Fridoy, December 5, 1947
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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
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BALLET STARS Alicia Markova and Anton Dolin, who achieved
international recognition first with Sadler Wells ballet in England
and later with Sol Hurok's "Original Russian Ballet," will present
excerpts from traditional ballets on Dec. 8 at the Irving Junior
High school auditorium. Appearing under the auspices of the
Lincoln Fine Art series, Markova and Dolin's troupe will offer
duet and trio ensembles from such well-known larger works as
Tchaikowsky's "Swan Lake." Students may obtain reserved seats
at Walt's music store.
"I've always been
a pert of your
telephone service
Yrall find my name on your Bell telephone you see it
on reels of cable being fed into manholes or strung on poles
you'd find it, too, on the complex equipment in your tele
phone exchange.
"As the supply member of the Bell Telephone team, I
manufacture equipment, purchase supplies, distribute both to
the telephone companies, and install central office equipment.
"Year in, year out, I help my Bell Telephone teammates
to give you the world's best telephone service at the lowest
possible cost.
"Remember my name it's "Western Electric."
Western Electric
A UNIT OF THE BELL
"
SYSTEM SINCE 1882
A Thought
By BEVERLY SIEVERS
The chandelier hung low on a
long chain and the shadow was
semi-circular. Toward the top of
the circle were a few rounded
patches of light caused by some
openings in the fixture. The chain
formed its pattern and was
shown multiple against the
creamy ceiling.
As I sat there, I thought about
the relationship of the ceiling and
the chandelier and wondered if
that relationship couldn't be
likened to that of God and man.
Our support, as that of the chan
delier, is in something above us.
This "something" we call God.
As I watched the shadows, I
thought that if it were not for
the chandelier the ceiling would
be absolute perfection with noth
ing to mar it. Following close
upon this came the thought that
if the light from the chandelier
was not reflected above there
would be no way of observing the
ceiling.
In some respects it seemed a
shame to mar the beauty of the
broad expanse with the shadows
and yet they lent extra beau
ty. Dante found perfection to be
a clear light but to most people
a certain amount of contrast adds
charm. A cloudless sky seems de
void of interest, a painting with
out light and dark lacks beauty
and certainly no great symphony
was written with no variance of
tone. Somehow the same was true
of that ceiling. The pattern cre
ated by the chandelier gave it a
richness which it would have
otherwise lacked.
So it is with our lives. Although
we give all the light possible, un
less there is something above,
which can reflect the light down
again, it is of little use.
In our life we find large areas
of gray interspersed with black
patches and then the sudden ap
pearance of very clear and light
areas.
The last seem to represent the
highlights of our lives one mo
ment of absolute peace, when
some problem which has been
tormenting you is solved the
moment you realize there is
worth and purpose to human life.
You're the man
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Burnett Hall
Late Pioneer
By BYRON HOOPER
As construction of Burnett Hall,
the university's newest classroom
building, nears completion, it is
already known that the build
ing will house journalism and
modern language departments.
But what is not generally known
among students is the person for
whom the building is named and
the personality behind the name.
The newest addition to the city
campus was named in honor of
Edgar Albert Burnett who served
as chancellor of the university
for 11 years and was a member
of its faculty for 39 years. The
university's first dean of the col
lege of agriculture, Chancellor
Burnett figured instrumentally in
a building program that added ten
buildings to the university's sev
eral campuses, in incorporating
several new departments into the
university, and in establishing
features that have since .become
traditional.
Associate Dean
In 1899 Dr. Burnett came to the
University of Nebraska as a pro
fessor of afiimal husbandry in
charge of farmers' institutions, a
position which he held until 1907.
The State Farm, located on the
edge of Lincoln, at this time was
composed of two small buildings.
Here he began his contacts with
students and farmers alike. In
1901 he was made associate dean
of the Industrial College in which
agriculture was one unit. In this
position he was in charge of ag
ricultural instruction and director
of the experimental station.
