THREE
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1936
THE DAILY NKBKASKAN
Speaker Is Lauded As "New Historian "
HARRY
BARNES
CONOV
SPEAKER
E
Third Assembly Planned
For Temple Theater
Tuesday.
"I am going over your book as
a hungry man goes over a cold
chicken, left at the end feeling
pager to find some bit that 1
have missed," is a comment con-
Courtesy Sundsv Journal and Slur.
Harry Elmer Barnes.
cerning the work of Harry Klmer
Barnes, which is attributed 10 n
n V,.lla
Known the world over for his
recent masterpiece, "The History
f Western Civilization." Dr.
Barnes will address a university
.nnvAcniinn Tuesday morning: at
31:00 a'clock on the topic, "The
rvijio in word Misiorv. ai-
th,,n..h mail noted as an author
r- Rumps is also a sociologist,
historian, criminologist, authority
on world politics, and a newspapei
rrofessor Harold Stoke, chair
man of the convocation committee,
ciutvl Dr Raines has been chosen
to appear on the Temple rostrum
because of his outstanding; work
in the field of "new history." He is
ammio the country's foremost
r-. - -
u.w-i.ii.ii. wt and historians.
When Dr. Barnes resigned from
crr,ith r-nllp-e to take un an im
portant journalistic post. Presi
dent William Aiian itoiwjh "
of him in his Commencement ad
dress:
Stimulates Thought.
"He stimulated a large body of
t ,..,,.! a tr. think for themselves.
He displayed and employed in this
work the largest range 01 imui
holar that. I have
ever known. The value to a colle ?o
of that type of eencyeiopenu:
knowledge is very great."
Barnes' international reputation
was established by his recent
publication of "Genesis of the
World War." Having lectured
widely on thid subject, both here
and "abroad, Professor Barnes
catapulted into fame at the
universities of Berlin and Munich
with his analysis of the causes of
the Meal conflict, being the tirst
to suggest that Germany was not
entirely to blame for the war.
Popular Works.
Most popular books of the
iml hot- of "Genesis of the World
War' include: "Living m the
Twentieth Century. Hie Twi
light of Chritiamly," "The Story
of Punishment," "World Polities,
and "Can Man be Civilized?"
Of Dr. Barnes' versatility in nu-
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NOT FOR CANINE,
WEAVER STATES
Five little green dog houses.
At least thev looked like dog
houses. Midway between Nebras
ka and University halls, ngni in
tho shadow of the greenhouse, they
may still be seen by skeptics who
doubt that they iook ime "k
houses.
Bid arordine to Dr. John i-
WeMver nrofesor of plant ecology,
ih.Vi nnl doe-houses at all. In
side is an unwieldy instrument that
resembles rover no more inn a.
psychrometer. which records the
comparative temperatures of the
air and the soil. Unlike rover, the
psychrometer buries Us tail tnree
inches under the sod to correctly
measure the temperature thru a
metal conductor.
According to members of Dr.
Weaver's class, who arc conduct
ing the experiments, tne green
boxes are more valuable than dog
houses. It seems that wneat smui
can't live in the soil below a cer
tain temperature, and if the wheat
ia ninntpil erlv enough, infection
can be avoided. The psychrometers
help find this temperature.
So, on your way from Nebraska
to University hall, don't let me
hear you call those "little green
dog houses."
thorship, Prof. Roy U Smith says:
.rv. a manner mnpe of Professor
Barnes' information and reading
confronts one on almost every
page. Not ling hut tne nigneHt i
c,.pr ran he accorded his exhaus
tive research and painstaking as-
semniy 01 uouumni"ji
his scholarship and
militant evangelism for liberalism,
Dr Barnes has been caueo. me
H G. Wells of America. His work
for reform in methods of dealing
with crime and for reconstruction
in religion can be surrmsea irom
r tho Hohutp tonics on which
&UIIH V. ....v. ... " x
he has met leading speakers of the
nation.
