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THE DAILY NKBKASKAN "WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23. 1936. TWO Daily Nebraskan Station A, Lincoln. Nebraika. THIRTY. FIFTH YEAR Published every Tuesday. Wednetdny. Thurediy. Frl. dmy end Sunday mornings ot the academic year by stu. dents of the University of Nebraska, under aupervlslon of the Board ot Publications. 016 Member tW Pbsocicilod Collecide Press Distributors of Colle6ialeDt6esf XII-ni.INTIO ton NATIONAL OVSTISIN National Advertising Service, Inc. CMftt PukUshfrt JtfMMr 420MADIS0N AVI. NfWYOK. N.Y. CHICAOO . OSTON - AN rRANCISCO LOS ANOBLBS PORTLAND SATTLi ARNOLD LEVIN B0B FUNK Editor" Business Minjger EDITORIAL STAFF Manaama Editors uviONPB GEORGE PIPAL DON WAONER News Editors Eleanor Cllzbe Wlllard Burney Ed Murray H;len Pascoe Bob Reddlsn BUSINESS STAFF Assistant Business Managers Bob Wadhams Webb Mills Frank Johnson This paper is represented for general advertising by the Nebraska Press Association. Entered as second-class matter at the postofflee In Lincoln. Nebraska, under act ot congress. March 3. 187, and at special rate ot postage provided for In section 1103, act of October 3. 1917. authorized January 20. 1822. SUBSCRIPTION RATE J 1.50 a year Single Copy 5 cents f 00 a semester 2.SC a year mailed $1.60 a semester mailed Under direction of the Student Publication Board. Editorial Office University Hall 4. Business Office University Hall 4A. Telephones Day: BbB91: Night: B6382. B3333 (Journal). ON THIS ISSUE Desk Editor Pipal Night Editor Reddish The Pitt Panther Growls. l.'niversity ot" Pittsburgh authorities evi dently lack faith in the tales their Panther football stars carrv away from the Smoky City. They deny ihe accusations of ''ten-nionths-a-year"' football, that Pitt maintains a trnininir table, gives athletic scholarships, and indulires in a hard trnininir routine at a moun tain eainp during the summer months. Those aeiMisaiinns were not merely al leged in Tuesday's editorial. They were stated as facts in a feature article written and signed by a Daily Nebraskan staff member which appeared in the issue of Sunday, Nov. 22. . That story was nut concocted from the brain of an over-imatrinative and enthusiastic reporter. Each statement therein (riven was made by Pittsburgh players to two Nebraska men who. without in the least concealing- their identity, sat on the Panther bench and con versed durins; the recent paine. The editorial explained the meaninp of Pittsburgh tactics, as set frl h by Pittsburgh men. in relation to Ihe athlelic idealism under which we labor here at .Nebraska. V If Pittsburgh officials are a bit perturbed by the actual evidences of subsidization arid emphasis on football which the Panthers ad mitted, they should train their boys in the gentle are of keepinir mum as well as block ing and tackling. The rumor of a Pittsburgh training camp has for a long- time been circulating- in Ne braska sports ein-lcs. Just a rumor it was, until the Pain her players confirmed it. Now the athletic department denies it. f course, the athletic, deportment should know best, but why would Pittsburgh players describe the camp if it does not exist ? Why does the athletic department deny the existence of a training table when the athletes say they eat at one regularly? The Ibiily Nebraskan editorial did not mean to expound a lot of half-cracked day dreams. Jt was based on the evidence, the Pittsburgh players furnished. If the Panther bisrwiirs rkny it. ihen the Panther gridders evidently have not learned the proprieties of what should and should not be said lo btraiiL'ci-s. J. F. P... in this morning's Student Puise column doesn't believe it possible that men enrolled in college could use the language at tributed in 1 he Sunday article to express on paper every linguistic inflection. If he thinks the grammar of the Panthers was bad. as in terpreted by the I i !y Nebraskan, he may learn a Jot about college linguistic endeavors by listening in on some fraternity bull ses sions. He also infers that the Pitt players were "pullin? ihe Nebraskans' lejrs," playinir a fine prank on the youthful "college kids," who were so nosey. A'e always had ideas about the discriminatory instinct of a report er. Anyway, charges such as those expressed have been hurled too frequently to be termed a "hoax." In fact. American football has become notorious because of such charges. Jock Sutherland undoubtedly is a fine eoach. His ability is not questioned, but his tactics are. They probably are similar to those employed by many other eastern in stitutions, but that is not the point in ques tion. If tliey are, let the Sutherland learnt play those schools, and not Nebraska. As Jong as our football is clean and our couch's record urireproachablc, the Daily Nebraskan asks only that we play teams with the same idealistic outlook of strictly amateur football. It is true that the Pittsburgh game is at tractive to the customers. It is true thut