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Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska
VOL. XXXI IF IMP. 90.
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15. 1934
PRICE 5 CENTS.
FOUNDING
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OBSERVES
Council Approves Varsity Parties
PLAN IS FINALLY
GIVEN APPROVAL
Slmlent Governing Body Takes Action to Provide
Social Functions Attractive to Barbs and Greeks
Alike Wednesday After Long Delay.
COMMITTEE OF EIGHT WILL CONDUCT PROJECTS
Affiliated and Non-Affiliated Organizations Will Have
Equal Representation on Group; All Members
Of Dance Board Must Be Seniors.
Completing action on a long-delayed project, the Student
Council Wednesday voted to institute a scries of varsity parties
on the campus throughout the year under the direction of a
special committee of eight members to be ehoseu equally from
(.ireek letter and barb organizations. The move, taken at the
councils regular meeting, brought to a successful close a cam-
paign inaugurated last fall to pro-O;
vide a numoer 01 social luiuuuns
Y.W. PLANS SEE LINCOLN
First of Ten Trips of City
Begins Today With Tour
Of Morrill Hall.
Beginning a series of ten trips
about the city for university
women the Y. W. C. A. will con
duct a tour thru Morrill hall to
day at 4 o'clock paying particular
attention to the art exhibition on
display there. The 'See Lincoln"
group of the Y. W. C. A. under
Lois Rathburn is in charge of the
arrangements for the trips' plans
to visit the capitol, city jail, ob
servatory, the Veteran's hospital,
the reformatory and Gooch's mill
besides Morrill hall.
The purpose ot the tours is to
acquaint university women with
Lincoln. This is the first time a
project of this kind has been at
tempted by the Y. W. C. A.
STUDENTS MAY RLE
STATE COLLEGES
FIRST
CONCLUDE
GATHERING
Kelly Calls Attention
Government Interest in
Education.
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41 DELEGATES REGISTER
Rosenlof Says Universities
Must Develop Leaders
And Citizens.
Ht rceular intervals during the
school vear which would be of
equal attraction to Greeks and
Barbs alike.
A motion that a committee be
chosen at once in order to conduct
varsity parties yet this spring was
adopted. All nights on which var
I sity parties occur will be closed to
I other student social functions, and
the number of parties to be held
this spring and during each year
will be left to the discretion of the
individual committees, the council
decided.
Eight On Committee.
The plan as adopted by the coun
cil Wednesday, provides that the
rnmmittee shall be composed of
two representatives from each of !
i rife Students to
Thursday Reception
I tour organizations, me rou-nci- j muac uuma.
I lenic Council. Intertrater nuy (
i emmrii Rarh A.W. S. Leaeue. and I
Tntai-.fiuk rvmnrU All members of I
the committee are to be seniors.
Each of the four organizations will
nominate four candidates from its
membership for places on the com
mittee, and the Student Council
will select two from each group.
The committee, with equal repre
sentation of Barbs and Greeks will
choose its own chairman.
After much discussion, the coun
cil ruled that no member of the
student council may be a member
of the varsity party committee. A
standing committee of the council
will be appointed, however, to in
spect and review activities of the
partv committee and act as the
official organ of the council in
matters of minor importance con
cerning the p'.iLies.
75 Cents Top Charge.
The exact determination of
prices to be charged at the various
parties will be left to the discre
tion of the party committee, .the
council decided. A maximum price
of 7.r) cents per couple was pres
cribed, however. Any profits from
the project will be placed in a sink
ing fund as a reserve until me par
tes are well established, the coun
cil ruled.
Many minor details of the plan,
brought up in the council, will be
decided by the party committee it
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University students, members of
the faculty, alumni, and friends of
the institution are invited to be
guests at a reception to be held at
Raymond ball from 2 to 5 o'clock
Thursday afternoon, Feb. 15. The
honor guest will be the English
author. Miss Phyllis Bentley, who
will give the convocation address
at 10 o'clock in the morning. The
administration of the university Is
particularly anxious that students
may have this opportunity to meet
the famous author. No invitations
will be issued, but all students of
the university, both men and
women, are invited to call during
GLEE CLUB WILL
NOT PRESENT ITS
El
RT SUNDAY
Kosmet Klub Will Receive
Applications Until
Feb. 20..
Absence of Director Witte
Makes Postponement
Necessary.
TODAY'S NEWS
Briefly Reviewed
Civil war continues all over Aus
tria as the government proceeds
with desperate measures to stamp
out socialism. Women are now
taking part in the conflict, in
which the government appears to
be gaining the upper hand. Whole
sale hanging of socialists will in
crease the list of casualties.
