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Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska
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VOL. XXXIII NO. 64
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DKCK.MUKR 15, 1938
"FIVE CENTS
Nebraskan
Hope Wanes
For Athletic
Appropriation
P.W.A. Funds Too Far
Depleted to Provide
For Nebraska Grant
Hope for a university athletic
crvtce building waned yesterday
as Major Lawrence "Biff" Jones,
director of Nebraska university
athletics and head football coach
Lincoln Journal.
MAJOR JONES,
.hopes are not dead".
returned from Washington with
news that PWA funds wore too
depleted to provide the $125,000
appropriation which would insure
construction of the proposed unit.
Also turned down by PWA offi
cials was the request for $33,000
to build a new dormitory at Cur
tis branch of the agricultural
collotre.
"Hope for the building has
waned somewhat, hut is far from
dead. We are still hoping that our
request for the grant will be ap-
proved in the future. The fact
that our present request was not
flatly refused was much more
pleasing than if the grant had
been denied altogether," stated
Major Jones.
Would Cost $275,000.
Construction of the athletic
service building would require
$275,000. with the $125,000 asked
of PWA representing a fraction
over 45 percent of the total, strict
ly in accordance with provisos set
down by the government. The
same percentage is true of the
appropriation asked for the pro
posed unit at Curtis.
Plans for the service building
were submitted to officials in
Washington late laat summer and
hope had been entertained that
the grant requested would be pro
vided. Previous conferences on the
financial setup In the planning had
been attended by L. E. Gunderson.
finance secretary who had agreed
to the 55 percent of the cost to
be provided by the athletic de
partment.
White Announces
Debate Tryouts
Contestants to Argue
on Democracy Action
Intercollegiate debate try-outs
xor second semester will he held
about Jan. 11 acrorjing to an an
nouncement made by Coach H. A.
White, Wednesday. Resolved, that
collective action of the world's de
mocracies is necessary to guaran
tee survival, the Missouri Valley
conference question, will he dis
cussed. Another question will
probably also be used.
Any man who has had at leat
one year at the university and Is
carrying 13 hours is rligddc to
tryout. No previous di-batlng ex
perience Is required. Bibliographies
for the question are on the bulle
tin board at 111 Andrews hall.
Those interested are ask to take
one. Books are already on reserve
In the university library.
At leant two teams will be ve
il" ted according to the coach. The
men chosen for Uu-se team will
be able to register for English f6
and will receive two hours credit
Tap Dancing Hobby
Group Meets Tonight
Member of the tap dancing
hobby group will meet tonight
at Ellen Smith for their weekly
tap lesson under the leadership
of Miss Mary Kline. The group
is sponsored by the Coed Coun
selor board.
54 Scholars
Reap Honors
At Ag Convo
Honoraries Announce
Membership, Awards;
C. C. Wiggans Speaks
Fifty-four students of the Uni
versity of Nebraska college of Ag-
iculture were honored yesterday
morning for weir scnoiasuc at
tainment at the annual honor con
vocation held on the ag campus.
Among those honored were newly
elected members to honorary agri
cultural and home economics fra
ternities arid sororities.
High spots of the program were
an address by Dr. C. C. Wiggans,
chairman of the horticulture de
partment on "Trees," and the pre
sentation of the Alpha Zeta and
Omicron Nu scholarships to Milo
Tesar, Tobias and Helen Clay
baugh, Lincoln. These were the
highest award made at the morn
ing convocation.
Alpha Zeta Elects.
Following are the scholarship
honors awarded:
Alpha Zeta, honorary agricul
tural fraternity, elected: Julius
Andresen, Omaha; Monte Baker,
North Platte; Lorcn Biggs, Hum
boldt; Rex Brown, Geneva; Law
rence Buller, Utica; Roger Cun
ningham, Gurley; George Godding,
Lincoln; Thomas King, Albion;
Jean Lambert, Ewing: John Lonn-
quist, Wavcilv; Will Pitner, Strat
ton; Harold Schudel. North Loup,
and Lawrence Treakle, Waco.
Omicron Nu. honorary home
economics sorority named: Mabel
Childs, Eclden; Angelcne Helle-
berg, Kearney; Marian Hoppert,
Lincoln, and Mane Willey, Lin
coin.
Phi Upsilon Omicron, honorary
home economics sorority, elected:
Ruth Browne, Thermopolis, W yom
ing; Mabel Childs, Belden; June
Ertckson, Stromsburg; Mary Gil-
bertson, Lincoln; Gwcn Jack, Te-
kamah; Joyce Kovanda, Exeter;
Alberta Newell, Powell; Charlotte
Peckham, Hardy; Helen Sche-e,
Plymouth; Marian Smrha, Milli
gan; Helen Thomas, Red Cloud,
and Marion Wilson, Valley.
