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Wherein Alibis
Are Refuted.
Annual joint meeting of Phi Bits Kappa,
honorary scholastic group, and Sigma Xi, scien
tifio honorary, is announced for this evening.
Dr. Dunham Jackson, chairman of the depart
ment of mathematics at the University of
Minnesota and former president of the mathe
matical .Association of America, has been he
cured as the ppeaker of the evening. It is sel
dom that outstanding men stop over at Ne
braska, the university being out of the beaten
path, as it were. Dr. Jackson, secured by the
1wo organizations, is recognized es one of the
foremost leaders in the field of mathematics,
and members of the groups are anixous to
have a good attendance by the general public.
Students at the University of Nebraska have
few chances to hear distinguished lectures and
students from other places. These opportunities
are few and far between. But, University of
Nebraska students when those opportunities
present themselves do nothing to avail them
selves of the chance. Complaints, excuses, and
rationalizations are numerous. Among the num
erous alibis presented are these: that the lec
turer is too scientific, that the lecture comes
at a time when they cannot attend. Many times
these objections arc founded on fact, more of
ten than not they are figments of the imasina-j
tion based on lethargy of intellect.
Although it is debatable, the modern conten
tion is that students attend a university to at
tain the habiliments of a cultured person. No
better opportunity ever presents itself to get
something for nothing in the way of an extra
bit of intimate knowledge with which to toy
tlijm 1be occasions which arise when the uni
versity is fortunate enough to obtain a really
excellent speaker. Yet the students here con
tinue to ignore those excellent opportunities.
Despite the fact 1hat Mr. Jackson is a mathe
matician he is an interesting lecturer. Despite
the fact that his talk is entitled "From Tytha
goras to Modern Science" it will be entertain
ing. Contrary to the stereotype Mr. Jackson is
humorous. And not only that his lectures per
tain to mathematics.
Mr. Jackson will give his talk at the Temple
theater this evening at eight o'clock at about
the time that most, students are engaged in
bridge games, picture shows, or struggling into
a tux or a formal. Mr. Jackson will cease lec
turing at shortly at'ler nine at about ihe time
students usually start out on 1he dating events
of the evening. The time is appropriate. 1he
subject is appropriate, what could be more
appropriate than to attend end give onesself
the opportunity of furthering the very thing
for which we arc here'
According to "Believe it or not" Ripley, the
beautiful Lohengrin is nothing more than
Chopin's Funeral March played backward. The
person that made this transposition wasn't, no
dumb!
Knot Hole Cluh
The Second.
Nebraska's basket ball team isn't, perhaps,
the best in 1he Big Six but when Nebraska
plays it can usually be depended on to provide
enough thrills 1o last unlil 1he next sraine. Bas
ketball games so fur this year have been thrill
ers but even so the spirit that, the student, body
Khmrci ; nm-ilmiL' but traditionally Nebras
kan. It may be that, although coaxed and
fanned through football season, the old Ne
braska fit! lit is si ill slumbering somewhere
peacefully. But lliere is a tonic for most ail
ments and lln-rc is n Ionic for spiritless bas
ketball games. Here il is.
On going inlo the coliseum on gime nights
one sees numbers of youngsters crowded
around 1he doors looking for some way to get
in. They are just boys loyal Nebraska rooters
whoduring football season are Knot-Holers,
and there is enough spirit and enthusiasm
bubbling up in 1hose little hearts to supply the
spark that is now missing. Why not let them
into the basketball games free?
At fool hall games hundreds of Knot-Holers
turn out and their cheers for the team are
heard enough that the university sees fit to
give them a cheerleader all their own and this
cheerleader never has to plead with these
youngsters to yell a litlle louder. They are
orderly, too. There isn't, any confusion, un
sportsmanlike conduct el rowdyism among the
Knot-Holers; yet they supply a boiler full of
real spirit and they lend picturesque atmos
phere to the whole scene.
There i-i plenty of room to accomodate a big
section of these' Knot-Holers in the Coliseum.
During every game this season, except for a
few stragglers,, the whole south balcony and a
large part of the east and west balconies are
pmpty. It would not entail any additional ex
pense or trouble to let these youngsters in but
it would cecal c a cheering section that will
make a basketball game seem like a contest
between two colleges instead of a practice
game between two squads.
It is rather touching to pass these little fel
lows up when entering the doors of the field
house. The wistful Iooks and the eager ques
tion, "Mister, have you got an extra ticket!,"
are a bit hard to take, especially when one
thinks how easy It would be to let these young
sters in.
A Chance to Do Our Bit.
