The D aily N ebraskan Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska PRICE 5 CENTS VOL. XXXV NO. 81. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1936. Editor Endorses Safety Campaign Ryan Renews Drive to Lessen 'Sudden Death; Pledges And Safety Stickers Available to Students At Booth in Social Science Today. Windshield slickers and pledge blanks for the Nebraskan safe driving campaign will be available at the distribution stand of the Daily Nebraskan in Social Sciences today, according to Editor Irwin Jiyaii. initiated by his predecessor, Jack Fischer, the drive against "sudden death" will bo renewed by Itynn. Commenting on the timeliness oiy- auch a campaign, Ryan pointed to the figures released Wednesday by the National Safety council, pic- .turincr the cost of drivers' care lessness in America last year as approaching three billion dollars, or one-tenth of the monthly dis cussed national debt. The report also showed that ninety-nine thou sand Americans lost their lives in these same accidents last year. Council statisticians told their story with the following entries in the grim reaper's ledger: 99, ' 000 killed, 365,000 temporarily injured, 271 killed every day, 11 every hour, one every six min utes; 25,000 injured every day, 1,000 every hour, sixteen every minute; 10,000 permanently In jured every day, forty-one every hour. "Whether you indicate your sup port of our efforts by signing a pledge blank or not," Ryan sug gested, "a valuable contribution from every student would be a few minutes of their time, given to the reading of an editorial in the latest Collier's, entitled "Fools on Wheels." To foster the diffusion of know ledge concerning the alarming death rate resulting from auto ac cidents, The Nebraskan has ready for free distribution a quantity of pamphlets outlining causes and cures for this major national problem. Outlining graphically and completely the causes and present ing such related statistical mate rial, the booklet will be of interest to all persons concerned with our mounting death toll. In a letter to the editor, Gover nor Cochran commended the Ne braskan on its participation in the nationwide campaign against care less driving. He asked fvv close co operation with the state highway department and safety campaign headquarters. Campaigns for safer and saner driving and thoughtfulncss on the part of pedestrians will be direct ed by state authorities in the near future. The state highway depart ment will direct and co-ordinate the movement of individual drivers now in process thru out Nebraska. CHANGEDTILL FEB. 17 Col. Oury Speaks on Topic of Military Training at Gathering. Because of a conflict with n meeting of Phi Beta Kappa, the dinner meeting of the Ameri can Association of University Pro fessors will be changed from Mon day. Feb. 10 to Monday, Feb. 17 at 0:30 p. m. at the Grand hotel. Col. W. H. Oury, professor of military science and tactics at the uni versity will speak on the topic "Relation of Military Training to a University Education." Reports are to be read by the delegates who attended the iut tlonal meeting held at St. Loilis during Christmas vacation as an additional part of the program. Professor Joyce O. Hertzlcr, chairman of the department of sociology, is in charge of the meeting. The secretary of the Association is Professor B. A. Worcester. Approximately sev enty people are expected to attend the dinner. .FA Lincoln Physician Injured When Struck by Prof. Stoke's Car. Dr. Francis Allen Wells, in jured in an auto accident Jan. 11 when ho stepped into tho path of n car driven by Prof. Harold W. Stoke, of the political science de partment, died of a blood clot at Bryan Memorial hospital at 8:30 Wednesday morning. The accident in which the Lin coln physician was injured oc curred shortly after dusk on Sat urday. Jan. 11, on D street be tween Twenty-fifth and Twenty sixth street. He suffered a brain concussion, broken left leg below tho knee, injured left elbow and numerous cuts and bruises. MEN SEEK ADMISSION TO PERSHING RIFLES Candidates for the Pershing Ri fles will be given an opportunity to compete for admission, at the second semester tryouta to be held Tuesday, Feb. 11, from 4-6 o'clock, at Nebraska Hail, according to John Brain, company captain. Initiations will not be held until 83nctlmc during the second six weeks of the semester. Y.W.C.A. Cabinet Members Devise New Term Plans Members of the newly elected "Y. W. C. A. cabinet held a joint meeting with