: I 7 .7 - If TWO TTIE DAILY NEBRASKAN wrmvFSnAY. DECEMBER 16, 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 at second-clais matter at the poetofflce In Lincoln, Nebratka, under act of eongreis, March 3, 1879, and at special rate of postage provided for In section 1103 act of October 3, 1917, authorlied January 20, 1922. Under direction of the Student Publication Board SUBSCRIPTION RATE 92 a year Single Copy 5 cents $1.23 a semester 3 a year mailed 1-7S semester mailed editorial Office University Hall 4. Business Office University Hall 4A. Telephones Day: B-6891; Night: B-6882, B-3333 (Journal) Ask for Nebraskan editor. vIEMBERi KrrTi Press if ii nb spv f piessnted for general dvstisiB kr The Nebraska Tnm Astasia tioa. EDITORIAL STAFF Marvin Von Seggern Editor-in-chief MANAGING EDITORS Evelyn Simpson Art Wolf NEWS EDITORS Howard AMaway Jack Erlckson Laurence Hall .Joe Miller Murlln Spencer Sports Editor Berenlece Hoffman Women's Editor BUSINESS STAFF Jack Thompson Business Manager ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGERS Norman Qalieher Carlyle Sorensen Bernard Jennings Amateur Football. Several people have wanted to know what the policy of the Daily Nebraskan was in re gard to the football situation. Perhaps they could not figure it out from reading the edi torials. Other persons have suggested that a plan be stated for the changing of the present system. The latter, of course, need not be gone into. If we can understand what is wrong then we shall know what to do. " 'We do not approve of the present plan of commercialized football in connection with any state university. If football is spectacular enough to become a professional sport like baseball, and it already is almost as much, then let it be such, but have no connection with a public institution of learning. The game of football may be satisfactory in a university for those who like it, but the business of football has-no place there. We are not much concerned how the ath letic department goes about undertaking such a reform, but it is certain that such a reform is necessary, and a good many folks have pre dicted the reformation as an event of the next few years, coming about either by the volition of the universities themselves or by public demand. Football should be played by those who care to go out for it. The athletic department should make no effort to induce the good players to come to school merely to play football. If the tewn is no good, that is too bad. If it is good, then it is fortunate. A well regulated program of athletics that is necessary for physical development should be a part of the university curriculum, but such a program would be far different from the present system. If the athletics could not iay for themselves on this basis, then the state an pay for them just as they do any other department of education. But before the state ran be expected to pay.for athletics thru taxa tion, it must be shown that athletics are for the physical development and recreation of the students and nothing else. The statement made by Chick Mec-han, for mer coach of New York university, when he resigned might be of interest to those Mho think that only coaches are capable of present ing the true picture of the football business Jleehan, who brought the Newark university team from obscurity to national fame, said, "IH never coach college football on a big time basis again. I'm thru with big gates, high pres sure, terrific schedules. I'm sick and tired of driving boys, whipping them into frenzies with everything but lashes, seeing them crack from nothing but exhaustion near the end of the saon. That's not football, the game. I'll neTer be a party to that again. J have no .offers and I expect none." Coming from a coach, this may mean something. Meehan says further, "Some day I may coach again, but it will be for the fun of the thing, somewhere where football is not a busi ness. Ill have the boys around rue, living with m, playing with roe, in a small school some where. Well have minstrel shows and rallies and spirit. And we'll have real teams without pressure and worry over gate rf-ceipts." And now we read the startling news thai X. Y. U. has brought football "back to nor mal," along the lines that Coach Meehan says be would like to see it. Perhaps it will not work out so beautifully a. it is hoped, but at least this one university is making an attempt to "go amateur." It may not be in accordance with the modern idea of high pressure business i,.r.;nn ,ut, v. tv. v..,. ... i,.., t ' it will be a great deal better for the students and for the schools. of the Christmas season and the ideals em bodied by the attendant material symbols now associated with the holiday. Howard Kirkpatrick, director, has, as in past years, given a good deal of time to, the realiza tion of this tradition. The choral union which presents the "Messiah" is made up only of voluntary talent, and in such an heterogeneous group there are of necessity a great many un trained voices. It is one thing to direct such a presentation with a picked group of voices; it is quite another to do so when the personnel is not subject to discrimination according to merit. It has often been said by critics that Handel revived the Christinas story more vividly and realistically than any of the other great com posers who sought to do so. In both its sim plicity and magnificence, the Messiah is a true portrayal of the Christinas story as it was originally enacted which was to form the basis of the Christmas spirit today. Any person would do well to relive the story thru the music of Handel before entering the holiday season. twmrnimum TREND OF THE TIMES by GERALD BARDO H There seems to be some misunderstanding about the editorial chair being a high chair. MORNING MAIL Oh! Yeah? TO THE KDlTOIt: Why I should be niov.