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ERIOAY. KEJtRU ART 11. 1027
THE INTERFRATERNITY COUNCIL
About twenty years apo at the request of the fra
ternities the present Intcrfraternity Council was es
tablished. Since then its powers have been legally de
termined. The Chancellor and the Board of Repents
have placed on it their stamp of official approval, and
in its proper sphere, the Council has all the moral and
legal authority that is necessary for efficient enforce
ment of its acts.
With such a machinery of action at their disposal,
it would be expected that the fraternities would take
full advantage and exercise their rights and privileges
of self-government.
To the disappointment of those who many years
ago inspired the formation of this body, and to those
who even now believe in having students settle their
own troubles as much as possible without the deadening
hand of faculty interference, the Interfratemity Coun
cil of late years has failed to realize its full measure
of usefulness. It has failed in many respects to even
merit continuation of its existence. Last fall when the
names of new student and alumni representatives were
to be turned in to the chairman, several fraternities
failed altogether to attend to this important matter in
the yearly reorganization. The regular mertings of
the Council have been just as poorly attended as this
response would indicate.
The sorority women of the University through
their Pan-Hellenic association have displayed a far
greater genius for practical self-government than the
fraternity men. Why this should be so is difficult to
explain.
There is a healthy movement on the campus now
to cut down on the number of downtown parties. The
Pan-Hellenic association has voluntarily voted to re
strict sororities to one such party a year. The Student
Council has sent out a questionaire to sound out the
sentiment of each organized group. The intention is
to present the returns from this questionaire to the
faculty committee on student organizations, and request
official action from that body.
Here is a chance for the Interfratemity Council
to show some life again, and be of real usefulness in
student self government. Students should be able to
solve such problems without a last resort to faculty
interference.
The Interfratemity Council meets again next
Thursday. The question of limiting the number of
downtown parties will be on the program of business to
be transacted. Any decision made "at that time will be
binding on all organizations with just as much force
as if it were made by the faculty committee on stu
dent organizations.
The Council has a chance to display vigorous lead
ership, to justify its purpose as a legislative body, and
to show the world that the men of Nebraska have just
as much rock-bottom, common sense as the women did
last Wednesday when they voted to reduce their down
town parties to one a year.
The Interfratemity Council has another chance to
be of real service.
There is a bill pending before the state legislature
to prohibit pledging of any man who has not completed
at least one full academic year. The bill is one that in
effect makes second-semester pledging mandatory.
Fraternity men on the campus do not seem to rea
lize the significence of this proposed measure, and are
blandly going about their way as usual. The bill if
passed will have ,r-reaching consequences on the fra
ternity structure at Nebraska, Especially is this true
now that the campus has just gone through a period of
rapid expansion in number of chapters.
So far no organized action has been taken by the
fraternities for protection of their interests, as might
very easily be done through the agency of the Inter
fratemity Council.
The legislative committees to whom are referred
all bills, hold public hearings at which those interested
may give testimony. It is perfectly in, order for the
fraternities of the University to prepare to testify at
the public hearing which may be held on this bill to
make second-semester pledging mandatory. The Inter
fratemity Council is the logical body to take steps in
this matter.
"I would like to look at your light bulbs, please.
Preferably a frosted one in a very dark say blue or
purple, with the least number of watts, I believe you
call ft You see, it is for the porch at the house."
Old Rr
Bound volumes of The Daily Nebraskan on file in
the editorial office are in many cases torn, mutilated,
and in part, rotted away. They are in a condition
hardly anticipated by the students who many years ago
took pride in "putting, out" the school paper.
The reason for it is the use of wood pulp paper.
Old newspapers if allowed to stand in the sun or
otherwise exposed to the weather for a 'few days quick
ly lose their whiteness, become brittle, and crumble
away. This is the same thing that happens at a slower
rate to bound volumes which are stored away for re
ference in the files of the newspapeT office or in the
libraries.
Newspapers printed on rag stock paper, which was
used entirely about thirty or forty years, ago, are in
a more perfect state of preservation than those of ten
years ago printed on the later wood pulp stock. In
some libraries it has been found necessary to glaze the
sheets in order to prevent complete crumbling.
