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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1935.
Daily Nebraskan
Station A, Lincoln, Nebraska.
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Let There
Be Light.
"XYf-UAT light has Nebraska wherewith to
shine t" is the blunt question flaunted in
the face of publicity-minded students by Sun
day's student pulse contributor, G. D. M., who
evidently believes Nebraska's sole claim to na
tional prominence rests if! its football teams,
It must be admitted that several points
advanced by G. D. M. bear weight and much of
;what he advocates for Nebraska would be and
is highly desirable. His discussion escapes the
point, however, for in asserting that hardly
anyone knows who student leaders of Nebras
ka in any of the several curricular and extra
curricular fields are, he implies a need for the
very thing that is advocated by those he criti
cizes.
No one for a moment will deny the crying
and pressing need for a new library for Ne
braska, for numerous new and modern and ade
quately equipped classrooms and laboratories,
for a revival of the spirit of intellectual curi
osity among the student body, or for increased
stress on cultural values in education and in
life. But no one has advanced a workable
scheme for bringing these things to pass under
financial restrictions imposed by a hostile leg
islature of a state to which the university is
not even yet thoroughly sold. So the univer
sity has to grin and bear it.
What has been the result? Nebraska stu
dents go to school in poorly equipped, decay
ing, and cockroach-infested classrooms. Their
classes are overcrowded so that nc? chance ex
ists for the close contacts between professor
and student which are vital to education, their
opportunities for cultural and intellectual ad
vancement beyond the classroom are few, held
in abeyance by lack of facilities and develop
ment. There is no campus beautiful, no impres
sive and stately halls of learning, no attractive
and peaceful library, conducive to educational
progress. Small wonder then that under such
conditions Nebraska students as a whole ap
pear apathetic and uninterested in the univer
sity and that graduating classes once gone feel
little inclination to return.
Yet there is no reason to abandon efforts
to remedy our ills at Nebraska. Despite the
severe handicaps, there are a few loyal and in
terested students and faculty members who are
constantly striving to promote the fortunes of
the school and whose accomplishments deserve
mention. It might be enlightening for G. D. M.
to investigate that of which he speaks a bit
jnore thoroughly before jumping to hasty con
clusions that student leaders here confine their
.efforts to petty politics and athletic pursuits.
, IJe perhaps would be surprised to find that
H number of Nebraska students have achieved
fenviable honors in the fields of contemporary
oratory, debate, music, literature, and scholar
ship, and have also rendered invaluable assist
ance to their alma mater in other ways, iie is
ignorant of these facts because they have been
sequestered in obscurity. Such performances
have been few, entirely too few, it must be ad
mitted, but they are the more deserving of pub
licity for that reason.
)
It is not alone facts and persons which are
( bases for calling attention to a school but tra
ditions and customs and colorful events which
arc part of university life. It is a strange phe
nomena that that which happens on college
eampi or to college students becomes by virtue
of its connection with a college, of more or less
general interest which it otherwise would not
'command.
Iretty girls in college are publicized be
'cause they stand for the state, they carry its
fair name forth into the fields of pulchritude,
and what matter that beauty is of little import
tojhe state so long as it reflects credit to it T
The same is true of football and other athletic
teams which are popular because of the senti
ment that attaches to them. They bear the
name and colors of the state and each loyal
citizen sees in them champions of the state's
traditions and name and as such they arouse
his" interest and support. Why should these
things not be used in bringing about support
of the school to the end that its cultural and
educational offerings are made greater!
This does not preclude the absence of scho
lastic, cultural, and intellectual interest on the
campus, nor the failure of Nebraska students
to distinguish themselves in those fields. But
if the facilities by which Buch accomplish
ments are stimulated and furthered are to be
secured and secured in time to benefit the pres
ent generation, every appeal for support,
.whether it be to sentiment or admiration or
genuine loyalty must be utilized.
or significance may adhere. If the publicity is
nationwide in scope, so much the better for the
interests of the university. The fact that the
institution is putting the state's name on the
map will bring home mbre forcibly to Nebras
ka citizens the importance of providing for the
university all that it requires.
