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MAY QUEEN MEDDLING.
vrlllLE ballots have been counted an.i the iden
tity of Nebraska's May Quern in secret
known only by member- of Mortr Hoard, rumor.
yMip. irlticlsm nd objection. wi.leHpred since
ines!ay's election, show that the effort to ouht
politics w i!ele and thst sm chanpe miift he
made in f electing this repreenttlve Nebraska coed.
The campus is egoj with its secon.' annual May
Queen scandal. All sorts of reports Dave been cir
culated. ome with malicious cunning, o'Sers with a
factual tis. When remarks verging on slander
weie rrptated. exaggerated, and exchanged all over
the school. The Nebraskan felt it was necessary to
dig out all available facts, to separate fiction from
i ruth, to present a story of the entire election, and
to let the student body view for itself all the factors
involved in picking a May Queen and candidate for
Mortar Bard.
(table and undesirable situation that tha probation
regulation peek to prevent.
"M. X." la laughing up bis sleeve at tha Interfra
terntty council's attempt to make freshmen repn
Ibla for the violation af rules, according to a 8tu
dent Pulse, letter. The logic of his statements and
accusations la avldent.
riedgea would be considered yellow by their fra
ternity aasociatet If they reported Infractions of the
probation law. Such a system would never prove
workable.
Each fraternity must recognize tha evils of pro
bation week, If Ita abolition la to prove effective.
Theae Greek groups must leallse that the every ex
istence of fraternities on tha Nebraska campus Is
dependent upon statewide sentiment. This sentiment.
needless to say, ia In opposition to such things as
"hell week."
Fraternity men are not children. They have re
sponsibllitles which they must face If the groups
with which they are affiliated are to continue. The
probation week problem will work Itself out satis
factorily If fraternities co-operate with their self
elected Interfratemlty council. Further, they must
realize that they are being watched by the citizens
of Nebraska and that their playful pranks are often
considered malicious by those persons who support
the University of Nebraska.
AMLESTONES
AT NEBRASKA
Politicians are busy again. Those ultra-impor
tant positions minor class offices-soon are to be
filled.
Current Comment I
AOAINST BARB POLITICS.
To the editor;
The Daily Nebraskan is certainly to be com
mended for Ita very definite opposition to Alan Wil
liams' political efforts In the recent election. That
this opposition is sincere Is evident from the fact
that the editor's comment was witiield till after the
election.
Williams claims that his efforts were backed up
by the barbs, and denies any procedure that was not
right. The support which he had from barbs in
planning his attack was constituted, he claims, by
a group of seven people, who ''worked with him," as
he says.
Part of this group did work w ith him, but there
were others (at least two or three i who had no
active part. Some of them (at least one! withdrew
their effoits so far as definitely to refuse consent
even to have their names on the 'ticket."
Others (at least one) were taken very much by
surprise at Williams' proposal, and bad no chance to
give the matter enough thought to render a definite
"yes," or "no." Such names, of course, were used
as if consent had been given.
Williams certainly was under a very great obll-
March t.
Neb raaku wrestlers defeated
Minnesota. 12 to 8.
The development of five rases of
smallpox caused considerable con-
ternation.
Coach Ueaig and his cohorts be
gan spring lootlmll pratlce. with
only a small squad leporung.
1920.
The publication board announced
that the Curnhisker sales drive
wi.uld be commenced soon.
Chancellor Avery welcomed the
annual convention of the Nebraska
Itoad institute.
1915.
The Univemitv Week committee
announced that Wahoo, David City
and Seward had signed contracts
for the program.
Dr. Comlra exhibited his west
ern Nebraska films at the Omaha
Y. M. C. A.
Hwlmming cIajimas for university
women were abandoned.
1910.
The Nebraskan published a lit
erary IsHue. The entire paper was
made up of csxaye and odea, plus
the necessary advertisements.
1905.
The Students' Debating club de
cided to use a university subject,
choosing that of military drill.
The editor commended the Glee
club on the success of their concert.
