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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
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With malice toward none; with charity
for nil ; with firmness in the right, as Ood
gives us to see the right, let us strive on to
finish the work we are in, to hind up the
nation's wounds; to care for him who whall
have borne the battle, and for his widow,
and his orphan to do all which may
achieve and cherish a just and last ins; peace
among ourselves, and with all nations.
Abraham Lincoln.
Lincoln,
The Myth.
Today, with no booming guns, no fireworks,
no speeches, not even a holiday, the United
States is remembering Abraham Lincoln. One
hundred twenty-three years ago today Abra
ham Lincoln was born. Seventy-one years aro
he was seated in the highest place the Ameri
can people have it in their power to jrive t
nnv person. Today he lives in the minds ot
the" American people as the great myth to
which they tie their dreams, hopes, prides, and
superstitions. Thousands of books have been
written about him some of them truthful,
some of them supposedly iconoclastic, some of
them really revealing.
To that great personality is attributed more
sides, more fineness and filth, more lofty ideals
and low purposes, than to nny other character
in any page of American history. He has been
praised as the greatest man in history: he has
been called the son of an illegitimate mother;
he has been called a butcher: be has been
called a father of mercy; and he has been
called the American people's God.
This much is true. "When the American
colonies severed themselves from the old world
they left behind them all of their past, all of
their traditions. All that was left to them was
their ideals, their hopes for the future. They
could not look back, that would have been
treason, they could only look ahead, with the
view of building a new past. For some, eighty
years they struggled along without a myth.
True, George "Washington and others of his
caliber, lived in the memory of the people, but
1o those men the public could not attribute
the qualities of a god so necessary to a na
tional hero.
And then came Abraham Lincoln. During;
his personal and private life he -had more of
the extreme joys and sorrows than any aver
age man, his public life was filled with bitter
ness and pain, hidden by an unfaltering sense
of humor. He was called everything which it
is possible to call a man. His personality, his
principles, his manners, his mind, even his
looks were assailed by not only his political
enemies but by men of his own affiliation.
And in 1865 he was slain by another American
myth the national Judas J. Wilkes Booth.
Jt was then and then only that the American
people really discovered Lincoln. When they
saw Lincoln in his coffin, they realized at last
that here was the man to fill the pattern of
the national deity.
He was dead, but myths had taken his fu
ture and transported it to immortality and
soon no one was safe in proclaiming Lincoln an
ordinary mortal like others in the nation.
The people did not want to know of his doubts,
his despair, his evasions, his schemes, they
wanted only to know of how he prayed, how
lie loved, how he suffered, how he dreamed.
It was not the cold, calculating mind of the
man the wanted to know it was the sad,
warm heart which held their interest.
It is not the purpose here to idealize the
man. That has been too effectively done be
fore. Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves. He
created precedent after precedent which still
stand in Washington. He showed the Ameri
can people and wrote indelibly across their
history what it is to stand for a principle.
Abraham Lincoln placed the United States of
America upon the rock foundation which now
supports it. But most of all he fulfilled a
place in American history, absolutely neces
.sary to the peace of mind of the nation's
people, the national myth.
What
Election?
What curious phenomena is it, we ask,
whereby student politics on this campus has
drifted into a lethargy so well rooted that
even the most omnipotent of student political
leaders can scarcely raise their voices in elec
tion ballyhoo.
The past four years have seen the passing of
the old time factional rivalry at election time,
they have seen the complete hibernation of
student spirit in things politic, and they have
seen the passing of class offices from the role
of important plums to the transitory position
of mere sinecures.
A few of the older students may remember
the efficient barb organization of several years
ago which forced the Blue Shirts and Yellow
Jackets to combine at election time to protect
the prestige of voting Greeks at the polls.
That organization has passed. Many students
may remember when the Yellow Jackets were
at least able to give the Blue Shirts a lively
scran at tho voting booths on election day.
That era is apparently also a mttter of history
by this time.
