' - w. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1031. TWO THE DAILY NERRASKAN - i Daily Nebraskan Station A. Lincoln. Nebraska. OFFICIAL STUDENT PUBLICATION UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA iThil paper It represented tor general advertisinu bv the Nebraska Press Association. MEMBE 193 4 f'L-l-Sm'tSr sT!5V n--i-i-i-iriiiii"ii" i Tkks yapsr Is represented for general advertising by the Nebraska Press Association 9etattA gollfflialc tyvt Entered as second-class matter at the postofficr n Lincoln, Nebraska, under act of congress. March 3, 187C and at special rata of postage provided for in section 1103. act of October 3, 1917. authorized January 20. 1tU2. THIRTY-THIRD YEAR. Published Tuesday, Wednesday. Thursday, Friuy and Sunday mornings during the academic vear. SUBSCRIPTION RATE!. $1.60 a year. Single copy 5 cents. $1.00 a semester. $2.50 a year mailed. $1.60 a semester mailed. Under direction of the Student Publication Board. Editorial Office University H.ill 4. Business Office University H.ill 4-A Telephones Day I B6S91: Night: B6882. B3333 (Jour rial). Ask for Nebraskan editor. EDITORIAL STAFF Burton Marvin Editor-in-Chief MANAGING EDITORS Lamolna Bible Jack Fischer NEWS EDITORS Virginia Selleck Irwin Ryan Woman's Editor ' Society Editor Sports Editor BUSINESS STAFF Richard Schmidt Business Manager ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGERS Truman Oberndorff Bob Shellenberg Robert Funk Fred Nlcklas Ruth Matschull.it Sancha Kilbourne Arnold Levlne ... Where Is the Perfect Student? VITH political winds blowing harder and harder thru American universities, and university stu dents becoming more and more interested, on the whole, in affairs of the city, state, and nation, ele ments constantly clashing outside of the campus are beginning to hear the din of battle in college balls. Administrative officials are becoming more and more aware of the fact that student practical thought has been urged on to new heights by the economic depression and subsequent conditions. In the .east this fall Italian Fascist students, visiting American schools to advertise their sys tem, were booed and rotten-egged off of several platforms. Student bodies in that section of the nation are becoming more and more independent in their thinking, determined to think as they see fit, and act as their thinking tells them to act. Out in the free west, school officials have in several instances this fall defied the tradition of freedom of thought and speech by ousting students accused of falling in that vague and hazy class called "red," for want of a better name. The stu dent editor at Santa Clara in California has been iorced to resign because of his attitude called "anti war," and thus radical, by those responsible for his dismissal. Up in Oregon the student editor of the Oregon State paper received his walking papers because of some statements that didn't meet with the approval of some of that state's politicians. At the University of California at Los Angeles five students of high scholastic standing and of some importance in student activities were ousted from the institution because Provost Moore thought they were "reds" because they were supposedly affiliated with the National Student League and were said by Moore to be planning to turn the uni versity over to Communists. President Sproul of the University of California wisely saw fit to rein state four of the group of five, failing to explain why he didn't do likewise with the fifth, the only young woman in the group of young idealists. In discussing the turn of the average college mind toward events of actual and significant im portance, the National magazine states in the No vember 14 edition that "The American college stu dent seems to be in a fair way to learning a few of the facts of life." College students have done numerous foolish things In the name of practical thought and action during the past few months. They are not, how ever, alone in performing in such unfavorable and unprofitable fashion. At U. C. L. A. a group of young students, call ing themselves liberals, wished to gather in a forum group to discuss California politics preceding the recent Congressional, legislative, and gubernatorial elections. Evidently the Provost became worried or was put under pressure from the Pvepublican party, the party in power, which feared that stu dents might support Upton Sinclair, socialistic can didate of the Democratic party. College students, in feeling tor the first time their power to grasp situations are quite likely to act too quickly and noisily. Such movement arouses either the ire or fear of older people, who