The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, November 04, 1932, Page TWO, Image 3
-- I -V' THE DAILY NFHRASKAN FRIDAY, NO VOIDER 4, 1932. TWO The Daily Nebraskan Station A, Unooln, Nfbrsihs OFFICIAL 8TUDINT PUBLICATION UNIVERSITY OF N1kain ..nrl.rl... mitur St int ponoTTiee I iSr . Nbri"; undir et of eei.Qr.ti, M.rsh , 187S, S necl"rt. of po.t.o. p.ovld.d for In twtlon 1101, Vet SToetob.? 117. .uthorli.d Jinu.ry 80. l.M. THIRTY-SSCOND YEAR Puhllih.d Tutdy, Wtdnttdy. Thurtdy, FrleUy and 'Ub Sunday mornino H"'"9 "' fr. 8UBSCRIFTION RATE ' . bp Slnal Copy " ' 85 wester ' Under direction of th. Student Publleetlee Board. Edltorim Office University H I In Aek for Nebresksn tditor. EDITORIAL STAFF Stowerd O. AlUwsy Jack Erlekton ' Managing Edltori Phillip Brownell Richard Moran Nawi Editora Lynn Laonard ,...Kditor-ln-chlt .Aaaoclata Editor Laurenca Hall Irma Randall .Woman'a Editor ,.,,t porta Editor ...Soclaty Editor Ketherlne Howard Joa Miller Violet Croaa BUSINESS STAFF H. Norman Callaher Business Manager Aaalitant Business Managera Barnard Jannlnga Frnk M"0rv Ceorga HelyeWe Send For Your Ballot Today. WITH the open political forum with representa tives of all three student club taking; part in a discussion pf candidates and issues In Social Scl nee auditorium last night, campus interest in the campaign is once more revived after a temporary lull following the straw poll last week. But with the campaign turning into the home stretch and only four days intervening between now and the day the American people will choose an executive and party to administer the affairs of the nation for the coming four years, the hubub of par tisan Invective once more resounds through student fathering places. At least the students are very conscious that there is going to be an election next Tuesday. But from that it does not directly follow that they are going to do anything about it. And noise enough to shake down U hall means nothing unless the students who are legal voters get out Tuesday and exercise their privilege and duty as electors in a democratic coun try and exercise that function intelligently and de liberately. For those student voters whose homes are Lin coln, Omaha or any of the Nebraska cities with population over 7.000, registration is a prerequisite to voting Tuesday. For them, unless they have al ready registered, their opportunity to vote is lost; for registration has closed. If they have registered, the more important duty of voting still remains. For the convenience of students who must live away from home at election time, the Nebraska law provides the following, quoted from the Nebraska Voters' Handbook, prepared and compid by the Utata of Nebraska legislative reference bureau: Any voter who cannot be present in hit vot ing district on election day, may receive an ab sent voter's ballot by making application, in writing, to his county clerk not more than thir ty, nor less than two days before election. He must state his exact address and his voting pre cinct, that he Is a duly qualified elector and that ha will be absent from his precinct on elec tion day. ... He must also send a stamped and addressed envelope in which the baliot may be mailed to him. If the voter lives In a precinct xvhera registration is required his application must be accompanied by a certificate from the registration officer of that district, showing that the voter is a duly qualified and registered i elector. This application must be sworn to before a no tary public. For students living in most Nebraska towns, this application may still be sent in time to get the bal lot, vote it and get it back by Tuesday to be in cluded in the election returns from their districts. But it is imperative that application be made today. Tomorrow will be too late. It is useless here to further emphasize the' im portance of every student voter exercising his fran chise this year. It is useless also to point out the weight the millions of young people voting for the first time this year, will carry in this current elec tion. All that has been drummed on before. Registration for the election all over the country indicates that one of the heaviest votes in many years will be cast Tuesday. Political commentators predict some four million increase over 1928. Voters enrolled in the University of Nebraska have a right and a duty to add their voice to that of the American people Tuesday. Send for your mail ballot today! Onicard, Decoralions! HTHE Barb council has joined the Innocents society in working toward permanent hangings and canopy to convert the Coliseum into a suitable ball room with the announcement that proceeds from the all-unlverslty parties, sponsored by that body, this year will be used to swell the fund being created to help purchase these decorations. Nebraska has long needed some plaea on the campus where major social events of ths student year may be held without the inconvenience of at tempting to disguise an alrpln hangar as a ball