TUESDAY, MAKGII 1, 1932.
THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
TWO
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EDITORIAL STAFF
Arthur Wolf Editor-in-chief
MANAGING EDITORS
Howard AUaway Jck Erickson
NEWS EDITORS
Phillip Brownell Oliver De Wolf
Laurence Hall Virginia Pollard
Joe Miller Sports Editor
Evelyn Simpson Associate Editor
Ruth Schlll Women'e Editor
Katharine Howard Society Editor
CONTRIBUTING EDITORS.
Gerald Bardo George Dunn Don Larimer
Edwin Faulkner Boyd Krawson William Holmes
George Round Art Kozelka
BUSINESS STAFF
Jack Thompson Business Manager
ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGERS
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Time
To Go.
"Walter Jluber, president of Delta Sigma
U)0, national forensic honorary, ami Ivy day
orator-elect, in a letter appearing in the Morn
ing:, Mail column today, deplores the present
Jack of student interest in debate and lauds the
proposal or intramural debate as "a step in
the right direction." lluber gives three rea
sons for the disinterestedness of students in
delwte :
! 1. Ignorance on the part of the student
Irody as a whole of debate actvilies and
lack of a chance for more students to par
ticipate in debate.
2. Abolition of the decision in inter
collegiate debate.
3. Exclusion of women from varsity
debate competition.
At present it looks as if intramural debate
is a definite possibility. Proof of student in
terest has been laid down as the single require
ment for its institution here. That interest is
beiug shown.
Provided debate is made a part of the intra
mural program, those who plan its operation
should take a pointer or two from the experi
ence of varsity debate. Varsity debate does
nnf, hold student interest. The entire success
of intramural debate would depend on the
ina'inlaineiice of student interest. Walter
lluber points out three reasons for the "fail
ure" of varsity debate. The first of these,
lack of opportunity for more students to parti
cipate, would automatically be taken care of
by a program of intramural debates. The other
1vo should be remedied in planning the intra
mural debate program. Debates should be to a
decision. Women should be given an equal
part in the competition with men.
'the Daily Nebraskan. in sponsoring the pro
posal for intramural debate, has done its pari
in attempting to create a measure of student
interest in 1 he matter. Sufficient interest has
now been shown to warrant adoption of the
program. The time for a second step has been
reached. Immediate steps should be taken to
ward securing adoplion for the plan and pre
parations for the program should be put into
the hands of some body able and willing to
handle 1he matter. Delta Sigma Kho lias as
its purpose the sponsoring of interest in
forciisics. Delta Sigma Kho, it would seem, is
the logical organization to take up the intra
mural debate proposal and translate the stu
dent desire for intramural debate into concrete
existence of such a program.
As a starter, wo might suggest a fraternity
sorority match on the question of companion
ate, marriage or women smoking.
Life
Is Long.
The V.Y-V1 Coruhusker is conducting its last
sab s drive of the year. This, in compliance
with a plan instituted for the first time last
year, will be the final chance to get one of ihe
books. Jt has always been difficult to under
stand just why students are so averse to buy
ing a school annual. True. 1his is a year of de
pression, but it seems that five dollars invested
in the Coruhusker is as necessary as any other
text. Still students merely smile sheepishly
when they are asked if they have their Corn
Jiusker and say somelhing about, "not yet."
A school annual is an important thing.
Human memory is fallible and time is fleeting.
Jt is easy to forget one's classmates and con
nections 'at ihe university. There is a deal of
sentiment connected with remembering and 1he
Cornhusker fills that gap admirably and aids
in remembering. Not for purposes of adver
fising, but for purposes of sentiment. The
Daily Nebraskan advises students to take ad
vantage of their opportunity to keep in touch
with the past by buying a Coruhusker.
