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THE DAILY NKIIKASKAN WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, V)M) TWO fi .s II I ! L' 1 r ij Hi Mi ii i ! The Daily Nebraskan Station A, Lincoln, Nabrama OFFICIAL STUOtNT PUBLICATION UNIVfRAITV OF NEBRASKA Published Tuesday. Wtdntidiy, Thursday. Friday and Sunday morning" during tha academic var, . THIRTIETH YEAR CntareJ aa eecond-claae mattar at tha poatoffice in lln:oln, NtbretKe, under aet nf OMimn, March t, H?. and at special rata of postage provldad for in taction 1103 (ict or Octobar 3. 1017. authorized January 20, l22 UnSar direction of tha Student Publication Board SUBSCRIPTION RATE S2 a yaar f.mgla Copv ft ecnta l.2b a em t- il yr mallrd V-ti eemeeter mailed Euitoilal Oltice umvaialty Hall 4. Business Off lea Unlvaralty Hall A. Talepnonaa Day: B-&8BU Nlghtl B-68S2, B '.IJi IJourn-.; Aak for Nabr.iaKan adltor. EDITORIAL STAFF William T. McCleary Editoi -m-duet Managing Cdlton Robart Kelly ,.BImont Wa.ta Newt Editora Frances Holvoka Aitnui M.tchjii William MeOaffln Eugrne VcKim Rax Wagner Guy Craig 6poita Edto Evelyn Simpaon. women's Sports Editoi Berenices Hoffman Society Editor BUSINESS STAFF Charles Lawlor Acting Business Manaytr Assistant Business Managara Norman Oallaher Jek Thompao.l MCMBERc tut rpsj Tab Mpar la raprnanUd for tneral atortielu hr The Nebraska Frees AINflBHOHi Neb Student Government? j We're Laughing at You! In a school of some 7,000 students there are bound to be certain problems which students uloue are qualified to investigate and solve. The Nebraskan has brought up several topics of this nature but where do we go from here? It has been the custom in past years to bring every matter of student iuterest before the student council Here a handful of thinking representatives discussed the question for the benefit of the dreaming members. If the big wigs of the council were agreed on the prob lem, some action was taken. This "action, lest one confuse it, consisted in recommending something to a faculty committee. Let us hike back to last year when the 12 :30 night question was flaunted before the student body. This issue was initiated by The Daily ebraskan and presented to the student council. That body, being impotent, decided to bring the matter to a student vote. It was passed by an overwhelming majority, but that made little difference. The A. W. S. board had sole power to act and if it had chosen to ignore student desire, then the college public w ould be plowing into sorority houses at 12 :15 this year. What does this mean? . It means that the student body m this insti tution is dead from the ankles up so far as any active self government is concerned. More than this, the faculty and administration are none to anxious to satisfy the demands made ijv students. . " The Nebraskan, for example, has opened its columns to discussion on certain pertinent problems. We have attempted to reason out m alters of general student interest with the ultimate purpose of remedying existent evils and improving campus affairs. Now what can we do? We believe that a certain eligibility rule is unfair and unwise. Student opinion has been sounded on the matter and it is generally con ceded that a change is advisable. The admin istration ignores this student clamor and the discussion dies out. Smoking rooms were advocated by the uni versity's sole newspaper and though they were not unanimously desired, the problem is one which merits some discussion outside the col umns of this publication. Where would it be argued! The A. W. S. board is the sole self governing body on the campus and it is con cerned only with a few incidental matters of coed conduct. The Kebraskan devised a parking system ot some merit, we believe. What happened? The operating superintendent dropped a few hints about it and the matter is fast on its way to oblivion. . , After interesting the student body in the idea of drawing valuable scholastic material into this university, The Nebraskan found that it had gone the limit. If the university con descends to take some action, all well and good. If it prefers to pigeonhole the topic, nothing can be done. Since the student council is most evidently a farce, many would advocate its abolition. That, however, would be a step in the wrong direction. There has been too much of this scrapping in the past; instead of attempting to strengthen its student