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Mir. DULY NFI1RASKAN
The Daily Ncbraskan
TWENTY-NINTH YEAR
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Associate Editor Joyce Ayres.
Managing Editors Edgar Backus. Oene Robb
News Editors Donald Carlson. Robert Kelly.
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Sports Editor Jack Elliott
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On the Right Track7
"If you're busy, run for class president
you wont have to do anything?." Tar from
being aaroaam or wit, this has boon a plain
atatomont of fact for the past fow yoara in
the University of Nebraska.
Claaa presidents, elected with the collegiate
political ballyhoo, take their offices and lapse
into a semester of retirement. Aside from call
in? a Boealled "mass" meeting, the mass num
bering approximately one doxon, the presi
dent's duties are nil.
The Student council In its Wednesday moot
ing resolved to investigate the situation and
attempt to create official duties of some sort
for the class presidents. We congratulate the
council heartily for having een the light.
Class officers should be an endorsed neces
sity, rather than a mirth-provoking luxury.
Their election has the power to create class
Bpirit and their efficient Rerviee could cause
such spirit to continue. If the Student coun
cil will carry through their intentions in re
gard to this matter they will be deserving of
credit.
Snobs Galore.
Comments are still being made on the
speech of Prof. Robert T. Rogers of the Mas
sachusetts institute of technology in which he
advised graduates of the school to cultivate
snobbishness. And although the speech was
made last spring, discussion seems to become
more heated as time goes on. It is evident that
the subject is a live one. There is first hand
evidence on the Nebraska campus that it is
very much alive.
Nebraska students are in no need of Pro
fessor Rogers' advice. It would seem much
more appropriate to make a speech or two ad
vocating a decrease in snobbishness, for many
Nebraska students are snobs befor they grad
uate. The tendency is particularly noticeable
in the attitude of fraternity and sorority mem
bers. It is noticeable in the attitude of mem
bers of certain "honorary" organizations. It
is noticeable in the attitude of some of the
more "famous" athletes.
Before going further, it would only be
fair to make exceptions for a considerable
number. Not all of the students included in
the groups mentioned above are snobs. Some
are as democratic as they can possibly be. The
shoe will not fit them, so they need not try it
on. But the majority. . . .well, it fits.
Pledges of fraternities are taught that
they are getting much more out of university
life by affiliating with a Greek organization,
than are the Barbs, who struggle along by
themselves. It is only natural that such teach
ing should cultivate snobbishness.
Members of honorary organizations are
told that they are receiving the "highest honor
that the university can bestow upon them."
Little wonder that their noses tilt up several
degrees.
Athletes are hailed by papers and alums
as "wonders of the century." Praise goes to
their heads, and the result is snobbishness.
It is admitted that there are wide distinc
tions in ability and achievement. It is admitted
that those distinctions should be acknowledged
appropriately. But it never will be admitted
that people so acknowledged should rightfully
cultivate "an excessive and vulgar regard for
wealth and social standing." Being a snob is
doing just that.
Lights, Please!
Again, because of improper lighting, the
university campus extends an invitation to
prowl"rs. The walk north of social sciences and
the teachers college, connecting Fourteenth
and Twelft streets, is without lighting of any
sort at night.
That walk, situated as it is, is much used
hv students from sorority row when they visit
the campus at night if they do. University
students are inclined to smile at the idea of
their being afraid of a mere two blocks of
dark walk. It is not the purpose of The Ne
braskan to frighten them, and create in them
a fear of the dark, but experience has taught
that lighted sidewalks hurt no one but
prowlers.
Last year, because of poor lighting, a man
accosted several women students who were on
the campus at night. His escapades became
habitual, and intensive patrolling of the cam
pxra finally drove the intruder away.
