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WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 20, 1937.
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Daily Nebraskan
Hation . Lincoln Nrbratka.
THIRTY-FIFTH V EAR
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ON THIS ISSUE
Desk Ed tor Pipal Night Editor Rosewater
We 'We'
For the Last Time.
With this issue, the stall' of the Daily N'e
lira&kun for the first semester. 1936-1937.
closes up shop and looks for clust covered
texts. Kxams arc all lut here, and journalists
. are no more exempt from those ihree hour
nightmares than the rest of the student herd.
And next semester a new staff, with new ideas,
will take charge.
This is, perhaps, the time for remini
scences, but that is better saved for a time
when the hurly-burly of examination week has
ceased and quiet and rectitude on the campus
are reflected again in habitated caking booths.
So reminiscing is out. for the present, at least.
We do not intend to recount the vins
lovses of the past semester's editorial cam
paigns. Such mathematical recapitulation we
leave to the future the farther in the future
the better. "Why raise the ghosts of past is
sues.' This half of the year's Daily Nebras
kau doesn't intend to leave office in a blaze
'.Zf formulative public opinion. We intend,
ml her, to leave in the lipht of reflected priories
or otherwise. The campaigns of the future
arc for future editors. We do not at present
intend a definitive editorial policy.
At the start of the year, the Daily .V-
brnskan promised itself it would not become
tied to a single policy, but would wander from
issue to issue as they appeared. We believe
we have rambled as promised, but hope out of
the melange that someplace or other a respon
se chord vhich will prove of eventual bent
fit to the university was struck.
The Daily Nebraskan thanks those read
ers who have followed its editorial and news
columns this past semester. We undoubtedly
have stepped on your toes sometime during the
past few months forgive us, it was meant for
the best. We have no qualms, we have no re.
frets, and in this happy mood, ue say goodbye.
To the
Future!
Hat hor regretfully we pull the co:er i,vev
t!ip f-ditorial typewriter. Repretfully because
so mudi is to be done, and we would likf to
ha e a hand in the doing.
'i.Imniation of a dream of year, tin- Stu
dent. I'nion building is the most noiablc
ch ievemrnt of the past seme.ster. That is the
Mart of the university building campaign. A
library and new classrooms must come next.
'I he student body should si c that the
Tni'iii building is placed under its control, and
separated from administrative agenciev ii!y
then will it express the ideals of its founders.
. In similar manner, the university bookstore
should I" made a student enterprise, and not
another branch of the university.
Jfeorganiat ion of pep organiat in.
seijjiiiigly overtaken by lethargy, is necessary.
The new song. "Mail Varsity," fchoubl be
pushed until it holds first place in students'
hearts.
Tin; university campus should be beuuti
' f'n d. changed from its present frowning coun
ten:iMcc inii a site of beautified culture. Je-.r-l'iti-
the materialists, a student usually a"
uuire.s a sentimental taste for his cumpus that
k1 j'-ks ihru life. ( one could get sentimental
mer the stern walls of the east campus.
Thee are a lew of the most important i
rues hanging fire over the campus. They mut
he provided for in the future, and the Daily
N'ebrafkan will have a leading role in thone
improvements. Thy cannot be done at once,
of course. The very thought proceMe of fcome
of the citizens of this Mate will have to be
changed, and that is not an overnight accom
plishment. Time and effort are needed, and
we are sure that time and effort will be found
in the Daily Ncbraskans of the future.
STUDENT PULSE
Brief, concise contributions pertinent to matters of
student life and to the university are welcomed by this
newspaper practice, which excludes all libelous matter
and personal attacks. Letters must be signed, but
names will be withheld from publication If so desired.
Invalids in
The Making.
TO THE EDITOR:
You knew him in ihc classroom, on the
campus a pleasant fellow interested in his
work and Ihose about him, but always a little
worried, a little haggard looking. He has left
school, they say, a physical wreck.
A common story in a large university. If
ii fellow gets a job, he is considered lucky and
there follows long hours of work after classes
are over, often late into the night, (studying
is crammed into spare moments, sometimes in
the early morning hours when the head aches
with fatigue.
Three meals a day most students get
that, but it is sleep that is fought back night
after night until one becomes accustomed to
the lack of it and accepts a dulled mind and
body iis a normal feeling. One day comes an
unusual strain and the human mechanism,
worn out from running at the limit of its
power, breaks down.
It is a tragic experience for the student
who has sacrificed the normal pleasures of
college to fulfill an intense desire for an edu
cation. But is such an end necessary?
When spare moments are few there is
lemptation to use them in "getting away" or
in "drowning" one's troubles rather than in
much needed rest. The grinding hours of study
might be cut short for the benefit of a brighter
mind tomorrow.
