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IS SHERWOOD EDDY RIGHT?
Individual conscience or the state,
which is supreme?
That is what Sherwood Eddy asks
and then answers in favor of the in
dividual conscience.
If a man conscientiously objects
to war, Dr. Eddy evidently believes
that he should refuse to go to war.
If a man conscientiously objects
to the Eighteenth Amendment, be
cause it is an infringement of per
sonal liberty, or for any other reason,
is he justified in disrespecting that
law? Of course, he is not. The
circumstances are entirely different,
Mr. Eddy would probably say.
But who is to determine 'what or
ders of the state are to be obeyed
and what laws are to be disregarded?
Surely, every individual cannot be
left to decide for himself what laws
he wishes to obey. The police laws
in fact, all laws would be of lit
tle value if every "individual were
allowed to break them if he did not
consider them personally acceptable.
And yet, Dr. Eddy says the indi
vidual conscience is supreme.
V. W. T.
BASKETBALL. LETTERS.
The Athletic Board awarded four
additional letters to members of the
1924 basketball squad under the
new rules that were recently adopted.
The new rules were made retroactive
to the first of the year so as to apply
to the season just closed.
Thus these four men who were
on the squad all season were re
warded. The set of rules which was
in effect when the first letters were
awarded were too strict and only six
men won the "N" under that ar
rangement, leaving out these four
men who were on the team all year,
participating in nearly every game.
The Board was very fair in its de
cision to make the rules retroactive
so as to apply to this year. These
men surely deserved their letters, as
they worked faithfully all season,
only to find a tthe end that the new
rules had not been officially drawn
up.
When it was announced at the
close of the season that only six men
made their letters under the rules,
a great hue and cry was raised. The
Board did the only thing possible
and awarded the letters under the set
of rules then in effect. Then a new
set was drawn up and made retro
active, so that these men could be
given letters. Everything has worked
out for the best interests of everyone.
THEATER IS TOO SMALL.
Tickets for "The Wishing Ring,"
thirteenth annual show of the Kos
met Klub, go on sale Tuesday moon,
only 1200 tickets, are available this
year, and it is to be regretted that
a larger theater than the Orpheum
could not be secured, so that a
larger number of students could at
tend the performance. '
This production is the, most elab
orate in the history of the Kosmet
Klub. The music is better and the
talent is the best. The Kosmet Klub
should plan to give more than one
performance. There will be far
more than 1200 students who wish
to see this show and they should be
given an opportunity.
Notices.
Cosmopolitan Club.
The Cosmopolitan club will hold
a business meeting Sunday at 3
o'clock at Red room of city Y. M,
C. A.
WHO IS WHO?
We are reprinting the first two paragraphs of an editorial that recent
ly appeared in the Daily Nebraskan. We want to know if tho statement
contained in the third clause of the second sentence, second paragraph, is
an admission, or concession, or acknowledgement, or merely a confession
"We are printing a letter today in the Student Opinion column from
a student who seems to disapprove of Nebraska's preparation for reception
of Sherwood Eddy. The student asks that his name be withheld.
"Whether this student heard Sherwood Eddy two years ago or not
the writer does not know. Whether this student is aware that Sherwood
FMHv in not n misnionarv. the writer does not know, but it seems that
the writer is laboring under a number of misapprehensions and that he has
seriously warped the facts."
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This week we are publishing the second of our historical sketches by
noted newspaper men. The account that follows was written by Hiram
Speed, author of the famous book, "Dill-pickles and Their Effect on the
Growth of Chameleons." It was in this work that the expression "Cool as
a cucumber" had its origin. Mr. Speed, it is said, was also a very good
athlete and has been known to remain out until daybreak playing tiddle
winks with some of the gang. (At least that is what ho always told his
wife.) The sketch follows:
HOW I NEARLY LANDED THE PILGRIM FATHERS.
(By Hiram Speed)
For aweek things at the Boston Bugle office had been unusually
quiet. The world was moving so serenely that people had stopped buying
the "evening sheet" and had turned to "The Arabian Nights" for their
scandal-reading.
My newspaper intuition told me that something big was about to
break I sized up this daarth of news as the calm before the storm. I told
Bill Pounder, the telegraph editor, that he better keep his brain dusted off
for we could expect a big story in the day or two. Bill gave me a horse-
augh and pulled some of that heavy-handed humor of his some wise
crack suceostion about me buvine a crystal and starting up business. I
didn't see any joke to it for he knew blamed well that I knew nothing of
watch repairing. Even if I did I couldn't see what buying a crystal had
with my prediction that a good story was going to break.
