TWO FRIDAY. MAY 5. 1933. THE DAILY NEBRASKAN ' A 5? V v: A V. v. - i r J Daily Nebraskan Station A. Lincoln. NaDraaka 3FriCIAL STUDENT PUBLICATION UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA Kntarao aa aecond-claaa mattar at lha poatoffloa In Lincoln, Nabraalca.. undir act of eongraaa. March S. 1879 and at apacial rata ot poataga provided for 'm aaction Viol, act ot Octobar S. 1017. autnoriaad January 80. 1B22. Publlahad Ttiaaday. Wadneaday. Thura. day, Friday and Sunday mornlnga Singi Copy 6 conta during tha acadamio vaar. . THIRTV.RECOND YEAR Ct yar 1 8S a aamaatar yaar malttd tl.75 aomaitar tnallad SUBSCRIPTION RATE Untfar direction ot tho StvtfaM Tub. Ilcatlon Board Editorial Otfica Univeraity Hall , Buamaaa Off ica Umvraity Hall Talapnonea Dayi B6691 ; Night. BSM2 or. BUiJ (Journal! aak for Nebraa Mn ad i tor. EDITORIAL STAFF Edl(or.ln-Chlaf Phil Browned MANAGING EDITORS Die Moran -vnn Leonard NEWS EDITORS George Murphy Lamolna Bible Violet Croaa Sporta Editor Burton Marvin Society Editor Carolyn Van Anda WoQian'a Editor Margaret Thlele BUSINESS STAFF Buaineaa Manager... .Chalntera Graham ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGERS Bernard Jennlnga George Holyoke Frank Muagrava A Sermon For The New Innocents IN the realm of college extra-curricular activities some matters which may seem trivial to the out- sider assume rather large propor tions to the participants in these projects, Terhaps now that the choices to the campus senior hon orary organizations have been made and natural curiosity grati fied, the student body in general will have little interest in what these organizations are doing and what the individual members are doing. But for the new members of In nocents and Mortar Board soci eties and those who are interested in their work, the Nebraskan would like to point out a few sug ""gestions of what they may accom plish and what their position means on this campus. It is a healthy reminder to make that, the opinion of importance you may feel in your newly acquired positions is not necessarily shared by your fellow students. You have a right to feel gratified at the rec ognition of your accomplishments, but! you can make peculiarly ob noxious asses of yourselves if you become obsessed with delusions of grandeur as a result of this recog nition. "pHERE are opportunities avail able, particularly for Inno cents, to use their position as lev ers 'of influence in the field of campus peanut politics. There have been cases of big-headed boors in the Innocents society who have swaggered about the campus and attempted to arrange political affairs In behalf of their particu lar fraternities or factions. Be cause of their influence, there have teen cases where these deluded bullies have been able to prostitute- certain phases of student ac particular interests. This has been the basis for the chief criticisms lodged against the Innocents society. Several years ago .the organization was actually in ill repute by reason of campus feeling that it was merely a self perpetuating organization whose members automatically chose their own. aspiring fraternity brothers each year. Members used their various positions of influence to eliminate from competition in stu dent activities all those who were not their particular friends. In large part this practice has been abandoned. This ill-repute has been replaced by respect, and in consequence the society has been able to accomplish some worthwhile things because the stu dent body was friendly and willing to support It nnHE Nebraskan feels most strongly the importance of making various student activities open to everyone on an equal basis. Every student project on the cam pus is valuable in large part be cause of the opportunities of expe rience it offers to those who are willing to work hard for it. And every project that is worthwhile demands hard work and sincere in terest. Staff positions on the various publications, committee appoint ments, representation in various organizations, all these things must be available to every student on an equal basis. In many cases they have not been simply because some person or persona in strate gic pusiMuua liive seeii to II thai the blueshirts got an advantage over the yellowjfcckets, or vice versa. These considerations which dis regard ability and work operate to discourage any but the favored "ins" from taking advantage of the opportunities offered by stu dent a'civities. The operation of these considerations, in fa?t has been one of the chief elements in the declining interest manifest in some fields of student activity. Without doubt, such political in fluence has operated to exclude from the field of campus activities many unaffiliated students who ft?" the lack of political pull and thus make no effort whatsoever to participate in student affairs. 