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Challenge
To Youth.
Declaring that the modern challenge to youth
lies in the field of social justice and the impending
readjustment of many of our common institutions
to measure up to modern needs, Dr. O. II. Werner
of the Teachers college, suggested a purpose, pro
gram, and proceduce for the newly-organized Social
Problems club in a talk Tuesday evening at a meet
ing of that group.
Centering his subject matter around adult edu
cation and the attempt that has been made recently
by educators and political liberals to establish a de
partment of public education in the executive divi
sion of the national government. Dr. Werner de
clared that "college people should be given open op
portunity to talk about these things of social impor
tance. Feeling against such discussions, develops
because they are controversial issues, and because
big interests fear discussion of such topics. The
United States Chamber of Commerce, which is an
organization of moneyed interests, wants these
things left alone, and was chiefly responsible for
blocking attempts to institute a department of pub
lic education."
It is the belief of Dr. Werner that American
youth, in planning a long time program for settling
social problems, must include work on the following
subjects and points in that program:
The machine, unemployment, distribution of in
come, control of industry, honesty in business and
education and life, war and peace, reorganization of
institutions, civil liberties, educational opportunities,
and dominant attitudes toward individual and social
life.
That all of these social questions will have to'
be fought out in the educational institutions of this
nation la the belief of Dr. Werner. To plan social
progress it is necessary to do the thinking outside
of the sphere of influence of competitive interests,
that is. goals must be established through the ave
nues of honest, unimpeded thought.
Even in universities, however, suppressive influ
ences are at work. In state-supported institutions
pressure is applied from among the taxpayers and
lobbying groups that represent groups of taxpayers
particularly interested, for their own good, in sup
pressing opportunity for open discussion of contro
versial social questions. In privately endowed in
stitutions, of course, conditions depend on the atti
tudes of the men who support the schools.
A fine example of suppression of the right to
freedom of speech is the University of Louisiana
that is owned, according to Huey Long,, by Huy
"King-of-the-FlshM Long. He recently forced out
the staff of the. student paper at that institution by
using undue censorship, and now Is considering es
tablishing himself as state educational dictator. One
can hardly imagine a high official of Nebraska
adopting dictatorial powers as Long has done in his
state.
In many schools there is not direct suppression
of speech, but there is propaganda disseminated that
has as its purpose the establishment of a fatalism
and the don't-care attitude in minds of students.
Such pressure and influence Is exerted through R.
O. T. C. units of the universities. The doctrine
preaching the inevitability of war is one essential to
the welfare of an army organization, but it is one
that hurts inestimably the youth of this nation, the
group which must meet this challenge of which Dr.
Werner speaks.
Fatalism is entirely out of place on a university
campus. The student who has had his eyes opened
to conditions off the campus realizes that much
campus idealism is impractical, but he also believes
that there is such a thine as practical idealism, and
that it is such an element that has contributed more
to the progress of the world than any other single
thing.
It is hiehlv desirable that subtle influences that
breed a sophisticated and fatalistic attitude in minds
of university students be weeded out or at least
shorn of their claws. They are degrading influences,
and are decidedly out of place.
It is noticeable that University of Nebraska pro
fessors keep quiet on certain subjects on which they
would like to make a few statements. Fear of dis
approval from authorities or from influential forces
outside of the university forces many instructors to
keeD their thoughts to themselves. One finds it dif
ficult to see why discussion of controversial ques
tions will hurt anything. Such attention paid to
social situations comes only in the form of recogni
tion of actual life as it is lived, and Is manifestation
of a realistic attitude.
Adult education, under a department of public
education in Washington, will probably some day be
instituted in our national system of instruction.
A Prediction
Of Revival
Thursday evening at 8 o ciock in me conseum
Nebraska athletic fans will see the 1934-1935 Hus
ker basketball team In action for the first time this
year. A team that is reported to be considerably
improved over Nebraska cage teams of the last few
years will line up against Iowa in the Huskers' first
home game of the season. A 26 to 23 loss to Wyo
ming last week should not put a damper on cage
followers' enthusiasm, because Wyoming repeatedly
has fine basketball teams.