the members of the retiring cabinet Wednesday night at 7 o'clock in Ellen Smith hall. Plans for the second semester were made at this time, and the aims, recently formulated by the members of both cabinets, were discussed, and plana by which they could be carried out during the coming year were outlined. . The -aims for the coming year embody the purpose of the Y. W. C. A.'s existence on the campus. As established by the officers and cabinet members they read: "We unite in a desire to realize a full and creative life through a grow ing knowledge of God. We strive to attain an enthusiastic member ship and to extend opportunities for friendship to all girls on the campus. We will act to make the campus peace conscious so that it may work to establish world peace. We will endeavor to become cognizant of the existing needs in our community and intel ligently render service. We believe in education as a preparation for the good life." FRESHMAN A.W.S. OF Miller and Paine's Director Ranks Duties in This Type of Work. Miss Marie Weesner, personnel director and advertising manager of Miller and Paine's department store, discussing the subject of personnel direction as a career, was the guest speaker at the freshman A. W. S. meeting, held yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock in Ellen Smith hall. "In order to be an efficient per sonnel director," explained Miss Weesner, "it is necessary that she be the connecting link between management and the store force." Ranking this as one of the "nrtst Important duties, she continued by enumerating numerous other du ties included In this type of work such as the instruction of new em ployes in the system, keeping the store informed in fashion trends in styles and color, and in general supervising the work of the em ployes of the store which she rep resents. As requisites for holding such a position, the speaker suggested a liberal arts education, including such courses as English, public speaking, sociology, economics and philosophy. Along with this Miss Weesner urged that a specific business education be acquired, secommcndlng regular work in a store for a time. The speaker concluded her dis cussion by pointing out a few of the training schools which one might attend if interested in this field of work. She then opened the meeting for discussion and questions which members of the audience might have. A review of traditions, which formed an additional part of the program was given by Jean Left wlch, program chairman. Tho ob servance which she sketched was the origin of the Junior-senior prom and the familiar tradition of the prom girl and her presenta tion. Nebraskan's Premiere of 'Brighter Flame1 Cheered The timeworn belief that a piny is a hit only after it has endured the critical eye of Broadway specialists seems to have lost ground as University Players patrons cheer the premiere performance of a play by one of Nebraska's own sons. The pro duction, "The Brighter Flame," has already been hailed as a success in us nrst tnrce mgnts oru showing and a similar reaction is assured for the remainder of its week run. The play wa3 written by Harold Fclton, a former Nebraska student and Temple player, and was sub mitted to the dramatic department in anonymous form. The true name of the author was not re vealed until after the play had been selected for the fourth pro duction of the Players' season, and their first premiere performance. Felton attended the university about a decade ago, when he en tered his career as n dramatist and playwright. He took his bachelor of arts degree and then continued until he was graduated from the Nebraska school of law. During his attendance at the SALES OF LOIR PRICED STUDENT DAILY INCREASE 75 Cent Rate Brings Surge Of Subscription Customers. With increasing strength, the subscription drive of the Daily Nebraskan today continued thru the second of its four days. Par ticularly encouraging results were reported by the sales booths in the hall of Social Science and the Nebraskan office. The marked sue cess of the drive is especially due to the new low price of vs cents, according to Truman Oberndorf, business manager of thfi Ne braskan. This price,. is thejowest in the publication's histofyT As an added inducement for subscriptions, a free pass to see the picture, "Magnificent Obsession, showing Saturday at the Stuart theater is being given with eacn subscription. The names of all stu dents subscribing during the drive which closes Saturday, will