VOL. XXX No. 127. - ... - L11NLUL1N, JNEBKASKA, FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1931 FIJCE riVE CTS- vOGELER DRAW UP PLANS FOR Intramural Director Will Carry Proposal To Burnett Today. GISH AND LEE APPROVE Coach Outlines Financing Plan Hinging Upon Bond Issue. Possibilities that a thorn outline of plans, financing: arrangements, maintenance costs, and revenues of a swimming pool for the Univer sity of Nebraska would be pre sented to Chancellor E. A. Bur nett for his approval loomed to day. Late yesterday, Rudolph F. Vog eler, director of intramural ath letics, declared that, after a care ful investigation, he had drawn up an outline, and expected to pre sent it to the chancellor today. If he does, he declared, he will be accompanied by H. D. Gish, direc tor of athletics, and Miss Mabel Lee, head of the department of physical education for women. Provides Diving oBardt. Vogeler said that his tenative sketch provided for a pool 35x75 feet, ranging in depth from 3 1-2 to 11 feet. High and low board diving would be provided for, and 1,000 spectators could be accomo dated. Vogeler estimated the revenue that could be derived from the pool at slightly more than $6,000 per years. Upkeep, including chem icals, and a life guard would be less than $1,000, he believes. Outlines Financing. He will also outline to the chan cellor a financing plan hinging on a bond issue. Changes necessary in previous plans in order to build a pool suitable for use by both men and women also will be rec ommended to the chancellor. Mr. Vogeler finished drawing up his outline of plans for the pool following a visit to four pools in Omaha, on which he was accom panied by John K. Selleck, secre tary of student activities. They visited the pool at Omaha Tech nical high- school, a 30x75 foot af fair, which cost $40,000 to build when prices were higher. They also saw the pool at Father Flan agan's home, which has a special acoustic plaster on the ceiling to prevent sounds from reverbrating constantly thru the pool room. SMITH-HUGHES PLANS Ag College Will Entertain 300 Prep Boys On April 24-25. Plans for entertaining the 300 or more Nebraska high school stu dents gathered at the agricultural college for the annual Smith- Hughes vocational agricultural judging contests are nearing com pletion, according to C. C. Min teer. He announced this morning that the boys will be under careful supervision during their stay in Lincoln. Most of the boys are expected to gather at the college on Thurs day evening, April 23, since the contests start the next morning. During the time they are at the college they will be housed in the student activities building. The contestant"! will be provided with cots but not blankets. A moving picture of University of Nebraska activities will be shown the boys on Friday evening. Then on Saturday night the an nual banquet will be held at the chamber of commerce with Ray Ramsey, alumni secretary as toastmaater. Awards of contest winners will be made at that time. BAPTISTS PLAN PARTY F Lincoln Pupils to Be Feted By University People Tonight. Baptist university students will entertain the Baptist students who will graduate from Lincoln high school this year at a party at the student home, 1440 Q street, to night, at P o'clock. Games will be featured and a short program consisting of the following numbers will be given: Violin solo, Miss Lois Ogle; vocal solo, Eilly Miller; piano solo, Miss Twtla Ogle; welcome from the uni versity students, Miss Helen Cas sady; response, Everett Stuermer; welcome from ministers, Paul Walker, pastor Sheridan Boule vard church. Refreshments will be served. , . The party Ms being sponsored Jointly by the four Baptist churches of the city for the pur pose of acquainting prospective students with the Baptist univer sity group. SWIMMING POOL OR PREP GRADUATES I HF HAS MOTHER PART r Photo by Dole. STANLEY KIGER. Kiger, a junior in the college of business administration, takes the part of Mrs. Paige, widow mother of the heroine in the Kosmet Klub show, "High and Dry." L BE Kelly Urges Contributors To Develop Material Around Theme. TO APPEAR ON APRIL 29 The May issue of the Awgwan to be released about April 29 will be the Faculty number according to. Robert Kelly, editor. In a statement yesterday he urged con