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The Bah Nebraskan LINCOLN, NEBRASKA SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 1929 PRICK 5 CENTS Plays 'Emperor Jones' Prom TICKET SALE FOR Croaton Nrw Fuml FEE GIVES $300 OFF HONORS IN WILD HOOP TILT PARTY SELECTS J FOR USE IN NEW Lorraine Gamble Gets Most Votes From 300 Couples At Last Formal Production Opens Monday In Temple Theater for Week's Run yoir"xXVlH-NO. 97 HUSKERS CARRY , JUNIOR-SENIOR Girl " - J 7 f ' : .... v ".njr ... 4 EMPEROR ONES 1929 PROM GIRL IS SATISFACTORY SCHOLARSHIPS Rough Tangle With Kansas Hears Final Whistle on 62-45 Score FISHER GETS COUNTERS Maclay Starts Scoring for Nebraska in Exhibition Of Fireworks In one of the wildest games ever witnessed on U Coliseum floor, braka clinched third place In mr Six basketball Handing by defeating the Kansas Aggies last night. 62 to 45. Besides the neavy rorlng by both quints, the tangle m featured by extraordinarily roimh playing, the Kaggies having ,,,.?. men removed from the game via the penalty route, while Lewan dowRkl m put out of the game early In the first half. "Morrle" Fisher came out on top with the scoring honors In the me lee with an even twenty tallies to his" credit. The Lincoln lad shone throughout the game, although he as closoly followed in scoring ef fort by Don Maclay who boosted the total count with 16 points. Nig ra furnished most of the fireworks for the Farmers with 17 scores, and was brilliant In all departments of the game. , ,.u The game started listlessly, with neither team able to. finish their offeiiHlve drives. After several futile attempts to score from the charity toss line, Maclay started the ball rolling with an underbasket toss. Grace fol lowed with another, and Fisher re peated before Richardson put the southern aggregation into the scor ing column. Aggie Start Drive. After Maclay had tipped in a field goal, the Aggies began a drive that brought the two teams neck and neck, the score seesawing back and forth till things stood at 14 all. Nigro put the Aggies into Cnntlnord en rcr 3 FOR STATE TOURNEY Annual Cage Affair Draws 124 High School Teams From Nebraska MARCH 7 IS FIRST DATE Nineteenth annual Nebraska state high school basketball tour nament will open March 7 with 124 teams entered in the competition for class honors. Tournament Di rector Herbert GIsh has completed classification and pairings of the teams, and the times for playing of the first-round games are available. The number of teams entered is much smaller this year than last, due to a change In the system of elimination. Last year only one central tournament was held, at which all eliglbia teams competed. According to the new policy adopted this year the state was di vided Into twenty-four districts. In each of which an elimination tour nament was held. The runner-up and the winner In each district tournament was then eligible for competition In the central tourna ment. Eligible teams numbered 127, but three of these, Dawson, .In man and Smithfleld. failed to register for the central tournament. Kirni round pairings, which will he played off Thursday, March 7, Continued on rue 4. ELDER IS BOOKED AS VESPER SPEAKER John Elder, national head of the Rtudc-nt volunteer movement, will 'peak at the Vesper service at 5 o'clock, Tuesday, March 6. Mr. Elder will be In Lincoln as a speaker at the world peace confer ence. His address at Vespers will conclude the series of meetings hlch have been given over to discussions of foreign nations. Leona Lewis will le?.d the ser vice and as special music Hortense Henderson will sing "The Lord is My Shepherd," by Llddle. Leaders of State Lawmaking Bodies Represent University of Nebraska Large Percentage of Men In Legislative Sessions Of Senate and House Are Busker School Graduates (By Bob Kelly) Once every blennlum the legisla te of the state of Nebraska Con ines at the state capltol to levy axes, make appropriations, and formulate law lor the coming two J,'r. It should be a matter of rlde to the University of Ne braska that Its graduates and former students are playing an im portant part in the legislature In "'ion now and' those of former Jrt. ' the Senate University men """le the best showing. Eleven M of the thirty-three members of la Senate are graduates or former Zolley Lerner. "29. Kansas