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TWO TDK DAILY NFRRASKN THE DAILY NEBRASKAN THIUTY-SIXTII YEAR EDITORIAL STAFF rdltor Ceorg Plpnl Managing Editor Don Wagner. Ed Murray Ntwi Editors wllrd Burney, Helen Paicoe, Jami Walcott, Howard Kaplan. Morrla Llpp, Barbara Rotewater. Sportt Editor .... Ed Steevei 6oclety Editor Virginia Anda.aon ON THI ISSUS Detk Editor Night Editor Under direction of the Student Publication Board. Editorial Office Univerilty Hall 4. Bualneaa Office University Hnll 4A. Telephone Day! B6891 Nlghti B6832. BSSJ3 (Journal). BUSINESS STAFF Builnen Manager , Bob Shellenberg Aialatant Managers Bob Wadhama, Web Mills. Frank Johnson. Circulation Manager Stanley Michael SUBSCRIPTION RATE .Wagner , . Kaplan 11.50 a year 12.50 mailed Single copy, 6 cents $1.00 a semesrer 1.50 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 3. 1917, authorised January 20. 1922. ftssocicflcd Collc6iate Pf Distributors of CbHe6ialeDS6esl Published every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday mornings of the academlo year by students of the Unl. verslty of Nebraska, under the supervision of the Board of Pub. licatlons. mrassiNTso roa national bvstiin. t National Advertising Service, Inc Collet Pmbliskm Stprntulatlv 420 Madison Avi. NiwYoaK. N.Y. chiooo Boston . San raNeiaco Los Amine Portland sattli Just What the Doctors Ordered Charges of "propaganda" in the honors day address by Editor George Fort Milton are made in today's Student Tulsc column by contributor Nor man Stout. No one can imagine the confusion that re sulted in the Nebraskan office from what we fer vently hope is an indication of reawakened con sciousness of social and political issues. Last year, Eugene A. Gilmore, president of Towa University, thundered into student ears that "Changing Constitutional Concepts" were making a totalitarian state of our democracy. No Student Pulses, pro or con, arrived in the editorial column. The same year, engineer K. E. Howard of Kan Fas City directed a vituperative attack at several administrational agencies before the assembled scholars of Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma XL Still no Student Pulses came in. These occasions, too, were "dedicated to sehol firship." You can readily understand the confusion in the Nebraskan office. Comes now Mr. Stout, to indict Mr. Milton, as an adviser to the Secretary of State, for making a "political plaything" of the solemn scholastic rites of Tuesday. Unable to attend the address, the writer pored over the script of the address to discover that uni versity officials assigned Mr. Milton to the task of providing 'something to lift up the hearts of youth." To university officials, may we say that Mr. Mil ton succeeded in getting a vL it of one at least, a record never equalled at Nebraska during pre vious years. To fulfill his assignment, the speaker chose to answer three questions: "What is the shape and pattern of the country we are living in today? What are its main problems and trends? What chance has youth in it today?" Certainly this is a sound basis of approach to offer "inspiration" to the troubled minds of youth. But without excessive "concealment of threadbare thoughts in glittering syllables," which Mr. Stout deplores, it is humanly impossible to an swer these questions without some reference to contemporary political issues. Now that politics has been admitted to the plane of scholarly discussion, may we further con sider the rebuttal which Mr. Stout has advanced? "He painted a rosy idealistic picture," Mr. Stout avers, "of a Ph. D. in every county. If that is the reward of the Ph. D. degree. I have been greatly deceived as to the opportunities and utili ties of education." That one had us floored until we read the speech, because there is no obvious reason why every county shouldn't have a learned doctor within its borders. And the way our system of what Dr. Kurz terms "machine-belt education" in the cur vent Alumnus is turning them out, there should be enough to go around. Editor Milton's proposal, however, was a system of college extension work for adults. If Mr. Stout values the freedom of a democratic government, he should be a rabid supporter of Mr. Milton's plan of adult education. Even Herbert Hoover believed that "Self-government can succeed only through an instructed electorate." Roosevelt echoed his words with "The only way in which that representative form of government can persist is through an educated electorate." The only funda