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he Daily RASKAN Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska VOL. XXX NO. 126. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA. THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1931 PRICE FIVE CENTS. 300 HIGH SCHOOL BOYS WILL ENTER II Students From Institutions Of State to Gather at Ag College. DATE IS APRIL 24, 25 Minteer Makes Preliminary Plans for Annual Public Event. More than a total of 300 east ern Nebraska high school boys are expected to gather in Lincoln for tbe seventeenth annual agricul tural contests held at the college of agriculture on April 24 and 25. C C Minteer, secretary of the contest committee, made the pre liminary plans for the annual event public for this morning. Starting in 1914 when Prof. H. J. Gramlich, now head of the ani mal husbandry department, had charge of the contests, they have grown until 37 schools were at tracted to Lincoln for the judging days last year. Up until 1929 all Smith-Hughes schools in the state competed at Lincoln but schools in the western end of the state started their contests in North Platte that year. This year schools in the western section of Nebraska will hold their contests on April 16 and 17. Twenty-Two In 1922. A resume of past contests shows that 22 schools competed in the 1922 contests held in Lincoln when all vocational edurational high schools in Nebraska competed. Schools winning championship awards that year in the various contests included York, Red Cloud, Eagle, Geneva, and Holmesville. Eagle high school copped two championship honors the next year when 21 teams participated in Lin coln. Fairfield, Randolph, Stroms burg, Tecumseh, Milford and New hawka were among the other schools winning high awards at the 1923 contests. It took the Milford high school boys to win two championships in 1924 when 21 echools competed at Lincoln. Then in 1925, Waverly won two high honors when 20 schools were in Lincoln for the annual contests. Albion Wins Twice. Albion high school broke into the record books with two wins in 1928 when 29 schools were at tracted to Lincoln for the judging. The following year the numoer of vocational high schools entered again took a jump and 31 schools competed. Following that year 34 came to Lincoln in 1928, the last year that the western schools ap peared in Lincoln for the contests. Bad weather prevented many schools from entering either the North Platte or Lincoln contests in 1929. The records show that only 27 schools competed in the Lin coln contests. This number, bow ever, was increased last year when 37 schools sent teams to Lincoln to compete in the eastern Ne braska contests. Nineteen schools were represented at North Platte last year. MUSICIANS WILL REGISTER. Registration for the fourth quar ter in the University school of music, will be held Thursday, Fri day and Saturday, April 9 to 11. 25 Copies of April Humor Sheet May Yet Be Purchased Twenty-five copies of the April "Campus Beautiful" It sue of the Awgwan are avail able at the Awawan office in the basement of University hall, the staff said Wednesday aft ernoon. Extra copies of the issue were printed because of the fact that both of the first two Issues were sold out on the day of publication. JDGING CONTEST Reporter Sniffs Infant Grass as Sol Laughs at Advent of Picnic Season By MRS. GABBY N. CHATT. Having been told by her super iors to find some signs of spring and write a story concerning them, the reporter who writes under the above signature was seen an after noon or two ago lying prone on the grass. She was sniffing the sweei freshness of several of the infant blades of grass, and using her microscope in an attempt to locate a lost, strayed, or stolen angleworm waiting to furnish nourishment for nome young robin. While she was thus engaged, she felt a burning sensation on the lobe of her right ear. ''Say, Sol," she said addressing Father Sun himself, "cut that out. I haven't time to play with you today." And, imagine her consternation if you can, when that austere person merely turned upon her a grinning contenance and continued to play with her ear, after the fashion of all Sols, or Sons. "Say, Sunny," she said mater- n.k.t vrai mn burnt UD about today? If you're so hot, find . - J Al4 me seme signs oi spring. m A 11. t.,ii-t rip-tit OUt laughing. Sobering however, he suu-ted flashing messages io urr. Season Is Here. It vou had my position," he STinaedL "you'd nee look no far-J COUNCIL HEAD TO SPEAK Y.M.C A WnrW SchcdvJcd To Appear at Ellen Smith Hall. David Porter, head of the na tional student council of the Y. M. C. A. of New York will speak at Ellen Smith hall at 8 o'clock on Sunday