tributors of art and editorial mat ter to develop this theme particu larly. "We would like to have contri butions from students in every col lege in the university," he stated, "because in that way only can the humor be representative. Short humorous quips, complimentary or otherwise, about members of the faculty are especially desired." Stipulations in the contract with the printers require that all copy be in before spring vacation. The magazine will probably be re leased on the campus on Wednes day, April 29, the , day preceding Ivy Day. All contributors are in vited to use the Awgwan ex changes in the Awgwan office at any time. Sale of the April issue was very satisfactory. Copies are still avail able at the book stores and at down town news stands according to Edgar Backus, business manag er. More copies were printed this month than previously. WALCOTTWILLSPEAK TO BAPTIST STUDENTS B. Y. P. U. Schedules Social Gathering in Church Basement. The university student class of the First Baptist church, Four teenth and K streets, will hear Dr. C H. Waleott. nastor of the church, at the regular 12 o'clock service Sunday. The sue-ject oi me talk has not been announced. At 5:30 the university B. Y. P, U. will hold Its regular social hour in the church basement. The fellowship commission, headed by Minn Madpe McNeese. will serve. The social hour will be followed at 6:30 by a discussion of the mod ern factory bystem in relation to lebor. The meeting will be opened in the form of a dialogue. Miss Helen Cassaday will attack the modern capitalistic methods, which will be upheld by Bill Richardson. James House will take the part of a fel low countryman of the Christ who has miraculously returned to earth to inspect a modem factory and Interpret Christ's stand on the matter. This Bervice is In charge of the service commission, SIGMA DELTA CHI MEMBERS INITIATE EIGHT THURSDAY Eight University of Nebraska students were initiated into Sigma Delta Chi, professional Journalistic fraternity, yesterday afternoon. Those initiated were: Howard Alkivay, Homer; Jack Erickson, Newman Grove; Arthur Mitchell, Huron, S. D.; Eugene McKim, Windsor, Colo.; Geurge Round, Ord; Bovd Von ' Scggern, West Pefnt; Arthur Wolf, F.flgr; How ard Gillespie, Wymore. Guy Craig, pledge of the organization, was unable to attend the meeting, but will be initiated next week. A dinner at the Phi Gamma noito hnim. followed the Initiation. Prof. Orin Stepanek talked to the group following tnc uinner. (pi Yl i ' : h ' II s'i I w Daily Official KIGER FOR PART Omaha Student Takes Part Of Society Matron in Spring Play. KLUB BOOKS HASTINGS Organization Schedules May 1 and 2 for Lincoln Presentations. Stanley Kiger, Omaha, has been selected for the role of Mrs. Paige, society matron and mother of Jane, the heroine, one of the lead ing parts in "High and Dry," Kos met Klub musical comedy, Lowell "Jiggs" Miller, director of the pro duction, announced yesterday. Kiger is a junior in the college of business administration, mem ber of Sigma Nu fraternity and of Pershing rifles and formerly sang in the Great Cathedral choir. Plans Matrimonial Venture. Mrs. Paige, a widow and with ering social flower, has definite plans for the matrimonial ventures of her daughter. In fact she has maneuvered Jane into accepting Albert, a social lion, when Tom, hero and captain of the ship on which they set out for a pleasure voyage, appears. Mrs. Paige objects to Jane run ning around with sailors because of their morals and tatoos. In the end, of course, true love has its way and Jane and Tom are brought together when the whole party is left on a desert isle by a surprise mutiny of the crew. Her one weakness is Albert, a novelist, with whom her kittenish carrying ons lead to an engage ment. Book Hastings. Hastings, home town of William T. McCleery, author of the show, is the only booking made as yet on the road trip planned for the production during the spring re cess. The comdey will be shown at the city auditorium there Mon day, April. Stanley Day, business manager of the Klub, says that negotiations are now underway for three other bookings which he intends to an nounce soon. The show will be brought back to Lincoln following the road trip and shown at the Liberty theater May 1 and 2. The Lincoln show ing at