THE DAILY NEBRASKAN.
TWO
The Daily Nebraskan
Station A. Lincoln, Nebraska,
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
Under direction of the Student Publication Board
TWENTY-EIGHTH YEAR
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UUNRO KEZEB EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
MANAGING EDITORS)
Pcan Hammond Maurice W. Konkel
NEWS EDITORS
V. Joyce Ayrei Lyman Case
Jack EUiott Pul Nolson
Cliff F. Baudahl
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITORS
Vernon Ketring Leon Larimer
Betty Thornton
IIL.TOM MoGKEW BUSINESS MANAGER
ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGERS
Vniliam Kearne Marshall Pltser
Richard Rlcketta
NAPOLEON AND NEBRASKA
Napoleon dreamed of a powerful empire built
around the strength of a magnetic personality. The
little dynamo of humanity sought to make a nation
groat by his dominance. He paw his dreams fall iu
ruins around his shattered armies.
Nebraska has dreamed for years of having a
beautiful university as well as a great university.
Hampered by the state's slowly developing finan
cial resources, Impatient leaders with dreams of the
ideal university, have abandoned the struggle.
Others have Quietly kept up the work. This fall,
Cornhusker students can see the beginnings of the
realization of the dream.
Step ovet to the east of Andrews ball, far
enough north to miss the drill field. There is a
light uwt can thrill the true Nebraskan as he real
izes that the embryo of the beautiful campus of
the greater University is in eight. Recently finished
Andrews hall to the left. Morrill hall to the im
mediate right, with Sessey ball farther along. The
Chemistry building in the background.
Here we have the homes of literature, and the
basic sciences, the new home of the dental college,
the museum with its wonderful collections of Dr.
Barbour and Charles H. MorrilL
A few steps farther north and the embryo mall
which will stretch to the stadium looms. The stad
ium and the Coliseum care splendidly for the physi
cal requirements of the University's enrollment.
The mall will furnish a real center of campus
beauty,
t
It Is true that it Is all woefully Inadequate. But
the beginning has been made. And unlike the dreams
of Napoleon, th dreams of the greater University
of Nebraska are being laid on the rocks of democ
racy, not on the unstable bnmp of autocracy.
The University of Nebraska has from the first
opened its doors to all eligible students. Its aim
has been to furnish the state with the largest num
ber of educated citizens possible. Step by step, it
has marched along the educational road, unable to
attain its completes! dreams of combined cultural
and practical training, but always striving to utilize
its allotted resources to the fullest advantage of the
state.
Its continued development rests on the people
of the state. In their appreciation of the Univer
sity's contribution to a better state, lies the hope of
the Institution being able still better to serve the
finest Interests of all Nebraska.
For the present, Nebraska's students are im
potent to help build the Ideal University. But on
;he understanding of the present student body rests
me hope in the next few years of bringing to the
citizenry of the state a realization of the way in
which Nebraska is now lagging educationally, of
the work that must be done if Cornhuskerdom is to
retain for Nebraska the cream of the state's youth
foe later state development
Nebraska has no need of a Napoleon to com
plete the dream, of which cherished beginnings may
already be observed. Nebraska does need that sym
pathetic understanding which will contribute to the
continued building of a noble university.
NOT GONE, BUT FORGOTTEN
It's lust as normal for a fellow to forget as it
ia to breathe, and four years from this fall two
thousand graduates, perhaps, will be trying to re
member if they ever, saw the Chancellor of their own
University,
The Chancellor's reception, when Chancellor
and Mrs, Burnett with the deans of the various col
leges were in the receiving line, will have become
a faint memory. And the convocation Thursday
morning, when those same freshmen will be flush
red with pride under the stimulus of warm welcom
ing, will no longer be listed as a rubric day.
University life soon dwindles into an affair
which concerns the individual. The pursuit of know
ledge and information resolves itself into a quest
taken alone. Social affairs may be reduced to the
friendships with but a half dozen fellow students.
The magnitude, the toil, and the rigors of university
iife are sufficient to dwarf the average young per
son's conception of the place he holds in the insti
tution. That reception, a great convocation, and the
common ground that is produced by the green cap
during the first fall a young person is ia school, re
main the sole occasions when a single class in the
University is intact.
The glimpse of the Chancellor at a reception
and convocation become but a mere blur by the
time the Junior and senior years re entered upon.
The plod to graduation Is uninterrupted by even a
single opportunity for a student to see, know, and
appreciate, the administrative officer of bis own
university. The University's size has added another
problem.
RED EYES
"The true university Is a library, and the true
student a man whose eyes are red with strain. He
reads far more widely and intensely than the aver
age person believes Quite sane." So writes Bernard
DeVoto, Harvard graduate and former English In
structor at Northwestern university, in the October
number of Harper's.
Mr. peVOlo's conception of the true student is
a long ways from the average collegian's concep
tion. Not at all surprising, however, as Mr. De
Voto tioes not hesitate to claim that not one per
cent of the students in American universities come
to college to secure the best education possible.
