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and Collier.
Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska
VOL. XXXIII NO. 65.
LINCOLN, NEKRASKA. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 15. 193.1
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MORTAR BOARDS
SPONSOR
THIRD
PARTY TONIGHT
Advance Ticket Sale Good;
Expect 600 Couples
At Affair.
FORMAL DRESS OPTIONAL
Jack Crawford Will Play for
Event; Students May
Dance Until 12.
"With approximately six hun
dred couples expected to at
tend, campus attention is Joe
used on the third annual Mor
tar Board party at the Univer
sity Coliseum tonight, which
heads the weekend social activ
ities with Jack Crawford's Vic
tor recording' orchestra play
in sr.
The advance ticket sale, accord
ing to Willa Norris, president of
Mortar Board, has been very good,
indicating that with the sale of
tickets at the gate tonight there
will be one of the largest crowds
in the three years since the party
has been given. Ticket sales have
been conducted by Tassels Mortar
Boards and members of Alpha
Lambda Delta, freshman honorary
organization for the past week.
Type of Dress Optional.
Formal dress for Ihe party is op
tional. Since a formal party has
been scheduled for the same night
members of the committee in
charge of the event have an
nounced tint either formal or in
formal dre. will be proper for the
party.
A new feature in the form of
program for dancers will be inno
vated on the campus tonight. Mor
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OF
Committee Acts to Permit
Use of Activities
Building.
With the major purpose, promo
tion and encouragement of hour
dances on the ag campus, the com
mittee on student activities at Ag
college recently adopted a series of
policies concerning use of the col
lege activities building.
"We wish to promote more fel
lowship between the two sexes,
particularly between those whose
courses separate them after the
freshman year," stated Dr. C. E.
Rosenquist, chairman of the com
mittee. According to Dr. Rosen
quist the committee feels that any
well chaperoned party like the
hour dances would be a worthwhile
means of getting engineers, mem
bers of ag college and home cc
majors to meet members of the op
posite sex. Such functions would
be especially expedient at the pres
ent time when so many students
cannot afford to attend the mixers,
he stated.
Extend Use of Building.
Another of the new policies
makes the building available for
use by organizations other than ag
groups. In the past there have
been many requests for use of the
building by exclusive groups and
clubs. These have previously been
refused, but now will be granted if
dates do not conflict with non-exclusive
events. The Ag executive
board passed this resolution. The
board retains control of Ag mixers.
The committee on student activt
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HOUR DANCES
AG CAMPUS GOAL
NEW
POLICIES
Faculty Members Give Views on Pro
And Con Aspects of Administration's
Efforts Toward National Recovery
Editor'! Notn Thf following rP
renn the opinion, of fw te''nv, "J?"
b'n of On collefse of buinM dmtnl8tr
i on. on the pro and con P'; VI'
Koovlt adminlatrailon tfloru toward
tentral recovery.
Opinions, both favorable and un
favorable regarding the policies of
the government in an effort to
bring the country out of the de
pression, were expressed by fac
ulty members of college of busi
ness administration. They agreed,
however, that lor the most part,
time would alone tell the outcome
fo the programs which are being
sponsored by the government.
The main points expressed by
the faculty members are as fol
lows: 1. If all tht economic policies
that have been adopted even tenta
tively, by the present administra
tion were carried to their logical
limits, every economist and so
called economist would be banish
ed from the land. Fortunately we
may escape that disaster because
many of the policies will be aban
doned before too much damage has
been done. Arndt.
2. The problem facing the Roo
sevelt administration since March
has been to bring back into cus
tomary channels a steady flow of
purchasing power. Once the stead
iness of the flow is established, its
35 House Mothers
Attending Lyman's
First Aid Course
Dr. Lyman reports an average
attendance of about thirty-five at
the first aid classes held each Wed
nesday at 10 a. m. for house
mouthers. Classes are being car
ried out in the form of demon
strations and discussion. An out
line is being used as text by the
class. No class will be held Dec. 20
but the regular classes will be re
sumed after vacation.
E
OE AG STUDENTS
Geography Professor Is Main
Speaker on Convocation
Program Thursday.
