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QUACKS
Suggesting that the Htudent Council recom
mend th remodeling of the machinery for the elec
tion of the May Queen, a senior student today
vole. ihe opinion that the May Queen for thU
oar be representative of the entire campus and
the choice of every student In the University. The
opinion Is published In today's Nebraskan.
It la futile to continue toleration of the present
May Queen electing system a hen It has become
the turret of criticism and the subject matter of
Joke. It is absurd to believe that the May Queen
can be outfitted to a fllmay gon. surrounded with,
attendants In delicate dresses, and conducted to the
throne on Ivy day. representative of the choice of
every atudent in the University.
Students know that they are being deprived of
their right to aid In the selection of the May
Queen. They are aare that the present machinery
requires careful handling to keep it functioning In
proper manner and to hush the clatter and bang
that might develop in the mechanism. They know
that the beautiful Ivy day ceremony is cheated out
of much of its significance because the May Queen
is not an expression of the true choice of Nebraska
students.
For nearly twenty years now this system has
becu functioning. Kor nearly twenty dlfCrcnt year
have students been deceived into believing that tho
May Queen, conducted to the throne amid elab
orate ceremony, represents something other than
the choice of a few senior women. It Is comparable
to forcing college students to believe in ghost
stories.
The Council has 11 within their power lo con
sider these protests as the soundings taken of the
entire student body. The defects of the present
system, the pampering that is necessary to keep
the gears meshing simultaneously In this machine,
the feasibility of placing this election oa a more
democratic basis these facts are as plain as ABC
blocks to a two-year old.
There has been clamoring for a snake-up in the
May Queen election before, but never has there
been any shaking done. If the Council can sooth
the irritation that the May Queen election has
caused again this Spring, without taking the sledge
to the contraption as It exists now, then it ought
to be accorded the distinction of being one of the
world's famous quacks.
One trouble with having a magnetic personality
Is an aching right arm.
'WHY WE'RE HERE'
A professor, the other day, in one of his Classes,
asked his students individually why they were in
University. Many and various answers were given
to this interrogation, the majority of them being
"because I have nothing else to do," "because my
folks insist that I go," snd "because I want to widen
my acquaintances." Very few of the answers de
noted any educational Intentions on the part of the
students.
At this time of the year, a question of similar
nature and of equal significance it being asked thi
high school senior, who In less than two months
will be eligible for college entrance. "Shall I go to
college and if so, why?" Is A question the high
school student is asking himself. He may be offered
a position with attractive emolument and without
hesitation Accept the offer. But, on the other hand,
he may be devoid of any such offers and as A con
sequence be at A loss to decide what to do.
A plan, recently suggested by Chancellor Bur
nett to avoid freshman failures, would seem to be
applicable in the case of the undecided high school
senior. In his plan ,the Chancellor incorporates two
alternatives: First, refusing to admit tu the Uni
versity those students who were in the lowest fourth
in their high school graduating classes except by
examination, and second, furnishing an examination
to high schools which would give students an Idea
of how capable they would be In pursuing univer
sity work.
The first suggestion speak for itself. If tha
individual does not prove himself to be of average
Intelligence in high school certainly he should not
contemplate any further pursuit of study. The Sec
ond part of the plan, however, would be more ap
propriate for the youth who feces the problem of
whether he Should attend college.
By giving the high school gruJ-iu'e an examina
tion 6t university caliber, he couU" ptt "taste" of
what would be expected of him tro entering th
University and If be would be able 10 handle the
work competently' Should the outcome b favor
able, he could proceed to Make plans for college.
He could determine the particular aspect In which
he la A4pt and plan to follow that as his life's work.
Th campui prowler must have succumbed to
an attack of spring fever.
CRACK THE WHIP
Ambition is the slave-driver who cracks his whip
scrota the back of A laty mind. He supy'Iis the
urge to buckle down and accomplish great things
through th medium of mental labor. It is fcj who
keeps the bnntan mind in Its hames, tugging at th-
luad, ihstaad of running wild.
