THURSDAY. OCTOBER 22, 1931 TWO THE DAILY NEBRASKAN The Daily Nebraskan Station A. Lincoln, Ntbrtika OFFICIAL. STUDENT PUBLICATION UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA Publlthsd Tuotday. Wednesday. Thurtday. Friday and Sunday morning during tha academic year. THIRTY-FIRST YEAR. Enured at aecond-elan matter at the P8,6f.,lcf ' Lincoln. Nebraaka, under act of conQreii. March 3.J'' and at apodal rat of potage provided fer In J"'0" 110J act of October S. 1917, authorized January 20, 192J Under direction of th Student Publication Board SUBSCRIPTION RATE SS a year Slnol Copy 6 cnt H.iS a eemeeter G year mailed .75 Mmeiter ni.H.d Editorial Off lee Univerlty Hall 4. Bualnei Office Unlverelty Hall A. i,n.ii Telephonee Dayi B-689li Nlghti B-6882, B-333J (Journal) Aak for Nebraekan editor. EDITORIAL STAFF Marvin Von Seggern Editor-in-chief MANAGING EDITORS r..-i- tim,... Art Wolf Howard Allaway Laurenc Hall Murlln Spencer Dereniec nmimin. New Editor Jack Erlekson Jo Miller Sport Editor ....Women' Editor jack Thompeon Bulni Manager Assistant Business Manager Noroian Oalleher , , Carlyle Soren.en Bernard Jennlng iMEMBCRf 1 . TWtvcf i.. 'I . 1931 Th la pa pot ia rpMBtMi far feBml adwtiaina r The Nebraaka rreaa Aateciattoa, Fading Traditions. ctnMits rvr-rv roar bewail the fact that school traditions arc becoming less in num ber. College editors have decried the fact that enthusiasm in the old customs is lacking. They have endeavored to arouse the student interest in one thing or another, linking school spirit up with traditions. But all. the shouts of edi tors, all the cries of students fail to arouse the student body from its apparent slumber. Those who shout the loudest produce the least results. Perhaps they arc talking in their sleep and need to be awakened themselves. If ballyhoo produces no results, then it might be a good idea to sit back and analyze the situation. Spirit at football games and rallies has noticeably subsided, so it is said by those who have been here when spirit was overflowing on this campus. Rallies are one of the school's finest traditions. Upperclassmen's interest in seeing the frosh wear their little caps is prac tically nil. The Cornhusker banquet is gone. A struggle has to be made to get folks to attend the Dad's day banquet. Class officers are back stage and take no part in the drama. A general student willingness to allow the r.acred traditions to pass out unheeded, is fast supplanting that good old Cornhusker spirit. But this is not all. In the affairs outside of school life there is an increasing disregard for laws, a seemingly greater attitude of indiffer ence as to long standing conventions. A good many, and to some folks, shocking ideas have been brought forth. Reformers accuse the vounger generation of a "loose" morality, and too great a freedom of thought. Long estab lished traditions and customs dear to the hearts of those who hang over from the good old days arc being swiftly forgotten by the modern generation. Is it surprising, then, that college traditions should fall? Are they any more, or even as much, immune to the attack of changing times than other long standing customs? The age of mechanism is becoming more and more me chanistic, and this change is bound to bring with it changes in all lines of human activity. In view of this, what hope is there for a few traditions that were instigated in an age much different than now. Do not mistake us. Wo do not advocate lhat a new series of traditions be installed to fit the times. All we ask is that the students go farther into the matter than merely bemoan the situation and urge the other fellow to do something about it. There are very good rea sons why traditions fade away and these rea sons can be found. Any time spent in looking for causes would be much better spent than that used in ventilating the room with "hot air." FAMILIAR FIGURES: The boy who wears his freshman cap with his drill uniform. When Humor Meets Its Stride. Awgwan appears for the first time this year in an entirely new light. Apparently the staff of that publication hafi really looked into this humor proposition and has discovered what magazines of that type are intended to be. The Awgwan is away uptown. The Cornhusker campus has long needed a magazine that can come up to the times in the lighter veins of life. This magazine can be come a tradition within itself, and it should not; have to rely upon the constnnt pumping of life-blood by artificial means. Student in terest and support should be manifest. The Awgwan, nevertheless, is having a plenty tough row to hoc, what with the nat ural downward slant of things, anyway. It has suffered, also, because of the fact that the Awgwan has not in recent years been able to meet the stride of humor. If that can be over come, the present staff will undoubtedly shake hands with a successful year. A good start has been achieved. Suffering for Lack of Audience. Simultaneously, as it was announced that Dr. Morlcy would