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TTIE DAILY NEBRASKAN
wrmvFSnAY. DECEMBER 16, 1931
The Daily Nebraskan
Station A, Lincoln, Nebraska
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EDITORIAL STAFF
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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
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ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGERS
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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
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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.
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TREND OF THE
TIMES
by
GERALD BARDO
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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