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The Daily Nebraskan
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THE DAILY Nl'WlASKAN
THURSDAY. OCTOHKR 6. 1932.
Slack Blotch
Blotted Out.
THE Interfraternity council Tuesday night sound
ed the death knell on this campus for what
has historically been the most perplexing of all col
lege fraternity problems: the rushing question. The
supreme penalty was enacted on the old cut-throat
and strong-arm method and in its place established
a procedure fair to both fraternity and rushee,
which if enforced -should stop the flood of criti
cism on that score which In the past has poured In
on Nebraska fraternities collectively every fall.
The Nebraskan commends the council for the most
progressive step that body has taken in many
moons.
It is difficult to comprehend how a system with
as many shortcomings as that in effect i.i Tie past
could have been tolerated so many yeai.-.' Pan
hellenic ten years ago did what the Interfr.i?..'.!ty
council did Tuesday night.
UNDER the old system, pledging worked some
thing like this:
' A freshman came down to school knowing prac
tically nothing about fraternities. Some good Greek
from his home town got a rush card on him. Per
haps, if he had made a name for himself in high
school athletics or if his father had plenty of money,
several houses got cards on him.
Of course he had to keep all dates signed for the
iirst two days but, if there was a conflict in dates
"Uhat is, if a second house could get hold of him
he didn't really know what it was all about anyway
7-and make a date with him in conflict with a pre
vious date) then the conflict was settled by letting
the rushee take his choice. This meant that what
trver house got hold of the rushee first after his ar
rival in Lincoln and had the physical strength and
power of persuasion to hold him, could bide him
from every other house until after 12 midnight
londay when he could be pledged. He was given
no opportunity to see other houses and decide for
Jiimself.
Moreover, violations of the rules were not pun
ished since cases were heard only after complaint
tiad been filed by another house; and every house,
knowing itself to be a violator of some rule, was
jafraid of the consequences to itself should an hon
est attempt at enforcement be made.
TWO fundamental changes in the new rules con
stitute a revolutionary revision of the entire
system to eliminate these unfair tactics:
1. The preferential bid system with Wednesday
night pledging dinner will permit rushees to choose
the fraternity on which thry have decided after a
comparison of all with whom they have had dates.
It will allow fraternities to offer pledgeship to only
those rushees they desire among their membership
after ample opportunity to judge the man.
2. Provision of a faculty committee to enforce
the rules will keep the procedure out of petty inter
"fraternity politics and make possible an unbiased
application of the rules to the actions of every
house.
There are some other notable improvements.
The stipulation that no rushees may have less
than one or more than three dates during the entire
week, or more than one date per day, with any one
fraternity eliminates the possibility of any one fra
ternity monopolizing all any rushee's time or hiding
him away from other houses.
The preferential system under which the rushee
will submit his choice of fraternity to a faculty
. committee makes possible a graceful refusal of any
house for the rushee who decides not to pledge at
all, without his being subjected to high pressure
.methods asking him to "decide rigut now."
The provision that no rushee who does not pledge
at the Wednesday night pledging dinners may
, pledge for one month, eliminates the after-rush-
week rushing which in the past has seriously cut in
on the time of freshmen attempting to orient them
selves in their new surroundings during the first
weeks of school. All rushing will have ended before
first classes are held and cannot be resumed until
- well into October-
The penalties provided, both for rushees and fra
ternities violating the rules, are sufficient again,
if the rules are enforced to make any infraction
highly unprofitable.
CERTAIN' defects, however, remain in the new
set of rules. One of these is the four-hour
rush period Saturday morning. It would be fairer,
both to fraternities obligated to entertain the rushee
during this long period and to rushees to whom
such a long session is tiresome, if all rush periods
were cut to two hours, or three at the longest
l Such defects are cf a definitely minor nature
.and can be ironed out before the rules go into effect
at the opening of school next fall.
The narrow margin 18 to 16 of approval given
" the new rules Tuesday night indicates that, as yet,
they are far from being unanimously accepted by
.the fraternities of the campus. It is to be hoped
that the houses which opposed them Tuesday night
will, on' more sober reflection, appreciate not only
. the genuine value of the new rules but the absolute
necessity for their institution here to protect the
fraternity system as a whole from the damaging
criticism which is weakening its position at Nebraska.
