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FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 1939 DAILY NEBRASKAN FIVE mis KANSAS STATE Expect 145000 at Engineers' Open House Fourteen thousand visitors are expected to attend the nineteenth annual Engineers Open House March 17 and 18 if favorable weather continues, engineers prophesied. Additional facilities are being made to handle the expected in crease in attendance this year, Publicity Chairman Jim Stockman revealed. "The reason we expect an increase is that approximately twice the number of people have been reached thru the extended publicity program," he added. The architectural department's objective in the show will be to impress on open house visitors the value of the architect to the . TT public, that department announced this week in referring to its ex hibits. To present a well rounded dis play which will be of interest to everyone is the aim of the me chanical engineering department's committee. Among the out standing attractions of their por tion of the show will be a huge cut-away model of a Diesel engine standing nearly a story high. In addition to these two dis plays there will be another Diesel type engine with automotive de sign, a perpetual motion picture machine, a model coal pulverizer, with a miniature steam boiler and many other displays of interest. Weapons of historic .battles, xweapons of foreign countries, the new semiautomatic 30 caliber rifle which has just been accepted as standard equipment in the army service, an amored car and a dis play of machine guns make up only a small portion of the mili tary exhibit. The military com mittee is also planning to have a 75 mm. gun to fire the salutes at the opening of the exposition. y Kansas State Collegian. INDIANA Rubinoff to play violin at Indiana Rubinoff and his violin will re tum to the campus Sunday, March 19, for a concert in the men's gym nasium, J. E. Patrick, director of the Indiana Union, announced last night Alm on the nroeram will be the world famous piano team, Fray and Braggiotti, wno appeared nere last spring with Rubinoff before a crowd of more than 2,000 per sons. Viodlin 207 years old. The violin played by Rubinoff Is a 207 year old Stradivarius for which he paid $100,000, and with which he has gained fame on the radio and in the concert hall. The Stradivarius differs greatly from his first violin which he learned to play in Russia it cost the equivalent of (1.75. The piano team of Fray and Braggiotti was formed in France in 1928 and was invited to join Rubinoff on his tour last year. All types of music from the classics - y to the most modern jazz are played by the team. Technique Improved. Rubinoff was- neriouHly ill last winter, but now is fully recovered, i and critic say that his technique and interpretation are better than formeily. The program has not been an nounced but will include modern music as well as classical compo sitions. Tickets for the concert will be on sale soon at the ticket office in the University bookstore, Pat rick said. General admission tick ets will sell for 50 cents and re serve seats fill be $1 and $1.50. Daily Student. The University of Minnesota has opened a "conversation labora ' tory"- in which students and fac ulty members conduct conversa tions which are recorded for later study. "Aquabats" Is the name of the honorary swimming society for women at Oregon State college. Enter your prize pictures now in the competition for the Collc ygiate Digest Salon Edition. KANSAS STATE. Legion commamalci praises O&QDTC Chadwick tells collegians to feel duty to Stephen Chadwick, national com mander of the American Legion, outlined the ideals of the legion naires in a short speech concern ing "Americanism and the Respon sibilities of Every College Man and Woman in America" at the convocation in Hoch auditorium. The legionnaire stressed a prin ciple of Thomas Jefferson that every college student should have military training commensurate with his academic education as one of his duties to the democratic nation in which he lives. ' The World war veteran said that there was not a man who served in the World war who did not re gret his lack of military training. R. O. T. C. vital to us. In answer to a reporter's ques tion, he said: "The R. O. T. C. is a vital part of the United tSates' de fense. So long as .other nations realize that American youth are prepared to defend their country said the speaker. TEXAS University to aid industry program Facilities of the University of Texas mentioned Saturday by Governor W. Lee O'Daniel in list ing agencies which might be util ized in an expanded program of industrialization for the state were offered for that purpose yes terday by Major J. R. Parten, chairman of the university's board of regents. The university has recently or ganized its several bureaus into one council, thereby co-ordinating the various activities. "The University of Texas is glad to be able to, offer to the governor, the legislature, and the people of Texas the facilities which it now has for use in developing the industrialization program as outlined by Governor O'Daniel," Major Parten sajd. "Anticipating the need of such co-ordinated activity, the four le search bureaus of the university which touch all phases of com mercial and industrial develop ment business, engineering, geol ogy, and chemistry were brought together last year to form the Texas Industrial and Commercial Research council," he stated. "This is the agency which Gov ernor O'Daniel suggests might be expanded and utilized to carry out an all-State, fact-finding, fact disseminating program for en couraging industrial development in Texas. The University Council has a substantial foundation upon which to build any enlarged activ ity which the governor and the legislature wish it to undertake." Daily Texan. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Junior college (Editorial). A professor in the midwest re cently suggested that each state organize a number of free tuition junior-colleges for the incompetent students who are matriculated or who may matriculate in four year institutions. The educator must have been carried away by premature en thusiasm, not stopping to consider several drawbacks to such a move, altho it does have merit on the face oi it. The disadvantages, how ever, outnumber any benefits which would occur from the junior college for incompetents. Psychology of the human being was not considered for one thing. Students would undoubtedly resent being told they were Incompetent and therefore were to be denied study In a college or university. If they were already matriculated In a higher institution of learning and requested to withdraw, they most likely' would drop further education rather than be subjected to the ridicule of a free junior college for incompetents. Ridicule of the students would probably be an aftermath of the organization of these junior col leges. It could not be helped. These students would be pointed the danger of invasion is at a min imum." He cautioned the Ameri can youth against becoming soft and forgetting their obligations to their country. In regard to the