Three years ago the Student council nbo'
ished minor class offices, much to the protest
of several faculty members. Since then the
office of class president has drifted down th
stoney path toward oblivion. It has no duties
attached to it. It has the contempt of two fao
tions and the half hearted support of the other
Next Tuesduy will see another class election
Presidents will be named and with the excep
lion of tlm nliint.inir of flip ivv on Tvv div bv
t ---o - , -.
the junior and senior presidents they will have
nothing to do.
Class offices, as they now stand, are kept in
nominal existence by the Student council
Why docs not that body, as soon as new offi
ccrs arc named, create some worth while duties
for class presidents to perforin! Such a fctep
was recommended by Yellow Jackets am
Barbs when they refused to present slates last,
fall. This same program also 1ms the accord
of Blue blurts lenders, investigation indicates
It is quite apparent, even to tho most casual
observer, that the office of class president will
be strangled off the campus by its own sheer
impotence unless something is done to justify
its existence.
YELUXG
Youth.
"America is the only country in the world
without a youth movement. So spake fcilna
lVrber recently. He.vwood Broun, leaping to
the defense of Yankee collegians, replied tnar
though youth in America was probably less
rabid and outspoKeu man iniu oi auginnu,
France. German v and other countries, a ccr
tain amount of taciturnity is becoming. Broun
belie es it is more important that young people
think straight than have That facility of ex
pression. Miss Fcrber undoubtedly had reasons which
led her to denounce American fledglings. It is
true that in America students do not speak
from soap boxes, as a rule, and neither do they
waste much time Avith parades and mass meet
ings protesting undesirable social conditions.
But they do realize there are undesirable con
ditions in many branches of human activity.
You need only to get one of the denounced
youths to intimately speak with you in what
he would call a "bull session" and you see
that he does have nn insight that is getting to
the bottom of modern problems, or at least
trying to get there.
in many eases, it is unfortunately true that
the youth's angle of approach to social prob
lems is slightly out of line, but what else could
it be with antiquated methods of education
hampering toddling steps toward truth? If it
is to be. assumed that by a "movement," Miss
Ferber means constructive effort to remedy
unfortunate conditions, then it would seem,
from the student angle, that Miss Ferber's
declaration carries nn implication of some
thing that is not true. Youth is making con
structive effort, even though it is perhaps not
in the form of blatant radicalism.
Athletic
Referendum.
For a number of years the Student council
has been attempting to place a student member
on the Athletic Board of Control, that body
which g-uides the destinies of the athletic de
partment of the University of Nebraska. Re
cently at a national student federation con
clave in Toledo, delegates from Nebraska
learned that Nebraska was one of the few
schools which did not have such a member on
similar boards. Tuesday, the student body at
large will have a chance to show their attitude
toward the question. The Student council has
called for a referendum on the question of
"Do you favor student representation on the
Athletic Board of Control!"
Feasibility of the plan has been investigated
time after time by representatives of the coun
cil and always some snag has held up the ful
fillment of the ideal. The committee in charge
of the work this year has announced that it
will carry the work to completion. Material
from other schools is being secured and ideas
from men upon the campus conversant with
the situation is being gathered for presentation
to the necessary authorities.
There are many reasons why the students
should have a member on the Board of Athletic
Control. Chief among them is the fact that
the students are the chief supporters of the
athletic program of any school and that if it
were not for the students at large there would
be no need for an athletic program. The stu
dents should take advantage of the opportu
nity Tuesday to lend their weight to the grow
ing belief in student government.
fflWllW'TetW
OF THE
TIMES
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by
QKRALD BARDO
MOW It In general opinion that
1 China and Japan will have to
fight out their differenced in the
Shanghai area and come to a mili
tary decision before foreign gov
ernment can make successful
peace offers.
It looks as if they intend to fight
it out. From Japan zu.ouu men
are being transported. Patriotic
Chinese are massing In the Woo
Mumr district While suns are si
lenced at night troops dig In and
throw up embankments, mrougn
out the quiet periods wounded are
moved to tna rear.
Meanwhile all praise to some
800 students In Tokyo who have
met in protest of this "lmpenaiis
tic war" as they caned it. i wen
ty-five of them were arrested.
