SUNDAY. APRIL 5. 1931.
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Ye Big
Disclosure.
The big disclosure is on its way. Tuesday
morning it will be here in all of its glory. Some
Mudents will be overwhelmingly glad; others
will be terribly disappointed. The disclosure
is this: newly elected members to Phi Beta
Kappa m ill be announced. Thi Beta Kappa,
national honorary scholastic fraternity the
oldest in the country and so on.
Before we go any farther, can any one give
a good reason why anyone should be disap
pointed .because he failed to make 1 B. K."
In our opinion, spending four years of college
at continuous grinding simply to be called a
P. B. K. and be given the right of wearing a
little gold key is one of the biggest pieces of
nonsense ever. We'll bet a lot of the ones who
labored so hard and finally landed the coveted
honor will be disappointed just as much so
.is the ones who missed. They will be disap
pointed because after getting it, they wril real
ize how little the organization really means. It
might be an honor, but certainly an empty one.
(.'(insider the people who are blessed with
I he honorary 's shining emblem. What sort are
they, as a rule! Are they the leaders, the well
known, the truly representative elements of
I lie campus? No. As a rule, they are the ones
hn stayed home night after night and poured
over their books until it seemed like they could
not go on another minute. Yet they did con
tinue, because they wanted a good grade. If
such people ever had any abilities in other
lines they stifled it in their daily, never ceas
ing grind. Such people are book worms. They
generally neglect mingling with others, social
activities, exercise and almost everything else
so they can cram and grind and get high
marks.
In their mad desire for a grade, P. B. K. as
pirants sometimes stoop at nothing. Cribbing,
ehummine the professors, and the use of other
ruses which will bring better scholarship are
all used if necessary by many seekers of the
honorary scholastic group. Then there are
those who do not resort to these methods but
who simply have the ability to jam a bunch of
i'aets into their heads and keep them there
long enough to pass an examination credit
ably. Surely it is no honor to be able to do
this. Yet honor is bestowed on individuals
lor that very Teason.
This is one side of the picture. In all fair
ness, we. must mention the other.
SoiiiB students really deserve to become P.
B. JC's. There are some persons in school who
have done creditable work in scholarship and
have developed themselves in other lines as
well and if there is to be an award for schol
arship, it should rightfully go to these. Such
people really contradict everything we have
said before.
It is a matter of opinion whether P. B. K.
U made up more of the deserving or the other
type. It has seemed to us that in past years
the undeserving have dominated its ranks.
P-rhaps we are wrong.
Referring to our former statements about
i: rinding, cramming and book wiirmina Th
.Vebraskan has always believed in study and
encouraged students to concentrate on their
Looks in order to get an education. Students
must read their texts if they are to learn. And
it is disgusting to see students simply slide
ihroutrh school without making any-effort at
studying their only aim being to get a pass
ing' mark.
There is such a thine hnuf-vei- u h.,;
.st udying too far. One should not make a grind 1
out of himself for P. B. K. or anything else.
A good deal of a person's college education
could never be (rotten from 1w,t-c t, j
why Me denounce those people -who cram
cram, cram for an honor which they hold so
dear.; Those people do not know what it is to
live Until they have learned the comforts
which come from a well balanced life, they are
missing some of the greatest things iu store.
That is why we do not think anvone should
! disappointed over not making P. B. K and
w hy we believe many will be disappointed be
eause they did make it after thev are initiated
and become one of the inside.
The big disclosure is Tuesday. But stop
holding your breath, aspirants. It's nothing
to worry about if you don't make it.
energy that is easily expended. If a person
uses his nervous energy during the day for
recreation and work he will be unable to ex
ert any energy at night when he bums the
midnight oil. That doesn't mean for a person
to sleep all daj. Just study in the morning."
Another little opinion the professor voiced
was this: "If you want to have a mind thnt
will enable you 10 grasp and retain things, to
see things clearly, drink huge quantities of
water. Your mind is just like a plant, and
without a sufficient supply of water it is sure
to wilt."
Well, that seems to be the whole solution to
the problem of studying. This getting up iu
the morning to crack the books may be all
right, but personally we would rather sleep.
Not being a doctor or an Oklahoma professor,
we can give no comment on the latter sugges
tion. Besides that, wc think that any mention of
studv would be out of place at Nebraska so
little" of it seems to be done. That is, of the
"reading texts" kind.
Maybo the Student council could get
power to regulate the smoke menace in the
Moon, or the weather, or something. Can't
seem to get much else.
Page More
Of This Type,
Peggy Haskell Benjamin, Chicago, Illinois,
expresses her views about Nebraska and the
university in the Morning Mail today. Al
though she has been gone from her native state
for nine years, she still retains a great, love for
it and, from the tone of her letter, is an ardent
supporter of the Cornhusker state and its uni
versity. It is great to find former Nebraskans still
loyal after taking up residences in other places.
This is the sort of spirit which makes for pro
gress. Let's hope there are lots of such people
scattered about this little ol' globe.
1
QUESTIONS
MORNING MAIL
A Good Word for Mebragka.
TO THE EDITOR:
I have just read in Nebraska newspapers
the articles accounting the appearance on the
campus of "The Fire and Sword" publications.
Also, mention is made of the opposition on the
part of five state senators concerning the Uni
versity and, 1 suppose, its morals.
I am a native Nebraskan and attended the
University. Naturally, then, Nebraska means
a lot to me. It has been nine years since 1
saw the campus at Lincoln, but as I remember
it. it is something for which to feel proud.
