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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1928 .THE DAILY NEBRASKAN The Daily Nebraskan Station X, Lincoln, Nebraska OFFICIAL PUBLICATION UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA Under direction of tho Student Publication' Board TWENTY-EIGHTH YEAR Published Tuaiday, Wedneeday, Thuraday, Friday,, and Sunday mornings during tha academic year. Kdltorlal Office Unlveralty Hall 4. Builneat Office Unlveralty Hall 4A. Office Houre Editorial Staff, Ik 00 to 6:00 except Friday and Sunday. Buslneee Staff: afternoona except Friday and Sunday. Telephones Editorial: B-6891, No. 142; Buslnesa: B-S891, No. 77) Nlent B-6M2. Entered aa aecond-olasa matter at the postofflce in Lincoln, Nebraska, under act of Congress, March 3, 1879, nd at special rate of postage provided for In section 1103, act of October 3, 1917, authorized January 20, 1922. ,7. SUBSCRIPTION RATE L IS year " Single Copy I cents S1.S5 semester MUNftO KEZER V. . . EDITOR-IN-CHIEF MANAGING EDITORS Dean Hammond Maurice W. Konkel NEWS EDITORS !V. Joyce Ayrea Lyman Cass Jack Elliott Pul Nslson Cliff F. Sandahl Douglaa Tlmmerman ASSISTANT NEWS EDITORS Vernon Ketrlhg William T. McCleery Betty Thornton CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Cliff F. Sandahl Joe Hunt William McCleery Robert Lalng 'Zll Eugene Robb . ' MILTON MefllReWrr. . . . '. . . . BUSINESS' MANAGER ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGERS' William Kearna Marshall Pltzer Richard Rlcketts GLORIOUS FOOTBALL The football season is over. The long hard practice hdurs for the Nebraska grtdders are a thing Of history now and once again the members of the Cornhusker football squad can enjoy the moderate pleasures of college life. Out on the field, night after night, week in and week out, the scarlet-clad moleskin warriors trained and worked to carry the Nebraska colors to victory on the football field. Fight)ng. working, drilling. The squad of some seventy-five men suffered in juries and bruises without complaint. They were thrown In the dirt, kicked at, pounded on and yet through the long days of the autumn season, they drilled Just for the joy of playing the game for the game itself. A large squad of men, the pride of the state, woifked and struggled, knowing full well that but "Yleven men could play the game and that only a third of the squad would earn the Nebraska "N" as a symbol and reward for the work. Yet on they Struggled, on and on with unceasing labors. Then there was the freshman team of more than one hundred men, working as hard as; their upperclass en. They, too, knew that their reward was only In playing the game for the love of the game. And then the coaching staff, that body of men who worked and toiled from the beginning of the school year until the season's finale on Thanksgiv ing day. No one knows what the coaching staff and players go, through unless it has been really experienced. Hours upon hours of agony spent in figuring, drilling and working to make their team the best In the land. Games went by and each successive week end found the Nebraska team with another foe to meet on the gridiron. Staleness was wont to creep in and so the coaches bent every effort to keep but the grim specter that knocks at the door ofvsry football camp as the season draws to a close. The coaching staff at. Nebraska, headed By Ernest E. Bearg, has finished Its task and nobly has It been done. Today, The Daily Nebraskan publishes its an nual football edition, dedicated to the men who have suffered and trained throughout the season Just for the mere Joy and love of playing the game and to the football coaches who have so diligently worked day la and day out through the season. Students who hare not played the game little realize what the members of the team go through during the sea son. They cannot appreciate the efforts given by these men throughout the practice hours and games on the field. But this special edition of The Dally Nebraskan and the Cornhusker banquet to night is an attempt of the student body at Nebraska to express lt appreciation of Its football team and coaches and the work they have done in the season that has Just closed. DON'T KID THE FLU The Influenza epidemic in Lincoln which has claimed the lives of four people and which con tinues unabated in the X liverslty has assumed a more serious aspect than was felt when the first few cases were reported two weeks ago. Dr. "tori N. Deppen and Dr. Charles Harms, university physi clang, have estimated that between 800 and 1,000 students are not in classes."" . , f In addition to the large number absent, there are many others who persist in staying In school despite severe .colds and fevers, the very symptoms of the disease. Besides endangering their own health, they are exposing fellow students to the malady. The disease Is recognized as very con tagious. Even when greatest precautions are taken it sometimes breaks out. The classroom, where no effort Is made to check the flu, becomes the easiest place for a person to contract it. Carefulness Is essential. . The conscientious stu dents feel hey must go to classes as long aa they are possibly able in order not to miss any assign ments or examinations. They are to be commended for this attitude but should realize the personal hazard Involved and should remember they are en dangering the safety of their classmates. In the Lincoln public schools, temperatures of students are taken daily and all those with colds or fevers are sent home and told to stay there until they are positively well. In university, students mu3t care for themselves. No means has been de vised to eliminate those having the disease. If they choose to come to classes, others free from the disease have no way of protecting themselves. The following precautions . against Jfcfluenia are suggested by several Lincoln physicians.