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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN The Daily Nebraskan Station A. Lincoln. Nebraska OFFICIAL PUBLICATION UNIVERSITY OF NEBRAFKA Under direction of the Student Publication Board TWENTY-SIXTH YEAR Published Tuesday. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday mornings during the academic year. Editorial Office University Hull 4. RnklneflB Office U Hall. Room No. 4. . . . HourVEditorial Staff. 2:00 to f :00 except Friday and Sunday. Bu.inees Staff: afternoone except Friday and Telcphonel'ditorial and Business; B6891. No. 142. Night B6BS2 Entered as seconcTela.s matter at the P0'4?'1'".'".""."1:"! Nebraska, under act of Congress. March . ,n.d "Ji"'?1 rate of poiUne provided for in section 1108. act of October 8, 1917. authorised January 20. 1822. f 2 a year. SUBSCRIPTION KATE Single Copy cent tl-26 a semester WILLIAM CEJNAR Lee Vance Arthur Sweet Horace W. Gomon EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ManaKlnc Editor Aint. Mansiiinil Edjtor Ant. Managing Editor Kxth Palmer Isabel O'Hallaran Gerald Griffin James Rosse Florence Swlhart NEWS EDITORS Dwight McCormack CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Evert Hunt Oscar Norling Lincoln Frost Dwight McCormack Robert Lascb ASSISTANT NEWS EDITORS Mary Louise Freeman Gerald Griffin T. SIMPSON MORTON Richard F. Vette Milton McGrew William Kearns BUSINESS MANAGER Asst. Business Manager .. Circulation Manager Circulation Manager TUESDAY. MARCH 15, 1927 TWO BITS Klup, klup, klup, klup a telephone busy signal in crude written form is the answer got in the majority of cases when telephone calls are made in the evening to sorority or fraternity houses. The reason for it is quite simple. The telephone facilities are inadequate, and the persons lucky enough finally to get a call through talk to their heart s con tent before relinquishing the line to some one else. That people will want to talk a long time when they finally get their call through is a natural enough reaction. No fault can be found with them except F sibly in the extreme eases whcro conversations are carried along for thirty or forty minutes or more, i The real reason for the inadequacy of the tele phone service is the fact that the houses are not equipped with enough telephones.' One telephone in a house may be sufficient for one family or even two families, but when one telephone is asked to serve from twenty-five to forty or more peo ple it is asking too much. There are only a few organizations on the cam pus which are considerate enough for their members and their friends to have two telephones installed. Most of the others drag along on one telephone with all the accompanying inconvenience. The reason offered, of course, for having only one telephone in the house, is that telephone service costs too much. As a matter of act a telephone costs only seven or eight dollars a month or about two bits a month per member for the average house. The dividends in .minutes and hours saved for study which otherwise are spent trying to get a number, and the dividends in the satisfaction of not having to try all evening before finally succeeding, would be well worth 25 cents per member even for those rare frater nitj and sorority people who only seldom call or only seldom are called. One of the first signs of real spring appeared yes terday when gardeners began raking off the many lawns and flower beds on the campus. THEY'LL BE AVERAGING THE GRADES SOON The fact that Phi Beta Kappa men are found in great numbers in Who's Who and among the great men of the nation in science, art, literature, the bar, politics, and affairs should not discourage unduly those who fail in college to win this coveted honor. The successes of these men it will be noticed are in the main in those very fields where they displayed superiority in their college days literature, science, art, etc. The duller buddies who did not shine so brightly in class but were probably more active in lively student affairs, although no definite records of their accomplishments are kept as in the case of the Phi ,, Beta Kappa men, have probably distinguished them selves just as well in the fields for which, they are peculiarly fitted. In all this discussion about the after successes of Phi Beta Kappa men and women, there is all too often a tendency to forget that the men and women were chosen to Phi Beta Kappa membership because they displayed unusual ability, in particular lines, and that they are not successes because they were Phi Beta Kappa, but Phi Beta Kappas because they dispUved early success. If Phi Beta Kappa honors are won without exces sive effort simply as a natural result of inherent ability, the