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VOI. XXXVII. NO. 112.
LINCOLN. NEBRASKA. FltlDAV. MARCH 25. 193a
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JUST AROUND
THE CORNER
Today we take up one of the
most serious problems that faces
mankind and all of his relatives.
It is the problem of the pedes
trian. Or rather, it is the problem of
what happens when two pedes
trians are walking along together
and they come to a corner.
The Problem.
If you are still a bit confused
as to just what the problem
really is we shall proceed to
elucidate. Two pedestrians are
walking along (never mind the
redundancy) for about a block
when they come to the corner.
Up to this point their action has
been very simple but at this
juncture It grows very, very
complicated. All they have to
do In the middle of the block Is
to walk straight ahead, but at
the corner they have three pos
sible options; they can turn left,
turn right, or walk straight
ahead. We will disregard the
tendency to jaywalk since It is
alreadv complicated enough.
Well, there they are, at the
crossroads, the crisis, as it were,
nf their walkinir tour. And what
hannpns? Neither one knows
which way the other wants to turn
qkh Kt-vpral hesitant steps are
tnlrpn
Suppose their journey's end Is
to their left front, w nen mcy m
rive at the comer, then, they can
either turn to the left or go
straight ahead. Invariably, the one
on the right will finally conic to
the conclusion that the one on his
left will turn to the left. At the
same time the one on the left de
cides that the one on his right will
continue straight ahead.
The Climax.
The Inevitable happens as the
pedestrian on the right swings
to the left, burying his elbow
in his companion's ribs and
knocking him in the thigh as
the man on the left plants his
foot on the other guy's fallen
arch. Then . they disengage,
lauoh apologetically and tell
each other that he thought the
nthrr aoina the way he
went.
Then the fellow on the left de
cides to turn left and the fellow
nn the ritrht decides to go straight
ahead, thus coming to a parting of
the ways. They usually rejoin
after the second mistake, laugh
sheepishly and are all right unti
they come to tne next cnrnn.
This sort of thing must stop,
is wasting the energy of thous
nd dailv. what with more am
more corners coming Into being,
Ways of combatting this social
mpnace have been put forward
by a committee of two as follows
The Solution.
1. The destination is previously
nerped iinon. Then when the re
riestrians come to a corner and
get into trouhle they merely say
to each other, "I'll meet you
there."
2 On nedestrian boldly takes
the Initiative and says, "Goin
mv wav?". as he points in the
direction he wants to go.
8. Thev stop and quickly pro
dnpp a roin carried for Just such
m pmpreenrv and flip to deter
mine direction.
4. If it is a hot day, they may
make a rule before they start to
always keep on the shady side of
the street.
5. Vice versa for cool days.
6. Instead of continuing on In
double formation, they can fall
into single file five steps before
the corner is reached and the last
one merely has to follow the lead
of the first.
A word of warning, however.
Do not try to use all six methods
at once. One is enough, If you
commit merely one to memory
and practice it, you may learn
to win friends and Influence
people. Students and faculty
members will respect you.
People will pause on the street
as you walk by and say: "Now
thr- nnt man who really
knows how to turn corners."
Goddess Reigns
Over Ag Spring
Party Tonight
PAULIN
BOWEN
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BONNIE BURN VIE
Chosen Coed Will Preside
Over Farmer's Fair
Later in Spring.
Who will step from the stage
tonight to reign as Goddess of
Agriculture at the festivity which
marks the climax of the ag college
social season? How will she be
presented ? Who will be her six at
tendants? These are the questions
which will be answered tonight at
the annual ae spring- party, which
will get under way at 9:00 o'clock
in the Student Activities building.
This year's presentation will be
In keeping with the "Rain'' motif
around which the party is planned
Presentation plans of other years
have included having the goddess
step from a huge Japanese fan,
having her riding in on the rising
moon, and various other modes o
presentation.
Sternie Sternburg to Play.
Playing lor the party tonight
will be Stcrnic Steinberg and his
H piece band. Colored lighting
cellophane strung from the ceil-
ng, and huge umbrellas hanging
high overhtad will make a realis
tic setting for the "rain" motif.
