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TUB DAILY NEBRA3KAN The Daily Nebraskan SutUa A. Ltacaia, Noac-aeha OFFICIAL rUB LICATION ol the UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA Under Direction el tK Student Publication Bwf 1 1 m a Published Tu..a.r. Wean.ad.y. JurUay Friday i SuncUv mommas during the aca demtc year. FJibl Olfleee University Hall 10. Office Houre Aftemeone with th. eaeep- tloa ol Friday ana -ri.i. n.v. B-K89I. No. 1 rat.) Niht, B-Wa. Office Unlveraity Hall 10 B. Offite Hour Afternoons with the exeep- t l FriJu and Sunday -r--il. n... B-6891. No. 141 (2 rings.) Nlfht, B-6SS2. . J u.ntnl.rliii matter at th BoTtoflk. In Lincoln. Nebresha, under act Tr!l..a. March 3. 1 879, and at apecUl ml.n provided for la Section 1103, "1 "." Stlhw S, WIT. authorl-d January SO, 1922. $2 a yaar SUBSCRIPTION RATE S1.2S a semester Sinfla Copy, S cents EDITORIAL STAFF Volta Torrey .Contr hoiinf Doria Trott . ... Contributing tfeyco Wa.t vontrlbutin, Philip OHanlon ........ Manafinf John Charvat - Newe Juliu. Frandaen, Jr - Victor H.cWIer . Newe Edward Morrow Nawa Doria Trott .JJawa Lawranc. Pike A.. New. Ruth Schad ...Asst. Nawa Editor Editor Editor Editor Editor Editor Editor Editor Editor Editor Editor Editor Editor BUSINESS STAFF Clarence ElcWhoff i8?'". m!- nt. Skold Asst. Bua. Manager S1"" Morton Circulation Manager SSrta-. Circulation Meager DELAYING PLEDGES The freshmen who enter the Univ ersity next fall, who, in a majority of cases, are going out from home in fluences for the first time, will prob ably be as fiee of knowledge of fraternities as they have always been in the past. They will neither be acquainted with the system of pledg ing nor the individual fraternities. A large number of them, as in the past, will accept a pledge button, completely taken off their feet by rushing activities, from the first fra ternity to ask them to pledge. They will be afraid no other group will ask them. Fortune may favor them. Their selected group may be the one best suited for them. But blind selection seldom results in taking the correct road. They may discover the nature of their surroundings, and may wish to retrace their steps. Many men re turn their buttons. Many, their fear of being "barbs" obsessing them, con tinue to live unsatisfied among a group whose ideals are utterly op posed to those of the new individual. Is it possible for a new man, be wildered by the wonderful treat ment accorded him, to judge more than thirty men sufficiently in a few hours to know certainly they are the men he desires for his closest friends during the four years of his college life? Can any one accurately select the men he wishes to make his closest friends for hu life, by a mere cur sory, superficial examination? Snap judgement is not reliable. Men who were pledged under such conditions realize the futility of try ing to make a real judgement. That tendency is played upon in rush week superlatives. The inability of men who have not "been around" much to withstand attacks upon their vanity is recognized. Incoming men will derive greater benefits from their college lives if they are allowed to look over the fraternity field for, a semester be fore being "rushed." They will be able to more accurately judge the group into which they will fit. They will be ab!a to demonstrate their abil ity to fit into a group. V. R. W. ANOTHER FAILURE At Union College, New York, the honor system has been indefinitely suspended by vote of the faculty, A proctor plan has been in' troduced in which student tak ing examinations will be care fully supervised. This action was taken after a consultation with the student self governing body of the school. In thi case tha honor system was wrecked on the rock which so often makes for its undoing a require ment that all students report all violations of the code. The students would not live up to this regulation. This is the third or fourth case this vear when th fcvstem has been thrown overboard. It is another in dication that the popularity of the system is waning. A NOTE ON PROFESSOR GAYLEY "The Bander-log must go," says Professor Charles Mills Gayley, of California University teacher of English and frequent contributor to . the Atlantic Kuntuijr, ana tuS tion in his article which is printed in the College Press section of this issue. Professor Gayley pictures the situation in educational institu tions brought about by student acti- vit'u-s, and his analysis and criticism of the situation seems very striking. The curse of the Bander-log means that educational purposes are being sacrificed to interests which lead to naught and