Daily nil xj t? N EBRAS NBA THE WEATHER Fair. Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska VOL. XXXIII-NO. 73, LINCOLN. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1934, PRICE 5 CENTS. KAN 1 ,1 i 1 WEATHER F AVORS UNIVERSITY ICE FROLIC TONIGHT Variety of Entertainment Features Program of Winter Carnival. STAGE NOVELTY RACES Sauer Will Award Prizes to Winners of Special Rink Contests. "Willi fair and cool weather promised for tonight, advance indications are that the first all-university ice carnival to be held at 7 -MO'&t Oak Creek park, will be a success and attract a large crowd. Final arrangements for the event were completed with the announce mpnt that Georee Saiier, All American football player, will award the prizes in the various events. Individual prizes, contest prizes, and a prize to the winning team in the hockey game will be given. Contests will be judged by Har old Pet, J. D. Lau, and Miss Rausch. Prizes will be awarded to the person taking the hardest fall, and to the person who makes the most heroic attempts at sKating. List Special Events. The list of events scheduled for the carnival will include a needle threading race, a chair race, 100 yard dash for men, and a fitty yard dash for women. J. D. Lau, Matthew W. O'Neal, and.Welamr B. Irappe will enter tain the spectators by doing vari (Continued on Page 3.1 10 T Annual Program of Nebraska Band Will Be Held in Coliseum Sunday. A special invitation to faculty members and university students to attend the annual winter concert of the University band to be pre sented in the coliseum Sunday aft ernoon, Jan. 14, at 3 o'clock, was contained in a statement issued by Chancellor K. A. Burnett. AdmiS' sion to the concert is free. "I am very desirous," Chancellor Burnett stated, "that there be de veloped in this university a grea ter appreciation of student organ izations that contribute to the life of the institution. It is a little dis appointing to arrange a concert, have several thousand people there from outside the university com munity, and find only a compara tively small proportion of our fac ulty and students in attendance. Occupies Prominent Place. The chancellor, in commenting on the fine quality and loyalty of the band, pointed out that it oc cupies a prominent position among the nation's college bands. More than 100 student musicians are expected to take part 'in the conceit Sunday which will be un der the direction of Bandmaster W. T. Quick. One of the features of the varied program will be the playing of the "University of Nebraska March," written for the University of Nebraska and its band by the late John Philip Sousa, renowned bandmaster. Sousa presented the Nebraska band with a cup in 1926 because of its excellent performance. Richard Harrison, Negro Who Holds Lead in 'The Green Pastures Has Colorful Life; Got It is not unusual in our youth loving theater for actors to play leading roles at the age of 16. The Jackie Coopers and the Jackie Coogans, have been stars at 6. But Is is very unusual indeed for an ac tor to make his debut in a leading role at the age of 66. But that is what Richard B. Harrison did, when on Feb. 26. 1930. he played at the Mansfield theater In New York. Lincoln amusement lovers will see him repeat that fine per formance when the famous Pulit zer prize play comes to the Liberty, Jan. 15, for afternoon and night presentation. Has Extraordinary Gifts. Seasoned play-goers immediately recognized Harrison as an actor of extraordinary gifts. They assumed that overnight a miracle had been wrought, and that the need of Marc Connelly's beautiful play for a Negro actor of great benignity and charm and distinctior had somewhat created the man. That, of course, was not so. Richard Harrison, the very distinguished player had been created. In the way that distinguished players are always created thru a long pro cess of education and training and gradual refinement. Tho he was unknown to the sophisticated audi ences that watched' his " erform ances with a kind of unbelieving awe. he was very much of a per sonage in another world, where THETA SIGMA PHI MEETS Women's Journalistic Group Plans for Initiation of Three Pledges. Theta Sigma Phi, women's Jour nalistic sorority, met last night at Ellen Smith hall. Plans were made for the initiation of three members Nancy Field, Margaret Easterday and Violet Cross. These pledges will probably be initiated on Jan. 31. After first