THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
TUESDAY. JANUARY 6, 1031.
The Daily Nebraskan
Station A. Unaaln, Nebraska
OFFICIAL mjDINT 'PUBLICATION
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
Publlahad Tuaaday, WUniidiy, Thoraday, Friday and
Sunday morninga during the acadamio yaar.
THIRTIITH VKAB
ntef aa aacond-claaa mattar at tha poatofflee In
Lincoln, Nabraaka, undar act of cengraaa. March I. 189.
and at apaolat rata eoataie pravldad far In Motion
1101 aot of Ootebar I, 1117, authomad January (0. 1923.
Undar dlractlon of tha Studant Publication Board
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Aiilatter for
the Legislature.
Anton Jensen, former instructor in the uni
versity, has accused the University of Nebraska
administrators of misusing funds. In a letter
addressed to members of the incoming legisla
ture and sent out during the Christmas holi
days, Mr. Jensen cites instances in which he
believes the administration has played Santa
I'laus to fraternities and sororities in the pur
chase and exchange of building sites. The
Nebraskan quoted a large portion of the dis
puting letter in its last issue before vacation,
buMhe publication has attracted little student
-Most of the alleged discrepancies may be
traced to the university's attempt to provide
building zones for fraternities and sororities
near the university campus. The former in
structor charges shady dealings in certain
I ransactions which arose from the administra
attempt to restrict some areas to sorority
homes and others to fraternities.
Chancellor E. A. Burnett, in answer to Mr.
Jensen's allegations, asserts that the admin
istration has made no gifts to Greek organiza
tions and that all of the activities cited by the
complainer were legitimate dealings in the
interest of the zoning plan. We do not doubt
Chancellor's integrity; neither do we brand
MrJenscn. as a foolish reformer. His knowl
edge of statistics and history concerning the
university is extensive we are not qualified
to question its accuracy.
Since the letter of complaint was addressed
to.ancuibers of the legislature, we are content
tn leave the matter to that body. Misuse of
university funds would be of direct interest to
taxpayers and hence of vital importance 1o
their representatives. If these legislators con
sider the charges sufficient to warrant the
investigation that Mr. Jensen urges, it is their
privilege to examine the records and conduct
of the administration.
J The Nebraskan is, and should be, concerned
with the administrative conduct of this univer
sity. In fairness to Mr. Jensen, we have pub
lished his criticism of certain officials, but we
do not vouch for the authenticity of his
charges. To repeat, that is a matter for the
legislators themselves to examine.
In a brie! post script, Mr. Jensen intimates
that the building program outlined for the uni
versity is impractical. In his opinion, the pro
posed campus will be sprawled over such a
large area that students will be unable to walk
from one side of the campus to another, in the
ajloted betwecn-hour periods, This is a matter
of opinion.
Rome universities have chosen to spread then
halls over a large territory, while others have
preferred to concentrate their structures. We
are certain that, no matter how far apart the
proposed buildings may be, students will be
given ample time in which to make connections.
Somebody Is complaining about the number
of queens elected around here. Maybe that's
the only way we can have queens elect 'cm.
Things We Never
.Hear After Vacation,
AL: Hello, Bert. Glad t'see yah. Hava big
Vacation f
BERT: Well hello, AL Happy New Year.
Hava big vacation?
AL : Not bad, thanks. How's yours!
BERT: Okay. Go home?
. AL: Yeah for a few days. Had a swell
time Christmas eve.
..BERT: Boy, did I?
: AL: Do any studying?
BERT : Took a bunch of books home, but I
didn't crack any.
AL: You an' me both. Got a quiz this aft
ernoon. BERT: Anybody that gives a quiz right
after vacation is haywire.
T AL: Ain't it so. A guy doesn't have any
time to get ready.
" BERT : Naw better cut it.
AL: Guess I will.
BERT: That's the way to show 'em.
AL: Sure. Sorta hate to start the new year
that way, but
BERT: Aw, it ain't your fault. He didn t
give you 8ny time to study.
AL: I know it. Say! Shoulda been with us
New Year's eve.
(And so on)
The cramming done over the family dinner
I table doesn't compare to what win De aone in
the next three weens.
Ticket Takers
And Iniured Students.
In an attempt to plug up leaks in basketball
n;nk th iithlplie deDartment has taken
h tern attitude in the enforcement of the jio-
ii.m.ulVr ruin I'nneerninir season tickets. It has
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long been the practice of some students to loan
or sell their basketball tickets to individuals
outside the university and undeserving of the
student price reduction. The department was
justified in trying to eliminate this unfair
trading, but many students have objected to
the manner in which the change was effected.
