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TWO Till: DULY Nr KKXSKVN ti i sn v. ocmm u 7. ino. The Daily Nebraskan " ktllKK A, Lineal). Sjak'aaka OFFICIAL tTlOCNf "UBUCAT I0 UNIVtftklTV 0 MiK FuliK4 Ti4ay. WidMllir. TSua. rr.n af T kwnday iMimiil Surma lha ataaawa vaar. THINTIITH VIAN atar Mctntdiu mauar al ' i" L , Nafcraafca. "', Mai t. r aeaa'al rata atate '" V?" 1IJ ac. at Oalakac , awir-ar-iaS January f- . kmea ajiraanaa) Wueertl '"wl' UltCftlPTIO MAT! U a yr ki"ie CS I e1 eernaaler td'tanal OWIaa COI'varaHf Halkk. Tiupn-Dirl HI i NiMI Ml. aVSIil tJeureail AtK far Naftraakaa filar. BOITOAlAL TA William T. MeCiaary Miir.i.aiai Manaaina. MUart AaMrt Ran.... ... Franc! Nelyafca. .. William MtAaffin.. Ntwa tdilart .. II mam Wa , . Arthur M Ithao . lua MtKim .kpana la ta 4.a A Waaner lualwH BimBMH. in r ---- - , i.Vamac. Moffmaa "' Charlai Lewler ". Menauar Aiant Bualnaaa Minaaara ajarmaa Oaliahaf .Jark Ykefltaae Jrar&M kfT. Wakraaka fr Aaaaatattaa. How About Overhead? Kespowling to The Ncbraskan'a bewildered request for student oplniona concerning the wearin of green capa by freshmen, four student have craved me Monwin Strangely, the letters, divi.le equally pro and con; unfortunately, only upper classmen have commented. . 'A tradition ceases- to be a tradition when mralr ia Ja-noreA hr the majority," be. lievet J. R. A. On the aurface thia appear nulte logical, but let us tudy the aiaieniem. la the ainging of Nebraska's anthem at the rloae of football gamea traditional! We be lieve it ii; and yet the majority of students does not participate in that rite. Some fraternitiea, according to J. K. A., be lieve that the green cap custom ia antiquated and foolish. Feeling aa they do. these Greeks are acting reasonably in forbidding their pledget to indulge in a practice which they consider downright degrading. Provided, how ever, that the freshmen share this opinion. It is a simple task to ridicule traditions. Anything based upon sentiment is easily cnti ciied, panned, and made the brunt of sarcasm. Defense of any practice which finds its origin in sentiment is difficult, for those who do not feel thia spirit cannot be convinced. Is enforcement necessary to make a tradi tion effective! We question that. If every football fan were compelled to remain in the stands after each game and sing the Corn busker, would it be a better tradition? We l.clieve that it is a commendable tradition so long as there are students and alumni who have enough sentiment to remain in the stands and sing their alma mater's anthem. There are some freshmen who are pleased to wear green caps. They feel that this ridic ulous looking cap binds theni closer to the m stitution they respect and honor. Can blase upper classmen discount this display of en.o tional regard by making it appear foolish 7 Probably not. If every freshmen were forced to wear a green cap, which coercion would involve the infliction of paddle punishment, would it make the tradition stronger! We believe that the tradition is stronger as it is, for the enforce ment, such as it is, rests with smaller groups. If freshmen are fully convinced that the wear ing of green caps is silly, idiotic, asinine, then they will be better off without them. Of course the Innocents society comes in for its share of criticism in regard to the sale of caps. "The Innocents make the profit from the caps let them be the ones to enforce the wear ing," decrees A Barb. This gentleman be lieves that the senior honarary is passing the buck to other organizations in its recent at tempt to have the Corn Cobs, Interfraternity council and "N" club assist in enforcing the tradition. Mr. A Barb must realize that thir teen men would cut a sorry figure of the cam pus if they accosted each freshman and at. tempted to beat a green cap on his head. If the Innocents feel that co-operation of other bodies would make the tradition more effective, then they are not passing the buck; they are only trying to straighten out the problem. A Barb threatens to sell green caps at cost, in competition with the Innocents society, un less the seniors do something. Numerous diffi culties present themselves in the selling of green caps. Possible losses must be antici pated. ' But we admit that an organization is not fully justified in making its profits from new students. Freshmen are no longer "dirty faced" high school boys, as J. R. A. states. But green caps do not signify that the wearer is a small town hick or that he has never been outside the werdy limits of his native village. If freshmen want green caps, they should have them. If an organization is willing to spend its time in arranging and directing Ihe sale of these caps, it deserves some slight profit from its efforts. If the freshmen of this university no longer feci that the green cap has any significance or value to them then the tradition has outlived its usefulness. It is difficult, however, for a group of upper classmen to battle over this problem. What does the class of 1934 think! And so the law college is going to wear black hats again. What do the freshmen think about that? llarcM. "' should l.i irlhliit fur the liuMle." .. . h Harold u.arrlie Into the library. Il wklka lh.