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EDITORIAL STAFF
Howard 0. Allaway
Jack Erlckaon
Managing Edltora
Phillip Brownell
. Edltor-ln-chlaf
.Aiiociata Editor
Richard Moran
Katherlnt Howard
Jo Miller
Violet Crosa
Newt Edltori
Lynn Leonard
Laurence Hall
Irma Randall
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Jack Horner
And His Wife.
MEBUASKA'S party s?aaoti has opened bringing
to the fore once more consideration of a situa
tion wnich has long constituted a blight on the
whole social system on this campus. This is the
chaperone question.
That chaperones are considered a necessary evil
by students and that chaperoning is considered the
same way by faculty members is no new thought.
Yet a rule out of Dean Heppner's office says every
party must have them.
These opposing conditions have crossed until
the state has now been reached where it is almost
impossible to get chaperones for a sUident party.
Many faculty members absolutely i-iM- t to chap
erone fraternity and sorority parties. : do we
much blame them. Others reluctantly tnr- tit to
go only because they believe it is their duy l.i do
so someone has to.
Under the present attitude of students toward
chaperones, the object is solely to get the required
number of names signed to the card which must be
submitted to the office of Dean of Women in order
to hold a party.
After that, the students have no Interest in the
chaperones. They may get to the party the best
way they can. Trailing in, looking, feeling and
being treated like intruders, they check their own
wraps and are conducted to a well-lighted "chaper
ones" corner" where they stay the entire evening
just sitting and looking on. Perhaps the social
chairman of the organization or the house president
will greet them, exchange a word or two and leave
them. Perhaps not even that.
If they wish to dance, they may dance together.
If they get tired of that, they can sit some more.
When the party Is over, they must fight in the
line for their wraps and go, thanked only by their
own satisfaction at having performed a distasteful
but necessary charitable act of school service.
A NALYSIS of the situation fails to reveal a sure
fire solution. But there are some things that
might be done to alleviate the situation.
In the first place, students might show com
mon courtesy to faculty chaperones. They should
at least make it a point to meet the chaperones and
- do, within the narrow limits ?of what is possible,
what they can to provide the chaperones an enjoy
able evening.
Another suggestion comes from a faculty mem
ber: Let it be understood that a couple Invited to
chaperone a student party may bring along their
own friends to form a little party of their own to
take the dullness out of an entire evening of sitting
and watching. This, too, would be practical under
present rules.
The real reason for the deplorable condition, we
think, inheres in the Nebraska social system which
is somewhat of an anomaly, unique to this, school.
This is the straight program of dancing used. One
couple dances together the entire evening, seldom
even exchanging dances with a fraternity brother.
There is no cutting in and no stag line.
Whether or not a change to provide cutting in
and a stag line would be advisable is doubtful. But
there Is another possibility that would seem to pro
vide the solution now being sought. That Is pro
gram dancing, under which each person dances;
with several others during the evening rather than
with his or her partner only.
Such a plan would heighten the social valua
of student dances as an opportunity for becoming
acquainted with more people, which Nebraska's
system certainly does not provide. It would, more
over, afford an opportunity for chaperones to dance
with and meet students whose organization party
they are chaperoning!
Whether or not this is the solution so desper
ately needed at this time, we don't know. It is a
possibility Nebraska will welcome suggestions) from
students and faculty members.
As it is, chaperons are little more than Jack
Horners, sitting in the corner all evening and serv
ing only to fulfill the rule which requires that stu
dent parties be so policed.
On Making Campus
Traffic Safer.
JJNIVERSITY students at a number of lnntitutlons
are not allowed to drive cars. Oregon, for
instance, has this distasteful rule about which tho
student newspaper at that school rhymes as fol
lows: Mary had a little car
The slickest in the class;
And everywhere that Mary went
She stepped upon the gas.
She drove the car to school one day,
But teachers thought it rude,
For autos at college may
Cause moral turpitude.
So teacher cranked the little car
And wheezing like a grampus,
The little car was driven far
From off the college campus.
Nebraska students are restricted by no such
Puritanical rule. The result is that R street from
12th to 14th Is one of the most conjested traffic
areas In Lincoln every noon; that jaywalking stu
dents crosdlng the campus from class to class are
running a more serious risk than they often think.
Kspecially Is this trua. between Grant memorial
hall and social sciences between morning classes.
Students cross streets indiscriminately and manage
to thread their way in among the lines of cars
traveling, often one to slowly, up and down 12th
street.
