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FRIDAY. JANUARY 8. 1937.
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ON THIS ISSUE
Desk Editor Wagner. Night Editor Murray
Another
'Moral Obligation.'
"What this university needs is a state leg
islative lobby as effective as that of the state
board of agriculture.
In his inaugural message to the new uni
cameral legislature yesterday, Governor Coch
ran recommended that the state assume a
"moral obligation" to help the board of agri
culture liquidate debentures outstanding on the
fair ground grandstand, and in the same
breath declared 1hat we must wait for public
buildings until the source of payment (good
Crops) is assured.
This effectively, and very neatly, pigeon
holed the university two-tenths of a mill, ten
year building program proposal.
The university's plea was for more consid
eration than the mere outward display of good
faith in the American principles of education
and the founders of this institution that has
characterized the legislature's budgetary atti
tude. This university has existed on good
faith about as long as it can. It must have
pecuniary mnformements soon, or it will tum
ble into decay.
That danger exists not only in the univer
sity, but in all the educational units of the
state. Depression and unprecedented drouth
have frightened the farmer, the backbone of
the state, into conservation of every penny
spent close to home. While federal taxes
mount, he fights appropriations for his school
, district and for his state colleges.
Granted that an emergency does exist;
granted that times are hard, and that money in
this agricultural state is scarce, we must real
ize that all the benefits of life are not to be
derived from cultivation of the soil, but from
cultivation of the mind as well. The plow
biting into the rich dark furrows of Nebraska
earth will not prove half the influence on the
world as a young man or young woman grad
uated from the university who has mastered
the art of thinking and is ready to assume
leadership in his or her state.
The guerriur mentioned state buildings
falling into decay, and requiring immediate
replacement. In no institution in this state is
that better represented than right here on the
campus. University hall, Nebraska hall, and
the library have all three been condemned for
future use. Thy are liabilities on the campus,
tnd detrimental to the physical well being of
those who seek education within their walls.
Surely it is not asking too much that a
ftate which spent 10 million dollars in the con
struction of her capitol. could deny to her own
educational institution the same privileges of
being regf-neiated over a long period of time,
and with no huge appropriation at any one
time. Surely that state could not sanely, logi
cally, deny to her yountr citizens, her future
leaders, Ihe be.vt education that can be pro
cured. The administration of that state must
realize that an institution swli as this one can
not hope to be great unless it is given the sup
port it so belalcdly begs. Jt is not the recipient
of liuye endowments, such as more fortunate
universities. It lives from hand to mouth on
the subsistence that the legislature thru its
munificent spirit hands out. In spite of all
this, the state administration, as keynoted by
Covernor 'odinm. will not make provision for
expansion of facilities thruout the coming year.
l'erhap.-. the state government has a "mor
al obligation" to aid the Mate board of agri
culture pay expenses of the fair ground. The
Daily Nebraskan believes it has a imminent
a "moral obligation" to the university, and
thus to itself.
When we consider what Princess Wilhel
mina and her fiance had to go thru before
their wedding was assured, and the dispute
between Holland and fJermany over the treat
ment of eaeh country's sovereign rights dur
ing the period of engagement and coming mar
riage ceremony, vie ran only look askance at
the American who would wish to be a prince.
STUDENT PULSE
Brief, concise contributions pertinent to matters of
student life and to the university are welcomed by this
newspaper practice, which excludes all libelous matter
and personal attacks. Letters must be signed, but
lames will be withheld from publication If so desired.
PITHY PARLANCE PERTAINING
TO PERENNIAL PESSIMISTS
Grid Pools
A Menace
TO THE EDITOR:
Many football fans, particularly those who
think they are experts at forecasting scores of
games, have furnished an easy living this year
to a group of men whom they do not know and
for whom they probably would hold little re
spect if thev did know.
for a $20,00(1,000 a year racket is being
conducted at their expense. These unsuspect
ing lambs, hungry for easy money, furnish
meat for operators of widespread, smooth func
tioning football pools. In all parts of the
United States, men and women stopped in each
week at restaurants, cigar stores, laundries,
beauty parlors, and other places of distribu
tion, to obtain cards bearing a skillfully picked
schedule of several football games to be play
ing the coming Saturday. They marked their
choice for the teams they thought would win,
hoping they could pick correctly at least five
of a possible nine. It is a difficult task, for
the pool operators employ football experts 1o
select games that are sure to be toss-ups, where
victory for one team or the other may depend
on just a few yards gained or lost.
