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CLIr"- P. IANOAHL.
J. M. PIT'S
IOITOR IN CMILf
..USINSSS MANACnA
SSiterlal KUtf
Aaeooiat editor; Joyue Ayrea
UJi4(ln editors: taaj Bacs.ua, ena Ron
Newa editors; Donald Carleon. Robert Kelly.
William alcC'Jeary. Eua-ene McKUu, HUmont Walt.
Spuria editor: Jeos hUlfcrtt.
OunUlbuting aaitora: Idaurtoa Akin. lKald
Oarlaon. Uiclle Cyyreaueen. David ralliuaa. Robert
KaUjr. WUllain MoCleary, Clmar Saov.
Bueineta Staff
I w.t timinaaa managers; Uero Jeca,
CbarUa Lawlor, beater Uihmeyer.
Green Caps lrc Money
Makers.
MTtsA a whale of a difference junt 1 14
ennti make.
Aooording to the statement made thia
morning' by the prudent of the Innocents so
ciety, a senior honorary nt the University of
Nebraska, The Daily Nebraskan sleuth made
a (Tare mathematical error in his loading front
page story on Thursday.
Instead of giving the society credit for
paying S3 1-3 cents per frogman cap, shouts
(ha mpua leader, tha writer of the particular
article nnostintatlously t" tne "um :5'-J
eenti as tha cost to the Innooent noeiety for
each headgear. Nevertheless, the sale price to
Nebraska froshmon remains tho sajuo-tl.
Tha whole thing was the aftermath of The
Nebraskan s disclousure of the now recognized
chief source of financial support of the Inno
eect aoclety. And the error; well, all that
can ha aaid is that our regular mathematician
was out of the city yesterday and the real of
na, being of the humble, journalene with a pro
fessional and not a scientific background, were
unable to solve the problem and for that res
son offer apologies.
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Despite the "terrible" mistake made by
tha alleged Nebraskau's truth fabricator, thia
newspaper appreciates what the captain of the
'representative" senior men's group hsd to
say in regard to tho $444 gross profits derived
from this fall's sale of green caps to all fret
year male students. Along with many others
on this earn pus, we have always had a hunch
there was something wrong with the "tradi
tion" but it took the Innocents' master to pat
us wktt to 1L Here is how ho tells it :
"I thought everyone knew we made
money from the sale of green (raps to
freshmen. The green cap sale is our only
means of MAKING MONEY to carry on
oar activities in student affairs on the
earapos."
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Tha idea that everyone knew the Innocent
thrived on the freshman cap sales! Tush!
Tush! Not so you oould notice it, except pos
sibly tha frahmen, who, after learning of the
nature of tha project, decided not to wear the
caps. In other words, the trsdition lost its
savor as an honor for the new students.
Ho tha green cap tradition at the Univer
sity of Nebraska is a money making propor
tion after all I We didn't expect any blunt ad
mission lika that. What was expected of the
erortliy group in charge of the tradition was
socneftlring like this:
"Wa, the Innocents, care nothing for
the monetary returns of the freshman
green cape; bnt rather regard them as con stituting
one of tha most sacred, righteons
sad honor commanding traditions on this
axapoa.
'to say that the remonstrance actually
madr by the society's head was a enrpnae
would fee rather tame. Never before has it
bean ooraxnon knowledge that the Innocents
sponsored the tradition just to keep their or
ganisation alive. There have been many wis
pieions along that Hue but nerer has it had
positiT proof unlil the statement came ont
today
a
then, from s logical stAiuiptmit,
Cast ansrythmg leads more snd more to tha
point stream od sporadically by The Nebraskan:
That tha grem cap tradition should be abol
ished from tha University of .Nebraska campus.
If this "time honored" tradition has ceased to
be sneh and is merely a commercial gain, if
that is the only light in which the sponsoring
ergsxixadon can consider it-theti it is time
that tha equally "time honored" means of o
tenanee be rat off.
