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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1937
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College Seems
So Nice and Safe
I pot a serious letter from George Pipal in
the middle of the week. George was editor of
the Daily last semester and is now working as
radio reporter for the United Tress in Omaha.
"While in school George was an ineongrous
jalnam of the gay and the serious. He didn't
spend a lot of time on the books, but seemed
to get around a good deal, talking to profes
sors, dabbling in enough activities to rate
Innocency, hobnobbing around the first ses
sion of the new unicameral working to help
along a decent university appropriation, and
Irving in general to find answers. He wanted
u know why he was in college, what was real
ly happening in the old U. S. and why, and
something of the rock bottom values in life
itself.
All in all, however, George was more of
the gay than the serious. He thought he
ought to be bothered by things in general
with a view to earning his keep in the world
by doing a mite to better it. But I, at least,
don't think he ever got down to cases while
he was in school. It wasn't necessary for
him and it doesn't seem so for us. Colle
gians are a class apart, supposedly spending
four years grounding themselves for a dis
interested outlook on life.
George has been out of school now for
about five months. His carefree attitude is
gone. He is definitely perturbed by the
state of affairs in the nation. His handling
of wire reports from the UP has led him to
believe that college is far too removed from
reality, and that something of startling sig
nificance is happening under our noses with
out our knowing it.
I thought that perhaps the extremely earn
est reflections of Mr. Pipal, one now five
months removed from the serene haven of col
lege, might be appropriate for a calm, undis
turbing Sunday editorial hodge podge.
George Fears Revolution
He writes, following the personal delica
cies, "I know we've had jingoists and 'viewers
with alarm' ever since God made little green
apples. But it's a different set that's viewing
with alarm these days. Just let me list a few
indications I've run across here in the wire
reports that indicate that partisans aren't the
only onts proclaiming revolution.
"In the first place, industrialists used to
foresee revolutions only when they were re
ferring specifically to some 'ism-ic threat.
They did it for a reason. Vet, a speaker picked
to address the Congress of American Industry
in New York tonight said: 'Business is in "rot
ten shape." Some form of collectivization,
either fascist, or communist, in form is in
evitable.' He was Dr. Virgil Jordan, a re
eearch economist.
"Henry Luce, who deserves credit for
some brains for creating Time, Fortune, and
Life magazines, said at a Yale reunion last
night, 'This cockeyed country won't be fit
to live in in another 20 years.' Not a Bab
bit, Ed, but Henry Luce.
"Harry Elmer Barnes, who hates jingo
ists, was quoted, last night as saying we
would face a war within the next three years
because of the president's known sympathy
for the navy and preparedness. English
propaganda, he said, has already started.
"I think the threat of a fascist internn
tionale, as H. V. Kaltenborn foresees it, can
be too easily underestimated. Too many peo
pie believe they understand the fascist phil
osophy, and dismiss it, in their minds as some
thing akin to empty stomachs and hero
worship."
(A little later in the letter, George men
tions both empty stomachs and hero worship.)
Beneath the Christmas
Shopping Surface
"If business picks up, and stays there, I
suppose democracy will survive for another 50
years. But I don't see where the money's com
ing from. There isn't that much capital tied
up to prime the pump with 25 billions that
Lamont DuPont says are necessary.
"Here in Omaha things are going to be
hell this winter. Speiser covers these WPA
heartbreaker stories. They've never been
worse. The Herald won't print all the facts
even now. I've talked with these boys who
come up to WOW for Foster May's find-a-job
clinic on Sunday. Last Sunday, one fellow was
up there who had one pair of badly worn over
alls to his name, and practically froze when he
did try to get out to find work. There isn't
WPA for everyone anymore, you know, and
there won't be relief for everyone this win
ter, with county finances in such a mess.
"Here's an editorial I just noticed in
the paper the scrub woman put on the floor
to dry the linoleum. When the public con
stantly hears this drivel: 'Oh, our people
wouldn't stand to have their liberties re
voked,' or, quoting from the last paragraph,
'We cannot accept the conclusion that this is
more than a passing phase that may endure
for a generation or two, but which will not
endure forever,' you may be able to under
stand why we can be led to believe that de
mocracy stands a chance.
