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TUESDAY. JANUARY 22. 1935. TWO TTTE DAILY NEBRASKAN Daily Nebraskan Station A. Lincoln. Nebraska. OFFICIAL STUDENT PUBLICATION UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA This paper li represented tor aenerM fdvertlglno bv thi Nsbratka Presa Association. MEMBEl 93 4 Th paper le represented fer general advertiitng by the Nebratka Pree Asaeolatlon Associated goUfgiat tyres -w i93) ( wwAi!?) fvmMj 1 1 J4 Mi- Entered M eecond-elate matter t the postofllcu 'n Lincoln. Nebraska, under act ot congress. March 3. '87V, and at apeclal rate of postage provided for in section 1103. act of October S. 1917. authorized January 20. 1922 THIRTY. THIRD YEAR. Published Tuesday. Wednesday, Thursday. Friosv and Sunday mornings during the academic vear. SUBSCRIPTION RATE. $1.60 a year. Single copy a cents. $100 a semester. 12.50 a year mailed. $1.50 a semester mailed. Untfer direction of ths Student Publ'eMion 8-rcl Editorial Office University Hall 4. Business Off ice University r-'all -A Telephones Days B6S91; Nlo.hu B6882. B3333 (Jour nil). Ask for Nebraskin editor. EDITORIAL STAFP Burton Marvin Editor. in-Chiet MANAGING EDITORS Lamolnt Bible Jack Fischer NEWS EDITORS Fred Nicklas Virginia Seiieck Irwin Ryan Ruth Matschullat Woman's Editor Sancha Kilbourne Society Editor Arnold Levine Sport. Editor BUSINESS STAFT Richard Schmidt Business Manager ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGERS Truman Oberndortf Bob Shellenberg Robert Funk All Hail the New Attitude! JN general, undergraduates today are desperately in earnest about our poli tical and economic problems; they are try ing to solve them, for the most part with out drums or trumpets, and not because they wish to demolish, but because in the interest of self-preservation, they feel they must formulate new ideals for themselves. In this vastly altered perspective, it is no longer worth while to shock anybody's grandmother. But if the problems of eco nomics and politics aie to him of the most immediate and primaiy significance, in the matter of regulating his own personal life, just as in the matter of providing sound foundations for his country, he is earnestly hunting, not for liberty and license, but for new standards. Upon what he finds, far more than upon what we are teaching him today, depends the future of our country as well as his own." The above statements were made by Christian Gauss, dean of men at Princeton, who is in a very good position to view the comings and goings of undergraduates in one of the United States' out Contemporary Comment ICs Only a Trivial Mailer. The main trouble most students have with examinations is purely nervousness; they stay up nights cramming, miss meals, worry, and in general, work themselves up to such an emotional pitch they for get what they did once know. . There always are, at this time of the year, many speeches made and many articles written on how to meet examinations. It seems that these defeat their own purpose; they merely serve to make the stu dent more nervous and more upset by attaching a false importance to the tests. Examinations are important, no one doubts that, but they are not a matter of life and death and tihould he regarded merely as an other quiz. Even the calm and collected student will begin to Bay to himself, after listening to ail this "advice-giving" and reading all of the aiticles constantly thrust before him, "Maybe. I'm not tak ing this thing seriously enough; maybe I ought to start worrying about my examinations." The pur pose of examinations is not to get people all wrought up and givi them something to worry about; it is merely a check-up on what has been absorbzed by the student dur ing the semester. All of this advice and warning before examinations encourages cramming, some even includes ad vice on how to cram and how "to spot the prof." Again, the purpose of examinations is not to see how much material a student can cram into his poor, tired brain and then promptly forget. And that is what does happen, it is like a bag over stuffed with trash which holds to gether only long enough to get it to the dumping ground where It all promptly spills out. Some of us have stronger trash bags which re tain some of their contents after reaching the dumping ground and some have very weak ones which spill their contents on the way. Duke Chronicle. Ileytrood Broun Y'$. II ear at. Heywood Broun In his widely syndicated column the other day took few pokes at William Ran dolpn Hearst's "heresy hunt