Despite the pessiniistio attitude he shows toward
collegiate youth, he presents some startling criti
cisms of liberal education as now administered to
the serious student. Abandoning the usual criti
cism of athletics and extra-curricular activities, he
pounces on the curricular regularities imposed as a
result of mas 3 education. ,
Out of all his criticism, one point stands out,
applicable alike to the practical and technical stu
dents whom he ignores and to the liberal student
in whose supposed interest he wiiles. Tbat is his
plea for a method of thinking, not merely in college
but in later years.
In this regard he writes that the true student
should "be allowed to take the first steps toward
a method of thinking which he hopes eventually to
make habitual to put underlay a process which
will continue and, ideally, will accelerate during the
rest of his life."
Too often the student, pressed by the insistent
demands of credit hours. Ignores the methods, the
attitudes, which alone can lay the groundwork for
mature education.
THE RAGGER: For the benefit of new students
"University Players" are not the knlckered lads
who stand all day in front of Social Sciences.
First Sunday of school brought memories of the
old hand-shaking open-houses. For the second suc
cessive year, hands were in normal condition
Monday.
Minnesota has a new six million library and
Nebraska citizens have been prone to make out
rageous protests when a half-million dollar library
Is suggested.
Rubber telephone booths might be instituted for
those taking public speaking under Mr. Yenne.
-IN MY OPINION
"We Should Develop Friendships"
Within the intermingling of university people
there always lingers the all-critical eye of each stu
dent. In judgelike manner this optical serves as
the main factor in the selecting and discarding of
college associates. The Importance of this duty
must be recognized because of the fact that our list
of business and social acquaintances of later life
in a great respect is dependent upon it.
In some cases, however, after the student has
selected his more intimate companions he delights
In displaying the fault of "running down" those
people "outside the circle", whom he knows little
about. With a few unfounded remarks a student
can lower the character of an Individual with whom
be has had but a slight acquaintance. Throughout
a school year one oftentimes bears examples of this.
Though we may consider ourselves of different
groups let us retain that delightful knack of develop
ing friendships. And in doing this, we shall also re
tain that feature which is responsible for the suc
cess and happiness of our school life Nebraska
Spirit.
R. V.
American Jurist. John Bassett
Moore, a member of the World
Court bench since its inception. It
is significant to note that the Uni
ted States, though she has consis
tently refused to become an adher
ent to the court, has always hud
the American viewpoint represen
ted there.
We are living In an era that Is
witnessing a radical transforma
tion in the economic makeup of
the world. This is the era of big
business, of consolidation of iiyli
vidual enterprise, of the pooling of
resources. One of the most perplex
ing questions today is: What is
going to become of the small, inde
pendent merchant in the face of
chuiiistore competition? The prob
lems arising from the rapid growth
of the chain store are engaging the
efforts of many of the economists
of this country.
The bureau of foreign and dom
estic commerce, a unit of the De
partment of Commerce, has been
studying this question csrefully.
The results of Its Investigations to
date, published a few days ago, are
quite optimistic. "The vast major
ity of Independent business men
with native ability, with a willing
ness to work, to utilize new nieth-
This Is Bill!
He had three new
Resilio Ties
and took so long deciding
which to wear
that he wag late to
an eight o'clock,
so he grabbed all three
and said he'd decide
at class I
You'll like these
new ones, too.
Two Bucks.
OTHER EDITORS SAY-
OVER EMPHASIZED
The interest of both the fraternity and non-frat
ernity students is apt to turn pretty largely in the j
direction of the new pledge pins. Rush week, with
Its endless introductions, band-pumping and long
high-power sessions, tends to focus attention upon ;
social organizations to the exclusion of everything
else.
The new student is likely to forget that rush
week includes only a few days of the year and only
during that time are fraternity lines so sharply j
drawn. The shock of the change from home to
school life is a severe one so severe that the new-J
comer believes himself In a pew world. When his !
first Impression is of men rushing madly about In
a dizzy whirl of fraternity affairs, small wonder he
concludes that the University exists for the f rat-1
emlty. , j
Nor Is It only the ruihee w ho looks at our social i
organizations through a magnifying glass. The non-j
fraternity often views every pin with mystified envy .
and wonder critically why he has none. Imaginary,
defects in his personality and abilities become real
to bim and may diminish his energy and eurb his,
courage. Many high school graduates come te Law
rence for rush week then leave when they fall to
make the organization desired and it nearly Impos
sible to estimate the number whose college careers
are damaged by the misgivings aroused because of
such failures. It Is well to remember the Wisconsin
fraternities passed up one Charles A. Lindbergh.
The value of the whole fraternity system has
long been a moot question. The Kansan has no In
tention of trying to answer it except to emphasize
tbat the mountain is not as big as most of us think.
The great waving of hands and slapping of backs
has little to do with the reM game.
Uuivcrfity Daily Kamian.
