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.Wednesday, February 4, 1942 DAILY NEBRASKAN The Daily Nebraskan FORTY-FIRST YEAR. Subscription Rates are 100 Per Semester or $1.50 for the Collegt, Year. $2.50 Mulled. Single copy, 6 Cents. Entered as second-class mutter at thi; poBtofflce in Lin coln, Nebraska, under Act of Congress March 3, 1879, and at special rate of postage provided for in beet ion lllM, Act of October 3, 1917. Authorized September 30, 192. Published Daily durlnK the school year except Mondays and Saturdays, vacations and examinations periods by Students of the University ot Nebraska under the supervision of the Pub lications Board. Oil Ices . Union Building Day 2-7181. Night-2-7103. Journal 2-3330. " Editor Paul E. Svoboda Business Manager Ben Novicoff riTlTOItl Al. IIM'AKTM KN T. MaiiaKinK Kdltnrs Marjorle Biuiilnc Bob Hchlater Mews Kdltors George Abbott, Alan Jacobs, June .Tamlesun, Helen Kelley, Art lUvin. Sports Kditor Bob Miller Member Nebraska Press Association, 1M1-42 ' lUM.NKSM DKPAKTMKNT. Assistant Bus Managers Betty IMxon, J till Kanlor Circulation ManaRer Stuart Muskln All naslrned editorials are the opinions ot the t-ditor and should not be constructed to relli'ct the views of the ad ministration or of the university. Scholarship Not Sterile Here The most frequent criticism voiced con cerning an educational institution is that its general temper and curriculum is "behind the times." Educators live in a world of theory and not of practicality. Their instructional methods are outmoded and their subject mat ter out of date. Such criticism cannot be leveled at the University of Nebraska for it has not been unmindful of its responsibilities, both to the needs of the present and the demands of the future. Probably never before has the instruc tional staff been so eager to play a leading role in the training of men and women for defense and for citizenship. A large number of new courses have been instituted to provide students with the tech nical knowledge now so necessary and so vital to our own freedom and to the freedom of all the other united nations fighting aggression. The college of engineering has been especially active in keeping abreast of our industrial war needs. This all out educational program has been due chiefly to the efforts of Dean 0. J. Ferguson and Prof. J. "W. llaney. Thru Civilian Pilot Training the University has provided the air corps with a great number of pilots. Espe cially designed courses are preparing and will continue to prepare students to step into tech nical positions in aircraft production. Instruc tion has been modified and rearranged in order to provide the necessary knowledge to students wishing to enter the naval reserve and other branches of the service. The other colleges and schools have also recognized their obligations to the students, to themselves, and to the nation. The role of education in this war has been realized by the University and it has already taken its cue. And when the final curtain goes down, the thunderous applause of an appreciative state . a a .1 and nation will be most ncniy aeservea... ,.. Eds. Note : Due to an error on the part of Monday evening's night editor the following editorial was printed only in part. Below is the complete editorial.. The House of Usher' The house the barbs built is gone. The foundation has melted away for lack of lead ership. The framework has rotted for lack of interest. The superstructure decadent for lack of activity. Though the debris remains, the organization, the power, the influence, which quite recently stormed the Greek politi cal stronghold through the endeavor of stu dents like Otto Woerner, Bob Simmons, and Blaine Sloan, is little more than a memory. This is not a healthy condition. Certainly the unaffiliated students should realize this. And the Greek students will soon come to full realization of it. The student council and other organizations are feeling and will feel more so the lack of rivalry which engenders inactivity and listless participation in student functions. Two years ago, one year ago, the unaffili ated student's organization seemed well on the way to rightful recognition by all the students of its ideals, aims, and purpose as a part of the university community. Politically its ranks were growing with each election. It was work ing toward better living conditions for inde pendent students through the promotion of cooperative housing. It at least had m mind the improvement of working conditions for those students who had to have a job to stay in school. It had a Avell balanced and coordi nated social program. But that era is gone. With the start of school this year the standards of the barb party were raised. After a political debacle this fall they were lowered seeming to indicate that the organization rested on ballots rather than work, on political prestige rather than genuine aims, on "interests" rather than pro motion of social and economic conditions for unaffiliated students. Voiced opposition is essential to any demo cratic structure. An unopposed party disin tegrates under its own weight. There were signs of a split in the Greek faction last fall. It will undoubtably come unless the barb party puts in its' bid for elective recognition. A break in the Greek faction will not help the fraternities and sororities. It will be detri mental to the barb party. The elections will be held exclusively by and for affiliated stu dents as they had been in the past. The Daily has no intention of fostering petty factional politics, but if student govern ment is to be continued, if the student council is going to have ballots printed in the spring, if interest in student affairs is to be retained, the time has come when the independent stu dents should reorganize for their own good and for the good of the university. 