El A, AILY KAN THE WEATHER Cloudy and Warmer Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska W1 MUM liVOulcXXIII N NO. 93. LINCOLN. NEBRASKA. TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 20. 1931. PRICE 5 CENTS. NEBRAS HF Ji. A. JLs ) L COMPLETE PILLAR PL Campus Beautification Take Step Forward; Estimate Cost. to BOARD TO PASS ON IDEA Fraternities May Furnish Labor if Project Goes Thru. Members of 1 lie nrehiti .l,.n:ir1 inont expect to et ure have plans for 1 he setting ot the stmie pillars in the proposed cnnipus heniitification program finished within the next week, it was announced Monday by mem bers of the'Interfraternity council committee. When plans for the erection of the pillars are completed they will be given to the engineering: de partment for an estimate of the cost of the undertaking. This es timate will then be submitted to tilt -mivers'.'y Bosrd of Regents, ic. decision will rest the fa' . of the ,.ruHsed plan. Set On Ni. lls. According to metibets of the liuerfraternity council no definite spot for the erection of the pillars has been decided upon, but it is believed that the m st likelv place i is at the end.' of the malls. The piilais. twvnty-one in num ber, were at one time a pait of the old state house, and due to the ef forts of the board of regents they were acquit ec! by the university. The oii"i.".nl nlpn. which was abandoned, was tor the use of the j pillars in the construction of an j open air auditorium. They were ; then laid aside without any indi cation of future use j It was indicated by members of the committee that if the plan goes thru the various fraternities rn the , campus will be asked to pledge the labor. In that way the cost j of undertaking is planned to be: lessened. FRATERNITY COUNCIL WILL MEET TONIGHT The Interfraternity Council meets tonight to take up the re port on the Inter-Fraternity ball i ommittee, to discuss the newly or ganized fraternity board of con trol and to elect two members to that body. The council will hold its meeting in Room 10 Morrill hall at 7:30 o'clock and all members are urged to attend the meeting so that various opinions will be represented. The fraternity board of control will be thoroly discussed and a good turnout will insure a fairer decision. TODAY'S NEWS Briefly Reviewed Within twenty-four hours after the royal funeral ceremonies for his father, Albert I of Belgium, frown Prince Leopold will become king of Belgium. The funeral has bepn set for Thursday. The Prince will take the oath of fidelity to the constitution before a joint meeting ff the two houses of the national legislature Friday. Afterward he will be proclaimed king. Japan's government has an nounced its intention of submit ting diplomatic representation to China shortly regarding the use of part of this country's fifty million dollar loan to China for expansion of airdromes along the border. The Japanese are objecting on the grounds that the loan was for the purchase of cotton and wheat and that China has violated her pledge not to employ borrowed money for military tttablishments along the Fukien coast. The Army started flying the mall yesterday. One hundred and forty-eight pilots started the serv ice along twenty-one routes cover ing the nation but not as com pletely as former private lines gave service. Air Corps officials expect a few delays at first be cause of weather and inexperience but expect to have the whole ma chine operating smoothly in a short time. Emphatic denial that there was any collusion or fraud in connec tion with the awarding of air mail contracts was former Postmaster General Brown's answer to the senate investigating committee, before which he appeared to tes tify in connection with the recent cancellation of air mail contracts by the government. Brown said he believed that action would destroy the nation's air lines. Nebraska's Public Works Ad visory board will conclude its ac tivities with a final meeting next Kiiday in Fiemont. in response to federal older to dissolve all state and local PWA units. During its administration the board submit ted 145 applications for funds, fifty-one of which were approved. As a gesture to show the effi ciency in the handling of air mail by private concerns, a western air me ent Eddie Rickenbacker crest the continent In one of its plane in thirtn hour and five, minutes, claimed to be a record or i commercial planes Tre teed rec-1 om . ... h..r. . ,.!.., d I ARCHITE CIS W1L HNS NEXT WEEK h"ly second, established m 193Zto Corey Investigates Church