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Daily Iowan, June 5, 1919

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Page Two The Daily Iowan, State University of Iowa Thursday, June 5, 1919 THE DAILY IOWAN A morning paper published for the period of the war four times a week---Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday by the Daily Iowan Publishing company at 103 Iowa avenue, Iowa City Member Iowa College Press Entered as second class matter at the post office of Iowa City, Iowa Subscription Rate $2.00 per year BOARD OF TRUSTEES C. H. Weller, chairman, Gretchen Kane, secretary, E. M. McEwen, E. S. Smith, Alice E. Hinkley, M. Elizabeth Hendee, Mary Anderson EDITORIAL STAFF MILDRED E. WHITCOMB, Editor-in-chief Telephone, Black 1757; Office Hours---8-12; 1-6 daily, Room 14, L. A. Building Rowena Wellman---Managing Editor Associate Editor Ralph E. Overholser News Editor Eileen Galvin Exchange Editor Nancy Lamb Humorous Editor M. Elizabeth Hendee Sports Editor Harold Chamberlin. BUSINESS STAFF ROMOLA LATCHEM---Business manager Edward Chamberlin---Advertising Mgr. Telephone 935; Office Hours---3-5 daily, 103 Iowa Ave "I have never had a policy. I have simply tried to do what seemed best each day as each day came,"---Lincoln. ARE YOU GOING TO STAY? Is the summer going to find you decorating the veranda? Or is it going to tax you by driving dad's car about the countryside? Neither of these heavy occupations is going to keep you any cooler when the thermometer is registering three digits nor is it going to reflect any particular credit upon you. The student who attends college nine months out of the year and rests three is having life at its easiest. For some whose vision include a life of service the pursuit of idle pleasure during the summer does not attract. They would prefer to be working or spending their time in study. The University will undoubtedly have the largest summer session this year in its history. Soldiers who wish to complete their courses immediately, high school students who expect to complete work for their degree in three years, more than the usual number of school teachers, for they are realizing the benefits of summer training, all of these, will swell the registration. Year by year the student body seems to be awakening to the advantages of taking summer school work. Summer school used to be a refuge of flunkers and the unfortunates who had been ill during the regular session. Making up credits was considered the only legitimate excuse for "sticking around this dead place in the summer." The old order has passed away. Summer school is not dead, because it has so many live students. A full quarter's work can be accomplished in the summer months. That must appeal to the older student who is eager to plunge into real life. It gives the immature student a chance to broaden himself and to delve into little intellectual bypaths which attract him. By every student to whom work is not a necessity for the summer, this eleven weeks offer of the University should be accepted. As now conducted on a full quarter's basis the summer session is an integral part of the University and is worth serious consideration. WHAT OTHERS THINK The writer as secretary of the social committee wishes to correct the wrong impressions which may have been conveyed by the editorial in the Sunday Iowan. In speaking of the social committee it said: "It would not be strange if the committee set about immediately to propose and enact many new regulations." The fact is that the committee intends nothing of the kind. Its attitude is quite the reverse. The editorial says: "The University has already plenty of social regulations to make this a well-behaved institution." This is exactly the opinion of the social committee and its present plan is simply to gather together the existing regulations and have them printed. In doing so it has thus far formulated no new rules while it has eliminated several old ones. The Iowan says that "if the social committee would work with the committee which is supposed to enforce the previous regulations of the social committee much needed good would result." This statement is unjust in that it insinuates that the social committee has refused or neglected to work with some committee with which it was supposed to co-operate. This, however, is not the fact. Concerning the question of "dating on week nights," the committee after discussing the question informally took no action. It is true that a few members were even as extreme in their opinions as The Iowan editorial of May 27 in which it is stated that "While students are spending four or five nights out of the week dating, they are getting very little out of their University work." But it was suggested in the committee that action on such a question would better come from the student body. It should also be understood that the detection and punishment of infractions of University rules is not a part of the work of the social committee. Wouldn't