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Tim DMI.Y NFHKASKAN
The Daily Ncbraskan
TWINTV-NINTH VKAA
Official publication of th I'nivsrsity of Ne
braska and under I he dlmtlon ct Us Student
lubliiftltun IkMirX
KtiUrcd a aectod class nutter t lbs poatofics
iq Uocolu. Neb., under act ot conxr. Marvb 3,
IsTtt. and at atrial rat uf purttf provided for U
section lioj, act of Oct X 117, authorUed Jan.
30, IWJ.
CLIFF F. IAN0AHL I0IT0K IN-CHIKF
J. M. MTZtW ......USINm MANAGER
The Last Shot at the
Innocents.
Seerrt Si tr Ml tile I'lilt mil V lf NY-
luuskii, one wmilil suppose, art no iimre. lYr
Imp tlx re ar two senior honorariei that pro.
1Y to l.e m i'hI, but whither the are in actu
ality is another mnttrr.
Tlx puMieation of ft portion of the consti
tution dealing with the mode of seliCttons of
new members to the Innocents society, men's
M-nlor "honorary," on ilay '26, 1926, and the
republication of the same in lst Tuesday's
N't'ltrnskan would uroiii to refute the pretension
of that organization to work in secret.
As to the other senior honorary society,
the women's organization, Mortar Hoards, our
t'ontdition is that it would quite easily qualify
a n scent society, since nothing has been dis.
closed nlmiit it liieh would lead one to lielietc
otherwise. Tliit group seems to be able to eon
tiniie its secrecy without hating to make know n
any of its seerets in order to "cover up" shady
impression.
After nil. what's the difn rrnce if the or
uaniatiom nre secrrt or iionscerct? The im
portant thing is: Are they serving any useful
purpose! Is there any justification for their
continuance on this eiiiupu?
The editorial columns of The I aily Ne
bruskan. under the present tutorship, have
shown how the one, the women's organization
lias been proving its worth if for no other rea
son than consisting of outstanding umlcgradu
ate women. These columns have also shown
how the other group, composed of "represen
tative" men, bus been failing miserably in ful
filling what it is supposed to do on this cam
pus. Which t.aturull brings up the question:
What are the duties of the Iutioeents? What
are tiny really supposed to do? What is their
mission here!
For a moment we were stumned for an
answer, until, fortunately, we ran across some
more -public "announcements" of the society
in former issues of The Nebraskan. Among
these "announcements'' we found the follow,
me to be a direct answer to our interrogation,
said to be taken directly from the society's
documents:
"At a regular meeting held Oct. 2.
1023, the Innocents gave due consideration
to their traditional activities which were
initiated and perpetuated by the Innocents
soeiety, and with the adviee and help of
brothers , the society went
on record in their minutes as definitely
intending to take charge both now and in
1 ho future of the following university ac
tivities, as they have heretofore done :
"1. The freshman initiation . . .
( which, by the way, was inaugurated by
the student council, but taken away from
it by the Innocents, when it proved to be
successful.)
"2. ... (to 11 are omitted they are
uninteresting).
"12. AM) ANT OTI1KU ACTIVI
TIES THAT MAY BKGULAKLY CO.MK
BKI'OKK THK INNOCKN'TS Full LUX-
ii)i;i:ation in exklxtivk (.'apac
I TV.
"The Innocents unanimously adopted
the above activities and will regard any
interference with the same by any other
organizations as opposed to the best, inter
ests of the university."
At first glance, the substance of the above
account may seem rather uninteresting, but a
more careful scrutiny of the last sentence will
serve to explain why the Innocents are allowed
to exist on the University of Nebraska campus
in spite of their reputation for dirty politics
and wrongdoings. They "will r.-ard any in
terferenci'. ... as opposed to the Lest interest
of the university."
Wise, boys they were those who drew up
this resolution. They are to bo congratulated
for their foresight r.nd vision, for surely no one
can try to take anything away from them now.
TIiy are secure as they exist and as they ever
have existed, ai.d will always have the "pro
tection" of the "inside."
