THE DAILY NBRRASKAN
The Daily Ncbrasknn
Static A. Llnanla. Ncbmnlck.
OFFrTlAT, rMlRMOATtON
TTMVKK.SITY Or NKHRASKA,
UmUr Direction of 6tn4mt rnblioattoa
Bntrd
rtiNikt4 Tonitir, WeAnndsy, Thnrs
4r, Krirtsy nl Sunday mornings durini
ncsdemia year.
Editorial Offices I'nlTwrdity Hall 4.
Puoinmo Offiws Wt stand of Stadium.
Office Hour Afternoon a with ths xcp
tlofi of Friday and Sunday.
Telephones Kditonal: Fsm, No. lt;
uaineaa: BS1, No. V7; Nightt B8S!. .
Fnrered ma aeeond-e)aia matter at tna
Phi Gamma Delta Inalterably
Opposed to Sophomore Pledging
Cecil J. Wilkinson, editor of The Thi Gumma Poll and vice president
of the College Fraternity Kditors' Association, states that second-semester
pledtfinfr systems may be desirable, but that his fraternity stands inalter
ably opposed to sophomore plodding. His letter follows:
rill GAMMA DELTA
May 18, 1926.
Editor, The Daily Nebraskan,
University of Nebraska,
wxtnfft- in Uneotn, Nebraska, tinder ' T ir,f,iln Vrr.rasl.-a
it Conrnt.a. March . 1ST, and at .neeial l',ncft,n 'c-
Pear Mr. ToTrey:
rata of postaea provided for in Section 11 OS,
act of October , 117. authorized January
8. I2i.
SUBSCRIPTION RATK
It year f 1.21 a temcster
Sinrle Copy, S cents
F.DtTORlAL STAFF
Volta W. Torrey Fditor
Victor T. HacVler Manaeinc Editor
NEWS EDITORS
Jnlin Frnnitaen, jr. Klica Holotcnlner
Hillicent ?inn I ee Vance Arthur Sweet
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITORS
Herbert D. Kelly Neola Skala
Fred R. 7fmmer
William Oaj nar Victor T. HacVler n w. 1""1'''"" ' 1'K-
Kenneth W. Cook Edward Morrow jr,g of freshmen month or two, or
Mr. Horace I. BriR'htm.in, presi
dent of the Fraternity of Phi Gamma
Delta, has referred to me for reply
your letter of April 29 regarding the
pledging and probation-week prac
tices. Phi Gamma Delta stands inalter
ably opposed to sophomore pledging.
It seen. 3 to us that it is desirable as
BUSINESS STAFF
perhaps even a semester, but a whole
is a characteristic of our undergradu
ate chapters the life of a pledge will
doubtless continue to be anything
but a bed of roses, but moderation
should mark the endeavors of the
upperclassmen in their relations to
the new men. Any form of horse
play that is rude, vulgar, painful or
humiliating is prohibited by the reg-
Aul if honorary societies wish to
keep their superiority they should
contrive in every way not to do any
thing. They are to be respected and
not to be questioned. They are to
be admired and not to be eviticixed.
Everyone recognizes the danger of
obscuring rt ally big wen in the vast
numbers of students in a great uni
versity. There are so many of them.
Honorary societies help to take care
of this lamentable condition. Other
wise many a flower is born to blush
unseen. The Innocents have reme-
died this defect in our school. They
bring these big men out in the open.
What more can we ask?
And then there is the matter of
pins. The Innocent pin is of great
value to its owner. When he be-
University. The man who had the
most patches on his clothes would be
the biggest man on the campus.
D. A. R.
otto PkoiJ -- .--..-Fusmeaa I college year is an inordinately- long
fhaineon Morton Asst. Fnmea Wanacer. . -
Keiard Van Amrfale Circulation Manacer Itiroe to be allocated for the frOsh-
Kfonara r. Vetta..jClrctiiation Manager . , , . - , .. ..
.io.r t. man to find his fraternity affinity.
