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Juliua Frandeen. Jr. Arthur Sweet
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Fred R. Eiramer
CONTRIBUTINO EDITORS
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THE EMBARASSING TRUTH
News reports recently told of a
novelty in the way of intercollegi
ate contests, when Ohio Wesleyan
University and Western Reserve
University exchanged Dramatic
Clubs, "The Goose Hangs High,"
was given by the Wesleyan students
on the other university campus, and
"Children of the Moon" was pre
sented at Ohio Wesleyan by the
Western Reserve club.
If Nebraska were to engage in
any such competition, our neighbors
would undoubtedly see an excellent
performance by the University Play
ers. But if another school were to
send its dramatic club here, no mat
ter how meritorious their show might
be, unless they injected consider
able vaudeville-level humor into it,
very few University students would
see it.
The preponderance of Lincoln peo
ple at recent performances of Bo
rneo and Juliet" indicated that there
is almost no interest in such matters
on the part of the student body. This
is a phenomenon that defies expla
nation. Students come here presum
ably to study the great literature of
civilization, they take lengthy, red-
tape filled courses in "Shakespeare' ,
but when one of his plays is actually
presented on the stage they haven't
sufficient interest to attend.
Clayton Hamilton, who lectured at
the University last year, pointed out
that the printed word can convey
only half of the play. The acting,
the "business," the stage-setting, and
the atmosphere of the theatre, are
such essential parts of a great dra
matic production, that it is impossible
for a book to give more than a
glimpse of the real beauty of the
work. Mr. Hamilton poked consid
erable fun at the way Americans
build libraries rather than theatres
in which to preserve dramatic liter
ature. If he could have seen the
audience which greeted "Romeo and
Jujit" large and appreciative though
it was, he might have pointed his re
marks more directly at University of
Nebraska students who "cram
Shakespeare's words and punctu
ation but who fail to see his come
dies and tragedies.
The University Players are deserv
ing of more praise than this awkward
typewriter can bestow. In a day
when interest In the spoken drama is
fast decreasing, when students are so
busy with spring football and class
honoraries that they have no time
to acquire culture, the Players have
consistently gone forward, present
ing plays of the first rank, and exer
cising that care and skill in their
work which is characteristic of the
true artist. Those who have attend
ed their shows intelligent Lincoln
people and a handful of undergradu
ates are likewise deserving of bou
quets, but nothing lighter than
bricks should be hurled at the fashion-plates
who walk haughtily past
opportunity's open door, with a bored
expression on their face which they
hope will win a reputation for being
"collegiate."
Nebraskans may well be thankful
that this school does not engage in
Intercollegiate dramatic contests,
while such stupidity is abundant It
would be embarrassing to let players
from other schools see how little in
terest students of this University
have in that which they are sup
posed to acquire here.
Someone, who may or may not
know what he is talking about, ar
gues that interest in such things as
this goes in cycles, swinging from
one extreme to another. If that is
the case, the University of Nebraska
is at the bottom now, and we may
optimistically expect a swing to the
other extreme soon. When it be
comes necessary for. the University
Players to borrow the field house for
their si it might be a good idea
to start negotiations for an inter
collegiate dramatic contest.
SPRING FOOTBALL
"Zim and Zim" are in trouble
again. There is nothing surprising
about this, because the sports world
is usually in an uproar over some
thing or another, and verbal blows
should mean no more to authors of
eportingc comment columns than oc
casional bumps on the head to foot
Va',1 linesmen.
Tl.is time the cause of the excite
ment is spri-ig football practice.
"Zim and Zim" ventured to say that
the business of practicing football is
being carried a little bit too far.
They sagely remarked that "the boy
in the back lot enjoys his game just
as well, and in most cases a great
deal more than the college star,
though there is lack of technique in
his efforts."
Immediately, a loyal Cornhusker
comes to The Daily Nebraskan with a
complaint that sporting writers for
this paper are criticizing the Univer
sity's coach, that they are seeking
to interfere with the development of
a team which can uphold the school's
glory, and that they advocate bridge
parties instead of real honest-to-goodness
work for the husky grid
iron stars.
A careful examination of the files
reveals nothing which might be tak
en as criticism of persons, or lack
of support for Nebraska athletics
The comment on spring football
practice was directed at the custom
as it exists in all large Universities,
not at this school in particular.
There are serious objections to mak
ing football an all-year-around
business proposition, and there are
very logical arguments in favor of
some conference limit on the amount
of pre-season practice which schools
should engage in.
Nebraska, being in competition
with other schools, must maintain the
pace which they set if athletic hon
ors are to be retained. Coach E. E.
