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Daily Nebra SKAN tie THE WEATHER fair. Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska Wl WU MM VOL. .XXXIHNO. 138. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, SUNDAY. APRIL 29, 1934 PRICE 5 CENTS. IVY DAY CLIMAXES YEAR'S ACTIVITIES Mortar . Boards Announce Plans For Ceremonies As , - Traditional Event Nears; Interfraternity Sing Scheduled To Begin At 9 O'clock. CROWNING OF QUEEN Musking of Senior Women's Honorary Society, Tapping Of New Innocents High1' "n of Afternoon Program; Sororities ii t 1 O'clock. Student activities roach their high point of the year Thurs day, May 3, when the annual Ivy Day ceremonies, sponsored by Mortar hoard, senior women's honorary society, will be held. Announcement of complete plans for the festivities were released Saturday by the society. rrespntfttion and crownine ofo the May Queen headline the morn ing activities wnne nwsKiiig new Mortar Boards and tapping off next year's Innocents are main features of the afternoon program. Greeks Sing at 9. The inter-fraternity sing, spon sored by Kosmet Klub, will rtart off the days list of events promptly at 9:00. Each fraternity will sing two songs and will ap pear in alphabetical order. Win ners of the sing will be announced immediately afterward. At the conclusion of the sing, the Tassels will form a circle to keep the crowds back from the center of activities. The Ivy and Daisy chains will start at approximately 10:30 from Grant Memorial hall. Leaders of the chains are to be announced Tuesday. Women who have been active in campus activities are chosen. All senior women are to dress in white and to join in carry ing the Ivy chain. Two junior, sophomore and freshman girls from each sorority, dressed in pastel shades, have been chosen to (Continued on Page 4.) . . . . i . ; LAUNCH LAST WEEK OF PREPARATION FOR FAIR Ag Students Go Thru Full Rehearsal Of 'American :-PanofamaSunday FtA I Unb BOYS' BAND IS Ag college students launched their last week of Farmers' Fair preparation today with a complete rehearsal of the pageant, "Amer ican Panorama." According to Mrs. Altinas Tullis, pageant music director, every stu dent in the college, Prof. Billie Quick's concert band from the city campus, and several special solo ists will be on hand at 2 p. m. for the Sunday afternoon rehearsal. The week's pageantry schedule includes rehearsals Sunday after noon, Tuesday night, Wednesday night, the pre-fair presentation Friday night, and two presenta tions on the day of the fair. The Wednesday night rehearsal is . to be in full "dress, according to Miss Bess Steele, faculty director, with (Continued on Page 4.) TODAY'S NEWS Briefly Reviewed Trial of Sam Rivette and Walter Dean, on charge of first degree murder for the death of Luceen Marshall, was set for May 9 after the two Texas cx-convicts pleaded not guilty. Attorney Hay ward In dicated that he would request sep arate trials for the defendants. Thruout the parle'y neither defend ant expressed much emotion, nod ding a curt "not guilty" when questioned. While the trap set for John Dilhnger and hit gang still re mained empty Saturday, federal agents were confident of captur ing at least two members of the desperate squad In the near fu ture. One of the men is George "Baby Face" Nelson, diminutive machine gunner of the crew. The other has not been Identi fied. Nelson was believed to be the occupant of a fleeing auto mobile who fired on Special Dep uty Al Johnson near Solon Springs, Wis., early Saturday. In an exchange of shots John son believed he wounded Nelson In the shoulder or thereabouts as the car careened wildly from one side of the road to the other. The Black-McKellar airmal bill, mbraclng President Roosevelt'a recommendation for appointemnt of a commission of experts to de velop a permanent government air Policy, passed the senate Saturday. 'rom here It goes back to the house where speedy action is ex pected. The bill embodies the pro viHions that within nine months ftT enactment the interstate commerce commission shall as m'me jurisdiction of airmail routes nd issue certificates of conveni ence and necessity similar to those Panted to railroads. Max Beghtol. attorney for tonkhn in the case where Conk lin is charged with conspiracy to "efraud trie state, made a mo- Continued on Page 4.J IS MORNING FEATURE REGENTS ORDER WAGE INCREASE EOR NEXT YEAR Action Restores From 2 To 5 Percent of Cut Now In Effect. 