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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1938 Demise For the Benefit of Mr. Koch To the Editor: I have been enjoying the pas sage of letters between Fred Koch, he of the 'legal' fraternity, and Sir Otto Woerner, staunch de fender of the Barb faith. Their allegations and insinuations have been providing me with no end of enjoyment; so much so that I wish to further promote the spirit Of (or spirited) discussion. In the first place. I fear that Mr. Koch is attempting to claim an advantage over Mr. Woerner by reason of his having been on both sides of the question. For this reason I feel impelled to enter on the side of Woerner, et al., since 1 may lay claim to a like dis tinction, but with reverse Knglish. Mr. Koch's statements and ideas will be taken up as they appeared in his last letter. About the first paragraph there is little controversial matter, ex cept that Fred should have said that he drew from his, inexper ience, rather than from his ex perence, as a barb freshman. I thoroughly agree with the fiist sentence of the following paragraph; Mr. Koch has used neither fine speeches or emotional arguments. He does, however, mike a serious error in referring to an 'inevitable lealousy' of barbs Nebraska's Loss, Shorthorn's Gain Professor Howard J. flramlich, chairman of lli University animal husbandry depart ment, made his "farewell address" Monday night to agricultural college students. It was the popular agricultural expert's last official appearance on the campus before he leaves to assume the secretaryship of the American As sociation of Breeders of Shorthorn Cattle. While Professor Ciranilich s departure conies under the heading of a year's leave of absence, we are inclined to wonder if he plans to return after the year has elapsed. We know that Professor (irandich's keen interest in his state work has been prompted by a sincere faith in the future of Nebraska as a great agricultural state. Hut his efforts now will be national in scope, not confined to the problems of the Cornhusker state alone. His popularity with students, farmers and state leaders is unquestioned. He was always in demand as a guest speaker and he never failed to come through with a speech, liberally punctuated with humorous episodes and jokes, which also carried a worthwhile message. In bidding good-bye to ag college students, Professor Olramlieh had a sound message. He reminded Nebraska's future agriculturalists they should take advantage of their educa tional opportunity and work on their studies. He mentioned that it would probably rain in Nebraska again some day. giving them a chance to utilize their knowledge. Professor Grauilieh is preparing to leave Nebraska after 30 years and, curiously enough, the sky is heavily clouded. Kven a few drops of rain have fallen, since his prophecy. The Daily Nehraskan joins with Professor (!ram lieh's thousands of friends and acquaintances iii wishing him godspeed and good luck in his new position, but with one reservation hat he returns to the University after the leave of absence is completed. Nebraska needs Profssor (iramlich. . MUSICAL LETTER Knt rrwl wond -r la mm 1 1 rr no-tot firf In MnrolB, hrk I of con ere. March 8, IH79, 1 uiH. art of iK-tdlM-r 8, 1911. QlhorlMtl ,4.nuitr 20. IJK3. Daily Nebraskan University Museum Party mutter it Ihf Explores Carlsbad Caves tear their clothes, or those of some unsuspecting not so crazed neigh bor: thev pound the guy's hat toward Greeks; it would probably j au,:i cf them, if he is so fortu ne mote accurate to say that the n;i1t. j,s lo own a hat: they throw j average barb doesn't give two j this; ,ncv ti-ow that; they jell i whoops in a voting booth for the : a(jvice to players; boo the ref.; j fate of the Greeks as a class. Cer- i cuss t)lP c0;ich; and in general Schultz Reports Region As Rich Scientific Lob bears, giant dogs, and fossil birds. Robert Kubicek of Crete and Harry Tourtelot of Scottsbluff were the two museum representa tives who had the privilege of working the caves with Burnett t.iinlv no barb in moderate n nancial circumstances ever had j reason to be jealous of any Greek j cm the campus. Fred's attempt at j tolerance reminds me of a govern ment which officially pardons all it? criminals after they have been phot. In defending himself by quoting the result of the recent election, Mr. Koch has succeeded only in hanging a rope about his neck. Tho. it is true, there are enough barbs on the campus to swamp any opposition if they so desired, there were so many factors in volved in the election's outcome that indifference" is hardly voi thy f notice. If Fred realizes that prior to the election there was not enough hath organization to