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Sophomore Pledging Reflects
On Success of Whole System
Arthur H. Triest, executive secretary of Thi Delta Thota, favort second-semester
pledRinh in large institutions and first-semester pled&-ln in
smaller schools. He declares that if pledging is delayed until the sopho
more year, however, a reflection is cast on the success of the entire fra
ternity system.
His letter follows:
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When the evil sirens attempt to
lure nn editor, especially an inex
perienced one, away from the straight
and narrow path of boosting, they
beguile him into thinking that he
should trive advice. Iherc is no
surer way to ruin an editorial column
than to fill it with unrequestcd sug-p-ostions
and constructive criticism
(moaning, by this phrase, criticism
which is not criticism). But the
temptation to tell others how to lead
their lives and do their work is so
great, that a weak individual is cer
tainly entitled to forgiveness should
ho wreck his newspaper craft on the
rocks which lie in the course of all
advice-giving crusaders.
Advice can be either offered in
time to be accepted, or too late to be
of concern. The latter time is al
ways preferable, because the ad
vised parties need not give reasons
for refusing to accept it. They can
simply say, "Why didn't you speak
PHI DELTA TITETA
May 16, 192C.
The Daily Nebraskan,
University of Nebraska,
Lincoln, Nebraska.
Dear Sir:
Your letter addressed to President
Brewer of thePhl Delta Theta Fra
ternity has been forwarded to me
for reply.
If fraternities are living up tc
their principles then it must follow-
that the sooner a man may be
pledged to a fraternity the better.
This must be done, however, after a
sufficient length of time has elapsed
for the man to become acquainted
with the groups and the group to
become acquainted with the man, so
that there may be no mistake in
understanding each other. Experi
ence seems to point out that in the
larger institutions it requires a se
mester's time to insure rroper ac
quaintance. In a smaller institution
where the student body is drawn
from a comparatively restricted area
and men know each other either
through family records or through
actual acquaintanceship prior to
coming to the institution, two week's
time may be ample.
Sophomore pledging is a frank re-
flection on the success of the fra
temity system in any institution
where it may have been found nec
essary. The right leadership in
fraternity can inspire and help a
freshman to advantage If it is
found necessary to protect the fresh
man from the influence of fraterni
ties, then the fraternities are plain
ly not doing their work.
The only way in which the most
serious objectionable features of a
probation week, or any probationary
period, may bo removed is by build
ing up among the fraternities a fine
spirit of respect of each other. If
fraternity men cannot be trusted to
keep their word on matters of rush
ing, then again I must say that such
a confession is a very serious reflec
tion upon fraternity influence.
There are institutions in the coun
try where this trust in each other's
integrity is implicit and where a vio
lation is a rare occurrence, and leads
quickly to ostracism.
Trusting that your survey may
lead to something profitable for Ne
braska and the men and women of
the university, I remain,
Yours very truly,
ARTHUR R. PRIEST
men' who circus politico have left
no longer innocent, are perfect
clowns.
Soma day,, a second Will Rogers
will come in from the farms of
Cherry county, and laugh the
school's corruption out of existence
in a Cornhusker studont life sectoin;
but if there is a Rogers on the cam
pus this year, he hasn't mustered up
courage enough to face the pop guns
of a mob of Rover boys.
Other Opinions
sooner?" and forget all about it,
leaving the advising editor free to
sail to other seas unscratched.
Because of our firm belief in this
theory, we have previously refrained
from telling The Cornhusker staff
how to put out a better annual. But
yesterday's paper announced that the
book is now entirely printed, so we
no longer hesitate to discuss the foi
bles and beauties of college year
books.
We have not seen this year's vol
ume, but assume that it is very simi
lar to preceding editions. Pictures
have been taken of all the usual
wierdly named and poorly named so
cieties. And the business staff, like
a veteran publicity man, is- taking
advantage of a petty squabble over
vulgarity in the student life section
to secure greater circulation.
The Cornhusker as it has been
issued during the past few years has
been too much of a vanity book.
It is little more than $4.50 worth of
flattery for undergraduate societies
the majority of which should have
been thrown over the transom long
ago. Besides pictures and disgust
ingly complimentary write-ups of
these groups (which pay for the
space), it contains some excellent
examples of ad writer's prose; and
a student life section which usually
attempts to poke fun at those in the
spot-light without exposing the silli
ness of their fake glamor and super
ficial glory.
In additions to these flattery sec
tions, The Cornhusker contains a few
pictures and a few articles dealing
with subjects (campus events, school
parties, and social fraternities)
which warrant the praise bestowed.
The ideal year book would contain
a full page photograph of every
loved and widely-known teacher, and
smaller pictures of those faculty
members whose acquaintance is en
joyed by only a few.. The Corn
husker last year contained pictures
of the deans and some other instruc-j
tors, but we do not find in it photo-1
graphs of such friends as Professor
Virtue, Doctor Jones, Miss Conklin,
Professor Stuff, Doctor Alexander,
Professor Fossler, and Miss Pound.