that time will permit alum ni who return for Ivy day to see the production. PLANS FOR ROUND UP Registration For Annual Alumni Gathering To Start On June 5. Plans for Round Up week enter tainment lasting for two days have been completed, according to Ray Ramsay, alumni association secretary, with the exception of events for Friday night. The entertainment will begin June 5 with registration and in formal class reunions in the coli seum, which will serve as general headquarters during the two day jubilee of returned alumni. Fri day noon has been set aside for a general alumni luncheon also in the coliseum. Can Play Golf. Friday afternoon entertainment will be more or less left to indi viduals, according to Ramsey, but facilities have been provided for conducted tours of state Institu tions. Golf clubs will be open to those who wish to play golf, and the rtate capltol will be open for inspection tours, as will other state and city establishments. Guides will be f rovided in the aft ernoon for inspection of the camp us, and informal meetings with faculty members will be a feature of the entertainment. The alumni association council and the executive committee will also meet the afternoon of June 5, in addition to the planned enter tainments for the day. Friday evening events have not yet been definitely determind, but announcment of plans for the eve ning probably will be made with in a week or ten days, Ramsay stated. The preceding evening, Thursday, June 4, has been left open for sorority and fraternity banquets honoring the returned alumni, as most of the societies the planning to hold their func tions at that time. The morning of June 5 will be devoted to class breakfasts before commencement, with the gradua tion exercises to be held later In the morning at the coliseum. "We are expecting a large num ber of former Nebraskans," Ram say stated, "and plans for their en tertainment during the two day jubilee have progressed satisfac torily." Campus Calendar Friday, April 10. Tassels meeting, Ellen Smith hall, 12 noon. Sunday, April 13. Meeting of students interested in Estes conference at 8 o'clock, Ellen Smith hall. MILLER CHOOSES IN KOSMET SHOW Spring Style Edition Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska It Hector And Adelaide, In Pen Woods, Denote Coming of Spring Again To Campus Of Nebraska University n . i - LEGISLATURE FAVORS BORROWING PROJEC Bill To Authorize -Regent In Use Of Endowment Funds Advances. TO BUILD DORMITORIES Efforts of the board of regents to secure permission from the leg islature to borrow from public school endowment funds for the erection of dormitories were given support yesterday when the state senate advanced H. R. 239 to third reading. This bill authorizes' the regents to borrow the money. It was passed after some opposi tion and after two amendments had been tacked on which limits the securities, the state board of education can buy in investing school endowment funds. These amendm3nts had no bearing on the University's dormitory meas ure. Board Not Forced. Senators speaking in favor of the bill pointed out that the board would not required to lend its money to the regents for the erec tion of dormitories. It was also pointed out that the university coulud borrow money from other sources but such a practice would only cause greater expense to stu dents who will live in the dormi tories and whose fees will pay for bonds. Another development in the leg islature yesterday affecting the University was the heated attack by Senator Pitzer of Nebraska on Governor Bryan's curtailed bud get. Senator Pitzer particularly objected to the legislature's spend ing $600,000 for the completion of the state capltol and "In the same breath denying the needs of our children. Dramatic Students When Seven Productions Are Given From Noon Until Night In One Day BY MAURICE AKIN. Students in the dramatic department set what W. Zollcy Lerncr believes is a theatrical record Thursday, when seven productions were presented from noon on through till the close f 1 IkidHning the features of the day was the presentation of PrinUwater's three act comedy "Bird in Hand" for the pa- tients of the Veterans hospital. This production opens Monday night in the Temple for a week's run. Give Play for Club. For the benefit of the