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The Daily Nebraskan womii
no responsibility for th senti
ments expressed by correspon
denta 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.
To the Editor:
Ivy Day approaches! On that day
thirteen rd-robed men will "tap"
thirteen men of tho junior class as
Innocents for next year. They will
bo chosen, according to past an
nouncements of the Innocents, on a
basis of their record in activities and
of promise for service to tho Uni
versity in their senior yeah
The Innocents were organized in
Fraternity Presidents
Express Opinions
(Continued From fg One)
strongly favor deferred. Initiation
and open pledging: than delayed
pledging and prompt initiation.
Relative to tho matter of probation-week
practices it is difficult to
clearly answer an inquiry so general
as the variations in tho practices in
dulged in in so-called "probation
week" make it difficult to get a con
cise, clcur and opinionated answer.
If your inquiry is directed to mock
initiation or "horse-play," so-callod
the fraternity which I represent is
directly opposed thereto or to any
similar tactics to be indulged in as
a part of or in connection with in
itiation ceremonies, as we feel that
tho solemnity attendant upon the
The thrill thnt belongs to the vic
tors was felt by The Nebraskan yes
terday morning when the Iron Sphinx
anounccd the results of their annual
voting session. We noted with ut
most pleasure that two sergennts-at-arms
were elected.
The chief duty of the scrgeant-at-arms
is to keep people out. The elec
tion of two such officials is indica
tive, in all probability, that many
more people want to get into Sphinx
meetings than can be accommodated.
One mnn would be unable to handle
the rush. Therefore, say the logi
cal Sphinx, we need two.
But why the rush?
Well, modesty prevents us from
claiming all the credit, but we are
willing to admit that we believe that
part of the widespread, general, and
powerful desire of young collegiates
to get into Iron Sphinx meetings is
due to the very flattering comment
which this newspaper published some
time ago.
The Sphinx, we proved by irrefu
table arguments, are deserving of
much honor, and students in a Uni
versity where honorary societies are
so scarce and hard to get into, na
turally flock the Sphinx because of
that fact.
The Nebraskan hopes that two ser-geants-at-arms
will be sufficient to
hold the angry mob in check. We'd
hate to have any of the full-fledged
voting members of the Sphinx get
hurt.
Kosmet Klub members are now
making arrangements for the annual
interfraternity sing on Ivy Day. It
would be well, therefore, for the vari
ous fraternities to practice up a bit
and have their songs well under con
trol in preparation for the event.
Ivy Day is always very, very in
teresting. If the engineers can just
arrange to take down the bridge on
that day it should be even more
thrilling this year. The program for
the day will include vaudeville acts
of unquestioned merit, and the fret'
ternities must stage a good sing if
the high quality of the entertain
ment is to be maintained throughout,
In speaking of the bridge and Ivy
Day, permit us to quote from "The
Sledges," an engineering college pub
lication which is supposed to be fun
ny. "The Sledge" rakes The Daily
Nebraskan over the coals with these
words :
"As for leaving the pile driver in
place until the tapping of the Inno
cents, we think it would be a good
idea. The school could then see who
had been chosen for the coveted thir
teen places, but they would not be
bothered with them during the next
year. When an EngSneer does a
thing he does it right and believe
us, if they let us tap the Innocents
this spring they will stay tapped."
If you have been reading the let
ters from national officers of frater
nities, which are now appearing in
The Nebraskan ,you may have noticed
that nearly all contain expressions of
disapproval of horse play and child
ish antics during probation weeks.
This attitude on the part of na
tional leaders within the fraternity,
and such regulations as the local In
terfraternity council passed this year,
should eliminate all objectionable
features of probation weeks. The
stories of crazy, kiddish stunts cir
culated over the state, do the fra
ternities and the University more
harm than all the "destructive criti
cism" which was ever spoken or
written. The movement to eliminate
such stunts deserves the support of
all friends of the organizations and
all persons interested in the welfare
of the University.
The time for another Round-up
week will soon be here. Such occa
siona as this, when the students meet
the former students, should be both
pleasant and profitable.
Much of the misunderstanding and
distrust which exists between the old
er and the younger generation may
be destroyed by friendly contact and
association on occasions like Round
up week.
Students should prepare now to ex
tend a hearty welcome to the return
ing alumni, plan to join with them
in their entertainments, and tell them
how wonderfully the old school has
rotten alonfr during the past few
v.. ars.
1903 and they have hnd a long rcc- assumption of an obligation by a
ord as having constantly promoted
the "best interests" of tho school.
They have done this by supporting all
football games, by putting on Dad's
day, by giving tho Cornhusker nan.
quet, and by ever lending a quiet
but helping hnnd to whntcver they
considered the best interests of Ne
braska U. As an "honorary society",
copied after senior . societies from
Yale to Leland Stanford, tho Inno
cents have acquired no little prcs
tiirc. Juniors who are tapped this
year will feel that Nebraska has be
stowed her greatest honor upon them.