IIott many of those students wh fail to make
the irado lit toll'ge have ambition? In all prob
ability tat'-.Ic , hlch one may aay will prove any
thing, wo. Id kI'iinv that those who go back home as
ulluus at the end of a term lack ambition.
i'or where there Is ambition there can be no
eiident degree of meutal laiitieta. And that la the
one thing that can be held accountable for failures
in colli ge life. The number of students who drop
out because they haveu't the time to study It much
mailer than the number who have the lime but not
the willpower to study.
Study, after all, Is an art. Any morning in the
week one can alt In th library and ae men and
women enter, all down, and spend the entire time
gating around. It la the etceptlonal cats when
someone spends the majority of th time studying.
Watch the man or woman who enter college
with a definite aim. rather than that of having A
good time. If he la able to keep before him t all
timet the realisation of a goal toward which h la
pointing. It Is Improbable that he will fall by th
vaytlde.
A STUDENT LOOKS
AT I'UDLIC AFFAIUS
y David fllman
Many a atmtent'a darkest hour during mid
semester week la Just before It dawn on him.
' HAO A Hu.fcni looks at pul'Hc f
J An orUet 01 ri-lil'iii I ! er
i which haa attracted more i-oinmeiil
I throughout the nation, and more at
tention In our national tapnm.
than ail the pcacti trcaile or the
la.t decade, ia hi recent e.llcl thai
lb Mayflower, pienlileitiUI yacht,
ahould be laid adile, and that Ita
crew should return to the rettu
lar naval eervlre. Thla will repre
aenl a avlng of about 3UO.noo a
year, I be operating coat of the
larae vscht. It also means that
nine officers and 14 J men will re
turned to ordinary services In the
naty. Il seems that the president
took this comae because he wanted
to aave the nation the expense, and
(It that the men were needed In
th service elsewhere, where they
could be of more bend It to the nation.
It Is a Utile hard to tell whether atudents are
thinking more about spring vacation or mid semes
ter examinatlona this week.
It Is getting about time for spring rains.
Chronlo slicker-borrowers better begin looking
around to tee who hca the newest tlicker.
There will alway be whispering campaigns at
long at the politician! are educated In unlvertltlea
aud colleges.
The fellow that aald 'Don't make a mark that
you can never rub out' probably knew how difficult
It was to see over another fellow's shoulder during
a final examination.
With to many lights on the campus now, avia
tors flying after sundown are liable to mistake X"
hall for a hangar. .
OTHER STUDENTS SAY
To the Kdllor:
Just another word regarding the May Queen.
She should, by all means, be representative of the
entire student body. This Is the one honorary elec
tion that attracts the attention of the state as well
as the student body.
In falrnees to the May Queen who will represent
Nebraska this spring, she should be able to feel that
she Is truly the representative of the student body.
In view of the criticism that has been voiced of
the present method of selecting the May Queen,
the girl selected by that method, If permitted to
stand, could not feel that she was a true represen
tative. She would Know-, and everyone else would
know, that she was the selection of a mere handful
of senior women. She could not feel at eae when,
in front of the great Ivy day throng, she is an
nounced as the representative of the Nebraska stu
dent body.
There is only one way to avoid this embarrass
ment for the one who holds the center of attraction
In the most beautiful symbolio pageant of the en
tire year. Thla Is to be Sure that th May Queen
is truly representative of the student body.
It Is up to the Student Council to provide for
the election of a May Queen, and do away with
the criticism of her election. Then only can the
successful candidate for Nebraska's highest honor
feel that she Is truly representative.
A Senior
INACCURACIES DO CREEP IN
After reading Protester's article regarding thd
May Queen elections, one cannot fall to appreciate
the keen Interest be is displaying in the matter.
However, if Protester Is ad interested ifl the election
of our May Queen, it seems to this casual observer
that Protester has been quite negligent in his In
vestigations concerning such election.