He speaks on the arnrmauve
when discussing the questions:
Does Mankind Need a New Reli
gion, Is Democracy a failure.
and Is Pro.iibiuon a mumr.
gives a negative answer to the
query. Can Imprisonment Cure
T.,. Ramos is much in
demand in leading cities thruout
the country as a lecturer as wen
as a debater.
fn,mnis nn Dr. Barnes lec
tures representative of the many
which eacn 01 mn nj.j
..-.i.,.t. a-rct these:
"Of all the addresses at the re
cent great meeting in New York
of the American Association for
the Advancement of Science, the
one that commanded the widest
public attention and stirred the
most comment was an address on
religion by Prof. Harry Klmer
Barnes of Smith college. -Lie
The great hall of the University
of Berlin was packed to the doors
by a distinguished audience which
:..i...i.i r,.,.rw of the more famous
German scholars, publicists and
statesmen as well as many foreign
visitors. They listened intently to
the striking summary 01 uic
evidence as to responsiuimy
ii,.. Woi'lil war presented by the
brilliant young American proic
sor, Harry Kimor
Deutsche Zeitung, Berlin.
RISEHEIS i:nh.r i AINS
rOVlENIUS SOCIETY
Sil-Iivr Slmlonts Hold
I'irsl Parly of Yrar
Easl lVitlay.
Ulvlir fif Htllil.TltS (if C'Z'ch
descent, members ami guests ff
Coiuenius flub, giittiereii ai me
t.r,... ot -)r. Miles Breuer Friday
evening fir the tirst parly of the
year in place of the usual business
meeting. Alier piayuig wum
phi.iis those able to speak the
i li limeiiMce joined in singing
customary Czech songs while the
others played bridge.
Mr. and Mrs. i iiancs .-muni.i
were gi'csts at the party and
tentative plans include a parly at
Smrha's next month. A regular
business meeting will he held Nov.
20 at the Temple theater.
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Kreisler's Gemuis INol Limited
To Music; Loves Hooks, History
Fritz
anions Violinil Plays
Al lolisMiiii Monday
Evening.
By Ed Murray.
TiVitz Kreisler. violinist, genius,
of the best artists and
composers of music in the. world
today, will appear in tne university
coliseum tomorrow night at 8:15.
With Carl Lamson as accompanist
he will present a concert of naen
del, Bach, Paganini-Kreisler, and
bis own compositions.
Kreisler, probaniy torcmom.
the world's violinists, rep-
rnapnta to the world an interesting
and many-sided character. Begin
ning an intense and varied nie
with his early interest in the vio
lin, almost simultaneous with
speech, he has not been satisfied
to limit his activity 10 nis imml
love.
A brief summary of the high
lights in the life of the man, who
was an accomplished violinist at
the age of seven and toured the
United States the first time wnen
he was 14, must include his inter
est in other instruments, in musi
cal composition end history, as a
no inter, as a onvsician. as a. lin
guist especially in Latin and Greek,
and as a collector of books and
old manuscripts.
Valuable Research.
Althouch he has done greater
service than any composer to the
vinlin renertoire nv nis researcn
into 17th and 18th century Italian
manuscripts, his most popular ois
covery being Dvorak's "Humor
oaniio " Kreisler feels that tne VIO
. ..n , -
lin is not especially adapted to tnis
age of commerce and science. It
is in this belief that the clue to
his interest in other instruments
may he found.
Kreisler nlavs tiit- niano- ac
cording to his wife, an American
woman, born Harriet L.ies, better
than he does the violin - and Often
sings to his own accompaniment
w i e composing. A consensus
amoncr his manatrcrs reveals no
thinrr more definite than that
Kreisler has a weird and unhappy
mixture ot tenor ami nariione.
Guitar Second Love.
Kreisler also nlavs the cello.
miitar .n ml viola. Tbouirh next to
the fiddle and piano, Kreisler is
most accomplished on the cello, he
plays nothing but the guitar (lur
ing five months of each year, when
THE WORLD'S GREATEST VIOLINIST
Krelsler.
he is resting completely from his
violins, thpse Deiner leu in nis jsei -
lin home while he frcquems sum
mer resorts, takes in the newest
movies, and haunts book auctions
in the hope of picking up old
manuscripts and books.
VTAvine studied at the famous
atelier of Julien in Paris, Kreisler
is a painter of some note. Com
pletely divorced from nis lmercm
in art, is his appetite for science.
At the close of his American tour
at the age of 14, Kreisler gave up
violin playing and rtecioea to oe
eome a nhvsician like his father.
