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

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DEAN of WOMEN To the Women Students: In the relationship of members of my staff and myself with University women we have attempted to build a program upon the thesis that the province of the University is to develop a well-bal- anced personality, and that the per- sonal and social problems of these stu- dents are as much within the scope of our work as are their intellectual prob- lems. This involves a comprehension of the concept of group living and of the relationship of the individual to the group. The student ' s chief reason for coming to college should be the desire to ac- quire learning and an education. Train- ing in activities may be acquired by those who do not attend a college, but the advantages of a University curric- ulum and the daily contact with trained minds may be found in college centres only. Your intra-curricular life must al- ways supersede your extra-curricular interests. The processes of education are inti- mately bound up with the values we designate by culture. Culture is a sym- bol. It is like a musical chord, made up of various single notes. Its meaning is not in a simple separable element. It is a harmony, a sum of balanced parts, and an expression of personality. Sincerely, ' 2 cC i W- DEflN n. H. HEPPNER MISS ELSIE FORD PIPER Assistant Dean of Women

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DEAN of MEN DEAN T. I. THOMPSON W. C. HARPER Pissistant to the Dean My Greetings and Best Wishes; fit the conclusion of another aca- demic year I take pleasure in extend- ing greetings to you. I congratulate you upon your ability to overcome the ob- stacles of one kind or another that must have beset your pathway. Many of you have endured real hardships. Many of you have also displayed a restiveness that betokens ambitions and aspira- tions. I hope that from your experiences you have learned to exercise tolerance, to examine your prejudices, and to seek after truth. 1 hope, too, that you have accumulated an appreciable amount of factual knowledge, that you have in some measure developed a capacity to think, and that you have acquired cer- tain desirable disciplines of the mind. If you have done these things, end have in addition become acquainted with your teachers and formed fast friendships among your associates, ! feel that the time you have spent here has not been in vain. Surely, no one would venture to predict what the fu- ture holds in store for you. But of one thing 1 am sure, that being into what- soever situation such a student of the University of Nebraska may come, he may be depended upon to give a good account of himself. I salute you and bid you God speed! Yours Sincerely,

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COLLEGE OF To the Students of the College of Agriculture: My dear friends: The college you are attending is one of the younger ones in organization, but the subject matter with which it deals covers most of our record of human endeavor. Men have tilled the soil since the beginning of human history, but only quite recently has agriculture been organized into a science. Home is the most familiar word in every language, but only recently has home-making been developed as a subject to be taught in schools, and for which young people might be trained. While our organization is young, great progress has been made in the last half century in agriculture and home economics. We have seen botany and chemistry grow into sciences covering crop develop- ment, soil management, and animal nutrition. You are now a part of a movement that is applying more exact knowledge to the home, and science to the fields. This should make the home more beautiful and satisfying, and the fields more interesting and profitable. Surely the homes of Nebraska must show the results of teaching in home management, econ- omy in buying, color harmony, and family relation- ships. Just as surely will agriculture respond to the increased knowledge, technique and training of the farm manager. New problems constantly arise with each change in social relationships and environmental influences. We must ever remain young in our viewpoints and in our ability to meet these changing conditions. We hope that your years with us will prove both pleasant and profitable to you, and that you will attain per- sonal development essential to a successful life. Sincerely yours. u , u .