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THE DAILY NERRASKAN
TUESDAY, MAY 7, 1935.
Daily Nebraskan
6t:ion A, Lincoln. NabraaKa.
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EDITORIAL STAFF
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MANAGING EDITORS
Irwin Ryan Virginia 6elleck
NEWS EDITORS
Fred Nlcklaa Arnold Levlni
ancha Kilbourn George Plpal
Marylu Peteraen Woman'. Editor
Dorthea Fulton Soelety Editor
Loralne Campbell Feature Editor
BUSINESS STAFF
Richard Schmidt Butlneaa Manager
ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGERS
Trumnn Oberndorf Bob Shellenberg Robert Funk
The Daily Nebraskan is the student publica
tion of the University of Nebraska, and as such
attempts to express the best opinion of the student
body. H hile its vieu s may sometimes coincide
trilh those of the administration, they are not to
be taken as having either i' approval or disapproval.
Millions for
Defense . .
"jlTILLIONS for defense, but not one cent for the
benefit of the starving. Thus are those once
famous words paraphrased and twisted by the va
rious and warring interests within the country
who each day scream from the housetops that we
must increase our fighting forces, that we must
rid ourselves of the New Deal, that we must re
duce the public debt, that we must do this and we
must do that. And at the end of the day poor
Mr. Average Man is bewildered and deafened by
the conflicting and contradicting ideas and theor
ies thrust upon him from every side.
Aided by William Randolph Hearst, there is
at the present time a considerable bloc trying to
shove the proposed navy appropriations bill thru
the United States Senate. If passed several millions
of dollars will be spent to add some twenty odd
ships and a large number of airplanes to our al
ready sufficient navy.
At the same time there was a large group in
congress which attempted in every conceivable way
to prevent the passage of the five billion dollar
work relief bill. There are many thruout the coun
try who are continually sniping at the Administra
tion for Its efforts to provide relief for the millions
of indigent in the United States. Probably numbered
among these carping critics are ardent advocates
of increased armaments.
OUCH actions do not at all jibe "with the common
Idea of a supposedly Intelligent and fair minded
United States. To deliberately deal out death
doesn't quite fit into the scheme of things.
Complete disarmament has been for many years
and will continue for many more to be a moot
question. Fair minded pacifists, however, will not
question the value of, under the existing conditions,
an adequate nation defense. But only radical mili
tarists can sanction the entrance into a wild arma
-ment race.
To pass the navy appropriations bill is to pub
licly admit that the United States is allowing itself
to be infected by the militaristic fever which has
again overtaken the world, for such an addition to
the navy is far beyond the needs of an adequate
defense of the nation's borders. Navy officials have
been fond of stating that the armada now assembled
in the Pacific is the largest ever so brought to
gether. But the militarists and jingoists still clamor
for more and bigger ships.
On the other side of this dismal picture are
those who feel that because of the government's ef-'
forts to provide relief for the needy, the public debt
is becoming too large. Some of the objectors are
sincere, but still more are fighting on political
grounds.
Regardless of political affiliations or party
fights, it must be admitted that the thousands of
unemployed cannot be allowed to starve while the
government idly stands by. Those needing relief
have far exceeded the number that can be taken
care of by private or local public agencies.
AND thus in one ear the government hears cries
for reduction of the public debt. In the other,
it hears a demand for larger military appropria
tions.
If there is a need to cut down on governmental
expenditures, slashes should start with the unnec
essary items. Added ships, airplanes, and men
surely do not come within the classification of
necessities. Aid for the indigent does. Vet the
militarists disregard hungry stomachs and bare feet
and continue to howl for more guns.
Are We
Lost?
TTENRY F. Prlngle takes a look at the rising gen
eration, aptly titled the "Lost Generation," in
the current issue of the Red Book and comes out
with the conclusion that despite the handicaps of
the war, the era of collegiatlsm, and the depres
sion, things with the young people are not quite
as bad as they would seem at first glance.
A few young men and women become discour
aged upon leaving college finding that the world
Is waiting for them with anything but open arms
but on the whole the writer feels that this genera
tion has not yet given up hope.
Some eventually find jobs, others create jobs
for themselves, a greater share are still trying
and that is the Important thing they are still try-
Ing. Momentary discouragement sometimes over
comes them and maybe they seek solace in a bit
of a binge, but the next morning they again scan
the want ads. They have not yet drifted into the
various alphabetical relief jobs. Those are for the
members of the older generation who have lost
their grip.
