THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
Monday, April 7, 1952
EDITORIAL PAGE
Go To College?
. . . Then What?
Here we are students. Why?
Exactly what is there about a college education
that causes some of us to give up everything to
gain it? This is, perhaps, the fundamental question
facing everyone of us on University campuses
today just as it always has been. In many ways
it is a moot question, but in many ways it can
be answered. Time magazine took a survey in 1947
to see just what college graduates got and ex
pected out of college. The results' of this survey,
the most extensive one of its type, were given to
the Columbia university bureau of applied social
research. At Columbia, Mrs. Patricia Salter West
spent almost two years working with 90,640 I.B.M.
cards, running and re-running them through ma
chines, to consolidate the information into a book
which became her doctoral thesis.
'Humanized' Collection
At this point the answers to the collegiate ques
tion were just facts. Then they went to Ernest
Havemann, former Time editor and now with Life,
who molded them into a "humanized" collection
of statistics throwing a new light on why we go
to college. These facts are available in a book
called "They Went To College."
What Next?
ogy and mathematics) and 10 per cent in business
administration. These, and all figures used in the
book, come from the 9,064 graduates, young and
The Daily Nebraskan has secured an advance old, men and women, good students and bad, who
copy of this book. It reaffirms statistically some participated in the survey.
of the convictions about college students that have
been generally held, introduces some startling
new facts and debunks a considerable amount of
collegiate folklore.
Despite all the uproar that might be made
to the contrary, going to college has become, at
least partially, a social habit; it is the thing to
do. According: to the book, practically every
parent who can afford it tries to give his chil
dren a college education. Yet the fact is that
there are thousands of parents who, if pressed,
would admit that they are firmly convinced that
going to college is a waste of time yet who are
afraid not to send their children.
Although common terminology implies that par
ents send their children to college, the book points
out that only 17 per cent of the men students and
45 per cent of the coeds go through school com
pletely supported by their parents. In contrast,
24 per cent of the men and 10 per cent of the
women earned three-fourths to all of their way
through school.
What Is An Education?
Where Do Students Come From?
Where do college students come from? The
survey shows that 24 per cent of us come from
small towns of 2,500 to 25,000 population. This
is even more significant when you realize that
only 17 per cent of the country's total population
lives in towns that size. The farm, where most
of the nation (36 per cent) lives, contributes
only 10 per rent of the graduates. The second
most productive in college graduates are towns
of less than 2,500 population (20 per rent).
Seventeen per cent of the nation's populace lives
in the huge cities (500,000 population and over)
but only 17 per cent of the college graduates
come from these metropolises.
On The
AP Haywire
Amy Palmer
The primaries are over, and
we can all be friends again
'and concentrate on the really
.important issue of the day
picnics. But one parting shot
at politics, in the form of
.poetry, of course:
!They have such refined and
i delicate palates
That they can discover no one
worthy of their ballots,
And then when some one ter
rible gets elected
They say, There, That's just
what I expected!
So much for Taft (to whom
the poem was "dedicated).
Red Cross workers are really
knocking themselves out in their
present drive
for blood. I'll
admit it's a
worthy cause,
but their meth
ods of persua
sion are rather
vicious. One
worker proudly
reported she
had signed up
her house 100
percent. And
you know, some
of tohse girls
she "signed up" haven't recovered
full use of their arms yet.
Really got in trouble last
week. I was supposed to write
a thumb-nail sketch of a cer
tain person for a class. Material
on him was rather scarce, but I
did just as I was told. However,
I was rather nervous before giv
ing my report and rhewed off
the nail with the sketch on it.
Oh, that was a nose-holder,
wasn't it.
Too bad there wasn't more in
terest in the NUCWA spring con
A Student Views The News
I m n nn . miiiiiW'
Soviet Organization Blocks
Actual UN, Campus Counterpart
- Charles Gomon
"Like father, like son," the old adage points out.
The truth of this platitude was aptly illustrated, at
least as far as the United Nations is concerned,
during last week's model UN conference. The par
ent organization in New York has its bitter de
bate and frustrating delays and its NUCWA spon
sored off-spring at Nebraska maintained this repu
tation. Seemingly the best prepared of the delegations
to the model Charter Amendment Conference,
the Soviet bloc virtually succeeded in tying the
organization in parilamentary knots. The USSR
requested no less than eight time-consuming roll
call votes before the first plenary session was an
hour old. Even Vishlnsky can hardly match that
in the actual UN.