- I.iifcih of tin- room, aurariing lln Klaiirta of ll"" ! Hot learufl the tiinlr art of ciirriitraliii. II'1 fumMrt with Ihf ir. In.lrl, lik ''! HH" a drawer out of tin- raw and illliig handful 'f kli. Thia Ik elite for norda. A pair 'f l.Milid Ui.iImI.i UihImIh Mill rl.urkle d lljilitedly l Harold. hi-dii- that he luia inadr aiintln-r tnl. a ter; r.iniiiHHi but alaa aallkfaclory Mm rl.-nrr for Mm. Harold flimlly kits down aeri from .1 In Tri I.V llr opviu a iKMik and gava blunklx l lu ont.i.u. liaising Ma r)rln.w a la Hon Jiiuii. In- find one of the cute flrU ft-irnrdlnil Mm with int.rikt. Smiling boldly at lur. lie iiinki'i an iniprckklon. Ju.t thn one of Harold's lirotlnm adank down the lanr of rjok. Harold attrailk hi attention with a rag.y tne hiaiK-rainl th' two n oiitide for a cigant. What r lind i a new librury. Om- with plusli rarpi-t and well alleiirrd niHihlne t'ii. Tin- u til droned man, for ni(lil liff. I wearing ut. Some alleged hln.lt lilk UiaiiMKe to u i a library of well prt kerved books from four years In college, if notliing rise. MORNING MAIL We used to know an all-state left end, but he was on the wrong end most of the time. In three or four years the R. 0. T. C. will probably be wearing cadies and spats. Harold Cut$ Lip. With heel clanking boisterously, Harold strides into the library. Of course Harold was always a nice boy at homo, but rollegp Iihs given him a new idea of conduct. "When one is in the public eye," In-lievps I Hit Joke. TO THE KDITOK : What a farce the streeii caps hac Iniind out to be. The caps arc sold to the Mor frcdi nun who, if they are wise, newr put them on. Tradition is a beautiful thing, an wc are told. It has to be when it puts money in the hands of some organization. Tho Innoccnta are the elite of the school but are not too elite to take something for nothing. It seems now that they are pacing I lie buck to other organizations. The ImioeriiU make the profit from the caps. Ut them be the urns to enforce the wearing. No doubt the Innocents will be interested to know that a prominent fraternity on this campus has passed a rule forbidding their freshmen to wear the green cap. Just what will our very honorable Inno cents do about that! Let it be understood that it is not the rrcii caps or the profits that are object imml but the very obvious fact that the tradition is not enforced. This letter is not a mere howl at the abkiird ness of the situation but is representative of a ... xumhivn rf tii,liit Kither we must have lOl lIUIll.'V I him' ...... -- - strict enforcement or the tradition must be abolished. The Innocents might be tnteresieu n 1-nAW tl.ot tVlA flflTS til ZS t loll 1 rCDrCSCIlt is willing to take the untraditional stand of aell- ing caps at cost anil in con peiuion uniesa obtain immediate and definite action. Yours, A BARB. An Caute. TO THE EDITOR: 1 do not understand why sonic one is always "fncririnir srnnnd" about creen cans. Why is some one forever trying to start a big argu ..." i .1 . i i.i ment about soiiietning over wnicn mere siiuum I.i, ,n ri;iiiiiliiii at nil? Whv is some self stvled hero continually taking the freshman's part, as he terms it, and decreeing it is unjust 10 mane freshmen wear green caps and that it should not be allowed! I think the wearing of green caps by fresh t ho fiiiPKt. trsditions we have at Nebraska. Our traditions, what few as are left, are going fast enough as it is. Surely a worth while one like this can be maintained. I do not think the true freshmen who is loyal through and through for this university r.Kio,.ta in wenrinc the cans. In fact. 1 believe the majority of yearlings want to wear them - . all ... fPla because of the distinction u gives mem. green cap means they are the new men of the scTiool, the new life, the future leaders. It means they are to be helped when they need tfrrnA in anlieit and receive aid 11, lll wit J" , from their more experienced schoolmates who it... have been here a year or so longer