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PAGE TWO THE DAILY NEBRASKA??, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1937 THE DAILY NEBRASKAN THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR EDITORIAL STAFF Elite E4 Murray Assoelato Elltor Don Hime Mnnsilni Editors Wlllarl Barney, Helen Paste News Editors Morris Llpp, Hoirard Kaplan, Barbara Boeewatei, Ed Steerea, Marjorls Churchill, O.N THIS I88t" Desk Editor -r.......Pasco Cndcr direction ol the 8todent Publication board. Editorial Office University HaU 4. Baslneis tHflre tnlverslti Hall 4-A. ieloplioue Da, B1U1. Nights B119S. BSSSI (Journal). BUSINESS STAFF Bunlnrii Mannfrr Bob VTadhama Assistant Manafera Frank Johnson, Arthur H1U Clreolatlon Malum Stanley Hlehaal subscription rate 11 .M a year I2.M mailed Single copy I cents (1.00 semester 11.80 semester mailed Entered (s second-class matter at the postoffle In Lincoln, Nebraska, under act of congress. Mareb I, 1879, and at special rata of postage provided fur In section UOS, act of October 8. 1917, authorised January to, lit. 1937 . Member 1938 Associated Cbfle&icte Press Distributor of GoUe&iate Di6esl Published nerj Toes day, Wednesday, Thursday, Frlitay and Hunday mornings of the academic year by atndents of the Unl yerslty of Nebraka, under the supervision of the Board ol Publications. aiPRissNTio ran national advithin y National Advertising Service, Inc Collei PMishlrt Rtprtttntalh 420 Madison Avi. New York, N.Y. Chicago . Boston . San FatNciaco Losanoslss Portland asATTLr Is the Military Ball a Hold-Up? By a pood deal ot effort on the part of the Nebrasknn and with courteous co-operation from Mr. Selleck's office force and from Colonel Oury and his staff, the question of the Military hall money how much, where from, and whore to has been answered. A news ac count and itemized list of the profits and ex penditures appear on the front page. Our interpretation of the figures is this. The military ball is a clever, well-organized business proposition for the military depart ment. It is not a racket in the sense that cadet officers or anyone connected with the department is feathering his nest for the fu ture with the proceeds. The total receipts of the hall for a num ber of years have been in the neighborhood of $3,000. The expenses run about $2,000, and the profit is between $900 and $1,000, seldom exceeding the latter figure. Judging from the average crowd at the ball there is no reason for believing that the total receipts are more than the stated amount. Expenditure is by voucher from Mr. Selleck's office so there is no question of dishonesty. What is the profit used for? The old an swer has been that it was used for loans to basic students taking military science for their $10 deposit on uniforms. Varying amounts of the money are used for this purpose, but it is returned to the fund and makes no noticeable drain. The total amount in the fund remains at about $1,000, more than enough to carry all students wanting loans. The loans to students, then, come from a revolving fund that is neither considerably depleted nor added to from year to year. Student loans is not the answer to the question of where the money goes. What the students are doing when they pay the high price of $2 for the military bull is to support the extra activities of the military department. Because the crowd at the ball is so large, the affair could be put on t cost, as other parties are, for about half the present admission price. Students are paying the extra $1 in or der that the Military department may spend $300 a year for its ample space in the Corn husker, space for pictures of its classes, at least not more important than any other classes in the university. Students are pay ing the extra dollar so that the Military de partment can have about $125 every spring for refreshments at the annual compet. Students arc paying one cold semolian ex tra so that Colonel Oury may play the purse role of father to a number of military organ izations, including Scabbard and Blade, Rifle club, Red Guidon, and others. Students dig up the extra buck, come formal season, so that the Military department may have rented horses in its parades. Students produce the fair price for the ball, plus the profit cartwheel, for the Military department so it can buy the fixings and pay for guest plates at the annual officers banquet. Students contribute their tidy dollar each year so that the Military department may buy fine uniforms for the band, about $400 a year over a number of years, so that it may make intermittent contributions of $50 or less to the community chest, and something to the Salva tion Army, so that it may buy flowers for stu dents who die while taking R. O. T. ('.'