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PAGE TWO THE DAILY NEBRASKAN, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1937 J Jul fidttoA. $fiQ.akL College Seems So Nice and Safe I pot a serious letter from George Pipal in the middle of the week. George was editor of the Daily last semester and is now working as radio reporter for the United Tress in Omaha. "While in school George was an ineongrous jalnam of the gay and the serious. He didn't spend a lot of time on the books, but seemed to get around a good deal, talking to profes sors, dabbling in enough activities to rate Innocency, hobnobbing around the first ses sion of the new unicameral working to help along a decent university appropriation, and Irving in general to find answers. He wanted u know why he was in college, what was real ly happening in the old U. S. and why, and something of the rock bottom values in life itself. All in all, however, George was more of the gay than the serious. He thought he ought to be bothered by things in general with a view to earning his keep in the world by doing a mite to better it. But I, at least, don't think he ever got down to cases while he was in school. It wasn't necessary for him and it doesn't seem so for us. Colle gians are a class apart, supposedly spending four years grounding themselves for a dis interested outlook on life. George has been out of school now for about five months. His carefree attitude is gone. He is definitely perturbed by the state of affairs in the nation. His handling of wire reports from the UP has led him to believe that college is far too removed from reality, and that something of startling sig nificance is happening under our noses with out our knowing it. I thought that perhaps the extremely earn est reflections of Mr. Pipal, one now five months removed from the serene haven of col lege, might be appropriate for a calm, undis turbing Sunday editorial hodge podge. George Fears Revolution He writes, following the personal delica cies, "I know we've had jingoists and 'viewers with alarm' ever since God made little green apples. But it's a different set that's viewing with alarm these days. Just let me list a few indications I've run across here in the wire reports that indicate that partisans aren't the only onts proclaiming revolution. "In the first place, industrialists used to foresee revolutions only when they were re ferring specifically to some 'ism-ic threat. They did it for a reason. Vet, a speaker picked to address the Congress of American Industry in New York tonight said: 'Business is in "rot ten shape." Some form of collectivization, either fascist, or communist, in form is in evitable.' He was Dr. Virgil Jordan, a re eearch economist. "Henry Luce, who deserves credit for some brains for creating Time, Fortune, and Life magazines, said at a Yale reunion last night, 'This cockeyed country won't be fit to live in in another 20 years.' Not a Bab bit, Ed, but Henry Luce. "Harry Elmer Barnes, who hates jingo ists, was quoted, last night as saying we would face a war within the next three years because of the president's known sympathy for the navy and preparedness. English propaganda, he said, has already started. "I think the threat of a fascist internn tionale, as H. V. Kaltenborn foresees it, can be too easily underestimated. Too many peo pie believe they understand the fascist phil osophy, and dismiss it, in their minds as some thing akin to empty stomachs and hero worship." (A little later in the letter, George men tions both empty stomachs and hero worship.) Beneath the Christmas Shopping Surface "If business picks up, and stays there, I suppose democracy will survive for another 50 years. But I don't see where the money's com ing from. There isn't that much capital tied up to prime the pump with 25 billions that Lamont DuPont says are necessary. "Here in Omaha things are going to be hell this winter. Speiser covers these WPA heartbreaker stories. They've never been worse. The Herald won't print all the facts even now. I've talked with these boys who come up to WOW for Foster May's find-a-job clinic on Sunday. Last Sunday, one fellow was up there who had one pair of badly worn over alls to his name, and practically froze when he did try to get out to find work. There isn't WPA for everyone anymore, you know, and there won't be relief for everyone this win ter, with county finances in such a mess. "Here's an editorial I just noticed in the paper the scrub woman put on the floor to dry the linoleum. When the public con stantly hears this drivel: 'Oh, our people wouldn't stand to have their liberties re voked,' or, quoting from the last paragraph, 'We cannot accept the conclusion that this is more than a passing phase that may endure for