Tuesday, February 13, 1940
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WOMEN AT WORK AND
WILLING TO TALK
When Miss Alice Burrows of Vogue magazine
comes to Lincoln next Monday to address and con
fer with university women, she will initiate an im
portant and imposing new "vocational opportuni
ties" series arranged by AWS and the office of
Miss Helen Kosp, energetic new dean of women.
Students have a habit of staying away in droves
from vocational guidance programs, probably be
cause the meetings are often disorganized, dull and
generally unattractive. The new AWS should prove
an exception, however, because it has lined up a
notable slate of speakers.
Following the Vogue editor will come Miss
Dorothy Coates, placement secretary of Boston's
famous Katherine Gibbs school, who will rise to the
heroic task of discussing "the secretary as an as
sistant in advertising, education, finance, the pro
fessions, merchandising publishing, research, thea
ter, art, and music!" Other speakers booked include
Katherine Clayberger, associate editor of Woman's
Home Companion, and Mrs. Migliario, editor of
Household magazine.
First hand information from persons actually
at work in specified fields is the most valuable
knowledge one can gain outside of personal ex
perience, and the sponsors of this "name" voca
tional series are doing the women on this campus
a real servics.
AND TODAY
IS THE DAY
when the DAILY urges all students Interested in de
bate and current events to attend the meeting
scheduled between a University of Nebraska de
bate team and one from Kansas Wesley an. The
topic is one of contemporary interest United States
isolation, and the place of the meeting is room 106
of University hall, the time 3 o'clock this afternoon.
If sufficient interest is shown in the form of stu
dent attendance, a more elaborate inter-collegiate
debate may be arranged later in the semester per
haps in the Union.
educational ttatetmanship could pretent to
America m generation nerred to tee hrtc much of the
tame mutt be exacted, tr thould at leatt hare
entered culturally upon our long heritage of poli
tical freedom." I'nirertity of Chicago' t politician
philosopher, T. V, Smith, ai-kt educatort to em
phasize the need for tolerance,
WALLY, THE PEACE BIRD.
We have no "Confucius Say" item for today, but
Instead words of wisdom from one of his followers,
Dr. C. W. Genoweth, head of the University of
Idaho's philosophy department Accordig to the
Idaho philosopher the United States escaped par
ticipation in the present war because "Wally"
Simpson became the Duchess of Windsor instead
cf the Queen of England.
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LABOR LOVE LOST.
It appears today that the latest attempt at
peace in labor's civil war is doomed to failure. It is
probably true that even John L. Lewis doubted
whether anything would come of the proposals
which he made in his speech last week before the
American Youth Congress, and that the offer was
made primarily for the publicity it would receive.
Lewis suggested that the two winfs ot the labor
movement meet in a special convention next month,
take the CIO affiliates back into the AFL, and that
charters be given to such groups.
The only reaction to come out of the AFL thus
far has been comment from William Green criticiz
ing Lewis for making such a proposal in a public
speech and not through the regular channels. In
all probability no more favorable response will be
heard.
The proposals which Lewis advanced were es
sentially of much the same nature as have been
made on various other occasions. All these offers
have been turned down by the AFL who assert that
"dual unionism" connot be embraced by the struc
ture of the AFL.
Few believe, however, that this is the real rea
son for the unwillingness of the two wings of the
labor movement to get together. Industrial as well
as craft unionism has existed for years within the
AFL, and it was not until the last few years that
the two types of organization have come to be con
sidered incompatible.
The conflict between the CIO and the AFL i3
in reality not occasioned by idealistic differences
but is the result rather of disagreement as to imme
diate policies which should be followed. Of great
importance in bringing about and preserving the
split have been differences over the vigor with
which unionization should be carried out, the width
of the field over which it should be extended, and
the personal interests of the labor leaders.
Probably the most penetrating observation was
that of Daniel Tobin, who last week asserted that
what was troubling the labor movemert was a heir
archy of labor leaders, and that the first step tow
ard permanent peace would have to be a general
forced abdictation of these leaders.
