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The Daily Nebra Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska TJVlIE WEATIIErt A Nl Partly Cloudy, Not Temperature VOL. XXXI II NO. 7f. LINCOLN. MKItKASKA. SI1 N DAY." JANUARY It. V'M PRICE 5 CENTS. SK El A, L SEVER RELATIONS Chairman of Department of Architecture Leaves February 1. NO SUCCESSOR NAMED New Work Takes Professor East After Three Years Here. The resignation of Prof. Harry F. Cunningham, chair man of the department of arch itecture, will take effect Feb. 1 it was announced Saturday. He has been with the university since 1930. , it . . No successor to head the depart ment has ben named, but Profes sor Cunningham indicated he was carrying on negotiations with a man whom he would recommend for the position. New work will take Cunningham east. Under his guidance the univer sity's work in architecture grew from a few Engineering college ,,,., tn Hrnartment status. Starting with 54 students and no department, the study of architec ture since 1930 has grown increas ingly popular until there are now 200 students enrolled and working tor degrees in the art with some 300 the total registration for classes offered by the department. Oldfather Comments. "The departure of Professor Cunningham from our campus can bring nothing but regret to every friend of the university and of edu cation " said Dean C. H. Oldfather of the Arts and Science college. (Continued on Page 3.) I Moran Announces Adoption of New Document by . National .Group.. ., . An entirely new constitution for the National Society of Pershing Rifle, whose national headquar ters arc located here at Nebraska, will govern the organization start ing next fall. The constitution will not go into effect until the first part of this summer, however. Announcement of the passage of the new constitution after ratifica tion by two-thirds of the compa nies in the organization was made yesterdav by Dick Moran, national commander of Pershing Rifles. The final affirmative vote neces sary for acceptance was received Friday. A provision of the new govern ing organ states that it will not go til two weeks before the annual national assembly ot Pershing Rifles, which will prob ably be held in Lincoln about the middle of June of this year, Moran stated. Until that time the old constitution will be effective. Constitution Drafted in 1933. Completion of the new epnstitu ( Continued on Page U 912 Students Receive Care at Health Office In December, which was a short month because of vacation, the university student health depart ment report shows 912 students cared for at the office. Nearly twice as many men were given treatment as women, the numbers being 409 to 263. Fourteen X-ray pictures were taken, four house calls were made by university doctors, and 11 hospital days were spent in the infirmary by students. On the college of agriculture cam pus sixty treatments were given. CUNNINGHAM WIL WITH UNI VERSITY PERSHING RIFLES WILL CHANGE CON II University Band Will Demonstrate Versatility in Presenting Annual Winter Concert Sunday Afternoon To prove to Nebraskans that it is as adept at playing overtures in concert as playing "There is No Place Like Nebraska" on the foot ball field, the University of Ne braska band will at 3 o'clock to day present its winter program in the Coliseum. Music lovers who at tend will see six score men in ca det gray and red, each a musician, caied on the stage. They will hear proof in tones and rythm for the belief held at the University of Ne braska that this is one of the finest bands in American college circles. In 1926. John Philip Sousa visit ed the university and listened to the band. He presented to it one of its most highly prized posessions, a silver loving cup. Later, Sousa wrote and dedicated to the band its most highly prized piece of music. It is a march called "University of Nebraska," and will be played as the first number on the program today. Large Instrumentation. W. T. Quick, who has been direc tor of bands at the University of Nebraska for 16 years believes he has a better organization here than j is ordinarily true of university! YEARBOOK PAYMENT DUE Students to Meet Obligation Of Third Installment On Cornhusker. . The third installment on the Cornhusker is now due from stu dents who are purchasing their yearbooks by the installment plan according to Robert Thiol, busi ness manager of the publication, He stated that the payment of $1 snouia be made immediately. The 1934 Cornhuskers may still be purchased at the Cornhusker office at the original price of $4.25, he said. He indicated that tn the near future, the price would be raised. 