The senate yesterday approved
the latest relief measure and tent
't to the White House for the
President's signature. The mea
gre, which had a stormy ride
thru Congress, appropriates nearly
ja billion dollars for CWA funds
f"a oiner forms of reiier. tw
Projects will continue work.
Originally scheduled for Sunday.
February 18, at the coliseum, the
university glee club concert has
been postponed until February 25,
because of the absence of Parvin
Witte, director of tbe glee club,
who has been called to Kansas
City by the death of his brother.
The concert was to have been a
termination of the charter week
activities which begin this morn
ine at 10 o'clock with a convoca
tion in the coliseum at which
Phyllis Bentley, famous English
author will speak. The glee club,
under the direction of James Har
rison, one of ita members will five
a brief program at the convocation.
This concert on February 25 will
be the third in a aeries of four
Sunday afternoon coliseum con
certs recently inaugurate by the
university administration for the
purpose of giving tbe students and
people of Nebraska an opportunity
to hear their own cultural groups
and to appreciate their accom
plishments. The two programs already given
are the Messiah chorus in Decem
ber and the wintei and concert in
January. The one remaining is
the University Symphony Orches
tra which will present ita concert,
under the direction of Carl
Steckelberg, sometime in March.
TO HEAR DR. PATTERSON
Miss Marie Olson Will Lead
Worship Service at
Baptist Class.
WILL CHECK ELIGIBILITY
Kosmet Klub will take applica
tions for workers for its annual
spring show, "The Campus Cop,"
according to information released
from the office of the Klub yester
day afternoon.
Applications for workers will be
taken at the office of the Corn
husker in the basement of U hall,
members of the Klub said. The
deadline for entering applications
has been set for 5 o'clock, next
Tuesday, Feb. 20. Frank Crabill,
Klub member, will take applica
tions. Students who submitted applica
tions for work in connection with
the annual fall revue and who are
interested in working again this
spring will not be required to file
again. Their applications are still
on file wit the Klub, Crabill announced."
Appoint Committees Soon.
Committee appointments will be
made as soon as all applications
for work have been received and
the eligibility of each applicant
has been checked by the dean's of
fice. Appointments will probably
be announced within a week or
two, Frank Musgrave, Klub presi
dent, stated.
Work on the show will start
s-oon. Tryouts for parts in the cast
and choruses will be held probably
next week, and actual work on the
production will start as soon as
all parts are chosen. As usual, the
show will feature an all-male cast
Schedule for Today's
Charter Day Program
10 a. m. Address by Phyl
lis Bentley, famous English
author, at the university coli
seurr.. Free.
Conferring of degree of
Doctor of Lawt et. Judge
J a met 8. Dales.
3 p. m. Reception to stu
dents, members of the faculty,
alumni, and friends of the in
stitution at Raymond hall
from 3 to 5 p. m. Mist Bentley
it guett of honor. No invita
tiont have been ittued, but
friendt of the university
both men and women are in
vited to call during these
hours.
7. p. m. Charter Day ban
quet at the University ' club,
either formal or informal
dretf tuitable. Two hundred
and fifty alumni and member
of the faculty havereierva-tiont.
Speaking before the first
conference of .Nebraska univer
sities and colleges. Wednes
day afternoon, at Morrill Hall,
Dr. Fred J. Kelly, chief of the
division of higher education in the
United States office of education,
declared that the federal govern
ment has already demonstrated
that it takes a hand in those
phases of education in which it has
a vital concern.
"Witness agricultural education,
research and extension, and more
recently vocational education," the
speaker said, and went on to point
out that possibly the problems of
social reconstruction may require
a nation-wide attack thru educa
tion. Rosenlof Speaks.
The second speaker on the pro
gram was Dr. G. W. Rosenlof, of
the State Department of Public In
struction. Dr. Rosenlof, speaking
on the topic "The Responsibility of
Higher Institutions for the De
velopment of Citizenship for the
New Day," declared that modern
universities must not only dispense
knowledge, but also must' develop
leaders who will take us thru the
present national crisis, and must
develop a body of citizens with an
unselfish devotion to the ideals of
their society.
e must have on our facul
ties," said Dr. Rosenlof, "persons
of dynamic personality, dynamic
Intelligence, and dvnamic, for
ward looking ideals, persons who
can instill these social-centric
ideals in their students."
Before the afternoon speeches.
Mr. Carl Steckelberg played sev
eral violin solos.
Burnett Opens Session.
