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VOL. XXX NO. 90.
LINCOLN. NTDUASKA. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY Ifl. 19.11
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
IN
BLUE
HIRT
RETAIN
ONOKS
KLUB
MEMBERS
ARRANGE TRIALS
FOR NEXT S
Applicants May Try Out for
Spring uomeoy t-riaay
And Saturday.
ONLY MEN ARE ELIGIBLE
'High and Dry' Is Concerned
With Desert Island,
Sea and Yacht.
Tryouta for the cast of "High
and Dry," recently selected Kos
met Klub show which will be pre
sented by that group as its 1931
spring" musical comedy, will be
held Friday and Saturday. Mem
bers of the club have set the time
of trying out for 2 to R o'clock Fri
day, 9 to 12 o'clock Saturday
morning and 1 to 4 o'clock Satur
day afternoon.
Club members will be in the club
rooms, located in the Annex build
ing, during those hours and will
listen to all applicants for the cast.
Only men will seek positions this
year as it has been definitely de
cided to return to the former cus
tom of using an all male cast.
Tryouts For Principals.
The tryouta Friday afternoon
will be for principals only. Satur
day morning will be devoted to
the chorus and Saturday after
noon is to be divided principals
from 1 to 2 o'clock, and chorus
from 2 to 4.
Club members expect a large
amount of unusual talent to com
pete for positions this year due to
the desirability of the show being
produced. "High and Dry" is con
cerned with a private yacht, a sea,
and a desert island. It is said the
production is so named because of
the embarrassing situation in
which the characters find them
selves. According to the author,
there is no connection between the
iitle and federal prohibition.
Mutiny Occurs.
Act one takes place on the yacht
which is bound for some civilized
haven. Tom, the captain of the
yacht Is the leading man. Jane,
feminine lead, is one of the pas
sengers together with her mother,
a novelist friend, and her prospec
tive fiance, Herbert.
A surprise mutiny by the crew
throws a wrench into the smooth
sailing. Two sailors, Orville and
Henry, stay with the captain but
the mutineers put them off with
tne captain and the passengers, on
a desert isle. The two remaining
acts take place on this island
called Sheela. During this time,
Henry keeps trying to make a hit
with Sheela, queen of the island,
Orville keeps trying to restrain
him, the novelist tries to shave,
Tom attempts to become engaged
to Jane, and Herbert succeeds.
Herbert, incidentally, is the vil
lain. Sheela's Lover Returns.
Everything comes out all right
except 'that Sheela's native lover
returns and Henry joins the vast
army of unemployed. Albert, the
novelist, falls for Jane's mother. It
is possible that they become en
gaged a few minutes before the
curtain falls. Whether Tom gets
the girl is known only by those
who have read the play.
MISS PFEHT'ER
TALKS TO HEBRON
ALUMNI MEMBERS
Laura B. Tfeiffar, a member of
the history department, spokp at
Hebron, Neb., MondRy before a
group of fifty-five alumni mem
bers. Miss Pfeiffer spnke con
cerning the UnivetHlty Founder's
day program. Mr. W. Forel, rep
resentative from Thayer county,
presided at the meeting.
Campus Calendar
Wednesday. Feb. 18.
Alpha Kappa Psi, D. U. House,
7:30 p. m.
SpaniBh club, Alpha Delta The
ta, 7 o'clock.
Iota Sigma Ti, 7 o'clock.
Sophomore commission, Ellen
Smith hall, 5 o'clock.
Student council, U. hull 111, 0
o'clock.
A. W. S. board meeting, Ellen
Smith hall, 12 o'clock.
Lutheran Bible league, Temple
205, 7 o'clock.
Vesper choir tryouts, 4-5, E'.llcn
Smith hall.
Thursday, Feb. 19.
W. A. A. executive council
meeting, W. A. A. office, armory,
12 o'clock.
Phi UpBilon Omicron, Ellen
Smith hall, 7 o'clock.
League of Women Voters, El
len Smith hall, 4 o'clock.
