TIUJRSDN i, .TAMrtY 22. 1931
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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
The Daily Nebraskan
Station A, Lincoln, NsDratka
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Congratulations!
We're Almost Through.
Two letters which were submitted for pub
lication in The Daily Nebraskan yesterday
evening, being purely personal slams at the
editor, are being withheld from publication.
They arise from The Nebraskan "a attitude con
cerning compulsory military science, but have
absolutely no value on that score. If our read
ers are interested in finding out what a low
creature is about to conclude his term as editor
of this student publication, we shall be phased
to show them these abusive missives.
Why not 6tay with the issue and leave oul
personalities? SVe arc. according to the letters,
conducting the campaign against forced drill
purely for personal reasons. If we publish the
letters without commenting upon them, we
acknowledge their truth. If Ave run them and
comment upon them, we are committing the
very sin which they deplore seeking publicity.
Hence, in the interests of decent journalism, we
refrain from wasting type in an attempt to
slander or compliment ourselves.
Yesterday the Student council voted on a
motion recommending a choice between mili
tary science and physical education for under
classmen in the university. The fact that the
vote was not unanimous gives more evidence
to a reality which we have been free to admit.
There are two sides to the issue. Therefore, in
the interests of the student body, we believe
that a delegation from the group which favors
forced drill should present its arguments to
thfe proper authorities, probably the Board of
Regents, in opposition to the Student council
committee.
Regarding the petition which was circulated
among certain R. O. T. C. companies, we be
lieve that this action was taken fairly and hon
estly, but that its findings are irrelevant.
Underclassmen were given an opportunity to
feign a petition saying that they would rather
take military science as it is now offered than
compulsory physical education. A large num
ber of eadets signed that petition, but the
abolition of compulsion would not force them
into physical education. It would give them
an opportunity to choose for themselves.
Instead of helping the compulsory cause, we
believ it strikes at one of the course's most
logical justifications. If these men really pre
fer drill, then they will elect it and the
R. O. T. C. unit will not suffer the violent drop
in enrollment that has been predicted. It will
have a large enough group of men to carry on
its activities and those men will be there from
their ova choice. The regiment will be im
proved. Perhaps this is "silly and asinine," accord
ing to some of our readers' interpretation.
Perhaps we are "taking this attitude for our
own personal publicity, or for other dark and
mysterious reasons.
But maybe George "Washington battled
through, the Revolutionary war so his wife
could have a brand of candy named after her.
Who knows?
Get What
You're Here For.
Ukeleles strumming, sweatered college boys
smoking saxophone pipes, mossy lily ponds,
rolling stretches of velvety grass, artistic hulls
of learning, covered with creeping tendrils of
ivy. There we have the university of our
dreams. Iu such a surrounding, muses the ro-'
mantic collecian. one. could go to college and
tike it.
Like what? He would become greatly at
tached to the graceful buildings, competing
with the ivy itself for sheer tenacity, but is
such an atmosphere essential to education'.'
'Nice colleges develop morons," decided a
librarian in the New York public library. 11U
idea of a "nice college'' corresponds to tho
rough picture we have attempted to draw: a
school situated iu some secluded, picturesque
hpot, appealing to all that is aesthetic iu the
makeup of youth.
We do not recommend that the University
of Nebraska continue its present campaign for
campus ugliness, but we wish to impress those
students who judge a university solely on its
campus beauty with the falseness of their ver
dict. In visiting some of their sister universi
ties, students are awed by the artistic sur
roundings. They return to this campus with a
supercilious air, hating the buildings which
have turned out some brilliant men.
Let us rate this and other colleges on the
Ic.sis of their cultural and educational oppor
tunities If the instructors are competent and
the educational system efficient, ugly build
in ;;s will not bring down the school's rating. If
?i;c instructors are inadequate, the system hap-ii::z:ii-d,
then we have good cause to raise a
howl of protest. If our buildings, no matter
what their appearance may be, are not large
enough to accommodate the students who have
becu admitted to the school, then we have another-
reason to complain and enthusiastically.
