Daily Ne THF BRASKAN THE WEATIIEIt Generally Fair. Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska A. VOL. XXXIII NO. 71. ACTIVITY TAX UP FOR SECOND VOTE Undergraduates Express Opinion of Proposal Upon Payment of Fees for Second Semester; Plan Had Large Majority Last Year. COST OF 3 ITEMS PRESENTED FOR APPROVAL Four Different Price Estimates Submitted for Annual; Student Union Building, Nebraskan, Awgwan, And Athletic Ticket Also Listed. The proposed activity tax plan will be presented to the board of regents for their approval early in the spring if the majority of students favor it when they pay their fees for the coming semester, according to Byron Goulding, chairman of the student council joint commiuee which simuauims mc i c.h etnripnr will casi v UlttU i'jc.w c.. , vote, for or against the plan, when he pays his fees. Tentative plans call for the in auguration of the activity tax next fall, if both the students and the board of regents approve it. The plan as it will be submitted, will Include five items. They are: ath eltic ticket, Daily Nebraskan Cornhusker, Awgwan and Student Union building. Space has been pro vided on the ballots which are now being printed, for students to write in other activities if they de- The items on the ballot were those receiving the greatest num ber of votes last spring. The vote last spring, which resulted in about a 2 to 1 decision in favor of the activity tax, gave the Daily Nebraskan, Cornhusker, Awgwan and athletic ticket majority votes in favor. Because it received al most a majority of votes in favor the Student Union building will be Included in the ballot this year. Every effort will be made, ac cording to Goulding, to get every student registered for the second semester to record his vote in or der that the strongest possible case may be presented to the board of regents. The cost of the items on the bal lot this yearwill total anywhere from $9 to $11. the Cornhusker charge being undecided. The pres ent plan: Student Athletic ticket $5.00 Daily Nebraskan 50 Awgwan 60 Student Union bldg. fund 10 Cornhusker Plan No. 1 4.20 Plan No. 2 3.25 Plan No. 3 2.60 Plan No. 4 2.05 Explain Yearbook Prices. The differences In the various plans-for financing the publication of the Cornhusker, as explained by Bob Thiel, business manager of (Continued on Page 2.) Show Films on Hunting Dinosaurs in Alberta Badlands. of Approximately 150 people at- tondpd the showine of a three reel film entitled "Hunting Dinosaurs in the Badlands of Albeita," Sun day afternoon at 3:30 o'clock in the downstairs auditorium of Mor rill hall. Miss Marjorie Shanafelt gave a short talk on dinosaurs preceding the picture. The film showed views of the badlands, famous collecting grounds for fossils, ind a field party of the National Museum of Canada searching for dinosaurian remains. The party is wen quarry ing a skeleton from the rock and from that time the fossil is fol lowed until it is shown being pre pared for exhibit at the museum at Ottawa. Several scenes from the "Lost World" depicting dinosaurs as they may have lived centuries ago. were shown at the conclusion of the film. MUSEUM CONDUCTS Cornhusker Achieves Coveted Rank Among Yearbooks With First Class Rating For Fourth Successive Year The Cornhusker, University of Nebraska yearbook, again proved itself to be an outstanding colle giate publication when for the fourth successive year It was given a first class rating by "The Schol astic Editor." high school and col legiate journalistic publication. The announcement of national rat ings, which appeared in the De cember issue of the magazine, listed the Cornhusker among the eleven leading yearbooks of United States colleges. "The Scholastic Editor," which conducts a yearbook contest every year among the leading universi ties and colleges throughout the country, also handles the ratings of the various college newspapers. This national organization of school and college newspapers, magazines, and yearbooks selects each year three All American pub lications from each class. Follow ing the All American selections are the first class honor ratings Few Honored. The Nebraska Cornhusker was one of the few selected to receive this first class honor