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DAILY NEBHASKAN
TUESDAY, MARQI 21, 1939
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CASH AND CARRY GOOD IDEA
From the vast field of business enterprise
the government is again borrowing what is
hoped to prove a sound scheme "cash and
tarry." Just as the falmlotisly successful chain
stores have found customers willing to buy
without the risky s t ice of credit extension,
Senator Key Pittman ,f Nevada believes that
the United States can safely sell munitions and
articles of war without the risks of entangle
ments. Chain stores learned the great costs con
nected with carrying customer's accounts
and merchandise; they revised their system
of operation, and have almost completely
revolutionized the field of retailing. Similar
ly it is hoped that the congress can learn
from the sequence of events which led this
country to war in 1917. To adopt a "cash
and carry" plan, strictly adhered to, would
mean absolute impossibility for American
ships and American subjects from becoming
involved in dander raising crises such as was
occasioned by the sinking of the Lusitania.
The people of this nation, the founders of
the ideals of freedom and democracy, should
righteously feel resentment against the "wan
ton lawlessness" and "arbitrary force" of the
(icrman reich in occupying Czecho-Slovakia.
That they do is displayed in congress' evident
willingness to rescind that provision of the
present neutrality act which prohibits the sale
of war materials to any nation in which the
president finds a state of war. This fact
shows plainly a relaxing in the strict attitude
for isolation displayed in this country only a
short time ago.
.Altho it seems evident that Mr. Pittman's
proposed bill will pass overwhelmingly, and
rightfully it should in the face of widespread
sympathy with the democratic nations opposed
to the activities of the totalitarian states, we
must recognize this revision as a sign. It is a
sign of growing feeling. It is a sign that the
people of America are definitely taking sides
in the European situation before there is even
any open conflict.
The people of America must receive this
changed policy as a warding. The revision
will allow trade and its accompanying aid
without danger to American vessels and citi
zens. But those American citizens will do
well to watch closely the subsequent legisla
tion which a European conflagration would
bring forth. The sane America of 1939 knows
that we cannot allow any sympathies to con
vince us to relax these strict rules for pro
tection. It is our duty to see that a perhaps
less-save America of a future year is kept
equally cognizant of this urgent need.
Behind world events
Tories who wish to exclude Russia, and the Tories refuse to accept
Russia because they fear the downfall of Tory control.
The path for the United States to follow, if it wishes to preserve
its democratic institutions, seems evident. (1) A complete embargo
should be placed on all intercourse between this nation and the
fascist powers, (2) an endeavor to obtain the co-operation of the
other democracies on such policy, (3) stamp out all alien and citi
zen participation in fascist activities within our own borders, (4) at
tempt to exclude Internal politics from American foreign policy (5)
an educational campaign to acquaint Americans with the superiority
of their own operating system over any form of dictatorial govern
ment The above program would mean a temporary cessation or denial
of certain democratic privileges, but when we note that democracies
'in Europe have fallen because they permitted the seeds of their own
dissolution to grow under democratic sponsorship, we can perhaps see
that a temporary disavowal will, in the long run, preserve those tra
ditional institutions connected with freedom.
As a condition precedent to the adoption of such policy, It must be
emphasized that we cannot co-operate with England and Prance
unless they discontinue the appeasement policy which has been the
cause of Hitler's rise and conquest of Europe. Appeasement means
death for the democracies. We must take our stand now, and that In
favor of the democratic institutions which we have.
20 finish
farm course
18 Nebraska counties
represented in class
"Certificates of Approval" were
awarded to 20 of Nebraska's fu
ture farmers who completed a 16
week term to finish the two year
farm operators' course at the uni
versity college of agriculture. A
banqtlet was given Thrusday eve
ning for the purpose of awarding
the certificates. Eighteen Nebras
ka counties are represented by
the group.
W. H. Brokaw, director of the
Extension Service, addressed the
group of more than 100 "graduat
ing" students, former students and
their families at the banquet.
Rose Dunder presents
recital Wednesday
Rose Dunder, soprano student
with Alma Wagner of the Univer
sity of Nebraska School of Music
faculty, will present a graduate re
cital in the Temple tomorrow at T
4. Margaret Llndgren will play
the accompaniment. The program
is a regular music convocation and
Is open to the public. The pro
gram: Mmart, AllfhiJ.
Srhnhrrt, Wohln.
Ilmtim, Yrrfrhllrhef Rtuidrhfa.
Rtranm, Krrniadr.
Jn4of, MM Koi.
VIvtp, i'lKvrlMon.
Trorh, Ttmnc and Variation.
Haritnit, The Iivmi ( Hafli. HraH!
Havr Voa Heard the NrwtT Oh lovr,
thr Reality of the Mm In Thine.
