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VOL. XXXVI NO. 118.
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 1987
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Batlituh Vocalizations
Now that funds are being passed
out for such comparatively trivial
things as investigations of person
ality or the French revolution, we
must insist that a campaign be
started to go into the vast com
plexities of the singing in the bath
tub situation. What strange char
acteristic of human behavior leads
people to indulge in such paens of
joy over a slither of soapsuds?
Women can dump a fistful of
bathsalts into a full tub and wal
low dreamily for hours. The more
loquacious may call in a friend
for a scrub-side chat.
But a man is not content with
silent soused meditation or a bit
of tub talk. He must shout his
, scoured ecstacy to the heavens.
Even the most taciturn, short
spoken male expresses himself
until the rafters shake on "Mar
gie," "Some of These Days," or
"O My Darling Clementine." And
the more he soaps and soaks, the
louder he sings.
Surely some deep psychological
or philosophical truths are at the
bottom of such carryings-on. Small
boys will submit to only the most
minimized cleansing, and that un
der extreme compulsion. iei
grownup gents make a ritual of
showers or baths and show forth
praise of themselves and their
moist exhuberance upon the
slightest provocation. We wish
, there could be a less ear-splitting
form of godliness.
A Rose by Another Name?
It's all very well for a love
lost 13 year old Juliet to query
"What's in a name?" but Dr.
Walton has a much smarter out
1 look. There's everything in a
name. This country in particular
has the happy faculty of making
mattresses inviting, underwear
enticing and caskets companion
able. In intellectual circles! there
is the language of the Informed,
and the jargon of the uniniti
ated. In the arts, everyone has
his own name for it, and if the
world's title for you doesn't suit,
you can jolly well get another
or two or three.
But the stigma of a misnomer
never quite disappears. If it's a
nickname, the effects may be ap
palling for better or for worse.
Think what might have hap
pened if some soul had thought
,of "Seductive Sarah" before we
were old enough to have it
snatched away from us by a pro
fessional paw. Our business un
doubtedly would not have been
hackwriting today.-But the most
hopeless sort of a name was that
thought up by a Minnesota
Swedish family. Upon one of
their defenseless daughters they
affixed the appellation "Oddle
Klittlck Ogg."
Personality Kid.
In the magazine section of the
Sunday Journal and Star, Billie
Burke maintains that personality
can be acquired by the dint of hard
'work. If all such labors are as out
wardly effortless as those of the
Miss Burke, the formula is sure
fire. Personally we recommend
loving and three strapping sons
and a grandson to explain Life
to. Catching hell from five differ
ent directions should fire even the
baser metals.
Flowers That Bloom in the Spring.
In our family, as soon as the sun
begins to stay up until supper
time, each spring we develop a
yen for flowered woodlands. With
perhaps another botanically-mind-cd
family we head for the tree
sheltered creek banks and shady
lowlands where violets are to be
found. Besides the commonly
known violet, which grow here
abouts in a wide rang of sizes
and shades, there are the perky
yellow violets, and the pinky-white
"Dog Tooths," really not violets
'at all. Also abundant in some areas
are "Dutchman's Britches." The
lucky may find a "Jack-ln-the Pul
pit." But even if you find nary a
flower, the tramp thru the springy
earth in the presence of Mother
Nature's reawakening is a glor
ious antidote for ennui. So consid
er the shrinking violet.
FRESHMETmrPERFORM
First Year Tracksters Hold
Meet This Afternoon.
Weather permitting, the tri
color track squad will hold its
jtirst outdoor meet this afternoon
at the stadium cinderway. The
color runners have not staged a
meet since the onset of spring
vacation and are anxious to work
out, especially on the outside run
way. Capt. Bob Kahler's Reds cap
tured the last tri-color meet, their
first triumph In five contests. The
Javelin and discus events, which
were not used during meets under
the stadium, will be added to to
day's attraction.
