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

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WORK STUDY J. E. WOODS DIRECTOR OF WORK STUDY IN THE SUMMER OF 1936, the Work Study plan was put into operation under the direction of J. E. Woods. This plan originated at the University of Cincinnati and was later adopted by several other institutions, the most notable of which is Antioch College at Yellow Springs, Ohio. made available by cooperating employers. One of these students works on the job while the other attends school. At regular intervals they exchange places; thus the job is continuously filled, and each of the two students gets practical training in con- junction with his more theoretical college work. The student on the job is paid a regular salary by his employer. This proves a very definite financial aid in helping students through college. Under the plan, two students are assigned to each job

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them. Some students come with the aim of obtaining a higher degree, others for the sake of increasing their practical knowledge of a certain subject, and still others come to satisfy their cultural needs. The purpose of the extension division is to make all courses available to as large a number as possible. In order that this aim may be realized, classes meet at convenient places in the city as well as on the campus. Several students are enrolled in correspondence courses. Proving the existence of a growing enthusiasm in this group, a student council has been elected to sponsor student activities among extension students. Dr. C. F. Banton fills the office of president, and the offices of vice-president and secretary-treasurer are filled by Pauline Hanicke and Rosalie Boline. Social events include a dinner in the fall and a party in the spring. A reception for new students takes place the first week of school in the main corridor at Joslyn Hall. The newest project of the Extension division was the opening of an art center at a downtown location. These studios with their model stands, screens, plaster casts, and still-life charcoal sketchings have attracted many persons engaged in art, architecture, and commercial art work. The faculty of the extension division, in addition to the regular faculty members, includes the following: Irving Benolken, William Com- stock, Robert Cunningham, Mrs. Leslie Dunn, Velma D. Fitzsimons, Harold Glass, Dr. Paul H. Grummann, Mrs. L. C. Hawley, E. E. Helligso, Luther Johnson, Edwin J. King, Eleanor Leigh, Ann Liebst, Maurice N. Marshall, William Maucker, Elmer B. Mortensen, Mary A. Parker, Mrs. Helen Payne, Ralph Ream, Vera E. Rigdon, Josephine Shively, Leon O. Smith, Mrs. W. H. Thompson, John M. Weidenschilling, and C. Evans White.

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WILLIAM CRAMER MARYANN HARRINGTON A savings account system has been set up whereby each student on the Work Study plan deposits part of his weekly wage with the bursar in a savings account. Upon his return to school, this money may be withdrawn and used for carfare, tuition, books, lunches, and other expenses pertaining to school work. Roger Hughes, the first Work Study student to be placed on a job, went to work for the United States National Bank as a messenger and mail clerk, May 20. He remained on the job until January 23, 1937, when he returned to school. Robert White took his place at the bank. During the first year of operation, thirty-seven students were assigned to some twenty-five jobs. These jobs have varied from bank messenger to mangle operator in a laimdry, from newspaper reporters to electrical repair men. Four of the Work Study students are teaching in the Omaha Public School system. Practically all of the Work Study students have done well on their jobs. Many of them have received increases in pay and in many cases the employer has indicated his desire to employ the student permanently after the student has graduated from the university. This plan has helped students financially, but its chief value has been in contacts offered to students with workers and executives in business, industrial, and professional fields. The plan provides an excellent opportunity to combine practical work with theoretical training. Students returning to school after six months on a job show a new interest in their school work and a much more definite idea as to what they want college to do for them. They have, in most cases, set aside money enough to take care of their expenses during the period of school work at the university, which makes it unnecessary for them to do part-time work that has a tendency to interfere with their classroom studies and desirable extra-curricular activities.