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'.M V TWO THK DAILY INUfKAskAN WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 12, VJM). The Daily Nebraskan Station A. Lincoln, Nebraska OFFICIAL STUDENT PUBLICATION UNIVERSITV OF NEBRASKA Publlahed Tuesday. Wednesday, Thuradny, Friday and Sunday morning during the academic year. THIRTIETH YEAR EntereJ at tecond-clati matter at the poetoltice in Lincoln, Nebraska, under act of eonoreea, March S. 1879. and it epocla' rate of pottage providod for in tectlon HOJ act of October 1. 1017. tuthorned January 20, 102 Under direction of the StuJOl Publication Ooard SUBSCRIPTION RATE I a year tingle Copy t Mite U K omtr $) year mailed I1V4 aemeater mailed Friitsilai Office University Hall a. Bualnest Office University Hall A. Telephones Day t B-M9H Night: 68&2, Ask for Nebr.tskan editor. EDITORIAL STAFF William T. McCleery f.uiigino Cdltora RoL!rt Kelly .1333 (Journal) .Editor. iri-elilet .Elmonl WjiH Frances ho'voke. ... William McG'fln .. Guy Craig Evelyn Simpson Berenlece Hoffman,. Nxwo Editors Rex Wagner .Arthur M teheii .Eugene VcKim . . . .Sports 6(1 to- Women's Sports F.ilHoi Society editor BUSINtlfJ STAFF Charles Lawlor Acting Business Manager .) Assistant Business Managers Norman Gallaher Jck Thonpson iMEMBCRe 1930 t-pqi . 1930 . n,v a Ttls paper is represented fer central sdrertiaing kr Tke Nebraska Frtm Aesoeiatlo. Ripping Off An Earned Letter. Football nlayers who have played 45 min utes in threo games ho far this season are robbed of their honestly earned major letter by a new ruling of the athletic department. Made in the last half of the football season, it requires 100 minutes played in three games for a major letter. Those who have bruised and battered theni ' selves In wokouts, polished up the varsity, won: the seat out of their football pants by sitting cn the bench during nearly every game, are slapped in the face. It is unfair. We are not interested in the merits of the innovation. Doubtless it has been instituted for reasons other than the saving of athletic department gold in the -jmreha.se of sweaters Hiid letters. But it is a retroactive rule and will be resented, naturally, by every player. Suppose we hire someone to climb a moun tain, telling him that when he reaches the top he will receive $500 in cold cash. Then, when he has struggled more than half the way, we tell him that we have changed our illustrious mind and that the purse will be $25. If he accepts this illegitimate trick without feeling Litter toward us, he is an abnormal character. The analogy is not unreasonable. When !he season started, players were under the jm- ircssion that they would receive major lelters ,'or 45 minutes in three games. This week the alhletic department informs them that 100 min utes will be required. According to Fair Play, who states Ins un favorable slant on the new ruling in MornWrfc Mail today, Director of Athletics Herbert D. (iish has broken his trust with Nebraska's ii.otball players. Many of them have acknow ledged the fact that Mr. (Iish mentioned a pos sible change in the ruling, but promised the players that they would be definitely informed before the first game. Whether this is true or not, the change is unfair. Even the men who are not directly affected-by the decree will resent it. The ath letic department cries for more student spirit and throws a damp towel at it. The rally committee might engage a few flag pole sitters to add atmosphere to the bonfire skeleton on the drill field. Now that they have horses for the H. O. T. C. officers they might have kiddy-cars for ibe soldiers. Honor Among Thieves, But Sot Among Students. An institution which professes to develop and stimulate culture should be concerned with honor among its students. The Univer sity of Nebraska is failing in one of its major educational obligations when it ignores this precept. Examinations must be given in colleges ot ihis size in order to determine, roughly, the relative intellectual capabilities of its students. When cheating is done on a wholesale 'basis and honor is lacking, quizzes are useless. The eagle eye of an instructor is ihe only thing which keeps most collegians from going into a general huddle during every examination. Why not instruct professors to impress the value of honesty upon students before an ex amination? We admit that, many instructors laek the personality and tact to make such an admonition effective, but in many eases it would accomplish a great deal. When cheat ing is done behind the back of a teacher who assumes the roles of policeman and watchdog during a quiz, the eribber has the impression that he is doing something clever and "slick. 