The D Neb RASKAN "Read the Nebraskan" Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska VOL. XXXIV NO. 143. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1935 PRICE 5 CENTS. COUNCIL PASSES NEW ELIGIBILITY E Candidates Required to Be Carrying 14 Hours in Good Standing. DISCUSS CLOSED NIGHTS Group Provides Method for Filling Vacancies During Year. Special eligibility rules for Stu dent Council elections, to apply to next week's balloting, were passed at a meeting of the council held Wednesday afternoon in Univer sity hall. New requirements raise the number of hours in good stand ing a candidate must be carrying to fourteen, but provide that de linquencies received in preceding semester will not effect eligibility. Provision to fill vacancies occur ing in the Council during the year were made, the new member to be chosen according to the same class, college, sex, and in the case of men, political faction, by vote of members. The bill was passed as an amendment to the constitu tion, repealing article 6. Discussion of closed nights for next year's calendar was held, ac tual allocation of dates being post poned until the next meeting. Seven major parties have peti tioned for closed nights. Sugges tion was made from the floor to determine the order of the three major parties Military Ball, Prom, and Interfraternity Ball by lots, since they have all peti tioned for the same date, and ro tate the first date among them in years following. The proposal was referred to a subcommittee. The report of the eligibility com mittee, which was accepted with amendments, includes the follow ing requirements for candidates for Student Council seats: 1. Must meet university re ( Continued on Page 2.1 EIGHT PROFESSORS 10 Faculty Members to Take Part in Psycholbgy Convention. CONCLAVE BEGINS MAY 10 Eight members of the depart ment of psychology will attend the tenth annual meeting of the Mid western Psychological association to be held Friday and Saturday of this week at the University of Kansas at Lawrence. Taking part in the program dur ing the week end from the univer sity are Roy B. Hackman who will deliver a paper on the relation of eye-movements to varieties -f clearness, Stephen M. Corey, who will speak on the value of instruc tions in making notes, and D. A. Worcester, Lee Warren, and A. J. Foy Cross will read papers on the values of a political debate. Dr. W. E. Walton will discuss a study he has made recently on color discrimination of animals Prof. J. P. Guilford will be chair man of the Saturday morning dis cussions which will take up the general subject of personality. Besides those taking part on the program. Prof. Arthur F. Jenness will accompany the group and at tend the meetings of the psycho logical society. MRS. SHELDON GIVES SPEECH A BOLT BIRDS Sigma Eta Chi Members Stage an Informal Discussion. Mrs. A. E. Sheldon spoke on in teresting information she has ac quired during her many years' study of birds at an open meeting of Sigma Eta Chi. Congregational sorority, held recently at the home of Mrs. Ben Wyland, patroness of the organization. The forty actives, alumnae and friends who attended spent the lat ter part of the evening with an in formal discussion about the sub ject of the lecture. ALLEN TO ADDRESS CHEMICAL SOCIETY 'Water Purification Will Be Topic of Speech By Engineer. Discussing the subject, "Water Purification," James Alien, engi neer at the Ashland branch of the Lincoln water works, will address students members of the Chemical Engineering society at 7:30 o'clock this evening In the chemistry ball lecture room. Describing the various processes at the Ashland plant. Mr. Allen, chemistry engineering graduate in 33. will dlscua the method 01 treating water to remove iron ana manganese. Mr. and Mrs. K. B. Henry To Give Tea for Faculty Mr mrui Mrs. R- B. Henry will entertain at a Presbyterian faculty ... -.. Mav on instead of Monday. May 13, as was Incorrect ly stated recently RULES ATTEND KANSAS MEET HENRY BRAHINSKY TO GIVE PIASO PROGRAM Piano Students Presents Recital in Temple Sunday, Henry Brahlnsky, student with Emanuel Wlshnow, will present a piano recital in the Temple theater on Sunday afternoon, May 19 at 4 o'clock. Ruth Hill will be ac companist. There will be three parts to the program. The first will be "So nata in D Major" by Handel with "Adagio," "Allegro," "Larghetto" and "Allegro" movements. Con certo in D Minor" by Vieuxtemps with 'Andante," "Adagio Relig loso," and "Vinale Marziale" move ments. Included in the last group of numbers will be "Malaguena" by Sarasate; "Prayer," by Handel Flesch; "La fille aux cheveua de lin," by Debussey, and "Danse Espanole" by de Falla-Kreisler. NEW ALUMNUS TO HONOR CLASS OF '15 IN MAY ISSUE Ivy Day Events Featured By Issue's Picture Section. With two pages of pictured and six full pages of writeups about graduates of the class of 1915, the May Alumnus will feature alumni who received their degrees from Nebraska twenty years ago, it was revealed by Violet Cross, editor of the publication. "We are following the example set by past commencement exer cises," she stated. Graduates of twenty years ago have been hon ored at these services for many years." Ivy Day pictures will fill two pages. The 1935 May Queen, Ma rion Smith, her maid of honor, Louise Hossack, and her atten dants will be shown as will the winning groups in the sing contest and the new members of Inno cents and Mortar Board. Another Ivy Day feature will be the oration delivered by Marvin Schmidt, Ivy Day orator, which will be printed in full. An article about Prof. S. B.. Gass, of the English department, written by James Cox will con tinue the series of interviews with university faculty members. The usual class notes, campus news, birth, death, and marriage notices will be contained in the May issue which will be printed and ready for distribution about May 15, according to Miss Cross. FORTY GIRLS INVITED TO TASSELS RUSH TEA Pep Group to Meet at Kappa House Saturday for Pledge Election. About forty prospective Tassels whose names were submitted by members of the active chapter at a recent meeting will be guests at a rush tea at the Kappa Kappa Gamma house Saturday from 2 un til 4 :30 o'clock, it was revealed by Elizabeth Shearer, president of the organization. Color scheme for the atrair win be the pastel shades of pink and green, and the lace covered tea table will be centered with ivory tapers and snapdragons. Spring flowers will be used thruout the rooms Guests will be received at the door by Ruth Haggman, Jean Pal mer. Elizabeth Shearer, and Jeon Hoag. Louise Hossack and Ann Bi'nting. both past presidents, and Polly Gellatly and Julien Dietkin, sponsors, will pour. Elsie Buxman, chairman in charge of arrangements, is being assisted by June Wagner. Ruth Nelson and Virginia Pitchford. Tmmpdifttelv following the tea. active members will hold a meet ing at which they will choose pledges to fill the vacancies left by this year's graduates. REPRESENT A TIVE TO INTERVIEW SEMORS Dr. Valentine Addresses Students About Bond Firm Positions. Dr. R. W. Valentine of New York City will be at the university next Wednesday to Interview grad uating seniors in regard to posi tion uHth a tt-pll known bond firm. according to Theodore Bullock, as sociate professor or econocs ana business law. Dr. Valentine for .riv foncrht corooratlon finance at the University of Illinois and has been on this campus w inter view seniors severs times before. "He has." according to Profes sor Bullock, "chosen several of our seniors for positions in his firm." Bob ThieL who was business man ager of the Cornhusker last year, is still working In the Chicago of fice of the firm, and according to a letter from Dr. Valentine, is mak ing good progress. Any senior interested may have an opportunity of meeting with the representative. Professor Bullock stated that there are a good mai.y caiis for mKutOTm "V'V' and experience, many of which he cannot fill because he does not have a Ut of Qualified persons. BRADLEY NAMED NEW HEAD OF PEP CLUB WEDNESDAY Roy Kennedy Elected Vice President; Newcomer Secretary. HUTTON NEW TREASURER Marvin Reveals Surplus in Cobs Treasury Over Last Year. Ted Bradlev. sophomore in the arts and science college from Be atrice, was elected president of Corn Cobs, campus pep organiza tion, for the following year at an election of officers at its meeting Wednesday evening in u nau. Other officers are Roy Kennedy, Newman Grove, vice president: William Newcomer, York, secre tary, and Robert Hutton, Lincoln, treasurer. In his farewell remarks, the past head, Irving Hill, praised the club for their work in the past year in proving themselves an energetic and worthwhile organization. He . t- - -. i i asked that me memoers get ueumu the newly elected officers and they will keen the etoud in the eyes of th campus aa an active society. President Bradley as ne iook over the chair, said that if the co