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' The Daily Nebraskan
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MANAGING EDITORS
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News Editors
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Laurence Mall Joe Miller
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Berenlece Hoffman Women's Editor
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A Lesson
In Extremes.
In a newspaper story following a recent in
terview, Miss Amanda H. Heppner, dean of
women, makes some savory remarks on a few
well taken points regarding the values of
group Kfe such as that fostered by sororities.
The dean of women's brief statements con
cerning scholarship are noteworthy. For she
says, I hink scholarship is higher among
sorority students than among nonmemoers...
..For one thins, a 'pledge' is not initiated un
lets her average for the first semester is 80.
Naturally she will be more zealous about her
studies.
This overseer of women not only believes
that scholarship is higher among affiliated
students, but she knows it, as well. The re
cent scholarship report released by the regis
. trar indicates that sorority women surpass
nonsorority women by a good jump. Sorority
women, to be more complete, are several jumps
ahead of the general university average.
"Then, too,' Dean Heppner continues, "the
orOrity residence affords comfort and seclu
sion for study while the personal interest the
housemother and other members evince in each
individual is, in itself, a definite stimulus to
1 he student. Moreover, the influence of group
solidarity with local and national standards to
be upheld keeps a competitive spirit alive and
uaintains scholarship at a high standard."
Thus does the dean of women commit her
self to the cause, of sororities. She has shat
ered some of the opinioas that have existed
vhich condemn sororities as devilish institu
ions which tear down the wholesome life of
.vomen. Sororities have beeji branded as cre
ations only for the good of evil, despite the
'act that there has been much said in their
favor and little proof shown that will substan
tiate any of the alleged bad points.
But here comes a woman who has worked
closely with sororities for many years. She set
herself as being neither for nor against these
organised houses. Yet, she advances a broad
minded opinion in which she points to the fact
that sorority women are ahead of other stu
dents in the several points of university life,
primarily among them, being scholarship.
That puts sororities in a favorable light. But
what of fraternities? Truthfully, ihe nun's
lodges are accused not only of the same alleged
shortcomings as are sororities, but they are ac
cused of much more. The fact that the require,
ment for initiation into a fraternity is an aver
age of only 72 is claimed by some critics as an
admisbiojj iht men are inferior in scholastic
mirsuita.
Fraternity men are on the opposite end of
the scale heid m arrogantly by sorority women,
for, in ft wcent report, ihcy are not only be
low the awrage of all women students, but
ihy are also below the average of all men stu
dents. Some group, of course, must be at the
bottom, but k do not uphold the principle
that organized houses are an aid to good schol
arship. ParalM to the sorority case, fratern
ity men should be above ihe nonaffiliated
men' average.
Ai far as the points cited by the dean of
women are concerned, fraternities arc prac
tically the same as sororities. The men's
groups afford "comfort, and seclusion for
ntudy," they have national standards, they
have house mothers, they have an initiation re.
fjuircment which only last year whs raised
abate the ridiculous 60.
Between sororities and fraternities, however,
there is striking difference in the applica
tion of time to study. Women in the .sorority
are limited in their social and extra-curricular
activities. Men in ihe fraternity have no limits
md are allowed to bum up all reserve energy
in pursuits not relegated to the advancement,
of scholastic learning. Women are restricted
to a certain amount of activities by a point
sytttm. When that limit has been reached
ihcy rout be satisfied with the quota on their
hands. Men. on the other hand, may pile on
activities until they find there is so much 1o
lo that classwork suffers; yes, until it. is even
forgotten.
There are not so many activities in the
vcrnity of Nebraska, and yet, there is too much
to handle. Again, it is proclaimed, something
m wrong, very wrong.
'Reaching for a t
Me of Pottage.'
Yen, the editor of The Daily Nebraskan as
urea the editor of the World-Herald that he
is serious. Three years of college; life in the
background has given this writer plenty of
material on which to stand when he puts Ihe
.totalled "frank cynicism" into his remarks.
To the editor of the Omaha paper it may r,cem
as tho this is pleading guilty, but as far as
The Nebraskan is concerned it is merely a ind
entation of fact. For. if the me! ropoliian
writer will check back on previous issues of
The Nebraskan he will find many paragraphs
of editorial jargon have been loosed on this
subject before thi World-Herald stirred The
Nebraskan on to even stronger assertions.
That students are in search of cold cash is
not, we emphasize again, the fault of the facul
ty, nor the regents. They play a part, un
doubtedly, but the deep rooted evil is in the
fuet that a high tensioned world makes impos
sible demands of young men and women. Stu
dents must spend so much of their time learn
ing something which will keep them alive that
they do not have time to learu how to live.
