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VOL. XXXVII, NO. 89.
LINCOLN. NEBRASKA, TUESDAY. FEBHI'ABV 22. 193o
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WAY BACK TO
WASHINGTON
(While taking the regular tour
ist's tour thru Mount Vernon the
past summer, our New York cor
respondent stepped thru a rotten
floorboard and upon withdrawing
his foot, he found nn ancient
leather bound book balanced upon
his shoe. Upon examination, the
book turned out to be a priceless
relic of American history. In short,
it was the diary of George Wash
ington, Ho Immediately forwarded
it to us seven months later and to
day seems a peculiarly appropriate
one to unveil the real Washing
ton.) Diary of George Washington.
Feb. 22, 1742. Dear Diary: I
take my pen In one hand and
one of grandma's cookies in the
other as I write my first word In
the diary I Intend to keep. This
Is my tenth birthday anniversary
and my venture In long pants
which come clear down to my
knees. Papa laughed like the
dickens when he saw me ni them.
He said nobody needed to dis
parage or knock my knees on ac
count of they knocked them
selves plenty and mom said
father how could you say such a
thing about George.
Hatchet Man.
Feb. 24, 1742. Dear Diary: 1 hurt
where. I sit down. Its all on ac
count of that new hatchet I got
for my birthday. We were playing
trapper and Indian and we buried
the hatchet only it was in pop s
favorite cherry tree. When he
came home and saw it, he asked
me who did It. I knew my lines and
said papa I cannot tell a lie, I did
It with my little hatchet. He said
it was going to hurt him worse
than it was me, but if he was tell
ing the truth like me, my papa
can sure take it.
Feb. 22, 1752. Dear Diary:
Here I am, regular as clock
work, Not a decade goes by but
what I write 'omething in you.
While surveying today, our party
ate lunch on the bank of the
Potomac. We had an argument
as to how far It was to the other
side, I being the only one who
said it was only a stone's throw.
I proved It by throwing one
across. One of the chain-gang
said, "George can sure throw the
pcb-bull, can't he?" We threw
his body in the Potomac.
Feb. 20. 1760. Dear Diary: I've
met her Ht last and I'll carry her
back to my old Virginia home as
sure as my name is George.
Martha is her first name. 1 for
ge her last but I'll change that
anyway.
July 4, 1774. Dear Diary: Had
lunch with Sam Adams, Ben
Franklin and a few of theboys
today at the Blue Boar inn. Most
of us feel pretty hot under the
collar and it isn't just the
weather, either. Edmund Burke
seems to be the only English
" man with something besides a
wig on his shoulders. For further
details see your local news
paper. Paul Comes Thru.
April 18. 1775: Pear Diary:
They fired the Fhot heard 'round
the world yesterday. Paul Revere
ran a winning race in the first at
Lexington. It was nohle but Frank
lin came thru with the prize win
ning bon mot. He put on a sad
face and said, 'Taul Revere won
that race hands down today and I
didn't even have a ticket on him
for place or show." Well, it looks
like I'll be pretty busy from now
on.
July 5, 1776. Dear Diary: The
Declaration of Independence is
n" signed. The English will know
that we mean business now and
the spirit of '76 will carry us
thru thick and thin,
Dec. 26, 1776. Dear Diary: It's a
Merry Christmas, all right. Last
night we crossed the Delaware and
settled the Hessian's hash as they
were settling down to muttons in
Trenton.
Viva U. S.
Oct. 17, 1781. Dear Diary: The
A United States is an independent
nation! Cornwallls raised the
white flag today.
Aug. 25. 1785. Dear Diary: My
false teeth bit me tf day when I
at on them while they were in
my hip-pocket. Terrible things: I
can't grin when I wear them. This
business of being president for the
first time bums me up. No preced
ents to break.
Farewell.
March 1, 1797. Dear Diary:
I gave my farewell address to
day. It's the back to the farm
movement for me. I can hardly
wait for my first mint julep in
ten years. They call me the
Father of My Country, and the
"first president" but they shall
nsver have a third term for me.
