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TWO THE DAILY NEBRASKAN THURSDAY, FEI3UUAKI 4, The Daily Nebraskan Station A, Lincoln, Nebraika OFFICIAL STUDENT PUBLICATION UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA Published Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday mornings during ths academic year. ; THIRTY-FIRST YEAR ) Entered as second -class matter at the postofflce In Lincoln, Nebraska, under act of congress, March I, 187, and at special rate of postage provided for In section 1103, act of October 3, 1917, authorized January SO, 1t22. Under direction of the Student Publication Board SUBSCRIPTION RATE 92 year Single Copy S cents 1.2S a semester $3 a year mailed 91.75 a semester mailed , Editorial Office University Hall 4. Business Off Ice--Unlverslty Hall 4A. Telephones Day: B-6891; Night: B-6882, B-3333 (Journal) Ask for Nebraskan editor. This paper is wjiwiM for general adrerUaing hr Tk Meeraeka freer. AseoeUtlea. EDITORIAL STAFF Arthur Wolf "'"'"ft1?! Evelyn Simpson Associate Editor , MANAGING EDITORS Howard Allaway Jek Erlckson NEWS EDITORS Phillip Brownell V?,livfri D.W.,' Laurence Hall vlrlnl P;L'.V Joe Miller ;YP"t II'IT Ruth Schill Women's Editor BUSINESS STAFF Jack Thompson Buelnees Manager ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGERS Korman Galleher... Frank Musgrave Bernard Jennings MORE ABOUT MODERNISM. Two announcements in yesterday morning's Daily Nebraskan bring out the old and now almost forgotten idea that a university is a place to accumulate and assimilate not only knowledge but a certain amount of culture and the veneer of civilization. Gilbert II. Doaue, the librarian, advocates a browsing room in the new library if ever it is built and Miss II. Alice Howell makes the announcement of the coming of Shakespeare's "Othello" with Hart Jinks in the leading role. Advocates and disciples of the educational systems will be in hearty accord with the idea that a university is more than a mill for the grinding out of good American citizens equipped to go to work for the purpose of accumulating enough of the almighty dollar to be able to send their offspring to university jjor the same purpose. Conservative defend ers of the old methods, of course, admit that a university is a place for the dispersion of higher learning and for the higher understand ing and appreciation of life which is culture. These same conservatives will not admit that the student should be allowed freedom of thought and of study. Their contention is that Kupervised, methodical study of the pigeon Bole type is the real method of teaching people how to be civilized. : It is the contention of The Daily Nebraskan that presentations of the type of "Othello" S'ith such a fine man as Hart Jenks in the interpretative role can do more to improve the mind and cultivate the intellect than any one of a dozen semester coui'ses which arc re quired by century old customs of the anti quated educational system under which we labor. Urowsing rooms, such as are suggested Jjy the librarian, will do more to enhance the nysterious beauty of life than any course in literature. Here again the conservatives differ. They uphold the theory that student's reading and other intellectual entertainments must be supervised. They are not sure thai students will get the right things out of their solo flights into the heights of literature and drama. Despite the disadvantages to the open stack system The Daily Nebraskan still holds to its idea in a modified form. It seems entirely pos sible that the shelves in the library now used for antiquated copies of aged magazines could well be utilized for the purpose of placing books of interest before the eyes of those who frequent the hall. It is undoubtedly true that a number of books will be lost, by doing this. It is true, too, that books will become disar ranged. The taxpayers of the state, however, are already paying out thousands of dollars for the education of their youth and if more benefits are to be derived from spending a few extra dollars, then that money should surely be spent. On 1he other hand, if the taxpayers, as represented by the legislature, refuse to pay more for an improved system, then money should rrtainly be taken from another source. The purpose is certainly of the highest. Books, when disarranged, could easily be straightened out by employees. Public libraries all over the land nsc the system and continue to use it despite iti disadvantages. It does not seem that university people are so very different from pcopl who frequent public libraries. e Obsfaclfs in the nature of finance, disinter ested attendance, and poor facilities have hindered the University Players for all the years of their existence. They have persisted and are now recognized as one of the finest groups of their kind anywhere in the United States. They have become known throughout the intercollegiate world. The majority of the students at the University of Nebraska con tinue to ignore the existence of the organiza tion. Unceasing, never failing, untiring efforts Jo. give to the campus the outstanding hits of the theatrical world have gone almost unre garded by students. -Townspeople attend and yraise the Players. Other colleges notice and .applaud. Nebraska is silent. - So where shall we lay the blamef Is it the "students who are at fault? Or shall we lay it at the door of the administration? Let us say -rather that our present educational system is 3tl)e came of the lack of interest in intellectual -attainments and that the lack of aid to be "found from the administration arises from the same source. The system will stand for many years to come. The conservatives rule by too powerful a majority. There is no hope for the present in that direction. The remedy lies in getting all of the best things out of the present