Forty-one representatives of
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YOUNG DEMOCRATS MEET
Students Reorganize Campus,
Club at Wednesday
Gathering.
Reaffirming the purpose of last
, year's organization as expressed in
j its constitution of upholding and
strengthening the principles of
democratic government, the Uni
versity Young Democrats' club
was officially organized for the
second semester at a meeting held
in bocuu science auditorium W ed
cesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Ap
proximately thirty atudents at
tended the meeting.
Lester Prokop, Hay Springs,
was elected president of the group
Other officers are Walter Sted
man. Fort Worth. Tex., vice presi
dent; Erma Motl, Mullen, secre
tary; John Quinn, Mullen, treas
urer. and Herman Rosenblatt.
Omaha, aergeant-at-arms.
While plans for the group are
still somewhat indefinite, Prokop
stated that meetings will be held
regularly throughout the semes
ter and that candidates for various
offices will be brought before the
club several times during the year
for addresses. Prokop asked stu
dents interested in the club to re
port to him.
BLUEPRINT OUT FEB. 19
Cover Design of Magazine
Pictures Life in a
Steel Mill.
The Blueprint, engineering col
lege's magazine, published once a
month by tbe engineering students
of the university will be placed on
sale Monday, Feb. 19. Copies of
this magazine may be obtained at
the Mechanics Arts building.
The cover design of this month's
Blueprint pictures life in a steel
mill.
The Blueprint is published once
a month by tbe following students:
William E. Johnston, editor; Mar
vin Nuerberger, associate editor;
Hugh H. Schmidt, associate edi
tor; Hugh W. Gray, business man
ager; George S. Hossack, assistant
business manager.
RELATIONS CLUB WILL
PROGRAM CROWDED
FOR CHARTER DAY
Faculty Membrrs Speak in Fifteen Other Cities
United States in Celebration of School's
Sixtv-Fifth Anniversary.
of
PHYLLIS BENTLEY TO DELIVER MAIN ADDRESS
University to Confer Honorary Decree of Doctor of
Laws Upon Dales; Reception Is Scheduled
For Carrie Belle Raymond Hall.
YENNE PRESENTS PROGRAM
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Franco-German Situation Is
Subject of Discussion
For GrouD.
DR. PFEILER TO LECTURE
The International Relations club
will meet for the third time this
year when it discusses the Franco
German situation in Social Science
101 at 7 o'clock Thursday evening.
The club takes up at its meeting
matters of outstanding political
importance. At the first meeting
the problems of Russian recogni
tion was discussed and possible re
sults analyzed.
The second discussion concerned
the problems of the NRA and the
complaints of labor against the or
ganization. Pfeifler To Speak.
Dr. -W. K. Pfeiler will gH the
dominant points in the Hitler pro
gram in regard to the relations be
tween Germany and France. The
point in view of the French gov
ernment in this regard will be
presented by Francis Cunningham
who is studying political science as
a graduate student. The demand
of Germany for equality in arma
ments will be discussed by Vaughn
Shaner an arts and science senior.
"The Armistice tho ending the
World war did not settle all the
problems which it concerned,"
stated Vincent Broady president
of the organization. "The present
economic depression has only in
creased the many problems which
have arisen since the war. The
viewpoints ot the country have
become far separated and have
not established a basis for clear
undersetandlng."
Dramatics Professor Reads
Group of Poems Before
Faculty Club.
Herbert Yenne, assistant profes
sor of elocution and dramatic art,
read poetry of several modern
poets at a meeting of the faculty
women's club vesterday afternoon
in Ellen Smith hall. Mrs. E. A.
Burnett, wife of the Chancellor,
presided over the meeting which
seventy people attended.
Professor Yenne read from such
authors as Sandburn, Vachel Lind
say, and Amy Lowell. The club
meets the second Wednesday of
every month in Ellen Smith ball.
RECEPTION TO BE
HELD IN HONOR OF
PHYLLIS BENTLEY
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All Students Are Invited
To Attend Function at
Raymond Hall.
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FIRST PERFORMANCE
Of STUDIO THEATER
Administrative explanation of
President Roosevelt's action in
Renrral cancellation of air mail
cwitwrts is expected soon. The
answer to many criticisms ia ex
pected in the form of an open let
ter from I'oHtmaster General Far
ey. disclosing the findings of the
"ivestigating committee.
