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ation, then, church-going will do a student more than
a little good. True, Sunday morning is a good time for
Bleep, but if we are to place weight on old Bill Shake
speare who remarked once that sleep knits the ravelled
sleeve of care, we conclude that church will certainly
unravel these cares.
Faust's lasson was that a man must never be
satisfied with the moment at hand but strive for greater
perfection. A church, the ministry tells us, aids per
fection. If so, "Go to Church" Sunday has its value, and
should remain not only a tradition, but also a practice.
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NO MUD SLINGING
The press has thoroughly aired the sudden step
taken in Kansas City recently by representatives from
six of the Missouri Valley Conference members. The
break came auickly. and was as unexpected to the stu
dent bodies of all schools concerned, as it was to the
four Valley institutions left out Criticism of the move
has heaped up, and for many reasons. The sorest spot,
to the four schools left in the now defunct Missouri
Valley Conference, is the fact that there was no fitting
preface to the action taken by the six schools with
drawing; the other bone of contention exists in the
manner in which Grinnell, Washington, Oklahoma A.
and M., and Drake, were notified of the change. That
was unfortunate, but it was not an intentional slight.
The Missouri Valley Conference was doomed. Cer
tain Valley schools have claimed that they have been
discriminated against when athletic schedules were be
ing formulated, which undoubtedly is true. So it was
that certain barriers sprang up in the Valley, which
prevented all schools from playing all the others eveTy
. i - J e il.AM .
ir nnri nftri- rip Dreaa exisieu lur muic iuau
vear. This, to the fair-minded observer, is deplorable.
but under the present conference, nothing could be
done about it. f
e
But all that has been digested by the public al
ready. It is Nebraska's intention to always preserve
v-or,!o relatinng with the schools in the Missouri Val
ley Conference, which will not be the case if these in
stitutions choose to feel themselves aggrieved at the
action of the six withdrawing. If the officials of these
six had seen fit to start a formal statement of their
intentions, give it a suitable prologue, and of course,
allow the press its say in the matter, the thing prob
ably would have dragged on and on interminably. They
chose the shortest way immediate action.
The four schools left have a grievance on this
score, for which Nebraska is sincerely sorry. They also
were unwittingly insulted, due to the fact that news
papers "scooped" the news before official notification
had reached the heads of the four schools, telling of
the break. But that was unintentional, for which apol
ogies are offered. Once again, our friends in the Valley
must realize that Nebraska's part in the new form of
things is what her officials have decided is for the best,
it is not intended in any way to belittle the four other
Valley schools, neither is it a broad hint that athletic
relations with them are no longer desirable. Drake Uni
versity feels this way, from recently printed matter,
but this University intends to overlook any veiled com
ment directed toward it, and assure that school along
with the rest, that the change is for the best of all
concerned.
Elsewhere on this page will be found a full state
ment and more complete explanation of the move, from
Nebraska's own representative at the Kansas City
meeting.
Will the University co-eds run true to form this
year? Their study of literature (and men) has imbed
ded within them the age-old philosophy that an oppor
tunity knocks but once. Many, we'll wager, have al
ready found their "avenue of development" since mili
tary sponsors are picked once a year. These poor mili
tary men will soon almost be willing to give up the
grandeur because with the co-eds it is a hit and don't
miss practice.
Too bad about the Cadet Colonel. He doesn't get
to pick his sponsor the student do it for him. But with
the captains oh your mark, get set, ready-go-girls.
To the victor belongs the spoils.
V
A SIGHT WORTH SEEING
Five hundred students held up red and white cards.
A perfect "N". They reversed their colors. Another
perfect "N". Few Nebraska students could see the blaze
of color which heralded the successful inauguration of
the new Cornhusker rooting section. But from the press
box, it was an impressive sight.
Nebraska has had nothing to match the effects pro
duced at yesterday's game. Cornhuskerdom has seldom
had a more effective yelling unit. Those responsible
for the development of this section deserve the heart
felt thanks of all Cornhuskers. An element of color,
of spirit, of co-operation, has been added that has been
lacking before. .
