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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY T, 1938
THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR
EDITORIAL STAFF
Editor Helen Paseoe
Manarlnf Editors Morris Unp, Howard Kaplan
News Editors Ed Sleeves,
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Englund, Fred Harms, Dick deBrown.
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Taking Stock
There comes in every well conducted busi
ness, once a year at least, and sometimes often
er, a period that is set aside for stock taking.
This is a testing time which shows a concern
just where it stands gives a clear statement
of its assets and its liabilities and determines
in what departments it is making good and
where it is failing. On these findings the poli
cies of the concern are questioned and, if nec
essary, revised.
With the opening of a new semester the
Daily Nebraskan has more or less reached
that place where a bit of self analysis is in
dispensable and a check of future policies
advisable. While the average student reso
lutely promises himself to make this semes
ter one of the peaks of his scholastic career,
the staff of the campus daily is resolving- to
huild its program around a policy of student
co-operation and constructive criticism.
From the time of its establishment the
Daily Nebraskan has supposedly played the
role of a student publication, yet it is only a
small minority of students who make contribu
tions toward the daily columns of news. And
these students have adopted the attitude that
the campus paper is merely a means to adver
tise club meetings, social gatherings, and pre
sentations, which are seemingly a vital part of
their university life. The demand for public
ity, irregardless of importance, has become an
obsession with most organizations. Yet were it
not for the fact that the very life of a society
depended on the publicity given it at the
proper time, the campus paper would become
insignificant to even the small minority who
use it merely as a means to an end.
When the paper carries items which obvi
ously serve only in the capacity of advertising
a campus society, there is adverse criticism to
the effect that the publication is printing noth
ing of news value to the general student body.
When such items are not included in the news
columns the various society boosters storm
irately down upon the heads of the confused
staff members and an apparently unanswerable
dilemma results.
What appears to be a dilemma would be
at best a mirage, however, if students would
alter a publicity seeking attitude to one of
co-operation and a certain responsibility
toward the prosperity of what was originally
established as a student newspaper. Thus,
to invite student co-operation in place of un
constructive criticism will be one of the two
major policies of the paper this semester.
To adopt an attitude, of constructive criti
cism on this side of the fence will be an addi
tional Daily Nebraskan policy. The Univer
sity of Nebraska must claim a irood many
dilapidated buildings, a number of uninterest
ing professors, an inadequate library, a poor
advisorial system, and a score of other ineffec
tive agents, but it likewise possesses a share of
positive attributes which should not be entire
ly overlooked. Constructive criticism inspires
greater action than purely adverse censure.
Thus, thru recognition of the good qualities of
the university along with constructive criti
cism of the apparent liabilities, a conscious
ness of the university's possibilities and a move
toward realization of those possibilities is
likely to evolve.
If recognition is given the fact that there
are eminent and well trained persons on the
roll of the university faculty, attention will be
focussed on the factors that have made them
achieve in the teaching field, and the success
and careers of others will likely be forced to
measure up to the higher standards, thru an
increased sentiment toward better teaching. A
new library and better classroom buildings
can be obtained, not by emphasizing the de
plorable condition of the present structures, but
rather by showing that an appropriation for a
new library and other buildings would bring
material benefits to the university and society.
Thus, the Nebraskan plans to adopt a policy
of positive and constructive criticism with the
hope of accomplishing much needed changes in
present day academic life.
Students will probably waver in their de
cision to "crack" their texts with renewed
vigor the coming semester and the Nebraskan
may be accused of swerving from its policies,
but attempts at formulating policies by both
are indicative of steps forward. The formation
of plans is the first step in progress of any sort,
so it is with the aim of progress in mind that
these policies are presented.
Nebraska
Sleeps
What do you think of the war in
Spain?
What do you think of Roose
velt? What do you think of Russia?
These are the questions which
must disturb any thoughtful mem
ber of our society. Yet campus
discussion of such questions has
been confined to groups that
agreed with "me another to begin
with. . . The average campus radi
cal has never seen a full fledged
conservative except on the outside,
and the converse is even more
true. . .
Bringing to the university a me
dium for discussion of current Is
sues by select students and prom
inent guest speakers, The Dallv
Maroon will sponsor the establish
ment this quarter of a political
union. . .
Just as the organizing commit
tee represents varying viewpoints
on the quadrangles, so the union,
Itself, will follow the Vale and Ox
ford system of comprising three
parties, the conservatives, the lib
erals, and the radicals.
To guarantee that these three
factions will be represented In the
membership In fair proportions,
the membership will be set spe
cifically at a certain number of
members of each party, with the
liberal party somewhat larger than
the equally represented conserva
tive and radical parties.