.We may as well forget our high school
visions of the tiey-hcy college campus and set
tle down to the business of getting an educa
tion. ,Mun.v universities have gained admirable
places in the scholastic race when their quar
ters resembled dingy office buildings. If the
buildings serve their purpose, no matter how
much we may crave better architecture, let us
get into the harness and stop braying so lo"lly
that we drown out the teachings we have come
to seek.
Student Must
Enforce Their Honesty.
Casting sly glances on another student's ex
amination paper, unfurling long rolls of " crib"
notes are practices upon which the university
frowns. After frowning, however, it carries on
an inefficient program of police duty through,
its various instructors. The result, us every
student knows, is more and better cheating.
iU. (J. (j.. whispering through the boisterous
Morning Mail column today, relates an inci
dent which occurred at Stanford university.
He links it up with the Uuiversily of Ne
braska Student council's attempt to increase
its powers through the passage ot a new con
stitution. It is evident that some step should
be taken to remedy the quiz situation. We do
not contend that the mere acceptance of the.
council's document will straighten things out,
but it is a slep in the right direction.
Until students themselves rise up in indigna
tion over the cheating problem, little will be
done. If the Student council succeeds in
strengthening its position, which may begin
wilh the enactment of a new constitution, it
will he in a position to regulate student be
havior of a dishonoi able nature. Wc believe
that instructors themselves can help to reduce
cheating, but any permanent, effective regula
tion must come from students themselves.
i-UL BEHIND
j llf r Roland Miller
MORNING MAIL
Honesty Sincerity Intelligence.
TO THK EDITOR:
A Cadet Officer has written of the hniiesty.
sincerity and intelligence of those who an
opposed to compulsory military training and
of those who arc circulating the petition
against compulsory military training at 1hU
university. The editor of The Daily Nebraskan
has answered a cadet officer in regard 1o mili
tary training and, as a matter of defending
the' petition itself, I would like to state t he
opinions of those who are circulating it.
Consider the question asked of the editor by
A Cadet Officer: Do the students who are cir
culating this petition desire to abolish all mili
tary endeavors or are they merely opposed to
the compulsory feature? The students circu
lating the petition oppose military training
and, as a means of following their convictions,
propose to eliminate the compulsory feature.
It is iu their reasons, then, for opposing mili
tary training that we are concerned.
The petition states three reasons for oppos
ing military training. The first of these is that
doctrines contrary to the principles of Ameri
can government are taught. To substantiate
this a quotation from the Manual is cited. A
Cadet Officer has stated that this is unfair, a
this statement in the Manual, describing de
mocracy, was lifted bodily from the printed
page with the sense in which the words were
used not stated. In conversation with t he
gentleman after a discussion before a class in
military science, however, he informed me that,
in a true sense, democracy was accurately de
scribed by those words from that statement.
How, then, can he justify his challenge? If the
statement was unfair, why docs he assure mo
that, in truth, it describes the existing condi
tion? If this statement was fair, why does he,
in his arguments, accuse the makers of t he
petition of unfairness in its use? All of his
arguments, moreover, attempt only to disprove
one of the reasons for our belief, lie has not
attempted to answer the other stated reasons,
thus admitting the fallacy of his stand.
I have had two direct verbal combats with
A Cadet Officer before military science classes
and anticipate more in the near future. If he
desires I offer to meet him in public discussion
of the question, to consider the petition, mili
tary science, or any phase of the subject he
desires. It should be understood that Ave have
nothing to conceal, our motives are sincere,
honest and intelligent.
MAURICE L. PEl'PEK.
Follow Stanford's Example.
TO THE EDITOR:
An admirable system of student government
is working at Stanford university. As an ex
ample of it, twenty-three members of a lan
guage class, convicted of violating the honoi
code, were recently placed on honorary proba
tion. Six others who were convicted were
flunked in the course and placed on probation
to boot. This was all done by the men's and
women's councils, organs of student self ex
pression. The honor code in itself is very desirable.
But it could not be used effectively unless
there were an organization such as at Stanford.
The councils at Stanford have declared that
if any of the violators of the honor code, arc
convicted again, they will be expelled from
school. And those organizations have the neces
sary power and machinery to accomplish such
a move.