"COLD FEET."
The latest Russian attack on the Mannerheim
line appears to have worn itself out, aiid after sift
ing all the reports which come in, balancing the
claims of the Finns and the Russians, it appears
that the Finns still held their defensive positions.
The Russian drive, the most vicious yet to take
place on the southern front has probably worn it
self out rather than having been broken up. The
Soviet papers have an adequate excuse tor the snail
like speed of the Russian advance, if it may be
called an advance. It appears that according to the
Soviet journals the Finnish winters are cold, and
that the Red army has been spending much of its
time building stoves ostensibly to warm "cold feet"
This activity, combined with the organization
of the lines of communication has occupied most of
the time of Russians. No mention is made of the
Finnish defenses, of the annihilation vf three divi
sions, of the deadly artillery barrages.
For the time being the Finns have again halted
the invaders. Yet the accounts which reach us bod
ill for the future of the Finns. During one of the
battles the defenders ran short of ammunition and
hand to-hand fighting was resorted to. Losses on
both sides were heavy, and numbers mean far less
to the Russians. At present all signs point to a re
newal of the advance at a very early date.
Optimism shouM be at a premium among the
Finns unless they et really tifectlve aid from their
Scandinavian neighbors, and that at a very early
date this to be followed by assistance from all
those powers who do not chose tp countenance force
as. an acceptable method of foreign pclicy.
PHARMACKl'TICAI. CM'B.
Annual election of officers of the, Phar
maceutical chin will be held today at
1:30 p. m. In the faculty ktinK.
nARMONV HOUR.
Next In the series of harmony hnnrs,
sponsored by Wnfonln, will be Klven today
at 4 p. in.
COED COUNSELORS.
All 1'iied Counselors selling- tickets la
sorority houses are to Inrn In their money
Wednesdny from 4:80 to :S0 to KuU
tirosvenor at Ellen Smith hall.
ri LAMBDA THETA.
February meeting of PI I-ambda TheU
1II be held la Parlor A of the I nk to
morrow at 7 p.m. Theme of the discussion
will be IJIerature for Recreation."
POVLTRr SCIENCE CLUB.
Poultry Rrlrnce eluh will hold a meet
ins Poultry Husbandry hall tomorrow at
1 p. Di.
CAME LEADERSHIP CIA B.
The Game leadership club will hold a
valentine party tomorrow In room SOS of
Ag ban from 7 to S P. m.
VARSITY DAIRY LI B.
Keiralar monthly meeting of the Dairy
club scheduled for tonicht In the Dairy
building at 7:15 p. ni., has been post
poned. FIRBAY LECTURE.
i. R. Forbay will lecture on Liberia la
the laioa ballroom today at 4 p. m.
PHOTOGRAPHY FORUM.
Dwight Klrsch will conduct a photog
raphy forum la the In loo In Parlor C
Wednesday at 4 . m. Students are In
vited to bring their photographs to be
analyzed.
TRAVEL FILM.
There will be a free travel film hoar
featuring pictures of South America,
Abulia, and Hawaii, Wednesday at 7:90
p. ni., In Parlor C of the Union.
MATINEE DANCE.
A matinee, dance will be held Wednesday
In the Union ballroom at S p. m. Bring
Identification cards.
DELTA PHI DELTA.
Members of Delta Hil Delta will meet)
at the Inion today in Parlor A at 6 P. m.
PHI DELTA KAPPA.
Members of Phi Delta Kappa will meet
today In Parlors B and C of the Untoa
at 6:14 p. ni.
SIGMA ETA CHI PLEDGES.
Nlgma Eta t ill pledges will meet today
la room 306 of the I nion at 7 p. m.
SIGMA ETA CHI.
Members of Sigma El a Chi will meet
today In the I ntoa in room SIS at 1 p. m.
PHALANX.
