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3AILY NE
ASKAN
Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska
VOL. XXX NO. 148.
LINCOLN. NLBKASKA, SUNDAY. MAY 17. 1931.
PIUCK FIVL CENTS
FORTY-NINE FILE
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The
BR
POSTS
FLIES DESTROY
PAVILION ON AG
COLLEGE
CAMPUS
Spontaneous Combustion in
Sawdust, Oil Rags Is
Given as Cause.
VALUED SEED IS LOST
Experimental Corn Can Not
Be Replaced; Firemen
Suffer Injuries.
Spontaneous combustion among
sawdust and oil rags Is believed to
have caused the fire which swept
thru thi livestock Judging pavilion
on the college of agriculture cam
mis Friday night, causing a dam
rge of about $25,000. The building
v.-aa damaged practically beyond
repair.
The fire started shortly before
f o'clock. Fire Chief Hansen said
(he fire originated In a southeast
room on the first floor and spread
rapidly to the attic by way of a
:-,talrcase on the west side of the
liuildlng and an elevator shaft on
1 lie cast side.
Besides damage to the building,
i lie agronomy department suffered
the loss of many bushels of cx
Tirlmsntal seed corn. Planting of
vhe inbred seed corn was to be
iinlsbed this next week and those
in charge had the corn laid out
ready for planting. Those in
t.harge of the project said that it
will probably be impossible to re
place tho corn.
Five .Trucks Answer.
Five truck companies and the
l ook and ladder wagon were .called
to tho ccanc. As it was a second
V-.larm, members of the off-shift
vera called on duty. Five water
lines were used.
Two firemen suffered Injury in
lTttling the flames. Mansfield
Ilohrbaugh, 5626 Walker, was
f.truck by a flaming cornice of
wood aud metal as he stepped out
onto the sidewalk. He was taken
to the St. Elizabeth hospital and
attended by Dr. George E. Lewis,
city physician. Al Barney, captain
of a company, was painfully
i.urned cn the hand when the roof
collapsed on a company of men in
the attic. Barney stumbled and
rolled down the stairway to the
second floor. When he stopped his
hand was thrust into burning
embers. He was not taken to the
hospital.
Classes to Continue.
Tho the judging pavilion is prob
ably damaged beyond repair, ani
mal husbandry classes which have
ksen held In the building will con
tinue meeting at the regular hour.
Prof. H. J. Gramlich, head of the
department, and his assistants
were busy Saturday morning mov
ing the damaged office equipment
to the south end of the meats
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Three Students Will Give
Graduation Programs
At Temple.
Three senior students at the
University of Nebraska will pre
sent graduation recitals this week
in the Temple theater . Two of
them will be held Sunday after
noon. , M ,
John Edgar Shilneck of Salem,
trumpet student with Don Gordon
Berry, assisted by the university
school of music theater orchestra,
will play his recital program at 5
o'clock Sunday afternoon. Ardeth
Pierce will be his piano accom
panist. ...
Mary Josephine Rankin of Lin
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YELLO WJA CKETS
MAKE STATEMENT
We, the members of the Yel
low Jacket faction, in the ab
scence of significant Issues, feel
that the ensuing election will be
deoided largely upon the basis
of tht character and ability of
the candidates. We wish to
point out that the Yellow Jack
et faction has nominated candi
dates only where men of con
spicuous ability are available.
We feel that the success of
any student activity must de
pend upon the capacity of the
students participation in its di
rection next year will mean the
success or failure of the new
Student council constitution.
Able men and women should
be awarded seats on the council
in order that the council will
realize the fullest measure of
success under Its new constitu
tion. The Yellow Jacket feetion
points with pride to the men it
hat nominated as possessing
the requisite native ability and
experience to administer effi
ciently the duties of office. On
the basis of Its well qualified
candidates, the Yellow Jacket
faction solicit support at the
election Tuesday. .
