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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 11, 1920)
NEB B A b R i - The Dally Nebraskan UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA OFFICIAL PUBLICATION EDITORIAL STAFF Carolyn Reed : Edltor Le Roes Hammond - - Managing Editor Sadie Finch Associate Editor Story Harding News Editor Leonard Cowley NeW8 Edltor Dorothy Barkley Soc,e,y Ed,tor Oivin Gaston SPU Edl,or BUSINESS STAFF Roy Wythers Business Manner Fred Bosking Assistant Business Manager Jesse Patty...!.'" - Circulation Manager Published every day except Saturday and Sunday during the col lege year. Subscription, per semester $1.25. Newt Editor STORY HARDING LEONARD COWLEY For This Issue WHERE WERE YOU? A special economy campaign convocation was held yesterday for the purpose of putting before the student body the high cost of living. The band offered their services and elaborate preparations were made for a large crowd. But the crowd was not present. It does not seem much to ask a short half hour's time in the week of Nebraska students, but most of them did not seem to consider tnemselves necessary to that meeting. Lunch, magazine and dates were much more important. In fact, this was the sma'.lest mass meeting that Nebraska enthusiasts can remember. It is high lime that we wake up to that fact that dates, lunches and other temporary things should not always come before school activities. Let's see that this does not happen again during this campaign or any other. PROBATION WEEK (Contributed) It Is evidently the accepted custom of fraternities, both social and professional, at the University of Nebraska to make the wearing of some hideous and spectacular raiment a part of their initiation or probation. Whenever some otherwise respectable creature ap pears upon the campus, shamefacedly bedecked in a ridiculous manner of dress, everybody at once realizes that he is the victim of an initiation of some form. He immediately becomes the Isughing stock of the school. He probably receives a small measure of sym pathy from a few who have traveled the same path, but this is of littlo value compared to the derision of the great majority. Those who favor this practice may assert that a man is benefited by it. It is very hard to bel'evrf that one receives any material benefit from the raillery of some four tnousand fellow students. The psychological effect on the subject of such procedure is indeed alarming. The aver age freshman is easily and acutely affected by the slightest criticism or censure and his sensitive nature should not be made the plaything of thoughtless companions. The national governments of most fraternities have repeatedly denounced any form of public initiation. They realize the reflection that is thereby cast on the fraternity. Surely no organization caa hope to gain any prominence or popularity by subjecting its members to the laughter and ridicule of the entire student body. Better lay on the paddle and lay off the foolishness in public. Usually the older fraternities an? not guilty of these public displays. BOOK" STUDENTS A prominent self-made man writing in a recent edition of Colliers, accuses the colleges of the country of neglecting the side of character building of their students while they are receiving instruc tion in technical studies. Spmred on by the compelling interest in their particular subject, the professors give little or no attention to the development of the human side. To a great extent the .riticism is just because the majority of the professors do not take sufficient cognizance of the relative importance to a student's life, of other things than the actual routine of class room work. It is true that there are a certain amount of student enterprises which have no direct importance to the up-building of a student'? character and personality. But on the other hand there is in many cases we believe too great a readiness on the part of some individuals to ov 'look the Importance of student enterprises which are positively of value to the student. Direct recognition does not have to be awarded to the matter in the class room, but after class hours are at end, and an effort could be made to look with more favor upon such activities. The Purdue Alumnus also comments upon the matter in a mo.-i or less desultory' manner: We believe the time Is near at hand when alumni who sincerely favor the encouragement of certain student enterprises unrelated to the curriculum and who believe in pulling for winning teams and who are getting ready to welcome at least a modified form of Princeton self government for undergraduates, will not be accused of a deliber ate intent to destroy "discipline" or side-track the university as an educational institution. The old "grads" who welcome later and modern tendencies in uni versity life are not in favor of letting the students "do as they please" and they are not rebelling against discipline. They merely want to see college men and women stand up instead of being propped np. As for "discipline," how about the enduring popularity of "Mike" Colden with students and alumni? He was a disciplinarian for fair but, also, he was saturated with human qualities and he was a hearty friend to those who played fair with him. Any man who complained that "Mike" wasn't giving a square deal found mighty little sympathy on the Purdue campus. How many of the extremely popular "profs" on the campus today won the regard of students by holding a slack rein of compromising with mediocrity? 