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TWO TOE DAILY NEBRASKAN FRIDAY. DECEMBER 4, 1931 The Daily Nebraskan Station A, Lincoln, Nebraska OFFICIAL STUDENT PUBLICATION UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA Published Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday mornlnga during the academic year. THIRTY-FIRST YEAR Entered as second-class matter at the postofflee In Lincoln, Nebraska, under act of congress, March i, w. and nt speci.il rate of postnge provided for In section 1103 act of October 3, 1917, authorized January 20, 1922. Under direction of the Student Publication Board EDITORIAL STAFF Marvin Von Seggern Editor-ln-chlef MANAGING EDITORS Evelyn Simpson Art Wolf NEWS EDITORS Howard Allaway Jack Erlchson Laurence Hull .Joe Miller Murlln Spencer , ....Sports Editor Bereniece Hoffman Women's Editor BUSINESS STAFF Jack Thompson ...Business Manager ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGERS Norman Qnlleher Carlyle Sorensen Bernard Jennings Games For Charity. An unknown person terming himself "Un l)insed Abe" has objected to our editorial oC two days ago entitled "These Post Reason (James," -which he claims in nn article very un deserving of such a progressive school paper ns this. After saying that we have depicted the coming chanty game at Denever ns a color less, mcanless. and useless undertaking, he ac cuses us of changing our "heretofore charit able and progressive standards." The policy of The Nebraskan regarding charity has not been changed. Funds for char ity must be raised in some way or other and post-season football games is one way of doing this. It is a worthy cause and these games should receive the support of the football fans of the country; but somehow it seems that ihe games are not attended as they should be. Al tho gate receipts are usually sufficient to pay Ihe expenses of the teams, little is left over for charity. These games that are supposed to be played for charity do not. always prove themselves such a great benefit. It is hoped, however, that the Colorado-Nebraska encounter will be a fi nancial success and that something will be left over to help out the unemployed. But if charity is the main theme of the game it might have been a good idea to have scheduled Creighton university, ultho Creighton 's team is weaker than Nebraska's. It is not charity games that we would argue against; but it is this idea of scheduling a re latively unimportant game where the expenses are high such that charity gets the small end of the deal, that we object to. We hope that 1he game will be well attended by both Xe braskans and Coloradoans. and that gale re ceipts will be sufficient to swell the coffers of the unemployment fund. The cause is worthy of support and should receive it, but neverthe less we cannot help but feel a little skeptical as to the financial outcome, in view of what has already happened to many other post smsou games this year. The Youth Of the Laud. In every age the youngiT generation i jumped for its disregard for the more seriou thincs of life. The present era is no different in this respect than any other era. Writings of fifty, a hundred or even two thousand years ago reveal the fact that older and sober folks have always lamented that youth was utterly hopeless and incapable of carrying on the noble work of civilizing this world. The critics have not been mistaken in every case, for civilizations have fallen, and this, per haps was due partly to the tendency of each successive generation to neglect to do anything constructive. But every rising generation can not, be worse than their fathers or civilization would have long ago been run to the ground. It must be conceded, then, that as a general rule the youth of the land will turn into a pro gressive citizenry. One cannot accept as true the statement, of the person who would declare Diodern youth is unfit to step into the positions now occupied by his parentage. There nrist ho something about this youth, however, that makes people so eager to express 1hcir disapproval of its actions. Youth is flip pant, indifferent, reckless. It is not inclined to take things seriously, nor to worry over prob lems that older folks are quibbling over. Ju places where large groups of young people ar" living together the dominant characteristics of 1he.se folks are given an impetus that attracts the attention of the entire nation. In colleges which consi.st almost entirely of younn people a lot of foolish things are made popular, and cuMmns which are fashioned around youth's recklessness are passed down from one class to the next. Spectacular affairs, deeds of profound sense Jesness, and even the college man's lingo makes a subject of considerable interest to the older and more seriously minded citizens of the land, and especially does it make