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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1934.
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Norris Will
Explain His Plan.
fEORGE W. Norris, .NeorasKas lrreconcimDie
senator to Washington, will address a meeting
In the Cornhusker Hotel Thursday night on the sub
ject "A Model Legislature."
Mr. Norris' talk will be a significant one, for it
will inaugurate a state wide campaign intended to
secure for this state a unicameral legislature. In
fact, an organization will be affected and plans for
the drive that the senator hopes will add his long
cherished amendment to the state constitution.
In addition to interested people in this com
munity and state, several governors from sur
rounding states will attend the session. Probably
among their number will be found several profes
sors and students of this university.
Mr. Norris' cause, however futile it may ap
pear to be, is one worthy of the highest praise.
The uni-cameral legislature, briefly, is nothing
more than a one house legislature to supplant the
present cumbersome two house organization. Un
der the plan suggested by Mr. Norris it is expected
that there will be few members who should per
form the work that confronts the state legislature
each biennium much more efficiently. Above all
else the plan should raise the calibre of the state
legislature to a point where intelligent independent
thinking might be reasonably expected.
This, in short, is a hasty sketch of what Mr.
Norris will more fully outline in hi address.
The movement toward the adoption of one
house legislatures has been a rapid one, and more
so, since Mr. Norris' public announcement last fall.
Nebraskans, however, will remember the senator's
Charter Day address from Washington over a year
ago, in which. he discussed the model legislature.
Since that time, however, politicians and other state
leaders have found enough merits In the Norris pro
posal to take an active interest. The movement has
spread to several states, and the uni-cameral legisla
ture hold the public eye, for the moment at least, as
being one of the most discussed governmental re
forms. Whether the citizens of thU state will adopt the
scheme is still a moot question. It is clearly evident
however, that more than a casual interest is being
displayed.
As such, university students would find it well
worth their time to see and hear Senator Norris
present his ideas about an issue which promises to
be a vital one in the none too distant future.
The Varsity Party
issue Waxes Warm.
yJTm the Barb Council petitioning the faculty
senate committee for permission to regain man
agement of the All-University parties, the current
melee baa all the indications of being more than a
controversial subject
The Earb leaders Wednesday signified their in
tention of presenting to senate members a list of
eleven reasons why All-University parties should be
managed by a Barb committee instead of one com
posed equally of Barbs and Gi'eeks.
The massive list, which appeared in Wednes
day's Issue of the Nebraskan, has the semblance of
an imposing array of criticisms. Upon examina
tion, however, many of the arguments appear to be
baaed essentially on unfounded presumptions.
Fundamentally the Barb Council has concen
trated its fire upon the alleged loss of the mixer
quality should Greeks meddle in All-University party
control. There are no precedents upon which to
base such an assumption. As proposed in the Var
sity Party plan, recently passed by the Student
Council, a committee composed equally of Barbs
and Greeks would operate the varsity parties. Such
a scheme, viewed from any conceivable angle,
would have as its obvio'is goal a more democratic
system of parties than wrists at the present time.
In this manner both Barb and Greek should pre
sumably fel some definite incentive to attend the
parties. Barb leaders also assert that the present
plan would soon become a "date" affair if and when
Greeks dip their finger in the pie. We believe this
assumption Is decidedly incorrect. Never having the
opportunity to enjoy such a system as passed by
the council, it appears that for lack of facts the
Barb leaders have established an argument that
cannot be proven.
In Article Six they assert that the party com
Biittee will become a political plum. They are un
doubtedly correct. They have apparently over
looked the fact, however, that Barbe will have
Equal representation. Barb members on the Varsity
Party committee will be chosen only by the Barb
(roup and not by political machinations of Greek
politicians.
It Is pointed out by the critics of Use scheme
that the old varsity party plan was submerged un
der a two thousand dollar debt This Is true. But
the statement does not Indict the present system as
proposed by the council. The old system of varsity
parties was under student control entirely. The
present scheme calls for all funds to be handled by
John K. Selleck, thru the student activities office.
As such, we have little reason to question the fi
nancial stability of the council's plan.
These and other arguments, trivial for the most
part, characterize the Barb objections to the var
sity party plan. Perhaps they should be commended
for presenting their point of view. The virtue of
conciliation, on the other hand, has evidently been
entirely overlooked by these stalwart patriots.