Miss L. Leaton Accepts
New Resettlement Job
Louise L. Leaton, university In
struct -v in home economics, has
been appointed home economist
for resettlement. Miss Leaton has
been resident adviser of the home
management house for the past
f w vears.
THE WEATHER
The genial prognostlcator, Dr.
T. A. Blair, promised rising
temperatures, which In English,
Is warmer, for today, and also
a few clouds to decorate the
sky. .
Institution Levy
Bill Advanced by
Large Majority
State Senate Transfers
No. 334 to Select
File Monday.
Financial aid for the university,
embodied in legislative bill No.
334, providing for a one half mill
levy for state institutions, prog
ressed toward realization Monday
when the legislature transferred
the bill from the general to the
select file with few dissenting
votes.
Discussing the bill in commit
tee of the whole, a short debate
flared up when Senator L. C.
Neurnberger opposed administra
tion of the funds by the separate
governing boards, favoring direct
appropriation where buildings were
needed. "Two of my sons are grad
uates of the university," he stated,
"and I recognize the need of build
ings. I cannot agree that they
needed the student union building
as much aa they need a library."
No Tax Funds Used.
Answering the latter charge,
Senator Amos Thomas pointed out
that no tax funds were used in
erecting the student union build
ing, and that altho there were dif
ferences of opinion on their useful
ness, "universities thruout tne
country have found that it is
money well spent." Other propo
nents of the bill declared that the
board of regents and board of con
trol needed the power of adminis
tration of funds to effectively plan
over a period of years, and that
they could be trusted to spend ef
ficiently. Move to advance the bill was
made by Senator Leland R. Hall,
who declared that the state cap
itol could never have been built
with a single appropriation, and
that immediate action would in
sure the use of federal funds on
several buildings, which would re
duce their cost nearly 40 percent.
Needs of the state Institutions
at Beatrice and Hastings were em
phasized by Senator Carl Peter
son, pointing out that over one
thousand children have been kept
out of the feebleminded institute
by overcrowded conditions. Sena
tors Miller, Brandt and Carpenter
added their support to his argu
ments, stressing the value of fu
ture planning.
That the governor's recommen
dation of $499,000 for buildings
and $160,000 for repairs will be ab
sorbed in the half mill levy pro
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Sororities Abolish August
Parties, Lengthen
Rush Week.
To amend the constitution in re
gard to sorority rushing, Panhel
lenlc council met yesterday after
noon in Ellen Smith hall. Dorothy
Larson as outgoing president pre
sided at the meeting.
The following changes received
the majority vote necessary for
amendments: Individual rushing
will replace the customary parties
in August; rush week in Septem
ber will be longer with the addi
tion of Wednesday; only seven
parties may be given during rush
week.
Other minor details which were
altered include that parties in the
fall shnll last three hours instead
of two as formerly: no evening
telephoning may be done after 10
p. m. during rush week. Letter
writing to prospective members
may be carried on during the
summer.
Murl-l White is the new presi
dent of the council. A secretary
will be announced at a later date.
SUMMER RUSHING PLAN
Dame Fashion to Reign as
75 Coeds Model at Follies
Mistress of Ceremonies
Miss Meyer to Preside
At Review April 8.
Themes of "Rising Rhythms,"
"Sport Interlude," "Tailored
Moods. "Spring Phantasies," and
"Moonlight Melodies," will hold
the spotlight on Thursday even
ing, when 75 university coeds go
on parade in the 1937 Coed Follies
style review. Under the direction
of Mistress of Ceremonies Sarah
Louise Meyer, the review will be
staged in conjunction with the
presentation of Nebraska's Best
Dressed Girl and a program ' of
skits.
Early hints from the mistress
of ceremonies disclose that cos
tumes of navy, biege, luggage tan,
and thistle will be feature I in the
show, with j prluts and pastel
shades running a close second.
Spring Parade.
Rolvs, Tanging from an ivory
brocade hostess gown to brown
DR. EVERETT TO ADDRESS
NU-MEDSONWEDNESDAY
Physician Will Tell Pre -Med
Students of Medical
Opportunities.
