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U0SAN9SLSS PORTLAND ATTLI
Proof of the
Unicameral Pudding.
Something; happened in the legislature yester
day which, as one senator put it, could never have
occurred in the two house partisan system: The
Etate institution building levy measure was ad
vanced by a substantial majority.
Party politicians of years past wilted at the
thought of giving state boards more than a pit
lance; they feared campaign tirades against "un
necessary" appropriations; they starved state hos
pitals until buildings depreciated beyond repair and
patients were turned away; they forced third rate
standards on the educational institutions all for
the sake of party "economies," no matter how false
those economies might be.
There is not one member of the unicameral
legislature who has not shown concern over the
state's serious economic condition following five
years of drouth; the new system has not removed
any real responsibilities that come to legislators
who levy the taxes. But the shortsighted, wasteful
economies that partisans effect for campaign boast
ing nave been largely eliminated; this was shown
by tentative endorsement Monday of planned ap
propriations for state institutions.
No one will deny that legislative bill No. 334
will save the state hundreds of thousands of dollars
over a period of years. The savings from federal
grants alone warrant passage of the bill, and cer
tainly the moral responsibility of providing for the
incompetent and the afflicted should convince oppo
nents of its necessity. As for the university, those
who nave examined its buildings can testify to the
waste thru deterioration; those who have reviewed
its record of service to the state can vouch for its
record as a good investment.
Several points which clouded the main issue of
the bill in the senate Monday will undoubtedly be
brought up again in an effort to block its passage.
No one will deny that the university needed a
library more than a union building, but there was
no possible way to finance the state's share of a
new library even if federal funds had been granted,
since the university can incur no bonded indebted
ness. Because the University Dormitory corpora
tion is granted that privilege in its charter, it was
possible to issue union building bonds, to be retired
thru a student assessment.
The charge that a student tax for the union
building will increase the cost of education for
needy students is largely unfounded. The union
Duilding was built to save students money on enter
tainments, parties and activities, and no student
fails to use some small part of his budget for these
expenditures. True, organized houses will save
nunrireds of dollars annually by eliminating the
tribute paid to downtown hotels, but the group
which will benefit most is the unaffiliated popula
tion, representing over two-thirds of the student
body.
Even if true, these charges would prove little.
Nebraska still offers higher education to its youth
at a lower cost than any other institution of its
Mze in the nation, and with the future co-operation
of the legislature, it can match its classroom stand
ards with any similar state university. This can
not now be done without damning results.
The Fahle of
The Disgusted Reporter.
On the 20th anniversary of the entrance of the
United States into the World war, a political sci
entist, a historian, and the R. O. T. C. commandant
speculate on the next. They all agree that humans
have failed to learn their lesson that they must go
thru another, bloodier slaughter. How many more
the human race can stand after the next remains
to be seen; science has made great strides in recent
research for one of the world's most profitable In
dustries. The generation interviewed by the Inquiring
Reporter today is slated for the principal role In
the next butchery; with few exceptions, they seem
to think that only a damn fool wants his head shot
off defending some banker's foreign investments, in
the name of any convenient holy cow, Altho they
weren't on hand to enjoy the last sanguine spec
tacle, the realism of modern writers and photo
graphic records have made a deeper Impression
than the nationalistic propaganda of jingoes.
Small wonder, then, that the Nebraskan's In
quiring Reporter had a bad taste in his mouth when
ne came into the office, fresh from encounters with
both age and youth. "Look at these," he shouted,
shoving a sheaf of quotations under the editor's
nose. These are the quotations:
Says the political scientist: "I am inclined to
think that they could be tricked again by some
'holy' cause."
says the historian: "It took three years to do
it (propagandize) for the World war, but with the
attitude of the people of today, I feel that 12
months would be entirely sufficient."
Says the colonel: "I have found, however, that
it is quite possible to fool all of the people most of
the time."