Many students at Nebraska would like a
Student council with power such as the Stan
ford councils possess. A constitution which
would give approximately such power is be
fore the subcommittee of the faeully commit
tee on student organizations. It is hoped this
committee and the other committees which
must pass on the document before it is brought,
to the- students will see the light and allow a
progressive piece of work to be passed.
If they do, final decision will lay wilh the.
students. And if the students really -want a
council with more power all they will have 1o
do is put down Iheir signature in the right
spot. Let us hope 1hat 1iine will not be long iu
coming. M. C j.
FINALS.
A weird shadow on the wall
A light too bright.
A book too dull.
A desk heaped high
Of papers messed and strewn
From search ot" that
Which once possessed
Migh;
Bring relief to
Tortured soul.
In smouldering heap
Like jose to gods.
Appeasing stubs,
Pinched short
And crushed
By strength of thumb.
A head bowed low,
A mind, too dull
From task long drawn,
In futile quest
Keep:, on.
While from the hall
In doleful tone,
A clock reminds
With
Cram-cram, cram-cram!
Good old exams! Why we
wouldn't miss them for anything.
And there Is the best little reason.
Pet haps you have one of your own.
Nevertheless we are prepared to be
s-atisfied with the "little things iu
life." Strictly fresh, pardon us, we
mean strictly speaking, 60 is little
enough.
.
"There's one barn every min
ute." reads a poster boosting tne
Awgwan, and after seeing the an
nouncement that a thousand sub
scription? or more had been ob
tained we arc inclined to agree.
This controversy between those
agin military science and those fur
it ought to settle the old question
of which is the mightier, the pen
or the sword.
"Tassels add eight girls to Tcp
group" Headline. Some bran new
members, eh what?
"Twenty-nine years ago Chan
cellor Andrews refused a $1,000
increase in salary." He probably
asked for $2,000.
It has been rumored that Presi
dent Hoover is coming to the cam
pus to discuss the matter of com
pulsory drill with the student
council. They are considering
whether or not they should grant
him an audience.
Of course if it is decided to
abolish compulsory military train
ing we won't really need any
band, either. And what a shame
not to let them wear their pretty
little white jersies for "informal
occasions:
Just to show you what we think
of the whole shooting match we
suggest that the university adopt
the law students" idea and start
passing out brown derbies. Any
way it would help business back
on its feet.
There is such a thing as carry
ing one's business too far. Take
the Neon man even his boys are
Neon "scions."
"Hi save, 'Arry ol' man," said
one Englishman to another, "an
'ow do you think 'Enry will come
hout with 'is broaden iting to
daye?" "O, 'e ll "mike" it all
right," said the other. A lot of
work for nothing you'll probably
say, but then it does take up the
space. And mind you, we're laying
no claims. As the big boa snake
from way down south said, we're
rather "constricted" in our opera
tions. "Pardon, but may I cut," said
the young gallant as he stepped up
to the "head" man in charge of
the guillotine.
These jokes will be the death of
us yet.
We knew she was the postman's
daughter because she had address.
And now we will receive the
morning offering while the choir
sings, "I'm Glad Salvation's Free."
Highlights in Campus History
Petitions and Petitions.
TO THE EDITOR:
These petitions, they place one between the
devil and the deep Bea. Now 1 am always will
ing to S'gu my name to anything. I like to
help the autograph collectors; especially the
collector who submits a petition saying that
students prefer military training to physical
education during company drill periods. These
military officers are such nice men. 1 couldn't
think of hurting their ieelings and so I sign.
Afterwards I happen to think that 1 put my
name on the petition protesting against com
pulsory militarv training. Fortunately tiles'-
petitions go to different places, but what will
St. Peter think f mo. ARCHIE. J
MCLEERY MOTION
PASSES; 17 TO 3
(Continued from Page 1.1
T. C. students If it passed the mo
tion before the house.
foe Hunt. gracJuaie member of
the council, answered the argu
ment of William's aa follows:
"1 cannot believe that compul
sory military science is a question
which concerns men only. I be
lieve that anything which even
may contribute the least bit to
ward the development of another
war is something which concerns
women too, for they also are in
volved. Furthermore, in answer to
the statements in reference to the
petition which has just been pre
sented, I feel qualified to say that
there id a psychological aspect
which conies into play with the
consideration of such a thing. It
is ery easy for men in uniform,
in a room with a superior officer,
to sign a petition such aa the one
which has just been presented and
the council should remember that
when it comes to vote."
