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TWO lflE DAILY NEBRASKAN FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 193 1. The Daily Nebraskan Station A, Lincoln, Nabraska OFFICIAL STUDENT PUBLICATION UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA 2Uoria(fd flotUofatf Vrtf m I9SJ XSttS) ' "" Entertd ai lecond-claas matter at the poitofflce 'n Lincoln, Nebraska, under act of congress, March 3, 1879, and at special rata of postage provided for In section 1103, act of October 3, 19 17, authorized January 20, 1922. THIRTY-THIRD VEAR Published Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. Friday and Sunday mornings during the academic year. SUBSCRIPTION RATE $1.60 a year Single Copy 5 cents $1.00 a semester $2.60 a year mailed $1.50 a semester mailed Under direction of the Student Publication Board. Editorial Off ice University Hall 4. Business Office University Hall 4A. Telephones Dayi B-6891; Night! B-6862. B-3333 (Journal) Ask for Nebraskan editor. EDITORIAL STAFF Laurence Hall Editor-in-chief Managing Editors Bruce Nicoll Violet Cross News Editors Burton Marvin Jack Fischer Margsret Thlele Virginia Selleck Society Editor Irwin Ryan 6ports Editor BUSINESS STAFF Bernard Jennings Business Manager Assistant Business Managers George Holyoke Dick Schmidt Wilbur Erlckson i. , What Happened To the Convocations? JR. Charles V. Gilkey, dean of Chicago university chapel, will be heard by Nebraska students at a convocation to be held In the Temple next Tuesday. One of a very few, the convocation is being held un der the auspices of the University Religious Welfare Council. This one, similar to other convocations held earlier In the school year, is not a part of the regu lar university convocation series. The first such af fair sponsored by the university itself will be held in February. The other one, which completes the regular university convocations for the year, will be held late in March according to tentative plans. Another necessary item eliminated from the cam pus extra-curricular life, the regular convocation has been reduced almost to the point of total extinc tion for lack of money. Previous to the dramatic cur tailment of funds by the legislature, all-university convocations, usually numbering about six a year, were held at regular intervals on the campus. Oc casionally they brought to the university faculty and students outstanding personalities of national and international fame. For the most part, however, the typical convoca tion was characterized by mediocrity. Subjects dis cussed at these regular convocations were often none too illuminating and interesting, but even so, the situation was not as bad as it is this year. A series of lectures or convocation programs can be of value, and scores of important educational in stitutions over the country recognize this portion of the student's extra-curricular life as a vital and nec essary feature. Examination of the free lecture schedules at other schools is enough to make the Ne braska student green with envy. The caliber of speakers engaged at neighboring midweitern schools is consistently good, while at Nebraska ex cept for the ever-present religionists there have been none at alL There is a crying need for an adequate convoca tion program at Nebraska. All too little opportunity is given students to catch a glimpse of the world as it can be visualized by informed convocations speak ers. Steps should be taken to restore this important item to the students. It Would Quiet The Critics. -J-HEN there is the university not far from here that requires fraternities to maintain a certain scholastic average in order to pledge new members. An that's an excellent plan, we say, for it places res ponsibility upon activities as well as pledges of the organization. Under the present Nebraska system of operation no average Is demanded of a fraternity man except the seventy-two which he must make before he can be Initiated. Scholarship committees supposedly function in every group, but the effectiveness of their work is dubious to say the least With an all- fraternity average scarcely above 70, fraternities have a heavy burden of proof to sustain in scholastic matters. Pledges slave to make their averages and then relax once they are initiated and become upperclass men. Unless they have Phi Beta Kappa aspirations they see no reason to exert themselves, except to ac quire one of the Interfraternity council's numerous plaques. But if men knew that the very existence of their fraternity depended upon whether or not they had satisfactory averages, they would very likely take the matter seriously. It might take them one semes ter to learn the tragedy of not taking In new men, but after that there would be no trouble. Things which hurt pocketbooks as well as pride are power ful combinations. Were this new system to be perfected women might equally well be required to come under the re strictions. They, too, would have to keep their grades up to a set figure in order to pledge new members. In sororities as in fraternities, it seems, there is a tendency for women to take the "Why bother" attitude after they have made their aver ages, Since sororities require an 80 average for initia tion, that should be the figure set for the group av erage. In the case