rating. On!j eight publications were named in this class, the Cornhusker being the fifth named. In the year of 1929 the Corn husker received an All American rating and was thus given one of INTERFRATERNITY BALL 10 BE HELD Committee Starts Work on Annual Affair; Rood to Secure Band. The date definitely sot for the Intel-fraternity ball this winter is Saturday, February 10, according to announcement made by Dick Moran, publicity director Monday evening. The committee of senior men which is to take charge of the dance was announced last Wednesday eve ning by Bob Thiel, president of the Interfraternity council. No orchestra has been definitely contracted to play for the affair, but according to announcement several nationally known bands have been contacted by the com mittee. Leslie Rood is the head of the orchestra committee. Name Committees. The members of the committee and their duties are: Norman Prucka, chairman: Leslie Rood, music; Lloyd Anfin, decorations; Harry Salter, tickeU: Bill Patter son, chaperones; and Dick Moran, publicity. Ticket sales for the dance will start immediately according to an announcement made Monday after noon. PATTERSON GIVES TALK Instructor of Philosophy Bases Discussion on Purpose of YM. Dr. C. H. Patterson, instructor in philosophy, will conduct the regular meeting of the Y. M. C. A. Wednesday evening at 7:15 in the Temple theater. He will lecture on "Should the University Y take a more positive or open stand pub licly in its central purpose." Following his address an open forum will be conducted in which all members of the "Y" will take active part. The question . to t discussed will be "Is the Y here to serve students or to challenge them?" C. D. Hayes, secretary of the YM, urges all members to at tend this important meeting. NEBRASKANSJJOT CHOSEN District Rhodes Scholarship Committee Makes Four Awards Monday. Nebraskan candidates for Rhodes scholarships were not among those who received awards after appearing before the district scholarship committee in Des Moines Monday. But four scholarships were avail able for the six states comprising the district and the twelve contest ants, two from each state, who sought the awards. the most prominent positions which a college publication can hope to obtain. During this year and the following year, yearbooks from all over the country turned to the Cornhusker for examples of good workmanship. Since that year the Nebraska annual has obtained and kept a first class rating. For the year of 1931 the "Scholastic Editor awarded this first class honor rat ing to the Cornhusker. The follow ing years, 1932 and 1933, the Corn husker also was distinguished in the college world by the same av. rd. Strive for All American. This year the Cornhusker staff hopes to again attain that supreme position in college yearbooks, an All American rating. "The staff feels that such a rat ing is highly probable for the com ing year due to the excellent pho tography and unique layouts which have been arranged." Bob Thiel stated Saturday. "Also the staff is selecting one of the finest grades of printing paper and binding material that has yet been developed," Thiel added. "Unusually great pains have been taken to achieve the highest quality possible and we ex pect the result to be shown n next year's rating list," be concluded. ON FEBRUARY 10 LINCOLN. NEBRASKA. SECURE CASANOVA BAND 10 PLAY AT Sigma Delta Chi Books Popular Orchestra for January 26. TICKETS ON SALE SOON Innovation Offers Students Chance to Relax After Semester Exams. l-'ollowing two years as feat ured entertainers at the Kit'. Carlton in New York City and one year broadcasting over the Columbia net w o r k, Myron Lowther and his thirteen piece Casanova orchestra now under contract at the Lourie Hotel in Minneapolis, will play for the Mid Year Frolic, sponsored by Nebras ka chapter of Sigma Delta Chi, on Jan. 26, at the Coliseum. The party, which has been plan ned as "a breather following first semester exams" offers an oppor tunity for university students to relax, unformally, following a week and a half of strenuous ex aminations at the end of the first semester's work. Tickets On Sale Soon. Tickets for the event will be on sale the first part of this week, members