speak at mi nil university convocation and that this famous nrcheologist is a very interesting person, it was also an nounced that classes would not be dismissed at the hour designated. This probably causes some students to wonder whether the doctor is really a good speaker, or whether it is more important that those never ending classes be undisturbed. it is a peculiar, thing 1o understand, this going-to-school business. It seems that there are only so many hours each day. only a ccrtnin number of days each week, and only a definite rmmhfl nf wroks -nor fiscal school vear. There are a required number of assignments to cover during that fiscal school year; ana mere are a specific number of pet arguments which each instructor wants to clear within the student mind regarding each day's assignment. Chuck ing out one hour in that iron-bound schedule, it is feared, will cause a wrinkle in the whole works. And yet, an important speaker goes suffer ing for lack of an audience. Convocation speakers, it devolves upon serious examination, are individuals of rare acquaintance. Classes and books are every day occurrences. The lat ter can be doubled on a postponed date; the speakers must be taken as, Ihey come, for no holding over until a collection of them has been garnered will do. It is true that too much of this excusing of classes will lead to a general sprun for the im portance of recitation periods. It is argued that even if classes are dismissed many stu dents will only dissipate that time in other pursuits. If that is true, it is the loss of tin: students, not the university. For classwork, it has been uggestcd, can be doubled on some future date. MORNING MAIL Students and Humor. TO THE EDITOR : Two headlines in parallel columns of n recent Daily Nebraskan call attention to what seems to be a notable difference in the amount of literary interest and sense of humor pos sessed by university students. In the first column was a discussion of the precarious ex istence of the Prairie Schooner, brought about by its lack of student and faculty support. Since only two hundred students have signi fied their' interest to the extent of subscribing for this magazine, it may not be amiss to state that the Prairie Schooner is the campus maga zine which affords an opportunity for literary expression to writers of "the prairie country." Faculty and students of the University have been prominent among its contributors. The second headline was "Awgwan ' to Appear." No one needs to be told what the Awgwan is. Last year two thousand copies were issued at each p jblieation. The subscrip tion price is the san. as that of the Prairie Schooner. Does the comparison indicate that the Uni versity students' sense of humor is ten times as great as their literary interest? Js there a possibility that they feef such a lack of a sense of humor that they must be supplied with jokes lr.bellcd as such? F. 1). Warped? TO THE EDITOR : The following paragraph from a newspaper story giving the views of a college president upon youth is to me a source ot irritation which should call forth student comment and protest : "Modern youth." in the opinion of Dr. George Willard Frasier. president of Colorado State Teachers college, "is confused and cyn ical and has 'warped ideas' about problems of life, primarily because of the influence of the home, the church, and motion pictures.' Such a statement is disturbing. Not merely because it is the view of one particular college president but because it is a viewpoint which is being either openly or covertly held by many of the educators in most of our universities. Furthermore it is not essentially true. When youth isto be accused of "warped ideas" and when the home and church are to be blamed without any mention of the entire educational system it is time for student protest. Essentially these people w ho represent 'modern vouth" are not full of "warped ideas." There is no group of people who are more open minded, more full of hope, and faith in the world at large than the college going generation. And if there is any institution which is to be blamed for the cynicism which they may seem to show it is not the home, nor the church, but the educational system itself. Vouth does not definitely form his own opin ions until he leaves the ties of home behind. Certainly the things which have been taught him by his parents are a weighty factor which contribute 1o his final formation of opinions on the things which go on about him. Also does the church do its share in helping him to distinguish sound practices from those which are unsound. But it is the university which must perform a major duty in this final guid ance of the thought of youth before it reaches the point where it is fixed. This is a heavy responsibility. It is one which cannot be taken lightly. And when certain college presidents or members of the faculty undertake to blame youth's shortcomings upon the home and the church thev arc merely condemning them selves. In