PAGE TWO THE DAILY NEBRASKAN, TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1933 THE DAILY NEBRASKAN THIRTY-SEVENTH VEAtt LDITORIAI. STAFF tdllor K4 Hgm Muriate Editor Don Wagner Managing dltora Willard Burner, Hrlrn Cairo News tdllurt . Morris Llpp, Howard Kaplan. Rarhnre Rnarwater, Ed Sleeves, Marjorle Churchill, Joe Zfiley. BUSINESS STAFF flnalneii Manager Bob tVadhama Assistant Maqairr .Frank Johnson, Arthur Hill Circulation Manage? Stanley Michael O.N 1II1S ISSIB Desk Editor .Lipp Cnder atrtttloo ol the Mndrnt Fnbllratlon BoarO. Mltonal oftlre tnlvrmt, Hall 4. Businrnt lllflrp tnivrraltj Hall 4-A. Telephone Day HUM. Mghti BHDS, USSSs (Journal). SUBSCRIPTION RATE 11.60 year Single cop J1.00 temeatrt 1:1.60 mailed s cent 11.60 aemeatcg nulled Entered at aernnd-rlaaa matter at the poetotflra in Lincoln. Nebraska, nnder act ol eungreat. March 3. I (OH. and at ineclal rate of pottage provided tot In tectloo 1103, act of October S, II)I7, authnrlted January 20, 1937 Mr-mber 1938 ftssocided Golle&icde Press Distributor of jo!le6iateDi6est fabllshed erer llie day. tvedneaday, Thurtduy. Friday and Nunday mornings ol the aeadrmlc near by undents of the Uni versity of Nrbrasha, nnder the anpervlslon nf the Board of I'ub-Ucallona. neeaitiNTto roa national' aoviaTieiNa ar National Advertising Service, Inc Ccllrtr Publishers Ktprnmlelltt 420 Madison Ave. New York. N.V. CHICAOO BOtTON SAN FHANCItCO kOf ANSlLtS POHTLAND BlATTU fkf20td&L j rr i ; br ff j Merrill ! J Englund Our Professon Plaved Sanla Claus Kesolutions for the new year are proh alily a bit out of favor these days. Frederick Ware, "World-Herald sports columnist, dealt them a death blow when he resolved not to re solve any more. But the idea behind resolu tions is still with us, the idea of striving for perfection. AVe have just changed the vogue of emphasizing perfection for a few brief hours around Xew Years. We still do it, and just as briefly. Popular mania now is the national exam ination of conscience for the past year. The biggest news stories, the best movies, the best man, the biggest lie, and a galaxy of other things, qualified by superlatives, are paraded before the public by film, radio and the news papers as outstanding during the preceding 12 months. This looking backward is done with an eye to perfection, past and future.1 Altho the first edition of the Nebraskan in 1938 does not appear until the year is four days old, perhaps it is not too late to join in the quest for perfection. A novel way to ferret out a few ideals for 1938 may be found in the story of our professors, who played Santa Claus to the world this year. The Nebraska Alumnus in its Christmas edition carried a composite interview with a number of the university's professors in vari ous fields of study. "What the Alumnus did was to ask the professors what present they would bring the world, if they suddenly be came all powerful Santas. The highly desir able presents which the professors generously offered, under the influence of their hypothet ical role, comprise a list of ideals that may well receive some attention in our search for per fection in 1033. Dean Ferguson of the Law college' would have jingled down from the roof of the sky and deposited a dash of idealism into the world's giant stocking. In advising against cynicism, the law dean gave prob ably the most needed advice for the college generation in the face of world problems: "It seems easy to become cynical' he said, "and get into the frame of mind to say, 'What are a few thousand people in some overcrowded country? What if they are ' killed? 'What if I am killed, and so lose i few years of troubled life?' If man's best logic is to overpopulate and crowd his coun- try, then try to figure a way for the people to live I can't subscribe to it." Arts and Sciences Dean Oldfatber sug gested peace for the world, and was seconded strongly by all of his colleagues, lie empha sized the need of economic peace in a competi tive world as n foundation for needed rest from war. Other versions of the same ideal were: Dean Thompson's human understand ing, Dr. Senning's sanity, Dr. Harbour's con fidence among na tions, duplicated by Dr. Sel lers; Dean Ferguson's tolerance, and Dr. Alexis' realization of the importance of inter national relations. Dr. Kurz, head of romance languages, of fered two suggestions for peace: "Let me give a revitalized sense of brotherhood," he beamed as from a bountiful sleigh of be quests, "but