WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1935. TWO THE DAILY NEBRASKAN Daily Nebraskan Station A. Lincoln. Nebraska. OFFICIAL STUDENT PUBLICATION UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA Thli paper I represented for general advertising by Nebraska Press Association. thi MEMBEl 93 4 -at ia .ifck Tkhi taper It represents for general advertising by the Nebraska Press Association Ajriafrd (fotlrfttatr IJrcsa i o Tit r . i I9JJ nrntKAiJlfc?) anaiM) 1014 - Entered as second-class matter at the postorflcti 'n Lincoln, Nebraska, under act or congress, iwarcn a. ibv, and at special rate of postage provided for in section llOo. act OT uctooer 3. auintrtzeo jnnuarv u. ivu. THIRTV.THIRD YEAR. Published Tuesday, Wednesday. Thursday. Friday and Sunday mornings during the academic year. SUBSCRIPTION RATE. $1.50 a year. Single copy & cents. $1.00 a semester. $2.50 a year mailed. $1.50 a semester mailed. Under direction of the Student Publication Beard. Friitorlal Off ice University Hall 4. Business Office University Kail 4-A. Telephones Day 1 B6S91; Nlflbti B6883. B3333 (Jour nal). Aak for Nebraskan editor. EQITOR I AL STAFF Burton Marvin Editor-in-Chief MANAGING EDITORS Lamolna Bible Jack Fischer NEWS EDITORS Fred Nlcklas Virginia Selleck Irwin Ryan Ruth Matschullat Woman' Editor Sancha Kiibourne Society Editor Arnold Levins Sports Editor BUSINESS STAFF Richard Schmidt Business Manager ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGERS Truman Oberndoiff Bob Shellenberg Robert Funk Heil, Hearst! The Hearst pre.ss has embarked upon a cam paign which seriously threatens every vestige of in dependent thought and action in American educa tion. Carried on in the name of "Americanism," which Mr. Hearst so zealously adopts to shield his endeavors, It is represented as a drive to "expose communism in the schools." There is grave evidence, however, that this hys teria is directed, not against a single political ele ment, but against all dissenting thought. It does not distinguish between faint pink and deep red. It classifies liberals and radicals alike as "public ene mies" to be investigated, then imprisoned or de ported. It is a deliberate, ruthless attempt to stifle freedom of inquiry and expression and to impose upon American education the terror which charac terizes education in Germany. Thus far Mr. Hearst has concentrated his fury at Syracuse and Columbia Universities where he has assigned agents to spy on professors suspected of "radical tendencies." At Columbia his efforts were bared by Professor George S. Counts who forced a reporter to admit that "the Hearst papers are now stirring up a 'Red Scare'." These steps, the re porter confessed, are part of a nationwide scheme, apparently aimed at the ouster of all those edu cators who challenge the precepts of Mr. Hearst and the super-patriotic machine he symbolizes. Mr. Hearst exerts real influence in America. His activities, however ludicrous and fantastic they may appear, reach millions of readers throughout the country. He can be Instrumental in provoking the mass hysteria which set the stage for the intro duction of fascism in Germany. He can, in alliance with other "100 per cent American" organizations, so provoke and bewilder the great body of Ameri can people that independent research and dissenting opinion will be summarily banished. Mr. Hearst is a menace to the academic free dom which students and Faculty have fought many bitter struggles to preserve. Now, more than ever, in a world fraught with disorder and insecurity, its preservation is most vital. Mr. Hearst declares be seeks to keep the mind of youth "clean and whole some." We contend that he is advocating the aca demic goose-step. We believe that the economic and political facts of life should be open to scrutiny, analysis and decision; we see in Mr. Hearst's policies an attempt to suppress any consideration of them. Faced wirs this crusade of reaction and aware of the disaster it foreshadows, we pledge our forces to combat IL We condemn Mr. Hearst's 'Red Scare' and the super-patriotic, fraudulent devices he is em ploying to achieve his ends. The signatories to this statement represent widely divergent, conflicting political beliefs. We are in accord, however, in our opposition to fascism. We interpret Mr. Hearst's onslaught as the vanguard of fascism in America; we will use our editorial influence to help stem the tide, to challenge and oppose this crusade aimed at Hitlerizing American