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MANUSCRIPTS
MUSICAL COMEDY
Offer Prize of $50 for Best
Plan for Kosmet Spring
Production.
COMMITTEE READS PLAYS
Individuals Connected With
University May Compete;
Will Start Practice.
Saturday, Jan. "JO, lias been
set by Kosmet Klub as the
deadline for .submitting manu
scripts to the Klub tor Us an
nual spring musical comedy,
according to an Announcement
made yesterday bv Frank Mus-
grave, president of the organi
at ion.
As has been the custom in the
past, a cash prize of $50 will be
awarded to the person submitting
the play decided upon by the pro
duction committee as one to be
used in the spring- show. The com
mittee will start reading the plays
aa soon as they are submitted.
Students Eligible.
Any student in school now or
any individual connected with the
university is eligible to enter a
play for consideration in the con
test. Members of the faculty of
the dramatics department will as
sist members of the Klub in de
ciding upon the winning play.
Musgrave emphasized the fact
that all entries in the contest will
receive careful and equal consider
ation by the committee before a
final selection .is made. He said
that several persons were now
working on plays or indicated they
vould submit manuscripts 'efore
tthe deadline.
Will Begin Work.
Work on the spring Musical
comedy will start immediately
after the selection of the play, the
president stated. The cast will be
chosen as soon as possible, and
work on the music and choruses
will get under way at the same
time. The show next spring will
be the eighteenth annual musical
comedy presented by the Klub.
PARTY ATTENDED
BY
Frank Hodek, Billy Meyers
Orchestra Plays for
Saturday Dance.
With the floor surrounded by
the new permanent decorations,
nd Frank Hodek's and Billy Mey
er's orchestra offering the music,
about 600 students attended the
All University party Saturday
evening In the Coliseum. The
dance last night was the last var
sity party scheduled for this se
mester, and the fourth of seven to
be held this school year.
Aksarben Band Plays.
The orchestra which played for
the event was the eleven piece
band which played for the Aksar
ben ball at Omaha early this fall,
and has been featured over both
the NBC and CBS broadcasting
chains a cumber of times.
Chapercnea at the affair were
Dr. and Mrs. S. M. Corey, Prof,
and Mrs. LawTence Lindgren, and
Prof, and Mrs. Charles Nutting.
Barb Council Holds Party.
Chairman of the Barb Council.
which was in charge of the affair
is Burton Marvin. Marjorie Filley,
is xice chairman, and Wilbur
Erickaon is secretary-treasurer.
The All University parties re
maining on the schedule for the
year are to be held on Feb. 17 in
the Coliseum, and March 10 and 31
in the Student Activities Building
on the Ag campus.
Student Council Renews Effort to
Secure Blanket Activity Tax; Name
Group to Obtain Campus Opinion
BY FRED NICKLAS.
The Student Council, which last
week renewed its efforts to secure
for Nebraska a blanket activities
tax, appointed a committee to pre
pare a report of the opinions of the
various organizations, the alumni
members and campus leaders, to
be presented to the Board of Re
gents when they consider the mat
ter next spring. The report will
cover every phase of the tax plan.
Byron Goulding was named as
chairman of the committee which
is to gather statistics concerning
the amount of the tax. the ability
of 'students to pay it and how it
be apportioned among the ac
tivities which it is to cover.
Expect Definite Action.
The recent action taken by the
council is an effort to complete its
Report of the tax to the Board of
Regents. Definite approval or dis
approval of the plan by that body
u expected when thev meet in the
sprmr. Included in the report will
U is utcd. J
The Daily
Musical Selections Featured
At Delian-Union Program
Held Friday Night.
The Delian-Union Literaiv so
ciety held it regular weekly meet
ing Friday night, in Delian-Union
hall, Temple building.
The larger part of the nroeram
was used as a music appreciation
uuui. .11 umeruus musical selections
were played and each person was
to try to recognize and name the
selection played. Included in the
literary half-hour was a book re
port of "Miss Bishop," written by
Bess Streeter Aldrich, by Miss Lu
cille Todd, and a group of favorite
poems read by Miss Ruth Kuehn.
