FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1937.
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Nebraska May Have a Solution
for the Problem, Dr. Conanl
President of Harvard university, Dr. James
Bryan Conant, told an Iowa university audience last
week: "I believe that one fundamental educational
question confronts all the universities of a great
democracy how shall we select those whom we
are to educate?" Dr. Conant further emphasized
the fact that universities "'exist for no one single
purpose, but for many purposes."
Selectiveness we do not have. Suffice it to say
that someone has remarked, in verse we believe,
that the average gorilla given a shave and a chin
chilla or raccoon coat could survive the ordeal of an
American college and emerge after four years with
a degree. Nor do we have either singleness of pur
pose nor any recognizable definition of our various
purposes. Students flock to the university because
It is the fad. They come for degrees, to learn what
to think, to learn how to think, to be trained for an
occupation, to have a good time, to find husband
or wife, to avoid going to work.
The problem before the university today, then,
as we see it, is to bring order out of chaos as re
gards the purposes of an educational institution
such as ours and to inject some principle of selec
tiveness in determining what students shall receive
the benefits of higher education.
This twofold problem is especially pertinent at
Nebraska, because this institution faces the dis
couraging, if not disgraceful, situation In which the
enrollment is increasing and the appropriations for
education are static when they are not on the de
cline. Depreciation eats at the better buildings; an
even more destructive decay is rendering the older
ones downright dangerous. Classroom space is at
a premium and overworked, underpaid Instructors
watch desperately for vacancies in more favored
institutions.
Is there some handy solution for this dual need
of selectiveness and definition of purpose? Brew
ing in the faculty committee of the university sen
ate at the present time is the idea of lower division
plan whereby the freshmen would be placed in a
category by themselves and given a general course.
The lower division idea, newly born in the univer
sity senate and still formless tho packed with pos
sibilities, went to the faculty committee for groom
ing before the Christmas holidays.
Progress in formulating something definite for
the university curriculum has not been announced.
We feel, however, that the scheme possessed poten
tially both selectiveness in choosing students for at
least the final three years of university and gave
some promise of defining the purpose of education.
Reasoning from the precedent established by such
experiments as the General college at Minnesota
and the Louisiana State system, we hope that the
lower division plan will cull out the less teachable
from the freshmen throng and either send them
home or at least deter them from pursuing their
education beyond two years.
The plan might serve also to earmark certain
students as fit for specialization, further cultural
education, or a training course. The specialists
would have their definite goal; others would aim at
what has been called "the better life;" and the rest
would train for business or a profession. Thus all
students would have the educational advantage of
one year or two; those selected to continue beyond
this period would have a definite purpose to ac
complish. The Nebraskan does not expect this brain child,
conceived in the university senate, to prove a pana
cea for all our ills, but since the embryonic idea
gives so much promise, we pray for something
other than a miscarriage.
Ifs A Sad Commentary..
Mr. Macfadden
That potent force in American journalism, Ber
narr "Body Beautiful" Macfadden, proposed a solu
tion for all the financial difficulties of charitable
institutions in a recent Liberty editorial. We are
passing it on to you with great trepidation, lest
someone adapt it to the needs of educational insti
tutions that have trouble keeping above water. But
we want to be the first to suggest it.
National lotteries, if legalized, says Mr. Mac
fadden, will bring in all the filthy lucre that any
one needs. It's simply human nature to gamble;
the farmers do it even the minister faces a toss
up in keeping his parish says Mr. Macfadden.
Which might be all very well if it didn't en
courage such an active participation among stu
dents to support their schools. In most cities, the
money from liquor licenses goes to the public school
systems. It's working fine. The Literary Digest
poll on college drinking, which will be released this
week end, reports that student consumption is on
the increase. The report did not include Nebraska,
but it does demonstrate a general willingness on the
part of students to do their bit for education.
As for the Nebraskan, we favor a more direct
system of contribution. If we are to support chari
ties and education, why give Mr. Schlitz the biggest
cut?
SiudwL
(pul&SL
Critic Kimball
Retaliates).