The jninelple of using s tradition for
bringing in th shekels for s group of stolents
t exploit is no different than th idea of a
normal man, possew-irig aJl of Lis sm, Mrru
ing blindnww and aejuiring his income throngh
a tin ecp on the tr-t jm. Jferth sr fool
ing the pnLiie- h one making it eompilaory,
the other portly voluntary, m th part tt tha
publie.
Wlkh brtnga tsp another ptiSae of the sk
nation. What's this Uwt the ujiiyerxrl y 'not
Lrrtsg anything to do wjth tl.e tradition? , Can
it be that the senior anxiety i cofidttWif an
aeti t&j wLbeh tit utjiv- wiy do no rm
miaaf
Co; iLe UiiiTertsty of N-Wilca n- rc
gstife tie fxjstence of th trru y tradi
tiest oat its eajupusf it has givtn Hs tait ap
proval to &e LnnouU fcoei4y for bandlicg
tiie imatter, Sneinding tke aqui4tlon of th
profits Cavereof, In jAm'm, tW orgardzatio if
gttx s its owa devia t gt tLe yfotn atd i
sjiaftl tLe wmtrf,
S'asee tLe sttf-rmoiy Las aaiUou4 tLe
yif&oai, it C2oiwia a Lav ttw pmT W do
v&Si tL ciiia?wa Ti iumiittluMi is svU
faced wllli any Itidrbound rules rilrlia the
maintenance of an urgsiiiislifii at the tipense
of a revered tradition, it can. and should, take
definite action toward the vradicatiuii of such
financial enterprise.
Ilommrmrd Hound,
"Jingle Ilidle" was sung at the dinner
table, and Jack rwallid that the time of ths
year that seems liist pleasut was soon to b
rv allied J ha was soon to go homo for t'lirut
uiaa vaenlloii, for (he holidays wuioh would be
spent with tho family, amid tha titlroumcnt
to whieh he had bvm so aoouatouiuti bi foru his
eutrance in oollerfo.
And yet ho couldn't loavo without wuliiug
all his college friends a lu-arty "Merry t'hrUl
mas" because even til the anticipation of julc
tide and the joy that It brings to one who has
boon separated from his family, ho cannot help
but think of the happiitoaa of other. And.
too, a break of two wtnks in the oollege calen
dar of study would bring oouiplete relaxation,
onjoymeut as he would have it, and the eon
teutnient that man seldom experieueca before
he has made his mark in the world and begun
to enjoy success.
The thoughts of loaving the "old gang"
for only two weeks impresses the value of com
panionable affiliation upon him, but the
thought also prevails that each of t .e. men with
whom he lives will be going home, home to the
life that is most desr never to be forgotten
through college or after life. A baity tons of
wearing apparel in the traveling bag, the ac
quuiition of the roommate's derby to wear dur
ing vacation, and the memory of last jiajsr's
Christms dinner at home, to accelerate his
endeavors, and he is ready in no time to catch
the train for home and mother.
The spirit of Christmas as shown by the
college man or woman is genuine because of
the lack of real responsibilities ami cares which
confront the business or homcloving msn or
woman. The college person enjoys most thst
short period of vacation when he can "chum"
with his family, enjoy that short duration of
food and more food, and celebrate the yuletide
as a young man or woman, promising to study,
be a success and most of all to have s "Merry
Christmas!"
platers In It there lis Jsveloped conditions rnoush of eUdeiies that the
! hieh are out of ...ybmty 's eontrol, deplorable pis, nd loss for the phjrsl b.t.om of the play.
eoudil.ona from lU ataiidnnlnl of the partlcl- srs than for the i amusement uf tU .
i.ai.t. but conditions wliloh ha la powsrlaee to the satisfaction of the alumrl. It Is an amateur
hmitfe. A boy begins plsylng ttia gsma ror spori pisywu iu ma -rvit.i
it fins physlcaJ eatlia- wciinuo wouia wvB.--
frankly prwfcaa.onal to Ue salani ai ieas
tie player's way through eollage should ba
smoothed for huu financially. If ha is having
to sru his way In full or iu psrt this would
roes cousidorsbly the strain which football puts
ou Llui. Aud, as hs puis it, "If all tha achoola
do It, nobody ran sob."