Miss Joan Bicknell, Miss Eunice
Bingham, and Leland Marshall
were in charge of the program.
ANNUAL AFFAIR
Announce Selection of Jack
Crawford to Play for
Party Dec. 15.
STAGE PROGRAM DANCE
Reverses Order of Social
Procedure; Women to
Arrange Dates.
Announcement of the selec
tion of Jack Crawford and his
Victor recording orchestra to
play for the annual Mortar
Hoard party to br held at the
university coliseum Friday.
Dee. !". was made by Lucille
Koilly. member of Mortar
Board i'i oharsro of orchestra
arrangei leiits for llie affair
Saturday.
Crawford and his band, heard
recently bv many university stu
dents at a local theater, has play
ed engagements at many of the
leading hotels and resorts thruout
the country, including the Lowry
hotel in St Paul, the Atlantic City
Steel Pir.
Tickets on Sale.
Tickets for the affair. " which
will be an informal event, were
placed on sale last we?k in charge
of Tassels. Mortar Boards, and
members of Alpha Lambda Delta,
freshman honorary organization.
A new feature for the party this
year will be in the nature of a pro
gram dance. Programs will be at
tached to the tickets, according to
Jane Boos, chairman of the ticket
committee.
The idea of this event started in
JP32 when the Mortar Board 30
ciety gave a leap year party. It
is now a traditional event and is
held annually. The affair is in
formal.
WITH COLORED SLIDES
Dwight Kirsch Is to Give
Program on Chicago
Fair at Museum.
Century of Progress exposition
will be shown in color today at the
Sunday program sponsored by the
university museum. The pictures
were taken bv Dwight Kirsch,
chairman of the fine arts. On thin
program sponsored by his depart
ment, Mr. Kirsch will describe the
fair and illustrate his talk with a
series of natural color slides which
be has taken.
Many of the exterior color and
lighting effects of the exposition
buildings will be shown, since the
shots hav- been photographed
through a color plate that registers
directly as the eye would picture
the scenes. Some unusual views
have been snapped from sky-ride
towers, and many of the slides
were taken at night to show fire
works and electrical displays.
The council began its campaign
last spring when a survey of stu
dent opinion on the mattr was
made. From interviews with cam
pus leaders it was found that that
particular group of students ap
proved, but a few of the obs axles
were pointed out. The approval of
john K Pcllc-ik, secretary of atn
letics was also obtained.
Questionnaires, under the direc
tion of the council were seat to II
of the large colleges and universi
ties in the United States, to dis
cover how many of the big institu
tions used the tax and to gather in
formation concerning its adviKabil
ity and workabUity. Results of the
survey showed that the plan is
generally becoming popular, thru
out the country.
Reduce Cost.
It was revealed by the student
council committee that a reduc
tion of about five dollars could be
msde if the tax plan were put into
effect. 5bould it be adapted it
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FAMOUS PLAY IN
TEMPLE THEATER
'Another Language' Is Third
Production of Season on
This Campus.
MONDAY OPENING NIGHT
Perkins, Zimmer and Hunter
Have Leading Roles in
Presentation.
"Aiuithrr Language, ' the
third in the series of Broad
way successes of last year
which the University. Players
are presenting this year, Mill
Oounsv Lincoln Journal.
PETER SUMPTION.
open in the Temple thcatc
tomorrow nistht for a week's
run, with a special matinee on
.Saturday.
A cast headlined by Dorothy
Zimmer. Armand Hunter, and
Dwight Perkins, will interpret the
Rose Franklin-play in much the
same manner as Broadway audi
ences saw it in the more than ten
(Continued on Page. 4.1., -
WILL ADDRESS JOINT
Lecture Topic Is 'Super
Aromatic Properties
Of Furan."
Professor Henry Gilman of Iowa
State College, nationally known
authority on organic chemistry.
will address the joint meeting 01
the American Chemical society and
the Chemical Engineering society
in the general lecture room of
Chemistry hall Tuesday evening.
He will lecture on the "Super
Aromatic Properties of Furan."
Professor Gilman was forr erly
assistant instructor in chemistry
at Harvard, and later instructor at
Illinois In 1923. he became asso
ciate professor at Ames. His re
searches in the field of organo
metallic compounds have been rec
ognized by "American Men of Sci
ence" end several authorities.