-d to writing things for the groat public press no one knows, but here I am, just as big as life and twice as natural. But to get to the business: What of it? What of what? Why, what if football really and truly is nothing more or less than a high-powered and mighty advertising scheme for the university? Mr. editor, your comments on the situation arc mighty surprising, to say nothing of astounding, breath-taking, and scrumdump tous. You. a newspaper man, revolting because something may be advertising. If you're ever going to run one of the darned things, you'd better get over your horrors of that bugaboo, or lose your appetite. And also, dear sir, you seem almost naive too naive for a newspaper man. You still have illusions. Thank Hod, an earlier start in the business robbed me of them at a slightly more tender age. In other words, old pal, set football down as a high-powered advertising scheme if you must, but still, what of it? If it does nothing else for college-youth, it should teach them the value of advertising, and that, as Socrates said, is something. It doesn't cost the university a nickel in fact, it brings in a profit, and it is just about the only department of the dear old school that isn't in the red, too. Surely, the boys must get something out of it. Surely, it teaches them obedience, which is necessary; and quick thinking, which is necessary; and team work, which is necessary, but even if it doesn't, and for the sake of argu ment we'll let you have your way, what of it? It's a swell advertising scheme no outlay and a big profit. IGGIE. Good Material. TO Tin: EDITOR: The reply which the athletic officials gave to your editorial about football has made me very happy. I had always imagined that what you said about football being a rather commer cialized advertising scheme was true. I almost weep when I consider how I wronged this noble sport which is doing so much to improve the character of ihe effeminate young men of today. Now, I have never played football in my life. Altho I am about six feet six, 1 weigh only about 130 pounds, and most of that isn't muscle. I've always wanted to be well and strong like other boys, but I never could bear Castoria. I '11 bet I'm just the type the coaches are looking for. Of -course I would probably be a big nuisance I couldn't help win many football games; but winning games isn't the object, anyway. Think of the opportunity the coaches have of making of a weakling one who is ashamed to appear in a bathing suit a big husky man. believe that I would look dashing in a football suit after I had filled out a bit. And since I have never played football, my character is a virgin field. Probably when I come out for football the athletic department will retire some of these moral giants who have had their characters cultivated all thru high school and two or three years in the university. 1 anticipate a big welcome from Mr. Bible next spring. JACK SPKATT. Chairman Fess of the republican national committee says that Hoover is not responsible for the spots on the sun. But that doesn't ex plain spots before the pyes. On Renewing the. Idea of Chriutmas. Tomorrow will find thousands of university students entraining or driving to their homes for the Christmas holidays; others, just as en thusiastic, will be busy making plans, buying gifts, and in general preparing for Christmas. It in our belief that too often in the hurry and excitement of pro-Christmas activity, the real occasion being celebrated is apt to be over looked and relegated into a position of ob scurity. Tonight the thirty-sixth annual presentation of Handel's "Messiah" is scheduled in Grant Memorial ball, and the occasion renders a pos sibility for student, to secure the real meaning Picking SuccegKorg. TO THE EDITOR: Does the student pulse ever show Mgns of high blood pressure? I am griped. Here is my ease. (Three dollars, please.) Seriously when a university has a debate coach with the training and talents of Dr. White, why is it that the "old grads" come back and pick a debate team. They carry out the debate pro gram here at Siwash for three or four years and are then tsked to come back and choose their successors. Please don't say "l,'h-huh, just another disappointed office seeker." Such isn't the ease. 1 didn't try out, and am now explaining why to a wondering world. The Dramatic club probably wouhln't call Miss Helen Humdinger who played "Aunt Sadie" in "Little