not too suddenly. A sudden expression of brotherhood seems insincere. Perhaps there should be a prelude leading up to that a sense of humor. We are get ting too serious. I should like to present both Mussolini and Hitler with a book of jokes. If they cracked a smile at any of them, it would relieve the tension." Colonel Oury looked toward a reappor tionment of raw materials as an ideal for lJKIS. He dealt in real estate. "If I had the power to hand the world a Christmas present," he said, "1 would divide up all the unoccupied or thinly settled lands of the earth, and give each nation out of it a sufficient amount to provide for the needs of its people." Doctors Kosenlof and Senning proffered optimism. Dr. Poole would bestow a regard for others. Sociologist Reinhardt impersonated myth ically with: "If I had one gift. T believe I would ask for freedom from prejudice for the world's people freedom from national, racial, and class prejudices that blind us to under standing, or even communicating on an intel ligent basis with others. Santa could hardly give us peace until he gets us to realize that our own happiness and prosperity depends on . the rest of the world. As it is we magnify the things we already believe, and minimize those things we don't want to believe. If that were corrected we might be able to sit around a table and talk co-operatively toward an order ly and peaceful world." Divested of their great red suits, flow ing white beards, gift bags, and all the rest, the professors will be trying to inculcate these ideals during 1938. A resolution to co operate in the educational process is as real istic as it is necessary to progress toward perfection. The Devil's Prayer The Devil made a prayer and said: Who started hell just overhead? These war lords set the earth aflame And rob the devil of his fame; .While Christians slay their fellow men And make the earth a slaughter pen. Aye, let them rave and belch and roar And millions slaughter millions more; Mow down the quivering ranks of men. The shattered phalanx fills again. I hear them falling as they tread: Count those who live, I'll count the dead! Turn on the thunder gates of hate, Tear men to fragments, call it fate; Loose poison gas and burning oil; With dead in trenches, plant the soil. "Thou shalt not kill" means thou alone. But not the legions of the throne. Tho murder retail is a crime, Murder wholesale is sublime. Turn on the furnaces of hell. Plow up the globe, 'tis but a shell; Plant death bulbs in the hungry sea ' And blame the righteous don't blame me. Show heathen what you battle for And how the Christians go to war. All peace destroy, all joy and mirth, And bid me come and rule the earth. Kxeuse the lengthy prayer I've made "Tis 1 he only time 1 ever prayed. Ia'I' Have n W ar Zone! The trouble with wars nowadays, says the editor of the Salina (Kas.) Sun, who speaks many a truth in icst. is that thev me i.mrl,t at inconvenient places. (,t only do they oc cur in the midst of masses of civilians, who net hurt, but often ihey involve place names that no one can spell or pronounce. The cure for nil this is to have a special area prepared where all future wars can be held. Let's pick out some place like northern Australia, now almost uninhabited, and build two sets of opposing- trenches. Then when a couple of coun tries get angry with each other, they can send their cannon fodder to this war zone to 'fght. Place names would be short and simple, for the benefit of ignorant radio announcers and headline writers; we suygest Poo, Moo, Poo and Coo. Topographical maps would be pre pared in advance and you wouldn't need a fresh set for each war. The correspondents would have comfortable, permanent buildings assigned to them. One great advantage would be that you couldn't have two wars going on simultaneously; Ihey would be booked in ad vance, to last a definite number of weeks and in time to permit the next war to start when scheduled. Vou. might get a couple of profes sional armies who would fight h!1 wars for a fixed fee, merely cl anging their flags at the proper time. As usual, steel protected quar ters for nil army -officers above that of top sergeant, would be 20 miles from the war scene of action. We believe this plan wood. It would give each warring country a lot of men to stay home ami be taxed and be trained for the next coming war, also more men would be home to buy products made by war profit eers; more women to raise youngsters for