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The Daily Ncbraskan
TWENTV-NINTH VfAH
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CLirr F. tANDAHL ".."."..! EDITORINCHIEF
J. M. PITZER BUSINttS MANAUfcH
Editorial Staff
Aaaodat Editor Joyce Ayrea
Managing Editor Edgar Backus, Gene Robb.
News Conors Donald Carlson, Robert Kelly.
William aieCleery, Eugene McKlm, Elmont Walt.
Sports Editor Jack Elliott.
Business Staff
Assistant Business Manager Leroy Jack.
Not Taught to Think.
American youth dort not know how to
think I
This and mor trenennnt criticism of Amer
loan education principles and methoils comes
quit recently from a profossor speaking before
the Babson statistical organization meeting at
"Wellealey.
"Young people today," said the educator,
"are interested in application, not principles.
They have had, in school at least, no funda
mental Instruction in the problems of ethics
and conduct, in the problems of society and
gorernment, in genuine science as opposed to
tinkering.
"Above all they have boon taught not to
criticise or analyze. They come to higher -d-uoatlon
in life with the settled conviction that
the only allowable criticism is 'constructive'
criticism as if one could construct without
first clearing the ground. The trouble! They
are not taught to think."
True it is that the fountain of knowledge
at American universities flows easily and
freely. Tis no well students have to dig to
secure their glistening drops of thought, their
sparkling fresh ideas. The student has little
real thinking to do. Knowledge, ideas, facts
all come to him on a platter. He has only to
help himself. Genuine mental labor involved
is at minimum.
Eren the, term "student" has become an
acrimonious malapropism applied to those who
go to school. Few pupils are students . Few
really study. They read tomorrow's lesson and
assimilate it in as short a time as is possible.
To go on and read the text for the next day
that, they would chortle at the suggestion, is
awfully foolish.
The difficulty in education might be said to
rest in two courses, the student and the pro
fessor. The average student does not have the
proper Attitude in regard to study. Instead of
being captivated by a spirit of learning to
prepare himself better for a full and rich life,
his chief interests, headonistic in nature, center
on present pleasures of college life.
The instructor, on the other hand, perhaps
may be blamed for passing out knowledge too
freely. The pupil must think for himself to
get the maximum good from a course. He
needs to grapple with ideas, to wrcKtle with
problem-economic, political, social. It is
better to solve them to his own satisfaction
than to accept the perhaps better but possibly
dogmatks opinion of his teacher.
Thre Are too many purely memory courses.
FondAmcntal facts, of course, must be learned
and retained. Details which for practical pur
poses need not be remembered, should not be
emphasized.
As the speaker referred to above says, it is
principle living that youth must discover.
I! A Student Looks at
Public Affairs. $
;jl B DA7ID FELLMAy. i(
-r"He revision of the tariff sched-
ulM la the major political
problems In the country today; It
U just that It Is a political prob
lem that complicates the situation.
In the hands of skilled economists
and administrative experts, the
tariff rates could be nicely read-
Justed from time to time. But,
subjected to the tender mercies of
sectional politicians, tariff revision
become a hazardous undertaking
of calamitous confusion.
Instead of supplying the needs
of a unified economic system the
tariff Is the Instrument of special
Interests. A host of lobbyists is
maintained In Washington to keep
the fear of the ballot in the hearts
of the legislators. Aa a result, the
tariff 1 not drawn up systemati
cally, but is the negation of sys
tem. It la a crazy quilt, without
rhyme or reason.
The new tariff rates, as embod
ied In the Hawley-Smoot bill, call
for upward revision all along the
line. It will set up the rates to the
highest point ever attained In the
history of our country. This bill
has passed the house, has the ap
proval, evidently of President Hoo
ver. It Is now hanging fir In the
senate. The major consideration
Is: Do condition In this country
justify higher customs duty?
The underlying principle of our
wbol tariff scheme has been that
. of protection for American Indus
try, and. of late, for agriculture as
eu. The tariff has been the in
strument whereby American en
terprise were able to expand, un
hamiered bv a cheap foreie-n com
University of No
of tbo Student
Echoes
resentatives
petition.
But as the tariff rates go up, so
do the prices on countless commo
dities which tbe American people
consume. Tariff rates should,
therefore, be levied only where and
when protection is necessary, and
only to the extent which the exig
encies of the situation demand.
We doubt very much whether a
general upward revision of the
tariff rates is Justifiable at the
present time. The condition of Am
erican industry, which will be the
principal beneficiary of tbe new
bill, is uih that further protection
is unnecessary. The facts of the
American industrial situation are
carefully and succintly presented
by Sumner H. Slichter in a recent
issue of the New Republic. Mr.