Virginia, here I come.
I)K. KUIiZ TO SPEAK
ON PKOVEKBS, HUMOR
Komtuicc Language .Head
Talks lo YW VtSpcrs
Thin Evening.
Dr. Harry Kurz, chairman of
the romance language department
will speak at Y. W. C. A. vespers
thl evening at 5 o'clock at Ellen
Smith hall. "Proverbs and Hu
mor" is the title of Dr. Kurz ad
dress, Mary Bullock will lead devo
tions. The choir under ihe direction
of Maxine Federlo with Tex Roue
pile Bounds at the piano will elng
a special number.
Block and Bridle
Club to Present
Ak-Sar-Ben Ball
Mel Poster's Band Plays j
For Annual Ag College
Dance Friday.
. One of the major parties of the
year on the agricultural college
campus, the Junior Ak-Sar-Ben
ball, will be held next Friday night
at the ag college activities build
ing. Sponsored by Block and Bri
dle club, national animal husban
dry honorary, the ball will mark
the opening of two weeks of prep
aration for the annual Junior Akf
Sar-Ben Livestock Showing con
test which will be held on the
evening of March 12.
Thil Sutton and Earl Heady are
o-chairmen In charge of arrange
ments for the ball. Mel Pester and
his orchestra will play for the
dancing and Block and Bridle has
announced a novel scheme for dec
orating the activities building.
Award Loving Cup.
The Livestock Showing contest
provides than any student of the
ag college may draw an animal
from among the college's livestock,
and prepare and fit it for the
show. To the student who best fits
his animal and who, in the opinion
of the judge, best presents it, a
silver loving cup is awarded along
with the title of grand champion
showman. Last year's recipient of
the award was Lawrence Buller of
Utiea Neb.
Ribbons are also awarded the
winners in the five classes of ani
mals open, beef cattle, dairy cat
tle, hogs, sheep, and horses. Act
ing as judge of the contest this
year will be K. O. Fouts of Sew
ward. Tickets for the ball are now on
sale, and may be purchased from
members of Block and Bridle club
in advance for 30 cents for men
and 20 cents for women. Officers
of the club are Earl Hedlund, presi
dent, Carl Swanson, treasurer, Jim
Bunting, vice president, and Loyal
Corman, secretary.
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Discussions Concern C.I.O.;
Each Men to Speak
Eight Minutes.
At 7:30 o'clock this evening nine
speakers will try out for positions
on the debate squad in 126 An
drews hall. Discussion will be on
the C. I. O. Each man will have
one speech of eight minutes in
length, except the first affirma
tive who will have two speeches,
one of five, and a refutation of
four minutes.
Order of speaking will be de
termined by lot before the try
outs begin. Judging will be by
former debaters and based on ma
terial, treatment, and speaking.
Affirmative speakers will be:
Milton Gustafson, Leonard Kreu
gcr, Don Nemetz, Otto Woerner,
.and Merl Shoemaker; those up
holding the negative of the ques
tion will be Charles Spann, Philip
Weaver, Harold Curske, and Leo
Turkcl. '
BEADING TO FEATURE
CLASSICS CLUB MEET
Jaine Kflly lo (Jive Comic
Recitation, 'Crock
Professor.
A comedy reading entitled "The
Greek Professor," to be given by
James Kelly, student of the class
ics,department, will entertain the
second meeting of the Classics
club whirh is to be held Wednes
day. Feb. 23, at 7:30 in room 21
of TeachPrs college.
The group will play the game
of charades, an old time game that
is again being revived in Holly
wood and New York. Songs with
Florence Steuteville at the piano
will include the classical favorites,
"There's a Tavern in the Town,"
in the comic Latin version and
"Uaudeamus Igltur," a Latin
drinking song popular among Ger
man university students for the
last several centuries. Refresh
ments will be served under the di
rection of Margaret Saxlun, prcsi
dont. JUDGE PAINrfO DISCUSS
ORiENTALWAR TONIGHT
Phi Tau Thcta Hears Lecture
On Chinese Struggle
This Evening.
