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. , TWO The Daily Nebraskan j Station A, Lincoln, Nebraska ' OFF'CIAL STUDENT PUBLICATION ; . UNIVERSITY OF NfclRASKA tfbllahad -Tutsday. Wadneaday, Thuraday, Friday and f Sunday morning during tha academic year. I' THIRTIETH YEAS 4 i?ni,,r,i. f "cond-claia matter at tha poatoffiee in iblZ ?' Nbr. under act of eonoreaa, Marcn 3. U79. i !??i l,pf0i, J"0 provided for In aectlon ' J "0 of October S, 1917. authorized January 30, 1922. Under direction of the ludnt Publication Board SUBSCRIPTION RATL t a year tingle Copy etnta S1.2S a teme.ter U a year mailed S1.7S a eemeater mailed Editorial Office Unlverelty Hall . Builnea OfJIce Univtriity Hall 4A. l Ttlephonea Day: t-(891; Nlghti B-6SS2, B-3333 (Journal) ' Aah for Nebr.iakan editor. EDITORIAL STAFF William T. McCleery Editor.in-chiei Managing Lditora Robert Kelly Elmont Walte Nwa Editor France Holyoke Arthur Mitchell William MeQaffin lugtne McKim Rex Wagner Ouy Craig .' Sport Ed'to Evelyn Simpeon Waman'a Spurt Editg eranitc Hoffman Soetety Editor BUSINESS STAFF Charle Lawlor Acting Buin Manaue' Aialatant Builnatt Manager Norman Galleher Jack Thompon Edwin Faulkner Harold Kube THE DAILY INKHRASKAN THliRSDAY. DKCKMHKK 11. IWO iMeHseni 1 1 Tale paper m represented for teaeral adverttatnc Tha Kekraeka tnm Aeaoetatioa. we hliull explain 1 ho Ktmul which they miirht have understood, had they road the entire edi torial. We believe that most of. the hey-hey, rnli-riih t'estivjilf are ehildiah. If Oregon is able to instill the great col lego spirit into her football teuni without, being noisy, we eite the sehool us a worthy exception to an old rule. To go further, we suspect that rallies lend more force and populartiy to uu educational near-enemy. The Oregon editor is filled with the frlory of football, which is all well and good to those who appreciate it. We think he makes himself appear rather juvenile by such statements as: "Several weeks later the Heavers faced Washington Slate, now champions of the coast. Nobody dreamed that the Orangemen would be able to stand .up under the powerful Cougar machine. But the student body made the team feel that it could teer the. Pullman lads to pieces." , It is this business of stirring rational stu dents into the proper frame of mind to "tear the lads to pieces" that we dislike, (allies tend to make wild animals out of rather sensi ble young men and women. We recognize these points against the decade of rah-rrhisin. Our intention in writing the original edi torial about rallies was not to cut the Oregon State Barometer, but to discuss the question. We are not surprised lhat the Oregon sheet was somewhat offended at our frank state ments, but we are no less firm in our convic tions. Let the Oregon paper help to vaccinate its grid warriors with the precious medicine which makes fighters out of students. The Nebraskan has taken a conservative attitude toward foot ball and school spirit. It is rather foolish to argue with a college editor who is burning with loyalty for his football team and the college wbieh that team represents. Emotions and in telligence do not mix in debates. (Miliar that it's always the noiifrateruity people who curse the fraternity system. For Klliott is not a fraternity man. As a fraternity man I do not believe that his assertions are true, Fraternities do have a standardizing influence. That is, they smooth off the ragged corners and polish tlie rough cdKCS. Mut as far as destroying individuality goes bosh. When you get fraternity men to condemn th"ir lodges wholesale then you ill. have, valid ground for criticizing them. Ask Ihe mail who's in one. M ACKDOXIAX. Now little coed, don't you cry . You'll be a sponsor byo-and-byo. Showing One Side of the Question. When The Nebraskan brought the subject of dormitories into the light of student discussion it was not for the purpose of picking this plan to pieces. Wc are not so blinded by our crav ing for controversy that we ignore the very apparent good points of dormitories. Although discussion is valuable, it seem that only one side of the. question has been presented by nonfraternity students interviewed: hence those who are always waiting for an oppor tunity to jump at the throat of the university and its administration are given fodder of a dangerous nature. How reliable and significant are the argu ments presented by students who oppose the dormitory plan? Most of them are uitc ab surd. It should cost no more for freshmen women to live in dormitories than in rooming houses; few of them work for their room and board as do men students. Because, they object to arbitrary discipline, many nonfraternity men and women have con demned the dormitory system. As "A Former Barb" points out in Morning Mail today, this hue and cry against iron-heeled rules is useless and foolish. To be sure, some system of intelli gent control would be necessary: perhaps many of the barbs who