TWO WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1929 THE DAILY NEBRASKAN The Daily Nebraskan Station A, Lincoln, Nebraeka OFFICIAL PUBLICATION UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA Untfar direction of tha Studant Publication Board TWENTY-EIGHTH YEAR Puallahed Tuesday, Wadnaaday, Thuraday, Friday, and Sunday mornings durlns tha acadamle year. Editorial Office Unlverelty Hall 4. Bualnaaa Offloa Unlvaralty Hall 4A. Offlca Haura Editorial Staff, 1:00 to (:00 axcapt Friday t , and Sunday. Bualnaaa Staffi afternoons axcapt , Friday and Sunday. Talaahonaa Editorial i B.tttt, No. 142 Bualnaaa: B-CM1, No. 77 Night B-CM2. . Entarod aa eecend-class mattor at thr poatoffloa In Lincoln, Nebraeka, undar act of Congroaa, March 3, 1179, and at apaclal rata of poataga provldad for In aactlon 1101, act of October J, 1117, authorized January 20, 1022. SUBSCRIPTION RATE M yaar Single Copy t centa 11.15 a aemoster MUNRO KEZER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF MANAGING EDITORS Dean Hammond Maurice W. Konkel NEWS EDITORS W. Jeyoa Ayraa Lyman Caee Jack Elliott Paul Nelaon Cliff F. Saadahl Douglaa Tlmmerman ASSISTANT NEWS EDITORS Vaman Ketrlng William T. MsCleery Betty Thornton CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Cliff F. Sandahl Joe Hunt William McClaary Robert Lalng Eugana Robb MILTON McQREW BUSINESS MANAGER ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGERS William Koarna Marohall fltxer Richard Rlckatta OUT OF POCKET Over-organisation of America' college students hag been a common criticism of campus life in in stitutions of higher education in recent years. Ex cept for occasional humorous take-offs, however, little attention has been given to the financial obli gations such organisation Imposes. Criticism of organization demands preliminary consideration first It is so easy to condemn what someone else belongs to while considering an or ganisation of which one Is a member essential. Or ganisations without activity, without function, may be deservedly criticized. Organizations which draw students Into new fields of fellowship, furnish them opportunity for new expression, especially when cul tivating the Interests of otherwise unoccupied stu dents, do not warrant the criticism that has some times attached to them. Growing up with these organizations, however, has been a tendency for the development of super financial demands on students. Nationalization of societies and clubs has been a chief factor in In creased initiation fees. That nationalization offers ' several distinct advantages is unquestioned. Student - brdles the country over might well question whether tha ,d vantages gained Justify the initiation fees be ing collected. Students have tended blandly to accept fees which have mounted until serious students now hesi tate to join worthwhile organizations due to the in itial expense Involved. It is time for student or ganisations to begin to question such fees. The Nebraska chapters of many organizations might well stait work towards a general reduction of such fees, that they may be brought to a point adequate to cover absolutely necessary- expenses without turning the student's pocket inside out. Tnusual Is the campus organization which has sufficient developmental activity to warrant initia tion fees of more than five dollars. Yet the bulk of such fees run from fifteen to twenty-five dollars. Students, through failure to take- their own organi zations into their own hands, are permitting organi zations supposedly for student benefit, to literally cut the throats of succeeding students. HU3KINQ BEE8 Old-fashioned husking bees are not so well known to Nebraska's present students as to those of a generation earlier despite the primary industry of the state. It remains for Husker athletes to pull something out of the b? with something of the old-time interest Friday evening the department of athletics, aided by the "N" club, will present the second an nual Husker Carnival in the Coliseum. Active par ticipation of a large number of students in the car nival and a variety of stunts not in the ordinary routine) of campus life, should make the carnival unusually attractive to the student body, ever in search of the new and unique. Too often entertainment today consists only in submissive observation of somebody else's work. The Husker Carnival deserves commendation for being one of the counter irritants of such a ten dency. It Is student planned and student performed. The attempt at wholesome entertainment and carefree mixing deserves genuine praise. Too few are the attempts to cultivate a general spirit of con geniality and friendship among the entire student body. The slse of the Institution makes It difficult. Custom baa Increased the difficulties. Any such ef fort as the Husker Carnival which seeks to stimu late the latent personality of the student body may well be encouraged. Its success, as