RECITALS THIS WEEK
MISS FEDDE PLANS A TRIP
Home Ec Head Announces
European Tour; to Sail
on May 28.
According to word received at
the home economics department,
Prof. Margaret Fedde, chairman
of the department now on leave of
absence, will sail for Europe on
May 23 on the steamship Berlin,
North German Lloyd line, New
York. Students and faculty of the
department are sending her steam
ship letters.
Miss Fedde will spend six weeks
in Russia and three weeks in Ger
many and Austria. She Is going to
Russia with the International In
stitute of Columbia university. "I
expect to have some interesting
experiences there, not the least of
which is to go low on food," writes
Miss Fedde. "I understand there is
none too much of it for us 'capi
talistic' Americans."
During the past semester Miss
Fedde has done advanced study in
the field of educational adminis
tration at Columbia university.
FACULlYMlBERS
TO SPEAK IN STATE
Score of Husker Men Plan
Commencement Talks
At Schools.
SOME ARRANGE SERIES
More than a score of University
of Nebraska faculty members this
month are delivering commence
ment addresses at high school
graduation exercises thruout the
state. As a number of them have
been secured to give a series of
commencement talks, more than
fifty Nebraska high schools gradu
ating classes will hear University
of Nebraska men when they re
ceive their diplomas.
Following is the schedule of en
gagements wnich are being filled
by university men:
K. M. Arndt, assistant professor
of economics. May 21, Otoe.
Nels A. Bengston, chairman of
the department of geography, May
28, McCook.
H. E. Bra'dford, chairman of the
department of vocational educa
tion, May 13, Cowles; May 14,
Clarkson; May 15, Laurel; May 18,
Sutherland; May 19, Tobias; May
20. Arcadia. Ia.; May 21, Manning,
la. j May 22, Woodbine, la.; May
26, Grafton; May 27, (morning)
teachers training high school at
Peru; May 27, (evening) Lyons.
K. n. Broadv. associate profes
sor of school administration, May
14, Burchard.
Burnett to Mason City.
E. A. Burnett, chancellor of the
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lEFliHlE
Marauder Darts From Room
As Sorority Girl
Interrupts.
It was the experience of Janet
srhmtdt of Hastings to discover a
sneak thief ransacking her room
when she entered It, have him run
past her out of the room while
she was groping for the electric
light switch, and see him disap
pear thru a door leading to , an
outside fire escape.
This occurence took place at the
Kappa Kappa Gamma house Fri
day night at 10 o'clock when a
marauder made away with a
watch and $5 belonging to Miss
Schmidt, and an unestimated
amount of money belonging to
Betty Wahlquist, also of Hastings,
and two alumnae from Omaha,
Jean Robblns and Josephine
Vaught.
Miss Schmidt entered her dark
ened room, she heard someone
within the room. While searching
for the switch, the man ran past
her and down the hall until he
reached the fire escape on which
he descended " to the ground, the
room being on the second floor.
Miss Schmidt got but a glimpse of
the intruder and was unable to
describe him.
BLOCK AND BRIDLE
CLUB HOLDS PJCNIC
Y. W. C. A. cabinet and Y. M.
n a staff will hold their SDrine
picnic Friday, May 22. Those wish
ing to attend are asaea to De ai
Ellen Smith hall at ; 4:30 Rriday.
Tickets for the outing will be on
sale at the Y. M. C. A. and Y. W.
r. A. offices this week. John John
son and Carolyn White are in
charge.
Monday.
A. W. - S. president's council
meeting, 5 o'clock, Ellen Smith
hall.
Wednesday.
A. W. S. board meeting at 12
o'clock in Ellen amim naii
Thursday.
W. A. A. executive council at 12
o'clock in W. A. A. oince
Friday.
Catholic students picnic,
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Campus Calendar
FACULTY HEAD
LEAVES AFTER
r
SERVICE
Professor Chatburn Resigns
As Department Head
In Engineering.