Potted plants will be used to give
an effect of spring.
The goddess will be re-presented
(Continued on Page 3.)
F. Mil
TALKSTO LUTHERANS
Philosopher Will Discuss
Perspectives Tonight
in Temple Building.
Cultural perspectives will be
discussed by Prof. W. H. erk
metster of the philosophy de
partment this evening at the
March social meeting of the Luth
eran students in the Temple build
ing. room 306. The meeting, to
which the Walther Leaguers of
Trinity church have been invited
is scheduled to begin at 8 ociock
Several musical numbers will
compose a program upon which
Herbert Meyer and Eld red Winter
will entertain. Refreshments will
be served by a group tof Ag stu
dents.
Miss Croke In Charge.
Anna Croke is chairman of the
program committee and Elaine
Devke and Eldred Winter will as
sist her. Harold Norman will be
chairman of the entertainment
committee assisted by Imogene
Harms. Harry Kammerlohr, Ruby
Hodtwalker and Marvin Wittjnan.
Ixwis Klein, chairman, Helen
Scheve. lone Rossmiller and Ger
trude Bargen will serve on the re
freshment committee.
Rev. and Mrs. Henry Erck and
Rev. anrl Mrs. Frederick Worth
man will be chaperons.
EMPEROR'S NEW
CLOTHES' STARS
MUELLER, MEIER
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Children's Theater Offers
Arlo Klum in Title Role
of Comic Drama.
A hilarious farce based on the
story of "The Emperor s New
Clothes" is the Children's theater
production for tomorrow after
noon, in two performances, at 1
and 3 o'clock.
"It's like a football workout,"
said Portia Boynton, director of
the Children's theater. "The boys
had to wear overalls at rehearsals
because of the wear and tear of
tumbling about." Zar and Zan,
Waldemar Wueller and Donald
Meier, take the parts of the two
crooked weavers who weave a fine
new suit of clothes made out of
nothing, for the emperor. Arlo
Klum will play the "sissy" em
peror, who parades on the stage
in nothing but his shorts.
Fantastic Setting.
Into a fantastic setting of a
quasi-Chinese country, many of
the characters are led by the
Russian style of directing, bring
ing them in through the audience.
A huge supporting cast includes
children from 3 year olds to high
school pupils.
The cast: Zar, Waldemar
Mueller; Zan, Donald Meier; Tsein,
Myrtle Bash; Ling. Rita Alger;
Mang, Lora Morris; Fan, Laurence
Lansing; Han, Charles Weaver;
The General, Robert Alexander;
The Emperor, Arlo Klum; The
Empress, Marjorie Horton; The
Old Woman, Jane Alvey; Citizens:
La Rue Sorrell, Melvene Collar,
Evelyn Elias, and Billy Erickson.
Misses Pope, Shick, Waugh
Also Run in New Council
Election Monday.
Heading the slate of candidates
for the new W. A. A. council
to be elected Monday by
members of the Women's Athletic
association are Pauline Bowen
and Bonnie Burn, nominees for
the presidency. Polls will be open
in the W. A. A. loung' I'-ant
Memorial hall from 11 until
5 p. m.
Both of the candidates for the
head oft ice are juniors. Miss Bow-
en has been secretary of the conn
cil for the past year and Miss
Burn, concessions manager.
The office of vice president will
go to the presidential candidate
who receives the fewer numtter of
votes.
Running for the position of sec
retary are Margery Shick, chair
the council for the past year, and
man of the points committee of
Patricia Pope, present expansion
chairman. The only nominee for
treasurer is Elizabeth Waugh who
was a sophomore member of the
board in charge of activities.
Voting fs open only to members
of the executive council, the sports
board, club heads, and intramural
representatives. In charge of the
election are members of the W. A.
A. council.
CATHEDRAL CHOIR
PE
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BROADCASTTODAY
Rosa Bouton Hall
Wins Silver Gup
for Follies Skit
Local Choral Group Sings
Over C. B. S. Hookup
Through KFAB.