The sole purpose of the Poltlcai
Union will be to discuss. In parlia
mentary style, current issues,
mainly those of national and in
ternational Interest, and to take a
mock vote at the end of the dis
cission. Donate will be opened bv
aurh giu-sf sneakers as members
cf the president lal cabinet ,amj
will be continued by speakers for
each party
The membership will be decided
by party conventiona and a cam
punwlde election In which mem
bers will vote for their represent
atives In manner similar to elec
tion of United States executives.
Membership will probably be lim
ited to about 75. Non-members
Bay listen in from the gallery.
The Political Union will net only
five students the opportunity to
ir their views but will experience
them for future cltUenshlp .
The success of the Union de
pends on the willingness of the
more conservative and apathetic
portions ef the student bdy to en
fa;; In political discussions. Dis
cussion is a part of the democratic
process, and a necessary part. It
remains to be seen whether the
conservative really believe In de
mocracy. Chicago Dally Maroon.
Clear the View
The theory that a liberal educa
tion will make a citizen respon
sible is attractive, but untrue. The
truth Is that a student is infected
by the enthusiasms of his campus,
whatever they may be. Football,
science, literature, or art claim his
interest his life long; but where
Main street and the town hall are
treated aa beneath the scholar"!
contempt, the alumnus Is, not un
naturally, equally prone to carry
that contempt to the grave. We
arouse Interest In science, not on
the football field, but In the labor
atory, and we may now attempt
the same direct approach to social
and political responsibility.
A distinctive and unique enter
prise In American college educa
tion has been undertaken at Ho
bart and William Smith colleges In
the four year preparation for re
sponsible citizenship required of all
students as a prerequisite for the
degree. Every student takes a pre
scribed course in citizenship every
term he Is In college, a course
which runs three hours per week,
constituting one-flftti of his pro
pram of studies. We require, in
each of the first three years, a
course In the political, economic, or
social structure of American so
ciety, studied In the light of Amer
ican history and tradition, leading
up to the study, In senior year, of
contemporary problems in local
government and the technique of
effective leadership In political and
economic life. . . .
The temptation will be great to
propagandize the campus for some
political philosophy favored by the
most Influential tcachcra and on
this rock the adventure may well
he wrecked The existing au
thorlties In any year we re bound
to obey but not lo applaud. Liberal
ducatlon la the creator, not the
lave, of the democratic state...
An obligation Just as great will
rest upon the friends of the college
to abstain from deploring the un
willingness of the college to con
fine Its teaching to their pet phil
osophy. The academic purpose Is
2 GREAT PICTURES!
on the Same Program , , ,
John Utel Ann Sheridan
Mary MiQuIra
vlik '
KAY FRANCIS
Prertert Psrt.r
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MfLOBV MASTIfAe
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to orient the student, to give him
a sense of direction in the labyrinth
of political theories; and a sense
of direction implies a clear .knowl
edge of all points on the compass.
President William Alfred Eddy,
Hobart College.
GRADUATES TO FILE
FOR SCHOLARSHIP
DURING FEBRUARY
(Continued from Page 1.)
University of Cincinnati,
Charles A. Coffin Foundation.
University (if Colorado.
Duke university.
Kmmnnue college, Cambridge,
(iirton college, ('iimhri'lgc,
University of Hawaii,
Institute of International IMuca
tion. Kmperisl college, South Ken
sington, Iindon,
Inwa Plate college,
University of Kansas,
Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology. University of Minnesota.
N.itlonnl Institute of Public Af
fairs, National Research Council,
University of Nebraska,
New York university,
University of North Carolina,
Northwestern university.
University of Notre DBme,
Ohio Plate university.
University of Oklahoma.
University of Pennsylvania,
Radeliffe college,
Ft. John's college. Cambridge,
Ft. Louis university,
Syracuse university,
University of Virginia,
Virginia Polytechnic Institute,
Washington university,
Wellesley college,
W'estlnglioiise Kleetrlc and Man
ufacturing company,
Yale university.
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BY ELWOOD RANDOL.
Tommy Dorsey and his band
will present their amateur swing
artists from the Red network of
NBC beginning Wednesday night
at 8:30 over WOW. This show was
formerly heard Friday evenings
over the Blue network.
Eddie Cantor says that if it is
swing music the world wants then
he will give it to them. To prove
that he really means what he says
he will bring the Raymond Scott
Quintet to the loudspeaker tomor
row night. Cantor's show tomorrow
night is the third in a series of
broadcasts to determine the new
star of 1938. Deanna Durbin, you'll
remember, was the 1937 choice.