Open to Students.
The joint meeting is open to ih
students. A business meeting of
the Chemical Engineering Society
will be held after the lecture, ac
cording to Prof. H. A. Pagel. as
sistant professor in chemistry at
the university and secretary and
treasurer of the local division of
the American Chemical society.
CHANGE CONCLAVE DATE
Postpone Convention Until
January; Will Present
Award at Time.
The Engineers' convocation, or
iginally scheduled for Wednesday
evening. Dec 13, has been post
poned until some time in January,
according to Stanley Jameson, in
charge of arrangements.
Mr. R. A. Kirkpatnck ot tne
Union Pacific railroad, who was
to have presented an illustrated
lecture on Boulder Dam. was
forced to cancel his engagement
The Sigma Tau freshman award
will not be presented until the con
vocation in January.
ATTEND DELEGATE ASSEMBLY
Teachers College Faculty
Members Go to Omaha
For Gathering.
Dr. K. O. Bioady. LVau K. K.
Ht-nzilk. and Dr. W. H. J3. Morton
were among the teachers college
faculty members who attended the
state delegate assembly of the Ne
braska teachers association ill
Omaha last week end.
This assembly performs the offi
cial business, naming officers and
policies for the association. Doctor
Morton is a member of the execu
tive council, and Doctor Eroady is
rhmimin oj the tommittee on spe
cial studies.
K-. ft, jff
Health Department
Records Indicate
Few Students III
Only twenty hospital days have
been spent in the University of Ne
braska Infirmary by students dur
ing November, reports from the
student health ofiice show. Such
a low record for cases of serious
illness is due ot mild weather
which caused a minimum of colds
and "flu," health workers believe
Statistics prepared by the office
tor last month indicate that stu
dents have been in good health,
with 1.477 calling at the fcalth de
partment during that period. In
cluded in this number are treat
ments given to 608 men, and to
457 women. Swimming examina
tions have been given to 123 stu
dents, and intramural sports ex
aminations to 108.
Ag Students Report.
Agricultural college students
have begun to report more fre
quently to the service on that cam
pus, the health records show. After
a campaign by the university doc
tors to get ag college people to
visit the health department on
their own campus rather than be-
I ing treated by city campus work
ers. 109 students have reported to
ag doctors for November.
University physicians have taken
twenty-four X-ray pictures during
the month, and have made ten
house calls. Prescriptions filled by
their department have numbered
187 according to the report.
Request Organized Houses
To Have Pictures Taken
Before Vacation.
Fraternity and sorority sections
in the 1933 Cornhusker must be
completed by Christmas vacation,
according to Woodrow Magee. edi
tor of the yearbook. Reports re
leased Saturday indicated that a
majority of houses had a good rep
resentation, with a few groups lag
ging behind.
Proofs of photos already taken
are also due before vacation, ac
cording to the official photograph
ers. They stated that prompt ac
tion would avoid the usual last
minute rush and that much better
accommodations could be fur
nished now.
The following sororities have
completed their sections to the per
centage indicated:
A'oh Chi Omfga 'i
ipha DMt Pi . im
Alr-b lt,t ThM 71
Aij,h omjcroo Pi imi
Alrhn Pl:i . !S
AIMl Xi D)l T
hi Ompa 1 1 1
rli Ifli lfita on
Oe!i Oamnia 64
lHa i.eta &
;mma Phi B-ia Mi
kappa Air.ha The:a 7
Kappa rf;ta . . S
kappa Kappa Gamma fcj
fit Hi . . . 44
Phi OmiM Pi 1
"hi Beta Phi 31'
Kictna Dflta Tail 2&
Fijcma K'.ppa ?"
Zfia Tau Alpha 4"
Fraternity sections have been
completed in the following percent
ages: 4 carta . . t
Alpha ijtt r.ma liiio 6m
Alpha Si:i!.a Phi . 7n
Alpha Tu omfva V.)