along the college frontier" Mr. Broun said, "In his fight gainst educa tion the publisher apparently is intent upon driving all liberal pro fessors and teachers out of the schools and collegei. To this end he ha trotted out the familiar red bogey with all the usual trap pings. It Is my prediction that the campaign will break down completely because of a factor v.Litjh Hearnt ha overlooked." Broun then pointed out that the college student has changed great ly since Mr. Hearst' undergradu ate day at Harvard. He ha come of age. That ia tha factor which Mr. Hearat failed to consider. "It vu no part of 111 plan," Broun concluded, "but I preaict that un wittingly William Randolph Hearst ha dropped the spark which will light to fir ol a B.tien-wlda figbt for academic freedom." Thus Columnist Broun corrob orated the stand Uken by college students nd editor thruout the country. They recognized at on?e that the "red ncare" in college is. a VIr. Brwuad put It, 'alclster aa, straight in the face, and attempt to fall in stride with their elders who are desperately working toward solution of these difficulties. Suppression and expulsion have been used by loolish and short-sighted administrators as means of keeping student activity and expression well in hand. Many of these administrators of educational institutions who have taken upon themselves the duty of quenching the fire of youthful enthusiasm are sincere in taking such action. Others have been prompted to do so because such unlawful suppres sion came as acts of political expediency or necessity. During the have harped constantly on the subject of youth s duty and rights. They have been laughed at, but many men, selfishly furthering their own ends, have found student their well-being so new, have been vigorously ai worn uus iau ana win ter. They have all been dealing with just such problems as those mentioned by Dean Gauss. Dean Gauss in his article has touched on a sig nificant development in the national life of the United States. He repeats the opinions of many when he says the effects of modern student thought, action, and preparation will be felt in developments of the future. well as silly." In the columnist's opinion, "it will be the students themselves who will rise up against the interference of an ab sentee editor who wishes to sit in his California castle and tell honest educators what he will per mit them to teach and what he chooses to deny them." College students should give Mr. Broun a vote of thanks for his under standing of the situation and of their attitude. Indiana Daily Student. DR. VRAZ RELATES PROS PECTS FOR 1235 INDI CATE THAT MIDDLE- WEST WILL BE FIRST j TO SHOW MODERATE i PROSPERITY (Continued from Page li. ing present conditions. The depressions of 1673-79, 1 16S3-5, 1603-94, 1907 or even 1921 J irrespective of the underlying I forces responsible were ordinarily precipitated by speculative and banking panics. The deflation of 1921, while different in many re spects from any pieced-' ig period, was a post war stock (,c 'dsi hold ing crisis first announced by de velopments in the stock and com modity exchanges of Japan. Nor was the depression of 1930-34 an uic depression was of a national or international character and not due to temporary natural catastrophes, it was America's East represent ing as it did the financial and spec ulative nervous pystem of the na tionwhich was first to respond. Similarly, the East was also nor mally the first to experience re vival as failures eliminated the weak, as surpluses of manufactur ed goods wvre reduced, and as the financial structure was rebuilt. Wall st has had the reputation of being the sensitive finger that felt and interpreted the pulse of the economic patient. But in re cent months speculation has been on the wane, stocks have been pur chased for investment or as a hedge against inflation rather than for quick profit, and government regulation has prevented Wall fetreet from carrying out its nor mally large underwriting activi ties. In the past the financial strength of New York banks and the greater possibilities of invest ment drained the rest of the coun try of necessary working capital. Today under federal insurance of baking deposits one reason for New York financial supremacy is gone. Foreign trade, the concen tration of manufacturing In the Ea.st, and priority were also iw poitant. New York Preitige Hit. It is clear that the depression, coupled with .'ertain government policies, have dealt New York prestige a tellLig blow. Immigra tion is no loneer significant, fchip- ! ping is seeking other porta, and the threat of the fct. Lawrence route U in the offing. Grandeur loving New Yorkers may well lie awake night worrying about lost glories, or they may wistfully glance up at skyscrapers as they pas on the way to work and won der whether these citadel of cora-mei.