FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1936. THE DAILY NEBRASKAN TWO Daily Nebraskan Station A, Lincoln, Nsbraika, 1935 Member 1936 ftssocided Golleeicde Press This paper li rprntd for gnnl advertlilng by th Tni ppr Ne"bralkJ1 prtM Aitoetion. Lincoln. Nebr.ik.. under act ef congr..., M.reh , 187B. and at special rata of postage prowldtd I ' 1103, act of October . 1917. authorized January 80, 1821 THIRTY-FOURTH YtAR Published Tueiday, Wedn.aday. Thuraday. rrlday and Sunday mornlnpi during the academic year. SUBSCRIPTION RATE Under direction of the Student Publication Board. Editorial Office Unlveraity Hall 4. Business Office Unlveraity Hall 4A. Telephones-Diy. B6S9li Night: B6882. B3333 fJournal). Official ttudent publication of the Unlverilty of Nebr.sk. in Lincoln. Nebraska. IRWIN RYAN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF TRUMAN OBERNDORF BUSINESS MANAGER EDITORIAL STAFF MANAGING EDITORS George Plpal Arn8,d L,v,n NEWS EDITORS ... nlnc Dorothy Benti j,S.n W.lcSoP Eleanor C.lzb. Don Wagner -J- Louiae Magee Society Editor Hunkina Women'a Editor " Bab Funk Circulation Manager BUSINESS STAFF ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGERS Bob Shellenberg ???Vf.d1!!,?l'! .... , . m ivii" Blood In Japan. Passions spin Ihe plot of a world m fer ment. For a moment the dread scene shilts from Africa and Europe to Japan The in scrutability of the orient is pierced by the cunfire of assassins. Cables carry the story cf a premier and two more cabinet officers slain, others wounded and ... peril of their lives, and warships steaminjr from battle ma neuvers to mount a watchful guard over great seaports. .,, Americans little know what devil s brew is simmering in distant lands. Now and then the broth, heated by the flames of hatred, boils over. Then we are shocked by the evidence of rapacitv and violence. Perhaps it expresses itself in Germanv by a blood purge; in Vienna bv the assassination of a Dollfus; in Pans by noting in the strcels; in Marseilles by the kill ing of a king. Perhaps it is given outlet by being turned against other lands, as Mussolini has turned his people against Ethiopia and the world. For a moment the meaning of the events in Japan is not wholly clear. Other nations bad come to accept as inevitable her penetra tion of China, uneasily aware that it might point toward war wiih Russia, but tillable or unwilling to make effective protest. To the rest of the world, Japan had the appearance of a nation bent upon conquest as a means of relieving the intolerable strains upon a fecund people, overpopulating their island empire, re cruiting and arming an enormous standing army, determined io build a navy big enough to challenge the sea supremacy of Great Bri tain and the United States. The coup in Tokio is interpreted in the news dispatches as a revolt against too liberal and pacific a policy of the government. It was engineered by the army clique as a pro test against those who have restrained the warriors. Defeated in recent elections wheu the mild majority of the people expressed their discontent with imperialism and its burden some military costs, the army clique uses as sassination to overthrow a government it could rot conquer at the polls. The premier-designate, says the dispatches, is "a strong nation alist." Presumably he is one who will press Japan's claims more vigorously in world af fairs, give the army freer re'n, and turn away from a diplomacy of moderation and compro mise. f that be true, then Japan adds to the too heavy burden of peacemakers. That such may be the correct interpretation of events is indi cated by the obvious dismay of the American department of state, which has been encour aging friendlier relat ions between the two governments. Yet when one lakes a longer view of the course of events in Japan, the outlook does r.ot teem so gloomy. The bullets of the assassins found their immediate mark, but they may represent the desperate and fading- challenge cf the samurai. Kacawa, the treat leader and spokesman of the masses in Japan, in an inter view in Des Moines, predicts that this latest crime of the militarists will ultimately destroy them. The common people, slowly awakening to their rights and to their power, will be so inflamed by this newest outrage, he thinks, that they will throw off the military yoke. The common people! They had no rights, no power, when Commodore Perry opened