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THE RIMROCK ECHO THE RIMROCK ECHO Published by EASTERN MONTANA NORMAL SCHOOL AT BILLINGS, MONT. Student Editor Wilfred Orr Assistant Editor Alice Clement Staff Class in Advanced Composition Faculty Adviser Mary J. Meek Assistants—Theo Anderson, Elizabeth Antila, Eleanor Barker, Grace Cain, Evelyn Cole, Bess Deeney, Helen Greer, William Giltner, Hazel Jacobs, Ardell Kemnitz, Lorene Laurie, Sophie Loberg, Ruth Lumley, Glennis McClurg, Anne McCormick, Agatha McLeod, Jacqueline Mel- ton, Ursula Miller, Tom Pemberton, John Peterson, Me 'Em Peterson, Benjamin Ratliff, Dora Rued, Ed Schendel, Louise Solem, Don Steele, Clyde Thompson, Eleanor Uhlig, George Vincent. EDITORIALS otigia>12 PUBLIC HYSTERIA We laugh at the ancients who believed that at some unsuspecting moment they might be hurled from the flat earth into the mouths of fierce dragons, amid the hideous shrieks of sea monsters. We wonder if now is not their turn to laugh at many of our hysterical voters who believe that since election they may be thrown through the face of some vile saloon, or broken on the rocks of disaster. \The sugar beet factory will be closed by tomorrow.\ \Montana Avenue will be lined with saloons on both sides and in the middle.\ \The banks will close their doors, and poor depositors will be left sitting on the steps dreaming of ways in which to spend their Red Cross dol- lars.\ These were some of the cries heard Wednesday morning after election. Is judgment dead? Is the old recuperative spirit frozen in our veins, that we allow ourselves to fly to pieces like so much confetti after elec- tion returns are announced? The gods forbid! We are intelligent! We realize that the election need not mean disaster, but the lack of cooper- ation may. \The voice of the people has spoken,\ and the task before each of us is to join with a spirit of cooperation, to strike down these fears and to regain our equilibrium. Mr. Hoover is still at his desk exerting every effort to bring his administration to a successful close. A fine example of this spirit of cooperation is President Hoover's invitation to President-elect Roosevelt to take part in all conferences concerning our foreign policy. Now that the Democrats hold the overwhelming majority, when they take control of the ship of state next March they will have a chance to show what they can do. It will only be fair for the Republicans to show their sound judgment by cooperating as far as possible with the new regime. In time of depression people demand a change! The change has come, and we must make the best of it. GUM CHEWING Why anyone should wish to appear on the streets or in the classroom vigorously working his jaws over a cud of gum is beyond our compre- hension. Why not, if unwilling to dispense with the pleasure of chewing entirely, indulge in it in the privacy of your own room? Perhaps gum chewing, as the advertisers say, has its compensations. For instance, it wards off a double chin (do we have to worry about that yet?), it beautifies the teeth; it purifies the breath. But these high-powered salesmen neglect to show the other side of the picture. If all the advertisements, instead of showing pretty girls in the act of putting gum into their pretty mouths, would depict them a few minutes later in the act of chewing it vigorously, perhaps the in- come from gum sales would decrease. \If we could see ourselves as others see us\ holds true in gum-chewing as well as in other things. The following verse is appropriate here, we believe— \The gum chewing girl and the cud chewing cow There is a difference, you will allow. And the difference? —oh, I have it now. It's the thoughtful look on the face of the cow.\ ADULT EDUCATION \Education is the preparation for complete living.\ —Herbert Spencer. David Starr Jordan, president of Stanford University, once said that education is eighty-five per cent experience and fifteen percent academic training. Men who have attained to leadership have been the ones who have been prepared for complete living. The fallacy of our educational system of today is that too much material is placed at the disposal of the student and not enough is left to his own initiative and resource. A few years ago some of the leading educators suggested that colleges and institutions of higher learning be divided into two divisions. The idea was to have the students of the first two years continue on the same basis as at present, and he taught the use of the library, the lab- oratory, and other facilities of research. In this way the students under the guidance of competent instructors could lay a foundation upon which to build their adult education. It was suggested that during the last two years of college it would be wise to dispense with class room work and make each student respons- ible for his own education. Instructors would be on hand to give any help which was asked for, or to talk over, in a personal way, matters which might puzzle the student. At the end of each term examinations would be held to ascertain the