THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
Thursday, February 14, 1952
EDITORIAL PAGE
Keep It 12 To 1
Thomas Henry Huxley once said, J'Size is not
grandeur," and he might well have been talking
about an American university.
What makes a university great? Certainly size
is one factor to consider, but often it is an over
rated criterion. Other things, such as endowment,
research accomplishments and in some cases exclu
siveness, must also be judged. And there is still
another factor aften neglected in evaluating a
university. That is the teacher-student ratio the
number of students psr teacher. When the ratio of
students to teachers is small, classes are smaller,
students receive more individual attention and
faculty members have more time for valuable re
search. Nebraska University's recent enrollment drop
may have discouraged persons who saw the drop
only in the light of decreased finances and loss
of "site" prestige. What some students and facul
ty members might overlook is that the drop ac
tually raised the University's standards in rela
tion to teacher-student ratio. In 1951 the Uni
versity had 10,002 students and 503 full-time
faculty members. (1952 World Almanac figures.)
This semester's enrollment, according to Dr.
Floyd W. Hoover, acting director of registration
and records, will not exceed 6,350, yet we still
employ 497 teachers. This brings our ratio from
20 students per teacher In 1951 to a little more
than 12 students per teacher.
The University is thus beginning to compare
favorably with Harvard (4.3 students per teacher),
Yale (4.8 students per teacher), Stanford (10.2
students per teacher), Northwestern (7.8 students
per teacher), Iowa State (11 students per teacher),
the University of Colorado (9 students per teacher),
and the University of Minnesota (12 students per
teacher).
Since faculty members usually are hired on the
basis of a two-semester contract, the administra
tion will have an opportunity to reduce the size of
the faculty at the end of this term. The Daily
Nebraskan believes that to do so would be an al
most fatal step. We must guard what we riow have
to prepare for the increase in enrollment that is
almost inevitable within the next eight years.
According to Dr. Hoover, almost all American
universities have suffered enrollment drops in
the past few years because of the decreased birth
rate during the depression of the early 1930's. The
World War II G.I. Bill, said Dr. Hoover, kept
enrollment fairly high until now. He estimated
that by 1958, there will be a "terrific up" in
enrollment because of the high birth rate In the
early 1940's. This Increase, Dr. Hoover predicted,
should keep enrollment high until at least 1968.
Any cuts in the teacher program at the end of
this year would catch us flatfooted when the en
rollment bulge hits us. We not only would be un
prepared for the increase, but the cut might cripple
us to such an extent that students would go to
schools that had maintained high standards. Stan
ford university's enrolment dropped from 9,192 in
1950 to 8,739 in 1951' but both years the school
employed 850 teachers; the State University of
Iowa increased its number of teachers in 1951 from
1,150 to 1,256 although its enrollment dropped sev
eral thousand; Yale's enrolment dropped from 8,142
in 1950 to 7,317 in 1951 but 22 teachers were added
.to the payroll during that year; Baylor university
lost 413 students that year but hired only one less
faculty member; the University of Oregon added
43 to its teaching roster in 1951 although it lost
205 students.
Evidently it is possible to maintain high
9 standards throughout periods of enrollment lows.
The Nebraskan realises the financial difficulties
involved in keeping a good teacher-student ratio,
but also visualizes the lower standards that might
result from a teacher cut.
Let's keep smaller classes and more individual
attention. Let's not overwork our faculty members;
let's leave them free time for writing and research
which will benefit the whole state. Let's be pre
pared for and encourage an enrollment spurt. And
let's keep our impressive 12 to one faculty-student
ratio. J.S.
What Am
I Doing
Here?
Bob Reichenbach -
With by back still smarting
from the whip (69 lashes
from the cat o nine tails) I'm
'back at my old stand; rather
(surprised to be here, too. No
more attempts at satire or
"humor" for this Rid. Tom
now on this column is going
to be even more inane than in
the past. The perfect example
follows.
Today Is alentine's Day. Did
you know that Valentines were
almost unknown in this country
until late in the 18th century?
Probably "not. Who cares any
way? But this year is leap year
and since every year, leap or
not, has a Valentine's Day, let's
talk about leap year.