Wesley Players business meet
ing, Emmanuel Methodist church,
7 o'clock.
Friday. Feb. 20.
University 4-H club mixer, stu
dent activities hall, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 21.
Social danong class, 7 to 8:30. I
Armory.
Sunday, Feb. 22.
Bigma Upsllon, 316 F.agle apart- I
mentn. Business meeting, 7 p. m.; j
social meeting, 8:15 p. m. i
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DOROTHY SILVIS
Man Who Took Degree
Here 55 Yearn After
Matriculation Dead
William Needham, who from
1872 to 1875 attended the Univer
sity of Nebraska yet did not re
ceive his bachelor of arts degree
until 1930. fifty-five years later,
died recently at Bloomfield. Neb.,
where he had been editor of the
Monitor for forty years.
Mr. Needham entered the uni
versity in September, 1872, and
continued his college work for
three years. He then went to Mis
souri to teach, but In 1885 he re
turned to Nebraska to edit the
Coleridge Sentinel. Five years
later he and his brother founded
the Bloomfield Monitor. During
his career he also was editor of
the Niobrara Tribune and was
postmaster while in Niobrara. Mr.
Needham was retired when he last
year returned to the university to
complete his work.
FACUlTYWpLAN
CONVENTION If
Nine of Teachers' College
Professors Will Leave
For Detroit.
TWO TO GIVE REPORTS
Nine members of the faculty of
the University Teachers' college
are planning to leave Friday f'r
Detroit, where they will represent
Nebraska, along with about fifty
instructors from high schools and
other colleges throughout the state
at the annual convention of the de
partment of superintendents of
the National Education associa
tion. Two representatives of the teach
ers' college are scheduled to take
part in the program, which will
get under way Saturday, lasting
thruout most of the next week. A
report entitled "A Study on a
Scoring Key of a True-False and
Indeterminate Statement Examin
ation in the History of Education"
will be given by Professor C. C.
Weidemann, director of the bureau
of educational reference and re
search, on Tuesday morning. The
report was compiled by Professor
Weidemann and Professor Lyndall
Fisher, instructor In the history of
education.
Dr. H. C. Koch will give an ad
dress on "The Pre-College Guid
ance of College Freshmen" at the
Saturday afternoon session. Dr.
Kosh has spent a great denl of
time in the study of this particular
topic and has an interesting mess,
age to deliver at the meeting.
An outstanding feature of the
convention this year will be the
large, varied exhibit of educational
books, scientific accomplishments,
and a number of other interesting
features. This display will cover
several acres of space and is due
to attract considerable attention.
The theme of the convention is
"Working Together for the Chil
dren tf America," and about this
topic round table discussions and
addresses will center.
Approximately 12,000 college
professors and instructors In edu
cation are expected to attend the
convention. Last year'B meeting
was held at Atlantic City, N. J.
Representatives of the Univer
sity Teachers' College will include
Dr. H. C. Koch, Dr. W. H. Morton,
F. E. Henzlik. K. O. Broadv, W.
H. Thompson, R. D. Moritz. D. A.
WorcoMter, C. C Weidemann and
Dean W. E. Sealock.
Vesper Choir Tryouts
Will Re Held at 1 . in.
Tryouts for vesper choir will be
held in Ellen Smith hall from 4 to
5 o'clock today. This is the last
chance which will be afforded as
pirants fo." trying out, according:
to the choir director, Aleen ee."7.
Daily IS'ebraskan
Pictures Will Be
Taken Today IS'oon
Members of both The Dally
Nebraskan editorial and busi
ness staffs ars requested to be
at the campus studio at 12:30
o'clock today to have a picture
taken for the Cornhusker. Re
porters and members of the
paid staff for both semesters
this year are eligible.
of These Coeds
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MARGARET McKAY
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Chemistry Professor Gives
Opinions in Wiley
Bulletin.
WOULD DIVIDE STUDENTS
Instructor Suggests Plan
Employed in Local
Department.