Trices paid for these choice cards range
from 50 cents to $2. Odds paid winners aver
age, for the many separate pools. 10-1 for five
out of nine, 25-1 for seven, and 50-1 for nine.
A tempting, simple way to make easy money,
think the amateur doping experts. But they
do not know the inside facts. lfopcrators
were to give their customers a 50-50 chance,
odds should be 5O0-1 for nine, 128-1 for seven,
and 32-1 for five. Statistics show that only 61
persons out of every 10.000 paying money to
the runners, or card distributors who work for
the "front man" at the business head of the
pool, ever derive any profit from their gam
bling. It is the "front man's" job to see that
they lose.
The racketeer at the top has frequently
been known to leave town the night before the
last, game of the season, so that he will not
have to bother to pay out winnings from the
hundreds of dollars collected and turned in by
his agents during the week. Then, too, there
is a possibility that the runners will get
"smart" and foist counterfeit tickets on their
patrons to make beating the game increasing
ly difficult.
It really is a great business, this football
pool affair. It has possibilities. There is a
chance that the little fellows in the racket may
have a bad week and will be forced to sell out
to a bigger concern in order to meet their ob
ligations. There is the chance 1hat "monopo
lies" may arise in the football pool field.
Muscling' in on territories, rivalry, gun play,
and death all these have a splendid opportu
nity to develop in the fast growing business.
It is also likely that pools may even make an
inroad into the game of football itself, as gam
blers say that collegiate football and presiden-! tion of these observations on the
tial elections are the only things that cannot. , Syracuse campus. Dr. Mosher said
to do something about this.
Recognizing pools as a menace to the suc
cessful operation of athletics, the National Pro
fessional league of football has ruled that any
one connected with that organization who is
found to have participated in a pool will be
immediately and unconditionally expelled. A
similar ruling for university students, made
really enforceable, would be valuable insur
anee'for keeping collegiate football on the fair
side of the ledger.
LLOYD FRIEDMAN.
iKnnoKK Mate ( ollinliin.)
Has anyone ever said to you,
"Don't bother nie, I'm worrying
about something?" There seem to
be two types of worriers: chronic
worriers and those who worry only
occasionally. It is the chronic type
who should learn how to worry
with the smallest amount of effort.
You are wrong if you think that
you have to set aside several hours
a day for worrying. This is a waste
of time. It has been found that,
with a little concentrated effort, a
person can teach himself to worry,
and do a good job if it, right along:
with his daily tasks. Let nothing
hinder you: be determiined to suc
ceed in spite of distractions. You
have as much right to worry as
anyone, and if done faithfully
practice will soon make perfect.
Another thing, why worry aim
lessly, that is let your mind wan
der from one worry to another?
You will never become a first
class worrier this way. It .is best
to "pigeonhole" each separate wor
ry; be precise and accurate about
it, so that people can point to you
with pride and say: "Now there
is an efficient worrier!"
After much thought on the sub
ject, a splendid plan has been dis
covered whereby all types of wor
rying can be accomplished with
the greatest of ease. This plan con
sists of having a separate worry
for each day in the week.
For instance, on Monday worry
about debts. This seems to be a
favorite, and it therefore seems
only fair and appropriate to give
it the place of honor. On Tuesday
worry about your health, try 'to
figure out where you got your cur
rent cold and whether or not it
could have been prevented. Tonsils
and appendices should receive their
share at this point, too. Wednesday
the middle of the week, is usually
the day you begin to wory about
grades.. It is usually no trouble
at all to spend the whole day on
this subject. Thursday is a good
day to begin to worry about your
personal apearance. The week end
is just around the corner so spend
the time figuring out ways to im
prove yourself. Save Friday to
worry about your friends. After
all they deserve one day of honest
worry. Try to immagtne what they
really think of you. Do you bore
them as much as they sometimes
bore you? Along with your Sat
urday tasks worry about your fam
ily. Have you wrtten them often
enough? Consider the possibility
that some member of the family
may be sick.