. Well, there it is. That's where the money has been going all these years. The students may buy pop for the boys on that long, hot summer afternoon during compet. We pay horse rent for the military parades. We pay been doing it for years. Other honorary and professional organizations on the campus are tearing their hair for the funds to do the little things societies do, such as give banquets. The military department has solved the loose change problem for its honorary offspring. Nobody ever contributes to a fund in order that the music appreciation, or the dairy products, or the typography, or the international relations classes can have pages and pages in the Cornhusker. These classes do not have uniforms. If the students on the campus want to disrupt the smooth financing of military activities, feeling that they would rather buy their own pop, ride the horses they rent, make their own contributions to the Salva tion Army, and let the military honoraries struggle along with Sigma Delta Chi, Sin fonia, and others, they can do either of two things. The military ball is not compulsory. No one has to go. And secondlv, the students can i. ..;.. i ... ' iiinij; iiiire to ncfir on me .nxiiciary com mittee of the Student council. The committee approves all subscription dances and could do something about-the price of the militar-v ball it they thought the student body wanted some thing done. foniswipjoJtjcVii fommswt College Football, Boon Or Bane to Students? Critic Contends Muni Action Surpasses Plot of Cinema Realism of Academy Artist Distracts From Life Of Emile Zola. Editor'! Note: The following review was. accorded honorable mention in the Nebraikan and Stuart theater'i reviewer! con teit on the historical movie, "The Life of Emll Zola." By Sarah Louiie Meyer. These days, when Paul Muni makes a movie, all the reviewing superlative that have been as signed to him In pictures past are called forth once more. His mem- orable roles In "I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang," "Black Fury," "The Story of Louis Pas teur," and "The Good Earth" re enumerated, and pre-flxed with extravagant comparisons to this new, crowning achievement. All of which puts the Austrian clnemart lst from Hollywood In a pretty tight spot with the public. One aimply can't be, Indefinitely, more and more colossalerestest. Paul Muni Is hailed by many as talkle-land'a finest character actor. Undoubtedly he is one of the most conscientious. Never content to ?lay Muni, he studies each role until the character's character is utterly his. As "Zola" he wean a beard (In which he Is known to de light) and. In the course of the film, acquires, most convincingly, apcctacles, a paunch, end the fuss budgets. And we may be sure that each art of the eyebrowa and anulnt of the eyes, each carresslne of the whiskers and nodding of the head Is authentic. So Muni ai "Zola" Is very con vincing. Indeed, If complaint there must be, it is that his precise real Ism la a distraction. He ao care fully reproduce! the mannerisms of the noted French writer that the .spectator la more fascinated by his "DUHiness man the action con cerns. Munt Just mlssei fire In a potentially appealing acena with Mme. Dreyfus, for example. ' The loyal wife of the Devil is landed army officer la entreating Zola to see that Justice, which h 'baa ever championed, la done her husband. There ensues, for Zola a struggle between his aoclal- minded conscience to which the Dreyfus case strongly appeal, and the love of his hard-won literary eminence ard life of ease which may be swept away If he aid preyfus. Zola humanly, almost icvit!;' fccs'.titcs, hems, haws, but finally capitulates. But in doing It he so overworks his forehead wrinklings and stiff-kneed pad-dlng-about that the movie-goer finds Zola's decision quite inci dental to Zola's facial exploits. However, let no one "take any thing away" from Muni and his Zola. It has been said that Muni considers all his loving labor on a picture effort well-spent If the movie ha one "great moment." It has also been said that In "The Life of Emile Zola" there are at least two unforgettable scenes: Zola'a reading of his famous "J'accuse" editorial, and his court room speech In his own defense. That these are truly dramatic high spots no one can deny. They' might even be called "great." It perhaps speaks well of the film as a whole that the "creat moments" of other members of the cast closely crowd in effectiveness those of Muni. Joseph Schlldkratit as the unfortunate Jaw. Drevfus. turni In, perhaps, the most sensi tive, artistic performance of the movie. Impressive, too, Is Zola's eulogy as delivered by the L'Art Pour LArt-lsh Anatole France. In mae nlflcently couched phrases, France praises Zola's self-less leal for Justice and truth, asserting, "He was a moment In the conscience of man. And so Zola was. And so Muni as Zola is. Defects and all, It Is a splendid picture. SiaAL and Skiff as big ns "The Bride Wore Red." Sudden thought: Lloyd Nolan with grey