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F.D.R. AND THE AMLIE APPOINTMENT TO I.C.C.
Is Roosevelt using his appointive power to express personal dis
satisfaction with the conduct of certain governmental agencies? News
columnists of the Paul Mallon and Alsop-Kintner calibre infer as much.
The recent selection of T. R. Amlie, Wisconsin lame-duck radical,
for an ICC post, has stirred up a tempest of discussion analagous to
that arising out of the Black appointment to the supreme court.
Amlie has been quoted "capitalism cannot be saved and is not
worth saving." Such an atttlude does not augur well for the continu
ance of that system of competitive self-interest and the profits motive
under which this nation for so long has prospered. Certainly a man
who thinks the system unworthy of the efforts of resuscitation cannot
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be expected to breathe much life into the now sick transportation in
dustry. Alsop and Kintner report "...the president heartily dislikes the
ICC and knew that the Amlie appointment would set the commission
ers back on their heels." This contention is supported by Mallon who
also draws the parallel to the Black appointment, "in both instances,
he (Roosevelt) was unable to do anything about revising the object of
his dissatisfaction except to say 'blah' by use of his appointive power."
If Roosevelt is using his appointive power in a fit of pique toward
agencies which he personally dislikes, he is engaging in damaging use
of the executive power which should not longer be indulged. It is far
bettor to strengthen a weak organ of government by the appointment
of strong and capable men than to further reduce the effectiveness of
that organ by exposing it to ridicule thru the selection of inferior men
for its personnel.
Possibly FDR feels the continued participation of Mr. Amlie In
governmental affairs is indispensable to the success of the new deal.
At least, public refusal to return to office other new deal candidates
has only resulted in their ascension to posts of higher rank, and for ex
amples we refer you to Attorney-General Murphy who was defeated
for the Michigan gubernatorial post, to TVA's Mr. Pope whom the
Idaho voters no longer wanted in the senate, and to ex-Representative
Amlie at the present.
Pickthorn, British M. P.. once denounced "paying a man for a job
which the public refused to give him," and we feel that if he were now
in the United States, Mr. Pickthorn, among others, might be greatly
disappointed with the Amlie appointment
fHeimgff next
German ptay
Department books
movie for Saturday
"ITeimat, a talking picture
' based on the well-known German
play by Hermann Sudormann, will
be presented by the German de
partment at the Varsity theatre
next Saturday at 6:30, 8:10, and
9:1.") o'clock.
The setting is a provincial cap
ital where lives a retired army of
ficer, Colonel v. Schwartze, around
whose family the action revolves.
I In his abrupt and aristocratic
manner he attempts to force a
military regime upon his house
hold. A clash arises between the
domineering father and his eldest
daughter, Magda, also endowed
with a strong will. Her rejection
of a suitor favored by the colonel,
and her operatic ambitions bring
a complete break. The excitement
brings on a stroke of apoplexy,
which results in her father's dis
missal from the armj.
After an absence of eight years,
Magda, now a star, triumphantly
returns to her homeland. Von Kel
ler, the town banker, proposes
marriage, but she refuses in spite
of his threats to reveal her past.
From this beginning, the story
builds up a dramatic tension with
tears nd laughter.
Zarah Leander, a Swedish ac
tress, plays the part of Magda.
She is supported by an all-star
cast including Leo Slezak, who has
just returned to Germany after a
visit here, Heinrich George. Paul
Hoerbiger, Franz Schafheitlin,
and Ruth Hellbcry.
Shirley Ross lips
to win 50 tickets
Theater seeks beauty
in contest for co-eds
Fifly coeds with lips most
nearly like tho.se of Shirley
Ross, whose lips are acclaimed by
Hollywood make-up artists as the
most perfect in the film colony,
will each receive a ticket to
"Paris Honeymoon" as a result
of a contest sponsored by the Lln
co'n theatre.
Howard Kaplan, editor-in-chief
of DAILY NEB" A SKA N, will
Judge all of the entries who must
appear nt the NFBRASKAN of
fice before Fridiy afternoon at
2:30. Winners wilf be notified that
evening and the Judge's decision
will e final. The tickets will en
able the coeds to see Shirley Ross
playing opposite Bing Crosby.
Sigma Delta Chi
to lunch this noon
Sigma Delta Chi, profes
sional journalism fraternity,
will hold a luncheon in the
Union, this noon. All pledges
and actives arc urged to attend.
McCurry tells
story of oil
Official exhibits model
of refining plant here
Declaring that the building of
model refining plants has been his
hobby for the last 20 years, F. W.
McCurry, vice president of the
Derby Oil company, last night
used his latest model to illustrate
his talk on crude petroleum and
the uses of petroleum products
before representatives of the
chemical engineering department
and the student chapter of the
American Institute of Chemical
Engineers.
