TUESDAY, FKBRUARY 11, m
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TIIK DAILY NEBRASKAN
Daily Nebraskan
Station A. Lincoln. Nebraska
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NEWS EDITORS
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Violet Cross
Sports Editor Burton Marvin
Society Editor Carolyn Van An da
Woman's Editor Margaret Thieie
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A Little Folly
Aoif ami Then.
NUMEROUS college papers are
reminding their readers that
the time of the archaic practice of
initiating freshmen into fraterni
ties by putting them through a se
ries of disagreeable performances
is drawing nigh. College editors in
ate sounds issuing from the school
of music on warm days.
Don't lie a Freak,
Learn W ashing Technique!
1I7HEN clothes are washed Del
TT ter, it will undoubtedly be a
Nebraskan who will do it, if the
'vlnthesline on the campus" re
search being conducted by the
home ec department attains its
goal. Graduates of the laboratory
laundry, it is presumed, will be
able to turn on the electric washer
with a finesse which will make the
less fortunate matrons of other
states bemoan their inferiority and
snap at their husbands with jeal
ous fury.
Particularly susceptible of logi
cal analysis are the motives which
induced the sponsors of the ven
ture to choose Lincoln as the spot
for their experiments. Falling back
on the hardy plainsmen, with their
solid common sense and high ideal
ism, the "scientists" deduce that
Lincoln is the ideal spot for evolv
ing the "standard practice" of
laundry work.
The connection between frontier
idealism and doing a family wash
ing remains a bit indistinct, but
the overwhelming force of the ap
peal to sturdy ancestors (who most
often went on to Oregon and Cali
fornia I is great chough, no doubt,
to justify almost any claims in the
eyes of the Cornhusker citizens.
Equally entertaining is this pro
found analysis of life in the raw
JAG
SAWS
By Reveller.
..,.ai hnv ..nnsisfentlv frowned 1 at the University of Nebraska:
on the institution of Hell week as j ". . . Though, to tell the truth,
an adolescent stunt which college a clothesline on the campus at the
students should have outgrown.
The days of real Hell weeks have
passed for the most part and col
lege graduates no doubt sit around
and wag their heads over the pass
ing of the good old days when thr
cops picked up pledge so-and-so
who was in the process of swiping
some trophy according to instruc
tions of some illustrious upper
classmen. Or perhaps they sit
about slapping their thighs at the
recollection of brother somebody
else who broke his arm when he
walked off a platform, blindfolded.
College fraternities are to be
congratulated on having passed be
yond the stage where the upper
classmen with the most ruthless
ideas and the crudest sense of hu
mor planned and conducted the ac
tivities of Hell week. Where rem
nants of these dangerous practices
exist they should be squelched by
the most vigorous means. Where
there is even a slight probability
that injury of any sort may result
liom some clever stunts, it is
hardly conceivable that fraternity
men will allow the carrying out of
such stunts.
But though the mature student
may scoff with uplifted nose at the
other harmless practices which
fraternities carry on during their
pie-initiation ceremonies, the worst
that can be said of them is that
they are childish. Many a fresh
man will testify that he thoroughly
enjoyed his probationary activities
and nearly any upperclassman will
agree that despite the nonsense of
the performance, he enjoyed wit
nessing and participating in the
childish antics of his brethren.
In the absence of any indications
of cruel treatment of neophytes it
seems unnecessary to demand that
fraternities forego all the enjoy
ments of a reasonable degree of
horseplay if they enjoy that sort
of thing. It hardly seems fair to
assert that abuses are bound to
creep in if a system of probation
ary activities is tolerated at all. If
we are wrong, then we are dis
illusioned about the common sense
of college students and are willing
to subscribe to a policy of vigorous
repression of all activities savor
ing of Hell week.
nts of the hardv plainsmen who certainty 1033, look around on the
, . . ., campus. There are plenty of de-
urned trackless wastes of waving yQs q power of v;lRm.m,ss. jn
University of Nebraska is not
quite the paradox it would W at
some universities, ine ueseenu-
a
tu
prairie crass into tiuy acres or
corn and wheat, who replaced
thundering herds of buffalo with
mild eyed cows, supporting hun
dreds of prosperous farm homes,
regard anything that adds to hu
man well-being as eminently suit
able for university curricula."