mental difference found in the record of Hoover's administration and that of his successor is the fact that Roosevelt instituted a nation-wide program of adult civic education. The public forums and free discussions now taking root in hundreds of communities will do more to safeguard democracy than any number of supreme court decisions. Certainly the security advocated by Mr. Milton is aimed at no freedom "to do our own thinking and planning," as Mr. Stout fears. The restric tions on individual freedom which must come with a complex industrial society are intended to pro tect individual rights, and are essential in any or ganized government. To demand, as Mr. Milton did, that workers be deprived of "sit-down" rights is certainly no radical departure from our philosophy of property. Nor are the restrictions placed on corporations intended to do more than protect the rights of the larger number of individuals. It is certainly true that "half the joy of living comes from uncertainty" as Mr. Stout contends; it is equally certain that enough uncertainty will remain to make life enjoyable even after corporation di rectors have been deprived of the opportunity to misuse another individual's investments. Unlike Mr. Stout, we found no "obvious com parison" in the future of American youth to that of German and Russian students. To say that "German youth seemed dazzled by Hitler," and that Russian youth was in a "strange Soviet frenzy" over "a new religion of irreligion" is no carte blanche approval of either fascism or communism. It was a simple statement of fact to say that the youth of the world, unlike their disillusioned broth ers of the post-war decade, are taking an active interest in their own faiths and skins. It is indeed inspiring to youth when a man of Mr. Milton's experience can view the trends of a troubled world and reach a conclusion lsss trite than "Youth is headed in the general direction of the dog pound." If "inspiration" was what the uni versity doctors ordered, Mr. Milton, in his address Tuesday, most assuredly delivered the goods. r v - 1 E " 1 iwWwwniivffiwH One of the senior five of Ne braska's unicameral body is Sena tor E. M. Neubauer. As far as leg islative experience goes, Senator Neubauer ranks next to Senators Wells, Warner, and Regan, h a ving served c o ntinually in the Neb raska legislature with the exception of the 1933 ses sion, since 1935. With experi ence as a quall f 1 c a t ion for j d gment therefore, the $ Orleans repre- " I- sentative is able to pre sent a SmMor Nr.,c. """j"1 , courtmy journal, of the new uni cameral system. That the new sys tem will be effective is beyond doubt, Senator Neubauer says. He does, however, see that the first session has not been entirely ef fc .-tive. "While our legislature has not been as efficient this year as have some previous sessions under the two house system, it will be more effective as it grows older. We must remember that this is a new setup, and that we had to acquaint ourselves with new rules and new procedures." Representing the 33rd district of Harlan, Furnas and Red Willow counties, Senator Neubauer is the 'If"" I v . Hi chairman of the agriculture com mittee, one of the two large senate committees, and a member of edu cation and irrigation, waterpower, and drainage committees. The main interest of the senator is agriculture. Probably for that rea son, ho considers the farm morato rium measure one of the most im portant pieces of legislation dur ing this session. Judiciously representing his district In southwestern Nebras ka, Senator Neubauer voted against legislative bill No. 334, which would have brought to the state Institutions some new buildings. Since we have Inter viewed a number of senators who were In favor of the meas ure, It Is only Just that we should hear the other side of the controversy. "I feel that the measure would be very practical under ordinary circumstances," Sena tor Neubauer stated. "The peo ple of my district, however, were harder hit by the drouth than the people In probably any other district. Also, we have not sufficiently recovered from the disastrous Republican river flood of Just a year ago. I feel at this time therefore, that no more money should be spent In extra ordinary circumstances." The Orleans senator has seen lobbying in many preceding ses sions and can see no difference in the lobbyists of the one house body and the bicameral legislature. Al tho some people believe that lob bying is unfair, members of the senate feel that more sides of the issue and more public opinion is presented, he declared. Senator Neubauer is a farmer and stockman in the district in which he was born and has lived all his life. He has served as town shin clerk, as a member of the board of directors of the Orleans elevator, and holds the distinction of having been the secretary- treasurer of the largest co-operative creamery in the world, the Or leans Equity Co-operative Creamery'. ,....rT. ..... WEDNESDAY, 'APK1L 21, 1937 Ik. Iv klMll lUtn MWI "tj fir l1. ': : K3 IT . . ' Mir i.