Nebraska Newspapers

    Friday, Janaary 13,
Editorial Opinion
Comment
Bulletin
Tte DAILY NEBRASKA
No More for Gussie
(Ed. note: Gussie has" been with us for the
past three years. Two years ago he kept the
papers full of his small-town philosophy some
thing more of us could use at times. This year
he has faithfully responded to our calls when we
thought the students needed a bit of his advice.
This is Gussie's last word. With this thought,
which we respectfully publish today, Gussie will
leave us for the world of business or whatever
he chooses. We have loved Gussie for his con
victions. May his journey be one successful.)
This 13 my last words to the students I've
liked so well. I haven't had much money and if
I did have I wouldn't have thought much of all the
fraternities and social life. The way they do things
just ain't real. I couldn't expect to live in a mil
lion dollar house and drink beer with the boys
every night. I couldn't pay out good money for
formals and dates and all that stuff.
I guess I'm just one of the guys who has
tried to go to school with very little money. I've
lived in this stinking rooming house for quite
awhile. It hasn't been good but the boys around
here are just as good as any of them Greeks that
wear pins so they can be recognized. And their
politics, golly it's been awful. Why, I think stu
dent politics are worse than the holes in Dad's
horse tank. I'll bet there ain't a 100 people, any
way, around here who can name all the big shots
on the campus.
I'm going to graduate in a couple of weeks.
I've made my way thru this institution all by my
self. Mom, Dad, and Minnie are all proud of me.
And there's a lot of other good "Joes" just like
me. There's just two things I want to say.
The first thing concerns these barbs. I guess
I'm a barb. I don't see why I have to be a barb
just because I ain't in one of these houses where
they have secret rituals that are supposed to make
you a better man and where they pay dues for
national chapters and where everybody is a
"brother. So I'm a barb. That's a hell of a name.
Sounds worse than when Minnie wanted to name
the last calf we had, Cherry. Why don't they get
dignified or something and call themselves "open
house" men or women.
These barbs got a lot of funny ideas. I guess
.they think that just because they ain't in fra
ternities, they are pretty low down. They don't
seem to think they got a chance with all the
brother-pushing that goes on. Well, in my four
years here I have never seen a barb who deserved
something, deprived. Why dont they get this
idea that they are the "have-nots" out of their
heads, quit going around jn their slinking, mys
terious way in their organizations and put their
cards on the table?
The other thing Tm going to tell the world
before I quit is this. There's a lot of guys who are
getting degrees the same time I am. These high
fangled companies have been coming out here to
look them over like they was a bunch of slaves
being bought or something. Well, there's a lot of
these guys getting out of school who think they're
going to make a lot of money right off the bat
They all think they're good enough to be execu
tives and highly educated enough to run a lot of
men. Well I'm going to start at the bottom and
work up like all the rest of the guys where I'm
going to work. The sooner these college grad
uates get the idea out of their heads that a college
education makes them too good to change tires, or
sell gas, or take off their coats for fear of get
ting their white collars dirty, the better they will
Toe off.
This is my last words. I am no more.
(JblUldufL
C5?8 Davis, Loos, Mahnken
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA OFFICIAL BULLETIN
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pear daily, except Monday and Saturday, on page two of the NEBRASKAN.
"CHAIN THE CHAINS."
Appears to be the battle-cry of a movement
just begun in Lincoln. The initial step has been
taken in the move to establish a graduated chain
store tax. Palmer McGrew, local attorney, has
submitted forms for an initiative petition to Sec
retary of State Swanson for approval.
The proposed law would require chain store
companies and gasoline distributors operating less
than ten units to pay licer.se fees of $10 for each
store or filling station, while such fees would be in
creased until $550 would be paid for each unit by
companies operating more than 500 units.
Should such a proposal ever progress beyond
its present embryonic stage, verbal pyrotechnics
may be expected immediately.
Encourajring the proposal might be worthwhile.
If the experience of Louisiana with its chain store
taxes may be taken as an example, it would stir
up considerable excitement, and give Nebraskans
an opportunity to take a stand on the chains.
ECONOMY'S ROCKY ROAD.
Pity the plight of those who go beyond preach
ing "economy in government" and start practicing
it Buck-passing and stabbing-in-the-back are the
devices which are most commonly called Into play.
Congressmen, at least verbally, have long advocated
economy (everywhere except in the home district).
The president at the beginning of the current ses
sion of congress put the issue squarely in the un
willing lap of congress by demanding restriction
of expenditures.
