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nL M I HE U IAILY ASKA Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska IJNCOIN. INKIlltASRA, SUMMY, AIMML I. 1937 PRICE 5 CENTS SATIRE REIGNS AT GRIDIRON DINNER TO GIVE HONORS ebr yjtii M f Official .w fM X J i " V(H- MM). 117: IM' i! 1 iTursras IrI.W flXNAM SOUTHERN EDITOR I . wf ;q to speak ah 937 - i; I v' : BACCALAUREATE! Pi C V ADDRESS III! Ml V . . k r Jtw- Amelia Always Gets Personal. la this masculuu'ly pattprncd woman's world, it is refreshing to get at a frankly feminine point of view. Such is the outlook of Amelia Earhart, who despite her unusual contributions in a field peculiarly infested with males, re mains intrinsically a woman. We found particularly significant the jottings from her log book which she read over a popular radio pro gram last week. Instead of recording technical memoranda, in the manner of n glorified instrument panel, or weighty ponderings on the eternal laws of the .universe, as a mere man might have done, she de- scribed the clouds, the water, the lights of the plane and the mak ing of coffee. A woman, even tho she is doing really big deeds, ever thinks in terms of the little things in life. She will not or cannot adopt a grand scale, ob jective view. In short us femmes, from Amelia on down, are always getting personal. It's the nature of the brutes. Callin' 'Em As You See 'Em. v Everyone collects phrases which hit pet philological pal ates. Little twists of language that tease and tantalize are duly preserved and pigeon holed for future reference. We are in t debted to a youthful social se curities executive for two bits of fancy speech: "The cultural lag of Easter vacation" ' and "tnat act which for ssntimental reasons we will call conception." Time comments cinema-wisely of the present trend toward "sophisticated simplicity." A lean-jawed philosophical news paperman decries our own hyno critical hyprocisy." But leave it to an Irreverent alum, safe in Nebraska City, to refer to a member of the university ad ministration as "sourpants." Pretty picturesque speaking, say we. :uy Marriage Extra-America. , When Dr. Kurz upheld so gal- lantly at the Gridiron banquet that women are better than men, he was no doubt treating of a theme J of one of his favorite sub- " lects, marriage. For this cultured gentleman, despite his chivalry, lias very firm ideals on matri 'mony, and in spite of his playful I public pedestaling of the members of the More Terrible sex, finds ' both genders of the youth of this country woefully lacking in the concepts of mariage which tend to make it a permanent relationship. In France, he tells us, (and all this was shown In the recent film (Continued on Page 2.) " notedTwceIeader Kirby Page Will Lecture at First Congregational Church April 7. Kirby Page, noted peace leader, author, and world traveler, will speak on "National Defense For What?" at the First Plymouth Congregational church April 7. at 7:30. Mr. Page, who is community or gan'tation director of the Emerg ency Tcace Campaign, will ap pear through the co-operative ef forts of the Lincoln Pence Council anrl the Emergency Peace Carn- Editor, lecturer, globe-trottor, author, and peace worker are titles applicable to Kirby Page in his various capacities. He has visited over 35 countries of the world and talked with prominent government officials and leading 'citizens of each. He. has written 15 volumes on international, eco nomic, social, and religious ques tions. His works have been trans lated into 11 languages and nearly a million copies of his books and pamphlets have been sold. He has (Continued on Page 2.1 RUST GETS SCHOLARSHIP AT CHICAGO UNIVERSITY Astronomer Will Continue Work on Doctor's Degree. V,at V. Rust, astronomer ift the University of Nebraska, announc ed that he has accepted a scholar ship at the University of Chicago which will allow him to continue work for his doctor's degreo in astrophysics at the Yerkes Obser vatory there. Rust received his master's degree from Nebraska in '1933 and his A. D. degree from Walla Walla college in Washing ton. From 1032 to 1933 he served as graduate assistant in physics here and in 1933 and in 1934 was Instructor in the department. Since then he has been placed in charge of the university's observa tory, filling vacancy resulting from Prof. O. C. Collin's leave of absence, who has been studying at Yerkes. Rust intends to leave Lincoln Immediately after the close of the kccond semester. - ('(HU'iPsy ,10.11 i. 11. BISHOP G. BROMLEY OXNAM. Named to deliver university Baccalaureate. 