-A,. ivrv kw urn m -.. Hi taster. .v,J NEW DEFICIT of $418,000,000 in 1937-38 fiscal year was announced by President Roosevelt Tuesday in a special congressional mes sage. "To use every means at my command to eliminate this deficit" was his promise. He also asked $1,500,000,000 to finance iinnmninvmont relief. The presi dent indicated that a survey of tax structure would be made by the treasury department to dis cover what loopholes exist and to plan for revised tax laws to meet the huge deficit, unequalled in the history of any nation. LOYAL democrat Dan B. Steph ens, Fremont banker, revealed a statement that new deal support- en should oemanu a recall or Senator Burke because of his "be trayal Of the people in his oppo sition to President Roosevelt." Nebraska's Junior senator was elected on the strength of the new deal in this state in 1934, and evi dently disagreeing with the No. 1 Democrat, has been fighting new deal measures with unrelentless vigor. Nothing, however, will re sult from the demands of state political leaders, but when the next election rolls around. . . Alpha Rho Tau to Name Members at Assembly New members of Alpha Rho Tau, honorary for music, art and speech students, will be announced at the music convocation to be held this afternoon at 4 o'clock in the Temple theater. FROM Champion Babies TO Champion Athletes ON Roberts Milk Safety Rent-A-Cars is Our Specialty Long trips at reduced prices. Always Open. Motor Out Company 1120 P St. B6819 Start at Milwaukee Delicatessen 1419 O St. Picnic Headquarters Open Till Midnight and Sundays Siud&nL (PuIasl '"Propnpanda" on Honors Dav TO THE EDITOR. It seems a great pity that the Honors Convocation, which should be brave and impartial above ail else, should be turned over to the uses of propaganda. Little signifi cance was attached to the fact that the speaker of the day was an important advisor to the sec retary of state during- a recent conference; hut the address had hardly commenced before impar tiality was rudelv thrust aside, its place beinc: taken bv a tho Interfrateniity Siiifi. A revision in the plans that eliminates the compulsory sing ing of "Hail Varsity" in the Ivy Day Interfraternity Sing was announced by Bob Shellenberg, president of Kosmet Klub. In its stead each fraternity will be required to sing one song of its own choice. Kosmet Klub further requests the fraternities have their sing ers learn words to "Hail Var sity" so that they may partici pate In a joint community sing while the decisions of the judges are being rendered. has feminine colmnists stepped herself. I've often had a gripe with the glowing, ! editress of "Around and About. somewhat veiled attempt to 1 but never felt really spurred to - I Good Heavens! Conceit in a man , is pure self defense, nothing else. I Nothing in the most conceited type of male extant, could ever I approximate in this respect ye blushing campus flower that sat home every night for four years because she was "too good" to go out with poor old mortal man. : There are plenty of these too. This problem of osculation about i which one so called "popular" girl commented. No reflections, but a I really popular girl should know . nothing of this question. A really ! popular girl is asked out for the pleasure of her company, and is not expected to pay off in kisses. Seems as if I once heard a state ment which is in direct antithesis praise the present political ad- j action till now. ministration. j The column has too often been Mr. Milton perhaps struck the full of suggestion and some swear keynote of his address when he ' words in very poor taste. (By sug spoke of "taking threadbare j gestion I mean such things as that thoughts, and covering them over j quotation from "Maid of Perth," with glittering phrases." He and that exclamation at the end of painted a rosy idealistic picture j Friday's column, "Ohhhhhh Boy." of present day. aJid near future I think such things very unseemly America, depicting