In all such measures, will be determine-! by the spirit into which students as a whole enter Into the occasion. ON THE MAY QUEEN student opinion published today in the col umn, "Other Students Say" attacks the present method of selecting the May Queen with consider able vigor. While the inferences Voteritia evidently wishes to make known are probably exaggerated to a con siderable extent unjust, the suggestions may dosene serious consideration. Campus comment for several years has shown a tendency to follow the line in dlcated In his opinion. The serious work of Mortar Bo; -da is un doubtedly somewhat hampered by the student atti tude in part erected by such sentiments as those' expressed by Voterltls. Further, many students have expressed a sincere desire to see an extension In the numbers of those privileged to vote for the May Queen since the honor has beome one of the principal ones acoorned during the Ivy day exercises. GETTING IY OR ? - Last week's registration sobered many students, particularly upperolassmen, to the importance of the taaks sad duties confronting them, seniors, regis tering for their last semester's work, found that they j". fell Into one of two classes In regard to their ac- Gvupuaoiasnis. There is that class which has reached the status of senior by tome hook or crook of getting by for three and one bair years. A student of this class I registered with apprehensive feelings of relief at ii'Vig away from (the requirements of school, and nek of confidence to face the world marked is m University graduate and expected to perform as such. Slipshod methods of getting by may have taken a world of gall and brass at the time, but he re alizes now that such methods do not contribute .to real courage in life. One thing be is conscious of and that is, that to slight basic study is to dim the clarity of organized thinking. The other type of student registered for his lii st time with relief realizing that the semester is the lust lap in his dependency period In life and, he is eager to match his wits against the crowd. It '. only by tent that he can evaluate his preparation, However, he radiates an air of confidence because he has uot Blighted the basic work which he learned early in school. He has learned to think and con sequently respects, but does not fear, the problems of life, nationalization Is the greatest of solvents and is not a total stranger to htm. Freshmen, who have been slipping by for a semester, should determine into which class they fall. Certainly any rating to the first mentioned class is a waste of time and effort. To admit mem bership to it is to admit stealing from oneself the opportunities of life. RELIGION ON THE CAMPUS BY HOWARD ROWLAND THE RAGGER: Once upon a time there was some reference reading assigned to be taken from a book with more than, one copy on reserve. There will probably be as many text books pur chased the week before final examinations as the week after. And if the grades were posted right after the finals, a lot of instructors would be saved the trouble of re-seatlng their classes. There will be an admission price f6r the Inter- fraternity ball. Party crashers take notice. This close to the final examinations, social com. mittee members always have the inside track. They get to choose the chaperones. OTHER STUDENTS SAY THE QUEEN OF THE MAY To the Editor: The Daily Nebraskan has reveled in protesting against the inactivity of the Interfraternlty council, which Is a just protestation. But why limit such comments to t'le Interfraternlty council, when there are so muny flagrant examples of poor organization and mismanagement on the campus? For example, take the selection of the May Queen. Hers Is truly an honorary position. She represents the school, or more definitely, the senior class. Jut her selection has always been a ques tion. The senior girls are given the chance to vote for the May Queen. They are the only ones who have votes. And the election board is composed of the high and mighty senior women, the Mortar Boards. In past years, the May Queen has always been a Mortar Board. This may seem strange, but then, the Mortar Boards are the leading co-eds of tho campus. Certainly they are. But each spring one hears much comment on the selection of some of the Mortar Boards, and it stands to reason that in some of the past years a deserving girl has been left out. Why haven't the senior girls, then, chosen that one for May Queen? Without making any di rect charges, let me repeat that the Mortar Boards always count the votes for May Queen. Why shouldn't the May Queen be selected by the entire school? At least, why not let all of the co-eds say who is to be their queen? And then, when those who are eligible for voting have been established, why not have an election board of two or three to count the votes. This might result In the same old thing of the May Queen being a Mor tar Board, but I doubt