The importance of issues involved has been tre
mendously over-emphasized. Why such strenuous
objections should be made against a plan which ulti
mately might be the most effective instrument to
unify the student body no one seems to know.
Recognition of Barb interests, we believe, has been
fairly taken into consideration. Barb leaders
should realize this feature. They should also recog
nize that persistent harping on itudent sympathy
may soon outwear its usefulness.
The Student Pulse
Brief, concise, contributions pertinent to matters
pf student life and the university are welcomed by
this department, under the usual restrictions of sound
newspaper practice, which excludes all libelous mat
ter and personal attacks. Letters accepted do not
necessarily Indicate the editorial policy of this paper.
Suggests That
Big Sister 8 Act.
jyjY sympathy to any woman student who needed
help from a Big Sister this year. During regis
tration there were a number of girls on the campus
wearing big white buttons bearing the words "Big
Sister." At that time some freshman might have
been trusting enough to believe that if she had a
hard time adjusting herself to university life, she
could call on one of these older girls to counsel her.
This person could perhaps help her get acquainted
with other students and find a place In campus ac
tivities. The Big Sister board did go so far as to
entertain new women students at a tea during rush
week. Again some innocent freshman might have
been misled.
At the time of the All -Activities tea, an annual
event sponsored by major boards on the campus,
the Big Sister board had a table along with the rest
of the organizations. Members of the board were
there to greet new girls and sell their own stock.
Would that these new girls could just see through
their upperclassmcn!
All of this could be excused if the group would
Just do something to justify its existence. I have
heard no less than five members of the executive
board admit frankly that the Big Sisters have done
absolutely nothing the whole year. According to
the girls' own words, the organization was bad
enough last year, but it has been even worse this.
Reports are that they still hold their meetings each
Tuesday noon, but the meetings don't last very long.
One of the seniors on the board commented that she
supposed meetings would last longer now that the
nominating committee was beginning to function.
Notice: Big Sisters have done nothing so far this
year but they will elect officers for the coming se
mesters within the next month.
I could write and write about the need for an
organization to actually carry out the aims set forth
by the Big Sisters. A few of the women students
who enter university in the fall pledge a sorority
and are in this way able to meet people and make
social contacts. What happens to the ether girls
who are not so fortunate (?) as to be able to pledge ?
During the first few months of the school year,
there is the greatest opportunity it seems for it is
then that the new students will get their founda
tion. No other organization on the campus, with the
exception of the Y. W. even pretends to try to meet
this need. A. W. S. is purely a governing body; W.
A. A. purposes to meet girls though a program of
intramurals. The Big Sisters have an untouched
field in which to work and so they throw the oppor
tunity away.
It would seem a shame to have the student
council oust this group but they certainly have
every reason in the world to do just that thing.
Probably the council won't do anything about it
this year for it is pretty late. Then there is always
the possibility that some truly conscientious person
will see the situation and go about to remedy it
This isn't an impossible task for the time was when
the Big Sisters were the most active girls on the
campus. R. C.
Contemporary Comment
Similar Rumblings
At Indiana.
The decision of the Union Board to conduct a
series of open forums on current questions, with
Wednesday, Feb. 28, as the tentative starting date,
is a commendable one. There long has been a place
on the Indiana campus for such an activity.
This latest venture can be a success, reflect
ing great credit to its sponsors, or a flop that would
have been better not started at alL It all depends
on the manner in which if is conducted and the
topics which are chosen for the discussions.
One reason why student forums have not suc
ceeded on ibis campus in recent years, with the ex
ception of the successful international discussions
in the history department clubs, has been because
the sponsors themselves have not taken them se
riously enough. They have not had the faith and
intellectual inspiration to make them going con
cerns. The topics to be chosen are important since
they can make or break the program. The subjects
must not be too abstract and they muit not be the
worn-out ones that ordinarily are used on such oc
casions. Discussions on religious and racial prob
lems seldom lead anywhere but to misunderstanding
and bitterness and their like should be avoided.
However, there are countless subjects which would
inspire really live and sincere discussion and they
wait only to be found. It is to be hoped that they
will be uncovered for this latest effort. Indiana
Daily Student
The Senators Open
The Mail Contracts.
