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EDITORIAL
DAILY NEBRASKAN
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1939
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BUSINESS MANAGER RICHARD M'GINNIS
EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT
Managing Editors Merrill Englund,
Harold Niemann.
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That night club question
No father, 1 don't want a quarter. I al
ready have one.
This simple thought is typical of the line
of reasoning in today's Student Pulse, oppos
ing the DAILY NEHRASKAN'S recent stand
on the establishment of a night club. Declar
ing the lack of need for such an entertainment
enterprise as the foremost of his four point
argument, Mr. Campbell qualifies his state
ment by asserting that the "present social pro
gram of the Union is a very good one."
The NEBRASKAN agrees. So diverse
and so well managed have the Union proj
ects been, as to elevate them byond criticism.
This fact, however, is certainly not a con
vincing argument in opposition to what
could or might be a well received replace
ment or addition to the present program.
Simply because the current weekly parties
are successful, is no reason to refuse a
change for something new which might
prove to be even better.
True, these can be no absolute guarantee
that a night club will meet the fancy of a large
portion of the students, or even of enough of
. them to provide for its own support. The same
questions necessarily haunted the minds of
club backers at the University of Iowa, Wis
consin and California prior to the opening
night. At those schools, however, an attempt
was made. Their success is history.
The Iowa university club is now in its
third year, after receiving praise and acclaim
from students and alumni alike. A Wisconsin
student, on this campus last week, advised the
NEIIRASKAN of the whole-hearted support
received by the night club there, extending to
student demands for it to open more than only
once a week.
Rather a cause to act, than to refrain, was
the NKHRASK AN'S reaction to the lack of
"student clamor." It was an effort to over
come the generally deplored, but accepted, fact
that Nebraska students never "clamor." that
induced the raising of the issue. Hut whether
the students want such a night spot or not,
without knowing the facts which show how
easily it can become reality, since the Student
Council like so many other campus organiza
tions, admittedly does its "best work in the
dark," they cannot be expected to demon
strate much enthusiasm.
Even this lack of expression, however,
cannot be construed as meaning that in general
students oppose the idea or even have little in
terest m it. Altho the number interviewed by
the Inquiring Reporter is necessarily small,
that nine of the twelve enthusiastically favor
the plan seems to prove that the opposite is
true, rurther information being gathered at
the present time by questionnaires should soon
bring the Student Council to a definite con
clusion as to anticipated campus support.
Mr. Campbell's personal conclusion that
money necessary to open a night club could
be expended to better advantage elsewhere, is
not relevant to the question. Two years ago
when $400,000 was allocated to construct the
Union this matter was thoroly aired. The
Union was built. "The greatest good for the
greatest number of people," should be its aim.
It is not the NEBRASKAN S desire to
"promote" a night club. The NEBRASKAN
does believe, however, that a night club if
desired by enough students would be a fine
addition to the Union activities. As a matter
of fact anything which could arouse an ac
tive desire in the hearts of Nebraska stu
dents, would be a fine addition. . .at least
as a controversy.
Behind world events
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KAN Invite comment on II a editorial pol
icy, ranipua and general affaira. Mnterlnl
niuat be aerflmpanled with the writer's
name, altho It will be withheld from pub
lication If dexlrrd. Knture letter will not
be reprinted In total If over .ISO words,
WHAT PRICE GAIETY?
To the Editor:
Just exactly why is such a con
certed, if somewhat misdirected,
campaign being conducted for a
Student Union night club?
The moving editorial finger,
having writ and accused the stu
dent council of procrastination,
moved on, but not all its piety nor
wit established just the why of it.
The editorial on the front page of
the NEBRASKAN, disguised as a
news story, reviewed tha progress,
or lack of it, of the night club
idea. In its handling of the night
club issue, however, practically
everyone concerned in promoting
it, reporting it, or commenting on
it, handled it as if it were, a priori,
something to be desired.