"But you know damn well that those bo
hunks and polacks on the south side, me in
cluded, aren't going to have their heads shot
off for the right to vote for public officers to
knife them in the back.
"1 visited a Serbian church dinner in
South Omaha a couple of weeks ago. Those
immigrants pay lip service to democracy, but
I've never heard anyone cuss Ed Burke so in
my life. They consider Roosevelt a tin god,
and when anyone double crosses them on the
new deal as Ed Burke did, they're ready to
can the whole representative system and give
Roosevelt a free rein. They've already deified
him.
"Take this, quoted from the address of the
president of American-Jugoslav Progressive
club at the dinner, 'Fife years ago,' he said,
've didn't have nutting. Our families vere
hungry. Today, everybody happy. . . ve half
full bellies and plenty of pivo (beer). . . and
our kids get good schooling. All due to dot
greit man.' pointing to F. D. R.'s picture,
'Franklum Belamo Roosumvelt.'
"These boys don't care if the regiment
ed philosophy of fascism is fundamentally
different than the idyllic ideals of the coun
try squires who wrote the constitution. It's
not that they wouldn't fight to preserve
them under some other catch phrase, but
they'd be more likely to fall for fascism,
which has a better stock of catch phrases.
"Things are worse off right now than
when thev had the street car strike up here
And boy. if you don't think South Omaha has
a nasty temper on an empty stomach, just re
member that the street car mob had formed,
ready to march downtown in Omaha to bomb
the Brandeis store and raise hell in generaj,
when the national guard finally pulled in.
Maybe newspapers have always sup
pressed true conditions and I'm just surprised
to discover them. But the veterans in this
game, in the office, on the Herald, in every
bull session, sav things are worse.
"By God, I still think we're going to have
a revolution.
"You can't see it if you go downtown in
Lincoln and watch the Christmas shoppers. It
won't be as obvious as the French revolution.
Possibly we'll just hear about it out here in
the sticks. I don't know which would be more
interesting to hike off to some war now, or
stick around aiul see the fun here."
By Ed Murray.
IN THE INFIRMARY
Edward Panter, Hebron.
Robert Rae, Neligh.
Everett Lomax, Wilsonville.
DISMISSED.
Mary Kuns, McCook.
money to the Salvation Army
when they felt that way.
Furthermore, they would be
able to buy a first class press
agent who could get some Corn
huskers on Collier's and Liberty's
All American and have our school
songs sung over national hookups.
Then we really would get a large
student body.
Yours truly,
Elmer Blaine.
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In Contest.
In Defense of Nebraska
We're In the Top Tenth
To the Editor:
Your editorials of Dec 8th and
9th on Nebraska's standing a
university lead me to question cer
tain of your methods and con
clusions. 1. You compare Nebraska with
11 universities offering graduate
work toward a Ph. D. degree. Ne
braska Is primarily undergraduate,
as you pointed out. Less than 1
percent of tta students are Th. D.
candidates, and its graduate In
struction is correspondingly lim
ited. Similarly, Dartmouth is
omitted from your "great uni
versity" list because It offers no
doctor s degree. It does not fol
low, however, that Dartmouth is
Inferior as an undergraduate col
lege. To contrast Nebraska with
graduate schools on the Ph. D.
level is a inapt as to compare it
with senior high schools.
2. The leading scholars are
rated according to the volume and
quality of their research output
(as you also mentioned), not ac
cording to their teaching ability.
As a student at Harvard I wasted
imny hours listening to lectures
by snvnnts skilled in their own
specialties, but lacking the time
and training necessary to "get
their Ideas across." I have lan
guished In lecture course of 600
or more, with no opportunity of
Inte: changing Ideas with the In
structors either in or out of class.
The Instructors at Nebraska are
required to serve primarily the
Intellectual -needs of the student;
their outside research work il
econdary.
3. I agree that there is no
logical connection between toot
ball and scholastic greatness, and
therefor take Issue with. Dr.
Rayior'l statement that "a fairly
safe general rule In choosing a
university for a serious purpose is
to avoid the football greats. " Nine
out of 11 of your "great universi
ties" are striving for a great foot
ball team. Would you avoid tnese?