the first instance there is no justification for such charges as were issued by the Colorado college president. If youth shows a cynical attitude, if his ideas appear to be "warped" and if our smooth-spoken pedants are to in terpret these as genuine they arc guilty ol n lack of understanding of human nature. It should be easy to see that this apparent "cyni cism" is entirely feigned. "Modern youth" is merely amusing itself and if university repre sentatives choose to let this amusement be at their expense it is all right with students. But let them leave the home and the church out of their charges. These two institutions arc still fulfilling their duitics. MORPHEUS. NEWSPAPER TALK Applied Economics. At Texas Tech, a truckload of beans went to the registrar. A receipt for thro months' room and board' went to one Herbert Bell. A Virginia college, going further, announced that any student ivho had plenty of farm stuffs but little cash could make arrangements for a barter-education. Although Registrar Riordan has not been approached in a similar vein yet, the situation is not as different as it appears at. first. Some have bartered two or three years of their youth to bank enough to "go through" Notre Dame. Over 400 right now are bartering time and talent on part-time jobs. The days when college was a country-club are giving way to days when the belt is tight ened and work actually begins. There is a gradual tightening all along the line. Notre Dame Scholastic. SOCIETY Members of Alpha Sigma Phi will hold the second fall party of the season at the Cornhusker ballroom Friday evening. Two hundred couples are expected to attend. Eddie .lungbluth and his orchestra will play for the dancing which will bo chap eroned by Dr. and Mrs. II. W. Stokes and Mr. and Mrs. Ham ilton. Mouse parties to be given that evening arc Beta Thcta Pi. Omega Beta Pi, Alpha Delta Pi and Phi Kappa. Delta Zeta Observes Founders Day. Ths alumnae, active, and pledged members of Delta Zeta will ob serve their Founder's day with a dinner at the chapter house, this evening, Nettie Wills Shugart, a founder of Zeta chapter, will pre side at the program following the dinner. Table decorations will be in keeping with the sorority colors. Claire L. Pcppard, Lambda Chi Alpha traveling secretary and a rrraduate of Oregon state, leaves today after visiting the locai chapter. n SOCIAL CALENDAR EPISODES By Oliver DeWolf. ( ) Flying at an average speed of 204 miles an hour, it took Major "Jimmy" II. Doolittle, just twelve hours and twenty-four minutes to make an . "Uninteresting" trip from Ottawa, Canada, thru Wash ington, D. C, to Mexico City. Ac cording to the major the biggest thrill of the three capital flight was t he landing of his plane which he described as a "baby power house. ' In case your memory has failed you, this same Major Doolit tle, was that intrepid gentlemen who landed a plane while enclosed in the cockpit of his plane. He de pended absolutely upon his instru ments to effect his landing, and he is still living to tell the tale. Re cently he broke one of Capt. Frank Hawk's speed records, and that is something of an accomplishment. This young man who fell asleep while riding on an empty freight car, and during the course of his nap casually stepped off while the train was moving, ought to be a valuable addition to Lowell, Thom as's "Tall Story" club. With the rejection of proposed raise in railroad shipping rates by the interstate commerce commis sion, the suggestion has now been brought forward that a pool of millions of dollars be formed to aid the weaker roads, now in fi nancial difficulties. Despite the in roads of automobiles, trucks, and airplanes, the railroads are still one of the most important phases of American life, and certainly every attention should be given them. It is believed that President Hoover has suggested .this pooling arrangement, but that the plan has met with some opposition. In refusing the carrier's petition for a blanket 15 percent increase the commission has offered to al low increased rates on coal, lum ber, ores and oil, if agreed to the railroads before Dec. 1, 1931. While this increase will probably cost every man, woman and child in the United States about one dol lar, it will come in such a manner as to escape the notice of the or dinary citizen. In the meantime re gardless of the slight increase it is imperative that all railroad work ers be kept employed, and if. pos sible at their regular wages. Premier Laval, is admittedly somewhat upset, intrigued, and frightened as the time for his visit to the United States draws nrar. The reason is this: It is Monsieur Laval's first visit, and he "no speka" English. However, many Americans visiting the sunny shores of France for the first time, manage to make themselves un derstood, and from all reports they seem to have a pretty good time while doing it. It is expected that the French premier will have a very interest ing conversation with our Presi dent Hoover. Such