Something new and different will be tried at the
Iowa tilt tonight, when members of two Greek
houses will entertain between halves. Coach Browne
and other members of th,e sports staff have been
searching for a long time for something with which
to entertain spectators during the intermission. Evi
dently the Kosmet Klub show gave them ideas. The
series of shows should be a success.
Several followers of Nebraska basketball teams,
who have remained faithful during the last three
lean seasons, are becoming somewhat disheartened
because of the close games between the varsity and
freshmen. They would do well to remember that
this year's yearling five is probably the best fresh
man team to appear at Nebraska for many years.
As a matter of fact John Bentley, Journal sports
editor, declares that he has never seen as proficient
freshman team here at Nebraska.
If pre-season dope doesn't fail early guessers,
they are probably on the right track when they look
forward to a better team this year than has ap
peared in Nebraska togs for four esasons.
CHANTS
BY CHANCE.
There are to many fellows In the
cast of "Yellow Jack," the one and
only young lady scheduled to ap
pear has been rather reserved con
cernlng an Interview, so as to add
variety. She is Adela Tombrlhk, a
senior In the university who has
been prominent In many student
activities. Last season Adeia was
in the casts of "Dinner at Eight"
and "Another Language," both
University Players vehicles, be
sides "Blue Bird" and "Mr. Dooley,
Jr." for the Children's Theater. In
the Studio theater she was In sev
eral plays, including "What Never
Dies," and directed "As You Like
It." Among her professional favor
ites are Eva Le Galllenne, Hutn
Chatterton, and George Arliss.
When she attended high school in
Omaha, Adela participated in vari
ous plays. Her interest in the the
ater led to a major In drama here,
which she hopes to eventually
teach. Besides being a University
Player. Adela Is a member of Tne
ta Phi Alpha, the Student Council,
Tassels, Pi Lambda Theta, and
captain of the women's rifle team,
Several hobbies such as dancing,
swimming, horseback riding and
sinaina interest her. If a tall dark
young man from Omaha with nice
blue eyes should offer her a glass
of jelly (which she adores), we
don't think she would refuse.
Presenting the last student con
cert before the holidays, Paul bell,
violinist and student with August
Molzer. will appear in a concert
this afternoon at 4 at the -Temple
theater given by School of .Music.
His program will include Mozart's
"Concerto, No. 4, D Major" in two
movements, "Andanta cantabile"
and "Allegrl," and "La Folia" by
Corelll. Victor Molzer will accom
pany at the piano.
w w w w
Wednesday evening Alma Wag
ner presented her students in a
studio recital in 'the school of mu
sic recital hall.. .These who partici
pated in the musicals were James
Fitch, Laura Kimball, Elsie Roch-
enbach, Evelyn Stowell, Katheryn
McAdams, Helen Naeve, Caroline
Lehnhoff, Harriette Toren, Mar-
cella Laux, Vera Mae Peterson,
Frances Piatt, Mrs. Geraldine
Fuerst, Mrs. Charlotte Keisselbach
and Claralyce Davis. Another mu-
sicale given Wednesday was ttie
tenth musical convocation present
ed by advanced students from the
conservatory of music at the Tem
ple.. Students who appeared were
Marian Miller, piano pupil of Ear
nest Harrison; Helen Kunz, vocal
student with Mrs. Lenore Van
Kirk; Paul Schlife, student with
Mr. Movius; June Goethe, pianist
who studies with Herbert Schmidt;
and James Fitch, voice student of
Alma Wagner. Advanced students
also presented a program for the
regular weekly musical broadcast
over KFAB last Tuesday. Mariel
Jones of the piano faculty also
broadcast a program over KFAB
Tuesday. She presented groups of
Bach and Brahms at the Alpha
Rho Tau dinner recently, as well
as a recent musical convocation at
the Temple.