operation that was shown last year be continued by the members, the Corn Cobs will nave anomer suc cessful year. Reporting a surplua in the treas ury over the beginning of the year, the outgoing treasurer, James Marvin declared that the organi zation was in better financial (Continued on Page 2.) PRESENT PROGRAM AT TEMPLE MAY 1 3 Voice Recital Includes Songs By Hubbard, Wilson, Boehm, Stone. Students from the class of Par vin Witte will present their annual . t m o recital Monday evening, may io, at 8:15 in the Temple theater. They will be assisted by Genevieve Wil son and Robert Burdick. Frederick Wilson will open the program with the following selec tions: "Of Thee I'm Thinking Mar garlte" by Meyer-Helmund and "Mattinati" by Tosti. "Persian Dawn" by Cowles will be sung next by Ruth Talhelm, and will be fol lowed by "Blue Are Her Eyes" by Winter Watts and "Dreams" by Chasinf, sung by Donald Boehm. Harold Spencer will continue with "Nocturne" and "Dream" (Manonl by Curran, and Paschal Stone will sing "Where E'er You Walk." by Handel and "The Bit terness of Love" by Dunn. The fol lowing selections will be rendered by Harley Hubbard: "Hear Me Ye Winds and Waves" by Handel, "Meln Cluck" by Walter Kramer, "My Lady Walks in Loveliness" by Charles, and "Vision Fugitive' (Herodiate) by Massenet. Anna Brokema Jones will con tinue the program by singing Rachmaninoff's "To the Children," "The Sleigh" by Kounts. "My Lov er Comes on the Skce," by Clogh Leighter, and "Cera Una Volta un Principe" by Gomes. The recital will be concluded with "Solenne in Fuest Vora." from "La Forza Del Destino" of Verdi by Dart, sung by Paschal Stone and Harley Hubbard. Copy Briefs by FRED NICKLAS. VSMaHa'S1 transportation proD W lem became more complex the first of the week when members or the south side Jitney Drivers union decided to strike. Reason, they said, was discrimination of city po lice. Doubtless many others have become discouraged over prospects of getting rich and have quit the business without offering excuse. Tram employees In Nebraska s metropolis are still holding out That Is, most of them are. And those who aren't have been given a warning by those who are. A bomb shattered peacefulness tn the- borne of a nonstriker at Council Bluffs, marking the first violence acros the river from Omaha. Responsibility for the bombing has not been placed. INDICATIONS that old age pension legislation In the state leg islature Isn't very close were seen when a senate committee was ap pointed Tuesday to redraft the bill. Financing the pension seems to be the point of difference, and that Is what the committee is to work over. Two bills dealing with the pen sion are in conflict Gov. Cochran would like it to be financed by the extra cent gasoline tax. Another plan to impose a sales tax for the needed revenue is known as the O'Brien clan. One of the two will have to give way to the other. It is thought the committee may in (Continued on Fige 2.) BUSINESS GROUP TO HOLD INSTALLATION Six Phi Chi Theta Officers Assume New Duties Thursday. Installation of six new officers in Phi Chi Theta, honorary busi ness women's sorority, will consti tute the business when the group meets, Thursday at 7 p. m. in Ellen Smith hall. The girls elected to fill offices are: Carol Galloway, presiaem; Alalre Barkes, vice president; Miriam Butler, recording secre tary; and Barbara Burt, historian. Retiring officers are: Mildred Kirkbrlde, president; Carlene Phll lippi, vice president, Alma Pospl cll, secretary; Lorraine Hitchcock, treasurer: and Constance Chrlsto- pulos, historian. E Fl LeRossignol Meets Many Alumni on Trip to New York. That one croun of former stu dents and graduates of the univer sity are doing wen in meir respec tive vocations and have excellent nnnrtnnities for nromotion is re ported by J. E. LeRossignol, dean of the College or business Aamin istration who recently returned from New York where he attended a meeting of the American Colle giate Schools of Business. Stonnin? at Scher.ectadv. N. x.. on his way to New York City at the invitation of M. L. Frederick, personnel director of the General Electric company, and who was in Lincoln recently interviewing stu dents for his firm, Dean LeRos signol met several former univer sity students who are at the pres ent itme connected with General Electric. ApporHins' to Dean LeRossienol. graduate of the Blzad and Engi neering colleges make up a major ity of those taken on by General Electric, and in the