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    he Daily Nebras
Oflicial Student Newspaper of tin University of Nebraska
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VOL XXIX NO. 122.
LINCOLN. M HKASKA. SUNDAY. APRIL . 1W0
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
IRK OF MEL
IS OUTSTANDING
IN PRODUCTION
The Little Clay Cart' Is
Said to Be Most Unusual
In Recent Ytars.
THIRZA FAY TAKES LEAD
Easton as Vidian, Lcrncr
In Comedy Role Please
Player Audience.
The Little Clay Cart," which In
being presented by the University
Flayer lit (he Temple theater this
week proved to be one of tbr most
unusual productions ever given on
the Nebraska stage.
The Action of the play drain
with the love of Vasantasena. a
courtesan for Cbarudatta, a Brah
man merchant, who because of his
unusual virtues and generosity baa
lost all of bis riches. Sansthanaka,
the villatuous brotber-ln-law of the
king1 pursues Vasantasena and at
tempts to kill her when she spurns
bis love.
lie then blames the murder on
Cbarudutla who la tried and Is
convicted. Just as the executioner
is about to cut off the bead of the
cirtuous merchant. Vasantasena,
L who hadn't oeen killed after all,
' walks in and saves him.
Fay Stars.
Tbiria Pay, as the courtesan,
Vasantasena docs a very nice piece
of acting. In ber long flowing robe
she makes a very graceful nnd
.itatucsque figure .Her voice uaa u
clear musical tone which u very
pleasing.
I Jere Mickel carries the role of j
Charudatta, the Brahman mer
chant with notable success. Mr.
Mickel, although he is now attend
ing the university, was formerly a
member of the original Goodman
Theater cast which presented "The
Little Clay Cart" in Chicago. It
was through the valuable services
of Mr. Mickel that the Players
were able to produce the play at
this time.
Harlan G. Easton as the villain
ous protber-in-law of the king,
Sansthanaka, added considerably
to the merits of the play. Mr.
Faston brought much of the
humor of the play by his clever
interpretation of this simple
minded treacherous individual. Mr.
Easton should be complimented
upon his lisp.
Lerner Amuses.
W. Zolley Lerner as .Sharvilaka,
a Brahman in love with Madnika,
Vasantasena's maid also furnishes
much of the amusement for the
audience. His actions in cutting
en imaginary hole in an imaginary
wi.ll and crawling" through are
very much enjoyed. Pauline
Gellatly as Madanika and Paul
Miller as a Sbampooer who turns
Buddist mock also do some credit
able acting.
Other members of the cast are:
Arthur Slngley as Maitreya; Lois
Grandstaff as Radanika, a maid;
Richard Page as a courtier; Doris
Hosman as a maid; Edwin Quinn
as Mathura, a gambling master;
I Judd Brenton as another gamhler;
Valerie Worrell aa the wife of
Charudatta; Al Tiffany as Stha
varaka, Sansthanaka's slave; Ken
neth Threlkeld as Chandanaka, a
policeman; and Katherlne Gal
lagher as Vasantasena's mother.
The scenic decorations and light
ing effects were very picturesque.
The music which was played dur
ing several of the scenes added to
the general atmosphere of unusual
ness. The audiences were forced
to exercise their imaginations be
cause of the utter disregard of
stage limitations.
A PHIL 6 TO 13 IS
SPECIAL r WEEK
The week of April 6-13 is being
observed by the student branches
of the Y. M. C. A. in the country
as "Student Movement Week." No
special program is being planned
by the local unit since the same
work was carried out earlier in
the year.
TW O RECITALS TO HE
GIVEN AT 1 O'CLOCK
Two senior recitals are ncbcd
uled for this Sunday afternoon In
tbe temple theater. Miss Margaret
Anderson, Stromsburg, will pre
sent her senior piano recital at 2
o'clock, and Miss Antoinette Lo
coco, Lincoln, will present her
senior violin recital at 4 o'clock.