Beliefs of College Students Do students become less reli gious as they go through college? According to the results of an in vestigation recently made by Dr. Stephen M. Corey of Teachers col lege, the answer would seem to be "no." In this investigation, a group of freshmen and a group of seniors were asked to agree or disagree with certain statements in a stand ardized questionnaire concerning the student's attitude toward God and church matters. The reactions of the two groups, when compared, showed that beliefs of the seniors were quite similar in most respects to those of the freshmen. Seniors Tolerant. Among the few differences which appeared, it was noticed that seniors have a little clearer idea of God than have freshmen, and have greater tolerance toward the theistic beliefs of others. Sen iors opposed even more strongly than freshmen a suggestion that "the church is losing ground as education advances," and seniors were somewhat more confident that "the church is trying to ad just itself to a scientific world and therefore deserves support." On the other hand, freshmen were a little more certain than seniors that a superior Deity may always be expected "to support the right and condemn the wrong" and were a little more tolerant of dem onstrations and matters of church theology. "From the results," said Dr. Corey, "I feel that no one can con tend that for the students con cerned, attendance at the univer sity has contributed to any loss of faith." AT Lecturer Is Graduate St. John's University In Shanghai. of Dr. T. Z. Koo. noted Chinese lecturer who is on tour in the United States, is scheduled to ap pear at the World Forum lunch eon under the auspices o fthe Y. M. C. A. at the Grand hotel Wed nesday noon. According to C. D. Hayes secre-1 tary of the student Y. M., Dr. Koo's experience among the ori ental nations and European coun tries have given him a wealth of information in regard to student activities and it is from these facts that he forms his lectures. Dr. Koo. a graduate of St. John's univerdsity in Shanghai, has been associated with Y. M. activi ties in China for several years and has worked with students there for several years. Tickets for the luncheon may be obtained from Hayes at the uni versity Y. M. C. A. office. PATTERSON WILL SPEAK Professor of Philosophy to Talk Before Vespers Group Today. Dr. Charles Patterson, professor of philosophy in the university will speak this afternoon at 5 o'clock during tbe regular vespers services in Ellen Smith hall. His subject will be "Aims of the Y. W. C. A." The vespers choir, a regular fea ture of the weekly meetings will be directed by Violet Vaughn. Pre siding at the meeting will be Mary Edith Hendricks. Alaire Barkes is chairman of the vesper staff. Meeting of Interest Croup Is Postponed The interest group In charge of Arlcne Bora on "The Art of Be ing a Hostess" will meet Thurs day at 3 instead of Tuesday at 4. At that time Miss O. E. Sperry of the home economics department will speak on "Etiquette." Krakatoa, Largest of All Volcanoes, Most Powerful Creation of Nature, Lies a Thousand Feet Below the Sea An August afternoon in 1863, over seventy years ago, the (rrcnt est explosion in the history of the world occurred, out in ha middle of the Pacific ocean, near the island of Sumatra. Krakatoa, king of all volcanoes, after slumbering peacefully for decade after decade had barked its challenge to the universe. And when everything was onceo more quiet again two-thirds of a sizeable island had disappeared and tbe crater of the angry giant had sunk to a thousand feet below the surface of the sea. Historical records tell of the magnitude of old Krakatoa. Its pressure was felt almost half way around the globe, for a terrific wave, set up by the explosion was felt 11,000 miles away in the Eng lish channel. And reports of the deafening explosion were heard by inhabitants of lands 2.900 miles distant Tbe entire surface of the world was covered with dust from the mighty crater, which hovered ovrr the horizon for months, pro ducing wierd effects upon setting I suns ana rivaling ucuvy biuiiu clouds in shutting out Its light. Then nothing was heard of this ferocious child of nature's until a few months ago Dutch scientists. stationed by tne place of eruption of so lone ago. watched for weeks with increasing anxiety the irregu- ini activity of the waters above the ,tmn,nt .rater. Thev were soon be rewarded. Suddenly things PLAYERS TO OPEN PRODUCTION 1 FEB. 26 Jane McLaughlin and Harold Sumption Play Leads in 