TWO THE DAILY NEBRASKAN THURSDAY. MARCH 11, 1937. THE DAILY NEBRASKAN EDITORIAL STAFF Editor George Plpsl Managing. Edltori .. Don Wagner. Ed Murray Newt Editors Willard Burney, Helen Pascoe, Jane Walcott. Howard Kaplan. Morrlt Llpp. Barbara Roiewater. Sports Editor Ed Steevet Society Editor Virginia Anderson ON THIS ISSUE Desk Editor Wagner Night Editor LPP Under direction o the Student Publication Board. Editorial Office University Hall . Business Off ice University Hall 4A. Telephone Dayi B6S91; Night: B6SS2. B3333 (Journal). flTJ6 Member tW ftjsocided Gotlegiate Prea Distributors of College Didest Less Than Two Per Cent of Nebraska's Tax Dollar Goes To All University Agencies (Continued from Page 1.) If the purpose of paring the university budget is to reduce taxes, the few cents gained wouldn't buy train fare home for the students turned away from an overcrowded university. Wipe out the en tire university wipe out the entire fifty-three cent levy; it wouldn't make two percent difference in the average tax bill. Yet the services performed could not be duplicated by the individual communities for twenty times the present expense. Too Few 'Big Shots.' From the Syracuse Orange. "Big Men on Campus-' have be come a problem at more than one university in the country. Half a dozen names stand out in student's minds. Half a dozen "activity men" hold the majority of avail able offices. And narrowing down to half a dozen is unhealthy for the activities, the individuals and their fellow students. At Syracuse the question of the "big activity man" is just as pressing, for when a person holds a great many outside activities, he become more eligible for fur ther offices. For example, a two letter athlete, chapel board mem ber, and honorary officer is boosted as a likely candidate for student body president. Another job thus is piled up when his extra curriculum program is already too full. Granted, the only way a condi date for election can be selected is by the work he has done in school activities. The basis for judging him, however, should be the quality of his work, not the quantity. Some system for limiting the number of activities in which a student may participate, by nar rowing him down to one major in terest, is obviously necessary. One man is incapable of giving undivided attention to three or four activities at the same time. Committee meeting's conflict, the year's feature activities come at the same time, arrangements for three different functions need con sideration simultaneously. As a re sult some activity is bound to suf fer. If each student were allowed to concentrate only In the field which interests him most, each Job would be more efficiently ex ecuted. Reading the paper at home, a student finds "Joe Bigshot, presi dent of 'Seven Monx.' manager of lacrosse, and member of the class executive committee." "Whew!" he whistles a bit enviously. "Sure, he'll get it. "It's always the 'big gruy.' You don't have a chance un less you can tie the number of his activities." There sits a voter, rending his paper, forced to be rausually in terested in school affairs because he feels he is hopeless beside the 'big guy.' Perhaps he is even a better man for the office because he is not president of 'Seven Monx' and what, have you. At any rate if he held that office, it would mean the enlistment of another worker for the betterment of the university. More workers are slwavs an advantage. The "big men on Ihe campus" reed not be eliminated. In fact. Tuesday's student forum aroused a question which has for some time been an important one on the campus. That was the relative merits of a convocation as com pared with a forum. The question, "What is your opinion on student forums, at which both sides of a question will be presented by competent speakers?" Dorothy Surber, Arts and Sci ences senior: "A student for.un gives a valu able perspective of both suies of piibli: problems. Of course, for any problem that has any depth at all. an hour is relatively a short time, but under the present circumstances, I believe that it is being conducted as well as it Is possible to be." Clarence Summers, Arts and Sciences junior: "I prefer the forum, the dis cussion, to the regular convoca tion. When the speakers are like the ones we had last Tues day, the:r opinions aren't hidden in such big words, and the men are easier to understand than some of the professors. The point of views presented are more of a layman's Idea than that presented by an outside apeaker. There are men here in Lincoln that are just as comp etent as those outside, the de livery of the Llncolnites may not be as polished as some orator, but the Ideas are pre aented in a direct and forceful manner. I would