Nebraska Newspapers

    PAGE TWO
THE DAILY NEBRASKA!?, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1937
THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
THIKTY -SEVENTH YEAR
EDITORIAL STAFF
Editor M Mnrrni
aaaiirl.te Editor Dim Wanner
Managing Mltnr. Will.nl Barney. Helen faaru
New. Editor Morris Llpp.
Hnnard Kaplan, Rarbar RoKwater, Ed Bteeve.,
Marjnrle ( hurclilll.
O.N 1'HIS ISSl'E
n"k Editor Huntey
Mint Editor ....i Roaewater
Under direction of thr Ntudml I'ubllratlon Hoard.
Editorial Olflre rnlvrr.it Hall i.
Rliatnraa otflre I nlvrrnlty Hnll l-A.
Telephone Day B7181. Mjhti B7198, naSSS (Journal).
BUSINESS STAFF
Ruatne.. Mi .aier Rob Wadham.
Aaalstant MansKen Frank Johnaon, Arthur Hill
Circulation Manner Stanley Michael
SUBSCRIPTION RATE
11.6(1 a rear
I2.SU mailed
Hlngle copy
6 cent
91.00 a .emratrr
(1.60 aemeiitcr
mailed
Entered ai eecond-claaa matter at the poatofflce id
Lincoln, Nrbratka. under act ol conireaa, March li, 1870.
and at apcrlal rate ol noataice provided tor In (retina
1103, act of October s. 1H17, aulhorlrrd January 20, Wit.
1937 Member 1938
Fbsocidod Gollo&iale Press
Distributor of
Golleftiafe Di6est
abllahrd every I'ue
diiy. Wedneaday,
Thursday. ITIdiiy and
Hunilay niiirnln.a of
the academic year hy
atlldcnta lit the I'nl
venlty nt Nrbraalirt.
ondrr the suprrvMon
of Ihe Rnard of I'ub-llcallon.
aienaaiNTio fo national ovtaTitiN t
National Advertising Service, Inc
Corr PMIshtn Krpresrnlalht
420Madion Av. New York. N.Y.
Cmichoo - Joton . an rNciecc
LCa ANQKLB POaTLANO HATTLr
Qnqiwrinq
The Old Wav Is
So Much Easier
The national mn;a.ines have turned a
searching spotlight on the universities and
' colleges this fall. One of the important quer
ies has been. Does eollepe benefit its students
intellectually? The real answer is yes. It
lias often been t o. There are few colleges in
the country where a student cannot pet a pood
education if he wants it. Ninety percent of
ns do not -want to get it. We want like little
'children, to be forced to take it.
It is only because we would rather wal
low abng in the old ruts of classes, lectures,
cramming and momentary grasp of suffi
cient knowledge to pass tests than think
for ourselves, analyze, cull out important
facts that the colleges are blamed for not
making us intellectually mature. Because of
" the criticism of their deficiency in meeting
intellectual needs, the colleges are irritated.
They fidget under the glare of the spotlight.
They feel that they have to do something.
Consequently, they usually make some
changes in the educational machinery. They
know that it is the students themselves who
are at fauii. since the democratic theory of
education admits not only those capable of
education, but everybody. . They proceed to
tinker with the educational machinery be
cause the raw material that comes to the edu
cational mill is defective.
Though tinkering with the machinery of
education is not the real solution to the intel
lectual sterility of college graduates and the
colleges know it, something is occasionally ac
complished thereby. Colleges have, in the
,past few years, reasoned very simply that an
"intellectually mature college student should
"'know how to think for himself. They have
altered, supplemented, or revised the machin
ery in an effort to tease the student into some
"independent lliinking.
What independent thinking is, and should
Lie, has received new impetus lately and
"'aroused the interest of a number of schools.