'Purdue Exponent. UNI NOTICES University Union University Union will hold open meeting Friday night in Union Hall, third floor of Temple. Program and social time. All students are cordial ly invited. Are You a Mason? There will be a masonic mixer and smoker given by the Scottish Rite bodies at the Acacia house, 1325 R street, Friday evening, February 13. All university students who are ma sons, and members in the faculty are urged to be present and get ac quainted. All-Uni Reception Committee u.h.n nf the All Uni reception committee will meet in University hall 206, Thursday at 6 o clock. oifia' ftwimmina Classes Only girls who have completed the required two years of noor worn m Blum can enter swimming rl.isses for credit. Others may enter i...o. without credit. Previous state ments that sophomores may substitute swimming for floor work are incorrect A. A. E. Meeting tv. otiiHont rhanter of the Ameri J "c "t""' . .or. ABflociation of Enginerlng will hold thor popular meeting: in M. uo 7:30, Wednesday evening. Every en gineer is requested to attend. w.w,. Club Valentin Party -.w . r.lub will have Valentine party at 1528 Q St., 7:30 p. m., Friday, February 13. every -to be present. Classical Club oiuh meets this evening at V,iarrav -v.w eight o'clock in Faculty Hall. Professor Rice will speak on mpi -Oxford" and election will be held. Palladian Attention! new students and old. ainHAnt in school Is cordially tn attend an open meeting of .. r. I -1 nn.t me jraiiaui" incr at icht oclock. An i nun ("oui"o ------ oanopiaiiv trractive program has been secured for this occasion. Little Miss M.rcrAt Corrington, the six year old dancer will present a series of dances in costume. This is a very excepuu.. oi ntt.rao.tlon which the committee has been fortunate enough to secure tor the occasion. 8lH4 W. 8. O. A. Board W. S. G. A. Board meets with Miss Heppner, Wednesday at 4:30 o'clock General W. A. A. Meeting Oeneral W. A. A. meeting in S. 102, at 7:16 p. m. Wednesday, February 11 Valentine Tea uansant ROSEWILDE FEBRUARY 14, 3 to 6 Tickets 50c Pit Couple at Ross P. Curtice's KOMO KOAL And othcrR- Rock Springs Maitland LeHigh (hard) Now on hand WH1TEBREAST COAL AND LUMBER CO. 107 No. 11th St Cadet Officers Association There will be a meeting of the Cadet Officers Association, Thursday evening at seven-thirty in the Armory. It is important that all cadet officers attend this meeting. Company Editors There will be a meeting of all corn nan v editors Thursday morning at eleven-thirty, in the Cornhusker office, Room U. 206. Alpha Zeta Important meeting Wednesday eve nine. February 11, at seven-thirty p m. S. S. 101. Every member should be present. Delian Literary Society The Delians will have a Valentine narty. Friday, February 13. Everyone come and bring a comic valentine Proeram. games and eats. Faculty Hall. 8M4 FRIDAY NITE DANCE Friday, Febmary Thirteenth ROSEWOLDE PARTY HOUSE "Beck's Syncopated Symphony" Tariff $1.25 College Girls Attention I Your party dreses remodeled into artistic up-to-date frocks. For par ticulars write Madam York, 1404 Kesner Building, cor. Madieon ft Wab ash, Chicago, 111. 80t2 "N" Girl Pictures All "N" girls report for pictures at the gym, Wednesday, Febmary 11, at 12 o'clock. Wear gym suits. U. 3. Civil Service Examination U. 6. Civil Service Examination, March 9, 1920. Statistical Expert, 3,60O-$4.6O0.- Persons desiring to take this examination may obtain the necessary application blanks and in formation at Civil Service Window, Post Office, Lincoln, Nebraska. A. A. Reed, Director Bureau of Professional Service, Uni. of Nebraska. Commercial Club Meeting There will be a meeting of the Com mercial Club Thursday, February 12, at eleven a. m. in Social Science 101. A good speaker will address the club and the club room will be opened at that time. All students registered in the College of Business Administra tion are invited to attend. W. 8. G. A. Council The'W. S. G. A, council will meet In the Social Science 107, Thursday at seven o'clock. American Legion Meeting University Post of the American Legion will meet Wednesday evening, Feb. 11, at 7:30 p. m. Very Import ant. 79t3 Phi Alpha Tau Phi Alpha Tau will meet Thursday at 7:30 p. m. at the Phi Delta Theta house. Soldiers' Memorial The Soldiers' Memorial committees will meet Thursday, I o'clock In the N arrow at the Shoulder and E xceptionally Well tailored S mart and U nusnal In T rimming and S tyle'-- Rudge & Guenzel Co. chancellor's office.