evening. This, meeting is being planned for all students who have attended the Estes conference or who are planning to attend this year. . Gertrude Clarke, chairman of the conference staff will be in charge of the meeting and a spe cial program is being planned. It is expected that about fifty will be present for the affair. Rev. Dean Leland will also be present. FEEDERS DAY PLANS Head of Animal Husbandry Department Declares Program Ready. MAY BREAK ATTENDANCE ( With Feeder's dnv less than two weeks away, plans are rapidly nearing completion to accommo date 2,000 or more Nebraska farm men and women at the college of agriculture, Prof. H. J. Gramlich announced this morning. Feeder's day comes on Friday, April 17. A complete program for the day has been outlined, according to Gramlich, and is being sent over the state to interested feeders. Several of the leading livestock authorities in the country are scheduled to appear on the pro gram. No cancellations have been received and the college of agri culture man believes the program will remain intact. Results of the experiments con ducted with hogs, sheep and cattle will be reported on at the Feeder's day. The most interest will prob ably develop around a cattle ex periment which has been dealing with wintering calves under east ern Nebraska conditions. Prof. R. R. Tbalman has had charge of the test. 2,000 Feeders Attend. Last year feeders from eight states outside of Nebraska were present for Feeder's day. Twenty five interested farmers from Iowa were among the 2,000 farmers at the meeting. Other states having representatives at the meeting in cluded Kansas, Missouri, Colorado, Illinois, Texas, Indiana and Ken tucky. Fifty-eight Nebraska coun ties were represented by farmers also at the meeting. Information reaching the animal husbandry department at the col lege indicates there is more inter est than ever over the state in re gard to the meeting. Placards have been sent to leading feeders, bank ers and county agents to advertise the meeting. Given good weather, another at tendance record may be hung up, Professor Gramlich believes. ARE BEING RECEIVED Executive Head Announces Filings for Manager of Annual Day. Applications for manager of the Bizad day are now being consid ered by the business administra tion executive board according to Frank B. Smith, president of the board. Applications are to be left in Dean LeRosslgnol's office in the social sciences building. Smith stated that as yet no def inite program for Bizad day has been decided upon. He indicated that the customary luncheon will be held but the greater share of the day's activities will depend on tbe new manager. Last year Bizad day was ob served by a lunch at Antelope park followed by various sports during the afternoon and a dance at night. Tickets were sold among the stu dents of the college of business ad ministration for the affair. According to the new university ruling Bizad day will come May 1. tber for material. PicknicKing hn" he said signifi cantly as if that explained his first statement. "I have a great time. In the first place I incite the stu dents to picnics, ana mry ukjo u-jr arrival. When they start on the picnics, tbey hide from me, but I see them just the same," and he laughed a wicked, villainous laugh as he went on his way to brighten somebody's corner. And Sol is rigni. nuu !. v, Pnnr nld Ncah. He prob ably turns in his grave at the con notations the word has now come to call forth. At least many re spectable people ao. adu yc, " wasn't so dumb and perhaps he was rawer a gay ui" "-b- At least he defines picnic as it was originally meant, as it is now used, and according to slang us aee. Tbe latter definition applies u,,Hf,iiiv in its breadth to any kind of picnic with any kind of personon any i-"'-"'- - picnic ground. Fashion to Excursion. ,.--in.ilv " reads the work of Webster, "a picnic was a kind of fashionable social tomuiiu-. at which each person contributed food to a common table. Now, however, he goes on to say, it is (Continued on Page 4) GRAMLICH ANNOUNCES BUD BAILEY HAS FEMININE LEAD IN KLUBPRODUCTION Dental College Sophomore Takes Heroine's Part In Spring Play. SHOW DATE IS MAY 1-2 Alumni Able to See Annual Kosmet Presentation, 'High and Dry.' The female lead in the Kosmet Klub production "High and Dry" will be portrayed by Byron W. "Bud" Bailey, Lincoln, club offi cers announced today. Bailey is a sophomore in the dental college and a member of Alpha Sigma Phi and Delta Sigma Delta frater nities. Jane Paige, ravishing society girl who is the heroine of the play, is the part Bailey will take. Jane falls in love with the captain of the yacht on which the first act