Nebraska Newspapers

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TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 1935
Daily Nebraskan
Station A. Lincoln. Nebraska.
OFFICIAL STUDENT PUBLICATION
UNIVERSITV OF NEBRASKA
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EDITORIAL STAFF
i.amolne Bible Editor-in-Chief
lack Fischer AMOCIate Editor
MANA0IN9 EDITORS
Irwin Ryan Virginia Bel leek
NEWS EDITORS
Fred Nlcklae Arnold Levin'
Sancha Kilbourne Oeerge Plpal
tfaryiu Petersen Woman' Editor
Dorthea Fulton Society Editor
BUSINESS STAFF
Richard Schmidt Buslneu Manager
ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGERS
Truman Oberndortf Bob 6helienberg Robert Funk
This Student
Strike Business.
fpODAY Student Pulse contributor bitterly rakes
the campus over the coals for iU failure to par
ticipate last Friday In the student strike against
war and fascism, and labels Nebraska students as
worshipper of the great god Lethargy. Whether
it was lethargy or good common sense that kept
ths campus from taking part in this three ring
circus of asininity is not definitely known. If it waa
lethargy, as W. C H. declare, then the Daily Ne
braskan for once duly thanks that usually abhored
spirit
A check of the books now that the smoke has
cleared away reveals that the sum total of the strik
era efforts comes to exactly nothing. In fact, it
seems that they have come out on the red side of
the ledger. This, of course, was a conclusion to
be, expected. While it is readily admitted that the
purposes of the strike were of the worthiest sort,
the means taken last week to that end can under
no circumstance be countenanced by an intelli
gent studert body.
'pHOSE forces which are directing this country
toward war or toward fascism are not to be
moved out of their path by a bunch of college stu
dents abruptly cutting classes for an hour and
holding soap box meetings. Surely there are more
sane and effective methods of combatting these
forces. Such methods were demonstrated in schools
where an orderly convocation waa held under aus
pices of the university administration.
Exponent of war and fascism are exponents
of force. So also were backers of the strike. This
is evidenced by the exhibition seen at the Univer
sity of Chicago, where strikers promptly got them
selves into an egg argument with non-sympathizers.
Thus the strike defeated its own purpose.
"I choose only to paint a drab picture of the
radical movement on the Nebraska campus,' says
W. C H. Right there he exposes the whole thing.
To reiterate a statement made earlier this semes
ter, someone has said that there is nothing worse
than a young conservative, but he forgot to men
tion a young radical.
It should be the duty of every college student
to ruthlessly stamp out not only every tendency
toward hide-bound conservatism, but also every
tendency toward radicalism. There is a sane and
liberal course between these two extremes that
should prove attractive to an intelligent student
body.
As the contributor implies, backing for the
strike came from radical elements. It was a fear
of radicalism, sot a fear of the authorities as
W. C H. implies in a post script to the letter, that
led the Daily Nebraskan to condemn the strike
when it first became publicised. . And that the
Daily Nebraskan hopes, perhaps mistakenly, was
the reason for the failure to take part in Friday's
absurd display of childishness.
Children.
In Chains.
COME wise old fellow once said something to the
effect that man is born free and yet ia every
where in chains. He didnt have so much to shout
about, however, for most of those chains are self
made. But once a student leaves his happy home
and steps inside the figurative doors of the univer
sity, be is surrounded by a multitude of chains
strangely reminiscent of childhood days when he
was guided by the wisdom of parental experience.
A glance thru the regulations on students as
ret forth in the university catalog reveals a host of
rules that should have been erased many long years
go. Protests after protest have piled up against
these out-moded regulations, but they still remain
oa ths books.
Section 81 of the Rules and Regulations Govern
ing Student states that "Women student in the
University shall not take part In out-of-town per
formance such as athletics, dramatic and glee club
presentations . - . except upon permission . . Para
graph four in section 32 declares, "All organisa
tion parties, picnics, sad student toif rations where
women art present shall be officially chaperoned."