education. JAMES A. WECHSLER, Editor, Columbia Daily Spectator. BURTON W. MARVIN, Editor, The Daily Nebraskan. Do Special Interests Control the University? That educational institutions are coming to be tools of economic forces, and are consequently di verging from the academic ideal, was the belief ex pressed by Rev. George M. Gibson, who spoke at a World Forum luncheon Tuesday noon. Rev. Gib son is one of the most dynamic and vigorous speak ers who bas appeared at a forum luncheon during ILe past few years. It is the opinion of the eminent St Louis min uter that educational instltUvlona are becoming tools of financial power, and that because of this devel oping condition there is actual danger that these Institutions will become exactly opposite In char acter to what they should be. He deplores the fact that apologists are members of faculty staffs at almost every college and university. By apologist he means a man who attempts to justify the re tention of the status quo by offering in his courses a mere reflection of current conditions. If courses are run with such a view in mind education has only a negative quality, possessing none of that progres sive and searching ideal considered so necessary by all real educators. Should a Host Kick Ilis ms t in the Face? Opinion evidently has it that the editor of The Daily Nebraskan is a turn-coat and an ungrateful wretch. He was one of thirty-one college editors to attend a college editors conference in Washing ton during Christmas vacation, all expenses for which were puid by William Randolph Hearst. Col lege editors now are making an organized attack on Mr. Heart's policy in reference to academic free dom in American colleges and universities. Several readers of the Nebraskan have stated that the edi tor is biting the hand that fed him. In the negotiations that were conducted pre ceding acceptance of the invitation to attend the Washington conference it was specifically stated by those conducting the gathering that there would be no political or personal discussions and obligations involved. Editors took the leaders at their word. At Washington several of Mr. Hearst's under lings talked with delegates both In groups and indi vidually, filling conversations with subtly concealed propaganda, which, however, wasn't completely con cealed. There was an obvious intimation abroad" that Hearst had bought the college press, and that the group of editors would keep their mouths shut, thereby allowing Hearst to continue his so-called anti-Communist campaign, unimpeded. As the editor of the Nebraskan has pointed out in editorials which have appeared in this col umn during the past few days, he believes, along with numerous others, that Hearst's attack and sug gestions constitute a very dangerous situation, par ticularly because his papers are read by so many people taking his word as gospel. STUDENT PULSE Brief, concise contributions pertinent to matters nt student life and the university are welcomed by this department, under the usual restrictions of sound news pupnr practice, which excludes all libelous matter and personal attacks. Letters must be siprned. but nnmei will he withheld from publication If so desired. Contributions should be limited to a maximum of five Hundred words la length. The Undergraduate Side of It. TO THE EDITOR: What's become of the Interfratetnity Alumni Board of Control? For the past two months or more there has been not a single word from or about that infant oreanization. Yet only recently in the news column of the Daily Nebraskan, word of its formation was acclaimed one of tne major events on the campus f&nt year. Born of necessity as it was, surely during its short period of existence it couldn't have accom plished all of the constructive tasks it set out to do. Nor could its usefulness have ceased to exist so suddenly, for the necessity out of which it was organized is said to have been conditions that had been getting worse by degree since even before the time of financial distress. Earlv in the present school year activities were begun by the council activities that may or may not have been the best for all concerned. But, in words uttered bv its own members, policies to be pursued were to be taken cautiously, judiciously and experimentally, all in an el tort 10 discover me nan est method of alleviating fraternity ills. They be gan by appointing a fraternity auditor, because that's where most of the trouble started. An audi tor to examine fraternity recounts