With the testimony of former Postmaster Gen
eral Brown before the senate committee yesterday,
we are brought little nearer a settlement of the
bitter air mail controversy. The present postmaster
charges collusion and conspiracy between the com
panies, and the former denies It One charges that
the meeting was for the purpose of dividing up the
country among the various air lines, and the other
that it was for the purpose of aiding the passenger
CDerators whose losses were compelling; them to
abandon passenger operations.
The principal criticism of the administration
Is that It passed sentence upon the accused before a
bearing. The cancellation of the contracts came
first; the announcement of the evidence second. If
first Postmaster Farley had presented his testi
mony, and Mr. Brown had been allowed hearing, the
whole controversy might now be settled.
Some progress has been made, however, and
certain things stand undented. The charge of Post
master Farley that Transcontinental-Western Air,
Lindberg's company, received $7,578,000 for service
that another offered to perform at a rate which
would have amounted to only $4,074,000, was not
specifically denied by Mr. Brown. While no one
should deny Colonel Lindbergh his freedom of
speech, his letter has lost much of its significance
since this revelation. ,
When the investigation is over, conspiracy of
the 1910 variety may not have been uncovered, but
"co-operation" between companies will undoubtedly
be aired. It will be admitted that the sums paid
were excessive and that future contracts should be
at lower rates. The fact that Postmaster Farley
has promised future consideration to one of the
companies indicates that some commercial trans
portation of mail may be continued and a way
opened later to allow new contracts for deserving
companies.
If more lives must be sacrificed because of the
difficult problems involved In air mail transporta
tion, as were In air crashes during the past week,
the administration may find it better to allow those
agencies that have been built up for air mail to
continue it Minnesota Daily.
BENEATH THE!
I HEADLINES f
By DICK MORAN.
pEDERAL Emergency Relief Administrator Harry
Lloyd Hopkins will be able to claim without
much opposition the title of ''the greatest spender
in our history" when he finishes his present duties,
that of handling all PWA and CWA funds from a
Washington office too small to accommodate three
people comfortably. He started his job ladt May
when he was given a sum of $500,000,000 and told
to go to work, and he continues with the promise
that he will never hesitate to keep relief going at
as costly a rate as human misery calls for. His
organization, noted for its simplicity and efficiency,
has since its setup supplied relief in one form or
another to about 11 percent of all of the families in
this country. The hardest task he faced was that of
getting people to accept relief, but he went around
this obstacle by putting men to work for their food
and rent money, calling it work relief.
Hopkins started out with the Public Works Ad
ministration, but when that agency did not put men
to work fast enough and in large enough numbers
to satisfy the administration, he suddenly organ
ized the Civil Works Administration last fall with
$400,000,000 of PWA money. This action put more
than a million men to work in a short time on mu
nicipal and state projects on the same wage scale
as that set up by the PWA. Thousands of CWA
projects used up the funds which were trf last until
February 15, but the work will carry on now with
an additional grant by Congress recently of $950,
000,000. Hopkins hopes to demobilize the CWA
army of employees in a short time, when they can
be taken over by private industry. The avoidance
of red tape has characterized his administration
and action all the way thru.
PRUSSIA'S premier Stalin evidently meant what he
said when he Issued a statement to those who
might be thinking about aggression against Russia
to keep "their swinish snouts out of the soviet gar
den." His statement was directed against Japan,
although he didn't say sj. And he is backing up his
warning with a puwcwui armed force concentrated
in eastern Siberia, mainly along the Manchurian
border. This region is expected to be the war zone,
should actual hostilities come about, because it is
vulnerable to various types of attack.
OFFICIAL
BULLETIN
One of the most important steps in the pro
gram of defense for this bleak wilderness of eastern
Siberia, whose few towns are widely scattered, is
the development of the Trans-Siberian railway, a
plan which is being pushed as rapidly as possible.
The completion of a double line clear across Siberia
is the immediate goal, to insure rapid movements
of troops and supplies to the most Important points,
in the event that war breaks out. And several hun
dred thousand trained troops, more than six hun
dred airplanes, tanks, artillery equipment, anti-aircraft
guns, and every conceivable type of armament
is being massed in eastern Siberia, but officially for
nothing more than "necessary defense measures."