If so, we may go further and avoid
all 41 of the football greats with
Dr. Raysor, and still 615 colleges
in this country from which to
choose. But unfortunately the
great majority of them are also
weak in scholarship. One connec
tion is apparent: a strong football
team produces revenue which is
often used to Improve the physical
educational facilities for the entire
student body.
4. You fail to find Nebraska
among the 11 "great universities"
and therefore lament its inferior
ity, bemoaning Its mere "smatter
ing of learning." Let me point out
that there are 644 other colleges
and universities, good and bad,
which are not on this list, and
which couldn't all be damned as
Inferior, even if the 11 chosen did
represent the best undergraduate
collegea. My guess is that Ne
braska's undergraduate instruc
tion, averaging all departments,
rank somewhere in the highest
score of the 656 institutions of
higher learning in this country,
and that the differences among the
top 20 are today relatively slight.
Certainly, in that wide range of
eduratlonal offerings which lies
between Harvard or Chicago at
the upper extreme and Black
Mountain or Dropsle at the lower
extreme, -Nebraska must rar.T. In
the top tenth.
.Yours truly,
William A. 6purr.
(A't. Professor of Statistics.)
Opinions on Foreign Topics
Let's Have Some Real
Elmer on Athletic
Dr. Mr. Editor:
This letter should be written to
Mr. Selleck, but you're so under
standing I thought I'd write It
to you Instead.
You see, I've got another Idea.
After I read of how the profits
of the military ball are spent on
the military department, I thought,
now why aren't the football profit
spent on football players? They
could certainly put It to a good
use as the military department
does. For they could buy all the
training tables they want, build
six or seven practice fields, com
plete the stadium, take trip to
Palm Beach or Sun Valley, de
pending on the season, and maybe
build themselves a dormitory on
what' left.
They could hire tutor so that
they wouldn't have to tudy o
hard. Then thy could buy flower
for player that died during lec-
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ture and give bequests to their
orphans.
They could have a big spread in
the Cornhusker, even bigger than
the military department. The
boys could be given monetary
presents so they wouldn't have to
work for their money.
They could buy some high cla.MH
refreshments and hire a bartender
to make them Alexanders during
the halves. The players could build
themselves an aircondltloned club
houne where they could play pool
or read Beowulf if they were in
the mood. Also they could give
" By Gene Garrett.
A number of advanced student
of the School of Music will pre
sent the next convocation recital
In the Temple Wednesday after
noon. Those taking part will be
Merelene Tatro, a student with
Mr. Schmidt; James Lawson, who
studies with Miss Wagner; Beat
rice Knofllcek, whose Instructor Is
Miss Kllnker; Yvonne Gaylord,
trumpet student of Mr. Schlld
neck; Frances Spencer, who
studies 'cello under Miss Zabris
kle; Raymond Bauer, student with
Mr. Chenoweth; Margaret Porter,
violin student with Mr. Wlshnow,
and the "Mastersingers," popular
local radio quartet, (Donald Bel
lamy, William Miller, Arthur
Barneby, and Walter Reusch), all
students of Mrs. Gutzmer.
Hereafter the weekly radio
broadcast of the school will be
heard from 4:45 to 5:00 over
KOIL, instead of the former time
Of 4:15. This week's featured stu
dents will be Richardson Dougall
and Margaret Porter.
Janet Steckelberg, a student
with Herbert Schmidt, appeared
on a program given by the Mu
sical Art club last Monday.
18 Students Perform.
The following students of Miss
Wagner appeared in a studio re
cital on Wednesday: Martha Mc
Gee, Mildred Freadrich, Dorothy
Hoffman, the Wagner male quar
tet, Betty Reese, Lois Enyeart
Robert Howe, Janet Regnler, Max
Ine Pope, Geraldlne Krause, Carl
Harnsherger, Inez Heaney, Rita
Rist, Milan Starks, Maxine Lav
erty, Rose Dunder, James Lawson,
and Charlotte Klesselbach.
Miss Laura Holm will be so
prano soloist in the presentation
of the "Messiah" given at the
United Brethren church of York,
Neb., Sunday evening, Dec. 12,
and will also sing the solo role
in the cantata, "The Coming of
the King," which will be given the
following Sunday evening at the
Presbyterian church of York.
Stark Sings at Church.
Milan Starks was soloist at the
First Baptist church this morning.
