iUNDAY, JANUARY 14, 1934.
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The Daily Nebraskan
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Hodge Podge
For Sunday.
TEFINITELY submerged under the tasks of reg-
isterlng for second semester courses, and piep
aratlon for final examinations, the student has had
a busy time. The student week, in retrospect, has
been a full one. Pretty much at a standstill until
the close of exam week, student activities have been
set aside, at least temporarily, for the mid-year
academic interlude.
The death knell is nearly sounded on the semes
ter's activities, but there have already been subtle
signs of the inevitable revival of student interest in
its own enterprise for next semester. Such an in
dication has been manifested in the announcement
by several organizations for election of second se
mester officers, student application to the publica
tions board for staff positions the last half of the
school year, and filings being accepted for seem
ingly Important committees, such as the junior-senior
prom. From a bird's eye view, however, such
events carry little significance on the broad horizon
of campus interest.
STUDENT attention was again directed this week
toward the proposed activity tax, to be voted
Upon for the second time during payment of fees
for the second semester. It would not be assuming
, too much, we believe, to say that the probable out
come of the poll will reveal a strong sentiment in
favor of the idea. If such is the result, council
members will continue the task of ironing out the
multitude of details yet to be completed before the
tax plan, in its final form, will be ready for present
ation to the board of regents.
Surprising, ' however was the total lack of in
terest the council displayed at its regular meeting
Wednesday, when its officers were unable to gather
a sufficient number to form a quorum. The student
governing body's showing, at such an inopportune
time, struck a sour note. Council members did have,
nevertheless, a sufficient number present to set the
filing deadline for the junior senior prom commit
tee. Unfortunately, this announcement not the
lack fft a quorum set many student's heart a-flutter
with thoughts of exuberant anticipation.
IN spite of registration and the coming exams, the
student population found time to enjoy its first
ice carnival, held Thursday night under the sponsor
ship of the WAA. Presumably a success, It has
been announced that a similar event is being con
templated for next year. We Buspect, however, that
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next year another name will be added to the long
list of Nebraska's meaningless albeit superfluous
royalty when its sponsors announce the Queen of
the Ice Carnival! Equally novel Is the announce
ment of a mid-year frolic, to be held at the close of
exam week. The affair, cloaked In the halo of nov
cltv. is significant for one reason. It will be a
dance not a queenfest.
SEVERAL elections appear on the campus horizon.
The most significant, taken from the point of
view of numbers participating, is the election of Y,
W. C. A. officers for the second semester. There
will be no politics in the election, its sponsors have
stated. To which we add: "Balderdash!"
COMPLETION cf plans for creating twenty-seven
felief study centers was made during the week.
The plan, long the dream of educators In this coun
try, appeared significant for two reasons: First, di
rect participation of the federal government in adult
instruction, thru the facilities of our present educa
tional system, and second, the education of young
men and women who otherwise might be denied
this privilege. Application of the principles of this
plan may mean great things for the education of
the future.
FIE Interfraternity ball will be held Feb. 10, ac
cording to an announcement made during the
week. This affair, much the same as the Prom and
the Military ball, stands out as one of tho social
highlights of the campus. Greeks would be wise,
this year, in setting an admission price within the
means of the average student. Ridiculously high
prices have ceased to appeal to students as being a
mark of quality.
AND that was the week in the news. Actually, of
course, a great many more things went on, but
no way has yet been discovered of describing the
whole shifting scene that is this week and everj
other week the university and its varied life.
Strike Up
The Band.
rIE University R. O. T. C. band will present its
annual winter concert this afternoon at the Coli
seum. Nearly 100 student musicians, under the di
rection of Bandmaster W. T. Quick, will take part
In the concert which will feature, among other
things, the University of Nebraska march, written
for the university by the late John Phillip Sousa.
Commenting on today's concert, Chancellor E.
A. Burnett said recently: "I am very desirous that
there be developed in this university a greater ap
preciation of student organizations that contribute
to the life of the institution. It is a little disappoint
ing to arrange a concert, nave several thousand peo
ple there from outside the university community,
and find only a comparatively small proportion of
our faculty and students in attendance."
Unfortunately, the words of the chancellor sum
up the situation exactly. Far too frequently, the
university population has overlooked many of the
finer things on the campus.
The University band is probably called upon
more frequently to contribute its services to student
enterprises than any other institution on the cam
pus. Its members do not receive remuneration for
their loyal response, and as Is generally the case,
receive little or no thanks for their contributions.