Vladivostok is generally conceded to be the uost
logical point; for the initial hostile attack, both by
sea and by air, and defense measures around this
city are belrg emphasized. The local residents and
authorities, however, are unexcited and do not an
ticipate war, at least in the immediate future.
JJARVARD University will subsidize its students
for student pursuits, if the plans of its new
president James Bryant Conant, are adopted by the
school. His plan is one whereby Harvard will make
special efforts to enroll outstanding middle western
graduates of high schools and preparatory schools,
irrespective of their need for financial aid. The
scholarships to be given these students will amount
to one thousand dollars for the first year, and those
who prove their ability and evidence a desire to
continue will be awarded scholarships of twelve
hundred a year for the remainder of their student
career. And those who do not need the financial
aid will be given a prize of two hundred dollars
anyway.
Dr. Conant suggested this plan in his annual
report made last month, in which he stated in vigor
ous terms his intention to bring outstanding stu
dents and professors to Harvard. The middle west
was chosen as the first region in which to try this
experiment because "it is sufficiently removed from
New England" and because he believes It to be a
fertile field. Some day President Conant hopes to
b aeble to do the same thing for graduates of mid
dle western universities entering Harvard for grad
uate work. He explained that the experiment was
being tried with high school graduates first be
cause of numerous expressions of opinion that it
Mulft wt Ka Hrtno Pwairlnnt Pnr ant nnlw fftrtv '
years old, is one of the country's best-known or
ganic chemists but plans no further research work
in addition to his present duties as executive head
of Harvard University.
Y.W. C. A. 8TAFF MEETINGS.
The staff meetings for Y.W.C
A. members and leaders are: So!
clal, Evelyn Diamond, Monday at
5. Vespers, Alatre Barkes, Mon
day at 5. International staff, Lop.
raine Hitchcock, Tuseday at 4. So
cial Order, Bash Perkins Tuesday
at 1. Finance, Marjorie Snostak
Thursday at 4. Publicity, Dorothy
Cathers, Tuesday at 4. Swap Shop,
Theadora Lornman, Thursday at
4. Program and Office, Phyllis
Jean Humphrey, Wednesday at 3,
World Forum, Beth Schmid,
Thursday at 4. Posters, Ruth Allen,
Thursday at 4. Church Relations',
Mary Edythe Hendricks, Wednes
day at 5.
Miss Miller will conduct a spe
cial study group on "The Life ot
Jesus." This study is led on Thurs
day at 1 o'clock and on Sunday
morning at 9 o'clock.
Y.W. C. A. INTEREST GROUPS.
The follow Y. W. Interest groups
will hold meetings in Ellen Smith
hall this week!
Thursday at 4 Know Your City,
Lois Rathburn.
Thursday at 5 Art of Being a
Hostess, Arlene Bors.
STAMP COLLECTORS.
7:30 Thursday evening, Feb. 22,
in Social Sciences 301, there will
be an organization meeting of a
University Stamp Club, to which
members of the faculty, student
body or administrative staff, are
invited. Plans also call for an auc
tion so bring anything you wish
to sell, either U. S. or foreign.
Washington Party.
A Washington party will be
sponsored by the social staff of the
Y. W. C. A. at Memorial hall Fri
day, Feb. 23 at 7:30 p. m. The
regular instruction will be given
from 7 to 7:30 under the direction
of Miss Berniece Miller.
"A half hamburger and half a
ham salad sandwich, coffee, a
coke, water and a piece of mixed
apple and cherry pie, please." This
mythical order is about what the
average college student orders, ac
cording to the Indiana Daily Stu
dent U. of Indiana student paper.
At the University of California
examinations are given in all
courses at the end of a four week
period. If the student makes a
grade of A he is exempted from
the course and receives a $5 rebate
on tuition.
T
CANCELLED BY F. R.
Says Malpractice Resulted in
Covering Country With
Air Lines.
of their special interest in agron
omy. The list of new members is as
follows: Marion Jackson, Clifford
Domingo, Darrell Bauder, Ward
Bauder, Ray Person, Roland Nel
son, Robert Cushing, Roland Wei
bel and Carl Beadles.
Develop Your Mental And
Physical Coordination By
Learning to Dance
Classes every Monday snd Wednes
day. Beginners Qiven personal at
tention at 8:00 P. M.
