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J. M. PITH lUtlMII MANAGCW,
Sehraska 'School Spirit1 Did
Find an Outlet.
That lnf delayed and much lnralded "eli
mat of Comhuskir spirit" was finally reached
Friday when a youthful rloi ami revolution
I'H'k lilaee on the univrraity campus. At ha!
it i hoped that the climax has bcoi reached.
If demonstration v( arreater intensity are J
msndrd by spirit-fostering organisations, it
ill be advisable for instructor to carry saed-
(( shotguns tu Ri-lf defense.
Predictions of certain Corn 1U the
ifect that there would be no climwi IYid:i, a
discreet jiiggetthin in an anonyinou ad-r.
liM-imiit in Thi Nebraskan iiiiiiounciiij n
"rally, from l o'clock on," and xhorWitiom.
by "the Kally Man," writing in news column,
if The Nt-hrakaii, bore fruit r'ridiy morning
ixhfii several groups of student started on
their campaigns to mako clii nn- t inir iinpo--ili.
Tin? campaign were, for the most pari,
successful.
Everywhere on the campus, classrooms
were invaded by howling maniacs who nssim-d
t )) individuals in the rooms that the only suit
.bio niennii by which they could prove con
clusively that they were loyal Ornhusker was
to leave their classes nnd aid in the K0fra'
disturbance.
A few instructors were able to point out
to their classes the folly of the performance,
. itlier directly or Indirectly, and to hold their
meeting through the entire hour. r gardlcsk
..f interruption. Parenthetically, those insfue
tors are entitled to, and are receiving, the ft-hH-t
of the students because of thnt achieve-
llKlit.
The number of classes held through n en
tire hour van few. The "ralliers," unsatisfied
ith their milder attempts at disrupt in study,
became more enthusiastic. And in this enthu
siasm, a variety, undoubtedly, of mob spirit,
i he most outrageous incidents of the demon
trillion had the;r foundation.
The insult of students doing physical vio
lence to Dean A. L. Candy, one of the most veil
(ruble nnd admirable men .1 the faculty, is
uttcrlv unspeakable. The initipatinp circum
stances that the perpetrators of the offense
were temporarily insane is an excuse to some
degree, but the fact still remains that Ne
braska students were incited into a state of
mind which is not justifiable under any eon
lit ions.
Other "loyal Cornhuker" activities, such
sis breaking down doors, hissing and booing
instructors who had something to say to the
mob, preparing a fire hose for use in breaking
wup one class the hose was disconnected fortu
uatclv, and further catastrophe avoided and
"ofher"similar activities, are of course, deplor
able. In all probability, the participants ore
at this time deeply ashamed of their conduct.
If they arc not, no further time need be wasted
on them.
The whole procedure was outrageous, in
excusable, degrading, and indefensible. Its
general undesirability is amply evidenced by
the frantic scramble which organizations are
making to disavow all connection with the out
break. The histoiv of the spirit brewing for the
Saturday game dates back to the first school
lay of last week, when the Scarlet and Cream
coaching staff and football team met at a joint
luncheon with the Lincoln junior chamber ot
commerce. At that time the prevalent dormant
attitude of the Nebraska student body toward
the squad was lamented and plans for giving
the students a genuine shaking up were tcnta
tivclv framed.
That this action should be necessary at
i he University of Nebraska seems to be incredi
ble. In former years, the students have ever
been readv to step forward and cheer their
team 1o victory. The house to house canvass
of members of the coaching staff imploring fra
ternitv and sorority members to show sonic love
for iheir alma mater by getting out and rally
ing is a characteristic which only the 19.9-.tt
school vear possesses. . ,,
The reason for all this "necessary action
i instill "school spirit" is not the vital factor
at this moment. It's the hangovcr-the after-math-that
hurts and demands explanation.
And the problem that stares us m the face is
who is to be blamed for the upshot?
The Nebraskan does not claim that the
4, n-ioVi occurred tnclay were
unioriuiiuie evcii.n .-
the culmination of a deliberate campaign con-
NdDTTDCE
Monday, Tuesday
Wednesday
WITH
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FOR
ducted by tha Corn Cvba or the Innoeenta or
the athletic department. Hut the fact that
do not wish to plaee the blame on any of these
agenciea duet not sifrnify our acquiescence that
ivrrything Is rosy and the matter settled.