Concerning the New Conference
Pick your man in the Military Depaitment, girls,
and hit hard and square!
THE
SPECTATOR
THE LAST WORD
Repetition, it is said, produces the best effects.
Perhaps that is why these rain drops have been paying
os repeated visits. In much the same way more words
on "Go to Church' Sunday loom up as being timely.
Traditions always will be traditions, whether posi
tive or negative in value. "Go to Church" Sunday is
a tradition that always has bespoken value for the serious-minded
who have least need of it since they dwell,
Sunday in and Sunday out, long and solemnly in
church in order to sharpen their spiritual intellect to
a hair splitting precision.
The average student, however, seems to feel co need
of spiritual food. Why? Perhaps the so-called "ideal
atmosphere" is too boring to them perhaps the tumul
tous coUere life has made thfm wholly pagan per
haps some souls have turned sosoersault perhaps it's
even the convictions cf the gospel to which some object.
The religious zeal of our forefathers, history tells
us, aided their progress. Perhaps this would aid the
progress of the students also. More than one mind, we
grant, needs to be braced by a strong tonic for coming
duties (lessons, let alone examinations). Certainly
many shams and illusions of life are stripped away
wfcen one is at church. Taking all in all into eocsidcr-
It has long been my belief that on certain Occas
ions Silence is more eloquent than Mutterings or Im
precations, the which are no doubt Current today in
Respect to a certain Topic of Discourse which is en
joying some Popularity; viz., the Saturday Game. To
be sure, one might Discourse for hours concerning the
Game, and if he were a painstaking Spectator, he would
probably Kant and Rail against the football Team for
its poor Showing against the visiting Aggregation. One
could point out that the Cornhuskers on Saturday had
all the Appearances of being Dead, insofar as that
Word is applicable in this Context; one could go fur
ther, and Shew by Rhetoric and Forensic how that the
Team did very poorly in contrast with the bright Ex
pectations of Friday and the preceding week, and he
could explain that there was obviously too much Con
fidence beforehand. And I suppose it is true that at
certain Times during the Game Saturday there was an
Abyss in the Nebraska Line quite large enough to ae
comodate an Ice Wagon. But do you not see? If I were
to proceed with my Observations on this point I should
undoubtedly hear the Accusation that "it is easy to
criticise, but nt easy to play football." Yes, I am sure
that is what I would be told; and so I have decided to
keep Silence as regards the Game. I shall not make a
single Remark.
Instead, I will address myself to an Editorial which
but lately appeared in one of the Esteemed Newspa
pers of this City, wherein the Editor proclaimed that
"Nebraska Art Finds New Expression." My Readers
can be assured that I should have read the Piece im-
meriiatelv nf Ijr raAi n tr ftrnrAmAntiniuJ II ,n:
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Imagine my Surprise v. ben I found the new Art to I5e
that of growing Freak Trees that resemble various and
sundry Animals. This ambitious Editor was heartened
to know that his new Art had received attention in that
Hub of Culture, the City of Boston, and so he at once
promulgated the Judgment following: "Nobody who has
viewed the cedar menagerie will question its excellence
as a cultural creation." My Readers can well Speculate
upon how I laughed at this. Indeed, I had a remarkably
happy Time while reading the Editorial.
But one must admit, if he is the mild Individual
I am, that it is almost unfair to Laugh at the eminent
Publication that takes it upon itself to Hail the new
Art. One should be tolerant above all things, I have
found, and so I counsel my Readers not to be impatient
with the local Press. For, the same Paper from which
the above was taken seems to regard this as poetry:
How I loee the farm in springtime
When the bods beria to swell.