Publicity is not the cure-all for our nu
merous ills. But it will let the world know
we're here and that we're trying to progress
on every hand despito our many drawbacks,
Nebraska has as much to be proud of as most
important schools and more than many. We
could have still more and become a truly great
university if every student and every faculty
member and administrative official would at
tempt to contribute constructive efforts to the
development of the university instead of cym
cally standing on the sidelines and glibly in
quiring "What light?"
STUDENT PULSE
Brief, concise contributions pertinent to matters of
student life and tha university are welcomed by this
department, under the usual restrictions of aound
newspaper practice, which excludes all libelous matter
and personal attacks. Letters must be signed, but
namea will ba withheld from publication If ao desired.
Maybe This
Is the Trouble.
TO THE EDITOR:
I'm getting pretty doggone tired of read
ing letter after letter in the Student Pulse, in
which various students gripe unceasingly about
cond;tions on the campus. It doesn't seem to
matter what they gripe about, just so long as
they can gripe.
Ihey yell for a Student Union building
Fine. But, do they back up their pleas? No
definitely no. They want a greater' degree of
social contacts. They yelp about it, but do any
of them try to get into activities and get ac
quainted? No. They gripe about the "lack of
school spirit," but when it comes to getting out
and rooting for the team, or giving voice to a
good hearty yell once in a while, are they
there? No.
In "R. J.'s" letter, published in the Ne
braskan of Nov. 3, he states that fraternities
and sororities w supply association to a select
few. That gives me something to gripe about,
I don't know you, R. J., but I'll wager that
you're not nearly as hard up as are a lot of
students on this campus. There are men who,
wanting to join a fraternity, find they haven't
enough money, so they go out and get a job to
earn it. Have you tried that? Probably not.
You want, in fact you demand, a student
union building. Just what active interest have
you taken in securing one outside of sitting
back in your chair and, probably, not even
signing the petitions which someone brought
to" you? Have you ever tried getting out and
working for what you want?
It seems to me that it s about time someone
on this campus did something besides sit back
and gripe. There's nothing wrong with this
campus except its students. If they'd snap out
of their "Let someone else do it" attitude, and
put a little honest-to-goodness effort into at
tempting to attain what they claim they want,
instead of perching behind the typewriter and
crabbing because someone else doesn't do it
for them, they might have a chance of get
ting it.
Under the present conditions, if anything
is done, it's one of about ten people that take
the initiative and try to get something done.
Name me more than ten students on this cam
pus who are actively engaged in striving for
something for the betterment of the campus.
Try it, "R. J." Excepting these ten, and
everyone knows them well, the rest of the cam
pus sits back and gripes, making Nebraska, in
stead of one of the leading schools of the coun
try, one of the most lethargic, listless campuses
in the entire United States. D. S.
' Nebraska may be hampered at present in
achieving a place in the un among universi
ties ao far as intellectual leadership is con
cerned. But it ahall continue to be ao until
the state ia made unlvergity-conacioua.
One cf the moat powerfully potential fac
tora which may serve to alter this present defi
ciency ia publicity of the thinga we do have
today, important or trivial, to which for any
reason aome amount of interest or sentiment
Off the
Campus
by.
Lynn Leonard
Only Four Days
remain for which the Nebraska legislators may
draw pay for the current special session, but
the progress made during the first six days in
dicates that the solons will be doing several
days' work on their own time. The most opti
mistic members predict they will be here an
other two weeks, and the more pessimistic ones
are considering spending Thanksgiving in Lincoln.
The first week of the session terminated
with nothing but the bills providing for the
members' salaries passed. Heated discussion
on the old age pension bill, for which the leg
islators were especially called, was in progress
as the lawmakers adjourned until Monday.