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PRIVATE STUDIO
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VW TOURS CITY TODAY
Interest Group Plans Visit
To Lincoln Institutions
This Afternoon.
From Minnesota Dally.
Anv malnractices involved
the awarding of air mail contracts!
have resulted in one good wing
for the United States, the covering
of the country with air lines, ac
cording to John D. Akerman, pro
fessor and bead of the department
of aeronautical engineering.
"Air mail contracts cost the
government approximately 75 mil
lion dollars in five years," Aker
man said. "The post office depart
ment collected approximately 20
million dollars in postage for air
mail. Fifty-five million dollars
were paid for something else.
"But the government specinea
in the contracts that both passen
gers and mall should be carried on
the contracting lines, and now
every corner of the country has air
transportation service.
Compares With Railroads.
"When the railroads were start
ed approximately 500 million
square miles of land were given to
tbem. Surely 55 million dollars
spent to develop the air lines of
the country is not a waste of
money."
Nobody knows what is going to
follow the cancellation of air mail
contracts by the president Aker
man indicated.
"I don't think that the president
wants to destroy the newest fast
est and best method of transporta
tion in the United States, because
if we want to be an economically
strong and advanced nation, we
need the best transportation there
is," be said.
Better System Unknown. ,
"Nohodv knows, or can under
stand, what steDs will be taken to
eliminate the past defective system
of distributing air mau, or 10 dci-
ter the equipment or our military
aviation.
"It ia urorisine' that when the
flrnt emerrencv call to the armv is
to carry a-r mail, that the army
admits it cannot equal the speed of
the commercial operators.
"That s quite a oiacx eye to me
armv If tt cannot carrv mau
bags with sufficient speed, it prob
ably cannot carry on military op
erations with any better speed,"
Akerman asserted.
The Y.W.C. A. will hold an
other See Lincoln First interest
group, Thursday, Feb. 22, at 4
p. m. at Ellen smitn Hail, une
hour is spent by this group each
week visiting interesting places in
Lincoln.
Last week Morrill Hall was vis
ited by this group. This week one
of the following places will be vis
ited: State Capitol, City Jail, State
Hospital, Glllen-Boney Candy fac
tory, or the State Penitentiary.
Lois Rathburn, chairman of the
division, urges all university
women to attend.
FOR CYCLONE GAME
Tassel Committee at Work
On Skit to Be Given
Between Halves.
"An-x-Ames" will be the motto
for the Iowa State-Nebraska bas
ketball game Saturday, Feb. 24, It
was decided by Tassels at their
meeting Tuesday evening.
A committee consisting of Bon
ny Spanggaard, Louise Hossack,
and Rose Steinberg will work with
committees of the Corn Cobs and
the band on a skit to be presented
at the game.
Members of Tassels have been
ushering at the various Sunday
afternoon concerts at the coliseum
and will do so again for the Uni
versity Clee club concert to be
given this Sunday.
The reception which was to have
been given 8unday for Tassels by
the president Anne Bunting, has
been postponed.
Home Economics students at the
University of Washington now
keep regular boarders instead of
rocking babies to sleep and other
miscellaneous housewifely tasks.
Woodrow Wilson spent twenty
three of his sixty-seven years at
Princeton.
TRI K INITIATES NINE MEN
Agronomy Club Holds Bites
For Mew Members on
Tuesday Night.
Tri K. agronomy student's club,
initiated nine new members at t
abort meeting Tuesday night ac
cording to the organization's presi
dent Elmer Heyne. The new mem
bers were elected, he said, on the
basis of their scholarship and atti
tude on the campus, and because
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Group Elects Three Officers
At Meeting Tonight
In Temple.
Organization of the Dramatic
Club for the second semester will
be effected at the meeting of the
group tonight in the club rooms in j
the Temple building. The officers j
for the second semester except the i
president will be elected at the I
meeting.
"The Dramatic club will com- j
plete the plans for its second se
mester's activity at the meeting j
tonight" according to Fred Nick-
las, president of the club. "It will j
be necessary to elect the other of-1
ficers at this meeting so the work ,
of the club can get under way.
"The offices of vice president,
secretary, and treasurer are to be
filled at this election. The office of
business manager will continue for
the rest of the year. It is neces
sary," urged Nicklas, "for every
member of the club to come to the
meeting so this business ran be
disposed of."
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