Sarin Fuhlrodt Slet
380 for Mew Indtutr
ftcrord; Time Is 2:6
The Nebraska indoor track
record for the half mile was
broken Saturday afternoon In
a "feel-out" race when Norman
Fuhlrodt crossed the finish line
a scant yard in front of Phillip
Garvey and was clocked in 2
minutes, 6-10 of a aecond. Gar
vey's time was also well under
the old record of 2 minutes. 1
and 1-10 seconds, held pointiy
by Johnson and "Alphabet"
Janulewkr. Running in the
tame heat were Neurnberger
and Griffin, who finished in
fast time fairly close to the
leader.
Coach Schulte was well
pleased with the performance,
commenting particularly on the
even rate of speed maintained
throughout the 880. In an
other heat, England, a fresh
man, came through for a mark
ot 2 rvlnutes, 8 second for the
distance.
Stepanek Declares That Alexander Is
One of the. Greatest Dreamers of the
Apes. Tells of His
by curr r. sandahl ;
"llnrllry Hurr Alexander, i' ' ciiiin. U one of I In i
jjrenNM ln aineis of ln titfts," miM Prof. Oriti Sl panel, in.
Mnu-tur in Mnti'iiio an Kni'lisU Iuu.'uiii;i a ul tin t'niwiMtv of
Ntln'MsLa. "ll i not only a tmtetl t-liilosoiilicr. lnl U uIsj'
a di.stinetivf nreliinet, far htirrir to iiny olh-rn tliat I kiio.
IliTHiiso of liu nullioi ilnlii kimuli'ilpi' of the Milij.vl,
cording to Mr. Stepanek. the einl
petit iMtor will have as hi topic
for dlscuiutiori at the Westminster
Presbyterian ibunh at 5 o'clock
this aftern.ton. 'The Last Archi
tecture." I'r. Alexander will also
appear before a university audience
Monday morning at 11 o'clock at
the Temple theater.
That L'r. Alexander, who la via
itlng friends In Lincoln this week
end, received much of hla Inspira
tion from contacts with such men
aa Bertram Goodhue, architect
of the Nebraska Mate rapltol,
seemed t please the language
professor Immensely.
"Goodhue and Alexander cer
tainly did wonders when they got
their head together and dreamed
of one of the flne.it structures In
the worlJ to be a monument to the
state of Nebraska the capitol
building which la now under con
traction," continued Mr. Stepanek
"Not Idle Dreams."
"And ll surety must tie pleasing
to tneni bun that tbeir ureaius
were not idle di earns uut are aucb
mat riany are to come to actu
amy. im-y have creaied a new
;nieMion in architecturea pro-
icsMim an thtir own.
Although Dr. Alexander has
acnievea Mich a big piace id areni
lecture bis work in pniiosopnical
circles is not to be sngoteu, ae
coruiiig to Air. Stepane. who is a
lormer colleague oi the scripps
conege proie.-w.or when the lauer
waa on the tacuity atatt at this
insulation
'i'o prove his point, the Nebraska
protestor has written a magazine
.itirie, puonsbed in the t'lesent
u y American Literature for Juiy
iy.j, most ot wmcn magazine was
ae voted to Ur .Hartley urr Alex
anu.r. Recalls Incident.
Under the title 'Hartley Burr.
Philosopher," the author begins
his discussion with an assemuidgc
of pnuosophers "caving their au
nuai tourney." As is true with ail
sucti gatherings, there was roucn
talk over matters line ideals, mela
pnysics, the universe, etc.
"Then up rose Hartley Alexan
der," writes Mr. Stcpanea. "What
fie said, noue of us can recall; but
it wae anointment ot Gllead. Wtmt
he meant, none of us quite under
stood; yet all of us lelt that it
trued with heaven's own geome
try. So once again the stare be
gan to spin in their spheres, and
once again idealist and pragraatist
(Continued ou Page 3.)
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Fishbaugh, Anderson, Larson
Are Elected to Delta
Sigma Rho.
At a recent meeting of Delta
Sigma Rho( honorary forensic
liaiernily, fciarl Fishbaugh, Chris
tian Larson, and James ri. Ander
son were elected to membership.
Each of the newly elected mem
bers have taken an active part in
the Nebraska debate scnedule.
karl Fishbaugn, took part in sev
eral debates including the radio
debate witn DrsKe university at
Shenandoah, la., on January 19,
the debates with the University of
Kansas on the afternoon and eve
n(0 of March 2o, at Atchison, and
Lawrence respectively, and the
debate with the University of
Oklahoma at Norman on March
21.