During these nine years I have seen a number
of universities, some of them with great tra
ditions. There have been none as fine as Ne
braska, however. I might add that I have
never seen a football team as great as Ne
braska's. Other states have more resources
and more cities but none have better charac
ter, finer people or higher ideals.
Nature gained for Nebraska the reputation
for blizzards, drouths, and sand-storms. Well,
what are those compared to the seething, rest
less mass of humanity that packs the big
cities; the element that has no idea of good,
clean American citizenship: the crowded tene
ments, and the filth that lies in all the back
streets. Nebraska has risen, within the past
fifty years, from a state of undeveloped land
into the riehest agricultural state in the union.
You rank sixth in wealth per capita; sixth
in literacy. Yet, only' a few years ago one of j
the University of Chicago board members told j
me that Nebraska should not try to maintain j
any colleges because there are only 2.100
high school graduates per year.
1 wonder if those "five senators" are Ne
braska men. I should like to have them know-
just how it feels to be confronted with a state
ment like that.
It isn't true, but that University of Chicago
man is an efficiency expert and has obtained
his information from report going out, just
as the reports are going out right now that the
legislature is bucking the University of Ne
braska.
I am proud that I am from Nebraska and I
won't back down for any one. It is unfair to
the state and the University for anyone, no
matter who, to think or say we have no money
or students there. Ever since I can remember,
the legislature has been bucking the Univer
sity and the opposing adequate appropriations.
rx!catK;n has become one of the greatest
factors in the country and just as Nebraska has
lived down her reputation for bad roads, and
backwoods towns she can live down the repu
tation of not being able to support the uni
versitv. PEGGY HASKELL BENJAMIN.
Chicago, Illinois.
Coach Corresponds With
High School League
On Subjects.
Subjects on which high school
atiiripnta will debate next year are
hHno- iHscusst'd this week thru
Nebraska high school debuting
league correspondence carried on
kv pf H A White of the Uni
versity of Nebraska, president of
me league.
Three questions already have
ht-fn siipeested. Thev relate to
compulHory unemployment insur
ance, temporary dui unai immi
gration prohibition, and compul
sory liability and property insur
ance for automobile owners. The
xinemployment insurance question
thus far seems to be preferred,
according to Professor White.
Other suggestions that high
school debate coaches may have
are being solicited. A preliminary
ballot will be taken w ithin a few
weeks. Last year final vote was
deferred until midsummer but
Professor White hopes to have the
mention srttled definitely this
year by the close of the semester.
WESLEY PLAYERS
TAKE CHARGE OF
FRIDAY SERVICES
Wesley players had charge of
the Good Friday services at
Crounce Friday evening. The
pastor of the church is the Rev.
Ray Magnuaon, a graduate of
the University of Nebraska, who
observed the week with special
services each evening. The male
quartet, with Lloyo" Watt, first
tenor, Leon Thompson, second
tenor, Ray Magnuson, baritone,
and Herbert Clock, bass, sang a
number of sacred selections. Mr.
Watt sang a solo, "Open The
Gates of The Temple." Good Fri
day meditation was given by the
Rev. W. C. Fawell.
Following this part of the pro
gram, the players presented their
one act play," "Barabbas," under
the direction of Miss Irene Fee.
Those taking part in the cast
were Lee Scott, Delbert Reed,
Gordon Williams, John Bishop.
Francis Brandt. Miss Beryl
Klahn. At the close of the drama,
"The Old Rugged Cross," was
sung by Rev. and Mrs. Ray Mag
unson. The service closed by
prayer of benediction by Rev.
Thompson of Raymond, Neb.
HISTORICAL GROUP
ISSUES MAGAZINE
AFTER TWO YEARS
After a lapse in publication of
nearly two years, the Nebraska
History Magazine, published under
the sponsorship of the Nebraska
Historical society, was revived last
month and will be issued regularly
four times a year. Prof. James L.
Sellers of the department of his
tory is the new associate editor of
the magazine and is in active
charge of the publication. The
first installment of his biography
of Charles H. VanWych, former j
United States senator from Ne- i
braska, appears in the current
issue.
8
The UNITARIAN CHURCH
Twelfth and H Streets
"The Church Without a
Creed"
Subject April 5 "At the Dawn
of Eternity."
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All About Xeu Study Plan!
fetudy in the morning if you would master
the difficult subjects more easily, according
to Dr. J. F. Page, professor at the University
of Oklahoma. He declares, "It seems that
every one has a certain amount of nervous
College Comment
Xeuly Initiated.
This is the season of initiation. During the
past few weeks, and continuing up until the
vacation period, some two or three hundred
men and women will have been initiated into
one of the many fraternities or sororitis on
this campus. They will hare ended the more
or less monotonous period of probation and
will have become full fledged members of the
organization of their choice.
Fraternal orders should not be taken lightly
anything that has such a large share in
moulding the student's life is a matter worthy
of the utmost consideration. It is also Dot the
purpose of any fraternal organization to stress
the 8Uerficialities of college life. Rather it is
the fundamental aim to make life worth living,
to broaden the viewpoint, develop initiative,
and foster friendships that shall last as long at
the individual members are alive.
With these thoughts in mind, the new ini
tiate should enter the bonds of his or her fra
ternity with the resolve to do all to advance its
purposes, to strive to strengthen its weak
nesses and to keep always in mind that college
days are brief and that the tolerance and hu
man understanding formed in the present will
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