What About
iVr.vt Year'
"The ijiiimho-jumbo" which was so care
fully guarded by our grandfathers tends 1o be
regarded as 'high school stuff,' and 1o be
scornfully associated with the collegiatism of
ordurov-trouscred Western universities," says
Ihe Vale Kecord with reference to Ihe future
of fraternities.
d'reek organizations on that campus are
facing a dangerous future. Palatial residences,
built in the' hey-day of Coolidge prosperity,
present mortgages and taxes -which must be
met. To do this ihe orders charge exorbitant,
initiation fees and large annual dues.
The danger comes with the building of eight,
new House Units by the university, which will
commence operation in the fall of 1933. Under
this plan, a student is required to pay for a
certain number of meals at the House Unit
and will only have eleven meals a monlh that
he 'can eat fit the Fraternity House.
Moreover ihe House Units furnish just as
plan does what
general
Pros
Where do all
the spring?
Why ot Debate
TO THK EDITOR :
Debate is not in the conspicuous and import
ant position among campus activities at the
University of Nebraska that it should be. The
training which it gives one in the power to
analyze situations and think and speak on
one's feet is hard to overestimate as prepara
tion for business, professional, or social life.
Yet the interest in this activity has been de
clining on this campus as upon some others,
and while various theories have been advanced
as to the cause, the exact reason seems hard to
locate, but the writer believes that there are
several major reasons.
First, the student body as a whole floes not
know about and does not participate in this
activily to any great extent. Thus the move
ment for intramural debating should be a step
in the right direction, as it would afford the
opportunity to participate in this activity to
a much larger number of students, would in
still interest in debate on the part of the stu
dent body as a whole, and would help to train
students for intercollegiate debating. Intra
mural debate tournaments are the regular part
of the extra-curricular life of many other in
stitutions and have been found to give valu
able training to the students participating and
have helped to inform the student body and
the general public upon current issues and
helped to create interest in the intercollegiate
debates of Ihe institution.
Another reason for the lagging of debate in
terest, in the opinion of ihe writer is the aboli
tion of derision debates at Nebraska. Years
ago when Nebraska was a member of the old
Missouri Valley Debate conference debate was
regarded as due of the chief intercollegiate
activities at Nebraska. There was ken compe
tition for the teams, and good crowds at the
debates. At the present time Nebraska is not
a member of any active debate conference. It
would seem proper that the Big Six schools
should organize a debate conference and have
decision debates like the Big Ten conference.
While it is true that the annual intramural
debate at Nebraska usually draws a good
crowd, the rest of the debates no matter how
skillful the arguments may be prepared and
no matter how educational the subject may
be. are heard of for the most part only by
those who lake part in them.
Much of 1he interest and color in the debates
in our legislatures, in the trial of a lawsuit, in
a political campaign, lies in the fact that a
decision will be rendered at 1he close of the
argument by the legislators, judge and jury,
and the people in Ihe various cases put. Insti
tutions which have decision debates and which
are organized in a conference almost invari
ably have a better turnout for their debates,
especially when they arc fighting for top posi
tions in "the conference standings. Probably
the most common question after a debate is
"How did it come out?" When the inquirer
learns that there was no decision rendered, his
interest at once seems to vanish. If debaters
took the side in which their convictions lay,
and decisions were rendered, it is only logical
that the calibre of the debating would be im
proved, when each side knows that a definite
decision will be given at the end of the argu
ments, so this would help to give the debater
betler training.
Also, there seems no good reason why intei
collegiate debating should not be thrown open
to women as well as men if they become inter
ested enough to try out for the 1eam, and suc
cessfully make it. The small added inconven
ience of providing for chaperons when debates
are held out of town seems negligible when
compared to the benefit to be derived by the
women participating and the increase of inter
est in the activity on the part of the entire
student body, both -men and women.
Intramural debating is a good place to begin
in an attempt to put debate in its proper place
on the campus. With the support of the fra
ternities, sororities, and organized houses it
can become a reality and should prove of incal
culable benefit.
WALTEK !. HUBKR.