first class news for the sensational newspaper. In the discussion of the merits and demerits of the college youth the educational sys tem usually gets dragged thru the mire. Uni versities, colleges, even high schools, are given 1 lit razz for not satisfactorily training the hoys and girls in the really important things of life, all of which may be true, but which does not indicate that the situation is any worse than bet'ore. Twenty years ago people Mere trying to figure out what would become of the rising generation with all its speed and recklesness. This can be testified to by scanning the files of most any newspaper. Now this rising gener ation of twenty years ago is looked upon as the prominent citizenry of the country. The uni versity from which they graduated takes some of the credit for having produced these men and women. At the present time college youth is being critized by some individuals for being to frivolous, and the college is given much of the Maine for bringing the youth into this con dition. It is safe to say, however, that twenty years from now these same persons will be out in the world making a name for themselves and bringing credit to the colleges and states from which they came. In Which We Urge Wake Vp! In connection with one of the present cam pus problems under discussion, that of the scenting latent interest in activities prevalent among underclassmen comes the report of thu situation in the University of California. There, so rends the Daily Nebraskan for Thursday, Dec. o, Ihe dean of men finds, after taking a survey, that a higher scholastic average exists among the men who are active about the cam pus than that of all men enrolled in the mstitu tion. Such a survey, if made on the University of .Nebraska campus, should prove very interest ing, especially in the light of the contemporary agitation. It is not, however, our purpose to go into that, but to confine our remarks on the subject to the material available from the Cali fornia angle. The ideal relationship between extracurricu lar activities and scholarship, we believe, has been achieved nt the University of California when considering the statistics collectively and on their face value alone. Surely, to the man who can so successfully combine the two phases of his activity as to achieve not only a creditable record in scholarship, but also recog nition as a leader among his fellow students surely to that man will go a relative greater proportion of Dame Fortune's bounties than will be accorded the man who realizes his capacity along one line. For fear, however, that wc may appear to have argued fallaciously, or have drawn infer ences from the statistics totally unwarranted, let us explain our meaning. The situation pre sented by the data aggregated at California when analyzed means only this: "hat the male students of the institution who arc the acknowledged campus leaders are also those who achieve recognition in the classroom, not as intellectual genuises necessarily, but as ra tional thinkers enrolled in a college for a pur pose. From the example these men have set as members of a small world, the campus, it would not be too fallacious to assume that in phases or' activity presented to them in later life, thev will achieve the same fine correlation. To generalize about the situation on the Ne braska campus; to hold these facts among California men indicative of the merits is to misinterpret deliberately. Each man to his own interests, it has been said. To the scholar who delights in scientific persusals; to the all around athlete; to the man or woman of man agerial ability each, in his own field, working to the best of his ability Ave lend our admira tion and praise. But, to the College Joe or Josephine who slides thru his classes and de velops himself to his capacity along no single phase, we say. wake up! MORNING MAIL LUTHERN CLUB WILL MEET FRIDAY NIGHT Society to Discuss Plans For Sending Delegate To Convention. Members of the Lutheran stu dent club will meet Friday eve ning at 8:30 In room 20S at the Temple building, to discuss plans for (tending a delegate to the Stu dent Volunteer conventirrt wtucn will be held sometime In Decern ber, at Buffalo, N. Y. One of the most interesting pro grams of the year is to be pre sented at the meeting, according to the chairman of the enter tainment committee. Herbert A. Fischer, an amateur magician from Omaha will mystify his audi ence with sleight-of-hand tricks and other feats of magic, and a male trio, also imported from Omaha, will sing. Prof. G. D, Swenzey, head of the astronomy department, is scheduled to give a talk on astronomy. Kenneth Broman, chairman of the refreshments, were instrumen tal in securing the entertainment. AT AMES IS BRIGHT Roadcap, Hawk Lead Squad Of Iowa State Cage Stars Returning. What