FRTDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1928
TWO
The Daily Ncbraskan
Station A, Lincoln, Nebraska
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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
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TWENTY. EIGHTH YEAR
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MUNRO KEZER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
9 MANAGING EDITORS
Dean Hammond Maurice W. Konkel
NEWS EDITORS
W. Joyce Ayres Lyman Cass
Jack Elliott Douglas Tlmmerman Paul Nelson
Cliff F. Snndahl
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITORS
Vernon Ketrlng Leon Larimer
i Betty Thornton
CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
Catherine Hanson Joe Hunt
William McCleery Robert Lalng
Eugene Robb
tMILTON McGREW BUSINESS MANAGER
1 ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGERS
'William Kearns Marshall Pltzer
Richard Rlcketts
THE FACULTY AND A
GREATER UNIVERSITY
I'nder this heading, a throe iw bulletin, was
issued to the faculty yesterday by Chancellor K. A.
Hurnett. Its publication should bring a step nearer
ihe realization that Nebraska has in the chancel
lor's chair, a man of keen insight and of sympa
thetic intelligence, with a vision of a greater uni
versity, both practical and cultural.
Ticked from the bulletin are t lie following:
"Great men and women, gnat in heart, in
tellect, and initiative are essential in making any
institution great.
"In working with the minds of students we are
working with something that lias been hallowed by
the denials and consecrated by the longiugs and
expectations of parents and relatives.
"One of tho constant problems of the instructor
is to awaken on the part of the student this con
suming desire and determination to make of him
;self something in the world.
' "Satisfaction in life and in one's occupation
jcomes largely from the feeling that one is con
stantly growing.
"There should be a fine spirit of -o-opuration
Jbetwcen faculties one with another, between faculty
,and students, and between groups of students them
selves." These bits selected from the chancellor's para
graphs are capable of stimulating both faculty and
students. They reveal the sympathetic understand
ing of an educational leader cognizant of a fact that
the University Is composed of two vital pans, fac
ulty and student body, both responsible to the com
mnnwpnlrh of Nehraska.
That the chancellor is devoting significant ef
forts to the stimulation o laculiy improvement is
a healthy sign. There remains the awakening of
the state consciousness of the financial require
ments of the University, necessary for the building
of an Institution best fitted to serve the practical
and cultural Interests of the state.
EARS TO THE GROUND
Announcement Thursday that the athletic board
would meet this noon with representatives of the
Corn Cobs and the Student Council, came as a pleas
ant relief to students who felt that the whole mat-
ter OI tile pruglttlll lUlltcapimi urcucu uiuuih
to the light of the athletic board for reconsidera
tion. Admitting that the Corn Cobs failed in certain
respects in their handling of the football programs
in the past, a rising tide of student opinion has in
dicated disapproval of their sudden removal. It Is
to be hoped that at this noon's meeting, that both
sides to the controversy may see the objections
raised against their positions. Thus and only thus
may a solution be achieved which will be satisfac
tory both to the athletic board, the Corn Cobs, and
the student body in general. Students are anxious
to see a reasonable solution worked out today.
THE CLOUD OF FUTURE WARS
"The younger generation in Europe is over
shadowed by the possibility of future wars. Many
of the younger men are filled with a feeling of
utter futility. They feel they are under sentence
of death, and that creative effort in those circum
stancs is worthless. If people could but under
stand , . . ."
That is what Heverly Nichols, a young English
author, told President Coolidge in a recent confer
ence, according to an article by Mr. Nichols In "The
Sketch," a London literary periodical. Nichols' con
viction, he declares, is that Europe today bears on
Its face the stamp of decay, both economic and
different is the youth of America from
this picture of European young people. How oppo
site are the men and women students In the uni
versities of this nation. The United States thought
it sufferer! durinz the World War. But the sacri
fices it made were no more than a pin prick when
compared to the European holocaust. The buttlj
fields are cleared away now but the cloud of smoite
still hangs low. to fill the hearts of Europe's youth
with a secret fear that the story may be repeated
in an even more gruesome and horrible manner.
American youth Is fortunate. It has no black,
tragedy to haunt it as a nightmare, while it is work
ing toward higher ideals, business and economic
progress. But in its good fortune it should not for
get the millions of other young folks across the sea,
laboring without privilege and encouragement,
working with no promised future, offered only
death In a bloody struggle of nations by destiny.
Just remembering will help but little. A united
feeling for peace the world over is necessary to clear
this lear and to assist them from the cataclysm
which befell them. They must be assured that their
' lives are secure, that war is done, that opportunity
VBtlll awaits them and beckons them on. "In this,
American youth may play, a part if it will.
