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SLjNDAV, IVOVEiWKER 11, 1023.
TITE DAILY NEBRASKAN.
The Daily Nebraskan
Station A, Lincoln, Nebraska
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
Under direction of the Student Publication Board
TWENTY-El QHTH YEAR
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Sunday mornlngt during the academic year.
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MANAGING EDITORS
Oean Hammond Maurice W. Konkel
NEWS EDITORS
W. Joyce Ayrea Lyman Cass
Jack Elliott Paul Nelson
Cliff F. Sandahl Douglas Tlmmertnan
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITORS
Vernon Ketrlng Leon Larimer
Betty Thornton
CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
Cliff F. Sandahl Joe Hunt
William McCleery Robert Lalng
Eugene Robb
MILTON McGREW BUSINESS MANAGER
ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGERS
William Kearns Marshall PlUer
Richard Rlcketta
CELEBRATION OR THOUGHT
Armistice Day the autumn season's fourth of
July. What meaning can a college student attach
to it.? It means a partial holiday no studies. It
means a big parad and the donning of K. O. T. ('.
uniforms. The armistice dance gets its crowd. And
it is the birthday of the end of the World W ar.
Then doesn't it mean the process leading to the
end of sixty-five percent of the ration's governmen
tal expenditures? Doesn't it challenge every univer
sity student to attempt a solution of civilization's
preatejt problem that of maintaining a sane rela
tionship among men. Isn't it a prompting of a stu
dent mind to test his attitudes? Do they lead to sane
agreement or to misunderstanding Bnd conflict? If
not, why the celebration?
EVOLUTION, TRUTH AND VALUES
Arkansas joined the ranks of the states pro
hibiting the teaching of evolution as a result of last
Tuesday's election. Already efforts are being made
to secure a teacher to violate the law that a test cuse
may be bad to carry to the United States supreme
court.
Students of the University of Nebraska may be
plad that they live in a state where such limitations
are not placed on learning. That efforts will be
made to secure the enactment of similar laws in this
and other states seem certain. Foolish as such laws
seem to the educated person, they are taken most
seriously by their adherents. The battle fought in
the days of Huxley and Darwin in England for the
right to search for truth Is apparently going to have
to be fought over during the next decade in this
country.
Unfortunate as the situation of Tennessee and
Arkansas is, limiting as it does Instruction in bio
logical development, much of the blame for the pro
hibitory statutes must be laid at the door of the
modern scientist. 1
The scientist has beett more concerned with
truth than with its application. Th scientist has.
to date, been more concerned with .irding the facts
than with using them to the bet advantage of man
kind. The .scientist has been more concerned with
impressing upon the public the new knowledge he
has discovered t than he has been with seeking
methods of putting that knowledge to the best use
of civilization.
This is admittedly a very rough generalization.
Silence has made many applications of its findings.
But analysis of its work does reveal the emphasis
upon finding rather than upon values. Science could
profitably devote some of its efforts in the next few
years in the attempt to insure the application of
scientific knowledge to the larger interests of man
kind, as part of a program to prevent further inter
ference with Instruction in scientific fact and theory.
"DON'T SEND MY BOY TO-
Mlt. SMITH: I have sent my boy to a small, exclusive,
college. There he will receive individual at
tention in his scholastic wotk, and in his oiu
side activities as well.
Hit. JONES: I have sent my son to a state university.
There he will be fitted for life.
MR. SMITH: Then you think that there is BouiethinK
beside a well-rounded education that comes
first In the fitting ol a boy for life?
MR. JONBS: I do. I see a university as a sample
universe. Therein the youth of our nation
lakes part in a dress rehearsal for the play
called "life."
MR. SMITH: Hut his associates are not Hlways I lie
best. He may rub elbows with men Iwlow his
level.
MR. JONBS: When your sou gTadautes from his
small, exclusive college he finds himself in a
large, unexcluslve world. The aspect will
frighten him.
MR. SMITH: He will he well educated
MR. JONES: My son also will be well-educated. Hut
not alone in the art-i and sciences, lie will be
educated in the vays of his fellow men. His
range of acquaintances will be wide, lit' will
be a graduate, not only of a college, but of a
preparatory course in life. Life as it is lived--not
as il should be lived.
