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The elaborate system of consti
tutional regulations for the election
of new members, which the Innocents
submitted for the examination of
Daily Nebraskan readers yesterday,
was rather convincing evidence that
even the members of the society are
suspicious of themselves.
It is truly astounding that the
highest of honorary societies should
be composed of men who must be
surrounded by an elaborate detec
tive machine if the selection of reas
onably good errand boys is to be
assured.
But the machine does some good.
The report that a second election
was held this year has now reached
The Nebraskan office from so many
sources that we need no longer hesi
tate to publish it.
The first election was evidently
unacceptable even to the advisors
who have permitted a six-seven split
to continue for .five years; and it is
said that the advisors stepped in
after examining a chart of the re
sults and demanded that the mem
bers vote a second time and vote
honestly. Such action is certainly
to be commended.
But we reserve judgment as to the
merit of the final selections until
the tapping has been done this af
ternoon. If the Innocents were a purely
honorary society, having no errands
to run or rallies to stage, the mem
bership would probably be quite dif
ferent. Regardless of whether the
six-seven split is maintained this
afternoon, the new members tapped
will probably be men who are thor
oughly capable to serve on an ath
letic boosting committee.
The Nebraskan wishes that there
were some means of honoring stu
dents who have really done some
thing more for the institution than
cheering in the Stadium. It is un
fortunate that unless a deserving
student also possesses the qualities
of a Rotarian he will not be tap
ped' for the senior honorary.
If a society such as was recom
mended in this column last Sunday
were actually in existence at Ne
braska, we imagine that the first
man tapped would be the junior
with the highest scholastic average.
That individual, whoever he may
be, will not, we venture to assert,
be among the chosen this afternoon.
Douglass Orr's excellent work
as chairman of the undergraduate
committee to evaluate the Arts Col
lege and his numerous other at
tempts to promote student thinking
would undoubtedly win him recog
nition in a first-class honorary; but
to use O. V. B.'s expression, he is
not "safe" for the Innocents.
Ellsworth DuTeau, who bubbles
over with the best Nebraska spirit,'
would also be a likely candidate for
admission to such a society. He
attempted to put into practice the
high ideals of the boosters by wag
ing an anti-Rent-a-Ford campaign
almost unassisted and without
thought of personal gain.
Another candidate would be Ed'
ward Morrow, who was editor of
The Daily Nebraskan last semest
ter and who is now editor of The
Awgwan. Mr. Morrow is a member
of the Student Council and Kosmet
Klub; but much to his credit, he did
not care enough about membership
in the Innocents to spend a half
hour's time fulfilling one of the re
quirements.
Glen Buck, who pulled the Corn
husker Countryman out of the rut,
and who is now, .we hope, noingl to
make the Student Council worth its
salt, would be another.
And Macklin Thomas' excellent
work as editor of The Awgwan last
semester might entitle him to such
an honor. He raised the maga
zine from ' publication of sheer
vulgarity to one of some literary
merit, and is himself an excellent
scholar and writer. But Thomas is
a barb; and, therefore, ineligible for
tlie Innocents.
Lloyd Marti, an outstanding law
indent and skillful debater, would
-a deserve recognition. Victor
l' ' ' r, who has managed the news
( f (TZ. Nebraskan for a
v, i h imraiUality and fairness,
: ' i ! incluiied. Others who
JENNIE LIND
(From Tha Freahman, Scrapbook)
'Twas the night of exam week, when all through the house
Every co-ed was cramming, ruffled up like a grouse,
Her papers thrown down in a fit of despair,
And her mud-stained galoshes kicked off on the stair.
Her brain settled down for some thoughts of the test,
With the hope that no day-dream her mind would molest;
But out of her book there arose such a smatter
O' jumbled-up clauses - "My stars, what's the matter!
Charles I is to marry the Infant of Spain,
Behold her sour face with a grimace of pain;
Marconi, a food that is hard to digest;
An ancient inventor was Edgar A. Guest;
Lord Lister, the maker of our Listerine,
Said, 'Don't halitose us, but keep your mouth clean.'
Moliere was a swordsman of fame and renown;
Mother Goose was famed for her eider-down gown ; .
Napoleon III was a marvelous steed,
Who beat even Spark Plug when it came to great speed;
Nw Jersey's a ticrht kind of sweater, you know,
And Magna the Charta was a famous young beau."
Then into her mind with nary a rest
Crent her swaggering sheik on some dubious quest;
And what to her wondering brain should appear,
But a tumbled-down Ford with a lamp in the rear,
And a cake-eater driver, who, by his bright car,
She knew in a jiffy was young Lochinvar.
Tie drove with both arms, but he drove all alone;
He stormed by the curb, and he grabbed up a stone;
And he beat a tattoo on his fair steady's door:
"Come out, oh do come, my most lovely Lenore!
Quoth the maiden, weak and weary,
As she grabbed her pony, bleak and bleary,
'I will cram nevermore, nevermore I
come to mind are William Cejnar,
Richard Brown, and Fred Ekstrom.