With the reorganization of the
colleges in 1909 the Board of Re
gents appointed him the first dean
of the College of Agriculture, a
position which he held until 1928.
Following Chancellor Samuel
Av ry's retirement in 1927 he was
maue acting chancellor of the uni
versity until March 3, 1928, when
he became chancellor. He served
in this capacity through a decade
marked by national inflation and
followed by depression and
drought. In the summer of 1938
Dr. Burnett retired at his own
request from active leadership,
becoming chancellor emeritus.
During his administration, the
Named for
in Ag Work
College of Agriculture grew from
a mere farm with a few inferior
buildings to an impressive col
lege with ten large buildings.
It was also during his admin
istration that the widely known
Morrill Hall, was erected on the
city campus as was Andrews Hall,
Carrie Belle Raymond Hall, the
annex to the nurses' home at the
college of medicine in Omaha,
and the power plant on North
14th Street. A number of other
buildings were also built,
including the crops laboratory
building and the greenhouse at
ag college and the girls' dormi
tory; the boiler house annex at
Omaha; shop building and dairy
barn at the Nebraska school of
agriculture at Curtis. The chan
cellor was also active in secur
ing the new Student Union build
ing. :
University Foundation
During his administration the
university took over the music
conservatory which became the
school of music, and the graduate
school of social work was inau
gurated. The University of Ne
braska foundation, originated to
secure and administer gifts to the
university, was the result of one
of the chancellor's dreams; as
well as "Honors Day," a day on
which high ranking students re
ceived special recognition.
Dr. Burnett was a "member of
Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha
Zeta, Gamma Sigma Delta, the
American Association for the Ad
vancement of Science, and the
Kiwanis club. He was president
of the Association of Land Grant
colleges from 1925 to 1926, and
president of the National Asso
ciation of State Universities in
1937. In 1919 he was with the
A.E.F. in France as a member of
the American Education Corps.
Farm Lad
Dr. Burnett's life is an excellent
example of the cliche "Local Boy
Makes Good." Born in Hartland,
Michigan, in 1866, of school teach
er parents, he spent his younger
days on a Michigan farm. Later
he attended the Michigan Agri
cultural college in Lansing, grad
uating there in 1887 with a B.Sc.
degree, where 30 years after
wards he received the honorary
degree of doctor of science. After
graduating he then returned to
his farm, but on request of the
college, gave up actual farming
and became their assistant in ag
riculture. From 1894 to 1896 he
held the position of manager for
extensive farms in Canada and
later he became professor of ani
mal husbandry at South Dakota
State College. It was while teach
ing here that he met and married
Nellie E. Folsom, at that time a'
teacher of English literature, and
a graduate of St. Laurence Uni
versity, Canton, New York. In
1899, upon request, he came to the
University of Nebraska as a pro
fessor of animal husbandry to re
main a member of its faculty for
39 years, and to rise to the posi
tion of chancellor. After his re
tirement in July, 1938, Dr. Bur
nett lived a quiet, retiring life un
til his death in 1941.
Modest Man
Dean Burr of the Agricultural
college who has worked with and
was a very close friend of Dr.
Burnett, described him as a "mod
est, unassuming friendy man, al
ways With dans fnr thA fnti
His being of a rather retiring na
ture, people naa to get acquainted
With him to understand him "TTp
was intellectually honest and
ovuiucu tuuuroversy, dui u iorcea
to give his opinion, would give an
honest one." He eninved his mn.
tacts with the students and did all
in nis power to aid them. He en
couraged sound research in agri
cultural exDerimental stations His
main agricultural interest was in
uvesiocK, and his own research
contributions were in that field.
He had an Undprstandinff rt Va
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agricultural needs of the state,
and many of his early predictions
wcie proved tnrough the years
to be sound," said Dean Burr.
When a name for the new
bunding was to hp dppidpd nnnn
iu only natural and fitting
that the name of Burnett Hall
would be chosen in tribute to
r-agar Albert Burnett, a man who
contributed manv vears: nf hie
in worthy service and able lead
ership to the University of Ne-