SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1928
TWO
THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
The Daily Nebraskan
Station A, Lincoln, Nebraska
' OFFICIAL PUBLICATION
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
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TWENTY. EIGHTH YEAR
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MUNRO KEZER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
MANAGING EDITORS
Dean Hammond Maurice W. Koqkel
NEWS EDITORS
W. Joyce Ayres Lyman Cass
Jack Elliott , Paul Nsleon
Cliff F. Sandahl Douglas Tlmmerman
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITORS
Vernon Ketrinq William T. McClaery
Betty Thornton
CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
Cliff F. Sandahl Joe Hunt
William McClaery Robert Lalng
Eugene Robb
MILTON McOREW BUSINESS MANAGER
ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGERS
William Kearna Marshall Pltxer
Richard Rlcketta
A BIG HAND, NOT A KICK
"Faust" will be presented In Lincoln this win
ter. The Chicago Civic Opera company has again
been contracted to play at the Coliseum by John
K. Selleck, business manager of , athletics. Last
year "11 Trovatore" opened Nebraska's opera career.
It is unusual (or an opera company such as the
Chicago Civic to be booked for presentation at the
Coliseum In Lincoln. The appreciation , shown for
"11 Trovatore" last year, however, proved that Ne
braska students and citizens are receptive for that
type of entertainment f
Mr. Selleck will probably receive little com
mendation for his ability to book the Chicago Civic
Opera company. For, as has been shown in the
past, students are more inclined to complain than
to compliment. In his position as business man
ager of athletics and manager nf student affairs
Mr. Selleck receives the responsibility for many
functions. Apparently the only notice that is taken
of such responsibilities by the majority of students
is when It is not satisfactory to their selfish or
personal interests.
In contracting "Faust" Mr. Selleck has done
something worthy of the hearty appreciation of
every student on the campus, and every citizen In
Nebraska. The success or failure of such an at
tempt as the bringing to Nebraska of real musical
artists does not concern, necessarily, the business
manager of athletics. Yet, Mr. Selleck has put
forth a great deal of effort in doing this.
Nebraska students have, perhaps pardonably,
provided themselves with more or less of the repu
tation of fault-finders. If each student who Is dis
satisfied with some of the minor things that have
interfered with the smoothness of his activity or
scholastic machinery's running would stop to think
of the opportunity that is being presented to them
this winter by Mr. Selleck of be.'ng able to hear
the great opera "Faust", petty criticism would turn
to warm praise. It is all extra work for Mr. Selleck.
His efforts along this line deserve I in fullest meas
ure of appreciation that Nebraska students can give.
ELIMINATE THE CRASHER
In a recent issue of The Daily Nebraskan, two
plans for eliminating the party crasher were ad
vanced. One dealt with the advisability of guests
presenting invitations at the door. The other sug
gested that fraternities and sororities take the mat
ter into their own hands and insist that their mem
bers attend only those parties to which they have
been invited.
The situation of party crashing, as it now exists
on the campus, cries out for action. Two frater
nities have definitely stated that for their formal
parties, guest cards will be required at the door.
Others are planning on the same action. The plan
is to enclose a guest card in the bid to the party.
These guest cards are to be presented at the door,
the evening of the party.
Personal bids will be given out by some members
of the organization. And these are the ones which
persons have been taking advantage of. In order to
eliminate the possibility of individuals receiving per
sonal bids and not representative bids, it is the plan
to give each member of the organization a certain
number of guest cards, to be handed out as personal
bids.
Such a plan seems somewhat harsh, tut there is
no plan that is too harsh for those who continually
attend parties without invitation. If carried out, the
plan will eliminate the over-crowded dance floors,
and organizations will be more able to determine the
number of representative and personal bids to be
issued.
It is most unfortunate that the apathy of the Inter
fraternliy council is so great that no attempt has
been mad 4 by that body to work out a solution to a
problem which baa been distinctly distressing to the
present conduct of social affairs on the- Nebraska
campus.
CODE OF SPORTSMANSHIP
The code of sportsmanship, adopted since the
football season by the student body at the Univer
sity of Illinois sets forth ten commandments which
decry lust for victory and stress fair play ,Jn the
game and among the spectators. These standards
are placed high, but no higher than Is possible to at
tain. They follow:
L Consider all athletic opponents 83 guests and
treat them as such.
