WEDiN ESDA Y. MAY 20. 1931
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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
: The Daily Nebraskan
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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
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Robart J. Kelly Aaaoclata Editor
Managing Editor
William McGaffln
Now Editors
C. Arthur Mitchell
, Arthur Wolf
Evalyn Slmpion
. '-Minard Conktln
Frances Holyok
Boyd VenSeggarn
Eugene McKIm
Sparta Editor
Woman' Editor
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Thie vpm la laiaiiM for
ednrtiaia or Tha Nabtaak tnm
Who's Elected
To What?
sample the one without lasting the other would
be to forfeit the results of a worthwhile ex
periment. It is a reservation of, space not to discuss
the radical differences between the two insti
tutions, for the subject is commonly a current
topic. To tell of the variation between colleg
iate and academic student opinion, or to do
scribe the "stern faculty attitude" of the uni
versity as contrasted witht the mellow high
school teaching practices would consume many
columns.
These distinctions will come to ihe. man or
woman who presses on to a higher degree. Kx
periene alone teaches the value of college, for
often it is the things one learns nut to do that
comprise the most valuable share of a college
education.
The thinkers of the world advocate higher
education for the individual who seeks ad
vancement. To the future business man, the
teacher, the artist, the professional man op
portunities for greater success may be ob
tained in the universities of the modern world.
The University of Nebraska is well prepared
today, to assist the student, in no matter what
field he desires to work. And. combined with
his education, are the varied advantages of so
cial contacts (and picnics) that are valued so
highly by university graduates.
"After the high shocol the university!"
LOOSE THREADS
By Gene McKim
Optimist : One Mho looks forward eagerly
to seeing his picture in the 19;U Cornhusker.
Illegal hand bills, distributed, by leaders of
the Barb faction, brought in sufficient votes
10 seat two non-fraternity candidates in the
newly re-organized Student eouncil, even
though none of the Barb candidates won over
his fraternity competitor.
Or was the Barb faction vote undisturbed
and uninfluenced by the distribution of the
bills, printed in open defiance of the university
rules governing the conduct of student elec
tions? The Barb faction leaders evidently
thought the printed bills would swell their
'faction preference" vote, else they would
not, have issued them. This point, together with
the individual defeat of each Barb candidate
on the ticket, seems to indicate that the bills
alone "brought in the bacon."
Conclusion : Illegal means gained the Barb
faction's votes, therefore the candidates
should not be seated, even though "factional
preference" would entitle them to a place in
the council.
Postscript: The council has decided other
wise. It has decided wrongly, we believe, since
clearly the votes were the result of a very
clever but openly unlawful piece of political
strategy.
Even though the council does seek full and
adequate representation in its meetings, so
that whatever action be taken may be satisfac
torily a reflection of the sentiments of the en
tire student body, we believe it has made a
mistake in permitting candidates to be seated
in its midst who were elected in such a fashion.
It is unfair to be too harsh in any decision,
but it is also unfair to "lean over backwards"
in an effort to be fair to everyone. The council
has done just that.
Only a few more slipping days until Commencement.
Of course it's worth ten dollars extra to
graduate "in absentia." Trouble is, no one
has the ten dollars.
The Thrift
fallacy,
(Tram thf Om Him aMwrald.)
Saving money for the taxpayers to the ex
tent of over $1,000,000 for all the state insti
tutions could not come without some loss that
students will feel and taxpayers will not.
Classes would b larger than ever, there
would be fewer professors, and less personal
eontact between the students and the faculty,
standards would be lowered.
A letter has already come from one parent
stating that, had his daughter been entering
college this coming year, instead of graduat
ing, he would have sent her to a college out
side Oregon. Other parents would be doing
i he same this coming year.
Can the state of Oregon afford to have more
students go out of the state to be educated,
md then help build up those other states? Can
the state afford to have a constant drain on its
human resources as the best young people go
elsewhere? Such a state would soon become
stagnant.
The saving of this money which is to be such
a boon to the taxpayer will not lower his taxes
enough for him to notice the difference.
Is this wise economy?
Lincoln Star comments at some little length
on evil-smelling paragraphs of "l-'ire and
Sword." the local scandal sheet. Forgel it,
Jimmy, the students are bored to death witli
the thing anyway. It's lost its clientele, and
is dying a natural death.
