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THE DAILY NKBKASKAN, TUESDAY. DEC.EMBEK
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By Johnny Howell Quarterback
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Mary Anna Cockle
JOHN HOWELL'
AS JOHNNY SEES IT.
The usual gossip over the com
ing Mortar Board party is running:
high this week. Studying is being
neglected in favor of sessions here
anil there on fraternity ami soror
ity row in an effort to hatch some
thing; new which will rate the Sun
day rotos.
They tell me that the Acacias
have been running over to the
Gov.'s the last couple of days to
use the phone. F!d Sherwood, one
of the brethcrn, has been on the
phone continuously telling all his
friends about the date to the Mor
tar Board shindig. Olive Williams,
ODD pledge, is the gal and seems
to have Sherwood under the well
known thumb. Socializers tell rne
that she lias that quality known
is "come on" to a degree attained
oy few freshmen.
Stan Michael takes all honors
for tough luck as far as the Mili
tary Ball goes. After getting away
to a struggling start hampered b
losing several things, among them
the engraved baby saber, Stan fi
nally got to the ball. Then when
the colonel was about to present
Jie honorary colonel, he slumps to
:he floor with no small thud. In
'ront of all those people too, says
le. Saturday morning he trudged
adly about U. hall basement sing
ing "After The Ball Is Over!"
Another sidelight of the tail is
the sore feet some of the boys got
when they forgot that new boots
ought to be broken In before trip
ping the light fantastic. Bill Wil
liams tops all the boys in this.
After the Monday night practice
to which Bill wore his boots, lie
beat it over to the Uni Drug for a
coke. Finally that agony could no
longer be endured. He pulled the
boots off and walked several
blocks home in his stocking feet.
Bob Ramey, A.T.O.'s football
renter, seems to be slowing down
a little or is getting 6lowed down
in his affair with Virginia Fleet
wood of Theta. Ramey got cagey
the day of the Alpha Phi formal
and sent his date, Ruth Newell,
K. I.G., a rose which stood four
feet high. The determined Ruth
bravely toted it around with her
all evening.
AO WEEK ENTERS
UPON SECOND DAY
WITH FULL SLATE
(Continued from Page 1.)
continuing its program with ses
sions this morning and this after
noon. The morning program consists
of community singing, a report of
the credentials committee by Phil
Kenfield, nomination of trustees,
directors and officials, and a talk
"I Have Livestock for Sale," de
livered by Ray Miller, manager of
the Producers Livestock Market
association.
During the afternoon session the
organization will meet with the
Nebraska Hall of Agricultural
Achievement. Committee reports,
new and old business, and election
of officers will take up the time
or tne attending members.
Horticultural Group to Meet.
The Nebraska Horticultural soci
ety will open its week's activities
with meetings today and tomor
row.
The Fedeiated Garden club
group will meet this morning at
8:30 In room 306. Agricultural
hall. An executive board meeting
will precede the reports of officers,
directors and committee chairmen.
Mrs. A. C. Nelson will discuss the
national peony show, and an elec
tion of officers will be field.
An open meeting will be held
this afternoon at which Mrs. A. G.
Fish. Denver, Colo., regional vice
president of Federated Garden
clubs; Clayton W. Watklns, Lin
coln; J. Fultz, Lincoln, and O. S.
Bare, extension entomologist of
Lincoln, will speak.
Vegetable Grower Convene.
Tomorrow morning the vegeta
ble growers group will meet in the
college activities building and will
hear messages from Wert Kreck,
Waverly; Oliver Stevenson, Ne
braska City; Dr. R. J. Haskell,
Washington, P. C, and Dr. H. O.
Werner, Lincoln.
The meeting in the afternoon
will con.si.st of a series of tidks to
be deliverel by Haskell Hankii.s.
F. D. Young, and Dr. H. O. Wer
ner, all of Lincoln. An inspection
of greenhouse experiments will be
made with Dr. Werner and Dr. r.
W. Goss in charge.
Home Economic! Group.
The Home Economics society
will hold iu first meeting tomor
row morning in the college activi
ties building.
Mrs. E. E. Hartz. Roca, Neb.,
will extend her president's greet
ing; Miss Mary Runnalls will dis
cuss exhibit highlights; Miss
Gladys Winegar of New York is
scheduled to speak on "Rejuvenat
ing the House with Smart Fab
rics," The afternoon meeting will in
:lude talks by Miss Winegar. Mrs.
David Simms, Hastings; a visit to
the various exhibits, and a family
fun feed.
Nebraska Crop Growers asso
ciation meetings will be held thru
out the ciay tomorrow. Speeches
will t given by L. C. Newell, D.