Many more talented young mu
sicians have been presented in con
cert recently besides those already
mentioned. Some of them "who
were heard in concert last week
were Robert Burdick, student of
Mrs. Ross; Rose Steinberg and Ve
lora Beck, piano students with
Herbert Schmidt, and Ruth Hill,
Harry Flory, and Marian Roz mar
in, students of Earnest Harrison.
Contemporary
Continent
Hope of
The World.
Critical observers have begun to
reconcile themselves to the view
that college students are, for the
most part, ill fit to guide intelli
gently the progress of America.
In the working out of present
social difficulties, the contribution
of the average collegian promises
to be pitifully small. He is largely
ignorant of the social environment
in m-hirh he lives. He oossesses an
almost impenetrable armor of so
cial ue awareness.
For this unawareness, the stu
itunl ran In nn wav be blamed.
He has been victimized. He has
been carefully fashioned from the
beginning by aui educational ar
rangement which has lulled him to
sleep. He has been given his knowl
edge by teaspoon. The world has
been presented to film as a finished
product rather Lb an as a partially
developed organism. Educators are
only partly to blame for this.
Students' instruction has been
snrpervised by men to whom social
change might bring personal loss.
Such men have been dictators of
educational policies. Tbey have
succeeded in cowing students into
aa uncritical acceptance of con
ventionalism. Tbey have even suc
ceeded in forcing professors into
conformity.
It would be unfair, however, to
assume that all products of the
university's "sheltered life" have
failed to understand the difficulties
of the social situation. There is a
cbuukT group which Is quite aware
of rrwvWrn proluems, but which is
equally unconcerned with their
possible solutions.
This group is often bored. often
mused, and always disinterested.
It has Ltile regard for enthusiasm,
and less regard for those who In
sist on carrying the burdens of the
world.
The members of this group
would probably object to bung
classified also aa educational vic
tims. Yet their refusal to be bothered
with social responsibility can be
traced to an instruction which has
demanded acceptance of an extern
al imposed k&owietlee. BaOt in
struction leaves no place for stu
dent inventiveness in Lbe mastery
of immediate situations It breeds
helplessness and defeatism.
Kor tbe present increase in so
cial apatiy and tsiiiteresledDess,
educator cannot ecae a ha t4 ;
blame. They have tolerated mak
ing a fetish out of individual suc
cess. They have kept a discreet
silence concerning the illusory eco
nomic "land of opportunity."
The picture of the future rni'ht
seem dark. It need not necessarily
appear so. America has maintained
a surprising ability to blunder
thru great difficulties in the past.
It will undoubtedly adjust itself to
the new conditions. How much aid
our country can expect in this ad
justment from the university stu
dent is problematical California
Daily Bruin.
And the World
Marches On.
In the city of Doom, Holland,
lives an old man with a bristling
white mustache and a withered
arm. Time was when the very
earth groaned beneath his heel, but
today, on the eve of the Christmas
season, he strides thru the halls of
a mansion, far from his native
land, and dreams of the day when
80 million subjects knelt at his
feet
Perhaps his eyes become misty
with tears of regret, perhaps even
in his sadder moments he bows bis
bead in remorse for his part in the
greatest crime of the century. Eut
the pride of the Prussian prince
flows still in his veins, and be will
die like a prince, proudly, without
feeling, even too a hundred million
people would weep with joy at his
passing. It would have been more
glorious to have died like the Czar.
Twenty years ago Kaiser Wii
helm of Germany drew bis saber
and sent the greatest army that
ever swept acroaa middJe Europe
into Belgium and northern France.
For four years the world rocked
and the sky reeled with explosions.
Nation after nation cent its men
into the etlii&b conflict to die like
acts as evry scourge from fire
to steel mangled human flesh and
FplaEbed human blood into the rot
ten trenches.
It bt gan as a grand panoply for
the steel helmcted emperor, tbe
warlord who would eclipse Na
poleon. It ended with waited land
and tcwrjr. rows of pure white
crosses, and millions of spectres,
alive and dead.
But this is the Christmas season.