Unfortunately the opposition to the Soviet dele
gations seemed somewhat disorganized if not ac
tually weak. Sheer weight of numbers finally sub-
tv, TJuccion ViH fnr domination of the COn-
ference, but there seemed to be no spark of opposi- JflQfS Q THf" UN tTcP INAT IGN5
tion leadership at me moaei conierence sum oa
characterizes the sessions in New York.
It must be admitted that the issues discussed by
the model conference were difficult ones. The
question of what to do about the veto in the Secur
ity Council has long been a thorny one. The start
ling thing about the veto is that the U. S. origin-
Talmer
ally insisted upon having this power.
In the final analysis, it Is doubtful that any of
the big five would relinquish the veto power al
together. No acceptable solution has been found
by the real UN.
The other issue, that of granting the General
Assembly more power, is equally rough. Its com
plexities seem to defy solution.
At the Nebraska conference, as at the UN, num
erous proposals were advanced, some of them quite
extreme. One nation proposed that all members
of the Security Council have a veto instead of just
the big five.
The final session of the conference decided,
however,
These attempts at solution are being sent to the
but what happens then? According to the book, ' curricular activities on campusl UN Headquarters in ew xotk.
they go into the world to earn more money thwj dS
non-garduates. Also, the cash value of a degree ! version of Russia was wonderful,
increases with age where the earning power of, Their stubbornness and persistent
the averaee U.S. man decreases after ace 44. The demanding of a roll-call vote
median income of college grads under 30 is!
$J,dj compared witn $i,obU lor all American men One thing about the conference
But at 50 and over the gap really becomes im- really shocked me, though. I no
pressive college grads: $6,244, and all U.S. men: in the Prgram that Doris
$2,344.
All graduates do not earn terrific salaries,
It would be extremely difficult to obtain real
ing and even humorous. Acacia's concessions from the nations of the world regard
ing the "liberalization" of the UN Charter. Every
provision is now there because some nation in
sisted upon it when the Charter was drafted. The
spirit of cooperation among nations must manifest
itself a great deal more than it has up to now
if revision of the Charter is possible.
I seemed funny until you stop to
think that it's actually that way.
i Carlson was vice chairman. I
stands of the UN members was perhaps too real
istic. The atmosphere of tension under which the
delegates worked last week aptly illustrates the
difficulty which the UN faces in attempting to re
solve the conflicts of nations.
Add to this feeling of insecurity the language dif
ficulties, conflicting national interests and. racial
animosities of the world and an even more ac
curate picture of the problems of the UN be
comes apparent. It sometimes seems a wonder that
anything is accomplished at all.
however, to give the General Assembly the
power to decide by a two-thirds vote whether
or not a state shall be admitted to the UN. This
Swedish sponsored amendment was one of few
which fought its way up from committee to final
passage.
On a joint Australian-U. S. amendment the Con
ference recommended that the veto power of the
big five be eliminated in the amendment process
itself. At present, ratification by all the big five
is necessary before any amendment may go into
effect.
The Conference was unable to agree on any
other modification of the veto power in the sec
urity council. Even India spoke in opposition to its
abolition.
A Czechoslovakia sponsored amendment was ac
cepted giving the General Assembly the power by
a two-thirds vote to decide which delegation shall
It is upon this illusive spirit of cooperation that
thought we had enough of that the UN is built. As Dr. Clvde Saeleton. professor be seated if two governments claim the same seat
around here without a chairman. !of international law at New York university and in the UN. Incidentally, the Czech delegate, Paul
I Ul Xli IV-J. 1JC1 U W MM a M.aa s . v., -' ' -
That takes care of who paid the bills, but however. Fifty-seven per cent of the graduates in ; tthatwofilde af ah ! principal conference speaker, pointed out, the de- Rohon, is a native of that country, and gave the
what did these students get? Very few of them medicine earn $7,500 or more; while only four perity vicgs
got the same thing. To illustrate the variety of
cent of the graduates in education and two per
cent of the clergy earn that much.
college educations students at the same school can
receive, the book explains that "it would be pos- Lays Out 7he Facts
sible for twin brothers to go to the same school,
join the same fraternity, go to all the same social
functions, date the same girls, and yet by virtue
of taking different courses never meet the same
professors, read the same books or be exposed to
the same facts."
