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N EBRASK AN DAILY Hi "Be campus conscious" "Read the Nebraskan" Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska VOL. XXXIV NO. 118. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 193. PRICE 5 CENTS. E AS Group to Close Season With Mystery Melodrama in Three Acts. SUMPTION HEADS CAST Play by Woolcott, Kaufman Presented Week of April 8. University riayers will offer an "all-star" Players cast when they present "The Dark Tower,' as their last production of the 1934-85 season, at the Temple theater from April 8 to 13, the week following the Kosmet Klub spring show. A mystery melodrama in three acts, "The Dark Tower" concerns a murder committed among a family of actors in New York City. It was written by Alexander Woollcott and George S. Kaufman. It was produced on Broadway in the autumn of 1933, and, accord ing to critics, was one of the bril liant successes of last season's of ferings on the New York stage. Harold "Pet?" Sumption, stage director of the Players, will head what is described as the best cast of the season in the role of Damon Wells, a plawright. Other members of the cast, as announced Thursday evening by Sumption, follow: Margaret Car penter, as "Hattip;" Veronica Vill nave. as "Martha Temple;" Mel vin Fielder, -Ben Weston;" Mar garet Straub, "Daphne Martin;" Kiizabeth Bctzer, "Jessica Wells;" Dwight Perkins. "Barry Jones;" Roy Squire, "Dr. Kendall;" Anton Stengel, "Max Sarnoff;" Armand Hunter, "Stanley Vance;" KIsa Swift, "Patsv Dowling;" Clare Wolf, a taxi driver; Art Bailey, a bell boy; and Era Lown, "William Curtiss," a police inspector. Rehearsals for "The Dark Tower" have been under way this week. ACCEPTS STORY BY Bernice Clark Sells Tale About Farm Girl Cured Of Lying. A short story by Miss Bernice Clark, graduate student in Eng lish and journalism from Elgin, has been accepted by the Nebras ka Farmer for publication within the near future, according to word received Thursday by Dr. L. C. Wimberly, professor of English. The story, entitled "Broken Eggs" was written last semester while Miss Clark was a student in the literary composition class of Dr. Wimberly, a course which is offered for the study of advanced composition. The Nebraska Farmer publishes only a small amount of fiction, but the editors of the magazine thought the story to be of unusual interest and merit and would ap peal to their readers. Miss Clark has received a check from the Ne braska Farmer for the use of her story, which is the first she has had published. "Broken Eggs" is a short story with a rural background, and the plot of the story centers around a farm girl who is cured ot lying. Miss Clark received her bachlor of arts degree at the close of the last semester from the college of arts and sciences, she having taken a major in English and journalism. At the present time she is taking work in the graduate college. Dr. Wimberly stated Thursday that Miss Clark was a member of the same class for which Dwight Perkins wrote "A. W. Vodding vs. Claus Co." which was published in a recent issue of the Prairie Schooner, and which is soon to be reprinted in the Fiction Parade magazine. Dr. Wimberly reports that he has received a number of letters of favorable comment on the story from all parts of the United States. Y GROllPSPLANTSTES Movies of Last Meet to Be Show;? at Pioneer Park Picnic. Movies and slides taken at last aummer's joint Y.M.-Y.W. confer ence at Est Park will be shown to students attending the Este- re union which will be held at Pioneer Park. Sunday afternoon. The meeting, which will be in the form of a picnic, is held fo- students who have attended the Estes Con ference in the past, or those who are interested in going this sum mer. The group will meet in front ot the Temple building at 3:30 and from there will drive t- Pioneer Park where horses for riding will be available. Those interested in horse back riding must make res ervations with Miss Bernice Miller, Y. W. secretary. PLAYERS 10 GIV 'DARK TOWER LAST PRODUCTION NEBRASKA GRADUATE STUDENT REUNION NEXT SUNDAY REVEREND SHAYLER TO GIVE SACRAMENT Bishop Administers Rites At Episcopal Church March 31. The Sacrament of Confirmation will be administered at the Univer sity Episcopal church Sunday, March 31, by Rev. Ernest Vincent Shaylcr, D. D., Bishop of Nebras ka. A cordial invitation is extend ed to call who care to attend the ceremony, which wil ltake place at the 11 a. m. service. L AFEAIR TONIGHT Interclub