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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
WEfflVESDAY. APRIL 29. 1931
:Jhe Daily Nebraskan
Station A, Lincoln. Nebraaka
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Managing Editors
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News Edltore
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BUSINESS STAFF
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Assistant Bualnesa Managers.
Norman Galleher Jck Thompson
. . Edwin Faulkner
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What They Think
Of Each Other.
Case: The Modern Young Woman, vs. The
.Modern Youn? Man. ,
Attorneys: For the Females, Virginia
Thompson, Philadelphia newspaper woman.
For the Males, Wolcott Gibbs, one of the edi
tors of The NcW Yorker.
Court: The North American Review, April
issue.
I. THE BOY FRIEND.
(Case presented by Miss Thompson.)
1-Lyou're a girl, have you never felt that this
ho-called modern young man sitting next to
you; whose eyes melt at your slightest encour
agement, should be smacked and put to bed
Have you never stifled the thought that he is
loo young to be bothered with another instant?
In grandfather's day, at eighteen the young
squirts were doing men's work, and Were fit
for the hard job of being men. But the Twenti
eth century coddles its young men, encourag
ing them in solemn tones to "take fast hold of
learning, for she is thy life." and meanwhile
life passes by on the other side of the lane. Our
yenng men aie rocked in the cradle of the uni
versity until almost all their natural initiative
and courage about living become vestigial,
still parasites, they spend as many years as
their fathers spent months in learning their
professions.
They are forced to defer matrimony because
tlivy are financially unable and mentally too
imjnaturc to take on its duties.
IVhen the man finally emerges from his
thirty tomes, the young woman has already re
ceived her degree from the University of Hard
K docks. Trying to hold a job that a dozen
others are trying to snatch from her, she has
hail no choice but to grow up.
fecretly, she indicts the boy as fatuous, in
adequate. The young man suspects her of
laughing at him. He must prove to the world,
himself and her that he is not an inconsequen
tial ass.
He is so like a puppy gangling, overgrpwn,
forever running away from things and bump
ing himself against other things. There arc so
many painful facts that he has to learn.
'
Failing in her search for a man of her age,
the young woman has three courses open to
liefr. She can wait for the boy to grow up, she
can marry a man older than herself, or she
call take the amorphous clay at hand and build
a Satisfactory man from the boy.
In the latter case, she must fool her manage
able mind that ho is what she wants him to
be; And he frequently is not. "Whenever you
sec a-girl behaving like an idot, taking "her
wbjsky straight, look for the man. She is
making a desperate effort to ignore her idol's
feit of clay and live down to him.
The first course, waiting for him to grow up
i".ic! iVli:ird. The older man appears to be
I i ;;iivw t to the problem. She finds him syni
ivilHie when the modern young man would
sia;e and poke fun. More and more the girl of
today is forced to turn to older men for oon
jciiial companionship, a common mental out
loOk, and since propinquity has lost none of
its-; effectiveness for husbands.
8he needs what women have needed from the
do'urr of. time she needs a man. Under the
present habits of society, she haw difficulty in
finding one among the trousered bipeds of" her
acquaintance. She may find the makings of a
man, '.and not care to accept so much responsi
bility. Most of all fche needs to be delivered
Jromjher boy friends, God bless 'em. They mav
aim to please, but they fail to satisfv.
H. SHALL WE PAN THE LADIES?
(Case presented by Mr. Glbbs.)
Since I was sixteen, I have been bored to in
sanity with articles about the Modern Young
Woman, who, it develops, is an enigma, a
eleareyed rebel against something or other,
an alcoholic with no morals worth mentioning,
a- girl very like my grandmother, only brighter!
and a lot of oth;'r things. J have attributed
most of this nonsense to the fact that authors
must eat. and that it's a Jot easier to write
about young women than. say. centrifugal
pumps.
Beyond my perplexity about what keeps
1 heir; evening dresses up without shoulder
straps, young Avomen are about as enigmatic
1o me as the writings of Mr. Coolidge, and
very net.Hy as dull. I have never seen them in
eJrar-eyed rebellion against anything, except
possibly when I have suggested taking them to
a.pJace less gaudy than the one they had in
ruiiad.