Prof. Horace G. Deming, pro
fessor of chemistry, in an article
appearing in the February num
ber of the Wiley Bulletin under the
head "Wanted Speedy in Educa
tion" deplores the present method
of class room recitation and as
signments in college work and
suggests a- remedy which is UBed
in the chemistry department of the
University of Nebraska.
Professor Deming believes that
in most courses too much time is
spent, on unimportant details of
the course while the student should
be getting more general informa
tion. He believes that the present
organization of instruction makes
it difficult for the most able stu
dents to show what they can really
do. He says that the most able
students are held back in their
work by the presence of mediocre
students who cannot proceed as
rapidly in their work as others
Mr. Deming believes that what the
present educational system needs
is a little more speed.
Would Divide Groups.
The system used in the chem
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CAMPUS VISITED BY
Unger Examines Collegians
In Hopes of Finding
Future Stars.
NO HUSKERS PASS TEST
Since the arrival of the talking
picture and the resultant ptiblic in
sight of the personalities of the
east, the motion picture industry
has realized the growing demand
for Intellectual qualities as well as
attractive appearances In film
stars. Recently Universal Pictures
corporation, with ihis in mind, de
cided to institute a search among
the student bodies of various col
leges and universities for new
types with which to please an ex
acting public.
Yesterdav. Arthur Unger, a rep
resentative of that firm, visited
the university campus in quest of
prospects with the desired quali
ties. During his trip, in which he
has viBlted a number of universi
ties and colleges, Unger has inter
viewed nearly 38,000 candidates.
Commenting on this Mr. Unger
stated, "Our requirements are
very exacting."
Regular Features.
Among the physical qualities
that must be considered are fea
tures, Including the shape of the
heh.d, the ears, hair, nose, lips and
teeth. Naturally, form, the shape
and contours of the body are also
of great importance." Thus far,
but eight of the 38.000 interviewed
have been found to meet the ex
acting requirements.
Those who have passed the pre
liminary tests are given a trip to
the Universal Studios in Holly
wood with all expenses paid.
There, under the direction of able
directors they prepare for their
initial screen testa. Passing this
successfully they are given a three
months' contract with the firm
and used In minor parts to deter
mine their fitness for a film
career.
Unger reported that he had time
to Interview but a few of the Uni
versity of Nebraska students and
was forced to depart without add- j
ing another prospective future
film star.
DUNG
DECRIES
USED IN
MODERN SCHOOL
NVESTIGATOR
Will Be Prom
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ALICE CONNELL
GROUP WILUSO TO BURR
Y. M. C. A. Committee Plans
Program for Benefit of
Playground.
The Christian world education
committee of the T. M. C. A. will
give a program before the Parent
Teachers association of Burr, Neb.
on Friday evening, Feb. 20. Aldert
Molenaar, chairman of the com
mittee will preside over the meet
ing. There will be seven parts to
the program, as follows: Carlos
Cartegena, Philippine Islands, will
sing a solo with mandolin accom
panist: Aldret Molenaar, Holland,
will make a few introductory re
marks, "Why we are here." Fahio
Hill, American negro, will sing a
negro spiritual: Melvin Martin,
Russia, on "Facts About Russia;"
Carlos Cartagena, solo; Claude
Gordon, Jamaica, will speak on
"Morning. Noon and Night;" Pa
hio Hill, solo.
This meeting will be held for the
benefit of playground equipment
for the Burr school.
ALUMNI CELEBRATE
N. U. CHARTER DAY
Over 1,000 Gather in
Counties Honoring
Anniversary.
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0UTSTATE GR0UPS MEET
More than 1,000 Nebraska alum
ni in nineteen Nebraska counties
met to celebrate the sixty-second
anniversajy of charter day, Feb.
15, during the week following
charter day. Annua) elections were
held at the various celebrations.
