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THE DAILY NKHRASKAN Tt T.SDAY, FKimiJARY 1929 The Daily Nebraskan atatleit A, Lincoln, Nrk OFFICIAL PUBLICATION UNIVCfMITY OF NEBRASKA Undtr dlrectlsrt f th Sludant Puttlltstlon Board TWINTV-IIQMTH YtAH Fubllihtd TuMdiy, Wcdnacdiy, Thursday, Friday and unday mrnlnfa during tha aeadamle yar dIUrlal Office University Hall 4. ualnaaa Office Unlvarally Hall 4A. Offlsa Haura Idltorlal itaff. HOS U 1:00 acapt Friday and wnday. Bualnaaa Staff I 1i00 to 4:00 afurnaana aacapt Friday and Sunday. Taiaahana-Idlterialt Mil, Na. 1l lualnaaai Mil. No. 77 1 Nlfhl MM. f ntarad aa aacand-clata msiUr al lha poatoffiea in Lincoln, Nakraaka. undar act af Ceng"", March 1, Wt, in at apatlal rata af poatata pravldad far In aacllon 1103, act af Octabar 1, 1117, autharliad January 20, 1122. SUBSCRIPTION PAT I. lntla Copy 1 canta . M a yaar . H-26 a aamaatar DEAN HAMMOND EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Msurlcs W. Konkal Associate Editor MANAQINQ EDITORS W. Joyes Ayr.s Cliff F.. Sandabl NEWS EDITORS Hail Andersen J"k Elllotl t'dgar Bsckns WlllUm McC'leery Don Carlsoa Oeno Rol,b CONTRISUTINQ EDITORS Maurice Akin Kenneth Lewis Vernon Ketrlng William McCleery Robert Laing Oene Kobb Douglas Timnierman MILTON McGREW.. ...... BUSINESS MANAGER ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGERS William Reams .Marahall Titzer Lrman Cass SOUND HEALTH The first patient has been received. Confine ment to the contagious disease ward of the new Infirmary of a student having scarlet fever, Mon day, brought Into the realm of University of Ne braska services to the students, medical care, at tention and provision for Quarters for the sick, through the us of the new Infirmary. This most recent creation of a center of health activities will not supplant the dispensary that has been main tained in Pharmacy hall, but will provide additional services which heretofore could not be rendered effectively through the avenue of the dispensary- In explaining the establishment of the new In firmary for the University, Dr. R. A. Lyman, who Is responsible In a large measure for the creation, stresses the fact that students are very susceptible to inconsiderate care of themselves, and are prone to overlook minor Illnesses which might later de velop Into something of a serious nature. In that statement, and in the fact that the university stu dents ar brought into a closer contact with the services which the University has to offer, may bo found the Justification and laudation for the Infirm ary aad the work which It proposes to accomplish. Health is a minor consideration for the average student, until it reaches the stage when attention and care are absolutely demanded. It is the most easily overlooked thing in the world. It Is the least resistant to abuse when circumstances call for extra effort. Physical well-being has been stressed to the point that there Is almost blind devotion to the Idea thRt there can be nothing wrong with the almost mature young man or woman. Concentration upon the duties of the class-room, the routine and worry of school, drive almost all thought of health Into the background. With the Infirmary, properly fitted for the best possible care of paUents, with a capable and effi cient staff of medical authorities, with minimum cohU for obtaining care, student can have the as surance of proper attention and advice when the time does come for them to heed medical caution. Identified with the University, the Infirmary establishes greater connection between the student and the Institution. It In no way attempts to sub stitute medical care and attention which is given by outside medical authorities, but simply offers facilities for those who neglect to call a doctor, or hesitate for lack of sufficient means. It stands as a suggestion to students to be ever vigilant in car ing for themselves. It establishes a connection with the student from the standpoint of his physical well being. It brings into the circle of activities of the University a service which can be properly rendered. It assures students themselves, and parents of students, that when there Is need of medical at tention sad care for the student, it can be obtained. Judging from the list of candidates for the class presidencies, it ought not be such a hard job count ing rotes tonight. FOLLOW THE LEADER' AN OLD GAME Going to the polls today because they have been instructed to do so, because they have been made to believe that there Is a real cause for factional disagreement and antagonism, studeuts will again cast rotes today for class presidents and Ivy day orator. There are no particular issues at stake, beyond of course creating another activity for a few indi viduals. There are no especial duties for the newly elected candidates to perform, aside