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Daily Nebraska "Read the Nebraskan" "Be campus conscious" Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska VOL. XXXIV NO. 120. 'KISS COLUMBO' OPENS TONIGHT Kosmet Kluh 1933 Spring Musical Comedy Starts Five Day Run at the Temple Theater; Curtain Rises at 7:30. 12 SONG HITS, CAST OF 43 IN PRODUCTION Bailey, Sowles, Leininger, Hill, Steadman Lead Cast for 1935 Cuir.edy; 'Mystery Quartette,' 'Misical Skippers' Band Featured. Eyes of the campus focus on the stage of the Temple theater tonight when Kosmet Klub, men's dramatic production group, will present the musical comedy, "Kiss Columbo," for a five day run. Climaxing two months of activity in rehearsals, an all-wale cast of 45 directed by Joe Jverson will appear in the elaborate satire on a famous his torical incident, the sailing of Co lumbus. At exactly seven-thirty, call boys will shout "Quiet on stage," and director Willard Robb's baton will lead the Musical Skippers or chestra through an overture com posed of hit songs from the new spring show. In the next two hours of comedy entertainment, first nighters will see basketball players in tights tripping through tap dance chorus routines, discover the identity of the "Mystery Quar tette" which is featured in "The History of Our Love," one of the show's twelve new melodies, and find the actual lowdown on history that the textbooks left out Hill, Leininger Reign. On the throne as King Ferdi nand and Queen Isabella will reign Irving Hill and Vance Leininger, whose court troubles have only begun when the Genoese sailor, played by Charles Steadman, ar rives on the scene. Heart throbs for the show will be provided by Art Bailey, as petite Miss Peters, the King s private secretary, and Duncan Sowles, Andy Tbrom bustleton, the singing English re porter. The antics of David Goldware. as Ginsberg, the King's treasurer, will furnish the biggest single comedy element of the show. while Jimmie Heldt the ever-present stoog of Don Bello, "The greatest swordsman in all Spain" as por trayed bv Bill Marsh, will run a ) close second. Steadman Plays Columbus. A singing, blustering sailor who talks in rhymes is author Art Wolfs idea of Columbus, which characterizes well Charles Stead man, who is cast in that part. A wife in Genoa was the only thing that prevented him from marrying the king's daughters. Lady Mona, played by Dwight Havens, and (Continued on Page 2.t ELEVEN FRATERNITIES TO DEBATE IN CONTEST Participants in Intramural Tourney Discuss Old Age Pensions. FIRST ROUND IS APRIL 9 The silver tongues ot intramural orators will again ring forth their paen next week as the annual in tramural debate tournament again gets under way. Eleven fraterni ties including Sigma Alpha Mu, the defending champion, will meet to decide which fraternity "has the ablest followers of the art of De mosthenes. Four barb clubs, in cluding last yews all-university champs, the Delian Union, will compete in the unaffiliated bracket of the tournament It is hoped to have another deciding debate be tween the fraternity and the barb champions. The subject for this year's de bate is: "Resolved that the atate governments should cooperate with the Federal government in the es tablishment of an adequate old age pension plan. "All the contesting teams have been sent copies of bibliographies on the subject. The pairings are as follows for the first round which must take place Tuesday. April 9. at 7:30 p. di. Zeta Beta Tau vs. Delta Up silon: Sigma Alpha Epailon . Farm Houwe; and Tau Kappa Ep lkn vs. Beta Tbeta Pi. Sigma Nu. Kigma Chi. Sigma Alpha Mu. Beta Sigma I'ki. Pi Ksppa Alpha drew byes. The second round will take place Thursday. April 11. the seroi finalu Monday. April 15 and the final Tuesdav the 14. All the debates will take place at 7:30 sharp and the place will be an nounced later. The barb pairings lor the first round to take place at the aame time as the first round of the Greek tournament are as follows: Bart Hartsell and Vaughn Shaner va. Nihilist, 1: Nihilists 2 Delian Union. The finals will take place Thursday. April 11. Flmce and judges will be announced later. METHODIST CROUP TO INITIATE I TONIGHT Four will be Initiated into Phi Tau Theta. Methodist fraternity, at 7 o'clock this evening at the Wesley Foundation. The who be initiated are Donald Banks. Imperial: Uovd Raher. Lincoln. Max McCamley. Spnngfjeld. and Richard Becker