The Lincoln Cathedral Choir
will present the third in a series
of six national hookup relays
being broadcast over Columbia
Broadcasting System wave lengths
during the lenten season, this
afternoon at 2:45, the program
originating in the studios of
radio station KFAB.
Title of this week's broadcast is
"Ruth Gleans in the Field." one
of the series entitled, "Whither
Youth," depicting youth In its
search for a great chapel In which
members of all religious denomina
tions shall be able to worship with
out descrimination or shame.
Songs to be sung uy the choir
are the following:
1. Plainsong melody, author un
known.
2. Welcome Again, Christiansen.
3. Toss it Hither, John Ros
borough. 4. Oh Gladsome Light, Sir
Arthur Sullivan.
5. Oh Himalay, Grenville Ban
toe k.
6. My Faittv
Writer of the scripts for this
series of broadcasts is Mrs. Ed
ward A. Gehrke of Lincoln, while
the announcer for the program is
Bob Moon, Nebraska sophomore.
ORCHESIS OFFERS
ANNUAL RECITAL
SATURDAY NIGHT
Cosmopolitan Dance Theme
Presented in Grant
Memorial Hall.
Coed Spring Revue Reveals
Miss Rehlaender 1938
Best Dressed Girl.
Nebraska 9s Fairest Coed
Stands 5 Fool 5, Tips 116
Composite Beauty Queen's
Measurements Offer
New Criterion.
Tschaikowsky Compositions
Portray Oppression
of Russians.
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
WEIGHSJWO QUESTIONS
Men's Point System, Corn
Cob Reorganization
Arbitrated Today.
Members of the Judiciary com
mittee of the student council will
meet this afternoon to consider
the suggested men's activity sys
tem and to make revisions and
light changes in the plan as it
now stands.
According to Jane Barbour,
chairman of the committee, after
changes have been made, the-plans
will have to go back to the activity
committee which formulated the
original set-up for approval and
then go to the student council for
general acceptance. Harold Bcnn
Is chairman of tne activity com
mittee. The plans for the reorganization
of the Corn Cobs which were ac
cepted by the pep club Wednes
day will also come under the dis
cussion of the Judiciary commit
tee. Miss Barbour said that prob
ably no definite stand would be
taken on the matter at today
meeting.
BARB INTERCLl'B PANCE.
The Barb Intcrclub council Is
sponsoring a dancing and bowling
party on Saturday nigbt from 8
till 12 at the Y. M. C A. All stu
dent may attend by buying tick
ets from member of th ticket
committee, priced at 60 cenU per
couple.
Barh Society Will Initiate
Pledges in Ceremony
Friday Night.
Talladian Literary Society, the
oldest student organization on the
campus, broke an old estahlishrd
custom as the members re-elected
.leanette Osborn, fine arts senior,
as president of the organization.
Miss Osborn held the office dur
ing the first quarter of this school
year, and now succeeds Glenn
Hedges, retiring president. Other
officers elected by the society are
Paul Lindstcdt, vice president;
Marie Piazza, recording secretary;
Lois Giles, corresponding secre
tary; Kenneth F-kwall, treasurer;
Curtis Johnson; historian; Beatrice
Ekblad, program chairman; and
Glenn Hedges, critic.
Friday evening In a closed meet
ing at 7:30 o'clock the actives
will initiate trn pledges into ac
tive iwnilmsliip. Those Initiated
will be Betty Binning. Holm Clay
baugh. George Dinsdale, Arlene
Kellenbarger, Malcolm Hayes,
James Hush, Ruth Mae Pestal,
Rosalie St mil. Will Stuart and
Vernon Wlebusch.
Recently pledced Into the so
ciety are Chsrles Cleveland, Stc
via DeTar and Ivan French.
Prof. Lantz Discusses
'Personality' Tonight
The regular meeting of the
Comenlus club will be held this
evenine In Temple, 203. Professor
E. W. Lantz will speak on "Per
sonallty." Final plans will be
made for the dance to be held
April J. All Czech students are
cordially Invited to attend the
meeting.
ri MU EPSILON.