progress which was being made. Such a method, it seems, would make an education infinitely more valuable and would develop an individual initiative which would carry each graduate farther in his chosen field of endeavor. MORNING RADIO PROGRAM CONTINUES POPULAR At its meeting in Butte on Oc- tober 22, 1932, the State Board of Education approved a budget of $1,050,000.00 per year for the Great- er University of Montana for the biennium beginning July 1, 1933. This budget was presented by Chan- cellor Brannon as the result of the work of the Executive Council, which met in Helena on October 6. In the fall of 1930 the people of the State of Montana passed re- ferred measure No. 34, authorizing the Legislature to levy not to ex- ceed three mills for the Greater University of Montana. The Legis- lature appropriated approximately $1,099,000.00 for 1931-32 and made a levy of two and one-half mills— presumably large enough to take care of the appropriation. Shrinkage Creates Deficit Due to the shrinkage in the tax base, the Greater University of Montana even after reducing appro- priations 10% for the year 1932-33, faces a deficit for the present bien- nium of approximately $150,000.00. In order to take up this deficit and to operate the university upon its present basis (with no allowance for expansion), the State Board of Education recommends the full three mill levy, authorized by law, for the coming biennium. This levy should yield sufficient funds to take care of the 1931-33 deficit and give each unit of the university approx- imately the same income as the re- duced budget upon which we have been operating during the current year. Upon this basis the Eastern Mon- tana Normal School was allotted $63,000 from the three-mill levy. In addition there is an estimated in- come of $16,000 from normal school lands and approximately $20,000 from student fees. It is to be noted that the full budget recommended by the State Board of Education is approximate- ly $49,000 less each year than the appropriation made by the last Leg- islature. It is generally conceded by those familiar with university finances that this budget is a fair compromise between the desire of the people of Montana to operate higher institutions of good caliber and the present financial strin- gency. STUDENTS TAKE WARNING Speed—going faster than you can. Burning leaves—a poignant, lin- gering thought of summer. Tears—the overflowing of surg- ing emotions. At the assembly last Wednesday morning, Dr. McMullen called the attention of the students to the secret marriage clause in the regu- lation of the Greater University of Montana. No change has been made in this ruling. Unless marriages are reported before the proposed union takes place, the student or students involved may be suspend- ed for an indefinite period. You can not make a road for others without first traveling it yourself. STATE BOARD SETS UNIVERSITY BUDGET Education by radio continues over station KGHL, Billings, sponsored by the E. M. N. S. All teachers, par- ents, pupils and friends are urged to reap all the gains possible from these performances and let us know your ideas about programs of the future. Any of the dramatizations which have been given are avail- able for use in public schools. Ad- dress Radio Committee, Eastern Montana Normal School, Billings. The programs so far have been: \Land of Shining Mountains,\ show- ing how Montana received the name in 1743; \The Purchase of Louis- iana,\ showing the American Am- bassadors in the French court; \Transfer of Louisiana to Posses- sion of the U. S. in 1804; and \The First Fourth of July in Montana\ celebrated at Great Falls in 1804. Some other events listed for the near future are: \The Pathway to the West Made Clear,\ \A Notable Achievement\ as reported to Presi- dent Jefferson by Captain Lewis, \Montana Men,\ and \Montana's First Cattle Ranch.\ In this program series Mr. Dean still holds his position as teacher of the little school. Miss Mary Barden, still a pupil, has exhibited her efficiency by playing the piano. Mr. Manion has distinguished him- self as producer of sound effects. He did remarkably well imitating dogs, and when the ranch scenes take place he is expected to assist with ducks, geese, chickens and a variety of noisy. creatures. Miss Dewey has arranged these dramati- zations, and Mr. Abbott has fur- nished the historical basis for them. The students who have taken part thus far are: Ann Clark, Neva McCoulough, Harriet Page, Nina Hershberger, Howard Walters, Nor- man Larson, Horace McBride, Wil- liam Giltner, Ray Myers, George Richardson, Galen Naylor, Orton Sirrine, Gilman McDonald and John Peterson. POET OF TOMORROW The following is a fine example of the creative work being done in English classes in the McKinley School. My Grandma I love to watch my grandma sew, Her stitches are so neat, She always seems so happy, Her expression is so sweet. She sews and sews the whole day long, Sometimes I hear her hum a song. When I grow old I am going to see If I can half as cheerful be. Age 11, grade 6A, McKinley. Norma Berg