a generation or two, but which will not endure forever,' you may be able to under stand why we can be led to believe that de mocracy stands a chance. "But you know damn well that those bo hunks and polacks on the south side, me in cluded, aren't going to have their heads shot off for the right to vote for public officers to knife them in the back. "1 visited a Serbian church dinner in South Omaha a couple of weeks ago. Those immigrants pay lip service to democracy, but I've never heard anyone cuss Ed Burke so in my life. They consider Roosevelt a tin god, and when anyone double crosses them on the new deal as Ed Burke did, they're ready to can the whole representative system and give Roosevelt a free rein. They've already deified him. "Take this, quoted from the address of the president of American-Jugoslav Progressive club at the dinner, 'Fife years ago,' he said, 've didn't have nutting. Our families vere hungry. Today, everybody happy. . . ve half full bellies and plenty of pivo (beer). . . and our kids get good schooling. All due to dot greit man.' pointing to F. D. R.'s picture, 'Franklum Belamo Roosumvelt.' "These boys don't care if the regiment ed philosophy of fascism is fundamentally different than the idyllic ideals of the coun try squires who wrote the constitution. It's not that they wouldn't fight to preserve them under some other catch phrase, but they'd be more likely to fall for fascism, which has a better stock of catch phrases. "Things are worse off right now than when thev had the street car strike up here And boy. if you don't think South Omaha has a nasty temper on an empty stomach, just re member that the street car mob had formed, ready to march downtown in Omaha to bomb the Brandeis store and raise hell in generaj, when the national guard finally pulled in. Maybe newspapers have always sup pressed true conditions and I'm just surprised to discover them. But the veterans in this game, in the office, on the Herald, in every bull session, sav things are worse. "By God, I still think we're going to have a revolution. "You can't see it if you go downtown in Lincoln and watch the Christmas shoppers. It won't be as obvious as the French revolution. Possibly we'll just hear about it out here in the sticks. I don't know which would be more interesting to hike off to some war now, or stick around aiul see the fun here." By Ed Murray. IN THE INFIRMARY Edward Panter, Hebron. Robert Rae, Neligh. Everett Lomax, Wilsonville. DISMISSED. Mary Kuns, McCook. money to the Salvation Army when they felt that way. Furthermore, they would be able to buy a first class press agent who could get some Corn huskers on Collier's and Liberty's All American and have our school songs sung over national hookups. Then we really would get a large student body. Yours truly, Elmer Blaine. VTluMcaL EH -. . M Ham. , .i.vwf:,j i. t ewtu )" Sampson, Rippeteau, Bim son Plan Best Structures In Contest. In Defense of Nebraska We're In the Top Tenth To the Editor: Your editorials of Dec 8th and 9th on Nebraska's standing a university lead me to question cer tain of your methods and con clusions. 1. You compare Nebraska with 11 universities offering graduate work toward a Ph. D. degree. Ne braska Is primarily undergraduate, as you pointed out. Less than 1 percent of tta students are Th. D. candidates, and its graduate In struction is correspondingly lim ited. Similarly, Dartmouth is omitted from your "great uni versity" list because It offers no doctor s degree. It does not fol low, however, that Dartmouth is Inferior as an undergraduate col lege. To contrast Nebraska with graduate schools on the Ph. D. level is a inapt as to compare it with senior high schools. 2. The leading scholars are rated according to the volume and quality of their research output (as you also mentioned), not ac cording to their teaching ability. As a student at Harvard I wasted imny hours listening to lectures by snvnnts skilled in their own specialties, but lacking the time and training necessary to "get their Ideas across." I have lan guished In lecture course of 600 or more, with no opportunity of Inte: changing Ideas with the In structors either in or out of class. The Instructors at Nebraska are required to serve primarily the Intellectual -needs of the student; their outside research work il econdary. 