TWO
THE DAILY NKIHUSK.W
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1929
The Daily Ncbraskan
Station A, Lincoln, Nebraeka
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION
UNIVIR8ITY OF NtiRASKA
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TWENTY-EIGHTH YEAR
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C CAN (HAM MONO EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Msurics W. Konkol Associate Editor
MANAGING EDITORS
V. Joyce Ayres Cliff F. Sandahl
NEWS EDITORS
IJarl Andersen J" W"ott
tMgxr Backus William McCleery
l)ou Carlsou Uene Iiobl
CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
Maurice Akin Kenneth Lewis
Vernon Ketrlng William McCleery
nobert Lalng ene Kobb
Douglas Tlmmennan
MILTON McGREW BUSINESS MANAGER
- ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGERS
William Kearns Marshall ntzer
Lyman Cass
THE TIMID SOUL
Modestly and naively announcing that they will
be in session tonight to receive complaints for in
fractious of llie Iutei fraternity council ruling f?ov
ernlng probatlonal acUvitles, the probation commit
tee of the council will prepare to paBS judgment ou
most recent violations.
That there were violations of the ruling paying
tliat all activities on fraternity probation programs
te confined to the house was evident during the
probation period last week end. Excursions about
the city, in quest of articles that could not possibly
be found without disturbing the peace of some other
party, were not killed off by the ruling. Nonsen
sical Junkets about the campus with sufficient evi
dences of probation to humiliate the pledges, and
sufficient evidences to disturb and arouse Interest
of others, stunts carried out in the environs of the
houses the least observing saw some of these ex
hibitions, And those Interested In campus affairs and
those who keep an eye on campus happenings, who
knew that a ruling had been passed to eliminate
the outside-the-house aspects of fraternity proba
tion, had nothing to do but stare open-mouthed at
the violations.
Absence of serious accidents, general let-up in
the rigorism of probation because the majority of
tho fraternities kept faith with the council ruling
and sought to eliminate undesirable aspects of pro
bation, the shortened period, without doubt made
probation a comparatively drab event as far as
general campus-wide Interest was concerned. But,
because there was an improvement over other years,
does not mean that the fraternities who showed
absolute defiance to the council ruling and exhibited
pledges in public, on missions that were absurd
and disturbing, should escape with mild passing
comment.
The probation committee will sit tonight to hear
complaints, but it is doubtful 1f any pst number of
complaints will be registered. The fact that viola
tions were made by four or five fraternities, and
thnt the general tone of probation was moderate,
that serious accidents were unrecorded, will dampen
the protests that flared up when violations were
close at hand.
Laxness on the part of an individual or an or-"
ganization to condemn and complain about the
practices oi another group Is certain to follow, be
cause of the danger of producing an open wound
between groups. Especially is this so, when punish
ment is on tap for the violator. The situation is no
different than the tattle-tale of playground days.
Few complaints will be registered with the com
mittee. The committee will have to investigate the
infractions of the council ruling on their own ac
cord. They cannot sit back and offer the excuse
to the council that becaTse so few ccAnplalnts were
registered, action in these few cases was foregone.
If the work of the council in eliminating the
phases of probation which take place outside the
chapter houses, attract attention, disturb the peace
and harmony of the community, Is to net a safe
and sane, comprehensible system of pledge training,
violations during the first year of that ruling must
be taken into account and punishment administered.
The respect of the council is at stake, coopera
tion that does exist between the fraternities is slip
ping awRy hen fraternities can violate the rulings
made In Interf rat emit y council meetings. How fu
tile it is to suggest reorganzation of the Interfrat
ernlty council when its work is now held in low
esteem by the fraternities who send representatives
to the meetings of the council.
Students, too, have a hard time living on their
salaries.
EDUCATION OR AMBITION
On his eighty-second birthday, Thomas A Edi
son, made the statement to a press correspondent
that if a boy has ambition, he does not need to go
to college. This statement was an answer to one
of a long list of questions, both scientific and non
scientific, that he is asked on each birthday.
If this statement has any significance, then
there are thousand of young men and women who
are wasting their time in our educational institu
tions. Because, if they have anibiiivt, according to
Mr. Edison, they do not. need to - college, and
if they do not have ambition, then ih y are wasting
time and money in attending bec.u It will avail
them nothings
It is the common conception thai the desire for
education and self-betterment arises from this so
called ambition. In other words, ambition is the
great driving force that has given rise to our edu
cational eastern and enables this vast system to be
continually filled with studeuts and its number of
applications to Increase every year.
