The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, May 18, 1930, Page TWO, Image 2

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ANOTHER ATTACK.
! rTKATING HIS CJCAHCES firat road in 127.
An'nn M. Jenen. former Instructor In the de.
partment of romanre lanua.e. haa circulated the
pamphlet which he thieatened to publiah hould Th
.biakan fail to print a lenfthy letter written aft
er the Initial appearence of "With Fire and Sword."
Be.au.e of it length and the presence of libelous
atatrmenta only a few of the more Important pointa
were publbed.
In h!a circular Mr. Jensen iharge the unlveiaity;
with being educationally bankrupt and place blame
upon the fact that the board of regents deniea the
faculty the right of petition. In a quotation from a
farmer in.'iructor he aaya that no Instructor darea
to openly differ with the board.
The administration, be aays, haa attempted to
deceive the public by circulating reporta that facul
ty rr.embera mere leaving because of low aalariee.
while in truth the objection was that remaining waa ;
educational auicide" because of the decreasing I
quality of the school. Staying, he saya. "put them
in the ruinous light of remaining because they can
not hold a position ai any other place than the
University of Nebraska.
The constant reference to the $1,500 increase in
alary received by Dr. H. B. Alexander w hen be left
Nebraska and went to Scrips college la a deception.
Jensen aays, for in reality he left because the re
gents refused to grant bis demand for greater fac
ulty righta. These demand were for the right of
faculty petition and contract with the regents; fac
ulty consideration of the mattei of the college of
art and aciences and certification, and the appoint
ment of a faculty committee to draw up a charter
of faculty righta and a constitution of government.
Jensen maintains that Alexander asked for neither
a salary nor a change In title.
Many professor! who have been included in the
list of those who left to secure better salaries
have been forced out by the Ph.D. degree rule, he
says. This rule provides that any instructor who
does not have the equivalent of a Ph. D. degree or
does not hold a profesorship at the end of three
years is automatically dismissed. The stand upon
thia rule, and its enforcement baa been inconsisten,
he saya, for in aome case It la applied and in other
cases it is denied that auch a rule exists.
In commenting upon his own connection with
the university, Jensen maintains that he is not a
faculty member "who was dismissed for his opinions
and statements concerning the university." as a stu
dent opinion In the Nebraska, charged. Ha declared
that In 1927 he waa notified of hi release under the
tenure rule, but five montha later waa notified that
bis dismissal waa not because of the rule but be
cause of "insubordination." Prior to thia he had is
sued a virulent statement attacking- the regents pol
icy. JOWEVER, MR. JENSEN haa neglected a few im
portant potnta. He haa failed to explain why men
like Harry T. Cunningham and others are about to
Join the faculty, and why aeveral men of high rank
have been added aince the days of Dr. Alexander.
It is not unreasonable to think, also, that many of
our Landing faculty members have declined offers
from other schools, and have chosen to remain at
Nebraska.
Likewise, he has failed to paint a complete pic
ture of tie case of Dr. Alexander. Alexander not
only asked that a committee be selected to draft a
constitution, but demanded that he be made chair
man of tr.t committee. He wanted the teachera col
lege abolished, as a second atep in the reorganiza
tion. TJOW STUDENTS SHOULD consider the pamph
let la difficult to determine. In fairness to the
administration it should not be taken aa the only
side of the question; yet in fairness to the future of
the university it cannot be disregarded. The rather
3i.concerting part of the whole matter la that in the
past there have been no answer to the charges a
silence which may mean simply a disregard of the
whole matter as not unworthy of attention, or some
thing mora serious.
Undoubtedly the administration has taken the
most effective step to prevent Jensen's publications
from receiving any great attention by simply disre
garding them. Answering the charges would stir up
widespread comment. Even a complete denial would
stir up critical comment on university affairs, yet
to pass them by is too apt to be taken as inabiUty
to answer.
