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WEDNESDAY. NOVKMHKR 28, 1031, THE DAILY NEBRASKAN Daily Nebraskan Station A. Lincoln, Nsbrsska. OFFICIAL STUDENT PUBLICATION UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA This paper la represented for general advertising by the Nebraska Press Association. MIMBEl 93 4 VfcU papsr It represent far gsnera advertising by the Nebraska Press Aaaeelatlen Stoeorlntfd gollfptatf ffircse mmmmmm i -- ' Entered at aeeond-clasa matter at the postofflcu . in Lincoln. Nebraska, under act of congress. March 3. 187?, and at apeclal rata of postage provided for In i atction 1103. act of October 3. 1817. authorlied January 80. 1U22- THIRTY-THIRD YEAR. Published Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. Frioav and Sunday morninga during the acndemlc year. SUBSCRIPTION RATE. $1.60 a year. Single copy 5 cents. $1.00 a semester. 8.60 year mailed. $1.60 a semester mailed. Under direction of the Student Publication Board. Editorial Off Ice University Hall 4. Business Office University Hall 4-A Telephones Day: BS891I Night! B6882. B3333 (Jour nal). Ask for Nebraskan editor. EDITORIAL STAFF Burton Marvin Editor-in-Chief MANAGING EDITORS Lamolne Bible Jack Fischer NEWS EDITORS Fred Nlcklas Virginia Selleck Irwin Ryan Ruth Matschullat W2"Xw EdltSr Sanctis Kllbourn ScSi" Iri tnr Arnold Levins sP,ts Ed,t0' BUSINESS STAFF Richard Schmidt Business Manager ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGERS Truman Oberndoiff Bob Shellenberg Robert Funk Thanksgiving Day and Football Reminiscing. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving day. It is one of the few days of the year set aside by holy and president tial proclamation for optimism and for a glance at the silver lining. This is a period devoted to an at tempt to brush away the dark clouds, and few are the people able to see anything for which they should be thankful. There are, however, many works . of nature and man that, placed side by side with the things that make life, sad, offer consolation and joy. Those few men with a true sense of humor, a fine sense of proportions, are able to see the bright sido and will be the most thankful tomorrow. Meanwhile activities of the day are scheduled to be run off in truly traditional form. Headlining the program on the campus is the Nebraska-Kansas State football game, the winner of which will be the Big Six conference champion for the season of 1931. Kansas State seems to be the favorite in Thurs day's battle. The Manhattan team has rolled up a much higher number of points in conference compe tition even though they have no better record than Nebraska in reference to conference victories. . Spectators at tomorrow's game will see first class football if the field is in good condition, which it probably will be, because the field cover has been used as a protection against the onslaughts of J. Pluvius. This football season has seen a team lacking by a good margin the strength exhibited by the 1933 Husker eleven that so easily marched to its third successive Big Six conference championship. The line has shoin less strength, and all-around ability of backfield men isn't so much in evidence as in the past two seasons. Coach Bible started the season with only one first team veteran, Franklin Meier, center. He had a green bunch of sophomores plus a sprinkling of 1933 substitutes with which to model his 1934 ma chine. He is to be congratulated on his success, for the results can be considered only as success. De feated only by Minnesota, one of the strongest teams in the history of football, and Pittsburgh, the equal of the Gophers, the 1934 Husker football team has compiled a fine record. This season has been marked by exceptionally fine attendance at the games, by unusually good student spirit, and by lucky build-ups for each game. It so happened that each week preceding their games with Nebraska, Husker opponents played fine games, for that reason attracting spectators to memorial stadium. Iowa, for Instance, trimmed Northwestern a week preceding their appearance in the Nebraska stadium, Oze Simmons was described as the wonder ball-carrier of the age. and Mr. Sel leck rubbed his hands together gleefully in anticipa tion of gate receipts that were forthcoming. Student spirit exhibited this year was of an ex ceptionally fine quality and quantity. Most directly responsible for this new deal in pep was the school rally committee comprised of two Innocents, two . Corn Cobs, and two Tassels. Organization of rallies was done in an unusually efficient and thoro-going fashion this fall by that committee of six. This football season has been a tense but suc cessful one. This year's record compiled by a bunch of green sophomores prompts one to predict sunny days for Nebraska football during the next two seasons. Watch Out for The Big, Bad Red! A contributor to the Student Pulse column in today's Nebraskan rants about Reds, which it would seem, according to his description, swarm like flies over the campuses of this country. Something has alarmed our contributor, he Is beginning to tear his hull- nri nn a last resort he is using the word "Americanism" a his means of saying "Boo!" "The students in the universities of this country should feel honored that they are able to obtain an