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fHE DAILY NERRASKAN, SUNDAY, MARCH 20, 1938.
Job-Hiinlers
At the Plate
Before lonj the crack of hats, the sizzle
of hot liners clipping the grass toward the out
fields, and the gruff, "Y'er out!" will be
heard on baseball diamonds from coast to
coast. A while or grey suited young athlete
steps into the batter's box and faces the oppos
ing pitcher. Another drags up a bat and "waits
around," standing back of the baseline, swing
ing a bat. and stamping the ground impatiently
with cleated shoes. He waits for this opportu
nity to lint, to get into Ihe ball game.
Tn this university and others from const to
coast there are hundreds of thousands of grad
uating seniors waiting around today for their
turn at the plate. They are young and impa
tient to take a swing at the offering of the
great pitcher of life. .They all expect to get
on base, but many will strike out. The possi
bility of making an "out," however, does not
deter them, for they believe they can hit the
pitching in any league. All they want is a
chance and the world owes them Ihnt but no
more.
What opportunities will be open to the
graduate of .11W8 are revealed by Maxinc Davis
in a recent issue of Survey (Graphic magazine.
Jliss Davis made a coast to coast exploration
of normal industrial opportunities recently
and found that employers are now favoring
youth for many of the important, jobs which
are available. In making a report of her tour,
Miss Davis commented, "The business world
wants youth; it is begging for youth. The
current slump bis not muted Ihe call for young
men and women, because during the depres
sion years business and industry had no new
life in their bloodstreams. Organizations were
static, while skilled and experienced workers
grew older. Today industries are out comb
ing the campuses for the sort of young people
they feel they must have as oncoming execu
tives." According to Miss Davis, scouts from the
great corporations have made their appearance
on the campuses the past year, some for the
first lime since 929, and competition for the
best men in the graduating classes has been
keen, ('hanging trends which should be re
garded by students, according to Ihe author
ess, include greater emphasis on scholastic
record and practical subject matter. Busi
nesses want the man with about a "B" aver
age, who has taken part in campus activities
but not too many of them. Students who have
supported themselves wholly or in part during
their academic years arc particularly popular.
Her survey, in general, is pretty encourag
ing 1o the students who have not yet reached
the age of It will probably be a bit heart
ening for university students who are begin
ning to look at life a litlle more soberly and a
little more from the viewpoint of a job hunter.
At least prospects for fewer strikeouts are
brighter.
W. L BADGER TO ADDRESS
CHEM ENGINEERS FRIDAY
Dow Company Representa
tive to Relate Operations
Unit History.
Walter I Badger, manager of
the consulting engineering division
of the Dow Chemistry company of
Midland, Michigan, will speak at
the meeting of the Nebraska sec
tion of the American Chemical
society Friday evening in the lec
ture room of Avery laboratory.
The program will get under way
at 7:30.
Until recently Badger was pro
fessor of chemical engineering at
the University of Michigan. He
has also been In the employ of
the Great Western Sugar Co., the
United States Bureau of Stand
ards and the Detroit Edison Co.
For several years he did consult
ing work for many industrial con
cerns and will speak Friday eve
ning on the subject "The History
of the Unit Operations."
The address will be illustrated
with slides prepared from 16th
and 17th century engineering
books. The public is invited to attend.
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S. E. Mllla, A.M. '29, Manager
Specially needed:
Odd combinations of subjects.
855-56 Stuart Bldg. Lincoln, Nebr.
Present-Day Life, Civilization,
Rest of 'the Oldest Science,'
Claims Camp in Math Lec
ture (Continued from Page 1.)
pearance of an unknown planet
before it can actually be seen.
"By the use of trigonometry, or
the study of triangles, men vete
able to cut thru the granite slabs
of the Rockies with the greatest
of precision, to complete the fa
mous Moffat tunnel," Professor
Camp stated. "It was possible for
Lindbergh to successfully make his
solo flight to Europe because of
the gyroscopic compass, an instru
ment involving a tremendous
amount of mathematics. The
steam engine involves thermody
namics, almost pure mathematics.
The dynamo is another by-product
as are the telephone and the x-ray.
"In the World war 'Big Bertha,'
the German long range gun, whose
shells came close to Paris, was lo
cated by the mathematical theory
of sound propagation. Observa
tions were made at two stations
and the source determined by
trigonometry. Perhaps the great
est marvel of science is that con
nected with the square root of
minus one. The marvel is that
the highly mathematical theory
involving this number made pos
sible the invention of wireless
telegraphy. Without this it is
probable that the radio would
never have existed. High bridges
and skyscrapers would be unsafe
except for the mathematical cat
dilations of an engineer. It is said
that the Quebec bridge disaster
whs due to a mistake in placing a
decimal point.
"Political Arithmetic.
"A1thu "political arithmetic, as
the subject was originally called,
began a long time ago when men
were counted for military duty, it
was only recently that the science
of statistics has been applied to
almost every phase of human life.
One of the problems the mathema
tician is still trying to solve is
that concerned with three bodies,
to determine their motions when
eaeh is attracted by the other two.
The astronomer, who la handi
caped because he lacks this in
formation, is waiting for the
mathematician to solve this prob
lem for him."
As one educator said, "If all
mathematical contributions were
to be suddenly withdrawn, the life
and body of industry and com
merce would collapse, the now
splendid outer tokens of nutcrin.1
civilization would quickly perish
and the face of our planet would
at once assume the aspect of a
ruined and bankrupt world."