The editor of this college paper has not suc
cumbed to his environment, it is nedless to say,
and that is apparent if previous issues of The
Nebraskan are scanned once again. The edi
torial policy of this publication has pointed to
the unwise move in expanding the university
when there is not enough money to pay even
the faculty sufficient wages. It is a foolish
state which demands of its highest educational
institution the biggest and the best in univer
sities when at the same time it cuts the appro
priations so that the best cannot be had. The
Nebraskan is interested in a reduction of en
rollment, or a cutting down on building im
provements, or anything that will allow for
more money to be spent on a better faculty
and cultural developments.
The university officials would probably do
all that if the state would allow it. But, no!
The state wants students to be able to learn
anything from cartooning to axe grinding. One
doesn't need culture for that. The Nebraskan
advocates a slash in enrollment figures by the
use of entrance examinations; and finally an
upbuilding in the faculty. Culture will come
of itself. This "glorified learning" has got to
stop, or we will be "reaching for a mess of pottage!"
SOCIETY
Alpha Phi Mother
Club Give Luncheon
Alpha Phi Mothers club will be
entertained at a 1 o'clock lunheon
at the chapter house Tuesday. Mrs.
George W. Ayres, Mrs. Anna Bilon,
Mrs. F. B. Ireland and Mrs. Ed
Westering will be hostesses.
Sigma Kappa Mother's
Club Hold Meeting
Sigma Kappa Mothers club will
met Tuesday at the home of Mrs.
E. R. Levorton, 211 So 28th. for
luncheon. Mrs. Frank Shrader,
Mrs. W. H. Conroy and Mrs. T,
Harris will be assisting hostesses,
Delta Sigma Lambda announces
the pledging of Charles Enyeart of
Lincoln.
Robert Helvey of Sheridan,
Wyo., and Edward Tinker of Lin
coln were recently initiated into
Delta Sigma Lambda.
Wesley Antes and Chauncy
Kroter of Palisade, Jack Stringfel
low of Oakland, Louis Miller of
Sidney and Wallace Nelson of
Oamah spent the week-end at the
Delta Sijma lambda hovee.
THEY PASSED THE
CANDY AND CIGARS
MORNING MAIL
Coed Courtesy!
TO THE EDITOR:
Imagine our lack of gallantry upon picking
up a copy of The Daily Nebraskan day before
yesterday and laughing gustily when we read
that the Tassels were conducting a courtesy
test while dispensing their rollicking rah ! rahs!
from door to door.
Pardon our seeming lack of respect for the
weaker sex while we split our sides with laugh
ter and let the tears of mirth roll down our
rude and ruddy cheeks, for we were victims
of your courtesy hoax before we. had time to
read the subtle warning issued by the sisters
of the scarlet and cream before they so im
politely disturbed us from our dinner table.
Imagine us as we sat there ingurgitating a
few calories of sustenance in our usual docile
manner, when suddenly we heard feminine
screams mingled with a few hurrahs for dear
old Alma Mammy amid a symphony of car
door slamming and spike heels. Imagine also,
our embarassment as we tried to rise but from
sheer fright, held on to our cheers and tried
to imitate a college girl in her native lair.
Well, Ihere are courtesy tests and courtesy
tests, but brother college Joe did you ever
head a coed thank you for holding the door
open for her! And really, Elmer, they al
most "kill" you in their attempt at' pseudo
sophistication when you are polite enough to
hold the handle on the drinking fountain.
But, of course courtesy tests are applied only
to men, and then, too, Joe, remember that bet
ter guys than us have fallen for this "weaker
sex" bolony so take it on the thin as you
recall what the immortal Shakespeare said
about a cigar behind a good smoke!
COURTESY JOE.
NEWSPAPER TALK
Rackets and the Higher Life.
The Daily Nebraskan, the student newspa
per at our state university, discussed, the other
day, the recent question by the World-Herald
as to whether tho students were learning to
appreciate the belter things of life.
With a candor that was only equalled by a
surprisingly naive but frank cynicism, The Ne
braskan, speaking for the students, pleaded
guilty. It confessed that "the mad race in Ihe
effort lo learn something simple that will en
hance the wealth of a flimsy pocketbook steals
the breath of practically every student in the
modern era "
If Ihe editor of the Nebraskan is serious
and one must take him at his word then the
evidence strengthens that the regents and
chancellor and faculty of the university must
check Ihe results of their labors. For despite
the breezy assurance of the Nebraskan that the
students are merely in search of a racket that
vill bring in the cold cash, it is not the busi
ness of a university to satisfy that demand. It
is the business of a university to teach the fu
tility of rackets. It is the business of a univer
ity to teach that cold cash is not the end of life,
but a means to living.