semester grades are isseucd arrangements will be made to inlate the remainder of the pledge clasH. The meeting was concluded with a discussion of na tional convocation and of delegates to be sent to the session. Carolyn Van Anda, president of the organi zation, announces that no meet ings will be held for the next two weeks on account of semester ex aminations. ELECTION OF YW OPEICERS TO BE HELD ON JAN. 16 Four Offices Will Be Filled; Nominees Announced Next Sunday. The annual elections for Y. W. C. A. officers will be held Tuesday, Jan. 16 on both campuses. The nominees who are to be announced next Sunday are being selected by a special nominating committee consisting of two senior members from the cabinet and one member of the advisory board. Miss Ber nice Miller, general secretary of the Y. W. C. A., is an unofficial member of this committee. The of fices which must be filled are those of president, vice president, secre tary and treasurer, the president appointing the cabinet. On the agricultural campus the candidate defeated for presidency becomes vice president. Every Member on a Staff. Miss Miller hopes to have every member of the organization on one of the various staffs and urges all girls who are interested to report to her. The polls will be open from 2 to 5 in the afternoon giving plenty of time for every one to vote. Usually the elections are held in March but it was believed that by installing the officers at the first of the semester they would become acquainted with the work earlier and be better able to carry it ut. THETA NliS TAP FIVE Honorary Pre-Medic Group Reveals New Members During Banquet. Five pre-medic students were tapped by members of Theta Nu at the monthly Nu-Med dinner held at the Grand hotel Wednesday eve ning. Frank H. Tanner, Lincoln; John J. Modlin, Beaver City; George H. Vieregg, Grand Island; John C. Ivins, Lincoln; and Chris Bitner, Lincoln, are new members of this honorary. Newly elected officers of Nu Med are Ivan Stearns, Beaver City, president; Jim Shaffer, Beaver City, vice president and Don Bucholz. Lincoln, secretary-trea surer. These executives were cho sen at the Wednesday night meet ing. At the last Nu-Med banquet of each semester, members of Theta Nu honor outstanding pre-medic students by selecting them for membership in this organization. There are two chapters of Theta Nu, one at Wyoming and Barker chapter here at Nebraska. Role at Age of 66 during those sixty-six years he had patiently and conscientiously been aoing excellent work. Has Worked Way Up. Harrison created his own place in me tneater out or nothing at all. He was born in London, Ontario, of slave parents who had escaped by way of the "underground rail road." Obviously they vere people of courage and resourcefulness. These characteristics they trans mitted to their son, who with every imaginable disadvantage managed to acquire an education and ti de velop his native gifts as a man with an instinct for the theater. Eventually making his way to Detroit, Harrison began to study under the best available teachers, including Edward Weitzel, at that time dramatic editor of the present Detroit Free Press and a very great influence in the world of the theater. During this period he sup ported himself In a limited variety of ways open to him. Like another distinguished member of his race, Roland Hayes, he was at one time a club bellboy. Started Career in 1691. In 1891 he felt himself ready for his platform debut. It was to Can ada that he returned for a first tour as reader. For several years he toured the south on Chautauqua and lyceum circuits reading in (Continued on Page 4.) I HUSKER ARGUERS BE T Men Trying for Debate Team Will Discuss Powers of President. NINE COMPETE TONIGHT Competition Tonight Will Be Last Chance of Year to Be Selected. Teams will be chosen tonight for the second semesters debate work in the tryouts at 7:30 in room 106 University hall, accord ing to arrangements made by Prof. H. A. White, debate coach. The teams selected will probably function for the rest of the year. The topic for the discussion this evening is Resolved: That the powers of the president of the United States should be enlarged as a permanent policy. This is the question for all debates scheduled for the remainder of the year. Eight Minute Speeches. Speeches will be eight minutes except for the first speaker who will be given an opening talk of five minutes followed later by a four minute