Swartluiiorc
President Frank Aydelotte of Sw.arthmore
u.colle(Je says, "The central problem of higher
;;;;t'dueatin in this country is that of giing adc
quate stimulus and opportunity to students of
!".jnore than average ability and ambition." At
Swarthniore Aydelotte has put into operation
Z',& program for the honor students that will
;;;enable them to progress at their own speed
Hand volition in the pursuit of their specialized
""'Study courses. This program specifies no com
""pulsory attendance in lectures, no grades, no
'""pxaininatinns only two seminars a week in
,;;,the subjects the student is studying, and n
on comprehensive examination nt the end of his
";;,enior year to be administered by outside edu
' eators.
Ill,,, This plan possesses several distinct ad-
vantages. It tends to strengthen the honor
"'.. student's habits and character by develop
;;;;;; ing independence, initiative, and self-relink',
ance. It allows him to secure whatever bits
of knowledge he knows will be most val
' uable to him in his particular field unim
""' peded by the slow progress of the average
students. It brings the exceptional student
"' into closer contact with his instructors and
;;;;;; advisors in personal cross-the-table talks
relative to his interests and studies. Most
!!.'!." important, it places the emphasis of an edu
'22 cation on the acquisition and comprehension
of knowledge rather than on the "passing"
of a certain number of hours of work.
'""Princeton
At Frinoeton university the senior fellow
"ship idea has been expanded into a "no
ri!" course" plan of study for over 30 members of
the senior class. Under this plan seniors of a
bv
Merrill
I'tiglund
Our students think, don't they?
When confronted by a surprise
question, they react, don't they?
Well, so do stunents on other cam
puses, but do they think and react
alike?
In the student newspaper of
Whittier college, located at Whit
tier, Calif., there appears a column
'devoted to student opinions on
questions asked by a reporter. Last
week, this reporter asked his In
terviewees what they would save
if their house was on fire. The an
swers were cleverly worded, and
showed the mental reactions of the
students.
We decided to try the same
question hee, and put the answers
side by side.
prescribed ; endemic standing are excused
from the attendance at all classes and lec
tures, ami arc allowed to pursue their depart
mental work independently, with only the re
quirement of a weekly conference with their
faculty advisors.
Vndcr Princeton's plan, introduced in
1 924, juniors and seniors take only four sub
jects, carrying on in the remainder of the lime
independent rending and -writing papers in
the field in which 1hey a it majoring. The
average requirement of the departments is a
thesis of 2.-,000 to r0.nno words during the
senior vear.
Buffalo
At the university of Buffalo, students arc
not required to take any courses they do not
want. Jn fact, for some students there are no
courses at all. During the last two years each
student does a portion of his work independent
of any classroom. The more mature and sol f
relinnt he is, the more courses he is excused
from taking and the more he is allowed to
study on his own without being held back by
the lecture-exam methods of the modern col
lege classroom.
Guided by an advisor, which makes the
student-faculty relationship more co-operative,
the student unfettered by routine de
signed for the mediocre, progresses iust as
rapidly as he is capable. There is an incen
tive to go forward. The whole university
program is centered about a personal con
cern for the individual student. Emphasis
is shifted from the handing back, on quizzes,
of pre-digested facts of lecturing professors
to developing self-direction, initiative, inde
pendence, and the technique of thinking
for one's self. The Btudent is made re
sponsible for his own education.
Chicago
Robert TL ITutchins, president of the Uni
versity of Chicago, irives his belief that if al
lowances for individuals nrc made, the culti
vation of independent thought and study will
he advanced, lie states that such thought is
almost wholly missing from our present pro
gram of ducation. President Uutchins also
states that allowances for individual differen
ces should be provided for by abolishing all
requirements except the examinations and
permit till the student to take them whenever
in his opinion he is ready to do so.
"Without the check of frequent examina
tions enforced attendance at classes, daily or
weekly assignments and credit awarding, the
student at Chicago becomes largely responsi
ble for his own education. The student judges
for himself when it is most profitable to at
tend the lectures, to sit in on discussions, to
read at the librarv fir in his room or 1o at
tend other formal fir informal activities re
lated to his courses. This increases work pe
riods and reduces formal recitation. This
plan has meant the elimination of the burden
of determining eligibility for graduation by
the marks in courses, and laying it upon at
tainment in a final examination.
