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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 8, 1929)
ti tsdvy, ooTonrn n TTO TUT. IWI.Y M VK w The Daily Ncbraskan x TWtNTV NlNTH VIA Official 1'utnicaliitn ol the I'nivernily ol N Orsska and under the direction of the fltudrnl lublicatloD Hoard. Published every morning during the academic year with In evcepuon of Saturdays. Mondays, aod during the various vacation period ol it school. KdilonaJ Office University Hall . rUatiun A. Business Office University Mall 4 A. station A. office HoiIia-Euit(riaT Mail, i to p. in. dally accept Knday and Sunday, Business staff : 1 to t p. m. daily escepi Friday and Sunday. Telephone ttdttonel: HCHW1 (University Kx chang and auk foi "Pally Nebraakan" indicating which department desired. After I p. m. call HtviNi r BS8SS (Lincoln Journal) and ask for Nebraxkan editor. Kntered as second class matter at the pout office in Lincoln. Neb., undei act ol congress. March S. 1S79, and at pectai rate of postage provided for in section 1103, act of Oct. S. 1917, authorised Jan. 20. 1922. Subscription rate: 2 per year; 11.25 per semes ter; single copy 6 cents. C LMF FCI AND A H lT. . . . . EDITOR-IN-CHIEF J. M. PITZER BUSINESS MANAGER Editorial Staff Associate Editor Joyce Ayres. Managing Editors Kdgar Harkus, One Robb. News ttaitors Ponald Carlson, Robert Keliy. William Mcdeery. Eugene McKlm. Elmont Wane. Sports Editor Jack Elliott. Contributing Editors: lonald Carlsor, Luetle Cypreansen. Donald Facka, Pavld Pellnian. William Mcdeery, Elmer 8kov, Alan Williams. Builness Staff Assistant Business Managers - Leroy Jack, Robert H. Lau. Lacking 'Spirit Everybody seems to be talking nbout tlie vary obvious lack, during the past work cnl. of that commodity known ambiguously as "school spirit." Som persons have ovon gone ao fax aa to suggest that Nebraska might have won the game Saturday had there been a more nthusiastJc evidencing of student support of the team. The laat assertion may be overdrawn; the spectators' part in tho winning and losing of game Is still being debated, but whatever the part ia, there can be no doging of the fact that Nebraska students are falling down on their job. Nebraska spirit needs a revival. It is difficult to write about "school spirit." The subject haa been the brunt of innumerable, sophisticated jokes. Many of the self styled elite regard a demonstration of enthusiasm aa childish, and therefore seek to control that enthusiasm and laugh at those who do not. Nevertheless, a little preaching about school spirit is necessary. First, it is clear that a development of school spirit is, theoretically at least, th' chief end of intercollegiate athletics, and particu larly football. Financial benefits cannot be set forth as a justification. If they were, it would follow that football players wore a specie of fools, men who overwork themselves to enrich the school, and receive nothing for their effort but a sweater. Physical benefits cannot be a justification, since the number of persons involved is but a very small percentage of the student body. Tho only acceptable reason is a promotion of a stronger feeling of unity within the school. Working from the theory that this is the purpose of football, the sport is failing at Ne braska. It was evident at the rally Friday night that there was a lack of organization, responsible in part for the poor showing made. It was evident at the game that something was seriously lacking. It is difficult to place the blame for the missing element. A letter, too pungent to publish, rceeivcrtby The Ncbraskan today denounces in scathing terms the work, or rather the lack of work, on the part of the cheerleaders at the game. Per haps the trouble lies there. Or it may be in one or both of the organizations which set forth as one of their prime objectives the fos tering Of sohool spirit. Surely one of the three agencies is lying down on the job. Nothing to Worry About. Bo sure to vote" resounds through the air today. Class presidents, an honorary colonel, and a senior woman at large for the student connoQ. are to be chosen at popular election. Members of political factions are on edge for fear their respective slates won't make the grade. And then there's the candidates them-sdvfisr-orrying, worrying, worrying. Wnr all tils racket? No -use to get all heated tip over such trivia. What's an elec tion of this sort in our young lives? The only responsible position to be filled is that of the senior woman member of the student council. She really can do something worthwhile for her school if she wants to