A ad the Adder's ton rue so dainty
ie. with violet in the Aril
And the following is an Example of this particular
rapers conception cf a witty Paragraph:
. There is avo proof that the boy who balks at work
will become a baik line billiard champion, but a lot of
tbem seem to have that inhiiun
But, as I say, one shouldn't laugh too much at the
Honest Efforts of the Press.
The reading of the above "Poem" reminds" me,
for some inexplicable Reason, that I have decided to
Print in the very near Future certain Examples of
verse oeirg written on this Campus. I must explaii
mar, uiaire Jrlontesrey, the famous Intellectual of sev
eral years ago, was the co-author in a Collection cf
Verse entitled IstconprelteauulMUa, and it is from this
btorenouse that I shall select the Gems to appear in
vnis wmmn. ine Isvcoanprehensibilla are written in the
best free-verse and Imagist style, and indeed are Mod
ern in every respect In closing I remark that I in
tend to petition the Editor for the Naming of a Prize
to tae Keader who can fathom any of the poems I
print.
OSKERS WIH
FROO CYCLONES
(Continued from Page 1)
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lrit, the Cyclone eleven started
on a second half rally march down
Us fitld for 5t first down cf the
rrtmes. The Ames offensive machine
"ss working in perfect form but lost
the ball to Nebraska when Duke
center srfierrpted to forward
Tie Cuf.jter eleven called time at
Ckpiif.a "jEg" Erown held ron-
J--;;;ee w:lh his jE!iles,kJn wasTiors.
I .""j etl'ri H.T. end run formation
Irc-me!! Isrsricgr ball and
' '.ii perfect ILree mn interference
v. e 7 ICilraita lack skirted the
e ri fi.r t'.e lor.fact gain of
' ....;:. CJHsg a Presnell
. : j i...: j Ce tall, the Hotker
; .. t. rr. i -rcr-a with two more
i tLe forward wtll tit
a.
" ' . Fe-a
the game, referee Jack Grover called
a lo-yara penalty on me Ames ele
ven for nnnecessary rc ugliness which
put the ball on the Husker 3-yard
line. In -one line drive through the
Ames forward wall Glenn Presnell
took the pigskin over the goal line
for th firat rij nnly toeshdcIS cf
the game. With Blue Howell, BeargV
most consistent place kicker sitting
on the bench nursir.g an injured side.
"Jug" Erown attempted a place kicJc
for the extra point but missed.
James kicked off to Miller again
for the third time dnnng the game
and the fast Ames back sidestepped
and twisted through a field of Hus-
kers, returning the klrfc S3 yards
down the field. The battle in the
third quarter was waged in the mid
dle of the gridiron with both elevens
punting after being held far fcur
downs. The only big gain of this
it era was a to yard pain by Pres
nell around the Cyclone end.
In the opening minutes of the
luuttk quarter the Itewitt youth re
turned one of Ayres" long punts for
25 yards f sensational running and
S'tSeeferpis. Polk ?rvc&s tuU2i'
fcrioutly throughout the last ch
ter of the game with Ames trying
desperately to get a break and store
a touchdown on one cf the rumerous
forward passes that were attempted.
Bear Sencla la Second Teajn Men
At this juncture of the game
Eearg sent in his second barkfield
and "f jut second string linemen.
Bronson called the signals, Witte and
Mc Bride at half and Farley at fulL
During the remaining three minutes
of the game the second string backs
gave the Iowa State eleven some
thing to worry about The game
ended with Han dels intercepting a
forward pass from Miller on Nebras
ka's 45-yard Tine.
The officials f the game were ref
eree Jack Gro.-er (Washington), um
pire Clyde McBride (Missouri Val
ley College), bead linesman E. W.
Yuill (Dartmouth), field judge Ira T.
Carrithers (Illinois).
The line up as the game opened:
Nebraska Iowa Stat
Lee end Johnson
Eichards . tackle Gslbraith
Holm .guard Ours
aioe , eta ter A rres
Fischer
The following letter written by
Dean T. J. Thompson, Missouri Val
ley Conference representative, to Ac
ting Chancellor E. A. Burnett con
cerns the new six-team conference
and will clear up many points which
the papers have been haggling over
for the last week:
September 30, 1927.
