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Democracy
At Its Best.
A PROPOSAL to giant to the
president of the United States
what is termed by some the auto
cratic power to balance the budget
i now nendine- in congress. Presi-
dent-elect Roosevelt is anxious to ,
Ve given the authority and claims ture with its lofty tower and glis
he is willing to stake his chances ! te ning windows, although a few
for le-election in 1936 upon the j grovled that it was too big and
successful carrying out of this tre- j expensive and probably never
mendous responsibility. would have enough students to fill
The proposed power would grant j the place."
the president the right of reoigan- j it i.s a ng tep from the seven
izing departments, cutting out : ties to the thirties, and one which
functions entirely or i educing them j determined moderns are inclined to J
as he sees fit. The only limitations ; ignore. The inadequacies of pies-
would be those imposed by the con-
tlitution.
Although some of the individuals
who are backing the proposal are
those who so jealously guarded the
pieiogatives of congress when it
was a question of granting Presi- j
dent Hoover some of this author- I
ity, the idea seems a good one. It
has been conclusively demonstrated
that congress cannot come to any
agreement on reductions. A vigor
ous retrenchment program requires
a ceitain degree of ruthlessness, a
unified policy, as well as an exec
utive understanding of the prob
lems presented.
Congress, as a representative of
:. 11 the composite interests, cannot
.'.' ipt a unified policy. Each mem
ber has certain interests which he
i bound to protect and a policy of
jog-rolling inevitably results. Alem
1 ers of congress dare not be ruth-
1 .: Ihcv urn Inn scnitivr to the
various nowerlul interests that
may work against thrm in future j
,.),. tions
RESIDENT Hoover, who has ' ganization takes upon itself the
several times requested some jduty of branding ceitain promi
iiuthority of this nature but was j nent individuals as dangerous be-df-ni-d
it largely on party grounds, cause they are "radicals." That
at first expiessed approval of i most celebrated and woi thy organ-
L : anting this authority to his suc
cessor. Since his first statement.
however, he has changed his atti- ,
ti.de to some extent, claiming now
th;.t the power is too broad and
gives the president virtual di'ta
t i iitl powers.
While it is clear that some de
gice of restriction should be im-p'-,-d.
by congress it is also clear
that to be effective there must be
a lather wide discretionary author
ity. The fact that congress has
rever before granted away this
'traditional" power over the purse
is not necessarily an argument for
r fusing to grant some discretion
to the president now. Merely to
argue against the proposal on this
ground i.s to ignore the issue in
volved. With centralized authority there
also goes unified responsibility and
ardent exponents of democratic
principles need not become unduly
a 'armed at thk surrendering of a
ongressional prerogative under
conditions which now exist. De
nocracy i.s actually in a better po-
,tion to work successfully when
r sponsibility can be fixed.
When a ciew of repiesentatives
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accomplish nothing, it is dif
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nr.nsible for the failure. But when
an exeeutive undertakes a job and
is granted the authority to do th?
job, he can be held responsible.
If
, fa? dQQS hQ .)h h(1 js tlepol.v
inir of re-election; if he fails, he
cannot blame congress for the fail
ure and diffuse the responsibility.
Take v Peek
At the Past.
THE Nebraska student of 1933 is
inclined to be a bit skeptical
about the equipment and facilities
of his alma mater, but a glance at
the historical features in the latest
issue of the Nebraska Alumnus
ought to engender appreciation. In
words and pictures the story of the
growth of an institution is vividly
portrayed.
Of especial interest is the 11th
street vista, with University hall
looming at the end of the shack
lined road. The descriptive lines
under the picture, which was taken
in the early seventies, are reveal
ing in their comment: "... An
impressive sight was University
hall, the new temple of learning
which the state had erected at the
north edge of Lincoln less tha.n two
years ago. Proud indeed were Ne-
braskans of the huge brick struc-
ent facilities invariably over-
shadow the glowing story of past
achievement from humble begin
nings, but critics ought to leaven
their caustic remarks with the
realization that today's equipment
represents the culmination of long
years of struggle.
The current period is one of re
trenchment and uncertainty, and
there are many who find them
selves unable to stave off pessi
mism and despair. Educational
development, from the point of
view of material accumulation, is
at a standstill, and the activities of
many great institutions are cur
tailed. Rut the university, founded
as it is on years of steady growth
and high idealism, will not be se
riously injured.
Men die, and buildings crumble,
but institutions live on.