be listed and admittance to the the ater will be gained by showing the subscription receipt at the door. Thoroly convinced by latest re turns that the sale will be a suc cess, Oberndorf declared, "Since this is the lowest price that the Dallv Nebraskan has ever charged I expect that a great number of students and others interested will take advantage of this unusual of fer." Five issues a week are presented thruout the school year, and in aa dltlon there are several special editions. At the first of this school year, according to Oberndorf, the sub scription price of the Daily Ne braskan was much below that of any other college dally. With this added reduction, there is no rea son why every student should not avail himself of a daily copy of the campus' only means of correla tion, he indicated. As an added incentive the bust ness staff is offering students one semester's subscription to the Dailv Nebraskan to be mailed home to parents each day for $1.50 It is hoped that many students will take advantage of this opportun ity. Men's Pep Group Praises Basketball Record of 1936 Team. Discussion of eligibility rules for actives to remain in good standing, and for initiation of the pledges constituted the main busi ness of the Corn Coos at tneir reg ular weekly meeting, Wednesday evening. Initiation will be held within the next month, according to Ted Bradley, president of the men s pep organization. The group plans to make their uniforms more complete for next fall's games by addition of white flannel trousers. These will De se cured this spring. Remaining pennants used in last fall's football games will be sold soon in organized houses of Corn Cob members, it was decided Wed nesday's meeting. A sales cam paign will be started this month, according to members of the pen nant committee. The entire Corn Cob group went on record Wednesday as express ing praise of the 1935-36 basket ball team, in recognition of its standing in the Big Six conference and also for non-regional suc cesses. Plans for the annual.-e.orrc Coin dinner dance were begun at the meeting and specific committees appointed by Bradley. Fred Bodic Scores 99 lo Win FrosJi Rifle Shoot Fred Bodle, with a 99 score, is high man in the results of the Freshman It. O. T. C. rifle shoots, of last semester. Play Big Hit university, the young playwright became extremely popular as an actor and activity worker. He continued his career as a leading man for about five years, during which he starred in such play hits as: "Seventh Heaven," "Romeo and Juliet," "Much Ado About Nothing," "The Easy Mark," and many others. He was a member of Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity. Upon leaving school he served as a leading man in the "Com munity Play House"' at Omaha for about two years. At the same time he won the Prairie Schooner Play makers' award on a play entitled "Skim Milk," in which he also starred as the leading player. After climaxing his stage career, (Continued on Page 4). Dr. Louise Pound Vice President of A.A.U.P. From Tho Lincoln Star. Dr. Louise Pound of the English department, one of the university's most widely known professors, has been appointed a vice president ot the American Association of Uni versity Professors. Miss Pound was a national charter member of the organization, has worked on several of its committees and has served on its national council. ATTEMPTS TO BOOST PLEDGES TO $13,000 Phi Mu Members Contribute $50 to Furnishing Fund For Building. Renewed efforts to boost the student union fund toward the $13,000 mark continued today, fol lowing announcement of the selec tion of the building site and archi tects by the Board of Regents. An other contribution of 550 by Phi Mu has been donated to the fund, which is to be used in furnishing the union building. "In an effort to continue the drive with more rapidity, all de partments that have not contrib uted as yet arc to be contacted nnri nnv nrfranization planning to add their support to the movement is urged to take action at once, declared Bill Marsh, member of the committee in charge of the drive. First installments on donations pledged are now due and those who made contributions to the fund are urged to take care of this immediately. The site which has been selected as most favorable by the Board of Regents is on 14th and R street, south of Teachers college and cov ering the north side of Ellen Smith hall. Davis and Wilson, Lincoln architects, have been approved by the committee as