1 (I jrHllfrlW KIRBY PAGE. .To speak here on "National Defense For What?" DR. JOY P. GUILFORD. Awarded grant for continu ance of studies in personality. Xsr :i.MlhMiMt DR. R. A. WINNACKER. Granted aid to continue stud ies in French political development. "toy V w - -Corrlry JourimJ. HARRIET CRUISE KEMMER. Makes last appearance with choir this afternoon. if a c.urlr!- J.mtr.kl. PROF. W. E. WALTON. Advises parents to use dis cretion in naming the baby. f- .'.I i 1 K 1 I 4 Omaha Clergyman Will Give Sermon at Senior's Service June 6. Bishop G. Bromley Oxnani, resi dent bishop of the Omaha area Methodist .church, will return to Lincoln to give the annual bac calaureate sermon for the 3937 graduating class of the University of Nebraska at tho coliseum Sun day afternoon. June 6. Bishop Oxnam recently appeared in the role of guest speaker at the Holy Week services sponsored by the. Lincoln Ministerial association. One of the outstanding educators of the country, the Omaha clergy man has held a number of import ant teaching positions as well as some of the larger pastorates of the country. Holds Three Degrees. He received hi.s A. B. degree from the University of Southern California in-1913, his bachelor of sacred theology degree from Bos ton university in 1915, and his doctor of letters degree in 1930. He took graduate work both at Boston, Harvard and the Massa chusetts Institute of Technology, and studied in Japan, China and India, as well as at the American seminar in London. Bishop Oxnam was granted his doctor of divinity degree from the College of the Pa- ( Continued on Page 2.) c. LAST CHOI APPEARANCE TODAY World Reknowned Soloist Leaves After Fifteen Years of Service. Making her last appearance with the Great Cathedral choir, Harriet Cruise Kemmer, former graduate of the university, will sing at the reguar Sunday vespers at five o'clock this afternoon in the ball room of the Hotel Cornhusker. Mrs. Kemmer will leave for Los Angeles. Calif., Monday, where she plans to make her home. For the past 15 years Mrs. Kemmer has sung solo parts in the Rosborough choir. The choir had been organized only two years when she entered it. During the trips of the choir to New York, she sang at the Riverside church, the Waldorf hotel, and at concerts in Rockefeller Center. Last year she sang before Franklin Roosevelt at the annual President's Christmas party. She became nationally known thru her broadcasts over the Columbia broadcasting system in Chicago. A graduate In voice under Homer Compton in the Fine Arts department at the university, Mrs. Kemmer appeared at many college parties as a singer during her col lege days. She was the first girl (Continued on Page 2.) Earl Hedlund Advises To Purchase Tickets In Advance. All CoVnmittre members were ap pointed and tentative arrange ments made Saturday for the Ag spring party to be held Friday, April 9, in "the activities building on the Ag campus. The feature of the spring party will be the presentation of the Goddess of Agriculture, selected by vote of the women registered in Ag college. Earl Hedlund. chair man of the party arrangements, advises students to purchase tick ets early. There will be no stag line at the party, admission being restricted to couples only. The price is 73 cent3 a couple. The following committees were appointed: Ticket committee: Ogden Riddle, chairman, Lois Allen, assistant chairman, Pauline Walters, Iris Johnson. Marian Hoppert. DeLoris Eors, Helen Holloway, Katherine Kilmer, Helen Phares, Clifford (Continued on Page 2.1 SAUL GINSBERG TO SPEAK Classics Students to Hear Russian Newspaperman. Saul Ginsberg, father ' of Dr. Michael S. Ginsberg of the classics department, will speak to mem bers of the German club in their meeting April 8 at 8 o'clock in Morrill hall. One of the first Russians to; conduct a newspaper in America, Mr. Ginsberg will speak on "Ger-1 man Culture and Literature, in Russia." I As part of the program A. C. , Scherer, instructor in the Ger- j manirs department, will conduct ; a mock session of a German class, i ; Miss Geraldine Krause will singi itwo German songs I iTTr-nrT-nrtmrT"1-1 mWeSS iruini-nniirni iiminii 11 irmin 1111 -mii- " im.-Jmjk Photo ly A lion Sulppi. Pictured here by the candid cameraman is a typical scene of the mock university senate as presented by members of Sigma Delta Chi and Theta Sigma Phi, men's and women's journalism societies, at the campus gridiron dinner Thursday night. Impersonating Chancellor Burnett was Nebraskan editor George Pipal. standing and reading from Professor Crawford's "Think for Yourself." Reading from left to right, are Johnston Snipes as Pro fessor Karl Arndt, Willard Burney as Lawrence Pike, Arnold Levin as Professor Crawford, Sarah Louise Meyer as Dean Heppner (partly hidden by the chancellor's black robe), Jane Walcott as Dr. Pound, Howard Kaplan as Dr. Bell, Morris Lipp as Dr. Aylsworth, Dick