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L- THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, irjj TWO THE DAILY NEBRASKAN. The Daily Nebraskan Station A, Lincoln, Nebraska OFFICIAL PUBLICATION . UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA Under direction of the Student Publication Board TWENTY-EIGHTH YEAR Published Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday mornings during the academic year. Editorial Off Ice University Hall 4. Business Office University Hall 4A. Office Hours Editorial Staff, 3:00 to 6:00 except Friday and Sunday. Buslnesi Staff: afternoons except Friday and Sunday. Telephones Edltorl.il: B-6891, No. 142; Business: B-6891, No. 77; Night B-6882. Entered as second-class matter at the postofflce In Lincoln, Nebraska, under act of Congress, March 3, 1879, and at special rate of postage provided for In section 1103, act of October 3, 1917, authorlied January 20, 1922. SUBSCRIPTION RATE J2 a year Single Copy 5 cents 11.25 a semester MUNRO KE2ER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF MANAGING EDITORS Dean Hammond Maurice W. Konkel NEWS EDITORS W. Joyce Ayres Lyman Cass Jack Elliott Douglas Tlmmerman Paul Nelson Cliff F. Sandahl ASSISTANT NEWS EDITORS Vernon Ketrlng Leon Larimer Betty Thornton CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Catherine Hanson J Hunt William McCleery Robert Lalng Eugene Robb MILTON McGREW BUSINESS MANAGER ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGERS William Kearna Marshall Pltzer Richard Rlcketts BUSINESS OR SPORT? Football! Is It a. business? Or la it a sport? Unthinking adherents cry that it Is football, rootball, football as if that were a magic word glorifying, explaining, and even justifying its every word, its every thought, its every action. If football Is merely a sport, if its expenditures lire solely for the pleasure of the limited number of students who participate in the game and the thous ands who watch the games, The Dally Nebraskan can see no justification for it. Mammoth stadia, high-salaried coaching and athletic administrative staffs, expensive equipment. These are not the ac companiments of sport for sport's sake. As a sport, football can no more justify such expenditures than could any activity, It football is entirely a business, if it is de signed solely to furnish outdoor entertainment to massing thousands, positions to coaches and admin istrators, work to makers of athletic equipment, its position in collegiate life could hardly be Justified. Only as football combines the ijualltles of sport and business with the addition of the unifying force of a university consciousness can its present great scale be Justified, The Daily Nebraskan believes that football is more than just a sport. It believes that in it lies the basis for substantial training In moral caliber tor both participants and spectators. The Daily Nebraskan believes that it Is more than Just a busi ness. It believes that financial arrangements in volved in the handling of the game should be made, not. solely from a commercial standpoint but from a larger view of the development of such Interests as will best develop a finer university. I'nthlnklng adherents of football call madly for support for the team, as if It were a divine right of football to receive support. Pep, support, spirit, are not Justified for the sake of football as such. These qualities of student enthusiasm which have played a major part in the victory of many a gridiron aggregation justify themselves, not in foot ball, not in victory, but in themselves. The enthus iasm, the spirit that knits a student body together, I hat makes students conscious of themselves and I heir fellows, that brings a fuller realization of the existence of the University in which they are stu dents and the University's place in the life of the state, that spirit justifies Itself. And it provides one of the major justifications of the present foot ball program, The Pally Nebraskan has opposed the removal uf the program concession from the hands of the Corn Cobs because it believes that football is not ?ntlrely a business here. It believes that the Corn t'obs have been an Integral part of the football icene. It believes that commercialization of co-eds to such an extent as would be necessary to handle all stadium concessions Is undesirable. It believes ihat the university student body Is opposed to un utlra commercialization of the game. The Pally Nebraskan points to Hie program of rallies planned for the football sensou, not as cen lers for the demonstration of duty, and of unques tioned loyalty. It points to the rallies as an ln legral part of university life, the touchstone to the consciousness of the reality of the university as a university rather than as a conglomerate mass of students. On such a dmhIh The Daily Nebraskan calls attention to the opening pre-gaine rally Friday evening in the Coliseum. PREPARING FOR WORK The end of a battering ram receives the hardest knocks. It Is the agent which performs the Im mediate task at hand. Kven though greater strain Is levied upon it than upon the remaining portions of the instrument it does not break down sooner because harder stuff enters Into Its composition. Tliose who go to college may be likened to the end of a ram. They do work others less well edu cated are not capable of doing, yet do not falter sooner than others. They have been trained for bucIi tasks. College students may expect to take harder knocks' in the world after graduation because they will do work carrying with it greater responsibility and requiring greater efforts to accomplish. Their preference Is for this and their cholee Is deliberate. They do not complain. To train to withstand these knocks is out purpose in school. It is not an un pleasant task in itself and the Joy of accomplishing bigger things afterward will well reward any sacri fices that may be made at the present in order to become