architects for the building. ICutlTlSENT MODERN DANCE TRENDS Miss Claudia Moore Gives Lecture Illustrated By Group. Orchesis, honorary dance soci ety, will present a program at a young people's convention on Feb. 15. Theme of the presentation will be "The Trends in Modern Dancing and the Use of Dance in Creative Leisure." Miss Claudia Moore, director of the group, will present the lecture and the mem bers of Orchesis will illustrate it. Main points in the demonstra tion will be an example of the use of lines in space in a number called "Design." The principal iirpH in this demonstration will be T.Sinsfeixcd .into a. regular dance composition caueu uo vawn Moses." Theme and variation will hp drmnnstrntpd in a dance. "Cha- conne" with the music by Handel. The ABA sequential lorm try Viv ian Fine will also be demonstrat ed. The music used for this num ber is by Bach. The girls will also do "Baurec" by Bach, "Lullaby" by Tansman. and a dramatic study, "Choreog raphy" by Charles Wcldman with music by Lehman Engcl. This program will be presented at the First Plymouth Congregational church. Paper Appointments Slated for Saturday Dally Nebraskan reporters will meet Saturday afternoon at 2:30 at the Nebraskan of fice when news beats will be assigned and departmental staff editors Installed. Staff editors of the society column, men's 6porti, wom en's sports, news of campus dramatics and down town theaters, exchanges, and fea tures will be announced at this meeting. Reporters who did not at tend the first meeting held Feb. 4 but desire to place their applications for news beats, may apply earlier at the "Raj" office. Fewer beats are to be as signed this semester but a greater scope will be open to reporters for writing torles. Thoie who report regularly will be assigned definite beats, while those able to re port only at Intervals will re ceive general news assignments. ENTER I E Men to Journey to Denver For Tournament Feb. 13-15. Forensic activities for the sec ond semester will get under way next week when three debaters journey to Denver, Colo, for the Rocky mountain tournament " Feb. 13, 14, and id, accoruins iu n statement made Wednesday by Prof. H. A. White, debate coach. The three men making the trip are Eugene W. Pester, Arthur L. Smith, jr., and Francis Johnson. This tournament is sponsored by Denver university, and the three-day activities include all tvnes of debates, discussions, and oratorical and extemporaneous contests, ttniermg iasi year ior the first time, Nebraska repre sentatives ranked high in several divisions. Pester was third in ex temporaneous speaking, and John Landis was second in the ora torical contest. Johnson, Smith Entered. In this year's tournament, Prof. White has entered Johnson and Smith in a panel discussion on whether allowing congress to ov erride decisions of the supreme court would make any particular difference with the AAA question that is now before the nation. Pester is to engage in a panel dis cussion which will consider the utilities problem with reference to congress and the supreme court. Although nothing definite has been decided as yet, Prof. White also plans to enter the three de baters in additional contests at the tournament. Leaving Wednesday evening, the debaters will return to Lin coln late Saturday night, it was stated. Another Debate Planned. Immediately following the Den ver affair, an outstanding debate has been scheduled for another of the Nebraska teams. St. Thomas college, of St. Paul, Minn., a championship member of the Pi Kappa Delta forensic society for (Continued on Page 4). t I DAM L University Band Plans for Dinner, Formal Concert In February. Completing plans for their an nual banquet and formal winter concert, members of Gamma Lambda, honorary band organiza tion, met Wednesday evening in the Temple building at 7:30, it was stated by Bill Marsh, presi dent. The banquet, which is held each year for the members of the uni versity band, will be held at 6:30 Wednesday evening, Feb. 26, at the Annex cafe. Invitations will be sent to officers of the military department and certain members of the university administration. Speakers have not yet been se lected. Committees for the affair were named at the meeting and arc composed of: Entertainment, Leon Carroll, chairman, Lyman Spur lock,' and Charles Minnick; tick ets: Bob Bt'gtol, chairman, Hor ace Crosby, and Bob Enyert; .gen eral arrangements, Kenneth Clark, chairman, Keith Kimsey, and Ad rian Srb. It was also decided at