Publications such as "With Fire and Sword"
and the sheet of recent issue have their place in uni
versity life, and add a measure to safety to what
may easily become too complacent an attitude to
ward administration. Although at times their meth
ods may be somewhat unfair, it is reasonably safe
to say that they are Inspired by a desire to correct
what appears to the writer as conditions unfavor
able to the highest standards.
the boas; that It la neeeaeary la order thai the fund
fnm lb W.rrtll hall grant U1 might receivea.
the imitation army ehould be moved. Juat where
tbty should be rmaJ I tf oo great Importance, but
certainly Ihey have M right to dtefigure the center
of the cauipua by demanding that the great unlver
ty deaert be kept free from any improvementa.
Even If lh hug lot muat be kept free for Coaeys
militia, would It be too much to grant the gtrla of
the university an arena three fet wide actuaa the
field, and UN that atrip for a walk to protect them
from the mud and water. Walka from tetchei
college lo Andrew hall, and one along the south
aid of the tennia court a would adJ little to the beau
ty, but a great deal to the practical correction of
the problem.
PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH.
Th. .old doctrine of "Practice what y.u
r,r.. h- do not bold food lo campus life any more
than It doe elsewhere. And although almost every
kudv unhealtatlncly uvea plenty or aavice ana uf-
estioni for the beuefit of hi fellow men. be seldom
follow them himself.
Lefa start with atudenta. Th fraternity man. If
be la fortunate enough to be an upperclasaman.
lay down a art of disciplinary ruiea ior me nwni
nd oohomorea He tell them thing that will re-
aull In their uplifting and thing that will enable
bem to reap a full harvest or neuermeni irom
Ihalr roller davt.
After he convince th underclassman Jut what
la the best way to live on the campus, thia Junior
or aenlor doea exactly the oppoalt. He neglect bla
atudie. Indulge In pe". v,fM ,ucn ' drlok,nS'
gambling and bo forth, runa Into debt, borrowa
clothe and other thing from hi fraternity broth
er without their permission, despite hi sermons to
underclassmen to th contrary.
The faculty membera aren't beyond criticism,
eithei. They continually atreaa promptnets in pre-
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paring written work, yet they min noming oi ire
ting their paper or exam grading go until they have
plenty of time to do It. They, too. practice exactly
the opposite of what they preach.
And ao It goes with everybody. Alwaya preach
ing, but hardly ever doing what he tella othera to
do. And all thia discussion leads us to this point:
It s terribly easy to preach, but rather difficult to
follow your own preaching.' How much better it
would be if people who are anxioua for other to do
things correctly would preach by actiona and aet
actual examples that would be eagerly followed.
Oregon Emerald.
Chancellor Burnett handlea a aimilar theme In
his ( wn way. Writing to the Nebraska Alumnua.
the p..'Ukation of the alumni, the chancellor aug
gesta that theie is not enough of social life at the
Unlveraity of Nebraska. Plenty of aorority and fra
ternity functiona and parties, but not enough of the
broader and more inclii-ive sort, that bring the
itudent together and p.oniote closer acquaintance
among them.
McGattin Wins Feature Stow Contest
On Interview With Captain Anderson
These new army pants that have been promised
for next year are going to take that one bit of hu
mor out of the aetting-up exercises that event of
an unwrapping shin-guard In the midst of a review.
Membera of the Dramatic club are none to anx
ioua to see the next Issue of "With Fire and Sword"
It is understood. Not that they fear it may steal
their dramatic fire, but it seems that. . .
The tought part about this wet weather is that
the usual spring fever gaa won't work to . explain
why the books are distributed so seldom.
Membera of Acacia expect to grow a record wheat
crop next year if the contractors ever get the statue
on the top of the capital into action.
If this publishing business keeps up, the campus
greeting Is apt to be, "What, no acandal sheet out
this morning?"
The Student Pulse
Signed contributions pertinent to matter of stu
dent life and tha unlveraity irt waloomtd by thia
department. Oplnlona aubmittad should b brief
and concrete.
A THING OF BEAUTY
TTIIS MORNING T. C. H. in the student pulse col
umn coments on the disgraceful condition of the
campus "hog lot," also called the drill field. Con
1 1 mating it with the west part of the campus, he
shows bow it might easily be turned into an attrac
tive spot by the planting of grass, trees and shruTM.
Without doubt the condition of the west stretch
of open frontier is a disgrace to the university. It's
condition is not of as minor importance as might be
imagined, for it soclearly is the result of improper
attention.