3. I agree that there is no logical connection between toot ball and scholastic greatness, and therefor take Issue with. Dr. Rayior'l statement that "a fairly safe general rule In choosing a university for a serious purpose is to avoid the football greats. " Nine out of 11 of your "great universi ties" are striving for a great foot ball team. Would you avoid tnese? If so, we may go further and avoid all 41 of the football greats with Dr. Raysor, and still 615 colleges in this country from which to choose. But unfortunately the great majority of them are also weak in scholarship. One connec tion is apparent: a strong football team produces revenue which is often used to Improve the physical educational facilities for the entire student body. 4. You fail to find Nebraska among the 11 "great universities" and therefore lament its inferior ity, bemoaning Its mere "smatter ing of learning." Let me point out that there are 644 other colleges and universities, good and bad, which are not on this list, and which couldn't all be damned as Inferior, even if the 11 chosen did represent the best undergraduate collegea. My guess is that Ne braska's undergraduate instruc tion, averaging all departments, rank somewhere in the highest score of the 656 institutions of higher learning in this country, and that the differences among the top 20 are today relatively slight. Certainly, in that wide range of eduratlonal offerings which lies between Harvard or Chicago at the upper extreme and Black Mountain or Dropsle at the lower extreme, -Nebraska must rar.T. In the top tenth. .Yours truly, William A. 6purr. (A't. Professor of Statistics.) Opinions on Foreign Topics Let's Have Some Real Elmer on Athletic Dr. Mr. Editor: This letter should be written to Mr. Selleck, but you're so under standing I thought I'd write It to you Instead. You see, I've got another Idea. After I read of how the profits of the military ball are spent on the military department, I thought, now why aren't the football profit spent on football players? They could certainly put It to a good use as the military department does. For they could buy all the training tables they want, build six or seven practice fields, com plete the stadium, take trip to Palm Beach or Sun Valley, de pending on the season, and maybe build themselves a dormitory on what' left. They could hire tutor so that they wouldn't have to tudy o hard. Then thy could buy flower for player that died during lec- j'-.iii.iimiiMiiiii.jiilmuimiiuaiiiiiiiiiinmni Prlte Chltken Teeated Hamburoer, Baked Vlr. gmli Ham, Pint Steaka, good Coffee, rich cream, open until I A. M, white Home. N. I. en 77. Opt All WIMtrWirm Iniltft ture and give bequests to their orphans. They could have a big spread in the Cornhusker, even bigger than the military department. The boys could be given monetary presents so they wouldn't have to work for their money. They could buy some high cla.MH refreshments and hire a bartender to make them Alexanders during the halves. The players could build themselves an aircondltloned club houne where they could play pool or read Beowulf if they were in the mood. Also they could give " By Gene Garrett. A number of advanced student of the School of Music will pre sent the next convocation recital In the Temple Wednesday after noon. Those taking part will be Merelene Tatro, a student with Mr. Schmidt; James Lawson, who studies with Miss Wagner; Beat rice Knofllcek, whose Instructor Is Miss Kllnker; Yvonne Gaylord, trumpet student of Mr. Schlld neck; Frances Spencer, who studies 'cello under Miss Zabris kle; Raymond Bauer, student with Mr. Chenoweth; Margaret Porter, violin student with Mr. Wlshnow, and the "Mastersingers," popular local radio quartet, (Donald Bel lamy, William Miller, Arthur Barneby, and Walter Reusch), all students of Mrs. Gutzmer. Hereafter the weekly radio broadcast of the school will be heard from 4:45 to 5:00 over KOIL, instead of the former time Of 4:15. This week's featured stu dents will be Richardson Dougall and Margaret Porter. Janet Steckelberg, a student with Herbert Schmidt, appeared on a program given by the Mu sical Art club last Monday. 18 Students Perform. The following students of Miss Wagner appeared in a studio re cital on Wednesday: Martha Mc Gee, Mildred Freadrich, Dorothy Hoffman, the Wagner male quar tet, Betty Reese, Lois Enyeart Robert Howe, Janet Regnler, Max Ine Pope, Geraldlne Krause, Carl Harnsherger, Inez Heaney, Rita Rist, Milan Starks, Maxine Lav erty, Rose Dunder, James Lawson, and Charlotte Klesselbach. Miss Laura Holm will be so prano soloist in the presentation of the "Messiah" given at the United Brethren church of York, Neb., Sunday evening, Dec. 12, and will also sing the solo role in the cantata, "The Coming of the King," which will be given the following Sunday evening at the Presbyterian church of York. Stark Sings at Church. Milan Starks was soloist at the First Baptist church this morning. Rose Dunder will sing on a pro gram at the Y.W.C.A. Tuesday. The above three students are tak insr work under Miss Alma Wagner. Wilbur Chenoweth presented the followine onran and piano stu dents in a studio recital on Satur day: Lucille Schaper, Patricia