Congress, not to be undone, knifes the presi
dent, and In the few days it has been in session
has "economized" only by refusing appropriations
for three of the agencies set up by the president in
his reorganization program. Action more drastic
and heroic than this must be taken If congress has
any hope of bringing a balanced budget out of its
current juggling act
Indications that the proposed program of liv
ing within one's means is really serious comes from
the budget director, Harold D. Smith, who advised
federal agencies to go into training for next year's
reduced expenditures by living within their appro
priations for the current year. To aid such "train
ing" he has threatened to be "plenty tough" when
considering any requests for deficiency appropria
tions for the current year. In other words, start
oiling the zipper on the checkbook boys.
" A LLI E D"-TU R K I SH RELATION8
French officials announced that Britain and
France have made loans to Turkey totaling about
(174,000,000, about $100,000,000 of which U to be
used exclusively to provide arms and ammunition
for the Turkish forces. This loan confirms earlier
"allied"-Turklsh relations, probably directed against
the possibility of Russia becoming an active enemy
of the "allies" as a result especially of trouble aris
ing oved the Finnish-Scandinavian troubles. For
Turkish arms might be used advantageously by the
"allies" to attack Russia, especially to gain control
of her oil fields, or to secure the Dardenellea against
"allied" enemies.
GLEE CLl B SINGEB9.
Applications for try oat for the onlver
slty singer and the men's sire rlub may
be made thin week at Hie office of toe
school of ninsle.
FAITLTY SCHOLARSHIP LECTIRE.
Dr. Theodore A. Kiessrlbnch, department
of agronomy, will discuss "The Mode of
AKTonomlc Research" at the F a e 1 1 y
Scholarship Lecture program today In
the I nion. The address will follow a din
ner to be held at :la p. m. Dean O. J.
Ferguson Is la charge.
BARB WINTER PARTY.
Holder af bark membership cards may
call at room 3(17. (Student I nloa for their
barb winter rarty bids. Tlrkrts will so
a sale to the public Feb. 7 at 60c a
rouple.
PAYMENT OF FEES.
Pay frea in Memorial hall prewnttng
Idenunratioa card with picture an eal
leces, Friday, Jan. 20, 9 a. tn.-t p. m.;
Saturday, Jno. 27, 9 a. m I! noon; Mon
day, Jan. 9 to Thursday, Feb. 1, 9 a. m.
4 p. m. (including noon hour). lie W ra
tion In not complete until fees are paid.
A late fee will be charged all students
who do not see their adviser and whose
applications are not in the offices of their
respective deans by Jan. 20 (noonii also
to these who do not pay their fees by
Feb. I. A late lee for graduate students
and Lincoln rlty teachers will be charged
after Feb. 17.
.Changes h registration or assignment
wlH
Feb.
not
a.
be considered: Bnttl Monday,
BARB DANCE.
A barb dance will be held In the Unit
ball room front 7 to 8:30 todny.
OPERA BROADCAST.
Weekly pern broadcast win be het
tomorrow at 1 p. m. In the faculty lounge.
The broadcast is open to students.
UNION DANCE.
Dare Haon and his orchestra wlH Play
at the Union dance to be held tomorrow
evening in the ballroom. Admission will be
10 cents a person.
YOUTH COUNCIL.
The Interdenominational youth round!
parly for university students will be held
kn the Y. M. ('. A. from 7:49 till 10 p. m.
today.. The. party,, a. combination, of
movies, dancing, spectator-basketball and
games. Is open to any intrrrstcd university
student as well as official delrgatc.
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.
Dr. Wesley G. France of Ohio Stat
nalvcraity will speak before the Nebraska
section of the American Chemical society
tonight on the results of experimental
work dealing with tnorpflon of foreign
substances by (rowing crystals.
New officers of the Nebraska section
will be announced at the meeting which
will be held at 7:30 p. m. la Avery
laboratory lecture noditoriora.
Student Pulse.
Students and faculty members are invited
to write Utters to tkis ro'umn. Letters should
not be longer than 300 words and mutt be
signed.
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Brown named chairman
Nebraska chem section
Dr. D. J. Errwn of the depart
ment of chemistry has been elected
the new chairman and presiding
officer of the Nebraska section of
the American Chemical society.
Dr. C. E. Geoigl of the depart
ment of bacteriology Is vice-chairman;
Dr. W. E. MUitzer, secretary
treasurer; Dr. E. R. Washburn,
councilor; and Prof. R. C. Abbott,
Dr. H. G. Deming and Dr. H. A.
PPagel, members of the executive
committee.