from the Ivy day oration by the chosen speaker. There are no substantial ties of friendship that draw students to the polls to vote tor candidates who they personally and intimately know. There Is nothing except false antagonism and petty jealousy. That unfounded antagonism, at least that an tagonism which stands on no Crm ground whatever other than rivalry on the campus, and that jealousy, which creates friction between factions, are the only magnetic forces upon the small number of students who Invade the polls. In turn, the two factions are suspected and condemned for attempts at monopoly by those who form the non-organliatlon party. Factionalism has its virtues when its chasms do not cut too deeply. When students go to the polls bemuse they have been urged to do so from within their own organisation, to support their own faction, when there are no Issues, when the consequences of the election are featherweight, when there are no per sonal acquaintances Involved, then they are con tributing to the seml-ailnual burlesque of the campus. Factionalism, which has been magnified to ab normal proportions and wnose consequences have been greatly inflated, receives the support of the student who consents to be led by the small clique who aspire to leadership, or have attained the un certain position of a leader In campus affairs. Interest is artificial today, and the strings have been loosened on the activity grab-bag so that hands dip In, searching fef something that is not to be found, or if found, et little value. SMASH-UP LOGIC Ono morning during the past week liters was a collision on a down town Intersection. The own ers of the cars which received smashed fenderii hurriedly climbed out Into the street, viewed tli damage In a half-Interested manner, and without further concern over the Incldeut, passed It off lightly and with a debonair flourish of dismissal, laughed, and went on their way. They both carried insurance. One of these principals was a student, and be cause siucli'iita are constantly under the critical eye of an observant public, this Incident Is impor tant as only one of many similar Incidents. Brush lug pessimism aside and visualising the logical trend of nffulrs, accident Insurance Is causing a careless altitude on the part of student car owners. The result might develop Into an unpleasant situa tion unless students awake to tho fact that the purpose of Insurance should nut be abused. When protection against loss creates such an undue sense of assurance that care and apprecia tion of property are thrown to the winds, the pur pose and vnlue of Insurance Is defeated. The stu dent, who takes the consequences of a collision lightly, Is dangerous. He Is heedless of the lights of others. He nml.os society unsafe while his pret enro Is tolerated and he becomes a scourge to the privileges and freedom that Ills fellow students enjoy. Wanton waste of this freedom can breed no other alternative than a restriction on the group. In this case, the right of students to own and oper ate automobiles Is being Jeopardized. ' Students should bear In mind that an Institu tion such as Insurance cannot survive If It defeats the common sense reasoning. A STUDENT LOOKS AT PUBLIC AFFAIRS By David Fellman Once In about every ten times tnere happens to be two copies of a reference reading that Is as signed to a class of nearly a hundred. OTHER STUDENTS SAY ASK THE PLEDGE8 Probation is ended but comment about it lin gers on. To the defense of probation as decried so pathetically by P. D. In Sunday's Nebraska is this article dedicated. Accepting the very Inadequate and Incomplete definition of a fraternity as submitted by P. B., 1. e. that a frat Is good only for the society of Its mem bers, It is not hard to show that this alone provides grounds for a sensible probation period for pledges. With a Initernlty's purpose thus defined as fel lowship ami friendship, is it not fitting and proper for older nieubcrs to criticize and correct habits and manners of young and unacquainted pledges? Would it be a true fraternity If the upperclassmen did not earnestly strive to better the newer men In the chapter? P.. B. cannot deny that many freshmen come to this University in an either excessively dumb or extremely cocky state of mind. Probation has as Its sole aim to improve them. It then becomes an Institution existing entirely for the good of the freshman. Of course it is easy to see that P. B.'s chief complaint is over the method of this correction. He uses a false analogy In comparing fraternities to sororities and stating that the sisterhoods are able to make good members out of their neophytes with out "browbeating" them. Imagine paddling a sor ority pledge! It would be well to emphasize the fact that the probation period in the average fraternity is not a "browbeating" affair as formerly but possession of a degree of sanity and commendable purpose. To Insinuate that probation is merely for the amusement of upper classmen is absurd. Viewing it ftoni the outside purely from a theoretical point of view P. B. is able to say all manner of spiteful things about it. A freshman does not realize his faults until they are pointed out to him. Even then If he Is taken aside and demurely chastised the comment makes little Impression on him. It Is not until his mannerisms and weak points are aired openly and before all the rest of his classmates and prospective fraternity brothers that he realises the necessity of changing them to a common norm or standard. Individuality is well and good in some things. A fraternity should not and normally does not era ploy this standardization process to an excess. Pro bation takes the rough pledge, polishes him and turns lilm out much Improved In habits, manners and general attitude. And he really gets acquainted with his classmates which P. B. says is the purpose of a fraternity. Probation period has been limited to two days because a week was found unnecessary to complete the metamorphosis of the frosh. P. B. says if pro bation is so good, why not have a whole week as formerly. One would Imagine he would want It to continue all semester. And P. B., If you still think probation week Is a shame, and all that, ask any fellow who has gone through one Just what he thinks of probation. He may have some suggestions but you will have a difficult time finding those who see no good coming from it. E. S. n. The feature of Chicago's Valen Hue celebration was u ghastly slaughter of seven gangsters, an Incident which has severely shocked the moral sensibilities of the whole world. Seven men were backed up against the wall of a north side garage, and summarily shot In cold blood. So far the po lice are up In the nlr about the exact causes of the affray and the Identity of the executioners. But there have been numerous theories advanced. The last, set forth by th Chicago Dally News, maintained that the shooting Is the result of a gigantic war between Canadian dlstlllerio. All the other theories agree on one fact, and that Is that Chicago's whisky trade was the principal cause; all else Is com mentary. Undoubtedly this event has stirred the moral element of Chi- I cago. One thing Is certain, that I the only hope for repressing the i ct line wave ol tho Windy City lies In the active vigilance of the good citizens of the city. So long as tho moral elements disregard the unmoral, because they are let alone, the unmorHl element will continue to flourish. Press dis patches Indicate that the police are going to conduct a wholesale cleanup of the city. It seems, aa a matter of fact, that the police history of the city can be written down as a series of police declara tions. If they don't get beyond the declaring staee in Chicago, they never will suppiess crime. a o a The Chicago massacre has found a reverberating echo In the house of representatives. The house passed a drastic bill, last Saturday, providing for the deportation of alien gunmen. The bill provides that an alien who Is convicted of carrying concealed weapons and sentenced to six months' Imprison ment, or who Is convicted twice, regardless of the length of the sen tence, shall be forthwith deported from the country. Other reasons for deportation, provided for in the bill, lnclule certain violations of the liquor laws, smuggling, viola tions of the Mann, white slave act, violations of the Harrison anti narcotic act, and convictions for offenses where the total sentence amounts to two years. This extra ordinarily vigorous measure is now awaltiug the approval of tho sen ate. The booze question was also the principal topic of discussion In the senate. The immediate matter at hand was the Jones bill, which raises the mlxlmum penalties for violations of the dry law to five years' Imprisonment and a $10,000 fine. This precipitated a fiery speech from Senator Heed of Mis souri, for years a firebrand In the upper house of our national law making body. Senator Reed was svere in his denunciation of those "who vote dr yand drink wet." He asserted that liquor flowed freely in both national conventions last spring. He even went so far as to threaten to expose to the public the nameB of those senators who "vote dry and drink wet." Said Mr. Heed: "We are in a reign of hypocrisy. It will end only when senators quit drinking wet and voting dry. A man Mho diiuks, who would send Hnother man to Jail for buying a drink of whisky is a coward, a knavish contempt ible coward . . . Prohibition Is the worst crime ever committed in the United States, because it breeds crime. The liquor traffic has been taken from the hands of law-abiding citizens, and put in tho hands of