past have hired many from the university. Among the graduates in Schen ectady are George W. Hyatt, '30, Guy S. Hyatt, '23, M. Lloyd Loom is, '34, Charles M. Skade, '33, Ru dolph B. Bridley, '30, Don S. Robb, '28, and Dan A. Nettleton, '23, Net tleton, according to the Bizad an, has just returned from a irip around the world in the interests of the General Electric company. Other Nebraska men who are with the General Electric company at other officers include Gerald L. Phillippe, '32, and Henry A. Strath man, '30. The General Electric company starts most of its new employees from the university in the acount Ing department, and in time they are promoted to the selling depart ment, and are often sent to branch offices of the compay. PLAYERSJiAuUE TO PRESENT FIFTH PLAY OF Cast of Fifty to Appear in 'Toad of Toad Hall' Saturday. Entitled "Toad of Toad Hall," University Players and Junior League will present the fifth play in the children's theater series Sat urday at the Temple theater at 9:30 and 2:30 o'clock Saturday. Miss Pauline Gellatly is In charge of the play and Miss H. Alice Howell is director. Depicted by a cast of fifty "Toad of Toad Hall" presents in four acts the ventures of a Mr. Toad,' played by Marjorie Thomas, who la noted for his different "crazes." Eleven scenes will portray the ac tions of many animals including rabbits, field mice, ferrets, weas els, turkeys, squirrels and stoats, Miss Gellatly pointed out. The play is a very good one," Miss Gellatly stated, "with the lines being unusually clever, witty and sparkling, and will be enjoyed by older persons as well as chil dren. We have been wanting to present the "Toad of Toad Hall" for several years." University students included in the cast are: Marjorie Thomas, "Mr. Toad;" Eleanor Compton, English nurse; Sarah Louise Mey er, "The Water Rat;" Lorraine Brown, "Mr. Badger;" Julia Vlela, and Smith Davis, "Alfred, the horse;" Clare Wolfe, policeman; Mark McAllister, usher; Waldemar Mueller, the Judge: Gwendolyn Meyerson, the washerwoman; Maurine Tibbels. the white rabbit; Virginia Kirkbrlde, the barge wo man; Mary Jane French. "Lucy Rabbit;" George Blackstone, Mr. Mole." Remainder of the class is composed of students In the chil dren's speech classes. AH costumes were designed and made by Miss Kady Faulkner of the Fine Arts department. Don Frledly has charge of scenery. Taken from Kenneth Graham's book, "The Wind In the Willows," the play Is written by A. A. Milne. Ushers will be Mrs. Charles Stuart, Jr., Mrs. J. H. Ellis, Mrs. Blanchard Anderson, Mrs. Lewis Rlcketts, Mrs. John Carr. Miss ann Bun'"' M' Virginia Fos ter, Mrs. Heath Griffiths, Mrs. Gordon Luikart and Kit. E. T. Gardner. 01 RHUSKERS LD GOOD JOBS NDSBIZADDEAN STUDENT COUNCIL GROUP TO DISCUSS BOOK SHOP PLANS Committee Members Submit Scheme for Proposed Store. HOLD. MEETING FRIDAY - Shurtleff Urges Students To Sign Petitions For Project. Plans for the proposed second hand bookstore will be presented to the Student council committer at a meeting of the group in the council rooms Friday afternoon. No definite action has been taken on the number of changes and suggestions to be made, but the Ideas submitted will be more com plete than those previously sug gested. "The committee will appreciate all the cooperation the student body can ?lve us," stated Don Shurtlett "We are planning a sys tem of personal contacts to be made In the near future and peti tions will be posted on bulletin boards In Social Sciences, Andrews Hall, Ellen Smith, Mechanical Arts building and Administration hall on the Ag campus. Students who have not signed the petitions, are urged to do so at these places. A representative of the committee will be there to explain the pro posed idea." It is hoped that the most objec tionable feature of the plan, dis posal of out of date text books, will be eliminated by a system of exchange with book stores and (Continued on Page 2.) w.aIIITto RIGHTS NEXT YEAR Jean Palmer New Manager; First Council Meeting Thursday Noon. Final arrangements have been mado which Allow the W. A. A. council to be in charge of conces sion during the coming season oi football and basketball games, it was revealed Wednesday by Eliza beth Bushee, president of the or ganization. Jean Palmer. soDhomore in the college of arts and science, has been named concession manager, she announced. Miss RnahM also stated that the new council would meet for the first time Thursday noon in the W. A. A. lounge at which time plans for the annual picnic of the group will be discussed. Both new and old council mem hora the nnorts board, and intra mural representatives are invited . . . 