chances are that they are worthwhile. However, if they are won by conscious hard work with that as the only objective, and with everything else subordin ated, the coveted honor is likely to be only an empty one in the end, because there is not enough in reserve to back up and replenish the initial start. In Other Columns Measure Up to Your Citixenship One criticism of college students as a whole which, on the surface, seems to be well founded, is their in difference toward affairs which arise daily of state, national, and international importance. The student interest seems to be confined within the campus, boun daries. How many students are familiar with the principles and conditions involved in the United States' recent international arguments? How many could explain thp numose of the McNary-Haugen bill? How many know what precipitated the action of the house of repre- .entntives in impeaching Judge C. Y. JJeartn. If such indifference to comparatively important affairs follows students after their graduation, stagna tion of thought threatens the nation. A country's ed ucated citize .3 are its leaders, and the leaders must be alive to the country's problems. But as college students grow into college life from high school limitations, so will the majority of them grow to meet conditions they will face after graduation. Indiana Daily Student Notices Campus Activities Various organizations on the campus are at the present time receiving their annual wholesale bolstering as the result of the irflux of freshman tryouts. During the next few months it will be a matter of the survival of the fittest, and so on throughout the next three years in almost every competition. No more healthy tests of tenacity can be found in college life. That the benefits derived from campus activities at Michigan almost invariably outweigh the time and ef fort expended, is attested without hesitancy by those undergraduates who have been so engaged, or by alumni of the University who were active on the cam pus during their academic days. It is not only the definite training and experience which many of the activities afford that is often advantageous in rater life, but the numerous acquaintanceships and potential friendships which result can be established in no other way. Whatever type of work is followed, the tryout will receive, in return, fully as much as he gives. In many cases even greater rewards, generally concrete, sometimes intangible, will be his. The Michigan Daily A Popular Proposal While Buiue uiiiveibilieii in the East and in tho Middle-west are prohibiting student automobiles, the Southern Calfornia Dailj- Trojan recently put out special automobile edition. By the number of acessory and garage advertisements appearing in the edition, the automobile business aeems to be booming at that school. Falling in line with British and European univer sities, whose annual period of teaching and examina tion is from two or three months shorter than here, Harvard University has'decided to cut substantially the length of time now required of students in class room. The twofold purpose of this arrangement is to partially free the students from minute and continuous super vision of their studies, and to relieve the teachers of their excessive burden of teaching. Shortening the amount of class room work wouldn't be very objectionable to the students, but we don't think it would effect much of an improvement. Less class work and more research work may prove a good formula for the European students, but from present evidences it would prove disastrous for the American collegian. It is a well known fact that students at European universities are, on the average, older and more serious than their American brothers, and there fore can be safely given a freer rein. The American collegian on the other hand, who has just emerged from the close supervision of high school and who is a few very important years younger than the European stu dents, is not prepared for the freedom that Harvd would grant. The proof of the matter is that even now, with supervision comparatively close, the average col legian tries to see just how much he can get away with, and still graduate. A system whereby students might be given more freedom or allowed more "cuts" as they advanced from freshman to senior and as long as they maintain a cer tain average in marks, might be effective in American colleges. But granting a free rein under present con ditions will tend only to aggravate present evib. New York University Daily News TUESDAY, MARCH 15 P. E. O. . P. E. O. Luncheon on Tuesday March IS. at Mrs. Bixby's. 284 N. 11 St. Home Ec Club n The Home Ec club will give a tea for all new students, faculty members and Mome Ec rlub members, Tuesday, from 4:0 to 5:80 in the Home Economics parlors. Every one is urged to come and get acquainted. Theta Sigma Phi , Thetn Sigma Phi will meet Tuesday March IS, at 6 o'clock In S3 218. r -V. I: . Green Goblin meeting at the Lamba Chi house at 7 o'clock Tuesday March IS. Corn Cobs . There will be a meeting of Corn Cobs in the Temple at 7 p. m. promptly. Tuesday night. It is very important that every member be there on time, as the time will be given entirely to try-outs for parts in the skit. There will be meetings Wednes day and Thursday at the same time and place. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16 Girl's Commercial Club Girl's Commercial Club ousiness meeting Wednesday 6 o'clock at Ellen Smith Hall. Student Council Regular bi-monthly meeting of the Stu dent Council, Wednesday, at S o clock. In Temple 204. A Club . ,. Ag Club will meet in Dairy Hall Auditor ium at 7:1S Wednesday. A consideration of the plan for incorporating the depart mental clubs will be the main business of the evening. Every Ag out. Iota Sigma PI Iota Sigma Pi meeting Wednesday March 16 at 7 o'clock in Chemistry Hall. Lutherans Lutherans meet for Bible study Wednes day at 7 p. m. in Temple 202. THURSDAY, MARCH 10 Math Club Meeting of Math Chib on Thursday. March 17, In room 804 Mechanics Arts at 7:30 o'clock. There will be a number of short talks. STORRS SPEAKS TOENGINEERS (Continued from Page One.) fields of the Rocky Mountain region, he returned to the University, and in 1904 took his Masters degree, major ing in geology. In regard to popular questions of the transportation companies, Mr. Storrs sees a great future for such companies, since they no longer merely run street cars, but have changed to general transportation agencies giving rides on both street cars and busses at the present time. Mr. Storres asserts that there are about forty-three million people rjd ing electric cars every day, and that these can never be done away with in an economical fashion and still provide adequate service to the peo ple. No other vehicle can take the major part in the transportation of the puvlic that the electric car has done. In regard to the possibilities of people using private vehicles for transportation, Mr. Storrs says that even if everyone could afford this inesns of travel it would fa impna sible because if even half of the pop ulation were to resort to this method, the streets would soon become im passible, and parking of cars would be out of the question. Busses, according to Mr, Storres, could never carry the crowds and do good work without the aid of the electric cars which take the greatest amount of passengers and provide the safest, and speediest transportation) known today. One Year Ago The Scarlet and Cream tracksters of Nebraska annexed their second Missouri Valley indoor t'tle here when they piled tip an average of 36 3-4 points ' over Kansas Aggies with 19 1-4 tallies, Missouri was forced to accept third place. Due to Locke in the B 0-yard dash and low hurdles and Weir in the high and low barrier races, the Nebraska team was able to gather an early lead, the nice showing made by Captain which could not be overcome by the opposition. Locke tied the Valley re cord in winning the semi-finals and finals of the two races. The University formal season was brought to a close with the elaborate Pan-Hellenic ball at the Scottish Rite Temple. More than three hundred couples attended. A footman in liv ery, standing below a huge "Welcome Greeks" sign hung over the entrance, admitted the guests. The whole frontr age was illuminated with red lights. One hundred and fifty home econ omics teachers from all parts of the state attended the annual conference of the Nebraska Home Economics as sociation. The meetings were for the purpose of discussing professiona problems and were open to teachers home-makers, and all hon.e economics workers. An exhibit of original oil painting by contemporary American artists Talks of eating at the FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION For teaching foreign language a native teacher who has acquired knowledge of the foreign tongue, or a foreigner who has acquired some knowledge of our tongue? That's a question sometimes confronting for- cirri language departments of schools and college. There are advantages and disadvantages to either way. If a native teacher is employed, he can more easily converse with the students in their own mother tongue. He can explain details betteT. He has a better feeling for the mother tongue, and appreciates more the difficulties of learning a foreign language. He is likely to be more patient when students fail to' grasp the spirit of the foreign language which he is teaching. This is outweighed by