While we are enjoying the benefits of a
state suported institution most of us ure prob
ably giving little thought to the needs of a
portion of the taxpayers who have uiad the
operation of this university possible. First
hand accounts of conditions in the "drouth
section" in northern Nebraska indicate that
many families are in want of clothing and food.
Students are naturally not in a position 1o
give the financial aid which is necessary if
food is to be secured. That end of the matter
is handled by our parents. There is a way,
however, in which we may do our bit toward
aiding a needy cause. The Nebraskan pro
poses a collection of all those useless articles
in the student wardrobe.
Who among us does not have a few articles
of apparel or a pair of shoes which have out
grown their usefulness either because of dic
tates of style or general shabbiness? Each
spring the "rag man" makes a canvass of fra
ternity houses, carrying away a large bundle
of well conditioned clothing from each place.
For these clothes he pays little or nothing.
The Nebraskan suggests that each fraternity
and sorority have its members select such
clothing as their wardrobe may warrant, and
contribute it to the cause. Collection of these
articles of apparel could be made by an organ
ized student group and turned over to Gover
nor Bryan's relief committee for distribution.
The outside world looks to the university for
a higher type of citizenship. People of this
state are willing to pay a share of their taxes
toward the support of the University of Ne
braska. They feel that its graduates will give
the state an intelligent and thoughtful leader
ship. Jn return we would do well to demon
strate a sympathetic understanding of 1he
needs of the state while we are yet in school.
Student aid is now in order.
.4 Truce
Is Signed.
An exchange dinner, with half the members
of each fraternity taking dinner at the other
house, was held Wednesday by the two Col
lege of Agriculture fraternities. Alpha Gamma
Itho and Farm House. The event marks the
turning point in the altitude of these two
houses, the only organized groups on that cam
pus, toward each other and a swing from poli
tical throat-cutting to co-operation.
In the past there has ben constant rivalry
and even strife between these two fraternities.
Individual power and "pull" of the two
houses, rather than the abilily of the candi
dates, has often determined the disposition of
student offices and honors on the Ag campus.
The situation was paradoxical m that both
were members of the same political faction.
The condition reached a climax last spring
when one "bolted the party ticket," throwing
the political situation into a turmoil and, for
a lime, promising complete realignment of the
political affiliations of all fraternities.
That threat however passed. This year has
seen a more co-operative spirit between the two
houses. They are to be commended on the step
they have taken. They have pointed ihe way
to a practice which, generally adopted, would
revolutionize the relations of fraternities on
the Nebraska campus.
MORNING MAIL
Lament Over Education.
TO TilK EPITOH :
Why are students so lax in interest in ihe
more substantial questions of education" In
stead of being satisfied with learning just
enough 1o get a grade, the students should
delve into their courses intenstively and ex
tensively to get all they can. Only in this way
can they obtain the finer points of the courses
carried and only in this way can they prepare
themselves to not be content, with merely "just
good enough" after graduation.
J aui of the opinion the majority of the erad
uates of universities and colleges, of the United
States at least, have not developed this funda
mental trait. And present-day studenls are not
developing it. think they realize the value of
heinir uhle to analyze, and beinir acquainted
wilh the fine points of major questions and j
topics, but are content to take their chances
on developing this trait sometime in 1he fu
1ure. Tbia in the. height of follv. A person mil
developed to his highest extenl is not edu
cated. He will have to develop it on his own
initiative. The time to start is non,
Professors are lax in leaching this funda
mental. They are leaders, but few ko from
their immediate courses and philosophize with
his students, opening new fields of thought for
1hem. In leading students in this respect, pro
fessors can perform a great service. KDKKH.
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I TREND OF THE 3
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THE United States has some
1 good cities. At least the like
ot Chicago have been termed
"bad." Milwaukee is one of the
good. The Wisconsin city ended
19.11 with all salaries and bills
paid, expended thousands for un
employed relief, and has $1,000,000
left. Milwaukee has an honest
sincer mayor, and a hi.wk-eyed
controller watching expenditures.
The mayor knows his job, for he
has been at it for fifteen years.
And by the way he is a socialist
The Nation editorialized: "Nor
is Milwaukee noteworthy merely
on the financial side. It has no
gangsters; its police are efficient;
its criminal courts are the speed
iest in the country, and the justice
thev dispense is even-handed. New
York, Chicago, and other cities
should have this sort of govern
ment -if they wished it."
CTRONG in its condemnation of
the League of Nations, urgent
in its plea for "complete disarma
ment" Russia at the World dis
armament conference, tho isolated
has much to say.
In regard to the conference' aid
to Far East the spokesman re
turned, "It won t do any good!
Then again, "The league always
delayed too long."