each month could discover where the money went and came from, and why. Discrepancies could be careo tor this way. Members of the undergraduate fraternity coun cil were almost unanimously opposed to such pro cedure. Duplication of systems already in use and extra expense toned their objections. Never theless Greek chapters are getting this service, anu Davine for it. with reservations. Whether or not the plan will prove sound cannot .be known for some time perhaps, and then there is no certainty or de finite results, good or bad. Apparently this audit ing system is the only thing the council has at tempted this year. Fraternities do not object to help, neither 00 they regret an interest taken in their welfare by men matured by experience. Even old timers get fida-itv throuch inactivity. It is thought, and many Greek leaders so testify, that the council's board of control should get something done. The board of control has been vested with su preme power in handling fraternity affairs. Which means that whatever course they choose, under graduate chapters must accept The Board of Re gents made it plain when they declared mat tne lumni board should have unconditional control of Nebraska fraternities. Every member of the board is a fraternity roan who knows snd understands problems that face collegiate chapters. Therefore, if something should be done, It Is reasonable to ex pect action. Greek men complain that so far the auditing cystem bas done them no good, and although audit ing charges are not large, they aren't particularly anxious to pay them every montn, witnoui visioie results. ' What the board does, will be done with con structive Intentions. College fraternity men are willing to try, but they're not satisfied to sit by and watch when notnlng happens. They're paying for their bands snd want their cards. But tney cam get cards until the alumni board wants to deal them. the latter has the deck. Lt's have some action that four dollars a month. C. R. for for Contemporary Comment Kansas Seeds Mortar Board Bestdutions. Politics la unladylike at Kansas. bo the women call it "combines." No one who Ukes the trouble to analyse election results, howeer. U fooled for a violet by any other name still smells, if one gets clo enough to it Forbidden to engage In above board campaign In which merits and iaaue may be discussed open ly tha women resort to the whis per and the telephone. The result is arranrernent of the women vot era into definite Krotipn undr the leadership of consistent combina tions of aororit!". The correct name for -urn r"rf!.es u ti." however annoying the frm mar be. After the supposedly aaow whit election each spring the university Is possessed of an organization which calls Itself the "Women's I Self-Governing Association," and which proceeds to meet tnruoui the following year and do poeti cally nothing In the way of self government The Kansan, electing itself rep resentative of four thousand dis g isted students, wUhe to raie a protest against the dcploi able con dition of student government at Kansas. Starting with the W. 8. G. A. as the most conspicuous failur on the campus in the field of self government the Kansas hopes to bring about charges Uiat will make the student governing bodies worthy of their Dames. The Kansas Daily. Liber ul im In Colleges. A new claxa of radial "parlor nink radicals"--Is being built up In the college today. Th.t im the nninion of IW. C. L. Morgan and ii. li. Itcuinieis oft Purdue university, who talked at length on the question lfore the session of the American Associa tion for th Advancement of Sci ence a few days ago in Pittsburgh. The professors said that college students are in favor of the gov ernment's going further Into so cialized control than the new deal has so far. They advorate govern ment ownership of railroads, pub lic regulation of business, and heavy taxation of large fortunes and Incomes. The report of the science meet ing asserts that "women students are even more radical;" that stu dents' "mothers are more radical than their fathers." The reporta at this convention are not alarming. This liberal trend Is to be expected on the part of students that face such an In secure world to make a living in. In the early and middle twenties no college graduate had anything to fear, because the educated were In demand. But American Indus try, paralysed by a sywtem that bctcMtarily made the rich richer OFFICIAL BULLETIN Student Council. Student council will meet Wed nesday