Pills lurgh helped Nebraska out of a financial hole, by cominc here te. piay three years in a row. The Panthers helped themselves also. They made more money by coming out here than by attempting to fill their va,t and unpaid for stadium. The Indiana game this year drew within a few hundred fans of the Pittsburgh encounter. Any big team on the Hnsker schedule would do the same. Everybody admires a hero, and heroic courage. Nebraska's taking Pittsburgh off the schedule is not an admission that we're licked. It. is rather an expression of sentiment n gainst the attitude of professionalism in col lege sports which has darkened the American athletic outlook. As long as subsidized teams can get games, and good ones, they will keep on sub sidizing. And winning. When they find them selves out in the cold, unwanted by the great body of American universities, football may once again take on the aspects of a clean, sound, healthy American sport. We have had investigation committees and reports ad in finitum and ad nauseum. Action is the only thing that will solve a problem which every sports philanthropist in the country has been attacking for years. Perhaps now it is too late even for action; we can say that we at least tried to clean up college football. Perhaps, as the Lincoln Journal charged, the placement of "stooges" on the Pittsburgh act was a refutation of that idealism which we here profess. At least, ihose "stooges" did not attempt to conceal their identity, and their presence was admitted by the higher tips. The low down on evil can never be gotten by snooping around in heaven. And all the practices of football 1eam aren't publicized thru that team's publicity department. The only way in which the Daily Nebraskan re porter could ascertain the fads about the al leged Pittsburgh practices was thru direct contact with the players, not thru the ath letic department. The Daily Nebraskan 's ethics in securing information arc as far from reproach as ordinary newspaper practice. We realize, of course, that Nebraska does have a two-year contract with Pittsburgh. We do not recommend abrogating that contract. During the next two years, however, we be lieve that the athletic department should be on the lookout for some team to replace Pitts burgh when the present contract expires. STUDENT PULSE Brief, concise contributions pertinent to matters f student life and to the university are welcomed by this newspaper practice, which excludes all libelous matter and personal attacks. Letters must be signed, but names will be withheld from publication If so desired. Students Have Their Drawbacks, Too. TO THE EDITOR: In the November 18 issue of the Daily Nebraskan appeared an article concerning some of the annoying habits of professors. The tone of this article was tine of criticism in re gard to these professors and gave the opinion that the university officials made an error in hiring certain instructors. Everyone knows, however, that university professors are hired for their merit and ability, as they should be. and not for lack of man nerism's and habits which might prove a bit annoying to some students. Anyone who takes the time to look around the classroom during a lecture cannot fail to notice peculiarities of different kinds and as sortments which must be very annoying to the teacher who has to look at the class all period. There are those who calmly sleep thru the lecture without even pretending to conceal the fact. Others stare out of the windows with blank expressions on their faces. Still others assume various habits such as beating a tatno 011 their chair, drawing pictures of the professor or classmates, heaving large sighs of discontent and unrest, and all the while u'gorously attacking a stick of gum with their teeth. Surely, such things as these are very annoying to one who is attempting to fulfill his duty of teaching. It is extremely rude of students to at tend class and behave in a manner similar to the descriptions given above, and yet they do day after day. Some professors may have ha'l its which are annoying to their students, bi.t let us overlook such trivialities in view of the fact they have reached their positions thru hard work and study. Let us give them the credit which is due them and not be fault finders of such things as have no rela tion to their mental capacity and ability. Roberta M. James. Up To The Legislature. The Board of Regents opened the door to a better university by asking for a mill levy 1o construct, new buildings, so imminently needed on the campus. It remains for the state legislature to lead the way down the path to a prosperous, successful institution. The proposed levy, a two mill property tax extending over a period of ten years, un doubtedly will meet the criticism of outraged taxpayers in the legislature. New members, eleded on Ihe principle of reducing laxes in this year of drouth and hard limes, probably will fight to the last man to prevent ils en actment in1o lav,-. 