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PAGE TWO THE DAILY IOWAN STA TE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA Sunday, January 7, 1919 THE DAILY IOWAN A morning paper published for the period of the war three times a week—Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday—by The Daily Iowan Publishing company at 103 Iowa avenue, Iowa City Entered as second class matter at the post office of Iowa City, Iowa EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-chief Midlred E. Whitcomb Telephone Black 1757 Office Hours—8 to 12: 1 to 6 daily, Room 14, L.A. building. Managing editor Rowena Wellman BUSINESS STAFF Romola Latchem—Business Manager Telephone 935 Office Hours—daily, 103 Iowa Avenue Night Editor Agnes Kingsbury TEDDY AT COLLEGE A great man died yesterday, one of America's, one of the world's greatest. The tremendous intellect and enthusiasm which has so dominated the country and has been such a vital force in a thousand causes must have been generating in the days he spent in the university. A great lover of the out of doors and an amateur naturalist, Roosevelt at Harvard directed much attention toward natural science. Displeased at the way it was handled in the class room, he preferred to study nature first hand. Active in sports and in all out door activities, Roosevelt was at the same time a good student. Before he left the university he had written one or two chapters of a book published later on "The Naval War of 1812," which he later characterizes as "so dry that a dictionary would have made light reading by comparison." Roosevelt would not work for marks. Grades meant nothing to him. But he garnered them in just the same and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. An example of the unique and rather revolutionary ideas the former president held is typified in his attitude toward debate. Although favoring elocution, he was greatly opposed to debating contests and shunned them while in college. In telling of his life at Harvard, Roosevelt wrote in this connection: "Personally I have not the lightest sympathy with debating contests in which each side is arbitrarily assigned a given proposition and told to maintain it without the least reference to whether those maintaining it believed it or not. "Under out system it is necessary for lawyers, but I emphatically disbelieve it as regards general discussion of political, social, and industrial matters. We need to turn out of our colleges young men with ardent convictions on the side of the right; not young men who can make a good argument for either right or wrong as this interest bids them. I am exceedingly glad I did not study debate. For just such statements and convictions as these the world admires Roosevelt. Many disagreed with him, but they did not doubt his sincerity. He had an idea, he declared it boldly, and he promoted it fearlessly. The college student may well copy after that courage indomitable. PRIZE OFFERED The Iowan is to start a contest. Modelled after the popular one concerning the disposal of the kaiser, it cannot fail. The question put before the student is: "What shall be done with those exasperating professors who disregard their office hours?" Instructors are most exacting when it comes to a student observing hours. Hours for study, hours for classes, hours for getting in at night, all these hours must be kept by the student. Even if his work is commendable, he must still be prompt on the hour, or his professors will acquire the idea that he is neglectful, lazy, and in no way dependable. As to the rule working both ways, it doesn't always. Most instructors meet classes on time, although there are those who linger in their offices until the last tap of the bell while students speculate on whether they are ill or out of town. Hard hearted faculty members exist, although luckily there are rare, who have come panting in the classroom at nineteen minutes and fifty-nine seconds after the hour dashing all hopes to students to a speedy death. The bugbear of the student, however, is the professor's office hours, or his alleged office hours. These appear in the schedule and mayhap on office doors, and frequently indicate that the professor is at the Triangle club or the golf course according to the season. A student never feels the craving for study so strongly as when he whiles away the minutes waiting for a member of the faculty. His longing for the library and reference book amounts to obsession. But the sad part of it all is that by the time the instructor appears and gives audience, all this zeal for study has passed away. The Iowan thinks just retribution should be brought upon the offenders. No selfish motive prompts this, for Iowan reporters are not wont to idle the hours waiting for instructors but go forth to seek them in their favorite haunts. But office hours are self imposed. He who violates them should suffer. Justice, seasoned or unseasoned with mercy, must be done. Mail suggestions to Bunk, care of The Daily Iowa. WHAT OTHERS THINK We are not objecting because the recent holiday vacation was extended. It seems only fitting and proper that New Year's day should be included in it. But why could not the authorities have seen this a little sooner? It is not particularly conducive to the "peace on earth, good will toward men" feeling which should prevail at Christmas time to be stranded in a dead town and to learn only the day before Christmas that vacation has been extended sufficiently so that it would have been practical to have gone home. And yet, we know of several students who had precisely this experience. Some of them might have remained in town during the longer vacation, but the greater number would have gone home had they know at the close of the term that vacation was to be lengthened. In consideration of these students and of those others who failed to receive notice while at home and who returned two days early, is it any more than fair to ask that in the future the exact length of vacations be determined and know to all at the close of school? B. C. M & A. E. S B. J. Hovde, of Wittemburg, Wisc., is returning to school this quarter to complete his major in history. Mr. Hovde has been in the coast artillery for the past year. B. I. F. F. I. The ex-S. A. T. C. man— 1. I will study my lessons every day. 2. I will go to church on Sunday. 