are unproductive of the liudorsli" which universities should I producing. Yvith Professor Gay The College Press THE BANDER-LOG A foreigner, attending, In an American university, an assembly of student speakers, will be Justified in concluding that the university ex ists for nothing but so-called "stu dent activities." The real purpose of the university will not be mentioned, for usually our undergraduates live two lives-distinct; one utterly non- academic. The non-academic is for them the real; the scholarly an en croachment The student who re gards the scholarly as paramount is deficient in "allegiance to his uni versity." Athletics, meanwhile, which should play a necessary part in the physi cal, and therefor spiritual, devel opment of all students, are relegated to ten per cent of tha students. The rest assist on the bleachers. The ninety per cent are killing two birds with one stone. They are taking second-hand exercise; and, by their grotesque and infantile applause, they are displaying what they call their "loyalty." Those noctes caenaeque deum of istory and poetry and pholosophl- cal discourse, to the memory of which the older generation reverts with rapture, have faded in this light of common day. In the hurry or mundane pursuit the student rarely halts to read, rarely to consider; rarely to discuss the concerns of the , larger life. President Schurman has recently said that there has been no decline of scholarship in the people's uni versities, but only in the older insti tutions of the East, to which rich parents send their sons with the view to the advantages of social position; and that in the people's universities the social standing of students has never cut so much figure as schol arship. The assurance is comfort able; but it obscures the issue. If by "social standing" the president f Cornell means position in the coteries of wealth, fashion, convivi ality, it may be that "social stand ing" bulks larger in the older uni versity than in the university of the state. But the fact is that, in stu dent esteem, East and West, social standing means no such thing; it means the position achieved by prom inence in non-academic or campus activities. And in student esteem such prominence cuts a far more im portant figure than that of either wealth or scholarship. Such promi nence has been gaining ground for fifteen years. So long as the so- ial pressure of the university is to ward mundane pursuits, it will be vain to expect the student to achieve distinction in that for which the uni versity stands. This false standard of prominence, with its feigned allegiance to the in terests of the university, has pro duced that class of student which, adapting from the Jungle Book, I call the "Binder-log." "Mowgli hal never seen an Indian City before, and though this was al most a heap of ruins it seemed very wonderful and splendid. Some kings had built it long ago on a little hill The Bander-logs called the place their city, and pretended to derpise the junele people because they lived in the forest And yet they never knew what the buildings were made for nor how to use them They would sit, in circles in the hall of the King's council chamber and scratch for fleas and pretend to be men; or they would run in and out of the roofless houses and collect pieces of plaster and old bricks in the corner and forget where they had hidden them, and fight and cry in scuffling crowds, and then break off to play up and down the terraces of the King's garden, where they would shake the rose-trees and the oranges in sport to see the fruit and flowers fall. They explored all the passages and dark tunnels in the pal ace and the hundreds of little dark rooms, but they never remembered what they had seen and what they had not, and so drifted about in ones and twos or crowds, telling one an other that they were doing as men did, or shouting 'there are none in the jungle so wise and good and clever and strong and gentle as the Bander-logs.' Then they would tire and seek the tree top, hoping the jungle people would notice them and then they joined hands and danced about and sang their foolish songs. 