In a statement, appearinj on the front pnav
.f The Nebraskan thia morning, I Van of Stu
dent Affair Thompon declare that the mat-ti-r
U still under investluatiun. There arv many
things to roni.ered before the ease i
brushed aside or filial judgment made and The
Ni hraskan belie.a that justice cau be accorded
only after a thorough eiamination of all the
facts connected with the happening is under,
taken. That it is the desire of the dean to
realise this goes without sajing.
There is probably no one in the university
ut the prcsmt time who is not sorry for w hat
transpired Friday. Hut the harm is done. The
w hole business came about a a result of efforts
to arouse a passive student body into an active
eipresaion of enthusiasm it did not feel. The
Fridav rally had gone beyond the "school
spirit" stage. The majority of participant
hnd apparently forgotten what it was all ahmit.
They rcnt mbercd nothing but that the "rally"
a"an excuse to skip classes.
Assurance that there will be no lurthei
demonstrations of ,tho kind made Friday is
turnislie.l in a decree made by universitj
authorities. Quoting an extract of the official
notice of the dean of atudent affair, we supply
the following information:
"Suffice to say that from this time for
ward, organized rallies must be disp. nstd with
until after 5 o'clock in the ufternoon. Classes
may sing between class periods, but should an
individual attempt to foment a class rally
which disturbs classes he should he reported
to the dean of his college and to this office.
The Nebraskan appreciates the position
taken bv the dean and highly commends him
for his iaetful manner in trying to avoid fur
ther indulgences of this sort. Kallies have al
wavs been more or less of a problem on this
campus, but. fortunately, before this time ther.
have been, with very few exceptions, no das
tardly displavs of student pep as thnt which
took place this irGck end. The time hjid to
come and now it surely has.
The responsibility for the enforcement of
this late edict though not expressly stated, is
given bv the dean to the spirit building organt
zations'of the campus: Innocents. Corn Cobs.
Tassels. Vhesc groups are supposed to quell
anv provocations of rallies or any semblance
thereto in classes during the regular hours.
This is not a new responsibility for these bod
ies thev have always had the prerogative of
controlling wild animal tactics at rallies and
similar gatherings as well as the right to arouse
and stimulate student interest in these aftairs.
Whether these organizations have been ful
filling their obligations as religiously as they
might is open for debate. Perhaps the Friday
stampede could have been averted had there
been some attempt on the part of these ' pep
raisers" to control the situation. Hut, oi
course, the leaders, wise as to what might hap
pen, hied themselves away to some sublime
spot and never showed themselves until the
mob had subsided.
True, the game was won. Whether it was
the superfluous degree of noise generated rnor
to the team's departure that did the trick no
one knows. Hut the student who interests him
self in university affairs, and who has looked
askance at the goings on of the memorable
date, Nov. 22, 1929, is willing to attribute the
victory more to the prowess of the players
than to anything else.
Another football game the tinal contest:
of the season is to be played in Lincoln next
Thursdav. Another splurt of "school spirit
is in the" offing. Certainly sane minded indi
vidaus do not want to see a reptition of Fri
day's turmoil. But unless precautionary meas
ures are taken we may rest assured that the
University of Nebraska campus will again vie
with Kussi". in the way of revolutions and up
risings, with the possibiliy of more unneces
sary damage being done to university property
and above nil to the body and soul of such
esteemed characters as Dean Candy.
And it won't hurt one iota to start right ut
the bottom and suggest that those who exhib
ited the strong aggressiveness last week in
penting up school spirit recede to the back
ground this week and allow the rally business
to take its natural course.
IMiloriiil announcement in Wilcox, Neb..
Herald: "Owing to the lack of space and 1he
rush of editing this issue, several births and
deaths will be postponed until next week."' No
foolin".
r. Rogers says that marks in our schools
and colleges are a disgrace. Seme of them
have always been so regarded generally
Omaha "World Herald.
