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THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1932
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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
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THIRTY-FIRST YEAR
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MANAGING EDITORS
Howard Allaway Jack Erlckeon
NEWS EDITORS
Phillip Brownell Oliver Da Wolf
Laurence Hall. ........ .Virginia Pollard
Joe Miller Sporta Editor
Evelyn Simpson Associate Editor
Ruth Schlll Women's Editor
Katharine Howard Society Editor
CONTRIBUTING EDITORS.
Gerald Bardo George Dunn Don Larimer
Edwin Faulkner Boyd Kreweon William Holmes
George Round Art Kocelka
BUSINESS STAFF
Jack Thompson dullness Manager
ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGERS
Norman Qalleher '....Frank Mutgrave
Bernard Jennings
No More
Taxes.
. Expressing disapproval of the proposed tax
plan, Mr. Gish and Mr. Selleck, in charge of
the ticket sales, declared recently that the only
'.way the plan would work would be to make it
; compulsory and that they were opposed to that,
-The Daily Nebraskan agrees that that would
'. be one way of making the plan work, but can
not see that it is the only way. The same plan
is enforced in many other schools on a volun
tary basis and athletics and activities all flour
ish under the scheme as proposed.
There is no doubt but the bonks, would have
to be raised in price, but the higher cost would
be offset by the value received. Ju return for
the few extra dollars, the purchaser would be
receiving a Cornhusker, The Daily Nebraskan,
the Awgwan, and all publications, he would be
able to attend all dramatic productions, and
would be allowed to attend all athletic con
tests. There are few students who would not
like to have these privileges if they were
plflced within the reach of all. As it stands
under the present situation, there is no way of
'getting these things except by negotiation with
each separate activity at a necessarily higher
cost.
The athletic books are sold by the athletic
department, the Cornhuskers are sold by the
annual staff, the business department of the
Nebraskan takes care of the sale of that publi
cation and the Awgwan always has a circula
tion problem. Each fall the University Players
conduct a season ticket sales drive. It seems
logical that if all of these things were placed
in the hands of one party, the price of each
"of them could be cut down so much that all
would be interested and able to buy.
There is. too, the angle of fair play to the
students who do purchase and help to support
all of the activities on the campus. There are
those in the student body, who loyally buy
Awgwan, Cornhusker and Nebraskan as well
as athletic tickets and University Players
ducats. Surely these students have a right to
some consideration when it comes to putting
out their money for needed activities.
There is, however, one dire enemy to the
whole proposition. This is a period of depres
sion and anything new, which appears to cost
a little more, will not succeed. The tax plan
would aid the various activities on the campus
lo a much needed extent but extra dollars in
these days are difficult to find.
(We more we make a plea in a tired, tired
voice that all communications to the editor
must be sisrned or they cannot be considered
for publication. Our wastebasket is small and
our patience short. We want student opinions
but we want to know who they come from.
Little
Odditiei.
Political machinations are to be condemned.
Even the suspicion of underhand work sends
itself readily as a weapon to be used against
an organization. This morning Disgusted re
veals an attitude which The Nebraskan as
sumes to be widespread. The writer declares
lhat in more than one of the recent campus
elections there have been "peculiarities." She
declares the practices to be exerting a bad in
fluence upon the girls who come in contact
with them. There is no doubt of this and there
is no doubt either that such practices will re
flect on the organizations.
There seems to be something a little more
sinister behind these moves than just a desire
for power. What that motive is, The Ne
braskan is not prepared to say. The situation
should be cleared up, however, or at any rate
an investigation should be conducted. The
elections should be. as suggested by Disgusted,
supervised by some responsible party to see
that all is open and above board.
There may have been nothing at all wrong
in these elections, and we may be acting upon
purely circumstantial evidence. The fact still
remains, however, that even the suspicion of
unfair tactics will cast a blight upon an organ
ization so suspected. Campus offices. are rela
tively unimportant. The methods, tactics, and
practices are important, for they serve as a
background for the future.
Core section of Awgwan to be released Fri
day is filled with intimate details of collegians'
private lives. Watch out, Robinson, they took
a shot at Winchell the other day.
Greetings,
Winners.
Almost two hundred high school eagester
will invade Lincoln today to participate in the
twenty-second annual basketball tournament.