i 'vint on sr-nously. and that prob fil.ly less tiv.n Id percent of barb rien wen- officially notified of the flection, he has thrown out such evidence as not fitting m with his picture of the barh man a? an nn jt.ovaHe body in politics. Certainly a baib man's voting foj a I'.rok friend of lor.g stand ing is not to be ci iticis'd. Bat would n. any Greeks do as much foi baib frier.us. defying the will if -'brothel hood?" Supposing that "ti. ained sociolo gists'' could correct the existing evils in living conditions more easily than mere students? Are we supposed to wait until some kindly. Greek controlled society decides to lake our conditions un der their wing as a philanthropy? I can assure you that it would re lieve us of much responsibility. C. Beitrand Schultz. assistant director of the university museum. reports that the famous Carlsbad this summer. Piof E. F. Schramm caverns of New Mexico are not , and his summer class in geology only a paradise for adventuring i is0 assisted the museum party tnnrists but also an inmortant new .inrinn T,.r iv,.i..t.;T n,ainiu tv, It is the height of indignation ; laboratory for sticnlifits. j npw r,,ia,,aUlpe moUntain 'cave. He nad a small expedition work- xne fave projcct this year was ing in some or mese caverns mis i started by Mr. and Mrs. Schultz. past summer, ana says inai sev- ,Vho visited the Carlsbad region raise hell. for anv of that crazy mob to in dulge in an organized cheer or song. Who's that funny, skinny fellow down there, in citam col ored flannels, red jacket, and hair to match, think he's waving at? His girl friend1 What's he for anyway: lie never does anjimng vicinjty PCjentists have ceimprcnensioie or exciting. pay any attention to him? You can't hear him anyway. counted, making this the greatest i Since their discovery approxi cave legion in the world. After niately 3S years ago, thousands of io summers 01 cxioinig in wus tourists have visited the caves, nrougni but, says Schultz, many of them are still unknown and are yet to be visited by white man. One rea son this region has been so little investigated is because it is lo- New York City, Oct. 24. Dear Mr. Frank: In the absence of an attractive musical program, I begin this sea son with a dance recital by the premiere American dancer, Mar tha Graham, and her group. By now the technical excellence of both the leader and her ensemble has been well established. The perennial favorites, "Imperial Ges ture" (music by Lehman Engel) and "Frontier" (music by Louis Horst) were presented with the indescribable freshness which Miss Graham brings to each presenta tion of Her well known repertory. Frontier, its vastness intensified by the Carnegie Hall stage, was a fitting prelude to the debut of Miss Graham's latest work, American Document." This semi-drama, semi-dance is a naive consideration or some or the most elementary concepts of American life and history, such as "What is an American?" Miss Graham uses the old fashioned minstrel show interlocutor and "walk around," no less to tell her story. The excellent spoken text elucidates the five sections (other modern dancers please copy), each of which deals with a significant movement in American history the submission of the In dians, emancipation of the Negro, and so on. Thus the dancers are left quite free to limn an abstract interpretation, without sacrifice of clarity. Miss Graham has set a prece dent by thus combining her art with that of the theater. At this time the possibilities of such a union can scarcely be imagined, so grandiose are they. It will be necessary to see this piece again, of course, before drawing any final conclusions; but at first sight I found it original, direct, forceful, and honest. And now, from the timely to the timeless - the Budapest Quaitet last week opened its series of Mo zart Quartets with three of the six compositions dedicated by Mo zart to his master Haydn. The in credible precision, purity of tone, back some exceedingly valuable i material, some of it dating back some 20,000 vears. wlu n man first I As a fellow student I beg of you lived on the North American con- to .-how a little method in your tinent. madness. Look! If you have to This summer the University mu- make yourself hoarie why not; scum was invited by R. M. Burnett except for occasional coat herders organize ana ieuow uie inevi-;oi me eaisDaa museum to con-! and a few persevering geologists. leaders so someone can hear what tinue the work in the caves which Schultz states that the caverns you say.' that chcci -leader isn I was staited by the University last I were once full of water but now so dumb. It's his duty to know year. In the two summers that i they are dry except for a certain' ana conuuci yens, joi.uw iuiu. nc .enrasm scientists nave explored ; amount of seepage which still con- may not iooi: as iimutn ne Knows ( mis region, tney nave Deen awe to ; tinues to tiinkle down from the wnat be is doing out i win guar- secure lor me museum valuable , ton. The water still flow-in o t.r rw.n nim..mi i ,ji,iev mat ne js joo1c .