West Virginia show press agent suggests
that college foik might "look a bit plea.-ant
once in a while."
Maybe that famous line "There's nothing so
indigestible as stale eestacy" might explain it,
what with picnics in full blast now, and every
thing. . .
Women students work for grades more often
than do men, says a prominent educator. That's
natural enough. Men spend most of their time
working for the women!
College Comment
So, it hardly sounds sc.
In Nebraska, the same situation is faced by
the administration every. two years. The legis
lature wishes to save money for the state. It
does its level best to do so. But on occasion it
leans over backward in its efforts to safeguard
the public purse.
The same results follow, in Nebraska as in
Oregon. Many of the more brilliant high
school graduates are sent to the bigger eastern
schools, without even the briefest considera
tion of the possibilities of our own state uni
versity. With a cut in usaintenancc funds, even more
would never set foot upon the Nebraska
campus.
All of which is to be expected as well as re
icrelted. But the condition should not be made
worse than it is, by "tax reductions" amount
ing to but a few cents per citizen per year.
J? ' -mination to make your neighbor follow
our own conscience has caused more than
have the ftsrac ri of history.
After the
High School
"After the high school the university."
This slogan, adopted by the University of Utah
and approved by educators of th vorld,
presses one thought and implies naay.
Natural, we should strive to attain some
dtgres of higher' education, and certainly the
.high school graduate who seeka employment
'rather than knowledge of many things is raak
ing a mistake. For after all, universities are
very, very dilferint from high schools. To
Hypocrisy ad Infinitum.
Three German lads who had the. bad judg
ment to fight and die for the Fatherland
though they fell before the entry of the United
States into the World war may have their
names inscribed in the new and costly Harvard
memorial chapel, but on a separate tablet to
distinguish them from their more fortunate
fellows who died for the Allies. This puts God
on the right side and at the same time indi
cates that He is not without pity for an enemy.
President Lowell has explained that under the
conditions on which the Harvard alumni gave
money for the chapel, it would have been im
possible to admit the German soldiers on the
same terms as those who fought on "our" side.
To the suggestion that the question of doing so
might have been put to a vote of the alumni,
emphatic answer was given by Harvard au
thorities that merely at the suggestion of mak
ing the chapel other than strictly an Allied
memorial much of the money already pledged
would have been withdrawn. Since the me
morial chapel is an indefensible monument 1o
war and neither a necessary nor a desirable
adjunct to the university, this would have been
an excellent outcome. But as things stand,
Harvard insists that it has been as liberal as
it possibly could be. Inspired by the Cam
bridge example, however, Cornell University is
refusing to inscribe on its war memorial the
name of Hans Wagner, a graduate who died
for Germany. One can only recommend that
nowhere on either memorial building appear
except it be with proper qualification the
ancient and time-honored inscription: "Dulce
et decorum est pro patria rnori. " The Nation.
"Sweet and fitting it is to die for one's
country," then, must only apply if one belongs
to just the right country. What rubbish it
is some of the oldsters expect the youngsters to
swallow !
MQRNING MAIL
Fair Play, Please.
TO THE EDITOR:
In Tuesday morning's Daily Nebruskan ap
peared a flagraut violation of any newspaper's
duty of a. fair and open forum. A story in the
first column of the front page headed. "(Jo
noon Explains Stand Taken by Yellowjackets."
and written by a Yellowjacket candidate to
the Student council, was nothing more or less
than Yellowjacket publicity. '
The president of that faction made a state
ment which was taken by his henchman, the
so called "observer," and printed in The Daily
Nebraskan. No attempt was imide by the al
leged reporter to get in touch with any mem
ber of the Blue Shirt faction for a statement.
No qualification or analysis of the Yellow
jacket statement was attempted Jt was printed
as a news story rather than the advertising
which it really was.
Whether or not the statement was true tines
not concern me. Merely let it be known that
at a few of the class meetings which were called
Blue Shirts attended in the great majority
with the Yellowjackets playing what appei
to be a "sour grape" role. Also the Yellow
jacket president will remember ihnt the Blue
Shirt faction bent nil its efforts toward a stu
dent union building, as did the Yellowjackets.
