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PAGE TWO HIE DAILY NEDRASKAN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1938 The Ground Hog Sets a Bad Example Dear Mr. Ground Hog: It scorns to mo, Mr. Ground lion, that you are setting a had example for students on this campus by continuing the practice of fearing your shadow. They too are beginning to get jittery at the sight of their own shaded images and are failing to recognize their own capaci ties. 0t that your shadow is as significant as that of the studenls, but fearing it has cer tainly put queer ideas into their heads. To me the student's shadow represents the intelligence which he possesses and his fear of it is an illustration of the manner in which the average student regards his in tellectual powers and fails to make the proper use of them. And, Mr. Ground Hog, you aren't helping the matter in the least. The average student is definitely not lack ing in intelligence or how could he have pro pressed this far in the educational world! It requires, in most eases, at least average intel ligence to gain entrance to the higher fields of education, and to be able to remain in uni versity certainly denotes the possession of above average intelligence. The whole trou ble seems, then, to revolve around the fact that student intelligence is directed toward the wrong end, and many are left with the impres sion that the student mind is nothing more Wian a cerebral vacuum. It is no uncommon thing on the campus to see a student shying away from the intel ligence which he does possess in order to place a "caking" session above his much needed opportunity to study. And he does this largely because he fails to recognize his intellectual capacities or because he lacks confidence that the intelligence he has is adequate to realize greater possibilities. Of course the adage of "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy," still holds true and the hours spent in caking, bridge playing and bull sessions have their place. It is when the point is reached where the constant round of recreational activities overshadows the more intellectual side of life that a readjustment should be made. Examples of where this ad justment might he made is afforded by the persistent attitude of preferring to just "get by" in scholastic ach'evement and at the same time be a campus "big shot" in the field of extracurricular activities. Not that extracur ricular activities are not important to a cer tain degree, but when they begin to dominate the greater portion of a student's time, an un balanced state of education is, in most eases, likely to result. Here idleness in college, or absorption in extracurricular activities to the extent that the student cannot got a real lib oral or professional education, are eases of lack of self respect. So, Mr. Ground Hog, you see by your constant possession of your timeworn fear of your own shadow you have provided stu dents with a definite incentive to avoid their shadows, and in this case their shadows rep resent the manner in which they avoid the proper development of their intellectual capacities. It is apparent that the average student is not making the most of his intelligence and assuming responsibilities which should accom pany such levels of mentality. Thus, an acute need for the redirection of the use of our intel ligence is brouuht before us. Disraeli once commented on the responsibility of youth by saving, "The voulh of a nation are the trus tees of posterity." A grave problem is raised when thev refuse the exercise of what is vital to their trusteeship. That seems to me, Mr (iround Hog, part of the temper of the Amer ican university todav. It is a striking, yet disconcerting, phenomenon and one which sue Is the need tor a clianire m our attitudes and interests. Fellman Attacks Regulations ' Limiting Alien's Profes sions i Continued from Paj;e l.j .o." Fcllmnn f'liiis that "it is safe, however, for us to conclude from a review of the common and statute law of the country that there is a stionj; tendency today to n a i row the alien's economic op-j-o: t'lnitics." Depressions Strike Aliens. The number of aliens in the t'r.iled States has deei eased more than 3 niillior.s since V.2 yet the est notions against them have fT'v.vn -'-adi!y. Kspcoially during the depletion have aliens been found to c a convenient and help less taijiet for iliscriminatoiy leg islation. While he is expected to I ay a full share of taxes and to I cy all the nation's laws, the al;en is not permitted to enter some of the professions and is cx- bided from many tiadi s and tin-.-r.'i!h -1 lines of labor. Exemption that was given aliens from null- THE WEATHER Unsettled weather with prob ably rain or snow, is the weath erman's happy forecast for to day. We suggest that coeds be prepared for the worst by don ning galoshes, earmuffs, ski suits, raincoats, and not forget ting their umbrellas. The low est temperature tonight will be 20, so you can get up in time to make your 8 o'clock. E Daily Nebraskan r.mrrrti as seronn-cinss matter at the Damnific In Lincoln, Nebraska, unrler art of confess. March 3, 1879. and at itJcM - r: - , .... avl Brvi0n 11(11 1:1 in mmwr o, 11 (, authorized flrj 4U. JVM. eouits have derided that auction- ; eers must l.e c itizens. .New Jersey and P.hode Island do not allow aliens to drive bus-s or taxis; the j use of public highways is a priv- : ileM not an inalienable light, they argue. Wyoming and Pennsylva nia have decreed that real estate biokers and salesmen mist be; eitizrs. i Bar Alien Hunters. j New Jersey requires citizenship ! of all who would be bankers, Ohio ; of insurance agents. Vucinia of I pawn brokers. Kentucky of plum- . i 9 (BidlsdivL Bible Hour. Lutheran students will meet with Rev. H. Kick for the regular period of l'ible study at 5 o'clock Thursday in room 203 Temple building. Interclub Council. All members of Barb clubs are invited to attend an informal dance sponsored by the Interclub council Saturday night in Gallery II. Mi. Mill hall from K to 11 ::'' o'clock. Club members, their friends ami dates may attend. Howard Wright will furnish the music. our fundamental law. And it is no defense of the diift of American policy to say that other nations treat their aliens shabbily. It is the aspiration of a truly modern civilization to treat foreigners faiilv and without discrimination." hers. The supreme court has up- i I held a statute making it unlawful for aliens to kill game, which tary seiv.ee because of their alien status has since cost them their i .ght to obtain naturalization pa- ' . . . i i operates to prevent him from own-1 The Discrimination against aliens 1 . . 