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CdUorialli Jpeaktnt
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Would a dormitory solve the
Men's Housing Problem?
Let's not answer too quickly!
In mother column on this page, the DAILY
prints a letter from a reader suggesting that there
is quite as much need for improvement in the
men's housing situation on the campus as in the
women's, which the DAILY has discussed edi
torially. That letter is quite right. In fact sur
veys conducted on the subject have indicated that
men's rooming houses near the campus tend to
be somewhat worse than do those for women. The
writer of the letter suggests a men's dormitory as
a solution to the problem, which is a point worth
some heavy consideration.
No doubt the university will include plans for
a men's residence hall in its building program for
the near future. The question is, will it repeat its
actions in constructing Raymond, Love, and North
east halls for women by constructing a similar
dormitory group for men? Will it in this way
again find itself with more rooms than students
seem able to fill without prodding, and find it ex
pedient to require all freshmen men to live in school
dormitories regardless of their leanings toward fra
ternity houses? And will it find a large group of
men student who will not be able to afford the
dorms and for whom the dean of men will have to
grant exemption from the first year residence rule
bo that they will continue to keep filled the old cheap
rooming houses with all their lack of needed fa
cilities ?
Perhaps that is the way the men's housing
situation will be "Improved," but then again per
haps the university will remember Its experiences
with the women's halls and act accordingly. Per
haps It will Include In Its building plans not only
rooms for men who attend college en an average
or high monthly budget, but also rooms for those
who must obtain their schooling on a minimum
financial allowance. Perhaps It will discover
through serious study some way to house the lat
ter cheaply and still comfortably. Perhaps, pend
ing the erection of university low-cost student
housing, it even may fores more drastic renovat
ing of private rooming houses where many stu
dents now live. It should bo able to do something
along this line by withholding Its official "seal of
approval" from these houses until needed altera
tions are made.
The university can be assured of complete ap
proval by all for its official housing program only
when it gives evidence that Its CHIEF CONCERN
is to provide ADEQUATE HOUSING FOR THOSE
NOT THUS FAVORED. After all, that should be
the chief concern. Social adjustment, ucholarshlp,
and general student orientation are all very well,
but they have been handled quite satisfactorily for
a great many years by fraternities and sororities
for their members.. Thus they can be considered
Important ends for student housing only as they
are Involved aubordlnately in providing congenial
quarters for unaffiliated students.
- And so the DAILY does not believe that mere
ly by repeating for men what has already been
done for women In the dormitory building pro
cess the real campus housing problem will be
solved. Before an intelligent solution can be
found certainly long before plans for new struc
tures are drawn up we must consider what per
sons we reail wish to benefit by new housing and
what mutt be the nature of that houelrg In order
that those persons shall benefit!
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' j C Davis, Loos, Mahnkenjj
Collegiana
MEDICINE IS TRADE
The time-worn Sherman Anti-Trust Act yester
day drew more than its usual amount of attention
In the news. The United States court of appeals
at Washington ruled that the justice department
may prosecute the American Medical association
for alleged violation of the Sherman act by its op
position to a group health association in Washing
ton. The decision reversed that of a circuit court
which had held that the practice of medicine was a
learned profession, and did not come within the
scope of the term "trade" as designated in the anti
trust legislation. The appellate court's decision thus
specifically places the practice of medicine within
the field of such legislation.
The opposition of the AM A to any program of
socialized medicine has long been known. The pres
ent case arose out of the activities of a group of
capital city residents who formed a group health
association. The AMA and twenty individual doc
tors were Indicted for refusing to offer their serv
ices to the group. Considerable animosity was
stirred up by the medical body's refusal to co-operate
with the plan, and as a result the movement
against the body was begun.
The present decision will doubtless be appealed
to the Supreme Court. Until such time as that body
renders its decision as to the position of the AMA
under the Sherman act no further action will be
taken against the group. The decision of the court
handed down yesterday strengthens considerably the
legal position of socialized medicine, indicating as
it does the possibility of compelling the medical pro
fession to adopt a co-operative policy towards such
a program.