Jt is the business of a uniwrsity to produce
young men and young w omen who will make, a
better world. It is the business of a university
to inspire an editor of a college paper to see
that he is a weakling who succumbs to his en
vironment and makes no effort to better it.
Yet the students of Nebraska, through their
journalistic spokesman, assert they want only
money, and that it is the fault of the present
money age that they have no higher goal.
Well, the older generation hasn't done so
well and that's a fact. Admitting its own follies
it. has hoped that its children would not yield
to them. To give them strength it has set up
an idealistic school system, capped by a uni
versity which finds its rools in Ihe highest
aspirat io(ns of mankind from time immemorial.
It offers training in the arts and sciences and
professions, not only to equip youth for eco
nomic success, but also to provide it with
strength to lead this bewildered world to bet
ter things.
In spite of ihe Daily Nebraskan, Ihis paper
believes such a purpose animates Chancellor
Burnett, the regents, and the. faculty of the
University of Nebraska. And this paper be
lieves that the frank confession of the Daily
Nebraskan may help the heads of tbe univer
sity to lake severe stock of themselves and
their work. For if anything has been proved
in the past two years, it is that rackets are
worthless and he who devotes all his lime to
cultivating one is reaching for a mess of jot
tiige. Umalu World-Herald.
Paula Eastwood, Franklin, Kap
pa Delta, and Donald Frush, Wa-
hoo, Alpha Tau omega.
Virginia Hunt, Omaha, Kappa
Kappa Gamma, and William
Thomae, Omaha, Beta Theta Phi,
Evelyn Denny, Lincoln, JCappa
Delta, and Lee Daniels, urmg,
A.C9.C1&.
Elaine Nicholas, Central City,
Alpha Chi Omeira and Harold
Temple, Omaha. Phi Chi.
Kristina Cotton, Lincoln, Kappa
Delta, and Cleo Lechliter, Lincoln,
Sijrma Phi Epsilon.
Lorraine Lallman, ' Arapahoe,
Alpha Xi Delta, and John Truell,
Lincoln, Pi Kappa Phi.
Cynthia Tupper, Lincoln, Pi
Beta Phi, and Norval Dare, Lin
coln, Kappa Psi.
Alice Bookstrom, Lincoln, Kap
pa Delta, and Verne Hart, Lincoln,
Sigma Chi.
Lois Brooks, Lincoln, Delta
Gamma, and Palmer King, Morrill,
Lambda, Chi Alpha.
Corinne Cornell, Los Angeles,
Calif., Kappa Delta, and Vincent
Daniels, Gering, Acacia.
ODD SITUATION
GREETS VOTERS
(Continued from page one.)
slate should not be withdrawn.
We restate our opinion that 'the
sole purpose of political factions
is to provide an organ for the
presentation of worthy men as
candidates from which selection
can be made by the student body
to such offices at are deemed
necessary. We have, therefore,
chosen from those students
whom we officially represent,
four men worthy of the honor
which can be shown a student
by electing him president of his
class. We therefore present our'
slate at the polls today."
Yellow Jacket leaders reaffirmed
their intention to present a Stu
dent council resolution recom
mending abolition of class presi
dencies when questioned yester
day. Such a resolution will be
presented at the next Student
council meeting, they say.
Faulkner Takes No Stand.
When asked whether he had any
opinion to give out concerning
Student council reaction to the
abolition move President Edwin
Faulkner replied:
"Whatever resolution or rec
ommendation goes before the
Student council relative ta the
abolition of class presidents will
not come from the chair. If such
a motion is introduced by repre
sentatives of one of the campus
factions it will of course be given
Student council consideration."
Faulkner had nothing to say
concerning the council's powers to
act upon such a resolution, under
its old constitution tbe Student
council two years ago assumed
and exercised powers which re
sulted in the abolition of minor
class offices. What influence this
governing group may exercise in
relation to the discontinuance of
the remaining class offices can be
but doubtfully determined from
the provisions of its new constitu
tion. Coucif Has Power.
The the Student council may
regulate the actions of class presi
dents is obvious, as shown by the
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following clause in its constitution:
"The decisions of the Student
council, made In pursuance of it
constlutional powers, shall be
carried Into execution by the ap
propriate faculty or student ex
ecutive or group. The Student
council shall have the power to
suspend or dismiss from office
any student executive who shall
refuse to carry its legislation
Into effect."
Aa an indication that the Stu
dent council may go even further
and eliminate the offices alto
gether may be construed from the
following divisions of its 'powers
clause':
Section. The Student council
shall have the following powers
in so far as in the exercise there
of those powers do not conflict
with any general universty reg
ulation. 1. To regulate and co-ordinate
the activities of all, student or
ganizations and groups when
ever such activities are of gen
eral university interest.