Dr. Harry H. Everett, Lincoln
physician and surgeon, will dis
cuss reminiscences of his early
practice and the development of
medicine in general before a Nu-
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DR. HARRY H. EVERETT.
Med banquet at 6:15 p. m. Wed
nesday, April 7, in the Grand ho
tel. At the dinner new members
of Theta Nu, honorary medical so
ciety, will be tapped, chosen from
the upper tenth of the premedical
students at the university.
Special guests at the banquet
will be premed students from Wes
leyan university, several of whom
will be inducted into Theta Nu.
Next year a Wesleyan group will
be admitted to membership in the
Nu-Med society for the first time
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LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT
SPONSORSNEW EXHIBIT
Professors Arrange Showing
Of Paris Exposition
Bocks, Posters.
With the French exposition be
ginning in another month there
has been arranged in the Romance
Language library in University
hall a display illustrating various
features of this fair of "Arts and
Crafts."
Colored posters of scenic spots
in Kranrp. descriDtive booklets
with pictures of exposition grounds
and buildings, views oi Historic
places in Paris, where the exhibi
tion is being shown from May until
November this year, may be ex
amined in the library.
French Festivals.
Included with the descriptive
literature is a detailed account of
all French festivals during the
five months. Persons interested
may also receive information re
cnrrlinp steamshin rates and time
tables, hotel accommodations, and
reduced railroad rates for lours
through France.
To stimulate interest in the
exposition the French govern
ment is sponsoring an essay con
test. The best essay written in
French on "Why I Want to Visit
Paris This summer," wins for
the writer a book by Alfred de
Vigny entiled "Servitude et
Grandeur Militaire."
For beginning students who
wish to write in English the
writer of the prize-winning es
say will receive the recently pub
lished book "French Arts and
Letters" by W. Francklyn
Paris.
linen housecoats, will serve as in
troduce, .,' numbers in the spring
parade, with a pajama review fol
lowin. In the "Sport Interlude,"
models wearing riding habits,
bathing suits,,, shorts, and frocks,
will appear. In the latter division,
linen suits and dresses will be
featured.
Topping the list of tailored cos
tumes - will be the modeling of
jigger coats and suits with fur
trims, Miss Meyer informed.
Beige, blue and gray will take
color honors in this division. For
"Spring Phantasies," pastal-col-ored
knits will be featured. In ad
dition to date dresses of gay prints
or the latest spring shades. The
Spanish contribution of bolero
jackets will be noticeable in this
division, according to previewers
reports.
"Moonlight Melodies" alias form
als will serve as a climaxing fea
ture of the show, with chiffon,
marquisette, and mousscline de
sole displayed as the favorite ma
terial, y
Oury, Hill, Gray Predict War
Inevitable But Not Immediate
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Prevention of Disaster
Lies in Education,
Say Professors.
By Merrill Englund.
That another world . war is in
evitable but not immediate was
the prediction made by a student
of world affairs, a historian, and
a military man today on the
20th aniversary of the United
States' entrance Into the World
war.
Summarizing the events which
led to the past war the two pro
fessors. N. L. Hill and G. W. Gray
and the military man, Colonel
W. H. Oury, based their conten
tion that another holocaust is in
evitable on the fact that economic
interests, nationalism, and popular
susceptibility still remain. That
the only hope of preventing this
disaster lies in the education of
the world on the subject of anti
war propoganda, is the belief of
these men.
War Not Immediate.
"I don't think that war is likely
in the immediate future," says
Professor Hil! of the University
political science department. "It
seems to me tnat tne major na-
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Eliminations, Arranging
Auditions Set for
April 8, 9.
of
Prospective broadcasters and
script writers for Nebraska's na
tional broadcast debut are urged
to register at the Nebraska n office
before Thursday, according to
Marylu Petersen, talent com
mittee woman. Preliminary sifting
and aranging of auditions will be
gin at a meeting of the program
committee to be held either Thurs
day or Friday.
