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Action on automatic subscription to the DAILY NEBRAS
KAX, Approved Wednesday by the Student Council and Thurs
day by the Barb Union, moved rapidly yesterday as the activi
ties committee of the Council decided to circulate petitions to
verify student support.
To further acquaint students with the plan the activity
committee has asked all barb organized houses, sororities and
fraternities to send a representative to a meeting Monday in
the Union at 4 p. m. In this way it is hoped that signers will
understand the petition completely and that all students will
have an opportunity to sign.
Plan is valuable.
Blaine Sloan, president of Barb Union, in commenting on
the plan, said that, "A paper reaching all students of the uni
versity can be valuable in bringing announcements and news
which they should receive and otherwise would not. A paper
going out to all students can do a lot of good."
Chancellor C. S. Boucher stated that he would recommend
the automatic subscription plan to the Board of Regents if he
were assured that a "clear-eut" majority of students was be
hind it. Other administrative officials have expressed, similar
views.
To further insure comprehension of the entire plan by all
students the Student Council has constructed graphs and dis
plays which will be located at ag college, social sciences, and in
the Union.
Sarett woodsman poet,' talks
at UN convo on Slow Smoke'
. . . his best seller
Again offering its enrollees the
services of the reading and study
ing laboratories under the direc
tion of Ralph Bedell, the Junior
Division announced that sections
will be available on both the city
and ag campus this semester.
In the laboratories, students'
reading and study habits are anal
yzed, corrected, then tested for
improvement. Used in measuring
the progress of students is an op
thalmograph, a diagnostic instru
ment which records the movement
of the eyes while reading. Operat
ing like a movie camera, the ma
chine records the eye movements
upon a sensitive film, which moves
thru the machine at a uniform
rate and figures the speed and
reading skill of the individual.
The services of these laborato
ries are available to every Junior
Division student without cost. The
The broken parallel lines on
the graph shows the student be'
fore having instruction in how
to read properly. Hit eye move
ment are random and unryth
mie. His rate of reading teat
only 206 word per minute, with
100 comprehension with 11
eye stops per line.
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This record was taken after eight weeks of instruction in the
reading laboratory. Note the evenness of the line and the lack of re
gressions, denoting a reading speed of 523 words a minute with 90
comprehension and only 4.4 eye stops per line.
laboratories meet once a week for
a two hour period. No outside
preparation, except application of
newly learned techniques and
method of regular study in the
students' respective courses, is re
quired. According to the results of testa
made last year, the laboratories
are very helpful. Each student
entering is given diagnostic tests
to ascertain his specific areas of
weakness. Practices and proced
ures are then made available to
him so the weaknesses can be
eliminated. The student progress
es according to the effort he puts
forth in attempting to improve his
reading and student habits. The
industry and desire for improve
ment of the student determines the
amount of time he spends in the
laboratories.
Alternate form of the diagnos
tic tests are given at the close of
the training period or whenever
the student feels he has made suf
(See VISION, page 6)
Lew Sarett, noted philosopher
and '"woodsman poet," will appear
at a University of Nebraska con
vocation open to the public on
Monday, March 10, at 11 a. m.,
in the Student Union ballroom.
His subject will be "Slow Smoke,"
the title of one of his best-seller
volumes of poetry which received
the prize offered by the Poetry
Society of America for the best
volume of poetry published in
1925.
Jack of all trades.
Professor of speech at North
(See CONVO, page 4)
rfk Daily ill Mebbaskam
Officio Newspaper Of More Than 7,000 Students
2-408
Vol. 40, No. 92
Lincoln, Nebraska Sunday, March 2, 1941
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BY JIM EVINGER.
Nebraska knows now why Howard "Ropes'
Engelman is classed as an Ail-American.
This blonde bombshell of basketball scoring lit
erally baisted the Huskers out of the Big Six cage
race, Saturday night in the coliseum before 6,500
fans, and planted his Kansas mates into at least a
share in the conference title.
The final reckoning was Kansas 55, Nebraska
53.
Engleman, star Jayhawker forward, limited to
8 points the first half, found his basket eye after
the intermission to roll up a game total of an even
two dozen.
The victory kept Kansas at the top of the
league with seven wins against a single defeat. The
Husker loss placed the Huskers in third place with
a six-four record.
Iowa State crept into second position with a
win over Kansas State, Saturday night The Jays
have two games remaining one with Iowa State
and one with Oklahoma. A triumph in either one
of those battles would give the Kansans a clear-cut
path to the title. All the rest of the league teams
have at least three losses on their record.
"Ropes" was not alone in the defeat of Nebras
ka. There was Bob Allen, the "quarterbacking" son
of Kansas' coach, Dr. F. C. "Phog" Allen.
Allen played the whole game for the Jays and
(See CAGERS, page 7)
WSSF to make final
drive for contributions
With final appeal to religious and residence groups today and
tomorrow the World Student Service Fund will officially end its drive
for contributions.
Cal Rollins And Marie Anderson, co-chairmen of the city campus
drive, and Ross Raamuasen of ag campus urge these groups to act on
the matter as soon as possible.
Maj continue drive.
Rollins indicated that the drive will be continued if the goal is
not met by Monday night. "$500 seems to be the minimum goal implied
by our own belief in education, in our own relatively comfortable cir
cumstances," he said. "We intend to keep at it until the goal is made.".
Thus far contributions have reached, approximately the half-way
mark. Proceedi gained from concession stands operated at the Union
dance Friday night pushed it almost to that figure.
To solicit faculty.
Besides religious and residence groups, faculty members not yet
teen will be solicited, while any individuals not contacted through
groups are urged to turn in contributions at the YMCA office.
Warren Church community house will be the scene of the supper
which will start at 5:45 p. m. today, and serving will be cafeteria
style for 35c.
Small goal here.
Rollins emphasized that many universities of the same size as
Nebraska are giving much larger contributions. Kansas university
has pledged $1,000, and Louisiana $2,000. Largest contributions came
' from Smith and Yale, each of which is raising $6,000.
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Committee grants men
informal dress at Prom
In an effort to make it possible for all students to dance to
the first big name band brought to this campus bya student
managed organization for five years, the Prom committee has
ruled that men without tuxedoes may wear business clothes to
the annual Junior Senior prom Friday in the coliseum.
Altho formals are required for women, the Prom committee
announced that "no man need feel embarrassed if he cannot
afford the price of a tuxedo rental.
All student party.
"This is an all-student party and the mere fact that a
person has no formal attire is something no one recognizes as
creating a difference between him and the person who owns
a tux.
"Because Count Basie is such a star attraction, and be
cause the price of attending a formal in strict formal attire will
probably keep many men from asking for dates and attending"
are considerations which led to this change in tradition.
No corsage campaign.
In addition to this ruling, the Innocents society has led the
way in a "no-corsage" campaign, feeling that corsages are an
unnecessary element and expense; one which, if considered nec
essary, would prevent persons from attending the dance and'
would embarras those who did not send or wear corsages.
The Innocents have set a precedent in this manner by
pledging that they would not send corsages.
Not only are these amendments to the traditional Prom be
ing made to enable more students to hear Count Basic, but also
in a desire to make all Nebraskans realize they are equala, In
nocents announced. . '
