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r i TWO' TIIE DAILY NEBRASKAN THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1. 1931. Daily Nebraskan Station A, Lincoln. Nebraska. OFFICIAL STUDENT PUBLICATION UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA flu paper l represented for general advertising by the Nebraska Press Association. MEMBER 193 4 TV paper Is represented fer genanal advertising by tne Nebraska Press Asseelstlen fiUHtrd CeXleginte prt sintered as socond-clan matter at the postoffice In Llneoln, Nebraska, under act of congress. March 3, 1878, and at special rate of Dostaoe provided for In section 1103. act of October S. 1917. authorized January 80. 182a. THIRTY-THIRD YEAR, Published Tuesday, Wednesday. Thursday. Friday and Sunday mornings during the academic year. SUBSCRIPTION RATE. S1.S0 a vear. Single copy 6 cents. 11.00 semester. $2.50 a yiar mailed. $1.60 a semester mailed. Undei direction of the Student Publication Board Editorial Office University Hsll 4. n. Off in Linlveraitv Hall 4. A. Telephones Day: B68S1; Nights B6882. B333S (Jour nal). Ask tor Nebraskan editor. EDITORIAL STAFF Burton Marvin Editor-in-Chief MANAGING EDITORS Lamolne Bible Jack Fischer NEWS EDITORS Fred Nlcklas Virginia Selleck Irwin Ryan Ruth Matschullat Woman's Editor Sancha Kllbourne Society Editor Arnold Levinn Sports Editor BUSINESS STAFF Richard Schmidt Buslnees Manager ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGERS Truman Oberndorff Bob Shellenberg Robert Funk Does Americanism Exclude Justice? A contributor to Thursday' Student Pulse column waves the flag of the United States of America and the banner of rugged individualism, and at the same time insults his country. He declares that it is un-American to act, that it is against the princi ples and practices of this nation to attempt to solve problems obviously facing it. He quotes Herbert Hoover's "Challenge to Liberty," failing to take into account that the word liberty' may mean one of many things. Of whose liberty does Hoover speak? In Sunday's Nebraskan a problem of great im portance was given publicly in both the Student Pulse and editorial columns. A contributor to ths opinion column declared that the university isn't do ing the human thing when it fires underpaid janitors because of old age, and then provides nothing for their future maintenance. The Nebraskan, In the same edition, urged the establishment of an old-age pension system for long-time janitorial servants of the university. R. Q., today's writer, can't see it that way. He be lieves that the American thing to do is to disregard a problem and let the old, helpless people starve. Ah, after all, opines he, we must remember our rugged individualism, national spirit, and "way of life," close our eyes, and forget mere individuals. In attempting to sidestep a problem he generalizes, falling back on politicians pretty phrases. He declares that pension of janitors and other school servants who have served the university diligently and faithfully for very small compensa tion for many years will be "antagonistic to our age-old American traditions" and would drive us toward "Moscow collectivism." He states indirectly that it Is un-American for the United States to pro vide for the welfare and happiness of its people. In other words human sympathy, progressive thought and action, social ideals, and necessary kindness are opposed to American ideals. Shame on you, R. Q! Stand-patters usually paint a prettier picture of our nation. True, it isn't desirable that the old-age pension be established as a permanent relief institution, but it is necessary that something in the way of emer gency relief be devised and applied until the time when the causes of old-age pauperism are at least partially eliminated. Our contributor certainly isn't justified in stating that all poverty-Blricken old peo ple are Bhiftless. Facts deny the truth of that theory. Now to get back to the campus. Janitors and ground-keepers on this campus, as well as other workers, are underpaid. At least they don't get enough of a wage to enable them to save any ap preciable amount to provide for old age. When they reach a certain age or stage of disability they are fired. They should be released if they can't do the work, but it seems only right that some provision for their future sustenance and welfare be made by the university. The legislature and Board of Regents should provide a fund out of which is to be taken money to pension retired faculty members, janitors, and any other servants of the university who have grown too old to work. If such a fund is established taxes will increase. It seems that in order to obtain social justice ad ministrators must increase the tax burden of the people. That can't go on forever. The basic caum of weaknesses in our social system must be discovered and remedied. Progress will have remedies and cures of present social difficulties as its milestones. Really, R Q., we venture to say that your do-nothing, see-no-evil policy will get us nowhere. By educating ourselves in the subject of war, its causes, results, and reneral futility we of the younger generation hope to avoid being deceived. Our hats are off to you former service men. You fought because your ideals told you to. What youth wishes to do Is to prevent