Nearly 30 students, ranging
from instrumentalists to male
quartets, have signed for auditions
with Pontiac's program director,
who will make final eliminations
two or three weeks before the
show.
Call for Talent.
Oddity, variety and novelty are
three features which the student
committee stressed in their call
for talent. "'A program character
istic of Nebraska can't bo the
same routine of vocal solos and
talks that any college could put
on," declared Miss Petersen, stu
dent committeewoman. "If you can
present something different, we
want you on the program."
Texas Performs.
Following the program last Fri
day night at Texas university,
scene of this week's entertainment
is at Vanderbilt, where an a ca
pella choir will be featured in their
own arangement of "Comin' Round
the Mountain." A coed blues singer
will present an original composi
tion, and the university band has
arranged "Arkansas Traveler" for
broadcast. A skit, "Ed and Coed,"
a xylophone solo, and numbers by
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ENGI
Students Hear Stockton
At College Assembly
This Evening.
W. L. Stockton of the class of
1893 will speak before a general
engineering college convocation to
night at 7:30 in room 20(5 of me
chanical engineering hall.
Mr. Stockton was formerly con
nected with the general sales staff
of the Western Electric company,
and has now retired to his ranch in
Montana. He had a letter in the
March issue of the Nebraska
Alumnus regarding his present
residence entitled "Come to Mon
tana." The ranch, which is located
near Clarkson, between Yellow
stone and Glacier National Park,
comprises some 13,000 acres, and
Mr. Stockton Is most enthusiastic
about life there.
The convocation tonight has been
arranged by the engineers execu
tive board with Harold Hafner In
charge of the event. It should be
a very Interesting and educational
meeting, according to Hafner, and
he urges all engineers, especially
seniors, to attend.
Pershing Rifle Tryout
Set for 3 P. M. April 8
Pershta& Rifle tryouta will
be held Thursday afternoon,
April 8, at 5 o'clock in Room
208 of Nebraska Hall. Only
those enrolled In basic drills
are eligible to compete.
ARTISTS ASKED TO
ILE FOR PART ON
PONTIAC PROGRAM
Will There Be War?
N. L. HILL "War is inevitable
but not Immediate. The ma
jor nations are anxious to
avoid war, but prevention to
day is not effective since eco
nomic Interests, nationalism,
and popular susceptibility re
main." G. W. GRAY "War is not im
mediate but will come in
time. When and if it comes
social and economic reasons
will underly the conflict.
There is a definite need for
education against war propa
ganda." W. H. OURY "The memory of
the last war is helping to
prevent another, but effective
propaganda could bring war
within a year. Economic com
petition and oppressed minor
ities are creating this friction."
tion are anxious to avoid war,
doubtless in large part for eco
nomic reasons, and because of the
possible effect of war on programs
for domestic reconstruction and
development. I believe that the
general course of events is toward
war, however, and that it will
ATTEND
SCHOLARSHIP TEA
Home Economic Honoraries
To Announce Members.
Two hundred students attended
a scholarship tea given last Sun
day afternoon by Phi Upsilon
Omicron and Omicron Mu, home
economics honoraries, at the home
economics parlor. Newly elected
members to the honoraries will be
announced at the Honors convo
cation, April 20.
Faculty members who served the
tea were Misses Martha Park,
Grace Morton, Mary Guthrie, Car
olyn Ruby and Ruth Sperry. On
the receiving line were Misses
Margaret Sedde, chairman of the
home economics department: Edith
Carse, Mathilda Peters, Eleanor
McFadden, president of Omicron
Nu, and Frances Schmidt, presi
dent of Phi Ups'lon Omicron.
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TO DEBATE THURSDAY
FOR FORENSIC TITLE
Prof. White to Hold Try-Outs
For Iowa Legislative
Student Meeting.
Competing for the, 1037 intra
mural championship of debate.