Health is valued too low by those who
cannot see beyond the present years. If the
struggle for an education results in the loss of
health, it is not worth the price, but there are
students who manage to keep both by care
fully apportioning their time.
The Battle.
TO THE EDITOR:
Once again as in the recent Olympics we
see politics, race feeling, and other unsports
manlike ideas overshadowing the event itself.
The event referred to is the projected Schmel-ing-Hraddock
fight. A proposed boycott by
iiu organized minority threatens to halt the
fight. Their reasons for this are more or less
shadowv and vague as connected with the
fight itself. In the first place, this fight is for
ihe championship of the world, and whether
the contender is a (Jerinan, Australian. French
man, or any other nationality is no reason for.
trving to stop the fight. Schmeling has cer
ta'inly shown his ability, and is deserving of a
chance at the litlc. If any sport should be en-tivoU-
,1iv.iree,l fnnn Political and racial t'eel-
ings'it is lhat of prizefighting. No nation has j
the monopoly on Doxing taienr. ami vn e
sav a man is champion of the wurld it should
mean just that that he had met all coiners
who had fought their way up 1o a position of
challenging ihe holder of the crown. Schmel
ing. by his most decisive victory over Louis
has reached that position and it is difficult to
see how the championship title could be much
more than an empty honor to the holder if he
is ignored in the picture.
So. for the sake of the name of sportsman
ship which America professes to revere and
cherish, let us hope that Ihese groups can real
ize that this is merely a prize fight and not
an arena in which to parade their various un
related dissatisfactions and dislikes. C. V. M.
OMAHA EDUCATOR
TO SPEAK AT PBK
DINNER TONIGH
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KANSAS U. ENGINEERS TEST
NOVEL DISTILLATION DEVICE
CONTEMPORARY
COMMENT
Advocating; Ignoranee
An Educational Paradox.
The sound of a teacher's voice advocating!
ignorance falls slrangely on ears lhat have
grown accustomed to hearing other ideals of
education. The recent address by Dean Rus
sell of Columbia university's Teachers college
to Texas leaehers in their annual convention,
suggesting that they ignore ihe communists
and the fascials and concentrate on upholding
and improving our liberal form of government
fails to maintain the traditions of the profes
sion. Certain classic examples of colossal igno
rance in high places have been so often o, noted
that they torni part oi the lore ot most hign
school pupils; but iheir implication is often j
neglected. That .Nero fiddled while Home i
burned may indicate the emperor's hardened
conscience; it also illustrates his ignorance of'
current altairs. thai Marie Antoinette, con
fronled with the statement that "the people
are crying for bread." should have (pieried,
' Why' don't they eat cake?" testifies 1o the
uueen's lack of education in fundamental eco
nomic problems as much as or more ihnn j
u, her lack of svinpathy; her ignorance pre-
eluded her symputhy, in fact. When Louis
XV set forth his philosophy of the future. 1
'Wpres moi le deluge." he certainly ignored I
Ihc possibilities of averting the deluge. j
The idea of .Veto's violin recital should not ;
appall those persons whose major iictivily lur-!
ing Ihe depression was mastering the rules of j
Kly fiilbertson. .Marie Antoinette's question j
should not sound strange In those who have I
been mildly puzzled that the unemployed did-1
n't get busy and find jobs. Louis' philosophy)
is mirelv corio-eninl to Ihose iteolde who are
busy exploiting natural and human resources
as fast a they can lake oil out of the ground,
cotton off the soil, and work from underpaid
laborers.
If Ihe glory of ihe fathers was their knowl
edge, nurely their shame muM be the ignorance
of their on. The fathers knew Mint there
was to know about the governments of Greece
and Rome; but they did not know about oviet
Russia; and 20th century Italy. They knew the
demand of an agrarian civilization, but they
did not know the demands of a highly central
ized industrial iytem.
If teachers are not to teach, where ihtll
the next generation fret ita learning? And how
ahull thev teaeh without knowledge! It ia an i
insult to a teacher's intelligence to suggest
that he look here and yonder, but not in the
closet under the stair and oh niot certainly
not across an ocean 1o see anvthmg that is
Dr. Royce West to Address
Society on Life, Work
Of Mark Twain.
Describing the life and work of
Mark Twain, Dr. V. Roycc West,
head of the English department of
Omaha university, will address
members of Phi Beta Kappa at a
dinner meeting to be held tonight
at 6:15 o'clock at the University
club.
Dr. West, a graduate of the uni
versity in 1927, has spent the past
15 months at Heidelberg univer
city lecturing on the works of the
American author, and is widely
known as an eminent authority
on Mark Twain.