A STUDENT LOOKS
AT PUBLIC AFFAIRS
By David Fellman
Many members of the faculty,
and many students, have had the
fesilng tbat The Dally NebrasHan
Is a bit narrow In its outlook, In
that it devotes all of Us space to
the events that occur on this cam
pus. They believe tbat while its
primary function should be to por
tray, accurately "and fully, all man
ifestation of campus life, yet it
should make some attempt to in
form the student, S"1 Interest him,
in publio affairs. This Is the attempt.
I am ant a columnist. I am, m
fact no journalist at all. I am just
a hard-working Law, trying from
yi-fcr to year. l.r. imprnas upon th
various pedagogues over me, the
fact that 1 have druuk deeply
enough int ? the Pierian depths of
their omniscience to justify some
credit for the efforts I had ex
pended. If yeu will bear with me,
J Intend to record in this column,
a few of the significant evicts, of
social or political importance, -that
might Interest the thinking portion
of the student body.
The presidential campaign cer
tainly hold the spotlight in the
political fle'd teday, and it will
continue to do so until the elec
tions are over. We are assured of
a spectacular campaign. The Is
sues are many, varying in different
parts of the country. Here it is
prohibition, here It ) farm relief,
hero it Is religion, here it Is the
tariff. Thea there are the old war
whoops: "Republican victory
means prosperity," the Republican
slogan since the days o' Mark
Hanna, and "Tura the rascals out,'.'
slwfy the bsttte.rry O' on',
But, far more Important and vital
than the clashing of these issues
Is the clash ef two preat personal!
ties. The dominant issue of this
campaign, it appears, centers about
the character of the two individual
candidates for the presidency. The
question in the minds of the people
Is not as to which party has made
the most generous platform prom
ises, but rather, as to which can
didate is best 'qualified, ly his
training. Intellect, and character, to
fill the highest executive position
in our national government. This
is an additional confirmation of
the assertion of the modern poli
tical scientist tbat government Is
primarily 4 government of men.
Charles E. Hughes, a distin
guished American, once governor
of the state' of New York, asso
ciate Justice of the Supreme Court
of the United States, Republican
candidate for the presidency In
191C, and Secretary of State in the
Hardtns-CuilHis sdmlriSfl'rRtfcn,
was elected, last week, to sit In
the Hague as a Judge lr the World
Court. He succeeds snet.her grest
ods. and to tnke advantage of new
conditions, and with u reasonable
margin of capital, have as greal
opportunities for success today as
ever before in fact, a greater op
portunity, because of I he steady
advance in our living standards
and buying power."
Let those pessimistic Individuals
who cannot, keep up with the
world's rapid changes, read tills re
port of government experts.
Students! l'urchiise
Meal Ticket for JJ.fiO
Temple Cafeteria. Adv.
a .r.Mi
at Hie
Kniiaurt to Have Us
Largest Rami This Year
1 The largest band in the history
of Kansas university is prophesied
for this year by Director J. C.
"Mac" McCanles. .provided the
proper material shows up.
An enlarged band this fall is
made possible because of arrange
ments now being made for an in
creased supply of baud uuirorm
and equipment.
.Not only will the baud be In
creased in size, but all concerts
this year will he free to everyone,
Director McVanles announced.
HOWDY!
NEBRASKA MEN
We're Glad You Are Back,
Drop In at the
Mogul Barbers
127 No. 18th
. 'TO THIS AMLlr
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MX col'eae davtand football games masculine snouts nuiinine ..
. . . it in tk air nil tn the dame with
scurrying leaves ami me uj.-h - - -- t
c . ii n e ci rue rr .tvprvhnrf v for true to the American spirit of
sport no games are called and all attend, be the weather as wet e Canada. And
SAWYER'S Kroft Brand Slickers are true enemies of the Great God fluvlus.
A SWYER Frog Brand Slicker is one of the prime necessities of the college
wardrobe. Guaranteed absolutely waterproof, lined or unllned. buttons or clasps,,
a variety of styles for every purpose to please the most fastidious student.
Sawyer's Slickers are obtainable at men's
stores, haberdashers and department stores
Get yours TODAY
M. Me SAWYIE3B SOUf
EAST CAUIlRIOtsC 4S8ACIIIJSETT8
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After WARMING UP all summer, mci-c
how. While it may not be etiquelle to applaud at a NICKEI
DANCE, we know Voir 11 like it. Jut In and get in! Anywa)
there is plenty of PARKING SPACE and the weather
plenty
AWFUL NICE.
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Well! Well! Look
Who's Here!
The boy friend in person "Muddy"
Werner heads our aggregation of eleven
ambilious Joes all set for a big go. His
fiddle and eccentric dancing are just what
should be done this season.
Antelope Park Orchestra
For Your Parties, Buzz Us!
THE COLLEGIANS, while contracted
regularly for the entire season, are being
persuaded to book a few choice parties
this f-' Find out if ypu're lucky by
callinr, eilher Ben Gadd (L4716) or Rus
Holmes (M0187W).
You can dance here EVERY NIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY and MONDAY, the two nights
the boys corn up for air. Ths PstU will ha open unfil about November 1st.
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