In addition the success or failure of many such af
fairs rests largely upon the presence of the band.
Unquestionably the band is responsible very largely
for the student support given the university's ath
letic teams. Nebraska's famous hundred is one of
the university's best national advertisements, and
a valuable emissary of good will for the institution.
For its concert this afternoon the band will re
ceive neither money nor the plaudits of the multi
tude. Students attending the affair will be well re
paid, however, for time well spent.
Contemporary Comment
Hoic to
Pass Exams.
The approaching proximity of
"Dead Week" and "Final Exams"
means that once more the atten
tions of the majority of students
will be turning toward their stu
dies and academic matters, and
one of the best and most practical
ways to preparefor finals Is to
tart studying now Instead of
waiting until the day or aven the
week before exams.
In the past it has been consid
ered as somewhat In keeping with
college life to attempt to learn suf
ficient material concerning a
course in one or two days to pass
the exam in it, but such is no
longer the case, nor should it be.
The era of "cramming" has just
about reached its natural climax,
and no longer enjoys the great
favor presumably given to it by all
college students except that class
known as "grinds." Studying for
finals is perhaps the most impor
tant single effort of the entire
semester's work, and as such
hould receive the attention due to
it; and Insofar as the practical as
pects of the matter are concerned,
there is no doubt but that syste
matic and unhurried review and
study for finals does and will pro
duce better grades in courses.
At the present time students
should be thinking about their final
exams and preparing themselves at
least so that a review can be made
later with a minimum of time and
lack of wasted effort In the final
analysis there Is only one way to
study the finals and only one time
to do and that is in a systematic
way and at some time other than
Dead Week or the day before the
date of the exams. Those students
who start studying now will find
themselves amply repaid for their
foresight when grades are posted
in February. Daily Texan.
'A Rocking Chair
For Students.
The majority of the 250 student
government heads and campus
leaders, mostly from eastern col
leges, who attended the ninth an
nual convention of the National
Student federation in Washington,
D. C., during the Christmas holi
days, appear to be rocking-chair
reactionaries.
The delegates went on record as
'Inclining to leave controversial
questions, in college and out, to the
decision of old-r and presumably
wiser heads."
k resolution Introduced by Arn
old M. Belehman, editor of The
rviiumbis. Spectator, in favor of a
free college press, unhampered by
faculty censodship, was defeated
bv a larsre majority. In Its place
a resolution urging faculty co
operation, although disapproving
faculty "control", was recommend
ed to the plenary session.
Several student editors assertea
that neither in tax-supported nor
private Institutions was It advis
able for the college paper to
"speak out" for fear of alienating
legislative appropriations or large
contributions.
Others whose papers receive
subsidies from their colleges or who
are themselves on scholarships
held t'uet the institution which, so
to speak, was footing the bill
should have the right through the
faculty to prevent its "dirty linen
from being washed in public."
There is nothing, we repeat, as
conservative as the average col
lege student, especially when he is
given responsibility. It would seem
that the conference, however, car
ried conservatism to the ridiculous.
Our college generation has reached
sad state of decay it it is no
longer competent to comment on
'controversial matters.
It is rather inconzuous to dis
approve faculty "control", and yet
leave "controversial" mailers 10
faculty decision. Control over
routine means little, unelss there is
the accompanying authority to de
cide hourly "what to leave out,
what to put In, and how far It is
advisable to go." Under such a sys
tem, the paper is either faculty
dictated or the deadly record of
uncontroverslal meetings and
games.
The real censor on any coiiege
paper, or on any newspaper ior
that matter, is in me ena gooa
taste and public opinion. It is a
false loyalty on the part of any
college leader who reels ne cannoi
offer constructive, and when nec
essary, destructive, criticism of his
university. If a school cannot
stand criticism from Its students,
it had better close its doors.
Who. after alL is more closely
acaualnted with, or conscious of,
student problems almost all of
which come under tne caierory oi
"controversial" matters than the
students themselves? It Is a piti
ful reflection on the educational
training of the universities them
selves if they reel tney cannot irusi
their students to comment in print
on their own and university prob
lems.
The ideal of course, is coopera
tion between faculty and students,
provided the decision is leu to tne
students. The arm ox xacwiy su
pervision casts a ofe4ow on the
student staff, dlscoutages coopera
tion, and frequently leads to open
antagonism.
The healthier state la to permit
student freedom of expression,
with faculty cooperation and as
sistance available.