1 is forgotten, in years of depression, just how important the educational system of our land really is. When taxes are lo be cut, schools suffer first. Unfortunately this is true. Put it is so easy for old time pioneers to remember the days when expensive build ings were unheard of. and then slash school appropriations at every hand. The university is not the only system to suffer. Small town high schools find their budgets growing smaller and smaller, their activities curtailed, and in many cases their very existcnec threatened. Future leadership of this land falls on the young men and women who today are at tempting to prepare themselves for life in col lege. They must be given every opportunity, every encouragement, to become we edu cated, thoughtful, useful citizens. In view of the tremendous strides forward taken by other institutions during the past decade, the University of Nebraska has fallen to the rank of a second-rater, "ther schools have expanded facilities and teaching force to accommodate increased registration. Nebras ka has done little. Consequently her in structors are harrassed by overcrowded class es. Their teaching efforis are hampered. Buildings in the process of decay and con demned a unsafe, for use are being used lo full capacity to house classes. The situation is alarming. The mill levy proposed by the Board of Regents will help solve the problem by providing new buildings and other facilities for the campus. Old li brary hall should have been replaced years ago. University hall might stand a few mnr j ears of use before caving in. Those build ings must be replaced, and must be replaced at once. Especially important is a new library. It has been said that the library is the back bone of any educational institution. If Ne braska's library is an example of her back bone, visitors might, adjudge this university rather spineless in character. This university should be, and can very well be the best in the midwest. Lack of funds for expansion has retarded Its leader ship in educational circles. The Board of Kegetits has taken steps to solve this problem. The next step rest with the state legislature. Iu it answer lies, in great measure, the fu ture of thi university. With the naarveloui reeord this school has made back of its re queat, and in view of the spirit of its founders, the legislature cannot in faith to the ideal of this atate refuse an affirmative answer. The Pitt Bog. TO THE EDITOR: Thousands of Nebraska fans saw their favorite team go down to inglorious defeat last Saturday in Memorial stadium, on one occasion, at least, when Nebraska should have won. tf course, the Pittsburgh learn is good, but so is Nebraska. Everybody, except Coach Bible and his team had slated the Cornhuskers to win and everybody got fooled. The whole thing seems to be based upon a moral as sumption that Nebraska cannot beat Pitts burgh. Jock Sutherland's team was beaten by Duquesne but he seems to have ihe mighty Nebraskans licked before he comes after them. It would be little short of treason to ac cuse the Cornhuskers of being yellow but there is a let-down as soon as Pittsburgh siarts scoring. The whole team wants to win and is so set on winning that their chances are lost in a frenzy of mingled hope and despair. It would seem a good idea if Nebraska would take a rest for a year. If they would simply forget that a Pittsburgh game was com ing up in 1937. the morale of the team would become stronger and in two years ihey would come back stronger than ever to beat Jock Sutherland's eleven. Everyone has heard the supersiitions com mon to all sports and Nebraska's chances for a tie or even a win over Pittsburgh would be strengthened if the ghost of the defeat of the preceding year were not hovering over the field. Barbara Callahan. Ami De-Pant herizut ion. TO THE EDITOR: The Sunday Daily Nebraskan carried a feature account of the goings-on on the Pitts burgh bench during the recent Panther-Nebraska game. It would seem as if the "slooges" were hoaxed by a group of "intel lectual inferiors" from ihe mines of Pennsyl vania. To anyone with common sense, it can be seen at a glance lhat the boys from Pitt were making sport of the "college kids." It does not seem possible that lads who are en rolled in college, and it follows that they have undoubtedly had a high school education, would be so ignorant and use such atrocious language as they were credited with. Per haps the boys were not so naive as they ap peared to lie. The allack on Jock Sutherland was also unjustified. He, with perhaps eight or ten other coaches in the U. S., is recognized as the best in the country. He is not shunned in coaching circles, so why should Nebraska, merely because his ideals of the game differ somewhat from those of our institution, Ne braska has no finer friend anywhere than the eoach of the Pitt team, and he has given many statements to the press which have added to the Buskers reputation in the east. The worthy editor states that