31 OHE than any other thing which the new group of In- noconts can do is the job of main taining a nearly absolute basis of equal opportunity for those stu donts who are seeking advance ment and training in the field of extra-curricular activities. Forget ting the Interests of fraternity brothers and factions, the Inno cents can see to it that the man with no political pull gets as much of a chance to show his stuff as the fraternity brothers of the vari ous members. By this we do not mean that the Innocents can eliminate politics from the campus. They do not need to do that. But they can ab solutely refrain from using their own positions for political pur poses. They can also in oie re spects help the individuals with out influence to get a chance to show their worth. And finally, in choosing their own successors they will not be restricted to choosing from a select group, who have all the activities simply because they were favored politically. They can instead choose from a large num ber of eligible candidates, the ones who have worked best and who, regardless of pull, have shown themselves actually capable. One traditional event of the Ivy day program was lacking; not a single Beta fainted. A Fitting Memorial. ETVEKN the morning and aft ernoon ceremonies of the reg ular Ivy day program, a short service was held in front of the li brary as a memorial to the late Dr. Laurence Fossler. The service was participated in largely by fac ulty members as no notice had been given of its place on the Ivy day program. A bronze plate was placed upon a linden tree which Dr. Fossler himself planted a number of years ago. It was a fitting service and it was an appropriate time to hold this slight memorial of a former faculty member who had been so much a part of the life of this in stitution. Dr. Fossler planted the tree as a memorial to the life and work of the great German poet and phil osopher, Schiller. During the World war, when people were under the influence of mad hysteria, this place was removed by some one or more hundred percenters. Dr. Fossler felt rather badly about the spirit of idiotic patriot ism which prompted this act, rep resentative of the foolish destruc tion of the ideals and contributions which German civilization had made to the world. He felt badly about the removal of the study of German languages and culture from the educational system. As Dr. Fling explained yesterday in the brief sen-ice. the spirit of hatred engendered by the war made no distinction between the obnoxious German imperialism which was being opposed and the real lasting culture of the German race which the memorial to Schil ler represented. And so Dr. Fling felt the appro priateness of replacing this Schil ler memorial plate. He spoke of the matter to Professor Fossler before he died, and Professor Foss ler had the satisfaction of know ing that the ideals which he taught on this campus, the spirit of Ger man culture which he transplant ed to this university, were not for gotten. The new bronze plate on the lin den tree will have far more sig nificance now that the name of Laurence Fossler is engraved thereon. No longer is the tree a memorial only to Schiller. It is a reminder of the personality and true culture of a man who taught Nebraska students for many years and whose equilibrium was not up set when other people were half mad. It may also be a reproach to this institution that the war fervor should have been allowed to cowd out the principles and ideals which above all a university should maintain, and which the memorial to Schiller represents. In case you bad missed this fea ture of the week, had you reflect ed that only an engineer would pay ten cents for the privilege of wearing one of those ducky little pieces of ribbon ? Impressions Of Ivy Day. "Well, well, hi'ya boy!" "Hello, hello, hello. . ." It's Ivy day again and among others in the crowd looking slight ly out of place and feeling even more so, are a few alumni. There are only a few of them and a fa miliar face gives them as much pleasure as a soup bone to a dog. It Is slightly pathetic, but even more humorous. The one time big shots are back but they are no longer big shots. All they have is memories and no body cares about them. The pass word to a circle of these old timers Is, "Remember the time. . ." But it's about all most of the one time hot shots got out of the university. And it's fun to reminisce. The campus doesn't change much. The buildings are in the same place. The Ivy day throne looks as rickety as ever. The pro feiwors are Just as aloofly cordial as ever. The cods look remark ably beautiful. It's only the faces that change. The ceremony is just the same. Ivy day is just as im pressive to the alumnus aa to the freshman. But tho faces are gone. They are new ones. Good faces but not the same. . . But any alum will tell you that its great to be back. Those few familiar fsees that he sees are like mannn. The strange ones. . . well. , , And Ivy day is still the same. Nebraska's only tradition. It's a great one. The binding tie. It hasn't changed. Not even the throne has changed. It probably won't change, either, for not even a budget cut can slice out tradi tions. Yes, of course, it's great to be back, I guess. . . Considerable consternation was in evidence in the ranks of the Mortar Boards when they saw the Thursday morning edition of an Omaha paper containing the pic tures of the probable May queen and maid of honor. College Days and Professional Ethics t N the heels of the day set aside for the observance of all-university tradition, Friday looms in smaller perspective, but In its role as host to college celebrations, it is almost as important as its pred ecessor. Students in the various schools, departments and colleges are fre quently prone to underrate the im portance of unity within their pro fessional groups, but the college celebrations scheduled for today should bring home to them in some small measure the impor tance, of such activities. During the year, several divisions of the university have sponsored profes sional and intra-collegiate events, but today's program climaxes these somewhat spasmodic occur rences with a definite schedule de voted to college fetes and enter tainments. At first sight it would perhaps seem unimportant that unity be developed within the colleges and department."