it. Voteritis OTHER EDITORS SAY- EDUCATE .THE MASSES? Education is sometimes said to be for the ex ceptional people and sometimes said to exist for the mediocre. It might be considered for the ex ceptional because only part of the population can be educated and these expected to assume places of leadership. On the other hand, there are some who main tain that the exceptional people do not need edu cation. They will succeed without it. The mediocre need education to bring them up to the level of the exceptional. One outspoken Individual recently proclaimed that we didn't need to worry about educating any moro people. He advanced the view that there are too many educated people now. Another indi vidual bespoke much the name view when he said that we have too many pople ewith brains now. With the increased tendencies toward big business consolidation, fewer people with brains are needed to run the enterprise. These persons would find little comfort in know ing that the high school enrollment has Increased more than 100 per cent during the past eight years and college enrollment has increased about 25 per cent during the same perio Whether we like It or not, duration is extending to the masses. Education is costly but we seem to be able to afford it so there is really ro valid reason for con demning the extension of the educational process. If, as many believe, education Is primarily for the purpose of learning how to live rather than to learn how to earn a living, people of all vocations might well have the advantage of a background of edu cation. Syracue' rtily Oranyt MUGWUMPS AND RELIGION A mugwump has been defined as a person who sits on a rail fence unable to decide which way to go. Indecision or doubt Is char acteristic of the college student of today. When It comes to religion the ordinary college student has an acute case of mugwumpltls. He Is sitting on the fence trying to de cide what it's all about. Is this disease mugwumpltls dis astrous? According to Reinholdt MUhi,1.H It la nnt lia aova "A II V- in. j,,i,, i. kafVor than a doori I ind its allowance, and alao in view of ing doubt is better man a aeaa prlor demand at thto tlme of th. iaun. and In general maintain a, poeltion comparable with other unlvernltlee. Approximately stated, tho Increaaa in enrollment has been SB percent while tho increnae In appropriation haa been approximately 3 percent. These comparative percentages are not wholly accurate aa to malnte nance fundi lor the reason that the maintenance available waa materially Increased by the feea received from atudenta. However, I deem It Im portant to materially Increase tho budaet aa to university maintenance Thla maintenance represents money uaed largely lor teaching, which tie termlnes our rual educational atand- arda. Wa had better have a good university with limited bulldlnta than to have a large physical plant with decreased educational standard. He raus r rfeem tha oualltv of lnatrua tion of primary Importance, I have nmocea 10 percent over the prevloua Increased the maintenance for ail blennlum. Defends Statement In view of thla necessary lncreaae If you're sitting on the fence don't become alarmed about your malady. The person who Is on the fence will construct a much stronger faith and confidence in re ligion than the person who has never become Inquisitive enough to be skeptical. It's a good sign if you'ro sitting on the fence but that would be avery undesirable place to go to sleep. PRIVATE DORMITORIES. Pity the poor landlady! , The modern trend of education Is taking the bread out of her mouth. At least, so feel 7,000 house-owning citizens of Ann Ar bor, who are petitioning for sn Injunction against the construction of a new women's dormitory. It would not be so bad If the university were construct ing the building, for (300,000 grants, even in a state university, are far enough apart so that the rooming house ladles nerd not fear the day when no freshman shall appear to keep the wolf from their doors. But Michigan has gone and permitted a private concern to build a dormitory on its land. Invasion of the private right to Prt the shivering student from his money! cry the landlords. Personally, we compliment th university on Its action. Dormitory life, spirit and surroundings are Intlnltely superior to rooming-house existence. It II a happy idea to permit a responsible business con cern to erect the buildings, if the college eaanot stand the expense. The landladies should wait until '"v nvn rh'lrt-en (to fo college to realise how strong the argument In favor of group life U. -Cornell Daily Sun. ENGINEERS RENDER VAL UABLE AID IN SOLVING NEBRASKA PROBLEMS Continued from Page 1. Ing services may be had, or .a bid for an employee with engineering training. Information is asked for in a wide variety of fields. City planning, water supply, sewerage, drainage, Irrigation, roads, pave ments, electric distribution sys tems, X-ry