!I know nothing about their morals in con
tradistinction to those of ay other period, ex
cept that thfy stem to talk about them more,
and I detecx no resemblance whatever to my
grandmother, a simple, industrious woman with
a passion for canaries.
0f course, the outstanding, the characteristic
Hung about young women these days is that
they are completely ruthless. More and more
often does a young man find himself waiting
iji the lobby of ihV Ritz. or on windy street
corners because a lady has received a more
promising invitation and has neglected to tell
him about it. Gentlemen in offices are involved
in a perpetual guerilla warfare with cold-eyed
damsels who would like to appropriate their
jobs, and who will stop at nothing to get them
Nowadays, men are infinticly more entertain
ing than women, solely because they are with
out their driving, competitive instinct, and find
time to read things not directly connected with
their work
.... The ladies began to realize that it was
necessary to assert some sort of a new-found
freedom, and thy did. First, the physical qual
ity. I am aware that there is a Victorian
touch to this paragraph, but I can only say
that in my Victorian way 1 do not approve of
brown and lumpy young women.
Tlie new sexual freedom is perhaps the most
painful subject I have to discuss. Not that
there's been any change in habits, but because
they bore one to tears talking about it. And as
to appearance it seems to me a deliberate ef
fort is being made to subjugate the male and
put him in his place by scaring him to death.
Hats in this unfortunate year sit far back, dis
closing foreheads curiously like white and bul-
buos tombstones. Scarlet lips and great fringed
eyes stare out of faces as pallid as plumbing
fixtures. Long red fingernails seem to threaten
the young man's throat as they reach across
the table for another of his cigarettes. There
is always the overpowering necessity for mak
ing the man conscious of her equality. She
can only achieve her own glorification by hu
miliating the young man.
As a final disastrous effect of lite new spirit,
first-rate women have begun to marry second
rate men. because of the habit of dominance.
Contrary to what Miss Thompson has said in
her article above, the ladies have bad no desire
for someone to lean upon. What they have
actually wanted was someone to step on.
They are, 1 am pleased to report, getting it.
The Verdict: To be rendered by the readers.
What do you think?
Note to Capitol Beach: Yes, you can open
your doggone swimming pool anytime, now.
Why is it no one can hear alarm clocks in
the spring?
University maintenance fund cut .25,000,
following lobbying to get building allowances.
Seems you can 't talk a man out of dessert with
out having him take away your meal.
Everyone is looking forward to Bizad day,
Journalism day, Engineers' day. and whatnol
day. Maybe the things are really esthetic aud
theu, again, maybe Rarnuni was light!
DEBATE WITH DENVER
FIRST ONE HELD HERE
Bernard Ptak, Jack Devoe
Take Affirmative on
Free Trade Issue.
NO DECISION RENDERED
In the first debate held on the
university campus la the last two
years, Bernard Ptak and Jack De
voe upholding the affirmative side
of the question met two University
of Denver opponents in a no-de
cision bout at 1:30 yesterday af
ternoon in social science auditor
ium. The question upon which the
teams clashed was: "Resolved,
That the nations should adopt a
policy of free trade."
Dr. White s class. 104. along
with a number of other students
and non-university men attended
the debate. This was a return de
bate with the Denver team, Alan
Williams and Ted R. Feidler up
holding the negative of the same
question, having met their oppon
ents m Denver, April 4.
Vied With Wetleyan.
The Denver university squad de
bated on the sante subject with
Wesleyan's team last Monday
night The Nebraska team, rep
resented by Frank Morrison and
Carl .1. Maiold will meet a Creigh
ton university squad on Tuesday,
May 12 at the University Club in
Omaha.
They will clash on the subject
which is primarily concerned with
the relative merits of the newspa
per and radio as advertising med
iums. The Huskers will take the
negative side of the question and
will attempt to prove to their au
dience that radio advertising is
truly a legitimate form of adver
tising for the business man. Their
opponents will probably assert that
the radio should be owned and ope
rated by the government and that
radio advertising should be oblit
erated, according to Dr. White.
