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rijli mj a u 11 u t 4. . rrrr m TheDaUyNebraskan Static A, Llncoim, Nebraska OFFICIAL PUBLICATION I tha 1IMIVPBA1TV Or NEBRASKA UnUr Dlrwctieet l tha 3tudat Publicattaa Published Tuesday, Wedndy, Thursday, Friday ana aunaay - demic year. Editorial Ollicaa University Hall 10 Of f let Hour Afternoone with the excep tion of Friday and Sunday. T.lanhones Day. B-S891. No. 12 ( rtn.) Night, B-88S2. R...I.... Office University Hall 10 B Olfica Hours Altarnoona with the exes !.... ITriJ.v and Sunday. T.l K.n.. r.. B-6891. No. 142 (2 ring ) Night, B-6882. Entered as oeona-cia m.n.r postoffic. In Lincoln, Nebraska, under act Of onfraa. marcra - ' , m rata ol postage provided lor in Section 1103, act of October 3, 1917, authorized January 20. 1922. SUBSCRIPTION RATE $2 year S1.2S a semester Single Copy, 5 cents EDITORIAL STAFF William Brrtwell fd'!or Huh B. Co -.Managing Editor Wm. Card -News Editor Victor Hacklrr - News Editor Philip OHanlon News Editor Alice Thuman News Editor Vnlta W. Tnrrey News F jllor Maraar-t Lone ... Asst. News Ed tor Isabel O'Halloran ""Asst. News Editor BUSINESS STAFF Clarence Eickhoff Business Manager Otto Skold Asst. Bus. Manager Simpaon Morton Circulation Manager Raymond Swallow Circulation Manager HOMECOMING DAY. Homecoming Day is truly a Ne braska tradition, and one of the most worthy. The custom has endured for years without an obstacle to its keep ing, while other projected "tradi tions" have fallen by the wayside al most as soon as they were launched. The day is of far more value to the alumni who actually "come home" than it is to the students. It serves the same purpose for alumni, no matter what are their occupations, as does the "human interest" story for newspaper writers it keeps them from growing cynical. The" return to the scenes of what has been adjudged the "happiest part of a man's life" his days in col lege -brings contact with optimistic youth. And so is dispelled, in part at least, the growing disillusion of the experienced man or woman of the world. When old friends meet again and sit together watching the scarlet jerseyed football men in miniature warfare on the gridiron, much the same .spirit that they experienced as students returns. The "grads" grow young "loosen up" and shout queer phrases at the motion of a leader. If the youthful, assured outlook with which they left Nebraska is brought back to the alumni, in some degree, by the day spent on the cam pus, the little time given to prepara tion for the occasion is repaid many-fold. "GREAT OAKS FROM LITTLE " ACORNS GROW." The contributor of the letter signed "P. L." in the student opinion column today has evidently acted too hastily. She has jumped to conclu sions and in several instances has en tirely misinterpreted the editorial she criticises. The chief error in the letter is that its writer assumes the editorial criticised was "insulting." As a matter of fact it was read by several persons to make sure there was nothing in it that could give. of fense to a visitor from a foreign land who is as fair-minded as Mr. Johan sen. The contributor, judging from the tone, of the second sentence in the letter, does not admire the levelling influence that results from the wide spread of higher learning in the Unit ed States. The editor, like most Americans, does not favor a ca.te avstem: he considers the widespread of higher learning in the United States desirable in that it tends 10 raise the masses In the Kale of op portunity. Mr. Johansen, whom the contribu tnr defends, did not criticise the "lev elling influence." That idea was brought into the discussion by tne editor, not Mr. Johansen. to explain tha freanencv of the charge ox su perficiality brought against Ameri cans. Mr. Johanaen's criticism was di Irected toward the fraternity; he did use the term "level" In that connec tion. but in another sense. His opin ion was that the fraternity raises its members to a certain level and that the members do not get beyond that level. This hardly seems likely, how ever, inasmuch as the fraternity in fluences its men for a short time compared with the influence exerted hv home and friends. The contriDU tor has followed Mr. Johansen in at- tributine too much importance to the effort of fraternities upon American educational institutions, lor, alter