Christian Lai son participated in
a debate with the Kansas Aggies
on February 25 before the nigh
school at 1 'lattsmoutb, an din a
debate with the University of
North Dakota on March 6 before
the Thomas Jefterson high school
of Council Bluffs.
James II. Anderson debated be
fore the Lincoln Ad club on March
10 against the University of South
Dakota, and on March 13 debated
against the University of Kansas
before the Knife and Fork club.
D. D. WHITNEY SPEAKS
A! HOME EC MEETING
'Round Table Discussion Is
! Taken Up in Afternoon
Sessions.
j Dr. D. D. Whitney gave an Illus
trated lecture following the Ne-
braska State Home Kconomics
j asKSNTiation dinner Friday night at
the Lincoln hotel, showing slides
of new types of flowers, veget
ables, and animals. Seventy-five
persona were present.
At the afternoon session, a
round table discussion was held on
the advisability of adapting the
' college curricula to those of the
j high school, and of continuing the
J study of advanced home economics
j courses after receiving the first
training in high school.
Other subjects discussed in tbe
afternoon were child development
1 and borne management, the talk
' being led by Margaret Fedde, of
I the University of Nebraska; fooda
j and nutrition, conducted by Miss
i Angeline Weed of Hastings col
i lege; and textiles, clothing and de
' sign, led by Caroline Kuby, of the
I University of Mebraaka
Work With Goodhue
- -
I'nivi rity Visitor
E. CUV CUTSH ALL
Who will adlretui a special unt
veniity convocation Thunwiay. Dr.
Cutshall will also conduit a series
of meetings during the week.
3 DAYS ON CAMPUS
Methodist Organizer Is to
Speak at Convocation
Thursday.
Dr. E. Guy Cutshall. president
of the Iliff School of Theology
of Denver, will spend three days
at the university during the
week speaking on "Religion In
Modern Life." Among the sub
jects that have been announced
are "A Self-destructive Culture.'
"The Meaning of Inductive
Method for Kthica and Religion'
and "Parable of the Eagle."
. Thursday morning al 11 o'clock
Vr. Cutahall will address a con
vocation in the Temple theater on
"The Moral Challenge of Applied
Science." An opportunity for
questions and discussion will be
offered at the close of each ad
dress.
Former Student Pastor.
Dr. Cutshall Is considered well
qualified both by training and
experience to speak authorita
tively on religious life. He served
as the Methodist university pastor
at the University of Pennsylvania
for five years, and waa influ
ential in working out a corre
lated program of religious life
I which is known as the Penn
j sylvania plan.
Later he served for a number
of years as president of West
Virginia Wesleyan. From th s
position he went 'to the presi-!
h,. rr is. iiiff Sri,,! nf '
dency
hTeology which is associated with
the Denver university.
Dr. Cutshall holds an A. B.
degree from Cornell, A. M. from
the University of Iowa. B. D.
from Garrett Biblical Institute,
Northwestern, and Ph. D. from
the University of Chicago.
Discuss Other Topics.
If there is a manifest Interest
and request for some vital topic
in the field of psychology, philos
ophy and religion. Dr. Cutshp.ll
will arrange where possible to
discuss the subject that will be
most helpful. Therefore no at
tempt has been made to an
nounce the subject for each ad
dress. Arrangements have also been
made for personal conferences
with Dr. CutshalL P-ay Kamsay,
secretary of the Alumni associa
tion, has offered bis office in
Temple as a conference roou)
for Dr. Cutshall during these
three days. An appointment may
be made with any of the re
ligious workers on tbe campus
for such an interview.
The Schedule.
The schedule for the three days
follows: Tuesday, an address
before the Rotarians at 12 o'clock,
vesper service at Ellen Smith hall
at 5 p. m.. Social Science auditor
iuR al 7 p. m.; Wednesday, con
vocation at Nebraska Wesleyan,
10 o'clock. World Forum Temple
cafeteria, 12 o'clock, S oc 1 a 1
Science auditorium, 7 o'clock;
Thursday, university convocation
Temple theater, 1 1 o'clock, lunch
eon address for faculty and re
ligious workers on "Pennsylvania
plan," 12 o'clock. Social Science
auditorium, 7 o'clock.