Those who sit in the eoufertucee wonl pay
much attention to such a suggestion now, but
soma day it will be the MeBndea and others
like him who ftel they have been played for
suckers whose voice will be potent in making
the rulea. A famoua aphorism of Lincoln's was
thst a house divided against itself cannot
stand. It will be interesting to see whether
football can pendat half professional and half
amateur.
fun. and there Is a lot of fins physlcaJ tthlls-
ration In it for a strong, healthy, growing bov.
Then, if he shows aptitude, he euddeuly
unk. up one day to find that ha Is hookod.
Tho system has got hmi. It Is demanding of
him more than he can afford to give, but La
hes U liivg it Joat tha Sfeue. Il la aaaier to
give it than to break away and baootns a earn.
(hi. "yellow dog." Football gets the beat he
lis and scholarship or professional training
gets a lick and a promise, Just enough to get
by with.
We take It there are exceptions, thst one
may ;tar ou the gridiron and make ltd Heta
Kappa, but in the main we are Inclined to sus
pect thiro in a good deal of truth in Mr. Me
Itride's Numiuation. It Is a rather lugubrious
picture. veu without his testimony there It
A Student Look at
Public AI lairs.
Echoes of the Campus.
That Dig Rally "Reform."
To the Kditor of The Nebraskan :
We notice in the Thursday issue of The
Daily Nebraskan that the student council has
taken the rally situation in hand ami has
framed a proposal lor the management of ral
lies which is to be submitted to the university
senate at ita uext meeting.
The method in part is very good, but ou
the other hand, we Boe features of the plan
which are not so good. The part of the plan
that meet with our hearty approval is that
from now on all outbursts of Nebraska spirit
are to be under faculty supervision. All of
which is fine and good.
But we also note that the Innocents so
ciety, Mortar Hoard, Corn Cobs, Tassels, and
student council are to have a hand. All of
which is very fine, on first appraisal.
According to the story in The Nebraskan
the student council decided that it cannot take
part in the active management of rallies due to
its infrequent meetings. Why, therefore,
should it be listed among those organisations
which shall take part in the promoting of
school ralliest The presidents are to represent
the bodies named to supervise the rallies, but
how can the student council head know what
tho feeling is in his organization when rallies
are taking place at least once a week during
the football season, and the council meeting
much more infrequently
Other organizations included in the com
mittee on rally supervision are the Corn Cobs
snd Innocents society. Keslly, Aubrey, how
could you do such a thing? Who was it thst
was responsible for the 'rally from 9 o'clok
on" ad? Who was responsible for the frater
nity house campaign preceding the Kansas Ag
gie game? As another contributor to this col
umn has often exclaimed, "it is to laugh."
it seems to us that the inclasion of the
Tassels and the Mortar Boards is superfluous.
The organization and promotion of rallies en
tail a great deal of honest to goodness work.
much running around which is of about the j KJX
! i i. i.i1'-
n attempt was made to priviet
Mr. Urundya silting la lbs senate,
evan after bis credentials wars pre
sented, on the ground the as aa
outstanding member of the repub
lican machine of Pannsylvaala, be
was dlrecUy Implicated la the dis
graceful outpouring of money
which was neceaaaxy for Mr. Vara
to lick Mr. Pepper In 193s. aaa
now, with Mr. Orundy In tha sen
ate, not. however, without a three
hour vituperous debate, there la a
resolution by Sanator Nra still be
fore the aenate which would deny
Mr. Orundy the honor of member
ship In that body, on the grounds
of moral unfitness.
THE senate has a new feoa which
1 ought to prove utaraatUig la
the future. Patrick Sullivan, of
Wyoming, a man with an angular
IrUb phralnfTMnv and an Irish
brogue. Ha was appointed by the
governor of Wyoming to complete
the unexpired term of Senator
Warren, who died a few weeks ago.