hair is a ringer for Odd Mclntyre. Which reminds of Barney Oldficld'i claim to being the Journal'! O. O. McLe-more. Blonde Betty Orable said "I do" to Lucky Jackie Cong art the other 'lay and thus culminated a ro mance that almost withered scores of times but seems to be In full flower now. Anyway she married the guy. Sarah Louise Meyer for whom I have a profound respect ut tered the plaint last week that Hollywood hadn't done nearly as well by our little Nells of the drama ai had our own Players. She waa especially Irked about the film town murder of "Three Men on a Hore." If she thlnki Hollywood li doing drayma an Injustice she should see the only Lincoln competition to the Play er on their own college stage. Rippling rhythm may come and go but the more often it comes In this Chmpus the more Jiggly will be the feet of the collective student body. Letdown I fear Is our fftte when a $400 band comes up for the ball. MGM-Chase and Sanborn's new radio featuring Hollywood at the mike Is a distinct novelty to wire less listeners. Alan Jones is em seeing. Dirk Powell and one of the Lane sisters start a similar deal in the riT.r near future. Particularly unimpressed was the small audience that saw Paul Muni's "The Life of Enillo Zola" sneaked at the Stuart the other week. The official reviewer termed It "boring." Two students slept, and another thought that Muni was dwarfed by the perform ances of some of the featured players. With the closing of football season, we reprint this mellow comment of J. E. Lawrence, Edi tor of the Lincoln Star and Pro fessor in the School of Journal ism, on the subject of our na tional college sport. America's greatest annual page antry has xome to a close. Foot balls have been packed away, equipment checked in; silence reigns In the great stadiums where excited and cheering thousands gathered during these exhilarating fall afternoons; and events char acterized by high competitive spirit take their place among memories. That Is football at its best. It has come to yield a great influence in national life. It is play, to be sure, but it contributes far more than its superficial results. Of all the sports which furnish relaxation and recreation for a powerful nation, football may be placed at the top of the list. It gains Its position be cause of certain fundamental fac tors that are a necessary part of it. So far, It has been able to keep its skirts clean of professionalism and of commercialism more than has any other branch of athletics. It has been and Is sport for sport's sake. There Pre those who decry foot ball. They look upon it as a brutal game. They point to its Injuries In support of their criticisms. Ac tually more men die of hunting, of other less commonly projected branches of sport than of football. They say It occupies so much of student thought that it is a dis rupting influence on the campuses of American universities and col leges and in high schools. They ignore that it furnishes an incen tive for thousands of youths for education; that it teaches rigid habits f)f living, and that it unifies and solidifies millions of young people. Nebraska has been a drouth state. Its crowds at football games have approached capacity on every Saturday when anything like a decent weather break prevailed. Not all of the people came from within the state many traveled far and wide. But thousands denied themselves something in order to attend one or all of the games played at Nebraska's stadium. They wanted relaxation. They wanted to get away from their humdrum existence and to blot out for at least a short time their wor ries. There is nothing very alarm ing about it and nothing to pro voke criticism. It's a natural evi dence of human behavior under the pressure of developments In this country. The old historian drew the con clusion that the downfall of the Roman empire was accompanied with scenes of pageantry, great athletic carnivals, drunken orgies, and complete abandonment to pleasure. The millions who sus pend their labors on Saturday afternoon to fill hundreds of sta diums may lead future historians to attempt to Interpret the pheno menon of this present age. But Rome did not fall because her peo pie lived in the open air. And the great sums spent for football, the Intense Interest in football, the mil lions who earh week pour forth to witness football games will not contribute to any fate that may befall this country. It Is a good game and getting better every year. It Is the one branch of sport that reflects the greatest credit. No effort Is too great to preserve It from Influences that would destroy the fine atmosphere and the traditions which surround it. Football belongs to'the campuses of the universities and colleges. That Is where It originated anil that Is where It should stay. It goes with the youth and the vigor, the color and verve of college life. In that