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Till: DAILY NEBRASKAN
The Daily Nebraskan
Station A. Lincoln, Nebraska
OFFICIAL STUDfcNT PUBLICATION
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
Published Tuesday. Wednesday, Thursday. Friday and
Sunday mornings during the academic year.
THIRTY. FIRST YEAR.
Entered as second-class nutter at the postoffice In
Lincoln, Nebraska, under act of congress, March 3. 1879,
and at special rate of postage provided for In section
1103 act of October 3, 1917, authorized January 20, 1922
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Boyd Von Scggern Editor-in-chief
MANAGING EDITORS
Kvelyn Simpson Ar wolf
News Editors
Hawks Allaway J,c Erl15.l!on
Laurence Hall MJ '
Murlin Spencer ...Sport: 15 !or
Berenleca Hoffman Women Editor
BUSINESS STAFF
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Assistant Business Managers
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Bernard Jennings
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1931
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Auociatktt.
A Crack
At Us Guys.
iThe Omaha World-Herald, in an editorial
appcarinc Sunday, Sept. 27. challeniecs the at
titude of'tho University of Nebraska. Thru a
discussion of what it terms a "lamentable lack
of appreciation" in the way the Prairie Schoo
ner, litevarv quarterly publication of the uni
versity, is received by this institution and by
the students at larce, the metropolitan nevs
paper delves into a proposition that perhaps
"the university regents, chancellor and fac
ulty should take stern stock of themselves and
their work." ,
'Mavbe such a challenge can be interpreted
as a "crack at us we, the students, for not
having the mental aptitude bearing on an ap
preciation of the better things in life. For the
editorial in the Omaha newspaper cites figures
when it states that of 6,500 students, hundreds
of whom, it is claimed, are housed in richly
furnished and luxuriously built fraternity and
sorm-ity houses valued at two million dollars,
searwfy two hundred pay the dollar a year
subsSription for the Prairie Schooner.
When one reads further, however, it develops-
ihat this crack descends on the heads of
the;regents. chancellor and faculty as well, if
not-more severely. Students are criticized.
for indifferent to things of cultural
worTti. The faculty and administration are
criticized for bringing about that indifference.
The Omaha World-HeraM is right! There
is irrdifference on the part of both students
aiuVdministration. It is not exactly a matter
of ftjether the university sets aside $250 for
the cause of the Prairie Schooner, it is rather
a nvatter of just what is this university trying
to fgpresent as an educational institution of
the -highest type. From that rises this ques
lioivZis the university really an educational
institution? And then, what is education?
Accusations along this line have been hurled
at the university in general in previous edi
torial matter. The Daily Nebraskan suggested
several days ago that the institution is defeat
ing its own purpose. From the highly learned
subjects which were major items in the sched
ule of early day students the cultural courses
have! dwindled into veritable oblivion. The
rnad-race in an effort to learn something sim
ple tliat will enhance th wealth of a flimsy
pockfitbook steals the breath of practically ev
ery student in the modern era. The mad race,
furthermore, of earning enough money to re
main in school steals any reserve nxygm that
1 hose-students may have.
(,'ouTing down to definitions, tfif univmity
is trying to represent itself as an edu'-ational
institution which gives the mobs what it thinks
ihcy want. Second, rhf university is n.t a
"real" educational institution if it places spe
cialization and vocational trainijijr aboe cul
tural worths. Third, education in the pro
found sense of its higher forms in which it
should be taught on this campus is an uplift
ing of the mind, not a training of hands.
.To th editor of the Wfu-ld-IIrald, may it
b huggested that perhaps the students or the
iar-ulty or the regents an' not in the least re
sponsible for the dejf!i)ial;l- situation which
exists in the University .f Nebraska. In the
iiisf place, it is a situation only too common
oij eery campus ihruiut th country. Stu
dents do not go io -i-dooK of so-called higher
Warning in order that tlicy may enrich them-sHw-s
for aesthetic pur-prises which are brought
;ibout by cultural erih;nc -merits. Th'ey come
to. learn a racket lhat v ill bring in cold cash
as" soon as undergraduate days are gone. And
rackets they will learn. Even the hubliino
professions are tainted with the stench.
It is upon this high pressure age and ihe
cultivation that causes it where criticism falls.
A high pres.-ure age that demands mass pro
duction in polished and gleaming business men
and business women; a civilization which at
tempts to live centuries ahead of itself. From
the time of birth, there is inbred a feeling and
an urge of getting by. Living unto oneself
and with the bare'st attempts at exertion is
the creed of a nation, letting by is what stu
dents arc after; in getting by is where they
succeed. Thus, we proclaim a successful tge!
T.'pon whom, then, does the criticism justly
all? Perhaps it is upon our fathers, perhaps
other antecedants W, we choose not to guess.
is evident, .neeu.. . to say, lhat students
care little for the things of a real uplifting
value. They do not take even their religion
seriously. They want to obtain a degree that
will assure them of a position which will keep
them comfortable for the rest of their days.
They care little for mental advancement be
yond that point because the age of speed has
actually slowed up their insight toward future
life.
