1,., , TWO The Daily Nebraskan Station A, Lincoln, NeDraska OFFICIAL STUDENT PUBLICATION UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA 890fiatcclr goHcoiatc trcgo a mi J (ti0Hi,l.Mioy 19.14 Entered ns second -ulnis matter at the postotfjce In Lincoln, Nebraska, under act o congress. March 1, 1879, and at special rate ot postaage provider! for In section 1103. act ot October i, 1917. authorized January 20. 1922 THIRTY. THIRD YEAR Published Tuesday, Wednesday, thureday, , Friday ana Sunday mornings durlna 'he academic year. SUBSCRIPTION RATE $1 50 year Single Copy & cents 11.00 semjster $2.50 a year mailed H-50 a semester malltd Under direction ot the Student Publication Board. Editorial Off ice University Hall 4. Business Off ice University Hall 4A. Telephones Day: B-6891; Night: B-6382. B-3333 (Journal) Ask for Nebraskan editor. EDITORIAL STAFF Laurence Hall Editor-in-chief Managing Editors Bruce Nlcoll Violet Cross News Editors Burton Marvin jack Fischer Margaret Tniei Virginia Selleck Society Editor Sports Editor Irwin Ryan BUSINESS STAFF Bernard Jennings Business Managti Assistant Business Managers George Holyoke Dick Schmidt Wilbur Erickson On Being Provincial. QRITICISM of the Daily Nebraskan's news policy is voiced in this morning's Student Pulse column by R. L. T., who suggests that the student paper is narrow because its news is composed entirely of events happening on this campus. The Nebraskan has as its prime purpose the com plete c overage of campus news. Its editorial com ment is concerned primarily with campus happen ings. We admit that the policy is provincial but a necessary provincialism. In any event, it would be impossible for the Ne braskan to compete with the daily newspapers and periodicals. Rather, students should regularly read at least one daily paper, and certainly they should read some monthly or weekly magazines on current affairs. We realize that many do not, but that is a matter of lack of interest on the part of the stu dents, and not the lack of an opportunity. Conse quently the Nebraskan feels no responsibility for providing information on affairs which other news agencies cover completely. It does, however, and The Student Pulse Krler, connive contribution perti nent to mutters of student life nml the university are m-clromed try this tp-irt.nent, under the u.unl lestrle linns of Miund newspaper pmetleu. which rii'ludea all libelous mntter and pemonnl attneks. Letters must he sluied, hut nnnies will be with reld from publlrullun If so desired. Provincialism. TO THE EDITOR: When I read the headline "Ne braskan Joins In Aiding Needy" this morning I nearly dropped my cup of coffee. At last the official student newspaper of the Univer sity of Nebraska has recognized the fict that there Is a world out side of the campus; and this stead fast refusal to recognize the rest of society la typical of the campus at laige. To get down to the point I wlnh to accuse the campus of provin cialism rather an odious term to college students, but one that I think fits the case quite well. With but few exceptions the campus ig nores the fact that other people are living, that other events besides convocations, parties, and the set ting of Cornhusker deadlines are hnppening. Maybe the Nebraskan Bhould not be censored too harshly for their news policy the editors are prob ably following out the plan of giv ing their readers what they want. If this Is so heaven pity the stu dents who want to read about nothing more than the routine campus happenings. The Nebraskan mny exonerate Itself from the charge by setting up the argument that there are two good newspapers in Lincoln and that It is the student daily's job ti give campus coverage and noth ing more. This, however, does not exonerate the student body. It Is Interesting to note what happens when the evening paper Is deliv ered at a fraternity or sorority house. There is a general scramble for it, but only that they mey see what Orphan Annie is doing or what, the odds are on the I'.ose Bowl game. A few may look at the front page but only to scan some of the bigger and blacker headlines. How many of the students can discus intelligibly the Wallace plan for farm relief, the disarma ment situation, or the Norris pro positi for a unicameral system in Nebraska (by the way how many can tell what a unicameral system is)? Yet most of these same peo ple can discuss the activity tax, the Mortar Eoard party, or tell you what houses are giving par ties this week end. And so although we may con sider ourselves sophisticated and maybe