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PAGE TWO THE DAILY NEBRASKA??, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 28, 1937 For a New Kind Of School Spirit do- Yesterday's Daily Nebrnskan was voted largely to nn account of the coming struggle between Old Jinn "Winter and the old library building. It is common knowledge to -every student on this campus thai the library structure is not only on its last pins, but that its facilities are inadequate for one tenth of the enrollment. In light of the uni versal acquaintance with the facts the em phasis upon the library situation may seem like unnecessary fondling of n rotten apple. The case is not hopeless. If we exhibit this apple enough, the legislators will keep it from spoiling- the educational bushel, the university. Governor Cochran stated in Wednesday's papers that Nebraska crops Ihis year will lie about 53 percent, of a normal yield, figured on an average of seven years preceding 1933. Campaigning for a new library, which will cost approximately a million dollars, in face of this crop condition in an agricultural state appears as futile as advocating n mass prayer for rain and no hail. In fact, the prayer idea seems more practical because the law of av erages will occasionally net results. Campaigning for a library is not hope less. The state of Nebraska can and must finance its projects with an eye to another seven fat years. If it does not, the educa tional machinery, for one thing, will be be yond repair and the leaders of the "good times" will be backward dolts in a back ward state. Last year the Xebrasknn under the leader ship of Editor George Pipal presented the startling conditions of the decrepit buildings on the campus: The library inadequate, a fire trap containing upwards of 3U0,000 volumes, and a structure all but ready to crumble; U hall, oldest building; on the campus, declared unfit for use by engineers, but not dangerous because the top stories have been removed; Nebraska hall unfit for use and dangerous; Morrill hall overcrowded with valuable and interesting specimens jammed into obscure storage rooms instead of exhibited in .glass cases; engineering buildings so inadequate that freshmen had to be turned away last year. Wliat chance is there for a new library when such a widespread delapidation exists on the campus? A new library is not a wild hope. The library is the first need. A start must be made to redeem the university from slough of depreciation. The legislature was in session last year. The university presented its case. Bill No. 334 providing for a ten year building program to be financed by a half mill levy on $1,000 evaluation was rejected by one vote. The legislature will not meet until a year from next January. "Why talk about a library now? Talking about the new library now is not hopeless. The legislature is not in ses sion, but the State Planning board, new body set up to recommend legislation to the Unicameral, meets monthly. The time to influence this body is now. The issues of the Nebraskan presenting the need for a library will be sent to the members of the Planning board. Letters to home town legislators from students and parents will have their effect upon the board. Interviews and other meth ods of noising abroad the condition of the university will also bear fruit by getting the university needs to the powers who can meet them. The student council might try its hand at circularizing legislators; this scheme worked in case of the Union building. Tf enough pressure is brought, to bear on the Planning board, the result will be a new library. REFERENCE LIBRARY FACES PROBLEMS OF SEATING, RAIN (Continued from Page 1.) only a document section in the reference library. For the wealth of material in documents requires laborious digging to those un trained for c:;peditious allocation of such information. There is every reason to believe that the need for more rind more specialized references will continue to increase as rapidly as it has in the past. The new trend in edu cation is toward much extra-text reading, and this emphasis on out side reading, as it increases, will tax the present reference facilities even more sorely In years to come. Weak Graduate Set-up. Then too, the rising importance NEW DEAL RAIIKl'K SHOP Haircut .... 35c 1306 "0" B6154 Snip on WATCHES Elgin, Waltham, Bulova, Gruen, Hamilton, etc. Wrist or pocket. At Low $5.00 Watch Repairing, Clean- a Ing or Mainspring XtOU 24 Hour Service Guaranteed Nebraska Jewelry Co. 1408 0 Street Opposite Light i Gaj Co. Daily Nebraskan Entered rs semnfl-rlasf matter at the P'iMofttce tn Lincoln, Nchrnska, under act (it cunKress, March 3, 1K7H, and at loelnl rate of postage provided tur tn section Una, act nt October 3, 1917, au thorized January 2. 