Lincoln, i ne meeting has l--n planned by John Uiuini ud Marvin Kdmuwn. Dr. a. J. Pocl chairman of lb l-orment of botanv. wtU Oe in- lUated as an honorary member. i Y.W. DANCING CLASS TERMINATES FRIDAY Thornberry Will Shotc New Step at Final Instruction. The social dancing group will close a series of three instruction classes tutored by Lee Thornberry, Lincoln dancing instructor, Fri day, April 5, at 7:40. According to Evelyn Diamond, chairman of the social staff, Mr. Thornberry will show an easier step in fox trot, which he hasn't taught before, and men are urged to come. All members of Y. W. social staff are sponsoring the dancing class and will act as hostesses. Eleanor Bell will have charge of the door. Hazel Baier of the music, and Iris Knox of the floor. CONTINUES FOR SALE Monday's Returns Indicate Popular Approval of April Edition. Containing pictures, cartoons, and comments on "Kiss Colombo," Kosmet Klub's spring musical comedy, the April edition of the Awgwan. campus humor publica tion, continues its sale Tuesday at stands in Social Science, An drews and Mechanical Arts halls. Monday's sales indicates that the magazine shows promise of being one of the most popular issues of the year, according to Jack Nich olas, business manager of the pub lication. The Kosmet Klub theme is car ried out ia the cover by Bob Pierce ling figures representing the Kos met comedy chorus. Pictures of the leading members of the cast appear and include photographs of Irving Hill. Duncan Sowles, Art Bailey. Charles Steadman and Vance Leininger. not in costume It jue Contains "War Is Hell." Stories in the Issue are entitled "Biue Moonlight" and "Invitation." The first was written by Meredith George, and the second by Francis Marquardt. A mythical "Colonel Flowery" is the main character in a drama in one act entitled "War Is Hell," which was written by Howard Dobson and Jean Gallant. Alan Parker contributes a page to the magazine in the form of caricatures of Campus Characters, and has drawn pictures of L C Wimberly, Mary Relmers, Molly Carpenter and Dean R. A. Lyman. The usual two pages of gore ap pear, and the art of the magazine includes Impressionistic cartoons by VVeldon Kees and Maurice Johnson. Other leatures of the magazine are a department called "Faculty Minds at Work." men and women's fashion pages and the editorial page. Sage of San Simeon Battles To Defend the Constitution By ED MURRAY. In a Jiltle nolicd journalism Look of a decade ago in prob ably a Jew read chapter a taU went i made to the effect that if ih' American publie to,w kv1 the faculty of reuiernleririf' just u vi ry little of what it read in newspapers, William Itendolph Ik-and would have ballyhooed hmuvelf into obscurity upwards of a score of years ago. a Kinr Hearst's Inconsistencies u nintiiilnii of the cast have not registered as important on the minds of his numerous readers, the Sage of San Simeon Is at present drawing to a fair hand in bis latest play for a place In history as the savior of the American const! tu tion. In the newspapers and quality periodicals Hearst baa brought on a flood of discussion cmcercing free speech in America. It seems that be would stifle free speech to save the American constitution, which Incidentally has for one of its mainstays the guarantee of that very freedom of expression. Com mentator Mark Sullivan asks to an article on the subject. "Can we allow our freedom of speech to de stroy the systeji under whose ... - i 1 . I - 1,-f tm iwmg u that privilege to be used to sprea. : propaganda favoring systems of government that do ntcounte- nance irrtwui " r- Hearst My. -No." PATTERSON TO GIVE SPEECH AT VESPERS Special Lenten Service Program Has Music Devotionals. Discussing the purposes for the crucifixion of Christ, Charles Pat terson, professor of philosophy, will speak at the vesper service, Tuesday at 5 o'clock in Ellen Smith on "The Meaning of the Atone ment." Meditation music for the service will be provided by Velora Beck, pianist, and Barbara De Putron will preside at the meeting and lead the devotionals. Under the direction of Margaret Phillipe, the vesper choir will sing the processional, and a special Lenten hymn, suggested at the young people's meeting at Kearney last month, will be sung in union at the close of the meeting. This is the fourth of a series of address es given weekly throughout Lent. E Organization Leaders Name Committee Members