FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1934.
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The Daily Nebraskan
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A One House
Legislature.
rEMOCRACY in government is impossible. But
intelligent people have within their power the
ability to make democratic forms of government
more democratic in theory and far more intelligent
and effective in practice by reforming present in
stitutions of government.
To the hundreds of people gathered together
Thursday afternoon, the plea was probably not a
new one. But Senator George W. Norris went a step
further than his less worthy compatriots and out
lined a plan whereby citizens of this state could
actually accomplish what others talk about
This, in fact, is what Mr. Norris attempted to
explain in a comprehensive address entitled, "The
Model Legislature."
Briefly the unicameral, or one house legislature
is a change in form of state government. It involves
nothing complicated nor difficult to understand. Its
obvious purpose is to eliminate the present legis
lative set-up in Nebraska, and put in its place a
better form of government.
The one house legislature is merely a scheme
whereby the legislative authority will be embodied
In a legislature consisting of one house. The mem
bership of this body will not be less than thirty
nor more than fifty, as the legislature may decide.
Yearly salaries would be drawn from a fund of
$50,000, to be divided equally among the number
of members in the legislature. Members of the leg
islature would be elected on a non-partisan ballot,
for a two year term of office.
Such is the machinery of the unicameral legis
lature as outlined by Senator Ncrris. According to
the speaker's discussion the adoption of the one
bouse legislature should accomplish the following
things:
1. Save the taxpayers' money, by eliminating
the expensive machinery necessary to operate a two
bouse system.
2. It would go far toward the re-establishment
of a democratic form of government, since the pres
ent system, while large in numbers, does not repre
sent the best interests of the citizenry, but ulti
mately the will of party machines and powerful
lobbies.
3. It would make it more difficult for dishonest
men to get in office, and make it more difficult for
dishonest men to retain office. In support of this
point Senator Norris states that the higher salaries
and a non-partisan ballot should attract Intelligent
and respected citizens of the state to the legislature.
On the other band, he pointed out, the smallness of
the one house would make each legislator's actions
known to the public, and as such dishonest men
would be driven from office.
4. The smallness of the legislature would give
the honest legislator an opportunity to have his
record known to the people, and It would make It
possible for the people of the stnte to resdily as
certain and comprehend the record of the members
of the legislature.
Snator Norris' eleven years of service in the sen
ate has not been without the fruits of experience,
lie admits that the ideal situation is impossible.
Said he: ''There would, of course, always be the
possibility of dishonest men getting into office.
There would be a possibility of dishonest men who
were in office deceiving the people. But these pos
sibilities would be very much minimized. Nothing
has ever been said that is truer than the saying
that 'Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.' "
Senator Norris' proposal, however, is of unques
tionable merit Indeed it should eliminate, for th
most part, the damning evils of our present system
of state government. The clumsy check and balance
system has outgrown its usefulness, as was indi
cated by the speaker's clear explanation of the
actual conference committee's work, when the sen
ate and the bouse disagree.
The Student Pulse
Brief, concise, contributions pertinent to matters
of student life and the unlverelty are welcomed by
this department, under the usual restrictions of eound
rewspaper practice, which ocludee all libelous mat
ter and personal attacks. Letters accepted do not
necessarily Indicate tne editorial policy of this paper.
We Think
So Too.
TO THE EDITOR:
During the jit few weeks while ompus big
shots and would-r greats have been haggling over
student government, what it is, and what it ought
to be things ef general -lultural Interest to the state
have been going on within the university campus.
Of much more lasting importance to the Institution
than school politics is ths development of the series
of Sunday afternoon concerts and convocations Yy
th administration.
For quite some time there has been a growing
feeling of discontent on the part of that minority
f the student body which is interested la what
transpires outside of the campus. The cause of this
disgruntled attitude among that minority has been
the lack of convocations and convocation speakers
worth listening to. At most schools in the United
States convocations with famous speakers, musi
cians, etc., are common, and are counted in as a
regular part of the student program. The University
of Nebraska schedule has existed devoid of such a
characteristic necessity, and that condition has
stood and still stands in urgent need of a remedy.
With the recent arrangement made by the Uni
versity for the appearance of Lorado Taft, world
renowned sculptor, next Tuesday In the Temple
building, the administration has come through with
a bit of commendable action, and the situation is
taking a decided turn for the better, what with the
announcement that a series of such programs is to
take place in the future.
Another commendable arrangement recently
made is that calling for a series of coliseum Sunday
afternoon concerts with student groups offering en
tertainment. The first was the presentation of "The
Messiah" in December by the University Chorus.
Next came the R. O. T. C. concert in January; the
Glee club will present its program this next Sun
day; and in March the University Symphony or
chestra is to complete the series with a public ap
pearance. An average of 5,000 people attend these
affairs. Therefore the University is placed in a very
good light.
Invitations aro sent throughout the state to
school children. These children are future students
of the University of Nebraska, and the emphasis of
cultural activities is bound to arouso their interest
in them and cause them to take part when they get
in school here. This concert arrangement is a far
sighted one. It is the belief and aim of the admin
istration that as much emphasis should be placed
on the cultural groups and their activities as is
placed on athletics, particularly football, at present
Students benefit also, due to the fact that they
are afforded the opportunity of appreciating the ac
complishments of their fellows.
