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Bury the
Dead.
The student council's organization com
mittee has announced that those campus or
ganizations which have not filed copies of their
constitutions with the council must do so with
in three weeks. After that time those groups
not meeting the requirement will probably be
forbidden further activity of any type. And
among those who do comply witli the order, it
is expected that the numerous organizations
which exist in name or in idea only and whose
pretense to an active existence is a huge farce,
will be weeded out.
' It is to be hoped that the student council
and its special committee will give this problem
the attention it deserves and not be side
tracked as last year's council permitted itself
to be. Control of student organizations is one
of the council's express powers and here seems
ample field for exercise of this power. If ever
a campus was encumbered with all manner of
useless, meaningless, and idle organizations Ne
braska deserves such designation.
To mention but a few collapsed groups, we
name the International Relations Club, the
Dramatic Club, the Social Relations Club, and
the University Peace Committee. The mythi
cal existence of these defunct student enter
prises continues while their activities are dead.
Add to these few examples the many other stu
dent ventures that have flopped dismally, a
host of meaningless and empty honorary
groups whose existence a hoax, the numer
ous professional organizations which constitute
more or less of a racket and whose efforts at
discussion and furtherance of professional in
terests are a laughing stock, and it is easily
seen that the situation needs correcting.
The Nebraskan does not desire to discour
age student organization. Rather it is inclined
to support it strongly as one of the better
mediums for promotion of fellowship and co
operation within the student body. But when
the purposes of an organization are lost sight
of, when the association which the organization
affords no longer holds meaning to its mem
bers, when the ideals upon which the organi
zation was founded appear empty and no
longer furnish motivating force for its activi
ties, then there is no need, and no purpose in
attempting to prolong its life. Yet this is what
has happened in campus history time and again.
It would take a bold person to say that any
of the many defunct organizations which 1o
day infest the campus were not called into be
ing by a sincere interest and strong faith on
the part of their charter members in certain
ideals and purposes which were expected to
be the basis for increased mutual benefit and
rendering of greater services in the future.
Such is no doubt the history of every campus
group. That so many have fallen after living
briefly is due not to failure of the original idea
but to failure to keep alive in succeeding mem
bers the original interest mid ideals. Once
ardent interests cooled rapidly in the face of
such discouraging factors as lack of meeting
places and club rooms, lack of facilities, lack
of finances. As a result there are few actively-functioning
student groups to be found ex
cept those whose existence is occasioned by
governing or administrative needs. We have
only that which stark necessity demands and
that it shall be thus until the union building
vision becomes a reality and facilities are au
tomatically provided for student organizations,
seems inevitable.
In the meantime, unless some Renascence
takes place in general student initiative and
enterprise, t graveyard of student organiza
tions should receive a sizeable addition as the
student council, thru its committee, starts
wielding the axe. The dead and obsolete must
be consigned to the ash-heap at once. It may
be that this routine process of formally bury
ing the dead will be the first consideration of
the committee.
There remains, however, after this task
lias been accomplished, a second duty for the
council to perform. Those organizations which
are tottering on their feet should be given a
period in which to revitalize themselves and
place their houses in order. Failure to do this
should result in permanent suspension. Here
is where much good may be done. By wielding
the powerful club with which the constitution
endows it the council should be able to bring
about a renewed interest on the part of exist
ing organizations in the purposes and services
upon which they were conceived and estab
lished and thus insure that their continued ex
istence will contribute something worthwhile
to the general welfare of the campus If this
ran be accomplished, the effort will be more
thin justified. And if it cannot be done, the
esnipus will at lst be rid of much trouble
some debris which ha clogged the channels of
its activities xor many years.
Tt I7etmk campiu presents an odd
t'M tiia wetlt Tot once there are no sales
."r-rJrs in progress; you may walk the
".-.--J v;-i'ci:t beinj asked to buy something.