This lack of permanence of the paper stock was
part of the price paid for the cheapness of the paper.
Without cheap paper it is possible that modem papers
would not be as large as they are at present. The need
for a few copies printed on more, permanent paper in
order to inake durable record has become apparent.
M.rne! newspapers are beginning to print a limited num-
1 .r I ct pies on rag stock paper in order better to
r-tv :-:' e the- present for future reference.
The I'li'ily" Nebraskan started a few days ago to
I . ...i four copies cai'.y on rag stock for files which will
go to the library, the historical society, and the office
file. It's up to the staff of reporters, copy-readers,
and editors to fill these papers with something' worth
while to preserve.
Tn Rat Man recalls the good old days when men
decorated the steps of the Armory.
The University of Ohio evidently believes in dat
ing on a large scale. The co-eds may now be entertain
ed as week end guests at the fraternity houses. From
now on it is to be supposed that the comfortable habit
of lounging "in the parlor" and indulging in ungentle
manly language must be sacrificed for the sake of tha
guest's. We might suggest this as good material for tho
playwright who likes house party plols.
Edsel has all the Fords he'll ever want, but wish
he had some education.
Many college students think they have all tho
education they'll ever want, but what they a into 10
have is just a few more coupes.
Kansas is threatened with a No-Mince-rie law. Both
booze and cigarcta are taboo in that state. Senator
Finley one of the legislators advocating repeal of
the anti-cigaret law, told the press his faction in the
Kansas assembly will exert every effort to pass the pie
law if their crusade for cigarcts fails.
Vera Barger Writes of Experiences
In Escaping From Floundered Ship
Thousands of scientists are spending their lives tiy
inf to find facts. Yet, much of humanity ignores the
most commonly known facta, if they seem to interfere
with immediate welfare.
Some of the intellectuals are beginning to wondeT
what "free thought" really is free from.
In Other Columns
The Why of the Cram
'"If I can only get through these next few weeks "
There isn't a student on the campus who, if he has not
expressed that thought, has not been conscious of it.
The last two or three weeks of any quarter have come
to be nightmare to every student, conscientious in his
work or not.
Nine instructors out of ten will advise the student
not to cram the night or so before an examination, and
yet these same instructors will assign so much extra
work during the last few weeks, to prove that their
courses are not pipes, that there is no chance for a
sane review if he student expects to keep up with his
daily work.
The result is that there is a mad rush and dash that
sets everybody's nerves on edge and gains the ones
most concerned practically nothing.
If the instructors would only learn to give the bulk
of their work at the beginning of the term and allow
the students time at the end to get a real review, there
might not be so many failures and there certainly would
be more education gained, which is usually conceded
to be the primary aim of a college course.
Montana Kaimin
A Study in Quizzes
With the present day mania for group meetings
and organizations, it might be suggested to the ad
vantage of both instr actors and students, that the in
structors plan some sort of schedule for mid-semester
examinations.
Finals are conceded to be a necessity, and are ar
ranged accordingly. Even quizzes are acceptable, if
not with pleasure, at least with an appreciation of their
real value. But the ire of all serious minded students
is arounsed by the injustice in the present method of
administering mid-term examinations.
It is a trifle disconcerting to have anywhere from
four to seven quizzes announced for from three to five
consecutive days, and at the same time he expected to
carry on the regular routine of laboratory work, writ
ing themes,and outside reading. It is not a fair test
of the student's ability. After dropping everything to
review thoroughly for the first two or three quizzes, his
other work usuall ybegins to pile up so fast that he digs
into that, and trusts to fate to help him through the re
maining examinations.
Review is necessary, but it is unreasonable to ex
pect any studffnt to review for Greek history, Advertis
ing, French grammar, and sociology at the same time.
Human minds aren't made that way, even in the case of
the few Dantes and Shakespeares.
Of course, each instructor naturally thinks his
course is the only one of importance. But granting
that, consider the poor student with five or six most
important courses.
Our suggestion is more and shorter quizzes.