Threats to change the bill with amendments
which would alter the purpose planned by the
governor in having it drafted were defeated
by the democratic majority with the exception
of two clauses. One providing for eliminating
persons having children or relatives legally
responsible for their support from having pen
sions was stricken from the bill by a 52-24 vote.
The other clause the house removed from the
bill was one providing for pensions liens
against the property of pensioners.
Mussolini's recent expression of contempt for
the league by warning that England was ready
to resort to force if necessary to make the
sanctions effective Btarted many anti-British
demonstrations in Italy. Baldwin declared that
his 1 billion dollar British armament program
had as its purpose the "strengthening of our
defensive forces within the framework of the
league for the sake of international peace, not
for selfish ends." It is a mighty altruistic na
tion that will spend that much money under
those circumstances.
German Armament Was Hit
hv Winston Churchill in a camnaiirn speech.
lie is of the opinion that it was fear of rearmed
Germany that led France to settle her differ
ences with Italy at the beginning ot the year,
and he thinks that a free hand in Ethiopia was
given Italy in the agreement.
.
Shades of 1914
are in evidence as England presents an accept
ance of the United States' reply to the league
sanctions. England thanks the Americans for
indicatine that they will not lnterlere with the
sanctions. It was thought that Secretary Hull
was declining to help enforce the boycott when
ho renlied to a statement asking for this na
tion's position. He wanted it understood that
the United States is absolutely neutral. Can it
be that Encland is trying to show the world
that the United States is on the British side
of the conflict?
CONTEMPORARY
COMMENT
U. S. Education
Department.
Establishment of a federal department or.
education, headed by a presidential cabinet
member was declared the next important step
towards better education by Dr. Robert M.
Ilutchins, president of the University of Chi
cago, at a recent gathering of educators in
Providence, K. I.
Dr. Hutchins scored the "neglect" which
education has suffered through so called
"economy" programs of politicians, large tax
payers and cranks in general. He placed di
rect responsibility for national education on
the federal government. "Responsibility to
equalize educational opportunities in the na
tion's schools must be in the hands of the fed
eral authorities," he said.
Four thousand New England educators
agreed that a cabinet officer would have
"forced" the national government to give
more attention to education in the last few
n- 1 . "I . 1 1 1 . . 1 1
years, ihey agreed tnat local and state DUdg-
ets were cut out because it was easier to do so
than to "dislodge the politicians who were
actually squandering the public funds."
The entire educational program is far
from being in a unified state. Even in closely
allied sections of the country, methods go from
one extreme to another. Staid old New Eng-
and is particularly harassed by a lack of uni
fied educational standards. Some states even
a'ck a standard of education within their own
boundaries. New York is singular In its state
'regents" system.
No federal supervision of educational
methods and teachers themselves is provided
for in any way.' Agriculture, commerce and
labor are all integral parts of the governing
Bvstpm la tint Pfliipntinn as ilUDOrtant aS
these? Syracuse Daily Orange.
Saint of San Simeon
Sends Sob Stuff.
In a verbal sob William Randolph Hearst
announces that high taxation is compelling
him to leave the irlorious state of California
and close his palatial estate, the San Simeon
ranch. It appears that it costs Hearst aoout
$1,000,000 a year to enjoy the California sun
shine, which is about 15 per cent of his income.
The state of California has decided that if
Hearst wants to bask in the golden winter
sunshine they are going to charge him a bit
for it.
Florida now welcomes the country's num
ber one ink splasher with a promise of no in
come tax, no film tax and not even a sales
tax. So the Saint of San Simeon departs for
the east. 'What the state of Florida can ex
pect to gain by obtaining the citizenship of
Hearst is not too clear. To those who have
been west the statement that there is no tax
on movie studios as an inducement to Hearst
is extremely amusing.
Somehow or other Hearst is finding it
hard to gain sympathizers in his tax "plight."
Hisscharge that "the methods of the tax col
lector are largely those of the gangster and
the gun man," works up little interest on the
part of the average person, and boiled down
to its lowest common denominator is only of
academic interest. Minnesota Daily.