Many students drive dilapidated models of un
known extraction, trusting to divine Providence
that they'll be able to stop and start them when nec
essary. It is, In fact, remarkable that so few accidents
do occur on the campus. Someday divine Provi
dence is going to get tired of playing guardian
angel to student drivers and pedestrians and some
one will get hurt.
A more solid reliance than pure luck must be
trusted. One of the first things is to provide every
car with good brakes.
The City of Lincoln is providing free automo
bile lieht and brake tests this week. Segt. L. C.
ail siu-
Contemporary Comment
'
University and
Community.
By Its Inherent nature a state
supported university Is a servant,
first to tho caune of education,
second to the state which creates
It, and particularly to that which
more concerns us as students and
faculty mombcrs, tho community
in which It makes its home.
Purdue, we believe is creditably
discharging its primary obligation.
In testimony of this we need only
point to our graduates in positions
of responsibility all over the world.
As for the second, there can be no
doubt. There is hardly a univer
sity in the country that distributes
valuable Information and advice to
both the lay and the highly pro
fessionalised public in such quan
tities ns does Purdue to Indiana
residents.
We now tome to the particular
purpose and to the point of our ed
itorial. Does Purdue serve the
community? Apain there is no
doubt but that Purdue goes fur
ther In this duty than most of our
educational contemporaries, too
many of whom are prone to segre
gate themselves as a world apart
from the rest of the locality. But
to concede this point would be to
enter into a discussion of general
ities, and it is not our purpose here
to discuss the college-community
problem of America. We are in
terests in Purdue, the West Side,
and the East Side.
ttttfore suggesting an answer to
our query of whether Purdue
serves the community we should
ask, When is a university of serv
ice to its townspeople? Is that
duty being discharged when the
school, its students, its faculty,
"trade nt home," or when the ath
letic department brings huge
crowds to football games and con
sequently to spend money? In a
mercenary sense these criterions
cannot be denied the judgment of
bcin a part of the development of
a mutual friendship, and certainly
failure to do some of them would
, prevent the establishment of any
i friendship whatsoever,
But it seems
to us that more
Reeler. campus police oincer, nas urgea
ink advantage of this opportunity
for a free and competent check up on the safety of ;
their cars during this period. iU) fne ,.town aml the real
The testing lane is being conducted on Sth . down-to-earth friendliness are
street at R and Q streets. Lincoln papers yester- measures of the relationship be-
,, -rt,i tht r car can be put through the I tween town and university,
line, tested and checked In about twenty minutes.
Every student driver, enjoying the privilege granted
by this university of driving a car to school, owes
it to himself, those who ride with him and those
who walk to have his car checked this week to
eliminate the hazard of campus traffic.
Class Presidents
ISo Longer Sinecures.
POLITICAL chiseling for chiseling "ke, it Is
hoped, will be greately reduced this year with
the abolition of freshman and sophomore clas.
presidencies, and the provision for the election of
junior and senior presidents for an entire year in
stead of a semester.
Politics of course, will not be reduced. But
Purdue lias not lacked in com
mercial co-operation. Students and
faculty do practically of their
trading with West and East La
fayette merchants; fraternities
have frowned on co-operative buy
ing from foreign concerns; local
contractors have predominated in
university construction work; and
thousands have been drawn to La
fayette on football Saturdays.
Yet it seems that in the final
judgment there is something some
where amiss. That which is lack
ing we affirmably believe is that
more important "pnase of school
and town life, that which is life
itself.
Perhaps Purdue has not had
cverv chance in the worl to help
ostnlilish this vital contai Friend-
shed and battered lives are the or
der of the day, where iron men
rule with mailed fists, whern
tangled and knotty whiskers are
the chief adornment. Who said
recognize the soviet? He's
scoundrel, a traitor, and much
worse a communist. '
If the Michigan state police or
tho United States secret service
ever discover the whereabouts ' of
the mysterious owner of the docu
ments that reveal the plot, he
most cretainly should be accorded
the utmost punishment. Without
waiting to find him, there must be
an investigation to uncover further
ramifications of this most ruinous
and dastardly plot. Whatever must
be done to put an end to such a
plot certainly should be done with
out a moment's delay.
But before there are any accusa
tions, let there first be a sound
basis for them. Why blame Russia
without knowing of Russia is at
fault? Why blame any political
party or social order unless thero
is something on which to base that
blinae, other than rumor or fear
or thoughtless conclusions of
thoughtless people.