hate to admit that they haven't done a perfect job, or fear that they can't remain firmly in their positions if their weaknesses are detected and revealed. li On the campus there are those who are prone to be totally indifferent to public affairs, and those intensely interested in some radical angle of the social and political set-up. Mental lethaigy domin ates many students, preventing them from becoming at all interested in affairs of actual and great im portance except the comic strip and sport page. Then there are the fiery-eyed radicals who in wordy, leather-lunged fashion berate all systems that ex ist today, but fail to offer any sort of substitute or indicate a willingness to help in correction. The life of a liberal is a miserable one. Even a half-baked student liberal has a tough life. Lib erals, progressive inthought and ideal, must con stantly think of the injustices and inequalities of to day's society, and for that reason undergo a great deal of mental torture. Conservatism is the easiest mental attitude to adopt. There is the habit of public and personal action set in a rather solid mold that serves to sub stantially back a conservative. In neither the radical student group r1' the thoughtlessly conservative group is the idet 1 nt found. As time goes on student thought c n promise until the happy medium is attameu. Of course perfection will never be reached, biaf there Is plenty of room for improvement. Wild-eyed, in considerate radicalism and indifference are both highly undesirable and will do no lasting good. STUDENT PULSE Brief, concise contributions pertinent to matters of student Ufa ami the university are welcomed by thin department, under the usual restrictions of sound nown pnper practice, which excludes all libelous mutter and personal attacks. Letters must be sipned. but names will be withheld from publication if so desired. Contribution should be limited to a maximum of five hundred words In length. Supporting A Strap Shop. TO THE EDITOR: Perhaps no one group of people were hit quite so completely and so overwhelmingly by the depres sion as the university students. In spite of this fact, however, the enrollment of colleges and universities throughout the land has not fallen off appreciably. Students may not now have the surpus income they had once, but most of them manage somehow to at least stay in college. In this struggle they are aided chiefly by the fact that almost all college expenses have been budgeted and reduced to a virtual mini mum. One factor, however, has apparently es caped scrutiny at the University of Nebraska. That is the sale of new and used text-books. At the pres ent time there are two privately owned stores which devote themselves primarily to this function. They are supplemented by, rather than in competition with, a valiant but rather futile Y. V. C. A. organi zation known as the "Swap Shop." This latter is the only institution of its kind on the campus, since its fundamental interest is that of aiding the student body. In a word, however, this "Swap Shop" may be described as inadequate, it occupies a pitifully small and rather inconspicuous niche in the Temple building. The young ladies who operate it receive no personal remuneration, but what little profit is derived goes to the organi zation which sponsors the enterprise. The procedure followed is quite simple. First of all, no responsibility is assumed. The books are merely turned over to the girl together with a slip containing the name and address of the owner and hte price desired for the book. It is then lett until someone calls for that book, or if there is no call for it, until a certain deadline is reached. If the book is sold, the shop deducts twenty percent from the sale price, and when the remainder is turned over to the original owner, the transaction is completed. As far as this system has been able to progress on this campus, it has proven satisfactory. The prin cipal difficulties encountered, as have been men tioned, are the inadequacy of the space allotted and the lack of popular support. The first obstacle may be removed by remedying the second, as is quite ob vious. Whereas in the past it has been handi capped from fulfilling its primary object of reduc ing the costs of second-hand texts by its scarcely appreciable turnover, in the future its dominance and importance should be enchanced by adequate support. Surely such an altrustic institution is wor thy of the support of that student body for whose benefit its efforts are primarily directed. Why not co-operate? R. M. Contemporary Comment Chicago's Mysterious Grading System. In contemporary comment of college editors, much