The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, January 05, 1937, Image 1

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AILY NEBRASKAN
N. U. Welcomes
Ag Campus
Visitors
Union Work
Begins and a
Goal Is Realized
Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska
VOIXXXVI N()765; LiN(:fflJOlEBK"ASKA, TUESDAY. JANUARY 5, 1937. ' HVE CENTS.
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Clearance
SEVERAL
HUNDRED
VISITORS GATHER
FOR 1937 AG WEEK
Sessions of Organized
' Agriculture to End
Thursday.
From Monday through Thursday
of this week the ag college cam
pus will buzz with activity, as sev
eral hundred out-of-town visitors
attend the annual sessions of Or
ganized Agriculture. The two big
sessions come on Tuesday and
Thursday, in the afternoons, the
1 1 latter featuring the university s
band in a halt-hour concert.
Many university ag college fac
ulty members will take part in
the affair, most of them speaking
nt snmp time riurine- the short
week on subjects ranging from
1 beekeeping to home economics.
C. Y. Thompson, regent at the
university, will speak as head of
the Nebraska Crop Growers' as
sociation during the program, and
among the many Nebraska fac
ulty speakers will be P. H. Stew
art Dr. Van Es, R. R. Thalman,
Wil'liam J. Loeffel. M. A. Alex
ander, J. H. Gramlich , Leona
t . Davis, Dr. Rebekah Gibbons. W.
' W. Derrick, M. P. Weldon, R. A.
Kisselbach, Dr. Raymond Pool,
John F. Aldrich. and Dr. H. C.
Filley. The University of Nebras
ka's meat judging team will put
on a demonstration Tuesday.
? ' DEBATTlirFACES
CALIFORNIA IN FIRST
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Kreuger, Curtis Represent
Huskers in Duel With
i Sunkist State.
Two debaters from the Univer
sity of California will be Nebras
ka's opponents in the varsity tie
bate squad's first contest on the
question "Resolved, that congress
A should be empowered to fix mini
V mum wages and maximum hours
for industry." Lenoro. u. rvreupci
t and William Curtis will upnoia me
I negative against the visitors when
, they meet at Lincoln high scnooi
at 3:1!5 o'clock Wednesday after
noon, Jan. 6.
Lincoln will be the first stop on
an eight debate tour thru the Mid
dle West by the California team
composed of Ray Compton and
Harry Roberts, two experienced
men in the forensics field. Comp
ton, a major in philosophy, is the
leader of the coastal school's De
bate Society, having debated for
two years in collegiate circles. His
colleague, Roberts, a major in po
licial science, is a member of the
national political science honorary
; society, Pi Sigma Alpha, and is
also president of the Senate, men's
debating and oratorical group.
Experienced Men.
Nebraska's team is also expe-
t rienced, but have not seen as
s much action as their opponents.
I Kreuger was on the varsity squad
last year and was one of the rep
4 reseiitatives who made the trip to
' the legislative assembly at Topeka
where he was chosen leader of the
independent party. Curtis is a new
addition to the squad, but is re
ported to have received much ex
perience in debating and public
eakir.g while in high school. The
negative team announces that they
' are fully prepared on the usual
phases of the question which in
l elude the objections as to cost.
I profits to employers, and dividends
to stock noiuers.
Californians' trip will take them
as far east as Chicago and south
to Texas before they return to the
coast. Besides Nebraska the main
debates they have scheduled are
with Iowa university, Chicago uni
versity, Washington university in
St. Louis, anu coumern juemouiai
university.
V University Professors Attend
Conventions During Christmas
Vacation in All Parts of Nation
During the Christmas holidays,
many professors and instructors in
the university attended conven
tions in various parts of the coun
try, many of them-playing a pro
minent part in the proceedings of
the conventions.
Dr. J. H. Ennis, instructor of
Economics, spent his vacation at
Tama, la., and attended meetings
of the American Economics asso
ciation in Chicago.
Dr. J. M. Relnhardt, of the de
partment of sociology, delivered a
paper as part of the program of
' the conventloa of sociologists in
Chicago.
Hertzler Goes North.
Dr. J. O. Hertzler spent Christ
mas in Milwaukee, and also repre
sented the university at the meet
ing of the American Sociological
Society in Chicago Dec. 28-30. He
nerved" as a member of the execu
tive committee for the society.
... M C" rrt.j:, annl Ll n " t r i irt.orJ n
IV to Burns Asks All
Engineering Groups
To Select Chairmen
All engineering departments
should elect their respective de
partmental chairmen as soon as
possible, according to Pete
Burns, general chairman of
Engineer's week.