rebuttal. The contes tants are to divide their time into constructive and rebuttal work as they choose. The judges will not (Continued on Page 3.) L .5 Business Manager Announces More Men Can Work on Humor Publication. A black and white silhouette de sign by Marvin Robinson will ap pear on Ihe cover of the Feuruarv issue of the Awgwan, Nebras humor publication which will go on sale Feb. 5, according to Car lyle Sorenson, business manager of the publication. The design will be concerning the Inter-Fraternity ball. All editorial material for the magazine must be in by Jan. 15, stated Rosalie Lamme, editor of the magazine. She stated that sev eral short, short stories will fea ture the magazine. Regular sec tions such as theaters and fashions will appear in this issue as well as " Campus Annais. a regular na ture of the magazine giving the 'low down' on the social 'high lights' of the campus. "Students will get a chance to purchase a Awgwan subscription for the second semester at a great ly reduced rate," stated Sorenson, "Anvone purchasing a second se mester subscription may do so for f'ftv cents." Altho the personal of the busi ness staff of the Awgwan was re cently increased, several more stu dents nan be used in the business department of the publication, stated Sorenson. "Any student wishing to work should report at the Awgwan office, any after noon," he stated. 3H IN FEDERAL SERVICE Vogeler, Cotter, and Miss Allen Dealing with Unemployment. Three former graduate students In the department of psychology have recently been employed with the federal re-employment service for Nebraska. Rudolf Vogeler, A.M. '31, former director and field man in the re-employment service, a position which he has held since the opening of the office in late summer. Miss Elysbeth Allen, until re cently an assistant in psychology, has been appointed as the chief statistician on unemployment. Wil liam Cotter, A.M. '33, former in structor in physical education, is also a member of the statistical division. GERMAN CLUWILL MEET Meeting; of Group Will Be Held Friday Night in Temple Building-. Members of the German club will meet for their regular session Friday night at 8 o'clock in the Temple building. A special pro gram is being planned by the com mittee in charge. German poems will be read by Gertrude Hill and Arnold Levine. German folk song3 will be sung by the entire group and two solo numbers will be pre sented by members of the club. Games using the German language will complete the entertainment for the evening. Walter Weick. who is president of the organiza tion, will preside at the meeting. 1 CHOSEN THURSDAY NIGH SORENSON STATES AWGWAN WIL ON STANDS FEB GIVE PROGRAM IN OMAHA Nebraska Symphony Group To Present Recital at Joslyn Memorial. V Fifty members of the university symphony orchestra will present a program at Joslyn Memorial, Omaha, Sunday Jan, 14 at 4:30 o'clock . Mr. Carl Frederic Steckelberg, director of the or chestra, has arranged for the mu sicians to make the trip to Omaha by bus. The program is as follows: C. M. von Weber, Der Frelschutz overture. P. Tscalkowsky, (Pathetique) Symphonie; Allegro con grazia (5-4); Allegro molto Vivace; Ada gio lamentoso (Finale). P. Tscnaikowsy, Valse des Fleurs (The Nut Cracker Suite). N. Rlmsky-Korsakow, Dance des Buffons. Award Presented Annually To Man Who Had Highest Freshman Grades. Presentation of the Sigma Tau scholarship award to Charles Niel sen as recognition of the fact that he was highest among freshman engineering students in scholar ship last year was made last night at the engineers convocation in room 206 of the Mechanical Engi- neering building. Nielsen comes from Askor, Minn., and is now a sophomore in the college of engi neering. The award is presented annually by Sigma Tau, honorary engineer ing fraternity, to the freshman student who compiled the highest average in his first year among both civil and mechanical engineer ing freshman students. Verne Hedge, national president of Sig ma Tau, and a Lincoln abstractor, awarded the medal. Kirkpatrick Gives Talk. R. A. Kirkpatrick gave an illus trated talk on the Boulder Dam construction: Mr. Kirkpatrick is connected with the Union Pacific railroad in the advertising depart ment, and used motion pictures and slides in illustrating his lecture on the latest developments on the project. . . The purpose or the Sigma lau award, which is the only one pre sented by the organization, is