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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (May 17, 1931)
SUNDAYS iftV.H7fc 1931t i fr J I 1 1 ' "i ' t . i ' -'ii'.'. 'It?1.! The Daily Nebraskan Station A, Lincoln, NaDraaka OFFICIAL STUDENT ULICATI0N UNIVERSITY OF NFtRASKA Publlthtd Tuaaday, Wadnaaday. Thursday. Friday aid - Sunday mornlnga during tha acadamla var. THIRTIETH VIAR Entarad aa aacond-elaaa mattar at tha poatorflca In Lincoln. Nabraaka, urdar art f aantraaa. Marah I, 1S7. and at tpacui rata of peatage provided for In aaetion 1103 act af Oatobar I, 117, authorliad January M. 122 Undar direction af tha Studant Pueiteatlen ioard SUMCKIITION RATE I2ayaar Singla Copy 8 eanta I1.2B a aemeatar 13 a yaar mallad H. tamaaur mallad Editorial Offlca Unlvaralty Htn 4. Bualnaaa Off lea llnlvaralty Hall 4A. Taiephanaa-Oiyi B-U91I Nlghti .S8. 14331 (Journal) Aak for Nabraman ad I tar. EDITORIAL STAFF Elmont W.ita .ajdltor-ln-ewief Rabart J. Kelly Aaeoclate Editor Mananlnt Editor William McOiffln Newt Edltora Arthur Wolf 0 V VI" p'WW i Mniril Canklln Sporta Editor Francaa Holyeka Womert'a Editor US! NESS STAFF Chariee 0. Lawtor amlneae Managar Aiilatant Bualnaaa Managara. Narman Oallahar Jete Thompao Edwin Faulknar C. Arthur Mitchell Ooyd VonSeggern Eugene MCKim Thb l rarvtaraUd tor SMaraJ adMrtlalas W Tha Mabteaka ib taanriartna, Brothers In the Bond Docs the American college fraternity do anyone any good! Do the Greek-letter socie ties aid in solution of any problems, except (on some, occasions) the purely financial ones of t'.e favorite bootlegger? Critics of the fraternity system are vitriolic in their caustic communis. The fraternity system, they shout, is a flop. It creates snob bishness on a frantic scale. It breeds self satisfied indifference "behind the pin" toward the troubles of outsiders. A fraternity man, ihey yell, is concerned with nothing but the social activities of himself and his brothers. "We wondered if the critics were right. We looked over the huge pile of college newspa pers that enters the office daily. We found out few things that came as a surprise. First of all, we had supposed that the main advantages, the good work, of any fraternity had as its beneficial results the improvement ill calibre of the man himself. Social contacts, good fellowship, ability to get along with peo pie of every type, and all that sort of thing. This poi-' " ist be granted by even the most radical of critics. But we also found, from a reading of the college dailies in particular, that fraternities did other things. And did them in a fine spirit of friendly interest in the welfare of other citizens. a A member of a fraternity located at Deni son college, Granville, Ohio, noticed a little e.ight-voar old boy, poorly clad and undernour ished wandering about the streets of the city. Attracted by the boy's winning smile and touched by his evident poverty, he invited the youngster to the chapter house for dinner on taster day. This invitation was regretfully declined on the grounds that bis clothes were too ragged. This obstacle was removed by the fraternity men, who purchased new outfit for the boy. To the new suit was added, as a finishing touch, a pledge button. The young ster was made "one of the boys.." Te folic .ring week the chapter applied to tbe boy's mother to permit him to come and live at the hapter house. The boy, William Hammond, is one of eleven children. Separated from his father, the mother reasoned that the frateroitv would give the boy better care than she could. Sh consented. William, who had meanwhile received the nickname "Oscar," ar-c( into the house. He readily accepted minor duties about the house, and was soon heard singing the songs of the frfl" ity. During the summer, Oscar visited two of the numbers, and after return ing early to help with rushing, is attending the second grade in school. The menibe.-s of that fraternirv. by the ser vices thoy arc rendering this boy, have demon strated thiit theirs is a true brand of fraternal ism. Fun her, they have done much to give critics of the fraternity system acute mental indigestion. Fraternities at the University of West Vir ginia are sponsoring a project which is of the greatest interest in fraternity circles. Each fraternity has agreed to serve two meals each day to two of the impoverished people in Mon ongahela county. This is one of the first ex amples of an organized fraternity project to aid in relieving the present eer .