Just a little above the rest of the common herd we are still as provincial as the mountaineers of Kentucky. R. L. T. REV. INGLIS GIVES TALK Members of Sigma Eta Chi Hear Address On "The New Patriotism". The New Patriotism" was the topic of the address by Rev. Irvine Inglls of the Vine Congregational church given before the members of Sigma Eta Chi, at the regular meeting of the organization Tues day evening. The basis for the speech was a book on this topic by Robert Merrill Bartlett. Rev. Inglis pointed out that the old patriotism was fraught with dangers and that the patriotism had wide possibilities through a loyalty to the country coupled with good Judgment. necessarily so, campus news. When it Is possible to include in this paper mat ters of broader interest than mere campus happen ings, as voiced pus personalities, Improvement Continues. "pHE process of wrecking and clearing the debris of the old houses which stand on university ground facing H st. is rapidly being finished. A few ot the o!d dormitories still remain, but will be removed in the future, and the ground upon which they stand will be, landscaped. This work is merely one of the undertakings in connection with campus Improvements. When this nawly created space facing R st. Is landscaped, an attractive approach to the university grounds will be formed, adding much to the future city campus. In spite of the severe legislative reductions, the program of beautification is being carried on about the campus. This is as it should be. With materials so cheap, the time presents an opportune moment for the construction and improvement of several projects on the campus. In addition, the university has rendered a valuable service in relieving, to a slight degree perhaps, the unemployment problem, by giving a few men the opportunity to work. .1 Senium In Song. v ""pHE university coliseum will be the scene of the thirty-eighth annual presentation of Handel's famous Messiah Sunday. Under the direction of Howard Klrkpatrick, director bf the School of Music, over 350 musicians, including a chorus of 300 voices, an orchestra of sixty pieces, and four guest soloists will take part. The university, in sponsoring the production, will receive neither money nor plaudits, but merely the satisfaction of having made possible the presenta tion, of a musical masterpiece, to the student popu lation. The occasion is well worth the attendance cf every student. Whether he agrees with the story of Chris tianity portrayed in the Messiah is of little signifi cance. Its greatness lies in the spiritual satisfaction of hearing that story told in music. "Unfortunate is the student who will not be stirred by the spirit of Christmas that is embodied in this masterpiece of living music. Af College l!y Curl;le Hodgkin AFTER COLLEGE. Not long ago the Nebraska Tax payers league was in annual ses sion, and critical remarks con cerning the University of Nebras a flew thick and fast. Among the indictments were such as these: The university costs too much. .. it should not be made larger. . .it is too big now... when the students get through they are no good to the state. . .too many students are there, not to few... it costs too mucn to educate them... the state never gets back what it spends on the education of the majority of students who go to college. . .half or more of the ones that come back to the farm (using ag college as an example) can't compete with the farmers who never went to college . . . why should the state educate part of its young men and wonv-n to go out and compete in private business with others thst it diil not educate. . .there is no fairness in that. . . The opinions spoken in the tax payers meeting fortunately for university students, represent only a very small part of 'the total opinion of the citizens of the state. But even so, their opinions repre sent a warning on the horizon, and are worthy of serious considera tion. How many students, while they are in college, stop to consider that fully half of the total cost of their education is being paid by the state? If a student's uncle paid his college bills, the respon sibility wouhl be near at hand. It would behoove that student, once he got out of school, to get a job and pay uncle the money he had advanced. But when the state advances part of the money, the responsibil ity becomes less apparent. No one hears students talking about hav ing to pav back monev to the state. That" is not the nature of the arrannemcnt. And it is very sel dom that anyone even hears a student talk about paying his