occurs. Her mother, however, is very much set on the marriage of her daughter, Jane, alias Bailey, to a leading society light. As a matter of fact, Jane is al ready engaged to her mother's choice when she succiwnbs to the captain's charms, and complica tions ensue. Everything ends sat isfactorily, however, altho some one is, of course, disillusioned. Mc'Cleery's Third Show. "High and Dry," the third Kos met Klub show from the pen of Bill McCleery, will be presented May 1 and 2 at the Liberty the ater. Securing of these dates, will enable many alumni here for Ivy day exercises to see the play, and other activities, it was said. Previous to the presentation of the show in Lincoln, the players will take the road for a trip to neighboring Nebraska towns. The itinerary will include presenta tions at Hastings, and other towns not yet booked. 4-H CLUB MEMBERS 10 HOLD MEET HERE Sixteenth Annual Affair Is Scheduled for June 1-6. HUNDREDS WILL ATTEND The sixteenth annual Nebraska boys and girls 4-H club week comes June 1 to 6, according to an announcement made today by L. I. Frisbie, state club leader. As usual the hundreds of club mem bers will gather at the agricul tural college for the week's vaca tion. Delegates, club members, local leaders and prize trip winners will be among those visiting the college for the week. Originally the week was planned for those who had completed some out standing work in 4-H clubs. Boys and girls visiting the col lege of agriculture for the week will be housed in buildings on the campus for that time. All will be under careful supervision, accord ing to State Club Leader Frisbie. An attractive program for the week is being outlined for the visi tors and it will probably include the annual trip to Omaha and to Interesting places in Lincoln. EDUCATION ARTICLE Journal Higher Education Publishes Research of Professor. "Purpose and College Attend ance" is the title of an article by D. A. Worcester, professor of edu cational psychology, in the Apri issue of the Journal of Higher Ed ucation, published by Ohio State university. Professor Worcester's article deals with the effect of per manence of intention to attend col lege on later college successes. After a comparison or environ ment factors, Intelligence quotient and college mark, the author con cludes that a definite and long held intention to attend college seems to have a more definite ef fect on success in colleee than tbe study of Latin in high school. After presenting the results of a stndv nf 100 Dicked at random. 50 of whom had taken Latin and 50 of whom had not, Professor Wor cester says. "It is conceivable that (Continued on Page 4) Friday Is Deadline Of Applications to Publication Board Applications will be received until 5 p. m. Friday, April 10, at the Student Activities office for membership on the rtud ent publication board. One sen ior member will be elected to fill the vacancy left by the withdrawal of Cyril Winkler. Applicants must be eligible according to university re quirements. The new member of the board will be elected by the student council, at Its next meeting, according to Robert Kelly, president T WORCESTER WRITES Haa Fomalo Load ::': . .'. ' - " . -' , J (iJ 1 I .X:-:vi-,,.,-;...-. Photo by Doit. "Bud" Bailey. Who takes the part of Jane Paige, ravishing society girl, in the Kosmet Klub spring produc tion of "High and Dry." Copenhaver, Chairman, to Provide Concessions For Event. ONE STANDWILL SERVE In line with the fair board's policy to emphasize exhibits rather than concessions for the 1931 Farmers Fair, Ralph Copen haver, co-chairman of the conces sion committee has announced tentative plans for his committee. Despite the fact that more em phasis is being put on exhibits, Copenhaver and the rest of his committee hope to make the re freshment stand better than be fore. In previous years there have been numerous stands scattered over the campus but the plan will be altered this year when all the refreshments will be served out of one large stand. Fair patrons will be able to receive hot dogs, hamburgers, pop, candy and other refreshments at the one large stand all day. Divides Group. Together with Hazel Benson, co-chairman, Copenhaver has di vided his group into two sections. One-half of the committee is working on the tea room project while the rest are to have charge of the refreshment stand. Ruth Mierhenery is chairman of the tea room and is making elaborate plans to make it one of the 1931 fair features. Miss Mierhenery announced this morning that students on her tea room group include Hazel Ben son, Patricia Synder, Goldie Gib son, Agnes Madison, Margaret Trobough, Esther Atkinson, Carol Beatty, and Louse Hornong. At