And going on to section SS on finds the rule that
""Women student are not permitted to live in
apartment houses unless living with parents, a
Biaturs member of the faily, or member of the fac
ulty." Most of these rules date back to the time when
college students were still considered to be chil
dren, and when every msie was to be looked upon
with suspicion. In addition to being the sort of
regulations one would expect to find In a prepara
tory school, the iuling against apartments often
works a financial hardships on women students.
Enough discipline to fit all these cases ia to
toe found in still another section of the rules and
regulation which states. The University expect
its students to be ladies and gentlemen." After
making such a statement it is absurd to set forth
a group of rules which on the face of them show
that the university plainly doesn't expect what it
says it does.
Tiro Important
Meetings.
rjWO meetings totally unrelated, but both import
ant, are on the schedule for Tuesday. This morn
ing the university will carry out its usual custom
of honoring members of all classes who have at
tained high scholastic standing. While there may
be minor flaws In the program and greater flaws
in the system by which honor students sre chosen,
it la a worthwhile activity.
In the evening members of the newly appointed
Student Union publicity committee will gather for
the first time. While student opinion Is undoubt
edly in favor of a Union building, that opinion must
not be allowed to lay dormant. It must be crystal
lized Into action and It is for that purpose that the
large committee has been appointed. It is not an
honorary or activity post. It is an opportunity for
definite contribution to the good of ths campus.
STUDENT PULSE
Brief, conciee contribution! oertlnem to matters 01
student life end the university are welcomed by thla
department, under the i:ual restrictions of sound news
paper practice, which excludes all libelous matter and
personal attacks. Letters must he sinned but names
will be withheld from publication If so desired.
Contributions should be limited to a maximum of On
hundred words Is lenata.
Why
.o Strike?
TO THE EDITOR:
I address this humble opinion to all loyal wor
shippers of the god Lethargy. It is not my purpose
to stir the feeble heart, or disturb the blessed men
tal tranquility of those contented and orthodox
champions of "respectability." I choose only to
paint a drab picture of the radical movement on
the Nebraska campus.
Where were they April? at 11 :00 to 12:00.
Where were you? Where were the despisers of
war? the crusaders for a new social and economic
order? When the students in over a hundred
American schools arose, in some cases in derision
and open defense of autocratic authority, in protest
against the R, O. T. C, against everything military
and imperialistic in American institutions, in pro
test against the increasing armaments and con
sumption of youth in European and Asiatic coun
tries, in support of the proposition of friendly un
derstanding among the students of the world; the
University of Nebraska campus bowed its head low
on the altar of respectability before the god Leth
argy and mumbled piously:
"We thank thee for segregation and status
quo. v e are proua oi thy name, tnat we are not
as other men concerned in the petty affairs of
human brotherhood, that we may come to thee to
strengthen our complacency, that shields us from
the horrors of men being ground to death and girls
being beaten by police sticks in such wicked and
distant cities a Los Angeles, Chicago and New
York. We thank thee that our cold blood keeps
us from being chilled by the aggression of the new
American imperialism. We thank thee for our
sanctity and thy omnipotence in our city and school,
while the "hesthen" in great parts of the land are
crying at the altar of Baal, the god of radical and
non-conformists. Amen."
So while Nebraska students barely, if at all.
realized there was on Friday a nationwide strike
against a bloody institution and an established but
corrupt and nefarious system, students were
'egged" and beaten and heckled by police and "pa
triotic" groups and reactionaries. (Reactionaries
such as the local American Liberty league and other
groups of ossified sucklings who can see only the
salvation of a nation in a million khaki uniforms
with a radical 6tuck on the raised point of every
bayonet manned by men whose only creed is the
Constitution. 1 While fellow student and libera
were being arrested, while policemen were neces
sarily driven from the campus, when students as
the common man almost always must I were using
their most effective weapon (in the absence of a
possibility of the practical use of the ballot at this
tune) to protest the outstanding danger to democ
racy and Liberty, even at Nebraska, not s speck ot
sympathy was shown. In the school that is famous
for its John Pershing and Rifle clubs there was
no more protest than perhaps the boys marching
to drill as usual and a couple dozen as usual)
thumbing their intellectual noses at the petty lords
and princes of war commanding them.
