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TWO DAILY NEBRASKAN FMDAY, MARCH 3, 1939 Official Newspaper of More Than 6,000 Students THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR Offices Union Day B7181. Night B7193. Building Journal B3333 Member Associated Collegiate Press. 1938-39 Member Nebraska Press Association, 1938-39 Represented NATIONAL 420 Madison Chicago Bop - National Advertising by 'r.TISING SERVICE. INC. New York, N. Y. ' s Angeles San Francisco Published Daily during the school year except Mon days and Saturdays, vacations, and examination periods by students ot the University of Nebraska, under supervision of the Publications Board. Subscription Rates are S1.00 Per Semester or $1.E0 for the College Year. J2.50 Maiicd 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, Art 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 DeBioxn, Norman Harris, Ellsworth Steele, Fern Steute ville, Ed Wittenberg. Society Editor Margaret Krause Iteporfrrs Marian nrrmirs. Stanley Brqcr. Jean Carnahan, Janirs Carroll, Janice Irlthailsrf, Gene (i arret! , Fat Greene, Marvin Hoffman, Frances Kerfer, KcUv Klin rl. Kvelyn I.ravitt. ilollij Lim Trent. John Markav. Morton Margolin, Clyde Marti, Donald Moore, Hubert Ofdrn, Clark O llanlon. Chris Peterson, Rae Robertson Paul Svoboda. I.ucile Thoinaa. David Thompson, Avs Wharton. BUSINESS DEPARTMENT Afjlstant Business Managers Arthur Hill, Robert Seidel, Helen Severa. Solicitors. . Roger Anawalt, Ed Calhoun, Ed Segrist, Ben Novicoff, Burton Thiel. Circulation Manager. Stanley Michael A NEW LEADER. "Willi 1 lie simple words "1 jjive you tidings of great joy,"' 1 lie dean of tlif: order of Cardinal Deacons announced yesterday a new loe, Kugeniiiuni I'iicclli. now J'ius XII. AVitli corre sponding calm, llie newly elected pontiff who will rule the rest of his life as head of the church, viear of Christ, and spiritual father of :V.V2 million Catholics, imparted his first papal benediction. fore indicative of the temper of the entire world's anticipation were the tremendous ova lion and the hysteric expressions of joy which accompanied the pope's first appearance in the great piazza of St. Peter's. Likewise, hut di rectly contrasting, there was litlle coolness in official circles of I'.erlin where racelli is gen erally regarded as an enemy of totalitarian governments. The almost unprcceiidented rapidity with which the conclave made it selection reflects llie unquestioned leadership of this man. It re minds of history wherein times of crises bring great men unchallenged to the helm of affairs. I'ius XII is a brilliant statesman who was firmly in accord with the main policies of lJins XI. And just as he has chosen for himself the same name as his predecessor, he will surely carry on the same work which death caused to he left unfinished. Seldom has papal diplomacy had a more able exponent than ICugeniuin l'acelli. Just as he accomplished the seemingly impossible in achieving a concordat between the predomi nantly Protestant young Ciernian republic ami llie holy see ten years ago, and with the devo tion he has won for Jiimself in the many na tions where he has traveled, Pius XII will carry on the papal battle against 1 lie totali tarian inhumanities and ruthless attacks against all religions. The new pontiff is a man of great intellect and of great courage. His background and ac complishments from early education thru his senices in the Vatican prove his superiority in dealing with men. (treat is his power. Jlis abil ity for tact and diplomacy, as well as to speak and to lead, multiplies that power. For man's freedom, for peace he will ever be ready to struggle. For the ideals of democracy, he is a new champion. SdoaaDa'DDtl IPnnSse TRUTH HELPS. Dear Reader: I do think that the letter sub mitted by "Disgusted Reader" was written with a dearth of informa tion, but probably that is no more a fault of the writer than of sev eral thousand other university stu dents. I question the statement that towns much smaller than the uni versity enrollment support "decent-sized" dailies. While possibly some do, the instances are rare exceptions, rather than the rule. Who said there isn't enough news for a l.irge newspaper? There probably is plenty, hidden around in various corners over-t the campus. There are not, how ever, sufficient competent re porters to ferret out this news and present it in intelligible form to the editors, who have other things to do besides de cipher hieroglyphics and dang ling participles. If you, dear reader, have any