Mr. Sullivan's life reada like so
many which are typically Ameri
can, emblematic of the fact that
this is Indeed a land of opportunity.
Forty years ago Mr. Buuivaa
landed on these shores with noth
ing but an ambitious spirit. Fol
lowing Horace Greeley's immortal
bit of advice, he went west, and
roue to a position of affluence and
Importance In Wyoming. Now be
la in the United States aenate.
"ONGRESS has given the Amert-
can people a substantial ChrUt
maa preaent In the form of a $160,
000,000 Income tax reduction. All
Income tax rates, whether of the
individual or the corporation, are
reduced by thia bill by one percent
This will reduce the tax on Incomes
of less than 14.000 to one-half per
cent, and of those between $4,000
and 18.000 to two percent. Demo
crats joined with the republicans
In congress to make this tax cut
possible.
Staff Clotet Desks
Ending 1929 Season
No coplea of The Dally Ne
braakan will be iaeued during
the Christmas vacation. This
ieeoe will be tha final ens for
192S. Publication wilt be re
turned with the Tueaday mem
ing iatoe of Jan. 7, with mem
bers of tha ataff werKIng
Monday.
THOU PH.Ot tl.
Indiana Dally Student: We are
aa amateur very much amateur
when It comes to educational theor
ies snd methods writing this eil
tortal on so tremendouely Impor
tant a subject as the value and de
sirability of a Ph-D. degree. We are
not speaking of Ita desirability
from a salary point of view, (the
poeaeaaion of one being more desir
able every day) but from tha view
point of Its usefulness to the unl
reralty and the student body.
But (and hare again we confess
our provincial mlndedneea and lim
ited point of view) when we think
of Ph D. degrees we think of a
frtend of ours who spent two long
rears or more In tracing out the
variations of tha gerund la Ter
ence. Wa think It eras s gerund
and we think It was a Terence;
we havent gone to the library to
look for It since tha first time we
saw It. but we venture to say nei
ther Is the world beating a patb to
the shelf whereon It sleepe.
Another point on which we
Blight, as an smateur, venture
criticism Is quite sacred: "Nobody
must have written on ins same
eub)act. or, rren, we presume, ex
pressed ee opinion thereon. And
so many theses have beea written
that In many acanenuc imee ii u
most difficult to find something to
pursue.
So keen is becoming ue aaarcn
that If any candidate happens to
unoover something new he hsd bet
ter keep It strictly to himself or
somebody else win be bagging the
game; indeed, tt Is quite unsafe to
seek sdvtoe on the subject, for fear
of leaks to other candidatee or to
thoee higher up who might steal
the Idea for a book. Science la the
only field thst Is continuing to of
fer something new; plenty of room
here for tha aspirant!
Tt has occurred to us (being an
amateur) that a candidate for a
Ph. D. degree might spend a little
of his time on other subjects, even
subjects that are not collateral
There Is no particular reason a
candidate for Ph.D tn mathematics
might not know something of po
litical and social sclenoae, art end
literature.
It would not hurt him In nts
teaching In fact, it might sVlp
htm. As ws put this down we are
reminded of something quite to tne
point: A profeeeor of mathematics
not long ago delivered a series of
lectures on the preeeni aoauiwa
theorlee of the physical world and
uead mustratloos from Alice in
Wonderland tn a moat effective
J- .
And so we come to our amateur
concmsloa thst the requirements
of a Ph.D. degree migl.t undergo
radical modification. In which the
candidate might be given a chance
at wider horlzona. Maybe the man
would be benefited and we hazard
a guaes thst the student body
would ba.
CTTIR COLLKOg FILMS,
Christian Science Monitor: The
fact that movie censors, who hare
tn tha past readily deleted objec
tionable sections of silent films,
see now finding It difficult to cut
the conversation In the talk lea to
fit, should do much toward In
fluencing producers to eserelee
greater rare In the material they
turn out
OFF THE OLD SLOCK.