J. Accept all decisions of officials without pre
test. 5. Never hiss or boo a player or official.
4. Never utter abusive or irritating remarks
from the sidelines.
E. Applaud opponents for good plays and good
sportsmanship.
6. Never rattle an opposing player.
7. Seek to win by fair means only.
I. Love sport for the game's sake and not for
whf s victory may bring.
. Apv'y the golden rule.
10. Win without boasting and lose without ex
cuses'. George Huff, Illinois director called on the uni
versity students to take s new stand and to adhere
to the above principles after a year of what he
termed the poorest type of sportsmanship in Big Ten
athletic events he ever, witnessed.
Of course to adapt these commandments and to
otay them are two different things. In large schools
like Illinois and Nebraska, there will always be a
few poor sports, bad losers, gloating victors. But
when the majority of the students in a large uni
versity vote to adopt such a code, they are worthy
of commendation. ,
The commandment that Nebraska could well af
ford to notice 'particularly Is No. 8: Sport for the
game's sake not for victory.' The breaks may be
against Nebraska. They may be with Nebraska. The
Cornbuskers may lose. Tbey may win. No matter
what, to lose sight of the game for the game's sake,
and that fact alone, would be disastrous to col
legiate sport thescountry over.
THE RAGQER: Judging from some of the direct
hits at the Cornhusker banquet, Nebraska should
have a wealth of material for baseball pitchers this
year.
OTHER EDITORS SAY
CHARLES H. MORRILL
One phase of the remarkable life and activity t.
Charles H. Morrill finds his monument in the nam
lng for him of Morrill county, and of the town of
Morrill In Scotts Bluff county. For he was a builder
of the state, a believer in the eternal value of its
land and the wealth to be had therefrom. He could
look upon the unbroken prairie and see, not the vir
gin sod and long grass, but farms with ..orderly
crops, and towns which were to dot the landscape.
That part of Charles H. Morrill's life and work
resulted in the development of thousands of acres of
land. It had a large part to do with the birth of
towns along the Burlington railroad as its steel was
pushe 1 westward across Nebraska. It had much to
do with the creation of banking facilities for farm
ers. His was the courage and vision of the builder
and he built well and for all time.
The second phase of his life, and the thing that
became his most cherished pleasure, was to help the
University of Nebraska. He chose a unique and
valuable method of helping. A generation ago,
when he had come across some fossil deposits, he
realized their historical value and determined to
save them for the state. Since 1892 he had financed
summer geological trips under the direction of Prof.
E. H. Barbour of the state university and the result
is to be seen now, housed In the remarkable "Hall
of the Elephants" at Morrill hall, the state univer
sity, a fitting building, named In his honor and com
pleted but a few months ago.
Mr. Morrill's gifts to the university amounted to
100 thousand dollars, and they are the most gener
ous that any citizen of the state has made. Ne
braska univorsiiy is poor in endowments. Except
for Mr. Morrill, there has been little recognition of
the fact that an institution supported only by state
taxes must have private endowments if it is to ful
fill all the functions and provide all the valuable
services of a university. The vast field of research
is almost closed to the faculty of a state university
unless men of wealth endow It for that purpose.
There are ' branches of unusual study which are
closed to students in Nebraska unless someone en
dows professional chairs for specific purposes. When
the usefulness of the university Is limited to those
fields for which tax support can be wheedled out of
an often reluctant legislature, then the university is
indeed crippled, and its sphere of helpfulness re
stricted. Charles H. Morrill recognized this, and gave gen
erously to the university whose regent he had been
for 10 years. He called the university bis "fifth
child," an attitude becoming to any Nebraskan and
taxpayer; an attitude that, if more generally
adopted, would be of tremendous aid and help to too
university and to the state.
For the "University of Nebraska, as the pioneers
knew, must train and inspire a large part of the
leadership of the state. It must make the life of Ne
braska richer, more generous, more kindly, more
thoughtful, finer. Mr. Morrill did much to help the
university reach toward this ideal. Let it be hoped
his life and his example will inspire others to the
same end.
He has passed, at a ripe age, having lived gener
ously and well. He left behind material monuments.
