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THE DAILY NERRASKAN
rilFSI)AY. FKHKIFAKV 17. 19.U.
The Daily Nebraskan
- Station A, Lincoln, Nrbraika
OFFICIAL STUDENT PUBLICATION
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
Published Tueadav Wednesday, Thursday. Friday and
Sunday mornings during ths academic year.
THIRTIETH YEAR
Entered is second-class matter at the postoffice in
Lincoln, Nebraska, under act of congress. March 3. 1874,
and at special rate of postage provided for In section
' 1103 act Of Ortnhi-r V 1017, nSnr Jnury 0 tO
Under direction of the Student Publication" Board
SUBSCRIPTION RATE
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$2 a1 year Single Copy 5 cents 11.25 a semester
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Editorial Of flee University Hall 4.
Business Off Ice University Hall 4A.
Telephones Day: 8-6891; Nightl B-6o82, B-3333 (Jourruli
Ask for. Nebrasitan editor.
One Out
Oj Eleven.
Kvery year
EDITORIAL STAFF
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BEHIND
THE
ffc DOOR,.
L',f I1 Roland Miller
Elmont T.
Robert J.
Walt. .
Kelly.
William McGatfin
Managing Editors
News Editors
. Editor. In-ch'8t
Associate Editor
C. Arthur K'itchfl'
Arthur Wolf .
Evelyn Simpson
Leonard ConkJin Sports
Fiances Holyoke Women s
Eugene Mckioi
Editor
Ednoi
n Jdav yuffii is elected. Tli'
votes have been, in the past, counted by .Mortar
Hoard. Tho successful candidate has invariably
bi'tii it member of that snine organization, un
less a vorv pronounced upset strewed nil 11m us
to the four winds.
Mortar Hoard iiieinbirs deny any unfairr.csa
in election or counting of votes. At the same
time they are adamant in rel'u.sinjr to let n
Student council member be present when the
ballots are counted.
Last year The Xcbrankan wondered why.
This year we are still wondeiin' why.
AVill Mortiir Hoard euro to make imv state-1 The lv " political factions on the
. t i -ii i . eninpus Limn up a reTinar nmi
mem i yjr m hi .is ii.emucrs go serenei.v o:i uieir ftirm m.tI, , (io othor political
way. counting the votes, electing one of their i nr.: tie.'?. Th- only trouble .seems to
membership, and musing to let anv outsider ' bo llvn Uieir platform plnnks turn
watch the process .'
W cannot name the .May v'iieeir lor this
'spring', but we can predict wilh fair success
itliaf she will be "our out of eleven."
He was one man in a thousand
he actually laughed at a Joke in
the Awgwar..
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The editors were ho anxious to
fret tn first irriiL ot the Awgwan
out that they fnigot to number it.
Oh well, it woult. ao bent to ju.st
forgot this first number entirely.
out t i he n l-.i if .shingles,
1,1 fl V
a id the Yellow are at it
the same
BUSINESS STAFF
Charles 0. Lawlor ... Business Maiqer
Assistant Business Managers.
Nnrman G.illeher Jc Thompson
Edwin Faulkner
Harold Kubs
MORNING MAIL
The Life
Of the Victor.
The Sheep and the Con.
' TO TIIK KniTOU:-
YVhy is it necessary for Nebraska students
to act like cuttle This query docs not arise
in vacuo, but out of a specific situation. I
have particular reference io the convocation
the Temple theatre last Friday morning,
which the distinguished French publicist,
in
at
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The Blu
again,
Ta!l;ing ?id cquabU'ng
old refrain.
With candHrt; tip for the coming
election, - '
They guarantee folks right smart
rslcrtion.
They talk of the things they In
tend to perform,
A fine Union building, and also a
dorm.
They'll give their support to all
pub.ciiio"E,
No doubt they're in favor of longer
vacations.
They eland for the good of the
dear old student body,
They proi'.iise results substantial,
ist rjuady.