VYHILE Mussolini sits on his backyard fence
w and looks to the European hinterland, the
Tionirno nf Nations nntat.1v relaxes for want of
further neutrality developments in the United
. . .. Ml -
States. Thus does the Alrican contact assume
an appearance of a tent without stakes per
haps. We, but more rightfully, our congress
men are expected to provide the stakes for the
tent of international policies, by the passage
nf n mnrp 1pfinit nnd nernianent neutrality
act. The effect of this pending legislation will
determine what Ueneva will do aoout sanctions
against the Fascists.
It is Tippdl ess to sav that the world is in a
state of chaos of one kind or another, un
equaled from the standpoint of securing world
nomi thrnucrh thn Tipnciie of Nations. The.fate
of the League itself is at stake. And due to the
fact that the Covenant provides tor no means
to enforce the League's policies it remains with
Vio lnHi vidua 1 nnwprs to shaDe its destiny. It
was with this in mind, perhaps, that Great Bri-
tain and France, out ot tne Kinaness 01 tneir
hearts, took unon themselves the task of ending
the Italian aggression. Subsequent to their
failure the League is piacea in a peculiar jmsi
tion, similar to that of a mugrump, praying
that the nations will support its fence, for
peace.
TTi.nooli thi theoretical eniema of
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world peace Mussolini boldly sits upon his
fence, smirking with no illusions of his own
preparedness. He surely wouldn't tinker
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ttritiah out. of their Mediterran
ean Sea some way, whereby Ethiopia would be
his with little or no effort. His aerial forces
arc probably unequaled in the entire world.
The latest reports give ixaiy i-ieuiu mi
battle planes of 200 to 250 miles an hour. Aug
menting this she has over 100 new submarines.
t Ttoi'o nowfiat nnri most. e.onst)icuous naval
weapon is the sea-sled. Built of aluminum and
light wood in the form of a long frail shell it
is capable of 80 or 90 miles an hour. Each
carries two torpedoes. Numbering 300 sea-sleds,
as compared with 147 British war vessels now
stationed in the Mediterranean sea, it wuiuu
;m fn milv isn of these crafty weapons
to wipe out the entire British fleet, and with
only 50 percent accuracy in tneir aim. out
is highly improbable. With all of her sea-sleds,
i nnA nlnnps however. Italv stands
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ready to challenge, or accept the challenge of
any or all intertering rowers.
TIME AND TIDE
ABROAD
by
BOB ZIMMERMAN
CONTEMPORARY
COMMENT
Child Labor lncretue
As 1RA Molder$.
A republican would admit in the fa"
iQTt thot thP r-hild labor clauses of the MCA
were "the only good part of the act.'' And
...t ki;,.oti mJ dmnirat. atrree. they are
probably right. However, in the helter-skelter
of legislation during the last two years, few
have noticed the rapidly increasing uiuu
abuses.
Last week came a charge trom tne nation
i v;u loW .nmmittee! conditions are as bad
as they were three years ago. The report, is
sued by Courtenay Uinwiaaie, general hmr
a federal child If bor
amendment to "eliminate child labor from our
national life forever."
Under the NRA, employers were forbid
den to hire any person under 16 years of age.
Hours of labor were limited. Those openly
opposed to the Blue Eagle praised its child
labor accomplishinetns.
Then the NRA was declared illegal. Em
ployers who at first pledged themselves volun
tarily to uphold NRA standards gradually re
turned to their old methods, hired cheap labor,
inprpnipH VinnrK. In recent months, according
to the child labor report, earnings of children
were found to he 'extremely low ana nuura
inhumanly long."
From various sources have come reports
lint fhmisnnrls of children have returned to
factories, displacing adults. Reliable figures
are scarce, but the child lauor report snows
gainful employment during the last few
months of the recent business expansion of
nearly 1,000,000 children under 16 years.
Meanwhile thousands of college graduates
read the want ads.
For those who are itching to amend the
constitution, here is a clear field. Minnesota
Daily.