The reporter, undoubtedly, was an impetuous
lad who took things too seriously, so we attempted
to calm him with the sage observation that all these
things were true, that they had been known for
some time.
"Well," he replied, "what are you going to do
about it?"
It was evident that an editor professing liberal
ism could do nothing less than to take the opposite
rence, oppose this youth, point out the weighty ar
guments of age. Thus our answer:
"The men you have interviewed have told you
what to do. Educate. Use counter propaganda
Keep the press free."
"But they also admit," he contended, "that
wars are caused by economic disarrangement and
narrow nationalism. Why not do something about
those conditions?"
"Like what?" we asked.
"Nationalize the munitions industry. We know
that most of the war propaganda is circulated by
tnose industries which will profit the most. We
know they start, subsidize, and prolong wars."
Nationalize an industry? Socialism!" we
ranted.
"Yeah," answered the reporter, "so is Lincoln's
municipal swimming pool. But if you can't stay
out or war, why not put enough teeth in neutrality
legislation to enable the United States to discrim
inate against the aggressor nation with economic
sanctions?"
"Meddle with other people's wars? Come, now
You know what Washington said about foreign en
tanglements," we chlded.
"Yeah," came the sarcastic reply, "Washington
had slaves, too. Then why don't we educate? All
tnese men agree on that; as long as courses on
peace are taught, propaganda will be nullified."
This was a direct insult to the university
Drawing up all our editorial dignity, we answered,
"Why, that's what we're doing."
"What courses at Nebraska are dedicated to
the cause of peace?" he shot back.
"Well, none, but''
"Yeah, none, but the military science depart
ment tells you the correct angle to stick a bayonet
into tne guts of some kid who had the misfortune
to be born across a boundary line. They indoctri
nate you with the inviolate sanctity of everything
irom private property to public utilities, and "
This was more than we could stand. "Listen,
kid, alter you've grown old enough to be an editor,
you'll learn that wars are here to stay, and you've
got to accept them as inevitable."
He left the office in disgust, saying as he left,
"Hell, fight your own wars. You're more inter
ested in them than I am."
And the more we thought about it, the more
we believed that he had the best solution youth
would ever find to end war.
Life as Duma 3Iemher, Russian
Lawyer, Editor Marks Eventful
Career of Dr. Saul 31. Ginshurg
By Morris Lipp.
German students who attend the
German club meeting April 8 have
a rare treat in store for them
when Dr. Saul M. Ginshurg, father
of Dr. Michael S. Ginshurg of the
classics department, speaks on
"German Culture and Literature in
Russia."
Dr. Ginsburg, who recently cele
brated his 70th anniversary, dis
tinguished himself as a lawyer
and historian ' in St. Petersburg
during the days of Czar Nicholas.
He served as president of the Rus
sian Bar association and holds the
distinction of being a member of
the first electoral college of the
first Duma in Russia.
Interested in Publications.
A professor of history at the
Jewish Scientific Institute of Rus
sia, Dr. Ginsburg has always held
a deep interest in history and pub
lications. In 1903 he founded the
first Jewish daily newspaper in
that country and has written nu
merous articles for historial pe
riodicals. Six years a?o, with the advent
of communisr.i in Russia, Dr. Gins
burg and his wife escaped from
the country after a passport had
been denied them. His comfortable
home near St. Petersburg was
stocked with nearly 14,000 vol
umes, but he was permitted to
bring with him only 1,000 books.
He has always regretted leaving
his beloved library behind him.
Dr. Ginsburg and his wife, after
leaving red Russia, remained in
Paris for four years and two years
ago the elderly couple came to
America, making their home with
their son.
Working on Trilogy,
Far from being inactive in his
senility, Dr. Ginsburg has recently
published two volumes of "Histor
ical Works Jewish Struggles and
Achievements in Tsarist Russia."
He is working on the third vol
ume of this trilogy and plana to
finish it this summer.
