TWO
THE DAILY "KHRASKAN
WEDMKSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1931
The Daily Nebraskan
Station A, Lincoln. Nebraska
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. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
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QUESTION OF POLICY
The Daily Nebraskan continues a firm be
liever in the policy of elective ralhcr than
compulsory military science. We also con
tinue 1o adhere to our policy of allowing
proponents of compulsory drill to undermine
their own cause unassisted by our efforts.
It is evidently a far from vain hope of
ours lhat if enough rope is supplied the colo
lii I, lie will fashion from it a very adequate
and efficient noose. The first knot has. evi
dently been tied. May the good work con
tinue I
'Uneasy
Lies the Head--
Mine Shins having taken every class office.
;is well as the post of Ivy Day orator, vc are
reminded of the pledges set forth in the cam
paign platform of that faction. According 1o
pie-election promises, the campus will now he
startled by immediate action on ihree points:
1. Union building drive.
''. Senior class gift.
Lower party prices.
Tliese three things, the Blue shin faction
said in no certain terms, we shall attend to
if elected. Their candidates are now elected.
Plans for a senior class gift to the univer
sity -might be considered first, as the easiest
nf'the three points to undertake. Mr. (imu
has proved his capability in other fields evi
dently there is no reason why fhe elass of 1931
cannot meet, consider an appropriate memor
ial to leave behind them, and start -work on
the project immediately.
Of. course, to leave a memorial gift, one
really should have somewhere to leave ii. And
considering the present condition of the cam
pus, a site for any such donation will be hard
to discover. The only feature of the present
campus that is intended to be permanent is
the mall before the coliseum. Might decorate
that a bit.
Any other landscape decorations must of
necessity be postponed until more work is
done on campus beautification. Hence the
Blue Shirts might possibly find themselves
committed to a "campus beautiful" drive
which must be successfully concluded before
they can leave a senior class gift anywhere
about with reasonable safety. The plol
1 hick-ens, we see. The faction might even have
10 huild a new university before they could be
swill to have a proper recipient for iheir gift;
this would admittedly complicate the thing.
An attempt to lower the price of admission
to "major university social evenls,'" under
which the Junior-Senior Prom naturally falls
is perhaps a bit more difficult to undertake,
llovr will 1he faction go about lowering the
price sei for the Prom, when tickets are even
now bei):g printed with two dollars and a half
as their' cost? Surely 1hey have, some idea of
a plan of action, or ihey would never have in
eluded this item in their platform. AVe re
sign 1he fate of this movement, greal and
luonient'ous as it is, 1o the ingenuily of it s
instigators.
AVnrlv on a union building drne . . . ihere
lies the difficulty. "Work. Such a movement
w ill eukiil just oodles of work. The end to be
.-it 1 uijucj is recognized as woHliy of the effort.
Thus just; one point, a minor one. can posKiblv
1 rouble 'the faction in this great cause. WHO j
ill do this work? i
J 'action members who included ihe union
building plank -wished this problem on 1 hem
selves. We leave them to ponder and puzzle
arnestly over ihe situation, until vf inves
tigate for ourselves possibilities of successfully
organizing such a drive.
And then there was the college student
who thought a perambulator was a kind of
coffee pot. . .
Hint to politicians: Best method of climb
ing is 1o remain on the level.
(iuardian of
The Ballot Itox.
Tomorrow morning a May ju en mil be
elected. iJorlar Jioards will announce just
w ho may run for 1his position. .Mortar Hoards
will post the list of eligible candidates. Mor
iar Boards will supervise the ejislint- oi' bal
lots into 1lie litlle 1iu bo
According 1o their sla eiiifiit., published in
the Morning Mail column, there -nil! iilso be
prescnl. aeling as guardians of the ballot box.
a committee from the Student council. This
on inuc. to oe ureeeui in me luiercMf ui o :
. y.' 3 a. . ,
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J'air election, and to prevent a complete uioa-
opoly of tlio affair by Mortar Bowd. will be
compose of thee1 Mortar Boards.