gripe on that count, there's a place for you in the Rag office. For another instance, you seem to forget that the DAILY NE BRASKAN must be operated on a money-making basis. Your idea that the paper must be enlarged to attract advertising is putting the cart in front of the horse. The advertising finances have to come first. If it were not for this re quirement, the NEBRASKAN could put out an eight or twelve page paper every day in the week. The reason for which stories must be "cut and cut again" has been mentioned before. When we get a crop of perfect reporters, each one of whom is able to judge exactly what the impor tant points of every story may be; and who can condense those facts into the exact amount of space that their relative merits deserve; then the news editors will pack up and go home, leav ing the field to the mercies of this crop of angels. That the DAILY NEBRASKAN is not an inefficient medium of contact is being evidenced by the thousands of inches of national advertising published !n its col umns annually. I am sure that the staff of the DAILY NEBRASKAN is not in the habit of calling a plan unwork able until it has been presented for consideration. Why not present your ideas, "Disgusted Reader," before accusing the stair oi nai culing them. And listen, ehum: If you have " wuch brilliant Ideas about the running of a paper, hurry up and get them down here to the Rag office. There are reporters and editors who have been work ing around this paper for months, even years, who are still searching for solutions to the problem which you have just tossed off so lightly. Barb 717. DELIVER US. K4ltor' Mite: The following letter refers l.i the editorial which aptH-ured WednrndHy, Feb. Zl, entitled The lining C'olintn." Al tho annnymoiM, we are printing the letter rn the hope that it author will riime forth front hla Nerhmkin and prenent him elf and I in views to the editor aa well an to the world. Dear Ed.: In timid query, may a senior ask what dim-witted, word-shy martyr to misplaced emphasis per petrated this gem? Its anonymity, while hardly to be desired in such a scathing indictment is wholly in keeping with the sadly-befogged nature of its message. Can this deflating epistle be the work of a senior? From what vantage point dors he hand down an edict of such pdlurid clarity and brilli ance ? If, indeed, an idea is con tained, the author has kept his secret a(JniHl1y. The piescnt writer is a senior. In "a few months" he will march across tl campus, no doubt "in flowing gown. He has had not four, but five, years "exposure to a University education." Besides all of which he has, during those five years, earned not only his bread, but the butter thereof, by the sweat tf his brow. He has had employment ranging from night janitor under the FSER to depart mental assistant in this Univer sity, anc' has thereby supported himself. His case constitutes an in stance of the general rule, rather than an exception. Cany any member of the edi torial staff actually believe that any pnle pink haze, any iridescent dream of opalescent optimism, can survive this? Believe us, O devo tees of distorted diction, all the callow naivete of your own fond memory has long Rince worn away. We, the six hundred, real ize, indeed, that natural selection and survival of the fittest are functioning now as never before. Misery, trial, and tribulation will be ours, beyond doubt. But chagrin? "Mental disquietude due to wounded pride?" We trow not! We realize, Ed., that you have to write something. And the going must be pretty tough, sometimes. And then, too, there's your very natural yen to do something for the seethin', suff'rin' masses. But don't, for the love of Mike, pick out the seniors and tell 'em, "Boys, it isn't all beer and skittles out there; it's the doing that counts!" If we were destined ever to get that idea, we've got it now. And flippancy? In freshmen, maybe, or grad students. We seniors, the gallant six hundred who, ere long, must charge into Tennyson's well known valley, are tired, and dis gruntled, and out-of-sorts in gen eral. But flippant! Don't give us that! Ever thine, TARRYLTON PLADD. (Fictitious) U. S. college students favor WPA funds cut No. 11 WALDO MEMJI1R Student Opinion Survey of America AUSTIN, Texas, March 2. rerhnps pointing to future trends in the important American problem of work-relief, col lege students of today who may be the nation's leaders of to morrow have declared themselves in accord with Congress' slash in WTA appropriations, a nation-wide survey shows. uunng the