TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 1937.
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The Fiction of
'Compulsory' Drill.
TO C. R. K.l
(In Today's Student Pulse)
Fraternity "bull sessions," since time immemo
rial, have never lacked consideration of two stock
subjects sex and war. In the discussion of the
latter, compulsory military training is bound to
come up. After the Issue has been sufficiently
aired on both sides, someone ends the discussion
with the fatalistic argument, "It doesn't do any
good to worry about it. The university got a lot
of land back In the sixties for making drill com
pulsory, and they have to keep it compulsory to
keep their income. And you won't see the univer
sity turning down a slug of dough just because
someone doesn't want to take drill."
If the institution called "bull session" were
subjected to close scrutiny to determine the origin
of the bovine aspect of its terminology, it would be
safe to wager that the preceding argument in ref
erence to drill was the cause of the odiferous appe
lation. In other words, that drill must be compulsory
to enable the university to collect its land-grant
Income is a lot of hooey.
There was not one word in the Morrill act
of 1862 that required military training in colleges
be compulsory. Until 1916, universities formulated
their own policies as to compulsion.
In the militaristic frenzy that preceded the en
trance of the United States into the World war,
congress passed the national defense act, standard
izing a compulsory two-year course In military
training in all land grant colleges. It was natural
for a country preparing for war to conscript college
youth; we will always maintain that students have
no equal In making acceptable cannon fodder, as
they seem to enjoy it more than older men.
But that law was an emergency measure.
There is no present need to continue conscription;
Mr. Morgan's millions have not yet been placed
in jeopardy similar to the circumstances preced
ing our entrance into the World war. At least,
that's what the Wisconsin legislature thought in
1923, when they prohibited compulsory military
training at the University of Wisconsin, a land
grant institution. That's what the Minnesota Board
of Regents had in mind in 1934, when they removed
the compulsory feature from military drill. And
neither school lost one cent from their land grant
sources of income.
The action of Wisconsin was later upheld in
a ruling by the Department of Interior, and by
an opinion rendered in 1930 by the Department of
Justice through former Attorney General William
D. Mitchell. Mitchell ruled:
"I, therefore, advise you that you are justified
in considering that an agricultural (land grant)
college which offers a proper, substantial course
in military tactics complies sufficiently with the
requirements as to military tactics in the act of
July 2, 1862, and the other acts above mentioned,
even though the students at that Institution are
not compelled to take that course."
The action of these two universities was also
referred to in the suprem? court decision on the
case of the California student, to which C. R. K.
makes reference. This decision did not assert that
it was necessary for the University of California
to make military training compulsory; it merely
declared that students could be expelled for refus
ing to follow the dictum of the Board of Regents.
If Nebraska wished to abolish the compulsory
feature of drill, it could do so with no loss in income
from the Morrill act, or without violating any fed
eral statute that possessed the slightest degree
of constitutionality.
There is little probability however, that Ne
braska's administration will ever act to make drill
optional. Its record has been one of paternal in
terest in the affairs of the military department,
usually against the wishes of a majority of stu
dents, i
If any number of students still desires to see the
compulsory aspect of military training removed
from the Nebraska campus, they now have an op
portunity for appeal. It does not lie with the uni
versity administration, but with Congress, which is
now considering the Nye-Kvale amendment to
make military training in land grant colleges op
tional. The method of appeal is trite, but it is still
the most effective means of influencing legisla
tion that exists. Let George W. Norrls or Edward
R. Burke or Henry C. Luckey know that you be
lieve conscription is as effective in promoting peace
as shipping munitions to Spain. Let them know
that you believed an experienced militarist, Fred
erick the Great, when he said: "If my soldiers
would think for themselves, not one of them would
remain in the ranks."
The method may seem indirect, but it is the
only way to rid a campus of compulsory drill where
the myth still persists that optional drill would
mean loss of revenue to the university.
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If They Wanted To.
To the Editor:
Your attack on the university
administration in Friday's paper
for supporting the military depart
ment in all its activities of "in
doctrination and gaudy pageantry"
might have been very noble and all
of that, but it didn't show any
knowledge of the facts.