Daily Kansan
A letter written by Win fcra
Barger, Y. W. C. A. Secretary in
China, to Mrs. Will Field of Lincoln,
relates some of the experiences she
encountered while traveling in China
durinp; the last three months. Mis.
Barger, a Nebraska graduate, visited
Lincoln a year ago this week on her
way to China.
Telling of a trip from Tekin to
Shanghai In December she wTites:
"We took passage on the Lien
shlng, the largest and most comfort
able coast boat We were due to leave
Peking on Tuesday morning, but a
terrific storm came up. It was In
tensely cold and the river frofo. We
had about a three hour trip from
Tientsin to the Taku Harbor. We
were finally able to board our boat on
Tuesday night Wo were due to sail
the day after at daylight, Wednes
day morning, and had gone only a
short distance from the pier when
we found ourselves stuck in a mud
bank. This made us have to wait un
til the next tide, which was six
o'clock that night. We were due to
arrive in Shanghai at 10 Sunday
morning.
"At twenty minutes of four Sun
day morning, I awakened, and, as is
my custom looked at my watch. I
was lying there awake when sudden
ly I heard a crash and a grating and
grinding: All had been so quiet and
.... w J l . 1
SO Still ana 1 Knew lnnianuy inoi
something had happened but did not
know whether we were on the rocks
or whether we had crashed into an
other boat. The next instant some
one went down the hall and as our
room was the nearest to the lounge
we heard the message first. "Every
body on deck." The only thing that
entered our minds was to get some
thing warm on and to get to the
deck, and both Louise Morrow and I
thought that we of course had no
right to clutter up a lifeboat with
any baggage. I put on my shoes, slip
ped on my coat and hat, grabbed my
woolen knickers and two dresses and
my gloves and my steamer rug.
Somehow my stockings had gotten
mixed up and I didn't get my hands
on them.
"When we got to the deck, we
realized that we had forgotten our
lifebelts and I hastily ran back and
grabbed them and returned instantly
to the deck, for the boat was listing
already. I slipped on my woolen
knickers and then we went and stood
by our lifeboat. By this time, a good
many people were on deck and the
captain was directing the lowering
of the lifeboats. The boat was list
ing rather rapidly. It seemed a long
time before the lifeboat was out so
we could get into it There was rather
a rush of Chinese men to get into
the boat. The captain held them back,
pulled some of them out of the boat
and said, "Women and children
first" There were about thirty-five
foreign passengers on board, a mo
ther with four little children, a man
and his wife and a little babe, then
five or six foreign women jmd the
rest men.
"We stepped into the lifeboat,
sitting where we could. The other
boats were f asct being lowered. They
started to let us down when the cap
tain realized that the deck was
crowded full of people below and
that they would make an effort to
get into the lifeboat, so he had to
hold the boat and not let it down. He
suddenly learned that tho plug: was
n&t In the boat and o called to the
Ailor to put them In. Wo aat there
in the lifeboat while tho rest of them
worked to lower them. Tho report
came to us that water was not coming
Into the boat. This was most reas
suring.
""Finally the captain came back
and aaid, 'Lower the boats instantly.
Then v all knew that tho boat was
sinking. Almost the worst ordeal of
the whole thing: as in lowering the
lifeboat One end went down faster
than the other and then the aide got
caught on the boat. The people next
to the boat pushed it off and thus we
went from side to side and end to end
until finally the 'boat was in the
water. Our lifeboat swung around
and kept dashing against the Bide of
the big boat down near ,the sinking,
end. This was another terrifying ex
perience, for it looked as if we would
be dashed into splinters. There were
not enough oarlocks in the boat, but
finally we got in the few that were
there and by great effort, pushed off.
"The man who happened tovbo in
front of me got his hands on the oars,
but he was so utterly dated that ho
did not know what he was doing and
seemed to have no strength whatso
ever, so I took hold of the oar and
did what I could. I was in the wrong:
position for rowing, but I rowed
nevertheless. We rowed as hard as
we could to gt away so that we
would not go down with the suction
of the big boat. All the time the sky
rockets were being shot as fast as
they could. The whistles had sounded
the warning, and the wireless oper
ator was right at his post.