., but development of a spirit of fellowship within the oc cupations and professions is im portant, and events like those on today's program tend to achieve something of that professional spirit. In the past, codes of business and professional ethics indeed any kind of valuable professional organization have been more or less limited to a few professions. But very recently it has become increasingly apparent that there is a real need for adoption of ethi cal codes in every field of en deavor. Before such a universal formu lation can be expected, however, it is necessary that fellowship be built up within the various fields, and divisional or professional ac tivities within the separate col leges is one of the surest ways to build that fellowship. A founda tion of mutual vocational inter ests offers ground ready to re ceive the seeds of professional or ganization, and today's events are a part of the long growth directed toward the valuable end of reap ing a bumper crop of professional practices founded on professional ethics. Deal Frankly With the Press. BOLT every so often newspa per representatives get in a tangle with the promoters of some event which merits publicity. This tangle usually results from a mis understanding of the attitude of news reporters and a failure to ap preciate what it Is that they are after. Ivy day is always a big day for the newspapers including, if you will, the Daily Nebraskan. These papers are anxious to secure ac curate information on all events, all names, and other material. It is necessary that this information be available in time to put It in shape for release at the proper time. Nearly every year on Ivy day there is a struggle between those who possess the information and the newspaper representatives who want it. The former want the accurate publicity, but often they are unwilling to co-operate with the press to the extent of giving the press representatives ample time to write the material, check its arrnrarj gjjH re pic. tures. This fundamental fact should al ways be observed by anyone with publicity material which is not to 1 released until a certain time: Take the press reporters into your confidence. Deal with them in a businesslike manner. They will keep your confidence and will re spect absolutely the release time which you set. But they will not be able to print an accurate news story, nor will they take pains to respect your wishes if you try to balk them and if you do not give them definite notice as to when they can get the information they are seeking. An Objection Is Answered. Editor's Note: This is one of the series of editorials dealing with the various aspects of the pro posed blanket activity tax, to be voted on by students when they register. '"THE Nebraskan has tried to em phasize time and again the fact that the activity tax is not a scheme to bo put over on any body, Tho committee which has worked out Die details of the pro posal hns recognised from the be ginning that some students are not In a position, financially or be cause of lack of time, to partici pate in many of the student ac tivities which are a part of cam pus life. Today we print a letter to the editor from the mother of a uni versity student. The basis of her objection to the activity tax is absolutely sound, but the points she makes are not necessarily valid criticisms of the tax plan. In the first place she pleads for the student who has no money whntsoever for "extras," In the second place she pleads for stu dents who have no time for "ex tras." To the first of these pleas, the Nebraskan feels it has already made whatever answer can be made. In brief, this answer is that the provision for the exemption of students who are financially un able to pay the tax is an integral part of the tax plan. And for those who still object to the idea, the right to vote against the plan exists. It is particularly to get the reaction of these students, that the Student council is sponsoring the referendum vote during regis tration week. The council has only one idea in mind, namely to secure the opinion of the student body on the question. S for the second plea, the Ne braskan feels that there is only one item to be on the ballot, namely the athletic ticket, to which objection could be raised on the grounds that some students will not have time to take advan tage of seeing the athletic con tests. Exemptions, no doubt, should be granted to those students who could not attend football and bas ketball games. But this item is not an essential part of the activ ity tax. even though it is the most costly. To the mother who is naturally interested in the cost of living for the son who uses the small amount of money she has to give him, the Nebraskan replies that it appre ciates her concern. But we won der if she would not approve of her son paying a very small amount for some things which he wanted, and which would add much to the pleasure and profit he received from his university course. If it is a case of absolute finan- I cial inability to pay. the so M j be exempt from the tax. The Ne- . braskan feels, even in sin i cumstances as the one painted by I the writer of the letter, that some of the advantages secured by pay ment of the activity tax would be well worth while. The Student Pulse Brtrf, rort rout Hbnt torn prrtl ami to matlrn ( Indrat