This debate will be held before
the advertising club of Omaha at
a special dinner at the University
club. "This question is of prime
importance to those who will at
tend and should prove to be a de
bate well worth while," declared
Dr. White, debate coach.
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A cop left a tag on our ear yesterday. It
said "The streets of Lincoln are no puoiic
'gariasje'." Well, what can we, do? No place
to park on the campus. And we can't run out
and move the thing between classes.
Nebraska Kollegc Kar Klassic might do a lot
for the parking situation, if enough of the old
cars are smashed up in the races.
L'rge to travel. Urge to go strange place,
see strange sights. Anyplace where finals are
unknown. It's funny, though the people there
want to come here ....
College Comment
Sandino, Bandit;
Butler, Hero.
WASHINGTON President Hoover said
today General Sandino, the leader of the Ni
caraguan insurgents, had "placed himself
outside the civilized pale" by the murder of
American civilians and Nicaragnans. News
Item.
The president has now had his say about
General Sandino, the Nicaraguan whom the
news reports have chosen to call "bandit" and
"insurgent:" but one feels like saying. "Tut,
tut, Mr. president," for the ease with which he
proceeds to excommunicate Sandino from the
"pale of civilization."
We hold no brief whatever for bandits and
insurgents, but when is a bandit a bandit in
stead of a patriot to his country? Neither Mr.
Hoover nor the average. American envisions the
entire situation in Nicaragua; at least, the
chief executive does not admit all he knows.
Sandino's melhods may be different from ours,
or different from iJiose methods which we call
civilized ; but lie is no more a bandit than every
leader that differs with the regime in power.
Sandino is on the outside looking in; he is
opposed 1o ihe status quo. If he were one of
those, in power and usinjj the same tactics
against his opponents, he would be deemed a
servant of his country rather than a bandit. If
lie is a bandit, thm all that host of Americans
who opposed Great Britain before American
independence were bandits, for they were
thorns in the sides of the order in power long
before they openly engaged in battle, and they
did not always resort to the accepted and "civ
ilized" way in dealing with those who did not
agree with them.
But there is another view of the situation.
Here we have a president of the United .States
becoming indignant and self-righteous over the
skirmishes in which Sandino a Nicaraguan,
encages in Nicaragua, but who, with his pre
decessors in office and his colleagues in poli
tics did not cry out against the practices 1hat
Americans have perpetuated in the shadow of
the American J'lajf in places like Nicaragua and
Haiti: and especially in Haiti, where United
States marines in 1hree years killed o,50() na
tives. Where was the voice from the wliite
house and thereabouts, when Smedley Butler,
commandant of marines in Haiti, entered the
Haitian legislature with some of liis men and
compelled the members to sign a treaty at the
points of bayonets? If we remember correctly,
General Butler M as promoted and honored for
his reign in Haitian republic.
That Americans in foreign countries must
be protected, more or less, we understand; but
blurbs that come from politicians in cases
where they have nothing to lose politically
nauseate us, especially when we recall that rep
resentatives of the United States have not been
above reckless shooting and that "bandit" is
the name we call him that shoots AT us. "pat
riot" the name for him that shoots KOK us.
Wisconsin Daily Cardinal.
2 Hayseed and Haywire"
By .
I CEORCE ROUND
At least one University of Ne
braska student reads this column.
Making deputy sheriffs of stu
dents on the police force for
Farmers' Fair Saturday indicates
that everything will be safe at the
college. Herb Yost is chairman of
the police committee.
Making a guess as to the prob
able winner of the voting for the
Goddess of Agriculture would be
about as hard as guessing what
Amos and Andy will do next.
Only senior girls are eligible for
the honor. According to present
plans she will be presented at the
pre-fair dance given Friday eve
ning by the fair board. It will be
in a novel fashion.
The voting for the Goddess is
taking place the fore part of this
week. The winner will not be made
public until Friday evening.