another war. The Ne braskan editor's personal opinion concerning the refusal to fight under any conditions is that such a declaration is quite hollow and meaningless. There are much better approaches to be made to the prob lem and its solution. Senator Nye and his munitions Investigation should be heartily supported, provision for suitable international arbitration should be made, and men willing to support such measures should be placed In legislatures and congress. In conclusion we ask that the American Legion editor in this state learn something about youth. We fear he is rather harsh in his hasty and unfounded judgment Legion Berate College Youth. Are college pacifists as superficial and silly as they are said to be in the editorial clipped from The Nebraska Legionnaire and reprinted in today's Con temporary Comment column? The editor of that publication accuses the former of being postoffice and bri.:e players, and finding as their chief occu pations cheering of football teams, and loafing in luxurious fraternity houses. He snems to take It for granted that one must go thru the torture of trench warfare before he knows anything about the folly of lnternatit al holocausts and the dirty con niving of munitions makers. Furthermore, the av erage student of 1934 finds little time to play post office and bridge. Admittedly college pacifists are often too impuls ive in acting, and fail to grasp the relative Impor tance of various points in the peace program. They are alao often too impatient, lack foresight and spoil their own programs by acting too hastily. Their elders, however, can't condemn them for lark of foresight because they themselves have shown that trait all too muny times. American Legion men are in a position wbers they vary naturally become resentful of outside declarations as to war. They feol that they, of all people should and do know what a hell war is. Men cant b blamed for fighting for an ideal They were deceived by circumstances and propaganda. They thought they would save the world for democracy, and very likely some day we of this generation will be deceived by some similar high-sounding slogan. Write for Absent Voters Ballots. Hearts of members of the campus Young Republi can and Young Democratic clubs have been glad' dened by a bit of co-operation from the Lincoln junior chamber of commerce. The latter organlza tion has issued a bulletin to students of the uni versity urging them to use their voting power in the election of Nov. 6. The purpose of the first two groups mentioned above is to arouse student inter est in state and national politics and to build sup port for the respective candidates. The chamber of commerce is doing its bit in the direction of bring' ing out the student vote. The deadline date for writing to your country clerk at home for an absent voter's ballot is Nov. S. The junior chamber of commerce suggests that stu dents write to their county clerks immediately. The Nebraskan has said its word several times on the subject of student Interest in politics. Youth should consider knowledge of politics, political ac tivities, state, national, county and city government of primary im portance to them. The opportunity to exercise the rights of the citizen is at hand. Take advantage of it STUDENT PULSE Brief, concise contributions pertinent to mutters of student life and the university tire welcomed by this department, under the usual restrictions of aound news paper practice, which excludes all libelous matter and personal attacks. Letters munt be signed, but names will be withheld from publication if so desired. Contributions should bs limited to a maximum of five hundred words In length. Old Age and Flag-Waring. TO THE EDITOR: I can't understand the type of reasoning that prompted L. A. H. to write his letter in Sunday's Student Pulse column. He seems to be extremely grieved because the Board of Regents has seen fit to forget John (one of the old janitors) and let him go. In other words, old John, I assume, because of inability to perform properly his tasks for which he was getting paid, was fired. Of course, we are all sorry for poor old John, but what does L. A. H. ex pect the university authorities to do? Isn't the right to hire and fire a well established privilege of any employer of labor? How long could business be conducted on a profit basis, and would there be any incentive for enterprise, if business people couldn't lay off their employees when their services were not satisfactory or not needed? Does L. A. H. in his sentimental sympathy for the "janitors" expect the University of Nebraska to be come an asylum for old people that are no longer employable. Must the university become a victim of all these new-fangled, unstable schemes of old age pensions, permanency of jobs and other Don Quixotic methods of taxing the thrifty to support the shiftless. Next thing, another kind-hearted sentimentalist (and there are legions of them everywhere, espcially in dealing with other people's money) like L. A. H. would want to look into the matter of wages paid to the "poor" janitors and scrubwomen and possibly find faults or even "injustices" there too. As I see it the university must be a leader and guiding example for all to follow. If it inaugurates the so-called old age pensions for everybody and in