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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
The Daily Nebraskan
Station A. Lincoln. Nebraska.
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EDITORIAL STAFF
Volta W. Torrey .....Editor
Victor T. Hacklf-r Managing Editor
NEWS EDITORS
Julius Frandaen. Jr. Elica Holovtchlner
Milllcent C.inn Lee Vance Arthur Sweet
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITORS
Herbert D. Kelly Neola Skala
Fred R. Zlmmer
CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
William Cejnar Victor T. Hackler
Kenneth W. Cook Edward Morrow
BUSINESS STAFF
Otto 6ko!d Business Manager
Simpson Morton Asst. Business Manager
Nioland Van Arsdala wrcuiation manager
Richard F. Vette .Circulation Manager
Another letter from O. V. B. ap
pears in the "Other Opinions" col
umn this morning.
It is unfortunate that our contri
butor did not make this exposure
earlier in the year. Coming as it
does, at the very time when new
members of the Innocents are pre
sumably being chosen, O. V. B. may
reasonably be suspected of having a
political axe of his own to grind. The
Nebraskan hopes that such is not the
case.
Many persons may question the
wisdom of our acceptance of these
letters. The contribution today has
been examined by a prominent and
experienced attorney who assures the
editor that it contains no libel. The
subject matter is of general interest,
and the charges made, if true, war
rant a general housec-cleaning within
the Innocents. There is no good
reason, therefore, why 0. V. B. is not
entitled to a public hearing, regard
less of the motives underlying the
letters.
The Nebraskan believes that the
charges demand an answer. The
collection of data covering the past
five years was convincing evidence
that the Innocents are not an honor
ary group, but a corrupt political
organization. There is no room at
Nebraska for such a society if it can
not be fair and impartial.
The alumni who boast of the air
tight election system devised for the
society should answer O. V. B. The
faculty members who cooperate with
the Innocents Bhould see that such
corruption as O. V. B. exposes is
eliminated. The members of the so
ciety cannot expect to retain the re
spect of fellow students if they per
mit these letters to go unanswered.
They need not sign their names
their identity need only be known by
the editor.
A reasonably careful inquiry
among the friends and persons sup
posed to be familiar with the facts,
convinces the editor of The Nebras
kan that there is considerable truth
in 0. V. B.'s assertions. Silence on
the part of the accused will be con
strued by this newspaper (and by
readers, too) as admission that they
are true.
In that case, The Nebraskan will
urge students to demand a thorough
house-cleaning.
There is a very definite place in
student life for a society such as the
Innocents pretend to be, but there is
no room or a fake honorary. All
joking aside, if members of the In
nocents are chosen on a basis of mer
it, they should regard membership as
a high honor.
The society can do much more
than build bonfires. It can be a valu
able and intelligent factor in under
graduate life. It not only can, but
it Bhould, if it is to continue reaping
credit for being the highest of stu
dent honorary societies.
But if persons are chosen on a
basis of fraternity political pull, and
other deserving students are not tap
ped because they are barbs or mem
bers of the wrong faction, the so
ciety cannot fulfill the function
which rightfully belongs to it; nor can
membership be the honor to which
deserving students are entitled.
It is understood that the Innocents
will meet tonight. If these charges
are untrue, the members should be
able to formulate a reply to O. V.
B. at that meeting.
The Nebraskan witholds final
judgment until they accept or de
cline the opportunity to refute 0.
V. B.'s arguments
The announcement in the Sunday
papers that Coach Henry F. Schulte
hns signed a contract to remain with
the University of Nebraska for five
years brought Joy to the hearts of
all lovers of athletics.
We congratulate the University
athletic board on having retained one
of America's greatest coaches. We
congratulate Coach Schulte on hav
ing chosen a dandy school to "grow
old" with. And we envy the track
men the pleasure of associating with
and working under such a splendid
sportsman one who is an "indivi
dual" in the best sense of the word.
P;!Tma Delta Chi's plans to award
ft run to the author of the best news
: : in 'i he I'titiy JNetra.kan each:
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Other Opinions
The Daily Nebraskan assumes
no responsibility for the 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.