Rightfully Farmers' Fair is top
ping all of the activities at the
University of Nebraska this week.
They always save the best until
the last. Hence over 10,000 people
will be on the Ag campus Satur
day for the best.
Though stressing exhibits at the
1931 Farmers' fair, it is a fact that
coll-agri-fun will help entertain
visitors at the college Saturday,
in nrpvious vears this has been
an early winter feature but it is
combined with the lair mis year
to help make it bigger and better.
As usual the business district of
Lincoln will probably be crowded
Saturday about noon when the fair
alon?. Gerald Snick,
co-chairman of the committee,
promises something new in me
parade this year. Likewise Harlan
Bollman, enteriainmni cnairmau
for the parade, believes his clown
band and Fersmng nrie squaa wm
score big hits.
With "Red" Krause ana nis
band playing for the big dance fair
patrons are going to find their
dancing desire satisfied. Cliff
Campbell, chairman of the dance
committee, was lucny 10 gei bu-u
a good orchestra.
Incidentally agricultural cuncgc
students are having their pre-fair
dance on Friday as usual. Overalls
and aprons will probably predomi
nate. It is given by the fair board
for Ag students.
Speaking of home economic ma
jors who are helping with the pub
lic.ty work for the 1931 fair re
minds me that Muriel Moffitt has
hn (in the iob everv minute. She
believes the fair this year will be
bigger man in previous years.
tniniv chf has done her bit.
Someone certainly went haywire
and Hayseed wneu iney men.eu
new stories in the Lincoln dailies
Sunday to the effect that there
would be a rodeo at Farmer's Fair.
Just an error is all. There will be
a first class horse show, including
the inter-sorority riding contest,
but not a rodeo. This is to be a
civilized fair.
Probably the tall and the short
of the fair workers are Dor, Facka
and Otto Dillon. Facka stands well
above six feet and Dillon some
what below that mark. Don is a
member of the senior fair board
while Otto heads the fair fun com
mittee. The biggest fair rally of the
year comes on Thursday night of
this week when final announce
ments for the fair will be made.
Cora Cobs and Tassels will prob
ably assist in raising "whoopie."
The fair comes on Saturday,
May 2.
1 BEHIND
THE
AfflfM
IJI: ill II-
f-DOOFL.
Roland" Miller
Note: Thl Ik bln(r written m th olflc
of the New York TlmM, where we were
nent from the Chlco Tribune. Some
thing we wrote reached the editor, and
the rest of the etaff. fluurtng right away
that we were good, got lealnua and put
ua on the rails for New York. The
Tltnea aura waa alad to get ua.)
NEW YORK. This used to be
old man Woolworth's town, but
right now he's small apples. Com
pared to some of these buildings
the Stuart shack and the Federal
Trust hangout look like pent
houses. And have they got them
packed in! But here's the reason.
New York has no use for these
miniature golf coures. No sor!
Mayor Walker met us at the
station, but that's not such an
honor any more as this gentleman
has been making a lot of faux pas
and even the people won't stand
for none of those foreign miscues.
We thought at first the Mayor was
a Kappa, but we discovered that
he was just bringing us the key to
the city.
The depression is very sound in
New York. There are bread lines,
unemployed lines, soup lines, and
side lines. The best lines, however,
are to be found over on Fifth ave
nue. Who cares about art gal
leries!
We had a man approach us sell
ing apples to help the unemployed.
He had three, but we only bought
two. No use in taking the third
and having him unemployed too.
There s a lot of rivalry and
hatred between Brooklyn and New
York. It all started back in the
good old days when there was only
one fcmith. The Dutch bought
Manhattan Iuland fra the Indians
for $7.33, the 33 cents was for
Brooklyn. Of course Brooklyn is
burned up. And then when the
tubes were built under the Hudson,
all New York rejoiced. Now they ,
could go across without having to
look at Brooklyn. But Brooklyn j
has one thing that New York :
hasn't, and she's mighty proud 'f !
it. And that's the other end of
the bridge.