McCurry, who is in charge of
all manufacturing operations car
ried on by his company, traced
the story of the development of
the oil industry from the time the
new oil fields were explored until
the time the oil from those fields
was refined and placed on the
market.
Replica of Glass, Metai.
The miniature replica used by
McCurry is built of glass and
metal. It is the only model re
finery of its type in existence
which actually operates. It 2 24
fpet Ions' and its miniature fur
naces are heated by electricity. It
is a far step from Mccurrys nrsi
model which consisted of a lead
pipe, coping saw, pocket knife,
and lubricator glass.
The model built by McCurry and
recently purchased by the univer
sity for use in chemical engineer
ing courses, is a duplicate of one
section of the model McCurry ex
hibitd last night.
Bizad sets up
statistics lab
New room is equipped
with modern machines
With the business world becom
ing more statistical-minded and
with statistical methods now a
business college requirement, Dean
J. K. LeRossignol of the college
of business administration has
established a new and up-to-date
statistics laboratory.
Since the average person seek
ing employment in the business
world today finds the task much
easier if he knows how to operate
various office instruments, the
new university laboratory has
been equipped with 20 machines
such as will be found in business
office over the country. There will
be three different types of adding
machines and two types of calcu
lators. The new laboratory is in charge
of Prof. W. A. Spurr, assistant
professor of statistics, who will
also teach the three roursen now
offered in statistics.
NYA grants
$134,676 to
Nebraska
Money to aid needy
students in schooling
for second semester
.A total of $134,676 has been
allocated by the National Youth
Administration to help needy
young people attend high schools
and colleges of Nebraska during
the second school semester just
beginning, according to Gladys J.
Shamp, NYA State Director.
Of this amount $53,676.00 will
be divided among high schools,
$81,000.00 among colleges. Approx
imately 5,000 students are ex
pected to participate in the pro
gram through which 4,693 youths
received aid during the first
semester.
Throughout the half-year term
just ended, an average of 3,02j
students in 573 high schools
earned approximately $11,900.00
a month, 1,650 students in 23 col
leges earned $18,000.00 a month
and 18 graduate students in 2 col
leges earned nn average monthly
wage of $15.24. Approximately
700 students in the University of
Nebraska received Between 5o,
500.00 and $9,000.00 each month.
Apply Locally.
Students in need of help to
attend school must make applica
tion to their local school officials
who make selections on the basis
of need, character and ability to
do creditable school work. Youths
must be between the ages of 16
and 24, inclusive, and unable to
enter or continue school without
financial assistance.
Work projects are planned by
school men, every attempt being
made to correlate employment
with academia instruction in order
to provide a practical work ex
perience for the youth. Projects
must be of value to the institu
tion as well as the youth, of a
nature not provided for in the
school budget, and canont displace
the services of regular employees
Sinfonia offers
harmony, coffee
Heller directs classical
music session today
Three kinds of refreshment, mu
sic, food and relaxation, will be
incorporated in the Harmony
Hour to be held this afternoon
from 4 to 5 o'clock in Union par
lors X and Y. During a short In
tcrmission in the music the coffee
and wafers will be served.
With this program the Harmony
Hour committee of Sinfonia will
operate with Phil Heller as chair
man in charge. Selections for to
day's program were made by Ulch
ard Morse, who chose four dances
and a waltz.
The program:
Fip;inu R:mdle. br OhnrMiT.
f'.ovir;iF Intermezzo. I,v r.rnnndos.
NlKhts In Die Garden of imn, l,y De
ro't'lnv In KeviHe. All.ritii.
Ati:t's l.lle, l.y Klrrmn.
Four new programs are in the
process of arrangement, one of
I-.nglish and Irish folk songs and
dances, one of French music. Oil
ental music, and an all-Wagner
program.
Phluegcr resigns post
after Phalanx initiation
Cadet Lieut. Col. Ted rhlueer
resigned as commander of I'ha
lanx, national military honorary,
after lie presided over the lntia
tion ceremonies Tuesday evening.
The new members received are
Hay Carlson, Ernest Henry, Leo
Wachtcn, Frank Pusaterl, Dean
Irvin, Kenneth Wonland, Don An
derson and Roger Emrich.
Architects elect
Smith president
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Lincoln Journal.
Professor Linus Burr Smith,
chairman of the department of ar
chitecture at the University of
Nebraska, was re-elected president
of the Nebraska chapter of the
American Institute of Architec
ture at the annual election held
in Omaha Tuesday night.
The next meeting of the organi
zation will be held here on the
campus sometime in March.