like to suggest THIKTY-SlXTll YEAR $1.50 a year $2.50 mailed Published every Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday, Friday and Sunday mornings of the academic year by students of the Unl. verslty of Nebrsska, under the supervision of the Board of Pub lications. more of them are desirable. Too few men are holding too many jobs, and too many hold none. Limiting the number of positions a student can hold, so that activi ties will be more evenly distrib uted, would be beneficial to all. Cure-Alls bv Radio. From the Daily Kansan: They'll cure you of cancer or just anything you happen to have. They'll tell you by the stars, just what fate has in store for you. They'll sell you options on oil wells that are sure to spout. And they'll show you the evils of liquor and how to keep them out. In the main office ot this miracle-working outfit hangs a sign. And on the sign is this mes sage: "There's one born every minute." Theirs is a very nice busi iness. .. .lucrative, anyway and easy... if you have no conscience. We speak, of course, of these Mexican border radio stations, which, from morn until far into the night, clog up the air with false claims, phoney deals, and unadulterated prevarications. This is not to discredit the av erage Mexican radio station, how ever, which is in no manner sim ilar to the border stations. The latter are owned and operated by unscrupulous Americans who have been denied the license to broad cast in the United States. They are operated solely and openly as a bait for "suckers" and the very fact that they increase and multi ply so rapidly leads to suspicions that perhaps the great American public is not quite so educated as we like to believe. And nothing, it seems, can be done about it. The federal com munications commission has no authority on stations broadcasting from transmitters located just over the Mexican border, and the Mex ican government does not seem anxious to remedy the situation. Technicalities prevent a case be ing brought against them for using the "air" to defraud. The modern use of radio seems to have created situations to which our old laws do not apply. Compulsory Militarism From the Daily Kansan, Some years ago our mothers and grandmothers were singing "I Didn't Raise My Boy to Be a Sol dier.'1 Last month, students at North Dakota Agricultural College were giving the lie to any fond mother who imagined her boy wouldn't wear khaki, for they pled with, raged at, and insulted North Dakota legislators and other ad vocates of a bill which would the adoption of a forum where three or four speakers get to gether and have a round-table discussion, realize, however, that more time would thus be necessitated, but the benefits gained would be infinitely greater." Ralph Pearson, Teachers college junior: "I like it. The student is thus able to get both points of view on national and local problems. We have men here in Lincoln who are fully able to develop adequately any problem presented to them." Dorothy Calkins, Arts and Sciences freshman: "An excellent idea. Classes, how ever, should be dismissed. The stu dent mind is easily impressed, and when the average student sees that the faculty doesn't even think enough o fthe worth of a forum to dismisR classes for it, he's not going to be overly interested in at tending it." Eville Younger, Arts and Sci ence junior: "A good idea. It would give the student a more complete stock of knowledge by showing him how people outside the -Bi versity feel on current pre-blems. The programs, however, should be shorter; about Jl:3o I get hungry and start to fidget, and I caa hardly sit still till the affair ends." Rosalyn Lashinsky, Arts and Sci ences Junior: "The idea is excellent. Na tional problems are thus brought home to the students. It wakes them up, makes them realize that there are some things be yond mere college life. Most stu BUSINESS STAFF Business Manager Bob Shallenberg Assistant Managers Bob Wadhams, Web Mills. Frank Johnson. Circulation Manager Stanley Michael SUBSCRIPTION RATE Single copy, 6 cents $1.00 a semester $1.60 semester mailed Entered as second-class matter at the postofflce In Lincoln. Nebraska, under act of congress, March 3. 1879. and at special rate of postage provided for In section 1103. act of October S. 1917. authorized January 20. 