Then the question of why any particular per
son wants to get a college education depends on
what he means by college education. To 26 per
cent of the graduates questioned in the survey,
a college education meant a major in the human
ities. Twenty per cent majored in engineering, 18
per cent in the sciences (physics, chemistry zool-
That is a taste of what the book has to say
about what we are doing. It doesn't answer any
questions definitely because most questions con
cerning the results of college cannot be an
swered. It does give a comprehensive review of
what 9,064 graduates have done with them
selves and their education. Nowhere does the
book pretend to maintain that what it says is
gospel; it merely collects the facts, reviews them
and lays them out for the world to read and mull
over.
e
Another blow has recently hit
collegiate crooks. Campus police
have invaded the campus. Their
department has been removed
to Temporary L, home of future
teachers. No doubt they'll soon
have spotters at work on the
roof ready to drill any one who
even looks as if he might want
to park in the wrong place.
That's the way it goes; if it
isn't the draft, it's rustification.
A few of us were wondering the
: otner day if instructors can get in
j trouble that way. Wouldn't it be
catastrophic if a few of the boys
got shipped out the week of final
sire to cooperate is necessary before any interna
tional agreement is possible," even under the pres
ent Charter.
The imitation by Nebraska students of the
Soviet delegations fits with his individualistic stand
on the issues. Despite numerous attempts to find
fault with Rohon's credentials, the Russians were
never able to silence him.
Stolen Goods-
Alphabet Club Formed
To Remember Fillmore
Marilyn Mangold
The Daily Nebraskan recommends the book as!Cryin.' shame.
an intriguing commentary on what we are doing ;
here and what we will do after graduation
Here we are students. Why? D.P.
It's never good to break tradi-lblue Monday morning thinking of
4Uie Aftlnmn will nnt a ill ' ol 1 1he urnrlr nhpaH Tn him. life is
a LiUii, U Villa ,uiAlllll ' ' w.
iiust a few notes on politics so that a glorious adventure. Probably
it won't be so radically different does sitting-up exercises
"Perhaps that's the reason
professors expect more of their
pupils," he said.
Continue the Search
Lefterip
The first universities, in their educational psy
chology departments, were concerned only with
developing techniques and skills to improve knowl
edge. Later they discovered that this could only
take place in a healthy body.
And then came the mental health idea. Educa
tors discovered that emotional health in a uni
versity is as important as physical health. Ac
cording to Dr. Lewis Barbato, University of Den
ver psychiatrist who spoke to University students
and faculty members Friday morning, the role
of mental health in colleges, particularly psychia
try, is as recent as 1920, when the first course
in mental hygiene was started at Washburn uni
versity in Kansas.
Now, Dr. Barbato said, at least 25 universities
have full-time psychiatrists, and 550 more have
part-time psychiatrists.
Thanks For Support
a . t f . I .1
. . . mental Health importantiTo The Editor:
The University has been considering the idea
of hiring of full-time psychiatrist for some time.
At last report, Dean C. W. Borgmann told The
Daily Nebraskan that the only thing in the way
was "finding the right man at the right price."
In his speech Friday, Dr. Barbato outlined a com
mendable program in practice at Denver uni
versity. The plan calls for psychiatric interviews
with every prospective teacher to make the stu
dents aware of emotional difficulties and how to
cope with them. He expressed hope that a broader
program might be put into effect to include other
colleges.
The Daily Nebraskan supoprts the ideo of full
time psychiatrist, and hopes that the University
administration is still searching actively for "the
right man." J. S.
Margin Notes
From Tecumseh comes word of a Johnson
county spelling contest for grade school and
junior high school children. When those young
sters get to college they'll still be working at
getting those letters in the right places. Perhaps
a few University students regret not paying more
attention to their early-year spelling exercises.
It seems to become increasingly important.
And from the southland, Tennessee to be spe
cific, comes a candidate for the Presidency of this
United States that doesn't sluff over the name of
his country in his campaign speeches. Sen. Estes
Kefauver says "Yew-nited States" and says it hard.
The fresh southern accent is not unusual and the
strong accent on the "Yew-nited States" is good
and rather different to hear.
How nice it will be for Gen. Dwlght Eisen
hower to speak for himself if and when he re
turns to the United States. The host of authori
tative sources, sources close to the General, con
firmed reports, and spokesmen close to Eisen
hower have something to report each day on
what "Ike" thinks. He might appreciate being
able to speak for himself some day.
From the White House comes word that Presi
dent Truman absolutely will not be on hand at
the Democratic national convention to dictate behind-the-scenes
politickings. The Democrats will
Daily Thought
Hatred does not cease by hatred at any
tlmei hatred ceases by love. Buddha.
certainly have a free-for-all affair July 21 in Chi
cago if there will be no machine-politician dicta
ion of the convention's choice. Should be interesting.
