FOUK
THE DAILY NERRASKAN
TUESDAY. 'APRIL 2. 19.16.
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SEEN ON
THE CAMPUS.
Rita Alger calling Dave Dcakins,
Davey-boy Virginia Hunt and
Bernie McKerney playing hide-and-seek
at the D. G. house....
Mickey Moss and Kirk McClcan
going steady. .. .Melba DeVoe
writing notea to Dean McKcnna
everyone playing suran
games Betty Delabar being
seen consistently with a certain
Beta Bill Sweeney voicing his
opinions about women in general
....Virginia Galehouse joining the
ranks of those abandoning long
hair Jack Barry displaying his
vocal powers thru the halls of
Sosh Betty Cherny trying to
avoid certain of her masculine ad
mirers Imogene Souders going
places with Oliver Howard and
everyone worrying about down
slips and the like.
A LAI RE Barkes, Mortar Board
president and Chi Omega an
nounced her engagement to
Charles Sheilds, Sigma Alpha Ep
silon. Monday night, with the as
surance that "the S. A. E. pin that
she has been wearing these many
months, will remain chained to
her Chi O pin.
RECENTLY announced is the
marriage of Miss Lois Braham of
North Plan to John Simpson of
New York Citv. which took place
April IS in Niw York. Mrs. Simp
son is a graduate of the univer
sity and a member of Pi Beta Phi
sorority.
RECENTLY elected officers of
Gamma Phi Beta are Mercedes
Droth. president: Louise Back,
vice-presicent and social chair
man: Theresa Stava. secretary;
Hazel Biadstreet. treasurer; Vir
ginia Kvatt. scholarship chairman,
and Heien Petrow. pledge trainer.
ANNOUNCEMENT is made of
the marriage of Miss Frances Bon
nie Bartta of Omaha to Donald
William McMaster. also of Omaha,
which took place Saturday. Mr.
McMaster is a graauate of the
University where he is a member
of Alpha" Tau Omega fraternity.
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KAPPA Phi alumnae meeting
which was scheduled for May 2 at
the home of Miss Lucivy Hill, has
been postponed to May 16.
THETA Chi spring party will be
held Friday evening. Mav 1 at the
Comhuskei- hotel. The chaperons
will be th Theta Chi house mother
Mrs. Anna Kr.app. Prof, and Mrs.
Karl Arndt. Prof, and Mrs. Ji'.es
Hanev. Prof and Mrs. Dan Hark
ness.Prof. and Mrs. James P.ein
hardt. Floyd Bond. Gresham. was in
itiated at a soecial initiation Sun
day, and the following pledges ;
were announced: Melvin Newjahl. j
Gresham. Nebr.. and Kenneia
Johnson. Bayard. Nebr.
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ADDED to the pledge ciass of I
Pi Kapt-a Alpha are Bob Moody
of Omaha, and Gerald Lockhart of j
Lexington.
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MOTHER'S club of Gamma Phi l
Beta will meet for luncheon Tues
day afterr.oon at the chapter
house. Hostesses 'anil be Mrs. C. J.
Aldrich. Mrs. J. Todd, and Mis.
Lola Hood. About twenty are ex
pected to be present-
"DON Juan'' Rooert Wachams
of Sigma Nu fame has had an
other cfcar.ge of heart. Not long
ago he declared Mary DePulron
the girl of h:s dreams, then it was
Eileen Story who took up most
of his valuable time, not long after
this brief romance he was seen
constantly with Louise Boyd and
claimed her as h:s own but now
tne young man is fairly rushing
Theta's Margaret McKay off hrr
feet and is denying that he will
ever have another thar.g of heart
We wonder.
MARY Lou S.vartz declares that J
&:i Sundays should be longer in
order that sfce wiU have time to
spend Ume with ail of ber Sigma
Nu friends. Sunday afternoon she
was supposed to p3ay tennis with
one Paige Toivnier and go on a
picnic with Jack Simmons. Jack
f:na.l'y took r.er to a show and
then "home. Paul Rcichstadt soon
ainved and took the popular
yung gal bowling. Paige never did i
get to see her. j
NEW officers of Sigma Alpha!
