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THE DAILY MEBRASKAN
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TliKSDAY. MAY 12. 1931.
The Daily Nebraskan
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This ner is nfmmui for gsnsral
AsaoeiaMoak
The Fraternity's
Wise Choice.
Scholarship or inactivity-scholarship or ex
pulsion from the campus, these ere the N
ternatives fta faced Nebraska fraternities last
vwr. For the first semester of 1939-30, the
-fraternity average tor below the ai,
men's Enrage, and even i f.rther from the high
mark set bv the non-fratermty students. An i
fraternity legislation had threatened, before
that, in the state legislature.
The nation was growing yearly more
serious. Definite threats of denying existence
to Nebraska Greek letter societies were read
into the inimical proposals of fraternity
legislators. Some choice had to be made by tne
fraternities. Should they continue to empha
size" all other things over scholarship, antf run
the risk of eventual expulsion from the school!
Or should they take prompt steps to improve
their scholastic record?
They chose wisely to better their scholar
ship, as this year's statistics prove. For the
all-fraternity record this spring is even better
than the newly-raised all men's average, and
is far better than the non-fratrnity mark.
Last year's record read in this fashion:
1. Non-fraternity average.
1. All-men's average.
:!. All-fraternity average.
This year's record is a complete reversal:
1. All-fraternity average .
J. All-men's average.
.;. Non-fraternity average.
To what, degree this reversal was effected
l.v ilu action of the Interfraternity council in
raising grade requirements for initiation is not
wn. It seems very probable, however, that
erii&te effect, for
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uuoiitv averages have long been far above
t . a il 1 -C 4 V,,
on-sorority graaes, eviaemiy Deu.uoc ui im
irrli nvr-rnffe reouired for initiation into the
Vlmiska. " sister Hoods."
Clearly, the council deserves praise for its
work, .since such a radical improvement in
fraternity grades could hardly be due purely
in efforts of the individual houses. Evidently,
too. there is no very fundamental reason why
the progress should not be continued. Men
avow openly that they are fully as intelligent
as women. "Why not, then, an initiation grade
requisite that at least approximates that of the
women
Do men work outside more hours than
women? Yes, but the workers are not often
liothered by "down hours" or low grades.
Are men in activities that take up relatively
more time than those of the women students?
Perhaps, but the men in activities are not
usually bothered by low grades.
Are men enrolled in college courses that are
far more difficult than those for which the
women register Perhaps so, but rarely dur
ing their freshman year.
Why not, then, a 75 average for initiation
. i - i. j j lr l. l
jmio iraieriiiueB s juuen progress jihs
already been made in raising the deplorable
scholarship of the men's organizations by pass-
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while tl
The
low
under men instructors than there ate men
takin gwork under women."
Not one of the volunteer informers admitted
that women were more intelligent than men.
On the contrary, no one seemed convinced that
there was any marked difference in intelli
gence quotients, in favor of either sex.
No one, too, mentioned the 80 percent aver
age required for a sorority initiation, as con
trasted with the 72 required for fraternity
membership. And this, we maintain, has nonic
little effect on the relative standings.
Naive or not, we maintain that if a raise of
2 points in initiation requirements can bring
about such a radical improvement in men's
grades, then a raise of 5 points should accom
plish miracles.
Who knows? There might some day eome a
time when men will get as high grades as
HAY SEED and 3
1 HAYWIRE 1
j BY CEORCE ROUND
women
Yes, America was undoubtedly free of evils
in the good old days the good old days prior
to 1492!
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ie ; ji s & tilings auuut juiiueuiaie saiti
rom dangerous legislation by making of the
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discourage good students, why not a "75?"
It would at least be worthy of serious discus
sion by the Interfraternity council during the
next semester.
Another significant point brought out by
the rating sheet for this term is the compara
tive rise in men's averages as contrasted with
the relative drop in women's grades.
all-sorority average, while still on top
l r ... . tfi i . t i . . .
iisi. is a Dit lower man last term s,
lie all-fraternity grade is much higher.
r than that of last vcar. while th all.
men's average is higher than before.
The non-sorority average took a nose dive,
compared to the record of last year.
This means, in brief, that the average man
made much more progress in raising his grade
record than did the average woman oyer the
same period of time.
All of which raises the old query: Are
women smarter than men And, in this case:
Are men catching up?
Invariably the women's average grade is far
better than that of the men. Arc the females
mure intelligent?
The question, put at a crowded dinner table,
.' H ! lr 1 i I. wi vinu iVKnr.ncKii
- j n . ....j,,,... ...
"They've ot intuition, and can tell about
these surprise quizzes."
'They work harder at details, and get bet
1T grades because they are much more con
scientious Hrthllt f-Vfirv litlA ucciirnmint "
- " ' ' ...W UWigUlllVII L .