How can anyone justly accuse a university
of bringing about a condition in which it had
no creating hand? The Omaha writer is cor
rect nd just in his accusations pointing to the
indifference of students and administration of
ficials! They are indifferent, but they have
become that way as a regular order of the day.
It is true that the university is short-sighted
in not sotting aside a fund that will keep alive
the Prairie Schooner. It is true that every
student should subscribe to it and rend it and
discuss it. It is true that this literary publica
tion is outstanding, yet if this certain type of
students will not read it, why force it on them?
Of course the Prairie Schooner is a good cause
and should be supported and kept going, yet
it is absurd to accuse students and oven fac
ulty of maltreatment. In the final analysis,
they are not to blame.
Educate and train the students! That is
the yelp. Well, begin that education down be
low, the universities. Yes, get. it down to the
bottomest rock you can find; for you will dis
cover that wo are cursed with a desire to do
nothing!
It might not be a bad idea to move the
Nebraskan offices to Um hall. Then jour
nalists would the more quickly be able to h;ive
their "queer animal" specimens identified.
Leading the cheer leaders seems to be a big
problem in trying to find yell kings for this
collitch.
SOCIETY
More Hum five hundred university women are expected to
attend the all itetiivtios tea Thursday afternoon in Ellen Smith
hall from :'.::H) until 3:110 o'clock. A pink and lavender color
scheme will be employed at the tea tables, at which the sponsors
of the various organizations participating will preside. Mem
bers of Tassels will serve in the dining room and the court.
and will direct the guests at Hie door.
Thits Phi Alpha Motherr.' o
Club Hold: Informal Meet.
The Homecoming all-university party will
be an attempt to put on a big affair at nom
inal cost to each individual. It can be done.
A grad studies tornadoes. That's a whirl
wind of a idea.
Yes, it was a sorority that had thirty-three
pledges. No fraternity has that many neckties.
Thela Phi Alpha's Mother's club
had p. business meeting at the
chapter house Friday. Mrs. War
ren and Mrti. Henry Hetwen
were the hostesses. After the busi
ness meptirs; the tire was spent
playing bridge.
Members oi Pi Beta Phi aie
planning e tea dance to be given
at the chapter house from 5 to 8
o'clock after the homecoming
gamo with Kansas. Oct. 24.
Membsrs of Phi Delta TlWa
wcro entertained at an hour dance
Saturday evening by Pi Beta Phi.
Kappa Kappa ' Gamma enter
tained Beta Theta Pi at an hour
dance Saturday.
Misses Mary Alice Kelley and
Katherine Hammond, Princess and
Countess of the Ak-Sar-Ben coro
nation ball, motored to Omaha Sat
urday, to be present at rehearsal.
Mrs. Staff ordbf Omaha came to
Lincoln to visit her daughter,
Juanita, at the Theta Phi Alpha
house.
Lucille Carroll, Theta Phi Al
pha, is now in Lincoln. Lucille
has been working for the past
year in Silvis, 111.
EPISODES
BY OLIVER DE WOLF.
The height of pathootic cases: A librarian
with athlete's foot.
MORNING MAIL
Citing Some Ansuers.
TO THE EDITOR:
"They charged up the walk, pushed the will
ing freshmen away from the door, broke up
furniture, pulled down the draperies, and in
many other numerous ways left destruction in
their wake."
So swooped the members of Pi Epsilon Pi
down upon unsuspecting members of the soror
ities during their recent dally, according to "A
Sorority Girl."
Are you convinced, my dear "Miss Sorority
Girl." that the Cobs actually behaved them
selves in such an ungentlemanly manner? Is
it true that in every sorority, or even ONE,
they broke up furniture, rudely swept thru ev
ery group of girls and gave housemothers an
extra boost to bolt up enthusiasm? Is it true
that even before our opening selection. "There
Is No Place Like Nebraska." was finished ev
ery one vanished into thin air upon the sug
gestion, "Let's scram"?
No, little sorority girl, you know such was
not the case. After all. I don't believe your
mind would be so devilish to even think that of
us. To reiterate and make more emphatic, you
yourself do not accept the assertions published
in last morning's "Rag."
There are many plausible answers to why
you advanced such an attack. If you don't
mind, dear, I will cite a few.
1. You have, all thru high school and as
many years as you have been in college, pined
to observe some of your own work in print.
This proved an opening, but aren't you sorry?
2. You are envious of our recognized posi
tion. But remember that you are of a differ
ent sex, so we couldn't possibly have taken
you in.
Weren't you just a little disappointed
when among the motley crew you recognized
the one lad who you have wished and hoped
and prayed would call you for a date and
on the night of the rally he failed to observe
and comment upon ymr superb beauty?
Oh, anyone evfn you could go on end
lessly forwarding practical and quite sound
theories why you condemn us, why you have
published utter falsities concerning us and the
manner in which we conduct ourselves.
I agree with you. dear, that Webster has
some fairly accurate work in his little book.
Now. if you will kindly permit, we will coin
pare our rally with ihe one cited by you from
our mutual friend, Webster.
"To collect and reduce to order" were wo,
not so? At ooe little word from the president,
the entire group would conform.