Rose Dunder will sing on a pro
gram at the Y.W.C.A. Tuesday.
The above three students are tak
insr work under Miss Alma
Wagner.
Wilbur Chenoweth presented the
followine onran and piano stu
dents in a studio recital on Satur
day: Lucille Schaper, Patricia
Watson. Clara Moore, Margaret
Pence, Betty Van Home, Eleanor
Roeers. Maxine Tiller, Jean
Hughes. Houghton Furr, and Ray
mond Bauer.
Mrs. Parker sang for the De
Molay Mothers club Tuesday aft
ernoon, accompanied by Margaret
McGregor. She will also sing a
solo from the "Messiah" at Grace
Methodist church this morning.
Mrs. Gutzmer will present a
number of her students in a pro
tram of opera selection for the
Lincoln Women's club on Monday
afternoon at S:A at the Temple
theater. The following people will
aonear: Mrs. Bernice Mallot as
Lakme, William Miller as NUt
kantha, assisted bv a chorus com
posed of Robert Bellamy, Walter
Reusch, Arthur Barneby, James
Minnick, Richard Blessing, Clyde
Shonerd, Alice Redwood, Virginia
Pederson, Patricia Prime, Lucille
Schaper, Helen Ledford Parker,
Jean Gutzmer, Gladys Turnlk,
Clare Hustead, Mary F.Uzabeth
Klenholr, Carol Lemons, and Bar
bara Hart. The Mastersingers will
sing several number and Mildred
Gibson Slocum of Omaha will ing
Santuzza' aria In a cene from
"Cavalerla Rustlcana" with Bar
bara Hart as Lucia. Helen Led
ford Parker. Patricia Prime, Jean
Gutzmer, and Barbara Hart will
sing a quartet from "The Jolly
Musketeers." Mary Tolhurst and
Carol Lemons will play the ac
companiments. LAW SENIORS ENTER
BURKAN MEMORIAL
NATIONAL CONTEST
(Continued from Page 1.)
pre-eminence In hi chosen pro
fession. Early in hi career he waa
drawn to the unfortunate experi
ence of composers and authors of
copyrighted musical work whose
rights were being deliberately In
fringed. A a result of hi interest
In tht branch of the law he be
came a recognized authority and
ultimately was appointed general
counsel of the American Society of
Composers. Desiring to perpetuate
his memory f j organization de
cided to inaugural, the Burkan
memorial competition.
Dean Foster said that the win
ning paper from Nebraska would
probably be announced during the
law day fertlvitie some time in
May.
The winning architectural draw
ings of a small branch library, de
signed by the first year students of
the architecture department, have
just been announced.
Of the 14 plana on display, those
by Jack Sampson, Darrell Rippe
teau, and Stanley Blmson all were
judged superior. The judges, con
sisting of instructor from the
architecture department, were
Prof. Marvin Robinson, Prof.
Lynus B. Smith, Prof. Pugsley and
Prof. Ben Hemphill.
The problem stated that the
building should be "substantially
one story in height with basement
to provide for heating and storage
of material not in regular use.",
This library waa to have such a
floor plan that the fiction, refer
ence, and children' department
were to be in full view of the
single librarian in order that
strict supervision and discipline
could be maintained. The librarian's
desk in the winning designs were
also placed near the outer en
trance to provide quicker checking
out of books and to act as a sort
of information desk. The library
waa also to have toilet facilities
and one room for club meetings or
to be used during the children
story hour.
These first year students have
been ' working on these drawings
tor tne past live weeks.
BELL RECEIVES REQUEST
Kentucky University Asks
For Archaeologist.
Dr. Earl H. Bell, assistant pro
fessor of anthropology at the uni
versity, received a letter from
Prof. W. S. Webb of the Univer
sity of Kentucky asking for his
recommendation of a student who
would be competent to carry on
archaelogical field work In an
other section of Kentucky. Because
several graduate from this de
partment at Nebraska have proved
so successful in anthropological
and archaeological work, now
progressing in this part of the
country, Nebraska trained men
have been in great demand.