It
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GABLE LOY POWELL
In
"Manhattan Melodrama"
mt nr.AB Mies aldrkb"
AS MAB.Y ANNA SEES IT
It isn't enough to be literally j
swamped with exams, but we poor
overworked coeds must sneml the i
four ensuing days planning some
thing overwhelming for the Mortar
Board party to show our appreci
ation for the wonderful time the
fellows cooked up for the ball,
and still devote one eveninc to
the Players who join forces to I
niaAn 11.... I
l"ni HIUL Jt! ( IY11I1;, SUJJUISU-
cated comedy, "Penny Wise." As
Mr. Scott, in whose Hamlet class
there is never a dull moment,
chose to put it, we'll be spending
many an hour getting "loaded''
tcramming to you I.
THAT FEMININE TOUCH.
Dorothy Van Patton was furious
the other day when one of her
professors prohibited her from
knitting in his lecture class. You
see Van has been working on a
ue ror Bob Begthol and for the
past week has only three inches
progress to show for her labor.
one mougni sne d better speed up
production lecausn ns von nit
probably know, there are only 18
uays until unnstmas. Let me sec,
that'll make the tie inst 10'.,
inches. Hope it's long enough to go
around coo S neck.
A BOW TO THEIR PUBLIC.
The D. U.'a feel it rinp timo tn
take a bow to their public. In the
first place they have handled pub
licity so well. First, Howard Linch
visits the society desk and Imparts
some choice bit on his friend
Leonard Dunker. Howard has
scarcely left the office, when his
stooge, Dunky, tip-toes in with
some "dirt" on brother T.inrh
Even at the Ball were their ma-
neuvenngs noticeable. Ralph Reed
and Bob Evans, sans dates, helped
the announcers by feeding them
copy, nesuu: an of tne officers
announced were TVlta T'nsilons
with the exception of Bill Critten-
uon. un yes, mere s real co-operation
in that fraternity.
VERSATILE EDSEL.
"One-man track team." Edsel
Wibbels will also be a one-man
stage show when the little blonde
next door finishes with him. She
has been teaching him how to tap
and do the Bic Annie evpnlnira nn
his front porch. Wibbels finds the
moaern dance a little more stren
uous than his previous athletic
ventures. If he's not careful, he
might disable himself in the fray.
THIRD ROUND.
If third time's a charm, the
Theta Xl's ought to be sitting
pretty. Last night Lyle Hal sent
the stogies round informally an
nouncing his engagement. Not long
ago, Don Des Jardien preceded
him, and very early in the se
mester George Heikef passed the
cigars for Marion Stone, freshman
from Omaha.
L. Gross, and F. D. Keim, ag col
lege instructors, and by Ted Bow
man of Albion. Jacob Salzman of
Shickley and Bert Mott of Has
tings. The afternoon session will in
clude talks by E. F. Frolik. R. L.
Cusnlng and M. D. Weldon, ag
college professors; C. W. McCamp
bell of the Kansas State agricul
tural school. Fred Wallace of Gib
bon, P. H. Stewart of Omaha, and
H. J. Gramlich of the agriculture
college.
Farm Equipment Sessions.
Tomorrow afternoon the Ne
braska Farm Equipment associa
tion will listen to talks bv Albert
Seimers, Otoe; E. H. Doll of the
ag college, and Ivan D. Wood,
state agricultural extension engi
neer. The Livestock Breeders associa
tion will meet in Animal Hus
bandry hall to hear lectures by M.
A. Alexander. Ray R. Thalman,
Walter Tollman, college of agri
culture instructors: Asa Heperly,
Denver, Colo.; D. V. Spohn. Su
perior, and Lloyd Stalder, Hum
boldt. The group will hold a joint meet
ing with the Nebraska Crop Grow
ers association tomorrow after
noon. Members of tl.e Nebraska State
Poultry association will meet in
Animal Pathology auditorium to
morrow during both morning and
afternoon. The forenoon program
will consist of talks by Taul Zuni
hro and M. L. Baker, a discussion
on application of the national plan
to Nebraska, in which Paul Zum
bro, J. H. Claybaugh. H. E. Alder,
Charles Gaydou. Mary B. Nelson,
and others will take part.
The afternoon meeting will b?
addressed by Dr. H. A. Moskey.
of the United States bureau of
food and drugs, and will include a
discussion on nullorum control, di
rected by Dr. J. F. Olney.
One of the most important
events of the entire week's pro
gram will be the irtroduction of
1937 master farmers Into the Mas
ter Farmers club, to take place
this evening in the Cornhusker ho
tel ballroom. Club President Floyd
W. Snover will welcome the new
members to the organization, and
H. C. Filley, agricultural college
professor, will sneak on the eco
nomic analysis of Master Farming.