the fact that he can never equal a foreigner in his own understanding of the language. If a foreigner is employed, he bring3 with him, of course, a better knowledge of the language he is to teach. The disadvantage is that he has difficulty in teaching because he is unable in many cases to speak our language as well as one of our own instructors. He is also likely to be less patient when students fail to master details and otherwise grasp the spirit of the language being taught. That native instructors are probably Letter, or elao easier to secure, is shown by the fact that most schools and colleges employ a majority of them. In many de partments, however, there are some foreign teachers. A few of them we probably needed in a wall-balanced department in order to keep the native instructors from becoming stale, and to give them contact with .-iiiiiio one -who is a native of the country whose lan ; iWy sire teaching. Verdict Is "Gentlemen Do Not Prefer Blondes" Bittle of Complexions in Creighton Debate Brings Out Names from Cleopatra to Mae Murray The bars are down now. It is gentlemanly to pre fer either a blonde, brunet or both. The burnine: question. "Do Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"? was decided Friday for students of Creignton university. The negative won, thereby establishing that gentlemen have no marked preferences, that per sonality is the deciding factor in men's choice. Both sides were on the defensive, the brunets being championed by brunets and blondes by blondes. Charles Moorehead and Catherine Southard were the brunet debaters, Robert J. Clarey and Miss Gene Vana, the blondes. Miss Southard was voted the best debater. A few facts in the dispute revealed that 78 per cent of the movie stars are brunets, and 85 percent of them blondes. It was admitted that the figures are constantly changing, depending on the prevailing color in vogue. Red Head Don't Count Clara Bow, star of "If, was declared at different stages of the debate to be both blonde and brunet. It was decided then, to eliminate her as a "red ihead," whom the debate did not concern. Valentino preferred brunets three times, and Mae Murray, cited by the affirmative as the "favorite of the tired business man," had four divorces, thus showing, the negative pointed out, that her popularity was not lasting. The debaters went back into history, disputing the complexion of Cleopatra, assailing Tex Guinan, New York cabaret proprietress, as a blonde, pointing out Madame Hccamicr, Madame do Stncl end Empress Josephine as some of the world's greatest brunets, and throwing a storm about the head of Queen Marie of Rumania. Madame Du Barry drew the remark "that dizzy blonde" from the negative. It was pointed out that all blondes are, "insincere, elusive, fickle, sensational and flighty, and perfidious. Look at the high class brunets on the legitimate stage compared to the frivolous empty-headed blondes in the Follies, if you don't believ it, the negative thrust further. Ooo She Dared Him! Miss Gene Vana, the blonde debater, offered to enlighten Charles Moorehead, her opponent, by practi cal demonstration with herself, as the subject to prove that blondes really are nice, if you know them. All of the fuming and arguing had a beneficial ef fect, Professor Charles C. Charvat, English teacher for whose benefit, outside of the 150 students present, the contest was held. "The di:bater had been lured by the subject into doing research work in literature, art, history and sociology as they hardly would be by any other subject, Furthermore they learned that concern with a topic which is uppermost in the minds of people is more worth while aa far as popular success is concerned than substantial one about which people do not concern themselves," he said. Omaha World-Herald Dinner Where Do You Eat? Lincoln is bountifully sup plied with places to eat. Hardly anywhere in the business sec tion are you out of sight of a hotel, a restaurant, a cafe, a coffee shop, or a lunch room, to say nothing of the drug stores where fountain lunches are served, the big stores with their cafeterias and dining rooms, and the Chamber of Commerce and certain Clubs. Competition, therefore, is keen: but, conducted in a spirit of fairness, of "live and let live", thero is good business for all. And the continued growth and success of the Central Cafe is the best evidence that Man ager Harris knows the secret of catering to the' Lincoln public. The Central is conducted as a place where busy business "and professional men, college stu dents, and others who have no time to waste in loitering and gossiping over their meals, can secure prompt and efficient ser vice and the best and cleanest of foods, admirably cooked and Berved