the islands to world membership in 1854. For centuries they had lived in a state of feudal ism, serfs of a nobility which had sealed the empire against any intrusion from the outside. Four score years ago. Japan was as medieval as Europe in the dark ages. When the gates were forced open and the humiliated rulers discovered their weakness, the energies of the people were directed with such determination to modernization that Japan's rise to the level of European business and culture was sensa tional. But modern business and culture and a successful war against a modern power did not free the people. Only in recent years have thev compelled their government to accept ideas of democracy. Bit by bit, the people have won political rights. Never able wholly to control the military clique, nevertheless they have become more vocal and more suc cessful in protesting against its course. Evidently this growing power of the peo pie. this swing toward liberalism, foreshad owed ultimate doom to the monarchial, mili tary class. That class then resorted to the weapon such a group ordinarily uses and, by murder, has regained its ascendancy. For a time this group may have its way. It may be able to thrust further into China. It may move more rapidly toward an open break'with Russia. It may edge the whole world nearer that chasm of war which, to many observers, seems to be yawv;ng before us all. One only hopes that Kagawa proves to be the better prophet ; and that the very reckless violence of the murderous coup in Tokio will inspire the masses to reassert their power and master the militarists. Omaha World Herald. CONTEMPORARY COMMENT FIVE-YEAR-OLD STAR OF CLINIC Wonder Child Astounds Instructor. The Wucker Attends the Game. Dr. Johnson's definition of patriotism as ''The last refuge of a scoundrel" is not alto gether inclusive. Patriotism may be turned to good purposes as to bad. So may that equally intangible substance known as college spirit. It is quite understandable that the bad mani festations of college spirit and of patriotism should receive more attention than the good, and the situation is fortunate to the extent that it is the former that demand correction. Certainly the executive head of one of the country's largest universities, President James Rowland Angell of Yale, has no hesitancy in directing attention to manifestations which he would have removed forthwith. Addressing a large group of Yale alumni at New Haven and referring to no particular institution, Presi dent Angell notes conduct of students at ath letic contests that is little if at all short of plain rowdyism. It includes the booing- of contestants and officials at various kinds of games, the tearing down of goal posts at foot ball games, and a general display of bad man ners and poor sportsmanship. The impulse to such practices is not dig nified with the term "colleg-e spirit." yet the participants might flatter themselves with the 4l,AnAVif 4l,4 lli.v u-jim U i hit iri er cr,n 1 1, in ir l.lUUJIt UldL nvic TAiiiwiiu of that nature. For a good number f years I . 1 11 " ff" 1j P - I it Has seemed especially aiineuu lor some spectators at all sorts of contests profession al as well as college to allow the participants to play the games, under the "hosen officials. Given numbers of the spectators frequently think they ought to be in the contest, too, most violently active in it. That's the son of be havior that constitutes the worst of sports manship. President Angell says these displays arc the marks of the "mucker." and that "no self respecting institution can afford to tolerate insults to g-uests. which is what, in effect, vis iting teams are." Yale, Harvard and Prince ton officials are said to be working for an im provement of the situation. When they arrive at something definite, they should publish the fact widely, very widely. Kansas City Star. SCIENTISTS MAKE STUDY OF STAR RADIO SIGNALS California Technologists An Attempt to Solve Astral Problem. in Pasadena, caiif. icnsi. Ra- tiio "signals" originating in the Milky Way galaxy are being stu ciied by scientists of the California Institute of Technology for the purpose of attempting to solve some of the most puzzling prob lems of the universe, it was dis closed this week. Dr. G. W. P. vaenko end D. F. Folland. both of Caltech. have dis covered that nature's mysterious cosmic radio signals bring to the earth forty times the energy that is