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The DAILY NEDRASKAN Tuesday, December 19, 1039 Editorial Opinion . . Comment Increased Attendance . . . kUw D. .ni in. MCW3 IXUUIIUU . . . Increased Public Interest Fact Hint the University of Nebraska, ac cording to news releases today, is listed as Xo. 18 in attendance figures among tlie nation's in stitutions of higher learning is relatively un important. Little significance or import can be attached to the measurement of any organiza tion or institution when the yardstick is one of membership or enrollment.. The meaningless classification according to number should provoke, however, another question which naturally follows: "At what low figure in national rating does the univer rank as an institution organised for teach ing and study in the higher branches of learning?" Perhaps that question is ambigu ous because it involves the question of how, or on what basis can institutions be judged and ranked. It has been done, however, and Nebraska's education authorities have only to go to the North Central Association of Col leges and Secondary Schools, an accrediting group, to see a growing eye of suspicion cost upon several departments of the university. There is no secret about the fact that many faculty members today are spending valuable time time needed for research and study in the preparation of committee re ports demanded by the accrediting associa tion as "reasons" or "excuses" for unfavor able status. Hut probably the most important result shown by the report of Dr. Raymond "Walters, president of Cincinnati university, is that de spite depressed business conditions in the cur rent decade, American college and university attendance in this period has shown a gain of 22 percent. Nebraska again has been no excep tion, showing n normal gain. And that again brings to light the situation for a question long known in the ""White Spot" state: "A normal gain in the face of budget appropriations that have been slashed at times and only gently lowered at others." Perhaps, at least the partial solution lies in analysis of the question: "Why this rapid increase in enrollment the past few years?" Winning football teams that supply good publicity and advertising material for any college cannot be overlooked. Financial help in the form of more than $38,000,000 in a typical year given by the institutions them selves to 330,000 students as scholarships, grants-in-aid, loans, and similar assistance has provided incentive to many highschool scholars. Figures released on assistance given by the National Youth administration, (last year: $16,000,000 to 180,000 students) un doubtedly account for the rapid increase be ginning in 1934, when the Youth administra tion was begun. The sheer circumstance of a lack of jobs for the nation's youth also has had its effect. Students, without financial means, will endure stingy basement rooms reeking with oil stove fumes and live on a daily diet of hamburger loaf; others, with the means, will live in lux ury with good-looking clothes and shiny auto mobiles. All seek an education because they have nothing better to do. Greatest of all reasons for increase, how ever, may lie with the new emphasis placed on a college education the "university edu cation is necessary to be successful" attitude. The financial successes of such men as Henry Ford, John D. Rockefeller, or Mr. Insull, all of whom had little if any higher education, are now looked upon by student and parent alike as attainments in a day gone by. The assumption that the more students securing a "liberal education," the more educated and better the nation might become, has placed its firm grasp of acceptance upon the American public. Higher education, itself, has been learning to live with a new set of facts and outlooks with which it has not as yet altogether come to terms come to terms with an increased public interest in what its purposes are about. That's the same public that wants education "rationalized" and "asks why it should keep on with a rising curve of expenditures." Prove to the public that education's costs must rise and you have the solution to problems created by a general increase in tnrollment. "The impatte that facet eirilitation today it not duet to any lack of inlAlectual potter. Rather it hat arisen because tee have attacked our prob lem by the wrong method, m method character imed by rule of thumb, expediency and telf-inier-ttt. The right method is the scientific method which, if doubled with sensitivity to the human values of freedom and indiriduality, will tare our civilisation from the irrctpimsible technologist and the scheming politician. Scientific human Um, at tke doctrine hat come to be known, I an unfailing ttmrcce of a tan democratic Hate." Edwin Sharp Burdrll, director of Cooper I'ninn, UaUt the technologist' goal in out dvmocracy, By Davis, Loos, and Mahnken A BUY-PEACE PROPOSAL. Information