criminals. Immediately after prohibition went into effect, the bootleggers made arrangements with officers of the law, so now even police departments are cor rupted. Graft and blackmail are the practices of the hour." Sen ator Borah, leader of the dry forces In the senate, has announced that he will meet the issue. In a later statement in the senate. a a a There are several very Interest ing articles In the current Issue of the North American Heview. une Is willleu by Norman Thomas, en lightened leader of the American socialist party, and Its cuudldate for the presidency during the last campaign. Mr. Thonms asks the question: Why not a new parly His contention is that thor Is no essential difference between the dogma and principles of the two major parties. He believes, there fore, that the democratic party should either be scrapped or reno vated, so that a party may bo cre ated to embrace those who dis agree with the prevailing philoso phy, which Is common to Both par ties at the present time. Another stimulating article tells of "Boot leg Science In Tennessee," written by Orland K. Armstrong. Mr. Arm strong shows how the science teachers in Tenuessee are evading the monkey law of the state, and are teaching the interdicted theory In quiet contempt for the mandate of the thought-controlling organ of (he state, the state legislature. The science teachers have been able to nullify the apparent intent of the few-making body of the state by simply substituting the word "development" for tho word "evo lution." It has all been a very simple process, and much less hu miliating to the state, and less ex pensive, than the Scopes trial, with all its distinguished array of counsel and derisive publicity. ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW With the Infirmary located on the campus, a nice, easy job would be driving a campus ambu- SEATS Where do you sit In class? Those who make up the Hill's population are now seeking their places In the classroom. To those who will take It, we offer this advice and information on seats. In gen eral, the desirable class seats are divided Into two varieties; front seats and back seats. Back seats are for the modest; those who blush and hesitate to parade their beauty before the class for fear of distracting the studious. It Is on the back seats that wit, witticisms and wise-cracks flourish. For the student of humanity, the back seat Is the only place. Here he has spread before him the entire panorama of human 'nature under the stress of quizzes or the boredom of lectures. Here, too, Is the place for friendly chats. It Is the front seat, however, that Is most prized. They who polish the old apple strive most ardently to gain these positions beneath the eye of the mighty. From there they can gate earnestly and adoringly Into the apparently beloved founts of wis dom. Girls could never get the grades they do, If I It were not for front seats. The front row Is also adapted to the needs of the politically ambitious for it brings him beneath the eyes of his constltutents. Of course, it has its disadvantages, such as the Im mediate proximity of the governing eye which dis courages asides, private conferences and the general cultivation of the social graces. Each position, however, has Its own particular characteristics which make it desirable. The center of the class Is the only place for the conservative, unassuming chap. The time has ccnie to take your place. Where are you going to sit? Detfy Sanson Tour Drug Store Thosereal delicious Toastwlch Sandwiches at our Fountain sure satisfy. The Owl Pharmacy 14S No. 14th St. Phone B1MS BETWEEN THE LINES By LaSelle Gllman Glancing over the titles of some new books the other day, my eye was arrested by a little, blue vol ume called "New Trails In Old Spain." With some visions of sen oritas and moonlit Seville and old castles and bullfights and such, 1 read it. I was not disappointed. The book is a travelogue, written by Vernon Howe Bailey, who Is a dist inguished artist, and illustrates his adventures with a series of some forty-eight drawings and sketches which seem to catch and hold the romance, the dreamy antiquity of Old Spain. Mr. Bailey is noted for his writing-it is his paiLtings--yet he proves himself a very delightful chronicler of wandering adventure, and the descriptions hold much of the artistic beauty which he puts Into his Illustrations. Besides being a travel book, it would well serve as an adequate guide book for the prospective tourist. As the title In dicates, he not only followed the regular tourist routes thru Spain, visiting and describing the princi ple cities, but he took to the by roads and went into the remote, picturesque districts little frequent ed by forlegners. Mr. Bailey Is chiefly interested in archlticture and Mr. Knox Burnett, of this uni