nn he Daily Nebraskan Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska XXXI I r NO. 79. LINCOLN. NEBRASKA. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1931. PRICE 5 CENTS. f VOL. GREEKS DISCUSS ANNUAL BALL AT SPECIAL SESSION Fraternity Council Meets To Hear Reports of Committee. TICKETS ON SALE TODAY Petitions Seeking Reform On Prom Committee Are Approved. Tickets for t ho liitcrfruter nity Bull, 1 '-' liclcl in the University Coliseum Saturday. Fell. 10. so n sale today. Mem bers of the luterfratemity council were given tickets at a meeting last night launching a sales campaign which begins to day and will continue until the date of the party. Tickets are priced at $1.00. Reports of Norman Prucka, chairman of the committee in charge of the annual intertrater nity party, indicate that arrange ments are rapidly being completed for the affair. The new permanent decorations will be used in the coliseum with additional decora tions appropriate for the occasion. Joy Plays for Event. Jimmie Joy's orchestra, now un der contract in Minneapolis, Minn., ',ins been engaged to play for the' hall. "The Interfraternity Ball, with Joy's orchestra, brings an other musical high light to this campus," stated chairman Prucka. The council voted to favor the petitions which will be presented to the Student Council this after noon, one for equal representation of both junior and senior classes on the prom committee and the ; nthpr tn establish a facultv com mittee to supervise all student elections. President Robert Thicl was au thorized to appoint a committee to confer with the management of local hotels in regard to the mat ter of coat checking facilities at down-town parties. The commit tee will endeavor to effect an agreement with hotel managers whereby students attending par ties will not be burdened with the "extra charge,",. for cheqking coats and hats. " - . c " METHODIST MEN ELECT Phi Tau Theta Also Holds Formal Initiation of Five Members. Election of second semester of ficers was held recently by Phi Tan Theta, Methodist men's fra Wnity at the Wesley Foundation Parsonage. The newly elected of ficers are Paul Day, president; James Warner, vice president; C.irard Putnam, recording secre tary: Lyle Rolfson, corresponding secretary: John Deford, treasurer; A. C. W'ischmcir, chaplain: Rev. W. C. Fawell, advisor; and Mrs. W. C. Fawell, honorary Rponsor. Formal initiation ceremonies were also held at which time Sam Adams. Orville Hutchison, Girard Putnam. Lyle Rolfson, and A. C. Wischmeir were inducted into the group. The ceremonies were un der the direction of Rev. W. C. Fawll. John Stover, and Paul Day. Kinrli. Janis. Newton, New At YMCA Officers Results of the election of offi cers of the ag campus Y. M. C. A. show that Raymond Kinch was elected president; Ardelle James, vice-president; and Keith Newton, secretary. University Summer Session Will Have Eight Visiting Professors From as Many Different Schools Eight visiting prolessors who will teach at the university during the summer session are announced in the preliminary mimicr school bulletin just published. New to the Institution as Instructors are: Dr. W. H. Bur ton, professor of education at the University of Chicago; Alice M. C'usack, primary supervisor of Kansas City, Mo.; Dr. E. E. Dale, professor of American history at the 1'niversity of Oklahoma; and Dr. R. H. Johnson, who has been Investigator of the Carnegie In stitute, who will teach child car and training. Dr. Burton is now a visiting pro fessor of the University of South ern California., and has been for many years an outstanding leader In the field of upervlaion. He la the author of several widely used textbooks on his subjects. Also outstanding in her field of primary work. Alice M. Cusack is a spe cialist In reading and English and ha been the author of several books. It Former Rancher. Former rancher and cowboy. Dr. f- Dale went from Harvard to become head of the American his tory department of Oklahoma. His 'rirs and studies of the Ameri can Indian and the tattle indujtry TAKE TEACHING POSITIONS Department of Educational Service Announces Placements. Three former students at the university have secured teaching positions in Nebraska schools dur ing the past week, according to the department of educational service. Hildegarde Baumgartner of Mur dock will instruct home economics, history and English in the Sun flower consolidated school at Mitchell. Louise Merz, whose home is Seward, will teach junior high school geography at Norfolk. Go ing to McCook to be instructor