the meet ing that the annual formal con cert of the winter season would be staged by the band in the uni versity coliseum on Sunday after noon, Feb. 16. The concert will be open to the public. Lilrrarv Socielv Holds Kcgulur Meeting Friday The Dellan-Union Literary So ciety will hold the first meeting of the new semester on Friday, Feb. DEBATERS ROCKY MOW 1 ORENSIC ITCH n LTnATL DnllUULI UttIL Kagawa to Lecture Here 'Great Christian Expounds New Plan Heralded as the world's most eminent authority on the co operative economic movement, Toyohiko Kagawa of Japan will visit Lincoln Friday and Saturday, Feb. 14 and 15, on a nation wide lecture tour. His appearance in Lincoln will be the high light of the Student Christian Movement state conference Feb. While in Lincoln Kagawa wlll give all his lectures at the St. Paul Methodist church. His first ap pearance will be Friday afternoon Feb. 14, at 1:30 o'clock, when he will give an address on "The Co operative Movement," the subject on which he seems to be most in terested. His Japanese Co-operative movement now has more than twenty-five million members. Speaks on World Peace. At 7:30 Friday night he will speak on 'World Peace and Co operation." His appearance at the St Paul church on Saturday will include a forum after each ad dress. At 8:30 o'clock Saturday morning, Feb. 15, he will speak on "The Spiritual Life," and at 1:30 Saturday afternoon he will give another talk on "Co-opera- tlvcs." Council Sponsors NSFA Convention Student Governing Body to Stage Regional Meeting Of National Student Federation to Encourage Exchange of Ideas. Nebraska's student council will undertake one of its most important projects of the year by sponsoring a regional conven tion of the National Student Federation Association in April. The action was npproved by the council at its meeting "Wednes day, and highly favored by E. W. Lantz, sponsor of the govern P. B. K.'s to Hear Librarian Doane On 'Genealogy' Mr. Gilbert H. Doane, librarian and professor of bibliography at the university, will speak on the subject "Genealogy" at a meeting of Phi Beta Kappa at 6:15 Mon day, Feb. 10 at the Y. W. C. A. Mr. Doane, since 1914, has been intensely interested in this sub ject. He was editor of the "Ne braska Midwest Genealogical Rec ord" from 1928 to 1931. Since 1930, he has contributed to the "American Genealogist," published in New Haven, Conn. His first work was published in the "New England Historical and Genea logical Register" in 1922. Mr. Doane is now a member of the Ne braska Genealogical society. The meeting and dinner will be open to all members of Phi Beta Kappa and their families. I Peterson and Wright Head Organizations on Ag and City Campuses. Howard Wright of Lincoln and Howard Peterson of Oakland were elected to the positions of presidents of the university Y. M. C. A. on the city and ag campuses respectively by members of the or ganization at the polls, open be tween 9:30 and 4:00 o'clock yes terday. Succeeding Grant Mc Clelland and Ward Bauder, they will take office immediately. Wright has been in charge of boys' club work in tho Y. M. C. A. and was formerly head of the York chapter. Peterson served as secretary of the cabinet last se mester and carried on the Butler avenue church project. Other officers are Howard Kal tenborn, Waco, elected vice-president, and John C. Williams, Omaha, chosen secretary of the city campus. In the ag chapter LaVerne Peterson, Lincoln, and Wilson Andrews, Ponca, were elected lo the positions of vice president and secretary. Appointment of a new cabinet will take place immediately, ac cording to C B. Hayes, secretary of the university Y. M. C. A. A retreat of approximately 20 active workers will be held Saturday, Feb. 8, between 5:30 and 8:00 o'clock, at which plans for this semester's program will be made. BAPTIST STUDENTS TO GIVE BENEFIT SUPPER Delegates Will Attend Conference From Proceeds. A waffle supper, sponsored by the Baptist university students, will be held at the Baptist Stu dent House, 1440 Q St., from 5 to 8 p. m. Thursday evening, Feb. 6. Waffles, sausages, and coffee will be served for 25 cents. Proceeds of the supper will be used to aid in sending representatives of the group to the summer conference. Committee members in charge of the affair are Margaret Olson, Ruth Fauquet, Viola Johnson, Maurine Johnson, Jennie Nelll, Kvclynne Peterson, Lorcne Adcl seck, Dorothea Norman, Wayland Wcyand, Stanton Moore, Herbert Jackson, and Clarence Summers. Tickets