On the other hand, if the per
petrators are found to be members
of the communlsltlc party as it Is
organized in the United States a
branch of the Moscow communist
organizations there be instituted
an unceasing fight by every loyal
and patriotic American to stamp
out every trace of un-Americanlsm
in this country, to rout out every
member of the communist party in
America and deport them in ship
loads, for as long as they last.
When that fight has been under
taken and won there must be no
letup. For Just as un-American as
the anarchists who would incite a
peaceful citizenry to rebellion are
i. i . . , ..! nffn k onH WIT n .
there should be this year for the first time in many j -P " .p0JibTe.
years a definite and justifiable reason for these
political maneuvering. The two class officers who
are to be elected will have some definite work to
perform, little though it be. Furthermore, being
upperclassmen, the two will in some measure ct
least be deserving of recognition for their promi
nence in student life. The underclass representa
tives were formerly merely representatives of the
strongest fraternities in the strongest faction.
If politics seem to be evil to some who look on
the offices to be filled as positions of high honor
While without hesitation we admit
that Purdue may not have taken
full onnortunitv of every chance
i that has presented itself, we also I
I believe that many opportunities!
' have never reached the surface be
I cause of suppressing attitude on
' the part of the community itself. ,
There sometimes .seems to exist a
i certain degree of distrust and sus
; pic-ion among the townspeople for
, the university people a false at
; titudn that utlimately acts as a
toward
. .... i Kt i o ,.Vwi nt h i i counieraciive iu auv inuu
ana g.ory, we can -a, .u. . - - rel:Uonship. It exists oniy
size politics are Inevitable and moreover are ac- , b?caus0 of a negiect in attempting
tually serviceable, in that it is doubtful if any other 1 lo (rtt ,olow the surface of super-
election of candidates i ficial friendliness. Once that sur-
could be carried out any more successfully.
We recognize that under the existing system
the voters vote not necessarily on the basis of
merit. This is deplorable, but we can think of no
alternative. Obviously relatively few of the voters
can know all or many of the candidates.
The answer to this quandery is two-fold. In
the first place the responsibility comes back upon
the factions to nominate strong and worthy men
so that however the tide of balloting flows, an able
man will be filling each position. That Is after all
the Important point.
In the second place, we should advise the de
feated candidate to look upon the matter with
equanimity. Five years from now or less it will
not make the slightest difference in the world to
him or anyone else whether he was junior or senior
class president.
This makes politics a game to be enjoyed
without taking it too seriously. There is also the
duty to be performed, however, and the point of mis banks all
iuv l lost If the nosition to be filled are sinecures, never be
- -
Now that these positions cannot longer be re
garded as sinecures, the game should be more en
joyable and yet withal less haphazard and aimls,
face is scratched, a better and a
more common relation would be
cffecti-d between two elements of
a world that wants to be friendly.
Mutual co-operation is the only
means ly which this real relation
ship can be permanently estab
lished. The free band concerts
given by the military band last
veir in the Jeff gym were wonder
ful illustrations. There is one fra
ternity on the campus that annu
ally observes a neighbors' day.
There ate hundreds of similar op
portunities open to those who
would be willing to help in creat
ii'.j' a better understanding be
tv.i' ii university and community.
Purdue Exponent.
The Student Pulse !
Brief, ernrlte rontrlbntlon. perti
nent U inallrn of eluOnt life ao4
ItM nniv..rallr tarn wrtromr4 by Ihle
lMrtnirift, nndr (he n.aal mtrtr
lUmn mt sfHin nrw.paprr pm tlr,
whlrb eirlad ell btx-lou matter
and prrwtuil attiwk.. letter rnnai
l Btgited, but itjuiN-e will be wltb
hvM Imhu publkalloa II M dnlrtA,
Mtiscotc Reaching Out
What part the Communist party
of the soviet Russia is playing in
the recently unearthed plot to
lung about widespread runs on
over the country may
revealed, but if people
can be made to believe that myriad
fingers of Moscow are pointing out
doom for the American banking
structure the police will have won
Ih. ir first hAttle apainst the al- I
curricular activities will get Into ( thousand mark w ill be reached this )(.Ke(1 abators. I
activities whether he belongs to ear. ; For the word communist sinis-
an organized rroup or not. The At a meeting of Nebraska stamp; ter enough to strike terror to the
Barb ' who has advanced this : sales-girls held in Kiien hmi;n nan
We Must Organize.