PI Mu Epsllon. honorary mathe
matics fraternity, will hold lt
wetklv meeting; Tuesday evening,
7:30 p. m. in Mechanical Arta
building 307.
Something of the anguish of an
oppressed Russian people under
the cruelty of the Romanovs will
be portrayed thru the B flat minor
Concerto of Peter Ilyitch Tschai
kowsky as played. by Earnest Har
rison and Beth Miller Sunday afternoon.
This rendition by two of Lin
coln's best known pianists will be
given at the Lincoln Cathedral
choir's last choral vesper service
of the season in the Cornhusker
hotel. The service begins at 5:30.
The concerto, which will take
place of a speaker at the service,
was one of the earlier of this com
poser's greatest works, and was
written during an exceedingly
troublesome period in his life. This
Is reflected in the highly dramatic
and emotional aspects of the mu
sic. To preserve the spirit of this
work beyond the actual playing, it
as asked that no one applaud.
The choir's first anthem will be,
appropriately, Tschaikowsky's "O
Praise Ye God." The closing an
them, "O Gladsome Light," is by
Sir Arthur Sullivan.
To "ye" men who have been
trying to rate your girls as the
most beautiful of the coeds, here
are the "vital statistics." Judge
her according to the Nebraska
beauty queens.
In selecting the Nebraska beau
ty queen for the Cornhusker this
year very special efforts have been
taken to choose "the right girl,"
according to Editor Bill Clayton.
For the first time the staff se
lected the girls and had them
measured by members of the
physical education department.
After measuring the 26 girls com
peting for the honor, then adding
the measurements and dividing
the total, the following conclu
sions were reached:
Height 5 feet, 5 inches.
Weight 116 pounds.
Bust 32 9-13 inches.
Waist 25 12.13 inches.
Hips 35 7-13 inches.
Calf 15 5-13 inches.
Ankle 9 inches.
Shoe 6' triple A.
The 26 girls' pictures are now
on display In Miller & Paine's
front show windows. These girls
are Betty Mueller and Alice Bai
num, Alpha Chi Omega: Mary
Margaret Schmidt, Alpha Omicron
Pi; Eva Jane Sinclair and Irene
Seybold, Alpha Phi: Lois Owens,
Alpha Xi Delta; Peggy Pascoe,
Chi Omega: Claudine Burt and
Betty Van Home, Delta Delta Del
ta; Barbara Meyer and Jerry Wal
lace, Delta Gamma; Thais Haley
and Marian Bradstreet, Gamma
Phi Beta; Frances Goodwin and
Mary Mullen, Kappa Alpha Theta;
Dorothy Kutcher and Ann Hoff
man. Kappa Kappa Gamma; Adair
Britton, Phi Mu; Marjorie Bar
nett, Virginia Haney, Betty Sher
wood, Pi Phi; Rosalyn Lashinsky,
Sigma Delta Tau; Frances Mc
Quillan, Sigma Kappa; Olive
Rpeith, Helen Collingham, Nila
Spader, barbs.
These pictures will be in the
window the rest of the week and
then they will be taken and sent
to George Petty, who draws the
"luscious-' pictures for Esquire at
' Chicago. Six girls will be chosen
! by Petty.
Rhvthm, line and movement will
be deeply impressed into the minds
of those who plan seeing the an
nual spring recital of Orchesis,
modern dance group, tomorrow
night at Grant Memorial hall.
Dances which promise to be
highlights of the evening's reper
toire are "Negro Spirituals, "Cir
cles," "Pictures from Life," "Jun
gle Ritual," 'College Suite" and
'Lament."
'Negro Spirituals" consists of
four popular negro songs, the most
gripping being "Water Boy" which
William Miller, baritone, will ac
company. Abstract movement in
this dance pertains to action in a
convict chain gang.
Study of Circles.