in history, English and commercial arithmetic will be Elthel Voider of Tekamah. BIRTHDAY DANCE ATTRACTS CROWD OF Honor President Roosevelt At an Informal Affair Tuesday Night. A crowd, estimated at about nine hundred and fifty couples attended the president's birth day dance, held at the Univer sity of Nebraska Coliseum last night. Kxcceded only by the attendance at the Military Ball, this marked one of the largest gatherings at such an event this year. One of the main events of the evening came when the American Legion drum corps, the Spanish American war veterans, and the Pershing Rifles gave a salute to the president, escorting the na tional colors onto the floor. Fifty two Bov Scouts each bearing a liehted candle symbolical of the president s birthday, stood in a line across the coliseum stage. Mem i bers of all reserve military or I e-anizations appeared in uniform. i Loud sneakers installed at the coliseum for the occasion made it possible for everyone attending the ball to hear President Roosevelt's address and the radio program from 10:15 to 11:15 o'clock. Music for the dancing was furnished by the orchestras of Eddie Jungbluth and Leo Beck. The affair in Lincoln was one of 000 such 'balls held all over the country in honor of President Roosevelt's fifty-second birthday. The proceeds from all the balls will be used to create an endowment for the Warm Springs Foundation for infantile paralysis, of which the president is the head. The balls ranged in size from a huge one at the Waldorf-Astoria, which the president's mother at tended to one at Cherry Valley, 111., which was attended by fifteen couples. Tables at the ball in Washing ton attended by the diplomatic corps and cabinet officials and their wives, were reported to have sold for as high as $1,000. Backers of the nationwide cele bration expected to realize 2 mil lion dollars from the balls, for the care of the inmates of the founda tion. AG YM WiLL HOLD Discussion on Function Group to Be Led by Prof. Gooding. of Raymond Kinch, newly elected president of the Ag campus Y. M. C. A. has called a meeting of that organization to be held at 7 o'clock Thursday evening in the Y room in the Ag building. All men are Invited to attend whether they are members or not are well known. Dr. R. H. Johnson has been investigator for experi mental evolution at the Carnegie Institute, and has a thorough knowledge in the fields of biology and sociology. Four professors will return to the university, having visited here as instructors on other occasions. George R. Howerton, formerly of Chicago, now on the music faculty of Hiram Col;ege. Hiram, Ohio, is an authority on conducting, and has a practical presentation of mu sic methods and choral problems. Dr. Helen K. Mackintosh, grade supervisor of Grand Rapids, Mich., is well known in the field of inter mediate grade teaching through her work at the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Michigan. Outstanding Educator. An educator of outstanding abil ity. William W. Norton baa been notably successful as a supervisor and director of DubliC school and community music. He la president of the Norm uenirai mumc ouprr visors' conference, is on the stiff nf rvilnmhia Teachers college, and has spent several summers at the national . camp ai inienocnen. Mich., assisting- Joseph Maddy In the work there. Dr. R. E. Reyn (ConUuued on Peg 2.) 50 COUPLES FINAL PLANS FOR E PARTY FINISHED Annual Event to Be Held In Armory Thursday, February 8. WILLA NORRIS CHAIRMAN Prizes Given for Funniest, Cleverest. Prettiest Dresses. Final arrangements for the girls' Coi'iihusker cost u m e party to be held in the armory Thursday night, Feb. S, from 7:00 to 8:o0, concerning prizes for costumes, skits and musical numbers, are being made under the direction of Willa Noiris, general chairman. The Cornhusker party is an annual affair and is spon sored by the A. W. S. board. The main feature of the event will be the grand march when prizes for the funniest, cleverest, and prettiest costumes will be pre sented. Maxine Thuresson will give a dance, and the A. W. S. barb league v .