City. Missouri, who will take the title role In University's late. produc tion. Lerner Is business manager of the Flayers, and has taken lead Ing parts in several of their shows. Workmen Prop Sagging Walls In Old '' Hall Prospects for a swimming pool in old University hall have lessened since workmen have partially re paired the east wall which last week threatened to collapse. Tent ative props, three in number, help to support that portion of the ceil ing which threatened to displace the weak and aged wall and result In their precipitation about the heads and ears of students that might be present. It seemed that the old nail had received a hard thrust from the hands of the elements. Treacher ous snows have weakened both wall and ceiling. The steady drip, drip, drip of meJtlng snows in U. 106 sounds omnious in a silence which was broken before by the merry chatter of student talk and Instructor repartee. Wall la Bolsterad. The props which have served as an anaesthetic to ease the weight and pain upon the old walls con sist of three square wooden posts about five feet apart extending ver tically from the floor to bolster up an insecure celling. This scaffold- Inz arrangement, as it appears to be, lacks nothing hut the ropes and the hangman to make the picture complete. Yet to speak symbolic ally, the old walls and ceiling ap pear to be hanging for dear life upon them. Hut Journalists and other stu dents that frequent the room need not fear. Because of the repairs that have been made they can pur sue their studies and work, secure In the belief that at any time the props will prevent them from being burled In oblivion by falling frag ments of the walls and ceiling which heretofore have been only their protection. 'Fl E Methodist Students Present Fourth Annual Show on Friday Evening "Cabaret" style of presentation, with scenery effects, featured the fourth annual minstrel show given by university student mnibers of Epworth Methodist church, at Whlttier Junior high school, Friday evening. The show consisted of five parts and act such as the Mag-nuson-Metxger Banjokers; Burton and Van Kleeck string quartette, Frank Wilson In a series called "Xylophone Xstacles." and "String ed Static" presented by Mr. Mag nuson. A rhorus of twenty-four acted as patrons of the cabaret, with the Ijt end men serving as waiters, and the interlocutor. The end men characters were taken by Glen Feather. Haakel Hanklns, Frank Gunn, Leslie Rlgglns. BUI Hobo tham, and Bert Cotad. Howard Alexander was interlocutor. The program ended with a finale containing . photo-color effects which, according to Glen Feather, member of the business committee, were something entirely new. The ticket sale far surpassed those of previous years according to an announcement made by the business committee. students. There are likewise eleven representatives who claim Ne i. ikIi. Alma Mater. How- ever the percentage Is much smaller slnce tneir are uuo bers in the House. The list of Nebraska graduate contains leading men in both houses. One of the most Influential men In this legislature la Senator James ltodman of Omaha. Mr. Rodman' was graduated from the University of Nebraska In W. H attended the College of Law and Is a member of Delta Upsl.on. He served in the House of Representa tives for four sessions and ''" for one terra speaker of that body. This is his first term In the Senate. Speaker of the House. Bern R Coulter, is a more recent Rraduate of the University. He was grad uated from the College of Law In Contlnnrri on Pa CASKEY'S BAND PLAYS Cornhusker Hotel Ballroom Is Scene of University Affair Friday Three hundred couples KlUiesaed the presentation of Lorraine (Jam. ble, '29, Knoxvllle, Iowa, as Prom girl at the annual Junior-Senior Prom Friday eveulng at the Corn husker ballroom. Lew Cask y 'a ten piece orchestra, which was brought to Lincoln from Chicago, furnished music for the last formal event of the year. Miss Gamble was selected Prom girl from six candidates by a vote of those attending the party, and was formally presented shortly be fore 11 o'clock. She la a senior In the College of Arts and Sciences, and a member of Delta Gamma sorority. Students Crowd Arch Twenty minutes before the pre sentation of the Prom girl students began to crowd around the arch at one end of the ballroom, waiting