Wind ( thr Kant. love, II for Nothlnf
Kle.
Thomas, it Sail Tttanla, from Minima.
Skidmore college has trans
formed five barns Into efficient
I studios and academic buildings.
Heated funnels line campus,
connect all uni buildings
System always unlocked, so Regler keeps sharp
lookout for transients seeking shelter from cold
A foot or so below the ground on the Nebraska campus
run a network of subterranean tunnels, with a total length of
2,470 feet, which house the vitals of the university building
system. No secret doors, no heavy padlocks guard the entrances
to the tunnels, for no treasure is contained therein, but police
often post a guard over them.
Danger lurks in the tunnels, a
high school boy learned in return
for his ingenuity in attempting to
put the tunnels to profitable use
at the state high school basket
ball tourney two years ago. The
boy was one of many who tried to
see the tourney without passing the
ticket-taker.
Ends up in coliseum.
The boy opened one of the
many grates which connect the
tunnels with the earth's surface,
dropped down thru the opening
and made his way thru the scorch
ing heat of the passage and step
ped out the opening inside the
basement of the coliseum.
One of Sergeant Roller's men
posted there frightened him back
into the dimly lighted tunnel and
he plunged headlong for an escape.
The policeman watched and saw
him crash into a jutting brass
valve and fall. The officer carried
the boy upstairs and a few minutes
later an ambulance whisked the
boy to a local hospital, to be
treated for an ugly gash in his
forehead.
The heat in the tunnels, ranging
up to a hundred decrees F., is
radiated by 12 inch steam pipes
which distribute heat to 23 major
campus buildings, nearly as many
small ones, and the state capital.
System always unlocked.
Lile the notorious systems of
Paris, the openings arc always
unlocked and Sergeant Regler
keeps a lookout for transients
seeking shelter from the cold who
may drop thru one of the grates
or manholes which dot the cam
pus. The tunnel doois are always
left unlocked to give an emergency
exit to maintenence men in case of
a break In the steam pipes, come
of which cary pi-ensures of 150
pounds per square irch.
When the mercury is hugging
the negative unmbcrs on the ther
streaks in winter snow which
crisscross to form a full size dia
gram of the system. All the
buildings on the campus are con
nected by the shafts, which range
In size from two and one half by
four feet to seven by eight, and
are lighted by more than one hun
dred bulbs.
Powerhouse is nerve center.
Nerve center of the system is
the modern powerhouse located be
hind the coliseum tennis courts
where thiity-two million pounds of
coal are burned yearly to convert
two and one half million gallons
of water into steam and generate
up to 16,000 k.w.h. of electricity
daily.
Directing operations of this com
plicated system is middle-aged
Jake Schmall, powerhouse superin
tendant, who walks around the
powerhouse in his shirtsleeves
giving orders to crews of men
over the deafening drone of dy
namos and directing the work in
the tunnels. Jake likes his job and
chuckled when he told a DAILY
NEBRASKAN reporter that the
broken gasket which his men were
then replacing would necessitate
the suspension of service for the
campus for more than twelve
hours, "and they won't even know
it," he beamed.
Lazy engineers
to get duckings
if they stay lazy
Preparations for the execution
of an age old custom, the duck
ing of engineering students who
do not participate in the engin
neer.9' night exposition, are now
urder way. A list of 'mechanical
eenirinecrinc students who arc
nmmpfcr Kererant Rcelcr some-: oardiiratine' in the show was
times uses the tunnels himself,
and makes his nocturnal rounds of
university buildings underground
It must get pretty cold, tnc.ug'..,
before Regler prefers the "over
heated" tunnels to the outdoors.
Heat rising from the tunnels
thru the soil causes huge gray
posted yesterday in Mechanical
Kngineciir.g with a warning to the
effect that mechanical engineers
who do not want to qualify for en
entrance into the court of King
Neptune had better check and
mnkc sure that thcr names ap
pear on the list.
Dr. Carl Anderson
to lecture here
Ncbcl prize winner talks
to Sigma Xi March 31
Nobel prize winner in 1936 and
first man to prove the existence
of the positive electron, Dr. Carl
D. Anderson, physicist of the Cal
ifornia Institute of Technology,
will speak to an open meeting of
Sigma XI in Lincoln March 31.
Dr. M. A. Basoco, secretary of
Sigma XI, honorary science frat
ernity, is in charge of arrange
ments for the appearance.
Dr. Anderson is at present
chiefly concerned with cosmic rays
and speaks on this subject, with
the title, "Cosmic Rays and New
Klementary Particles of Matter."
He recently completed research on
the intensity and penetration of
these rays.
