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Editorial Staff
Associate Editor Joyce Ayres.
Managing Editora-rxljfai Use k us. Gene Robb.
Neva tCailore Donald Cansm. Hubert Kelly.
William McUeery. KiiKene McKim. Klroont vaite.
Sporta Editor Jack Elliott
Contributing Editor. Inal.l Carlson. Lurile
Cypreaneen. lnald Farka. David Kellman. William
Med eery, timer Pkov. Alan VVUllanie.
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Robert M. Lau. .
Let Them In.
One of tli. of pntnt'u of tlio WW football
season in to bo plavetl at Memorial MaJiuin
Saturday afternoon of thin week. People from
all orer the state, and otlier states its well, will
lie attracted to Lincoln on that day. Yet there
will be many students who will be unable to
witness this' spectacle merely because they
do rot have the ready cash.
Those Mudenta who were fortunate enough
to secure season books will not have to worry
Saturday; their seats will be waiting; for them.
But how about those numerous students who
are working; their way through university and
are not even able to purchase single admis
sions t
A letter to The Nebraskan today denounces
the "ever present pocketbook war" that the
university is charged with sponsoring. Partic
ularly, says T. K., was that true with the re
cent sales of student athletic tickets, when
those for the eheerinpr section wer. raised to
$0.50, a prohibitive sum for a number of stu
dents who would enjoy very much the pres
an in this sTvoeifie section of ihe stadium.
What T. R. says is true students should
not be made to pay so much. There would be
a very effective way of fretting around this
a way of assisting those undergraduates who
are self supporting and not rolling in wealth.
The Nebraskan is now referring to the so
called "knot hole club" that part of the sta
dium set aside for children between the ages
of ten and sixteen. The admission price to
this plot Is the meager Rum of ten cents.
Wouldn't it be a blessing to the poor student
if he had to pay only ten cents to see a college
football garnet
Why couldn't students he given seats in
the knot hole section! Many of the youngsters
who do inhabit this particular place during
football games really have no interest in uni
versity affairs. Many of them may not attend
the university at any time. Furthermore,
many of these children could probably more
easily afford tho regular admission price (since
their parents would pay for it, anyway) than
the poor, struggling students with their con
stant battle in making both ends meet.
University authorities would do much
toward aiding the student in a financial way
if the knot hole section were thrown open to
others besides children. The plan is fair
enough; in fact, it seems fairer to the student
if he is given the privilege of seeing the game,
instead of being forced to stay away because
of monetary difficulties.
Real Cramming.
With quarterly examinations before us, our
attention is once more drawn to study and
methods of study. This is the week which is
filled with that singular phenomenon of the
soholastio world known as cramming.
Cramming, taken in its broadest sense, is a
method of preparation, and a very essential
one. It is necessary to synthesize one's
courses, by summation and review, to become
ita master. Put there are nil sorts of cram
ming;, ranging from very effective methods to
very poor ones. Though study methods vary
with the individual student, a few generaliza
tions may be drawn.
On the one extreme, there is the type of
student who doesn't prepare at all. He doesn't
permit any sort of cramming to disturb the
even tenor of his ways. He goes to the class
room with no extra preparation, and with
either a firm faith in divine providence or a
supreme indifference.
On the other extreme, there is the type of
student who tries to learn the content of the
whole course the night before the exam. He
has gone to school, right along, without pre
paring the daily assignments, and without a
thought about the final day of reckoning.
This is the chap who sits down the night
before the examination with a pot of coffee
(black), some old outlines filched from the
files, some borrowed notes, and the textbook
of the course, and tries to learn, in the short
time of a few dark hours the lessons of many
days. He comes to class the next morning all
worn out, his head in a muddle, his ideas sadly
confused and disorganized, his nerves on raw
edge, and in need of a shave.
Then there is the student who pursues the
golden mean. He is the student who prepares
each lesson, in a reasonable fashion, as it is
assigned. Then, before the examination, he
calmly and leisurely reads over his notes, and
glances over the high points of the course, as
indicated in the text. lie gets his aleep and
rest, and a good scholastic- record.