"To bring together for common action"
your assertions prove this.
"To rouse spirit and stimulate enthusiasm"
lo you deny that such was not obvious and
apparent among us? Even tho you do not,
what is your word against that of nc-irly ev
ery other u'u affiliated with some sororiiy.'
Now will you be good?
A CORN :()JJ.
And the gold standard takes
another one on the chin. Monday.
Norway and Sweden announced
that they will temporarily suspend
the gold standard, and there will
probably be other countries follow
ing suit. In the announcement from
Oslo, Norway, it was stated that
an embargo would be placed on
gold exports: the Norwegian bank
rate was raised from 4 to 5 per
cent as far back as Sept. 11, 1931,
and the discount rate has now been
raised to 8 percent. Norwegian fi
nances for the fiscal year ending
July 31, 1931, showed a net deficit
of approximately $1,600,000. In a
dispatch from Stockholm, Sweden,
we notice that they have also pro
hibited the exportation of gold,
raised the Swedish bank discount
ra:e. and accordingly suspended
the gold standard. Felix Hamrin,
minister of finance, has issued a
statement declaring the financial
condition of Sweden to be as sound
as any country in Europe, but that
it would be necessary to reduce ex
penses. Although the three coun
tries. Great Britain, Sweden and
Norway, have announced that the
suspension of the gold standard
was merely a temporary measure,
it will be interesting to follow this
phase of history for the next few
months.
Good news from Europe! Aris
tide Briand, French "man of
peace," and Premier Laval are
now visiting in Germany in an ef
fort to banish all former enmities.
And if - these two countries can
get together in the interests of
peace it will go a long way toward
solving that problem. For years
Germany and France have liter
ally been ready to fly at each
others throat on the slightest pro
vocation. The activities of Napol
eon, the war of 1870. and subse
quent annexation of Alsace-Lorraine
by Germany, and last. the
World war, and the Treaty of
Versailles. All of these have
widened the gulf between two
great nations of Europe, but to
day, even as this is being written,
history is being made, and the
prospects look bright for Germany
and France to become friends.
Marionette Ticket
Salesmen to Report
All. who are. selling tickets
for the Marionette show on Sat
urday, Oct. 3, please report
amount of sales to the desk in
Social Sciences Hall some time
Wednesday morning.
PLAY THE GAME'
SAYS MILLER AT
VESPERS SERVICE
"Play your part in the college
game, don't stand on the side
lines," was the theme of Miss Ber
nice Miller's talk at vespers serv
ices last evening. Miss Miller, gen
eral secretary of the university Y.
V. C. A., addressed her talk
mostly to the new freshmen stu
dents at the meeting.
' You must learn to be a real
citizen in the college community,"
continued Miss Miller. "You must
learn to overcome obstacles, to
fight for what you want, to make
your own decisions. You must have
perseverence and maturity. It's fun
to grow up. After you've strug
gled along and played your part,
you'll come to know that sense of
achievement that is part of the art
of living and means that you're
growing up."
Aleen Neely conducted the serv
ices and special music was pre
sented by Marjore Young.
Various speakers will address
Vespers from time to time on dif
ferent subjects. This has been the
custom in past years. It is to be
continued, it is reported.
For Dances and Entertainments
NEBRASKA CO-EDS
SEVEN PIECE BAND
with
Features, Novelties, Etc.
L4450"' B1593
It may coat only $200 to get
"bumped off" in Chicago, but in
this day and age, who has two
hundred bucks, to be used for such
a morbid puipose?
We don't know exactly what the
most, commonly used words in the
English language, but we would
like to bet that the word "Depres
sion" is right up in the front rank.
UNITARIAN CHURCH
Corner 12th and H Streets
Arthur L. Weatherly, D. D.
lunii-.r Church 10:00 o'clock.
.Tvii fs 11:00 o'clock.
Kindergarten at Church Hour
Sermon Subject: The Sower, the
Capstone of Nebraska's Capitol
Building.
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NEWSPAPER TALK
Build for the Future.
Approximately 55 percent of the men en- j
rolled in the university during the year 1930-!
31 participated in intramural athletics. These
figures show a gain of more than 3 percent
over any pecvious school year, and it is an
achievement of which the university may well
be proud.
The wisdom of interesting all men students
in intramural athletics is exemplified by Notre
Dame, a school that for Ion? has enjoyed a
marked success in the field of sports. There
was no firmer believer in th value of this ac
tivity than the late Kriute Kockne. He fre
quently picked varsity material from Ihe inter
hall Bqunds.
Aside from ihe. possibility of future posi
tions on the varsity squads, the contests do
much to stimulate interest in various sports.
A man more likely will attend a major ath
letic contest and have a better appreciation
of what is gonig on down on the field if h'j
himself has played the game.
It i3 folly, however, to attempt, to play foot
ball or any other strenuous game if one's body
is not in condition. The intramural directors
of the athletic department have realized this,
and accordingly have made stipulations that
intramural participants must train for con
tests. The player owes it to his parents and
to himself to follow the training rules so that
there will be few injuries. Abiding by train
ing rules will prevent the branding of intra
mural athletics as "roughner-k sport. '' Indi
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