res ponsibility to the state In the form of services. The student's interest is in get ting a Job that pays a good salary. About his responsibility to the Btate for its share in financing his education, ho la not much con cerned. He figures that, some way or another, if he Is a success the state will get Its reward. But the Taxpayers league, mem bers can't see where the state Is getting that reward. And the stu dents who get the education at state expense would have a hard time explaining It to them. There are several ways the situation could be handled. The state could remove every cost from education, pay even the students' living while they were in conege. men everyone could sro to college, education would need give no one man a Dusiness advantage over any other man, all the prog ress of the state could be attrib uted to university education at least it could not be attributed to men who had no opportunity to go 10 couege. The state could also go to the other extreme and raise the price of university education to the point mat me students paid the entire bill. Then only a few would go to university; they would owe the state no debt when they finished and they could charge for their services accordingly. The difficulty with that situa tion would be that the university would become strictly a business enterprise, when a depression came along, it would have to re trench; and when a boom came, it feel a responsibility for reporting thru the opinions and facta of cam it will do so. would have to expand. That would mean building buildings and then perhaps having to let them sit idle. Another disadvantage of that sys tem would be that being a busi ness place, the university would have to give its customers what they wanted not what, in the best interests of the state, the univer sity thought hey ought to have. A more workable system would be for the state to charge tuition large enough to force the students to maintain the university, but then make loans to students out of state funds on a long time basis at low interest. Then when the stu dent finished, he would pay his obligation to the state wherever he went. There would be, of course, some instances of default. As it is now, the only way the state comes out financially on ed ucating a student is for the stu dent to feel a responsibility to the state and actually discharge that responsibility in service, ihe ones who fail in one way and another to do that, and there are plenty, are the ones who drew the ire of the Taxpayers' League. ENTER A. k U. MEET Tournament to Be Held at Iowa State College; Dates Not Set. MANY EXPRESS INTEREST AMES, la, Amateur wrestlers from all over the United States will be on the Iowa State college campus for the national A. A. U. tournament either Anril 6 and 7 or April 13 and 14, Coach Hugo Otopalik ot tne cyclone wrestling team said yesterday. Otopalik is waiting until dates for the national and eastern col legiate tournaments are set to make definite decision as to dates. Meantime, he said, interest in the meet, last held here in 1927, has been expressed by wrestling coaches and teams "in surprising numbers' since announcement was made last week that the event will be held here. Letters to Otopalik have recalled the success of the 1927 tournament, which is gener ally credited with "reviving inter est in A. A. U. wrestling." Since that year winners of the tourna ment have been recognized as na tional champions. Plan Entrance. Southwestern State Teachers of Weathcrford, Okl., team cham Dions In 1933. Oklahoma A. & M., Kansas State college and Indiana university are among the schools nlannine to send teams to tne meet. These four, with Iowa State's great 1933 team, were the wrestling class of the country last year. Indiana and Iowa State tied for first In the national collegiate meet, and the two teams divided honors in two dual meets, each winning one. Railroad officials have already announced willingness to co-op erate with Otopalik, . who was United States Olympic wrestling coach in 19 32, in arranging special rates for wrestlers vio wisn to at tend the meet here. It seems some of the boys needed a tiger for the homecom ing, and Mrs. Chloro's cow was the next best thing. Mrs. Chioro, in a bill sent to the college, set forth that it cost her S5 to clean the cow, $3 to haul it home after the celebration and $2.50 for a veter inary to examine it "FIE DAILY NEBRASKAN Contemporary Comment A Prevailing Attitude, The yawning season, which hits the campus about this time each year, is on with the announcement that the