0 We are not ready for an honor system yet. The successful operation of such a system de pends upon the strcnurth and unity of the student body; and Nebraska is sadly inade quate in those qualities. Something beneficial could be done, how ever, bv instructors themselves. ruder the present alleged system, Prof. Mo Glut7. passes out paper without comment,, sit uating each student in a remote place if the classroom facilities permit. He writes the ex amination questions on the blackboard, or passes out. quiz sheds, and then the fun lc-gius. Prof. Mc (ilutz wnidei'H suspiciously about the room, showing quite plainly Ihut he does not trust his charges. They, in turn, resent his attitude and take advantage of any onpor tunities to cheat while his back is turned. A few Btudents are content to struggle through the exam on the strength of their own intelli gence and memory, but the majority is not verse to glancing on a neighbor's paper. Tehe system is nil wrong. Students are not born cheaters. Ah a general rule, they are willing to be honorable about the matter but Intrust invites dishonesty. VjrVe recommend the use of common sense and tact to University of Nebraska professors. If they are so disillusioned about youthful moral ity that they cannot trust their students, then they should lie shouldering rifles in someone's reformatory instead of dispensing canned knowledge in a fctutti university. This thing about "tripping along the side walk" is more truth than poetry between Andrews hall and Teachers college. Little Audrey Is Shedding Tears. Yes, sir. Little Audrey is all broken up be cause the girl nt the Phi Phi Onya liouse have insisted that she break her dates for the week end. Can you blame her? Is this a social in stitution and a matrimonial agency or not? Don't be loo silly! Of course we. pretend that this is an educa tional outlay to our pals and buddies out at (lentryville, but we know deep down in i.ur hearts that the main thing is to get around. Caking and dating are the most important functions of the dippy collegians and they should not be hampered by goofy notions. First wo have the fraternities and sororities with their intricately organized systeins of date-provision. One dials the Bon Hon lleo house and gets a blind date, don't you Lumv, It's such fun. Then there are classes. One meets all kinds ol swell people here and if lucky, one may get planted beside an attractive member of the opposite six. 'That's the way these big ro mances start. So Little Audrey is. and by all rights ought to be, thoroughly disgusted. Ma and Pa sent her down here to grab off a husband and she's running into difficulty the first thing. But life is like that. 7::l0" Saturday evening. Six lessons will be given in the course which will extend over most of the first semester. There I: something strange about it all. The strangeness is that the instruction in dancing should he sponsored by the Young; Women's Christian association. Not many summers ago one of the great Protestant churches in national conference discussed with great gravity the question of morals and dancr ing. Some churches- have not yet raised the ban on dane'.ng, considering it a ba'-barous pastime. Dancing is also prohibited at social functions of some of the small state schools in Nebraska. Kq'.ially strange is the fact that a depart incut of the university should assist in dancing instruction. Imagine the horror with which some pious soul (and taxpayer) in the state will read the ik'wn that university students are frittering .way their time learning to dance. Not ninny decades r.go dancing was frowned upon as a rrrrcnlion for university students. y Now a religious association and a department of a cultural institution are co-operating to ter.eh students to become more adept at danc ing. II is a rapidly changing world and one that is rapidly becoming more tolerant. K. If. Crashing the. Parties. TO TIIIC HDITOK: Ucceiitly at one of the downtown fraternity parties such a crowd was present that it seemed as the entire university was in atten dance. What should he done with the crasher at these parties? , 1 Eaeh fall nearly every (ircck organization .. ... i 4 ui.i. tw 1 he ' on the campus gives a iwm" rv . entertainment of friends of the group, hacn member of the group is allowed to invito two Of three of his friends to the occasion. I his number of people would make a .party or about two hundred couples but when the party is finally given such a crowd is present that it is impossible for anyone to dance ami enjoy himself. Something has to be done to keep the crasher or uninvited people from attending these pri vate affairs. Representative lists are sent to all other fraternity houses on the campus by the one gi-ing the party inviting those men who are wanted to attend the social function. In other cases cards are mailed to the indi viduals themselves with a request that a card be presented at the door. This is about the only wav by which those who force llirir com pany on' others can be stopped from going to these parties. This type of undesirable guest has been m evidence on the campus for a number of years and is now more or less of a habit with some who never receive bids themselves. 