'Counsellor-at-Law.' 13 CHARACTERS IN CAST Show Features Social and Political Life of New York City. Yitll Harold "Pete" Sump tion and Jane McLaughlin cast in the loading roles, the Univer sity Players will open next Monday nighl in Elmer Rice's "Counsellnr-at-Law'' in the Temple theater. Sumption is cast as George Si mon, a leading lawyer in New York City who has risen from the city's Ghetto to a position ot prom inence in New York social circles, as well as political circles. Regina Gordon, Mr. Simon's sec retary who, although he doesn't realize it, is in love with him, is the role assigned to Miss Mc Laughlin. She will be remembered by University Players' audiences as Maude Mockridge, the author ess, in "Dangerous Corner" and the daughter in "Dinner at Eight." But one of the most difficult roles in the whole production is the one assigned to Lois Patterson in the part of Bessie Green, the telephone operator. Her "Simon & Tedesco," said In a lilting drawl ing voice, brings many laughs to a production otherwise packed with heavy drama. Irving Hill, however, draws the best "bits" in the part of the youthful communist, Harry Becker, who has one of the best scenes in the whole show when he tells G. S. just what he thinks of him and all of his kind. Other outstanding Players" stars who are included in the cast are (Continued on Page 4.) TUFTSnofTERSTOUR Fellowship Applications Be Filed by First of March. to Tufts college, which is situated in Boston, is offering Braker Grad uate Teaching Fellowships in eco nomics for the academic year 1934-35. Four teaching fellowships are offsred to holders of A. B. and B. S. degrees from recognized col leges. The fellows devote half of their time to teaching and half to study so that they can usually gain their Masters degree in two years. The fellowship carries $1,000 stip end a year and free tuition in the Graduate School. Applications should be filed by March 1 with the Head of the De partment of Economics and So ciology, Tufts college, Medford, Mass. WILL FORMJTAMP CLUB Collectors to Hold Meeting In Social Science on February 22. Stamp collectors of the uni versity are laying plans for a stamp collectors' club to be formed soon and will hold a meeting for that purpose in Social Science 301 at 7:30 o'clock, Thursday, Feb. 22. An auction Is planned for the eve ning and anyone with cancelled United States or foreign stamps to sell should attend. Degan nappeninj. Mouen lava, gushing up through a thousand feet of ocean leaped hundreds of feet in the air. Old Krakatoa was at it again. This time there was a camera man on the scene to record what became a wonderful spectacle so that the people of the world might see. Krakatoa. it is explained lies above the junction of two volcanic beits that circumscribe the earth. Ther the roughest and most pow erful creation of nature exists. Thousands of feet below tbe sur face of the earth millions of tons of pressure from the unknown quantity of molten lava within find a fault in tbe earth's crjst. which allows It to spend its uncontrol able energy-. And wien it does. scientists declare, there is nothing anywhere to compare. Perhaps some day. it Is said. Krakatoa will reconstruct the island it blew away, but just when , no one knows, and perhaps that is 'why scientists sre so vitally inter- .ested in its temperamental actions. IvIGNDA In Charge of Prom Arrangements. a m ML p a JTL I r&L , L 1 , Courtly Campuit Studio. The junior-senior prom committee which is handling prepara tions for the third major campus formal which closes the winter formal season at the university in the coliseum March 9. In the picture, left to right, standing, are Charles Galloway. Holdrege; Louise Hossack, Sutherland; Burton Marvin, Lincoln: Arlene Bors, W'ilber; Owen Johnson, Stromsburg, and Roma DeBrown, Lincoln. Seated are Violet Cross, Fremont; Tom Davies, Uttca; Marion Smith of Omaha, and William Fisher, Falls City, co-chairmen; Bash Per kins, Arnold, and Fred Nicklas, Syracuse. MILITARY CLUB TRYOUTS Pershing- Rifles Will Pledge About 20 Men After Examinations. . Pershing Rifles, honorary basic military science organization, will hold tryouts for new members this afternoon from 4 to 6 in Nebraska hall. Applicants will be tested upon manual of arms, marksmanship and musketry, squad, platoon and company movements, sanitation and hygiene, first aid, military or ganization, and military courtesy. According to Max Emmert, captain of the company, there are vacancies for about twenty men in the company. New pledges