troduces other similar socialistic schemes to eat up the taxpayers' money, it will indirectly contribute towards the weakening of our social structure which is based on individualism and personal responsibilty. If you insure everybody against all hazards of ex-, istence, you discourage incentive to work and to ad vance, you deprive people of any initiative and mo tive to get ahead, to save, and to take care of them selves. There wll be a tendency to stimulate the in dolent and to pay a premium on shiftlcHuness. As Mark Sullivan has been brilliantly saying again and again, all these "new deal" social schemes are merely aantgonistic to our age-old American traditions, and they are driving us toward a species of Moscow collectivism. We certainly don't want our university to become enmeshed in such un-American ideas and policies. As much as we may sympathize with the "poor" old janitors, the fate of a mere in dividual should not sway public institutions in direc tions that are foreign to our national spirit and way of life. I must end with a quotation from "Challenge of Liberty" by our great humanitarian Former Presi dent Herbert Hoover. He said in that article, "We might as well talk of abolishing the sun's rays if we would secure food, as to talk of abolishing individu alism as a basis of successful society. For at least the next several generations we dare not abandon self-interest as a component of motive forces to in itiative, to enterprise, to leadership." R. Q. war. Being a slacker never stopped any war, and as the World-Herald points out the adoption of resolu tions as those which the Epworth league has been passing in Nebraska and elsewhere is only an idle gesture, as no nation would permit its stalwart youth to stay out of action. With much Of the World-Herald's editorial, the average Legionnaire will agree, but the Omaha edi tor slipped when he made this statement: "Yet the Methodist pledge indicates that the rising generation is wiser, perhaps, than the departing one in Its full appreciation of the folly of warfare." Presumably, since the article deals with a com parison of the Legion and the Methodist youth, the members of the Legion form the "departing" gener ation referred to by the World-Herald the genera tion that isn't so wise in its full appreciation of the folly of warfare. It is to be believed, then, that a better understand ing of the folly of war is to be gained in luxurious fraternity houses, in classic college halls, in high school classrooms, at chuch social functions and the like rather than in stinking, filthy, rat-infested trenches. In uncomfortable camps, in sinking ships? Can a nice social evening spent in playing any game from "postoffice" to bridge better fit a young per son to hate war and understand its folly than see ing a comrade blown to bits, burying the decom posed body of a man, suffering the agonies of a wound, or going thru the many other horrors that members of the Legion faced daily? Does cheering the football team teach the folly of war to a greater extent than the visits paid by Legionnaires to broken buddies in the hospitals of this country? Are we to presume that failure to be pledged to a fraternity fits one to understand the folly of war better than fighting for ideals only to see groups of all kinds try to throw these same ideals over the transom j-ears later, while the countries you tried to help refuse to repay their just debts to you? Last spring, when the Epworth Herald, publica tion of the Epworth league, published the seditious article on "A Decision Must Be Made" an article which advocated everything from being a slacker to overthrowing the present order of things the Le gion condemned it but most Legionnaires believed it was too radical for any people with sane reasoning to believe. Evidently, the Legion was mistaken. judging by the action of the Nebraska Epworth league and that in other states. The Nebraska Legionnaire. Fraternities Again In the Spotlight. "If you are a congentlal 'snob, if you are inter ested In demonstrating your "social superiority" over the fellow next door, if you are determined to avoid any semblance of serious thought during your four years of college as merely a place to dance, drink, dawdle, if you believe that yftu must pay sev eral hundred dollars to meet the people you would like as friends Then join a fraternity." That is the opinion expressed in the Columbia Spectator of the fraternity system, and it is not a true estimate of the place of fraternities on most campuses. However, It is true that Greek-letter houses reached the apex in the era of "colleglateness" when the college boys were Just that and nothing else. This era has been termed as "the mirror of a soaring, expanding, speculative society." For this reason the fraternity system is not quite as compatible with the present economic trend. When most fraternities began their chapters in the large midwestern Institutions it was because the student body had increased so rapidly that the uni versity authorities made no attempts to try to house the students in dormitories. The building of dormitories was neglected in the appropriations and village residents bought cheap rooming houses and prepared to make a profit Small chapter houses were first erected and proved to be popular with the students who were