More lights were installed. About half the
city"Tolice force was assigned to duty at the
university. Rewards for the capture of the of
fender were posted. The Kosmr-f Klub, mas
querading as women, attempted to entice the
creature from the bushes, but was unsuccess
ful. The "prowler scare" lasted a long time,
perhaps long after the prowler liml rittacil to
prowl.
A little light on that unl'lutiiinntoil
It retell would bo exceedingly discouraging tn
prospective prowlers, If there are any who are
seriously contemplating the occupation. It
would aUo diKcouragc the imagination of per
aims wlu are particularly adopt at aeoing
thing in the dark. A Utile light, plennel
1 1 tiding l'$ Along.
Regarding philanthropic inrmiirr. The
Daily . lnmkaii wishes to rail the attention
of student to the recent loan fund i-ntablislicd
by the Nebraska Alumnus. According to pre
vious arrangement the money used for thi
purpose belonged to the life membership fund
of the alumni of this institution, but willi a
good advertising department, well innnngcd, so
as to pay for the production of thin monthly
uiagniiiie, the fund wn changed to aid worthy
students. What could be better?
Many student come to this university de
siring a complete education, but find that their
financial resources are entirely lnndcUnto.
Those of us who are loss fortunate in acquiring
a goodly part of the woild'a gain find that a
student loan of medium proportion w ill onable
us to finish our education.
Often we witness some of our prominent
eJucator. alumni, and business men establish
loan funds for Nebraska men and women, but
this is the first organised step of the alumni of
this institution, h'vory giaduate should be
proud to learn that he is in small part helping
others to continue their college education. Or
ganized effort on a matter of this kind pro
duces greater results and the alumni associa
tion has taken this Mop which may insure a
brighter future for many of our Nebraska men
and women.
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A Student Looks nt
Public Affairs.
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Is It Really Art?
To the Editor of The Ncbraskan t
Criticism in your Kehoes by John Student
condemning those discourteous creatures, his
fellow classmates, for rattling and spreading
newspapers in front of themselves during a
current vaudeville performance at a local
theater paves the way for some needed com
ment on the vaudeville situation in our fair
city.
Art for art's sake, John hollers. But is it
art? I am no dramatic critic. But just the
same I'd like to take off my hat, if I wore one,
to those fellows who know when enough was
enough. Maybe their action was an affront to
Nebraska ideals and spirit; though I doubt it
Perhaps it did bring unfavorable publicity on
the broad shoulders of our alma mater to be.
But certainly the unfavorable publicity was
not on one side of the fence. I am now speak
ing of the theater, John.
Students go to the theater to be enter
tained, not to hear boorish announcements,
see jumping jacks, nor witness feeble attempts
to be funny. Erection of a newspaper barrier
was discourteous. The sagacity and judgment
of these students may be questioned. But there
is a limit. And, John, if I may venture to opine,
that limit was reached this week.
Cornhuskers may need to improve their
gentlemanly courtesy. But theaters, John, have
got to improve their bills.
Tour brother,
PETER.
Learn to Know Them.
To the Editor of The Ncbraskan :
One branch of education obtainable at the
University of Nebraska is being overlooked by
countless students the chance really to learn
how to meet other persons.
In this day and age, with our modem ten
dency to dash from one place to another and
to do twice as many things in a day as should
be done, each person must give those with
whom he comes in contact a forceful presenta
tion of himself. He must meet them well.
The necessity for knowing how to meet
others needs no reciling, in so far as a stu
dent's years at tie university themselves are
concerned. It is obvious that in order to be a
person of importance in so large an affair as
the university a man must impress all whom he
meets favorably.
It is in the years lhat follow schooling that
the ability to meet persons well is really
needed, however. It is safe to say that at
least 80 percent of the students who graduate
from the university will be looking for a po
sition with some firm or corporation within
a short time. To obtain a position and start
upward in the world of business, a person
must necessarily be able to "sell" himself and
his ability to his prospective employer.
Meeting persons well and the ability to do
so is far removed from "cockiness," or what
ever other term one might choose to call a
know-it-all attitude. A NEWCOMER.
