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New
Still a Day
Of Hope.
YEAR ago. Thanksgiving meant hope.
leaders h:iJ been chosen by American voters and
the future, tho clouded, held great promise. There
was a general feeling that change would mean im
provement in conditions that had brought sacrifice,
want and privation to replace post-war prosperity.
The people had given an overwhelming indica
tion of their desire for change in political leader
ship when they went to the polls to culminate the
heat of a fervid presidential campaign. H was an
emphatic expression cf opinion and it paved the
way for the gradual strengthening of confidence
that has since made a people willing to put its
faith in a recovery program and a man thruout a
period of feverish activity.
Now Thanksgiving has come again, and altho
it finds the American scene no less troubled, there
is no longer the same unreasoned anticipation that
was the dominant note at this time last year. De
velopments of recent months have not been such
as to induce any feeling of calm certainty in all
alike, and many administrative actions have given
rise to dissent. The first flush of enthusiasm that
greeted Roosevelt's administration is undoubtedly
gone.
In spite of that, however, encouraging and
hopeful tendencies arc visible. Men are actually
going to work in an extensive public works pro
gram, for example, and altho this program has been
criticized, it does have the temporary merit of offer
ing tangible benefits to many who have been uncm
ployed. Business reports, too, have shown some
increases this fall. And here in the midwest much
is made of crop reduction benefits.
There is the other side, of course, which argues
all the aspects of the recovery administration's ac
tions are not unmixed blessings, but tho optimism
that prevails in current comment seems based not
so much on the merits of the Roosevelt program
as on the response of willingness to help that is
seen in the people.
If that willingness does exist, then it alone is
ample ground for thanksgiving, for it means that
the Thanksgiving day hope of last year has been
enlarged and strengthened. Co-opcrution, willing
ness to aid recovery, has been added to the com
ponents of American feeling. And that is the
soundest foundation for normalcy that has yet ex
isted in the troubled period of the past few years.
Words of
Appreeiution.
DKRHAPS it has overlooked crowded student
attention, but among the appreciative sentiments
for Thanksgiving day there ought certainly to be
a word of appreciation reserved for the athletic de
partment. Tho negotiations that resulted in secur
ing an extra game on the home schedule were long
and troublesome, but the booking of Oregon State
promised a contest of unusual merit for Cornhusker
fans.
It has the earmarks of being one of the best
games on the schedule, and to add to the reasons
for congratulating the department, there is also the
fact that holders of season tickets will be admitted
to the stadium without charge.
Special arrangements have been made for stu
dents who stay over for the game, and altho there
will be no reserved seats, a section of 2,000 seats
in the east stands will be provided for season ticket
holders.
A benevolent athletic department, two superb
teams and a Thanksgiving day game that's a com
bination deserving of appreciation!
At College
By Cai-hle llodgkiii
ALPHA 2ETA.
An Ag college organization
which seldom appears in banner
headlines but which is often in the
mind of many an Ag underclass
man is Alpha Zeta, honorary agri
cultural fraternity for men. Last
week was one of Alpha Zeta's
two active weeks on the campus
during the year.
Thursday at honors convocation
Chancellor Art Peterson an
nounced the names of students
newly elevated to their ranks. Fri
day night they initiated the new
members, and after the initiation
banqueted them at the home eco
nomics cafeteria. Saturday night
the Ag faculty Alpha Zeta mem
bers gave a party for the actives.
Principal speaker at the Alpha
Zeta banquet was Prof. H. P.
Davis. He discussed the general
agricultural situation, pointing out
some important facts that men
worty of membership in an honor
ary agricultural fraternity should
know and understand. Elver
Hodges gave the welcoming ad
dress at the banquet. Impromptu
speeches were made by initiates
Philip Henderson, John Lindell,
Boyd Shank, and James Warner.
Art Peterson was toastmaster for
tbe evening.
At the Alpha Zeta faculty's
party the next night a hundred
people played games and danced
to the music of two old-time fid
dlers. Prof. H. C. Filley with a
big bag full of old tricks new to
everybody in the party except a
few who learned them when Prof.