ACCEPTS SCHOLARSHIP.
K. 8. Bukey. assistant professor
of pharmacy, haa accepted a $200
research scholarship in the Uni
versity of Michigan for the com
ing summer sessions. He did re
search work In organic pharmacy
at Michigan last summer.
CAMPUS CALENDAR
Monday, April 7.
Scandinavian club. Temple 205,
8 p. m.
Student Volunteers Wesley foun
dation, 7 p. m.
University Players in "Little
Clay Courts." Temple theater, 7:30
p. m.
Wednesday, April 9.
Komet Kluh, Phi Gamma Delta
house, 6 p.m.
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COUNCIL IS
AT LAST
COLISEUM PARTY
Many Favorites Falter at!
Race for Positions for
Student Group.
600 ATTEND FUNCTION
Election Is Closely Checked
to Prevent Fraud or
. Mistakes.
Mlh appiuxinmlely persons
present, the final All-l'iiiversity
party of the year, ffaluring tho
election of the Barb council for
next year, held Saturday
night In the Coli.enro. Lvcoralionx.
in moderni.stle effect, consisted of
varicolored Mi earners strung from
the btffh heama of the buildtiiff to
a level with the balcony, and a
large chandelier in the center.
The number votlns at the elec
tion waa lens than half of those
attending the party. This waa
partly du to the fad that frater
nity 'people were barred from vot
ing and partly becHiiNe Identifica
tion cards were required of all who
balloited. according to Alan Wil
liams, cuairamn of the Barb coun
cil. Several Fail.
Th election Saturday night saw
Ibe defeat of several non-fraternity
Mudonts prominent in barb
af lairs for some time and the with
drawal of others from politics. In
tte Utter K'oup Mas Mcieditii
Nelson, former chairman of the
Barb countll. who was Mipple
mntel by Alan Williams late last
fall. Those running for position
on the council who were defeated j
were: Ruth Hatfield and Ruth
Heather, senior girls; Otto A.
Dillon. Stanley Menglcr and Frank
Sampson, senior men: Glenevelyn
Hubbard, junior girl; Howard Pal
mer, junior boy; Sara Green,
sophomore girl; Glen Heady and
Hubert Keating, sophomore boys.
One interest lngaj.pect of the
election waa that the names of
all those elected appeared first
on the ballots. The election at
Continued on Page 4.
' P. B. KS TO BE
T
Seniors With Best Averages
Will Be Named at
Convication.
RECITAL WILL BE GIVEN
Thirty-third annual announce
ment of new members of Phi Beta
Kappa, national honorary scholas
tic fraternity, elected from the
present graduating 'class will be
made at a convocation at the Tem-
P' theater at 1 1 l ovelock Tuesday
morning. At the same time Dorthy
tlkrmeier of the school of fine
urts will give her junior recital.
Each year from one-tenth to
one-sisih of the graduating class
is honored by election into Phi
Beta Kappa. The announcement is
made at the last convocation pre
ceding the spring recesa of the
university.
Qualifications Listed.
Election of members is based
upon the following qualifications,
as set forth in the university cata
lok: First, tbe student must be
a member of the graduating class
at the June commencement, or at
tbe preceding midyear or summer
school commencement, fulfilling
the requirements for graduation
from the college or arts and sci
ences. Second, election is determined
on .ij glades made in the Univer
of Nebraska, exclusive of
.;uu (.band, typewriting, and re
quired military or physical train
ing. Third, prospective members
must have at least sixty-four
credit hours, exclusive of the sub
jects mentioned above, recorded in
the office of the registrar oo
March 5, with at least twenty-four
of these hours being made in
group requirements.
The low and high rating for this
year has not been computed as
yet. Information as to tbe rating
in other years shows that the high
est average of a student chosen
for Phi Beta Kappa was 97.10 per
cent in 1920. Tbe lowest Phi Beta
Kappa average, 87.50 percent, was
made tbe same year. J
94 Average Last Year.
Last year Paul L. Brockwav of
Wichita, Kas.. beaded tbe Phi Beta
Kappa lifat with an average of
94.&7 percent. A record of aver
ages of students elected to the so
ciety during the eight years pre
ceding 1929 follows: Tbe first col
umn indicates the low average;
tbe eecood Indicates tbe high aver
age:
BARB
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IV21 .. 7.M
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Recital Program.