Ray Ramsay, secretary of the
Nebraska alumni association, left
Tureday afternoon by airplane to
address the Fillmore county group
at Geneva. He also traveled by
airplane to attend the Boone coun
ty festival at Albion last Wednes
day. The program in Nebraska
will be concluded Thursday when
Prof. G. E. Condra addresses the
Butler county group at David City,
and Prof. H. E. Bradford speaks
to the Cheyenne county group
Wednesdaj'.
Men Go Out-State.
Besides the celebrations in Ne
braska are numerous celebrations
outside the state, some of which
are beinr addressed by Dr. F. M.
Fling, Henry Schult.e and Dean J.
K. LeRossignol. Dr. Fling finishes
his itinerary Thursday when he
addresses the Minneapolis and St.
Paul, Minn., groups after having
spoken to groups at Chicago, Indi
anapolis, and Milwaukee.
Dean LeRossignol spoke to a
group at Dcs Moines Monday and
Henry Schulte addressed a group
at Sioux City, la the same day,
Other cities in which celebrations
are being held are: Denver, Colo.:
Cleveland, O.; Tulsa. Okl.; Port
land, Ore.; Pittsburgh, Pa.; Salt
Lake and Ogden, Utah; Seattle,
Wash.; Helena, Mont.; New Haven,
Conn., and aWshington. D. C. In
Borne of these places as many as
200 are scheduled to attend the
celebrations.
At The Studio
Wednesday, Feb. 18
N club, 12 o'clock.
Interfraternity ball committee,
12:10.
Dally Nebraskan editorial staff,
12:30.
Walter Huher to
dire Report at '
Council Meeting
A meeting of the Student
council has been called for this
afternoon by Bob Kelly, presi
dent. The meeting will be held
in University hall 111 at 5 p. m.
Walter Huber will give a re
port from the committee on
athletic relations of which he is
chairman. The council will also
discuss plans for a Union build
ing and will continue discussion
on the constitution.
Members of the council are
asked to be present promptly
t t p. m. In order to expedite
business.
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WILL NOMINATE
Polls to O.oen at 9 a. m.
Tomorrow for Choice of
Candidates.
B' RATING IS NECESSARY
Maid of Honor and May
Queen Are Also on
Schedule.
Candidates for Mortar Board
next year, the May Queen and
maid of honor will be elected to
morrow, at poils in the main cor
ridor of social science and at the
home economic parlors on the col
lege of agriculture campus. The
polls in social science will be open
from 9 to f o'clock, while those in
the home economic parlors will
be open only between 12 and 1
o'clock. Only senior women are
eligible to vote for the candidates
for Mortar board, while both ju
nior and senior women may cast
their ballots for May Queen.
A list of senior women eligible
for May Queen will be made by the
registrar and posted at the polls.
Only those with a "B" activity, ac
cording to the A. W. S. point sys
tem, may run for this position.
Juniors Are Eligible.
In voting for the candidates for
Mortar Board, the senior women
are to vote for not less than five
nor more than twenty women in
the jresent junior class whom
they think deserve the honor of
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HIKERlrlANSfAK
FRY FOR THURSDAY
1,322 Women Take Part in
Intramural Events
During Year.
659 ENTEFALL SPORTS
Fourteen girls have signed for
a steak fry planned as the opening
event of the hiking season Thurs
day, Feb. 19 which will begin a
series of hikes to continue through
out the spring.
The hike has been scheduled to
begin at 5 o'clock and will last
until 8 o'clock. All participants
must sign the hiking sheet on the
bulletin board and also bring their
own lunches for the hike, which
will start from the women's gym
nasium. All girls should be dressed
warmly, advises Ruth Kier, hiking
leader. Points are awarded every
girl who attends the hike.
Print Statistiss.
Statistics which will be of inter
est to intramural groups are: that
In four sports offered this fall and
winter the total number of girls
who entered all of them is 609.
The total number of girls entering
sports this year is 1322. The high
est number of points won by any
group is 600 while the highest
number of different girls entered
from any one group is thirty-nine.