Price, Dormitories? TO THE EDITOR: An audit of accounts of the Nebraska State Normal school and teachers college, at Kear ney, for the period commencing Nov. 1, 1930, . nd ending Nov. 10, 1931, has just been com "d. This resulted in revealing many inter l li facts. There was an increase of 7 per ceii. -ii i lie enrollment of this September, over the enrollment of last September. A new sys tem of dormitories has been installed under which the college offers board to the students at .fJ.OO and $2.50 per week. A new dormitory of 100 rooms has just been completed, and houses 200 girls. An old dormitory has been converted into light housekeeping rooms for self boarding. The charge for room in this is .t'2.00 per week. The college has been success ful in furnishing board at a profit, by boarding a student for 4.50 per week. This places board and room at the State normal at $6.50 or $7.00 a week. This makes the board and rom for an average month $26.00 or $28.00. That this sys 1em has been profitable to ihe institution is proved by the fact that, the gross income from these two dormitories is pledged to retire n 5 1-2 percent amortized loan of $140,000 on Kva J. Case hall. Since Sept. 1. 1930, $20,645.51 has been paid on the principal and interest of the loan. This is a different story than is told at the University of Nebraska. This fall's registration shows a considerable decrease over the figures of last fall. Here there are several dormitories on the campus where the girls may room for $54.00 per semester. This is at the rate of $13.25 per month for room per girl, and two girls use a room. There are plenty of good rooms in private home where girls can get n single room for $11., $12, or $13 per month. When a girl lives in a domitory and eats out, it will cost hfr 75 cents of $1.00 per day for board. This places board and room for a girl on the University of Nebraska campus at $35.75 or $43.25 per month. However, there are private homes where board and room may be had for $30 or $32 per montL Next year the University of Nebraska ex pects to initiate a new dormintory system. They will have several dormitories, and they expect to house nearly every girl That couk-h to this campus in a dormitory. There will be only a few living in private homes. According to present figures board and room will cost a girl $42 per month. This is almost double what it costs a girl to live a month at the State Nor mal school. It is considerable more than it would cost her to live in a private home. Tt is quite evident lhat this year many a frugal farmer in the state decided 1o send his daughter to the State Normal school rather than the University, and the reason is evident. If the University of Nebraska wants to see its enrollment drop some more next year, let it in itiate this new dormitory plan. Times are hard, and the prices of an education has to come down along with other things. University of Nebraska can't expect to draw students if it is more expensive than other state institutions, even. It seems doubly useless for dormitory prices to remain at $42 per month at the uni versity when they are making a comfortable profit at the State Normal at $23 per month. University of Nebraska coeds must have tre mendous appetites to warrent this difference. R. K. K. AMES, la. Dec. 2. Coach Louis Menze is beginning work in earn est this week to wmp ms lowa State basketball team into shape for the initial came of the year here against Brigham Young uni versity on Dec. 15. Monday nignt he put his squad of more than 20 men through its first scrimmage session. Stiff practices are on the program every afternoon. Prospects in DasKetDau are me brighmtest in several years with five major lettermen and two minor lettermen in addition to some capable material from the prep ranks reporting daily. Dick Hawk, two year veteran, will bol ster the squad when he returns to school in January. Jack Roadcap, diminutive for ward who led the Big Six scorers last season, is rapidly rounding into shape as are Al Heitman, Max Rieke. Ralph Thompson and Her- i man Holmes, all lettermen of last year's squad. After all, it's a Townsend's photograph that you want. Adv. EPISODES By Oliver DcWolf Now that football season is over, or almost over, and baseball is only at the hot-stove league stage, the eyes of recreation lovers have turned toward Hotel Chathem, New York city. There is nothing unusual about the hotel, with the exception that a certain Mr. Ely Culbertson lives there. Now it happens that the unusual feature of this story, is the fact that Mr. Culbertson, an authority on con tract bridge, and Mr. Sidney Lenz another bridge authority, are go ing to engage in a battle of cards. There is a wager involved, but that is comparatively immaterial. There is a system involved, and that is very material. Mr. Culbertson, advocates one