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The Daily Nebraskan
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WE'LL ALL STICK TOGETHER
"We'll all stick together In all kinds of weather
for dear old Nebraska U." The words of the Ne
braska refrain ring out clear and true on the grid
iron. But when It cornea to the university's social
Ufa, different story is presented.
"Aa Intereated Student" complains today in
"Other Students Say" of the lack of Interest mani
fested la Varsity Parties. Looking past the first
row of lights, a failure to stick together must be
one of the difficulties allotted to the lack of attend
ance at Varsities this year.
The social situation at the University of Ne
braska has come In for several swats from The
Dally Nebraskan In recent years. The past week
end focused attention on at least two situations
which are of significant interest ia the university's
student social Ufa.
The Varsity Party, In the opinion of those in
attendance, was good in every respect except at
tendencex Financially unsuccessful parties cannot
be continued. If there Is no demand for such par
ties, It would seem advisable for them to be aban
doned and save the efforts of the committee.
If there Is no demand for the Varsities, bow
ever, a logical cause must be sought. The only
available interpretation to The Dally Nebraskan is
that the campus Is over-partled; that there is al
ready a surfeit of organised social Ufe.
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If this be true, serious questions must arise as
to the place of such affairs as the Koamet Kabaret
last Saturday. That those in attendance at the
opening afternoon dance enjoyed themselves Is un
questioned. From the standpoint of the pleasure
of those attending, the Kosmet Klub staged an
entirely successful endeavor.
The addition of a new social outlet to aa over
crowded social Ufe demands serious consideration
before becoming an accepted thing. If the Kosmet's.
afternoon dances will furnish an attractive social
medium to those who have not been able to share
' In other university social functions, it will un
doubtedly deserve a permanent place. If it will pro
vide a more satisfactory social medium for those
students who regularly utilise that time for social
activities. It will further Justify Itself, provided, of
course, that such substitution of It for other enter
tainment is made. If It Is merely to mean an addi
tional source of student expenditures, it can not
merit further consideration.
The round of house parties and representative
parties furnish an extensive social medium for one
segment of the university population. Much of the
remainder has bad Uttle reasonable means of having
its social needs supplied. Varsity Parties have been
one source, a source for them to fill a need, as well
as a means of gathering those who have social op
portunities into one great university gathering.
Failure of Varsity Parties financially, prospect
ot Sdditing of afternoon dances, the one-partner
dance system, expensive downtown parties, orches
tra prices and reliability. All these factors of Ne
braska's social life are approaching the point where
they demand the serious consideration of represen-'
Utive groups of students. An unsatisfactory social
system can never help build a complete and well
rounded university consciousn" which will con
tribute to the development of the youth of the state,
a development which is and must continue to be
the ultimate purpose ot a tax-eupported Institution.
be the evor present force which holds the erring
Individual to the beaten path. There must be an
understanding that others, outside the group, charlsh
personal liberties and the certainty ot protection for
thlr property.
Sunlight and fresh air are the free goods of
tM: modern world. All the rest is capable of being
owned and claimed. Christmas trees in front of a
business house are as much property as a man's
nonie, his car. or his overcoat. Hilarity, stunting,
and collegiate capers, which Spell havoc for every
thing from signboards to a friend's neckties, are
not sufficient excuse for disregarding personal
property.
To oneself, to the group, and to others outuide
that group, conduct must be regulated.
THE 8TUD.Y BUDGET
12 o'clock at Night:
"I heartily endorse studying late at night The
mind of a student is always more clear. He is able
to throw off the shackles of preoccupation, and
study in earnest. The room may be adequately
lighted. No matter what type of house or dormitory
it is in which he lives, It Is quieter late at. night.
I shall take up my French.
12:30 o'clock.
"I have been getting along quite well wlty my
French. So far I have felt no lncldatlons of sleepi
ness. I shall move on to my pollticclal science.
1 o'clock.
"Quite a relief. Onlyt wo more lessons to get,
and I can got to bed. I am more tgan evert im
pressed wlty the value of studlng late at nught I
think that the next subject will be logic.
1:30 o'clock.
"Just finushed stydlng lglc. I really don't feel
thr least bit sleppy. I heve ome mire lesoon to
get. but I th9nk I shell gu to bedd. Thar lesson
wull wait lntul morning, I thunk. Matbe aftter all
it wuld be better to stydi a lit tel eaxluer un the
evbnlng."
THE RAOOER: Ten cent stores are doing a
good business this week. Fraternities and sororities
are holding their annual Christmas parties.