These youngsters will come to the city for a
three day stay to decide which team among the
thirty-two entered is the beat iu the state. All
of the teams represent the winners of district
meets. They are the class of the state's ath
letic crop.
Most of these boys are looking forward to a
college career after their high school stay is
over. They are planning for the future. Many
of them will conic to the University of Ne
braska. It is up to the students here now to
show theose high school athletes the fine side
of college life and a demonstration of fair play
at the games will do more to convince those
youths of the fineness of university life than
aii3thing else the students could do.
The tournament this year is to be smaller
than the ones of the olden days as it represents
only the winners of the district meets held
earlier in the season. Then, too, Lincoln and
Omaha teams are not entered. The winning
teams in the two classes, however, have reason
to be proud of their achievement, for winning
a title of this nature means winning most of
the games during the season and then winning
tournament games under stress. They are real
money players all of them and Lincoln and
the University of Nebraska is proud to enter
tain them.
He. that wrestles with us strengthens our
nerves and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist
is our helper. Burke.
Let There Be
Plat tic Surgery.
It now becomes known, according to Dr.
Charles Fordyce, that the old and much be
loved adage, "Beautiful but dumb," is untrue.
"Assymetry of the features is invariably con
nected with irregularities of the mind," says
Dr. Fordyce in agreement with Dr. Leta Hol
lingsworth of Columbia university. And so the
best looking people are the smartest.
And now comes some certain disagreement.
Why do the best looking collegians (best look
ing by all stajulards of popularity) make the
lowest grades and have the most vapid and
vacuous expressions Why do the most beau
tiful coeds always want the most help in the
tough courses, when they do take them (which
is seldom) ?
There may be error in the questions above
or does one err in seeking knowledge The
answer to the questions may not have any re
lation to the statements of Dr. Fordyce. Maybe
there is something wrong with the educational
system. But, could that be possible!
If Christians would teach infidels to be just
to Christianity, they should themselves be just
to infidelity. John Stuart Mill.
MORNING MAIL
She Says Peculiar.
TO THE EDITOR:
A few days ago, The Daily Nebraskan was
brave enough to tell a few of the facts con
nected with the recent Tassel election. This
is not the only election which has taken place
recently which has had a few peculiarities.
Even more recently than the Tassel election
was the Women's Athletic Association election.
Forty-one votes were cast, and several people
know of over twenty which were cast for the
girl who was defeated for the presidency.
Moreover, a sorority sister of the defeated can
didate happens to be both a member of the
sports board and the sorority house intramural
representative. Both offices have a vote, but
the girl was allowed onTy one. The vote by
which the successful candidate won the elec
tion was never made public. All that is known
is that sixty ballots were mimeographed, forty
one used, and all destroyed before anyone was
the wiser.
Such questionable practices exert a malig
nant and evil influence upon the girls who
come into contact with them. No wonder they
become cynical, distrustful, and disillusioned.
Such practices should be stopped.
Elections should be under the direct super
vision of a responsible person such as the dean
of women. Voting in such a small group should
be by roll call as is done in the United States
legislature or some equally open means which
would leave no room for doubt as to the valid
ity of the election. And, there should be a
means of recourse for a candidate who doubts
the validity of an election. People should have
the right to challenge an election, and the votes
held long enough for a girl to demand a re
count. In small organizations, however, the
vote should be open and above board. This
would eliminate any opportunity to stuff a
ballot box which is not above some of the
means already used. DISGUSTED.
College Editors Say
Same Old Trouble.
It seems particularly fitting, now that the
annual student elections are approaching, to
resurrect that old inevitability, campus poli
tics. Every year in the spring elections, as
well as in other fields, there is much that is
cut and dried, and decided regardless of the
capability of the competitors.
It is a notorious fact that the fraternities
and sororities combine in many instances to
ride through some candidate who may be much
more undeserving and incompetent than a rival
who lacks the strong support of the would-be
campus politicians. Just why a man should
be handed a position on a silver platter because
he belongs to a certain fraternity, or, for the
same reason, why he should be denied a posi
tion for which he has worked hard, is most
unjust. There have been many cases where
hard and capable workers have been cheated
from a position they deserved by the mechan
isms of those who, through petty jealousies and
utter disregard for ability, let campus politics
submerge their reasoning and sense of justice.
This is particularly true in promotions for the
managerships of sports.