system of contract bridge. On the other hand Mr. Lenz disagrees very emphatically with Mr. Cul bertson's system, and in a truly gentlemen's way they will decide who is right and who is wrong by playing one-hundred and fifty rubbers of bridge. Contrary to mopl husbands, Mr. Culbertson has chosen his wife as his partner, while Mr. Lenz has selected Os wald Jacoby. It will take a mere six weeks to decide the argument. A fresh revolution. A late press dipatch brings the news that San Salvador, capital of El Salvador is the scene of another nice, quiet, little revolution. These Central American people must have their fun, and if they seem to be having: too much fun, Uncle Sam will send down a few Marines, and the American taxpayers will foot the bill. Third party movements in this country seem to be everything but HueresKful. Theodore Roose velt, and the senior 'Fighting Bob" LaFollette had unpleasant expe riences with third parties. 'Coin" Harveys third party- does not seem to meet with an excessive amount of enthusiasm in Nebraska. The efforts of sixteen radical political org anizat Ions to combine them selves into a third party during a recent convention held in Omaha, ended with only one party remain ing In the convention. . The farm-labor delegates re mained, and after electing Julius Reiter, mayor of Rochester, Minn., as chairman, they decided to post pone further activities until March 2, when the national farm-labor convention wll! convene in Omaha. Will this be just another effort, or will it really amount to some thing? . According to the Japanese, it la up to the Chinese to "behave. AC cording: to the Chinese, the Japan ese must "behave." It is evident if anything Is to be accomplished that both parties had better "be have." Despite this pessimistic outlook, it is relieved that the Sino-Japanese controversy is near- lng a settlement. The Brland plan, while not entirely acceptable to the Japanese, is at least a forward step. The Japanese object to the wording of two clauses; the first involving a time limit for Japan ese troops to withdraw from the South Manchuria railway zone, and the second involving the so called "bandit clause." Concessions by both parties should alleviate this difficulty. Sidelights: Seventeen more shopping days until Christ muas.. . . Prohibition will be an issue when congress convenes this month.... Mr. Britt, is is suspense again.... The interstate commerce commis sion's act in suspending rate re vision granted to the railroads Is an aid to Nebraska potato grow ers.,.. Jazz Is not a particular type of music, but merely a method of playing music accord ing to Paul Whiteman. . . .Rear Admiral Moffett says that the air ship Akron is satisfactory. .. .V. Warren Barbour republican, has been appointed to succeed the late Dwight Morrow as senator from New Jersey.... President Hoover is seeking a way to aid American people to buy homes.... At last Nebraskans In the "grasshopper" counties are getting relief. MILITARY BALL IS SET IN COLISEUM (Continued from Page 1.) been checked out, Captain Spoerry said. Six hundred and sixty-three cou ples attended the military ball last year, and over 1,200 spectators sat in the eallery. Geonre E. Lee and his Brunswick recording orchestra played for the occasion. Radio station KFAB will broad cast the presentation of the hon or! y colonel. The ceremony will be gin about 10:15, and broadcasting will continue until about 11 o'clock. Rifles are Guard Honor. Members of Pershlnr Rifles, honorary military fraternity, will form a guard of honor ror tne presentation of the honorary col onel. Those who are taking part in the presentation are: E. S. Ross, Howland Boyer, Herman Rosen blatt, Ralph Cunningham, A. G. Topil, Tom Naughtln, Roy May, Harold Twiss, Dick Moran, Ted Pulos, Ed Brodkey, K. Fuelscher, A. O. Taylor, N. A. Allen, Ralph Sanders, Henry Winters, Homer Turner, W. Von Seggern, Leo Hill, O. Entenman, Pat Northup, Jay Jorgensen, Victor Hildebrandt, A. E. Altberg, Jack Wickstrom, Allan Davis, J. H. Howard, Charles Schwager, Jack Clarke, James Ur ban, and O. Webster. Decorations for the ball are Hear ing completition. A flag measuring 76 by 158 feet, will form a ceiling for the dance floor, and blue streamers will extend from the sides of the flag to the walls. Post ers bearing the R. O. T. C. insignia will be hung around the edge of the balcony. Red and white plac- ques picturing Gen. John J. Persh ing and other military figures will be placed in alternate arches. Pershing May Attend. General Pershing: arrived in Lin coln yesterday morning to spend the holidays, and it is hoped that he will be present at the ball. Nothing definite about his attend ance has been learned, but he has been invited by the military de partment to attend the affair. A portrait of Pershing, which Is be ing painted by Pat