Some of these men will probably
be tapped this afternoon; others
haven't a ghost of a chance. But
even those who will be tapped, are
being chosen not because of their
most admirable qualities, but be
cause of abilities which are pure'y
secondary.
Please remember that these names
have been picked from the student
directory without the aid of rigid
constitutional provisions or elabor
ate election machinery.
No athletes have been mentioned,
because we are less competent to
udge among them. Doubtless
there are several men on the various
athletic teams who possess such
character and intelligence as would
entitle them to membership. The
N" club is sufficient recognition
for those few whose sturdy muscles
are not guided by reasonably good
intellects.
We regret that no member of our
staff can make such selections from
the leaders in sporting activities
as have been made from those with
which we are most familiar.
But why should the discussion be
continued?
There is nothing to gain by criti
cism of political crookedness or of
persons who admit that such cor
ruption exists and are proud of their
skill in such destructive arts, as
long as the majority approve of
them.
This newspaper has persistently
refused to crusade for cleaner poli
tics, because there is no demand for
such a revolution. 0. V. B. wrote
some good, letters, but he was at
tempting to do the impossible. Only
when studetns realize the true fol
ly, ridiculousness, and silliness of
their petty cheating and wire pulling
can improvement be effected. The
Nebraskan has, therefore, merely at
tempted to show just how silly cam
pus politics actually are.
The task of reforming the system
remains for anyone who cares to
tackle it. Nor would we sek to rob
the individual who may someday
cause such an improvement of one
iota of the glory to which the
achievement would entitle him, by
claiming even a small measure of
success in our own recent good-na
tured comment.
The Daily Nebraskan will say noth
ing more about the Innocents.
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"Activity Hoga" a Menace
One situation which counteracts
student enthusiasm and injures good
spirit and morale on the part of the
groat group of attendants at such an
institution as the State College is the
prevalence of too many "activity
hogs".
Every year, on every campus, a
few students are found, possessing
lots of push, good judgment, attrac
tive personalities, ability in many di
rections, and a great deal of sophis
tication. These persons are the
cream of the students. They are in
dispensable and worthy of praise and
honor. However, too frequently a
few of these do what we might call
"getting too good a " start." They
shoulder the responsibilities of sev
eral offices, each one of which is a
good man's job. Whenever there is
a vacancy in an official capacity, a
committee, or other activities or stu
dent enterprise, some of these indi
viduals are called upon.
This system has proved successful
to a slight degree in the past. These
competent students who are given
positions go through with them to the
best of their ability and work is usu
ally done.
But such a practice has numerous
disadvantages. The few who do all
the work have limited time for each
of their objectives. Others as cap
able, probably unknown to most of
the college, remain in the back
ground, wanting to enter the field of
activities, but crowded out by he who
has forged ahead. Then one loaded
with activities neglects his student
work, which must be conceded to be
of more importance than the work of
student organizations. But the worst
effect of a few individuals working
in several capacities is that the inter
est of those involved but not in touch
with the affairs is not only absent
but too frequently adverse.
Persons cannot be expected to be
interested In something in which they
do not participate. It Is true, that
every student has the right to use
initiative and Ingenuity to put him
self forward, but when he gets a slow
start or no start at all In campus life,
it Is folly to expect him to spring to
his feet in a student body meeting
and oppose .an Issue, uphold some
project, or make known his favorite
candidate when officers are nomin
ated.
For one man to go about with two
or three different sets of pins for
each vest is almost ridiculous, yet
there are some students who appraise
their college life by the number of
honoraries with which they become
affiliated. Anyone who belongs to
a large number of organizations must
necessarily spend a great deal of time
in the department which each organi
zation represents, and for one man
to be a member of three or four
would lead the public to believe that
either his interests must be so great
ly divided that he can't give his best
to any one of them, or that his or
ganizations do not amount to much.
In spreading activities over the
campus and avoiding the bestowing
of numerous titles and capacities on
a few students, the present adminis
tration of A. S. S. C. W. is to be con
gratulated. "Activity hogs" have not
been much in evidence this year to
so great an extent as during any of
the recent school years, and student
activities this year have prospered.
This step has been a new one and
its results are not, as yet, very evi
dent, but -the harmony that has been
maintained within the student body
this year is no doubt an outgrowth
of this forward stride.
It might appear to those who do
not follow tho work of the students
that there is a lack of leaders on the
campus when a few students are not
continually in the limelight, but a
close view will reveal that there are
now many leaders confining their
efforts to narrower fields, that under
present leadership student body
meetings are better attended than in
any previous year, and that far more
persons are reaping the benefits to
be attained through participation in
student activities than in the aver
age school year. The Evergreen.
Red Cockatoo Draw
Nationwide Comment
Leading position In the curront is
sue of The New Studont, an inde
pendent student papor published In
New York City, is given to a review
of the recent production' of "The
Rod Cockatoo", prize Nebraska play
for 1920, which was written by Ruth
Moore, '26.
Douglass Orr's articles on the Col
lege of Arts and Sciences, which ap
peared on the editorial page of The
Daily Nebraskan, will be summarized
in the next issue of Tho New Studont
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