can non fodder. Scheduled for congressional de bate on Jan. 10 is Indiana Repre sentative Louis Ludlow's constitu tional amendment which provides for a popular vote before the declaration of an aggressive war. Shelved for more than three years, it was hastily dug out of the congressional pigeon-hole and placed on the docket for legislative consideration when aroused public Interest in the sinking of the Panay and other international events sent congressmen jumping thru figurative hoops to Bign the petition forcing debate on the measure. From the angle of a college student, just arriving at the age when he may definitely be made sadder, wiser, or even deader by a war, is the proposed amendment a good one or not? Bob Kemp, Engineering Sopho more: "It's not such a good idea. To begin with, it would be too slow while a vote was being taken here, the country with whom we would soon be fighting could be getting well prepared for the war. A huge unnecessary expense would be involved. Besides, there would be so many people who would not bother to vote on the measure," Thurlan Wendell, Bizad junior: "Yes, it would be a good idea. I 1feel that so many of our con gressmen are more apt to see only the nationalistic point of view rather than the fundamental idea of the people. "The people, especially those of college age, are actively con cerned; and we who are vitally concerned should have something to say about a declaration of war." Marjorie Smith, Teachers college junior: "I don't think it would really be necessary. It seems to me that our' congressmen are close enough to the people whom they repre sent to answer directly to their wishes in such an important mat ter." Dale Bell, Arts and Sciences freshman: "I believe it would be. There are many powerful forces brought to bear in national politics which can have no effect on the general public. Armament makers, large banking interests, and other such organizations can just about con trol congressional action thru lob bies and other means; but they couldn't bring enough pressure tf bear to force all the people of this country to vote as they wanted them to." Otto Rapplapovitch, Art and Sci ences sophomore: "It would be a good deal of trouble, but it would be an excel lent idea in that it would do away with hasty action. I feel that the whole plan is just a little too com plicated to work out. "If it were tried, the people would have to be very well in formed. As the general rule, they certainly aren't now. Before this idea would be practicsl at all, a real program of education would have to i conducted more facts, less propaganda. "It would save the heads of governments a lot of criticism if the people themselves voted to enter s war, they wouldn't be so quick to throw all the blame on their leaders. The Ides is a good one, but it's possible but not prob able." Ruth Vanatta, Teacher college senior: "I think it woul'l be an excellent idea. I feel very strongly that war Is an unnecessary evil, and even tho the World Court has been a failure, a prog mm of mass edu cation could bring about world peace. ' "The people of this country are not at this time well enough edu cated to understand the various ramifications of the problem. It is a good idea, but a little too ad vanced for the people of this coun try ns they sre now. "One of the best things that would be gained would be the time to think over the nit nation. A con gressional declaration of war ran be accomplished In a U t hours time, while the days snd even weeks required for n national vote would give people time to really tealize wh.nl thry were doing " Jim Evlnger, Bliad frcihmsn: "I-esve It ns it is now -let the president nd congress take raie of things The people JiihI don't know enough slxnit government, its polit ies snd the lexl issues lie hind them to he able to vote In telligently on so serious a matter. Our congressional representatives should Answer (Inertly to thn peo ple of their districts. Attention, Professors! W. J. Bryan Left His Mark To the Editor: If it pleases Your Highness, print this article in the "rag." Do so, not because it is a single thought of a single mind, but be cause it contains the deep, inside thoughts of 'many university stu dents. Jt is understood that we stu dents are here at the university to learn. Ir we do not respect the teachings of our professors and disagree with them, we are un doubtedly wasting out time here. But have those, professors for gotten that many of us were