- They -are not absolute preventative measures, as doctors agree there Is no sure means of not contracting the disease, but merely suggestions which lessen the chances of being afflicted by It. Here they are: 1. Maintain body resistance. 2. Get plenty of sleep. 3. Sleep well covered but with plenty of fresh CURATOR OR NOT Explanation of a senour university attempt to ouild a long-time program for student health, phys!- cal education, and athletics, appears in the news columns of The Daily Nebraskan today, with the ' release of a statement' cn tlx plan by Dr. T. J. Thompson. In common with other jxtprsof the? state, 'I he Daily-Nebraskarfe'tas amcMjiittly availed official ex planation of 4helIatt."."jaxflaunon- uiili oilirs. The Daily Nebrasliah did not etpect to receive the plan with great tavor. But a detailed account of the plan and of Its development makea a llfferent F.toiy. A few facts about the pUn are worth noting. That Herb Gish was on tho committee thich drew up the plan and unanlnuuMy approved It Indicates that the plan was acceptable to one uioHt closely In touch with the intercollegiate athletic situation. That Dr. R. G. Clapp was on the committer indi cates that it was considered meritorious by the physical eductto workers of the institution. That Dean Sealock was on the committee indicated it met the' approval of the' Teachers' college under whose control at present lies the coaching courses. Thatt L. E. Gunderson was on the committee indi cates that the plan met the approval of one directly concerned with the University's financial problem!. That Dr. T. J. Thompson was on the committee in dicated that it met the approval of one in touch wUU student needs and faculty sentiment. The plan apparently offers an opportunity for the development of a coordinated athletic and health program. It offers possibilities for the development of an organized medium for supplying the athletic P'ay needs of a constantly growing student body cf a freat educational Institution. It opens the way ta more adequate care of the physical life of the youth of the state during the process of education. It prepares the ground for the encouragement of a suitable program of Intramural athletics such as will furnish facility exercise tor all students, a tjpe of prcsram iuCQ ig rapidly being formulated la t' treat Midii. Western universities. That, the Psa bai been attacked la th. pubuc t s before k!rg ttnaeritood te regrettable. The v ".mlty kh tr.ch it has been received where : td and tY. !Portunltll, lt of(erg commend .if an a!U' i Mate, 'em interested In the develop ed university, caring for the ' a and development of the youth air. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. the flu Dress warmly. Keep hands clean. Be careful In the use of soiled handke'rchlefs. Spray nose and throat with antiseptics. Avoid crowds. Keep body In general good condition. Avoid association with others afflicted with THE RAGGER: Only a few more days now for the son and brother to make that old necktie last. Many a "good" Idea Is carried out by office boys In waatepaper baskets. Much of the poetry of today is said to be merely an escape of gas. Evidently there is something wrong with the meter. BETWEEN THE LINES By LaSelle Gilman It was high time that some one or other should take up the battle axe against the contemporary short story appearing in year-book form and entitled "The Best Short Stories of This-and-That." Louis Kronenberger, writing in the Times Hook Review, wiews me axe wen "Th World' Rest Short Stories.' says this reviewer, "it t harmless enoutrh book, because it offers pleasant reading material to those who want it and attempts nothing more; the literary critic can ignore it. But the O. Henry Prize Stories appears to be critical, attempts to be Impressive and offers exactly the lama kind of nleasant reading matter." And Mr. Kronenberger adds that O. Henry and his style havn outlasted their usefulness and should be gently cast aside. He does give credit to u-unen s year-book, however, and praises Kowral nr I h atnrles therein. For the writers have striven after a psychological effect, and in this di rection the art of short story writ ing must be turned if lt Is to gain ground. It Is rather well accepted that a playwright may pen his drivel all over a book and by adding a catch or surprise ending, succeed In stag ing the thing. WiUithis and other things in mind, I was suspiciously prepared for the University Play ers in "The Outsider," because I had read the ads. But Eureka! the play fortunately disregarded its own advertisements' ana went ahead In a totally becoming man ner. They let Zolley Lerner talk and gesticulate to success. Miss Ayres carried her crippled part well, but it really was a crippled part and Lerner was the driving and guiding organ. Melodramatic, yes. Surprise ending, no; it was obvious. Let Mr. Lerner wear the laural . wreath, .for he made the play; made lt much better' than The Spider," or "Two Gins Wanted." In the olden days giving all the sidewalk to a woman was courtesy. Today, giving her all the road is discretion and common sense. OTHER STUDENTS SAY- UNINVITED GUESTS A recent party at the Lincoln hotel, marked clearly the evidence of "crashing," Indulged In by a great number of the student body. The floor was too crowded for the enjoyment of dancing, and the favors planned for a definite number, were shared by dozens of uninvited guests. Article after article has been written upon the idea, and all these attempts have failed to Impress students that when they are not Invited they are