Sunday, March 17, 1940
THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
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AIX DAILY Mslcata raitartaia ae Ike aaaataa of Utt
Ultors. Their vtrwn nr opinion! In m way rrttoet tbe 444
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.Why did the
Junior-Senior Prom
go in the red?
Trie 1940 Junior-Senior Prom wound up in
the red. According to figure released by the
Committee to the DAILY, expenditures totaled
$826.23 and income came to $761.90 leaving a
deficit of $64.33 to be made up by the Student
Council, which underwrote the affair. All of which
brings to mind two questions: How will the
deficit be paid off, and why was there a deficit?
Certain authorities hold that since the individ
ual members of the Council underwrote the Prom,
those individual members should make up the dif
ference between expenditures and income out of
their own pockets. That is absurd. In the years
that the Prom made money, profits were not divided
up among Council members, although they were
underwriters of the affair in just the same way as
this year. All profits went into the Student Council
fund which is administered by the university.
Therefore it is only fair that this year, when there
is a deficit, the money should come from the same
fund which has had the benefit of past profits.
To get at the question of why there is a deficit
this year, an examination seems in order:
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Obviously the biggest item on the records is
the orchestra, which is at it should be. But one
cannot say that the party went in the hole because
too much money was spent for music. Last year
Gene Km pa took $700 away with him and still
the 1939 Prom made a slight profit. So perhaps
the answer is that this year's Prom did not pay
enough for an orchestra. Not that the committee
did not want to pay more because it made quite
an heroic effort to attract a no me band of the
Jimmy Dorsey calibre. But no available orchestra
could be enticed to Nebraska with no more than
the $700 which is the limit allowed under University
regulations. The DAILY feels that a really big
name band would have drawn such a large attend
ance for the Prom that the Committee could have
paid ts much as $1,000 for the orchestra and still
have come out in the black. Someday and perhaps
rot too far in the future Nebraska students may
have a chance to prove this to the satisfaction of
all officials concerned.
The next largest item in the budget is the
$119.04 paid to the coliseum. Perhaps there is
some justification for this amount, but the DMLY
does not know what it Is. The Union charges
only $35 for rental of Its ballroom and that k
the average charge of hotel ballrooms downtown.
Granted that the coliseum is larger and perhaps
requires more heat and light, granted that putting
up the permanent decorations requires some time
and trouble, still the. charge seems excessive. The
coliseum was built from athletic receipts receipts
made possible by the student body. There should
be no profit made by that coliseum when student
affairs are held there. Charges should be abso
lutely according to the exact expenses incurred
by the coliseum as a result of those affairs there,
and no more.
As fcr other places in the budget where ex
penditures do not seem quite in line, $42.80 seems
much too much for the presentation ceremony.
There is no reason why members of the Prom
Committee cannot think up good ideas themselves
and save the $10 prize. And then for as simple an
idea as was carried out this year for the presenta
tiona presentation which lasts but a few minutes
at most $32.80 for scenery seems out of all pro
portion. Loss of attendance, loos of mtnty means too
of prestige for the Prom which is what the
DAILY has been lamenting. Election of future
Prom Committees by the student body should
build up new interest in the affair and restore
the Committee to Its traditional position as a
choice activity. If the Prom is turned over to the
Innocents society for sponsorship now that the
Student Council has divorced itself from that re
sponsibility, perhaps the smaller membership of
Innocents will help toward closer cooperation and
supervision of the Committees which should
make for a better Prom. Finally, If some of the
money now spent for coliseum rental can be
turned toward securing bigger orchestras the
one thing which will attract a large student at
tendance then the Prom should be re-established
as one of the top affairs of the university formal
social season.
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TODAY
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VNION rROC.RAM.
Br. Paal Papraoc will speak ht the
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Im Know It's l.ove." Me wlH aNa ron
dart a faram far wamaa only at 1 9. a.
la parkm XVI.
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raarrve readme rasas far ta vsxattaa
period.
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(RoundufL
Rumania apparently well deserves the title of
being the most balky of the Balkans. No balanc
ing act of any high-wire performer quite matches
the performances put on day by day by the Ruman
ian King Carol. Neither the allies nor Germany
are ever quite certain as to who will be viewed
with favor on any particular day.
The allies, until a few days ago, believed they
had won control over Rumanian policy, and the
danger of Rumania coming under German influ
ence was definitely past. Then the pendulum swung
in the opposite direction, and the Germans, during
the first flush of Russian victory over the Finns,
appeared to have made serious inroads on allied
Influence in the Balkans. Not only was some indi
cation given that the Rumanians were in a receptive
mood for German suggestions, but an amnesty was
proclaimed for those members of the outlawed pro
nari "Iron Guard" who would take a pledge of
allegiance to King Carol. Several hundred members
of this organization, many of whom have been
imprisoned since their unsuccessful coup of last
summer at once took the oath and were released.
Just at the moment, however, that it appeared
that Germany might become the dominating influ
ence in Rumania, Carol balked again, and announced
that he would reject a German offer of security
since the conditions on which such guarantee rested
would disrupt Rumanian economy. The Germans
had indicated their willingness to guarantee Ru
manian territorial integrity, to urge the Russians
to do the same, and to induce the Hungarians to
forget their forgotten province of Transylvania.
