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1X70 The Daily Nebraskan Station A, Lincoln, Nabraeka OFFICIAL. PUBLICATION UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA , N Under direction of tha Student Publication Bear Twenty-eighth yeah PukKahed Tueaday, Wadnaaday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday mernlnga during tha acadtmlc year. Editorial Office Unlveralty Halt . Bualnaaa Offlca Unlvoralty Hall 4A, Offlee Haura Editorial Staff, SiOO to SiOO except Friday nd Sunday, Bualnaaa Staffs aftarnoono exeept Friday and Sunday, Teltphonee Editorial! B-Utl, No. 142i Bualnaaa: B-tMl, No. T7( Might B-6M2. Entered aa second. cieee mattor at lha poatofflea In Lincoln, NabraaHa, under act of Cpngraaa, March 3, 1171, and at apodal rata of paataga provided for In aoetlon 1103, act of Octobor S, 117, authorliod January to, 1922. SUBSCRIPTION RATE K a yaar Slngla Copy B conta 11.25 a aomeater MUNRO KEZER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF MANAGING EDITORS Dean Hammond Maurice W. Konkal NEWS EDITORS W. Joyco Ayroa Lyman Caaa Jack Elliott Paul Nation Cliff F. Sandahl Douglas Tlmmerman ASSISTANT NEWS EDITORS Vernon Ketrlng William T. McCleary Batty Thornton CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Cliff F, Sandahl joe Hunt William MeCloory Robert Lalng Eugene Robb MILTON) MeOREW BUSINESS MANAGER ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGERS William Kaarna Marahall Pltier Richard Rickette THE COUNCIL AGAIN ,. A suggestion (or the Interfraternity council ap pears today ia the column, "Other Students Say." Those Interested In Improving fraternity conditions on the campus will welcome, not only suggestions, but the (act that there is sufficient interest In the problem to induce sn attempt to discuss It. Any dawning recognition of the possibilities of achievement by the Interfraternity council will be most acceptable. The Dally Nebraskan has been a severe critic of the council this fall. Ii has hoped the council would organize and plan a definite pro gram. It has hoped that it would schedule regular meetings and strive to clarify some of the many fraternity problems. Such efforts must come both from faculty and student members of the council. Neither has yet really begun to accomplish what might be a significant mission. THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS Presentation of two proposals for amending the Student Council constitution as announced in today's issue of The Nebraskan will create little interest. The suggested amendments would merely ratify what has been found on the basis of experience de sirable in one case and what would seem more fitting ia view of present size of the Institution in the other. The chief significance that must attach to the proposed amendments lies In the Indication they give that the Student Council la on the job. It is clearing sway loose rubbish before the accumula tion becomes embarrassing. Development of stu dent government st Nebraska has been distinctly on the up-grade the last three years, an encouraging tendency in view of the general decline in student government In many institutions of the country. ON HIGH In this automotive age, car drivers have learned a lesson that the college student can well consider and -reap something of the same benefits In a slightly different manner, of course; The man at the wheel sees a long steep hill loom up in the road ahead. He steps on the gas while yet a quarter mile from the grade. A few mlnuts later he roars over the crest of the hill, In high gear, with but slightly diminished speed, and without overworking the car motor. The wisdom of this little automobile episode lies in stepping on the gas while a good stretch of high can be seen at the foot of the grade. For the college student, here, and in countless other univer sities, that stretch of highway is represented by the week before examinations. Some saw the long steep hill weeks ago. Others are beginning to see it this week. Some will not perceive the grade until the motor has stopped running and the car starts going backwards toward the bottom. There always has been, and always will be, eleventh-hour concentration for final examinations. Preparation for examinations seema to be a matter of temperament. Some students are on edge from the time school starts until grades are announced In early spring. Others, representing the opposite extreme, sweat away beforo. '.he glare of" a desk lamp, a few hours prior to sitting down In a class room for the ordeal. The experience of the csr driver is seldom taken from the realm of car driving. "ARMS AND THE MAN" Presentation of "Arms and the Man" this week by the University Players and "The Messiah" Thurs day by the University Choral union give two oppor tunities for catching a glimpse of somo of the finer aspects of lite, appreciation of which is a chief aim of the liberal educator. It li unfortunate that Mr. Shaw's play comes during the week preceding final examinations. For those who can spare a