Tbe program for tbe recital of
Miss Ellermeier, of the c1as of
Carl Steckelberg, la as follows;
Mozart, Sonata No. 4. Allegro, and
Tempo II Mlnuetto: De Beriot.
Concerto No. 9, Allegro, Adagio,
Roodo; Gossec, Gavotte; Hick
stein; Minuet. Rubmste.n. Ro
mance. Ardeth Pierce will be tbe
accompanist.
Fourth Week9 Returns in Digest
Prohibition Poll Indicates Slight
Gain in Enforcement Sentiment1
Tie oi(. for htrict i nfoict iiieiit shows a slint suin i"
fourth week return of The Uieri.ry Iii.'.sl's tr;iw" refer-
eiiiluin on n.ii!iilion, though Kiiiimi.h iiikI Tcuik ssee mo the
ouly lo of lh forty stales ivpoilil wlii h:uv oting Imhic Iry,
ucronliii;; to h cum- t ivsin of liu ninjjniiie.
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Who takes the lending role
Little
current
t'nlversity Players production. Mr,
Mickel played in this drama with
the original Goodman cast in Chi-
cago.
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EDITION IS COMPLETE
Engineers' Week Featured in
April Issue of Monthly
Magazine.
KNIGHT WRITES ARTICLE
Engineers' week issue of the Ne
braska Blue Print haa gone to
press and will be ready for distri
bution witbiin the next, few days,
according to John M. Clema. editor-in-chief.
This issue is to be U
biggest one of the vear and will
contain the Engineers' week activ
ities and program and a Urge
number of feature articles.
"Potash Industry of Western Ne
braska" by Edward M. Knight,
electrical engineering '32, is the
feature article of the issue. In
this article Knight describes the
industry as it started over night,
arose to great heights, and fell as
quickly as it started.
He estimates the resources of
the great potash fields and points
out the necessity for their devel
opment. At the present time the
United States is totally dependent
on Germany for their potash sup
ply. The huge plants now stand
idle. Until a method of extraction
can be found that can compete in
cost with the price of German pot
ash It will not be possible to de
velop the Industry without protec
tive tariff.
Article On Talkies.
"Recent Developments in Talk
ing Pictures" is an article point
ing out the principals involved in
light wave sound transmission. All
the essentials of talking motion
pictures at low sound intensity
have been known for many years
but only recently have they been
made possible in a practical way.'
There are two general classes of
sound records, the wax disc as
used by the vitapbonc and the
photographic record used by the
photophone and movietone.
"Dependable C o m m u n ication
from Ship to Shore" by H. G.
Wiltse. electrical engineering '30,
Is an article which describes the
new telephone service from steam
ships to various cities made pos
sible by a series of telephone and
radio relays. It Is now possible for
a man traveling from the United
States to Europe to talk to bis
friends at home.
Ferguson Contributes.
In Dean Fergusons' article on
"The Hazard in Going to School"
he points out the hazards overcome
by many students and gives accur
ate figures for the numbers who
drop out of school for various rea
sons. Hia figures show that only
about 10 percent of the students
w bo enter tbe engineering college
graduate. His data comes from
the accurate reports of Prof. A. A.
Ried kept for the years of '23, '24,
and '2r.
"Engineering Features of the
Moffat Tunnel" by John Van Dyke,
mechanical engineering 32, is an
article describing the outstanding
engineering achievement of 1927.
He describes the six mile tunnel
cut through tbe continental divide.
2400 feet below tbe low point in
tbe divide.
SOP1IOMOHE WOMEN
AKE TO HAVE KID
DINNER TIIUKSDAY
A "kid" dinner party will be held
by the Y. W. C. . sophomore class
commission grou and the Indus
trial discuaaion group, lead by Eve-
cr 5raOT a u
sophomore women In tbe univer
sity are invited to come.