"Down with the cost of parties,"
Today is election day. that great event in
the lives of campus politicians when classed L-lieei-s
are chosen for the present semester. 'I he
Nebraskan has always watched in bewildered
nua.enier.t the mini Miuginc i, im ry; Lamix. spoke on a topic of great significane,
which carry no salary, no duties, no privilege,, ( ,,inkin )(,)pk.. His address lasted o.ilv
... !,., nl' ....Itinir h in i-l-t II 1 1' illlcl 110 DUO- . -. . i:
' "l ' ! .Io or U minutes, yet ll was constant 1 A voice in a:, matters for both men
!i -it v- worthy ot the name. i turbed. almost from the verv start, by a steady i and women.
The two factions entering the race this tn.u , ( sllk.ts isic!) noisilv hoisting ihem-jM fact they'll do anything that's
possioiy nuiTiHn.
,hi:,as in thcr political plat tonus, r1 proved collegiate fashi-m up the u,r,,etcd ! D;Vur playing a-7'
ways, too, nae inc. .ixaiii ,.fi s Hnnniiitf the iiiicn iit nortals in i These bovs only talk to hear what
liate inaction following the campaign. 0t onlv did lisleii.'i's they're saying.
as a weans of relieving the depreii
slon. The consensus of opinion was
that such a move at this time
would bo disastrous to the finan
cial condition of the country.
Charles K. Mitchell, board chair
man of the National City bank of
New York, declared that a $3,500,
000,000 United States bond issue
to pay off the adjusted service
certificates would ttuido LuiiuicJ
of bank failures throughout the
land.
Observers presumed that the
vast amount of unfavorable testi
mony bv these men would end all
bonus legislation. As a final wit
ness Chairman Hawley of the
committee called Owen D. Young
to the stand, lie, too, opposed pay
ing of the bonus for: ll) Such an
issue probably could not he sold;
(2) savings necessary for business
recovery would be absorbed other
wise; (3i "we should he worse on
than when we began.
Mr. Young differed from his
banking friends in that he favored
increasing the loan value on the
certificates. Regarding the veter
ans' In 'distress. Mr. Young said:
"Thev hold our promises to pay;
they need money now. They of all
people should not be lett in want.
We must approach the problem
with a determination to do them
not only justice, hut more."
The financial magnate estimated
that 30 percent of veleians need
financial htlp, 10 per cent were
financial help, 10 percent were
victims, and 10 per cent suffered
from diminished Incomes.
The upshot of the investigation,
and the opinions voiced by Mr.
Young, have resulted in the fram
ing of a. bill which .seems certain
lilei
it successful or disastrous.
Considering the fact that we intend to d-J
our best to sec that campaign promises are
eiii-ried oat and not evaded, however, the
winning faction today may regret its victory.
Platforms, though couched in the most evasive
and anmiguous or icinis. iieteimcn-sri "u"Nim
t h.fiwt tli.it the faction is nromisinir to do
certain things.
If the victorious group today be the Blue
Shirts, we shall expect them :
1. To ACT immediately in the matter of
a union building-; to collect or secure pledg-es,
and aid the early organization of a drive for
subscriptions.
2. To ACT immediately in the matter of
senior class memorial gifts to the university;
planning an appropriate gift and raising
funds to meet its cost.
3. To ACT immediately in the matter of
levering admission prices to major university
social events. (Thoug-h not stated specific
ally in the platform just what events this
includes, we understand it will include the
Junior-Senior Prom.)
While there were many more words in the
plalform. wc eould under no circumstances
construe them as including any specific action
:t all. The faction will do well, however, to
cany out the three specific promises outlined
above. '
If the victorious faction today be the Yel
lowjackets. we shall expect them:
1. To ACT immediately in the matter of
a union building ; to collect or secure pledges,
and aid the early organization of a drize for
subscriptions.
2. To ACT immediately in an endeavor to
lift the ban on tobacco advertising- for stu
dent publications.