But even on our own campus,
The Pally was surprised to find
this fall that there were student
leaders who opposed such stands
as it took for "more professors
and smaller classes" and a more
permanent board of regents on the
grounds that students should not
enter into such problems. Yet both
campaigns have been successful
with student assistance at the pres
ent seion of the legilature.
The Daily now enjoys complete
freedom of A. S. U. W. or univer
sity censorship, yet has the ad
vantage of friendly faculty cooper
ation. Student publications must
be preserved as the last remaining
check and expression of student
opinion on "controversial" sub
jects. U. of Washington Dally.
And at
Nebraska Too.
Once again the university is un
dertaking a noble piece of work.
and one that should receive the
plaudits of every one. At this time,
the extension department bureau,
under thedirection of Prof. Well
ington Patrick, is sponsoring a six
week's college training course for
unemployed high school graduates.
Altho the classes are conducted
In the same manner as those In the
regular curriculum of the Univer
sity, no registration fee or tuition
Is charged, expense of instruction
being covered by funds provided
by the federal relief administra
tion. At present there are 140 stu
dents enrolled in the various
courses which are taught by un
employed teachers.
Twelve courses are offered, and
include classes in English, French,
botany, political science, Spanish,
history, education, and mathemat
ics. All are three credit courses,
with the exception of mathematics,
in wmcn rive credits are riven, as
in university courses, a student
must be regular in attendance to
receive credit, and instructors are
required to keep attendance rec
ords and daily reports.
Because o ftbe regrettable finan
cial conditions that have been ex
perienced so widely, students who
hitherto had planned to attend col
lege upon the completion of high
school training were forced to dis
continue their schooling. Many
were unable to find employment,
and as a consequence, had no alter
native other than to become idlers
According to Professor Patrick
there are in Lexington alone prob
ably several hundred unemployed
high school graduates.
Thelr's was a dismal outlook, but
now, owing to the Interest of the
university and the federal relief ad
ministration, they, too are given
an opportunity to gain a higher
education. Truly, this is a com
mendable gesture, and we believe
that the students wno are inus
benefited will, by their eagerness
to learn, repay a hundred torn me
cost of training.
Kentucky Kernel.
Ag College
lij Carlyle Hodgkin
IN SCHOOL FOR WHAT?
Along toward springtime stu
dents in one of the Ag journalism
classes will have to write sort of a
publicity campaign for the univer
sity. They will have to figure out
reasons why boys ana gins now
seniors in high school should come
to college next fall.
That job has an amusing diffi
culty: If they make the story good
enough to pull students from far
and near, then they are likely to
find it hard to believe their own
writing. On the other hand, if they
write what they feel tney nave ac.
tually gained from college, the
copy might not have very much
"sell." They might, in short, find
that they are not too thoroly sold
on the product they are trying to
sell.
I suggest here another reason
that might be added to the reason
why seniors in Nebraska high
schools should come to college next
fall: It would keep them from get
ting married.
That, of course, Is not always
true, but It is true enough to be
worth considering. Just what, in
some dingy, little one horse town,
is there for a boy or girl to do
after he or she finishes high
school ? What is there to absorb
their interest, to keep their minds
and time anywhere as near occu
pied as while they were in school ?
For the few who have some great
passion to go out and raise sheep,
or run a bake shop, or organize a
local drama club, or be an auc
tioneer, the problem is simple.
They will go ahead and do that
job. But for the great majority, the
problem is not simple. They have
no all consuming passion for this
work or that. They come, at the
end of high school, to a kind of a
jumping off place. Their time has
been full, too full; and now it is
empty, too empty.
To fill up part of the time, to
keep up in part that this tonight
and that tomorrow night habit
they got into during high school,
they go in for some sort of social
round. There is nothing to really
capture their interest except that
social round. And in a year or two,
by the inevitable process of grav
ity and whatever else may be in
volved, they find themselves mar
ried. There is no question but that
they do get married. If you doubt
it, go home and1 you'll find most of
your once carefree classmates are
long faced married men or worried
wives. But there might be a ques
tion as to whether the explanation
is that hum-drum, small town life
offered them nothing else to hold
their interest.
At any rate, the ones who go to
college usually don't get married
until almost as long alter mey
have finished college as the ones
that get married after they have
finished high school. Result: Col
lege tends to keep them single four
years longer.
Now maybe they would go thru
college and not learn a thing, but
that is unlikely. It's hard to sit
thru classes foi four years and not
have a little of it sink in. So tne
ones who go to college learn a lit
tle more, get married four years
later, and, it seems reasonable to
assume, will know more about how
to succeed with that big job of get
ting married when they do tackle
it. Therefore, Ag journalists, give
your copy all the pull you can.