'Itfe only wav bv which this practice of entertaining the nt'ire 'university at parties can be stopped is by collecting the closed bids at the door of the ballroom. This will humiliate the crasher ,.., an .rt(.nt flint his practices will be PHI TAU THETA HOLDS sto ipped. DR. I. T. MORNING MAIL VISITS WESLEY. GROUP Breaking Faith. TO THE EDITOR: Discussion of the somewhat heated variety prevailed in the Nebraska varsity locker room yesterday afternoon, as players discussed a new rule on awards announced yesterday morning. Almost every varsity player who has been a regular on the squad joined in condemning the announcement of the new rule at the present time, for under it, only those men who have played more than 100 minutes in three football games this fall will be given major letters, while every man who has not played the required length of time, but who has seen service ii two games, will be given a minor letter. The rule itself, the players say, is just and fair, but to make it effective at this time is to rob some players who have played their 45 minutes necessary to letter under the old rule and who have little prospect of playing much more this year of their just reward a regular varsity letter. It does seem unfair to take away from those who have been toiling in good faith night after night in the hope of playing in a few games, what they have already earned. It is all the more unfair when one considers the fact that H. 0. Gish, director of athletics, told the. Cornhusk ers last fall at a banquet that if any change in the system of awards was to be. made, it would be made before the first game. Nothing more was said until yesterday, when every football player received an official nolice of the change. . Consequences of the passage, of the rule nt this time are hard to foretell, but it seems highly logical that the announcement may disgust thoe worthy reserve who have seen 45 or 50 minutes service so far this year. It may make them feel that they are being dealt with unjustly, and make them stop their hard and valuable Avork so essential to the success of a team . Then, too, the fact that regular members of the team feel that their less for tunate fellow players are being robbed may show its effect, the varsity may slow down. Taken all in all, it seems that the announce inent of the rule at this time, and the making of it effective for this season are inexpedient, to say the least. It seems that the department of athletics does not have the proper consid eration for the rights of substitute players, and lastly, that, the athhtie department has broken its word. FAIR PLAY. The Football Industry. TO THE EDITOR : Football is one big industry booming at the University of Nebraska this fall. The same may be said for all other colleges and univer sities. If you don't think it is an industry, consider the thousands of coaches and other employees for whom it provides all-the-year-lound occupation. Consider also the tens of thousands of college officials, alumni and un dergraduates who give much of their time to it. Consider the millions of dollars taken in at the gate, the costly stadiums and gymnasiums built and .maintained primarily for this game, the cost of equipment, transportation, medical service, etc., and the highly organized business of discovering, oorralling and developing" promising football material. And they still, with unconscious humor, call it an "amateur sport." The change that has come over this fine old sport is shown in the story of the athletic di rector who strode into the press box during an important game and asked anxiously, "How much is it?" The press responded with guesses on the score. "Oh," he replied, "I'm talking about the crowd. How big will the gate be?" That's the real question now in mostcol loges. The game has grown so top-heavy with expense that victory itself is less important than gate receipt;.. Still it's a great game. If you don't believe it it is time you were going to see a game. H. H. Visitor Leads Discussion in Four Churches on Japanese Life. Dr. T. T. Brumbaugh, the Wes ley Foundation leader of Japan, who visited the University of Ne braska campus over the week end, Jed discussions at four churches in the city where there were ac tive student groups. Dr. Brumbaugh covered the Japanese situation in detail, and in enlightening fashion. He in dicated his familiarity with the philosophy of life that is appeal ing to the student groups in Japan. One of the most inter eating hours of the day was when a group of students repre senting the Methodist student council, the Cosmopolitan club, the Student Volunteers, and other students, gathered at the Wesley Foundation parsonage for an in formal discussion. Raise Questions. Among the questions raised were: "Is there any good reason for sending missionaries to Japan?" "Is there not greater need for missionaries here at home?" "Shouldn't we clean up our oVn slums before trying to elevate other nations, who claim to have achieved a degree of cul ture?" ' Dr. Brumbaugh pointed out that the missionary program that is being carried out in the orient was largely based upon the prin ciple of sharing with other na tions that which we have, as well as receiving, from them that which they are qualified to give. Discusses Situation. Social relationship and family life were also touched upon