Somewhat strange as it may seem I consider
this -opinion to be in almost complete harmony with
the position that three great men, at least, have
previously taken Jesus Christ, Eugene Debs, and
Kagawa of Japan. W. C. H.
A Defente of
DeKtructire Criticism.
TT seems to be sn almost universal opinion that d
' structive criticism is worthless and that only
constructive criticism is justifiable. In some cases
constructive criticism would seem so superfluous as
to be almost silly.
For )Titance. at the Ag college campus prac
tically the only room used by any cumber of people
in the evening is te reading room of the library.
Perhaps that is the reason that for the last fifteen
years at least, this room has been used for ringing
sad orchestra practice from 5 o'clock on.
Sometimes they are not satisfied to just aing,
but stamp the flooi and clap their hands till It
sounds as if s barn dance were going on overhead.
Constructive criticism would be limited, it
aeems, to suggesting that they quit or go elsewhere
where they could bowl, stamp, and clap their hands
to their hearts content without bothering those m ho
are so old fashioned as to think ptudenta should
study. AH that seems necesaary is for those who
would like to study in peace is to kick enough so
the authorities would decide to do something about
it N. F. P.
LECTURE AT VESPERS
Rii'adeipMa Churchman to
Give Esster Mess2;e
Tuesday.
Holy vespers at On
Snita eafl will feature Bashop C
B. eSsr-Sori, of the United Brethren
"!-!. pVllaAe-lpriia. B labor Bat- i
at the itper service at i o'clock
Tuesday, at which time tbs
per choir, directed by Margaret
Pbillippe, mill sing "The Re
proaches." This is a traditional chant of the
Christian church, and has btt-u
sung by the T. W- choir lor over
fourteen year. It tells the story
at the goodtteas of God to his chos
ea people. The solos will be sung
by Marjruerfts Tramp, with ti re
spo&ses ty tbs choir.
Bishop Batdorf win also speak
at the boos day Holy week serv
iced sponsored by the Lincoln Min
isterial association, si the Lincoln
theater frota 12 05 to 12 S o clock,
inril 55 tfcra 18 He will ateak
twice during tie three ftour pro
rrars at u HJifi Trinity church
oa Good Friday, where several
Lincoln ministers will avlao oe
beard.
HOI EC HOMES
Bizad Instructors Foresee
End of Business Depression
Faculty Find Economic
Trends Leading to
Recovery.
"More bank deposits, more
foreign trade, more sales, more
newspaper advertising, and
fewer business failures. So
said faculty members of the
college of business administratoln
as they peered last week through
the national depression gloom, and
found many signs pointing toward
recovery.
"Only two national banks have
failed since they were set going
sgain in 1933,'r says Dr. J. E.
Kirshman, chairman of economics.
At the bottom of every depres
sion it is first necessary to stop
bank failures before recovery ia
permanently started."
'"A few good rains and the de
pression is over," T. T. Bullock of
economics ana buslnes law pre
dicted. "With increased buying
power in the agricultural districts,
the whole country will be ben
efited."
800 in Bizad College.
Studying under professors in this
college are nearly 800 men and
women students who also believe
in the future, and who confidently
expect to become successful busi
nessmen, advertisers, bankers, and
accountants. In the first semester
40 per cent more of them went Into
that college than were there the
year before. The freshman group
increased nearly 60 per cent More
than 100 are seniors who will be
graduated in June.
For them the profosaors also see
good times ahead. More compa
nies are sending representatives to
the univenty this year. These men
interview seniors, carry the reports
back to their offices, and usually
find jobs for several graduating
students.
"Increased demand for seniors
with sales ability, shows that times
are better," said Mr. Bullock, in
charge of such student interviews.