room. The Barb council, whose all-unlverslty par ties are the moat freqtient occasion for use of the Coliseum for dancing, realises, probably better than any other student organisations, the shortcomings of the field house in its present form for such use. The same Inconvonlence, however, applies as well to Its use for the Military ball, Junior-Senior prom, Interfraternity ball and Homecoming party. For each of these events every year far too great a por tion of the proceeds each year necessarily have to be used for decorations. The amount spent in dec crating the Coliseum during the last five years, In fact, would probably go far toward paying for the decorations it is now planned to buy. Complete plans for the decorations have been drawn up and approved. The total cost will be about 13,000, of which the university has promised to pay part. The rest must come from contributions of the student organisations using the building. In this particular year It is easy to persuade the students to do without decorations for their parties, holding out as bait the prospect of having permanent deco rations for next year. The Innocents society, with the first major party last Saturday night, has set a precedent which might well be followed by all stu dent organisations using the Coliseum for dances this year. If decorations for all these parties be eliminated and the entire proceeds used to swell the permanent decorations fund, purchase of this equip ment by next year can be insured. How about it. Military ball, prom, Interfraternity ball ? Another suggestion which falls in line with the Daily Nebraskan s recent suggestion for joint fra ternity or sorority parties in the Coliseum this year to fill the place left vacant by the lack of downtowr parties as a result of the campus social economj program is advanced in the Student Pulse depart ment this morning. Urge the writers of the letter headed, "Another Source for Decorations Funds": "Let the sororities and fraternities proceed to have as many of these joint parties in the Coliseum as possible and divide the $50 rent for each time it is used between permanent upkeep of the building and the decorations fund." A very good suggestion it is, too. from the use of the Coliseum by the Greek organizations, they should in all fairness to the many students uf this school co-operate with the Innocents society In the matter of the beauttficatton of the Coliseum. The beautifying of the building will bo to the advantage of the university, not tne students, Therefore It is only right and fair that the students of the Univer sity of Nebraska domand a cer tain percentage or tne income inus gained by the university, be turned over to the fund already started by the Innocents society. Fifty percent of the Income still leaves a comfortable margin of profit for the university nd the other 60 percent would further aia me uni versity in aecorauona mi . Students have a right to ask for, rather to demand, that tne officials in charge of the univer sity co-operate in this matter in the above prescnoeu mnun, B. F. c a Wanted: A Good Band. TVO dollars may be a reduction in admission price for the Military ball as compared to previous years, but its still a considerable amount of money for the average student to pay if it is going to be just another dance. Last year students paid $2.50 to dance to an or chestra which to say the least was inferior to most of the local orchestras which would have been avail able. Advertised as a well known national orches tra, the group turned out to be a bunch of pickup musicians, who though they may have done their best, were universally admitted to be a poor outfit. If the military department is insistent on hiring inferior out of town orchestras or local orchestras, that is for them to determine, but they should de termine that policy before announcing the price of tickets, and if they expect to charge two dollars for their tickets, they are more or less obligated to fur nish something in the way of an attraction to jus tify such a payment Merely presenting a spectacle of all the military hot-shots in their uniforms, and having the honor ary colonel presented isn't worth two dollars to most students if they have to dance to any old orchestra which can be hired cheap enough to leave the mili tary department a large profit. On the other hand, if some well recognized orchestra is secured, the ticket charge will be justified. In the last analysis, the matter is one not purely of the interest of students. It is just as much a matter of self interest to the military department, for it is highly probable that if another inferior band is palmed off on students this year, the at tendance at the ball will be materially cut down. We realize that many students will go to the Military ball regardless of the orchestra, either be cause they are connected with the military depart ment, or because it is the first formal event of the season and for some reason or other they feel obli