Next Tuesday when Taft is here I hope that stu
dents will turn out as well as they did for the
Phyllis Bentley address on Charter Day. One thou
sand five hundred students were there while the
usual Temple convocation throng is sufficiently
large to fill four rows. When the students turned
out for the Charter Day speech they showed that
they are interested In quality programs. Now it Is
the administration's turn to offer a series of con
vocations deserving of student attention and at
tendance. According to all appearances it is com
plying, and is to be commended. W. M. B.
Contemporary Comment
Maybe The CWA
Would Help.
HTHE poor-but-prcud family, the virtuous-though-
tempted working girl, and the lad who is bound
to rise through pluck and luck, are firmly estab
lished in the scheme of American hero-worship.
And there is another character who has long
since proven his nobility in the eyes of men: the
boy who works his way through college.
So much poetry has been wrought in praise of
this last character that we should like to say a
word, if only for the sake of variety and complete
ness, on some of the less Horatio-Algerish aspects
of the situation.
Frequently we hear talcs of a student who is
going to college, living in a basement, half-starving
to death, and trying to support a sister and aged
mother on the $2.50 a week he gets stoking a fur
nace. A short time ago there appeared an account
of a student here at Oregon who had subsisted for
some time on a diet of macaroni alone. And then
there was the case last year of a girl attending
U. C. L. A. while living in a make-shift shanty under
a nearby bridge. She had been arrested on the
charge of theft of some blankets and other small
articles.
Such spartan courage, such incredible tenacity,
and such overwhelming intellectualism to the point
of starving during the process of acquiring an edu
cation are commendable displays of perseverance.
But they also are indications of gross irrationality
and a reckless disregard of health. When condi
tions exist that will not allow a student proper food
and livable quarters, bis attendance at the Univer
sity is so foolish as to almost eliminate him from
eligibility to sympathy.
Every year countless young men and women find
their finances depleted and are forced to divide their
period of e-ducation into two or more parts. The
worth of education is not to be questioned, but a
short delay in the completion of a college lonrse,
even the entire omisslcn of higher education, is not
fatal.
Determination to get a college education is, of
course, to be praised, but there are limits past
which such courage becomes silly. The penniless
student who subjects himself to such privations
through a college course is commendable for his
endeavor but ridiculous for his lack of judgment.
Oregon Emerald.
Princeton Scrape
Off the Mohi.
GONE ARK the pleasant day when colleges and
universities of the east can rest smugly on
memories of past laurels and ivy-covered tradition
while other institutions of higher learning enter
tain progressive and radical academic trends. The
Daily Prlncetonlan recognizes the need for educa
tional Innovations in rock-ribbed conservative in
stitutions in an editorial attacking the outworn aca
demic system at Princeton.
Students have ceased to attend college for the
purpose of acquiring a charming broad A'd accent,
an athletic letter or the advantages of exclusive
club life. Sanity, practicability, and awareness of
the problems facing students after graduation are
becoming the necessary factors in college training.
As outmoded universities realize the inadequacy
of their educational set-up they must radically
change their policies. They must strenuously over
haul their curricula and modernize such relics as
tbe four course plan or the preceptorial plan as
pursued at Princeton. They must keep in step with
the progress of their contemporaries by recognizing
that educational institutions should never stand still
but should lead the race for progressive thought
Wisconsin Cardinal.
Vll It Rtrlk. Rlntora Ou.IVrf Pv Pnllra
Headline. And we thought that was the especial
function of the politician.
In line with tbe policy of giving more work to the
unemployed, why not equip th CWA with spoons
Instead of shovels.
TO HEAR DR. MURDICK
'The Bible in a Critical
Age' Is First of a
Series of Talks.
The advance la the price of cigarettes Just means
that more money will be going up in smoke.
During this frigid weather acUvlties of the nudist
colonies seem to be clad in aecrecjj
Beginning a series of talks on
"Religion for the Inquiring Mind,"
Dr. P. H. Murdick, minister of the
Trinity Methodist church, will
speak at an afternoon tea, spon
sored by the Methodist Student
Council, at 4 p. m. Sunday after
noon, Feb. 25, in the Wesley
Foundation.
Dr. Murdick has entitled his first
talk of this series "The Bible in a
Critical Age." The topics of the
following talks in the series are:
March 4, "Prayer in the Atmos
phere of Modern Science;" March
11, "Is Christianity the Solution
for Social and Economical Prob
lems?" and March 18, "Who,
Then, Is a Christian?"
Owing to a lack of sufficient
opportunity for religious emphasis,
the Methodist student council is
sponsoring this series of talks in
order to provide a means of em
phasizing religion In the minds of
the students of this university. The
council has sponsored other similar
talks and plans are made for an
other series in the near future. It
is emphasized that not only
Methodist students, but all stu
dents who are interested are wel
come to attend these talks by Dr.
Murdick.