-More Than
' Ornamentation.
TOR the third tlm in thr yirs the grim rf"
lXr of house decorations elimination has risen
-in the Panhellenic council to haunt the success of
"the University of Nebraska's annual Homecoming
-fete. Any level-beaded house steward can immedi--ately
see that the $20 which may be saved by the
elimination of these decorations will have little ef
fect on the house budget for the year.
The Nebraskan is an earnest advocate of eco
nomical policies in the operation of Greek letter
houses. The reduction of expenditures through less
expensive downtown parties and house parties and
similar methods Is earnestly recommended. The
sacrifice of one, of the most Impressive traditions of
the school year, Homecoming eve decorations, for
the sake of a few shekels is a move much to be
deplored.
The Homecoming tradition must be kept alive
hy the principle of continuity. If sororities languish
this year many will find it easy to do so in another
year and another year. Homecoming decorations
represent more than mere ornamentations. They
are a symbol of that Cornhusker spirit which burns
brighter than ever one night of the year as old stu
dents mingle again with tho new. Homecoming
decorations are a material expression of welcome
to that grand body of alumni which Is the Univer
sity of Nebraska's.
There may be a few sororities and fraternities
so situated that they must watch every corner on
the highway of operating expense. Most certainly
there will be no stigma, social or otherwise, attached
to those houses because they find it necessary to
eliminate decorations.
But for Greek-letter groups in the large, there
are few reasons why this Homecoming eve should
not be as impressive and colorful as those in the
past. To the ranhellenic council goes this sincere
pica:
Do not commit campus sororities to a no-decoration
policy through council action. At least it
should remain an optional matter for each individ
ual sorority to decide. Such economy proposals as
the one which recommends elimination of Home
coming decorations are often passed without serious
consideration of the principles involved. Homecom
ing is something which is symbolic, of much more
than mere dollars and cents.
The Nebraskan highly commends the efforts of
the Panhellenic council in attempting to cope with
the financial problems of sororities. The Panhel
lenic council has long been an exemplification of
the manner in which a campus governing body
should function. The Nebraskan is not trying to
direct the council's actions. Ours is simply to point
out the status which Homecoming eve holds as a
University of Nebraska tradition of welcome to its
alumni.
The Student Pulse
llrh-f, cruris riintriltutluiiN imtII
nt'nt lo iiuillcm tit MliHlriit lilt iiml
the university lire I'lini.ii'll liy till!
ilrittiiiliH'itl, llililrl tlit iimiiiI rotrle
thiiiM if noiiikI irtMi:itr practice,
uliii'h rviliiili'H till Milium mutter
mill imtmimuI iU1:iii. I.rlirm iiiiM
he hI:hmI. hut nnmf will lie uilli
litUI Iriim iMililiialiuii If mi ilcHlri'il.
Hart Jenks compares Tassel saleswomen to Joan
Crawford, according to a Nebraskan headline. That
wasn't the same group of Tassels we saw selling
tickets, then.
Orchesis, the Nebraskan proclaims, has started
holding dancing classes. If Orchesis members
danced attired in the attractive lack of apparel art
ists depict that kind of dancers wearing, one guess
is that their public performances would be better
attended.
A Breach
Of Americanism. '
JUSTIFIED protest from many quarters continues
to be registered against the recent ruling of the
federal labor department which prohibits non-quota
foreign students, attending American schools, ac
cepting payment for work to defray part of their
educational expenses.
Among those who have already expressed regret
and opposition to the new executive order are Dr.
Butler of Columbia, Dr. Cloyd H. Marvin of George
Washington university, Dr. William J. Cooper, com
missioner of education in the interior department,
Dr. John H. llacCrackcn, associate director of the
American Council of Education, and J. F. Kelly,
who is in charge of the division of colleges and pro
fessional schools in the office of education. Several
newspapers, student and metropolitan, including the
New York Times and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
have al30 attacked the wisdom and fairness of the
action.