A feature program, favors, and
dancing will be included In tbe
evening's entertalnmenL Kacbel
Branson and Helena Skinner are in
charge of the program. Dorothy
Tburlovr. aided hy Margaret Day
a.T Gwendolyn Hager, la in charge
of the ticket rales.
in
C av Cart, current
.1
MXteil tl from iMinty
I
adoitionHi Ktste.-
Oi th.- 'Joo.:no poM-card votes
leturned throuvh the mall and
counted at the poll headquarter.
818.701, or cliglilly over 42 erceit
of ibe total are wet and M'H. .'..',
or nearly 30 percent, vote damp
while ft.i3.33T are bone dry and
imSi "f,'Spcaker Now Holds Position
In every southern Mate except With SCHpPS CollegC.
i Tennes
modification and repeal la larger!
than that for enfon ement, while I
In Maryland the vote for repeal is
considerably greater than for both
modification and enforcement.
Dixie Is Medium Dry.
The v.vt section of Dixie U
appraised us voting "medium dry"
by The Literary Digest.
In Florid. Kentucky and Lou
isiana, the vote for repeal out bal
ances the total for either modifica
tion or enforcement.
In Maine, which has long been
considered tho hell-wether of the
prohibition movement, the drys
outvote the weta by 4.116 to 4.033.
but there Is a third damp group of
2,fS9 who favor modification.
Oklahoma, on of the baby
states of the union, votes vigor
ously for strict enforcement, re
turning a total that almost out
weighs both that for modification
and repeal
Eas
stern States Wet.
Coiinecticult. Delaware, Illinois,
New Jersey, New York, Pennsyl
vania, and Wlnmnsin continue to
vote strongly wet as does also the
tiny domain of the District of Col
umbia. Of the forty states reorted,
twenty show a vote for repeal that
la greater than for either modifi
cation or enforcement, while In the
other twenty states tbe vote for
strict enforcement shows a larger
total than for either modification
or repeal.
"A little figuring." The Literary
Digest stales editorially, "will
show that the bone drys have
gained a trifle more thau a point
in ratio value since last week,
while modification has gone down
almost a point, and repeal has lest
a fraction of a point.
Enforcement.
"Glancing at some of the newly
arrived states In today's mammoth
tabulation, we see Alabama and
Arkansas running almost neck and
neck and rolling up pluralities for
enforcement.
"It will be seen that Delaware
plunges for repeal, its vote in the
(Continued on Page 3.)
T
Zoology Instructor Invited
To Florida Island For
Summer Study.
Dr. 1 ,V. Manter. associate pro
fessor of zoology and adviser to
premedical students has accepted
an Invitation from the Carnegie
Institute to be a member of the
staff of scientists to work at Dry
Tortugus, Fla., during the coming
summer.
The invitation came from the di
rector of the Carnegie Institute
marine biological laboratory lo
cated at Tortugus. The Tortugus
islands are a bmall group in the
Gulf of Mexico, seventy miles west
of Key West. Each summer a
small group of men are invited to
live at tbe station ror tne pur
poses of carrying on scientific
studies.
Dr. Manter has signified his in
tention to carry on investigations
and experiments on tbe parasites
of tropical fishes. He will sail from
New York during tbe early part of
June.
!ITY WILE BE
HOST TO JOURNALISTS
Nebraska High School Press
Asociation Votes to Meet
In Lincoln.
At tbe closing session of the
third annual meetteg of the Ne
braska Mgb school press associa
tion, held in Fremont this week
end, it was voted to hold the next
meeting on the campus of tbe
University of Nebraska. Miss
Belle Farnam, instructor in journ
alism at Lincoln high school, was
elected president for the ensuing
year.
; It was also decided that the date
of the meeting should be changed
I from spring to fall. The next
I meeting will probably be held some
time in October.
Attendance at the Fremont
meeting included twenty faculty
members and 150 student journal
ists. Plans were made for a formal
organization with the framing of
a constitution.
ICKS WILL ATTEND
HISTORICAL MEETING
Dr. J. D. Hicks, of tbe college
of arts and sciences, will attend
the annual meeting of the Mis
sissippi Valley Historical assocla- j
tion at Chattanooga, Tea, April !