Bible per mits his team to play one that is antithetical to all that he believes, and then asks where is the lobie in that. The logic, is that by play ing Pitt, Nebraska's prestige as one of the best football teams inthe country is greatly enhanced. We have tied strong Pitt teams in the past, and this has made us known to east erners as a state which produces strong foot ball teams. Thus, indirectly, the state is ad vertised. The last game was attended by ap proximately 35.000 people. Consequently John K. Selleck is able to smile, and the debt on the coliseum is reduced that much more. The greatest reason would appear to be that Pitt is one of the two teams with which Ne braska has not been able to break even in percentage of games won and lost. Nebraska never has and 1 hope never will give up try ing to beat those two teams. And when she does, victory will be that much sweeter. T suggest a poll of the Varsity football squad be taken on the question ot continuing relations with Pitt, and it would be safe to bet that the vote would be nearly unanimous in favor of such continuance. After all. they are the ones who should have the most to say, since they are the ones who do the actual playing. They were treated rough by the Panthers the other afternoon, but I submit that they gave as much as they took. In closing, I only wish to ask one ques tion: shall we discontinue relations with Pitts, burgh, thereby admitting that we're licked? Respectfully submitted. J. F. B. Too Much Responsibility. TO THE EDITOR: When a rurdne college professor declared that college life is just one worry after an other, he spoke a great truth. "You would be surprised how little jollily or genuine gayety there is among youlh in college," he states of student life at Purdue. "Their jollity is of the hectice. excitable type. But actually they are under the weight of many things which constitute real worries for them. They worry about whether Ihey are pleas ing their fellow students and thus are obtain ing popularity. They worry about their stud ies and whether they are pleasing their pro fessors. They worry about their careers, whether ihey will have carters at all. They worry about ihe right person to marry." These words cannot fail to have mean ing for every college student who reads ihem, because every student knows them to be un failingly true. The alledgedly carefree ex istence that is often dubbed the "best time in life" may not have all the advantages that are ordinarily connected with it. Perhaps this was true in the "rah rah" college days of the past; but as far as the students of today are concerned ihose days are gone forever. Today things are different. Many students are now required to work part lime in order to remain in college. In addi tion 1o this work, some of them take an ac tive part in student activities, participate ac tively in honorary and professional organiza tions, lead an extensive social life, and study on the side. With such a schedule, it is easy to see how worries could invade the student mind and cause any gayety to become merely an out ward mask, covering up the many inward cares that infest the student mind. The re snlls of such a life perhaps do not manifest themselves at the time one is in school. But sooner or laler there will be a let-down: for the high rate of speed cannot be kept up in definitely. Much of the strain comes because stu dents voluntarily take too much responsibility upon themselves. Reluctant to turn down a friend when he asks a favor, or desirous of gaining personal renown fn .1 participant,. 1 in many activities, the individual agrees to fin too many things, to be in charge of too many enterprises, and to attend tooo many meetings, concerts, and ihe like. The fallacy of this policy may be readily seen. How much bi tter would it be to do fewer things and do them in a more adequate manner! Therefore, to cut down student worries and lo make college life meet more completely the ideas that the public have of it, let students limit the amount of responsibility i hat they assume for them selves. Dorothy Bentz. THEATRE L-LENGTH T Leading Roles Taken by Miss Peterson with Dick, Harmon Rider. Playing to nearly 500 patrons and friends, the university studio theater presented a full length English comedy Tuesday evening in the Temple theater. Richard Rider was cast, in the leading role supported by Vera Mae Peterson and Harmon Rider, Molly Carpen ter and Don Buell. Servant staff was played by Walter Stroud, Virginia Amos, and Max Gould. Technical work of the production waa under the direction of Mr. Charles Rogers and mem bers of his stage craft class. Maur ice Reynolds was stage manager. Similar plays are presented once every year as a part of the laboratory work of students in the dramatics department. who come out in front of the stand and display the kind of music that started them on the road to fame. Such has been the 24 year his tory of Louis Prima. From a trum peter in short pants to one