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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1934. TWO. THE DAILY NEHRASKAN The Daily Nebraskan Station A, Lincoln. Nebraska OFFICIAL STUDENT PUBLICATION UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA Thlt paper la represents for gent raj advertising by tht Nsbraska Praia Association m i ii i ii imi.iWi I9JJ iiionT(-H J vin) IOJ4 Entered aa second-class matter at the postofflee 'n Lincoln, Nebraska, under act of congrsss, Mareh i, 1879, nd at special rate of postage provided for In section 1103, act of October 3, 19i7. authorized January 80, 1M2. THIRTY-THIRD YEAR Published Tuesday, Wednesday. Thursday, nd Friday Sunday morninga during the academlo year. SUBSCRIPTION RATE $1.&0 a year Slngla Copy 5 cants 11.00 a semester $2.50 a year mailed 150 a semester mailed Under direction of the Student Publication Board. Editorial Off Ice University Hall 4. Business Office University Hall 4A. 1-3333 (Journal) Nleoll Violet Cross Telephones Dsyi B-68B!; Nlghtt B-S882. Aak for NebrasKan editor. EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-ln-chlef Bfuce Managing Editors Burton Marvin News Editors Jack Fischer Fred Nicklas Lamolne Bible Society Editor Virginia flelleck Sports Editor Irwin Ryan Sports Assistants Jack Grube and Arnold Levine Contributing Editors. Maurice Johnson Dick Mnran Carlyle Hodgkln BUSINESS STAFF Bernard Jennings Bualneaa Manager Varsity Parties And Barb Squawks. NEBRASKA students will probably suffer the In dignity of being exposed to another Greek-Barb melee in the immediate future. The varsity party plan furnishes the issue about which the eloquent patriots will pour forth much idiotic verbiage. Sunday the Barb leaders fired their first shot in a. tirade against the Student council who just re cently passed the varsity party plan. In Sunday's Nebraskan they indicated in a rather contemptible fashion that they were prepared to fight to the bit ter end, if necessary, to preserve the Barb council's God-given right of controlling the all university parties. The wrangling over this issue epitomises all previous monuments to stupidity. Indeed, it is little short of travesty on common sense. " The varsity party plan, as passed by the Stu dent council, is simply a scheme whereby a series of informal parties or dances will be held in the uni versity coliseum for students caring to attend. The parties, as conceived by the council, would be for the. entire student body and not for special groups. The parties will be handled by a committee of eight, to be composed of two representatives from each of four organizations: The Panhellenic and In terfraternity councils, and the Barb AWS league and Interclub council. All members of the commit tee are to be seniors in the university. The com mittee will choose its own chairman. To avoid unnecessary discrimination the council ! prescribed a top price of 75 cents per couple, thus putting the admission well within the means of the average student's pocketbook. Essentially the varsity party idea will attempt to abolish the so-called class distinction between Greeks and Barbs. Certainly the machinery which the council has set in motion will do much toward gaining some semblance of unity in the student body. In spite of the altruistic aspects of the varsity party plan critics still persist. They should be dis couraged. Criticisms of the varsity party plan have little basis. The critics say that barbs will not attend parties controlled by Greeks. They evidently over looked the fact, however, that the parties are being conducted by a joint committee composed equally of Greeks and barbs. Barbs fear, on the other hand, that Greeks dabbling in varsity parties would even tually raise the price. The Student council has wisely provided for this subsequent development by setting the top price at 75 cents, thus preserving the most representative feature of the plan. I 'HE varsity party plan has given the so-called campus leaders cannon fodder for some time. This is unfortunate. Such exuberant enthusiasm might well be diverted Into more constructive chan nels. It has been the purpose of campus leaders, for Some time, to foster the growth of barb organiza tion on this campus until such a group would be able to assume definite Interests. At such a time barb and Greek interests could be correlated to such an extent that eventually the Nebraska student body would actually be more than a vague term used by the university fathers at convocations. The success Of the varsity party plan, then, lies largely upon the ability of interested groups to see beyond their own selfish confines. From present indications, however, such a happy situation will probably not be witnessed by Nebraska students. According to barb leaders in Sunday's Nebraskan, the varsity parties under coun cil control would be sacrilege. We quote: "Now that the council has seen fit to take steps toward bureaucracy. . ." "The barbs feel that with this party management taken from them they will have little left . ." These and other characterize the decided opinions of barb leaders. The most prolific, however, is little short of stupid. "Loss of control of university parties would mean almost the com plete annihilation of the Barb council and the ma jority of