Morris Anderson has been
appointed by the American So
ciety Civil Engineers to serve
as departmental chairman,
"Until other student socie
ties do likewise," stated Burns,
"we cannot make preparations
for another successful Engi
neer's Week."
SEATON USES PWA
F
Workers Finish First Leg
Of Sidewalk Building
During Holidays.
Much was accomplished toward
needed campus improvements
when PWA funds and laborers
were utilized during the recent va
cation for construction of several
sidewalks connecting various uni
versity buildings, Operating Super
intendent L. F. Seaton announced
yesterday.
"These sidewalks have long been
a real need to accommodate the
crowds of students passing from
hiiiiriino- to huildiner between
classes every hour of the day,"
Seaton declared. "This work only
completes the first part of our
program; several other walks and
improvements will be postponed
until the spring when it is not so
cold and the ground is softer."
Work that will be finished this
week includes a sidewalk six feet
wide from Pharmacy hall to Me
morial hall, and beside Memorial
hall to University hall; a five foot
walk across the entire west end of
the lot between Morrill and Bessey
halls and a semi-circlular walk
meeting a new ten foot stairway
which is on a line with the walk
cutting the maul and leading to
the coliseum; a four foot wide side
walk running along the curb in
front of the coliseum from 12th to
14th streets; and grading and im
proving the cinder road which
winds around the north side of the
stadium.
Along with the eight foot side
walk extending along 10th street
from R to T, the above works com
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Eastern Concerns Indicate
Increased Need for
Trained Men.
Another indication of the busi
ness upturn is the advance word
sent out by large eastern com
panies that more trained chemists
will be needed in 1937. According
to Dr. Fred W. Upson, dean of the
graduate school, and chairman of
the chemistry department, there
probably will not be enough qual
ified candidates this year from
Nebraska.
Several letters from eastern con
cerns notifying Nebraska officials
of the increased demand for
trained men have already been
received, while visits from com
pany representatives continue to
emphasize the same story. The
demand for skilled graduates in
chemistry will be greater than
it has been for a long time, says
Dean Upson. As an indication of
the recognized scarcity of mater
ial the Eastman Kodak company's
representative coming here soon
to interview seniors and graduate
students will mark the fourth
time that personnel men have in
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English, attended meetings of the
Modern Language association at
Richmond, Va., Dec. 29 to 31.
George Hendrix, assistant exten
sion economist was in Chicago
from Dec. 28 to 30 for the Ameri
can Farm Economic and American
Economic associations conventions.
Prof. L. B. Snyder, assistant pro
fessor of rural economics also went
to Chicago for the meetings of the
American Farm Economics asso
ciation. Dr. Charles Oldfather, dean of
the college of arts and sciences,
was a delegate to the conventions
of the American Philological asso
ciation and the American Archaeo
logical Society in Chicago.
Several Trek to Chicago.
1 Dr. O. W. Reinmuth, member of
' the classics department, also at
' tended the Philological meetings in
: Chicago.
Dr. Earl Lackey, instructor in
I i ttint in j i ednnPa ee3l
NDS
LABOR TO
BUILD NEW WALKS
Work
Final Architect's Plan of the New Student
Union,
I eSto -bLbKt f r i t Mil Irr J
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Inter-College Feuds Tame Today
In Comparison to Those of Ws,
Declares Former Harvard Dean
By Barbara Rosewater.
Recalling his student days at
the University of Nebraska, Ros
coe Pound, former dean of the
Harvard law college, talked to a
Nebraskan reporter in Omaha dur
ing the Christmas holiday, follow
ing a meeting of the Nebraska Bar
association at the Paxton hotel.
Mr. Pound recounted stories of
the feuds that used to rage be
tween students in the college of
MORITZ REPORTS
ALL TIME HIGH IN
TEACHERS POSTS
The statement bv Prof. R. D.
Moritz, director of the University
of Nebraska teacher placement
bureau that "we are definitely
entering upon a period of re
covery" will be good news to
students who have chosen to enter
the teaching profession and to
educators and administrators thru
out the state. In his recently com
piled report for the school year
1935-36 Professor Moritz shows
that the recovery trend is
definitely marked by the percent
age of university graduates placed
by the department.