Since they were freshmen, these
men have been taught to look upon
the Innocents as models of greatness,
types of the true spirit and highest
virtue of the school. Freshmen ideal
ize the Innocents, sophomores regard
them as "big men" On the campus
who are doing "big things" for Ne
braska, juniors know that they are
second to none in influence and
prominence.
At the present time, the Innocents
are looked upon as the fountain-head
of all that is beneficial to the Uni
versity. Several years ago their
president wrote to the Chancellor
stating that the Innocents were as
suming the right to take over and
control any student activity of the
school. The Innocents are supposed
to promote, in an unassuming way,
all that makes for a bigger and bet
ter University. Because of the tre
mendous influence they exert, be
cause they represent the true leader
ship and prominence of the Nebraska
student body, and because, through
their long-intimate alumni and facul
ty advisers, they are sure to become
huge business successes after gradu
ation, the Innocents hold a position
that is aspired to by every normal
undergraduate man.
The solemnity with which this or
ganization is regarded and the im
portance attached to it even by
alumni and members of the faculty
is seen when one observes how they
rush to defend their undergraduate
honorary society in the event of
some criticism or when one hears
how they congratulate themselves in
the absence of such criticism. They
seem to regard it as extremely in
fluenzal and important. Yet, in
view of the lack of value and impor
tance that we are to note later, these
men should be the first to admit that
the organization is what it is and pre
vent its misrepresentations to the
"great unwashed."
For, in truth, the Innocents are
not all they seem. Their reputation
far exceeds their power and value.
In reality the Innocents are little
more than errand boys for the foot
ball enthusiasts on the faculty ' and
among the alumni. The activities of
this organization in the past few
years have been confined almost ex
clusively to: staging rallies, greeting
teams, building bonfires, advertizing
football games by publicity stories in
the Rag, promoting mob hysteria be
fore the Notre Dame game, and giv
ing the Cornhusker banquet. The
so-called freshman initiation is one
non-athletic activity, but it is large
ly in the hands of cheer-leaders and
the faculty football fans who are the
Innocents' advisers.
The meetings of the Innocents so
ciety must be relatively unimportant.
This should be especially true after
the football season, when there are
no more pep editorials to be put on
the front page of the Rag, and be
fore the time for electing successors,
In fact, between December and
March or April meetings tend to be
brief, frequently they are abandoned.
The most convincing proof of the
innocuousness of this society is the
change that comes over its members.
To one who has watched the organ
ization for five years or so, it is
amusing to note how proud, bump
tious, and swell-headed the president
and the members are after they are
tapped. About the end of the year,
however, signs of disinterest, even
disgust, are observable. From bump
tiousness to' disallusionment! Some
times it i3 a tragedy. The initiation
must be impressive and idealistic,
but all that is shattered by the end i
of the year after the election of
new Innocents. And something about
elections might well be said in anoth
er letter. O. V. B.
candidate for initiation should in no
wise be detracted from by tho ad
ministering on tho candidate of any
form of duress or undue influence
or public humiliations.
Relative to the matter of second
year plcdglngs and initiation, and
speaking only in person, but basing
my opinion upon the judgment of
many fraternity men with whom I
have come in contact, I am of the
opinion that second-year pledging
is not as beneficial to the fraternity
system as first-year pledging with
deferred initiation for the reason that
it deprives the freshman of the abil
ity to come in contact with the up
per classmen during the time that he
in his freshman year, when the
best influences of serious minded up
per classmen can be most advantag
eously directed and when the oppor
tunities to form class friendships and
fraternal ties are in a much more
receptive state, in my opinion. Fra
ternities are endeavoring and are in
my opinion exerting a much greater
beneficial influence as a part of stu
dent life as time progresses. The
seriousness of the purposes of fra
ternities is, through the influences of
the greater body in numbers of alum
ni, becoming more and more under
stood and decidedly more apparent,
and I think the opinion is well found
ed that the fraternity should have
the opportunity to urge on the first
year men, by having personal influx
ences and contact with them, the
benefits and advantages of the fra
ternity system.
I am confident that you will un
derstand that this reply to your com
munication is personal and it per
haps may be at variance with the
views of other members of my own
fraternity. I have attempted to the
best of my ability to give you my
views on the general questions con
tained in your communication, for
such benefits as may be derived
from their publication in the Daily
Nebraskan. I shall thank you for a
copy of your paper containing them
if you so desire.
Very truly yours,
President Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity.
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which is accompanied by sincere and
intelligent criticism is the sweetest
praise of all. The students who are
here now should not attempt to give
the University a sugar-coated appear
ance in the eyes of alumni, but should
gladly do everything possible to give
them an accurate glimpse of the in
stitution, and make their visit most
enjoyable.
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