Tuesday. The senior committee on class organization will meet Tuesday afternoon at 5 o'clock in the student council rooms in Uni versity ball to make further arrangements for the plans dis cussed at the senior mass meeting which was held last Thursday, ac cording to Don Easterday, class president. The main business that the group will undertake will be the appointment of certain sub-committees to aid in the work at hand, it was announced. It was intimat ed at the all-senior gathering that these committees, if appointed, would probably consist of repre sentative from various campus or ganizations and fraternity and so rority houses. "If we are to take definite steps toward the attainment of complete unification." President Easterday stated Monday, "we must begin working immediately. If this year's senior class is to have a prom, a banquet, and such other actiuitf! as it desires, we cannot waste any time. After all. there are only two months left in which we can stage our functions. Our first step will be to outline the plans we are con sidering and then to prepare a means by which we can secure the cooperation of every senior in the university." P. OF Professor Gives Many Talks On Natural Science Subjects. Prf. P. G. Johnson, supervisor of natural science, in teachers col lege, spoke Saturday morning be fore Lancaster county rural teach ers. His topic was "Suggestions lor Natural Science Lesson In Rural Schools." He also addressed members of the Business Ladles Cub at Grace Metbodirt Episcopal church recently at which time he illustrated his lecture with slides and phonograph records. "Birds" was his topic During the past veial weeks Prof. Johcon has appeared as speaker for several civic groups. He delivered the Washington ban que4. address before the T.M.CA. Men's Club fn February, and has been conducting a aeries of meet ings and discussion with leaders and parents of youth at Taber nacle Christian church. John Strachey. English writer upholding communism, who at tempts to answer the question "Should I be deported?" In this month's Scrlbner. says that as rational, grown men and women the American public should be al lowed to examine our present sys tem, to study all the various theories which have been put for ward to explain the workisgs of that system, and decide for them' selves whether or not the sycteiL will in future serve their needs. Strachey explains that be be lieves his case involves the whole issue of freedom of speech Irre spective of his personal problem of deportation. He almits that bis account of the capitalistic sys tem is critical, but be says that at present It to not a crime to criti cize the present cyntrm in the L'ntod States or England. Along with the majority of write' s on the subject. Strachey sees in 1 Hearst's action the attempt to Hit ( Continued oo Page 2.1 SENIOR GROUP TO MAK PLANS FDR CLASS FUNCTIONS JOHNSON CONDUCTS LECTURES LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, TUESDAY, HMTEES TO MAKE PLANS FOR DAY CHOSEN Members to Commence Work Immediately States Miss Peterson. A. W. S. SPONSORS SING Groups Planning to Enter Must Report at Ellen Smith Tuesday. Committees to arrange for Ivy day. traditional event on the university campus, were ap nointed Monday by Violet Cross, president of Mortar Board, ine groups wui scan worn immediately, according to Breta Peterson, in charee of publicity for the festivities. Bash Perkins, Elaine Fontein, Maxine Packwood. and Breta Pet erson compose the committee on general arrangements and will have charge of the presentation of the May queen, who was chosen by junior and senior women at a recent election. Arlene Bors and Marian Smith are in charge of at tfnrtnn to the Mav aueen. while Breta Peterson and Violet Cross will arrange all publicity for the affair. The committee dealing with Mortar Board initiation is com posed of Calista Cooper and Mar lon Fillev. and arrangements for the Mortar Board luncheon are being made by Marjone Smith and Louise Hossack. Send Letters to Houses. Letters giring information and requirements for the Ivy day sing were sent to organized houses Monday night, and all groups wishing to participate in the sing must return the letters to Ellen Smith hall by 5 o'clock Tuesday. The sing is in charge of the A. W. (Continued on Page 2.) Y.W. FORUM TO HEAR UEEECH BY DR. TYLER Group Holds Formal Cabinet Installation After Meeting. Dr. W. A. Tyler, superintendent