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Encouragement
And Challenge.
At two meetings of representative college stu
dents held in the east during Christmas vacation, a
pair of famous men sounded an encouraging and
inspiring note for the youth of this nation, particu
larly for college students.
Secretary of the Interior Ickes, speaking to
members of the newly-formed Intercollegiate Daily
Newspapers association in Washington on Dec. 28
tated that "one of the most helpful signs to me in
America at this time of great stress and strain is
not only the disposition, but the ability of our col
lege students to do their own thinking. Of course,
you get way out of bounds sometimes; all of us do
that, and that is a good sign, too. I would rather
a man would think, and think a little quite a bit
off-center than not think at all, because if ha is
capable of thinking and using the set of brains that
God gave him, in the end he is pretty likely to work
that to whatever for him would be ihe true line."
"The new generation may be 'young'," said Ed
ward A. Filene, famous writer on 3ocial and eco
nomio questions, speaking before the tenth annual
congress of the National Student Federation of
America at Boston last week, "but it is socially
more mature than the generation which preceded
it, the generation which holds the reins at present.
You have more social experience in your back
ground.
"You young people will solve your 6ocial prob
lems, I am sure, much more successfully than we
of our generation solved ours."
With many leaders commending youth for Its
attitude, many college students, are Inclined to sit
back and form a mutual back-patters league. That
is not the idea behind words of flattery. These lead
ers recognize that youth is puzzled, and that this
generation is suffering from lack of confidence in
themselves and ia the outside world. Thelr's are
words of encouragement.
Mr. Filene remarked in his speech that his gen
eration is handing our's the richest legacy of mis
takes ever bequeathed a young generation in the
history of the world. But he does not state that
youth will not make mistakes. Mr. Ickes takes care
of that in his statement. He expects mistakes, but
he thinks we have gotten off to a better start
Much has been said of late about youth move
ments of this or that sort Leaders deliver inspir
Contemporary
Comment
Library
Worms.
You have, perhaps, encountered
a similar couple in your trips to
the library. At first there is no
couple at all, only a man with a
roving eye and an open book. He
might as well be studying the
book, but instead he is using it as
a ruse to keep up appearances
while he is in the library.
Soon she enters. He gives her
candy or gum or she gives him
candy or gum it really doesn't
matter who gives to whom, but
there is nearly always candy or
gum accompanied with conversa
tion, and followed by chopping lips.
"What are you going to do Sat
urday night? I'll bet you've got
a date with some other girl. Why
don't you tell me? I always tell
you everything I do." (Poor girl.)
And the boy denies fervently, and
worse yet, loudly. The girl pursues
with "I'm going to Kansas City
Saturday. Dorothy will be with
me. Why don't you and Jack come
over in the evening and take us
out to a dance?" This is concluded
with the decision that Dorothy will
call Jack to see if it's O. K. with
him, and a new topic is opened
which is even less interesting, but
holds the attention of those close
by. because the now happy pair
have passed through the whisper
ing Stage and are talking in a
buzrhjg monotone.
We favor the complete eradica
tion of the pests, but perhaps some
happier arrangement could be
made such as segregating them in
one room of the library devoted to
the fine arts of conversation and
gum chewing. University Daily
Kansan.
Mature Attitude
And Hell Week.
The recent resolution passed at
the annual convention of the Tne
U Chi fraternity abolishing "Hell
week" as a part of a pledging
ervice is significant of the mature
attitude that 1 developing among
Credit -letter organizations.
"Bo called hazing and barbaric
pledge services are hangovers from
a primitive age." according to
Frederick W. Ladue, The La Chi
advertising by the
offered in Our
Opportunity
For Expression.
On Jan. 6
Editors' peace
ducted under
Digest and A.
Questions
cover virtually
modern situation,
the situation and
individuals, the
before signifying
questions.
It is difficult
be quite foolish,
Stimulation
national president. "Other frater
nities will follow suit in eliminat
ing from their ritual ridiculous and
unseemly conduct I believe."
This attitude Is being reflected
on other campuses. At the begin
nine of this semester Dr. Rufus B.
von KleinSmid, president of the
University of Southern California,
abolished "Hell week" by an offi
cial edict.