Council, A. W. S. League, Give Dance in Armory. Dancing on the Armory floor to the music of Tod Harris and his orchestra, unaffiliated uni versity students, tonight bring to a close their social calendar for the spring season. "With a larger orchestra play ing than was secured for any other barb dance," stated John Stover, Barb Interclub council president, "and as this dance is the last party of the year, we ex pect a large turnout of barb stu dents." All Students Invited. Although the dance was sched uled by the Barb Interclub council and the Barb A. W. S. league, it is not limited to members of these organizations alone, but all stu dents are invited to attend. The event completes the schedule of council and league activities for the remainder of the school year, Admission prices to the affair are ten cents for women and fif teen for men. Refreshments will be available for everyone. Ted Harris Plays. Ted Harris and his nine-piece dance band are to furnish music for the occasion. Chaperons will be Prof, and Mrs. O. W. Rein muth, and Prof, and Mrs. S. M. Corey. Members of the arrangement committee are Evelyn Diamond, William Newcomer and John Sto ver, who are aided by four work ers from each of the sponsoring societies. They are: Rowena Swenson, Gretchen Budd, Aletha Forrell, Selma Goldstein, Milton Wittman, Joe Ruzicka, Alvin Kleeb and Gifford Swenson. The use of the Armory has been made possible by the Y. W. C. A. who postponed their social danc ing class held regularly in Uie building Friday evennigs, Stover explained. IS. REED HOSTESS AT Business Sorority Alumnae Act Play at Thursday Meeting. Twenty-two members of Phi Chi Theta, women's honorary business sorority, were entertained at a buffet supper at the home of Mrs. Florence Reed, Thursday evening. An impromptu character sketch entitled "College Bread" was pre sented by alumnae members who sponsored the affair. The playlet was a takeoff on how to apply for a position and showed both suc cessful and unsuccessful methods. Alfreda Johnson, national presi dent of Phi Chi Theta, and Mrs. Reed, charter member of the group were in charge of arrangements. Spring flowers furnished the deco rations. R.O.T.C. CORPS PLANS ET Annual Function to Be Held At Lincoln Hotel April 10. Plans for the annual Reserve Of ficer's Training Corps banquet for junior and senior officers were being made Thursday afternoon by committees in charge of the annual function, assertedly one of the most important put on by the military department during the year. While speakers and special guests have not as yet been an nounced, tickets for the affair will soon be available. The Regimen tal Sponsors club has been invited to attend the banquet which will be held on Wednesday, April 10, in the Lincoln hotel. Cadet Colonel Charles Galloway is chairman of the arrangements committee, with Major Tom Davies, as co-chairman. They are being assisted by Captains L. Pal mer. D. Sowles, L. Carlson. M. Smith and J. Rhea. Henry Kos man is chairman of the chairman of the tickets committee, being as sisted by Captains M. Moravec, W. Garlow, R. Rider and T. Cruise. Major Charles Steadman is in charge of the invitations, and on the committee -with him are Cap tains B. Moore, A. Broady. D. Hwlrecock. M. DuDklau. and H. j Marsden. STUDENTS HOLD FNA AL BARB BANQU RELEASE OP Extra Features Included Humor Publication's Hew Issue. in ONE ACT PLAY PRINTED Section Devoted to Pictures Kosmet Klub Comedy Characters. Awgwan's April issue will be distributed to campus news stands Monday morning. Jack Nicholas, business manager of the publication stated yester day. Organized house block sub scriptions will be delivered Mon day afternoon. With its cover des slgns by staff artist Robert Pierce, the humor magazine contains sev eral new features in addition to regular Awgwan articles and sec tions. Lois Rathburn and Smith Davis have written the fashion page, which In this issue includes snap shots of several prominent stu dents. Short stories by Meredith George and Francis Marquardt arc other contributions. Howard Dobson and Jean Gal lant, frequent contributors, have written a one act play, and the popular feature "Faculty Minds at Work" has been enlarged for the April edition. A section of the magazine Is to be devoted to pic tures of leading men in the Kosmet Klub spring musical comedy, "Kiss Columbo." Caricatures bring before Awg wan's readers characterizations of famous Nebraskans. and from the pen of a member of Innocents so