iducatlon. The young people who today are in ileher institutions of learning are decidedly the nost favored class of people alive. They are in ft oosition to leam and gain the most cf the best fruits arhlch life has to offer These students are placed n the category of Reds," says Mr. O'Sullivan. No doubt students today should feet honored (and incidentally pretty lucky) to obtain educations. But what is education for? True, they are members of the most favored class of people alive. All the more reason that they should use their education in a. positive way rather thiin sit on their lazy rears and yell "Americanism" at every one who suggests social Justice. Due to the fact that toduy's Student Pulso writer falls to be specific In his statements, falls to define the class he calls Red, and because he Is in general running "hog-wild" about something evi dently pictured to him by himself in the vaguest of terms the Nebraskan doesn't see fit to take hlu statement too seriously. Several times this year the. editor of the Ne braskan has gone off Into ecstatic ravings about the place of youth, what It faces in the way of challenge and the usual mistakes youth will probably make. Affiliated with the National Student league, the League for Industrial Democracy, and many other similar organizations, many students on tho hun dreds of campuses of this country are attempting to see their way out of difficulties appearing on every hand. Conservative opinion flays these organizations and constantly brands them as communistic, realiz ing that the American public mind has been edu cated to shy at the word communism. Youth is sincere, altho quite pitifully ignorant in too many cases. The only people with more knowl edge who are willing to help them in any way are older liberals, people recognizing the presence of so cial and economic evils of the day and determined to do something of a remedial nature. Most of the old people are inclined to look askance at youth move ments and rave on about their defects in terms or platitudinous generalities. Reds are people believing that communism is the Tdeal social system. The editor of the Nebras- kan can say in all fairness and honesty that the Reds with whom he is acquainted are quite normal fellows, boasting good heads, two legs, two arms, and generally empty wallets. He doesn't believe that they have the remedy in mind, because com munism would never work in this nation. But he does feel that they are doing a great deal more good in the midst of the present mess than are men such as today's contributor to the Student Pulse who go hay-wire about Americanism (only the Lord knows what that is, and we hope he doesn t tell us) and me constitution. Long Tentacles Force Editor Out. Another college editor went down the river Monday. The editor of the Louisiana state neveiue sacrificed himself on the altar of Huey Long pub licity because he didn't worship his state's golden calf, Huey Long, the Klngfish, United States sena tor, self-styled king of Louisiana, and champion blow-hard of the nation. The editor resigned rather than lick Long's feet. In an objection to an open letter printed re cently in the school paper Senator Long stated that there would be one less editor if the open criticism didn't immediately cease. He had been criticized because of his travesty on representative govern ment. But the reader should read what the great and infamous Klngfish said in his own words: "This is my university and 1 11 throw anybody out who utters a word against it. There'll be a new editor of that paper tomorrow if they print anything against Huey Long. I'll expel a thousand students if necessary if anything is done against me. I've built up this university. It's my school. I don t want any criticism of anything I do." Overworked publishers probably paid Long to make that last statement, because volumes could be written in criticism. Even though the Louisiana senator makes statements such as that above, pays off the state legislature in exchange for their votes on his pet measures, calls out the militia to enforce htdlctation, the good people of that commonwealth still eat out of his hand. The beat that can be done by other college edi tors is to offer their condolences to the oppressed in Louisiana State university. STUDENT PULSE Brief concise contributions pertinent to matters of student life and the university are welcomed by this department, under the usual restrictions of sound news paper practice, which excludes all libelous mutter s,n.i personal attacks. Letters must be slamed. but names will h withheld from publication if so desired. Contributions should bs limited to a maximum of five hundred words lo length. A Request to Fight The Red Menace. TO THE EDITOR: The students In our universities In this country should feel honored that they are able to obtain an education. The young people who today are in our higher institutions of learning are decidedly the most favored class of people alive. They are In a position to learn and gain the most of the best fruits which life has to offer yet sad to say some of these students over the country are turning their huniit fin tho rest of us. on their country, on their constitution, yes even on civilization itself. These students are placed in the category of Reds. The Red