25 APPLICATIONS FILED FOR POSTS Daily Nebraskan Attracts 19; 6 Seek Awgwan Appointments. Twenty-five applications for po sitions on the business and edi torial staffs of the Daily Nebras kan and Awgwan for the second semester had been filed by the deadline Saturday noon. The number Is considerably smaller than that of applications filed at the end of the second semester last year. Nineteen applications for Daily Nebraska positions were sub mitted. Three sought the office of editor, five that of managing edi tor, and seven desire news editor ships on the student daily. Of the five applications on the business side of the paper, but one was for the position of business manager, while four were for the post of as sistant business manager. Single Applications. Applications on the editorial side of the Awgwan found lone applica tions for each of the positions of .editor and managing editor. On the business staff, four seek posi tions, two applying for business manager, and two for assistant business manager. No definite date has been set for meeting of the publications board to choose the new staffs, but it will probably be some time dur ing the latter part of the examina tion schedule. Appointments to the various staff positions - on - editorial-and business side of Dotn tne uauy ne braskan and the Awgwan will be effective only if the candidates are able to comply with eligibility rules. The rules require comple tion of twenty-seven hours the two preceding semesters, twelve of thm in the semester directly be fore the appointment, and a record of no standing delinquencies or failures. DR. HOLT WILL SPEAK Chicago Professor to Talk To Student Meeting at Grand Hotel. Dr. Arthur E. Holt. Professor of Social Ethics at the Chicago Theo logical Seminary, Director of Re search and Survey of the Chicago Congregational Union, and Chair man of the League for Justice to Agriculture, will address the Stu dent Forum Wednesday noon, Jan uary 17, at the Grand Hotel on tr.e subject, "Adventurous Living for a New America." Dr. Holt is in Lincoln lor tne annual Ministers' Convocation which meets January 15, 16. and 17 at the First Plymouth Congre gational Church. His addresses at the convocation deal with the present situation and its relation ship with the church. Tickets for the Forum may be purchased at Ellen Smith Hall, at the YMCA office in the Temple, or from YM or YW members for 25c. bands. With nearly a perfect in strumentation, and 132 pieces, Mr. Quick speaks with pride of the progress which these musicians have made this year. Among the instruments to be heard are two oboes, a bassoon, three flutes, 12 trombones, 30 clarinets, ten basses, trumpets, drums and all the rest which are played to blend into marches, serenades and overtures. In other years university bands have traveled from coast to coast, having plaved at West Point when the foothall team played the Army and having played at Seattle at the time the team met Washington. On other occasions they have been to Minneapolis and South Bend, fol lowing the team with a guaranteed brand of rooting. During the spring season the band usually makes a concert tour of the state. Prepares Varied Program. Director Quick has prepared a tentative program for this after noon. It is tentative because en cores, and there are always en cores when the band is playing in fni-m ar liahle to disrUDt the rhHul and extend the planned time. Solo events include a trum-! (Continued on Page 3.) PUBLICATIONS COMMIMEE PICKS NOMINEES FRIDAY F Bash Perkins and Elaine Fontein Candidates for President. JAN. 16 ELECTION DATE Ag Division of Group Will Also Name Officers Next Tuesday. Elaine Fontein and Bash Perkins are candidates for president of Y. W. C. A. for according to announce ment made at a V. "W. special cabinet meeting at 5 o'clock Fri day. The remainder of the slate as listed by the nominating commit tee is Violet Cross and Louise Hos sack. vice president; Marjorie Smith, treasurer, and Mary Edith Hendricks and Lorraine Hitchcock, secretary. All of the nominees have either been on the Y. W. cabinet or ac tive in activities of the organiza tion. Elaine Fontein, Columbus, is present secretary of Y. W. and has been chairman of publicity, and vesper staffs in addition to editing the N book and acting on the W. A. A. executive council. Bash Perkins, Arnold, is chairman of Y. W. finance and was general chairman of the finance drive this fall. When she was a freshman, she was class captain of the fi nance drive. Besides this she has been a member of the industrial staff and is a member of the A. W. S. board. Louise Hossack, Sutherland, is chairman of the program and of fice staff of Y.W. C.A. and has been social chairman. In addition to this she has been secretary of (Continued on Page 3.) ARRANGE DEFINITE DATES FOR DEBATE Will Compete Against Iowa ' State and" Morningside" According to White. NAME CONTEST TEAMS Definite arrangements have been completed with Morningside and Iowa State college for debates on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 according to an announcement bv Prof. H. A. White debate coach. Other possibil ities in the near future are for meets with Drake university on Jan. 29. and with Denver university on Feb. 28. Name Teams. The Nebraska arguers against Morningside will be Irving Hill and Eugene Pester speaking on the af firmative of the question. Resolved. That the Powers of the President nf th United States Should be en larged as a Permanent Policy. Jack Pace and Charles stcaaman win take the negative of the same proposition in the argument against Iowa State. These teams were chosen in the trvout Thursday nieht with two other men Dwight Perkins and John Stover who nave not oeen as sitmpd to teams as vet. The sides have not been decided upon for the , ueoaies w i ui i' i isc uu ac cording to Professor White so the teams for these meets have not been selected. REPRESENT TEN COUNTRIES Next to Nebraska Iowa Ranks High With Roll of 124 Students Here. Thirty-one states and ten for eign countries are represented by students enrolled at the University of Nebraska, acocrding