Some of these students who have
received their training here and
who are now establishing a pro
fessional name for themselves in
clude Stuart Neltzel, who is at
present working In the Chick a
mauga basin on the Tennessee
river; Harold Dahms, now em
ployed in the Guntersville basin
and Bernard Refshouge who is
also working for the University
of Kentucky in the Pickwick basin
on the Tennessee river. Paul
Cooper, who graduated from this
department recently, was also em
ployed in anthropological field
work in this region, while two
women students, Eleanor Cook and
Marion Dunlevy are now doing
graduate work at the University
of Chicago. Waldo Wadel, who is
also a university graduate, is now
associated with the United States
national museum.
NEWS
PARADE
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Marions Churchill
Prf'te lt
Nine Days Shalt
Thou Labor . . .
Labor legislation takes first
place in congress' consideration,
The house labor committee re
writes the senate approved wages
and hours bill to provide govern
ing committees similar to the coue
authorities of the NRA. Newest
of wages and hours bill, now up
for consideration, fixes 40 cents
an hour as the minimum wage
and maximum hours at 8 per day
and 40 per week. Children under
16 would not be employed
Thus congress persists in the
fight against child labor and in
the regulation of industry. At the
same time nine "die-hard" supreme
court justices sit on the seat of
judgment, where few die and none
resign and they all live a long
time.
And Mow Emperor.
Mussolini is proclaimed as em
peror of Italy. The former King of
Italy and Emperor of Ethiopia
thus makes his newest play for
forcing world recognition of his
Ethiopian conquest. Report, not
yet verified, Is that Mussolini may
announce relinquishment of the
premiership in favor of his son-in-law,
Count Galeazzo Ciano, and
will be known as duce or leader of
the country.
Rumors are prevalent that Italy
wilt withdraw from the League of
Nations. Such action would imply
an even closer tie with Germany
and Japan. With the flagrant in
effectiveness of the Brussels con
ference a pretty good indication
of the kind of opposition the pre
mier may expect, 11 duce will not
be deterred overmuch by paper
agreements in taking any steps
which he might fancy. Democratic
nations may explain with dismay,
but the fascist nations are being
placed in pretty good position to
pull strings and see International
affairs shaping up about according
to their liking.
Santa 'isits Haile Selatnie
Gift to the "poor and needy"
Haile Selassie bring violent out
bursts from His Majesty who, ac
cording to press reports, is re
clining in Bath in "a distressed
condition." Kind hearted Britons
send a miscellaneous conglomera
tion of bagful of coal, jugfuls of
wine, baskets of grens, and post
age stamps to keep his correspond
ence going. The one time King of
Kings and Lion of Judah waxes
indignant, insists that "I am a
poor man, yes! But I am not an
object of charity. Such undignified
gifts aa these should be sent to
the Abyssinia association for re
lief refugees." The good Haile Se
lassie, it seems, does not share
the pork barrel complex which in
fect the worthiest congressman
shortly before election and which
lead them to accept anything
from a good sized road appropri
ation to the most obscure of fed
eral appointments.
Japan Victorious?
Japan, confident of victory at
Nanking, is reported as planning
next an attack on South Chiiw.
Predictions at Peiping are that
the Japanese army will within a
short time restore the former pro
Nanking government of China. The
Japanese say only that there will
be "a new government very-soon."
Few are the remaining defenses
left to desperately war torn China
and Japan is already clinching its
advantages and looking toward a
subdued China wun japan steer
ing the policy and reaping empiri
cal benefits.
EXCHANGE STUDENTS TALK
Miss Thierry, Karl Fortman
Address Roger Williams
Club Tonight.
Christmas customs of other
countries will be the central theme
of the Sunday evening meeting of
the Roger Williams club when
Simone Thierry of I ranee and
Karl Fortman of Germany, tv.r.
exchange students, talk on the
Christmases in their native luwl
at 7 o'clock at the First Baptist
church.
Preceding the 7 o'clock meeting
a social hour will be held. In
charge of the program and devo
tional is Phyllis Jean Thomas.
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MARGARET LINDSAY
Boycotting Japan is serious busi
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education of New York University.
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to wear sheer wool hose instead of
silk stockings.
The boys looked upon them and
found them good. The girls found
them good and also cheap.
One of the organizers, when
asked whether the boycott would
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what undergarments?"
"Well, er step-in and uch
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"My dear," said she. "we don't
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