background, It Is the acme of sports. Football season Is over. The great collegiate sport Is, with the exception of a few Int ra-scctional clashes, finished for another year. Yet, beforo we write "Finis" to another successful year of Inter collegiate competition, there re main a few things to be settled. Now that the shouting Is over and the uproar has died down, It is time for those who nre Interested In football to critically analyze It. Doc football do anything to IN TIIE INFIRMARY Margaret Galbraith, Beemer. Charles Yount, Gering. John Hutchison, Humboldt. justify its existence? We know that it has become the highlight of autumn, we rea lize that thousands thrill to its gala spectacles; yet there are cer tain other matters to be consid ered. Lined up against the sport is a rather imposing list of charg es, not the least of which is that brutality characterizes the sport thruout, and that dozens of play ers are seriously injured each year. It is further stated that student concentration on lessons Is inter rupted, and that the sport merely turns our Saturdays into Roman nonciays. Now, if you like, you may see wnat tne students think of it. EHworth Steel, Arts and Science! lophomore: In America, we have a great amount of athletics, especially of the Intercollegiate variety. Notable among tnese sports is football. which brings into play so many or me emoiions which would other wise go into more warlike manl festations. In other words. I be lieve that football in the United States serves as an outlet for the mass feelings which on the Contt nent are merely bottled up. in Europe, youth is deprived of that safety valve and naturally seeks some other way of blowing off steam. As a result of this, there are such organizations as Musso linis youth movements. If their emotions were allowed to escape in some sport such as football, a great deal of this unrest would be removed. "Besides, there aren't a lot of casualties, considering the num Der or participants in the game; and it's fun to watch." Olga Marek, Art! and Science! sophomore; "It really does. Football Is the basis on which many students make their choice of a college. A good football team Is a good draw ing card for enrollees. It also es tablishes school spirit, draws stu dents closer together, and puts some life Into colleges. "Only a small minority of the fallows who take part in the sport are injured. They are the excep tions to the rule. It is true that football takes the minds of stu dents off their school work, and that is a good thing students need some diversion from their lessons. If this means were not present, the students might relax in other ways not quite so whole some." Bob Devoe, Bizad freshman: "Football in any college helps to keep the students working as a unit, draws them closer together, teaches them loyalty for their school. "It brings needed money to schools, in the form of gate re ceipts. It builds up close relation ships and friendships between schools. "There Is also a definite benefit for the fellows who participate in it they, together with the sup porters of the team, get a chance to travel." Estermae Helm, Arts and Science! junior: "I believe that the main purpose of football is for the enjoyment of the players themselves and for the amusement of the students of our colleges. It accomplishes other things, though It helps to support the athletic department, and pays ror certain other important func tions of that department. "I don't feel that it detracts the attention of students from their lessons to a very great extent. On certain occasions, rallies are held; but If the Instructor Is clever enough to handle these situations wisely, not a great deal of time is lost. "It's true that fellows get hurt occasionally, but they understand that they're taking that chance when they go out for football." Will Beezeley, Bizad junior: "It does quite a lot of pood. Aside from Its financial side that of aiding the University with money it performs several other functions. It creates a student spirit, makes students feel that they have a common interest, and brings them closer together. It also gives a school a lot of pub licitya large number of pros pective college students get their information about the various schools through the medium of the various football teams." Rllla Mae Nevin, Teachers college sophomore: "It builds up a school spirit, advertises the school, and thus at tracts students. Nebraska is cer tainly doing all right on that score I'd never heard of it until Sam Francis became famous. "Boys wouldn't be taking part in the game if they minded risk ing injury. The game is also very beneficial in that It makes use of the leisure time of the students in a way which is, if not helpful, at least not harmful." Jim Beltzer, Arts and Sciences Junior: "It, is beneficial to the boys who play it not only does it build them up