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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
WEDNESDAY. MAY 20, 1936.
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IRWIN RYAN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
TRUMAN OBERNDORF BUSINESS MANAGER
EDITORIAL STAFF
MANAGING EDITORS
George Plpal Arnold Levin
NEWS EDITORS
Johnston Snipes 5oroJ Bentl
Jana Walcott Eleanor CMzba Don Wagner
Society Editor LoulM
parties. The riot on the Theta lawn was an
incident for which both factions were responsi
ble. The rule prohibiting the spending of any
money during junior and senior class presi
dent elections. One group circulated hand bills
and the other group wore ribbons on their la
pels in order to bring in more votes for their
respective candidates. 'Both factions borrowed
identification cards from sluggish students to
use in voting at the last Student council elec
tion. I propose to eliminate factions and ask
every candidate to run independently. The
women on this campus get along very nicely
without parlies and have done so for several
years. "While there would be some scandal
under the non-political system, it would be
minimized and real issue and merits would be
brought out in campaigns. R. . B.
BUSINESS STAFF
ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGERS
Rofc Funk
Circulation
Bob Shellenberg
Manager Stanley
Bob Wadhams
Michael
The Innocents'
Place in School.
VIOXDAY night new members of Innocents
soeietv were officially instructed in the
performance of their duties. The criteria upon
which the selection of these men was based
included past accomplishments and work they
pre expected to assume in the future. These
men gained recognition, not for what they
themselves are. for they are nothinar. but for
their actual achievements on the campus and
the deeds they may normally be expected to
perform henceforth.
Upon Innocents falls the responsibility of
leading the way, expressing the sentiments of
the students as opposed to all other forces;
standing behind student enterprises, not biting
them in the back in an effort to attain the
erace of a more omnipotent body. It is Inno
cents' function to act as representative of un
dergraduate thoucht and experiences. Most
certainly it is not the society's place to become
aloof or by any means to consider itself supe
rior to any clamoring from below. It is those
undergroiind rumblings: those silent voices,
from whence the troubles of any institution
spring. Fair and impartial hearinffs of such
should be made and in turn forcefully and
ably relaved to higher authorities, with Inno
cents always taking the part of the underdog,
in an attempt to right existine wrongs.
No single one of these Innocents is ca
pable of giving himself inspiration, feeling
or ideas. Therefore they should by no means
try to depend wholly upon themselves. We
can not give ourselves tastes, nor talents,
why, then, should we give ourselves qualities
or illusions of ability which we do not pos
sess. Self confidence is one thing; conceit is
quite another. The man who does not reflect
thinks himself master of all; the man who
does think finds himself master of nothing.
Such a society as Innocents was created
for the purpose of resisting the oppression of
those endowed with the power to oppress. It
stands monumental against the many griev
ances that might happen to a student body.
Unless the society keep sight of this and
unless it realize it is acting in behalf of the
entire undergraduate group, it is quite useless
as an organization. The organization's use
fulness lies in its contacts with the ground, its
proximity to the very heart of student trou
bles and'its fearlessness in taking up the stu
dent banner.
Their' is the position of humility. Stu
dents are not to serve the Innocents. Inno
cents, however, should most certainly serve the
student body in every conceivable manner.
Arrogance is most unbecoming to a public of
ficial. It is no more becoming or admirable
when possessed by a mere boy or girl attaining
temporary recognition within the protected
walls of 'an educational institution. Rather
than bavins- the student come to them with his
problems it should be the duly of each Inno
cent to attempt to find these vexations arid to
apply an immediate remedy. It should be done,
not in an officious manner or with pragmatic
sir, but with sincere desire and understanding
sympathy for the feelings of those concerned.
Capabilities are usually rewarded by the
praise of their fellow men. But the great men
are those who ate most democratic in their re
lationships with others of lesser attainment.
Praise from one's fellow men. however, is most
easily and most graciously conferred upon the
man who in turn appears most gracious to
others. Innocents should embody such thought,
in their actions. If they do, not only will it
increase tremendously their prestige, but it
will better enable the soeietv to function as it
was designed to function a servant for the
ideals, hopes and aspirations of the sludent
body.
STUDENT PULSE
Brief, concise contributions pertlnez-t to matters of
student life and the university are welcomed bv this
department, under the usual restrictions of sound
newspaper practice, which excludes all libelous matter
snd personal attacks. Letters must be signed, but
names will be withheld from publication If so desired.