rated to take their Eirls to the affair. But we do not hesitate to say that this year the military de partment cannot bank on such universal support as In former years without conforming to the principle of giving value received. Whatever the profit from the ball is used for, we believe that those interests will be better served by trying to make a small profit on a large number of tickets than by attempting to secure a large margin on each ticket bu' cutting expenses, which will in evitably mean a decrease in the number of tickets sold. Other organizations have brought good national orchestras to this campus and m&" money by charging one dollar admission. For two dollars there should be no less an attraction. The Student Pulse Brtrf, eonctv rnntrihntinmi peril nnt . multfm of atntont life ana fhr eiilVHril) nr wHrarrrd by thtt drpertrm-nt. under the mual rvatrlr ttomi of wtnna nrwn;mprr orarrtor, whlrb rtrHidm all librliw matter and trnnnl attnrka. Ittrre otimi fee etrned. but nantr will be with held Irani pubUcatkoa If as drsifrd. Case for Disarmament. TO THE EDITOR: This is an answer to a contribu tor by an J. Q. Q. printed in this department yesterday. After read ing through his letter we were eas ily able to understand how easily the set military mind justifies its actions. Our group takes the iew point of practical pacifists who are as interested in the welfare of our government by the reduction of our excessive taxes made neces sary to maintain our wasteful military forces and in payment for past wars as in idealistic standards uf peace. We know that the aver age citizen Is as interested in re ducing the ever growir.g tax eating hog as in establishing our military department makes necessary. Or ganized minorities have up to date oeen successful in maintaining the business the armament manu factures have found necessary if they are to continue to pay the dividends to which they have be come accustomed. We believe that any war train lug fiven in our educational sys tem should be taught as an ac tuality and not as a eloriied Bov Scout parade because we know that if our studenu of uxia', , uie men who will be leaders of tomor rrrw will never consent to war if they are acquainted with it as it actually is. Nor should an attempt be made to hide the facts of war under the $20 uniform worn by the basic R. O. T. C. students in stead of the $4.25 uniform that was worn by our doughboys killed in France. Testimony has been in troduced to a house committee proving that with cheaper uni forms the college war department would receive more opposition. We oppose the policy of our mili tary department to suppress any thing that takes the glory out of war, such as their unsuccessful at tempt to censor Frederick A. Bar ber's book entitled "The Horror of It" which contains photographs taken from the battlefield showing the gruesome but actual side of modern military operations. It insults our intelligence when J. Q. asks us to believe his state ment that 'the R. O. T. C. units in educational institutions are a de velopment of the idea of disarma ment. "When such statements as these that follow are found in the R. O. T. C manuals and books published by the military educa tion department, it is difficult to believe that the R. O. T. C. spou sors an3thing but war. "We live in a world governed by divine laws which we ran neither alter nor evade. And in tins worm or ours force is the ultimate power." "The object to be attained by training is to enable the army to wage of fensive warfare . . . every individ ual in the military service must be Imbued with the spirit of the of fensive." Neither do we believe that it is a step towards disarma ment m'hen the R. O. T. C. ac complishes what a military man, Major Bucham Wood of the U. S. Army stated it does in a Dallas paper. "The R. O. T. C. units are the greatest factor making for military preparedness in this coun try, for they make every boy who takes such instruction an envoy for military preparedness. These boys in turn bring home the value and necessity of such training, even into homes that might other wise be antagonistic." A member of the English parliament has written in regard to the attempts to make a military mind a prere cuisite of graduation, "In the United States of America a great effort is being made to get the war office out of the schools. We join whole-heartedly in a like cam paign. It is in the schools, In the shaping of young minds, that the foundations of wars are laid." When we hear of the intellectual attainments obtained from drill, we smile and recall a clipping from the New York Times telling abo;:t the morons of the New York State Institution for Defective De linquents who march in a "credit able dress parade" twice a week. A. A. 4 L D. Another Source For Decorations Fund TO THE EDITOR: The Innocents society has taken the first steps toward the beauti fkation of th.' university coliiseum by their donation to be used for permanent decorations. The Daily Nebraskan