of Sigma Delta Chi pointed out, at one dollar, plus tax, per couple. It will be the first time that this organization has sponsored such an affair and the Casanov-a orchestra has been secured to in sure its success, those in charge stated. It is also an innovation in that this will be the first time that Mid-Year Frolic has been held on the campus. DEBATE TRYOUTS; TRIAL DATE IS SET Hold Competition Thursday Evening; Coach White Names Question. PLAN OUT-OF-TOWN TRIP Team to Visit Dela Sigma Rho Tournament to Be Held at Iowa City. Kijtht men will compete in the trvouts Thursday evening for the' second semester debate teams according to the infor mation which has been received by Prof. H. A. White, debate coach. The trvouts will be on the question for the second semester, Resolved: That the powers of the President of the United States should be enlarged as a perma nent policy. Name Contestants. The men who notified Profes-sor White before Mondav evening were Dwight Perkins, Lincoln: Jack Face, Lincoln; vuiceht Broady, Plains, Kas.; Irving Hill, Lincoln; Charles W. Steadman, Lincoln; John F. Stover, Malcolm: Eugene Pester, Lincoln, and Quintin Wil der. "The turnout is not what it should be." is the opinion of Pro fessor White. "There are not enough men showing an interest in debate though the quality of the work done is satisfactory. I had wished to see more new men ap pear at this tryout." Form One Team. "Though we had tentative plans for a second tryout this semester," said Professor White, "there do not seem to be enough possible en gagements to warrant the forma tion of more teams. The lack of money for debate work at Ne braska prevents the team's mak ing many trips this year and the same is true of other schools in this territory who are potential op ponents." Arguments are already sched uled with Morningside College, Grinnell, and Iowa State College during the early part of February when these schools will send their speakers through Kansas and Ne braska. Attend Tournament. Probably the only trip the Ne (Continued on Page 3.) YMCA CONDUCTS MEETING Hayes Presides at Gathering Of Farm Operative Group Held Monday Night. Discussion of the question "Why, when all want peace, do we get war?" was the theme of the Farm Operative Y group held Monday evening in the Temple theater. C. D. Hayes, secretary of the Y. M. C. A., presided at the meeting, which was conducted on the meth ods employed in an open forum dis cussion with all members taking active part. The Farm Operative group of the YM is composed of students who are taking courses at the agricultural college. MID-YEAR FROLIC EIGHT MEN ENTER TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, SELECT VESPER SPEAKER Rev. McMillin to Talk at New Year's Service; Cross to Preside. Reverend L. W. McMillin will speak on "Our Changing World" at the special New Year's vespers service which will be held at Ellen Smith hall Tuesday at 5 o'clock. The vesper choral Amen will follow the benediction by Reverend McMillin. There will also be group singing. Violet Cross will preside. SETSTlLlTE TO ENTER PHOTOS Pictures Must Be Taken This Week to Have Them Put In Greek Sections. START WORK ON PANELS Proofs Not Selected Will Be Chosen at Studio; List Percentages. Sororities and fraternities whose members have not yet taken their pictures for the 1(J34 Cornlnusker will have to do this week if the pictures are to appear in the fraternity and sorority sections, woodrow Aiagee, editor, said yesterday. Making of the panels for these sections is already under way However those who make appoint ments immediately either at the studio or at the Cornhusker office will still be able to get in. "All those who have not selected their proofs will have them se lected by the studio, .lagee sam. The percentages in the various houses which have taken pictures up to date are as follows: JwriirUle. Mnha Chi Omega oi Kappa Alpha Alpha Pelta Pi 100 Theta 9H Alpha Delta I Kappa Delia S3 Theta "6 Kappa Kappa Alpha Om.cion Pi to Gamma 91 Alpha Phi 17 1 Phi Alu Mpha Xi Delta !fi Phi Omega Pi Chi omega M31 PI Beta Phi Delta Helta Delta .- Sigma Delta Tau 1"0 Delta Gamma 8: Sigma Kappa H Delta Z.