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Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska
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Louise PLf
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LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 27. 1W7
TRICE 11 YE CENTS
RARY FACES TRAGIC WINTER
LIB
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Ever Onlrr of Student
Social Lift- The Library.
In all this hullabaloo about the
badly needed new library, one
angle is being woefully neglected.
That it is an important one, we
have recorded and unwritten his
tory to attest thereto. That it is
an angle valid today is at once
obvious to all. familiar with the
lluation as is. And that it will
continue to hold, despite encroach
ment from commercial and union
ized ficlci3 is'highly probable. This
is the emphasis on the social
aspects of the library.
As far back as anyone can re
member, the library has been in
adequate, and disintegrating. The
present structure was outgrown
not long after it was built. And
linked with the constant crumbling
has been the equally constant ser
vice of the structure to the sacred
cause of romance.
Nowadays lads and lasses are
diss.ippointed in their library
studying in short order if they
don't "see anyone" there. If they
do "see" someone, there follows
some, half-hearted studying, a
great deal of exchange of self
pity over the huge amount of
studying to be done, and event
ful adjournment to the vicinity
of a record loaded dancing area.
The Silent Nineties.
Tnis boy meets gill activity in
the library is scarcely a product of
our worldly younger generation.
As far back as 1899 the social
Perils oil Library
No April Fool Joke
Falling' Plaster, Leaks,
Sags Characterize
Old Building.
By Barbara Meyer.
Hud the architectural eyesore of
the Nebraska university campus,
the library, blown down on April
fool's day as was so erroneously
reported in the April 1, 1937, edi
tion, the damage thereby wrought
could not be much worse than the
facilities which ch;acterizc the
confusion and general disorder of
the library at the present time.
Leaks, sags, falling plaster, suf
focating atmosphere and dust arc
everywhere, and librarians and as
sistants work together tinder
strained and cramped conditions.
"The reserve room," explained
Dr. R. A. Miller, librarian, "is a
regular hades in the spring and
summer, and the seating capacity
well, to put it very mildly, the
seating capacity is terrible!" The
downstairs reading room will ac
commodate 400 students. 7.4 per
cent of their students, while most
modern university libraries ac
commodate 25 percent of their
students, and Dartmouth seats 50
percent of its students."
Dangerous Sag.
the rain pipes, and the slate falls
off the roof.
Lack of Light, Air.
From the "Glory Hole" the tour
went to the basement which was
equally as glorious, and where
(Continued on Page 3.1
New library Structure
Ear From Donne's Hope
When Librarian Gilbert Doanc
left his position at Nebraska for a
similar one at Wisconsin, he re
marked to the Ncbraskan that he
Expected Nebraska to have a new
buzz buzz was a problem so para- j nnUrcl, a (U;ci(ied , tnc Hi
Yij-imr that f no cAmnf I . - c I
mourn mai me senior ciass cie- ; of the uownstai,.3 reading
emeu someinmg musi oc none
about it. So in their class book
they passed weighty judgment up
on the question of whether silence
. . BiitJiiiu ue jnt.Mei.eu. linoleum, and humnn arms and
in the zippy language of the;,pps mj;ht OC(.w tnp,.p ar0S(1 ,n
day the report, in part, follows: ( ,)er 1)I(iasl (ipri(,e(, jon
Pugh dissents for fear we against the dignified solon who sit
would have no place to make dates. in tnR it . m.j,.in, ., ...no
Miss Dahl objects on the grounds : bv one vote defeated the bill which
room,
j and when it was pointed out to her
j that this was directly below the
'second floor corridor and that
I some day an avalanche of plaster,
that it would not be natural, which
shows a truly scientific mind. Joe
Boomer says deprecating ly. T
don't talk any more than Bart
lett.' Commandant ... t has
doubts as to the possiuiuties of
collecting enough to make it
worthwhile. Bessey.
sMcnee in the library as a rare
spiecimcn. worthy ot preservation
in jaleohol.
