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Inadequate Provision
For Superior Students.
A problem which has confronted
American universities, sirce the
rise of higher education, is the
necessity of dealing with the su
perior student and making addi
tional provision for him.
Bv seareaatina him from the
masses and allowing him to follow
lines of research and oy aangnng
degree after degree in front of his
academic eyes, the universities of
this country have attempted to
solve the difficulty. However, the
number of students who are will
ing, and even eager to seek further
than the classroom for knowledge
are comparatively few. The reason
for this is, that during one's grade
and high school careers, he is
taught by direction, supervision
and example; he is given no oppor
tunity to learn for himself.
Robert Hutchins, president of
Chicago university, draws this fine
distinction between learning and
teaching, and attributes the shock
Ing lack of incentive to delve be
yond text book assignments in col
lege, to the fact that "He has con
tinued the process to which he has
been accustomed in high school.
This has involved taking a course,
memorizing it, and repeating as
much of it as many be demanded
on an examination given by the
teacher who taught it. If the facts
were handed back without too
much mutilation, the course was
passed, counted as one point
toward college education, and for
gotten. "In college the student pro
ceeded in the same way. He took
thirty-six courses, forgetting each
one he passed as he passed on to
the next. If he passed them all
with a general arithmetical aver
age of the appropriate height, he
wa sent forth into the world as an
educated person. It must be clear,
however, that if he was educated it
was not the fault of the system.
Or to put it another way, he could
perfectly well pass without learn
ing anything."
Harsh in his criticism of the
average university methods, for
providing the incentive for the stu
dent to advance from average to
superior, Dr. Hutchins, berates,
the narrowness of application nec
essary to the mastering of one
subject. As one of the hard and
fast rules of teaching "fair play"
is, that the professor may not as
sume in an examination knowl
edge gained in another subject,
the game is not hard to beat for
the above average student. They
absorb a few of the facts and be
ing reasonably certain what ex
aminations will cover, cease to at
tend class regularly and turn to
extra curricular activities for the
stimulation and challenge, they
could not find in their classroom
work.
The colleges retaliated by re
quiring attendance at classes and
by setting minimum time require
ments. The student either had to
stay in college a certain period or
had to pay extra if he wished to
do extra work, according to the
youthful president of Chicago uni
versity. These regulations affected
the deliberate students as well as
the brilliant ones, and as the sys
tem was made for the average stu
dent, both the dull and the bril
liant suffered from it, and indivi
dually the benefits were very
mall.
The constant push and pull be
un nettina the reauired "edu
cation" by memorizing the right
nimher of facts in the courses out
lined and the attempt to induct
into an intellectually susepiiDie
tvtirm more than the cut and
rfrieH cnurte. results in stagna
tion, if the student does not have
the will to lift himself out of the
average class.
nr Hutchins believes that Chi
cago university has solved the
problem by giving the student the
freedom to learn, the compieie re
sponsibility of making his own de
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cisions and being only guided by
teaching in his search for the goal
of individualized clear thinking.
"We have learned," states Dr.
Hutchins, "that the students have
courage in embarking upon the
two year course in general educa
tion; that the program appeals to
the superior student, that he is
able to find himself and apply his
eagerness to learn; that the stu
dent, when given a chance has in
dependence and is self respecting
in matters of class attendance and
application when the attendance
is not compulsory and finally that
he takes far more interest in work
which culminates in examinations
prepared by a board of examiners,
rather than the instructor."
The experiment at Chicago uni
versity, one example of giving the
superior student a chance to ad
vance as rapidly as he wishes, is
definitely a step forward. Whether
or not it has been successful, is a
matter of opinion, but the effect
it has had on American education
opened the way to experimenta
tion in the field of higher learning,
particularly as it concerns the su
perior student.
There is always room for Im
provement in any organized sys
tem, political or social, and as
American universities have been
confronted with this problem, they
are striking out to untried fields,
in order that a solution may be
found, to give the student, who
has a "burning desire to learn," his
rightful chance, apart from his
brother, who is content to get
through college, memorizing and
producing when called upon, the
facts which have been parceled
out to him, in the classroom.
STUDENT PULSE
Brief, eonclM article pertinent to
student life and university matters will
be welcome In this column under the
rules of sound newspaper practice
which exclude ull libelous material
and personal attacks. Letters must
bear the name of the writer which will
not be published unless desired. let
ters should not exceed two hundred
and fifty words.
'fFiy IS ot Cool
Library Reading Rooms?
What Mark Twain said about
the weather may have been true in
his day, but it isn't now. People
who sell comfort and entertain
ment, people who are interested in
the efficient work of human be
in p-s. are raoidlv doiner something
about the weather. Theater own
ers sell us tickets partly because
their cooled buildinirs are a relief
from the outside heat; merchants
sell us more goods because we like
to escape from the glare of the hot
street into their refrigerated
shops; and so it goes.
As the state of Nebraska, we
are interested in selling to our
selves and other citizens better
training and increased knowledge
throue-h this university. Why can't
we take a leaf from the book of
the business man and provide con
ditions favorable to doing the job
of spreading education more ef
ficiently?
The fact that civilization has
reached hieher levels in the tem
perate zones than elsewhere is at
least partly attributable to the
fact that human beines can work
harder and better where the
weather is moderately cool. In a
temperature as high as that of
Lincoln in the summer, too mucn
energy is boiled off in perspira
tion energy that might be ap
nlied to Drofitable tasks. On such
hot, still, afternoons as we have
had in the past few days, we are
all dull, sleenv and stupid com
pared with what we might be in a
cooler climate.