Dean E. A. Burnett,
Acting Chpn.'.ellor,
University of Nebraska.
My dear Dean Burnett:
In response to your request for
information and my impression re
garding the formation of the new
athletic conference, I wish to say
that it was my privilege to attend the
meeting in Kansas City when the new
6-schoo) athletic conference was or
ganized. This was the first time I
had had the opportunity of meeting
with this group of men.
The group comprising the faculty
representatives and athletic directors
of Iowa State College, Kansas State
Agricultural College, University of
Kansas, University of Missouri, Uni
versity of Nebraska, and the Univer
sity of Oklahoma was in session from
10 a. m. to 5 p. m., Sunday, Septem
ber 18. The thing that impressed
me was the unanimity of purpose of
the whole session. During this en
tire time there was not an intimation
from anyone present that the forma
tion of such a new conference was
not a good move. It is true that be
cause of certain personal relations
and political situations the represen
tatives of one or two of the schools
proposed some modification in the or
ganization. However, it was defin
itely brought out and thoroughly
agreed upon that the formation of a
6-school conference, under the pres
ent existing conditions in intercolle
giate sports, was most ideal.
It was also brought out that at the
present time there is a feeling on the
part of some of the smaller schools
in the Missouri Valley Conference
that they have been discriminated
against in the scheduling of games.
This especially applies to football
competition. A few schools in the
Missouri Valley Conference have
rarely, if ever, scheduled games with
certain others. This situation na
turally has resulted in some dissen
sion and considerable bitterness on
the part of those schools which feel
they have been discriminated against.
It vas recognized from the begin
ning of these proceedings by every
one, I believe, that any procedure by
which it was proposed to bring about
this new conference would be sur
rounded with some difficulty and
would be open to some criticism. It
was quite thoroughly understood in
ad vance that there would be a con
siderable prci3 comment and feeling
in certain quarters. However, it
was felt that these reactions and
these unfavorable comments should
not in any way deter these six schools
from forcing a conference, which, in
Notices
N-Club Mertiai
N-Clnb meetior at the Chamber of Com
merce Tuesday, October 4 at noon.
Randels tackle Smith
Lawson end Burton
Brown (c) quarter (c) Weiss
Presnell half Miller
Howell .half Lindblom
Oehlrich full Lamson
Substitutions: McBride for Howell,
Sprague for Lee, Ashburn for Law
son, Farley for Oehlrich, Lucas for
Randels, Munn for Richards, Witte
for Presnell, Bronson for Brown.
Iowa State Roe for Ours, Kerkow
for Johnson, Slenker for Roe, Lut-
jins for Smith.
their' ritaniinous opinion was the
nost important step they had taken
in two decades as regards intercol
legiate athletic relationships. It
seemed that the general good of the
schools of the Missouri Valley Con-
f erence would be better conserved by
handling the matter with expedition
rather than by long drawnout press
controversies, which .ould open up
old enmities, and result in unending
and useless bickerings. ,
It should be further pointed out
that it is not at all understood that
the six schools now comprising the
new conference will in any way in
terfere with any member of this
group scheduling games with any of
the teams left out. , I am quite sure
that the University of Nebraska in
tends to give the Drake Relays the
same support that it has always given
them. I am quite sure that Iowa
State College will continue its ath
letic relations with Drake, etc.
And furthermore, I am not so sure
that this close-knit, thoroughly or
ganized, and effectively conducted 6-
school conference may not do consid
erable in advancing intercollegiate
sports. Any suggestion that the for
mation of this conference will do
anything other than raise the stand
ard of intercollegiate competition in
this section of the country as well
as in the country as a whole has no
justification in fact, because each
and every one of the schools in this
new conference has stood for the
very highest and best in sportsman
ship and intercollegiate athletics.