brought by starlight per spec trum band. This discovery, it is contended, ! may supply another key for sola-1 tion of such problems as the rela- ' Monies gravitation and electricity, and the origin and annihilation of , matter. j The investigators point out that i unui mese mcusasm irora ujc stars are translated further all theories of the structure of the universe will remain incomplete. With elaborate equipment re cency built in the Caltech shops t' physicists are listening in an t..c buses broadcast from the hea ven. Dr. Potapenko explained that the radio wavej from beyond the solar system are received when special short wave receivers are tuned to 14.6 meters, or more than 20.000 kilocycle. It is believed the celestial "broadcasting station" is In the center of the galaxy, the star cluster to hich the sun belongs. This cluster contains some hun dred billion stars, each compar able In size to the sun. From the earth, the galaxy la visible aa the Milky Way. Rome signals, Dr. Potapenko said, are received when the an tenna is pointed in the general direction of the Milky Way but that results are better when the antenna is aimed at the galaxy center. This center of the wateh bhaped swarm of stars, in which the earth is but a point, is istu ated between the constellations Sagittarius and Ophiuchus. "Many stars." said Dr. Pota penko, "have extremely high tem peratures. The theory is that the electrons of these stars are In state of high action and thus ra diate energy which can be picked up by a sensitive receiver." The signals, discovered by Dr. Karl G. Jansky of the Bell Tele phone Laboratories in New York City, are destined, according to research workers, to compete with cosmic rays in attracting the at tention of the greatest scientists. ' minds us of the indebtedness of both literature and science to in digestion. "Would Darwin has framed the theory of evolution had it not been for the imagery created by his ehroni? indigestion? "Would Conrad have written his stories had the facts of his ex perience not been sharpened and emplified by nervous dyspepsia? "How much cf Poe's tales of mystery and imagination were due to indigestion, and how much to alcohol?" Scientifically speaking. Dr. Todd reported that 800 experiments on students had revealed that emo tional states reduce the stomach s gastric waves of contraction and cause prolonged closure of its outlet Stomach" Influence On Mind Studied hy Dr. T. Wingate Todd CLEVELAND, O. (ACP). 'Ge nius, doubtless, like an army, travels on its stomach, but what a stomach:" Taking a side glance at "the in fluence of the stomach on the hu man mind," Dr. T. Wingste Todd, anatomist at Western Reserve University's school of medicine last week took stock of the result's of his nearly 12 years of research on the human stomach. He chose Samuel Joknsoa as a good example, stating that "there is no doubt at all of Johnson's chronic indigestion and the result ant cantankerous disposition wits which there goes a brilliance, ef imagery and creative thought. "Benedick's 'quick wit and queasy stomach' (in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing" re- Mexico Grid Captain Awarded Letter hy Opposing University MEXICO CITY. (CNSl. The unusual distinction of being awarded a letter by an opposing college has been granted to Ernesto Navaa, captain of the Uni versity of Mexico 1935 American football team, Navaa waa awarded an "L" by Louisiana college "in recognition of the cordial relations existing between the two Institutions." Navas played a left end for the University of Mexico for three years, and distinguished himself In several games against Louis iana. Th University of Mexico has played American football for five years. It has played seventeen tunes against colleges of the United States both here and there and has lost evary one of them. Millard "Dixie" Howell, ali American star from Alabama, was the University of Mexico coach ui 1935. aided by Charlie Marr, line coach. h. I'nllna Nrws Service. PHIL ADELPHIA. Feb. 27. Billy Smith, five years old is the "star pupil" of the University of Pennsylvania psychological clinic, where he is amazing scientists with his intelligence. Billy, whose intelligence quo tient is rated at 145, can name 255 animals, a list that includes al most every living and prehistoric quadruped and bird pictured in the family dictionary. He astounded a group of psy chology instructors and