subjects as dis armament, tariff, gold, Kellogg Briand anti-war pact, war debts, reparations are aue to be thor oughly discussed and it wouldn't surprise us any if some of above mentioned "bones of contention" were pretty thoroughly cussed, to boot. Anyway with subjects as these coming up, we don't envy the interpreter his job. "Hunk" Anderson, Notre Dame coach remarked the other evening in a radio interview with Grant land Rice, that any team with a schedule proportionate to its own strength that comes thru this season undefeated, will have cer tainly accomplished something. Saturday's remits seem to bear out his statements. For instance, the Harvard victory over the Army, which is rated as the strongest team in the east, Colum bia whipping Dartmouth for the first time since 1889. the defeat of Michigan and Purdue at the hands of Ohio, and Wisconsin respective ly, and several other upsets. It is our prediction that 1931 is going to be a "dark horse" year. V About this time of year hunters begin to prepare for the usual wel come accorded to ducks, geese, pheasants (when the law allows) and to other forms of wild life. At the same time congress is planing to do a little hunting of its own accord. It is rumored that the senate is all set to do a little "bear" hunting on Wall 3treet, and thi3 writer hopes that they will not accidently shoot a hole in the welfare of the American peo ple, in connection with this pro posed hunting episode. A college professor has an nounced that civilization will last for 40,000 years. This may be true, but at the same time we don't quite like the crack made by the Thomaston, (Ga. ) Times, when in connection with this statement it asks, "when will it begin?" One hates to give any more publicity to Dr. Shaw, but this may turn out to be a pretty good story. We find that this gentle man who informed the world about "wnistling morons" was ths same personage who pssisd the remark (so that the public could not help but hearl that all crossword puz zle addicts had inferior mentalit ies. Furthermore, the same gsntle- i man once walked from New York I Thursday. Y. .W. C. A. m ..bcrship tea from 3 until 5:30 o'clock in Ellen Smith hall. W. A. A. executive council din ner at the home of Margarc' Day. Friday. Alpha Sigma Phi fall party at Cornhusker hotel. Comonius club meeting at Mor rill hall. Alpha Delta Pt house party. Methodist Student Council party at Student Activities building. Omega Beta PI house party. Phi Kappa house party. Beta Theta PI house party. Saturdr.y. Homecoming Varsity party at Coliseum. Farm House fraternity banquet at Lincoln hotel. Pallidian society dinner at the L'ncoln i otel. Alpha Chi Omega luncheon a Lincoln hotel. Alpha Tau Omega dinner at the Cornhusker hotel. Delta Tau Delt". dip -. r r.t th Cornhusker hotel. Chi Omega dinner at chapter heuse. Phi Beta PI tea dance at the chapter house. Tau Kappa Epsllon homecoming goose dinner at the chapter hjU3e. to Philadelphia just to clear his mind of worry. So the people con tend that if a little walk from New York to Philadelphia will clear his mind of worry, a little walk from New York to the west coast might clear his mind of any more re marks about the American people. The best crack that this writer has heard about the present so called depression- comes from the pen of one Mr. Blum of Chicago. In a letter to Collier's Mr. Blum says, "The world depression will not end until we start buying again the large number of things that the depression taught us to get along with out." Now ain't that the truth? MANY INSTRUCTORS WILL APPEAR BEFORE TEACHERS CONCLAVES Continued from Page 1.1 Decker of the University of Ne braska. Five minute talks in foreign languages by University of Ne braska professors will feature the program of the Modern Language section. Czech will be presented by Prof. Paul Bartunek; French, by Dr. James Raymond Wadsworth; German, by Dr. Wilhelm Pfeilcr; Italian, by Dr. Archlmeclc Marni; Russian, by Prof. Orin Stepanek; Spanish, by Prof. James Cuneo; Swedish, by Professor H6deen; and Portuguese, by Prof. J. E. A. Alexis. Italian Speaks. Other addresses on this program will be "Recent Trends in Italian Literature" by Dr. Marni; "Cul tural Value of Modern Language Study" by Dr. Marguerite Hoch doerfer; "Modern French Writers" by Dr. Wadsworth; "The German Schools Before and After the War" by Miss Klasine von Westen; "Modern German Authors" by Dr. Pfeiler; and the "Role of the Ex tension Division of the University of Nebraska and the Radio in the Teaching of Foreign Languages" by Prof. A. A. Reed. A discussion of the direct versus the indirect methods of foreign language teaching will be conducted by Prof. Lawrence Fossler, chairman of the German department. Dr. A. J. Jenness of the depart ment of psychology, will give an address on "Some Problems of Mental Hygiene" at the meeting of the Mental Hygiene and Character Education Section. Professor Williams of the School of Fire Arts will speak at the meeting of the art