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T IV TVCO Tlir nll.Y NFHH SK.N l lUDVY. JXMIAKY 21. HM. The Daily Nebraskan TWtNTV.MNTH VtAR Official Publlesllon of the University of Ne braska and under tbe direction of the Student Publication Boar 4. KntereJ as second class matter at the potoffic-e In Lincoln, Neb., under act of congress. March S. 1870. and at special rata of postsrs provided for to section UOS. act of Oct S, 1917. authorized Jan. 20, 15J2. Published every morning during the academic year with the exception of Saturdays, Mondays, and during the varloua vacation periods of tbs school. Editorial Office University Hall 4. 8tatlon A. Business Of flee University Hall 4 A. Station A. Office Hours Editorial Staff: 3 to p. m. dally except Friday and Sunday; business staff; 1 to p. m. dally except Friday and 8unday. CLIFF F. SANDAHL EDITO A-ChTFf j. M. PIT2ER BUSINESS MANAGER Business Staff. Assistant business tnan.rers: Leroy Jack, Charles Lawlor, Lester Lohmeyer Editorial Staff. Associate editor: Joyce Ayres. Managing editors: Kdgar Backus. Gene Robb. News editors: Donald Carlson. Robert Kelly. William McCleery, Eugene McKim. Elmont Walte. Sports editor: Jack Elliott. Contributing editors: Maurice Akin. Donald Carlson, Luclle CyFreansen. David Fellman. Robert Kelly. William McCleery. Elmer Skov. The Storm Is Over. "It's a lucky etlitor who lives Iouk enough to uite his personal cpitnph." Truer wonls hnvo never been written nor spoken; thanks to a retiring editor of the Duilv Ualifornian, student organ of the I'ni verxity of California, from whose columns this was taken. Tn my ense (for this article is signed), I realize more than anyone else the soundness of the western editor's logic. I cannot bay that my life has been in danger at any time, but I aia sure that 1 have felt rather uneasy once in a whiW . However, that's not the sole purpose of an editor M ho is about to relinquish his office to relate his trials and tribulations. Kather it's the. editor's province at the close of his reign to give a resume of the semester's work. e Telling thai such a lask would require a ifi.od deal of time and effort (scanning through I he editorial columns of each of the seventy odd papers), the writer has chosen, on his last day, to take the course of least resistance. I have tried all along to stay off this particular path of least resistance and so 1 feel that it might be possible for me at the last moment to digi-ss a bit. This naturally brings to my mind the mat ter of policy. Considerable speculation, ac cording to rumors, has been made during the current semester as to who was really the lather of The Nebraskan editorial policies. One of the strongest answers to this was that the faculty of the University of Nebraska was "running" the present editor. Not aware of it at any time. 1 was cer tainly surprised to hear such a thing. But 1 was more pleased than surprised. 1 was glad to hear that the faculty was behind me for that indicated that the faculty must have been satisfied with which I was doing. And hav ing the support of the intelligentsia is no dis grace or dishonor! The undersigned has had no definite, pre meditated eampaiens staged during his tenure of office, lie has, however, tried to get beneath the surface of things and not skim lightly over matters that pertain to the welfare of the Uni versity of Nebraska. He has worked on the theory that the university as a whole should le the foremost thing to consider. Appearing in the TCelioes column this morn ing are letters from two students. The one from Robert J. Kelly was received last week and was held over until this date intentionally by myself. The other, received yesterday aft ernoon, is from Stanley J. Mengler, president of the Komensky club, who gives his impres sions on certain subjects. Since I desire to work up this farewell note around the Kelly letter, only a word or two will be given to the other, relative to pro nortional representation. The Daily Ncbras kan, during my time here, has taken an active interest in this project. This is perhaps he biggest matter that has eumc up during the semester and it is gratifying, as Mr. Mengler says, to see it nearer reality. In regard to the other questions coining up for consideration, I do not feel disposed to give any further discussion either in amplification or iu apology of what 1 have already said. I feel secure in saying that I have no apologies to make for the deeds that have, been commit ted. Any further discussion that is forthcom ing will appear, if at all, when I take up the Kelly message, to which I now turn. The kind contributor has doubtless ex pounded some truths. 