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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 22, 1033
The Daily Nebraskan
Station A, Lincoln, Nebraska
OFFICIAL STUDENT PUBLICATION
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
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Managing Editors
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Assistant Business Managers
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Wilbur Erlckson
Considered,
And Rejected.
fAISLNG the question of the ad
visability of the "closed night"
custom, obviously aa it applies to
the annual all-university church
night, a contributor to this morn
ing's Student Pulse column ad
vances some pertinent arguments
about student self-determination.
Declaring that the closed night
Rile has no place on a campus
where "students are at least sup
posed to be capable of making de
cisions for themselves," Contribu
tor "Boetia' follows up with spir
ited charges that the practice is
"undemocratic... in opposition to
the spirit of higher education" and
"an affront to the intelligence of
the student body." The entire let
ter, in fact, is dominated by a note
of righteous indignation hard to
mistake.
As far as the Nebraskan is con
cerned, the traditional all-university
church night for which the
social task has been cleared this
evening is neither a thing of sur
passing value nor a custom to jus
tify the villification it receives at
Boeta's hands. We have no convic
tions on the matter. It is a custom,
to be respected or if that is im
possible, at least tolerated as
quietly as possible.
High praise for any sort of in
stitutionalized religion is certainly
to be leavened with the realization
that it often falls short of its objec
tives, but, on the other hand,
church services and church word
do fill a definite place m the lives
of many people and as such ought
to be Immune from bitter condem
nation. "J"HE romts which Boetia raises,
however, go deeper than all
university church night alone. His
The Student Pulse
tlrtet, rcnrte rolltrihitttonti M-rti-nciH
lit mailers (if fttmli-nt life mid
Ills univrity Hr I'leomcd ll t St If
ih-tiartliieMt. iimlrl (he HKiial rrfilrlr.
Mmm of .mimt nrMniM-r priictlre.
which exclude nil libelous nmllfi
ttrnl perianal attacks. Letters mul
be signed, but nimu'ii uill lie with,
held Irom publication If so din I nil.
thesis seems to embrace the whole
question of the administration of
student affairs.
It is, in fact, the familiar con
flict between university control of
students and undergraduate "inde
pendence" that the letter brings to
the fore. Boetia reveals himself a
spirited advocate of greater stu
dent freedom, and the tone of his
letter indicates a feeling that un
dergraduates are not given enough
opportunities to exercise their abil
ity to guide their own lives and
make their own decisions.
The charges are not new, but
their age does not make them par
ticularly effective as embodiments
of truth. The whole question, in
deed, ultimately revolves itself into
a discussion of where the line be
tween student "freedom" and ad
ministrative control should be
drawn, for even the most rabid ad
vocate of liberalism will admit that
it must be drawn, somewhere.
To resolve the difficulties, to
reach a decision satisfactory to
both those of Boetia's beliefs and
those opposed to them, would re
quire a great deal more pedagogi
cal skill than the Nebraskan claims
to possess but we have no hesita
tion in pointing out that in the
past undergraduates have seldom
shown themselves capable of
handling even the responsibilities
they already are privileged to
carry. Discussion of proposals to
extend those responsiblities seems
a little out of place under the cir
cumstances.
When undergraduates can pre-
sent their arguments for additional
privileges on the basis of past ef
ficiency in dealing with the prob
lems that have been left them to
solve, that is the time to seriously
consider the request Until then,
"Scram!" is the only word for the
malcontents.
'Everywhere in Chains.
TO THE EDITOR:
When more than a thousand
freshmen were officially ushered
into Cornhuskerdom at an initia
tion ceremony Thursday morning,
they were given to understand
that they nad reached a juncture
in their lives when the responsibil
ities ot their careers were at last
placed in their hands. They were
led to believe that upon their de
cisions and judgment rests the suc
cess of their college education.
They were charged with this re
sponsibility to themselves, to their
family, to Uieir friends and to their
school. It is only by such responsi
bility that they can develop and
achieve the fullest benefits of
higher education.
It is cogent, if such were really
the case, that they should be al
lowed to make the decisions re
garding their activities on the
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campus without excessive and un
warranted compulsion.
In the matter ot their academic
education and their general good
citizenship it is reasonable that
there should be regulations. Yet,
hardly before the coliseum had
ceased to reverbrate with their
youthful voices taking the oath, an
element ot excessive and unwar
ranted compulsion is introduced
into their lives.
This inimical element of which I
speak is a sort of skullduggery
that is known as "closed night." In
other words, it is an attempt to
force students into a certain activ
ity by barring them from any other
activity. The principle of the
"closed night" rule is in complete
opposition to the spirit of higher
education.
The "closed night" rule has no
place on a campus, where the stu
dents are at least supposed to be
capable of making decisions for
themselves. It is not only undemo
cratic and in opposition to the
spirit of higher education, but an
affront to the intelligence of the
student body.
It is unnecessary to point out
the futility of such a rule, for any
one realizes that human nature is
not amenable to such compulsion
as this rule inflicts. The eighteenth
amendment in its dying gasps is
sufficient evidence that people can
not be forced to do thngs that their
intelligence does not approve. Any
organization or activity that stoops
to the trickery of the : "closed
night" deserves the unodulterated
contempt of the student body,
MANAGERIAUOBS ARE OPEN
Clemens Urges Sophomores
To Report at Once
For Tryouts.
A call has just been issued by
head student football manager
Clemens for more sophomore men
to fill managerial positions. There
are still seven or eight openings
for second year men who might be
interested. Juniors have already
been picked.
All sophomores who wish to try
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stadium between the hours of four
and six. This should be done im
mediately. AG COLLEGE FACULTY
WELCOMES STUDENTS
t Continued on fage 2.i
and faculty get acquainted. There
will be a wide variety ot kinds of
dances including plenty ol tags
and ladies choice numbers to mix
up the crowd. The high spot ot the
dancing, the committee said, will
bo a grand march led bv Dean and
Mrs. Burr. During the grand
march, partners will be chosen for
special entertainments downstairs.
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and tor lunch.
Tickets for all ag men are avail
able at the Voc. Ed office in a
hall and tickets for the women m.S
be had at the home economic of
fio;.s. according to the report Th.
reception committee stated 'that
there would be nearly 500 ae eni
lege people at the reception Satiii!
day night.
Dancing Tonight
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closed night for some
things, but for dancin
at the Park we've de
clared open season "
Come out to the Park
tonight and dance to
Leo J. Beck and his
orchestra. You 11 Sp
the college crowd at
the Park.
LEO J. BECK
and His Orchestra
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