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VOL. XXXIV NO. 42.
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1931.
PRICE 5 CENTS.
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THE
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S POSTS AT STAKE '
Ace Brigode Plays Here Homecoming
FAMED ORCHESTRA
SECURED FOR DANCE
Innocents Obtain Nationally Known Band for Party
Scheduled Night of Missouri and Nebraska
Gridiron Battle Nov. 2 i.
EVENING CLOSED TO
Virginians Have Broadcast Over Both NBC and CBS
Networks; Greek Houses May Display Tjlieir
Decorations This Year.
Ace Bripxle and his Virginians will play for the annual
homecoming party scheduled to be held in the Coliseum Satur
day, Nov. 24, according: to announcement made Monday by
Hill Fisher, chairman of the Innocents committee in charge of
arrangements for the dance. This is a nationally famous band,
the orchestra having played overO
both the NBC and CBS networks
from the Monte Carlo in New York
City, and also having played in
Chicago, Cleveland, Atlantic City
and numerous -other cities of the
mid-west and east.
The party Homecoming night,
sponsored by Innocents society, I
will terminate an unusually active (
day on the campus. In the morn
ing Kosmet Klub will present its
annual Fall Revue, houses will j
probably display decorations for !
the first time since 1930, and in j
the afternoon Nebraska's football j
team will meet the Missouri Tigers j
in Memorial stadium. i
"Arrangements for the party
have been virtually completed." '
stated Fisher in his Monday an- i
nouncement." and because we were .
lucky enough to secure a famous
orchestra early we can promise an
outstanding party to all those at
tending." Cooperating with other campus
organizations. Innocents society is
planning what is characterized by
Owen Johnson, president, as the
outstanding Homecoming program
in the history of the university.
For the first time in the history
of the performance Kosmet Klub
will present its annual Fall Revue
on Homecoming morning to start
the holiday for returning alumni.
Campus organizations will present
a senes of skits in the annual ex
hibition.
Campus social organizations are ;
planning numerous dinners and Trie project was made possible by
luncheons for the entertainment of the PWA, which is not a relief but
alumn during the noon hour, and j public works organization, he ex
immediately following will be the j plained. The government has al
football game at the stadium. The jotted a portion of the construction
game will be the fourth Big feix
innferpnre tilt of the season for
Coach Bible's Huskers.
To top of fthe day s program
will be the place of the Homecom
ing party. The evening has been
closed by the student council and
faculty committee on student af
fairs, to al". other dances on the
campus and in fraternity and so
rority houses.
Serving along with Fisher, who
is chairman of the party commit
tee, are George Holyoke, contact
chairman; Henry Kosman, ticket
chairman; and Burton Marvin,
publicity agent.
WHITMAN TO SPEAK
AT PHYSICS MEETING
Binoral Hearing, Sound Wave
Intensity, Subject of
Of Address.
Dr. E. K. Wigbtman, professor
of physics at Doane college, will
speak on binoral hearings at the
physics colloquium tomorrow eve
ning. Having written his doctor's
thesis on this subject. Professor
Wightman is an authority on this
phase of hearing according to Dr.
Marvin, head of the physics de
partment. This topic involves a study of
the difference in intensity with
which sound waves reach the left
and the right ear drums. Dr. Mar
vin stateJ. The intensity depends
on the direction from which the
sound approaches the listener and
is greater on the ear drum that is
nearest the source of the sound.
This phase of sound and its inter
pretation by the brain is a problem
that is of interest to ppychologista
as well as physicists.
While the colloquim meetings,
which are held weekly for the
physics faculty and graduate stu
a technical
dents, are usually 01
nature and of interest only to
physicists, they are open to any
one who may want to attend ac
cording to Dr. Marvin.
HufnacI OoMt Canipu
Studio Intil End of f k j
The campuu studio will be closed thetical rase which involves liaoil
until the latter part of the week, ity for an aviation accident which
It was announc ed Monday evening occurred entirely without ncgii
by Richard N. Hufnajle. studio gence on the part of the pilot The
photographer. He is accompanying i plane crashed into a house belong
Dr. G E. Condra on a trip into j ing to the plaintiff who was also
the western nart of the state where ; a passenger, killing the pilot
he will take pictures for a survey
being undertaken by the geog
raphy department.