life aa4 Ihe anlvertll? utt nrkmnH y Ihlfl lrprtfm-it. yndn the ual nrstrtr- " ( 9r4 ttrmpaprr pract!, hich nelude all librkhm matter and prnMnl attack. Lettere moat be signed, but naniea will be with held Iran publkatraa u m dealrrd. An Objection Is Raised. TO THE EDITOR: This letter is from a mother of university boys. I am not going to sign my name because one of my boys is now attending the uni versity and It would not be fair to him. But I have been reading your editorials on the activities tax and I am going to ask you to be broad minded enough to read this letter and let me give you another angle to the situation which you, as a student, probably do not see. You are taking the attitude that the reason more students do not take part in the various activities is because of lack of college spirit or from lack of money alone. If this were true your campaign would be a very worthwhile affair and I would certainly be for you. But let me give you another viewpoint There are many par ents, and I am one of them, who have to give up a great many things in order to pay the real ne cessities of a college education for their children, and they do it will ingly because they want their children to go out i-' ' fe better equipped than they were. Most of these i.u .. appreci ate tins fact and are, in turn, do ing everything they can to help, which means that they are willing to devote what time they can spare from their studies to helping their parents earn what is absolutely necessary for them to have. These boys or girls are not "sissies." They love football and basketball and various other activities, but most of them, if they are real men, will not willingly ask their mothers to give up having a decent pair of shoes or a bat so that she can re spectably go to town or to church, in order that they may witness a football game. Their mothers like diversion, too, and I even knc.v some students who are willing to give up campus activities in order that they may save out a few pennies and take their mothers to a picture show occasionally. If the student ac- Uvltles tax Is forced on this class of students, the ones who must work every spare hour, It just means that you are asking and willing to receive a free will of forlng, that the more fortunate class may obtain their pleasure cheaper and have more money to spend outside. The students in the working class could not attend theso activi ties even if they were given tickets free. No fair minded student could ask for such a contribution. Thank you for your time. 1 am not a "crabby" old woman. think such activities are fine and I would give a great dcnl to have my boy enjoy all of them. I think every student who Is in a position to do so should enter Into them and enjoy them to the fullest ex tent. But please don't try to make it any harder on the ones who are straining every nerve to keep the children In school. Give these points a thought, at least. You have always shown a fine spirit of fair mindedness in your edi torials and I believe you will con sider this. Respectfully, A MOTHER. Hayseed and Haywire By George Round. Now that Ivy Day is over. Farmer's Fair is the next big event for University of Nebraska students. It is to be held on the college of agriculture campus Sat urday. Intersorority riding con tests, baseball games and the pageant are expected to attract hundreds of uptown students to the campus for the event. This is a day of court-martial on the Ag campus. Students who have failed to put in their appear ance for pageant practice and those who donned the civilian clothes in place of the traditional "overalls" will be up pleading for justice. If found guilty, they will be "tanked." Numerous prominent students on the campus have been sub poened to appear before the court which convenes at 1 o'clock this afternoon. They face a stern and hard-boiled judge, the toughest man in the University of Ne braskaLee Copple and his co horts. Trial will be neld by jury. Tom Snipes. Bill Waldo. Art Pet erson and others are expected to appear as jurors. Sentences of thoso found guilty of misconduct and misbehavior will be meted out immediately after the verdicts have been an nounced. We hasten to remind you that this is "filler" copy today as usual when printed. . .And we add an other reader. Stan Sorenson "Here Etes another one." shouto King Fish Gengrich . . . Politics on the Ag campus are starting toj broil again this spring pardon us ; for saying spring . . . Dave Rice has been receiving numerous telephone j calls since he appeared on the i "blind date" list in the Awgwan . . . I Clvde Card has appeared as a sec ond Tom Mix on the campus in re-' cent days. He hates to harken back to sweet memories... These Ag journalists are treated prettv well while in school even tho they do get the 'hard knocks" after leaving the institution. R. P. Crawford again came thru this vear with his annual University club breakfast. And what a break fast! Next year may see a new event added to Farmer's Fair. Dame Rumor, the old flirt, has it that a riding contest for faculty mem bers will be arranged. Imagine Prof. R. P. Crawford riding his favorite horse in such competition. And. too. can you vizulize Elton Lux galloping about in the areno on a saddle pony. There may be leather pulling in this contest. Mary Sutton. Tri-Delt. is all enthused about her trip to Ne-; braska City. She fears, however, that she may be forced to sell papers... Art Hudson also goes along with the journalism students to put out the