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Wednesday, April 12, 1911
The University of Wisconsin is
just now in the throes of a hotly
waged discusiion, as to whether or
not the two years language requir?
ments should be abolished. Student
opinion is overwhelmingly in favor
of the change, but the authorities
are obdurate, and so far the agita
tion has not been prolific in results.
In a college such as Wisconsin,
where the emphasis is put strongly
upon the merely practical phases of
education, one wonders if there is not
too much of a tendency to neglect
entirely the classical and literary and
to entirely subvert the cultural to the
utilitarian. Certainly, the mastery
of a classical or modern language will
not make any delnite tangible addi
tion to one’s earning power or to his
industrial efficiency, yet such studies
are potent, in their power to broaden
the mind and to cultivate the taste,
and it is these qualities, after all,
that form the essential characteristicc
of the educated man. The prevailing
tendency in educational fashions sets
too strongly away from these old time
ideals of education. The result is that
our colleges are yearly turning out
numbers of graduates who, in the real
sense of the word, are not educated at
all.
r 1'oni the present ideas obtaining
in the state and University of Wis
consin, it is natural enough that the
students should have little use for
language study. There, the whole
theory of education is dominated by
the theory of service to the common
wealth, and language study, which
is not practical, is not popular.
The results of this struggle be
tween the cultural and utilitarian in
fluences in our educational system
are extremely doubtful. It may be
that our colleges will strike a happy
medium and reconcile the two ideas.
It seems more probable, however, that
the state colleges will specialize on
the practical features of education,
calculated to fit one for greater eco
nomic efficiency, and that to the inde
pendently rich, endowed universities
will fall the task of educating the
small minority who care for a clas
sical or literary education and the
culture such training implies.
The Wisconsin incident is merely
a phase of a widespread movement,
that is changing radically our system
of education. Whether, in its pres
ent scope, it is a desirable reform,
is seriously questionable.
After a strenuous debate the Eu
taxian society last night decided that,
after all, the spring vacation was
needed and that it should not be sac
reficed for an earlier commencement.
Very probably, this opinion voices the
sentiment of the large majority of
students who look forward to the
April vacation with as much pleasant
anticipation as to any other event of
the college year. The present ar
rangement may work some hardship
on those who feel strongly the neces
sity of getting an early start in their
summer’s work, yet it is easily possi
ble for ambitious people to be too
thrifty and sacrifice the best time of
the year in the best time of their
lives for a few dollars which in the
ultimate reckoning will not be worth
considering. In our desire for success
we should guard against trimming
our lives down to the bare necessities.
Spring vacation offers an excellent
opportunity for real care-free enjoy
ment. Let's seize it and enjoy to
the utmost all the pleasure that’s
coming.
EUTAXIANS DECIDE TO
HAVE APRIL VACATION
The Eutaxian program Tuesday
evening was one of current interest.
The first number was current events,
taken up by Elizabeth Busch, followed
by a reading by Janet Young. An
open extempore discussion of the
question, “Should April vacation be
done away with and the semester
shortened one week in June?” was
led by Emma Waterman on the affirm
ative and Mildred Bagley on the nega
tive. The meeting closed with a short
talk on the history of the April frolic,
by Jessie Calkins, and the regular
parliamentary drill led by President
Birdie Wise.
SOPHS WILL DOMINATE
NEXT Y. W. C. A. MEETING
The first meeting of the Y. W. C.
A. after vacation, Monday, April 24,
will be in charge of the sophomore
class and promises to be unusually in
tereseing, with a number of original
features. Mrs. Minnie Washburne
will speak and Nancy Noon and others
will sing.
The sophomores are anxious to
make this the biggest and most at
eractive meeting of the series and are
getting out a number of original and
special posters.
LOOK OUT FOR POLITICS
GLEE CLUB ELECTIONS
Glee Club elections will take place
in the near future, though the exact
date is not yet decided upon. It is
understood that Ed Himes and Dave
McDaniels will run for manager and
it is possible that others who have
not already signified their intention
will also be candidaees. The race for
president will probably be between
Raphael Geisler and Burns Powell,
either of whom are logical men for
the place.
HUNGRY LAUREANS PLAN
ANOTHER ANNUAL FEED
The Laurean Literary Society has de
cided to hold their annual banquet next
month, probhbly at the Osburn Hotel.
The time and place have not been defi
nitely chosen, but are under considera
tion. The society now has a member
ship of about thirty-five.
The next regular program will be
given Saturday of the week following
Raster Vacation. The principal feature
will be an open debate in the “House of
Representatives” on the subject of the
income tax.
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__1911
On dates shown below, the
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
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Portland, as follows:
TO FARES
Chicago _$76.25
Council Bluffs_,_ 63.75
Omaha _ 63.75
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July 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 19, 20, 26, 27 and 28.
August 3, 4. 5. 14 15, 16. 17, 21, 22, 23, 28, 29 and 30.
September 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7.
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