has suggested that fraternities and sororities hold joint p&rties in that building to economize on the cost of large parties. It will cost fifty dollars for the use of the Coliseum for such par ties, and the officials of the uni versity say that such Income as is derived in this manner will go to the upkeep of the building. Since heretofore the university has had no such means of deriving IneieSMi Competitive Cheering. TTI TUV. TrrTTfR: In the Iowa-Nebraska game the Knot-Hole club out-cheered the student section. Many people as sumed that the student section lorlioH vnirA ami KlMl'lt. KUt IftJU State-Ncbras ka game, when Nebraska started its victory drive, the student sec tion arose as if It were one man and cheered Its head off. At that moment their spirit and cheering wnnM have caused the deaf to hear and the dumb to speak. That proves mat me siuaent. sec tion lo a vnice and a sDlrit. The reason that the cheer leaders do nnt t more noise in that many students do not Know me yens, oo u'hv At rtrin t Nebraska sonirs and Nebraska yells in the Daily Ne braskan. Why not nave a mue competition between the Knot-Hole i,,h ami the rtudent section. Bet ter yet, why not divide the student section into two or mree roupa and have each group give a part of the yell. For example the rocket yell: First group: Ah! (drawn out). Second group: Sssssssssss! Third group: Whistle (shrill. Whole section: Boom! NEBRAS KA. N K.BR A SKA, NEBRASKA!! Vhis is not intended as finding fault or criticizing the present cheering plan, but rather it is merelv a humble suggestion. This I believe would stimulate the cheering through makeing it com petitive. A FRESHMAN. .o More Cates. TO THE EDITOR: How about it, students, would you be willing to pay two dollars to go to the Military Ball if Isham Jones was going to play? It is rumored around that Jones would play here for $1,000, but that the committee in charge thinks his price is too high. We grant that it is a bit steep, but we also be lieve it is worth it. If my information is correct, something of this nature took place last year. Last year, the student committee in charge of the music wanted to have Jimmy Joy and his band, as a matter of fact they practically had him signed up. And what was the result ? The military department stepped in and said the price was too high so we were forced to listen to Opie Cates. This fellow Cates came here with, sup posedly, a very good reputation in the east. Apain we are compelled to laugh. Why ? This same Cates was playing in the summer of 1931 in a little restaurant in St. Joe. At a price of two dollars a tiebket for Isham Jones we are of the opinion that a greater num ber of students COULD afford to and WOULD go. The Military Ball not only opens the formal sea son, but is the University of Ne braska's greatest social function and to keep it such, good bands must be brought here or instead of the tradition it now is, the Mili tary Band will become just an other dance. With the support of the student body back of the committee, and it would be with a band such as Jones', it would be possible to make this coming Ball the great est in the history of the school, not only financially but socially. G. F. NEW BRAND OF POLITICS STIR AT JOINT MEET (Continued From Page 1.) his being the last speech before the discussion. Although the number of persons present was comparatively small, the discussion did not lag at any time and at the time set for ad journment several individuals in terested in the isues under discus sion continued their arguments in the hall of Social Science where me meeting had been held. "Denied Privileges." Three members of the audience voiced the opinions of me commu nist party which, they said, "has been deniea me privilege oi or ganizing on this campus and en tering into the movement to stim ulate interest among me young people." "Not only were the fundamen tals of communism presented but literature was also given to those interested in learning more about mat party. The presence and par ticipation of these three into the discussion was heartily welcomed by all the other groups. The primary purpose of the or ganization of these groups has been to educate students interested in politics, and not to sway every one possible into me ranks uf either of me three parties. And it is further hoped by me leaders of these groups, mat more of me young people in school will vote and vote more intelligently than would have otherwise voted, due o me functions of me groups. S. M. U. has accumulated $24, 000 in its Student Union fund. Faculty members at me Univer sity of Arizona two weeks ago agreed to donate one day's salary each month to create a fund for me relief of needy studenta YOUR DRUG STORE When you irant ft In a hurry juat plume ua. Laincnea. Aiao tne In box candies. The OWL PHARMACY 148 No. 14th V P Ota- r"" mV WESLEY PLAYERS 10 PRESENT 'THE ROCK Dramatic Club Decides to Give Religious Drama In Three Acts. At tho monthly dinner meeting of the