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LINCOLN. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1939
Boucher
addresses
Denver meet
Declares educators
should welcome public
interest in problems
DENVER, Colo. Declaring that
educators should welcome the new
interest of the public in current
school problems, Chancellor C. S.
Boucher, of the University of Ne
braska, in an address here Tues
day before the biennial convention
of the American Association of
University Women, said that only
thru greater interest and co-operation
on the part of the taxpayer
can school administrators secure
a significant improvement of the
present system.
Lauds association.
Chancellor Boucher lauded the
association for its active participa
tion in the civic and educational
life of the country, stating that
"no other organization has greater
possibilities for leadership in the
education of the public for the
needed adjustment of our educa
tional program to the reality of
conditions which now confront us.
"The people of the United States
are noted for the facility with
which they have organized volun
tary extra-legal associations, for
mal and informal, incorporated
and non-incorporated, for the
sponsorship and promotion of the
greatest variety of purposes and
objectives on behalf of the general
welfare," he said.v"In the field of
education the number is legion. In
this galaxy there is no brighter
star than the Ameiican Associa
tion of University Women. The de
velopment and growth ef this asso
ciation during the last decade to a
position of important leadership on
a national and international scale
has been truly marvelous."
"Responsibility lies with public."
Speaking on the subject, "The
Adjustment of Education to Real
ity," Chancellor Boucher eleclarcd.
"Tho it cannot be shown that too
much money has been spent on ed
ucation, it can readily le ikmon
strated that too much hits been
spent unwisely. The major respon-
nihility lies with the public who in
sisted that the highest levels of
(Sec BOUCHER on Pr.ce 2.)
Pseudokillina
tests officers
Faculty lounge scene
of mock murder case
A pseudo murder case was
staged in the faculty lounge of
the Student Union to test Nebras
ka peace officers who attended
the university's short course for
them the last week. The officers
were required to recover evidence
in the case, under direction of Spe
cial Agent L, V. Boardman of Kan
sas City. While officers were
hearing a talk by Lewis E. Harris,
Lincoln chemist, Boardman and
his assistants prepared the mur
der scene.
All types of evidence, much of
it irrelevant to tne case, was
placed in the various parts of the
room, behind curtains, under
chairs, along the linings of hats,
beneath the rug and in the furni
ture.
Boardman offered himself as a
variety of witnesses, allowing offi
cers to question him on any sub
ject that would help In the solu
tion of the problem. Whenever the
class committed an error in its di
rection of the search or in the psy
chology of its questioning, the F.
B. I. representative would stop the
proceedings and point out the de
fects in the manner of conduct
ing the investigation.
Before the murderer was identi
fied, practically every man had
opportunity to participate in tne
hunt.
Dr. J. M. Reinhardt of the de
part of sociology was in charge of
the short course, which was at
tended by 135 peace officers of
Nebraska and several --towns in
Kansas. Approximately 35 towns
were represented.
1 129 register for work
in K.U. summer school;
260 courses offered
LAWRENCE, Kas., June 20
Enrollment at the 37th annual
summer session at the University
of Kansas has reached 1129 stu
ilents 52 more than last year and
an all time record for the eight
week session. Late enrollees will
probably raise this figure even
higher.
Class work started in 30 depart
mcnts which offer a total of 2G0
courses for the summer session
In addition to these regular course
offerincs. the School of Fine Art
offers 50 different courses in pri
vate lesson work. Graduate work
is offered in 23 departments.
'Yes, we ain't got
no squirrelery no
more'Dr. Wade
That mysterious screen cage
south of Bcssey nail, which has
aroused the curiosity of many a
student for more than a decade,
was removed last week.
Constructed in the spring of
1926, the "squirrelery," as it was
known to zoologists, served as Dr.
Otis Wade's outdoor laboratory for
the study of hibernation habits of
ground squirrels. The cage was
somewhat of a mystery because
seldom, if ever, was there any no
ticeable activity associated with it.
Yet the enclosure was studied
periodically each of the 13 years,
and data carefully recorded as to
ground temperature, time of the
animals' hibernation and frequency
of their emergence during the win
ter months.
Believing that he now has suf
ficient data to prove his point that
ground squ'rrels emerge, not be
cause the ground warms up, but
because the soil becomes loose al
lowing them to dig their way out,
Dr. Wade ordered the cage to be
dismantled.
Elwood W. Camp wins
social work school
Bivin foundation prize
Flwood W. Camp, Lincoln, pv.d-
natc .student in the Si hool ef So
cial Work of the university, has
been awarded the $25 Gef'ige Bi
vin Foundation pi ire. Mr. Camp
was awarded the piize for his pa
per on "Sonic Aspects of the Rela
tionship of Emotional Instability
in the Child to Dclinqiirm y in tho
Adolescent, with concluding Sug
gestions for parents."
tion that the annual prize be eiis-1 character of Quebec
continued with tins years awarei,
t' which the committee-, htai:d
by Dr. D. A. Worcester, had as
sented. Funds from the foundation,
however will continue to be h ail
able for rescaich in the field of
menial hygiene.