- will ev?r Jutify themselves economically. The largest cities of the mid west, with Chicago In the lead, have shown greater vitality and are experler.clcg a more rapid re vival than the leading population centers of the east. Two grent forces are at work which may be calculated to strengthen the posi tion of the mid-west First, the decentralization of Industry al standing educational institutions. Dean Gauss ex pressed his opinions concerning modern college youth In an article entitled "Youth Moves Toward New Standards," which appears in the February edition of Scribner's magazine. Dean Gauss, who is an eminent writer as well as a famous educator, declares that a re-orientation is taking place which Is developing a socially mind ed college student who is seeking new standards of political and social thought. Comparing the university and college of 1934 and 1935 with that of pre-depression days, Dean Gauss places the modern institution in a very favor able light, pointing to the fact that modem young men and women realize that they must solve their own problems in the future aiid that they concen trate their efforts on social reconstruction. All in all, the Scribner article constitutes a pat on the back and a world of encouragement for the host of serious-minded young people who are at tending colleges and universities In these days of depression, considerable doubt, and apprehension. It is not often that older people are willing to recognize that college men and women have some thing besides levity and gayoty In their lives. The Princeton dean's article appeared at a very appro priate time, being published during one of the most turbulent years In the history of American colleges and universities. The year 1934 was marked by a rising tide ot interest in 'problems of political, social, and eco nomic importance among college youth. So-called radical activity has become more Intense, altho not as much so as a portion of the American press would have one believe. Probably never before have young people in colleges and universities been will ing, and even eager, to look current problems whole first semester college editors thought dangerous enough to that it had to be quelled. National student organizations, both old and ready in evidence is fostering pro duction for local Instead of na tional consumption. Many firms are finding it advantageous to lo cate plants at points nearer to markets, in lower tax communities, and in regions where labor trou bles are less probable. This tend ency is being accelerated by the subsistence homestead program of the administration. Moreover, the transmission of cheap electric cur rent will act as a further stimulus. Agriculture Looks Promising. The second, important factor in favor of the mid-west is the prom ising outlook for agriculture Stocks of wheat and corn have been greatly curtailed, and it seems certain that in 1935 prices of crops and cattle will rise more than proportionately to prices of manufactured goods. The record breaking drouth of 1934 reduced the productivity of certain regions for several years to come, wile the purchase of marginal lands by the government for non-competitive uses has, by permanently re ducing supply, placed the better farm lands of Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, and other central western states in an advantageous position. Considerations such as these lead Roger Babson to state in his let ter of Dec. 28 that. "While selling conditions will be better through out most of the country in the next twelve months, the farming re gions of the middle west and par ticularly of the south are the most favorable territories." The threat of new taxes, the present unprofitableness of invest ment in production of other than consumption goods, and the strong leaning of the administration in favor of a gricultural interests give considerable basi for the opinion that this time the mighty east will have to wait upon im provement west of the Alleghenies, and especially in the mid-west, be fore moderate prosperity return. Take steel, for instance. The four great consumers of steel product are automobile com panies, railroads, construction, and machinery, with farm equipment holding an important