few hours from the intensive study efforts now being undertaken, the Temple of fers a significant production. The University Play ers have been acquiring a growing reputation with - students. They are deserving of commendation for their success in increasing campus Interest in one of the fine arts. And students who have not yet leaned the pleasure of a University Players' pro duction have a chance this week to utilize their leisure without a guilty conscience. As for "The Messiah," it was unfortunate that It could not have been given before Christmas. It would have been more unfortunate If it had not been given at all. It Is one of the leu beautiful tradi tions, supported because of real miction for its virtues rather than open-mouthed Lallyhoo, which the University of Nebraska pose.. .;. THE BAGGER: Three more Juniors can havs their pictures taken after the election of the minor class officers today. Anyway, the cold weather keeps the ground frozen and there is no mud to slop through. Taking organization pictures would be easy If it weren't for those who always make wise cracks just as the camera man Is ready to snap the picture. Kbsn second semester students arrive, the fel low who has been writing to one girl and dating another may be 'twixt the devil and tbe deep blue sea. A recent had met at the E. P. Schramm week. than any other verslty. But it WHY? Because any constructive organization. When I was on the council was to carry be the wish of and decide upon Question being any such question cause no one tive body our the wish of their fraternity. This action with tho rulings Under a plan the fraternities other with the sure that such more efficient WHAT "The college human life, man, We take it that join us In that understand what Is a quotation dent of Amherst be studying. fact. All one has at once become OTIIEH STUDENTS SAY- OUfl INTERFRATERNITY COUNCIL issue of The Dally Nebraskan carried t.j announcement that the Interfraternity council oM of the president, Professor and had voted to postpone probation - The Interfraternity council has a chance to do more for the fraternities and sororities at Nebraska organization sponsored by the Uni seems to be passing up this chance. It is almost Impossible to carry on legislation under the present loose elected to represent my fraternity I was under the impression that 1 the views and opinions of my frater nity to the council meetings and that my vote would the fraternity and not ray own opin ion on the matter. Here is the dilemma I found When a meeting is called, the members of the council are asked to meet a problem, consider it it that very night, without tho presented to the fraternities them- selves for consideration. It is Impossible to refer to the fraternities themselves be knows when the next meeting will be called by the president, instead of being an execu council is an advisory group that is called together whenever a problem presents Itself, the minute .this problem is solved the organization disbands, so to speak, until another problem appears. Why can't our Interfraternity council be made into a compact, self-governing body with regular meetings and meeting places? Under this form of organization the council could maintain one or two standing committees, that would work constantly for the good of the fraternities and sororities. Under this plan the council could present a proposition at a meeting and have it considered by the fraternities at ther own meetings, end then at the next meeting of the council the representatives could carry out would secure better co-operation of the fraternities with the council. of action such as la proposed here, could exchange Ideas, and help each general fraternity problems. I am a plan would give us a better, and Interfraternity council. Arthur C. Bailey OTHER EDITORS SAY IS A UNIVERSITY TO BE? is a place where men are studying and the world in which he Hues. your coming here means that you enterprise., that you are eager to human living is and does." This from Dr. Meikeljohn, former Presl College, and while he was referring to the Arts College, we can well take it as an aim in whatever department of this University we may What- do these words suggest. If we are to set out on a study of human life, it suggests at once that we are starting on a quest This is hard to understand at first, because most of us are ac customed to think of truth as a body of collected to do Is to learn these facts to wise. A most uninspiring occupa tion! and a most false one! This is a changing : developing world, and truth develops with the world ; and If we would possess it we must fight for it and suffer for it and that is not saying that we .will gain It In the end. Trtias been pithily said that truth is the search for truth" and if we get outfwftH "the 'desire to know the truth about human llfe,jt wjll be a rather un certain adventure, but a thrilling one for us. Again, these words suggest that other men than arts students may gain a liberal education. If they will study