3. I will play poker only for pleasure. 4. I will never smoke more than one cigarette a week. 5. I will take good care of Julius. II. The Freshman girl— 1. I will never cut gym. 2. I will try to love all my teachers. 3. I will wear my rubbers when it rains. 4. I will stop chewing gum. 5. I will have no more than three dates a week. III. The Professor— 1. I will let class out on time. 2. I will never spring exams. 3. I will do some reading on things outside my subject. 4. I will love my enemies and students. 5. I will go to basket ball games. IV. The Kaiser— 1. Come on Gustie let's go ask the peace meeting if we can anyway get a job in the kitchen yet. Respectfully submitted, Column Write. Miss Chennill, a graduate of King's County hospital, Brooklyn, N. Y., has been appointed Dr. Steelsmith's assistant at Currier hall. PRACTICE STARTS TODAY Freshman basketball practice will begin this afternoon at four o'clock. FARIS HAD PROFITABLE TRIP Dr. Ellsworth Faris, acting director of child welfare in the University, is back from a trip east. He has been investigating child welfare work in Cleveland, Cincinnati, Washington, and other eastern points. He also attended a meeting of the American Psychological association in Baltimore, and secured valuable information. VENUS PENCILS These famous pencils are the standard by which all other pencils are judged. 17 black degrees 6B softest to 9H hardest and hard and medium copying Look for the VENUS finish FREE! Trial Samples of V E N U S Pencils and Eraser sent free. Please enclose 6c in stamps for packing and postage. American Lead Pencil Co. 215 Fifth Avenue. N. Y. Dept. D MEN! Save $10.00 to $15.00 on Your Suit and Overcoat HOW! Just like a lot of people did last week—by making your purchases here—from a great assortment of Hart Schaffner & Marx all wool clothes that we bought in large quantities at prices far under the present market. If bought in the regular way they would have to sell for from $10.00 to $15.00 more than we are asking. This Special Purchase Sale is not unusual. It has been customary for us to take advantage of these special surplus stock sales of these famous makers of high-grade clothing for years. Now, at this time when prices are higher than ever, the advantage to our customers is far greater than in the past. Our Usual All-Wool Guarantee With Every Garment COASTS
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PAGE TWO THE DAILY IOWAN STA TE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA Sunday, January 7, 1919 THE DAILY IOWAN A morning paper published for the period of the war three times a week—Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday—by The Daily Iowan Publishing company at 103 Iowa avenue, Iowa City Entered as second class matter at the post office of Iowa City, Iowa EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-chief Midlred E. Whitcomb Telephone Black 1757 Office Hours—8 to 12: 1 to 6 daily, Room 14, L.A. building. Managing editor Rowena Wellman BUSINESS STAFF Romola Latchem—Business Manager Telephone 935 Office Hours—daily, 103 Iowa Avenue Night Editor Agnes Kingsbury TEDDY AT COLLEGE A great man died yesterday, one of America's, one of the world's greatest. The tremendous intellect and enthusiasm which has so dominated the country and has been such a vital force in a thousand causes must have been generating in the days he spent in the university. A great lover of the out of doors and an amateur naturalist, Roosevelt at Harvard directed much attention toward natural science. Displeased at the way it was handled in the class room, he preferred to study nature first hand. Active in sports and in all out door activities, Roosevelt was at the same time a good student. Before he left the university he had written one or two chapters of a book published later on "The Naval War of 1812," which he later characterizes as "so dry that a dictionary would have made light reading by comparison." Roosevelt would not work for marks. Grades meant nothing to him. But he garnered them in just the same and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. An example of the unique and rather revolutionary ideas the former president held is typified in his attitude toward debate. Although favoring elocution, he was greatly opposed to debating contests and shunned them while in college. In telling of his life at Harvard, Roosevelt wrote in this connection: "Personally I have not the lightest sympathy with debating contests in which each side is arbitrarily assigned a given proposition and told to maintain it without the least reference to whether those maintaining it believed it or not. "Under out system it is necessary for lawyers, but I emphatically disbelieve it as regards general discussion of political, social, and industrial matters. We need to turn out of our colleges young men with ardent convictions on the side of the right; not young men who can make a good argument for either right or wrong as this interest bids them. I am exceedingly glad I did not study debate. For just such statements and convictions as these the world admires Roosevelt. Many disagreed with him, but they did not doubt his sincerity. He had an idea, he declared it boldly, and he promoted it fearlessly. The college student may well copy after that courage