It is at least reassuring to know
that the "prosperous farm homes"
are being supported by something
as substantial as mild-eyed cows.
We were beginning to doubt what
was doing the supporting.
MAKING a bough is theoretic
ally reserved to the Lord (see
Joyce Kilmer's "Trees, ; dui col
umnists are demanding a great
deal these days, so we feel justified
in taking this opportunity to thus
Informally introduce what is hoped
will be a regular feature. From the
past experiences with Daily Ne
braskan columns, we feel pretty
sure that "regularly" will have to
be qualified whenever there is an
advertisement or when the founts
of expression dry up in the writer's
mind.
Those, however, are mere ab
stractions. In the first place, there
are no ads, and in the second place
there is very little mind.
Since this is the day of science,
it is best that we attack this busi
ness of columning in a scientific
manner. Expression of purpose rs
likely to le scorned by the colle
gian, but it is best that the possi
bilities of misapprencnsion oe min
imized at once. Imagine, then .a
suitable number of decorative, offi
cial scrolls clustered about Our
Purpose.
BE THIS COLUMN DhiUlUA
TED, THEREFORE, TO THE PA
RADING OF THE CONTENTS,
(or part of them) OF ONE STU
DENTS MIND. FOR THE
AMUSEMENT AND EDIFICA
TION OF ALL AND SUNDRY.
That dedication may lack the
spaikle which ought to be inherent
in any column, but we bid you re
mark its convenient vagueness,
which may someday stand us in
good stead. There is nothing like
vagueness to refute criticism ask
any practical politician, he'll tell
you the same.
Or, if you hesitate to search out
a politician who dares call his pro
gram "prac tical in uic year oi un
Hospitality may have been un
sophisticated in the old days but it
didn't take the varnish off your
furniture when it spilled. Daily
Illini.
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It is a rare enough opportunity
for students on this campus to
hear or see artists of real merit so
that the announcement of a sched
uled concert at the university coli
seum by Lawrence Tibbet is wor
thy of particular note. The musi
cal opportunities of most students
; re confined to listening to dance
c;c.hestras and to the conglomer-
T here's .4 1 trays
.4 Catch Somewhere,
ARK Sullivan asserts that the
lack of accomplishments to
the credit of the present session of
congress is not the fault of the
lame ducks but rather of the po
litical leaders in congress who are
not lame ducks. Mr. Sullivan's ob
servations may dispel some of the
illusions of people who have been
looking for the millenium so far as
congress is concerned now that the
lame duck session is a thing of the
past.
Despite the fact that Mr. Sulli
van has been slightly discredited
as a political observer because of
his favoritism of the republican
party, his conclusions are none the
less valid in this case. The fail
ures of congress to expedite busi
ness and carry out a program
speedily have not been confined to
lame duck sessions. While the lame
duck amendment is undoubtedly a
technical improvement in the
structure of government it is by
no means a guarantee of greater
things for the future.
Even a lame duck congress
might do big things if the lame
ducks were able to subordinate
party wranglings and If the lame
ducks themselves were able men.
Similarly no congress can accom
plish much if it is composed of
such time wasters and publicity
seekers as Huey Long, no matter
how recent a mandate from the
people such men carry.
deed, here is one before your eyes.
VAGUENESS: CON.
Vagueness is a curse
Than which there's nothing worse.
'"THERE'S one thing that can be
said for vagueness tho:
VAGUENESS: PRO
It helps a man to be urbane
In a world that's quite insane.
rF COURSE, if you don't believe
the world's insane, there's no
use talking. In that case, you've
probably been under the baleful in
fluence of the chamber of com
merce, or some equally profound
body of thoughtful analysis.