Edwin Faulkner declared that
the passage of McCleery's motion
was the right step since it would
prolong discussion on a question
which everyone was concerned
with. Putting the matter before
the administration, .he believed,
would give older judgements on
the question and would probably
aid greatly in clearing the issue.
Miss Ledwith Speaks.
As an additional reply to the pe
tition which Williams presented
Lucille Ledwith reported that the
petition which Evelyn Aller was
sponsoring had no reference to the
local situation. The anti-drill peti
tion, she asserted, was the out
growth of a movement which got
its start at a national conference
during the holidays and is being
carried on in a large number of
American colleges and universi
ties. It is sponsored with the idea
of getting concrete evidence of
popular student sentiment for pre
sentation to congress.
A refutation of this stand was
made by Williams who declared
the matter a state and not a na
tional issue.
Furtl.er support- of HoCleuij
"The cannon was brought down
from the capltol grounds, and
placed on the campus just north
of the bonfire; and during the re
mainder of the evening this was
made to npeak for the Nehraska
victory.
"So intensely excited did the
crowd become, that the bleachers
were cleared, and all but pulled
Into the flames. This was pie
vented by other more cool-headed
students, who foresaw dire conse
quences of such an act.
"After the crowd had somewhat
dispersed upon the campus, a num
ber of students fell upon the small,
solitary mule car which was
standing at Eleventh and P streets.
Th mules were unhitched, and the
car pushed down on O street.
It was switched over on the east
going tracks, and pulled and
pushed down to about the middle
of the block between Eleventh and
Twelfth streets. The owner then
called for the police, and four
"cops" succeeded in delaying the
progress of the car. After some
persuasion the car was lifted and
put upon the other track, allowing
tied up cars behind to proceed.
The crowd had become very rough
by this time, and investigatioa re
veals that students were by thi.i
time in the decided minority.
Return Car.
"The car was then run back to
the starling point. Here some
little difficulty was encountered
with the police again, but the
croAd was composed almost
wholly of the rougher city element
who take any chance to have
sport at the expense of the uni
versity students.
"However, no one was hurt dur
ing the course of the evening, and
the owner of the attacked mule
car was the only one who became
even angry at the celebration.
"Score by Tower Lights."
"For the first time in college
history, the customary red light
was not only displayed upon the
main tower (the tower of Univer
sity hall, now removed) but also
a large bulletin in red and white
lights gave the score. This could
be seen looming up against the
black sky from the southern part
of the city, as far as the tower
could be seen.
"It was the result of rapid work
on the part of Messrs. Crane,
Oliver, and Sanger of the electrical
department. They fitted up an
immense board with the lights,
and pulled it to the top of the
flagstaff."
oS ends the story of one of the
greatest pep demonstrations in the
history of Nebraska. The season's
winning team, however, went right
on winning:
Nebraska 14, Missouri 0.
Nebraska 28, Has-kel Indians 0.
Nebraska 16, Kansas 0.
Nebraska 7, Knox 0.
Nebraska second team 17, On
aha Medics 0.
Nebraska 12, Northwestern 0.
"Not one team made even a!
lonely score against the 'mighty j
Cornhuskers of 1902," concluded
...... .icuiunaii Ul X Ol j
that year, in summarizing the I
highly succesful season. j
A subscription drive concluded !
m the early days of February,
1902, resulted in enough money to
make possible completing the pay
ments on tne Exposition organ,
purchased by the alumni in 1898 !
from the Trans-Mississippi Expo-
sition.