RIGHT at this moment thousands of seniors in
the United States are going thru the horrors of
anticipation. What Is going to happen when they
receive the diploma and step outside the academic
walls? Will there be a job or will they be forced
to take the beating that the subject of Pringle's
article has taken? If they do, can they take it
or will they bog down?
These are not such pleasant thoughts for the
prospective graduate, especially when he has the
horrible example of friends who have left school
within the past three or four years only to meet
disappointment.
Yet a bit of hope is held out. Like good fic
tion, Pringle's hero finally triumphs in the end.
But the article is not fiction. It is compiled from
Interviews and hundreds of young men and women.
A large amount of intestinal fortitude seems to
be the formula for bucking his odds presented to
the graduating senior.
Sotto Voice
To the Au-guan.
TAESPITE the dirty digs taken at this paper in the
new issue of the Awgwan, the Daily Nebraskan
chooses to turn away harsh words with soft. As
this month's publication went on the stands, the
Awgwan completed an outstanding year of publica
tion.
On one or two occasions its columns have not
been right up to snuff, but on the whole stories
and humor have been the best that they have been
for several years. Furthermore the book reviewer
for the Omaha World-Herald has not vented his
spleen on the publication. And it is rumored that,
also for the first time in many years, the business
staff has managed to keep the magazine out of ti e
red.
And so, Awgwan staff, don't let the feelings
expressed in your editorial finale carry you too
far. There have been many on the campus who
have appreciated your efforts to put out a first rate
magazine. May your successors be worthy of the
vacancies left by you.
Y.W. LEADERS TO TALK
E
Miss Miller to Preside
Final Vesper Service
Tuesday.
Last of this year's vesper serv
ices will be an Estes Conference
meetine Tuesday at 5 o'clock In
Ellen Smith, at which time mem
bers of the Y. W. cabinet who have
attended previous conferences will
tell about their conference experi
ences. Since this is the last service
of the year, the vesper staff has
asked Miss Bemlce Miller, execu
tive secretary of the university
Y. W., to preside at the meeting
and lead the devotionals.
In arousing enthusiasm for this
years conterence in June, lour
e-irls will describe the different
phases of the ten-day Estes visit.
Bash Perkins will tell about the
general arrangements of cabins and
transportation. Helen Lutz will
speak on the recreation program,
Elaine Fontein will give an insight
into the quest groups, and a short
personalization of the leaders. Dor
othy Cathers will discuss the de
votions.
Tuesday's vespers are in charge
of Gladvs Klopp, chairman of the
conference staff. Miss Kiopp nas
announced that special musical
numbers on Tuesday's program
will include "Lift Up Thine Eyes,"
bv the vesper choir, under tne ai
rection of Margaret Phillippe, and
meditation music, preceding the
program, by Elsie Mansfield,
pianist.
Assisting Caroline Kiie, cnair-
man of the vesper staff, in the
preparation of the second semester
vesper series were: naieen Mar
shall, Betty Barrows, Frances Ka
lin. Ester Stein, Grace Lewis, Fran
ces Lincoln, Ardis Graybill, Lilly
Ann Kratky, Velora Beck, Erma
Bauer, and June Wagner.
Copy Briefs
by
FRED NICK LAS.
Contemporary
Comment
A Bookstore
For Texas.
University student today hail
with glee the passage by the house
of reprssentatives of the Alsup
state-owned bookstore bill. This
measure, so near the hearts and
pocketbooks of the student of tne
university, has aroused more com
mendation and more enthusiasm
than any legislative measure in re
cent years.
Today university students are
grateful to those who worked hard
for the passage of the bill in the
house. To Lonnie Alsup, its auth
or, to Representatives Lannlng,
Smith and Newton, who revised
the bill In sub-committee, to Judge
McKlnney, who worked hard for
its passage and to many other
friends of the students who made
possible its success in the house
go the thanks and the gratitude o
the students of this institution,
particularly those students who
have to work their way through
school.
The measure is no untried rad
icalism; it la a plan which has
worked with eminent success in
the teachers' colleges of this state
for a number of years, being
equally satisfactory to the stu
dents and the faculty members.
The textbook situation at the uni
versity has left much to be desired
In recent years. For several years
there has been a growing tide of
resenlixient at the practices of
local bookstores, and this resulted
In the student book exchange
ehlch waved over $500 for univer
lity students at the end of the first
K-mester.