'.Men have to pay their own way, lots of
unics, ana spena mucn oi meir time working
outside."
"Men, in activities, have to spend more time
at their jobs than women do."
"There are more women taking courses
'It i not 1he office, of education to toss
Chicago pineapples at the cosmic urge. Petting
is an institution more lasting than marble or
limine nr steel or concrete. If that makes ihe
deans sloomv, then the gloom is all theirs!"
St. Louis Post Dispatch.
If hen Dignity
Drives a Flivver.
v t if Asrniv means much to a
,.r. iw. slmnld maintain it at all cost
Hence we submit that college boys who accept
their status in life as such have a nuiu i.u
vantage of which they might just as well take
advantage.
College boys can vide in old timers, um
shamed I v. Ot course,
siuuec, mv o - 41,,,,,
others also pilot wrecks. Some because tliej
have no better method of transportation, some
to establish a conscious individualism, and
some because of a natural indifference to pub
lie opinion, dignity and such matters, but the
college bov has a great advantage, tradition
has reconciled the college student ana tne co.-
lege flivver. ,
a - i f .mrUiii(.lrf stickers, u lew col
legiate signs and a battered fender or two will
do the trick . . . for no one frowns upon the
driver of a flivver when he explains Dy sajing,
"It's all right ; my dignity is intact. I'm a col
lege student." , J , t-
In addition, collegiate wrecKs qo mucn iu
safeguard a rapidly flattening pocketbook.
They are economical transportation at its
cheapest. As such, even tatner praises mem.
There ate many other reasons whv we hope
for a successful Kollege Kar Klassic, to revive
interest in a passing custom, next spring. For
one thing, The Nebraskan would make a little
money on the affair.
4iAfter June, what?" says thp Daily Califor
nian. sDeakinz of seniors and jobs and things.
Yes, yes, just so what?
"Tl-iovn i nn nnd reason whv ever senior
should not have secured a position for next
year, bv this time." says a college daily. Well,
we could think of any number of good ones
folks have told us.
Telephone
Impressions.
"When one calls some fraternities and
sororities he is greeted by a voice that is posi
tively discourteous, while from other houses
comes a 'hello' which pleases the caller tre
mendously," says an editorial in the Daily
Illini, commenting on telephone voices and
fraternities at the University of Illinois.
"This end's ready!" How many times has
this rude shout been sent over the wires u.
Lincoln by an annoyed house pledge, disturbed
at his work by the constant ringing or tne
telephone? Inmates of some of the organized
houses seem to be perpetually angry at some-
thing or other, and insist on taking it out on
the unfortunate party waiting at the otner enu
of the line.
Possibly the system has some advantages.
Certainly the offended caller cannot grasp the
offending pledge by the scruff of the neck, or
place a well-aimed right in his midriff. Hut it,
also has its disadvantages. Nothing irritates
a caller more than to have someone lift the
receiver and rasp out an insolent "This is the
Row Mew House." in a manner that says,
"What in heck did you bother us for?" The
natural reaction is not very flattering to the
house.
Other delightful little habits of the pledge
include the practice of answering "I'll sec if
he's in," and then retiring to the study tabic
and forgetting the whole affair. After fifteen
minutes of useless waiting, the caller is in no
mood to listen to a discussion of the fine qual
ities possessed by any member of the house.
Telephone courtesy is a much neglected art
in Lincoln, especially among fraternities and
sororities. A little cultivation of its possibili
ties would be good advertising for every house.
College Comment
Just in Passing.
'College is a pipe.
We toss out this gristly morsel to be chewed
Over as you blink at a sickly marked card.
There is no denying thp fact that no more
ideal an existence could be arranged for 1wen-ty-ycar-olds.
Figuring that nearly everyone in college
takes five courses which meet Ihree times a
week, we may say that we spend an average
of two and a half hours a day sitting in class
rooms. Add to that not more than two and a
half hours more preparation (mind you, this is
an average) and there results a grand total of
five hours a day spent in work.
And we venture to remind you that a goodly
portion of the two and a half hours dedicated
to preparation is consumed in drearily thumb
ing through pages. The time of real, eye
straining concentration is not more than a full
hour and a half.
Five hours a day; three meals; entertain
ment always at hand; a goodly array from
which to choose your companions.
College is a pipe. The Dartmouth.
week. Last week there was a
Chesterfield day In Lincoln. Next
fall there will be dor days. Per
haps the crippled rals will have
their day next.
All of which doesn't mean to re
flections vpon Mother's day, the
greatest of them all. But it does
indicate that everyday is being
commercialized In some fashion or
other.
DEAN RELEASES
GRADE RATINGS
. (Continued from Page 1.)
above and one grade point is also
hour carried with a grade of 70 or
above an done grade point is also
awarded for each credit hour car
ried with a grade of 60 to 80. Zero
grade points are awarded for each
hour incomplete, one, grade point
is subtracted for each credit hour
conditioned and two grade points
are subtracted for each credit hour
failed or dropped in unsatisfactory
standing. To obtain the average
for each group, the total grade
noints ate divided by the total
number of hours carried by the
group.