Nebraska
At Nebraska we are far behind most
other schools in our machinery or lack of it
for independent thinking. But we do have
honors courses in most of our colleges in
which participants may be excused from
regular course work by substituting research
in their special fields and conferences with
advisors. Besides being largely ignored, the
honors courses have tended more and more
to be only a means of evaluating outstand
ing scholarship under the routine system.
Written and oral examinations over majors
and minors, supplemented in some cases by
miniature theses, have served as a basis for
graduation honors, distinction, and high
distinction.
The honors course system nt Nebraska is
capable of use and development. We don't
even use the mnchinerv that we have.
ON THE WHITTIER CAMPUS.
Tom Cave, Freshman:
"There wouldn't be much worth
saving except the fire-extinguisher,
but I'd probably come out with
the radio under one arm and my
girl's picture under the other."
Pinky Smith, senior:
"I guess I'd grab my fur coat
and hope chest first, then, if I
had time, I'd try and dray out the
piano."
Maurice Counts, junior:
"My acpordian would be my first
thought. I have a diary, but there
isn't much worth saving in It,
'cause I really haven't been around
much."
Kay Jackson, freshman:
"First I'd save my fur coat, and
then my collection of cut glass per
fume bottles, or the candle-wick
bed spreads."
Tom Woodnutt, Junior:
"I guess my new overcoat woulj
be my first thought. Then, of
course, I'd take the poker chips,
and lastly, my room-mate, who
probily started the fire."
Helen Carlson, sophomore:
"I'd go for the smaller more
valuable articles such as Jewelry.
They would be easier to save than
some larger items."
Bob Lester, senior:
"Oh, well, why save anything
but myself?"
Hill Thinks Long Japanese
Rule Over China Improb
able Even Though Invaders
Triumph
(Continued from Page 1.)
Chinese while the English have not
been by India is probably due,
more than anything else to the
fact that England is geographi
cally separate and remote from
India, while Manchuria Is directly
north of China proper. Largo mi
grations of peoples over great dis
tances are unlikely to occur."
Professor Hill points out another
line of future development which
seems to him most likely to oc
cur, but which he is relectant to
prophesy. Even if Japan Is able
to conquer China assuming that
she would decide to hold all of
China as a colony Japan would
still face a serious threat to her
continental control in the Chinese
nationalistic movement and the
opposition to Japan which that
movement engenders.
Chinese Nationalism Strengthens.
"For several decades Chinese
nationalism has boon growing un
der the leadership' of Dr. Sun Yat
Ren and, more recently, General
Chiang. Accompanied by pome
westernization, which has been
helped somewhat by the League
of Nations, this movement oilers
a real threat to Japan in China.
This nationalist movement, to
gether with westernization, will
proceed slowly, but It is my opin
ion that in time it will produce a
strong China able to evict all for
eign control."
Chinese progress along the
lines of nationalism and western
ization is clearly shown hy the
greater success that China is find
ing in combating Japanese arms
in 1937 than she found in 1931-2.
"I don't believe that Japan could
dominate China for long in ihe
face of such potentialities, assum
ing that she wanted to and were
to try," the professor concluded.
SCHOONER OFFERS RATES
TO NON-GREEK SOCIETIES
Business Manager Solicits
Subscriptions of Barb,
Varied Organizations.
ATHENS REMAINS
CULTURAL CENTER
SAYS DR. C. LOWE
(Continued from Page 1.)
plain the reason. The school Is now
poorly supported as it must divide
the income from the lottery 50-50
with the navy.
In speaking of the modern ln
' tellectual life of Greece, Dr. Lowe
stated that there was more wide
spread interest in lectures and
better attended than in any other
city he knew. The lecturers even
had to bring reference books to
verify their statements.