The bookstores are working with
til their might to kill this bill; the
itudent body wants it passed be
cause it will effect s real saving of
money to them and will help the
poor irtudent.
The time is short before the end
of the session but the senate of
Texas can perform a great service
fo the student body of the univer
sity and of other state schools by
passing this Alsup bill. It Is of
vital importsnee to the students
and it Is needed to improve a bad
situation. The students of the uni
versity ask the help of the Texas
senate In this flatter.
To the house of representatives
i"-5"-! gave the bill the tremend
Mority of 11 rj to 5. we ex
r thaaka for a Job well
done. To the senate which will
consider the bill in the next few
days, we ask their help and their
approval of this much-needed
measure. The Daily Texan.
Rather a
Rash Statement.
Hew much freedom of the col
lege press is there? Not enough,
says Dr. Luther Harr, who taught
finance at the University of Penn
sylvania for ten years.
Speaking last week at a con
vention of the intercollegiate
newspapers of the middle Atlancic
states, Dr. Harr was heard to re
mark that the college press of the
country operates under "definite
censorship ' from faculty supervis
ion and expressed a belief that It
should "be as free as its profes
sional contemporaries."
The good doctor may have been
speaking with the utmost sincer
ity. How true his remarks are is
questionable. To say that the col
lege papers are under definite cen
sorship Is not true. There are
many colleges where the only re
straint upon freedom is where the
bounds of common sense and dec
ency are exceeded.
Dr. Harr fails in one other line
of reasoning where he believes
that the college press should be
as free as Its professional contem
porary. Unless he is of an ex
tremely Utopian viewpoint, the
good doctor would again realize
that the freedom of the profes
sional press Is an extremely debat
able question.
Dr. Harr might be shocked and
a little bit disillusioned were he to
realize that only too often the free
dom of American newspapers is
tempered by political considera
tions, and that a single owner of
one huge chain of newspapers may
allow freedom of the press only
where It coincides with his own
personal convictions. The Stan
ford Daily.
AUDIENCE LAUDS
DANISH BARITONE
IN 'AIDA' MONDAY
(Continued from Page 1.)
spangled costume, gold spangled
high hat, fancy jeweled belt and an
elaborate blue cape. Werrenwrath
appeared blackened up and In a
leopard skin. The high priestess
wore a gold colored satin gown,
belt and hat The king was regal
In an ornate gold crown, gold
fringed cape, beaded sash of red
and gold, a jeweled collar and bU
and a padded satin robe heavily
beaded and embroidered.
All the ballet members wore
greenish-gray robes red sashed
and fancy head gear. Townspeople
and the court ladies wore long
robes of varied colors, fancy belts
and sashes, long head-dresses and
oriental scarfs and shawls.The high
priestesses and priests all wore
white costumes with matching ac
cessories. Egyptian soldiers looked
ferocious in metal helmets, swords,
armours and regular oriental para
phernalia. Men of the town made
colorful figures in their long belts,
fancy jeweled collars, hats and
tunics.
The first act had two scenes, the
elaborate hall in the palace in
Egypt, and the hall in the temple.
Act two showed the boudoir of
the Egyptian princess and the sec
ond scene in the act showed the
triumphant return of the con
quering hero, "Rhadames" with
all bis captives. The celebrated
Nile scene where the lovers met,
was the third act. The fourth act
was the Judgment scene where
"Rhadames" Is condemned to the
tomb alive, because he wouldn't
marry the Egyptian princess. A
second scene in the last act shows
the two lovers in the tomb.
Clarence E. Crmer of Chicago
produced the opera. Howard Kirk
pattick conducted the performance
and the rehearsals of the Uni
versity chorus and orchestra, who
participated in the production. Leo
Kopp of the Chicago Civic Grand
Opera company assisted with the
opera and Vera Upton and Her
mann Decker assisted Klrkpatrick
BARB CLUBS TO FILE
FOR TEXMS TOURSEY
Intramural Department Is
Sponsor of l'et
Contest.
Plans are under way in the in
tramural department for a barb
tennis tournament, it was learned
Monday. The tournament, which
will be held on the courts about
the campus sometime next week,
will be open to all barb clubs who
have submitted entries to Harold
Petz in the intramural office. En
tries must be filed before next
Monday. Representatives from
each club will be limited to three
men to compete In singles play.
A rust rerilstant strain of snap
dragon has recently hrrn perfect
ed by a graduate of the University
of West Virginia (Morgantowm
who is now a professor at the Uni
versity of California (Berkeley).
