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1938-39
1938-39
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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ..HOWARD KAPLAN
BUSINESS MANAGER RICHARD M'GINNIS
EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT
Managing Editors . Merrill Englund,
Harold Niemann.
News Editors . . .June Bierbower, Richard DeBrown,
Norman Harris, Ellsworth Steele. Fern Steute.
vllle, Ed Wittenberg.
Society Editor ..Margaret Krause
Reporters . .Marian Bremers, Stanley Breuer, Jean
Carnanan, Lucille Cox, Cay Deurmeycr, Jim
DeWolfe, Janice Felthauser, Gene Garrett, Pat
Green, Francis Keefer, Evelyn Leavitt, Morton
Margolin. Clark O'Hanlon, Chris Peterson. Paul
Svoboda, Lucille Thomas. David Thompson, Otto
Woemer, Ava Wharton.
BUSINESS DEPARTMENT
Assistant Business Managers .Arthur Hill. Robert
Seidel. Helen Severa.
Solicitors .. ..Ed Segrist, Phil Simpson. Burton Thiel
Circulation Manager Stanley Michael
GOODNESS STILL LIVES j;
That generous love and kindness can (Still
exist in this grasping crime and war crazed
world was proved yesterday.
There do exist people who are willing to
offer more than simple advice to the man',' in
telligent young who honestly desire to gain
for themselves the advantages of a university
education. The Student Council and the Mortar
Board have established a student loan fund,
the Mortar Board has alreadv donated $100.
Despite the fact that well over half the
undergraduate population earns much of its
livelihood, there is little realization of the actual
need for such a small size and short term loan
medium.. The university already has money
available for students with collateral and for
those with long term demands. But it is the
student without backing, who needs but a few
dollars and needs them badly, who will derive
untold benefit from this unselfish endeavor.
The final test now lies with the campus
organizations and with the administration.
Only if enough groups can become imbued
with this open-handed spirit, and only if the
faculty controllers can free their actions from
the habitual red tape, can the purpose of this
fund be attained. The road is open. Students,
the first move is'yours.
THE LEGAL MONOPOLY
Strange are the workings of the human
mind. But even stranger than ordinary seem
the working of those minds carried by ad
ministrators of musician's unions.
It is not within the realm of the DAILY
NE BRAS KAN columns to expound at length
the pros and cons of the century old union
conflicts. But it is within 'the duties of the
XKBKASKAN to point out the utter disregard
for decency to which the local union adheres
as a policy.
The simple right or wrong of the union's
assumptions of a dictatorial role because of a
monopolistic club to hold over dance hall op
erator's heads, is not of importance here. But
that the union forbids a small groun of stu
dents to play for non profit-making dances in
their own university, is of importance, '
Oont Biued efforts of directors of the Stu
dent Union to gain permission for a student
orchestra to play at the weekly matinee
dances, have met with definite refusals. To
hire a non-union band for these parties would
not mean the loss of business for some member
group, as heretofore the piusic has been fur
nished by phonograph. However, the musicians
even construe this, by some quirk of the im
agination, to act to their loss, inasmuch as the
recordings arc made by union orchestras.
No doubt this helps explain the myriads
of labor difficulties.
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apart from regular uni
versity life?
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Behind world events
Bcv Finkle
WHAT WILL THE GOOD DOCTOR
PRESCRIBE FOR HIMSELF?
Recsntly all the power and might that is Scotland Yard has been
-galled forth in an attempt to surpress the bombings, riots, and generai
disorders which are now laid at the door of the "Irish nationalisl
army". This so-called "army", outlawed by President Eamon de Valera.
is seeking the attachment, bywhatever means may lie handy to the
group, of Protestant northern Ireland (Ulster) with the Catholic
southern part (Eire).
News reports of the current throubles are reminiscent of the re
bellions which led to the formation and establishment of the Irish Free
S'.ate. Again, England finds itself in domestic "hot water" while
attempting to apply salve to the festered sores of international con
troversy. The question now quite commonly asked Is "Can the doctor
prescribe for h:s own ailments?"
Saturday saw 10,000 guards, police, and detectives on emergency
duty in the London area alone, and some people now wonder if Mr.
Chamberlain's "peace at any price" policy, if applied internally as
we l as externally, will not mean tearing out the arm of the pro
Anglloan portions of Ireland and their severance from the British
Do'iin ons beyond the seas.
WHAT THE KING THINKS OF THE KING
King Anthony I, cla ming to be a direct lineal descendant from tlu
Ti'dor s rain of Henry VIII and Anne Bo!eyn, is said to be planning
a Ca adian tiip in the early spring to offset the effects of the trit
scheduled by his rival. "Yrat usurper. George VI".