TO THE EDITOR:
A barb dissenter In Sur. Jay's
Nebraskan charges the organized
barb groups with hogging offices,
restricting membership and sus
pects them of willingness to let
the voters "out In the rain." Hog
ging offices is far from the plan
of these groups. Their ambitions
are to obtain for nonaffiliated
students contacts with other men
and women, Greek letter or not,
that will give them opportunity to
sricn cot enly tucit campus hie
charge Bhould have learned nis Tuesday, October ji, leau oy jane
lesson last spring when he did i Boos, the various districts were
not participate in organizing ten i distributed. Stamps will be checked
men for the inter-club council. He j out from 2.30 to 4:30 Friday, Ot
did not believe in organization. He tober 14, and the sales drive will
was defeated Jy barbs for a barb 1 close two weeks from that date,
office. !
Another example of the value of ; fiRE CHIEF GIVES
organization is that until the ,
barbs organized last spring and STUDENTS ADVISE
sided with the Yellow Jackets 0N SAFETY MOVES
thev had not held any campus of- , M . ,
flees smc 1929. I 'Continued from Page 1.)
The future of the Barb party ( Chief Hansen, "do not crowd in
lies in organization. It is not hard ! but give the firemen a chance. Do
to get names of ten barbs whom I not park your cars in the same
you can represent in the Interclub ! block vith any fire apparatus as
council Ten men the ten votes I 't handicaps the firemen. When
and ten more personalities to ; you hear fire trucks oming up the
strengthen the campaign for street, pull over to the curb until
greater barb activity. Co-operate all the apparatus has passed."
complete your nan-
hearts of all true Americans
WUXJARD YOUNG.
JACK COPELAND.
but to cultivate permanent and
helpful friendships for the years j HOMECOMING STAMP
The basis of the letter is a
charge against organization of
the barbs because it is only the
organized barbs that hold offices.
This is true, but it is also true that for ten stamps.
j Beat AKs Inquest in
i Garnbrell Accident Death
SALS BEGINS FRIDAY
UNDEE A. W. S. CHARGE
(Continued from Page 1.)
houses, at a flat price of ten cents
only the organized political fac
tions have men in offices on the
campus and if we are to have our
fair ebr? rf the cumber of po
litical offices that our potential
strength deserves We Must Organ
la defense of this attitude the
The A. w. a. board has the sup
port of both the Inter-Fraternity
council and Pan-Hellenic board in
that every Greek letter house u
expected to order its full quota of
stamps, each individual buying at
least ten Nebraska Homecoming
stamps. Over twenty thousand
dissenter takes the, stand that all stamps were sold last year and it
those who axe interested in extra-1 is desired that the twenty-five
After a three day investigation
Douglas County Attorney Beal an
nounced that an Inquest will be
held on Thursday to clear up the
details of an accident in which
Mrs. Kathleen Hagood-Gambrell of
AUanta, Ga., was killed and W. W.
Hoagland, Jr., of Omaha, was seri
ously injured.
The accident occurred while
they were returning from Lincoln
after attending the Iowa-Nebraska
football game. Their car over
turned and crashed into another
car near Omaha.
stand in the popular mind for all
that is radical, revolutionary, an
archistic, alien, anti-Focial, and
dastardly. Well, aren't the com
munists responsible for spreading
false rumors and precipitating un
precedented runs on banks of
good standing? Well, aren't they?
It has been rumored that several
months ago communists waged a
telephone campaign against a
number of sound Chicago banks
brought about their downfall. They
used pay telephones to "warn" in
a "friendly" manner, depositors
whose names they had obtained by
bribing some small clerks. The
plan was finally brought to the at
tention of authoritie", who m the
secretive manner of authoritie-i
dealing with something "big" re
fused to allow the slightest hint of
their findings to seep through into
print.
Now in Pontiac, Mich., is dis
covered a hotel room full of in
criminating letters, telegrams, re
ports pointing to a nation-wide
ring of operators carrying on a
nrotrram of sedition against the
i tanking Institutions of the country i
I and pledged to "strip the peuy
bourgeois and the white collar
stiffs of their faith in banks," ul
timately to bring on revoluticn.
Into the flaming fury of right
eous American indignation is
hurled the petrolic word, "commu
nists." And straightway the high
strung imagination shifts to the
Russian scene, where all is dark
and dismal where chaos and blood-
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