of the outstanding orchestra leaders of the countrv, has been his life. From New 'Orleans, to New York, to Hollywood, to Chicago and now he comes here. ORGANIZED AO GROUPS SET FOR ANNUAL MEETING FOR JAN 4-7 AT UNI (Continued from Page 1.) agriculture In co-operation with the college of agriculture, each year the leading farm men and women confer thruout the week on the campus during the meetings. Darymen, beekeepers, home econo mists, homemakers. poultrymen, crop enthusiasts, goat breeders and all other specialized groups hold forth in programs especially adapted to their interests. J. B. Kincer, chief of the V. S. weather bureau in Washington, is definitelv scheduled to appear on the Nebraska Crop Growers' pro gram on Tuesday, Jan. 5. He will probably also speak at a general session. Kincer will speak regard ing weather fancies and facts and probably will discuss the possibil ity of long-range weather fore casting. Another leading speaker alreadv engaged is Prof. C. Y. Cannon of Iowa State college, a noted dairy authority. He speaks on the annual program of the Ne braska Dairymen's association. Dr. Condra to Speak. The Organized Agriculture meet ings at the college of agriculture follow the western Nebraska ses sions held in six different points in the "panhandle'' last week. There hundreds of farmers have gathered to discuss mutual prob lems. Among those appearing on the program have been Dr. G. E. Condra. P. H. Stewart, Leona S. Davis and J. P. Ross, all of the University of Nebraska; Mrs. Charles Sewell,. Indiana homemak er and others. Particular interest in the west ern Nebraska meeting has been paid to talks by Dr. Condra on conversation practices. He told his listeners that the conservation program that farmers are now workinr on is nothing new but I something that has been worked on for several years, in .-seoraHKn theie has been a standing com mittee composed of Dean W. W. Burr. Director W. H. Brokaw and Condra working on conservation for several years. FIVE FRESHMEN ENTER CONTEST 1 FOR DEBATE CUP j (Continued from Page 1.) j graphies of the question are still poHted in the unrary. Judges will be three Lincoln for mer debaters and their decision will be based on the methods in which the material will be present ed. Competition will be strictly in dividual and the decision will be ir respective of side upheld. Judge for the competition have not yet been announced. 24-YEAR OLD LOUIS PRIMA PROVES POPULAR IN TRAVELS OVER NATION; HIS GREATEST FIND VELMA RAYE (Continued fiora Fage 1.) musicians that he was determined to ace him while in the southern city. Lombardo heard Prima. Lombsrdo Approve!. "Jt was one of the greatest mu sical experience of my life." Ixmbsrlo said as he passed Judgment on the event. Lom bardo immediately hired Prima and took him to New York. The next thing Iouis Prima knew, he was playing in the na tionally known "Famous Door" in Manhattan. He had gathered to gether lour of the beat musicians of New Orlean and organized mhat Is still known as "Louis Prima and hi New Orleans Gang." Broadcasting over the Columbia network direct from his location at the Famous Door in New York, the youthful maestro and his four swinging musician became the talk of the country. Immediately he was signed by several promi nent recording companies and hit record soon became the best sell ers of the country. Goes Hollywood. After fourteen month in New York; unny California called the maestro. And tiler the orchetra bad remained at the Paramount theatre for three woek on a one week' centrset, it finally went to California. Hr the band pact triumph war duplicated tod even f urpaud. The film tar were among the many who wer thrilled by Una kind of music. Bing Crosby was one of the or cneatra' biggest boosters and he finally insisted that Prima and hi band be give na featured spot in his picture, "Rhythm on the P.ange." He ha appeared in muny other short picture and made a number of popular shorts for P.KO and Columbia. When Prima left Hollywood he derided to enlarge hi band. Therefore, he went back to New Orleans and picked out eight more 'if the be.l musician that he could find. With hi new thir teen piece arrangement the band could "mix 'em up" and play the sweet tunes with equal ease and ability. Find Velma Raye. It was here In New Orleans that he found hi now famous Velma Raye who ha a style all her own and which fit in perfectly with the New Orleans type of rhythm. All of her song being her own ar rangement, Velma Raye some time spends several day work ing out one arrangement. "Rockln' Chair" and "Ktormy Weather" have been two old favorite for which Mis Raye still received her moat applause Possessing a marvelous ense of humor and personality. Prima is a grand entertainer. He 1 the park plug of the whole band and in addition to his singing, dancing TYPEWRITERS For Sal Rental Used chlnt en ! fiynuiiu. The Hoysl pontbl typewriter. iol machine for student. 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