But Hon- Can You
Abolish Them'
TO THE EDITOR:
The controversy that has been raging' be
tween the two factions has been disgusting to
some of the thinking students on the campus.
Both factions are. to put it bluntly, plain non
sense. The Student council would do the univer
sity a great service if it would abolish both
parties and discourage any new parties from
being organized in the future. Every candi
date should be presented to the student body
Boleiy on his merits.
The factions on this campus, tuider any
na.at, have been nothing but vote trading ma
chines for the various fraternities and barb
groups. The voters have been discouraged
from using their better judgment in voting and
have been asked to consider factions primarily.
No clear cut issues have been drawn by either
party.
N Disgrace and scandal have crept into both
CONTEMPORARY
COMMENT
bring complete severance of the already slim
threads that hold college athletics and colleges
themselves together. More idealism, less prac
ticalism are essential if ninnteur sports hope to
withstand the lure of professional ism and re
main amateur. Stanford Daily.
A Woman's
1'oeabulary.
Some brilliant young person in West Vir
ginia decided that there were six words in a
woman's vocabulary, five adjectives and one
verb. The adjectives were: Gorgeous, ideal,
marvelous, magnificent, and exquisite. Read
along the first letter of each word and you get
the verb.
Is there some girl a prize might be of
fered who can classify as tersely and more
exactly a man's vocabulary than this does a
woman's? Daily Kansan. '
The American Mercury
Leaves College.
Not so many years ago the cult of Menek
enisin flourished on the campuses of the na
tion. College agnostics and iconoclasts made
the American Mercury their catechism. The
green cover of that cynical monthly became
the badge of collegiate skepticism. It was the
era of the debunker and Henry L. Mencken
editor of the Mercury, was annointed chief
apostle.
The Rotary club chairman, the bucolic
evangelist and the president of the United
States were impaled impartiallv on the sage
of Baltimore's pen. The Mercury's sweeping
policy of destructive criticism endeared it to
many college readers.
But a change has come over the Mercury
A skeleton of green cover and format is all
that remains of the old Mercury the spirit
has fled. Under Editor Paul Palmer the mag
azine has become a stronghold of pious con
servatism. The Mercury has lost its bright
impartial, devastating touch. From negative
liberalism it has turned to provincial reac
tionists
The Mercury's stand on the new deal dem
onstrates its about face. The new deal is open
to criticism but the Mercury castigates it in
the manner of Al Smith's Liberty league
speech. With deadly monotony each recent
issue has featured three or four furiously par
tisan anti-administration articles.
Writers like Frank R. Kent and David
Lawrence fill the pages of the Mercury with
their studies of liberalism and the new deal.
So anxious are the editors to print anything
against the Roosevelt administration that they
seem to care little how the tirades are written.
"We have dropped the idea, like a hot potato,
from our stock of clinches." writes one of the
Mercury's better metaphor mixers.
The editors, of course, have the right to
change the magazine as they please. But to
a host of college admirers, the American Mer
cury has not just changed, it has passed away.
Minnesota Daily.
Men, Meet
Our Pledges.
"Meet our pledges'' parties at which fresh
men of all sororities are introduced to the
campus, have become part of the year's activi
ties of many western colleges, the University
of California in particular. At these functions,
men on campus are given blanket invitations
to attend a series of teas conducted by all so
rority houses on a specified afternoon.
Men are expected to stay 13 or 20 minutes
at each house, be introduced to the receiving
line, consisting of the house's pledges, be
served and then move on to the next house so
that a large number of meetings may be made
in one afternoon.
In this way pledges, new to ihe campus,
who have had an opportunity to meet only a
few prospective escorts are able to alleviate
this condition to some extent. Similarly, men
may gain at least a "hello" acquaintance with
a large number of the incoming' freshmen.
From the sororities' viewpoint, such re
ceptions are an inexpensive yet effeel ive means
of entertaining' fellow classmates. Many in
coming freshmen lack the opportunity or ini
tiative to make friends readily and neeJ some
occasion to get a fool hold on college life and
customs.
Freshmen women often feel a " letdown"
afler Ihe intensive rustling period when they
have been the center of attraction. Introduc
tions to men on campus a few weeks after
pledging would do away wiih this sensation
to a large extent ami keep each woman in con
tact w'iih fralernity and college life.