The question: "Is a Student Un
ion night club desirable or undesir
able?" should first and fundamen
tally be explored. The question:
"Why doesn't somebody do some
thing about?" is of secondary im
portance. You, who are reading this, stop
a minute and answer these ques-
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tions. Will the night club fill a
need? Will it benefit the stu
dents? Could the money risked
by the Union and possibly lost on
a night club venture be put to
better use? Is the establishment
of a night club apt to conflict
with the present social program?
In examining the above ques
tions, you may be forced to ask
yourself others and supply the
answers. For example: Are the
students clamoring for a night
club? Obviously no. In fact, while
it could not be proved except by
an inclusive campus canvass, they
don't know what it's all about.
The Union management and NE
BRASKAN are promoting it.
Is the social program of the stu
dent union so deficient that a
night club is needed to bolster it?
Again no. The present social pro
gram of the Union is a very good
one, what with matinee dances at
least once a week, one open party
every week end, novelty dances,
movie revivals, recreational facili
ties, barb hour dances in the ball
room, and the well used grill. And
all this has been added to the uni
versity's social program only in
the last year with the erection of
the Union building. Even now
there is slight conflict between thh
Greeks' social program and that
of the Union. That, however, is of
minor consideration since the
Union should, if anything, cater
slightly more to the barbs.
Would a night club benefit the
students? That old bromide about
social contacts being the most
beneficial thing derived from uni
versity has been sadly overworked.
A night" club would be but one
more frill on Dame Society's dress.
The money spent in backing it
could be much better used in con
tributing to the newly established
student quick-loan fund or in pro
viding scholarships.
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ical desirability of a night club,
then, establishes three premises:
1. There is no campus clamor
nor demand from the students for
a night club.
2. A night club would not fill a
crying need nor make the indi
vidual student's social life any
broader, richer or better.
3. The funds used in establish
ing and .keeping up a night club
could be better employed.
The logical conclusion? No
night club is needed, nor even ex
pressly desired.
Besides the ethics of the idea,
there is the practicability of it,
which, as can be shown in a sen
tence or two, comes right back to
ethics. The ballroom's present
capacity is about 5.r0 couples.
If half the floor space contained
tables and chairs, the capacity
would be cut down to around 250
couples. With the expense of food,
service and professional entertain
ment, as now planned, either a
cover charge minimum for patrons
would be placed, or the Union
would have to support the club. If
the students patronize it, each in
dividual will have to pay about a
dollar at least in order to retain
the food, service and professional
entertainment facilities. The ones
who patronize it, then, will ne
cesarily comprise only about one
twelfth of the student body and,
furthermore, will be the one
twelfth that is already foremost in
social circles, it the union sup
ports it, the point may again be
iterated that the money could be
Benito Mussolini is suffering from a peculiar form of that cur
rent international disease known as "Hitler jitters." II Duce, since
1924 head of the fascist corporative state, is seemingly worried be
cause the fuehrer, whose nazi nation came to power in 1933, is grab
bing all available headlines, power and territories.
Botn Italy and Germany have
demanded additional lands as
sources of raw materials, as popu
lation outlets, to rescue oppressed
racial minorities, and as a show
of power.
With the end of the Spanish
civil war "just around the corner"
Mussolini feels he is In a position
to demand a greater respect and
importance. Franco's seemingly
victorious insurgents have carried
on the war for over two years
with the direct assistance, finan
cial and military, of Italy. The
more recent successes of Franco's
troops may be directly attributed
to Mussolini's request for an im
mediate end to the war, and tc,
that lethargy and antipathy which
prevented other nations from com
ing to the aid of the beleaguered
loyalist forces.
English and French shipping is
under attack in the Mediter
ranean, but Italian ships are un
molested. Roman legions, with
German aid, hold vantage points
superior to Gibraltar as controls
over the Atlantic entrances to the
Mediterranean. Italy has con
quered Ethiopia. II duce demands
of France the return of former
Italian possessions Corsica,, Tuni
sia, in order that Italian racial
minorities in those areas may be
protected. Italy demands a greater
voice in the control of Suez canal
policy. Italy demands and de
mands. Mussolini ia not content to
play "second fiddle" to Hitler who
already has gained domination
of Austria. Czechoslovakia, and
who now dictates economic and
political policy to the whole of cen
tral Europe.
