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THE DAILY N EBRASKAN
THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
EDITORIAL 8TAFF
Chas. H. Epperson.... Editor-in-Cntef
George E. Grimes. .. .Managing Editor
Era I. Miller Associate Editor
John Cejnar Associate Editor
BUSINESS STAFF
M. L. Poteot BuslnesB Manager
Roy Harney.. Asst. Business Manager
REPORTORIAL 8TAFF
Ivan O. Beede Marguerite Kauffman
Jean Burroughs Edgar D. Klddoo
Vivienne Holland John Wenstraud
Ruth Morgan Fern Noble
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Telephones: News, L-8658.
Buolness, B-2597.
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Sunday, during the college year.
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Entered at the postofflce at Lincoln,
Nebraska, as second-claBS mall muter,
under the act of Congress of March
8, 1879.
THAT OMAHA TRIP
This is why the members of the fac
ulty who have dealt with tne situa
tion for a long time do' not lay the
blame at the door of these societies.
While conceding that the fraternity
system has its faults, we believe that
the conditions complained of in the
letter are faults of society In general,
rather than the fraternity system at
Nebraska.
However that may be, all will agree
that any move that abates snobbish
ness Is to bo encouraged. We have
an excellent opportunity at this time
to do great work In this line. No
school having a Student Union fails
to report that tho Union makes the
student body mor democratic. There
the students meet man to man, and
any artificial class distinctions are
w This is true not only in theory,
but in practice as well, according to
the experience of other scnoois.
Th adoDtion of the Student Coun
cil, which will assure a definite, pro
gressive Union campaign, tnereiore
becomes our duty.
Are you planning on going to Oma
ha with the student body on the 19th?
if nnt- vnu are neglecting your duty
to the university, to Omaha, to the
state and to yourself.
Here is the state's metropolis invit
ing us to be their guests for a day.
They are going to show us the places
that are of interest to every Nebras
ka booster. Furthermore, they are
going to supplement this educational
feature with a good time.
You will be excused from classes.
You will have to pay only your rail
road fare. You will see many things
that will convince you of the great
ness of Nebraska and of Omaha. You
will have a good time. A day so
nort with the student body will help
you to realize the true meaning of
Nebraska spirit. Resolve to go, ana 10
induce all your friends to go.
This means you.
SNOBBISHNESS IN
THE UNIVERSITY
In this edition there is an interest
ing letter from an alumna of the uni
versity, setting forth certain views on
the condition of society in the insti
tution. The letter comes from one
who has evidently been a close stu
' dent of university life, and who has
been out of school long enough to
undergo a certain "sobering up" that
must and should come to all of us.
Every student should read this ar
ticle and resolve to do his best to
remedy the conditions complained of.
On one point, however, we must
take issue with the writer. A care
ful analysis will show that fraternities
and sororities are not to be blamed
for the backwardness on the part of
the "barb." A careful listing of those
who are active in every line on the
campus, and those alumni that are
noted for their activitiy, will clearly
refute this argument. t
Those students are reared in a
large town and educated in a large
high school, and used to hurry and
competition. They have seen it all
their lives, and when they enter the
university they act accordingly. This
remains true whether they join fra
ternities or not.
It is those who come from a small
town to whom the system seems re
pulsive. Usually only the best two
or three in each class come to the uni
versity after they leave high school.
In their home town they were prob
ably the only ambitious students, and
did not know what competition was.
Within the iron fence the new life is
appalling. Never before have they
come in contact with such strenuous
activity and competition. The effect
is usually a reaction, during which
the student becomes indolent and
loses his ambition. A sympathetic
response from companions, so often
found in a fraternity, will properly
bring back his desire to make good.)
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS
The Ivy Day conesslon committee
will acept bids up to, and including
Wednesday noon, at T. A. Williams'
office.
The Ivy Day tickets go on sale
today at 25 cents. These will admit
the holders to everything on the
except the dancing.
Tickets for the Girl's club conven
tion luncheon at the Lincoln hotel
Saturday, will be sold at a table in
the Library today.
All members of the German Dra
matic club who have not paid their
fees for the second semester are re
quested to do so at the next meeting.
All girls interested in Y. WT. C. A.
work are urged to meet at 7 o'clock
tomorrow evening in the association
room. New officers will be installed
and plans for the coming year discussed.
The University association, consist
ing of all Innocents and Black
Masques, faculty members and all
graduate Innocents and Black Mas
ques, will meet Thursday at 11 in
the student activities office. It is
very important that all members be
there.
Financial statement of the freshman
hop, held at Rosewilde hall, Friday
evening, April 28, is as follows: Total
receipts, $106.25 Total expenditures:
Printing, $14.50; music, $30; rental
hall, $25; refreshments and service,
$22; doorkeeper, $1.50. Total $93. Net
profit, $12.25. To be put in the class
treasury. A. E. Dennett, chairman.
1, 1916. T. A. Williams, agent stu
dent activities.