In 1933 the bureau found em
ployment for 43 percent of its
registrants; in 1934, 63 percent; in
1935 this figure jumped to 72 per
cent and an all time high was
established this year when 74 per
cent of all students and alumni
seeking positions thru the bureau
were provided employment in the
teaching field.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
SCHEDULE OF EXAMINATIONS
FIRST SEMESTER 1936-37
Laboratory classes meeting for several continuous hours on one or two days may - avoid conflicts
with other classes of the same nature by arranging that their examinations occur as llo
flakes meetlnir on Monday or Tuesday may bo examined on the date scheduled for the ursi nour
of tSmy or Thursday classes on the second hour of their meeting; Fnday
r Sp;rynorthaStin tSfs ST special arrangements have been r made to conduct unit examma
nave regularly scneduS examination conflicting with the above especial! y arranged sched
ments to take such specially scheduled examinations at another time should be made with the depart
S con 1 o? before January 20. For example: if a student is "J"
which conflicts with a specially scheduled examination in French, arrangements should be made with
the French department to take such French examination at another time.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 21
9 a.m. to 12 m. All classes and sections of French 1, 2, 3, and 4.
fl a.m. to 12m. All classes and sections of Spanish 51 and 53. , ,,,.
9 a.m. to 12 m. -Classes meeting at 3 p. m Tues., Thurs.. Sat. or any one or two of these da s.
2 p.m. to 5 p.m.-Classes meeting at 10 a. m., Tub.., Thurs., Sat., or any one or two of these days.
9 a.m. to 12 m. -Classes meeting
of these days.
2 p.m. to 5 p.m.-Classes meeting
SATURDAY, JANUARY 23
8 a m. to 10 a.m. Classes meeting at 7 p. m.. Mon., Wed., or Fri.
9 a.m. to 12 m. All sections in Freshman English classes (0, 1, 2,
9 a.m. to 12 m. All sections in English 11.
10 a m. to 12 m. Classes meeting at 7 p. m., Tues , or Thurs.
lpm.to 3 p.m. Classes meeting at 5 p. m., five or four days, or
of these days.
3 p.m. to 5 p.m.-Classes meeting at 5 p. m., Tues., Thurs.. Sat., or
3 p.m. to 5 p.m. All sections in Business Organization 3 and 4.
MONDAY, JANUARY 25
9 a.m. to 12 m. Classes meeting at 11 a. m., five or four days,
two of these days.
2 p.m. to 5 p.m.-Classes meeting at 2 p. m.. Tues., Thurs., Sat., or
TUESDAY, JANUARY 26
9 a.m. to 12 m. -Classes meeting at 9 a. m., five or four days,
two of these days.
2 p.m. to 5 p.m.-Classes meeting at 4 p. m, five or four days, or
of these days
2 p.m. to 5 p.m. All sections in Education 30.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27
9 a.m. to 12 m. -Classes meeting at 10 a. m.. five or four days,
two of these days.
2 p.m. to 5 p.m.-Classes meeting at 1 p. in., Tues., Thurs., Sat., or
9 a.m. to 12 m. -Classes meeting
of these days.
2 p.m. to 5 p.m.-Classes meeting
9 a.m. to 12 m. Classes meeting
of these days.
2 p.m. to 5 p.m.-Passes meeting
i 9 a.m. to 12 m. -Classes meeting at 3 p. m five or four days,
t two of these days. t
J . 2 p.m. to 5 p.m-Classes meeting ; atm-.jrwMi, Thurs., Sat., or
to Be Located at
arts and letters and those in the
science school.
"The two groups had much the
same feeling for each other that
engineers and lawyers on tne
campus today cherish between
them." explained Pound. "I re
member that the morning the
medical school was dedicated a
sign appeared upon University
hall, declaring in letters eight feet
high 'Cash for Stiffs.' "
Feud Leaders Bury Enemies.
At other times, according to the
dean, arts students would bottle up
the science majors in holes that
had been dug for electric light
posts on the campus and would
leave the unfortunate prisoners to
scream until help came.
"The university was young in
1884 when I was a freshman," Mr.
Pound related, "and the student
body was small. Everyone knew
everyone else. School feeling ran
high."
Class Disputes Prevalent.
A state of combat was main
tained between unaffiliated and
fraternity men for the control of
the university literary societies
and the Hesperian, forerunner of
th. Nehraskan. Other spirited dis
putes centered about freshmen and
upperclassmen. Annual contests
were held between the first year
men and the sophomores in the
southwest corner of the old cam
pus for the possession of a great
leather pie.
Chapel Bell Disappeared Often.
