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TWO THE DAILY NEBRASKAN, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1938 (pidte $3 Military Ball? Not for This Scot To the Editor: It did my Scotch blood good Inst Friday morning to read Colonel Ourys little quote which read as follows: "Nowadays, a fellow can get by for $3 for the evening; $2 for the ticket and not over 50 cents for taxi." Colonel Oury also stated that it was no longer nec essary to purchase a corsage for your date. He even went so far as to say that it did not suit the taste nor the occasion of the af fair. Thus it was that I started to the ball, last Friday evening, with a ticket and a dollar and three cents in my jeans. I hired a taxi, and picked up my date only to find her in a very ill humor' and without a corsage. She cast a very unlovely remark my way about no corsage and It was only a last minute thought which saved the evening for me. I told her that I lldn't feel up to the job of picking out a corsage and that we would visit the florist where she could choose one that fitted her fancy She picked out a 2 gardenia af fair and after showing my identi fication card and everything else that I had. the florist agreed to charge the thing. By this time, the txi had eaten up all of my liquid assets and I arrived at the ball with 13 cents to my name. Thinking back to Oury's state ment, I cursed and then, put the bee on a fraternity brother for a couple of dollars. While I was putting the bee on the fellow, I decided that I might as well do It thoroughly, so I ar ranged for transportation to the Tasty Pastry after the ball. I guess my date didn't have time for dinner that evening for she certainly outdid herself. After I satisfied my hunger with a toasted cheese and she with a little bit of everything, the cashier at the check and banded me 45 cents. A stop at a filling station took 40 cents for gas and 15 cents for cigarettes. I arriced home with S cents! Then we must consider inci dentals. The cleaning and pressing of my tux was 56 cents, shirt and collar, 31, a mislaid collar button, two bits and shoe shine 10 cents. I plan in the near futures to send this long string of expenses over to bizad and let some ac countant tear into them. We will then compare my expenses with those set forth by Colonel Oury. For the present, I'm so much in the red that I'm considering join ing the communist party! A Disillusioned Scot Proctor, Gamble Official Interviews 70 Seniors Approximately 70 chemical, electrical, and mechanical engi neering seniors were interviewed and tested yesterday afternoon by an official of the Proctor and Gamble company for jobs in the company's plants. The tests, which covered a two hour period, em braced the fields of mathematics and science. Football In Nebraska There is a wholesome atmosphere, that en gulfs today's foothiill event, this animal Ne braska senior all-si ate football rally, which has as its guests the cream of the Cornhnsker, state's prid crop. Because of this, the Daily Xebraskan salutes Nebraska's football players in a special edition dedicated to them for services rendered. . .gratis. Today's roundup, typical of the hundreds of football banquets going on throughout the state, serves as an appropriate commemoration of the refreshingly open-and-ahove-board man ner in which football is played and regarded in Nebraska. Lincoln's junior chamber of com merce, sponsor of the annual rally, is not motivated by the desire to attract these high school seniors to the University of Nebraska or Wesley an university as "football material." Believe it or not, even chambers of commerce can be altruistic organizations at times, and this is one of the best examples. Kespect is be ing paid where respect is due. Nebraskans can be justly proud of foot ball in Nebraska. This fall the topic of foot ball was on the lips of Nebraskans more than the topic of slot machines. Gate receipts, from Memorial stadium to a. roped-off pasture, serve as one index of football's pop ularity. Radios, booming away at full vol ume, kept Nebraskans posted play-by-play of Nebraska's football fortunes in homes, cars, stores, hospitals,, streets and offices. Win, lose or draw, Nebraskans either went or listened to football. King; Football reigned supreme. The season's end cannot be met nationally w;th the wholesome manner that is truly unique to Nebraska. The Cornhuskers, for example, underwent the worst season-from the record viewpoint since 1890, winning only three out of nine games. But derisive carping was not the order of the day. True, there was some muttering, but when the facts were honestly faced, the squawking became negligible. Alumni and students stuck it out with the Huskers. They braved the Thanksgiving Day weather over 22,000 strong to watch ten Huskers play their