Campus
TUESDAY.
Vespers . . .5:00 P. M '. . . . . Y. W. C. A.
Charm School 7:00 P. M Ellen Smith
University Flayer ..7:30 P. M Temple
Kosmet Klub
Ticket Turn-in .7:30 P. M School cf Music
WEDNESDAY.
A. W. S. Board 12:00 noon Ellen Smith
Student Convocation
Rabbi Shusterman,
Speaker 3:00 P. M
Music Convocation .4:00 P. M
Frosh A. W.S 5:00 P. M
Orchesis 7:00 P. M
Y. W. C. A. Board.. .7:00 P. M
University Players ..7:30 P. M
Infantry Cadet Ass'n 7:30 P. M
THURSDAY.
Broadcast 4:15 P. M
Barbara Hart soprano
Merlene Tatro pianist
Sigma Delta Chi 12:00 noon
University Players ..7:30 P. M
FRIDAY.
Tassels 5:00 P. M
University Players ..7:33 P. M
SATURDAY.
University Players ..2:30 P.M.
7:30 P. M Temple
SUNDAY.
Messiah 2:30 P. M Coliseum
Chiwnq. JJvl BookL
MAUI SANDOZ'
slogum nousr
By Bernice Kauffman.
(Note to the Editor: Did you
omit the first and last para
graphs of my review of Wooll
cott's "Second Reader," thereby
making of It utter nonsense, in
order to test Elmer's theory that
no one reads Browsing Among
the Books? If so, what did you
discover? Thanl: you.)
Although it has been little
more than a week since Mari San
doz' "Slogum House" made its
first public appearance, the book
has gained such impetus that Slo
gum House doings and Slogum
House characters have become fa
miliar literary legend. To "do"
a conventional review of the book
for Lincoln readers is to run the
risk of being thought simple
minded. Two impressions, how
ever, are of sufficient weight to
mention. In a critical survey of
the book as a whole. Matthew
Arnold would no doubt judge them
as being too trivial to be classed
under the "real," but they are
points of interest to the browser.
Roaring, Bawdy Cut-throats.
The first of these is merely a
matter of patriotism. Like many
a loyal. Nebraskan Miss Sandoz
has used the Nebraska prairie of
the pioneer for her locale, but
with what a difference. Instead
of the usual pious portrait of
god-fearing Methodists who
voted the Republican ticket
straight, and who spent their
days plowing the virgin soil and
killing grasshoppers, or baking
cornbread and rocking the
cradle, in a glow of self-sacrificial
ardor for making the state
safe for democracy, Mari Sandoz
has given us a family of roar
ing, bawdy cut-throats whose
passionate desire for personal
gain, and whose unscrupulous
means of getting it, are only ex
aggerated overflowing of the un
controlled red blood which must
have run In the veins of many
of the men who made our state.
The Slogums are criminals:
they commit murder, they steal,
they practice prostitution. They
are sordid, ugly, brutal, but in
their lawlessness theey have a
certain universality. Native Ne
braskans should thank Miss San
doz for tearing away the veil of
respectibality which pervades the
literature of the whole Middle
West, and which, in its worship
of the pioneer, has made the pra
irie schooner a symbol of sanctity
equal to the cross of the early
Christians. Fed Nebraskans are
Slogums, just as few Nebraskans
are the saintly creatures of the
Kiwanians; this taint of pitch
should make the air more invigor
ating. The second point is related to
the first in that Miss Sandoz' can
did delineation of the sordid and
the brutal is comparable to that
of Faulkner. Hemingway. Dos
Passos and Wolfe. Even De Foe s
"Moll Flanders" is recalled. It is
striking that these are all men
writers, and that search one's mc
moiy as one will, there are no
women writers who have even
attempted what Mari Sandoz ha
done. Miss Sandoz' episodes often
become melodramatic, where those
of her male predecessors were dra
matic, but he: choice of langur.gr
and of detail are real contributions,
to literature of this type In that
they are things of freshness.
Small Cast Reels Off Comedy
Hit That Keeps First-Night-ers
Alert to Follow Humor o:
"Penny Wise"-
(Continued from Page 1 i
Van Slyke and Miss Rice go many
humorous lines and they do not
muff any of them in delivery. Miss
Albin has never looked more at
tractive nor played to better ad
vantage. Her scene with Gaeth
in the last act is especially good
praise to be shared by both.