Slichter is professor of economics
at Cornell, and a member of the
staff of the Institute of ecouomics
at Washington, D. C. His statisti
cal analysis makes out a strong
case against the Hawley-Smoot
blU.
Professor Slichter shows that
American Investors have so much
confidence In the future of busi
ness that the average price of 338
industrial stocks is 95 percent
above the average of 1928. In 1928,
American manufacturing and min
ing corporations Issued new secur
ity Issues, exclusive of refunding
issues to the amount of $1,453,
200,0o0 16 percent above 1923.
Furthermore, the profit of a
group of 403 corporations were 68
percent greater In 1928 than In
1923. The earnings of 375 Indus
trial corporations, according to a
report of the National City bank,
during the first quarter of 1929,
were 37 percent above the corre
sponding period In 1928.
In the field of foreign trade our
position Is no less favorable. The
value of our Imports was less last
year than in any year since 1924.
Our Imports dropped 9 percent In
And it U t-t hie ami problem if human run
duct, Kovi-rnnuiit and horiety in a more com
pies world than fwr before greeted a boy
filtering niaitluHid, over iililcii youth muM
pond i r.
' Church and ( jJ7,.
II. (Utel.il. g indeed w iih the report that
uer !( Ml kill. lint Attended the I'll ! tell.ill,
Lutheran and First Christ inn church recep
tion l.iM week Mild e.iuntli n other attended
lotrlie in smaller group at various churehe.
Such an aeeniint make us U lnu the author
ity of itieini! who contend that fil percent
of the hidden! in American college me
atheist. Without a ibmbt this is gro-. x;iur
Iteration mid we feel certain that ouch a eal
aiiuiou condition does not exist at the I'ni
versity of Nebraska.
Chureh attendance is not requisite at our
univerMty. Many student may think that they
have no need for religion, but w hen time of
grief and sorrow come, and every atudciit
gets his quota sooner or later, w hen loneliness,
illness, tragedy and death enter into our lives
then we feel tint need of religion.
It will benefit every freshman and new-,
comer ut the university to get acquainted with
his church at oneo if In has not done so before
a -It . 1 . . . I' il...!...
now. Here ne win iuki no cihh uiMineiuui, n
rating, no snobbishness, only friendliness,
kindliness, a desire o nthe part of others to be
of service and a congenial group of educated
people who want to help the college student
make the most of his opportunities.
of the Campus.
Letter from reader are cordially welcomed
In this dapartment, and will b printed In all
cases subject to th common newspaper practice
of heaping out of all libelous matter and attacks
against Individuals and religions. For th benefit
of reader a limit of 250 words ha been et. Th
nam of the author must accompany each letter
but th full nam will not be published unless so
desired by th contributor.
Why 'Disconcerted It Misinformed.
To the Editor of The Daily Ncbraskan :
Kuowing Unit you arc well acquainted
with the article written by Disconcerted in
Monday's issue of The Daily Ncbraskan, I
would suggest that he write under the pen
name of Misinformed. It is indeed discourag
ing to ethical journalism to read such a biased,
unfair article written for the edification of
Nebraska students.
Each fraternity, according to ruling made
by the Student council in the full of 11128, is
to have one active member, who is to be an
eligible junior and one sophomore pledge, who
is also eligible. This ruling is upheld and en
forced by the active organization of Corn
Cobs. To further prove my claims to the
truth, an excerpt from The Daily Ncbraskan,
Sept. 2G, 192!, is as follows: "Each fraternity
on the campus is granted one active and one
pledge member of Corn Cobs. A further list
of eligible men will appear at a later date."
A partial list of pledges was published be
cause, altho the meeting was called and an
nounced previously as devoted to the voting
on new members, some of the fraternity rep
were not prepared to nominate
their pledges. Each fraternity was notified
three times thru The Ncbraskan that it was
entitled to equal representation, two members
from each. And now when Disconcerted gripes
over the issue I cannot wonder why legislators
opposed to proper university appropriations
should use as one of their main arguments the
continual mismanagement and unrest among
student activities of which a few "misin
formed" so eloquently speak.
Disconcerted disparages the fact that one
of the leading athletic fraternities has no rep
resentation in Corn Cobs. If this fraternity
was interested enough in the pep organization,
it would find that equal representation is de
nied no one and that.it need not be begged
for. Corn Cobs is desirous of having represen
tatives from each of the fraternilies on the
Nehraska campus, and it should not, as a se
lective organization ho forced to plead with
each fraternity not represented at Iho present
time, to send their candidates to meetings.