Young citizens
to compete again
Miller tells
ibrary aims
Librarian addresses
educators conference
Union plans
"men's steak
fry July 18
NU extension division
to help conduct contest
The university Extension Divi
sion will again co-operate with the
American Legion and the Omaha
World Herald in conducting
young citizens contest in the state
this fall.
The contest will consist of three
eliminations, county, district, and
final. The county contest will be
held at the county seats Oct. 14.
Two boys and two girls in each
county will be reported as winners
for competition In district con
tests, which will consist of a re
classification at the university of
the papers of the county winners.
At this time two boys and two
girls will be chosen to represent
each of the 13 districts in the
state.
Winners of the district contest
will appear in Omaha during the
week of Oct. 30 for a final con
test. In the Omaha contest, five
boys and five girls will be selected
by a new scriss of tests to receive
medals as outstanding young citi
zens of Nebraska. Exact date of
the final contest will be announced
later.
"Service Is what we expect and
want from the library, but it
should be tfrmed educational and
not just library service," Dr. Rob
ert A. Miller, director of Univer
sity of Nebraska libraries, told
educators and students attending
the educational conferences last
Saturday in the Student Union.
Discussing the subject, "How
the School Administrator Can Con
tribute to the Building of Better
benool Libraries, Dr. Miller said,
"there Is a tendency on the part
of all librarians to think of the
library as the end and not the
means of education. Nothing could
be more inappropriate In our
schools than such a conception
For this reason I have suggested
a librarian who is longer on edu
cational experience than oa library
training."
Refers to small community.
In a small community the ad
vantages of a semipublic library
should not be overlooked, he
pointed out, referring to the es
tablishment of a school library
which would be open on a limited
basis to the general public.
ouch a service provides an
added convenience to the com
munity and is a decided asset
in a community relations pro
gram. From a logical point of
view, a semipublic library Is ap
propriatcly placed in the school
system, since it is primarily an
educational institution, a part of
the adult education program, and
hence, is quite within the province
of the school system.
Roberts Doiry renews
bacterioogy fellowship
worth $1,000 a year
Success of a three year fellow
ship in bacteriology, granted by
the Roberta Dairy of Omaha to
the university college of medicine,
has moved the donors to renew the
fellowship for another three years.
Announcement of the grant, which
is $1,000 each year, was made Sat
urday by Chancellor C. S. Boucher
and Dr. C. W. M. Poynter, dean
of the College of Medicine.
Appreciating the co-operation
of the Roberts Dairy, dean Poyn
ter transmitted notice of the grant
to the chancellor with the state
ment, "The fellowship has not only
been very helpful to the bacteri
ology department but the research
it financed has materially aided
improvement of the milk supply
of the state.
Games, 'speeches food
scheduled; tickets to
sell at 50 cents each
In an attempt to stave off tho
monotony that is always present
during the summer school ses
sions, Union officials have ar
ranged an interesting list of ac
tivities which, according to Mrs.
Yinger, social director, are de
signed to meet the approval of all
students affected by the heat
waves.
The appetizing smell of grilled
steak will pervade the Pioneer
picnic grounds July 18 when th;
Union sponsored all-men's steak
fry will be held. The outing will
be comprised of a full afternoon
of games followed by the dinner.
The evening program is to be
given over to addresses both hu
morous and otherwise by well
known and well-liked personal
ities on the campus.
Tickets for the affair are fifty
cents each and may be purchased
at the Union office in the near
future.
Ping pong meet progress
Second rounds of the ping pong
tournament must be played by 12
o'clock noon Friday. All con
testants who do not play their
matches by the deadline Friday
will be automatically disqualified.
If for some plausible reason con
testants are not able to play their
match in the time required they
should see Mrs. Yingor and havo
some other arrangements made,
i Badminton equipment is now
available in the Union check
stand and may be checked out for
use in the coliseum. There is no
charge connected with the use of
the sets, but those desiring to
play must present the identifica
tion cards. No students except
those enrolled in the summer ses
sions will be alleiwed use of tli-
badminton equipment.
Next Wednesday, a full length
British movie will be shown in
the Union. Admission will be by
identification card. Social Director
Mrs. Vera Mae Yinger promises
the best movie show the Unhn
has had.
LcRossignol publishes 14th book s
Biz-ad college dean
writes of quaint old
Iowa State refugee
fund reaches $220
AMKH, In., June 20 Contnbu
lions to the fund to bi ine foreign
refugee students to Iowa .State
college have reached a total of
$220, Russell Sawyer, Ncrthwond,
chairman of the movement for the
Mummci, ainiMuiUiii.
Cardinal Guild, student govern
ing body at Iowa State, is spon
soring the raising of the fund. The
guild plans to finance the educa
tion ol two f-tudents at the college
for two years.