1 know 1 cannot ques tion his motives. Neither do I have any par ticular bones to pick with him, for 1 have found Kelly to be one of the most capable men on this semester's staff. But in his letter he has been misled in one or two instances and I deem it my best opportunity now to steer him on the right road. First of all, he seems to have mistinter preted the editorial to which he refers. If he had read it carefully he could have seen that I was not alluding to Senator Norris the man who opposed the president of the United States at the. last election. It was Norris's cohort. Senator Borah, who was the focus of attention, but that matters little since the likeness of the two men is so marked. Having this in mind, then, we can see that Norris is not a lone wolf in the strictest sense of the word. If he were not he would not have such an outstanding figure as Senator Borah on his side. Nor would he ba able to command as many members of the opposing party to his cause. It is true that Norris does not care to align himself with his own party at all times, especially when the majority of them seem to place their own interests above those of the country, ne does not care to keep things "hushed up" when he knows that a lot of noise will do more good. And he certainly to his career. Unquestionably he has a great deal of joumnlUtie ability. But lie will have to fight his battles alone. He never seeks nor will he ever get the finest co-operation of oth- , rs. koiu:kt J. KF.LLY. Some college students do not carry sub jects; they "drag" them. Ohio State Lantern, To be "heinninded" is nothing new. Gills for nges have been marrying rich men's sons. Ohio State Lantern. Northwestern university students arc peti tioning for a 3 a. in. closing rule for parties instead of the 2 a. tn. one they now have. What would they think of the 10 ;:10 p. m. rule I Between the Lines. By LASfcXLE OILMAN. and children first Our life boats and water-wings. The cold, grey sea awaits us. riunge In! "Oblivion: Darkness of slumber and death, forever sinking and sinking." Longfellow. doesn't have to seek co-operation because he of eeit his closest hnmmWiI. s, iiu iubt r of his gets it from the right kind of men. staff. So it is with the individual given the psy. Anyone, c.e,.ly a junior, who spesU chonanalysW test bv the student writer. 1 have to one of the eampiis leaders," takes part in not had to fight liiv battles alone during this any activity other limn The Daily Nebraskan semester, nor have t any Intentions of so doing or d.sagn es w ith the editor, is being corrupted after completing my seiiobihtie career. 1 have by polni.-v not sought co operation, it is true, uliere I Like Mr. N'orru be nbhors the idea of regit- knew such attempts were futile, due to petty Uiily in a person's alb gunree to one faction or political differences and nimilHr small causes, to one party. The undeniable fact Hint neither But I have received wonderful co-operation democratic government iu tho state nor the from those of mv associates who were big mild form of coi trol exercised by the student enough to lav aside all political factionalism council could exist w itliout some degree of fae- ami whose vision, luckily, Is more out reaching lionnl regularity is of little concern to Mr. and extensive thnn the front porch of their re- Noiiis or Mr. Sandahl in their respective fields kpective fraternity houses. of criticism. Polities, to the editor of The Nebraskan is sy nony mous with corruption. It . r,.,, xf ,!... is not all good; therefore it miisl b bad. Foremost among these is nut .ncneiry. ... .... , iiiA.n .... ... I l .. . . . . inn niui'ni. m "v n ..... It IDC I IHVersiiy HI .eornsRn nn rn-r '" gessed an all around square shooting under graduate, 1 am positive Bill McCleery is the one. Although a member of one of Nebraka's leading fraternities, and simultaneously hooked up with one of the factions, this most promis ing youth has stood by the editor throughout the past four months. Bill has been my best assistant, writing an editorial for me idmost every day, and many times writing my leading article. Just that is proof sufficient that he has had enough com mon sense to shun nil trifling matters and strive to do what 1 was striving to do to place the university above everything else. My attitude toward Bill McCleery may be purely personal and it may seem ludicrous for me to allow my feelings to dominate. But even though it is a personal matter, 1 find that 1 cannot trive demist expression to my appre ciation to this man for what he has done not onlv for me but for his university thus far in his career. The leaNt I can do is to hope for a bright future and this 1 am sure will be his eonsiderinff the start he has made. David Fc'.imaii is another man who has been able to rise above the level of fraternity mindedncss. Fellman has been very instru mental in getting proportional representation in the student council m fact, he was the originator of the plan. The fact that he. is en deavoring to Rceure a democracy out of an oli garchy is positive evidence of his foresight and vision. Fellman has been a frequent contributor to my columns and has ever been willing to as sist me in any way possible. I have especially invited his advice and have consulted him on various matters because of bis outstanding in tellectual ability, integrity and practicability. In Elmer Skov. one of the very few stu dents who have resisted the temptation to get in some fraternity, I have had a very staunch friend and supporter. Skov has done a con siderable amount of writing, and always it has been of the most excellent quality. His coun sel on numerous problems has likewise been of inestimable value. Last but certainly not bast is LaSalle Oil man, author of one of the feature columns, tiilman, like the others cited above, has done much to keep the editor from closing the desk and walking out when others seemed to turn against mi. Before 1 conclude this final message a very personal one, to be sure) 1 should like to express my appreciation to the Journal com posing room for its co-operation in the publication of The Daily Nebraskan. the first vicmester of 1921)-o0. Its