organizations, Nebras kans have consented spinelessly to their re moval. Other universities have strong, constructive self governing bodies. Nebraska is content to waddle along under a faculty wing, taking its decrees without a murmur and making no attempt to institute changes which it considers desirable. "What will be the result of this lifelessness nn the part of students?" wonder some feebly interested Cornhuskers. We need not look to the future for a harvest of the present sowing. The result is here, filtering destructively through every organization and activity on ;l,'is campus. . Unless students summon up a semblance ol interest and take a few matters into their own hands, this university may as well send up the whit flas. "Just a big sheep man from the shearing sliection," explained the drunk in the st:-iliunu An Old Bani$hed Custom Those Mho hit on the benches' and watch the mad rush of collegiate activity find a source of great concern in the behavior of students on special trains. Since Nebraskans arc prepar ing to travel to Lawrence this week end, a certain amount of editorial caution might bp offered. Some near-sighted critics of college lite are quite confident that immorality abounds on special trains and that even the drinking faucets drip gin and whisky. This is not the ease. There is, to bo sure, great deul of hilarity and hoist erousncss on any college spe cial, enroute to a football game, but this youth ful enthusiasm is not all that it is cracked down to be. When a few hundred spirited youths, cob ligiate or itherwise, arc thrown together on a special train the result is bound to be rather unconventional. Immorality and drunkenness need not be tli awn into the picture. There may lie a certain amount of alcoholic indulgence, lint iIicki' NDffia inns are not the bottle hrowing orgies to lose this meet to Omaha or any other city. Any activily concerning the high school stu dents concns the university. The students that come here for these games, several hundred including the supporters of the team, ere prospective members of this in stitution. It is the one big chance to show them what the 1'iiiversity of Nebraska is and stands tor. It Is llic high school student's ehniiee to see his university before ho makes his decision as to the college he wishes 1o attend. Due to the low t ring of the number of teams allowed 1o participate in the tournament, Ne braska ofi'ieirih) have lost sight of the tremcn- tl.ni ....ftnin ..f mif iinsvmnn- duns value that it still has. From n financial standpoint, it is an expense that ino scnooi can WISCONSIN U OFFERS thetic elders are prone lo imagine i, Last year w hen the Nebraska student spe-1 eial steamed to Manhattan for the Kn.nasi Aggie iramc, much criticism was hurled at the 1'ornhuskei.i I'or their behavior. Spoon swill ing, lu ll-raising and dire misconduct were j chalked against the Nebraska delegation by ; .Manhattanites. Some ui this was pruiaoi. justified much of it was unwarranted. We do not mean to whtyo wash students in this university. We have our black sheep who wiiu.. tin. vi.vv ilcvil t I'verv onDortunity ami bring volleys of criticism on the school. ur j Keeping apace with the aerial append is I the decent, square-shootin, stu-1 Sn t, u, ' dents who are willing to co-operate witn iU-';cKht couri,e8 in aeronautical en uuivcrsity in its attempts at conduct. igineering for air-minded engineer m.:.. l.'.,,,. imn ii-iv!.t mum el u ii i t les ! insr fitudentf. i , ,y, wld- ranae of Bubiects. de Lin nriii vinu una carousing. " m easily stand, and from a standpoint of bringing students to the school, it. is invaluable. Kvidentlv Omaha will take serious Rtcps to try to take thiH tournament away from Lin coln. T ho interest displayed by tlio school warrants the loss of the meet. The number of times that high school students have cause to visit the university has dwindled down to two the state basketball tournament and the state high school track meet. The decision as to whether or not the uni versity intends to continue on vuth this meet should be niado immediately. If it is not wanted here then Omaha should have it, but if it is wanted here steps should be taken to liminate all possible chance of losing it. M. S. ATTEMPT IS MADE TO EirjM Branches Open Air Minded Engineer; Others Admitted. course ttm to L BEHIND f ur DOOR.. Poland Miller A v.'ide ramie of subjects, lgned to give