President Delta Sigma Kho.
luxurious quarters as do the fraternities. The
ill 1p more reasonable. The House Unit
each fraternity has as one of
its major aims the bringing xogeiner in social
bonds of men of entirely different activities,
abilities, backgrounds, and for Ihe advantage
of all.
Fraternities on that campus have, of late,
gone by' 1 lie name of Frat-elubs. which, accord
ing to the Kecord is a dead givc-a-way. "What
b...-n Frnifi-nitv Row alive today, as everyone
knows, is essentially the desire to eat good food
in pleasant separate company, and 10 enjoy ine
advantages of a tasteful and very well equipped
club-house."
Something of the same sensation is experi
enced by Nebraska coeds as they view Un
steady progress of Ihe new dormitory upon
their 'own campus. Notes must be met and
houses must be kept full 1o do so. Will the
drouth stricken prairies be able to provide
enough r-oeds to fill both the dormitory and
the sorority houses?
the roadsters come from in
Recognition
Of Ability.
The University of Nebraska is particularly
fortunate in having a man of Herbert Venue's
calibre connected with the institution. As as
sistant professor of education and dramatic
art. Mr. Venue has proved a valuable asset,
not only to the departments, but to the stu
dents that have studied under him. Not only
lias Mr. Venue been successful in the academic
routine, but also in the capacity of a play
wright. He has written three Kosmet Klub
shows including "dingle Belles" which will lie
produced this spring. In this production lie
acts as director, author, and leading lady. He
lias, however, a far greater accomplishment.
The University Players have announced that
Mr. Venue's latest play. "Three Sons West,"
will be their spring production. The Univer
sity Players have gained statewide recognition
in 'their interpretation of excellent plays, and
it is a distinct compliment to the ability of
Mr. Venue, that his play has been chosen for
presentation by this group.
The weather is always a discussing topic.
MORNING MAIL
TREND
of the
TIMES
By Gerald Bardo
IN WASHINGTON the truce be'
tween democrats and repub
lican In about to end. Emergency
measure have nearly been com'
pleted with the passing of the
Ulass-Steagall bill. On the truce
date yet la the new revenue law,
Democrat are anxious to see Just
what they can do and the presl
dent and the republican are go
ing to try to keep them rrom do'
Ing it.
The president has already sub
mitted a plan for administrative
reorganization. John Garner does
not like Mi. Hoover a plan, as
sures the people the democrats
nave a better one. if the credit
for the relief legislation has gone
to the prealdent, the democrats are
now determined to impress on the
country his shortcomings.
AS SPRING approaches in Rus
aia textile design becomes a
subject of much interest. Some
would have the designs be symbols
of the soviet state, such as the
hammer and sickle, the red star,
the tractor and the motor car
Others say "we must not try to
make posters or textiles," and are
content with the bourgeois flower
designs and other accepted pat
terns.
AMONG the points of William
' Henry "Alfalfa Bill" Murray's
platform Is conscription of money
as well as men in the next war.
What a different attitude there
would have been toward the World
war if we had had such a law.
ACCORDING to the labor de
partment's "now's the time to
fall in love," for in fifty-one cities
retail prices have declined 4 1-3
percent. "Potatoes are cheaper,"
6 percent; strictly fresh eggs 23
percent cheaper, and so on. In
Chicago foods are 19 percent less.
M EETING IS CALLED
OF A. W. S. COUNCIL
A. W. S. council meeting is
called for 5 o'clock Wednesday aft
ernoon at Ellen Smith hall. This
includes presidents of sorqajfcies,
dormitories and all organized
bouses.
ENGINEERS AND
LAWS WILL HOLD
JOINT MEETING
(Continued from Page 1)
of the student body, as we be
lieve, propose:
That a joint convocation of
all the engineering and law stu
dents be arranged, a peace and
disarmament conference as it
were; at such a place, before
such an impartial person and at
such a time, as we shall jointly
agree upon. At which meeting
the claims of each school be pre
sented by an agreed number of
representatives, (and we suggest
two from each school as appro
priate), and on the basis of such
claims presented the aforemen
tioned impartial person decide
who shall possess the Derby in
the future, and such decision be
binding upon all the parties.
