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One Side of
Of Pit-tin v.
ENSCONCED in the quiet rather i
sophisticated atmosphere of
university life the conditions exist
ing in our own state which inspired
the farmers to march on the state
capitol yesterday seem quite for
eign and remote to students. Even
to those students who live in the
heart of the farming district where
reeling about taxes and expenses
f government is gieatest. there is
r.pparently a faihne to realize
what it is all about.
A number of students who vis
ited the capitol Thursday and saw
the laige congregation of farmers,
with their banncis protesting
against the situation which has ic-
lilted
in their tax bills being !,.
larger than their income, had their
ecs openea somewnai to tne sen- ,lhf. hard situation in which these
cisness of the farmers' plight. The ; larmers find themselves, and re
concept of farmers working a" I due tion of taxation beyond a sensi
year. producing a good crop, and ! be hmit can therefore not provide
realizing on that crop even less lnom cc,mpiete relief while it may
noney than required to pay taxes dpprive them of many of the thines
nd fixed charges on mortgages
nd debts, became more concrete
ic the minds of the witnesses of
Realizing moro fnllv this sitna-
on which inspired the farmers to j
come to the capitol to present pe- jlLANS of the junior-senior
titions to the legislature demand- : prom committee to utilize the
i;;g a reduction in the tax burden j two c lasses in presentation of the
Lome by farm property owners, as j Prom girl would seem to indicate
ell as other remedial legislation, a movement in the direction of ro
ll is less easy to criticize the leg- j vivmg a more definite feeling of
W-latuie for scrutinizing carefully !
jfh recipients of tax money as;
the university. It is more easily !
Br.d- rstandaljle why it is that leg
It la tors ar e imbued with the id a
wf slashing and hacking wherever
tiy see a beneficiary of state
Lr;.is.
Bl'T despite this realization it is
impossible to avoid the con
tusion that indiscriminate cutting
of e-xp n.-es of government is not
going to cine the situation. The
delegation which visited Linee'ln
wji'- jietitioning for several fornis
in r '-medial a lion by the k-g'i.-la-tuie-.
They want their homes
saved from foreclosure and tax
sales. These forms of salvation
are lcing adopted, and as ft matter
1 fact are alreadj- in effect to a
( onsider ble exte nt.
Aside from these rem' dies, the
(i' legation was concerned with tax
jeo'jetion and their banners re
vealed that cutting of state ex
j 'niJitures diastically is what they
p-a;;t. Tht wa.s the only side of
th-- picture which most of ihe d'-le-fation
visualized, we a.-sume. It
1- a natural point of view for them
to take and a valuable piint cf
view for the legislators t Vvear in
riiind. But the difference between
the protesters and the legislators
is that the fermer do not have to
consider other factors; the latter
tut.
In the first place it is veil to
fie that oven should every penny
i f -tf:tc expenditure be cut ;Jt arid
l.c .-t.-"te taxca levied, U-ai the
TlIK DAILY NEBR'ASKAN
property tax burden of the aver-
Uge propeity owner would be re-
Uuced loss than one-tenth. IhO
, rest of his tax payments go to keep
up his city, township, and county
governments,
his school district,
and any other special tax levying
j districts in which he may happen
to live.
In the second place there are
certain functions performed by the
state as well as these other local
governing agencies which even the
hard pressed farmer cannot and
would not consent to do without.
These functions cannot be surren
dered nor even crippled by legisla
tors who must see more than the
side presented by the farmers who
demand "tax reduction."
THKRK are some solutions to
the situation; with conditions
as they are, tnrre must be solu
tions. But slashing expenditures
for state agencies, or even for
such functions as elementary and
secondary schools which absorb a
! large share of the taxpayers'
j money is not necessarily the solu
tion. Every useless expenditure
'should be cut out and eveiy agency
! must be willing to take cuts. There
iare consolidations of local govern
ment units which should be made
elimination of sorm, looal officials,
anj consolidations of schools per
haps could be worked out on a
broader scale than has already
been effected. But in the long run
these alleviations in taxes are not
goinjr to entirely relieve the farm
er. Under present conditions it is
doubtful if the farmer would be
out of the woods even if he paid
not a cent of taxation.
We arc not trying to offer a so
lution. We merely led that it is
peitinent to point out the fallacy
in mass demonstrations which
have only e.ne idea to promote,
Sympathy with the plight of the
faimers does not compel complete I
- , ,,.jfh ther nnint ff vifiw
"e v , , i .. . . - -. i
jTaxalkn js not the whole stoiy of
they need and which the state as a
whole needs.
r'1 l)lJJlc"lt
And W liat of It.
class unity
Actually, of course.
the plan is designed to make the
presentation more effective, but
success of such a meive in securing
tin t o .'( raticn of the classes, as
su'h. would undoubtedly require a
broader move-merit to guarantee a
gr'-ater class solidarity,
i Whether such a solidarity is de
sirable, even if possible, ought to
be carefully considered.