Filley did kept the guests doing
square dances, Virginia reels, and
what not. In the elimination
dance Judge H. P. Davis and H. E.
Bradford selected three couples for
the honors: Howard White and
sistT Ruth White, two years ago
Goddess of Agriculture: Roy Bla
ser and Catherine Agnew and John
Loewenstien and Elaine Curry.
The party dined on ire cream
and cake, and disbanded; and little
more will be heard from Alpha
Zeta until election and initiation
next semester and then until the
faculty party again next year.
NOW FOR
THANKSGIVING.
Many Ag students will be going
home today or tomorrow for
Thanksgiving vacation. The ones
that get to go arc in luck. It
always helps to get away from
the Job for a few days, to sort of
sit on the fence and watch yourself
go by.
These examinations coming
a'ong Just at vacation time are
bad. No student who is going
home In a day or so, who has
planned a big vacation party or
two, who perhaps already is think
ing about the Thanksgiving dinner,
Is in the proper state of mind to
take long-winded examinations.
Examinations ought not to be giv
en before vacation.
But then after a vacation a
student is In no condition to have
to take examinations. He or she
has, of course, been out on two or
three big dates and therefore needs
a day or two to get caught up on
sleep. And then it takes a few
days to get settled back down to
work after a vacation. And be
sides, after a few days vacation
all those facts in the text book
have slipped out of your memory.
No, examinations ought not to be
given after vacation.
If examinations ought not to be
given before vacation and examin
ations ought not to be given after
vacation, it is a perfectly obvious
fact that examinations ought not
to be given at all.
YOU ARE
AT HOME.
Don't forget white you are at
home for vacation that the old
education-mill has to keep grind
ing, that new students are needed
very year, that you may say a
good word here and there t en
courage some boy or girl at home
to choose Ag college aa the next
atep in bis or her education-program.
And If you get a chance
at community meeting or what
V not, don't hesitate to get up and
tell them that you go to Ag col
lege, and why.
Another thing about going home
for a vacation is that you will be
asked Questions - Questions about
some of the important problems
that are now uppermost in the
minds of farm people. And the
government's farm relief activi
ties hold that place in the minds of
many a farmer these days.
They'll doubtless ask you ques
tions about when the wheat re
duction checks are coming, about
how corn loans may be secured,
about how a farmer is to deter
mine his average pork production
for the corn-hog contract, about
whether, after signing the con
tract, a farmer can butcher a hog
and give tiie meat to his poor
relatives in town, and hosts of
other questions which, being a
student, you will be unable to ans
wer. Remember that if you've been
away to college, you are supposed
to know everything. It doesn't
matter if the questions are away
outside of any subject that, having
studied, you' should know some
thing about; keep posted on all
these outside things you will be
asked questions anyway. And
every time that you do happen to
be able to answer the question, it
will be to your credit and to the
credit of the college as well.
NNOCENTS MAY
BACK PROPOSAL
10 USE PILLARS
Railroad Co., are of red granite.
The other twenty were in the dome
of the fome Nebaska state capitol
building. The latter are made from
Scotch granite.
Due to the prohibitory cost of
utilizing them, the pillars have
never been in use since they were
attained by the university although
several projects have been submit
ted to the university which call for
pillars.
Would Place Pillars On Mall.
Tentative plans call for the pil
lars to be placed at the ends of the
two malls or nt the ends of the
stadium, behind the goal posts.
Other universities have similar or
namentations on their eampi and
the cost of erection would be
.slight, according to Professor
Schramm, faculty advisor for the
Interfraternity council.
Contemporary Comment
Just (Jose
Your Eyes.
Someone's always taking the
1ov out of life.
In today's mail we discover that
Count Byron Knun ue itoiok,
F.K.G.S., explorer, scientist, and
author, is looking for ."tudents to
accompany him on an expedition
into Lyhla. Whilo we are prepar
ing for finals, joy-remover Count
Prorok notes: "All equipment, re
volvers, rifles, and clothes should
be purchased in Cairo, where these
are less expensive."