Los Angeles Tlmea: Now a cou
ple of college profeaaors declare
that the sins and dalliances being
charged a-atBet the sons are al
most entirely due to adult stsn
dards and eaamples. The ktds are
not as precocious as they are
thought o be. They are merely
Imitating the old man.
Religious riayer
Riss Early for "St.
Claudia1' Rehearsal
Ry the Orfiee Feet.
Moans and many of them were
beard at o'clock this morning
when the laembere of Waalay
are prartloed oa their play "tU.
Claudia" at the Waalay &Jun4aUo
MmMf TMe hmdnf the Ofxjy
lime when anyone eould be pre-
praaioau.
they
iced.
ant. they met.
they went to oli
Wesley Flayers will present Uds
play In several western Nebraska
towns Including North PtatU sal
Cambridgs during Christmas va
cation and due to several ebanjree
In the east at teaat one prautioe
eras deemed neceaeary.
Ceo pee end Lledekeg Leas.
Carolyn Cnoper and ftuasail
Undiknf will have their osuel
roles of Osudla and her hnaband.
Pontius Pilate, respectively, and
several ethers will fill aceuatomwt
parts. Harold Woods, a graduate
In iflt. as well as Dennis Down
ing, naaoctata member, will al
play new parts.
same type of work usually done by errand
, m 1 ) 1 A
Doys. we can nsraiy picmre me rcj)rrrm-1 r
tive voune ladies tearing about, and past ex- j
perienccs show that the Tassels have had little j
to do with the actual organization of rallies. .
This was brought out in the investigation of
the last, now famous, rally, when the Tassels
were absolved of all responsibility for any part .
of the outburst.
On the whole, ve can see no considerable i
improvement in the rally situation with the ;
proposal of the student council. If we are not ' frrr J0 Urrm i
enlightened, we should be pleased to be in- ' 8lwB"
formed of oar error. However, with the pro-1 nnxm. mi
1 rTJ "
Ilti: E . . A LITTLK BIT OI
SPICK ASI
SWEETNESS!
YOG -as due for a brand saw experi
ence whea Irene Bordoei'i winaoasa
personality waraae yon frees the face ef
her eeweel reoord.
Tble vibrant, big-eyed little
Parieieauee offer yen a lore eoag froaa
a big talkie, aad a bnaaoreve
that Joet aparklee with her I
eopbietiealioe.
Bear thia
i aa wall . . ,
posed arrangement there will be some more
rallies, some good and some bad, and very
probably under the direction of the old hands
at the game, namely the Innocents society and
the Corn Cobs.
What happens is immaterial to us, how
ever. We trnst that if you have proceeded this
far with us that yon will pardon the long
windednens, bat this big "reform" simply
couldn't pass tw by without some com ment,
A CYN IC.
Beoare Maw 0JT-O, 10-tae. Tie
MatUn Plaaare 8hew ml
Yam Tth
PeaJ
PeeaJ
bene
Kee TU. 0B-D, HM.ee, Tie
Cseat DaT (freas "Ceeet DayH Fv
Witsoct a Bone (ft-eea "Greet Dayl")
mU Hla Orekntrj
Contemporary Sentiments
DUUlusUtnd,
Omaha World Herald Having fradaafsd
in football "Buddy" MaHrld, Nebraska half,
back, is wh asking himself what he has got
out of eoUege, asking it almd and in a qoenu
krtis tone of voice. Bo far aa he an see he
hasn't received anything ef mush material
heaefit, avot eeea an edneatloa, lie baa merely
mus to tne ptsfnt where he tsust begin aa
ever again and seriously faee the matter ef
getting training for a eeree-,
is MaIIaAm jlMmrm ft feotiail has grewa
te a be aw iAetkntioa bigger and sar power
ful tLei MyWe'y wke te in k, pertiewlarly tie
n. aoft-n, i4m rse
Hras AM I (fnm weet Alelieve") I 'fcaiXl ana His
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Oh, my exams lest vreck cazoe out just grand. . .
Did I study hard . . . You know I did. Mother. . .
Would it be all right if I spent the week-end with
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