Lord Fauntleroy," and ask her who should be given the part of the Un known Soldier's Mother in "Live and Let Live." Coach Schultc wouldn't call a session of the "N" club to see who should run anchor on the shuttle relay team. Ill admit the Kosmet Klub olmnut let- iriia oh that'll riirht. Wood- row, I can't sec why it is the prevailing idea that debaters should know debaters, any more liati fnnthnM men ahnulrl nirlr their HiipeeuaorK. L liUll . V. V V -v ... -' - J , or cheerleaders their successors. Maybe we plebians shouldn't be trying this game of ac tivities, but we can at least interrupt at inter vals and ask what the score is, can t we 7 BLUE EYES. ITV1CN if your are not a political " sclentift there are some things that should have interested you when congress convened. Monday, Deo. 7. A few of these Interest ing things that marked this event follow. By a vote of 218 to 20 the democrats sained power for the first time In twelve years Texas' Representative Garner was made speaker. In the senate republicans control 48-47. The extra man Is a farmer laborlte. There Is some dispute as to whether George Moses, N. H., is lo be re-elected president pro tern. Also In the house, republicans are divided. Four Wisconslnites and one farm-laborite did not vote for Snell of N. Y. as speaker. Dem ocrats are united so far. Mrs. Hattie W. Caraway, Arkan sas, is the first woman senator. She takes her husband's place. Oh yes! This Is a long session. IN OCTOBER President Hoover instigated a National Credit cor poration. It was to be a pool of half billion dollars to aid banks burdened with slow assets. With a use of only 20 million dollars the pool has already accomplished its purpose, not fco much by material aid as by instilling confidence. Now if the president asks con gress to create an emergency fi nance corporation it won't be for banks but for railroads and busi ness and industrial corporations in general. "IF THE world acknowledges that political debts take prior ity over commercial debts in oth er words, If France's thesis is ac cepted then Germany is bound to collapse economically and there obviously will be nothing from which to meet commercial obliga tions." This is what Adolf Hitler, the fascist leader of Germany says. He favors the payment of the commercial debts of Germany. "But." he continues, "I do decline to assume for sixty years the obli gation to pay political debts for which we cannot be made responsible." Q VAN NESS LEAVITT, broth ' er In law of President Hoover, who was given the headlines over the nation in November when he was accused of carrying a gunny sack containing nineteen pints of nquor, has been acquitted. Lack of positive proof he unlawfully pos sessed tne liquor won nim the vic tory. "THOUSANDS 0f people last Sat urday watched the Cathedral of Redeemer, one of old Russia's proudest churches, blasted into u heap of ruins at Moscow. In its place is to be the Palace of the Soviets, a massive convention hall. The old church was Moscow's larg est house of worship, would seat 10,000. It was erected to com memorate the liberation of Moscow from the French. DROF. FRANK L. MARTIN, as sociate dean of journalism at the University of Missouri is to become an exchange professor at Yenchirg university, r e i p i u g, China. He leaves Columbia Dec. 21 accompanied by his wife and son. Martin is a graduate of the University of Nebraska where he was a member of Alpha Theta Chi fraternity. I EGAL methods to increase mar ket prices, reduce taxes, broad en credit resources, and eliminate surpluses are some of the farmer problems which 3,000 farmers from forty states have been con sidering in Chicago the last three days. This is a convention of the American Farm Bureau federation. Its announced purpose is 'laying down the law to congress." IN FRANCE the newspaper Le Temps said of Hitlerite agitation in Germany, it "compromises dan gerously both German and Euro pean interests." Then if Hitler gained power the paper said,' the most dangerous adventure for the peace of the world that could be imagined" would be in progress. In Germany Adolf Hitler said that contrary to newspaper reports nobody in bis German fascist movement was dreaming of a march on Berlin. "Some day, may be very soon, there will be new rcichslag elections," be said. "That will be our march on Berlin." SOCIETY who ni-icmilo mntft iviii Ya enrried out at the Phi Delta aaav vuiiuiiiiuti Jtioili, a -r v . . ill be -held at their chapter iiiLiu Aviiuni uuiiiit unnvc niiivu " " - i house Saturday evening at 7 o'clock. Sixty co-up es will be present at the affair. Jiddic Jungbluth and his orchestra will play for the dancing and the chaperons will be rrofessor and Mrs. C. O. Swayzee, Mr. and Mrs. fimraeu duu&c, Jack Miles, and Mrs. Dora Finch, housemother. JV40NDAY the United States treasury entered the money market. The December financing includes the selling of 1,300 million dollar in new securities. Secretary of the Treasury Mellon said 300 million will be sought lor six months, 400 million for nine months, 600 million for a year. With the government deficit now 850 million dollars it is expected that by the end of the fiscal year, June 30. 