Freshmen Honored.
The ten freshmen men high in
scholarship were: Everett E. Als-
bury. Parks; Harold F. Borman,
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Current "Schooner" Marks
Anniversary of Publication
Twelre-Yeor Period
Of Magazine Observed
Completing its twelfth year of
publication, the winter Issue of the
Prairie Schooner appears on the
stands today. Editor Dr. L. C.
Win.berly characterixed this Issue
as being one of the most well
rounded numbers sinre it first ap
peared in January of 1927.
In this month's publication is the
poetry of five poets, short stories,
articles nnd the familiar Ox Cart
Wcldon Kees, a frequent contribu
tor, is the author of "So Cold Out
side." One of the most Interest
ing f'-aturcs Is "Phantom Airships
of the Nineties" written by Ru
dolph t "nil:i till, editor In chief of
the Nebraska Slate Guide.
Nationally Known.
The Prairie K:honcr holds a
place among tne highest class
literary magazines of America
and has become one of the Insti
tutions for which the university la
widely known. Bound copies are
kept on file in such librsrics as
at the University of Chicago,
Princeton, and Harvard.
Commenting on the twelfth an
niversary of the Schooner, Dr.
Wlmbcrly states that it baa never
Economist
Analyzes
Fascist Aims
Melchior Paly! Predicts
Ultimate Dependence
Upon Democracies
Pointing out that the capital
needing fascist nations must even
tually turn to capital possessing
nations such as U. S. and England
in order to obtain actual working
capital. Dr. Melchior Palyt, In
ternationally known economist, ad
dressed an a!l university convo
cation In the Temple at 11 o'clock
Wednesday.
An authority in the field of eco
nomics, the Hungarian-born Palyi
brought all his past experience as
advisor to the Reichsbank. Deut
sche and Austro-Hungarian Na
tional bank economist, and as re
search professor and director to
bear upon the discussion of fascist
imperialism.
Systematically reviewing ana
interpreting in a Hungarian ac
cent. Dr. Palyi spent the greater
part of his address in analysis
rather than criticism or prophecy.
Reviews Imperialism.
Explaining that an understand
ing of the imperalistic policies em
ployed in the past is necessary for
a complete comprehension of the
present fascist imperialistic policy.
Dr. Palyi launched into a enrono
logirnl review of the types of im
perialism. He defined five types;
robber, feudal, mercnanme, cap
italism and fascism. Robber im
perialism was employed by
Genghis Kahn who took territory
bv force and then plundered anj
pillaged it. Feudal imperialism was
the type employed by lords who
took territory by force and then
worked the land by vassals wnom
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Geology Honorary
To View Pictures
Prof. Loeninghoener
To Show Trip Films
.Prof. Gilbert L. Loeninghoener,
of the department of geology at
Midland college, will show colored
movies and slides at an open house
meeting of Sigma Gamma Epsilon,
honorary geology fraternity, to
night at 7:30 in room 20 of Mor
rill.
The movies, taken by Prof.
Loeninghoener. who is reputed to
be an excellent photographer,
show scenes from the Midland
college geology field trip taken
during the past summer, and cov
er Yellowstone and Glacier na
tional parks and other Rocky
mountain areas. The meeting is
open to all who are Interested.
limited its contributor to the uni
versity. While both university pro
fessors and students frequently
have had material printed, nearl
every state in the Union has been
represented. OeraMonally even
English authors have sent in ar
ticles.
A Famous History.
Among the faculty members
wno haw had articles printed are
John D. I licks, former dean of
Arts and Scienre college and now
at the university of Wisconsin
J. O. Hertzler. chairman of the
department of sociology; Dr
Louise Pound: and Gilbert Doane
formerly head librarian here and
now at the University of Wiscon
sin.
J. E. I Rossigiiol, dean of Bizad
college, has written a short story
for the magazine, and Herbert
Yeiine of the speech department
has contributed a play. Student
and alumni names appearing in
elude Lorcn C. Eiseb-y, Wcldon
Kees. Rudolph Umland, Fred Koch
and Norman Bol.ier.
Bes Streeter AMrfch, Marie
Sandor. and John G. Neihardt are
among the famous literary per
sonages who have written for the
magazine.
CueieiiBigihiam,
mss C'Jddl IKlead
Prom Committee
Englund, Wough, Stiner, Wolfe, Misses Wheeler,
Steuteville, Clemans, Waugh, Henn Also Named
Engineers
Elect Bailey
Sigma Tau President
To Head Display Week
More than 225 engineering stu
dents turned out yesterday to elect
Raymond Bailey, mechanical engi
neer, as chairman of Engineers
Week. John Cramer, civil engineer,
was elected secretary-treasurer.