Relative scholastic rating of un
dergraduate groups, according to
the dean's report:
rmfrtmlonnl SororltlM.
ThPdi Slum Phi. 3. 153.
Phi Ohi Thetn. 3.148.
Phi Upallon Omlcron. 3.11.1.
Kappa Kpsllon 2.843.
Womrn'A Dnrmltiirlr.
12.12 R St. 2-948.
Oikemn 2.TK4.
423 No. 13th St., 2.725.
1?2i R hi. 2. HIS.
410 No. 13th St.. 2.187.
Svrlnl SoruriUrn.
Sitfma Delta Tail 3.003.
Alpha XI Delta 2.S04.
Delta Delta Delta 2.8 Jo.
1-amlida c.amma. 2.8."i2.
Alpha Omii-ron PI, 2.809.
Alpha Phi. 2.784.
Thl Mu. 2.7ftH.
D-lta Gamma, 2.743.
Sigma Kappa, 2.731.
Phi OmetSH PI. 2.70.'..
Alpha Delia PI. 2.(197.
Gamma Phi Beta. 2.666.
Chi Omeca. 2.6S."i.
Kappa Kappa Gamma, 2. Mil.
PI Beta Phi, 2.S33.
Alpha C'til Omega, 2.na.
Theta Phi Alpha 2.585.
Delta Zeta, 2.567.
Kappa Alpha Theta 2.56.!.
Kappa Delta 2.561.
Beta Tail Aipna, n.
Social Fraternlllet.
Beta SlKma Pi. 2.398
Dtlta Phi Gamma. 2.389.
Delta UpBilon 2.294.
Zela Beta Tau, 2.280.
Beta Theta PI, 2.238.
Alpha Theta Chi. 2.227.
Sigma Chi, 2.016.
Phi Kappa Pal. 2.012.
Sigma Alpha Mu, 1.088.
Delta Sigma Lambda. 1.977.
Alpha Tau Omega, 1.969.
Sigma Phi Sigma 1.S59
Lambda cm Aipna l.a.u.
But then speaking of other iii-
otitulions hiring our professors, re
minds me that we are having the
same trouble in the college of agn
culture. It Isn't all uptown. For
instance within the past few vears
we have lost and are losing such
nun as A. D. Weber, Oscar SJro-
gen and W. w. Derrick. Then there
is a hint that Harold Hedges may
leave, ah oi incse men are out
standing; in their respective field-j.
Sjorgen was with the agricul
tural engineering department at
Nebraska and became recognized
as an authority in his department
Now he is in California. Bigger
opportunities awaited him. Just
this year the college of agriculture
lost W. w. Derrick. rHe was at
traded to the extension st-rvl'.'c
field. While in fhe college be was
an instructor in the animal hus
bandry department. Weber is leav
ing the animal husbandry depart
ment for Kansas this summer.
If Harold Hedges should happen
to leave Nebraska, we will Jose one
of the outstanding rural econom
ics in the country. It is only
rumor that he might leave but it
is sine that we cannot hold him
long on the present salary basis.
It is my opinion, however, that
Nebraska should not attempt to
keep pace with some of the richer
institutions in the country with
unlimited finances behind them.
Nevertheless the Cornhuskcr
school should be able to pay as
well aa neighboring schools.
But reverting back to the animal
husbandry department. Kansas
State college has a department of
eight men. Nebraska has one with
four instructors. Now one of them
is leaving. Surely we should be
able to keep up with Kansas. Num
ber doesn t make quality dui it
helps a lot and that is the reason
that Kansas has a good depart
ment. It goes without saying, how
ever, that the Nebraska depart
ment ranks witn the best.
tNv.sriUmgagQ-that T hParALgnna pm kpi iqoj jus-
a nfom inanf I .inrnm ni r ism-.r I r... Lrnnn vn.nAaa 1 Oil
Cfc VJ 1 Ulliiavu 1. jawva -
make the remark that he thought
the University of Nebraska should
be run on a more etricient Dasis.
The statement itself is trite but he
has some new ideas.
This man said he didn't see why
the school couldn't be run on a
more efficient basis. He cited the
college of agriculture in backing
tils statement, mere lie said there
are many rooms which are not
used but at varying times. Then he
referred to the student activities
building. He said a business could
not be successful with only a por
tion of its plant in operation and
a school should be the same way.
Perhaps this man of wide ex
perience is right. But attempting
to run a school on such a basis as
a business concern seems imprac
tical. For instance the student ac
tivities building has paid for "it
self in the physical development
students have been able to make.