the mechanical en- students take advantage ol these chances io gmoc,.ln5 3tdcnt:t an opportunity revel in the freedom of a foreign campus. NNiU l0 BtUdy aeronautical engineering, thev irive this universitv a blotched name inji., provided. It includes aero-thc-ees of Kansas people? We hope no,. i XV ... , pelloi liieory. weuunn. tuii'inuc Muaeiii. may uae a jt""1' n". staggering through a special' train and blow ing gin-smelling breath at every stranger. It is not necessary to steal silverware and break street lamps to celebrate a ietory. This is not a moral lecture. Decency ami moderation arc the qualities that must be encouraged. We hope that Ne braska students realize the importance of these things and behave in a commendable manner to. from and at Lawrence. One of the four year men still thinks the conservatory is a place where one learns how to save money. So the Greek Walls Fall Around Our Ears. A letter reached The Nebraskan office .this morning which lamented the editor's interest in smoking rooms for coeds. Its illustrious au thor, signing himself as one interested in the. university, intimated that the publicity given coed smoking through the editorial columns might result "in the legislature's abolition of fraternities and sororities on this campus. What would the secret commentator advise? This publication is not and will not be. dur ing the present administration, a publicity organ for the university. Its purpose is not to fill the lopping cars of the state's citizenry with sweet nothings about the beauty and love liness and wholesomeness of collego life. We leave that-to the public speakers. We have no regard for the individuals who dub themselves "interested" and prefer to spread applesauce over institutional sores which arise from inner evils. Are we to convince the public that coeds do not smoke? If the legislators are so blind to the advantages and inevitability of fraternity life, then the staunch supporters of the Grecian system will have a tough fight. We are not employed by the Interfraternity council our responsibility, to repeat a womout phrase, is to the student body. Promising young men don't have chance. They get in too many breach suits. Is a bush-whacker a fellow who is always beating around the bush? MORNING MAIL Dear Athletics. TO THE EDITOR: Some time ago there was raised in these col umns a modest amount of "stink" over the activities of the athletic department in secur ing the best jobs in Lincoln for their proteges. The athletic-minded group in the university re sponded vigorously, saying, among other things, that the football gate paid for an ex tensive intramural program, enabling every student to take advantage of the numerous facilities provided. Athletics, according to the department and the participants, paid for many things beneficial and helpful to the stu dent body. The Nebraskan suggested that a swimming pool might be a fine thing for this campus, considering the fact thai our swimmers took the Big Six conference title, and seem in a fair wav to do it again this year. A pool would also pro'vide healthful and likeable exercise for men and women students alike. So far, there has been no noticeable expendi ture, for anything except big-time athletics. It seems all the income is returned to the busi ness. The band, it is true, gets transportation to one near-by game each year. Likewise, one cheer leader or possibly two make one trip per season, expenses paid. Intramurals pay for themselves, as each group entering pays a twenty-five dollar fee for the privilege. The Pittsburgh game was a sellout. There will lie others. Where does the money go? To increase coaching staff salaries and provide better and more extensive athletic equipment for the. tc.iu? Certainly the department guards the strong-box with an iron fist as far as any other suggested items are concerned. T. W. I. Keep It Here. TO THE EDITOR: One of the Omaha papers'has started agita tion through the editor's column of the sport page concerning the state basketball tourna ment held annually in Lincoln under the aus pices of the university. The Omaha pnper is advocating either the abolishment of the tournament or its removal to Omaha. The University of Nebraska cannot afford engines, aeronautical meteorology, and airplane engine iesung. Students choosing to take the option in aeronautics will take these special courses in place of some ol the