(1. V. C. complains in Morning Mail today
that the nthletia department was unfair in
springing tho rigid enforcement compaign
without adequate advance, notice. Wc agree
with him.
This department depends more than any
other on the goodwill of students for its suc
cess, financial and otherwise. Yet it is con
tinually stepping on the toes of its true back
ers with some net which, though correct in
theory, is unwisely executed. For its own good
the athletic department should be warned to
be more considerate in its actions.
Perhaps the noto prohibiting the transfer ot
- 1 - n..,:Jnt n;7, l nf llw Sooner school
described "all this activity n being "pre)
schoolish." If so, heaven protect Nebraska.
We'll be getting a grammar whool rating
pretty soon. M. l A.
Pay A You Go.
TO THE EDITOR:
Do Nebraska students really want h student
union building? ,
They have said so many times in political
platforniH, in letters written to Tho Daily Ac
brnskan and in speeches before the Student
council, Interfrntcrnity council and otln r cam
pus organizations.
If they really want a student union building
are they willing to pay for it?
A plan was suggested at a recent Student
council meeting by which a small mini Mould
be added to registration fees each semester to
union Inn dinar Intnl. Sucli
go into a union iniiining mini, mini jui
J crnnps inn nine prumumiig m assessment disi i looieu inn- n miii
student; tickets at penalty of cancellation has would not work n great hardship and it is pes-
student, uckcis ui peunuy ui rniicviiouvu ni would noi worn, n grcin nim"i' i"'"
been printed on the books for years. Lack of sjble that a building could be erected not many
J 4 l,ni...i..ii It t a A11 A flVnl if Cn a1 I. . 1. A aa
(MHO! v I'Uirill, iiuni'tui uuo iviiuvnu v . vi'jus Jlt'iii'i'
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scure that its suuuen reappearance wns nut it win cause nnoiner unwu mi in-
unexpected as the enactment of a new rule, already overburdened student purse. jUany ot
It should have been given enough advance those who have been loudly lamenting tlie lack
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publicity to reduce inconvenience for the stu
dent body. i
Counting the week before and the week
alter, we have four weeks of Uinstinas
vacation.
MORNING MAIL
Guessing Gaines.
TO Till-: EDITOR
FulloNung its ancient custom of always doing Stanford university, is a new
... .i .i .KttM 4fcn otVilti Ac. eennt In the stacks of the library
4 V'll" ' ' ' ' ' - - - - - - - - t
w..m..tii"nnr new- and different, the athletic de
partment sprang another surprise the Friday
night preceding vacation on stuaenis vwiu
nttended the basketball game between Ne
braska and Pittsburgh. Without any previous
notice having leeu given, noiaers oi biuueut
tickets were asked to show their identification
cards ami if they were unable to do this tnc
ticket takers took the book of tickets trom
them.
Thp vi-nae lor this method of uoinir things is
that some outsiders might make use of these
student tickets to gain admittance to ine
games. The number of people who use such
a means of getting into games is small and the
tr.Mihlo ';med those students who lost their
tickets merely because they had neglected to
bring their identification cards is something to
be considered.
Tlw. athletic deiiavt lueut tavc no advance
M-nvninrr nf this ' lia nee in the oroeram. Never
before had students been asked to present stu
dent identification cards, accompanied by a
ticket, and it is oniy natural mat incy snouiu
resent this high-handed manner of handling
things. '
If tlie athletic department must max sucn
rules, they should at least give some advance
notice. There is no use in making it a sort of
miesshiff came see who can guess what will
be required to get into the games. G. W. C.
Our Queens.
TO THE EDITOR:
According to an Associated Press dispatch.
the. rjowers at the University of
Oklahoma are sotting out to eliminate their
flourishing crop of campus "queens" and like-
a. ii i tit
wise a large number ot ineir anegea nonor
ary" societies. All of this made us turn our
attention to the local situation right here at
dear old Nebraska U.
A hurried checkun reveals the fact that at
4V,o np-cant Hmo there, are five "oueenine"
thi cairmns or their eouivalents. And
we, ask. what, it is all about? Our perhaps
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superficial judgment on tne mauer is mat ii
ic mnttlw n hunch nf hooev. A vear or two
ago, it appeared that Nebraska was about to
suffer a prolonged epidemic or. queens, wnicn
fortunately did not take place. It even went
so far as the election of a queen for one issue
of the illfated Awgwan.