In explaining his action Dr. von
KleinSmid declared that it was be
cause "the university is obligated
to protect the health and well be
ne of all students under its super
vision and to Justify the faith and
confidence placed in it by parents
and patrons."
One of the common practices
specifically abolished by the edict
was the deprivation of sleep below
a daily minimum of seven nours,
On this campus several fraterni
ties have discontinued the practice
of inflicting unnecessary hardship
on their pledges. These fraterni
ties are the leaders In scholastic
records and in extra-curricular ac
tivities. These houses have ac
cepted the Intelligent view on fra
ternity initiation practices.
What action are the other fra
ternities planning to follow?
At a recent meeting of the In
terfraternlty council in New York
City the Illinois fraternity system
was lauded for Its contribution and
Co-operation lit university life.
Fraternities at the University of
Illinois would receive commenda
tion If they would be pioneers In
abolishing "Hell week."
The Interfratemity council has
Justified it existence 1ft promot
ing the welfare of fraternities on
this campus and is the logical
group to seek means to abolish
r'Hell week." The Dally llllnl.
Tried by the
American Press.
Deliberately of Otherwise, the
nation's press has built up a scath
ing, condemnatory mass of public
opinion against Bruno Richard
Hauptmann, alleged slayer Of Baby
Charles Lindbergh. It is extreme
ly difficult to believe that such
terms as "German machine gun
ner" and "sullen alien carpenter"
have crept unwittingly Into the col
umns of accounts written on the
sensational case.
To put it bluntly, Hauptmann
ha bren tried and re-tried In the
newspaper long before hi crucial
court trial began. Writers of nation-wide
reput have placed fcthe
ing addresses, young people listen open-mouthed,
and then later realise that the speakers dealt only
in generalities designed to satisfy idealistic appe
tites. Cynicism has developed as a result of this in
sincere and regrettable attitude possessed by some
self -designed leaders.
But there are definite paths open to students
and other young people. There are new frontiers
as pointed out by Secretary of Agriculture Henry
Wallace and others in their writings. Problems of
vast importance rise up to baffle, beckon, and chal
lenge ambitious young men and women.
All-important now is the harvesting of know!
edge. Notwithstanding the fact that colleges and
universities and their educational methods are being
attacked from all sides by men who appear to be,
and probably are, thoroughly competent critics,
there is certainly great value to be derived from
both general and specialized training such as that
educational institutions.
ballots in the Association of College
poll were mailed from the offices of
that organization to students in ISO American col
leges and universities, This survey is being con
the Joint supervision of the Literary
C. E. with the purpose of determining
the trend of student opinion on questions pertain
ing to militarism and pacifism.
being taken up in this straw vote
all major aspects and points in the
and because of the complexity of
demands made on the public and
student voter should think carefully
his beliefs in regard to the listed
Following are questions included in the poll:
1. Do you believe that the United States
can stay out of another (treat war?
a If the borders of the United states
were invaded, would you bear arms in de
fense of your country 7
b Would you bear arms for the United
States in the invasion of the borders of an
other country?
2. Do you believe that the national policy
of an American navy and air force second
to none will insure us against the possibiU
ties of another great war?
3. Do you favor government control of
armament and munition Industries?
4. Do you approve of the conscription of '
capital In time of war, just as has been our
historio procedure in drafting man-power in
time of war?
5. Do you think that, in the pursuit ot
the stabilization of peace, It would be a
wise policy for the United States to enter
the League of Nations?
and quite impossible, and would
to attempt prediction of American
college students' opinion on this subject One who
thinks about these questions realizes immediately
that they are complicated and not easily answered.
He also realizes that they are of great importance
to all citizens, whether they are interested or indifferent
of student thought on important
subjects such as international relations, arbitration,
war, and peace will undoubtedly result from the
poll. There is good reason for believing that the
modern student is becoming more interested in po
litical and economic affairs than students of other
generations. This interest is probably the outcome
of the sad plight and atmosphere of skepticism in
which the modern student ftnds himself.
Subjects involved in the A. C. E. poll demand
real and serious consideration today. Students at
Nebraska will find upon examination that these
subjects are interesting and important. Although
the blood stream of this campus is contaminated by
germs of fatalism disseminated by the military de
partment and although ROTC teachings have al
ready convinced some students that war is inevita
ble, there is still no rule against thinking and there
is no substantial reason for believing that legalized
murder is inevitable.