Prisons
And Society.
Recent statistics released by Sanford
Bates, director of prisons in the United States,
show a 15 percent increase in prison popula
tion over last year, with the increase expected
to continue. These figures have two interpre
tations: either the laws are being enforced
more rigidly or the criminal element is grow
ing larger.
It sometimes seems that apprehension of
criminals is emphasized far more than remov
ing the causes of crime. One of the most vi
cious of these causes is enforced idleness.
Prison authorities are asking congress for
an appropriation sufficient to build six more
prisons to accommodate the estimated increase.
This is obviously necessary under the present
situation but it also is obvious that we cannot
stop crime by constructing more prisons.
In the current issue of Forum, a young
Englishman recently forced on the dole, com
ments without rancour but with intense ear
nestness on the despair that descends upon a
man to whom work is denied. He rebukes
those who charge that the unemployed can be
divided into two classes those who are un
able to work and those who do not want to
work. How can they speak fairlv. he Ques
tions, when they have never been subject to
tne reDutls ot employers, to the everlasting
walking and waiting, and to the repeated fail
ure that breaks the self respect of even the
strongest T
Society shares the responsibility of the
discouraged unemployed when he turns to
crime as a means of independent livelihood.
And society must sooner or later intelligently
face its obligations to help the unemployed
find a place to work. Oklahoma Daily.
OFFICIAL
BULLETIN
Student Council.
Student Council will meet Wed
nesday, Nov. 6, In the Student
Council rooms, University hall. All
members must be present.
Interfraternity Council.
Interfrsternlty Council will meet
at 7:30 p. m., Tuesday, Nov. 8, in
room 9 Morrill hall. It Is impera
tive that all members be present.
Frosh Commission.
Freshman commission groups
meeting in Ellen Smith hall, Tues
day, Nov. 5 Include a group un
der the direction of Lorene Adel
seck at 11 o'clock, a gathering led
by Hazel Bradstreet at 1 o'clock,
Betty Cherney's group at 3 o'clock,
and a meeting of a commission
group with Theodora Lohrman as
leader at 4 o'clock.
Nu-Meds.
Nu-Meds will hold their monthly
banquet Wednesday, Nov. 6 at 6:15
at the Annex cafe. t
N Stamps.
All sophomore and freshmaa
girls working on the N stamp
drive are to report at Ellen Smith
hall between 4 and 5 o'clock Tues
day. Tassels.
All Tassels selling Cornhuskers
are requested to report at the
Cornhusker office, Wednesday aft
ernoon between 2 and 5.
At the Campus Studio
Tuesday, Nov. 5.
Physical Education club.. 12:00
Dairy club 12:30
4-H club 5:15
Wednesday, Nov. 6.
Student Council 5:00
Thursday, Nov. 7.
Cornhusker staffs (edi
torial and business) 12:00
away immediately for his home in
the country. On this particular
evening, however, he took an
earlier train, and reached the sta
tion at exactly 4. Of course his
chauffeur was not there to meet
him, so he started to walk home.
While en route, his driver, on
his way to meet the 5 oclocK
train, met him and picked him up.
They arrived home twenty min
utes earlier than customary. How
long did the man walk?
The answer is fifty minutes, and
please ask Don Friedly to explain
it he wrote the demthing.
A
ROUVD
AND
BOUT
With
Sarah Louitm Meyer
Time tells a lovely tale on the
Theta Xi's of Stanford. For a bit
of a prank they planted a dummy
on a sharp curve of a highway
near Palo Alto, hid in nearby
bushes, and waited to see what
would happen. Came a large se
dan which hit the dummy square
ly, dissected it neatly, and then
ground to a stop."
When the laddies recognized the
woman who emerged from the
driver's seat all of a dither, how
ever, the fun ended in an ignomi-
nous retreat. It was Mrs. Her
bert Hoover.