Ah, Freundin, these are words
with which to conjure. Revolvers
a huge black panther slips from
the tree tops into the trail before
us - one shot and zippot he lies
dead at our feet, a beautiful speci
men. Rifles a grave-robber is
cnught looting the famous emerald
mines of Pharoah and Cleopatra
one shot and zippo! he is brought
to sudden justice.
This may be scientuic or ex
plorative, but to most of us it
would be one long, exciting exten
sion of things about which we ve
dreamed. The expedition is to leave
Paris December tenth for Alexan
dria, from where it will penetrate
Into the Lybian desert to Cleo-
ntra's summer palace. It will then
proceed to the Oasis of Jupitor
Amnion Siwa, tnen nome ny yacne
And it only costs one grand.
Is there anybody in tne world
who has one thousand dollars these
days to spend on expeditions? If
so. would he kindly step up boldly
and lend it to us for a few months,
just long enough to penetrate into
Lvbia? Are there jungles in Ly
bi'a? Could you walk off from the
camp with the parting words,
Poddon me while I collar a
python?
Who said finals !
Daily California!!.
College Men
In Government.
"Students of America generally
are shirking their public duty in
tho fields of government and polit
ical administration."
Tho statement, made by Nicholas
Roosevelt, former minister to Hun
gary, and cousin of tho president,
reveals a situation that Is at once
paradoxical and unfortunate.
Students, with , highly-trained
minds, with the vigor and en
thusiasm of youth, can exert a
powerful influence in government,
yet there Is an appalling lack of
such interest among them. They
criticize, the argue, and they put
forward plans of political and
economic reform, but they do not
actively participate in any move
ment which will bring about the
chages they see fit to talk about.
The government, as has always
been the case, needs the intelligent
leadership that college men can
give. Government is a science, not
a duty which can be performed by
nny person qualified to vote, and
government as a science will be
woefully neglected and improperly
managed as long as university stu
dents and men are content to see
it in tha hands of politicians whose
claims to efficiency in legislating
are success in wardheeling or the
blessings of wealth and position.
Until college minds predominate
in all branches of government,
there will always be extravagance
and political graft in government.
Highly educated college men may
not be above a reproach, but at
least the public would benefit by
the more technical knowledge
which is at their dispsoal.
California Daily Trojan.
Versailles Treaty Held Responsible
For Present International Situation
By Michigan State Liberal Arts Dean
The Student Pulse
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nctM In ni.itt.rs of -ludi nl life Mint
the iinltrmlly tire wi'hoimil hy tM
lp.rt.nrnt, multr thr usual rvntrlf
llmitt of miiiimI nrw.piiirr priotlce.
ulilrh rxi'ltitlcH all llhrlout matter
and rrMiNiil Attack. I.etttrs rmit
be Aliened, hut name will tut wllh-
eld fioiu .HiblfTulloii U in dentred.
Society May Assist Greek
Council in Securing
Action on Plan.
COLUMNS LYING IDLE
Seniors Will Consider Plan
To Beautify Campus at
Next Meeting.
The Innocents society may
I nick, the interfraternity coun
cil in their proposed project if
placing a number oi' stone pil
lars at the ends of the malls or
nt the ends of the stadium in
an attempt to thus beautify the
rumpus, aceoreling 10 jron
Colliding, president ot the so
ciety. He stated that the mat
ter would be taken up at the
next meeting of the society.
Council Appoints Committee.
The Interfraternity council re
cently voted to create a committee
to confer with the Board of Re
gents in an effort to secure ap
proval of the project. There are
fifty-two pillars, thirty-two of
which, a gift from the Burlington
Formal
ami
Tavern Dresses
for
All Season Wear
Holiday Comments.