1934-35 BUDGET HIGHER Quarter Reduction Federal Allotment Rescinded By Roosevelt. Restoration of from 2 to 5 percent of the 22 percent sal ary cut now in effect was or dered bv the university resrents Saturday. Effective next year, the restoration will leave in effect reductions amounting to from 17 to 20 percent of the base salary. The total amount of the 1934-35 budget, as approved, Is $2,894,- !US 7 nt tt-hirh SI R72.000 will be derived from the taxation monies appropriated, for the combined. Uni versity general iuou aim iur uk legislative reference bureau. An estimated additional jyzu.oou win be received from cash sources such as stuaent lees, etc.. ana $295,500 will be derived from fed ( Continued on Page 4.) 10 START IN 3 WEEKS Printers Have All Material; Staff to Receive Books At Banquet. Within the next three weeks the 1934 Cornhusker will be distribut ed to subscribers, according to an nouncement made by Editor Wood row Magee and Business Manager Robert Thiel Saturday. All copy for the publication is now at the printers and work is going on at full speed. The covers have been completed, and as soon as the printers are done with their work the annual will be bound and dis tributed. The first people to receive the new edition of the annual will be members of the staff to whom the Cornhusker will be presented at a banquet held preceding distribu tion to the student body. At the banquet the identity of the six beauty queens will be re vealed for the first time. These six university girls have been se lected by Bing Crosby, movie crooner, from among a group of over thirty, as the most beautiful girls on the Nebraska campus. In cluded in the beauty section will be a picture of Crosby and a per sonal letter from him, Magee stated that the color and design of the new Cornhusker is entirely different from any other (Continued on Page 4.) TO JUDGE SORORITY SIXG OX 5 POIXTS Silver To Cup For Winner Be Placed On Display. Participants in the annual Ivy Day intersorority sing contest will be judged upon five points accord ing to an announcement made by A. W. S. members Saturday after noon. Winner of the contest will be picked with the following scale in mind: tone quality 25; phras ing and interpretation 30; ensem ble 25; selection of eoiigft 10, and appearance 10. Silver loving cup to be awarded the sorority taking first place in the sing will be placed on display in Long's bookstore window the first of this Week. Report from various Greek groups planning to take part in this phase cf the May Day pro rram show that directors of the choruses are adding finishing touches at practices. A great deal ; of interest Is being shown this I yesr, according to Aluir BrV ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION REGENTS ELECT HEADS FOR 4 DEPARTMENTS Board Promotes Worchester, Schramm, Kirshman, Brenke Saturday. RAISE RANKING OF 26 Chairmanship Changes Made Necessary By Ruling On Age Limit. Chairmanships of four de partments and professorial ranking of twenty-six members of the university staff were changed Saturday by t lie board of repents. The change, which are effective September 1, were made in connection with the adop tion of the budget for the coming year. All changes in departmental chairmanships were in accordance with the ruling of a year ago that the chairmen of departments re lease such chairmanships at the age of 70, it was explained by university officials. In accordance with the regents' rule, the following changes in chairmanships becomes effective September 1: Dr. W. C. Brenke, who has been professor of mathematics since 1913, becomes chairman of the de partment of mathematics in place of Dr. A. L. Candy, who will con tinue as professor of mathematics. Dr. Candy has been on the uni versity staff since 1893, and has been chairman since 1918. Schramm for Barbour. E. F. Schramm, who has been professor of geology since 1918, takes the place of Dr. E. H. Bar bour as chairman of that depart ment. Dr. Barbour, who has been on the staff ainee 1891, reUlnj the directorship of the university mu seum with the title of director of the museum and professor of