The Tudor pretender to the English throne has been but recently
shorn of his lcal status fcuth as an English "boLby" and as a husband.
Cttcrrn school
plans crt lessors
Miss Fad';rrer to talk
to organisation tonight
Miss Katherine Faulkner of fine
nrla department will be the guest
speaker for Charm school Tuesday,
Feb. 7. Miss Faulkner's subject
will be on art.
At the present time Miss Faulk
ner is painting a mural to be
placed In the new Valentine, Neb
postofice. Her scene for the pic
ture is that of a small town depot.
The meeting will be held at 7
o'clock on Tuesday, In Ellen Smith
hall.
Elliott
(Continued from Page 1.)
In the. rising generation. "Dad" felt
that the United States la facing
a disintegration of democracy
which has its basis in the Chris
tlan religion. He pointed out the
nhundance of technically trained
people, but bewailed the lack of
hmipst trained people.
The youth leader pointed out
that religious education miu;i do
separate from the schools in the
United States and that if the
churches are to develop a truer
Christianity in the educational
field they may have to follow the
lead of the Catholics and set up
a separate system of schools, but
this would entail double taxation.
"We would make great progress
if we could get some religion into
our Sunday schools, stated Elliot.
"We teach projects, not religion.
Y Cabinet
(Continued from Page 1.)
Pestal, Jane Shaw, Selma Hill,
Mariraret Krause, Mary Ellen Os
borne. Helen Kovanda, Marian
Stone, and Mary Bullock.
During the ceremony the newly
elected officers and cabinet will be
dressed in white robes. Each girl
installed will receive a white rose
during the cermony. The meeting
will close with the singing Oi
"Follow the Gleam." All women
students have been urged to at
tend the service.
TO THE EDITOR:
It is true that a majority of stu
dents attending the University of
Nebraska support themselves
wholly or partially by working
during the school day or after
school hours. As one of this com
paratively vast army of financial
cripples I should like to know why
the administration does not allow
some oflhese students to earn
their much needed "bread and but
ter." Why does the university refuse
to allow non-union orchestras com
posed of students to play in the
Union building? Is it not true that
the Union is supported wholly by
students? Then why must orches-
ras which have no connection
with the university be given pref
erence over an orchestra whose
members are composed of students
of this university?
If the university has signed an
agreement with the Musicians
Union then they are operating
what any economics professor
would call a "closed shop."
Why not give these nonunion or
hestras a chance to prove that
the music they play is just as
dancenble If not more than some
of the so-called union "orchestras"
in this town.
Just a Poor Little Non-Union
Musclan.
Our question today deals with a topic which has been
hashed over in many a "bull session." The pros and eons of
the subject are many and varied but wc hope that by the
following interviews wc can at least present the general trend
of thought and feeling toward this so-called problem
Our situation here at Nebraska
is unique in the fact that the ag
campus is so much a part of the
university and yet it is so far apart
in its work, activities and location.
Whether the activity program at
the ag college is one which satis
fies its students is a debatable
question. However, it is to be real
ized that a student who is espe
cially interested in agriculture and
its related subjects can find varied
and unusual actitvies on the ag
campus which are connected with
his subject. And yet, we must con
sider the other activities for which
he pays and may not be able to
take part in. such as those offered
by the Student Union.
MARY BATES. ..SOPHOMORE,
HOME ECONOMICS.
"I have attended school at both
the ag campus and the city cam
pus and I believe that students at
ag have as much chance to parti
cipate in city campus activities as
any other student. If they live at
the ag college. I do believe that
they are apart to a certain ex
tent. Even so. they have their own
activities and interests at the ag
colletre. I believe that the indi
vidual can make the situation be
what he wants it to be."
DAVID THOMPSON ... SOPH O
MORE, ARTS AND SCIENCE.
"The whole situation depends
upon the students themselves. If
tiiey want to participate in city
campus activities I don't see why
they can't. It seems that those
in the past who have wanted to
have managed to get along all
right. I'd say that the whole deci
sion rests with the ag students
themselves."
DUANE AXEN . . . FRESHMEN,
TEACHERS.
"I think that the ag college stu
dents are at a tremendous disad
vtntage as far as city campus ac
tivities are concerned because they
are so far out. There are a lot of
them would like to participate in
the Union and such activities but
just find it impossible. In fact.