indomitable. PRIZE OFFERED The Iowan is to start a contest. Modelled after the popular one concerning the disposal of the kaiser, it cannot fail. The question put before the student is: "What shall be done with those exasperating professors who disregard their office hours?" Instructors are most exacting when it comes to a student observing hours. Hours for study, hours for classes, hours for getting in at night, all these hours must be kept by the student. Even if his work is commendable, he must still be prompt on the hour, or his professors will acquire the idea that he is neglectful, lazy, and in no way dependable. As to the rule working both ways, it doesn't always. Most instructors meet classes on time, although there are those who linger in their offices until the last tap of the bell while students speculate on whether they are ill or out of town. Hard hearted faculty members exist, although luckily there are rare, who have come panting in the classroom at nineteen minutes and fifty-nine seconds after the hour dashing all hopes to students to a speedy death. The bugbear of the student, however, is the professor's office hours, or his alleged office hours. These appear in the schedule and mayhap on office doors, and frequently indicate that the professor is at the Triangle club or the golf course according to the season. A student never feels the craving for study so strongly as when he whiles away the minutes waiting for a member of the faculty. His longing for the library and reference book amounts to obsession. But the sad part of it all is that by the time the instructor appears and gives audience, all this zeal for study has passed away. The Iowan thinks just retribution should be brought upon the offenders. No selfish motive prompts this, for Iowan reporters are not wont to idle the hours waiting for instructors but go forth to seek them in their favorite haunts. But office hours are self imposed. He who violates them should suffer. Justice, seasoned or unseasoned with mercy, must be done. Mail suggestions to Bunk, care of The Daily Iowa. WHAT OTHERS THINK We are not objecting because the recent holiday vacation was extended. It seems only fitting and proper that New Year's day should be included in it. But why could not the authorities have seen this a little sooner? It is not particularly conducive to the "peace on earth, good will toward men" feeling which should prevail at Christmas time to be stranded in a dead town and to learn only the day before Christmas that vacation has been extended sufficiently so that it would have been practical to have gone home. And yet, we know of several students who had precisely this experience. Some of them might have remained in town during the longer vacation, but the greater number would have gone home had they know at the close of the term that vacation was to be lengthened. In consideration of these students and of those others who failed to receive notice while at home and who returned two days early, is it any more than fair to ask that in the future the exact length of vacations be determined and know to all at the close of school? B. C. M & A. E. S B. J. Hovde, of Wittemburg, Wisc., is returning to school this quarter to complete his major in history. Mr. Hovde has been in the coast artillery for the past year. B. I. F. F. I. The ex-S. A. T. C. man— 1. I will study my lessons every day. 2. I will go to church on Sunday. 3. I will play poker only for pleasure. 4. I will never smoke more than one cigarette a week. 5. I will take good care of Julius. II. The Freshman girl— 1. I will never cut gym. 2. I will try to love all my teachers. 3. I will wear my rubbers when it rains. 4. I will stop chewing gum. 5. I will have no more than three dates a week. III. The Professor— 1. I will let class out on time. 2. I will never spring exams. 3. I will do some reading on things outside my subject. 4. I will love my enemies and students. 5. I will go to basket ball games. IV. The Kaiser— 1. Come on Gustie let's go ask the peace meeting if we can anyway get a job in the kitchen yet. Respectfully submitted, Column Write. Miss Chennill, a graduate of King's County hospital, Brooklyn, N. Y., has been appointed Dr. Steelsmith's assistant at Currier hall. PRACTICE STARTS TODAY Freshman basketball practice will begin this afternoon at four o'clock. FARIS HAD PROFITABLE TRIP Dr. Ellsworth Faris, acting director of child welfare in the University, is back from a trip east. He has been investigating child welfare work in Cleveland, Cincinnati, Washington, and other eastern points. He also attended a meeting of the American Psychological association in Baltimore, and secured valuable information. VENUS PENCILS These famous pencils are the standard by which all other pencils are judged. 17 black degrees 6B softest to 9H hardest and hard and medium copying Look for the VENUS finish FREE! Trial Samples of V E N U S Pencils and Eraser sent free. Please enclose 6c in stamps for packing and postage. American Lead Pencil Co. 215 Fifth Avenue. N. Y. Dept. D MEN! Save $10.00 to $15.00 on Your Suit and Overcoat HOW! Just like a lot of people did last week—by making your purchases here—from a great assortment of Hart Schaffner & Marx all wool clothes that we bought in large quantities at prices far under the present market. If bought in the regular way they would have to sell for from $10.00 to $15.00 more than we are asking. This Special Purchase Sale is not unusual. It has been customary for us to take advantage of these special surplus stock sales of these famous makers of high-grade clothing for years. Now, at this time when prices are higher than ever, the advantage to our customers is far greater than in the past. Our Usual All-Wool Guarantee With Every Garment COASTS
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