reared in Christian homes? Don't they know that many of us were taught to believe in the Bible? Haven't they heard wardens of federal prisons say that the lack of religious training is causing an increase in crime? There are two conflicting the ories of the origin of hie the mechanistic and the vitalistic. We are free to make our own choice. The vitalistic one was taught to us at home. It is the one we. have always believed, and it is the one we still want to believe. But in classes and lectures we are taught the mechanistic theory. Of course we want to know what that theory is, but we do not want it handed to us as cut and dried facts, shaking the foundation of our religion. Here Is an example of what is meant, taken from a book on geology: "It may be thought by thus referring to secondary causes the making and crystal lizing of rocks, the placing and raising of mountain chines, and even the defining of continents, we leave little for Deity to do. On the contrary, we leave all to Him. There is no secondary cause In action which is not by His appointment and for His purpose, no power in the ma terial universe but His will. Man's body is, for each of us a growth, but God's will and wis dom are manifested In all Its de velopment. The world has by gradual steps reached its pres ent perfected state." The Bible taught us at home that the world was created in six days. The author of the paragraph above Ignores the way in which God plainly states He made the world. In place the author sub stitutes his own theory in the way God created the earth. He places his wisdom above God's. Why, then, should he believe in God at all? He needs none. He can be his own. From the account of the author, who speaks of gradual steps, one would think God a Wl'A worker. Let any man state his theories on any subjetes, but we do not want those theories in form of facts! A Reader. How Much I a Dollar's Worth? To the Editor: Why should the function of the Student Health department he only curative? A recent request for a tuberculin test was met by the offer to do it upon payment of 20 cents per test per person. Certainly students are not advised that preventive measures are not included in the required payment of $1.00 per semester for health services. Undoubtedly many par ents are assuming falsely that their sons and daughters arc be ing adequately protected by the mere fact that a fee is paid to the Student Health department. It would seem that a great in stitution such as our university should be sufficiently interested in thn health of its students to offer preventive measures without spe cific charges. M. C. D. r'!!"; v rT ' NEWS PARADE . Mcrlorie Churchill nor ' Cut '(W M75 in j On. Uul CUa. Geologists Save Camel Skeleton From Elements Because they were afraid to leave several valuable bones of Nebraska's recently discovered giant camel exposed and unpro tected from the trampling hoofs of cattle and the injury from freezing weather, C. Bertrand Schultz, Thompson M. Stout and Jack Gra liam, all of the University museum staff, made a hurry-uptrlp to the vicinity of the camel site east of Bridgeport and returned with sev eral additional parts of a skeleton. The exposed fossillferous material was reported to the museum by T. C. Mlddleiwart, W. F. Chalouka and S. R. Sweet, all of Bridgeport. Earlier hi the fall these three In dividuals sent the university sev eral shipments of camel bones but due to winter having set in they had decided to leave the quarry until next spring when it is hoped that enough bones will be re ov ered to give the institution a com plete mount of probably the larg est camel In the world. Before Schultz, Stout and Gra ham could uncover the bones on this last trip they had to dig and pick their way thru about a half foot of anow and ice. With the material they were able to bring back this week the museum now has one gigantic skull, a lower jaw, several vertebrae, a pelvis, various leg bones,- toe and ankle bone and a few other miscellaneous parts of the camel skeleton. Among the contributors to the December number of the Nebraska Blue Print, publication of the engi neering college, are James War- shall, civil engineering '25; V. H. Paulson, civil engineering, '40; Ed mund Carlson, mechanical engi neering, '38; J. H. Freed, electrical engineering, '38; and Dean O. J. Ferguson. Two members of the zoology staff attended the holiday conven tion of the American Association for the Advancement of Science at