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Entered at the postoffice at Lincoln. Nebraska, as second
class man matter, under the act of Congress of March 3. 18.9.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1915
ANOTHER SCHOOL
One of our neighboring universities has the following to say:
"The freshman class is to be congratulated upon the sound judg
ment they have shown in wearing their caps without a murmur. Of
eourse thev would have worn them anyway but they should be
patted on 'the back for showing true college spirit and taking up
custom at once." Our freshmen are beginning to realize that they,
at least some of them, have been in error and are now wearing their
caps to prove that they are not '"pikers."
"We want to do things your way if you can show us that it's
better than ours.
WHY DO IT?
You have noticed organization symbols scratched upon wood
work and even upon statuary about the campus. Candidly, you
have not thought more of such organizations thereafter, have you?
Be for the "Scarlet and Cream" always.
THE GAME
"Well, that was not so bad for the first game that is. for us.
And now they say that the Spikes are busy under another name.
Are thev? Tell us in the Forum.
THE FIRST MIXER
"Ve have often wondered whether there had ever been anything
started in the University that was of a more direct benefit to the
whole student body than are the "Mixers." It would be hard to
name anything that is more advantageous to one than is an extensive
acquaintance. How can the students become better acquainted than
at one of the "Mixers"?
To "Herb" goes the honor of the first touchdown for the vear.
FORUM
As to Intercollegiate Debating
A university by definition is said to
be an institution for the purpose of
imparting instruction, examining stu
dents and otherwise promoting educa
tion in the higher branches of liter
ature, science, art, etc. Throughout
the history of American universities,
there seems ever to have been an
unanimity of opinion that among the
functions of a university, debating
should have an honorable and worthy
place. Nor has Nebraska been an ex
ception to the rule, for we know that
for many years our record on the plat
form was no less enviable than that
FRATERNITY and
SORORITY
Crests, Monograms, and letters
in all sizes both gold and
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of our football team. But what Is the
present status of debating in Ne-i
bra ska j
I find prominently published in the
Daily Nebraskan of Friday of last
week a petition to the Chancellor from
Phi Alpha Tau requesting a re instate
ment of intercollegiate debating as an
institutional activity. I find also a
short editorial in the same publica
tion seconding the petition and rais
ing a question which appears to be
most timely, viz.: Why has Intercol
legiate debating been discontinued?
What the answer to this may be is a
matter of great interest to many stu
dents. The question is, Why has it
been discontinued?
That the old agreement has ceased
to be we all know. This cannot suf
fice as an answer. Many counter
questions occur to us, such as the fol
lowing: Have the authorities con
cluded that no one wants a contin
uance of debating in Nebraska? Is
no one interested in it? Is it not
worth while? Is our record so poor
that we are ashamed to continue it,
or bo glorious that we are dazzled in
the luminousness of ourselves? Has
debating suddenly come to be consid
ered so harmful, immoral or detri
mental to the participants that the
University must protect its students
from its influence? Os so physically
exhausting that we must be shielded
from it? Or has athletics such a vise
like grip upon us that no other activ
ity will be fostered which might share
its glory? Why has it been aiscon
tinued?
The reference to athletics leads me
to digress from the main thought mo
mentarily. Nebraska has never had
a group of men who could before the
student body and stir them with ex
pressions of loyalty, respect and love
for their college mother. At the foot
ball rallies, which I have attended
more or less for several years. I can
remember only one or two who have
really stirred the hearts of the stu
dent body. Every student appreciates
the efforts contributed by the band,
the faculty, the team and the Glee
club in promoting enthusiasm. let
sr much of it is mechanical, so lack
ing in that spontaneity which is the
surest test of real loyalty. It requires
the voice of the competent man or
woman speaking from the heart and
iired with zeal to truly touch and cul
tivate our deeper emotions and re
veal our inner selves. Nebraska has
not been producing such leaders in
recent years at least, but we need
them and need them badly. The debat
ing work may or may not help solve
this problem, but nothing would be
lost in the effort.
Prof. M. M. Fogg in years past has
rendered sterling service to the Uni
versity as the debating director. It
may be that he no longer cares to con
tinue the arduous labors connected
therewith. It may be that he finds a
more pleasant field of activity and a
brighter outlook in the province of
journalism. The University of Nebras-,
ka must not forget the many years of
conspicuous service and splendid re
sults achieved in debating under his
supervision. If it is unwise for Prof.
Fogg to bear the burden longer must
the whole activity be discontinued?
Cannot a competent coach be secured
to carry on this natural function of
a University?
The writer well remembers the early
struggles of the inter-class debates. It
was hoped that they would give a good
many men some platform training,
which would tend to prepare them for
service to the University afterward.
They are now firmly established but
the contestants of those debates can
aspire to no higher forensic goal. With
class honors they must now rest con
tent. Again there are many boys who
have developed a taste for debating in
their high school days. In fact, the
University has fostered the Nebraska
Debating League, under the leadership
of Prof. Fogg. What are we doing to
promote and develop their worthy In
terest? They can find an outlet for
their ambition in Wesleyan and Cot
ner, but not at Nebraska. The writer
knows many men on the campus who
have or have had just as earnest an
ambition to make tlfe University de
bating team as others have had to qual
ify for the football team. But unfor
tunately they lack the brawn for the
latter and so are doomed to remain in
obscurity and unsatisfied because the
University has failed to provide for
this simple though worthy desire. And
they compare quite favorably men
tally with their more fortunate breth
ren of athletic ability.
There are alumni of our school who
are well and fa vorably known for
their success on the platform, achieved
while here and continued in after
years. What do they think about this
situation? Does anyone suppose that
they will point with pride to the dis
continuance of this activity? Have the
past successes of our teams elevated
us to such a pinnacle of fame that no
further effort is necessary to maintain
our platform standing? It Is not a
proud reflection on our school that we
should hare to petition for the rein
statement of debating at Nebraska or
that a letter of this nature should be
deemed worth the effort? We need it
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EXPERIENCE is a good school,
but that ain't any excuse for
always stayin' in the same class.
When you're done -tryin out the
"pretty fair" smokes, try VELVET,
the smoothest.
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and we ought to have it and that with
out delay. Nebraska needs men and
women who can stand before their fel
lows and speak with persuasion and
conviction. Let debating take on a
new lease of life. The University can
do no less than lend every effort to
re-establish it The issue is square
ly before It
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