Sigma Alpha Mu will uphold the
affirmative against Phi Alpha
Delta Thursday evening at 7
o'clock in room 126 of Andrews
hall. The winner of Thursday eve
ning's contest will possess the
Delta Sigma Rho gavel for the
next year.
Because of the large crowd of
fraternity supporters and of those
interested in the labor dispute
question, the debate scheduled to
be held in the Sigma Alpha Mu
fraternity house, was changed to
Andrews hall. Officially wonted,
the question is "Resolved, that
there should be compulsory arbi
tration of labor disputes." Three
judges will be the officials in tiv
contest.
Sammies Defend Crown.
Scheduled to hold the banner for
the Sigma Alpha Mu's are Leo
Turkel and Leo Kisenstatt. The
Phi Alpha. Delta representatives
will be Frank Landis and Otto
Wellensick. Interest in the affair
is being shown among all the fra
ternities mainly, because of the
large number of Greek houses that
have competed in the contest this
year.
Winners in the un-affiliated
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Doyle Wins Fellowship for
Law Research at Harvard
Student Muralists Praise
Prof With Picture of
Award Acceptance.
Law students of Prof. James A.
Doyle greeted their instructor
Monday morning with a hilariously
comical mural blackboard pictur
ing his acceptance of a year's re
search fellowship for graduate
study in the Harvard law school.
Identified as "PWA mural pro
ject No. 28-601" by the law mural
ists, the drawing showed a squat
and rotund figure with a cigar
in its mouth holding out a bag
designated with l a and labeled
"filthy lucre," to another be
spectacled figure who was taking
the money bag.
The first figure bore the appella
tion of Dean H. H. Foster, ludi
crously and lovingly referred to as
"Shimmy." The latter was sup
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Outlook Turbulent on 20th
Anniversary of U. S.
Entrance in War.
come in time, perhaps within a
few years, when some nation feels
ready to defy others, or when
some falling dictator clutches at
war to save himself, or when some
international incident gets out of
hand and preventative measures
fail."
"In spite of opinion to the con
trary, I do not believe that sub
stantial human progress has been
made in the' prevention1 of war in
general. The League of Nations
and the World Court are construc
tive agencies hut decidedly limited
in their ability to handle major
international crises. The main
causes of war economic interests,
nationalism, and popular suscepti
bility still remain. In fact, I
think that they are stronger by
far than they were in 1914. The
people have learned some of the
wayj in which they were tricked
and propagandized in the early
years of the World war. but I am
inclined to think that they could
be tricked again by some "holy"
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FIRST DAY SALES
Reservation of Seats for
'Bar-0 Ranch' Begins in
Temple, Magee's.
One of the largest sicket sales
of recent years was the prediction
made by Ross Martin, business
manager of Kosmct Klub, as the
first day of seat reservations for
"Bar-Nothing Ranch" closed Mon
day night.
Martin made the statement after
checking the number of seats
resei-ved by students and towns
people at the two box offices at
Temple theatre and Magee's. He
reported that the number was far
in excess of the number reserved
at the close of the first day last
year.
"I attribute the first day rush
for tickets to the recognized su
periority of this year's show,"
Martin delared. "Bar-O Ranch" as
revised for this year's production
proves to be one of the best shows
the Klub has ever staged. It was
a grand success in 1932, and with
Die numerous new songs and gags
they have injected into the script,
it should be even better this year."
Reserve Seats Immediately.
Students should not hesitate to
have their seats reserved, Martin
advised. He said that tickets were
going fast and naturally those who
come first will get the best seats.
Fraternities and - sororities, and
other groups wishing to attend the
show in a body may reserve as
many seats together as they wish
upon presentation of tickets.
Under the able direction of Joe
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A, R. IiVfflMES"PH. D,
Former Nebraskan Gets
Degree in East.
Mr. A. Russell Oliver, former
graduate assistant in the geog
raphy department, who was grant
ed his master of arts degree in
geography here in H'32. bus
passed the examinations for a de
gree as doctor of philosophy at
Clark university, Worcester, Mass.,
according to word received by the
geography department Monday.