It must be remembered, In considering Mr. Edi
son's statement, that it is possible &4 has confused
the two terms, 'education,' and 'amUtlon.' Possibly
he has used them synonymously and thereby lost
the significance of the two words.
Mr. Edison, electrical and scientific wliard, ha
rainerl world wide fame and recognition. He has
probably contributed as much to our present civill
iaUa as any living man. He is enUtled to the
gratitude and rv -petl of the whole world. Yet it
wins, tlMt tilinoibvir as he is in his experiments,
ho has lo. : touch and sympathy with the mass of
t t.-rgllng humanity which surrounds him and ha
. ailed to see the significance of the competition
among college trained men.
New class presidents can arrange for their two
duties today calling the meeting for the election of
the vice-president, secretary and treasurer, and ar
ranging to have their picture taken for the Corn-hunker.
MORE PROTECTION
Night classes and library work at the Univer
sity are causes for the pre-sence of coeds on the
campus after nightfall. Numerous complaints were
heard last year concerning prowlers who frightened
the girls by following them.
A few nights ago, an occurrence acceutuated
the old nroblem. Returning from a night class
alone, a coed was followed and molested by a
prowler.
To do away with such occurrences in the future,
more lights should be Installed on tho campus and
auother night watchman employed. A particularly
dark stretch of sidewalk to the cast and north of
.Social Sciences seems to be a favorite particular
hiding place for the prowlers. With more lighting
facilities and better protection by a watchman avail
able by call,, the present evil and fear could be
done away with.
As long as it is absolutely necessary' for coeds
to vlilt the campus after nightfall, devices for their
protection should be Installed. Their rights to free
dom from annoyance should be safeguarded and
assured.
LEGISLATIVE
HIGHLIGHTS
Define Bootlegger
Housa Sends Mess.iga
'Enough Is Enough
Chop at Code law
(By Bob Kelly)
!a constitutional office and not uu
tier the control of the governor. It
Ih n move to weaken the ad
ml MlKt rat ive code.
THK SfASIM
Terhaps the Infirmary would be a good . place
for some of the car drivers who try to run tho stop
signals.
THE BAR8AR0US POLL
If you would mix
In politics
Your memory must bo fine.
You must recall
The names of all
The men In your combine.
It isn't vital that you know
The men for whom you vote
The slate Is there, you have to go
For you are In that boRt.
Your voting taste
May go to waist
Or jacket who can tell?
A ballot straight
That is your fate
Now have you chosen well?
The party leaders tell you bow
The papers tell you when.
The Student Council won't allow
Four votes by Just two men.
If the election
Shows selection
Theu let us all rejoice
But anyway
There'll come a day
When we 6hall get our choice.
So Yellow Jackets, Blue Shirts too
Come join the voting throng
And Independents, listen do
You simply can't go wrong.
Voters experienced a little difficulty yesterday
in thinking of four suitable candidates tor Prem girl.
OTHER STUDENTS S,Y-
WAGGING THE DOG
The article by E. S. R. in the Tuesday Ne
braskan presents the arguments of the fraternities
in favor of the probation system. When argumenta
tion descends to the use of such sympathetic phrases
and "weasel words" as "decried so pathetically,"
"a false analogy," "to Insinuate," "of spiteful
things," etc., it loses its value. To stay on the
side of reason, is to argue to some point; to sing
out phrases is to depart from reason.
There was no malicious Intent in the article
written by P. B. Nothlir was said In spite. It was
not insinuated that the purpose of probation was
simply to amuse the upperclassmen; it was stated
definitely. The analogy objected to, la perhaps not
so false when we consider that sorority girls are
subjected to the same educational proceedure as the
men and that personality a thing which, fraterni
ties attempt to develop is a matter of mental
growth, in either man or woman. Hence, the meth
ods which build character and personality in one
case should be equally applicable In the other.
It will be admitted that many freshmen come
to the University both excessively dumb and ex
tremely cocky. It will also be admitted that many
leave the University In almost precisely the same
state, due, simply to the, fact that tbey are what ;
they are, and neither the efforts of the Instructors
nor the good Intentions of their fellow lodge mem- j
bers, can be of any avail. It will never be admitted i
that the sole aim of probation Is the correction of ,
these boorish individuals. Perhaps the upperclasa
men are well-intentioned but, the true purpose,
whether they will admit it r not, Is to entertain
themselves with the predicaments to which they
subject the Frosh.
Does the University have no ability In itself
to bring about the culture of its students, or must
one torn to the fraternities to gain culture? Has
the University less influence over Its students than
a fraternity? Is the fraternity the only existing or
ganization on the campus that can make men out
of fools and fools out of men?
"No," you will retort, E. S. R. "There are the
sororities." Let it be said again that there is no
malice intended.