'They have no law-' said Mawgli to himself, 'no hunting call and no leaders'. . . . And he could not help laughing when they cried 'We are great, we are free, we are wonderful. . . we all say so, and so it must be true. . . you shall carry our words back to the jungle so that they may notice us in the future.' " The Bander-log is with us. Busy to no purpose, imitative, aimless boastful but unreliant; inquisitive but quickly losing his .interest; fitful, in consequential, platitudinous, forget ful; noisy, sudden, ineffectual. The BanJr-log must go. Because it is tha spirit of the American university to prove the things that are new, to hold fast that which is good; to face abuses boldly and to reform them; because I am the son of an American university, and have grown in her teaching, and in my observation of many univer sities and of many schools, to regard the evils as transitory and abuses as remediable, I have ventured in this essay to set down simply, and with frankness that I trust may not be miscontrued, some of the vagaries of our educational system at the pres ent time, and some of the reasons for their existence. For I am sure that in a recognition of the cause is to be found, the means of cure. Char les Mills' Gayley, "Idols" selection from an address at the University of Michigan in 1909. CHORUS WILL PUT ON TWO ORATORIOS (Continued from Page One.) days of creations. This oratorio by the "Father of Symphony" differs widely from all his previous produc tions, with the exception of "The Seasons" of a similar type, which was sung two years ago by the chorus. Solo parts in "The Creation" will be sung by Grace Rogge, soprano; Hobart Davis, tenor; and Dietrich Dirks, bass. The University Orche stra, which accompanies both ora torios is composed of Edward J. Walt and Fred Cardin; William Quick, viola; Mark Pierce, bass; C. E. Ew ing, clarinet; Don Berry, cornet; and Mr. DeLong, trombone. The University chorus was organ ized in the fall of 1894 by Mrs. Ray mond, and she has watched its growth from a small group of forty or fifty voices to the present 250 parts. Al though the chorus sings primarily for University affairs, it has taken no small part in community func tions. Annually, concerts and ora torios are given by the aggregation. The presentation of "The Messiah" by Handel has become a tradition for the pre-Christmas season. "St. John's Eve" by Cowan was saftg m the fall. All the performances were under the supervision of Mrs. Ray mond, with a slightly varying per sonnel of soloists. Preparations for the productions which are sung, are made in the chorus class in its meet ings through the week. Notices Students of forty-one countries are represented among the men and wo men attending the University of Chicago. Freshmen at Lafayette have chal lenged the sophomores to an intelli gence contest. ..it IP A bible published ten years before Columbus set sail for America is in the library of Marquette College. Calendar Friday, May 22. - Block and Bridle Club dance Ellen Smith Hall. Kappa Phi Ellen Smith Hall. Phi Sigma Kappa house dance. Silver Serpent Banquet Uni versity Club. Saturday, May 23 Farm House house dance. Phi Gamma Delta house dance. Acacia House and lawn party. Pi Kappa Alpha house dance. Lambda Chi Alpha house dance. Phi Delta Thcta house dance. Pi Kappa Fhl Picnic Crete. Alpha Omicron Pi house dance. All ttoticwa for tnU column, mult be writ to a out aa.4 kandeel ia at the editorial office, U Hall 10, by 4i00 tko afternoon previots to their pub lication. Kappa Phi Kappa Phi entertains for the mem bers who are seniors Friday evening at Ellen Smith Hall from 7 to 8 o'clock. All members are required to be present. Sonior Women AH anlnr women will practice the Ivy Song Monday at Ellen Smith Hall. Palladian There will be an open meeting of the Palladian Friday at 8:30 in Pal ladian Hall. Saturday the annual Palladian girl's banquet will be held. The first course will be held at the home of Marguerite Hac, 2934 Garfield, the second course will be held at the home of Elizabeth Jones, 718 South Twenty-ninth, and the third course at the home of Lila Perry, 1770 D. The first course will begin at 6:30. Union The new members of the Union will have charge of the meeting Fri day at 8:30. Closed meeting. Baaeball Mea Those men having baseball equip ment should check in immediately between 3 and 5 o'clock this week. University credit 511 be held until equipment is checked in. Filipino Club The Filipino Club members will be the guests of the Kiwanis Club of Tecumseh and Dr. A. Fitzimmons at a dinner and a reception Friday eve ning. Math Club Math Club picnic will be held Tuesday, May 26, at Antelope Park. Tickets may be secured from mem bers of the committee or from mathe matics instructors. ' P. E. O. All campus P. E. O's are invited to the meeting of chapter B. R. at Mrs. Hammonds, Fortieth and Sheri dan streets at 2:30 Saturday. No tify Helen Watkins at B 4709 or Florenoe Frahm at B3538 if you are able to attend. Ectasia Club Eclesia Club will have a luncheon at the Grand hotel Friday noon. Cornhusker Staff The annual picnic of the members