If a word of thanks can make
the day seem brighter, then the
sun should be shining. Very sin
cere and heartfelt THANKS to
all who helped in the stories and
pictures for our program last
weekend. It was a huge success,
and we have heard many com
pliments on the handling of the
newspaper stories.
You give excellent support to
all campus organizations and I
am afraid we fail to let you know
our appreciation. Thanks to each
one of you.
Very sincerely yours,
HELEN TROY MARTIN, sponsor
Members of Orcheis, Pre-Orche-
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Politics
To The Editor:
Congratulations on having such
a politically intelligent columnist
as Miss Wylie of Barbed Wire
fame. She seems to know just
about everything that there is to
know about the political situa
tion on this campus. The wheels,
she says are starting to roll. Not
only that but the wheels within
the wheels are getting a chance to
show their stun.
Just where does this little girl
get ber information? How does
she know that anything she
heard is true? I, for one, am
very doubtful that there will
ever be anything on this cam
pas but the present nominating
club. And that this just as it
should be because the only way
to have real hard work out of
the organizations which actually
run the campus is to give them
some political plums every so
often to keep everybody bappy.
If these other organizations that
from the others. The razor-sharp
wit of a Texas
U. editorialist
slashes at cam
pus politics,
designating a
student party
as the old push
p u 1 1 click
clique. Then there's
the I.K.W.M.F.
W.D.Y.?'s club.
After an in
formal survey
at K. C. Junior Mangold
College it was revealed that prac
tically nobody ever heard of our
thirteenth president, and so they
organized a I Know Who Millard
Fillmore Was, Do You? Club. In
Fillmore's honor the I.K.W.M.F.-
W.D.Y.?'s hold a celebration every
March 8, the date of his death.
Professor Types
How many different types of
professors are there? A few faculty
types, familiar to just about
everyone, have been identified by
the Florida Flambeau, Florida
State university: (This one's for
Patty).
The Politician: Everybody's
friend he gives you the same
bland smile when an "F" comes
out of the blue.
ine &miier: bnows an 32 on
Amusing Answers
u ,.ui;.4A v.; i Which all brings us to the time
erates on the "divine right" theory honored quest on, how much do
hand man. Rates students with
untouchables.
The Dreamer: Breaks off in
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Auueiata Editor Bath Raymond
Manarlnf Editor Don Plrper. Hoe Gorton
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Mfbt ffewa Editor Dick Balstoa
that they deserve to have anyone orchestra
elected to office, they had better
stop and look over their yecord.
They should compare that rec
ord with the record of the other
party. Nearly everything that gets
done on this campus is done by
someone from a social organiza
tion. And this happens because
the other students are just too
lazy to get out and do anything.
If the social organizations are the
only ones willing to do the work,
they should be the ones who re
ceive the rewards.
The only rewards available
are political offices and those are
the rewards the workers want andi
deserve. INTERESTED.
Monday
YVVCA Commission, Camp
Counseling, 4 p.m., Ellen Smith
dining room; leader, Gladys John
son. YWCA Commission, leadership
training, Ellen Smith dining room,
5 p.m., leader, Miriam Willey.
Tuesday7
Filing for AUF position of fac
ulty solicitations chairman closes
at noon.
Application for Union Board
manager position dut at 7 p.m. In
terviews conducted 7-8 Tuesday.
Application blanks from activities
office, Union.
Concert by seven music seniors
with the University Symphony
know?
Students at the University of
Oregon were given a general in
formation test and made some
amusing errors. Here are a few:
Fjord a Swedish automobile;
Iran Bible of the Moslems;
Nicotine The man who discov
ered cigarettes; Concubine
When several businesses com
bine; Scotland Yard 2 feet, 10
inches.
All In The Family
And from a professor of some At Chatham, Virginia, some
type or other, we have the follow- thing new has been tried under
ing profound statement. The the auspices of a university, too.
younger generation has a defender' A college student and five friends
at Otterbein college, Ohio. "To-1 dug up one of his long-dead rela
day's college student is a much lives to aid them in a ghoulish at
more sensible type of person and tempt to reach the spirit world,
a better type of student than when The county sheriff said the stu-
l went to college," says J. Neeiy dents took their grisly prize to a
Boyer, chairman of the sociology shuttered basement day-room of
department and mayor and police the Averelt junior college where
chief of Westerville. I they held a seance.
the middle of sentences with
that faraway look in his eye.
He's supposed to be thinking of
deathless prose.
Condescending Charlie: He has
abiding faith in the basic stupidity
of students.
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