IS EFFECTIVE ON SEPT. 1
Thirty-seven Years With
University Ended by
III Health
After thirtv-seven vears as r.
member of the university faculty,
PrnfAsanr Geors-a Chatburn has
announced his resignation as head
of the department oi appiiea me
chanics and engineering drawing
to go in effect September 1. His
withdrawal was necessitated be
cause of ill health.
Professor Chatburn received his
bachelor's degree from Iowa State
colleee and his master's degree
from Nebraska in 1807.
Was Superintendent.
Preceding his acceptance of the
position as a teacher under the
reirima of Chancellor Canfield. he
was superintendent of the Wy-
more public scnoois. ai nrsi ne
was connected with the depart
ment of civil engineering and then
In 1930, made neaa or me uepari
ment of applied mechanics and
engineering drawing. Professor
Chatburn was for a short time In
rhnrce of the architectural divi
sion here. He also acted as dean
of men in 1926 and 1927.
Professor Chatburn is a mem
hr of Slcma Tau. honorarv en
gineering fraternity, Phi kappa
Phi, Sigma Xi, and Acacia frater
nities.
EDUCATIONAL SERVICE
Students Accept Positions
In Various Schools
Of Country.
TO TAKE JOBS IN FALL
The bureau of educational serv
ice at the University of Nebraska
today announces that the follow
ing students have accepted teach
ing appointments for next year:
Donald Anderson of Lincoln,
mathematics and Spanish at Brule.
Cieraldine Chambers of Yankton,
S. D., first grade at Platte, S. D.
Velma Chapelow or Liincoin,
mathematics and English at Up
land.
Mildred ChaDDell of Lincoln.
English and home economics at
Brule.
Elva Coleman of Lincoln, fifth
and sixth grades at Murdock.
Corinne Cornell or ixs Angeies,
English at Ashland.
Bertha Everrett of Lincoln, ele
mentary grades at Reynolds.
Verona Fellers or Beatrice, Kin
dergarten at Providence, R. I.
Vera Fenster of Hampton, home
economics and science at Deshler.
Will Go to Holdrege.
Ethel Fish of Lincoln, third and
fourth grades at Holdrege.
Jeanette Garvis of Bancroft,
kindergarten at Cedar Rapids.
William Grossoehme of Omaha,
superintendent at Valparaiso.
Rnire Hae-enmeister of Lincoln.
junior high athletics at Wahoo.
Irmgard Kreaeier or wuen
burg, mathematics and Latin at
Ponca.
Mary Gladys Lambert of Broken
Bow, elementary grades at Broken
Bow.
Wllma Larson of Viborgf. S. D.,
English, history, home economics
at Hickman.
Rnv Larson of Lincoln, iunlor
hlh athletics and manual train
ing at North- Platte.
Sadie Lpibl of cozaa, commer
cial at Sargent.
Mable Ludje of Cedar Bluffs,
junior high history at Crete.
Eleanor Mathewson or waae
fleld, science and mathematics at
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FLAMES TAKE
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ANNOUNCES TEACHERS
Burning cornices toppled to the ground from the old Judging Pavilion ort the college of
ture campus Friday night when fire ravaged thru the building. The building is believed to be
beyond repair.
Profettoor Keign
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7 s.w
Courly of Tin Journal.
George R. Chatburn.
Who, after thirty-seven years'
connection with the university, an
nounced his resignation as head of
the department of applied mechan
ics and engineering drawing to be
come effective Sept. 1.
THIRTY-THREE SEEK
Applications Are Heavy on
Editorial Staff of the
Nebraskan.
AWGWAN FILING LIGHT
Thirty-three students have filed
with the publications board for
next year's staff positions on the
Daily Nebraskan, Awgwan and
Cornhusker. Applications were
heaviest for the Daily Nebraskan
editorial staff, while there was
only one applicant each for editor
of the Awgwan and business man
ager of the Cornhusker and only
three applicants for the four posts
as assistant business manager of
the Daily Nebraskan.
