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THE DAILY NEBKASKAN The Daily Nebraskan MM A. Lmeela, Nebraska 0TMC1AL PUBLICATION el UNIVERSITY Or NCBftASKA Uaer blTMliM el the Btudeal rielUatlea eere) jMCMBCRc I9S5 Puhllahee' Tuesday. Wednead.y, 1 hureday, Friday u fuaday nilnl during the eca- M yar. Hartal Olflcee University Hall 10. Olllce Haure Altaraoons with tha eacep. ate al Friday anal Sunday. Tel.ph.n.e Day. B-aSBI. Na. US (I efng I Night. B-SSaa. Business OMka University Hall 10 B. Oflcia Haura Afteraeana with tha eecee llaa al Friday and Sunday. Teleahenee Day. B-SS0I, Na. I4S (I rings.) Night. BUH. Entered aa eecend-ilaee matter al (ha aeateffice la Llncaln, Nebraska, under act al Cengreee, Mart a S, IS7S, and al epectal rata al aeatage Pevlded lar la Section 1 103, act al October J, 191 T, autharlard January V ie2. Subscription rate tl a year IIJI a aamaalar Sin f la Copy. canta EDITORIAL STAFF Hut B C. , PMIIa O'Hanlon Manatlne Edlter John Charvet Nrwe Fdltor Jullne Frand.en. Jr Nrwe Fdltor Victor Hachl.r Nawa Editor Edward Morrow Nawa Fdltor Doris Trott -Nawa Fditor Lawranra Pike Aaat. Nawa Fditor Rth Schad Aaat. Nawa fdltor BUSINESS STAFF Clarence F.lckhoft Bualnaat Manager Otto Skald Aaal. Bua. Manager Simpion Morton Circulation Manager Oacar Keehn - Circulation Manager DEMOCRACY AND ITS UNIVERSI TIES "la any democracy tha majority ia, and probably alwaya will ba, jeal ous of its superior. . . Democracies apparently are not out looking; for representative who know mora than tha majority) they are looking for delegates who are a nearly possible like the majority." This statement made by Glenn Frank is an editorial, "State Univer sities in State Politics," in the current number of the Century Magazine, is an adequate expression of the obvious but unpleasant fact which creates the eternal problem facing all state-supported universities. These institutions have a definite duty to the communi ties which support them. They are supposed, not only to train the mem bers of the younger generation to earn a living but also to train leaders for the democracy a duty more vital and important to the community than the first. It is the trait of democracy which Mr. Frank has so aptly described which makes the performance of this latter task by the university difficult, if not actually impossible. If the university is to give the democracy leaders, it must give it men who are superior in intelligence and abilities to its ordinary citizens. This pre sumes that these men have been given an education which makes them emi nently fitted for their task. Such an education can be acquired only in a university which is under the direc tion of men of superior gifts; they alone will be able to so administer its affairs, to so guide its work that its students will receive that kind of an education. It cannot te dominated by men who are typical of the great body of citizens. If it is dominated by them it will be mediocre; the stu dents it graduates will be mediocre. A university which gives its commun ity mediocre leaders in democracy m not, in the real sence of the word, leaders at all. They do not guide the democracy; they are ruled by it. Under those conditions the univer sity will make no contribution to the political, the moral, the spiritual life of the democracy which supports it. Only to the degree to which the demo cracy is willing to trust the adminis tration, the work of the university, to the hands of those who posseses the qualities of excellence rather than those of mediocrity, will any such contribution be possible. Unfortun ately, this is the very thing which too many democracies cannot bring them selves to do. Their intolerance, their love of mediocrity, their dislike for excellence these things stand in the way. Until these dislikes, these pre judices are conquered, the universities cannot lead democracy; they must fol low it. Student Opinion Tke Dally Nebraskaa assumes responsibility for the sentiments e pressed by eorreapondents, aad re serves the right to eiclude any saunicatioa whoeo publication gaay for any reason seen undesirable, Eaeept by special arrangement, communications cannot be published anonymously. To