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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 16, 1939)
j TWO DAILY NEBRASKAN THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1939 I. : 1 1 t i K ' I : Official Newspaper of More Than 6,000 Students THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR Office Day B7181. ... . . . Union NiQht B7193. Building Journal B3333 Member Associated Collegiate Tress, Member Nebraska Press Association, 1938-39 1938-39 Represented for National Advertising bv NATIONAL ADVERTISING SERVICE, INC. 420 Madison Ave. New 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 $1.50 for the College Year, $2.50 Mailed. Single copy, 5 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 BUSINESS MANAGER RICHARD KAPLAN M'GINNIS EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Managing Editors Merrill Englund, Harold Niemann. News Editors .. .June Bierbower, Richard DeBrown, Norman Harris, Ellsworth Steele, Fern Steute vllle, Ed Wittenberg. Society Editor . . ..Margaret Kraus Reporters Mrin Bremen, Stanley Breoer, Jean Charahan, James Carroll. Janice f'elthauser. Gene Garrett,, Pat Greene, Marvin Hoffman, France Keefer, Betty KHnr el, Evelyn Leavltt. Jobn Maekay, Marten Mar golin, Clyde Marts, Donald Moore, Hubert Ofden, Clark O'Hanlon, Chris Peterson, Rae Robertson, Paal Svoboda. Lucille Thomas, David Thompson, Ava Wharton. BUSINESS DEPARTMENT Assistant Business Managers Arthur Hill. Robert Seldel, Helen Severa. Solicitors .. .Ed Segrist, Phil Simpson. Burton Thiel Circulation Manager Stanley Michael THE SIN OF INDIFFERENCE More and more is the realization coming that construction of the Union may prove to be a savior of the morale of Nebraska under graduate life. Like the clutching arm of a sinking body, its gropings may yet save these slipping students from drowning in their own marsh of indifference. What kind of a campus is this? Into what kind of people can these students de velop? It is a sickening picture in which the so-called intelligent young people of a state are congregated without interest, spirit, or enthusiasm about any field, project, or ac tivity. For ?'hat do people live if there is nothing so novel, so new, so worthwhile that it cannot arouse more in their lethargic minds than a passing curiosity. Nebraska university has boon criticized for its supposed over-emphasis upon the social side of college. Put attempts to increase op portunities for new social outlets receive dis heartening responses. A winning football team does not stir 6,000 students into a fraction of the pride and frenzied vocal support enjoyed and proffered by a handful of grade school girls. Not even free fireworks and a military band playing swing music could induce an honest-to-goodness crowd to walk to Memo rial stadium, let alone inspire them to the point of emitting even a weak "Hurrah for the team." The studenl council itself appoints com mittees to carry on important sounding inves tigations, and then advises its personnel on the side that it "is really quite useless, nothing can be done about it." It has a forum committee that suggests forums every three weeks after sponsoring two in the preceding five months, and, altho unofficially, quite sincerely confides that "they are a waste of time, no one will ever go to the things." At universities on both coasts, forums are not necessary to stimulate students into delving deep in consideration of world af fairs. On the contrary they will not wait for outsiders to tell them how to think. They long to let the country know that they are already thinking. It is not just publicity that incites them with the desire to demon strate against war and the evils of our world. It is a sincere apprehension. They repulse indifference, while Nebraskans wallow in it. What is the cause? What will be the end? It seems that the Union alone, by relieving listless student hands of their duties, can pre vent undergraduate life from degenerating into a kind of active coma. To students: A challenge. Have you the intestinal fortitude to allow your very indifference to become the driving force that will extricate you from yourself I Behind world events Ber Finkle tice Holmes. We sincerely hope that this coming appointment will not be too greatly reminiscent of the Black appointment. GERMANY OFFERS A PLAN. Germany has presented to the intergovernmental committee on refugees a plan for the removal of Jews from the Nazi lands. The scheme has been provisionally accepted by the committee which also authorized the establishment of a private internationational settlement corporation to help defray the costs of the mass exodus and repatria tion. Sir Herbert Emerson has been selected as the chairman of a special committee examining the German proposal for a 5 year pro gram of developing opportunities for the permanent settlement of in voluntary emigrants from Germany. The plan as submitted to the committee presumably states that 150 or 200 thousand young Jewish wage earners will be allowed to emigrate as soon as possible and they will then be expected to help their families emigrate at a later date. Portions of the remaining Jewish properties will be placed in a trust from which emigrants may draw a part of the costs of resettlement. Purchases of German goods and machinery will be encouraged. Further, and possibly the biggest "joker" in the plan, is the statement that the purge of the Jews will be discontinued during the operation of the 5 year plan contingent upon their good behavior. Orderly emigration will be supervised from Berlin headquarters. Perhaps Germany honestly seeks an answer to the refugee prob lem which she has helped to create, but only time can tell how the German reich will define some of the ambiguous terms of the proposal. BULLETIN Scabbard and Blade. Pledges of Scabbard and Blade, honorary military society, will meet tomorrow at 7:30 in the Union. All pledges are urged to be