Indianapolis. The department rep resentatives this year were Dr. H. W. Manter and Dr. George Hud-ion. Free Theater Tickets Leaded Bronze Gai I7I2O Whit Qai 15 2e Deep Rock Oils HOLMS 14th 4 W It Mr. David Fellman of the pollti cai science faculty hm a review of A. L. Powell's book "The Fed eral Taxation of State Instrumen talities" published In the Brooklyn law review. He will also have a review appearing in the January number of the Minnesota law review. BY ELWOOD RANDOL. Here's news for Tommy Dorsey fans! If you're a good heavy smoker, you can lay in a good stock of all of Tommy's pieces by saving the coupons In the pack ages of Kool and Raleigh cigarets. The tobacco company has made arrangements with the Victor re cording company to furnish discs of "Who," "Marie," "Dipsy Doo dle," "Once In a While," or Tom my's best new record, "Just a Simple Melody." Seventy-five cou pons are needed-for each record. Dorsey's band is heard on the air over KOIL every Friday evening at 8:30. Among the numerous changes in times and new programs to the air with the coming of 1938 is the change to a Sunday afternoon spot of the Heinz Magazine of the Air with Channing Pollock as editor. The program, formerly heard on Thursdays, will be aired at 4 over KFAB, according to the new schedule. Myrt and Marge re ceived a renewed contract and Ma Perkins returns to the air at 10:45 in the morning. Mary Mar garet McBrlde s schedule has been increased to five a week, Mondays thru Fridays at 11 a. m., while Edwin C. Hill will bring a new series of Your Hit Parades at 11:15. The Goldbergs returned to the air yesterday afternoon to in augurate a Monday thru Friday series over KFAB and Columbia. A new series of Armco band con certs under the direction of Frank Pinion over the NBC-Blue and KOIL began Sunday at 2:30. WAAW to CSBS. Announcement was made during Christmas vacation of the pur chase of station WAAW in Omaha by the Central States Broadcast ing system, subject to approval of the FCC. The station opiates on a frequency of fi(J0 kilocycles and .100 watts power during the daytime only. It is one of the olilest stations in Nebraska, hav ing been organized in 1922. It was formerly owned by the Oma ha grain exchange. CSBS offi cials state that there will be no change in the method of operating the station should the feck-1.1l com munications commission approve the purchase. Don Senile, nf Topeka, was ap pointed general manager of the Central States Broadcasting sys tem on Dec. 2i, replacing John M. Henry who leaned the first of the year to devote his time to writing. Scaile'a headquarters will he In Omaha, where he got h.i "tail In the (mini field. In Wll) he waa part owner ami malinger of KOIL. Kight yeaia later hi sold Iiin Intel est In the muffs' station to iiKiiuioc the management of W1BW, the Cupper publications' 1 Nilui station winch is located ut Topeka. Ted llealy. famous rough and tumble comedian, was found dead Tuesday, Dee. 21, at Ins home, in Hollywood. Altho lle.ily had a discolored eye and two clips hold ing a wound over the other' eye, Coroner F. A. Nance announced I that Healy's death was caused by heart disease and lung congestion. 1 Albert Broccoli, 20, wealthy New ! Yorker, admitted that he engaged in a fist fight with Hcaly a few hours before. KOIL Has Short Wave. WflXUY, a new short wave sta tion to be operated by the Cen tral States Broadcasting system, will be on the air very shortly. The jicw station will openite on frequencies of 31.GO0. 35,600, 38, 600 and 41.000 kilocycles. Any of these frequencies may be used at the discretion of the engineers, but after the field strength measure ments have been taken for each, the one which gives the best cov erage will probably be used con sistently. The short wave station will operate from 6:30 a. m. until midnight on week days, and 8 m. to midnight on Sundays. a.P,l-iA1-W3.Jaia41a AT IT AGAIN Congress reconvenes after a brief breathing spell. With Hie special session now a matter of record, law makers may begin all over again on wages and hours, farm legislation, tax revision, all the topics discussed and re-discussed during the last session, Roosevelt in his special message urges armament sufficient "for all purposes of self-defense." Tax re vision Is urged with the provisos that the total collected not bo re duced from present collections, that eternal vigilance be main tained to prevent tax revision schemes from appearing, that tax. es be changed which now work a cieiimie