B"ta Sigma, Pi
Chi Phi
i'ei'n Chi 2.1
1-M icma Lamtwla 06
ix;ia Tau Ielia 4.i
IeUa I'phiion K,
Harm Houw ft
tCappa (s'tma 17
ui mixta -hi Alpha . ii
Phi Ilia Theta il
Phi MlOjlll Ifiia 4
Phi Kappa in
Phi Kappa Pr-i 73
Pi Kappa Ajpl.a J
.sigma Alpha r.ilon 7ti
Ficma Alpha Mu 0
Siena :tr
Pltrma N1, 30
Sigma Phi Kptilun 30
fcijcm Ph t'uz.iiti 'i
Tau Kappa Kpailon . 0
ThPia Xi
Zla Una Tau 0
T
TENTH CONVOCATION
Advanced Musicians Will
Appear in Recital at
Temple Theater.
A recital by advanced students
in the School of Music will be
given in the tenth musical convoca
tion to be held at the Temple thea
ter on Wednesday afternoon at 4
o'clock.
The program will open with a
piano solo by Larry GreiseL pupil
witi Prof. Steckelberg. "Concerto
No. 1, first movement." by Bach.
Vance Letninger. pupil with Mr.
Schmidt will play Sarabande." by
Rameau-MacDowell, and Toc
cato." by Faradies. "Nel Puro Ar
do." from "Euridice." by Peri: "Of
Tbee I'm Thinking, Margaretha,"
by Meyer-Helmund; "Hills of
Home," y Kox will be given by
Merntt Welln, studying under Mis
Wagner.
"Nympths at the Well," bv Juon
and "WidJe Jagd." by MacDoweU
will be presented by Margaret
Baker, a pupil of Mr. Harrison. Le
nore Olin, studying with Miss Za
britkie. will play "Sonata in G
mapor." by SamxaartinL 'Sonata
in G minor " by Schumann will be
played by Reba Jones. William
Stiverson. pupil with Mrs. Guts
mer will present "Where e re You
Walk." by Handel. Eunice Bing
ham, studying under Mr. Molrer
will piny " Rpodia Piemonlese"
by Sinigaglia.
YEARBOOK
EDITOR
URGES GREEKS TO
IN
SECTIONS
UUIILUULL JU II I M i l I II 111 lllll hi
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T
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Program Will Consist of
Addresses, Forums and
Surveys.
MUSICIANS WILL APPEAR
Chancellor Lindley Is to
Be Main Speaker at
Annual Banquet.
Approximately 1.0U0 persons
are expected to attend the joint
convention of the National
Music Teachers association and
the National Association of
Courtesy of Lincoln Journal.
HOWARD KIRKPATRICK.
Music Schools which will he
held in Lincoln Dec 'J7. 2s. I'll
anil !". Tlif protp'juii will con
fist of addresses, discussions.
musical forums, reports of inn-
sical survevs and deinoiistra
tion.
Chancellor E. H. Lindley. of the
University of Kansas, will be the
principal speaker at the .annual
banquet, the main meeting of the
convention will be- held on Dec. 2&.
(Continued on Page 4. i
PROFESSORS 10 TALK
E II
Feature Trip to Experiment
Farm; Five Members to
Deliver Lectures.
Deans Cendra and Burr, and
Professors Russel, Kngle. Hedges,
and Brackett of the university will
drive to North Platte Monday for
the forty-first annual convention
of the Nebraska .State Irrigation
association. On Tuesday five of
the men will give addresses. Pro
fessor Russel. college of agricul
ture, will talk on "Phosphate De
ficiency and Irrigation Agricul
ture." Also going from the agri
cultural college. Professor Engle's
subject will be "Some Causes and
Control Methods for Yellows in
Plants."
Dean O. J. Ferguson of the col
lege of engineering has prepared a
paper on the "History jf the Ne
braska Irrigation Association"
which will be read to the conven
tion by Professor Brackett. As
chairman of the agricultural engi
neering department. Professor
Brackett will, Tuesday afternoon,
speak on his own subject: "Pumps
and Power for Irrigation."
Or. Condra Speaks.
Harold Hedges, university rural
economics department, will give
the address "Government Control
of Farm Production." Speaking in
the afternoon. Dr. G. E. Condra.
director of the conservation and
survey division of the university,
will talk on the subject "Conser
vation of the Drinking Water Sup
ply of the Irrigation Areas."