service, electric meter ing, meter testing and standardisa tion, foundations, building codes, sanitation, pump testing, fuels, lubricants, furnaces, oil burners, brick, concrete, sewer tile, tractors, building plans, farmstead plans, tillage machinery .strength of struc tural materials, smoke abatement these are an Indication of what the people of the state wish to know about. Other topics might be in cluded in the list, which seems to have no limit. Distributee Information Many times the inquiry is met by referring its author to a practicing engineer who can give information, advice, plans or help of whatever other nature is needed. The most frequent direct services are gen erally of non-competitive nature, in questions In which the Individual cannot find quite the type of serv ice he needs. Or again, they may give general advice in the initial stages of a project, the fuller de velopment of which falls to a prac ticing engineer. Such service pro motes engineering work in the state and renders assistance to both the individual and to en glneers. It is Impracticable to describe more than a few of these tasks, but they may be better understood if two or three are mentioned. For example, the department of Agricultural Engineering, operat ing in both the Knglneerlng and Agricultural colleges, has been designated an the agency which tests all types of tractors sold in the state. So effective and satisfac tory are these tests in standardiz ing values hui eliminating ' wild' cat" machines that the reports are known the world over, and are sought by users in practically every country in the world. Mann facturers also assert that the Ne braska tests are of the greatest value to them, as producers and distributors. The influence thus exerted on design has been notable. Are Conservation Experts Electrification of rural districts Is being studied as a Joint project of the two experiment stations, of the colleges of Agriculture and En gineering, respectively. This Is one of the most needed developments or the day. Just at present, one of the big questions in Nebraska, as in the whole Mississippi valley, Is that of the conservation of water, and the elimination of its destructive waste. The College of Engineering has been actively engaged in this study for several years, and is now, at their request, cooperating with the engineers of the federal govern ment, who ha e been ordered to in vestigate the water resources of the state. The several departments which carry on these varied tasks are known under the title of Agricul tural Engineering, Applied Me chanics and Architectural Engineer ing, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, a n d Mechanical En gineering. Closely associated with the college Is the Department of Chemistry. Built upon these is a comparatively new agency, the En gineering Experiment station. Or ganised in 1923. it is still In its Infancy, but is destined to become a great Influence In the engineer ing development of tha state of Ne braska, WEAVER SLASHES APPROPRIATION IN BUDGET NOTE ConMnaad rrora rage t. nUi tha common school, the state university and the normal schools aa Indispensable parte of a public achool yatem which haa given tha atata high rank aa to educational stand ards. In view of tha sound state policy as to tha need of not only maintaining our educational stand ards and opportunities (or our youth, but In demanding the highest effi ciency In administration, f recognise at thla time the particular need of our atate university for additional maintenance. A rareful survey of tho situation with reference to the uni versity leads to the inevitable conclu sion that appropriations for mainte nance, in order to maintain adequate standards, are necessary at thla time. Appropriations for thla purpose have not kept pace with the increasing en rolment, particularly In the years fol lowing the financial depression. Aa an example, on Nov. 1, 1121, tho total number of regular colleae atu denta In actual and continuous atten dance, waa 4.724. On Nov. 1, 1921, It had grown to 6.44. In the aame pe riod, the grand total of unrepealed names, Including summer session, ex tension, and the secondary schools of the Institution, had grown from 8,195 In 19S1-1I!S to ll.iTB for 1I37-H21. These totala might be misleading u wo did not understand that the totala are considerably increased by regis tration of atudenta, who after regie tration do net pureue tho work. Many other atudenta in thla total pursue thair work for a very limited time, some of them for not more than an hour a weefc. others for only a few weeks. Tho i munt appropriated for aalarles and maintenance for the uni versity for the blennlum 1ll-l2Swns ls.4l8.H6l), while (or 1S7-19J it waa only $3.500.0no. It haa been thla con dition which has rendered It difficult for the university to rtain many valu able profcesore. mold large clause capital investment for our seventeen enal