In 1935 the srpeaker received the
gold medal of the American In
stitute of the city of New York
for outstanding scientific achieve
ment; in 1937 the Creson medal
of the Franklin Institute of Phila
delphia. He is a member of the
American Academy of Sciences
and the American Philosophical
Society.
Union offers instruction
in game of chess to uni
students Wednesday
Fundamental instnictions in
chess will be offered to university
students each Wednesday at 7:30
in parlors A, B, and C of the
Union.
H. M. Litwin of the department
of romance language will instruct
those who are experienced players.
In addition there will be instruct
ors for those wishing to learn the
gaiuc.
There Is no charge for the in
st ructions which are open to all
university students.
Wilson talks on 'Christian
View of Present Crisis'
Dnn Wilson, member of the field
staff of the Student Christian
movement in this region, spoke
last night on the "Christian At
titude in the Present Crisis" before
a Joint meeting of the Y. M. and
Y. W. C. A. held last night at the
Temple. Wilson is one of three
field secretaries serving the Rocky
Mountain region.
Dr. Leverton to talk
at state dietetic meet
Dr. Ruth M. Ieverlon, ssLstant
professor in foods and nutrition,
has been invited to present the
subject, "Recent Research in Hu
n,an Nutrition" at the State Diete
tic Association meeting in Omaha
1 Thursday.
Pine Ridge area threatened
with ruin, states forester
M. B. Jenkins fears private ownership will turn
forest into barren wasteland unless public acts
Rich, conifer-covered Pine Ridge forest of western Ne
braska Avill be gradually but surely converted into barren
waste land if it is not soon given over to public ownership.
writes M. R Jenkins, director of forestry survey and research ;
of the university's Conservation and Survey division, in a
noiicueu report, to me u. s. de
partment of agricultural econ
ormcs.
Land has rich potentialities.
"The land could be made of In
estimable value to future genera
tions as a recreational, wilderness
and wildlife area. Under public
ownership and good silvicultural
management it can be made to
'Arthritis9 arrives
from Italy, enters
Fine Arts college
A new blockhead has made his
appearance on the Nebraska cam
pus. He is exactly three feet tall
and comes from Italy. Because
his. joints squeak, he has been
named Arthritis, but is called Ar
thur by the teachers and students
of the Fine Arts college, for it Is
in Morrill that he has made his
home.
Arthur, in case you are wonder
ing, is a little wooden mannequin
used by the beginning drawing
classes. He was imported from
Italy ftnd has been here less than
three weeks. Because he will nlay
in one position for a long time,
Arthur makes an ideal model and
is um-d a great deal. His arms and
legs have all the joints that a hu
man bouy has and so he can be
placed in any position.
Under the sponsorship of Delta
Phi Delta, Arthur will beformaily
presented to the art students at a
tea, Thursday at 4 o'clock.
BULLETIN
Pershing riflemen will meet for
an outdoor drill this afterr.oon at
five o'clock at Nebraska hall. All
members are urged to be present
to begin preparations for the Iowa
City competition scheduled later
in the snrinir. Initiation of new
members will take place Wednes
day evening.
Phalanx will hold its meeting to
night at 7:30 o'clock in Nebraska
hall All actives and pledges are
requested to be there, as plans
will be made for a court martial
to be held in the near future.
supply much valuable lumber and
furnish rood ranre to nearby
ranches, and at the same time pro
vide adequate watershed protec
tion to the drainage of the area,"
Mr. Jenkins stated in his report.
"But under prevailing practices
of private ownership, the present
vegetative cover is gradually be
ing destroyed. The soils there are
thin, altho they are better adapted
to tree growth than those of the
Black Hills. As the vegetative
cover disappears the soils in Pine
Ridge are quickly eroded. A small
percentage of the area has been
put into cultivation, and altho
some small plots have produced
fair crops during good years, the
soil is eroding rapidly and will
soon be unfit for any type of agriculture."
Thinning would be necessary.
In areas where conservation has
been practiced, Jenkins noted
trees are reproducing so rapidly"
that thinning operations must be
carried on periodically to Insure
maximum timber production. He
proposes this type of program for ,
the Pine Ridge area. Future action
of the agricultural department of
the federal ' government will be
partially determined by his report.
Boucher specks at
Columbus dinner tonight
The Platte County Alumni As
sociation will hear Chancellor C
S. Boucher tonight at the group's
annual dinner In Columbus.
Charles Brock, former Cbrnhusker
football center, will also be present
Ellsworth DuTeau, '27, alumni
secretary cooperated with Marvin
C. Schmid '33 to set up the program.
Condra, Reed to leave
for Oklahoma convention
Dr. George Condra, dean and
director of the conservation and
survey division, and E. C. Reed of
the division, will attend the annual
convention of the American Asso
ciation of Petroleum Geologists at
Oklahoma City March 22-24.
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