It would seem that after four
years on this campus you might
have heard that the administration
doesn't make drill compulsory be
cause it wants to, but because it
has to, due to the provisions of
the Morrill land grant act. If
you'd read the papers when a ; students will do their part to make
California student took his case 1 0ur campus one of beauty; and ex
cellence instead of the thing it is
i today.
hands of the present generation of
students. The cause is not a hope
less one, for there is still time to
save our campus if immediate ac
tion is initiated. It takes at the
longest only 15 or 20 years to
grow trees to an appreciable size,
and the time necessary for flowers,
grass, and shrubs to reach matur
ity is much less. Therefore, if a
program of landscaping were be
gun immediately, cur campus
would be very much beautified by
1950. But. if this program were
continually delayed and set aside.
the time when Nebraska s campus i nix reels of sound motion pic-
will be attractive in appearance is ; lures running the gamut of subject
several years away. If the present ; matter from the technicalities of
trend of affairs continues, no stu- building automobile engines and
dent r.ow attending the university j frames to the frivolities of a tech
will live to see a complete land- I nicolor cartoon will feature the all
scaping of th university campus. ' engineering college convocation to
The fate of the Nebraska cam-i be held tomorrow night at i :30 in
pus lies in the hands of the stu- i social sciences hall auditorium.
dents. And I have only one hope i Made available thru the courtesy
to express in closing: That the ! of M. M. Millsap. educational di-
MO FILM WEDNESDAY
College Assembly Features
Six Reel Sound Picture
Of Motor Industry.
APPOINTMENT OF an emerg
ency board of three to attempt
settlement of a dispute between
rival workers unions representing
railroad and shipping employes by
President Roosevelt Monday,
marked the first federal action in
labor mediation. There are 25,000
railroad and shipping workers
involved in this metropolitan New
York industrial dispute. Like the
incessant CIO-AFL strife, two
rival unions are fighting to de
termine which organization should
represent the workers.
VALIDITY of the old age
pension provisions of the new
deal's social security act will be
determined soon by the United
States supreme court. The act
under which 2,700,000 employers
and 26,000,000 employes are pay
ing taxes has been a contro
versial argument in the new
deal's socialization program and
the ruling of the high tribunal
may mean either a pat on the
back or a slap in the face to
the present administration,
COMMUNIST Angelo Herndon
of Atlanta won a 5 to 4 decision
in the Supreme Court from an 18
to 20 year sentence imposed on
him after conviction on charges of
violating a Georgia reconstruction
days law Monday. The 66 year
old statute forbid the advocacy of
forceful resistance to the state.
The Herndon case has long been
a center of interest because of the
unusual legal process involved,
which, according to the bench's
majority ruling, held that the aged
law was improperly applied to
Herndon. attempting to deprive the
man from his freedom of speech
and assembly guaranteed by the
constitution. Justice Roberts read
the majority opinion.
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Infantry Officers.
Cadet infantry officers will meet
Wednesday evening at 7:30 in
room 210 of Nebraska hall. The
purpose of the meeting will be to
discuss the annual dinner of the in
fantry department.
Tassels.
Tassels will meet tonight at
o'clock in room 105 Social Science.
Corn Cobs,
Corn Cobs will meet Wednesday
night at 7:30 In Social Science,
room 107B. The group will decide
upon an orchestra for their spring
party May 21. Five members will
be initiated.
Delta Phi Delta.
Important business will be dis
cussed at the regular meeting of
Delta Fhl Delta, fine arts honor
ary, to be held this afternoon at
4 o'clock in Room 204 of Morrill
hall. All members are asked to
attend.
r Av.mntinn frnm fntnnnknpv '
drill before the supreme court, you
might knov that the court upheld
compulsory drill.
I suppose it's great sport for
editors to sit around and pick
things to pieces, but I'd suggest
that you at least base your re
marks on fact . . .
C. R. K.
RAY L. HARRISON.
Can the Campus
Be Beautified.
POLICE SEEK CAR STOLEN
FROM CAMPUS APRIL 20
Regler Almost Intercepts
Automobile Thieves
la Ford V-8.