the Editor: . As result of rather interesting episode, I have brcomo concerned with the purpone of the athletic de partment on this campus. A person of my acquaintance, feeling the need of physical exercise, made to this department a humble npplica tion for a pair of shoes wherewith to Indulge in a little track work for the remaining month of the school term. Rcinur ouizzed as to his ob Joct, he revealed that ho had no dc siro or "ambition" to become an ex pert athlete; and on this ground, the application was refused, the member of the department explaining ele- gantly that ho was uMng h's equip ment for "builders," and not for per sons without "ambition" to loaf around in. It is obvious, I think, that in a university the training of the body should be subordinate and subservi ent to that of the mind. In this light, I conceive that one of the pur poses and not the least among them, of the athletic department and its equipment should be to offer to the students in general the opportunity to maintain their physical well-being at a point most compatible with in tellectual activity. If this be so, and if the foregoing incident is typical of the attitude of the department and it is their own statement that it ;g t it seems to me that this atti tude is wrong, and I should like to protest against it. AUDREY DII.LF.R The College Press SPECIALIZED OR BROAD COURSE WHICH? What is the relation of college to life? Emerson in his essay on "The American Scholar" spoke of the dan ger of overspecialization in college. It is a well known fact that a man who makes a success todpy must spe cialize in his work. Hence the student questions whether to specialize or to take a broad, general course best to fit him sell for life. Some believe that the man will be a better specialist who utilizes a part of his college course for studying those things which will be inaccessible when he gets outside. If the individual cares nothing for events, great and small, that are go ing on around him, he can feel satis fied with the most highly specialized course. If the background, scope, and at mosphere are the important elements in living, then the student who de rives from his college course the maximum benefit should get a per spective which will not again be available to him. The student who has taken a broad course should look forward lo the future with confidence, knowing that he will be able to itcall himself from a specialized interest to an interest in life in its entirety. University Daily Kansan. in the United State Reserve Corps. Students taking the work are now given Instruction In the manual of arms, map reading and sketching, musketry, automatic rifles, machine gum, Stokes mortar, one-pounder, rifle, pistol, military law, field forti fications, and combat principles, cov ering every phase of military opera tions. , Three hours a wuek are required in tho basic course for one hour cred it and five hours aro required In the advanced course for three hours credit. An extra hour each week during tho last ten weeks of school is devoted to formal regimental par ades. Small, disc-shaped insignia bearing tho company letter In white on a red background was issued to all men wearing khaki uniforms and a sim ilar insignia bearing the letter "N' was issued to the men of the advanc ed course. The military department has con tributed to the school's activities a girl's rifle club, inter-school rifle matches, inter-company rifle match es, inter-company athletic meet, and inter-mural rifle matches. The de partment promoted a military carni val, a military ball, the Cadet News, and fostered tho popular election of the honorary colonel. There are twelve United States Army men stationed at tho Univer sity of Nebraska, eight of these men are instructors in the military de partment. Six of the instructors are captains, one is a first lieutenant, and the other is a staff sergeant. Nebraska has the largest infantry unit of the R. O. T. C. With the ex ception of war pn tiiTh the enroll ment has steadily increased since the military department was established. At the present time there are 174 men enrolled in the advanced course, 886 in the basic course, and 53 in the