Over steaming cups of native
tea. Dr. Ginsburg gave a brief re
sume of the address he will make
to local German students. He plana
to cite the moat interesting Car
man influences exerted over liter
ary, social, military and theatrical
circles in famous old St Peters
burg. Incluled on the program will be
a mock session of a German class
conducted by A. C. Scherer, in
structor in the Germanics depart
ment, and two German songa by
Miss Geraldine Krause.
The meeting will begin at 8
o'clock in the Morrill hall audi
torium April 8. All persons inter
ested in German and all students
in the department are invited.
College World
Fearing that a great deal of his
290 pounds will suffer a hard
naddline-. Donald Sweet. Ithaca
college freshman is doing what
nearly everybody is these days
conducting a "sitdown" to escape
a warm .initiation from his Kappa
Gamma Psi brothers.
'
What a columnist of the Minne
sota daily heard at the miner's
shindig: "Here, John, put my
purse in your pocket. It won't
hurt your figure any:''
A "Giant's club" at San Jose
State college has been organized
for malea who atand alx feet four
or over in their stocking feet.
There are only 12 membera and,
of course, the tallest la the presi
dent. .
Winners: of the short atorv con
test to be held at Gettysburg col
lege in May will ahare the $150
contributed for the competition by
Dr. Llovd C. Doue-las. author of
"Magnificent Obsession" and other
best sellers.
Puzzled atudenta of an adminis
trative law class at the University
of Minnesota wondered for a while
why their lecturer Prof. Jennings,
usually a cool lecturer, appeared
flustered. "Early thla morning."
he announced. "I became a father.
I'm surprised I showed up for
class at all.'
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Lrluiul H. Hall
From State Journal
T.eo-lslntiv hill No. 334. which
umnlH nranta a ntnta hlliliiinir fund.
and, in reality, make a number of
new buildings available to tne
University, is one of the most im
portant measures
of this first ses
sion of unicam
eralism in the
opinion of Sen
ator Leland H.
Hall. This opin
lon was not
reached because
Senator Hall was
the main intro
ducer of the bill.
In fact, the Rose
land representa
tive modestly
sidesteps credit
and points out
that Senator Carl
Peterson of Nor
folk, Senator H. F. Brandt of
Beatrice, and Senator Lester Dunn
of Lincoln are greatly responsible
for the bill's success so far.
Senator Hall represents Adams
and Kearney counties in the 31st
district. He is the lone banker in
the entire group of 43 legislators.
A democrat, Mr. Hall served In the
1934 session of the bi-cameral con
clave.
Altho some of the procedures
of Nebraska's new legislative
plan are being criticized by some
state newspapers Senator Hall
expresses his opinion by saying
that the success, which he had
already noted, depends on the
personnel of the assembly.
"In this legislature bills are
receiving more airing than ever
before," the senator maintained.
"I feel that the membera are
more thoroly acquainted with
every measure before It passes
thru their hands. Over the bi
cameral system it Is a great Im
provement." Senator Hall was hanov vester-
day afternoon just after bill No.
334. had hepn advanced to the com
mittee on enrollment and review.
He feels confident that because the
hill was advanced from the com
mittee of the whole that the meas
ure will meet favorable action in
its third readinc. Little opposition
was evident this morning, the sen
ator stated
Mr Hall In a Hastine-a colleee
graduate. He is 42, and has a boy
and a girl. He has served as state
committeeman for his party.
SAMMIES, P.A.D.'S
TO DEBATE THURSDAY
FOR FORENSIC TITLE
(Continued from Page 1.)
group received their distinction
without a single debate. Drawing
a bye in the first round, the team
went to the winning helm when
their scheduled debate was for
feited. The team, called the Lin
coln Boosters, is composed of
George Mueller and Otto Woerner.
Plans are being made, in order
that Mueller and Woerner might
debate at least once, to schedule
the un-affiliated group against the
winners in the fraternity section.
Debate Try-Out Thursday.