versity, after his trip thru Spain i last summer, would recommend i the book highly. I Which leads me to make a few Inopportune remarks concerning j travel books in general. Very few j people like to undertake the read ing of a travelogue they feel that they will find It dull and uninteres ting. True, there Is a gross of fear ful books on the market; books that say that the author went to this town and that lake; that this town is pretty good and that country is hot, and so on ad mau seum. On the other hand, many of the late books are pungent and spicy, not boring the reader with egotistic aaventures, out ue.nu ing and narrating excellently. For one, I am thinking ot lUlllburluu's two books. For another, 1 am think ing or Louis Ilecke. Becke, to me. Is a most roman tic rigure. He does not write espe cially well that Is, considering structure and style and so rorlh. Hut for description, narration, and Interest, he holds any reader rroifi first page to last. He Is dead now; he flourished in the last century. His works are not well known In this country, they sell widely in England and Australia. For he was an Kngllshnuin. He ran away from homo when he was rourteen and went out to Australia. He worked on the docks and Inter began to sail on trading vessels thru the South Sea Islands. He lived this roaming life for many years, and acquainted himself with the South Pacific and the Islands and the na tives thoroly. Later, when he went to live In Sydney, the editor of the Sydney Bulletin asked him to write some of his adventures, which he did. These were published in tho Bulletin and later gathered Into book form. They slezed public fancy and were followed by others. They are not novels; but collections of short stories. The best known, I be llevn. Is "Pacific Tales." Another Is "By Palm Sen." Ilecke may not be a writer, but he certainly known what he Is writing attorn. From the play "Sign of the Leopard," this excerptis taken: Collie: I ant a reporter. Millie: Oh, so you're a Journal ist? Collie: No. I iini not a Journalist. I gave up being a Journalist when I got a regular Job. The question is: Is this a reflec tion upon journalists, self-styled, or upon reporters, or what? I can't figure It out. For thOBe Interested In woodcuts, there Is a very Interesting article in the March issue of the Golden Book entitled "Woodcuts," by Ernest Knautf. Woodcutting Is an old art, which has hud its dark age and la enjoying a revival. The article is illustrated profusely. Nebraska Egypt Committee Discusses Holcomb Nebraska in Egypt committee met Saturday noon in the Temple cafeteria, and made plans to re. new support of Steele Holcomb, Nebraska '16, In his work under tho Y. M. C. A. In Egypt. Wendell Grotb and Trot. A. A. Reed are chairmen of the committee. A letter from J. Hanna Fam of Egypt, who visited the Nebraska campus In December, was read. To his letter Mr. Fam gives his Im pressions of his visit to the Uni versity ot Nebraska ,and stressed the fact taht bis visit had given him a greater insight Into tha friendly attitude ot the America a people. "As for Steele Holcombe" he con tlnued, "he Is 100 per cent contri buting to that cause of friendship and cooperation. Please express my hearty thanks to those with w horn I came In contact In Lincoln, and consider that th's is on behalf of the whole Egypt ". M. C. A. toward your city a i. 'versify." Disputed Says Student Suffers Memory Loos Press dispatches from Onialu yesterday stated that Thorwald Hansen, student in the University and pledge in the Delta Tau Delta fraternity, has been suffering from a relapso of memory since last Thursday, February 14. Although Hansen lost his mem ory on the first night of the pro bation period, his condition was no way connected with Informal Initia tion, according to members ot ihu fraternity. His parents have de clared that they hold the fraternity responsible In no way. In a collection of terse sayings by eminent people, I found this lovely remark: "Motion pictures appeal to the mentally immature, and because of that they have a great duty to perform." Prof. H. B. Stephens. Ah, a new thought! America is a nation of morons In bug-houses! And here is another: "All properly constituted people read iu bed." E. H. Renson. Thank the stats. I am properly constituted, even If I am mentally immature! Every cloud has a silver lining. FREE With every 30c Meal A Chance on a $5.00 Meal Ticket Keefers Cafe 233 No. 11 B-7958 DOUBT? There will be no room for doubt in the mind of nny co-ed when she tees the&o Swiss Shoes (imported from Switzerland. ltv P.ally) -at $.10.50 i LEARN TO DANCE Expert Instruction In BALLROOM DANCING BORNER SISTERS DANCE STUDIO 108 Ntb. St. Bunk Bldfl. 15th A O $460 Guaranteed For SUMMER WORK To every man we ac cept. 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