work has made it possible for Nebraska U. to be proud of her newspaper from a typographical standpoint, if from no other standpoint. And now, I hope. Brother Linotype Oper ator, that you, who have so quietly tolerated what I have put, down on paper the last few months, will enjoy the calm as much as I have enjoyed the storm. CLIFF. F. SANDAHL. which is enforced our the week end at the I'lmci-sity of Southern California! Daily Lmerabl. "I'nto iheiii that torment you, turn yc also the other check" is a coed moMo but slit turn tho cheek for another reason. Daily low mi. (iood speakers are scarce but it isn't half as much trouble tn get them to speak as it is to get people to listen to them. Purdue F.x-poticnt. The boys down at the house feel bad to day. Not a single good looking coed came around yesterday noon to make an announce ment. Oregon Kmrrald. As P. T. Barnuui expressed it there's one born every minute. Some men still insist on sending their last shirt to the great clean ing establishment: Wall street. Daily Northwestern. A vital question: Truth or convention! Is it best to answer the careless, "How 're yuhf" with an accurate summary of the ills to which your flesh is heir, or to growl, "Fine how 're you!" Daily Kansan. but tne movement n a whole una unmii'i f Patronage of tho concern w lessened a little but that was all tbat Has accomplished. The t ain paign stressed the umg if eld ror.l. taxis and of walking One deHiilt of Ihe campaign h the tupping of Al I u Trail for Inno eeiu v. attained. It Is said, through publicity given him in the Uncoil movement. Hough initiations In honorary organisations together with fra ternity probation has psssed out of the university In the last few years. "Don't fall in lovo if you have tubercular tendencies," warns an Illinois professor, say. ing that emotions upset the body. To which we might add "nor fall in love If your pocket book is emaciated." Oregon Daily Kinerald. The Perpetrator of This Crime Sees a Mile Post on the Near Horizon and Makes Various and Sundry Remarks Vaguely Con cerned With It. "The melancholy days have come, the saddest of the year." "Out of the nicht that covers me. black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever goda there be. for my unconquerable soul. Farewell, hope, ana wita nope farewell fear; Harwell remorse; all good to me is lost; evil, be thou my good: "I will indulge in my sorrow. and give way to all the pangs and fury of despair. N B.: The Japanese gentleman. when his honor and happiness are threatened, indulges in the gentle hi l of hail k&ri. But we, poor wretches, being led as bulls to slaughter oh, well! The plebians. the proletariat. when faced with such a fate, would wail and groan, robe themselves in sack-cloth and ashes, and go sit In a comer. But, friends, as cultured and Intelligent youthful students of a great university, let us put up a bold front. Let us wrap ourselves with our tranquil pmi osophles, let us lapse Into quiet and nerveless comas, and race the coming of Kismet as fatalists, as gentlemen - not to forget the ladies and scholars. Echoes of the Campus To the Editor of The Nebraskan: It is not only forthcoming but pleasureablc to be able to express my appreciation of the impartial and broadminded manner in which this semester's editorial staff has discussed campus activities and assisted us in purging and revealin? much of an nnheallliful and un desirable nature. Of course, no "barb" can as yet expect to be selected for "tapping" as a leader and a fitting Innocent member. We arc hopeful that this next semester's staff will con tinue to help make the campus "safe for de mocracy." In speaking for the Komensky Educational Klub, I heartily want to endorse and pledge our support to the new plan of proportional representation in the student council. Things have come to a prelty pass when an institution such as ours, devoted to teaching and instruct ing in rounding out life for participation in a democracy insists upon basing representation in its student government on anything less than faction voice. Certainly every' school of thought has a right to be heard. 1 think the council has taken a step which is in keeping which we have a right to possess as inalienable. STANLEY J. MENGLER. To the Editor of The Nebraskan: An editorial appeared recently in The Daily Nebraskan in which the editor of that publication was compared with Nebraska's foremost public man, Senator George Norris. The comparison was a good one. In some ways Senator Norris is a public servant of the highest caliber. He is honest, fearless and he has the general welfare of the people at heart. Personal ambitions do not overshadow his statesmanship. But Senator Norris will always be a lone wolf, never the leader of his pack. He cannot or will not co-operate with others and he is ever suspicious of everyoue else. Wantonly does he throw accusations at innocent persons on the floor of the United States senate. He smells power trust in everything connected with the policies of his enemies, the standpat republicans. He is severely hated as well as sincerely loved. Likewise has Cliff F. Sandahl, editor of The Daily Nebraskan, exhibited some of the qualities of tbe great journalist It is not to be doubted that he has accomplished a great deal of constructive work during his editor ship but he, too, works alone. He is suspicious The Villain of the Fiece: (mock ingly, as