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NEWS EDITORS
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OF FRATERNITIES
Fraternity freshmen, having been
duly exalted to the proper state for
brotherhood by pacing through pro
bation week, will soon bo initiated in
to the inner mysteries of their vari
ous lodges. To them the initiation
rites may be surprising. We shall
atempt to analyxe them.
Most fraternities are founded upon
three principles, we learn from some
books on the subject and conversa
tion with other fraternity members.
These principles, which are set forth
in lofty tones at initiations, are: j
Scholarship,
Morality.
Brotherhood.
It is obvious that fraternities, as
they exist at Nebraska at least, have
completely drifted away from the
original concept.
Scholarship is not sought for, in
itself. Grades are, to some extent
desirable; not as an indication of
genuine learning, but merely to boost
the fraternity's rating in the Dean's
semi-annual list. Ordinarily the fra
trinities rank far lower than non-fraternity
men.
Morality and religion have been
forgotten entirely. The fraternity,
probably, exercises no great influ
ence in lowering the moral tone of its
members or alienating them from
religion. But it certainly does noth
ing to improve morals or the consid-;
eration of religion.
Of brotherhood some vestige still
exists. Many genuine friendships
wejj '
are iormea in iraiemmes, as wen (
as a number of whole-hearted enmi
ties. The members vary greatly, and
the fraternity member who can find
several men in his fraternity to whom
he is genuinely attached is fortunate
There is, of course, a group consci
ousness, a willingness to help out the
other member; but this is often due
merely to a desire to help the frater
nity and in t he end the is dividual
Brotherhood, however, does to some
extent exist; and in this the fraterni
ties cling to the first piuiij..: a.ort
than in other features.
The reason for this drifting away
from the fraternity's ideals is not
obscure. Most fraternities were
founded by men of serious character.
Ttev were founded in small schools
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in the East where the members were
generally of about the same class
studying the same subjects, and in
terested in the same things.
Now the groups are homogeneous,
They draw membership from all the
classes and types and include men of
greatly varying interests en
gineers, lawyers, journalists, doctors,
etc. This difference in chosen pro
fessions need not form a barrier,
however, but the difference in types
of minds usually does. Men are se
lected hurriedly and without consid
eration, the chief qualifications be'
ing dress, ability to shake bands, ath
letic prowess, and money.
So the freshmen need not be pus
sled. They must realise that the in
itiation ceremony is not to bo taken
too seriously, and that it rprs'sts
chiefly because Americans are slaves
to tradition.
EDUCATING THE COLLEGE
In another part of this paper is an
announcement that students in the
College of Arts and Sciences propose
to meet to criticise or evulate their
college. A group of interested stu
dents, according to the story, have
asked the faculty to permit them to
express opinions regarding the pur
pose and working of the college. The
faculty group, which has been hold
ing meting for the same purpose,
responded stating that student opin
ion would be welcome and given a
sympathetic hearing.
If undergraduates undertake to
discuss their college several very val
uable results are likely to come out
of it There is no little educational
value tht may come from an exami
nation of the relation of the Arts
college to other colleges and of the
real purpose of the college itself.
Students too often go through the
Arts college (because it is not tch-
nical with obvious aims) without see
ing what the whole course means.
For even a small body of students to
make a survey of their college will
at least be informing -for them.
The results of student criticism
may be of some use to the faculty
and to the college. Undergraduate
discussions elsewhere, notable at
Dartmouth where the faculty subse
quently adopted many of the stu
dents' suggestions, have had their ef
fect on the college. It is possible
that students here might do a very
effective work in stating for them
selves the objectives of the Arts Col
lege and examining the college to see
if it is reaching its objectives.
In welcoming the students opin
ions, the faculty of the college is
taking a wise step in that students
will not only benefit themselves by
such a study and in that they may be
of service to the college, but also be
cause it is becoming a recognized
principle for colleges to regard stu-
dents as sharers and co-operators in
a common task of education, stu
dents pinions and suggestions are
more and more being welcomed, ever
in matters of administration and col
lege government
It is hoped that the undergradu
ates who meet to discuss the Arts
College will carry on their forums
to some conclusion. Too many sto-
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denU are indifferent to the mean
ing of their college educations. Such
discussions as the one now proposed
may save at least some students from
this indifference.