1932, it will be over two billion dollars. Slg Eps Give Party Fifty couples will attend the Sigma Phi Epsllon house party Friday evening. A Christmas scheme will be used in the decora tions. Chaperons for the party will be Dr. and Mrs. A. H. Schmidt, Mrs. Lola Hood, the housemother, and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dickey. soon for France or Switzerland and be married again. QHINA has demanded of the league the evacuation of Jap anese troops from the south Man churia railway zone. Thousands of students in Nanking are de manding a war to drive the Japan ese out of Manchuria. From Tokio it Is heard that plans are outlined for the capture of Chlnchow. Floyd Gibbons left Tokio Monday by air plane for Manchuria to report af fairs for International News Serv ice. EXECUTIVES of the railroad " brotherhoods began Monday at Chicago to consider the proposals of the. railroads for a voluntary 10 percent wage cut. Monday and Tuesday meetings are preliminary. A combined meeting is to be held today and a decision is expected soon. THE most promising industries U3 1U IClttllUU LU LUC LUIICU, and near term earnings are listed by the Standard Statistics com pany as chain stores, cigarets, dairy products, electric and gas utilities, package foods, specialty bakeries, telephones. These are the ones who have been most suc cessful in resisting the effects of the depression and which are ex pected to show continued stability of sales and profits during the early future. AUTOMOBILE parts, passenger automobiles, beverages, flour and feed, heavy chemicals, medi cines and drugs, metal containers. refrigeration, shoes, suipnur ana welding supplies, are considered in next best prospects. AT THE STUDIO. HAYSEED - - and - HAYWIRE o By GEORGE ROUND ELEVEN HUNDRED witnesses are to be called in a trial m Chicago which began Monday in volving nine former trustees and employes of the sanitary district in a 5 million dollar graft con spiracy charge. A MAN must truly love a woman when he will renounce bis membership In a royal family and all hi constitutional rights. Prince Nicholas of Rumania has done this and is preparing to go into exile with his bride, the former Mme. Jana Lucia DeletJ. The prince has been sentenced by the Rumanian supreme army council to be in prisoned for two months 'for mar rylng without the council's con sent." Going into exile will elimin ate this and the couple will leave I Hotel D'Hamburger I Shotgun Senrie 1 I 1141 Q t 171 OIL 8 Delpbin Nash, president of Ag club on the college of agriculture campus, maintains that his organ ization has been unacie to ao things this semester because there has been but little cooperation on the part of men students. Probably no other head or ue Ag club in reecnt years has ex pended as much energy as Nash in attempting to promote the welfare of the organization. Nevertheless, with a membership of slightly over 100 boys, it is hard to get the men out to meetings. Evidently stu dents spirit upon the Ag campus is dormant. Wednesday. Dairy club, .12 o'clock. Thursday. W. A. A. executive council, 12 o'clock. , , W. A. A. concession group, 1Z o'clock. held in Denver in January in con nection with the western livestock exposition, Prof. M. A. Alexander -f the animal husbandry depart- .n) hn cut his Junior team somewhat in numbers. the sauad now include r. v. Bauman, Wayne Bishop, Eugene Dowell, Lavern Gengrlch, George Harrison, Rueben Hecht, Glenn Le Dioyt, Vernon Miller, Willard Waldo. Floyd Hedlund, J Martin and Dale Bush. If the Nebraska team wins first In the Denver contest this year, they will win permanent posses sion of a large trophy. In order to ain permanent possession, how aver, a team must win the con test ' three times. Nebraska and Kansas have both won it twice and are now battling for- the other leg. The next big thing on the col lege of agriculture campus is the Organized Agriculture meetings held tne nrsi ween in danun.rjr. With an attractive program out lined for the hundreds of expected visitors, attendance records may be broken. Arthur B. Hyde, sec retary of agriculture, is to be the main speaker. At last the college of agricul ture has a sign board wnicn doesn't adorn the entire campus. Thru the efforts of the Ag club, the sign has been erected to stand at the south end of the campus and will be a permanent affair. This should mean that the campus will not resemble a "dumping ground" for all kinds of signs and contraptions. REGULAR ISSUE OF COUNTRYMEN APPEARS TODAY (Continued from Page 1.) issue is written by Sally Seely. It is about Miss Bess Steele and her hobbies. Miss Steele is an instruc tor in the home economics depart ment. A picture of Miss Steele at play in her studio illustrates the article. Her hobby interests vary from cactus plants and pieced quilts to striking, individualistic little shacks. All are described In the 8 tor;'. Editor George Round has writ ten the second story in the maga zine entitled, "Ayres Is Horatio Alger Hero." In the article Round tells how Duane Ayres went through college for less than $2,000 in actual expenditures. At