The Intelligent American
Youth of Today 1$ Radical
We are obliged to the University chapter
of Theta Sigma Phi, honorary and professional
fraternity for women journalists, for bring
ing to Austin a charming lady and a well in
formed Rpeaker on Europe for the annual
Matrix Table in honor of Texas writers.
Dorothy Thompson, the outstanding wom
an correspondent of her time, proved herself
to be the rare type of important person who
in public appearance refrains from elaborating
npon personal experiences to the exclusion of
tme for the main subject of address. She
drew a broad picture of the European situa
tion in such a manner as to give listeners
something definite to take home and chew on.
Outstanding in Miss Thompson 'a talk was
the observation that radicalism turned the
tables in Europe by virtue ol the jobless op
his surroundings nothing attractive or secure
for the future. Hitler walked into power on
the shoulders of the unwanted young adults of
Germany, many of whom were university
graduates.
Miss Thompson made the side-remark that
in general the intelligent youth of America is
radical And why not
Hordes of contemporary American uni
versity students are being fsced with a lack
of economic security when and if they gradu
ate. Mo'lng box-cars are often found laden
with"eo egemen." Filling stations and their
equivalen a employ Thi Beta Kappas. Tech
nological unemployment increases, and busi
ness moans because the Federal government
shoulders a burden which business has neg
lected. Of the some 21 millions in America be
tween the ages of 16 and 24, about 16 million
are said to be still in school; 3 millions are
unemployed; and there is no way of telling
how many have inadequate part-time jobs,
are living off their folks, or are engaged in
occupations foreign to their education.
They have been taught, Maxine Davis,
contemporary writer, says, "to believe that
education and hard work were the Open Ses
ame to homes of their own, to respectable
jobs secured by industry and reliability, and
to honored places in the eyes of their fellow
men discovering today they have been be
trayed at best by halftruths ..."
Yes7 American youth is radical. And
whether a leader in America can rally them
to a mis-directed set of principles is only a
matter for conjecture. At least the youth is
best equipped with health and vigor to face
the realities with questioning, and are less
hide-bound by whatever institutionalism has
fallen behind the stop of technology.
The attitude of American youth is some
thing to be reckoned with not to be ignored,
suppressed, or mollycoddled with spurts of
relief. The youth of today is no more will
ing to sit on a dole now than it has ever been.
In general young people are conscientious and
honest. And in times of stress they refuse to
become cynical.
Young men and women have ideals which
to them mean hop of economic freedom. And
it is upon shattered, misdirected, cheapened
ideals that hysterics, war, and fiucism are
created and maintained.
Daily Texan.
Half Awake
Campus,
"I am entirely convinced that what i
more than anything else lacking in the life of
the average well-intentioned man of today u
the reflective mood."
These words of Arnold Bennett need to be
carried out in action by college students if a
recent survey of University of Oregon students
can in any way be called indicative of collegi
ate thought.
To find out if students take time out for
reflection, a campus poll was taken in which
the individual was asked what he valued most
highly. The results were discouraging.
For the most part, students said their ob
jective was "happiness." Not only were they
vague concerning the method-? by which they
could gain "happiness," but they did not
know what constituted "happiness."
After a few minutes of concentration they
were able to decide what was the largest fac
tor in the "happiness" field. Votes went for
henlth. security, an adeauate philosophy, in
dependence, family, travel, and writing skill.
Since lUza American colleges nave boast
ed of the gradual elimination of Joe Colleges.
The lethargic students, it is said, are gone.
But certainly the campus is not full of wide
awake students either. If it were, students
would at least know where they are going and
why.
Mental sluggishness may be pone. Re
flective thought has definitely not hit the cam
pus. Syracuse Daily Orange.
The Boos
Have It.
It's surprising what a large variety of boos
there are. For instance, there is the sharp, ex
plosive "Booh!" which you use to scare the
daylights out of the uususpecting person
standing with his back to you. Another one
is the derisive boo with which you reward a
punk joke by some cunning punster.