Dr. Murdick is especially fitted
for this type of work, having lec
tured for four weeks, this past
summer, at the summer school of
ministerial training on a similar
subject. He has also lectured in
other part of the country.
A special committee of the
council has . been appointed and
will serve the tea that afternoon.
I
Epworth Players to Present
Religious Production
Sunday Night.
Nearly two dozen university stu
dents will have parts in a religious
drama to be presented at the Kp
worth Methodist church Sunday
night, Feb. 25, Irene Leech, Ag
college sophomore, announced
Thursday. The play is sponsored
by the Epworth players, most of
whom are students, Miss Leech
said.
Louise Bernhardt, home eco
nomics senior, will play the leaJ
Ing role in the play Sunday night.
The title of the production, Miss
Leech said, is "The Slave Maid of
Israel." Mrs. Claud Johnston, Lin
coln, who has studied dramatics
under Herbert Yenne, university
players co-director, has had chargj
of training for the production.
The Epworth players, Miss Leech
said, won favorable recognition
when they presented a religious
drama last year, and the produc
tion Sunday night is expected to
again draw a large attendance. The
play, she said, will probably b
presented In four of five churches
during this season.
Other university students who
will play important roles In the
biblical drama are Ernest Metzger,
Wesleyan, who will play the load
ing mal-? role: Helen Forburger,
junior; James Warner, Junior; Carl
Beadles, Junior; Dale Mecham,
iiminr- Mm McCamlcv. freshman;
and Wesley Dunn, Junior, Carlylo
Hodgnin, senior.
BAPTISlARlATtERSON
'Religion and Mysticism' Is
Subject for Sunday
Ifoon Lecture.
Dr. C. H. Patterson will discuss
"Religion and Mysticism" In the
University class at the First Bap
tist church, Sunday, Feb. 25, at 12
o'clock noon.
At the :30 p. m. young people's
meeting "Leisure and Reading" is
the subject to he discussed. Helen
Mctiaughey will speak upon "Poe
try," Virginia Larson on "Hio
cmnhv " Marv MrCall on "Reli
gious Books," Claire Rhodes on
"Fiction," and Vincent tfronny on
Magazines.
A pre-Kaster study group will
mert at the Baptist student house,
1440 g" t., each Tuesday night
until Faster. Miss Grace Hpaclit is
conducting the class.
Phi Tau Theta Sponsor
I'urty Saturday Evening
Phi Tau Theta. Methodist men's
fraternity, will entertain at a party
at tbe Wesley Foundation rarion
age, Saturday evening, Feb. 24, at
a on Raich Conenhaver is in
charge of the entertainment which
will be puzzles ana games, map
erons for tbe party are Rev. and
Mrs. W. C. Fawell.
The flv most heavily endowed
universities in the United States
are Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Chi
cago, and the University of Rochester.
OFFICIAL
BULLETIN
Washington Party.
A Washington party will be
sponsored by the social staff of the
Y. W. C. A. at Memorial hall Fri
day, Feb. 23 at 7:30 p. m. The
regular instruction will be given
from 7 to 7:30 under the direction
of Miss Berniece Miller.
PALLADI AN SOCIETY.
The Palladian Literary Society
will hold its annual Boys Program,
Feb. 23. Clifford Domingo will
have charge of the program.
SIGMA UPSILON TO MEET.
Sigma Upsllon, honorary liter
ary group will meet at the home of
Jake Gable, 2326 Garfield, Sunday
ntcVit- tnr a hnKinpsa meetine. Sev
eral manuscripts will be considered
by the club at tne meeting.
Interest Group Leader's.
Y. W. C. A. Interest Group Lead
ers will hold their meeting at 4
o'clock in Ellen Smith Hall. Janet
Vlcek will lead the discussion and
violet Cross will preside at the
meeting.
REGISTRATION OF
ENGINEERS TOPIC
AT ANNUAL EVENT
(Continued from Page 1).
arranged for wives of engineers.
As an incentive for engineering
students to attend the roundup it
was announced that they would
not have to pay the registration
fee charged the other delegates.
The purchase of a banquet ticket
is optional.
The last roundup held In Lincoln
was very successful with 328 en
gineers attending, according to J.
W. Haney, program chairman. This
was two years ago. The event is
sponsored by four co-operating
groups, . the Grand Island Engi
neers' club, the Engineers' club of
Omaha, the Engineers' club of Lin
coln and the college of engineering
here. The annual meeting alter
nates among these three cities.
Ruth Urson Will Talk
Before Geography Club
Miss Ruth Larson, graduate stu
dent, will address the regular meet
ing of the GeoeraDhv rlnh .
luncheon this noon at the Llndell
hotel. The topic of her talk will be
"Life and Customs of the People
in India." Miss Larson spent some
years as a missionary in India be
fore enrolling at the univerlty.
N. C. 8TATE.
By defeating the debaters of
Bates college before the annual
convention of the National Asso
elation of Teachers of Speech, the
State debating team has laid claim
to national and international foren
sic honors.
The college of education at
Ohio State university has Just re.
leased an honor list of upperclas.s
men which Includes 352 students
who have made three points out of
a possible four.
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