afternoon at 5 o'clock in O hall rooms. All members must be present for important business. Cornhusker Payments. Third installments on copies of the 1935 Cornhusker are due this week in the yearbook offices in University hall. Lutheran Students. Lutheran students will meet for Bible class with Rev. H. Erck Wednesday at 7 p. m. in room 205 Temple building. Sophomore Commission. Sophomore commission meets with Miss Miller at 4 o'clock Wed nesday at Ellen Smith hall. Big Sisters. Big Sister Board requests all Big Sisters to hand in reports on the Little Sisters that were as signed to them early in the semes ter. The board wishes to make a thoro checkup as to the adjust ment of these girls to their univer sity life thru the help of the Big Sisters. with the Rockwell Kent Illustra tions, at the top of the heap. Two newcomers must also be named: "Wild Flowers," by Homer D. House, and "Metropolis," by Agnes Rogers and F, t. Allen Harper. These are among the best sellers for the 1934 list. Don Buell of the department of speech will address the Women's club this afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Temple. This will be Mr. Bu ell's first lecture before that group since his return from New York City over the holidays. While there he attended thirteen of the current Broadway productions and one grand opera. The opera was "Ro sen Kavelcr," (Rose Bearer), and starred Lchmann and Liszt. In Chicago he saw "Ah, Wilderness," which will play Jan. 30 in Omaha. The discussion of current plays will emphasize especially "Within the Gates," starring Lillian Gish; "Valley Forge;" "Romeo and Jul iet,' 'starring Katherine Cornell; "Merrilly We Roll Along;" "Rain from Heaven," and "The Great Waltz." The latter is being shown in the beautiful theater at Radio City, and the ballet in the produc tion is marvelous, according to Bucll. INCREASE COLLEGE PAPER LINEAGE SHOWN French Club. French club meeting scheduled for Thursday has been postponed until Thursday, Jan. 24. and the poor poorer, cannot now assimilate new talent unless needed revision is made. When Mr. Smith today talks of control and regulation in industry by the government he is called a "radical." That name has been applied to every liberal thinker that ever lived. When Teddy Roosevelt fought for the Pure Food and Drug Acts and tried to regulate the trusts; when Na poleon said, "I'll someday change the map of Europe;" when Senator Nye told the DuPonts in the muni tions investigation that "it was impossible for the government to tax profits made out of war, but it is all right for it to conscript the lives of individuals to go to the battlefront;" all of them . were called "radicals." So being a "radical" is not a disgrace. Read the "Challenge to Liberty" today and you will find allusions to "radicals" running the government now, because they are placing the welfare of one hundred and twenty millions before the welfare of a few thousand who cry repeatedly that their property rights are being taken away from them." Radicalism when taken too far is nearly as had as conservatism when taken too far. It is all ac cording to the generation. In the last analysis the liberals run the world. The Nazarene Carpenter who said "love your enemies" was called a radical and a fool. Yet He made a record that will stand for a while. The Daily Texan. CHANTS BY CHANCE. Usually Don Buell is property master for the University Players productions, but due to illness, Mrs. Harriet teeson took over the job; and job it was. This show now playing called for some of the most difficult props ever used here. Mrs. teeson had as assist ants Jane Edwards, Molly Carpen ter and Margaret Straub. On one side Portia Boynton is working the show. Every time one attends an other performance of "Yellow Jack" some new line is funny; some special scene was particular ly well played, or some one of the characters was outstanding. At the final rehearsal on last Satur day evening, Dwight Perkins came to his big scene, and in the total darkness he became so interested in his lines that he forgot the plat form on which he was standing was not an entire stage, and con sequently fell about four feet, and soon found himself nearly over the footlights. As yet, however, noth ing as exciting has happened at a real performance. Anyway, the audiences have been large and they all seem tto be enjoying the play, the most outstanding one thus far presented by the Players. This has also been the most expensive show to produce and has