FRIDAY, MARCH 31, lm.
TWO
TIIE DAILY NEDRASKAN
Daily Nebraskan
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I UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
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NEWS EDITORS
George Murphy Lamolne Bible
Violet Cross
(.ports Editor Burton Marvin
Society Editor Carolyn Van Anda
Woman's Editor Margaret TMeie
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The ehraskan
Recommends Action.
TENEVING once again the eriti
cism of the Interfraternity
council as a do-nothing body, the
Nebraskan this morning prints a
student opinion relative to its own
editorial printed some time ago
suggesting that the council be re
organized to have as representa
tives only fraternity presidents.
R. M. seems to feel that fraternity
presidents would be unable to co
operate because they would be too
much concerned with the individ
ual interests of their own particu
lar fraternities.
The Nebraskan cares little as to
what plan of representation is
used. It merely objects to the tra
ditional idea of the organization,
as apparently conceived by most
of its members, that there is noth
ing much to be done except to
sponsor a ball and a banquet. In
other words the attitude is, as we
pointed out previously, that mem
bership in the organization is a
pood sinecure stepping stone for
the politically ambitious.
These ambitious individuals usu
ally have so many other activities
that they have little time to work
on council activities, and because
there seem to be few activities to
work on, the job is just a political
plum.
AS a matter of fact the single
" job of supervising the rush
ing activities of the fraternities, if
done as it should be, would take
the combined time and effort of
every member of the council. The
co-operative efforts at reducing
fraternity expenses by such means
as using uniform party bids, as the
ranbellenic council adopted, is a
field of work not yet touched by
the council. The co-operative ef
forts of the council in making in
formation available to rushees has
never apparently been broached by
the council.
The Nebraskan has for semester
after semester attacked the coun
cil. The political hopefuls con
tinue to rest easily in their jobs as
interfraternity council delegates.
The Nebraskan still believes, there
fore, that some reorganization is
necessary to alter the idea that
there is no work to he done by the
council. If the politically minded
juniors would be interested in get
ting down to work, the Nebraskan
would say not another word about
reorganizing the council. Neither
does the Nebraskan insist that
fraternity presidents would make
the best representatives.
Eut we do believe that e shake
up of some sort might stir the
council to take a little action. Such
action is especially necessary this
spring before the rushing season
opens next fall. If no signs of ac
tion are shown by the present
council members, the Nebraskan
will push 'igorously the idea of
reorganization of the council.
The fact that the council custo
marily meets only once in three or
four weeks does not necessarily
mean that they could not hold spe
cial meetings to clear up the rush
ing rules mess in a hurry. They
have diddled along all year on this
matter. Let's see some action soon
and let's hear some discussion by
the council itself on the question
of reorganization.
The university's farm relief plan
take visual or olfactory notice of
the malls.
Providing for Isms
Rased on Research.
rpHE idea for making the kgiS'
lative reference bureau a per
manont agency for the survey and
research of governmental activi
ties of the state has been broached
in the senate in connection with a
proposed investigation of the state
board of control. Senator Frank
McCarter's name is mentioned in
connection with the plan, but no
action has yet been taken.
The reference bureau, under the
jurisdiction of the university and
located on the first floor of the
main library building, has long
been of signal service to the state's
solons during legislative sessions,
but hitherto the bureau's activities
have been rather limited to giving
only legislative aid. To extend the
bureau's sphere by making it a
permanent agency for governmen
tal analysis, would, it seems, be of
very definite advantage.
Only too often is the charge
made and with some truth that
legislative investigations, by rea
son of their necessary superficial
ity, are not as of great value as
they might be if some permanent
investigatory body existed.
ESTABLISHMENT of the legis
lative reference bureau as
such a body, would obviate the ne
cessity for the numerous separate
surveys which almost no legisla
ture sees fit to do without, and if
the bureau were given the means
and authority to conduct surveys
and analyses between legislative
sessions, much time and money
could be saved by the solons.
The proposal is as yet too ill de
fined to allow of either violent en
coniums or destructive criticism,
but if properly endowed it is easy
to imagine the bureau preparing
reports on governmental matters
which might possibly lead, to im
portant formal and functional
changes. One such investigation
might well be directed toward the
possible merging or consolidation
of counties. Others might deal
with problems of municipal gov
ernmental reform. Still another
might be devoted toward an analy
sis of the control of state agencies,
with the view toward securing
greater administrative integration.
The senate would seem to have
hit upon a commendable plan for
simplifying the always complex
problems of government. An ap
propriation to establish the bureau
as a permanent agency such as
outlined would be money well
spent.
What this university needs is a
good honorary organization with
out an initiation fee.