The ehap who has been aaeuiad of bung a
bookworm, simply beeause he has been dill-,
""geic in his preparation of each daUy assign
ment, thus enters the examination with free
and high spirits, while the ellow who has
ranted of his freedom all semester bsoomoa,
,ebraka'i llrauty Sxf.
On of Nebraska's int prominent beauty
spots nml the beauty aput of the university in
the college of ni;riMilturc campus. That
etliiipiis holds the distinction of being classed
a one of the ten most beautiful to ' found
west of the Mississippi river. In rout rust uitli
the present city enmpiia. the agricultural unit,
bring arranp'l in quadrangular fashion, ia an
ideal place for the landscape gardener to ply
his art.
It ia the pridn of ibr university landscape
gardener whose reamiiiu'rinent of 'he plots of
Dowering plants on the central quadrangle
from Season to NeSami gives variety to the
acenic picture. Heda of eannas. petunias,
geraniums, dusty miller and inany others are
arranged for effects of color harmony ami eon
trast aa they blossom through the summer.
The present picture ia one of seasonal
splendor with the flowering plots showing
against a background of trees and shrubs.
Locusts, ash and maples have already given
their leaves the bright fall rolors while the
oaks have allowed only the tips of their leaves
to displav the various hues of red and gold.
Dozens of different species of evergreens show
their different shades of blue and green the
year around.
The rombincil picture of colored leaves and
flower bed lasta but for a short time during
each vear and then frost necessitates the re
moval' of the flowers for winter storage while
fall winds rattle the leaves to the ground.
The passing of the season of splendor, as
winter'a dormant months approach, as in
dicated by the squirrel carrying acorns and
workmen "making preparations t store the
roots of the flowers, brings to mind (leorge
Sterling's poem "The Last Pays."
The rPrl harm of the aieumorr
hie at lout n the volley floor
IUj the autumn wind mrept tn and fro
hike rhot in a tale of lony ago.
Shalloir and vhar the Carmel glide
Wherr the tntlowa droop on its vine-trailed
tide.
The bracken rut it red on the hill;
The pine ttaud brooding omber and tilt;
(jtvy ate the cliff, and the tratert gray.
Where Ihe eapull dip to the tea-horn tpray.
Sad Xnvrmber, lady of rain.
Send the gooe trrdge over again.
Wilder nntr for the Verdure birth,
hill the tunlight over the earth;
Kilder rail from the field trhere note
The handing blackbird follote the plow;
Ruiling poplar and brittle urrd
Whiupcr low to the river reed.
lay departing linger and igh
Start come toon to tht quiet tky; ,
Untied voice, intimate, strange.
Cry to the body and soul of change;
Hrauty, eternal, fugitive.
Seek the home we catrnot give.
Inspect ion I
Modern youth, accused of being cynical,
has a tendency to accept the sentence with a
smile of subtle satisfaction and a shrug of the
shoulders. The present generation has a feeling
that it is being complimented when pronounced
cynical.
If education is doing this for the young
men and women of today, then it is breeding
ignorance of the rankest and most dangerous
type. The true beauty of life exists in simple
things, the importance of which is disregarded
by youthful cynics. When man cannot appre
ciate beauty he is ignorant, no matter how
many hours, credits or degrees he may possess.
Picture two young men sitting on a diving
pier. One looks far out across the lake, resting
his eyes upon the tree-fringed shore on the op
posite side. The other regards the water be
neath the pier.
Echoes of the Campus.
A Student Looks at
Public Affairs.
fly OAMIt fKI.I.U AS.
Pin Philadelphia Athletic
ecored tn nm In one aingle
Inning in It world acne game
wall ihe C'lncHjjo I'ulw ll Kalur
dsy. An I thus another p"
the world a hutoiy waa wrilten.
The etale of lllmoie may ba
rirrriitd In the nenate ty a
woman next year. Kuth llanna
McC'ormlik. daughter of Mark
llanna. one time political lsa of
the republican party, and widow of
Ihe late Senator Medill Met "or
milk, ia nmkinf a strong hid for
the office. Hhe Is at present a
member of the house, having led
the whole atMle ticket last Novem
ber with 1,711.51 votea.