The dLit of destruction has set
tled, the FTtJia has healed the
earth, and the cleansing rain
washed the blood away long aga
rertsps we should forget and leave
Lbe pages of Littery to diaw ti:
tragedy of Sarajevo into tbe pat
altbo. American soldiets fought
and died on Christmas day. seven
teen years ago.
Since then tbe great ruling
rouses of Furnj have f alien, and
use the lives of their subjects to
fight their private quarrels.
But nations fight without their
kings. Last week the world
shivered at the show of hatred
which still gnaws at the hearts of
certain European nations. And the
world knows that there are today
other kaisers, who, without royal
pretense still play with tbe souls
of men. Wiihelm never had more
of an iron fist than Hitler, nor any
Italian king the grip of Mussolini.
Whpn the angel descended into
the sight of shepherds on the
plains of Bethlehem she brought a
message from God for all nations.
Ex-Kaiser Wiihelm. in your exiled
retreat, what would you say now
to Hitler and his comparable
about "Peace on earth. Good will
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HUSKERS DUE FOE
SETBACK TONIGHT
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well for the Black and Old Gold,
even tbo tbe Pitt Panthers rushed
thru them several days sgo. Rollle
William's quint was favored over
tbe Golden Panther, and that 38 to
26 victory was sn upset
Estimate of Squad Impossible.
No one has a really adequate
opinion of Nebraska's quintet to
date. The only game they played,
and lost, was way out west in Lar
amie with Wyoming university, so
that a real estimate can not be
made at this time, at least sot un
til after tonight, when things will
definitely begin to take shape. Tbe
Huskers have four vets, and will
rely on some sophomore aid to
stem tbe tide of Hawkey, but
just bow good or bow bad they
are under actual competition re
mains to be seen by the Scarlet
followers.
RoiLe Williams and eleven of bis
hoop artists leit Wednesday for
LintolaAmving here Wednesday
evening. Thursday morning they :
will get in some work at LUe site
of the battle in Nebraska's coli-
suem. getting Lbe feel of tbe floor
and strange surroundings before j
they muat answer for themselves j
in actual competition. Unless
Johnny Barko. veteran forward
who has been out of practice all
week, is unable to start, Williams
indicated that be would use the
same lineup which played and fell
before PilL Barko teamed with !
Dick Moran at the forwards. Ivan !
Blackmer held down the center
post, and Al Bothy and Johnny
Grim plsyed guard in that game.
Glen Tar.gr men will play forward
if Barko is unable to a tart
Browne TeMs Starters.
Coach Browne let it be known
Cornhusker.
Second installments on tbe 1935
Cornhusker are now due. Those
delinquent are urged to make pay
ment at the office in the basement
of U hall immediately.
Tap Dancing Group.
Tbe tap dancing hobby group
meeting scheduled for Thursday
has been postponed until after va
cation. , i 1 ' '
Corn Cobs.
All Corn Cob members are re
quested to wear their uniforms to
school Thursday, the day of the
basketball game.
Wednesday that his pick of start
ers would include four lettermen
and one sophomore, altho there
was no choice of the newcomer to
the varsity squad. Henry Whitaker
of SL Joseph, Mo., will play one
forward. Tbe 'other Is a choice be
tween Lei and Hale, Lincoln soph,
and Lester McDonald, Grand Is
land soph. McDonald has only re
cently Joined tbe squad due to a
severe illness. The center post will
be ably and amply taken care of
by Harry Sorenson. Hardy's elong
ated contribution to tbe Huskers.
At guards will be Bud Parsons of
Lincoln and Harvey Wldmaa of
Mead.
Tbe Iowa men making tbe trip
to Lincoln include: Forwards,
Johnny Barko, Dick Moran, Glen
Tangeman.- Sid Rosenthal, and
Ferdi Schwartz; centers, Ivan
Blackmer, and Matt Waheb;
guads. Al Bobby. Johnny Grimm,
Ted Osmaloski. and Al Nuss.
Starting lineups for each team:
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