The fraternity supplements the University, but
only this. It is not the organisation which is cap
able of developing the student; nor does It take
an organization to develop one. Everyone has his
rough edges; but is it necessary to point them out
directly? Would it not be better and more effective
to show one his defects by subtlety?
E. S. R. would have as think that a man, not
enjoying the great benefits of one of the munificent
brotherhoods which cling to the university, is at
terly lost
He would nave us think.
Though somewhat tritely.
That, to put the matter brightly,
The tall doth wag the dog.
P. B.
Mr. Webster's diciloniuy says
Ihul the word booth-dK'-r is a slang
ord. The Senate, Monday ftcr
noon, det lured itself In laor of
defining a bootlegger and nxing
that word on the statute books.
Bootleggers are not only tlione Mho
sell or transport liquor, according
to the wording of the bMI passed
by tho Senator.
The definition includes one who
collclls or accepis orders for the
delivery of Intoxicants. He or she
is also a booth get r who hells liquor
directly or Indirectly through his or
her employees or servants.
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The House, Tuesday morning, de
cided to lend some advice to the
Congress of the United States in
session now at Washington. In a
resolution Introduced Monday and
approved Tuesday they snid to Mr,
Howell, Mr. Norns and the six
members of the federal House of
Representatives: lie it resolved,
that the legislature of tho state of
Nebraska requests the senators and
congressmen from Nebraska to use
all honorable means to secure the
prompt enactment by Coiitttecs of
legislation which will increase
tariff protection on meals and its
by-products.
The legislators think that the
home market for livestock should
be protected. It Is noteworthy that
roster of th. legislature contains,
not a few livestock growers.
,
The legislature is In no mood this
year to increase salaries. Most of
the annual requests tor Increases
in salaries have been assassinated
in the committees.
The House did reconslui-r its ac
tion in postponing a bill to Increase
witness and jury fees. Tuesday on
the floor of the ho ise they discus
sed a bill which would provide for
the payment of the salary of the
register of deed out of the general
fund rather than the fees collected
in the office. It also raised the
salary' of tho register of deed in
Lancaster county. In spite of the
fact that the proposed raise had
the sanction of the Lancaster dele-
i gatlon the members decided that
"enougn is enough. There are
enough candidates for the position,
they pointed out.
The House, in committee of the
whole Tuesday afternoon, consid
ered a bill to amend the staie
primary law. The bill provided that
the county convention shall be held
prior to the primary election.
The primary laws of Nebraska
are more intricate than the prover
bial Chinese puzzle. Debate on the
chamber grew into an argument
as to the relative intelligence of
tho frienjls and opponents of the
bill. Opponents claimed that since
j no one could properly explain Just
what the bill would do it should be
indefinitely postponed. Those in
I favor of it, after growing weary of
tr.,nt ;o explain it, intimated that
I some of the legislators do not have
t) ,'ielllgence to understand it.
S T.i- opponents came back with the
Me,..t that anyone who would in-
;iM -,;ie such a bill does not show
leu, li Intelligence. They finally
'..uVciueed the bill.
The House members do not want
to get any blame that is not due
them in the way of taxes. They
advanced a bill Monday that re
quires the county treasurer to
separate the state taxes from the
county taxes on the tax receipt.
One of Governor Weaver's pet
measures to reorganize the state
administrative system was dis
cussed in the Senate Tuesday. The
bill would transfer the collection of
the gasoline tax from the depart
ment of agriculture to the state
treasurer's office. The secretary
of agriculture is an administrative
code office. The state treasurer is
ELECTION POLL
RESULTS SHOW
OFFICE WINNERS
( mttlnurd fnim P I.
although declared Ineligible In the
competition for seulor presidency,
was given four voles.
Dox Is Cheer Leader
Charles "Chick" Dox, of Omaha,
is a member of Delia Tail Delia
fraternity, apd is senior yell leader
and a member of Kosmet Klub.
raul Uurgert, of Lincoln, is
member of lleta Thet'a li, Kosmet
Klub. Junior-Senior I'rom commit
tee, varsity party committee, I'i T
sllon li (national pep organization
represented at Nebraska by tho
Corn Cobs), and is Junior yell
leader.
Claude Rowley, of Clyde, Kan
sas, Is a member of Alpha (iamma
Rho fraternity and a backfleld foot
ball man. Harrle Shearer Is a mem
ber of Alpha Tau Omega.
Munro Kezer was chairman of
the election committee and Prof.
L W. Lcnti, of the Teachers' col
lege, served as faculty adviser.
