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TITE DAILY NEBRASKAN
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1932.
The Daily Nebraskan
Station A, Lincoln, Nebraika
OFFICIAL -STUDENT PUBLICATION
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
Entered necond-claw matter at the poatofflce In
Eiuereo i . . of congreti, March 3, 187,
L'!IC0 ' .n!rlV rata of pottage provided for In Mctlon
?.nd, Prl?!.nhi? 3 1917 authorized January 20, 1922.
11VdVr i.StuSr?'.?' thV 'student Publication Board.
Editorial Office Unlveriity Ha I 4.
tpnSo:.DVOT.?h",: B-3333 (Journal,
Aik for Nebraakan editor.
EDITORIAL STAFF
. . . Editor. In-chief
Aiiociata Editor
Howard 0. Allaway
Jack Erlckton.
Managing Editors
Phillip Brownell Editor,
Richard Moran Lynn Leonar(J
Katherlne Howard
Joe Miller
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BUSINESS STAFF
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Laurence Hall
Irtna Randall
Women's Editor
...Sports Editor
..Society Editor'
Bernard Jennings
George Holyoke
Frank Musgrave
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Grow Up,
Greek Council!
THAT the Interfraternity council did Tuesday
nirht when confronted with a recommenda
tion to put rushing on a gentlemanly basis was so
characteristic of the way the council Is accustomed
to act that it could almost have been predicted in
advance.
A carefully considered body of rules which
would put Into operation the preferential pledging
system for men was submitted by a senior on the
council. Professor Schramm, faculty adviser to the
council; the president of the council, also a senior,
and the chairman of this year's rush rules commit
tee all had a hand in formulating the proposed rules
submitted.
After due discussion which showed almost every
representative favoring the change, with nil parlia
mentary formality the recommendation was re
ferred to a committee, three of the four members of
which are juniors.
Does it all look a little futile ? Well, that's the
way the council must operate under its present pom
position. We would not disparage the individual abilities
of the three juniors appointed to this particular
committee. We attack only the general practice of
which this is but a convenient example. As for the
success of preferential system when the council
does finally get around to act, there is little doubt.
Its adoption is only a matter of waiting for the next
meeting of the council, which is soon enough since
the new rules will not go into effect until next falL
Tuesday night's action was but the natural step
towards approval of the new rules. We find no
fault with that. The thing that must give pause to
anyone examining interfraternity government is
that the organization charged with its administra
tion is made up largely of sophomores and juniors
who do not hold their real power in their respective
houses.
The Interfraternity council has taken its place
alongside the Corn Cobs as .the accepted starting
point for the prospective activity boys of each fra
ternity. The route is well established and it is sel
dom anyone "arrives" without having traversed it.
As a result, the Interfraternity council is com
posed of would-be hotshots whose reason for being
there is to provide an opportunity for getting into
the campus eye, but incapable, as a rule, through
lack of experience, of transacting intelligently the
important business which comes before that body.
Three or four years is short enough time to ac
quaint one with the complex problems of the fra
ternity system. Only those with at least this expe
rience are equipped to deal with these problems in
the way they should be dealt with.
Every fraternity should be represented on the
Interfraternity council by the ablest members of its
own group, preferably its president. There seems
to be enforced no hard and fast rule of council
membership and a number of houses have seen the
benefit of having themselves so represented on the
council. Officers of the council are regularly sen
iors. It Is commendable too that the alternate rep
resentative system is used to give the regular coun
cil members a year's preliminary training. But the
regular members should be seniors, not juniors, and
the alternates should be juniors, not sophomores.
Until the Interfraternity council more nearly repre
sents the powers within its constituent houses than
ft dots now, it can never assume a place of real
leadership aud trust wlieieiu It will be looked to
with confidence that it will act intelligently and
courageously in legislating for tn combined fra
ternities of Nebraska.
Critic Chappie's
Wisconsin Victory,
VI7ISCONSIN primary election returns yesterday
indicated that John B. Chappie, militant young
newspaper editor who, seizing bis own boot straps,
last year lifted himself into the public eye by at
tacking the students and administration of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin, may be a member of the
United States senate when the battle clouds blow
away in November.
As a means of attracting attention to oneself,
criticising the "younger generation" takes its place
among the surest. His purpose accomplished,
whether would-be Senator Chappie is longer con
cerned with the morals and political principles of
Wisconsin's studentry we do not know. Very prob
ably, the end attained, the means fades from his
notice.
According to John B. Chappie's description, the
Wisconsin student body, encouraged by certain fac
ulty members, conatltutes a hotbed of atheism and
radicalism.