to recognize the student's ability, and to provide a stimulus to the rest of the students for better achieve ments in their scholarship, and general standing. Meetings Held Often. The engineering convocations which are held at intervals during the vear are used as a means of getting the students in the college together in order inai tney may hear some interesting and impor tant lectures, and that they might get acquainted with their own group of colleagues. The winner of last year's Sigma Tau award was Kenneth A. Young, of Humboldt. JACK RANK GIVES PLAYj Former University Student Portrays Parts of Five Persons. Jack Rank received considerable credit for his dramatic ability and character work in "The Vienna Express" which re presented at the Temple theater Wednesday night. He took the part of all the characters himself, changing in stantly from one to the other and speaking, as the parts required, in four different languages. The au dience forgot that only one person composed the cast, so expertly were the changes made. Rank is a graduate of Nebraska, and served a year as an assistant in the dramatics department headed by Miss Howell who highly praised his work. Rank wrote the play which is an adaptation of Hubert Dail's "The Ape Monster," personally designed the scenery, and played the parts of five characters, prov ing his versatility. WILL MEET THURSDAY Evelyn Diamond in Charge of Program Featuring the Life of Debussy. Members of the student French club will meet this evening for a regular meeting of the organiza tion. The program, in charge of Evelyn Diamond, will feature the life of Debussy, who was a French composer. The life of Debussy will be dis cussed by Thelma Goldstein and the composer's compositions will be explained by William Hollister. A musical program is to be pre sented by Lenore Teale consisting of scores written by Debussy. The session will be completed with sev eral vocal selections by Lester Rumbaugh. CHARLES NIELSEN RECIPIENT SIGMA TAU HONOR MEDAL CASANOVA BAND GOMES DIRECTLY FROM WISCONSIN Orchestra Scheduled to Play At Dance Here Popular In Milwaukee. PJRTY IS A 'BREATHER' w.yt.iu Delta Chi Sponsoring Affair Following Final Exam Period. Coming directly from the Fu turistic Ballroom in Milwaukee, Myron Lowther and his Casanova orchestra will be heard Jan. 26 at the Mid-Year Frolic, sponsored by Nebraska chapter of Sigma Delta Chi. The Futuristic is the most popular dance floor in that Wis consin city. Lowther, before his en gagement in Milwaukee, appeared at the Silver Slipper in Cleveland, Ohio. Members of Sigma Delta Chi have stated that the Casanova or chestra's appearance at the Mid Year Frolic, offers an opportunity for the students of the University of Nebraska to hear one of the most popular orchestras of the sea son, at a time when the strain of final examinations will be over and an evening of relaxation will be welcomed. The Frolic offers, for the first time, a "breather after the finals." Tickets for the event go on sale today. Salesmen all over the cam pus will give everyone an oppor tunity to get them. An admission of one dollar, plus tax, per couple is being charged. F0R 1934 BOOK Rinehart-Marsden Still Will Take Junior and Senior Photographs. INNOVATIONS PROMISED Juniors and seniors may still have their pictures taken for their respective class sections in the Cornhusker, according to Woodrow Magee, editor of the yearbook. He stated that anyone wishing to have his picture taken can get an ap pointment at Rinehart-Marsden, by calling the studio. Each panel in the senior section will be decorated, he stated. Ac tivities of the students will be list ed with the pictures. Any addi tion to the list of activities which are given at the studio, will be put in the yearbook upon the request of the student before the first of March. Novelty in Senior Section. "The junior and senior sections should be especially popular with both fraternity and non-fraternity men," he stated, "because that is where t2 personalities of them selves and their friends will be re corded. The yearbook is a book which students will keep as a memory of their school days. The (Continued on Page 3.) ASCE ELECTS STUDENT Nuernberger New President Of Civil Engineers' Organization. Election of new officers for the coming two semesters was held by the student branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Wed nesday night, at a special meeting held by the society, in