the same time Copenhaver announces that Harold Nickels is to have direct charge of the other stand. Floyd Ingersoll will direct the construction while Helen New berg will see that the stand is properly advertised with signs. Other members of the general committee include Naomi Mc Guire, Alice Zimmerman, Georgia Yates, Cecil Sherfey, Scott Beadle, Roy Blaser and Clifford Brown. Tentative plans call for the erection of the refreshment stand just east of the student activities' building. The size of the stand has not been determined. Floyd Ingersoll, however, is working on plans for the construction of an eating house that will attract all hot-dog eaters. AG STlENffTRY Annual Dairy Competition Will Award Placque And Medals. TO JUDGE SIX CLASSES College of agriculture students are competing Saturday in their annua dairy judging contest, ac cording to an announcement made this morning. Students who ba"e not represented tbe college on dairy judging teams are eligible to compete. Each contestant is to judge six classes of animals. They will in clude two of Holstein, two Jersey and one of each of Guernsey and Ayrshires. The dairy club is offering a plaque to the high man in the con test and will have the winner's came engraved on it The high in dividual is also to receive a gold medal Second and third place winners are to receive a gold medal and a silver medal All of the medals are of special design and have been worked out fey members of the dairy club. The four high men in each breed will get ribbons. STUDENT COUNCIL POSTPONESPARTY TO FUTURE DATE Legislators Point to Many Functions Occurring During Week. SCHOOL SING OUTLINED Grau Proposes New Method Of Arousing Student Class Spirit. At a meeting of the student council held last night on the lawn in the rear of administration hall, it was decided to postpone the sug gested all-university function to a dale later than May 1 because of the many conflicting events occur ring on that evening. May 1 was the date originally proposed for the affair. Fred Grau, senior class presi dent, came forward with a pro posal for an all-school sing every Sunday evening on the campus. No definite action was taken on this proposal. In advocating the establishment of such an institution, Grau said, "If the tradition of a Sunday eve ning song fest could be estab lished, school spirit which is ad mittedly low now, would be greatly increased, and with the increase in school spirit, interest in such proj ects as a student union building, and so on, would be easily awak ened." Too Many Conflicts. Bill McCleery put forth the mo tion to drop temporarily the plans for the suggested all-university af fair, pointing out that Farmers Fair, the Kosmet Klub show, En gineers night, and other events all would conflict with such an event. It was also pointed out that cer tainty of definite faculty financial support would have to be secured before the council took any prac tical action on plans for such a party. Robert Kelly, council pres ident, was delegated to secure de tails of faculty financial support Favor Sing. The general opinion of the coun cil seemed to favor the establish ment of a Sunday evening sing such as the senior class president proposed. According to Grau and others, however, the institution of the tradition could not be under taken by the council members act ing as such, but would have to come from the student body itself or from the council members act ing as a representative student so cial group. "It is my idea," Grau stated, "to have no 'bally hoo' or advertising publicity of the first sing. The word would spread among the stu dents, and they would come in numbers, if for no other reason than to satisfy their curiosity." PLANS PROCEED ALL-UNIVERSITY FETE Roulette Wheels, Gambling Motif Will Feature Friday Party. Plans for an elaborate All-University party to be held in the coliseum Friday night are under way, according to Delphian Nash and George Thomas, who are in charge. Gambling of all sorts with pseudo money will be offered to those present. Three roulette wheels claimed to have been taken in a raid in Chicago will be part of the extensive gambling equip ment. Besides these there will be 100 other roulette wheels, games of poker, faro, put-and-take. Dice throwing will also be included. Fifty dollars in fake money for gambling will be issued to each one entering the door. Fake drafts for $200 will be sent to the spe cially invited guests which will be payable in the currency of the eve ning at the door. Frontier costumes will be the vogue for the party. Most of those attending will dress in this fashion. A solid ceiling effect will be carried out in decorations.