man mv. I know that humiliation and subjection are absolutely not meant by the wearing aecree. i wore ,.non ion whrn n frekhniaii here and was proud of it. I still have that cap and will con- tinue to keep it as long as possimc as one " the fine memories of my years at Nebraska. rrv. Tni,nti lipvn tfllrnn uteris to enforce the wearing of caps and have asked.,thc aid of Corn Cobs, "N" club and Barb council. These organizations have voted to aid in every pos sible way. But it is the freshmen who must A thev should not wear thorn because they have to, but because they want to. 01. . vj . Creen Cop. TO THE EDITOR: u A tradition ceases to be a tradition when its practice is ignored by the majority. Its value ceases when the unfashionable thing is to tol- iw the tradition. Such is the ease of the wearing or green .. u.. f ...,!,...., Tin. SHu once attl'BO- ve, for it seemed to separate, and through is separation formed a oonu or union een the first year men ana me upper e.nr,- -. . jLt.. Mr.,, lino nnnn A idit ti-it anm n rnnuitn i h liit-n nun v,v IHClii UUL 1U1 fi'iv , K.wvMf v into disrepute. Today we find only a very small portion of the freshmen wearing their green. One hears rumors and sees evidences that several of the fraternities are going so far as to forbid their pledges to wear them. Evi dently they recognize the ides to be antiquated and foolish. The old time, backwoods freshman is a per son of the past. No more do "dirty faced high school boys come to the university on their first trip out of the old home town. They have been around, and have seen the world a bit. Most of them are not as un' ed as were sophomores fifteen years ago. plain words, freshmen are no longer green. They have seen the bright lights often enough to know what the world is all about. It seems, therefore, that this rheumatic cus torn should be abolished, or perhaps it need be necessary only to recognize that it is dead. J. R. A. Wonder what smart student w ill apply for a job as traffic director in "Journey's End!" 1I0MK I.C f.KOI V HOI. I) INITIATION NKXT Tilt HSDAY Tba annual Horn t "nomia aa- a.Hlaiion Initiation will I hrl.i 1 lamatlav ( 5:30 o't lot'k. Uanira I ml a picnic luneh heart lha pro. fiain. Atlar lh initiation rra-j mnnifa kliaa Marf rrt Kadile. head I of th Hum fr.inomli a flepart- man t win kpeaa. tlitt ;-iu(ia Will ox. hn k flr.lr.l In h preaMenty of lh Natlonnt Home I Vnnomira am l lion whin lha annual rnnlerene wua hrld al IVnver Un summer, will Irll of hrr pricmek Ihera. lha prtijrrsm will cloae with a aona, hy (lis v hole (roup Ht.-rl Ur:rn. Itulhnlf llo'l wry srnl i:iranor 1'ixon ara in chiinh of lha program ant alias NlrJ LaVeman. pieanlent of lha naxx-iatlon n this ismpns. will of Itrlat al th Inliiation certmonies. DR. WAITE 00E1 TO EU- ROPE WITH AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH GROUP. PARTY VISITS POINTS Or INTEREST (Continued from Tsff t.i was Fialglum. from Ihere lha parly Journeyed l (Jermany. A lour down lha Khlne and a visit to Colcfna lathedral pteiHiel Ihalr aclenllflc work in Oermsny. Whllt In Uarmany the dslegstinn paid an offiilal vlxlt to the Amarlean emhay. The trip from Oermsny through Prufve In Cs-choalovakla Ut Vienna. Austria featured a num ber of lha old rantles for which Kurope la so well noted. VlUt Austrian Houses. Although chiefly a selenliflc delegstlon. lha group devoted some tlmt to the study of the Eovernmrnts of central Kurope which are so different from that of Ihla country. They visited the new cooperative dwellings of Austria which are provided by the cities under the socialist democrat government which house C.000 families. They alno visited the headquarters of one of the leading- Insurance com panies operating under the Aus trian plan of social insurance. Returning- to southern German the delegation had the privilege of hearing the famous FUtha.ua clock In Munich strike, and were entertained by a quartet with German folk songs. Ride Over Alps. A ride over the Alps through Switzerland brought the party to France. A series of meetings with various medical and sani tation societies In Paris were the main eventa of the delegation while In that section although they were able to break away for a short aide trip to Ver sailles. Throughout the entire tour the delegation had the Jionor of meet ing Europe's most eminent and outstanding- authorities on the various aspects of public health. Besides many great doctors the uartv met Lord and Lady Corn- wallli in England, the deputy burgess master of Brussels and many other high state officials. Experience On Campus Publications Valuable According To "Californian" PERSHING RIFLES IS BOTH CAMPUS TRADITION AND NATIONAL SOCI ETY. FOUNDED HERE BY FAMOUS GENERAL (Continued from Faje 1.) inpton university, TTniversity of Missouri, University of Minnesota, University of Tennessee. Univer sity of Syracuse, University of California at Berkeley, and the University of California at Los Angeles. The last two Institutions named are the most recent addi tions, being taken In May 4. 