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BUSINESS MANACIN
Editorial Staff
Awelate editor: Jovct Ayrea
-.analt """ V'rt ki v
Newa editors: Donald Carlson. K'7
William Moflaary. BM Mi' Kim. Llnionl want
Snort editor; Jack Elliott.
Contrtbutlna alitor.: Donald 1 Vi
Cvpreanaen. Iv.naJd Tack. Pavld Fellman. N llliam
Mn;iary. timer Saov. Alan Wllltama.
Bualnaa Staff
AaatKtant Bualnaa Managers - Uroy Jack.
Oiarlea Lawlor. Ltr Lohmeyer.
rvpreanaen. Donald Kacka, David Fellman. Robert
KHy. William McClaery, Elmar Skov.
LooA-infif Through Blindfolds.
Minded by the possibility of m11 "nv
ine on food, coal and maintenance hills, fra
ternity steward met In Morrill hall Tuesday
ntirht to organise the Fraternity Imperative,
association through which all supplies will he
bomrht from the lowest bidders on each re
spective commodity.
With but little preliminary discussion and
only a cursorial investigation both at Nebraska
and on other campuses, more than a score of
university fraternities are plunging blind
folded into this new association. Just what the
outcome will be they themselves do not pretend
to predict, but retaliate with the statement, " It
won't hurt to try it."
The plan has worked some places, hut it
ha failed miserably at a host of others. Condi
tions vary and there is no criterion by which
success of the cooperative buying idea may be
measured in advance of experiment. And ex
perimenting irrationally so often involves pay
ing of a price much higher than possible saving
might warrant.
There are, however, a legion of factors
which should have been carefully considered
1,,1'nic Nebraska's fraternities entered into
such a uuion. First they should note that every
school at which the cooperative system has
l.cen a succcas, at least in the middlowest, has
hecn a comparatively small one located either
in small towns or In cities where schools play
l.ut a small part. They should next realize that
at Missouri, Illinois and Purdue, schools quite
similar to Nebraska in physical characteristics,
ihe plan has been regarded a.s a woeful mis
take, an utter failure.
Lincoln's merchants arc not to be ignored
in considering the cooperative problem. They
are among the university's beat friends, donors
of prizes, scholarships and awards, liberal ad
vertisers in university publications, cordially
interested in the student body, supporters of
the football team.
To secure their dissatisfaction and los
their friendship by cutting all but one in each
field from the biggest slice of university trade
in numerous stable commodities will hurt not
each individual fraternity but. the entire I ni
versity of Nebraska. The goodwill of Lincoln s
merchants, now held and esteemed by thin uni
versity, is one of Nebraska's finest assets.
Everyone, likes to consider vigorous young
manhood as good, fine, honest and true to
Cornhoaker ideals and principles. This condi
tion, unfortunately, often docs not exist. It is
well to laud the frankness and wholesomeness
of jonng people today. It is quite another thing
to grant to a half dozen selected student buy
ers the right to choose or select this "lowest
bidder." , . . .
Close supervision and cheeking may help.
Rut i cannot prove adequate to cope with pos
sible dishonesty and graft. The co-operative
syslem opens up ft new revenue of fraud which
should forever remain closed. There are a mul
titude of ways of getting around the ''low
bid" idea. There is no means to prevent the X
& X company which receives a coal contract
for thirty fraternities to make the coal buyer
a neat side gift. In fact it would be good busi
ness and the gift would be welcome.
Officers and buyers in the cooperative av
hold office for ft year. Annually stewards at
soeiations, by terms of the constitution, are to
fraternity houses are changed. Annually the
organization of the association will change cor
respondingly. Kaeh year a new man will buy
groceries, meats, coal, etc.
This system cannot make, for efficiency.
Just how much does a gullible and inexpe
rienced university student know about buyinir
groceries for thirty fraternities? Is he to be
V'ivcu responsibility for feeding nearly 1,000
men in the university!
But the fraternities are all a prallle with
eagerness to try the plan. They accept the fact
that "It won't hurt to try it." They do not
realize the unwholesome and la.stjng effect that
such an a-saociation may have if it prove un
successful. And should it prove successful this year,
thera is no reason to suppose it will continue
so. The complete instability of the organiza
tion and the facts thst it reMs almost entirely
with students can mean nothing but its even
tual downfall and the return to the slightly
mare-expensive but much more satisfartorr
and practical method of fraternity individual
ity in planning menus, fixing furnaces and re
pairing leaky bathtubs.