at reasonable prices. This is not to say that the Central Cafe prulnoLes bulling of food, hasty eating, or gulp- -ing down of coffee or milk, thereby inviting indigestion. But there is the least possible delay in securing and delivering your order, and the ever-coming crowds are a hint to any but the - most obtuse that when your meal is properly finished, your seat at the table or counter is usually needed for another. , This does not mean that you are to change your habits of eat ing. If you "Fletcherize" at home, chewing each bite fifty or more times, do it at the Cen tral. But really eating a meal is one thing; and stopping to smoke a big, fat cigar or a doz en cigarettes, while you con summate a big business deal is quite another especially in a place where no "cover charge" . is made. Lincoln is not New York as you may have noticed in com paring prices. (To be continued) 1323 P Fountain Pens Large assortment to select from Schaeffer and , Waterman x We repair all mfikes LATSCH BROTHERS School Supplies 1118 0 St. was on display in the Art Gallery. Twenty-four paintings, especially as sembled for a college circuit, com prised the exhibit Among the prom inent artists represented were Emil Carlson, Ben Foster, Childe Hasseni, Hayley Liver, Gardner Symons, and Charles Woodbury. Walter Kiener, a former mountain guide in Switzerland, gava an illus trated lecture on the Swiss Alps at the Museum under the auspices of Sigma Gamma Epsilon, honorary geology department preparing for a career as lecturer. His collection of slides on the Alps was one of the most complete ever presented here. according to Professor Schramm of the department of geology. Have Us Clean And Press Your Garments It is surprising how much more wear you can get from them if kept clean and well pressed. "22 Years in Lincoln" Soukup & Westover Modern Cleaners 21 & G Sts. Call F2377 ANNOUNCING "s THE LAST WORD IN SPRING SHOES AWAY AHEAD OF THE ORDIN ARY SPRING STYLES. If Its New, We Have It! "The Bat" WATCH OUR WINDOWS SIZES 2 TO 8 WIDTHS AAA to C Prices: $485 to $785 And they fit beautifully THE FAMOUS 1109 "O" St. "Watch For and Patronise the breen Coaches" O. L. & B. GREEN COACH SERVICE Leave University Place, 25th A 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 A 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 times departure la on hour and half hour. Last through from Lincoln 11:22 P. M. Last through from Unl Place 11:00 P. M. Sunday Service starts 1 hour later and discontinues 1 hour earlier ROBERT H. WHITLATCH Y La stockroom to home office ''Graduating from Western Reserve University in 1921 I began business life with an idea thit 1 was 6tted for managerial work. Two yean found me in a good petition, but one with only a limited future. From S, I.. Kresge, of Cleveland. I learned of the wonderful opportuni ties offered by the Kresge Company of their provision that managers hare In the earnings of their stores. I saw the opportunity for a life work wherein the individual and his per sonal ability were of paramount lm portance. Friends tried to discourage me from making any change, but 1 had cauRht en enthusiasm that car ried me over discouragement. I left my comfortable desk work and started in the stockroom. Then I worked successively as floor manager assistant manager, and manager of a store at Rome, New York. Recently I have been transferred to a newly created work In the general office ot the company. The financial return that has come to me exceeds all that I had expected. The future la before me with oppor tunities open In proportion to the ability I may have to take advantage of them," Robert H. Whidauh Start out Right 'm the Business world Two men graduate from college. One may take ' ' a position where the immediate earnings are high. The other may start for less, but in a . . position with future possibilities. In a few ' " ' years the second man will probably pass the first in earning power with unlimited pos- . ' . nihilities ahead of him. ..... It's the difference between a "blind alley" job and a position with a future. Start out right, college men! The Kresge Com pany offers ambitious college men positions " with a future. You start at a modest salary. ' You're trained in every phase of our business. And as soon as you're ready you are placed in charge of one of our stores, a position that pays well. If you have the foresight to look beyond im mediate salary, and the ambition to reach the heights in the business field, write at once to our Personnel Department and we will arrange a meeting with a graduate of your own college who has already found success in the Kresge organization. Personnel Dept S S KRESGE CO 1 3 io ajrroiEj as'la ST OiU KRESGE BUILDING. DETROIT. MICHIGAN