to get a glimpse of the winner. At 10:30 o'clock all eyes were focused on the large arch through which the 1939 Prom girl was to appear. At, 10:45 o'clock the orchestra stopped playing, trumpets sounded, Conttnnrd on Para 4 OMElLlSlET OF DELTA TAU DELTA Local Chapter Is Host to Convention of Western Division Men Western division convention of Delta Tau Delta fraternity which opened Friday morning, closed last evening with a dance at the Lin coln Hotel. The day was taken up with a discussion in the morning and a meeting in the afternoon, at which time L. A. Beck of Denver, supervisor of scholarship, spoke. Fraternity scholarship and con sideration of applications from lo cal groups were the main topics taken up In the morning meeting. A measure was passed recommend ing the abolition of "hell" week in the western division. Tt was also suggested that the subject be brought up at the national conven tion In Indianapolis, August -S to 31. Ways of raising the scholastic standing of the fraternity were discussed by L. A. Beck in the aft ernoon. Alumni took an Important part In the meeting, many former actives being present. About 150 couples attended the dauce last evening. Captain and Mrs. H. V. Lyon, Professor, and ConUnuad m Tft SCOTT TELLS VALUE Professor of Drama Says That Race Held Torch In Dark Ages n n Sntf nrnrenfinr of modern Pnirlinh dramn In the University. inniii hatm a the Prnfenslonal Men's club at the Uncoln hotel, Saturday noon, concerning Ireland.. Wn outlined the history of Ire land from the heclnninc of Chris tianity to modern times. "The Irish held the torch of learning ana ngni iindnc tha dark neea and scholars from the continent and England came ot attend ne universities oi Ireland when the rest of the world was In darkness," said Professor Scott. During the seventh century mere than six universities In Ireland according to the speaker. A -n t mm. ntnrarv works were created during this period that are still in the libraries oi iremuu. Idealists and a number of the Irish people feel that they are not living ... - hipn standard set by the early Celts, Professor Scott stated. i. A. REED RETURNS FROM LONG TOUR Extension Head Visits Many Schools of Secondary Class on Trip a A taaI Wit artnr ftt the rrvi. a. n- "ui " University Extension .i.'vlsion. re turned Thursday iron; a our ui m- nanllnn flf SeCOOdai'V gl'ilOOlS in Colorado and Kansn. IVachers college at Gunnison, t;.u. iuo. aim Western Teachers collete l ilays, Kansas, were visited by I jofessor Reed. He also spent one day In Denver Inspecting the Junior high schools of that cliy. This Inspection work was car ried on with the view of accredit ing these schools by the North Cen tral association of college and sec ondary schools. Professor Reed will make a report of his Investiga tions to the commission on higher Institutions of the vNorth Central association. V .- K tfm i r unnn-i fla "r 1 a " f Lorraino Gamble, '2y, Knoxvllle, Iowa, who was presented as the Prom girl Friday evening at the Junior-Senior Proin. Miss Gamble was chosen from a list of sis Uni versity coeds. Tl Visiting Attorney Will Take Affirmative of Capital Punishment OPPONENT IS ALUMNUS Clarence Darrow will arrive In Lincoln Monday morning to meet Lloyd Dort, Lincoln attorney, in a debate on "Should Capital Punish ment Be Abolished." Mr. Darrow will be taken on a tour through the city on which he will visit the new state capltol and the univer sity campus. Mr. Darrow. who upholds the affirmative side of the case, is a debater of national repute. He gained great fame by his argu ments against William Jennings Bryan In the Scopes evolution case in Tennessee, and by his defense in the Loeb-Leopold trial. Mr. Dort, a graduate of the Col lege of Law, of the University of Nebraska In 1908, is a fundamental ist and a member of the Christian church. He intends to meet the arguments of Darrow, with quota tions from the Bible. Mr. Darrow is well known for his modernist Continued en Pa X y. of office mmm Group Requires Membership As Eligibility for Balloting Klection of Y. W. C. A. offioera for next year will be held Wednes day and Thursday, March 6 and 7, in Social Sciences. Oily university studentj who signed the member ship cards before March 1 will be eligible to vote. Election for officers on the Col lege of Agriculture