Good old Wall street Now
there's a real part of the city.
Everything for the tired business ;
man. Just a few steps to the
waterfront, a church right handv,
a graveyard, and an aquarium. All
is constructed for an economy of
time and movement. The other
morning, in the very same church
we just mentioned, a man walked
happily down tne aisie io i
of Lohengrin. Keacning ue
f tha rhnrrh and coming down
the steps, some friendshot him. The
procession turaea mrouna, mo vi
ganist jumped to Chopin, they re
emerged at a side entrance and
the late groom was buried in the
adjacent graveyard. That's what
we call organisation.
The stock exchange presents a
very somber appearance. It's a
lovely place for athlete's foot We
looked for the bears nd the bulls,
but they must have sold them on
account of the depression. The
pigeons and squirrels are very
plentiful, but members of the ex
change won't harm them. Maybe
they train them to be bulls and
bears.
Just around the corner from
Wall street is the Battery. It is
the rendezvous of the nonchalant.
This place is responsible for the
origin of the crime, assault and
battery. Ask Boi. You can taxe
any one of two steamers at this
point and go out to the statue of
liberty. To our notion statues are
always erected to persons or
things of the past. There is a Boy
Scout station on the little island
the lady stands on, but tbundera-
tion, nobody would want to carry
off that big woman.
It mav interest some to know
that a trip from the Battery out
to the statue on the boat brings
just as good results as you could
obtain from a half hour's urging
in front of Social Science, or from
an hour in the Moon, plying with
cokes. One can get a very roman
tic effect from watching peanut
husks swirling about in the pro
pellor wash. Blondes especially are
susceptible, so they tell us.
It's a long time since we last
saw Ellis island. Made us feel good
to get back. Same old gang, same
old line; same bustle, same delay.
You meet some swell people. Real
life, and all the atmosphere for a
novel. Garlic time on a Columbus
Circle subway express is the only
time and place that provides any
more atmosphere. Those who en
ter New York via Ellia Isle have
just as much right to hold up their
beads as do any whose ancestors
may have come over on the May
flower. You must remember that
back in those days the immigra
tion laws were rather lax.
Dear old Broadway! the street
of homely women. And that's more
truth than poetry. (For the sake
of the folks back home, we may
sy that s.11 the beautiful i,uuieu
are in Nebraska and Nevada.)
There isn't a thrill in a block. All
you can see are taxicabs surging
by In long streams. The women in
the cabs are homely, too. And are
the people ever dumb? We asked
one hombre If he would give us
a match, and he comes back real
snauuy with, "What weight do you
fight at. kid?" That made us kind
of sore, and we told him so. Then
he got tough, and said that for
two cents he'd knock our block
off. The dirty professional!
The Times office Is a real swell
place to keep away from. Jour,
nalism 72x never said anything
about being bawled out by a hard
.a.aH ritv editor, not to mention
the guy who cleans up. Oh, well,
it might be worse, i ngur i mae
....it . Vi u-ith the dear old ed
IjUlbV f ...
when I suggested a theme song
for the paper announcing "Four
or Five Times."
- -
nlease. but hero
comes the one and only Oscar Odd.
And does he look angry sweet
k.nt,nno what a wicked, wine-
gared, wisage. Looks like the
gte-
Hollywood Lynchings.
A little while
back a young English woman on
a brief visit to Los Angeles took
tr ask Richard Dix
whether he had ever seen a man
lynched.
"V,0 h vm." he assured her
brightly. "Only a few weeks back
t ..... riinintr with some friends
at a restaurant when the waiter
brought us some pudding that we
didn't like. So we just hung him
up to one of the chandeliers."
The lady gazed at him in hor
ror. "And do you mean to tell
me," she gasped, "that you took
part in this horrible crime?"
"Well, not exactly," explained
Dix blandly. "That is to say, 1
did not, take part in the actual
hanging. I was too busy down
in the kitchen."
"Busy!" she said. "Doing what?"
"Shooting the cook!" he replied
firmly.
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