A more valuable memorial is the intangible influ
ence of his gifts; a more enduring marker is the In
spiration of his vigorous life.
Ontola World-Herald
A STUDENT LOOKS
AT PUBLIC AFFAIRS
By David Fellman
Congress is in session again. We
mention this, not because it Is
something which should be cele
brated with a Joyous national holi
day, but because It is a fact that
must be bravely endured. From
now until March 4, when this ses
sion will be over, by constitutional
provision, we will all be going
around with bated breath, hesitat
ing to read the morning paper, for
fear of learning about another
dread edict emlnating from the
legislative mill at Washington.
ABOUT PUNCTUALITY
Because It applies to the condition that exists in
many classrooms of the Colorado campus, particu
larly since the absence of the bell, we heartily en
dorse the following editorial which appeared recently
in the University of Michigan Dally:
Invariably It Is the student who Is censured for
tardiness. never the instructor; and all too fre
quently the latter is quite as much at fault in that
respect Often he Is late, not only in starting class,
but in excuaing it. Of course, that may be his priv
ilege if he wishes to exercise it.
However, the member of the faculty who makes it
a dally practice to arrive on the scene several
minutes after the hour has started merely encour
ages in the atudent a tendency to be tardy. Simi
larly, the Instructor who Insists that his classes be
gin on time Inculcates the virtue of punctually.
Equally bad Is the instructor who holds his classes
overtime to finish the subject under discussion. Of
course, it is difficult to give a lecture so that a con
venient stopping place wilF be reached at the close
of the hour, but why not before rather than after!
A class which holds over may work hardships on the
person who has to go any distance to the next
class, making him late. This be resents.
Far better to begin a class on time and eicusa It
a minute or two early than to begin lata and bold It
over. The student has no objection to a class be
ginning .on time, but he has to one holding ovar.
Colorado Silver and Gold
SONG
By Elsie B rod key
Oh I would weave a little song
Out of the flowers of my heart,
And I'd entwine them one by one
With clever twist and nimble dart.
I'd add the bitterness of tears.
The sweetness of a soul-sprung smile.
The disillusionment of years,
The triumph tasted for awhile.
I'd mix the colors of my moods
The tans and grays of dull despair.
The reds and golds that surge with Joy,
The hues of happiness and care.
And all the fragments of a life
Would breathe itself into my song,
At tiroes a crooning lullaby.
Again, a hallelujah strong!
And would you take my little song
And understand its softlike pleading?
Or would you crush it to the ground
And leave It torn and bruised and bleeding?
More particularly, we hail this
present session of Congress with
so much apprehension, because it
the short or "lame duck" Besslon.
It is called the "lame duck" session
because there are a great number
of men present and voting in Con
gress rleut now who are there be
cause we dont have enough en
ergy to change a provision in our
Constitution, which was framed at
a time when the consequences
thereof could never have been
foreseen.
Every two years there is a con
gressional election. And at every
election there are a number of
members for whom the people do
not choose to vote again. There
are also a number of members
who, for various reasons, do not
choose to present themselves to
the electorate as candidates for of
fice again. But, by the provisions
of the constitution, they are all
privileged to return, and sit in
Congress for one more session.
They are lame ducks, and the Con
gress upon which they inflict their
presence is consequently a lame
duck Congress.
Politically irresponsible are
these lame ducks, as they have, In
most cases, nothing further to ex
pect from the people. But the
trouble is that life in Washington
is so pleasant that they are very
loathe to leave the capital city.
The temptation to feather their
llttlo individual ueBts is often very
great. Especially are they tempted
to vote against the wishes of the
angelic within them, that crlea out
In protest, and vote administration
measures straight, so that they can
gain appointment to some pleasant
sinecure which will prolong their
enjoyable stay in officialdom.
Our own Senator Norris has pro
vided a way out of the difficulty.
He has presented an amendment
to the constitution to Congress
which would begin the term of the
new president and the new Con
gress on January 1, Immediately
following the November election.
The remedy is a very simple one.
All that remains to be done is to
secure the approval of two-thirds
of the members of both houses of
Congress, and of a majority of the
members of two-thirds of the state
legislatures. But that's a prodig
ious task.