- Ac cording to Martin Klinger this is to be an elaborate ceiling covering and this and the decorations will require a large amount of prepara tion. Eddie Jungbluth's orchestra will play. Many guests have been invited both from the university faculty and from the state legislature. PALLADIAN GROUP PLANS FOR BOYS' ANNUAL PROGRAM The Annual Boys' program of the Palladian Literary society will be presented Friday evening in the Palladian hall on the third floor of the Temple theater. Jesse Livingston,, rbairman for this program, will preside over the meeting. The parents of the Palladians are invited to attend the meeting. RIFLE TEAM HOLDS MEETING TONIGHT A meeting of the rifle team will be held in Nebraska hall at 5 p. m. today for the purpose of making plans for next year and taking measurements of the Letter sweater 'winners. Ail members should be present. MISS PIZERJOPS DRIVE Student Sells Most Boxes Of Stationery During Past Week. Roseline Pizer has sold the greatest number of boxes of sta tionery for the Y. W. C. A. sta tionery week, and Sigma Delta Tau has bought the most of any sorority according to latest fig ures. Gertrude Clarke, chairman of the conference staff and spon sor of the stationery week, says a goal of 75 boxes has been set. The money obtained from sell ing this paper will be used to send Miss Bernice Miller. Y. W. C. A., secretary, and a delegate to the conference in Estes which will be held from June 8 to 18. The dele gates will be elected in the near future. LUCE PAYS TRIBUTE TO HUSKER STUOE Editor of Time and Fortune Makes Short Visit in Lincoln. PLEASED WMTH SIGHTS Tribute to the high character of Nebraska university students was paid yesterday by Hairy R. Luce, editor of Time and of Fortune, during a short visit in Lincoln. The famous editor arrived early Tues day and spent most of Wednesday looking over the city and visiting acquaintances here. Mr. Luce was accompanied by Senator Malcolm Baldridge and was a guest of B. Frank Watson, local attorney. In discussing university students Mr. Luce said that he could not be able to make any statement from an expert's point of view but that Fifth avenue would not be able to present a more smartly dressed group of girls than he saw leaving a classroom yesterday morning on the university campus. Makes Survey. Mr. Luce has been making a (Continued on Page 3.) 'BIRDflNDlVEN University Players Present Drinkwater Comedy Last Night. TO PLAY FOR VETERANS University Players, Nebraska dramatic organization, presented "Bird in Hand" at the Nebraska Reformatory school last night, and will present it again tonight at the Nebraska Veterans hospital. "Bird in Hand," written by John Drink water, is one of his most popular plays. The players will climax the pres ent season, the most successful in many years, with this comedy, showing it from April 13-18. They have presented several plays this year, some of them being "Ladies of the Jury," by Fred Ballard: "Holliday," and "Fashion," all be ing satires and comedies in keep ing with the trend of plays this season, which were mostly of the comedy type. "Bird in Hand" depicts the story of the rich man's son trying to marry the poor girl, and after a family quarrel, the girl's father gives- in, and the marriage or promise of such, climaxes the story. Plans are being made to present the play for members of the state legislature in the near futur. be fore the present session adjourns. Survey of Colgate Phi Beta Kappas Shows They Are Not One-Sided; Are Usually Successful in After Years Tin' old iieslion of wJiftlicf or not one fan lie ;ui nt KtaniiiiK ullik-te ami a fine scholar at llie saiui' limr "us c-ijsscd iy Frank Carman Jiwurt in a roccnl i-suc of the -? oui-iuil of Higher Kducation. in an article entilled. "Are I'lii Uh. Kappas Grinds?" According to Jlr. Euart. 1 he nicnilHT oi" tli" honorary society is not the "fjioasy grind'' ordinarily pictured bv student opinion. On the con trary, he is not only far from one sided but is also quite successful, as a rule, in the world of post graduation, if the figures brought out by Mr. Ewert from a survey of tbe Phi Beta Kappas of the past thirty years in Colgate university are to be accepted. "A frequent remark in college circles," said Mr. Ewert, "is, 'If bo and so is Phi Beta Kappa type, I do not care o work for it." To see whnt ground there is for this kind of student opinion, research into the record of all Colgate grad uates of the last thirty years who have been elected into Phi Beta Kappa was undertaken. This study has been concerned with three things, athletic record in college, participation in non-athletic activi ties, and the positions attained out in the world." Some of the figures advanced by Mr. Ewert from this survey report that, out of the 416 honorary member- of the past thirty years, rep resenting 16 percent of the total number of graduates during that period, 68, or 16 percent, won their letters in some sport. Of these 68, 15 or 22 percent, earned it In two major sports; four more, or 6 per cent, earned it in 'hr-e; one other earned it in four. Furtbermore, the college graduate manager of athletics declared that 15, or 22 percent of these 68 "letter men" were tbe outstanding athletes of their college generation. ."Again, out of the Phi Beta timet nnn-Tue 111)111. 