LOSS of affections won i oe
worth much on the Nebraska
market, if house roll 409, sponsored
by Representative Marjorie Stark,
becomes a law. The bill abolishes
civil causes of action for alienta-
tion of affections and breach or
promise. Gold diggers, and there
are plenty of them, Mrs. Stark de
clares, will have to seek elsewhere
for heart balm.
Old age pension was scheduled
for special senate consideration
Monday morning. There are two
conflicting bills that deal with
the matter. One calls for a sales
tax to pay the pensions and the
other proposes use of gas tax
money. Belief that one of the
bills will be killed, or that legis
lation will embody features of
both were expressed the last of
the week.
Appropriations will probably not
be known until after everytning
else is finished. Senator Calan, fi
nance committee, told his fellow
legislators that Friday. That's be
cause the committee doesn't know
what to recommend for appropria
tions. And that's because bills not
yet laws, may provide features that
will need money.
The Philippines are having gov
ernment troubles. Insurgents, strik
ing when leaders of high position
were absent, were easily repulsed
by a handful of Constabulary
troopers. Desire for independence
seems to have been their battle
cry. According to United States
senate reports there is doubt that
the Philippines are ready for it.
But whether they arc or not they
want it. And some of the islanders
are doing their best to hurry it
along.
Perhaps there is good reason
to fear Germany's turbulent dic
tator. Great Britain's recent an
nouncement that she would have
to build hundreds of new fight
ing planes, to keep pace with
Germany, is an indication of
that. Britain has maintained a
rather even temper during the
last few weeks of European re
armament. Active participation
in competitive arming baa not
only the continent, but its
nearby islands jockeying about
for first place.
Meanwhile France and Russia
have completed their mutual
agreement pact. Not only are the
two old allies to back one another
In case of hostilities, but Russia Is
to launch a rebuilding program.
France will buy her products so
that Russia can buy materials and
machines in France. There will be
no direct loan. All financing is to
go thru commercial channels.
I
Altho both powers are admitted- :
ly alarmed at Hitler rearmament i
program, and plan for Joint de- j
fense plans, they have hopes of
bringing Germany into their agree- j
ment. At any rate, they left an
opening, Just in case Germany
might want to become party to an
eastern European security system.
The Blue Eagle has been in III
health for some time. In Wash
ington a clinic of experts Is con
ferring over the body of the un
fortunate bird. Whether they will
offer it a stimulant, and revival,
or decide that it should no longer
live, will not be known until the
United States supreme court de
livers its NRA decision weeks
from now.
Bob Joyce, who hurled an excel
lent game as Nebraska beat Kan
sas State, 8-7. at Manhattan, is
slated for one of the mound assign
ments. He is one of the most prom
ising of Wilbur Knight's pitchers.
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PROF. GEORGE O. VIRTUE PROF. ERWIN H. BARBOUR
Forrest C. Allen Answers Inquiries on
Basketball Rules Committee Action
LAWRENCE. Kas.. May 6. So many inquires regarding
action of the National Basketball Rules committee riave been
coming to Dr. Forrest C. Allen, director of athletics at the
University of Kansas, that he has prepared a statement, setting
forth some of the differences in action taken by the Coaches
fitaorlatlAn in "-Vupo o-rt O TnrtTlfrhO
ago, and by the rules body in New , tne conditions. When out of bounds
York a few days later. The rules
body did not follow closely recom
mendations of the coaches, and
since the midwest papers gave
more space to the recommenda
tions than to the actions, much
confusion has arisen.
Dr. Allen is a member of both
organizations, and is the Missouri
Valley vice president of the
A. A. U.
One rule differing from the rec
ommendation was that prohibiting
any offense player, with or without
the ball, from remaining for more
than three seconds in the free
throw area, including in this area
the lane from the free throw line
to the end line, and also the area
within the circle about the free
throw line. Penalty for violation of
this rule gives the ball to the of
fended side at the nearest side or
end line.
Dr. Allen comments that it is
obvious that some coaches will set
up a double post just outside the
prohibited area, and may perhaps
bring more congestion about the
basket than before the new rule
was promulgated.
Dotted lines complete the circle
about the free throw line, and this
circle is, under another new rule,
to restrain all but the players
jumping when a held ball has been
called anywhere in the free throw
area.
Coaches at Chicago had recom
mended the adoption of this re
straining circle for the center tip
off, asking for a radius of eight
feet to keep the eight players well
back from the two centers until
the ball had been tapped.