3. To ACT immediately in an effort to in
clude a student activities tax in the regular
university fees. (Such a tax, properly ad
ministered, says the platform, would reduce
the cost of these activities, while entitling;
the student to admission to all athletic events,
other events of general interest, and to copies
of ail stuaent publications.)
selves from their scats, scraping in moM ap
proved collegiate fashion up the iinc.rpctcd
aishs, and slamming ihe ancient portals in
typical barnyard style. Not only did lisleiieis
leave all during the hour, but when lunch
time approached, ihe famished and near
starved began to troop out in droves, even as
cattle, make for the bubbling brooks on a hot
day in July, although it was ipiite evident that
the speaker was about t lnni ltIi. and was mak
ing every effort to conclude his remarks as
gracefully as possible. I didn't know ihat
Nebraska -was within the nation's starvation
belt.
Why can't students have and show enough
manners to sit through an hour address by a
I distinguished visitor, even though they don't
j particularly like it ". What sort, of an im
I pression do our guests get '.' Sometimes 1 think
! we merit Mencken's sneers, we out here on
the cattle range. How Dean Nicks and Pro
fessor Grurnniaim must have writhed in em
barrassment, as they sat there on the platform
with the speaker, watching the performance of
their hopefuls out there in front of them '. Un
less 1 have no ability to read people's laces
at all. I am positive that they left the hall with
little pride for their enfant.? lernbles.
1 am keenly aware of ihe fact that our
Temple theatre (so-called) is just a big. ugly,
uncomfortable barn, but does it necessarily fol
low that while we are in there we must exhibit
barn-yard manners? It has been frequently
pointed out in these columns ihat. many of our
students fail to observe the most elementary
rudiments of conventional decorum. I. too,
want to register my opinion a.? one "who views
with alarm and disgust" the lack of good
breeding on this campus. What we need, even
more than crack basketball teams and gaudy
fraternity rows, is a wholesale acceptance and
application of the golden rule. It is the foun
dation stone of eouitesy. VOX A.MK'I.
STATE SLANTS
We don't know what Einstein's
theory is but it seems to be one of
popularity.
If the university authorities only
kn?w they'd take immediate steps
to confiscate the recent edition of
the Awgwan. It's the best "pre
war" stuff we've ever run across.
And there is the absent minded
professcr who lectured his wife and
i then failed her.
New York chorus girl gets
$52 a week for saying "Hip, hip,
hun ah:" in a show. The 52 is for
th" hurrah.
It is 'only fitting since election
day Is fat approaching that we
should have a little song for the
occasion. Here is one patterned
after "School Days"
Election days, election days,
Oh those break-the-rule-dayi ;
Cramming and stuffing the ballot
box
Doing your stuff for a bunch of
crocks.
All the bashful little frosh
Lose their heads from so much
slosh,
But soon they'll grow up and find
it's bosh
As many a wiser lad did.
The radio is being utilized more
and more by prosperous manufac
turing companies. Many of their
programs on the ait are introduced
by songs which they have chosen
as their theme melody. Entirely
free we are suggesting one which
the makers of Listrrine might care
to use. Announcing, "Lonesome
Lover."
Big, strong men of the campus
took shops by storm this last
week In a feverish attempt to se
cure Ju.st the right sort of valen
tine for the f-totm and strife. Open
mouthed many of them stood
i how do we know ? sure w-e
bought one- sisters like to get
valentines i gazing at. the array.
But what man's heart ha.-n't been
stiiied at the sight of a bit of lace
. . on a valentine.
incir pi-.l. ! in nscs hrth liran,-Vioa tf erinp-IPKS
I Make tc.iri.ng much cheaper, cut" ' 'ort t, llov,inlr veterans
down on the feu, tl. in . umi, ,.f rn nr
cent on adjusted service certifi
cates. This is an increase from
the former limit of 22 1-2 percent.