Bearg is to be commended for his
efforts. "Zim and Zim" were not
urging that this school abandon
somethng which this competition
makes necessary. They were simply
pointing out the arguments in favor
of a limit on the amount of such
practice.
In doing this, The Daily Nebras-
kan does not stand alone. College
newspapers in all sections of the
country are criticizing the "any-thing-to-win
spirit" of intercollegiate
athletics, and advocating such rules
as they believe will improve the game
for both participants and spectators.
Nebraska has been fortunate in hav
ing no coaches whose eagerness for
victories is so great as to blind them
to sportsmanship. Nebraska athle
tics are probably more free from
many of these evils than those of
ether schools.
"Zim and Zim" were
"Robert Frost, the poet, thinks
that poets, musicians, and -artists
shouldn't waste their time in getting
a college education.
"Artists must get started on their
work early in life and going to col
lege usually serves only to retard
them from four to five years in get
ting their beginning, he explains.
Universities and colleges require
routine work and duties which keep
the artist, from developing as he
would like, Mr. Frost thinks. Col
lege activities and the necessary act
ing as instructed by superiors are
hindrances in the required rapid ad
vance of the artist person, he claims,
"Mr. Frost expresed these opin
ions on college and education follow
ing his lecture at the auditorium.
" 'College education attracts me ; I
think it is wonderful; it is valuable
for most people, he said. Then he
contrasted himself to the monkey
who looked into the bag of snakes
threw up his hands, ran away and
then creeped back to look into the
bag again.
" 'Sometimes it is wise for art
ist people to go to college just to be
sheltered,' he added. 'I believe, it
would be very wise for such a per
son to pass his work but not let it
take all his time or dominate all his
thoughts.'
"Mr. Frost has taught at Amherst
and now at the University of Mich
igan. He pointed out, that the fact
that he is a teacher demonstrates
that he is interested in college edu
cation."
present day jazs. Jazz laregly de
veloped in he dance halls where
small orchestras sought new effects
with which to enliven programs of
dance music.
"When the girls began to dance
the muscles of their legs developed
from the exercise, with the result
that the innocent bystander, these
days, sees mucU less that is dis
trewing to gaze upon than would
have been the case, had there been
no dance craze."
Sousa's reasoning, we feel sure,
shows that .he lchows much more
about music than about the real rea
son skirts are short.
Rockefeller Teacher
Visits At Nebraska
(University News Service)
Miss Ruth Haefner of the Laura
Spellman Rockefeller Foundation
Fund of New York City, was a visit
or March 20 at the department of
home economics and the state board
of vocational education. Miss Haef
ner is making a study of parental
education for which the Foundation
Fund has given large donations to
various institutions thorughout the
country.
On The Air
University Studio,
over KFAB (840.7)
broadcasting
simply ac
quainting their readers with the ar
guments that are being advanced.
They were neither disloyal, partisan
to any faction, or unduly excited.
If anyone is in possession of other
arguments or facts which merit pre
sentation, we respectfully refer them
to the "Other Opinions" column.
WE SECOND
THE MOTION!
MORE TIME LOST
Emmett Maun may not be the only
man who wasted time by going to
college. Robert Frost, the poet, does
not believe that artists should go to
college. Whether one agrees with
him or not, his opinions as reported
by The Daily Illini are interesting:
As a substitute for a column
devoted to the problems of mod
ern youth, we again offer an edi
torial from our esteemed con
temporory, The Ohio State Lant
ern: Why are short skirts?
Because of music, we are told
The authority for this astonishing
statement is Lieutenant Commander
John Phillip Sousa, who knows a bit
about music, anyway.
Music, and particularly jazz, and
its forerunners, set the American
girls to dancing, declares Sousa.
Dancing developed the muscles of the
limbs. As soon as pipe stem legs
became the exception, fashion de
creed the short skirt.
"The present dance craze began
about a decade ago," he says. "The
development of ballroom dancing re
ceived a powerful impetus with the
introduction of the tango, the fox
trot, and the maxixe, forerunners of
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Monday, March 29
9:30 to 9:55 a. m. Weather re
nort bv Prof. T. A. Blair. Road re
port and Announcements.
10:30 to 11:00 a. m. "Why Do
We Enjoy Some Dresses Better Than
Others?" by Miss Theresa Judge,
Clothing Specialist, Agricultural Ex
tension Service.
1:15 to 1:30 p. m. "John Nei-
hardt, the Nebraska Poet," by Pro
fessor R. B. Wilcox, of the Depart
ment of English. Musical numbers
by Miss Waitie Thurlow, Pianist
3:00 to 3:30 p. m. "Helping the
Children Learn to Read," by Miss
Opal Lewton, Instructor in Kinder
garten-Primary Education.