has leaked out that Secretary of the Treasury Mot gent hau last spring had a peace plan all his own. The. secretary had pro posed buying up the greater share of the world's supply of essential war materials in an attempt to slave off the present conflagration. The Utopian plan failed of execution be cause it was soon realized that sufficient money it would have required 100 milion dollars a month was lacking for such an ambitious venture. Furthermore, it was hardly conceivable that all the possessors of such essential materials could be expected to co-operate, notably Soviet Russia. ANOTHER EMBARGO OF 1807? Mr. Morgenthau's .plan reminds one of President Jefferson's unsuccessful embargo of 1H07. It's also easy to imagine the reception this proposal would have received in the indus trial sections of the country if one stops to con sider the fate of the embargo of 1935, recently repealed. (Could then President Roosevelt have been in sympathy with Mr. Morgenthau's pro posal?) President Wilson thought to buy perma nent peace with men and money 22 yejrs ago; now Mr. Morgenthau thinks to buy peace with just money. How serious a threat is Garner? Hardly a week-end passes these days with out another aspirant for the presidency an nouncing himself as "receptive." The state ment of Vice President Garner that he would accept the nomination for president is deserv ing of more than passing notice. Thus came an answer to the question which had been worrying political observers for some time. It is interesting to note that of the three democrats indicating their receptive moods, Garner alone did so without indicat ing his willingness to step aside if President Roosevelt should seek a third term. HAS SUPPORT OF POKER PLAYERS. One wonders how serious is Garner's threat to seek the office. Vice presidents seldom are the most available presidential timber. Chosen due to their leadership of one of the minor fac tions of the party m order to assure a degree of party unanimity, the candidates for the vice presidency lack the widespread popular appeal needed for the chief office of the nation. Garner's strength is not negligible, how ever. Texas would back him. Conservatives of the party revere him. John L. Lewis' out break of last summer resulted in all the whiskey-drinking, poker-playing voters sol idly supporting him. Yet it seems that the real purpose of Gar ner 'r candidacv is negative, to prevent the president's running for a third term. Opposi tion to a third term will center around Garner, and will then await the best opportunity for barter. 4$$4$i Chris reteronQ4QQfo With respects to the Alliance Times-Herald for an embryo Idea, we shall give you a short, snappy and complete war glossary so that you can talk intelligently when this so prominent matter draws conversation. WAR: A sanguinary conflict between two or more nations, in which the right is always on each side and the wrong on the other. In molern warfare, one of the chief weapons is Propaganda: The publication of news items show ing that the people of the other country are brutes, butchers, etc., and that their ancestors were all mor ons, all for the purpose of helping out Conscription: A universal expedient which, no matter how patriotic you may bo, makes you dig up all the reasons in the world why the other fellow Bhould be taken before you to follow the War Leaders: The fellows who stay a Wife dis tance behind the firing line and be a War Hero: Any soldier going to war, as dis tinguished from Bum: The same soldier looking for a Job after the war la over. "If the new generation of which yom are m part hat not the wisdom to tweat for itt own se curity at free men on the long, adventurous road, college education it no good and the driving fire of ingenuity hat gone out. If ith wisdom, young men will tome not to care whether they wear white collart or no eollart. The trouble it that there are too few of ut who are ambitiout enough, ingeniout enough, courageout enough to protide our own prr tonal security." Famed F.ditor Grove Patterson tells Oberlln college and all V. S. ttu dents how they can attain tucctett without arti Jicial seen r it if s. . . Bulletin UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA OFFICIAL BULLETIN Hit's bulletin is for the use of cow pus organisations, ttuilents and faculty members. Any announcements of meetings or other notices for the bulletin are ashed to be submitted by 4 p. m. of the day preceding publication I not later than 5:30 p. m. of that day. The DAILY prefers that bulletin notice be typed before being submitted. Notices will be accepteil by telephone, however. 