1922. KIPRStSNTIO roH NATIONAL ADVSRTISINSJ T National Advertising Service, Inc Ctlltt Publishers I) prtttntetlrt 4SO Madison Ave. New York. N. Y. Chicago - Boston . San r.ANci.co boa ANSSLsa Portland . sattli Is the university being- selfish; is it asking too much? A fifty-three cent assessment on $1,000 of tangible property or even a sixty-five cent levy which would raise the amount requested by the university, is not a high bill to prepare 1,500 young people annually for the professions; it is a pittance compared to the wealth that scientific experimenta tion in the college of agriculture has brought to our major industry; it is hardly adequate tribute to the highest pillar in a system of democratic education. abolish compulsory military train ing there. A strange sight, this; a considerable portion of the student body pleading to have military training forced on them. The introduction of the bill in January was the signal for an eruption of bitter feelings and hot words which culminated in a con vocation at which student advo cates of the bill were hissed and booed, and signs and placards were displayed which made per sonal attacks on faculty members supporting the volutary drill pro posal. Scabbard and Blade, military fraternity, led the none too scru pulous attack on the measure. Col onel Easton, head of the R. O. T. C. unit, led off with a statement that if the bill passed he would recom mend to the War Department that the R. O. T. C. unit be discon tinued. Dr. C. S. Putnam, head of the Gold Star Band, made the un substantiated and groundless state ment that "if the legislature should decide to remove compulsory drill, there would be no band." Student members of Scabbard and Blade spread rumors, pure products of the imagination, that the state would suffer loss of federal funds if the bill passed, and supple mented this with a flood of propo ganda designed to create a Red scare. A demonstration by Scabbard and Blade at which placards were displayed urging legislators to "keep the college out of the red," and stating that the choice was "gold star brand or red flag" was described by the student paper as a "rabble-rousing convocation . . . prearranged to bring out mob sen timent in support of the adherents of compulsory drill," and criti cized sponsors of the meeting for the "decidedly shabby treatment" accorded the supporters of the emasure. "The sophomore mud slinging directed at faculty and student members was despicable," said the editor. The militarists only injured their cause by these tactics, for the senate committee, evidently un favorably impressed by the demon stration gave the bill a favorable recommendation and on February 15, Governor Langer signed the bill. It is encouraging to see good sense prevail, not only at North Dakota, but all over the country. North Dakota is the third state to abolish compulsory military training In its land grant and state institutions an dsince 1923 at least 13 other colleges and universities have adopted voluntary drill. Dur ing the same period, there has been no shift from a voluntary to a compulsory basis. dents don't bother to read the newspapers, and so the only way they have of finding out some things is thru such programs. I have one suggestion to make, the time should be lengthened, so that students could raise ques tions immediately after the dht cussion." Bob Zoesch, Arts and Sciences freshman: "Altho I couldn't attend the forum because I had a class, 1 like the idea. Students would in this way become better acquainted with the political, social, and economic conditions in this country." Lois Heers, Teachers college sophomore: "The forum idea would be all right if all the studenta who are interested could come to it. Classes should be dismissed, then all those who wanted to, could attend; the ones who wouldn't be interested in so educational a pro gram would get hardly anything from the extra hour that they would spend in class. Harold Suess, Arts and Sciences junior: "For the student who has the time, the general educational value iS almost unequal". The studenta will thys be given an opportunity to hear both aides of a question and make their own decisions." Qeorge Debry, Arts and Sciences senior: "1 believe that the idea la a good one. It improves the outlook of the students on current prob lems. However, the attitude of those in charge seems to be that but a few studenta want to attend the forum. At least no provisions are made for studenta, who have (Bullsdin Wrestling Picture. Members of the varsity wrest ling team will meet at the campus studio, 12 o'clock noon Friday, for the wrestling squad picture. Archery Club. Archery club will hold a meet ing- at 5 o'clock today in the women's gym'of iormer Museum. a class at the time, to attend even though they are really interested. Such programs should be held at least once a month, and regularly not spasmodically." George Porter, Law college senior: "The discussion Idea is an excellent one. The listener is able to get both sides of a ques tion, and whether he changes his mind or not, he has at least acquired tome Ideas at to his reasons for his