TO THE EDITOR:
The Thanksgiving noliday, be
ginning November twenty-ninth, is
looked to as a lifesaver by most of
the students. Some of the instruc
tors are scheduling some good
"quizzings" for us through the
days proceeding. Everyone ex
claims about the pleasantness of
the holiday and the tragedy of ex
aminations in a single breath.
There are a lot of other things,
too, that we are talking about in
connection wit hthe holiday. But
it has probably been some time
since most of us thought about the
national holiday as anything but a
fixture.
Once upon a time is wasn't a
fixture. Before 1852, if people
happened to eat turkey and all the
fixings on the la.st Thursdays in
November, it wasn't because of a
Thanksgiving celebration. It seems
that we should devote at least a
passing thought to the woman who
first impressed the people of
America with the idea of a na
tional holiday for this occasion .
Perhaps some students had nev
er even heard that Sarah Josepha
Hale was the original Thanksgiv
ing enthusiast. Perhaps they had
never associated this famous edi
tor of Codey's Ladie's Book with
the all Important holiday. The odd
part about it i sthat she advocated
the idea as a means of uniting the
states into this one sentiment for
the "founders" so that they might
be kept free of antagonism toward
each other.
This is still one of the main rea
sons for the holiday, except that
now we think in terms of the
United States of America, instead
of the states as individuals all
united in the celebration of history
and what it has made us today.
Michigan State News: Blaming
the international situation today
on the Versailles treaty, Dean E.
H. Ryder of the Liberal Arts Divi
sion spoke to the last meeting of
the International Relations club on
"Germany and the Versailles
Treaty."
Dean Ryder went on to say that
tho many, including our press,
think the League of Nations and
the World Disarmament confer
ence are dead today, these bodies
may be compared to the United
States under the articles of con
federation, which developed into a
strong federal constitution. Dean
Ryder expressed the hope that the
League of Nations as we know it
now may develop into a strong
organization which will meet and
solve the present day situation.
Center of Unrest.
Pointing out Germany as one of
the chief centers of unrest in
Europe, Dean Ryder progressed to
a rapid review o fthe German situ
ation from the Versailles treaty
down to th present day. When
the treaty was signed, according
to Dean Ryder, everyone believed
Germany to have caused the war;
but since that time opinion has
changed, bringing with it changes
in the plan for paying reparations,
the Dawes and Young plans. Ger
many has taken her place with the
other nations in attempting to
solve the problems by joining the
league, and ilisarmament confer
ence. People never tho she would,
but now, out of a clear sky, she
withdraws from both. The reason
for this change in policy may be,
according to Dean Ryder, to draw
attention away from Germany's
domestic problems.
Many Political Groups.
Social democracy has failed to
settle Germany's problems, de
clared Dean Ryder. Now Germany
is split into a number of differ
ent groups, among which are the
communists, the labor proletariat,
on the left, and the landowners,
the rural class, on the right. Uni
versity students exercise a great
deal of influence. There is no fu
ture prospect, so they turn to Hit
ler as a possible change. Hitler has
no definite program, but among
other things he wants to further
the Nordic race, as superior to all
other races in the world.
The next meeting of the interna
tional relations club will be next
Wednesday night.
PRESENTATION OF
HONOR COLONEL
TO B!E BROADCAST
The Crimson Tide of Alabama
has produced eight All-American
stars.
No Definite Time Set for
Revealing Identity But
Will Climax Evening.
The presentation of the honorary
colonel at the Military ball Friday
evening, Dec. 8, will be broadcast
thru a local radio station, accord
ing to information received from
the military department yesterday
afternoon.
The identity as well as the man
ner of the presentation of the hon
orary colonel will be kept secret
until the night of the Military Ball.
No definite time lias been set for
the presentation, the climax of the
evening's program, but it will
probably be held soon after the
opening.
Art Kassel and his "Kassels In
the Air" orchestra, who have been
secured to play for the event, will
play during the presentation. The
presentation plan which will be
used will be he one submitted by
Marvin Robinson, graduate archi
tecture student, in the plan contest.
"posture week" co-eds at Smith
college were recently seen going
about the campus carrying books
on their heads.