Contemporary Sentiments
Wolf. Wolf! to Freshmen.
Indiana Daily Student: The appalling
freshman mortality common to all colleges and
universities might be reduced to a minimum
this fill could some system be devised whereby
new students might retain their original im
pressions of the seriousness of a college career.
Such impressions are usually made ere the stu
dent comes to college or has been enrolled in
his courses.
Once the new student gets started on his
college way, reaction may set in when he finds
he can ease up in his work without being rep
rimanded immediately, for it. Being left largely
,o his own initiative, a freshman may or may
not put in the proper amount of time on his
studies. If he doesn't he may or may not find
himself homeward bound later in the semester.
Swallowed up in a large class a new stu
dent might get by for a while on the minimum
of effort. But there is inevitably a day a sad
day of reckoning. There is nothing more tragic
than a fired freshman returning to the home
town with a new pair of spectacles and a tale
of woe that had the eyes not given out he or
she might have continued his keen sighted way
up the trail to higher education.
The Hoover policies are gred
ually unfolding themselves before
me Antencan people, tarrying
out hi campaign promises. Pres
ident Hoover maneuvered the
faun relief lull through congress.
and established, by presidential
prerogative, a national crime
communion. Tins crime commis
sion I composed of a group of
men who aie prominent In van
oua walks of life. The thalimaa
la Ueoige W. Wlikersham, for
mer sum nry general of the
I'nlted Hates, and a distin
guished member of the American
bar.
Another member of particular
Interest to us is Roaeoe lund,
the roloasal dean of the Harvard
law school, and former dean of
our own law college. This com
mission Is seeking to analyse the
numerous problems connected
with law enforcement, with the
end In view of making a full re
port to the president.
The country Is waiting with
unusual interest for the pro
nouncements of this Important
group of men on the question of
prohibition. Hay what you may,
there Is no other topic which In
terests the American people more
than thai of prohibition. With
bootlegging standing out as one
of America's most Important In
dustrie, anv matter affecting It
la bound to attract a lot of
attention.
The principal feature of the
farm relief bill Is Its creation of
a federal farm board. Congress,
under the energetic whip of the
president, rejected an provisions
for debenture paymenta, or any
other plan which would offer the
farmer any aort of a bounty or
aubsldy.
Instead, the new bill seeks to aid
the farmer by facilitating mora ef
fective methods of marketing and
crop control. The federal farm
board la given cwuroi or a revolv
ing fund of SSOO.OOO.OOO. Tbe board
Is empowered to lend this money,
at the rate of 3 1-2 percent Inter
eat, to farmers' co-operatlvea. The
board mav seek to organise co-op
eratives among the producers of
wheat, livestock, mill, aairy pro
ducts, tobacco and cotton.
The members of the newly ap
pointed board are substantial men.
The chairman is Alexander Legge,
former head of the International
Harvester company. Mr. Legge is
receiving a great aeai oi praise ior
his splendid public Interest. He
gave up a $100,000 a year Job for
a $10,000 job.
In addition, and this la even
more significant he gave up a se
cure business position for a thank
less political one. Sam R. McKcl
vie, former governor of Nebraska,
and editor of the Nebraska Farmer
is another member of the board.
Mr. McKelvie U supposed to re
present the wheat interests on the
board.
The most absorbing Hoover pol
icy, at the present time, ia the tar
iff. Since the beginning of our
government, the tariff has been
the football of American politics.
In the early days of the republic,
the controversy was over the Jus
tice and wisdom of protection, as a
principle.
But, American sentiment and
American economic and social con
ditions, are definitely on the side
of protection. The controversial
issues today relate to the amount
of protection we need, and where,
in our sprawling economic system,
the benefits should be allocated.