looking for a decent place in which to live. Then during the Coolidge and Hoover eras enthusiastic alumni began a competitive race to determine who could build the biggest house. The usual cost of such houses is between $60,000 and $150,000. Now we have Spanish villas, imitations of old Spain, and Grecian models. As one authority said. The larger the house the more it cost; but the more men you could put in the house, the more revenue you would receive and thus you could pay off your first and second mortgage more quickly. Figures indicate that the value of property owned by Greek letter societies in 1915 was $13,485,815. In 1929 the figure was $90,678,434, an increase of al most 700 percent How does all this affect the fraternity system at the University of Illinois? Does it mean that it is a failure? It does mean that as a part of the huge fraternity system which embraces 925 fraternities, the Illinois fraternities are responsible for something of cultural worth to the student The fraternities of today will have to prove that the building boom was not a total failure. They will have to prove that they have outgrown "collegiat- ness." The Daily lllini. 1ST COAST DIES CHARGE NON-SUPPOR I OFFICIAL BULLETIN Tap Dancing Class. Regular meeting of the tap dancing class of the Eig Sister Board will be held in Ellen Smith Hall Thursday, Nov. 1, at 7 o'clock, Lois Rath burn, announced Monday. Those attending are re quested to bring low heeled shoes Lutheran Club. Lutheran club meets Friday at :15 in the Temple. Prof. Joseph Alexis will speak. All Lutheran students are invited. Daily Nebraskan. Editorial staff of the Daily Ne braskan, including reporters, will meet Thursday afternoon at 2 'clock at the campus studio for the Comhuakcr picture. Thcta Sigma Phi. Members of Theta Sigma Phi will meet Thursday afternoon at 5 clock in Ellen Smith hall. Sigma Delta Chi. Sigma Delta Chi will meet Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock in the Awgwan office. CMANTS BY CHANCE. CONTEMPORARY COMMENT War Prevention Or Slacking? Enough publicity has been given during the past yecr to the universal draft proposal of the American Legion to let people know that the World war veterans in the organization have no love for war and are proposing a plan which would do much to prevent it The plan has been given widespread commendation. But the Legion's stand against war was com pared recently by the Omaha World-Herald with that of the Epworth league members of the state who adopted a pledge which obligates them to "re fuse to participate ji such conflict in any war, of support our government in so doing, regardless of. the pressure of mob psychology." The World-Herald goes on to state that the Legion and the young Methodists are of one mind as to the horror of war, but when it comes to ways and means of prevent ing war, a widening chasm separates their thoughts. The question arises as to which method is the bet ter for the prevention of war that of the Legion which proposes to take the profit out of war if it comes and thua acta aa a deterrent for the declara tion of war, or that of the Epworth leaguers which would refuse military service after declaration of Dean Foster Addresses Civil Engineers5 Meeting Outlining the need for a broader cultural education among engi neers, in his talk on "Configura tion of the Law in Engineering College," Dean Henry H. Foster of. the Nebraska law school spoke to a fratherinjr of civil engineers Wednesday evening in the Me chanic Arts building. "I envy the engineer because the work that he does is visible and also because there is only one best way to do a given piece of engi neering," Dean Foster stated. But there is also a need for en gineers to study more English and become better acquainted with the cultural wirle of the university," he continued. Sentiment of the American So ciety of Civil Engineers of the uni versity favored holding a barbeque to which all engineering: students would be invited about the first of November. Gordon Col born, chairman of tiie executive bourd, was in charge of the program for the engineers. All law students were previously In vited to attend the meeting. We noticed that the "Prologue," official organ of the University Players has increased, in fact, doubled in size. In the current issue is news of new plays in New York and those on tour; a letter to the patrons of the Temple thea ter from H. Alice Howell, head of the dramatics department; ac knowledgements; bits about the members of the cast; and last but not least, the program itself. This publication was edited under the direction of Ralph R. Reeder of the university news bureau, and has set a high standard for future pub lications of the Players. One of the chief cogs in the necessary back-rtage line-ups is William Witt, Negro student en rolled in the university, who is majoring in dramatics. This versa tile young man not only plays the saxaphone, likes ballroom dancing and blues singing, but also does professional tap dancing. He has danced at the Kappa SiQ house with Marion Rice's orchestra here in Lincoln and been in minstrel shows here and in his home town, Cheyenne, Wyo. The chief duty William performs back stage, is moving the entire right hand part of the stage, which folds up in a triangle, except for he stairway. He hopes to