section. Beers on Program. Miss Gertrude Beers of Teach ers college will address the com mercial arts section of district two, meeting in Omaha. Her topic will be "Methods in Teaching Short hand." Coach H. F. Schulte appeals on the program for the general ses sion and for the athletics section of district six, which meets in Sidney. University of Nebraska instruc tors listed on the district four pro gram In Hastings Include Prof. Kady B. Faulkner, speaking on "Educating the Child Through Art," before the art section; Her bert Yenne discussing "The Coach ing of High School Dramatics"; Dr. Nels A. Bcngston, on "Tho Teaching of Geography in Elemen tary Grades"; Dr. K. O. Broady, on "High School for All Boys and Girls in the Community"; Miss Margaret Fedde, on "Correlating Home and School Activities"; Dr. C. H. Oldfather in an address be fore the Latin section; Dr. B. C. Hendricks, speaking on "Charac ter Objectives in Science Educa tion" and Dr. J. O. Hertzler, on "The Social World and the High School Sociology Course.'' In Holdrege, where district five meets, Dr. W. H. Morton of Teach ers rniwp will nrlrlress one of the general sessions on the topic, "The Artistry of Teaching.'- ine scnooi boards and School executives sec tion will hear him on "The Test of Our Efficiency." Miss Margaret Fedde will speak on "Vitalizing i hp Home Kronomics Program" at the meeting of the home economics section. At the meeting of district three in Norfolk, teachers of English will hear Miss Letta Clark on "Problems in Teaching Grammar." Dr. J. E. A. Alexis will give an ad dress at the meeting of the mod ern language section. Your Barber Shop Second Floor Stuart Bldg. Jim Walter, Prop. UNITARIAN CHURCH Arthur L. Wculhcily, I). I). Minister The Church Without a Creed Not the Truth but the Search for Truth Sunday. Oct. Vy 10:00 A. M. Subject: "Can'st Thou by Search ing Find Out God." GIRLS- Everyone Notices Your GloVeS Have Them Renewed Promptly by MODERN CLEANERS Soukuti & Westover CALL F2377 WIDE APPROVAL OF BALLOON TRADITION VOICED OVER CAMPUS Continued from Page 1.) would be a very fine one. Miss Amanda He, -ner, dean oi women, when told of the plan said "I heartily approve of this plan as sponsored by the assels. It is something entirely new, and will make a fine annual tradition for Homecoming." Marvin Schmid, president of Corn Cob, said "I feel that Ne braska should have a new tradi tion, particularly in connection with Homecoming. The idea of the Tassels should arouse spirit, en thusiasm, fight, and co-operation. If the students enter into it in such spirit as is forwarded by the Tas sels, not only the cheering section, but also the other rooters in both stands should enter into the cheer ing fashion to that displayed by other schools, such as Northwest ern, Pittsburgh, Stanford, Colum bia, Southern California, and many others." Jean Rathburn, president of Mortar Board: "The plan outlined by the Tassels will make an excel lent tradition. It should certainly prove a means of arousing more spirit and enthusiasm at the games. I hope the students will cooperate and make it a success. ' Art Wolf, Innocent and Manag ing Editor of Daily Nebraskan: "It is a new custom and I hope it be comes a new tradition." Julienne Deetkin, president of Tassels, in urging the cooperation of all students in making this an annual affair for Homecoming stated: "It should be possible for everyone to purchase at least one balloon, since they cost only a dime. Our plan is to have only scarlet balloons with Nebraska printed in white across each one, to be released after the first touchdown made by Nebraska, thus making, we hope, an even more colorful display than the purple balloons sent up by the Northwestern cheering sections, and the blue ones released by the supporters of the Yale team. The balloons will go on sale at 12:30 Saturday and may be obtained from any Tassel. We hope to see everyone enter the stadium with a balloon at Saturday's game." All organized houses have been canvassed and the plan outlined to them. Announcements have been given to Lincoln high school and Irving junior high and the support of the knot-holers has been as sured, and it is hoped that every member of the cheering section will have a balloon to celebrate Nebraska's first touchdown in the game against Kansas Saturday. OCTOBER NUMBER OF BLUE PRINT APPEARS Continued from Page l.i of national engineering organiza tions in tach department, seta out ideas on how these activities can take a nigner plans in thi cur ricula of the various departments, and how it may arouse new inter est in those departments. There is also an article in this month's Blue Print which is writ ten by A. L. Harvey, who gradu ated from the elcctiical cnginnor ing college of Nebraska in 1906. This article is entitled "Induction Motors and Startern with Refer ence to Torque Produced in Start ing." Harvey is now employed by the Westinghouse Manufacturing company. 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