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Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska
VOL. XXX NO. 146.
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA. THURSDAY. MAY 11, 1931.
TRICK FIVK CKNTS
TUDENTS GO TO
TODAY
POLLS
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SCANDAL SHEET
IKES
SECOND
CAMPUS DEBUT
Appearance of
And Sword'
'With Fire
Causes
Much Comment.
CHANCELLOR DENOUNCES
Burnett, Thompson Brand
Publication 'Cowardly
Piece of Work.'
Second number of the 1931
"With Fire and Sword," anonym
ous scandal sheet, made its ap
pearance on the campus at 11
o'clock yesterday morning:. The
appearance was little heralded and
practically all of the papers were
suppressed by the university ad
ministration before they had got
ten into the possession of others.
The publication was left at the
usual place, the campus coffee
shop across from the university.
The usual scurrilous remarks
against students, faculty, and ad
ministrative beads were printed in
the edition. Commenting on it,
Chancellor E. A. Burnett and Dean
T. J. Thompson, dean of student
affairs, both declared "With Fire
and Sword" to be a cowardly, das
tardly work, and denounced it very
.severely.
Chancellor Burnett said that
nothing as yet has been done on
this latent issue and he did not
know whether anything would be.
No comment was made by Dean
H. H. Foster, of the law college,
who was active in the investiga
lion of the first appearance of the
oscandal sheet some time ago.
The Pinkerton detective who
was employed for several weeks
on the first, case is not here now,
according to' the chancellor, and
will not be brought back to inves
tigate this second edition.
The publication is in mimeo
graph form as before and is
printed on university stock paper.
It is not known whether or not I
all the copies of this edition were
obtained by the university. In
case more were held in reserve by
the authors, these probably will be
distributed in some other manner
soon.
Several rumors are current as
1o the authors of the sheet but so
far no definite evidence has been
presented to indict anyone."
ORCIIESIS DANCE
DRAMA TICKETS
NOW AVAILABLE
Tickets for the sixth annual
Dance Drama, to be presented in
the Coliseum on May 20 by the
members of Orchesis may be
checked out from Bereniece Hoff
man in the physical education of
fice at any time. Advance sale
tickets may be reserved here or
on the first floor of Gold & com
pany. Kelly Calls for
Applications in the
Spring Vote Have
Passage by the university
senate yesterday of the new
Student council constitution vir
tually assures its going into ef
fect for next year. Filings for
membership on the council,
therefore, will be on the basis of
the new constitution.
Filings will be received at the
student activities office until 5
p. m. Friday, May 15 for the
following offices:
STUDENT COUNCIL.
Two senior men-at-large.
Two senior women-at-large.
Two junior men from the col
leges of arts and sciences, eng
ineering. One junior man from the col
lege of agriculture, law, phar
macy business administration,
teachers, dentistry.
Three Junior women fromtha
college of arts and sciences and
the teachers' college.
Two 'junior women from tha
school of fine arts.
One each from the college of
agriculture and college of busi
ness administration.
One man or woman from the
graduate college.
PUBLICATION BOARD.
One sophomore member.
One junior member.
One senior member. '
Students who are juniors in
school now will be eligible for
senior-at-large candidacy and
sophomores will be eligible for
junior members of the council
next year. In addition to ful
iliing all general university
eligibility requirements candi
dates for the Student Council
must have a scholastic aver
age of at least 75 and have
no standing delinquencies.
Each party or faction must
file a list of its candidates for
membership to the Student
Council in the Student Activ
ities office on Friday, May 15.
Presidents of the three fac
tions already recognized by
the Student Council are asked
to be present at the Student
Council meeting Wednesday,
May 13. Any other faction
wishing to enter a slate of
candidates must submit Its
constitution for approval of the
council at that meeting.
Robert Kelly, Presdent
Student Council.
SKILL OF
jwjf j f$ ffinwx Site SiwfcjU 3
This skull is one of two complete specimens mounted in muse
ums and is on exhibit at Morrill hall. It was found near Crawford.
Dawes county, Nebraska.
Remains of Two
Ton Hog Mounted
At Morrill Hall
How would you like to have hogs
that weighed two tons each? Such
hogs once lived in Nebraska and
roamed over the country now trav
eled by domesticated swine. The
skeleton of this giant creature
stands six and one-half feet high
at the shoulder, and in life must
have been all of seven feet tall, or
about as high as the average per
son can reach. They measured
eleven and one-half feet in length,
or twice the span of a man's arms.
Their tusks were as big around as
one's wrist.
The second family of hogs that
lived in Nebraska were much
larger and were the most spectac
ular of all hogs, according to Dr.