It seem that a student so vitally interested in
campus affairs would at least read our campus pub
lication, better known as The Daily Nebraskan,
thoroughly. Protester, if you read th Nebraskan.
how do you reconcile your statement to the effect
that only 61 votes were cast for May Queen? The
Daily Nebraskan printed an article on the last May
Queen election, in which it atated that over J00
votes were Cast this year compared with 80 last
year. As this is theoretically the only Information
available on the subject, your figures are surely
in error.
To this observer the comparative figures would
indicate that the Senior women do realise the Im
portance of May Queen election and Are showing an
increased interest in this election. Why not give
them another tricl and see what will happen next
year?
Just Aft Observer
ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW
COLLEGIA OK UOLOG9A
There should be established at all large univer
sities a College ot Bologna. There Is A greater need
for the establishment of this sort of a college than
for the maintenance of many now In existence.
There Is no doubt, in the minds of many, that 50
j.or cent of the freshmen attending the University
of Minnesota, for instance, are doing so for the
Spttc.irtd purpose of either finding a biiehand or A
wife, or inhaling a bit of collegiate culture.
There seems to be something gratifying these
m-Hlera and hectic dayi In say'tiff (hat one has been
to college. There teems to be uu i::'.J: desire to
become a member of some Greek letter oiganltatloa.
Fraternities and sororities ifl number and member
ship Are becoming so common they Are almost pre
requisites to any sort of a social standing in com
munities of 10,000 or more.
The College of Bologna would take care of atu
debta such as these. It would take the strain ofr
the minds of professors who really with td speui
their time Instructing students.
There are boys and glrlt who lament over com
ing examinations. They shudder over the marks they
expect The fear does not come from any desire
to remain in a university, but rather because of th
wrath Of parents. It is because of parents who In
sist that their children acquire at least a year's
culture la college, that the College Of Bologna would
nave a large enrollment.
Th College of Bolo.ria would be filled with
students who wish to acquire a year's reputation as
a student in a unlveeait? without eontrtbuueg nay
mental effort The College of Bologna would re
fresh the minds of these worried students. It wuld
permit a freer circulation of wdally Inclined atu
dents. But, without A doubt, th ftrejudlo or Aea
detulo finds would prohibit the establishment of any
sort of an institution at Minnesota.
Mim4U Daily
Social Washington 'la all agog.
Those weekend trips of the presi
dent up and do a the Totoumc
have been Important events In the
social lite of the capital. Recent
presldenta have been In the habit
of resting up. over the week-end. by
getting away from the busy capital,
and enjoying the soothing delights
of the river. To go along with the
prealdent al Ins Invltallou, lias
been a rherlshed design ot many
people. And further, many an Im
portant problem ot state had beon
Ironed out. In quiet and comfort,
on the good ahip Mayflower. It
looks like fishing will take the
place of aailtng, aa the presidential
pastime, aa President Hoover is
an Inveterate fisher. Indeed, the
newspapers are already hailing the
advent of a "fishing" cabinet.
Many editorial colums of the
country have hafVd this new
economy with great delight, being
particularly pleased with thei
economy of il all, and the fine I
democratlng Influence which the;
order ot tho president will diffuse
throughout the country. This sort of
benefit, however, can be greatly
overexaggerated, and there Is aUo
a limit to the nature and amount
of democratic effusion that is de
sirable. The president of the Uni
ted States holds an exalted office,
one In which the control of the
affairs of the richest nation on the
face of the globe lies. It is false
economy to scrimp and save at any
point that will tend to lessen the
comfort or the dlglnlty of the
dignity of the chief executive. If
our country can afford to build
battleships, fifteen of them, at a
cost of $15,000,000 each, then It can
afford to provide the president
with a yacht al a cost ot !300,0ou
a year.
ems In parliament to set enough
roles in ruinmanii a mercurial
whclln-r Ihej Hppinveri of the ad
ot a majority. His intuition Is almo-
this: the people decide
wlit-iliir they approve of th ad
ministration or not. I.' they are In
favor of the administration, then
lit l hem hae absolute control ot
the legislature, ao that a unirieti
-.tnaiaienf . anil VtaoroUS nations
policy can be- tarried out. If the
people want tne ream, so Aiua
ollnl argues, men let the FasclstI
run the whole government, unnam
lered by troublesome and dilatory
minorities.