No wonder the Innocents can keep on
fleecing the freshmen with the green cap prof
its to sponsor such "expensive" and "worth
while" activities as no-expense rallies, self
supporting banquets, and the like. No wonder
they can keep on selecting members the way
they do from year to year. No wonder they
can enjoy all the privileges they so desire in
the way of conduct, etc. All because every
thing they do is in harmony with the "best in
terests of the university !"
But, pray tell us, what are these so-called
"best interests?" Judging from what the In
nocents society has done so far this school year,
these interests are purely of an athletic, or, to
be more specific, football nature.
If the society serves no other useful pur
pose on the campus, it at least comprises a com
petent group of "yes" boys, chore boys, er
rand boys, ever willing to carry out the dicta
tions of over enthusiastic football promoters
among certain officials, among a large percent
age of the alumni, and among less than 10 per
cent (according to official estimation) of the
student bod'.
If these are the real things which universi
ties deem most important, then we have been
on the wrong track. It would seem, from a
logical standpoint,-that something higher and
better than commercialized athletics would be
the "best interests" of state universities. And
it would likewise seem that foremost student
societies would be the groups elected to carry
out these nobler ideals.
But such is apparently not so.
Reverting to the original subject of this
editorial the appearance of the Innocents con
stitution pertaining to the elections of new
members we can see very sharply why the
mtifi.l kto.1..iit rarrlv vet In the society, shown tiiiiitiinl nt.ilitv to lead and direct Slid entire lives. Thev inlthcl to tducutc thtin
Asa former Daily Ntbraskan editor, one of the if he were given a chance to do aomething. the aelvea for an ldl period which U nhiiost Mire
few fortunate to be on the nut aide, rut it: old guard would certainly have to be on their to follow a life of atrcnuou activity wlu.'U t"'v
"The elaborate ayitem of eoustitu- guard. contemplate entering, lulle.i to mcir .."
now, tLey acotr at tta possii'tmien. in
Possibly this space baa been wasted. It rather live and laugh today and 'end their
could hae been used for something more In (Waning yean in the narrow foniimn
line with the "best interest of the university," low memories.
no doubt, but after wo ifot started, there wasn't How much better for them md for ti"
anv stopping. world at large if they would seek to enrich
llowewr, thU much can be said In the in. their mlnda with a desire for the best, for the
tcrcu of the I'nixersity of Nebraska j The edi- deriwr thing" of life. How much more "Jo.y-
tot ial columns of The Daily Nebraskan will say in lit they will find nt the end of the trail II
nothing more against the 'innocent eoeiety. thev widen their horizon to Include that final
"... m . ll I ll. ... iw.l.l.l
period when recollect ion win nnng im-m
thought! and find their minds yet fertile to
cogitate fullv and freely over rich fields intro
duced a half century before they were in col
lege.
tional regulations for the election of new
members . . , was rather convincing evi
dence that even the members of the soeiety
are suspicious of themselves.
"It is truly astounding that the high
est of honorary societies should be com
posed of men w ho must be surrounded by
an elaborate detective machine if the selec
tion of reasonably good errand boys is to
te aMurcd."
Of course, if the society were something
besides a fake honorary, then we might espect
it to be of unsurpassed service to the univer
sity. Then we might expect some honest -to-fc-oodnt-sa
cNinpiis leaders to be on the "inside."
Hut since there's not even a tlrcad of hojn of
anything other than the existing order, as we
have just shown above, Nebraska must needs
be satisfied with what she has.
It may be a trifle early to post
77if Uighuay of Life.
In the university millrush, most students
have as their immediate goal to graduate and
enter the bread-and-butter field. They dream
of fat pay envelopes, of a homo that is theirs,
of a life fiee from all parental inhibitions
which thev come to regard as bothersome and
annoying to their independent line of action.
The old folks, they muse, mean all right but
ma a . i a. l . 1 1 1
a list ol l hey don I sec niu iroin iiio youiniui ami au-
Echoes of the Campus,
the juniors to be tapped on May 2, 19:10, al veturcsome point of view.