"This all happened at 4 o'clock in
the morning while it was still dark.
Yoy can never know the joy when
dawn came and we saw approaching
us a boat much smaller than an aver
age passenger boat, for the pilot boat
which brings the various pilots down
the Yangtze River for every boat
going up the river must have a spe
cially licensed pilot on it, was coming
toward us at a high rate of speed.
Before the dawn 'wT had seen the
search light on the water from time
to time, so we knew tnat a boat was
coming."
NEW SOCIAL SCIENCE
HONORARYIMSTALLED
Chapter of PI Gamma Mil Formally
Installed at the University
Of South Dakota
TermilHon, S. D., Fen. 10 A chap
ter of Ti Gamma Mu, national social
science fraternity, was formally in
stalled at the University of South
Dakota lr.st week. This is tho seven
teenth special departmental or hon
orary Greek letter society which has
been organized on tho campus.
The following officers were in
stalled: Dr. C. C. Josey, professor of
philosophy, president; Aneico Rashid
Lemmon, vice-president; Mrs. Cor
inne II. Jackson, Vermillion, secre
tary. Membership in the fraternity
is restricted to seniors, graduate stu
dents and faculty members. The
social sciences included in the frater
nity are economics, sociology, his
tory, philosophy, and psychology.
Charter members of the fraternity
are: G. G. Andrews, associate profes
sor of history; Carl Christol, pro
fessor of history; Lee E. Deets, as
sociate professor of sociology; Her
bert S. Schell, instructor in history;
C. W. Smith, principal of high
school; Howard R. Bostian, profes
sor of pianoforte ; E. S. Sparks, dean
of College of arts and sciences; E.
M. Stevens, professor of psychology;
C, S. Thorns, professor of sociology.
J. C. TJaden, professor of Gorman'
E. V Wagner, professor of busine..
administration; Raynor G. Welling,
ton, professor of history; Homcj
Fitch, Instructor in psychology.
The annual traveling exhibition 0f
architectural problems of tho Scarab
honorary architectural fraternity, 1,
being- shown at George Wellington
University.
ICING
SAXOPHONES
'and
Band Instruments
"Best
By
Test"
Sold only by
Schaefer & Son
1210 o St.
Flowers-
-Cut flowers of all kinds, roses, carnations, sweet
peas, etc. Potted plants fresh each day.
Corsages for the students in the latest designs and
colors.,$1.50 to $5.00 mad in any design at no extra
charge.
AT
Fin Candies
Cut Flowers
Luncheonettes
Lewis'
Phone B-IS40
Successor to Braces
Oscar Enslow, Florist
"Watch For and Patronise the Green Coaches"
O. L. & B. GREEN COACH SERVICE
Leave University Place, 25th Warren
A. M. 6:22, 6:37, 6.52, 7:07, 7:22, 7:37, 7:52, 8:07, 8:22, 8:37.
P. M. 4:22, 4:52, 5:07, 5:22, 5:37, 5:52, 6:07, 6:22, 6:37.
Leave Lincoln. 12th N .
A. M. 6:45, 7:00, 7:15, 7:30, 7:45, 8:00, 8:15, 8:30, 8:45.
P. M. 4:45, 5:00, 5:15, 5:30, 5:45, 6:00, 6:15, 6:30, 6:45.
At other time a departure la on hour and half hour. Last throufh from
Lincoln 11:22 P. M. Last throufh from Uni Place 11. -00 P. M.
Sunday Service starts 1 hour later and discontinues 1 hour earlier
None So Blind
College life is filled with disillusionment. Take,
for example, the blind date. Professionally speaking, a
blind date is a situation where a young man srends an
evening with a young lady someone a frienc has re
cr amended as the ultimate in perfection wondering
why he ever believed the party of the first part was a
friend of his. A blind date is like getting caught in a
downpour of rain with a new straw hat; there's nothing
to do about it and the evening is bound to be ruined
as well as the straw hat.