In that worthy publication Is
also recorded the statement of the
lord chief justice of England, who
after thirteen years on the em
pire's highest bench, opines: "The
only impartiality possible to the
human mind is that which arises
from an understanding of neither
side of the case."
Which is almost as good as my
own (hem, hem): Sophistication
and nalvlte have much the same
symptoms. But the sophisticate
violates tradition because he
knows better; the naive soul be
cause he doesn't.
Britisher Baron Hewart and I
seem to have something in com
monand it couldn't be brains.
And then there was the Sigma
Alpha Mu freshman who attended
a graduate English course for two
weeks before discovering that it
was not English 1 after all. But
news, of course, to be news must
be new!
One of Don Buell's favorite
stories only now breaking into
print concern doings during a
Chicago run of Bea Llllie. The
star's flngerwave had been de
layed somehow, and as a result
the impressive wife of a wealthy
local packer was kept waiting at
the beauty shop. Foam at the
mouth she did very loudly. That
she should wait for a mere act
ress! The English comedienne prompt
ly ordered all beauty businesses
that cduld prolong her stay man
icure, facial, massage, and all the
fixings. When at last she was
quite through, she said to the op
erator In the clearest of tones,
"You may tell the butcher's wife
that Lady Peel is finished, and
she may come In now."
Our own prize anecdote about
the famous lady is supposed to
have happened following the open
ing performance of "At Home
Abroad," her present vehicle.
Among those eagerly paying hom
age to Miss Llllie was a former
Harlem nightclub queen, whose
five years in Paris had left their
mark.
"Oh mon cherie," she cooed,
"eet was won-derful, magniflque"
(or words to that effect).
Replied the great lady in her
best English-Dixie twang: "That's
ahl raght, honey chile. Ahm glad
you-all liked it."
A section of the intelligentla
has gone in for arithmetical prob
lems of the "If. . . then what "
variety. One of the cuter ones has
to do with a man and his chauf
feur and a ride home.
The gentleman was accustomed
to disembark from the train at
his suburban station at 5 o'clock
every night where he would be
met by his chauffeur, and whisk
PESTER PREDICTS
SUDDEN INCREASE
IN ANNUAL SALES
(Continued from Page 1.)
allotted to each girl chosen, in
cluding full length pictures In
both formal and Informal poses.
Large Camera Section.
It is estimated, according to
Miss Arnold, that there will be
over 2,000 individual pictures and
over 150 group pictures in the
book. In addition to these there
will be a large candid camera sec
tion recording all activities and
events on the campus. Future use
of the Cornhusker as a reminder
of all school activities is stressed,
as photographs are to be used
more extensively than ever before.
Sales Close This Week.
Subscriptions may be bought
from all Tassels and from mem
bers of the business staff until the
end of this week. Books should
be bought before the close of the
sale as over 200 who waited until
the spring of last year were un
able to buy.
Pester asks that all salesmen
report to the Cornhusker offices
some time Wednesday afternoon
for a general checkup.
We Arc Dyeing
Boucle and Knit
Garments
A'ew Fall Colors
Save 10 Cash & Carry
Modern Cleaners
Soukup A Waitovar
Call F2377 For Service
Republican Attempts.
to substitute cigaret and other forms of luxury
tax for the governor's gas tax failed. Demo
crats supported their chief almost to the man
in endeavor to help him keep his campaign
promise for no new taxation. Followers of the
legislators are looking forward to the discus
sion of the unemployment insurance measure
drafted by a conference of employers and labor
representatives to supplement the federal law
levying a tax on employers of eight or more
persons. Supporters contend that if the legis
lature does not pass a law levying a tax on
employees and employers of less than eight per
sons, all Nebraska employers of eight persons
or more will have to pay the federal tax, and
no benefits will come to the state in form of
unemployment ptyments.
November 18 Is the Date
for the beginning of the economic blockade on
Italy sponsored by the League of Nations.
rrime Jdinistcr Stanley Baldwin's reply to
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