"It looks now as if no senior in the
college of busines administration
who has selling ability will be
without a job in the fall of 1935."
McNeill Sees Revival.
Dr. C. E. McNeill sees evidence
of business revival as shown by
improvement in retail buying, and
the re-employment of large num
bers of workers in industry. "The
most encouraging sign for a con
tinued upward trend." he points
out "is found in indications of
successful negotiations with for
eign countries for restoration of
foreign trade to something like its
normal volume. ve are living in
an international economy." he
adds, "and this trade increase will
involve the greater production of
goods as well as more commerce."
Bank deposits are now at i.ne
peak of the last ten years," Dr. J.
E. Kirshman said. "It shows that
there is an enormous amount of
money available for spending when
the public sees fit to use it Then,
too. the farmer has been relieved
from some of his debts, as fore
closures have been few. We can
say that the trend has turned up
ward." Accounting Popular.
Accounting and statistic labora
tories in the college of business ad
ministration at the university are
busy with students who plan their
future in business. Economy,
business organization and manage
ment, and business reseach are
their general fields of study.
than 600 of them are men. The 200
women in the college plan careers
in personnel fields, advertising, or
secretarial work.
"I find ths most optimistic
point," K. M. Arndt of ths eco
nomics department said, "in that
the government has avoided any
thing that seems radically unsound
or breaks down the fundamental
institutions of Uie country. Many
of the experiments which have
been viewed with fear have really
been only compromises in whicn
the government has not given up
any of the real substance of eco
nomic liberty. Fears of busuiess
men concerning the trend of gov
ernment are not, as far as the
present administration is concern
ed, very well founded. In a few
years the government win ne cum
Dlimented on its nolicies toward
business a having been extremely
conservative."
LeRoislgnol Optimistic
Dr. J. E. LeRossignol. dean of
the college, found reason for op
timism. "The automobile business
is active, and retail sales In gen
eral are up," he said. "Newspaper
and magazine advertising lineage
is rising. Net profits of corpora
tions were higher in 1934 than in
1933; and commercial insolvencies
are fewer than for some time."
"Sellers see a better market
ahead," believes Dr. E. S. Full
brook, professor of marketing, and
thinks it is indicated by advertis
ing of all types tending upward.
Rural sales, a well a chain and
department store sales, have
shown a big jump, he finds.
Referring to the increase in the
automobile business, Prof. T.
Bruce Robb mentioned it as show
ing a change in purchasing power
and mental attitude of the people
of the country. This replacement
of more or less durable goods
would be a step forward, he
thought
Prof. O. R. Martin, chairman of
business organization and manage
ment, said, "Revenue from Income
taxes eenerallv over the country
shows an increase. This upturn in
dicates that 1934 wss more satis
factory than the preceding years,
and that business men made a bet
ter showing."
Foresee Good Farm Year.
"With rains, the farmers will
have their best year since 1924."
Mr. Bullock believes. "This will
mean that the fanners at well as
the business men will be more
optimistic. While I am not in favor
of a scarcity economics." fee con
tinued, "until other industrial pro
duction, is at full capacity I favor
the principles of the AAA as a
means of bringing about a bal
anced economy."
"It seems to me. saia Jr.
Robbs. "that business men are
feeling better now. They were
afraid of sweeping legislstion
against them by congress wmcn
now appears to be diicarded or at
least stalmated."
Dean LeRossignol agrees. The
government seems to be coming to
realize that business cant be car
ried on without profit. and seems
to plan to modify it policy ac
cordingly. he says.
Ridder, and Margaret Deeds to be
come active members. Omlcron
Nu chose Marjorie Brew. Barbara
Barber, Mary Dodrill, Ruth Hen
derson, and Viola Johnson.
Only those who ranked in the
upper two-fifths of their class in
scholarship, who have shown lead
ership, character, and a profes
sional attitude were considered for
membership in Phi Upsilon Omi
cron. Omicron Nu considered
juniors and seniors ranking in the
upper one-fifth of their classes,
who have shown leadership and
promise of future research in
Home Economics. Both organiza
tions are comparable to Phi Beta
Kappa in Arts and Science college,
and Sigma Xi in Science.