and the voters should strive to choose one who can fulfill rheae expectations. Who cares about tho outcome of the class president races? No one but the candidates themselves and the organization8 tnat are push ing them. Who cares about th outcome of the honorary colonel race? The same answer is applicable here, too. To be sn honorary colonel is just another social highlight at the University of Nebraska. To make the point clearer, let us mention sim ilar positions open to coeds: Prom girl, Ne braska Sweetheart, May Queen. What pur pose do these various positions serve? None; but it must be admitted they serve to test the popularity of university women, and, simul taneously, they serve as a source of heartache and perhaps jealousy to the loser. How about class presidents? Isn't there some honor attached to these posts if nothing else? Yes; that's just the point. In past years, the office of class leader has been nothing but an honor and a poor one at that. As The Nebraskan stated some time ago, th Student council has started in the right way by agitating for duties for the poor class heads and minor officers. A committee has been ap-, t dieted by the council and work has already egun en the matter. Not until this committee has made a report and the student council hss Rcted favorably will there be any justification for class officers, aside from the pictures they get In the year book. When that time will be i not known but w cant look for any complete rejuvena tion in this direction until next semester. Bo, why vale time and effort now? The Map- Im nlwiy In u a sviulul of nil turf. Tin inlcllct llllii Main f n . ople mn be gaugvtl bv the Matin, of it npok II ili-nnm. The htage liii Ih i ii. kincf the gol.l. u ilavs of (iivtff, a method of Minlyrinu the important proldi ins of the ilny. It n lit the prohl- ois to it audience, in linng form, mid nsk for due coiiKi.li inlioii uf it Tim, the tnge has not only absorbed n c of the world's Keenest thinkers to wolk out lis ill fiinnl ilt Iihih. Il has also called upon the highest inti l!ig "v of the cotoiiiiitiiiy to listen and under stand them. This is the c-snice of thf sokcii drama, that whether it taken flight in fancy or in Mii oils thought, thf appeal in made, not to I he visceral sVns.-h. but to the inti licet, lb-rein lien the key to the secret of the Miccess or failure of, dramatic organisation. I 'nun this point of view, the problem of the I'liiviiMiy I'layem b mes intelligible. The I'niveisity of Ndnnska hns boasted, for some years now, oin- of the finest coll. uiiitc players (rgaiii.at ions in the country. When nnasurfd in the scope mid excellence ol re pertoire, in stage tcehniiie, in dramatic alul ity, or in any other criteria of thf theater, our own player group stands shoulder to shoulder u it h the ImM in tin- Lid. In the measure as the inherent merits of the I'niversity I'liiycr. have been great, however, the students' interest in (hem has been muill. That the players' enthusiasms have not ilu'Ie.l. in the face of the disheartening response they have received from the .student body, is im in dication of their intense devotion to their art. The students of the university are passing up a powerful cultural influence when tiny forego the opportunity of witnessing the pro ductions of our players. They lose far more in real values, by their absence, than the play ers lose in lacking the inspiration whtt-h comes from full attendance. And not only do they miss a great deal of the richness and beauty which the university has to vffer them: tloy also continue to expose our institution to the sneers of the more sophisiieaicd parts of the Inn.) The University Players opened their tii'kct ; selling campaign Monday. They are offering ' season tickets to the students at precisely half, th i.nt of Isst vear's. This gives the stu dents an opportunity to witness the only ref uge of the spoken drama in Lincoln at a cost below that of an ordinaray movie. It is an opportunity that should not be overlooked. Whelher the rnidwestern universities of America shall be infantile cow colleges, or sophisticated centers of adult thought ami adult entertainment, lies largely in the hands of their students. 