I believe that when the Union was
built, they just forgot about the
ag college student. I think that
since the city campus students
have been well provided for In the
way of activities with such things
as the Student Union, that the uni
versity should divert its attention
Pi Lamba Theta hears
Dr. Scott talk on Mexico
Dr. and Mrs. C. W. Scott will
give an illustrated lecture on their
eccnt trip to Mexico before Pi
Lambda Theta teachers college
honorary, this evening. The meet
Inc. the first of the isemcster, will
be in room 108 of Tencheis college
and will begin ut 7 o'clock.
Curve
(Continued from Page 1.)
Marguerite Mcl'hee, instructors o
advanced classes disregard any
sort of distribution scale, make
grading a purely individual mat
ter.
Law school expels ten percent.
The law school follows a prac
tice of eliminating approximately
the bottom ten percent of the first
year enrollment. The overcrowded
condition of the profession makes
it unlikely that more than half of
those who are admitted to the bar
ever succeed. This Is a modest
echo of the policy of the Harvard
law school, which lops off the
lower 40 percent of Us enrollment
Under the law school practice
the point for the passing mark, ac
cording to Professor Lawrence
Void, is established on a compara
tive basis, the standard being the
achievement of the class as a
to those students on the ag
campus."
WILLIAM HARRISON. ...JUN
IOR, ARTS AND SCIENCE.
"I believe that during the eve
ning, the ag student has just as
much chance to participate In
downtown activities as the city
student. However, the fact that
during the clay, they lose out, can
not be denied. Perhaps if the uni
versity would convert the now
rather dead Ag College Activities
building, into a place of recreation
for students during the day, they
would enjoy their campus life
much more. Under the present
conditions, they are really handi
capped." KAY M'KAY SOPHOMORE,
ARCHITECTURE.
"They are apart from the city
campus to a large extent. I don't
think that they enjoy campus or
college life as the students on the
city campus do. From my own ex
perience, a lot of city campus stu
dents participate in the activities
of the ag campus such as their
dances, but few ag students par
ticipate in city campus activities.
One thing is very apparent; they
certainly miss a lot by being away
from the Union. But I believe that
it is the ag student's own problem
and that he must find his own
remedy for it."
ROBERT SMITH. . .FRESHMAN,
ARTS AND SCIENCE.
"It seems to me that they have
their own activities and we have
ours. There is no inter-participation.
Ag students are so far away
that even tho they can, they don't
participate in such things as the
Student Union I believe that the
proposed free bus line between the
ag campus and the city campus
would help to remedy this situa
tion. In a way. it isn't a square
deal, for they pay the Union foe as
we do and get little or nothing out
of it."
EDWARD DOMALAKES...
FRESHMAN, ArtTS-SCI ENCE.
"They are out of the way. It is
difficult for them to participate
in city campus activities but I do
believe that the Ag College Activi
ties building could be converted in
to a place similar to our Union.
That is about the only solution to
the problem that I could give."
whole. Each law class sets its own
average.
As a matter of psychological ex
periment, the department of psy
chology gives its classes obpective
tests of the true-false and multiple-choice
kind, and from the re
sults erect a scale to show whether
or not the classes fit a normal
distribution curve.
Psychology department sets stand
According to Fresman Advisor
W. S. Gregory, the final graded
given do not loliow sucn a curve
except by chance, since the grade
of every psychology student u
computed from a departmental av
erage based not upon individual
classes but upon a standard con
sidered average by authorities on
the subject.
Most departments declare sim
ilar "liberal" policies. Isolated in
structors in various departments
who make use of the cure justify
the practice by the size of their
classes and the professional char
acter of the work.
No cognizance of the grading
problem has been taken by the
university since 1926, when a spe
cial committee, in the interest of
uniformity In grading on the part
of departments and colleges, made
a survey of grading systems In
effect on the campus. The com
mittee, headed by Prof. A. L.
Candy, found a profusion, and con
fusion, of systems of great variey
in operation.
Report shows unfairness.
The committee's report, contain
ing recommendations, as well as
demonstrations of the unfairness
present in the variability in the
marking systems at that time, wns
accepted and approved by the uni
versity senate. Annually, from that
time until funds were withdrawn
two years ago, a detailed state
ment of grades given in every de
partment in the university wns
published in mimeographed form
for the benefit of faculty mem
bers.
According to Dean Oldfather's
office, the newly set up Committee
on Instructional Policy and Prac
tices includes a sub-committee, of
which the personnel Is not yet well
organized enough to be announced,
which will Investigate the grading
systems now in operation at Ne
braska and will make recommen
dations to the university senate
for their improvement.
The University of Dayton stu
dent newspaper has been given
a two foot bnbv alligator as a
mascot for its staff.
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50 years
we have been serv
ing N. U. students
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