Altho the idea is dying out
slowly, it is still considered a
mark of beauty in German end
Austrian universities to bear a
nice duelling scar on one's face.
Some students in the University
of Vienna fign up for a course,
miss all their classes, and only
meet the professor when the final
examinations are given. They
pass as often as those who at
tend all the lectures.
College Vorld
Going for a walk in the park is
a good date and so considered by
almost any European coed. Stu
dents with cars are extremely rare.
To correct their posture for
G.LESHERCO.
1340
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St.
Frank Hodek
and his
11 Piece Orchestra
All
University
Party
Saturday, Dec. 9
Coliseum
Men 35c Women 25c
With nearly a fourth of the
students from other countries, the
University of Vienna is an un
usual place for interesting experi
ences and a cosmopolitan atmos
phere. .
At a school for higher education
in Burma lite women's athletic
instructors had to make the al
ready inconvenient girl's sport at
tire longer and because of criti
cism ot the men.
Students in Switzerland get a
double dose of exams they must
pass them at the beginning of the
school year and again at the close.
China Is unsafe for students who
adhere to the philosophy of Marx.
The usual procedure is a brief
trial and execution. Chinese
students eay that it isn't safe even
to mention the word communism.
At the University of California
at Los Angeles candidates for
student offices have to be heavily
guarded by police to protect them
from being kidnapped by opposing
forces.
Denver university freshmen are
forcibly ejected from football and
basketball games if they are dis
covered bringing dates with them.
WF-PN rcSDAY. NOVEMKKK 29. 1033.
CONFERENCE WILL
HAVE UNIVERSITY
Interviews
With Ghosts
by Maurice Johnson
This Is ons of a spi-ics of ImnKlnary
rilnliiKiirs cinceinlnt! Iho Uli'iil unlverliy
life. The dlHloKurit will apimar at roKU
lur bi-weekly mtsrvuls.
CHARLES W. ELIOT.
"A university," said tho de
ceased president of Harvard,
"must teach everything, I had a
passion for 'enriching the curricu
lum' when I was alive. And there
are certain things the student
should acquire from these many
subjects."
"Just what?" I asked, watching
his scarred face and admiring his
wnrm voice.
"First," ho said, "the student
should have an available body.
Not necessarily the muscles of an
athlete. But ho should be physi
cally fit. I suggest riding and
rowing." "
"And next, President Eliot? '
"The power of sustained mental
labor. After that, the habit of in
dependent thinking on books, as
well as current events. In this
way the training of a university
Is the opposite of military or in
dustrial training."
"You stress independence," I re
marked. ,
"I mean to," said President El
iot. "In an ideal university, every
student would observe a self regu
lated conduct, and he would not
be influenced by others. He would
have a few intimate friends rather
than many acquaintances. Per
haps he would belong to no so
cieties." "But doesn't that defeat ..." I
began.
"Oh, one cf the purposes of the
university Is social unity," he
said. "I warn against the loss of
individuality." Then lie added with
emphasis, "Anvthing which pro
motes human welfare is virtuous,"
"I suppose humiinitarianism can
be carried too far," I ventured.
"No," he corrected me. "It can
not. Only knowledge applicable to
life is worth while. Knowledge for
knowledge's sake annoys me."
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COUNCIL
TO STUDY GREEK
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CHAPTER R
PORTS
Seven
To
Questionnaires Still
Be Turned In to
Dean's Office.
With seven questionnaires yet to
be turned in, tentative plans call
for a meeting of the executive com
mittee of the a'.umni council dur
ing the early part of next week to
study the reports, according to
Claude Wilson, president of the or
ganization. . An attempt is being
made, he stated, to get the re
maining questionnaires, which re
cently submitted to alumni coun
cil representatives of the fraterni
ties concerning the financial status
of greek letter organizations turned
in by Thanksgiving. Twenty-four
organizations have already turned
in their questionnaires.
Group Will Make Plans.