3 V A Student Looks ftt PuMic Allnira. Ily llt 7.W4V. l '(.I NK OM.1I.I.S mnrathnn ItiMe and nemera of the NVbias ka team mill he given Jiml before the train pulls out for Chicago, and South I tend where the sqiisd will take a woikont before jonrnrylng on to Ryrai use. Poor Pep at Came. "Nrbraska spirit did not seem to be the Cornhuakrr spirit of old si the welcome rally for H M V. KrMiiy and at the turn Saturday play, "Htranpe Interlude," i ' afternoon," utated V:ldred l-amon mull in nmnna Monday. vv are n,,l event I-ii,i,k this part to imv the I'lnv anv iiiiieily. It In- lere-ts tin. nt the nvon'rnl. Iieouse i niYmilrnt of the Innocents society Monday afternoon. "AlthmiKh the rain put a ilanv-r on the plans for - ....... . . i. - . . . . iaI r noav, inn rrirnmi YESTERDAY Apple Cores Politics More Politics ttlra. which was the first having quieting effe li'rrl vci. ni iiir un'i. ,., r.i.m., ..... ...... ........ Mayoi Nii linU i t Huston h'4 Juil holy should turn out one hundred recent ly decided r.!U r.r piny ci t,.i Kiie.x'iMve of ihi pulilie morals to pomoyed Is-foiv the cultured lt,i;-liiii"ar. This executive edict, however, did not at all surpriKe iib. No news n very NiirpiiMiii; if It comes front Hohinii. We are mire that Mayor Nichols hn (.allied votes by his ac tion, lut what a piuful sacrifice ef i iu lliine. And what loving paternalikm! UiMt Weilnes.lay the senate gave the president another wallop on I tie rioi, in rejecting the flexible tariff clause. The inmirent re piihlicum. headed by Horah and S'etrt.v. J Mn.d with mojit of the democrats in il-fcalmg one of Mr. Hoovci'a m ( projects And another In Ihe hixtory of the present tariff MriipKl'" was written. There had Iomk luen a feellnp In ieni-iit Wiilnesday afiernoon for the big aendorr rally. Coaches predict It will take ev erything the MuHkers have to rome out with a victory over Syra cuse Saturday and Nebraska's stu dent body has Its last chance to show Its spirit this week on Wed nertay afternoon when the firat ser.doi'f rally of the season takes place. former dkan assfmks m:v fi:i)i:ral job Former IVan Stout, of the ool-Irs-o of entlneerlnir of the I'nl- verslty of Nebraska, Is now con nected wllh the division of agri cultural engineers, bureau of imb ue poeorda fulled Slates depsrt- Thcre had long been a feeling in agriculture, at Berkeley, tho count i y that the tariff system ,v " . m.kmr Ir- l.uked flexibility. Concre.Ma revised H ,jon ,nVo.tigftllons. 'flvoeV In N-tvveen tUTies! I Oean O. J. Ker.uson. of the col- s m l Ions often aroae which de-, W'e of engineering recently re nian .V inmcdmte readjustment ee.ved a letter from former Pean m , art culnr rates. To meet such , Stout, which gave some Intern. -cmlrieenclcH. congrr-a created Injm newa from a umnl of tho col wn a federal tariff commission. eng.noi-rlng. Trof. O. N . .Mi a ' , ' ha (, S orgren. now on leave of absence 7h;T7'Te n constant tab or 'from the University of Nebraska. ,Phn h a Sim ?rTLnt in- j ' Y Klltefer Manu eresJs and to recommend tempor- f turlng company, of Una An- By MARTHA OltBNANK , IK spei tators at the Bouthern Melh.vtiat game learn ly exper ience, they will probably appear at the Pittsburgh game - tf they appear- equipped with umbrellas, football helmets, bird cages, and other paraphernalia which may be pressed Into service as protection against flying apple cores. They will also show a marked preference for seals higher up. by virtue of the simple reasoning that the higher they are. the lesa peo ple there can le behind them eat ing apples and heaving cores. In .t.litl.n Ia Ik., t. Nelson, nominal leader of th . . faction, declared that t he i,,' of the Barb council ua nM , fight political battles, thrrrt.v log an Indication that rhr , wrre the first to reahre Hii r tng politics was exceedinsty ,h ! Ih. Put what appeared to b . u sitOe move la undone. Cat.,iif who are not connected with m,? !! the tJreek factions are anr n.i.., to organle the baibs fi aii,, i try at the political game t ! really lamentable that the , did not realire gisvi thmK u they had tt. and stay m,t of , elections as a group. It appears that Nebraska Is not the only place Infested by Indis criminate apple core projectors The Deily Texan, newspaper of the University of Texas. In one of Its lead editorials, complains that spectators at games are throwing cushions, rocks, and what nots, In addition to the apple cores. Meredith Nelson's Idea or limlf, a student council n-.a.te i,p ., half barbs and one half Crreki j, Its advantages. Kor one thuj would tend to break down lh br. rler between Oreek and bvirb ft might minimise pontics, tnn yn on the other hand. It miKlit'gw rise to more parties. Unless we clamp down on our apple core throwing, we may find ourselves In the Texans' position, i 'l-efs make the world safe for humanity hy putting the used ap ple cores In our pockets. I The political situation, after ap pearing to be quite dull, has sud denly become very much alive. Alan Williams withdrew from pol- 1 NOW is the time to have that spe eial work done for Christ mas. Ma he you would lik, a special ring made- a neck lace or bracelet or si ih.s crested arlicle. I-t u to'kj it over wiih von NOW. I nry ami Immediate changes when such c hanges are necessary. The crux of the problem Is: To whnm shall the commission re port? Who shall make the final teles. Dean Stout wrote, about theauc cem of the fin- tr.ickB designed by .lames P. Fairbanks, agricultural engineering 16. extension special nan : vv no mihii in'vrva ---r - - , '...i.i..