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TWO THE DAILY NEBRASKAN TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 1933. Daily Nebraskan Station A. Lincoln, Nebraska OFFICIAL STUDENT PUBLICATION UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA Entered a second-data matter at the postofflce In Lincoln, Nebraska. -under act of congress, March 3. 1879, and at special rate of postage provided for in section 1103, act of October 3. 1917. authorized January 20. 1922. Published Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs. day. Friday and Sunday mornings Single Copy 5 cents during tha academic year. THIRTY-SECOND YEAR 2 a year $1.25 a semester 93 a year mailed $1.75 semester mailed SUBSCRIPTION RATE Under direction of the Student Pub lication Board Editorial Otrlce University Hall 4. Business Office University Hall 4. Telephones Day; B6891 ; Night, B6882 or B3333 (Journal) ask for Nebras kan editor. EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-Chief Phil Brownell MANAGING EDITORS Dick Moran Lynn Leonard NEWS EDITORS George Murphy Lamoine Bible Violet Cross Sports Editor Burton Marvin Society Editor Carolyn Van Anda Woman's Editor Margaret Tr-iele BUSINESS STAFF Business Manager ... .Chalmers Graham ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGERS Bernard Jennings George Holyoke FranK Musgrave The Pacifists Sign On the Dotted Line. QUR petition to which there are now appended twelve volun tary signatures indicating that the signers would refuse to fight ex cept in case of invasion of the mainland, has inspired no little comment. So far, we have re ceived no white feathers, however, as did the Oxford students who signed a similar pledge. The little incident we refer to was the act of a group of patriotic ladies, (probably the Daughters of the Boer War). It indicates the striking originality of thinking of which such patriots are capable. It indicates also their liberation from ancent ideas of what constitutes cowardice and what constitutes bravery. The petition we have here in the Daily Nebraskan office is not being circulated. We want no sig natures promiscuously secured. WTe anticipate no great crowds surging about our desk in an attempt to affix their names. But we do be lieve there is a fairly sizeable number of students who are so sincerely opposed to war and so disgusted with the unabated con tinuation of policies and ideas which promote wars and the war spirit that they would actually re fuse to fight. The yare the ones, we believe, who are actually liberated from criminally foolish traditions about bravery and cowardice. They are the ones who are sufficiently stable mentally so that they would not be swept off their feet by pa rades, uniforms, flag waving, and . oodles of propaganda. The Nebraskan will welcome ad ditional signers. You need be no victim of illusions as to the im possibility of future wars. You need only believe sincerely in the idea that to be a patriot one does not have to conform to the opin ions of the mob. io Professors In the ISew Deal. THE new deal is about to be ar rested according to a dispatch received by the Daily Nebraskan from the College News Service. And the reason for the balking on the part of congress at President Roosevelt's program is the fact that congressmen claim his pro gram is being mapped out by col lege professors. These professors, it seems, are held in low repute by the profes sional politicians who claim that the professors are nothing but theorists. "The politicians," says the news service story, "look upon the professors as presumptuous meddlers who have invaded a field essentially the politician's own." Commenting editorially upon the threatened halting of the presi dent's program, the news service editor says: "Boob politicians, who have never studied anything but the game of political expediency who cannot attack any problem honestly and Impartially, because they must twist every move to their own miserable, personally po litical ends these men apparently are afraid of brains, so they cover up their confusion by calling the president's program "theoretical.' I IKE the editor of the news serv ice, we too are inclined to think it is about time that a little theory be injected into governmental poli cies. This statement holds true not only for the national govern ment but equally for our own state government. The traditional pol icy of blindly snatching at some policy which appears to promise immediate results is responsible for more messes than this particular economic depression. We hold no brief for President Roosevelt s farm relief program or any of his other programs; we are not familiar with them and perhaps wouldn't understand them if we were. But we do feel in tensely' the need for planned legis lation which has a view to future effects as well as