Leap year was famous back in
1288 A. D. That was the year
when Scotland actually parsed a
sort of lonely-hearts law allow
ing women to pop the question
during leap year. Men folks to
day should realize that they're
really lucky, for if they want to
refuse, they can do so without
anything being done about it. But
back in those days when that law
was passed arty Scotsman who said
"no" could be fined as much as
one pound sterling for his un
gentlemanly conduct!
Incidentally, the same kind of
law was passed in France a lew
years later, and another in Italy
during the 15th century. It was
about this time, too, that sweet
hearts everywhere began to ex
press their romantic inclinations
by sending valentines to their
loved ones. Ho hum. According
to my wife this custom also holds
true in the case of husbands.
Thank you, Associated Press.
State Politicking . . . '
Controversial Political ilea
Surrounds Nebraska Primary
"Food For Thought-
Class In Democratic Ideals
Brings Understanding To Ex-Pupil
OMHw'i Not! The following fetter wu written to Dr.
C B. Favttersoa, professor ef philosophy, by former student
aw iteUsie with the aeeoei rnmred si vision ta Ba4 Kiwz
atatefc. Germany.)
Dear Dr. Patterson:
Perhaps you seldom hear from your former
pupils telling you how much benefit they have
can we be saved from the chaos of agnosticism.
The age of pure reason is drawing to a close,
and it's a good thing. Reason can accomplish
nothing by itself. But when it is used as an instru
ment of faith or divine inspiration, then it can do
wonders. Faith in the living God seems to have
received from one of your courses, but that is why been the most neglected, and yet the most essen-
I am writing tonight One reason for doing so is tial, ingredient which the great minds of the past
to encourage you to resume that particular course overlooked in the formation of their philosophical
in some form if you haven't already done so. You theories. All of these human concoctions, profound
see, I recall hearing you say on the last day of and inscrutable though they may be, are as nothing
the class that you were disappointed in the re- compared to the simple, but divine, philosophy of
sponse to the new course and that you were going our Lord, Jesus Christ, who said, "The kingdom
to discontinue it of God is within you."
The course of which I am speaking is "Demo- The text used in the course, "The Destiny of
cratic Ideals." Although I did not make a very Western Man" by W. T. Stace, helped me to see
good showing In the final exam or on my term more clearly the incompatibility of democracy and
paper, no oth,er philosophy course brought as communism, and study of it made me realize that
much satisfaction or aroused by apathetic mind we can tolerate an evil doctrine of this sort until
more than that one did. I had never truly under- it begins to gain the upperhand and overthrows
stood the significance of our American heritage the government by force. Americans scoff and say
until you traced its history for me and brought out that it can't happen here, but it is happening. The
the various influences which contributed to its warning signs are evident in the devious course
development The inseparable relationship between pursued by our unwieldy state department, but the
democracy and Christianity had never before undemocratic practices of, our labor unions, by the
dawned upon my consciousness, but after it did suppression of our precious freedom of speech, by
X began to value my religion and my government the unethical acts of public officials, by the im-
more than I had ever done in the past morality of our society in general, and by the in-
In my opinion, there is nothing needed so dras- different attitude of our college students-all of
tkally today as a re-affirmation of our Christian which, though perhaps not institgated by subver-
and democratic ideals. The godlessness of our young sive elements, still play directly into the hand of
people everywhere in the service, in the" home, the communists.
In the schools, and in public and the weak re- A. course such as the one you taught on "Demo-
sistance to the insidious and subversive doctrine of cratic Ideals," and a thousand more like it in the
communism, especially among the "intellectuals,' colleges and universities throughout the land yes,
illustrates dramatically the urgent need of a dif- and perhaps one similar in principle, if not in sub-
ferent approach in education. The scientific mind stance, on a high school level is the most urgently
has well-nigh succeeded in convincing man that he needed prize in the educational grab bag of modern
is a worm; it's time for the philosophical mind to schools.
restore the self-respect of humanity by reinstat
ing the theory of divine origin. In no other way
Margin Notes1
Best wishes for the coming "pep year" to Mary
Ann Kellogg, Cecelia Pinkerton, Artie Westcott,
Susie Reinhardt Joan Follmer and Connie Clark,
Your devoted pupil,
ROBERT D. EVANS
Ideal Coed
Campus tradition seems to have perpetuated a
falacy in the title of Typical Nebraska Coed. The
tradition of selecting a coed on basis of high
new Tassels officers. Perhaps this new cheerirxr average, an outstanding activity record, charm,
regime will instill some real supoprt and yelling P0'' and so on is considered typical of
Into Cornhusker backers.