Barbour. This entire family of
giant hogs, or enteledontidae, is di
vided into three groups, according
to their size. The smaller of these
giant hogs was about the size of a
yearling cow, the middle sized hogs
were about as large oxJacgex than
an ox and stood about six feet high
at the withers. The skull and jaw
of one of these giant hogs, found
in the badlands near Crawford,
Dawes county, .has . just been
mounted and installed in the mu
seum. The skull is thirty-six inches
long.
BE
CONVENTION LEADER
Former Nebraska Dean Will
Lead Discussion on
Latin America.
Dr. Herman G. James, former
dean of the Arts and Sciences col
dean of the arts and sciences col
the speakers of a round table dis
cussion at the Institute of Public
Affairs to be held at the Univer
sity of Virginia between June 28
and July 11, 1931.
The Institute of Public Affairs,
which Is now beginning its fifth
session, has attracted national and
international attention. It pro
poses to emphasize the domestic
problems of the United States and
to have them discussed In a broad
and competent fashion by the men
charged with the task of public ad
ministration and by those who are
actively engaged in public affairs.
The program will be limited pri
marily to a study and discussion of
governmental problems of national
and state and local concern, and to
the economic and social conditions
underlying those questions.
Round tables and public address
es will constitute most of the pro
gram. Dr. James will lead the dis
cussion of "Our Latin-American
Relations." This round table is
one of the most interesting to
those that attend the sessions The
purpose of this particular discus
sion is to foster better cultural,
economic, and political under
standing between the countries of
North and South America and to
promote a better knowledge of our
common problems.
Dr. James, because of his know
ledge and experience in Latin-American
affairs, should make an apt
leader.
GERMAN PAPER
HONORS TEACHER
Omaha Daily Tribune to
Publish Article by
Werkmeister.
William H. Werkmeister of the
philosophy department will have
an article published in the Omaha
Daily Tribune, a German newspa
per, in its futietn anniversary is
sue. The article is entitled "The Le
gal Fight over German Instruction
in the Public Schools of Nebras
ka." It is a long historical survey
of the subject from 1910 on. It
deals with the effects of the
Mockett law of 1913, the Simon
law of 1919, and the Norval law
of 1921. Active work fighting
those laws concluded in the su
preme court decision declaring the
Norval and Simon laws unconstitutional.
GIANT HOG
DESTINY OE SELF
ITTO
Factions Unite to Support
New Constitution of
Student Council.
BY THE OBSERVER.
Beginning this morning student
interest in voting and aftairs gov
ernmental may be expected to be
gin a gradual rise until the peak
is reached next Tuesday.
As far as the general impor
tance of the two pollings (the con
stitution election today and the
Student "council election Tuesday)
is concerned, it would seem as if
today's election merits the most
attention. This however, is not the
case, and . it is safe to predict, that
there will" be considerably more
votes cast next Tuesday. It is un
derstood' that both factions will
support the constitution and that
it will have the support of wom
en's organizations as well.
The number of students who
have turned out to the polls in the
two previous elections of the cur
rent year has been comparatively
larger than ever before. Propor
tionately It may be expected that
next Tuesday's election will poll
the largest student vote in the his
tory of campus politics.
Though the student public may
not be aware of the fact, the new
Student council is the biggest for
ward step in self government that
has ever been taken on the Uni
versity of Nebraska campus. It is
a virtual vote of confidence to the
Student council and the student
body on the part of the adminis
tration. The students are being
granted a large measure of lati
tude in the management of their
own affairs. This grant of powers
on the part of the university sen
ate may be interpreted as mean
ing that it is believed that Ne
braska students have shown capa
bility and a progressive attitude in
things governmental.
It may be conceded that men
members of the council have prob
ably done the majority of the
(Continued on Page 2.)
Campus Calendar
Thursday, May 14.
Special student election to ratify
student council constitution, Tem
ple, 9 to 5.
Mass meeting for Miss Nellie
Lee Holt at 4 o'clock In Ellen
Smith hall.
Mass meeting of all big sisters
In Ellen Smith hall at 5 o'clock.
Christian Science organization
meets 7:30, room 207, Temple
building.
Friday.
La Soiree Francaise, 7:20, El
len Smith hall.
Saturday.
Social dancing claps, 7 to 8:30,
Grant Memorial hall.
Iconoclast Reporter
VE1EH
BE KNOWN TODAY
Last What Sorority Women Talk
About When They Get Together
By MRS. GABBY N. CHATT.