With rushing pretty well finished for the
year, and plans for next year's season under
way. this practice of western colleges is worthv
of consideration by the local Pan-Hellenic and
individual sororities. Syracuse Daily Orange.
A Little Idealism .Seeded
In College Sports.
Yesterday's announcement of a clash in
policy between alumni and faculty members
of the board of athletic control vividly brought
home the old battles of idealism vs. practical
ism, commercialism vs. amateurism in college
athletics.
The alumni representatives on the board
rationalize their insistence on added control
over the Stanford coaching staff by asserting
that "since the public and the alumni support
athletics, whereas students and endowment fi
nance the other departments." they have a
right to determine whether or not the coach
is doing his job.
They believe, apparently sincerely, that
the gripe letters, sometimes numbering over
100. which they receive after each football
game, are an adequate cross section of alumni
opinion. Most of these letters, in reality, are
from those comparatively few alumni who have
personal reasons for being interested in the
rather meager satisfaction that "victory at
any cost" affords.
It is to this determination on the part of
alumni minorities to run college athletics not
merely at Stanford, but all over the country
that forms the greatest danger for amateur
ism. It was the forerunner of flagrant prose
lyting, favoritism in selecting teams, the "win
or else" philosophy, and nearly everything
that has made college athletics so incompatible
with the fundamental things that great uni
versities stand for.
To peruit this to go on will eventually
Sucker's Bet.
The Junior Collegian of Los Angeles gives
some interesting figures which we all might
do well to note. Twentv-four million to one.
That's a sucker bet. Yet. that's just about the
foolish odds we face every day. Roughly,
there are 523.000 minutes in a year. If you
are in your twenties, you have an expectation
of life of approximately 48 years. In these
4S years there are over 24 million minutes.
If you are tempted to pass another car
on a curve or near the crest of a hill or to
barge thru an intersection wilhout reducing
speed, just remember this. If you pass safely,
you may save as much as a minute. Should
another car appear unexpectedly on the curve,
you may lose 24 million minutes.
When you take an unnecessary chance
while driving an automobile, you are thus bet
ting 24 million to 1. If you win. all you can
save or gain is the one minute. If you lose, it
may cost you the rest of your life 24 million
minutes or more.
Daily Kansan.
Is it worth it T University
NEWS PARADE
By
Ralph Woodruff
Only One Small
section of the new relief bill was struck down
by the circuit court of appeals of the District
of Columbia, but according to the court this
was enough to condemn the whole act. The
act provides for nearly 5 billion dollars for
work relief. About one-twentieth of this money
was to be spent in the building of private
homes for the needy.
This was the part of the bill which was ob
jectionable to the court. The majority opin
ion, written bv Justice Van Orsdel. a former
Nebraskan. stated that public money spent for
work relief in the building of public buildings
or in other work provided for in the constitu
tion would be constitutional, but that there
was no provision for the building of private
homes, so that this part of the bill was uncon
stitutional. Two of the five judges contended
that the section of the bill providing for the
building of private homes was unconstitutional
all right, but that that was no reason for con
demning the entire bill.
e
Of Course,
the decision of a circuit court oi appeals is not
final, but only the supreme court can overrule
its findings. 'Officials connected with the re
lief program stated that they would immedi
ately appeal to the supreme court. In the
meantime, the decision will not affect the
work-relief program.
E
STATE LIBEL LIS
Qualified Privilege' Used
As Defense, Declares
Kansas Professor.
ST. CHARLES, 111., May 19.
Newspaper editors are gaining in
creasing rights under the libel
laws, especially as they apply to
the defense of "qualified privi
lege." said Prof. E. N. Doan of the
journalism department of the Uni
versity of Kansas, in an address
here Saturday before the mid-west
section of the National Associa
tion of Teachers of Journalism.
After pointing out the haziness
that had in the past attached to
the word privileged, defined by
some as a permission to print
freely of court proceedings, and
by others simply as a defense to be
offered should a libel suit arise.
Professor Doan quoted the Kansas
supreme court:
Comment Privileged.
'In connection with the coming
election, it is the right, if not the
duty, of the publisher of a news
paper to can to the attention ot
the citizens facts which he hon
estly believes to be true, together
with such comment there on as is
reasonably connected therewith,
for the purpose of enabling the
voters to vote more intelligently
at the election, and if done in pood
faith, the publication is privileged,
even tho some of the statements
ma' be untrue or derogatory to
the character of the candidate.