IT HAS been expected that im-
peachment charges against An
drew Mellon would be dropped,
The president pardoned him be
fore he was convicted by appoint'
ing him ambassador to the court
of St. James.
A 8 THE Reconstruction Finance
corporation moves into bus!
nes to restore confidence in bank
lnr. to bolster railroads and Indus
try, and to encourage agriculture,
the Nation says:
It Is essentially a palliative,
not a cure. It deals with the re
sults of the depression and not
with its causes. It puts all hands
to the pumps to bail out the ship,
but it does nothing to repair tne
leaks. Not until Mr. Hoover and
congress see the need for a lower
tariff, and for a cancellation or at
least a drastic reduction of the
war debts not, In brief, until they
turn to the very things that they
seem most determined to ignore
will they do anything to combat
the present crisis at its source."
MORNING MAIL
Four Long Yearn.
TO THE EDITOR:
Tsk, tsk, and tsk! Why pick on the poor,
unfortnuate he-male who is to be chosen king
of the Leap Year party! Give the poor chap
a break he'll need it and anyway, you,
Cock Robin, and you, W. H. B., must give the
women credit for something at least partially
nc wand different from the multitudinous
campus queens we have from September to
June every year.
I grant you that a "cake" or "ladies man"
will get the honor, but you are slightly incor
rect regarding the voting because every or
ganized women's house on the campus will
cast their votes for some male, unfornuate or
otherwise.
Another reason why yon should bear with
and not against the unfortunate king ia that
he will have to reign four years instead of only
a few months or a year, and that is quite some
job. If you don't think so ask President Hoo
ver, who rushed in where angels feared to
tread in 1928 (with apologiea to Dean Hicks)
and haa the "repression" on his hands now.
I suppose that the reason why the men are
chiding the Mortar Boards and the soon-to-be
crowned king is because a woman thought of
the idea and not some man. Of course, being
a man (I hope) I will never admit the equality
of the opposite sex, but nevertheless, this is a
good idea, and even if we don't get a bid "us
guys" should support the M. B.'s and the Leap
Year party and their king long may he live.
OSCAK ZILCH, THOID.
T7HEN your car runs out of gas,
w filling the tank alone won't
start it. xou have to turn the en
trine over some time before the
flow of engine food will be steady,
Similarly, it does not seem mat
we are going to get this engine of
Industry started by just filling the
tank with money irom me Kecon
struction Finance corporation. You
either have to fill the vacuum tank
of the consumer with a little
money to get the thing going or
else turn the engine over a long
time to get circulation.
The dole is ugly but it offers
one way of getting a little pur-
hasing power to the consumer.
That should at least start the flow
of more goods. Also the LaFol-lette-Costigan
375 million dollar
ppropriation to states for reiier
ould alleviate a lot or sunermg
that local aid can never prevent.
At least the S'no-.l-ipanese con
flict gives the United States a
reason for mt yet allowing the
Philippines their Independence. To
the house insular committee se
cretary of War Hurley said, "No
final solution of political relations
can be undertaken at the present
ithout grave danger to both the
Philippines and the American peo
ple." Severance of political rela
tions now he is afraid will lead to
anarchy and revolution.
In Germany Adolf Hitler says
that 900,000 men are enrolled in
the Nazi movement. At Berlin he
recently reviewed 15,000 of his
"storm troops." It has only been In
the last month that the Nazi move
ment has been fully recognized by
the government. Hitlerites until
the recent act were not allowed
places in the regular army.
Not long ago British Laborites
fumed when four free-trade min
isters were allowed to remain In
the cabinet In spite of the fact that
they voted against the tariff. Al
ways before a disagreeing minister
has resigned.
Last week a motion was tabled
to the effect that parliament had
no confidence in the government
because It had violated the anci
ent tradition of cabinet solidarity
and joint responsibility.
Monday the house of commons
downed the motion 438 to 39. Stan
ley Baldwin, leader of the govern
ment on the floor in the house, ex
plained that the members of the
cabinet bad assumed collective re
sponsibility for the departure from
collective action.