To lie or Aol to He?
virtually de. After the four vear dash through rolleee. To the Editor of The Nebraskan:
eided upon by the machine even at this early life's highway which has not yet been graveled That is the question, however, descending
date. Anyway, the society is supposed to be with comfort or paved with cash to make it to the level of the campus. It is: Should or
sicnt and no "one is supposed to know who is easy going, is the route all will take. In the should not an editor serve two semesters? This
going to be tanped until the flaming robed preliminary unimproved stretch many stick in perhaps, tell only one side, but it is in itself a
gods prance along the fair lawn of mid- the mire, never to be dislodged. Others hit principle well worth considering FA IK
rampus. a rough and bumpy rut which they cannot sur- l'LAY.
Despite- the fact tin- society is shrouded mount. Others, with better driving experience, To begin, in political science circles there
with so much "secrecy," the favored list is adaptable to strange conditions and with their is advocated longer terms for our governors
usually common knowledge Ion before the vehicles charged with ambition, hit the gravel and representatives, in order that they may
public' rites are held. Therefore it would not mid later the pavement. have time to carry out a policy; a fair chance,
be amiss to give a lineup as to how things arc Hut while the end and goal of each may To counteract despotism wc can use the recall,
slated to go, considering the fraten.ities that be different, all are traveling in the same model An editor likewise has a policy, and it too re
of car, whether it lie a hard-sncucd sedan or quires time to come into nemg. ine cnamc,
an open roadster filled with sunshine, liar- however, is wc have here no power of recall,
ring accident, these vehicles arc going into the true, but the publication board assumes the
antediluvian period about. the same time. place of such a power. So on this score it
When that time comes, when tires that seems there can be no real question or objec-
bave spun through years of progress blow out, t ion to an editor serving two semesters. The
when the battery of ambition runs down, when claim advanced that this honor or opportunity
the gasoline which has carried physical necessi- should be available to as many students ns pos-
faction elected each spring. In recent years ties becomes hopelessly clogged, then the driver sible, seems to be inconsistent with the reason
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are represented now and the representation
they are to maintain forever and forever.
Jt.-fore wc do that, however, allow us to
give the present balance of power. Much
weight is attached to this matter in the selec
tion of new members. In the olden days there
were alvvavs six members of one fraternity fac
tion slid s. vt.i members of another fraternity
this has been "modified" somewhat so that
now there are four representing the minority
faction and nine representing the majority.
On the minority side the following frater
nities have Innocents this year: Phi Kappa
Psi (two members): Sigma Alpha Epsilou;
finds himself facing old age. And whether he offered for the being of the paper. It is not, we
be on easy street or sopped in the muck of ob- are told, run by the school of journalism,
stacles from which he could not extricate him- rather for' the students. This being the case
self, ibe quest ion arises, what is he going to do! when the students are served in an impartial,
Some people fear old age. They see them- nonpartisan way, let it continue,
selves as potential burdens, as crabbed old fo- Coming to the point, this semester has
Between the Lines
Uy UASKLUS (ULMAN
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Anthology ot Campus Pot try)
Dedicated to ! Aria, Sciences,
Venua. Pro'tnor. Alumni, Stu
dent, Repubiirans and pre law.
' with lee
An-t the unilcrijra.W tisjw it
lik lice. v
Paid the coed: "I'll fiee
my lieniitltnl Hnec -1
wuli ihitl tbe lee wne mi
lirliw."
A prof In a chemistry elnss.
Gave a quia to the lnoiam
ninnx.
Ssid he with a her
As be winod otf a anee-r -
"lis! 1 ve got 'eml They ahall
psss!"
Uarun Land.
A STUDENT who came fium
YYahoo
Saul. "I'm finished! There's noth.
Ing to do.
I've Just kissed a wench
On a atone camptia bench.
And I'm done for. Ther's nothing
left new."
A cocil was all In a flutter,
Of a stuMen she stsrted to
mutter,
"I sure must reduce.
Hut then, what's the ue,
I do like my brcud with my
butter."
