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TWO DAILY NEBKASKAN Fit I DAY, FEIIKUAHY 10, 1939 m Official Newspaper of More Than 6,000 Students If-- - THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR Offices .... ... Union Building Day B7181. Night B7193. Journal B3333 Member Associated Collegiate Press. 1938 39 Member Nebraska Press Association, 1938-39 Represented for National Advertising bv NATIONAL ADVERTISING SERVICE. INC. 420 Madison Ave. Now York. N. Y. Chicago Boston Los Angeles San Francisco Published Daily during the school year except Mon. days and Satu-days, vacations, and examination periods by students of the University of Nebraska, under supervision of the Publications Board. Subscription Rates are $1.00 Per Semester or $1.E0 for the College Year, $2.60 Mailed. Single copy, S Cents. Entered as second-class matter at the postoffice in Lincoln, Nebraska, under Act of Congress, March 3, 1879, and at special rate of postage provided for in Section 1103. Act of October 3. 1917. Authorized January 20, 1922. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF HOWARD KAPLAN BUSINESS MANAGER .....RICHARD M'GINNIS EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Managing Editors ...Merrill Englund, Harold Niemann. News Editors June Bierbower, Richard DeBrown, Norman Harris, Ellsworth Steele, Fern Steute ville, Ed Wittenberg. Society Editor. Margaret Krause Reporters Marian Bremer. Stanley Rrraer, Jean Charahan, Jamrs Carroll. Janice rrlthnurr. Gene Garrett,. Tat Greene, Marvin Hoffman, trances Keefrr, Betty Klinj el. Evelyn Leavitt, John Markay, Marten Mar golin, i'lyde Marti, Donald Moore. Hubert Ofden, Clark O'Hanlon, Chris Teterson, Rae Robertson, Panl Svoboda, I.acille Thomas David Thompson, Ava Wharton. BUSINESS DEPARTMENT Assistant Business Manager Arthur Hill, Robert Seidel, Helen Severa. Solicitors Ed Segrist, Phil Simpson. Burton Thiel Circulation Manager ... Stanley Michael New thought A new thought, a new idealism is born to day. A new turn's activity point system, more far read) inx than even its originators imagine, will culminate more than a year's considera tion of this worthwhile plan. Not only a re striction upon the mini her of extra-curricular activities allowed each man, nor an attempt to,' increase the total number of participants, but a move 1o divert attention from the goal to the doing, is the NEBKASKAN'S vision for the future. "Doing," as a benefit to the student and to the system, lies not in the selfish striving for an honorary goal, but rather in the direct opposite. It is in the working for the love of the work itself that produces the greatest lead ers and the greatest accomplishments in the tasks to be done. Only without the haunting desire, without the driving belief, that membership in all prin ciple activities is a prime requisite to the ulti mate, the Innocents soctety, for which all ac tivities men aspire, can freedom of movement and true specialization be realized. After the passing of more than half a century- has come at last the realization of the supremacy in im portance of the individual over the organiza tions and the societies. In 191V.), for the first time in the history of the University of Ne braska will a man be enabled to realize two goals in one to attain the ultimate thru un divided loyalty and attention to Ihe one extra curricular activity in which his heart and in terest are wrapped. In a recent nationwide poll of college cam puses, students voted extra-curricular activi ties a close second to studies in importance to a well rounded education. Heretofore in order for an ambitious man to insure himself a posi tion in the coveted senior honorary, he could not afford his activities to suffer such an un important position as second place. To restrict his abilities to only two organizations was com monly known as comparable to political sui cide, despite the fact that the alternative view has more than once proved to be educational suicide. Hand in hand with this new idealism, to strive only wherein the natural stimulus lies, travel corrections of the pitfalls evident in last year's unsatisfactory point system. In the avoidance rather than the advancement, in the sophomores rather than the seniors, is the prop er place for elimination of over-activity. It is the senior, not the sophomore, who "has the sense of values, Ihe ability to logically allocate time and tasks. The senior, hortofore, has alone enjoyed the privilege of choosing lasks. The point system now gives it to the sopho more as well. ShmdsmL (pld&SL NIGHT CLUB REBUTTAL. To the Editor: Your honor, I object. Specifically, I object to: 1. The lack of true objectivity in studying the nightclub problem. 2. The misleading results of the Inquiring Reporter. 3. The editorial implication that it is better to go to extremes than to pursue a balanced middle course. Repeating a point made in yes terday's Pulse, the Pulse writer again asks this: Granting even that some students may express a wish for a night club, is it for their best interest as university students supposedly in search of higher learning to place still more emphasis upon additional social and extra-curricular life? Estab lishment of a night club tends to do so, thus sidetracking the main issue education. Nebraskan space necessitates abbreviating this pulse bo we shall have to turn immediately to the second objection. The students in terviewed by the Inquiring Re porter, taken at random, did not represent an accurate cross sec tion of campus opinion. There were eight freshmen, two sophomores, one junior and one senior. Six of the eight freshmen favored it, another