1 1 1 ,1 cl . to tne picnic wnicn win De me nrt evont pver hpld at the new W. A. A. cabin. The cabin is to be fin ished this week and has been built with profits obtained from conces alnnn In nnst vears. Rpth Tavlor. chairman of the cabin committee, described the new structure at a log sidings Duiicung with a large living room, urepiace, kitchen nn-t slppninc room with ac commodations for sixteen people. It was built as a convenience for all women In the university and will be omciaiiy openea in me iau Its location is three miles north east of Bethany and Cotner boule vard. Y.W.C.A. STAFF NAMES F( Evelvn Diamond Announces Sponsor for Affair Friday. Professor and Mrs. O. H. Werner and Professor and Mrs. L. F. Lind gren were named Wednesday as chaperons for the Y. W. C A. so cial staff party to be held in the Armory Friday evening, according to Evelyn Diamond, publicity chairman for the event. Bob Minnlck and his thlrteen plece band have been booked to play for the event, and a grand march will be one of the features of the evening. Everyone is Invited to attend the affair, It was revealed by Com mittee Member Dorcas Crawford. A ten cent admission fee will be charged to cover the cost of favors which will be In the form of re freshments, i Assisting with arrangements for the dance are Mary White, Nora DeCory, Hazel Baler, Lette Jacques, Ruth Longstreet, Lillian Selbolt, Alice TerrlU, Iris Know, and Dorothy Beers. Mathematics Society to Hear Dr. Gaba Thursday Dr. M. B. Gaba of the mathe matics department will discuss "A Curve Tracing Machine" before members of Pi Mu Epsllon, hon orary mathematics society, at 7:30 o'clock Thursday evening, May 9 is MA 301, i mum COMMITTEE GALLS MASS MEET Chairman Fischer Asks Committee of 100 to Assemble Thursday Evening to Rouse Enthusiasm Among Students for Project. WILSON DISCUSSES Architect Suggests Present Best Location for Edifice; Structure Would House Campus Activities Offices. Scheduling a mass meeting of the "committee of 100" on, the student union building project for Thursday evening in Social Science auditorium at 7:30 o'clock, the executive com mittee directing the drive heard proposed structure discussed by OF E Inspection Completed With Regimental Parade at 3 O'clock Today. The annual federal inspection of the Nebraska regiment of the re serve officers' training corps gui wpil under wav Wednesday and was ready for the final ceremony to be completed mursoay. Major John H. Van Vliet is in charge of the training inspection while Col. R. H. McMasters will inspect the administrative laciniies. Thp rnnlne' feature on Wednes- Hav's schedule was the inspection of the senior cadet officers from 9 to 11 a. m., which was immedi ately followed by an inspection of facilities for practical instruction and for offices and class rooms. Junior officers were inspected from i to 3 o'clock in the after noon and were followed by a class room inspection of first year basic students. The inspection of second year basic students from 4:00 to 5:00 terminated the events of the first day of government inspection. Thursday morning win De spem classroom inspection of freshmen, sophomores and juniors. The main feature or me wnoie pru cedure is scheduled to begin at 3 o'clock, when the entire regiment, will assemble for the regimental parade. TO LINDSAY'S 'CONGO' Group Presents Recital of Varied Numbers May 17 At Armory. ' Armand Hunter will read "The Congo" to be done to Vachel Lind say's poem by members of Or chesis when they present their re cital on May 17, at 8 o'clock in Grant Memorial nau. ine recuai, which is to be entirely different than anv that has been so far . re sented, is under the direction of Miss Claudia Moore. Negro life will be depicted in the norfnrmance and the eirls will show the Negro in his solemn mood, his playful mooa, ana ma emotional mood. Along with the Negro melodies will be the old folk dances or pre-classis dance forms. Tickets to the recital are 35 cents, and may be purchased at the physical education office in the armory, or from intramural repre sentatives or Orchesis members. "The work is progressing rap idly," according to Miss Moore, "and we are hoping that a large crowd will view the performance." Filing will be received un til 5 o'clock Friday afternoon at the Student Activities