Next is the boo, soft and sweet, that you
give the girl friend. You can't very well scare
ihe daylights out of her, and the derisive boo
would insult her no end. Yet you must do
something to put some of these lassies in their
place, so you croon it, thus, "Boooooo-honey-buncli."
And, of course, the old Abuyah. It's
rarely heard as loud as it should be heard, so
let's continue with its cousin in volume, the
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der your breath when you're squelched, and
can't very well return the compliment without
ful that you are not overheard, you whisper,
"Aw, booo, y'big stiff." ,
Then there is the boo of indignation, used
principally at rassling matches, fights and
other professional sports events. Yelled as a
protest against unfair playing, it is calculated
to strike fear into the hearts of the villains
who are choking their opponents with bathrobe
belts, heeling with gloves, or otherwise commit
ting fouls.
Last comes the raucous boo. Ugly sound
ing, and loudest of the whole family, it is
sounded in pure orneryness. It is slightly sea
soned with indignation, but it remains exclu
sively the darling of poor sports.
You hear it at university basketball games.
The Creightonian.
Education
For What?
To most of us our school years are filled
with dreams of the future. Bright, rosy dreams
they usually are but, "sad to say, they are
dreams-that will seldom be realized in their
entirety. The first few years out of school are
apt to be anxious, disappointing ones. We
may find that the world is not the same as it
seemed in our fanciful expectations. Money
may be harder to earn that we thought. Our
theories may fail.
Modern life is not a stable thing. Its in
stitutions are forever changing and its tempo
continues to increase year by year. To the re
cent college graduate it presents a puzzling
front.
One life to live! . ..
We all want the best from it, and it is
4i, Vc that vuo intATiH to have when we
start. No other thought enters our minds. But,
are we starting right? How are we to know
or to judge? .
There is a man a human being it you
please everyone knows him. His appetites
have become so jaded that he feels that the
future is not big enough for him, and that life
henceforth is to be dull and uninteresting. He
has ceased to love .and be loved. He looks at
a past filled with nothing but memories of de
ceit and ruthlessness and reckless indulgence.
He has faced disillusionment after disillusion
ment, and has lived to feel the pain that he has
inflicted upon others. Now, in middle life, he
seeks to hide within himself the knowledge of
the fact that he has sought vainly for happi
ness thru anticipations misdirected during the
formative years of his life. .
But there is a solution; one that is basic
in its scope. It is the acceptance of education
as a means to happiness rather than as a means
to monetary heights. Oregon Emerald,
losing your status as a gentleman. Being care-
Modern
Bondage.
A new type of bondage which asserts more
rights than were ever enjoyed by slave owners,
of a century ago, is the modern machine sys
tem which puts the burden of salvaging its
human wreckage upon society in general.
These instances of the displacement of
workers bv machines are a few from a list
published in the New York Times:
In 1930 about 250 men finished 100- labor
blocks in a unit of time. Now 19 finish 250 m
the same time.
A device operated by liquid air puts ring
inserts in cylinder blocks and reduces labor
costs 60 percent.
In 1929 the labor cost of one manufactur
er's door was $4. Now it is 15 cents.
If used full time, an automatic buffer in a
hardware plant can displace 50 men.
Welding machines enable three men to do
what 19 did six years ago.
Since 1929 this displacement has been
steadily increasing. Labor saving devices, used
to reduce production costs, have laid off men
much faster than it is possible to find employ
ment for them.
Upon society are thrown the helpless vic
tims of a vicious system. Why should not in
dustry itself assume this responsibility and
count the human wreckage as a part of its pro
duction costs? Oklahoma Daily.
COMMITTEES ARE
NAMED TO DIRECT
FRATERNITY BALL
(Continued from Page 1.)
were begun immediately wun
agencies lor un orchestra, and
members asserted the budget for
music would be greatly raised this
year.