ALL OTHER AFFAIRS
ELECTION FILINGS
JUNIOR CLASS PRESIDENT.
Jack Pace, Green Toga.
Burr Ross, Progressive.
SENIOR CLASS PRESIDENT.
Don Easterday, Green Toga.
Wilbur Erickson, Progressive.
HONORARY COLONEL.
Violet Cross.
Roma DeBrown.
Marion E. Smith.
NEBRASKA SWEETHEART.
Ruth DeKlotz.
Muriel Hook.
Sancha Kilbourn.
Helen Elizabeth Lawrence.
Cathleen Long.
Virginia Selleck.
Halmos States
Power Project
Not for Relief
Construction of the Sutherland
irrigation and power project is not
a relief measure, Eugene E. Hal
mos, widely known hydraulics en
gineer, told about 2o Engineers as
sembled in convocation Friday af
ternoon in Social Sciences audi-
toriura.
cost, lending- the rest, which is to
be repaid from revenue obtained
through sale of irrigation water
and electric power, according to
Halmos.
"The sit of the diversion dam and
storage reservoir at Sutherland
was chosen after an extensive
study to determine at what place
the largest amount of water could
be stored with the smallest size
dam." stated Mr. Halmos. who is
at present a supervising engineer
on the project.
I He explained that a detailed ex
I amination of records of Dast years
'concerning rainfall, flow, and
' drainage of adjacent areas was
made before construction began.
Geologists, including Dr. George E.
Condra of the university, made soil
tests.
The diversion dam is only ten
feet high, according to Halmos. It
however, nearly 1800 feet long,
and its design involves important
' hydraulic considerations, he ex
plained. He described how the im
pounding of water for irrigation
and power purposes is accomplish
ed by means of an earth reservoir
dam 67 feet high. The upstream
face is protected by a layer of con
crete, and no provision is made for
the removal of silt deposits, al
though little deposit is expected.
Mr. Halmos is a representative
of Parson s-Klapp-Brinkerhoff-Douglas,
a New York engineering
firm. He has designed an con
structed a large number of hydro
electric plants in this country, ac
cording to Dean O. J. Ferguson,
who presided at the meeting. De
tails were arranged by the engi
neering executive board.
Webster, Jeffrey Clubs Meet in Final
Contest as Law Class of '36 Closes
Practice Court Trials at State House
"Will Ihe court please come to order!"'
These words will ring out in the Nebraska supreme court
the canil,.! this eveninc at 1 -MO when the final club court
.t
L,ltf.st ()f thc. jaw rass 0f js
and the "Webster club.
Reoresentine the Webster clubo
will be Justin R. Wolf of Omaha
and Homer G. Hamilton of Geneva,
and Harry L. West
Syracuse, will
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club banner !
The trial will be held on a hypo-
wrecking the house, and inflicting
serious injuries upon the plaintiff.
The Webster club men are at-
o-
LAST DIRECTORIES ON
SALE AT BOOKSTORES
Large Fraternity, Sorority
Houses Receive Copies
Of Publication.
Last of the student directories
go on sale at the bookstores and
large fraternity and sorority
houses Tuesday and Wednesday,
according to Bob Funk, editor of
the book. Funk stated that this
year there are not enough books
to take to all organized houses
but an attempt will be made to
have them in as many as possible.
Only twenty more copies are
available at Ag hall. Students
wishing to buy directories should
go to the bookstores as soon as
possible, Funk said.
E
OF NOVEMBER ISSUE
Violet Cross Announces 1934
Graduates to Receive
Copy Magazine.
In an attempt to bring a large
body of university graduates to
Lincoln for the annual homecom
ing program Nov. 17 the Novem
ber issue of the Nebraska Alum
nus will stress the homecoming
theme in its pages, according to
Violet Cross, editor.