obtain a thoro knowledge of the theater, so as to follow the drama in the future. "I've always been crazy about stage work," fie said; and it would seem as if he came by his choice naturally, for his uncle, Hayes Prior, has been In theatrical work tor thirty-five years, and was in the original cast of "Porgy" when it opened in New York. Mr. Prior played the part of the hunchback in the "Hunchback of Notre Dame" j and was with the Lafayette Hlay- ers for many years. Who knows,' perhaps William will follow his toot steps and become a brilliant actor someday, too. Among his acquaintances are such celebraties . as Duke Ellington and Cab Callo way. Rehearsals have started already for the third show to be given three weeks from now by the Uni versity Players. In the play, "Wed nesday's Child," there are nineteen in the cast, seven of these being juveniles. The lead is an eleven year old boy. Bob Ager, who will portray the role of "Bobbie Child." In this play will be nine scenes and from reports of it's success on Broadway, it should be one of the outstanding productions given this season. Meanwhile, the audiences that have been cominp to see the current production, "Her Master's Voice," have been large, and evi dently enjoy the play, as it's packed full of laughs. Three more per formances will be given, including tonight's. Lutheran Students Hear Professor Alexis Fridav California College Editors Blame Students for Teams' III Luck. Hy oll Cf Kens Service. While Pacific coast gridirons re sounded with the din of brawny battle over week-end, typewriters defiantly clicked their own war from editorial offices of at least three large college "dailies." The "Daily Trojan," student paper of the University of South ern California, followed up their blast at the "Hollywood" football team, and editorial retaliation to Berkeley's "hi-jacking" charges, which flowered last week, with a withering fire directed at the stu dent body in general. In an editorial entitled "Blame the Rooters not the Team." stu dents were charged with non-sup-Dort of the hard-luck eleven. It also quoted Capt. Julie Bescos as refusing to appear at a rally With the words, "No, I don't like the at titude of the student body." What he really said was: "1 don't like the attitude of our stu dent paper," the grid leader claims, and "sure, I'll speak at the rallv and I'll have something to telf their.!" At loss for a snappy comeback when Trojan Editor Jack Frank ish closed the U. S. S.-Berkeley feud with appropriate balm, Wal ter Christie, jr., editor of the Uni versity of California's Daily Cali fornian," this week had received "disloyalty" charges directed at the student bodv by Coach Bill In gram and passed them on to the Alumni association with a line about their being "poor losers." "Betting alumni, piqued over lost football wagers, stir up dis sension among the students," be editorialized. "The football team would be a lot better off if the alumni would keep their noses out of student affairs." he added, re buking Ingram for "washing dirty linen in public." Not to be outdone, the Stanford Dailv this week attacked the "hy pocrisy connected with subsidising athletes in all Pacific coast col- Under the heading "Just How Much is Football Worth?" the ed itorial said: "There is not a university on the Pacific coast which does not aid its athletes in some way. Isn't it about time that somebody put an end to all this hypocrisy?" The editorial proposed that the Parific coast conference meeting take tip plans for waiving tuition or providing- work lor rxmru aim room for worthy students. AT THE STUDIO THURSDAY. 11:50 a. m. Alpha Kappa Psi. 11:50 a. m. Swimming team. 2 p. m. Daily Nebraskan Edi torial Ktaff. All men are requested to wear suits. Prof. Joseph Alexis is scheduled to address the Lutheran student club at their regular meeting in room 205 of the Temple Friday night. Maurice Johnson will pre side and Marvin Tiautwein will have charge of games. All Lu theran students are invited to these meetings which start at 8:15. 'Buy Your Cornhubker." Girls May Sign Up as W AA Candy Salesmen Girls wishing to sell candy for the W. A. A. at the fresn man varsity game Saturday, Nov. 3, may sign up before Thursday on the bulletin board at the women's gymnasium. Sales will be credited to individ ual sales record for the season. GOOD CLEANING at REASONABLE PRICES Suits 75 w Top Coats . . 75c Cats 55C 75c Jutt Phone! Peerless Cleaners "Be Kind to Your Clothes" Geo. H. Lemon B6731 q-w-n-tw-ft -tf--n-n- All Lines of EEAUTY CULTURE GLADYS PARKER'S BEAUTE SALON 6IX O'CLOCK APPOINTMENTS 122 N St. Upstairs. B235S i ii 1 1 1 1 1 1 m ii ii uri i'i'mti pi titi 1 1 ii 1 1 ii 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 tiatn mm Marigold Club I'retiMits Friday, Nov. 2nd Jack . t m. j -A .Is" . - j Paul Crawford "Tt CXinrm Print of Muien Call B4288 A. few excellent reaervaUtme left Coming Friday, Nov. &th Neilson And )iin OrcliPKtra direct from Greyblane Ballroom Cincinnati. Hear Lim over VLAY. SKIP IT! If its a long harangue about not having brought doM-n just the right things, then truthfully, fckip it. Be cause at MANGEL'S you arc sure to find only the right do tbes for campus or off. So take a little walk into thin coUege-c'othe-eontciout) thop and realire what hmurlness, to little - . i 1215 O Street 4 I s