Students have been harping an the lack of
real support at the games during athletic sea
sons this year. The new Tassels heads should
realise that simply "asking for spirit" Isn't going
to work.
University coeds.
When members of an organized women's resi
dence house select candidates for the honor, they
da not think "typical." They think "What will
the AWS board members and faculty Judges call
typicaL'"
Check the general average of organized houses
In competition with 28 schools debate teams, anl youH find that the "typical" average is not
from six states, a University debate team composed the average of most TNC's. Also, the "typical" coed
of Paul Lease and Jack Rogers won first place at nt prominent in activities.
The Nebraskan doea not criticise selecting a
coed for some honor, but the contestants and the
campus should know what constitutes "typical."
Perhaps the title should be renamed the Ideal
Nebraska Coed.. R.R.
JhsL (Daily TMtaAkan.
FORTY-NINTH YEAS
Member
Associated Collegiate Press
Intercollegiate Press
The DsfJr Nebraskaa Is poblished by the students of Oh Uahenfa
of Nebraska as eimesMoa of Undents oews end opinions only.
Accord ins to Article II of (fee By-Laws soremlnt student twMI-
cetiona end edm mistered br the Board of Publications. "It k
the declared pooct of the Board that eofcHcations, under tts Juris.
dicttoe ah ill be tree from editorial censorship oa the part of the
Board, or oa the part of anr earmber of (he faculty of ttte UsJwr-
By GEORGE WILCOX
(Editor's Note) Nines ItSS II election
year. The Dally NenrasKan wm prim rra
qnent comment! br varloes students and fac
ulty members concerning the state and na
tional political scene.)
The date April 1 will soon be a
date long remembered in Ne
braska political circles. For on this
date the Nebraska primary cam
paign curtain rings down on one
of the most controversial primary
campaigns in Nebraska's political
history. Seldom has there been a
primary when so much political
heat has been generated by the
candidates in an effort to win
party nomination.
This intense primary campaign
ing is typical of the South where
he riemnoratic nartv holds its
general election in the primary.
In Nebraska's case it is tne rte
nartv who is cenerating
the political heat and no doubt
.... . J- lit AUVM.
will go on ana win in nuvemira-
Four Republican campaigns
are the controversial campaigns.
In the Senate race, Governor
Peterson is matching 12 years
in Washington and a highly
geared polttcal machine, Sen.
Hugh Butler. Governor Peterson,
offers youth, ambition and the
fact that as Governor he has
been in the public eye more
than Senator Butler.
The Bob Crosby versus Lin-
Letterip
the Red River valley conference at Concordia col
lege, Moorhead, Minn, last weekend.
Dally Nebraskaa congratulations to Lease and
Sogers and also to Kenneth PbUbrlck and
Charles Gomon, who wan five out of six debates
to place fourth in the tournament
Freshman Jack Rogers of the winning team is
to be especially commended for his debate per
formance. It is unusual for freshman to win a
debate tournament
Brought to the attention of The Daily Ne
braskan is an inconsistency in scholastic require
ments asked of Red Cross board aspirants. A
female applicant must have a 5.0 average. The
fortunate males must have only a 4.5 average. Is
the I? CCU catering to a lower academic level of
malei or implying that University females have ys,r 'ZS'Zrc VZT
generally higher average than the opposite sex? fiHto. tn ,2 00 . iefllffter. ,250 f300 W
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Farts? Editor Kstfay Radaker
At Editor Dale Reynolds
tkxjcty Editor Connie Gordon
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What Do Ycu Mean?
(Editor's Notet Letters to Tbs Dally Te-
braxkaa atari be ssraed bttt aaaies will be
wttkheld bpob tfea aatbor's leanest. Please
be brief J
To Bob Reichenbachr
I wonder what you were try
ing to put across in your column,
dated 12 Feb. 1952. concerning the
danger threatening the editors of
our campus daily, and the basis
for the selection of the Honorary
Sponsor of Pershing Rifles, Com
pany A-2. Were you trying to im
press upon the loyal readers of
your column that these editors are
crusading too much or that they
are endangering the future of the
newspaper which they head and
are, at the present time, respon
sible for? Or were you trying to
justify the selection of the Hon
orary Sponsor of Company A-2 as
an honorary? Were you criticizing
ridiculing, or just commenting on
the events of the day?