element has entered in our universi ties, and it is now up to the rest of us to see thHt they are destroyed no, not physically, but men tally. They surely must have the wrong idea, and it is a shame, for they have so much to lose by placing themselves in such a position as they are taking when they enter Into the Red ranks. The Red element is really more dangerous than most of us realise. In the past two years great steps have been taken by this radical group, and there is a real fight in which we are all bound to take part In order to keep Americanism in America and see to it that Russianlsm is absolutely kept out. You alone cannot fight this radical element but if you and I get together we can. You and I are the ones who have to live in this country for a great number of years to come. Do you want to live under a Rus sian form of government? Or do you want to fight for our constitution and for Americanism? Our cry is, destroy the Reds! Jack O'Sullivan. Contemporary Comment will The Cost Of Idealism. "Show me the right and I fight for it." With these words as his creed, Woodrow Wilson rose from being the son of a poor Presbyterian preacher to tho presidency of one of America's greatest universities, then to the governorship of New Jersey and flnully to the presi dency of the United States. While ho was president he rose to prob ably the greatest heights of world wide adoration ever reached by any man. He achieved his success because the wnoie woria rjenuveu that he was sincere in his creed. The world toduy has many men In positions of power and lnnu enee who want to do the light thing and are willing to fight for their ideals. Yet tney never gei anywhere. Why is it? Perhaps the chief reason bo many willing soldiers of Truth and Right arc not able to fight effec tively is that they are not able to tell Truth from Falsehood, Right from Wrong. Life's most difficult decisions come when a man must differentiate between Justlco and Injustice. To one who is noi in a pusmuii of responsibility, the choice be tween Right ana wrong seems very simple. It Is always easy to say how a matter should be settled if vou are not having to make tho decision yourself. But to those who have power ana responsiniiuy, any derision is very difficult. Both sides usually have good arguments, logic and force and reasonaDieness attached, and the difference be tween the two sides is generally very slight. Then too, one's friends are often a deterrent In rendering a fair de cision. To most people, friends are the greatest things in lire, anu when a man must make a derision that will hurt his friends, it is a terrible thing. Which Is right? Should a man make his decisions in an impersonal, purely intellectual fashion, or should he make deci sions that will increase his per sonal happiness? Should a man crucify himself for some abstract ideal? Should friends of a lifetime be hurt and possibly ruined so that some fleeting phantom called Jus tice may be renderea 'inese oie perplexing questions that every man In power must constantly ask himself. To be strong, to be honest, to ne a man of courage and valor, a man must be ruthless and prejudiced. Even If he Is a battler for the pub lic good, he must of necessity make his progress over the dead bodies of some otner cquauy sin cere persons. Power is usually a terrible thing. A man may go into a position of power with great schemes of prog ress and reform outlined, and yet when he views the cost of prog ress in terms of friendship, broKen dreams, and crushed ambitions, even the strongest individual must hesitate. If he is to progress, he must shut his eyes, and, like a sol dier bayoneting one of the enemy, plunge ahead with his distasteful work. Most men do not have the heart to advance. Only the few who think in terms of all times and all mankind and who can forget tho realities and the associations of to day ever make progress. And, as In the case of Woodrow Wilson, little does mankind seem to appre ciate the steps taken in its behalf. These are thoughts that all men who strive to be idealists rather than materialists, statesmen rather than politicians, must meditate upon thruout their whole lives. Is idealism worth the cost? Is it just a blind allusion? Should a man strive to maintain his ideals? To answer these questions, v. o must depend on our intuition. Somewhere within us. contrary to all reasons and experience, a wee sm.-ill voice savs. "Yes. you must be an Idealist, you must continus regardless of the cost." And it Is that same wee small voice that thruout the centuries has driven men to deeds of greatness.- The Daily Texan. 