1022. of graduate work demands highly .specialized reference books in in numerable fields. The present set up for graduate work on this cam pus is pitifully inauspicious to vital work or even degree worthy contributions. Most thesis material is discouragingly inaccessible scattered over the campus, stored under the worst pof.sible condi tions. The most valuable collec tion in the library, that on the stellar years of the French Revo lution, has been ferreted "out of hock" for work by Miss Laura B. Pfeiffer. She plans to complete the study she began several years ago in conjunction with Dr. Fling. The volumes she uses in a locked seminar in Sosh where the ma- I terial is virtually unavailable to , other students. There are no grad ! uate seminars in the main library. ! There are not even consultation ; rooms for discussion of the avail able thesis material. This is but one of many ex amples of the miserahle equipment Nebraska offers Its graduate IX THE INFIRMARY Philip Kleppinger, Beatrice. Ogden Riddle, Bartley. THE WEATHER It's the tame old thing, fair last night and today and not so cool. So lays the weather de partment anyway. by Merrill LngluitJ 2 dUqliliqJxiL On. ihsL Qbc Metal Grey .1. r"ZL- 'o- . "T """" ' f hy MALLORY liut could be a better tiat color limn I It in now METAL GREY? Dark enough to Mny clean, light rnouch to make contract with ilurk conta. See, the METAL GREY at ROTUNDS todny in ita variety of aljlct and nhapca. All are water proofed by Mallorj'e Cravenctle, FOR HATS Better Hat Cleaner WINNING- While the Cornhutkera are win. ring football garnet we are win ning new customers daily. Our touendowna are In the form of the very beat cleaning and dyeing. JUST PHONE! Q)eerless U CLEANERS B6731 1 Geo. H. Lemon 322 So. 11th I school. And not without kickbacks, too. In 1934 the committee on graduate instruction of the Amer ican Council of Education listed 62 colleges and universities offer ing graduate work In 36 fields as to "creditable" and "superior" work. Nebraska earned creditable rating in botany, chemistry, edu cation, English, plant pathology and plant physiology. In none of these was she considered "su perior." Highly Important graduate fields in which Nebraska did not even rank as creditable included: An thropology, astronomy, bacteri ology, chemical, civil, electrical, mechanical and mineral engineer ing, classics, fine arts, genetics, geology, geography, German, his tory, human and animal nutrition, mathematics, philosophy, physics, political science, psychology, Ro mance languages, sociology, soil science and zoology. Undoubtedly our university is handicapped In development of graduate study by funds for equip ment, for Instructors, for books. This higher education has been harder hit than even the undergraduate fields by insuffi cient appropriations. But Improve ment in housing facilities of avail able reference resources would re move one serious handicap to ade quate, meaningful study for both graduate and undergraduate students. Lloyd Marti to Addregg Frosh Lawyers Tonight Lloyd Marti will be the chief speaker at a smoker given by Phi Delta Phi for the freshman law class in the club rooms of the Law association Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock. A num ber of faculty members have been Invited. Apples and cigars will be served. J Pi mm ! 1 TO THE CLASS OF 3U! When you want advice, go to the seniors of course! And the class of '38 knows it's Fleece coats. And t knows, besides, that the place to get them is MANGEL'S. When their is a buzz of activity and everyone is flying hither and yon, you'll know that eventually you'll meet then at MANGLE'S selecting a camel's hair or other kind of a fleece coat or a new silk frock or suit, some lingerie or hosiery . . . that's campus gospel. How do you know? Just ask any member of '381 mnnGEi's 1215 O Street Reading the World-Herald's ex cellent column "Over the State" a Sunday or two ago, we were surprised to see the statement to the effect that last year the state of Nebraska spent twice as much for relief as it gave to the univer sity and the four normal schools combined. Reverting to slang, I'd say, fine stuff! We know we're prejudiced, but In this case we're proud of that prejudice. The future of the young people of this state should mean more to our solons than that. What do thje students think of the ten year building program killed by the conservative legisla ture last spring? Do they feel that they as students can influ ence the legislature to consider favorably a similar measure when that body convenes again? Charlotte Snyder, Arts and Sci ences rophomore: "Personally, I feel that the bill is a splendid idea as well as a necessity. If you could just see some of the small, cramped spaces called classrooms on the campus, you, would think so, too. Out at Ag campus, the Home Ec depart ment and the meat