and charitable Institutions, I lave recommended only S18O,OU0 for lands and buildings, tne amount to be applied aa follows: S10O.0O0 for the purpose of acquisition of land for campua extension If the need arises; 150,000 an an Initial Investment of a 1200,000 dormitory for girls, which the university authorities atreus aa a prior capital Investment need. I favor the development of a dormi tory program; however, such a pro gram ought to be developed on the basis of a regular appropriation audi aa herein provided for an underlying equity ,wlth tho balance to be raised on the croperty under appropriation of the legislature md amortised by the earnings of tr , dormitory. Thla will obviate the necessity of tax' pay era of tha state applying the entire capital for dormitory construction. The material reduction In the amount requested for buildings la further Justit'1 not only becauae of the more in 'alive demands of other atate Institutions, us above set forth, but also because In the last four years the university hue received for building purposes (1,400,000. I regard It as a sound policy that capital expenditures should be as sumed no faster than the development of the atate. 'N CLUB TERMINATES PLANS FOR CARNIVAL Continued from Aage 1. many facilities as possible for the dance marathon, one of the fea ture events ot the evening. Food will be arranged for the contestants who will labor through the eve ning in the gruelling marathon. Lincoln will witness Its first polo gamo when the athletic department meets the military department in a ferocious polo game to be played on kiddle cars. Coach Schulte will lead the athletic department team and Colonel Jewett wil. be at the head of the military department team. McMullon Sword Swallower As other features of the evening, Dan McMullen, robust football star, will perform for the last time be fore any University of Nebraska audience in an amaslng Juggling and sword-swallowing exhibition. There will be the Cornhusker Der by, a regular medieval tournament, lu which track men will Joust against football men to win the favor of King Carnival. The soror ity compet, the annual thread and needle relay, and the hog calling contest will complete the feature events of the great Joy-filled eve ning. After all of the feature events, there will be dancing until 11:30, to the melodious, snappy tune of Herb Smith's orchestra. The "N" club Is urging every body connected and not connected with the University of Nebraska to attend the great Carnival. "Blue" Howell, president of the "N" club, assures everyone a wonderful and Joyful evening at the second an nual Cornhusker Carnival. Passes to the Carnival will be issued to all contestants and addi tional tickets will be sold by "N" men for fifty cents. The Carnival will begin at 7:00 o'clock and will last until 11:30. Players Advertise With Electric Lights Four rows of amber lights, containing over 100 lamps, have been strung up between the Temple Theater and the Olk ema Apartments. These lights were burning on Monday night for the first time. Their purpose is to denote that the University Players are put ting on a production and they will be used for this purpose only. The lights will be turned on before the play begins and last during the performance. These lights will be on all this week while the University Players are pfoduslng "Arms and the Man." a successful showing in Lincoln and several towns in the sTate. The author of the play "Do'j't Be Silly," Mr. McCleery, at i'je present time is assistant news edi tor on the Dally Nebraskan, a mem ber of the Awgwan staff, and a member of Beta Theta PI frater nity. He Is a graduate of Hastings, Nebraska, high school. VARIED PERFORMANCE IS STAGED AT AO MEET Continued from rage 1. Btudents of the College of Agricul ture. Appoints Committee llobert Dantelson, elected mem ber of the temporary committee on vaudeville night, announced the members of permanent committee. These are Georgia Wilcox, Mar garet Trobough, Helen Suchy, Ray Magnuftson, Edward Janlke, and Eston Clarke. Mr. Dantelson urged various groups on the Ag campus to select their stunts for tryouts for vaudeville night. "Stay away from any departmental Ideas," said Dantelson. The night for the pre sentation of skits has rot been def initely picked but will probably be In late February or early March. James RoOney, president of Ag club, announced the Judging team convocation, when gold medals are presented to all team members. It will be at one o'clock, Thursday, Jan. 24. MEMBERS CITE WEAK NESSES OF INTER-FRATERNITY COUNCIL AND SUGGESTIONS FOR ITS STRENGTHENING Continued frnra rage I fraternities on the problems thai were to be brought up for consld eratlon." Fourth Member 8peaka Lambda Chi Alpha council mer ber, Ralph Ralkei, '30, Ashland agrees with Tlmmerman on thr meeting problem. "The Interfrater nlty council hasn't been meeting as often as Its members have antici pated,." averred