Instead of adopting for the cen
ter tip-off the idea they adopted
for held balls in the free throw
zone, the rules body eliminated the
greater part of the tip-offs by pro
viding that the ball, after a suc
cessful free throw, shall go out of
bounds to the side scored on.
"The advocates of the non-tip
play at center held that the non-tip-off
rule would speed up the
game. On the other hand the oppo
nents of the proposed new play
hold that the taking out of the
tip-off would rob the game of
much of its color. The uncertainty
as to who would obtain the ball
after a tip-off was one of the high
lights of the game," says Dr. Allen.
"These followers point out that
all you have done now is to add
another out of bounds play under
the defensive team's basket under
plays under the defensive team's
basket have been played in regular
scrimmages of the past, the de
fense has always dropped back to
protect its basket. The team that
obtained the ball out of bounds has
not used a fast break because the
team dropping back has been fore
warned and heretofv,. i have never
rushed the ball.
"For that reason many students
and coaches of the game have
maintained that by the new rule
you have added from ten to twenty
more out of bounds plays than you
had heretofore. To be exact you
have added just the additional op
portunity of out of bounds plays
that the two teams make on free
throws. For years there has been
an objection to the number of out
of bounds plays because they slow
up the game. It will be interesting
to observe how the rule will work
out.
"One interesting comment was
volunteered, namely, that if a
team that is behind two points in
the score is fouled and there is but
ten or fifteen seconds remaining
for play, will that team endeavor
to make good its opportunity for
a free toss? If the free throw is
made, then the team that is ahead
in the score will get the ball out
of bounds under the opponent's
basket. This team that now has
possession of the ball and that is
leading by one point will have five
seconds to pass the ball in bounds
from the end line and will have ten
seconds to carry it across the divi
sion line. They can thereby use up
much of the valuable time by with
holding the hall from play."
SATIRE FEATURES
LAST AWGWAN OF
CURRENT SEASON
(Continued from Page l.i
represents campus celebrities as
animals in a take off on the trans
migration of souls. The verse
page was filled with the blank
verse efforts of the prolific Mau
rice Johnson, who calls his un
rhymed pentameter, "Brothers in
Mu Lambda Mu." Besides the
Gore, editorials, and borrowed re
print Jokes, the final issue contains
an article on woman fashions en
titled, "Do It in Style" and written
by Lois Rathburn.
The Awgwan business staff an
nounced that since the May num
ber Is the concluding issue of the
year, the sale on campus news
stands will be continued for two
days.
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THEATER
10 GIVE PLAY MAY
Acting Group Presents 'Toad
Of Toad Hall' in Two
Performances.
The Junior league and Univer
sity Players announce "Toad of
Toad Hall" as the next play to bo
given in the children's theater aer
ies, Saturday at the Temple the
ater at 9:30 and 2:80 o'clock. The
play is In charge of Miss Paulino
Gellatly and under the direction of
Miss II. Alice Howell.
Ushers will be Mrs. Charles
Stuart, jr., Mrs. J. H. Ellis, Mrs.
Blanchard Anderson, Mrs. Lewis
Ricketts, Mrs. John Carr, Miss
Anne Bunting, Miss Virginia Fos
ter, Mrs. Heath Griffiths, Mrs.
Gordon Luikart and Mrs. E. T.
Gardner.
OFFICIAL
BULLETIN
Phi Lambda Upsilon.
An imnortant business meetine
of Phi Lambda Upsilon will be held
next Tuesday evening. May t, in
Room 102 of Chemistry hall ot
7:30 o'clock.
Corn Cobs.
Election of Corn Cob officers
will be held in Room 8 ot U. hall
Wednesday evening at 7:30. Ev
eryone must be there.
TASSELS.
Tassels will meet at Ellen Smith,
7 o'clock. Tuesday.
linterfraternlty Council.
Regular meetine of the Interfra-
temitv Council will be held in room
9, Morrill HalL tonight at 7:30.
Nu Meds.
Nu Med society will meet at 5
o'clock Thursday in Bessey hall
auditoiium. All members ara
urged to be present.
Council Executive Committee.
Student Council executive com
mittee will meet at 4:00 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon in the Stu
dent Council rooms In University
hall.
Student Council.
Regular meeting of the Student
Council will be held 8:00 o'clock in
the Council rooms.
Gamma Alpha Chi.
Gamma Alpha Chi will hold a
meeting 7:00 o'clock Thursday
night in Ellen Smith hall.
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