SLIDES ILLUSTRATE TALK
Senior and Faculty Farmers
Fair Board Name New
Junior Members.
'One of the chic!' sources of
wealth in Venezuela is petrol
eum," said Dr. X. A. lianglson,
geography department, speak-in-
at an .Ag cull eye convoca
tion Thursday. The country
is rich in oil and the govcrn
nient has developed its re
sources by contracts with Knir
lish and I'nited States oil in
terests.'' Dr. Bengtson spoke at Ag col
lege Thursday at the third of a
series of student-faculty sponsored
convocations. Roy Blaser, con
vocations committee chairman,
presided. Dr. Bengtson's address
dealt with life and industries of
Venezuela. He presented a series
of pictures he had taken when he
visitde that country in 1927 and
1928.
Fair Board Named.
A .second feature of the convoca
tion program Thursday was an
nouncement of the 1934 Junior
Farmers' Fair Board. . The junior
board had previously been elected
by the senior board and faculty
advisors. The women elected were
Catherine Agnew, Arlene Bors and
Florence Buxman. The men were
Charles Rochford. Louis Schick
and Howard White.
Announcement of the appoint
ment of Elmer Heyne to the Coll-Agri-Fun
committee was made at
the convocation. Heyne will fill the
place of Mark Hackman, who is
(Continued on Page 3.)
FEATURE SHORT PLAY
AT TEACHERS' EVENT
Dr. Martin Is in Charge of
Arrangements; Plan
Yuletide Progrm.
Teachers college high school
students and teachers numbering
about 150 are expected to attend
their annual Christmas party in
room 200 Teachers College build
ing tonight. W. H. Morion, prin
cipal, is in charge of arrange
ments. Featuring the event will be the
high school dramatic department's
presentation of -Heck's Court," a
play. Virgene McBride and Francis
Brandt, teachers college seniors
have assisted in its production.
Games, refreshments and Santa
Claus, who will manage the ex
change of gifts are also on the
program. The program will be
completed by a xylophone number
by Warren Templeton, and a sing
ing and dancing number by
Thelma Logsbon and Paul Saylor.
volume, due to credit expansion, is
bound to increase. From then on
recovery will be automatic.
. .The public works program, farm
relief, under the A. A. A., relief
from the chaotic competition under
the NRA were all planned to bring
back this necessary flow of pur
chasing power. Will they prove ef
fective? Time alone can tell. Just
now Indications show that they
will. Bullock.
3. The reconstruction plan as a
whole is well intended some of it
is good and some oflt not so good.
LeRossignol.
"Every economist and so-culled
economist would be banished from
the land if all the economic poli
cies that have been adopted even
tentatively, by the present admin
istration were carried to their logi
cal limits," slated Karl M. Arndt,
economic professor. "We may es
cape that disaster, fortunately, be
cause many of the policies will be
abandoned before too much dam
age has been done. The adminis
tration has been experimenting. It
has boldly and frankly been giving
numerous suggested programs a
trial, and has not yet found the
formula it desires." It is therefore
hard to judge what the final eco
iConlinucU on Pags 4.)
PROF
BENT SON
ADDRESS
GROUP
BURNETT
URGES
AT
re-
LO
Chancellor Issues Message
Inviting Students to
Annual Event.
KFAB BROADCASTS EVENT
Kirkpatrick Assembles Huge
Chorus to Take Part
In Oratorio.
Chancellor K. A. I.iuriutt. in
a message to the student hotly
yesterday, announced his ap
proval ami encouragement "f
student attendance at the thirty-eighth
animal presentation
of the ".Messiah," musical ora
torio, in the University of Ne
braska coliseum next Sunday
afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Over 350 persons, including four
guest soloists will take part in the
production. The great chorus com
prises 300 voices while sixty mem
bers of the Lincoln Symphony or
chestra will participate in the pro
duction. Assemble Fine Talent.
Director of the School of Music
Howard Kirkpatrick, has assem
bled the finest talent in the city
and the university, as well as the
guest soloists who are Velma
Lyon, soprano from Kansas City,
Sylvia Cole Diers, contralto, voice
instructor in the School of Music,
Paivir. Witte, tenor, university
i Continued on Page 4.)