TO THE EDITOR:
Yes, I believe the campus of the
University of Nebraska can be
beautified if proper action Is taken
immediately. For many years, the
board of regents has been threat
ening to enact some program of
campus beautification, but as yet
this program is but a pipe dream.
Why hasn't some action been
initiat?d? Why do we not hive
green trees, grass, and shrubs stir- i culty
rounding our buildings as no me green
majority of midwestern universi
ties and colleges ?
One has only to see the beau
tiful surroundings of Iowa State,
Iowa university, or Kansas
university to realize how the
University of Nebraska has
neglected its program of land
scaping. Even Nebraska's
private col'eges, with their limit
ed funds and facilities, are able
to provide for computes which
far excel that of our university.
Altho many elaborate buildings
have been constructed on our
campus, It Is obvious that the
ground surrounding these build
ings has been seriously neglected.
Oh yes, every now and then a
single shrub is planted In hopes
that it may add to the glory of
It all, but as yet no satisfactory
program of campus beautifica
tion hat been enacted here at the
University.
How lorg are we to wait for
progressive action ? Is there to be
a perpetual neglect of the appear
ance of our campus? The answers
to these questions rest in the
Police are seeking the wheabouts
of a stolen automobile which, for
a brief time during the Honors Day
convocation Thursday, was parked
among other cars at the curb
north of Morrill hall.
Sergeant Regler of the univer
sity police, who was near the
coliseum directing the parking of
cars to avoid traffic complications.
noticed two rather ill dressed men
who seemingly were having diffi-
in starting a car a dark
Ford V-8 parked near
Morrill hall. Suspecting that they
were not the owners of the car, he
started to Investigate. The car
started suddenly ,and the men en
circled the mall at the stadium at
an excessive rate of speed, turned
east, and narrowly missed the
officer, who had run to the center
of the street to head them off.
Hurrying to the telephone in
Coach Jones' office, the sergeant
notified the city police, but, tho
a cruiser car was sent in immedi
ate pursuit, the car was not over
taken. Check of the license
number. 6-244, revealed the fact
that the plates had been stolen
from Wahoo, Nebraska, the day
before. Police of surrounding
cities have been notified to be on
the lookout for a car of the de
scription given.
Phlegmatic, crunch, flatulent,
cacaphony, treachery, sap, jazz,
plutocrat, gripe and plump are
the ten most unpleasant words in
the English language-, says the
National Association of Teachers
of Speech.
rector of the Chevrolet Motors
company of St. Louis, Mo., the
pictures have been arranged for
by Prof. Jiles W. Haney, chairman
of the mechanical engineering de
partment .and the engineers execu
tive board.
The complete program of movies
is as follows: "Horsepower", deal-
! ing with the building of automobile
j engines; "tour Square, explain
ing the designing of the frame or
chassis of a car; On the Air,
which shows the details and tech
nique of putting a radio program
on in a broadcasting studio; "The
Other Fellow," a safety driving
picture; "Just a Spark," a story
of forest fires' prevention; and last
but not least, a technicolor cartoon
entitled "A Coach for Cinderella.'
A large crowd is expected to
attend the convocation as a similar
program held last year was ad
judged one of the most popular
meetings of the year according to
Prof. Haney.
VESPER SPEAKER TALKS
ABOUT 'TIME FOR LIVING'
Mrs. Robert Cullum of City Y.
Will Address Group at
Ellen Smith Today.
"Finding Time for Living" is
the title of the address to be given
by Mrs. Robert Cullum, city Y. W.
C. A. affiliate, at this afternoon's
Vespers at Ellen Smith hall at
5 o'clock.
Representing Lincoln high school
at the state music contest in May
are Rosalind Lefferdink, violin.
and Jean Simmons, flute, who will
present musical numbers at the
meeting. Both girls received su
perior ratings at the district
contest.
In charge of the meeting is
Selma Hill, Vesper staff member,
who will also read the devotlonals.
Vesper choir, directed by Maxine
Federle and accompanied by Ber
nice Nelleman, will sing the
processional and a special number.
All university women are Invited
td attend this meeting.