Further that the Brown Derby
be actually in the possession of
the impartial person, (whom we
shall agree upon), on the occa
sion of this proposed convoca
tion, in order that he may then
and there hand it over the repre
sentative of the school whom he
shall decide deserving.
We make this proposal con
tingent upon the ratification of
the student body of this college,
and we stand ready to meet with
a committee from the College of
Engineering to arrange details
of such a convocation, and in all
good faith to cooperate in exe
cuting the aforegoing plan.
We shall await your reply.
GLENN M'KINNEY,
Senior Class President.
THOMAS DOWD,
Junior Class President.
ROBERT W. YOUNG,
Freshman Class President.
The answer of the Engineering
college to the resolution of the
Law college appears below.
To the Members of the Law
College:
The Engineering Executive
Board, with the full sanction of
the Dean of this college and of
the student body, agree:
That a joint convocation of all
the engineering and law students
be arranged, a peace and dis
armament conference as it were
at such a place, before such an
impartial person and at such a
time as we shall jointly agree
upon. At which meeting the
claims of each school be pre
sented by an agreed number of
representatives, (two from each
college) and on the basis of such
claims presented the aforemen
tioned impartial person decide
who shall possess the Derby in
the future, and such decision be
binding upon all the parties, and
such a decision be rendered be
fore March 3, 1932.
A committee from the College
of Engineering, and a committee
from the College of Law shall
meet on Tuesday, M.arch 1, 1932,
to decide upon a more definite
form of procedure to settle the
Just claims of the two colleges.
JOHN H. ADAIR, Pres.
Engineering Executive Board.
The law derby disappeared from
Dean H. H. Foster's office before
Jan. 9 and was presented at a
party given by the Engineers on
the evening of Jan. 9. The derby
was delivered to the party by spe
cial messenger and the Engineers
denied part in the snitching of the
lad.
Controversy over the derby was
ruspended by order of the deans of
both colleges due to final examina
tions. A letter contributed by a
student of the law college ap
peared in the Morning Mail col
umn of the Daily Nebraskan last
Sunday. The student opinion stated
that the derby wasn't being put to
any use by the engineers and re
quested that It be returned If they
were not going to use it
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Student Daily Aims to Get
Coverage of Campus
News Sources.
BEATS MAY BE CHANGED
R e p o r t o rial assignments and
beats for the Daily Nebraskan this
semester have been posted. Thirty
three students are included on the
new reportorial staff. Assignments
are arranged to include all campus
news sources and on Ices.
According to the computation of
the school of journalism office
Harry Foster, Lincoln, Arts and
Sciences junior, led all reporters in
the amount of news written for the
Daily Nebraskan last week for the
second consecutive week. Second
was Dick Moran, Omaha, Arts and
Sciences sophomore. This citation
does not include work by regular
members of the official staff.
Following is the list of repor
torial assignments for the semes
ter:
Dick Moran : Interfra ternlty
council, Student council, Junior
Senior prom, extension division,
military department and general
assignments.
Harry Foster: Law college, Kos
met Klub, general assignments.
Lynn Leonard: Engineering col
lege, Blue Print, Chemistry hall,
Brace laboratory and weather bu
reau, observatory.
John Quinn: Movies and dra
matics departments.
George Round, Art Kozelka and
Elmer Parli: College of Agricul
ture. Jack Vaughn: Awgwan, Ro
mance language department and
school of journalism.
Fred Nicklas: Cornhusker year
book.
John Bogott and Pauline Mc-
Shane: Y. M. C. A., Y. W. C. A.,
student pastors, and religious or
ganizations. Gretchen Schrag and Jane Boos:
Special feature writers.