Glsh, will be hung at the south end of the coliseum. General Pershing Is well known to many - Nebraskans because of his former connections at the uni versity. He was commandant of the R. O. T. C. unit for several years, and was the founder or the organization named in his nonor, Pershing Rifles. Tickets for the ball are being sold by military science students. The price Is $2.50, hut basic stu dents who wear their uniforms will be admitted for $2. Tickets are also being: sold at tioid s Latsch Brothers, and Longs Col lege book store. The list of patrons and patron esses who have been invited to at tend the Military ball includes Governor and Mrs. Charles W. Bryan, Gen. John J. Pershing:, Chancellor and Mrs. E. A. Burnett, Chancellor Emeritus and Mrs. Samual Avery, Regent and Mrs. Earl Cline, Regent and Mrs. Ar thur C. Stokes, Orsaha; Regent and Mrs. Earl Cline, Regent and Mrs. Arthur C. Stokes, Omaha; Regent and Mrs. Stanley D. Long, Cowles; Regent and Mrs. Frank Taylor, St. Paul; Regent and Mrs. Kred A. Marsh, Archer; Regent and Mrs. M. A. Shaw. David City; Mayor and Mrs. Frank C. Zehrung, Senator snd Mrs. Charles G. War ner, Dean Amanda Heppner, Dean and Mrs. T. J. Thompson, Judge and Mrs. C. A. Goss, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Byrne, Miss May Persh ing, General and Mrs. H. J. Paul, Colonel and Mrs. Frank Eager, Colonel and Mrs. John G. Maher, Colonel and Mrs. C. J. Frankfor ter, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Schwarz, and Colonel and Mrs. O. E. Eng ler. Check In Tickets. All Junior officers checked in tickets at the office of the military department yesterday afternoon. Basic course students are to check theirs in at the office this after noon until 6:30. M company men will check theirs in tomorrow at drill time, and Headquarters com pany will make settlement Monday at drill. The final dress rehearsal was held last night at 7 o'clock in the coliseum. Everyone taking part in the various events at the ball was present, and all ceremonies were rehearsed. The grand march of cadet offi cers and their dates will take place right after the presentation of the honorary colonel. About two hundred cadet officers will take part in the march. They will move down the east and west sides of the coliseum in columns until fi nally they will be thirty-two abreast. A canopy Covers Corners. Chairs and davenports, which will be placed in the two corners of the coliseum, are being secured from the various fraternity and sorority houses on the campus. A canopy will be erected over the two corners, extending thirty-two feet over the floor. Dancing: will commence at 8:30. The dance immediately after the grand march, which will be known as Officer's dance, will be reserved for advanced course students and their dates only. Many basic course students are expected to attend the ball in their uniforms, according to the military department. More than 125 tickets for these students have been sold, and the sale of many more is an ticipated. Those who attend the ball in uniform are allowed a fifty cent reduction on their tickets. A large crowd of spectators is anticipated at the event. More than 1,200 people sat in the balcony last year, and this year me cemng has been so arranged that there are three more rows of seats avail able than last year. Cornhusker pictures are being taken at Hauck's, 1216 O St. Adv one short story. If manuscripts are to b re. turned at the close of the con. test, return postage must be included. Jn the consideration of the cash award, the Nebraska Writers Guild reserves the right to publish any one or all of the prize stories in the "Prairie Schooner." All manuscripts must be submitted before March 15, 1932, and mailed to Theodore C. Diers, Secretary of the Ne braska Writers Guild at station A, Lincoln. According to Diers, all poetry manuscripts must conform to the following regulations: All manuscripts must be type written on one side of the sheet only. The name of the author must not appear on the manuscript. It should be enclosed with the title of the poem in a separate envelope. Poems must be limited to 60 lines. If the manuscript is to be re turned at the close of the con test, return postage must be in cluded. Contestants may submit not more than two poems. All manuscripts must be sub mitted before March 15, 1932, to Diers. The winners of both contests will be announced at the next meeting of the guild which will be held in Lincoln in May. The judges have not yet been selected. STATE AUTHORS' GUILD ANNOUNCES CONTEST (Continued from Page 1.) being awarded through a donation from the Lincoln newspapers. The rules of the short story con test read as follows: All manuscripts must be typewritten (double spaced) on 8 Mi by 11 paper and on one side of the sheet only. 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