ciety comes an original love poem. Gore and Editorial We, regular features of the humor magazine are also included in the newest is sue, Nicholas stated. C.A. Announcements Mailed 500 Members of Honoraries. to Problems of college and college education are to be discussed here next Tuesday by an authority fa miliar with the matter Dean C. A. Boucher of the University of Chicago, where as originator of the "Chicago plan" of rearrange ment of university curriculum the system has been on trial. At the convocation Tuesday morning in the Temple theater Dean Boucher will speak on "What Should Be Emphasized in a Col lege Education?" Following the address new members of Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi, will be publicly announced. The two hon oraries are tne sponsors or tne convocation and were instru mental in getting Dean Boucher to come to Lincoln. An explanation of the elements of the "Chicago plan" will be made Tuesday evening by Dean Boucher at the annual Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi point ban quet to be held at the University club. As various phases of the plan are being considered by other universities, and by a few mem bers of the faculty of the Univer sity of Nebraska, it is expected that a great amount of interest will be made in the addresses to be made by the University of Chi cago dean. Announcements of the public convocation and of the point ban quet have been mailed to over 500 members of tne rm Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi who are living in or near Lincoln. Students from the honor list of the university and other interested students are also receiving Invitations to hear the addresses of Dean Boucher. BEARD CONTESTANTS GET AWARDS SUNDAY Entrants Must Report to Liberty Barber Shop For Prizes. All men who have been in the "beard growing contest" sponsored by the Nebraskan, are requested to be present at the Liberty Bar ber Shop on Sunday at 11, March 31, at which time they will be given free tickets to the Stuart theater, according to an announce ment made Thursday by Truman Oberndorf. The beards are to be judged on their strength, length, and tough ness. A first prize of $10, and a second prize'of $5 will be awarded, and a free shave will be given to the five next highest contestants, he stated. DELTA OMICRON HAS PLEDGING THURSDAY Delta Omicron, national musical sorority, held formal pledging Thursday evening at the studio of Mrs. M. F. Gutzmer In the univer sity conservatory. Alice Redwood. Clare Alice Davis, and Betty Van Horne were pledged. E D APR L EDITION AIMAN MONDAY REV. IVY LAW GIVES 3RD BEHAVIOR TALK Wild Tongues Topic of Address at Plymouth Church Sunday. Taken from a line of Kipling's verse, "Wild Tongues" will be the text of the third adress in the "Ten Commandments of Modern Be havior" series by Rev. Ben F. Wy land. The address will be given Sunday morning at 11 o'clock in the First Plymouth church, illus trating the third commandment, "Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord Thy God in vain." A Capella choir of fifty voices from Doane college will present a varied program of Russian music, Negro spirituals and Scandanavian folk melodies and chorals at the evening service at 7:30. Gov. Cochran Gives Address Of Welcome at April 3-6 Conference. Governor Cochran Mill Rive the address of welcome as mu sic teachers and musicians of the state convene in Lincoln April 3 to 6 for the annual con vention of the group to be held at the Cornhusker. Bishop Kucera will deliver the invocation at the Thursday morning session at which the governor will speak. Nathan Millstein, a Polish vio linist, will present a concert Wed nesday evening at which the out of town members attending the con vention will be present. This con cert is the last of a series presented by the Civic Music association. Register Wednesday. Registration will take place at 2 o'clock on V ednesday and again at 8 Thursday morning. The first session will open at 9:15, at which time Governor Cochran will ad' dress the group. "Musical Prob lems of America" will then be pre sented by Leonard Liebling, editor of Musical Courier in New oYrk City. Mrs. G. M. Haake, of the American conservatory of music, Chicago, will present a demonstra tion Of class lessons for beginners in piano. A vocal forum, headed by John C. Wilcox, of the American conser vatory of music, will be held when the group convenes again at 1:30. John C. Wilcox will lead a vocal round table, and Hans Barth, New