an, fraternities include considerably less than one-third of the students. "As a matter of fact," says the contributor, the levelling influence precludes any possibility of intensive study. On the contrary, the man 01 lirrln wealth and training, who is given an opportunity to better him self, is as well able to study inten sively as a man from the upper class of society. The second paragraph of the con tributor's letter agrees almost exact W with the content of the editorial it is intended to criticise. The edi torial pointed out that student activ ities micrht be trrowine too numerous and that an investigation would prob- nhlv show they should be limited. This is in agreement with Mr. Johan sen. The writer disagrees directly with the contributor's opinion that we should "delve intensively" into only a part of literature. With her view point it would seem that an exten sive knowledge of essays, for exam ple, is better than a general knowl edge of novels, plays, short-stories, nootrv. Such a specialization as the contributor suggests would produce narrow-minded individuals. Ae-ain. the editor doubts seriously that American students do not gain the proper cultural background, as Europeans. The general lower level of knowledge that may exist among American university students is traceable to the fact that a much larger percentage of the American population attends university; there are proportionately just as ma . American authorities on subjects re lated to literature, for example, as European authorities. Student Opinion DISAGREES. To the Editor: In the issue of October 15 you have an editorial "replying" to the interview with a graduate student. In this editorial you speak of the "levell ing" influence of higher learning as you admire it. This levelling is one of the things that our foreign friend criticises but he attributes it to the fraternity system rather than to higher education. You assume that this "broadening and levelling influence is certain to go beyond mere intensive study and include the humanizing elements of student ac tivities." As a matter of fact this influence entirely precludes any pos sibility of intensive study. There fore our foreign friend is right when he says that we seemingly accomplish more, but do not gain the proper cul tural background. You aav that the charge of super flclallty has been 89 often repeated as to be dismissed by most Ameri cans as unintelligent It would sceru that, on the contrary, it is we Ameri cans who are unintelligent, since this comment has to be repeated so often and yet passes entirely over our heads each time. You liarhtlv excuse "the average person" from a knowledge of Eng lish literature by saying that fcngnsn literature is too comprehensive for this "average person" to absorb. As a matter of fact, a "knowledge" can not be acquired by casual glances into our books, as is the prevalent American custom. What we should do is to try, not to grasp the entire literature, but to delve intensively into a part of it. This is the for eign view, which the interview brought out Your attitude toward the state ments of the person interviewed is more or less insulting. The reporter who wrote the story went to this man and asked him for his opinions, and you insinuate in your editorial that he voiced his opinions without being asked. Although it would be bad taste for a foreigner taking advan tage of our educational system to be continually finding fault with our American institutions, an occasional thoughtful criticism should at least be acepted with a reasonable amount of journalistic fairness. F. L. Calendar October 18. Cornhusker Luncheon Armory. All University Party Armory. Alpha Delta Theta house dance. Phi Delta Chi house dance. Phi Tau Epsilon house dance. Kappa Sigma house dance. Delta Delta Delta house dance. Alpha Chi Sigma Ellen Smith Hall. Delta Zeta house dance. Delta JSlgma Delta house dance. Alpha Delta Pi house dance. Alpha Gamma Rho house dance. Alpha Xi Delta house dance. Sigma Nu banquet Cosmopolitan club party. Silver Lynz house dance. Farm House house dance. Pi Kappa Phi dance K. C. Hall. Beta Theta Pi house dance. Phi Alpha Delta Lincoln Hotel. Alpha Gamma Rho fall party, Scot tish Rite Temple, Saturday. Phi Mu House dance. CRACK COMPANY HAS DRILL Pershing Rifles Given Instruction in Butt's Manual. The Pershing Rifles