is being said of the mysterious University of Chicago grading system, instituted four years ago at that great uni versity. During recent times we have stood by and heard faculty and student critics praise the Chi cago "no-grade" system to the high heavens on one side and at tack it with vehemence on the other, all without having learned anything very definite as to what the plan really was, or how it functioned. Chauncey S. Boucher, dean of the college, gives a timely expla nation of the system in a recent University of Chicago publication. Students In the University of Chicago, his article explains, have full latitude in the use of their time and are Judged by their abil ity to pass successfully batteries of comprehensive examinations. As a result; of this self-imposed respon sibility it is pointed out, large num bers of students have greater re spect for the courses offered and are working harder with a more intelligent purpose. Early in the design of the plan it was decided to abandon course credits and course marks, and to rely upon comprehensive examina tions vpen to any student regard less of his length of residence or bis having pursued in residence only part, or no part, of one or more of the year courses. In addi tion to this, it was provided that each one-year coui-ss should have a printed syllabus prepared by the faculty members concerned. This waa the first guarantee that care in impressive amounts wou!:l be given to the organization of each course. second guarantee to this end. and at the same lime a guarantee that serious study would be given to instructional methods, was in herent in the examination system adopted. Five general comprehensive ex aminations are specifically re quired of all students in the fol lowing field: English composition, the biological sciences and the so cial sciences, and the humanities. Two additional examinations are elective and arc usually in depart mental fields, such as a foreign language or literature: art, phil osophy, mathematics, physics, chemistry, etc. All papers are scored anony mously. When the examinations are scored they are arranged in percentile rank. The examiner and the representatives of the instruc tional staff then decide where the division points for A, B, C, D. and F marks are to be drawn. When the dean of the college has ap proved the distribution, the marks then are assigned to the names of the respective writers. Dean Boucher asserts that this plan has operated .successfully in the junior college, since the chief objective is general education with reasonable provisions for specific prerequisite training for those who desire and can qualify for the pur suit of advanced work in a chosen specialized field. The Chicago plan has aroused great interest since its inaugura tion, and it is a relief to know the pertinent provisions which govern it. Indiana Daily Student. Are Ideals Trite?, "In the Twentieth Century war will be dead, the scaffold will be dead, hatred will be dead, frontier boundaries will be dead, dogmas will be dead, man will live. He will possess something higher than all these a great country, the whole heaven." Victor Hugo, when he made that statement, was filled with a yearn ing no more inspired nor heart felt than that yearning which so to think of our Judgment as we re member our sophisticted termin ology " Trite." Trite. Trite. TRITE. The very word seems to shout aloud our cowardly resignation to the powers which are within us! It will not be the little ephemeral "rules" which we think up to "outlaw" war, nor the profound harnesses with which we encumbre our nations, which will assure eternal peace, No. Our only hope, our eventual salvation, will be the conscious efforts of every man to consider himself a citizen of Humanity. The Daily Pennsylvanian. OFFICIAL BULLETIN Lutheran Students. Lutheran students will meet for regular Bible study with Rev. H. Erck, Wednesday at 7 p. m. in room 205, Temple building. Corn Cobs. Corn Cobs will meet Wednesday niqht at 7 o'clock at University hall, Room 8. Members are re quired to bring one dollar for the Corn Cob pin Y. M. C. A. The Y. M. C. A. will hold a gen eral mooting on Wednesday eve ning in the Temple to outline pro gram plans for the remainder of the year. All cabinet members and members of the university Y are expected to attend. Others inter ested in Y work are invited. CMANTS BY CHANCE. Swap Shop. Students who have used copies of "Abeille et Autres Contes" by Anatole France or "Passano' for trignometry to sell should bring them to the swap book shop in the Temple since there is a special de mand for these books now. Shop hours, Thursday and Friday from 11 