-ill present a skit. W. A. A. Gives Prizes. Prizes will be given by the W. A. A. to girls who sold the most candy at football games. Willa Norris urges girls to get their cos tumes in readiness for the party. Lucille Lindgren is chairman of tha committee on music. Alaire Barkes. arrangements, Madeline Raymond, prizes, Mary Edith Hen dricks, skits and programs, Roma De Brown, favors, and Marian Smith, concessions. Each girl will be given a favor and an eskimo pie. At the last Cornhusker party, the prize for the funniest costume was awarded to Virginia Howell who impersonated Charlie Chaplin. Faye Johnston and Jean Walker, dressed in black pasteboard and cloth, representing the telephone transmitter and receiver, had the cleverest costumes, and the pret tiest costume, a white lace dress of the gay nineties, was worn by Leona Pollard. Gertrude Christensen was high est in the candy sales, followed by Ruth Schellburg. second, and Bar bara Bates, third. RETRrflLl HELD BY OLD AND Purpose of Meeting Is to Set Up Standards and Aims for Year. The annual retreat of the retir Ing cabinet and cabinet-elect of the Y. W. C. A., in order to set up the standards and alms for the year, will be held Friday and bat nrrinv of tnis ween. This period of study and dedica tion will h, divided into three pe riods: a retrospective view of the past year's work, a discussion of the world student unrisiian move ment, and a statement of the aims for the new year, followed by a dedication service. At the Fridav afternoon session, which will be held at 4 o'clock at the home of Mrs. C. Petrus Peter son, member of the advisory board for the university Y. w. u. a., me retiring nrcsident. Jean Alden. will survey the past year's events In "Through tne looKing uiass. len der the topic "Te Sun Never Sets nn Y Interests." Ruth ChemeV will outline the major Interests of the Y. W. C. A. Basn V erKins win ex plain the definite projects of the committees, and Breta Peterson will describe the relations of the university Y. W. C. A. to the va rious national and international student movements. Informal Dinner. irniinwinc an Informal dinner enlivened by humorous toasts, ur. Chorio H Patterson, assistant professor of philosophy, will dis cuss "wnat is me aiuaeni diovc ment and What Does It Stand For?" Elaine Fontein, president-elect, will lead a discussion of the aims for the coming year in "The View From Long's Peak" at the session Saturday morning at 9:30 in El len Smith hall. After the dedi cation service, to be in charge of Marjorie Smith, the meeting will break up for informal discussion between old and new staff chair men and a work period on books and materials under the leadership of Miss Bernice Miller, secretary of the Y. W. C. A. The new cabinet will be form ally installed at the regular ves per service held Tuesday, Febru ary 6. at 5 o'clock in Ellen Smith ball. KIRSCH SHOWS FAIR PFOTTKES IN OMAHA F. Dwieht Kirsch. chairman of the fine arts department, pre sented his illustrated lecture. "Century of Prcgress In Color," at Omaha In the Benson high school auditorium Saturday. The occasion was a meeting of the County Farm association, and represents the ninth county group before which Mr. ' Kirsch has shown his own photographs of the fair. Dysinger Will Use Psychology to Aid Defective Speech Dr. D. W Dysinger of the uni versity psychology department, plans to give individual supervision to aiding those students hampered in clear and concise speaking by stuttering and lisping. His instruc tion will deal only with those con taining intact mechanisms. Any acquired speech defect will be treated from the angle of mental attitude and will involve, in real ity, a neuro-logical re-education. When questioned about definite classes in correct speech develop ment, Professor Dysinger replied that classroom instruction would not be given. Students are to schedule an interview and arrange ments will be made for a definite program in this field. Professor Dysinger has been trained in the psychology of speech and speech pathology at the University of Iowa. Those students wishing to correct impediments in speech may report to Dr. Dysinger's office in Social Science. IE MADE FOR FORMATION OF Graduate Students' Wives Will Meet Friday in Ellen Smith. COMMITTEE APPOINTED Interest in Project Stimulated by M'ss Bernice Miller. Is Feeling that they have a common interest in that they are all new to the community, a group of women, wives of graduate students at the uni versity, will hold a meeting Friday, Feb. 2. at 7:30 p. m. in El len Smith hall for the purpose of organizing a Nebraska chapter of the Dames club, a national organ ization for wives of graduate stu dents. A committee consisting of Mrs. John McKinley, Mrs. Harold Kisp, Mrs. Thomas Barton, Mrs. Adel bart Sageser, Mrs. Harry Becker, and Mrs. Edward Schmidt is work ing on plans and attempting to find out what work cimilar clubs on different campi are doing. Interest Stimulated. Interest in the project was sti mulated by Miss