cadet band, making a total of 1,- 113 men in the R. O. T. C. ' Lieutenant Colonel Frank F. Jew- ett, of the infantry, has been ap pointed Professor of Military Science and Tactics to follow Major Erick son. The appointment was made by the chief of infantry at Washington, D. C, with the approval of Chancel lor Avery and will take effect July 1, 1925. Major Erickson, having been here four years as commandant, will spend the summer at Fort Snelling and then will enter the infantry school at Fort Benning, Georgia. Major Erick son has been injtrumental in creating a greater interest in the military de partment and its work. Through his efforts the number of men taking the advanced course has jumped from 79 to 174 in two years. The work in the military department has been sys tematized and all efforts are direct ed toward securing for the second time the distinguished rating for Nebraska. Last year, May 2 and 3, the regi ment was inspected for the "Blue Star" rating by the war department inspection officers, Colonel Glade of the general staff and Major Goodwin of the cavalry. Nebraska won the distinguished rating at that time. DANCE IS FEATURE OF ENGINEERS' PROGRAM (Continued from Page One.) Engineers' Dance will occur at the Rosewilde, with Edward Wariek, '20, as chairman. ' Music will be furnish ed by the Kandy Kids orchestra. The annual banquet, open to all College of Engineering students, will tako place at the Lincoln Hotel at 0:30 tomorrow evening. O. J. Fee of tho Evans Laundry company will preside as toastmastcr. G. A. Lee, Lawyer with the Continental Gas and Eloctric Company of Omaha, will bo tho principle speaker. Ho has chosen as his subject "Engineering and Good Citizenship." Toasts will be given by Prof. G. R. Chatburn, chairman of tho department of applied mechan ics; Prof. W. L. DeBaufre, chairman of tho department of mechanical en gineering; and O. J. Shaw of the Lincoln Traction Company. ('The Sledge," official scandal sheet published yearly on Engineers' Week, will be circulated at tho ban quet. Its staff is kept secret. William K. Hackmann, '20, is ban quet chairman. Calendar BOULDER, COLO. That not ov er twenty per cent of the collego'i students have the mental ability or capacity to make Phi Beta Kappa is the belief of the faculty of the Uni versity of Colorado. They declare themselves in favor of discouraging the idea of students having that hon orary fraternity as their goal. Tho University of Minnesota is giving a trip to California with all expenses paid, to the student selling the most year books. The Minnesota Union has beirun a college song campaign at the Univer sity of Minnesota by offering to stu dents a prize of $50 for the best text and another prize of $50 for the best music. The members believe it is impossible to stimulate real singing and enthusiasm with only two songs which they now have "The Houser" and the "Minnesota Hail to Thee." The committee is trying to get an attractive collection of songs which students will want to hum and whis tle continually. Friday, May 8 Phi Mu Spring Party-Rosewilde Dotany department dinner Ellon Smith Hall. Miss Lee, Tea for Miss Barger S to 5 o'clock Ellen Smith Hall. Engineers' dance Rosewilde. Delta Sigma Lambda house dance. Kappa Sigma house dance. Phi Sigma Kappa Spring Party Lincoln. Beta Theta Pi house dance. Knnna Kanna Gamma house I I " - a a dance. Farm House houso dance. Saturday, May 9 S. A. E. Alumni Party for the chapter Lincoln. Alpha Delta houso danco. Delta Gamma Spring Party El len Smith Hall. Thl Sigma Banquet Lincoln. Sigma Alpha Epsilon-Spring Par ty Lincoln. Union Picnic Crete. Kappa Psi houso dance. Kappa Phi Tea Ellen Smith Hall. May Morning Breakfast. Sunday, May 10 Sunday Morning Breakfast Ellen Smith Hall. Notices All notices for this column must ba written out and handed ia at the editorial office, U Hall 10, by 4i00 the afternoon previous to their pub- tication Cosmopolitan Club Members of the Cosmopolitan Club will hold a dinner and election of officers Sunday at 10 o'clock In the Elk's Club rooms. Palladian Palladian formal initiation Friday evening at 8. Eclesia Eclesia Club luncheon at the Grand hotel Friday noon. THE HONOR SYSTEM