object so strenuously -would be better off if their conduct were observed more intelligently. Before wc assume that the mass of nonfra ternity students are up in arms against the proposed nousing iaennies, lei us t-igii ui- points more carefully. The first building would accommodate freshmen girls and would not interfere with the freedom or eeonornic pros- j picts of student life. Dormitories have proved successful in many schools. Nebraska is not such an exception. and though wc prefer not to base our judgment on other institutions wc suspect that the ail wool fuss that is being raised for dormitories i a trifle out of joint. We hare not taken a stand agaiiibt dormi tories as "A Former Barb" contends, though we invited discission. The serious blunder has j tori.s () acoount of VeMrietioim that might b not been entirely without its good points; ana we are anxious to receive reliable student opinion letters on the subject. doing Itach. TO TI1K KDITOlt: The athletic department, as we understand it .is IV.cing a deficit that may run up to -Wo,-000. To remedy this, they intend to do away with some of the minor sports schedules com pletely, and trim expenses wherever possible on major competition. The idea of abolishing completely all minor sports has evidently never occurred to the de partment. W hen asked about such items as a really comprehensive all-year intramural schedule, in which every student, no matter what kind of an athlete he might be, could take part, or in such items as a swimming pool, affording individual exercise rather than re quiring organization of teams, the department pleads lack of funds. Major sports are justified on the grounds that they pay for just such things as these, in which every student can take part. Instead, it appeara, they pay for minor sports only. This, and coaching staffs, and stadium repairs, and field covers, Mid coliseum repairs .... The head coach's salary, it is reported, is higher than the chancellor's. This is paid him no that he might turn out winning learns, which in turn might bring in much cash, This cash, in theory, will result in the ultimate bene fit of the student body. In practice, we fear, it goes ''back in the business," for better coaching facilities, better major sports equip ment, and other similar items. We cannot see any possible justification in pushing major sports to financially under write a number of other minor sports, with the students holding the sack no matter which way Ihe circle is figured. Instead of charging for athletic tickets so that the squash team might travel to Fodunk, why not charge the same fees and use the fund for a swimming pool and an intramural schedule! T. W. I. A. IV. S. PROMISES NOVEL STUNTS AT PARTY ON FRIDAY Skits, Favors on Program For Girls' Annual Corn husker Fete. OFFER COSTUME PRIZES Dorothy Weaver to Act As Master of Ceremonies: Starts at 7 O'clock. Russian Goes Through Grades, High School, Year at Texas in Six Years (From Tha Dally Texan.) If you had pone through gram mar scbcol, high school, and one year of college within six years, wouldn't yotf be Inclined to go about with your chest out and your thumbs permanently hung in your suspenders? Sailing through school is only one of the expert ences of Bona (Ben) L.. Lerner, a Russian student, who now six years after he entered the first trade at Goose Creek, Tex., is a sophomore in the college of engi neering in the university. Going through the World war, and the Russian i evolution, wit nessing air raids, having his own house bombarded and belne also threatened before a cannon by the rebels were events so ordinary in Lcrner's life that he has a strong inclination to pass over thPm a being experiences in the ranks of the commonplace. Wns Only Ten. "You see I was only a child of about ten years old during the rev olution, and my interests were characteristic of childhood. 1 was not aware that I was living through history in the making," he said when discussing his life in Russia. "As a usual thing raiding bands left our family alone. One side of our house, however, was rented to the chief of police of the old gov Collegiate Kleptomania Is Tough on Sorority House. Some time ago The Nebraskan reviewed the present plague of collegiate kleptomania. We gnashed our teeth at the smiling students who spi-nd their four years in collecting souvenirs from hotels. Pullmans, drug stores" and res taurants. Now the sorority bouse must be added to this list, for the thieving collegians have extended their field of activity. If we expressed our frank opinion of those sneaking, four-flushing students who swipe everything within reach of their eager paws The Nebraskan might not get through the mail. 1). (J. is angry, as evinced in her Morning Mail letter, because some fraternity men vio lated. the fundamental rules of gentlemanliness and at tile a sien off the wall. It is a low trick. Honest v is deplorably lacking in the student I ernment. He hadn-t been any too body of universities And colleges as shown by in waa th"ir willingness to cheat in examinations, I not worth a penny. The rebels violate election rules and pick up ash trays. ! bombed our house one night, and table cloths or Other trinkets. Perhaps the j we all got a share in the excite youths who take honesty so lightly in cliche j will find that the world is not clamoring f f dignified chief of police crawling pick-pockets and sneak-thieves. from under the bed. ' "The rebels took the chief of po- ., , ,. i lice prisoner and apologized to my It this picnic weather disappears we may mou,,. fur the raid .since they had gt some studying done before Christmas. 