Commenting on this, Professoi
Doan said:
"In spite of what some of the
Jeremiahs in the newspaper pio
fession ate saying about the in
created testiictions on the free
dom of the press, I believe that
we have more freedom than we
actually know what to do with.
With respect to the public busi
ness, the newspaper is practically
untramrneled. yet, in the words
of Tom McN'eal. chief editorial
writer of the Topeka Daily Capi
tal: 'We as newspaper men don't
iive up to our privileges in tins
respect. Is it against public policy
that we have gradually acquijtd
all this fieedom? I doubt it. I
also refuse to believe that tins
comparatively new order of things
will be Taken advantage of ."
Doan Quotes Law.
Prolessor Doan quoted also the
New York law which provides that
"an action, civil or criminal, can
not be maintained a2ainst a re
porter, e'iitor. publisher, or pro
prietor of a newspapet for the
publication theiein of a fair and
true report of any judicial, legis
lative, or other public and official
proceeding', or for any heading
of the rejoit which is a fair and
true head-note of the article published."
OFFICIAL
BULLETIN
Student Council.
Both old and new Student Coun
cil members will meet for election
of officers, today at 4:30 in room
106 U hall. Attendance by all
members is important, stated Irv
ing Hill, president.
Corn Cobs will meet Wednes
day night at 7:30 in U hall.
Sponsors Club.
Sponsors club will meet Friday,
May 22, at 5 o'clock at Ellen
Smith hall. All sponsors are re
quested to attend.
overheard say not so long ago
went like this:
"This awful weather! My hair
is a mess. Eut I'm not going to
have it waved because I won't
be seeing anybody anyway."
"Am I tired! AH afternoon I've
been in the library. Such such
ness.!'' "It really looks terrible, doesn't
it? Perhaps I'd better see if I
could get an appointment."
"Oh, I don't know a thing about
teaching art. But I've read the
grandest lesson plan, and I....
W hy should I worry about my
i?f'r: - V.?,81!'1, 11 f fright? Seventy-five certs for adults
"You see, I've never had any
methods courses. It had so much
applied art that they thought it
could very well substitute for the
other. But these books are help
ing me wonderfully."
"I think I'll call for that ap
pointment. I can't stand this hair
any longer."
"I laid awake three bouts last
night planning my course of study.
I've just about got the first week
nicely taker cate of."
"Guess I'll go now. Oh. thanks
for the cigarette."
"Come back after vou've called."
OLYMPIC FUND GETS
TAX ON BIG SIX MEET
All Collegiate Contests
Contribute Money for
U. S.. Expenses.
United States Olympic team
will receive a portion of their ex
penses to Berlin this summer from
Nebraska, in the form of a twenty
five cent Olympic tax at the an
nual Big Six track and field cham
pionships here Hay 22 and 23, ac
cording to John K. Selleck, busi
ness manager of athletics.
All college track meets of any
importance are contributing a
portion of their receipts to make
up for the deficiency in the
N. C. A. A. funds, intended to send
the American team to the Olympic
games.
The Big Six meet will serve as
an official preliminary trying
ground lor the American Olympic
team. Winners of the first three
places in the various events will
be awarded certificates entitling
them to compete in the semi-final
tiyouts this June.
Admission charges to the Big
Six conference meet Saturday are
(in
cluding the Olympic taxi and
twenty-five cents foi university
students who possess student ac
tivities books. Theie is no admis
sion charge tor the preliminaries
Friday, May 22.
REFORM CERTAIN
AS REALIGNMENT
SAYS POLITICUS
(Continued from Page 1).
lish, but the women had no ea.sy
time of it. They settled on a sys
tem of evaluation only after do
bate and compromise, and the re
sult isn't entirely satisfactory yel.
But that doesn't exhaust tho
possibilities. At Kansas university .
two organized parties bid for the
vote of every student, and fra
ternities are usually split In their
membership, which is determined
by particular interests, friend
ships, or Ideas about student gov
ernment. Membership is cinched
by a fee, and the resulting treats
uries are used to finance literature
and advertising campaigns.
At Stanford, the Hall-Row dis
pute between Greeks and Barbs
demanded more than a superficial
settlement, and a system of nom
inations in open assembly for all
offices, to be reviewed by a board
of election, was proposed.
Buffers.