Those home economics students
who have maintained an average
of eighty or above since attending
this university were honored at the
tea Sunday. The serving line was
composed of Margaret Kedde, Ma
tilda Peters. Edith Carse, Daisy
Schluntz. and Ruth Wolfe. Ar
rangements were handled by Mar-
j jone Lowe. Arle&e Bom and Mar
garet iveri.
ERICKSON TO PRESENT
Societies Hold Honors Tea
Sunday to Reward High
Scholarship.
New members of Phi Epsiiw
Omicioa and Omicron Nu. ts
tlonal honorary Home Economics
societies, were announced at a a
bonors tea. which wa beid Funis y
stemoca from 3 to 5 o'clock lo
tbe borne economic parlors.
Phi Vpsalon Omicroo cboee Dor
othy Studdart, Jeaa Neisuo. Oars
Student Gives Program in
Temple Wednesday at
4 O'clock.
John Erickson. piano student
with Herbert Schmidt, will present
his nenior recital in the Temple
theater st 4 o'clock Wednesdsy
afternoon, April 17. as tbe twenty
fourth musical convocation of the
year.
To open the program he will play
two selections by Bach. "Prelude
and Fugue, b flat minor" and "Pre
lude and Fugue, b flat Major."
Beethoven's "Sonsta. E flat Op.
Ma" with 'Adagio allegro." -Andante
espreswivo' and "Vivacissl
ma'iente" will be the next number
on the program, and will b fol
lowed bv "Bells in the Ylk-y by
! Ravel
Other cumbers iccluowJ on bis
proRTsnj win ne -KMaxiFn oy i
IbURKT. "Fairytale, Op. 34. No. T"
bv MtKttiier. "Prelude, b minor. Op.
12. No. 10" by Fschmsninoff. "Pre
lude, g harp mi-mr. Op. 12. No.
II" aiso by Racbmazusof. and
Theme a&d variations, a Major.
Op. 1. No. X" by Paierra ald
BENGTSON, VAN ROYEN
TO PUBLISH NEV TEXT
Geography Professors Print
Book on Economic
Geography.
Dr. Nels Bengston and Dr. Wil
lem Van Royen, professors of
geography, will publish a book en
titled. "The Fundamentals of Eco
nomic Geography." The book was
written with regard to the expe
riences the authors underwent in
teach injr Geography 71 during the
past five or six years, it will have
more than six hundrea pages and
mill include three hundred illus
trations, consisting of maps, dia
grams, half -tones and photographs.
Many of the photojrapba have
been taken personally by Dr.
Bengston and others have been
procured from all over tbe world.
The manuscript has bees high
ly praised by two prominent geog
raphers of eastern universities.
Additional praise wa given by tbe
publishers who said that not only
Is tbe book interesting and well
mritUsn but there has never been
a manuscript in this office that has
bees so carefully prepa-d sad
mhich required so httle dJtiBg "
Publications are expected in tbe
earlv summer, at wbxh time they
mill'be av liable at aU book stores.
Ti
0 ADDRESS
LOCAL PEACE ACTION
COMITONIGHT
Lincoln Attorney Speaks on
'Organization and Work
Of World Court.'
H. H. Wilson. Lincoln attorney,
bas been selected as the speaker
for tbe local peace action commit
tee meeting to be held st 7:30
Tuesday evening in the Religious
Welfare room at we lampie puuu
inir Thi tonic of his address will
be "Organization and Work of tbs
world court. "
The university peace action
group recently received word from
Paul Hoff, chairman of the Kansas
Peace Action Committee, and re
rontiv returned from a meeting ia
Washington, D. C. for all pesc
workers trom over inc
States to survey political problems
rnnnwiii u-ith the Deace move
ment. Outstanding Issues at the
present time are:
nf tokintr nrofit OUt Of War:
second, entrance of the United
States in the League or ftauom
and World Court. Mr. Hoff stated
that a inint resolution probably
will be introduced in congress
within the next month calling for
A marina entrance in the League
of Nations with two reservations:
that all member nations agree io
the essential principals stated in
the Kellogg Peace Pact; second,
that United States armies cannot
be required to fight abroao.