THERE'S A WAY.
While times were getting tough
er and tougher for his competitors
a certain truck operator from Col
orado made money. He made
money because he figured out a
way that money could be made.
He trucked potatoes from Colo
rado to merchants in Nebraska
towns. So did his competitors. But
they bought their loads from job
bers or marketing associations in
Colorado and sold them mostly to
retailers little dabs at a time in
Nebraska towns. Not so with the
hero of this tale.
He knew, or went out and got
acquainted with, the farmers who
grew the potatoes. He also made
it a point to know the wholesalers
along the line from whom the re
tailers bought. So he went out Into
the country, backed his truck into
the farmers' potato pit, delivered
his load to some Nebraska whole
saler at an interestingly; low fig
ure. Because he could interest whole
salers In his prices, he could sell in
much larger quantities, a 10 ton
load at a time. Because he deliver
ed in large quantities, his costs
were lower. He could make more
profit per trip than his competi
tors, and could make more trips.
The point is that, a profit being
hard to make, he figured out a
way to make one.
According to dispatches from
Stanford university, a new omce
has been filled up for ex-President
Hoover there. He is about to as
sume the job of librarian and dl
rect the activities of the Hoover
War library.
YOU CAN DO IT TOO
Last year we registered more than forty Btudenta having from
one to four years of college work. Our course gave them di
rect contact with business opportunities. Not one of them is
unemployed now.
Second Semester Clan, Feb. 5
Luicoui School o Commerce
P and 14th Sts.
Business Training rays
B6774
Lincoln, Nebr.
The Student Pulse
Hriri, cuncne contribution perti
nent to mutters of student lite and
tlir iinlversltj nre welcomed 0 this
ilp-irt.nrnt, onder the aual rastrie
tlnns of sound newspaper practice,
which excludes all libelous matter
and pernnnnl attacks. Letters must
be stoned, but names will be with
held from publication If so desired.
Loading the Guns.
TO THE EDITOR:
In answer to V. F. in the Student
Pulse on Jan. 10, we have picked
out onlv several of the unconnect-
ed.erroneous conclusions in his
mind-reliever to consider nere.
Via the way of Ohio and Newton
Baker, Very Foolish arrives at
"preparedness for warfare encour
ages similar participation in en
couragement of militaristic activi
ties by the foreign powers.' This
is not conductive to peace, and
peaceable settlements of Interna
tional difficulties." Also In refer
ence to the United States, he goes
from the deficit in the budget to
employment for army officers
when he kicks them out of the R.
O. T. C. and finally ends up with,
"Peace must be the cry of youth,
not preparedness for war."
Between the various above men
tioned points he has wedged in
such astounding revelations as
"The youth of - the world must
fight the next war' and 'rtwar is"
foolish, extravagant, expensive and
undesirable." Why did he leave
out "Greta Garbo is a Swede" and
"Annie has changed her place of
residence?" He must have over
looked these two universally known
If Valiantly Fabulous will recall
the moves of non-construction and
scrapping of war material by the
United States during the twenties
of this century to such an extent
that the navy and army were
much below the scale, and the sub
sequent rebuilding and enlarging
of the same units of national de
fense by the European powers, en
tirely disregarding our show of un
preparedness and willingness to
bring on world peace, maybe he
will not say that "preparedness
for warfare encourages similar
participation ... by foreign pow
ers." Maybe ne win cnange it io
"It is apparent that our moves to
bring on peace by disarmament
are not noticed by the other countries."
When he savs that "Peace must
be the cry of youth, not prepared
ness for war," he says that a good
wav to cure a sick man is not to
give him medicine. He prescribes
abandonment of the remedy tnai
will cure the malady. History will
also show to; him that our wars
have been forced upon us when we
were much unprepared, tragically
unprepared for battle. He will find
that aggression has been directed
toward us by foreign powers only
at the time when our national de
fense was based on our motto of
"In God We Trust."
We do loin V. F however, when
he says that "Peace and peaceable
settlement of international diffi
culties will save hundreds of mil
lions of dollars to nations." and in
contrast to war when he says
Peace offers more and costs less."
Very true, and they are our senti
ments also, but we disagree on the
wav he wishes to obtain peace, the
way which has failed many times
for other nations, and at least five
times for us. Discarding tha rem-
edy will not cure the malady. Un
preparedness is not the way to se
cure peace. E. W. C.