Murray as Coach Biff Jones and Virginia Chain as Miss McGahey. Werner Goiter, who impersonated Adolph Hitler, and Ed Murray as Dean Thompson took active parts In the program but escaped the eye of the candid cameraman. State Building Fund Issue Faces Senate Vote Monday Unicameral, as Committee Of Whole, Discusses Revenue Measure. .Legislative bill No. 334, which would bring to the university its much-needed new library, a new classroom building or engineering hall, will face what is likely to be its most crucial test in the legis lature Monday morning. Slated to come before the body while it is in the committee of the whole tomorrow morning, the bill will be discussed and voted upon. Legislative observers have indi cated that the opinion given by members of the legislature while in the committee of the whole is indicative of their sentiments when and if the bill comes before the body for final passage. Half-Mill Levy. The bill provides that a half-mill levy be added for every $1,000 valuation and that the revenue ob- RESEARCH PROJECTS Nebraska Professors Get National Recognition In Social Science. Dr. J. P. Guilford, professor of psychology, and Dr. R. A. Win nacker, assistant professor of his tory, received national recognition recently when they were judged worthy of substantial grants in aid furnished annually by the so cial science research council for the continuance of outstanding studies underway in the field of the social sciences. x The committee which recom mends the most notable Droiects under way to the supporting foun dations whicn make tnis linanciai (Continued on Page 2.) HALF HOUR IN l I m& r J X PL f ? hit f ,- ' i . ' - or .: " v - 1 . it- ! ; I JPi t f 1. U'l I Ar yJH Photff by Allen Snipts. Hcloise HoweJ displays two big blue eyes and a big red knee, which shc dcclaxes she is saving for the bald pate row at 'Bar-Nothing Ranch." Miss Howell, beautiful Nebraska dancer and member of the Kosmet Klub pony chorus, poses for slightly informal pictures of a typical co-ed preparing for her usual Saturday night shampoo, shower and shave. Stalling with a zest-giving shower, Heloise plans her dressing and make-up with an artists' technique, allowing only her pale yellow spit curl to escape the confines of the bathing cap. . "Soulful" is the word that campus Don Juans use to describe the fetching eyes of this popular co-ed. As seen in the shower, however, even Drake university's Miss Martin, has nothing on Miss How ell's figure. Miss Howell says, "The water is cold." tained will provide a state building fund. It is estimated by the ap propriations committee that, on the basis of the 1936 valuation, the added half-mill would bring ap proximately $1,029,480 annually. Slightly modified from the or iginal bill as it was presented by Senator Leland H. Hall of Rose land, the measure now provides that 35 percent of the new fund be given to the university for its building program. To be matched by federal funds, it is estimated that the university would receive about $360,645 each year. Bill Held Over. The measure came before the legislature last Friday when it was sitting as a committee of the whole but because a number of the members of the appropriations committee were absent on inspec tion of Nebraska institutions, Sen ator Frank Brady asked that the bill be held over until Monday. If passed thru the committee of the whole tomorrow morning . the measure will then go to the com mittee on enrollment and review where it will be slated on the special file. Serving as financial provision for the governor's ten year build ing program No. 334 embodies Ne braska's philosophy of "pay as you go," and would provide the uni versity with a number of new buildings. Over a period of six years, according to Chancellor Burnett, a new library, engineering hall, building on the agriculture campus, a new structure at the Curtis school of agriculture, and some other structures on the city campus, could be erected. Name Babies 'Bob' or 'Jean' Dr. Walton Advises Parents Dr. W. E. Walton of the psy chology department of the Uni versity may find himself busier than the head of a matrimonial bureau advising bewildered par ents of suitable names for their offspring as the result of his latest PRIVATE LIFE OF N1A1I DEAN TO ADDRESS PBK, Honoraries Announce New Members at Temple Assembly April 6. Outstanding for his work in educational and scientific fields, Dr. L. T. Moore, dean of the grad uate school of the L:niversity of Cincinnati, will talk on "A Place for Productive Scholarship in a University'' at the all-university convocation to be held Tuesday morning April 6 at 11 o'clock in the Temple theater under the joint sponsorship of Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi, national scholastic societies. At this assembly, which is open to the public, newly elected mem- pbers' to each society will be an nounced, students earning high scholastic averages are admitted to Phi Beta Kappa while those with the necessary high average and have interest in scientific pur suits are inducted into Sigma Xi. Former Nebraska Professor. A member of both Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi, Dean Louis Trenchard More was professor of physics at the University of Ne braska from 1S96 to 1900 before becoming associated with the Ohio institution. He spent hi.s under graduate days at Washington uni versity in St. Louis, Mo., and re- ( Continued on Page 2. 