The number of girla who came
out for the different sports last
year as compared with the number
entered tms year is as iouows:
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A. S. C E. CIUPTEK
SCHEDULES MEETING
The Nebraska chapter of the
American Society Civil Engineers
will meet today at 7:30 p. m., 102
Mechanical Arts building. A talk
will ne given by Conrad Carlson
on "Muacle Shoals Hydro-Electric
Development." The lecture will be
illustrated by slides sent out from
the national headquarters of the A.
S. C. E. at New York City. Bus
iness concerning the annual engin
eers weeks will also be taken up
at this- meeting.
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GEORGIA WILCOX
senior mm
MORTAR BOARDS
GROUP REPEATS
FALL'S RESULTS
Margaret McKay, Dorothy
Georgia Wilcox Win
Cirl Hace in Mid
SENIORS CHOOSE FKEI)
Second Semester Vote Runs Lighter Than That of First
Term; Slocum Is Chosen 1931 Ivy Day Orator;
Hugh Rhea Heads Junior Class.
By JACK
Duplicating
last
fall's results llir
lineal machine aniu-xo -ihhit!i of 1 1 - approximate ,4"U vuts
which were east in Tuesday's election to si p their entire s-latr.
of eautlidales into office liy eomforlalile margins in each ease.
In 1 lie Prom Uir race .Maryar-el McKay. Dorothy Silvis. Alice
Council and Georgia AVilcox won llie four liominalivc p isitioiiv
Election l:ie;tires
Freshman class president:
Lyman Johnson, blue shirt 200
Richard Moran
Yellowjacket 120
Sophomore class president:
Linus Carroll, blue shirt . . 194
Don Easterday yellowjacket 163
Junior class president:
George Koster, yellowjacket 174
Hugh Rhea, blue shirt ... 245
Senior c'.ass president:
Seldon Davey, yellowjacket 149
Fred Grau, blue shirt 224
Ivy Day orator:
John Mcknight,
yellowjacket 533
Ralph Slocum, blue shirt . . 736
Alan Williams, independent 178
Prom rtirls: Alice Connell,
Margaret McKay, Dorothy Sil
vis, Georgia Wilcox.
WILL BE HELD HERE
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POWerS HapgOOd tO Be Main!
Speaker in Economic
Dilemma Theme.
MISS ADLER IN CHARGE
"Our Economic Dilemma" will
be the theme of a week end indus
trial conference sponsored by the
Y. W. C. A. and Y. M. C. A. of
Nebraska colleges on Feb. 27 and
28 and March 1 in Ellen Smith
hall. More than thirty delegates
from Nebraska and surrounding
states will attend.
Powers Hapgood of ths Colum
bia Conserve company, and Karl
Boiders. secretary of the Chicago
office of the League for Industrial
Democracy, are among those who
will address the conlerence. John
H. Agee, president of t.be local j
chamber of commerce, will also be
a speaker on the program.
The conference is in charge of ;
Evelyn Adler and Woodrow Ma- j
gee. chairmen of the industrial
staffs of the Y. W. C. A. and l .
M. C. A. on the campus. Personal
invitations have been written by
the members of their staffs to
many interested persons within
and without Nebraska.
Miss Adler's Statement.
Following is a statement made j
by Evelyn Adler regarding the j
conference:
"Unemployment is a public en
emy. Our present unemployment
situation is on-Christian, uneco
nomical, unethical and unneces
sary. The urgent need now is to un
derstand its causes, their mani
fold, interlocking, interacting, in
terdependent nature.
Success in eliminating unem
ployment can only come as the
whole people become interested,
Informed of causes and remedies
proposed by sound economists, and
convinced that they must and can
act to remedy the situation. We as
students and leaders of the next
generation must lead the way. We
must be informed.
This conference of Feb. 27 to
March 1 at Lincoln brings us out
standing leaders who will give us
facts and guide our thinking in
discussion. We cannot afford not
to attend. Here is a cause worthy
of our best efforts."