students by identifying some ante-fluvian mammals that even Dr. Lightner Witmer, clinic director, had not beard of. FAMILIAR NAMES. "Stegosaurus" and "glyptodon" are old, familiar names to him. So is dimetrodon." and Billy can ex plain that dimetrodon is pro nounced with the "e" sounded as in "let." Prehistoric animals, he mentions casually, are those that lived a long time ago. For instance, he points out, you can't see a pterodactyl or bronto saurus at the Philadelphia soo. You can't even see a sabre-toothed tiger, although the bit Siberian tiger at the gardens resembles his predecessor "very much." But Billy doesn't neglect the animals of this day and age. He can remember 22 breeds of dogs and can distinguish the almost microscopic differences between the gray and red foxes as pictured in his precious dictionary. NAMES BIRDS. While the clinic listened with enrapt attention. Billy reeled off secretary bird, mallard, manatee, zerboa, garound sloth, lemur, oce lot, nilgow and peccary as Dr. Miles Murphy, assistant lecturer, pointed them out on a chart. He missed about four, one of them the llaba. The lion is "Daddy Lion" to him because of the male's huge mane. Billv also can spell three-letter words and count up to 100. He actest lor year oias so success fully that he convinced the psy chologists he knew what it was all about In fact, he is superior to 99 percent of the children of his age. Dr. Witmer declared, and probably will be in the 20 percent superior class when he grows up. His father, William, is of Ger man and Swiss descent and the Spares, Mrs. Smith's family, set v.ied in Pennsylvania from Ger many in 1722. Many of Billy's an cestors were linguists and among them appears the name of Schiller, suggesting that the boy may be related to the great German poet. PLAYERS CAST TO STAGE 'PETRIFIED FOREST MONDAY l Continued from Page 1). acters is putting a strict demand on the players and many veterans as well as new actors will be giv en an opportunity to display their talents. The entire cast includes sixteen male parts while the fem inine characters are decidedly in a minority, with but three roles. As has already been announced Armand Hunter is playing the leading role of Alan Squire, the author. Opposite him will be Julia Viele, who added much to the humor of the "Brighter Flame." as "Gabby" Mason. She is made the expression of Mr. Sherwood's promise for future hope. The demands of the part are varied from broad comedy to serious fancy, and from every in dication of early rehearsals Miss Viele is about to reach a new high in characterisation. As Duke Mantee. the desperado. Lee Young, a seasoned player of j several years ago returns to the Temple stage for another leading role. J. IX. Lillard, "Sportin" Life" of "Porgy" done here several years ago, also returns to play the role of the Duke's chauffeur and from rehearsal observations, he promises to stop the show with his comedy. Other active players whose work is anticipated include: Delford Bnimmer, in the character role of "Gramp," Richard Rider, who is the stellar half-back, Allen Gate wood, as the father of "Gabby," and Era Lown, as the Duke's chief assistant. The stage setting reflects the ctmoHphere of the typical yestern lunch wagon, with the bar, tables, and attendants, forming a perfect portrayal of the true western life. The part taken by Mr. Hunter, is that in which the reknowned Eng lish actor. Leslie Howard, starred in the broadway production of the play. Herbert Yenne is in charge of stage direction with Miss H. Alice Howell as production director. Settings are being done by Don Friedly. GREEK BOARD OF CONTROL NAMES NEW MEMBERS (Continued from Page 1). on Feb 15, after it had be-n in existence as an authorized body for two years. The new group will be the working group which will guide the destinies of the fraterni ties on the Nebraska campus dur ing the next two years. On being questioned concerning the work of the fraternity govern ing the body. Dean T. J. Thomp son spoke in most praiseworthy terms of the accomplishments of the interfraternity alumni coun cil and mentioned that he was es pecially well-pieased with the work of the Interfraternity board of control. "Those who are closely associated with the work of the board thus far are highly grati fied with the results obtained," Dean Thompson commented. case to the Inter-organization council, according to Miss Barkes. Any