All this is areuinc for estab
lishing comfortable places for peo
ple to study during not weamer.
It is probably too much to hope
that every classroom and labora
tory on the campus might be air-
conditioned. The co6t wouia o
prohibitive.
To go that far, however, would
be unnecessary.
Many clashes are heia eany
pnmif h in the dav that student
and faculty may work in a fair
degree of comfort, ana even in
t finite which come nearer mid
day, the freshness of a new day
has not been entirely lost, it is
in the afternoon, when one goes to
the libraries for long, hot hourB
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of work that the burden is really
felt.
The reading rooms are usually
crowded, with poor circulation or
air. If the large reading room
could be provided with refrigerat
ing equipment, most of the stu
dents could be given a comfort
able, pleasant place where they
could do work cheerfully and ei
fectively that otherwise might be
boresome.
If the expense of doing this
were still too much of a tax on
the university's operating budget,
the cost might be raised by an in
crease in fees. I, for one, would
be eager to contribute a share
toward paying for a place where
I might do the sort of work I
want to do.
F. F.
CONTEMPORARY
COMMENT
V
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T
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Left
The American Newspaper Guild
which was originally organized to
benefit the working newspaper
man but which seems to have de
teriorated into a propagandist or
ganization for the furtherance of
radical activities has concluded its
third annual convention.
It was not surprising that the
old guard, headed by the ultra
radical Heywood Broun, was re
elected president of the organiza
tion. Broun represents the extreme
left wing bloc, the socalled fight
ing minority.
It is this minority which does
all of the bargaining for the guild
thru duly constituted delegates.
But judging from the recent acti
vities of the guild, conservative
and liberal newspaper men alike
were not particularly anxious to
be listed as duly constituted dele
gates. They studiously avoided as
sociating themselves with the bloc
from Union Square.
Unfortunately, the Lnion Square
element is again in control. In the
light of past activities and the nu
merous resolutions which were
passed at the convention this week,
the course this bloc will pursue is
clear. It will be one of agitation
in the best professional manner.
Led by Robin Hood Broun there
will be plenty of trouble and head
aches for the members of the
newspaper fraternity.
But .ve trust it will be short
lived. Based on emotionalism and
class-, hatred, its foundation is
weak. The more level headed news
paper men are bound to disapprove
and resign. Newsdom.
250 CHOSEN W INNERS
OF KEGENTS AWAHDS
About 250 winners of regents'
scholarships to the University have
recently been selected, along with
a number of alternates. These
scholarships have a value of about
$70 and pay hourly tuition fees
only. The tuition for the first se
mester is paid and if the students
do satisfactory work, their fees are
also paid for the second semester.
Visit Allyn and Baron school hook ex
hibit. Basement University Episcopal
church. 13th and R.
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FOK ENTERTAINERS
Any students attending the
university duh.- ,i
possess ability along musical lines
or wno nave nau caji -
ing and who would be interested
. e Ua all.
in performing ai one ui -
i.. nrtuo hplrl every Fri
uiiivci any
day evening are asked to leave
rhoie namfs wiLn riui.
Lantz in Teachers college.
w t i Aiatnr nf rocre-
ational activities for the summer
session, announced umi.
talent will De usea ai an
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Ainana Government
Change Brings New
Tatiks for Women
amr!! Tmvfl .Tune IS Kitchens
of their own and family instead of
community purse strings are now
brineine- homemakers in me Ain
ana Colonies new problems in
managing their homes.
Women in five of the seven colo
nies are studying for the first
time a course in the business side
nf Vinmmnkinc reports Miss Flor-
nce Schuerman, home demonstra
tion agent.
include studies of house
hold buying, money planning and
business and legal information im
portant to women as homemakers.
Many of the ideas are new to the
Amana women, says miss scnuci
man, since until the change in gov
ernment of the colonies in 1932,
buvine and business on an individ
ual basis did not exist.
Plans are beine made for more
nrtiv participation in the 1936-37
extension course in nutrition which
will begin this fall. Amana wom
en, who now practice meal prepar
ation nn a family basis and get
vegetables from their own gardens
instead of from the general store
house, are enthusiastic about the
study of family nutrition which is
being planned, says Miss benuer-
man.
Iowa State Accepts
$1,000 Grant from
A utomobile Society
AMES, la., June 18 Dr. Charles
E. Friley, president, announced
today that Iowa State college has
accepted a $1,000 grant from the
American Automobile association,
Washington, D. C, to conduct
further research on the psychol
ogy of highway safety.
The work will be conducted
by Dr. A. R. Lauer of the psy
chology department, who has been
making highway safety studies
for the past eight years.
Dr. Lauer explained that he will
continue work along two lines
development of a test to indicate
a person's possibilities of acci
dents, and assemble a body of
data to be used in educating young
people to drive safely.
The psychologist said that one
of his goals is the perfection of a
test which will indicate "good" or
"accident" drivers with a high de
gree of accuracy.
Last summer Dr. LAuer gave
scientific driving tests to 1, 014
commercial drivers in eight states,
Tennessee, Kentucky, West Vir
ginia, Virginia, Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Illinois and Iowa. These
tests are being correlated with
company records of their driving.
Vi.sit Allyn and Baoon school book ex
hibit. Basement University Episcopal
church. 13th and R.
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