' '' Adr1irl Richard E. Byrd
;ft hit ump for a brief voyage of
"Ploration, members of the Little
American colony prepared to move
"Mor the winter. Several of the
Portable buildings were erected,
new houses for library, radio,
" hall and observation trucks
' Mai-ted.
j A Russian icebreaker, locked in I Dr rov H. Whitman. local sur
'or nearly five months in the gtot 8po-e on the subject of "Op
k "S straits, was finally rnislwd poitunitlea in Medicine'' at the
0 'c Jam vorterday and sank. : premedic banquet held Wednesday
"Pants of the ship endured pri- I evening at 6 o'clock in the Grand
Continued op Pag 4.J I hotel.
"What is Christianity ?"the an
swer of the theologians, is the
topic Doctor Charles Patterson
will discuss in tbe University class
at the First Baptist church Sun
day. Feb. 18. The class met from
12 noon to 12:50 p. m. Miss Marie
Olson will lead the worship service.
At 6:30 p. m. Mr. Dwigbt Kirseh
of the fine art.s department of ihe
university will speak on "The Ap
preciation of Art." He will bring
pictures with him to illustrate his
talk. This is the third in a series
on the general aubject of "The Use
of Leisure Time." Mias Charlotte
English. Omaha, will conduct the J
worship service. j
PfiE-MEDS HOLD BANQUET!
CHARTER DAY
TIILKSDAV. FEBKUARY 15. Wi4
THE COLISEUM AT TEN O'CLOCK
CHAXCKLLOR EDGAR ALUKRT BURNETT, Presiding'
J Invocation
HIS EXCKLLEXCY, MOST KEYL'REXI) LOUIS 15.
KUOERA
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.Music
Vest i rdfiy
.Morning
and Todav
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HOMER COMl'TOX, T.lw
III Address, "Literature and Life''
PHYLLIS KEXTLKY
Conferring of the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws
up'on James Stuart Dales
?Iusie
Hells at Eventide (Prelude in C Sharp Minor)
Rachmaninoff
The Pilgrims' Chorus from Tannhauscr . . "Wagner
THE UNIVERSITY GLEE CLUB
CONCERT POSTPONED
The Concert of the University Glee Club, announced for
Sunday afternoon. February IS. baa been postponed until 3
p. m. Sunday. February 25. and will be held, as previously
announced, at the Coliseum.
Dramatic Students Present
Five Plays in Temple
Wednesday Night.
Offering the first American pre
sentation of four English one-acf
plays, and climaxed with the first
act of that intense American
drama, John Wexley's "The Last
Mile," the Studio theater held its
inaugural performance last evening
in the Temple theater before a
large and enthusiastic audience.
Dwight Perkins, aa the convict
in "The Last Mile," who was sen
tenced to die at dawn in tbe elec
tric chair for the murder of his
sweetheart ,and in an earlier role
aa the crazed idealist in "The Sec
ond Visit," gave bis usual out
standing dramatic portrayals. In
both roles his work was character
ized by delicacy of interpretation
and depth of characterization.
The first - of the four English
plays, which were unusual in stag
ing and rather profound in theme,
was "The Second Visit," a drama
tization of the conflict between
ideals and evil. Characters were:
Joseph Marvyn, Dwight Perkins;
Wtvl VUI 1 ULlll 1 minium V . W 1 1 i
nawav; Joyce iarrumers, wetn
Langford; Mrs. Roster, Adeln
Tombrink; Nettie Browninir. Mar-
jorie Filley; Rev. John Gordon,
James Steward; a silent figure,
Paul Bogen. Director for the play
was Lois Patterson.
Present Comedy.
In "On Dartmoor." a comedy
presenting the conversion of two
modern prison reformers, Margar
et Straub plaved Muriel Arm
strong; Virginia Neville, Leonora
Astley; Don Crow. Bill Syme: Jack
Nicholas, Albert Read; Roy Squire,
rrea Lee. Lu Ue cypreansen di-i
rected the play. (
Mary Katherine Throop headed)
the cast for "Experiments."' in i
which the synchronization of lov-'
era hearts, even though separated 1
by thousands of miles, was por-,
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The university will
reception for both men
women in honor of Miss Phyl
lis Pent ley. the Knglish author,
mi the occasion of the univer
sity's birthday, Thursday after
noon from 3 to 5 o'clock at Ray
mond Hall. No invitations will be
issued but all students, alumni,
faculty, and friends of the institu
tion are invited to call during those
hours.
The building will be decorated
throughout with roses and spring
flowers. In the receiving line will
be Miss Bentlev. Miss Pershing.
Mrs. C. W. Bryan, Mrs. E. A. Bur
nett. Dean Heppner, Miss Eliza
beth Williamson. Professor and
Mrs. Gilbert Doane. and Prof.