LABOR LEADER LASHES.
The application of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act
in another field also drew a roar of protest, this
time from the AF of L building trades. Chief Coun
sel Joseph Padway of the AFL lashed out against
the indictments against certain of the building trades
for alleged violation of the Sherman act. Padway
promised Thurman Arnold, U. S. Assistant Attorney
General "the damdest fight he ever had."
Charging that Arnold, was attempting to put or
ganized labor under the thumb of the federal gov
ernment Padway described the indictment as "ruth
less, brutal, Inconsistent, damaging and destructive
of the principles of organized labor," and appealed
to the exemption enjoyed by labor unions under the
provisions of the Clayton act
The indictments of the labor unions have caused
considerable head-shaking among labor leaders, who
viewed It as a move directed against the great body
of labor. Yet an impartial view of the case would
seem to indicate that such is not the case. Nearly
everyone admits that stopages In the building in
dustry are numerous and have tended to hinder the
development In recent years of this key industry.
The government's action against the unions Is but
part of a general program aimed at opening up
these trades.
Only last week it was announced that action
under the anti-trust legislation was being launched
against certain southern lumber firms, and further
action of a similar nature was present. Without
entering Into a lengthy discussion of the prevalence
of racketeering in the building trades, notably those
of Chicago, it seems evident that the government's
prosecution of the unions is but part of the general
program, and that the leaders of these bodies would
do better to examine their organizations rather than
go about wearing their present persecution complexes.
P. CJT AN "A"
BUCKSHOT
BECAUSE A PRDNuSE MADE By
PRES. LORD IN THE 1850'S STlU.
HOLDS GOOD AT DARTMOUTH x BOYS
FROM 1HE TOWN! OF WrEBOK.VT.
APE ALLOWED TO ATTEND THE
COLLEGE TUITION FREE
PRES. OF THE UNIV. OF AAARVLAN&
IS THE ONLY MEMBER OF THE.
FOOTBALL CDNJBS ASSOCIATION
TO RISE TO SUCH A POSTON
HE 00KHED AT DRYLAND FOR
. 22 YEARS '
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Carrying concealed weapons
was such a (dmwou practice at
the univ. of arkansas in the
early days that the faculty
found it necessary to make- a
special ruling to force stu
dents to leave thqr"sh00ting'
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TODAY
HARMONY HOIK.
A .Slnfonla harmony hour will be held
In the, faculty lounge of the Union as
p. m.
KOSMKT KM B.
There will be a meeting of all Koniiwt
Klub worker at 5 p. m. Advertising
contracts will be Issued.
SKIM A DKI.TA CHI.
Sigma Iclta Oil will mrrt In the family
dining room of the I nlon at anon.
ViCSI'Kltg.
Richard drBrown, DAILY editor, will
siirak at Vmixrs In K.llen Smith at A p. m.
lie Brown's talk Is one of a series of talks
on fextra-ro;rlruiar activities.
CORNCOBS.
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the hajikrthall program must be tnrnrd Into
VaI loM-k hp for any hours are awarded
fnr the work. All from tickets must be
turned In by Wednesday nliht la John K.
hellcrk's office. Workers will nsher at Ihe
Matlne dunce tomorrow.
ALPHA KAITA DKI.TA.
Members of Alpha Kappa Delta will hold
dinner meeting at 6;SO p. m. la parlor A
f the I nlon.
SOCIAL WORK MAJORS.
Mortal Work majors will nv farter
X of the I nlon at 11:64 a. m.
SIGMA KTA CHI.
Mgma Kta Chi actives will meet In room
SIS of the I nlon at 7 p. m. Pledges will
meet In room SOS at the same time.
m. In room
.PHALANX.
Mutism will meet at 7:30 p.
SIS of the I nlon at 7:30 p. m.
WEDNESDAY
AH HE.
Members of the American Institute of.
Chemical Knclnecrs will meet at 1:30 p. m.