He studied intensely for medicine
and was interrupted only Dy a pc
rinH of military service during
which he became an officer in a
regiment of Uhlans.
Treasures Library.
Fritz Kreisler's most treasured
possession, other than his favorite
Ktralivnriua. is his library. It con
tains many thousands of volumes
Just how many even tne vioiun.
does not know. So he has sent it
to London to be catalogued by ex
perts. Some ot nis volumes ait
worth several thousand dollars
each.
The Stradivarius. which Kreisler
confessed was the only thing he
prizes above his library, will ac-
nnmnnnv him on nis current ioui
of the United States. He has four
fine instruments and uses a dit
fimrl nne rn each tour on the
theory that violins tire ust as hu
man beings do and need a rest.
ComDrisinir his famous four fid
dles are a Stradivarius, a Gagliano,
and two violins of Josepli unarner
itis del Gesu. Questioned as to his
favorites among fiddles, Kreisler
has been known to remark:
"The ones I love oest are those
made by Guarnerius and Stradiva
rius. But if anyone asks me which
I love better of the two, I can
only say just as it's hard for a
man to tell whether he prefers
hrnneltps or blondes, or vice versa,
iven so 1 cannot say which I pre- .
fer. In the matter of violins I
am polygamous." I
Kreisler is by heritage a Czech, j
The peculiar artislie attributes of
the Slav, the dreamy strain and I
the fiery romantic streak are his j
by birth. In addition to these he
was born a Vienesse and absorbed ,
in his youth the gay, urbane, ami
sophisticated quality of the rnsmo
politnn Austrian capital. Add to'
these diverse elements in his artis- :
tic makeup his training under Hit
8:15 P. M.
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I TINT TO TH AKE STUDY
Ol' STUDENT HEALTH
Plan liiflmK's (loopi-ralave
Survey oJ" Am.-nrau
(lollop'.
Tin. iniiversitv through Its
health lei)i:rtment will take part
in a co-opera Live study of the
health of American college .stu
dents. According to Dean H. A.
Lyman, the study will consist of
two parts:
First, an effort to appraise vne
hen it h work now beintr conducted
in the colleges of the country, the
second part being based upon tne
inilivi.liml health and physical ex
amination records of students in
selected but representative insti
tutions.
Trip survev is being conductor!
under the sponsorship of the
American Youth commission 01
the American Council on Kduca-
tion.
irroaV Tfreneh master MaSSat't and
the influence of the violin litera
ture of the Italian 17lh and lstn
centuries, and the rounded picture
of the cosmopolite in art is com
plete. Coliseum Program.
1. (a Sonata, D-major
Haendel
Adagio
Allegro
Larghetto
Allegro
(h) Adagio and Fugue, G-
major Bach
(For violin alone I
2. Concerto in one Movement
merit ....Paganini-Kreisler
(Transcribed from the first
movement of Concerto No.
1 in D-major by Niccolo
Paganini).
3. Kreisler's own composition,
(a) Cavatina.
(bl Malageuna.
(ci Rondo on a Theme by
Beethoven,
(d) La Gitana.
(el Caprice Vienois.
SCHOONER AT DEADLINE
(Continued from Page 2.)
literary achievement from 1S15 to
1865, is reviewed by Maurice John
son, new instructor of English.
Requesting permission to reprint.
"Don't Write-Telegraph!" by
Jacqueline Wright of Des Moines,
la., which appeared in the fall
issue of the Prairie Schooner, the
"Fiction Parade" magazine con
tinues its precedent of selecting
Schooner articles for frequent re
prints. "Fiction Parade" is a
widely read magazine ann enjoys
a large newstand circulation.
"fVirrt Write Teleeranh!" is the
second of Miss Wright's Schooner
stories to be reprinled by r ic-
tion Parade," closely following
"Mr. Stover's Pants" reprinted
this summer.
EIGHT MEN TRY 0NT
FOR DEBATE SQUAD
THURSDAY EVENING
(Continued from Page 2.)
20 and 2.r) colleges expected to at
tend, the meeting will be con--.lucted
as a legislative assembly.
Bills will be proposed, commit
tees will consider them, and argu
ments will be given over them.
In concordance with the debate
question bills introduced will per
tain to the labor situation.
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