("Prosperity is just around the
corner." )
Inspired by the knowledge that
collegians are notoriously conserv
ative, if their Republican vote is
any indication, we indite the fol
lowing to that peculiar individual,
Pollyannacollegianus:
The cure for the tired
Is devoid of diversity. . . .
Just take what's required
By Our University.
Of course you'll turn out
Naught else but a lout,
But most men are louts anyway.
So what the hell?
THE rhyme scheme seems to have
been apprehended in its devious
practices, but small matter when
such a nobility of sentiment is involved.
There are three genders: mascu
line, feminine, and crooner. Daily
Trojan.
ND here's a real burst of glory
for a finale: It's called "A
Kick in the Pants," and we're in
the pants:
"Students are hidebound, lethargic
and lazy."
(But we who want more are noth
ing but crazy. )
CO we make our bow, or bough.
Now for the boos.
v. Hunt Will Talk
At Vespers Service
"We Become Parents' will tie
the subject of Rev. Ray Hunt's dis
cussion at the weekly vespers
meeting this afternoon. This dis
cussion is a continuation of a series
of meetings on the theme "Love
and Marriage." The vesper choir
will present a short musical program,
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TAT.tf vnn CHARTER
DAY CELEBRATION
(Continued from Page l.)
Nebraska's part in the Spanish
American war will be the subject
of another act. The first geological
expedition, headed by Dr. K. II
Barbour, and the founding of the
Nebraska museum will be the sub
ject of another skit.
The University Glee club, and
the R. O. T. C. band will supple
ment numbers on the broadcast.
General indications from all
over the state and nation indicate
that the Charter day programs
will be more, extensive than ever.
Among the members of the univer
sity faculty who will help Ne
braska alumni chapters observe
the occasion are: Dr. Harold
Stoke. Alliance, Feb. 18; Dean
T. J. Thompson, Scottsbluff, Feb.
18; Dean H. H. Foster, Harvard.
Feb. 15; Herbert Yenne, Broken
Bow, Feb. 15; Chancellor E. A.
Burnett, Aurora, Feb. 15.
Dean Burr, Nebraska City; Dr.
J. E. LeRossignol, Holdrege; Dr.
G. E. Condra, Geneva; Karl M.
Arndt, Pierce; R. P. Crawford,
McCook; F. V. Peterson, Tecum
seh will all speak on charter day
in their respective towns.
Dr. J. P. Senning, chairman of
the department of political science,
will go to Sioux City, la., for the
Charter Day festivities there Wed
nesday evening. Most of the other
out of state meetings will include
the showing of special films from
the university, including such
"shots" as football games, Ivy day
program, campus scenes, and
other university activities. Dr.
Walter Judd, a Nebraska graduate
thirteen years ago, will be present
at the meeting which will be held
on the University of Minnesota
Calculus Problem Is
Solved Over liailia
PITTSBURGH. (CNS). MMh
students at Carnegie Tech this
week were telling this one to prove
that science is unbeatable:
A fellow student, who is also a
radio amateur, was having diffj.
culty with a calculus problem. He
therefore, sent out an appeal via
the ether and in practically no
time got a correct solution via
short waves and the dot-and-dash
system. It seems that a Univer
sity of Texas student in Austin
also was operating bis amateur
radio transmitter that night.
campus, at Minneapolis, Feb. 18.
Films will be shown at all the
leading alumni clubs of the univer
sity scattered over the nation,
from Portland, Ore., to New York
City, and from Minneapolis, Minn.,
to San Antonio, Tex.
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Wooden soldiers
the war against decay
To conquer the forces of decay which attack
telephone poles, scientists of Bell Telephone Lab
oratories carry on a relentless campaign.
They study many kinds of wood, test many
preservatives. They isolate wood destroying fungi
and insects study them in the laboratory search
for a practical means of combating their attack.
They have set out armies of stub poles in Mis
sissippi, Colorado and New Jersey where altitude,
climate and soil vary widely. At regular intervals
they inspect these poles to learn which woods and
preservatives are best.
Such scientific thoroughness is one reason why
Hell System plant becomes more efficient each year. ,
And why telephone service is so dependable.
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