According to the ruling of Secretary Doak, a
person from a foreign country desiring admittance
to the United States without regard to the immigra
tion quota of that country in order to attend school
in this country, must give assurance that he can
maintain uninterrupted student status and is for
bidden to accept any payment for work in order to
maintain that student status.
The ruling applies not only to new foreign stu
dents entering American universities this fall, but to
students now in the midst of their college careers
in this country. To those among this latter class
who have in the past been partially self-supporting,
the labor department decision means the probable
end of their education in this country. To these
students the new ruling is a definite breach of the
terms under which they entered school here; for un
til this year there has been no restriction on their
privilege of working.
THE rule was doubtless made with a sincere in-
1 tention to aid American students who find
it hard to get jobs to work their way through school j
in these times of economic distress. Doubtless, also, I
it was made without due consideration of its conse- j
quences, both as to its adverse effect on interna-
tional amity as applied to the United States, and as j
to the actual benefit of the order to American stu- j
dents, which will lie negligible.
It is estimated that there are about 10,000 for
eign students in American schools. Not more than j
half of these are working their way through. And j
of this half, at least 2,500 are from non-quota coun- ,
tries or countries whose immigration quotas are not
filled anyway. To these students the rule cannot
apply. Moreover, a majority of students, foreign or
American, working part time while attending school
do domestic work to pay for board and room. This
the rule does not forbid. The effect, then, will be
to take work away from probably not more than a
thousand foreign students and give it to American
students.
The actual benefit to American students from
the regulation will be negligible in comparison to
the blot on "open door" policy long maintali-ed
toward foreign students who desire to secure an
education in America.
All fair-minded American students and school
administrators will endorse the attitude expressed
by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, which says:
"The presence of foreign students In our col
leges Is a potent force for the development of
International amity. Our own students gain
quite at much from contact with them as they
learn from us. This sudden denial to them of a
privilege which they have long enjoyed Is gross
ly unfair and cannot fail to give rise to resent
ment Its possible influence upon the employ
ment situation in the United States Is negligi
ble. American students have made no request
for tic protection which th department
pears so eager to afford them. Nor Is It likely
thr.t they would support the policy if they were
afforded an opportunity to express themselves
upon it Our educators. Indeed, have been
unanimous In their condemnation of the ruling."
Supporting the Athletes.
TO THE EDITOR:
With many people holding the
narrow-minded attitude, expressed
in the Student l'ulse column Sun
day, tliera is little instion hut
wliat the- student with athletic
ability in at a distinct disadvan
tage uunng his college career.
The letter to which I refer ex
emplifies nn attitude that has
made the university athlete more
of a martyr than nn offender.
These wolves, who pose as sincere
guardians of the great game of
football, are a much greater peril
to the sport than a so-called sub
sidized uthlrte.
In the first place, these athletes
are pictured as parasitic mines,
while actually they come far from
being as much of a parasite as
their attackers. In most instances
this alleged subsldzntion consists
in the athlete being awarded a job
by some one who is interested in
his participation in athletics at a
certain school.
We are not advocating the out
right hiring of athletes by
versities. but we do believe that
the athlete is not being given i
fair break. In practically all in
stances the allegedly subsidized
athlete is in reality a student tiy-
Inir to obtain a college education
in face of linanciai Handicaps.
It is not uncommon for a student
to work his way thru school, but
the athlete finds it even harder for
him to do so than other students.
Firstly, his scope of employment
is much more limited. The hours
he must spend on the practice
field and the time taken for trips
eliminates many jobs. The only
time he has left for work is in the
evening, and if he is to remain
eligible he must utilize a large
part of his evenings in study. And
then, even athletes must sleep.
In addition to the problem of
finding time for remunerative em
ployment, the athlete finds restric
tions ncainst certain kinds of
work. He cannot take advantage
of his natural abilities, as other
students can, because any kind of
work that even hints of athletics
would brand him as a professional.
The writer of the Sunday letter
made special mention of the "pref
erence" given to students of
brawn. Can lie call these restric
tions preference? He also speaks
of athletes being "tossed the life
of luxury." Certainly such state
ments we're made by a person un
familiar with the conditions, for
we will not charge him with de
liberate misstatement of facts.