1 research regarding the affective value of first names and his theory that odd sounding names and those of ambiguous meanings may defi nitely handicap a person for life. According to Dr. Walton the business of naming libies is more A HAIRY HOOFER SIGMA XI SESSION George Milton to Deliver Address to Scholastic Prize Winners. George Fort Milton, editor of the Chattanooga News, nationally known historian and lecturer, will deliver the address for the Univer sity of Nebraska's ninth annual honors convocation to be held Tues day. April 20, Prof. W. C. Brcnke, chairman of the honors commit tee, announced Saturday. The names of those students who have distinguished themselves scholastically while at the univer sity will be revealed at the convo cation. In addition to senior stu dents who have eancd rank in the upper three percent of the class, those who are in the upper ten percent of the four university classes will also be honored Hon orary and professional groups who have made a high collective schol astic rating will be announced, to gether with individual prizes and awards. Chancellor E. A. Burnett will preside over the special assem bly, to be held in the university coliseum. The University R. O. T. C. band will provide the music for this year's convocation. Rev. F. F. Travis, pastor of the Centenary Methodist Episcopal church at Beatrice, will deliver the invoca tion. REVISION OF FROSH Survey Proves Plan Will Work, Professor Reports. Dr. A. R. Congdon, chairman of the university assignment commit tee, who has just completed a sur vey of the effect of the new ruling, which requires that all courses with numbers under 100 "rTieetirij? three times a week and open to freshmen be held on Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday forcnoo is, or Monday, Wednesday and F. id y afternoons, announced yesterday that the plan will work out satis factorily to all concerned. Prof. Congdon investigated the schedules of 176 first year stu dents, who enrolled last fall and listed definite hours of employ ment, and of IS freshmen men. who because of athletic activities were engaged the latter part of every afternoon. He registered each of these students under the (Continued on Page 2.) serious than the average adult is wont to believe. Illustrating hi.s statement he says, "Take the case of my assistant in this study who became so conscious over his own name that he had it changed to another which could be repeated in his presence without his flinch ing. Likewise, take a harmless name like "Ima Virginia Bird' and you may have at least the partial answer as to why a person witii such a name might easily develop an inferiority complex." Helpful, Handicapping Names. The Nebraska psychologist is particularly interested in determ ining what names tend to help an individual and which names ten 1 to handicap a person as well as the factors they play in influenc ing the social adjustment of chil dren Dr. Walton conducted hi.s in vestigation by first socunng a list of common first names from a group of 90 students, obtaining a total of 3,300 names which repre sented 285 names of men and 29$ names of women. From these names he selected the 18 most frequent names for men and th? 18 most common names given for the women. 1hp following were the names selected listed in the order of their frequency: (Nanirn Milimittfd by ). 1larr. mrn). 1(1. KirhHrtt 1. John II. hiirlr 2. J;mim li. Frank S. Minn IS. al 4. UililHni II. rnl . Ifcilx-rl l. llwt tf. 4;rnrB IK. W t. l.dw.ml i:. I r-l 8. Harold IM. Arthur Nninri Mthmttlr-d by f. .'tin Wnmcm. 10 .rail' 1. Mury II. vrln 2. Hrli-ll II. . Knlli IS. Ijmiiw 4. lnmlh 14. M.iijorl 5. lirr 15. IrilnU . Murcam l. I.rillr 1. I lljbrtli I'ranm I. Mildrrd 1. Mmrlr After Dr. Walton had discovered which first names were regarded as the most common ones he sub mitted these 06 names again to the students to check in chronological (Continued on Page 2. The Wealher Weatherman Blair pessimii tically prophesied cloudy weather with probably some mow or rain for today.