KOSMET SPRING
SHOW TEYOUTS
8ET FOB FEB. 16
(Continued from Page 1.)
Devereaux, at the Kosmet Klub
rooms, in Social Science Annez,
during the afternoons.
A request for tunes for "Jingle
Belles" was voiced Thursday by
Dick Devereaux. Two tunes in par
ticular are specified. One on" Wo
men," and the other on "Jingle
Belleo." The latter should be of
about the same rythm as the ever
popular Yuletlde song, "Jingle
Bells." Song writers are asked to
get in touch with Herbert Yenne,
or Devereaux. The tunes for last
years show, "High and Dry" were
written by Harold Turner, Joyce
Ayres and Fr ankle Sherman.
It Yenns's Third Show.
"Jingle Belles" a two act com
edy Is the third Kosmet Klub show
written by Herbert Yenne, a mem
ber of the department of drama
tics. In 1927, his "The Dream Pi
rate" waa produced, and in 1928,
the Klub produced "The Love
Hater." The next three shows were
written by Bill McCleery, and in
clude, "Don't Be Silly." "Sob Sla
ter," and "High and Dry." "Jingle
Belles" will be the eighteenth play
to be produced by Kosmet Klub.
The show is expected to open in
Lincoln, April 14. As yet no def
inite plans to take the show on the
road have been announced, but a
tentative date of April 9 has been
selected for the outstate opening.
Negotiations are underway to pro
ace the show in Omaha, Hastings,
Norfolk, Nebraska City, McCook,
Fremont, North Platte, Columbus,
Grand Island, and Kearney. Work
on the production will start imme
diately. LEO BECK'S BAND
ON PROGRAM FOB
LEAP YEAB FETE
(Continued from Page L)
turn are asked to invite their
escorts in the reversed fashion
typical of the evening's events.
Chape rones for the party will be
Dean Amanda H. Heppner, Miss
Mable Lee, Miss Elsie Ford Piper,
ISvbraakan Renewal
Deadline, Feb. 12
First semester mailed sub
sonptlons to the Dally Nebras
kan will be discontinued unless
renewed by Feb. 12. We will
greatly appreciate prompt ac
tion on this matter by our pa
trons who receive this publics
tion by mall.
JACK THOMPSON,
Buslntss Manager.
Miss Florence McGahey, and Miss
Pauline GellaUy, all of whom are
sponsors of the active chapter of
Martar isoara. tjnanceuor ana
Mrs. Edgar A. Burnett, Dean and
Mrs. T. J. Thompson, Dean ana
Mrs. John D. Hicks, Dean and Mrs,
H. H. Foster. Dean and Mrs. Wll
llam W. Burr, Dean and Mrs,
Charles H. Oldfather, Dean and
Mrs. George A. Grubb, Dean and
Mrs. O. J. Ferguson, Dean and
Mrs. Fred W, Upson, Dean and
Mrs. Rufus A. Lyman, and Dean
and Mrs. Frank H. Henzlik, Mr,
and Mrs. Gayle C. Walker, Mr. and
Mrs. John Selleck are included in
the list of invited patrons and
patronesses.
Honorary members of Mortar
Board who are residing in Lincoln
at the present time were Invited to
the party. They are Miss Mar
garet Fedde, Miss Kate Field, Miss
H. Alice Howell, miss Maoei
Hayes, Miss Marguerite McFee,
Miss Laura Pfieffer, Miss Louise
Pound, Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson.
Mrs. Hattie Plum Williams, and
Mrs. Fred Williams.
NEBRASKA IN CHINA
DRIVE SET TO OPEN
(Continued from Page 1.)
ation she sailed for China to work
with the association there.
By 1914 she was national secre
tarv of the Y. W. C. A., the first
national secretary and the only
"foreign" one. In 1914 the Y. W.
C. A. on this campus voted to be
responsible for the salary of
China's national secretary, their
own alumna, Grace Coppock. The
first "Nebraska in China" cam
paign took place the following fall,
After her death in ismi, it was
voted at the university to continue
sending tne rund in commemora
tion of her service to the Y. W. C.
