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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
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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.
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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?
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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
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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!
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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
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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.
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