Vj are: Henry Swartz, prior: j
Irving ZveiteL exchequer: David
rseraxein. recoraer: l tm-.-siaU,
assistant exchequer; ani
Morris L:pp. historian.
NEBRASKA STAFF FINDS
MISSING POISON FLASK
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before flinging the bottle away be
came a possibility when the cap
was found removed.
Since co autopsy was rdrrd by
th cowsty attorney. icorUciaiii
could not determine whether th
body contained any traces of
After dascovery by a Nebiaaiian
ref editor who was combing the
grojoda et of University HaJl.
staff members took the bottle to a
downtown pharmacifct. There the
remaining drops of the solution
re diluted and tested for pow
ers. When the test for cyanide
was made, the solution turr.ed
bright Wue. indicating strong
poiaun ooRtmt.
TOLSTEAD TO MAK E
BIOLOGICAL SURVEY
W21iam Tolattad of Iowa ha
been employed by the conservation
and survey division of the univer
sity to wotk on a biological survey
in Cherry county during the sum
mer months. Mr. Tolstead iecived '
hiM second degree from the low a ,
agricultural college at Ames. j
"Under our present form of ed j- ',
a lion. 1 am led to tcr conclusior. I
that, as individuals. Americans ate j
great, but collectively we are a .
failure." Di. William J. Mayo.
V HATS DOING
Friday.
Pi Kappa Alpha auxiliary
luncheon, 1 o'clock dessert
luncheon at home of Mrs. Al
bert S. Johnson.
Saturday.
Kappa Kappa Gamma alum
nae, 1 o'clock picnic, Mrs.
Henry Branch, jr.
Kappa Kappa chapter, Alpha
Chi Omega, 1 o'clock luncheon,
Mrs. John Agee.
Sigma Nu spring party, Lin
coln hotel.
Miami Triad, Shrine club.
MOTHER'S club of Zeta Tau
Alpha entertained members of the
active chapter at a buffet supper
Sunday evening at the chapter
house. About twenty were present
at the affair.
HONORING the seniors of Kap
pa Kappa Gamma. Mrs. Henry
Branch and other alumnae mem
bers of the organization will be
hostesses at a picnic on the
grounds of Mis. Branch's home
Saturday afternoon.
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ALPHA Chi Omega alumnae
will honor the scniois of the so
rority Saturday afternoon with a
luncheon at the home of Mrs. John
Agee. Assisting hostesses will be
Mis. L. E. Finney. Mrs. John Al
exander Mrs. Roy Lyman, Mrs.
Percy Mavs. Miss Vera Upton,
Mrs. B. I. Noble, and Miss De
maries Hilliard. Luncheon will be
followed ty bridge, and about 60
are expected to attend.
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AND did you know that Gene
vieve Smithformer Kappa Kappa
Gamma at the univeisity. is now
euiting the humor magazine. "The
Purple Parrot." af Northwestern
university in Evanston. l;l.
Just Around
The Corner.
The traditional setting for Ivy
day, the lawn just north of tnc
Administration building will be
the scene of the annual festivity
in one short week's time. Campus
rumor has it that there will be a
May queen as usual and that the
Mortar Boards and Innocents will
indulge in the disclosure of their
regular May surpri7.es right on
schedule. That the occasion is
just around the corner, is decidedly
in evidence, not only because one
may see the Greek organizations
vocalizing all over the front steps
and back yards of lraternity row,
but the annual wnipenng cam
paign is now in full swing. What
it is that so many people are
taking so much time to discuss,
may be anv one of many timely
topics. Who will follow Marian
Smith, Delta Gamma, as May
Queen or who will be filling Dick
Schmidt's Innocents regalia ? Come
next Thursday. These gray skies
are a good sign because the day
will surely dawn fair and clear if
we suffer through a week of rain
and threatening clouds.