Scott is another Cantor find and
has skyrocketed to fame in a short
while. His unusual talent has pro
vided the awing market with new
compositions designed to send the
college lads and lasses. Among
his best known are Powerhouse
and Dinner Music for a Pack of
Hungry Cannibals. Cantor himself
will introduce a new number to
morrow night which he predicts is
destined for the top of the song
selling heap. The ditty is called
What Are You Doing With the
Rest of Your Life.
Lupe Velez, popular Mexican
film star, will fill a guest engage
ment with the Camel Caravan to
night at 8:30. She will be heard
during the Oakie College half of
the hour show with Pres. Oakle,
Stuart Erwln and Georgle Stoll's
orchestra. Another film actress,
Constance Bennett, will appear on
Al Jolson's musical variety pro
gram tonight at 7:30. Both are
on KFAB.
Altho all of the places and
names In Big Town (tonight, 7,
KFAB), starring Eddie Robinson,
are fictitious and their similarity
with any persons or places is co
incidental, it is evident that Beth
Langford, a Lincoln, is mentally
laying the scenes in her old home
town, as sometimes the names of
districts in Big Town correspond
to Lincoln districts. Recently men
tioned were the "Sheridan" and
"College View" districts.
Bruce Nicholl in the Sunday
Journal-Star states that the Ne
braska Safety Patrol is required
to listen to KFAB at all times to
pick up emergency crime flashes.
The patrol is primarily a highway
unit but may be used in an emer
gency. The most powerful station
in Nebraska is forced to stay off
the air from one to two hours each
evening because the radio commis
sion ordered KFAB to share time
with WBBM in Chicago. The
Safety Patrol will have to pray
that emergencies take place while
the station is on the air.
The sound effects technicians
on NBC's March of Time broad
casts have perfected an Ingenious
If not gruesome device to simulate
the sound of a man getting hit
skull cracked, since the real thing
would be a bit painful and prob
ably would not sound like a thoro
skull tapping. Here's the recipe
that was finally developed: Take
half a grapefruit, scoop out juice
and pulp, place rind over half a
cocoanut shell, administer a sharp
blow with a hammer. Result: No
pain and a cracked skull.
Andre Baruch, Kate Smith's an
nouncer, is in for his share of kid
ding these days. A couple of weeks
ago the Song Bird of the South
presented on behalf of Radio Stars
Magazine an award to Andre as
the champion table tennis player.
Since then he has been taking a
ribbing as a ping pong player.
Ben Bernle has adapted the pre
view idea to radio. 1-ie invited an
audience to attend the dress re
hearsal of the inaugural program
of his new series and has decided
to make it a regular practice. The
cast ot this Wednesday night spot
is desirous of bluldlng a good show
and they intend to use this means
of testing future program material,
What happens to the people thlt
give their fctories on Oabe Heat
ter's We. the People program? Re
ports from New York indicate
that the doors seem to pop wide
open for the folks who've been
to Gotham to appear on the Thurs
day night broadcast. There is the
case of Charles Colea of Chicago
- the "oldster' who sat In on the
great Chicago fire and cleared the
KOSMET KLUB WILL HOLD
MEETIKGJLT 5:00 TODAY
Work on Show, 'Hades
Ladies,' Begins; Workers to
File in Music Building.
Kosmet K!ub will meet at 5
o'clock this afternoon at the Klub
office according to an announce
ment by Winfield Elias, president
or the organization.
Work on the Klub's spring mus.
ical show, "Hades Ladies," has be.
gun, and any freshmen or sopho.
mores seeking future election to
the Klub should file their names
at the office 1n room 14 of the
School of Music building.
The office is open from two un
til four o'clock every afternoon,
and work Is apportioned out to
those who have filed as workera.
Elias stated that altho membership
is granted only to juniors, fresh
men wishing to work this semes
ter may thus receive added credit
when they become eligible "in 1939
reputation of the O'Leary cow.
Coles writes Heatter that a pub
lisher wants him to write a book
on the subject. Bernice Forester,
the mid-western girl who can talk
at the rate of 500 words a minute,
is auditioning as a woman news
commentator. Robert Hamlett, the
society butler and announcer who
appeared recently, has submitted a
100-page script to Heatter, based
on what he has observed of the
fancies and foible of high society
and Robert may soon be on the
air with his own program.
Engineers of station WABC, Co
lumbia's key station In New York,
are rowing and wading thru
swiftly-rushing flood waters that
are racing around the transmitter
house and antennae In Wayne
Township, N. J. The engineers are
used to it, however, as the Pequan
nock river goes on a rampage
every spring and floods the sur
rounding countryside. The anten
nae for this station rests on con
crete mats and can withstand the
flood waters, but the engineers
sometime called the forgotten men
of radio must wade around in the
cold waters in order that the sta
tion stays on the air.