Wandering About the grassy knolls of our spacious and
extensive campus (specifically
green blades arc given a break where the May queen annually
walks the plank) I overheard an interesting conversation be
tween two members of different sororities, both obviously en
grossed in discussing a member of a third sorority, and Greek-
dom generally.
"My dear, have you heard the
latest about that mess the U.
Oughta Knows pledged? I can't
understand why they ever took her
anyhow she has absolutely no
family. I've never heard of them.
and any sorority should be care
ful of its Lincoln personnel, don t
you think? Of course, dear, I
know yours Is positively wonder
ful I've to'd you that before."
Miss Ananias Speaks.
"Thank you, darling, and you
know I and our girls fenl the same
Sigma Delta Chi to
Hold Meet Thursday
Members of Sigma Delta
Chi will meet Thursday at 7:30
o'clock In The Dally Nebraskan
office. Officers for the coming
year will be elected, according
to Bill McCleery, president.
AG POLITICIANS ME
Election Clouds Overhang
Campus Activities of
Ballot Seekers.
FILINGS END SATURDAY
By AN AG MAN.
Political thunder is beginning to
roll heavily on the college of agri
culture campus this week. With
many elective posts open to stu
dent position seekers and with nu
merous campaigners bidding for
the office, spring balloting should
prove interesting.
Filings for the various offices
will close Saturday noon, with the
exception of the two Student coun
cil posts, which close Friday at the
Student Activities office along
with other council and publication
board posts on the city campus.
No filings on the Ag campus have
been made as yet.
Greatest interest in the coming
elections will probably be centered
on polling for one man and one
woman representative to serve the
college on the Student council.
Last year one of the warmest cam
paigns ever staged in the. college
of agriculture resulted from a
three way contest for man repre
sentative. A Blue Shirt, a Barb, and a Vel
lowjacket vied strongly for the
honor. This year the Barbs are
already strongly organized and it
appears as though the Blue Shirts,
who have traditionally held sway
in the Student council field as far
as the college of agriculture is
concerned, may do considerably
worrying before the polls close.
Fair Board to Be Elected.
Second in importance on the Ag
campus will undoubtedly be the se
lections for senior Farmers Fair
anththe chancellor. - He added that
board of 1932. Three men and
three women will be chosen, the
man polling highest votes becom
ing manager of the next exposi
tion and the woman who garners
the greatest number of votes be
coming secretary.
With few exceptions, junior
(Continued on Page 3.)
CONVENTION BEGINS
Dean Burr Promises Aid of
College in Sponsoring
Co-Operatives.
FARM BOARDJAN TALKS
The Nebraska Co-operative
Creamery association opened its
annual two day convention at the
agricultural college Wednesday.
Practically every member of the
association sent delegates to me
meeting. The Thursday session
will be held at the Lincoln hotel.
Listed among the speakers were
several University of Nebraska
faculty members. Prof. H. P.
Davis, Prof. H. C. Killey, Dean
Burr and Prof. E. L. Reichart were
among the speakers.
Prof. K. P. Davis, head of the
dairy husbandry department at
the colleee. welcomed the dele
gates to the college in the opening
of the Wednesday session. He
spoke briefly on the relationship
between the college and co-operative
creameries over the state.
Dean W. W. .Burr of the agri
cultural college spoke on the rela
tionship of the college to the co
operative movement. He said that
the college is interested in the
movement and further emphasized
that it is glad to co-operate with
in the limits of its powers in spon
soring co-operative organizations
in Nebraska.
"Any co-operative that is suc
cessful is so because it is doing the
(Continued on Page 2.1
Reveals at
the one spot where the little
way about your club. In fact, we
may as well be sister groups for
the feeling of affection we bear
you," said the second young gos
siper, but weren't you pleased
about the scholarship reports ? Of
course, dear, I forgot you were
twenty-fourth. I'm sorry I brought
it up. I don't see how we were
ever so far up In the list we've
always been at the bottom before,
but all our girls said you probably
had some sickness at the house or
(Continued on Page 3.)
STUDENT COUNCIL
P
D
Hi
Miss Fee and Miss Simanek
And Faulkner, Huber
Will Continue.
1932 PROM DATE FIXED
Von Seggern Reports Time
Scheduled for Affair
Is March 6.
Edwin Faulkner, Yellowjacket,
Walter Huber, Blue Shirt, Gret
chen Fee, and Julia Simanck, all
junior representatives on the Stu
dent council, were unanimously
elected as holdover members to
serve next year, at yesterday aft
ernoon's council meeting.
Final arrangements for the spe
cial election on the new Student
council constitution were com
pleted, and polls will be open from
9 to ft today at the Temple and at
agricultural college. Membeis of
the council will supervise the bal
loting during entire day.