Mussolini's loalc l auite incom
patible with modern governmental
tvstema. and with the modern poli
tical philosophy. Ills position. Is
thai opposition ia Inherently a bad
thing, that a government, lo be uc
tessful. must rule with a free reign,
unchecked and uncrlllclsed. Th
perlence of other countries does
not bear this out. In ICngland,
where a system of parliamentary
government exists, his Majesty's
"loyal opposition" Is considered a
necessary and vital part of the gov
erment. So It la In the Units
States. The strongest argument for
the reteutlon of a strong Democra
tic party Is the neceaalty of main
taining a vigorous minority In
congress so thai the acts of th
Republican administration ran b
constantly subjected to lh closest
ort of scrutiny. The worst thing
that ran hnppen to the very popu
lar Republican party la the oblitera
tion of the Democratic party. And.
in such an event, the country
would suffer a distinct loss. Minori
ty parties have contributed richly
to the development of the country.
The discovery ami prosecution of
the ToHot Itome oil scandals, a
service of Immesureable benefit
and value to the country, waa due
to the efforts of the watchful and
alert lemocratic minority in the
senate.
The British trading ship Imalone,
trading In illicit llqulor, was
sighted by coast guard officials off
the American coast, and was pur
sued beyond the legally recong
nlzed limits. As a result of gun fire
on the part of the coast guards, the
rum runner was sunk, and one ne
gro was killed. Now international
complications have arisen between
oui- government and that of Great
Britain. The question that must be
soitled is a very delicate one, eince
It i.i.olves the much-disputed point
ts how far the sovereignty of a
na i extends into the adjoining
oorau. The treasury department,
which has charge ot the coast
guard, has rushed to the defense of
the men who sank the Imalone, but
the state department, which has
charge of the diplomatic affairs of
the country, is treading the ground
Very cautiously.
BETWEEN THE LINES
By LaSsll Oilman
Vice President Curtis and Gov. M
Reed of Kansas are In a very diffi
cult and embarrassing position. As
a result of his election to the vice
presidency, Mr. Curtis resigned his
seat in the United States senate.
Now it Is Governor Reed's duty to
choose a successor for the biiliincc
of Mr. Curtls's term. The obvious
choice of the governor ;s Henry J.
Allen, former governor of the state,
and one who Is high in the councils
of the republican party. Hut the
trouble is that Mr. Allen is the j
most bitter political enemy that
Mr. Curtis has In the State of Kan- j
Saa. It would be rather incon-1
grous to see the seat of Mr. Curtis,
voluntarily vacated, turned over to
his most implacable political op
ponent The election of members to the
Italian parliament was held last
Sunday. It was an unusual sort of
an election, as all happenings con
nected with Italy's unusual premier
seem to be, and it deserves some
special notice. The central office
of the FasclstI party, of which Mus
solini is undisputed and absolute
proprietor, nominated a complete
ticket of 400 candidates, which Is
the total membership of the par
liament. All that the people had
the right to do, nnder the provi
sions of the electoral law, which
was Jammed down the reluctant
thror.t of Italy by her energetic dictate-,
was to vote for or against
(he wi,olu ticket. There was no
choice of (aidldates, on the part
of the Vou ., i'o right to reject one
individual i::it.vor of another. All
the voter had the power to do was
to register his approval or disap
proval of the existing administra
tion a a whole.
"Napoleon." by Emll I.udwlg.
6S2 pages. New York: Bonl & Llv
crlght. 13.00.