Sundays should be saved for
general worrying. Review all the
worries of the past week, and give
attention to any new ones that
seem to be pressing. Sunday should
never be an idle day. Sometimes
if you have neglected one or two
worries during the week this is
an excellent time to catch up. Per
haps it would be a good idea to
plan a new worry schedule for the
coming week at this time. Then,
too, sometime soon you could start
worrying about Christmas. There
are so many phases to this subject
that the whole day could be spent
on this alone.
These hints should improve your
worrying. However, there is one
warning to all who hope to be
good worriers. Never allow your
self to be out in the air and sun
shine too much, as this is a great
hindrance to worry in all forms.
Nothing destroys it so much as a
good game of golf or a long walk
walk. It is sometimes impossible
to get down to serious worrying
again for several days after an
outing of this sort. Worrying is an
art, in its way, and worth your
undivided attention.
Campus Practices Do Credit
To Political Bosses--3Iosher
COLBERT REVIEWS
PROPOSED BILL AT
SIGMA TAU DINNER
(Continued from Page 1.1
the state. Those who employ en
gineers and architects are not al
ways perfectly Informed as to
their real competency.
"Under the proposed bill, a man
would have had to satisfy the state
of Nebraska that he possessed cer
tain definite minimum require
ments before he would be given a
permit to practice his profession
within the state."
Provisions of Bill.
The proposed bill establishes a
state board of examiners who will
give examinations to all those de
siring to engage either in the field
of professional engineering or
architecture. Those successfully
passing the test will be given a
permit to practice, just as is now
done with doctors and lawyers.
These permits may be revoked by
the board for any proven unethical
practices on the part of any indi
vidual. "Buildings, bridges, and elevat
ors are only a few of the projects
on which engineers and architects
work, all of which are a matter
of public safety," according to
Prof. Colbert. "The need for com
petent men being required for such
work, then, is obvious."
Would Prevent Overcrowding.
The proposed bill would also
prevent the influx into Nebraska
of persons who were unable to
engage in their professions In
other states due to registration re
quirements, the professor believed.
Such an influx is not only a men
ace to public safety, but Increases
competition among graduates In
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No Studio Pictures.
There will be no group pictures
taken at the campus atudlo this
week. Final arrangement will be
made next week.
engineering and architecture lo
cally." Maryland, Massachusetts, Mis
souri, New Hampshire, Rhode
Island, Texas, Vermont, and Ne
braska are the only states now
without regulatory legislation of
some sort dealing with profes
sional engineers and architects.
Such legislation has been Intro
duced here before, but without
success. The present bill is based
upon these past attempts.
From the campus of Toledo
university comes word that a
new ruling has taken effect this
year fining a student two bits
a crack for talking In the library.
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"One can find on many college
and university campuses prac
tices that would do credit to a reg'
widespread indifference to student
political activity and responsibility
among the bulk of the student '
The Assuring Loveliness
of Millay
Hosiery
ular political boss who is a past i body.
master at manipulating votes and "It has been reported from time
voters." said Dr. William E. Mo- to time in my hearing." said Dr.
sher, director of the school of citi-1 Mosher, "that when it came to
zenship yesterday regarding his the setting up of the slates of
work as chairman of the commis-1 class officers and members in the
sion on alumni politics which gave ; student senates and the like,
a report last week at a meeting of ; choices were made not with re
ihe national student federation, t spect to securing the best qualified
Dr. Mosher, in his report, sug-1 candidates, but largely with re
vested the possibility of using the! spect to fraternity and sorority
. . . Will Ad to Your Gay
Times This Season!
campus to give students experi'
ence in the practice of good citi
zenship. The student senates, the
athletic council, and class organi
zations, he said, are examples in
Syracuse of representative forms
of government thru which "stu
dents are engaged in the political
game in a very real way."
When asked about the appnea-
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politics.
"The crucial test of a successful
democratic scheme of representa
tion," he continued, "is that the
machinery shall so operate that
those who are best qualified are
selected as candidates for office."
He added that if the machinery
on the Syracuse campus is not
operating in this manner, the stu
dent leaders should look upon the
existing situation as "a challenge
to more enlightened leadership."
parent which are generally true of Blair Knapp, counselor on men s
student bodies. These are a lack ; affairs on the Syracuse campus is,
of appreciation on the part of . in the opinion or ur. aiosner, ae-
campus leaders of
the role they
have to play in the development
of better government and the
veloping a practical program along
these lines for the men students
on the campus. rn orange.