'not known that our family occu- j pied part of the house. ' Soon Forgotten. "We supposed that we would never see oifr friend again, but he made a promise during his trial to pay damages for his wrongs, and was released. "He did not fulfill his promise. ; but was not recaptured because he is making a ocl ions was soon forgotten in the shifting like this country better than Rus sia because here we get a chance. "For infitance, when 1 first went to Goose Creek, my father thought I ought to go In the first grade, though I was fourteen years old, and had completed the seventh grade in Russia. I didn't know a word of English, but my teacher gave me a trial on learning the alphabet, and I was promoted to the second grade the next day. By taking advantage of all the sum mer schools except two. I man aged to graduate from high school In five years. Likes University. "The student In the university. too, has every chance of passing a course. He is given quizzes, six weeks tests, midterms, and finals. He Is kept on his toes all the time, and if he fails on one test, he is given another trial. With all his advantages, though, he does not feel the keenness of a failure half so much as does the Russian student. "In Russia, all is different. The only chance we had of passing was to make the final examinations. Students played until three weeks before the end of the year. Then they' shut themselves in a room and neither ate, drank, nor slept any mroe than was absoultcly nec essary. Examinations were often oral and that added to the strain of anticipation. Failure was al mi; t a dir.grace. My sister gener ally studied so hard during the time of preparation that we had VALUE ON Pi K. KEY 330 Out of 588 Students Vote Honor Ahead of Varsity Letter. That freshmen at Princeton uni versity prefer a Thi Beta Kappa key to a varsity "P." consider beauty the most essential attribute to the ideal girl, favor participa tion in extracurricular activities and come to Princeton primarily for an education are facts revealed in the annual questionnaire sub mitted to' the new men by The Daily Princetonian; undergraduate newspaper. In voting the Phi Beta Kappa key more desirable than a major athletic letter by a vote of 330 to 228, the classmen of '34 reversed the decision made bv the 1933 group last year, though following Princeton senior classes, which for years have consistently voted the scholastic award more valuable than the athletic insignia. Activities Win. A meager 21 votes were cast negatively regarding the partici pation in extracurricular activities, while 553 men voted "yes." The Princeton Triangle club, dramatic organization, apparently is consio MORNING MAIL to feed her for weeks to get her ered the most worthwhile activity. wun men signuying- meir in tention of competing for It. Tennis rame second with 161 votes, while The Daily Princetonian ranked third, with 138 votes. In a class of 632 men. only 470 answered the question "Do you drink?" Of this number 259 an swered "yes" and 211 "no." Some 324 smoke, while 250 do not. back to her normal weight. Likes Co-edt. "The best thing about the uni-1 vresity is its classy dames." he I said with one of his quick charac-1 teristlce changes from dignity to! American slang. I 'I like to take them in mv vel- i low car out there. That bright j color let's people know we're in ; town, and also lets them know we're from Texas. Lots of girls Name Attracts Many. The university's name attracted Mistake! TU TJJi; KDJToK : The Daiiv Nebraskan blunder when it assumes, as it evidently has in its editorial columns, that barbs oppose dormi- Some New York editor said this? "The Uni versity of Nebraska is using a new method of instructing its student body in the new college vings. Kach day a new song is printed, music and all, on th front pace of the paper." We wonder what issue of our paper he saw. unposcu, anl lavor tliein oiny ur ppnicai reasons. For nearly the whole of my first year in school 1 was a barb. During that whole lime 1 made no social contacts: 1 failed to get into any extracurricular activities; I knew nothing about campus polities. Barbs, as far as my own experience extended, did imihing eccpt The .iugtcan Conies Back. Under Ihe tender care of Sigma Delta (.'hi, journalism fraternity, the Nebraska Awgwan has been nursed back inlo consciousness. After more than a vear of dormancy the university humor publication is about to see ihe light of running. day once more. Will the Awgwan be successful ibis linn'f Unless student talent, brains and enei jfy rush to the cause, the comic magazine will limp along for a short time and take another dive into oblivion. There is evidently a plnci on this campus for a humor monthly: there must be a large amount of talent. It will bo the task of Sigma Delia Chi to dig out the talent aod put the Agttan in its rijrbt plare. The job is not easy by any means. Several promiM-n were made b 1h- journal ists to tin- student publication boned. First. KOi) subscriptions must be sold for the re loainder of the year before the first issue goes to press. Second, advertising must be con tracted to insure the financial success of the magazine. Unless these 'onditioris are met the i.ttciiiptcd revival of the Awgwan will be stifled in its early atages. We hope that Sigma Delta Chi puts the Awgwan on a substantial foundation, provid ing a publication that will entertain the stu dent body and make good its financial obliga tions. Best wishes for the February issue and keep it clean! no to class and study evenings, datiuu, once a while, other barb. Dormitories for the entire freshman regis tration, it seems fairly eviJeot, would remedy the things 1 found wrong with nonfraternily life. Lack of social contacts would be elimi nated. Opportunities' for organization, politic- interests of, the rebels. "Many bands of roving bandits came through town. One day some bandits who were not affiliated with either side came into our yard where I was playing. They inquired for my sister, but I had a feeling that 1 ought not to tell anything The bandits carried me into the road in front of a cannon and tried to frighten me into talk ing. When I Insisted that I did not know where my sisters were, one of them clapped me. and told me Know my cur wn cn i can me many. wltn 27fi men declaring phantom by the low top. I am that they came to Princeton pri. proud of It chiefly because 1 put malilv t0 receive education. it toeether. It's mv most recent development toward a practical application of my becoming a me chanical engineer. Some day 1 hope to find some new principles of mechanism. "Anyway," he said with sudden restraint lest be seem boastful. "It's a great little taxi." Though Lerner seems to be just a little proud of his adaptation to modern trends of thought and custom, some his old world chiv alry seeps through all his conver sation. He is a composite of the old world and the new. and punc tuates his slang with a half courtly bow. in jto run home. I lost no time what ' soever in carrying out the order." ' Speaks Fluent Englnh. ' One of the most interesting j things about Lerner is his fluency ' in speaking English. He has no noticeable accent, and has none of thoe "how do you say it" paus;s ally and otherwise would be offered. Campus conversaltf)I, of rsoni peaking polities would not be soniet hing that somebody a foreign language, else knew about: barbs, too. would be in the i His conversation is tbaracter- ! ized by a flexible vocabulary and Restrictions are a popular myth, drcek letter P ToTVr in.temitKs are operating under no ironclad restraint to peaks of excitement rub s, as fur as 1 can see. and I have been that almost approach a shout. As active in one since I grew overwhelmingly dis-ihe speak of his native country, gusted with barb life as it is on this campus ! JT today, and will continue to be until organized j KpesikK of hit new home, his eyes nouses, sucn as oornuiories, are proviucu ior i reiiect tne ngm or ms new nope.i noufrateriiit v students. A FOH.MhK MA KB. GRADUATE VISITS. H. C. Morelock. '16, consulting geologist of Fort Worth. Texas, visited Prof. Schramm and the de partment of geology lust week. Arrangemnets. have been com pleted to make the annual gh W Cornhusker costume party one of the most entertaining ever given, according to those in charge if the affair. Skits, novelty dances, music, and a master of ceremonies will be included in the program, and favors will be given. The party, which is sponsored by the A. W. S. board, will continue from 7 to 8 o'clock Friday night in the women's gymnasium. Mortar Board is sponsoring con cessions and will sell refreph ments from booths lining tho floor. Saleswomen are to veud candy throughout the crowd. Will Give Prizes. "Boots and Her Buddies," five piece orchestra under the lcailci snip of Catherine Krulse, haa been scheduled to piny for the af fair. Dance music will bo intei rupted for the grand march, which is scheduled to begin nt 7:.1i) o'clock when the funniest. nn- tiest, and cleverest costumes will be awarded prizes by three judge:;: Miss Beatrice Kichardaon, head of dancing. Mrs. E. E. Thompson, and Miss Lulu Runge of the math ematics department. Dorothy