will be initiated some time late this spring, before the annual dinner. REVEALING PROM Committee Eliminates Four Ideas Submitted; Prize to Be Awarded. Six plans for presentation of the prom girl at the Junior Senior prom were offered by students at the meeting of the "Junior-Senior prom "eonimittei Monday afternoon in the Stu dent Council room in University hall. During the discussion four of the iiieus were eliminated from fuither consideration, and after as certaining the probable cost of prresentation by means of the re maining two mediums, the com mittee will make the final decision. A $10 prize will be presented to the winner of the presentation plan contest. At the meeting of the committee, sub-committee reports were given, and there was further discussion of arrangements for the annual affiir. which is to be held on March 9. No Orchestra Chosen. No oichestra for the party has been selected as yet, but accord ing to Tom Davies and Louise Hossack. w ho nave Deen contact-1 ing booking agencies thru Mr. Sel-1 leek, there may be announcement I soon concerning the band. There j is possiblity that one of the most outstanding orchestras ot ine na tion will play for the dance. Announcement made Saturday concerning the filing for Prom girl election revealed that Lucille Reilly and Jane McLaughlin, both of Lincoln, filed for that position. People attending the ball will do the electing when they cast the ballots at the door. The ballots arc attached to the tickets for the prom. OFflCERnOlNSTALL NEW PERSHING RIFLES Dick Moran, Tom Naughtin Go to Fayetteville This Weekend. Two officers from the National Headquarters of Pershing Rifles, honorary military fraternity, will install a new chapter of the organ ization at the University of Arkan sas this week-end. The officers who will install the company are Dick Moran, national commander, and Tom Naughtin, national ad jutant. The installation of the company, which will be Company F of the Second Regiment of the organiza tion, will take plac-5 on Saturdi afternoon and evening in Fayette ville. The ceremonies will be com pleted with a banquet for the com pany that evening. Thirty-five basic course stu dent;, organized as the Arkansas Musketeers, an honorary drill or ganization at the University of Arkansas, will form the Pershing Rifles company there. They will be initiated intu the society during the afternoon, and officers will be installed that night. Moran and Naughtin will con tact tbe Fifth Regimental head quarters of Pershing Rifles, locat ed at Oklahoma A. & M. College at Stillwater, while on the trip. Co). Joe Kanak of the Second Reg imental headquarters, at the Uni versity of Iowa, will also be pres ent for the installation. 1 PLANS CONSIDERED VARSITY DEBATE TEAM WILL MEET GRIN HELL FR DAY University of Denver Will Oppose Nebraskans on February 28. The varsity debate team will continue its work for this se mester with an engagement with (ii-innell college on Fri day, February 2. discussing the' question. Resolved: That the Powers of the President of the United States Should be Enlarged as a Permanent Policy. Charles W. Steadman and John Stover will be the speakers for Nebraska arguing the affirmative side of the proposition. The debate is scheduled to be held before the Forum of Lincoln high school at 3:15. To Meet Denver. The University of Denver will oppose Nebraska in an argument on the same question on Feb. 28 before the Community club of Ithica, Neb. Steadman and Jack Pace will represent Nebraska up holding the affirmative of the topic. No further dates have been ar ranged, according to Prof. H. A. White debatecoaeh, but if there is enough' Tnlerest' sbovn' inllie ac tivity later in the semester there might be another tryout to choose additional teams. NATIONAL HEAD WILL Phi Sigma Kappa to Be Host To President Lafean Here This Week. The local chapter of Phi Sigma Kappa will be host to its national president. Raymond G. Lafean of Pittshurch Pa.. Thursdav and Fri day of this week. Included on Mr. Lafean's pro- his stay here is a dinner in his honor at the chapter nouse Thursday eve ning at 7 o'c 1 o c k at which about sixty are ex pected. Friday morning. M r. Lafean will rrtnfpr u-ith col B. U. I.AFKAN. Courtesy Sun. Journal an1 star. lege authorities and fraternity of ficers. Mr. Lafean is completing an ex tensive trip through the west on which he has visited a number of other chapters of the fraternity. He arrives here from Manhattan, Kas., and goes next to Ames. Wisconsin Seniors Create Loan Fund To Aid