drag net la being thrown out for the queen of sports, un less there have been at least five queens chosen, a school year is considered inadequate. With the Prom queen, the Soph omore Shuffle queen, the Frosb. Frolic queen, and a couple of other miscellaneous queens to come, the campus is settling down to a sea son of boredom of the first magni tude. The Queen of Sports. How thrilling, albeit how useless. The chairman of the committee announces bravely that they are "looking for a girl that will exem plify the spirit of athletics." The choice made by a committee of nine must be unanimous. That ought to be easy. All they have to do Is choose a girl whose head contains as much as a football, shaped like a hockey stick, and with as much reason as a gama of backgammon. The committee declares that the sorority affiliation of the girl will not be considered. But what girl, other than a sorority miss, would consent to lend herself to such puerile stupidity ? What girl in her right senses would consent to have her name connected with such an uproariously funny selection? For years now, the campus nas frowned on queens. For the most part they have been girls who revel in the limelight, caring nothing for what intelligent peo ple might think, just so long as they get their pictures in the pa pers, wny a committee snouiu lend their names to sucn a lutiie and ridiculous venture is hard to understand. We haven't the least doubt that the girl chosen will represent the "spirit of Athletics." We must bo pardoned, however, if we say, "Balderdash!" Wisconsin Cardinal. More About Class Attendance. There is news In the fact that educators are beginning to think that too much emphasis has been placed on attendance and volum inous class work. We refer to the tendency to award credit on the basis of actual knowledge as shown by comprehensive examina tions. The school to adopt the "credit by examination" plan most re cently is the University of Cali fornia at Berkeley, where admin istration officials called the sys tem a means to take the univer sity out of the "mossback" divi sion of educational institutions. Designed to strike at the most UNICAMERAL IDEA CONSIDERED GOOD BY PORTERFIELD (Continued from Page 1.) more economical and more effi cient." Mr. Porterfield continued by enumerating the faults of bicam eral legislation and said that they were grouped around three points. Fixing Responsibility. "The first point Is that with this system, with its many committees, including the conference commit tee where :nojt of the really im portant legislation Is actually shaped, there is insufficient oppor tunity to fix responsibility for measures proposed and amend ments thereto," Mr. Porterfitld continued. "The unicameral plan eliminates the present committee system, records will be kept of all action taken and responsibility thus definitely fixed so that mem bers may be rewarded or punished by their constituents for the record they have made. Being elected on a non-partisan ticket, they will have had to make clear during their campaigns just what action they will take and what measures they will favor if elected. They can no longer be elected on the strength of their national party. Not Enough Experience. Mr. Porterfield said that the second criticism was that in the present, form ot the legislature the men who are usually called into service are inexperienced legisla tors and are called upon to handle important problems to which they have given litt'e or no time prior to the assembling of the legisla ture. He also said that people could not expect any more legisla tors than they were now getting, since they paid them only $800 per two year term. Lobbying was scored as another evil of the two house legislation. - "Most of the states follow the example of the national govern ment in the architecture of their capitol buildings," Mr. Porterfield said in closing, "and have adopted the dome style of buildings. Ne braska got away from that style and has built a distinctive type of public building. Perhaps our state will also pioneer in the field of legislative structures and set an example which 1 believe other states will be quick to follow by adopting the unicameral form of legislative body. Commercial club pledged eight Special Oil Permanent . . $2.00 Oil-O-Pme Permanent $3.50 Frederic Vitron Permanent X7. w YB bh&mpoo and Marcel Shampoo and Fincer Wave. 50c " C Haircut Neta- Marie 216 Sec. Mut. Bldg, 12th objectionable faults of modern ed ucation, the plan has many mer its. Its most immediate result will be to emphasize