Scholars Individualists.
Crerk scholars are lndlvldualis-
. be. Rather than submit one of
their articles to be printed In some
scientific Jou-nal, they often start
' their own Journals, the first num
ber of which contains their article.
After a few Issues, the Journal
rails to appear.
The newspapers stick to the old
Our Rental Department
Features
SAFETY-RENT-A-CARS
Extra good cars with heat
ers. Reasonable prices.
MOTOR OUT COMPANY
Bb819 1120 P 8t.
style of writing In the classical
language but with changing times
a few scholars venture to write
their dissertations in more Infor
mal ways.
Dr. Lowe concluded by rtating
that the Greeks realize their claim
to antiquity and the Interest shown
by foreigners and make the most
of it.
Election of Seniors.
. A short business meeting was
held after the lecture In which
there was discussion of the prob
lem of electing a few selected sen
iors to Phi Beta Kappa and an
nouncing them In the fall. The
rest of the Phi Beta Kappas would
be announced in the spring as
usual.
The two reasons for having auch
an honors convocation In the fall
would be to atlmulate the student
early In the school year and to
emphasize acholarahlp at a time
when too many are likely to think
that Nebraska la only a football
Methodist Sorority
Vi ill Discuss Reports
On National Council
Kappl Phi, Methodist sorority,
will meet this evening In Ellen
Smith hall from seven to eight
o'clock.
Beula Brlgham is In charge of
the meeting and Helen Chrlstinn
son and Ethel Mook are hostesses.
A report on the National Council
of Methodist Youth, which was
held in Chicago this summer, will
be presented.
ON THE NEBRASKA CAMPUS.
Sid Hoadley, Arts and Sciences
Sophomore:
"My pants my dignity, once I
reached the outside of the house,
would thus be preserved. With his
pants on, a man feels like a man;
without them, he feels rather
well uncovered."
Lea Hyland, Arts and Sciences
freshman:
"In my case, I'd run for my
jewel box. I have some rings and
things that I've had since I was
very small, and I wouldn't want to
lose them."
Joe Gutch, Arts and Sciences
junior:
"My wife she'd seem the logi
cal thing to save."
Chuck Chaney, Bizad freshman:
"I'd Sive myself, and leave the
notices from the Dean's office to
burn."
Henry Dress, Arts and Sciences
junior:
"I tell you, I have a picture of
the girl friend that I believe I'd
grab first."
Bayard Carlson, Engineering
freshman:
"I have some valuable papers
which make it possible for me to
stay in school I'd naturally save
them."
Charles Rcllly, Arts and Sciences
senior:
I'd look out for myself death Is
so permanent."
Archie Sturdevant, Engineering
freshman:
"Since I live In a home where my
clothes are the only things that be
long to me, I'd try to get as many
of my clothes out as I could. I'd let
my books burn."
Wilford Clark, Englneerlnq college
freshman:
"The first thing that comes to
my mind is my overcoat. I guess
I've been out in the cold a little
too much lately, I'd worry most
about saving myself though."
William Berger, Engineering soph
omore: "I'd grab my suit so I'd have
something to wear."
Staiiley Potts, Engineering college
sophomore:
"I'd yell to my room mate. Then,
leaving my books to burn, I'd take
my clothes and get out."
Ralph Drury, Arts and Sciences
sophomore:
"I'd save myself. I'm not partic
ularly anxious to be burned to
death. It's a natural reaction, I
guess'.
Why Use Compulsory Training?
' Preparedness, ' State Offi
cials. 'Bunk!' Says Senator
G. P. Nye
(Continued from Page 1.)
be hurt in the least particular by
abandonment of the compulsory
aspect of military training. Vol
untary training, on the other limul,
would provide many, many more
men than we could ever use if
called upon to defend our borders."
