Tuesday, April 18, 1950
PAGE 4
THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
Graduates9 Job Outldok'Gobd,'
Says U.S.
3he job outlook for the new
eiUege graduates is generally
good says the United States de
partment of labor in a recent
report i
In an open letter to college
seniors, accompanying the re
port, Secretary of Labor Mau
rice J. Tobin warned:
"The very size of the gradu
ating cla-s will intensify the
competition for jobs when you
seek employment Furthermore,
it is likely that there will be
fewer job openings for new col
lege graduates this year than
. there were two years ago, or ev
en last year."
This does not mean the out
look is bleak, continued Tobin.
'ln some localities and in some
occupations," he said, "there will
be jobs in abundance. And our
economy is so strong and pros
perous that the long-range
growtn possibmtes are limitless,
if we as a natron concentrate ef
forts to expand employment op
portunities to keep pace with the
growing labor force. Neverthe
less, the fact remains that on
the average, graduates this year
will have to hunt longer and
harder than predecessors before
they find the job they want and
for which they are trained."
Three Factors
Three factors will affect the
plans of the new job hunter; the
large number of graduates who
will be seeking jobs; a moderate
'States' Plan
Gala Reunion
On April 29
For the first time since the
heated mock campaigns for of
fices, the official visits to the
state capital, the inauguration of
elected officers and the many
other happenings ended a week
cf Cornhusker Boys' and Girls'
State, those who participated
will have a chance to remeet
fromer Staters.
A reunion of all past Boys'
and Girls' State, especially
from the years 1946 to 1949 will
be held Saturday, April 29.
starting at 8:15 p. m. in the
Union ballroom.
Pon Chin, head of the steer
ing committee which is com
posed of '48 Staters, has an
nounced that past governors of
all the States have been mailed
invitations to the reunion. Some
replies have already been re
ceived, he continued. Other offi
cials who will be introduced at
the reunion are Chief Justice
Eobert Simmons and Mrs. Sim
mons,, besides American LegiGn
and Auxiliary officials. Gov.
Val -Peterson has also been in
vited. Other Tears
Although planning is being
done by '48 Staters, Doris Carl
eon, Joan Kruger, Willa Hill,
Sally Kjelson, Janet Glock. Bill
Adams. Bud Bitner, Dave Sjor
gen and Jim Justice former
Staters of other years will take
part in the program.
. As a part of the evening's pro
gram, two skits, one from Boys'
State and one from the girls,
will be given. Dolly McQuistan
and Eldon Schaffer are in charge
of the skits. These will be given
about some phase of life during
Girls' or Boys State.
Other features of the program
Include numbers by a dance
group, a short program by the
American Legion Drum and Bu
gle Corps, and a humorous read
ing. Dancing will conclude the
evening. Music will be furnished
by a combo.
. Past Gevernors
Past governors who have been
tent invitations and their, pres
ent homes are: 1946, Gib Eggen,
Doane college, and Betsy Sny
der, Iowa State college; 1947,
Sid Johnson. Norfolk Junior col
lege, and Eleanor Erickson, Uni
versity; 1948. Pon Chinn. Uni
versity, and .Inn Frederick
Eoyce, Omaha; and 1949, Jim
Lancaster, Kearney high school,
and Theresa Littlejohn, Omaha
North.
This Is the first time sir.ce the
two states were organized that a
reunion has been attempted. Toe
steering committee members ex
pect an attendance of several
hundred. Only two other times
have Boys' and Girls' State ever
been coordinated. The first oc
curred in 1948 when the two
groups finally succeeded, after
trying for several years, to pass
legislation in their state legisla
tive branches which resulted in
joint Girls'-Boys' State dance
at the Cornhusker ballroom.
Dance
The dance was continued the
following year in 1949. but it
was held In the Union ballroom.
The steering committee wished
to stress the fact that the re
union is not formal, and girls
may wear skirts and sweaters.