News-Press. . .Aside to Dick Moran: Lambing season is past No more triplets this year. . . One asks if Prof. Walker has ad vised his students about the fal-, lacies of visiting Missouri. . .Won-. der what fraternity will steal the 'hoss tank" from the Ag campus this year. One located on R St.. 1 supposedly at least stole the show last year when the water holding vessel was frisked away ( if you can imagine one being frisked i away ) from its standing place. And once more the Ivy has been planted on the campus between the administration building and U hall. A brilliant Nebraska profes-j sor recently asked his class if the i Ivy has ever grown. Students have ' been planting it for years in the same spot but it seems as the sur- vival has been very poor. At least 1 the students are persistent in their ; attempts to get 't to grow, he adds. i University Produces Faster Sound Waves CINCINNATI. (CNS). Produc-; tion of sound waves having 14.-! 000,000 vibrations per second that : is, vibrating must faster than the ' ordinary sound waves this week was announced at the university of Cincinnati. When You Want A Garment Cleaned In A Hurry - - Call F2377 Modern Cleaners Soukup & Westover t.lrnnrrt nf Linrttln. 'li.il's llix Otitis? Ily Arlrmu Approach ye nymphi and elpln spirites And Pan, draw near, and grace these rltet. AND so did Miss McReynolds plead for a poetic setting to crown the queen of the May. I must admit a series of questions surrounding tho whole business. For Instance, Did Pan draw near? If so, whom did he waft away from the drizzle? Are any of our coeds poetical enough to give ear to the best of cloven hoofs and the peepings of a read flute? But that is old now. The beauti ful Miss Dead man has been crown ed by the beautiful Miss Upson. The Ivy has been planted by the way, just whose fault was It that President Tlnkerton had to wait around for the symbolic sprig and it probably won't grow. The gowns were all lovely, the crowd was sufficiently "thrilled." There is, nevertheless, a very real and burning question which has yet to be solved: Who let the story leak? Who was responsible for the pictures appearing in Tues day editions cf the World Herald? Why were the Lincoln papers scooped? The whole story is very amusing. Perhaps you will be in terested in knowing that the pool Mortar Boards were having no less than a tizzy? AND the afternoon ceremonies duly put into the seats of the mighty some twelve new Mortar Boards and thirteen brand new In nocents. I didn't get around to see the gals put the blinders on the juniors I did see a lot of mushy congratulations after it was all over. I did see Mr. Hokuf take a fifty-foot run midst the admiring screams of the assembled multi tude of females and leap on the probably not unsuspecting back of Sir. Shramek. And I saw the rest cf the owlish looking boys in their red cowls do similar gymnastics I on their successors. All in all. I'm glad the day was as it was. Being an old tradition breaker, I'm glad it wasn't sunny and fair. If only Miss ucaaman had fallen down, or her train bearers had done their jobs as scheduled, instead of creating amusement for the assembled mul titude, then I would have been happy. As it is. I shall have to con tent mv rather cynical nature with a snarl at the very prominent part which a social event piays. Whv should we get a day and a half's vacation for an event which, while it brings a bit of cheer to the hearts of the few who participate in it drags down the spirits ot those who want to be either Inno cents or Mortar Boards, or May queen or attendants? I don t wish to impiv mat i am against the system of taking in a few members ot the Junior class and giving them a badge and a few secret mumbo jumbos. Dili gent activity should be rewarded. But why should the want-to-bes be subjected to a rather cruel flaunt ing? Why net make the Honorary Simple Multiplication ' It's amazingly simple how each pair of SLACKS wi.i double your wardrobe. And it's simply amazing how the acceptance of SLACKS has multiplied the occasions when they are not only . but fashionable. worn Come in and Choose a Smart Pair of PLAIDS in tan and grey $3.75 $5 , Second Fl'Hir a a ala m M a M alM Societies truly secret organiza tions? P LEASE, allow me a word of consolation to thowo who would bes who never will be has-beens. The thing that you are missing really amounts to but little, except to those who are. members. They take themselves seriously; they, sometimes, accomplish somo good. On the whole, however, their prin cipal stock-in-trade, is a sophisti cated air of being on the inside of things. Sometimes they are; some times they engineer an election, sway an activity, give an Idea to the Administration. More often than not, however, they meet to discuss what they should do and end up by doing nothing. And tjuite often they are completely on the outside of the very interesting counter political wheels which are set moving. This is not sour grapes. I too was an Honor Society Senior, also a Junior and a Freshmnn I missed Sophomore because 1 did not belong to a fraternity until the beginning of the second year. We did have fun, but we accom plished very little. My candidate, who got in, whs elected because he was to head an activity tho next year. And he didn't head that ac tivity; the forces of revolt defeated him. So, bo of good cheer. Maybe next year you can throw a monkey wrench or two into the nicely planned order of things. 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