E
OF
Alumnus Contains Eulogy
Of Late Assistant
To Barbour.
Dedicated to the late Frederick
G. Collins, who before his recent
death was assistant curator of the
university museum, the December
issue of the Nebraska Alumnus
will appear about the first of the
week, according to Harry Becker,
editor of the publication.
The leading article in the mag
azine is in appreciation of the
work done by Mr. Collins, and is
written by his co-worker. Dr. E.
H. Barbour, curator c.f the mu
seum. The frontispiece is a pic
ture of Collins at work at his desk.
A dedication for the book has been
written by Prof. E. F. Schramm
of the geology department, who
was closely associated with Col
lins in his work.
Article Concerns Frye.
Following the policy of the mag
azine, that of including in each of
its numbers an article about some
member of the faculty who has
been with the university a long
time, this issue carries a story by
Prof. S. B. Gass, of the English
department, about. Prof. Prosser
H. Frye. This feature has been
continued bv the editors because
of the interest which has been
shown by the alumni.
"Why We Should Have a New
Armory" is the title of the month
ly article by the chancellor on top
ics affecting the university. Con
trasting with the story by the fac
ulty Is a description of the Stu
dent Council by William Eddy, a
member of the student governing
body.
Gives Reading Review.
Gilbert H. Doane, librarian of
the university, continues his regu
lar review of reading material
which makes Its second appear
ance in this number. Because of
the active interest of the alumni, a
question and answer section has
been Incorporated in this depart
ment. A composite survey of the work
(Continued on Page 3.1
I
True Roman Style Carried
Out at Saturnal Affair
Thursday.
Prof. Oscar Keinmuth wtts se
lected "Master of Drinking" at the
Saturnalia party which forty-five
members of the Classics club held
at his home Thursday evening.
Another feature of the program
was the presentation of two skits
"Choromus and His Priests." which
helped to explain the meaning of
the party theme
The party was carried out in
true Roman style, games being
played on the feast table and Latin
songs being sung. Both Schmidt
was in charge of arrangements for
the evening's entertainment. She
w-s assisted by Ruth Eroig who
supervised preparation of refresh
ments. Faculty chaperons for the paity
in addition lo Professor Reinmulh
were Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Forbes.
ATTENDANCE
SIAH SUNDAY
DECEMBER
PUBLICATION
HONORS
COLLINS
PSI CHI INITIATES MONDAY
Psychology Fraternity to
Hold Induction at Home
Of Prof. Guilford.
Psi Chi, national honorary psy
chological fraternity, will hold its
first semester Initiation Monday,
at the home of Professor and Mrs.
J. P. Guilford. Professor Guilford
is the chairman of the department
of psychology at the university.
Mrs. E. L. Hinman will give a
talk, following the initiation cere
monies, upon her early experiences
in the field of psychology. Pictures
of Dr. Kelloggs collection of "The
Ape and the Child" will also be
shown.
New members to be initiated
are: A. J. F. Cross, R. C. Hack
man, W. S. Kraemer, Esther Pow
ell, Grace Morley, Virginia Ted
row, H. G. Stout, Mrs. Martha
Smith, Beatrice Van Druff, and F.
Janet Vleck.
T
Malcolm Leads International
Relations Group in
Survey of Act.
DEFEND ADMINISTRATION
Round Table Talks Concern
Operation of National
Recovery Plans.
With the discussion led hy
Norman Malcolm, graduate stu
dent in the department of po
litical science, a comprehensive
view of the Koosevelt adminis
tration's National Recovery net
was made at a discussion held
at Social Science hall last nisrhl
under the auspices of the Inter
national Relations club.
The discussion of the meeting
centered largely around the admin
istration as it is carried out by the
federal government.
Pointing out that the labor
charges against the N. R. A. are
In many instances justified.'Gerald
Agens, graduate student in philos
ophy, opened the discussion.
Broady Defends N. R. A.