more strongly the need for actual studied knowledge of a subject, rather than the abili ties to attend class regularly each week, write or procure good term papers, and remain on good terms with professors. If the plan can do this, then it should be adopted by every school In America, In the past the importance of one's physical presence in the class-room has been too predomi nate. Of cqurse, It is highly desir able and advantageous to attend classes regularly, yet it seems hardly logical that this should be of any great use as a criterion of a student's knowledge of a sub ject. But the most important effect of the new system which has been in stalled at California, Is the en couragement it wll lglve the stu dents to study on their own incen tive. Class will continue as before, but it will be possible to earn credits In many courses without actually enrolling In them lor a full semester; the only thing that Is required is that the student make application for a final ex amination, prepare himself for it, and pass It. The Idea of the plan Is not to abolish the classroom sys tem, but to supplement It. It will encourage exceptional students to advance more rapidly, and to do more study and research on their own initiative. The present system is, at times, stifling and unencouraging to most students. There is too much routine. Papers are written, books are read, reports made out, and lessons prepared, not because t he individuals see them as a means of gaining knowledge, but because thev the necessarv to naSS the course. The real purpose of college is to a large extent wayiaiu. Instead of a desire for knowl- oAcra'a anUo thpre Is ft rush for knowledge for the sake of grades. . . i- i . . -1 ..i.i ine primary goai oi siuuy suuuiu not hf rrrndes. hut loarninfT. Vet the present system emphasizes grade3 too much. Most professors give attendance one-tniru creait, form naner a third, and the final examination a third. Which of ths three shows how much the stu dent has gained from the course? Proponents of the California plan say it will Increase the stu dent's responsibility for his own AHnpntlnn fin rl thst it will extend the choice of subjects available. The plan is wortn considering ior any one of these reasons, ii mere is onvthlno- needed In modern academic life it is a deeper reall zation of their education, which would be a big step in bringing mot of 118 closer to the funda mental purposes of a university. IU. S. l;. uauy irojmi.; men who will be initiated the first Wednesday after vacation. LARGE AUDIENCES APPLAUD PLAYERS IN NEW YORK HIT (Continued from Page I t crowds are becoming enthusiastic about it. Harold "Pete" Sumption is di recting the show as well as play ing a minor role In It. The cast is as follows: Victor Hn1lnm rnmnd Hunter Stella Hiilhim Dorothy .Imnier Jerry Hulllini liwlKht I'rrkinS Helen Nullum..... .Mary Kay Thronp I'aul Hallum Humid rtumiitlim (iraee nullum Adeln Tombrlnk Walter Hnllnm lain Hill Ktta Hnllnm Nora O.bftnne Hurry Hnllnm Hob Hewle Mr. nullum Boy Hipilres Mrs. Hullum llaru clirlstrnsrn DEBATE VARSITY PARTY PROPOSAL (Continued from Page 1.) entire student body and not for barbs or Greeks as individual groups. If the proposed measure in adopted, the parties sponsored by the new committee would be truly all-university functions and would do much to erase the present lines that exist between Greeks and Barbs." At the end of further lengthy de bate on the subject, an agreement was still unable to be reacned, ana it was decided to postpone action until the next meeting. Plan Booking Agency. Acting on a proposal suggested at the last meeting of the council, plans for a university booking agency for orchestras were en dorsed and a motion passed to cre ate a board to effect its organiza tion. The proposed board would Include student, alumni, and ad ministration representatives. Fur ther action on the plan Is expected to be taken soon after vacation. The student activity tax pro posal will again be voted on by all students when they register for the second semester, the council decided. Woodrow Magee, editor of the Cornhusker, pointed out that STUDENTS Frea Practice on a new WOODSTOCK at the Capital Typewriter Exch. 811 No. 12th at. Lincoln, Ntbr. Factory Rebuilta Rentals O.UU 50c 25c Beauty Parlor & 0 B2327 i THURSDAY, OFFICIAL BULLETIN 41, .tiidenm ursHiiixutionh ur faculty gruiiii (lenlrins tu uulillnli nntlees l im-eilnaa 111 rilhei informatlmt tor members may have htrm printed lij (Uilllns Hip Hull Mrhraskan office. Sophomore Commission. Sophomore Commission will