to the reg istrar's report Among the states outside of Nebraska, Iowa ranks highest with a roll of 124 students. Kansas is in second place with 71 registrants: while Missouri and Wyoming are close competitors, with the latter state holding a lead of one over Missouri's forty-seven. Forty students are here from South Dakota and thirty from Colorado. In the Philippine Islands are the homes, of eight and Hawaii is the home land of three. Japan. Persia, Roumania and Switzerland each have a student taking work on the campus. ANNOUNCE BfflCERT DATE Mu Phi Epsilon to Present University Numbers At Musicale. Mu Gamma chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon, national honorary musical sorority, will present a number of its university members in a con cert. Tuesday evening, February 13 in the Temple theater. According to an announcement made cy members of the organization an in teresting program is being ar ranged. The program will include double piano numbers, harp numbers, vocal and string ensemble groups and others. Definite announcement of the progi am will be available later. OR YW ELECTION livsitjns I'ttsition t 4 m'M.iiiW"f" " ' t r t -nV r' "' "Trtiffliifiwfiiiiii CourtMV of Lincoln Journnl. Prof. H. F. Cunningham, head of the department of architecture at the university since 1930, an nounced Saturday that he is re signing that position. Before he accepted the post with the univer sity he was head architect of the state capitol. In submitting his resignation he did not definitely reveal where he was going to lo cate after leaving Lincoln. Chancellor Issues Special Invitation for Event to Students. The annual winter concert of the University band which Chancellor E. A. Burnett especially urges the faculty members and university students to attend, will be present ed today at 5 o'clock in the coli seum. Chancellor Burnett expressed himself as anxious that the univer sity develop a higher appreciation of student organizations, such as the band, that make such import ant contributions to university life. Representative attendance at the concert from the school community as well as from outside, is very rdesirablei 1 ' ' Band Nationally Prominent. As the chancellor reminded, the band is prominent among the out standing college bands in the na tion and its fine quality and loy alty are deserving of support. The concert, under the direction of Bandmaster W. T. Quick will be presented by over 100 student mu sicians. They will play as a special feature, "The University of Ne braska March." written for Ne braska by the late John Phillip Sousa. renowned bandmaster. In 1926 the "March King" presented the Nebraska band with a cup for its excellent performance. Tassels will usher at the Sunday afternoon concert, and Corn Cobs will be present in uniform. There will be no admission charge. RULES FOR DEBATING New Amendment Eliminates Students With 36 or More Credits. Nebraska high school debating eligibility rules have been amended so as to automatically eliminate "any student with thirty-six or more .unweighted high school credits," C. K. Morse, secretary treasurer of the high school de bating league announced last week. At the annual meeting of the league held in Omaha on Dec. 9 it was decided to submit a referen dum on the question of eligibility for debate in Nebraska. Up to that time eligibility rules had required that contestants should be under twenty-one years of age; under graduates of the school they repre sented; should not have matricu lated as freshman either in full ctanding or conditionally in a col lege or university; and should be carrying fifteen hours of school work successfully and have car ried at least fifteen hours success fully the preceding semester. Vote for Reunion. As an outcome of the referendum Nebraska high schools have voted to add the n?w rule eliminating students with 36 or more credits. At the Omaha meeting. Dr. H. A. White, University of Nebraska di rector of debate, was re-elected president of the Nebraska high school debating league; and C. K Morse of the university extension department was re-elected secretary-treasurer. Former Student Sends Geological Specimens Several interesting varieties of cryolite and fluorite have been sent from west Greenland to the university geology department by Grant Leahmann a former student here. Prof. E. F. Schramm, who received the specimens, calls them unusually fine for exhibition and laboratory work, since they Fhow every state of weathering which occurs In cryolite mineials. BAND PRESENTS ANNUAL WINTER CONCERT TODAY STUDENTS MUST CHOKE PHOTOS F Studio Will Make Selection If Choice Not Named Immediately. WORK STARTS ON PANELS Magee Names Improvements To Be Effected in 1934 Yearbook. Many students Mho have had their pictures taken either for the fraternity, sorority, junior, or senior sections of the 1W4 Cornhusker have not gone after or returned their proofs, according to Woodrow Magee, editor of the publication. He stated that pic tures for both the junior and sen ior sections of the yearbook, which were taken before Christmas vaca tion, have been sent to the engrav ers. "In a good many cases, the pho tographer had to select the proof, he thought best, because the stu dent had not made any selection," stated Magee. Assemble Panels. "We are beginning to make up the fraternity and sorority section panels, and during the next