If the university finds it necessary to continue the
policy of military training as a requisite for fresh
ae or aophomorea, either without reason or under
THE CAMPUS "HOC LOT"
To the Editor:
Ask anybody and he or she will admit that the
Unlversitaa Nebraskensia haa a pretty rotten look
ing campus. According to the date on the front of
my notebook the institution came isto existence
about 1869, Feb. 15 to be exact. That means that It
has been growing older for sixty-one years three
months, and since universities, unlike people, and
like tobacco, are supposed to mellow with age, there
must be a mistake somewhere.
There has been considerable building going on and
that entails disfigurements, but notice the mall and
plots in front of the coliseum which a year ago were
bare and ugly and now are green and pleasing to
the eye. It takes only a little while to landscape and
sod grasslesss pots, so why is this campus homely?
It is not placed among very pretentious surround
ings, but the downtown section it borders on should
not be responsible for criticism against the campus
Itself. Supppoe we meander across the old plot and
discover why it is not pretty.
When you come out of the Law building and an
gle over toward Brace laboratory, the great clusters
of bridal wreath all form a picture that critics
would call "not bad." Past University hall looking
toward the Administration building where the little
park that was the scene of Ivy day is situated the
view would do credit to any school. Even the walk
past the Armory with Pharmacy hall on the right
is hedged with shrubs and overhanging boughs that
arouse nothing but admiration.
But then cross Twelfth street and hurry past the
left end of iiocial Sciences and don't look at the
drill field unless you wish your day to be ruined.
The bare rough ground atretching for two hundred
yards or more toward the tennis courts and An
drews hall reminds one of a recent circus site where
crowds and nimaia have trampled the earth to dust
and pebblea alone break the monotony. There is no
need to go further. Here Is the eyesore that Juts up
in the center of the Nebraska campus to spoil what
ever beauty may be elsewhere on it No one driving
about the university can miss the glare of unclean
spirit that seems to be thrown off by that area.
Perhaps the military department reaps a benefit
from the use of the drill field that offsets the am
ount it defaces the campus but that is doubtful.
Other schools have a mlitary department but their
grounds are not broken by any such artificial mon
strosity as the one on which Cornhusker soliders do
"squads right" and "right front into line."
What aa Improvement it would be to come out
of Teachers college some morning and sea green
grass and trees filling the space toward the tennia
courts and Andrew'a ball. Then no one could aay
that Nebraska had aa ugly campus. T. C H.
Editor' Netei Belew I printed
the feature Story wiritttn by SHI
McOctfin hlch aa Judged the
beat feature (tory that appeared
In The Dally Nebraskar) last
maatar. The award was made
at the acheol journalism con
vocation I it Thursday.
W idespread drinking oigtea. low
morale, and general dr-rUallil of
today a university atudenta. ao ex
tensively proclaimed by reformers,
were) seotfed at by Walter Ander
son, chief of the Lincoln detective
forve. In an Interview yeateruay.
"1 think tbi university atudenta
aa a whole are a mighty fine bunch
of poile and It la only a very
mail percentage of them who ever
give ia any trouble. I know you
hear a lot of talk, but getting down
to real facte and taking Into con
sideration the large number of atu
denta. you couldn't find a bunch
anywhere who cause leaa trouble."
Discounts Drinking Iteriea.
Captain Anderson aaid be often
beard report of extenaive drink
lui among atudenta and the young
er boy and girls not yet In the
unlveraity. He said that If th con
dition actually existed where fif
teen and aixteen year old, a well
as the older students, were actu
ally getting drunk, that would be
something to think about. But
that condition doea not exist, be
declared.
"People try to tell me that there
la much more drinking among the
younger class now than when we
tad saloons." said the captain. "I
would aay that the opposite was
true. I know It wss pretty hard
for a fifteen or aixteen year old to
get a drink In the saloon days, but
the youtha of nineteen or twenty
didn't bav any trouble because
they could pass themselves off aa
twenty-one.
"Whenever there was a big foot
ball game some twenty-five yeara
ago. it used to look like fully two
thirds of the entire university was
drunk after the game. In reality
It was probably not more than 20
percent but even that was a large
numoer. Nowaday, atudenta make
plenty of nolsA and confusion after
the games but, win or lose, that is
about all they do."