To Preserve the Balance
To the Editor:
If the six-seven balance of power
in the Innocents society is to prevail
this vear. one wonders how the re
suits will come out. There must be
twenty-five or thirty outstanding
men in the junior class. It is only
fair to point out to them that, if the
balance is maintained, only frater
nity men will be tappe'd and only
seven from one fraternity faction
and six from the other, irrespective
of the proportion of meritous men
Let's have a look at the sides to
see who the Innocents are likely to
tap. The Acacias have Hoagland
and Weir. Iloagland is most likely
in view of recent appointments. Pos
sibly they will get both in.
The D. U.'s have Jones, Smaha,
and Orr. The first two seem the
most likely prospects. Orr has talk
ed too much to be considered "safe"
that is, "safe" for the Innocents,
although a loyal and intelligent stu
dent. Jones might be president.
The Delts have Crocker ho ought
to get it hands down. He is a likely
presidential candidate, with Jones as
secretary. Breyer stands well also.
The A. T. O.'s have two athletes,
Wirsig and Dailey, to offer. One of
them is sure of it.
The Alpha Sigs do not seem to
have a man unless it is Klepser or
Ames. The Betas can be sure of
Varney. They have Lukhart too.
From the Ag College, either Ross,
Fiirm House, or Buck, A. G. R., will
be topped.
Hoagland, Jones, Weir or Smaha,
Crocker, Wirsig or Dailey, Varney,
Ross or Buck, ought to make up the
seven. Klepser might displace one
out of that list. Crocker, Varney,
Jones, and Hoagland out of that
bunch, should come the president
and secretary.
On the other side we have more
candidates for fewer places. The
Sig Alphs have DuTeau who should
have a good chance. The Phi Psis
are sure of Hackler, and should be
hopeful for Morton, probably the
next business manager of the Rag.
The Phi Delts have only Morrow
who must be regarded as "unsafe"
for his editorials in the Rag; yet
Cox, the boy-crusader of last year,
was tapped. Who the Sig Chis will
produce is a problem; probably it is
worrying Goar. West, a Phi Sig,
might make a good man for Goar to
push, but West may encounter diffi
culties. The Phi Gams have Reiff who, as
an Engineer, should have little trou
ble, there usually is an Engineer.
The Kappa Sigs have Ekstrom, whose
fame rests largely on his basketball
record. The Sigma Nus can count
on Steiner, and they can produce
Schroyer as well. This may be their
year for two. The Sig Eps have
Cameron who is their likely candi
date.
Hackler ought to be vice" president.
Morrow, DuTeau or Morton, Reiff,
Steiner, and one of the others, ought
to make up the six. But some of
them will have to be left out, while
the other side is having a hard time
filling its quota. But this is the
merit upon which the Innocents are
selected, and someone ought to ex
pect to be overlooked. So it has been
for the last five years.
Do not think ill of those who may
be tapped. They will believe that
they are receiving honor justly
awarded for what they deserve. Many
of them have worked hard for their
reward. All of them are fine fel
lows who have made the most of
their years at Nebraska U. and yet,
do not sympathize too much with
those who are not tapped for their's
is only the inevitable fate exclu
sion because of a strict six-seven bal
ance. And in the end they may dis
cover, as many have who have gone
on before them, that their careers
have not been ruined that it is still
possible to enjoy life and go to school
not being an Innocent in the senior
year at Nebraska. 0. V. B.
provement of the news columns. This
is the first step which Sigma Delta
Chi has taken in some time to justify
the existance of the organization.
Fraternity politics have kept the so
ciety from amounting to much at Ne
braska in the past.
Perhaps the society will amount to
more next year.
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Heads Air Pledging Questions
Emerson H. Packard, worthy grand chief of Alpha Tau Omega .fra
ternity, in the letter which follows, argues that second-semester pledging
is preferable to sophomore pledging because it is impossible to make a
good fraternity man in the shorter period.
In the second letter printed today, H. P. Meyer grand secretary of
Delta Sigma Lambda, points out the disadvantages of deferred pledging by
individual fraternities but expresses approval of a college rule requiring
second-semester pledging.
ALPHA TAU OMEGA
May 5, 192C.
The Daily Nebraskan,
University of Nebraska,
Lincoln,- Nebraska.