The committee is composed of tfap " highest
ranking woman officer of the Sludfiil coun
cil, and two nenior women members, selected
by her." This translated into EngHisk means
three Mortar Boards.
AVe praut lhat the present supply of Mor
tar B'Uird members are holiest. Their inlcjr-
t if v is above reproach. But tf ihe orgnuka-
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linn r-r iun:l iiscji TxrSNPKsi-u ui one miiin
Hack sheep, the ballot box buffing might bejvf
Why not avoid
fine tiling to lie
this
we
The Right May Queen.
"d I iir own iiliH nf llio ideal Alav Oneen won Id
! be tin; most beautiful senior woman obtain
able, (.rue, you know, that would make all tin
New Yolk rotogravures; obviously the best
and 'loi'-Vrrst way to fame the Univi n,ity of
Nebraska eould pursue.
Wouldn't matter a bit if she weren't rep
resentative, if she were dumb, if she were a
i complete washout. Just so she mokes a beeeu
tiful appearance in the Sunday papers. That
. would be something.
Scholastic eligibility? We l.iuh and Imigh
and lough. The exacting duties and long hours
of work required by the position, we suppose,
is what makes nveessary strict examination of
scholastic rating of all entries. Hell, lull!
STATE SLANTS
Colonel Oury Calls Sanies.
Colonel (Jury, commandant of cadets at the
University of Nebraska, slipped his trolley
when he charged in a university publication
lhat a lis1 of societies which he named as op
posing compulsory military drill '"are j.ll on
erat'mg under the direct influence of the soviet
government at Moscow." Among the treason
able societies which he lists is the l-'edcnilcd
Council of Churches of Christ, of which Bishop
MeCoiineH of the Methodist church is the
head.
Commenting on this silly attack Kc. Kay
Vs. Hunt, pastor of the First Christian church
at Lincoln makes this happy retort:
"I have been n delegate for nine years
from the Disciples of Christ to the Feder
ated Council of Churches. We are urg
ing disarmament and peace because w e are
under ihe influence of Jesus of Nazareth
and not under the influence of the sovid
government of Kussia. If Colonel Oury is
as unreliable in military science as he is
in his views of the affairs of ihe church, the
country would be in unsafe hands under
him."
Colonel (Jury would beller hunt a deep hole
in which, hanging his diminished head- he
may ponder on his folly. The impunsring of
motives is usually a had practice. When i1 is
used in such a way that it boomerangs against
one's own cause that is stupid blundering.
AVe are not at all sure that the opponents
of compulsory military drill for university stu
dents are right. A touch of military discipline
may do a young man a great deal of good
and the less he likes it 1he mure probable his
need of it. 11 isn't such a bad ihing to learn
to obey orders. 1 respect authority, io dis
charge irksome tasks promptly and efficiently.
The training may be resented at 1he moment,
hut as likely as not the victim will be graleful
for it later in life, when he learns that the
world is not exactly a glad, free garden of
undisciplined wills.
But that has nothing to do with right of op
ponents of the rule, and of pacifists generally,
to express their opinions freely without incur
ring opprobrious abuse from representatives
of the military. For Jesus of Nazareth ac
tually did preach peace, it is imbedded in 1he
Christian creed, and Pope Pius pleaded elo
quently for it in his radio message just ihe
other day. There is nothing disgraceful or
unpatriotic about being a pacifist, even though
some pacifists carry their doctrine 1o extremes
that to many of us seem impractical.
Colonel Oury, as a valiant soldier of the
United Stales, should turn his a11enlion from
ihe sludy of military tactics and stralegy long
enough 1o familiarize himself with ihe ideals
of his country and the rules of debaie as Iheyj
prev ail among genllemeu. Omaha World Her-1
aid.
MORNING MAIL
A Fair Election.