They do not get drunk in a way
that would result in their being
ttrousht to police headquartera
They may gel their breath colored
and imagine tney are -ioiea up.
but thev verv seldom set drunk
according to the Captain, though
they aonietimea Imagine they are
very Inebriated.
fraternities BadT
"I bear report every day about
what terrible placea fralernltlea
and aororltlra are," aaia uapiain
Anderson. "But If they vera as
bad a painted that would cer
tainly ahow up. They could not
get away with It. I ran aee noth
ing wrong with these organisations
and I think the reports which come
to me are simply more talk."
When queationed concerning bla
pinion about the modern girl Cap
tain Anderson said ahe waa prob
ably more daring and open about
everything ahe doea than her
mother. But because ahe baa more
foreaigbt. be will make a better
mother than her own, the detec
tive chief tblnka.
"The parent a of tomorrow will
be more alert than the fathera and
mothers of todsy simply because
of thia period they have passed
through. It will be much harder
for tomorrow' child to put any
thing over on bla parenta than It
la for the child of today because
the parents will not be ao easily
fooled."
When aked the average marry
ing age of today aa contrasted
with that of twenty-five years ago
the captain replied that it was at
least two yeara higher today. He
atated that in bygone daya a girl
was considered of marrying age
when she reached seventeen. And
by twenty ahe waa an old maid If
she bad no husband.
The average twenty-five yeara
ago waa about eighteen for the
girla and twenty-one for the men
as contrasted with the present av
erage of twenty for the girla and
twentv-three for the men. accord
ing to' Captain Anderson. He
stated that this waa hia estimate
but that the average nowadays
might be even higher.
In general Captain Anderson
thinks the present generation is
jnit about as good and morally
right as those of years gone by.
This applies not only to university
students, but to youth in general,
he said.
MILESTONES
AT NEBRASKA
LAV TKANSFERKED
TO YANKTON, S. I).
Edwin T. Lay. Junior observer
at the weather station on the cam
pus, has been transferred to Tank
ton, S. D., where be will be ob
aener and W. J. Bryan, university
student, will become a student
Junior observer after the first
week in June.
museum gets old
odd beave:: hat
A beaver hat, the prevailing
style of fifty yeara ago. has been
presented to the museum by James
Gillen of Lincoln. The hat was
worn by his wife, Mrs. Mary Gil
len. in 1881. The hat measures
sixty-five Inches In circumference.
UNIVERSITY BOOK LET,
WHAT A GIRL CAN D0.
TELLS OF WOMEN'S OP
PORTUNITIES. (Continued From Page 1.)
values may become owners or
managers of a tea room or cafe
teria. The work of a hospital dieti
cian makes an interesting appeal
to some. A nutrition specialist
may find a place in the city school
system.
Many Openings.
A large number of commercial
openings may be had by home
economics women, positions rang
ing from clothing adviser to edu
cational director with a food
products concern, or a buyer of
ready-to-wear garments in stores.
Government research relating to
problems in the home are now
available to a large number of
university women. An attractive
field is also open to the student
who has a spirit to serve, in the
social service work.
"For the young woman who en
Joys writing and tot whom English
is a favorite subject, there are at
tractive openings In which she can
use a broad home economics
training," the booklet stated. "If
she baa ability, she will be able to
secure employment with some of
the women's magazines, the daily
papers, or the women's and chil
dren a sections of farm papers."
LARGE CROWDS VIEW
LINCOLN HORSE SHOW
(Continue "'om 'ge 1.)
horse. Little Brown Jug owned by
S. S. Lard of Fort Worth and
driven by Tucker was first Coun
try Gentleman, a Sidles horse
driven by Lee Butler was second;
Seth Lamb's Msjestlc Charm from
Houston with Brandeis at the reins
was third; and fourth money went
to Deep Night owned and driven
by Richard Faulkner.
Several exhibitions were inter
spersed with the contests to make
the show much more interesting.
Miss Mary Anderson astride Fly
ing Arrow, one of Clyde Miller's
Jumpers displayed much skill. Fly
ing Arrow lived up to his name
and literally new over a touring
car parked in the center of the
arena.