James Heidt, Delia iau ueaa,
will head the entertainment com
mittee, with Dale Oder. Alpha Tau
Omega, and Paul Mintken his as
sistants. Sponsors will be selected
by Willard Burney, PI Kappa Al
pha, and Jack Mohr, Phi Delta
Theta.
Bernie McKerney, Sigma Chi,
will head the ticket committee, as
sisted by Burr Ross, Farm House,
and Ralph Eldrldge. Publicity will
be handled by Irwin Ryan of Sig
ma Nu. chairman, and Truman
Oberndorf. Delta Upsilon.
At a meeting of the Intenra
ternity council in Morrill hall to
night, price of tickeU and final
arraneements for tne party wiu
probably be decided upon, accord
ing to Fischer.
IDENTITY OF ICE
CARNIVAL QUEEN
REMAINS SECRET
(Continued from Page 1).
200 yard, and GOO yard races for
men. Women will participate in a
50 yard backward race, and men in
a 100 yard backward race.
Novelty events will include a
chair pushing contest of 150 yards
by one couple and a cnanoi race oi
100 yards with two men and one
woman. There will filso be a five
man team race of 100 yards. Ex
hibition skating will be "resented
by Margaret and Delmar IVappla
and by Glen Laughlia and J. D.
Lau.
A public address system, with
Irving Hill doing the announcing,
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has been obtained for the carnival. I dogs are expected to be an added
Spotlights, noige makers, and hot attraction.
OFFICIAL
BULLETIN
Bible Hour.
Lutheran students will meet for
their regular Bible class with Rev.
Enck at 7 p. m. Wednesday In 20S
Temple building.
4-H Club.
University 4-H club will meet at
7:30 Tuesday evening in 806 Ag
Hall.
Rainfall Maps
Assist Farmers
In Predictions
Dr. E. E. Lackey, associate pro
feasor of geography at the univer
sity, has completed a series of
rainfall maps' of Nebraska which
are designed to show the agricul
turist by means of past records
just what variability in rainfall he
may expect. An area wth a wide
moisture variability may present
fewer hazards if the percentage of
irregularity is known and consid
ered when plana for the future are
being made.
Says Dr. Lackey: "There is
little if any land in Nebraska
where crop production Is not inti
mately affected by rainfall vari
ability. Since the element of
chance is nearly always a factor
that the farmer must consider, ha
la interested in knowing what
those chances are. If he is ac
quainted with the relative propor
tion of the chance elements as far
as moisture is concerned, he may
plan accordingly."
Crop Planning.
A chart compiled by Dr. Lackey
shows the farmer in he Lincoln
vicinity that he can expect at least
26.50 inches or owe of rain 50
percent of the time but that he has
far less chances of getting more
than the median amount. Figures
also tell him that he can expect
22.28 inches or more of moisture
eight years out of every ten, or
80 percent of the time, while two
years out of the ten he may get
an oversupply amounting to 84.17
inches or more. Consequently if
the farmer realizes that a certain
crop requires at least 20 inches
for its proper growth and he has
only a slight chance of getting
this amount then he can plan his
crops accordingly.
"When It Rains, It Pours."
Most people believe that the
mean annual rainfall of an area
indicates the amount of precipita
tion or more that may be expected
50 percent of the time, but the uni
versity geographer avers the rain
fall more often falls below the
mean than above it, thus making
the median annual precipitation a
more satisfactory measure. For
example, the mean annual rainfall
for Lincoln for a fifty-six year pe
riod is 27.82 inches. During the
same period the annual precipita
tion has been above the mean
twenty-four times and below it
thirty-two times. Median rainfall
for Lincoln is 26.50 inches.
While figures seem to indicate
that the median rainfall for the
last quarter of a century in Ne
braska has not been as high as
formerly, the university professor
said there was a tendency to boost
rainfall records in earlier years
and that measuring sticks then in
use were crude and probably con
tributed to swelling the records.
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