-ta 89 Theta Phi Alpha . Gamma Phi Beta 7.V, Zeta Tau Alpha 3U Fraternity. Acacia 73: Phi Delta Theta 29 Alpha Gamma I Phi Gamma Delta 1:8 p.h . - ' "BS, Phi Kappa 14 Alpha Sigma Phi 79 Phi Kappa Pel 93 Alpha Tau Omega :: Pi Kappa Alpha 69 Beta Sigma Pi ul Pi Kappa Phi ( Beta Theta Pi 911 Sigma Alrha Chi Phi 89, Epsilon '.: Delta fhi 50 Sigma Alpha II u : Delta bigma ; Sigma Chi 36 lmhila 4 Sigma Nu '() Delta Sigma Phi 11' Sigma f hi Kpulon fi Delia Tu Delta 7A Sigma Phi Sismn Delta rpsil.m "S Tau Karpa fcpfilun 7 Farm Kou.e 35 Theta .V Kappa f.gma 46 Xi Psi I hi .V Lam nd a Chi Zeta Beta Tau 11 Alpha 7.'. 10 'Behind the Pyramids' Is Topic to Be Lectured Upon at Meeting. J. A. Robinson of Cleveland, Ohio, representative of the Nation al Carbon company, will address a special meeting of the student branch of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers tonight on the subject, "Behind the Pyra mids." The meeting w ill be held in room 206 of the Mechanical Engi neering building at 7:30. Included in Mr. Robinson's talk will be information on dyna.no brushes, discussion of commutation difficulties, and diagnosis of ma chine troubles, accompanied by the showing of moving pictures. The meeting will be of general inter est to engineering students, who are urged to attend by John D. Brewer, president of the society. Patronesses Host to Kappa Phi Wednesday The patronesses of Kappa Phi will entertain the members, pledges, and alumnae at a pro gram meeting at Ellen Smith hall, Wednesday, January 10, froui 7:15 to 8:15. Dr. Walter Keuhncn will be the guest speaker, talking on his experiences while guiding a party up the Matterhorn in the Swiss Alps. He will use his own pictures for illutsration. Entry Blank for All University Ice Carnival ( ) 100-yard dash for men. ( ) 50-yard dash for women. ( ) Chair race. ( ) Needle threading con test. Signed Please return blanks to W. A. A. or men's intramural offices by noon Thursday. Request Students To Refrain From Smoking At Games Out of regard for our guests, the visiting team, and our own players, it is re quested that there be no smoking in the main auditor ium of th Coliseum during basketball games. D. X. Bible, Director of Athletics. YEARBOOK 1934, HUSKERS JAYHAWKS m INAUGURAL HOME CAGE TILT TONIGHT First Basketball Rally of Year Set for Temple at 7 O'clock. FEATURING INNOVATIONS Tassels Plan Pep-Instilling Stunts Today on Eve of Hard Battle. "Konker Kansas" is being echoed around the campus to day by the Tassels while they enthusiastically root for the Huskers as they prepare for the annual basketball game in the Coliseum with Kansas. The girl's pep organization is developing un precedented innovations in regard to the Tuesday evening game, and promises wholehearted backing to the team, according to Anne Bunt ing, president. The Tassels win conduct rallies preceding- and at all games in the Coliseum this winter, and in addi tion will present skits between the halves of each contest. The first basketball rally of the season is to start from the Temple building Tuesday night at 7 o'clock, and proceed thru sorority and fra ternity rows, and down to the Coliseum, where Coach Browne's cagers are to do battle with the champion Jayhawks. Boost Team. "Although the team has lost most of the games so far this win ter," stated the president of the pep club, "the Tassels feel that with student backing the boys wfil come thru with a fine record, and we are boosting them for the con ference championship. After all, they won their first game, and played good basketball doing it." Between halves of the Tuesday evening game with Coach Allen's five, the Tassel's will present a skit. They will march on the floor, form a K. U., give a few Kansas yells, and then form an N. U., and present some Nebraska songs and yells. F RIFLE CONTESTS Schricker Makes Score of 97, Setting Highest Mark This Year. Bob Schricker, varsity, opened the annual freshman - varsity matches, held this week at the An drews Hall ranges, with a score of 97 out of a possible 100 at kneel ing position, setting the highest mark at this difficult position this year. The ten consecutive highest shooters among the freshmen and varsity riflemen will comprise the respective teams. These teams will be announced by Sergt. C. F. Mc Gimsey, marksman