The general advantages of the
recovery act were taken up in a
talk by Vincent Broady, who de
clared that the act was primarily
doing what it was originally sched
uled to do.
Following the Introductory
speeches by Broady and Agens. a
round table discussion was con
tinued by persons attending the
meeting, following the lines opened
up by the introductory speakers.
This discussion was directed by
Norman Malcolm.
The purpose of the round table
discussion is to enable the inter
ested people to obtain a compre'
hensive view of the situation under
the recovery actions of the presi
dent and congress. Bereniece Hoff
man, graduate student in the de
partment of political science, pre
sided over this phase of the meet
ing.
The question dealt with was es
pecially significant, it was stated,
in view of the criticisms leveled
against the president and his re
covery act policies.
A similar discussion was held ty
the group recently when they dis
cussed the relative merits and
criticisms of United States recog
nition of Russia, while negotiations
were being carried on in Washing
ton. 10
POLK SONGS AT
FACULTY JMAS PARTY
Feature Special Accordion
And Trumpet Solos
On Program.
German classes are now prac
ticing on songs to be sung at the
annual Christmas party to be
given by the faculty of that de
partment on Friday. Copies of the
songs have been passed out in
all the classes and a short period
during the first part of the ses
sion is devoted to singing these
folk songs.
At the party. Professor Her
mann Decker will lead in the sing
ing which will include the major
part of the program. Specialty
numbers will be resented by Ac
Wisehmer who will play a trum
pet solo accompanied by Mary
Lou Williams Emma Vogel will
play an accordion number and will
be accompanied by Albert Blair.
Professor Klinger, instructor in
the department, is in charge of
the program.
Serve Cerman Cookies.
Refreshments consisting of typ
ical German cookies and coffea
will be served under the sponsor
ship of faculty members.
Professor Klinger urges all stu
dents in the department to attend
the party. Students may come any
time during the two hours from 4
to 6 o'clock as the program will
be continuous The affair is to be
held in one of the galleries at
MorrUl ball. .
B
D E
NRA AT MEETING
HURSDAY
NIGHT
UNIVERSITY
OPENS
L
T
Project Work to Start on
Friday; Receive Total
Benefits of $20,312.
CLASSIFY LIBRARY BOOKS
Clerical Positions Will Be
Occupied by 22 Women;
Provides 6960 Hours.
C'oope rating with ihe CYVA
movement, thirty-one women
and seven men will start work
Friday morning on projects at
the University. A total of
0,:!12 fur CVA projects has
been received by the University
with certain other projects
pending. L'niversily officials
stressed the point that all this
work is work that would not
otherwise be done.
In the university library, nine
women will start work' Friday on
special cataloging and classifying
of books, cleaning of books, and
the cleaning of storage rooms. The
project was approved by the state
committee Wednesday afternoon
for the sum of $1,152. It will pro
vide 2,160 hours of employment.
Classify Records.
Clerical work on both the city
and agricultural campi will occupy
twenty-two women under another
project approved on Wednesday.
(Continued on Page 4.1
VANlTiES
Constitutionality of Act
-Depends on Supreme v
Court Decision.
Whether the NRA will be de
clared constitutional or not by the
Supreme Court depends on their
recognition of the state of national
emergency caused by our eco
nomic crisis, according to Robert
Van Pelt, United States district
attorney and NRA counsel, who
addressed Prof. T. T. Bullock's
economics class in Social Science
hall yesterday afternoon.
The constitutionality of the act
has been attacked because of the
alleged dictatorship it sets up, he
stated, and because it suspends
some property rights. However,
the constitution does grant con
gress, he continued, the power to
provide for the general welfare of
the people, to preserve their re
publican form of government, and
to regulate their money values.
These powers should justify the ex
istence of the NRA.
Explains Johnson's Tactics.
The vigorous enforcement of
NRA legislation by General John
son prompted Mr. Van Pelt to state
that Johnson was a graduate of
West Point and the youngest
brigadier general in the army
since Civil war days, which fact
explains his militant tactics.