Judge Bayard H. Paine of the
Nebraska supreme court and popu
lar lecturer thruout the state, will
discuss the far eastern situation
at the meeting of Phi Tau Theta
tonight. The Judge'! program is
aimed to give the members of
the Methodist fraternity a factual
background for understanding
better the lecturer on the Stno
Japanese dispute that Is to be
given Feb. 27 at Grace church by
Rev. T. T. Brumbaugh, who heads
the Wesley Foundation In Japan.
The fraternity has organized a
basketball team to compete in the
intramural. tournament under the
t!tle of the Wesley Wildcats. Mem
beis have been bracketed for a
ping pong contest which is to be
run off shortly.
Architects' Convention
Honors Prof. L. B. Smith
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PROF. L. B. SMITH.
Prof. Linus Burr Smith, chair
man of the department of archi
tecture at the university, was re
named president of the Nebraska
chapter of the American Institute
of Architects at the convention of
the group in Omaha. He delivered
the principal address of the eve
ning meeting on "Early American
Architecture." Professor Smith is
also president of the Nebraska
Small House society and is vice
president of the state Architects
association.
Wishnow Represents Violin
Teachers Wednesday
On 19th Program.
Wednesday at 4 o'clock the Phi
Mu Alpha Sinfnnia, national music
fraternity, will present its 39th
musical convocation. Don A. Lenlz,
flutist, who is director of hand
and orchestra and Kmanuel Wish
now of the violin faculty will
represent the teaching staff on the
program. Lentz wilU play two
solo numbers and will appear with
Wishnow in a duet.
Houghton Furr, Lincoln; Minor
Plumb, Irving, Kansas; Duane
Harmon, Weeping Water; Thomas
McManus, Lincoln, Frederick
Nebe. Lincoln; Richard White,
Lincoln: Herbert Cecil. St. Paul
are the students participating is
as follows:
rtoppl.r, Ihink'nrlan IHlral Fintnry;
Hllr. Scrnadr. finn frir..
RiblnMn. Stnrrfllo, Hniu-'htcm Furr.
Von Webrr. ilrnnd I'oncerton, Hondo
movement. Minor l'hinil.
rhrnnwtih, ThB Arrow and ihf Soiie:
Hnicrniitn, m Not ;n Mv Ijivt; Rogers,
Thr Son. Imnn Harmon.
RuvfI, TzIKim. Thoma. MiManlu.
Cesar Cut. Sunt tie I'elite luo. .willn
npcF, lierccunr, .vaise. Norlum.-, fcnerztno,
Don Irfntx. Kmanuel Wlhnow.
lr(PK. Vatfrltindl.-o hrs l.it. arranrl for
hraxn ouirli't l.v Wlllanl Itol.h.
HHectinn from Ofwraa, Puanr Harmon.
Fri-rtirkk Ncue, llklianl Wlilm, Herbert
Cecil.
Mrs. Groon Will Discus
Hooks for (liarm School
Members of charm school will
meet this evening at 7 o'clock in
Ellen Smith hall to hear Mrs. Roy
Green, well known Lincoln author
ity on books, talk about the value
of books to a charming and cul
tured personality.
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stales Intrigue
Instructors.
BY ELLSWORTH STEELE.
The resignation of Foreign Min
ister Anthony Kden, the long
awaited explanatory speech ol
Adolf Hitler and the shifting of
political control toward a stronger
dictatorship In Rumania sends a
wave of reaction sweeping out
ward from Europe. The immediate
reaction of four university pro
fessors is not great alarm, hut
the feeling that Kngland has again
backed down.
"As far as I can see, answers
Prof. Paul Zeis of the political
science department, "It is just an
other back down' on the. part of
England. Eden has been trying to
stiffen the British attitude, but he
has had little success. Apparently
England will be more fascist than
It has been, but for how long I
cannot say."'