As the second feature of the din
ner program this evening, Miss
Muriel Jones, a member of the lo
cal chapter of Phi Beta Kappa will
present several piano selections.
The meeting is scheduled to ad
journ promptly at 8 o'clock, ac
cording to Dr. Louise Pound, presi
dent of the honorary society, in'
order to permit members to attend
other meetings called for this eve
ning. Miss Pound will preside dur
ing the dinner program tonight. !
Reservations for the dinner may
be phoned to the organization sec-
retary. Prof. C. M. Hicks, or to!
the University club.
Give the Student's
Opinion a Chance.
(Continued from Page 1.)
era would like to know it in order
that thev mieht compare their
opinion with that of the professor
who has had much more knowl
edge and experience upon which
to base his Judgment.
To Reach Opinions.
It is very obvious that a student
will not be taught to think and
gain opinions and judgments if
they are always handed out for
him to accept. Neither is it well
for a student to develop a tendency
to dispute the professor upon every
point and opinion, for in the end
no real conclusions are reached
anyway. The instructor is delegat
ed to put the truth before the stu
dents; college teachers are usually
competent enough to do so. The
thinking student will always be
able to gain a judgment, and if he
cannot while taking a course he
surely will some time during his
college career. Quite frequently the
student has had insufficient expe
rience to reach a Judgment upon
any issue. As long as the scholar
has true data and observations
placed before him and he can
think, his opinions should be rea
sonably valid. A college training
is designed to cause the student
to reach certain opinions and judg
ments by the time he graduates.
Impartial Instructors.
If the opinions were always ex
pressed for the thinking student
to use as a means of comparison
with his own he would, probably
unconsciously, have a tendency to
modify his opinion for usually he
will respect the professor and re
gard his opinion as quite authori
tative. In thw way he might be
come somewhat like the unthink
ing student. The student 6hould
develop a feeling of confidence in
his thinking. All that 1m needed
for this stimulation of thinking is
true data and care of the instruc
tor to maintain ah impartial atti
tude. If the student only had more
opportunities for expiessing his
opinions he would be more stimu
lated to thinking; perhaps this will
be the future way of solving that
perplexing problem of miking a
student think.
May the Misfits
Haunt You, Profs.
(Continued from Page 1.)
babies" seem to flaunt their luck
of adjustment to their environ
ment of college life. They may
even take pride in Intolerance, or
dote on feeling misunderstood or
unappreciated. But their antag
onism to the more natural imper
fection of others is easily re
cognizable as "'sour grapes."
Cherish Adjustment.
It is not a crime to be dis
oriented; almost everyone is to
somt degree. But such a mis
fortune is nothing to cherish or
foster. Unfortunately it can be
charged apaln.'it many a profes
sor, lond parent or loving friend
that he "coddled" the mlflt in
stead of helping them to atune to
the world in which they live.
Rather than showing them that
they were out of step, the instruc
tor ( or kind confidante i fed their
poor vanity In being "different -not
like other students." Indi
viduality is a precious thing and
to be highly prized, but not at the
price of maladjustment.
Perhaps the devotees of tomes
are Incapable of fitting themselves
Into any picture but their own.,
There must always be souls who
live all alone and like it. And true
atunement with one' fellows is
n ideal seldom achieved. But
educators and counselors who
knowingly disavow their responsi
bilities as moulders of youth and
fall to even attempt to aid per
sonality adjustment are shirking .
their opportunities and duties.
May a misfit menace stalk them
to their graves.
Senior women students at Penn
sylvania Ptate college have agreed
that marriage and a career can
not be combined aucressfully.
Chemistry Department to
Use Apparatus for
Lab Study.
LAWRENCE, Kas., Jan. 8. A
huge distillation device, which has
been under construction at the
University of Kansas for the past
three months, for the use of the
department of chemical engineer
ing, will be put into operation early
in the new semester.
T. H. Marshall, associate pro
fessor of chemical engineering, in
charge of erecting the new plant,
listed three purposes sought in
using the 'new equipment, namely:
1. The training of students to
become refinery engineers.
2. The refining of petroleum by
closer cuts than are now common
in industry.
3. Research to determine the
effect of adding metalo-organic ad
dition agents for eliminating or
limiting gums or carbon formed
by combustion.
While the distilling apparatus
can be used for any type of dis
tilling, it will, for the present, be
used exclusively on petroleum.
One of Best in Nation.
The new apparatus now being
installed at the University of Kan
sas is one of the best in the coun
try, and was designed especially
for this university. From this ap
paratus it will be possible not only
to study distillation, out aiso me
transportation of fluids, fluid flow,
flow of heat, and absorption.
