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vi DNrsnvv. nra.Mnrn li, 1020, ttta tup iiiii.Y rn vskvn f.iut-. uiTrnnni 1 rnr nmr thi iiki.ts win 1 The Daily Nibraskan ' TWINTVNINTM YEAR Enteral oiitmt cl malUr t th potoffi 1b Lincoln. Neb. uo.lrr act o congr. Marvb I. h'9. ami at pml rata or poaUf provided tot in rtmn lloa. t of tvt S. IV1T. authorltai J 2. i9. CLIFF r. TaNOAHlT. ..... . aDI TOR-IN-CNIl J. M. PITZEA SUIINIII MANAGfcPJ Nebraska Spirit. One of the moot salient contributions of the Amtutdian philosophy to humanity in that which concern 1 finition. KvfrjboJy, aai Aristotle, the father of the science of logic, should be able t define the terms they imc in order that they themselves ami other might know what thry are talking about. Were thia Maul Greek dignitary of old to have visited the I'nive.-sity of Nebraska cam-pi-, this fall he would have undoubtedly been ihc most dioirruntU'd character of the limes. II. would have seen the fruit of his mental actions come to naught, for riftht here univer sity jvople were constantly employing a term which. m pitifully behind deacription and definition that popular eiprcssion called "college Kpiriu" So much (evidently too much, according to neme of our nioM ardent readers has been sid in those colunini about the after effect of OoriihnsKer spirit asserting itself on a memo rable l'riday not long ago. that no opportunity has been gixen to offer a clear cut, unadulter ated explanation of the combination of school and spirit. But we alone should not be subject to censure for there are many other who have brvught that figure of speech into play with out knowing the full significance of it. Several time during the course of the cur rei t semester, The Daily Nebraskan, editori ally, ha t Uudcd to the doerx-r meaning of thi intanpible thing, but never ha it given full expression to it. And all along there have be n these erics aprirging up from varioua agencies for more display of school spirit. School spirit is not something that extend only over a period of two month, from, say, the last week of September to the last week of November. School spirit is not something that can be thrust down the throats of a nor mal student body. School spirit is not some thing that can cause cla-ssroom doors to be battered down, classes to be broken up. and professors to be mauled about as if they were football scrimmage dummies. Renl, penuine, uitintcd, unalloyed school .spirit is. as we have always maintained during our term of office, something more profound, son.r'hiiir more enduring, something more .-ecious than that which was displayed in the rrtvnt upheaval. True, we agree with a brother --'.!nmiii. that the term comes very near es-r.-ip .ne a logical definition ; yet we believe there is Mich a thine as true Cornhuskor spirit love., the Kdrniration, the respect, the loy that one ha for this university. The executive staff, the administrative &:", the instructional staff, and the stndcnt l.!y alike share in this feeling toward the V' iversity of Nebraska. The fact that the ,x. ( utives and administrators are giving their ' n c, their efforts, toward the maintenance and if'ivancement of a gTeat institution, constantly bearing in mind both the taxpayers and the students, is an indication that they have some regard for the university. Because a professor does not get up before his classes and whoop and yelp like mad is no sign that he is devoid of II tinker spirit. But when he spends practically his all in the inter ests of the school of which he is a part, and which exists primarily for the purpose of giv ing the. yonth of the state an education and a chance to become the future leaders, he should be given credit for having the right kind of attitude toward the university. Who can deny that a professor who has served the university for exactly thirty sir years possesses school spirit! And painfully encash, it was this particular educate! Dean A, L. Candy who was destined to be one of the pnys of the famous "no class" hounds. ProfefiBors are not alien to school spirit. Tby show allegiance to their university through, fulfilling their part of the program the holding of classes. They also bhow loyalty through other channels, research work, the wrMng of textbooks and the doing of numer ous related tasks, which occupy the greatest shore of their time. There are many ways In which the student can manifest fidelity for Nebraska's foremost edu5ational plant. He can, and should, begin the very first day he is here to feel himself an integral fragment of this school. He can start right away to sense the ideals and pur pose of this leading midwestern university, and place them above everything else during Lis time here. - The student can prove he has the proper brand of school spirit by acting the part of what he is supposed to be a student. Not devoting all of his time to this, understand, but at least interesting himself in what the hours spent in concentrated study will do for Lixn in years to come. The student can also unroll school spirit by attending those functions which the uni versity and its acceptable organizations spon sor. There are the dramatic offerings, the mu sical presentations, the convocations, the social gatherings, the athletic contests in fact, all that assist in tbt. educational process. The student who takes part in worthwhile extra currieular activities in a serious, consci entious and faithful manner, having in view the benefits rather than the honors that are to be derived, can likewise be classed among the owners of school spirit. Since very few of the nonaeholastic enterprises carry with them any emoluments, the student who spends most of his time outside of he classroom and the study ball in the pursuit of these undertaking is to be given praise for his untiring effort sad for his indomitable spirit. Unfortunately, certain extremist on the emmjm deem school spirit as inextricably in terwoven with animal spirit. They seem to regard it as a sort of vague, irrational senti ment for the institution, and have the Impres sion that the only way thi pride can seek an Oe&Jcf i by backing tie football Uaa, and, incidentally, by intei foring ith the t ional workings of the uiux entity. If they do not entertain the idea of din rupting the clasMvoik, they, at least, hold in contempt the keeping of i-Um'n at the tune of