system. . One wishes that the "observer" would ob serve a nice warm change in the weather. Advertisement: Help Wanted. .The Daily Nebraskaa, in ordr to maintais the high standard set by college newspapers, must have a staff of dependable reporters. It is obvious that the reportorial staff of The Daily Nebraskan is dependable, but it is equally obvious that The Nebraskan is not get ting all the campus news that it should have. The reason lies in the fact that The Nebraskan reportorial staff is not large enough to cope with the immense quantities of nows available on the Nebraska campus. To be brief, The Nebraskan needs reporters. Not the fly-by-night variety, but the kind that will work hard and faithfully with the realization that they aro doing a service to their leiiow students. It is to be believed that the Nebraska stu dents do not realize the importance of their official publication. True, the importance was made very clear when, students diet not nave the paper to tell them about registration fees, but nevertheless, many who sit in the "Moon" and remark about the news value o? the Ne braskan, little realize the work that is neces sary every day to supply them with their daily paper. They think' of The Nebrnskan in. the terms of an "activity." It is far mor.c than that. It is a service to the entire university. The student who thinks of working on The Daily Nebraskan only as an activity to satisfy the upperclassmen, does not stop and think of the benefit that he is deriving from his work. In the first place, the reportorial work gives him an opportunity to meet his fellow students. It gives him the opportunity to interview, and talk with' professors, other than those he is taking work under. It gives him nn opportu nity to understand the value and importance of "news." Reporting is not only a so-called "activity" it is an interesting and profitable campus service. At the present time, as has been intimated before, The Daily Nebraskan is in the market for dependable reporters. The Daily Nebraskan offers them interesting profitable work. It offers them the opportunity to be of service to the university, in a manner that is pleasant and fascinating. If people who insist on criti cizing The Daily Nebraskan, would arrange to spend their "caking" time in The Daily Ne braskan office in the capacity of a dependable reporter, the complaints of lack of news would soon die a natural death. Ah. woman, how difficult is an understand ing of thy nature. Yea, verily, thou takest thy newest flame unto the Moon for caking pur poses and tell him all about that one with whom ye caked on yesterday. Yea, verily, 'tis difficult of understanding. If only some of these radio orchestra leaders would pay more attention to directing their orchestra instead of directing their voice over the microphone, what a satisfaction it would be. Is Andrew Mellon being offered a bigger melon, or a lemon tied up in a bouquet, in this plan that he go as the American ambassador to the Court of St. James? Speaking of life's little mysteries, one won ders just what became of ex-President Coo lidge's little daily column of advice and ex planation. Utah university at Salt Lake City possesses a building entitled Kingsbury hall which causes some wonderment among Nebraska students. Inspiration without perspiration is mere dis sipation. Omaha University Gateway. " College Editors Say The Students vs. Mr. Mars. The fact that 92.8 percent of the 24,600 col lege students who voted in a poll on the dis armament question, taken recently in seventy different colleges find universities of the United States, favored cither complete or par tial disarmament should be significant. The nation-wide straw vote was sponsored by the Intercollegiate Disarmament Council. Fol lowing the conclusive results of the voting, Luther Tucker, Yale '31, chairman, headed a delegation to President Hoover asking the lat ter to appoint one outstanding college student on the delegation from this country to the Geneva arms conference in February. The president declined to do so, saying that the meeting would be of a "highly technical" nature: but he suggested that the council members send their views in writing to the delegation already named. The tabulations revealed that a third of the voters advocated 100 percent armament reduc tions, provided all nations should agree; and over 15,000 collegians thought that the United States should set the example by leading in the disarmament program. Moreover, 74 per cent sanctioned this country's entry into the World Court on the Koot Protocal basis. At Amherst, 84 percent of the student body voted, at Yale 78 percent, and at Mount Holyoke, 70 percent, while most of the other institutions showed high percentages. There is nothing truer than the statement that should there be another war, college men would be among the first to be called into service. In the World war, thousands of young men left American universities to "make the world safe for democracy" and never returned. Had they returned, however, they would have discovered that democracy still is an ideal rather than an actuality, and that nations are still fighting like cats and dogs. Had they lived they could have helped to make the world much safer, for they repre sented the best of young America. Dr. John M. Fletcher, head of Tulane's psychology department recently revealed after a personally supervised survey that the leading psychologists of the country did not regard war as an ineradicable instinct of man a theory blindly adhered to by militant nation alists, hog-tied by tradition. While there is as much distrust among na tions of the world as now exists, total disarm ament is not practical ; but it is essential that positive moves in that direction be taken aa soon as possible. The world is ready for a drastic reduction