last game. A relationship like this is most gratifying all around. It is driven home even harder when a football enthusiast reads his post-season sports page and discovers that there is some thing amiss at Pitt, at Iowa, at Illinois, at Kansas. Pittsburgh is slowly and painfully going through a metamorphosis stage in its athletic policies, designed to "deemphasize" foot ball. The treatment by the U. S. press has in voluntarily served to emphasize the gridiron sport to an unprecedented high. Pitt now is to be pitied, not criticized. The Cathedral of Learning had rushed headlong, the same as many other eastern colleges, into the maelstrom of the football business. Pitt was forced to give its freshman football players tLe same consideration other neighboring colleges dangled before the "football mater ial." Signing promissory notes in lien of paying tuition is only one angle of the situ- thud. "FIEB" SmJL Prof. Whelan, Ag. campus entomologist pulled the prize retort of the week. A cer tain Farm House lad entered his office announcing that he had come in to 'apple polish.' Without batting an eyelash, Prof. Whelan answered, "Well, shine." But boyt, your suits don't "shine" when they've been pressed at the "EVANS." On 12th St. Near the Campus ation. The "De-emphasizing" process calls for the frosh to honor the notes. But when the yearling gridders signed, they main tained that officials insisted upon the signa tures only as a mere formality. Pitt's griil wots arc a sorry mess, one which Nebraskans can refer to with that "it-enn't-hnppen-herc" attitude and then burst out with appropriate fervor in the singing of "There Is No Place Like Nebraska." Pitt will less prestige, ranking interest and possibly Iheir coach, Dr. Jock Sutherland, as a result of the expose. And then there is Iowa. Running com petition to a smaller but better liked Btate agricultural college, the University of Iowa dropped its third coach of recent years to hire a former Iowa boy who achieved nati onal fame at Notre Dame. "Pressure groups" were many at Iowa City, coming even from students and alumni, usually the last two groups to let down their alma mater's coach. Look at Illinois. Torn between the desire to have a winning football team and to be loyal to a tradition-filled coach, lllini patrons are in a football dilemma. The athletic board demanded the resignation of aging Coach Boh Zuppke, one of football's most colorful figures. The University trustees refused to sanction the resignation in nn unprecedented intervention. Our neighboring state of Kansas has its troubles too. The Jayhawkers raucously hop ped on their head coach, Adrian Lindsey, when K. U. was in the doldrums of defeat. Whether the Jays' jibberings will result in a new coach remains to be seen. All around Nebraska one finds football battles being staged off the field long after the season has concluded. In nearly every case, defeats have been the prime cause for ousters. From winning colleges, grid peace contentedly settles over the beaming faces of Siwash's backers. When football is permitted to get this much out of hand, when victories are the principal reason for maintaining football on the athletic program, the danger point has been reached. Football is on shaky grounds now, generally speaking, what with educators like President Robert M.. Hutchens of Chicago advocating "ten-cent" admission. It remains for the athletic directors and head coaches to clean their respective houses, before the Ligher-up University officials and state legislatures loosen their brooms of in vestigation. Football players must retain the general characteristics of the average student who pays tuition fees, buys books, goes to classes, studies for exams, abides by eligibil ity rules and works for his or her spend ing money. Football itself must not lose its identity as only a part of an athletic pro gram. Any boy in the University who has the yen to play football must have the op portunity to do so playing it to win, naturally enough, but basically because foot ball is a game... Memorial stadium is inscribed with a Corn husker shibboleth that is appropriate to all American football: Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game ; In the deed the glory. OfhaicaL TLojUll On Sunday's Vespers The Lincoln Cathedral choir, singing at the weekly vespers in the Cornhusker hotel Sunday and broadcasting over two radio hook ups, thrilled its audience as they rendered a Rosborough interpre tation of "So Soberly and Softly" by Christiansen. A smaller audience than usual on account of the rainy evening went away from the worship service with the expressed feeling that they had heard one of the best performances of the cele brated choir and one of the best delivered talks given during the vespers series. Mis Chamberlain Speaks. Phyllis