In return the Rumanians were to agree to disband
virtually their entire army, deliver all their cereal,
oil and petroleum products to the Germans, and
step up their agticultural and industrial production
under German direction. The demands appeared
a bit too much for Carol, especially when it became
known that the Germans would insist upon the in
clusion of a member of the VIron Guard" in the
Rumanian cabinet "to protect German interests."
The policy of Carol seems clear, it is a policy
which wisdom as well as necessity dictates, neutral
ity. Defenseless Rumania would fall an easy prey
to any well-organized invading force. The oniy
hope of this comic opera state lies in the ability
of King Carol and his ministers to keep up their
tight-rope act.
"In the present 'limited nat'umnl emergency' ed
ucational freedom it being curtailed. Teachett of so
rial ntudiet particularly are being ttdd srhnt they may
ay and trhat they may not lay in their daturoomt.
L'nlei we are on our guard it trill be impottible to
organite for educational freedom. Let ut nor repeat
our behavior of the lait tear nchen are srenl dotcm like
ninepint before a barrage of propaganda." 1 he Aa
tiVnaf AdtUary Council on Academic. Freedom hat
already begun itt battle. ! keep education free during
anticipated timet of future dittrett.
Watkins predicts
reforestation
Clayton W. Watkins, university
agricultural extension n forester,
says "Nebraska farmers have a
real appreciation for trees, and
when conditions are at all favor
able, they will plant for wind pro
tection and for yard improvement.
Since nearly all of Nebraska is
owned or operated by farmers
they will undoubtedly take the
lead in replacing trees lost during
the recent adverse years."
His statement is the result of
a report that western Nebraska
counties are taking the lead in
their plans for tree planting this
spring. Under the Clarke-McNary
program the seedlings are distrib
uted through county agricultural
agents, at a charge of 51.00 per
hundred to pay the cost of wrap
ping and handling, and are avail
able only for farm planting. Up
to the present time, Holt and
Scottsbluff counties have re
quested the largest numbers of
trees for farm windbreak plant
ings under this state-federal pro
gram. Uni agronomists
caution farmers
University agronomists reported
this week that Nebraska farmers
are showing an unusual interest in
flax this year. Inquiries concern
ing suitability of the crop in this
state have been coming to the ag
college all winter, but experimen
tal result at the college do not en
courage the growth of flax in Ne
braska.
The agronomy department has
conducted yield tests of a few va
rieties of flax for a number of
years, along with its other crop
variety testing work, and has
found that in general, yields of
flax varieties have been very low
and in some years a complete fail
ure. Evidently the crop is much
better adapted to a cooler climate
and does not aeem to be able to
stand the high summer tempera
tures which Nebraska so frequent
ly experiences. Under such high
temperatures, flax grows slowly
and is often crowded out by weed
growth.
Engineers
(Continued from Page l.i
wald Museum of Science and In
dustry, Columbia Broadcasting
System, Field Museum, Stewart
Warner, and several of the larper
buildings.
At Gary the group will visit
the American Bridge Co., and at
Whiting, Ind., the Standard Oil
Co. The itinerary also includes
tours of the Inland Steel Co.,
works at Indiana Harbor, the
Electro-Motive Corp. at La
Grange, 111., and the Allis-Chal-mers
Co., the Pabst Brewing Corp.
and the Harnischfeger Corp. at
Milwaukee.
Prize for report.
Pi Tau Sigma, M. E. honorary,
is giving a series of awards for the
best three reports submitted on
the trip. The report considered
will be the one required of all
attending the trip. There are three
prizes: 55.00, $3.00, and $2.00. This
year's contest is open to all M. E.'s
going on the Chicago trip. The re
ports will be judged by the me
chanical engineering department
faculty.
Popcnoe 1
(Continued from Page 1.) '
life at summer sessions at Colum
bia university. Besides his profes
sorship at U. S. C, he is director
of the Institute of Family Rela
tions in Los Angeles.
He will speak at 4 in the Union
ballroom on "How Do You Know
Its Love?" At7 he will address
a forum for women only in Par
lors XYZ. "Of Course Men Don't
Understand Women" will be the
appropriate title of his second lec
ture. Marriage preparation.
Young people are prepared for
marriage, taught essential infor
mation, analysis of personality,
and given physical examinations,
at the department of personal
wrvic, which Dr. Popenoe heads.
The Institute, in operation for 11
7frm, has been incorporated for
public service, and has been esti
mated to have reached 20 million
people.
Dr. Popenoe, a pioneer and
leader in the movement to build
up sound family life on the telpy.
of knowledge and experience, haw
written much and done consider
able research on problems in so
cial biology.
Voting Ballot
ALL-AMERICAN COLLEGE
QUEEN CONTEST
DAILY NEBRASKAN:
I hereby enter one vote in tr Ail-American College Queen
contest for:
Marjorie Adams
Bettie Cox
Jean Cnllinan
Beth Howley
Pat Reits
Gerry Wallace
to attend the World Premiere of "Those Were The Days" t
Nebraska's representative at Knox College, Galetburg, III.,
May 21st
Signed
Address
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