FAIR PLAY.
the past two years. "No Indica
tions of a foreign threat here." On
tbe other band, our export were
greater In 1928 than in any year
since 1920. The value of our ex
ports hits Jumped 39 percent over
the figures for 1923.
Surely the United States has no
reason to worry about an unfavor
able balance of trade. We are Im
porting less and less, and export
ing more and more. W are extra
ordinarily prosperous, so far as
our Industries arc concerned. Why ;
put up higher barriers?
"Here then In brief," concludes
the economist, "Is tbe situation of
American manufacturing: Labor
costs shrinking, physical output is
greater than ever, profits higher
than ever, the home market al
ready 97 percent in the hands of
domestic manufacturers, exports
increasing rapidly, especially the
exports cf finished manufactures,
Imports (especially Imports of fin
ished manufactures) decreasing in
value during the last several years
our share in the trade of the world
greater than ever. Surely this
situation Justifies no general up
ward revision of the tariff.
This is not the only desideratum
which Is Involved in the tariff
struggle. There are many other
Important issues at stake: Con
siderations of international policy,
the flexible clause, the balance be
tween industry and agriculture,
the sugar rates and Cuban inter
ests. There matters are of vast po
litical, economic and diplomatic
importance back of space, how
ever, prevents our discussing them
at this time.
8igma Tau.
A contribution to the university
loan fund was made in 1924 by
Sigma Tau. honorary engineering
fraternity, of $040, which Is re
stricted to engineering student"
Between the Lines.
. LAKilLt. UILMAS.
I KV u-1 one and all lace the fact.
" One w eek of i huol ha been
nut Ix hind us Hint leaves US
M-irni v-im'u shoeoiiitf days till
I'hilsliiisH and about ihirty-seven
week In fine Ibe next May (jueen
,.W In r well kuowu stuff. What
'a rosy future! Several Inmates
ate Hlirn.ly looking for lb board
of pardons.
i Warwick Derping I rapidly
'gaining fame. "Sorrell and Son
marled hi march, tnougn n naa
been writing for yeara. W hap
pi ned on ou of hla book put out
in 1902 - on' style changes mar
veloualy in twenty-alx years ! Hav
ing JiiHt finished "Old PybuM
which shift us from on English
fitmllv that w found In "Sorrell
and Son" to another Kngllah fam
ily, we are Impressed, aa student.
with the similarity between Old
Pvbus hlmaelf and om of our
esteemed Instructor.
Th story center about Grand
father Fybus and Grandson Pybua,
who are separated by a generation
r wnrihlMi rnttera for fathers
and uncles, but who find much In
common and build up a friendship
between themselves. Old Pybua,
disowned by bis sons, la discovered
working as a hotel "boota" by bla
literary grandson. It is evident
I hat here are possibilities, and
Deeping misses none of them. For
those followers of Deeping, hi
latest novel, out this fall. Is
"Kopecs Kow" and by all reports It
Is Infinitely better than either "Old
Pybua" or "Sorrell and Son."
Nebraskan editorials and student
opinions have been kicking up
iv-tuivritr riimt latelv over th ad
vice given to a graduating class by
rror. Kouert e.. uogera, oi me
Massachusetts Institute of tech
nology. The trouble seems to be
over the fact that me word "snoD"
was used. In part. Professor
Rogers said:
"Kvery one of you has the abil
ity to belong to a small aristo
cracy, an aristocracy that college
men ought to be... You cannot go
on the assumption that you are as
good as the rest of the folks...
You should take tbe attitude that
you are a damned sight better. . .
You have got to take the rule
An Innovation in Value-Giving
SPECIAL SELLING
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from ou auspeuder button "
Thie lousy ihrer for Kogera!
What all the turmoil over
......... Tiun isn't a university
student In America v. bo isu't
would b nob. SO V.IIV aueniiu u.
"defend' ouraelvee? If v. didn't
tak the attitude that w ar bet
ter than linal folk. v.e wouldn't
rniana . .Jeetea. shut ihe
..,,..,1.., all that nnlaa from the
proletariat v.Hbout. and turn on
my baia.
A rallnuf namad Thames Wil
liamson Ihuiit-hl he'd do something
startling, o be wrote a book tailed
"Hunky and n aucceeoro in
tartlmir in liook-of-tho-Munlb
club Into putting It onto the blue
. - . ... . . . . ..,
list. Th IJooK-ui-tne-Aionin ciuu
mmi kw han nff lta ruard.
We'll say that, anyway, to be gen
erous. "Hunkv" deal with a Slav
named Jenclo and bis friend Kru
sack and his girl Teena, They
work In a bakery. They don't do
anvthlnr. They don't aay any
thing. They mix bread and get
drunk and have children. It' a
book of one syllable words which
trie to bring llila Ignorant, alow
moving, oxlik hero closer to the
reader. Hut we didn't want him
cloa. II smelled.
