Daily
Nebraskaii
tie
Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska
"volTxxxii NO. 101.
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1933.
PRICE 5 CENTS.
M
IENTS NAME
RODGERS AS IVY DAY
AT El
Yellow Jacket Candidate
Wins by Margin of
Six Votes.
By a margin of six votes, Ralph
Rodgers, yellow jacket faction can
didate, was elected Ivy Day orator
by students in law college yester
day. Rodgers lives in Lincoln and
is a member of Sigma Chi f ratern
ity.
The election count reveals Rodg
nolled fortv-five votes, while
his opponent, George Mickel, Delta
. . , A. A .il
Tau Delta ana Diuesnirt ucuuu
candidate, received thirty-n i n e
vntfts. Rode-ers is a iunior in law
college, while Mickel is a senior in
that college.
Only Law Students Vote.
Rplftftion of the Ivv Dav orator.
student speaker at the annual Ivy
Day ceremonies, was aeiegaueu 10
students in law college only by ac
tion of the student council at a
ial meetiner Monday nierht. In
past elections the orator had been
selected by tne enure siuaent Douy
nt the general SDriner elections.
Rodgers will deliver his speech
during tne aiternoon 01 tne vy
Day ceremonies, which will be held
this year on Thursday, Mary 4.
Walter Huber, Delta Theta Phi,
was the Ivy "Day orator last year.
DECORATIONS PLANS
Desire to Increase Society
Scholarship Fund Brings
About Economy.
Plans for decorations for the
Mortar Board party have been
abandoned, according to an an
nouncement made Tuesday by Jane
Axtell and Delores.Deadman, com
mittee in charge of decorations.
This economy has been effected
in order that the Motor Board so
ciety may increase its scholarship
fund by $100. Any additional re
ceipts from the party will be do
nated to the fund for permanent
decorations for the coliseum, spon
sored by the Innocents society.
Mel Snyder to Play.
Mel Snyder and his Gold Coast
orchestra who come direct from
the famous Muelbach hotel in Kan
sas City, to play for the party,
have achieved an international
reputation as entertainers. The
orchestra will present the Owens
Sisters trio as an added entertain
ment. .
Members of Motar Board, Alpha
Delta Lambda, and Tassels, are
in charge of the sale of tickets,
which cost one dollar.
Members of Mortar Board wish
to stress the fact that the party
will be informal.
COL. OURY SPEAKS
TO PERSUING RU LES
Military Department Head
Tells of Experiences
Overseas.
Col. W. IT. Oury, head of the
military department, spoke on his
services overseas to the members
of the Pershing Rifles at their
meeting Tuesday in Nebraska Hall.
He described the training the sol
diers went thru before going to
France, the voyage across, the
training they received before going
to the front, battle formations, bat
tle objectives, and how the objec
tives were accomplished.
"There Is much unrest at the
present time." he stated, "and
there is no telling what will hap
pen." In future wars the captains
and lieutenants will be the main
factors in combat he assorted.
LAW STUB
ORATOR
LECTION
MORTAR
BOARDS
DROP
HUNT NAMES DEBATE TEAM
Soderlund, West Comprise
Negative Squad to Argue
Debt Question.
Harold Soderlund and Henry
West were chosen in the tryout on
Monday afternoon to form a nega
tive team for competition in inter
collegiate debates this semster.
The question argued in the tryout
was Resolved: That the inter-allied
World war debts and reparations
should be cancelled.
Soderlund, Lincoln, is a sopho
more pre-law student and West is
from Syracuse and a junior in the
college of Arts and Sciences. The
judge for the tryout was Evert M.
Hunt, former university debater
and a graduate of the law school.
FEBRUlYlfPRINT
IS PLACEDJON SALE
Magazine Features Article
On 'Your Preparation
For College.'
The February issue of the Ne
braska Blue Print will be placed
on sale this morning. The maga
zine which is published by the col
lege of engineering of the uni
versity, will be sold at a booth in
Mechanical Arts building.
"Russia Industralizes," is the
cover design of this issue, while a
picture of Brace Laboratory of
Physics is the frontspiece.
"Your Preparation for College,"
bv Hoe Deklotz. '33. tells of the
lacking of high school students en
tering the university without suf
ficient preparation. "Every high
school student should prepare
himself for college entrance.
whether he feels mat -it win ne
possible for him to continue his
education or not. Generally speak
ing, the courses that are necessary
to meet the entrance requirements
are those wnicn win Denerit mm
most in everyday living," states
the article.
Another article in the February
Blue Print, "Nebraska Engineers
Are Known to the World," by
Charles Devore, '34, managing edi
tor of the magazine, offers a few
notable examples in defense of the
title. Devore, in his article tells
of such men as Ivan F. Baker, La
Monte J. Belnap, Luther K. Grant
ing and Clyde B. Dempster.
Hugh H. Schmidt s article on
'Hoover Dam" also appears in this
issue. It relates fact concerning
the '165 million dollar project.'
Mr. Schmidt writes of the pur
poses of the dam, how it was con
structed, material used, and a de
scription of the structure.