In regard to excess room it is im
possible to regulate the enrollment
under present conditions so that
all facilities will be running full
force at all times.
According to this publisher's
theory, it would be well to aban
don the stadium and coliseum and
other buildings because they are
not used every minute of the day.
Yet he may be right.
It is just one thing after an
other. Now several hundred visi
tors will be at the agricultural col
lege for the dairy field day late
this month. Then over four hun
dred Nebraska boys and girls win
be at the college for the annual 4
H club week in June. While they
ira stavinc in Lincoln they will
V..,a tha nnnnrtlinitv Of Visiting
lia.s uh. - J
the new Plymouth Congregational
church. Wilbur Chenoweth is
scheduled to give a short organ re-
cital for the club memoers wane
a noted musician will give a con
cert on the bells.
With the barb political faction
mpetine- sometime this week it be
gins to look like there will be an
election here in tne college oi ag
riculture soon. Just what canai
dates the barbs will put in the
field for positions open in the
spring election is unxnown.
Mother's day, the most sacred
day of the year, is past. But then
there will be other national days
celebrated this and every other
Tau Kappa Epsllon 1.911.
Theta cm 1.9114.
Phi Delta Theta, 1,972.
Phi Gamma Delta, 1.796.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon. 1.772.
Delta Sigma Phi, 1.731.
Sicma Nu. 1.730.
Pi Kappa Phi, 1.729.
Phi Sigma Kappa. i.73.
Phi Kappa, 1.608.
Kappa Sigma. 1.589.
Alpha Sigma P.ho, 1.57S.
Delta Chi. 1.485.
Delta Tail Delta. 1 482.
Pi Kappa Alpha. 1.467.
Professional Fraternities.
Delta Sigma PI, 2.798.
Sigma Delta Chi, 2.689.
Phi Delta Phi. 2.425.
farm House, 2.422.
Alnha Kappa Psi. 2.403.
Sigma Gamma Epsilon, 2.308.
Delta Theta Phi. 2.269.
Alpha Gamma Rho, 2.224.
Delta Sigma Delta. 2.063.
Alpha Chi Sigma. 1.810.
Omega Beta PI. 1.913.
Phi Alpha Delta. 1.885.
XI Psi Phi. 1.764.
Literary Societies.
Union. 2. 881
Palladian, 2.794.
General Groups.
All-sororily, 2.693.
All women. 2.564.
Non-sorority. 2.469.
All students. 2.172.
All fraternity. 1.923.
All men. 1.91 1.
Non-fraternity, 1.900.
R. P. CRAWFORD
COMES FROM PRESS
(Continued from Page l.i
azlnes. Thruout the entire book
azines. Throughout the entire book
are found extracts from maga
zines that prove the point pre
sented. The appendix of the book
is composed of articles written
and sold by students in his classes.
Following are the titles of ar
ticles reprinted in the appendix,
I the publishing magazine ana me
I author: "Lost in the Creat Wind
leave," American Boy, Paul Ban
croft; "Working His way inrouKn
College by Digging Up Old Bones,"
American Weekly, Aubrey S. Hur
ren; "Young Fossil Hunters Dig
Their Way Through School,"
American Magazine, Maude E.
Schroeder; "I Recommend House
work," Better Homes and Gardens,
Hazel Gertrude Kinscella; "Trail
ing the Harvesting Machine From
Texas Into Canada," Boston Eve
ning Transcript, Samuel S. Died
richs; "A Banker-Farmer Cycle in
Nebraska," Burroughs Clearing
House, C. L. Dow; "Amateur Agri
riilture." Nebraska Farmer and
Oklahoma Farmer-Stockman, Jim
Wilson; "The Lure of the Trail,"
Outdoor Recreation, Verna Ed
gren; "Two Boys and a Pail of
Type," Personality, Ruth S. Pike;
"Aristocratic Produce for Aristo
cratic People," Poultry Culture,
William G. Taylor; and "Just All
in Knowing How," Woman's Home
Companion, Martha Brinkerhoff.
Gives Facts.
Startinc: with a chapter on j
"Why Learn to Write?" the book
shows first how to find something
worthwhile to write about. It
makes plain to the writer where
and how to get the needed facts
and information and how to ar
range them for use. Then it tells
exactlv how to prepare the entire
article", from title to illustra
tions, interestingly' and effectively.
Catching, arousing and holding the
reader's interest are three of the
problems considered at some length
by the author.
After assuming that the article
is written, Professor Crawford
considers the market for articles,
basing his requirements, extent
and possibilities of the market for
the completed product from the
field of his own experience.
"Barrabas," the one act teligi.
ous drama, that was to have been
presented at the Methodist church
in Elmwood, Ncb last Sun
day evening b rv'esley Players,
was cancelled on account oi the
bad weather and impassabllity of
the roads. Owing to other plari.s, it
will be impossible to arrange for a
later showing of this play.
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