EXPECTATIONS and anticipa-
tions wore rewarded Monday night
at the Alpha Omicron Pi house
when Margaret Fhillippc treated
1 the sisters to candy. At the Delta
1 Upsilon nouse. Tom Cheney passed
'out cigars to his brothers.
ALUMNAE ot Delta Omicron
met Monday evening at the home
of Miss Betty Regan. Assisting
.hostesses were Mrs. H. M. Grif
feths. Mis. P.yle Danielson. Miss
Kathryn Deoii, and Mis. C. E.
Danielson. A paper on Cesar
Fianck was picscntcd by Miss
Alma Wagner and a musical pio
gram by other members.
NOVEL PROGRAM TO FEATURE
. A. A. ROLLER SKATING PARTY
In sponsoring a roller skating party to be held" AVoilnt'Kilny
cveuing. the "Women s Athletic- association will present a very
i t , ,iiMmiiiint of livelv music the par-
tieinants will skate in unusual groupings ami m games as ill
1 . i i .i k. i. ;n imsir.1 in conspicuous
reeieu im iiii:c (hhkmui . - i ; .
places. Hni,iiiee. is nortable. It Is moved
from city to cny
There will be "women onlys"
and "gents onlys" in which only
women or men will be skating.
There will be couple robbing
which resembles tag dancing.
Whistle skating promises to be
popular. In this game the couples
fri m .i pinrle. As the whistle blows
once the men move up one couple
! and tnc group suaies hi-ouuu hi a
I circle. If the whistle blows twice
! the men move back two couples
Uiiu snttiui is IUIIUHUI.U,
The ouuioor skating rink. 70
feet by 00, located at 17th and
t,o, ..,!. it has hopn located in can
fornia the past winter where the
university girls, making a wide
practice of skating to school, pat
ronized it well.
The rink is located within walk
ing distance of the campus mak
ing possible a large attendance of
the student body. The party will
be held from 7 to 8 o clock on
Amil 29. The reduced admission
fee of 10 cents for women and 15
cents for men will include rental
of skates.
NO INQUEST MADE
IN CAMPUS SHOOTING
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French class, Mr. Weller entered
Dr. Kurz private office waving a
revolver in his hand and declaring,
I'm going to kill you." The two
exchanged a conversation of a few
disjointed words, emerged into the
hall, ran thru another bffice, again
entered the main hallway when
Weller fired two shots at Kurz as
his back was turned.
Murmuring. "I've been shot."
Kurz slumped to the floor as Wel
ler raced out the west door of
historic University hall Weller
then turned his newly purchased
gun on himself just twenty feet
east of the campus studio. Enter
ing on the right side of the chest,
the bullet coursed through the
chest cavity and out the left side
of his back. He died at 9 o'clock
in an ambulance enroute to Lin
coln Gcneial hospital.
Burnett Issues Explanation.
Chancellor E. A. B unett issued
the following statement: "At a
meeting of the board of regents on
Saturday last when the budget
was under consideration John T.
Weller, instructor in romance
languages, was given a leave of
absence with half salary for one
year from September 1 next with
out the privilege of return at the
close of his leave. This leave of
absence was granted because Mr.
Weller's instruction in the depart
ment was not considered good and
his relations with the chairman of
the department were not satis
factory." Dr. Kurz immediately following
the shooting was able to walk to
the student health office in pharm
acy hall where he was treated by
Dr. Charles Harms, and from
there was taken to Lincoln Gen
eral hospital. He was said to be
resting well Monday afternoon
and Dr. V. H. Orr who attended
him with Dr. John C. Thompson
declared his condition "satisfac
tory." "Three or four of the wrist
boiies were fractured by the shot."
Dr Orr declared, "and the bullet
was still embedded." Barring com
plications, Dr, Orr saia mai ur.
Kurz would retain full use of the
hand.