local chapter of Wesley Players, held at the Wesley foun datlon Wednesday evening, tho fol lowing people were pledged: Yuma Wlllman, Lois Gates, Fred Fair- child, Kenneth Adams, Lois Watt, and Clare Wolf. Mrs. Ada Malcom, the club's dramatic coach, announced at the meeting that "The Rock," by Mary P. Hanlln, had been selected as the opening presentation of the organization. Play Won First Place. "The Rock." a religious drama in three acts, is reeotnized as one of the best current plays of a reli gious nature, having been award ed first place by the Religious Drama League of America. It was presented by the players in 1927, and was exceptionally well received. The cast has not yet been se lected, but the date of the first presentation has been tentatively set as the first week in December. This drama will be staged not only lit Lincoln, but In several other towns in the state. Durlnjr the season freshman members of Wesley Players will present a series of one act plays at several Lincoln churches. GIRLS' HOBBY CLUBS HAVE BEEN ORGANIZED (Continued from Page 1). Board and general chairman of the Hobby Clubs, gave a hearty welcome to the girls that had ex pressed their interest by attending the meeting. Miss Geddes dis cussed the necessity of a hobby to break the monotony of the every dav routine of school life and toia how it leads to happiness. She then introduced the leaders of the air- fcrcnt clubs who gave short talks concerning their clubs and the plans for activity during the year. The girls present at the meeting then sitmed ud for the club of their choice and met with the leader of that club. Each group decided the time and place of meeting and general plans were made for the first meeting. The opportunity is still open to girls desiring to be a member of one or two of the clubs if they will call the leader of that club as soon as possible expressing their, desire to be a member or by at-1 tending the meeting of their choice at the time for which it is set. Meetings of all the clubs will be held in Ellen Smith hall. For these girls not yet acquainted with the hall. Miss Janel winter, wnose desk is in the main room win gladly tell in which room tne meeting is being held. The Charm School will meet every second and fourth Tuesday of the month under the supervi sion of Kathleen Becker, who was in charge of this group last year and with a year of experience is well prepared to make this a most interesting roups. As her nelper Miss Becker will have Virgene Mc Bride, The Music club meets the second and fourth Thursday of the month with Arlene Steeple ana Paula Davis in charge. Both of these girls are majoring in music and will prove well versed on tne subjects pertaining to this club and will further me pleasure of the club with their talent. The first meeting of this club will be held Nov. 10. The time win dc given in the Daily Nebraskan of mat date. The Sports club will meet on Thursday. Nov. 7, at 5:30 at Ellen Smith hall for a roller skating party finished with a chili feed. Alice Geddes is in charge of this group and has a most interesting schedule planned ror tne Tanner events. The date of the next meet ing will be planned at me roller skating party. For the date and time of the meetings of the Liter ature and Art club, which Mar-1 jorie Lowe and the Dramatic club with Lois Pickering and Clara Christenson in charge, watch the calendar of events in this paper. OTHER ANNUALS SELL FOR MORE THAN NEBRASKAN (Continued from Page 1). books above the number sold will be ordered next spring when the book is taken oif me press," Skade urged. The price offered now is the lowest price of me year. Many students may be wondering how the Cornhusker can be published at mat price. The answer lies in the cooperation mat can be se cured from me student body through the number of books that will bo ordered. The business man ager asserted that it is up to me students to earn,' out the f aim mat the Cornhusker has placed in mem and to suppport the book one hun dred percent. If enough books are sold the profit sharing plan instituted this year will prove to be another im portant feature of me many al ready offered to the students dur ing the initial sales campaign. It is hoped by the staff mat one thousand books will have been sold by Saturday night when a check up of sales will be made. Only Memory Preservation. Skade pointed out that me Cornhusker is the only means in which memories of college days may be preserved fnr the future. Primarily it is a book of memories, including many pictures of class mates, fraternity brothers, sorority suitors, ronmmutes. friends, sweet hearts and acquaintances. Pictures of athletic contests you will want to remember will bo lastingly kept for easy reference in tho future. "It is impossible to estimate the amount of pleasure you will get when, in turning tho pages of tho year uook, memories of tne nign spots in your school life, of special social events, will bo brought to your mind years after you