among other ; m a collrre paper. If this is the reward of the Ph. D. degree, I have been greatly deceived as to the opportunities and utilities of education. The crowning blunder of he whole ad dress was the reference to the place of youth in the world today. Mr. Milton mentioned the fact that the youth of Russia and Ger many think they have found a place in the sun under their re spective dictators, and the com parison with America was obvious altho not intended. So Nebraska girls want their dates to act like men, at least oh date nights, eh? Of course the femmes can swagger through the halls all week in mannish suits, exhibiting great mental prowess in nlacc (jnH ,-Httrt fi-,r 1ha tpnnis courts. ( in those too, utterly too, tleman. too ducky blouses I, yet twice on Sunday they should be treated like ladies. Our N. U. coeds moss all of those social niceties which gentle men are usually in the habit of If security is to be substituted ! according their ladies of the eve. iiri iiruuiii, uic ui e;iii iului r an predicted in the address, will be quite dark to those of us who pre fer to do our own thinking and planning. Half the joy ir, living comes from uncertainty, and if this is removed, we will have a very dull existence. Eut the arguments for and man itself ng crusade" sort of snags there I'd say. What if a fellow is vacillating when on a date ? Just can't make up his mind ? Perhaps he has some thing really worthwhile on his mind, who knows? He probably took his date in the first place just so that he would be about one de- flrainot DIV ,'nnr nllniBiia on. I have been worn threadbare! The ! ree better than absolutely alone thing to be regretted most is and no doubt sees no reason why that the one occasion thruout the I fhe car,,t ta a!on and not Jntrude year which is dedicated to scholar ship, should have become a play thing for politics. There is still, however, the hope that the audi ence was composed of the better minds of the university, and that they could easily see thru the flimsy arguments advanced. NORMAN P. STOUT. Male Conceit MereK Protection Anri! 16th. and one of our herself upon his consciousness. On the other hand, he may be Just giving the young lady a chance to express her preference. If so and she has no preference, then she is as bad as he. If she is feeling petulent because she was not forced to go where she didn't care to go, she is wrong again, because war clubs and tiger skins just somehow don't fit into the picture of the average college date. Miss S. U M. mentions "con- 'ceit and all it's manifestations." be" idea. It was, I quote "If he asked for a kiss like a gentleman, instead of pawing for it like a cave man, he might get it." How does that sound? Reasonable doesn't it? That is the natural instinct of a really well-mannered young man, the same thing that Nebraska girls are professing not to understand. I think that girls here are just not feminine enough to call forth the masculine in the male. Many years in the artificial atmosphere of the school has too nearly made men and women the same in ac tion and outlook to provoke the acute consciousness which calls forth respectively, domination and submission. I have commented like a gen- I hope. Why not stop printing such articles before someone else answers like a cave man? Robert Shasteen. Civil Engineers Inspect Mississippi Valley Dams Civil engineers at the university left Lincoln Wednesday morning for their annual spring inspection trip to some of the closer indus trial centers along the Mississippi valley. Accompanied by Prof. H. J. Kesner and Ho A. Trively, the stu dents first visited shops at Bur lington, la., and Keckuk dam, the large industrial concerns in St. Louis, the famous Bagnell dam, the Lake of the Ozarks, and the me chanical points of interest in and around Kansaa City. The inspec tion party will return to Lincoln Monday evening. The Weather. Pleased with the effect the sunshine has been having on the young couples about the campus, the weather man straightened his own tie, de cided that the good work should be continued today also. v5 Mr' ! I M&I Th ey ve Done it Again Ladies and Gentlemen: The Junior class has pulled another fast one on the campus-and now they are lo he the first class to have a free class party all their own. WHO? The Junior Class. WHAT? Beck-Jmighluth Orchestra. . WHERE? Cornhusker Hold. WHEN? Saturday, from 4:30 to 6. WHY? Just for fun. HOW MUCH? Free (Thanks lo Schimmel Hotels and Eddie Jungblulh). ALL .11 MOItS ARE IXVITED