With the news that the King of
England is putting up a courag
eous fight against a disease to
which he is particularly suscep
tible, and Hi cheering reports of
his physicians, comes the an
nouncement of the spectacular dash
of the Priiu'e nf Wales from the
heart of (.nmliern Africa to Lon
don, coverlnc over 6,000 miles In
about twelve d;ys. And when he
reached London, the first an
nouncement issued in the event of
the death of George V. ho would
not shirk the heavy duty Incum
bent upon him of assuming the
crown.
Reports had been circulating
around that the Prince of Wales
was having so much fun being Just
prince, that he did not care to as
sume the throne, preferring to
yield In favor of his brother, the
Duke of York. With the emphatic
denial of the prince coining from
no less van official than Prime
Minister Baldwin, no credence
whatever can be given to the
rumor.
. After a legislative battle of seven
years over the Boulder dam pro
posal, it looks as u tne diii wouia
finally pass the Senate. The bill
provides for a 1165,000,000 appro
priation to finance a project that
will dam the Cflorado river, ren
dering: the river suitable for lrrl
cation, flood control, and electrical
power Durnoses. It looked like
this tremendous project would be
the subject of endless debate
again, in the greatest and most
long-winded debating society in the
world, when suddenly cloture was
Invoked by the Senate, limiting de
bate to a few more hours. Sup
porters of the bill are positive of
the passage of the bill.
This cloture procedure is an ex
cellent improvement in' the Sena
torial rules of argumentation, es
pecially because it speeds up legis
lation. In the olden days, a de
bate could be dragged out for an
indefinite length of tine; a dete
mined minority, however small,
could . wilfully obstruct any meas
ure, by simply talking the meaaure
to death. It was one of the most
priceless of the Senatorial prerog
atives to be able to talk without
legal limit. But, since 1917, the
rules of the Senate have changed
so that two-thirds of the senators
can limit debate to any number of
minutes that they want to. This
is a glorious age. Even the Sen
ate of the United States is lm
proving.
Paraguay and Bolivia are now
putting on a little public perform
ance down south that should be
Interesting to all students or ob
servers of human behavior,
whether the behavior of individu
als, as -Mdlviduals, or as members
of a group, known as the nation.
They are quarrelling down there
over some territory on the fron
tier, although both of them appear
to have been bountifully ' supplied
by nature. But, regardless of the
Importance of the area in question,
it is interesting to note the be
havior of the disputants. It runs
true "To form.
Both countries are members of
the Pan-American Union, ono of
the objects of which is to promoto
the amicable settlement of disputes
by peaceful methods, namely, ar
bitration and conciliation. Well,
Bolivia immediately sensed that
her national "honor" was involved,
and that this was "purely a do
mestic problem," and so she with
drew from the Union, to prevent
and possible interference with her
rlrfMs. Now both countries arc
aiming for war. The dear peoplo
of both countries are going to de
ride whose claim has the greatest
amount of right and Justice In its
favor, by beelng who can club tha
other with the greatest amount of
force. But this is by no sieans a
new sport, nor one peculiar to the
settlement of international qua"-
reis in South America. It has been
filed before.
Engineering Head Selects
Freshmen Day Committee
The committee to handle prepa
rations for Freshmen Engineer's
day, which takes place each year
during registration week, has been
appointed by Dean O. J. Ferguson
of the College of Engineering. It
Include I'rof F. W. Norris, chair
man, Tror. C. J. Frankforter, Prof.
J. W. Haney, Prof. W. (i. Hill. Prof.
H. J. Kettner and Prof. C. W.
Smith.
BETWEEN THE LINES
By- LaSelle Gllman
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wk Anna the Rnhemlan make
such a universal appeal?, Not the
race, but the type. The wild-eyed,
dirty-necked, bearded eccentrics
who congregate In odorous studios
and discuss art and literature and
cabbages and kings. Those who
aren't arty go crasy about them
and invite them around and read
their stories and look upon them
as boings from another sphere.
And perhaps they are beings from
another sphere, but its where
abouts are vague.
Some students aamire me lypo
and attempt to copy it, we know,
nh. vou can see them around on
any university campus. They go
about dressed In fearful clothing
which is supposed to express mem
selves, and they meet in rooms and
hold rituale and brew tea and
things. .This unlveraity has seen
several rises ana tans oi me kiuu
In h lout few vears. .