Mrs. McCormlck la being taken
very aerlously by the politicians of
Illinois. Her enndtducy la by no
means i feminist movement. She
la apeallng to the rank and file
of the party on the grounda that
she Is the best candidate for the
position. She haa announced tnat
she la going lo roil up ncr mrrven
and flKht like a man."
Mrs. McOormlrk Is not a pollU-
rai nnvire. Her father wa the na
tional political bona of the repub
lican pnrty. during me jici.iniry
period, a pooitlon which haa never
been attained since that time. Her
chnnces for a aeat In the aenate
for the next six yeara aeem to be
very good.
At last the aenate Is taking defi
nite atejis toward the Investigation
and ultimate regulation of con
gressional lobbyists. There are
hundreds of representatlvea o.' spe
cial Interests and special pressure
groups In Washington Becking to
Influence legislation In one way or
another. Their activities culmin
ated In the pernicious methods of
the tariff lobbyists, acme of whom
actually sat In on the secret meet
ings of the tariff committee.
One of the paid hirelings of the
manufacturers who are Interested
linllv In tariff revision UO-
ward waa on the payroll of the
ii
government as me specou rpcn
of Senator Bingham, a member of
the aubcommitlec dealing with the
woolen rates. This was Just about
the limit, the last straw.
The senate has finally ap
pointed a committee to investigate
the activities of the lobbyists. The
committee is a particularly strong
one, being headed by Senator Car
away, democrat, of Arkansas, and
containing in addition me follow
ing men: Senator Walsh, demo
crat, of Montana, of Teapot Dome
invpRt tration fame: senator Koran.
republican, of Idaho, leader of the
progressive bloc; senator niaine,
republican senator from Wiscon
sin, an outstanding member of the
progressive bloc; and Senator Rob
inson, republican, of Indiana, a
member of the old guard.
After making a thorough Inves
tigation of the tariff situation,
which is an immediate urgency, it
la hoped that the committee will
proceed to an inquiry into the ac
tivities of all lobbies. This does
not mean that all lobbies are es
sentially bad; there are many of
them that are very Important fac
tors in the promotion of construc
tive legislation. The problem is to
weed out the bad from the good.
Then, too, all lobbyists In Wash
ington, whether they are Inherent
ly good or bad, should be subjected
to some sort of regulation. Many
state governments, including Ne
braska's, have taken steps In the
direction of registering lobbyists,
and giving publicity to their work,
particularly to their expense ac
counts. Germany's eight thousand caba
rets and cafes, whose raison d'etre
is spiritous liquor, have an annual
turnover of $600,000,000, according
to the latest figures. This amount,
it is Interesting to note, is equal
to her reparation payments for
1928. It is a certainty that the
German people enjoy their liquor
bill far more than Ihey do their
reparation! bill. They are footing
the reparations bill becausa they
happened to lose tha war Hut thry
are paying .that Urge bill to the
cafes and cabareta berausa they
enjoy what they are paying for.
We ara unable to rompara the
liquor bill of the I'nited States
wtlh that of CJermsny due to the
fact lhat tiie luuor busliiesa hr-
no reports to w hli h the govern
ment may have access, but we
think that our record will compare
very favorably with the very best
of them.
China Is again plunged Into the
darkness and confusion of a civil
war. This time Ihe trouble ap
pears to be more than a sporadic
outbreak: It seems to assume the
proportions of a major Internal
war. President Chiang Kai-Shek,
president of the republic, and the
mainspring of the nationalist mili
tary force, Is on one aide of the
fence. (In the other Is the pic
turesque. Influential. aocalled
Christian general," Keng Yushl
sang. These two men have for
some yeara been the storm centers
of Chinese politics.