pale onotology. Dr. D. L. Worcester, who has been professor of educa tional psychology since 1928, was (Continued on page 2.) TREGOE TO SPEAK ffi CREDIT POLICIES'' AT Lincoln Credit Men Sponsor Two Day Appearance Of Lecturer. Under the sponsorship of the Lincoln Association of Credit Men, J. Harry Tregoe will speak Mon day and Tuesday evenings at 7:30 in the Social Sciences building au ditorium. Formerly executive man ager of the National Association of Credit Men, Mr. Tregoe is now on a lecture tour of the principal cities of the country. His subject for Monday evening is, -Credit Policies Under Our New Monetary Deals," while his topic for Tuesday is, "An Analysis of the Psychology of Fear and Con fidence in Business, Finance and Credit Control." These lectures will be open without charge to univer sity students. Some years ago. Mr. Tregoe started out in business in Balti more, Md. For fifteen years he was executive manager of the National Association of Credit Men, and for two years was a lecturer at the University of Southern California. ARTICLE BV MISS ALWAY PUBLISHED In the March issue of the re search quarterly of the American Physical Education association is an article by Miss Lenore Alway, Instructor in the department of physical eoucation for women at the university. Her article carries the title: Weight Variation Per centage Chart. MEETING Western Nations See In Japan's 'Monroe Doctrine Foreboding Oi Further Japanese Aggression Hill "Western nations, already suspicion of Japanese aims and methods in the Far East, justifiably see in Japan's 'Monroe Doctrine,' forelx.dinirs of furlher Japanese aggression." orman L. Hill, professor of political science in Ihe university, stated in an interview Saturday regarding 1 ho recent turn of affairs taken as a resuu oi me wai-mugy juutifiit Kir to nan The manitesto ostensibly out line! lannn'n nolicv with rezard to ruins- th world in ren- eral not to make loans to China or assist that country by auppiying irolanea buildinr airdromes or sending military advisers. This la aouDiiesa me mosi im portant statement of policy made hv Janan since the World war," Dr. Hill continued. "It appears to be one more step toward a aipio mutic imna.vu in the far east, riv ing every evidence that far eastern affairs are JiKeiy to gei worse De fore they can be expected to im prove." "The immeaiaie oojecuve or Japan." Prof. Hill stated, "in the tte?rint fro"! her foreign office Mounted Vervet Monkey Is New Museum Exhibit A Vervet monkey and two new peacocks are recent additions to the exhibit cases in the university museum In Morrill hall. Known as the - green monkey, the former animal was presented bv the Lin coln park through Chester Ager some weeKS ago, ana nas jusi re turned from the taxidermist. The monkey is a half-grown male, whose tribe is native to South Africa. As the first mounted ani mal of its kind to be disDlaved at the museum, it has been placed in one oi me aownsiairs canes in cuu nection with the skulls of the larger apes. Also returned from the taxi dermist are two new peacocks, given to the museum by Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Shurtleff of Lincoln. These, together with others pre sented by the same donors, have been placed in a case of their own which is artificially lighted. PHI betmaFpa Ceremonies For New Student Members Begin at 6 at University Club. BANQUET FOLLOWS RITES Donna Davis Leads Incoming Grouo With Average Of 94.87. Phi Beta Kappa will induct forty-three university students at initiatory ceremonies Mon day night," April 30. at the University club. Initiation of candidates will begin at 6 o'clock to be followed by a ban quet at 7 in honor of the new members. ' In charge of arrange ments for the initiation are Pro fessors Guilford. Hicks, Kesner, Gertrude Moore and Pool. Selection to Phi Beta Kappa is made on a scholarship basis. Only those in the upper one-seventh of students who have completed Arts and -Science grtfup requirements are eligible for membership in this organization. Rarely is the scho lastic average of the group below 88. Has 94.87 Average. Miss Donna Davis of Omaha led the list of candidates this year with an average of 94.87. Average of the entire group was announced at 88.05. Those to be honored at Monday night's initiation and