The issue which will be released
Nov. 15 will be mailed to all mem
bers of the class of 1934 to remind
them of the program planned for
next Saturday.
The magazine bears an attrac
tive new cover this month and
contains several interesting fea
ture articles in addition to the
pages which appear regularly each
month, Miss Cross declared.
The leading article of the issue
will emphasize the Homecoming
program which is planned for all
the graduates of the university
who will be able to come to Lin
coln the day of the Missouri game.
Editorials will further urge the
grads to return to school for the
celebration.
R. P. Crawford assistant to the
chancellor, contributes an article
to the Alumnus in the form of a
tribute to the late William Snyder
who had charge of the university
experimental substation. Chancel
lor emeritus Samuel Avery will he
the subject of an article by Col.
C. J. Frankforter of the chemistry
department.
Of special interest to under
graduates as well as alumni will
be a discussion of the interfrater
nity alum.ii board of control by
Bruce Nicoll, former editor of the
Daily Nebraskan and now presi
dent of the Interfraternity coun
cil. The regular column featuring
campus news will also appear in
the November issue of the Alum
nus. The regular pages of ex
changes, class news, births, deaths,
and marriages will again appear
with the mail column receiving its
usual attention.
Nebraska Receives
First Class Rating
From MSP A Critics
Awarding First Class Honor
Rating, the National Scholastic
Press association yesterday sent to
officials of the Daily Nebraskan.
a certificate notifying members of
the staff of the paper's achieve
ment Rating of college publications is
given each year by (his associa
tion. The awards are based upon
merit, judged by the All-American
Critical Service offered by the or
ganization. The First Class Honor rating is
awarded papers which are desig
nated as "excellent" by the asso
ciation. But one higher honor, that
of All-American rating, is be
stowed by the organization, and
only in unusual cases.
,e between the Jeffrey club
torneys for the defendant, the avi
ation company, anfl me jeirrey
r?rrrrrr.tit!vcs nttrrsfye for the
piainuii.
in ( HJr praomtrw rvri y nun-
and novel question as to the
fault," stated Dean Foster bt the
law school.
Judges of the trial court will he
Chief Justice Charles A. Goas and
Associate Justices Edward E. Good
and L. B. Day of the Nebraska su
preme court. The Judges will ren
der a short opinion on tbe merits
of the controversy and then pro
( Continued on Page 4.)
STUDENTS
PLAN
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Com Cobs, Tassels, Band,
Frosh Grid Squad Will
Attend.
SPECIAL TRAIN SECURED
Loyal Husker Supporters
Will Entrain Early
Saturday.
The loss to Pittsburgh
shoved off into a corner as a
thing of the past, the fall elec
tions something to be settled
once and for all at the polls
Tuesday, Saturday's migration to
Lawrence for the Husker-Jayhawk
grid struggle a popular topic over
the campus Monday.
The band is going; the freshman
football squad is going; the Tas
sels are going; the Corncobs are
going and so, apparently, are
several hundred other loyal Ne
braska students.
The Husker gridders themselves,
seeking to sweep the Kansans be
fore them in their march to a
fourth straight Big Six conference
gridiron championship, head by
train for the Jayhawk stronghold
Friday night, while remaining
members of the Husker expedition
will go either by a special train
which leaves Lincoln Saturday
morning or will make the trip by
auto either Friday or Saturday.
Just how many will make the
trip is still a question. But fra
ternity and sorority houses report
that interest in the migration is at
an unusually high pitch, and a
large number of students have al
ready made definite plans for the
trip.
At the same time, John K. Sel
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Political Dopesters Predict
Record Breaking Vote
This Year.
BARB POWER UNKNOWN
BY THE OBSERVER.
Their coal four of the most cov
eted offices on the campus, student
politicians turned their guns on
their enemies Monday night and
ODened a determined drive for
votes which will continue until the
polls close this afternoon at five.