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To lha Kdllor of Th Nebrashao:
A univruy traUialon of lnlv-is vr'
Int hoiflMsly .hsll.rrd Iyn4 U minili..n
.ft D.lav when It h.me known thai th. mob
w hi. h broke up clawe. mhH .tsr end win
days n4 threatened infractors wllh violence was
Inspired In It. wwk by th. !
Innocent, are supposed to b. a group of hijth-mln.led
leaden, the thirteen most representative men on th.
rantmis. Their leadership In eili.s-l affair, ha. been
a tradition on thi rampu. fr more than a V'T
,4 a century, and II was genuinely bitter lllu.ion to
XI writer to find that the Inn-rents were rMpmsi
bl for the advertisement whl.h appeared The
Peilv Nebrask.n on l.t Thuilv. notifying .tu
dent'. that on Krlday there would be rally from
ft o'clock on." . . .
When a group with the prestir end responsible
iKMiitloa on the csmpii which the lnno.-enU have
hitherto enk.ved. Uelil-ralely cneourage. student to
halt clssswork for a .Isy In order to J"
wild Juvenile orgy f the nsti.re of he tldsy dem
onstratlon. one wonder. Just what la meant by the
"leadership" which lh Innocent ejetety hs
flaunted in the I ice of th. student body
six -ears. lrtslnlv the so-slled rally FYlday I.
going to cause more" adverse cntlcsm over the t ate
than anthmg whleh could have happened, and lhi
rii:Mlv.'f"r the whole aff.lr was a disgrace to the
university and to th.we who make up It student
""jf the promotion of this rally I an accurate
demon.! rat ion of the tvpe of leadership and Ideals
for which the Innocent coclety .tend.. R I high
time the csmpii. hsd eom. new I'.'le"
AN rX-ADMIRKR OK THE INN(X'KNT
School Spirit B 7if .v
To the Editor ft The Nebraokan:
All people op or near fraternity row were tju.te
aware thst a big rally was held ' n"'n.
nlcht .tarting at the comer of bixteenlh and "'
"nding mo of us know not where. The Con, Cobs
had promised some and threatened other, that uch
rallies would continue throughout the week, night
and dav. Thev even predicted that starting with
the 8 o'clock rally Friday clssses for that day would
undoubtedly cea-ie.
Is this sudden open agitation on the part or the
Corn Cobe and others easily aroused by yells, vehe
ment speeches, and more yells, true American spirit
or does It border somewhat on anarchism. Arc
these rallies true pep sessions, or mob scene., public
show. nd anti-study groups? Are we In school
Primarily to "rah-rah" or to obtain an education .
To be loyal to Nebraska must we break up clssses
and carry red flags?
Wednesday night the rally was emphatically an
nounced at e'verv house. Thst was not all: the mad
crowd "crashed" every sorority door and demanded
"Kverv girl out :" Many followed the crowd. Kvery
freshman went legsrdiess of the fact that a few
instructors were still giving midsemesters. A stu
dents and "F" students all followed the csll of the
"rah-rahs." Thev returned two hours later, cold
tired and aome bruised yes actually bnilsed-and
not an ounce more of school spirit. An evening ot
precious time wasted.
Then what Is the matter with Nebraska t ?
True, the student boay lacks spirit, but It is no remedy
to destroy the primary object of school In an at
tempt to revive the football spirit. Listen, you
Corn Cobs and spirit radicalisms: Hereafter start
that "Fight 'em" and "rah-rah" spirit earlier in the
tame. Contract aome of the pep the Tassels have
Shown at games and rallies. Talk It up. Show
folks you're there and why: We're for you and a
Bean William M. Cobleigh. of
Montant State college at Boreman,
Mont., was on the Nebraska cam
pus this week inspecting the en
gineering college laboratories,
chemical laboratories, Morrill hall.
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Breathless moments of football
Brilliant dinners Flashing
Sights and Memorable Parties.
Again, Georges Are h'tirniKh.
ing the favors.
With the Cornhuskers battling
for their Big Six Championship
this next week, what could be
more appropriate than Football
Parties, Favors, and Place
cards? We have many New
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rally In It. place, whl.h t. Is-twren a snd be
fore th. f.me. Hit keep the Is.l.hrvi-t. from !
moialiitog th. athool and killing tte spoil
That l'iHlf Nf.