adjustments which are to be made this year are required to be completed by the first of May, it was ruled by the council. Expressing the hope that girls will aid in conforming to the new system's rules, Miss Barkes de clared. "Realizing that the transi tion from the old to the new sys tem is difficult, we hope that girls engaged in university activities will co-operate so that the revised system will work to the fullest extent and prove beneficial." With the decision that junior girls may continue in their pres ent activities, the council recom mended that a few of their minor activities be dropped and sug gested the continuance in major activities. A. W. S. SANCTIONS PRESENT PROGRAM JUNIOR ACTIVITIES (Continued from Page 1). omore will be permitted to run for any office if elected to it would over-point them. Women wishing to drop from the membership of any organiza tion are asked to present their Weatherby Sees Suicide for Humanity in War Preparation (Continued from Page 1). the problems of the man that lives next door we are less apt to get in any trouble with him." "Another method is to take the abnormal profits out of war. If all the excess profit is taken from the manufacturers of war materials, they will not be so anxious to get this country in a war. When they go about making their products they say, of course, thst they are not making them for war, only for the government as a preparedness measure. But at the same time thev are building up for war, let their profits be taken away and the manufacture of materials and the threat of war will drop tre mendous1 '." "The national policy of the United States haa been for proper defense only. This is the logical course and nothing more. It is the American policy and the correct one." PREPARATION INSURANCE. "Preparedness is insurance. While the average man takes out insurance on his health, his life, and his home the nation by way of preparedness is taking out m urance on their country. Insurance is the best way to avert known trouble, and that is what this coun try is doing." "Congress has been studying neutrality for a long time. They know that it means nothing and will be of little help to the nation. At the beginning of the last World war all pledges of neutrality were forgotten the moment that trouble arose." "Congress is bringing the strength of the United States up to treaty regulations, no more. All the naval and army bills that have been passed recently are an effort to bring the power of the United States up to the strength that it was granted by the various treaties. We stand seventeenth in the list of nations as to army and navy trength. Rusia for example ha a million men under arms. The United States should be prepared to their fullest extent." WEATHERBY SPEAKS. At the conclusion of Colonel Douglas's address Irving Hill arose and introduced Rev. Arthur L. Weatheriy, of the All-Souls church of Lincoln, who presented the negative side of the discussion. "This is not a question that can be ettled by logic or algebra." stated Reverand Weatheriy. Only intelligent thought and a knowl edge of history by people willing to take an objective point of view will lead to a conclusion." "Disarmament can be accom plished. Take for example that group of men in San Francisco who. in the early days of that part of the country, formed a society called the Vigilantes. In order to restore law and order they dis armed everyone. This was prob ably the most important factor in the restoration of peace to that country." REFERS TO GREEKS. "Preparedness for war is pre paredness for the suicide of hu manity. Going back to the days of the Greek city states it can be proven that as soon as one city tried to arm and destroy the other, the only result was a total destruc tion of both." "The very fact that the United States is raising their naval appro priations so that they can secure a five to three ratio of battleships over Japan cannot be called a pre paredness measure. It is a meas ure of war. instigated by trade in terests. These trade interests want the United States to war with Ja pan in order that Standard Oil business interests in China will not be hindered." "The United States cannot use the reason that they fear attack or in-asion. They have never been attacked or invaded They have al ways gone into the war them selves. Preparations for war li never defense." The congress of the United States has Just passed