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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN. FRIDAY. OCTOBER IS, 1937
The Daily Nebr askan
Entered u second-flass inttr at trie potofflc in
Lincoln, Nebraska, under act of coniTfss, Murch S. 18T9.
and at a special rate of postage provided for In section
11U3, act of October 3. 1917. authorlted January 20, 1922.
Arc the Greeks
Overdoing It?
It is probably safe to assume that the
average freshman matriculating nt the univer
city enters with one primary purpose in mind
that of securing an education thru study.
Earlier training at home and in high school
has no doubt emphasized the need for con
tinued scholarship and preparation in order
that greater success might be attained in later
life.
A pood number of these incoming students
pledge fraternities and sororities, many solely
on the argument that a person can't be edu
cated just thru the use of books alone. The
Greeks attempt to convince the newcomer that
development of personality, the ability to meet
people and make social contacts, is also essen
tial in one's college career. This part of one's
education, it is related, can best be received
thru associations and contacts that fraternity
life affords.
True enough, the Greeks have a good, con
vincing argument. A good personality is a
necessity in our society; knowledge gained
from books and classes in most instances can
be put to a practical purpose only thru an in
dividual's own initiative, his ability to make
friends and convince others of his capabilities
and earnestness.
But, are tbe Greeks overdoing & good
thing? Are they overemphasizing the social
angle and subordinating the primary pur
pose in attending a university? Such criti
cism has been directed at them for many
years, probably ever since their existence.
It's an old storythat of the freshman who
found college too much fun and shoved his
books into the background. Too often col
lege beginners are hurriedly started off on
an activities career without regard for the
student's ability to handle the extra-curricular
assignments; too often the freshman is
led to discover that dating and fraternity
"bull sessions" are more fun than study.
Terhaps most fraternities and sororities,
the national organizations of each at least, at
aware of this diverting tendency and have
made attempts to remedy the situation. At
present the Greeks strive to keep their fresh
men on the path to scholarship thru the use
of a three hour supervised study period in the
evening. The shortcoming is that in too many
instances the three hours is considered ade
quate for study and the time which otherwise
might have profitably been spent with the
books is directed toward social activities. The
fraternities and sororities, too, are found
guilty of stressing grades just for the sake of
grades, in order that pledges can be eligible
for initiation.
If the Greek houses took time out to re
flect on the matter, chances are each would
find itself guilty, to a small extent at least,
of giving too much emphasis to activities
other than scholarship. And if the frater
nities do find themselves trespassing on time
which belongs to the university, the question
is: What is to be done about the matter?
It is difficult to break old habits and would
be no small task to induce students, espe
cially upperclassmen, to sacrifice some of
their social pleasures for additional study.
Creating a more scholarly atmosphere
among fraternity and sorority members can't
be accomplished over night. It's far from be
ing an impossibility, however, and tbe change
in the proper direction can be brought about.
Solution for Ihe difficulty is one for the Greeks
themselves to discover. It is their problem, and
will remain theirs unless matters should take a
sudden change for the worse.
It Iraternities and sororities are ever
banned from the campus, it is probable that
such action will have been brought about by
the Greeks themselves, because too much time
was spent on Ihe personality and a good time
For the present at least, the Hreeks ap
pear to be in no danger of removal from the
Nebraska campus. They are still serving t
definite purpose and have a place in the uni
versity. Like most individuals and orpaniza
tions, however, thev have their faults; and
improvements and changes in the right direc
tion are occasionally' in order.
SiudtutL PuUjl
TO THE EDITOR:
As a Lincoln resident I have
periodically attended the Univer
sity Players for a number of years,
even before I enrolled here. Of late,
it has seemed that non-student
players are assuming a growing
importance in the production's
casts. With the casting of the cur
rent "First Lady," the time ap
pears ripe for a campaign to "Give
the University Players Back to the
Students," and I'm glad to see the
Nebraskan initiating It.
In a cast of 25, all the really
big roles have gone to either fac
ulty members or graduates, stu
dent actors have been relegated to
parts of comparative unimport
ance. There have been many other
similar Instances in the past few
years, and there is no reason to be
lieve that there will not be as
many more in the future.
Surely this is contrary to the
real intent of the Players. As a
group designed to give practical
experience to students interested
in the stage, it is a worthy part of
the university and deserving of
support. But this trend to crowd
out student talent is something
else again, and takes in more than
just the Players. Last spring the
Kosmet Klub saw fit to present a
musical show written not by stu
dents but by a faculty member,
and this despite the fact that the
show had been given by them only
a few years before and well within
the memory of much of the audience.