Tin nnnnlar snort of electinir oueens begins
about Thanksgiving time with the election of
Nebraska's sweetheart. The lawyers, wno nave
probably elected more candidates for these
various positions than any one eise, kcv mi"
a huddle and proceed to pick the lucky lady
Tat iho Tv Atnif't. TClnb. Now I ask you in all
fairness, is anyone who is elected with this
kind of a coup truly representative T Anyway,
Institutions Find Defender
In R. C. Whitford of
Long Island U.
(The Pennsylvanian. I
"The evolution of the American
college," writes Robert C. Whit
ford, Ph.D., director of personnel,
Long: Island university, "has
brought into existence during the
last half century a new type of
educational Institution, the 'urban
university.' The enemies of this
new institution insist that it is not
a purebred schoo:, but a hybrid,
apparently the result of an alli
ance between a college and a can
ning factory or a chain cf depart
ment stores.
"The urban university," contin
ued Mr. Whitford, "has no unprece
dented peculiarities. From the
very beginning of modern higher
education, universities have existed
4m iaam 1 a a Tnrl Aiirl armna nf
it rvrv-o tn th lswvprs. even if one of their the earliest universities were cf
" i . ' . . it. I tViA TniinifTal tvr. r?nlAcrn fr.r
candidates doesn't happen to meet wun me
pproval of the judges of the election occa-
ui nit alii
After having "glorified" one lucky miss
rl h p. turn our attention to the really serious
task of electing an honorary colonel. Accord
ing to the rules for this annual seramDie, me
kaydets" are supposed to choose their fair
rW Thp result is Generally, that the
candidate with the largest and most persistent
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body of poll watcners, usuany siauuneu l
r the Tpmnlp. cets elected. How
ever, of all the queens, we believe that this
ionor is the most worthwhile. But on tne iace
f it inct Vmw mnnv riponle care two whoops
as to' who the honorary colonel is? Anyway, it
gives an additional kick to the military Dau,
and after the boys have spent three bucks for
wandering about the coliseum for a couple or
three hours they really are entitled to every
thing coming their way.
After the parade of the wooden soldiers,
more familiarly known as the Military ball, all
the sorority sisters start worrying about the
Prom girl proposition. Only the cash customers
get to vote on this "honor," which really
,uL-ot it. mnw nr Iprs representative. All of
this is, of course, very nice except for the de
feated candidates, but we all have such a lot
of fun campaigning.
Beg your pardon, but we left out the queen
of the Ag college which conies along some time
in here. No remarks, for we don't happen to
know much about it.
The final splurge of the year comes with the
election of the May Queen, which, my children,
is really something. At least that is what the
Mortar Boards say. Of course, they con.
structed some new ground rules last year, but
isn't it funny that it is always a Mortar Board
that is finally chosen for the Ivy day out
burst? A sophomore politician did slip np on
this august body one year, but at the same
time, it doesn't happen often.
")n the whole, we think that perhaps Ne
braska should follow its southern neighbor's
M-lili niinl cuatn onrinsn anv increase in fees.
Thfy sceVi to forget that someone will have to
pay for it.
The situation i.s very similar to that we find
in our city, state and national governments.
Citizens are continually demanding that the
state perform new functions, build better
roads, give better protection to public welfare
and in tho same breath asking for tax re
duct ion. ,
Of course, it Mould be a fine thing if somo
nluiv.nu.i with a big heart .uid a bulfciu purc
would build us a home for student activities.
Wc can hope for something like that but wo
may continue to hope for many years and still
do without the building.
'I lie university has too many other urgent
academic, needs to devote legislative funds to
such a project. The building would be solely
:i .n)ivi'nif.nc to students and alumni and the
university cannot rightly ask the state to pay
a . . i I II J 1 I 1 .... 1. ...... .1 . 1 ll A A
lor it. rroiniDiy me oniy ciium u um iio
on those funds would be that it will promote
physical education through a swimming pool.
Students can expect some aid from outside
source's but for the most part they will have to
supply the money out of their own pockets if
Ihey want a student union building soon.
.1. K. R.
intention of entering the Uw col
lege.
From a Nebraskan of Sept. 27,
loni. "M. J. Cronin. '01. Junior
iw haa created aulte a sensation
among his acquaintances by walk
lng from Lincoln 10 cunniu, um
tance of 1,200 miles, In sixty days,
uia HiPt diirine the trln consisted
of shredded wheat biscuit, egga and
milk."
a fr trln tn Buffalo where the
exposition was belnsr held, with all
expenses paid, was oiierea nrnt
prixe in a drive to secure eub
scrlptlons for The Nebraskan In
1901. Other priws Included a la
dies' or gentleman'- bicycle valued
at $40, and a repeating rifle.