With little money and few places
to spend it, the students found
their excitement in sneaking the
chapel bell out of the chapel and
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 22
at 8 a. m five or four days, or
at 11 a. m Tues., Thurs., Sat.,
THURSDAY, JANUARY 28
at 2 p. m., five or four days, or
at 9 a. m Tues., Thurs., Sat, or
FRIDAY. JANUARY 29
at 1 p. m , five or four days., or
at 8 a. m, Tues., Thurs., Sat., or
unniv I AMIIiDV 1t
14lh and II Streets
Y.M. MEMBERS TO HEAR
RELATIONSJJISCUSSIONS
Faculty, Students to Speak
At Temple Meeting
Friday Night.
A discussion of faculty-student
relationships and ways in which
these relationsnips may oe maue
more helpful to both students and
faculty members is the theme se
lected for the regular Y. M. C. A.
meeting to be held in the club
rooms at the Temple Friday. Jan.
8, from 5:45 to 8:00.
Additional interest will be added
to the discussion, states Secretary
C. D. Hayes, by the presentation
of the varying view-points of stu
dents from different classes, in
cluding several grads, and also of
students and faculty members
from different colleges.
Death Takes Dr. Link
Expert Toponomist
Dr. John T. Link, member of the
conservation and survey division
for 12 years, died at Seward last
week. According to Dean Condra,
Dr. Link was perhaps the leading
authority on toponomy in the coun
try. Winner of Title Contest
To (Jet Two Dollar Prize
Contest for the naming of the
new monthly Ag college maga
zine will close Friday. A prize
of $2 and a subscription to this
new publication will go to the
one who submits the most ac
ceptable and original title to
room 301 Ag hall.
Staff positions are to be
filled Immediately, and all ap
plications must be in before
Jan. 8.
Mon., Wed., Fri., or any one or two
or any one or two of these days.
3, and 4).
Mon, W cd., Fri, or any one or two
any one or two of these days.
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or Mon., Wed.. Fri., or any one or
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any one or two of these das.
or Mon., Wed., Fri, or any one or
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Mon., Wed.. Fri., or any one or two
or Mon.. Wed., Fri., or any one or
any one or two of these days.
Mon., Wed , Fri.. or any one or two
any one or two of these days.
Mon., Wed, Fri., or any one or two
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any one or two of these days.
or Men.. Wed.. K 1, or any one or
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any one or two of these days.
Women's Hi fie (Huh
To Discuss Plans for
Organization Jan. 6
Maxine Wertman, manager
of the Women's Rifle Club, has
called the first meeting of the
year for Wednesday afternoon
at 5 o'clock in the gymnasium
to discuss with prospective
members the organization of
the group and its program.
All women interested In
marskmanship are urged to at
tend and hear the rules of
eligibility, which will be dis
cussed in detail.
HISTORY-MAKING
UNICAMERAL BODY
CONVENES I0DAY
Crowds Will Witness New
Legislature Take Up
First Session.
Willi the sncetators' calleries
heavily sprinkled with university
students. weorasKas mucn puou
cized new unicameral legislature
will Assemble at noon today for its
opening session in the state cap-
itol building, ine new senators, to
in number, will organize for the
oncoming session, attend to the in
auguration of Gov. Roy L. Cochran
and other elective state omcers,
and probably hear United States
Senator George Norris, father of
the new legislative plan.
Not only iscnrasKans mil aiso
nnlitirnl scientists over the entire
nation will view with interest the
operations and accomplishments of
the state's single bodied law mak
ing assembly. It is the only uni
cameral legislature body existant
today, and only once or twice in
early colonial history was such a
one house legislature employed.
Conspicious because of their ab
sence will be such bicameral
methods of procedure as opening
messages from both president of
the house and speaker of the' sen
ate, joint meetings and of com
mittee reports trom ootn nouses,
and the customary bickerings over
legislative nronosals annroved bv
one house and being debated in
the second assembly. Neither will
there be any appointment of a
committee to notify the house that
the senate "is r.ow organized and
ready to transact business."
"Warner Slated for Chair.
Business of the non-political
(Continued on Page 4.)
TRI-K CLUBSCHEDULES
AG PARTYFOR Fifty
Holdreae Campus Social
Activities for 1937
To Open Jan. 8.
A? Colleire students will have
the first big party of 1937 at the
student activities building on the
a o raitinns on Fridav of this
week. The Tri-K club, honorary
agronomy organization is sponsor
ing the party.
A well known Neorasaa or
chestra is expected to play for
the event. The committee in
rhfirce of the nartv is made up
of Maurice Peterson as chairman
with LeRoy Hansen and Wayne
Domingo as members.
The Tri-K club is making elab
orate preparations for thr party,
which is billed as me "iirsi mg
event of 1 937." Admision charge
will be 40 cents for men and 20
cents for women.