"Circles," a study of large and
small, slow and rapid circles, was
received by last year's spectators
so enthusiastically that its second
performance is well justified.
A long dance showing different
phases of our life is "Pictures from
Life." Its satirical and unique
movement tells of gossip, work,
a village flirt, a sewing circle and
the acceptance of the village flirt
into the sewing circle.
Only a throbbing drum will ac
company "Jungle Ritual" wherein
lies its main fascination plus the
dancer's percussive movements.
College Life Portrayed.
"College Suite," a unique disser
(Continued on Page 2.)
Rosa Bouton hall with their sa
tirical skit,- "More to Be Pitied
Than Censored," won the silver
trophy cup, and Natalie Rehlaen
der was presented as the Best
Dressed Girl of the 1938 Coed Fol
lies skit revue and style show last
night before a feminine audience
600 strong.
Featuring a "pitching woo"
scene, and a chorus of four coeds
in convict stripes, the winning skit,
poked mild fun at the rules which
govern women students on the
campus. The "criminals," sen
tenced for staying out a minute's
overtime, recited their story
against a background of the music
of the Prisoner's Song.
Mist Rehlaender in Blue.
The silver cup, awarded for the
first time in the Follies history,
was presented to Bouton hall by
Phyllis Robinson, A. W. S. mem
ber in charge of the show.
Appearing in aqua-blue marqui
sette with clustered lilies of the
valley across the straight, low cut
bodice, Miss Rehlaender was intro
duced and given a large bouquet
(Continued on Fage 4.)
Parisian Language Group
Presents Satirical
Film Saturday.
Hest Dressed Coed . . .
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IOWA STATE PAPER JOINS
COLLEGE DAILIES RANKS
Student Publication Appears
Five Times Per Week
Hereafter.
AMKS, March 24. The Iowa
State Student newspaper of Iowa
State College, today joined the
ranks of college dailies.
Previously printed only on
Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday,
the Student will now appear every
day from Tuesday through Satur
day, It was announced In this
morning's edition.
The Iowa State College news
paper is the fifth in the Big Six
conference to become a dally.
Robert Crossley, Pasadena,
Calif., heads the student editorial
staff which publishes the paper.
George Spates, Taylorville, 111., is
business manager.
Horan Outlines Warfare,
at Delta Sigma Pi Meet
Major John P. Horan spoke on
"Modern Weipong In Warfare" at
the last meeting of Delta Sigma
PI, professional commerce frater
nity, which was held in the Tlieta
XI house Wednesday evening.
Horan, who is an expert at jujitsi,
told also of his wrestling experiences,
WEATHER.
The weather man ia the most
popular man in town these days,
for the skiea he forecast! are
aunny and the weather he prom
lss the vicinity ia picnic weather,
caai. with a light wind, but with
out the traditional Vlaxch itlng to
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As if a pear tree could have a
son-in-law!
Anyway, the title of the French
movie to be presented by the
French clul at the Varsity theater,
Saturday morning at 10 o'clock is
"Le Gendre de Monsieur Poirier,"
or Mr. Pear-tree's Son-in-law.'
The story is an amusing satire
of an aristocrat, who has no
money, but has a title, and enjoys
living on the wealth of his wife,
Antoinette, and her bourgeouis
father. The subject derives most
of his pleasure from ridiculing his
father-in-law, leading him deftly
into repeated comical situations.
Antoinette Falls in Love.
Antoinette begins to fall in love
with her husband and finishes by
showing herself to be more noble
than the nobility, despite her bour
geoisie background. When Poirier
tries to reform his luxurious house
hold to the extent of entertaining
all his old frlend3 from the wrong
side of the tracks, and Gaston gets
into a duel over an alluring coun
tess, family relationships reach a
critical, if satirically hilarious
point.
Written by Augier, the play has
long enjoyed a fine name in the
theater. Admission to the showing
is 25c, with any student selling 20
tickets entitled to a free one.
10 1101 BUREAU
Business Administration
Instructor to Serve as
Federal Speaker.