TO THE EDITOR:
An article, signed "A Sub
scriber," appearing in the "Stu
dent Pulse" column of the Ne
braskan two days ago, was di
rected toward this writer's criti
cism of last week's performance
of the University Men's Glee club.
Mr. "Subscriber" has thus given
me an opportunity to clarify, for
the reader, my position in this and
any other criticism that has or
may appear while I am writing
"Musical Footnotes."
First of all, let's take this busi
ness of opinion. My would-be cen
sor objects to my comments be
cause they are only matters of
opinion. How often a critic meets
with this sort of argument! Yet
what would we do without opinion
and the expression of it in print?
The important question here ia
on what do you base your opinion !
Friend Subscriber complains
that, because I happen to be the
reporter, while he is not, my
judgment rules. Let it be under
stood that I expect no one to
take my word for anything
should they choose to do other
wise. Moreover, this person is
using the very medium designed
to prevent the thing he com
plains of: He addresses me thru
the "Student Pulse" column.
If this "Subscriber" enjoyed the
program, far be it from me to be
grudge him that enjoyment. My
criticism was not on the enter
tainment afforded, it was written
of a group which is supposed to be
a representative vocal ensemble of
the University of Nebraska. More
over, if a religious song by Bach
is entertaining to this person, he
is probably the kind that would
have a good time at his grand
mother's funeral.
It is characteristic of those
musicians, and artists of other
kinds, who have no better argu
ment, to resort to complaining
that they were working under
handicap. Never will this be a
valid argument. No critic should
be asked to consider anything ex
cept .what happens during the
actual performance.
Our anonymous correspondent
says that, with only praise, "a
group could see just how much
they are appreciated and would
try so much harder." In the
opinion of this writer, this would
have exactly the opposite effect.
In the
Infirmary
Admitted Thursday.
Winston Hedges, Indianola.
Fred Shirey has been trans
ferred to the Lincoln General
hospital.
The writer will always hold the
contention that a glee club, an
orchestra, a dramatic group, or
any such organization on this
campus, will never benefit by
false praise.
The policy of the present writer
of "Musical Footnotes" will al
ways be, "Plenty of praise for the
worthy, but not one word of flat
tery." GEORGE H. KIMBALL.
DELIAN SOCIETY TO HOLD
SOCIAL MEETING TONIGHT
Surprise Program in Store
for Union at Session
in Temple Hall.
A surprise program Is in store
for the members of the Delian
Union at their social meeting to
night. Several features have been
planned for the meotin.
There will be a mock debate by
several of the members, the sub
ject of the debate being kept a
secret. Hope Bartunek will sing
a voral solo. The rest of the
program promises to be a pleas
ant surprise lor me guesis as
well as the members. All un
affiliated students are ureed to
attend. The meeting will begin at
9 p. m. at tne uenan union nau in
the Temple.
Sigma Alpha Iota Initiates
Honor Actives at Musical
Initiates of Sigma Alpha Iota,
music sorority, entertained actives
at a musical March 3 at the home
of Eileen Donley, 2430 Lafayette.
Included on the program were
soloists Janet Olson, piano, Mar
garet Harvey, vocal, Yvone Gay
lord, trumpet, Jane Smith, piano,
and Merlene Tatro, piano. Ruth
Freisse, president, accompanied.
GAMMA LAMBDA NAMES
FOURTEEN PLEDGES
Honorary Band Fraternity
Plans Improvement of
Muscial Unit.
At a recent meeting of Gamma
Lambda, honorary band organiza
tion, definite steps were taken for
the improvement of the band and
plans were made for an all-band
smoker to be held soon.
New men pledged at the meeting
were George W. Bacon, Charles A.
Bartz, Dwight D. Bonham, Law
rence S. Burke, Robert H.
Chambers, Erie M. Constable,
Robert L. Gates. William G. Gil
lespie, Robert L. Howe, Francis
N. Libershal, Stanley A. Michael,
Clinton E. Sturdevant. Warren A.
Trank, and Ralph S. Woodruff.
New officers will be elected at
the next meeting, it was announced.