College editors are interested in student opin
ion. Student opinion of today will be public opinion
of tomorrow. Here ia opportunity.
accused man on a bloody pedestal
a a fiend incarnate for the world
to gaze at Only recently a fa
mous woman novelist, In a syndi
cated article that reeked of ill
founded bias, characterized Haupt
mann as a type against which the
world should fortify Itself in pro
tection of its young.
Hauptmann is the national vil
lain. No amount of defensive evi
dence could convince millions of
people that he does not make a
habit of stalking through the
night, black moustache waxed, lips
downturned in fiendish sneer. Be
cause he is unfortunate enough to
be the first person brought to trial
on the charge of murdering the
child, he probably will be forced to
suffer the Consequences, regardless
of guilt or innocence.
Why cannot Bruno Richard
Hauptmann be given a fair trial,
not only In the Flemlngton, N. J.,
courtroom, but in the eyes of the
public and in the columns of the
press? So far a we can recall
American justice Is yet woven
about the time-worn tenet, "A man
Is Innocent until he Is proved
guilty." The Oklahoma Daily.
OFFICIAL
BULLETIN
Phalanx.
Phalanx will hold Its regular
meeting Tuesday evening at 7:15
o'clock in 2lu Nebraska hall.
Pi Lambda Tneta.
The Pi Lambda Theta meeting
scheduled for Tuesday, January 8,
ha been postponed.
Pershing Rifles.
Meeting ot Pershing Rifles win
be held Tuesday St S O'clock in Ne
braska halL
Gamma Alpha Chi.
Alt members of Gamma Alpha
Chi will meet Thursday night at
7:30 o'clock at Ellen Smith hall,
when reports on results of Prairie
Schooner campaign will be given.
Everyone nuet be present
Seshomeri Commission.
Sophomore Commission group
will hold It two meetings this
BioflUl Ofl Jan. '4 and 21 Due to
THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
Meet
the
Faculty
DEAN H. H. FOSTER.
Head of the most spirited group
on the campus, Dean Foster of
the college of law, has proved him
self a true peruser of the legal pro
fession by his unwillingness to talk
Courtesy Lincoln Journal,
about himself.
Although he was strangely reti
cent on that one subject. Dean Fos
ter did expound enthusiastically on
his students. "There has seldom
been a time in our history when
there was more need for thorough
ly trained, competent lawyers," he
declared. "The enormous Increase
of governmental activities, and a
doubtful constitutionality of some
of the new measures, afford oppor
tunity for the exercise of legal tal
ent. At the present time, more of
our law graduates are going into
government service than ever be
fore, the range of activity varying
from that of title examiner for a
federal land bank to a target for
gangsters' bullets. The legal pro
fession is so overcrowded, how
ever, that unless a young man has
exceptional ability, he should find
something else to do.
Opportunity for Women.
When asked about a woman's
chance in law, the dean smlied and
said that feminine registration in
the law school had increased 300
percent, but that the brightest
coed law students got married and
used their legal knowledge on the
family rather than on the public.
He did admit, however, that there
were many opportunities for
women as law secretaries in large
offices, and in social welfare work.
If experience measures a man's
ability, Dean Foster is quite
worthy of the office he holds. Born
in Buffalo, N. Y., in 1876, he grad
uated from Cornell university with
an A. B. degree in 1899. In 1908,
he took his LL. B at Harvard, and
was admitted to the Illinois br.
After practicing In Peoria, III., for
several years, he took a professor
ship of law at Oklahoma univer
sity. He left Oklahoma to become
professor of law at the University
of Nebraska and has been dean of
the law college since 1926.
Member Sigma XI.
Dean Foster is a member of the
American and Nebraska bar asso
ciations, Sigma Xi and Phi Delta
Phi. He founded the Nebraska
Law Bulletin, and has written
many articles for law periodicals
on his specialty, real estate law.
Dean Foster is also legal advisor
to the board of regents, and as
such, has conducted Important In
vestigation for the university, and
acted as general "trouble-fixer" or
'super plumb In Internal disputes.