The next morning Bill's horse-laugh faded to a colt-snicker when our
radio department got a report that a bunch calling themselves (the Pilgrim
Fathers, had charted a Dutch boat The Mayflower and had sailed from
Delfthaven and were at that time only two days of Plymouth, Mass. The
report was brief but it seems that the law of diminishing returns, or some
other fool legislation, had made it so hot for this gang in England they
formed a union of Pilgrim Fathers and were coming to our shores to found
a colony.
I overheard the big boss tell the city editor to send the Bugle's best
man up to Plymouth and get the story at any cost. So I grabbed my hat
and started.
When I arrived there I found the town overrun with curious people
radio bugs who had picked up the wireless report on their sets and had
come up to Plymouth to witness the landing of the Pilgrims. Rooms were
scarcer than seal-skin coats in Mexico, and just as expensive. I managed
to find a place in the suburb, a nice room equipped with two kinds of run
ning water cold and dirty.
I was at the dock early the next morning for the Mayflower was due
to arrive at 8 o'clock. I and the rest of the crowd waited around until
noon but she failed to put in an appearance. I was anxious to get a story
on the wire to the Bugle so I hired a power-boat and shoved out toward
the sky-line.
At the twelve-mile limit I found the cause of the delay. The May
flower was riding at anchor and a revenue cutter was lying longside. I
slipped in beside the cutter and made fast. About that time the skipper
came over to see what I was doing there and for the love of harmony if it
wasn't Jimmy Bulker, an old college chump of mine. He told me that the
Pilgrim Fathers had a few cases of "wet goods" aboard and they were just
as close to the land of the freeze and the home of the slave, as they would
ever get if they didn't come across with the campanion of women and
song. 1 suggested to Jimmy that they had come across with it, but ne
hasn't any sense of humor for I have seen him read an entire issue oi "The
Dial" without smiling.
Well, I saw that something had to be done, for I had been sent up
there to get a story on the landirg of the Pilgrim Fathers so unless
they landed I wouldn't have a story. It was up to me to see that they
gained ground.
I was finally able to talk Jimmy into splitting the liquid cargo fifty
fifty, with the Mayflower crew and letting them shove on into port. I think
that Jimmy threw his division of the stuff overboard for I heard him say
that if anyone wanted his share they would have to dig deep.
It was late that evening when I and the Mayflower docked at Ply
mouth. Most of the crowd had waited, and a mighty cheer went up as we
threw our shorelines to the longshoremen. What could be sweeter I said
to myself as I started for a telegraph office, but what I had taken to be
sugar proved to be salt in a raw wound, at that. I had gone a scant
hundred yards when I heard some . loud talking back at the boat. I re
turned to the dock and found an official appearing individual with a fire
man's uniform and a policeman's expression, standing on the gangplank
preventing the Pilgrim Fathers and Mothers from landing. I bluffed right
up to him and demanded to know what he meant by such inhospitable
conduct. He replied, a bit apologetically, that it was none of my damp
business then added that a ship load of convicts from England had de
barked the week before and the immagration quota for the month was filled
I tried to dissuade him from his stand in the matter but I was nearly broke
and couldn't make him see things my way.
To make a lengthy narrative brief, I had to wait around Plymouth
until the first of the next month before the immigration officials would per
mit the Pilgrim Fathers to land so I could get the story for my paper. Perse
verence, however, is the keystone in the structure of a good reporter and
this assignment gave me an opportunity to prove my worth.
When a fellow complains that the town is too quiet and wishes that
something exciting would happen you can be sure that he means something
without any element of personal risk in it.
Weather Forecast
Sunday Partly cloudy;
warmer.
slightlyH
TICKETS FOR KOSMET KLUB
PLAY WILL GO ON SALE
(Continued from Page 1)
George Turner, Merle Loder, John
Anderson, Harold Felton, Joy Ber-
auist. Glen Mincer, James Owens,
Ed Kelly, Kenneth .Cozier, Steve
King, Ike Smith, Harry Burke, Clar
ence Gittings, Ralph Ireland, Orr
Goodson, Darrell Starns, Joe Pizer,
Art Latta, Lewis Hastings, William
Bradley, Dietrich Wierks, Richard
Lieurance, Raymond Lewis, James
Marshall, Sutton Morris, James Wag
ner, and Patsy Hunter.
With, less than three weeks re
maining before the play, rehearsals
are being held steadily at thev Ar
mory under the direction of Mr.