campus will be held In the Home Economics build ing. Marian Wilkerson and Sue Hall are candidates for president; Edna fcchrlek and Helen Day for vice president; Luclle Led with and Min nie Neraechek for secretary, and Julia Rider and Leona Lewis for treasurer. In the College of Agriculture or ganization Charlotte Joyce and Georgia Wilcox are candidates for president; the one who is defeated automatically becomes vice presi dent; Evelyn Krotz and Helen Weed are candidates for secretary. CLUB WILL HEAR ENGINEER SPEAK Commercial club will hold a smoker and pie feed in the Temple Y. M. C. A. rooms Tuesday eve ning, at. 7:16 o'clock, according to the announcement of Bert Weber, president. H. F. McCulla. commercial en gineer for the Lincoln telephone and telegraph company, will be the principal speaker. Mr. McCulla is a national officer of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, and he will compare the work with that of the Commercial club in the College of Business Administration. All men students in the College of Business Administration are in vited to attend the smoker. PSI CHI MEETING ' HELD ON MONDAY Pal Chi, honorary psychological fraternity will meet Monday, at 4 o'clock. Dean Engberg will speak on "The Use of Mathematics In Psychology." On March 22, the second meet ing of the month will be held. Any one Interested may attend the open meeting. At this meeting various theories of emotion will be pre sented and criticised. Several members will lead this discussion. All Cars Must Have 1929 License Plates Students or anyone else driv ing a car with a 1928 license will be subject to fine and ar rest. That Is the edict of the police department to all law en forcement officers. Th 1J2J license will cost just as much whether it Is bought now or on the Fourth of July. Students who have to write home to get their licenses will have to forgo the convenience of their cars until their license plates arrive. Sev eral arrests were made Friday and Saturday of drivers with old licenses. NEGROES FEATURE PLAY Lerner Takes Lead in Eight Scene Show Which' Has No Love Plot Tickets for "Fmperor Jones," University Players' latest presenta tion, are selling satisfactorily at Ross P. Curtice music company, according to Zolley Lerner, busi ness manager. The play will open tomorrow evening at 8:20 o'clock in the Temple theater. "Emperor Jones" is a comedy draina written by Eugene O'Neill. Zolley Lerner will play the leading part of Brutus Jones, colored crim inal. The only white characters rep resented In the play are Elwood Ramay and Herbert Yenne. Sev eral negro students of the Univer sity will take part Have Unutual Part. There are no love scenes in the play and seven of the eight scenes are played by Emperor Jones alone In the form of a soliloquy. Jones is a negro Jallbreaker and criminal and escapes to a souht sea island where he sets himself up as em peror. He robs the natives of everything he can get The main action of the story centers around his attempts to escape from the Confine 4 aa Pnca 3 L Department News Explains Numerals Donned on Prep Athletes. University extension news bulle tin for February 27 contains infor mation regarding the statewide nu meral honor roll for Nebraska high schools. These numerals are awarded state high school athletes ho come up to an approved stan dard in track and field competition The purpose of this award, which is sponsored by the athletic depart ment of the University, Is princi pally to stimulate Interest In track. The events listed are: 100-yard dash, 220-yard dash, 440-yard dash. 880-yard run, mile run, 120-yard and 60-yard high hurdles, 220-yard and 110-ymrd low hurdles, pole vault, running: high jump, running broad Jump. 12-pound shot, discus and Javelin. According to the news bulletin, try outs for state numerals may be run off any day of the year and on home grounds. The official of the meet shall be any duly appointed member of the 'school facuhy. The numerals Include the "half blue" awarded for scoring twelve points; and the "full blue" awarded for scoring twenty-four points. TRi-FirarcT$ Organization Promotes Ag Campus Activities and School Spirit Freshmen elected to member ship in the Tri-F club, an organi zation of borne economics students which promotes activities and school spirit on the agricultural campus, are: Doris Magnuaon, Oakland; Evelyn Kroti, Odell; Dorothy Luchslnger, Lincoln, and Alma Treehllng. The Tri-F club was organized laat year. It had been the Inten tion tu admit only three freshmen to membership but it was decided to Increase the number to four. The senior members of the club are Marjorle Brlnton, president; Helen Suchy, and Marie Doughtery. Junior members are Nelle Tren kle, Lydlellen Munsell and Gladys Hutchinson. Georgia Wilcor, Char lotte Joyce, Melva Dickinson and Sybil Holladay are sophomore members. . WOLCOTT SPEAKS AT FORUM TODAY Department Head Chooses: 'Life as Zoologist Sees ' It' as Topic "Life As the Zoologist Sees It," is the subject of the address to be given this afternoon by Dr. R. H. Wolcott, chairman of the depart ment of toology in the University of Nebraska, before the young men's forum at the cliy Y. M. C. A. This address will be a continuation of the series of lectures given be fore this group by scientists on "Life As a Scientist Sees It" Prof. C. H. Pattersor., of the de partment of psychology, will con duct the next lecture on this ser ies on March 10. Prof. J. O. Hert sler, of the department of sociol ogy, will speak on Mi.rch 17, and Professor F. A. Stuff vill conclude the group wl(h lecture on reli gion March 24. C'ourteay of Tim Lincoln Journal. O. J. Fee, Nebraska graduate, who has given the Unlveislty $300 to use In awards. Members of the faculty will decide the basis upon which the presentation of this amount will be made. South American Teacher Orders Websterrs Book A letter postmarked Puerto De seado. South America, requesting a copy of Dr. Hutton Webster's "History of Latin-America," has been received by Prof. Gayle C. Walker, acting director of tho School of Journalism. Dr. Webster is a professor of sociology in the University, and his history has been published by the University of Nebraska press. The letter was sent by F. R. Pons, presumably a school teacher in Puerto Deseado. This is a little coastal town in the territory of Santa Cruz, part of the Argentine Republic, only a few hundred miles north of the Strait ot Magellan. It is approximately 8500 miles from Lincoln by way of Now York, whiob is the shortest possible route. This letter Is probably the only mall ever received in Lincoln from this South American town. It Is a tribute to the worth of Dr. Web ster's work that this request should come from such a distant part of the world. Doctor Webster has published several books, the roy alties from which may exceed his teaching salary. Indeed, many cri tics class his works alongside the histories of H. G. Wells. The letter follows: Puerta Deseado, (Sta. Crui). January 21, 1929. Manager of Publications . Depart ment, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska. U. S. A. Dear Sir: Please 6end me a cony of the Hulten Webster's work en titled "History of Ijitln-America." published by the University of Ne braska. Yours very truly, F. R. Pons Casilla 55 T Department Plans tc Inform Outstate Papers Daily Of Cage Contest A news bureau,' with students In the University of Nebraska School of Journalism acting as reporters and copy-readers, will be In opera tion Thursday, Friday and Saturday to send stories of games In the Ne braska state high school basketball tournament to the weekly newspa pers In the state. Last year, during the annual tournament, the bureau turned out an aggregate of 265 columns of bas ketball stories to S26 newspapers. The work was done by about 150 students, writing stories and read ing copy. Students will be chosen to report game for papers In their home towns whenever possible. The bu reau will be set up In University hall, room 10S. NEBRASKA GKAD GOES TO SOUTH Prof. Walter Hansen, of the de partment of geography at Oberlln college, Oberlln, Ohio, has accepted an offer to take charge of geo graphical work during tho coming summer session at Berea college, Berea, Kentucky. Profetsor Han sen received his degree of master of arts in geography at University of Nebraska in 1925. Since that time he has been a member of the faculty of Oberlln college. 