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Winter came, went, and came
again.' And with it came another
spasm. There must not be much
;o that ground hog busies f' r
all. because if the not :. al
was able to see his shat. '
coin on February 2, ho shonlu
either swear off or change his
bootlegger. But still we have win
ter weather.
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But that doesn't prove anything,
as the campus politician remarked
when it was found that ho had
voted twice.
We are about lo select a Prom
giii. It would be too bad If 1 lie
one elected did not happen lo have
a date for the Junior lioni. Per
haps the honored one should have
been named at the Intel fraternity
Ball, everyone was there,
e e
"Soots me," said the chimney
. .in it.:-
sweep when asnou now no nam m .
business. , , , , , t Salem. Ore. (IP) All Will am
The quesiiou Is, if a basketball ette college fraternity men who .
player lake h shot every time he money to their houe an, n,,
goes down the floor, will hcgvtno mndt ar,-anpements for ti.
tight? , , ! payment of the Sdino beiorv Hi.
Silence is golden, but when (lie end of the semester, have b. .-n
instructor calls on you, it. pays to barred rrom taking the mid-yrar .
have a silver tonKUO. aminalions at the college. This wn-
decided y the faculty ftillov. ilu
Oh, yes. Cls elect hum lime, plea made by the fi alei nil ie i,.
I been held. The Spasm offers Its the college official.
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rongraiuiaiions to me ueiemcu ;
Sciences college. She Is a ni'-inLt-e
of Delta tianinia. Irene l,;,cv
Corning, Iowa. I a member o
Delta Delta Delta. She Ih majiir
In Fine Arts, ltmh ShalleroC
Hel!rue, Is a member oi Moi-ur
Hoard and Is a senior in the An
and Sciences college.
Committee At Work
The committee Is orklng s en,)
lly on plans for the party, ami iu.
tends to make this one of the on;,
standing parties of the year. i,.(u.
rations will be handled by H mo
fessional Interior decorator. It ,
planned to make the arch thioui;!i
which the l'rom girl will be t.i
seined, tho feature of the decora
lion motif.
Tickets for tio Prom will co on
sale at five o'clock this aruvnixm
Junior or Senior rrnresenti.in, s
who wish lo sell Prom tlekeu ,,,,
requested to meet with the comn li
tee at five o'clock today In idou.
107 Social Sciences. Tickets mat'
also be purchased from hifiuhci,
of the committee or from the n pi. .
senmtlves at the Cornhusker of: In.
MORTON TELLS OF OPPOR
TUNITIES IN ATTENDING
HIGH SCHOOL
( out ilium irt-.u IVre 1.
tored. They were asked to be hon
est with their replies.
Few Cases of Failure
"There were 42u cases, and only j candidates. I'erhapa the. victorious
thirty, or about seven per cent, ones will soou realize that there is
were taking the course because of some truth In the statement that
failure In the subject at some pre- I the class presidencies do not mean
vlous time. On the contrary. 116 of j anything.
them were doing the summer work
in order to complete the four years
of the high school In less than fou.
years of time."
Students in the Teachers College
high school, said Trofessor Morton,
come from farms and small towns
as well as Lincoln and vicinity.
Many counties are represented. The
present student body ranges in
ages all the way from fifteen to
forty-five years old, he added. Pro
fessor Morton has a very good opin
ion of the average high school stu
dent. "Our young people of high school
age are really a serious lot of
folks." he said. "They are often
misjudged and sometimes falsely
accused, but my experience In
working with them for many years
Justifies my saying that they are,
in the main, wholesome and fine."
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Probation was held last week.
Am.hIa.I.- n.aiHlnoHnllc ft I'rt flllA
next week. Freshmen have their I J
alibi for being delinquent at tnei
I'ii-Kl rpitorts. i S
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The thinking student is today I
wondering just how the Indians I
managed to get along in the cold
Nebraska weather without class-1
1 - . 1 . ... .v..
rooms w nere uiey cuei i;-i. uto i
Turkish bath effect. J
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DECIDED BY VOTE j
Continued from Taee 1.
deut council. She Is also a member j
of Sigma Kappa. '
Lorraine (i a ni b 1 e. Knoxville. I
Iowa, is a senior in the Arts and j
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Dr. Arthur S. Pearse, who- re
ceived his master's degree here in
1904, and is now professor of zool
ogy at Duke university, visited the
campus Monday during a brief stop
before going on to Japan where he
will carry on investigations for the
rtockefeller Institute concerning
parasitic diseases.
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New York (IP) With a view to
presenting a bill in the state legis
lature, wiping from the statute
books of the state many bad laws,
the New York University Law
School is conducting an intensive
legal research.
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