immediate pres ent effects. If Roosevelt's farm relief policy is being mapped out by learned theorists we should take our chances on voting for it before we would approve a plan evolved by representatives from wheat states, cotton states, and other states with special interests. JN our own state it is more and more evident how haphazard are most of the legislative efforts. It there is an object to be attained such as the reduction of expendi tures in local government, the bills dealing with the subject are in troduced by various people with various ideas, and either all of them are killed or some few with the right kind of backing slide through. At least ten different bills deal ing with reforms in local govern ment were introduced in this past legislative session. We make bold to say that none of them was based on a well defined policy seeking to accomplish an end. Cer tainly there has been no study of local government conditions in this state on which an intelligent legis lative policy could be formulated. It is high time to recognize the principle that the government of a large area such as a state or a na tion cannot be very efficiently car ried on under the principle that anyone is capable of determining a policy for the entire unit. When someone with specialized knowl edge takes the time and energy to study a problem in theory as well as fact, it is disheartening to have him balked by a petty politician who can't see beyond his small dis trict and the provincial attitude of his constituents. Provision for the Tuo-Year Student. yMONG the numerous ideas which emanate from colleges from time to time designed to bet ter adapt the educational system to the needs of the students, the plan recently suggested by a faculty committee' at Indiana university deserves serious consideration. Realizing that many students are never able to complete a four year course and graduate with a di ploma, the committee suggests that a special curriculum be de vised for students who intend to take only two or three years of college work. The revised program for these students with limited time elim inates most of the required courses for freshmen and sophomores who intend to graduate with a degree. It does not, however, offer loop holes for those who do intend to graduate but who would like to omit a few requirements or hurdle some prerequisites. We doubt if the situation at Ne braska university is entirely com parable with that at Indiana uni versity. For the most part, Ne braska students are rather free in their choice of courses. If they prefer to leave out required sub jects, whsr they are freshmen. they must either take them later in their university career or else for feit their claim to a degree. The conscientious adviser, how ever, usually feels it his duty to sign his proteges " up for all the prerequisite courses and required subjects during the first two years. It is a mighty aggressive student who can fix up his schedule the way he wants it. It would be an improvement in the registration procedure, we be lieve, if formal provision could be made to grant permission to those students with only a limited time to spend in university, to have the privilege of selecting their course unhampered in so far as possible by requirements. If it should turn out that they will finish their uni versity career, of course it should be understood that they must ful fill requirements, even though they be upperclassmen. MUSIC NOTES The sixteenth student recital was held Thursday, March 30, at 4 o'clock in Recital hall. School of Music building. The following stu dents appeared: veiora isecK (Mr, Schmidt), Helen Kunz (Mrs. Van Kirk), Mrs. O. I. McGrew Mrs. Van Kirk), and Loretta Priesner (Miss Klinker). The program for the School of Music radio hour at 2:30 o'clock on Tuesday, April 4, is to be a demonstration of suggested num bers for high school music con tests for trumpet and cello. The choir of St. Martin's Episco pal church of Omaha, of which Regina Franklin, student with Wil bur Chenoweth as accompanist, presented Stainer's "Crucifixion" Sunday, April 2, at 5 o'clock. It was broadcast over KFAB. Fern Misner. student with Mrs. Van Kirk, is doiner the soprano solo work for the Easter program at me (jrace m. k. cnurcn. Lois Lefferdink, student with Mr. Steckelberg, played an hour's program at the Masonic dinner Tuesday evening, March 28, accom panied by Ruth Randall. Mrs. Van Kirk acted as judge for the piano and voice groups in the local music contest at York, Nebr., on Friday, March 28. CROUP INSPECTS FiUSlKESS HOUSES Class in Institutional Management Coes To Omaha. A class in Institutional Man agement under the direction of Miss Martha A. Park, head of the division of Institutional Manage ment, made an inspection trip of Omaha business houses on Thurs day and Friday, March 