company held its first regular drill Thursday aftet noon from 5 to 6 o'clock. The men were instructed in the Butt's manual, first series, first five exercises, by Sergeant Lewis. The object of learn ing the manual is to have the com pany present it either on Armistice day or on the day of the last foot ball game. Mr. Kidwell of the quar termasters department has ordered from Washington, D. C, the special music that is to be played while the manual is being carried out From now on the Pershing Rifles will have drill every Thursday af ternoon from 5 to 6 o clock. Notices Chemical Engineers. The next meeting of the Chemical Enirineers will be a smoker to be held on or about October SO. Falladlaa. A dinner will be BlVen foT the alumni Saturday from 6 to 8 o'clock in Palladian Hall. Af rtcultural College Y. W. C. A. The A o-rimltural Colleee Y. W. C. A. will meet Tuesday noon at 12:20 am tlA ITntMA TP nnAmip. narlora. Rev. Ill tUQ UVUIw v. vesv..- J Hobbs, of the Vine Congregational Church will address tne meeimK. All University Men. Tho nraca M. E. voune men's Ber- aca class invites you to attend next Sunday at 9:45 o'clock at iaeven- roonth and R Streets. iToiessor Cochran will speak on "The Records and Teachings of Jesus Christ" History 9. lWondav. October 20. History 9, Section I (meeting at 9 o'clock) will meet in Social Science 107. Sec tion II (meeting at 10) will not meet. Freshman Council. t All mpn on the Freshman Council are to report at the Y. M. C. A. Tues day at K, for a dinner to be louowea by a meeting. OHIO STATE Professor Fuller- ton reveals the startling fact that more than 60 per cent of the stu dents who operate automobiles in college flunk. so' disastrous to Nebraska. He knew that knowledge of that play would be of great value to the Huskers, but he wu too much of a sport to say anything about it And that illus trates our attitude here," concluded Schulte. a riMts student who has been with their team on every trip for three years, McCormick, expresseu vt. .nnrarlntlnn for the spirit shown by Nebraska and told how the Husk ers were regarded In the e-ast. "Nebraska ranks ace high in the East We all know you as the team w r,a Rtonned Notre Dame for the last two years and we believe and hope that you can do it again," he de clared. ; Faculty Gives Annual Home Economics Tea The faculty of the Home Econom ics department gr their annual tea Thursday at the Home Economics Building for new studehts. About eighty-five attended. Tre program OVER 2000 MARCH IN ANNUAL PARADE (Continued From Page One.) tinued Lieutenant Oliver. "The team has got the brawn and the brains, but we've got to furnish the inspiration." Captain Ed Weir followed the Lieutenant and declared that two de feats had not dampened the spirit of the Huskers, but had instilled them with more fight. "We make no promises about the contest tomorrow," declared Weir. "But it is our greatest intersectional conflict, it is the Homecoming game and we are going to do our best Coach "Indian'' Schulte, wearing a new hat, was next. "I see that the good old pot is boiling over with spirit," he shouted. He compliment ed the student body on its sports manship and related an incident about the Illinois game that shows the fairness of Nebraska men. "One of the student managers had occasion to see Illinois' secret prac tice here. He noticed them rehears ing that triple pass play that proved Magee's Notre Dame Contest Fraternity Standings 1 Kappa Sigma 2 Acacia 3 Nu Alpha 4 Sigma Phi Epsilon 5 Alpha Gamma Rho 6 Sigma Alpha Epsilon 7 Alpha Tau Omega 8 Pi Kappa Alpha 9 Sigma Chi 10 Phi Gamma Delta Standings will be correct ed Daily. Watch thia space for change. consisted of music by Alice Flana, violinist, and Letha Garland, pianist Senior girls assisted at the tea. Adequate box lunches may bt sr. dered from tha Temple Cafeteria. Adv. Adequate box luncnes may be or dered from the Temple Cafeteria. Adv. TOWNSEND Portrait Photographer. Welcome, Grads! Homecoming Day will be incomplete un less you drop in to MEIER'S MEIER DRUG CO. B6141 'Always the best" We deliver Remember when you RENT - A - NEW - FORD (Equipped with Balloon Tires.) at the Capital Auto Livery Co. there is no hour charge except Friday, Saturday and Sunday after 6:00 A. M. B2696 WE DELIVER 11th and Q St. Alumnus! 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