immediate war in Europe.
Russia on Upgrade.
Walter Duranty. who is a cor
respondent for the New York
Times now on roving assignments,
led the discussion on "Are capital
istic nations justified in a fear of
bolshevism through Russian prose
lyting, financing and war? What
is Russia's military establish
ment ?"
He declared that Russia has the
greatest peace time military estab
lishment in the whole war and is
kept busy fortifying the east bor
der with about four hundred thou
sand men and the west with about
one-half million, but it has the de
velopment of its interior to con
sider, and with that the country is
progressing.
"Japan can not longer attack
Russia alone," Duranty stated,
"but if Germany does something,
that is another story."
In reply to "under what terms
is there a possibility of a settle
ment of the Ethiopian conflict,"
Josef Israels, who wrote for the
New York Times from the Italo
Ethiopian war and is now public
relations counsel for Haile Selassie
in New York City, gave his opin
ion. Selassie Underrated.
"My feeling about the eventual
settlement in Ethiopia is that the
Ethiopians mustn't be underesti
mated diplomatically, because,
when I say the Ethiopians' I mean
the emperor, because Haile Selas
sie ia no fool."
He says that if Mussolini suc
ceeds in his conquest of Ethiopia
he will receive an agricultural land
and a colonial army, In addition
to considerable undeveloped min
eral resources.
Pew then asked, "what of Ger
many and how long: Hitler?" and
reply was led by Hani V. KaJteo
born, world traveler and newa
commentator:
"Hitler, In a peculiar way,
dominates the German situation,"
he said, "and Hitler is fundament
ally a weak man, a sentimentalist;
a man of no vision; a fanatic; he
has a single track mind."
But the German army is not
ready to start war on Russia, ac
cording to Kaltenborn. and he
agrees with Fraziev Hunt that
there is an Anglo-German relation
ship and no immediate prospect of
war. He thinks Goebbels is the
most dangerous man in Germany,
but Duranty disagreed with him,
declaring that he thought the title
should go to Goering.
Italy As Strong A Ever.
When asked about Italy Laur
ence Stalling, editor of Fox Movie
tone News who is just three weeks
out of Ethiopia, declared that
Mussolini's equipment and men in
Ethiopia were second-rate and
that he was keeping his best ma
terial in Europe. Italy, in his
his opinion, is almost as strong as
ever. He thinks Ethiopia does not
matter and would exist had it
not been for trouble between
France, England and Italy.
Wilson Hicks, picture and fea
ture editor of the Associated
Press, predicted that if there is
another war there wUl be more
photographers at that war than
at any other war in history.
Reply to the question, "What
of the League of Nations and the
power of sanctions as a peace
weapon?" was started by Albin
Johnson, League of Nations stu
dent and Geneva correspondent
of the New York World.
He tried to defend the league
only as an idea. He thinks Eng
land has been using the League
for England's interests, but luck
ily for the League recently because
the interests of England and the
League hsve coincided.
"Sold The League Out."
"As to sanction," he declared,
"you can't say the League has
failed, you can .say that Hoare
has failed or someone else has
failed and sold the League out. '
In nis opinion, the solution to
international peHee is the redistri
bution of raw materials.
Mr. Pew discussed the orient,
particularity Japan, China and the
Philippines. He declared that the
United States should be proud of
what it has done with the Phil
ippines. They are the only Chris
tian nation in the Far Eat, ac
cording to him, but they will have
trouble marketing their money
cropj- with the high tariff walls
that have been erected by the
American government.
"The simple fact about Japan
Is that she feHrs Russia," the
publisher declared. "be( suae Rus
sia can strike at her vital spots."
Japan looks on the United
States as its mentor and model
and they are praying for happier
relationships, he stated.
"The little I saw in China,''
Pew Bssi-rtcd, "indicated that that
nation is stunned by Japanese
nngreision. There is much ego
tistic talk but nothing seems to !
come out of it." j
with a maximum amount of
academic work (in which the
bitty Beta claims better than an
80 average), basketball, and a
great plenty of socializing he
has served on the student coun
cil, worked in Kosmet Klub, and
was reimbursed last spring by
being tapped an Innocent. As
one of his major accomplish
ments, the St. Joseph senior
chooses the fact that he rooms
with the squad's best point mak
er Wahlquist but lament the
fact that he can wear none of
his clothes except his neck ties.