1 UUUIIIU N ATTEMPT AT Department Starts $10,000 Project As Terrace Is Filled. NEW WALKS PLANNED Network Will Be Laid Froir. Each Stadium Door To Street. A $10,000 caucus beautiful proj ect was started this week when the rid ticket booths on the east en trance to Memorial stadium were torn down and work was begun to raise the elevation of the ground in front of the entrance, put in new sidewalks, new flag poles, and ticket booths. The ground in front of the en trances will be raised several feet by the addition of new dirt and will form a smooth terrace. Ac cording to John K. Selleck, busi ness manager of athletics and the manager of student activities, the athletic department has had the necessary $10,000 for two years but has not been able to go ahead with the project because dirt could not be found to fill in the ground in front of the stadium. The dirt will be taken from the knoll between Bessey and Morrill halls which will be cut down to the same elevation as the other ground of the campus. A network of sidewalks will be laid as soon as the ground is set tled. Sidewalks will lead from each door of the stadium to the Twelfth street walk and another walk will run along the entire front of the east stadium, close to the struc ture. These walks may not be down by next fall because the ground must settle but Mr. Selleck stated that if the new dirt was put in immediately it may settle suffi ciently fo the walks can be put in before next fall's football season. Two large engraved flag poles will also be placed in front of the stadium. The official flags of the university will fly on these poles. All the ground will be planted in grass and will be evenly terraced. New Booths Planned. Mr .Selleck said that no defi nite plans have been laid as yet for new ticket booths but surmised that new stucco booths close to the stadium will be built. He ex plained that the old booths were always taken away at the end of the football season for the first three or four years but since that time they have been staked to the ground end have been stationary. The booths were staked to trie ground because university stu dents were in the habit of tipping them over and it was necessary to keep them in place. The new improvements are to be completed by next fall with the possible exception of the side walks. The project will be another addition to the campus beautiful plan and will head up the west end of the memorial hall. Thursday, April 9. League of Women voters, Ellen Smith hall, 4 o'clock. Pi Mu Epsilon, auditorium Brace laboratory, 7:30 o'clock. Theta Sigma Phi. Ellen Smith hall, 5 o'clock. Chirstian Science organization, faculty hall, Temple, 7:30 o'clock. Sunday, April 13. Meeting of students interested Estes conference at 8 o'clock, El len Smith hall. Kappas, 143. or 34 percent, won positions of great leadership in the student body," continued Mr. Ewert. These presidents of lead ing campus organizations; editors of the college weekly or annual, positions of prime importance; and other positions of pre-eminence in student life. That members of Phi Beta Kap pa are not "grinds but are alive to the questions of tbe day," said Mr. Ewert, "is shown by the fact that 49 were varsity debaters. Positions of managerships, whether of ath letics, dramatics, publications, or musical organizations, all very much sought after, numbered 70 among the members of Phi Beta Kappa. Furthermore, this investi gation shows that on the average there is less than one each year who took no part in student ac tivities. "Theer still remains the ques- Hon, "What have Phi Beta Kappas done out in the world?" To begin at home, where has Colgate uni versity gone for members of its faculty? Very frequeptly to its own Phi Beta Kappa graduates, we find. Twenty are on its teach ing staff at the present time. Also, 117 out of 374 graduates of that the first decade of the century, or 31 percent, have been elected to membership In Who's Who. "Such facts," concluded Mr. Ewert, "would seems to be an an swer to the question, "Are Phi Beta Kappas "grinds ?" NEW BEAUTY Campus Calendar il