Filings for tho staff posts had
already been extended from 5
o'clock Thursday until noon yes
terday because of lack of sufficient
applicants for certain positions,
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especially Nebraskan business
staff.
Fourteen for News Editors.
The position of news editor on
the Daily Nebraskan bid strongest
for the publications aspirants,
getting fourteen applicants. Four
will be chosen. There were five ap
plications for the two posts of
managing editor of the Nebraskan.
two each for sports editor and
editor in chief and three for wo
men's editor. There were two ap
plications for business manager;
one will be chosen.
Filings for the two positions on
the Awgwan were lightest. There
was only one application for editor
and only two for business man
ager. One each is to be selected.
Board Meets Soon.
On the Cornhusker there were
two applications for editor in chief,
one for business manager, three
for managing editor and five for
assistant business manager.
The publications board will
probably meet to choose next
year's Nebraskan staff the latter
part of this week or the last week
in May. The Awgwan and Corn
husker staffs will be chosen the
first week in June.
CLASSES VISIT HOSPITAL.
Students in institution manage
ment classes visited the United
States Veterans hospital Friday
morning to inspect the new kitch
ens and equipment.
Board Seeks Summer
ISebraskan Applicants
Applications for the posi
tions of editor and business
manager of the summer ses
sion Nebraskan, to be pub
lished bi-weekly, will be re
ceived by the student publica
tion board until Thursday noon,
May 21. Application blanks
and information may be got at
the office of the School of
Journalism In U 104.
J. K. SELLECK,
Secretary Student Publication
Board.
JUDGING PAVILION
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BARBS PICK NEW
LEGISLATORS FOR
EXECUTIVE GROUP
Elections Are Held During
University Party at
Coliseum.
THOUSANDS GO TO EVENT !
50,000 Pounds Ice Are Used
to Cool Floor; Many
Designs Frozen.
New members were elected to
the barb council during the poll
ing that took place at the uni
versity party last night. Seven
men and seven women were put
into office.
In the sophomore voting, Nor
man Finke, Kearney, and Clay
ton Jones, Sidney, were elected
without competition. Women cho
sen are Loralne Brak. Lincoln,
and Maxine Colman, Sylvia, Kas.
Junior men put on the council
are Martin Kllnger, Hanover.
Kas., and Harold Ten Bcnsel,
Arapahoe. Women In the junior
ranks are Dcloris Deadman, Fair
bury, and Thcrsia Libcrshaw,
Plattsmouth.
On the senior division, men
elected include George Thomas,
Nebraska City, and Clarence
Hlmes, Sutton. Women are Jame
sino Bourke, Shubert, and Rutha
lee Holloway, Lincoln.
Graduate members of the coun
cil are Ernest Kinger, Hanover,
Kas., and Viola Butt.
Holdovers Chosen.
Holdover members r e c e n t ly
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Innovation Places Emphasis
on Habits of Careful
Observation.
TO STUDY BOTH SIDES
Suggesting the greater possibil
ities and value of the new biology
course annearine for the first time
next semester, Dr. W. J. Himmel,
of the botany department, outnnea
yesterday Its outstanding features,
characterizing the course of study
as a departure from existing lines
of study in biology.
"Thp training piven in fchis sub
ject, while following on a smaller
scale the worn aimea at in tne
present courses 5a Botany or Zool
ogy, will at the same time place a
special emphasis on the develop
ment of habits of careful observa
tion," said Dr. Himmel. "This ob
servation will not be confined to
plants and animals only, but all
living things as well. In this way
we hope to develop an appreciation
of the use and value of the "scien
tific attitude. Much more atten
tion w ill h naid to the life habits
of organisms in addition to as
careful a study or structure anu
physiological differences."
To Aid Neighbors.