Russia is sincere when she says
that the nations shall not sidestep
her challenge of "complete dis
armament" this time. She is to
be admired for her willingness to
lead in such a step. Yet adven
turesome Russia must guard her
delegates with plain clotbesmen
and police at Geneva.
"VJ7AR in everything but name"
w continues. To Geneva and to
the Tokio government a peace pro
posal har. been presented by
Great Britain and the United
States, backed by France and
Italy.
But on the fifth of the five-point
proposal Tokio balks. The fifth,
"absolutely unacceptable" to Japan
provided that prompt advances be
made in negotiations to settle all
outstanding controversies between
the two nations in the spirit of the
Kellogg-Briand anti-war pact and
the League of Nations resolution
of December 9, "without prior de
mands or reservations and with the
aid of neutral observers of par
ticipants." Japan says she welcomes the
peace move, but now a Chinese
"push" on Shanghai is feared. Ob
servers at Geneva expect drastic
action from the League. What
"drastic" means is to be guessed.
While we're waiting for some
thing definite to happen, we might
glance at a few figures. England
in 1930 sold goods valued at 83
million dollars to Shanghai, United
States sold 79 million dollars
worth. But Japan, right at China's
door, sold only 59 million dollars
worth of goods. There are more
than twice as many Japanese as
Englishmen and Americans com
bined in Shanghai.
M or its Asks Grade
Applicants to Meet
All candidates for gradi
school teaching oositiont who
hava registered with tht
teachers' burtau sine Decem
ber IS will moat with tha direc
tor, R. D. Morltz, in room 200,
Teachers college, on Friday,
Feb. 5, at 5 p. m. Attendance
is Important
R. D, Morlti.
ner Tuesday, Feb. , 5:45 p. m, at
the Harmony library and tea room,
1320 N street Dean J. E. LeRoss
lr.ol will talk to the group on
"Canadian Habitat"
"Get acquainted" is the motto
for the Y. M.-Y. W. party for new
students to be held Friday evening
in Ellen Smith ball.
The R. O. T. C band will play
for a concert In the coliseum, Feb.
7, at 3:30. This is the first of a se
ries of concerts which the band
will present this winter.
The Delian-Union Literary soci
ety will hold its annual banqu :t
Friday evening, Feb. 5, at 7:15, at
the home of Gladys Clemens, 2960
Starr St.
AT TIIE STUDIO
FRIDAY, FEB. 5.
12:00 Phi Chi Theta.
SATURDAY, FEB. 6.
10:30 Alpha Lambda Delta.
Girl Poundage
Changes Go on
Record Herein
In spite of the depression corn
fed beauties on the Nebraska cam
pus have not suffered from loss
of weight On the contrary, thei
seems to have been a few pounds
gained, now and then. Perhaps
cheaper foods have something to
do with this or perhaps an extra
layer of fat was needed as pro
tection against the cold winter
when clothes are not so plentiful.
At any rate there is an absence
of emaciated coeds.
All freshman and sophomore
girls are "weighed in" when they
register for the classes in physical
education. There is no check on
their weight however, at the end
of the semester.
The "individual classes," how
ever, which deal with girls who
are markedly underweight or over
weight, keep a close check upon
them and compile statistics as to
their gain and loss. There is there
fore, a record of 225 girls upon
whirh to base assumptions.
At the beginning of the year
107 gina were 10 percent or more
underweight and thirty-one were
10 nercent or more overweight In
an effort to bring these girls to
normal wey were given spevmi
exercises, milk, codliver oil or
rolling exercises, as the case de-
irmnrirrf And. aa a result in
spite of hard times the girls who
neiutad the Dounds rot them and
some few of those who had an ex
cess lost them. Fifty-three of the
damsels gained one to five pounds,
twelve of them gained five to ten
pounds, one gained between ten
and fifteen pounds and one tipped
thj scales at twenty pounds more
than she was able to in September.
On the other hand, seven of the
girls who practiced rolling lost one
to five pounds, two lost between
five and ten pounds and one lost
fifteen pounds.
The results of this story are
interesting. Of the girls who were
underweight 62.6 percent were
able to put on weight depression
or no depression, and only 32.2
percent of the overweights wcte
able to lose pounds. The moral
seems to be that it is easier to
receive than to give.
PALLADUNSJS1VE PLAY
"A Little Clodhopper" Will
Be Presented at Open
Meeting of Group.
The juniors of the Palladian Lit
erary society will give a three-act
play, "A Little Clodhopper," at the
open meeting of the society Friday
evening. Specialties will be given
between the acts of the play, which
is a comedy.