The reunion is being sponsor
ed by the state American Legion,
head of Boys State: and the
American Legion Auxiliary, the
head of Girls State.
There is no admission to the
reunion.
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retary of Labor lists job op
portunities in various profes
sions for this year's college
graduates.
increased in the total number of
unemployed persons: and the
filling of war-created shortages
of college graduates in some
specialized fields by the large
graduating classes of 1948 and
1949".
Those who are looking for in
formation on expanding indus
tries or sections of the country
in which chances for employ
ment is better, should consider
that most of the jobs that they
obtain will be a result of posi
tions vacated by other workers,
pointed out Tobin.
Deaths and retirements at the
top of the occupational ladder
create the largest number of op
enings at the bottom. Most of
the openings will occur in the
large industries and the areas
where there are now the hea
viest concentrations of employ
ments. The department does not be
little the opportunities that may
occur through expansion, states
Tobin. Growing markets, tech
nological improvements, and the
development of new industries
and additional services all tend
to create job openings for inex
perienced workers with the
proper training.
Some Fields Better
For those who feel that their
chances of geting a job are bet
ter in certain areas of the coun
try than in others, the dpart
ment offers complete agree
ment This is true, they find, es
pecially on the west coast, the
south Atlantic region and Texas.
The supply of workers . in
some of these areas the west
coast for example h a s in
creased more rapidly than job
opportunities. In rural areas of
the country, the need for
workers in some of the profes
sional fields is greater than in
the cities.
The greatest hope for future
employes, states the labor de
Chem Students Learn
Bunsen Burner Magic
By Jane Randall
When zinc is mentioned, most
people form an imaginary image
of a silver-colored metal. They
do this until subjected to a chem
course, in which they find that
this substance takes on an al
together different hue. There it
is proved to disbelievers that
zinc, in compound, when poked
into the heat of a Bunsen burn
er, turns blue-green.
In this course also, learners
come close to running competi
tion with jewelry manufactur
ers. How? By making beads of
different colors. For fun? No, for
the colors of these beads deter
mine the presence of copper,
nickel, iron, chromium, or man
ganese. Chemists also acquire
the technique of making minia
ture snow storms, which are
positive indicators of chlorine in
a compound.
Chem Artist
Is there an artist in the house?
The chemistry labs are badly in
need of one, for even sometimes
chem majors cannot tell the dif
ference between faint yellow,
lemon yellow, and canary yel
low. Each hue indicate a sepa
rate and often entirely different
metaL
"Taste is no test warn in
structor?. Thus they prevent
their students from labeling ar
snic as sugar because of their
similarity in color and appear
ance. . .
A compound may also toe de
tected by odor. Again, lab mates
are in for it when they realize
that gases cm either "raise the
lid off your head-' or "lay you
flat." Among the most common
sensations are the van&M
vinegar, the salience of chlorine,
and the medicinal smell of io-
diThen too, no one can mistake
the odoriferous hydrogen sulfide,
better known to most people as
the "rotten egg" scent In spite
of its repulsive smell, this com
pound is valuable as a precipl-
Current Closeup
Contest Climaxed
This is the last day to enter
this week's Campus Closeup con
test in the Union Crib.
Thi urooV'i nersonality. who
sings "In the Still of the Night"
with the Dave Rose orchestra in
the background. Will be identi
fied Wednesday, when ballots
are opened. ,
Winners of the weekly contest
wui receive a free "crib" a day
for a week. Ballots , are avail
able in the Crib to earh per
son buying a "crib."
Each week, a talented student
is chosen to sing or play the
piano for a record to be aired
in the Solatone record players.
Later in the spring, representa
tives from various campus or
ganizations will speak on the
the records, advertising campus
functions. -
The contest Is sponsored by
the Union Activities committee.
partment, Is that American In
dustry is in a period of intense
competition for markets. Indus
try responds to this competi
tion by pushing advertising and
sales efforts and cutting produc
tion costs, streamlining opera
tions, replacing obsolete equip
ment and redesigning products
and plants.