laboratory are jammed together, and it's swell for the girls who are trying to learn something about Home Ec to listen to squeals of pigs being butchered in the next room. Now, they're trying to cram the cafeteria Into a building already too full. "A new library, however, is the most important improvement needed in the state right now. Ne braska could be one of the na tion's leading educational institu tionsthe university lias the books, but when they're stored away in boxes in the holes under neath the library, they're doing no one any good. Nebraska has improved its roads but that's about all that has been done for the people of the state. I should think that the education of the state's young peo ple is or more importance than the construction of a wonderful concrete highway between two jerkwater towns that nobody ever goes to. 'A wonderful building left by the students in the university now, would mean a lot more to the stu dents of the future than the mere memory that Nebraska beat Min nesota. The students at Kansas State college worked and got their new chemistry lab, and so can the students here." Leslie Plerson, BLad freshman: "We could help a lot by talking to our parents, telling them the conditions that actually exist, and getting them to help us... Peti tions might help, and a concen trated punncity campaign would spread around a lot of informa tion, rne men who compose our state legislature have but a vague unuersianciing of the problem; faced by the university. "Beyond those who have chil dren enrolled In the university, older people are, as a general rule, just disinterested; and they must be aroused. "It will be a hard job to make the students on the camnus and the people outside understand the need for a new library. The bene fits of the library are so intangible uncn compared with the usual thing that stirs people up a foot ball game, a thing that they can sec, and cheer about. Besides, who ran feature some S.000 students flocking to a library as they do to a football game?" Maxine Dick, Arts and Sciences senior: "A very worthwhile protect es pecially in tne case of the library, which is as everyone knows, en tirely Inadequate for the needs of tne University. "The best method by which the students can hope to swing the legislators to their side is by per sonal contact with them. As far as I can see, only a few of them even understand the needs of the university. A well conducted uu bliclty campaign would help a lot "This Idea offers a real oppor tunity for students to show their school spirit by doing something mat win be or actual benefit." Martha Williamson, Bizad Jun lor: "Any legislation which would better the educational facilities of the state should be passed peti tions might help, and a publicity campaign would he good, too. "If the legislators could see this library, they'd certainly do some' thing about It. After all, this Is the best school which Nebraska has to offer, and It should at least have a decc.it library. "Here is an opportunity for students to show real school spirit; whether they will or not remains to be seen. BY ELWOOD RANDOL. Will Durant, nationally known philosopher, will be heard over KFOR this evening at 8:10 as he speaks before the district conven tion of the Nebraska State Teach ers association In the coliseum. The heroic acts of three indi viduals nominated by Kate Smith's "Command Appearance committee will capture the spot light on this evening's airlane schedule. The radio audience will be asked to select the name of the person they consider to be the hero-of-the-month and on Thurs day, Nov. 25, Miss Smith will an nounce the winner of the $1,000 award, and the winners of the two remaining awards of $250. An obiect as huge as the Statue of Liberty would be dif ficult enough ta transport from France to America under ordi nary conditions, but Lieut. Ru dolph V. de Dranbour when given the Job 51 years ago was faced with a three-day storm which set In after the skipper of the S. S. Isere became ill. DeDranbour, now 70 years of aae. will recount the dramatic battle with the sea on the We, the People broadcast at 6:30 this evening over KFAB. Our Rental Department Features ' SAFETY-RENT-A-CARS Reasonable prices. Always open. Fords, Chtys., Willys. MOTOR OUT COMPANY B6819 1120 p ,t sisted by Floyd House and Helen Rosker, ticket sales; Kenneth h l -wall and norman Ellis, publicity, and Kay Risser, social arrange ments. ... , Price of the banquet which will be held in the Chamber of Com merce dining room nt 11 th ami r, will be 75 cents. The dinner will begin at 6:30. All students of the business administration college arc urged to attend. CLARK TO SPEAK AT BIZAD HONORS BANQUET TONIGHT (Continued from Page 1.) university faculty, is a professor of economics at the University of Denver. Feature of the dinner will