the largest cast and most scenes of any which will be given this season, so don't miss it. Advanced students of the Con servatory of Music will present the twentieth musical convocation at 4 o'clock today in the Temple the ater. Among the students who will appear are Vance Lelninger. stu dent of Herbert Schmidt; Helen Ledford, who studies with Mrs. Maude Gutzmer; and Helen Kunz, student of Mrs. Lenore Van Kirk. Marcella Laux, (student of Mrs. Alma Wagner; Paul Schlife, stu dent of Clemens Movlus, and Betty Vsn Home, pupil of Wilbur Chen weth, will also appear. Others who compose a string quintet are John Erickson, piano; Eunice Bingham, first violin; Marjoric Smith, sec ond violin; Margaret Baker, viola; ami Mary Louise Baker, 'cello. According to Brentano's, "The Forty Days of Musa Dagh," by Franz Werfel; "Mary Poppins," by P. L. Travers; "The Jasmine Farm," by "Elizabeth;" and "Mr. Pinkerton Finds a Body," by Da vid Frome, have joined the best sellersin fiction. In noi -futio.i. Brentano lists "Canterbury Tales," ENCHANTED APRIL 1 TICKETS TO GO ON SALE WEDNESDAY MORNING (Continued from Page 1.) rect the production, and proceeds will go to the University Y. W. C. A. and to the A. A. U. W. scholar ship fund. "The Enchanted April" was adapted from the novel of the same name by Kane Campbell. The scenes of the drama include a Lon don club room and a castle on the Mediterranean in Italy. Tickets may be obtained at Latsch Brothers on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday mornings and at the Temple box office from 3 until 5 o'clock beginning Wednes day. All seats are reserved. Seats on the main floor and the first two rows of the balcony are Beventy five cents; the remaining balcony seats are fifty cents. Girls selling tickets in organized houses are Alice Black, Betty Cherny, Maigaret Theobald, Ellen Srb, Barbara DePutron, Kathryn W inquest, Betty Van Home, Doris Burnett, Dorus Eastman, Hazel Bradstreet, Mary Yoder, George Anna Lchr, Jean Walt, Jeanne Palmer, Sancha KP.bourn, Frances Kalin, Annie Laurie McCall, Melda Mber, Olive Seibold, Shirley Dia mond, Gayle Caley. Bonnie Spaan gard, and Georgia Gould. DR. JONES TELLS ABOUT DREAMERS AT CONVOCATION (Continued from Page 1). school students to dream of a ra tional world without war, end of a nation that had dreamed its way into self mastery. The program of the day also in cluded two trombone solos, "Pale Moon" by Logan, and Penn's "Smiling Thru," presented by Richard Middlekauff, first trom bonist of the University band, ana two vocal solos, Henschel's Morn ing Hymn." and "Song of the River" by Georges, by Mrs. Lenore Burkett Van Kirk, professor of voice at the University school of music. Dr. Ray E. Hunt, pastor of the University Christian church introduced the speaker. Farm Fvimrisi at Low Ebb in Nov. Figures Indicate . .r.p 1.. T.i . r ..HM Aiwr.ri. la. cxp(irt.-i 01 xai 111 j communities from the united States continued to decline for No vcmicT, 1934, as compared with the corresponding month of 3933, according to United States depart ment of commerce figures, Iowa State college extension economists pointed out today. The index of the volume of agri cultural exports stood at 73 per cent of pre-war, as compared with 111 in November, 1933, and S2 in October, 1934. Laid exports dropped to 50 per cent of pre-war, as compared with 121 in November, 1933 Hams and baron dropped from 30 percent of 1910-14 to 26 percent. The big drop in lard is due partially to abnormal shipments in November. 1933, be e;iu;ie of anticipated increase in ocean freight rates, but mostly it was due to decreased purchases of lard oy Germany, the economists explained. German Imports of American Jar J have become negligible and the November volume of lard ship ped h broad was the smallest in 20 yea i s. Aithn the volume of airricultural exports decreased greatly in the past year, toe economists nnm, me value of November shipments was not greatly different from that of the snme month a year ago, be cause of higher prices in 1934. The economists said that ex ports of farm products may be ex jerfed to remain smaller than In 1933 thruout most of 1935, due to pretlv reduced cron yields In 1934. Citing lsrd as an example, they ex plainer! that great exports re im possible this year due to the re duced volume of hog fat available. Nlnety-olght percent of the 735 Vassar college Poughkeepsle, N. Y.i students are opposed to com pulsory military training. It's a girl's school. Survey Reveals Jump of 