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By
Ralph Woodruff
The Supreme Court
was indirectly criticized by President Roose
velt in his annual message to congress yester
day. Tho Roosevelt did not mention spe
cifically the supreme court, he said that what
was needed was "not an alteration of our
fundametal law, lnit an increasingly enlight
ened view with reference to it."
This is interpreted as meaning that Presi
dent Roosevelt is not going to ask amendments
to the constitution in order to make legal some
of his pet schemes such as the NRA and the
AAA. but is going to appeal to the judiciary,
especially the supreme court, to be mure lib
eral in their interpretation of the present con
stitution. Roosevelt inferred that the supreme court
was wrong in interpreting the constitution so
narrowly. He said that the makers of the
constitution had purposely put only general
principles in it which could be interpreted lib
erally to met changing conditions. He quoted
Edmund Randolph who presented the first
draft of Ihe constitution. Randolph explained
that it was their purpose "to insert essential
principles only, lest the operation of govern
ment should be clnjrtred by rendering the pro
visions permanent and unalterable which
ought 1o be accomodated 1o limes and events."
The president appealed to ih- judiciary- to co
operate wilh the legislative and executive
branches of the government.
.Attempted Revival
of the NRA was indicated by the chief execu
tive as he appealed for a cure for unemploy
ment and more equal distribution of the
wealth. He said that "the broad objectives"
r.f the NRA were "sound" and that its dif
ficulties arose "from the fact that we tried
to do too much."
The Irish Free State pushed a bill thru the
dail (its parliament) abolishing the office of
governor ireneral, king' representative. Hence
forth Ireland will use the king's name only in
the conduct of foreign affairs, being, in effect,
independent of Britain in the conduct of inter
nal affairs.
A military instructor explaining to a neo
phyte how to perform "inspection arm's":
"That isn't the easy way. and it isn't the natu
ral way. but it is the correct and proper way."
In othfr words tk ann3 T."
250 WEATHER STORM i
TO ATTEND LAST DAY !
OF FARM CONFERENCE ,
(Continued from Page 1.)
soil survey maps of every Nebras
ka county.
An authority on pumf Irriga
tion, Ivan D. Wood, state exten-!
sion engineer at ag college, spoke '
during the Farm Equipment asso-1
ciation meeting on the requisites
for economical pump irrigation in
the state.
Harry Weaklv. university sub
station at North Platte junior
agronomist, gBve an interesting
talk on the part of experimental "
stations and their services to Ne- :
braskan agriculture. "The water .
requirements of crops, their feed- '
ing habits, and responses to irri
gation are of prime importance to
the irrigator, and especially so to 1
the pump irrigator with his limit
ed water supply," Weakley tie- i
clared. i
Tells Pumping Experiences.
Murray Dilley, farmer who re-!
sides near Friend, next told of his
irrigation experiences in pumping
for Tuikey creek during 1936. He
stressed the point of surveying ir
rigable land before purchasing
equipment for pump irrigation.
James Allen, Valley, and Fred
session with a discussion on
"Spreading the Water or My Ir
rigation Experiences."
Two state championship 4-H
clubs were honored at Organized
Agriculture early Thursday. They
were the Ideal Feeders baby beef
club of Box Butte county, led by
Paul Armstrong, and the Walton
Pig club, led by George Mashs.
Awards were made to these two
units by the Cooh Milling com
pany. Before adjournment of the an
nual Organized Agriculture con
vention it wa the general con
census of opinion among the many
farmers and their wives that the
1937 conclave was one of the fin
est of all times and that many
aids to Nebraska agriculture were
available to thofte who attended
the session to take back to thfir
farms and utilize the many farm
aids. PLANS FOR PRESENTING
PROM GIRL DUE FEB. 5
(Continued from Page 1.) i
almost a month away, every st.u-!
dent should have adequate time j
to work out an original, novel i
plan in view of winning the ten j
dollar prize offered," P-oali Motl, j
member of the sub-committee In '
charge of prenentation. urged.
Judges for the plan contest will ,
be membert of the university art
department.
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