The next meeting of the Ne
braska section will be held Friday
at 7:30 p. m. In the lecture room
of Avery. Professor Wesley G.
France of Ohio State university
will speak on the results of some
of his investigations on the absorp
tion of foreign substances by
growing crystals.
Geologists elect Lester
Ringenberg president
Sigma Gamma Epsilon, honor
ary and professional geology fra
ternity, elected officers for the
second semester Wednesday night
Lester Ringenberg was elected
president; Wendell Lewis, vice
president; Charles Bartz, secretary-treasurer;
and Dob WhcLan,
editor. Plans for the second
semester were discussed.
Fan gripes about
Players review
To the editor:
Tour comment on the University
Players' presentation of "What a
Life" sounds just like the other
comments you have made on their
previous presentations that you
don't know what you are talking
about I really believe that you
write your criticisms before the
play is ever given as the policy of
the Daily Nebraskan seems to be
that of tearing down the good per
formances of the University Play
ers. I wouldn't doubt but what
you have a carbon copy of this
comment all ready to be edited
when the University Players pre
sent their next play in February.
I have learned that when you
say a play "stinks to high heaven"
the audience is in for an evening of
good entertainment
James P. Hinds.
(It's the same old story. Players
reviews are not written before the
play as teachers sophomore, Mr.
James Hinds believes. Reviewers
are students who write their opin
ions as they believe the plays im
press the majority of students. We
we believe the players are a worth
while activity and attempt to give
credit where credit is due. We
will not Instruct our reviewers to
forget their opinions and present
only the favorable side of things
the practice of some newspapers.
Ed.)
L D. wants a new way
to pick beauty queens
To the Editor:
Up to about four years ago the
Cornhusker beauty queens were se
lected by a poll of the male stu
dents on the campus. tiecause or
alleged dishonesty on the part of
those announcing the results, criti
cisms were made. Hence, a change
was made and the selection is now
made from pictures and brief de
scriptions of the candidates.
This, in my estimation is a poor
mode of selection because of sev
eral reasons. First, It Is rapidly
becoming the policy of nominators
to nominate those who photograph
well Instead of those who, con
sidered to be more beautiful In
reality, do not photograph welL
Second, the natural Implication of
a selection of a group considered
to be the beauty queens should be
that the selection Is upheld in the
minds of the majority of men In
the university.
This has not been the result
derived In the past two years and
there Is no change probable for
this year. Hence, only a minority
of those bestowed with the honor
have been considered, by many
men, to be worthy It.
A simpler and more efficient
method would be as follows: A se
lection of a capable critic of femi
nine beauty wou.u be made by the
editor of the Cornhusker. This
critic would come in person to the
campus to see the candidates when
making the selections.
To avoid objections, this could
be done at an informal dance. Ex
penses could be paid with profits
from the dance. In this manner
true beauty could be found instead
of photographic beauty that has
been prevalent for two years and
will continue to be unless a change
is made. It is realized however,
that a change could not be made
until next year but the present
managing editors could now take
heed and make plans accordingly.
U D.
Come to
ClnuLirdi
Sundayt January 21
First Baptist
14th A K
ClfUta H. Waleott, Minister
t 45 A. M. Hoger Williams Class.
11:00 A. V. Morning Worship.
C:O0 P. U. Roger Williams Club.
First-Plynooth
Congregational
sou a p
Barmen A. McCenaeB, Minister
11:00 A. M. "Christ. Constructlr
Thinker."
7:00 P. M. Sunday Evening Club.
Kalj L. lius.Ul. Ka
li Ion In Changing -T.mes."
University Episcopal
mi a a
Be. L. W. McMillan, Priest In Charr
:I0 A. M. Holy Communion.
11:00 A. M. Choral Eucharist ana
feermoa. '
First Presbyterian
nta r
Dr. Edmnnd F. Milk-r, Minister.
44 A. M. Blbls Class for College
Acs Group, Dr. JL O.
Broad y.
11:00 A. M "This One Tiring I T0."
00 P. M. Youth Fellowship Hour.
Mra Jaa Cohere, "Eng
land and Ui Finnish
Capital."
T:00 P. M. Prof. Clifford M. Hicks,
"Business Frontiers."
Westminster
Presbyterian
Sheridan nnd Ssntls
Met In V. Of gel, D. P., Minister
11:00 A. M. "Keesslvs Religion."
:O0 P. M. Puppet Hour.
:40 P. M. Discussion Group.
Dr. A. L. Weatherly,
"Untsrtarlsm."
T .30 P. It Event wis Worship.
"David: Saint and
Sinner."
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