4 "
Fractions in congress finally
patched up their differences and
arranged a compromise drouth re
lief bill of $20,000,000 which was
passed and to which President
Hoover signed his name last week.
This money is primarily to be
used for loans to finance spring
crops and general stock and farm
improvement. In cases where it Is
deemed necessary, however, money
from this fund may be used for
the purchase of food and clothing
to alleviate suffering.
In his Lincoln Memorial address
President Hoover spoke of his op
position to the senate plan of
drouth relief in favor of the Red
Cross drouth relief program. In ef
fect the president said that when
any community shifts its responsi
bilities to Washington, particularly
in social and economic problems,
this community subjects itself to a
"remote bureaucracy with its min
imum of understanding and sym
pathy." Such a drift to centralized
government may be resisted by a
sense and an organization of self
help and co-operation to solve as
many problems as possible outside
of the government. Air. Hoover de
clared the nation can take pride
in the effective work of thousands
of voluntary organizations.
In much the same tenor Mr.
Hoover issued a statement to the
press saying: "This is not an issue
as to whether people shall go
hungry and cold. It is a question
as to whether the American peo
ple will maintain the spirit of
charity and mutual self help. If
the time should ever come that the
voluntary agencies of the country
are unable to find resources with
which to prevent hunger and suf
fering, I will ask every aid of
every resource of the federal gov
ernment. ... I have faith such a
day will not come."
The Metropolitan Opera com
pany preFenled its thirteenth at
tempt in its search to find a good
m.,i:iv T'r.ited States opera wnn u
showed to its patrons for the firs
time last week, "Peter Ibbetson.
This production was the work of
Joseph Deems Taylor, and was the
second opera of his to be produced
at the Metropolitan. The first was
"The King's Henchman." Much of
tho credit for this work has gone,
however, to Edna St. Vincent Mil
lay who wrote the libretto.
Mr. Taylor holds the distinction
of being the only American com
poser to be given a scuonu um""
at the Metropolitan. Time, for
Feb. lti hi commenting on -rcicr
Ibbetson" said:
Now he, (Mr. Taylor), had lived
to set: his second opera hand
somely mounted and splendidly
sung. ' The audience had evidently
liked It. The prima donna (Lue
rezla Bom hid rolled out a big
wreath for him. There were thirty
six curtain calls. He joined the
cast in almost every one. Next dpy
not all the newspapers weie so
kind, but the New York lavished
six Sundav morning columns upon
triumph of his "Peter Ibbetson."
It is interesting to note that
when Mr. Taylor was at New Yotx i
univejsity in 190rt he wrote an un- j
deigrnduate musical comedy called I
the "Isle of Skidoo " I
any
woman to enter this
"advise
rlnld."
"There is absolutely no question
about large cities having the most
openings for those Interested lit
lournalism. New York and Chi
cago are journalistic headquarters,
especially for advertising."
Miss Tufts thlnss a general arts
and sciences course would make
ROod background for a journalist,
but that most Journalistic courses
would be just as beneficial, ftiie
said that statistics show that 71
percent of the students from tho
school of journalism at Nebraska
are well placed In journalistic po
sitions, an example which shows
the success of students with joiu
nRlistic training. She explained
this exceptional success by the fact
that this university offers a
broader, better balanced journalis
tic course than many schools do.
in conclusion Miss Tufts said,
"I hesitate, for I am far from an
art critic, but I thinu tne iMeorasna
state capitol is very beautiful. 1
like Its unity, its originality, ami
the ideas it expresses so intric
ately. Ossie Solem, director of athletics
and head fool ball coach at Drake
university, has accepted an invita
tion to act as referee for the ninth
annual Kansas relays April 18.
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The Unitarian Church
! Twelfth and H Streets
I "THE CHURCH WITHOUT A
I CREED"
J SeriiM.li Subject. li. , -v "TI"
T Svnih.iil.'iii of the Mai. lei) s Plar
I In the t'l.'ttnv.' un interpretation
I (if .MiXS l..llll'! IHilllf life'. "Tn
.Senrrh f'.r Truth.