Also on the forensic slate for
Thursday evening is the try-out
for the four man squad that will
represent Nebraska at the Iowa
student legislative assembly to be
held on April 23 and 24. The try
out will be held in room 106 of
University hall at 7:30 o'clock.
Rules for the contestants of this
year's last try-out state that only
men who have not taken a long
trip with the debate squad this
year, and men who are above the
freshman standing are eligible.
The expenses to the assembly for
the four men will be paid by the
forensic department.
"It is hoped, however that a
number of new men will try for
places on the team," Prof. H. A.
White, debate coach, announced.
"The University policy is to en
courage as many debaters as can
be accommodated for the various
places on teams."
Tax on Wages.
Those who expect to try out for
the squad are urged by Dr. White
to prepare a bill on either Sales
Tax, as it pertains to Iowa, or
Minimum Wages, also with refer
ence to Iowa. The contestant
should be prepared to speak either
for or against his bill. Since Iowa
already has a sales tax, the pro
posals naturally will take the form
of changes in this law or opposi
tion to it as it now operates, Pro
fessor White stated.
The men who try for the teams
will choose one of the subjects and
will be required to draw a bill or
propose legislation which they will
support It in a speech of ten min
utes. The judges will consider the
nature and reasonableness of the
bills proposed.
The student Legislative Assem
bly called by Iowa State college
will be conducted mainly as a reg
ular meeting of a atate legisla
ture. A similar assembly la held
at Topeka, Kaa. every year. The
legislature will be divided Into par
ties and into committees and will
draw and present bills, argue them
befor committees, and on tne
floor of the house. Th object of
the aeaaion is to see what legisla
tion would be advisable for Iowa
under certain conditions.
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Teachers College Seniors
Train Participants
For Contest.
Five of the eight entries of the
Teachers college high school were
given Superior ratings at the Dis
trict Music contest at Geneva Fri
day and Saturday. They were
trained by seniors in the Teachers
college majoring in music.
Rosalind Lefferdink won the top
rating of superior with her violin
solo, as did Hope Baker with a
viola solo. These two with Esther
Bingham and Ruth Shullon won
the superior rating in tne string
quartet group. The Girls Glee club
was also awarded a superior rat
ing. Superior Ratings.
The other superior rating went
to the girls small vocal group con
sisting of Merle Bosley, Dorothy
Finigan. Betty Dracy, Helen
Freese, Ruth Becker, Lois Mill
hollen, and Yvonne Johnson.
Eight seniors majoring in music,
trained the entries under the su
pervision of Mrs. Piatt of the
Tfarher. r.oilee'e. The seniors were
Larry Greisel, Margaret Baker,
Vance L,aninger, jviary wavissun,
Doris Briscoe, Ruth Freiss, Wil
liam Miller. Alfres Reider. and
Leola Husemoller.
Excellent ratings were given to
the school's orchestra, to Betty
rmrv in the pirl's medium voice,
and Lois Millhollin in the girl's
high voice.
The winners of the superior rat
ing uHH en tn the state music
contest to be held at Hastings
April 30, and May l.
WILL LECTURE HERE
Charles E. Marshall of
Leeds University
-To Speak.
Prof. Charles E. Marshall, of the
University of Leeds in England,
and at present a visiting proces
sor of soils at the University of
Missouri, will sneak at an open
meeting of the Nebraska section
of the American Chemical society
Wednesday evening at 7:30 in the
lecture roomVf the Avery Labora
tory of Chemistry.
His subject will De "ine con
stitution and Reactions of Clay."
An internationally known author
ity on soils, Professor Marshall has
interested himself for many years
with the molecular structure of
clays as related to hydration and
base exchange and witn tne proo
lems of Importance in the con
servation of moisture and fertility
of soils.
Nebraska agriculturalists and
others interested in the problems
tha snii are invited to attend
the meeting. Dr. Roger E. Wash
burn of the chemistry iacuuy an
nounced that the department of
.m-nnnmv is rn-oDeratin? with the
chemistry section in bringing the
English scientist to Lincoln.