not wanted. As long as the doors stand open, the public walks In, regardless of invitation. The only manner in which this situation may be met, is the one Indulged in by the picture shows. Either the guests should be Issued tickets to pre sent at the door, or come with Invitation in hand. It seems useless to attempt to entertain, and find your party becoming a public institution. Not only does lt seem unnecessary to be 'entertaining a num ber of unwanted members,' but the discomfort of those present also hurts. Appeals to the student conscience, have proved useless, and now the thing must be attacked dif ferently. It seems ridiculous to place a doorkeeper for a party, but what other way can be adopted to discourage theee students? C. D. Someone wrote to O. O. Mcln- tyre, stating that he was going off coast and that a friend bad ortereu to some Jungly port on the African lo send him any three periodicals he wanted. (Something like the Lost-on-a-Desert-Island book-self.) What should he take And Mr. Mclntyre advises him thus: Cos mopolitan, Time, and Variety. Oh, Oacar Odd, how we believed in you! I agree on only one Time. Time would keep him in touch with the world adequately. But variety; The trouper's Bible. Cosmopolitan Is huge and has many words- oy good writers, but "U all depends unon the taste of the gentleman going off to steaming tropics. Why not Harpers? Or the Post-?- Or Snappy Stories? Any of them but In Variety he will find that Eddie Klatskl Is doing a slap-stick turn on the Mid-Western vaudeville cir cuit, and that "Kate should please write. Erny." And yet, perhaps representative American material, these three periodicals going out to A frica. ft. l. The Kosmet "Thre is a person," said a stu dent with sad countenance, "who writes articles and stories for magazines, and he preaches, the doctrine that all that glitters Is worth having. In other words, he continually puts his talks about writing on a monetary basis." Well, what will you have? Some may ihlnk of the wrlten word only as a means tova wealthy end, but there are others who are far too Idealistic. Of course, if you wrote something and it was accepted and the editor sent vou a lovely check, vou'd disinterestedly touch a match to It! And here is another student who writes that some people think they are members of the-intelligentzia herause they can write criticism of Tolstoi and the Nobel Prize novel. I wouldn't wear a Windsor tie and flowing hair if you' paid me, and I'm not even on the waiting list for the Intellectual club. Quite the opposite. So there! OTHER EDITORS SAY Townsend portrait photographer-Ai TRADITIONS By Charles W. Lawrence Editor, Intercollegiate Press No portion of college lite is so valuable as tra dition. Kept alive by song and. yell and custom., the past of a college or university lends that neces sary air to the college career which distinguishes It from the coldness of the correspondence school course. To be singing the same songs, to oe yelling the same yells, and to be sitting on the same sacred I fences that were sung and yelled and sat upon by scores of other student generations Is a privilege which college students should appreciate in their undergraduate days as they will when they are tot tering alumni. Traditions are not made intentionally. They grow, slowly like a small acorn, dropped carelessly along a highway. Too many self-important student leaders these days are lllusloned by the Impression that tbey have but to wave their hands and create a tradition. Their motives may be praiseworthy. But to stand up before a group of college students and tell them that "It is hoped this new policy will become a tradition In the institution" Is as foolhardy as to set loose a toy balloon and expect that it will land In Africa. You've seen these tradition-manufacturers per haps you are one yourself. If so, laugh with them or yourself as the case may be, for lt is a futile enterprise. Traditions are of the Imagination, vague and usually mythical. Their value Is in the spirit they produce, not the purpose for which they may be intended. Be sure you can see the distinc tion between a tradition and a rule. The former operates instinctively the latter needs outside enforcement. the best marcels are at Thompson Beauty Parlor B-2796 - 219 No. 12th Tad Jones hinks the Yale spirit Is oozing out because so many students failed to attend the rally before the Harvard game and a Yale professor of history believes that, instead ef going out so much, the students should sit In their rooms'and exchange ideas. Apaprently the real worth-while Yale man , ill have to be twins. ' A'eio York Timet. ned Itiv :',,J'i: A telephone ring that will 1 bo is on the other end of ers it. When you speak to other people for their good, it Is influence; when other people speak to you for your good, it Is Interference. Omaha University Gateway. 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Pauable in Band Script at Face Ualue limOOFEE 11 0 A f Kosmet Klub 1928-29 The Program PON CARLSON, master of Ceremonies, may possibly tell a funny story. Bill McCleery has some kind of skit that he insists on tormenting the customers with. ' The Delta Gamma Dancing Chorus, featuring Lucille Conrad. Marcille Mathews arid Ralph Ireland (no, he is NOT a D. G.), will gambol around (not gamble) and try to keep from falling down too many times. Besides this there will be some good blues singer on the program, possibly Harriett Kruise. This program at the intermission, with dancing and eats should guarantee a good time for anybody. Even a Kappa could have a good time here. This is not a tradition, but soon will be ORCHESTRA LEO J. BECK. 292SS.2SST. LINOCXM.NEBR. NEW CORNHUSKER BMXROOM WILL BE READY BY JANUARY 10 ft