1930; and May 23, 1930, respectively. The six regiments over the United States, which have been al lotted one to each two corps areas, have been organized into three brigades with headquarters at the following universities: first bri gade, Ohio State; second brigade, University of Tennessee, and third brigade, University of California. The Pershing- Rifles society held ita first national assembly last summer at Evanston, 111., where the Nebraska chapter was repre sented by Maj. Gen. Carl Hahn. The next national assembly is to be held at this university during June of next year. And so It is that cadets who are lucky enough to become members of Pershing Rifles are joining a military organization which has Its prized traditions centered about the University of Nebraska. DR. POOL CONDUCTS BOT ANY CLASS IN MIDST OF ROCKIES; STUDENTS STUDY BIRDS AND FOR MATIONS TOO (Continued from Page 1.) Into the very heart of Rocky Mountain National park consti tuted the third type. Beginning on the evening of June 10 the botany course con tinued until July 18, the entire class being under the constant di rection of Dr. Pool. Mrs. Pool was also present and assisted in many instances with the proceed ings at Camp Olympus where the class was quartered. The camp Is at the head of Big- Thompson can yon, two and one-half miles cast of Estes Park village. Long Hikes Taken. Many of the hikes were quite long, some of the class members Insist, and every kind of weather conditions that a mountaineer can pally I'slifornlnn, Kspfrlenre on campus publica tions la invaluable for would he writers becauae it lamlllartrea Ihem with life from a newspaper atandpoiut. la tha opinion nl Lola Jean Pimpson P9. novella! sad free-Unit article writer. After graduation Wins Himpson extahllehed and edited tha H poke a msn. monthly publication of the exlenaion division, and contrib uted to Tha California Monthly. Kive years ago she went to New York to publish her two novel, In three month was editor of Ihe I'srentr" msgasine. Uinta Ihsi time she has been contributing to a number of current perlodicels, and at preaent la In Ihe West gath ering material for artlclea for theae magnalnes. Kmm my own esperlence." Is het testimony, "editing Ihe Spokesman and contributing to Ihe alumni monthly. I found that It gave a slant on msgssine material and the setup of a msgssine. Kven proof-reading, watching Ihe psges coma off the press, feeling respon sible for getting proof In on lime la a means of setting Ihe at moephere of Journalism. "Professional work Is a very different thing, but familiarity with the mechanics of Ihe news- fisper and msgasine has Inrslcu able benefits. In my cae The Spokesman was sn academic sub. aullxed publication, but work In getting It out every month, edit ing, arranging the material to be Inviting to reader wss training toward work I did later In New York, that of editing a highly commercial concern, The Parents' magazine. A good collection of rejection slips Is a most valuable asuet, and should never be dlsconrsfjlnrf. As plrlng writers are advised to re member that editors sre Just ss esger to publish good things as writers are to sec their meterlsl published. From experience In editing she found that things from nameless people were often the best material. The person who hss something to ssy and persis tence will get there, is her belief. The old phrase, "but I have to est" should be waived. Get a Job and write In your leisure time. As evidence that the theory of the professional and business world hsvlng no use for college graduates Is a myth she pointed out that Otis Weiss, editor of Mc Call's magazine, was graduated from Yale, having worked on pub lications there, and is now only 24. H,m la a trick no habitual clgaret user can do hold a glass Dnmiui oi water on your exi.enu.cu seek was experienced, with the exception of extreme cold. Pr. and Mrs. Pool are now com- ' pleting a tour of Europe which they began immediately follow ing tne conclusion oi mt ooiany course at Estes Park. Dr. Pool attended the international meeting of botanists in England. 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