Prof. Clifford M. Hicks of the
college of business administration,
received official confirmation of
his appointment to membership on
the education committee's speak
ers bureau of the United States
junior chamber of commerce. In
this capacity he will represent the
junior chamber of commerce of
Nebraska as well as the national
organization as a member of the
national speakers bureau.
The United States junior cham
ber is inaugurating a two year
program which has for its pur
pose the disseminating of funda
mental principles of economics to
business people of the United
States. Each state has its own
speakers bureau and Professor
Hicks was chosen by the national
organization to do this work for
Nebraska.
Prepares Addresses.
Because of the high caliber re
search done by the Brookings In
stitution in the field of economics,
the junior chamber plans to uti
lize the factual material of the
institution as the basis for the ad
dresses to be made by Hicks and
other members of the national
speakers bureau. It will be the
university educator's duty to pre
pare addresses which the sendee
clubs and chamber organizations
of the state may request thru
making arrangements with the
Lincoln chamber of commerce.
Professor Hicks will be in Sioux
City Saturday for a regional con
ference of the National junior
chamber where the program for
the year will be outlined for the
north central states.
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JOURNALISM FRATERNITY
TO INITIATE FIFTEEN MEN
Alumnus Editor Becomes
Associate Member
.of Group.
Sigma Delta Chi. professional
Journalism fraternity, will hold in
itiation for this semester's pledges
this evening in the Lincoln hotel
at 5 o'clock. The initiation cere
mony will be followed by a ban
quet, according to Ed Murray,
president of the organization.
Members of the pledge class this
semester are John Stuart, Robert
Dreibus. Emery Hoenshall, Bruce
Campbell, Fred Harms, Dirk de
Brown, Russell Weher, Robert
Rupp, Joe Zclley, Lawrence Grif
fing, Marston Reed. Tim Parker,
Ellsworth Steele, Merrill Englund
and Gene Garrett.
Initiated as an associate mem
ber of the fratenuty will be Ralph
Reeder, Nebraska Alumnus editor
In an aqua blue grown whose
filmy folds, gathered at the
waist, fell In a full skirt ever
I a taffeta tllp, Natalie Rehlander
wat revealed to the annual Coed
Follies audience last night at
10 o'clock In the Temple at
the Beat Dressed Girl ef 1938.
Delta Tlieta Phi Take
Three Men Into Hank
at Smoker Wednesday
Delta Theta Phi, law fraternity,
pledged three men to its ranks
at a smoker In the law college
club room Wednesday night. These
three men, Irvln Obermiller, Bob
Fleetwood and Ed Kirbv fcre all
Arta and Sciences sophomores.
WlUiam Matschulatt, alumni : em
ber and prominent Lincoln attor
ney, waa the ruest speaker of the
evening.
Misses McAllister, Ekbald,
Filley Chosen to Fill
Senior Positions.
Eleven members of the Barb A.
W. S. board were elected Wednes
day afternoon by non fraterni'.y
women on ;h university and agri
cultural college campuses. Three
members for the senior class wera
chosen: and four each for the Jun
ior and sophomore classes.
S i,ior members elected wer
Ben! rice Ekblad, Edith Filley and
Marian McAllister. Junior mem
bers were Peggy Sherburne,
Dorothy A. Anderson, Melva Klne,
and Betty Ann Duff. Sophomore
members were Ruth Mae Pestal,
Helen Elizabeth Claybaugh, Vic
toria Ekblad and Jcanctte Swan-aon.
Velma Kkwall. one of the two
senior barb members of the boa id,
will automatically become prest
dent of the unaffiliated group.
Eftes Coop Staff of YW
lo Hold Oonfeetionarjr
Sales Friday Afternoon
Estes Coop staff of the Y. W.
C. A. will hold a candy sale to
morrow frorq one to five p. m. in
the Stuart theater lobby. Pieces of
confections may be purchased for
one penny each.
DeLoris Bors and Lucille Mark
er are in charge of arrangement.
Profits wlU be used to help pay
expenses for members of the staff
who plan to attend the Estes Con
ference June 7 to 17.
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