Those taking part in the pro
gram are: Dorothy Keller, Jesse
Livingston, Margaret Reedy, Bill
Allington, Norma Peterson, Lillian
Sperry, Graham Howe, Lucy Starr,
Kenneth Millett and Milan Austin.
Hughina Legge and Victor R. Sey
mour are directing.
The meeting will begin at 8:30
p. m. The society meets in Palla
dian hall on the third floor of the
Temple building.
ECONOMICS GROUP
HEARS STUDENTS
SPEAK THURSDAY
"War DebU" and "Moratorium'
were the subjects of two talks
given before the Economics Round
Table at the meeting held in So
cial Science building Thursday
evening. K. B. Douglass and Her
bert Casey, both students, were
the speakers.
The EconomicsRound Table is
a comparatively new organisation.
i.nmm pim mi elected oresi-
Hont vuhn it waa founded last se
mester. The group is under the
supervision of the economics de
partment
Rnnninr nnaea at the University
of Kansas have been blamed on
mmhU aat rnlda bv school au
thorities. University physician, be
cause of the spreading cold epi
demic, has warned students
against "close contact and promis
cuous osculation."
a. nmhihition haa been Placed
on dancing at Simpson college by
trustees of the institution. .
UNITARIAN CHUECH
12th and H Street
Art'iur L. Weatherl, D.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 7
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YY7HEN Franklin D. Roosevelt
candidate for the democratic
presidential nomination, in a re
cent address said, "The League of
Nations today is not the league
conceived by Woodrow Wilson,"
and said the United States should
have no part in it he should not
have included that "It (the league)
might have been had the United
States joined."
Is not that a reason why the
United States should join today?
Perhaps we can still make it what
Woodrow Wilson wanted it to be,
an organ for world peace.
The presidential prospect says
further that it was made a "mere
meeting place for the political dis
cussions of strictly European polit
ical difficulties." Certainly we
were not represented to make it
otherwise.
AYONDER what these dinners at
w the White House are like?
Wonder, too, if the one the other
night when Speaker and Mrs. John
N. Garner were invited was more
formal, more stiff, or more selec
tive than usual. It is neldom the
president so honors such ardent
opponents.
DECAUSE the United States does
not recognize the Union of So
viet Socialist Republics, embarras
sing situations are likely to arise
at the Geneva conference. In con
ference and committee meetings
representatives of the two large
nations will not speak because of
ficially they are not on speaking
terms.
College Editors Say
AL SMITH isn't going to defin
itely enter the democratic race
by entering his name in preferen
tial primaries, but it is expected 1
that within a few days he will I
mike s definite statement as- to
why a wet plank should be put in
the platform. In the meantime his
friends will be putting up state
delegate candidates which favor
him. It's the party trying to get
Into power that has to work and
that has the troubles.
TTHE DOLE pops up Hgaln aa
Senators Costigan and LaFol
lette bring up their $375,000,000
bill for unemployment relief la
senate discuHsion. Over half of the
sum would be distributed this year
to states according to population
for their relief programs. Tnj ad
ministration opposes.
Agreement.
War. Japanese bombing planes, Chinese
snipers, American marines, British battleships.
Undergraduates become enthusiastic.
Fifteen years ago the men who today crowd
Wheeler steps were playing at war. With
cocked hats of newspaper and stubby swords
of wood, 1he "Yankees" chased the "Ger
mans" around the house, and buried theni on
the b;k lawn. Six-year-old Bed Cross nurses
stretc xJ the wounded out on the front porch,
nnd left Ihem there when it was time 1o go in
for dinner.
We played a game, inspired by waving flags,
marching soldiers, screaming headlines; we
want to play the same game nw, when we are
too old to play. We wpplant reason with en
thusiasm, and give youth as an alibi.
Headlines scream, and we are apt to forget
that America is at peace, and that we are too
old to play the games we played fifteen years
ago. Lai! California n.
COMING EVENTS
IN BRIEF.
Tryouts lof membership In
Pershing Rifles, honorary basic
military fraternity, will be held
Wednesday and Thursday. Feb. 10
and 11, at 5 o'clock in Nebraska
Hall.
The Student Volunteers will
have their first meeting of the sec
ond semester Friday, Feb. 5, from
12:15 until 12:45. in the lower floor
of the University Episcopal
church. Mr. Claude Gordon will be
in charge of the devotional service.
The Lutheran club of the uni- j
vereity will meet Friday evening.
Feb. 5, at 8:15 in room 203 of the
Temple building. Dr. J. E. Alexis,
professor of romance languages, Is
the evening speaker.
Gamma Epsilon Pi. national
honorary commerce Rorority for
university girls, will sponsor a din-
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