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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 2, 1946)
w r i . y '4 il Page 4 TPe Hafta' Read, But How Can We With No Books? By Dede Meyer The other evening, as I strolled nonchalantly down "R" street, nostalgically pondering upon the nuclei of condensation and oro graphic precipitation, I suddenly was faced by ihree torn and weary characters. On more careful scru tinization, I realized that they were my old buddies, Harvey Out put, Turk Enterprise, and Dirsh Price. Harvey and Dirsh were too ex hausted to utter even an animal sound, but Turk began instantly in a slow, plaintive drawl. "Derned library, derned eco nomics, derned university!" He collapsed on his two friends, with slight traces of foam emitting from the vicinity of his buccal cavity. Collaterals Upon further investigation, found that the three of them were, indeed, students in Economics, and their class had recently bren assigned collateral reading in the school library. However, it is one thing for a professor to make such an as signment, and quite another, ap parently, for the student to go to the library and get the mate rial. As a Freshman, I learned, while on a campus tour, that we have a very fine library, indeed. And the building is really beautiful, of marble construction, indirect light ing and surplus drinking foun tains. But what about the read ing material? As a history student, last year, I learned that outside reading as signments were practically impos sible to fulfill, due to shortages of the required book. Since then, the Swindler ... Continued from Page 1. Part of the revision of the school of journalism is being done with that second end in view. "The training of the journalism student is a matter of guiding him into a background of liberal arts, and at the same time giving him the professional or technical courses enabling him to focus his training on the job of journalism," Mr. Swindler went on to say. "Our present curriculum is fun damentally sound, I think. It needs enlargement rather than re vision." Mr. Swindler mentioned that Nebraska's school of journalism, a member of the American Asso ciation of Journalism Schools and Departments, stood at the level of national standards. When asked if he is satisfied with Nebraska's journalism standing, Mr. Swindler leaned back in his chair and smiled diplomatically. "There's plenty of room to climb in," he said. Idaho Journalist. Before coming to Nebraska. Mr. Swindler directed the Department of Journalism at the University of Idaho. There he also was the man ager of the Idaho Press Associa tion, and was Idaho representa tive of the U. S. Office of Cen sorship. While working in the Of ficer of Censorship, his most in teresting task was preventing news leaks of the balloon-borne fire bombs the Japanese launched in an attempt to fire our North western forects. Newspapers were asked not to release the story, sion of the story was enough. Mr. Swindler replied that not a single word of the story leaked out, proving the ethics of the press is more than just a course name. Mr. Swindler holds the degree ef Doctor of Philosophy, taken at the University of Missouri in 1942, with majors in political science and public law. A SEASON TICKETS NOW ON SALE Lincoln Junior League SEME H. R. KNICKERBOCKER. N.T. IS DR. GORDON NEAGRAVE.Oee. VINCENT SHEEAN Jn. IXOYD WENDT Fell. ! LEXAND 6TOWE Mar. S Good for Admission $4,80 to all 5 Lectures. . . (Tax Intl.) All Lectures at St. Paul Church 8 P. M. 9mj ticket a! Rtndent Union Office J enrollment of this University has increased almost two-fold. Nowdays, students pack into the reserve reading room of the li brary until there are no seats left for waiting studiers. Yet, on your right, as you enter the library, is a large room, vacant apparently. Potential PBK's There are not nearly enough books to go around in a decent in terval, but students are still ex pected to hand in their outside reading assignments on time. The library closes at nine in the evening, though any student who can complete his studying by that time is surely PBK material. And even though a good percentage of people study on Sundays, in many cases a necessary resort, the li brary refuses to open its doors on the day of rest It is under these conditions that my three friends, the Economic students, are forced to do colla teral reading in the library's re served book room. They have no personal texts. All material for their course must be gained from these reserved books, whose move ments are regulated by a code of University library rules that make Hammurabi look like a simpleton. But Economics is not alone. Other courses, predominately those from Arts and Sciences or Biz. Ad. college, require students to read books which are so helpfully placed on the reserved reading lists. Lousy facilities then bring unutterable confusion. If we must read, why can't we read in books that are available? ft ' l : r ;; n;.n -A A THE DAILY NEBRASKAN Dr. Leuth Speaks At First NuMcd Meeting October 9 Dr. Harold Leuth, Dean of the Medical College, will present an address on the future of pre-meds at the first meeting of the Nu meds Wednesday, October 9, at 7 p. m. in the Union Parlors. All pre-medical students are in vited to attend the meeting which will be preceded by a dinner at 6:15. A list will be posted in Dr. Wade's office, 309 Bessey Hall, for those who wish to be present at the dinner and it must be signed before Friday evening. A charge of 50 cents will be made. Those unable to attend the din ner are welcome to come to the regular meeting, according to Stanley Johnson, president. Today's Recital Temple theater at 4 p. m. today is the scene of the fol lowing school of music recital, this week, featuring all new students: A Spirit Flower (CmploH-T1p)o Mary Barton, vt Confer t.tmr )MarDwH Olanrt t nderwoiHl. plan. Om WnrM (O'Hara) Herbert Jarinma IJchtnlng i'lngrr (r'lllmarr) MarHyn Parka, plan. Finale from Trumpet Concert. Maydn) fcnxene Hlotl. tramp Old Hume Down en the Farm ( Harlow) Carroll Brown, tr.mb.ne A deration (Borewtkl) AIHa Snrll, vtolm OatiHe Noire (Scott) Hetrn Anornon. piano Fer Dnras an a f nod (Neraliam) Helen Atlanta, voice Ciarnn (Monte) Akrtn ftnrll, vtHn ESSnnS I - p l li j A V - MILLER & PAINE pmmh .... University of rjebraiba ART FACULTY Autumn Show Monday, September 30 through October 11 AUDITORIUM Fourth Floor A comprehensive exhibit of oils, watcrcolors, drawings and silk screen . . . the premiere showing of work completed during the recent summer vacation by ninevcr satile University art instruc tors. You are invited! 1 1 1 a LLC Union Activities Include Buffet Dinner Sunday Opening the week end activities at the Union Saturday night will be a dance featuring Chuck Hall's orchestra playing in the ballroom from 9:00 to 12:00. "Laura," starring Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews and Clifton Webb, will be presented at the Sunday afternoon free variety show at 3:00. The regular 5:00 coffee hour will be held in the lounge Sunday afternoon with Peggy Shelley at the piano. Sunday evening from 5:30 to 7:00 the Union will inaugurate a buffet supper plan in the main dining room. Dinner music will be furnished by Jay Norris, pian ist, and all students are invited to attend, according to Patricia A. Lahr, Union director. The Main Dining Room of the Student Union Will Be Open Sat. Noon Oct. 5, 11 to I P. M. and will F eature An 85c Buffet Dinner 5:30 to 7:00 p. m., SVN OCT. 6 Dinner Music by Jay Norris, Pianist Union 2nd Floor West Wing r .vJblrAifdMMnl Dr. W. M. Perry Compiles Alcohol Reference List Dr. Winona M. Perry. Teachers college, is now determining the ac curacy of books, pamphlets and films in alcohol education by com- piling an evaluated list ot refer ence materials on this subject. Dr. Perry, a member of the edu cation seminar of the Yale univer sity School of Alcohol Studies, is carrying out the work in associa tion with this organization. When this investigation is com pleted, the evaluated material, will me released to churches and public schools. Student Council Student Council will hold a meetinr at 5 p. m. Wednesday in room 316 at the Union, ac cording to President Robert Coonley. J .J r