II. Hennello.
Rirm Phi Knsilon. The other nine or ten fra- Kies. as lonely mortals with few friends. They been conspicuous by its lack of those especial
would oe the first to disparage any attention little mistakes, so common last year, an oi
to n thing so remote from the present hustle which were directed against the barb group,
ami bustle of the lives they are living today. Of course mistakes happen but the strange co
in the first place, such ideas about old age nre incidence is that they always favored one
wrong, and the young man or woman who group and also at opportune times (for the op
hopes for an early demise will miss much of the position.) The editorial policy also received a
fruits that a rich life well lived can bring. great change, being now no longer the mouth
To be sure, if one is going to count on liv- piece of a particular party or individual. It
ivg until he is seventy or eighty he must pre- might be called scornful but at least equally so
pare for it. When days of hard work are over to all sides. Bringing to the surface as it has
lie must have something to which he may turn, many glaring faults (most annoying to some
Few college students realize that in their un- organizations, we agree) the cleaning up of
depraduate days they have this opportunity, which will tend to a better school and campus.
Consequently most of them muff it completely. It is indeed a relief to see an impartial editor
Expecting to be business men or teachers in charge working for the school, and not his
they take philosophy because it is required, party who, regardless of group affiliations, goes
skimming through the ideas of leaders of the forward for the good of the school. We real
ages, pushing pell-mell through their college ize the old saying the truth hurts, but having
life. They see no use in taking history, little tasted fair play in such matters, after such a
sense in browsing over English literature, and long time, we are inclined to be radical and
regard it foolish to devote their attention to say why limit it to one semester? Allow him
other purely theoretical subjects. four if necessary.
They are little better than hedonists. Congratulations, Cliff Sandahl, on the most
Their hopes and efforts may be extended over impartial paper appearing on the campus for
a few years, but it does not encompass their years! ALAN 0. WILLIAMS.
ternities making up this faction never havesind
never will havu Innocents, not because of lack
of outstanding men, but because of lack of
"pull."
On the majority side the following frater
nities have Innocents this year: Delta Tan
Delta, Alpha Sigma Phi, Alpha Tan Omega
(two members). Acacia. Delta Upsilon, Lambda
rhi Alpha, BVta Th"ta Pi. Farm House. The
other fifteen or twenty fraternities (no one
seems to know how many there are) making
up this faction are also left out in the cold.
They, too, will never have Innocents, for the
same reason stated above.
Three of the officers, president, vice presi
dent and treasurer, are always chosen from the
Big Six of the majority faction: Delt. D. I.,
A. T. O.. Acacia. Alpha Sig and Beta. It might
lie well to remark that this clique usually "gets
all the grapes" in all campus affairs. The only
other office of the Innocents of any importance
the secretary is picked from the lesser
group.
Working on this premise, and following
the precedent so firmly established by the so
eiety. we are able to get glimpse of what the
outcome might be on next Ivy day. From
present indications and "whisperings." four of
the Bix Six are to blessed with two members
each : A. T. O.. D. U., Delt, and Beta.
Tho A. T. O. 's have the president's job just ,
about sewed up with Stanley Day coming to!
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t nc imiu more ami more, uay is certain to oe
a member reuardless of whether he becomes
president, as is the ease with George Kennedy,
present business manager of the Cornhusker
D. l candidates are Kenneth Gaminill and
Edwin Edmunds, both on the Cornhusker staff.
Since the change of the date of Ivy day so far
ahead of the spring publication board meeting
the chances for both of these boys getting in
are not assured.
Delta Tau Delta's two contributions are
('yril Winkler, popular ag college man, and
Chick Lawlor, prominent in interfraternity
council chambers and Daily Nebraskan business
offices. As their choice for Innocents, the
Betas arc depending upon Bill McClccry, sure
fire, because of his superb newspaper ability,
and Dutch Lohmeyer, because of his dealings
on various publications and other activities.
The vice presidency will probably have to
be fought out between the Acacias and the
Betas, the former having Fred Gran, prominent
in numerous activities, and the latter having
Bill McCleery, whose qualifications are un-
question. The man to fill the secretary s
shoes will have to come from the other faction.
Carl llahn, Sigma Nu, ought to have that
hands down. And the treasurer's job well,
the Big Six will get a man in there.
To finish out the likely candidates, we
have the Alpha Sigs furnishing Don Carlson
and Lowell Davis; Farm House, Don Facka ;
Phi Psi's, Robert Young; Phi Delts, Alfred
Wahl and another man who has done as much,
if not more, than any other student on this
campus, but who seems to be doomed.