With other major business came
the recognition of the Ycllowjbckct
faction under Neal Gomon, the
Blue Shirt faotton under Arthur
Wolf, and the Barb faction under
Delphian Nash. These men will be
the oiily faclluu 'eaders eligible to
file candidates for the annual Stu
dent council election next Tuesday,
and no other faction, should one
be organized will be recognized at
the student activities office.
To Set Precedent.
As explained by President Rob
ert Kelly this recognition was for
mally made in order that a prece
dent will be set which will an
nually permit re-recognition and in
case a new faction is organized or
one of the existing groups changes
its name there will be a means of
recognizing such developments at
the polls.
As reported by Boyd Von Seg
gern, junior council member who
was delegated to the task, the
Junior-Senior Prom for next vear
will be neld March 6, 1932. The
date was filed at the dean of wom
en's office in order that the Prom
date may be included in the cam
pus calendar for next year whicn
goes to print today.
Walter Huber, one of the new
holdovers, presented a motion to
the effect that the present council
recommend to next year's group
that a Student council committee
on a union building be appointed.
Such a committee, according to
Huber's recommendation, would be
composed of representatives of fac
tions and women members as well.
Motion is Passed.
His motion was passed by the
council, and he further suggested
that effort be made next year to
have an alumni and a faculty Stu
dent union committee organized to
work with the Student council
Student union committee in con
ducting a "slow, sure education
campaign for the investigation and
promotion of a student union
project."
Joe Hunt, chairman of the coun
cil committee on military affairs,
reported that they had met with
the regents and although no devel
opments have occurred they were
very pleased at their courteous re
ception by the board of regents
(Continued on Page 4.)
Alphabetical Order to Be
Followed; May 30 Is
Beginning Date.
All military drill students have
been ordered to turn in their drill
uniforms beginning Saturday, May
30, to the military storekeeper in
the basement of Nebraska hall.
AH students whose names begin
with A, B, and C will hand in their
uniforms May 30, between 8:30
and 1 o'clock. All those whose
names begin with D, E, F, G, and
H, on Monday, June 1; I, K, L, Mc,
and M on June 2; N, O, P. Q, R, S,
on June 3; T, U, V, W, X, Y. and
Z on June 4. These uniforms are
to be turned in between 8:30 and
12, and 1 and 5.
The band will check in on June
6 after the commencement. Band
members will secure from W. T.
Quick a memorandum showing
that they are authoi zed to turn in
their uniforms, and "-ri present it
to the storekeeper with the uni
form. Bandmen who expect to re
turn in the fall may keep their
uniforms, but should first notify
the storekeeper of the fact. All
senior students will report to the
storekeeper for clearance between
May 30 and June 4 inclusive.
Instructions Given.
In order to expedite checking,
strict compliance is urged with the
following instructions:
1. Belts will be removed from
breeches.
2. Ornaments will be removed
from coat collar, and corporal and
sergeant chevrons removed from
coat. They will not be placed in
the pockets of the coat or breeches
but will be turned in separately.
3. R. O. T. C. insignia, star, gold
(Continued on Page 3.)
ORMEMBERS
ADOPTION
CODE IS
Self (Government Issue to He Decided by Popular Vote
M Special Flection Called by Knbrrt Kelly for
Consideration of Constitution.
Bl'KNKTT, AYLSWOIUII
Chancellor Sees No Iteuson W hy Passage Should Not
He Seen ml; Kxpeets Advantage to lie. lroed
Over Former Herniating Slutntes.
Miuui'iiis ircKKing lo lilt- pulls situated in
iug will today definitely decide
erned by fellow students under the nominal title of Student
council, or whether they uill continue as previously, nil proced
ures dictated by university officials, with very little voice in
matters which directly concern them. The balloting will take
Studies Prairie
J. E. WEAVER.
Professor of plant ecology,
wrote "The Environment of
Prairie," a new bulletin of
university, in collaboration
Dr. W. J. Himmel, associate
who
the
the
with
pro
fessor of botany. Dr. Weaver found
interesting points concerning soil
moisture that will interest Ne
braska farmers.
IS AID 10 FARMERS
Bulletin Says It Protects
Agriculture From Full
Dependence on Rain.
Nebraska farmers are not wholly
dependent upon current rainfall
for successful farming. That is
the conclusion drawn from ' The
Environment of the Prairie," a
bulletin just prepared by Dr. J. E. j
Weaver, professor of plant ecologj. i
There is always some water-con-,
tent below the surface, six inches 1
of soil, states this bulletin and '
usually there is water in the sur- '
face soil.