1NDIFFERENCE
In a survey of undergraduate life
at Yale and Harvard, recently pub
lished in the Yale News, the follow
ing rather illuminating comment is
made in regard to the attitude of the
Harvard administrative officials:
The Harvard office regards
a man as entirely capable of
looking out for his outside af
fairs himself and not troubled
by his morals, religion, tastes,
or opinions on the League of
Nations,
There is in this statement no great
element of surprise for those who
have followed with any degree of in
terest certain tendencies which, from
afar, seem to be present on the Har
vard campus. Last year the Har
vard wits satirized the Literary Di
gest in an issue of The Lampoon
which the Boston police deemed it
best to suppress. Of this affair the
Harvard officials took no notice,
with the possible exception of one
indignant professor of law who in
formed the students that they had
legal grounds for action against the
officers of the law. This year The
Harvard Crimson published a refresh
ingly frank critique of classes which
in many Middle Western universities
would have brought down on the
head of the editor the wrath of the
mighty. Yet this, too, was complete
ly, almost crushingly ignored by the
administrative officials.
In general, it is noticeable that
The Crimson feels free, nay almost
feels obligated, to comment critically
on the actions and policies of any
and all of the officials, beginning
with A. Lawrence Lowell himself template trying the shaving experi
and ranging down the list to tht head ment, if only some professor will
of the janitorial force.
Yet this policy of non-interference
is not universally popular. In many
universities the thoughts, the com
panions, the intimate habits of the
undergraduates are under the close
supervision of Deans and kindred
police officials whose heads are
brought in sorrow to the grave by
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the tremendous weight 'of responsi
bllity which falls upon them. It is,
for that reason, interesting to' con
jecture the degree to which the emi
nence of Harvard as an institution of
higher education may be due to this
policy of administrative indifference.
There may be, of course, no relation
ship. It is possible, on the other
hand, that men who are treated as
men may be more willing to accept
the responsibilities of men. The in
tellectual kindergarten has the obvi
ous advantages of security and tran
quility; its disadvantage lies in the
lack of intellectual and moral back
bone which is too often to be found
in the students which it trains.
FREEDOM FOR MEN
The following note on the male re
volt in the golden West is taken from
The New York Times:
BERKELEY. Cal., Jan. SO.
(A. P.) The principles of equal
rights for men have been astab- ,
lished at the University of Cali
fornia. Professor Ira B. Cross
recently expressed annoyance at
the time taken from studies by
feminine students powdering
their noses and freshening their
countenances. He said boys
had an equal privilege and rights
if they desired them.
Two men appeared yesterday
with shaving equipment and
when Professor Cross started his
lecture they lathered and shaved
Professor Cross led the applause,
saying that if they would make
their names known to him he
was unable to recognize them
under the lather he would see
that they received a grade of
"A" for the term.
There are some of our courses in
which we suspect we will not receive
an A grade. e therefore con-
kindly enter into the fun and con
demn girls for powdering, rouging,
plucking their eyebrows, or perform
ing other duties of the toilet.
The time has come for men to
demonstrate their freedom by shav
ing, cleaning their fingernails, and
combing their hair in public, not only
with composure but savoir-faire.
Eye Strain
If your eyes blur ache
or feel uncomfortable -while
studying have us
test them. A great many
times a resting or study
glass will give immediate
relief.
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Visitor. Call at Alumni Office
Recent visitors at the alumni of
fice included Oscar Young, '11, of
Denver; Nat R. Simmons, '08, of
York; and John G. I Hanlen, '08, of
Denver.
On The Air
University Studio
over KFAB (340.7)
broadcasting
Tuesday, Feb. 9
9:30 to 9:55 a. m. Weather re
port by Prof. T. A. Blair. Road re
port an announcements.
10:30 to 11:00 a. m. "Factors
which Affect the Hatching Power of
Eggs," by S. J. Marsden, instructor
in Poultry Husbandary.
1:15 to 1:30 p. m. "Lincoln, the
Man," by Roy E. Cochrane, of the
Department of History.
Musical numbers by Miss Ida Lust-
garten, pianist.
3:00 to 8:30 p. m. "Mental Hy
giene Problems in the bcnooi, ny
Mrs. Natalie Bassett Dumont, visit
ing teacher, Omaha.
8:05. Professor Maurice H. We
seen, Department of English, radio
correspondence course for credit.
"Sentence Review."
8:30. Professor M. I. Evinger, of
the Department of Civil Engineering,
on "Public Recreation."
8:45. Jean Bader, bass, student
with Roy Wall.
8:57. Beth Paffenrath, pianist
student with Mrs. Edith Burlingim
Ross.
9:10. Viola For ell, violinist, stu
dent with Professor August Milzer.