Joslyn Memorial Head
Speaks Here Saturday
Paul H. Grummann, former pro
fessor of the university, now di
rector of the Joslyn Memorial in
Omaha, gave a talk following the
unveiling and presentation of the
Elizabeth Honor Dolan mural at
the Y. W. C. A. Saturday afternoon.
Coeds Accorded Many Courtesies as
Time for Mortar Board Party Nears
Nebraska coeds are wondering
what mav be the cause of the in
creased attentiveness accorded to
them the Dast week by the opposite
sex. What powerful motive has ac
tivated the males to perform hith-
erto neglected courtesies aim lab
ors?
Tt ia not so much a mvstery as
the fair sex make it out to be; as if
fhev didn't know the reason for
this strange masculine behavior, as
if they didn't know tnat every man,
Blue Shirt, Yellow Jacket and Barb
soulfully praying that he win
rate" a date for the second an-
ual Mortar Board party t nuay
In fraternity and rooming nou.se,
feeling af anxiety and expect
ancy reigns suprei Study hour
forgotten. Whl wi.i nc invueu io
c party and when? Around the
telephone is gathered a group oi
hushed but hopeiui auoiusch. r.vt-u
he who has that -mysterious
,. imi. ,vr unmi'ii" is here. Sud
denly in- .ii"n. nngs and there is'
VARIETY OF TALENT
SHOWN AT TRYOUTS
FOR 'BAR-0 RANCH'
Directors to Review More
Candidates Sunday in
Temple.
All varieties and types of talent,
from female impersonations to
eccentric dances, were demon
strated at the initial tryouts for
"The Bar-O Ranhc," Kosmet Klub
spring production, held last night
in the Temple.
About thirty men tried out for
parts in the play. Each applicant
demonstrated his dramatic abili
ties, as well as voice and chorus
possibilities. The tryouts were di
rected by Herb Yenne, author of
the play, Jack Thompson, presi
dent of the Klub, and Dr. Ralph
Ireland, who will direct the
choruses.
"We are very much encouraged
by the variety of talent in evi
dence tonight," Thompson stated
after the tryouts were completed.
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CO-ED FOLLIES WILL
BE GIVENJ
Annual Style Show Under
Sporsorship of A.W.S.
Board.
The Co-ed Follies, an annual
presentation for women students
only under the sponsorship of the
A. W. S. board, will be held Thurs
day evening, Feb. 23, from 7:00 to
9:00 o'clock in the Temple theater.
The program includes a style
show under the direction of Gold
& Co., interspersed with acts by
the Chi Omega, Delta Gamma, Al
pha Phi, Delta Delta Delta, Carrie
Bell Raymond Hall and Gamma
Phi Beta sororities; ,and the pre
sentation of the "best dressed
Models for tne styie snow were
selected bv women experts from
the three candidates submitted by
each sorority. The coe4 to receive
the title of best dressed girl will be
chosen by the A. W. S. board from
the group of candidates, eacn one
of whom was put up by each of the
sororities.
Eleanor Dickson has charge of
the presentation of the Follies, ine
committee on the selection of acts
is composed of Calista Cooper,
chairman, Margaret Buel and Mar
TJD.son. Willa Norris is super
visor of eeneral arrangements
Jane Boos of rehearsals and pro
dnrtion. Bash Perkins of ticket
sales, and Lucille Reilly of pub
licity. Tickets, at twenty-five cents
each, may be purchased from the
agents in the various sorority ana
co-operative nouses.
a mad scramble and mingled cries
of "It's for me," or "It's mine," as
the honefuls dash for the phone
Then a silence as they tragically
file out of the booth, sunken once
more in melancholy doubt.
But picture the fortunate, male
who receives the long sought for
invitation. He pauses a moment,
studies his social schedule and then
nonchalantly informs the fair lady
that he is open that evening and
will "do her the favor."
As he emerges from the phone
booth where others have met dis
appointment, he is regarded with
awe and envy by his fellows.
What luck is his! At last he shall
grant bis pocketbook rest, he shall
be feted and entertained, and also
shown every courtesy by those who
have in the past received it.
On the other hand, coeds are
busy making preparations for the
big evening, determined to show
the males that they can equal or
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HURSDAY
STATE SENATOR TO TALK
Legislator Will Speak at
Monthly Dinner Meeting
Of Journalism Group.
Journalism and politics will be
correlated for Sigma Delta Chi
members Thursday night when
they gather for their monthly din
ner meeting at the Lindell hotel to
hear state Senator J. P. O'Furey
of Hartington. Arrangements for
the meeting are in charge of aJck
Erickson, who said about fifteen
members of the professional jour
nalism fraternity were expected to
attend. The group heard Robert
Burlingame, Vanity Fair author of
"Nebraska on the Make," at its
last dinner meeting.
T CLASSES HAVE
LARGE REGISTRATION
Prof. Reed Says Total - of
217 Taking Evening
Courses.
