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

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Mr. I ' ikr ' « offirr. . . . Thr e ' ' ' purrha«inc ai:rnl of the Vnivfniilv, Mr. Scalon. . . . Showing nnr o( Ihr moul dictiki ! Hulir« on llir i-ampu . payine frr . . . . AatilhcT adminislralive ofliri?. . . . Thi frlloM fn-rnif rathrr lir ilanl about rnlrrinn tlic Dran ' n oHirr. lllK ( iliaricclliii . wliii i i Iiom ' ii |i llic linaiil i)t Regents, is the chief exei-utive olTii-er ol the I tii iT-il . Mllmiigh iiliifil 111 the riil ' anil orders i the Hoanl. he ha Imlh ediieatioiial and business siiper i imi n ir llir 1 iiiversity; this control rmers all the allaii.- ami interests of the Uni ei.-it and the various Colleges. The Board of Regents elects a Dean for eacli of the (]i llege uilliiii tlir I Mi er-it In lie the pre-iil- iiig ntlirer nl the iaeiiltv oi his (inllege ami In |)rilnrni nili nllier ilnlii a- the Hiianl nr ihe lariillx 111 his (College may require. All matters relative to the internal affairs of each College are dtMermined liv its faeiilt . suhjeet to the (.JuiMi ellor and the Board. A I niversity Senate acts as a faculty judicial ImkK. R. P. CRAWlOlil) Assistant to the Chanrellor 1 lit )l- KSS( )|{ Craw Innl furnishes new idea to the I ' niversity and |ie(ializes in jiulilir relations. Among the developments -lailtil in hi.- departnieni the pa.-t lew years have lieen the (!liartrr Day Celehration in Lincoln, the programs of Sunday afternoon concerts, and the .senior reception at Raymond Hall in June. He taught llic lii t courses in .Agricultural .lournalism ill the Iniversitv and wrote the text, ' rhe Magazine .Article . uhii h lia heen used in many colleges. The .Assistant to the (ihancellor originated the course in Creati c Thinking, now nationallv known, and last year saw his hook Think im oiir- self go through three printings. Paee 29

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E. A.bLK.NKTT Chancellor I idiipratiihilc the ( juiiliusker staff on its ef- lorl 111 porliax ihc lllll( ' nl lite of the I iii n it of Nehraska in its annual. Actixitic- rcpicxMit an inijioitant |)art of the I ni i ' i it . ilicv deal with student relations, with human intcrot (irnh- lems. and with many phases of the intimate and emotional lite of the student during his or her most formative period. For most ludeuls these experiences are wholesome and (reati e. They present a confliet of forces that is a jiart of life. They develop resourcefulness aiid initiative neces- sary to leadership. Follo ed in e (es thev are haiiiilul since the leave no lime for s stemati ' study. One may spend Inur long vears within the shado nl ' (■la sie halls and altogether miss the thrill ol seholarship. lie ma he exposed to know ledge without heeoTniug iidecled li it. He inav see others developing s stemalie hahils of stud without eidtiN aliiig inh hahits hiuisell. A university should slimidate the student ' s liighe t endea i)r. It slioidd |iro ide the -oui ' ces fi ' om which knowledge nia he a ' i(nired. should surround him with an interest in intelleclual |)ur- suits and an atmo phere ot scholarship. l the same time it should hring the student in eonlact with the practical |)rohlcms of his generation, po- litical, social, and husiiiess, so that he will not he a stranger to the world of affairs. It should d( - velo]) trained and disci| liued mind-- ca|),dilc oi sustained elhut. with enlarged ca|iacil to do the woilds work . PaRe 28 VStM

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T..I.III() ll ' SON Dean ol Sliii i ' ii! Affairs 1 ROM the office of Stn(l ' ' iit Allairs where lie (Uiil iiiter lews iiKiiiy lialeiil . T. J. rhdinpxiii w rites this iiikT|)iet;iti(iii lA ( ' (hnatidii: There arc Iwo a pect, ol higher eihicalidn ihat I helieve shniihi lie iciii-laiill hi ' hl in iiiiiid rol- lege jitiidents. The fii l is ihat college eihicatiim. hi) ve er protessioiial. technical i - inllinal. iiiu t he regarded as an a|)|ii-enti ( ' lii|). so to peak. In lijc. I5 its erv iialnie higlier education e ( ' n in its most modern leclmi al and proles ional aspects is (jiiite cloistered and disassociated tmm llie stern realities ot the xocalion. the profession, and lile il-ell. ( ' ollege giadnate ' s who ha e an other conception ol ihe c-M ' ntial xaJiic ol iheii- da in college are shortK di illusi()Med. I he second aspect is related to the lir--t and is more important. II higher cdinalion max he con-idcrc l an apprentii-c-hip. it is important that it he tlKUdiigh. It -lionld he self-e idcnt that onK as training i thorongh can students learn the nicthodoIog ot the technical nv ])rolessional held and dexelo]) logical haliits ot thought. college diploma in ilsei I ha little or no intiinsic aine. it is lor these reasons among otliers that I liciicxe the three essenial elemenl (d a ihoidngh-going highci ' edncational m titn- lion are: I i | A well-trained lacnllx. |2) well-organized courses, and ( . ' ) an insistence on a iiigii ipialitx of sindent scholarship W. C.IIARPF.R and perlormance . AssislanI » the Dean Page 30