the students are against the plan." We are inclined to think that the author of this statement has been reading Liberty too often. Any perma nent organization, such as this, that has as its sole excuse for existence the operation of campus par ties, deserves little support For this organization to admit that social endeavor is its primary con cern, is to flaunt the banner of stupidity. This profuse display of beating chests and wav ing red flags deserves little commendation. Under no circumstance can it be said that the varsity party plan adopted by the council is intend ed to smash the barb organization. Rather does It indicate to thinking students a really effective meas ure to consolidate barb and Greek interests. Aa such, the usual amount of feeble hypocrisy might well be omitted. The conscientious endeavor to make the varsity parties all university parties would be indeed a virtue above reproach. thousand students. Nearly one fourth of the stu dent population heard Miss Bcntley's refreshing talk. This was Indeed a significant gesture. It Indicates in a small measure, what might be accomplished if the University administration Installed a regular system of all university convo cation. It implies also that students of this university will attend a convocation which is correctly man aged as was this one. For In the first Instance the university fathers in charge of the affair secured a Bpeaker whose message was one of universal in terest, and human in its appeal. Certainly the popular enthusiasm which Miss Bcntley's talk re ceived should convince even the most skeptical that th. affair in a measure was successful. The entire program for the most part was sat isfactory. It was a fitting time, indeed, for the University to bestow a mark of distinction upon one of Its first graduates. We feel, however, that other features of the program were not particularly well received nor appropriate. The University administration might well heed this demonstration of student support as an indica tion of what might be accomplished if a regular series of all university programs were established. The Nebraskan hus advocated a system of con vocations worthy of the name. It has consistently maintained, however, that universal student recep tion to such a program would not be immediate. The students' appetite for convocations must, of necessity, be cultivated. The Nebraskan is not mistaken when it main tains that the students of this university have not enjoyed the opportunity of attending a regular con vocation system as outlined in our columns. We admit that from time to time the university in past years has spent considerable sums of money ob taining well informed convocation speakers. But these convocations were not regular, and were or ganized only a short time before they were actually presented. The Nebraskan frowns upon any such fly-by-night scheme. Rather has it favored a regular permanent system of all university convocations which students of the university might look forward to with some degree of anticipation at the begin ning of each school year. We Add Two !'etv Features. FURTHERING its efforts to serve the students of the university, the Daily Nebraskan announces two new features which will appear regularly in The Nebraskan the remainder of tho semester. "Browsing Among the Books," written by Mau rice Johnson is offered to our readers as a guide to those who regularly read current literature. In ad dition, through this medium, The Nebraskan hopes to stimulate a much needed student interest in read ing good books. Comments, suggestions, and criti cisms are welcomed In this department. We pre sent to Nebraska students: "Browsing Among the Books," as a regular Sunday feature of The Ne braskan. "Today's News, Briefly Reviewed," an accurate, brief condensation of world news, will appear as a regular front page feature of The Nebraskan. In this way The Nebraskan hopes to fulfill a much needed addition to its daily news ccntent, and at the same time attempt to create student Interest in the world outside the university campus. While lack of 'space prevents a more adequate discussion of world ly happenings we suggestta students 1TlaTT.hey read the downtown dailies for further information. The Queens Aren't So Muineroux. THE refreshing news that only two university women had filed for the prom queen deserves commendation. In addition to being the lowest number of filings in recent years, it indicates that perhaps those who seek the limelight are diminish ing in numbers. The general sentiment against the idea of hav ing a superfluous royalty built on the Nebraska campus is at last making itself felt. Perhaps the sobering effect of the depression has revealed the utter ridiculousness of the queen epidemic in its true light. Nebraska women, we hope, are now beginning to think twice before sac rificing a reputation for sane thinking to preserve a tradition that has outworn its superficial value. In addition, it appears that many who would toss their hats Into the prom race this year, have refrained because campus politicians have dabbled even in this petty affair. The monumental stupidity of queenshlps, coupled with their Inevitable political flavor, has set the thinking student's mind against this and other queenshlps. The movement is