There are signs that the honor sys tem is not in as good repute in col legiate circles as it has been in the past. The students at Harvard re cently rejected it pointing out, as they did so, that their institution was too large and lacked the unity which makes this system workable. At the University of Oklahoma it was defeat ed by a vote of 168 to 82, the reason given being that it had failed to work. The latest onslaught against this system comes from a recent novel, "Professor," written by Stanley John son in which one of the characters makes a vigorous attack on its princi ples. He argues that it is an arrange ment whereby the faculty members e3cape the responsibility for devel oping moral integrity in the stu. dents, that it makes no attempt to save or to cure those who are mor ally weak, and that although it is supposed to be administered and en forced by students, those in whose hands its enforcement rests are of ten dominated by the faculty. Al together his remarks constitute a serious indictment against the whole idea on which the honor system is built. ' The five be.t looking men at the University of North Dakota will be selected by vote in a beauty contest for men. REVIEW HISTORY OF LOCAL R. O. T. C. (Continued from Page One.) the grounds are being used for drill at the present time. During the session of 1920-1921, the Chancellor formed the military committee composed of the execu tive dean, one alternate from each college of the University and two members from the military depart ment. This committee continues to function in matters of military im portance. Colonel Americus Mitchell, of the infantry was commandant at the opening of the 1921-1922 session. On September 29, Major Erickson, present commandant, was added to the department as well as Captain Forbes. The indoor shooting gal lery became popular and pistol marksmanship was added. The cadets started going to Fort Snelling for summer camp in 1921. Major Sidney Erickson, of the infantry, was made Professor of Military Science and Tactics upon the release of Colonel Mitchell in August, 1922. Blue uniforms were issued to the commissioned officers in 1922 and the rest of the cadets continued wearing the khaki uni forms. The new uniforms helped greatly toward creating interest and raising the morale of the advanced course students. A complete course of instructions was provided that will qualify a well educated man to take up the duties of a second lieutenant Jki - ,.. ?r-a. . -w Have you sent your Mother those flowers for Mothers Day? You should order them from Chapin Bros. Florist today. Adv. Smith College is the largest edu cational institution for women in America, with an enrollment of 2,071. FOR SALE FOR RENT Latest models. TYPEWRITERS Royals, Underwoods, Smiths, Remingtons. SPECIAL RATE FOR SCHOOL YEAR All makes of portable typewriters used and rebuilt typewriters on easy terms. NEBRASKA TYPEWRITER CO. 1232 O Street Lincoln B-21S7 L Company Men in L Company are asked to report before 1 o'clock Friday after noon in order to clean up their rifles for Inspection. Kappa Phi Kappa Phi Mother's Day tea at Ellen Smith Hall Saturday from 2:30 to 6 o'clock. Methodist Student All-Methodist picnic at Epworth Lake Park, Friday, May 8. Meet at the Temple Y. M. C. A. rooms at 6:30. Tickets are twenty-five cents. Lutherans Tho Lutheran Club will hold a program and pie social at Faculty Hall Saturday at 8 o'clock. Ladies brng a pie. ill qK student touh Vf BUS ALL EXPENSZ3 INCLUDZD Don't Delay I Buy your graduation presents rg NOW m HALLETT'S I 54th Anniversary i SALE! Reductions in all departments S I Est. 1871 1 I 117-119 So. 12 1 AN OPPORTUNITY to combine a tour of PRICELESS EDU CATIONAL VALUE with health' giving recreation. Leaving New York on the popular S. S. VESTIUS June 13th The VESTRIS la one of the famous "V-FLEET" the finest vesaala plying to South America built especially for this Bervlca. Stop-orers at BIO DE JANEIRO. SAO PAULO, SANTOS. MONTEVIDEO, BUENOS AIRES, Tr .NIOAO and BARBADOS SOUTH AMERICA has no rival in the world for tha grandeur of it Scenery and the architectural beauty of its cities. Seasons are reversed and the climate is coot and bracing. You enjoy Large Airy Dining Room, Library, Social Room, Smoking Room, AmpleDeckSpace(wlthQamee), delicious) Meals, Attentive 8tward Service. 