! Miss Pentzer, with suspicious
snhcitude, . objects because of
Vhe steady couples who would
be debarred from studying to
I gether. Kring wants it not only
-' preserved, but put away where
it will not spoil, and Miss Fox
likewise favors silence, prefer
ring the library as the place
where it will be least like'y to
be used. I
Miss Stanton claims that when j
preservation was aitempieo, ine i
DECORATED CARS U J)
ADD COLOR FRIDAY ftMVw
Tn RAI I Y SPIRIT l U
Organized Houses to Enter
Festooned Autoes
In Gala Parade.
Willi VrvsfiH
We're
Bound to Lose;
It's Outlived Its Day
Ilvmotms Librarian
With more pep, more color and
more noise than has been displayed
before previous games of the sea
son, the band, Tassels and Corn
Cobs will lead what is destined to
be the biggest football rally of the
year thru the streets of Lincoln
CVi.lnv Ai.anin-
IU! liuaiv LUC iiuumiia iiit-
Courtegy Lincoln Journal.
Piobert Miller.
Supply of Books Exceeds j
Housing Capacity by j
24 Times.
I
Dr. 11. A. Miller has gathered a
number of facts and ligurcs oir
the University library, which he!
directs, demonstrating the inade
quacy of Hie plant to serve its
function as on" of the main fac
tors in college education.
Founded in 1895. the library was
j designed to serve 1.332 people, in
cluding full time and part time
students. The comparable figure
for the present time, obtained from
the Registrar's office, is 11,525.
The number of persons demanding
I library services has increased nine
times.
Books Spread for Blocks.
The stock ot books has grown
from 14.000 to 330.000. Librarian
Miller indicated that since the
number of books is now 21 times
larger than the proper library
would afford the University of Ne
braska a ten year building plan,
providing for a new library, dor
Miller commented. "If we only
had the room to take care of these
marvelous documents which arc
given to us free bv the govern-
recognizes ment. W(1 COuld have a fine docu
mental library. As it is, it would
be an eternal job to find a certain
ument in this mess. And too.
this is one of the rooms which
(sprang a leak last spring. Oh yes.
! there will be more leaks as long as
! pigeons continue to die and fall in
library some day. But he expected
to be in his grave before this glad
nvtnn rf lh .yi i 11 unii I rt ,'i,rl
Present Librarian Miller was houslnB Mikity, numerous unfit
more optimistic yesterday. "I am oragc places have been brought
e.-ill o nttkn T ovnopj t hnv. '"to Use. IVfC are now 23 COllcC-
11 J"""J5 .'- t; I: hl.o in 111 .liffo,.-
my faculties and be able to "'."' J
?r..'e riiSt ! t bacfc under one roof.. These
Nebraska colors or in other ap-,0' "el n
propriate design. Each organized ittVe tas a complete I half ll) Sotlal Sciences to a quarter
i:n;,l,ZlHCUl- 7 I continued on Page 4,
The "Glory Hole' was next on
the inspection tour, and it was
here that disorder reigned su
preme. Governmental and polit
ical documents were scattered
everywhere and dust and cobwebs
covered all. "You can sec what
house on the campus will be rep
resented by at least one decorated
car and for the two best dressed
automobiles, pr ?s. consisting of
passes to the Corn Cob-Tassel
"Truckin' Carnival," will be pre
sented. Rally Ends in Stadium.
The rally will set out at 7 o'clock
from 16th and U, led by the band.
(Continued on Page 3.)
Teachers Begin
Session Tonight!
Miller Slates Bums
For INew Library Plea
Librarian R. A. Miller gives
salient reasons for the need ot
a new library:
1. "Our most serious disad
vantage is in storage. It takes
from ten minutes to half an
hour to procure books located
in distant basement storage
rooms and in many cases we
have to send persons desiring
books to these various places
on the campus.
'I. We have no working space
for research workers, faculty
members and graduate stu
dents. 3. There is no general read
ing room containing a selection
of about 30,000 books where
students can read and study in
comfort. The reading room in
the new Union building will not
meet this need because it is to
be primarily recreational and
its cap.-.city will be limited.
4. We are unable to handle
documents, a valuable part of
any library, because of a lack
of space.
5. We are at a complete loss
to know what to do with new
books. We are pushing books
that are in constant use off the
shelves and into old holes in or
der to make room for new
books we must have.