Yes and No on the Tax.
To the Editor:
The Daily Nebraskan has shown
a very splendid quality in allowing
so complete a discussion of the stu
dent activity tax. The Interest
shown on both sides of the ques
tion makes this somewhat unin
terested reader wonder if boih
sides do not have some very fine
arguments to bring forward.
For those who are Interested the
publications on our campus, here
is an opportunity to purchase their
usual subscriptions at a greatly re
j i K..iA Tn tfiom 'it seems
hiehlv Important that such a tax
be lnauguraieu ul hcuimh,
nnrtinn of the student coun
cil .feels that a great service can
be rendered Nebraska students by
adopting such a plan. It cannot be
demea tnai ineo me w nvw...
that o-o interested in campus ac
tivities and feel that they have
everything 10 gain anu uuming
lose. ...
But on the other nana, mere u
in mv mind but what
HKJ UUCilHUH "'J
the majority of the students can-
not noncsuy aiiuru -"v
tax as it is proposed. This in no
way implies that they do not have
ciro hut that thev lust can't
blaG uvtlit v
see their way clear in spending
such an amount, running on such
a narrow margin, as they are. This
A. J 1 ILa IxHtir I
is not exaggerateu in me .coat.
t aoririmtv nueation that those wno
proposed the tax have ever had the
nf srrotrhlne' Quarters into
y i uu.v. m lj j - - - o -a
dollars. Too many .itudents are
being sent to tne university Deiore
they have ever learned the value
of money. How can they wisely
unit r-lonr-sie-htedlv subscribe to a
measure when money means noth
ing to mem;
There are the two sides to the
question. Those of us who vote on
fkA m.it.. In tha np'ar future
bllo iiiaivb, ... " "
should remember that the fate of
many lies in the nanas or mose
use the ballot. True, plan
of exemption has been worked out,
v...M,f1iner f nr thoRA Ufhrk AH tin-
l V " " ' '
able, under present circumstances,
to pay the tax. This Tieans there
is a way out. Why not make the
tax optionable? For those who
are able, it provides a bargain for
those who are not, there is no pen
alty. W. P.
WBM& SOCIETY
SEVENTEEN
Pi Mu Epsilon Announces
Names of New Members;
; Present Program.
Seventeen new members of Pi
Mu Epsilon, national honorary
mathematics society, were initiated
Thursday evening at a dinner and
program. Those who came into the
organization were:. David J. Bru
baker, Nelson; Carl L. Erb, Lin
coin; Carl J. Christensen, Cordova;
George A. Harrington, Omaha; L.
B. Hulsebus, Lincoln; Thomas K.
Griffin, Alexandria; John J. Imler,
Nelson; Donald W. Martin, College
Springs, Iowa; Burton E. Moor,
Lincoln; Charles H. Nielsen, Askor,
Minn.; William G. Noyce, i'.dncoln;
Louise M. Skrable, Ravenna; Mel
vin R. Stevinson, Camden, Mo.;
Mildred Waide, Schuyler; Charles
E. Williams, Kearney; Bernlce A.
Wilson, Malvern, la.; and Kenneth
A. Young, Humboldt.
NAME CONTEST WINNER
Award Prize to Lucie Starr
In Annual Palladian
Competition.'
At the University of California
at Los Angeles, candidates for
student offices have to be heavily
guarded by police to protect them
from being kidnaped by opposing
forces.
At the annual Palladian literary
society Ned Fisher literary contest
Friday evening, Lucie Starr won
the ' competition for the second
time, and received a book of poems
as first prize.
Gerald Mott offered a number
of vocal selections. His accom
panist was Marian Williams.
Receipt of $6,000 from student
fees enabled the Minnesota Union
to pay off a debt of $2,400 to the
general fund of the University in
curred when $45,000 was spent to
remodel the building in the sum
mer of 1932. The Union receives
about $156,000 a year from the
student fees.
Your Drug Store
Call us B1068 for quick
Lunch, Drugs or Candy
The Owl Pharmacy
148 No. 14th and P Street
The College Bus Depot
which is a branch of the. Union Depot, is now
located for your convenience at 232 North 12th.
Let us serve you with good schedules and low
round trip fares to your home town.
Interstate Transit Lines call B2595
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A, 7 a
...Our regular line of pat
terned llsles...sllk mixtures.,
mixed oxford grays, browns
and blues with clocked effects
...plenty of colors that will
be good now... plenty of col
on for spring season wear.
First Floor
29'
.4 or $1