Now, his charges may all have been true. We
don't know. But they were pretty conclusively re
futed by the Cardinal, Wisconsin student dally, at
the time they were unleashed.
Wisconsin students may have lost their faith in
a divine presence. But if so, they differ greatly
from students on most other campuses. They may
be different but the odds are against it.
As to his criticism of the students as radical, it
is scarcely a sin against society to question the effi
cacy of old methods. To do this indicates, at least,
that the students are giving some thought to the
problems which perplex those who are trying to deal
with them.
To attack the young generation on grounds
moral or otherwise is a comparatively easy under
taking. At least the readiness with which this lends
itself to every type of misanthrope would indicate
it. The practice is so common that it may even be
losing its value as a personal drawing card. Most
of these attacks, moreover, come from those who
are in no position to know actual conditions.
It Is a discouraging commentary on the political
ability of the American people that it is those whose
claim to public attention Is based on demagogic ap
peal to deep rooted prejudice and ignorance whom
they most frequently favsr us the disposition of
public laurels.
A AVr Crop
Of Cornhuskers.
GETTING educated is a complex business. To the
freshman, caught up in the swirl of activities
which mark the beginning of his university career,
it must be indeed perplexing. He must specialize
if he would succeed in his chosen field. He must
diversify if he would obtain a wide cultural educa
tion. There Is much to be had and much that must
be foregone.
In the plethora of advice already handed out to
the freshmen in the short time' they have been here,
one prime counsel stands out: study! study! And
this is well; the purpose of the university is to edu
cate its students. But there is more to setting an
education than attending classes regularly and pour
ing over books between sessions. Grind alone will
not give one an education in the wide sense to which
modern educational facilities aim.
There is another side of university life which
merits the student's Interest if he would make the
most of his opportunities here. To this phase of
university life the class of 1936 gets Its formal in
troduction at the freshman convocation in the Coli
seum at 11 o'clock this morning. We speak of the
student life outside the classroom: the ideals and
traditions of this campus which, looked back on by
those who have gone out from the University of
Nebraska after four short years here, take a place
in importance along side the formal "book learn
ing" as a valuable aspect of their education.
It is this extra-curricular student life which
makes the university a living thine, an alma mater
as well as a boarding school. The freshmen are now
students in the University of Nebraska. Today they
become Cornhuskers.
A Cultural Opportunity.
EMBERS of Phi Mu Epsilon yesterday began
uilina aturionr anastn tirlrota in trip rnneerts
of the Lincoln Symphony orchestra, of which five
will be given during the winter. Famous guest
artists have been obtained to accompany the fifty
piece orchestra, and tickets are this year selling
much lower than those of last.
Since a university is a cultural center, and since
the orchestra is gaining national recognition by the
excellence of its work, the ticket drive is an unusual
opportunity for students to add to their cultural at
tainments. If you appreciate good music, or: wish
to gain the ability to do so, there can be no better
way to satisfy your musical desires.
The orchestra itself is composed of the city's
finest musicians, and in a city with the cultural
reputation of Lincoln, the finest musicians are able
to give performances which can be equaled no
where in the vicinity. If you enjoy good music, the
Lincoln Symphony deserves your support.
Contemporary Comment
The real thing for the student is
the life and environment which
surrounds him. If I were founding
a university and I say it with all
the seriousness of which I am cap
able I would found first a smok
ing room; then when I had a little
more money in hand I would found
a dormitory; then after that, or
moro probably with it, a decent
reading room and library. After
that, if I still had money over that
I couldn't use. I would hire a pro
fessor and get some text books."
Prof. Stephen Leacock of McGill
University.
Select an Activity.
An education is a. priceless pos
session. A large portion of it may
be gained in the four years of uni
versity life and every facility pos
sible has been fufnished to make
these four ypars more worthwhile.
Not the least of these advantages
are the many clubs and organiza
tions that play such a vital part in
extra-curricular activities.
Students should not Lecome self
centered and let one interest oc
cupy their undivided attention. The
athlete should not let sports take
all his attention, the scholar should
take occasional jumps to amuse
ment and recreation, the musician
should take up athletics and club
lure, and in similar fashion, every
type should seek a diversion from
routine studies.
There Is hardly a school or de
partment: that does not have sev
eral or rntny small groups and
clubs of student Interested In
some endeavor. Fraternities and
sororities offer unlimited outlet for
service. Honorary and professional
societies have become well estab
lished and offer sn incentive for
better work. Athletics are espe
cially well-organized for both men
and women, in three divisions of
intercollegiate, intramural and
gymnasium classes. Publications,
music, dramatics, pumic speaKing,
and committee work are only a
few of the many choices.