to 12:15. Barb Girls Meetings. Barb girls will hold group meet ings Wednesday at 5 with Beth Phillips, Thursday at 5 with Ro wena Swenson, and Friday at 4 with Margaret Medlar. The meet ings are in Ellen .Smith hall. Y. M. C. A. Y. M. C. A. will hold a general meeting this evening in the Tem ple to "outline program plans for the remainder of the year. All cabinet members ami members of the university Y are expected to attend. Others interested in Y work are invited. "Buy a Homecoming Balloon." LIT ERA RY SOCIETIES HOLD JOIST MEETISG Delian - I'nion Entertained By Palladian Friday At Temple. Delian-Union members and pledges will be entertained by the Pallndians at a joint meeting of the campus literary societies to be held Friday evening nt Palladian hall in the Temple. Delian-Union's Thanksgiving program, originally scheduled for this date, has been cancelled. The two societies have been holding joint meetings semi-annually. Last year, on Nov. 17, the PalladiKiis were hurts, and Pelian Union enteitpined at a program mooting on April 27. At a business mooting of Dclian Union hold Monday- evening, the following were pledged: Ruth Giiffith. Nancy Mumford, Paul Humphiey, Emory Johnson, and Leland Homer. permeates each one of us today. He placed his faith in the future just as we look to the shining stars above us for the answer to i the question of the time when i "man to man. tin; whole world over, shall brothers before a' thet." The ideal of world peace, just j like so many of our ideals, is like I the horizon. It keeps receding as we approach it. On and on through the ages we dteam and dream of that time when the mass mind will be so conditioned as to be impreg nable to the onslaught of emo tional war propaganda. And we try to add solidity to our dreams by bolstering them with ephemeral "practicalities." We try to solve a problem as broad as eternity with schemes as narrow as the minute in which they are con ceived, A federal law making war fare "illegal;" abolishment of all armaments so that we could not defend ourselves if we needed to; a League of Nations stripped of all power; and condemnation of the armament manufacturers for their exhioition ot the same greed which distorts every one of us. These are our schemes to "out law" war! It is no wonder that the college man, when he hears any talk about peace movements, becomes just a bit annoyed and dismisses the sub ject from his mind with the ex pression, "Trite." And it is quite something to wonder about when a college daily devotes a goodly amount of space to this topic. Is it "trite?" When we. look to the last war and consider that ten million men of our own age were blown to bits of flesh and bone, (it would take thirty-five days for these souls to walk in what would be a rather pic turesque review, marching ten abreast), can we call the subject of war and peace trite? When the drums beat and the hand plays, and the baloney artists start stirring our very susceptible emotions into a frenzy of hate, when th planes roar and the guns belch and the gass stifle the very life out of us; what we are going uir, sistki.s kkckivk ItEPOI.T ON CIIAKGES Reports on Little Sisters will be handed back to the Big Sisters board members Tuesday, Nov. 27, from 3 to 5 o'clock in Ellen Smith Hall. A b:.ard member will be present-to receive the reports. Those reports concern the activi ties, scholarship, homo and school life, and church activities of the freshman Little Sisters. Marjorie Smith is in charge of the reports. K. C. Kenl Tailed Id So.illica! Nebraska Sometimes the funniest moments In the production of a play such as "Wednesday's Child," occur backstage. In one of the scenes, Bob Ager Is III, so cannot eat any of the Ice cream which Is being served. The truth of the matter is. that Bob has to change his cos tume, and his illness is as good a way as any to get him off the stage. Anyway, the six other young fellows in the cast had their eyes on that quart of ice cream also. After being chased out from back stage three times, into the balcony, all six were finally found perched up on the pin rail, placidly watch ing the performance, awaiting the end the play, so they could have that ice cream. Bob also wanted it, so tho prop girl put it away for them, and afterwards they were seen thoroly enjoying the melted, goupy ice cream. Today, some advanced students from the school of music will pre sent the radio program at 2:30 over KFAB. Sunday Olga Fuss, student with Herbert Schmidt, ap peared in a piano recital at the Jocelyn Memorial in Omaha. This coming Sunday afternoon the Uni versity of Nebraska School of Music orchestra, under the baton of Carl