indeed a worthy one. THE Contemporary Comment rA Fete Comment $ On the Convocation. THE all university convocation held at the Col iseum Thursday morning attracted over one A Timely Bit Of Advice. f ONE are the days when a student came to the university with "expense money" capable of expansion and contraction according to his varying needs. An expensive fraternity rather than a boarding house meant in the '20a, an increase in the financial output for the semester and the in crease waa regarded at home without undue ques tion on the consideration that value was being received. Since the decrease In ready cash following the recent dark days of finance there has been no tre mendous falling off in enrollment at the university. But the type of student has changed. Now he is sent to college knowing that he has a definite amount of money to spend and that this sum will not stand any severe stretches. In many cases the expense of fraternity and sorority living exceeds the student budget and he is forced to turn to the boarding house or often to combined apartment sharing, in order to atay within his means. Budget students of this sort present a new front to the average f-nternity find sorority. Greek or ganizations must meet the standards presented by rival living establishments and must offer something more than Just "room and board" to entice new men to the fold and preserve the future of their orders. A more business-like atmosphere meets the new student when he comes to college today and he must find out for himself what t'.e limitations of his budget will permit Information on actual expenses of living is sup plied to new women students, and men's boarding houses supply their figures to California hall. Fra ternities, however, keep their financial matters in the background until pledging takes place. Perhars If the fraternal groups would be more definite about their expenses, presenting the figures and the social opportunities to the new men through the univer sity, the rushing problem would be simplified. Daily CaRfornlan IJy DICK MOHAN. A STREAM-LINED all aluminum train, hailed by transportation experts as the forerunner of a new era in railroad transportation, has been sold to a transcontinental railroad company for regular uso between Chicago and the Pacific coast. Makers of this train claim that it will maintain a running speed of about 110 miles an hour and cut the travel ing time between Chicago and the west coast by twenty to twenty-four hours. Tho first of a series of these trains, to be built by tho makers of Pull man cars, is now on display in Chicago. It has been examined by a number of railroad officials and re ceived their approval. Manufacturers plan an In tensive period of practical trial and experimenta tion under varying conditions of grade, road bed, climate, curvature, and various operating conditions before the trains will be put into general use. case took up considerable time describing the pala tial hotel suite they occupied, $50 tips to bell boys, and other evidences of extravagant display of wealth. The train now on exhibit in the windy city is a six-car unit, powered by a 900 horsepower Diesel engine. The six cars include mail and baggage cars, a 56 scat coach, and three sleeping cars. Two other trains now being built will be nine-car units pow ered by 1200 horsepower engines. All of the trains are built of a light aluminum alloy instead of the customary heavy steel. The whole structure is sci entifically stream-lined to reduce wind resistance to an absolute minimum and are air-conditioned throughout. All windows are of shatterproof glass. Manufacturers say it will be several months yet be fore the trains will be in general use. HTHE federal government continues to uncover more dirt about Al Capone, former czar of Chi cago's underworld, in spite of the fact that the for mer public enemy No. 1 is safely incarcerated at Atlanta federal prison for evasion of income tax for a while at least. The latest attack on the ex-king of Chicago's hoodlums is a racket conspiracy trial, now Involved in an expose of Capone's control of the cleaning and dyeing establishments through what has been called a policing of the industry with in the city limits. The testimony in this case has also touched on another one of Capone's many sources of income that of control of the bottling industry in Chicago. As usual the prosecution in the case has begun to fear some opposition in the form of witness-fixing, especially in connection with the testimony of the manager of the hotel in which the gang lived. The manager has already confessed that he perjured himself In previous proceedings, and the state sus pects that several other witnesses have not lived up to their oath to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. Evidence submitted so far has shown that Capone received one-half of the to tal income of the Cleaning and Dyeing Institute, his own creation, which was financed by a percentage of the gross receipts of all cleaning and dyeing places in town, for policing the Industry. STAMP collectors from all over the country at tended the national stamp exhibition In New York last week, some of them displaying the en thusiasm of a fanatic in waiting hours in the record sub-zero weather to be among the first to obtain