The advice is old, but a few books taken home
over the hoUdays Isn't such a bad Idea after all.
Now that the Messiah has been postponed until
after Christmas, another excuse will have to be
thought up for missing classes Friday morning.
Three students went to sleep in one class Mon
day. It would never do for tHm to sit up waiting
to see Santa Claus.
Those that hoped rchool would be closed early
due to the flu, seem to have stopped coughing this
week.
"If you are nervous, read a murder story before
going to bed," say University of Chicago psycholo
gists after finding that "thrillers" soothe the nerves.
Judging from this, readers of city newspapers should
be endowed with a considerable degree of self-control.
A man was recently arrested in New York City
for being chivalrous. Another disadvantage caused
by the emancipation of women.
OTHER STUDENTS SAY-
A STUDENT LOOKS
AT PUBLIC AFFAIRS
By David Fellman
The boundary dispute between
Bolivia and I'araguHy ia the center
of international interest at me
present time. While war has not
been formally declared, a state of
war practically exists, and several
bloody clashes between the border
troops of the two countries have
already occurred. It seems to be
a fact that mobilization is actively
proceeding along the borders of the
disputing countries.
The people of both countries are
in a patriotic freniy. The Boliv
ians lost Fort Vanguardla in the
first encounter, and enormous
crowds assembled in Asuncion, the
capital of Paraguay, to cheer
President Gugglarl and the coun
try. The Bolivians had their re
venge when they captured Fort Bo
queron, a victory which was re
ceived with tremendous enthusi
asm in La Par, the capital or Bo
livia, where a crowd of 30,000 loyal
citizens put on a demonstration be
fore President Siles.
HOPPING AROUND
I attended the Varsity Party "Holiday Hop"
Saturday evening. Unfortunately very few others
did. The party was an excelTenFon'e, In my opinion,
and in the opinions of others with whom I talked
corncerning 1L But nevertheless there was a very
small crowd present
What seems to be the tfbOblS with the student
body that they refuse to take up Varsity Parties!
It seems to me that the underlying difficulty is the
fact that nearly half the fraternities and sororities
on the Nebraska campus Insist upon having house
dances and downtown parties pn.tfates that conflict
with Varsity Parties. Until this condition is rem
edied the varsity dances cannot be successful.
I understand that university 'officials point to
varsity dances at the University of Kansas and
wonder why Nebraska cannot put on similar parties.
The reason Is evident there is not cooperation
from the student body. Personally I rather doubt
if the students realize what good parties the com
mittee has been putting on this year.
It Is hard to blame students who have party
bids, or whose organisation is putting on a dance,
foivnot attending the Varsity Party. But since these
organisations 'refuse to stop booking parties for the
same night as Varsities, I think the University
should step in and close Varsity Party nights to
any other university affairs.
An Interested Student
Aa a matter of course, the offi
cials of both countries are insist
ent that the fault lies with the
other party to the dispute. Para
guay maintains that the trouble is
all due to the desire of Bolivia to
extend her boundaries at the ex
pense of her neighbor, and that
she baa armed herself to the teeth,
in anticipation of just such a
crisis as now exsists. She also
claims that Bolivia is using the
money loaned to her by American
bankers to purchase war materials.
Bolivia maintains the position that
Paraguay is the aggressor, that
Paraguay fired the first shot, and
that she is guilty of "transgres
sions against solemn pacts which
clvillted peoples have evolved to
maintain the peace of the world."
It will be Interesting to see what
the League of Nations is going to
do about it So far, the indications
are that she intends to do some
thing. Just what the League of
Nations really can do la not yet
clear, so all we can do is conjec
ture. Aristide Brland of trance.
the president of the council of the
League, has addressed some very
emphatic notes to the disputants,
urging that they adopt some peace
ful method for the"soluiion of the
nroblem. The League has also
asked for specific information with
regard to the facts in the situation.
Whether the League will exert any
form of compulsion, other than
moral force, remains to be seen.
And the efficacy of moral persua
sion in the settlement of interna
tional difficulties also remains to
be tested.
The United States is very much!
concerned in this affair. American
bankers are known to have made
large loans to Bolivia. If the money
was loaned with the express pur
pose of preparing the country for
war with her neighbors, then some
thing ought to be done about it it
has become a fairly well-settled
policy of our country not to permit
the making of loans to the coun
tries ot Central and South America,
for ti e purpose of military prepara
tion. Whether this has happened
In ixj case is not yet known. The
ip'raiion of the Monroe Itoctrine,
r-ju i lie extent to which the cove
nant of the League or Nations has
vttoKQixed the doctrine, will also
be put to a test What will the
United States do about it? This is
a very vital question.