THE RAGGER: If all the cars were put end to
ud, U would be 8 o'clock any Mjnday, Wednesday,
or Friday morning.
didn't develop a healthy knock beforo the second
week in October.
Uko the dark ghost in gloomy fairy tales, the
quarterlies are coming.
A STUDENT LOOKS
AT TUBUC AFFAIRS
By David FeJIman
It won't be long now until everyone can have
a date. The student directory will be out In a few
weeks.
University officials believe In short cuts to
learning, thus accounting for the narrow sidewalks
on the campus.
Another advantage of the hare and hound race
is that there are always a few who are more or less
expected to drop out befotro the finish.
Greyhounds are hereditarily thin, according to
tests in the department of- home economics, which
will be another disappointment to patrons of tho
diet.
'IN MY OPINION
Help the Corn Cobi"
You girls who attend the football games only
because of the thrill and excitement of seeing the
team In action, tho heart throbs you feel as the
notes of the dear old Cornhusker are wafted across
tho verdant coat of tho field, or becauso it is col
legiate to dress up in a new fur coat and a bright
hat, and get a Bore throat for the evening's affair
or ball ask yourselves if these same thrills would
bo felt if the gay, peppy, happy youths known on
this campus as the Corn Cobs were not ever present,
In the near vicinity of your seat, rather than way
down on the scene of action.
Do you honestly feel that since tho advent of
no stunts between halves has really become a fact,
a little of the spirit and thrill has been lost
from the game? Is it for the love of the technical
ities of the game itself that you watch the members
of tho varsity squad give their whole soul to the
winning of a game or Is It becauso you ltke all J
those little things that happen at the game, that ;
are as much a part of the fun as tho game itself?!
' The w riter has been a part of tho school body i
known as Nebraska co-eds for the past three years,
and feels that, though the men on the field in action
arc to a great extant the mainstay for the ticket
seller, the yelling, cheering, colorful atmosphere
which is exhibited at the game in the stands and at ',
some times on the field, is a factor, without which i
the team would be minus the support and sympathy ;
of the student, body.
Who is it that lends the atmosphere of carefree ;
youth to the scene. Why, of course, it is the Corn
Cobs, and without them, the stands would appear;
drab and lifeless. The aisles would be without the j
spec k of scarlet and cream which has here-to-fore l
brought the spirit of Nebraska straight home to
the heart of every co-ed.
I say that these stands would be without the j
Corn Cobs, because if the privilege of selling pro-1
grams Is taken from them, the Impetus for the
members of the organization to be present through
out the whole game will be gone, and the stands
will be devoid of their fun makers, as is the field
now, between the halves.
M. K. T.
MORE POLITICS
While the "Yellow Jackets" and "Blue Shirts"
were devising clever schemes for each other's down
fall, and then were occupied in meeting each
other's attacks, another force was moving craftily
and silently upon Uie same coveted end. That force
was steered by one Allan Williams, who shows ex
cellent promise in the intricacies of politics. The
significance of the event is impressing itself upon
the two established factions. The rise of a third
party or faction in campus politics might revolu
tionize Nebraska's elections,
Efficiently organized, such a faction, made up
chiefly of non fraternity men, would have the same
effect on campus affairs tliat the sudden commer
cialization of monstrous Russia would have on
World affairs. The Balance of Tower on our cam
pus would be uprooted. Secret negotiations and al
liances between the two old rivals might come to
pass. Anything, to alleviate the alarm of the dis
turbed powers at the appearance of a powerful new
rival might be expected.
Success and recognition for such a new faction,
however, would require considerable organization.
And organization soon leads to fraternal feeling.
What the situation would develop into cannot be
conceived. The obvious and existing fact is that an
invisible rower has awakened to taunt the dreams
of our local politicians.
Students, this Is realistic campus life, a mln
iture of tho political possibilities in a national way!
Follow Its trend with a personal interest.
A comparison of criminal condi
tions In the United States and Eng
land Is interesting and Instructive.
There are four times as many pris
oners undergoing penal servitude
In the state of New York aloue as
in the whole of tho British Isles.
Elfty years ago there were 20,000
prisoners in the local Jails of Eng
land: now thero are 8,0(10. Fifty
years ago there were 10,110(1 men in
penal servitude; today there sro
I.fiOO. The number of local jails In
England has fallen from 113 to 31,
and the number of penal Institu
tions from 13 lo 4. On tho other
hand, the survey of the National
Committee on 1'rlsons and Brlson
l.altor shows that, there has been
an increase of tho prison popula
tion of the United States oftwenty
seven percent since 1923.