Contemporary
Comment
Tbe most unintelligent bit of
censorship of tbe year has been
done by Prof. W. R. Slaughter,
publications adviser of Northwest
ern university, who has banned tbe
word "beer" from all student pub
lications. "Beer," says tbe professor, "has
nothing to do with students, no
matter what is done about it in
Washington."
While we will not grant the
statement made by Professor
Slaughter, nevertheless, even if it
were assumed, we still can see no
justification for his censorship.
An earthquake in China, the
death of King George, the election
of a president, do not directly af
fect students. Yet students would
be interested in them, and the ar-
tides should appear in college pa
pers. We extend our heartfelt sympa
thy to the editors of the North
western publications and, as far
as Professor Slaughter is con
cerned, beer, beer, beer, beer, beer,
beer. Michigan Daily.
1 TIIE STUDENT I
PULSE
TO THE EDITOR:
Your own answer to ycur ques
tion recently as to why the Inter
fraternity council seems to make
no progress in enlisting co-operative
action among the fraternities
is not as complete as it might be.
I will grant that membership on
the council is generally conceded
to be a political plum, but that
fact would not necessarily discour
age all activity. Even politicians
are sometimes capable of con
structive efforts and action when
there is some incentive.
Members of the Interfraternity
council lack even the semblance of
an incentive for co-operative ac
tion. The council meets so infre
quently, a great deal of time and
work is necessary to put thru any
constructive measure, and the re
wards for such work are conspicu
ously absent or misplaced.
Your suggestion for reorganiz
ing the council so that it would be
composed f fraternity presidents
would remedy tbe situation some-
wnat, but politicians would soon
nullify the effect of that by elect
ing junior hopefuls as nominal, if
not actual, presidents of fraterni
ties. Would it not be better to se
lect as members of the council
senior members of fraternities who
were not officers of their respec
tive houses? They would not be
as prejudiced by the interests and
desires of their own lodges as offi
cers might be, and at the same
time they would bring to the coun
cil at least a comparative maturity
of judgment which is to be desired.
R. M.
COLONEL OURY TALKS
TO MILITARY SOCIETY
(Continued from Page 1.)
Manila. Altho the Spaniards were
equipped with more powerful guns,
their shots did not take effect, and
the city was surrendered almost
immediately, with very few casu
alties. After a period of six months,
during which Oury was in charge
of customs duties, fighting broke
out between Americans and na
tives, who were under the leader
ship of Aguinaldo. Oury then had
charge of the waterworks at Ma
nila until hostilities ceased. He re
mained in the Philippines about a
year before returning to America.
The colonel stated that the na
tives were the cause of most of the
fighting, the Spaniards having
seemed willing to surrender at the
very start.
Today' 's Paddle Tennis
Sch vdu le An noun ced
Intramural Paddle Tennis tourn
ament games scheduled for 5:00
today in the girls' gymnasium are:
Gladys Zutter and Tbekna Steekle,
Delta Zeta, vs. Margaret Chase
and Emma Motl, Chi Omega; Hal
lene Haxthousen and Virginia Sho
waJier, Alpha Chi Omega, vs. Lu
cille Hendricks and Phyllis Riddle,
Alpha Omicron Pi; Emily Hick
man and Bernice Kane, Alpha Xi
Delta vs. Alberta Applegate and
Elsa Swift, Delta Gamma; Virginia
Bentz and Elizabeth Dietrick, Hob
by club vs. Jeanne Russell and
Agnes Grover, Chi Omega. '
Dean Discusses Father
And Son Relationships
R. A. Lyman, dean of tbe college
of pharmacy, spoke on father and
son relations at the anunual Wav
erly Hi-Y father and son dinner
Tuesday evening at the Waverly
Methodist church.
Logical lire Postpone?.
Bill to Abolish Drill
MINNEAPOLIS. (CNS). Indef
inite postponement of a bill intro
duced in the state legislature to
abolish compulsory military train
ing at the University of Minnesota
appeared likely this week, after
the senate university committee
declined to take action.
Silver stolen from Stanford uni
versity dining room has been found
in tbe dining hali of a New Eng
Uind college Dd in China
Official Bulletin
The Y. W. C A. cabinet retreat
with Taul C Johnston will be
held Saturday, April 1 at Pioneer
Park. All cabinet members are
requested to meet at Ellen Smith
Hall at 3 o'clock.
Y. W. Activities.
Dr. Allen K. Foster will speak
at a convocation on the Ag cam
pus Friday, March 31, at 2 o'clock
in Ag hall.
The Study Groups, tinder the
direction of . Miss B. Miller, will
not moot Friday or Sunday of this
week.
The open reception for Dr. Al
len K. Foster and Mr. Jim Hard
wick will be held Friday, March 31
at 7;S0 in Ellen Smith hall. All
students are invited.