special issues of stamps printed on a small hand press by Postmaster General Farley, who officially opened the exhibition. The show occupied two floors of one of the largest buildings in the new Rockefel ler Center. The total value of the stamps on exhib it was set at more than 10 million dollars, the most valuable single item being a block of four triangular-shaped stamps of British Guiana valued at more than $30,000. Features of the display were collec tions of stamps bearing pictures of birds, animals, and nature scenes, and various freak issues, which were mainly printer's mistakes. PURSUIT of his favorite hobby, that of mountain climbing, led to the death last Saturday of Al bert I, king of Belgium for almost twenty-five years and inspired leader of the Belgian armies during the World war. The fatal accident occurred while the king, alone, was trying to climb a 200 foot cliff. For half the night the nation did not know It was without a ruler, while searching parties finally re covered his body, crushed in a crevasse. The crown prince and princess, in Switzerland for a short va cation, were notified of the accident as soon as pos sible, and returned to Brussels Sunday. Testimony in the present trial, which has men tioned almost every phase of Capone's life, has so far emphasized the fact that he and his immediate underlings lived in lavish splendor while they were at the height of their power. One witness in the Albert was often termed the enlightened king and was one of the most popular rulers of modern times. The intense grief of the Belgian people was ample evidence of his popularity in his own coun try. And almost his equal in popularity and trust by his people is the crown prince, who will be crowned Leopold III. His consort will be the former Princess Astrid of Sweden. OFFICIAL BULLETIN Y.W. C. A. STAFF MEETINGS. The staff meetings for Y. W. C. A. members and leaders are: So cial, Evelyn Diamond, Monday at ii. Vcsners. Alaiie Barkes. Mon day at 5. International staff, Lor raine Hitrhenck. Tusedav at 4. ho- cinl Order, Bash Perkins Tuesday at 1. Finance, Marjoric Mnosiai Thursdn-77IT4. Publicity. Dorothy Gathers, Tuesday at 4. Swap Shop, Theadora Lornman, inursaay at 4. Proo-ram and Office. Phvliis Jean Humphrey, Wednesday at 3. World Forum, Beth Schmid, Thursday at 4. Posters, Ruth Allen, Thurs( av at 4. diurcn delations. Mary Edythe Hendricks, Wednes day at 5. Miss Miller will conduct a spe cial study group on "The Life of Jesus." This study is led on Thurs-. day at 1 o'clock and on Sunday morning at 9 o clock. Y. W. C. A. INTEREST GROUPS. The follow Y. W. interest groups will hold meetings in Ellen Smith hall this week: Tuesday at 1 Books and poetry, Jflnct V&cck Tuesday from 12:30 to 2 Hand craft, Ruth Armstrong. Tuesday at 4 Kodakery, Marg aret Ward. Wednesday at 5 Keep Current, Violet Cross. Thursday at 4 Know Your City, Lois Rathburn. Thursday at 5 Art of Being a Hostess, Arlene Bors. STAMP COLLECTORS. 7:30 Thursday evening. Feb. 22, in Social Sciences 301, there will be an organization meeting of a University Stamp Club, to which members of the faculty, student body or administrative staff, are invited. Plans also call for an auc tion so bring anything you wish to sell, either U. S. or foreign. The Men's Commercial club will have luncheon today at noon at the Junior Chamber of Commerce. The members are asked to meet in the club room at 11:50. The Men's Commercial club will hold its regular meeting Wednes day evening in the club rooms at 7:30. The constitution, the party and a spring trip will be considered at the meeting. BASEBALL. Coach Wilbur Knight asks that all men interested in basball var sity competition appear at the Ag college Student Activtics building at 5 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 20. erend Erck will have charge of the class. INTERFRATERNITY COUNCIL. The Interfraternity Council will meet tonight at 7:30 o'clock in room 10 Morrill hall. All mem bers are urged to attend. GIRLS COMMERCIAL CLUB. The Girls Commercial club will meet Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock at Ellen Smith hall. CLASSICS CLUB. The Classics club will meet Tuesday, tonight, at 7:45, in Carrie Belle Raymond hall. Every mem ber is urged to attend. Carol Auten, president. TASSEL MEETING. A Tassel meeting will be held Tuesday night, at 7 o'clock, in Ellen Smith hull. GAMMA ALPHA CHI. Gamma Alpha Chi will meet at 7:30 tonight in Ellen Smith hall. . SOCIAL ORDER STAFF. The New Social order staff will meet Tuesday at 4 o'clock in the A. W. S. room at Ellen Smith hall. NOMINATE FOUR FOR AWARD An attempt has been made to revive the old sport of baseball on the University of Kentucky cam pus. Coe college sophomores do not believe that coed's appearance is enchanced by use of lipstick and nail polish, they admitted in a re cent survey. . The University of Maine offers a course in ice-cream making. University of Texas students, who use tobacco, are aroused over the new ruling in the library of "no smoking." The users of the weed claim that it hampers their study habits. Kansas Journalism Students To Seek Sigma Delta Chi Honors. LUTHERAN 8TUDENTS. Lutheran students will meet for Bible study Wednesday in room 203 of the Temple building. 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