beliefs. The most important feature of such forums, is the choice of leaders, and only as long as those in charge insist that those who take part in the program are qualified to speak on the sub ject will the forum be success ful." Frank Hallgren, Arts and Sciences freshman: "Such forums would be a good idea. Usually, people are biased from the beginning on a problem, and such programs would give sound arguments on both sides of the issue, and allow the student to decide for himself whether he shall favor or fight against a measure." Katharyn Adams, Teachers college Junior: "A very rood idea. Students would much rather hear speakers that are really interested in their subject, than to read about a prob lem. A full hour is really a long enough time for a forum, but a system should be devised, whereby everyone that is interested may at. tend." WluAicaL T-oobwisLdL. By George Kimball. Eight advanced student musi cians, each from a different teacher, were presented yesterday afternoon at the 21st musical con- Although none of the material presented was outstanding, several gave admirable performances. Margaret Jane Pyle, student with Miss Klinker, was especially competent in both technic and musicianship. She played "Sara bande" and "Prelude," both by Debussy. Kermit Hansen, tenor, from Mrs. Gutzmer's studio, displayed a voice of exceptionally pleasing quality. "I Heard a Lady Sigh," by Church, was Mr. Hansen's most effective offering. The only violinist on the pro gram was Edith Burkett, student with Mrs. Larimer. She played a "Spanish Dance" by Rehfeld. The program: Chopin. Scherzo in B flat minor, Alice Terrll, i Miss Dreameri. Wilson. Carmena, Sylvia Wolf, (Miss L'pton). Rehfeld Spanish Panes, No. 1, Burkett, (Mrs, Larlmeri. Lernux. Th Nile, Jean Spencer, Kdith (Mrs. Van K..kl. Violin oblifrstn. Funics Binpham. Debussy, Barbande. Prelude. Margaret Jane Pyle. (Miss Klinker). Kinscella, Daisies; Old French. Come, Sweet Morning, Constance Baker, (Mrs. Dieri . Chopin. Elude. Op. 25, No. 10, Houghton Kurr. (Mr. Harrison i. Bridge. Love Went A-Rldlng; Church, 1 Heard a Lady Sigh; Easthope-Martln. Absence, Kermit Hansen. (Mrs. Gutzmer). COUNCIL HEARS THIRD PLAN FOR FACTION REFORM (Continued from Page l.i ballot was Arnold Levin, member of the investigatory committee by virtue of Student Council presi dency. Levin argued that the elimination of faction names from the ballot, as was the case of the last election, would merely tend to bring about more underhanded politics than are now used. "We will not accomplish the achievement at which we aim by eliminating faction names on the ballot," Levin maintained. "Since we can see no benefits, why should we experiment with such issues." On the other side were the two other members of the investiga tory committee, Frank Iandis and Bill Marsh. Altho the majority of girls present agreed with Levin when he stated that most of the sorority girls do not vote for fac tions but for whom they consider the best qualified candidates, only two favored his arguments when the vote was taken immediately afterwards. Want Best Candidate. ''We want campus politics on a merit basis instead of a factional basis," Frank Lai id is argued. "By eliminating faction names from the ballots, we feel that the best qualified candidate for the office will be elected." "All we are doing Is trying to keep those men out of office who are unqualified, and would not be able to fulfill their duties," Bill Marsh agreed. ' Factions will still exist, candidates will be nomi nated, and faction rallies will be held, but there will be no publica tion of the faction the candidate is representing following his regis tration in the student activities office." The only other action of the special council meeting was the setting of the date for the election to determine prospective Innocent and the Ivy day orator as Tues day, April 13. It is hoped that with favorable council action on the new faction reform, students will b able to vote also on this proposal at the election. Call the original Mike. He pays highest cash price. $3 to $10 for men's nllsrhtlv lined miit.. B474S m So. 9. Here 20 Years. V r . V 1 ': I 1 '-MWwift U uuisi Smoking the pipe that daily legislative observers maintain to have seen every hour of unlearn eral activity, Senator Robert M. Armstrong: clearly pointed out what his opin ions were in re spect to the ap p ropriations bill. Senator Armstrong be lieves that the entire approp riations bill is the most im portant meas ure that will come before the unicameral as sembly and also wastes no time in pointing out r. m. Armstrong, that he believes From Lincoln Journal, that the 230,000 dollar increase in the university budget shoulld be seriously con