In general, observations about
conditions - in the job market
tend to hide widely varying sit
uations. Prospects are excellent
in some occupations, industries
and areas. In others, where war
time and postwar shortages have
now been filled, many graduates
will find it difficult to get jobs.
Present Situation
Here is the present situation
in the job getting fields:
In teaching there is an acute
shortage of personnel in the ele
mentary schools and a growing
oversupply at the high school
level. For the current school
year, only one elemeatary
teacher was trained for every
three who were neded. But four
times as many students com
pleted training for high school
teaching as we're required.
Other professional fields in !
which much competition for
jobs is expected in the next few
years include: Law, journalism
and personnel work. Although
the same situation exists in en
gineering, the situation should
improve rapidly after the next
four or five years.
In chemistry "competition will
be keen during the next rew
years for those without graduate
training. Bizads will find an
oversupuply in most of their
fields. A surplus of new gradu
ates has already developed in
accounting.
Liberal arts graduates with
work experience or specalized
training will find it easier to get
jobs than those with only a gen
eral undergraduate education.
Prospects are good for new
entrants in health service occu
pations. There is a shotrage of
nurses, while those able to enter
and complete training in medi
cine and dentistry will have good
opportunities.
Pharmacy
In pharmacy the supply of
new graduates has almost caught
up with the demand; the pro
fession may be overcrowded if
enrollments continue at their
present high levels.
The future picture is a mixed
one. While business cond: Jons
are continuing good, the grow
ing labor force and growing
productivity may result in high
levels of unemployment
Some occupations are over
supplied with graduates, and
the competition will be intense
for the available jobs. Other
fields have a demand for jobs
which far outweighs the avail
able supply of trained people to
fill these jobs.
tating agent In the determina
tion of unknowns.
Plaster Tablets
The chem department also
makes use of plaster in the form
cf tablets. These are not the size
of malted milk tablets nor the
shape of scratch tablets, but
rather in the form of discs ap
proximating four inches in di
ameter. These pieces of plaster,
when subjected to a blow pipe
via the Bunsen burner are in
strumental in producing pastel
colors that are indicative of the
different metals.
But whether it be taste, smell,
or sight, no one can mistake the
hair raising sound of test tubes
or beakers when they hit the
floor. With these mishaps comes
one consolation: You may take
it home with yon if it breaks!
17 Will Judge
Displays, Plans
For E-Week
Seventeen of 18 judges for En
gineers' Week have been select
ed. Thy are as follows:
Lay judges: Gov. Val Peter
son, L. N. Ress, design engineer,
department of roads and irriga
tion; D. M. Kert president J.
C. C.; D. J. Costin. Abel Con
struction Co; T. R. Pansing. city
council; and E. C. Reed, assistant
state geologist.
Student judges: Marshall Bok
er, architecture; Louis Kash. ag
e.; Neal Prosser. c e.; Charles
Willey. chem. e.; Harry Witkow-
ski, e. e.; and Norman Lund
burg, m. e.
Faculty judges: L. W. Hurl
but ag engineering: A. R. La
Gault, civil engineering; F. W.
Norris, electrical engineering; H.
T. Bates, chemistry; and N. H.
Barnard, mechanical engineer
ing. In scoring of the Engineers
Week contest the open house
will count 55 percent, window
displays, 25 percent Blue Print
sales, 8 percent and E ribbons.
12 percent
Poll Tells Student
Voting Percentage
A recent survey of student
governments at 44 colleges and
universities by the reorganization
committee at DePauw university
revealed the following facts:
An average of 55 per cent of
all students vote in student elec
tions at the colleges and univer
sities surveyed. In schools with
out fraternities or sororities, the
average vote was 79 per cent
Thirteen schools use the sen
ate system and 20 elect members
of the governing group at large.
Results indicated that the
higher the percentage of Greek
letter organization, the less po
litically organized was the vote.