'College Rhythm Preview Tonite MJJ,lillW.WWTOIUHiP glwlllllIWHI'lllMIllt''JljllWW A ttnu in m aW iiv ifi - -- -ni'i irtni.i fe.,r-."ir - .mmi., . ClflAWTS BY CHANCE. Lanny Ross, Jack Oakie, Joe Penner, Lydia Roberta, Helen Mack and dozens of others are seen in "College Rhythn" the collegiate Foot ball musical comedy to be previewed at the Stuart Theater, tonight 11;30 p. m. by-play accounts and screeching headlines. You editors who futilly try to arouse public opinion to fight crime ironically defeat your own purpose. Yours is the position to suggest, and what do you suggest bigger and better crimes? We should know what happens among the lower tenth because they are just as much a part of life as any body, but why advertise for mur derers and housebreakers? You are In part responsible for many of the crimes you print today and your reporters will pick up tomor row. The Virginia lecn. DEDICATION 10 OPEN COLUMBIA'S Four Years Required to Build Four Million Dollar Structure. NEW YORK, Nov. 27. (CNS) Dedication of South Hall, Co lumbia university's new $4,000,000 library building, this week will open formally the structure which T..i a vein to erect, ac cording to Dr. Nicholas Murray lmental seminar and work rooms. Butler, president of the university. "The new building is distinctly 'a laboratory library that is, a li brary building aeslgnea noi roereiy for the storage and distribution of books but for constant working with books, by teachers and stu dents themselves, under circum stances and surroundings of the greatest ease and convenience, Dr. Butler stated. The buildintr will provide hous ing faculties for 3,000.000 volumes, and an aaaiuonai j.ww.uw ow, it is claimed. A feature of the structure is the Browsing room. Kvhere no texts are permitted and tetudents may pass their time smoking and reading light fiction. Sixteen special reading rooma are Drovlded in addition 10 uie tmain reading room and the depart Tho exterior is in Italian Renais sance stvle. in accordance with other buildings on the campus. A recent debate at a middle western college had as the subject, "Are Mice More Beneficial Than Old Maids?" Boxing Tournament Entries Close Dec. 7 December 7th It tha deadlln for ontorlna tho All-unlvorslty boxing tournament. Anyeno wishing to enter may file their tntry either with Harold Ostran or at tho Intra-Murat office. Anyono taking part mutt ahow proof of having been In train ing three weeks prior to the bout Fields of Education And Medicine Find Favor at Kansas U. LAWRENCE, Kas.. Nov. 27. Education and medicine are the chosen avocations of almost one third of the students at the Uni versity of Kansas, according to a recent report compiled from in formation obtained trom state ments on students' registration cards. Engineering: and architecture and business are close together for third place and law is a good fifth. A little farther down tiie line are journalism, which includes adver tising, and science and research. While the parents or n stu dents are farmers, only tour of the students Intend to be farmers. Two-thirds of those planning on education are women while 95 per cent of those planning to enter medicine are men. I wo women expect to follow engineering and architecture and an even dozen are working toward a law degree. An emotional crisis threatened the University of California cam dus recently when members of the newly formed Women's auxiliary to the football leam sinriea a strike on all kissing, necking, and using lipstick until the team won a conference game by a seven point margin. The clock in the main library at the University of Oregon stopped recently and repair men found that a cockroach was the cause of the trouble, keeping the pendulum from swinging. PIXLEY LOWERS TANK RECORD IN 100, WINS ALI UNIVERSITY MEET Entry List Small as Finals And Prelims Run Off On Same Day. .Tames Pixlev scored the most points in the All University swim ming meet, and at the same time lowered the Big Six record for the 100 yard by four-tenths of a sec ond. Because of the small entry list It was decided to run off pre lims and finals on the same day. When the results had been tabu lated Pixley stood first In the all event score with 25 points. Jack Barry won second with , wnue Smith Reed won third with 8. Pixley lowered the Big Six 100 yard free style time record by win-nine- the event in 56.6. The previ ous record was 57 flat held by Bernie Mastcrson. Plxley's time in this event was the only record breaking time of the meet. Diving: B. Leash and D. Leash tied for first with 25 points, Dem ing third with 25. 100-yard Free Style: Tixley, first: J. Barry, second: Mann, third. Time: 56.6. (Beats Big Six record by .4 of a second. I 25 yard free style: Pixley, fist; Barry, second; Callad, third. Time 11 B. 100 vard bieaststroke: Reed, first; Mann, second; Deming, third. Time 1:48. 50 yard free style: Pixley, first; Barry, second, and Calland, third. Time 26. 100 vard backstroke: Ludwick, first; Reed, second, and D. Lcask, third. Time 1:16. It Is alleged that a freshman at the University of South Dakota who accidenty rolled off the top of a double decker bed in a fraternity house and bumped his head was three days in "somewhat of a coma" but his professors didn't know the difference. With Thanksgiving practically here, the University Players have declared a vacation from rehears als. However, noun ofter va cation, practice will start In earnest on the next play to bo given. The presentation of this play will bo one of tho high lights of tho fall season, so be watching for it. It has an unusuully large number of Mela, properties and a record cast. At we mentioned last week In thit column, the celebrated San Carlos grand Opera company, now on tour, will be In Omaha over the week end. Six operat will bo given "Carmen," "II Pagllaccl." "Caval erra Rusticana," "Martha" "Rig oletto" und the bizarre "Alda." Dl rected by Fortune Gallo, tho fam ous Impresario, thit company hat an unusually fine set of coatumet, scenery, a