THE PHILOSOPHERS' TURN
As the modern university studeju crosses a
crowded street where racing autoinobiJs endaugnr
his life and keep his nervous system on a constant
strain he is forced to question the idea of progress.
His mind may go back In an attempt to imagine the
situation of his parents no autos, no electric lights,
aeroplanes yet a dream, telephones a rarelty nnrt
radios undreamed. With this picture comes the de
tire to look foreward to the .situation a generation
hence. What then? Will these students of the nex'
generation fly from Lincoln to Oklahoma for the
week-end football game? Will the "campus cake"
at that time see the face of his girl on a plate on his
telephone as he calls for a date? Well, it doesn't
Boem likely and be asks himself the question why.
In the last two generations the great men have
been the inventors and the organization expert.
They have given the world machines and organized
great economic systems for their production. Men
took the automobile, the aeroplane, the telephone,
the radio and began to communicate and circulate
at a rate of speed never before known. He wanted
to (o so be built his machines, and now where to
go? The Inventor does not have an answer. The
organizer finds that out of his field. Who has
answered or tried to answer this question? Only
the philosopher. Now it it his turn. Now may ho
have the claim to leadership, to organize a new
world civilization.
THE INFLUENCE OF THE RADIO
Universities are quite generally coming to accep
the radio ns a means of extending educational op
portunlties to non-resident students. Radio lecture!
are being used in connection with the extension de
partuienl of this institution.
In commenting upcu the Influence of the radio,
one professor recently told his clasa that he doubted
whether its ultiniiiio effect would prove to be a good
one. Nothing of ill in-, he snld, comes without the
hardest kind of work. Radio programs offer the fin
est in music and educational courses in such a wide
variety of subjects that a superficial education is
made too easily available. A.s a result, the professor
predicts a debilitating effect on progress in mental
and cultural fields in t he absence oC the stimulation
produced by a greater effort.
Although the future alone will tst the efficacy
of t ho ladio as an instrument of education there is
an abundance of evidence t Ii .- t it will greatly pro
mote the ad ancenient of ci ili.atlon. It Is true that
people now receive aluahle information daily, with
out the slrfihiesl effort. So painless Is this new
method that it is entirely passible for one to absorb
a fairly general fund ol knowledge without being at
all conscious of the pioress. Instead of dulling am
bition, these hits m information are nijoh more
likely to arouse a curiosity about related topics. fly
this simplified process a huge number of people nre
in sted In subjects which formerly attracted only
the few who had the opportunity and inclination to
study them inteaMveh.
If it is true that one may attain a certain degree
of culture with a minimum of effort and initiative,
then it is also true that in order to exert power and
Influence one must go beyond the ordinary achieve
ment. The geniuses of the world will never lack an
FROM OUT THE DUST.
Amid tli ruvll of art'Titlrs. soolal
and rurrlnilar, I rrnnir ! my room
end from tlto dust i-ovrml booksholf
I draw n voiiiiip, otitrrrly nollcrd
before. Hero I find surt-eiMe from
the monotunoim grind nt Hi Uja
ivhleh seem lo stumble upon the heels
of thoio pi-willng.
Interpreted by Phil Blake
and LaSelle Qilman.
Not one in a hundred professes
to be a Judgo of good or bad po
etry, and the hundreth is most gen
erally in an illusloned state of
mind. We read this and that in
volumes of modern uoetry. or in
current magazines, and we say that
this or that is pretty good; the
author knows what he or she la
talking about, all right. As a mat
ter of fact, the ninety-nine do not
understand the stuff, and the "crit-
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to. Sometimes we reflect furtively
that the author of the poem is a bit
muddled ainout the meaning him
self. A lot of this ultra-modern scrib
bling is the result of a desire on the
part of the scribbler to indulge in
a little "self-expression." He says
that the reader should not take the
thing literally, but that the mean
ing is symbolic; that he is drama
tizing emotion, (whatever that is.)