have left college.," ho stated. To bo sure that everyone under stands the various nlnns belnir of' fered to purchasers of the annual tho business manaeor again ex plained that books may bo bought for casn or hy paying: install ments. One dollar may be paid now, another dollar on December first, a third on January fifteenth and tho balance when tlio book is delivered next snrinir. The Sports club was tho first of tho Hobby croups to hold a meeting sponsored bv the S's ter board. With Aliie Geddes in charge eleven cirla met Thursday evening, and drove to Antelope park for a welner ronst. Games were played and after seatlne; the girls around the fire had a friendly chat. Such a splendid time was had bv all the girls that u is mo opinion of tne uoara in.n the group will grow much larger. Miss Geddes expressed tho de sire that more jrirls sign up for the club. Girls wishing to join the club may do so by calling Mis3 Geddes. Plan Skating Party. Plans for a skating party have been made for the next meeting to be held Thursday. Nov. 17. The girls will meet at Kllen Smith hall at 5 o'clock. From there they will bo taken to Piedmont where the paving is splendid fur skat'ng and the traffic light. After about an hour of skating the girls will drive back to town for a chili feed. Similar plans for future meet ings have been planned by Miss Geddes and will be discussed and the time set for meeting during the roller skatinpr party. PANNED BY CITIZENS Petition Asks Saviour From "Predatory Acts" of University. CHAPEL HILL, N. C In a petition presented to Governor O. Max Gardner last month by L A. Tatum, retired textile manufac turer, S00 supposedly prominct citizens of North Carolina have ! called on the governor to "save our state from further predatory acts by these so-called modern educators against 'things of the spirit'." Gardner has yet to take any action on the matter, however. This action on the part of Ta tum and his supporters has brought forth considerable com ment thruout the state as well as the entire natoin. All of the state's larger newspapers have harshly condemned Tatum and his follow ers for their doings. And many of the signers are now desiring to have their names withdrawn from me list, claiming that the petition given to Gardner was not the one they had signed. Likewise, several newspapers that Tatum had quat ed as backing his project, have since strenuously denied such a stand on their part. The petition was circulated by Tatum as a result f the appear ances of Norman Thomas, Bct rand Russell, and Langston Hughes on the university campus to de liver lectures to the students. Publicity of the petition reached its climax recently when the Lit erary Divert carried a full account of the affair. E Janitors at the University of Minnesota recently drew lots to de termine which one would carry the skeletons across the campus to a new laboratory. 35' HAIRCUTS 6 Tint Class Barbers KEARN'3 BARBER SHOP 123 No. 14th Et. Smith's Restaurant Plate Dinnrr. f i chanprd daily AJ" to WV Spwial Sunday Cftt Dinners V New Location 140 No. 14 St. Phone B7516 AT Examinations Evolved by Instructors Lessen Chance to Cheat. Cribbing is on the decline at University of Washington, accord ing to announcements made this week by the University of Wash ington Dally. A faculty committee on cheating that had been appointed the pre vious year reported that a now typo of tests evolved by various departments practically eliminated cribbing. Older Types Dropped. According to Dr. Richard G. Tyler, who is chairman of the committee at Washington, new types of examinations were in stituted at the committee's sug gestion that would make cribbing1 difficult or almost impossible. Older forms of examinations, susceptible to cheating hnve been dropped for the most part. Recommendations for the cheat proof tests were made last winter in a handbook for the faculty Tho Imnrovement of tho College , Kxamlnation" written by William R. Wilson of the psychology de partment of Washington. It was compiled after several years of in vestigation. AT THE STUDIO. Friday. Corncobs, 12 o'clock. Monday. Awgwan staff, 5 o'clock. Tuesday. Vesperjchoir, 12 o'clock. Wednesday. A. W. S. board, 12 o'clock. Thursday. Kappa Phi, 12 o'clock. Girls C. C, 12:10 o'clock. Some Day You Will Want A Garment Cleaned in a nu For some special occasion. We Can Do It.' Modern Cleaners Soukup A Westover Call F2377 for Service Sunday Morning Addresses That Will Appeal to Thoughtful Students Are you facing the prob lems of our day? If you are, you will be Interested in these subjects: Nov. 6 CAN A REVIVAL OF PURITANISM SAVECIV ILIZATION? Nov. 13 AMERICA AT THE CROSSROADS AND BE YOND. Nov. 20 THE CHALLENGES TO CIVILIZATION. Nov. 27 THE REMEDY THAT SOCIALISM OFFERS. Dec 4 WHY I AM NOT A SOCIALIST. Dec. 11 DARE WE USE OUR KNOWLEDGE? Dec. 18 THE CO-OPERATIVE COMMONWEALTH. Unitarian Church 12th and H 11:00 O'clock ARTHUR L. WEATHERLY Minister Set The Pace I gSI TO FALL X:-)4: L I ' ry- &eaSiinm&ScnS I