Co-Opera-tive club a one act skit, "In 1D09," was given following the organiza tion's noon-day luncheon at the chamber of commerce. Featuring the dedication of the new gymnasium In the recently erected First Plymouth Congrega tional church at Twentieth and D streets, two playlets were pre sented. They were "In 1999" and "Mlnlkln ant Manikin." Show for Solon. Nebraska legislators were treated with three plays after the traditional banquet marking the forty-seventh session of the Corn husker solons. Thus ended the arduous labors of the atudent act ors and actresses for the day. Nebraskan Seems To Be Spring Observer Catches Pair In Unguarded Moment On Sunny Afternoon. BY THE OBSERVER. How would you act in a situa lioivJlke this, -or, to-put it tersely, how are j-ou coding with such po sitions? Spring has an "elevating and inspiring effect on the barom eter of human emotions. The tem perature, trees, boids, and strange ideas, catapault our thoughts to well, what is the young man in the picture doing anyway? Hector and Adelaide, as we may as well call them, are in a promis ing position. At least promises seem to be just around the tree stump and that is the unfortunate aspect of the whole thing. Prom ises are easily made. Hector is perked with human anguish and despair. He wants to make love but is afraid she won't like it. Adelaide too is wrenched by men tal grief. She likes to make love but is afraid he won't want to. (Continued on Page 3.) 16IElSliLED High School Contest Will Be Held in Lincoln on April 16, 17. Debate teams from sixteen Ne braska high schools, winners of district contests held last week, will be in Lincoln, April 16, 17 and 18 to participate in the Nebraska High School Debating league's an nual tournament, it was announced Thursday. High schools' which will be represented in the tournament are: Humboldt, Plattsmouth, Omaha Technical, Lyons, Wayne, Beat rice, Jackson high at Lincoln, Osceola, Grand Island, Norfolk, Geneva, Holdrege, Broken Bow, (Continued on Page 5.) Set New Record Such a program is even worse than vaudeville," declared Lerner when telling a Nebraskan reporter of the day's schedule. "The old program of 'three a day Is bad enough," he stated, "but this has anything beat I ever heard of. "Two performances a day is the regulation schedule for the Chau tauqua artists, but seven appear ances Is just a bit arduous for even the most hardened of troupers," he concluded. Some Did Triple Time. Although it was physically im possible for one actor or actress to take part In all the offerings, several students were forced to double or even triple time their work for the day. Fortunately, such a program is not the dally routine for the de partment. At the present time, however, the University of Ne braska takes on a new role as a theatrical agency. DEBATE TOURNEY ORGANIZATIONS L Prizes Are Totalling .. Offered Exhibitors. $5,000 for EXPECT $1,000 STAKE Lincoln's third annual horse show, to be sponsored jointly by the Lincoln chamber of commerce and the Lincoln Saddle and Bridle club, will be held in the state fair grounds coliseum May 28, 29 and 30. Five thousand dollars in cash prizes, in addition to various tro phies and ribbons, will be offered to exhibitors at the event this year. Entries are expected from all over the state and nation. Many of them will come here from the University of Missouri commence ment horse show, a yearly event at Columbia sponsored by the uni versity student body and the Co lumbia chamber of commerce. Two $1,000 stakes are expected to attract the greatest number of entries here, one of them being for five gaited horses, and the other for three gaited horses. Hackney ponies, Shetlands, and other small breeds will be entered in special classes. There will also be various classes for three and five gaited roadsters. University of Nebraska draft horses, under the direction of Prof. W. W. Derrick, will be featured in a special showing. A pulling contest, featuring a six-horse hitch from the South Omaha Union Stockyards, likewise is planned for mis year s snow. Fort Omaha army officers will provide thrills for this year's show with a special exhibition of jump ing and trick riding. METHODISTS TO PICK OFEICERS APRIL 17 Norman Peters Nominated For Presidency of Student Group. Nominations for