"Our aim will further be ex
tended toward trying to enable the
student to recognize and interpret
the things he is more likely to
encounter than those which he in
all probability will rarely have op
portunity to meet with again,"
continued Dr. Himmel. "In this
particular course we will consider
any phenomena of nature as in
terms of the life habits of the in
dividual concerned. This method
of procedure should help the stu
dent to have a larger and clearer
understanding of the subject in
volved." The course will be a three hour
one with three hours a week lab
oratory. Both the recitation and
the laboratory will be under the
personal supervision of Dr. Him
mel, who has had previous experi
ence on both botany and zoology.
A large registration is not ex
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ON AG C AMPUS
f -SMT-
Cuurteay of LlncoiD
btmr.
agrlcul-enthely
MANY CLAMOUR IN
SPRING ELECTIONS
(,'liiMH of Gimpuw Political Activity I Heralded A
Students Kciotcr Name to (o on llullol
in Final Contot of .School Year.
KLUalHIMTY OI ASPIRANTS IS HKIN; CIIKCKKI)
Chan:: May lie Made According to Certification lv
Kcgiwlrar; ISo Taction Has Full Slate of
Candidate Thrown Into Whirl.
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FOUR APPOINTMENTS
Coombs, Winter, Andrews
Receive Fellowships
Of $500 Each.
APPLY TO HIGH DEGREES
Four appointments to Univer
sity of Nebraska research fellow
ships In the graduate college made
at a recent meeting of the board
of regents are announced today.
The recipients are Cyril L.
Coombs, John Mack Winter, Lyle
Vernon Andrews and Adclbert
Bower Sageser.
The fellowships are awarded an
nually by the board of regents for
work on advanced degrees in the
graduate college. They carry a
stipend of $500 each and require
no service to the university.
Mr. Coombs was reappointed to
a fellowship and will continue his
work for the degree of doctor of
philosophy in the department of
political scence. He received his
A . B. degree in 1928 and his M. A.
dogree in 1930 from the Univer
sity of Nebraska.
Seeks Doctor's Degree.
Mr. Winter also was reappointed
in the department of botany where
he too is working toward a doctor
of philosophy degree. He holds
B. Sc. and M. A. degrees from tne
University of Nebraska, receiving
the latter in 1928.
Mr. Andrews at present Is an
instructor in chemistry at Chadron
state normal college. He gmdu
ated from Chadron normal and re
ceived his M. Sc. degree from the
University of Nebraska in 1929.
Among the women running ior
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L
Coeds Prepare Annual Dance
Drama to Be Given
in Coliseum.
Wednesday. Mav 20. Orchesis
ia nrpspntinr its annual snrinc:
dance drama at the university
coliseum at eignt o ciock. wim
tho nprfnrmanee eiven at the coli
seum every patron will be assured
ot seats in position io see uic
whole program comfortably. All
seats are reserved and may be
procured at the University Ar
mory or at UOias. nnuren uuuci
fiftppn will he admitted for fifteen
cents payable at the entrance. Re-
servea seats are iuiy tenu u
seventy-five cents.
Turn vprv interesting1 problems
are included in the program 'Dy
namics" and tne Dnncipm urm
"Rhythm of Life." The latter is a.
representation ot nie cyciea
man's experiences portrayed in
various types of rhythm. A group
nf nnmhpra pntitled "Imnressions"
included dance interpretations of
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statues namea, insputLuuu, uuujr
and Soul, Trees.
rinnpp nrama is the outerowth
of work done in Orchesis which is
the honor dancing group at tne
nnivprsitv The DroETam was or
iginally given in connection with
Ivy day and Kouna up ween. uhjh.
year, due to change in date of Ivy
day, Dance drama was given as an
inHnnpndp.nt nroeram and will re
main as one of the university's
traditional spring evenis irom nuw
on.
SINGERS PLANA CONCERT
University Choral Union
Will Give Program on
May 26, 8 p. m.