Bernice Miller, secretary of the university Y, W. C. A. at a meeting held several weeks ago at the home of Mrs. J. E. LeRossignol. Four wives of faculty members and four wives of graduate students were present at this meeting. They were, besides Mrs. LeRossignol, Mrs. E. A. Bur nett. Mrs. James Sellers, and Mrs. W. C. Branke, faculty members' wives ,and Mrs. Harry Becker, Mrs. August Hollingshead, Mrs. Adelbert Sageser, and Mrs. Ed ward Schmidt. Plans are being made for the lo cal chapter to hold regular meet ings with a program and social hour. The time of meetings, dues, and other details will be decided upon at the preliminary meeting this Friday evening at which Mrs. John McKinley will act as chair man. RIFLE CLUB MEMBER HAS PtMCT SCORE Wm. Orr, Freshman, Shoots Record in Postal Team Meet. William Orr, freshman, fired a perfect score at prone position in the Freshman Postal team Tuesday morning at 10:00 a. m. at the rifle range in Andrews' hall. Sergeant McGimsey will make an official announcement of the several teams chosen to represent Nebraska, at an early date and stated that he has excellent ma terial to chose from and believes he will send forth some championship marksmen. He also expressed his delight upon the return of one of last year's Varsity members after a semester's absence. John Boyd, the varsity man who came back, will fire on the Varsity team, 7th Corps Area R. O. T. C. and will represent Nebraska in the national intercollegiate meet which will be held at Andrews' hall at some later date. AH men are urged to continue practice during their free hours. PATTERSON ADDRESSES YM Philosophy Professor Will Discuss Group's Stand On Social Issues. Tonight at the Y. M. C. A. Dr. C. H. Patterson of the department of philosophy, will discuss the sub ject. "Should the Y. M. C. A. take a more definite stand on the cam pus in support of the Christian po sition on social issues." This is a continuation at the discussion held lat semester. All men, whether members or not, are invited to attend the meeting. PLANS AP DAME CLUB PLAYERS CHOOSE ME DRAMA AS NEXT VEHICLE 'Dangerous Corner' Opens Week's Run at Temple On February 5. HAS CAST OF SEVEN Ingenious Devices Are Used To Build Up Fast Moving Plot. ''Dangerous Corner," .1. 1.5. Priestley's ultra -sophisticated mystery which kept blase New Yorkers on the edge of their seats for the more than nine months that it ran on Uroiul way, has been chosen as the next vehicle of the University Players and will open in the Temple theater for a week's run starting Feb. 5. A killing, truth-telling, and some of the most ingenious devices known to theater trade are used to build up a fast moving, adventur ous plot that never fails to thrill audiences. The play is produced with a cast of seven individuals, giving the players an opportunity to select one of the best possible casts. This greater selectivity, Harold "Pete" Sumption, director, says, makes each role portrayed in the best pos sible manner. Jane McLaughlin as Maude Mockridge, Veronica Vilnave as Freda Chatficld, and Sylvia Schae fer as Olwen Peel head" the women portion of the cast. Virgene Mc Bride also appears as Betty White house. There are but three male roles in the production, these being played by Harold "Pete" Sumption, Melvin Fielder and Armand Hun ter. Sumption is, of course, the best actor in the cast, having had considerable experience as an ac tor on Broadway. Hunter has long been a favorite of university play ers' audiences, having portrayed the lead roles in this year's shows. Fielder is a newcomer to the Play ers, but he appeared in a number of children's theater productions this year. T. M. C. A. IS CITY CAMPUS TODAY Hulac and Nuquist Nominees For President and Vice President. Y. M. C. A. officers for the com ing year will be elected today in the Y rooms of the Temple building on the city campus. The polls will be open from 8:30 to 12:15 and from 1:45 to 5:15. Charles Hulac is the nominee for president and Joe Nuquist for vice president. For Secretary William Newcomer and George Wiebusch have been nominated. Charles Hu lac is the present secretary of the Y and chairman of the decorations committee. In his Freshman year he was chairman of the Freshman committee. He represented the city campus Y. M. C. A. at the Cana dian American Student conference which was held at Toronto during Christmas vacation. Joe Nuquist, nominee for vice president, was a representative of the Y. M. C. A. on the Student Forum committee and has been chairman of the World Fellowship committee. George