Sagging Beams, Leaky Roof
Threaten Damage to
Priceless Books.
BY ED MURRAY.
The university library may hold
out for another winter.
Librarian R. A. Miller stated
yesterday, "I face the coming win
ter with severe trepidation. 1 ex
pect to lose no matter what kind
of winter we have. The engineers
that examined the building last
year declared too much weight on
the roof or any of the upper floors
would incur definite danger. The
legislators who rejected the ten
year buildi.ig program for the
university last spring indicated
that no precipation means no
gravy for the university."
NO SNOW, NO BUILDING
MUCH SNOW, NO BUILDING
I Miller summarized. "I'm in a
avalanche of freshmen down here
! building; too much snow, too much
weight, no building."
! An inspection tour of Nebras
! ka's main library plant with the
librarian, who replaced Gilbert
: Doane last semester, revealed pos
sibilities of danger, besides the un-
Tlirce-I)ay Annual Convention Bring Will Dtirunl.
General Sinedley Butler to ("olNeuin
On Tliureday, Friday Nifilit.
Library Quarterly Extracts
Portion of Miller's
Doctor's Thesis.
10 SUM MARTZ
Latter Resigned Becauci
Of Surplus of Other
Activities.
W, T. Foster Upholds
System of Electives
The first session of the 1037
Teachers' convention will get un
der way this evening at the Coi n
husker hotel in the form of a din-
ner and ceneral assembly. Activi-
jties, which include speeches lrom ; the three-day
I natio.1 illy-known General Smed'.ey
jD. Butler and Will Durant. will
i start in earnest tomorrow morn
ing and will continue Friday and
Saturday.
With an estimated four thou
sand instructors expected to at
attemnt made too much noise.
Papa' Hedgecock says that free I SnPflkfT fnr Frill Hfinvn Dr-
icerh should be allowed in the ' 1 . . . elur's am
speech
university library of a Free Silver
state, else in coming generations
we will lark Aliens and Bryans.
for "silenre is golden, and speech
is silver."
And in '03.
All of the social life did not
come off in the library, however,
it would seem from other writings.
What library meetings and otlKr
rendezvous adjourned . to was omi.' t
called "bench work." And what
at I Virtcjt ennrUfnpa on
some adroitly located bench on the u"rc "-r'.'''ilum
f.nn.J ;M r. . OT, n . 1 u tl'i-.lll.l S1l'f'lV
ulnrtli. a H;iv office but this111""
form of two-soming was consid
ered extremely daring in days of
yore.
In the senior class book for 1003
Is found some shocking verse, en
tit'ed "Caught I'pon the Campus."
"T'was a cloudless night,
the moon shone bright.
And all was still Uon
the campus.
A Senior law was what
we saw.
Wnh someone else iixn
the campus.
Flays Inelastic Form
Of Curricula.
ister reefiveil his bach-
I master's degrcs from
Harvard, and his doctor's degree
from Olumbia. Later he returned
to lecture at both his alma maters.
: After teaching Knglish in Bates
Th- essential advantage ot the!ani1 Bowiloin colleges, Dr. Foster
Amem-.'n svstem cf edu aU"n lies'wf PPoJ"f; resident of Ilecd
college, Portland, ore., in 1010,
in th" f-fdom of choice it allows whjcn ,K,Sjiin he held for ten
the student, maintains William years. When the United States
entered the World war. he was
appointed ii.speitor in the Ku'O'
Trufant Foster, out.standins ci!on-
"dm alcr, and autlior. In hi?
nean rrrviee for lh Amprlran Red
book. Administration of the Col- (jro3ji
Pr. Foster be-1
rates the Ctrmi.n form of educa-
whieh prohibits extensive !
choice of elective subjects. The :
book is only one of several notahle
works written by the Friday cun-j
vocat'cn rpoakci.