1 ,, . . ' i- .t.Ar, in v r;.oi ,.f I-.,.- "' .-living ill uii- nm ill i.iw. ..i..-ii. ; . . ... i t i.a-i on ine wii-ury naL woo anie belongs to the citizen." only. A similar ruling bars aliens from It. Strain to I). Ila Spina I'i Vtldrr-s I oiii lit strong states require citizenship as a pre requisite for practice. This is ione. it is argued, because the le-! pal profession requires an appre- j ciation of and a desire to maintain I our political institutioi.j which is j more likely to be found in a citi- j zen than in an alien. Some states ! exclude all who are not citizens j or at least tW-larants from the ! medical field. No Alien Undertakers. "Florida, even requires citizen commercial fishing in the waters of that state. Aliens do have many privileges and the states have not gone as far as is constitutionally possible in placing restrictions upon their activities. The constitution does not forbid the states to bar alien? J. 5. Strain, president of the is Lonuncniai national nanK, win speak to members of Delta Sigma Pi on "Goverriiner.t Trends in Banking" this evening at 7:30. Delta Sigma Pi, the professional commerce fraternity, pledged Claude Deats of Lincoln at the last meeting. Five Awards Given to Best Student Discussions Of Spanish War. Rolling: gun caissons in war torn Spain may soon bring not only death to the citizens of that repub lic but also a measure of fame and fortune to American students, as President Donald Ogrden Stewart of the League of American Writ ers announces the opening or a $1,000 essay contest. Open to students in American and Canadian colleges and second ary schools, the competition Is to consist of an essay on "The Anti- Fascist Struggle in Spain Today in Ita Relation to the General Wel fare of the American Citizen of Tomorrow." Poems, radio and movie scripts, plays, and short stories are equally welcome, ac cording to Chairman Rolfe Humph ries of the contest committee. First prize in the contest will be $500. Other prizes will be o, $125, $75 and $50. All manuscripts must be in the hands of the com mittee not later than July 4, 1938, and the winners will be announced on or before Nov. 11, 1938. Contest Judges Well Known. Of special note are the judges of the contest. Mr. KUiot Paul, au thor of ' Life and Death of a Span ish Town." heads the group, among whom an Clifford Odcts, of "Golden Bov" and "The General Died at Dawn" fame; Robert Morss Lovett, professor emeritus of English at Chicago university and an editor of the New Repub lie; Jean Starr Untermeyer, poet; H. V. Kaltenborn, radio commen tator: Genevieve Tnggard. author of "The Life and Mind of F.mily Dickinson," and Mr. Stewart. Co-operating in the contest are the American Student union, the Friends of the Abraham Lincoln brigade, ami the league of Ameri can Writers. All inquiries about the conditions of the contest may be nddiessed cither to Kllen Kin- kead. 3.1'j t Clay St.. San Francisco, Calif., or Rolfe Humphries. League of American Writers. 3M 4th ave., New Yor k City. ASSIGNMENT COMMITTEE 1 1 New Changes in Registration Require Permission of Instructors. After 4 o'clock today, students must have the permission of in dividual instructors to drop and a-M course", according to Miss Florence MeOahey, registrar, for that is the time the assignment committee disbands. To drop and add courses, stu dents must first see their advisor, then the dean and finally the assignment committee. After to- ji CTcuiiem-a uiusu imerview ir struciors wnose classes have a limited registration. To date, only a few students, comparatively speaking, have changed their courses, and have paid the fee of $1, charged. l from owning property. The states j could give aliens the right to vote. I but at present none of them do. t-hip for osteopaths, while in New i Some states permit aliens to serve York, where the alien is per-! as jurors, and an Indiana court nutted to practice osteopathy, he j has agreed that an alien may be is required to become a citizen be- a memUr of the city council. Also fore he can enter the veterinarian's the right to sue does not depend profession. More recently state . upon citizenship. laws have been effected requiring citizenship for optometrists and pharmacists as well as for under takers." Fclln.an finds difficult to fol low the reasoning that architects, i-ngineers. embalmors, peddlers or tins drivers are likely to give bet ter service if they are citizens fYllman concludes: A great deal of this legislation has been in derogation of what we profess to be the const itutionl law of the land. Measured by the terms of the equal protection tlaiiw of the 14th amendment, it would appear that n,uh of the recent legislation. hitherto untej-ted in the courts. than if they are aliens. Minosota J might prove to he inconsistent with Hurry Hurry! V S Nn ty ' Startt SATURDAY: Th pirate iwho wved a nation! ISC n FREDRIC MARCH vCECIL B. RED SIEVERS-FRIDAY Or,e of tne few really good swing band. We know you'll vote them top. Adm. 40c. BIJUNDIL BAuGHN Tonite Ctir.uftut Ru VfvC r , Tm a f.l'A t M I'A ft !- m DeMILLE'S "THE BUCCANEER" ltilr4 wit Franciska Gaal Hh AKIM TAVIP0FF Vff.OT OHMVC WALT f R R r NSAN IAS KtllM Hurry: Kn.f Tortile.'.' I VET HIM IN PARIS" California Straight Ahead" o Hit Features motes ot PICK A STAR" tick HAl -Plus'. Tin- lr"',' n r in'"' "LET THEM LIVE" ,1.1 re"' Wild Bill Hlckok Calamity Jane Buffalo Bill Live Again la "The Plainsman" with Gary Cooper Jean Arthur Jlmmle Elllton 2 BIO HITS STARTS TODAY!! 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