physically, but it also betters their morale, and gives them a knowledge and an under standing of the principles of fair play. "It is a great help to a school it creates a lot of alumni Interest. It brings back alums that other wise would probably not come back; and in that way it encour ages endowments by holding the alums close to the school Itself." AG ENGINEERS TO SELECT C0MMI1TEECANDIDATES Special Meeting Scheduled To Nominate Members For Election. A short special meetinir of th Nebraska chapter of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers has been called for 5 o'clock tn. morrow afternoon by Pete Burns president of the organization. I he purpose of the meetinc. which will be held in room 108 of the agricultural engineering build ing, is to elect delegates from the society to serve as candidates for the offices of general chairman and secretary-treasurer for Engi neers Week this year. One m;:n will be selected for each position and their names submitted to the Engineering Executive Board for action at the Board's meeting next Tuesday. At that time, from the names submitted to them by the various engineering societies, the Board will choose two men for each office whose names will ha placed on the ballots at an all en gineering college election to be held sometime before Christmas vacation. AUDITED RECORD SHOWS EXPENSE OP STAGING BALL (Continued from Page 1.) show the following yearly profits: 1936 $ 961.00 1934 $1,073.21 1933 $ 940.00 1932 $ 737.00 1931 $ 804.00 But how are these profits spent? Is the accusation that military of ficials are feathering their nests ior old age true? Further investi gation into the records and funds of the Military Ball which are neid in the activities office and ac cessible only by voucher from Col, W. H. Oury, show that the money is immediately transferred into a fund Known as the Cadet Of' ficers Association. At the end of October this year the Association had a surplus of $10n6. From vouchers sent to the office during the 1935-36 school year, the follow ing items drained the organiza tion's profits: Coca Cola for the 1936 Compet $123.46 Rifle Club for traveling.. 100.00 Band Uniforms 433.50 Cornhusker section 280.00 Infantry Cadet Officer! Association dinner ... 121.00 ($84.15 refunded.) The total of only the items listed above is greater than the proceeds from the 1936 Military Ball. At the present time the as sociation is holding a loan to the Pershing rifles for new uniforms In 1936, $411 were loaned to basic drill students so that they might secure uniforms, Records In the office show that $$1,741.52 were spent in 1936 while only $1,568.78 were taken in as profits. Numerous other vouchers weic. evident. From the fu.id donation., are made to the Community cht ri and the Salvation Army, horxi s are rented for parades, floweru are purchased for parents of stu dents who died while attending university. Coca Colas for compet, band uniforms. . and Cornhusker pictures are the most consistent drains for the profits of the Mili tary ball. According to audited accounts, the military department has at tempted to keep its fund constat i. thruout the years. Figures ol July 1 each year show the Following balances on hand: 1935 $1300 1936 1300 1937 1100 These figures show that the fund is not growing rapidly. Greater expenses from year to year cause the balnnce at the end of the fiscal year to fluctuate slightly. Engineering Seniors Describe Experiences Of Working in Plant Technical information and first hand experience gained by three seniors in electrical engineering in their employment at the Iowa Nebraska -Light & Power Co. was related by them at a meeting of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers last night. All three have part time work with the company at the present time. Harvey N. Skow told of his work in the load dispatching of fice, Frank C. Howard related his experiences in the K street plant office, and Thomas J. Anderson explained his work in the en gineering office. Following the meeting, members of the society made an inspection trip through the K street plant with plant operators serving as guides. For Better HAIRCUTS.... 1017 p. st 35c By Dean Pohlenz. j Film face at the ahow shops; Eddie Cantor goes to town In "All Baba Goes to Town" at the Stuart this week. Plot la a subtle Jest at the new deal . . , as aubtle as the hands on a clock. Aa In other Cantor picture, women beautiful are women plentiful. Gypsy Rose Lee fully clothed ti "Interesting." Orpheum is doing "Madam X" with Gladyi Georgi and John Beal, Like last week's Stella at the Stuart, mother love Is the theme. Lincoln has Pat O'Brien and Joan Blondell in "Back In Circulation." Newspaper yarn with O'Brien as the hard-berled man. ed. and Joan ai the ob-lster. Old stuff. Klva I redoing "The Awful Truth." Need I say more? 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