There is no excuse for not par
ticipating in activities outside the
classroom. A well-budgeted day
will include other things beside
study and sleep. Examine the pos
sibilities, inquire or your rnenas,
watch the Dally Trojan for an
nouncements, make your decision
and then work hard in your chosen
field. Perform me qoudjo purpose
of bettering and making more
pleasurable your stay at Troy and
building for a greater university.
U. 8. C. Dally Trojan.
BEFOHE OUK
TIME
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I Mi and jttt.
Commentations
'Jack Erickson
LINCOLN: Of more than .pass
ing moment is the appearance here
ints evening or Josephus Daniels,
wartime secretary of the navy
who will deliver a Rooseveltian
campaign address In the Liberty
theater. Althought he is getting
old, Sir Josephus still has a signlfl
cant measure of the political fire
and campaign brimstone ' left in
him to put on a good show. It's
free too.
Uneven Odds.
This year many school children
are fighting against greater odds
than ever before. Not only are
many attending school without
proper clothing, but a great num
ber are hungry. Normal school
work cannot be done on an empty
stomach. The gnawing pain of a
little body crying for food drives
out all thought of learning the
arithmetic tables.
Grade school teachers report
that many students are living on
watermelons and potatoes. Water
melons may taste very nice, but it
is lacking in food value. A steady
diet of potatoes will break down
the health of a youngster. Schools
are considering serving soup to the
students in the mornings. How
ever, all the burden should not be
laid on the backs of the schools.
We, the older people, should
lend a hand in the fight to give the
youngsters an education Univer
sity Daily Kansan.
Thirty Years Ago Today.
Football prospects were bright
as the Cornhuskers returned to
practice with vigor after beating
Lincoln Hight, 26 to 0. Olle Thorpe,
former captain and three year vet
eran was expected to return and
try-out for his former position of
quarterback.
"Your'e not next unless you have
a Racycle" says the ad of a bi
cycle firm, showing a cut of two
youngsters walking down lovers
lane.
One of Nebraska's old "iron"
men, Koehler, was then playing
football in Chicago.
Ad colum." doggerel:
We don't get drunk, but we stay
up late.
With the night-watch and the owls
V'e find our joy in a five cent
straight
An an Oyster Stew at Powell's"
Ten Years Ago Today.
Plans weref ormed for the first
all university mixer of the season,
to be held in the armory. During
the summer of 1922, the partition
between the chapel and the armory
proper was torn out. leaving the
building as we know it now.
T. W. C. A. and Y. M. C. A. held
a mixer In the armory. Among the
games played were 'relay race,"
"potato race" and a grand pa
rade. Football: Big noises on the squad
today were Noble, Sed Hartman
and "Heine" Basset.
Cinema: Gloria Swanson in "Her
Gilded Cage." House Peters and
Virginia Valli In "The Storm,"
Irving Cummings in "Man from
Hells River"... and Kutn Roland
in "The Timber Queen."
.There Is something damnably
baffling about the case of this man
Charles Miller who was arrested
here for the theft of six butter
rolls from a drug store. When he
committed the petty theft he had
S400 in his nocket: when he was
arrested he had more than $1,000
on him. His fine wa S16.70,
which is a fancy price for a half
dozen rolls. As Arthur Brisbane
might say in his psuedo-philoso-
phic manner, "the Bible says,
Thou shalt not steal.' diaries Mil
ler got what was coming to him."
All of which does not motivate
Miller's action.
His case Is much like that of the
Lincoln apparent-pauper who was
found by a policeman. The man
was living on various bits of gar
bage in a state or obvious misery
when the policeman, touched by
pity, took him to the station In the
hopes of finding him a meal. There
they found on him a bank book
showing a favorable balance In his
favor of over a thousand dollars.
The story of these two afore
mentioned gentlemen reads much
like those news dispatches con
cerning 'millionaire Deggars
which "emanate from larger cities.
Perhaps the psychologists or so
ciologists can explain such cases
which clearly fall beyond the lay
man's analysis.
KiPRRASKA: Rpp-inninir todav
Ruth Bryan Owen opens a speak-
ino- itlnwrnrv nf six talks to be
given at different points in Ne
braska, included on ner rouie are
TWiimph rcmnrl Island. Omaha.
Fremont, Fairbury, and Beatrice.
Nebraska democrats are cam
paigning; industriously for reasons
which are hard to understand.
From every, or perhaps I should
say nearly every quarter, comes
the report that Roosevelt will
carry Nebraska with ease. The
democratic strategians, however,
are overlooking no bets.