Were you trying to tell those
same loyal readers that the pres
ence of a daily editorial in a
daily newspaper necessarily means
tnat tne editors are daily crusad
ing for something. According to
the best reference at my disposal,
a crusade is a journalistic cam
paign, usually for reform or a new
project extending over a period
of time'and involving a series of
articles. True it may and usually
does originate through an edi
torial, but editorials for the most
part are used to express the edi
tor's opinion on various current
subjects which take place in the
normal, or abnormal, course of
events.
Having read the majority of
editorials In The Daily Nebras
kan this semester, I would hesi
tate to say. and I think that
any sincere and just critic
would hesitate to say, that the
editors of the newspaper, with
as comparatively a short life
as said second semester Nebras
kan, have endangered the Job
of the next editor to the extent
that he will have nothing to do
but edit that newspaper.
As 'concerning the Honorary
Sponsor of PR Company A-2, I
will try to enlighten you on that
subject Webster defines "honor
ary" as: 1. Done or conferred as
a sign of high esteem or honor. 2.
Designating a title or place which
is held without rendering service
or receiving the emoluments or
privileges usual to it
The Honorary Sponsor of Com
pany A-2 was chosen from ac
quaintances of men in the broth
erhood of Company A-2 and also
for them. Therefore it affects, nor
should it interest no other indi
vidual or group of individuals on
campus not directly in contact
with Pershing Rifles Company
A-2. Any member who felt that
he had an acquaintance who was
worthy of the honor and who
coin's Mayor Victor Anderson
...111 Ks mnra intense in the Past
'few weeks than in the past weeks
before the pre-primary conven
tion in Omaha. Victor Anderson's
100 vote defeat and the loss of
two of Lincoln's legislative dis
tricts will only increase the cam
paigning .Bob Crosby must mend
nniitioni fences in the northeast
section of Nebraska In the area
around Dixon county which was
presumed to be Crosby territory.
However, the majority of outstate
support and an even split of Lin
coln and Omaha wm give ure
election to Crosby.
One campaign which will be
full of name calling and acquisi
tions will be for Attorney Gen
eral. Max G. Towle of Lincoln
i-urn AavK filinr barely
tAaaA nrecent. Attnrnev General
""b-" -' - " , ,
Clarence uecK. upponems vi
fntsrla oViarcro that it Towle is
elected Attorney General he will
lift the ban on gambling wnicn
the state embarked on a few years
novi with .Tames Anderson Of
Scottsbluff as Attorney General.
Towle enjoys tremendous outstate
support but will probably lose
Lancaster county.
The last controversial con
test in the Republican primary
Is for Railway Commissioner.
Joe Brown of Falls City re-
. . . Student's Views
cetved the party endorsement
by a few votes over Nebraska
gradrate Max Harding of Lin
coln. Harding as a young man
does not enjoy the support of
many of the "old guard" but
may be formidable at the polls.
The Democrats can only save
their conscience by a vigorous
presidential campaign in Ne
braska. With the attempt to draft
top vote-getter Walter Raecke in
the ash can the Democrats must
stir the bushes for eitner Estes
Kefauver or Senator Kerr to make
a showing in Nebraska. Univer
sity of Nebraska Regent Stanly
Long heads a democratic slate for
Senator and is one oi tne Best
men on the slate .
Much of this information can
be culled, from newspapers
which many of us read every
day. However, in our next col
umn we will analyse the merits
of each candidate from a Ne
braska students point of view.
Regardless of our analysis if
your age Is over 21 it is your
duty to register and vote. Write
home or go to the Lincoln Elec
tion Comlssloners office in the
First Trust Building now and
register. Remember ,a democ
racy lasts only so long as citi
zens realize their responsibility
to vote.
Stplen Goods.
K13 Students Must Pass Test
To Qualify For Parking Permit
Marilyn Mangold"
r,.e o rtaratnanhs of this column Frequently they are valid excuses. However,
issue forth this columnist would like to retract all even more often they are alibis by which we at
the raises of spring which were sung Monday, .tempt to justify our laziness.
F - . A a- ?1 . .
With all this rain and forecastea snow meimims
I've just gotta have a car. Of course there s always
the little oroblem of where to leave it while at
tending those time-consuming classes. I shall al
ways cherish fond memories of the first time I
rated the parents' car for a day on the campus.
