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THE "WEAKNESS OF COERCION
Yesterday, The Daily Nebraskan
printed an editorial from The Omaha
World-Herald in the hope that it
would stimulate thoupht Today, as
suming that you read that article, we
wish to point out the weakness of it
The WorldHerald addressed its re
marks to Chancellor Avery, the Re
pents, and Department Commander
Kinder of the American Legion. It
asked: "Why not set point? a youth
movement of their own one appeal
ing to the universities and colleges
and students of this and other lands
tn inin with the University of Ne
braska in a noble effort to train and jastic about the system. She says that
prepare to preserve peace and pood , it helps tremendously in that part of
will and orderly settlement of dif- campus life. Althea Gunkle, Y. W.
ferences in this blood-bespattered old C A. president also favors this sys-
-vorld of ours?" Item. She believes that the freshmen
This is a splendid idea, filled with J have had class friendships because of
food for thought, and containing , the system used. She did say, how
preat possibilities. But the question over, that she thought only a few of
is directed at the wrong persons. The the freshmen pirls had changed their
chancellor with all bis influence is j opinions as to which group, they
powerless to start a real youth move-i 'would join, and that most of them
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Tnpnt The TePentS With all tllCir "fin me c-aiiie oj wiry wuuiu nave
ter rushing, will return to the first
semester plan, as a result of new
rules passed by the Denver Tanhel
lenic upon the recommendation of
the national congress. The Denver
Clarion published the following di
gest of campus opinion upon the suc
cess or failure of the experiment:
Commenting on the situation from
the general campus standpoint, Dean
Anne McKeen Shuler emphasiied
this point that no rushing was ever.
or could ever be flawless. In gen
eral, however, she stated that from
the college viewpoint, as compared
with other years, the system of sec
ond semester rushing was an im
provement. In part she said, "The
freshmen had a better opportunity to
know each other as freshmen and
from the scholastic standpoint there
was also an improvement The de
marcation between those rushed and
those not rushed was not so con
spicuous as formerly and there are
fewer dissatisfied and unhappy peo
pie on the campus. The girls taken
into a sorority were taken in on i
basis of real friendship and know!
edpe."
When questioned as to whether or
not this system put a greater burden
on the sorority actives, Dean Shuler
said. "It was no harder from the
standpoint of the sororities rushing.
Mabel Rilling, head of the women's
athletic department and associate
dean of women also commented fa
vorably on the system used this year.
Richard Brown, president of the
Student association believes that the
svstem is ideal for the rushee and for
the sorority if carried out In furth
er discussing the matter, however,
he said, "The second semester system
of rushing was a rank failure as car
ried out on this campus last semes
ter." He stated that he believed fifty
per cent of the rushees to have been
spiked.
As president of the Thilotes groups
Miriam Hyndman was very enthusi
authority cannot create student in
terest by passing a rule. The com
mander of the American Legion with
his army of veterans cannot force
young people to prepare for peace.
It is possible to compell them to
prepare for war. The way to do that
is to drill, to march, to shoot, and to
go through physical maneuvers. Peo
ple can be forced to do such things
as that In fact they are compelled
to, whether they like it or not
But preparing for peace is not so
simple. It involves thought, study,
mental vision, understanding, -and tol
erance. Coercion is not so effective.
Mental maneuvers cannot be dictat
ed by a man in a uniform. The chan
cellor, the regents, and the Legion
cannot force students to think if the
students do not really want to think.
To attempt it would be as silly as to
try to destroy the spirit of militarism
by making R. O. T. C. courses option
al. But fortunately, it is equally im
possible for anyone to prevent these
students who want to think from do
ing so to their hearts content.
There are opportunities for the
study of world problems, the acquisi
tion of trained intellects, and the de
velopment of tolerance, upon the
University campus now. If the re
gents can improve those opportuni
ties, it is their duty to effect such
changes with all possible alacrity.
They argue that to abolish compul
sory military training would be to
violate a moral obligation to the fed
eral government. To overlook any
means of making better men and
women out of the students who come
here, is to violate an obligation to
humanity.
But whether or not the situation
can be improved, is for them to de
cide. Whether a course in interna
tional politics could be instituted
which would give students a general
understanding of such matters, is
for the political scientists and the
educational directors to decide. In
the meantime, the students have an
even more pertinent question star
ing them in the face.
Do the students of the University
of Nebraska really want peace? Do
we want it bad enough to work for
it, to use our heads in an effort to
obtain it, to give tip prejudices for
it? Are students willing to take
time from movies to study political
philosophy? Are we willing to give
up silly school activities and social
affairs in order to discuss TaciaJ
problems, economic controversies,
and political systems?
The Daily Nebraskan hopes that
the Tegents, the chancellor, and the
American Legion will do all within
tberr power to promote "the highest
ideals" cf which The World-Herald
speaks. Being conscientious, intelli
gent citizens, fully aware of the re-
itieg of 1
undoubtedly will.
Bet The World-Herald's questions
should have been directed not so
much at them, as at the students,
This campus is sick and tired of
"youth movements", the action of
vri ich is controlled and directed by
U-3erly ministers and propagandists.
