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

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policial Ipsi Men Fir t Row: Mr. Nicholas, B. AI water, D. Brown, G. Gruber. Second Row: R. Jester, G. Kotsiopoulos, D. Marshall, R. Nelson. Third Row: L. McCullough, J. Pilkington, D. Patton, H. Ritter, V. Smithey. Male enrollment decreased this year with the army and defense jobs increasing in national significance, but the role of the Men's Council on the campus became more important as the council tried to help college men in their adjustments to the war. After the attack on Pearl Harbor and the entrance of the United States into the war, the morale of the men slumped to a low ebb, as those students saw their preparation for a future of peace was to be of no immediate advantage to them. Realizing an immediate need, the coun- cil arranged a progarm concerned with the war and directly with morale, with Dean W. L. Nicholas analyzing the proper stand for the men to take. As they saw their situation clarified, knowing that there is a more im- mediate duty to fulfill in order that their preparation for peace need not be wasted, the men stepped back more energetically into their college life of study, classes and training. Men were interested in the armed ser- vices of the country, but they did not know of the opportunities available to them, so the council arranged a program particularly to meet that need. Ensign Townley of the Navy Recruiting Station at Omaha, and Ma- jor Davis from headquarters, Seventh Corps Area, explained the background of the navy and the army, and pointed out those places where college-trained men could best serve. They also emphasized the advisability of getting all of the college training possible before becoming a member of the armed forces. As a result of this meeting and of the individual conference following, NSTC men were much better informed of their future participation in the war, and were able to make better use of their college training. The members of the group represent the men in their class organizations, religious groups, and in-town and out-of-town resi- dents. The council itself felt the war directly, as Max Ingram, vice president, was drafted late in the first semester, and James Lapp, treasurer, left school early in the year for a defense job. This spring the traditional Men's League picnic was held at Harmon Park, and sup- plying all with food and entertainment, the Men's Council felt their duties for the year completed. Officers of the organization were Ralph Nelson, president; Wayne Smithey, vice president; Lloyd McCullough, secretary; and Gerald Gruber, treasurer. Page 21

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College women are offered friendship, guidance, and entertainment at league meetings which this year have included programs on books, styles, manners, de- fense, music, mothers and religion. All of the meetings were coordinated with the theme, The Girls They Left Behind;'' their aim, to increase the intelligence, maturity and usefulness of those remaining. The women's council gave special at- tention to the incoming freshmen girls at a reception in Case Hall lounge which allevi- ated timerity, homesickness, and other typ- ical symptoms of new students. Women's League activities are gov- erned by a council of fourteen representing classes and residents under the supervision of Miss Ruth Kelly, acting Dean of Women. This group organizes the programs, grants loans, and discusses desired campus be- havior and customs at informal meetings. The January meeting emphasized es- pecially the war theme, as Mrs. H. M. Wor- lock was the principal speaker. Mrs. Alta Bergquist, Juanita Jillson, and Dorothy Campbell also spoke using topics of edu- cation, democracy and the present national emergency. Attendance was made compulsory for the second semester meetings as the coun- cil worked on a program for greater unity in their aims. Helen Claire Disbrow served as presi- dent the first semester, and Charlene Han- sen led the council the second semester. Despite changes in this group through- out the year, the girls they left behind are doing what they can in war-time to make life happier for those at home and at camp. lUe Qisuli Jl jjt feelUnA First Row: Miss Kelly, V. Bailey, N. Ciochon, J. Ducring, C. Hansen. Second Row: M. High, M. Hollingsworth, L. Huffstiitter, A. Kennedy, N. McBride. Third Row: T. McCoy. M. Refshuuge. J. Taylor, M. Wendell. F. Williams. Page 20

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The college faculty proved to the stu- dents this year that they are still anxious to learn, as upperclassmen were given the op- portunity to criticize them in any way that they saw fit. Students came right back at their teachers as some literally wrote a book, some of praise and some of criticism, com- menting on their reasons for like or dislike of faculty techniques and mannerisms. If one could be singled out as the in- structor highest in the estimation of students, that one would probably be Mr. Durfee Lar- son. His class methods are the most tech- nical and methodical, his tests and testing program are among the most difficult, and class attendance is not compulsory. The re- sult of this system is near-perfect attendance of students. Another result is that apple- Louise Adams, A. B., A. M., Education Alta Bergquist, R. N., College Nurse Ethel M. Boasen, B. E., A. B., A. M. Com- merce Gavin L. Doughty, A. A., B. M., M. M., Mu- sic Bernice D. Dunlavy, B. S., M. S., Home Eco- nomics Louise Enochs, 3. S., A. M., Home Economics polishing students generally stay away from his courses, for their efforts are useless there. Other's who appreciate Mr. Larson's presence are the residents of Men's Hall. Mr. Larson abolished a system of monitors, but despite this, the number of discipline problems were reduced, as the hall became a dorm of genuinely friendly atmosphere, and men were fun loving and hard working students. The duties of faculty members extend far beyond classroom routine, as anyone could observe by glancing over the head- lines in the Antelope. Nicholas, Burke on Planning Committee, NSTC Faculty Aids in Defense Program, Powell Speaks Today at Lincoln Meeting, 'Ludden Lists Needed Military Addresses, Adult Classes Hear Admit Bergquist Boasen Doughty Dunlavy Enochs Page 22