courses usually re quired of the mechanical engi neers. They will, of course, be required lo lake the fundamental courses required of all engineer ing students, and will be gradu ated as mechanical engineers. Available to Other. The aeronautical subjects will be available to students in other course than mechanical engi neering, if they wish to elect them, members of the staff of the engineering school report. The question of whether or not to follow the lead of certain other engineering schools and es tablish a complete course in aero nautical engineering was care fully considered by the faculty of the college last spring. A survey uf the field that might absorb graduates of such a course did not offer justification for any greater specialization than that now being offered under the aeronautical option, it was felt. Prof. Raymond J. Roark, who has general supervision of the new option, spent part of last summer in visiting various fac tories and laboratories to get first hand information concern ing the wisdom of encouraging students to specialize in aeronau tical engineering. "It is clearly -the- belief.. of. the engineers interviewed,.", reporta Professor Roark, "that the best preparation is one that involves a thorough grounding in the funda mentals of mechanics and stress analysis, rather than necessarily more superficial instruction in subjects specifically aeronautical in nature." "This viewpoint waj well-con-idered and stronKly held by sev eral men, each of whom occupies a position in the industry that lends weight to his view." he added. A letter received by Pro fessor Roark shows clearly the opinion of men who are pioneer ing in the air industry, ao ex cerpt from that letter says: "The type of training which we prefer is that of a sound fun damental training in structural engineering -something which is given in civil engineering couiaeo. Where aeronautical work is taken we prefer that it be taken as a post-graduate course. "We feel that having the stu dent conduct analyses on airplane structures is not nearly eo valu able as having them spend the equivalent time on the fundamen tal mechanics oenina u. a man with proper grounding can very readily be trained in the method of airplane analysis once he has Joined some engineering force." Possibilities. There is a general agreement that the field of aeronautical en gineering is at present over crowded, according to Professor Roark. It appears that the field is strictly limited. Prof. Roark believes that it is difficult to find grounds for be lieving that aeronautical engi neering will ever offer profes sional opportunity to any great number of men of average ability. He feels that it does, however, hold attractive possibilities for a small number of graduates pos sessed of tinumial scientific abil ity, originality, and decided in terest in aviation. The decision of the Wisconsin college of engineering to 'offer training in aeronautical engineer ing as an option to the course in mechanical engineering is believed to be in accord with the Judg ment of those familiar with con ditions in the industry. Hitchcock County Soil Survey Near Completion Dean G. C. Condra announces that the soil survey of Hitchcock county will be completed this week. Many of the federal em ployees on the work will leave for assignments in other states, but a few, besides two state experts, will proceed at once to Dundee county, where they will carry on investi gations until inclement weather prohibits. TEACHING IN SOUTH Miss C&tharyn Lineman, a for mer graduate student working for a master's degree in botany, is now teaching in the North Caro lina College for Women at Greens borough, N. C. When I tat down at the piano they all laughed. . .and left. V A letter from our Pitsburgh cor respondent indicates that all is not we 1 n the noisv. sieei cuy. ne claims that our boys "held out" on the nttsburghers. Back in the days when school tplrits flowed more lreely than is their wont nowadays the good old school was witness to much merry making and good times. Education hadn't reached its present chtlcal stage. Men were men and the girls were all members of the W. A. A. You must realise that this was before the present gener ation which brought in the coed, or. if we may be permitted the lib erty, the coo-cd. But to get back to the first line. We ourselves don't recall, not having bei:i around, any of those bygone ex