University of Nebraska Lincoln - Cornhusker Yearbook (Lincoln, NE)

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' ffjir in I 'KT' ' 'T .T '1T U :'T Q. Q' ' . 'T' ' as ig is-if. 11 l r -a i f , :Qi T gg Y-.,3..:-f ---:e:.k.fv...-121.-.viagra-1:1,l::.:1:::13.-.-iT-,AM . A Y i 1 institution of yesteryear. Different minor changes have been brought about by the regents in their power of government, -and with the aid and advice of the chancellor. Engineering and Teachers Colleges have been provided for, and the Industrial College of times gone by has been made over into the Agricultural College where students are taught on the campus and by instructors and professors on the other agriculture grounds. The name of the main college has been shortened to the College of Arts and Sciences, and two new colleges have been provided: Dentistry and Business Administration. The legislature has not been content that the institution should serve only those who could comeito it, but has enabled it to reach out also and serve those at home through the agricultural extension, through the conservation and soil survey department, and through the University extension division. Loyal Cornhuskers, loyal Nebraskans, and loyal Americans are developed, and have been made through the efforts of the University, more or less directed toward that end. It is impossible to name a field not entered into by some one or more of our alumni. Particularly in the great crisis of the Professor Brace - One of NcbrasIca's great scientists II h honor Brac Lab- n w ose e oratory is narncdl. World War, alumni, students, and faculty gave their services to their government. Engraved on the walls of Memorial hall are the names of fourteen Cornhuskers who made the three gold stars, and 2,300 blue stars mark our service flag, in symbolism of the loyal soldiers who entered camp, trench and hospital, willing to give their lives if necessary for the country of which they were loyal citizens. Fifty members ofthe faculty and administrative offfice forces entered the service, and many others were called to Washington for service. The de- partment of physics was practically empty, and Chancellor Avery was one of the dollar-a-year chemists in the nation's capital. For correlation in the growth of the institution, after the regents could no longer exercise the personal supervision of former days, and when the N book, after 1913 when it no longer told the freshmen, when in doubt as to what to take, to go to the chancellor, the office of executive dean was established. To regulate the many social problems which arise in the large institution that Nebraska has become, the regents also in 1898 created the office of dean of women, and a dean of men in 1921. Today, in the University of Nebraska, with an enrollment cf something more than 8,000, with an expenditure in excess of 33,000,000 every biennium, with 390 faculty members :besides 333 full time employes, all personal contact with regents is lost. In Nebraska's small college days, Dr., H. K. Wolfce organized the first .undergraduate psychology, laboratory of the United supreme sacrifice. Forty- Professor Harry K. Wolfe -A prominent pioneer in the jield of Psychology who lo- cated the first undergraduate laboratory of psychology in the United States at the Uni- versity of Nebraska. States. His colleagues were at that time organizing graduate laboratories in at few of the larger eastern schools, and even in Europe, it was still considered a graduate subject. Prof. E. H. Barbour began his individual investigations of the most famous bone beds of the world about the same time. In a little more than a half century the college of twelve students and seven faculty has grown into one of the largest institutions of its kind in the west,-one that every Cornhusker can be proud to call his own. We proudly share the glories of the institution, but never forget that it could not be except for those legislators who made possible a great Nebraska, realized by a liberal support of higher education, to the men who as members of the Board of Regents have successfully guided the University through its year of development, to those who as chancellors have devoted of administration, yet never lost sight of the vision of a greater institution. their energies to details A PANOTIADIA or rim PRESENT Nsrsmxsxm CAMPUS Page 14 -of W We P . ffm, f .. 1. ..-nf ,wi W7

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mmluwr . , , l l 'LJ' ,. f get i .1 ,. 'ff' 'Af' s'fee---f'----- f----------W ------W ----4-2--L-e--L -QL-free fa. ,elif-g5,rQl,,,,,fQi5g,,5 2 W VT I ii nfjxi i .1 The Dean of Men tal, , 3 ,g Wi 9 ' HE year just passing has showed a very marked im- W - N 552 provement over the previous year in earnestness of l A ', ' purpose, in moral standards and in devotion to ideals on the part of the men in the University. As I look back 3, , A ,g and compare the present with the conditions of say ten f1 l gQ,3 Q 1 'Q or iifteen years ago, I marvel at the advance that has 1 Q , been made in nearly every direction. Vices then common , are now conspicuous as rare exceptions. Animosities en- ij J . gendered by political bickering and mutual distrust have greatly diminished. There is a better spirit of good will pill 1: ge 4 and democracy among the students. The poor student, who 'fi' 2 5' must make his own way, and succeeds is now the one , i Miki most highly honored among his fellows. 'V , Greater attention is being paid to scholarship, for the IL 1 ' ' students seem to realize more and more that success in iw' .5 i life can be built only on a solid foundation. Hand in hand VT Q 1 ' li with this increasing seriousness of purpose there has been 9 ' a remarkable development of athletics, and it is a signin- ' ' ' if cant fact that the fraternities ranking high in the recent j ,j , inter-fraternity track meet were generally the ones who 5 , K ' also stand high in scholarship. Q J 3 Man's greatest heritage is a strong body, a clear mind , 1 1 2 i , and a clean heart, and it is both the duty and the privilege E 1 ' U. of the University to develop these to their highest possible X 5, point of perfection. May the men of this University always i 'V . . live up to the sentiment expressed in that beautiful song . f 1 V they so often sing, There is no place like Nebraska ' fl 3' N tt where the boys are the squurcst of any old school 1 L , Q ' r that you knew. ll A , , Al E x CARL C. ENGBERG I 4 Ebcecutive Dccm , p I Dcfan of Men, i 5 ,, I. . 1 1,3 V.: X' y , , The Dean -of Women ,W PW .1 l REETINGS and felicitations to the young women of T , Nebraska. Another fruitful year has passed and 1 I 5 left a more permanent impress upon the community l fki' of interest, spirit of service, loyalty to the college, and if A fl, g co-operation with authorities. The upward trend in stand ltr,-'-if 1 j' '1 ards of conduct and social customs, and the spiritual de- W ll J 5' velopment are more enduring. A finer appreciation of the : Maxi principle prevails, that campus standards depend largely , jr It upon the ideals of the women. VV In all of your tasks you have kept balance and it is Ii if x is I this sense of proportion which has actuated all organiza- lr ' l 1 tions to achieve better standards and greater restrictions Q ,p f of extra-curricular activities. The adoption of the point I t ' if system marks another step towards this goal of proportion ,JN -. 1 and balance. l ' ly l w ,, .And now may I exhort you to direct your minds more fl 5' fully to finer scholarship, your major interest in college. N , 'j E4 Superior workmanship at one's task should be the chief l y ,j ,Wh aim and purpose of every student. Combine a maximum T 'g of honest effort with a maximum of serious intent. Into 1' Q the task put the imperishable qualities of your best. Super- l Ii ior workmanship is also an expression of proportion. QF: jj fl rg To the seniors I pass on this message: June and N E I gi it ' graduation are at hand. May you have a clear conscious- l fy 1 ness of being completely alive and being poised withal. 4' '- ' I Possess courage, endurance, integrity, mental and spiritual l 5 alertness and a sense of humor. They are the strength of 3, H 1 any equipagef' tj 5 , I P ' 1 , DAQ! ,M AMANDA H. H151-rN1:n ls. Rl ' ,- Dorm of l'l'o'111cn , g , , 1 Page is l 1 WM! ff-ef f-an T- M? iwiw?mT'Q1fJFf7!F?4wa3NgC3VZfbJTQC1V-f at its f rr ,gas 'i