Yc.ltthjttl Defenders
Of tfw i ait It.
rPO those with a sense of humor
izatiou commonly known as the 1).
A. R. several years ago was the
laughing stock of the nation by
reason of its so called blacklist of
individuals deemed by the pompous
matrons to be "radicals" and
hence unpatriotic.
Now the national Scabbard and
Blade magazine t omes out with a
list of individuals who are termed
detrimental to American welfare.
Among these bad guys is listed the
name of Senator William E. Borah
of Idaho. Scabbard and Blade is
an organization of college men and
yet hardly having reached the age
where they are allowed to vote
these young gentlemen have be
come such thorough and conserva
tive defenders of all the meaning
less shibboleths of patriotism that
they are engaged in the practice
of separating the sheep from the
goats in terms of patriotism, radi
calism, or something.
Before we adopt any protective
measures to stop our ears to the
doctrines of heresy which these
radicals no doubt are disseminat
ing we should like to know, for in
stance, wherein Senator Eorah is
such a menace. Perhaps it would
DULY NEBHASKAN
1 1 i ,.,.nr r-iiii'Tit llmt lie mere
! y disagrees with scire of the time
i hHllmvl ideas to which subscribe
ine patron sauiis ui mm
looking organization ol college
nrcdir-ies tailed Scabbard, and
tsiaue.
We have an idea that if all the
individuals who go about gratui
tously bestowing me cpiuiei. m
"radical" and "non-patriotic" on
whomsoever they please could be
corralled in one place and given
an examination that not an intelli
gent definition of radicalism or pa
triotism could be elicited from the
lot.
What hurts is the realization
that colleges are capable of turn
ing out just as many lame-brained
adherents to catch words and catch
phrases as already exist in society.
It is unfortunate that the pastime
of blacklisting on the basis of doc
trines cannot be confined to soci
eties of doddering, pompous old la
dies whose only claim to recogni
tion lies in their ability to trace
their ancestry back to some war
or other.
Y. W. AND Y. M. PLAN
TO HOLD CONCLAVE
(Continued from Page 1.)
sidered by Nebraska Wesleyan
university, affirmative, and Peru
state normal, negative. Doane col
lege, affirmative, and Kearney
state normal, negative, will take
the topic "Is our present economic
system incompatible with the high
est development of human person
ality?" Open forums will be held be
tween debates in order to give the
students the opportunity to express
their personal opinions.
Dr. J. E. LeRossignol, dear of
the College of Business Adminis
tration of the university, will pre
sent, at the last meeting on Sun
day morning at 9 o'clock, possible
alternatives to our present eco
nomic system. After this sum
mitry. Meredith Nelson, president
of the Y. M. C. A., will lead the
discussion on "What shall we stu
dents do about it?" The confer
ence will adjourn at 11 o'clock.
Plans are being made to hold a
banquet on Saturday night. Regis
tration for local students is 25c
with an additional 15c for the ban
quet. All meetings and banquet
will be held in Ellon Smith Hall.
PROFESSOR SCHRAMM
HAS HARROWING EX
PERIENCE ON EXPEDI
TION TO MEXICO
(Continued from Page 1.)
about which the natives have
painted many grotesque legends, is
the Silver Cholla. This cactuslike
plant has no respect for common
leather chaps, as sheet iron is the
only thing that will protect the
rider from this twisted mass of
animated needles, according to Mr.
Schramm's explanation.
Professor Schramm felt that this
expedition was by far the most
dangerous, and most interesting of
the scries. He says that after one
has been there and seen the coun
try and landscape, its people, and
its customs, it is difficult to for
get. ClimSTIAN GROUPS
ki:i:p aivnual hack
icklation sunday
Eleventh Annual Race Relation
Sunday will be observed by mem
bers of the Y. W. C. A. today at
the Methodist church at Vine and
17th st. All students interested in
international and interracial rela
tions are urged to attend this ob
servance. A sencs of talks will be
given by students of different
races. Special music is planned.
A Colgate psych, prof, required
his students to sleep in class so he
could determine the most efficient
pitch for an alarm clock.
Three Iowa State wrestlers have
won national collegiate champion
ships in the 135 lb. class Arthur
Holding. 1928, Hugh Linn, 1930
and Richard Cole, 1931.
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VIEWS
REVIEWS
By Clark C. Bradley.