ballet corpt with a pre mier b.illerlna, a large chorut, and great artists In tho principle roles. If you are in Omaha, don't fail to take in some of thete unutually fine performances. Students from the school of music have been doing themselves proud, so to speak, as far as pub lic performances arc concerned. The following students appeared in recital nt tho Temple recently: Steven Barwlck, student of Miss Wilson: Mildred Plat?., pupil with Miss Klinker; two of Mr. Schmidt's students, Violet Vaughn and Vanco Lolninger; Ruth Morley, who studies with Miss Morley; Helen Hewit, pupil of Mrs. Thomas; Alice Terrill, Student Wlin MISS I'renmrr, and William Gant. student of Mr. Harrison. These student recitals are held every Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock in the Temple and the public is invited. The university school of mutio orchestra under the direction or Prof. Carl Frederic Steckemerg, recently gave a tuccessful per formance before a capacity house at the Jocelyn Memorial In Omaha. They plan to go on a little tour tho first three days of Christmat vaca tion, with their route going at far at North Platte.. They plan to give concerts both going and coming. A concert will be given tometime in the near future here before Lin coln audiences and a repeat per formance in Omaha.. According to the conductor, thit is one of tho finest orchestras the university hat had for many a year, and the mem bert work In harmony and co-ordinate well together. Ha7.el Gertrude Kincella has been selected to write the program study outlines for the Junior Fed erated Music groups of America. These will appear in each issue or the federated music group's mag azine. Rudolph Ganz has accepted the dedication of "Hurdy Gurdy'a Serenate," a new solo for piano by Miss Kincella. Recently, Elizabeth Regan and Ally Jackson, students with Maude Gutzmer sang at the Vine Congregational church for a benefit musical and also at tha home of Mrs. A. W. Nelson. A Boston university stpdent re cently dropped a biology class with the following explanation: "The class first cut up an apple and after examination the professor told us to eat it. In the next class we cut a watermelon and then ate it. On the third day the professor brought in a cat." Students at Reed college have been requested to refrain from In viting the president of the collega to participate In undergraduate games. The rope broke during a tug-of-war and the president was precipitated into the mud puddle which lay between the two teamn. iSehraskan Wishes j To Extend Thanks The Daily Nebraskan staff wishes to extend recognition and thanks to the following peo ple who were responsible for the fashion copy in Tuesday's Ne braskan: Polly Pollard, Rose mary Anderson, Carneene Fel ter. Marv Belle Bates, and Smith Davit. Do Xewspapvrs Foster Crime? Undoubtedly, recent conditions have caused a large number of criminals to turn to crimes of a more sensational nature. The news papers of the country, sensing a irolden opportunity to Increase sales, have made the most of a wonderful opportunity for breath taking news. As a natural se quence, editorial columns in prac tically all the major publications In the United States have sounded a call for bigger and better police men ami more and noisier guns. 'We must mobilize the country to fight the ever-increasing crime wave!" This after all is a very false view, and is only useful when thought and energy are at a premium. Even a casual inspec tion of history tetchts ua that lawa and punishment are highly lneiroc tlve as a crime preventive. Punish ment of criminals to stop crime la like swatting flies to rid the world of Insects. Psychologists say that the causes of crime may be classi fied into, groups, according 10 pathological and economic causes. Pathological causes, those men tal weaknesses which can make it impossible for an individual to take a normal part in society, must be treated as such. It is obvious that an individual is no more responsi ble for his weaknesses than he is for the color of his hair. Patho logical criminals, once detected, must be cured if possible, and if not curable segregation from so ciety for life. And as we know punishment Is but little related to cure. American newspapers are pront to print profusely newt of crime and antisocial events. Tha reason for this la comparatively simple, because within the laat row decades this nation baa beeerae the nott lawless in the world. The public baa a right to expect our papers to print accurate accountt of news events, and law-breaking is news, but at the same time they must recognize the poignant power of auggestlon. Many of our crimes must be augfaiua uroura majr These Boys 'Hold That Line for Kansas State f : , -v . vr Niwiif- ..,r. ?f''r J I , A' .71-.,.; f j 3uJOGKEA GU1JHD 7 VfK fl ? rv7 f ft ') mm jA The best nucleua for a Kansas State line since the 'Purple Powerhouse" of 1931 is furnished by the above tlx letter men of the Wildcat forward wall. Size and power are furnished by Capt George Meddox, Manhattan; Jim Freeland, Trenton, Mo.; Don Fntbrope, Wamego; and Dean Griffing. Council Grove; while Dan Partner. El Dorado; and Gene Sundgien, Falun, make up in speed and aggressive ness what they lack in siz. Kansas State playa Nebraska here Thursday. CourlM SujmUt Journal mA Its