- .v.. ..i.t..nf r,r rnn- 11 In acrlcultural ericmeerinir at irreiH" The law of 1C16 designated I the University of California. The the' president, and Mr. Hoover Is! trucks nre lined In fighting forest ,nn. anxious to retain that power. fir-s. They are built to travel at j itt.i... th.i ue,iw ri sit forlt' mtliia nor limit But tho wnRte nns wn imiKiriK. !' " , . . ....... in a i fnl rr' '' ? i 'illrmc ff unfr Okeh Hot Records Nothing Hotter Ot ihim at Plttt Muaic Mh.ip I.W )" I'pviairs HALLETT University Jeweler (Estb. 1871 117-11? So. 12! A Correction. Due to faulty proofreading, several names were juggled in the list of contributing editors published Sunday. The correct list should read as follows (assufiing that the proofreader is awake this time) : Donald Carlson, Lucile (Vpreunseii, Donald Facka. David Fcllman, "William McC'leery, Elmer Skov, Alan Williams. Letters from reaoers are cordially welcomed in this department, and will be printed in sn cases subject to the common newspaper practice of keeping out of all libelous matter and cks against Individuals and religions. For the benefit of readers a limit of 250 words has been set. The name of the author must accompany each letter, but the full name will not be published unless so desired by the contributor. From Seven 'Til Eight. To tho Editor of The Ncbraskan : It is rumored that a rally was conducted on the campus last Friday evening prior to the opening game of the Reason. It was also ru mored that it was a lovely, tranquil affair where everyone conducted himself in the quiet est, most orderly inannwr. I nay rumored be cause 110 one seems to know for sure evident ly no one was there. There are many things that might be the cause of the lack of attendance at the rally. Gnnnimnml t Im Hl'f.iir would be held on the drill field and when our old friend J. Pluv gave vent to his feelings drenching the appointed place, it was naturally conceived that the pep meeting would be conducted in the coliseum. A small crowd gathered there, consequently, and a like handful assembled in front of Social Sciences. The divided assemb lage then is one of the reasons for the alleged fizzle. , T , Hut far be that from the real cause. Lack of student interest was bo apparent Friday night that this writer is moved to tears. To cite a glaring example, aeverul sororities totally ignored the occasion and called in the boy friends for hour dances. With six other week end nights during the month on which to conduct such receptions the constant coeds would choose last Friday night. Great stuff! Right at this point is where this air tight faculty supervision should have functioned. Jt is too late now to weep about the oft referred to punctured can of bovine but at least such practices should be prohibited in the future. 1 ONE OF THE HOYS. Contemporary Sentiments Qualifications Don't Count Denver Clarion: It might be well on the eve of election to remind fraternities and sororities that qualifications of a candidate for office never do count. Very few voters ever think of that phase of this election question. The important thing, of course, is to see that the right sorority wins with the dear old brotherhood on the right side of the ledger. Tt is desirable and likely that if a Tappa Haffa Keg gets the office, the status quo will remain quite so. Then the Aypba Halla Tozis can have no kick coming, and everything is hotsy totsy. What would happen If someone did get into office with an idea of something that a class officer might dot The answer is cay; He would b defeated at the next election. Behind all this hubbub lies a peculiar psy chological truth s Even If your candidate is a total Iom, the price of the corsage for the next formal will be the sums. ihn nror-rpsmve republicans and the democrats believe that this gives the president too much dis cretionary power. They also be lieve that the flexible tariff clause Is an unwarranted and unconstitu tional delegation of legislative au thority. Borah. Norrls et al, have won out so far. Hut the house is still back of the