sidered. Representing the agricutural southwest Nebraska, Otoe and .Ne maha counties, the senator is chairman of the comittee on re view, and a member of the ju dicial and commerce and com munication committes. Mr. Arm strong, altho new to Nebraska legislatures, but experienced by years in the legal profession, sees success in the new unicameral as sembly. The second district rep resentative has been active in the presentation of such bills as traffic regulations, gasoline transport, control, (before the senate today) bindweed eradication, provision for the grading of apples from out state, and a number of measures to strengthen law enforcement. But the important measure this session of the uncameral assem bly will be the appropriations bill, Senator Armstrong believes. Next in importance would be the bills pertaining; to unemployment in surance and rerornis in county government. "Regarding the university budget, I do not believe that it will be possible to obtain the full budget Increase request of 600,000 dollars desired by the Board of Regents. By economies in some of tne departments ot the university, however, we should be able to provide the 230,000 dollars needed to meet the problems of increased en rollment," the senator pointed out. "The university expenses are rapidly draining the reserve fund, but again I say, by econo mies in certain and specific de partments of the university, the wages to the professors now listed in the lower bracket would be Increased. The building pro gram should be considered, how ever, in the worthwhile ten year building plan proposed by Gov ernor Cochran." Senator Armstrong pointed out that the entire appropriations bill is most important because of the reduced ability to pay taxes. It should be remembered that the greatest problem to the unicam eral legislator is to maintain or take care of the needs without in creasing the tax burden. For eight years Senator Arm strong was city attorney of Au burn, Nebraska. He served as Nemaha county judge for four years. A republican. 44 years of age, the senator is a law graduate from the university. He is an at torney, has two sons, one in the university at the present time, and in 1932-33 was state commander of the American Legion. NEBRASKA DRILLERS CONVENE ON CAMPUS AT ANNUAL MEETING (Continued from Page 1.) and E. C. Keed of the state geo logical survey. I. N. Downs of Beatrice will speak on "Well Screens and Perforations." Cochran, Condra Talk. There will be a luncheon at the Lincoln hotel Thursday at 6:30 p. m. for delegates, the governor, and members of the senate. Both Governor Cochran and Dr. George Condra, dean of the conservation and survey division of the Univer sity, who is also in charge of the well drillers short course, will speak. The program ends Friday afternoon with the election of new officers. The complete program follows: Program. Thnrsd. Mnrrh 11. NehrntkN Hull. 9:oo a. m. : KeKistrsilon. 9:30 s. m. : 'Mnverir In room 110. (1:3 n. m. : Rnew tni; arnuHlntHnrrs. 10:00 a. m : Wc-lmmf, Pt-sn O. J. Kfr cuson, ,1,'partmenl of engineering, Univer sity of .N'ehrH'kH . Response ly President Frank Cole. 10:.m h . m.: Report on in:: convention ol NhiIoiihI Wi'l! irU!eiH :tsMHmtlun hl St. Joins, Andrew Olson. 11:00 H. m : Report on 1H31 officers meeting, ol American Association of Water Well Drillers al Chicago. H H. Rronn. 11:30 a. m.: Anpo't'tinent of committees by President Kiank Cole 11:40 a. m.. Taklns picture of conven tion. 12.no noon: Luncheon. Lincoln chamber of commerce. j:lf p. m.: Hce exhibits. Nenraiks hall. 2.4.1 p. m. Power, Pump. Water Supply Itcgular IJrade Rronze GASOLINE HHoIms 14th at W So i Testing, Professor E. B. Brsrkelt, depart ment of agricultural sngineerlng, University ot Nebraska. , 3:30 p. m. : Logging and sampling ot wells, E. C. Reed, state geological survey. 4 00 p. m.: Well Screens and Perfora tions, 1. N. Downs, Beatrice. General discussion. S:Sn p. m.: Hutch lunch, courtesy of Jobbers and manufacturers. Lincoln hotel. Governor Cochran and guests from Ihe senate, tWnd eats and pl'niy of tun fol lowed hy a review by Governor Cochran and Pr. Condra of the development and conservation of (he slate's water resources. Friday, Murrh 12, Nebraska Hall. 8:00 a. m.: Convene, room 110. :nn a. m.: is cenrasna uim"-v' Falling? O. J. Scherer, state water survey. lu;uu a. m.; vuesiloni mm nuav.- gardtng water hearing formations, depth of water raoie, water tfuiin-iniuir., r, treatment, allocation, snnitary wells, well Improvement. Discussion led by Dr. Condra, all drillers participating. li:mi a. m.. 1 ne vnrmnai ... ,.-..