Where There $ Life
Nebraska's spirit was ridiculed in one of
Tha Daily Nebraskan'a feature columns Tues
day morning. That the legendary thing known
as aoLool apish is either artificial or entirely
ill.- t'nH.liilski T M'hool WS HHtf-
l.e t'olllinllisl We doil'l t'lllrtly j
TWCNrV MNTM VtAPt
Ol final tiil In alin ot Ihe l iiiwiailt of Ne
braska and nnei thr ilireitiuu ol Ihe HluUrnt
I'uDlualiou tlr.
Publl.-lifl vrr nioriiiini ilurinj, Ihe aca.leinn
ar wah Hi -ii"ii of Saturxiaya. Minliia
it J Unruif ihe arioa vacation enoia of ma
choul
Kdiu.ru! offica-Vnivaiaily Mall 4. Biati.-a A
Huamaa ciffica-L'niveraity Hall A. Station A
OffieVTtouta-tliuiriai Staff. 3 to m
.laily i.rpt Krnay and huuday; ouameaa malt
to p in. daily eipl Friday and Sunday
" T!erh.me-Wit.nialT'lWMt U'ntveraii) :
.banter and for " Daily N.bntakaiT
..huh drpaitnM.nl da.r1 After 7 r. m. call IMaa.
or HUM t Lincoln Journal i and aak fo Nabrsakau
r.1ilir
nudadTTaaTIiTaiiir'al the M.ai..ff.ca
,n Lincoln. Nth. under aet of ionia Maith 3
and at special rate of post as provided for in
-,(i..n 1103. act of 11. 3. 1VI7. authorized Jan
:o tii.
lei. aitikie C"ly a irnia
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CUFF F. IANOAHL ..
J. M. PITZER
lin king Hi
Vested )
iil'ec lll 1 1 ill rolillliliisl
I 't-1 h ,i students li.iv e
laili-il to t II in o il
in I
are predicted b those in eluig,
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i or in 1 1 iii. a in! in-it kesHioos in iiii- iu.ii i
1'iutsllilv rliisa 1
I'jlllles iind soll ki vslnlU IlilVe kllffel'id H sllglll h
.i i , - i . . .
lel.ipsc. Kut Ihe spin! nl ciiruM.l, which
luil it Willi llili states liliixelkity koine Mii
vein nt'o, Iih tfiowii with the institution. Lev;
eiel iiud ttiiditioii hae iioih isln d it until now
il stands proiiilly before .liiika' own stu
dent liody ami In r i i als
ViI.iiisUii siniil ill lii until I he iiuiver
sity is a tiling ot the pnsl iiud il Kiaduates are
. ml and Lfone It Is in meilile.
For those u Ini suffer twines n' einli.if
I MSMilellt Mild self eollsi-lollkhCKS W hell t lie Ill
low a sliifht cheer to eseiipc tln ir lips, we have
deep sympathy. To those ktinlciits who leel on
tin ill in Ncl.i -nsku 's xictniy iind in disup
point iiieiit in In r defeat we can give hothini:
but the salt of our teius.
lainpiis cynics may snei i al exhibitions of
patriotism for the I'tiiversity of Nebraska,
tiive them thi. pleasure, foi life will eontain
little else for one whose enpiieity for eiiiotii.n
is 1,'ieking.
A Stmlriit l.M.ka tit
I'libln. Allans
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II i a I1U1..111 linli i.H"
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i-:i.luiliik' plnl. liy "f hnjie
I A stent lrl that po f"l p'l
.' Itnal a:cilv u jul plaui l h
, lilral 'Hlii at aliokra ic Kii
5.iallv lh irill f nl.b-iai
ei hi-itiiiiK . "e J" 1 " I ' 1
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tain., we p...V.oit Ui.e anl jM.ker. ful.tieal theoi l" n-l
and a.liwivi .uppo.t st.sa e- lieu I. '"d ol iKl.ltlrd. m im-
hai.Kes and la.c lia.k. .pia.tical afc-e of ou nieir I-
,hium II is theoiy. the alM.liile
A mil w ilh an.l.itloiia nf ruinn ( t-tt lha inirte, ttie piinel
In the Union world la lauded f"t , j,lp , , ,.f ttir fact.
liu. .-.iiihI i nil ive lillll.lisr. ii i.v
ihe iii Ihe poiuuai
Is auapei'lrd of allUIer
Aiiotl ef tis aslire I a been added to the
Mori ill hall collection this tune In cause of a
road grader. Il always has been eooiiuoit opin
ion that it pay a to keep up the roads
Co-ed popularity contests are the order of
the uay. If you're not a sweetheart you might
be a queen.