appropria tions totaling over four millions of dollars for war machinery. This tan not be taken as a peace meas ure. It is keeping up with other nations. This preparedness does not lead to peace, but to war. DISCUSSION AROUSED. These last two items later brought discussion from the audi ence. "I think that there are many wavs that peace can be accom plished. There is the World Court, the League of Nations, and the Kellogg Peace Pact. These can be of great service to the United States if approached in the right manner. Bill Marsh then called for any discussion from the students them selves. LEMON SPEAKS. Grant Lemon brought up the points that the extra fleet men tioned bv Rev. Weatheriy was necessary for the protection of the Pacific coast in case the Panama Canal should be destroyed. Also that disarmament was imprac- I tical because nations would build ud their supply in secret. Gavin Humphrey arose and asked Rev. Weatheriy if his church had any missionaries In Japan. Humphrey then brought out the point that as soon as a missionary got in trouble in a for eign land be called for the ma rines, but later in the safety of bis church he preached against added armament and the Increase of the nation's war forces. Colonel Oury, of the Military department, entered into a discus- j sion with Rev. Weatheriy as to the ' validity of his statement concrn 1 ing the army appropriations. 1 Arthur Ball asked the question of Colonel Douglas "If the next war was to be one or iouu struction would you still be for preparedness?" Colonel Douglas answered, "What would you do iu that case?" Rev. Weatheriy was asked the question. Do you believe that the United States r.hou'.d underwrite the European nations in case they cet into a war?" The reverend answered that if the Kellog peace pact and other documents were followed in letter and spirit there would be no need for the nations to get in another war. Bill Marsh discontinued trie ais cussion at noon and the forum waa disbanded. FOLLIES STYLE SHOW MODELS MAY TRY OUT SUNDAY FOR PLACES (Continued from Page 1). Virginia Hyatt, Katherine Rom mel, Edna Mae Kingdon, Louise Black, Martha Johnson, and Mil dred Bruning. Kappa Delta has entered June Butler, Jean Tucker, Dorothy Iv erson, Dorothy Pease, Alice Souk im. and Alice Lee Trexel: Kappa Alpha Theta: Betty Magee, Mar garet McKay, Jean Lenwicn, Vir ginia Fleetwood, Virginia Smith, and Virginia Anderson: Kappa Katma Gamma: Jav Campbell. Dorothy Lindquist. Betty Mayne, Helen Jane jonnson, naroara Damewood, and Kay Dewey; Phi Mil- Donnabclla Fletcher. Virginia McAdams. Virginia Griswald, Dorothy cnapelow, Janet Moevet. Pi Beta Phi nominees are Jackie Gould, Helen Fox, Mary Janet Mc Geschin. Jeanne Bedson. Ruth Sears, and Mary Anne Rosen- crans; Raymond Hall: Bonnie Spanggard. Mary Jane Earnes, Ruth Bedford. Gretchen Wells, Thyra Moore, and Florence Moshei. Sigma Delta Tau nominated Florence Smeerin. Esther Stein, Rosalyn Lashinsky, Muriel Krasne, and Jean Beber; wuson-nowara halls: Shirley DePue, Berdine Jcn- Awgivaan Appears on Campus Stands Today February Issue of the Awg wan, campus humor magazine, goes on sale this morning on campus stands. Leap year, Junior-Senior Prom, and spring fashions all combine In the is sue to make up what Editor John Edwards believes "frank ly to be the best issue of the year." sen, Louise Ernst. and Marjoria Knapp; Barb A. W. S.: Jane Hol land, Doris Weaver, Eva May Thomas, Virginia Nolte, Mary Margaret Smith, Ileene Williams, and Theodora Lohrman. AROUND AND ABOUT (Continued from Page 1). the favorite resort of the fly is a bedroom where the clothes are not Ion genough to cover both ends of the sleeper simultaneously." Red haired Harlan S. Miller of, "Over the Coffee" fame; anent the Olympics: "So it is likely the Stars and Stripes will flv beside the nazi swastika. It is cruel to expect a girl with a new dress to decline an invitation to the grand ball be cause she disapproves the morals of her hostess." As these poor pages slip out of our grimv hands into those of our very good friend "Sourpuss" Le vin, our favorite Town Crier (plugl editor, Ginnie Sellock, con fesses to indulging, once in a while, in a little arounding and abouting. And thus our little club of readers is raised to four Eureka!, as whoever it was said as he leaped from his bath tub and raced unclad down the streets of Athens. 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