of fraternities one meets with a different problem, it is the low 72 average that causes criticism of the Greeks. A committee from the Interfraternity council would be the most logical body to set an arbitrary figure. Each fraternity would be under the same regulations Such a revolutionary system would, doubtless, meet with considerable criticism on its own account Greek undergraduate groups would storm and alum ni clubs would fear for the future of their fraterni ties. There would, on the other hand, be shouts of praise in other quarters. Many who have long advo cated the abolition of social fraternities would feel they might really have a worthwhile purpose. Such a plan would, of course, have to be worked out over a period of years. It would have to give or ganizations a chance to weed out men and women whose scholraship is constantly low. It is a plan, however, which merits consideration, for it Is ac tually working. It will probably remain merely a question for discussion, but that doesn't detract from the merits of the plan itself. " Wish I Had" Grandchildren are a good ways in the future for most college students, but how will you feel if you can't show the little, darlings the record of your col lege years? (Cornhusker advt) The harvest of le thargy now will be regret in years to come if op portunities to include your picture among those in the yearbook's pages are not used. Get your pictures taken now; get your pictures taken NOW. The time is growing short and it will soon be too late. Again we chant: Pictures should be taken soon. This is hardly a new appeal, but it is being made again because we feel students will gain real satis faction in the future by seeing their own and their classmates' pictures in the annual. Frankly now, why don't you get it done ? Contemporary Comment What this country REALLY needs is an ever lasting bankroll and serge suits that won't get shiny. Ag College By Carljle Hodgkin THE PAGEANTRY CLASS Four long months away is the day for the' 1933 Farmers' Fair, toe day that Ag college students invite the public to come and see the kind and quality of their work. But four months is not too long a time if the spectacle at Farmers' Fair is to be up to the quality of previous fairs. Certainly it is not too long if the fair this year is to show improvement Just now the vital thing for con sideration is the pageant The rea son it is vital at this particular time is that the major part of the Farmers' Fair pageant will be written in the Pageantry class of fered in the home economics de partment , jliaa Bess Steele has personal charge of the class. It meets on Monday afternoons. Mostly girls take the course, but a number of boys have taken it The point is that the success of the pageant de pends in large measure on the en rollment in, and results produced by. the pageantry class. If you are Interested in the page ant if you think you have, or might have, a good idea for an epi sode, then why not register for the pageantry class. That goes for both boys and girls. Of course, it only take a few to actually write the pageant once it Is conceived; but everyone can contribute sug gestions. Moreover, when the time comes to start practicing, the ones who have helped with the fabrica tion of the pageant who have learned all its in s and out's, will be the logical ones to get the posi tion as episode directors. AL'S CHORUS. At an Organized Agriculture meeting one day Ust week, Ag stu dents got a look at one of last year's seniors, Albert Ebers. Ebers and the Salem Male Chorus had come back to the campus to enter tain Nebraska farm people attend ing the meeticgs. It Is deeply natisfying to con template Ebers project out there In Salem community. There is per haps not another just like it In this state perhaps not in several states. of Seward, there are a number of fanners whose hfir la not yet frray. They like to get together evenings and Sundays au I sing. A fellow who knew how ta direct vocal mu sic worked la that community one rear at harvMrt time. He organised the chorus. Albert Ebers has kept V tnirmg me iout jtau college. Ebee went home every Friday night for chorus rehearsal j-bat was no small amount of time and effort to give the project when you consider that the rest of the week was overfilled with hi classes, activities, chorus rehears als at the Westminster church, and what not When Friday night comes around about 99 students out of every 100 want to lie around and gloriously do nothing. Perhaps Ebers did too, but he went home to chorus practice instead. Out of college now and back on the farm, Ebers and the other 20 or more fellows in the chorus are making bigger plans than ever. They want to learn new songs, go new places, do new things. The men in the chorus feel that it is great fun. They enjoy getting to gether for an evening's singing. They also enjoy the contacts with new people and things when they go away for an engagement. The people in the community likewise enjoy the chorus. They too enjoy the singing; and it is, I'll wager, a source of satisfaction to them to know that their community has so unusual and interesting an organi zation. HITCH-HIKERS. Many a student on this Univer sity of Nebraska campus can tell colorful tales of hitchhiking exper iences. And bo can no small