Every student In law college is
familiar with the dean's genial
grin, his cheery salutation, and the
jokes he tells In ' class. Not so
many know the story that Ralph
Reeder tells, when he was prepar
ing his obituary for the files of the
university news and feature serv
ice. Coming to that routine ques
tion, what do you consider the
greatest achievement of your life
time, Dean Foster declared that
the proudest moment of Ms life
came when he found his students
called him "Shimmey."
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ment for the following positions
on the student publications will
be received by the student pub
lications board until 5 p. m.
Wednesday, Jan. 17.
THE DAILY NEBRASKAN.
Editor-in-chief,
Two managing editor.
Three news editors.
Woman's editor.
Business manager.
Three assistant business man
agers. THE AWGWAN.
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Business manager.
Two managing editors, ur
pid. Application blanks may be
obtained at the office of the
school of journalism, University
hall 104. Material already en
file need not be duplicated.
JOHN K. SELLECK,
Seoretary, Student Publication
Board.
the meeting of the faculty women's
club, it will not meet Jan. 9.
Y. W. Commission.
Y. W. C. A. commission groups
and the Y. W. C. A. cabinet will
meet this week at the usual hour.
Inter-olub Council.
Barb inter-club council will meet
In room 8 of U Halt, Tuesday, Jan.
8, at 7:30. All members are re
quested to be present
Christian Science.
The Christian Science Organiza
tion meet at 7:13 Tuesday, room
105 Eoc
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"Here's to the Young Men
of the World"
Rollln Kirby,
CHANTS
BY CHANCE.
Adapted from the famous story
by Robert Louis Stevenson, the
fascinating, thrilling, glamorous,
romantio comedy-drama, "The
Master of Ballantrae," In which
Walker Whiteside is the star, was
given a performance at the Lib
erty theater before a capacity
crowd Monday evening, Jan. 7. Mr.
Whiteside, who has been touring
the country in this drama, is a
famous figure In the theatrical
world. His performance In this
wonderful tale, the "delicate shad
ing of emotion, the quips of sar
donic . humor, the scintillating
flashes of wit, the tenderness and
daring are all woven Into a won
drous and perfect fabric by this
great American actor." The plot
around the love of two brothers
of this Immortal play Is woven
for a beautiful woman. One was
her husband and the other the man
she loved. In a setting where
knighthood and gallantry were in
flower, the Stevenson masterpiece
is a relief from the usual. A finer
duo of artists than Stevenson and
Whiteside has yet to be found, as
the polished rogue created by the
two lives before his audiences.
This is the first country-wide tour
of Walker Whiteside In three
years. He recently enjoyed a tre
mendous success in Omaha as well
as in Lincoln.
At the present time, an unusu
ally fine display of paintings by
Hubert Stowitts on various phases
of life in India are on exhibition
in the main galleries of the Joce
lyn Memorial in Omaha. Mr. Stow
itts, who is a former dancer with
Anna Pavlowa, had never done any
previous painting. On a trip
through China he determined to
make a series of pictures of life
in China; however, he became
sidetracked, and while in India,
made a scries of over one hun
dred portraits in two years time.
One of the Maharajas commanded
different subjects to sit for the
artist, and the outcome is this
marvelous collection. Paintings of
jewel-bedecked Maharajas, Maha
rinas and other members of the
higher castes as well as reproduc
tions of dusky-skinned member- of
the "untouchables" caste are dis
played. The artist has used bril
liant colors in his background, and
the clothing and natural colors of
the subjects are supposed to be
absolutely true to life. If any of
you are interested in seeing an
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outstanding group of paintings,
these are commended to you. The
exhibit will last until the first of
February.
Seen in Lincoln during the rt
cent holidays was Herb Yenne, for
met member of the department of
speech and dramatio art. Mr.
JVenne is at Cornell university this
year on a leave of absence, where
he is working toward his master's
degree. Miss H. Alice Howell,
head of the dramatio art and
speech department, Just returned
from a trip to New Orleans, where
she attended a convention. An
other meraiber of the department,
who was in New York City ever
the holidays, was Don Buell. He at
tended current Broadway produc
tions, on which he will give lec
tures later on this winter.