of the Cornhusker staff will be held Friday afternoon at the Auto Club park. Sign up in the Cornhusker of fice. Mortar Board Members of Mortar Board will act as waitresses at the Silver Moon, Fri day from 8:00 a. m. to 9:00 p. m. Dalian Delian open meeting Friday at room Z0Z of the Temple at :io. Open meeting. MANY INTERESTING PLANTS IN GREENHOUSES (Continued from Page One.) SECURITY MUTUAL BARBER SHOP and manicuring 1200 O Basement y Blink vr your M J light rii r V JCOUKTAiH &V1CC n rlJTf TACIT TYPEWRITERS Royals, Underwoods, Smiths, Remingtons. SPECIAL RATE FOR SCHOOL YEAR All makes of portable typewriters used and rebuilt typewriters on easy terms. FOR SALE FOR RENT Latest models. NEBRASKA TYPEWRITER CO. 1232 O Street Lineoli B-2I87 Monday they are innoculated and two weeks later the final readings are made. Two men working at full speed can innoculate ten plants a minute and the time required to in noculate those 8,000 plants can be imagined. The manner of innoculation la very Interesting. The. wheat plants grow in small earthern jars and there are usually six in a Jar. The rust from diseased plants is placed on a glass plate and the work begins. The op erator wets his forefinger with water and draws it over the broad side of the leaf by a razor-like motion with a special flat needle. The innocu lated plants are placed in incubation chambers with the temperature, moisture and light controlled to the right conditions. The plants are left there for forty-eight hours, then the plants are benched and readings are taken. The plants are Judged by the type of rust spots and not by the amount of rust that appears on the leaves of the wheat plant. The ob ject of these experiments is to find the type of wheat plant that is most resistant to the rust and remedies are also tried. Two barberry bushes are grown in the College of Agriculture green houses; one is the harmless Japanese variety and the other is the common barberry. The latter is the main source of the wheat rust in this country as one stage in the develop ment of the rust lives on that plant The fanners are being asked to des troy the barberry bushes in all part of the country in an effort to end this wheat rust that causes several million dollars damage each year. GET A Memory Book LATSCH BROTHERS 1118 O St. FOR A GRADUATION GIFT It ia aure plenty hot oat, which makes tha auita wrin kle preltr much. Let me clean them ana tneyil mob una new. These experiments are being made to find some method of extermination for this pest Dr. R. W. Goss has found through his experiments that temperature has a great deal to do with the degener ation diseases of the potato. The mosaic potato is immune to the dis ease when the temperature is above 70 degrees and the spindle tuber is immane when the temperature Is be low 70 degrees. The University is in need of larger greenhouses for the tall plant as t'.ie present ones are too low for several plants that are growing thero now. There Is a need for more spaoe so that more extensive experiments can be carried on by the faculty members interested in that field oi work. Nebraska has a very low glass area compared to other schools. A mummy of an Egyptian pries tess, of a time prior to that of Tut ank hamen has come into the pos session of the McGill University as a result of the transfer of the treas ures of the natural history museum to the University. NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA, Lincoln Dlvialon. In th matter of Photo Specialty Home, a partnership compoeed of UlyMea O. Cornell and Florence E. Taylor and Ulyaees G. Cor nell and Florence E. Taylor ai Individuals, Vn bankruptcy No. SS5. Notice" to credi tors of application for discharge and order to ehow cause. . To the creditors of the abore named bank- ""Notice ia hereby riven that on the llnd day of April. 192S. the above named bank rupt filed his petition for discharge in bank ruptcy, and IT IS ORDERED that the 17th day of June, 1926, be and the same is hereby fixed as the date on or before which all creditors of said bankrupt and all persona interested in, aaid estate and in the matter of the dis charge in bankruptcy of the said bankrupt hall, if ther desire to oppose the same, file in my office in Lincoln. Nebraska in said District, their appearance In writing In op position to the granting of said discharge, and also, within ten days thereafter, file in my aaid office specifications of the grounds of aaid opposition. Dated at Lincoln, Nebraska, this 12th day of May, 1925. DANIEL H. McCLENAHAN, -- Referee in Bankruptcy. TOWNSEND Portraits. 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