It is indeed unfortunate that press
notices regarding the withdrawal of
the six schools reached the schools of
the Valley before the notice of with
drawal was forwarded. It was ex
plicitly understood - that the ten
schools in the Missouri Valley Con
ference should be informed of the
formal withdrawal before the press
notices were forthcoming. The first
intimation I had that this had not
been done is contained in your state
ment from President Maine's letter
that "three day's after the report of
the action was released to the press.
official notice has reached us." This
omission must have been due to some
misunderstanding, about which I am
not yet informed, and not to any in
tentional discourtesy; and this, I am
sure, we all regret
This gives you the essence of the
situation as I view it. I believe it
was a good move and I feel that even
those schools which are at present
not included will in time not far dis
tant reap a distinct benefit.
In conclusion, I believe this gives
you the information you have asked
for and my opinion regarding the
formation of this new conference.
Yours traly,
T. J. Thompson,
Missouri Valley Conference
Representative.
JORGENSEN IS
CADET-COLONEL
(Continued from Page 1)
Charles Olmstead, Lumir F, Otradov
sky, Don Randall, Richard D. Reed,
Harold A. Robertson, Marion W.
Schewe, Jacob F. Schultz.
Cadet first lieutenants: Willard R.
Barnes, Casper Benson, Virgil Byers,
M. Gordon Cross, D. Darrel DeFord,
Alcorn B. Johnson, Verne M. Laing,
Myron J. Olscen, Buford B. Potts,
James W. Rooney, Louis V. Smetana,
J. D. Spiker, Gordon T. Steiner, Wil
liam L. Stuckey, Arthur Sweet, Clyde
Worrall, Alton Pardee.
Cadet second Lieutenants: Albert
J. Bartos, Floyd H. Bridges, Harry
E. Cook, Robert Bruce Douglass,
Archibald R. Eddy, Samuel E. Galla
more, Verne Gibson, Roy S. Hilton,
Dean W. Knox, Edward J. Lesser,
Russell B. Lindskog, Frank N.
Prucka, J. Lee Rrankin, William J.
Simic, Kenneth R. Smith, William H.
Stephens, William A. VanWie, Fred
W. Walters.
The following promotions were
also made in Colonel Jewett's order:
Master sergeant, Joseph W. S tenner;
technical sergeants, Strawn Morgan,
Robert F. K. Smith, BeLeaugh W.
Utter, Eugene Halstead, Frank C.
Summers; staff sergeants, Stuart
Campbell, Clifford L. Dier.
has been appointed to teach geog
raphy and economics in the junior
college at Muskegon, Mich. She re
cently returned from a trip to Europe.
Mis McDill la Michigan Teacher
Miss Ruth McDill, formerly an re
sistant in the 'geography department,
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One of the features of the meeting
will be a talk by Dr. J. A. Burford,
superintendent of the Beatrice insti
tution for the feeble-minded, and an
inspection tour of that instiution.
Dr. Burford will describe the needs
for taking care of the feebleminded
in Nebraska. The Beatrice institu
tion has S50 inmates, 78 on "vaca
tion," and a waiting list of J50.
There are eleven buildings for care
of the patients and 78 employees,
but the situation is a pressing one be
cause fifty per cent of the inmates
are of the low grade and but few re
turn to tbeir homes. It is estimated
by social workers that there are 4,
000 feeble-minded persons in the
state who are not in institutions and
not under proper supervision.
One of the aims of the conference
is to consider a supervision system
of feeble-minded ic the state, where
by the pressure on the Institutions
may be lifted and some of the higher
grades of patients allowed to go to
their homes. This can be done only
if an adequate system of outside su
pervision is perfected.
Batch Proaotea At Mis:
Jay W. Bute ha, who was graLte'd
th rtejry? fif F E. fa 1P25 and 2L S.
in physics in 1921, has been promoted j
from the position cf instructor to
that of assistant professor at the
University of Minnesota, cerrding
,to word received by Lis friends here.
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