Watson. Clara Moore, Margaret Pence, Betty Van Home, Eleanor Roeers. Maxine Tiller, Jean Hughes. Houghton Furr, and Ray mond Bauer. Mrs. Parker sang for the De Molay Mothers club Tuesday aft ernoon, accompanied by Margaret McGregor. She will also sing a solo from the "Messiah" at Grace Methodist church this morning. Mrs. Gutzmer will present a number of her students in a pro tram of opera selection for the Lincoln Women's club on Monday afternoon at S:A at the Temple theater. The following people will aonear: Mrs. Bernice Mallot as Lakme, William Miller as NUt kantha, assisted bv a chorus com posed of Robert Bellamy, Walter Reusch, Arthur Barneby, James Minnick, Richard Blessing, Clyde Shonerd, Alice Redwood, Virginia Pederson, Patricia Prime, Lucille Schaper, Helen Ledford Parker, Jean Gutzmer, Gladys Turnlk, Clare Hustead, Mary F.Uzabeth Klenholr, Carol Lemons, and Bar bara Hart. The Mastersingers will sing several number and Mildred Gibson Slocum of Omaha will ing Santuzza' aria In a cene from "Cavalerla Rustlcana" with Bar bara Hart as Lucia. Helen Led ford Parker. Patricia Prime, Jean Gutzmer, and Barbara Hart will sing a quartet from "The Jolly Musketeers." Mary Tolhurst and Carol Lemons will play the ac companiments. LAW SENIORS ENTER BURKAN MEMORIAL NATIONAL CONTEST (Continued from Page 1.) pre-eminence In hi chosen pro fession. Early in hi career he waa drawn to the unfortunate experi ence of composers and authors of copyrighted musical work whose rights were being deliberately In fringed. A a result of hi interest In tht branch of the law he be came a recognized authority and ultimately was appointed general counsel of the American Society of Composers. Desiring to perpetuate his memory f j organization de cided to inaugural, the Burkan memorial competition. Dean Foster said that the win ning paper from Nebraska would probably be announced during the law day fertlvitie some time in May. The winning architectural draw ings of a small branch library, de signed by the first year students of the architecture department, have just been announced. Of the 14 plana on display, those by Jack Sampson, Darrell Rippe teau, and Stanley Blmson all were judged superior. The judges, con sisting of instructor from the architecture department, were Prof. Marvin Robinson, Prof. Lynus B. Smith, Prof. Pugsley and Prof. Ben Hemphill. The problem stated that the building should be "substantially one story in height with basement to provide for heating and storage of material not in regular use.", This library waa to have such a floor plan that the fiction, refer ence, and children' department were to be in full view of the single librarian in order that strict supervision and discipline could be maintained. The librarian's desk in the winning designs were also placed near the outer en trance to provide quicker checking out of books and to act as a sort of information desk. The library waa also to have toilet facilities and one room for club meetings or to be used during the children story hour. These first year students have been ' working on these drawings tor tne past live weeks. BELL RECEIVES REQUEST Kentucky University Asks For Archaeologist. Dr. Earl H. Bell, assistant pro fessor of anthropology at the uni versity, received a letter from Prof. W. S. Webb of the Univer sity of Kentucky asking for his recommendation of a student who would be competent to carry on archaelogical field work In an other section of Kentucky. Because several graduate from this de partment at Nebraska have proved so successful in anthropological and archaeological work, now progressing in this part of the country, Nebraska trained men have been in great demand. Some of these students who have received their training here and who are now establishing a pro fessional name for themselves in clude Stuart Neltzel, who is at present working In the Chick a mauga basin on the Tennessee river; Harold Dahms, now em ployed in the Guntersville basin and Bernard Refshouge who is also working for the University of Kentucky in the Pickwick basin on the Tennessee river. Paul Cooper, who graduated from this department recently, was also em ployed in anthropological field work in this region, while two women students, Eleanor Cook and Marion Dunlevy are now doing graduate work at the University of Chicago. Waldo Wadel, who is also a university graduate, is now associated with the United States national museum. NEWS PARADE ty Marions Churchill Prf'te lt Nine Days Shalt Thou Labor . . . Labor legislation takes first place in congress' consideration, The house labor committee re writes the senate approved wages and hours bill to provide govern ing committees similar to the coue authorities of the NRA. Newest of wages and hours bill, now up for