4. To conduct all student elec
tions which are of general uni
versity interest and in which
popular voting is used.
It would seem evident, particu
larly from clause four of this sec
tion that by virtue of their power
to conduct elections the Student
council could abolish class presi
dencies. For if they chose they
could pass a resolution declaring
that hereafter the office of class
president would not be presented
for public voting. Naturally with
out prevention of the office there
could be no such post.
Abolition is Doubtful.
Highly doubtful, however, does
it seem that any abolition action
may be expected from the Stu
ent council. The Blue Shirt fac
tion holds the balance of power in
that group. Unless Yellow Jackets
and Barbs are powerful enough to
gain nearly every one of the
women representatives to their
side tbe Blue Shirts are able to
defeat any resolution which they
may sponsor.
As for today's election as con
sidered on the merits of candidates
presented and the respected activ
ities and Identities of the nomin
ees there is the following to be
said:
Four girls, thru the medium of
filing, have signified their desire
to be honorary colonel. Since
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C E. BUCHHOLZ. Mgr. 13 4 P
there are no fractional alignments
among sororities mey wm
afa independents. i 6-
elude Jean Rathburn, Lincoln,
Delta Gamma: Gietchen Fee Sioux
City, Delta Delta Delta, Thelma
Hegenbarger, Sterling, uoio., r.
Beta Phi, and Mary Jane Swett,
Omaha, Kappa Kappa Gamma.
Misses Rathburn and Fee re
president and vice president of
Mortar Board respectively. Both
are also members of the A. W. S.
board.
In the senior class presidency
race are Ruthalee Holloway, Lin
coln, an independent candidate,
and Russell Mousel, Hastings. Blue
Shirt. Miss Holloway is a mem
ber of Tassels society and the Big
Sister board. Mousel is a mem
ber of Innocents society, is busi
ness manager of the Cornhusker
annual and is an Interfraternity
council representative. He is affili
ated with Beta Theta Pi.
Phil Brownell, Lincoln, Blue
Shirt, is the lone candidate for
junior class president. A member
of Delta Upsilon, Brownell serves
on the Student council, is a Corn
Cob, represents nls fraternity on
the Interfraternity council and
was last year assistant managing
editor on the Cornhusker year
book. As candidate for sophomore
class president George Savr, Lin
coln, Blue Shirt is the only one in
the field. Sauer who belongs to
Delta Tau Delta, Is a halfback on
the Cornhusker football eleven
who was n the starting lineup in
the Northwestern game.
Harold Soderland, Lincoln, Blue
Shirt, completes the slate. He is
the freshman president nominee
and is a pledge of Alpha Tau
Omega.
PLAYERS SELECT
FIRST DRAMA OF
CURRENT SEASON
(Continued from page one.)
young woman- in her late twenties
or early thirties; and Helen, a
sweet, modest young woman just
beyond her teens. The family, in
the face of straitened financial
circumstances, is awaiting the ar
rival from America of a distant
cousin, Peter Standish, whom they
hope will prove a Godsend.
At the opening of the second
act the scene is in the same room
but the ear is 1928. The room
shows few changes but there is an
alteration in the characters. It so
happens that another Peter Stan
dish, present scion of the Standish
line, figures in this scene and the
Time and costume transposition ao
to give the play a distant appeal.
Chicago Likes Play,
Late last theater season the
play was presented in Chicago at
the Blackatone theater with most
of the original New York cast. So
popular was its reception that
Leslie Howard, leading man, wai
held over for two periods beyond
the scheduled run of the play.
While "Berkeley Square" was
being shown in Chicago, Miss Al
ice Howell, casting director for thi
production here, had occasion to,
see it. Highly Interested In the'
play Miss Howell detsrmlntd to
bring it to the campus for produc
tion by the University Players thii
fall. Miss Howell has the follow
ing to say concerning "Borkeley
Square."
"It is a very beautiful and color
ful drama. The costuming is die-,
tinctly picturesque and the trans
position of the time element addn
a great deal of interest to the
drama. The University Players are
fortunate in procuring production
rights to this play."
The Tassels sales campaign of
University Players season tickets
has come to an end and simul
taneously the student and faculty
rates of $2 are terminated. Res
ervation dates will be announced
soon but until that time students
and faculty members may yet pui
cnase tickets at the regular $4 sea
son rate. .
HIGH SCHOOLS CHOOSE
YEAR'S DEBATE TOPIC
(Continued from page one. I
tary. The business and correspon
dence of the league is handled by
the Extension Division of the uni
veisity. Any recognized high school in
the state may join the league by
paying the entrance fco to the
treasurer. Ai present, ninety-five
high schools belong to the league.
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