room 102 Mechanic Arts building. The new officers elected are: Marvin Nuernberger, Wakefield, president; Mason Butcher, Lincoln. vice-president; and C Merrill Moeller, Lincoln, secretary and treasurer. The newly elected mem bers or the executive board are; Gordon Col born. Hardy, chairman; Nathan A. Allen, Lincoln; Hugh Schmidt, Lincoln; Haroldl Aldrich, Lincoln; and Robert L. Gant, Lin coin. PRESENT RENTAL TODAY School of Music Students Give Seventh Program This Afternoon. Students at the University School of Music will present the seventh of their weekly recitals Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the Temple theater. Winifred Wilson, Vance Lcm- inger. students of Mr. Schmidt, William Gant, Marian Miller, stu dents ot Mr Harrison, Veima James, Therlo Reckmeyer. Howard Stark, students of Mr. Kirkpatrick, William Miller, student of Mr. Tempel. and Heden Luhrs. student of Mr. Wisnnow, will take part in the program. I MA E REVEALS FURTHER PLANS NIGHT CLASSKBEGIN FEB. 5 Evening School Registration Will Take Place Between Jan. 29 and Feb. 2. Students desiring to register for night classes for the second semes ter are to complete registration be tween Jan. 29 and Feb. 2, accord ing to reports received from the U n 1 v ersity Extension division. Classes in these courses will begin on Monday evening, Feb. 5. During registration week each instructor will be available for con fcrence on the night of the week for which his class is scheduled. Fees for these courses are to be paid at the evening class office in Social Sciences building room 111 immediately after the first meet ing with the instructor. Unless registration is completed by Feb, 3 a late fee of $1 wll be charged. Religion Will Be Topic Talk by Doctor Gilkey Next Tuesday. of Dr. Charles W. Gilkey, dean of the chapel, University of Chicago, will speak on the University of Ne braska campus at the regular con vocation Tuesday, Jan. 16, at 11 o'clock inthe morning. His subject will be "Where Students Discover Religion." Dr. Gilkey, who Is a graduate of Harvard and of the Union Theo logical Seminary, has been heard here several times on convocation programs. He will also be in three different addresses at the fourth annual Nebraska Ministers convo cation to be held in Lincoln, Jan, 15 to 17. He has become well known during recent years as a leading thinker of the young American pulpit. Pastor at Hyde Park. From 1910 until 1918 Dr. Gilkey was an active pastor of Hyde Park Baptist church in Chicago. During 1924 and 1925 he lectured to uni versity centers in India, and this fact together with his present as sociation with the University of Chicago and his appearances in the leading university churches of this country, make him an exceed ingly timely speaker for the con vocation. Dr. Gilkey is the author of sev eral modern religious productions, among them being "Jesus and Our Generation, "New Frontiers o Faith," and "Present Day Dilem mas in Religion." The Nebraska Baptist Student council urges that the students of this university avail themselves of their opportunity to hear Dr. Gil key when he appears here next Tuesday. Honorary Band Fraternity Host to New Members At Banquet. Ten new members were initiated into Gamma Lambda, honorary band fraternity, at the Y. M. C. A. Wednesday night. Following the ceremonies, an Informal banquet arranged by Bernard Jennings was attended. The purpose of Gamma Lambda is to create a feeling of fellowship among members of the Viand and to sponsor various band activities. About thirty bandsmen are mem bers of the fraternity. Billy Quick, director of the university band and Sergeant Ferris, who represents the university R. O. T. C. are sponsors of the organization. The new members initiated Wed nesday night are Irving Hill, Fred Guggenmoss, Robert Beghtol, Jean Gallant, Lynn Cully, Harold Hues tis, Bill Campbell, Kenneth Clark, Eugene Hulbert, and Edgar Ap-king. PRESENT CHICAGO DEAN AS SPEAKER FOR CONVOCATION Galaxy of Entertainment Promised Students at the First All-University Ice Carnival at Oak Creek Tonight Threading a needle on the ice when you can just as well thread it in a rocking chair and keep warm while you're at it may seem a waste of time. But variety is the spice of life, and if you would add a bit of color to an existence made otherwise drab by oncoming examinations, come out to the Ice carnival to be held Thursday eve ning, Jan. 11, at Oak Creek park at 7:30. Not