In parlor A of the t nlon. A moving pic
ture on "The Pnxlurtlnn of Aluminum
from Mine to M-tnl" will be shown. root
bull morim and a business meeting will
also be featured on the program.
MATINKK DANCK.
There will be a matinee dunce at 1 p. m.
In the I'nlnn biillrnm. Students must bring
klentlficatlnn cards for admittance.
JMU MF.D BANQIET.
Nu-Med society will hold a bamiuet hi
parlors W'i. of the I nlon at IMS p. m.
I'RKHBVTKRIAN STIHENTS.
Preiibyterlan students will meet In par
lor X at noon.
LAW Bl LLKTIN 8TAKK.
Members of the I .aw Rulletla staff win
meet In purlor Y ( the lnkoa at lt:le
P. m.
HTl PENT COUNCIL.
Members of the Student Council wHI
meet at S P. m. In room SIS of tae latnw.
GAMMA ALPHA CHI.
Members of Gamma Alpha Chi will
In room 319 f the Union at I p. m.
I'Hl CHI THETA.
Members of Phi Chi Theta will meet
room SIS of the L'niaa at 1:30 p. m.
Looking
Back j
Dear Editor:
Dear Editor:
I read your article on "Dorm Problems" and
very praiseworthy It was. While you are seeking
the nearly Impossible In better living conditions for
the fair Bex, why not plead the case of us neglected
males. Admittedly I have no idea of what the
young ladies have to put up with but even so, their
accommodations couldn't be as poor as ours. High
school to college is a big step especially when it
means leaving home for the first time, as it does
with so many of us. There isn't a rooming house
in Lincoln that could make any of us feel at home
and this is what we freshmen need. The barb fresh
men are practically outcasts as far as social activi
ties are concerned Just because they don't know the
ropes. The guidance and fellowship and homey
atmosphere we need so much la beyond our reach.
So why not a dorm for the men ?
Here's hoping for better conditions for women
and the men.
Do MaodonaldL
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
Committee In charge of the Jun
lor-Senior Prom announced that
there were only eight more tickets
left for the affair. Highlight of
the affair was a five course din
ner, to be served before the dance.
Due to the snow, many Ag stu
dents who lived downtown were
unable to get home for several
hours until paths from the Ag col
lege, then called the State Farm,
were dug through the snow
blocked roads.
University Players presented
"Fashion" Just as it was given at
the first performance In 1851. Can
dels were used for footlights, and
candy and popcorn were sold dur
ing the performance.
TEN YEARS AGO
Three student political factions
held a Joint meeting to work to
gether on the Union project. Prof.
E. H. Bell spoke before the mass
meeting and outlined the work
done at Wisconsin University by
student committees who had just
completed a successful drive for
a new Union building.
Editorial columns of the daily
carried an argument against join
ing a proposed nationwide student
strike against Fascism and War.
FIVE YEARS AGO t I ,
New edition of the "Awgwan"
came out. It was the then annual
women's edition edited entirely
by women. Subject of the Issue
was "Men." Features of the issue
included the nomination of the
"Man of the Month" for women
hating ability," and an article on
"men in general, and blind dates
in particular."
ONE YEAR AGO
It was announced that the rhoir
was to sing at the New York:
World's fair.
Irvin Yaffee led a Nebraska
rally against Oklahoma, Nebras
ka lost the game by a score of
53-45.
University museum presented a
program featuring moving pic
tures on fossil mining done by a
university expedition. After the
film one of the members of the
staff played several numbers on
the "bonaphone," a musical Instru
ment made of prehistoric bemes.
Wood-
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sible 20 years ago."
Regional painters.
Wood, Curry, Benton and other
propounders of the "detail" style
of painting have been branded by
Time magazine as regional paint
ers. This, Wood considers, was a
big mistake. "Falnters of the
American scene" more accurately
describes their style according to
Wood, who finds nothing regional
in their painting except that the
artists are painting material clos
est to them, and that they are best
acquainted with.
He feels that from the second
World war (providing we do not
enter) there may arise a cultural
leadership, similar to the economi
cal leadership which resulted from
the first World war.