Arthur Ball makes the most of
his brief appearance on the :t-ige
and plays his scene with Eoehm
to draw out its full hilarity. It
must lie said of the entire cast
TAKE NOTE
If You Long For
Mother's
Cooking
Calendar
.Temple
.Temple
.Eilcn Smith
.Gym
.Ellen Smith
.Temple
.Nebraska Hall
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Forum Cafe
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that it carried all the roles with
a naturalness of manner that de
lightcd the audience and with an
apparent enjoyment of their work,
which is of immense importance
in putting over a comedy of this
type.
" That "Penny Wise" is sophisti
cated fare may be deduced from
the situation around which re
volves the action. Linos are in
matching tempo and it takes a
quick ear and mind to catch nil of
the humor which lies in them.
There is nt least one very funny
double entendre in the dialog, and
all of the conversation sustains a
sparkle and liveliness which is
definitely pleasant. Al Eoylen has
provided a very satisfactory set
ting for the play, and since there
is only the one scene the three
acts follow each other briskly.
The author of "Penny Wise" might
well be commended on her ability
to, keep the breaks from spoiling
the comedvs rontimii'v hv b?"'n.
ning and ending each act with
bright situations.
Certainly salvos should go to
Herbert Yenne, since only wise and
well aimed direction could produce
a play as good as this one. If this
review teems radically enthusias
tic, it is because that is the mood
of the writer after emerging from
the Temple. The Players can chalk
this one up as one of their more
distinct triumphs, and playgoers
should certainly red pencil "Penny
Wise" as a not to be missed pleas
ure in bright and well staged en
tertainment. BAD MAT
A new story
of adventure in
Trinidad
Only hunger, gnaw
ing and insistent,
could stir Bad Hat. A gun would
bring money, and food. He hadn't
figured what happens when the gun
you reach for hangs from the hip of
a naval M. P.
by WILLIAM C. WHITE
(Am
AT
3000!
It was 2:37 a.m.
when the airport
called Luce
Wendell. Ice was forming on the in
coming transport, and they needed
another plane to test the weather
below them. All Luce had to do was
to go up, find out how bad it was
and g;t back. A short story
by LELAND JAMIES0N
Around the Clock with a
RENO DIVORCEE
What do they do to kill time in
Reno? You'll find the answer in Day
of a Divorce', illustrated with twelve
mlur.il-color photographs, taken e,
pecinlly far Th; Saturday Evening
Post by Ivan Dmitri.
Will an Indiana man be the
NEXT PRESIDENT?
Who's the No. 1 threat for 1 940' Why
Roosevelt keeping an eye on him?
Here's a lively account of White
Houie prospects in a state where
anything can happen politically.
Iffi.es on the Wabash
by PAUL R. LEACH
A New Xovcl by
CLARENCE BUDINGT0N
KCLLAND
author ofSTASD IX
Meet the marriagc-flccing Mr.
Bunbi-ry Parsloe, who found a girl
stowaway and 25,000 in his trailer.
That's the tart of Fugitive Father.
a ncv Kclland romance well seasoned
with mystery! Second part of six.
AND.. . more stories and articles,
plus serials, editorials, fun and car
toons. All in the Post on your news
stand today.
CAMPUS STUDIO
Tuesday.
5:00 Ag Executive Board.
5:15 4-H Club.
OURY OFFERS INFORMAL
TALK AT jFFICERS MEET
Commandant Will Address
Group on Philippine
Campaign.
An informal talk for entertain
ment lather than Instruction is the
part which Col. W. H. Oury will
offer to the program planned for
a regular meeting of the Infantry
Cadet Officers' association Wed
nesday evening in Nebraska hall.
Col. Oury advised that the ad
dress will probably describe the
local preparations for the Philip
pine campaign.
Robert Molzer. member of the
society's publicity committee,
stated that members will hold a
special discussion concerning clues
and plans for further organization.
The meeting will be held in room
20S at 7:30 p. m.
MEMBERS OF BAR
OBTAIN NOVEMBER
BULLETIN EDITION
(Continued from Page 1.)
to Nebraska." by Dean H. Foster
and John I. Munson; "The Nebras
ka Unemployment Compensation
Law," bv Lester B. Orfiekl; and
"The Extent of Federal Jurisdic
tion Over Wild Life." by Deputy
Attorney-General Matthias N. Or
ficld of Minnesota. Justice Edward
F. Carter writes on "Reforming
the Supreme Court,'1 while Regent
Robert W. Devoe shows "The Chal
lenge to Constitutional Govern
ment." The publication is received hy
each member of the Nebraska
State Bar association, the member
ship of which has been greatly
enlarged by the recent integration
rules which make every lawyer of
the state a member of the organ!
ration.