If a house has members who are m illing and
eapable of assuming responsibility, why should
they be forced to sacrifice to one who may be
less worthy, but stands more of a chance be
cause, by mere accident, he happens to belong
to another fraternity At the same time, why
should not two candidates run who belong to
the same chapter? In a ease where power is
deserved, it should be realized. Otherwise, it
is sheer idioc, Syracuse Daily Orange
p iklund ur inc.
g TIMES
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L GERALD BAR,P?rlj,1rBirijJ
IT is the way of diplomacy-
United States has received from
the new Manchurian state a seven
hundred word cablegram asking
recognition, but our state depart
ment must neither answer the re
queBt nor publically speak of it. To
do so might be considered recogni
tion. To a demand that Russian goods
be excluded from the United
States, Secretary Mills has an
swered that no such thing can be
done under present laws. More
specific legislation, he suggested,
would be necessary for such action.
Before such legislation is even con
sidered, it would be well to remem
ber that communism makes use of
every possible argument. Their
argument here would undoubtedly
be that capitalism admits it can
not compete with communism.
CAYS Dr. Alfred Worcester, pro
fessor of hygiene at Harvard:
"For more than 100 years there
has been a steady decline in the
drinking of hard liquor by Har
vard students. In at least the past
seven years the decrease has been
notable and highly gratifying. In
the last two or three years the in
creasing sobriety of the student
body has been even more marked."
Harvard must be different than
what we hear of most eastern
schools.
In Japan there are some who
urge the setting up of a "Monroe
Doctrine" for Japan. What would
United States have to say to that?
Shanghai is far from being
quiet. International settlement po
lice recently arrested a group of
Chinese who have been charged
with attempting to seize greater
Shanghai areas with the idea of
declaring allegiance to the new
Manchurian government.
On the other hand, near the
Soviet-Ma nchurian border, Chinese
are revolting against the new government.
KAPPA PHI TO CELEBRATE
Methodist Girls Schedule
Anniversary Meeting
Thursday Eve.
The anniversary of the founding
of Kappa Phi, Methodist girls'
club, on the Nebraska campus will
be observed at a meeting Thurs
day evening at the Wesley founda
with the group a number of pen
nies equal to her age.
Eileen Moore will preside at the
meeting, and Marie Davis will be
in charge of the program. At pres
ent there are 130 members in the
organization.
The Wesley Foundation auxil
iary will meet at the Wesley
Foundation at 2:30 Thursday af
ternoon for an informal discussion.
NAME TEN IN KOSMET
COMEDY PONY CHORUS
(Continued from Page 1.)
not been definitely selected as the
eligibility of all the applicants has
not been checked. It is hoped that
a ten or twelve piece orchestra will
accompany the Kosmet Klub on its
annual road trip during spring va
cation. Advertising under the direction
of William Devereaux is being so
licited for the program. Scenery
for the production is being painted
under the supervision of Norman
Hoff.
Chorus Girls.
The following men have been se
lected to appear in "Jingle Belles"
as the pony chorus; Robert Singer,
Omaha, Zeta Beta Tau, sophomore
in the Arts and Science college;
Charles Flansburg, Lincoln, Alpha
Tau Omega, eophomore in the Arts
and Science college; Dale Taylor,
Fargo, N. D., Phi Gamma Delta,
sophomore in Business Administra
tion college; Jack Minor, Lincoln,
Sigma Alpha Epsilon, junior in the
Business Administration college;
Bernard Jennings, Lincoln, Alpha
Theta Chi, sophomore in the Arts
and Science college; Art Pinker
ton, Omaha, Sigma Alpha Epsilon,
junior in Business Administration
college; Lewis LaMaater, Lincoln,
Sigma Alpha Epsilon, junior in the
Arts and Science college; Byron
Bailey, Lincoln, Alpha Sigma Phi,
junior in the Dental college; Har
old Nelson, Lincoln, Pi Kappa Al
pha, senior in the Arts and Science
college; Robert Graham, Falls
City, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, sopho
more in the Business Administra
tion college.
BULLETIN ANNOUNCES
SUMMER SCHOOL PLAN
(Continued from Page 1.)
of Iowa; Dr. William David Reeve,
profesnor of mathematics. Colum
bia university; Mrs. Eva Morse, di
rector of adult homemaklng edu
ntinn in Omaha.! A. J. Stoddard.
superintendent of city schools of
f roviaence, n. i.; ur. umeu j.