This publication gives the re
sults of tests carried on by Di.'
Weaver and others near Lincoln to
discover the relation between
plants and their environment. The
tests were carried on for twelve
years, the longest study ever made
of conditions affecting natural
vegetation. It was conducted to
learn how much of a supply of
moisture nature is supplying to
plants.
Grass Good Sign.
The presence of a cover of tall,
deeply-rooted grasses and legumes
indicates conditions favorable to
the growth of cultivated crops of
similar habit, such as wheat, oats,
and corn, states the bulletin.
Dr. Weaver, who wrote the bul
letin i; collaboration with Dr. W.
J. Hin.mel, associate professor of
botany is an authority on grasses
and their root development. His
works and studies have been
translated into many languages,
including that of Russia and In
dia. He is on the board of editors
of the Ecological Society of Amer
ica and a number of other scien
tific organizations.
MUMPS STILL ON
CAMPUS LYMAN
Dean Issues Warning to
Students, But Thinks
Disease Dying.
Although there has been no epi
demic of mumps on the campus,
Dr. R. A. Lyman, director of stu
dent health service at the Univer
sity of Nebraska, believes there is
still danger of the disease develop
ing into an epidemic. "This warm
and changeable weather is high
time for the spreading of dis
eases." he claims.
Dr. Lyman says he has seen
some peculiar cases which have
all the symptoms of the disease,
yet, in his opinion, are not cases
of mumps. He has two cases un
der observation at the infirmary
at present. One is a distinct case
of mumps, while the other Dr.
Lyman does not believe to be a
case of this disease. There has
been a continual run thruout the
whole semester but nothing to
cause alarm.
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DR
OF NEW
QUESTION
PHKDICT I AYOKABLY
tin- Temple build-
whether they
arc to lie cov-
place between the hours of 9 and
5 o'clock at the special election
called by President Robert Kelly
for the acceptance or rejection of
the Student council's new consti
tution. According to a concensus pre
taining to the new constitution,
from Chancellor E. A. Burnett,
Prof. L. E. Aylsworth, and many
prominent students on the campus,
its passage is virtually assured.
Chancellor Burnett said yester
day that altho he had no way of
determining, he did sec no reason
why the new student governmental
code should not pass. In further
coivniit iitlng on Uie document, the
chancellor said that after listing
to the discussion which arose in
the senate and after reading it in
full, he saw nothing which would
be objectionable to the students.
"Rather, he declared, "it should
prove a great advantage over the
old constitution."
Should Be No Conflict.
"Since the faculty committee
and dean of student affairs have
gone into the new document and
have voiced their consent and ap
proval. I do not think there will be
any conflict between the council
and faculty."
Prof. Aylesworth is highly in
favor of the new code.
"I believe that this recent action
taken by the Student council is
commendable and that it will prove
a worthy instrument with which
to cope with student problems,''
commented the professor in dc-
1 daring that he hoped, and was
J sure that the students would ac
! cept it at the popular election to
day.
In voicing his opinion concern
ing the restricted powers riau.se
which has drawn a sigh of disap
pointment from many students,
the professor, a member of the
faculty committee who considered
the document before presentation
to the senate, declared that it was
(Continued on Page 4.1
TO
FEATURE NEW PLAN
Moritz Initiates Scheme to
Offer Courses for
Three Hours.
A new feature of the University
j of Nebraska summer session is to
i be used in the summer session for
1931. according to R. D. Moritz,
director of the department of edu
cational service and director of the
summer session. This new feature
is being used for the first time at
the University of Nebraska since
there are many students who enroll
for a six weeks' summer session
who wish to take three hour
cou rses.
According to Mr. Moritz's plan
students will be permitted to regis
ter for three hour courses iD a
six weeks' summer session if the
courses are offered In summer
school and also by the extension
department. Two hours credit for
the three hour course will be given
in summer session, and the remain
ing hour's credit can be completed
by extension.
Publication Board
Seeks Applicants
To Staff Positions
Applications for appoint
ment for the following posi
tions on the student publica
tions will be received by the
Student Publication board un
til 5 o'clock Thursday, May 14:
The Dally Nebraskan.
Editor-in-chief
Two managing editors
Four news editors
Sports editor
Woman's editor
Business manager
Three assistant business
managers.
The Cornhusker.
Editor
Two managing editors
Business manager
Two assistant business man
agers.
The Awgwan.
Editor
Business manager.
Application blanks may b
obtained at the office of the
school of Journalism, Univer
sity hall 104. Material already
on file need not be duplicated.
John K. Selleck, Secretary.
Student Publication Board.
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