iiujusmp 00 niwuii nusi ness. The chief executive stresses "elimination, postponement or cur tailment" of unessential feiieral functions. Co-operation is urged as the government's policy in la bor disputes. AJ the same time jobs are promised to all the un employed who come to the fount of the federal government for aid in their need with the much pub licized, beaten-down tax payer footing the bill. HE'S DP HE'S DOWN? Loyalists and insurgents arc still at the business of convincing in ternational observers that their side is winning the battle. Press correspondents find themselves trying to tell from the dizzying mass of confusing reports whether the battle for Teruel is tending toward and Insurgent victory or whether the government, as it re ports, Is "more than holding its own." Francisco's forces claim the cap ture of Villastar, five miles south of Teruel. Government' reports claim not only the protection of "all vital points closest to the city'' and the recovery of some lost ground. Observations favor verity in the Insurgent claims, tho loss of life on both sides has been heavy. a. Most of the time the station will carry the same programs as KOIL, including local, NBC-Blue and Mu tual network programs. Harry Harvey, Lincoln, technical adviser to the company, is assisting Mark Bullock and Al Bates, KOIL engi neers, with the work in assem bling the new short wave station. Records by Kate Smith will be on the market again, breaking an ansence ot six years from the gramophone lists. She has re corded a swing arrangement of "When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain," Nick Kenny's song hit of the season, "Gold Mine in the hky," "Yon'-e a Sweetheart," and the song that was unknown a lit tle over a month ago when it wa introduced on the Swing club pro gram, "Eei Mir Bist du Schoen." Tuesday Night Visitors. Patsy Kelly, film comedienne, and Tom Howard and George Shelton, veteran comics of stage, screen and radio, will be among the "educational" features pre sented by Pres. Oakle s college and Benny Goodman's Swing school tonight starting at 8:30 over KFAB. Patty's "lecture" is ached uled to be heard on the Oakie half of the hour and the high jinks may disrupt the curriculum, but are guaranteed to amuse young and old. Howard and Shelton have prUn Ised to take this "swing business'' to pieces. Goodman and all his demon instrumentalists then will put swing together again with some uproarious new selections. Jane Fioman. radio and cinema songstress, will be the guest of Al I'cdice on the Watch the Fun Go By program at fi. Miss Kro man will sing "Speak Your Heart" from her latest picture, and "I'd Rather Lead a Band." 1'earce biuI bis gang will be cele brating a renewal of contract which was awanled to the fun steia and Die cieator of Klmer Blurt and the catch phrase "I hope, I hope, J hope." Adolphe Menjou and Verree Teasdale will visit wilh A! .lolaon this evening al 7:30 over KFAB skttim; the stage 101! soviet entuv China makes what many believe is a play for communist Russia s aid in a complete government re vision which sets communist of ficials into all the principal posts. Chiang Kai Slick, the only man who could unite diverse Chinese factions, was not disturbed in pre vious government upsets. But with the resignation of the generalis simo and the placing of his h uth-er-in-law at the helm, communi-t forces are assuming romr-Me charge of the war's procedure. Tightening of the resistance to . I Japan and undaunting "gorilla waifare" tactics mark the elm f in fluences of complete communist control. Canton faces imminent de struction as officials threaten tn destroy the metropolis 1 at her than surrender Japan. its vast icsourccs tu I UU1 "tins' In Technicolor with Warner Baxter Joan Bennett Mlicha Auer 20c til 6 KXTRAt Artaat, Com pitta eirtorrt of nOMRINO si U. S. 8. PANAY L-XIncaUi-i A HAM n iff. y 1 ulia WE'RE LAUGHING TOO! 80 will you when you tea . . . FRED ASTAIRE George BURNS Qracl ALLEN "A DAMSEL IN DISTRESS" Slnrl$ Saturday! STUART NOW!! .VxiKifi fiVv'i "COMBING OF THE PANAY" Alio! Barbara STANWYCK Herbert MARSHALL In BREAKFAST for TWO' Pluil "Thank You Mr. Moto" 1 CI.. i . m 1 nursaayi Hirr'i rn fntrttalnmrntl V On the Stage! "BRIGHT LIGHTS REVUE" Screen Funl The Jones Family "BORROWING TROUBi c- J 111 aaaSaaTTaBaiaaar . Get the ORPHEUM Hnbit! ,W .Si,...iB- T I. l lie ."drc. n. WALLACE BEERY in THE GOOD OLD SOAK ,,!, 2n.l !. 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