percentage in this group. Of these, with the ole exception of building, the greatest increase in demand will probably arise directly or Indirectly from augmented purchasing power of the farm population. Such eastern tate as New York. New Jersey, and Massa chusetts have been raising their voices in protest over the policy that causes them to render more in taxation than tbey receive in the form of federal relief funds. They fail to realize that funds spent for economically sound de velopments in other states add to national prosperity and that the wealth of the east was made possi ble only by an economy built along national and not sectional lines. C0RNHUSKER EDITOR SCHEDULES CLOSING OF 14 GREEK BALLOTS (Continued rrom Pag l.i section have been sent to the photographer for checking", defi nitely completing those panel. Any member of these classes who wa not included In the section may have their picture takes fcr inclusion in an unclassified group at the back of the book. Work en gTO'ip picture at the campu studio i nearing comple tion, and the staff will center mont of their attention for the next fur week in assembling the feature section of the booL. Meet llie Faculty On the third floor of Andrews, in a distinctly surgical atmos phere, is the dental clinic. On your right, as you breathlessly finish the last flight of the east stairs, Is 1 TSS. c Courtesy oi Lincoln Journal. G. A. Grubb the clinic proper, equipped with rows of dentist chairs, around which white-coated students hurry busilv, no doubt completing "lab. project No. 43." On your left, at the other end or the hall, is a typical Andrews of fice door marked "302 Private"; and behind this, at a desk neatly stacked with important looking papers, sits Dr. G. A. Grubb, dean of the College of Dentistry. He has iron-grey hair, and dark eyes that literally shine behind his horn-rimmed glasses, As he rises, you see that he is tall, impressive with his regal carriage. Your na tural fear of dentists and dentistry subsides as he begins to speak: "Oh, yes, dentistry has made marvelous progress, but we dent ists aren't entitled to any credit for that. It's a young profession. There was plenty of room for im provement. Progress was inevit able; it was a necessity, not a glor ified accomplishment." "People aren't very worthy if they don't embrace their opportu nities, are they?" he asks philo sophically. He came to the university in 1923, this man who is so actively interested in his dental students. He was called from his private practice in Lincoln, which was then only five years old to become dean of the College of Dentistry. He had been graduated from this same college in 1912, but it was then known as the "Lincoln Dent al College." It was taken over by the university in 1918. Few students of the university, busy in the realm of arts and sci ences, are acquainted with this de partment of the university where men are trained in the practical science of dentistry. "It takes an analytical mind, an interest in science, a mechanical adaptability, and inherent finger dexterity to become a good dent ist." Dr. Grubb explained. When asked of the profession for which his students are trained. the dean replied: "College training in dentistry is young; less than one hundred years old, yet like all other professions in which colleges are giving train ing, it has suffered from the de pression." People can't always af ford dentistry, although it ha been estimated that only about twenty five per cent of the work that should be done, is done." "I'm not a research worker, nor an essayist, nor a lecturer," he said, when led to speak of himself. Yet biographies and reports on his work show that he has spoken be fore dental groups, and was at one time publishing editor of the "Ne braska State Dental Journal." He was national president of the Xi Psi Phi. dental fraternity, from 1929 to 1931, and he has also been president and secretary of the Lincoln District Dental Society. During his service as dean of the dental college, the college has ad vanced to an A rating Thi was in August, 1933. His reply to a requert for an in terview was a cheerful. "Yes, in deed, I should like to help in ac quainting the students with the work of dentistry training in the university." MID-YEAR FROLIC DANCING TO LAST UNTIL 12 O'CLOCK (Continued from Page 1. 