officers of the Methodist student council to serve during the coming year have been announced by Mildred Miller, chairman of the nominating com mittee. The election will be held April 17. Norman Peters has been nomi nated for president; Elizabeth Sib ley, vice-president; Henrietta Becker, secretary; Evelyn Steln meyer, assistant secretary; Robert Davies, treasurer; Glenn Feather, world missions chairman; Lloyd Watt, deputations manager; Eve lyn Hallstrom, vocational guidance director; Ralph Copenhaver, social chairman; Glcnevelyn Hubbard, students organizations chairman, and Ruby Heatner, ag campus rep resentative. Other nominations may be made from the floor at the meeting. Members of the nominating committee were Mildred Miller, Ingeborg Nielson, Mary Ellen Pat terson, Mildred Rohrer, Glenn Feather and the Rev. W. C. Fa well, sponsor of the organization. HORSE SHOW VALENTINE PLANS VISIT Investment Expert Will In terview Seniors Next Week. Dr. R. W. Valentine of Chicago, 111., will be in Lincoln Monday and Tuesday of next week to confer with seniors and otiiers in the in terests of the Halsey, Stuart & Co. investment nouse. For seven vears Dr. Valentine was an instructor in corporation finance and investments at the University of Illinois. Monday will be given over to group Interviews, while on Tuesdpy individual con ferences with a selected number will he cIvptv Annointments for group interviews may be scheduled in Prof. T. T. Bullocks office, So cial Science 306. Evelyn Krotz, Head, Says Event Should Be Well Advertised. WILL PREPARE POSTERS "Thru the use of news stories, letters, placcards and stickers the 15)31 Farmer's fair should be weli advertised by the time May 2 rolls around." declared ii,veiyn Krntz. co-r.hairman of the adver tising and publicity committee for the annual fair neid on me college of agricultural campus yesterday. Weeklv newsnaiers over the state have been sent news stories dealing with the fair and home town students attending the col lege and taklug an active part In helping to make the fair a suc cess, according to Miss Krotz. Her committee is completing the mail ing of the weekly newspaper stories this week. Placcards and posters, have been ordered and will be put up over the city during the coming week, Miss Krotz, indicated this morning. Each student in the col lege of agriculture will also take some posters home during spring vacation to post in local business institutions. The advertising and publicity committee for the 1931 fair have ordered stickers advertising the event. The stickers will be availa be for the fore part of next week. Miss Krotz says her committee plans to have stickers on all of the cars on the campus for the an nual Feeder's day next week. High school students gathered at the college for high school judging contests the altter part of this month will also be supplied with stickers and posters to take back to their home communities. PLAN ERIDAY PIER Rev. J. David Arnold Will Address Annual All Disciple Banquet. The All Disciples Pinner, an an nual banquet of Christian church students on the cHmpus, will be given at the First Christian church, Sixteenth and K streets, Friday evening at 6 o'clock. An interesting program for the evening has been prepared, the fea ture of which Ih an address by Rev. J. David Arnold, pastor of the First Chrlstain church at Man hattan, Kas., who for many yenrs has been a Htudcnt pastor on the K. S. A. C. campus, and so brings to his address a wealth of experi ence and understanding of student problems. The program includes, In addi tion to Reverend Arnold's address, a vocal solo by Jack Henney, a vi olin solo by Miss Doris Dicklnbon and music by the church orches tra. Lloyd Pospishil, president of the Young People's department of the church, will preside as toastmas ter. Tickets for the affair are be ing sold at 25 cents, and can be ob tained at the church office or from members of the department. The program will conclude e.uly enough to permit other engage ments in the evening. 