two or three weeks, all of the Greek let ter panels will be completed," he declared. "Therefore, all those fra ternity and sorority members who have not gone after their proofs or returned them will have to do so immediately or it is possible that as soon as photographers come to their particular panels, they will have to select the proof. In order to play safe, students should re turn proofs immediately." Magee stated that in checking (Continued on Page 3.) CHILDREN'S THEATER Give Performance of "The - Steadfast Tin Soldier" at Temple Theater. ACTORS PORTRAY TOYS "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" was presented yesterday at the Temple theater as another in the series of plavs for children. Miss Howell and Miss Gellatly directed the players in their parts in tiie play which is an adaption of the story by Hans Oristian Anderson. Take Part of Toys. Tlu cast took the part of chil dren's toys such as the tin-soldier, paper doll lady, jack-in-the-box. teddybears and other playthings loved by children and who com posed the main part of theaudi ence. An interesting child's pail was played by Mark Edward Doolin who illustrated another of his tal ents when he played a saxophone solo at the Military ball. He is a protege of Miss Gellalty and is being instructed by her. The tin soldier and raper doll were por trayed by Art Bailey and Beth Langford. Lois Patterson and Betty Ladd disported themselves as teddybears while Margaret Car penter appeared as a jack-in-the-box and Virgene McBride as Rag gedy Ann. Junior League Guests. The children from the Orthope dic hospital and from the Catholic orphanage attended the program as guests of the Junior league by whom the plays are sponsored. DELIAN-UNIONJIVES EVENT Literary Society Sponsors Annual 'Boys Night' Friday Evening. The Delian-Union Literary So ciety held its annual "Boys Night" program Friday night in Delian Union hall in the Temple building. The program, which is an an nual affair, is given by aU the boy members in honor of the girl mem bers of the society and their guests. The theme of the program was a "D-U Show Boat." in which was included skits, musisal num bers, speeches, and also impromptu talks by several girl members. Alvin Kleeb and Francis John son were in charge of the program, and Leland Marshall had charge of the refreshments. GEOLOGISTS JjOLD ELECTION Select Rathbun President of Sigma Gamma Epsilon at Regular Lleeting. Keith L. Rathbun, senior in the college of arts and sciences, was re-elected president of Sigma Gamma Epsilon, national geolog ical fraternity, at a meeting Jan uary 11. Other officers for the coming year will be Holger John son, vice president; Dee Griffith, secretary-treasurer and Marion Graetz, editor. Open house national biennial convention and to her activities of the organization were included in plans mads for the second semester. OR CORNHUSKER RECEIVE TEACHING JOBS Educational Service Reports Placing of Four Former Students in State. Four former university students have been given teaching positions recently in Nebraska schools, the university of educational service has announced. Lucile Joern of Seward will teach English and dra matics at Sca-ibner. Mildred Kipp of Hastings has been chosen , to Instruct the second grade at Mc Cook. Also from Hastings, Gene vieve Boslaugh goes to Morrill where she wil teach kindergarten work. Mabel Neale of Fort Cal houn will instruct in history, civ ics and English at Dalton. E CLUB 10 HEAR Lincoln Pastor Will Speak On Famous Thinker's Philosophy. The Henry George club, re cently organized on the cam pus, will hear Dr. A. L. Weath erly, pastor of All Souls church of Lincoln, in an address on Monday evening, Jan. 22, in room 301 Social Science Hall. His sub ject will be "The Individualistic Philosophy of Henry George." The club meets regularly every Monday evening in the same room at 7:30. Next Monday night, Jan. 19, there is to be a regular meeting of the club, but no especial pro gram has been scheduled. A gen eral discussion of Henry George will be held. Studied Social Problems. Dr. Weatherly has made an ex haustive study of social move ments and industrial problems. He comes well prepared to discuss the problems in which students inter ested in bettering present econom ic conditions will be keenly inter ested, according to announcement by members of the organization. The Henry George Club has been organized to study and to promote the social reforms advocated by that profound thinker of fifty years ago. Henry George had many theories of economics deal ing with taxation, how both capi tat and labor may meet their full reward and how mass poverty, with its attendant social evils may be destroyed. The discussions, members of the club declare, should prove inter esting since many of his predic tions have been proved by national experience. HOLD RECEPTION FOR I Musicians and Director Will Be Honored at Affair in N Club Room. A reception will be held for W. T. Quick, the band, and Tas seia in thp N club rooms at the coliseum immediately following the concert Sunday afternoon. Miss Kellner is in charge ot arrange ments for the affair. Mrs. J. K. Selleck. Mrs. Ed Weir, Mrs. W. H. Browne and Mrs. H. F. Schulte will serve, while tra W H Ourv and wives of the Military department officers will act as assistant hostesses. Invitations have been extended to friends of the