num ber of students on most any other campus. But in one respect every one of these tales will be alike, the student hitch-hiker used the sym bol of the university to get travel ers to stop. Sometimes they carry a travel ing bag plastered with stickers. Others dress collegiate, sweaters, balloon pants, etc. Whatever the technique, the student hitch-hiker lets it be known tnat ne u a stu dent And you may talk to people who pick up hitch-bikers, and they will usually .ell you that it was be cause they knew the hikers were students. That situation, common as it is, has its undesirable aspects. It is not exactly the function of the in stitution to serve as a label of ap proval for hitch-hikers. And look ing at it from the students point of view, it is a little bit un courageous for a student to depend on his uni versity affiliations to get him a ride. It is playing both upon Uie sympathies of automobile travel ers and upon their confidence and faith is the suggestion that the hiker is a university man. And that Is J-st where one of the most undesirable features of the practice appears. Anyone can buy university stickers or wear a swea ter with a big letter on the front. The use of university stickers would be an excellent way for big big bad men to get simple and trusting drivers to stop out on some lonely road. RIFLE PRACTICE STARTS; REPORT LARGE CLASSES (Continued from Page 1.) McGimsey for men. has been opened to women. Anybody who comes out consistently for firing and makes a score of ninety-two is entitled to belong and wear the emblem. Members will be given preference in guns snd instruction. Following are Nebraska's sche duled telegraphic meets for the season: Feb. 10 University of Maryland and Perm 8tfl.e college. Feb. IT, Unirerslty of Nevada and t'ni verity of Washmpon. Feb. 24, University ol South Dakota and Northwestern. March i. Unlveraity of Montana. March JO, earnest Tech. University of Vermont, and Cornell university. March 17, University of Miihican. March 31. University of Wichita, Katmas State college and University of Kansas. April 7. Washington university. Social Pioneering Is Objective of Present Governmental Regime AMES, Iowa, Jan. 11. Social pioneering is the uppermost objec tive of the present administration at Washington, Miss Grace Frysin ger. aenlor home economist in the United States Department of Agri culture, Office of Extension, said here Monday. Miss TryBingtr, who spoke be fore a meeting of resident and ex tension home economics staffs at Iowa State College said, "In all nirti of the administration home economics women are being recog nized and canea upon u neip in this social engineering. "We must have faith to accept difficulties," she said, knowing that good Is coming out oi una program, even though mistikes may be made. MEN'S SUITS, TOPCOATS tzqd AND OVERCOATS 2) MEN'S FELT HATS 55c Ladies1 Plain Dresses & Coats . 75c Additional Charge for Pleats, Frills and Fur Trimming Soukup Sc. Wettarer CALL F2377 fer Service 21st at Q Streets The Greeks Have A Word For It. If there ever was a time in which college students must depend on their own common sense, ais cretion or feeling of social respon sibility, it is now. If the intelli gentsia of the nation are to remain so, they must pick themselves up from floundering about in an era of alcoholic dissipation, and make for themselves a new code. Mob-spirit prevaled in American colleges and universities shortly after the prohibition amendment went into effect some fourteen years ago. The students felt their liberty trampled upon. Likely, they had never before felt the urge to indulge their bibulous capacities; yet, because liquor was totally for bidden, it grew most attractive. Anything smacking of alcohol be it the vilest of gins that had to be poured down while holding one's nose was intriguing to those of college age. It was forbidden; therefore, it was delightful! The abstainer was socially obnoxious; how could he be in such a cad? And so the children got what they craved. Flasks no longer have to go lurking in hippockets. But may be brought forth In the light of day and their contents con sumed with nary a reproach. In cidentally, now that the pleasure of Imbibing forbidden spirits no longer remains, people are begin ning to eye the contents of those very flasks rather critically. "Boot leg gin" has already fallen Into disrepute. Thus, those who drank solely for the sake of drinking, as of yore, no longer indulge so free ly. It Is no longer the smart thing to do. Moreover, it is generally true that those who "know their liquor" drink it sparingly. Their mood is changed, and they recog nize that now is the time for mod eration; temperance instead of ex cess. The test of the individual is here. Let the college student prove him self a true gentleman by abiding by the maxim of the ancient Greeks: "Nothing in excess." UAILl 1 H(M.. For Mebraska: 4 Coat of Paint. Glad tidings were those yester day that the University civil works program, which includes the im mediate completion of the Union building as its principal project, will get into full swing early next week. The Union building during its short period of use has become a vital force in the everyday life of the University and the only handicap toward a fuller utiliza tion of it has been