A. This year a special emphasis
will be placed on the campaign,
because of the interest in affairs
in China.
The committee in charge is as
follows: Jane Elizabeth Robertson,
Delta Gamma, chairman; Jane
Boos, Delta Delta Delta, and
Gretchen Schrag, Alpha Omicron
Pi, social; Evelyn O'Connor, Delta
Zeta, and E. Bash Perkins, fi
nance; Helen Cassidy, Sigma Kap
pa, exhibits; Constance Kiser,
Sigma Kappa, publicity; Virginia
Larson and Julio Simanek, Alpha
Omicron Pi, program. Opalle
Dubachek, has charge of the pub
licity on the agriculture campus.
Tubbing haa been revived by the
Vigilance committee at tne uni
versity of California in order that
campus traditions may be enforced.
E
II
Swarthmore Dean Surveys
Countrywide School
Registration.
FEW REPORT INCREASE
COMING EVENTS
IN BRIEF.
An almost universal decrease In
enrollment in colleges and unlver
sltles was shown by a survey by
Dean Raymond waiters o
Swarthmore college. The Untver
sltv of Nebraska showed a de
crease of 6.3 percent according to
Dean Walters' figures.
The Dally Kansan reported
drop of 215 full time students from
the 1930 figures. The University of
Missouri had the highest railing
out of any of the Missouri Valley
schools listed. The University of
Oklahoma was low among tne
listed schools of this section with
a 4.5 falling off from last year's
enrollment.
There were few increases in reg
istratlon reported. The only school
in this region is the University of
Colorado with an increase of 2 per
cent, and the University of Indiana
with a 5 percent increase.
Dean Walters pointed out that
there was a decrease of 1.6 percent
in the enrollment of women In lib
eral arts colleges. He explained
this by the fact that families that
have been affected by the depres
slon have continued sending the
son to college, but have kept the
daughter at home.
Percentages of decrease in en
rollments follows: University of
Nebraska, 6.5; University of Kan
sas, 5.1; University of Oklahoma,
o; University of Missouri, 10.7;
University of Iowa, 5.8; University
of Illinois, 4.3; University of Wis.
consin, 6.7; University of Texas,
.3; University of Oregon, 6.9;
University of Washington, 6; and
Oklahoma A. and M., 5.8.
EMINENT NEGRO
HISTORIAN WILL
SPEAK SATURDAY
(Continued from Page 1.)
university, Carl Fish of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin, and A, M.
Schlesinger ol Harvard. It was
Dr. Schlesinger's place in Har-
ard unlvesity that Dr. Hicks of
Nebraska occupied during his
leave of absence.
The talk of Dr. Woodson's will
be of interest also to students in
history, advises Dr. H. P. Williams
of the Sociology department, who
Is among those sponsoring Dr.
UNITARIAN CHURCH
12th H Streata
Arthur L. Weatherly, Minister
The Church Without a Creed
Not tha Truth but the Search
for Truth
Men's Commercial meeting, Feb.
17, 7:30, Commercial club room.
General meeting for the election
of officers.
Blzad Executive Board meeting
for the election of officers Wednes
day, Feb, 17, at 5:00 in the dean's
office.
Woodson's visit here. Dr. Wood
son Is also well known for his
historical articles.
Approximately
women In the united States are
engaged in the practice of den
tistry. "That American civilisation Is a
? Tester menace to the world than
hat of Russia" Is the side being
upheld by Oxford university of
England in a debate with the Col
lege of St. Thomas at St. Paul,
Minn.
Thirty-one thousand dollars was
recently slashed from the athletic
budget of Ohio State university for
the remainder of the school year.
Approximately eighty thousand
dollars will be cut from the oper
ating expenses for the next school
year, which begins July 1.
The first trip to the moon will
be made within the next century,
according to Prof. John Q. Stewart
of Princeton university.
DEGREES TAKEN AT
MICHIGAN.
Announcement has been mado
that E. Grtnnel Almy, graduate of
the University of Nebraska, has
received his Doctor's degree in
Chemistry from the University of
Micmgan at Ann Arbor.
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