Abolition of compulsory military
training would result, in a great
advantage, Nye claimed, hy de
stroying "an influence which is
deeply planted In compulsory mili
tary training an Influence which
plays a large part in propagandiz
ing and furthering the cause of
military thought." Most slgnifl
cant, Nve believes, Is fhe fact the
Universities of Wisconsin, Mlnne
sota and North Dakota, which
have abolished compulsory mill
tary training, are receiving just
as much federal aid as they re
ceived before making the change.
War Stands As Lost Cause,
When questioned about the
causes of the World war and about
the Chinese war the senator said,
"Every alleged cause for our
entry into the World war today
stands condemned as a lost cause,
and today these lost causes are
being echoed by the voices urging
the United Stntes to defend China
and her type of democracy, main'
tain freedom of the seas and de
stroy Japanese militiamen.
The Prairie Schooner is con
tacting with block offers many or
ganizations besides the organized
Greek houses. Norman Bolker,
Schooner business manager, Is
making the calls.
Organizations contacted or. to be
contacted are: th" Delian Union,
Palladian Literary Society, Coed
Councilors, Corncobs, Tassels,
Interclub Council, W. A. A., Y. W.
C. A., A. W. S., Barb A. W. S
Alpha Kappa Psi, Alpha Lambda
Delta, Elementary Education as
sociation, French Circle, Gamma
Alpha Phi, Gamma Delta Luther
an Student, Kappa Phi, Phi Chi
Theta, Phi Mu Alpha, Pi Lambda
Theta, Sigma Delta Epsilon, Sig
ma Gamma Epsilon, Sigma Tau,
Vestals of the Lamp and NU-Mcd.
Blocks of 15, 10 and 5 copies are
being offered at $13, $9, and $4.75.
SCOUT GROUP TO HONOR
NATIONAUjEAD SUNDAY
Alpha Phi Omega Schedules
Smoker at Phi Gam
House for Bartle.
H. Roe Bartle, national presi
dent of Alpha Phi Omega, scout
fraternity, will visit Lincoln over
the week end and will be enter
tained by th fraternity Sunday
evening at a rushee smoker at the
Phi Gamma Delta house, Wednes
day the scout fraternity will hold
a rushee smoker at the chamber
Library Exhibit. Rare
Books of Shakespeare
If you are Interested in rare
old books, do you know the
university library has volumes
of Shakespeare dating back to
1688?
Well-marked copies, used not
long after the United States
became a nation, are also exhi
bited In Library hall.
Many of the books had paper
covers when purchased by the
library but have had to be re
bound within the past few
years.
institution. Such an honors convo
cation was held at Nebraska until
1901 when it was discontinued for
reasons now unknown. No such
announcements to P. B. K. will be
made this year but plans were
made at the meeting to see
whether It would be advisable to
do to next year.
Xi Vf
. & - ams
Marry you ? . . . TVot as
long an I'm in my right
mind!"
ii .. 1l - I -ilk i .3
"Sn rnu! Well liiten, mufft
you'd hcltfT gel a preacher or
a bullet-proof real . Vniur
f're ol o gun and a paid-up
hunting lieente!"
DAVE nAUX
Blrrnr rrowda rvrry nlrht at King's . . ,
H'pndrrtnl muak . . . th floor la marvrlnoa.
COMINO Th rnaatlnna.l JnhnriT Whlln.y
hand. Friday. Mat. Sim., Jarlt Mllla
NBC nrrhMtra.
Oanrlns rvrry Wf-4., Fit, Sal. Ban.
LINCOLN'S MOST
POPULAR DANCE BA
Ml" M
i-inrr5a i I i
The Wise Cracking
Comedy Riot
That Tops
"TOPPER"
For Laughs!!
I y v "
tne'r W..V"1. "d Jr...
Pat
0
. '"'0 mn Whl.L
am
riQH"
' ft .
fj I Sim iuTT
Hurry I Potitlvely Latt
Day I We Cant' Hold
It Over I
"High School
Girl"
Why Do Young Girls
Go Wrong?