Steckelberg, will precent a program at the Jocelyn Memorial. June Goethe, student with Herbert Schmidt, will be piano soloist with the orchestra. Alice May Booth, student with Ethel Owen, played at the Warren M. E. church recently. The "Judge" In the current pro duction, "Wednesday's Child" is none other than Roy Squire. Speci alizing in the drama, Roy is not only a veteran member of the Players, but is also a most essen tial cog in the back stage wheel. Last year he played in the produc tions of "Dinner at Eight," "An other Language," "Counsellor at Law," several plays in the Studio theater, and "Treasure Island" and "Peter Pan" for the Children's the ater. So far this season, Roy has been on the stage crew in both "The Shinning Hour" and "Her Master's Voice." As this is his se nior year, we hope to see him again in a larger part before the season is over. He likes the teenni cat side of the theater as well as the acting, and hopes to do some playwriting also someday. Thus tar he has written three one-act plays for the Studio theater. He likes football an is a member of the Dramatics club. When he isn't garbed in a long black robe for his part in the court room scene, he may be found in the electricians place back stage. Wilbur Chenoweth will play a dedicatory organ recital at the First Presbyterian church of Hol- drege. Neb., this evening. He will also present a piano program lor the high school at Holdrege in the afternoon. Mr. Chenoweth is pro fessor of organ at the university school of music. "Buy a Homecoming Balloon.'' F. A. Hayes Soil Scientist For Shelter licit Project F. A. Hayes who has until re cently been connected with the conservation and survey division of the university has been ap pointed chief soil scientist for the shelter bolt project. Altho Mr. Hayes will spend much of his time in the shelter belt area, his office will remain in the conservation and survey division located in Ne braska Hall. University Glee Club On Program at Stuart The University Men's Glee club has been scheduled to sing at the Stuart theater beginning the week Thursday of Nov. 22. They will present a short variety program twice daily, once in the afternoon and once in the evening. The Glee club is under the personal direc tion of Prof. Parvin Witte. "Buy a Homecoming Balloon." Altho hit by the depression, farmers again qualified as Ohio's greatest believers in higher educa tion by providing more than 10 percent of the university's total enrollment. Mr. '. C. Reed of the conserva tion and survey division was called to .southeastern Nebraska this last week end to advice farmers with respect to possible water supply. This is but one of the many trips made by Mr. Reed and Dr. G. E. Condra in the last six months be cause of serious local water sup ply problems. Frosli Gridders Drill Regardless Weather Freshman football men will be expected to report for grid practice Wednesday afternoon regardless of weather condi tions. ED WEIR, Freshman Coach. sL eV r it Open Sesame!" Again A!i Baba lifts his voice ... to call forth the treasures of the Orient! Come! Feast your senses upon the most glamorous musical extravaganza of the age! msmm i Miliars .i Mil is VVkillllli. The gay, glittering, tuneful Arabian Nights fantasy of All Baba and the 40 Thieves. With Anna May Wong, Charles Robey, Fritz Kortney and hugs cai. Now on the screen after shattering all known records as a stage spec tacle. Five years in London! Two years in New York I One year in wnicagoi STARTS ' TOMORROW Last Timet Ttnlay LADY BY CHOICE CAROLE LOMBARD MAY ROBSON )r yiml Any A.- r. Seat 25c Any Time MISS MILLER SPEAKS AT CANDLE SERVICES 'Challcncie of Membership' Subject of Vesper Talk Tuesday. In the glow of candles lit' for the initiation service of new members, Miss Bernice Miller, secretary of the Y. W. C. A., spoke of 'Tho Challenge of Membership" nt Ves pers Tuesday night. Each new member of the organization lit a symbolic candle during the candle lighting service. Laura Kimball, accompanied by Mildred Walker, sang "In My Father's House are Many Mansions." "Issues in which the Y. W. is in terested are vital to every day life." stated Miss Miller. "We chal- l..non rnr members to think thl'U their own problems and those of the world, we asa mem wniun oi nnr three main issues, preserving peace, dealing with racial problems and economies, they wish 10 iouow thru." "Everv cirl wants to be some one, to get some where," continued Miss Miller. "The x. w. preseius a fellowshin which will hcln those who are truly interested.'' Elaine Fontein, president of the Y. W. lit the candles for the initia tion service and Arlcne Bors led the devotions. The vesper choir