-.n.-,. , iMomi 01 iwusweiaoit: ai n iy. , mro-jen llie lime, fo-ms beautiful ' Anil that enmnarisnn ma,!.. i.-.f week between Mozart's "Alia Tur- ca and "Twilinht in Turkey" stirred my curiosity. Have you not cated in the midst of a desert 'country that is little frequented i and noble feeling which we have come almost to take for granted from the Budapest were evident in this peiformanrc. Their style seems perfectly attuned to Mo zart's delicacy. What more is there to say? Your reactions to the recording for his actions than you crowd, are. Co-operate! If you have to tear your hair do mammoth camels, a good job. ikt.-A i.-c with clothes; i.ppuig. Who knows v.e may have! a second Gvpsy Rose Ix-e in the' stands. If you mu.-t thiow some the : including the bones of a creat ' stalactites J,nd st .1 in o m it rc u-hieh i many ancient animal forms - as pictures indicate, aie grand ex- musk ox, cave . hibitions of natural phenomena. of a Sousaphone and been re Mr. Koch, you cannot separate turned by the noble efforts of the the barb political organization i player. Above all don't miss! In other words. maKe your i prove i bial cat is supposed to I I spun?, just long enough to say thing don't throw pennies, throw j 1 ,MS f"e-oy ucgun on dimes. The dime U jut as easy ! lhe "ng proposal. It goes with-j to rcti i. ve from a Sousaphone s : "ul "Bu" "1 "' , innards as a penny and goes a lot i bilious program, and that we do nQnQer nf Pr0epvfinn farther in providing the necessary ".1 expect to reform the world, or j n9 f .rnlytm9 shekels to take the dents out at t-v,'n ,ne umvcis.ty section of Lin- in the Training Table? the end of the year. I.n t throw coin, "very soon," but action must VVHh ,ne re(.ent a(loI,tion of the apple con s, throw the whole i be taken. athletics "training table" by of- apple, just think of all the cider j Politically tlx Bai b organiatzion J ficials of the Big Six conference, you can have after the apple has ; was s0 badly out-engineered in i comes a charge from some quar- hit and gone down into me aeptns . the last election that a graduate political organ from out social, athletic, and other organizations. All are incorporated In the same organization with the same aim as a goal. Altho the Greeks may not have actively contributed to the poor condition of barb housing and working conditions, they have pas sively done so by their refusal to be bothered with these problems. In order not to make this essay to long, 1 shall close it by once more agreeing with Fred. He prrbbly would not resign from his fraternity under any circum stances now, b-cause it would make efforts count. If you yell, yell together, if you must throw make it worth the bandman' while to duck and remember, co-operation is spe lled -N-E-BRAS-KI- Yours truly, A band member. T The Editor: As the organization of the Bdib Union gets unde-r way the ques tions pour in "What difference does it make whether or not I go in and support the Barb Phi Beta Kappa was the only sue eessful candidate supported by the "stillborn" ISA. However, a let ter received by Barb Sponsor Prof. E. W. Lantz pleading for informa tion to be used in checking the all powerful Barb political organiza tion on the University of South Dakota campus, proves that there are at least possibilities in the ward system, recently adopted by the Barb Union. The mass of Barbs would not objeet to better representation on the publications board, the student council, and the Innocents. But most significant should be the feeding eif fellowship ip a great - L . . 1 . . I 1 . . . . cause great mental anguish to his Union'" This k-1ter will try in i - '"u. ","'' " brothers to know that one of their me-agT way to answer that very number had acknowledged defeat basic inquiry. by a barb. Nevertheless. Fred might at least undertake to an swer Woerner's debate challenge We shall attempt to be lair and to avoid fantastic elaims which exist emly in ome overe-rithusiaslu man, the Barb. ters that the plan will increase the danger eif easy commercialization and proselyting of athletes. Crit icism of the training table as a means of proselyting caused it to be ruled out by the old Missouri Valley conference more than 20 years ago. But conditions under the present plan are different than they were back in the second decade of the century. Then football players took all three daily meals at the table. In theory, they paid the normal price