THURSDAY. OCTOBER 22, 1931
TWO
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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
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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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