Why English Navy?
"I can't see what England is
spending all the money on her
navy for, if she is going to adopt
a weak-kneed policy. It may be
that if England builds her navy
up so that she feels she ran
handle both the far east and Med
iterranean regions, she will adopt
a unrereni policy. "
The political scientist sees Aus -
trla and Czechoslovakia as being
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Pictured above are the candi
dates for prom girl who will be
presented at the junior-senior
prom March 4: Peggy Pascoe,
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Outstanding Senior Woman
Receives Award Sunday
At Scholarship Tea.
The twe'-e young nomer who
wear the black masks and the
yellow-lined hoods of the active
chapter of Martar Board will en
tertain over 550 sophomore, jun
ior, and senior coeds at the an
nual scholarship tea from 3 to 5
o'clork this Sunday afternoon. In
vitations have been issued to all
women students who carried 27
credit hours last year with an
average of 80 or above and who
arc registered for at least 12
hours during the current se
mester. At the tea an award yill be
presented to the girl judged the
most outstanding in the senior
class in leadership, scholarship,
and service, and Hvo honorable
mentions will also be announced.
The presentation of the three
prizes was an innovation first in
troduced by the Mortar Board
chapter last year. Dorothy Bcntz
was the winner of the 1937
award.
Increase in Invitations.
The number of invitations Is
sued this year shows an increase
over the 47r sent out last spring.
Genevieve Bennett is general
chairman of the tea, and the
other active members of Mortar
Board will be hostesses. They
are: Maxine Durand. Betty
Cherny, Rosalie Motl. Eloise Ben
jamin. Jane Walcott, dWinifre
Nelson, Jane Barbour, Jean Mar
vin, Martha Morrow, Donna Hi
att, and Marie Kotouc.
Ccrclo 1 rancais l'luus
Luncheon on Thursday
Noon al Grand Hold
Another "dejeuner franrais'' is
to be held by Le Orele Francais
this Thursday, Fib. 24. in the
Grand hotel at noon. Tickets may
be purchased for 3! cents.
Said Eleanor Kirhe, president of
the club, "Tickets need not be pur
chased in advance, but it is impor
tant that the number of students
who plan to attend be reported to
Miss Katherine riar.za in the ro
mance language office by Wed
nesday night."
MORTAR
BOARD
HOiNOR 550 COEDS
AT ANNUAL EVENT
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left in the lurch immediately and
possibly Russia eventually, by the
shift taken by Great Britain. It
la his belief that majority of the
Austrian are against the Hltcriza-
tion of their country
Ethlus Out.
i Declares Trof R. A. Wlnnacker
of the university history depart
DeLoris Bors, Virginia Geister,
LaVerne Marccy, Eloise Benja
min, Bonnie Burn, and Gene
vieve Hoff.
JUDGES
CHOOSE
SKITS FOR COED
FOLLIES TONIGHT
Committee Selects Ranking
Curtain Acts for
March 24.
A. W. S. board oi judges beings
making the rounds tonight in the
judging of skits for the Coed Fol
lies of 1938. Beginning at 5 o'clock,
the committee will make a tour
of the 13 sorority houses and four
barb houses which have entered
the competition.
"It is important," says Velma
Eckwall, chairman of the judging
committee, "that the groups be
ready to present their skits as
soon as the committee anives,
since the committee is acting on
a schedule in which each minute
counts."
Cup New Feature.
As has long been the custom,
the judges will select five or six
skits and several curtain acts to
perform in the final production on
March 24. A new feature of the
event is the awarding of the
trophy cup to the skit winning the
most applause, and the favorable
judgment of the A. W. S. board.
The preliminary judging com
mittee also includes Martha Mor
row, Betty Cherny, Janet Lau,
Pat Tope, Helen Pascoe,
Katherine Kilbuck,
The schedule:
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1::ill Hum Himlon hall.
and
W. II. Bowcn Discusses
French Hooks, Tobacco
Dr. W. H. Bowen, professor of
romance languages of the univer
sity, will address members of the
Alliance Francaise on the subject
of "Tobacco and French Litera
ture" Thursday evening. The meet
ing will be held at the home of
Dr. M. Ginsburg, 1308 So. 14th St.
at 8 o'clock.