for board and the colleges added something to the fund so that the athletes might have a little better than average board. It was fairly easy for well meaning friends of the school and alumni and the colleges-to help the boy pay his board bill by adding to the fund they paid Perhaps the proceeds from admis- t or over optimistic unaffiliate. A sion would be enough to hire an orchestra for the next barb dance. How about it, buddy? BARB 717. A Plea to The East Stands To the Editor: The-re are hundieds of ways In which victory starved football Jans show their enthusiasm and disgust at the underdeig team fctruggling away down there on the green, white-marked sod. From a vantage poir.t near the 50 yard line in front of the box teats, 1 have watched their antics during two home game. What do they do? They tear theirhair; they well rounded and successful Barb program can offe-r a creative ath letic and social program, aid lo some small extent in bettering ec onomic conditions, bolsiz-r the Barb political position, and, above all, give them a fe-elwg of fellow ship. Looking forward, there appear to be a number of oppertunjties for organize-d men to hold parties and picnics in conjunction with the Barb A. W. S. A cautious eye has even been directed at aids to dating. The real core of the Barb pro gram is the proposals to better housing conditions and to aid in student employment We might peek into the bag, fron which the The program is admittedly am- h plan is to have only bilious. Its siiee-KS depends upon the evening meal served at the the uil4frst and e-ontinued support training table. The school pays of the mass of the Barbs. Ils!tn entue bill. Since athletes pay chances of attainment will belnothiriK toward their evening greater if the anti-Cie-ek attitude j meals, no school can offer a pros is replaced by a pio-Nebra.ska and Peetive athlete any more than the pro-Barb determination. Conservatism in analyzing the situation is definitely in order. next by adding a few dollars toward paying his board. The idea behind the plan is to provide football players (and the But this mue-h can be said. Barb table will not be adopted by enthusiasm and Fupport has this year, with the availability of the Student Union, reached new heights for Nebraska. There is an active and vigorous core of deter mined men who will lcep plug ging to sec that intradural are set up, social affairs arranged, ef forts made to better economic con ditions, and that Barb men will not feel as scare as a dodo bird when they go to the polls. other sports) with a good, well balanced meal after two or three hours on the practice field. They need not wander home to the ice box for leftovers after everyone eltw's 6 o'clock dinner is finished. We can't see any danger in the training table, as it it now insti tuted in the Big Six. Instead, we believe it is a distinct boon to healthful, clean college athletics. Kansas State Collegian. unduly neglected popular music in your column? Provocatively, Florence Kysor. tlncoln, Oct. 25th. Dear Miss Kysor: Ninety percent of Tin Pan Alley's wares is eif precious little moment to even a progesi.ive mu sic leiver like yourself. The remain ing ten percent, on the other hand, de-serves our scrutiny. There you are perfectly justifie-d in tak ing me to task. In the rhapsodies of an Elling ton, or Benny Goodman, in certain improvisations from the muscular lips of Armstrong and Bix Beider becke. pearls of fine music are sometimes cast. We should be alert to gather them in. Unfortunately, culling them re quires a jeweler's discrimination in the presence of glitter and paste, plus the courage to face some of the worst music written texlay. plus a generous budget of time; time that might be less dubiously spent on the ageless certainties of our art on Bach and Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn and the other titans. These grave musings will per haps disclose to yeu the trepida tion and steely eniie of duty that are underwriting a new coumn, given over to current popular mu sic. I am convinced the task should tie assumed, you see, much more than I am peisonally desiious of a. '"timing it. The column will attempt to list periexiically certain of the new re leasees which have invited a bear ing for one reason or another. Records will be classified under two heads, one, music for danc ing, and the other, music for lis tening. By way of an evaluating device, we shall borrow the star system. Its origin (like the poet whom seven cities claimed) is al ways disputed by "Liberty," The New York Daily News' and Wal ter WincheU, but iU convenience will be patent to you. Occasional ly some comments will be ap pended, when apace permits ex patiation and when the records seem to merit it J