For the past several years Mr.
Oliver has been with the geog
raphy department of the Univer
sity of North Dakota.
JAMES A. DOYLE.
From Unceln Journl.
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CINCINNATI
AN
10 SPEAK BEFORE
Dr. L T. More Will Address
Convocation at Temple
at 11 O'clock.
Approximately 40 newly elected
members to Phi Beta Kappa and
15 recently chosen members to
Sigma Xi. national scholastic so
cieties, will be announced at the
all u n i v e rsity
convocation to
be held at 11
o'clock this
morning in Tem
ple theater at
which time
Dean L. T.
More, head of
the g r a d u a te
school of Cin
cinnati univer
sity, will speak
on "A Place for
Productive
Scholarship in a
University.'
The a s s e m-
Krom Lincoln Star, fclage will be
l.. T. moke. opened by Dr.
Louise Pound of the university's
English department and president
of the Nebraska chapter of Phi
Beta Kappa. She will present a
brief history and purposes of the
society. Prof. H. J. Kesner, of the
mechanical engineering depart
ment and state head of Sigma Xi.
will outline the activities of the
scientific society.
Presentation Follows Address.
Following Professor Kesner's
talk, the guest speaker. Dean
Louis Trenchard More, will ad
dress the convocation. At the con
clusion of Dean More's speech. Dr.
Emma Andersen, of the botany de
partment, will present the newly
chosen Sigma Xi members while
Prof. Clifford M. Hicks, of the
business administration collego,
will announce the newly inducted
members of Phi Beta Kappa.
Members to Phi Beta Kappa sii-p
chosen on the basis of high
scholastic averages, the figures of
which vary from year to year.
Last year 31 members wero
initiated into the society, the low
average being 88.16 while the high
was reached at 95.86. Thirty-seven
were chosen in 3933 with the low
average being placed at 88.31: m
1934. 43 with a low of 88.05 whiln
in 1935 41 members were elected
and the low was 87.77. Those pos
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AG PARTY TO FEATURE
Dance, Presentation Holds
Spotlight at Spring
Affair Friday.
The identity of the 1937 goddess
of agriculture will be disclosed at
the Ag spring party Friday night
in the student activities building.
The goddess is selected each year
by the women students in the col
lege. Art Randall and lus orchestia
will play for the party. This band
has proved popular at other danrei
sponsored by various Ag organiza
tions. Tickets are on sale at 75 cent
a couple and one member of the
couple must be a student of the
Agricultural college.
The presentation planned by a
committee headed by rhylln
Chamberlain, should prove tiie
highlight of the evening as the
arrangements have been shrouded
with secrecy and are, according to
Miss Chamberlain, original ar.d
entirely in keeping with the crown
ing of the goddess.
Earl Hedlund hus charge of gen
eral arrangements for the party.
josephIWuWtTplay
at concerthere tonight
Eastman Violinist Appears
For Lincoln Audience
At Cornhuskcr.
Mu Phi Epsilon. music honor
ary, will present Joseph Fortuna,
violinist and youngect member r.f
the Kastman school of music, in
their annual scholarship conceit.
Tuesday evening at 8:15 In l!io
Cornhusker ballroom. Mr. 1'ortun.i
has gained recognition as roloist
of the Rochester Civic orchcslrii,
the Rochester Philharmonic, nivl
the Buffalo symphony orchestra.
Listed on the violinist's prngnusi
are six compositions. He will open
his concert wkh "Sonata in D
Major" bv Bivaldi and arrangeJ
for violin by Respighl. "Concerto
A Major" by Mozart and "Hondo"
by Schubert-Friedbtrg will com
pose the second group of numbers,
followed bv two Hcifetz arrange
ments. "Altwine" by Codowskv
and "Little White Donkeys" bv
Ibert. "Hunearian Dance No. ""
by Johannes Brahms will complete
the concert.
The music department has an
nounced that students of the musi
cal convocation course will receive
credit for attending Mr. Fortune's
concert.
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