of the state congregational church es, will talk on aspects of personal religion at the city Y. M, forum meeting cn Wednesday evening in the Temple building. A discussion will be carried on informally fol lowing Dr. Tyler's talk and he will be the focus of any questions puzzling members of the group. As a conclusion to this meeting the formal cabinet installation will be held. At a similar meeting of the a g V. M. C A. organization held in activities hall on the Holdrege campus on Monday evening. April 1. Dean W. W. Burr of the ag col lege explained the function of the Y on his campus. The cabinet members previously chosen for this group were installed at this ses sion. CHEMICAL SOCIETY TO ELECT DGHT PLEDGES Phi Lambda Upsilon Will Plan for Initiation, Annual Picnic. Selection of pledges to Phi Lambda Upsilon. honorary chem ical society, will be made at a meeting of the society at 7:30 nVlnrb TtiMdav evening in 101 of the cberairtry building, according to an announcement vy raui are. president of the society. Approximately eight pledges wilt be chosen from the chemistry students. Bare indicated. The date tnr h initiation banauet is to be set. and plans, for the afialr will probacy oe consioereo. At the business meeting arrange ments for the fraternity's picnic this spring will also be discussed, the president said. CORN COBS TO HOLD SECOND INITIATION Ceremony Will Be Held For Members of Nine Groups. Because they did not initiate men In tb recent Corn Cob Initia tion, several fraternities will be declared inactive in the organ lzk. tion. Irving HIU. pep club presi dent stated yesterday afternoon, unless they participate in the next Initiation to be held April 10. The second Initiation is being held in order to give a number of fraternities an opportunity to ap point men for membership In the organization. The fraternities who we-e rot represented in the last Initiation Include. Alpha Gamma Rbo. Delta Tbeta Pbl. Lam Ma Chi Alpha. Phi Alpha Delta, Phi Cam ma Delta. Phi Kappa Psi. Sigma Phi Epwilon, Tbeta Chi. and Theta XL APRIL 2, 1935. 100 COUPLES ATTEND PARTY ON AG CAMPUS 4-11 Club Members to See Movies at Meeting Wednesday. nne hundred couDles danced, ate. and played games at the 4-H Club nartv held in the Student Activi ties building on the ag campus re cently, according to Dayton Cling- man, member or tne arrangements committee. Clinraian. assisted by Ruth Carsten, had charge of the games and the aancuig, ana waomi iucn mond and Chris Saunders planned the refreshments. The affair was chaperoned by Prof, and Mrs. El ton Lux and Prof, and Mrs. D. L. Gross. Mr. I. T. Friable will show mov ies at the next regular meeting of tne 4 H clue in Ag nan Wednes day evening at 8 o'clock. MAT. BOOK PLAN Massachusetts Institute Technology Submits Its Set-Up. of Furthering the quost of a plan suitable for a Nebraska second hand book store, the special committee of the stu dent council yesterday analyzed the method that has been success fully employed by the Massachu setts Institute of Technology for the past twenty years. The M. L T. book exchange is operated by the Technology Chris tian association on the Cambridge campus. According to a letter re ceived by the council from the Massachusetts book exchange, used books are placed on sale by the store for a price named by the student selling them. The price asked must not exceed two-thirds of the original cost of the book. Students call at frequent intervals to see if their book has been sold and if the sale has been made the student is paid that amount with a certain deduction if the depart ment is self suDDortine If the book fails to sell the student may reclaim it or allow the book to be SPECIAL COUNCIL GROUP DISCUSSES -soid-at the annual sato-baidJy mt,, -p . . TooEsrorer- Rouha Tcble Money Balanced Day by Day. Robert H. Goldsmith of the M. L T. book exchange explained in his letter to the council that the bookkeeping involved by this plan was not too complicated, cola smith stated that the books bought (Continued on Page 4). PLAY RJRBARB MIXER Ag Students Hold Party in Activities Building Friday. Blondie Baugbn and his orches tra has heen secured to olav for the Ag Barb League mixer, sched uled for Kriday. April o at ine student activities building on Ag campus. It was learned yesterday from Aletba Forell, chairman of the group sponsoring the party. Bauehn's orchestra played for thf Farmer's Fair fiance last spring and has provided music for several mixers aunng ine year. The orchestra has also played at Manhattan. Kas.. and Iowa State. Entertainer with the band include UaVonne AbL blues singer: Henry Weeth, tenor and a male trio. "We expect a large crowd of dance goers." stated Miss Forell. "Dates for the dance are not neces sary." he explained. Assisting the chairman in ar ranging the party are Donna HlatU Lois Allen and Marjorie Francis. Every couple is asked to present an kmlfkation card. BLONDIE BAUGHN WILL 100 Students Vote Unanimous 'Yes' for Book Store Project By RECINA A hundred atud'.