their subject broadly in its relation to all of life. Surely a science student who studies his bridge-building or mining as- one great branch of human activity, and thinks of' Its bearing on labor problems or natural development or man's love for beautiful things will get an intelligent grasp on hu man life. It is still easier for a medical student, because he Is working day after day with the very stuff out of which life is made. He knows the delicate and well-wrought mechanisms that enter into the make up of our bodies, uuil he can see our relation to the rest of the animal kingdom. If he will work on those human problems of pain, disease, and death, he too can get a broad understanding of life. And so It Is with other professions. One more thought these words suggest. Col lege life for mtist of us is a queer jumble of many things, and-. we find it impassible to decide what Is Important and what is not But if we are engaged In a "study of human life" things seem to drop into their proper places. We find It easy to decide what course we will take, because we will choose that which will help us most in our "study." We find It easy to decide what clubs we will belong to, wbat kinds of friends we will look for. There is no sep aration between college and other activities, as we usually make, because all is work and all Is play. MeOill Daily A 8TATE IN THE DARK A bill has been offered In the Nebraska legis lature which, If adopted, would provide for a heavy penalty on any paper which should publish any news of the state government before It was offi cially given to the press by state officials. If it was never given to the press in this way, it could not be published. Such bills have been offered before In different states and have been defeated. It is doubtful if such a law would be declared constitutional by the Supreme Court. It Is quite plainly in violation of the Bill of TUghts In the Federal Constitution which guarantees the freedom of the press. But it it were constitutional, would It be a good thing for the peole of Nebraska? ft .would put the state government In a position where it would have almost absolute power. It has been quite truly said that the "wages of sin are publicity" but if Ne braska should be cursed with a corrupt administra tion, which might be the case in any state, how would the people learn of It? How could it be de posed? Safe behind this censorship law It could laugh at the uninformed public and continue on Its merry way. The press is the sole means that people of a state have of being Informix of wbat their govern ment is doing and any curbing of the press will surely be to the detriment of the people. Columbia ilitiourian Bradley college, at Peoria, 111., Is to give $25 for a new song. No doubt they are Just beginning to realize that the world ia no longer singing, "I wisj I was In Peoria." Montana Kaimtn THE DAILY NEBRASKAN A STUDENT LOOKS AT PUBLIC AFFAIRS By David Follman ThJ antagonism betwen the gov nrnnr of Oklahoma. Henry S. John ston, and the legislature of the state, brought Into bold relief In 1927. when the governor called out the militia to prevent the meeting of the members of the legislature in special session, has now flared up again. The legislature Is again seekine to imueach him. and Is now convened In a regular session The charges against the governor are all ready to be voted on. The opponents of the governor charge him with misappropriation or funds, with issuing lllegual and unauthorised pardons, with having called out the state militia for pur poses not sanctioned by' law, with unwarranted interferences with the Investigations of the house, and with general, all-around Incompe tency. The whole situation, both with regard to the procedure in volved, and the ultimate outcome of the case, deserves to be fol lowed Closely. It represents, in a way, the old antipathy and distrust that has for so long a. time existed between the legislative and the ex ecutive branches of the govern ment, but which appears to be rap idly abating. J. Plerpont Morgan, famous New York banker, and Owen D. Young, chairman of the board of the Gen eral Electric company, have ac cepted invitations to participate in the meeting of various financial experts to revise the reparations settlements that grew out of the world war. There has been a great deal of dissatisfaction with the plan on the basis of which the for mer enemies of the allied powers are making their payments, and there has been a persistent de mand for its revision. This com mission, membership in which has been accepted by these two emi nent American financiers, plans to attempt to work out a more equi table settlement. The appointment of Mr. Morgan and Mr. Young has been received very favorably. Mr. Young was a member of the Dawes commission which formu lated the plan under which the rep aration payments are made at the present time. Mr. Morgan s skiu u finance has made Itself felt in both national and international bank ing, so that his presence on the commission