for the different lectures may be obtained from the pastors of the local churches or from the 14 and 15. Y. W. or Y. M. C. A. offices. Uni versity students who have been ac tive in the Y. W. or Y. M. C. A. and who wish to register as dele gates for the Student Christian movement conference may do so at tho Y. W. or Y. M. C. A. rcims in Ellen Smith hall and in the Templ6. Immediate Arrangements. "Since it is possible to accom odate only a limited number of people at the lectures, and as the tickets arc going rapidly, I should suggest that every one who wishes to hear Kagawa make arrange ments immediately." Miss Mildred ? (Continued on rage 2). ing oouy. Ail riji oix atuuum mm those in the norinwcsiern region will send delegates to the gather ing. "We feel this convention will greatly benefit not only the stu dent council but the entire univer sity," declared Irving Hill, presi dent of the council. Marylu Petersen, chairman of the Big Six committee, will be In charge of arrangements for the convention. Through investigation it seems that the week-end of April 18, 19 and 20 will be tho logical time to hold the convention, according to Miss Petersen. Due to faculty committee action, student council has been delegated the duty of voting on applications for subscription dances. The gov erning body, at its Wednesday meeting, approved applications for four agricultural college social functions to be held early this spring. First of the affairs approved was an Ag executive board party. Others to be held are an All Ag party, Feb. 14; a Leap Year party, Feb. 29; a party sponsored by Phi Upsilon Omlcron, honorary Home Economics association; and a Block and Birdie Club party, which will be in the nature of a junior Aksarben Ball. Bill Marsh, co-chairman of the junior-senior prom committee, reported on the estimated expendi ture for the affair, and reminded members of the council to urge members of their organized groups to file for Prom girl. Marsh also stated that negotiations are in progress to secure an orchestra for the party, and that the com mittee in charge expects to have chosen and signed an orchestra within a week. Investigation by the council of student employee working condi tions in down-town restaurants and business houses, resulted in the solution to leave the situation to the student employers service. The committee, headed by Vance Leninger, reported that a strong student union is impossible, but that Mr. Epp, director of the stu dent employer bureau, is cognizant of the abuses and says they arts being gradually corrected. The motion submitted by Frank Landis to dismiss any person from the council who has thrco unex cused absences from meetings this next semester, was passed. This action will be continued in follow ing semesters. E Tl Appointment With Business Official Arranged in Bullock Office. Tom Prior of the Goodyear Tir and Rubber Co. will interview Fri day seniors and graduates who have ambitions of getting into business activity. An appointment with Mr. Prior may be scheduled with Prof. T. T. Bullock, head of the placement bureau, at his office in Social Science 300 at 11 o'clock Thursday morning. Professor Bullock also an nounced that a. representative of the General Electric company will interview seniors here on the cam pus on Feb. 11 and 12, the Stand ard Oil Co. representative on Feb. 17, and the W. T. Grant Co.. Feb. 19. All arrangements to meet, the: representatives of these companies must be made thru Mr. Bullock. Application blanks are also avail able at Mr. Bullock's office for those desiring to make business connections upon their graduation. DELEATES REGISTER State Colleges to Send 350 Students to Three Day Meeting. Registration for the Student Christian Movement state confer ence, Feb. 14, 15, and 1C, is taking place this week at the Y. W. C. A. office in Ellen Smith hall and at the Y. M. office in the Temple. Mlsa Mildred Green, Y. W. execu tive secretary, announced that members of the two organizations wishing to register as delegates should do so immediately, since the number of delegates from each school is limited. Delegates totaling 350 in num ber are expected to be in Lincoln for the three day conference. Kear ney, Doane. Hastings, Midland, Nebraska Central. Peru, Wayne, Wesleyan university, York, and Chadron Normal will be among the schools represented. With Kagawa, social worker from Japan, as the speaker, the conference will ho de voted to lectures, discussion groups, and banquets.