A list of Foster's best known ,
liooka includes "Should Students
Corn Coli-Tassel
Carnival Offers
run. Frolic lo All;
Robeil A. Miller, head librarian
of the university, has an article in
I the current issue of "The Library
I yu.'irterlv." published by the I'ni-
tend the convention, tlie theme of i versuy or cnieago i ress. cnuur'i
flair will be "What I -0.si Accounting ior woranes;
Shall We Teach Our Youth, and Acquisition ami cataloging.
h, MMrh'" The convention is: L)r. Miller wrote the article for
hni.i nnmmiiv n,i brines m.inv his dortoi 's dissertation at
famous speakers to the univc: sit'y ; University of Chicago.
campus for the first time.
Entered Service at Sixteen
the
He came
! to Nebraska as assistant librarian
i last October and at the resignation
I of G. H. Doane in January, was
General Smedlcy P. Butler is 1 appointed head librarian,
scheduled to speak in the coliseum j Calculate Efficiency.
t i :.,(! unlay evening, i.cnei.u;
utler is now retired fiom the ma-
Truck after truck bearing .l-py.li l 1 J i he cor 'Ptments of a library, and the
grcasv-faced. individuals and piles 1 cn lie t ''w! aM"nt "f WOrk dT 1y tnC J'"
K,-(t.... t .imj!"1" .U.,W..: s ... ; ' . , ; pattmental staff. He shows how
--M' i,enerai miner nas oeen a,n ii ., . ,
town. The Glover brothers
Pr. Miller in his thesis is inter
ested in the efficiency of various
lrn two medals of honor for braverv I
strong anu Known to ne ine lougn-
libraries can save money by inl
ine technique of workers.
est of the town, appear in new
lions that Dr. Foster has held are
Director of the Pollak foundation j
lor i conomic research, member of
the consume! j' advisory board
under the ill-starred N. K. A., and
summer course lecturer at Colum
bia fr r t xo years.
Bee.nif-e ol the superior aeons
"At first they walked and
softly talked
Of love and other things;
Their gait was slow, for
you all know
How lovers walk upon
the campus.
"At la.t he sat. took off
his hat.
And she sat down be
side him.
He whispered low; she
neerned to know
That all was well upon
the campus.
"No hreer.es stirred; no
nolne. x-rurred:
All about was hushed lo
Sllrnre.
H took her band; she
said, 'My land,
It' wrong lo "spoon'
upon the campus.'
" 'Oh, no. my dear! sit
near; don't fear;
It's up to date, you know.
From left to right, no
one's In sight
It's right to "spoon''
upon the campus.'
"Just then a noise dis
turbed their poise
The night-watch came on
duty;
The gates were locked;
and both were shocked
To be so trapped upon
the campus.
"Our friend McNiah then
sighed a wish
For skill to climb, or
ladders:
For the fence was high -
( was vain to Iry
Some (ears weie shnl
(Continued on Page, 2.
Study?" anil "Soiial Hygiene and ties m the Temple, the convoca
Morals." as well as numerous lion on Friday will be held there
. .... . . 1 nrovin-
Oil 111C lieid OI HCllUll. itllioiln Ml" ,, , i:u,.,,. .,,h on -ffj.
many contributions to civil mc is ff ,, , , ,
! book. This does not include the
cost of the book. The 23 cents per
book pays for the labor in cheek
ing to see that the library does not
already have the book, to establish
Durant Interesting Speaker. lnc correct title and author, check
Appenrin" as the highlight of ori ii,P edition, and see that the
magazine nun newspaper article, ratner man in the coliseum as last i photo booth.
on economics, college admiiuslra- lime. A large crowd of townspeo-! hc Truckin'
tion, and mr.ral issues.
Carnival is in the -
pie as well as students is expected. ; rolbcuni after the Indiana game!"
.. . j The jjalley-hoo Artist.
i I I .....v .1 ! W I. ! I ! . I The old home town carnival sets
VUIMIUS UlUIiM III 0 UI1IIIS I ,1-elf ,,p q,,,, kly nn.l ,Hie, of ic.l,
and booths fill with spectators who ;
KlilfllL- lli.illli Cm.i.i'.n A . come to walk, watch, and spend. !
1. IIUIUS JitV.111111 kJCX VJLU n.U II Ballyhoo artisU. generally little
town, is the, beginning of a earn-- p0ijCe forte in Philadelphia. Only
ival. "The carnival is in town!" recently Ccncnil Butler wrote one
And Saturday night the campus , of the non-tiction best relleis en
will have its own carnival, the mied "War Is a Racket."