Harry Rosenstein: Debate and
general office assignments.
Edgar Apking: Library, state
historical museum and office re
writes. Margaret Edgerton: Morrill hall,
museum, schooi of fine arts.
Bob Ord: College of Business
Administration.
Charles DeFord: Administration
offices.
Lamoine Bible: Pharmacy hall,
student health department.
iola Cross: Teachers college.
Leroy Allemn: Arts and Sci
ences college offices in Social Sci
ences hall and Bessey hall.
Dougas Werner: Andrews hall,
German department, English de
partment and Dental college.
Lester Prokop: Georgraphy de
partment and department of archi
tecture. Howard Von Holtzendorff : Spe
cial interview features.
Bob Glover, Jack Epstein, Ray
Young, Ray Casford and Jack
Houston: Sports.
Bereneice Hoffman, Catherine
Howard, Hilda Hull and Mary
Sutton: Women's staff.
Managing editors have an
nounced that these assignments
will be changed according to the
ability shown and amount of work
done by the reporters. All report
ers are asked to cover their as
signments regularly, if they wish
lo keep tnem.
ORCHESTRA PLAYS
FOR SERVICES AT
ST. PALL CHURCH
The university orchestra, com
posed of about sixty pieces, played
at the St. Paul church Sunday
evening, Feb. 28, for the regular
church services.
Four movements of Dvorak's
"New World Symphony" and the
Egmont overture were played.
Carl Steckleberg, professor of vio
lin in the university, directed the
orchestra.
MISS HINKLEY GUEST
SPEAKER THIS WEEK
(Continued from Page 1)
by Miss Hinkley on "Chinese
Women of Today."
"Present Political Conditions in
China" will be the subject of the
address given by Miss Hinkley at
the World Forum luncheon, Wed
nesday, March 2, at 12 o'clock at
the Grand hotel.
The drive will culminate In a
chop suey dinner, from 5:30 to 7
o'clock Wednesday, March 2, In
Ellen Smith hall. The program is
held in honor of Grace Coppock,
graduate of the University of Ne
braska in 1905. Its purpose is two
fold: That the horizon of today's
girls may be broadened, and that
the work of Grace Coppock may
be continued.
Dr. T. Z. Koo of China opened
the drive at a joint meeting of the
university Y. W. C. A. and Y. M.
C. A., Saturday, Feb. 27.
Violet Chan, the only Chinese
girl on this campus, and Marjorie
Peterson, president of the univer
sity Y. W. C. A., poured at a tea
in honor of Miss Hinkley which
was held Monday, Feb. 29, from 5
to 6 in Ellen Smith hall.
Miss Hinkley addressed a joint
meeting of all Y. W. C. A. staffs
on Monday, Feb. 29.
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By CEORCE ROUND
The boys on the college of agrl
culture campus are giving Fred
Meredith credit for being the best
pick-up man on the rectangle. It
seems as though Fred acquired
this job for the recent Ak-Sar-Ben
show and performed in near per
fect fashion. He picked it up in a
nice clean fashion.
PerhaDs Editor Wolf of the
Daily Nebraskan should note that
when faculty members on the col
lege of agriculture campus set out
to do something they do it in a
quick fashion. Just a few weeks
ago the instructors raised oou ror
drouth aid in two days.
Comparing the drouth work on
the two campuses it Is quite appar
ent that the farm campus people
did the work In much less time
than did those on the city campus.
Working with a limited number of
people the committee in charge of
the work canvassed the campus
and collected the money within 48
hours. Though the instructors on
the city campus evidently have
given their co-operation toward
the movement the soliciting has
gone forward rather slowly in
comparison to that on the Ag
campus.
A Lincoln newspaper recently
stated through its editorial col
umns that it took two weeks to
raise $500 on the Ag campus. This
is untrue and does not give credit
where credit is due. Editor Wolf
should see that the college receives
credit for doing their work in a
short time.