1) KAN'S NOT1CK VACATION UN AI. KX A.M1N A I IONS hrlfltmns vnmtltin will bp two full week In IciiRth lci;liiiiln t noon Wednes day, lire. 20, ami ending noon ednonday, Jnn, 3. ReIMrnllon tnr the sreond setnes Irr will ulnrt Montlny, Jnn. 15, and eon timie unlll noon Saturday, Jan. 2u. Srhpd ntrs or sernitd arnteatrr roursrs will be available at the rrRlMrnr's offlro on Mid alter Jan. 12. In rutin on the Issue of granting early Iravrs In students for Hi Urinlnim varia tion Drnn Irtoni pwn drrldi-d, "lMMnnr of travel, uraiNonnl employment, upeclal person! eonvenienre and I lie like do not constitute an enwrgrnry and will not b areenlrd an exrue for anwnem prior to vaentlon." r'lruil examination will rovor a period of nine arhonl day front Thursday, Jan, 20, to 8alurday, reb. 3. RIFIJCMKN MK.KT JAN. toa more meet In of Pemlilni Rifle win be held nntil after f'hrlxtmn vaentlon. Tho next meeting U scheduled for Than day, Jan. 4, CORN COBR. Corn Cob active must turn In their lists of pledge work hours to Oieorpe Cameron by noon tomorrow or credit will nt be clven. All pledges who have not yet checked their luncheon ticket sales with Ed Wit ttnberir in th DAILY office art asked to do so nt one in ortler that proper credit mny be Riven and the accounts closed. Th lollowme men arc requested to tura In their Cornhusker snles books and money to the Cornhupker business Immediately: Bnckltind, Herman, Oodd, Taylor, Bus ker, Mlllii;an, Hunt, Dosck. All Activities are to be cleared up before vacation. Coin Cobs must report In unform t the Union office tonight at T to help Us the Union Christmas party tonight. TRACIIKIM CHRISTMAS TARTY. Students In teachers college will begla their Christmas festivities with sinning In the halls Wednesday morning. Climsea will be dismissed duiinK the afternoon for the annual progrum. The evening will be spent In games and dancing at tha customary party. I.ater gifts will be exchanged and refreshments served. The afternoon program will consist of: A Christina Poem Bess Parmenter Today There Is Kinging Mixed Chorus Sing Noel All The Virgin's Slumber Hong.. Girls Sextette Bethlehem ..Mixed chorus The Shepherds Christmas, a cantata by Martin Luvans. TWCA VEHPRRS. T. W. vespers will not meet today. DailyNedraskan 0.ciaJ Newspaper 0 Mort Than 7.000 Student THIRTY-NINTH YEAR Oltices Union Buildina Day 2-7181. Night 2-7193. Journal 2-3333 Member Associated Collegiate Press, 1939-40 Member Nebraska Press Association. 1939-40 Represented for National Advertising by NATIONAL ADVERTISING SERVICE. INC. 420 M.idUon Ave., New York. N. V. Chicago Boston Lot Angelea San Francisco Published Daily during the rchool year except Mondays and Saturdays, vacations, and examination periods by students of the University of Nebraska, under supervision of the Publications Board. Subscription Rates are $1.00 Per Semester or 11.50 for the College Year. $2 SO Mailed. Single copy, & Cents. Entered as second-class matter at the) postoffice In Lincoln, Nebraska, under Act of Congress, March i, 1879. and at special rate of postage, provided for In Section 1103. Act of October I, 1917. Authorized January 20, 1922. Editor-in-Chief . Harold Niemann Business Manager ...Arthur Hill D ITORIAL DIPArTm ENT Managing Editor .. Merrill Englund, Richard deBrown News Editor .Norman Harris. Ed Wittenberg, Luclle Thomas, Clyde Martz, Chris Peterson. Sport Editor June Bierbower Ag Campus Editor Rex Brown adio Editor . ..Jon Pruden Fashion Editor Margaret Kraus Society Editor Mary Kerrigan. Lou Benson BUSINESS" DEPARTMENT Assistant Business Manager Burton Thlel. Ed Segrist Circulation Manager Lowell Michael Dental graduates all find practices "Of course all our men are lo cated," states Dean Hooper of the dental college referring to the placement of last year's graduates, adding, "Most of them are in quite satisfactory locations." There were IS in the 1D39 group of dental graduates, records show that between graduation and the following August, all of these men had found places to practice. Ac cording to Dean Hooper, the dental profession has never really been overcrowded and probably will not be for several years to come. "It is apparent that there will be a demand for more dentists in future years, especially in view3 of decreased dental college enroll ments in the country,"' he predicted. Bureau pecks 60 for speaking list Frogram committees for com munity clubs, local alumni organi zations and other similar associa tions desiring to secure university speakers will not be able to make selections from a classified list of speakers and the titles of their talks according to Ellsworth Du teau, director of the University Speakers' Bureau. Duteau announced last Friday that names of 60 faculty members chosen by Deans and heads of de partments have been added to the bureau's list of speakers, as a re sult of the first effort in the his tory of the university to make available a classified list of quali fied university lecturers to repre sent the university. Are You QcmsL jul ojuL let ua Completely Service Your Car "Senator 72" Bronze 159 "Senator 80" Ethyl 169 CARPENTER at 13th M Ncbraska'i ftvxt Governor Service I Our Specialty Listen To: PINTO PETE AND HIS RANCH BOYS, KFOR 7:45 A.M. V