York City pianist, will present a concert. This will be followed by piano music for the early grades by contemporary composers and a piano round table, conducted by Mr. Barth. A friendship dinner and a pro gram is scheduled for 6:45, Thurs day and the evening's program in cludes a concert of the university string quartet and an address, "Great Musicians I Have Known," by Mr. Liebling. Beginning at 8 o'clock Friday morniner, Mrs. Haake will give a (Continued on Page 3.) AT Dr. Gibbons Speaker- Asks Student Cooperation For Project. Enthusiasm for Farmers' Fair, one of the most important activi ties on the Ag campus, soared high last night when students gathered in agricultural hall at 7:15 for the second rally in prep aration for the May 4 event. Asking cooperation for the fair project. Dr. Rebekah M. Gibbons, associate professor of home eco nomics, addressed rallying stu dents. Members of the junior fair board presented a skit which showed senior board members on trial for past deeds. Al Pearl acted as the judge. Burr Ross ana nay McCardy were the attorneys, and Barbara Barber, Katharine Jones, and Janice Campbell served as the jury. Junior fair board members pre sented a surprise in the form of two new farmers fair songs, one written by Ruth Corstaires, and the other composed by Don Joy and Burr Ross. Members of the faculty admin istration board were introduced to the students and following the rally the fair board revealed the names of the students with the episodes of the fair pageant in which they will take part. KNIGHT TO ADDRESS TEACHERS MEETING Students Invited to Hear lotca Instructor F riday. Dr. F. Knight of Iowa uni versity, main speaker at the Ne braska State Teachers association convention of superintendents and principals of high schools, will ad dress Teachers college student Friday morning at 10 o'clock, in Morrill hall auditorium. Dr. D. A. Worcester announced yesterday afternoon. Other students in the university are invited to attend the meeting, he pointed out. rviHo v pi-anlnr TYr. Knirht will address the School Masters club at i a dinner in the Lincoln hotel. MUSIC TEACHERS OF NEBRASKA TO HOLD MEET HERE 1935 COED STYLE SHOW TO OPEN AT T Nebraska's Best Dressed Girl to Be Revealed to Audience. SORORITIES OFFER SKITS Molly Carpenter Presides Over Annual Fashion Presentation. Newest spring styles, presen tation of the VJ35 best dressed Nebraska coed, and ten clever skits will compose Ihc program of the Coed Follies, annual show sponsored by the A. W. S. board, on which the curtain in the Temple will rise promptly at 7 o'clock Friday evening, according to Lois Rathburn who is in charge of the affair. First on the program will be a circus act presented by members of Delta Delta Delta. Tne uionne quintuplets will be the subject of the skit which the barb A. W. S. league is sponsoring. Marjorie Souders, Kappa Kappa Gamma, will present several songs, and will be followed by a sketch done by Alpha Omicron Pi members and entitled "Hollywood Mother Goose Parade." Harriet Byron, Sigma Delta Tau, will offer a tap dance as the next number on the program and "Springtime on Parade" will be presented by Sigma Alpha Iota members. Pi Beta Phi is spon soring a takeoff on the "Ballet Russe" and will be followed by the Delta Gamma trio singing several selections. Chi Omega minstrels then will appear and will be fol lowed by Eloise Redfield, Kappa Kappa Gamma, who will play the marimbaphone. Leona McBride will close the first part of the pro ( Continued on Page 3). MEMBERS BIG SISTER AT Elizabeth Moomaw Replaces Arlene Bors as New President. Installation of the eleven mem bers ofthe Big Sister Board for the coming year took place in El len Smith hall, Thursday at 5 o'clock. At this time Elizabeth Moomaw was officially installed as president, Rowena Swenson be came vice president and Jean "Marvin, secretary-treasurer. Miss Moomaw, who was vice president this year, succeedds Arlene Bors as president. Those who were installed as members of the board, include: Ruth Matschullat, Elizabeth Bushee. and Phyllis Jean Hum phrey, as senior sorority members; Gladys Klopp and Theodora Lohr man, senior non-sorority members; Erma Bauer and Marjorie Bannis ter, junior sorority members; Rowena Swenson and Dons Weav er, junior non-soronty members, Betty Magee. sophomore sorority member; and Jean Marvin, sopho more, non-sorority member. Members of the ertiring board are Arlene Bors, Marjorie Filley, Maxine Packwood, Breta Peterson, Barbara