Miss Helen Tufts Declares
Women Make Good in
Journalism.
(Continued from Page 1.)
to five thousand .dollars a year;
17 per cent from five to ten thou
sand dollars a year, and three per
cent over ten thousand dollars. Ad
vertising is very interesting work,
for it is being written today in a
clever, human interest style.
"Many women find work in pub
lishing houses very appealing. The
best way, perhaps, for anyone to
learn all about a newspaper is to
own and publish one, and a great
raany women edit small country
papers. Teaching of Journalism in
high schools is becoming more
usual; however, the wages in this
field are not nearly as good as
those in advertising."
According to Miss Tufts, it is
not essential that a woman prac
tice "cub" reporting before enter
ing a specialized type of journal
istic work. A person desires to be
a dramatic critic should take a
dramatic course, she declared, this
f'eld of journalism is limited. One
planning to be a columnist should
have originality and native ability.
There is a big field,- however, for
those interested in feature writing,
she added.
Newswriting More Difficult.
"As for regular newswriting, it
is harder, takes more time, pays
lower salaries, and offers less op
portunity for advancement than
almost any other journalistic field.
1 could not," she said emphatically.
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Can teach you to lead In one leon.
Guarantee to teach you in tlx pri
vate letton. Claisea every Monday
and Wedneiday. Private leon
morninfl. afternoon and evening.
Ball Room and Tap.
MRS. LUELLA WILLIAMS
Private Studio:
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Confuting the hsuen.
In a hienei! article in the Nebraska alumnus,
I When the KHnsH.i-Aggies.the
: Young Men from Manhattan, re
I eentlv nlaved here, some sport
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We rather lliink the impossibility of this last 'publication ot the alumni ot the 1. nieiMi ' ! wouf,j 1 t.OH Brush for Ne
i.LittVifi.i nbinlf wax reeotrnizerl at the time ol Nebraska, f'olonel William T. Oury, eoiniuaiiil-; hraska. Can you make anything
its adoption, but adopted it was. Accordingly, ant of cadets, undertakes the deft-use of emu-
I i'iiiih livinulsorv military training in a not entirely tie-
tensinie manner, lie niieinjus, ui un ann-ie.
to trace a connection between socialism, com
munism and pacifism.
The colonel begins bis argument by ehargiirz
that a number of societies and organizations,
which are working for international pe;tee, u
armament and optional military training, are
''under direct influence- of the soviet govern
ment at Moscow ..." Among tlie organiza
tions which he lists is the federal council of
..:ti 1... ,..,: i,.,i ir. 4c .,.,.;nn it ic lurches 01 inrisi. .nu mat r w m-rc m hi -
a h'-a r'in ir, -whether it wants one'or not. Fa:-! jf"iin-Mt falters. It is absurd to charge even u
lion lea.lerT will be called unon to rive reasons working alliance between the anti-religious
for. and dnend, their lack of action. Evidence j government of Moscow and tin
for and agiiiist will he presented in these colhfte L'niled States,
m.iim. so Hiat students imv decide iust how ! connecting, by this charge
much, wrijj.f campaign promises carry.
Tliis i either a nromise ttr a threat. lei'iend.
.eiansin arm communism. oiouei vury iiopeu m uunnny miuoun Mimrm nuu mi-
workinsr reallv working to make it a realty.
In this platform, too, there were many more
words. bi;t wc could under no circumstances
construe Iheui as including any specific prom
ises at all. This faction also will do well, how
ever. Io carry out its Ihree promises outlined
above,
H' course, if the winning faction makes
no effort tit carry out its "three points," it
of it?