Echoes of the Campus.
Proposed Dutiet of Cla Officvrt.
To the Kditor of The Nebraskan:
The illustrious ( t) class officers have been
rared long enough. The following schedule is
hereby graciously submitted with the belief
that if it is carried out precisely the worthy
class officers, will, in time, be fully appreciated
and beneficially occupied during their ternr of
office :
t'lass presidents: Should take turns con
ducting the traffic at Twelfth and K streets.
This would eliminate the need of light and save
the city of Lincoln money which consequently
would make Nebraska more wealthy ami even
tually the university should have the finances
nceessarv to lay a sidewalk across tho drill
field to 'Andrews' hall. This would greatly
benefit all students by sweetening their dis
positions. When traffic is scarce the presidents
might use the time and place to conduct politi
cal campaigns which would insure their elec
tion to other honorary positions.
Vice presidents: Should stand ready to step
into the president's shoe.H whenever he gets
cold feet. At other times the vice president can
patrol the campus and keep on the lookout for
prowlers. If this ia done it will not be necessary
to cut down picturesque shrubbery.
Secretaries: Hay take the minutes of class
meetings. They may keep count of attendance
and if twenty-three students attend instead of
seventeen they must try to discover why the
other sis came. The secretary should keep on
file fool-proof alibis for students' cuta and with
these aa reference, studonts can remain in
school for a longer time.
Treasurers: Should check up on all money
spent for postage stamps. This will provide a
way of telling how often student write home.
Penny banks may be established in lobbies of
various buildings where students may deposit
leftover lunch money. Thus classes may estab
lish a fund to help educate the wild men of
Horneo.
Seargents at arras: Will automatically be
come head colonels of the cadet corps; if they
happen to he women they may become hon
orary colonels. Other officials of less import
ance" should be eliminated. 0. L.
aet-kt to
I world, he
ll. ij;l
The Aiiiciuail new ipeta wolk
i al i ri'sa pliiKrs. tliey area lo
purifv in their rditoiiitl column,
a pui'.lic mm. I which they iMa
with then- rieiit pati'
I i-ii.n are the faiilla of ite-
liuK iai V it I allll a vaat improve
ment over rule hy a man luckily j
hot n I
lidiii I. o y ill rduiatl.'ii. lull
i ham foi all. mh and poor, to
ti,.. r.mti of iKi'lmt Irani i HIT la
the yloiy i.f America.
Ma-sachusWtii I a paiados
i among the si-.trriu.od .f American
ainl.'s. ilioiijili alio still haa a
j I'm Han. w iuii burning social at
! tiiudo of mind, she also has one
! of tha moat advanced logialative
! coder In the United State.
I In this day of widely diffused
education and criurai nn !.
popular catch phraaoa. simple too
gans. and tradit.onal dogma still
control the public opinion.
Sincerity and honesty In the
conduct of government business
are excellent virtues, but they are
no excuse for alupidity and aasin
inity. One of the moat common of all
preaent day fallacies la the as
sumption that the decline of the
Institutional orthodoxies of relig
ion meana a decline of the re
ligious spirit.
8ilence at the right time Is a
wise executive attitude; but total
abstinence from speech Is Irritat
ing, vacllatlng. and smacks of In
capacity. The confounding of prohibition
with temperance was the most
g 1 1 evous error the American
people were ever luuea nuo oe-llevtng.
Too Much Money!
Davis Coffee
Shops
Day and Night - 108 N. 13
Taclng Campus 1131 R
Fountain Servica
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Urt nt the "T"
Comfortable
Convenient
Inexpensive
Ask the man at the dek.
B1251 13th & P
A wild unity ' "in e oMaui. d
through tho uuivciial eluiuh. Hie,
i.Mim.iiiv ia Urn oli-it of the-
i leauue of .Valmiia and Ihe World!
: I'mul
t
The j;iowth of .liiiiiuliBliv
lustier. a a siippl. in. nl to the
j.mtliit d.Kfitstd b I he couila. Is
ioiitf of the most i,niliiaiit phe-
in .nu lla of nuslrin ji.rrnmeiu
The pioprr dispoMtn.n of the old
i..ntrovcti.y of wh.-lliri out a is a
j; vein mil it of law or of men is
the cotuliisi.'li llml it ixnslats "f
b'.lh; lor liiw vkilhout men to rse
cute it i futile, while men with
out la t" Kuiile and check them
veer l aibiliannraa and tyiunny
An armed H-.ne is always u
dangerous peaca.