I
We know how Shakespeare
stood in the world of his time, we
are quite familiar with the opin
ion that certain of our teachers
have concerning him today, but
what do the students think of the
great bard? Do they even bother
to remember any of his quota
tions ?
Preparations for the speech de
partment's annual Shakespearian
festival, which gave its initial per
formance last night, brings to mind
the opinion, or lack of it, that col
lege students have of William
Shakespeare as an author.
Why did you like Shakespeare's
works? Do you remember any of
the noteworthy quotations from
them ?
Enid Gillett, Teachers college jun
ior: "His characters are absolutely
true to life. Of course, there is no
basis for judgment of the people
of his time, but he seems to ac
curately describe them, and to por
tray their emotions perfectly.
"He is a skillful technician. He
can keep two or three or any num
ber of plots running thru his plays
at the same time, he can develop
each one perfectly, and can bring
earh one up often enough so that
the reader doesn't lose track of it.
He is versatile enough to please
everyone, he has a play, a story,
or a sonnet for every mood, or
he combines them altogether.
Then, too, so few authors have
ever been able to write both trag
edy and comedy with equal ease.
"I learned Hamlet's soliloquy,
Henry's ceremonial speech, the
'Blow, blow thou winter wind,'
paragraph from 'As You Like It,'
and the 'Mercy speech' from the
'Merchant of Venire.' "
Knoland Plucknett, Engineering
College junior:
"As a general rule, his works
are excellent. I feel that his writ
ings get his point across much
better than any of the writers of
his age. Of course, there may be
several reasons for this. Perhaps
it was because so few people of
his time were well educated 'that
anyone who could write was out
standing. All people at that time
lived practically the same life, all
belonged to the same church, and
it would have been comparatively
simple to pick out a man and make
him representative of his age.
"I prefer to think, however, that
Shakespeare rose to fame because
of the superlative quality of his
work. His quotations from 'Julius
Caesar' are the only ones with
which I am familiar."
Jean Hooper, Arts and Sciences
freshman:
"I enjoyed "Macbeth" because of
the vivid picturization which the
author employed to describe his
characters. Altho they are some
times not exactly true' to life, they
are always perfectly drawn."
Bob McNerney, Arts and Sciences
senior:
"The writings of Shakespeare
concern life, and life has not
changed essentially since his time.
He had enough foresight to write
with an eye to the future, and all
his works are as. true today as they
were when he lived."
Elspeth Leity, Arts and Sciences
senior:
"Tho wsy in which he presents
both his characters and his ideas
make his works the most inter
esting that I have ever read. Al
most unique in his field, his works
have become almost classics of
the English language. The only
quotation that I remember Is the
'Hamlet soliloquy.' "
Dorothy Surber, Arts and Sciences
senior:
"Both his plays and his litera
ture are based on human nature.
and human nature hasn't changed
a bit. The same motives and emo
tions that moved men to act then
still hold true today.
"I remember the 'Mercy speech,
the 'Hamlet soliloquy,' and the one
that goes 'AH that glistens is not
gold.' "
George Hanthorn, Engineering col
.lege sophomore:
"To me, Shakespeare is the
greatest playright that has ever
lived. He was able to take any
character that he wanted and
make him act exactly as tho he
were alive. He conveyed his
thought with exact shades of
meaning, seldom rivalled and never
equalled since his day. His char
acterizations were superbly done,
he had a perfect command of the
English language, and he was a
poet in every sense of the word.
' I remember some of his quota
tions: such of them as the 'Mercy
speech,' the words of Shylock, the
remark that 'men by indirections
find directions out. and 'There's
something rotten in Denmark," as
well as 'To a consumation de
voutly to be wished for.' "
Willis Van Sickle, Arts and Sci
ences junior:
"The very compactness of his
literary style, and the fact that he
was able to put a lot of thought
into a few words make him stand
out in my mind."
William Turney, Arts and Sciences
sophomore:
"His plays make one think more
than most literature, you have to
think his meaning out for yourself
if you expect to get the idea."