Of fice in the coliseum for the following students offices: Student Council Post. Four seniors-at-targe, two men and two women. Two Junior men and three junior women from Arts and Science college. Two junior men and one junior woman from Business Administration college. One Junior man and one junior woman from College of Agriculture. One Junior man and three junior women from Teachera college. One junior man from Phar macy college. One junior man from Dentis try college. One junior man from Law college. Two junior women-at-large. One man or woman from Graduate college. Publication Board. One sophomore member. One junior member. One senior member. John Aldrich to Address Bullock's Class Tuesday Mrs. John Aldrich. director of the F. H. A., will tpeak to mem bers of Theodora Bullock's 1 o'clock claaa next Tuesday. May 21. He will tell of the problems and accomplishment! of that organiza ANNUAL FEDERAL EXAMINATION AD IS FINISHED ORCHESIS PLAN DANCE PLANS FOR BUILDING Site of Ellen Smith Hall as plans and specifications for the Architect Arthur Wilson at its ospeciai meeting Wednesday after noon. Jack Fischer, chairman of the executive group, has called the general meeting to stir up more in terest among the students to get behind the project. "Co-operation is needed," he stated, "to obtain more petition signers, and it is only thru a 100 percent signified student support for the union cen ter that the board of regents and the PWA board will ever consider the granting of funds." Gives Burnett's Ideas. Presenting the ideas of Chancel lor E. A. Burnett to the committee, Wilson pointed out that the most popular location for the union building would be on the present site of Ellen Smith hall. The cor ner would be convenient for the fraternities and sororities, as well as being in the center of the down town campus. The prominent Lin coln architect stated that property costs would almost prohibit the corner east of the present location of the women's activities as a site for the union. In outlining the plans of the three story building, Wilson said that the second floor of the build ing would be situated slightly above the street level and would be the main floor. A large ballroom Is planned for this floor to take care of the majority of campus (Continued on Page 2.) 160 10 ATTEND MAY T Y. W. Celebrates Fifty-First Anniversary Sunday at Lawn Party. EVENT H0N0RS MOTHERS About 160 persons are expected to attend the annual May Morning breakfast, according to Lorraine Hitchcock, in charge of arrange ments for the affair. The break fast, sponsored by the Y. W. C. A., celebrates the fifty-first year of its founding, and will be held at 8 o'clock on May 12 on the lawn of the Chi Omega house, or In case of rain in Ellen Smith hall. Decorations will be in pastel shades and will consist of may poles and other ornaments appro priate to the spring season. Caro line Kile will open the program of toasts with a greeting to the moth ers of the girls, in honor of whom the breakfast is being given. The response will be given by Mis. Roy D. Kile after which Elaine Fontein, retiring president, will review the activities of the organization for the past year. Cabinet members and staffs who have served under her for the past year will be intro duced to those present. Mrs. Harold Stebbins will lead group singing and Miss Ruth Hill will play a harp solo. HELEN KUNZ TO GIVE PROGRAM THURSDAY Junior in Mimic College Will Present Voice Recital. Helen Kunz will present her Jun ior recital In the Temple theater Thursday afternoon. May 9. at 4 o'clock. She Is a student with Le nore Burkett Van Kirk. The program is as follows: "Adelaide," by Beethoven: 'I Will Extol Thee, O Lord!" from "Ell," by Costa; "O don Fatale," from "Don Carlo," by Verdi; "Evening," by Crist, and "Nightingale Sing ing," and "Whippoorwill Winging" by Gaul. Kaira Vcnable will be accompanist. SCIENTISTS UPHOLD ORIENTAL STOICISM Yellow Race Found Less Excitable Than Americans. WASHINGTON. Oriental stoi cism waa upheld as an actuality not a myth before the American Academy of Sciences this week. G. M, Stratton and Franklin M. Henry, of the University of Cali fornia, reported their result of testa conducted to determine tha emotional reactions of fifty Ameri cana, fifty Japanese and fifty Chi nese. Dizad College Graduate Visita Campus Recently Clyde E. Johnson of Temple City. Calif., and a graduate of the B!?ji4 college In 1919. wu a recent visitor oa tie untTsrsitjr campua.