Now that the Boulder Dam bill,
calling for an appropriation of
$165,00,000, has passed the senate,
the two Important propositions be
fore that body are the Kellogg
peace proposal and the naval
cruiser bill. The cruiser bill pro
vides for the construction of fifteen
cruisers within a period of three
years. This bill will be considered
by the senate before the Kellogg
proposal. The ami-war plan of the
Secretary of State Is still being
wrangled over In the foreign rela
tions commiitee. However, Sena
tor Borah, the chairman or the
committee, is very confident that
,ha o.nntn will atmrove the masure,
without reservations, bofore the
Christmas vacation.
Without going into the merits of
the question at all, it strikes us
that a bin providing for a larger
fighting forco, and a peace pro
posal are strange bed-fellows. Such
are tho inexplicable mysteries of
life.
CLASS A TEAMS PLAY '
FOB LEAGUE HONORS
Continual From" I'ace I.
Alpha have been defeated by Farm
House, it is conceded .that they
have one of the strong teams in
the tournament, and re capable
of giving the Kappa Sigs a run for
their money. Kappa Slf,ma, win
ner of last year's basketball cham
pionship, are undefeated to date.
The Farm House quintet is clso
unbeaten.
Alpha Sigs Are Unbeaten
The Alpha Sigs are the only un
beaten team in league V, but
Rhnuld someone noset the dope and
take them into camp, the whole,
standing would be upset. Alpha
Theta Chi, Phi Kappa Psi. and
Delta Chi. would have a chance
to winleague honors.
Jimmy Lewis, who Is in charge
of the tournament, announces that
from now until the championship
is determined, an admission charge
of ten cents for the evening's
games will be made. The program
each evening when the tourna
ment is In progress includes at
least seven clashes. 60 the ten
cent charge cannot be termed ex
orbitant. There is also a word of instruc
tion for the scorers, coming from
the director of the tournament.
The practice is to have one of the
spectators at each game take care
of the scoring. This results in the
use of several different systems.
Considerable difficulty is some
times experienced in deciphering
the record. Therefore, a model
score card has been placed on the
back of the boards holding the
timer's bell. t
A cross is used to Indicate a
field goal. A cipher indicates an
attempted free-throw, while a mark
through the cipher lnoicates tnai
the throw was made. Fouls are
designated by the letter P for per
sonals, and by the letter T tor
technicals. All records are made
in the proper i-olumn. If all scor
ers follow these suggestions, final
recording will be greatly facili
tated. TASSELS CLOSE TEAR '
OF ACTIVITIES
Cuallnard From Pace I.
are also a part of the group's activi
ties. These Include dinners and
bridge parties among which was
the party given for Mortarboard,
which sponsors Tassels, Satur
day afternoon at the home of the
president, Blanche Farrens.
The other officers of the organ
ization are A'Loulse Trester, vice-
president; Janet Schmitz, secre
tary; Louise Bize, treasurer; ana
Sally Pickard, reporter. Miss Beat
rice Richardson of the physical ed
ucation department is the sponsor.
hai-a nt hv tho rresnmen auu
they are eagerly looking forward
to thorn because they feel that they
might have the opportunity to even
up some little grievance, nut u
fore they leave they undoubtedly
will receive their little present and
it should last as little more than a
plaything over the entire holiday
period.
Some of the fraternities have
turned from the fun to the more
serious side of the situation and
are holding parties, Christmas
trees etc., for the needy children
about the city. This is Indeed in
the true Christmas spirit and fra
ternities may rejoiee in giving as
well as receiving even if their gift
is only a trinket from the 10 cent
strre or a sign, ot some sort.
BASKET SHARKS MAKE
READY FOR INITIAL FRAY
Continued From Pace 1.
and Lewansdowski; and Grace,
Jensen, Maclay, StlpBki and Krall.
Olson, last year letter man, played
the pivot position for the third
quintet of basket tossers.
Team Shows Class
Although practice for the opening
game Thursday night has been too
short to merit a well founded opin
ion as to the probable success of
the team, the players appear to be
in good condition, and have good
"eyes for the basket"
Three giant flood lights have
been erected over the court which
will provide better illumination
than was had last year. Games will
probably begin at 8 o'clock. The
bleachers In front of the regular
baconles have bean erected and ev
erything is in readiness for the op
ening whistle next Thursday.