SullsditL ,
Hobby Group.
The tap dancing hobby group
wil not meet tonight In Grant Me
morial. The next meeting will be
Feb. 14.
Phalanx.
Thalanx will meet Tuesday at
7:30 in the N Club rooms for Im
portant business.
Tassels. '
Tassels will meet at 7 o'clock
this evening in room 105 of Social
Sciences.
Intrerfraternlty Council.
Members of the Interfraternity
council will meet at 7:30 tonight
in room 9, Morrill hall. Purpose
of the meeting is to hear a report
on the progress of the committee
which Is planning the council's an
nual ball. All members are urged
to attend.
2CaJwkL yihtncuw.
EXCUSES OF EXAMS.
This is going to be a column. A
column, In case you have forgotten
that fiery, sexy, broadminded strip
of writing that appeared in this
paper last semester, is one of those
things that helps to fill space and
acocmplish some cause.
While definition of terms are in
order, we might try to find some
fitting cause for such Hn under
taking as this. To present some
thing which would be the primary
interest of the student should be
that cause. With such a definition
in mind, then, we have countless
possibilities. We can discuss poli
tics, opinions, and actions; we
might print the truth, even em
barrassingly so. 1
Pipes and Justice,
' Today, then, the Rag begins its
new regime, but everyone that we
have talked to is still in a provo
cative Btupor from examinations.
Justice and injustice dealt by the
powers that be seem to hold a
good topic of conversation. Pipe
courses and tough professors also
present an earful to the casual ob
server. But many students seem to be
griped by some concoction served
ala examination schedule. Stu
dents who wanted to go home had
to stay for an examination on Sat
urday. Others had quizes every
day for the first four days nnd
then went home to find vacation
Just a bit too strenuous.
Economic Solution.
Most of the students we talked
to, however, wanted to get away
from reality for about a week.
They wanted to let the ax do its
cutting and then enjoy the holi
day of home. Eleven o'clock
classes, to be definite, kept hun
dreds In Lincoln for three or
four extra days.
One student claimed that he had
solved the cause of the arange
ment. He reasoned thus: If 1,000
students stay in Lincoln for three
days, they will spend about $2,000.
To the merchants of the city
merchants that are desirous of
benefitting the university in every
way this sum is worth noting..
The Lincoln chamber of commerce,
he believes, should observe these
figures in light of the future.
But according to the examina
tion schedule, examinations fol
lowed somewhat a definite order.
The 8 o'clock class examinations
came first and the 11 o'clock ended
the routine; the afternoon classes,
which seem to be the least com
mon, interspersed their quizes be
tween these two periods. Few stu
dnts seemed to be delightd in the
fact that they would have pevera!
days In which to study or polish
off in preparation.
At any means, the argument has
two sides. Not everyone could be
GMrUS STUDIO )
Feb. 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Tuesday.
12:00 Eng. Bn. ataff.
Wednesday.
12:00 Inf. Regt. ttaff.
12:15 Jr. Artillery.
5:15 Jr. Engineers.
Thursday.
12:00 F. A. Bn. staff.
12:15 Jr. Inf. Co. "B."
5:00 Red Guidon.
5:15 Pershing Rifles.
Friday.
12:00 Sponsors club.
5:00 Jr. Inf. Co. "C.
5:15 Jr. Inf. Co. "D."
pleased. The examination ached
ule, which the student can now
forget for several months, is un
doubtedly arranged for the benefit
of all student, instructor, and,
possibly, industry.
Poullry Club Chooses
Bierman as President
Russell Bierman was elected
president of the Nebraska poultry
club Jan. 18. Other officers are
Lawrence Jones, vice president;
Harley Dold, secretary; Raymond
Doyle, treasurer; and Leo Pupper,
reporter.
"The idea of a liberal arts curri
culum is that a man should sam
ple all three fields of knowledge,
natural sciences, social sciences
and the humanities. I am arguing
for an integrated man." Pres.
Harold W. Dodds of Princeton,
takes a stand virtually In opposi
tion to social science specializa
tion, fundamental precept of
Princeton's School of Public and
International Affairs.
"Only four or five college stu
dents out of 100 are Interested in
justifying their beliefs and it is
upon those few students that pro
fessors should center their re
marks." Dr. D. L. Miller of the
University of Texas thinks that
most students have to be Jerked
from their old beliefs before they
will begin a critical examination of
the rational foundation of those
beliefs. Most young people are
pretty well satisfied in Just living,
not thinking.
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