On 28 campuses political parties
Bizad Honorary
To Hold Banquet
Professor William T. Utley,
head of the government and his
tory departments at the Univer
sity of Omaha, will be the fea
tured speaker at the Beta
Gamma Sigma spring initiation
banquet to be held Tuesday,
April 25, in the Union.
Eighteen students will be
Initiated into the honor society of
the college of Business Admin
istration at 5:15 p. m. The ban
quet will be held at 6 p. m.
Beta Gamma Sigma is the na
tional business administration
honorary fraternity. Students
elected to the society must te in
the upper ten per cent of seniors
in the college.
Table Tennis
Star to Play
Exhibition
Lou Paeliaro. 'reported to be
the world's greatest table tennis
exhibition player will entertain
Nebraska students Wednesday at
4 o'clock in the Union ballroom.
For a crice of only 25 cents
Nebraskans will be able to see
Paliaro and his tour partner,
Hamilton Canning perform an
exhibition game. In addition
Pagliaro has a trick shot routine
which includes a long dist?-.ice
service from a point fifty et
away from the table at a 45 de
gree angle and around posts;
and playing With six balls it a
time giving a waterfall of latice
work effect.
Perhaps one of the greatest
tricks in the routine is the match
he plays with an imaginary op
ponent which requires him to
run back and forth from one end
of the table to the other, re
turning his own shots.
United States Singles cham-J
pion for three consecutive years,
Paliaro plays offense and de
fense with equal skill on either
forehand or backhand. His eyes
are so keen that reportedly he
can read the title on a phono
graph record while it is in full
motion.
The speed and skill displayed
by Pagliaro at his exhibitions
throughout the country have
been responsible in large meas
ure for the growing acclaim that
table tennis is the world's fastest
sport
Speech Rules
For Amateur
Contest Told
Anvone can enter the contest!
Delta Sigma Rho, national hon
orary forensic fraternity, is again
sponsoring the annual intramural
extemporaneous speaking contest
The contest rules are:
1. Each organized house, af
filiated or unaffiliated, may en
ter two speakers. Individuals
who do not belong to organized
social groups are eligible to par
ticipate for individual honors.
2. The intramural competition
is open to both men and women
students carrying twelve hours
with passing grades during the
current semester.
3. Individuals who are mem
bers of Delta Sigma Rho or were
members of the debate squad on
January 1, 1950, are ineligible
for participtation.
4. All entrar.ts intending to
participate must be filed in the
Speech office, Temple 204, by
Friday, April 21, at 5 p. m.
5. Round 1 will be held Tues
day, April 25, at 7 p. m.; round
will be held Thursday, April
27. at 7 p. m.; and the final round
will be held Tuesday, May 2,
at 7 p. m. Drawings for each
round 'will be held between 4
5:30 p. m. of the dsy preceding
the round, at the Spevh office,
Temple.
6. Any house may substitute
personnel from round to round,
providing the names are included
on the original entry card.
7. The contest will be an ;x-
temporaneous speaking contest
on the general subject of cur
rent national and international
events. Approximately twenty-
four hours before each rqund,
each participant will draw two
speaking subjects on the general
subject and may speak on the
one he chooses.
8. Speeches will be limited to
five to seven minutes. Use of
notes is optional but the effect
they will have on the ratings
will depend on the skill with
which they are used. Ratings
will be made on the total affect
of the thought, composition and
delivery.
9. All contestants will rsigage
in round 1. The eight cr ten
winners with the highest accum
ulative rating for rounds 1 and
2 will compete in the finals.
10. A house trophy will go
to the organized group whose
speakers have the highest rat
ings. An individual trophy will
go to the winner whose accum
ulate ratings for the three rounds
are highest.
11. Three judges will be se
lected and assigned for each sec
tion by Don Olson, director of
University debate, who will
serve as director of the contest
Five Judges will be selected for
the final round.
12. All matters not covered
in the above rules and all ques
tions pertaining to the interpre
tation of them shall be taken up
by the contest director, Don
Olson.
