University of Nebraska Kearney - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Kearney, NE)

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i Mil •‘There are many evidences char the whole educational structure of the state is threatened and certainly there are increasing evidences that if certain portions of the educational structure are destroyed at this time, it will be but a few years until other portions will meet the same fate. There is no assurance that once destroyed it can ever be rebuilt, regardless of how constructive a pattern might be devised for a new type of program. The friends of education in Nebraska should insist that those entrusted with responsibilities move very cautiously and very carefully in any direction which threatens the structure so carefully designed by the founders of the great commonwealth of Nebraska.” This statement was made by President Cushing to the press during the latter part of January at the time the Governor recommended a 12 per cent decrease in appropriations for the State Teachers College at Kearney. Behind. President Cushing and his statement, were eight hundred college men and women and their parents who sent cards and letters of protest to state legis- larors. Mr. Cushing and many other people believed that the situation was one of che gravest that the college had ever faced. Most of us could see the undemocratic principles involved when appropriations for education in Nebraska—they have al- ways been much lower than the appropriations for education in other states—were suggested to be cur still lower. But most terrifying of all, the governor had indi- cated in his proposed budget a larger cut for Kearney than for any of the other State Teachers Colleges. 16

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In the picture at the extreme left, the choir is getting onto the busses that took it on the trip through eastern Nebraska. Floyd Newman, with back to camera, waits while an unidentified girl chats with the bus driver. John Hawk stands with his in- strument case and an over night bag. Ap- proxima rely seventy-five made the tour. The next picture was taken just after the first bell. In the front row, Theda Berg, back to camera, talks over the as- signment with Mrs. Bate. The boy in the pensive pose is William Aunspaugh. In the second row of chairs, Lindell Han thorn, facing camera, looks as if he might be asleep; but he wasn't. The girl in the white sweater turning the pages in her book is Frances Hancock. The girl who is smiling so prettily for the cameraman is Dora Baisinger. The sack under her arm contained food which was to be given to the Salvation army at Thanksgiving time. This giving of food is one of the customs of the Home He club of which Dora is a member. She was on her way to class. Notice the two books under her arm. In the picture at the extreme left, lower row% Avis Hedrix pauses on her way to the Club House to talk to a friend. John Gottsche and Mildred Foreman measure volt- age in the Physics lab. This is only one of the many experiments, in which electricity is involved, that the Physics students have to do. Notice the notebooks. They were tabulating the various readings of the in- strument when the picture was taken. President Cushing looks as if he were asking if everything was ready. He had come out to the bus to see the basketball team which was starting on its trip through Texas and Oklahoma. Scotty McCall, one of the players can be seen through the glass of the bus. The luggage was tied on the top. The trip was one of the longest ever taken by a team from this college.

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Miss Smithey, who also plans the registration pro- gram, keeps the records of all students. There is the matter of transfer of credits from this to other colleges which it is also her duty to take care of. Olive Bircham, a new member of the office staff, is her sec- retary. Miss McCall is the woman who took your money. Rather, she is the woman to whom you paid your fees at the beginning of each semester. It is her duty to keep the hooks of the college, and few people could do it more efficiently. She can, at any time, tell you the financial status of each department or fund on the campus. This seems impossible to someone who has no knowledge of bookkeeping and office routine, but to Miss McCall it is not only simple but also neces- sary. An additional duty of Miss McCall’s is her position as secretary of the company formed to build the new Boys Dormitory. Last May, a year ago. Miss McCall announced that students from neighboring states would be required to pay non-resident fees. This required a careful checking of the records of residence. One of the most important changes made by the ad- ministration was the adoption of the semester system, replacing the quarter plan. There were changes on the campus such as walks built, driveways changed to in- crease die parking space, and the most important of all, the building of the new Mens Dormitory. Miss Williams, who with President Cushing moved to the first floor at the beginning of the year, is sec- retary to the President. Last year Grace Mathews was a Senior; and this year she is one of the important cogs in the administra- tion pinion. Most of us met Grace during the year when we forgot to return a book to the library on the exact day that it was due. If we had a fine, she took the money that we had to pay for our neglect. There are students who help in the office. They work on files, type letters, add long lists of numbers on an adding machine. Some of them may work at the switch board. This work is important to the students, and it is important to the administration, for a great deal of work must be done to keep the school running efficiently and orderly.