the fact that parts of it were unfinished. Plans for the building's comple tion, which call for a total ex penditure of 132.000 approved recently by the State civil works committee, provide for the finish ing of the sixth and seventh floors of the structure, and the remodel ing of the third to house perma nent student organizations. A sub basement which will be used as a co-operative cafeteria and the im provement of the acoustics of Alumni hall also are uiciuaea. Improvements also are to be made to campus drives and pmths, and in other University buildings. In order that the project can be completed as speedily as possible. t the work will be pushed night and day. Th nonessitv of the Union build ing improvements is obvious, since ihcv will pnhance the value of the building as the center of student activities, in aadiuon, me ounu Ing has been taxed to capacity on rinva when there were many out- of-town visitors in Bloomington for athletic contests, conventions and similar events, ine compie tinn nf additional rooms will en able the University The better to provide tne lacmiies nemanaeu oi It. Much credit is aue me oiiicihih in chare-d of the Droeram for the speed with which the project has Deen planned, approved ana nur ried to an early start. INDIANA DAILY STUDENT Wanted: A Definition. Despite efforts of university of ficials in various schools to ram compulsory drill down the throats of unwilling students, undergradu ate opinion continues to smouiaer and to flare out in sporadic out bursts aeainst the policy. Keceni ly 15 students were exempted from military drill at onio aiaie university on the plea of con scientious objections to being trained in methods of warfare, while 16 others who refused to at tend drill after being denied ex emption, are now faced with ex pulsion. Other colleges throughout the country are beginning to recognize 'lie opinion or conscien tious objectors, for many have es tablished a policy of exemption or ubstitution or otner courses in cases of sincere objection. Although the University of Min nesota has been noted for many years for its liberalism in aca demic and educational policy, its attitude of uncompromising insis tence on compulsory drill has been consistently maintained. Last quarter, however, after President Coffman had established a prece dent by permitting one student to substitute physical education ior drill, a faculty committee was ap pointed to investigate the whole matter of military training and opposition to it at the university. In case the university adopts a policy of exempting sincere con scientious objectors, the problem of an adequate definition of con scientious objection to military drill arises. Such a definition would have to be broad enough to include all students with moral objections to the principle of training in warfare, as well as strict enough to exclude those who might regard it as an easy way of weaseling out of an irksome duty. The capital difficulty of the whole problem would then arise iu administering the definition. As a matter of fact, the only way of determining whether or not a stu dent is sincere in claiming con scientious objection is by accept ing the student's own affirmation. In other words, every case must necessarily be treated on its own merits. If the administration wishes to be fair to the student body and at the same time true to its own general policy, it will abandon its present dilatory tac tics and make an earnest effort to solve this persistent and vex ing problem. The Student Pulse Met, csiwlw eontribatlons peril SMot I nutters of student life and tne anlvenliy are aretawned toy this dpirt.nent, under I he anal restric tions f aeaad aevapaurr prmcllre. mica rtrluoes all Mx-loni mailer and periMmal attftrlfa. Ietter mint be aimed, aat names ill fee with i eld from publicatioa U as desired. One Vote Yes. TO THE EDITOR: IT will be but two weeks until the time for the students to cast their votes for the student activi ties tax plan will be at hand. It is to be done at the time of the com pletion of registration for the sec ond semester of this year. An op portune time for the consideration of this Important question and a time when, it is the belief of those "in the know" about the plan, the students will let it be known that such a plan is desired. As a matter of review, just to make sure that there be no mis understandings, let's take a peek at it once more. If adopted (and the student vote is just one step in Its adoption) its execution will place the opportunity before those students who do support the many activities of the school, an oppor tunity to do so with the advantage of a smaller expense, one of the main purposes of the idea. On the other hand it will insure student support of the publications, the athletic contests and start a fund for the purpose of erecting a stu dent union building. In turning over the possibilities of the plan there seems to be one main objection that many stu dents would be put to task to "kick in" the extra amount for the tax, since its nature would make it a compulsory tax. It has been pointed out that many of those who do cot support the student activities do not because the ex pense is prohibitltive, and not that they do not care to. The tax should favor this group of students inas