Ralkes. "More meetings should be held, perhaps at regular dates. This would create' more student and fraternity Inter est in the council, an event that would Improve the council, "The Interfraternlty council should not have a faculty chair man," continued Ralkes, "but 1' should elect student officers. Fac ulty members would take only ar advisory part In the council's meetings." EOSMET NAMES PRIZE WINNER IN SHOW CONTEST Continued from Page I, uses will be announced later, prob ably early in the second semester. Will Tour Ten Days Tha production complete with scenery, music, oostumlng, and lighting effects will make a ten day tour of the state during spring vacation. The annual musical com edy produced by Kosmet Klub Is the major activity of the organisa tion each year. Last year, "The Love Hater" written by Herbert Yenne, Instructor in the depart ment of dramatlos, was ohosen for the spring presentation snd made Everybody's Going to Hallett's Auction 11:00 A. M. 2:30 P. M. 7:30 P. M. Ql HALLETT University Jeweler Estb. 1871 117 So. 12 CLASS OF 1930 ELECTS HEADS Three officers for the first se mester were elected at the Junior class nseetlnr held in room 113 So cial Sciences hall at 5 o'clock Tues day afternoon. The new officers are Neil Bailey, vice president; Cliff Sandahl, secretary, and Doug las Tlmmerman, treasurer. Neal Bailey, the new Junior vice- president, is from McCook. Ne braska. He is a member of the Kos met Klub and the Corn Cobs, r.nd belongs to Alpha Delta Sigma and Sigma Nu fraternities. Cliff Sandahl, new secretary, is from Genoa, He is news editor and contributing editor of the Daily Nebraskan, a member of the Corn Cobs and is affiliated with Sigma Delta Chi, Sigma UpBlIon and Alpha Theta Chi. The new treasurer, Douglas Tlm merman, liyes In Lincoln. He Is the newly appointed editor of Aw gwan Tor the second semester, news editor of The Dally Ne braskan, a member of the Cori Cobs, and is connected with Sigma Delta Chi, Sigma Upsilon and Phi Kappa Psl. Clair Sloan of Vcrdon is Junior clsss president and presided at the meeting. Bowling Golf and Basketball Round Robin Games Will Occupy Schedule A meeting of the executive board of the Intramural Tournament was held Tuesday evening for the pur pose of discussing bowlJng, 'golf, and basketball. Plans are moving forward rapidly for tha bowling and golf tournaments, and prac tices will be begun some time in February. Practices for the biisketbuli tournament are now in full swing. All the teams have been entered and assigned to courts tor prac tice. On February 5th the round robin games between the teams in the various groups will be started. Dean Robblns Is in charge ol tho round robin games, and the win. kners of the various groups will meet later to decide the championship. A large chart has Just been com. pleted for recording the results of the different tournaments In the Intramural contests. This chart replaces the Individual score cards and Is to be hung in the east end of Memorial hall so that the groups may watch their progress. Washington State Evorareen Notre Dame will have a stadium capable of seating 66,000 in the near future. McQIII Daily, Montreal. Coeds at Minnesota spend more than $5uo weekly on chewing gum, according to the campus storekeepers. They state that over 10,000 packages are sol . every week of which half have the flavor of peppermint. As many of the male students are also catch ing the lever, the store owners are optimistically watching the growth of chewing gum'sales. After the Party it's quite "tho thing" to go to Piller's People know that there they m'lll find appetising lood and delicious fountain specialties that will hrlp to make the evening a complete success. The Frendly Drug fcitore. M. W. DeWITT Plllera Prescription Pharmacv 14 and O B-4423 Oklahoma A. & M. college A six weeks short course in dairying wmcn is being given at the Okla homa A. & M. college, will include one week's instruction in Ice cream manufacturing. What 3r ' iha I n do with kffSpok? Cain u 33367 a I lvrrv uyrar TXalCaJX M. A WYTHEIii CLEANERS AND DYERS "shes a kcerx dresser, eh ?" "Keen? Why she looks like she just stepped out of .-id fiHnifihB,ipi,T' .'iI.-..ii:,i.K, i.V.j ., , , fV No Cramming to This There'll be no exams in this course. Just the repular old-time whoopee and eats, very nice eats toowith no worries ex' cept for the gent who gets the check. Lunch' Specials daily featuring our customary delicious dishes tasty toasty sand wiches, hot soup, malted miftts, cokes, hot chocolate. Likewise an appetizing list . ofvhot foods of all sorts. Dinner Every day (including Sunday) with the very best roasts, steaks, chops ,and loads of other nice things. Punch Is our specialty. Try us for your next house dance or formal. The quality is absolutely unbeatable and the figure amazingly low. Just give us a buzz. ' H&jrfl noocvGoOc Students' Eating Place. tii ast Kesssa. dubskvts- "I