University of Nebraska Omaha - Tomahawk / Gateway Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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■ The 1922-23 School Year Dr. D. E. Jenkins THE year now closing has brought its share of new problems and per- plexities; but it has also brought abundant reasons for renewed optim- ism in the contemplation of the steady and rapid growth of the Uni- versity. Owing to the transfer of a large group of ex-service men to various vocational schools, the total attendance for the year is slightly less than during last school year. Nevertheless, the attendance is thoroughly in- dicative of permanent and wholesome growth for the reason that it represents a more regular and homegeneous body of strictly college students. It is to that body of students who become regularly matriculated and who pursue courses with a view to graduation with a degree that we must look when we seek to estimate our stable progress. As appraised from this point of view, the attendance for the current year is a very distinct im- provement upon that of any previous year. This improvement is mainly due to the fact that the incoming Freshman class is much larger than that of any previous year. Not only was it larger in numbers, but it soon proved itself to be a most excellent class in its personnell, talent, and steady response to the ideals of the school. A fine spirit of enterprise and harmony has pervaded the student body during the year. Wholesome rivalry has had a place as between classes and various subsidiary social organizations, but it has been uniformly regulated by a disposition of fairness and goodwill. Special credit must be given to the Y. M. C. A. and the Y. W. C. A., not only for promoting their names and spiritual sentiments, which are so fundamental in a well-rounded personal development, but also for their effective influence in creating and sustaining that consciousness of common interests and that co-operation which is so vital to the general welfare of the institution. Unstinted praise is due the football and basketball teams for their magnificent pluck and perseverence in facing formidable hindrances and not- withstanding all, winning a number of enviable victories. Owing to the Pace Eleven