Ragatz. chairman of the depart
ment of history, George Washing
ton university.
Math Emphasized.
niirinc the uiimmer session of
1831 special emphasis was placed
on the classics, said Professor
Morltz. This summer emphasis is
in t rAuif, on mathematics, tie
announced. Dr. Reeve of Columbia
university has been secured to give
a series of special lectures on that
auhfect. accordlnr to Mr. Moritz.
The traininr school of the
Teachers college wUl be in opera
tion during the summer session.
aivorriino- tn the bulletin, and Will
offer excellent advantages for the
study of supervision anu me prac
tical phases of problems In secon
Harv eriurjltlrin.
The Teachers college high school
will be ooen to anv student who
wishes to earn credit in high
xrhiKil auhferta. uvi the bulletin.
The term is eight weeks in length
and students may earn iwo creuiui.
BLUE PRINT 10 GO
ON SALE NEXT WEEK
Smith, Schlitt, Gramlich
Contribute Articles to
March Number.
The March Blue Print will ap
pear the first, of next week, ac
cording to Jerry Briggs, editor of
the publication. This issue will
contain numerous articles written
by engineers and of interest to
students, the editor declared.
One of the features of the publi
cation is an article by Mario E.
Smith, sophomore in the civil en
gineering college, on "Flood Relief
for Salt Creek." This is a story
of the work that has been done in
relieving flood conditions in the
Salt Creek valley which in the past
have caused much loss of property
and some lives. The plan for fu
ture development is also outlined
in the article.
Another article entitled, "Rail
way Grade Crossings," has been
written by H. G. Schlitt, who was
graduated from the civil engineer
ing college in 1928 and is now as
sistant bridge engineer in charge of
overheads and underpasses in the
state department of public works.
He tells the economic conditions
necessary in any study of the elim
ination of grade crossings by sep
aration structures.
Prof. H. J. Gramlich of the agri
culture college also has an article
in this issue of the Blue Print en
titled "Farmer's Problems." It
points out that as a result of many
engineering developments in recent
years, the farmers are finding it
necessary to continually adapt
themselves to changing conditions
in marketing their products. He
says that a change will be neces
sary if they expect to make their
industry profitable to themselves.
He challenges the engineers to help
in the solution of some of these
problems.
GUATEMALA IS TOPIC
AT FORUM LUNCHEON
(Continued from Page 1.)
on their backs and the women per
form an expert acrobatic feat by
balancing baskets on their heads.
Roads Good.
"The roads are unusually good,"
the speaker explained, "because
they are covered by volcanic ash.
Sometimes a nuge prece or mis
ash rolls down on the railroad
track which runs through Guate
mala, impeding the progress of the
train. Instead of pushing it off to
one side, the engineer insists on
attaching it to the train by a
piece of rope and backing the
train up sometimes for a distance
of one or two miles, until the ash
is disintegrated by the friction."
Windows of the residences are
always barred, as shown by the
slides, because citizens are afraid
of the police.
"Nebraska men students wouio
not like Guatemala," Professor
Schramm added smilingly, "for a
standing army is always main
tained to protect the city. This
army is composed of men from
eighteen to thirty years of age.
Men in the reserve army are oe-
tween thirty and fifty years of
age."
The cemetery in Guatemala City
is beautiful, and contains skilfully
carved stones. Natives are buried
in the wall, and the bodies may
remain there as long as the rela
tives of the deceased pay a cer
tain fee. If they stop paying the
fee the body is removed ana
thrown away.
The remainder of the slides
showed other scenes of Guatemala
and the surrounding country, and
glimpses into the lives of the na
tives.
Professor Schramm made his
most recent trip to the region in
1928, when he went there in the
interests of an oil company.
EXTEND DANCE DID
TO CAMPUS CROWD
University of Nebraska students
have been invited to attend a dance
to be given this evening under
sponsorship of the Tom Cats club
of the Lincoln Veterans hospital.
Music for the affair, which is to he
held at the Plamor ballroom west
of town, will be furnished by the
Lincoln syncopators. Tickets will
be sold at the door for twenty-five
cents and proceeds are to be turn
ed over to relief. Bus service to
the ballroom will be furnished from
the corner of 10th and O streets
at 8 o'clock.