You gnessed it a parking ticket no less.
But consider yourself lucky
if you drive a car on this cam
puswith a parking permit At
the University of Kansas when
you apply for a parking permit
your application has to be ap
proved by the campus parking
committee before a permit is is
sued. If you pass a test you get
a narking permit at KU; if not
- . . . . -
the same old story, a ticket xrom iwvw.Aw'
the campus police.
i j u
Mangold
Alibis From Kansas
While away from home many also slip into the
habit of not attending church on Sunday morning.
Some of the excuses for not attending church while
at school away from home are numerous and
varied.
The weakness in some of the more common
reasons are humorously illustrated by adapting
them to the heading, "Why I Dont Attend the
Movies." The result looks like this:
1. The manager of the theater has never asked
me to go.
2. There is no special program for the college
students.
3. It's not run like the theater back home.
4. Every time I go they ask me for money.
5. I went so regularly back home that I don't
need to go now.
6. The show lasts too long I can't sit still for
two hours.
7. 1 don't like a lot of the people I meet there.
8. 1 don't always agree with the theater's choice
of shows.
9. The audience doesnt seem to be friendly
enough.
10. The shows are always tn the evenings and
on week ends and that is the only time I have
for study.
Thanks to the editors of The Daily Kansan for
the above thought provoking list
would be held in the same "high
esteem" by the other members ot
the organization, regardless of
whether of not she could "exe
cute to manual of arms with ex
tra finesse and precision," was
encouraged to enter her as a can
didate. As definition two (above)
states she renders the organisa
tion no service. If she Is Invited
to a dinner dance given by and
for the organisation, and she
does not attend, that is her
prerogative. If she Is invited to
have her picture taken with the
group for the Cornhusker and
she declines, that too, Is left to
her discretion.
Summarily, she is entered by a
member of the organization and
rhoKen bv popular vote of the or
ganization. Even you, Mr. Reich
enbach, could become an honorary
member of PR Company A-2, if
the members of that organization
held you in high enough esteem
to consider you lor tnat nonor,
T wonder. Mr. Columnist, if
there is a hidden meaning behind
vour column, dated 12 Feb. 195Z
Do you expect your readers, ig
norant of a crustfe which you
yourself might be trying to carry
out. to read between the lines?
All the persons I have talked to
who have read your column say
"What's he trying to get across?"
Just what are you doing in your
column?
Sincerely yours,
DARWIN L. MCAFEE
Company Commander
PR Co. A-2
Book Notes
'Return To Paradise1
Depicts Life In Islands
The Nebraskan noted with- interest the short
xmm a spraying held last week on Ag campus.
One control we might suggest would be mass
eiying sf instructors who keep students in class
lor, J after the Carillon tower has played, the bell
has rung and students from other classes ar pre
pared to invade one's chair.
The most satisfying thing about
"Return to Paradise" by James
A. Michener (Random House,
New York, 1951), is that fact that
one can read the book at irregular
intervals without dropping a
single thread of
plot To a col
lege Student
this reading at
leisure without
strain is a sell
ing point for
any book.
Mlehener,
now considered
a , master of
South Pacific
life, baa Joined
fiction and fact
lata a group of
essays about
Mary Worrall
i
Vll -i ' .fr Malawi ."rmmt";'&.
Worrall
strange people
and exotie backgrounds. Al
though each piece Is highly in
dividual,' they are bound to
gether by the author's skill in
cover-lappinr moods.
The book follows Michener on
his return trip to Guadalcanal,
Tahiti, New Zealand, and other i
Islands where he spent much!
time as a soldier during the war.
Mlchener's genius of description
and characterization have been
proved by his Pulitzer prize-win
ning novel. "Tales. or tne soutn
Pacific." which was adapted to!
musical comedy. He has the un
usual ability of telling the reader
his impressions of the natives
in the factual parts, and letting
the leader discover what the na
tives think of themselves ia the
bits of fiction.
"Return to Paradise," Is
strictly contemporary. It Is a
young look at the mystlo coral
Islands which have become
parts of American history.
These Islands will live forever
'as paradise of beauty, love,
macle and fantasy.
As John P. Marquard wrote,
the book is like a "long pilgrim
age that unrolls very much like
a Chinese scrcUpainting.'' Better,
yet "Return to Paradise" is a
well-written, entertaining guide
book to the lands where many of
our generation died for peace.
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