General Feng claims that Gen
eral Chiang haa been using the
powers of government for hla own
selfish purposea. The nationalist
leader Is charged with taking
11.000,000 a month for his own
personal expenses. He Is charged
with having loaned money to the
tune of $400,000,000. without the
knowledge or consent of anyone,
with having put all his relatives
and friends In office, and with hav
ing assumed the position of auto
crat and dictator. All this, they
aay, has been done contrary to the
principles of republican govern
ment. China's civil and military organ
ization la about ten centuries be
hind tho times. With her chaotic
array of more or less Independent
local magnates, she appeara to
have many of the essential char
acteristics of feudalism. China
needs a Henry VII. or a Henry
VIII. to crush out the old, local
aristocracy, and to breathe unity
into the hearts of her people. She
needs a strong centra government
which can, above all. maintain law
and order. Not until this Is ac
complished will the solution of her
many other problems be possible.
ronmlvta representation on
the council Interest In elections
will pick up. And aa long as
there must be electlona, they might
aa well amount to something.
Politicians are becoming aoft.
There la not enough comjwtitlon.
Proportional representation, aa ad
vocated by Mr. Kellman. Is a much
needed Improvement.
The feature story on fire escapes
opens an Interesting subject. That
college authorities should go to
t.. iMuihia nt mittlnr fifteen font
fences arotind the bottoma of those
emergency ealte and entrances
and that automatic alarms should
be Installed, la rldlculmia. When
you stop to think about It. Ne
braska Is Just as ridiculous as
tinnnell - maybe mora so.
If Grlnnell studenta find them
selves speaking pleasantly of "aooa
and penitentianea." It would be
Just aa proper for Nebraska atu
oenta to refer to their burglar
alarms.
That alarm business Is a new
one on me. VS don't have a fin
escape at our hm.se, and strafivti
enough, 1 bad never heard of tbJ
imiu ri inner piares. Burl
sucn wings snooiq arouse
Indignation than they do
7
Thee Nebraskan has buuf.
u rated a policy of carrying til'
reviews each week, and the rv
viewa are sometimee mUltadtn.
Perhaps I will be able to pick aa
argument with the editor about
that. It Is quit obvious that r.
vleewra are Instructed to review
favorably. If they war not auraty
they could not so consistently nn4
tha ahowa agreeable. I wonfe,
what tha purpose of tone reviews
la.
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) Student Council
Fire Escapes
By MARTHA DltBRANE. )
N a atory carried in The Nebras
kan Tuesday, a plan for propor
tional representation on the stu
dent council was explained. If the
plan works, and there Is no reason
that it should not, the university
political situation will not be quite
so lopsided.
tvia unhenrd of feature which
gives the majority of students' a
voice on the council, if they wish
it, will cause gner ror me iranrn-
tv nnlltirlana. One faction Will DO
longer completely control the stu
dent governing ooay.
Perhaps with the scorning of a
This Thing Called 'Gripe.
To the Editor of The Nebraskan:
In this old world there are, many daily oc
currences which contain the element "gripe."
To some these seem uncalled for, while others
assume the attitude of grin and bear it.
The student body of the Univeraitas Ne
braskensis recently found itself face to face
with a bit of propaganda a la loyalty or shirk.
It was greeted, one fine morning, with the in
formation that now was the chance to prove
itself good sports and loyal supporters or
stamp forever on itself the mark of the
slacker.
As usual, the business at hand involved
money. That substance without which we
could not survive, and which, if we have, is
being constantly dragged from us. The stu-
dent body was to prove Dy me .paying up ot
an additional fifty cents, whether it was be
hind one of the major activities of the univer
sity in full accord.
The "small sum" in addition to a mere
nine dollars was to gain for each and all the
privilege of sitting in the famous old cheering
section in the stadium during the season's
gridiron clashes here. To me, it seems, this
matter could have been handled much more
diplomatically and without the usual raid on
the student body poeketbook. Would it not
have been much better, instead of adding to
the original price of a season ticket, to have
lowered the price and then placed a charge
for the privilege of sitting in said section t
Throughout the state there are many fam
ilies who really do not have access to the
world's pupply of riches. Numerouj of these
are sacrificing in order that their sens and
daughters may take advantage of a thing
which they never were given the opportunity
, to gain, namely, a oollega education.
Doeg it not seem possible that a little less
"drag" on tha financial end would bo appre
ciated not only by these f amillas, but also the
only fair thing to do! Why not ease up a
bit, for the benefit of those struggling to send
their children to college, on tha ever present
pocketbook wart
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