On the surface It appears as If the
poet is writing about things that
he or she knows nothing, and one
might surmise that if the author
over does come in contact with
those things, he or she wouldn't
recognize them, or else be so start
led by their real nature that he
couldn't write again. At any rate,
when you read poetry, we don t
lever our brain about hidden mean
ings and symbolism; we take it for
what it says, and we daresay that
is the manner in which most per
sons read poetry. If the writers
wish to express something else, let
tliem do so and keep the poem In
Debaters Argue
Pro and Con on
Movies' Effects
Starting with the University of
Hawaii and travelling eastward,
debating as they go, the Univer
sity of Sidney, Australia, debaters
will have met over seventeen dif
ferent universities and colleges
when they debate the University
of Nebraska, November 27.
Anyone, whether he be a debater
or not, inuBt have a great deal of
nerve to Invade California and ar
gue that the world would be better
off without movies.
But that is what the Australians
did when they met the University
of Southern California in I.os An
geles on the question: "Resolved
that the world would be better off
without movies." Approximately
two thousand persons attended this
debate at which Milton Sills, I
screen star and former college pro- J
fessor, presided. j
no section devoted to blondes and
brunettes, no It rests with each In
dividual blonde to respond.
The poem Is called "The Purple
Hat." This must have been the fea
ture which most impressed the
poet, as he dwells upon it In his
sonnet. Perhaps the poem Isn't a
sonnet, but nobody will ever know.
Woman is fickle and cruel (no libel
Intended) but this is an appeal.
Syncopating
badie
Bay that it's
a person's own
fault if they
1 e a v a Piller's
hungry. The
moot RD&rilz-
lng food that really "melts in
your mouth," a friendly at
mosphere and real service
combine to make one's visit
one of the bright spots of the
day!
M. W. DeWITT
Pit lore Prescription Pharmacy
lath and O. B4423
The poem awaits its rightful owner
In a pigeonhole in the managing
editor's desk. No questions will t,
asked if a blonde in a purple u,t
calls for It.
What
shall I
do with
that
Spot?
Gilt
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VAnCITVi
CLEANERS AND DYERS
nor
GIRL IN PURPLE HAT
f WANTED BY N. Y. U. MAN
Continue! From Pngf t.
Did you have on a purple hat at
the K. U. Varsity Dance? For some
reason the Student Directory has
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Temple Cafeteria j
l Operated By the Unlverelty '
FOR YOU
their desk drawer, or else say what i
incentive to work merely because it is easy for them they mean before submitting it for j
to acquire a foundation upon which to build. The i publication. (
unlimited resoutces which lie still beyond them are a j A rcadfer for an English compo- ;
sufficient challenge to them. The ordinary man if ay sltlon class wan deploring the poor,
be content with the smattering of knowledge which leeble writiug he came in contact
he involuntarily imbibes, but his accomplishment n : with, the other day. "They are
, .ili, i. . I university sophomores," he said.i
of comparatively .small consequence. The widespread j 5.(it (h. wrUe gtuff 'lhat woulJ :
educational facilities offered by the radio should in-1 justifiably flunk a high school soph-'
crease Ihe rate of progress of the world by simpli-! omore, and get away with it." On ,
fving the methods of securing fundamental knowl-1 1"'K encouraged to speak further, :
l. fhn enmn n f flit, in (J TO
edge and concentrating the attention of a larger i ,aH' ,,,,.-. B,i.
en hut that fact shouldn't eicuse
'em. Anyone, whether studying
fine arts or hog calling ought to do
better than this," and he produced
a specimen for criticism. It was
indeed a bit raw. "Hut that isn't
representative," we protested.
"Sure It is." he retorted, " get that
all the time but the department
seems to think that we can't expect
better and a we can't flunk every
one, we must let this stuff slip
through." And a few days ago an
economics professor made a com
ment on the side to the effect that
after a student graduates, perhaps
he will begin to read books. It
seems to us that those two reflect
ions should be hooked up. A dis
criminate choice Jn reading ma
terial must be conducive to better
writing.
Learn to Dance
Guarantee to teach von In six
privHte leson.