But here comes another college
man forth with an announcement.
He doesn't say, however, that he
reads this column but maintains
that the college of agriculture had
no business christening their re
cent addition in the rorm of a ra
zorback pig such a name as "Pe
dro." It happens that this fellow's
name is Pedro Worrell and he dis
likes to be compared to the razor
back. What a comparison!
Elmer Scheidenhelm of the col
lege of agriculture tells a good one
on swimming teams. He says the
University of Illinois always has
good swimming teams because all
of the members are Jews. He says
the boys always nose the oppo
nents out.
College of agriculture students
are getting tired of the Block and
Bridle club's plan of having a
judge for the Ak-Sar-Ben show
poke fun at contestants each year.
Last year the judge deliberately
chided a contestant along which
created a bad influence on the stu
dent body. This year the Judge did
likewise.
Students entering the contest do
not pretend to be professional
showmen and they go into the ring
intending to do their best. They,
however, do not enjoy being made
the "butt" of remarks from some
judge each year. This sole thing is
the reason why more students do
not enter the event each year.
Go to Hauck's studio for photo
graphs that satisfy. 1216 O. Adv.
PROM COMMITTEE
PUSHES SALE OF
PARTY TICKETS
(Continued from Page 1.)
eaux continued. "We have set an
objective before us, and we hope
to make a very substantial con
tribution to the drouth relief
fund."
House representatives of the In
terfraternity council who have not
checked out tickets are asked to
call for them at the Daily Nebras
kan office at 3 o'clock today.
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PLAYERS CAST
TRIAL PERFORIVIANCE
'Death Takes a Holiday' Is
Presented to Inmates
Of Reformatory.
DRAMA WELL RECEIVED
By Evelyn Simpson.
University Players in the cast
of "Death Takes a Holiday," cur
rent production, presented this
modern drama before an audience
of 400 inmates of the State Re
formatory Saturday night. Tho
nractlce of elving such a perform
ance has been observed for sonio
time when the scenery and stagu
setting has not been too compli
cated to prevent.
The performances of the lend,
Hart Jenks as Prince Sirkl, who i:i
In reality Death himself taking a
holiday in the guise of a' human
beine to discover among other
things why men fear him; and
Miriam Kissinger who interprets
the character of Grazia in a truly
natural and unaffected manner,
were well received.
Particularly enjoyable to tho
audience was Zolley Lcrner's in
terpretation of Baron O sarea, an
old, one-time Italian statesman
who finds himself feeling young
and agile-berid of his rheumatism,
and imbued with romantic inclina
tions which facts, unknown to him
have been brought about by the
vacation of Death.
Lerner Plays Well.
Mr. Lerner interprets the char
acter of the old statesman very
readily, and his performance wals
particularly appreciated by the
audience. Some of his speeches
evoked such laughter that the
dialogue was temporarily su
spended.
Theodore Dicrs as Duke Lam
bert portrays the character of a
man t6rn between two forces in
an exceptionally fine manner. He
alone knows the secret identity of
his guest; yet he is sworn to
secrecy on pain of death to his en
tire family. The throes of fear
through which a man in that posi
tion is led are vividly enacted by
Mr. Diers. And, when he, having
revealed his secret, is called by
Death to reckon for his disobe
dience, he reveals all the qualities
of noblesse oblige so inherent in
the character of a nobleman.
Miss H. Alice Howell, another
strong support in this unusually
brilliant cast, plays Grazia s
mother with a fine demonstration
of motherly love and anxiety
coupled with the mysticism of
being unable to understand this,
allegorically, "moon-child," of
hers.
GREEK GROUPS ASKED
TO VOTE ON DEBATE
(Continued from Page 1
worthy of support by one of the
interviewers. Anwner pictured it
as being able to do more practical
good for the individual than any
other form of student activity.
Dr. H. A. White is especially in
terested in the establishment of
debating as an intramural, and has
agreed to help in its installation
and general program.
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