The refugees will be chosen by
a committee of alumni in New
York City and approved by Dr.
Charles K. Frlley, president of
Iowa State.
Pharmacy visitor
Dr. James M. Dille, chairman of
the department of pharmacology
at the University of Washington,
Seattle, visited with members of
the College of Pharmacy staff here
last week. Dille received his mas
ter's decree from Nebraska in 1933.
Dr. .lames Edward LcRossignol,
dean of tho college of business ad
ministration, has seen his 1 1th
book. "The Habitant Merchant,"
come off the preas. MacMillan
company of Canada are the pub
lishers of this rare collection of
talcs which center about the un
usual character of .Invite Lnhcrge,
quaint old merchant eif Quebec.
Dean Lellossinor.s lfith hook,
"Communism According to Marx,"
will be published this fall.
Like most eif the dean's novels
dealing with the I.aurentian woods
country of Canada, "The Habitant
Merchant" give's the render an
other vivid picture of life ef the
early French Canadians. In spile
of his French name and In Hvite
of the fact that he was born 'In
Quebec, and lived within that
province until after his gradua
tion from McGill University, Dean
LeRosstgnol Is not a French Cana
dian. His father was a native of
the Isle of Jersey. He obtained the
background for his novels from
inumcrable conversations with the
old inhabitants living in and
around Quebec whom he has vis
ited during the intervening years.
First Work Printed in 1892.
His first book published was his
doctor's thesis, "The Philosophy
of Samuel Clarke," whih was
type, His "Orthodox Socialism"
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DfcAN J. . L'ROSSIGNOL.
has been translated into Japanese.
With the publication of "The
Flying Canoe," "Jean Baptiste,"
"Little Stories of Quebec," and
others, Dean LcRossignol has es
tablished his reputation as an out
standing portrayer of French Ca
nadian life.
His first published fiction was
completed at the University of
Leipzig in 1892. His first manu
script to be published In thi3 coun
try was entitled "Monopolies Past
and Present," which came off the
press in 1901. Since that time he
Manitoba U. English
professor lauds work,
compares it to Dickens'
has written 12 volumes, several
of them textbooks, but the greater
number of the fiction and essay
a little book entitled "The Poor of
This world," which was based on
a letter he had received from a
poor old woman in Quebec who
had owed his father a small sum
for many years and who, finding
herself at last able to pay, had
made inquiries as to where the
heirs of ihe family estate could be
found.
The dean says, "It trurlc me
as a very pathetic story, so I wrote
it up und sent it to the Westmins
ter, Toionto, whore it was pub
lished." Dean LcRossignol is a member
of the Canadian authors associa
tion; the Nebraska Writers Guild,
of which he is past president; the
American Economics Association;
the American Academy of Political
and Social Science; Phi Beta Kap
pa; Sigma Delta Chi and Alpha
Kappa Psi. He has been dean of
the University of Nebraska Col
lege of Business Administration
since its founding in 1919.
Dean LeRossignol's book was
reviewed several days ago over
radio station CKY, Winnipeg, by
W. T. Allison, professon of Eng
lish at the University of Manitoba.
The Canadian critic said, "it is a
(Sec L'ROSSIGNOL on Fage 2.)
Alice Taylor to give
paper before social
work group in N. Y.
Miss Alice Taylor of the gra 1
uate school of social work faculty
is attending the meeting of the Na
tional Conference of Social Work
in Buffalo, N. Y., which lasts until
une 21. as the delegate of the
Nebraska chapter of the American
ssociation eif Social Workers.
Miss Taylor will give a paper on
"Questions Rcgardini Professional
F.ducation for Social work prac
tice in the Rural Se tting ' before
the committee on rural social
work today.
Miss Taylor will also represent,
the graduate school of social woik
at the meeting of the American
Association of Schools of Social
Work when the accri'ditment of
the sehool is to be considered. This
meeting is to be held concurrently
with the sessions of the national
conference.
Lutherans to picnic
at Van Dorn tomorrow
A picnic for all Lutheran .stu
dents in the summer session has
been scheduled for tomorrow even
ing at 5:30 o'clock. Students who
plan to attend and can furnish
automobiles for transportation are
urged to bring them.
Picnic goers will meet at the
Temple building. The affair will b
held at Van Dorn park. A pro
gram of games has been planned
for the afternoon, and lunch will
be served in the evening. Rev. R.
E. Rangier and Mrs. Rangier, and
Rev. II. Erck and Mrs. Erck will
chaperon those attending.
Monter to CqIp, ::
Dr. H. fyjijiOrlff tnel.Vp
mcnt of zoHoty" left Friday for
Gunnison, ,G,lo.,. vJfeW'.Jfe .Vitf
teach pafaiftlofjl : Vr '.sV; '.wicks' ;
in the RefoHj MeRtiiVaW tfiblogieal'
laboratories.