And to show you we are willing
to acknowledge other than our
' own. we'll end up by giving you
' the words of an unknown wit who
1 said off-hand, pardon, we mean
off-stage. "You used to be behind
before, hut now at last you're
! firt."
i Winn you 1 ciuh tills spot it
1 will he exactly 10:15, Russian On
ion time. Kindly set your watches
... on ihe shelf.
churches of
LOOSE THREADS
By Cene MrKIm
The way - nod Iiichiiii 1:0111
mit-
ing upon subsequent action or lack of it.
the church
:i .u. :..(,...,...: 1 1.... ...,
couiieu, me uu,en iittiiuuiii I' UKiie ;lfe ()f tne house of ,-epresentativea
;peaee arid freedom, and other bodies with s- fmlxhed hemine an array of na-
ishow that the fight
I part of an insidiot...
011 military training was
plot against our
present
It ear-Kussian
Do May IJueenn
Wear Snounhoen?
Ivv davwill be held on April this year.
If the present tendency fo schedule the flay a
bit earliereaci year lontinues, we firmly ex-
p"ct to see something like the following: ap
pearing in
Hi, 1!MI:
''Lincoln. -(Special.; --The I'liiversity oi'jtiou granted y the constitution. II the soeml
Nebraska's Mav Oueeii will be crowned amid ! ists and communists see this matter wilh tin
appropriate ceremonies on Christmas day this
nesii men regarding the proposed
j earning of the foldiers bonus
The llailv Nebraskan for December
government. The theory is ingenious.
ries weight wilh those who hold the
;reds in unholy fear.
The connection, however, is not satislador
ily established. An alliance between American
churches and the Kussian soviet is iinthiukabie.
The colonel shows an intolerance inconsistent
with the freedom of political thought and a--
year, in accordance with the tradition 01 mail
ing the Ivy day riles ne wek earlier each
year.
Ihe Oueeii. whose identity is as yet un
known, will lead the grand march through tl,-:
east snowdrift just north of Administration
hall. It is rumored that suowkboes will be pro
vided for all persons in the parade, ballet cos
tumes of special dancers will be replaced by
eooiiskin coats.
"Difficulty is foreseen, however, within the
next decade. If the date of the eeremonieii ift
advanced each year, it will soon be held once
more in May. This would ! disastrous, for
then the whole circle would of necessity be
forced to begin once more. How to avoid even
tually gi tting right back where we started from
church people, that is permissible. Indeed many
socialists are church people, all ho they do not
mix their religion and politics.
The colonel has placed the cause of eompul-
'sory military training in an uncomfortable po
sition by leading his readers to assume that it
is the pet of capitalistic political putties as op
posed to socialists and communists. Nor has
he furthered it by listing the council of
churches of Christ as a communist organization.
The constitution gives all these people the
right to their own opinion. Lincoln Slate
Journal.
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Whether
ou ue
WilUrd or
not. our ln per lion am Ire will help
Io krr( jour l:illrry fa for a long
er life of Jr;-ii'!u!)le operation.
Ve niuke no charge whatever for
tbi service.
At any rale someone will simply have to
provide new Ivy day scenery, if the authorities
continue to schedule the ceremonies earlier cadi
vcar. An ice pabiee. for instance, will soon b"
is n big problem, ami the administration is even 'appropriate
now considering methods of dealing with it." (continues.
and necessary, if present progress
Western Storage
Battery Co.
Only Exclttsivi' Hutlery
StulLm in Lincoln
Phone B3391
17 and N 61. Lincoln, Nebr.
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. . ONE SYSTEM
( ireatcr ability to serve the public is the rea
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The Jiell System is operated by these 24
associated companies, each attuned to the
area it serves. Each enjoys the services of the
staff of the American Company, which is
continually developing btttcr methods. Each
benefits from the work of the Bell Telephone
Laboratories and Western Electric scien
tific research and manufacturing branches of
the System.
Bound together by common policies and
ideals of service the Bell System companies
work as one. In helping to administer this
$4,000,000,000 property, men find real
business adventure. The opportunity is there!
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