1ST TO MOVE ON T All-University Party Will Feature 'A Boom Town In Nevada.' "Boom Town In Nevada" will bp brought to Nebraska's campus to morrow night when an all-university party will be staged in the coliseum. Twelve and a half million dollars in party money will be distributed tomorrow night at the affair. Roulette, chuck-a-luck, and other mining town gambling games will be going full blast at the party, which Is expected to draw hun dreds of students. One hundred gallons of near beer have been provided for re freshments during the evening. Various booths will dispense other types of refreshment. Elaborate decorations have been planned for the affair. 28 WIN HONORS AT CONVOCAT ON AG CAMPUS 4 Honorary Organizations Announce Names of New Pledges. . H. C. FILLEY PRESIDES College Awards Medals To Various Judging Team Members. Twentv-eieht colleee of agricul ture students were announced aa pledges of honorary fraternity ana sororities upon the ag campus at thP annual honors convocation held in the student activities build ing Thursday afternoon. Pledges to i nl upsuon uiinuruu, Nu. AlDha Zeta and Gamma Sigma Delta were announced. In addition judging team awarua for the year of 1930-31 were made. Members of the various teams were given medals. Prof. H. C. Filley, head of the animal hus bandry department, presided over the convocation. Five girls majoring in home eco nomics were elected to Phi Up silon Omicron as announced at the student gathering. The organiza tion is a national professional home economics association. Girls were picked on a basis of scholar ship and character. Those elected included Helen Jefferyes, Ida Grove, Iowa; Salley Seeley, Har vard; Helen Hengstler, Creighton; Eleanor Dixon, Blair, and Eva Euel, Hickman, Omicron Nu Pledges Seven. Seven girls were announced as pledges of Omicron Nu, national home economics honor society. Election was based on scholar ship, character and promise of fu ture achievement. The new mem bers of the honorary society are Genevieve Brehm, Lincoln; Mabel Johnson, Stanton; Helen Baeder, Lincoln; Eva, Buel, Hickman; Helen Jeff ryes, Ida Grove, Iowa; Evelyn Krot, Odell, and Salley Seeley, Harvard. Basing aelections entirely upon scholarship. Gamma Sigma Delta announced the pledging of seven seniors in the college of agricul ture. Students elected were Rich ard Cole, Shelby; Mervin Eighmy, Cumro; Fred Grau, Bennington; Mervin Hankins, Ravenna; Clif ford Jorgenson. Minden; Claude Rowley, Clyde, Kansas, and Ramey Whitney, Lincoln. Alpha Zeta Takes Nine. The other men's honorary. Alpha Zeta, announced the election of nine students in the college of ag riculture to their chapter. The men were selected on a basis of scholarship and student activity. Those pledged include Marvin Hankins. Ravenna; Cliff Camp bell, Laurel; Ralph Bush, Naponee; Howard Keck, Crofton; Bern Wischmeier, Burchard; Kenneth. Reed, Rosalie; Richard Bell, Bell wood; Herb Yost, Harvard and Hollis Van Kleeck, Lincoln. MemberB of the various judging teams who competed for the Uni versity of Nebraska at different contests were also honored at the convocation. Team Gets Medals. Members of the crops judging team to receive medals included (Continued on Page 5.) Commercial Group Elects Officers at Meeting .' Wednesday. Mildred Myerson, Council Bluffs, la., was selected president of the Girls Commercial club Wednesday afternoon at a meeting held in Ellen Smith Hall. The other of ficers are Marjorie Spelts, Klm baii,' vice president; Ruth Sbel burn, Alma, secretary; Marie Adams, Herman, treasurer; Ger trude Marsh, Lincoln, reporter. Plans are being made for a pic nic to be held at Van Dora park on April 16, at which rushees will be guests. All the picnicers are to meet at Ellen Smith Hall promptly at 5:15. Transportation will be provided from there by Gertrude Marsh. Other commit tee heads are Clara Day, food, and Ruth fchelburn, Invitations. The members plan to take a trip through Gooch's mill some time after spring vacation. The ar rangements will be made by tua, new cebinet. Issue Of Fire And Sirord Promised At 9:55 This Morning It editors pi "With Fire and Sword" keep promises made to fraternity and sorority houses last night by telephone, another issue cf that publication will ap pear this morning at 9:5 o'clock In front of Buck's Coffee shop. The fraternity and sorority houses were called about S o'clock and informed thst the publication would appear. A previous Issue, which attacked certain faculty members and the state legislature, was distrib ute In the same manner nearly m k n V. mma r 1 in fill ( u 1