qualified the night club idea, the two sophs ap proved it, the junior disqualified it and the senior disapproved of it. The poll now going on is not truly scientific. Only those actively against it or for it will voluntarily vote. Many of the votes will be at tempts at practical jokes. The or ganized houses have not voted on their questionnaires in all of its principle because they, too, are so cial groups yet their view will be the one best represented. More over, the printed questionnaire placed more emphasis on the man ner of establishing the night club rather than whether it would be approved or disapproved. This is putting the cart before the horse. So much for the desirability of a night club and the incompatibil ity of the fdea with the best pos sible advancements of a student in fostering his intellectual curios ity as opposed to fostering his social welfare, which, by the way. will be the welfare fostered by the majority of Btudents in. later years rather than their intellectual welfare. In re the comparison of the pro posed setup with Wisconsin and Iowa night clubs. The Wisconsin night club has an undergraduate master of ceremonies and the floor show is strictly amateurish stu dent talent. Soft drinks and some fountain service is provided. The Memorial Union building ballroom where it is held is nearly twice the size of our union and its un dergraduate enrollment is aapprox imately that of Nebraska's. The proposed night club here would have professional entertain ment, and fowl. The capacity, with tables and half the present floor space left for dancing, would not be much over 250 couples. Five hundred students comprise one twelfth of the university's enroll ment. The students who would patronize it would be the ones who could afford it. Is this doing "the greatest good to the greatest num ber?" In other words, concluding from what has been said in the above paragraphs, both the principle and the proposed application of it are not in keeping with the university interests. Esecially since it is slightly at odds with the lately discussed curricular changes which may be put in practice here to raise the academic standard of the university by making it more a habitat of the intellectually curi ous and capable. Bruce Campbell. A GREAT IDEAL To the Editor: In times of general hatred, dis trust and unrest such as the pres ent it in truly refreshing to know that in our midst there is a group devoted to the principles of toler ance and respect for other peoples and their ideas. This group is the Lincoln Cathedral choir which is made up almost entirely of uni versity students and has students from various Nebraska universi ties aa guest speakers at its ves pers. While neither the director nor any of the members "preach" any doctrine, they exemplify by their fine living and inspired as well aa inspiring Binging a devo tion to an ideal. This ideal ia to promote not mere tolerance but actual respect for all people of all faiths. No matter what a person believes they admire him for his devotion to his belief. Instead of ridiculing people whose customs differ from ours, they observe how these people excel and what we can learn from them. This year the central theme of the vespers is great churches of the world. Perhaps one does not agree with the principles of Bud dhism, but can one have anything but respect for persons of that faith after hearing such an under standing talk as was given by a Wesleyan student a few weeks ago? After hearing an inspiring talk on the beautiful Cologne Cathedral and the ideals of youth surely no student could go to war with the youth of Germany or any other nation. Last week when a Methodist student paid tribute to Mary Baker Eddy, founder of Christian Sciencet many persons saw her in a new light. They had not heard her spoken of with such high re gard by one who is not a Chris tian Scientist Yet the speaker was not trying to indoctrinate us with Christian Science but only pointed out the admirable charac teristics of its founder. So it is with all the vespers and the whole spirit of the choir. They want every person to believe and think as he wishes. Their only hope is that they and their friends will be better Protestants, Catho lics, Jews, or whatever they are, for having had a new and wonder ful experience together. What ideal is needed more in this day of national, racial, and religious hatred than this ideal of the Lincoln Cathedral choir? What ideal is more in harmony with the purposes of a great university? Since the choir is composed of university students, the speakers at the vespers are students, and the programs themselves are of a nature which would appeal to young people, one would expect a great preponderance of university students in attendance. While many go regularly there is room for many more. Many students have not even heard of the ves pers. (If you have not "Dear Reader" go to the Cornhusker hotel ballroom any Sunday after noon at 5:30). But except for in vitations to their personal friends, the members of the choir and its director are the last to seek pub licity and otherwise advertise themselves. They know that they have a great ideal and whether there are a hundred or a thousand at their Vespers, this ideal will live and the spirit of the choir will go on. Patricia Cain accepts Northwestern position Miss Patricia Cain of Lincoln, who graduated at mid-year with a major in psychology, has accepted a graduate assistantship in psy chology at Northwestern univer sity. She will enroll there at the beginning of the second semester. BoaoooanoDootiBPODoaoDonais If the United States went g to trr for other reason