Each division of the engineer
ing college was represented in the
election by one candidate. Bailey
polled 181 voles to his opponents
47; while Cramer polled 155 votes
to his opponent's 71. Bailey ran
a
gainst Tom Long, representative
of the agricultural engineers.
Cramer's opponent was Hal
Mover. representative of the
chemical engineers. Only a few
students inserted names of indi -
iduals other than those of the
regular candidates on the ballots.
Bailey Is now president of
Sigma Tau, honorary engineering
society, a member of Pi Tau Sig
ma, national mechanical engineer
ing honorary, the American So
ciety of Mechanical Engineers,
and Pi Mu Epsilon, honorary
methematics society.
Cramer is a member of Sigma
Tau, the American Society of
Civil Engineers student branch,
the Society of American Military
Engineers, and cadet brigade
colonel.
By virtue of their victory In
yesterday's election Bailey and
Cramer will be in charge of the
planning and supervision of the
annual engineers week to be held
this year during the first week in
May.
Anderson -
Fulfills Trip
Life Week Delegate
Returns Via Plane
Lewis Anderson, ssnior. chosen
to represent the American univer
sity's reactions to Religion and
Life Week at a convention of the
Federal Council of Churches in
America, re
turned by plane
y e sterday
morning from
New York.
A r riving in
Buffalo last
Wednesday, he
r c p o r ted Ne- g;.
Dra-SKa s i m
prcsaion to a
convention o f
the 300 men,
o ut standing
Protestant lead
ers. The bien-
nial meeting sW.w
reprcs"nted 2'i Jn-in journal,
d e nominations, amirr...
or alxiut 20 million people. Besides
hearing the report of the Student
Mission which took in 15 colleges
and universities, the convention
formulated plans for a World
Council of Churches to meet in
1940 somewhere in Europe for the
purpose of organizing a peace pro
gram. Looks at Niagara.
Anderson also spent several
hours with Dr. Paul Johnston, for
mer Lincoln pastor, who was a
Presbyterian delegate to the con
vention from the east, and spent
an afternoon seeing Niagara Falls
with the other college represent
ative, a gill from Illinois.
AT J K
Marian Kldd, Kappa Alpha
Theta, and Roger Cunningham,
Farm House, were elected co
chairmen of the Junior-Senior
Prom committee by the Student
Council yesterday afternoon. Both
are members of the council.
Other members elected are: Mer
rill Englund, Kappa Sigma, and
Bob Waugh, Sigma Alpha Epsilon,
from the council: Frederick Stiner,
Phi Kappa Psi, Jean Wolfe, Sigma
Nu. Mary Steuteville, Alpha Xi
. 1 Delta, Virginia Wheeler, Delta
Gamma, Virginia Clemans, Pi
Beta Phi, Elizabeth Waugh, Kappa
Kappa Gamma, and Mary Jo Henn,
Delta Delta Delta, all from off the
council.
Giant Thomas. Sigma Chi, as
junior class president, automati
cally became the 12th member of
the committee. Other members
were elected by the council from
among 23 candidates.
Duties of the committee will be
to plan and manage the Junior-
Senior Prom one of the foremost
social functions on the campus nnd
traditionally closing the formal
1 season each year. The prom is
scheduled for Friday evening,
! March 3, this year, and as usual
will feature the election and pre
sentation of the Prom girl, an nut
standing junior or senior woman
on the campus.
Teachers College
Plans Xmas Party
High School Students
Celebrate Tomorrow
In keeping with Yuletide now
pervading the entire world, the
university teachers college high
school will present its annual
Christmas program at 2 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon in room 200
of teachers college.
Directed by student teachers,
under the supervision of Mrs. Har
riet Plait, the high school's mixed
chorus and girls' sextet will high
light the afternoon's entertain
ment. In the way of variety will be
Christmas prologues ana other
solo presentations. The program
is free and open to the general
public.
Tomorrow night, for high school
students only, will be the yearly
Christmas party complete with
Santa, program, games and danc
ing. The cost of admission will be
15 cents.
From 10 o'clock till noon the
girls' sextet will carol in Morrill
hall.
Foreign Affairs
Group to Dine
Club Plans Dinner
Session for Tonight
Second meeting of the Interna
tional Relations club is at 6 o'clock
this evening with a dinner and dis
cussion scheduled at the Grand ho
tel. Catherine Cahill, president of
the organization, invites all uni
versity students interested in pres
ent international affairs to come
for the discussion whether or not
they attend the dinner.
CLASSICS STUDENTS
OBSERVE SATURNALIA
A program of music followed
the annual Classics club Saturn
alia banquet last night In the din
ing hall of Teacher's college. The
significance of the old Roman day
was explained to the group by
Margaret Saxton, former presi
dent of the organization. The pro
gram included singing and Instru
mental music with skits by local
entertainers and closed with the
singing of Latin songs.