The gruelling toil of the practice
fii.id the temfc pounding of the
big games, the nervous strain of
skull sessions, the hours spent over
text books, and the outside em
ployment are far from our idea of
being "tossed the life of luxury."
Much could be said in defense of
the modern university athlete, but
after all, he is bearing up under
the attacks of these vultures with
the same sportsmanship that
marks his performance on the
gridiorn. EKAD.
Against 6'vwi.
TO THE KDITOr.:
Partly because of a reduced bud
get and partly because the College
of Liberal Arts at the University
of Kansas has doubted the value of
compul:oiv gymnasium curses,
that unive'r; itv has relegated such
courses to the category of elec
tives. A study of' the juoblem
which has extended over more
than a year at Kansas has con
vinced th authorities that com
pulsory gymnasium is not a neces
sity, and in fact is not a desirable
requirement to foist on students.
Once again we are almost in
clined to congratulate the depres
sion for causing university officials
to lok into the value of the many
subjects offered to students and
particular v to look into those
things which students ate com
pelled to take befoie they can re
ceive Die stamp of approval from
th-ir institutions.
The whole problem of what
should l,e compulsory in a univer
sity i Hiiiculum is one vhih has a
good deal to be said of each of the
varied viewpoints wnnn fo'iimms
hold. E.;t in general it is indisput
able that the whole modern trend
in i-diication is to give .he student
the widest possible choice of sub
juts which he wants.
Obviously if a university degree
is to mean anything at all, certain
requirements are essential. Hut
with hundreds of thousands cf
Mu.'ents with innumerable inter
ests demanding university courses
and degrees, the ta-e again, t spe-
cific requirement on ".
broad general requirements is a
very strong one.
Gymnasium and compulsory drill
are in the opinion of the Da.ly Ne
braskan, two of the particularly
obnoxious specific refinements.
That the two courses have merit
which entitles them to places in
the university curriculum wc will
not dispute, but that that the value
of these courses is universal and
should therefore be made compul
sory, we do oppose.
We recognize the value of hav
Ing every student participate In
some activity which develops him
physically, but we do not believe
that required gymnasium (for
women at Nebraska) nor required
drill, necessarily lupply this devel
opment under the mass scheme on
which it must be operated, and
with the active opposition of many
and tho passive opposition of more
who are herded into the classes
against their will.
Kansas has found the solution,
we believe, when it turns to a
broad intramural sport program
and elective gymnasium classes.
Students are encouraged to par
ticipate in these sports, and by
putting the sport program on that
basis we predict a far greater total
value from the program than when
every student was compelled to
participate. We still believe in the
old adage that you can lead a
horse to water but you can't make
him drink, and tho you compel
students to take gymnasium or
drill, we firmly believe that
whether they get value out of the
course or not depends entirely upon
their own attitude. If their atti-
ftiHa la AntflCTinxtif!. It in nrobablo
that their time is being entirely
wasted.
If anyono can demonatrato that
gymnasium or drill constitute an
essential part of a liberal educa
tion, or if anyono can show that
students receive valuable benefit
from the mass Instruction In spite
of their own opposition, then we
will be willing to withdraw our
opposition, but until those proposi
tions are successfully advanced,
we will continue to believe and ad
vocate the abolition of compulsory
physical education and drill.
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appeal for increased zeal has been
sent out to other salesmen because
of tho opportunity to raise their
quota during the last two days of
the week. A large number of gen
eral public admission tickets as
well as student tickets should be
sold before the close of the cam-
nflls-n It wrjb atatnil
Members of the innocents soci
ety believe that the football rallv
Friday evening will stimulate tui.
ther sales and that the general
wave of enthusiasm which has sri.
tied over the student body shou'd
make for unprecedented co-opcra-tion
among the men and women of
the university.
No homecoming decorations will
be used at the University of In
diana during the coming year, in
terfraternity and inter-sororily
councils decided. '
A recent report from the Uni
versity of Texas reveals that clgh.
teen professors resigned from the
faculty last year, but only fourteen
have been newly hired.
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