30 and 31. Fifteen members of the class made the trip. The group visited the Swift Packing House on Thursday and were guests there for lunch. They inspected the dietetics department of the University Hospital and the Omaha Y. W. C. A. The class also was shown through the Union Stock Yards. Mrs. M. Austin spoke at the luncheon at the Rome hotel, Friday on her experiences in commissary work. On the same day the group also toured the Fairmont Cream ery plant, the Blackstone Hotel and the Omaha Fixture Company. The class was taken through the Commissary department of the Union Pacific station and also through several of the dining cars. The trip on Friday was planned by the Chamber of Commerce. Official Bulletin Bible Study. Lutheran students will meet for Bible study with Reverend Erck in room 203 Temple Building at 7 p. m. Wednesday. Alpha Lambda Delta. There will be a meeting of Alpha Lambda Delta this afternoon at five o'clock in Ellen Smitn hall. Joint Meeting. Joint meeting of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Engineering Society at 7:30 p. m. in Chemistry Hall tonight. Pershing Rifles. Pershiner Rifles Will meet todav in Nebraska Hall at 5:00. All members are requested to attend. SIX FOOT-THREE STUDENT TO PRESENT DANCE IN K0SMET KLUB SPRING SHOW (Continued from Page 1.) than please the audiences with his unusual dance, as he has at va rious other public appearances. Harold attracted a lot of atten tion when he danced in the Sigma Alpha Iota-Phi Mu Alpha act in the Kosmet revue this fall; it was proved by the thundering applause which he received., Hart received like reception at barb and frater nity parties, fine arts college par ties, and other public appcaranceis so as the old saying goes, "you can fool some of the people some of the time and you can fool some of the people all of the time but you can't fool all of the people all of the time" this since all of these audiences think he is talented it must be right. "I started doing this sort of a thing about five years ago and I became so interested in it that I took it up as a hobby," said Hart. Hart has towered above his asso ciates through most of his school days and this height has aided him in "putting across" his dances. As one would expect of a man with such long legs and ability to dance dances the tango too. Harold is a senior in the college of fine arts and claims Berwyn, Nebr., as his home town. He is ma joring in stage designing and inte rior decorating. He assists in the designing of the sets for the Uni versity Players' productions. "The Kosmet show should at tract every type of talent seeker," explains Yenne. "Dancing, singing acting and instrumental music what more could one ask for in one show. Constant rehearsal is making it possible to assure the public that it will be well worth seeing the talent that the univer sity has to provide." With jazz to please lovers ot! jazz, with romantic interest to at tract those romantic souls, soft melodies to interest the dreamer, and comedy to please all who like to laugh the "Bar Nothing Ranch" FORMERLY A RMSTRONGS We're Ready for Fashions thai will Lead Easter's Promenade Are little master pieces of design and color. Everybody's going to indulge in these smart, indi vidual styles, which haven't a rival any where for beauty and quality at this these smart, indi f A vidual styles, which y J haven't a rival any- ' I where for beauty I I and quality at this M E Wre" price , . , I opens April 25 and plays throuth to April 29. fe Rehearsals for the entire cast will be held Sunday morning at 9:15 at the Temple theater, an nounced Jack Thompson, president of the Klub, and Herb Yenne. STUDENTS PROTEST E 1,500 Overwhelm Police To Set Forth Their Grievances. Vigorously protesting legislative cuts of the University of Iowa. fifteen hundred students over whelmed police, stormed downtown streets and swarmed into the busi ness district stopping all traffic and scattering handbills setting forth their grievances as they went. While the Iowa legislature has recommended cutting the annual appropriation for the school by f0 percent, the students particularly objected to salary cuts for their in structors. President Walter Jes- sup, now drawing $17,500 would be reduced to ?7,DOO under the bill passed by the house. Attempts by police to quell the demonstration were futile. "This is just the beginning," one of the leaders said, "If this bill is passed in the senate there will be drastic action." Honorary Fraternity Elects IS etc Members New members recently elected to Psi Chi, national honorary psy chological fraternity, include Har old Dahms, Grace Nicklas, Warren Bailer, Mrs. Clara Bowers, and Mrs. Eleanor Ogle, all elected to active membership, and C. F. Pal mer and Ray Hackman, elected to associate membership. o AND YOU LEGISLATIV CUTS I ik