should strengthen It considerably, ft is expected that Mr. Young will be elected chair man of the commission. And now. Just before President elect Hoover leaves for the south, to rest up before undertaking his arduous duties, comes the rumor that General John J. Pershing is being considered for the post of secretary of war In the next cabi net. Though General Farsning is over sixty, he Is perfectly fit and able to assume the heavy duties that go with a cabinet position. Those of us who saw him when he reviewed our R. O. T. C. unit a few years ago, can readily attest to that Mi.ie. Juliette Srucy, convicted of t -v? murder of her husband, has (.u denied a new trial, in Paris, by t.iie court of appeals. She is now In U:e shadow of the guillotine, tbe on y thing that can save her being i pardon or change of sentence by the president of the republic. She will probably pay the supreme pen alty; the sob squads In Europe are. generally, not very effective. Tney seem to realize this fundamental principle over there, that justice to be effective, must be swift and certain. An event which is of more liter ary than political Importance is about to occur which we feel loath to nass ud without at least men tioning it. It is tne announcement that Sinclair Lewis' latest will soon be ready for sale. He again chooses a type, for protrayal, this time a millionaire manufacturer of automobiles. Undoubtedly the country, as a whole, will be stirred Into thinking again. Our war department is an insti tution of tremendous importance. This is clearly brought out In the present annual supply bill of tbe war . department, which has just been approved by the House of Representatives, and Is now await ing scrutiny of the Senate. The bill calls for a total appropriation of $448,000,000. Of this amount $133,- 650,000 are for the pay of the army, $88,788,000 for Its various supplies, $33,359,000 for the air corps, and $26,836,000 for the national guard program. The rest of the appropri ation is to be used in covering a wide range of activities under the jurisdiction of the war department There are $50,000,000 appropriated for the maintenance and improve ment of rivers and harbors. $30,- 000,000 for the Mississippi river flood control work $1,000,000 for the Psnama canal, and $10,000,000 for tbe Inland Waterways Corpor ation. As a matter of governmental efficiency, it Is difficult to see why some of these activities should be in the war department They are there, nevertheless, all of , which goes to making the war depart ment a very important one.. The President of the American Philosophical society. Dr. Francis X. Dercum, announced the selec tion of a committee of forty-two nationally known intellectual lead ers to make a comprehensive sur vey of tbe entire field of knowl edge, the aim of which la "to make more clear the relation between man and his environment, and the place of the individual in the scheme of human organization." This survey will attempt to an swer, among others,, the following questions: "What today Is the world's in tellectual situation? "Is there a drifting apart of the purely scientific Interests and the humanistic Interests? "Is there a loss of perspective and of grasp principles by reason of specialization in education and in thought? "How can these interests and KEEPER'S CAFE 23S No. 11th St. Phono BTsSS Regular meala, homemade chill Wafflea MAX L. KEEFER Regular meala, homemade chill Opan Till Midnight individualistic I ll I these branches of individualistic learning be coordinated into one program with one common purpose the promotion of ail userui Know ledge?" This committee Is not attempting to do anything new. The problem It ia aneklnc to analyse is the old est problem over which man has ever pondered, namely: What is It all about? Tbe earliest or tne an clents were puzzled by the same question, and so have thinking men been puzzled ever slnoe. Whether this survey will contribute any thing substantial to the solution of the problem remains to De seen. But that It will not definitely and conclusively settel the whole mat ter Is unquestionable. VARIED PROGRAM ACTIV ITir,S ENGAGES INTER EST OF AGRICULTURAL ENTHUSIASTS Continued from Pa 1 meetings of organized agriculture, which were held this month, have been conduoted for the past thirty vears. These meetings include ai most all agricultural interests, holding . sessions of from one or two meetings tto several days. Meetings are held by such organi zations ai the iseorasxa rarra bu reau. Cron Growers association, Nebraska Horticulture society, Ne braska Dairymen's association ana many others devoted to a particu lar field of activity. Members of the faculty go out in the state to various district meet inra and tell of experiments con rfnntnd at the institution. Often mentlne-a are held by commercial or civic clubs, to which local feeders are Invited, and personal contacts made with the college. , Gramllch Heads Group The department of animal hus bandry, under the direction of Prof. H. J. Gramllch, might