Even re-establishment of under
class honoraries has been pro
posed, replacing the Corpse and
Coffin, Green Goblins type of
sophomore and junior societies
that were abolished by the efforts
of a zealous Student Council some
years ago. By serving as buffers
for the senior societies, these
groups could direct the efforts in
activities for each class, and dis
tribute the influence more evenly.
Anv reforms, if any come,
should be initiated by those or
ganizations most concerned. The
Innocents would be the logical
and best equipped group: the In
terfraternity Council might exert
much influence; Kosmet Klub
would be in a good position: some
ambitious party may incorporate
such reforms in their platform
next fall. But the change must be
a fundamental one, because Tie
causes of political strife this year
were deep-seated.
But as another barber shop pol
itician said to me today, "Who
in the hell wants to clean up poli
tics? They're too much fun this
way."
Secondary school students in
1,000 cities are being polled to
discover their "key problems." The
psychologists are curious.
VARSITY Last 2 Days
nrrt
(.UUUEd,
HAYES. WOOD STUDY
DAMAGES OF FLOOD
Mr. F. A. Hayes of the Con
servation and Survey division, in
company with Ivan D. Wood oi
the shelterbelt project and pei
ons from the college of agricui
ture. are spending Tuesday, Wed
nesday and Thursday of this week '
flood !
clnnbn:g up to ' 8 P"limiry ludy of the flood
e-liUed heights I a " liP?blKn
We found ouiself c
(not pedestal. Poppa I in the pte- ' "j"' "L ,r lm llur" A survey
Mother s dav rush at the florist's I P?H'. Wil1 sUrt i,'l1'-'J i ('.survey
shop to wati h the world go by. I OI ltllb '
There were the- administrator s j xun , . , . Y... J,,,-,, .
of youth's destinv witn their firm j '"' r7 M rAAM
bright smiles who kept thinking () HOLE OF B KEI
of one more floral offering. Theie r. , , ,
was the dazed-looking female who ! Tro T Bne Robb of lhe
supposed she w anted a bouquet - I 'a,'V ',olk-'e r Acuity spoke on
these, that, and those, she said J The Hole of Bankers and Busi
Theie was the high school blade m'S8 Mwl .Mu,e -'ahka BaiiK
in the red shut, blonde tutie.s. , """"""tioji in Lincoln Tuesday
with both struggling over card in- ; aIU'rnoon-
scriptions. There was the past v-
laced bar rel-bmlt man. Th t
I was the club woman who fu,--
I budgeted over a gardenia lor hei-
: sen, and the tall red-head who
brusquely purchased a cheap
jxjtted plant. Theie were the shop I
I clerks buying single carnations. !
) the bosses ordering dozens ot '
I loses Theie were school girls ex
I claimir.g ovei w hite orchids, the
idowg'.s admiring scat let tulip
I Faitii. and we waited a long
time lot our lihes-ol-the-valley.
f to H ;
MIDWEST PREMIERE
Friday, May 22nd
Wail Hand totnmVkmamm
Gantner
Swim
round
and
About
By Sarah Louise Meyer.
It is this departments' advice
to inhabitants of the first and sec
ond floors of Andrews hall not to
poke their noggins out of their
windows. Monday morning we j
saw somebody throwing bucket- j
fuls of water out of a third floor !
window.
Clipped from Business Week of i
April. 1936 "The young friend of
a friend of a friend of a friend of
ours recently graduated from col
lege and applied to a publisher for
a job." "Quote five consecutive
lines from any work of Shakes
peare," the publisher said, and the
y f o a.f o.a. f o a f o.o. could not do
it and didn't.
It has never been our conviction
that real life is far more stranger
than anything anybody could ever
write about it A collegianoe we
Ml(;iIA CHAIN HEADS
THETA SIGMA I'M
.Sett I'resident Hill
Serve as Delegate to
Croup Convention
Virginia Chain was installed as !
president of Theta Sigma Phi at j
their meeting yesterday. Miss j
: Chain was also chosen delegate
i to the national convention. Marylu
' Peterson is the new vice president;
. Dorothy Bent., secretary: Doro
thea Kulton. treasurer: Sarah
Louise Meyer, social , cliairman;
Virginia Anderson, i porter; Elea
nor Clizbe, historian. A dinner for
members of the sorority will be
given Thursday night at the Y. W.
C. A.
Teachers Wanted
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f.pn. Primary, Infrrn'liie. A1
Vi,rird Or!. Oommrrial. Hiurt
Pf hool Principalehip. Matti'mati-.
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