examination of all political doctrines in our uni versities, Chadwick said that every student should have a clear con cept and appreciation of democ racy before being exposed to for eign "isms." He expressed appre ciation of the fact that those uni versity professors enamoured of some foreign political doctrine were comparatively few. The head legionnaire bemoaned the suppression of inquiry and free speech in the fascist and commu nistic states by "blood purges." The legion does not want to abridge free speech, right of as sembly, and academic freedom so long as they are grounded on democratic principles and do not threaten American institutions, PURDUE Indiana legislature raises ' Purdue budget 12.5 percent DUKE 'Weloveacrook,' says criminologist at Duke lecture We love a crook, here in Amer ica, or else we wouldn't elect so many to office," said Dr. James 1 c tt v. . ment to his lecture "Hail Felon Well Met," in Page auditorium. Immediately he explained that he could offer no panacea to eliminate crime and then pro ceeded to divide his speech in four parts before continuing: The four parts consisted of a prologue, a picture, a partial explanation and a partial remedy. He related a tale of a French prison, where an American inmate told him that he'd gladly trade" a six year stretch in Sing-Sing for the eighteen months he was serv ing there. "Here in America," said Hepbron, "is where the title of my speech applies most directly." He then explained why this is true and offered, as a partial rem edy to the prevalence of crime, the following four things1 fairly certain apprehension, prompt trials, swift justice, and careful treatment. In regards to the great standby of criminologists that "crime does not pay," Dr. Hepbron said "No, it doesn't pay, it collects." Then he pointed out that over $15,GQ0, 000,000 yearly is lost to some 2, 000,000 criminals in the United States. Duke Chronicle. psychology out as incompetents, the same as are students in opportunity rooms for backward grade school chil dren, in reformatories, in homes for feeble-minded. Their' credits would still be subjected to severe criticism. Neither has this educator de fined the term "incompetent." He has not suggested a method by which the incompetent would be weeded out; on what basis the "f election" would b made; who would do the judging. Tests for incompetency would be no more an indication of the students' intel ligence than intelligence tests are of their Intelligence. Colleges and universities should object to such a classification, be cause it would naturally take away a portion of their incomes from tuition by reducing the ma triculation figures. Neither can a junior college, at least many of them, hope to present the tech nical or professional training a student might receive in a college, which would add up to an unjus tifiable penalization of the incom petent student. Much seema to hinge on the definition of 'incompetent" and by whom. Daily Trojan. America According to Chadwick, the American Legion believes that the hope of democracy lies not only in having an adequate defense but also in refusal to go to war in a foreign country. And these pre cautions, according to the speaker, would be of no avail un less we make democracy work in this country. Chadwlck's conception of a de mocracy was a government of men with God given rights and constitution to defend those rights. The veteran, a rabid anti-new dealer, remarked that when he saw the university he thought the Hill was another PWA project. With Commander Chadwick on the stage were Howard Tlace, c'42, Jim Richardson, commander of the local post, Ray Pierson of Burling ton, state commander of the le gion, Arch Oliver, state historian, Frank Sullivan, former state com mander. Increasing funds available for operation and maintenance of the University by 12.5 percent, the an nual budget bill passed by the clos ing session of the Indiana legisla ture Tuesday, granted Purdue $2, 150,000 a year for each of the next two years. In the budget request the University, had asked for $2, 340,000, or an increase of 20 per cent over the previous grant, to meet the 2 percent enrollment in crease of the past two years, but the request was pared down to 12.5 percent. The previous two year budget allotment amounted to 51,890,000 a year. Repeal Improvement Fund. Partially offsetting this in crease in funds, a repeal of the educational improvement fund will take away approximately $250,000 a year formerly available for con struction of new buildings. Instead of the mill tax which provided money for state educational insti tutions, specific appropriations were made this year. For the Uni versity these grants amounted to $47,500 the first year, and $95,000 the second year. Additional allotments provided You Have a Date FRIDAY from 10 to 4 Jo 5m. ihsL Satnph- Zwc e. SAUL SUMMER DRESSES Priced 7.95-10.95 The complete sample line of Summer Sassic Sue Dresses will be here Friday. Come down and see the multitude of clever dresses you'll want for April and 1 May. Choose your color the style you want and it will be made especially for you. Junior Sizes 9-11-13-15-17 Budget Dresses First Floor. INDIANA Indiana U. i i i i ansorns scnooi at Evansvillc The General Assembly passed Emergency House Bill 381 which will allow the Board of Trustees of Indiana university to assume directorship of Evansville college. That some drastic action would have to be taken if Evansville col lege were to continue long has been apparent. Floundering for years without sufficient endow ments, the college last fall reached a crisis, Civic-minded citizens re sponded with help from community . chest funds, but the burden was too heavy, and they in turn ap pealed to the state for further assistance. Finally, the Methodist Episcopal conference voted to give up its interest in the school. Serves 100 Mile Radius. A complete shutdown of the lit tle college would be a tragedy. For within a radius of 100 miles of. Evansville lives an estimated pop ulation of 600,000, whereas the nearest institution of higher learn ing outside that city is 110 miles away. Unless they could afford to go away to school, thousands of deserving students would be sty mied in an educational "blind opportunities are concerned. We understand that the south ern college soon will become an integral part of our university as an extension center, comparable to those in Indianapolis, Fort Wayne and the Calumet area. We on the campus are glad be cause absorption of Evansville college means a further expan sion of the university's realms. Ad ditional integration of educational facilities thru the state, coupled with completion of the building nroeram on t.h ramnns. will brine the university out of its growing pains and establish it among the leading educational centers of the country. Indiana Daily Student. $30,000 for building repairs and $50,000 for the teachers' retire ment fund, inaugurated two years ago. Purdue Exponent. One in every six evening college students at the University of Cin cinnati is a college graduate. St. Mary's university (San An tonio) is sponsoring student trips to the two world's fairs this cummer. LAt!HW0ri