Dear Sir:
Your letter of April 20 is received
asking my opinion concerning the
merits of second-semester pledging
and sophomore pledging.
My experience has led me to be
lieve that second-semester pledging is
very much more to be desired than
that done in the sophomore year, al
though I must confess that I have had
very much more contact with the first
method than with the second.
It seems to me that the mam ques
tion which will decide the most pro
per time for pledging is whether or
not the pledgee has snown nis de
termination and ability to carry on
the studies of the institution, ana
also whether or not he has a fair
chance of finishing his course with a
degree.
It seems to me that the records oi
the various colleges which have come
to my knowledge seem to show that
in the majority of cases the men who
go through the first term with a
very creditable grade will continue
throughout their college courses, un
less something unforeseen intervenes.
I cannot quite see anything to be
gained by setting the pledging sea
son over to the sophomore year.
Perhaps the greater loser in pledg
ing in this way is the Fraternity
Chapter itself.
It is imposible to make a good Fra
ternity man when he has only perhaps
two and one-half or two and three
fourths years of Chapter life, and
this is the situation brought about
by sophomore pledging. The average
man in the Chapter needs at least
three and one-half years in order to
assimilate himself into the Fraternity
atmosphere and be able to carry
along responsibilities of the Chapter
during his fourth year when he is
a senior.
If all the pledging were done in
the sophomore year, there is no ques
tino but what the Chapter turnover
in personnel would be less, as there
are of course a large number of men
who drop out at the end of the first
year, and proper proportion of these
are undoubtedly Fraternity men.
However, I think of the two plans
that the second-semester pledging is
very much to be desired from the
standpoint of the Fraternity, as it
seems to me that the extra time in
the Chapter by the pledgee much
more than offsets the decreased turn
over in personnel, which would un
doubtedly come about.
I am not quite clear just what you
mean by probation week, but pre
sume that it may be a period set aside
for pre-initiation activities on the
part of the pledgees to the various
Fraternity Chapters to represent
them at your institution.
Concerning these activities, I can
only say that in our own Fraternity
all such activities are absolutely for
bidden by law, unless they have first
been submitted to the Chief of Pro
vince and have secured his approval
And, at all events they must be car
ried out inside of the Chapter House,
and not outside.
Thanking you again for taking up
this matter with me, I remain,
Your very truly,
EMERSON H. PACKARD,
Worthy Grand Chief.
DELTA SIGMA LAMBDA
May 10, 1926
The Daily Nebraskan,
The University of Nebraska,
Lincoln, Nebraska.
Dear Mr. Torrey:
Your letter to Mr. Joseph S. Fair
child, Grand President of our Fra
ternity, dated April 29, 1926, has
been referred to me. I am therefore
taking this opportunity of giving you
a brief and sketchy outline of our
fraternity's attitude in general to
ward the problem of pledging, and so
forth.
It is our belief that an undergrad
uate be given the advantage of the
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granting, of course, that it is an ad
vantage to be affiliated with a fra
ternity. If the fraternity is of the
riti'ht type, this premise is true; and
if not, the fraternity has no place
upon the campus.
When this "earliest possible mo
ment" occurs is a question which
must necessarily be governed by
circumstances. Some colleges pro
hibit the initiation or pledging of
men prior to the beginning of the
sophomore year. Others have no
limitation; and yet others have the
restriction of one semester's attend
ance prior to the eligibility for
pledging.
Where the restriction exists, it is
our opinion that pledging should take
place as soon after a man becomes
eligible as possible, for we feel that
in the four or five months of a man's
first semester at college, the average
fraternity type man can judge and
be judged' to a degree sufficient to
make his decision, and that of the
fraternity, decisions based upon as
solid grounds as possible in any long
er period. To set a longer period
seems to us to deprive the man of
just that much in association with
his fraternity brothers without jus
tifiable reason. 1
Where, however, there is no re
striction laid down by the officials
of the institution, a larger problem
arises. Should a fraternity prohibit
its chapter upon a particular cam.
pus from pledging in the first semes
ter, when no such restriction lies up
on other organizations? Such a rule
would be distinctly unfair, unless the
organization is of such prestige that
men will prefer to wait a semester
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