What Is the cause of this amaz
ing disparity of condition In the
two countries? Part of the explan
ation lies In the difference In the
lcual svstems used. The English
appeal court has every power to
correct any miscarriage of Justice,
and the widest possible discretion
in handling appeals. Tho courts
work fast; the average lime from
tlie day the appeal is taken, which
has to be made within ten days
alter conviction, to the day of final
decision by the Court of Criminal
Appeal is less than five weeks.
The English courts hand down
brief opinions, dealing with the one
question of the fairness of treat
ment of the accused. "
The English trust their magis
trates, as they are experts In the
administration of justice. In the
United States, where most of our
Judges are amateurs, we prefer to
trust our juries.
"Big Bill" Thompson might learn
a lew ihings from King George.
The establishment of n Federal
IVpartmeiit of eterans' Relief, to
control all the agencies dealing
with the veterans of all wars, was
recommended by Frank T. Hines,
Director of the Veterans' Bureau,
In an address to the American Le
gion Convention now being held In
San Antonio, Texas. At present,
loo. there Is a persistent and pow
erful lobby in Washington advocat
ing a Federal department of Edu
cation. This raises a problem of govern
ment that is very iini'ortanl to the
United States. With changing con
ditions, with the rise or new and
pressing questions, It might bo
wise to add new departments to
our cabinet. The expansion of our
cabinet into a large and unwieldy
body, however, must be carefully
guarded against.
Secretary Hoover made a little
trip to the South Inst week, mak
ing a bid for the Southern vote.
Last night, Governor Smith started
out on his second trip, which will
take him from Virginia to Mis
souri. This Is the first time that a
presidential candidate of the Demo
cratic party has ever gone into
Dixie to make a bid for the South
ern vote. While it may not be
fairly said that the solid South is
disintegrating, yet the Indications
are that there will be more of a
political contest in the South this
vear than ever before.
gated by the Federal Trade Com
mission at the present time. Tho
ful uro of electrical power, tho great
problem of the control of tho power
Industry, is being fought out now,
Just as the control of the railroads
and other Important public utilities
was fought out In the pant. Who
shall control the great natural
sources of power in this country Is
an Important Issue In this presi
dential campaign. It certainly Is of
vital Importance to every American
citizen. Surely such methods as
subsidizing the American press and
purchasing the support of college
professors in order to Influence the
public mind must bo suppressed.
The German Nationalists are ad
vocating modifications of the con
stitution of Germany to change the
Reichstag Into a bicameral parlia
ment, and to glvehe president
greater power. They are following
In their plan the American model.
This Is Hlgnlflcant for the reason
that, in tho establishment of the
new governments of Europe follow
ing the World War, the parliament
ary, rather than the presidential,
form of government has been
adopted.
It Is only fair to state, however,
that the nationalists represent a
small minority of the German peo
ple. The leaders of this reactionary
group themselves doubt whether
they have a chance of getting the
twenty million votes necessary for
the popular referendum.
First Mixer at Farm Campus
Is For Commemoration
Of Columbus' Trip
The C'ollego of Agriculture's
first Y. M. C. A.-Y. W. C. A. "get
acquainted" party this year will be
a "Discovery Party," Friday, Octo
ber 12, in commemoration of the
discovery of America. The theme
of Ihe program also will be on this
plan. The main purpose of this
party is to get the new students
acquainted with the V" officials
and with each other.
The time of the party was chosen
as October 12 since it is the annj
ersary of tl.. discovery of Amer
ica by Columbus and his lollowers.
Games, acts and refreshments will
provide the entertainment for tho
I event. ig. Plans for special stunts
and acts are being made, but no
detinlte reports have been received
about (hem yet. Oorgia Wilcox and
William Lancaster are joint chair
men of the party committee.
This party will open "Y". activi
ties on the Agricultural campus
this year. World Forum meetings
will soon start, according to Mr.
Lancaster, president of the Y. M.
C. A.
AUSTRALIA TEAM WILL
DEBATE AT NEBRASKA
Think Shop Crew Prepares
For First International
Clash of Year
Arrangements are being com
pleted for the debate with the
Sydney, Australia debate team on
November 27. Meetings of the
"Thlnkshop" crew are already In
progress, though each student who
expects to try for the first teams
will develop his own speech.
Eight or ten will be chosen for
the debates on the parliament sub
ject. The first trials of the season
will be held on Monday afternoon,
October 29. All w ho expect to coin
pete, must arrange with Professor
H. A. White not later than Octo
ber 24.