30.8 Percent in Amount of Advertising. (By Associated Collegiate Press.) MADISON, Wis. A general in crease of 30.8 percent in the line age carried by college and univer sity newspapers in November, 1934, over the same month of 1933, was indicated in a survey just completed here by the staffs of Collegiate Digest and the Asso ciated Collegiate Press. This trend follows closelv the in creased enrollment, and indicates that both local and national mer chandisers are seeking to gain early advantages in this enlarged market. The local merchants are firmly ennvineed of the value of advertis ing in the college newspapers pub lished m tneir own conimuuiuen nhnurn hv thf fact that the number of local accounts carried by sixty four papers included in the survey has been increased by 15 percent. This Is o-enetallv true for the week ly papers aa well as for the univer sity dailies. in November, 1933, these papers carried 2,215,746 lines of advertis ing wn iir- in the same month of this year they carried 2,299,722 - . . . - iH lines, mis increase is reuecicu m large measure to an Increase of 7 percent in the size of the average local advertisement, an increase of 8 percent in the size of the average national advertisement, and an in crease in number of accounts. In a survey recently made by a prominent educator, it was shown that the total gain in enrollment in nniirxTps and universities for the cohiv-,1 i-enr in.14-1935 was 7.5 per cent. His survey revealed that there are Hio.zis stuaenia ruiuum this year in 563 institutions. Fans Think ilusker Kansas Basketball Tilt Tuesday Mght Group Meets Wednesday To Plan Spring Recital. a nnmher of Nebraska basket ball followers were evidently un- rf. the Imnression that the Hud- ker quintet contested Kansas uni versity at Lincoln Tuesday eve ning. Coach Browne, instructor of the squad which so creditably up set the Iowa State Cyclones, Sat urday night, in response to nu merous telephone calls, stated that the Kansas game, originally scheduled for Tuesday, had been changed to Feb. 15. The only Ne btaska tilt this week will tak-j place at Columbia, where the Brownemen will tackle the Mis souri Tigers. Browne stated that altho the niyt home fame, the Denver uni versity fracas, Jan. 26, was not scheduled until late ana is not tn th student setivitv or season ticket books, season ticket holders will be admitted to the Pioneer game merely on presentation of the books. USE OF METERS TOPIC ENGINEER MEET Harkness Will Address Group Wednesday At 7:30. Discussing the topic "Operation and Use of Planimeters," Prof. D. H. Harkness of the Civil Engineer ing department will address the American Society of Civil Engi neers at 7:30 o'clock this evening in M. A. 102. The theory of opera tion of the planimeter, a mechani cal instrument used for measuring areas, will be explained, it was pointed out. After the address, a snort Busi ness meeting of the society will be held, officers of the society re ported. Exactly 135 of 283 Cornell uni versity (Ithaca, N. Y.) freshman women included in a recent survey have parents who are college graduates. A course guide, supplementing the regular university catalog, is issued at Harvard to give the freshmen the lowdown on the courses given there. Members of Orchesis, senior women's dancing organization will meet Wednesday evening at seven o'clock to discuss a program of af fairs for the coming semester and to make plans for the spring re cital given every year by the group. The first part of the meet ing will be taken up with current events in the world of the modern dance, and of books recommended to members of the group. Georgia Kilgore, president of th club will preside. During the last part of the meeting, dance compo sition and execution will be taken up by. the group. IT PAYS To keep your garments free from soil and spots. They wear longer and always have that fresh new look Send Hats, Gloves, Ties, Formats, Tuxedos Now Modern Cleanen SOUKUP A WESTOVER CALL T2377 1 K i 2:J S Yes! YOUR DRUG STORE Always striving to tetter our sen-Ire tn oit students. 8o0 Komi loin Service. Candles ani Ics Cream THE OWL PHARMACY 144 No. 14 V P 6ts. Phon B1008 BOYDENS , Hot Plate Lunches for Noon Meals Steaks and Chops Evening Melts Complete Fountain Service Boyden Pharmacy H. A. Reed, Mjr. "The Talk of the mpus ' It's true It's a fact It's coming February 2nd O Exams will be over OWhat a relief O It's informal O That's fine And Special Music Th Watch for the announcement Coli iseum Feb. 2nd