24-26. .Dr. Hlek will speak before (
one ot the general sessions 4n j
Tbe Pop ul 1st Contribution." J
ALEXANDER WILL
BE SPEAKER AT
STUDENT MEETING
j
j
i Former
Philosophy Head
.Is to Appear in Special
Convocation Monday.
HERE FOR FIVE DAYS
woiniiwm, wum.
... , , " ,,
university convocation will be
held al the Temple theater Mon
day at 11 o'cliH-k when Dr. Hart
ley Burr Alexander, eminent poet,
philosopher, ecsayut and archi
tect, will address sludect. fac
ulty member and foimer col
league. It waa indicated by Prof
Paul H. Grumann. chairman of
the committee on convocations.
As In the rate of all convoca
tions, no classes will be excused
except thone that are di.-mtased
by the Individual professors. It
Is thought, according to Dr. C.
H. Patterson, professor of philos
ophy, that all classes In his de
partment will be excused In order
to permit both professors and
students to hear the former mem
ber of the departmental faculty.
Tills wilt not be the only pub
lic appearance of Dr. Alexander
during his five days' visit cn the
campus. He has been brought
here by the Lincoln A Capella
Choir to give a tertlire before toe
Liucoln public at Westminster
Presbyterian church at 5 o'clock
this afternoon.
Left in 19?6.
Prior to bis going to Ecnpps
college, Claremont. Calif., where
he is now holding a chair In
philosophy. Dr. Alexander was
both a student and a professor
at the University of Nebraska.
It was three and one half years
ago that he left this institution,
although his official resignation
was not accepted until two years
ago."
In the fall of 192 Dr. Alex
ander went to the University of
Wisconsin, where he remained for
a semester. He was then granted
a year's leave of absence from
Nebraska, during which Urn he -took
up professorial work at
Scripps college. Following the
year's leave, his resignation was
accepted by the local authorities
and he has been at Scripps ever
since.
Concerning the eminent philos
opher's student days at Nebraska,
tbe following is taken from an
article entitled "Alexander Boy
and Man," which appeared tinder
the name of C. F. Ansley. in the
July. 1929, number of Present
Day American Literature:
Ansley Recollects.
"Once upon a time a some
what remote time-1 fC. F.
Ansley i was a younff instructor
of English In the University of
Nebraska. One day I found an
other instructor. Herbert Bates,
in a state of obvious exultation.
He had discovered a student who
could write and be proved the
sound-" of bis judgment by ex
amples. The student's name was
Alexander. I ha-' not heard it
before.
"Later,'' continues the article
by Ansley. "I had the privilege
of presiding over a group of stu
dents of special promise in writ
ing. In academic theory I was
their instructor, but the fact was
unacaderaie: Each student taught
himself and the others.
"There Is no occasion for put
ting anyon above any other, but
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SIGMA XI SCHEDULES
C;itAND CANYON TALK
Dr. Raymond C. Moore, head of
the department of geology at the
University of Kansas, baa been
engaged to give the program at
the next meeting of tbe Nebraska
chapter of Sigma Xi, Tuesday eve
ning. April 15, at the Temple
theater. Dr. Moore will g-lve an
illustrated lecture on the "Grand
Canyon of Colorado." He was a
member of the party to make the
second trip through the canyon.
The meeting will be open to the
public.
HAY KAMSAY CONFERS
WITH KANSAS ALUMNI
Flay Ramsey, secretary of the
Alumni association left late Thurs
day afternoon for Manhattan, Kan,
where he will confer with
tbe alumni secretary there. Dr.
Kamsay will return to Lincoln
some time Monday.
Irritated !ag Turns
Coed's Morning Hide
Into Ambulance Trip
Katherlne Ruby, sophomore
in the arts and science college,
was badly Injured Saturday
morning when she was thrown
from a horse at Fortieth and
South street. Although no
bone were broken ahe suffered
a spraineo i,ack, and Is at pres
ent receiving treatment In the
Lincoln General hospital.
In company with a group of
her sorority iter who had
planned a Saturday morning
ride. Ml Ruby wa Just
mounting her horse when it be
came frightened and started to
run. At th horse made a aharp
turn he fell from the saddle.
Mis Ruby, who la a member
of PI Beta FM, I aaid to be
resting comf o: tably and will be
able to leave the hospital In a
short time.