There is a large element among
the population of this great Corn
husker commonwealth whose col
lective pulse throbs at least mildly
at the mention of the "forgotten
man." Nor should we wholly at
tribute this reaction to any per
sonal weakness for those of you
who are familiar with the situa
tion in Nebraska's rural districts
know that conditions in many
cases border closely on tragedy.
The National Scene: Students of
zoology will soon be doing labora
tory work on angle worms. Their
worms will be very lifeless and will
reek gloriously of formaldehyde.
But for those of us who are inter
ested 'in the wrigglings of live
worms, (in a figurative sense of
course), there is now a case on
the national horizon which will in
volve some highly fancy twisting
and squirming.
In New York City, "Big Jim
Davis. United States senator from
Pennsylvania and cabinet secre
tary to three presidents, is on trial
under charges of conversion of
funds in a $500,000 lottery case.
"Big Jim" is connected with the
expose through his official post in
the Moose organization, certain na
tional officers of which were In
strumental in conducting the lot
tery Davis is supposed to be one
of them. The remarkable contor
tions of men in high places who
are in 'hot spots" among them
such characters as "the late Jim
my Walker," Albert Fall, and now
"Pudler Jim" Davis, are fast fas-
... i in nhaerve. YOU will find
the highest element's of drama in
"the Puddler's" case, for the sort
of man who can rise from immi
grant boy to steel mill pudd ler to
cabinet member, to United States
senator, will certainly have some
surprises up his sleeve.
Roosevelt: That big stick in the
presidential timber. Franklin De
lano Roosevelt, has been demon
strating his ability to localize ap
peals on his trip through the coun
try In his speech in Salt Lake
City he proposed an international
conference for consideration of re
habilitation of silver. If you are
familiar with the sentiments of in
L r Utah anil surrounding
lHUILUIllO III ..-
territory you then know that the
mere mention of the word "silver
makes their cheeks glow. And
when he stopped for a few minutes
in Missoula. Mont., he told people
there thnt he wanted to come back
to the Bitter Root valley and learn
.i.-.. ar-rA arnlea. In CS9C
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AiiA...infl. mm neftr
you are ni iuhuyiuir -, -students,
the effect such appef
produce might be contrasted witn
the reaction wnlch would follow if
. iv. av,r,,ta anrl
he would speaK uu uic vo.... ---j
t.malf In favor of 3
o'clock nights.
uiuiuip- The assertion went out
a few days ago from republican
headquarters, that Kooseveu biuic
the fire for his Salt Lake City
trr.n an address which
Hoover was going to give. Almost
simultaneously a senator iiameiu
(republican!, from Carolina, not
if nn wincr nf the Hoover assertion.
rnmmented on Roosevelt's Salt
t air fitv aneerh alone this line:
"Obviously not pre I d e n 1 1 a 1
stuff. Mere trash."
Th ahnle thins- naturally had
mharrasHinE' ramifications. And
riirf vnn notice the wav in which
our candidate for re-election shied
away from the arms conference
controversy. That was a logical
thincr tn Hn for with the campairn
on there is certainly no time for
discussion of matters of interna
tional importance although it has
been rumored in Dlckinsonlan
quarters that the "so-called de
pression is the result of troubles
beginning in central Europe, irou
hlea entirelv bevond our control.'
Golna. Goina Gandhi: India's
gift to the world, the great mahat
kl has commenced in Poona, In
dla. what he calls a "fast unto
death." He is doing it as a prote-t
against Ramsay MacDonald s set
tlement of the Indian communal
! elections problem. We have per
sonally considered Candhl a fakir
with a remarkable flair for show
manship, but If he goea through
with this we'll take off our ht to
him.
FARMERS FORMAL 10
BE HELDJBCTOBER 21
Aaricultural Social Event
Will Be Conducted by
Ag Club, Girls.
Farmer's Formal, the social
event of the season for college of
agriculture students, will probably
be held Friday, October 21, accord
ing to recent action taken by the
Ag club. The Home kc ciud co
operates with the Ag club Jn hold
ing the affair.
Though the date Is not definite,
Jesse Livingston, club president,
InHlrntPfl Werlnesdav that it WOUld
be the date, providing there are no
conflicts witn otner university
functions. Only students regis
lererl In the cnllccre of sericulture
will be alowed to attend, and the
usual wearing apparel of aprons
and overalls will dominate. Novel
decorations will be provided for
the party. Last year the student
activities building, where the event
is held annually, was made over
into a cornfield. Entrance was
gained through a tunnel of baled'
hav.