Surely this condition has not
been forced on the school. A uni'
versity the size of Nebraska must
be teeming with student talent.
Perhaps some of It Is yet to be
inearthed, but present efforts will
never do it. And if the trouble
lies not in a dearth of talent, but
In roles beyond student ability
(which I doubt), then plays should
be selected that do contain suit
able roles.
If occasionally It seems a good
Idea to recall an interested gradu
ate for a part in a play, no one
could object, but It need not be a
practice. Graduates have had
their day in the Players, and It's
only fair to give the undergradu
ates a chance at theirs. Obvious
ly faculty members should restrict
their time and energy to instruct
ing their protege actors, giving
them the benefit of their greater
experience. And when the play
goes on view, they should retire to
the background to watch that they
may next day better tell the stu
dent actors of their faults.
All this is, of course, merely
my own personal opinion, but I
cannot but believe that many oth
. era share it; just as I believe that
a proper change would be not only
more in accord with the benefits
policy of the university, but would
result in even better entertainment
for the ONLOOKER.
Add new ways of gate-crashing:
Sophomores at Purdue rode down
the Union dumbwaiter in order to
gain admittance to the freshman
mixer In the Union ballroom. And
then were ejected!
dnnouncing. Jonwhhow . . .
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ON DAD S PROGRAM
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numbers have been chosen for the
luncheon will be notified definitely
today, stated Elias. Tentative se
lection Includes some part of the
Alpha Chi Omega skit, "University
of Nebraska, 1941." In the skit one
finds a forecast of university
courses as they will be when this
year's frosh population dons the
heavy role of senior classmen.
Trucking courses, courses in dat
ing makeup and on how to rate a
pin are all in the Alpha Chi's pro
posed scneduie for the coed of
1941.
One number, probably a trio
number, from "The Queens of N.
U.," Theta skit, a tap dancing
number from the Delta Gamma
skit, and a dance or impersona
tion from the Delta Delta Delta's
"Rhythm U" were named as out
standing numbers which might be
included in the Dad's clay program.
Fraternity tryouts found the rt
Kappa Alpha-Zeta Beta Tau com
bination coming thru with a night
club scene which won the plaudits
of the judges, and an accordion
number from the Beta Sigma Xi
curtain act was rated highly.
"On the whole," Elias states,
'the skits were better than last
year s. Sorority numbers seemed
a little further along in prepara
tion than fraternity numbers."
Final selections for the show
will be made Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday of next week. Sen
ior members of the Klub will com
pose the group which casts the
final vote on skits to be used.
Those included in the senior group
are Winfield Elias, Webb Mills,
Bob Martz, Don Boehm, Bob Wad
hams and Thurston Phelps. An
nouncement of the final selection
will be made on Friday.
Schooner Recalls Famous
Writers Found in Its Pages
(Continued from Page l.l
doz, author of the famous "Old
Jules." Hclene Magaret, nation
ally known for her "The Trumpet
ing Crane," gave evidence of her
ability with "Legs," published in
the Schooner. Other authors al
ready well known, such as John
Neihardt, Louise Pound and Sam
uel Emmet Gowen, have contrib
uted to the magazine.
The Schooner early secured rec
ognition. After the second year,
Edward J. O'Brien wrote from
Switzerland, "The quality of its
stories, articles, and poems is such
that the Prairie Schooner ranks
with the Midland, the Frontier and
not more than ane or two other
American periodicals, as the most
significant expression of Amer
ican life which we possess. As an
experienced reader of American
short stories, I find it more vital
as an interpretation of American
life than the Atlantic Monthly, the
Forum or Harper's magazine.
Articles Reprinted.
Outstanding articles in the
Schooner have been reprinted in
a volume of the O. Henry Memo
rial Awards, in E. J. O'Brien's
Best Stories of 1934, Story maga
zine, Fiction Tarade, Current Di
gest, Digest and Review, Modern
Story Selection and Poets Digest.
Tn 1928 O'Brien ranked the
Schooner with Harper's magazine,
Bookman and Dial in the 100 per
cent class on the basis of dis
tinguished stories published, and
in 1930 he again included the
Schooner in that ranking along
with the Atlantic Monthly, Forum
and This Quarter.
The Schooner is a quarterly sell
ing for 1 a year and for 30 cents
a copy. Out of town subscriptions
are received from Alaska, Canada,
Uruguay and China.
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DEVOTED TO DADS
(Continued from Page l.l
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