The Grammarian's Funeral," by
Miss Letta B. Clark, Assistant Pro
fessor of Methods of Instruction in
English.
8:05 to 8:30 p. m. "Growing the
Corn Crop," by T. A. Kiesselbach,
Professor of Agronomy.
"How Can We Get More from the
Town and Farm Home Garden," by
H. O. Werner, Associate Professor
of Horticulture.
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Profeaaore Speak In Dea Moinei
Prof. Beulah Coon of the depart
ment of vocational education and
Prof. Grace M. Norton of the depart
ment of home economics spoke on
"The Problem of Related Art in the
Vocation High School" at the Voca
tional Education meeting at Des
Moines, March 18.
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A fulcrum for every
modern Archimedes
"IIVE me a fulcrum and I will move the earth"
VJT said Archimedes. Too bad that he lived
twenty-two hundred years too soon.
For you modern followers of Archimedes, you
men who apply his well known principles in the
study of mechanical engineering, the fulcrum is
ready. If a part in helping the earth to move
appeals to you, look for your fulcrum in the
communication art.
A world of possibilities opens up here for the
man whose bent is mechanical. Distances shrink
because mechanical engineers have found how to
drnw well-nigh every bit of air out of a repeater
tube. A million telephones are made and the
millionth is like the first because mechanical inge
nuity has shown the way. Quantity production
in a great telephone plant calls for constant im
provement in mechanical technique.
Every day is a day of new facts, new things,
new achievements by mechanical and electrical
engineers. Nothing stands still. Here the world
does move.
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IMVItTMSMT IN OOOD ArMARANCI
SILVERTONES
for Easter
Soft, cool shadows, greyed and
silvered, Silvertones are sturdier
than cobwebs, but just as appeal
ing in their soothing shade- A ?
happy choice for Easter and lots
of other dress-up occasions, in
Kuppenheimer
GOOD CLOTHES
Ask to see the Baldwin and Charleston,
They're the new broad shouldered
' , models. Enormously smart.
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THE new Dualap "METROPOLITAN"
for spring leaves the final word of
style to the wearer. Its smart and flex
ible brim adapts itself to your judgment
it can be worn snapped up or down
or at any angle you find becoming. In
the newer and popular shades, of gray
and tan and priced at eight dollars.
Mammoutk Will n r.
Mr -PhilJipOrr left for thTelr
part of the state Saturday, March 27'
whore he will examine a new 1 '
mouth recently unearthed
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What's New in
Easter Apparel
at Colton's?
answer that question by per
sonal observation, if you really
want to enjoy yourself! Par
ticularly attractive are the new
dresses which have just been
unboxed at Colton's. Delightful
modes for Easter vacation wear
and for spring dancing: of
Georgette, printed silks and
crepes fashioned in original
ways, evidencing all popular
shades, and priced at only
$17.50. Equally smart are Col
ton's new coats: tailored, cap
ed and befurred models priced
from 117.60 to $49.50. Their
suits too, are marvels of style
at $25.
Easter Dress Ac
cessories Await
You at Gold'sf
who cares if they can't hav
a lot of new clothes, when the
smart little things of dress will
so successfully camouflage your
old wearables! Gay scarfs in
every thoughtof color and col
or combination, await you at
$1.95 and $2.95; neckwear is as
becoming as it is low-priced at
60e and $1; altogether good
looking gloves of kid with per
forated cuff tops cost only
$2.95 at Gold's, while attractive
digifc-covers of silk are $1.60.
Of course you'll want a new bag
to carry on Easter and Gold's
have it for $2.95.
Tailored hats are
oh so simple
at Magee'i!
but it isn't the simple oul
who wears them! No indeed,
Miss Clothes-Crafty herself if
the girl who chooses these band
ed hats at Magee's to wear with
her tailored coats and suits.
There are hats of straw, of
silk, or of silk and straw com
binedall tailored, but diver
sified in so many clever little
ways, that each chapeau main
tains iU individuality. Colon?
Every one that is fashionable
for spring-including the very
shade in which you look most
dashing. All this above-bob
style for $5 and $7 at Magee'i!
Magee's Grey Room
is ' waiting for the
Tailored Collegiate!
'and what co-ed this spring,
doesn't have her tailored mo
ments, when nothing but a
boyish suif. or severe little coat
will fall in with her apparel
mood? At Magee's you'll find
coats and suits of this type
that follow the trend of fash
ion without being slave to it.
Coats an4 suits of tweeds, sport
fabrics and navy woolens?
clothes that -' are admirably
adapted to campus wewj
clothes that cause an stldei
gleam of interest in the male
eye. Priced so reasonably at
Magee's, at $35.
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