serve as an example of the way each depart ment organizes Its work so that It may be of the greatest possible service to the state. Three lines of work are con ducted; teaching, research and ex periment, and extension. It is tne aim of the department that each member be in touch with eacn phase of the work. Experiment work is conducted in the feeding of experimental lots on various rations to ascertain the most satisfactory and economical methods of feeding and production. For five years livestock of different classes and ages have been used In these tests, and as a result the advice that young cattle make the most economical gain and the safest for Nebraska, has been given to the interests of the state. Hards Aro Maintained Herds of breeding stock, includ ing specimens of roost of the lead ing breeds of cattle, hogs, horsos and slteep are maintained. These are used for class work in livestock judging, the young stock used in part for experiments and to some extent for exhibition lnlivestocks shows. A meats laboratory Is maintained in which considerable experimental work Is handled. Students are thus enabled to study the animals on foot and to see them In the carcass as the result of the euqlpment in the abbator. Quite a number of ex periments have been conducted in which the effect of ration upon the carcass has been studied. This ex perimental work with meats Is rom parativly new, and under the direc tion of W. J. Loeffel has attracted national attention. A large number of Inquiries on all subjects, with not a few from other states, are received each day. Foremost among these are letters Inquiring about livestock care and feeding. Fair Judge Provided In the fall judges are provided for many of the county fairs, and assistance Is given to the livestock exposition at the state fair. This year men were sent to the Omaha show as well. The university has been an ex hibitor at the national livestock ex position since 1902, and at the na tional western livestock exposition at Denver since 1915. Inasmuch as tbe displays made that these shows are of national character, the work is to quite an extent an advertise ment for the state of Nebraska People of the whole world read the reports of the expositions In the agricultural press and tbe cltr newspapers. Consequently any rec ognition recelveO by the university Is given considerable publicity. rrom tne senior students in an imal husbandry, teams of five are selected for representation In Judg ing contests In the major live stock Judging meets. During the past few years this work has been offered to girls, and recently a Nebraska team of three girls won the international live stock Judging meet, competing wun men irom many of the leading universities. In a similar way all the depart ments of the college of sericulture are developing a program of service ta the agricultral Interests of the state of Nebraska. NEW YORK OFFERS NEW ART COURSES New York (IP) Several courses designed to aid in the in terpretation and understanding of modern art will be introduced early In February by the College of Fine Arts of the University of New York. They are believed to be the first courses of their kind in the United tSates. Leo J. Katz, Viennese artist, has been appointed to tbe staff of tbe college and will give two series of lectures. The courses will seek to give the students an understanding of mod ern art, showing its place In the history of all art. tracing the be ginning of tbe movement Its pres ent status, and probable future. UP-TO-DATE TUXEDOS FOR RENT CALL US FOR YOUR NEXT CLEANING JOB Model Cleaners ( J T Authorities Announce School Library Will Remain Open Sunday fiernoons University of Kansas library will remain open on Sunday afternoons from 2 until S o'clock, according to an announcement by C. M. Baker, director of libraries, in the Dally Kansan of January 16. The decision resulted from a re quest of the student council that the students might have access to the library on Sunday afternoons. Both the reserve and the refer ence rooms will be open for aorv Ice to readers, and the stacks will be available to thce holding stack permits. According to the present .1... nn hnnlil will be iSBUOd at the main loan desk. If the demand increases, the other parts or me li brary will be opened during these hours. ,w, . The former rule permitting stu dents to check out books on Satur a inr tha weak nd Is abolished with this extension of library hours; Consequently, the books on reserve can be taKen ior omomo Ha v afternoon at 4:30 o'clock, and they are then due the following morning at me uuu time. , ...... Tv, iihrarv force feels that the extension of hours needs co-opera tion from the students to maae uie plan a success, and requests the students to leave promptly at clos ing time. PLANS FOR NEW INFIRMARY AKJE MADE BY LYMAN 'nsiHnuad from Fu lo They w!ll receive medical attention free of charge. nf tha Inflrmarv has i liO luictwi " - - - -i a- Y.O.