among those few at the head of the mach inery of accomplishment. STUDENTS AND DOORS In the past three years, the center of student population hss moved to the district between R and Vine streets, from Fourteenth to Seventeenth streets. The majority of the students who live In that section use S street when going to the campus, because it is the handiest and most central way. The use of libraries for study has greatly in iieaaf.il in the pant, lew years, especially the library In Social Sciences building. But in order to get Into that building in the evening, it Is necessary for students to walk around to the south door, Just off of ft street. The custom of keeping the south door unlocked was sensible when the bulk of the students would naturally use that door. But now that the center of population has'shlfted, both doors could well be left open in the evenings. THE BAND With horns bright, and shining and streamers fluttering, Nebraska's ninety piece It. O. T. C. hand will make its first real appearance Saturday when It parades on tho stadium field for the Montana game. This year's band is the largest In the history of the University, and its director, William T. Quick, believes It will be one of the best. The Corn Cobs are the official pep makers among university men. The Tassels hold the same place among the co-eds. Not detracting in the least from the spirited work of either group, it Is true that the band lias been the nucleus of school BpTrli at most athletic events. It could not have accom plished what It has without the support of the Tas sels and Corn Cobs, but neither could tiiey have carried on effectively had It not been for the band. That Is history. The school at present faces a formidable football schedule both at home and away from home. No team can hope to win without the genuine support of the student body behind it. And it is this support, this spirit that the band must generate at the games. Spirit and determination to win has tipped the dope bucket many times in Nebraska's favor. It is n factor with which statis ticians and prophets cannot reckon. It is the factor that has won for the Coruhuskers in face of un beaten Notre Dame teams. For the past two years R .0. T. C. inspectors have spoken enthusiastically of the Nebraska band and rated it as one of the best In the corps area. At athletic events, the band has been called upon and has always responded. Its members and Its leader have promised that this same loyalty will continue. With the bigger band Nebraska should have an even better football team. THE RAGGKR:, Maybe it won't be quite as cool at the Coliseum Saturday night as at the park, but there is this much about it shoe shines will still be good for Sunday. Collegiate mob scene: Half a hundred fresh men milling around trying to get freshman lecture papers. " The straw vote for Hoover and Smith Tuesday had one advantage. It gave students a chance to discover who was running for presidents "IN MY OPINION Open the Library" It seems that the library staff has taken per sonal offence at a suggestion that the writer ad vanced a few days ago. This was, briefly stated, a suggestion that Hie library he opened on Friday and Saturday evenings, and, more iartlcularly on Sunday afternoons. The suggestion was about to die the usual death accorded all ideas on this cam pus when it was given a new lease on life by E. II. in his Opinion in The Nebraskan for October 9. It appears that E. H. considers that the writer's intention in his former article was to criticise the library staff. Let it be understood at the outset that such Is hot the case. Indeed, the writer has nothing but admiration for the efficient way in which the library functions when It is open. The suggestion made was that in view of tho current crowded conditions, and the lack of text hooks that are placed on reserve, that it would be a considerable aid to many students if, instead of being closed, the library should be open on week end evenings, and Sundays from 2 until 8 o'clock. The writer previously affirmed his belief that this ?ffort is worthwhile even If only a few Btudents take advantage of the opportunity thus offered. After all those "so-called Intellectuals" are more worth while saving than all the rest of the so-called students. If the staff feels that this proposition will place an undue burden upon them, the writer wishes to call attention to tho fact that It was proposed also to increase the staff with this very end in view. This could be done very easily, and at very little expense. Den Hur. CORRUPTION CHARGED To the Editor: The excessive corruption of the national poll t leal organizations threatens to choke the spirit of our elections. Just recently the House of Rep resentatives found It necessary to refuse seats to two would be representatives on account of corrupt elections, the specific charge being the flagrant misuse of money. On our own campus the council has retained the results of the election held on Tuesday last because tho candidates had money used to their benefit. Though we realize that "politics is poli tics," Article IV of the constitution states, "Nor shall any money be spent on behalf of any candi date. Any candidate violating tlds rule either In person or through his supporters Bhall hereby be come Ineligible." The Student Council is to be highly commended, for upholding the spirit of the campus elections. That the candidates' of the "Yellow Jackets are guilty is certain. The names of Art Easter, Morris Fisher, and Howard Gardner were printed on vari colored circulars generally distributed about the campus. The fact that money was spent is testified to at the foot of the circular". Since the withdraw ing candidates are members, of the name faction and the bills were printed by them we may readily suppose tha tthe action had the support of the "Yellow Jacket" political organization. Likewise, there is no doubt but that the can didates of the "Blue Shirts" are guilty to the viola tion of the same article. Fortunately this system of campaigning was stopped dead In its tracks, through the wisdom of the Council's action. Other wise there would be no hindrance to the continua tion of the practice. The amount, astonishingly generous, subscribed by the Alpha Tbu Omega frat ernity of the "Blue Shirt" faetion indicates how rapidly the system would spread. The logical outcome of the situation Is appar ent. The offending candidates' names should be struck from the list and the votes cast for them declared void, such candidates as are remaining con tinuing the election with the valid ballots cast. To hold a re-election would be to mitigate the offense offering the opposing factions new opportunities after the failure nf their first tnoM, !t ui elim inate this brand of politics from the University of Nebraska from the very beginning. A Modern Publlus. FROM OUT THE DUST. Amiil the rush ir net vltlrn, wtriiil anil nirrlrnliir, 1 rrimir to my room twill from the iImmI coveivil Imokslirlf I tinny n volume, M'urcrl.v notlerd before. Hero I find mirci-uxa fnim lilt- iirtiniiioiioun grind nf 111 dii.i n wlilrh seem to Mumble nHn the heel nf tlliiftr preceding. Interpreted by Phil Blake and LaSelle Gllman. Some say that when university professors publish books they are not best sellers and are only of Interest to other professors and the scholastlcally minded. I'ruf. L. C. Wimberly has Just published a collection of folklore which would prove interesting to anyone. Entitled "Folklore In English and Scottish Ballads." It is an exhaus tive survey of those customs and beliefs that in the English and Scottish popular ballads center about religion and magic. It in cludes ballads of the Otherworld along with fairies and witches, dealing with death and burial as related to ghost lore. "Folklore." Joseph Jacobs has remarked, "has somewhat, the ver satility of the elephant's trunk, in that It can deal with the mbst triv ial of children's rhymes, while at the same time laying hands upon the very secrets of man's being and inmost thoughts." l'erhaps It Is a little late to com ment upon the University Flayers last week, for if anyone were in spired to see "The Spider" after reading this, (egotistic thought!) T ownsrnd portrait photographrr-Ad it would be useless, now. How ever, the Flayers' first production was a dramatic success, and we would tend to disagree with the criticism lead which stated that it was not as a play should be. Per haps it was not of the ordinary type; it was not meant to be, and It was the element of unusualness and mystery which packed the auditorium at. every show. Kay Ramsay seems to have developed marvelous skill as a magician, sud denly, while the university thought he was instructing students in dramatics, and 'Mr. (). J. Fee un doubtedly made a grave mistake In going into business instead, of Scotland Yard. In our humble and ignorant opinion, we offer one criticism. The element of reality was care fully held through Hie entire per formance, from first tov last; except when they digressed to show scenes from the dressing room and the manager's office. For some reason, that broke the trance. Article on Chemistry Written by Dr. Avery Dr. Samuel Avery is the author of an article which appeared In tho September Issue of the Journal of the American Chemical society, "The Action of Sodium Benzyl Cy anide with Clnnamlc Ester. II." This article was also read at the meeting of the division of organic chemistry, American Chemical so ciety, at St. Uquis. Dr. Avery has recently received a number of re prints of the article in pamphlet form. .ELECTSjeOPFICERS Jonique Society Is Revived After Having Lapsed Since 1925 The reorganized Ionique society an organization for the promotion of architectural engineering, held Its second meeting Wednesday eve ning. The society, under the sponsor ship of Professor Smay, elected Al bert, J. Rlchter, president; Henry Ohlsen, vice president; and Henry Kleinkauf, secretary and treasurer. The Ionique society was organ ized in 1926, lapsed for a period, and Is now being rebuilt with- un usual Interest. During the course of the year the group plans to sponsor exhibitions from the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design in New York. It will also sponsor other exhibitions of archi tectural work. Special for Thurs., Oct. 113oc Roast Pork Tostette Waldorf Salad Any 5c Drink -AT- RECTOR'S ISth & P Hts. Open a Fashion Shop In Your Own Room! No Riskl No Expenaal No Invest ment! Wa Furnlah Everything! Here'a a wonderful opportunity for co-eds who have extra pep nnd want extra money. Open a fnsliimi shop In your own room and miikr. from 13 to $10 a day taking order for Parmode Tailored Dresses H,l( Llnuerlo from your friends. Knuy and pleasant work. Kxpertune'p valuable hut not necessary. Xn money needed. We supply com plete outfits free. WriLe todny. Mrs. Dalano Parmode Co., C-13 St. Louis Sororities Ask about our new plan t0 aid your house or building fund. LOU HILL Clothes WONDERFUL VALUES OLD LOCATION NEW LINE 1S0 "O" Street Room 3. HtJ9oi 03!00 1 And We Don't Feel Much Like Working Stoats ILcBoG aa Our Subscription Lists Are Compiled And AG? Ir$SW IP(5QtlIl -At- LONG S COLLEGE BOOKSTORES CO-OP BOOK STORE TILMAN'S BOOK STORE It's pretty tough on the non-subscribers but BEGINNING TODAY only sub scribers will receive copies. NO FOOLIN' We will accept sub scriptions at the "Rag" Business Office, north basement, "U" Hall. We are pre pared to handle the rush. We're aw fully fast at taking money. Maybe ,your Dad or Mother would like to know what happens at 'Collitch. MAILED ANYWHERE $3.00 per year Dear nr- what a bargain! EVERYBODY READS THE "RAG" Book Store Subscriptions $2.00 the year Not a bit out of your way. Faculty subscriptions de livered through campus mail $2.00 the year (Pretty soft for the faculty.) Asid IS yon ea&i't seadl yets east looft at the pltsseo ! t ....