much as it will bring about a very favorable reduction in the price if these activities which would be in cluded and that group embraces the major activities. There is little doubt that those who have been behind the tradi tional activities will favor the tax, practically 100 percent since it can be nothing but an advantage to them. For nearly a year a committee of the student council has been placing the facts about the tax to gether, getting them ready to pie sent to the students and to the board of regents. They have been I published and will be kept before the student group until the final outcome is known. It is the ardent hope of this writer that the board of regents will view the plan with its mind on the several advantages it offers. The student union build ing idea alone is worth more than we at Nebraska, who have always been without one, can say. Here is one student who is going to vote for the plan, as I am sure that the majority of students will do. When you pay your fees this month cast your vote on the tax plan. If you conscientiously cannot vote for it then vote as you please, but guard against voting against it unless you really feel that a stu dent union building would not be a fine thing, that the loyal and ma jority support of the publications and athletic contests would not be desirable. ONE VOTE "YES." OFFICIAL BULLETIN All students nririinlintlons or fac ulty a roups rteslring to puhlUh no tices of meetings or other Information iow members may have them printed by calling the Dally Ncbrmkun ofllce. Vesper Choir Picture. Cornhusker picture of the Ves per choir will be taken at the ramnua studio at 12 o'clock Fri day, Jan. 12. Marian Stamp, direc tor, asks that ail memDers or tne choir be present. Sophomore Commission. Sophomore commission will meet EVlHotr at A. o'olnplr Th nnetrv of ' . I , John Masefleld will be discussed and a report will be given Dy Ada Petrea, Scandinavian Club. Th Scandinavian Club will meet Monday, January 15, from 7 tn R nVInclc In room 203 of the Temple building. There will be a program of music and games. Barb A. W. S. League. Th Rarh A. W. S. League pic- ti.ro mill he taken fit the camDUS studio Friday afternoon at 6 o clock. Professor Snedgren Lectures at Meeting Professor Alfred Snedgren, in structor in the German depart ment' was sneaker at a meeting of the German Round Table Thursday night at the Llndell hotel. Mr. Snedgren told or nis experiences uith thp A E. F. and the Ameri can army of occupation at Cob-entz. NAME NOMINEES FOR Y OFFICES THIS WEEK-END (Continued from Page 1.) will be announced at a somewhat later date. The election polls will be open from 9 to 5 o'clock on the after noon scheduled for the affair. Miss Miller states that the elections are as a rule held in March but it is believed by the present officials that this way they will be able to become better acquainted with the work and purpose of the Y. w. C. A. College World In a recent number of the Ameri. can Medical Journal statistics were quoted to show that the general health of college students was fall, ing from the standards of some years ago. Research over a num ber of years revealed that students health grew worse during the years spent in school. Women are Invading the male professions at the University of Wisconsin where seventy-four of 121 tsudents In the school of jour nalism are women; they also out number the men in the school of physical education and have made their debut in agriculture and chemical engineering. Your Drug Store Call us B1068 for quick Lunch, Drugs or Candy The Owl Pharmacy 148 No. 14th and P Street Use of any proceeds which Co lumbia may derive from the Rose bowl game with Stanford in Pasa dena, Calif., on New Year's day should be used to build an intra mural athletic field, to buy uni forms for the band, or for schol arships, in the opinion of the Co lumbia Student Board. DANCE Tonight to America a Moat enaat4Ri Attraction BILLIE SHAW'S CALIFORNIA MAMBLCNt Columbia Kecor4a A f'at'l Broadcast AttracUoe Marigold Ballroom WJ a Connie i THEATRE NCOLN Liberty " ONE DAY ONLY Monday January 15th at 2:20 and :30 P. M. 7Ae GREEN, PASTURES Or MARC COHNELLy Original Production. Cast and "HEAVENLY CHOIR 'of tbeFacKXB PULITZER PRIZE PLAY Intact in. Every Detail ' Direct froa 3yERSSiaIIEVVyDRK. CHICAGO sad EOSTDH NOTICE: Four carloads ef acenery 12S in original N. Y. eaat 18 spectacular scenes Supreme triumph ef the American stage. Orchestra Ficr Matinee li.M Orchestra Floor evening $2 20 (Including U. t. Taa) General Adm. Sots on Sal Monday The First Sale of r . opring t Dresses A Special Purchase Priced Vary Low (695 Gay Silk prints free with sunny yellows, reds and blues. Bright pastel crepes which show off you and your com plexion. Chinese reds, Chi nese blues, greens, new blucR and black and navy. Sizes 14 to 44 a. Sale of All Remaining Winter Dresses All $19 75 & $25 DRESSES All $29.50 to $45 DRESSES $15 8 $59.50 to $73 DRESSES $ 25 All Fur Trimmed Winter Coats Regular Price $29.50 to $98.50 Coats Now $14.75 to $49.25 FUR COATS y3 OFF All $59.50 to $189.50 Fur Coats Now3967 to $125 Cleau-Up Sale of All Nelly Don Donabouts and Pajamas All 8.95 DWouLs and Pajamas. .$ 6 AU $10.93 tnd $13.95 DonabouU and Pajama $ 8 All $10.75 DonabouU and Pajamaa. .$12 SIMON'S THIRD FLOOR.