1 ouri. the Wildcats bhowed the flash that had been lacking in their games to date, and swept the Huskers off their feet with a vol ley of net finding shot. Husker Ahead First. The Huakers had the upper with high honor in the popularity poll conducted by Radio Digest magazine. In addition to being featured on both the CBS and NBC networks, Bennett and hi band played over 60 percent of all stations in America boasting more than 1.000 watts power. Among the many succe.st.ful en gagement to Bennett's credit are those at the Chase hotel in St. Louis; the Netherland Plaza hotel. Cincinnati: the Book Cadillac ho tel. Detroit: the Hotel William Penn. Pittsburgh: the Muehlebach hotel, Kansas City; and appear ance at the Iroquol garden, Louisville; the Alamo club, San Antonio, and the Adolpbu hotel, Dallas. Yale university Is interesting It self In efforts to comblns the med icil and dental professions. If the union comes to pats, newspapers probably will report that they've put teeth la the medical lws. Ail Lines of BEAUTY CULTURE J GLADYS PARKER'S It SIX O'CLOCK APPOINTMENT! r Z2 N St. Ucttalri. BZiV- t I r t CHANTS BY CHANCE. "Lea Sylphldes," "The Beautiful Blue Danube," and "Union Paci fic," are three of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo's most spectacular offerings scheduled to be given at the University of Nebraska coli seum Thursday evening, Feb. 14. One hundred artists augmented by a symphony orchestra make up the company, which Is at present tour ing the Pacific coast. The three type of ballets to be given repre sent the old Russian, such as was given at the St. Petersburg Im perial ballet; the new, modern bal let in the form of the celebration of the completion of the Union Pa cific railway; and In the third, by the beautiful Viennese waltzes such as are found in Strauss' "Blue Danube." Critics have hailed this company as unequalled. Tickets may be obtained at Walt's Music Store. Some of the students who plan to be in Omaha between semesters may be Interested to see George M. Cohan, famous for his parts in New York productions, in Eu gene O'Neill's dramatic comedy, "Ah, Wilderness." This production starred Will Rogers when it played the Pacific coast last summer. The present company is touring the plsy as far west as Omaha, and will come directly from Chicago, where it has had a successful run. The story is laid in 1906 and con cerns a Connecticut newspaperman and his son. Mr. Cohan has writ ten many of the songs used In his stage successes in the east, and is the last of the well known Cohan family. The play will be given in Tech high auditorium the evening of Wednesday, Jan. 30. In the sup porting cast are Elisha Cook, jr., Jean Adair, recently in the films; Joe Allen of several former Cohan plays; Catherine Proctor, Don Shelton, Edith Emerson, Freddy Stange, Jack Byrne, Ruth Gilbert, John Wynee, Ruth Chorpenning, Lawrence M. Hurle, Ruth Holden, and John Butler. Carl Engel of the Congressional library music department in Washington, D. C, spent a rushed two days at the famous Hunting ton library in Pasadena, Calif., last week, where he was doing refer ence work. Mr. Engel is of the opinion, in which musicologists concur, that the music division of the Congressional library equals any music library in Europe today. They have just purchased through Mr. Engel's help a Gutenberg Bible for $375,000. Huntington librarians paid something like $37,000 for theirs, but it has a missing page. "The theatrical season along Broadway the last few weeks has been varied, active and interesting. Outstanding playwrights of both America and Europe have been represented and some of the best actors and actresses have plays; which will afford them long runs," said Don Buell of the dramatics j department, upon his return from , the east. "The favorite plays for theater-goers over the holidays ac-j cording to the box-office receipts were the "Ode to Liberty," star ring Ina Clair which Sidney How ard adapted from the French for her; "Rain From Heaven," S. N. Behrman's third offering of the Theater Guild starring Jane Cowl and John Halliday; "Personal Ap-' pearance" by Lawrence Reilly and "Page Miss Glory" h Schwab and Dumming, starring Gladys George. GRAND HOTEL Good Coffee Shop Quick Service European Corner 12th and Q Street LUNCHES ... to 3V Also Short Orden Mri. C. Rocke Ralph Four The thrilling melodrama "Post Road" by Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Steel stars Lucille Watson. Con stance Cummlngs of cinema fame is being starred m a drama being directed by her husband, Ben Levy, also a playwright in his own name (such as "Moonlight" and "The Devil Passes"). Her vehicle Is Sam Raphelson's "Accent on Youth." "Valley Forge" is another histori cal production