While It Is laudable to btnve to keep such elec-1 gation to see that absolutely every name was ra
tions completely out of politics, this Idealistic view, ' moved from the ticket whose owner refused consent
at first cherished by The Nebraskan. seems utterly ! to use It. Williams did not fulfill this obligation.
impractical with all the information on the recent
balloting at hand.
Mortar Boards, as Individuals and as an organi
zation, are not to blame for the present situation,
intimations that they were staging private cam
paigns for them5elves were branded as false by
sororities with Mortar Board members. It is true,
however, that several campaigns were tarried on in
behalf of certain coeds by sororities as well as by
the barb group. It Is equally true that it will be
impossible to prevent similar campaigns in future
years.
.
1HE past election has been proved honest and
above board by checking ballots and crossed off
names on the Junior-senior list, but certain students
still insinuate that with Mortar Boards at the ballot
boxes it is little wonder that every May Queen has
been a Mortar Board. How eay It is to say on Ivy
day, "The May Queen? Oh, yes. She was one of
the girls at the poll when I voted last spring:."
Williams was charged with having the interests
of the university second to smaller interests. (Every
politician should be charged with exactly the same
thing, in my opinion.) In answering this, he points
out what the barbs have done in the way of parties
he points to the Barb council. This he has no
right to do, for the Barb council does not reflect
Williams' motives.
He has no right to identify the Barb council with
his political endeavors in any way. The Barb coun
cil is a non-political body, and this article is evidence
that there are least some of its members who, even
as individuals, oppose politics.
I write this article with the hope that the student
body may not condemn the barbs in general, or the
Barb council, or those whose names were on Wil
liams' ticket, for the mess which Williams creates.
MEREDITH K. NELSON.
KLUB OFFICIALS
ANNOUNCE CAST
ON SPRING SHOW
t Continued from Page 1.)
posed of Lucille Wright, '32.
Stromsburg; Nyle Speiler. '30,
Lincoln; Fayette Norris, '32, St.
Joseph. Mo.: Jerry Swett. '32, Om
aha; Frances Rolyoke, "32, Om
aha; Lucille Carothers, '32. Falls
City; Irene Snavely, '32, Elm wood;
Harriett Nesladek. '32, Omaha;
Irene Dawson. '32, Wyraore;
Katherine Bickford. '32. Lincoln:
Hetty Harrison, '32, Lincoln; and
Faye Williams, "50, Omaha.
Eleven Men in Chorus.
Composing the men's chorus are
Kenneth GammiU. "31. Berthod,
Colo.: Cyril Winkler. '31, Lexing
ton; Don McMasters. '31. Omaha;
Nathan Levy, "31, Hastings;
George Mickel, '31, Omaha: Albert
Wahl. '31, Omaha; Robert Manley,
'31, Holdrege; Jack Mildrum, '31,
Fremont; Stan Kiger, '32. Omaha;
Norman Hoff, '31. Lincoln; and
William Stlverson. '31, Omaha.
All members of the principals
cast are requested by the club
to report to the club rooms, lo
cated in the Annex building, at 3
o'clock Sunday afternoon. A
chaperoned meeting will be held
at that time.
Delinquency Itvmoval
Should He Ih'ihtrti'tl
According to Mies Florence
MoQahey, registrar, all reports
f removal ef delinquencies
mutt be en file In the regie
trar'e office .not later than
March SI, In order that stu
dent! may be eligible for con
sideration for Honors day.
by girls and Winifred Yates Is
chairman of that department. Her
nard Barnes will direct acttvltlfS
of the livestock parade, flereme
Clover ia chairman of the commit
tee which will arrange the Folll.s
and Unorphium acts. Kvelyn Krots
Is co-chairman.
'Ian Dances.
Other activities, sights, and at
tractions will Include dancing on
two floors, one of them out door,
side shows, conceaulona. and many
others.
Howard McLran has charge of
ticket sales. Boyd Von Heggern is
chairman of tha publicity commit
tee with Edith Ktahl co-chairman.
Don Facka and F-sther Bover are
joint chairmen of the advertising
committee. Bob Danlclson heads
all promotion activities, and Mar
garet Hollstrom Is assistant to
blm.