If the fraternity is, as Phi Gamma
If the comments of O. V. E. andjpota is strhing to make it, a sup
The Nebrasknn upon the Innocents, j plementary educational institution,
have been enioved as much by ail .the now man, if elected, should be
students as by recent contributors to
the "Other Opinions" column, the
permitted to be matriculated in the
'society of his choice as soon as it
i becomes annarent that that choice
publication of such articles has bcen not bo(.n nasty- Thr fraternity
fully justified. ias a teacher has many valuable les-
This newspaper is always reluctant ' sons to impart to the plebe and the
r,.r ,'r. io Af . .,, A or ! c0rf' ""W begin at a time earlier
our purpose is simply to provide you
with interesting views and facts. The
continued silence of the accused par-; than a semester. And of what value
ties in this little episode, however, jean H be either to the college of the
is sufficient evidence that these par
ticular facts were both interesting
and true.
in his college career than the sopho
j more year. It is unfair to the fresh
j man to delay his pledging for more
fraternity?
I Thi Gamma Delta is also opposed
j to excess in probation-week prac
tices. As long as the vigor of youth
ulations of most of the fratemties.
Every now and then a fraternity ponies a lawyer and gets up to plead
chapter goes too far and the result, his case he can stick bis hands in his
is some unpleasant publicity in the pockets and eontrive in a natural
public press, particularly in those i way to push his coat back so that
saffron-hued journals which seem to his Innocent pin will show. Coupled
take keen delight in coupling a sen-, with his frat pin and bis "X" pin it
sation with the grating "frat" head- viir help him greatly. The other
line that we all dislike so much, lawyers and the jury especially if
Moreover, deans of men tell our vis- there happens to fx a prof on the
itation officer that in many cases; jury will know exactly what to ex
probation -week seriously interferes poet. Perhaps the Innocent pin will
with the classroom accomplishments keep bis wife and family from starv
of the pledges and that in more than ing. What greater mission could any
one instance the man has failed in 'pin have?
his work simply and solely because j Th0T) thm, is m()th rfason hkh
of the demands that were made upon, fcw roopc admit hxjU hioh j b(),
him in connection with his initiation Jiov( is fuffioiPTlt justification for
i n
TT Aaa,
Vil A lie jtiu j
University Studio,
over KFAB (840.7.)
broadcasting
were too heavy
The Daily N'ebraskan is to be con
gratulated upon focusing the spot
light upon these two vital preiblems
of fraternity life and it seems to me
that the outstanding comments of
your symposium might well be con
solidated and given wider circulation
in such a magazine as Eanta's Greek
Exchange.
Cordially yours,
CECIL J. WILKINSON.
Editor The Phi Gamma Polta
Vice-President, The College Fra
ternity Editors' Association.
But if the Innocents care to per
petuate a rotten system of frater
nity politics, that is their business.
If they prefer to choose members on
some other basis than merit, even
dent Council would appoint, and the jit is the only dignified thing thatjby recommending a substitute for
membership on it would be regarded they can do. Ipins. Why not put patches on where
as something of an honor.
j plain that I have nothing whatso-
This plan is impractical because i ever to do with the organization. I
the organization as it now stands.
Tou all know that when you have
been in the habit of wearing a pin
of any sort it makes a prodgious hole
in a garment which it happens to dis
tinguish. Now just what is the poor
student going to do when he has to
take off his Viking pin that he has
worn the year before? Thev not on-
!ly make holes but thev precede the
holes by black marks, of which any
one may be justly ashamed.
Criticism is not such, we under
stand, unless one offers some sort of
a panacea for the existing condi
tions; so we will prove our loyalty
MandaT, May 24
9. SO to 9:55 a. m. Weather re
port by Trof. T. A. Blair. Road re-
port and announcements.
10:S0 to 11.00 a, m. "Gas En
gines," by Professor C W. Smith,
Department of Agricultural En
gineering.
1:15 to 1:S0 p. m. Musical num
bers by Arthur Goldstein, Pianist,
Student with Herbert Schmidt.
S:00 to S:S0 p. m. "Service Ren
dered by the Department of Educa
tional Service," by R, D. Moriti, Di
rector of the Bureau of Recommen
dation of Teachers.
"The High School; An American
Contribution to Education," by O. T.
Dorsn, Professor of History and ,
Principles of Education.
S.05 to S:S0 p. m. "riant rath-
ology as a Life Work," by Professor j
G. L. Peltier, Deppnment of Plant I
Pahtology.
"Tolling Stories," by Elton I.ux, j
Extension Editor, Colleg of Agri
culture.