Robert P. Crawford. Presiding at
the tables the first hour will be
j Mrs. C. H. Oldtather. Mrs. W. XV.
Burr. Mrs. G. A. Grnbb. Mrs. R. D.
Moritz, Mrs. Samuel Avery, and
j'Mrs. F. M. Fling. And during the
second hour Mrs. H. H. Foster,
j Mrs. Howard Kirkpatrick. Mrs.
, F. E. Henzlik. Mrs. Guy Cham
bers. Mrs. Ray Ramsay, and Miss
Elsie Ford Piper will preside.
Women Assisting.
Women assisting in the building
will include Mrs. Roy Greene, Mrs.
Robert Latsch. Mrs. J. C. Seacrest.
Miss Alice Howell, Mrs. Ernest
Folsom, Miss Margarete Hoch
doerfer. Miss Frances Gere. Mrs. j
A. R. Edmiston, Miss Mabel Lee, i
Mrs. Myron Swenk. Mrs. C. F. i
Ladd. Mrs. J. M. Bennett. .Mrs. i
A. K. Sheldon, Mrs. Herbert
Brownell, Mrs. Ada Westover,
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With DrosDects for continued
spring weather, the university to
day is celebrating the sixty-fifth
anniversary of the granting of its
charter on Feb. 15, 1869, with
numerous events on the crowded
campus calendar. In fifteen other
cities in the United States, similar
birthday parties are being held,
usually with the principal speaker
a member of the university fac
ulty. Phyllis Bentley, English author
and lecturer, will be guest of the
university in Lincoln, and will
present her address "Literature
and Life" in the coliseum Thurs
day morning. Open to the public
free of charge, this convocation
will especially honor alumni of the
institution and this year's senior
clas3.
LI.D to Dales.
Following Miss Bentley's ad
dress, the university will confer
the honorary degree of Doctor of
Laws upon Judge James Stuart
Dales, the first graduate of the
school wno retired last year after
more than fifty years of service as
secretary to the board of regents.
Bishop Louis B. Kucera will
give the invocation to open the
morning program at 10 o'clock.
Homer Compton, tenor soloist, and
associate professor of voice will
sing two numbers: "Yesterday and
Today" by Spross. and "Morning"
by Speaks.
.. , Glee Club to Sing.
Following Miss Bentley's lec
ture, and the granting of the de
gree, the university glee club will
conclude the morning session with
"Bells at Eventide" (Prelude in C!
flat Minor) by Rachmaninoff, and
"The Pilgrims' Chorus" from
"Tannhauser" by Wagner.
Carrie Belle Raymond hall will
be the scene of a reception for
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CHAPERONS FOR PARTY
Last All-University Affair
In Coliseum Will Be
Saturday Night.
BARB COUNCIL IN CHARGE
Chaperons for the All-University
party were announced yesterday
by Margaret Medler, chairman ot
the chaperon committee. The
chaperons are as follows: Profes
sor and Mrs. J. M. Reinhardt; Pro
fetor and Mrs. O. W. Reinnuith:
Professor and Mrs. O. E. Sperry.
This is the fifth and last All
University party to be held in the
Coliseum this year. The date is
set for Saturday, Feb. 17. Leo
Beck's orchestra will play with
additional entertainment by a
girl's trio.
Burton Marvin, chairman of tho
Barb council, will be in charge ot
the affair. Other chairmen offi
ciating are: Alvin Kleeb. publicity
committee: Wilbur Erickson. or
chestra committee: Margaret Med
lar, chaperon committee.
Chancellors Statement
Sixty-five years ago today, within the short lifetime
of many persons with whom you are acquainted, the gov
ernor of the state of Nebraska signed the bill that created
the University of Nebraska.
During those sixty-five years the university, together
with the entire state of Nebraska, has gone forward with
a broad educational program, working for the welfare of
the state and its citizens. Our students and faculty have
taken an active part in Ihe progress and intellectual devel
opmen of the stale and the nation. The economic use made
of new diseovriies mul improved industrial methods in the
past has inspired research workers to believe that they also
may contribute largely to the wll -being of their genera
tion. Today is the sixty-fifth birth. lay of the University of
Xebraska. Today groups are meeting within Xebraska
and in other states to eelebrate the founding of ibis school,
the school that without doubt has contributed much to
their success in life.
While we eelebrate the development of the University
during the.c past sixty-five years we must not forget the
decades of the future. It must come from you who are
now students in the University, but who in "a few years
will be the leaders in the social, economic, and political
life Of the state Th
sixty-live yriirs, what?"
mswer to the question, "After
A. Burnett,
Chancellor