mentor, during the week of Jan. 27. Registration has been opened to allow basic R. O. T. C. men to fill ten vacancies remaining in the rifle club. Only ten will be ac cepted. The military honor roll is posted as follows: M Bi-arhlrr II. Hnmlni S to. Ulwm .Kid i. I rh.n ' to'. Thurwan R. Hnrkn . HhO K. Hmn .1'iA h. Known K. Illfr S M. IMinttli.il SI' . I li-iM-hman K'tA H. Hull "'''' i. Munihrry ?n V. nrf-riiiri .1.1(1 4. Wry : i. Hrvrra M. IM (.. Klink D'O O. HHn R. Krhrlrkrr R. Mrvm Sill . Ankrny .IAD to . unnliKham O. Klrr k. klnM-r . Itltrh M.V R. Martlnmn S C. Mowbray i;l H. Nrlrnan SMI to Orr SB" a. Hummrr SAO H. . hmnon 3D . twhrwe S0 VISIT GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT Guests Come From Mexico, Oklahoma, Wyoming And Nebraska. Alumni visitors in the depait inent of geology at the University during the holidays have come from such far places at Heupac, Mexico, whicn is the home of Clar ence Nelson of the class of 1931; Winchester. Kentucky, where El mer Ullstrom it, employed by the United States forest service; and Pittsburgh, Pa., where Grant Leh mann, '31, lives. Other graduates who paid visits were: Earl Colton, graduate of 1924. coming from Tulsa. Okl.; Lloyd Mitchell. '30, from Alliance; William Schultz, of Norfolk, who was graduated in 1929: Roscoe Shutt of Tulsa and the rlass of 1916: and Richard Ullbtrom, '32, of Midwest, Wyo. OPEN RESHMEN VARSITY ANNUAL MEET POWERFUL Huskvr Cage Coach Courtesy of Lincoln Journal. Coach Harold Browne, Nebraska basketball coach, will pit his bas keteers against the Big Six cham pionship Kansas team Tuesday night in the Coliseum. Kansas thus far this year is undefeated, while the Huskers have won only two out of seven mixes. Nebraska has won one and lost none in the conference, and Kansas has yet to play a Big Six game. FINISH PREPARATION FOR ALL-UNIVERSITY ICE MEET THURSDAY Political Faction Hockey Game Heads Program; Charter Buses. Preparations for the all-university ice carnival scheduled tor Thursday, Jan. 11, are practically completed, according to Elaine Fontein, chairman of arrange ments. Teams for the ice hockey game between the two political factions are being selected by party lead ers and practices announced. J. D. Lau, local fancy skater who is well known to rink devotees, has obtained for the event one couple and several individual exhibition skaters. Buses have been char tered, to leave 16th and R streets at 7 and 7:20 and to return from Oak Creek park at 9 and 9:20. A house to house publicity campaign was staged last evening by seven teen members of the V. A. A. sports board. Name Committees. Committees for the event are as follows: Maxine Pack wood, con cessions; Vera Oxenford, posters; Hallene Haxthausen, music; Jean Brownlee, Alice Beekman and Caroline Van Anda, publicity; Christovcl Weaver, favors and con test properties; Jean Alden, prizes; Alice Geddes, assistant for general arrangements. COAT STOLEN FROM HOUSE Chi Phi House Broken Into Early Sunday Morning by Unknown Thief. Theft of a topcoat valued at $:Jo from the Chi Thi fraternity houe at 1&06 D st. whs rppoi ted to police .Sunday by Dick Moran. senior in the university. Moran reported that the coat had bepn taken some time during the night, tho thief evidently having entered the house thru a rear door. f T T "Sty. Barb A.W.S. League, Organized Late In November, Is Developing Rapidly Into Active Group; Plan Party Soon Through the efforts of the A. W. S. board, and especially of Marga ret Buol, a member of that organi zation, the Barb A. W. S. league has been organized this year, and at present is developing at a rapid rate and with considerable success. Appointed to head the commit tee in charge of developing the or ganization was Carolyn Van Anda, and the members of the committee, who are all Barb women, are Mar garet Medlar, Marjorie Filley, Bonnie Spangaard. Evelyn Dia mond, and Marjorie Smith. This committee has been functioning for about two months in develop ing the league, the movement hav ing started in the middle of the fall under the auspices of the A. V. S. board. Women to Enter Activities. The purpose of the league is to acquaint barb girls with activities on the campus in which they may. participate. The