I In the past, solidarity of the
! (lasses, or "class spirit," played a
laige part in the ceillege-s, if we are
tej b'lievr the accounts of sj.ii ited
class rivalry, which have become
j almost traditional. As near as
j may be d'-termined. ( lass spirit
! op rated much like similar proj
jeots dealing with groups of human
beings, that is, under the direction
J of a few leaders w hose activities
I consisted of inflating the minds of
j their classmates with a highly ar
j tificial emotionalism.
j The results of this emotional in
jflation have been held up by alurn
, ni as an outstanding contribution
( to the ir me mories of college days,
; and have furnished an excuse for
authorized banality in the form of
class reunir.ns, and so en.
CTUALLY, the development
of class sr.irit in the under
graduate develops an attitude
which is far from appropriate to
educational purposes. Even aside
from the pranks and discirderly ac
tions of the mobs which w ere per
petrated as a result of class rival
ry, lhr.$ remain the unwholesome
attitude of sujKiiority so deadly to
progress of the university as a uni-
fied institution.
Witn inese cnuMm-mm'"-
mind, it is indeed difficult to see
the place of class organization as
desirable. In the large and heter
ogenous student bodies of today, it
is impossible ever to be acquainted
with more than a comparatively
small circle of friends, but a move
ment for class organization would
attempt to enlarge the individual
circle of acquaintances. It is much
better that the few friends culti
vate a closer bond, than that they
attempt to embrace in their circle
a whole class.
Contemporary
Comment
What Fraternity Can Cast
The First St one?
AS the graybeards sit aiound
the fire and tell tales of rush
ing week, we learn of an increas
ing number of padded pledging
lists.
The same economic pressure
which caused most fraternities to
conceal their small success in rush
ing resulted in sand-bag tactics
during the rushing week itself. Be
cause every known violation of
rushing rules was committed quite
universally, fraternity men have
felt unusually free to discuss their
exploits with men from other chap
ters. Several members of Greek j
letter societies have confessed that
not one of their pledges was se
cuied without the violation ol J
j some rule, great or small. Hushing j
j lasted twenty-four hours a day I
fiom the beginning, arid operations j
I Were by no means confined to the
Chapter house. 1
j Xaive observers lor a time j
j watched this common scorn for the j
rues of the oame amj concluded.
..ti -.-li u, ...u.
i iiei c- ij it- j'it'u i uo: j 'us w ijeu
the Interfraternity 'council meets."
i However, it didn't take long for a
person anywhere near the "inside"
f t - w t. 11 111" Tl L.rwut in IY iio.
lations would be reported. It's the
old case of no one being blameless
enough to cast the first stone. Con
sequently, in such a year as the
present one, the fraternities enter
a conspiracy of silence and tacitly
agree the sky's the limit.
If everyone violates the rules, no
ene gets any advantage out of the
violation. Common obedience to
the rules would yield the same ad
vantage to all fraternities. The
Interfraternity council should ef
fect the oft-suggested reform, and
make rushing rules which are en
forceable. Minnesota Daily.
Jl'MOKS ESTEHTA V
PALL Wl i SOCIETY
Committee Plans Program
Composed of One Act
Play and Shits.
Trie Palladian Literary society
will be entertained by the junior
program at the weekly open meet
ing at the- Temple Friday, Feb. 17,
8:30 o'clock. A one " act play
"W u r z e 1-F 1 u m m e.ry," a skit.
"School Days," and two piano se
lections by Florence Stevenson will
be offered.
The juniors in charge of the
program are Lois Turner, chair
man; Vernon Filley, Helen Still.
Dorothy Keller, Evelyn Hallstrom,
Florence Stevenson, Wilbur Han
sen. Harry West and El wood
Camp.
The Lutheran college at Serjuin,
Tex., has some year-old banana
trees on the campus which, it is
reported, w ill yi Id in another
year enough fnut for the v. hole
student body.
You'll Like the Special
Student Lunch Served
At Buck's
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Students Planning to
Teach Should Kepister
Students who have not yet
completed their registrations
with the department of edu
cational service should do jo
without delay. Registration
days are Mondays and Thurs
days. New registrations and re
registrations of students
planning to teach next year
will also be accepted on any
Monday or Thursday. Those
desiring the assistance of the
department in securing a po
sition should call at the of
fice, 305 Teachers college, at
their earliest convenience.