The message itself is worthy of little note
criticism is excellent political machinery what
concerns me is the manner in which the Ne
braskan, purporting to be a student newspaper,
permits such an article to be run as a news
atory.
The fault, Mr. Editor, is certainly not yours.
Such copy passes through only the bands of
the socalled reporter, the managing editor, or
the news editor and with one of these three
the fault undoubtedly lies.
ART WOLF,
Blue Shirt President.
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"IN one community we know of 48
different rackets," said Attorney
General Mitchell Saturday in
speaking- of law enforcement thru
out the country. On the average
not over 20 percent of the revenue
from organized gangsters prosecu
ted recently for violations of the
income tax law, has been due to
illegal traffic in liquor, according
to the attorney general.
"This has been diminishing," he
continued, "and if it be an indica
tion of general conditions, the re
moval of illicit liquor traffic as a
source of revenue would not end
gangsterism and racketeering."
"Dealing with organized crime
is largely a local problem. These
criminal gangs commit ten viola
tions of state law to one violation
of a federal statute. Nevertheless,
this department has gone a con
siderable way to break down these
, criminal organizations. We are not
j thru, but until state police and the
I magistrates, stimulated by public
j opinion, take hold of this problem
: it will not be solved."
I
! CUCH a statement coming from
one in direct touch with law en
I forcement should be worth the
consideration of the individual citi
zens thruout the country.
After all it stands to reason that
the main burden of law enforce
ment should fall upon the indi
vidual citizen. If public opinion is
aroused to an attitude of contempt
and indignation for violations of
existing laws, then the officials
charged with the business of en
forcing these laws will be encour-
I aged to do their duty to their re
i spective communities,
j Public contempt and scorn of
unlawful actions in place of seem
ing inumerence or actual encour
agement thru patronage, would do
much to discourage such practices.
At present it would seem that
the general public does not worry
much about criminal conditions so
long ps their particular toes are
not trampled on. Usually it is only
when the individual is harmed in
some manner that he is particu
larly incensed by the activities of
those outside the law.
POSSIBILITIES for a vast fu
ture were seen by Attorney
General Sorenson for the "lie de
tector" brought to Lincohi from
Northwestern university by Pro
fessor Leonardo Keeler of Chicago,
its inventor, in connection with the
grand jury investigation of the
Lincoln National bank robbery.
The state official underwent cer
tain tests Saturday evening at a
private home where Professor
Keeler had taken the machine to
demonstrate it before a social
group.
According to the story Mr. Sor
enson drew a card from a deck,
and then failed to identify it prop
erly. The machine detected the lie
immediately.
Such a device should prove to be
a valuable addition to the handling
of criminals. Not only would it aid
in apprehending the culprits but it
would lessen the opportunities for
an innocent man being to prison
for another's crime.
QEORGE BERNARD SHAW in
speaking at the celebration of
the twenty-fifth anniversary of the
founding of the Letchworth library
in England, predicted that the day
would come when "Pidgin" Eng
lish would be classic English.
"An Englishman says, 'I am
sorry I cannot oblige you," said
Shaw, "but the Cinaman says: 'No
can, and expresses himself per
fectly." Whether Mr. Shaw is right or
not, it would probably not be ad
visable for a university student to
attempt to get by with such lan
guage in an English class.
Until the professors of English
in the universities have cast their
stamp of approval upon changes in
the languages it would seem that
they are not official, nor precise.
IN the same speech Mr. Shaw took
exception to the idea portrayed
in the Bible of "The blessedness of
the poor."
Said the English author, "Until
this country speaking of England,
becomes determined that it shall
never again have a poor man,
woman or child in it, it won't be a
country worth liring In."
Is it possible that there ever was
a time in the good old days even
when England did not have its
percentage if poor men and wo-
M1
R. SHAW continued to say that
it was the libraries and books.
particularly the British museum 11"
brary. that made him a communist
and be added, "And I'll live and
die a communist."
Probably Mr. Shaw did not have
In mind the bewhiskcred savage
that the average university stu
dent pictures when the word com
munist is used. That 1b if a senior
class of journalists may be said to
be average university students.
At least Mr. Shaw would hardly
fill the picture of some demon like
individual running around with a
knife in his mouth and waving a
red flag.