the present time Ayres is working on his master's degree, having graduated from the college of agri culture last June. Describes Hawaii. Hawaiian agriculture is de scribed in another article written by Earl Reeves. I. O. Bridges, graduate worker in the animal husbandry department, gave Reeves tne maiermi iur me Hiory. Hawaii is described as the land of eternal summer. Alice McDermott and Clarice Hadds are authors of two other interesting stories in the Country, man. Miss McDermott describes the graduate home economics col lege while Miss Hadds has written a story about the meal service project in the college of agricul ture. She says the girls receive a thoro training in all rules and rcg ulations In etiquette. Lois Turner and Albert Elbers are also played up in other stories toiiinc About interesting students. Eva Buel wrote the Turner story while Jason Webster is the author of the Ebers yarn. Miss Turner h.G a hnhhv nf stud vine the stork UCd " j '- market quotations while Ebers is Having success as a uiiwitmu mm rholr leader. Pictures of both are found in the Countryman. Two other feature articles also appear In the magazine. They are both written by Art Kozclka. In one he tells of how Glenn Wlnn Is working his way thru school while in the other he describes Coll-Agri-Fun. In an editorial feature story. Editor Round deplores the lack of student spirit upon the agricul tural crMfpp. cammis. He savs tho Countryman believes that Ag club should either be reorganized or abolished. He cjaims it is doing nnthine- of a worthwhile nature upon the campus. In the same ar ticle, Round says fresinent nnsn nt tho Ao- rluh ia not to blame but there Is a lack of co-operation on the part or tne siuaenis. e goes further to say that the three fac tions on the campus should work n harmony Instead of against each other. Conirdon Will Go to National Convention Dr. A. R. Conedon. professor of the pedagogy of mathematics, plans to visa relatives iu uniwa, Iowa, during the first part of the Christmas recess. The second week of the vacation period he will go to Chicago where he will attend a meeting of the national council of Phi Delta Kappa, national honor ary educational rraternay. or which organization ne is nauonai treasurer. Hart Jenks Upturns For Visit Wptlncsuav Hart .Tcnksi. University of Ne braska graduate, now a member of the Fritz Lemer BnaKenpt:iiii.iii company of Chicago, will be in Lincoln on Wednesday, vcc. i. Hs will be a guest of the dramatic department faculty at a luncheon at tne university ciuu. DECEMBER SPECIAL SuitHat Cleaned and Reshaped $150 Send Both at One Time SAVE 10 CASH & CARRY Modern Cleaners SOUKUP 4. WESTOVER Call F-2377 for Service It would be hard for most Uni versity of Nebraska students to picture a building housing 125,000 hens but a Milwaukee business man is doing that very thing. He is experimenting to find out if he , can produce eggs on a commercial . scale at a profit. Since the result ; of the experiment may affect the ; Nebraska poultry industry, it is ' being watched carefully. - ; Not only does the college of . agriculture place men on the var- sity football team but they also have their quota on other athletic teams. This year some of the best I fighters in school come from me Ag campus. Glenn Heady and Russell Hughes bail from the col lege while Leland Copple is prob ably the best fighter in the Corn busker school. Even tho she has been declared the healthiest girl in the United States, Gertrude Heikes of Dakota City isn't going to turn her atten tion toward the movies or vaude ville. Rather, he says, she is going back to the farm to help her father and mother. Given the same opportunities, what University of Nebraska co-ed wouldn't jump at the chance to get into high class vaudeville or the movies? Just one leap and she would be there. But not Gertrude, for she is back on the farm again enjoying her normal life. Nebraska farmers are laughing up their sleeves when they think of holding their corn for 60 cents, then buying It back at that price and feeding it to hogs which are now bringing less than four cents in Omaha. Evidently they dis approved of Mark Woods' 60 cent corn plan. Ip preparation for the inter-col-legiate livestock judging contest DUKE UNIVERSITY School of Medicine Durham, N. C. Application! for admlnilon to the flrt nd third year medical classes nterlns; October 1, 1932. should be sent as soon as possible, and will be considered In the order of re ceipt. The entrance qualifications are intelligence, character, two years of eollrce work and the re quirements for grade A medical schools- Catalogues and application forms may be obtained from the Dean. GIRLS! Don't Choose a Necktie Hell Have to Frame Christmas ties ARE sometimes better suited for framing than for wearing. The ties you want for the men on your list are by all means the kind they will enjoy wearing. Men buy their ties here throughout the year, and we will gladly assist you in selecting the kind a man would really choose for himself. $1 to 3.50 RAY KILLIAN, Inc TWELVE-TWELVE O DO YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING IN LINCOLN 1 jiBMW