Baffles Professors
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ment, "It was a sad weekend for
optimists and those people who
have ajiy illusion, about the mo
ral conduct of humanity, while to
tie pessimist and skeptics, it fur
nishes just one proof for the fact
that ethics have no place in the
international relations of the pres
ent world."
Seven Girls File
For Jr-Sr Prom
Queen Election
TIIK WEATHER
If you woke up this morning
and saw a queer world out of
doors, you shouldn't blame your
housemother's new menu.
Warmer weather makes more
moisture, which rapidly de
scending temperatures turns in
to frost, which lights on trees
and things just ask the geog
raphy students.
FOUR HUSKER DEBATERS
START TRIP TOMORROW
Squad Will Speak at Wichita,
Norman, Oklahoma City
During Tour South.
Four Nebraska debaters will
leave tomorrow morning for
Wichita where they will engage
in two debates that evening. From
there they will go to Norman and
Oklahoma City, returning to Lin
coln Saturday evening. During the
tour they will appear in two radio
forums and three or four high
school debates. The unicameral
type of legislature will be the
topic of discussion,
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roub will be on the affirmative I
team and Eugene Curtiss and Paul
Bstandig will uphold the negative.
William Harlan and Russell
Souchek will debate on compulsory
arbitration with Cheighton univer
sity at Council Bluffs, Iowa,
March 10.
I.S.
CAN SUPPLY CLARK
Larger Navy Unnecessary
Says Convo Speaker
From Denver.
"We can't lose out there no
matter who wins the war, for only
the United States is in a position
to supply the raw materials and
manufactured goods which Japan
and China need."
Thus Dr. Grover Clark of Den
ver University who spoke to an
all university convocation Monday
disposed of the question of Ameri
ca's entrance into an oriental war
to protect her economic interests.
"American trade cannot be dam -
I aged by either Chinese or Japanese !
domination," said the convocation j
i speaker. "Whoever wins will of
necessity trade with the United .
States because of the scarcity of
natural raw materials."
U. S. Exports Increased.
Pointing out that ttie value of j time, beginning at 7 o'clock to
American, exports has steadily in- j night at the Temple theater.
creased with Japanese penetration ! "All roles have not yet been sat
1 into Manchuria and China, Clark j isfactorily filled," stated Winfield
said that application of sanctions i Elias, president of the Klub and
on me purchase of silk and the
sale of cotton in trading with
Japanese industrialists could stop
the conflict within three months.
Neverthless the economist de
clared he was not advocating that
the U. R. enforce sanctions alone.
"The "United States has no more
right to stop Japanese aggression
by herself than has a gangster to
compel a group of people to do
certain things at the point of a
gun." Sanctions should be applied
only by the united action of a
group of nations endeavoring to
(Continued on Page 4.)
Prof W. H. Werkmeister, who
has recently returned from an ex
change professorship in Germany,
emphasizes the fact that the two
fundamental conceptions for pnei
fying Europe must be remembered
when an evaluation of current
happenings is mude. The system
which strives for peace through
collective security and culminates
in the League of Nations has been
used by the former allies in main
taining the status quo in Europe.
Therefore, Werkmeister explains,
it has been unacceptable to Ger
many, and so she has developed
and advocates a system of bi
lateral agreements for Europe.
Eden Is Key Man.
"What I see in the British crisis
is this. Eden was basically repre
sentative of collective security,
and if he is now being replaced by
Lord Halifax, that would mean
that England is accepting in prin
ciple the idea of organizing Eu
rope on the basis of bi-lateral
agreements."
Looking behind the scenes in
England, Dr. C. E. McNeill, pro
fessor of economics, sees that "it
Is evident that the resignation of
Eden as foreign minister is at
lesst in part due to the unwilling
ness of an Influential faction in
the conservative party In Great
Britain to watch without action
the progress of measures drawing
(Continued on Tege 4.)