approaching football game. They little real he that by ao doing they bring the institution Its If Into uiiteiupl and ahuu themselves to be enemies of good sport. They faintly real'. jo that there can be ways of showing spirit other than via the hey hey route. Organized cheering at football and laket ball games i wonderful indium for the demonstration of university consciousness. If the student has the highest tvpe of school spirit he will bo ready without the slightest hesitation to yell " Tight, Nebraska, right." and to sing. "There Is No Place Like Nehras ka," and "The Cornhusker." Ami the beauty of the whole thing is that the football and basketball squad for whom all the noise is in tended, will be able to tune in on the utter ance. The Nebraskan present these rumii.ation on school spirit for it fecU that love for one's alma mater i one of the most cherished ami most worthy aspects of university life. It stoutly believes that school spirit natural and not forced or artificialshould be maintained at the I'niversity of Nebraska but should bo freed from unnecessary exterior prodding. INTERCOLLEGE CAGE TEAMS PLAN hour Games Open Next Thursday Night In Coliseum. lnlivolli-e taklbell will (ft under way ThuifeUy, when four (imei are a hrtt.ilrtl In tha eve ning. The Teacher will met tna Art THI DKIXS WIN FKOM VI O.MKCJA PI OH(ANIZ.TIO.N Helta IVIia (Vita won fiont I'hl Ouir I't In I tin mliamuial Ne braska ball tournament Thi heHnl.v ecntsiuia for thia wrrH will I a i W V v v 1 V I . . Tuttdiy, Dtc. 10 tiignie tia Chi v. N KiKtlln It Itcta I'bt. lauiu 2 va Mama Kappa. Wadnrtday, Do. It Kappa Kspa (!mmi va ls-U and 8elencea team on floor two at I lelta It Delta Delta, learn 1 Alpha Ororta It A Inn It must be an awfully funny feeling to be jealous of those who are on the inside." Hut it mint be still worse for those who hme been on the "inaide" to be envious of those w ho are now on the outside and able to do their own thinking. 7 p. m The IVnttut and Farmer will meet at 7.25 p. m. Th latter Kama will be started at hair lime of the firat game. Thi plan will be followed In both lntfrcoltee and Interfraternity oaskftball thi year. The first of the other two game brlnga together the Pharniatlut and the Knglnerr at 7 p. m. on court three The lawyer meet the Bitad In the other tilt of th evening. Thursday. Dec. 12. Kappa Alpha Thele v. It Hrta Phi. team 1. Delta Zeta va . Alpha Delta Tbeia. Flday. Dec. IS Delta Gamma va Sigma tvita Tau. Alpha Xt Delta va Alpha Phi tMri.M t IS r(1ll l'il.l Idrnl W i.n.lon. tpl II. ITII Kven the politician who has always hud his own wav doesn't have anything to say about the Rhodes scholar apjwintment. Echoes of the Campus. Off th Beaten Path. To the Editor of The Nebraskan : One M. L., a more contemplative, philo scpLical and astute student than the general run of students, wrote a letter to you yester day, in which he expressed his ideas about college journalists, student editors, and the ec centricities of human nature. May I add a bit, if 1 can, to this dissertation! There are many people, in this funny world of ours who cant stand criticism. They resent it. They hate it. They may be brave and manly in all other respects, but they abhor criticism. Though down deep in their hearts, they are keenly aware of 1he fact that the institutions which others arc criticising, and to which they pay homage, are not worth the breath and the ink which are wasted upon them, still it rankles them to see and hear any critical estimate being made of them. Theee are the people who dread, more than anything else, to make any changes in the system of doing things to which they have been habituated. They start school doing certain things or watching those things being done. They are accustomed to certain modes of living, they are saturated with the standard desires of attaining certain stereotyped honors. Being thus trained to follow a certain stream of eventa. they tremble at anyone who dares to stem its flow. And when this chap encounters criticism, what is the thing he does? Does he inquire into the merits of the criticism, to 6ee whether the inquiry is based upon fact? Does he attempt to stop and evaluate the institution which the critic is attempting to analyze, and see whether the faults which have been indi cated are due to the institution itself? Does he try to call into question any part of that mass of customary ways of thinking, and judg" in the scientific bpirit which is the proud boast of this scientific age of ours? Not this fellow. The trouble is all with the critic. If evils have been indicated, then the evils all exist in the critic's mind. Probably the critic is sore about something, maybe it's a case of sour grapes, maybe he's airing his personal spite. Whatever logic is used to refute the contentions of the critic, the logic is all ad personam. The critic is jealous, he's this and he's that. But as to the things he criticizes, glory be, there can't be anything wrong with them. They are perfect, for aren't their roots sunk into the past? '.nd what greater sanc tion does a thing ued than the adherence of the past? It is manifestly true that there are ediiors who distort the facts, but it is also true that there are myriads of reader who misinterpret and distort the views of those who dare to question their precious preconceived measure of values. And may I conclude by saying, that one editor who is brave enough to adversely riti ciw institutions which have so far been re moved from the atmosphere of criticism simply because of the force of inertia, tradition, and cowardice, and who is man enough to voice opinions even though he know they will irri tate the "right" people, can do more for his school and his reading public than a decade of blind mouthing of empty ideas and still emptier establishments behind those idea. THANK YOU. I lugging R hard for your diploma? Don't lot wrong food hold you back. Heavy oatlng hinders your boat effort. Shredded Wheat doesn't tax dlnostlon or slow up thinking. at grlnd-tlmes. It's a big help faredded Wheat A complete meal with milk or cream i .in v 1 1 m w .r r. a i . i A .FEW STEPS From The Street Almost anywhere in Lincoln you re within a moment's walk of public telephone. You can always communkata quickly with your homa, your office or anyone ele you wih to reach. 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