BEAUX ARTS BALL
FORMALLY OPENS
ANNUAL ART SHOW
(Continued from Page 1.)
tain works of all the representa
tive contemporary American paint
ers. Prof. Cunningham has this to
say of the exhibition:
"The best one we have had; the
general run of excellence is good;"
and of the ball: "it was a great
success and better than previous
ones, so this depression is all the
bunk." He also made the chance
remark concerning one of the
paintings that "the lady with the
oyster shell and the cigarette was
sent as a valentine to J. M.
Thompson."
Among the paintings which
drew the most favorable comment
are: "Conversation, a mine oy
Rolf Stoll; "October," by Ernest
L. Blumenschein; "Horse and
Hills." by the twenty-four year
old Millard Sheets whose versatal
ity and sweeping technique has
already attracted considerable no
tice; Romano's ".Sonata" which has
received wide recognition; "Gene
vieve" by Ivan Olinsky. a delicate
portrait about the worth of which
there is some controversy; an im
pressionistic study of "Three Men"
by Wood YVoolsey, having merit
because of its strong construction
and fine coloring; "Arrangement
in White" by Luigi Lucioni, a still
life that is exceptional in its clar
ity and accuracy of reproduction;
"Mrs. Chase and Cozy." a portrait
notable for its composition by Wil
liam M. Chase and "Tormore," a
characteristic interpretlaion by
Rockwell Kent.
Two framed etchings were
awarded as prizes for the most de
lightful costumes in keeping with
the "Depression" idea cjf the ball
to Mrs. Mac Woodward and Prcif.
P. K. Slaymaker.
Mrs. Woodward's jewelry and
bustled gown of paisley pattern
have been in her family for more
than seventy-five years, and Prof.
Slaymaker's high islk hat was
worn by his grandfather in the
Pennsylvania legislature. The cos
tumes of Mrs. Dean R. Leland and
Mrs. A. R. Edmiston unique and
complete quaintness.
"Living Pictures" Open Ball.
The presentation of the "living
pictures" which opened the ball at
8:15 was introduced by Mrs. Dean
R. Leland, who gave explanatory
comments in regard to the picture
and history of the period between
each cf the eight poses. The rep
resentations of the evolution made
in the various periods of painting
were as follows:
"Ar,v-l." Knar Aiiit, 'h.h-cI l
An Adorable New Sandal in
Grey is proving its
much predicted success
from the crown of Milady's head to
ner tiny loot, bolt as a misty spring
rnornine is this flattering Sandal of
Grey Kid.
rORMZRLYA RMSTPONGS
UHUAKV 17, 10.13
Barbara Burnliani and Nnlclu lu-h
"The Lni' .Milker," Ve niter, Iv'.r
iimii r.
'ry. .if)..
"The Blue Boy," Cainftorii)-..h Shl
'PHnctr," PtKOs, Kngtnia Faulkner
'The Laly with the riimt!," m,mi-..
Margaret Ame. ' '
;irl with I'ltrher," Suvely Sorit,
Mlirl Beiirvr ol Water," Viluririih. yf.
Munro Kezer.
SeKOvlanl," Rudolph Stoll." Mu . r
KdmlMon.
The ball was attended by niern
bers of the Nebraska Art associa
tion and students in the university
fine arts department. Dance music
was furnished by Joyce Ayres and
his orchestra, who were a)s0
garbed in appropriate dress.
Y. W. INSTIGATES COURSE
Women Interested in Girls
Work May Receive Six
Weeks of Training.
A course in j-ounger girls work
to prepare girls to lead Girl Re
serve clubs and other yovr.per
girls' clubs will start on Tuesday
evening Feb. 2S at 7:15 o'clock,
and will continue for six weeks.
The classes will be held in the Girl
Reserve clubroom of the city Y. V.
C. A. building each Tuesday eve
ning. The fee for the course is
dollar and fifty cents, and in-hides
a Guide Book for senior higb G;rl
Reserves as well as mimeographed
material pertaining to the content
of the course. This fee may be raid
in advance to the university Y. W.
C. A. or at the first meting of the
class.
Any girl interested may n-g-.'-ter
for this course at the Y. W. c. A.
office at Ellen Smith Hall by Men
day, Feb. 27.
FACULTY M EM B EltS
WHITE AKTICLES IN
PSYCHOLOGY PAPKK
Two of the leading articles v
pearin on the current number of
the Journal of Experimental l sy
chology were written by men. U is
of the departhmemt of psychi .egy.
One entitled "Facilitation of He
sponse to Previous SuggestiC'n of a
Different Type" was contributed
by Dr. Arthur Jenness. The other,
entitled "Some ConfiguraiiviiAi
Properties of Short Musical Mtlo
dies," was written by Professor J.
P. Guilford and Ruth A. H.lten,
A. M. "31.
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