Wiebusch has been chairman of the Freshman Council committee and William Newcomer has been in charge of the membership work. The nominating committee was composed of Charles Grill, Meri dith Nelson, Joseph LeMaster and Prof. C. H. Patterson, chairman. DEADLINE FOR LOAN IS W.A.A. President Announces February - 14 as New Date. The deadline for W. A. A. loan filings has been extended until Feb. 14th, according to an an nouncement made yesterday by Alice Geddes, president of the W. A. A. On this date applications as well as references must be in. Two scholarships will be given to junior and senior women selected on the basis of scholarship, financial need, personality and interest in the Women's Athletic Association. These loans are not subject to In terest jmtil one year after the party has graduated from univer sity when they will be charged 4 percent annually, according to the committee in charge. The committee is composed of Alice Geddes, Maxine Packwood. Jean Allen. Miss Mabel Lee. and Miss Josephine Orr. Application blanks can be secured at the wom en's Intramural office after the ap plicants have reported to Miss Jo sephine Orr. The names of the girls receiving the loans will not be announced. GIVE MUSICAL PROGRAM Francis Morley, Marjorie Baty and Grace Morley To Be Featured. The fourteenth musical convoca tion, featuring Frances Morley, associate professor of piano, as sisted by Grace Morley. violin, and Marjory Baty, cello, will be given this afternoon at 4 in the Temple theater. H(Mtlinvfn. Kmiultt. I.rn Atliru, Op. Slu Allegro Andaiili eRprrHptlYo, VltaclMilnui rueril p. , llehuhNy, Hell through thr Ipuvrti, Altrr mitiriK third. rlli StiOf. Trlnlimi (iynmnodlp. I'Huunlnl-l.ihzt, AriMicvlo, l,almA. Schumann, Trio, I . Miijnr, 0. 30. Molln anlnioto roll eniire hsloim tntltmi noil troiH' Ivo. OF STUDENT LIFE i Suitable Pictures to Be Used in Cornhusker Feature Section. Students possessing snap shots of college life at the uni versity are asked to submit t hem for use in the 19'U edition of the Cornhusker. According to Woodrow Ma gee, editor, ",i nominal sum will be paid for pic tures that are accepted." Interesting snapshots of frater nity or sorority happenings, promi nent people, picnics, student activi ties, humorous situations and the like are needed to complete a fea ture section in the 1934 Cornhus ( Continued on Page 2.) HEAR REV. JOHNSTON Speaks to Student Group In Tuesday Evening Meeting. The poem "Open My Eyes. That I May See" was the basis of the talk given by Reverend Paul John ston of Westminster Presbyterian church, at Vespers Tuesday eve ning. . . Reverend Johnston explained that fog is merely an earthly cir cumstance as is the so called fog of misunderstanding. He offered as a solution to the fog which en velops understanding, the develop ment of an historical sense. Only through studying the trial and error of others does he believe people are able to enrich the per spctive and establish foresight. "But all hindsight, foresight, and insight finally come from high sight and the teachings of Jesus," he declared. CONDRA TO CALIFORNIA Director of Survey Division Will Address Alumni on Charter Day. Dr. G. E. Condra, director of the university conservation and survey division, left Saturday by auto for Los Angeles. He expects to re main in that vicinity for about a month, and plans on charter day to address the large group of ap proximately 1,000 alumni of the university who live nearby. Economics Prolc-xir Will Speak in Omaliii Karl M. Arndt, associate profes sor of economics, will speak in Omaha, Jan. 31, at a meeting of the Nebraska Manufacturing asso ciation, on the subject "The Man aged Dollar." YEARBOOK ASKS SNAPSHOTS Present Educational Problem Is to Eliminate Aristocratic Procedure And Organization, States Henzlik "The solution of our present educational prolilcui is t eliminate those elements of aristocratic organization and pro cedure, which have lieen brought over from Europe and which now dominate and corrode our educational system,-' states F. Iv Henzlik. dean of Teachers college, editorially in tho recently published issue of the Edu-O cational Research Record, official ! lL! publication of Teachers college and the bureau of education research. "The American public schools were established as a foundation upon which to build a democracy." explains Dean Henzlik. "Thruout the nation's history our political and educational leadership has stressed the necessity of teaching nil the boys and girls of all the people. In this philosophy Amer ican civilization is