-mic crisis. The expense of the plan is very small. The average eastern fraternity, we are told, serves about twenty men at each meal; two more, in stead of necessitating extra expense, would merely take care of extra food, some of which is always wasted. In helping others, the members may pos si'.ly have an ulterior motive, i. e., avoiding the clangers of hash, stew, and the usual left-over dishes which are the lament of every fraternity house. But the project was not undertaken to reduce wc.'.d food, nor to avoid hash. It ws undertaken in an effort to relieve suf fering in Monongahela county, caused by the economic depression. For along the. Monon izahela are found extensive mines, and large industries. When a depression strikes here, it strikes hard. These plants cannot increase their advertising, enlarge their sales records. T"..jy do. instead, decrease their output and dismiss from their employ many hundreds of workers. The workers, forced to eat, have no money with which to buy food. The fraternities are coming to the rescue; in a small way, it is true, but nevertheless in a darn effective one. For when a man is hungry, nothing looks quite so nice as two good big meals ! a Here in Lincoln, where people eat quite regularly anyhow, where farming is the ma jor occupation, and where most anyone can get food with some regularity, because they raise it themselves, opportunity for feeding lhc jcultitudes is somewhat limited. The organized charities of the city have done wonders in i'illi.. hungry mouths, and clothing the shabbily dressed. Nebraska fraternities, for all that, have done what they rould. During the Christmas period, the Ink-rfra-ternity council sponsored a Christmas party for poor children of the ci'.y. A pleasing pro. grnm was arranged, nd gifts of candy, apples, and food were distributed. In addition, indiv idual fraternities proceeded with their usual p---ram of B'iviiiL dinner; for poor children, inviting a number to their respective chapter houses and distribi '' if? gifts. It was a Mart, and next year will sec an I'U'ii better organized program for city elief work. a On the collegiate side of the picture, the average grades of the Nebraska fraternity man are far Letter .ban those of his non-fraternity acquaintance. Have fraternities justified their existence? Well, what do yon ihink ! Dance held at Butler university innovated the new method of subscription. All young ladies were weighed at the door, and escorts paid "by the pound." Don't they ever give the hvavv-weights a break? May We. See More of Them! Annroximatelv 1 .-00 hiiih school sludents from all parts o ft lie state gathered on the Ne braska campus Friday and Saturday to take part in various atliL contests. The. Nebras kan is glad to sec such affairs held here in Lincoln because of the many benefits which go to the participants in the meets. New acquain tances, new ideas, trreater inspirations all should lie, and we believe are gained by these youths from the states who congregate here. The Nebraskan is glad hecausc ot that: but more so because it is a time when this univer sity ci::. be sold to those who are h'ting. Most of the 1.300 were seniors in high school. That means that thev will be choosing some school in which to continue their education. That school may or may not be. Nebraska accord ing to the way those youths are treated when thev are here. Meets such as the one which frilled vesterdav furnish a sulendid chance to show off the university and students here have a wonderful opportunity 1o convince others that this should be their school. AVe beli. -e Nebraska students did their part in advertising their alma mater. And although te high school people were here lor only a couple of days, a good deal was done in that time toward urging the entrance next fall of many youths, some of whom might not have come if thev had not sco;i 1he university at this time. We think meets like this are valu able to Nebraska and we should always hold as manv as possible here. Alter all, we are the educational center of Nebraska we have the finest and most complete equipment in the sta- for conducting meets so why not have them ? We hone the hiih school students had a good time while here. We hope they will real ize our welcome and come back as often and as soon as they can. Will It Ever Come to This? "I jiirit got a letter from Harris of Podunk hieh. He ' -s finally decided to come here to school next year." " leah, T promised him n scholarship and a i b when he cets here. We alumni