he twirls his mustache) Scholars: Heh, heh, heh! The observing reporter observes that the swinging doors to the library creak endlessly ajsd are in need of repair. This last week the librarians are becoming nervous wrecks, rushing about after refer ences for wild-eyed students. As tbe worm triumphs In the grave, so does the term paper tri umph during these dark, grey days when the world totters upon Its foundations and chos awaits us, who are but fungi and parasites upon the face of the earth. A parasite, by the way, is one who walks through a revolving door and allows other pedestrians to furnish the pushing power. For the benefit of those who are looking into the future and are studying twenty-five hours a day, that the definition for sleep Is: slumber, rest. Several have forgot ten this important function. Examinations, we find, are two hours in length. Dante was a good scout and he meant well, but his linferno is quite tame, as we read it during these black hours we find peace and solace In its sublimity, etc., etc. Dante should have had to go through the inferno of examination week. "Dante, you ain't seen noth ing yet." Modern civilization, we may say blithely. Enlightened views. The New Order. Education upon a higher plane. Ha! And "ha" again! In fact, let us Indulge in several Ironic , cynical, and pessimistic "ha's." The dark ages are ever with us at least, at the end of each semester. The Spanish inquis ition was a pink tea party com pared to this, this fearful, black beast that creeps upon us from the reeking darkness of the com lr.g week. His claws are bared, his teeth glint, his yellow eyes stare at us balefully, and he drools savagely at the mouth. But, out, swords! Verily, knight errantry is not dead! We shall attack the hor rible thing with stout hearts. As we read over the above para graph, we find th&t we have been attempting to buck ourselves up with false bravado and optimism. But, cay, let us face the Truth, be it ever bo bitter. Pessimism, dark and brooding, rules our mood today. The facts: we stand a SO-SO chance. We shall sink or swim. Every man for himself. Women GREEK FORMAL HAS NEW PLAN OF DECORATION (Continued From Page 1.1 throughout the evening and will top off something new In the dec oration Idea. Hahn stated that this was merely a very brief outline of the plan and that full details of the scheme would not be released un til a later date. The Interfrater nlty ball Is being sponsored by the Interfraternity council and Kosmet Klub. STUDENT POLITICS PLOW THROUGH CHECKERED EXISTENCE; FACTIONS LOSE ORIGINAL LABEL AND COUNT. Continued From Page l.l Nemeti was working more for his own glory than anything else. After the election which fea tured the Slippery Seven and OUy Six. new names of North and South were given the factions. The old names were passe because the seven-to-six split In the Innocents upon which they were based be fore had been replaced by a ten to three split. Ten of the Innocents were from the old Slippery Seven party and three of thera were from the old Oily Six organiza tion. Tbe names of North and South did not prove very satis factory and eventually the two parties were christened Blue Shirts (the original Slippery Seven) and Yellow Jackets ( old Oilv Sixl. These names are still in existence. The Blue Shirt organization was verv successful in elections In both 1927 and 1928. Only a few of the elected places were won by the Yellow Jackets. The climax of this political organization and the most recent bit of political history on this campus came in the spring of 1929 when Blue Shirts and Yel low Jackets combined against the barbs. A very strong be.rb party had been organized by Alien G. Williams and in order to conteract this, the two fraternity factions combined. The combined parties landslided the election. "Razzing" Honoraries. "Razr.ing" of the numerous honorary societies on the campus commenced in the fall of 1925. This continued nulil the fall of 1927 when Lee Vance, Beta Theta PI, and editor of The Nebraskan, and "Jim" Jensen, Alpha Gamma Rho, president of the student council, decided to try their hands at ousting a few of the societies. Besides Innocents and Mortar Boards, there were Green Goblins and Mystic Fish, freshmen men and women honoraries; Iron Sphynx and XI Delta, sophomore honoraries for men and women; and Valkyrie, a junior and senior social organization. Vance, Jensen, and the Student council wanted to get rid of some of the honoraries so The Nebraskan was resorted to. Vance encouraged students to write comments for a student opinion column. After much dis cussion the question of ousting the organizations was brought to a vote before the counsil, and was succesfully carried. The council ap proved of the Innocents and Mor tar Boards and allowed them to re main as useful organizations at the university. War on "Rents." An interesting incident of cam pus life occurlng In the spring of ii26 was tne campaign waged against Rent-a-Kord companies. These companies raised their rates and the general feeling against the raise terminated in a boycott movement led by Al Du Teau. a member of Sigma Alpha Kpsilon. Volta Torrey., editor of he Nebraskan then, also aided the campaign yith newspaper public ity. An attempt was made to get the companies to lower their rates SHORTHAND In 30 Days Written with A. 8. C.'. Simple, rapid, accurate. 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