LIBERTY
THURSDAY
S FIRST RUN HITS
DICK FOR AN In
"Devil's Saddle Legion"
plus Launhs Galore
"THAT'S MY STORY"
NOW1 "STELLA
DALLAS"
with
Barbara STANWYCK
John BOLES
Anne SHIRLEY
Ch'rll MeCARTirrSTUART
urnt I
20
ItfsWl.a. f ... . 1
New Laws For
Bagdad's New Deal!
ALLIANCE FSISE MEETS
Legionaire Tells of French
Pilgrimage Tonight.
Second meeting of the Alliance
Francaise, organization which
pursues the study of French cul
ture and the French language, will
meet Wednesday, nt 8 o'clock at
the residence of Mrs. H. Moore,
1900 Euclid avenue.
Frank Watson, who recently
participated as representative of
Nebraska in the American Legion s
pilgrimage to the battlefields in
France, will talk in French, on
"My Sentimental Journey to
Europe." All students who under
stand French are cordially invited
to attend the meeting.
of commerce building at 7 o'clock.
Mr. Bartle comes to Lincoln from
Kansas City in order to visit the
Alpha Sigrnar chapter of Alpha
Phi Omega and to see the Iowa
Nebraska game Nov. 20. The meet
Ing Sunday will begin at 6:30.
Light refreshments will be served
and the program will be under the
supervision of John McBride.
The chapter newspaper, the
Blotter, has resumed publication
with the Nov. 14 issue under the
management of George Vlasnik.
Blood transfusion tests are con
tinuing and 'members who have
not had thei blood tested yet are
urged to do so at once. The fact
that the Wasserman test is given
at the same time makes the test
well worth while.
SUN
HURRY! LAST DAY
WAIKIK1
WEDDING
plus LONGEST NIGHT
A
STARTS THURSDAYI
CALL IT A DAY
plna Whrlrr ft Woolarj
ON AGAIN OFF AGAIN
MAT. 10o
tMflVA
vaa a ueaHand theatre Ten
Now From 12 Noon
tTpLkiMct GOES WILDER !
IRENE
DUNNE
CARY
GRANT.
i I
PRICKS
iVm.20
After
:30
3(W
it 36m
lc eart
be0
on ,Ji boch
o" s, 8TARTS
To .
Thundny
NEBRASKA
PITTSBURGH
Football Scenes
WAIlITY
Wa a wtiHamt rujfri II ai
Now Thru Wednesday
IS
It'. Murderl
But all In
Fun! Loads
of Laffal
wm
Any
Krai
15
VOX?
Feature No.
Jimmy Nelll
New Singing Senaatlon
In
"RENFREW of
ROYAL MOUNTED"
l.atl Timet Today! '
Stuart Erwln
In
"Dance Charlie
Dance"
Nino Martini
In
"Music for
Madame' '
Till HSU AY!
On Our Stage!
"HAVANA
HOLIDAY"
W 1m
V2A.L V VI 35 Entertainer! In Perton!
I l:f; Li: I I O BIO I
Bronlse Broi. O ACTS
jfiJ I Comle Drank. .
Vt "llyff 1 r" Flying Volsrss
. Triple-bar aernh.tlea
"V ' j Carlton Slater. '
V 1 Ml-Klrklni flraulle.
JT, J n- Jerry Stewart
1 I 1 ,,n
I !' j nomtra and
M y ?cv 4 1
V'l 1 ' V.V I Elol.e and
VV J'"' C I Ooreen
I . A Bruce Sinclair .
( Comp.ny j
'N I Eduardo DelfliKTo
" V gm- and Muchaclio.
i r k Jr Anchor, awelgh for
I romance and thrill.
' Y . I with th boy. In blue I Y
H j "ANNAPOLIS
XT.i V ) SALUTE" I
NL V 't ? ( Jimmy EUUon
i -1 ' 1 Miwha Bunt J 4
EXTRA!
Nebraska-Pitt Football Pictures
I 1 U l VjT.
HIM Fill
.aJ