Interior of Social
Sciences Redecorated
(University News Service
Social Sciences building is being
redecorated inside for the first time
since the building was erected eight
years ago. The old color scheme was
plain white throughout. The new is
a buff. In the halls a darker shade
is being used for a lower border. A
great many of the class rooms have
been finished, and last week the third
floor was also completed. Teachers
College building was redecorated a
few weeks ago. The spring mainte
nance cleanup of the campus has also
included painting of eterier wood
work of most of the bu.ldings on the
downtown campus.
HamiltonJohnata Article Print
(University News Service )
In the May number of the Journal
of, the American Chemical Society
is an article "The Action of Alkyl
chloroca' bonates on HydroxyarvlsN
sonic Acids," by Prof. Cliff S. Hm.
ilton of the Department of Chemis
try, and F. Millard Johnson, gradu
ate student.
BOOMERS TEACHERS AGENCY.
TEACHERS seeded
The
Davis Coffee
Shop
10S No. 13th St.
Featuring
ToaHed Bread Sandwiches. Click.,
Pies. Tha Best of Fa.try and c.e.
eelled Coffe.
Opea Day and Nien Sttideau
Cook Writes of Fossil Dog
Harld J. Cook. cx-'lO, is the auth
or of a paper, "New Gigantic Fossil
Dog," recently received at the Mu
seum Library.
though it costs their self -respect, i the elaborate organization and
. , .... serengxn ci me present innocent so-
The Nebraskan is perfectly willing, .. ... , . , ,
. , , j , ciety will undoubtedly be turned
that they should, vie only demand' . . ., . , ..
, , iV . . . , against it. They will scoff, call it
equal fredom, that is, the right to;.. ... ., . . ,.
j. n . . . ... . , , the silly idea of a boy editor, and
tell our handful of constituents about , , , ... '
charge The Nebraskan with question
able motives in making the sugges-
il tne society were anytning more ion.
than an errand-boy committee the
Before we go farther let me ex-ithe Ts should go? They would be
more striking than rms, and they
would anticipate all the blackening i
and tearing dualities. Then we
case might be different; but the
members run their little errands
well, and very little harm is done.
Of course, they claim to have power
to define the best invests of the
University; but that claim is so fu
tile and laughable that it provokes
more hilarity than serious thought.
In order that we may not appear
entirely destructive, however, we
submit these recommendations for
the improvement of the undergradu
ate organization system:
1. The Innocents should be
a purely honorary organizations
having no duties, and meeting
only once or twice a semester.
2. Members of the Innocents
should be elected by a commit
tee composed of five students
and three faculty members, the
students to be elected by the
student Council and the faculty
members to be appointed by the
Chancellor or the Executive
Dean.
S. The Student Council
should appoint an Athletic Com
mittee to take over most of the
work (Comhusker banquet, ral
lies, football trips, etc.,) now
done by the InnocentT.
4. The Student Council elec-
tlons should be held under fa
culty supervisiem; and crooked
ness (such as has been rumor
ed concerning the last election)
made as difficult as in an of
ficial state election.
5. Abolition of freshman,
sophomore, and junior honorar
ies. It will be answered, of course, that
the old split could still continue in
But we offer it, knowing that it
will not be accepted, because we be
lieve that some such revision of the
organization system will have to be
effected a few years from now. This
is not the proper time so many
people are in on the present system
of graft that that is no desire for a
change.
This proposal is not a panacea. If
men wanted to lie and cheat and play
dirty politics, they might still be able
to get away with it. But we be
lieve that such a system would be
more conductive to fairness, and
more likely to result in good student
government than the present ar
rangement; primarily because it
would be democratic rather than oli
garchical. The most disgusting thing about
the present system is the secrecy.
"You understand, of course," ev
eryone who mentions it says, "that 1
am talking to you in confidence, and
this infermation is not for publica
tion." "Yes," the other party answers,
"It's just between you and me and
the fence post."
Now formal and informal confer
ences sprinkled through and through
with such remarks are lots of fun
and somewhat thrilling for most of
us, but they do not tend to incul
cate honesty and high ideals.
A semester spent romping up and
down the avenue, jabbing our edi
torial cane at everything along the
way, convinces The Nebraskan that
student government is at a very low
stage at this University, and that the
political graft, corruption, and pull
have never been an Innocent and I
have a special reason for believing
that I shall never be one. In fact
I am very little interested in them,
having found that it is not always
safe to rick friends by organizations.