With a record breaking vote in
rosnect as the result of combin
ing balloting for the four posts of
junior and senior Class presidents,
honorary colonel, and Nebraska
Sweetheart, into one election, the
campus was eagerly awaiting the
final outcome.
All indications were that Mon
day's battle at the poll will be the
most spirited both for men's and
women's offices, ever witnessed in
a fall ejection. Spirit was running
high in both political factions and
in the various sororities which had
nominated candidates.
Race for the Junior class presi
dency offers perhaps the most
fiercely contested contest. The
junior executive has always been
numbered among those favored by
the Innocents on Ivy Day. and
with a scarcity of political plums,
the office has even exceeded its
former high rank.
Little less hotly contested will
be the senior battle which finds a
law senior and barb senior fighting
it out. Political dopesters predict
that the strength or me DarD turn
out will be the deciding factor in
this race.
More than ordinary interest is
frwuuri nn the honorary colonel
race which finds three candidates
nominated by the military depart
ment in the field. With old alli
ances apparently cast to the winds
following a Mortar Board resolu
tion, it has been termed "any
body's race."
Identity of the future Nebraska
Sweetheart appeared to be a toss
up with six entered in the lists.
With claims of support of engi
neerine' and law colleges by rival
candidates, tnis promised U Oe
mad scramble.
Rumors of last minute changes
in fartinn lineurm dissatisfaction.
cries of double-crossing, and pre
dictions or victory were lorcncom
ing from both faction camps on
the eve of the election. Further
cries of platform stealing and un
founded charges continued to be
hurled back and forth between the
two while underneath one of tbe
roost determined battles for votes
the campus has aoen, was being
waged.
AWRENGE GAME
SECOND HAND ROOK
INFORMATION ASKED
Fischer Seeks Cooperation
From Students at
Polls Today.
Cooperation of all students in
furnishing information in regard
to the second hand book purchases
and sales, on the special blank pro
vided in today's election, was asked
by Jack Fischer, president of the
student council which conducts the
election.
"The student council is making
a comprehensive study of the sit
uation, and we require pertinent
information concerning local con
ditions of sale and purchase of
used books," Fischer said. "Stu
dents will greatly aid the council
in this work if they will answer ac
curately the three questions on the
ballot and provide us with the in
formation necessary to continue
the work.
10CENTS EXTEND
DEADLINE OF FIGHT
Senior Group Still Seeking
Additional Entries,
Fischer Says.
Quest of the Innocents society
for a new Nebraska fight song will
be continued beyond the Nov. 14
deadline previously announced,
Jack Fischer, chairman of the
song committee, stated Monday.
"The Innocents society feels
that a song of the caliber we de
sire may require a considerable
longer time for composition and
perfection than we have allowed,"
Fischer said. "We have some good
songs but feel that we can secure
still greater participation in the
contest and we intend to do this.
Our contest will continue until we
feel we have secured the best pos
sible fight song.
Entries are still being received
daily in the contest, it was an
nounced, and requests for details
of the competition have been re
ceived from a number of other
states.
A $20 prize has been offered by
the Innocents to the author of the
winning song. Nationally known
orchestra leaders are being sought
as judges but have not been defi
nitely secured as they have been
on tours of th country, Fischer
said.
OMAHA BUSINESS MEN
Prof. Frankforter Addressed
Visiting Group on
'Explosives.'
With the Nebraska-Pitt game in
the afternoon as the feature at
traction, a large group of South
Omaha business men gathered at
the Ag campus Saturday morning
as guests of the Ag college at an
annual meeting and luncheon.
Prof. C. J. Frankforter of the
chemistrv department addressed
the visiting group, having as the
subject of his speecn, - explosives.
Also on the program were oregg
McBride. Lincoln Star sports
scribe and George Saner, Nebras
ka's ail-American fullback, who
talked on football.
Saturday's gathering was said to
have been the twentieth time the
business men have held their year-
lv meetinc here, afterward to at
tend a Cornhusker football contest.
Professors H. J. Gramlich, W. J.