Premier D a I a d i e r announces
that France will resist, by force if
compelled to its usage, such Ital
ian demands. The British Empire.
through Prime Minister ("Um
brella Man") Chamberlain, an
nounces that it will support the
French.
Totalitarian powers control the
"Mare Nostra," which prior to the
rise of Hitler and Mussolini was
known as the Mediterranean sea;
English and French authority in
regions bordering on that sea is
rapidly diminishing.
Commentators feel that the
scene of the next World war has
already been chosen, and that the
Mediterranean sea and African
sands will so be used. The lines
have been rigidly drawn between
the democracies and the dictator
ship. Was Mr. Coward right when
he wrote "mad dogs and English
men go forth in the midday sun."
Only capitulation on the part of
England and France, or jealous
distrust by il duce of Fuhrer Hit
ler, can shake loose the bonds of
the Rome-Berlin axis.
FDR's whip hand over legisla
tive processes in the national leg
islature has finally been lifted, and
the formulation of his "must" en
actments somewhat abated.
Congress has cut 75 million dol
lars from the 9 billion dollar budg
et proposed by Mr. Roosevelt. New
dealers claim that such a reduc
tion (2.2 percent) will cause a
drastic cut to be made in relief
rolls. This means a cut in WPA
rolls.
The United States has suffered
See FINKLE, Page 4.
Educational farm
program initiated
Ag college cooperates
in statewide project
With the promise of full co
operation from the college of agri
culture, the first step in a state
wide educational farm program
was taken Tuesday when initial
plans were made for the South
Platte regional pasture-forage'
-livestock program at a commit
tee meeting in Oxford.
Attending the committee meet'
ing from ag college were Elvin
F. Frolik. assistant extension
agronomist, and George S. Round,
extension editor.
To- cap the year's pasture-for
age-livestock program, a fall
finish-up "clinic" will be held at
Holdrege early in November. Last
fall ,a similar session attracted
600 South Platte farmers and
businessmen. This year, many
more cooperators are expected to
take part in the program.
WELFARE-,
(Continued from Page 1.)
pamby, white-livered, spaghetti
spined milk-sops."
"The trouble with your good
ness is it's anemic. It lies in bed
on Sunday morning. It doesn't
take any pushing or organizing to
make deviltry flourish on the cam
pus, but it takes a powerful stim
ulus to make your goodness func
tion." ;
"Bond of Friendship." .
"Dad" Elliot's topic for the ban
quet will be "Bonds of Friend
ship." Today at noon he will meet
with the entire Religious Welfare
council to discuss "Effective Re
ligious Work on Campus." A spe
cial Ag convocation will be held
at 10 o'clock this morning, post
poned from Tuesday, when Elliot
will present a talk, "It Can't Hap
pen Here," a contrast between the
political and religious situations
in Germany and the Scandinavian
countries. Tonight at 7:15, he wil!
speak in the Dairy Industry audi
torium on Ag campus, sponsored
by Alpha Zeta, honorary agricul
tural fraternity.
applied to a purpose more ger
mane to the aim of a university.
Night clubs at Wisconsin and
Iowa are cited as successful
models. Who says they're success
ful? Moreover, it can be pointed
out that (1) the same points set
down herein can be applied to
those two rarities of collegiantics
at Wisconsin and Iowa; (2) the
entertainment at both places is
amateur, in fact, speaking from
personal observance, it is only by
exercising an amount of good will
that it can be called entertain
ment; (3) the fact that there are
only two collegiate night clubs
when there are hundreds of col
leges and universities does not ex
actly shout for the founding of
more clubs.
The cardinal point concerning
the "to be or not to be-ness' of a
night club, however, is the double
barreled fact that there is no cry
ing need for one and that money
so used could be better employed.
Bruce Campbell.
AWS TALKS-,
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'est will be given to determine the
kinds of speakers that the girlf
most enjoy and to find the girls
most suited for places on the
freshman A. W. S. board, for
vhich elections will soon be heir
The city meeting will be held at
the regular time, but the ag meet
ing will be at 4:30 o'clock.
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