T)ERBY DAY." How many of
the sportsmen in America
have not at some time or another
wiHhed that they might make the
trek to Louisville, Kentucky, and
thence to Churchill Downs and see
that two minutes or so required
for the running of the racing
classic of this country if not of the
world the Kentucky Derby.
Lovers of good horses could not
but regret not having the chance
to see the superb bay colt Twenty
Grand race ahead of eleven other
of the best two year olds in the
country to break the existing track
record last Saturday at the fifty
seventh running of the historic
event.
The colt bearing the Greentree
colors of Mrs. Payne Whitney cov
ered the mile and a quarter in 2
minutes l 4-5 seconds thus break
ing the old record of 2:02 2-5 made
by the famous old Rosebud in 1914.
TROSTV COX GAINS
PLACE ON K. U. STAFF
LAWRENCE. Kas. Forrest
"Frosty" Cox of Newton, a three
year letterman In both football and
basketball, has been appointed as
an assistant coach on the Univer
sity of Kansas athletic staff for
next year, Dr. F. C. Allen, director
cf athletics, announced today.
"Frosty" will coach freshman
baseball this spring, and will take
up his regular duties next fall.
FINAL VESPERS IS HELD
i
Miss Bernice Miller Gives
Short Talk on Topic of
'Friendship.'
The last Vespers meeting of the
year was held last evening at 5
o'clock with Constance Kiser pre
siding. The program, consisting
mostly of music, was a very en
joyable one. Miss Miller's short
talk was especially interesting,
giving a new thought.
The program: Processional,
"Holy, Holy, Holy," by the choir;
announcement; shcrt talk on
"Friendship" by Miss Bernice
Miller; prayer; response by the
choir: piano solo by Dorothy
Charleson; group of national
hymns, by the choir; cello solo by
Catharine Warren; the program
closed with the benediction.
Miss McGahey Returns
From Vacation Monday
Mis Florence I. McGahey, uni
versity registrar, returned Monday
from a three weeks' vacation dur
ing which time she attended a four
day meeting of the American As
sociation of Collegiate Registrars
at Buffalo, N. Y. Miss McGahey
was in Washington, D. C, the rest
of the time. Saturday, Miss Mc
Gahey attended the meetings of
the Nebraska branch of the same
organization of which she has been
president during the past year.
Y. W. WORKERS
PLAN FOR PIONIC
AT PIONEER PARK
Friday has been set as the day
of the Y. W. C. A. picnic. Every
one interested In Y. W. C. A.
work, and especially those Inter
ested in going to the Estcs con
ference this year have been in
vited to attend.
The picnic will be in the form of
a treasure hunt. At 4:30 p. m.,
cars will leave Ellen Smith hall
taking all the girls who wish to
go. The hunt will be held at Pio
neer park.
KENNEDY TO TALK
TO MECHANICAL
ENGINEERS TODAY
K. A. Kennedy will address a
meeting of the American Society
of Mechanical Engineers today at
4:15 in room 206 of the mechanical
engineering building.
Mr. Kennedy is connected with
WEATHER
For Lincoln and vicinity:
Fair Wednesday. Lowest tem
ptrature last night about 35
degrees.
the Boeing school of aeronautics
at Oakland, Calif. He will talk on
the "Recent Development in Air
Transportation." Mr. Kennedy wa.i
a visitor on this campus last year.
Although this meeting is spon
sored by the A. S. M. E. everyono
is invited to attend.
ART EXHIBITION
IS LARGEST IN
LOCAL HISTORY
The annual exhibition of draw
ings and paintings of students in
the school of fine arts this year is
the largest it has ever been. It oc
cupies both Galleries A and B in
Morrill hall as well as considerable
wall space along the corridors.
Drawings and paintings shown are
the main projects which students
in the school htve completed this
year.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 20
Olive Salad
Tostette
Fudge Short Cake
Any 5c Orink
AND 5 OTHER SPECIALS
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while in Law School. When
he entered his practice his
friends predicted much for him. His
shrewdness in research was conceded
yet his inability to viput himself over"
in a courtroom kept him from reach
ing a pinnacle of fame rightfully his.
'"Look well and Succeed," may be
trite, but the young man in business
and professional fields is more and
mre realizing its scathing truth. The
graduate, entering a profession over
crowded can't afford to let his P. A.
hold him back from his goal.
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