ploits, but the campus has any number of the old gang who watched Nebraska kick Notre Dame from one end of the field to the other. Not to mention turn ing back Minnesota and Illinois. Between halves the old spirit used t( break out in the form of antics and pranks. Good old games between the Kriars and the Corn huskers, and stout farmer boys plucking feathers from the old Jay as we hope they'll do this coming Saturday. And when loyal Corn huskers went away from home to play what times! Dancing in the baggage car ahead, toasts (dry or buttered) songs, goo' ol' Nebraska songs, and every man out (most of the time) lor a good time. We sigh. Repeat. Never more wilt such things happen. Gentlemen, civilization is upon us. And now the cry is, "On to Kansas!" Personally we think Kansas is just a lot of Bausch. In spite of our opinion, however, you should make the trip. Travel Is ho broadening. One acquires so manv things (towels, silverware, blankets, soap. etc.). Just to leave Lincoln ought .o be incentive enough, although we must adm'i its a capital city. But to continue. "All the little boys and girls heau- irig for Mt. Oread should go pre pared. To be a social success in the school of the Kaw you've got to be a "climber." (Mt. Oread, parties on the hill, social climber do vou get it, Oscar?) We sug gest then thut each student take as a part of his equipment thej following: 1 Alpine stock (for climbing). 1 pair of extra stout shoe3 (that is if you intend to dance). 1 copy of Kmily Post on "Eti quette" (copy may be left in Kansas). -. 1 box of asperlns. And as an afterthought be sure you possess your identification card. This will enable you to enjoy the privileges of the library while waiting for the game and in case you decide to atay over for Sun day. 7 SO THEY SAY. This rule is very easy to get around. Dorothy Silvis And we thought Nebraska girls were just the bestest kind. NebrSvkans are not hick. Frances Holyoke We havCo faith in such gen eral statements. Naw Procaaa Taa-. Dellcleua SOMtTWINQ DIFFERENT CARMEL CRISP POPCORN LARSEN'S 1210 N St. Rudga A Ouanzal Sidg. 300 AHEND I W VESPERS TUESDAY Girls Light Candles to Signify Membership In Society. j More than three hundred girls lighlcd their candles ' signifying membership in the Y. W. C. A. Tuesday at the candle lighting Vespers service held In Ellen Smith hall. This program, which always fol lows the annual membership drive in the V. W., Is said to be one of the most effective as well as the largest Vespers service of the year. Following the ringing of a pro cessional while the vested choir took their places, Miss Bernice Miller, secretary of the university Y. M. C. A., discussed the opportu nities open to members of the or ganization, and explained some of the principles upon which the "Y" Is founded. Light Candles. Each girl lighted her small can dle from tall tapers held by Helen McAnulty. picsldcnt, or Minnie Nemechek. vice president of the society. When every candle was lighted, the purpose of the Y. W. C. A. was read together, and the traditional processional of candle lighting services in Y. W "The Hymn of the Lights," was sung by all. During this-ceremony, the can dles were the only light in the hall. The Vesper choir continued sing ing "Hymn of the Lights" as the procession of girl.s. each with a lighted candle, filed out. The service was in charge of Minnie Ncmcchrk, membership chairman of the "Y". The State is not ready for such 'a move. Dean Amanda Heppner Whose move is it? You're just a bunch of big, red faced boys. Coach Bible But oh, what a line! Few students stop to con sider that a Cornhusker i the only concrete evidence which students have to show their parents as an indication of what they do while In Ne braska. Manager Edmonds Wherein we have more truth than poetry. Asa membf-r on th Pittsburgh team said, "I was born in Pitts burgh, but I didn't sea the light of day until we came west to play Nebraska." Hooray! Who knows, maybe this column has "Lagniappe." Live Sleam Connected With Betsey Lal Tables Sterilizers and hot tables for drying in Bessey hall were con nected with live steam during the summer at a cost of about $250. The drying tables are useful for drying fungi and herbarium speci mens in damp weather. The steam connections facilitate work in the department a great deal.. Salt Lake City police chief has warned Greeks they cannot duck goats (presumably