When Washington university
students first saw a crew of men
unload one thousand full whiskey
cases into the basement of Brown
hall, they wondered who was go
ing to drink it all. Upon investi
gating they found that the boxes
contained 80,000 books belonging
to the Academy of Science of St
Louis.
An "electric eye" detects late
comers to physics classes at St.
Thomas College. Even while the
professor's back is turned, a per
on can't slip in undetected, for he
must cross the light beam and
when he does a gong clangs.
ASSOCIATION
10 ft
JUNE 11 TO 25 AT AC
About 550 Will Assemble
In Lincoln for Annual
National Meeting.
The university will be host to
dairymen and others interested in
the field when from 500 to 600
delerates convene on the agrlcul
tural colleee campus June 22 to 25
for the 43nd annual convention of
the American Dairy Science assort
atlon. This is one of the few nation
al conventions to be held here. Ad
vance indications are that this
year's convention of the diary
science association will be one of
the most important in the history
of the organization. Several new
features will be introduced, and
the number of papers submitted
indicate a nationwide interest in
the meeting.
While the final program is not
auite complete. Prof. H. P. Davis,
chairman of the department of
dairy husbandry at the university,
who is in charge of the 1937 pro
gram, announced that among the
outstanding speakers will be Dr.
L. E. Casida, assistant professor
of genetics at tho University of
Wisconsin: Dr. T. S. Sutton as
sistant professor of animal hus
bandry at Ohio State university;
and many others including a group
of Nebraska educators.
Introduce Score Card.
Among the new features to be
introduced will be the new seven
sample score card which has been
proposed for the national student
dairy products judging contest
to be held next October. In addi
tion, delegates will attend the par
ish field day of the Nebraska Jer
sey cattle club June 25 at the fair
grounds. And for the first time at
any of the association meetings
two prizes of J100O each are being
awarded by the Borden company
to the individual whose work in
the processing andf production field
is judged most meritorious. Win
ners of these prizes will be offi
cially presented during the con
vention program.
DR. H. HOLCK ADDRESSES
BIOLOGISTS AT MEMPHIS
(Continued from Page 1.)
day conclave held in the Peabody
hotel April 21-24, was Dr. Thor
vald Madsen, of Copenhagen Den
mark. Doctor Madsen. who is the
director of the League of Nations
Public Health Service, addressed
Heitkotteri TtJg Market
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the assemblage on the interna
tional standardization of drugs.
Garrey to Head.
Prof. W. E. Garrey of Vander
bllt University at Nashville, was
elected president of the Physiologi
cal Society and consequently be
came the chairman of the Federa
tion for the coming year. In 1940,
it was decided, the convention
would be held in San Francisco,
the first time it has ever been
held west of the Mississippi. Next
year It will be held at Baltimore,
Md., and the following year at
Toronto, Canada.
Doctor Hoick reported that tho
midwestern and western schools
were very well represented at the
meetings. Drs. Mclntyre, Bennet.
and Morgulis of the Medical
School at Omaha, also represented
the University there.
TIMMES,
J.'
Students Report Losses
To Campus Police
Headquarters.
A recent wave of petty thieving
which has swept the university
campuses as well as the residential
sections of Lincoln resulted this
week in the theft of a pair of
gloves, a group of drawing, instru
ments, and three leather jackets
belonging to students and em
ployes of the campus.
On Monday, April 19, an em
ploye in the extension office, at
agricultural college, reported the
loss of a pair of gloves.
A dark brown suede jacket be
longing to Irwin Dodge, 3310 R
street, was taken from the experi
ment station on Wednesday, April
21. On the same day Carl Soren
son, 3268 Orchard, reported the
loss of a calfskin jacket taken
from the locker room at the Dairy
building. Last of the jacket thefts
occurred Saturday, April 24, when
a lacket beloncine to Neil Dawes.
3133 Dudley, was stolen from tho
experiment station.
Professor L. B. Smith ot tne de
partment of architecture, reports
the disappearance of a group of
drawing instruments valued at ap
proximately $5, taken sometime
Friday.
Farther north than any other
college in the world is the Univer-
slt yof Alaska with its latitude
of 64 degrees in that direction.
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