The only complaint in the Lin
coln district that was referred to
federal authorities concerned a
walkathon. whose employes
worked more than thirty hours a
week. Since no code had been de
vised by last summer for the
walkathon industry, and the
blanket code could be enforced
only by public opinion, the dancers
continued unmolested. A violation
under a code would make the vio
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Farm-0p Students Receive
Special Invitation
To Affair.
Featuring a .ew low price of
twenty-five cents for men and ten
cents for women the Christmas ag
mixer will be held in the Student
Activities on the ag campus Satur
day night.
The new prices, as announced by
Vernon Filley, are to be tried in
an attempt to prove that a party
can be successful in spite of low
er charges. The ag executive
board, sponsors of ag mixers, hope
to make the Christmas party an
annual event.
Howard White, who is in charge
of arrangements for the party is
assisted by Bill Donohue and Hor
ence Buxman. Farm-Ops. special
agricultural students, were ex
tended a special invitation. After
8:39 the party will be open to an
students with identification cards.
This will b the sixth ag mixer
of the year. There are two more
scheduled. The 4-H club will spon
sor one on Jan. S. On Jan. 12 the
Diary club will sponsor one.
MP
INTPLAN
UNDER
WA AN
EXPLANATION OF
NRA'S OPERATION
DR. FORDYCEJGIVES TESTS
State Reformatory Inmates
Are Examined by Head
Psychologist.
One hundred inmates of the
state reformatory were given men
tal tests by Doctor Forciyce, chair
man of the department of educa
tional psychology and measure
ments, and members of two of
his classes Thursday afternoon.
For ten years Doctor Fordyce
has been conducting these mental
tests at the institution, once every
two months. Over 4,000 persons
have been given the test at the
reformatory in that time.
JENNI
URGENT REQUEST
Contributions to Nebraskan!
Old Clothes Campaign
Come in Slowly.
THREE HOUSES DONATE
Faculty and Relief Agencies
Commend Efforts to
Help Needy.
'With contributions coming in
slowly, an urgent request for
all organized houses and stu
dent organizations of the cam
pus to cooperate with the Daily
N'ebraskan's drive to secure old
clothes for Lincoln's needy was
made yesterday by Hernard
Jennings, business manager of
the publication in charge of the
drive.
HONOR ROLL
V U
Kappa Alpha Theta (first
contributor.)
Alpha Chi Omega.
George Murphy.
Chi Phi.
"The drive will continue until
Tuesday among the fraternities
and sororities, and then the clothing-co11ected"durtng
the drive 'win
be turned in to the Lincoln Christ
mas charities organization, which
will distribute it among the poor
people in Lincoln," Jennings
stated yesterday.
Ask Presidents' Aid.
Presidents of the houses were
urged hy Jennings to take action
on the campaign and send in their
old clothing immediately, or phone
in to the Nebraskan office that it
will be available. The Nebraskan
will collect them early next week
Jennings stated.
Yest?rday three organized
houses on the campus had made
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NON-SORORITY GIRLS'
E
Organization of Non-Greek
Women Is Called "Barb
A.W.S. League.'
The "Barb A. W. S. League" bus
been chosen as the otficial name
of the Barb girls' organization.
The name was suggested by Miss
Heppncr, Dean of Women.
The group under Marjorie Smith
met at Ellen Smith hall Wednes
day evening. The vote to have pic
tures of the girls having won rec
ognition placed in the Cornhusker
was carried unanimously.
Names of prospective freshman
members were given to seveial
girls, who will make interviews.
The meeting on ag campus was
postponed because of a special convocation.
N
MAKES
DRIVE
Some of Representative Students on
Campus Express Opinions Concerning
Council's Varsity Party Proposition
With heated debate concerning
the varsity party proposal being
waged in the Student Council ses
sion Wednesday afternoon, and the
meeting finally being adjourned
with the plan tabled until Jan
uary, a wealth of student opinion,
both favorable and opposed to the
plan has been aroused.
According to indications of argu
ments and declarations in the stu
dent counci' meeting, the oppo
nents of the plan are for the most
part In the Barb group, and the
proponents of it aie the Greeks.