Second semester registrations
for night classes offered by the
University of Nebraska thru the
extension division total 217, ac
cording to Prof. A. A. Reed. Thirty-one
different classes have been
organized under faculty members
and largest of these are history,
geography, German, business law,
campf ire guardians training
course, and accounting.
The registrants, largely teach
ers and students of Lincoln and
surrounding vicinity, includes 68
men, 112 women and a number of
children. Many professions includ
ing stenography, secretarial work
banking, farming, drafting, en
gin e e r i n g and merchandising
There are also housewives, bar
bers, salesmanagers, p r o d u c
workers, librarians and mail car
Tiers.
Purpose of enorllment for most
of the registrants is that of work
ing toward or securing a degree,
These are a number, however.
whose aims are professional ad
vancement, pleasure, relaxation
and the like.
Ages of persons registered for
night school work at the Univer
sity of Nebraska during the cur
rent semester vary from 18 to 50
TO
L CONVE
Roundup Will Be Staged a
Hotel Blackstone in
Omaha Feb. 25.
Under the sponsorship of th
University school of engineering
and various engineers clubs of Ne
braska, the third annual engineers
roundup will be held at the Hotel
Blackstone, Omaha, leb. 25.
Primarily designed to interest
all those interested in engineering,
this year s roundup will be in
charge of the Omaha Engineers'
club, with Theodore L. Frank, act
ing as chairman in charge of ar
rangements.
The morning session of this
year's roundup will be featured by
a talk on the Hoover Dam, by vr,
William Barr, of the Union Pacific
railroad. In his talk Mr. Barr will
stress the excellent engineering
opDortunities presented in this
project.
Dean Anson Marston of Iowa
State College, will discuss the en
gineering progress made along th9
Mississippi river, during the after
noon session. Richard Murison. a
Chicago architect, will also speak
at the afternoon sessin upon "A
Century of Progress."
Following the traditional ban
quet, those attending the roundup
will be entertained with short
talks, dancing, and other enter
tainment. The idea of engineers roundup
was conceived two years ago by
Dean O. J. Ferguson of the Engi
neering college, when the engi
neers clubs of Omaha, Grand Is
land, and the School of Engineer-
ins: successfully staged a roundup.
The idea met with much favorable
comment and has been continued
as an annual feature. . , i
NIGH
ENGINEERS
HOLD
ANNUA
I
LEONARD IS ELECTED
AS INTERFRATERNITY
L
Thiel, Loomis and Schramek
Are Other Officers
Chosen.
Lynn Leonard was elected presi
dent of the Interfraternity council
for the coming year at the regular
election of the group Tuesday
night.
Other officers chosen were Ro
bert Thiel, vice president; Lloyd
Loomis, secretary; and Joe Schra
mek, treasurer. The officers whom
they replace are Norman Gallaher,
president; Marvin Schmidt, vice
president and John Zeilinger, secretary-treasurer.
For the first time in a number
of years the council will have two
women to fill the positions of sec
retary and treasurer, formerly
filled by one man. The procedure
was inaugurated at the Tuesday
meeting at the request of the
group.
Bryon Goulding, chairman of the
Interfraternity Ball committee
gave a report, which altho not yet
complete, indicated that the ,r,'l
was a success and that the
cil will have a surplus to :
permanent decorations fund fi .
coliseum. All council repre.se...
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LEAVE FOR TOURNEY
Will Take Affirmative of
Debt Cancellation
Question.
A Nebraska debate team com
posed of H. Vincent Broady and
Howard Holtzendorff left Tuesday
night for Denver where they will
take part in a debate tournament,
Feb. 23 and 24. The Nebraska men
will take the affirmative on the
question of the cancellation of the
World war debts and reparations.
Nebraska will argue the question
against the Teachers College of
Greeley,' Colorado, Agricultural
College, and the University of Den
ver on Thursday, Feb. 23. The
team will meet Western State
Teachers, College of Gunnison, the
Colorado Agricultural College for
a second time, and the University
of Colorado on Friday.
All of the debates in the tourna
ment will be nondecision.
This meet is between the schools
of this territory including the col
leges in Colorado and the Univer
sity of Nebraska. This is the first
of these tournaments to be held
and it is planned to make it an an
nual event.
This trip to Denver will replace
one of the regular events planned
for the debate team this semester.
Fordyee Leaves for
Vocational Meeting
Dr. Charles Fordyee, chairman
of the department of educational
psychology and measurements,
leaves tonight for Minneapolis
where he goes to attend the Na
tional Vocational Guidance associ
ation. It meets in conection with
the National Educational associa
tion. Mr. Fordyee appears upon
the program both Thursday and
Friday afternoons. He will discuss
the problem of guidance in indus
try. Classics Club to Meet
At Instructors Home
The University Classics club will
hold a meeting today at the home
of Mr. C. A. Forbes, instructor in
the classics department, 1636 So.
23rd st. Miss Catherine Baron.
president of the club, announces
that the program will consist of a
Mime which will be presented by
members of the club.
COUNI
PRESIDENT
NEBRASKA
DEBATERS