- ot our groundwaters, Illustrated and ex plained. Professor C. J. Vrankforter, de partment of chemistry, University of Ne- . . ...... , l:M p. m.; rroniems mm aim, of the year. Discussion led hy district 8:30 p. m. : Business and election of of ficers. VALE STUDENTS SHUN RELIGION DISCUSSIONS President Angell Charges Indifference on Part Undergraduates. NEW HAVEN. Conn. (ACP). Indifference causes Yale univer sity undergraduates to shun re ligious discussion groups such as the University Christian associa tion, known to students as Dwight hall. So said President James Row land Aneell at the services in honor of the 5ftth anniversary of organized undergraduate religious activities on the campus. Only a small group was vio lently opposed to religion. Some students stay away from Dwight hall, he added, because they feel that their religious beliefs are al ready decided. The greater num ber "are wholly indifferent to re ligion and peroccupied like their parents with other matters.". Explaining- the necessity ror an organization like Dwight hall, Dr. Angell said: "On the strictly intellectual ana philosophical side of religious ex perience there is and always will be a real job for such an associa tion. It affords opportunity for di rect, frank man-to-man discussion of the fundamental issues in Christianity, as well as in other great world religions. "No thoughtful man can ever be quite sure of the foundations of his faith or, indeed, of his lack of faith, if that represents his con dition without exposure to the shrewd, even if sometimes naive, criticism of his comrades and to the merciless give and take of men of his age." , Columbia Director Charges Decline in College Standards NEW YORK. (ACP). If colleges and universities continue to "re cruit" students and don't restore the high standards for selective admission, they will impair seri ously the value of academic de grees. At least that is the opinion of Frank H. Bowles, acting director of admissions at Columbia uni versity. Reductions in enrollment and decreases in income from endow ment funds and other outside sources, caused by the depression, drove colleges to seek increased enrollment at the expense of ed ucational standards, Mr. Bowles claimed. In the extensive recruiting pro grams, scholarships have been of fered to attract students rather than on the basis of academic merit. Lowered standards of ad- mission are to blame ' for redu cing the calibre of all work done in the college, he asserted. j By adding caraway seed to Lini- burger cheese, (scientists of the dairy division of the University of California are removing, to some extent this cheese's strongest Teachers college. When a University of Minnesota male was being interviewed to de termine the type of woman, blonde or brunette, he preferred, he said: "I like 'em all, but they can't be bald-headed." New! Colorf e-Cir-. -! 3 w ul! Collegiate! SJl X v 6 V ALL WHITE o RED o BLUE o GREEN o WHITE WITH BROWN Wear them to add pep to your sports togtl The Goodyear Welt crepe soles match the Kiltia (which is detach able!) Follow the crowds and get a pair at )jtsarsji. iii sitTMBisnsasgr rw---.3csia MOVIE MKECTOIiY LINCOLN "The Great 0 'galley " and "The Holy Terror." OHIMIIXM "As You Like It." STUART ' "Maid of Salem." VAKSITY ' ' Wh en You 're In Lore ' ' QoiinAsdloh'jL. 'The Four Fold Life.' By Margaret M. Anderson. Congregational Student Secretary. Keeping the right balance in growth and education is one of the most difficult problems of stu dents in this day of high speciali zation. Each one is anxious to do his best to attain a position as man among men in his particular voca tion. Too often his growth becomes one sided. Regardless of one's religious be liefs it is agreed that no better example of perfect manhood has been given to the world than that of the Christ. We are told that Jesus grew in "wisdom, stature and in favor with God and man." How are you growing? Are you spending all of your time and en ergy in searching for wisdom? Are you primarily interested in building up yourself physically with athletics your only interest.' t fho social life offered at a uni versity the whole Interest in your A . -II college years : Anyone or an 01 these directions for growth are worthwhile but if one omits the spiritual growth, that increasing in favor with God, then his life rather than beint; perfect becomes warped. Each of the four dimen sions of life must have a place. Keep an even balance! Grow men tally, physically, socially and spir itually. Put chickens on a 12 hour work ing day by means of an alarm clock attachment, is the recom mendation of Prof. C. G. Card, head of Michigan State college's poultry husbandry department. By getting: them up two hours earlier, they will eat more food and lay more eggs, he says. 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