To Ihe Kdilor 'ite Nebraskan
The f.4hU team and reaching staft ut Ihe I ni
versity of Nrlna.ka put feith It werk a grvat . . !
,4 effort to bring home Ihe Hig His . haii.i..ilo
A howl went up from the ramp M he rffe,t thst
omelhmg was wrons with the sl.sln.t ts.lv th."
was n.K. a.-ronlmg M the wail, rnoosh ep. rn.tjs-n
the g.l olJ spirit among the mrnilwi. of me
-a. ..a-. a aw4 1
. ..a ik.. i lti.i ilnnli if Iniil tmil n
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- .a. V.. . m J I. t.MI IsAll 1 iMt IWtal
Nebraska that at rrucial times the foothall lrm
which H hr. alwav. been Is-hind. Iwumn em
i lent with th moulh and an ina.le)iiate ph-ie.ll ,
a haa ten n4e. f late
Th. majority i the stislent tssly l slleixliog me
liniverallv f-r 'the .urp.e of gleaning an e-lu. sll""
and broadening their view, oil lire in preparation,
for varied carwm after leaving college Thev hnve
far more to do than play the part of rah -ah boy.
continually. ... . .
tin the other bnd. the memuei. of the rM4hnll i
team are working l-r gl.ny. f-r srtrr and
whatever else g n-s with the making of the team
If the team wishes mora support, then let trsrm give
performance which Will make impossible a restraint
of enthusiasm on the part of the student body.
We have nought our tickets. We traveled In Isise
numbers to see Ihe only out of town gm.s reason
ably near prior to the game Saturday. We are be
hind Ihe team. Hut let them stop this infernal
howling bv furnishing something ihsl will give
the student b.lv reason for an overtl.w of spirit
M. II
I I vritnhlv CnffiV SlnmHih'.
To the Kditor of The Nebraskan:
"Crowds and mobs are Ihe lowest forms of humi.n
groups." ssvs Hern.rd. "Ihe iss isl psychologist.
They approximate most closely to the j acks and
herds of lower animals."
"Say what vou may." the rah rah N.braskans
are telling each other. "Ihe rallies .lid the trick"
Uef hope they did. It is an III wind thai blow, no
rood. W hat are the re.ulla?
Tht Mn jn won. The faculty is incensed. Home
tinlents are llckle.1 to death. Some have had a
dav of srhnol blotted out and are wre shoot tbst
. 'door was broken and several ease, of violence
actually resulted between Instructors trying to hold
classes and the mob A few of the symptoms of
war have been manifested.
What happened to the students, most of them
rational human beings In their better moments
The normal instinct to seek power was fulfilled
when they experienced the sensation of having the
power of the whole mb with which they were
allied. Their manners were forgotten because thnr
Individual responsih.lity was gone
The member of a mob feels all Ihe power of rum
beis lie L suggestible to the nth disrrcf. lllsrr
sponsibilitv has vanished. It Seems rather sad to
an observer to watch evolution take such a back
slide in such a few hort hours, and see the future
leaders of the country In a melee that reminds the
westerner of a cattle slamjicle.
But what about it ? We won the game. es. but
unless some of the students In Nebraska who can
reason with their minds stop to lo it there will
be no more rallies. There can't be Property can
not be destrov.! for the sake of college spirit. Th
purpose of the university cannot le completely
banished tn order to win a football game. A whole
week of Interruptions and a day of wrecking ennn-t
continue. ,
A few more examples and the I mversity of Ne
braska will have to banish one of l lie finest tradi
tions of the school. Of course, the students csn
revolt. But then the taxpayers can. too. Then th
rah rah bovs wiil have no university to go to. The
sensible students, the loval Cornhuskers must stand
up against the whole thing when It begins to get
bevond bounds. The loyal Cornhusker must keep
his seat and hiss the thing back during class hours.
If a rally Is done right It is a great producer of
spirit. If it pssses the rallv category it destroys
Itself. Why not bHnd together as sensible, loyal
lovers of the old school nnd hiss down the ambitious
fellow wilh the inferiority eomlex and keep the
tradition? H- J-
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