Social dancing staff of the Y
W. C A. will not sponsor the usual
dancing hour on Friday nite.
The Y. YV, C A. cabinet retreat
with Paul C Johnston will be held
Saturday, April 1. All members
of the cabinet are requested to
meet at Ellen Smith hall at
o'clock.
PROMISING "HIT" QUAR
TET OF KOSMET KLUB
SPRING SHOW DISCOV
ERED, HERB YENNE.
(Continued from Page 1.)
met had planned for the Yenne,
author of the show, co-director.
and carrier of the part of the old
dowager, Mrs. Van Fleet.
"It seemed almost uncanny,
said Yenne, "for the music had no
sooner left my hands when I heard
this splendid quartet arrangement.
Not being quite sure just where
the music came from I searched
thru half of the building before
found the quartet. There in one of
the rooms were four young men
singing this same old melody which
we plan to use in the " Bar Noth
ing Ranch."
Upon inquiry the four singers
disclosed that they had never done
any quartet work previous to this
and that they were working ft up
for their own pleasure. They
hadn't thought about trying out
for the show because they believed
themselves unprepared.
Jimmy Douglas, arranger of the
songs in the show, believes that the
quartet composed of Harold
Spencer, second tenor. Walker
Cordner, baritone, Marlowe Wes
terhoff, first tenor, and Ernest
Gorr, base, will be one of the many
hit numbers f tbe show.
AH of the quartet but Gorr are
members of the Westminister
Acappella choir. Spencer and Cor
dner are juniors, the former In en
gineer's college and the matter en
rolled in arts and science college.
Westerhoff and Gorr are both sen
iors in the teacher's college.
Cordner is cast as Stubby Gard
ner, Spencer as Scott Harkinson,
Westerhoff as Jimmy Jackson,
and Ernest Gorr as Buck Hoc
kins. "Now that the show is whipping
into shape I feel more encouraged
than ever. I feel that this show,
"The Bar Nothing Ranch" will be
one of the most outstanding pro
ductions that Kosmet has pre
sented," stated Jack Thompson,
president of the Kosmet Kluh.
Photographic Prints
Arc to Re Exhibited
One hundred and eight photo
graphic prints by various Omaha
amateur and commercial photo
graphers will be exhibited at the
school of fine arts during April.
The prints have been on display
in Omaha during tbe past month.
DANCING TONIGHT
and Every Night
Except Sunday
at the
ANTELOPE PARK
DANCE PAVILION
with
LEO BECK
and His Dance Band
Plan on Orncmg at the Park
Tonight ana Tomorrow Night
SENNING WILL DISCUSS
POWERS OF GOV
ERNOR
Professor io Interpret Code
Bill Which Legislature
RecentlyJPassed.
In another of his weekly broad,
casts over station KFA13, Prxv
fessor J. P. Senning, chairman of
the political science depart mom m
the university, will discuss the i-x-eeutive
and administrative powers
of the governor of the slate, this
afternoon at 5 p. m.
Professor Senning will inteipret
tbe significance of the new code
bill, H. R. 63, which was passed
by the legislature recently, as well
as trace the historical development
of the governor's power since the
stat was admitted to the union.
In his talk. Professor Senning
will point out how the new code
will affect the administrative as
well as the executive efficiency of
the governor, inasmuch as it com
bines many of the governor's ad
ministrative officers and powers.
' ROMEO AND JULIET '
OPENS AT TEMPLE
TUESDAY, APRIL 4
(Continued from Page l.t
ganization s productions. His woik
in the leading role of Porgy, in the
play of the same name was retrard-
ed by critics as one of outstanding
merit.
Among the supporting cast is
found Clara Christensen, cast as
the Nurse, who made an especially
notable performance in the play
ers' production last fall, The First
Mrs. Frazer," in which she plaved
the title role. Lee Young, as Paris,
president of the university Dra
matic club and member of many
players casts the past season.
Herbert Yenne, cast as Mercrutio,
who played the leading role of
Arm and, in the recent "Camille."
Simple but effective stage set
tings arc being designed by
Dwnght Kirsch and Dick Page.
The complete cast of " Romeo
and Juliet," is as follows:
Romeo Zolley Lerne-r
Juliet . Miriam Kissinger
Nurse Clara Christensen
Prince of Verona.Jack Epstein
Paris Lee Young
Montague ...Lee Wetrenburg
Capulet Edwin Quinn
Benvolio Armand Hunter
Merorutio Herbert Yenne
Friar LaLrence
.....Francis Brandt
Peter Paul Miller
Lady Montague
,.. Sylvia Scheaffer
Lady Capulet. ..Virginia Jonas
Bathasar John Chapman
Servants and dancers.
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Top Coats
Sweaters
have them
cleaned now
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