After all. it's a. Townsend photo
graph that you want Adv.
SCHOOLS REPORT
STUDENTS AID IN
SPORTS CONTROL
(Continued from Page 1.)
members of the board with regard
to discussion and voting privileges.
Most of the schools declared that
the representatives on the athletic
councils were appointed or elected
by the student body, student sen
ate, student council or similar
body. Several stated that the rep
resentatives were elected by the
student body at large, while others
reported that the president of the
student association automatically
became a member.
Numbers Vary.
The number of student repre
sentatives on the controlling boards
ranged from one to thirty-five,
but the average number was about
three. All reported that the ten
ure of office for the student repre
sentative was one year.
Several schools stated that stu
dents dominated the board con
trolling athletic policies and man
agement, even to the extent of
complete control. On the average,
however, students formed about
one-third of the membership of the
councils.
Of the five schools reporting no
form of student representation on
the athletic boards, three explained
they were at the time carrying out
measures to secure such represen
tation. Several schools who al
ready had student representation
stipulated they were endeavoring
to secure a greater representation.
The information gathered from
the questionnaires will be used by
the student council in presenting
its petition to the board of regents
for student representation on the
athletic board of control. The peti
tion will be presented to the board
at its next meeting.
The plan proposed by the stu
dent council involves the appoint
ment by the council of two stu
dents to the athletic board. One is
to be a senior and the other a
junior, who will be a member of
the board the following year.
Thereafter, a junior will be elected
by the council every year.
The petition also provides that
the two members shall not be af
filiated with the same political fac
tion. The representatives shall
not be members of the student
council, but they will be directly
responsible to that body, accord
ing to the plan to be presented to
the regents.
E
Dr. Palmer to Talk at All
Student Dinner Held by
Church Group.
RELEASE COUNTRYMAN
THURSDAY MORNING
(Continued from Page 1)
cesses involved in making bread.
Hodgkins has written several short
articles i n c luding a character
sketch of Glenn Burton, manager
of the recent Coll-Agri-Fun, who
was graduated last semester. Pro-
fessor Mussehl is contributor or a
"guest editorial" on the use of the
Ag college library.
UNITARIAN CHURCH
12th and H Streets
Arthur L. Weatherly, Minister
The Church Without a Creed
Not the Truth, but the Search
for Truth
Sunday, March 20
"Art and Life"
n Palmar rtrAulrianr rf thA Phl
cago Theological seminary, will be
me speaKer ai an aii-muueui. uiu-
nor TupQrtnv Avpnlnp at 1:15 At tha
Grand hotel. The affair will be
sponsored by the student group or
the University Council of Rellgioua
Welfare, and any one interested ia
invited to attend.
rir Palm at whn has visited the
pamnim ho f nre nn several occa
sions, will discuss problems of In
terest to students ano win remain
rrllrtln or Hinn.r until ft o'clock for
an informal discussion. At that
time he will answer any questions
which arise. Delores Deadman,
rhilrmnn nf the STlldent BTOUD.
will preside at the dinner. Tickets
for the meal win De inuiy-nvo
cents. .
WEDNESDAY'S POLL
IS HEAVY IN BIG
SISTER ELECTION
(Continued from Page 1)
mission and a pledge of Dramatics
club.
Rash Perkins, the new secre-
tAi-v-treasurer. is from Arnold. She
has been active In freshman com
mission, A. W. S. freshman group,
rhnrm school, and was assistant
treasurer in the Grace Coppock
. . ... . i ... - .
drive conducted Dy me i. w. v. w.
COMMERCIAL CLUB
INITIATES 24 MEN
(Continued from Page 1.)
the club is to create friendship
within the organization that will
be lasting and remembered after
the members are engaged in busi
ness for themselves. The aim of
the organization is to bring the
students together in a spirit of co-
nnprn Hon and lovaltv which Will
enable the Bizad college to be bet
ter recognized in commerce.
At the present time the Com
mercial club is sponsoring a series
of events which include trips to
various business firms, talks by
th various members of the fac
ulty, athletic events, and the Lin
coln ousiness men nincneons.
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$1.00 per stag
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Paul Spor and His
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(available for engagements)
Offering the season's irresist
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Sunday at supper the concert
hour is a charming pleasure
(no cover charge).
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