1 Rait a frosty bottft of Coca-Cola to your lips and drink. I Instantly its clean, exciting lasto brings you refreshment V Jus. And nualitv lh auallfv a! aonuin aoAdnati ... thdi f -" ' - -i m - -- m ... qualify of Coca-Cola--fhe rW thing. OTTIED UNDEt AUTHORITY Or THE COCA-COLA COMPANY IY Lincoln coca-cola bottling companyYou trust its quality 2120 G St Ph. 2-5357 mm Bulletin , . t t' no I Inn epnlnev fra ternity, wll'l hold Hn open hoime meetlnK Thursday. Keb. 6, nt 7:30 p. m., In Murr III hall, room z. nvci vm. . ... vlled to attend. Colored movlnK piciurrs will be shown by the ISebrasKa tsiai Uume commission. Student Council will meet at 5 p.m., In m.,m :ii3 of the Union. All members are asked to be present. Red Cross ... (Continued from Fage 1.) Smith will nlav the marimba; Beverly Weichcl, the accordion; and Marie Hassel, me piano, intprsnprsinjr the mumcal acts, Josephine Weaver and Ronald Metz will present a comcuy ounce act together, and Pat Herming haus and Jeanne Bovard will also each entertain with dancing. Novel entertainment will oe or fercd by Elizabeth Stoncbraker and Quentin Pearson, expert baton twirlera, with the latter to be fea tured in a surprise spectacular finale. Assisting these perform ers will be a picked instrumental group from the varsity band and Bob Dunning, accompanist. With all these students con tributing their time and talent in bhelf of the war fund, the com mittee hopes to draw a crowd worthy of the patriotism of Ne braska students. Vacation . . . (Continued from Page 1.) doning such traditions as Ivy Day. "This all-out business can be over done," he said. Marjorie May sec onded the thought. "So long as all extra-curricular activities aren't abandoned, the idea is a good one," she said. Bizad lunior Carl Enckson thinks that even what has been done so far is too much. Com mented Erickson: "It serves no useful mirnose: it's all hysteria." Jim Van Landingham and Jack Stewart were indifferent. Both saw value in a chance to get out of scohol earlier and earn some money; both expressed the opinion that they could be happy with or without spring vacation. "The accelerated program is necessary," said junior Betty Toothaker; "but it would be a shame to break an old tradition like Ivv Dav. sacrificing it to a speeded-up program. Miriam Rub- nitz, a senior, thinks the idea is "swell." Indicating her eagerness to get out of school she said: "This is a great Institution -but." Coed Follies . . (Continued from Page 1.) braska Coed will be chosen from two candidates each from the or ganized houses and the three resi dent halls. These candidates will be judged on personality, their wearing of typical Nebraska campus clothes and their interest in school affairs. In addition they must have made the all-women's average and have completed one year's work in the university. From this group of candidates will be chosen the models in the style show which will also be fea tured in the show. The names of these girls must be turned in to Mrs. Westover by Feb. 6. At Ag . . . (Continued from Page 1.) you girls are free from the draft. . .eight coeds were drafted on ag campus. The ag college publications board, in looking over the list of applicants for editor of the Cornhusker Countryman, found that the men did not apply since they had, or would soon be, called to the army ... so the board de cided that women would have to shoulder the responsibility for the duration of the war. Two were "called to their col ors" for each publication of the magazine. For February they will be Carol Chapman and Rosa Kniekrehm; March: Carol Chap man and Betty Ann Tishammer; April: Betty Ann Tisthammer and Betty June Jensen and for May: Betty June Jensen and Bonnie Bernholtz. Don't be surprised, men, if the following issues of the Cornhusker Countryman have a slight aroma of lavender and old lace, color schemes of passionate pink and . . . oh, yes... the cover might be a combination of gingham, calico and organdy with the coiners tucked in gently with pleats and ruffles. Dr. Bertha E, Stokes, Tulane university graduate, is the first woman county health officer in the history of Alabama. Your Drug Store 75c Vlck's Vapo-Rub 59c 60c Bromo Seltzer 49c 35c Bromo Quinine 27c 25c Exlax 19r OWL PHARMACY 148 No. 14th & P 2-1068 J2 The new Vi f "I 11 ttkirt tlial's W-rMirir and $rlf-pleating! A rral boon lo the collepe pirl'i wardrobe lliat must take wear and tear. Thre smart looking Trikkirt fold like an accordion, lay flat or use a rlanip hanger. 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