Corn Cob-Tas.sel Truckin' Carnival
The grebsy fared carnival work
ers win oc memoers or onm pi n , T,,r,,., ,.,,, t, v, ii ,n ....... ; ... Ki,ch
, , . , , ,, ' tlui-"iMy linn nr.'" (III1CI 1.1 M ML 111 lilt I'l 'l'i (Miin.ii.
clubs. The battered equipment w,l L b(, ,Vl DuraMl phii0.sf,phcr and i ins company.
be more modern games of skill , H11,n,. plirHnfs address will also ' " ,
such as ballon darts, air gun gal-jb(. jn tho ,.i,.M(.um ,,i ?,). Bothj Cost ot Cataloging.
leries. a bingo stand, a milk bot-l lIlIl.,.KU.. Tlrl,i,..i... i, ,.;,iried When the library receives the
tie throw, an.l more cultural, al ,,,,;... nL.. . i uvmrinii.-,! ..n Taee 3.1
lKJoin. I lie ii Miiriii.i
From Lnui'ln Journal.
No One Iiiir Enough lo Kirk
America Info War-Col. Oury
Dr. Lyman, Dr. Schrick Laud !",ciase ,h" a,u:ed " ll,c ca",PU!
' , during the past tew days.
'For All Our SakeS I 'nterviwed in his office late
. r .. , . I yesterday afternoon. Dr. Lyman
AS tnlignleniOg. i recommended the picture very
' highly as "one which gives the es-
Tonight at S o'clock will begin ; aential facts which each Individual
the second showing of "For All.'houKI know atyiut syphilis.'
Our Sakes, and In their respec
men with big voices, ply their; ROTH. f!nmriianr!ant nivr. Unitod Slates Sea Power
Mlliy IVIdll b VIUWJJIIil j
tive homes at that time will be Dr.
rtofiis A. Lyman, Director of the
W f
i
Dean Rului A. Lyman.
old to watch and never too younj
(Continued on Pare 3.1
Of Defense.
Maneuvers in Pacific
Waters Today.
An hors aweigh. Tou.iy Auieri-
;c'is "first line of defense' stages
Student Health Service, and Pr.
Pr. F,dna Schrick, resident physi
cian of the SHnleiil llenlth Sendee,
highly saliifled with Ihe discussion
which the subject of venereal
Disease Cause Known 35 Years.
"The cause of the disease has
been known for some 35 years.''
stated the Dean of the Pharmacy
college, "and the control methods
have lieen known for a loncer
period even than that." Repeating
that mi new information hail bcn
amcd in Ibe past three decades
as to the disease Itself, he added
Hint with modern riieniicals a
short ri and more complete cure!
can tc effected, but that a cure
still lakes from one and one-half
to two years.
A knowledge of the causitive
factors of the disease, its means
of transmission, and how it may
be controlled, are the three things
which, according to Dr. Lyman,
may be gained from seeing the
picture.
Make It Household Word.
"Thu campaign against syphilis
la a good tiling it will serve to
make the disease a household
word. But that In Itself however,
will do little or no good. For ex
ample, see how worldwide the word
'alcohol' has become; yet, the mere
fact that it Is commorplace has not
cut down the use of it to any great
extent.
"The point 'hat 1 should like lo
make, is this. science In Itself
will never be able to eliminate the
disease. In addition to science,
(Continued on Tagc 2.)
I
University Returns $75
In Checks to State
Treasury Office.
Nine NYA cheeks amountiiri to
a total of approximately $75 will
lie returned to the treasury state
disbursing office this morning be
cause the recipients falcd to call
for them.
The checks are distributed from
the 19th to the 2th of each month.
After ten days from the date of
Issue have elapsed, the money is
sent back to the state disbursing
office and held there 80 days. If
applications are made to the university-
NYA offices within this
period the check can be recovered,
tho with more difficulty than :t it
had been claimed during the time
designated. After the 80 days have
elapsed, however, the money is
sent to the general accounting of
fice in Washington, D. C.