president. President Hoover has always found sym pathy and comfort in the house. It i nfmo.it a certainty that the house will force the senate to re cede from Its position, when the bill goes to conference. And It Is rumored that If the house falls In line with the senate, the president will veto the bill. If he can't have the flexible clause, It Is said, there will be no tariff bill. We earnestly hope the president will win out In this argument. Con gress Is not equipped to meet emergency situations. And every time it touches the matter of tar iff rates, it is handling political dynamite. The cliief executive, with the ad vice of a bipartisan board of ex perts, Is In a much better position to apply the provisions of a flex 11. 1- .-..iff D,.v...mn Thp demands of luic Linn j flexibility and efficiency should j not yield to the 01a ineory 01 sep aration of powers In government. Like the old gray mare, separation of powers, "ain't what It used to be." The center of senatorial Investi gation at the present time is Wil liam B. Shearer, militant supcrpa triot and bii pressure salesman de luxe. Mr. Shearer got $50,000 from four of the leading American shipbuilders to go over to Geneva ifi 1927 and help defeat the pro gram of the disarmament confer ence. Naval limitation was very much against the wishes of these mil lionaire American shipbuilders. They were worried about the safely of the country. And besides, what a dreadful loss of profits na val disarmament would mean. So thev sent Mr. Shearer, a man with an "international police record, to lobby in Geneva, in the interests of American security and ship con struction profits. The next assignment which Mr. Shearer drew was to lobby Lv Washington during the fight last winter over the cruiser bill. Con gress finally decided to build fif teen cruisers, and of course each of Shearer's employers got his piece of the pie. But everything was lovely until Mr. Sheaer filed suit In court for $250,000, which he claimed the shipbuilders owed him on account for services rendered. His claim to this sum In addition to the $50,000 he had already received, then dragged the whole disgraceful Rf falr into the halls of our national committees. Some day, we hope, unrne brave and penetrating scholar will make a study of the influence of manu facture of the implements of WRr upon the maintenance of large ar mies and navies, and upon the fan ning of the war spirit itself. An exposition of dollar patriot Ism might wake the people up to some very interesting facts. An en lightened public opinion might for one thing throw a host of perni cious lobbyists out of the halls of congress. And it might begin to draw tho line between true, sin cere patriotism, and camoflaged, raucous self Interest. SENDOFF BALLY IS SET FOR WEDNESDAY (Continued From Tage 1.) lows: Leaving Social Sciences at 4:30, the parade will march to 3 street aid down R to Sixteenth. The R. O. T. C. band will bead the parade and Comhusker spirit will be kept at its hlgheBt by the Corn Cobs, Tassels and NebrBpka's cheer leaders. From Sixteenth the parade will go to O street and down O street to the Rock Island station. A huge sendoff Is planned at the station and will be ender the direc tion of "Mike" Charters, varsity cheer leader. Talks by Coach wnfl rarrv L'T, fnUons of water. Twenty-two hundred feet of hose is a part of the equipment. Pliii". Pavid Weeks, agricul tural engineering '15. aftended a conference of governors at Salt Lake City in September, where he represented the I University of California. Tho proposal of Presi dent Hoover to transfer the pub lic lands to the western states was the major question discussed. Upson Prcpur' Pnp-r For (llieinical Society At the Minnesota meeting of the I American Chemical Society re- j cently the city campus was repre-; sented by a paper which was pre-, pared hy Dr. K. W. Upson, dean of the graduate college, which pre sented the work of himself and two graduate students. Work be ing done on the college of agricul ture cammiK was rrrpspntn1 Yiv naners eivlne the work of Prof M J. Blish, Prof. F. E. Mussehl and Pr. C. W. Ackerson. Aside from MlnnpflntA Vohrnalra aanf aha the larfi-est delegations of chemists to the meeting. Don't Forget You can get the returns of the Worlds Scries and the Nebraska Syracuse Game at the RAY KILLIAN, Inc. 1212 O St. AVE YOU SUESCMIE Up till now the DAILY NEBRASKAN has been given free to all comers, but in a day or two our complete list of subscribers will limit the distribution to those of you who have paid up. If You Haven't, Sign Up Now , Only $2.00 per year or $1.25 a Semester