Loeffel and R. R. Tbalman, of the
animal husbandry department,
were in charge of program arrangements.
GUESTS AT AG CAMPUS
Political Factions Platforms
PROGRESSIVES.
The Progressive Party submits
the following platform to tbe stu
dent body of the university.
1. The Progressive party stands
for honesty in student government.
We feel that unquestionable hon
esty is particularly important in
the conduct of campus elections.
Student government can never
function at maximum efficiency
nor can it have tbe support and
trszt c: the student body as long
an there is suspicion, distrust or
actual malfeasance in the conduct
of elections. We pledge ourselves
to a continuance of our existing
politiial standards wLich are above
reproach.
2. The Progressive party prom
ises that any candidate elected
under our banner shall be held
strictly accountable to the party
and to bis duties.
S. Tbe Progressive party depre
ciates the incessant political man
(Continued qd Page 4.)
FOUR OFFICES IN
BALANCE AT POLLS
Honorary (lolonel, Nebraska Swerthrarl, Junior and
Senior Class Presidents Will Be Decided in
Hotly Contested laee.
STUDENTS MUST SHOW IDENTIFICATION CAUDS
Political Factions Will Clash in Test of Strength;
Progressives Nominate Hoss and KricKson;
Togas Choose Pace, Easterday.
Wilh a record vote for fall elections in prospect, students
will go to the polls on the city and aar campuses today to ehoosu
junior and senior class presidents, honorary colonel and Ne
braska Sweetheart from among thirteen candidates. Voting
will occur in the Temple on the downtown campus and in .
Pictures of Pitt Came
Will Be Shoun Tuesday
Play by play motion pictures
of the Nebraska-Pittsburgh
football game will be shown for
the benefit of University stu
dents and the public at large in
Temple Theater at 12:00 noon,
Tuesday, November 12. Admis
sion will be ten cents. The pic
tures will be shown under the
direction of Ed Weir of the Ne
braska football coaching staff,
who took each play through the
camera as the game progressed.
Voters Receive
Advice in Pages
Of 1878 Paper
Profound advice to the bewild
ered but conscientious voters, of
whom there is always a minimum,
was given by students to students
no later than December, 1S78, on
the editorial pages of the Hisperi
an Student, former student month
ly publication.
In a three paragraph moral en
titled "College Politics," written in
the unique style of the day, is set
forth the great truth that align
ments with one party inevitably
bring a burning desire to vote for
the candidates of the opposition,
I and that breaking such a promise
lis, as all campus politicians agree.
the cardinal sin.
Says the editorial: "If individu
ality of character is something to
be admired, it ought to exhibit it
self on those occasions that put it
to a test. Such instances are not of
infrequent occurrence in college
life. An election comes up: in a
literary society it may be, though
not necessarily. Opposing factions
appear, and everyone is solicitated
by the partisans to vote for this
candidate or that measure.
"A student, after little or no
consideration, pledges his vote to
one of them. A partisan of the op
posing faction then appears, and
presents his statement of the case.
Very likely the person now wishes
he were not bound by his promise,
so that he could vote the other
way.
"Now a pledge of this kind
should be given, if at all. only after
due consideration of both sides of
I a question, umerwi.se one expunro
himsc f to the temptation oi crcaH-
ing his promise and so injuring his
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reputation
and moral character."
BLUE PRINT BOARD TO
HOLD MEET THURSDAY
Publication Staff Reports
On Indiana Conclave
At (fathering.
Nebraska Blue Print publica
tion board is scheduled to meet
at 5 o'clock Thursday afternoon.
Nov. 15, in room 205, M. E. hall,
to hear the report of the Blue
Print publication staff which at
tended the convention of the "En
gineering College Magazines As
sociated" at Terre Haute, Ind., in
October.
Marvin Nuemberger, Blue Print
editor-in-chief: George Hossark.
business manager, and Hugh
Schmidt, editor, were those who
attended the Terre Haute meeting.
GREEN TOGAS.