led in singing ot "ioiiow me Gleam" and presented the usual processional and recessional songs. ISITIATIOS HELP BY MUSICAL SORORITY Honorary Inducts Four at Ceremonies Tuesday, So rem her 20. Initiation ceremonies for girls recently elected to Mu Phi Epsilon, honorary musical sorority, were hold Tuesday evening, Nov. 20, at the Alpha Xi Delta house. June Goethe, violin and piano; Irene Remmers, voice and piano; Betty Zattcrstrom, violin; and Margaret Kimmel, voice, are the new mem bers. After the ceremony the regular monthly meeting will be hold at the home of Henrietta Sanderson, 4212 South street, at 8:30 o'clock. Violin selections will be presented by June Goethe and Margaret Kimmel will sing several songs. June Goethe has been asked to bo soloist with the Fine Arts or chestra in Omaha at Jocelyn Me morial hall, on Sunday, Nov. 25. She will play "A Minor Concerto for Piano" by Grieg. K.IJ.B. TEAM WTNS IIVTJI A1WUKAL TITLE K. B. B.'s Barb team won the Nebraska Ball championship when they defeated the Alpha Xi Delta team last night in the final rounds of the tournament. The Barbs won the first two games of the final set, 15-7 and 15-6, making a third game unnecessary. The next sport on the Intra mural program is bowling. Anne Pickett, bowling sponsor, will send announcements of the tournament to the Intramural representatives Of each house. liroun Derhy Loses Lots of Its Potency For Freshman Lairs The brown derby rears its ugly head again. This time, however, that well known power, that makes all luw freshmen tremble, has lost some its potency, for in the whole of that greenest of green campus classes, not a singK; boner has been made that war rants the wearing of the cele brated headgear. The freshmen say it is because they are more intelligent than preceding lawyers, bu the up perclassmen have a different story. They say the remarks are so rank, that they are not print able and since the general public cannot know why the offender being punished, he may not be a good old principle of English common law. With examinations coming up there are sure to be some unwily ones caught, and within the next week, the good old tradition of law college should be sitting a-top some freshmen's head, brown and powerful as of old. COli PRESIDEST CALLS WEDSESDAY MEETISG Friday Sight Rally Main Topic for Pep Club This Evening. Discussion of rally plans for Saturday's Homecoming game with Missouri will be the main topic at the Corn Cobs' meeting in U Hall tonight at 7, according to the Cob president. Irving Hill. Gene Pester, who is a member of the rally committee, will an nounce the arrangements the com mittee has made for Friday night's pep march. Ticket sale for the Innocents' Homecoming party for the Corn husker will be summarized, and winners of free Cornhuskers will be announced. In addition, the president hopes that the new Coin Cob pin will be presented for the first time. "Buy a Homecoming Balloon." IRATERSITIES ST A RT WATER POLO GAMES More Than Twenty Teams Expected to Vie for Crown. Water splashing in the coliseum will soon begin with a vengeance when the interfratcrnity water polo tournament gets under way in a few days. Entries already re ceived include Phi Gamma Delta, Chi Phi, Sigma Nu, and Phi Sigma Kappa. Additional contestants for the crown which was last year won by Phi Kappa Psl are ex pected to swell the total number of competitors to more than twenty. In keeping with the policy of al lowing no lapses in the intramural schedule, water polo will follow immediately upon the heels of tho Greek rifle shoot. Basketball, for which entries are now being re ceived, will follow water polo. 'CHAIN THE TIGER' BATTLE CRY FOR RALLY ON FRIDAY (Continued from Page 1.) students will co-operate with tho committee and get behind Friday night's rally the team will do its Job Saturday afternoon. The rally has been scheduled a little later than usual to facilitate arrangements with the Stuart theater amanagement for the eight o'clock rally at the show. Modern Cleaners' Service Costs No More Than the Ordinary Kind SEND YOUR GARMENTS TO THE OLD RELIABLE Modern Gleaners Soukup & Westover CALL F2377 W w i What a SHOW!! STARTING TOMORROW tf A Big Acts on the IV Stage (count 'em) I,' IN PERSON V ' '- v" H Tim Star You've Son, on Tho 7" T 5 "'?U Screen Mow See Them tin the ir " l' -Hi HARLAN ST. JOHN and Company RAINBOW REVELERS 10 Piece Orchestra SUNKIST BLONDETTES The Hollywood Dancing Girls "HI" CLARKE COONIE CONRAD JACK JACOBS PHILLIPS & DOLORES THE REDSKINS DEE HERMES TONY COSTELLO on the Screen A Merry Musical Comedy V, Regular Prices 1 15c 25c Mat. Eve. 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