ANNUAL AG SPRING
PARTY DISCLOSES
GODDESS FRIDAY
(Continued from Page 1.)
lor women majoring in Home Eco
nomics and with an average of at
least 80 percent. Undoubtedly this
year's presentation will be one of
the finest in years. Plans are be
ing formulated by the party pub
licity committee to broadcast the
presentation of the Goddess over
KFOR.
- This annual campus party is
sponsored by the Agriculture Ex
ecutive Board, Co-chairmen tot
Daily Nebraskan
Knurea at wond-clHM manor at rhe
pomollire in l.lrnoln. Nfhraska iinrtu act
ol conurrxa. Mnrch 3. I87H arm al ain-rlai
rale ol poniaKr provided Inr in arriinn null
art nt Ormi.tr a. (917, authorlred lanu
ary 20. 19W
the event are Ray Cruise and Lois
Giles. Marion Cushiug and Milton
Gustafson have charge of the dec
orations; Marjorie Francis and
Carl Heady, orchestra: DeLoris
Bors and Don Magrenz. tickets;
Nila Spader and Denver Gray, re
freshments, Ruth Bauder and Har
old Benn, publicity.
DR. ALEXIS TO DESCRIBE
TRIP THROUGH GERMANY
Department Chairman to Use
Simplified Vocabulary
In Talk Monday.
In a simple vocabulary, so that
all German students wiil be able
to understand, Dr. J. E. A. Alexis,
chairman of the German depart
ment, wil speak of his recent trin
through Germany at a meeting of
tne German club tomorrow evening
at 8 o'clock in the Temple theater.
Returning last September. Dr.
Alexis, accompanied by his family
traveled in nearly every part of
Germany, gathering data on both
professional and personal matters
or interest.
German songs by individual stu
dents and group singing will com
prise me remainder ot tne pro
gram.
More Pennies From Heaven
Fall During June Than
April, Reports Dr. Eengston
in Weather Survey
(Continued from Page l.
iigures usea in mis report are
averages for the state as a whole.
.tan.
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Man'h
April
May
June
111.13
li:i7
1.7J
2.J
1 7
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lil
I'riorlo .m:i3i Trior to
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... .fi. .f(J Julv .,..3. .14
... .72 .'.. Aug J.y
. 1 10 1 ll'Hii.t, ... .2.14
... S.4. 1 Ml (let l.tMl
,...3..Vl 3.21 N..v 79
....S.7K 2 Kl lire ;o
The table indicates that March
was the only month which has
shown a gain in the past five
years over the average rainfall of
the longer normal period, and then
a gain of only .01 of an inch.
July showed the greatest moisture
deficit during the five-year drouth
period, with a loss of 1.51 inches.
Heat, Moisture Correlated.
A rather close correlation be
tween temperature and precipita
tion is demonstrated by the table.
The months during the five-year
period from 1933 to 1937 which
showed the greatest decrease in
moisture also showed the highest
temperatures.
Dr. Bengtson believes that the
prospects for good farming
weather in the future are brighter
now, if the present trend con
tinues. For the past five years, he
pointed out, the average tempera
ture of the state has been declin
ing.
CHIPS
(Continued from Page 1.)
storm which is now coming on.
There is no longer any room for
hope. If we wish to be free
if we wish to preserve inviolate
those inestimable privileges for
which we have been so long con
tending ... an appeal to arms and
to the God of Hosts, is all that !s
loft us!
"They tell us, sirs, that we are
weak, unable to cope with so for
midable an adversary. But when
shall we be stronger? Will it be
the next week, or the next year?
Will it be when we are totally dis
armed, and when a British (Ger
man, Polish) guard shall be sta
tioned in every house? Shall we
gather strength by irresolution and
inaction ? Shall we acquire the
means of effectual resistance by
lying supinely on our barks, and
hugging the delusive phantom of
Hope until our enemies shall have
hound us hand and foot? There is
no retreat, but in submission and
slavery. . .
The Defense Rests. -"Gentlemen
may cry, peace,
peace, but there is no peace.
The war is actually begun... Is
life so dear, or peace so sweet,
at to be purchased at the price
of chains and slavery? Forbid
it. Almighty God! I know not
what course others may take;
but as for me, give me liberty
or give me death."
That 18th century speech
could apply, practically verbat
im, to tne present difficulty in
Czechoslovakia and Lithuania.
And with little rearranging,
could apply .'o the English wften
they backed down before dicta
torial demands. And also, with
very little rearranging, to he
United States. All right, go
ahead and disagree. It's your
privilege and where is the au
thority that can decide who Is
right?
We Can Always Find a Counter
Authority.
Anyway, Patrick Henry's
speech demonstrates the univer
sality and time disregarding ele
ment in freedom's cry.
SYMPOSIUM TO DISCUSS
PRESENT ART GALLERY
TODAY IN MORRILL HALL
(Continued from Page 1.)
west shown a number of slides
on his work last week.
Mrs. Raymond Bauer of the Art
association was hostess Saturday
at the exhibit The Chita by Rob
ert Brackman seemed to be one
of the favorites according to the
hostess.
Next Sunday will be the last day
for the exhibit. Admission to it is
25 cents to all persons except uni
versity students who may use their
identification card as admission.
Dr. Rufus Lyman, dean of the
college of pharmacy, will discuss
the alcoholic problem at a tem
perance meeting at the Roca
Methodist church Sunday morning.
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