TO THE EDITOR:
Mortar Board is accused ui running an un
fair election in an editorial running in yester
day's Nebraskan. We wish 1o present the
agreement reached with the Student council
last spring as conclusive proof of our fair con
duct of 1lie May Queen election. Following
are ihe poinls agreed upon by Mortar Board
and the council last May:
1. Klecliou shall be couducled by Mori a r
Board society with assistance of a eommitlee
of the Student council, composed of ihe high
est ranking woman officer of ihe council and
two senior members (women) 1o be eleclej
by her.
'1. .Ali junior and senior women are eligible
to o1e at May Queen election, upon presenta
tion of identification cards.
o. Mortar Board society shall prepare a
list of senior women eligible for May Queen
election, -which list shall be posted at 1lie polls.
This libt shall contain 1he names of all senior
! women who have at least one r activity point
according 1o the rating of. the A. W. S. board,
and who are si-holastieally eligible.
4. The election shall be given reasonabJ"
nublieilv three davs before date of election.
j The lisl of eligible women shall not be puh-
j lished uiilil eleelion morning.
I ."). J'olls shall be open from it a. m lo -"i
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fl. Woman receiving highest number oi
! vole shad be elected May Queen, and one )-
eeiving second highest iiumlx-r of voles sll.-lil
be Maid of Jbuior. Tun members of JJorla
Itoard advisory eommiltee faculty members)
shall supervise eoiiiiliug of ihe voles by Mor
tar Board.
Last spring Miis Me(iiihey and Miss Uepp-
, ., i r,. .1...
Jier moot
ner tiloiie ithe auviiorv comuiniee mcmuejui
, . , , i i . u .
counted 1 lie votes auj iimiouiiceU th- results,
to Mortar Board iueiiler. Tb-re is fJecidfx.llr
untiling unfair in such an election.
MORTAR BOARD WXILTY
At CommunUtK Criminal?
Tf THE EDITOR :
It M-ms to be a very weJl established b-abit
of the AmeHran people to wave, a red flag in
th- faf-es of t!ie public jis an arsrument against
very proposition -u lijch in new and rali-aL
Siiiiii liow we Juive nivolloweiJ ihe propaganda
vur national pn-H so complexly that -wc
free and unrestrained,
danger? Adamant is a
adiait. Hut always?
) think of Communism as the embodiment of
i all that is evil, violent, dangerous, disloyal,
anarehislic, anylhing that arouses our angry
I
emotions. So far have we carried this halm,
that we are no longer willing to give fair
i minded thought to anything which suggests
j Ciimunisin.
I Colonel Oury. in his article in the. Nebraska
j Alumnus, is to be scored for committing this
I very fallacy, lie opposes any antimilitary sen
I timcnt, and because it seems dangerous to him.
i he labels it Communism then waves the red
flag in our faces as if that settled the matter.
Worse than this. Colonel Oury sweeps socinl-
ism, pi.cifisui, Christian organizations, the
: Council of Churches, all into one pile, and la
bels them all communistic. The absurdity of
ids attempt to show the centralized control of
these institiifons in Moscow is too obvious to
varvv.nl our consideration.
The communist method itself negates any
spirit tf pacifism; communism could not pos-
si'iiy lie aecii' ei jusiiy oi engeuacring a
pca'.-ciul spirit. Hut if we were to grant that
the Pacifist movement in America was insti
gated by the Communists, we might be so
generous as to credit the communists with hav
ing done us a great favor. For we must not
forget that most of America's pacifist are
intelligent people, whose highest sense of loy
alty and good reason have been appealed to.
We shall hope that Colonel Oury will not mini
mize our intelligence; I for one shall lay claim
lo a decent share of it. And if the commun
isls have mad- of me a pacifist, I shall thank
them for opening my mind to a conviction in
Iiarmonv wiin the nesi oi my lnieingence.
Th
ise as prcsenied by Colonel Oury, and
blic militarists in general thus far, has com
mitted another very important logical fallacy.
I It has justitietl compulsory drill on the grounds
of othr prerequisites for graduation. AVe
; must remember however that required courses
i nre made on the basis of their being essential
to ihe production of an educated person. Lan
, "juaue. science, ami all ihe other requirements,
!ro compulsory because without them we can
J hardly consider ourselves well educated.