Tho only nine of the 620 stu
dents failed to claim their money,
Mr. K, J. Poschult, director, urges
that all students rlnim their cheeks
promptly, as It Involves complica
tions to secure the money after
the distributing time has elapsed,
By Fred Harms
"Tin. nation will never to
wai again unlets it is kicked in, j war maneuvers in the Pacific as
and right now I can't see anyone the bipgest part of a national ob
bic enough to do the booting." Iservance of Navy Day. Battleships,
iThns ciid Col. W. II. Oury give his I dest rovers, super-destroyers, air-
craft carriers, and plane squadrons
play, today, at the old, old game of
wn r.
"This nation will never go lo
war again unless it is kickc.i in,
and right now I can't see anyone
big enough to do the IxMituig,"
says Colonel Oury. the campus'
i lo.ie.sl loiineitiuii with Hit war de
partment. lilarc the headlines in the daily
newspapeis: .Mussolini ..seehs
Spain to Round Out Mediterran
ean F.mpire says Lloyd George;"
"lirltain Doubles Armament Ap
propriation;" "U. S. Marine Killed
by Japanese I'omb;" "Roosevelt
Scores Foreign 'Aggressors' in
Chicago Talk; "International Com
plications Seen as Japanese Homb
Settlement;" "U. S. May Fnforcc
Sanctions to Protect Interests In
Orient."
Why Navy Day?
Why a Navy Day? World
League says we must be prepared
to defend our shores against in
vasion. Protection against invasion
requires a good r.avy, a drilled
r.avy, a united public sentiment.
Navy Day is a precaution for
pe
A'ey n Navy Pay? World
hvents. pacifist magazine, pre
sents another answer: "October
ICoiillnucd on Page 4),
Web Mills was e'.e-ted bus' l
manager of the Kosmet Klub i
fill the resignation of Do!) ?' '.. .
at a meeting of the in';i'n
tion yesten!
afternoon 15 i
Martz asked t
be relieved of
the position 'lr;i
to the press of
other activities.
F.hcIi K 1 tl Ii
m ember was
assigned lo one
group present
ing an act for
the fall revue
vhirh will be
riven one week
from Saturday morning the.
Stuart theater. The following is a
list ofthe assignments made:
Alpha Chi Omega Thurston
Phelps.
Alpha Phi Robert Gannon.
Delta Delta Delta Robert
Wadhsms.
Delta Gamma Webb Mills.
Gamma Phi Eeta Winf ield
Elias.
Alpha Tau Omega Don
Boehm.
Sigma Chi Stanley Brewster.
Sigma Nu Howard Kaplan.
Pi Kappa Alpha Zeta Bet
l Tau Frank Johnson.
Chi Phi Paul Wagner.
Beta Sigma Psi Joe Ste
phens.
Alpha Sigma Phi Bob Msrtr.
Chi Omega Donald Moss.
Sigma Alpha Mu Phil South,
wick.
Don Boehm submitted an ida
for presentation of the Nebraska
Sweetheart which was approved by
the Klub at the meeting. Althu
its nature has not been revealed,
the Klub promises that It will be
novel as well as attractive.
There will be a meeting of ail
workers for the Klub this after
noon at 5 o'clofk.
1 J '
Col. W. H. Oury.
10 ENDJEXT WEEK
Business Manager Extends
Time on Year Book
Purchases.
opinion upon the imminence of war
for this country. We hail nsked the
Colonel to make a few statements
pertinent, to the ohservnnrc of
(Continued on Page 2).
The It .IS Coinliuskei di ive will
continue for another week nccord
ing to Cornhiisker business man
ager, Howard Lynch.
This is due to the fact lh;'t
many students receive their allow
ances ut the first of eveiy month.
Kvery student is thus given 'am
n'.e tune and ennsidii utiuii In pur
chasing his book for $4.25. After
the Tassel sale the price will b.'
J5 and no $1 down payments tun
be made.
If each student had a concep
tion of what will appear tn the
Cornhusker and the value that he
would receive from It in future
years, every one would purchase
according lo Lynch. The greatest
rare (s being given to every see
Hon of the book In order lo make
It. letter perfect and the most in
tercsllrj of its kind.
I