The Aar club has also laid plans
for the annual initiation of fresh
man men students Into the club
tiritviin the neirr few weeks. Prac
tically every freshman will be ini
tialed. Ralph copc-nnavcr is i"
rharo-a rt the. initiation,
and Art Peterson, Glen Heady and
Emmett Benson are assisting mm.
Le Vera Gengrlch, Ag club treas
urer tt rhnirman of the member
ship 'committee with Elmer Parlie,
Robert voss, Bin rtaision
Flovd Hedlund as assistants. Con
trary to previous announcement,
Bill Waldo neaos me eai luunmi.
tee with Jason Webster and Phillip
Henderson as assistants.
Parking Is dagerous at Law-
mnra six Kansas students were
robbed last week of about $200 in
valuables. The price of love is high
down there.
LAWS ENTERTAIN AT SMOKER
Legal Fraternity Will Hold
Meeting With Freshmen
And Teacherg.
There will be a smoker held for
all freshmen Interested In the
practice of law at the Phi Alpha
Delta house tonight. Dean Foster,
Judge Chappel, Professor Sonnlng,
and one of the more prominent
practicing downtown lawyers will
address the gathering.
A number of eminent Jurists
thruout the state will be at this
meeting and It will be to the ad
vantage of all Interested to attend
this gathering,
BURGLAR ROBS SORORITY
Breaks Into Alpha Xi Delta
House and Takes Money,
And Jewels.
The Alpha XI Delta house, 1619
R was robbed Wednesday after
noon of Jewels which have as yet
not been valued. The robbery was
the second to occur within two
days, the house having been en
tered and money taken early Tues
day evening.
Miss Lulu Runge, instructor In
the mathematics department of the
university entered her room at the
house about 3:30 Wednesday aft
ernoon and discovered a man hid
ing in the room. The man ran from
the room, down the back stairway
and escaped in a truck which was
parked in the alley behind the
house. A checkup by the women
in the house revealed that the
burglar had made away with con
siderable Jewell ry.
Tuesday evening between 7:30
and 9 o'clock a thief entered the
house by the back door and went
to the third floor where he took
three pocketbooks, took about $9
from them and then left the
empty pocketbooks on the landing
of the fourth floor before he made
his escape. The thief was unob
served Tuesday evening.
The city police had no informa
tlon to give the Nebraskan about
the robbery late Wednesday eve
ning. MUSIC INSTRUCTOR
TO CONDUCT CHOI. US
Theodore C. Diers of the Bchool
of music will conduct the rural
school chorus of (Saunders county
at the Saunders county fair at Wa
hoo on Friday, Sept. 30.
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This ad and $4.00 is good for
three home cooked delicious
meals a day for one week.
You'll enjoy the home cook
ing for a change.
640 No. 14th
Across from Morrill Hll
From Provo Utah . . . "Any girl,
who cannot afford to buy hosiery,
will henceforth be supplied with
stockings by the dean of women
.bare legs are not attractive anu
unclad limbs tend to undermine
one's morals. ..."
mi
City Attorney of Omaha
WILL BE THE PRINCIPAL SPEAKER AT THE MEETING
HELD .
Thursday, Sept. XI at 3;oo ). m.
IN
Social Science Auditorium
BY
YOUNG PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC CLUB
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SO-CALLED "BARGAIN" CORDUROYS ,
OR CAMPUS CORDS?
OWifn the wisecracks wax personal, does your
nonchalance stay with you?
The wearer of Campus Cordi remains cool and calm through all such
aises.and the mob subsides into mute admiration.
For no audience, however critical, can find fault with the hip-fit and
straight-hang of these handsome light-colored Cords correct in shade
tnd in every detail of style.
Campus Cords reflect the distinctive, conservative taste of university
men from Coast to Coast. They wear as sturdily as. a profs jokes, and
come up smiling from countless cleanings or washings.
Hold back no longer! A leading store near you is displaying these
good looking trousers now. Look for the name Campus Cords.
ELOESSER-HEYNEMANN CO.
SAN FRANCISCO . Lot Angeles . Portland . Chicago
Also designers nd makers of the Campus Cord Cossack Jacktt swagger,
washable; Campus Bucks, those distinctive tan moleskin trousers; and Campus
Twttds, the handsome new all wool trousers with Campus Cords' styling.
CANT BUST Irl
CAMPUSCCSDS
tAanujtcitce
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Sure, thty'rt prlctd lowtr this yesrl
OFNtlINC ONir WITH THIS
LABEL INSIDE THE WMSTBAND
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We feature a complete
line of Campus Cords
Suede and Cord, pock
ets to match, too.
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