Can you name ten books that
you read during 1932? Perhaps
you didn't read that many books
during the year, hut even if you
did you will probably find it diffi
cult to make such a list. I found
that the task required consider
able pondering. However, after
perusing a few of my hack col
umns and asking others for re
minders, I was able to compile a
list, but I believe that I have still
forgotten several.
Of course, my reading hasn't
been as comprehensive nor as ex
haustive as it might have been, but
I am invading the sacred realm of
the sport scriveners and am at
tempting to make an honor selec
tion. If you don't agree with my
judgment, remember that it may
be merely because I had not read
everything that came out during
last year.
As the big three i nst rean js.
Buck's "Good Earth;" Eugene
O'Neill's "Mourning Becomes Elec
tra," and Sinclair Lewis' "Ann
Vickers." I am of the opinion that
these three books possess the qual
ities that merit their being consid
ered the three outstanding literary
works of the year. It happens that
each is quite different both in sub
ject matter and style, yet they
seem to have something in com
mon. Other works that I find deserv-
rng or commendation are Ana
Life Goes On," Vicki Baum; "In
heritance," Phyllis Bentley; "Se
cret sentence, vicki caum;
"Amok," Stefan Zweig; "State
Fair," Phil Stong; "Beyond De
sire, Sherwood Anuerson; ine
Great Mouthpiece," Gene Fowler,
"I Cover the Waterfront," Max
Miller. As I said, there are prob
ably many .other hooks that are
equally good, if not better man
these.
While I am on the subject, I
have also picked the years two
worst novels. They are, in my es
timation, Tiffany Thayer's "Three
Sheet" and Tom Goodrich s "Cot
ton Cavalier." I understand that
this latest sex orgy by Tittany
Thayer is receiving considerable
attention on the campus. "Cotton
Cavalier" was the novel which
won College Humor's annual con
test in 1932. The contest dead line
was extended six months, but
even this doesn't seem to have
been very effective, for the ulti
mate winner was hut a weak and
rambling piece of work.
WATER WELL DRILLERS
ASSOCIATION TO MEET
(Continued from Page 1.)
tion are Frank Bowers, Blue Hill,
H. H. Brown, Blair, and R.. D.
Smith, Wahoo. District chairman
of the Nebraska Well Drillers as
sociation are R. H. Rash, Gordon,
district 1; L. A. McLean, Broken
Bow, district 2; Jay Webb, Hast
ings, district 3; A. A. Horn, P.ipil
lion, district 4; and E. W. Miller,
Milford, district 5.
Sessions will be held on both
the Nebraska campus in Nebraska
hall, and at the Hotel Lincoln. Be
sides the regular sessions of the
organizations, the convention will
be featured by exhibits from man
ufacturers and jobbers on dirplay
at Nebraska hall, two banquets, a
luncheon, and a tour showing the
high lights of the city.
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FEUKITAKY 12. V)??
PROFESSOR JIVES ADVICE
Dr. Woods Tells Students
Not to Worry Too
Much.
AMES, Iowa, Feb. 11. Don't
worry at all about the r-st, nor
too much about the future if you
want your responses to present
conditions to be effective.
That is the advice given by Dr.
Andrew H. Woods, director of the
State University of Iowa Psycho
pathic hospital, who spoke to
women attending the Farm and
Home Week Program at Iowa
State College recently.
"Worry is diseased foresight,"
Dr. Woods said. "Animals respond
only to present conditions. Man
has more flexible powers of
thought. The best plan is to cen
ter attention on the tasks and op
portunities of today, but with a
sufficient view of future needs and
later results of the day's action to
orient oneself toward worthy
goals."
OFFICIALS OPPOSE
PROPOSED ST A 7 1 77;
Measure Would Separate
Administration of
Institutions.
LOS ANGELES. ( CNS I .- Re
gents and officials of the Univer
sity of California last week were
outspoken in their opposition to
proposed legislation which would
separate the Berkeley and Los
Angeles divisions of the institu
tion. At the present time, the Univer
sity of California at Berkeley and
at Los Angeles are under one ad
ministration. A bill introduced in
the slate legislature by Assembly
man Charles W. .Dempster of Los
Angeles, however, would separate
the two, establishing the Los An
geles division as "California State
University." The Berkeley division
would retain the name, "Univer
sity of California."
Dr. Ernest C. Moore, U. C. L.. A.
provost, and regents of the univer
sity who live in Los Angeles, de
clared the separation would be a
mistake. They predicted the de
feat of the measure.
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