DePutron, Marjorie Smith, Lorraine Hithcock. and Doris Riisness. The members of the new board were chosen at a popular election of all university women, Marcn 14. Tne board mem bership is equally divided between sorority and non-sorority groups, and each of the three upper classes is represented. Palladia!) Literary Group Holds Initiation Tonight Palladian Literarv Society is planning to hold an initiation cere mony for this year's pledges Fri day evening in the Temple theater. Lewis Bottom has charge of the service, which will be witnessed by members only. Attorneys Open TEMPLE TONIGH THURSDAY CEREMONY First Blower Trial Hearing Opening with, impressive charges to the .jury hy attorneys from both sides, the mock trial being conducted by senior law students got underway Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the practice court with the Honorable Charles B. Nutting presiding as judge. The first session lasted until Z o'clock. In presenting his initial appeal too the twelve jurors, who were se lected, or physically urged to serve, by the court, Herman Rosen blatt attorney with Don Easterday for the plaintiff, asked that Con gressman Blower be vindicated and his name cleared. Maurice Akin, who represented the defendants along with Howard Gillespie, de clared that the comments made in the article of Feb. 22 was Justifi able in view of the facts at hand. The dozen astute men in" the box who are to decide the outcome of this eventiul case are Randolph Soker, George Porter. James Ivans. I LeRov Walker. Kith Vogt, Wil- Ham McGuire, Harold Swanson. j William Sargent, Chaile Flans- MRS. E. T. HOLSMAN VISITS UNI CAMPUS Noted Sculptorvss Creator Of Iiessey, Coppick Placqucs. Elizabeth Tuttle Holsman, seulp toress and lecturer from Chicago visited the campus the early part of the week. Mrs. Holsman is the creator of tne placque of Grace Coppick, Y. W. C. A. worker, which appears in Ellen Smith hall. PLANS FOR P Group Considers Suggestions For Several Affairs Thursday. Suggestions for several major class events were considered by seniors who met in Social Science auditorium Thursday evening. In cluded in the plans discussed were a senior banquet, a senior prom, a class picnic, and a senior day. Despite the comparatively small attendance at the meeting, those present showed considerable inter est, in the ideas which were pre sented, and a motion was passed to hsve the senior committee, with possible additions, look into the possibilities to be found in the plans that were outlined. It was decided that it would be advisable, if interest is to be kept alive, to arrange for some activity both in April and in May. It was suggested that a day be set aside on which the seniors will attend school in hard times or ho bo costumes and will devote part of the day to a picnic or some such activity. That day would be held sometime In April. During the month of May, the seniors thought they might plan a class banquet and a prom. Herman Rosenblatt, a member of the senior committee, suggested that the student council be asked to take steps to incorporate cer tain senior affairs on the univer sity calendar and to designate the accomplishment of those events as definite duties which the senior class president must perform. This is to insure org' ization of future classes. "We are rather breaking the trail," stated Jack Fischer, a com mittee member, at the meeting. "We can't expect a full measure of success, but we can go far enough to have done something constructive for later groups and to have experienced some meas ure of success ourselves." MISS SMELL PLAYS AT Junior Student Assisted by Soloist at Temple Performance. Evelyn Stowell, assisted by Laura Kimball presented her jun ior recital in the Temple theater, Thursday afternoon, March 28, at 4 o'clock. Miss Stowell studies piano with Herbert Schmidt and Miss Kimball is a voice student with Alma Wagner. Miss Stowell opened the program with "Sonata. D Major," with "Al legro con spirito." "Andante con Espressione," and "Rondo" by Mozart and "Fantasy, C minor" bv Bach. '"Lilacs" and "Night" by Rach manninof, "The Clock" by Sach nowsky, "Eerenade" by Strauss, and "Song of the Open" by La Forge were presented by Miss Kimball. Miss Stowell played as her con cluding group of numbers. "Pro phet Bird" by Schumann, "Claire de lune" by Debussy, and "Etude, c minor. Op. 10, No. 12," and "Bal lade, A flat, Op. 47," both by Chopin. Wilgus Ebcrly played the accompanyments. Correction. In the picture of