I Ii would be most difficult for us to estab
lish the claim lhat compulsory drill is such
a requirement. Let us put the matter point
edly: If ihe well educated person must first
i have a knowledge of military science, why do
as we would about anything else.
Because it is indispensible for con
structive work or. at least, a valu
able opinion on the subject to be
formed.
"Perhaps 99 percent of the suf
fering," concluded Miss Brum
bach," is caused by ignorance
rather than evil intention. Thus
the general public are actually
creating conditions through their
ignorance that they in no way de
sire to have. They are the actual
caue of most of these conditions.
The first step is to be intelligent"
Evelyn Adler announced the In
dustrial Conference to be held on
the University of Nebraska cam
pus, February 27 to March 1. The
services were in charge of Rosa
line Pizer.
SPEAKER AT VESPERS
Relates Her Exoeriences
As Summer Worker in
Chicago Factory.
FINDING JOB IS HARDEST
"The Chicago Industrial Experi
ment" was the topic of the taJk
given by Miss Lyndall Brumbach,
at Vespers, Tuesday afternoon, at
Ellen Smith hall. Miss Brumbach
was one of the sixteen girls who
spent six weeks of last summer in
Chicago, investigating the actual
work and production behind the
scenes of American labor and
manufacture. This experiment was
started eleven years ago by a
group of college girls. Every sum
mer this group has been under the
direction of a thoroughly trained
industrial leader.
"It is true that working girls."
according to Miss Brum bach,
"have a hard time but each in our
group felt she could do better in
finding a job." Job hunting is a
real problem, she said. "Finding
a job, keeping it, and adjustment
to conditions, especially long hours
and poor pay are the three condi
tions which the working girl must
meet," continued Miss Erumbach.
Gave Vp Advantages.
The sixteen girls tried to elim
inate as many advantages for
themselves as possible, but even
with this, they had many advan
tages over the working girl. The
largest difference was that they
escaped the worry of starvation
and the facing of a family if they
failed to get a job.
Miss Brumbach continued to say
that many of the girls hunted for
several days without finding work,
and lust much of the assurance
with which they started out. Miss
Brumbach went In tbe Illinois
Free Employment bureau, but
found that most of the employment
was leing gotten from the factory
SENIOR PREPARES RECITAL
Josephine Berggren Plans
Program for Sunday
Afternoon.
A musical recital will be given
SuDday afternoon at the Temple
theater by Josephine Berggren.
who is taking senior instruction
TTFTT
gates and not from tie bureau,
j She finally found work in a fac
! lory. The only thing that differ-
entiated her Irora the other girls
I in the room whs her number. At
j no 1 ime was she sure of the per-
manency of ber job.
: Wastes Time.
' "Think ol the waKte of this slip
I shod method of getting a job - hir
i ing and firing," continued Misr.
Brumbach. "It is hard to thmk
ourselves so efl ieient. when o
! much money, time, energy and
'power are wasted." Of the sixteen
Igiil in the r.ix weeks, seven girl
were required to find more than
I one job. "And this does cot, con
i tinued Mib Brumbach, "sj;ak well
'for tbe stability of the industrial
order.' The real problems begin
after a job is obtained. One of tbe
worst conditions is the fluctuating
wage scale. These girls figure out
their average expenses, which in
clude nothing but the absolute es
sentials of Doard and room, and
found that their wages paid only
"6 percent rf these expenses.
"Many jieopJe ask why these
i gills stay in tbebe conditiona."
j continued Miss Brumbach. "and
jwhy ihey don't go to nipht cbo.
ana improve themselves? But
when one has worked eight to
thirteen hour a day. he doesn't
have much energy left."
What good is this training? We
have one renponrcbility and thst Is
to know the fact of this problem
B
HOTEL
X
CORNHUSKER
we not insist that women graduates also have
four hours or so of military science? We con
sider them equally hr well educated at their
graduation as men, for drill i not essential
to good education. Military science, therefore,
is not similar to other requirements.