First day's registration total in
the university thirty years ago
was ninety-five, which was about
fifteen in excess of the number on
the first day a year before that.
Trofessor Caldwell, returning
from a trip to the Pacific coast
thirty years ago, said he preferred
the prairie to the flower gardens
of California.
Omaha high school sent-twenty
one to the university in 1901.
STANFORD
COLLECTS
OUT-OF-WAY PAPERS
. . are failing aiunn u-ir ...mv
PrOfjramS and PlayblllS tO appears l U a fairly well founded
Tell Posterity of 1930
College Lite.
Th Pennsylvania!!.)
About to make its debut at
called, according to reports, Stan-
fordlana. programs, piay cms,
papers and ledgers are being care
fully nreserved so that a hundred
years hence, posterity will be able
to proDe into me joys ana huituwii
of the university life since the be
ginning of the century.
"Don t throw awav material mat
should be in the collection," urged
Alice Hays, reierence iiDranan,
and in answer to her plea came
some of the queerest things that
could be accumulated in an effort
to establish a historical collection
for the Cardinals. There is an
Associated Students bill for $21
for seven football sweaters and a
laafW In VilnrU unit red announcing
on its front "Why one man is not
going to the senior piay, wnue
inside, bordered in black la the
answer. "He died.". Then there is
the record of an expense of $66.90
for a "plug ugly" show.
Shlvea have been reserved in
the collection for material relating
to fresiaeni noover, so, ior
works of the alumni and for vol
umes of Stanford publications past
and present, such aa the Stanford
Alumnus, the Illustrated Review,
the Sequoia and the Cardinal.
Thpre la ennv nf the first Gradu
ation program announcing the few
trains stopping at jwenio r-ar.
where backs and nags awaited to
transport guests to the new uni
versity. It is reported that group
pictures of solemn athletes, their
hair parted in the middle, are nu
merous in the archives.
COLLEGES
!Ei
TEND TO URBAN TYPE
Saturday Classes Fail to Attain
Object, Say Professors at Oregon
Unlver -.it v of Oregon, Kugene.
Tho opii i :i tMt Saturday classes
II v members, it
ucin.. o..,....f, .... j , i
was revoa'.i-d after "nmP inquiry,
wiimtmin ii.-sons were advanced
to substantiate tho finding of Dr.
A. K. Ch-( !1, professor ol pnysica,
who ma.ie a survey some time ago
and dis.:.vavJ that Saturday
classes nppearcd to be failing to
relieve the ; tress on buildings, one
of the mit l' rrasons tor their in
cention, according to Dr. J. H. Gil
bert, de-n of the college of liter
ature. Bcior.ce and the arts.
Do Hot Relieve.
"The Tuehuay, Thursday and
Saturday clai.ses should relieve the
pressure on the buildings Monday,
Wednesday and Friday but they
do not frpt'-tr tQ d0 s0- as tne re"
suits of n-.v survey would indi
cate," s iid Dr. Caswell. "There
fore, it appears that they are not
achieving tJifix ohjoct. Incident
ally," ho continued, "I am not per
sonally opposed to Saturday class
es, but 1 bolirve that if they do
not accomplish their object and
demoralise the enrollment in the
classes ne-M on Monday, Wednes
day am! Friday, they should be
ruled out."
More Detrimental.
It has hi :n the experience of
logna in tho fourteenth century
was due tr an increase of politiral
interference with the educational
administration of the institution."
Concerning; the curriculum of the
school, I.Ir. Whitford write, "In
curriculu-n, the urban university
differs fclrikinly from its ancient
and conservative prototypes in
New EnjrHnd villages and even
from tho fct:ite universities of the
Mississippi alley. It differs chiefly
in bcinp;' even more liberal than
the mo.'t liberal of colleges. It
does not disparage or discard the
classics; it nmp'.y overwhelms
a flood, of 'practical
the municipal type. Cologne, for
example, if not Paris or Bologna.
According to some authorities, the
decadence of the University of Bo-
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Total registration at the end of
fivo rfnvs In 1902. was 1,098 as
compared vith l,17,r the year be
fore. Sixty-tWO O line entrnncio
were to attend Omaha ' medical
school while 52 had signified their
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