Chamberlain, speaking before the Vespers group, de scribed the Cathedral of St. John the Divine as being a symbol of desire for int of peoples an worshipping the! same lioa. "The seven cathedrals of the tongues," she said, "were estab- iin"i mat people from foreign I countries in New York, and vis-1 itors from abroad mii'ht hav ' place to attend church services , of their own language." These seven cathedrals are designed and decorated in accordance to the country that they represent to make the foreigner atending serv ices there feel at home. String Choir Plays. The Mortar Board president, de veloped the topic "Spirituality of Universal Ideal and a World Filled with Beauty of Contrast" as she spoke of the non-sectarian cathedral in which German, Swed ish, French, Spanish, Italian, Armenian and Chinese tongues are used. The cathedral string choir, com posed of 12 pieces directed by Dor othy Holcomb, played during the marching of the choir and for in cidental music during the service. The vespers were broadcast by two radio stations, KFOR and KOIL under the Central States Broadcasting system. One for the book any book turns up at the University of De troit. It seems the boys were cafe-teria-ing in great style when there was a delay at the head of the line, where coffee was being served. Says sophomore Willy to a fe- Y.W.C.A. Requests Pledge Payment Y. W. C. A. pledges and mem berships 'promised during the October membership and fi nance drive are payable this week in the Y. W. office, ac cording to 81 ma Hill, chair man. Pledget should be paid to Mitt Either Ottlund, general secretary. male flunkey: "What's the delay?" "I have to wait for some sauc ers," says the f. f. "Oh, never mind," says W., "I can drink out of the cup." Students wishing Christmas photographs from Cornhusker sit tings should place their orders im mediately. Townsend Studio. Your Drug Store Try nnf unnrtpy ittrk noon 1iirrhe, ynm'H enfay them and rhrnt Imt. n'i frrt Khltfnmn't rhirroln tfl nil fhr iihfrHn rrmrtltf- for that dute. THE OWL PHARMACY P St. at 14th Phone B1068 FREE DELIVERY pa DEC. FIRST STARTS INTRAMURALS America's largcit indoor port. Fun for all. Lincoln Bowling Parlors 236 No. 12th Council Bill-Drafting And $30 a Month Trofessor Aylsworth snv w . while he does think it highly sirable, proper and the h, , tent of the law that the " tive council shall make recomm dations, accompanied by supper1; drafts of bills, as to needed k lation on the tonics it has invest," gated, these views were expre" privately to a reporter with T thought on his part of publican, He had no discussion of the quea tion with Senator Nuembei Jr any other senator, the two differ ing views having been gatherJ separately. Professor Aylsworth and Senator Nuernbevger have been acquainted for years, both of the senator's sons having studied under the professor while goine thru university years ago. The paragraphs printed did not Indicate a discussion between the piflfessor and the senator. The rj. porter merely made plain two con. treating views. It Is claimed that four-fifths 0f the members-elect of the un. cameral legislature are pledged to see that sufficient funds are se cured to make up the necessary contribution of the state, which added to the federal allotment' will give $30 a month to those qualified for old age assistance. Some talk has been heard that a graduated income tax will be the source from which the added funds come. At the last session this was proposed, but the argument used against it was that unless rates were made much higher than the federal income tax the amount would fall far abort of the sum needed. It ia assumed that Gov. Cochran would disapprove 'any added taxes, and it would take three-fifths of the members to override his veto. Lincoln State Journal. Football rules the day! Poten tial football material from al! over the state will rally today in honor of Nebraska and Wes leyan senior gridders ... an open season for the gals who go for football men in a big way! Football coaches will be swinging out with their teams, high, wide and band tome. . . . winging out to the Hotel Capi tal Coffee Lounge where there'll be plenty to eat and plenty of time to eat it . . . for today the Capital Coffee Lounge will be out to please the football fans, too ... so come around, all you good Nebraska rooters, and have your fun with the rest of the crowd . . . have your fun along with your food . . . the Capital! P. S. Ift Mortar Board niqM Friday dont miss being at the Coffee Lounge to have YOUR picture taken! Make your reservations for dimer . . . now! HOTEL CAPITAL Daily Nebraskan Katerra u aprona-rlami mattrt at the poatofflre la I.lneehi, Nrbrenaa, an4rr art ronarrM, March 8, 111. ana at tarra! rate of poatace pnrfdri far la tm IIOS, act of October 8, 1811. aatlwrhH January t. tt.