However, if various statements of
representative students on the
campus mean anything, the Greeks
do not favor it as a group. The
Barbs, however, accoiding to in
dividual statements made, and
group opinions such as those of
the Barb and Interclub councils,
are solidly against the proposal,
which would mean the divesting of
the Barb council of its control of
the All University parties.
Students Give Opinions.
A number of representative stu
dents on the campus made state
ments concerning the question
Thursday afternoon.
Bernard Jennings. business man
ager of the Daily Nebraskan. and
an affiliated student, says. "1 do
not believe that the parties as
JUDGES
DECLARE
TIE IN THURSDAY
EVENING DEBATE
Long Trophy Awarded tc
Smith and Kaplan in
Annual Contest.
LEVINE RATED AS THIRD
Eight Freshmen Talk on
Price Fixing by United
States Government.
Arthur I.. Smith, jr., of Lin
coln and Herbert Kaplan of
Omaha tied for first place in
the annual Lmivi tmphv contest.
under the sponsorship of Delta
Sigma li'ho, honorary i'orensie
fiateniity. Thursday cv ning.
The tie is the first in the his
tory of the cup which has been
awarded for six years hy L II.
'"Red" Long to the best de
bater of the freshman class.
Arnold Levine, Rosalie, whs
awarded honorable mention by the
judges as the third in a field of
eight contestants The other men
competing were Clayton Ankeny,
Lincoln; Robert Funk. Lincoln;
Albert Stein, Omaha: Jack Rob
erts, Lincoln; and Carl Matschullat
of Page.
Freshmen Debaters Judge.
The judges selected from varsity
debaters of past years were Joseph
Ginsberg, local attorney; Evart M.
Hunt, local business man: and C.
K. Morse, secretary-treasurer of
the Nebraska high" school Debate
league.
The question used in the discus
sion was Resolved: That the gov
ernment should adopt a policy of
price-fixing. The work of the de
baters on the proposition was en
tirely individual and the judging
was made on that basis.
Smith had two years debate ex
perience on the varsity team of
Lincoln high school. Kaplan was a
two year man in debate at Omaha
(Continued on Page 3.)
MYERS WILL GIVE-
L
S
'Another Language' Draws
Large Crowds First
Part of Week.
A special matinee Saturday aft
ernoon, in addition to the regular
evening performance will rlimnx
a successful week's run of the
University Players current sue
cess, "Another Language." being
presented at the Temple Theater
this week.
With the production drawing
large crowds all week, the play
has enjoyed great success, bein
well received by local critics. With
Dwight Perkins in the juvenil-
lead of Jerry, and Arm.tnJ Hunter
and Dorothy Zimmer as the two
other principals, the piny his
found tavor with the laree crowds
that have attended the nightly per
formances. Comment Favorably.
Mary Kay Throop, well known
to Lincoln theater-goers, has also
received much favorable comment.
A large crowd is expected to fill
the Temple theater the rest of the
week, if th preceding days are ar.v
indication, a c c o rding to ret
Sumption, director of the produc
tion. The play opened Monday
night. "Another Language" is tho
third performance of the riayeis
during the current season.
they are now being conducted
could be improved upon by vesting
the control in a committee, half
Barb and half Greek, as the stu
dent council proposes to do. The
crowds which are now attending
the All Univeisity parties repre
sent a cross-section of the student
body, the price is low. the orches
tras are good, and all students are
welcome to attend. With the af
fairs being conducted : itisfactorily
as they aie at present, there is no
necessity for change."
Norris Favors Plan.
Willa Norris, president of Mor
tar Board, and affiliated, favored
the plan as set forth by the cam
pus governing body. In her state
ment Thursday she declared, ,-I be
lieve that the proposed system of
conducting Varsity parties would
be very desirable and effective.
There is a need of actual all-student
dances on this campus, and a
committee made up of an equal
number of Barbs and Greeks
would be well qualified to dvclop
the parties to that ideal level.
Burton Marvin, president of the
Barb council, stated. "I am op
posed to the proposed plan of con
ducting Varsity parties At pres
ent the functions arc bcirg con
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SPECIA
SATURDAY
AETERNOON
HOW