The senior Farmers Fair board
consists of Klvln Fmlik, manager;
Ralph Elliott, treasurer; Kuth
White, secretary; and Lola Davie,
Margaret Hollstrom and Edwanr
Janike. The Junior board Includes
Georgia Wilcox, Elizabeth Wil
liams, Niesje Lakeman, Emoiv
Fahrney, Merle White, and Bob
Danlelson.
'S OCTET IS
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ANOTHER VIEW ON PARTIES.
i To the editor:
The All-University party plan, proposed by
By taking direct charge of the election Mortar j Joyce Ayres, is being greeted with favor by a great
Board lays itself open to such criticism which, I number of barbs on the university campus. Many
though untrue, Is unwholesome for the organization
and for the university. It is thia which muat be
remedied along with the political angle of the situ
ation. Thus there are two questions which confront
Mortar Board at this time. First, is it willing to
recognize politics in sonic shape or form, or is it
going to permit them to be played unofficially
sometimes underhanded, sometimes on the level
knowing them to be present hut taking no step
against them? Second, is it going to jeopardize its
members by having them standing watch over the
ballot box when they are the usual candidates for
the May Queen honor?
Corollary to those questions come two other
problems which have arisen since the last two elec
tions. One concerns the barb element and recon
ciliation 1th sorority people. The other has to do
with a change In method of election at least to the
extent of taking It out of Mortar Board supervision.
THE Student council sought to put one of its
members in charge of the election. Mortar
Boards objected, presumably on the grounds that
election of May Queen was a Mortar Board activity
and out of the Jurisdiction of the council. But by so
doing the Mortar Boards allowed themselves and
their organization to be harshly criticized. That is
unfortunate for Mortar Boards, the new May Queen,
the university at large.
Proposing to take the election out of Mortar
Board hands la not due to a desire to usurp any
Mortar Board power, but to save the senior women's
honorary society from undeserved and unwholesome
gossip.
The difficulties and problems faced in selecting
a May Queen at Nebraska now appears to be multi
fold. It is a thing over which the student body is
rightly concerned. It is a project which will require
the co-operation of the Mortar Boards, the Student
council, the barb group and other allied organiza
tions interested In the university before a feasible
solution will be found.
UNDER THE SURFACE.
"Hell week," with its battered, weary freshmen
and highly entertained upperclassmen, has been
abolished by the Nebraska Interfraternlty council.
Technically fraternities are abiding by the ruling;
the spirit, however, has been streched mischievously.
Frowning disdainfully upon probation week,
Greek brotherhoods have resorted to "work week"
and "fun week" to take the place of the traditional
hazing.' Some of these affairs are innocent tnd
beneficial; others actually violate the ruling.
Fraternities know when they violate the spirit
of the probation ruling. They know that playful
tactics sometimes lead to undue roughness and
horseplay. They realize that some of their mem
bers go too far without thinking. It is this inev-
of them, although they differ on minor points, de-cla-e
the new plan will inject life into the hitherto
listless dances, and will attract barbs and Greeks
alike.
All-University parties as they are now consti
tuted are not representative of the student body.
They are not even representative of the barb group.
Non-Greek students who have attended these dances
almost unanimously declare that they are municipal
affairs, with high school pupils and dance hall regu
lars contributing to the general shoving and maul
ing. It is no wonder that fraternity men decline to
attend the affairs accompanied by girls. The non
descript stag line, almost wholly surrounding the
dancers, is terrorizing to the bravest couple.
The so-called barb leader has expressed the opin
ion that "his followers" will not co-operate in case
fraternity men are given a share in the arrange
ments. Yet many barbs have already repudiated
the apparent leadership of Mr. Williams, stating
that they would welcome a new party system In
volving true All-University representation. They
are looking forward to favorable action on the plan,
confident that it will receive the approval of the
student body when the vote Is taken.
W. G. T.
PROBATION PALAVER.