The popular opinion around the
campus is that something should be
done to change the split. Tne man
who has uncovered the sensational
news, which everyone knew anyway,
is hailed as "A Nebraska Man." And
the inference is that the way the In
nocents conduct their election is
contrary to all ethical rules. This
cannot be true, we feel, since the
Innocents are selected on their abil
ity to appear loyal Corahuskers.
And even though it may be true
would we dare to break up the
grand (ld spirit of seven and six?
Why that is the thing that has al
ways fostered and promoted the
best that our country has produced.
At the expense, even of the "Corn
husker spirit" we cannot afford to
destroy a tradition.
And anyway who wants honorary
societies to do anything? For after
all, what is an honorary society but
a formal recognition of superiority?
should have a pure democracy in the
at
The Little Sunshine Caf
Meads, Sandwiches mmi
Lunches
QUICK SERVICE
First Door East of Tempi
Take Advantage
of
Crested Stationery
at $1. 00 a box
University Seal Stationery at 50c a box
(Subject to stock on band)
SrECIAL FOR TWO WEEKS!
Graves Printing Co.
Student Council elections. But there i Rf""ehow have for ponie time center-
is nothing inherently wrong in poli
tical parties, if they are conducted
openly and freely. The danger
arises when they are able to pull the
wires under cover. Although the split
ed ebout the Innocents.
Bit despite that fact, people who
care to do so can still get a reason
ably good education here, and the
situation is not as serious us the
might continue, the politicians i hypocrites seem to think. The crooks
would be forced out into the open
by such a system. With the election
before the entire student body
rather than a secert session of poli
tical bosses, there would be less
danger that undeserving men would
be chosen.
In short, this system would be
democratic rather than oligarchical.
Some people don't believe in demo
cracy, but this University is prepar
ing young men and women to live
in a supposedly democratic govern
ment, and it should insist that stu
dents at least go through the mo
tions of a democratic system.
In the case of the e!ctionf to
the Innocents, there would be abso
lutely no chnnce for sttch fartCPnity
wire-pulling as d. V. B. turned the
spotlight on. In order to control the
choice of members, one faction
would have to control all five sutdent
votes (four would not be a majority,
you see) ; and that is unlikely in view
of t'ie nearly equal strength of the
two groups.
And if the Innocents were a pure
ly honorary society, rather than an
c:' . l ie boosthtg commit tee, the ean
i ' .-s would be of a higher type.
"' w. mill be plenty of capa
i . ,-, c-i Vic, of course, for the
Ci:n.;i :e which the Stu-
suffer more than the virtuous, and
there is little occasion for alarm.
Our advice (worthless or valuable
as it may be), therefore, is to let
things slide until the villains all kill J
one another off. !
I!
Other Opinions
The Daily Nebraskan assumes
no responsibility for the senti
ments expressed by correspon
dents and reserves the right to
exclude afiy communications
whose rsMieatlon way for ny
reason seem undesirable. In all
cases the editor must know the
identity of the contributor.
To the Editor:
It has been very interesting to
follow the accusations of O. V. B.
against the Innocents. Many peo
ple Lave been surprised that the In
nocents themselves have offered no
defence. They claim that this is
proof enough of their guilt. But I
am inclined to d:ffer with them in
this respect. I approve of the dis
creet Silence that the organization
is maintaining. It seems to tne that
ft i
ft
?
DON'T BUY a
STRAW HAT
Until you've inspected the new styles on dis
play in our window at 1028 O Street - be
cause if you do - you'll regret it; for the very
simple reason that you're sure to see one
that you'll like a whole lot better than the
one you have on - It's too late then.
Every Hat
A brand new one not a single hat left over from last year.
Every one of them crisp, clean, fresh and up-to-date.
"The Window Tell, the Story"
102S O Street
Linccdji, Nebr.
1
:1
if
'a
.. :y.i;,,i ;V"! t ;:c JW
YOU'LL vote the new Dunlap
"Metropolitan" a smartly styled
straw on sight. The brim is becom
ingly wide and boasts the comfort
feature that made it famous rows
of pliant straw to make the hat soft
and comfortable where it touches
your head.
MAGEE
SM
Kensington
SUMMER SUITS
Twenty ounces of cloth
tons of style
These summer suits are the
elite of the light weights.
They give the cold shoulder
to warm weather. We have
them in cool, clean, colorful
flannels; in airy porous
worsteds; in featherweight
mohairs. They're all mag
nificently tailored and dis
tinctively styled.
$25 $35
MAGE