CONDEMNS SCHOOL
FOR SNOBBISHNESS
(Continued from page 1
Financial statement of the senior
hop, held at the Lindell hotel, Friday
evening, April 21, 1916, is as follows:
Total receipts, 51 tickets sold at $1.50
each, $76.50. Total expenditures: Ho
tel, $37.50; music, $37.50; printing,
$14.50; doorkeeper, $1.50. Total, $91.
Net loss, $14.50. To be stood by the
class. Willard Folsom, chairman.
Audited May 1, 1916. T. A. Williams,
agent student activities.
Financial statement of the Engi
neering banquet, held at the Lincoln
hotel, April 22, 1916, is as follows:
Total receipts, 170 tickets sold at $1
each, $170. Total expenditures: Hotel,
$146.95; printing, $14; advertising,
$5; incidental expenses, $4.53. Tot.
$170.48. Net loss, 48 cents. To be
stood by the Engineering society.
Walter Hall, chairman. Audited May
Audited May 1. 1916. T. A. Williams,
agent student activities.
ing once left the university behind, I
left also all .notions of an "Alma
Mater" fostering youthful ideals and
ambitions in the youthful breast. I
went to school with the greatest pos
sible amount of reverence for higher
education with a firm idea that the
university stood for intellectual Ideals
and with not a little ambition. The
school could have done alomst any
thing with me so far as herd work,
intense enthusiasm and impression
ability were concerned. Well, it
didn't do anything except to leave
me with the feeling that I had a
great deal better offered the 'open
sesame' of some money or a well
known - name or something of that
kind if I wanted to get on at the state
university. Of course, I worked be
cause it was the only thing to do,
but when I got my Phi Beta Kappa
at the end of the four years I abso
lutely did not care for it and I have
never even gotten the key. The uni
versity had just simply crushed the
desire for scholarship in me I have
never felt since that I cared to study
elsewhere.
"You see, it's cruel when young
sters have read stories of college life
and incidentally fed their minds
on 'Tom Brown at Rugby,' and all
those tales of English university life
it's cruel In a sort of ironical way
to pitch them into such conditions as
exist at our own university. We are
older, of course, and we ought to be
stoical and accept conditions as they
are only we Just can't and we beat
our silly little heads against the tars
and get badly hurt sometimes. All
this when we are in the school and
then when an appeal is made to us
afterwards for the dear old school, it
just doesn't appeal.
Must Let Work
"Do you see what I mean? For
mercy's sake make them understand
that if they expect loyalty from the
ordinary 'barb' student .they must let
them do something while they are
there. Make them work. Give them
some incentive to remember the place
with love. They will accumulate a few
friendships along the way as I did and
there are always some of the profes
sors who are worthy of respect and
admiration. Then it might be a good
idea to inculcate a little wholesome
regard for scholarship while they are
at it.
"Please don't think I am not inter
ested at all in the school. 1 shall be
mighty glad to help in any way I can
any such project as the new proposed
dormitory for freshman girls, that's
fine! Also the vocational meeting for
the girls. That, too, is a great idea.
Her Own Work
"I am In the advertising depart
ment. It is great fun, and I enjoy it
a great deal more than teaching. It
is more creative, and it seems vital.
I work over prospective lists a great
deal with sales letters, you know.
and it occurred to me that I was like
one of my own 'dead prospects' in
getting sample copies of the Journal
and never letting anything be heard
from me, hence this letter."
NEW MEMBERS FOR VOLUNTEERS
A. F. Rieth, E. I. Premier, E. K.
Eskildsen and Earl Frobcs became
members of the Student Volunteer
band at the Sunday afternoon meet
ing in the Temple. Earl Starboard
spoke on "Ancient Religions." More
money was received to help in the
payment of the salary of Dr. and Mrs.
Tucker, missionaries in China.
Boott'i Orenattra. Call, B-14H.
Q. E. Spear, B. Sc., M. D., Univer
sity of Nebraska, '03; physician and
surgeon. 1417 O St. B-3021.
E. M. Cramb. A.B., B.O., Uni. of Ne
braska, '99, Osteopathic Physician,
Burlington Blk., 13th and O Sta.,
Phone B-2734. 4- to 6-6
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333 North 12th St
Gleaners, Pressers, Dyers
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Reasonable prices, good work, proas
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Do You (Hear the Call?
Just now the demand for qualified office help and experienced com
mercial teachers exceeds the supply. What are you doing to fit your
self for your opportunity when It comes? Commercial instructors
draw big pay. We are the only school in the West specializing in this
field. Ask us about It. Catalog free.
Nebraska School of Business
Corner O and 14th Sts. Lincoln, Nebraska
College
ook Store
Facing Campus
Where the Student goes.
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STORE
Student
Supplies
A. H. Peden
318 No. 11th
Phone L 4610
The University School of Music
RELIABLE INSTRUCTION IN ALL
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ASK FOR INFORMATION
WILLARD KIMBALL, Director
Opposite Campus 11th &R Sts.
WE WANT A YOUNG MAN
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