closing days of Jan- Browsing A mong the I , Rooks I . t Some of the most prominent works of contemporary authors line the shelves of the Student Union book nook. Arthur Hertz lor's "The Horse and Buggy Doc tor," with story centered around the author's medical clinic at Hal- stead, Kas., is a humorous and en chanting story of a country doctor. The hardships of the pioneers and their children and the lack of hos pital facilities are also emphasized. John Steinbeck, whose "Of Mice and Men" was a Broadway hit, has several contributions on the book nook shelves. Famous for his economy of words and con creteness of expression, this author's works are among the most pvidely read in the nation. Among the Union's books he has "The Long Valley," "Saint Katy mad the Virgin," "Red Pony", and his most famous, "Of Mice and Men." Hendrik Willem VanLoon's "The Arts" reviews painting, sculptur ing, architecture, music, and minor arts from the time of the caveman to the present. For a few good laughs, readers are advised to turn to P. G. Wode house's "Summer Moonshine." Louis Bromfield's "The Rains Came," considered by Edna Fer ber as Bromfield's best, is a story of the peoples of India, suffering from the intense heat and the havoc wrought by catastrophic rains. Comenius club to hear Pfeiler talk of Germany The topic of Dr. William Pfeiler of the German department will be centered on the Czech-German crisis when he speaks for mem bers of Comenius club at 7 o'clock tonight in room 215 of the Union. All Czech students are invited. Dr. Pfeiler, who served in the German army in the World war, was in the Sudeten region on a tour of the Fatherland and Czech oslovakia when the two countries clashed last fall. He will gve the "American-in-Germany" view point of the national socialistic rovernment. DANCE SATURDAY UNION 9-12 Johnny Cox's Band 10c MIXER 10c 3fie JhfOTEL LINCOLN J4oili Oliii MJeelt to Saturday Evening PHI DELTA THETA Spring Formal E. L. WILBUR, Manager Geography department shows mining pictures The phases in the mining and processing of iron and steel is the subject of a U. S. Bureau of Mines film to be shown at 2 o'clock this afternoon in the geography lecture room, FM 105. Illustrating the complete pro cess in preparing the finished metal, the various industrial eco nomic and social aspects of the in dustry will be reviewed. The film has been snown mo last few days in the geography classrooms. This afternoon it is hoped that the general public will be able to attend. uaiy congress rebelled at Presi dent Roosevelt's Hpending policies and ordered a $150,000,000 cut in relief appropriations. That left $725,000,000 . to finance the WPA from February 7 to June 30, in stead of $875,000,000 proposed by the administration. In a poll of college youth taken for the NEBRASKAN and 82 other college newspapers, the Stu dent Opinion Surveys of America asked .students, "Do you agree with fnntvt'puQ in vrwliwino vnlinf appropriations?" Yes, answered 63.3 No, answered 36.7 In Urpninp with 1hq tpnlpnnu ... ..t ...... . to oppose the president's policies, -A the surveys' percentages showing student approval of Franklin D Roosevelt as chief executive dropped more than two points from the showing during January. College approval of the president has varied during the last three months as follows : However, despite the drop in his popularity during the month, which was probably due to ad ministration bickerings with con gress, Roosevelt still paradoxically has almost exactly as many who approve of him personally as he has opponents to his relief de mands. Breaking down the results of the relief-cut question by sections of the country the surveys found sizeable majorities in each section agreeing with congress: Far Western States .....67.8 Southern States 66.7- East Central States 64.0 West Central States 63.4 New England States 62.3 Middle Atlantic States ..58.7 Typical of the comments on the question was the one given by a University of Kentucky arts and sciences student. She said, "Con gress has already given out so much money that it has made peo ple lazy, and they don't want to work." Taking another view were many who, like a University of Nebraska student, point out that altho they believe relief to be un desirable, they "favor its continua tion aa long as the need exists." TYPEWRITERS Terms as Low as 10c a Day BLOOM TYPEWRITER AGENCY Phi. B5258 ::: i i i . e'vv. V A Grand new colors for Spring Tapestry Rose Padre Blue Cydeman Egg Blue $1 OQ5 i avy See these new Perry Brown's iijiiijjj on Magee's third floor.