Mldsemester time Is not condu
cive to reading, and this Is A long
book, but once started the reader
Is so fascinated he can't stop and
must flnl'h the last pagr Thla is
a most marvelous biography from
the pen of Ludwlg who la un
doubtedly the outstanding biogra
pher .of our times. Never until one
reads this book does he see and
understand that magnetic, power
ful, brilliant character, Napoleon,
as he Is depicted here. It Is more
stirring than any novel could be,
for it makes an epic from the life
of a great man. Written for the
most part In the present tense, and
without any reference to dates, the
story moves as a series of flash
pictures, carrying one from one
episode to another; letting the
reader feel the powerful sweep up
ward of Bonaparte In his steady
rtp to fame. I can only quote a
few remarks concerning the book:
"I congratulate you on bringing
out so necessary a hook, by so
competent and brilliant a man and
In such a substantial form." Will
Durant.
"Read Erull Ludwlg's 'Napoleon,'
for your reward will indeed be
great ! It is one of the most fas
cinating and richly satisfying of
modern biographies." Starr Law
rence. "An outstanding book in Napol
eonic literature a Sargent por
trait wherein secrets that ordin
arily hidden in the heart are writ
ten in the countenance for all the
world to read. May prove to be
an abiding contribution to the
world's creative literature." At
lantic Monthly.
"Head and shoulders above the
new books Is 'Napoleon,' perhaps
without equal among the many
Napoleon biographies. It is fne be
cause it ts human, and its easy,
clear style brings out Napoleon aa
Mussolini introduced this ob
viously undemocratic electoral
scheme to remedy the existing par
liamentary system under which It
aly functioned when he seized the
reigns of power during the chaotic
period Immediately following the
World war. He wm thoroughly dis
gusted with the parliamentary sys
tem, with Its many blocs and in
numerable factions, and their bick
ering back and forth. He was dis
gusted with the weak cohHUou
cabinet! which ran the country by
compromising with enough inter-
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no book of W""? '" ,U,M"
fcmpoila tiajeiie.
Jim Tully ha tl.eluped a dis
tinct style alnre Ills "pimi-lt
tar" "Jameiten." and "H-aitara or
life" "fln-u I'ara.le and
'"banty Irish" ",-' ' I-'""'"-Now
he brealis Imo
, , thori oiyi ; -r;"
nays" He has adopted the Mer
rury style, surely. "h "1",lVn
tenrea forming paragraphs. It Is
weird reading; one leads In gasps
nd jeraa. for "'n .r,'?,on
n.ual this deals wl.lt hobo. Hobo
theme are popular lately: all he
leading megailnee are publishing
yarn about the grliiled ,,m"
ride the blind haggagea. Hrrtbner
la running a aerie of su h torlea
by a man who ! an elevator oo
' i. . tjmm York atartmnt
and never wrote a line before n
h'. lite. Hut ne naa ounjint-u .v.
twenty year nd aeeme to know
what h la talking about.
Tully revels la good old blea
phemy. s reader of "Clrcu. 1
rad" and "Shanty Irish have
m i, i. aiiiff- almost
enough to ma a coed faint, and
It tt reader Tht' U that
relly necessry.
In the Mercury' "Americana, I
find thl Item from the Kushvllle
(Nebraska) Standard:
r t- iii ha had his mous
tache shaved off. The decapitation
ni4it heraiisa so much eon-
gealed water gathered on hi whl-
kertt while ne wa onvun
. . ,m Ifnahvlllft (A PlttO
Rldg that Chas. found It difficult
to expectorate."
I presume tne itin-ioving ranur
ot Americana thinks that thla
Item Is typical and makes a gooa
..aeiin nf Nebraska for east
ern readers to laugh orer. And I
also remember an easterner who
l mA ma where I was from and
when I said "Nebraska." he mur
mured, "Ye Oods! Out among m
buffaloes and Indians and cactus!"
We's branded for sure, but who
cares about that!
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iinuiwi.
TInftrta will go on aaU at ,h,
rlose of tha week, with ( .
aerved t Ross P. Curtlee Mettle
company. Rlngla dmlsataes win
be seventy flva cent for the .
nlitg poriormaaeae, walla U tu.
urday matinee tlat will V4
placed rn aal tor fifty cu ..
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