by Dr. Brumbaugh, as he discussed the Japanese situation. In Japan young men and young women are not allowed to mix socially, and can not even attend the same schools. This applies to the grade schools as well as to the advanced classes, which is a noticeable contrast to America, where co educational schools predominate. Dr. Brumbaugh stated that it Is rather strange that all of our missionary heroes come from Anglo-Saxon or Teutonic races. Thi is a condition which must be changed before great results can be. obtained, as there are outstanding personalitiea in every nation who are worthy of the places which we give many of our heroes. Tells of Kagawa. In one of his talks he gave an interesting account of Kagawa, the great Japanese leader, whose ability has been recognized as an evangelist, a social reformer, and s politician in the highest sense of the word. Because of his abil ity he was asked to take over the health problem for the city of Toklo. He was asked to run for a seat in parliament, but refused because he preferred to follow a religious and social program for the uplift of Japan. When the people threatened to write his name on the ballot he diplomatlc slly replied that if he were elected he would launch a program favor ing the Independence of Korea. Japan Hat Leaders. Dr. Brumbaugh pointed out that with men of this type aris ing in Japan and other nations, It is presumptuous for us to think of the outstanding leaders of this modern day only In the terms of our fellow countrymen. Dr. Brumbaugh left Monday for Kansas, where he will visit at the state teachers colleges, at Kansas university, and at Baker univer sity, for the rest of the week. He plans to return to Japan to re sume his work in February, after visiting the leading universities in America. 1 'MM 1 BE.HIND Dancing Around. TO THE EDITOR: Another evil has been recognized by those-that-can-do-soniethlng-about.it. The. physical education department and the university Y. W. C. A. are going to teach the awkward and the bashful how to dance. lie ho ever so clumsy any university student can get first class instruction in dancing. The first class was held at Grant Memorial hall at DEAN HEPPNEH WILL TALK TOJV. W. STAFF " Dean Amanda Heppner will talk to the social staff of Y. W. C. A. Wednesday, Nov. 12, at 5:00 p. m., In Ellen Smith ball- Other girls will be welcome. Miss Heppner will talk on "The Etiquette of the Hostess," from a supervisor' viewpoint." .a ' Roland Miller We made the trip to Kansas for a rest and had a wonderful time reading "Pilgrim's Progess" and "Little Women." For the first time in our college career we watched the R. O. T. C. parade from the side lines. It seemed strange after four years of participation to stand by and watch Joe College bump along over the cobble stones, following the scent of the hounds, pardon, we mean horses. Them there crit ters were handsome bits of hoss flesh. And the rides, magnificent Just like part of the horse. Carriage poise, equilibrium nothing like a good horse to set a man off. Gives you a chance to see their boots and spurs. Last week end's trip to Law rence proved a wonderful time to many of those who went and re turned. It was a novel experience to some, an opportunity to get away and enjoy one's self. There is always joy in getting away from the daily surorundings and above all the daily grind. New friends are made, new sights are seen, new things are done. Everyone likes to go places, ring doorbells, and see people. We lament the fact that the opportunity doesn't occur more often. Back east where few of the schools are co-educational. (Allah be praised.) you would imagine young collegiate forced to mope his evening away in the company of Dunsany, Wikie, Dumas, and others of their line. An admlrabe situation, we warrant you, but not necessarily an existing one by all means. The Harvard man, the Dartmouth man, he from Prince ton, likewise from Yale-all step out, and not alone. They have big times back there ask the girls! How they get together is no mystery. Bowdoln just arranges to entertain Wheaton over the week end, and over the girls trip. From Norton, home of Wheaton college, to Bowdoin, in the stein state, is a matter of a few hundred miles. Of course the girls don't walk, they just drive down in their Packards and Pierce's or else take the train. Upon arriving they occupy the gentlemen's quarters sand said men move downtown. Parties start on Friday night and from then on there is something doing until the girls leave for home late Sunday. No one knows what 11:30 means, let alone 12:30. They talk in much simpler terms, rather we should say hours, keeping their mathe matics down in the three's and four.'s. Dear old 'Dartmouth always manages to throw a big winter carnival during the snow season that lasts nearly a week. It is a time of high festivity and hilar ity. Skilnliig, skating, dancing aud the rests of the ings horde provide a continuous round of excitement. Beauty queens are crowned (in the proper way, you understand) car nival kings are chosen, and hey, hey! what whoope. For