band, including Governor and Mrs. Bryan, Chan cellor and Mrs. Burnett, Dean Heppner, Pofessor and Mrs. Scott, Dean T. J. Thompson. Earl Camp bell, Mr. L. E. Gunderson, L. F. Seaton, George Holmes and Mrs. Crawford. Professors R. P. Crawford and C. K. Morse, who are in charge of. the concert, will also attend the reception. NY WEATHERLY Poll of Students Picked at Random Gives Activity Tax Large Majority Timely statements from students picked at random on the campus reveal that the majority of them, a large majority, favor the pro posed student activities tax which is receiving so much attention by the student council and other or ganizations cn the campus at the present time. Of the twelve who- were inter viewed, but two had any opposi tion to the idea and one of these wasn't sure he objected and indi cated that he probably would vote for it next week. Students quite generally seem to know what has tieen done in re gards to the tax and if this group can be taken as representative of ihe rest of the student body, it woul' seem to indicate that they know rll about it that is necessary to make up their respective minds. Tax Is Needed. The first one accosted on the campus gave his hearty approval. "It seems to me that such a tax has been needed for a long time. If passed by the board of regents it should make the university's ac tivities truly representative." Another, just a tew yaras far ther on expressed the opinion that "many students who do not now support any of the activities should be required to, if it is possible for TIGERS RALLY IN SECOND HALF 10 DEFEAT HuSKERS Missouri Hands Nebraskans First Conference Loss 36 to 26. LOSE HALF-TIME LEAD Scarlet Cagers Fall Before Potent Attack in Last Period. Rallying in the second half to outscorc the Nebraska cage, team 2-1 to (i, the Missouri Ti gers toppled the (.'ornhuskers from their short reign as lead era in the Big Six basketball race by taking a 36-26 decision from the Scarlet hoopsters. It was the first loss for Coach Browne's men and leaves them with a conference record of two wins and one lo.ss. The battle was a sensational one. keeping the crowd of nearly 4,000 spectators on edge most of the game. Nebraska early took the lead, holding Missouri scoreless while it chalked up a 7-0 lead. The Tigers came back with three short goals by Cooper, flashy forward, and one by Miller to lead, 8 to 7. The Huskers put on another scor ing spurt, however, and held a 20 12 advantage at the halfway mark. Win In Second Half. The Missourians came onto the court in the second half with re newed determination, and under their fast breaking attack and an apparent crumbling of the Ne braska defense, went on to score 24 points to the Huskers' six, and cinch the game. Boswell led the Scarlet scoring (Continued on Page 3.) CONVOCATION TUESDAY Chicago Dean of Chapel Will Discuss Religion in ' ' Student Talk. A student convocation is sched uled for Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock in the Temple theater will be addressed bv Dr. Charles W. Gilkey, dean of the Rockefeller chapel at the University of Chi cago. The famous religious leader and educator will take as his topic at the student gathering "Where Students Discover Religion." Dr. Gilkey has appeared on the university campus previously at several convocations in the Temple building. He is a graduate of Harvard and Union Theological Seminary. His talks are considered timely thru-out the country. sin?e he was a lecturer to the university centers in India in 1924-25. and makes frequent appearances at churches in other social centers throughout the United States at frequent in tervals. The famous lecturer is also a well-known author, having pub lished several volumes concerning religious thought and trends. Kamay Shuns Films Al Chester School Ray Ramsay, secietary of the University Alumni association, and Early T. Piatt of the extension di vision exhibited a two ipei film of the Chester six year high .-school in Chester Friday een:t!g. Under the direction of the university de partments of school administration and extension work, the pictures were taken by Mr. Ramsay shortly before Christmas. Since these de partments have fostered the Ches ter school project, university pro fessors are interested in its outcome. them to do so, for that would be an advantage not only to them, but to the school as well." And then came the objector to the plan. "Why should we be re quired to subscribe to the publica tions, athletic books, etc., when we do not care for them. Personally I cannot afford them anyway." He is one who would probably be ex cepted should the tax be inaugu rated. "It would be several years before a Union building could be built with the funds derived from the tax" stated another, "but that is something Nebraska needs badly. And that's only one of the good features of the tax." In another part of the campus a group of three students who were Interviewed agreed that the tax, in their opinions, would be "O. K." "It would save me some money," one of them said. Another of the trio emphasized the resultant in crease in attendance at the foot ball and basketball games, while the third viewed the tax as a stim ulus to school spirit, in that it would provide more students with ' the publications, keeping them in closer touch with the activities of the school. A coed who was waiting for the (Continued on Page 3.)