be the revealing of the names of high ranking students and winners 01 several scholarship prizes. Dean J. LeRossignol, toastmaster or tne banquet and head of bizad college, will award the 10 William Gold keys to the sophomores who ranked highest in their first year. He will also re-read the names of bizad students who were honored at the 1937 general honors con vocation. present Key. Dr. E. S. Fullbrook will an nounce new members eiectea to Beta Gamma Sigma, honorary fraternity of the college of busi ness administration. Elections to the society are based on the three year record of the student. Tne winner of the Miller A Paine re search scholarship will also be named as will the recipient of tke Phi Chi Theta key, presented to the hiirhest ranklnc senior girl for her record during her Junior year. Recipients of the Delta Sigma Pi scholarship fee, (riven to the highest ranking senior in the col lege, and of the Alpha Kappa Psi medallion, presented to tne senior ranking top in scholarship and leadership will be announced to the student body. Former Nebraskan Editor. Dr. Clark is an alumnus as well as a former faculty member. In 1905 he was associate editor of the yearbook and In 1905-06 he was editor In chief of the Dally Nebraskan. After practicing law for several years, he became di rector and vice president of the Standard Oil Company of Indiana and later of the Midwest Refining company. In 1928 Dr. Clark took graduate work In political economy and political science at Johns Hopkins university and graduated with Phi Beta Kappa honors and a Ph. D. Since he has been con nected with the University of Den ver, he has published a book, "The Federal Trust Policy." Special Guests. Special guests at the banquet will be Chancellor and Mrs. E. A Burnett, Regent and Mrs. R. W. DeVoe, and Dr. W. G. Langworthy Taylor, professor emeritus of the department of political economy. Chairman in charge of arrange ments for the banquet is Quinn Scott, the president of the Bizad executive council, who will preside at the dinner. Mr. Scott ia KOSMET REVUE REVEALS HONORARY COLONEL OF CHI PHI "MILITARY BRAWL" AS WELL AS NEBRASKA SWEET HEART (Continued from Tage I I hilariously misinterprets the ex cited commands of their leader who is, of course, Ben Guild. Craig Spencer will do the seem ingly impossible and play Intellig ibly on two clarinets at the same time. The well remembered living statue of the skit given two years ago has been resurrected this year with Larry Doud assuming honors and making the statue behave in a most unstatuellke manner. The girls from the thrice Delta house will lend considerable class to the show with a musical com edy skit. There is a chorus of eight comely lasses, a trio, and a very good Maurice Chevalier imi tation by talented Flora Alhin. And as a real highspot don't mips Alice Redwood's vocal interpreta tion of the Blue Danube, for it is really worth hearing. Newspaper's Society Page. Alpha Phi sorority will make Johnny Howell either red with shame or green with envy with their novel act which, as you must have guessed by now, presents a stage set in the fern of a news paper's society page. Four pictures appear one by one with appro priate fanfare and prove to be characterizations outstanding campus girls, namely the May Queen, Prom Girl, Goddess of Ag riculture, and Nebraska Sweet heart. The last, however, will be unrevealed altho it only takes one guess to guess whom the sorority is hoping will fill the blank. Cne of the show's highs should certainly be set by an Alpha Phi sextet who dance in costumes which show a masculine tuxedo from one side and a fluffy formal gown from the other. The effect as they turn from side to side is nothing short of startling and surely as novel as these parts have soon in some time. Also sure to win praise is an original song, "My Country Cousin," written es pecially for the act by Joyeo Ayres and sung by a trio com posed of Kathleen Hall, Mary Elizabeth Kicnholz, and Jean Hughes. Many other equally entertaining acts are spotted in the revue, but another day will have to sec their advance perusal. LI III-f IT Y NOW! 2 First Run Hits! Plus "CARNIVAL QUEEN" 10c 15c Bob Wilcox Dot Kent WAT. 10c NOW SHOWINQI The romantic, woman's Ida of th navy I I "WINGS OVER HONOLULU" with RAY M1LLANO WENDY BARRIE put2n& Feature- BRET HARTE'S "OUTCASTS OF POKER FLAT" Jean Mulr Preaton Foiter It'll Be n A GreM -$t21J Entertainment J-. Week-End! V. i fir"" rT "'f-i M 1 VoOr , V J Or""1 I V c-ouMS ft KW 0 To-GVHE for the biggest football jamboree youVe ever seen! - a i:va . cuttle .r.'S'. ..ri SEATS NOW ON SALE - Th' STUART Hurry! Ends Tonite "MARRY THE GIRL" "LANCER SPY" FRIDAY! The grand mimical hit you're bren trailing tn tee again:: . i r7;i r P 1 . . t..X l.4.rVT. ,...,v. 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