For heroes and berolnea, w like
people who ar a lull bit wittier
than oursrlvea. In order that we
may enjoy them. If w can antici
pate every word and move of iho
characters, we're bored. In other
word, thes peasant stories with
their "strong, simple, not-very-bright"
characters give us a alight
sensation of discomfort In the
region Just back and a little betbw
our ear.
Hurray! Harold Jay Graham, a
student at the University of Cali
fornia, expresses our sentiments,
stranger. This young man was
winner of the New Republic's
essay contest, and be says of atu-
denta:
"Culture Is vague and foreign to
the majority of us (students),
brought up on Sunday comics,
movies, and Saturday Evening
Tosts, In drab and smug middle
class homes. . . . yet tbe present
liberal arts college endeavors to
transform us Into scholars and
gentlemen. ... We are exposed to
four year of lectures on Plato
and popular astronomy, Roman
history, and contemporary poetry.
Hundreds of new suits
You can make a great "buy" at this price
The newest winter colors---Corona Browns.
Pyramid Greys, Grenadier Blues in Che
viots, Worsteds, Cassimeres and Tweeds.
Styles for young men, business men, univer
sity men. New suits sent us by Hart Schaff
ner & Marx, at a big discount from regular
wholesale cost, as their part in co-operating
with exclusive Hart Schaffner & Marx ac
counts. You sliould see these clothes while this special
selling is on They are unbeatable values at
$33,00.
Sizes for all men....regulars, slim, stouts and extra sizes
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FORMERLY ARMSTRONGS
i.lA l A. t i,l l
V hi teniisn
atrukeu with a aoit of inWlleituttl
iialyi . , .'
And we mulnl forget the
tourara in ihma painting and lha
Ureek drama. What would ever
do without them!
.... k o Hi iw, In.torie timi-a of
a couple of year i;o. a contempo
rary of o.iri, loiuluiting the hv
talor culutiui in Itii Unily. ataited
a nohle exMriment which met m
Hlik-hl Mine Tint great thongM
behind th rjef imciit ahould not
he allowed to die.
Herewith. Between the Unes of
fers a firl prise of eifht tatoff
h.i Li aii.l a a.M'onil Drlf of a
I very slightly tarnished shoe horn
'for the most beautiful poem ex-
pressing the minimum or inmigni
and intelligence. Tbe poem will
be published in this column, and
the Judges will consist of two stu
dent who read It. iThe copy-
reader and the defendant ! Two
year ago. the winner dashed off
a dilly about cows on railway tree
tie and a red sunset. Other con
cerned hlppopotoml and rigarett
stub in front of Social Science.
Hong! Round one!
SOCIAL Al KAIKS
Wednesday, Oct. 2.
Iota Sis-ma ri. tea for
cirl.
Chemistry hall 310,
3:30 to 0 30
o'clock.
Thursday, Oct. 3.
Slfrma Delta Chi. University hall
100. 7 o'clock.
Friday, Oct. 4.
Chancellor's faculty reception,
Ellen Smith hall. 8 to 11 o'clock.
Alpha Delta I'l house party.
Kappa Alpha Theta tea for Mrs.
Sargent. 3:30 to 5:30 o'clock.
Kappa Epsllon mixer, armory,
8:30 to 11:30 o'clock.
I'hl Kappa house party.
Theta Chi bouse party.
Saturday, Oct. 9.
AU University party. Barb
PHONES B3122 B 6974
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Including Permanent Waving
CJglivia lreatmema and
Hair Cutting
Hotel Cornhusker Lincoln
in this special selling
Tiiuisnw. ncnnnit x io:o
1 1 oiim 1 1.
tents
Acacia hou party.
Alpha Muma Thl house pnrty.
Alpha Tliel Cht house party,
Uria Theta I'l houa parly,
I Vila I'pailon houa party.
Farm House houae party.
Kappa IVI h.'iiae party.
I 'hi Kappa I'al houae party.
I'hl Slum Kappa houa party,
I'll! I rUa Th-ta hmiae party.
I'l Kappa I'hl fall party, ij
coin.
:t gma KrP noiiM party.
Y. M. C. A.-Y. W. A. A- party,
Kllen Smith hall.
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Green buttons for freshmn
women ar still available at ltiMft
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ready obtained them and the Mi
tar Board recommend tnnt fmv
man women get a button and rj
It.
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Publisher Representative
5 Colombu Clrcl
New York, N. Y.
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