"The Exposition organ," says
the Daily Nebraskan of Feb. 6, :
1902, "which was bought by the
alumni in December, 1S98, and j
which is to be dedicated at Carter j
Day, Feb. 14. is a thoroughly con--
structed instrument, well adopted
to the needs in the university, with '
tone qualities covering nearly all i
the instruments of the modern or- i
chestra, in volume of tone suffi-:
cient to sustain a large chorus, i
and ample for an auditorium seat- t
ing 3,000 people, yet so construct-
ed that it may be effectively hand- i
led in the present chapel. ,
"It is a joy to hear it from
morning to morning The organ,
could not be duplicated for less '
than $7,000. It stands as a me-
morial to the generosity and loy-
alty of the student body to the old
Uni!" I
More of this "enthusiast'.c" type j
of news writing can be seen in the 1
items concerned with the literary 1
programs of the day. An example !
is found in the same issue quoted
above:
"The Delian literary society gave '
a special musical program Friday i
evening. The numbers were ai i
from the beautiful works of Schu
bert, the great German composer
Miss Susie Doane and Clara
Smout gave as a piano duet, the
stately military march, for an op
ening number. Miss Williams read
a nicely prepared paper on Schu
bert and his works explaining how
each of his great productions were
the results of sudden inspiration.
Two beautiful contralto solos by
Miss Lotta Talcott, and a piano
solo by Miss Einfoid, which was
exquisitely rendered, came next on
the delightful program. Miss
Loucks closed with "The Erlking."
The last piece one of the most,
beautiful of Schubert's descriptive
compositions, was beautifully interpreted."
And the Item closes with a para
graph on the "very beautiful
program being arranged for next
time! Such were the news writ
ers of the day.
TVi foundation of on of Ne
braska's oldest traditions Is found
In a paragraph in the issue of The
Daily Nebraskan for March 12,
1902. It is part of an article deal
ing with the varied plans of the
senior class of 1902, and concludes:
"The class yesterday decided to
hold ivy day exercises this year.
This is a feature of commence
ment week which was Inaugurated
last year by the Mass of 1901 and
which will doubtless be perpetu
ated by the succeeding classes. . ."
In the same issue we read, ". . .
the young ladies are forbidden to
ride unchaperoned in a carriage
with a young man. except in the
case of engaged couples. ... To
overcome the hardship, it Is ru
morea, several engagements will
be announced shortly. ..."
That financial difficulty dogged
the early Daily was apparent; for
on Wednesday, March 26, 1902, the
staff announced:
"The Nebraskan announces that
temporarily issues will be pub
lished only three days in the week.
This course is made necessary De
cause of lack of support on the
part of advertisers, principally.
The large firms, whose patronage
of college publications heretofore
has been generous, have this year
been represented among the adver
Users cither not at all or very lit
tle. The subscription patronage
has been, on the whoie, good,
However, nearly one-half of those
who have been receiving the paper
regularly, have failed as yet to p'sy
their subscription bills. These
facts have determined the direc
tors upon the course here an
nounced. "It is possible that daily Issues
will soon be resumed. Such issues
will be resumed as soon as the
support received from advertisers
and subscribers will justify It. For
the present there will be papers on
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fri
days. "The Hesperian Publishing Co."
The Nebraskan, though retain
Ing the name "Dally" continued to
publish but three times a week un
til the end of the term, In June,
1902.
New ( by wilt found a. pmce in
the Dail yof 1902; telegrams were
frequently printed as sent, on ath
letic contests played away from
the campus. An item dated Feb.
17 appears in the Issue of Feb. 18,
1902 as follows: 'Sioux City,
Iowa (Special Telegram) The
University of Nebraska basketball
team won a hard earned victory
tonight against the city Y. M. C.
A. team here, the score being 42
to 24. The game was a hard one
throughout and the excellent show
ing Nebraska made was duo to
Cortelyou's brilliant goal throwing
and the close work by Nebraska's
guards. This is the first time in
two years that the home team has
been defeated, and never before on
their own floor."
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original motion was given by Boyd
Von Seggern and the question was
brought to a vote due to the time
limit of ten minutes of six which
had arrived. William's assertion
that voting should be delayed in
order to give further time for de
bate was disregarded and a sug
gestion for roll call vote on the
drill motion was accepted. The
ballot was taken and a majority
of the members, 3 7 in all, voted
"aye." The three dissenting votes
were cast by Williams, Maclay and
Gammill while three girl members
of the body remained neutral.
And so the question of the Stu
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