'Our Gang Has Little Time to Spend On Interviews, But Manager Assists Fred Neal Quits Marbles to Give 'Low Down' on Show Life and Putting Initiative in Children of America (By Ray Murray) "Aw. cut the rough stuff, Scooter!" "8ay, you've been k lick In around Mary too much now.' "Now, Scooter, you treat Johnny nice." One can easily see that members of 'X)ur Gang" have little time for interviews. There are too many exciting things that kids can do besides talk to a college dally re porter. But when they do permit an interview they have lots of in teresting things to tell. At least this one did. No. it wasn't Mary, the pretty Gift of Prominent Alumnur. Will Be Distributed to High Students FACULTY REGARDS PLAN University Considers Honors Day at Close of Year to Recognize Work ThrM hundred dollars In prlies will be distributed this spring U students of the University of Ne Kmaira evrellln in various lines of work. Chancellor E. A. Burnett of the University or NeorasKa n iMinrri sturdav. The money for this year is the gift of Mr. O. J. Fee of Lincoln, a graduate of the University In the class of 1908 and a friend of the institution, dnitit time .10 Mr. Fee an nounced to Piof. E. F. Si-luanim cf the department of geology mat ne would give the money for the pris tn twi awarded at the discretion of the university authorities. Just how the money will ne a ware en has not yet been aecmea oy me University. Emphasize Scholarship. Tha I'nlvaraltv elans this SDling to place an added emphasis on the matter of scholarship, and an Hon ors day program Is being planned when appropriate recognition win H riven tn htsrh-ranklne student. It is possible that the awarding of the prizes win tane piace in con nection with that program. "There la a treat need for this sort of thing in the University and I am sure tbat we snail ne aoie to work out plans that will take care of the money appropriately this spring," Chancellor Burnett stated Saturday. "Our University haa nev er had the same number of schol arshlna and nrizes available as have many eastern universities and we are very glad to see a growing interest in this sort, or tning. For manv years Mr. Fee has tak en an Interest in the affairs of the University, being prominent in in alumni councils. LOSE TO IOWA STATE Husker Team Takes First Places in Five Out of Nine Events TURNS INTO DUAL MEET Nebraska's swimming team took second Dlace in the Big Six confer ence meet at Kansas City Friday evening, losing first place to the Iowa State tankers by a 46 to 54 score. The Husker team took five first places in the nino events, the Iowa, team taking tne remaining first places. The first conference swimming meet turned into a dual meet be tween Nebraska and Iowa State. Oklahoma and Missouri did not en ter the meet and the two Kansas teams had weak representatives. The Kansas Aggies collected 9 points and Kansas 6. Iowa State made a clean sweep In the 220-yard free style which cinched tho meet for tbera. la tne last event, the medley relay, the Nebraska team took first. The team was composed of Mockler, Ungles, Vanderllppe and Erb. Butler of Iowa State was nlgn Individual scorer with 13 point. scoring two first and a second. Gregg WalJo, Nebraska swimmer. ('niitlniidd aa Pa-a 4 MRS. HOY GREEN IS DISCUSSION HEAD "The College Girl In the Modern Home" will be the general topic which will be discussed by a new group being organized In the T. W. C. A. Mrs. Roy Green, a member of the advisory board for the Y. W. C. A. will lead the group, which will meet every Wednesday at 4 o'clock In Ellen Smith hall. The problems which the college girl encounters In the modern home, and the problems which sl i; must face before she enters a homo of her own, including the euseiih .i of marriage, will ho anions !hf phases of the topic which will b discussed by the group. and capable little leading lady ilia: frranteU this Interview. Nor w.i It Scooter, the gangster element f the show, nor Johnny, that red blooded American boy who put on the clever tap dance. It was the eldest member of the "gang", Fred Neal, who left the marble game lu a spirit of sacrifice to give lue "low down" on "Our Gang." Has Had Experience Students saw Mr. Neal as the movie director in the "Our Gang" act at. the Lincoln theater last week. Even in that minor part. It seemed that he knew all the strings of the boards. Well, he ought to. He has been in the show business - for about thirty-seven years and has experienced about every phase of stage and screen life. Mr. Neal thinks that the dramatic Oaatlmed aa Faga t. '