To the editor:
Does the Interfraternity council really take itself
seriously ? I get a good laugh every time It makes
a proclamation. The hell-week ruling, for instance:
first it offers no penalty to the house; secondly. It
leaves the enforcement up to the freshman; thirdly,
the council backs down entirely and declares that
it would not attempt to regulate a work week at
the houses.
This work week constitutes such impositions as,
"Pledge, have these windows cleaned by the time I
count to five or you'll get five. Of course it is an
impossible request. The punishment is hell-week.
Under the protection of the council any penalties
may be Inflicted for Incomplete "house work."
Don't pretend for a mtnute that hell-week is abol
ished. What pledge would date turn in the name of his
house for infraction of the rules concerning pre-inl-tlation
activities? Certainly the council would do
something to the bouse in question, but what?
What would be the fate of the pledge who "helped
keep the rules enforced?" You know that answer,
too. If he really likes his fraternity he would not
kick about anything they did to him, even though
he heartily disagreed with it.
The council has come as close as possible to
making no rule at all on that question. My con
gratulations to those members who are on the coun
cil who have so thoughtfully protected their own
hou.'cs against Infringement. That rule and Its en
forcement are about as dangerous as an empty air
rifle pointed strsight up. M. X.
SOCIALIST CANDIDATE
DEPLORES MILITARISM
(Continued from Page 1.)
ample of the" economic pressure
which he claims had much to do
with making William McKinley
and Calvin Coolidge presidents of
the United States, when the appar
ent alternative was a boycott en
forced by capitalists against men
neediug work and men needing the
products of labor.
Mr. Thomas does not think con
trol by capitalists of the commodi
ties necessary to wage war will
end strife. He predicts that even
if the money men of the world can
get together on an international
basis to such an end, class wars,
and conflicts within nations, will
be substituted.
FARMERS' FAIR
BOARD APPOINTS
GROUP CHAIRMEN
(Continued from Page 1.)
is the belief of Cyril Winkler,
chairman. There will also prob
ably be another polo tournament
Clover Heads Group.
Merle White is chairman of the
committee on exhibits, another of
the major attractions of the fair.
White declares that be is trying to
devise a different way of display
for the exhibits.
The tea room will be managed
Girls' Athletic Association
Sponsors Program
Monday.
The women's octette of the uni
versity, under the direction of
Hermann T. Decker, will present
a program over KFAB from 2:30
to S o clock Monday. Marcn 3. tn
the campus studio. The half hour
Is regularly sponsored by the Wo
men's Athletic association every
month.
The program will open with
two numbers by the octet, "O
Queen of Heaven." by Willan. and
"As My Dear Old Mother," by
Dvorak. Selections of two duets
by Mildred Johnson, soprano, and
Hortense Henderson, contralto,
will follow: "Hie Thee, Birdling"
and "The Ring" from "Echoes
from Moravia" by Dvorak.
Lucille Ambrose, pianist and
accompanist to the octet, will
play "The Little White Donkey"
by Ibert. The octet will close
with two numbers by Parks; "Pale
in the Amber West" and "Seein'
Things at Night."
Members of the octet are Mild
red Johnson and Ramona Jorgen
sen, first sopranos; Alice Duffy
and Maxine Mathers, second so
pranos; Hortense Henderson and
Audrey Muslck. first altos; Gladys
Loeterle and Marie Alice Mans
field, second altos.
WESLEY OUARTET
IS TO PRESENT
RADIO PROGRAM
The Wesley foundation male
quartet and gospel team will have
full charge of the radio service
conducted by the Lincoln Ministe
rial union over station WCAJ. A
program of sacred numbers has
been planned by the quartet.
Lloyd Watt, a ministerial stu
dent and a freshman in the uni
versity, will bring the vesper hour
message, speaking on the subject,
"Courage Sublime."
Dr. Harper Will Speak
Before Denial Soeiet)
Dental students will have the
opportunity of hearing a demon
stration lecture by Dr. Harper,
Chicago dentist, Mrfiday afternoon
at 3 o'clock, in the clinic, on "Den
tal Amalgamus." Dr. Harper will
also speak before the Lincoln den
tal society.
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