The editors publish beautiful pic
tures of the biuldings and campus,
but too few pictures of the persons
whose presence makes the buildings
significant and the four years of
college work precious.
There are too many "blahy" ad
vertisements for societies which nev
er meet, and too few tributes to the
men and women who keep the Uni
versity an educational institution in
the face of keen competition from
the Stadium,
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The athletic section in most col
lege year books is about the size
and importance which the place of
sports in the school world necessi
tates. There are always excellent
pictures of the coaches, the stars, and
exciting moments in the big garnet.
This section is nearly perfect.
The military section presents a
grteter problem. The R. 0. T. C.
!6cs occupy a consDicnous clace in
undergraduate life, but we question!
the fairness of giving free publir'y
to military activities end titling ;t
to tl economics department, the
V'iticul science dt-pdiiment, p,nd the
): h dcpartu'ieht.
x'trhii; s, however, the military
-s - rn the distinction. They
I:.;,' - ;r work so interesting that
" ' 1 V'.'Ae influence to
non-curncular activities. If eco
nomics and, political science were
taught so well and made so alive and
appealing that those departments
could dominate student life outside
the cl. -sroom as well as within, they
too would probably receive much at
tention. The possibilitees in a student life
section have been barely scratched in
Nebraska annuals. Publicity regard
ing forbidden articles, a second ex
amination by censors, etc., will un
doubtedly help sell copies, but the
staff should hang its head in shame
at the reflection which the very ex
istence of censors casts upon it.
There is little that is vulgar or
obscene in actual student life. And
none but a perverted mind would
think of using such copy in a di
vision named "Student Life."
But there is much that is ridicu
lous, silly, and laughable on the
campus. There are at least a half
dozen good jokes about every hon
orary, a dozen about every "big
man," a score about every election,
and a thousand about every publi
cation. A beginning in this direc
tion was made last year, but the field
is inexhaustible.
The student council is an even
more exposed target for wit than the
United States Congress. The class
honorarics are as funny as the Fol
lies. The publications can be ridi
culed more than The New York
Times. And the Innocents and "big
The Daily Nebraskan assumes
no responsibility for the senti
ments expressed by correspon
dents and reserves the right to
exclude any communications
whose publication may for any
reason seem undesirable. In all
cases the editor mutt know the
identity of the contributor.
A Real Solution
To the Editor:
In all of 0. V. B.'s letters regard
ing various kinds of corruption in
the Innocents society, I find hint of
no method whereby those estimable
but misguided young men can ac
complish reform. This, I feel, is man-
festly unfair. It is apparent on
the face of things that the Innocents
will not be able to help themselves,
however much some of them may
desire it. As one who is soon to
leave the institution, happily or un
happily, I take the liberty of at
least offering a suggestion.
My suggestion is that some means
be devised through which the self
perpetuating idea is entirely removed
from the organization. It cannot be
denied that in this manner the very
heart of the fester would be done
away with. The Innocents, I believe,
could easily be chosen by a commit
tee of say, ten, five of which could
be students, and five faculty mem
bers; the committee to be chosen by
the chancellor," the executive dean,
or some responsible person In no way
connocted with the Innocents by for
mer membership. I think that
will do the trick, and it seems ab
surdly simple Tho athletic depart
ment should be barred from control
however. They have had fingers in
the pie long enough.
While I am making suggestions
let me make another. That is that
the Innocents be deprived of every
vestige of control of anything. Let
the organization be purely "honor
ary."' It is possible, nay probable,
that under such circumstances the
society might be recognized as
worthy of effort. Under present
circumstances the more intelligent
members of the group willingly ad
mit that their honor is indeed hol
low. How any "loyal Cornhusker"
with a true sense of the honor of the
university, can accept membership
in the Innocents under prevailing
conditions, is more than your cor
respondent can understand.
If they are deprived of campus
duties their prestige will undoubted
ly rise. There will be no dearth of
men available for the glorified of
fice-boy work they now accomplish,
I intend my suggestions serious
ly. I doubt if they will be so con
sidered. I doubt if the Innocents
will do anything toward brightening
their tarnished reputation. Nothing
0. V. B. has written has been un
known to many on the campus. But
there is always the consolation that
next year's freshmen will, when they
ask of the Innocents, receive the as
tonishing information that they
really do not represent the school
and that their activities, their con
trol, are of inconsequential nature.
My sincere hope is, however, that
the society will not be whitewashed
by any freak and complicated eloc
tlon system as was done the last
time. Let it be thorough.
While the initials signed to this
letter are not my own, I use thorn
only to avoid notoriety. Anyone
wishing, to learn the authorship 0f
this note may do so upon application
to the editor of The Daily Nebras
kn- L. E. A.
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