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

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CAVALCADE A college education means an average of three or four hours work daily for 50 per cent of the men and 36 per cent of the women. This year ' s num- ber of student workers has slightly increased. The average man works from three to four hours a day to earn his board or 25c per hour. Women work, on the average, four hours daily, earning their board and room or 25c an hour. Office work, housework, teaching, assisting in the university, or library work are the usual jobs for women. The majority of men are engaged in restaurant work. Some ingenious souls hold un- usual jobs. Sophomore Everett Lomax earns his room by working for the fire department. Armine Kuhlmann, pictured here, has a candy route, peddles lunches. Others repair watches, wash air- plane motors, act as state capitol guides, or work tor local newspapers. ■ ' CORNHUSKER survey results indicate that men hold the more unusual jobs, but that women work more hours. The university may be a country club to some students, but 43 per cent of the enroll- ment works to earn part or all of its expenses. Greatest single source of revenue is N. Y. A. assistance which granted to approximately 700 students during the first semester between $8,500 and $9,000 each month. Such students are chosen on the bases of financial need, character, and scholarship. In total comparative scholarship, in 1937-38, all N.Y.A. students ranked ninth. For ambitious and needy students there are 42 loan funds, administered by the Student Loan Com- mittee. A number of scholarships are also open to students of higher than average scholastic ability. A maximum of 250 regents ' scholarships are author- ized each year. CAROL PEIRCE . . stenographer GLADYS ANDERSON and ALPHA ALMQUIST . . nurses MARVEL DAHL secretary in Teachers College ARMINE KUHLMANN sells confectionery DELWYN OLSON does light housekeeping EMILY FERANDSEN . , library assistant Al, ' BLES and : .-iERRY, . mechanic and soda jerker JANE PENNINGTON . . registrar ' s assistant PHYLLIS HURST . . teaches tap dancing BERNARD MORRIS . . drives bus [19J

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They go to college STUDENT Of the 6,789 students regis- tered for the first semester, 89 per cent are Nebraskans. Un- affiliated with any social frater- nity are 4,161 students. In Greek- dom fraternities number 1,065 men, and sororities count 648 women. Men can attend the university more cheaply than can women. Average cost of board, room, and dues m a fraternity is $40.00 a month; in a sorority, $47.50 monthly. Women living in Car- rie Belle Raymond pay $38.00 a month for board and room. Monthly board and rcom bill in a rooming house averages $25. For both men and women stu- dents, there are cooperative houses in which they may earn part of their living expenses. ..rA dormitory arise.. Fraternities are active Carrie Belle Raymond hall tl8]

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Social life is iormal All Wurk mill IVo Pluy Dancing and reading are the favorite playtime activities of the ma- jority of the university, according to the CORNHUSKER survey of a cross section of student life. Next most popu- lar relaxation is attendance at movies, while sports and athletics claim the third largest number of devotees. Al- though ' coking ' received only fourth mention as a leisure activity, it would seem, in view of the daily turnover in certain campus rendezvous, that this relaxation is far more popular. A com- parative few reported that they pre- ferred to spend their leisure hours ' just loafing. ' In spite of the excellent speakers and entertainers which the university obtains, a deplorably small number takes advantage of the oppor- tunity afforded by university convoca- tions. Greatest social boon to the unaf- filiated student has been the new Student Union. School spirit runs high in athletics Fraternities offer social contacts Bowling is student sport Sororities give skits [201