An AnKlo-Amencan alliance ill
not brtn-f peace into the w.uUI,
despite the overwhelming mfluei e
of the Kngllah speaking propl. s
for the simple reason that this al
liance will only lenult In the for-
mat Ion of other alllancea.
No one country, or small group
of countries, ran assume the
guardianship of the world; un
iversal peace requires universal
co-operatlon.
A eftttsfartory tariff bill will '
"Don't
be
like that"
What's the use of getting the
good suit preised for a date if
the rain is going to make it
look like a wet sack before
you arrive? None whatever.
But if you put on your Fih
Brand Slicker your clothes
look precisely at well when
you get there as when you start.
A real Fish Brand Slicker is
good-looking too. It has set
the campus style for yesrs.
And it will stand any amount
of wear and rough usage. Look
for the Fish Brand label.
A. J. Tower Company, Boston,
Massachusetts.
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To the Kditor of The Ncbraakan:
Several appeals have been made recently
through the column tf thia paper, asking for
stronger student support in the Cornhusker
sales campaign. Perhaps one of the main rea
sons the student body is not giving the Corn
husker wholehearted support is because it costs
too muh money. By the time a student has
paid all the way from $1.60 to $6 for the pleas
ure of viewing hia own countenance on the
pages of the yearbook, he hasn't much margin
left with which to buy a book.
A innior or senior must pay $4 to have his
picture in the junior or senior section. If he i
wants his picture in hia fraternity section
alone, it costs him $l.-"0, and if he wants his!
picture in both Ihe fraternity and junior sec-1
tions it costs him a total of $4. 50. Then if he he- J
longs to any other organization wnien nas ns
picture in the Cornhusker, he has to pay for
each one of those pictures, with the net result
that after he finishes paying the photographer
he has to eat sinkers and coffee for the next
week in order to make up the, deficit. Naturally
when he is approached by a Cornhusker sales
man seeking lo extract an additional $4.50
from his painfully flat pocket book, he simply
can't take the rap.
Another ihing which arouses a students'
ire is to find that it costs him almost as much
to have a picture of his own used as it does to
have a new one taken. "Why should it cost a
junior or a senior $4 to have a picture used
which was taken the previous year. The Corn
husker collects a half-dollar from the photog
rapher for every fraternity and sorority mem
ber's picture, and $4 for every aArority or fra
ternity member who has his or her pieture in
the junior or senior section.
It is true that the costs of producing an
ambitious annual like the Cornhusker is tre
mendous. Yet it seems that tha book oould be
produced without placing such an unreason
able drsin on the student's purse. If thU is not
possible, why not do away with the useless and
expensive bric-a-brac, that adorns the year
book and turn out a tasteful, dignified book at
a much lower cost.
The students would be far more satisfied,
every man and woman on the campus eould
really afford to buy a book, and ths Corn
husker would be even mora representative of
the student body aa a whole than it Is now.
H. 0. JL
BILLIARDS
EXHIBITION
18-1 Balk-line Champion
Willie Hoppe
PLAYING ALL STYLES OF BILLIARDS
Wonderful Fancy Shots .
SARATOGA
BILLIARD PARLOR
LINCOLN" PMNKST
Harry La vine, Prop. Ex '26- '26, Uni of Nebr.
11th A P B6120
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kmd Cut to Or4r
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tailor a d ovi vMTwrou CHanra ioiuv rosi
ItTIMAUISMID fjfRVICC INTHI WailTCS) aVTATES
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tui MO, '45, '50
I, ttiiltrn a.i li'iiK aa ll."
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Ihe u.lrie-ta of thru on irr-pr. I
it i,.ii-,tilu-lH lea with I'.e lutri
...li i.f the nation aa a wh..l
II. e alasnallon of a people la a
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rou iim;i smon
HI.-, tnfn at ion will I dia. uard '
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i nil .1 nl riixiueeia inc. tint; '"
instil Ihe ulutlrnia whi wmloil
in the vnilouN powrl ii.itilit-a
Hi 'he state tuiuii the niiiilurr ,
mtill..n will tell of their rxpril-
riu i
r'UKeiie S White, whu w.ukr.l
f.-l Wen tern ul.llc c Il e Coin
1'i.nv of .l.-oil-lilnff. Neh . Wayne
t'.inlial. who waa rin.r t.y the
(own Netiraakn Light ant I'owir
.ot'U.anv In Lincoln: nn.l Kraiuin
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Overcoat
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wearing Dark
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Dark Blue
Coats are medium long
Single and double
breasted models
Better breeze in and
look 'em over before
old king winter
decides to pull a fast
one and lets us
have
a bit of snow and ice
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guaranteed
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