Classes Every Monday and
Wednesday, 8 to 10 P. M.
Private T.eaAonM Mnrnlns,
Afternoon and Kvenma;.
Csll for Appointment
Mrs. Luella Williams
Privat Stuitio
Phone B-4ZH 1220 D 8t.
Till-: rtAOGKK: Term papers that are due Im
mediately after Thanksgiving vacation will be fin
ished the evening of December 2.
Students low in grades hope that the dean's
announcement of drops will come about the same
time as the railroad rates for Thanksgiving vacation.
Students are finding out lhat the signs declaring
K street closed to heavy trucks are not a n.ew form
of Varsity Party advertising.
Students planning on enjoying the suspension
of classes Monday are wondering what the differ
ence is between a holiday and suspension of classes.
"What's the mailer with Ihe sidewalks here?"
a campus visitor was asked. 'The landscape plan
ner doesn't know his business," was the reply.
"Sidewalks should be put where people are going
and made large enough to take care of Uiem."
Opportunity may knock but once but Nebraska
played Pittsburgh last year and lost. The real be
liever in the slogan would say that that wasn't op
portunity last year.
GEORGE BROS.
- ae. ... .,. --.:--r-
AltMISTICK DAY
By Catherine Elizabeth Hanson
The whole world is a sepulcher.
We ucep, yes, weep in ain
Kor those we've loved, who died for us.
And never come again,
i'or some are sleeping Over There,
Where scarlet poppies blow,
And others' bones are bleached and dry
fiy wind and leu and snow.
Xo monuments are made to mark
The spot where sailors sleep
I'or them hy far a greater tomb
That's lodged within the deep.
And those who winged uncharted ways,
And fell, as does a star,
We can't forget their glorious death,
Hut (iod knows where they lire.
A thought for those who gavp their life
Where shifting sands pile high . . .
These, are these forgotten men,
And did they fear to die?
Ah, mark yon well, thene men were brave-
I'nseifish thing theirs.
They live within the hearts of men,
And women weave them prayer.
The monuments we build for them
Are not of stone or clay,
Put little shrines within the heart
At which we kneel and pray,
oh, give us men, like these, brave men.
Ami let till blood-shed cease,
And give us, Lord, a quietude
Prom grief, ami give us peace.
Kor should we break the sacred trust
They sealed with hearts blood, red,
They shall not sleep, but rise again,
And inarch. A LIVING DEAD!
TRIP TO WEST POINT
WON BY EDMUNDS
Continued From Pace .
4:13 o'clock on the afternoon of
November 2.",. and arrives in Lin
coln at 7:"'i o'clock In the morn
ing, on November 27.
During the contest which lasted
from October 29 to November 7,
the 1929 Cornhusker was sold by
student salesmen for $4.50. This !
was a ten percent reduction from
the regular price, and apparently
appealed to the student body who
responded with co operation. Op- ,
portunlties were given for students ;
to reserve the book upon payment ;
of three dollars. The balance is -paid
upon receipt of the Corn
busker neit spring. i
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OTHER STl I) KYI'S SAY
THE CAMPUS OF DARKNESS
f'erhaps at some time or another you hae had I
to attend night eln.ss, or a similar duty upon the
campus, In the vicinity of L'nlversity hall. If so, !
you muft have appreciated the Stygian Darkness j
between hih hedtres and along treacherous walks.
Surely a little Unlit would have been most welcome, j
The interiors of certain bulldirps on our cam- I
pus are well llfrlitcd. The trouble, however, lies In j
the paths to and from these buildinps. Hedge that i
are attractive by day become uieuaclnic shadows by
night. Uneven and broken sidewalks necessitate
either high stepping or slow and careful progress.
Timid co ds must certainly have some misgivings
along uch ways. The ordinary rubber heel muffled
footsteps behind here must bring her heart to her
throat. A playful pup bounding through the shrubs
must i;end her Into ihlll.s. Such darkness on the
campus is inconvenient and undesirable. Ample
lighting should be provided until any possible cam
pus duties are complete.
A Night Student.
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