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

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Sesuted Mankind hi elt . . She was a courageous, gallant spirit crusading in the great struggle to permit the triumph of knowledge over ignorance, giving her all in the hope that young men and young women might be qualified to take to the class- rooms of the schools of America a philosophy of education, a philosophy of life . . . which coupled with established teaching technics might result in the building and the preserva- tion of an intelligent and enlightened civiliza- tion. She loved her work. She loved her stu- dents and her faculty associates. She loved the great causes for which she struggled. She loved her opportunity to serve the youth of America. And today though lips are closed and the tongue is silenced, the high ideals which were hers, the inherent good which characterized her every action is reflected in the thought and deeds of college presidents, superintendents of city schools, and literally thousands of class- room teachers who through the years were privileged to come under the spell of her in- spiring leadership. The physics texts tell us that no energy is ever lost. Thus it is that those of us priv- ileged to know her will believe . . . that the Great Teacher has in his wisdom given to her Lula E. Wirt an assignment wholly in keeping with her un- ending faith and the idealism which she cher- ished and her indominable will to serve man- kind well. Tribute to Lula E. Wirt By President Herbert L. Cushing, College Convocation, March 4, 1941 ROHliRT B. THRALL, Industrial Education—studied one year at the American Conservatory of Music . . . played pipe organ in churches and theaters to earn way through college . . . horseback riding, swimming, collecting coins and miniature camels are hobbies . . . Wagner and Beethoven are his favorites in mu- sic , di'tr,is spinach . . . prefer Jeanette MacDonald on the screen. RANDELL D. WATKINS. Physical Education—worked as a sutla jerker while attending college . . , lettered three years in basketball . . . chief pastimes are hunting, fishing, anti photog- raphy . . . ha» been ranger naturalist at Yellowstone three years . . - used to play saxophone . . . won district basketball cham- pionships in two Texas high school . , . has never read comics in his life ROLAND B. WELCH, Commerce—received graduate schol- arship to University of Nebraska , . . worked in restaurants and on NYA while in college . . , spent summers working on Iowa farm and on construction crew ... is a tennis fiend” . . . likes to hunt and fish . . . worked one year with William Spur on Business Indicator for the State of Nebraska. DOROTHY C. WILLIAMS. Secretary to the President- member of Xi Phi and Pi Omega Pi and worked in textbook li- brary' while attending N.S.T.C. . - - likes historical shows, cherry pie, ''Blondie and Henry’11 . . . collects pictures . . . was asked to become secretary to the president shortly before receiving her degree. MARY E. WILLIAMS, Assistant Librarian—A.R. from Uni- versity of Wichita . . . M.S. from Fort Hays Kansas State Col- lege . . . A.B.L.S. from University of Michigan . . . worked in libraries while going to school . . . enjoys listening to New York Philharmonic Orchestra . . , reads Gasoline Alley” . . . fried chicken is her preference on the menu. Page 19

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FRFFDOM JL jl f JL ISSSS haustu'5,,. j[j Wli a NSTC again - on January 6 after a M two-week Christmas holiday, 22 National Guard atudenfo will will i io at- It is better to be unborn than untaught, Plato wisely philosophized, for ignorance is the root of misfortune. Stu- dents attending college classes are constantly on the lookout for facts, but somehow, unconsciously, while professors lecture, they grasp a philosophy of life—cm education which is pre- cious and highly prized in a democracy. College students become enlightened. They help make America the shrine of liberty and freedom that it is today. ,ab Class Uses Jndug Elephant, Three Toe Horse ftosh ft With an unexcavated ele- phant and a thn i‘ toed horse or laboratory material. NS- rC's first paleontology class jegan a semester's work fuesdav under Miss Carrie B. Luriden, zoology instruc- tor. Excavating of the ele- phant skeleton will be con film-ted by the via whi 1 t »«25 •ggs.5 ---I' USlOIl Assembly .w .-..cement by student - v oil members in fre ' a 1 sssaws , se $ 2 “. light of class meeting. HAV ' c0uhfJ e W ®‘ c Discussion of fund dco'- Sac .und lCs .7;«=' furnishing of lounges 7 oV- all meetings. seni ? 5 nde v unanimously to eontribuf sible to the drive ing a donatio } ih on« en 0 'ere mee « P Uin v0Ca One nfor ting ant turr teer per . the faculty e furnisbir. ies Come- by M»ss 3 the dre ig a .ns , •d to clas.( 4V aUv.os was reij ected d; 3- did ie loungj t d°- were c’, tion thi