This one setup has been designed
to show all types of distillation,
and may be operated as a vacuum
column, or at pressures up to 200
pounds per square inch.
Five sections of the fractionating
column, at the top, are constructed
of glass so that visual observations
may be made up to 40 pounds
pressure. The apparatus will be
employed to instruct students in
the calculations involved in simple
binary systems, with a few of the
more complex. The still and its
service lines has an overall height
of 25 feet, and four elevations of
catwalks are necessary for the
operators. The still is constructed
of copper and bronze' and has 21
plates in the fractionating column.
This column can be cut out of the
system entirely to show other types
of simple steam distillation. The
jacketed pot has a volume of 25
gallons.
Mighty Fall.
So tall is the apparatus that an
excavation had to be made below
the basement level of the chemis
try building.
The department of chemical en
gineering was set up as a separate
department, under Jurisdiction of
the School of Engineering and Ar
chitecture a year and a half ago
In that time the department has
constructed and nearly finished
equipping of some 3,000 square,
feet of laboratories and offices.
For part of the laboratory, the
basement floor was dropped to the
underlying ground level, and in
one corner, Oreod limestone wan
excavated still deeper. Some 1,500
feet of piping was necessary to
bring the supplies of gas, com- j
pressed air, water, and steam. :
needed in the laboratory. ,
A new curriculum in chemical j
engineering has been adopted and
la being put into operation. This
curriculum is designed to meet the
requirements of the American In
stitute of Chemical Engineers.
Early Studies.
In the earlier years of his course
the prospective chemical engineer
studies fluid flow, transportation
of fluid, heat transfer, evapora
tion, diffusion, air conditioning,
drying, distillation, gas absorption,
extraction, crystallization, filtra
tion, mixing, crushing and grind
ing, size separations and con
veying and weighing. In the last
year, the students design appa
ratus, plants and otherwise make
use of the fundamental training
they have received.
Laboratory work follows the
classroom program, giving prac
tice in the handling of chemical
engineering apparatus.
Thus far, laboratory instruction
in pyrometric practice has in
volved the calibration of thermom
eters, resistance thermometers,
and optical pyrometers.
In fluid flow work the students
determine the friction losses in a
piping system, calibration of ori
fice meters, venturi meter pitot
tube and gas motor. In the trans
poration of fluids the efficiency
of the various types of pumps is
determined.
fins absomtion. and humidity
work is being studied in a stone
ware absorption tower. 10 gain
surface this tower has been
nackprt with some 15.000 stone
ware rings. This apparatus is so
designed tnat tne gasses punam
upward contact the fluid falling
thru the ring packing in a counter
current manner.
NEW AG PUBLICATION
BUSINESS MANAGERS
START GROUNDWORK
(Continued from Page 1.)
ager, Glenn Klingman: and Circu
lation Manager, Albert xsore. i
11 Agricultural Editors.
Assistant Agricultural Editors
are Claud King, Ward Henderson. ,
Harry Bell, Rex Brown, Wallace
Chalouka, Harold Benn, Glenn ;
Thacker, Russell Bierman, Roger;
Cunningham and Bob Rupp. As- I
sistant home economics editors are ;
(Bidktui
Sigma Delta Chi.
Meeting Nebraskan office 12
noon, for pictures. Grand hotel
luncheon following.
Lois Giles, Sarah Harmon and
Nelle Lippilt.
Associate business managers are
Edna Mae Crain, Hubert Alolwuy,
Carl Swanson, Denver Gray, Cl.f
ford Heyne, Dale Theobald, Edwin
Rousek, Leo Cooksley, Morrison
Lowenstein, Wesley Lipp and Nor
man Gustafson.
Associate circulation managers
are Agnes Novacek and Earl Hed
lund. Assistant circulation man
agers are Mildred Nash, Iris John
son, Frances Weides, Lawrence
Gustafson, Frank Shipman, Melvtn
Glantz, Alvin Christensen, Lillard
Pratt, Edward Zahm.
Room for More
'Brain work.'
(Continued from Page 1.)
less intelligent to continue to root
in the school's foundation as a
courtesy not only to the intellec
tuals but to the less fortunate.
The officials should "clamp down"
on their entrance requii-ements
and continue running the school
on the basis of a higher educa
tional institution. This sugges
tion will have opposition on many
sides and will be argued by the
citizens on the basis that all are
entitled to the same educational
opportunities. That Is true, yet
why let those suffer who are un
able to keep up with the P. B. K.'a
and why limit the classes to a
mixture of the elite and unintelli
gent? This is a problem and due con
sideration must be given it. May
be in time the state will support
two institutions, one for the lesa
fortunate students and one for
those who are capable of "brain"
work.
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