Marccy, Burns, Hoff; Bors,
Benjamin, Geister,
Pascoe Compete.
i With the first general election
of the prom girl approaching,
seven juniors and seniors have
filed their candidacy ror the honor.
Tuesday, March 1st, students will
: east their ballots for the office,
deciding between Eloiie Benjamin,
j DeLoris Bors. Bonnie Burn, Vir
ginia Geister. Genevieve Hoff, La
Verne Marccy, and Pegg-y Pascoe.
Three dnys later, at the prom, the
winning candidate will be revealed
and presented.
Of the candidates, three are
juniors and four are members of
the senior class. This year the
prom committee. In order to give
the position of prom girl more
prestige, has opened the election
to junior women and provided for
an all campus election in place
of the door election that has
formerly been held at the proms.
Three Juniors, Four Seniors.
Th.? senior candidates include,
Kloise Benjamin, Alpha Omicron
Pi, a student in Teachers' college
and a resident of Lincoln; Gene
vieve Hoff, a member of Sigma
Kappa and enrolled in Teachers'
college from Wisner; LaVerne
Marcy, a Teachers' college senior
from Lincoln and a member of
1P. .. !.?sy a ?,
Fremont, who attends ag college
and is a member of Chi Omega.
Juniors up for the prom girl
election are DeLoris Bors. who is
registered at the agricultural col
lege, lives in Wilber and belongs
to Alpha Chi Omega; Bonnie Burn,
a Phi Mu Teachers' college student
who resides in Lincoln; and
Virginia Geister, a member of Pi
Beta Phi who lives in Garland and
is enrolled in Teachers' college.
Band Announced Tomorrow,
At the same time as the prom
girl election, the Daily Nebraskan
will hold a poll on various student
problems. The voting will take
place in the Temple theater all
day next Tuesday with the mem
bers of the Student Council pre
siding over the polls.
Ed Steeves, co-chairman of the
prom, promises that the band will
be announced on Wednesday that
will play for the affair.
FINAL TRY-OUTS
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' KOSmet KlUO FmClS Several
Good Roles Not Filled
Last Week.
Kfismet Kluh will conduct try
outs for parts in the 193S Spring
Show, "Hadies' Ladies," one more
general chairman of production
for "Hades' Ladies." "Due to the
inclement weather prevailing dur
ing last week's try-outs, we feel
that perhaps some students were
prevented from appearing who
wished to compete for a part."
Iverson Judge.
Although some roles have been
filled as a result of last week's
try-outs. Elias reiterated thut
there is still ample opportunity
for students to win a good part
in the show, since "Hades' Ladies"
carries an unusually large number
of speaking characters in its cast.
Joe D. Iverson, director of the
19"S show, will again be present
tonight along with Klub members
to judge try-outs. Only speaking
parts are now being considered.
Try-outs for the singing and danc
ing choruses, each compoted of
twelve members, will be held at
a later date.
Cast Must Ee Eligible.
"Hades' Ladies" is a two act
(Continued on Tage 4.)
ALL MlmlCERS
INVITEDTO TEA DANCE
Eing Miller's Orchestra Plays
For Saturday Affair
At Cornhusker.
Jane Walcott, Honorary Colo
nel, and the Sponsors club hav
issued invitations to all R.O.T.C
officers to be present at the te
dance to be held Saturday after
noon at the Cornhusker hotel be
tween the hours ot 3 and a:3u
o'clock.
Bing Miller and his orchestra
will play for the danciing, and the
group has been well recommended
to the military department for ita
rhythmic arrangements of current
songs.
Katherine Adams has been ap
pointed chairman of a committee
to arrange for refreshments, and
Margaret Hendricks is in charge
of tsiulng invitations. Each com
pany sponsor has submitted the
names of two girls whom she
wishes to be present, and Invita
tions will be sent to them.
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