Also speaking on the two-day
convention program from Lincoln
are Attorney General Paul F.
Good, and Nebraska State Engi
neer R. L. Cochran.
Among the features of the meet
ing will be a trip to the North
Platte experiment farm, where nu
merous experiment are being car
ried on in pump irrigation.
YMCA SPONSORS PROGRAM
Squad Sent to Beaver City by
Deputations Committee;
Discuss Subject.
The deputations Coi.imiU.ee ol
the university Y. M. C A. kent a
team to Beaver Crossing Friday to
give a program before the high
school student body. Member of
the team were Roberto Mario, Wil
liam Molden, Charles Hulac. and
C D. Hayes. The general topic was
"What Religion Mujht Mean to
Boys."
The same group mill make the
trip arain today to spesk before
a meeting of the high school boys
The tem intends to organize a
Hi-Y club at the high school there.
Ml
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Education ' Division Records
Appointments of Six
Teachers.
Six teaching appointments of
former students at the university
have been reported to the depart
ment of education service. Marion
Thayer, Elm Creek, is teaching the
seventh and eighth grades and
music at Siapleton. Landis Nealy,
Lincoln, commercial arts and
mathematics at Cedar Rapids.
Helen Mason, Ord, first grade at
Walthill. Maxine Stokes, Omaha,
kindergarten assistant at Lincoln.
Lidusa Ninger. Humboldt, com
mercial arts at Friend.
ELEVEN ENTRANTS
E
Trophy Is Awarded Annually
To Best Arguer in Class;
Invite Public.
NAME JUDGES THURSDAY
Expect Each Speaker to
Do Individual Work in
Both Arguments.
Kleven entrants will compete
in the Long trophy contest
Thursday evening for the pos
session of the cup awarded an
nually to the first year man
considered the best debater of
his class. The contest which
will be open to the public will
be held in room 2(i in Andrews
hall at 7::;o on Thursday,
Dec. 14.
The cup given by E. H. "Red-1
Long has been awarded for the
past five years to the winner of
this annual competition which is
sponsored by Delta Siema Rho.
honorary forensic fraternity. The
past winners are Lloyd Pospishil.
Hugh Gray. Woodrow Magee. Bev
erly A. Finkle. and I. Irving Hill.
Expect Individual Work.
Each speaker in the discussion
i will be expected to do entirely in
i dividual work both in his construc
. tivo and rebuttal arguments. There
j will be one speech of eight minutes
iur eatn coniesianL, 10 De spin up
as to constructive and rebuttal
work as the individual chooses.
The first affirmative and first
negative speakers will eive two
speeches, one of five and one of i
four minutes. One speech will be
later in the discussions to allow
them to have an opportunity for
rebuttal.
The judges for the contest will
be chosen Jiom local alumni who
were varsity debaters. Their
names will not be announced until
Thursday night. The drawings for
place in the order of speaking will
be made the afteroon of the debate.
The affirmative arguers will be
(Continued on Page 3.1
STUDENTS TO VOTE ON
NiGHT CLASS COURSES
Indicate Which Clas
Are to Be Added to
Curriculum.
ClaSSeS
Second semester night class stu
dents at the University of Ne
braska now have a chance to vote
on the courses which they wish of
fered, according to a bulletin re
cently issued by the extension divi
sion." From the opinions of pros
pective students the department
will make its choice from subjects
for which there is the most de
mand. .
Interested peisons are asked to
fill out a blank indicating which of
the more than 70 classes now being
taught they would like to have re
peated, and what subjects they
would like to have added to the
curriculum.
WILL
M
LONG CUP DEBATE
University Heating Plant Serves
All Campus Buildings and Capitol;
Manager Makes Future Prediction
"Every fraternity and sorority
house near the campus will prob
ably be connected to the university
heating plant, the most efficient
for its size in the world, sometin
in the future." This predirtion wa ,
expressed by Jacob Schmall, man
ager of the plant that serves every
university building and the Ne
braska state capitol with steam
b-at.