M. K. X.
Which 'Smith?'
TO THK KIMTOU:
The Prom committee members announced
that they were going to have Heezley Smith's
orchestra for the big affair, but who the devil
is Heezley Smith? I've talked with several
musicians and also non-musicians and so far
I've been unable to learn anything about him
and his group except what I've read in The
Nebraskan.
Two dollar and a half is a lot of money to
pay out to dance to the tunes of an orchestra
that no tme has heard of. I'm not criticizing
the committee particularly, but for that
amount of money we should have a better or
chestra. Tracy Brown's or Art Randall's or
chestras in Omaha are as good as the average
touring band and it costs plenty less than $'-")
to dance to them.
And while I'm at it. I might as well say
something about the price of the tickets. A
plenty good party is "thrown" every month
or s by the Barb Council for the sum of
eighty-five cents a couple ami it is an accepted
fact lhat if more of the university students
would patronize that organization bigger or
chestras could be brought here for the same
nriec. Now whv can't the prom committee
j get a big orchestra with a big name and repu
....... - . .
tat ion for if'Z.w instead oi some aggregation
that no one ever heard of? Or else, get a
less famous band and cut the price of the tick
ets so that more people might go. Exclusive
ness isn't gained by high prices, although that
seems to be the idea in charging $2.50.
If any xclusiveiiess is to be had, the ini
tial cost of a formal outfit would eliminate
many people who can't afford the price of
one.
What am 1 raving about! Well, it's this:
Hither cut the price of the Prom and other
major parlies and get orchestras like this
Beezley Smith or else have the price up and
get a nationally known band. . F. O. II.
WEATHER.
For Lincoln and vicinity:
Mostly fair and wanner Wed
nesday. Lowest temperature
last night about 30 degrees.
under Herbert Schmidt The pro
gram is scheduled to start at 2:30
o'clock.
Tbe program of tie recital fol
lows: Ballet of the Blessed Spirits,
by Gluck-Friedman; Prelude and
fugue, D major. Book 1, No. 5, by
Bach; Sonata. Op. 10. No. 2. by
Beethoven: Scherro, B flat minor.
On. 31. Chopin; From a German
) Forest, MacDowell; Of Br'er Pab
j bit MacDowell: The Mirror Lake.
Niemann; and Erotiken, B fat mi
nor, Op. 10, No. 1. Sjogren.
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'Coleridge's Shakespearean
Criticism' Is Rysor's
Newest Work.
First copies of the two volume
work on -Coleridge' Shakeapear
ean Criticism." edited by Dr.
Thomas Middleton Rayor, chair
man of the University of Nebraska
department of English, have been
received in Lincoln from Constable
k Co., London, publishers.
The work Is being reprinted In
the United States by the Harvaid
university press. The two volumes
contain for the first time an au
thentic and complete text from
Coleridge's original manuscripts.
Three lone lectures on Shakes
peare and a considerable number
of miscellaneous fragment never
before published were macoverea
by Dr. Rsysor and included In the
books.
rr Ravsor has supplemented
thl textual material with an in
troduction and critical notes. He
has further contributed an histo
rical account tif each series of lec-
I tures. based on new materials
from advertisements in contempo
rary newspapers and unpublished
I letters.
j Recent visitor at Dean O. J.
Ferguson's office in the college of
engineering Include William S. Co-
nant. M. K.. '29. formerly with the
. Westinghouac Electric and ilanu
i fact unrig company. East Pitts
j burgh. Pa., and Frederick A. Wirt.
C E. '13- advertising manager of
the Case Eagle, house organ of the
I J. I. Case Threshing Machine com
j pany, Racine, Wis.
I A total of 3 453 noits was scored
bv the University of Kansas men's
rifle team in the match fired last
week in competition against Vt
Point rille team. The West Point
team scored 3,362 points.
The Unitarian Church ?
Twelfth nd H Streti f
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