The University Choral union,
under the direction of Howard
Kirkpatrick, will present its an
nual spring concert Tuesday eve
ning May 26 at 8 o'clock in the
Armory. Fleda Graham Zlegenbeln
will accompany at the piano. Fol
lowing is the program to be pre
sented: Rcxamundt, 8chubrt.
Allturo coo riii, Ttchattiowiky (tlxta
ymphony).
Ovrtur (Dr Frtlichutz), Von Webtr;
Crl 8teckltrf, director.
Ave Maria, Bach-Gounod: obltgato,
Kathcrlnr Barclay.
Barcarolle, Offenbach: Talea or Ho.'.'
man.
Land of Hope and Glory. Flgar.
The public is invited to attend
the program which is a free performance.
By THE OBSERVER.
Climaxing campus political ar.
tlvity for the cm rent year, forty
nine studonts have been placed in
the fivld for the thirty-one posi
tions which will be open at the
spring election to be hold in the
lemplo from 9 to 5 Tuesday. In
nearly all cases tho eligibilities
have been certified by the regis
trar but in a few instances names
may be changed before tho official
ballot is made up.
hevtn have filed for the three
publication board positions while
lorty-two students ate contesting
ior the twenty-eight Student coun
cil posts.
No faction has a full slate of
candidates and in the case of tbq
barb.i there are only two men fii;d.
Both Blue Shirts and Yellow Jack
ets have vacancies in some of the
colleges. Women candidates have
affiliated themselves with no po
litical party, being filed as inde
pendents in every case. Should
some of the women turn up ineli
gible, as may be the case, it may
happen that they will be shoit
on a few of the Student council
posts.
There are four more positions to
be filled this year in the Student
council due to provisions in the
new constitution under which the
election Is being conducted. New
members will work under the pro
visions of the new document next
year and their administration of
its power clause will prove a se
rious test.
Due to the large number of po
sitions open and because of the
student interest in the new consti
tution it is safe to lorecast that
the election will not only draw the
largest votes of the entire year,
but will probably be the biggest
balloting in University of Ne
braska political history.
Intensive campaigns are oemg
planned by the two fraternity fac
tions but there will De no pre-ciec-
tion fireworks from the barbs.
Serenades will probably start this
evening and factional attempts to
round up sorority votes may De ex
pected to continue until late Tues
day afternoon when the drive lot
ballots will end.
Candidates have filed for all tho
places open and each faction is
sure of at least a fe wrepresenta
tives through the proportional rep
resentation plan. Although the
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R. 0. T. C. SETS T
REGIMENTAL PARADES
Processions and Reviews
Are Scheduled to Be
In Fortnight.
In preparation for governmental
inspection and competitive com
pany drill, the department of mili
tary science at the University of
Nebraska has scheduled two regi
mental parades and battalion re
views to be held within the next
fortnight.
At 5 o'clock Tuesday the entire
R. O. T. C. regiment will partici
pate in a retreat parade on the
drill field. A final parade before
inspection on May 27 and 28 will
be held early next week. Each of
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BLUE SHIRTS
PRESEST PLATFORM
1. The Blue Shirt faction fav
ors continued work looking to
the ultimate erection of a stu
dent union building on this
campus.
2. The Blue Shirt faction
favors all university parties
sponsored by the student coun
cil which would attract all
groups, believing the council to
be the only body which repre
sents the entire number of uni
versity students.
3. The Blue Shirt faction
favors an immediate start on
the proposed swimming pool to
be open to men and women
Jslike, as outlined in The Daily
Nebraskan, and financed by
payment of a $1 fee per se
mester by all students.
4. The Blue Shirt faction
favors the establishment next
fall of a co-operative book ex
change, where students can ob
tain books, tn the courses
which they are to take then,
for their old ones, at only a
nominal cost.
5. The Blue Shirt faction
favors immediate removal of
the drill field to its new loca
tion north if the coliseum, and
the immediate beautification of
the area where the drill field
now lies.
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