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former Lincoln high debaters,
drew the bye and will debate the
winners of "the first round. The
winner of the second round will
be judged the winner of the non
fraternity competition.
Bibliographies on the question
are still available in room 111 of
Andrews hall. Material on the
question is on reserve in the li
brary. CORRECTION.
A story In Tuesday's Nebras
kan announced incorrectly officers
elected to Phalanx, military hon
orary. Kenneth McGinnis was
elected national adjutant of Pha
lanx and his place as local com
mander was taken by Paul Bandy.
Paul Bogan, instead of Paul Ho
gan, was re-elected f'nance officer.
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That Nebiaskas unicameral
senate, when the appropriation
bil comes before the body, will
vote for the proposal without
making major changes is the opin
ion of Senator Charles A. Dafoe,
representative of the first district.
The bill of which Senator Dafoe
was speaking is the proposal which
allots a specific sum of money to
various state institutions, one be
ing the university. Whether or not
the appropriation will be altered
from what it was last year, how
ever, will not be known until the
resolution comes from the com
mitee on appropriations where it
rests at the present time.
Chairman of the important
judiciary committee, a member of
the comiltee on comittees and the
commerce and communication
committee, Senator Dafoe believes
that the most important issues
coming before Nebraska's new
asembly concern social security
and taxation. The first district
representative was the leader for
Governor Cochran's gas tax re
form and has introduced an im
portant bill regulating transporta
tion. Senator Dafoe also believes that
the unicameral legislature is a
great improvement over the old
bicameral body. A man of stocky
figure, the senator is sincere and
careful in all his statements.
"My observation has been that
the legislative bills have been given
more study in the new legislature,"
Senator Dafoe maintained. "The
committee work is much more
thoro and complete. It has also
been my observation that members
of the unicameral body feel more
responsibility than members of the
bicameral body. The success of the
new assembly cannot be judged for
several years, however. Personally,
I have never seen a group of men
work any harder and more sin
cerely than the members of our
body."
Senator Dafoe was a member of
both sessions in 1935. He is a
lawyer in Tecumseh, his birthplace,
has served as Johnson county at
torney for eight years and as city
attorney of Tecumseh for four
years. Mr. Dafoe received nis law
deree from the University of Ne
braska in 1924, is 35 years of age,
and represents Johnson, Pawnee,
and Richardson counties, which
comprise the most highly popu
lated district of Nebraska.
Regular Grade
Bronze
GASOLINE
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STAFF DEDICATES
1937 CORNHUSKER
TO LEGISLATORS
(Continued from Page 1.)
first one-house legislature in
America for 100 years, and the
first non-political legislative
body since the rise of the party
system, the new Nebraska as
sembly first convened on Jan
uary 5. In its compact member
ship were 43 men to guide the
law-making fortunes of the
state. In recognition of this his
toric meeting of 1937, and in
tribute to the ideal of good gov.
ernment which it represents,
Volume 31 of THE CORN
HUSKER is dedicated to the fol
lowing members:
Ernest A. Adams, John Adams
jr., Robert M. Armstrong. Hugh B.
Ashmore, FranK J. tfraay, Henry
Erandt, Emil E. Brodecky and P.
L. Cad v.
Swan Carlson. Earl W. Carpen
ter, Kred L. Carsten, John H. Corn-
stock, Charles A. Dafoe, W. H.
Diers, Lester L. Dunn, Tracy T.
Frost, Harry E. Gantz, Leland R.
Hall, W. F. Haycock, R. M. How
ard, Roy W. Johnson, Walter R.
Johnson, John Knickrehm, P. J.
McMahon, A. L. Miller L. B. Mur
phy, E. M. Neubauer, J. N. Nor
ton, L. C. Nuernberger, Carl H.
Peterson, John B. Peterson, Harry
L. Pizer. R. C. Regan, John D. Rey
nolds, Edwin-O. Schultz, Alois
Slepicka, Allen A. Strong, Amos
Thomas, Chas. F. Tvrdik, E. M.
Von Seggern, Charles J. Warner,
Frank S. Wells, and Wm. E.
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