Tho exact wording of the proposi
tion to be discussed with Sydney
is, "Resolved that. Parliamentary
Government is Superior to the
Presidential Form." Nebraska will
uphold the negative side of the
question.
Each team will have three mem
bers and one alternate. The ar
rangements have been made by
Professor T. F. Thompson of Ohio
State university. The Australian
team's only other debate In this re
gion is at Hastings on November
26. The team will take part in thirty-one
debates In the United States.
This year the debate is to be held
in the coliseum. A crowd of more
than a thousand persons is ex
pected. Amplifiers will be installed
11 necessary. Because this Is the
same subject that many high school
debaje teams are using tills year,
a large number of high school stu
dents are expected to hear the debate.
The propaganda of the public
utilities interests is being Investi-
Facnlty Men Will Meet
Wednesday for Gym Work
Faculty men who were members
of the faculty gym class which met
last year at noon Monday, Wed
nesday, and Friday at the Colis
eum, are nrgpd to attend the first
meeting of the class Friday in the
faculty locker room. Men new to
the faculty or to the class are also
Invited to attend.
Frosh Expected
To Help Rally
At Pep Session
Upperclassmen are earnestly
requested to drag all freshmen
away from their' books Friday
night, load them into wagons, cars,
on horses or any other conveyance
and trip merrily over to the Col
iseum for the first rally of the
year, and one which will make the
countryside reverberate w 1 1 h
whoops and howls for Nebraska.
All Joking to the rear, it's tho duty
of every Cornhusker fan, new and
old to forget his worries for an
hour, collect, or go singly (pairs
aren't forbidden, just come) and
help shako the rafters in the Field
House.
Since Nebraska Is entertaining a
flock of Bobcats Saturday, Ihe au
thorities have decided to offer us
a chance to assemble some asorted
war whoops of our own to scare
the fighting Montanans Satunby
when they line up against t lie
Cornhuskers. Freshmen especially
are offered their first chance to
attend one of the well-known Ne
braska rallies. In fact, Freshmen
are expected to be there; fraterni
ties will see that their youthful
hopes are present, but the great
silent majority of freshmen must
also don their lawn headgear, and
head for tlie coliseum.
Women will be more than wel
come, since tho football team lined
up on the stage will have to have
something pleasant to start a
when Dox commences to orate and
turn Jack knives for the crowd.
There's going to bo a choice pro
gram of upeeches, with Coach
Schulte, football captains of both
teams, and some others lined up
lo harangue the listeners. It s Ne
braska's chance to show some real
courtesy to their first visiting foot
ball opponent, and If every Corn
husker turns out there's going to
bo more enthusiasm uncorked than
if Al Smith were making a cam
paign speech In Lincoln.
Syracuse university has a stu
dent court which convenes on the
first and third Thursdays of each
month to hear complaints and
cases brought, before tjcourt
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OTHER EDITORS SAY-
t Once upon a time there was a second hand
"wreck" which was, purchased in September that
AN ACCIDENT
Nebraska parents of members of fraternities
and Bororltles who read with alarm the story from
Texas of the electrocution of a young man during
a fraternity hazing stunt need not worry about
their children at tho University of Nebraska. The
accident occurring at a sorority house the other
evening was unfortunate coming at this time, but
anyone who understands the situation will realize
the absurdity of any suspicion that facts surround
ing the accident were not published.
Under the present system, the two or three
days preceding the opening of classes are devoted
to "rushing" at which time members of sororities
are selected. A week or so later the sorority holds
a pledging ceremony, at which time novices are
formally pledged. This ceremony is strictly ritual
istic and corresponds to the ritual of any lodge or
fraternal organization. It was at this ceremony
that a young woman was overcome by the heat, the
weather being unusually hot for October, and wa
injured when her head struck the cement floor.
Later in the year Initiations are held. Most of
the sororities have done away with any violent
treatment of pledges durln; i .vitiations. The cere
monies are, as a rule, im. ressive recitations of
ritual. In some cases the fraternities have abol
ished physical violence. Some of them still require
pledges to perform certain stunts during the week
of probation preceding Initiation, which, on the
whole are harmless, such as catching .a cat or a
bird after nightfall or conducting a treasure hunt
which, at most, involves a great deal of walking.
The Initiations, strictly speaking, are all ceremonies
of a more or less impressive nature, and the proba
tion stunts are becoming less violent year by year.
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on
University Styles.
While visiting the campus
and several
Fraternity Houses
he was enthusiastic
in his praise of
the good taste of the
Nebraska Men.
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