8ightseelng In charge of an academie guide hotels, automobiles, etc. and all other necessary expenses are Included. Por Reservations and Full Particulars apply to 8anderson ft Bon, Inc., Agents. LAMPORT & HOLT LINE ilJKg.VZ First-Plymouth Church Seventeenth and A Streets Invites you to attend A Mother's Day Service with sermon by Dr. John Andrew Holmes at 11 A. M., Sunday and evening film service at seven thirty "Not One to Spare" SmSmm&SciiS- FORMERLY ARMSTRONGS Apparel For Men. Women & Children 3rd Anniversary Sale Offers All $5$6 and $750 Student Slickers At $Q85 - o3- . Gordon an Arrow SHIRT When you get t Gosoon Shin you get collu from the hinui of the open Arrow Collu mikeit. CI ETT. PEA BODY CO. INC, MAKERS Mothers9 Day Cards at Latsch Brothers 1118 O St. TOE LbLrOjvJ f your I- i lia-ht. Hi vTOUNTAIH 'ERVICC a Jt c Tiaf Nebraskan Want AdsResults! LINCOLN'S BUSY STORE Cor. llfhaO "THE BEST FOR LESS" mm & : ll li lll!llllNIIIIIUIIIIIMIII1IMIIUI Last Two Days of Gold's GREAT 23rd Anniversary Sale! Just two more days Friday and Saturday and the many extra ordinary Anniversary Sale offerings must be withdrawn. Have YOU profited by them? If not, it will pay you to anticipate and supply needs for months to come NOW, for the savings are of the most remarkablo sort, acnurinir you liberal economics on hundreds of needed items from various sections of the Store. S. & H. Stamps Are An Added Discount! Some of the Anniversary Sales of Coats and Dresses! Never was there a time when careful buying and special price concessions played such an important part in low prices as they do in these underpriced groups. Dreaaes of silk Dresses of plain filled Repps, Sa- and printed silk tin de Lure. Lin- Crrpe Georgette, ens. Broadcloth, Tub Silks. Satin 1 i 1 1 a. Wool Cantons, clc, In Poiretaheen, plain I staple shade. and striped Wool- I wanted lavender. etiH, all in the monl I iuwdr blue, Kreen, demrable styles I orchid, etc., at on- and shades. I ly 595 10 00 Dresses includ ed are Silks and Chiffons In prints and solid shndes. Crepe de Chines, Crepe B.ck Satin etc., all new pat terns at 16 95 n Stunninsr Coats for wopier. and misses, purchased at such price reductions that we were enabled to pass these savings on to you at the almost unbelievable prices. Coils for women I CoMi in the oe anH miss.t nf Hrv. I tmn's. Tie WO it Col- livfa, Superiflo, Po I ire. etc., in tan, grey, green, wood roM, black, etc., Coats in plain and striped woo. enn, tan, (trays, brick, roue, etc. Some fur trimmed bottom, but all a rn national savin at thin low Anni versary Sale price, only 10 00 all more only worth for sale at 16 FAR this each 95 ors a.id shades of O'Kaaha, Down Wool, Tweed. Twills. Bolivia, etc. a quality lit at thin sennational Anniversary Sslr price, at only 19 50 COLD'S Third Floor. Anniversary Sales In Notions! Coats' Sewinc Thread. Spool iC Six-Strand Floss, 4 skeins, lot French Electric Curlina; Irons 43c Lincoln Bias Tape. 9c, 3 for 2Sc Kotrx box of 12 for only 45c Kohinoor Snap Fasteners, card -.6c Odd Lot .Wash Hraids, bolt 4c Mothex, moth proof bag's 55c Children's Hickory Garters ....20c Shinola on sale at 7c GOLD'S First Floor. Anniversary Sales Toilet Goods ! Mavir. Talcum Powder ,6c Coty's Face Powder 73c Krank's Lemon Cream S9e Wilson Cleaner, on sale at ... 24c PeNrco Tooth Paste, tube 3Zc J. p Rose Soap, bar 6c One lot Fine Toilet Waters ... 29c Jergrn's Lotion . 35c Theatrical Cold Cream, 35c and Wc Pond's Creams at only 440 GOLD'S First Floor. Anniversary Sale of Pearl Beads for Graduation The, are beautiful 14 a id 16 inch Coro Pearl Neck laces of the finest lust-j. and come in the graduated style with aterling silver clasp. A aplendid gift, while the 60 atrands lat GOLD'S Firat Floor. 3&) Cards & Mottoes for Mother's Dayj . . slather's D' A wioe assortment or larda and beaumuiiy iramea atoiio eenti remembrance all richly deaigned and with tha .saoat appropriate iaa mcnta, at these low pricea. i ert CaraU al ISc, C I Mettees (reaa 4 Si 5(C ISc, IS aad DC iws t. as Ww aa GOLD'S First Floor. i