banquet are: Agano. Mm. Marie Davis. Lincoln. AlWn. Mary Cathn-n. Lincoln. Alcorn, Paul. Lincoln. Aldfn. Jfan. Kimball. Allen. Harlle B.. York. Auten, Carnl Eleanor. North Bend. Biker. Rachel Luree, Lincoln. Becker. Kathleen Smith, Lincoln. Boon. Jane, Howard. S. D. Buuerfield. William Henry. Norfolk. Caaement. Rufsell Leslie. David City. Dahma, Harold Kederlck. Seward. Davie. Donna. Omal.a. Dawson. Alice Evelyn. Madison. Eniihers. Arne Cleorpe. Kearne. FriU. Kmma Orace. Table Rock. r;eddes. Alice Marie, c.rand Island, rireenellt, Frank Stewart, Lincoln. Haegen. John Wllhur. Lincoln. Hushes, Dorothy Jane, Council Blufrs. '"TrTser. Llllie Henrietta. Pe Witt. KoenlR. Clara Augusta. Plymouth. 1a Master. Joseph Krwin. Lincoln. Larson. F.lsle Neota, .Mlnden. .McFarland. Neil Radcllffe, Norfolk. (Continued on Page 4.) 2 Charter Members Of Sigma Xi .ire Still On Faculty Sigma Xi, honorary fraternity, is having its annual meeting for the election of officers and new mem bers Monday, May 7 in room 217, Bessey Hall at 8 p. m. Sigma Xi has since its Incep tion in 1886, encouraged scientific research, and high scholastic at tainments. The honorary fraternity was founded on the university campus in 1897 and two of the charter members. Prof. E. H. Barbour and Prof. A. L. Candy, are still mem bers of the faculty. la tn toD anv western assistance to China which will enable that country to successfully engage Japan in hostilities." "The warning against the sup ply of war planes and airdromes is expected to apply to Amrican firms which have been particular ly active in this connection. Dr. Hill added. "The objection made above to foreign military advisers in China is understood to apply, in the maiA, to Gfroan advisers, one in particular, who has been quite active in this line." "However." Professor Hill con tinued, "whether Japan contem plates ousting the doien or more League of Nations officials who are endeavoring to help China in ao- (Ccntinued cn rage i.) HOLDS INITIATION FOR 43 MONDAY BUSY PROGRAM SCHEDULED FOR COLLEGE DAYS Antelope Park Scene Annual Bizad Celebration on Friday. PRE-MEDICS VISIT OMAHA Professional Schools Plan Special Entertainment For Weekend. Reports from committees in charge of College Day pro grams indicate that Friday's attractions promise much in the way of recreation for par ticipating students. Bizad college will have its field day at Antelope Park. The pro gram will include a picnic at 12, followed by a baseball game be tween professors in the college and student members of Alpha Kappa Psi, commercial fraternity. Leo Beck's orchestra will play for a tea-dance in the Park pavilion, from 3:30 to 5:30. During this time, a group of dancers from the Wally Morrow studio will enter tain with specialty numbers. Students attending the field day will wear little red buttons, indi cating their enrollment in the Bi zad college. Pharmacists Plan Program. Pharmacy students are also planning a special program for Friday night, when the entire stu dent body of the college will dem onstrate interesting exhibits. One of the exhibits which will be on display is an enteric pill-coating X-ray machine. This machine, which has been tested on many patients, will be handled by Phyl lis Rhodes under the direction of Professor Rukey. A banquet in connection with Pharmacy night will be held at the Cornhusker hotel. Plans of the school of journalism for Friday are incomplete. Sigma Delta Chi, men's journalism organ ization, and Theta Sigma Phi. (Continued on Page 4.) IS ELECTED NEW BARB Margaret Medlar and Alvin Kleeb Other Officers Named Friday. Wilbur Erickson, Newman Grove, junior in the college of busi ness administration, was elected chairman of the Barb council for the 1934-1935 school year Friday afternoon. Other officers named by the eighteen members of the newly elected council are Margaret Med lar, Lincoln, vice-chairman, and Alvin Kleeb. Broken Bow, secretary-treasurer. Friday afternoon's meeting was the first one for the new council. Several weeks ago seven holdover members from the old council were chosen by election within the body to continue for another year. At an all-barb election last Tuesday, eleven new members were selected. The function of the Barb council is to conduct varsity parties, seven of which were held during the past year. Officers of the 1933-1934 council were Burton Marvin. Lin coln, chairman: Marjorie Filley, Lincoln, vice-chairman, and Wil bur Erickson, secretary-treasurer. Members of the new council in addition to the three officers are Marjorie Filley, Lincoln: James Marvin, Lincoln; Irwin Ryan. Lin coln: Verla Chapman, Giltner; Bill Newcomer, York: Evelyn Dia mond, Lincoln; Marion Jackson, York; Theodora Lohrmann, Lin coln; Charles Rochford, St. Paul; Emily Spanggaard, Omaha; Eu gene Dalbv, Omaha; Elmer Heyne, Wisner; Ruth Hornbuckle, Lin coln; John Stover, Malcolm, and Vernon Filley, Lincoln. 