beard contest entrants printed in Thursday's Daily Nebraskan the ' name of Lewis Bottorf was erroneously published. The name should hsve been Keith Colwill who was pic tured at the right of the cut. Case for uuig. vieiin Maue, jatu vAjjemiiu, and Robert Dunlap. Walker Testifies. Gayle C. Walker, head of the school of journalism, was the first witness who was called to the docket. He was queried on facts concerning the student publications board. Robert Stefler, alleged author of the article in question; Mary Lu Peterson, news editor who com posed the headline: Virginia Sel leck. one of the manuring editors: and Lamoine Bible, editor-in-chief, were members of the Nebraskan staff whose testimony came next. They are all named defendants in I Continued on Page 2.) SENIORS DISCUSS ROM PICNIC, CLASS DAY STUDENT COUNCIL COMMITTEE MAPS CALIFORNIA PLF: Virginia Selleck Outline Second Student Book Store Setup. GROUP STUDIES 50 PLANS Pacific College Store Pays Fifty Per Cent on All Resales. Offering a second outstand ing plan of a university second hand bookstore for the consid eration of 1 ho student body, the special Student Council committee campaign forged ahead today in outlining a practical plan to establish a similar institution on the Nebraska campus. Setup of the bookstore at the University of Southern California was revealed today by committee chairman Virginia Selleck, who urged students to study the plans submitted to determine the one best fitted to the local campus, so that immediate action can be taken toward its establishment. At the California school, the ol ficial campus bookstore is backed financially by the university, and all profit from the business is de posited into an all-university fund for a student union building and gymnasium. The store is operated by one full time manager and eight full time clerks, with over fifteen students working at part time jobs. Set Established Rates. All second hand books are resold to students at three-fourths of their purchase price and any book may be sold to the bookstore for one-half of its purchase price in cash, no matter how many times it has been resold. In case the book is badly worn, a small rebindiny charge is deducted from the price. (Continued on Page 3i. T SONG PROM KOSMET Vallee May Include Melcdy On National Broadcast Next Week. Announcement that radio sta tion WOW of Omaha would fea ture "Midsummer Night's Mad ness," one of the hit songs from the Kosmet Klub spring musical comedy written by Marjorie Sou ders, in their broadcasts Saturday and Sunday was received by Klub President Tom Davies Thursday. After orchestrations of the melody were made last week by Wilbur Chenoweth, copies of the number were sent to several prominent orchestra leaders in tin east, and preliminary notice was received that Rudy Vallee may in clude the song on his national broadcast next week, Davies stated. An additional song, not included in the songwriting contest earlier In the year, will be used as a chorus number at the finale oi ihi second act. The number, written by Clayton Schwenk, has been con verted into a chorus arrangement, and will be sung by the entire cast. Full rehearsal of the entire cast and choruses was held Thursday night, and dress rehearsals are planned for Sunday and Monday, according to director Joe Iverson. Reservations for the show may be made at the booth in the Temple theater, which is open from one to five o'clock in the aft- ' ernoon Manv good seats for all nights of the show still remain, according to Business Manager Henry Kosman, with the best res ervations open for the eiirlier part of the week. Tickets, which can be obtained from Kosmet workers, are priced at fifty cents. RIDER NAMED CAPTAIN E Drill Honorary Chooses New Officers at Thursday Meeting. Dick Rider was elected captair of Scabbard and Blade, honorary advanced drill organization, at a meeting held at 5 o'clock Thurs day in Nebrasa hall. He will be assisted during his term of office by EH on Standeven, who was elected first lieutenant; Jimmy Harris. second lieutenant: and Jack Barry, newly elected ser geant. These men, who were in stalled by retiring Captain Gallo way, were elected to suoceed Capt. Gailoway, Harmor. Rider, Richard Dyer, and Nate Allen. "Following the. election and in stallation a short talk was made by Captain Spoerry, sponsor of the group, in which he expressed his appreciation of the work dor.e !bv the etouo. and wished tbem : success and further achieveracrits jin the future.