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The Daily Nebraskan
Station A, Lincoln, NaDraaka
OFFICIAL STUDENT ULICATI0N
UNIVERSITY OF NFtRASKA
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and at tpacui rata of peatage provided for In aaetion
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EDITORIAL STAFF
Elmont W.ita .ajdltor-ln-ewief
Rabart J. Kelly Aaeoclate Editor
Mananlnt Editor
William McOiffln
Newt Edltora
Arthur Wolf
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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
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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.
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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 !
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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.
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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.
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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
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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."
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