distinguished from ancient and European civili zations which have always ne glected If not abused the masses." Educate Upper Class. Critics of American education, according to Dean Henzlik. urge the European plan, which educates only the upper 10 or 12 percent of the population. If we believe in democracy, we can't expect a sys tem to succeed which employs a philosophy, methods and techniques especially adapted to a select group of children. It is essential that teachers vitalize and democratize universal education, thru individ ualizing group instruction and ar ranging more flexible curricula. "Today brings us a challenge." concludes Dean Henzlik, "not mere- ASK FOR CHANGE N JUNIOR-SENIOR PROM Propose Equal Membership From Each Class; To Council Today. SUBMIT TWO PETITIONS Would Use Faculty Group To Supervise Campus Elections. Two petitions asking lor changes in student fjovcriiiiic.it, mid the management of student, activities will he presented to the Student Council this eve ning. The main provisions of the pe titions are that 1 1 ) the member ship of the Junior-Senior Prom committee should be altered to in clude representatives of the sen ior class, and that (2) the Con stitution of the Student Council should be amended to set up a faculty standing committee to sup ervise all campus elections. "The seniors should have an interest in the Junior-Senior Prom, according to Lee Young, president of the senior class and sponsor of the petition. "The idea that the juniors give the parties for the seniors is exploded when the seniors are charged the same as anybody else. It would be im possible under present conditions for the juniors and seniors to give separate parties of the caliber of the single affair given at this time. "It seems to me," continued Young, "that the only alternative is that seniors should be included on the committee administering the party given in the interest of the two classes. Seniors should be given an interest in an affair which is supposed to be their own." "Tradition should mean some thing," said Burt Marvin, presi dent of the junior class in com menting upon the proposed changes. The whole idea of tho party would be lost if the compo sition of the group were changed. The students know that the party is sponsored by the Junior class In honor of the- Seniors and the re alignment on the committee would lose sight of that fact." "None of the declared purposes of the act would really be carried out," was the belief expressed by Marvin. "Six seniors, not the sen ior class, would have a part in the arrangements, the seniors would still be without their bids, politics would still be inherent, with six juniors included and a tradition would be spoiled." The petition re-arranging the Junior-Senior Prom Committee as it will be submitted to the council urges that "the personnel of tho Junior-Senior Prom Committee" should be changed "from six men and six women in the Junior class to three men and three women in the junior and senior classes." An amendment to the constitu tion of the Student Council is called for in the petition providing "a standing committee will be ap pointed from the faculty to sup ervise the hallotting ami counting of the votes in EACH AND EVERY campus election, what ( Continued on Page 2. i MAGAZINE PUBLISHES AIM ICLK BY 1)15. CAMP Dr. C. C. Camp, professor of mathematics, has written an arti cle on "A new Method for Finding the Numerical Sum of an Intinite Series," which appeared in a re cent number of the American Mathematical Monthlv. cationol values in a ciisis. I be lieve that these may best be main tained, not by giving up the idea ot universal and mass education, but by vitalizing and democratiz ing our present classroom and ad ministrative procedures. On this type of adaption in education rests the preservation of American civ ilization." Published Bi-Monthly. Published bi-monthly during tha school year by the extension divi sion of the university, the Educa tional Research Record contains, besides articles by several profess ors in Teachers college, the re search findings of graduates, and "From the Educational Press." a service featuring short anotations of articles of interest from stand ard periodicals in education. The featured article of this last issue is that of Stephen M. Corey, associate professor of history and principles of education and special advisor to freshman in Teachers college, which is upon "The Teach ers College and the Individual." Other articles report educational methods in all tielrts of education, chiefly in high school.