pledges) in a r servoir in that city. BUCK'S COFFEE SHOP (FORMERLY OAVI6) SPECIAL STUDENT LUNCH 30c Hct Rolls and Drink Included 30 SCHOLARSHIPS GIVEN STUDENTS AT TEXAS YEARLY AUSTIN, Tex. Approximately thirty scholarships are awarded to student of the University of Texas annually. The majority of these scholarships are maintained from interest on a number of scholarship endowments aggregat ing more than $406,000. The active fund from which the scholarships are given, consisting of the Interest on these endow ments together with direct contri butions amounts annually to over $35,000. In addition to the above schol arships given in money, univer sity board of regents grants with certain conditions exemption of feet to students making the high- j est grades in certain high schools and junior colleges throughout Texas. Miss Howell Tells of Move to Restore Show House to Old Popularity. TICKET PRICE REDUCED "Ther." has been during the past and current year a very definite effort to restore th theater to tha place It used to hold," atated Mis H. Alice Howell, director of tlie dramatics department In an inter view recently. "Along with this movement definite ateps have beni taken to lower the price of theater tickets since this haa been one of the causes of the theatrical de cline," she added. The "talkies" which do provlclo excellent entertainment for a small cost havo been another cause of the lack of interest shown in the theater of late, according to Ml.s Howell. Forty-five new stock companies besides the thirty that were playing last year are offer ing legitimate productions this year. Large uecreaie. Thive years ago there were over 100 stock companies in the United States. This number decreased appallingly, the following year to thirty, but the past year shows a noticeable Increase, said Miss Howell. Road shows have not been espe cially successful although Mr. Flske is planning a tour for thlj winter with five plays in the com pany's repertoire. Following the exampleof the Theater guild, the Schubert theater and Eva LaGallienne's house, both in New York, are offering season tickets. This la one phase of the effort to lower and stabilise theater prices. An agreement has just been set tled upon, said Miss Howell, whereby no theater Is to sell whole blocks ot seats to brokers, and no agency, broker, hotel or telegraph company is to charge over 50 cents or 75 cents premium on tick ets they handle. Thfs ruling went into effent on Nov. 1 and includes most of tne legitimate theaters in New York, according to the dra matic head. . YOUR DRUG STORE For tatty toasted tandwichea and anappy noon lunchet. Whitman candies PHARMACY Phona B1C48 I THE OWL PH I 14S No. 14th A P St. Delicious! Our I'.'imlled Pun-Corn Willi Butter-Scotch flavor OPEN SUNDAY CRISPETTES MADE FRESH DAILY Peanuts Roasted Fresh Daily Lincoln Crispctte Co l Z36 NO. t Mil' 4 i3tn i . . . . i SCHOOL COLORS SUGGESTED FOR i FRESHMEN CAPS SEATTLE, Wash. "The green i hat is a badge of humiliation." i These are the words of Presi dent M. Lyle Spencer, who re cently suggested that freshmen caps be made of Washington's colors-purple and gold instead of the traditional green. Dr. Spencer was strong in his acclaim for traditions. He believes that the work done this year by Oval club, student council and co operating groups is worthy of much praise. "Traditions will never go over well until student leaders start the year before to inform those who are to come," he said. "High school students should be informed that cords are not to be worn by underclassmen. We plan to have announcements of this placed in future university bulletins." Cosmopolitan Club Will Meel Sunday Afternoon Cosmopolitan Club will have a business meeting on Sunday, Oct. 9 at 2:30 p. m. in Temple 205. Plans for future meetings are to be submitted and discussed and a working program will be drawn up for the ensuing year. The president urges .ill members aewve. associate, and honorary to attend the meeting arrl to re member that first semester dues are due to the general chapter by November 15. SAVE 10 On Your Personal Christmas Cards Uy Ordering Refore November 10th We have the finest and most attractive advance display in our historv. Tucker-t Sfiag! ! 1; Stationers 1123 O St. FRENCH. SHRlNERSURfJFI? mtricc&'Jinest Shoes fbrMen-- V $7.00 to $15.00 THE REGENT - Light Calf and Patent "Tux" Shoes $7.00 to $12.50 KILLIAN'S 1212 "O" St.