Weaver, as master of ceremonies, will introduce the par ticipants of the program, which consists of a clog dance by Mar jorie Pope, a skit to be presented by Tassels, an acrobatic dance bv Wilhemein Sprague, a skit by VV. A. A., and an oriental dance by Irmanclle Waldo. Favors Planned. Favors which are to be distrib uted to the guests are being fur nished by downtown business houses. Riches and Danielson t are providing roses, George's, noisemakers and calendars, and Gooches, noisemakers. Betty WahlquisL general clmir man of the party, has as her as sistants A dele Eisler. favors; Mary Alice Kelly, orchestra and ar rangements; Minnie Nemechck concessions; Sally Pickard, public ity, and Jean Rathburn, prizes John Watt, former student i: the department of geology and now working on a federal construc tion project in connection witc Missouri river navigation at Kan- sas City, visited Prof. E. F. Schramm last week. Thursday Special Lunch to receive an though 232 came because of "Piinceton's name and reputa lion." One hundred and thirty-six listed "contacts and roclal advan tages." and 105 "family tradition." Eighty-nine different answers were received to the question ' "What qualities do you consider , essential in the ideal girl?" Beauty ! led with 389 votes, followed by ; brains with 282. petsonallty 172 i and good figure 121. Football was favored over whelmingly as the sport to watch, receiving 379 votes, almost five times as many as hockey, which took second place. Baseball ranked fifth with only fifteen supporters. Football rated second as the most popular sport to play, tenni.i lead ing by a wide margin of 122 votes. Golf, hockey and baseball followed in the order named. 30e Banana & P. B. Tostette. Pineapple' 4 Pimiento Sal. Any 5c Drink RECTOR'S PHARMACY ? 11 and P ! Smart Modern Designs IN CHRISTMAS CARDS are ready for your ap proval. Select them NOW! Graves Printing Co. Printers ami Engravers ) 312 North 12th St. "South of Temple" .Seniors should not become discouraged. Many faaiou men have overcome the handi cap of a college education. A Very Loyal Editor. After reprinting part of The Nebraskan 'a editorial discussion of football rallies and rah rah ism, the Oregon State Emerald landed forci bly on us thia week. "Astride the Fence" was the extremely uncomplimentary label affixed to the editorial excerpt, the inference being that The Nebraskan is wondering what side to take on the rally rjueution. For the benefit of t iiiffulU-d editors of the Oregoa State paper, Stealing Their Stuff. t THK KIHTOK: j Last Friday our fr-hion gav us a party, j TIk'.v d'ora1ed elaborately and among other things they haJ a large Mivered replica of our pin made to hang on the wall. This ornament wan ospi niive and the freshmen bought it 1o give to the chapter for use at other partic. But ftr the party waa over, we found that it had disappeared with aome of the male guests and no one has been able to locate it. This Iohk, though provoking, is not serious, but it is only one of many suffered at various sorority houses. Boys seern to have no senae of courtesy or decency when it cornea to the property of sororities. Thy help themselves to records, books, and anything else that strikes their fancies. Do girls walk out of fra ternity .houses with stolen goods? Not that I know of. I'm not howling for the return of the knight in armor, but when felloes are entertained at girls' parties that have obviously cost much time and labor, I can't see how they can feel themselves justified in running away with the property of their hostesses. D. G. 'I liked Ameitra from the first day I sailed Into New Orleans," he iaid with the light of his dark eyes beginning to deepen in In tercity. It Citizen. "I became a citizen befote I got here. bcauKe I was under age, and my father had established a busi ness and his own citizenship be fore sending for his family. My father had been attracted to America because of economic op portunities here. "I know the laws of my new country, and like to study its his tory, government, and people. I r Fraternities and Individuality. TO THE EDITOR: So Dad Elliott, V. M. (,'. A. hot shot, thinks fraternities and sororities distort personalities of thir members and spoil auy individuality that the students may have) It's rather pe- THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST B017L For Health, for Recreation. You will like the environment, service and appointments at the Lincoln Bowling Parlors 232 No. 12th SL B7828 Sweeten The Day lRJit!i Candy The gift that brings exclamations of sheer delight a box of our wonderful heavily coated chocolates. You can always be sure they will receive1 a warm welcome for these delicious confections go right to the spot that inspires happy sensations. Prom Packrge Fruits and Nuts Golden Glow Chocolates and many fancy packages which are useful after the candy is gone. Give a Box of Candy for Christmas And Make Someone Happy