Classmates The senior class of the Univer sity of Wisconsin has entrusted $500 to the school authorities to help their needy classmates com plete their education, it was an nounced In the Wisconsin Press Bulletin. The class of '34 in offering the loan expressed the wish that fu ture graduating classes would fol low the precedent which they are starting. Loans to the seniors will not exceed $50 and contrary to the usual practice high scholarship will not be required. The fund known as the class of 1934 senior emergency loan fund will be placed in the care of a special committee upon whose recommendation the students will be helped. The stu dent's financial standing is to be considered of prime importance in the awarding of the loans and pre vious loans of scholarships are not to influence the committee's deci sion. YW GKOUPS CHANGE HOURS OF MEETING Because of conflicts In schedule its has been necessary to change the meeting time of two Y. W. groups. Tbe publicity staff under the supervision of Dorothy Cathers will meet Tuesday at 4 insteau of Wednesday at 4. Keep Current In terest group which was scheduled for Wednesday at 4 will hold its regular meetings Wednesday at 5. H ii r i n s :c f Mr - - 1; LxiU Tune Detective to Be Here Friday at Music Convocation A special musical convocation, featuring Geoffrey O'Hara, will be presented to the general public by the school of music Friday, Feb. 23. at 3 p. m. in the Temple build ing. The school of music usually presents their programs on Wed nesday, but by a special arrange ment they were able to secure O'Hara and the date was changed. Geoffrey O'Hara, born in Can ada, with an obviously Irish name, speaks with a French-Canadian lilt, sings charmingly and talks rtiost Interestingly, according to those who have heard him. Dur ing the World war he was one of the scng leaders who did so much to cheer the boys going to Vie front. As a composer, his long list of sougs runs the gamut from the most dignified of sacred solos, such as "There is No Death," to the very frivolous "K-K-K-Katy," which was sung by millions during the war. Writes Light Operas. O'Hara's serious songs have been sung with great success by many of the world's greatest sing ers, including Caruso and Werren rath. He is well known as the composer of more school operettas and light operas than any other one man. As a lecturer, singer and entertainer he has a tremen dous following. Geoffrey O'Hara is the father of the "tune detective" idea and does the finest bit of work imaginable in this connection, said those in charge of the convocation. Popu lar airs, the kind that are whistled up and down the main streets of the country, are mostly honest "steals" from the classics. O'Hara uncovers this interesting fact as part of his program. Given three notes by his audi ence this remarkable builder f tunes composes a song before your very eyes. "Song building," he says, "is not so difficult" and then adds "if vou know how." AT THIRD MEETING OF CLASSICS CLUB Musical Numbers Also Listed On Program Tonight in Raymond Hall. ' Classics club will hold its third meeting of the year Tuesday night, at 7:45 in the Knotty-Pine "room at Carrie Belle Raymond hall. The outstanding feature of the evening's program will be a talk on "Recovering Classical Civiliza tion" by Dr. C. H. Oldfather, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Doctor Oldfather will discuss vari ous discoveries made in the last few decades, which have thrown light on ancient civilization and cultures. In addition. Elspeth Leisy will play a flute solo, accompanied by Jeanne Palmer. Also, William Glenn will sing, accompanied by Ida Schrepel. Part of the evening will be devoted to solving Latin cross-word puzzles. In the near future, the Classical club will be entertained at a pro gram sponsored by the graduate students of the classical depart ment. At another meeting, those who are practiceteaching Latin in the Teachers College high school will present a program of Latin plays. DAILYliSlTO ASSIGN EDITORSHIPS I Heads and Assistants for Departments Will Be Named This Week. Appointments on the Daily Ne braskan editorial staff will be made the last of the week according to announcement of managing editors of the publication. In addition to assigning the regular beats a woman's editor and feature editor will be named. Each of these will have se'eral assistants. Students who during the first and current semester of this school year have shown the most inter est in the Nebraskan and wh; have worked most consistently