in armament by all nations. It is gratifying to know that college students, representing the thinking population of the United States, are fully eognizant of this. Therefore, it if their unqualified duty, as in telligent citizena, to prevent the nation of the world from resorting to rm?d fore and blood shed to settle their disputes, Tather than by arbitration. War is being stripped at last of its glamor and romantic appeal. It has no place among civilized human beings. Brilliant Weekend Plans to Eclipse Comparative Quiet of Current Week Friday Formal, Weekend House Parties With Greek Ball as Climax at Cornhusker Saturday Head Social Activities Schedule. In respect to social activities the week has been compara tively quiet. Two province presidents of national sororities have come to the campus and are being feted by their local chapters; the alumnae and Mothers clubs connected with Greek letter groups have been unusually active; and several interest inir mmnnni'PniPiils nf mnrriflD-pa hftvfi been made. A busv week end is foretold, however, in plans announced for parties Friday night, both downtown and at the various chapter houses, and in the annual Interfraternity ball Saturday evening at the Cornhusker hotel. Alpha Chi s bntertain For Province President. Alpha CM Omega alumnae and active members entertained at a tea Wednesday afternoon at the chapter house in courtesy to Mrs. Carl Wlnsor of Wichita, Has., pro vince president of the sorority. Those who received the guests and introduced them to Mrs. winsor were Miss Gwendolyn nager, active Dresldent: Mrs. B. I. Noble, alumnae advisor; and Miss Elolse Beal. Presiding at the tea table was Mrs. J. John Grainger, who was assisted ry me pieages or me sorority. Yellow and pink roses were used on the table, which had other appointments in the Russian motif. House Dance Listed By Delta Upsilon. The members of Delta Upsilon are planning a party to be given at the chapter house Friday evening. About sixty couples are expected to attend. Mrs. Caroline Philips, house mother, and Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Polly will be the chaperones. Pi K. A. s Plan Dance at House. Pi Karma Alrha announces a dance for Friday evening: at the chapter house. Chaperones for the affair will be Mrs. Margaret Davis, the house mother, and Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Low. Jonesv and his . orchestra will furnish the music for the party. Art Club Honors Mew Members Thursday. The Art Club announces a meet ing for Thursday evening in room 301 of Morrill Hrll. A dinner will be served in h'mor of the new members who have recently been admitted to the club. Following this, officers for the present semester will be elected. Mothers Clubs Hold Meetings on Campus. Thi Delta Zeta Mothers club Is havine a covered dish luncheon Thursday noon at the chapter house, to be followed by a meeting. The Sigma cm Momers ciuq lunching with Mrs. E. T. Sickel. 2957 Pfvmouth. with Mrs. H. B. Miles and Mrs. L. A. Ireland as sisting. Alumnae Clubs Meet Wednesday and Thursday. The alumnae members of Alpha Phi had dinner Wednesday with Mrs. Carl Bumstead, 2948 Wend over. Mrs. E. C. Hodder. 2935 Cable, was hostess to the alumnae of Alpha Xi Delta at her home Wednesday evening. On Thurs day evening the alumnae of Phi Omega PI will meet with Mrs. F. C. Grant at her home, 2716 Ryons. Mrs. Grant will be assisted by Miss Darece McWllliams. MONEY AVAILABLE FOR NORTHEAST NEBRASKA (Continued from Page 1.) should go to the same county com mittee that helped them last fall. Antelope county has been added to the seven counties In the previ- SOCIAL CALENDAR Thursday. Art club, dinner and meeting, Morrill hall, room 301. PI Beta Phi tea, Chapter House. Friday. McLean Hall House party. Beta Sigma Psl house party. Alpha Omlcron PI formal at the Cornhusker hotel. Delta Upsilon house party. Y. M.-Y. W. party,, Ellen .Smith hall. Dellon-Unlon banquet, 7:15 at 2960 Starr. Pi Kappa Alpha party at chap ter house. Saturday. Interfraternity Ball at the Corn husker. Kappa Psl, tea from 3 to 5 o'clock at Wesley Foundation, ous district and farmers in that county will be eligible now for feed loans. Brown, Rock, Keya Paha, Boyd, Knox, Cedar and Holt coun ties were the seven In the previous area. At the time the feed loans were closed up last December, $168, 777.00 had ben loaned to Nebraska farmers in the seven counties. Many farmers who did not think they needed to borrow last fall, and the farmers who borrowed at that time will undoubtedly want more money since they did not realize their needs nor expect the severe cold and snow which has increased the need for- livestock feeds in that area during the past five or six weeks. FORUM SPEAKER HAS SLIGHT HOPE OF DISARMAMENT (Continued from Page 1.) ference would continue for months and finally break up with nothing done. "Disarmament is Impossible un- AT THE STUDIO THURSDAY, FEB. 4. 12:00 A. S. C. E. 12:15 Sigma Tau. FRIDAY, FEB. 5, 12:00 Phi Chi Theta. SATURDAY, FEB. 6. 10:30 Alpha Lambda Delta. der present conditions," said Dr. Workmelster In conclusion. "The world must first faje realities, remedy some of the mistakes in the treaty of Versailles, and strengthen the machinery of peace, before it can accomplish universal disarmament." Captain G. W. Spoerry will dis cuss disarmament from a military point of view at next week's World Forum meeting. Charged with larceny of type writers, pen sets and postage stampB from the Iowa state capi tol building, a sophomore engi neering student of Iowa State col lege, and an accomplice, are in jail at Des Moines. UNITARIAN CHURCH 12th and H Streets Arthur L. Weatherly, O.D., Minister The Church Without a Creed Not the Truth but the Search for Truth Sunday. Feb. 7 Must Religion Be a Confession of Defeat? 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