meet Friday at 5 In Ellen Smith hall. Elizabeth Shearer will lead the discussion on Cuba. Barb Meeting. The Barn meeting, under the sponsorship of Margaret Medlar, will be held Monday, Dc IS, at Ellen Smith hail at 5 p. m. Social Dancing. The socend beginning (Vmcing lesson will be hsld Friday evening at 7 o'clock in the Armoo Social dancing hour will begin at I'.S'X CLUB WILL MEET. Tanksterettes will hold an open meeting Thursday evening at 8 o'clock at the swimming p: ol. All girls planning on entering the meet Dec. 14 can have the time in which they swim a relay taken . Ag Frosh Council. Prof. T. A. Uoodding will speak at the freshmen council of the Ag Y, Thursday evening at 7 o'clock in room 302 of Ag Hall. His topic will be "The Place of Church in the Life of the Student." All men Interested in working on the business staff of the Aw gwan meet with the business man ager at the Awgwan office in U hall Thursday, Dec. 14 at 7:30. Carlyle Sorenson, Bus. Mgr. GERMAN CLUB. There will be a German club meeting Friday afternoon lri Gal lery B, Morrill hall, from 4 to 6 o'clock. A varied program will be offered and refreshments served. Dramatic Club. Dramatic Club will meet at 7:15 tonight in Its club rooms in the Temple building. All pledges must pay their pledge fees at this meet ing. Barb Girls. Marjorie Smith's division of the Barb girls' organization will meet Thursday at 5 o'clock in Ellen Smith Hall. Initiation Is Postponed. Initiation of pledges into Gam ma Lambda, band honorary, has been postponed until Tuesday, De cember 20, according to an an nouncement made by Bernard Jennings, who is president of the organization. Kappa Phi. Kappa Phi will meet Thursday evening at 7 o'clock at the Em nanuel Methodist church, Fif teenth and U streets. There will be a short Christmas program given by the pledges. All mem bers are urged to be present, and anyone else wishing to attend is also cordially invited. the prices quoted for the Cornhus ker and Daily Nebraskan will be subject to slight variation over a period of years due to the con stantly changing price of mate rials used by them, and therefore might cause a small difference in the amount of the activity tax. The council rejected a petition of the Corn Cobs for a closed night on Jan. 23. Sample One-way Fares On s$l ertry day-v try ithidul Waho $ .60 Grand Island . . . 1.50 2t, f Fremont 1.00 Kearney 2.25 worroiK Columbus Omaha York An Ertn Greater Ys- UNION jjSff 13th & M Bti. DECEMBER 14, 1933. Members of classics club ahhns affair Saturnalia Party Will Be Held Thursday Night; Sing Latin Songs. A Saturnalia party will be held Thursday evening at 8 o'clock by the members of the Classics club of the university. It will take place at the home of Oscar Wil liam Relnmuth, assistant professor of The Classics, whose residence is 2838 Garfield. About forty are expected to attend. The Saturnalia was a Roman festival usually held about the seventeenth of December. Usually It lasted over a period of several days which were given over t6 games of amusement which were prohibited at other times of the year. A mock king was selected by secret ballot to be at the head of the festivities and was called "Master of the Drinking." It was essential that every ohe present obey his whimseys. Sing Latin Songs. The party will be carried out in this style, games being played on the feast table and Latin songs be ing sung. . Beth Schmid is in charge of the program and Ruth Emlg is in charge of refreshments. Members of the faculty who will attend are Mr. and Mrs. Forbes, and Mr. and Mrs. Reinmuth. FRATERNITY JOURS WPITOL Alpha Sigma PM Receives Special Trip Invitation From Conklin. Twenty-five members of Alplm Sigma Phi fraternity went thru the Nebraska Slate Capital Mon day evening in a special tour. The invitation to see the building was extented the group thru the courtesy of Harry P. Conjilin, state land commissioner. Don Llnderman, Alpha Sigma Phi pledge, headed the tour and explained the points of Interest in the building. Llnderman Is an employee of Mr. Conklin and the Invitation to the group to see the building on a special tour in the evening was given thru him. Develop Your Personality BY LEARNING TO bANCC Uhr!Sis vry Monday wnrl Vrdns day, New sludenls Hiiniltlrd fur 25c pui'Ii Luella WiSHinis Private 8tudo 1220 D 6t. B4tCt J' "Another Lsnguagt" A Hroail.euy Sticcejt A Mir. it' $::cce $ f Anil i:o:s a I ii.'itmi'.v Player i'.-im.. No advrrcs In prioe for this play. Cood oes'.s available for cr.c'A night. 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