Kurz told police that Weller had
threatened to take his own life at
the time of the shooting. He car
ried with him a bottle of poison
which police were unable to find
upon searching Weller later.
The poison bottle which early
arlrvals on the acene were unable
to locate, was found late Monday
afternoon by a member of the
Dally Nebraskan staff.
Students in Weller's beginning
French class stated that he waa
unusually quiet Monday morning.
Instead of starting class period
with the customary joke or two he
merely ordered the class to study
during the period and said there
would be no recitation. He sat at
his desk, "fidgeted" for a while,
then stepped into the hall saying,
"I'll be back in."
Mrs. H. H. Golden of Palmer,
Neb., and Miss Barbara Callahan,
university student from Douglas,
Neb., were among eye witnesses of
the attack upon Dr. Kurz.
According to Mrs. Golden, Mr.
Weller pursued Dr. Kurz as he ran
out of room 107-b. Dr. Kurz then
dashed into his own office 107 as
Mr. Weller followed brandishing a
pistol. They engaged in a dis
jointed conversation in the office,
Mrs. Golden stated, and Dr. Kurz
fled from the room and staggered
blindly against the wall in the
hallway.
Mrs. Golden said Mr. Weller fol
lowed Dr. Kurz Into the hall,
raised the pistol and fired. Kurz
apparently unhurt slumped to the
floor but at Mr. Weller's- second
shot Dr. Kurz gasped. "I'm shot"
as he grasped his wrist.
John Groth, student, 3335 So. 31,
says that he was sitting on the
steps of "Sosh" when he heard the
gunshot which is believed to have
ended the life of J. P. Weller. He
rushed to the scene of the shooting
and found the French instrutor
ivinf face down with his head to-
Iward the north, just east of the
! campus studio. His eyes were open
and he was still alive, although
apparently .unconscious. The
stricken man did not say anything'
and it was apparent that he was
dying fast, Groth said. Groth is
a member of Acacia fraternity and
Is a freshman in law college.
Dr. Kurz came to the university
from Knox college, Galesburg, 111., .
in September, 1934 as head of the
romance languages department
here. He had been head of the
same department at Knox college
for some time. He wrote numer
ous articles for magazines on both
romance languages and fine arts.
Dr. Kurz lives at 1125 South Fil-'
teenth.
Weller, who received his . mas
ter's degree from Stanford, carno
to the University of Nebraska m
1928. His home was at 1012 HI
street. He is survived by his
mother, Mrs. J. L. Weller, of
Pigeon Cove, Mass., who has beea
bedridden for more than 20 years,
and under the care of Weller's
uncle, aunt and niece, Mr. and
Mrs. John Shepherd and daugh
ter Olive. Authorities have noti
fied the Shepherd family and will
await word from them before fu
neral plans are made.
Before coming to Nebraska f
Weller taught at Stanford, Texas
university, at Tcrrytown, N. y,
and at Tennessee university.
PLAYERS STAGE
SHAKESPEARE'S
DRAMA MONDAY
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run. "Macbeth'., which will be fol
lowed Wednesday evening bv "As
You Like It." The plays will bo
reshown alternately throughout
me ween, ine siuuio piayers are
presenting the productions with
the hope of stimulating an inter
est in the plays of ancient Eng
land among student play-goers.
The work done in the produc
tions is largely the result of class- f
room practice and is being carried '
out under the direction of Miss H.
Alice Howell, head of the dramatic
department.
AH showings begin at 7:30 p. m.
Heaven will protect the work
ing girl but who'll protect the
guy she's working. All from
Georgiana Strunk.
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when Christopher Columhus9 sailors
look tol)acco l)ack home with them
everyhody hailed it as one of the first
new pleasures in years.
Today tohacco gives more pleasure
to more people than ever before.
Many different claims arc made for
tohaceo, hut most everybody agrees
on this . . .
Smoking is a pleasure and the
cigarette is the mildest and purest
form in which that pleasure can
be enjoyed.