5 STUDEXTS SIGX I P FOR ESTES COXCLAYE Program For Remainder Of Year Outlined By lg I. M. Five students to date have signed up to attend the Estes con ference June 8-18 and programs for the remainder of the semester were revealed after a meeting of the university Ag. Y. M. C. A. cabinet at the home of the general secretary, C. D. Hayes. At 7:00 a. m. on Monday. Pro fessor F. H. Goodding will speak in room 303 Ag. hall on "The val ues received from the 'Dad' Elliot meetings." A series of three meet ings on "contributions agricultural students can make to their home community," will close the pro grams for this semester. Speakers on the topic are to be announced at a later date. Finding the method of writing personal letters to prospective freshmen on joining the Y. M. C. A. effective, the cabinet decided to continue the process this summer. The five boys to date who will attend the Estes conference in clude: Rav Kinth. AMelle James. Ward Builder, Carl B. Beadles. Adrian Lyr.n. REPORT DISCLOSES SCHOLARSHIP DROP General Average Undergraduate Groups Takes Slump For First Semester As Relative Rating Reveals Fraternity and Sorority Standings. HOWARD HALL LEADS Zela Tau Alpha, Farm House Win Greek Organization Honors; Women Place Higher Than Men While Delta Sigma Pi Heads Professionals. Generally lower university scholastic averages were shown in the relative rating' list of un:lergralua1e croups for the first semester issued Friday by T. J. Thompson, dean of student affairs. Howard Hall led all organized groups on the campus, rank ing forty-seven places above the all student average. Zeta Tan MORE THAN 2600 ATTEND CAMPUS COP' PAST WEEK Attendance at Kosmet Spring Musical Comedy Below Last Year Mark. FIRST SIX DAY RUN Klub Expresses Satisfaction With Outcome Annual Presentation. A total of more than tivo thousand six hundred persons attended Kosmet Klub's eight eenth annual spring musical comedy at ihe Temple theater during the past week, accord ing to'a statement made yesterday afternoon by John Oepson, busi ness manager of the Klub. This year's show, "The Campus Cop," was written and directed by Herb Yenne of the dramatics de partment, who also played one of .the leading . female iropersopa- tions. Forty-one persons made up the cast, and Eddie Jungbluth and his orchestra furnished the music for the show. Although this year's presenta tion did not quite reach the at tendance record attained by last year's show, "The Bar-Nothing Ranch," Business Manager Gepson expressed satisfaction with the outcome of the presentation. The show enjoyed a six-night ran for the first time in the "history of Kosmet Klub. Scene At Aksarben U. The scene of this year's produc tion was the student union build ing of Ak-Sar-Ben University. Ail of the action in the play took place on the afternoon and evening pre ceding the annual Homecoming football game with Kansas Univer sity. All tyoes of student and alumni life are "brought in in the plav. The various aspects rf university life and activities were exempli fied in the different characters In the production, many of whom were veterans in student drama tic experience. Comedy Features. Comedy features of the show (Continued on Page 4.) tasseITenTerTain sixty at rush tea Names of 25 New Pledges To Be Announced Tuesday. Tassels, honorary girls pep or ganization, entertained sixty rushees at their annual rush tea at the Kappa Pelt house Saturday afternoon. Approximately 2S girls will be pledged, according to Louise Hos sack, president of the organiza tion. Names of the pledges will possibly be announced next Tues day. Elizabeth Shearer was general chairman in charge of the tea. and Betty Beck was in charge of the