WESLEY PLAYERS
POSTPONE MEET
UNTIL TOMORROW
The regular business meeting of
Wesley Players, national religious
dramatic organization, that was to
have been held this evening has
been postponed until tomorrow
evening at 7 o'clock at hte Em
manuel Methodist church. Fif
teenth and U Btreeta. Rehearsals
of the "Golden Bowl" in which the
players are talcing part caused the
change in the meeting.
Student Mutt File
For Part in Show
Applicants for staff positions
in the spring Kosmet Klub show
must appear for registerlnj at
the club rooms In the Annex
building between X and S o'clock
today and tomorrow.
Silvis, Alice Council and
Junior-Senior Prom
- Seaon Election.
GRAU CLASS PRESIDENT
ERICKSON.
Klu
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e rom these four the Prom Girl will
be selected. February 27.
In yesterday's second s-emester
i election the vote ran exceedingly
j lighter than last fall's balloting
when over 2.000 students turned
out to the polls.
The Blue .shirt candidates who
i Were elected follow: . -!
Fred V. Grau, Eenniiigton, Delta
rhi uamma, senior president;
Hugh Rhea, Arlington, Alpha Sig-
ma rhi, junior president: Linnus
Carroll, Cam Linage. Phi Kappa,
sophomore president: and Lyman.
Jonnson. Omaha. Delia Tau Delta,
freshman president. Ralph Slo
cum, Lincoln, Delta Theta Phi. was
elected to give the Ivy Day ora
tion. Activity around the polls was
rampant between classes but ' dur
ing class periods the vote lagged
considerably. Campaigning and
lobbying' on the part of sorority
representatives was much greater
I than during the fall election when
i the honorary colonel position was
up for consideration. . Factional
. activity showed a sharp differen
tiation from last fail's condition
due to the fact that it was entirely
a nattle bewsen the Tellowjackels
and Blue Shirts. The Barbs re-
mained inac tive, due to the fact
that they had no official candi-
I iiuies in Liie iieia.
! Citv CamDus Leads. . .
The vote on the city campus to
taled 1,306 as compared to 164 bal
lots which were cast at Ag col
lege. The total number of votes
cast for the winning Blue Shirt
faction was 864 while the Yellow
Jackets drew 606 election count
ers. Although the heavy Blue Shirt
vote which was piled up on the
Ag college campus added consider
sble to their margin they could
have taken positions in all -cases
bat one, even with the agricultural
vote against them. In case of the
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ANNUAL STAFF WILL
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Plans Are Complete tor
Initial Printings of
Some Sections.
COMPLETE SALES DRIVE
With all Hi:ngements oom-
! pleted at the Coinhusker staff of
; fice for initial printings of some
'sections of tne J931 yearbook, Ed
! Edmonds, business manager, has
'announced that 1.650 books are to
! be published this year,
i Contrary to a practice followed
i In former years wherein from 300
to 800 extra books were ordered,
there will be only as many books
printed as have been paid for al
the Cornhusker office. This means,
Edmonds pointed out, that all per
sons who are behind in install
ments, if they bought a book on
the payment plan, will have to
bring their payments up to date
within the next few days or no
book will be ordered for them.
All sales campaigns for the new
yearbook have been completed.
The proress of printing Is being
delayed only by the fact that
printers have not received the Ink
which is to be used. Until the ink
comes in; and it is expected some
time this week, students may yet
order a yearbook by appearing in
person at the Cornhusker office
and turning in their request.
Kenneth Gammlll, editor of the
1931 yearbook, announces that all
organization must make immedi
ate contracts and studio dates if
they wish sections in this year'B
Cornhusker.
Y. M. and Y. W. Sludeuli
To Stage Ettes Reunion
All students who attended the
Y. W. C. A. and Y. M. C. A. con
ference in Estes park last summer
will attend an Estes reunion Sun
day evening at 5 o'clock at th
borne of Mildred Stent on, S1S5
Sheridan. Following dinner tier
will be an informal evening and
discussion of Estes park. More
than thirty will attend the affair.
Those who wish to rome should
pav twentv cents to Miss Ernice
Miller in her office in Ellen Smith
hall before Wednesday ar 5
o'clock.
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