have to watch out for good material." "IsJie really as good as he's cracked up to be?" "I'll sav he is. He was all-state Latin trans lator for two years, and has had honorable mention on the all-state debate team. Wa bash Bachelor. Charlie Chaplin On Warfare. Charlie Chaplin hopes that all the old men will be sent to ihe frort first in the next war. It is a good stunt, and would probnbly help quite a bit in stopping the slaughter. We might even go Charlie one better and suggest put ting all the war profiteers in the front line trenches. And the "w.ar agitators" in the air corps. And the "big navy hounds and the shipbuilder-millionaire on their own destroy ers and battleships. And Art Brisbane in an observation balloon ! It would be great stuff. Imagine the Du Pouts heaving their own explosives at the Krupps. Or some of the steel barons getting their own bayonets between their fourth and fifth ribs. Wr might oven put a few of the "wheat profiteers" who make millions in war time to the gentle task of eating their own trench bread, in the front-line dugouts. And the divines wh insist that "God is on our s'ie" might be sent to heaven to find out for sure ! Yes, Charlie, you have the right idea. Your little plan would solve more international tan gles than a century of disarmament conferen ces that fail to disarm. College Comment Men Will Wear Hats. Hats nre to be worn by men again this year. That is a fashion uote which is released in advance of a nation-wide campaign to- bring prosperity back to the country's hatmakers, whose iuduslry has been seriously injured by the collegiate treud toward hatless livig. An association of hat manufactures placed their troubles, so we learn, before a distin guished publicity agent, whose main purpose it is to bring public opinion to bear on the ad vantages of headgear. It is hoped that column after column wiil be run in newspapers an nouncing this important discovery of the pub lic relations counsel : Hals are ot be worn again by men this year. In lending its space to the promotion of the worthy hatuiakers' cause by repeating the news, this column is led to remark that per haps here lies th solution of the people's In difference toward solutio of pressing economic and political problems. Public opinion is not being directed toward men egaged in discoveriBg the sources of the nation's evils; public opinion is concentrating on hats. Oregon Emerald. SEVERAL ALUMNI VISIT FERGUSON'S OFFIEC IN WEEK Alumni who vlsiUd Dean O. 3. Ferguson's office la the collg-ee of engineering- during: the put .week were: John L. Cere, of Battles vllle, Okie,., M. E. '27; Charles V. McReynolds, of the state depart, ment of publio works. C. E. '30; Everett C. Crltes, of Central City, Arch. E. '28. Sam O. Zager, ef Omaha, E. E. '30; Leon F. Rob ertson, of Pittsburgh, Pa,, M. E. Jan. '31; Frank D. EUermeler, of S wanton, C. E. '24; Joseph D. Nov otny, of Clarkson, M. E. '29. Your Drug Store SNAPPY NOON LUNCHES Whitman Chocolate The Owl Pharmacy We Deliver Phone 10M 148 No. 14 and P PLAIN 'SILK PRESSES On FUet Ho tndsrili Ho ihiats CAREFULLY DkY CLE-UifeD ft MAY 18 TO MAY 23 CilloilTor tad Dolirord Wo Rotuest 2 07 fie tor QuiHty Work . B3738. 27ta at "0" Branch Office FASHION CLEANEnO , A. W. MIU.tR, Jft., PRKI. FRlb aiADt, MCR. 1100 ltao p nx. ISaia ?lat m 5a 3 5 m m Si He was a "Big Man On the Campus" butin the Business World he needed more Personal , Apfwaranee-a-A deciding factor in business success tddaj. 'E WAS on 1I the committees -he worked" en all the publications he wa "Innocent high" in all extra curricular activities. "He should g to the top in business, his friends said. Yet in the bugineM world he never seemed to make the grade. Smart? Sure! But when there was an important customer to interview- when there was an important commission pending the "boM usually selected someone else for the place. Vhy? His P. A. was against him. Don't Let Personal Appearance Stand In Your Way To Success! BEN SIMON & SONS B USINE SS SUITS are tailored by Hart Schaffner and Marx and other fine makers to meet the exacting demands of young men in Business. They're styled after the important style notes of the best dressed men of Wall Street and Bond Street and Fifth Avenue. Moreover they're designed for long wear long days at the office do not fill them full of "tired wrinkles." MO STETSON HATS IDE MILLER-COOK SHIRTS OXFORD S BY NETTLETON SIMON NECKWEAR $(50 FOttM&tiy ARMSTRONGS "YOU OWE IT TO YOURSELF TO LOOK WELL'' M ny J.'l ajV.aV a"W