- Mnaintnd. The WOOQ- work of each room on the second and third floors is wniie, ana uie walls are finished In such a manner as to allow washing. Interior Is Changed cnM ilrivi lead from the it r tha flint floor to the second and third floors. It is Dean Lyman.'s plan to keep men on the thira noor and women on the second floor. a vstem of buzzers Is being in stalled In the rooms so that pa tients may ring for the nurse at any time. rtn tha aarnnd floor, at me I row. of the house, is a sun parlor. Dean Lyman poinrea out tne rwm as suitable for convalescing students. Tha windows overlook R. Street, and the rooms are bright. Another room on the second noor was con sidered especially practical for an Isolation room in which contagious cases may be shut off from the rest of the infirmary. a em c& na will be Installed at the rear of the house before It is occupied. Beds are ordered for the Infirmary, ana win oe set up wumn the next two weeks. Begins New Project "This is a new enterprise at the University of Nebraska," explained Dean Lyman. He is very Interested in the project The University of Kansas has bad such an Institution for nine rears. The infirmary at Lawrence will accommodate thirty- two students, and during the past year has treated an average of six teen students each day. "We are Just feeling our way along," re marked Dean Lyman. The infirmary has been estab lished to give students care during sickness. It will accommodate espe cially those who are financially handicapped, and cannot afford paying for the services of physi cians. Those in charge of the Infirmary have questioned students as to the acceptability of the proposition by fraternities and sororities. It is hoped that these Greek-letter or ganisations may create funds to provide for the care of tbelr mem bers at the university infirmary during illness. NOVEL LIGHTING AIDS PLANS OF GREEK BALL Goadnaed from Feeo 1. believe that they may be able to secure a better orcnestra ior me evening. At the present time, the one under consideration is a Texas band, which Is known as "Tht Seven Aces All Eleven of 'Em." This dance orchestra has been playing several engagements throughout the country and In the vicinity of their home in Dallas. According to their booking agents they are reputed to be one of the hottest" bands in tbe south, and are famous for tbelr radio pro grams. Definite announcement c( the orchestra engaged will be is sued by the committee soon. Tickets have not yet been put on sale, and the business staff pre paring the interfraternity ball has not stated the price of admission. The interfraternity bail Is one of the three major social events on tbe campus, and the price will probably be set In accordance wltt that charged for the military ball If You MUST Take Notes ...try thi$ amazing new idea Simply hold soft, smooth, black-wris-' IngVEXVBTpencilinvoor kaodandttotesOravitcdL'y writ tbsmselves.TB blank look on your face) vanishes and evervtiinj i out U.K. ritfli-iol M VELVET Fendh AMERICAN KMCO, CO,WHW aW. lfa.e.M.J. TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1929 Mercury Ores Is New Gift to South Dakota Vermillion, fl. D., Januaiy 21. Valuable specimens or mercury ores from New Almaden, California one of the two places la tbe United States where tbe metal is produced, have been received by the geology department at the University of South Dakota as a gift from Evans, B. Mayo, recent graduate of the university now studying st Leland Stanford where he holds a fellow ship. K. P. Kothrock, state geologist and professor of geology at the unl. versify states that the specimens, numbering seventeen in all, reprn. sent the ore and surrounding rock from three different mines In the district from which they were secured. The i specimens will augment what is already one of the most complete geological collections la the state, according to Mr. Koth rock. Thousands of specimens representing hundreds of different rocks, minerals, fossilized animals, and prehistoric remains are in cluded in tbe university geological collections. NEW CLUB HEARS FISKE JON SUNDAY Albert R. Fiske, writer and lect urer of Omaha, addressed the Sun day Afternoon club at the Llndell hotel at its initial meeting, Sunday afternoon. The subject of his speech was "Tolerance." Mr. Fiske plans to give a series of speeches before the club, last Sunday's talk was the first of a groups of four which he Is prepar ing near furture. About a hundred persons attended the gathering. The Sunday Afternoon club Is an organisation sponsored and main tained by members of the Univers ity of Nebraska faculty. Oregon State College A two credit course in auto mechanics is being offered women at Orecon State college this term. The course Includes the study of the battery, Its relation to the motor and Its care, lubrication of the motor, tht parts to be lubricated and tht grade of oil to use, the ignition sys tem and tbe care of tires. If tht course proves to be of sufficient in terest it will be established perma nently in the curriculum. 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