Blind dates are said to have originated in Turkey
where the women wear veils and it is considered
decidedly improper for a man to see a woman until he
marries her. Modern advancement and enlightenment
has outlawed the veil and does not require a young man
to marry a blind date he must merely spend the eve
ning with her and swear as penitance for his sin, "Never
again!"
Consider the tragedy of the blind date. A fine, up
standing, good-looking young man with time running
freely in his hands is easily susceptible to the tempta
tions of friends who could outlie an Ananias in their
effort to get a ride in his new roadster to their party.
With rosy words they picture the charms of the young
lady to the unwilling hero. He falls and the tragedy
moves into the second scene.
It is in her home. Sofi, lights mingle with the dull
furnishings as he sits waiting. Nonchalantly he smokes
a cigaret, carefully placing the ashes on the tray. After
fifteen minutes, she comes tripping down the stairs
all fclind dates come trippingly into the room and in
his confusion he drops the last ashes on the rug. In
stead of the small armful of blond perfection he has
envisaged, she is a tall, lanky brunette with as much
charm as a clothespin. The evening is a blur in his
mind and if he had a nickel for every time he contem
plated violence to someone and something, he would be
able to supply the whole fraternity with gum for a week
There' is none of the usual rtnlling on the way
back ; no lack ri gas in the tank, no busted spark-plugs,
and no speed laws. This simple human drama comes to
a close with an awful climax as the handsome, upstand
ing hero delicately sips a glass of Hemlock, and slinks
to the floor with the dying words. "Wrhat an awful wet
blanket! I hope to be eternally damned if I ever do it
again "
But blind dates are as much a part of a person's
education as Physical Hygiene, Doc Young's lectures, or
Library Methods. Who shall say that they do not tend
to make bigger and better men better men because
they have known the worst, and bigger because they
have learned their lesson. "
. The Minnesota Daily
Talks of eating at the
You, we shall assume, are a .
moderate eater at Breakfast,
either because of your pocket
book or vour appetite. You en
ter the Central Cafe (1325 P
Street) and occupy a seat at
counter or table, whichever
suits you best. A waiter hands
you the menu, brings you a
"set up", consisting of a glass
of water and two pieces of but
ter. When your order is given
you are then supplied with the
necessary knife, fork, spoon,
etc.
The entire reverse side of the -menu
card is devoted to Break
fast Combinations and A La
Carte Breakfasts. -
There are eight Combination
Breakfasts. They are ordered
by number and not by the items
they comprise. Eeach combina
tion - includes your 'choice of
Coffee or Milk; the price is 25
cents and no substitution is al
lowed, although some variations
may be made.
For example Combination
Breakfast No. 1 gives you one
Egg, any style of cooking; two
pieces of Bacon; two pieces of
Toast with two pieces of But
ter; and your choice of Coffee
or Milk. The price is 25 cents.
But in lieu of the Toast you
may have three Wheat or Buck'
wheat Cakes; and cost will be
30 cents. Or you may have
Waffles instead of the Toast
and the cost will be 40 cents.
Combination Breakfast ltd. 2
has the same as No. 1, except
that one piece of Ham takes the
place of the two slices of Bacon.
And it may be varied by order
ing Cakes or Waffles instead of
the Toast.
Combination Breakfast No. 3
contains two Eggs, any style, in-
stead of the Egg and meat.
And may be varied same- as the
preceding.
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I Communication 1
"Long enough
to reach the ground"
II NCOLN'S famous answer to the question
J "How long should a man's legs be?"
suggests a similar answer to the question
"How large should an industrial organiza
tion be?"
Large enough to do its job, of course, which
simply means thatthere's need in this country
of ours for both small and big businesses and
both can prosper.
The job of providing electrical communi
cation for the country calls for a vast organ
ization backed by vast resources. And that's
what the Bell System is. "
Here great size has advantages in greater
operating efficiency through which its cus
tomers benefit, and advantages to those en
gaged in the industry who find here a wide
range of interesting work ofiering oppor
tunity to men of varied talent.
Makers of the Nation's Telephones
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