Proceeds to Charity.
Ritzie McDonald, shown espe
cially through the courtesy of Al
DuTeau. went through a very in
teresting exhibition as a highly
schooled horse. Ritzie is a three
year old and was ridden bareback
by Allen Walker a Lincoln man.
Ritzie displayed all the stunts
which a highly schooled noise can
present.
The show was under the man
agement of Richard Faulkner of
Lincoln with Bert Hancock as
ringmaster and Douglas Timmer
man. secretary.
More than $2,000 was awarded
in stakes during the show. All
proceeds from the show go to cha
rity. GEOLOGIST IS VISITOR.
Hollictt Knapp, a graduate of
the department of geology with
the class of 1924, has been on the
campus this week. He Is a mining
engineer for the Oliver Iron Min
ing company at Eveleth, Minn. Mr.
Knapp spoke to the geology stu
dents in the ore class Thursday.
SLOW "FLIVVER" RACE.
"Flivvers" at the University of
Oregon, which can travel the slow
est over the specified course, will
win the Campus day race. An age
limit will be set for entries, and
as speed is not a desirable quality
of any car entered in thia event,
further rules will be made.
SEALOCK GIVES ADDRESS.
Dr. W. E. Sealock spoke before
high school students at Columbus
last Thursday, the occasion being
a senior honor assembly.
Van Sant School of Business
Day and Evening School
Co-Educational No Solicitor
No Contracts No Pr.paymnU
Summer aesslon for teachers
and atudenta
JA 5890 OMAHA
Cor. 19th and Douglas Stt.
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get your term paper
covers and paper
from us
CO-OP BOOK STORE
EAST OF TEMPLE
MAY 1.
1(20.
The Junior girls' bast ball team
defeated the Senior, 43 to 21.
K. A. Van Oisdal. president of
the Alumni association, recomroen
deu that mora alumni clubs be or
ganised. Muddy weather halted baaeball
practice temporarily.
1115.
Th editor pleaded for mora ten
nia court a
Th Peru club held Ita annual
banquet at the Grace M. E. church.
Minnesota won a dual track
meet, 86 1-2 to SO 1-2.
Tb publication board met and
confirmed th election of editor
for Tb Dally Nebraakan.
1110.
A monater track, baaeball and
drill rally was held In Memorial
hall.
Some vandal atole a freahman
picnic poater from M. E. hall.
Six hundred fifty men participat
ed In th annual "Company C"
shirt tail parade.
190S.
The faculty baseball team waa
practicing itrenuoualy for th com-'
ing game with the commercial
club.
An article by Prof. E. A. Roaa.
"New Varieties of Sin," appeared
In the Atlantic Monthly.
The Junior baseball team defeat
ed the seniors, 6 to 3.
The recently elected Innocents
were initiated.
emirae th fairant ih.i
will com only hen the,. ..'i
aororliy memtra in rt.lrt, I.
auUlllute foe chapter r.x.m.. .'
Ulfterent aororiliea aull m.
their own. however. . t
has remodeled piost comfort,,,,'
and charmingly ts rerr,.,,.
rooma, those rooms aurroui, n.
the Keller, the pi, , ''"
dance, are neld.-N. a r s'l.
Bervlca. '
Dr. W. II. Morton and Dr. K o
Broady were In Craft.w M ttk
attenduiK the menm ..
school executive of four ientii
" . wiiirB, r II Ilt) 1 lay
NuckoU and Thavr it 1.. '
gpofci on 'FAlucat.on.U regies.'
AX FALLS ON SORORITIES
AT H0LLINS COLLEGE;
ESTABLISH RECREATION
ROOMS.
(Continued From Page l.i
petition. Therefore there was no
delay in the action on the matter.
Early in May, President Cocke an
nounced to the atudent body that
after the aholastic year of 1928- i
1929 there would be no further
bidding or Initiation among the
sororities. The sororities were to
be allowed to continue as corporate
groups as long as there were any
members In college that is
through the year of 1930-1931.
For nearly a year now, Holllns
has lived under a system In which
there are no sororities, but of
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