Romance Ambrosio. Canzonetta
Ambrosio. Guitarre Mowkowski.
Accompanist, Neva Robbins.
9:25. Reading by Pauline Gellat-
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9:35. Halcyon Hooker, pianist,
student with Louise Zumwinkle Wat
son. 9:49. Readings by Pauline Gellat
ley of the Dramatic department.
10:10. The University orchestra,
under the direction of William Quick.
Notices
Iron Sphinx
Iron Sphinx pictures will be taken
February 10 at 12:15, Campus stu
dio.
Iron Sphinx meeting and initiation
on Tuesday, at 7:15 at Beta Theta Pi
House.
Xi Delta
Xi Delta meeting at 7:15 Tuesday
evening in Ellen Smith Hall.
Tassels
Meeting of the. Tassels Tuesday at
Ellen Smith Hall at 7:lff.
Commercial Club
Commercial Club picture will be
taken Friday, February 12, at 12:30
at Campus studio.
Commercial Club meeting, Thurs
dav, at 11:00 at Commercial Club
Rooms.
Cora Cobs
Com Cob meeting, Tuhrsday at
7:00 at the Temple. All members
must be present for University Night
rehearsal.
Delta Omicron
Monthly business meeting of Delta
Omicron, Thursday, at 7:15, at Ellen
Smith Hall.
Kappa Phi
Kappa Phi meeting at Ellen Smith
Hall, Thursday evening, February
11. A musical program to be given.
All Methodist girls invited.
Theta Sif ma Phi
Important meeting of Theta Sigma
Phi Wednesday, at 5:00 in Ellen
Smith Hall.
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See Rod La Roque
in "Braveheart" at
the Lyric this week!
here is a colorful romance of
the Northwest 1 The son of an
Indian chief loves a white wo
man hence complications and
the story! It's a photoplay of
wigwam and campus life inter
mingled, and one filled to the
brim with dramatic situations.
Rod wears the feathers very
convincingly, plays football for
his college team like Rod
Grange, and sacrifices himself
supremely in behalf of the
white girls he loves. You'll like
this picture, not only for its
story, but for its pictureque
setting, and its excellent sup
porting cast including Lillian
Rich and Robert Edeson.
Bankoks Make a
Smart Spring Bow at
Ben Simon & Sons!
fashionable as they are
scarce this season these dash
ing chapeaux in rose, tan, green
and blue shades. And Mrs. Yar
wood suggests: "It's the early
co-ed that gets the bankok!'
They're hard to get! Also
awaiting you at Ben Simon &
Sons are new and attractive
hats of silk, straw, and felt.
Each one is a value-marvel at
$3, for they would be priced as
high as $ 10 if bought in the
usual way. So dress up above
bob while you may do it smart
ly and economically!
Sweet Valentines at
Walter Johnson's
Sagar BowV
more effective than a dart
from Cupid's arrow, will be a
heart-shaped box of cndy, dis
patched from the Sugar bowl to
your one and only on February
14th. Yon may buy boxes from
the quarter pound to the two
pound size, depending upon the
state of your enthusiasm and
your pocketbook! They're Til
ed with Richmond's assorU-d
chocolates those always fre
always good sweets. Then
there's a new sort of Valentine
candy yon may send from the
Sugar Bowl" made by Nancy
Marston of Kansas City, sr.d
appropriately boxed.
Clever, Specially
Priced, Boudoir Lamps
at George Brothers!
for just $2.95 you may buy
a lamp for your room that will
be the envy of all the sisters!
Quaint figures of yesteryear,
lone in lustre china oftentimes,
in lovely soft colors, make these
lamp bases as onosual as they
are attractive. A harmonizing
shade cosU $1.75. Powder jars
puff boxe and perfume bottles
of this same ware, may ako be
found at George Brothers. Ee
member this firm too, for the
utmost in Valentine-raft, and
the decorations that will ';ft
yoor parses of February 12th,
14th and 22nd into 41 class
above the ordinary!
Send Your February
Fourteenth Messages
from PiUer's!
and convey them, of course,
through boxes of their delicious
candies! Prominent makers of
fine candies throughout the
country seem to have vied with
each other this year in produc
ing attractive special packages
for Valentine giving. 'B
might expect something a.
al from Whitman's! ou11
it! Also from Johnston's, L -ney
and Gillen's, come pack
ages of sweets whose Valen
tine dress is evcelled in utter
desirability, only by their con
tents. Leave your order now
while assortments are still com
plete. At Filler's!
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