Of course, it might so happen that one who
hasn't a fraternity brother in the Innocents so
ciety at present can get in, but it looks pretty
dark. Bob Kelly, Pi Kappa Alpha, would be
the only possible fellow to break through the
crust.
And who are to be the barb members
Surely, Percival, you are beside yourself. You
might know barbs don't amount to anything
on the Nebraska campus. Every time they've
tried to get ahead, the fraternities, with sub
stantial backing, have squelched them. About
the best reason the fraternities have to offer
for this is that they're afraid the barbs, with
their independent spirit, might throw a mon
key wrench into the well oiled and sweet run
ning machinery, which is so eternally founded
on this campus.
Therefore, why nourish the idea that barbs
will ever make the Innocents society? If such
a thing were humanly possible, however, there
is one man who should be honored as the honor
goes: Alan Williams. This junior has done
more for the barbs lhan any other nonf rater
nity student in quite a few years. He has
THKKK once waa wary prof,
wii.h i-n,tnrri a vniirhfiil
trims.
Said he with a grin.
"Son. have you been In sin?"
Hut I he youth said, "You'ie nt
my conf.
A coed who come up from Flu.
Said. There really la nothing
more hra.
Than date on a cold
Winter night and be bold:
I think I would try to be tis."
Cowyard Kipling.
"TTIKKK was a young student
1 named Rrewer,
Saw a coed and thought that he
knew her.
He lifted his hat
And sbo gave hint a hut
And be lit on his ear in the
sewer.
A professor went out on a spree, Jf
Sez he: "Young folks have noth
ing on me!"
He took two drinks of pop
And he went to a bop
And they found him asleep in a
tree.
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Bridges, Groth, Dobson, All
University Men, Take
Highest Posts.
Three University of Nebraska
students, Burton Bridges, Wendell
Groth, and Robert Dobson, were
installed as the chief officers of
the Lincoln chapter of DeMolay at
a public ceremony neia in me
Scottish Rite temple Wednesday
evening at 8 o'clock.
Bridges was installed master
councilor; Groth, senior councilor;
and Dobson, junior councilor.
George Gant was installed scribe
and treasurer. Robert Venner is
the retiring master councilor.
Appointments Listed.
The following appointive officers
were also installed: Hariey Ur
buch, chaplain; Donald Almquiat,
senior deacon; Fred Eiche, junior
deacon; Richard Furgason, senior
steward; John Hall, junior stew
ard; Donald Sarbach, marsball;
Mervin Worrel, standard bearer;
Meredith Nelson, orator; Milton
Owena, sentinel; and Woodrow
Magee, almoner. All these men
are university students with the
exception of the last two.
The newly installed preccpters
of the order are Arbor Thome,
Hugh Schmidt, John Bliss, Edward
Nelson, Clair Bishop, Alfred
Adams, and Robert Tebs.
DeMolay will bold an Initiation
in February. The new officers
will make a trip to Omaha In the
future to confer the DeMolay de
gree. A party and the presenta
tion of the majority degree are
also planned.
"QUEEN'S HUSBAND"
ENDS BUN TONIGHT
Continued From Page 1.)
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Lerner adds another success to his
record by his splendid portrayal
of tbe role of the pompous, military-minded
prime minister, Lord
Northrup.
An unusually well selected sup
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G. Easton aa Dr. Fell man; Jare
Miekle as Prince William; Al Tif
fany as Laker: and Eleanor Foley
and Gertrude Sullivan as ladies in
waiting.
Large crowds have braved freez
ing weather to witness the play,
which has proved to be quite a hit
over tne enure country. An abun
dance of laughter and applause
have proved that Mr. Sherwood's
comedy-satire was also appreci
ated in Lincoln.
The curtain rises at 7:30 p. m.
for tne evening performances.
Single admission tiskets may be
obtained at Ross P. Curtice for
seventy-five cents.
Visitor la Studying
At Historical Museum
Sister M. Aqulnata, O. P. of the
St. Anthony school, Cedar Rapids,
Neb. is studying and collecting
material for her master's thesis
at the University of Nebraska. She
is interested in the settlement of
Irish Catholics in Holt county,
since 1884. This material is in the
files of Nebraska Historical so
ciety's headquarters in the library.
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