We the members of the Green
Toga faction realizing that certain
conditions existent on tbe campu6
of the University ot Nebraska are
diametrically opposed to the de
sired practices of enlightened stu
dent life and that tbe present state
of student government is not all
that it could be to achieve the ends
for which it was devised pledge
ourselves to this permanent plat
form in an attempt to brLLti tliue
practices and conditions.
Plank Number 1. We believe
that the present duties of tbe
senior class president are not suf
ficient to require an election to
that office, and we pledge our
selves to work for the establish
ment of a senior class organization
the chief function of which shall
be to supervise and conduct a
Senior week prior to commence
ment which shali serve to instill
class spirit in the hearts of the
(Continued on Page 4.)
Ohall on the ag campus.
Students must present their
identification cards or they will
not be allowed to vote ,it was an
nounced. Voting on both campuses will be
under direction of the student
council and will be supervised by
members of the faculty. Jack
Fischer, president of the student
council, announced. Counting of
votes will also be supervised by
the faculty.
Close contests for the class of
fices are expected as the Green
Toga
class
Ross,
Pace,
and Progressive factions
for the second year. Rurr
ag college junior, and Jack
Bizad junior, are Progres
sive and Green Toga nominees re
spectively for the junior office,
while Wilbur Erickon, Bizad sen
ior, and Progressive, and Don
Easterday law senior, and Green
Toga, will contest for the senior
presidency.
A hot fight is predicted for the
office of honorary colonel which
three candidates seek this year.
Those in the race are Violet Cross,
Mortar Board president: Roma De
Brown, Mortar Board; and Marion
Smith. Mortar Board and A. W. S.
president. All three candidates are
seniors in the university.
Six girls seek the position of Ne
braska Sweetheart today. They
are Ruth DeKlotz, teachers col
lege junior; Murifil Hook, arts and
science sophomore; Sancha Kil
bourn, home economics junior;
Helen Elizabeth Lawrence, aits
and science junior; Cathleen Long,
arts and science junior; and Vir
ginia Selleck, arts and science
junior.
Class presidents will be an
nounced Wednesday, but the Ne
braska Sweetheart's identity will
be secret until the Kosmet Klub
revue on Nov. 24, and the Hon
orary Colonel will not be revealed
until her presentation at the Mil.
tary ball.
Only junior and senior men and
women may vote for their respec
tive class presidents, but all male
students mav vote for honorary
colonel and Nebraska Sweetheart.
All women students may vote lor
honorary colonel.
This year marks the first year
when all four offices have been
filled at the same time. It also
marks the innovation of nomina
tion of honorary colonel candi
dates by the military department,
altho filings were opened to any
one desiring the office.
COMPULSORY OIL
Freshman Council Will Hold
Open Forum Tonight at
7 O'clock.
Continuing the discussion from
the meeting last week, the men of
Ag campus will again present
pros and eons on compulsory mil
itary training at the open forum
discussion in Ag hall tonight at 7
o'clock. Sponsored by the fresh
men council of the Ag Y, the dis
hjifi hfcn left ooen to all
men of the campus because of the
wide-spread interest in ine pruu
lem under consideration.
Points in favor of the compul
sory feature of drill will be prc
nontal firct this fdde of the argu
ment being lead by Ray Kinch.
Following tnis presentation, ry
Tntini s.nd Iewis Battorf. who
spoke in favor of drill last week.
will have an opportunity to Doiaivr
up their arguments.
Eased on the intense Interest
shown last week, a lively discus
sion for the entire group is pre
dicted. CIVIL ENGINEERS TO
HEAR CRONE SPEAK
1 Amateur Photography for
Engineer' Subject of
Discuion.
"Amateur Photography for En
gineers" will be discussed by
Prof. E. A. Grone of the applied
mechanics department at a meet
ing of the American Society of
Civil Engineers at 7:30 o'clock
Wednesday evening. No. 14. u
A. M. hall, room 102. Pictures
Uken at the engineers' surveying
camp tbe past summer will be
shown, according to Gordon Col
burn, chairmen of the execuU-a
committee.
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