aim is to bring every unaffiliated woman student into at least one extra-curricular activity in which she is interested, by the end of the year. A special effort has been made on the agri cultural college campus to develop girl's activities there. Some fifty activities are listed on the sched ule which has been diawn up by PRICE 5 CENTS. Last Year's Big Six Champs Favorites in Opening Conference Fray. RATE KANSAS STROMGER Allen Will Send Squad of Six -Footers Against Nebraska Team. i'hiying their first game on the home maples t he Nebraska basketball team will entertain last year's Big Six conference champions vJien the Huskers meet the Kansas Jayhawks tonight at 8 o'clock in the Coliseum. Dr. "Phog" Allen's sensational flip pers will be making their first play in conference circles this year against the Brownemen in to night's tilt. Opening their Big Six confer ence race with an overtime vic tory over the strong Iowa State Cyclones the Husker basketball stock has risen considerably. Hav ing previously been undefeated this season. Coach Louis Menze's Ames hoopsters suffered a loss at the hands of the Brownemen who came out on the long end of a 37 to 31 score. Kansas Stronger. This season the Kansas quintet is reputed to be even stronger than last year's champions. Paul Har rington, last season's scoring ace for the Allen team, has been shift ed to guard this year because of the excellent sharpshooting ability of some newcomers. Vanek, rated last season as one of thii best guards in the confer ence is not even listed on the first and starting five because of the ability of "Phog" Allen's new ma terial. Vanek, a letterman and senior, played at K. U. first in the 1931-32 season and the first se mester of the 1932-33 season, but was declared inelgible at mid-year. He was considered the spark plug of the Jayhawk attack. Fast and aggressive, according to reports, Vanek stands 6 foot high and weighs 163 pounds. Outclassing such as he gives the K. U. outfit quite a sensational ball club. Newcomers Outstanding. ) Raymond Ebling of Lindsborg is ' the most outstanding eager to come up from last year's Jay hawks freshman team. Winning a regular forward berth, he has scored thirty points in the four pre-conference games played by Kansas to date. He possesses an (Continued on Page 3.) OR. COSFHELP IN Expect Articles to Reveal Many Facts of Historical Value About State. Dr. George G. Condra, head of the department of soil conserva tion f.t the University of Nebras ka, has been selected as one of the final judges of the "Know Your County" contests which are taking place in schools over the state. In teresting facts and legends of pio neer days in Nebraska will be fer reted out by the contestants and their place of happening marked on outline maps furnished by George F. Koohnke. one of the sponsors of the contest. Dr. Condra believes the contest will disclose many facts of histori cal value which men have spnt i their lives trying to discover. The state contest will close Feb. 22 and the winner will be announced on State day. March 1. Teachers in the county schools will also be re warded for verifying the facts. the leaders of the movement, and a mimeographed copy of the list was presented to each of the mem bers. At a meeting held in late No vember. 48 of the members were officially honored at a recognition gathering, for having earned a cer tain number of activities and ex hibited an interest in the newly formed league. Plan Recreation Hour. Each of the five groups which make up the league has expressed itself in favor of placing a picture In the Cornhusker this spring, and they have also voted to establish a recreation W. A. A. hour next semester, which will be in full forte by the time the season for spring sports comes along. A tentative date set for the first joint lnterclub council-Barb A. W. S. league party is Jan. 19. The lnterclub council is the barb men s organization which has been func tioning for almost two years, and was first established thru the ef forts of the student council. The organization of the Barb A. W. S. league this year is the sec ond atten.pt made at unitig the Barb women. Alan Williams and Ruth Hatfield having sot up an or ganization in 192S-29.