There will be a Phalanx meeting today
In room Hi of the Union at 7:80 p. so.
ABCHITECTUHAL SOCIETY.
Members of the Architectural Society
will meet at the Union la room I0 at
7 p. m.
IWCA VESPERS.
espera will be held In EUea Smith to
morrow at p. m. Mis. Nash will spcaai
on 'VYomea in the War."
National poll shows . . .
Students condemn hazing;
harmless pranks all right
by Joe Belden.
AUSTIN, Texas, February 13.
A majority of American college
students themselves, even mem
bers of fraternities and sororities,
disapprove of the good old cam
pus tradition of hazing.
The most recent poll of the Stu
dent Opinion Surveys of America
indicates that only 32 percent of
all students approve of the pranks
and punishments to which initiates
and freshmen have been subjected
for generations. The DAILY is one
of the cooperating members of the
Surveys, which conducts the only
scientific samplings of U. S. cam
pus thought.
It is important to point out that
Furbay
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groes. Senator Bilbo of Mississippi
has a bill before the 1940 congress
proposing to transport two million
more negroes to Liberia within the
next ten years at the expense of
the United States government, Li
beria, a colonial ambition of Ger
many, has often been protected by
the United States, which has sent
warships for her safety.
Before becoming a member of
the Mills college faculty, Dr. Fur
bay was president of the College
of West Africa, in Monrovia,
Liberia, for three years. He has
been on an extended lecture tour
with his movies of Liberia and has
lectured in London and in all the
principal cities of the United
States. He is an author of a syn
dicated newspaper column, "The
Debunker," and has been studying
the life and customs of uncivilized
natives and witch doctors.
Players-
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Goodman. Jon Pruden will play
the part of Philip Anaganos,
Jonah's fisherman friend. Max
Wittaker is cast as Eli Leiber, the
home town boy friend of Stella
Goodman, whose part is played by
Yvonne Oostello. Her interest is
later directed toward Goff. the vil
lain, played by Flick, Richard Gil
land is cast as Macgrnder; Doro
thy Ward as Florence Esposito;
Robert Gelwich as the Judge;
Louis Wilkins as Mr. Lammana
witz; Wilfred Olmsted as Polack;
Mildred Manning as Florence
Goodman, and Jules Busker as Mr.
Flaherty.
of the 68 percent who declared
they were against hazing, 20 per
cent specified that they frowned
only on corporal punishment. The
harmless tricks, this group de
clares, are all right. Other prac
tices that many schools have at
tempted to ban, such as paddlings
and electric shocks, however, are
not all right Combining all' types
of students, almost half of them
48 percent expressed unqualified
disapproval of hazing.
The canvass produced strong
evidence that the "popular" initia
tion customs that have long ex
isted on most campuses are on a
decline, showing that there is dis
approval even among a majority
of members of Greek letter socie
ties which sponsor the annual
"hell week." Non-fraternity men
and women were more vigorously
against, only 30 percent approv
ing, as compared with 38 for or
ganized students.
Some freshmen approve.
Surprisingly enough, a greater
number of freshmen 34 percent
were for hazing than all students
combined.
"Do you approve or disapprove
of college hazing?" was the ques
tion asked by the interviewers of
a sample of students so selected
that the results represent the total
opinions of all college and univer
sity enrollments in the United
States. The complete national
tabulations are as follows:
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In honor of the school's famous
athletes, an Ohio State university
student group is planting trees
bearing commemorative plaques.
"He who no buy 1940 Cornhusker be sorry
No sales after Thursday, February 15
See a Tassel or come to CornhusUcr Office
Coliseum
Sat, Feb. 17
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Direct from months Biltmore
Bowl, 10 mo. coast to Coast net
work on Texaco Radio Show. Fea
tured in 20 motion pictures.
Playing for the
INTER-FRAT
BALL
Tickets on sale for $1.50 at the
Student Union, Ma gee's, and
Ag. Finance Office