Incidentally, it is firmly believed
that this intimate elbow rub
bing between th vo forwards
has done much to bolster the
spirit qf the team.
Does he like femmes? Well, yes,
next to basketball. Food ranks
third. He may be seen every week
ancored on one side by a pretty
young thing, and almost without
exception, the same one.
He likes the pastime of the fish
in his spare hours, if any. Con
sequently, pool means splash to
him and not billiards. Aside from
this he pleads innocent of any hob
by, however, he is a very notice
able part of Beta Theta Pi frater
nity. Two people, at least, are con
vinced that Kansas U. will not
take the Cornhuskers. One is
coach Allen, who has been blowing
his "Phog horn" that the curfew
will not ring that night, and the
other is little Hank, who has been
playing the same tune thru gritted
teeth. "Nebraska has improved
with more fight since the Jay
Hawks played us last. This next
time is our turn," he resolved.
FELLMAN APPROVES
NEUTRALITY POLICY
in a lecture last Thursday night
before the women's extention o?
the Lancaster County Democratic
society Prof. David Fellman up
proved the effectiveness of the
United States present neutrality
program. At the same time he
criticized policies of drastic isola
tion, and said that the United
States would be unwilling to for
feit its export trade to the extent
necessary for such a program.
Prof. Sell rum m Report
Placements of (iroloj;i-ts '
The geology department. Prof. I
E. F. Schramm, chairman, repoitsl
the following placements: Keith
Rathburn, Lincoln. '34 and George i
Klein. Lincoln. '3r). will wor k for ,
the Continental Oil Co., at Ponca j
City. Okl. j
Clnrk Hamilton, nlso of Lin- i
coin, who graduoted in 1935 has
accepted a position with the
Walker Mine at Plumas county.
Calif. A recent visitor was Ken
neth McCullnm, '32, Lincoln, who
is now with the Mountain Copper
Co., at MatheHon, Calif.
369 TAKE EXTENSION
STUDY CENTER IRK
Outstate Students Enroll in
Courses Totaling 1,480
Hours.
Tjit rannrta from the office of
the extension division shows 369
students enrolled in outstate atudy
center courses for a total of 1,480
hours These fi cures are considered
unusually optimistic In spite of the
fact trial me depression seems to
have lifted at least for many fami
lies who had been on relief rolls.
The report for Feb. 6 reveals there
are twenty study centers now
operation in Nebraska and forty
ccc studv centers in progress in
Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota,
which groups are served Dy tne
extension division.
Courses most popular are high
school commercial arts subjects,
college English, geography of Ne
braska, education, physiology and
high school and college mathe
matics. The greater percentage of
the students enrolled are between
the ages of 17 and 26.
Letters to the university exten
sion division indicate clearly that
the courses are worth while and
the results beneficial. Here is an
excerpt from one typical letter:
ttenevieve Cross Clark. COUntV
superintendent of Jefferson coun
ty, expresses ner opinion oi mo
study centers: "For the most part
the grades are excellent. The group
reports for work at 8 in the morn
ing and all but two work until 5
and all but one does home work
at night. A wonderful spirit pre
vails. I feel that the student has
three major advantages: 1 He
gets college credit economically; 2
He must do all of the work re
quired and 3 He sets his own
pace."
NEW NEBRASKAN
SUBSCRIBERS TO
RECEIVE PASSES
(Continued from Page 1.)
to Truman Oberndorf, business
manager of the Nebraskan.
Names of new readers of the Ne
braskan and the number on their
receipt are listed as follows:
2 Blrrild Johnson i9 Engeleen John-
27 riauiilne Hurt ion
28 Mack Harris WW V. i. Taylor. Jr.
',8 Dale AnitrfKtrum Jfll J"hn Wrtuhtman
TiU KIwimkI Randol ii2 Cheater ratten
Mt2 Man Corvett H3 John l.lminE
Vl.l Rutti Williams KK4 Marlon Byrrt
ISM John Loon H5 Lotus Therkel-
sh.'i KvL'lyn Taylor sen
;M Pon Plkf 9ii Herbert Han-
i7 Clifford Krlokaon thorn
it8 Thelma Arm- W Robert Johntton
strong SSI Jim Tlcdale
m Roberta James Reva Kussell
Mil Ruth Jamen -IS.H Alan Wnleott
.i71 Rue Belli R4 Robert Hendry
572 Robert Kearle 985 Mary Tree
573 Ford Coeley J8tl Orvllle Hutcnln
VM Parlene Hansen eon
"7!S Ruaiell Weber JS7 T)svld Sweeny
Ml Jerome Prokop 988 Paul Mill
342 Bill Colwell )89 Donald Cunning-
D43 Ina Jaiknon ham
944 Kugene 1'alrlck JWO fonatance Asn-
94.i John Ripley burn
J4K Lawrence Burke M1 Tom Ijirenn
017 Marie (ieorce W2 Kred Sukup
S48 France Golh IC'l Richard Jobman
H4l Dora Johnson W Paul EaUer-
sTrtl Sally Peltier brook
I.H Lloyd Jeffrey Ou.i Norria Blevhl
J.v! Jean Hatton nelbert McCor-
i.M Harris Andrews mlck
IM John Cattle W7 Frances King
IM Margaret Hamll- 998 Bob nark
ton W Everett Kaierk
9f,8 victor Morava 1OO0 Lawrence Grlff
M lion Keulzel Ing
?r.8 John McIJi.nald
SLIPS THAT PASS
IN EXAMS
i Continued from Page 1.)
first man of mind and matter."
High honors for exam boners
go to the history department,
where one reader remarked that
he had never had such a good
laugh in his life as he did when
he read the tests. Among the
worst was the explanation:: "The
Constitution is strictly constructed
so that it will last forever." "These
were the points over which Parli
ament and the king waggled the
most" one paper stated. And one
nf the causes of the War of 1812
turned out to be "the congress
men! of American seamen."
New historical data tame from
two papers, one of which stated
that "America wanted the Louisi
ana territory because the mouth
of the Mississippi ran through it."
and the other which said that
"Henry VIII married his diseased
lnother's wife."
luiiiHfie Journal Print
Saenz Article on Spanish
For the January issue of the
"Modern Language Journal" Prof.
Hilario Saenz has written an arti
cle on "The Preposition 'a' Before
.Spanish Place Names. J nis amcm
is a study of the uses of the prepo
sition "a" by Spanish authors from
the middle ages to the present day,
and bt-ars suggestions for correct
ing the rule as it is stated in most
Spanish grammars.
Wishing to avoid trite expres
sions, I will coin an original one
and dub Henry (Ward! Whitaker
the "Mighty Mite." Hank can
stand in the shade of any of the
other members arm pits, yet he is
the third high scorer on the squad
with 111 points. He is twenty-one
years old, thus eliminating the pos
sibility that he is not full grown.
This little mass of cage aptitude
came from St. Joseph, Missouri
and this same little mass was an
all stater in his two years of prep
ping. He later played one year on
a Missouri junior college quintet
It If a needless tak to inumeratc
hip basketball attributes namely,
his fancy dribbling, his pot sure
eyeT" and X-l defensive ibility.
Before going Into the famil
iar tale which I am aout to un
ravel, please bear in mind that
athletics require an infinite
amount of time. To attain any
success in basketball, all surplus
time should be expended on the
practice hardwoods. Vet along
Governor's Safety Message
Irwin Hvhii. Editor, Daily Nt ljiiiskan,
University of X-brask;i.
Thf traffic accident situation in Nebraska, as well as
in the entire nation, has become so serious that the state
and lnonl governmental subdivisions need f " support of
all public spirited citizens and organizations in order to
cope with this ever ineretising problem of safer streets
and highways.
Hecuuse of the fact that trafiie. accidents arc taking
the lives of an unprecedented number of people in our
stiite, it has been decided to cull a conference of those
interested in the subject of accident prevention and safe
ty promotion, to assemble in the state capitol at 10;.'0 a. in.,
Thursday, Feb. 13, l'JM.
I know that you are vitally interested in this prob
lem and I feel that you can offer valuable assistance. I
will, therefore, appreciate your attendance at this
conference.
I will be unable ta contact all persons interested in
helping out with this important problm. Kindly take the
liberty of inviting, in my behalf, any individual whom you
know would care to assist by attending this meeting.
It is hoped that the organization of a State Safety
council will result from this meeting.
Very truly your.
R. L. COCHRAN,
Governor.