Mr. Schmall usually isn't found
in his office, because he's down
stairs midst generators and fur
naces, armed with a wrench and
attired in a greasy Jacket, helping
his crew of nineteen mechanics bee
that nothing gums up the works
Furnaces that burn three hundred
carloads ot coal yearly to generate
steam for a network of miles of
pipe lines, in addition to electricity
for all the state institutions in Lin
coln, must be complicated. Those
bright search lights along the pen
itentiary walls aren't kept burning
by some pparklmg waterfall. Thone
watts originate w that C'.w, com-1
N
THE WEATHER
Unsettled.
COLONEL AT BALL
Shatter Previous Attendance
Records; Art Kassel and
Band Play at Event.
PRESENT GRAND MARCH
R. 0. T. C. Band Plays for
Presentation Designed by
Marvin Robinson.
Miss Anne Bunting-, Lincoln,
senior in the college of arts
and sciences, was presented as
honorary colonel to a reeord
hrenkins thronjr of over 4.000
at Nebraska's twenty-fifth an
nual military ball held in the
Coliseum Friday niffht. Miss
Hunting: is a member of Pi Beta
Phi, vice president of Mortar
Hoard, president of Tassels,
vice president of the A. V. S.
hoard, and president of Phi
Sisrma Chi. national pep organ
ization. With Art Kassel and his Kassels
in the Air, popular broadcasting
orchestra, playing for the event,
the ball shattered all previous at
tendance records for both dancers
and spectators and was pronounc
ed by members of the military de
partment, one of the most success
ful ever staged. Approximately
2.200 of the huge crowd were
dancers, while the balconies were
filled by an additional 1.800 who
came to watch the traditional cer
emonies and colorful fashion pa
rade which ushered in the univer
sity formal season.
Feature Proposed Armory.
The new honorary colonel, clad
in a unitorm of Drigni rea ana
cream gray, appeared through the
door of a representation of the
proposed Pershing memorial arm
ory which occupied the background
of the stage, and was welcomed by
Roma DeBrown, regimental spon
sor. Members of Pershing Rifles
stood at attention as a bodyguard
on either side of the door as Miss
Bunting appeared while coed
(Continued on Page 4. )
Fl
BE HELD DECEMBER 18
Call Meeting to Organize
Information to Be Sent
To Farmers.
Setting of the date for a state
wide conference of county agents
and emergency agricultural assist
ants to be held at the agricultural
college for the purpose of formu
lating plans for disseminating in
formation of the corn-hog pro
gram in Nebraska comprises the
first positive step in preliminary
work of completing the setup for
administration of the corn-hog
plan in thw state.
Set Cate for Dec. 18.
Cnrfcrmre f?afr is Kft ic,T Dec.
18 by W. H. Brokaw. admini.'tra-
tor of the plan for Nebraska. Tnis
program is sponsored thru the ef
forts of the agricultural extension
division of the university as an at
tempt to formulate details of the
proposed corn-bog campaign.
The meeting will be in the na
ture of a school of instruction for
the county agents and agricultural
assistants. Fortified with volumi
nous details of administration of
the program, they will return to
their local communities to begin
arrangements for community
gatherings, where they will tel
farmers of the benefits to be gaineo
by concurrence with this plan.
Copy Wheat Plan.
In order to organize accurate de
tails lor the si-tup. Brokaw is em
ploying the benefits of experience
(Continued on Page 3.)
pact, light brick structure on north
Fourteenth street.
Heating Bills Cut
Ni e weather we've been having.
I isn't it? Mr. Schmall has noticed
it, too his heating bill were cut
down twelve hundred dollars this
month. But that's a drop in the
bucket compared to the $40,000
needed every year for ojxrration
costs.
Favors Armory Plan.
An enthusiast for a new armory
can be found in Mr. Schmall for
he has found that Nebraska baU
and the other campus antique. Uni
versity hall, require much more
beat than any of the newer and
larger building. And efficiency
rauKt be stressed in his plant,
which has no equal in the world
for efficiency in producing so large
an amount of steam heat for hu
man comfort.
C'mup sometime and look the
plant over Fifteen thousand tons
of cosl are shuttled behind ths
iCocliuued on Par
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