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. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1939 AGRICULTURE DAILY NEBRASKAN THREE Legislator recommends consolidation Dr. A. Miller favors principle of election (Continued from Page 1.) political. Miller feels that the elec tion of members to this board would make it free from politics and at the same time would give all parts of Nebraska equal rep resentation. "The purpose of one State Board of Higher Kducatlon is to develop a sound program for higher edu cation in Nebraska. Apparently there is considerable overlapping and duplication in what the normal schools are trying to do. The nor mal schools were founded for the purpose of giving training to teachers, but the tendency at the present time is for these schools V"to assume the duties of teaching university subjects. Nebraska can not afford to support five universi ties. I believe aLso, that the Uni- versity of Nebraska should elimi nate the work which it does that could be done by normal training schools," Miller said. Miller feels that it is quite pos sible that a single board would eliminate the rivalry that now ex ists between the normal schools and the university; eliminate ana prevent waste of money; raise and improve the standards of educa tion. The normal schools of the state are afraid that they will be re duced to a jun ior college stat us. They appar ently feel that their schools would be the ones to suffer under the sin gle board. The experiences of the states who have tried the one board idea have proven the o pposite. The university has been the ir. a. i.. miut. one which has been hurt and the normal schools have gained by such a consolida tion. One of the major objections to such a plan might be that a single board may jeopardiae the status of $.-)90,000 worth of bonds now held by the state to construct dor mitories in the four state Teach ers' colleges. Millers' answer to this is that the Normal schools would continue and their enroll ment would probably increase. If such is the case, the bonds should have every attention a at the present. "Another objection," Miller said, "might be that the present boards receive no salary and if the work were thrown onto one -board it might mean that it would be necessary to pay considerable sal aries to attract good men as mem bers of such a board." "My only interest in this matter is that of carefully considering the merits, if any, to such a proposal and when the hearing is held it must be determined that such a consolidation would react favor- ainy on the educational system and the taxpayers of the state. otherwise I would not care to prosecute further such a proposed consolidation," Miller concluded. Meanwhile, Chairman Schultz's only comment was: Theoreti cally, the proposed measure is a step in the right direction. Prac tically, it is doubtful. "This bill provides for the elec tion of a six man board from six districts in the state. If that is done, there Ls a great possibility of log rolling between some of the educational institutions to receive more than others. If the board is iippointed by the governor, you will agnin have the same situation "If the human element could be eliminated from politics, it would be a most desirable setup. I wish to go into details of this measure before giving a definite statement as to my position. I wish to re ceive information from other states where one board is now in operation." Girls rifle club sets practice schedule Practice hours have been ar ranged for the gills' rifle club and each memlwr should have at least two practices a week. When de termining the participants for the meets the scores of these practices will be considered. Practice hours are Tuesday and Thursday at 5, Wednesday from 4 to 5, and Pat urilay at It. AX JJ .ASS Mild winter brings light theft season, reports Regler Nebraskans don't steal unless they're driven to it, if statistics tell the truth. Coupling weather statistics with those from Sergeant Regler's office, one might con clude that he needn't worry as much about his overcoat being stolen in warm weather. Virtually no loss from thefts of wearing apparel has been reported to Sergeant Regler during Ne braska s mildest winter in many years. During past years, at the advent of zero weather (of which we have, as yet, had none this season) Sergeant Regler has been made to feel like a check stand on bank night with the calls for missing coats and jackets. Despite the fact that it has been such a poor season, Regler warns those who lose property by theft to report their loss early. "Much loss in the way of wearing apparel as well as books and other prop erty could probably be avoided if a description of the property were phoned in to my iffice as soon as it is missed," Regler stated. Elliot lectures open tonight Noted religious worker to visit NU for week A. J. "Dad" Elliott, genial vet eran of religious work with uni versity students, will open a week's visit on the Nebraska campus with a convocation tonight at 8 o'clock in Parlors XYZ of the Union. Nationally famous, "Dad" has recently returned from a world tour of studying the countries in which there is tension between the church and state, has solicited the international student point of view on religious matters. A service particularly for Ag college students will be conducted by "Dad" this afternoon at 5 o'clock at Epworth Methodist church, and he will be presented at a special Ag convocation at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning. Monday thru Friday, "Dad" will meet with students for a discus sion seminar in Room 315 of the Union at 4 o'clock, carrying on the discussion begun at Sunday's con vocation. Teachers puzzle over differences Student ability varies average adult to genius AUSTIN, Tex. (I.P.). Individual differences in students frustrate the teacher, the Texas commis sion on co-ordination in education has discovered. By the time students reach col lege, they will range in ability from the ninth grader to college senior and in scholastic aptitude from "average adult" to "genius," the report reveals. The problem facing educators today is to reconcile these facta with educational procedure, Dr. H. T. Manuel, director of research for the commission, points out. Dr. Manuel urges teachers to re vise their teaching methods on an "individuali2ed philosophy," so that the slow student would not be given the same instruction as the more adept "This most urgent problem of finding how to educate the masses and yet treat each student as an individual is the problem of every teacher, administrator and student of education, he says. Among his suggested remedies are: "Learning" the students be fore teaching them, furnishing vo cational guidance, giving remedial work to students having special difficulties, using tutorial methods and special conferences to supple ment ordinary work. Gerald Gillan to read . paper to engineers A paper read by Gerald Gillan, engineering senior, will be the fea ture of the next meeting of the student branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers. The meeting will be held Tuesday eve ning at 7:30 in room 315 of the union. We Buy Books Whether Used Here Again or Not! LONGS Government opens exams to scientists Agriculture department to fill 21 research posts thru Civil service University students seeking a lifetime career in the field of science will soon have an oppor tunity to compete for several po sitions with the world's largest research institution the U. S. de partment of agriculture. Senior students graduating this spring may take civil service ex aminations for 21 of these junior professional positions with a starting salary of $2,000 a year. Application blanks may be ob tained at the nearest post office named in the examination an nouncement, or from the civil serv ice commission, Washington, D. C. Ask for Announcement 18 and Application 8. Applications must be on file with the commission's office in Washington by Feb. 27 from states east of Colorado, and March 2 from all other states. Applicants qualifying for entrance will be notified of the examination place and date. Regional laboratories. Value of basic research is rap idly gaining public esteem. As a direct result of this popular ap peal, the department this year is establishing four regional labora tories. Each will employ a re search staff of about 200 techni cians. The department, as a whole employs a technical staff of about 10,000 persons. As reflected in the careers of scientists in the employ of the department for several years, young persons accepted for posi tions this year will have oppor tunity for advancement, both pro fessionally and financially. There is a graduate school in the department, with an enrolment of 1,600, offering graduate work accepted for advanced degrees by all major universities. In Wash ington and vicinity are four uni versities offering advanced de grees. Their courses are ar ranged at hours convenient for federal workers. Salaries from $2,000 to $6,500. Salaries of technical workers range from the $2,000 a year en trance figure to $6,500 a year. Civil service status assures per manency for able workers, and provides a liberal retirement plan that insures a comfortable living in old age. Many scientists who have reached the retirement age in recent years have spent from 35 to 50 years in the department. Ohio survey lists 'mortality' causes Classroom failures, no money most common CINCINNATI, O. (I. P.) Failure in classroom studies and financial difficulties are the two principal reasons for students dropping out of Ohio colleges before the com pletion of their four year pro grams, a study reported at the University of Cincinnati reveals. The two year cooperative survey reveals that five other factors which contribute to college attend ance "mortality" among Ohio stu dents are these in the approximate order of their decreasing fre quency: Lr.ck of interest in continuing their college work, illness, discip linary action on the part of th colleges, a need for the students' presence at home, and death in the students' families. The University of Pittsburgh Men's Council has established a Tuxedo Exchange agency for formal-less students who wish to go to formal dances. Students will provide the tuxes to be rented. Close to Uni. 138 No. 12 LEULLA WILLIAMS Select Studio PRIVATE LESSONS BY APPOINTMENT Classes Monday nnd Saturday 8:00 to 10:00 BALL ROOM & TAP Studio B4252 Re,. B4258 Nebraska farm youth rebuild old fashioned entertainment University extension division helps revamp 'old time literary circle' as core of rural 'fun' program "The old lime literary circle" has been streamlined and brought up to date by several hundred youup Nebraska farm men and women who believe in formulating their own enter tainment of a wholesome nature. As a part of the Rural Ne braska Youth, organized quietly and sponsored by the Univer sity of Nebraska ag college extension service for young men and women in rural communities above 4-TI club age, this or ganization is growing slowly and soundly in 18 outstate counties. It is under the general direction of county agricultural and home dem onstration agents. Home Cooked Refreshments. From 25 to 80 persons turn out for what may be a social hour or a serious discussion. Even the re freshments consist of home cooked food brought to the gathering places. Newton W. Gaines, extension comnfunity organizaMon specialist University press prints music book School problem volume also published by NU Two new books for the exten sion division are now on the uni versity presses. They are "Music in the Small Schools," by Miss Hazel Kinscella, and "Sip-lemen-tary Standards for the Twelve Grade School Buildings," by Dr. K. O. Broady of the department of school administration at the uni versity and Merle Stoneman. These books will be the third and fourth of a series dealing with the problems of small schools be ing published by the extension division. WAA sponsors bowling party Miss Bowen directs coed sports event Women's Athletic association sponsored the second bowling sports party Saturday from 1 to 3 o'clock. Twelve alleys were opened to the university women for the first hour and six for the second. Pauline Bowen, of the W. A. A. Council, had charge of the party which was well attended by the coeds. This is the second bowling party to be held this year. Hoffman Cancelled Ex-Govemor Hoffman of New Jersey, sched uled to speak at the Union today, will not make his appearance. HOTEL LINCOLN -the finest ballroom ij and banquet facilities E. L. WILBUR, Mgr. Carolyn Shurtleff, Soc. Director. j - mm no, .t iiM sm ( I.. f at the ag college, is directly in charge of the project for the state. Out in the state the extension workers started the organizations. Now they are practically "on their own" with a little guidance. The Rural Youth club members, tho, put on their own programs, hold regular business meetings and pre side over their gathers. Rural school teachers, librarians in towns and cities, University of Nebraska graduates now farming, and others are among the mem bers. A filling station attendant about Gosper county can tell you all about it while an editor in an other town leads the group. Play Old Time Group Games. Dancing, wink-em-blink-em, and similar games planned by a com mittee in charge are played. Newer games developed by the extension service are put into operation at these meetings. The Perkins county group plans a home talent play with members as characters. The old time box social has been revived to some extent by the Box Butte group to raise funds to carry on activities. Among the counties helping to bring back the "old time literary circle" are Box Butte, Buffalo, Custer, Dawson, Deuel, Dodge, Douglas, Dundy, Frontier, Furnas, Gosper, Kimball, Lincoln, Nance, Perkins, Red Willow, Sarpy and Washington. I Jr 1 5 3 FEBRUARY SALE" MIlS snusrjGS UP TO 50 NOW IS YOUR TIME TO BUY! The price of all fur coats, Heart o' the Pelt'included, is reduced. 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