John Munson, Student Editor.
The staff of the publication is
headed by Editor Lester B. Orficld.
with John I. Munson acting as
Student Editor, while Lewis H.
Henderson and Richard E. Parson
act as associate editors. Other
members of the staff include
Chaunccy E. Barney, Charles S
Burdell, Jack W. Doyle. George F
Hirmon. Hans J. Holtorf. Harry
W. McMillen, Breta Peterson,
Elmer M. Scheele, Edwin O.
Simon. J. Duanc Vance and
George P. Wiebusch.
OF
VTH a ten-billion-dollar plant and one
and a half million employees, education is
our biggest industry. But what does it pro
duce? A developed mind? Greater happiness?
The ability to make money in anything
from beauty culture to bond selling? A
famed liberal educator shows you what's
wrong with our system, and what can be
done about it. First cf fcur articles.
We Are Getting No Brighter
by DR. ROBERT M. 1UTC.IINS
President of the University of Chicago
Texas, Nebraska Students
Diseount War's Imminence
Covnhuskers' Views Coincide
With Longhorns' in Poll
Of Campus Opinion.
BY MERRILL ENGLUND.
Making its debut In Sunday's
issue of the Daily Texan, student
publication of the University of
Texas, was the factual survey of
campus opinion on national prob
lems summarized ny uie nrwiy
created Bureau of Student Opin
ions. Beginning its operations a short
time ago on the campus at Austin,
Tex., the bureau's avowed purpose
is the scientific measurement of
the opinion pi the entire campus
in weekly polls. Its intention is to
serve the same purpose in the
university as the American Insti
tute of Public Opinion serves in
the nation.
Releases from Austin, received
here yesterday present the views
of the University of Texas students
on various matters.
Husker Opinion Sampled.
On like questions and in a sim
ilar manner, samples of student
opinion on the Nebraska campus
were taken yesterday hy the Ne
braskan's inquiring reporter.
In answer to the question, "Do
you believe that there is actual
danger of another world war with
in a year?" the Texas bureau re
ports :
PANEL DISCUSSION
CONCERNS ASIATIC
QUESTION TONIGHT
(Continued from Page 1.)
nomics department, will discuss
whether or not the United States
should assume the leadership
toward inducing a settlement be
tween the countries involved in the
far eastern war .
After these three speakers have
finished, the panel will discuss the
question. "Should the Neutrality
Act be Invoked Because it is Law,
and then Changed?"
Initiative for Peace.
A few of the questions to be dis
cussed under the general topic will
be those pertaining to the with
drawal of United States war ma
chinery from the scene of the con
flict, to the question of whether
or not we should lead in a move
ment to stimulate peace in the
east, to whether or not the League
of Nations shall continue to art
as an arbitrary council, or whether
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Yes 23.5
No 68.9
No opinion 7.6
When asked the same question
Nebraskans responded;
Yes 31.8",,
No 59.2
No opinion . . ; 9.0
Last week, Texas students fav
ored President Roosevelt's policy
of seeking world peace actively, as
he announced in his Chicago ad
dress, instead of keeping the
United States aloof from the rest
of the world, voting 69 percent
for and 31 percent against. On the
same subject, Nebraska students
voted 62 percent to 33 percent in
favor of the plan. Five percent of
the Nebraskans had no answer to
the question.
Pacifistic sentiments run high
on both campuses, as proven by
an emphatic "No" voted by the
Texans and a 81.8 percent to 19.2
percent turn-down of the compul
sory drill on the Nebraska cam
pus. A one-house legislature for the
state of Texas was approved by
the students In another survey,
4C.9 percent voting "Yes" and 30
percent voting "No," with 23.1 per
cent of those interviewed having
no opinion. At Lincoln, with a
session of unicameral legislation
already gone by, students ap
proved the plan 45.4 percent to
40:9 percent, with a 13.7 percent
"No opinion."
a new organization be instituted to
take its place.
The object of the discussion and
the aim of the council at present
is to instruct the public as to what
is going on in the far east.
Anyone who is interested in the
Japanese situation and wishes to
attend and take part in the discus
sions is invited to the affair by
the Lincoln peace council.
A fire which swept North hall
at Slippery Rock college sent Ui7
cords scantily clad out into early
morning cold. No one was injured,
but damage totaled about 5400,000.
Two freshmen at Loyola univer
sity have identical names Leon
ard Francis Kowalski. They are,
both taking prcmedieal courses,
arc enrolled in the same classes,
use the same locker, write similarly
and got the same grades on the
entrance tests. They arc not re
lated. E
try the
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