refreshments committee. Other members of the committee are: Helen Eppler, Ruth Haggman, and Irene Nabity. Anne Bunting, former Tassels president, and Valentine Klotz, past treasurer, poured. SIX STUDENTS RECEIVE HIGH SCHOOL POSITIONS Nebraska schools' have named six more university students to their faculties, according to the department of educational service. Helen Culin of Shickley will teach Latin and history at Salem; Ozro Dean, Broken Bow, will be super intendent at Royal; Lloyd Gotchall goes from Petersburg to be super intendent at Thayer: Henry Hage man, Cnadron, will be superinten dent at Clatonia; Ernest Heim. now at DuBcis. will go to Rosa lie as superintendent: and Ruth Mitchell. Holdrege. will teach Eng lish and history at Odcli. ORGANIZED HOUSES o Alpha which held prime honors last year was in second place, leading all social sororities. Highest scholastic average of men's groups is held by business administration professional fra ternity, Delta Sigma Pi. Farm House was classified as a profes sional fraternity and ranked sec ond in scholastic standing of fra ternities. Highest average of a strictly social fraternity was ac credited to Zeta Beta Tau. Women's organizations ranked generally higher than those of men with but two groups falling below the general media. The av erage of sorority women was higher than that of unaffiliated women and higher also than the all women average. Among or ganizations of men, Barbs head the list with all men and all fra ternity averages following. The three medias. however, are closely approximate. Following is a rating of the or ganizations in order of their standing: Social Soroiitirv 1 Zfta Tau Alpha. 2 Sigma Kappa 3 Siema Delta Tau 4 Delta Zeta (Continued on Page 4. J E Chemists Start Tomorrow On Working Model At PharmacY fialf." HOLD FIELD DAY FRIDAY As a customary part of Engi neer's Week which starts Monday, April 30, chemical engineers start Monday on the erection of a work ing display in front of Pharmacy Hall. The six engineering depart ments will spend the first part of the week in preparing their dis plays for the open house on Thurs day night when all buildings will be open to public inspection. The program for Friday includes a con vocation in the Temple theater, field day at Pioneer's park, and a banquet in the evening at the Lin coln hotel. Each year one of the engineer ing departments constructs an ex hibit in front of Pharmacy Hall and this year the chemical engi neers have chosen to demonstrate a rotary cement kiln for the manu facture of Portland cement. All de partments will have numerous working models, drawings, and other interesting exhibits of their particular phase of engineering completed the first of the week in readiness for the open house Thursday night. Green Speaks Friday. Roy Green, president of Western Laboratories. is speaker for the convocation the the Fri- day morning. According to Marion Scott, general chairman of the week, Mr. Green will give an op ( Continued on Page 4.) Law Students Plan Hilarious Program Friday Not to be outdone by the vari ous other colleges of the university who will cast aside dull care and frolic in unrestrained glee next Friday, the law college is planning a day of hilarity, beginning wita baseball and w inding up in a ban quet. The law banquet, which is to be the big event of the holiday will be held at the University club. James E. Lawrence, editor of the Lincoln Star, will entertain the aspiring barristers with an ad dress. "Lawyers of Tomorrow." Before the banquet, there will be spirited competition in the form of baseball and pool games In the aft ernoon. Affairs of the day will reach climax when the three members re cently elected to the Order of th Coif, senior law honorary, are Ini tiated. Cecil Adam, Ralph Rodger, and James Taylor are the candi dates named for initiation. Arrangements for the law day festivities are in the hands of the class presidents in law college. They are: Ralph Rodgers, senior class. Homer Wiltse. Junior class, and Lawrence Ely, who will repre sent the fresnmen. The rommitte on general affair which will function under the su pervision of the class presidents la compo-ed of Albert Wahl. Carl HumDhrev. and Jack Thompson. j Bill Devereaux is to be responsible for the day's entertainment. V