The prime difficulty. In writing
a tariff bill, la tnai eacn senator
and representative in congress Is ,
doing all that he can to get some
thing for his particular constitu
ency, without regard to our na
tional Interests. The operation of
sectional influences, under the
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stimulus of a powerful lobby, the
"third bouse" of congress, makes
tariff revision the moat bidsr and
Ilia most hazardous of all legula
tiva tasks.
The president Is aupse4 to
reptesent lbs Interests ol nalional
fxillcy In congress. He la supposed
o barmoiuio local differences of
Interest and opinion, t'nder our
schema of government, however,
th president Is at tremendous
disadvantage from tb start.
Tb trend of th new tariff bill
Is upward all along the line. The
bouse passed lb llawley-Hniool
bill before It adjourned for Us
summer vacation. (Hiring the re
cess, from Jun 19 to Aug. lit. th
senate f inane committee, under
the chairmanship of Itred 8 moot
of t'tah, had (he bill under consid
eration. There appears, at th present
tlm. to b Ihre storm centers.
Th Justification of a general rais
ing of the tariff rates, the balance
between the Interests of Industry
and agriculture, and the flexible
clause and the tat Iff commission.
We shall analyse these problems
at a later date.
Th summer witnessed tremen
dous strides In th progress of av
iation. A breathless world watched
th Graf Zeppelin, with sixty peo
ple on board, fly around lb world.
20.000 miles In 21 days. Inrludin.
stops. Dr. Hugo Kckener'a feat is
a tribute to tb German mechani
cal genius.
Another outstanding event was
th endurance flight of the Ft
Lxiuls Kobln, with Pilots Jackson
and O'Hrine. Climaxing a long se
ries nf nonston fliuhls. when
-.irl.l's records were made and
broken with bewildering rapidity,
this airship broke all records with
a sustained flight of 420 hours.
Rummer aviation activities fi
nally culminated In the national
air meet at uieveianu. me men
was spectacular finale to tne
summer s developments. j
Department of Geology !
Has Numerous Visitors
Visitor at the department of ,
geology during the past week
include: Earl G. Colton, '24. con-1
suiting geologist, Okmulgee, Okl.; ,
R. C. Clark, geologist, 212 Hum-,
ble building. Houston, Tex.; It J. ,
Steel, Indian Territory illumi
nating Co, Bartlesvllle. Okl.;
Harold Smedley, "28, geologist
Sinclair Oil A Gas Co, Tulsa,
Okl.; Frank rosplsll, Lago Pe
troleum corporation, Maracaibo,
Venezuela, South America; Ed
ward Rumsey. geologist Produc
ers A Refiners corporation, Tulsa,
Okl.
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Classes every Monday and
Wednesday. Private lessons
morning, afternoon and evening.
Call for Appointment.
Mrs. Luella Williams
Private Studio.
Phone B2SS 12M D St.
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Good Time in the Day for
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Ben Gadd's Collegians Playing
A PLACE TO GO ON SUNDAY NITE
Fanner Promts Axe
To Historical Sirlrty
Logan A. Ilndgere. Martel.
Neb., farmer, has prenented ths
blate liutoriial society with an
Indian aie which he plowed up
at Yankee Hill nine veara ago.
Tha specimen has been pro
nounced one of tbe most perfMt
ver received, by K. K. Illaii.
man. curator of the museum
The ae ta about nine in. hr
long, of solid granite, and shu,
distinctly tha grooves for ib,
lashes that held ths head to lb
handle Mr. Illarhman belie
lhat this Is an old Otoe Inl,
aie.
Lincoln Delicatessen
1439 "O" St.
Open Til Midnight and Sundays
Everything for the picnic. Dutch lunch
and wiener roust
We make up all kinds of tandwlchci
and lunches.
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lingerie touches and the return of
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to watch for when choosing a new
fall frock. You'll be delightfully im
pressed with the comprehensive as
sortment now shown at Rudge's.
Canton Flat. Crepe and Satin, in
Blue, English Green, Brown, Wine
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