"We are now in touch with
several orchestras and entertain-c-rs
and will leave nothing undone
to secure the best possible for this
party." declared Maurice Peter
son Monday. "Nebraska students
in the past have shown that they
will patronize a party with a good
band and entertainment and we
want to assure them that they
will have such at the Friday night
party."
Union Building Will Teach Student
New Uses of Leisure Time, States
Ramsay Following Conclave Visit
Nebraska's new Student Union
building can do much to teach the
student to entertain himself, says
Ray Ramsay, alumni secretary,
who has just returned from Texas
where he attended a national con
vention of student union directors.
Says Ramsay:
"Leisure is an ii.foimal process
and cannot be met entirely by for
mal functions. Leisure cannot be
regimented. The average American
has lost the ability to entertain
himself and there are only three
things left within his power. He
can either turn on the radio, play
cards or dance." This is where the
new Union building enters the pic
ture. Noting the various trends as ex
pressed at the convention, Ramsay
found that bridge is declining in
popularity in unions. The various
activities centered about such a
student building differ in each
school, but the following are some
I of the, more popular sctjyjties out
'BUILDING MAY BE
READY FOR USE BY
AUTUMN'-SEATON
Workmen to Raze 7 Houses
Before Excavating
Begins.
Seven buildings will be razed by
or .shortly after Monday, Jan. 11,
in order to begin excavation work
for the new 5400,000 Student
Union building which will be
erected on the northeast corner
of 14th and H streets. According
to Operating Superintendent L. F.
Seaton, occupants of the six build
iings facing R street and the one
situated facing 14th, will vacate by
this evening.
First publicly visible work
toward the new structure was
begun last Thursday, Dec. 31,
when the Jlumpley Wrecking Co.
of Omaha started to dismantle the
frame house located at 1406 R. It
is believed that the old brick house
I on the coi ner will be the next
: one to go, in order to allow exca-
vanon to Degm not later wiun jjuh
dav, .Tan. 11, the date set in the
PWA contract for actual erection
work to begin.
Delayed by Bids.
Walter F. Wilson, architect for
the building, announced that bids
for the digging had been received
last week, and that the awarding
of the contract "probably would
not be delayed longer tnan uiuu
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RELEASE NAMES OF
J
Committee in Charge of
1937 Ag Show Swings
Into Action.
Results of the election of the
junior members of the farmers
fair board were announced Mon
day by the senior members of the
board. Altho the election was held
two weeks before vacation, results
were withheld until the eligibility
of the nominees was checked.
New members to the board are:
Earl Hedlund, Chappell; Melvin
Beerman, Dakota City: Earl
Heady, Imperial; Pauline Walters,
Hiawatha, Kas.; Donna Hiatt, Be
atrice; and Marjorie Francis, Lin
coln. Senior members, who were
elected last spring, are Clyde
White, manager, Darrell Bauder,
Frank Svoboda. Ramona Hilton,
Elsie Buxnam, and Eleanor Mc
Fadden. The board has charge of ar
rangements for the Farmer's fair,
which will be held on the first
Saturday in May.
MISS HARTLEY SPEAKS TO
WOMEN CHEMISTS JAN. 6
Iota Sigma Pi Will Hear Talk
By Civil Service Worker
At Regular Session.
Miss Olive Hartley will speak
Wednesday night at the regular
meeting of Iota Sigma Pi. na
tional honorary chemi.'tiy soror
ity, according to the president,
Charlotte Vcnahle. The business
meeting will begin at :30 in room
304 of Avery Laboratory, preced
ing Miss Hartley's talk, Women
in the fields of chemistry in Civil
Service."
Miss Hartley received her bach
elor's degree as well as her mas
ter's degree at the University of
Nebraska and has had a number
of years experience in the chem
istry laboratories in the Civil Serv
ice and Patent offices in Washing
ton. Also, she has worked under
two famous chemists, Dr. Wash
burn and Dr. Hudson.
lined by the Nebraska alumni sec
retary: Student and faculty dances,
forum programs for both student
and teacher. dancing classes,
school parties, musical programs,
ciub meetings and conferences,
sponsors program of winter sports,
centers for art exhibits, game
rooms, i -ding and study rooms.
Ramsay also noted that all
unions are governed by boards of
directors, who usually hire tha
union building manager. At most
schools the board is composed of
seven students, two members of
the faculty, two alumni and one
member representing the adminis
trative offices. About half of the
unions over the country, he says,
are operated solely from the re
ceipts from student union activi
ties. In some cases student fees are
used. The new building here has
been designed so as to meet the
needs of this university and is not
a copv of nnv other plant.
SENIORS
UNIOR
ASSISTANTS