One of the truly historical spots
in Los Angeles is the old plaza
district, where the first settlement
of Our City of the Angels took
place. The roped-off street which
draws innumerable tourists yearly,
Is known as Olvera street On this
old, run-down Mexican avenue is
the first house built in the town,
quaint eating places, the first Jail,
and a time-worn theater. With all
the pomp of nearby Hollywood, It
Is yet a greater honor for an actor
or actress to give a play in this
historical place. It is Interesting
to note that at the present time
Gloria Stuart is appearing there
and soon Ian Keith will be seen In
a play there. Although the seats
are hard and the acoustics bad, the
place is unique, and the surround
ings are what help draw the large
audiences.
FARM INTERESTS
OPEN ACTIVITIES
ON NEXT MONDAY
(Continued from Page 1. 1
Nebraska State Crop Growers as
sociation, Nebraska State Honey
Producers, Livestock Breeders and
Feeders association, Farm Equip
ment association, Nebraska Farm
Bureau federation. Poultry associ
ation, State Horticulture society,
Poultry association, Hall of Agri
cultural -Achievement association,
and the Nebraska Home Econom
ics association. Several faculty
men are secretaries of the organi
zations. S'X Nebraska Master 'Farmers
for 1935 will be named Tuesday
evening at teir annual dinner. Sam
R. McKelvie, Nebraska Farmer
publisher, will speak.
The meeting, is expected to cover
nearly every phase of Nebraska
farming and farm problems.
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1935.
SIX GRADUATES VISIT
Former Nebraska Students
Return During the
Holidays.
Holiday visitors st the Home
Eoonomica department were Flor
ence YouAf '28 and Helen Younr
'21, Lincoln graduates, now teach
ing Home Economics. Miss
Florence Young is St th State
College in New Mexico, and Miss
Helen Young to teaching child de
velopment at the State College at
Brookings, S. D.
Helen Jeffreys, '33, now Mrs.
alen Burton, returned with Mr.
Burton, also an agricultural col
lege graduate, for a visit. They
are residing In New Brunswick,
N. J., where Mf. Burton has a
fellowship while working on his
Ph. D. degree in agronomy.
Emma Feith, field worker In
FERA in Jefferson county, and
Belle Marie Hershner, in charge of
the Homemaklng phase of the sub
sistence homesteads In Jefferson
county, were also visitors.
'PAGING THE
SMART COED'
It looks as though nothing can
be done about it. We seem to have
gone back to the "Directorie" in a
a big way. Have you all seen the
picture at the Stuart this week,
"Forsaking all others?" If not,
you had better make a quick jour
ney and take in the new styles in
B-owns. It seem that no one can
get around Adrian when It Comes
to starting new styles ana iasn
ions. It was particularly notice
able in the wedding; gown which
Joan Crawford wore and also in
the attendants' dresses. Leg-o'-mutton
sleeves, high princess col
lar, low waist line and the very,
very full skirt with millions and
millions of little ruffles. Besides
all that she wore the waist length
veil. And the attendants' dresses
were carried out in the same style
with very extreme pancake hats
very low on the forehead and high
up in the back.
I ihougnt ror a wnne mat we
could keep away from this Idea on
the Nebraska campus but if the
srirls don't weaf the 18th century
dresses they wear the "Victorian"
creations. A number of the gins
have been wearing this off-the-shoulder
gown with a very full
skirt, beginning immediately at the
waist line. And the only formals
seen in show cases of the down
town stores are exclusively of this
period. Muriel Hook, the A. O. Pi
who recently passed the candy
with probably the most prominent
man on the campus, has been seen
wearing one of the new Victorian
gowns. It is quite extreme In its
lowness of neck and fullness of
skirt and sets off her unusual at
tractiveness in a charming way.
Even the street clothes are get
ting old-fashioned on us. Especial
ly the new spring dresses just out.
This is shown in the very high
neckline and straight mannish
lines which are coming back. The
hats are coming into their own
also. What with the new off-the-face
hats, gnome hats with little
peaks, and the new Puritan bon
nets, the gals are going to have a
good time picking their own styles
to fit their type.
However, although these new
styles see mto be coming in with
bang, don t take them too se
riously because fashions always
change and your time will come
when you can look your best in
your own style and you can show
someone else up who doesn't look
so good.
Fashionably yours,
POLLIE.
STAR
WED,
AGRICULTURE CAMPUS