The top-ranking organization
will receive a gavel with the
name of the organization en
graved on it Last year Sigma
Alpha Mu won the gaveL The
top-ranking Individual speaker
is awarded a silver loving cup
with his or her name engraved
on it.
Janice Crflly and Don Farber
won individual honors last year.
do not exist; 12 of the 44
have organized political parties.
Among schools with more than
two-thirds of the campus organ
ized, only one had fixed parties.
Bartunek, Berkheim er M.E. Leaders
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EDWARD BARTUNEK E-
Week co-chairman from the
mechanical engineering de
partment Male Groups
Ivy Sing Filing
Due April 22
All men's organized groups,
except honoraries, may partici
pate in the traditional Ivy Day
Sing on May 6.
Each group entering may have
not more than 30 members, and
not less than 15. This number
includes the director. No medley
of songs may be used and the
same song may not be used for
two consecutive years. Alumni
may not take part in the sing
ing but they may assist in the
preparation, provided they are
not connected professionally
with music. No other assistance
may be used, and no musical
instruments or sound effects are
to be employed.
In order to be eligible for the
sing, the director of the group
must be an active member reg
ularly enrolled in the Univer
sity. All members of the groups
must remain after their partici
pation for recall if necessary. The
winning organization will be
presented with the traditional
cup by the Kosmet Klub.
Each group will be assessed a
dollar fee to cover the cost of
judging. This fee, the list of
members, the name of the song,
and the name of the director
must be submitted to Tom Dono
hoe, 1510 Vine St., or placed in
the Kosmet Klub box in the
Union basement by Saturday,
April 22.
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Engineer's Week co-chairmen
from the mechanical engineering
department are Edward A. Bar
tunek and Leland J. Berkheimer.
The recently elected vice pres
ident of Sigma Tau, Bartunek
also a member of Pi Tau Sigma
and the American Society of Me
chanical Engineers.
He expects to receive his de
gree in August 1951 and plans to
specialize in work with internal
combustion engines after gradu
ation. During the 1949 EWeek
he served as a guide for high
school students who toured the
various engineering displays.
Aviation Work
Berkheimer, a senior, would
like to return to a career in
aviation after graduation. After
finishing high school he worked
on his father's farm until his in
terest in aviation caused him to
decide to go on to school.
He attended Swallow School
of Aviation, the Pan American
College of Navigation and fhe
Burbank Technical institute.
Work at Lockheed was followed
by army service, c.iefly as an
aviation rnechanic.
At the University, Berkheimer
is a member of ASME and Pi Tau
Sigma.
Calendars
Go on Sale
At Half-Price
Two for only 98 centsor one
for 50 cents.
This is the new sales cam
paign for the Builders "'White
Elephant Sale" of 1950 Calen
dars. All Calendars left over
from earlier sales will be sold
to students at half price, or two
Calendars for 98 cents, accord
ing to Bill Dugan business man
ager of the Calendar.
"These Calendars are being
put on sale at half price for two
reasons," said Dugan. "This is
the last Calendar to be published
by Builders, and pictures and
information in the publication
are valuable U all students."
Altho only six months are left
in 1950, the pictures used in the
Calendar will serve as a memor
andum to all University students,
and are well worth the 50 cents
they are being offered for.
A full page is devoted to each '
month, space for writing down
dates and appointments, as well
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of hundreds of men and women who smoked Camels
and only Camels for 30 consecutive dyg, noted throat
specialists, making weekly examinations, reported
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LELAND BERKHEIMER one
of the mechanical engineering
co-chairmen for E-Week.
as addresses and telephone num
bers. The paper used for printing
the Calendars is lasting and dur
able, with attractive red and
white bound covers.
Sales open today, Tuesday, in
the Union lobby. Orders for the
Calendars may also be sent to
Builders Office, Student Union
building, University of Nebraska,
Lincoln, Nebr.
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