The executive committee will
make preliminary plans for the
general fraternity betterment after
studying the answers in the re
ports. The executive council plans
to make definite report on the sit
uation in about two weeks.
The report of the executive com
mittee will then be submitted to
the alumni council who will take
the matter up with the view of ap
plying the information gained from
the reports so that all fraternities
may benefit as a result.
IN AS LEADERS
Campus YMCA in Charge cf
Group Leaders for
Boys' Conclave.
Rev. Paul C. Johnston and Rev,
Ervine Inglls, pastors of Westmin
ster Presbyterian church and Vino
Congregational church respectively
will address tin Older Hoys' Con
ferences at its first meeting Friday
evening. The annual conference,
which is attended by high schoul
boys from all over the state, will
be' held hero Friday, Saturday an 1
Sunday. All meetings will he held
at First Plymouth-Congregational
church, 20th and D streets.
Seven hundred boys from all
parts of the state are expected to
attend the annual conclave, whl"h
Is held under the leadership of the
Y. M. C. A. and Hi-Y.
Personality Is Subject.
In the first addresses Rev, John
ston will talk on the characteriza
tion of a. young man which com
bine to comprise his personality.
Rev. Inglis will deal With the out
side factors in the environment
which enter into the personality of
the individual.
After these talks, the confer
ence will split up into discussion
groups of twenty-five delegates
each, under the leadership ot"
of the discussion und group lead
ers which are provided by the Uni
versity Y. M. C. A. Various mem
bers of the university faculty and
student body are to be leaders of
groups at tiie conference.
University Men Lead.
Leaders from the university are
Carl Rosenquist, professor of agri
cultural botany; C. D. Hayes, sec
retary of the university Y. M. C.
A.; Carl Grill, senior in the teach
ers college; Dr. S. M. Corey, asso
ciate professor of history and prin
cipal of education: and Dr. Charles
Fordyce, of teachers college.
Other leaders at the conference
are Dr. C. 1. Emerson, E. E. Stoef
fel, fanl Springer, Paul Lamb,
Glenn Dorsey, K. S. Mickle, Edgar
Gates, Galen Underkofler, W. A.
Robbins. Oz Blackq. Fied Groth,
A. E. Wolf, Carlton Zink, Rev. Les
lie Smith. Rev. Harold Nye, Rev.
R. E. Rangeler. Rev. .lames Mac
Pherson. L. C. Oberlies. Harry
Hoy, J. B. Worley. R. B. Elrod,
Earl Middlekauff and C. H. Talley.
Simmons Will Talk.
With discussion groups occupy
ing the time Saturday morning,
and recreation, such as tcurs of
the city, coming in the afternoon,
the final speech of the conclave
will be a talk given by ex-Congress
Simmons ut the banquet held
at the Chamber of Commerce, Sat
urday evening. The banquet will be
held 'at 6:30."
At the last meeting Sunday
morning. Doctor Roadmen, presi
dent of South Dakota Wesleyati.
will summarize and review the
work done by the conference, and
the findings made, and will offer a
final word to the boys attending.
MidJIckauff Chairman.
Earl Middlekauff is the general
chairman in charge of local ar
rangements for the conference, and
G'.enn Griffith, of the Grr-.nt, Ne
braska, high school faculty, is the
song leader.
YOUR DRUG STORE
Kenienihei tliu.se famous noon
lum-he.-, nt our fi imtnin.
CALL US FOH RUSH ORDERS
The OWL PHARMACY
148 No. 14th . P B10ba
If a student is caught drinking
at the University of Colorado, he
is forced to attend Sunday school
for a period of three years.
Because of the increasing nuis
ance caused by skunks in the
vicinity of State college, Pensyl
vania, the state game commis
sioner has ruled that students may
kill the animals without the neces
sity of a hunting license.
The Colorado School of Mines
has a ruling which prevents
sophomores from paddling fresh
men. Sophs get around the rule
by making the freshmen paddle
themselves.
Harvard has abolihed Yale
locks from its dormitories. In re
taliation Yale has black-listed the
Harvard Classics.
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