in se curing and writing stories for tbe paper will be selected for the edi torships. Campus organizations, buildings, and various departments will be al lotted to reporters who will be ex pected to cover their assignments each day. Managing editors urge students Interested in journalism who have not previous to this time reported to the office for work to go to the Dally Nebraskan office any afternoon after 2 o'clock. in order to secure more complete campus coverage, editors of the paper are making plans to reach the head of each organization and make at range men Is with him or her to appoint a publicity chair man who will inform the Nebras kan office of all activities schedul ed by his group. Outing Gub Goes On Hike Tonipht If weather conditions are favor able the Outing club will go on a hike Tuesday. Feb. 20. Members are to meet at the gymnasium at 5:15 and not later than 6 p. m for those who have 5 o'clock classes. The only requirement to be a mem ber of the Outing club is a good appetite. AYHAWKS STAVE E RALLY T EKE OUT VICTORY Sorenson's Last-Second Try Rolls Out; Scarlet Loses 25-24. LUNNEY, PARSONS STAR Second Half Proves Thriller As Nebraska Outplays Kansas Cagers. A last -second desperate shut by Harry Soronscn, lanky Ne braska center, rimmed tin' hoop, hesitated a second, and then finally fell outside, just as the gun barked announcing tho end of the game and a 25-24 vic tory for the conference leading Kansas Jayliawkers in a thrilling game on the Lawrence mapfea Monday night. The Huskers had come from behind after a 13-5 dis advantage at half time to wage a desperate and brilliant rally which all but duplicated their upset o the highly toted Jays in the first encounter between the two teams here early in the season. Lunney and Parsons were large ly responsible for the Scarlet scor ing spree in the last half, each ringing up a total of four field goals during the game while Par sons added two free throws. The Huskers started out with a 3-0 lead when Sorenson made his free throw and Parsons sank his first goal. However, Ebling finally hit his stride and his offensive work put the Jays out in front at the half 13-5. They soon stretched the lead into a 20-6 advantage. Huskers Find Range., Lunney and Parsons found their range at this stage of the game and brought the score to 24 14. then 24-18. Kappleman made good a free throw, Parsons slipped by the Kansas defense for two field goals and Lunney for one. and the score was 25-24 with 15 seconds left. Widman went in for Whitaker at this juncture. Sorenson got tbe tip to Parsons who shot short but the lanky Scarlet center took the ball -and nearly made good the goal that would have given Ne braska the game. In addition to Parsons and Lun ney, Mason contributed a field goal and free throw, while Wid man with a field goal, and Soren son with a free throw completed the Husker scoring. The loss pretty well established Nebraska's position in the final Big Six tabulation as fourth place, as Missouri was beating Iowa State 25-19. and Oklahoma was running wild over Kansas Stata (Continued on Page 3.) YW SOCIAL STAFF TO HOLD PARTY FRIDAY Dancing Instruction Will Be Given as Usual at Armory. Social staff of the V. W. C. A. announces a George Washington party to be given Friday, Feb. 23, at 7:30 d. m. in Memorial hall. The following committees wern named at the staff meeting lat night: Decoration Kdna Lee, Louise Skrable, and Mary Wil liams: finance Beth Phillips and Lilette Jacques: music Mildred Putney. Edna Lee, and Marion Rolland: entertainment Doris Riisners and Ethel Kriutzfield: re freshment Evelyn Diamond, and Nora DeCory. Regular instruction will be given from 7 to 7:30 under the directimi of Miss Bernice Miller, secrtary of the university Y. W. C. A. Miss Miller will also chaperon the party. Favors will be given and refresh ments served. S COIflEI CLUB MEETS TODAY Organization Has Luncheon At Junior Chamber of Commerce. The members of the Men's Com mercial club will have luncheon to day at the Lincoln junior chamber of commerce. Tho club will also hold its regular meeting Wednes day evening in the club rooms at 7:30. The club will vote on its pto posed new constitution at tha regular meeting in addition to dis cussing the plans for a party on Feb. 2S. The meeting will also con sider a spring trip. University Ensemble At Unitarian Cliurrh The university ensemble under the direction of Edith B. Ross and Ethel Owen presented a group of musical selections Sunday after noon at All Souls Unitarian church.