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DAILY NEBRASKAN
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1939
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Official Newspaper of More Than 6,000 Students
THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR
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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF HOWARD
BUSINESS MANAGER RICHARD
KAPLAN
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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.
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WHAT IS YOUR ATTI
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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."
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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.
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