-lits. pi'kt-d w.tl iiimimiioiiN "viV in favor of the university us-d Loo store project proposed by the Tribute on m'-a book student for too Ion if a tiiiK" seniors, "I believe that the studenf council, in sponsoring this project, has taken one of the most progres sive steps ever attempted by stu dents. It is the duty of the admin istration to co-operate with the students in this venture." Strong conviction on the matter ran high, each of the students in terviewed seeming to feel that the problem affected him personally, ond the majority of them harbor ing personal grievances over used book deals. "It is the thing thla rolversity needs most,' was the reiterated remark greeting the Inquiring re porter. "Books are among our big gest items of expense. New and used book are expensive when purchad. and It is Impossible to get anything for tbera ti you trade them in." Such experiences as receiving three dollar for fifteen dollars worth of books, and seventy-five cents for books purchased for HONORARIES WE MEMBERS TODAY Dean Boucher, Chicago U, Speaker Joint Convocation Of Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi This Morning In Temple Theater Auditorium. ANNUAL BANQUET TO BE Boucher Discusses College Curricula and Chicago Plan In Speeches Here; Has Puhlished Extensively In Historical and Educational Fields. Phi Heta Knnna and Sisrma Xi. national honorary scholastic ii. I !iflii.vfinAiit frntprtiitips. will at a joint convocation Tuesday . . -. i i theater. Dean L . t. t$ouener or be speaker for the occasion, his Convocation Speaker Courtesy Lincoln Star. Dean C. S. Boucher. Of Chicago university, who will address the joint convocation of Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi to day at 11 o'clock in the Temple theater. TO Discussions Will Be Featured at Teachers Meet. Several artists of national fame will be in charge of the various sessions of the Nebraska Music Teachers' association which is to be held in Lincoln Wednesday, Thursday. Friday, and Saturday. April 3 and 6. At this seventeenth annual convention, an open iorum plan of round table discussion is being introduced. Under this plan, any member of th organization mav submit any question of general interest to any speaker on the program. The questions must deal with the ad dress being given, a suur.g com mittee will sort these questions thpm to the sDecial lead er. The questions will be answered during or alter inc given aiarej. If no questions are handed in. the leader may prolong his address according to his pleasure. All questions must be hanaea to tne secretary. Hermann T. Decker, the day preceding the address, and must be typewritten. No discus sion from the floor is to be per mitted. Among the outstanding p-ak-ers will be Hans Barth, a pianu.1 from New York City, who will present a recitaL and will discuss piano music for the early grades. Madame Maia Bang, violinist of New York City, who was for twenty-five ytars violin assistant to the celebrated Leopold A?er. will speak. John Wilcox, from the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago will talk at the vocal section meetings, and Gail Martin Haake, alto of the American con servatory, will conduct three daily I Continued on Page 1. HUNKINS. at random from the campus. fctudf - nt council. riax bc-n jevicu on .