it be a good plan to get a bit of information before writing such editorials? Why not be fair, even with the social committee? Clara May Daley. SHALL WE OR SHALL WE NOT Should seniors have to take final examinations? Many of us think not, and so a petition for exemption should be put into circulation immediately. Our finished grades are handed in Tuesday and a great share of the finals for seniors are given after this date. Many of the faculty members are in favor of senior exemptions from examinations. In the past at this institution seniors were not even required to attend classes for the last two weeks. Now on the last three days we are required to cram and write constantly for teachers and those everlasting finals. Shall we or shall we not? With the rush of graduation, the conditions of the past few years and the attempts to get back to a normal condition, are justifiable enough causes for exemption. Many universities and colleges have abolished this old impractical custom. In recent years the seniors of any large educational systems are not required to take last day examinations. Ohio state has petitioned to do away with examinations. Will seniors of Iowa sit down and cram and write and toil until next Friday evening? Shall we or shall we not? Agnes Kingsbury [advertisement] STRAND THEATRE Today, Tomorrow and Saturday ANITA STEWART in "MARY REGAN" A story of big business and big pleasure. Starting Sunday MARY PICKFORD in "DADDY LONG LEGS" COURSES IN MEDICINE GIVEN THIS SUMMER Several laboratory courses in the college of medicine will be given this summer for the benefit of those students who failed to complete their work in the regular year because of military service. These courses well be open to any student in the college of medicine. Dr. Henry Albert will have charge of the courses in bacteriology, while the courses of histology, neurology and anatomy will be under Dr. J. J. Lambert. Dr. H. J. Prentiss will have charge of the graduate work in anatomy. There will also be a course in physiology of the nervous system under Dr. J. T. McClintock, junior dean of medicine. COURSES IN COACHING Courses in the various branches of athletics will be given this summer by the department of athletics and physical education. Coach Jones will offer courses in basketball and football, and E. G. Schroeder instructor in physical education, will have charge of track work, physical education and swimming. Mr. Schroeder has been offered a position for the summer at the University of California in the physical education department but his classes here will prohibit his accepting the coast job. Margaret Starbuck, assisted by Lillian Russell, soprano, will give a piano recital Saturday evening in Mrs. Starbuck's studio in the Dey building. The school of commerce cooperating with the college of education, will offer a new series of courses for the training of teachers of retail salesmanship, beginning with the summer session. Miss Mildred Robinson of Mrs. Prince's School of Education for Store Service at Boston will have charge of the work. Miss Robinson has charge of the department of retail salesmanship in the Chicago School system. [advertisement] PASTIME THEATRE Do You Know--- ?? What Every ?? ? Woman Wants ? See for yourself at the PASTIME THEATRE Thursday & Friday June 5 and 6 A Dandy Picture Admission 10-15c [advertisement] Don't Fail To See "ALIAS JIMMIE VALENTINE" Englert Theatre MONDAY JUNE.... 16 [advertisement] TEACHERS WANTED For all departments of school work. School officials will soon elect teachers for next year. A MAXIMUM OF SERVICE AT A MINIMUM COMMISSION RATE. Commission 4 per cent. Territory, central and western states. Write today for blanks. HEUER TEACHERS' AGENCY Cedar Rapids, Iowa [advertisement] Public Stenographer MARY. V. BURNS Manuscripts copied Suits 8, Paul-Helen Bldg. [advertisement] DELICATE GARMENTS Daintily Laundered Do you know that we use greater care in washing delicate shirt waists and lingerie than a washwoman? It's a fact! We wash each of these garments separately. Then they are carefully and expertly ironed by hand. If a garment is washable no matter how sheer it may be, you can send it to us with prefect confidence. There is no need of mailing it home. NEW PROCESS LAUNDRY "The Pride of Iowa City" Phone 294 [advertisement] UNIVERSITY BOOK STORE On The Corner TEXT BOOKS AND SUPPLIES Waterman, Conklin and Schaeffer Fountain Pens UNIVERSITY BOOK STORE [advertisement] A SERVICE MESSAGE EARN AS YOU LEARN Students who maintain growing accounts with this bank are getting more out of them than they put in. In learning to save they are learning to spend. The more they economize in order to increase their accounts, the more they profit in money and experience in handling money. The only way to learn the true value of a dollar is to save some of them. Open an account here and earn as you learn. FIRST NATIONAL BANK Iowa City, Iowa Member Federal Reserve System
 
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