THE DAILY NKHRASKAN
Tt T.SDAY, FKimiJARY
1929
The Daily Nebraskan
atatleit A, Lincoln, Nrk
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Taiaahana-Idlterialt Mil, Na. 1l lualnaaai Mil.
No. 77 1 Nlfhl MM.
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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.
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DEAN HAMMOND EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Msurlcs W. Konkal Associate Editor
MANAQINQ EDITORS
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NEWS EDITORS
Hail Andersen J"k Elllotl
t'dgar Bsckns WlllUm McC'leery
Don Carlsoa Oeno Rol,b
CONTRISUTINQ EDITORS
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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?
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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!
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