-xiurasaa declared one of the university three dollars and fifty cent, and used for only a semester, were quoted over and over and with much feeling. Several students were found who. with barely enough to tide them through the college year, were skimping on books, trying to get through classes without purchasing the texts at all. or using books with other students from every part of the city. "You Just cant get through without books," they said. "But there are some of us who just can't afford to get the books we need." Fifteen of the students Inter viewed came to the university from colleges where student used book stores were functioning. Es pecially did they recommend the action being Uken by the rtudent council. All of them prophesying success for the project with: "It worked swell at home," or "Us just what we need. NATIONALLY KNOWN ARTISTS DIRECT NTION HELD TUESDAY NIGHT announce their new members morning at 11 o'clock in Tempie i j i t - . . . p r l : ;ii ine university oi iiucagu wui theme, "The Form and Content oi me v-ouege curriculum. pror. J. r. uuuiora, presiaent or Phi Beta Kappa, will preside over the convocation, which is beincr sponsored by the two honor soci eties. The program will include a statement of the purposes of each organization by Professor Guilford for Phi Beta Kappa and Prof. D. A. Worcester for Sigma Xi. The an nouncement of new members will be made by Prof. Emma N. An derson, secretary of Sigma Xi. and by Prof. Clifford M. Hicks, secre tary of Phi Beta Kappa. Selections Restricted. Selection of new members of Phi Beta Kappa has been made on a scholastic basis primarily, the lists usually being taken from the range of one-sixth to one-tenth cf the members of the senior class who have completed the group re quirements of the Arts and Sci ence college. Sigma Xi member ship places special emphasis upon interest and ability in carrying on independent scientific research, in addition to high scholarship records Another address to be fciven by Dean Boucher will be before the annual Phi Beta Kappa and Sig ma Xi joint banquet to be held Tuesday evening at 6:30 at the university club. The university oZ Chicago dean will discuss "The El ements of the "cmcago i ian. a recent college curriculum system which he helped to formulate and which nas received considerable attention and discussion by lead ntr rtucators. Several members of the faculty of the university have discussed the possibility oi intro ducing the system here, and it is asserted his discussion of the plan will be of considerable interest. Boucher Publishes Much. Dean Boucher has published works extensively in both the his torical and educational fields, serving as professor of American (Continued on Page 2.1 PANHELI VOTES ON RUSH ROLES Fall Rushing to Begin Sept. 12; No Definite Summer Pians Arranged. VOTE SCHOLARSHIP CUPS Dates and hours for the fa I rush parties were voted on at the regu lar meeting of the Panhellenic Council. Monday at 5 o'clock in Ellen Smith hall. With ruls for the fall rushing determined, the council began the discussion of summer rushing rules. Miss Kat; Fieli Panhellenic secretary, an nounced that a special meeting of the council would have to be called before the summer rules could be definitely determined. With the fall rush week begin ning September 12. the coluncil voted on the hours for the parties, with the Allowing results: Thurs day, SepL 12, one party from 3 to 5 o'clock; one from 6 to 8 and one from 9 to 11: Friday. Sept. 13. one from 1 to 3: from A to 6 and from b to 10: Saturday. Spt. 13, one from to 11. and another from 12 to 2. with the preference party in the evening. Out of the eight par lioa allrra-ed durinz the week, each ! sorority can give seven, and each ruahe is allowed to attend eight. j The council also voted to change the size of the bids I r"m the larger size used for several years, to a smaller size. Among the changes in the summer rushing rules which 1 were nrooosed was a rule to limit (summer rushing to one month. Announcements by roth ""T1. .J"!!? ,Z cludd the announcement or tne flrt scholarship cups which will be awarded to the gtrls having the highest average in the sophomore, junior and senior clashes, at the Honors Convocation. This is the first time that the engraved cups have ver been presented by the council. Mis Cather also an nounced a meting of all the so rority president In Ellen Smith, Tuesday at 5 o'clock. Report cn national organization were given bv Kappa Alpha Theta. Kappa Kappa Gamroi and Phi Mu. Johnson in Panel at Principals Meeting Dr. F. O. Johnson, assistant professor of secondary education and supervisor of natural science, was a member of a panl of the conference of superintendents and principals of the Nebraska State Teacher association which met in Lincoln last weekend. The mem ber of the panel dlacued the question "What la the Relation of V IjhiaI Aid and Material to the Learning Process?" .ENIC COUNCIL