Coombs. He is being assisted by
Mrs. Coombs, who is also helping in
the designing of costumes. August
Dictz and William Quick are aiding
in the orchestration of music. Miss
Donna Gustin, who will give a dance
in the play, is directing some of the
dancing practices.
Patronesses for "The Wishing
Ring" will be announced soon by the
Komet Klub.
The complete price list for tickets
is as iouows:
First 18 rows main floor... .$1.50
Remainder of main floor 1.00
First three rows balcony 1.50
Remainder of first balcony 1.00
Second balcony 75
No mail orders are bei.ig accepted
so that the first students in line Tues
day noon will receive front-row tickets.
EDDY SAYS BIBLE
OFFERS SOLUTION
(Continued from page 1)
tuning in on a radio. I acn tune in
on a station that gives me the low
est type of jazz or one that gives me
the highest thoughts and the fniest
music. Just so, in life I can tune
in on the highest or lowest things,"
Dr. Eddy went on.
"Fellow students.have you this
great actuality and reality of God
fixed in your minds?" Dr. Eddy
asked. "Have you found yourself,
your fellow men, and God? That is
Christianity. Follow it and the other
problems will be solved."
TO BEGIN STUDENT
FRIENDSHIP DRIVE
(Continued from page 1)'
The most of us like excitement as long as it isn't our house that is afire
nor our car that has tried to climb a light-pole.
Menorah Society.
Book-review meeting Sunday, 8 p,
m., Faculty hall.
Kappa Phi.
Kappa Phi will hold initiation and
pledging at 2:30 Sunday in St. Pauls
church. Pin pledging for those who
ordered pins.
Senior Invitation.
Orders for senior invitations will
be taken at the Collegp Book Store
every day this week.
Farmer Fair Board.
Farmers Fair board will meel in
the Cornhusker Countryman office
At 12:15 Tuesday.
Alpha Zetau
Alpha Zeta will meet in Ag hall
304 at 7:30 Tuesday.
aTheta Sigmga Phi.
Meeting Monday at 5 o'clock
Ellen Gmith Hall.
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Gamut Club.
Gamut Club will hold a picnic at
Robbers cave Thursday. Meet at
the Teachers College, at 6 o'clock.
Bring your own spoons.
Campfire Guardian Course.
Meeting at 5 o'clock Monday in
Social Science 107. Speaker, Miss
Lola Duncan. Subject, "Program
Making."
Regimental Parade.
A regimental parade will be held
Friday. The first call will be sounded
at 4:50. All cadets will attend un-.
less properly excused.
31,000 Russian students have only
one meal a day, 60 per cent to 80
per cent of all students are actually
below physical efficiency level, 14,-
000 refugee students with no homes
or iunds are still dependent.
No goal has been set by the com
mittee in charge of the drive, but
an amount reaching into the thous
ands is expected. The '.orty dele
gates who attended the student vol
unteer convention in Indiapolis dur
ing Christmas vacation, have pledged
$175.
The committee in charge is com
posed of the Sherwood Eddy commit
tee and members of the student vol
unteer delegation. Chairman are
Helen Guthrie for the Y.W.C.A. and
Robert Shields for the Y.M.C.A
SHERWOOD EDDY OUTLINES
NEEDS OF AMERICAN,
COLLEGE STUDENTS
(Continued from page 1)
"The question of compulsory mill
tary drill is becoming a 'real issue,'
he said. "Students have been dis
missed from some universities for re
fusing to drill. Others have chosen
universities where it is not required."
He is enthusiastic in his support
of honor systems and believes that
,one would succeed at Nebraska de
spite the fact that this is a co-educational
institution, for "a girl will
report a girl, and a boy will report a
boy."
"Final examinations," he declared,
in answer to a question about them,
"are a necessary evil."
The college newspapers are much
.better in most cases than the other
papers of the country because there
is no money power behind the col
lege press, he asserted.
Faculty interference in studerc ac-
tivitias is not wise in most cases, he
maintains, because students should
be left to solve their own problems
for they will have to know how to
solve problems when they are thru
school.
Criticism such as that contained in
a recent letter to the student opinion
column of the Nebraskan is healthy,
according to Dr. Eddy. He said that
he had never encountered quite tho
xsame sort of criticism as that before,
but it is his desire to stimulate
thought rather than to put over ideas,
so criticism is always welcome.
At the close of the interview, he
stated that he always likes to get
back to Nebraska where "eveiyone is
so free, so democratic, so frank and
honest."
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