by Maxwell Ander son given by the Theater Guild and stars Philip Merivale and Marglo Kilmar. "Merrily We Roll Along" by Kauffman and Hart is a 1935 melodrama of America in retro spect. Some of these plays will un doubtedly went their way to the silver screen; and if they do, they will be plays worth seeing. Noel Coward brings his latest produc tion "Point Valaine" to the Great White Way. Miss Lynn Fontanne and her husband, Alfred Lunt, hav ing shaken the dust of their Wis consin farm, are again returning as leading characters In the Cow ard opus. Starring with them is Osgood Perkins. One of the new best sellers re cently put on the market is Elsie Robinson's own story. "I Wanted Out," "the stirring story of a real American woman in the making; a story of courage by a woman who has found healing for almost everything in the beauty of the world, in the drama of human ex istence." Miss Robinson is one of the highest paid columnists for the Hearst syndicated news service, and also writes for the Cosmopoli tan, where this story first ran. 'PAGING THE SMART COED' Brr-rr-ten below and was it only last week that I mentioned some thing about spring fashions well, "weather" or not you like it I'm going to continue as my weekend prowl brought many more new spring things to light. If you want something extra extra for your new spring outfit there arc prints with tuckings, and pleats found in the most surpris ing places will be "the" thing. And if the frock is trimmed in a nar row band of lace, all the better. Shirring also adds to the new modes being shown this spring. Khnrs shoes shoes. comurise another grave problem which con fronts the coed. A prominent snoe manufacturer is featurinir two new shades "marine blue" and "cham ois." The blue shoes are coriect with these new shades of peacock unH nmi'.ldi' hlni The "chamois" will go with all shades of brown j and yellow. Stitching win De used extensively on all parts of the shoe. As to the materials kid leather will be better than ever to gether with the ever popular Typewriters All makes for rental. Special rate to ptudmts for Inng term. Used and rebuilt machines on easy Daymems. D-157. Nebraska Typewriter Co. 130 No. 12 St. Lincoln. Nebr. CONTEST The Per vet Eyes like Lipe like Hair like Figure like Teeth like Personality Hands like Intelligence Dresses like Charm like Thit hallnt must he in liallnt box tutide Avgtcan office hr nttnn. it cdnrsdar, Jan. 2.1, IMS Bennett and his orchestra has played repeat engagements at the Hotel Muehlebach in Kansas City this is just one of his many successes. Another success to be the - "the talk of the Elbn'onsiiry 2 u Get a date" Informal OFFICIAL BULLETIN Wesley Players. There will be a business meeting of the Wesley Players at the foun dation Wednesday. Jan. 23 at 7:15. All members must be present. Eligibility Committee. The student council eligibility committee will meet at 5 o'clock, Wednesday evening, in the student council room. Tassels. Tassels will meet at 7 o'clock at the Temple theater, Tuesday night Charm School. Charm school, originally sched uled for Tuesday night will not meet. Freshman A. W. S. There will be no freshman A. W. S. meeting during the exam week. The next meeting will be held Wednesday, Feb. 6 at Ellen Smith hall. suede. Another little hint to the smart coed is to be sure that you have one of the clever new handker chiefs. 1 should have said that the more you have the smarter you will be. There are plaids and checks, circles and dots, and fig ures that add so much to your en semble. Colors there isn't a color that you could name that Isn't among those present in the smart collection. Since this seems to be a treatise on accessories we must mention buttons. They're everywhere, up and down skirt fronts, grouped down the backs of blouses; on sleeves. in fact you can't go wrong by putting them any place your little heart desires. Femininism seems to be blos soming in a big way with the ap pearance of flowers in colors to contrast with the dress, and gay scarfs in every style you can im agine. We think the cutest of these is the tri-cornered one that's very cleverly worn under school girl collars and knotted in the back. Fashionably yours. POLLIE. Headline in a California college paper: "Glee Club. Silent for 20 Years. Will Entertain Returning Grads." Leave It to the Sunshine State to revive 'em! 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, Formals, Tuxedos Now Modern Cleaners SOUKUP A WESTOVER CALL F2377 BALLOT Valrntine lias is sure campus" plus Ux lrLr(mi(c