There is always room for real
7cn:t.h movement, no matter bow big
it Tnfiy be.
at the first of the year.
Esther Brown, student secretary of
the Y. W. C. A., believes that the
plan is all right in theory but failed
in practice because of feminine na
ture. "Second semester pledging as
conducted last semester on our cam
pus was only an added evil, but there
are great hopes in this method," she
said. "The sorority women them
selves were the ones who did not give
it a fair chance to succeed. They not
only refused to change their methods
in rushing but refused to change
their attitudes of mind."
THE OMAHA WITHDRAWAL
(The Lincoln Star)
When Omaha high school auth
orities decided not to send teams to
the Nebraska State High School Bas
ketball tournament, they were act
ing strictly within their rights.
It was a question for them to de
cide in the interest of the schools
concerned.
But when the inference is per
mitted to creep out that conditions
in connection with the last tourna
ment were not what they should be,
then the officials started a debate
which has plenty of dynamite in it
After all of the evidence has been
simmered down, it appears a group
of young people from an Omaha high
school had brought liquor with them
and were ordered to leave a hotel in
this city when they held a drinking
party in a room which they engaged.
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Certainly that incident was no fault
of the tournament management.
About the only question it raises is
control of the student body by the
responsible heads of the high school.
By their own confession, it would ap
pear those in charge of the institu
tion are willing to admit they cannot
control the actions of their students
on an excursion of this type.
It would appear to a great many
people the Omaha school authorities
blundered gravely in their effort to
handle a most regrettable incident.
What a fearful blight to place
against all of the splendid young men
and young women who attend the in
stitutions "of that cityl The most
serious charge which has been
brought forward Is that seven young
people partook of some liquor. They
should have been dealt with sum
marily. If the school authorities
thought the action justified expulsion
then all of the members of the party
should have been dismissed from
school. But what shall be said of the
hundreds of other young men and
young women in Omaha schools who
came to the tournament and conduct
ed themselves properly? Why should
they be made to suffer because of the
actions of a few? Why shall the
rumor be set adrift in the state that
social conditions were not what they
should be ? Why shall the tourna
ment management and the hundreds
who attended it, be placed under a
cloud because seven very foolish
and unruly youngsters, who very
richly deserved a sound spanking,
did not behave themselves?
As a matter of fact the condi
tions under which the tournament
was held evoked the praise and re
commendation of most of the heads
of the Nebraska schools. The Lin
coln Y. M. C. A. was most active
in looking after the welfare of the
young people. The tournament man
agement had men at the hotels at
all hours of the night to see that
the young people were properly cared
for. Every possible precaution was
taken to prevent just such incidents
as inspired the action of the Omaha
school authorities.
By dealing with the guilty offend
ers and by making a real effort to
determine where these young people
pot their liquor, which they brought
to Lincoln from Omaha, the school
heads of that city might have made
real contribution towards the
tournament The most which can be
said is that they have succeeded in
messing up things so as to reflect
upon their own institutions.
Other Opinions
The Daily Nebraskan assumes
no responsibility for tha senti
ments expressed by correspon
dents and reserves the right to
exclude any communications
whose publication may for any
reason seem undesirable. In all
cases the editor must know the
identity of the contributor. No
communications will be publish
ed anonymously, but by special
arrangement initials only may be
signed.
A Contrast
To the Editor:
What a contrast between the sug
gestion made by the World-Herald
that the University require training
for peace and the recent criticism
made by a graduate that the Univer
sity does not adequately fit a stu
dcrt to make money.
Education at state expense is not
warranted if it merely has as an end
the training of individuals to make
more money. It may be true that
most students come to school with
this idea foremost but, the taxpayers
certainly do not conceive of that as
the primary function of the Univer
sity. And yet education seems to
be tending in the direction of spe
cialized training. Should net a little
more consideration be given to the
aims of the state in the forming of
our curriculum and less consider
ation placed upon individual ambi
tiona and desires. r
Harvey Newbranch's suggestion of
"a corn-fed burgoise youth move
ment for peace, as well as training
for war, at the University of Ne
braska" ceuld well be acted upon
Why not consider the needs of the
state and require students to take
work which will lead to a better un
derstanding of world problems? Such
training would not be mere pacifist
propaganda. An understanding of
world problems might conceivably
lead to more compulsory drill but at
least the entire problem of interna'
tional relations could be studied in
an intelligent manner.
It is true that there are classes
offered in the present curriculum
which should train and prenare for
the orderly settlement of differences
But these classes are disguised under
various titles, are elective and it is
only by chance that the average stu
dent gets into such a course. Per
haps the University authorities and
the committees at work on the revi
sion of tho curriculum would do well
to pay some attention to the sugges
tion of Mr. Newbranch that the Uni
versity attempt to make its contri
bution towards averting war as well
as its contribution In time of war.
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Dr. McDougal gave an illustrated
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tation of American deserts. A brief
survey of the aim of the research
is being conducted by the Carnegie
Institute in the deserts of North
America.
At a meeting of the members of
the University Y. M. C. A. held in
Union Hall. Arthur Jorgenson was
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was chosen president and Brown of
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Dr. Clapp announced a meeting of
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