present as an officer of the active chapter will discuss plans for activities. Pershing Rifles. Pershing Rifles, basic military organization, will meet in Ne braska hall at 5 o'clock tomorrow. All members who were active last semester, and those expecting to become active this semester are required to be present. Faculty pianist to present convo Herbert Schmidt offers Wednesday program Herbert Schmidt, well-known pianist from the school of music faculty, will present the seven teenth musical convocation tomor row at 4 o'clock in the Temple theater. His first group will consist of numbers by two eminent French composers, Couperin and Paradies. Schumann and Chopin will be rep resented, while Mr. Schmidt's ma jor selection will be a complete sonata by Beethoven. The program follows: Couperin, Le Carillon de Cythere. Couperin, Lea Trlcoleuses. Paradles, Toccata. Beethoven, Sonata, D minor, Op. No. 2; Allegro, Adnulo, AlleRretto. Schumann. Kluiles Symphonlquee, Op. Chopin, Nocturne, E. major, Op. No. 2. Chopin, Scherxo, C sharjr minor, Op. Grace League serves waffle supper Thursday A waffle supper is to be given by Grace Epworth league Thurs day at 6 o'clock. The dinner is planned to raise money and the league is selling tickets to all. R.O.T.C. sponsors pose for picture Thursday Pictures of the R. O. T. C. sponsors will be taken for the Cornhusker at the campus studio Thursday at 5 o'clock. All sponsors must wear for mal and bring their sponsors' caps. Spanish club to see Kodachrome films Professor Charles G. Deming will show Kodachrome slides pic turing color and custom in the West Indies tonight at 7;30 in gallery B of Morrill, in illustration of a talk on the islands for mem bers of the Club Espagnol. Group singing of Spanish songs led by Harry Tourtelot will follow. Vesper choir staff meets today to rehearse A meeting for members of the Vesper choir staff of the Y.W.C. A. will be held in El len Smith today at five. Old members and new girls who have had some singing experi ence are urged to come. The di rector is Virginia Charnock. Qnqujbiiwf- r m n WHAT IS YOUR ATTI TUDK TOWARD UNIVER SITY CONVOCATIONS? a g I a a B B Chrh Peterson aaananaaa Yesterday morning, the univer sity celebrated its 70th birthday with a two hour convocation for which all classes were dismissed. The lack of student attendance at this convocation was pitiful con sidering the idea that they had been dismissed for this express purpose. Does this fact indicate that there is something lacking in the general run of convocations ? Francis Keefer Affiliated, Teachers. "They are not Interesting enough to warrant their existence. Perhaps another fault is that they are not made inviting before hand. The average convocation is gen erally dull and uninviting." Marie Donnelly Affiliated, Fine Arts. "I think that the university con vocations are very beneficial. The speakers, regardless of their sub jects, always have a definite mes sage and idea to convey to the students. This, Interspersed with good music and other such things, provides splendid entertainment." Jack Cates Unaffiliated, Arts and Science. "I think that they are the bunk. They never draw a good crowd and the subject is always too dry. I heard the program over the ra dio yesterday morning and it sounded like there were about a hundred people there." Gwen Duffleld Unaffiliated, Teachers. "As a general rule they are not interesting. The entertainment doesn't have the qualities which put it across. The programs sel dom touch upon matters which are of special interest to the average student. I believe that this is their biggest fault." Stanley Kerkhoff Unaffiliated, Arts and Science. "They are rather useless on this campus. As a means of getting out of classes, they serve the pur pose but as far as benefitting the student, they don't serve the pur pose." Jack De Buske Unaffiliated, Arts and Science. "As things are now, they are rather dull. They seem to lack the college spirit. Perhaps a variation in the program would remedy this one fault." George Whitham Unaffiliated, Arts and Science. "I don't believe that the aver age student is interested in these convocations. There are too many other things on the campus which attract their attentions." GUT or WRONG1 A 2-minute test for telephone users Foundation-- (Continued from Page 1.) ness administration, and another of an equal amount to be known as the Charles Stuart graduate fellowship in agriculture, will be come available in the near future. A scholarship of S100 in mem ory of Dr. H. Brownell was also announced. This fund established by Mrs. H. Brownell, will be of fered each year to an outstanding graduate student whose major is in education. In memory of her son, Mrs. Margaret P. Hynes of Omaha es tablished a scholarship of $500 to be used by the college of agricul ture. The Foundation recently re ceived $7,006 from the estate of Miss Nellie Conipton, a former member of the library staff. Frank Phillips, who recently appeared on the annual program of the Cham ber of Commerce, gave the uni versity an initial donation to talling $450 for the establishment of a grant for worthy students, Largest of all this year's donations was the $55,000 gift of Don A. Love for the construction of the new women's dormitory. Announcement of the resigna tion of three board of trustee members was made Wednesday noon. Those who left their post tlons Include, Ray F. Stryker and Lloyd Charlesworth of Omaha, and E. B. Perry of Lincoln. Classified ADVERTISING 10 pER UNE LOST-Billfold contains sbout 15.00: also rrcilrnllnls valuable to owner. Reward, Otto Woemer, 4-142. NO." I ""didn't-flnd'it. My f.rown RHAEF, KF.Il fountain pen Is still A. W. O. L. To the finder the choice of all the ler he can drink or a dinner with all t!ie trimmings. Call Bob Seldel. 1. The Bell System handles about 48,000 telephone calls per minute. on the average. RIGHT WRONG 2. 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