One was tne Monocie ciud, uui
th mnmbers contractod sore eye.9
ni the rlnb was disbanded. And
there have been others, each
headed by the chief anarchist or
the group. They spent their time
iHim ahmir enmnoslna? letters to
the contributors column of the Ne
braskan. One group tvied to mane
a splurge by proressing to emorace
ithiim. Rut most of them were
sad failures. What's the use of
rnrn- fed Cornhuskers trying to
make a Latin-quarter?
One hlowv Ausust nlisht a hobo
sat in the onen door of a box-car
in eastern Wyoming and puuea a
hnnk nut nf his Docket. Somewhat
startled, I asked him what he had
there. He grinned at me ana
shouted above the rumbling of
wheels "TCIil I've studied biology
myself, and if It wasn't for that
I'd say this guy Sinclair L,ewis
hadn't no heart. I guess he ain't
ent one ilivwM." After a time I
got a look at the book The Man
Who Knew Cooildge. Since then
I have had more and more respect
for that chance ucaualntance. es
pecially since I waded through the
book. Which puts me in mind mat
ha mentioned later that Conrad
was the only realistic writer left.
One must live the life to appre
ciate the word.
SALES EFFORTS OF W.A.A.
NET MEMBERS BUSINESS
Continued From Pae 1.
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er" and one or two assistant
checkers" who distributed candy
and change to the salesmen keep
ing record for them as tbey
checked in and out.
Each salesman checked In to the
head "checker" on one of her as
sistants who, In turn, reported to
the concession manager and thus
final checking could be completed
before the game was over. A par
allel system but separate and
larger, was used for program sales.
Many On Salts Force.
The sales force was recruited not
only from members of the Wo
men's Athletic association but also
from the campus as a whole. Candy
and program salesmen were re-
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CLEANERS AND DYERS
quired to make application before
hand and then checked In at the
entrance.
All girls who sold were given
free admittance to each game and
a candy treat. The average slie of
the sales force for both candy and
programs averaged about seventy
five girls.
For many, the Incentive lay mora
in the thrill of selling than in
ing the game. Almost any of the
salesmen can testify to a little ex
cltement during the mob scenes
down at the candy stands between
halves, especially during the Pitts
burgh and Missouri game.
W. A. A. Offers Opportunities
W. A. A. not only sponsors group
sport recreation but offers every
opportunity for every Indtvirf,,.,
girl. W. A. A. sponsors several so
cial events for university women
thruout the year as well as a
Christmas program for children at
which gifts are distributed. The as
sociation annually presents an open
air dance drama.
The Women's Athletic associa
tion, a national organisation, and
primarily instituted for girls Inter
ested in athletics, is essentially an
organization for all Nebraska wo
men. Anyone in good scholastic
standing and who will earn one
hundred and twenty-five points
through participating in the sports
offered which lncluriA h
nis. soccer, rifling, volley ball, bas-
.ciunii, uining, rouer skating, ice
skating, riding, .bicycling, outdoor
and Indoor baseball. rlm,Hn. j
interpretive dancing, may become
a, wearer or me rseDrasKa "N" and
other nrivlletrea of a. ner.lolij
, - -rv..ou organization.
CORNHUSKER CO-EDS
GIVE COSTUME PARTY
Dontlraad Ttmm Pin i
and scarcely any legs, rendered a
grotesque, supposed-to-be dance
Betty Craft performed on the Har
monica. No encore was offered
Decause ner assistant behind
scenes had fora-ottnn tn hrin.
other piece for the "rollomonica".
To the strain of "Horses", hab
ited intramural board members
"horsed" out follow, 1 hv nif.
baseballers, tennlssers, and Hobln-
nooas.
Music was furnished ' hv th n
Four girls.
Former Home Economics
Student Visits Campus
Miss Elsie Marsh, a 192ft rrA.
ate of the department of
economics, who Is now teaching in
the high school of Nehawka, Ne
braska, visited thai Arrloiiltimi
Campus on Friday, December 7.
She, with nine of her Junior and
senior students, visited the home
economics department, and other
places of Interest,
CM
nay
wrniBis
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kidnaped the spoils of a bandlt'a
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of foreign lends. Chrlstmaa ahep
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