such colleges as Amherst the matter is all very simple. Just across the river from the home of Lord Jeff is Northampton, the home ot smith college, residence of beautiful women, and a few P. B. K.'s. The Amherst boys don't even have to pull Leander's stuff. The modern girl is far more con siderate, or perhaps fortunate. At all events the Amherst boys and the Smith girls are the best of friends and both groups find their social lives completely filled, with Five Rushees Pledged and Twenty Others Given Pins Tuesday. Pledging services were con ducted at the Phi Tsu Theta meet ing at the Wesley Foundation par sonage, Tuesjay evening, wnen five rushees were pledged, and twenty othe neophytes were fflven their pledgo pins, The new pledges are: George W. Berry, Castle Rock, Colo.; Paul Christiansen. Fullorton; Duane C. Frlrkson, Valentine, and Lester Larsen. Plalnvlew. Pledges ef Last Mc-tinq. riedge who wert. laken.ln at the last regular dinner meeting, and who were given - their pins were: James R. Allen, Daw.ion; Joe F. Barton, Mahaska, Kans.; P'loyd J. Bunger, Craig; John W. Constable, Jrwln, la.; Robert M. Davtes, Butte; Irvln F. Frlobeig, Stanton; James H. Howard, Lincoln; Carl F. Jacobson, Mar quette; Arnold Johannes, Schuylor; Kenneth M. Kent, Red Cloud; Ar nold A. Parklson, Percival, la.; Kenneth M. Parklson. Perclvsl, Is.; Lee Scott, Corad; Donald W. Big ler. Schuyler; Alar B. Stoddard, Lincoln; Buren Tharp, Craton, N, Y.; Marlon 8. White, Schuyler; Howard Miller, Pawnee City; Vir gil Wiltse. Falls City, and Lewis Medderson. : Among other business, tho Phi Tau Thetians discussed the na tional Phi Tan Thetc. conclave, which will be hold on the Nebraska campus on Nov. 28.J9. Represent atives from seven mid-west uni versities will be in attendance at the conclave. Two members of the local chapter are national ...fflcers. Clyde Yost is national treasurer, and Rev. W. C. Fawell, national sponsor. AIpJiu Kappa IM to Initial TIii Evening Alphr. Kvppr. Psi, national fra ternity of co.r.iiicrce, will hold Ini tiation for lln pledges at the Lin del! hotel, Wednesday evening, Nov. 2, at 5:30 o'clock. All members and initiates are asked to bo present Lee Syndicate Head Thinks; T$ $T StUdentS Learn MUChl i member of the faculty and Al- pha Kappa Psi. About Game. -. MADISON, Wis. "I'm decidedly . 3enior wallt is n Kansas unl I). (J. plenty of concentrated time for theJ bugaboo oi stuaying. The effort to stay slrslght usmI to be a moral issue Instead of a diet. Miniature courses may be a novelty to most of the world, but Lhere are the gallant souls who eat at frats. We expect any morning to wake up and find that the cat has dragged in one of these pesky Austins. Mothers should warn their children not to molest them. E. P.M1TSES J( SCHOOL JOURNALISTS in favor of the journalism student, even with only high school train ing, and more decidedly in favor of the student with college train- versity's oldent traditions. The walk was established in 1905, and each senior class since then ha", added a new slab to the walk. The ing." i" the tribute paid to jour- I y"'K i me wiik ana me engrav nalism jchools by E. P. Adler of '"fc ol the names Is in charge of Davenport, president of the Lee syndicate of newspapers. "In the journalism school, :he student learns the technical re quirements. If every embryo jour nalist realized its value the prob lems of the city editor would bo indeed lessened. A lesson every reporter must learn. Mr. Adler believes, is belnj, taught bv journalism schools, necessity for brevity. Crime News a Deterrent. When asked whether the prom inence of ci.me news in news papers had bad influence on youth of the nation, Mr Adler said, "In my opinion, featuring crima newr has been -a deterrent and not a stimulant to crime. The tragic ends of gsng leaders during the past year have done more to halt crime than any amount of preach ing. When crime news is unusual, it should be featured, just as any unusual news should receive prom inence. The nearer to your cir culation area the story is, the greater notice it should receive." Mr. Adler, who entered the newspaper business in Ottumwa In 1897, is president of seven news papers in four states, a trustee of the Friendly House in Davenport, and the Davenport municipal art gallery. In 1917-1918, he was second vice president of the As sociated press and president of the Inland Press association. the senior engineers, who also cast the bronze class numerals whicii are Inlaid in each slab. "Say, Amos, can you tell r. how day tell de age ob a thlchcn V "By de teef." "Go 'long, chickens don't ball teef." "No, but Ice got teef." -Catholic Missions. TODAY'S SPECIAL I 30c Met Loaf Tomtte Apple Pic nd Chcete Any 5c fe-lnk Rfctor' Pharmacy 13 P Delicious! Our Chnflieil 1'oD-t'orn with il.i Butterscotch Flavor OPEN 8UNDAY CRISPETTES MADE FRESH DAILY Peanut Routed Freih Daily Lincoln Crispette Co 23S No. 13th RENT A CAR Fordi, Real, Durante and' Auatin. Your Busineie It Appreciated MOTOR OUT COMPANY 1120 P St. Always Open. B-6819. 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