only will you witness a needle threading race, but also such other highly diverting sports as a chair race, exhibition skating, and a hockey game between the two political factions on the cam pus. All this, mind you, on a glossy, smooth ice rink, the largest in the city. To further add to your entertainment three amplifiers will be used to bring music and an nouncements of the events. And all this is gratis, no admission being charged. As for transportation, buses have been chartered to leave 16th and R street at 7 and 7:20 and to return from Oak Creek park at 9 and 9:20. I" EE FILE NEXT WEEK Council Will Appoint Five Men, Six Women, at Next Meeting. SET JAN. 19 DEADLINE List Eligibility Rules for Aspirants; Must Have Junior Standing. Filings for the Junior-Senior Prom committee w ill be opened. Monday, Jan. and may bo made until Friday, Jan. ID, at 5 o'clock in tlic afternoon, ac cording to action taken by the stu dent council, in its meeting Wed nesday evening at 5 o'clock. Eligibility rules for candidates for prom committee positions re quire that applicants have more than fifty-two hours credit in the university and less than 89 hours. Which constitutes junior classifi cation. Candidates must have re ceived credit for twenty-seven hours during the last two semes ters of school and must be carry ing satisfactorily at least twelve hours at the time of filing. Choose Members Jan. 31. Election of committee members will be held at the next regular meeting of the student council, to be held on Wednesday, Jan. 31. Five men and six women will at that time be chosen by the council to compose the committee. According to a change in a stu dent council ruling, made earlier this year, the junior class president does not become chairman of the committee. He automatically be comes a member of the committee, but the appointment of the chair man will be decided by a vote of the council from among the mem bers elected to the committee. Filings for the committee must be made by candidates at the stu dent activities office in the coli seum, during the week of Jan. 15 to 19, John Gepson, president of the council, stated. OF Statistics Show Less Number Of People Listed Than Were Last Year. FEE LIMIT IS JAN. 25 Resident students, planning to take second semester courses, are to have their registration complet ed by Jan. 13 as a late fee will be charged after this time. A report from various colleges on the down town campus indicates that this year's registration is considerably below that of last year. Students on the agricultural campus have already completed registration. Programs listing courses to be offered for the second semester 1933-34 are now available for stu dents who desire them in the regis trar's office in the administration building. Fees Paid by Jan. 25. In order to fully complete regis tration, fees must be paid in Me morial Hall during the following days: Friday, Jan. 19. 9 a. m. to 12, noon; Saturday, Jan. 20, 9 a. m. to 12, noon; Monday, Jan. 22, 9 a. m. to 4 p. m.; Thursday, Jan. 25, 9 a. m. to 4 p. si. A late fee will be charged to students who do not sec their advisers or whose appli cations are not in the offices of their respective deans by Jan. 13 at noon. Failure to pay fee by Jan. 25 will also result in an extra charge. Graduate students and Lincoln city teachers who do not complete registration by Feb. 10 will also be charged late fee. Teams made up of two toys and two girls representing fraternities and sororities are entered in the needle threading contest. The starting boy carries the needle threaded by his girl teammate to another girl twenty-five yards away who rethreads it so that her partner may return it to the first goal. It certainly must , take healthy nei e. to thread a needle when the prize at stake literally is on the end of a string! Imagine the thrills and spills such a pro cedure will offer, and it certainly should reveal the crack home economists among the feminine population of the campus. "Steer straight ahead!" Is the watchword for the boy and, "Hold your hat and don't stand up!" for the girl in the chair race. This feat involves propelling for fifty yards a folding chair In which the femi nine member of the team is seated. Harold Petz, who is In charge of the program, announces that aside from the regular prizes offered to the winners, a consolation prize ill also be given. This is a secret, (Continued on Page 4.) PROM COMMITT CANDIDATES MAY