January 4 and 5 Nebraska will
meet the fast Colorado College five
on the Colorado Springs court Col
orado College has been In the habit
of turning out fast basketball ag
gregations, ana lea mis year bv
"Dutch" Clark, all-American higtj
Bchool basket tOHser, and winner
of honorable mention on several
all-American football elevens this
fall, will give Nebraska two thrill,
lng games.
LOCKED BRAKES ARE
CAUSE OF OAR WRECK
Contlnnrd From Face 1.
lag school. M. Robson is athletic
couch at the College View hlja.
soliool.
The accident occurred early Mon
day morning when the ear was ap.
proachlng Millard. The brakes
were applied to slow the car down
for a corner, and they locked. Ac
cording to Holm, the oar turned
over at least once, and landed on
its side.
Brother of Holm Aids
Clarence Holm, brother of the
Cornhusker. football star, was noti
fied and drove to Millard, where he
picked up the occupants of the
wrecked car and took them to
Omaha.
Elmer Holm returned-vto Lincoln
Monday morning, and stated that
Robson was resting easily at the
time. Holm said that his own in
juries were not serious, and would
not keep him out of the Big Six
Southern conference football gams
during the Christmas holidays.
University of Texas A priss will
be awarded to the person who
writes the best motto to be used
with the seal of the school of law.
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Coatinard From Pace I.
the gift because next Thursday or
Friday when Santa comes to see
Lj'ou, you win nave thai guilty reel
ing wnen you have nothing ror your
fellow members.
Some of the parties will be taken
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THE FAMILY TREE
Christmas spirit sometimes takes peculiar
twists.
In Lincoln last week end, a decorated Christmas
tree standing In front of a business house, was
stolen during the night An offer of $100 reward was
announced, following the discovery that the tree
Lad been stolen. A trail of broken twigs and pine
needles guided the seekers of the reward to a fra
ternity house. Cut down to fit the room, aglow with
decorations, there stood the tree "that a few hours
before bad been standing in front of the business
firm,
Eight young men, fraternity men, students of
the University of Nebraska, were arraigned, follow
ing the discovery of the stolen tree. The story of
this stunt filtered out Into the state, and beyond
the state. At the door of the entire fraternity sys
tem will be placed this incident, and particularly
at the door of the fraternity system at the Uni
versity of Nebraska. People i ihat story- It
does not take an ambitious in. ijdmi'lon to guess
what their reaction might have beeu.
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Not one fraternity, but every tratenlty on the
Nebraska campus suffered from tb' tufects of that
theft Every -young man In the University suffered
for those who stole the tree. That there was no
malice, no intention of performing an out and out
theft no Intention of having their action reflect
upon the University all this cannot be denied. It
was a lark, a sporting chance, and would havs K
the cause of many a chuckle had the tell taU trail
of broken twigs and needles not betrayed.
Every group has within it those individuals who
fall to distinguish the responsibility which that group
bears. They fall to see that their individual actions
ft to make up the finished fabric which that group
represents.
Xul the pressure of group responsibility cannot
MERE OPINION
V It seems a bit foolish to this Poor Observer to ;
maintain school In the face of the present epidemic, j
The results do not seem to Justify such action. In ,
the majority of classes it is safe to say that the
majority of the students are spending the majority
of their time "catching," entertaining, and "getting !
over" the "flu." It might be argued by some that j
such a situation is not conducive to acquiring an
education.
Ia view of the fact that most of the students
are enjoying (?) an enforced vacation with an ac
companying loas of studying with the concomitants,
lower grades and "back work" , it would seem
no more than a gesture of recognition to make the
ex-officio, officio. The further objection to a re
cess, that it would serve to spread the epidemic if
the students were to return home at this time,
seems to have but little weight. It seems foolish to
pretend that the influenza bacillus is willing to
travel incognito at this time, yet will refuse a one
way ticket to the home and fireside during the reg
ular Christmas recess. We must not strain our
credulity. Perhaps, too, the conditions at Kansas
and Missouri are different from those at Nebraska
yet. In reminiscence, we wonder if it Isn't a mat
ter of football scores alone.
All of which is merely In the way of suggesting
that some rather obvious conditions may have been
overlooked. But, perhaps complete health, complete
classes, and completed work are not as essential as
. we have thought Perhaps it is more Important
right now that we carry the message to Garcia than
that we carry the "flu" to the home-folks. And, yet
I wonder! The f Poor Observer."
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