DAnnvB W'i 1 1 Alan H trtvtvn ri urine
the meeting by Grace Lewis of the
diplomatic committee. Ellis
Champlin of the armament control
Rnh Harris of the
munitions investigstion commit
tee, and Ed Aiurpny lor uic
embargo and non-agression com
mittees. At the last meeting before
Rr,nnr vnrstion all members and
interested in peace work
were urged by the steering com
mittee to be present ior uus
ing.
Classics Club.
naira riuh mill meet in Mor
rill Hall, Gallery B, at 7:30 o'clock
Tuesaay mgnu
Y. W. Meeting.
Ueirhan nf the DOSter sUld 9UD-
i;.t cff nf th V W. C. A. are
to meet with the president and
general secretary in me mmu
room of Ellen Smith hall Tues
,f t n rlork to rlan for a Jun
ior Chamber of Commerce exhibit.
Sigma Delta Chi.
Siroa Delta Chi mill bold a
luncheon meeting Wednesday noon.
The place mill be announced in
Wednesday's Nebraskan.
Book Store.
Rr.oif sinn committee mill meet
Wednesday afternoon at 5 o'clock
at Student council room in u nan
OFFICIAL
BULLETIN
Phi Tau Thita.
Phi Tau Tseta, Methodist religi
ous fraternity, mill meet st 7:S0,
Tuesday evening, at the Wesley
foundation at 1417 R st New
members will have charge of the
meeting.
N. E. C. Meeting.
N. E. C meets Tuesday evening,
April 16, in Room 205 of the Tem
ple. Prof. N. W. Gaines, state ex
tension agent in community or
ganization, will speak and all mem
bers sre urged to attend.
Dr. Bengston, professor of geog
raphy, spoke Monday night at the
Forum of St. Mathews on
"Glimpses of Norway and the Nor
wegians." Pershing Rifles.
Pershing Rifles will hold its reg
ular meeting TuesU&y afternoon at
5 o'clock in Nebraska hall
GREEK DEBATE TEAMS
IGHT
Tau Kappa Epsilon, Sigma
Chi Will Argue for
Championship.
Sigma Chi and Tau Kappa Ep
silon arguers will meet in debate
at tbe Sigma Chi house this eve
ning for the Delta Sigma Rho
gavel symbolic of the interfrater
nity debating championship.
Sigma Chi Monday night won its
way to the finals of the Greek
tourney by eliminating Zeta Beta
Tau. The Sigma Chi team upheld
the negative, the latter tbe af
firmative. Tau Kappa Epsilon 's negative
debaters defeated Beta Sigma Psi's
affirmative In the semifinals Mon
day. In the finals, Tau Kappa Epsilon
mill uphold the negative of the
question: Resolved that the state
and federal government should co
operate In some adequate plan of
unemployment insurance for per
sons under 60 years of age. Sigma
Chi will debate the affirmative.
Judges Monday evening were
Francis Johnson and Harold Seder
land, varsity debaters. Three
judges mill officiate In the finals.
They hsve not as yet been named.
The debate is scheduled for 7:30.
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...says Tokyo
Translating the symbols tbe Tokyo
telephone operator a vs, "The connection
is irdr go ahead, please." Meaning
that now j ou ta talk to Japan from snj
telephone in tbe Bell System,
Interestingly, Jspanese was the first
foreign language ever transmitted by tele
phone when in the winter of 187677
three Japanese students st Harvard
Tithed Alexander Crabtra Bell in Boston.
These men bare lived to tee the diy
when they can talk with Boston from
their homeland!
Seeking to put the whole world on such
easy speaking terms. Bell System serriee
bow enables yon to reach more than 93
of the world's 23,000,000 telephones.
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