than that of the defense of H the country, would you vol- Q unteerf raaaaaonD Chrh eferson nonuoaBnni B I kpoJd$Jv A poll recently conducted by the Student Opinion Surveys of Amer ica among the male collegians of the nation reveals that nltho 19.7 percent of those interviewed would volunteer for a war out of our own country, it would take an ac tual invasion of the United States to cause the remaining 80.3 per cent of these students to volunteer for service. This poll clearly indicated that students are not at present in any mood to have the United States dipping into the European and Far Eastern war pots.. The effect of the proximity of Europe to to the Eastern states was clearly shown by figures of the survey which definitely pointed out that East ern students are more ready and willing to fight than Westerners. For comparison the following students were interviewed in order to get a cross-section of Nebraska student opinion on the subject. BILL HORN SENIOR, ARTS AND SCIENCE: "Yes, I would volunteer mainly because I believe in the old adage, "My country, right or wrong." I Ihe J Ml) IIIIIMI J! ...ltJ.!U "'. "."Ifc. H iPBARjRED SNOW USE. At the thought of Valentine's Day I was about In a trance, I don't mind telling you. For didn't I have the Prettiest Wittiest Grittiest Girl In all the world? I had planned for Valentine's Day A big outing And present, I don't mind telling you. For didn't I have the Funningest Cunningest Stunningest Girl In all the world ? Came a snow storm And Return to norm. All my thoughts on Valentine's Day Med when she Braved the gale, I don't mind telling you For then I had the Grumblingest Mumblingeat Stumblingest Girl In all the world. My concern with Valentine's Day Paled as I Saw her face, I don't mind telling you. For 'twas that of the Reddest Bluest Blackest Girl In all the world. The dough I saved Went For beer I craved. Classics students vie for G. E. Barber award Classic students will vie for the $40 Grove E. Barber .Award on Feb. 25. Students who have had four or five years of some clas sical language are eligible to try for this prize. Competition will take place by written examination and the winner will be announced at the annual Honors Convoca tion. Raymond Krebsbach, teach ers college senior, won the award last year. BILL LONGMAN FRESHMAN, BUSINESS ADMINISTRA TION: "Nope, I wouldn't volunteer. I'm not old enough." BOB NYE SOPHOMORE, ARTS AND SCIENCE: "I'd volunteer mainly because I'd just as soon go and get it over with. You would be drafted event ually, anyhow. But the only place I'd enlint is in the navy because I think that if I'm going to die, the ocean is a lovely place to do it." DOUGLAS TAYLOR -SOPHOMORE, BUSINESS ADMIN ISTRATION: "No, I don't believe that I would. The only time that I would ever volunteer is when the United States or its possessions areVJn vaded." WENDELL SMITH FRESH MAN, BUSINESS ADMINIS TRATION: -f "No, I wouldn't enlist because it doesn't make any difference to me what kind of a mess the govern ment gets into outside of our own country. I would fight if we were invaded. If it would be anything like the World war, I'd hike out for the hills and keep out of sight." ARTHUR LAWSON FRESHMAN, ENGINEERING. "No, I wouldn't enlist. I'd wait until I was called becanse they will need me more then." JIM CARREL FREHMAN, ENGINEERING. "I wouldn't volunteer if it was for a cause similar to that of the World war. I would volunteer if the United States was endang ered." ARCH PITNEY FRESHMAN, ARTS AND SCI ENCE. "I wouldn't volunteer because no war has ever attained it's pur pose. I would volunteer if I and my possessions were concerned, tho." WALTER MURRISH GRADU ATE STUDENT, HISTORY, f "No, I wouldn't volunteer. The Monroe Doctrine and other similar articles which might get us into war are now obsolete. I do not feel that I or any other ordinary citizen should feel obligated to rx tend the jurisdiction of our coun try into international conflicts with selfish interests." BERNARD FET2ER FRESH MAN, ARTS AND SCIENCE. "I would volunteer. I have faith in such policies of our country as the Monroe Doctrine and the like and will back the preservation of these policies. Any war may eventually threaten the United States so I believe that we should pitch in and atop it early." ALVA HARRIS FRESHMAN, ENGINEERING. "It would depend entirely upon the situation, but I would volun teer if it was for a perfectly good cause." KINLEY HERBOLDSHEIMER SOPHOMORE, ENGINERRING. "I believe that the use of armed force, or war, to be inherently wrong, both in the methods em ployed and in the results. Held by this conviction, I would not par ticipate in any war regardless of conditions aurrounding it" FRED LOIBEL FRESHMAN ARTS AND SCIENCE. "If nations such as Germany keep taking land they will he enough power so that nobody," rather no nation, could success fully defend itself. If this theo retical war would involve the tak ing of more land by those aggres ive countries, I would volunteer n a moment's notice for I believe that they should be stopped." WILLIAM SULLIVAN FRESHMAN, TEACHERS. "I would enlist I believe that if aggressive nations pick on smaller countries for territorial gains, or trivial matters, the United States should go to the help of this smaller country. W these aggresive nations should turn their attention toward the South American countries, I would volunteer twice aa quick as I would under other circum stances." LANE RAY FRESHMAN, ARTS AND SCIENCE. "War is not a Christian or sen sible method of settling contro versies .or of acquiring territoij. I am, and, would be, in case of war a "conscientious objector." J 1