consideration, fixes 40 cents an hour as the minimum wage and maximum hours at 8 per day and 40 per week. Children under 16 would not be employed Thus congress persists in the fight against child labor and in the regulation of industry. At the same time nine "die-hard" supreme court justices sit on the seat of judgment, where few die and none resign and they all live a long time. And Mow Emperor. Mussolini is proclaimed as em peror of Italy. The former King of Italy and Emperor of Ethiopia thus makes his newest play for forcing world recognition of his Ethiopian conquest. Report, not yet verified, Is that Mussolini may announce relinquishment of the premiership in favor of his son-in-law, Count Galeazzo Ciano, and will be known as duce or leader of the country. Rumors are prevalent that Italy wilt withdraw from the League of Nations. Such action would imply an even closer tie with Germany and Japan. With the flagrant in effectiveness of the Brussels con ference a pretty good indication of the kind of opposition the pre mier may expect, 11 duce will not be deterred overmuch by paper agreements in taking any steps which he might fancy. Democratic nations may explain with dismay, but the fascist nations are being placed in pretty good position to pull strings and see International affairs shaping up about according to their liking. Santa 'isits Haile Selatnie Gift to the "poor and needy" Haile Selassie bring violent out bursts from His Majesty who, ac cording to press reports, is re clining in Bath in "a distressed condition." Kind hearted Britons send a miscellaneous conglomera tion of bagful of coal, jugfuls of wine, baskets of grens, and post age stamps to keep his correspond ence going. The one time King of Kings and Lion of Judah waxes indignant, insists that "I am a poor man, yes! But I am not an object of charity. Such undignified gifts aa these should be sent to the Abyssinia association for re lief refugees." The good Haile Se lassie, it seems, does not share the pork barrel complex which in fect the worthiest congressman shortly before election and which lead them to accept anything from a good sized road appropri ation to the most obscure of fed eral appointments. Japan Victorious? Japan, confident of victory at Nanking, is reported as planning next an attack on South Chiiw. Predictions at Peiping are that the Japanese army will within a short time restore the former pro Nanking government of China. The Japanese say only that there will be "a new government very-soon." Few are the remaining defenses left to desperately war torn China and Japan is already clinching its advantages and looking toward a subdued China wun japan steer ing the policy and reaping empiri cal benefits. EXCHANGE STUDENTS TALK Miss Thierry, Karl Fortman Address Roger Williams Club Tonight. Christmas customs of other countries will be the central theme of the Sunday evening meeting of the Roger Williams club when Simone Thierry of I ranee and Karl Fortman of Germany, tv.r. exchange students, talk on the Christmases in their native luwl at 7 o'clock at the First Baptist church. Preceding the 7 o'clock meeting a social hour will be held. In charge of the program and devo tional is Phyllis Jean Thomas. r STARTS TODAY SI I li hack tn make you ' roar . . . GEORGE BRENT ANITA LOUISE IN phit 2nd FEATURE THE GRIM REAPER GIVES WARNING I J I "SINNER TAKE ALL" BRUCE CABOT MARGARET LINDSAY Boycotting Japan is serious busi ness with coeds of the school of education of New York University. Twenty of them decided last week to wear sheer wool hose instead of silk stockings. The boys looked upon them and found them good. The girls found them good and also cheap. One of the organizers, when asked whether the boycott would i n c 1 u de underclothes, looked puzzled. what undergarments?" "Well, er step-in and uch things?" "My dear," said she. "we don't wear uch thing. Everything else that we wear, pajamaj, slips, negligees, will be cotton or wool from now on. NOW! It' gay... It' crazy ... but, oh, what fun! Jack Benny "ARTISTS AND MODELS" 2 BIG HITS! is M Cm: I.MrL.J tv l!KIIyA now bm SHOWING 1 - l:IO 201 wlik I Ida Luplno Dick Arl Lit ""!s. ISC -till 6:3CV It's Laff-Tlme at the 10c f f7ltf Jil 19c Today I Chan . . . Philo Vance . . . Sherlock . . . Now Meet A Detective They're fuu! Phi M MM i come" The yOUV' of . GREAT GARcK' W kw ynu'i mint niorr tlmr In rr thin l( program! OIWi V Brl.n Ed. Ho"" Evrett AU- N0W NEW LOW PRICES Main Floor Any Time ISC NIGHTS ALL SEATS Balcony 1-6 P. M. 10G 15C PERI-ftCT HNlTPTAiNMENT 15 till t p.m. It t ll(irin'- "WESTS!. CHANG"4 with Beverly Now! Lincoln' big theatrical event 1 25C Yt"'U It. ' : 1 ft In i I V i ninv LLLc m jf A NCW AND D'FFffNr yoiffitm .... 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