PHI LAMBDA UPSILON'S
TO HEARDR. MILITZER
Professor Discusses Topic
Of 'Chemistry, Cancer'
At 7:30 Tonight.
Dr. Walter E. Militzer of the
chemistry department will talk on
"Chemistry and Cancer" before
Phi Lambda Upsilon, honorary
men's chemistry, fraternity, at a
meeting to be held tonight at 7:30
in room 102 of the Avery Labora
tory of Chemistry.
The date for the initiation ban
quet to be held the latter part of
this month will be set at the meet
ing and plans for the event dis
cussed. Men newly elected to the fra
ternity and who will be initiated
this month are: Gordon Robbins,
William Utermohlen, Kenneth
Banks, James Quist, and Oscar
Johnson, all graduate students;
Robert Rundle, Robert Decker,
Robert A. Olson, and John Stein
haus. Plans for building an aeronaut
ical wind tunnel capable of de
veloping winds up to 400 miles an
hour and simulating variations in
atmospheric pressure to an alti
tude of 35,000 feet, are announced
by the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology's President Compton.
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Inevitable But Not Immediate
(Continued from Page 1.)
cause, if government, newspapers,
radio, and other forces were to
direct their attention in that
direction."
Economic, Social Causes.
Colonel Oury. Commandant of
the University R. O. T. C. Unit,
states that "this country is in no
immediate danger of war. Al
though our people do not want it,
they will be faced by war in time.
Reasons both economic and social
will underly the conflict, but we
may be forced into it by the un
warranted action of aggressor
nations.
ShnuM war come. Deople could
not be propagandized into it to the
extent tnat iney wfio m -have
found, however, that it is
quite possible to fool all of the
people most of the time. Too many
people believe in and trust im
nlifitlv the news W hich they read
in the newspapers. For this reason
alone, there is no limit to what
can be done with propaganda. The
only way to combat that agency
is education."
Memory of Last.
According to Professor Gray of
the university history department,
"My personal impression is that
the only Ihing that prevents the
world today or that of the future
from entering into another world
war, is the fact that people have
not as yet had time to forget the
last war. Just so long as that
fear prevails our country is In no
danger of a war.
"It Is. however, my belief that an
efficient propagandizing campaign
boosting the desirability of an
other war would convince the
American people that such a war
would be necessary. I further be
lieve that all this could be ac
complished within the space of a
single year. It took three years
to do it for the World war, but
with the general attitude of the
people of today, I feel that 12
months would be entirely suffi
cient. Need for Education.
"The only remedy for propa
gan'W1 is an efficient system of
counterpropaganda. If such an
agency were established in the
United States, we could not be
Inveigled into war until some
(Bullsdht
Lutherans.
Lutheran students will meet
with Rev. H. Erck for the regular
Bible class at 5 p. m. Tuesday in - .
room 203 of the Temble building.
Ag Vespers.
Miss Rose Terlin, secretary of
the National Student Council, Y.
W. C. A., will speak at the vesper
convocation sponsored by the Ag
Y. M. and Y. W.
Pershing Rifles.
Pershing Rifles will meet at 5
o'clock this afternoon In Nebraska
hall.
s Tassels.
Tassels will meet tonight at 7
o'clock in room 105 of Social
Science.
definite cause with direct bearing
on the lives of our people arose.
"That possible causes for war ex
ist today, is not to be denied. The
world is now entering into a cam
paign of war expenditures com
parable to those during the World
war. Economic competition, one
of the contributing factors in the.
last war is now far more bitter
than in 1917. Oppressed minori
ties the world over, are far more
abused, and the strife between ,
monarchy and democracy which
characterized the World war, pales
to insignificance beside th-3 com-
munist-fascist strife of today. j
It IS to De rememuerea, now
ever, that all historians are pessi
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