Other officers elected were: vice
president, Birgir Kvenliv, Omaha;
secretary, William L. Younkin,
Lincoln; treasurer, Frank Laten
ser, Omaha.
Nu-Meds pick
Linn president
Peltier, Sohl and Mutz
will fill other offices
Nu-Meds. meeting last night
in the Union for the first time
this semester, elected Richard
Linn president to succeed acting
President Russell Cashen. Other
officers chosen were: Leonard Pel
tier, vice president: Alice Sohl,
secretary; Austin Mutz, publicity
agent.
Dr. Elmer M. Hansen, local ob
stetrician and gynecologyst,
brought out the importance of
specialization in medicine, speak
ing during the earlier part of the
meeting. Discussing his own field,
he said it had great opportunities
since there are only 750 obstetri
cians and gynecologists practicing
in this country.
Further business included pas
sage of an amendment to the Nu
Med constitution providing that
the Nu-Med key, annually awarded
to the pre-med freshman with the
highest average, shall hereafter be
presented in September for the
preceding school year rather than
in the preceding May. This will
allow the society to consider
grades of the entire year for
which the award is made rather
than just the first semester.
Dairy club plans
'sweetheart' poll
Election set for Feb. 1 1
at annual ag mixer
The Varsity Dairy club held a
special meeting Tuesday evening
and laid plans for the presentation
of the "Ag Sweetheart" at the
club's annual mixer to be held on
Saturday. Feb. 11.
The Home Economics associ
ation will co-operate in the selec
tion of the candidates. Eligibility
requirements arc that the girls be
juniors In the ag college, that
they have on average of at least
eighty ,and they must have at
tended Nebraska at least three
semesters.
Final selection of the "Sweet
heart" will be made at the club's
annual mixer, when all who hold
tickets will vote.
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Council votes
f o buy movie
projector
Gift planned for Union
group to investigate
student board revision
Student Council members voted
yesterday to use approximately
S80O of the $2,223.12 turned over
to the union last year, to purchase
a moving picture projection ma
chine for the building.
The two thousand dollars was
donated last year to help ,the
union clear debts incurred in
equipping the building. It was
donated with the provision that
the council could appropriate from
it whatever they deemed necessary
for the purchase of needed arti
cles, whenever the union, of
course, was able to provide the
money out of the $2,223,12.
Jean Swift was named chair
man of a committee to investigate
student participation in the direc
tion of the union. Dorothy Glenn
and Dick deBrown are other mem
bers of the committee.
Free Bus to Ag.
Council President Harold Bonn
announced the appointment of a
new committee to investigate the
possibility of a free intercampus
bus to run between the city
campus and ag college. The sys
tem is being used at Minnesota,
he said.
A motion introduced by Emma
Marie Schuttloffel that council
members incurring two unex
pected absences from future meet
ings be removed from the council
was passed.
Junior-Senior prom plans were
discussed, and indications are that
the prom girl will be elected at a
general election some time before
the prom.
Benn reviewed the first semes
ter's work, then presented his list
of committees for the new se
mester. Committees and members
are as follows.
Men'i point system: Stanley Brewster.
Forum: Emma Marie Schultloffrl and
Robert Watieh.
Radio: Mary Anna Cockle, chairman;
Catherine Bullock and Jack Bincenhelmer.
Publicity: Dick deBrown, chairman;
Jem Morgan.
Bookstore: Herald Vltamvju. chairman;
Bill Pfelff and Catherine Bullock.
Kllqltilllty and election: Robert Rim.
mons and Marian Kidd. co-chairmen;
Byrle Shuck and Barbara Ronewater.
Constitution: Barbara Rosewater, chair
man, and Fd Btcevcs.
Oreaniratlons: Arthur Hill, chairman;
Marian Kidd, Jean Morgan, Oerald Vltam
vaa. and Iria Johnaon.
Building program: Janet Lau and Don.
Mom. co-chairmen: Ed Steevea and Rlch-
and Mcfllnnls.
Freshman convocations: Merrill Englund,
chairman. Dorothy Glenn.
Nltsht dub: Barbara Belleck, Don Meix
el, Phyllis Jensen and William Randall.
Honors convocation: Virsinla Fleetwood,
chairman, and Don Mom.
Muilent loan: Francis Piatt, chairman;
Richard Mcr.innls.
Rallv: Robert Waugh.
N. 8. F. A.: Barbara Belleck.
Inter-campus bin line: Iris Johnson.
chairman; Jack fllen.
Courses: Jack Bingenhelmer, chairman;
Frances Piatt, Arthur Hill.
Social workers
hear Englishmen
Captain Reiss discusses
problems of housing
Using "Housing in Europe and
the United States" as the topic
for his speech, Capt. Richard L.
Iteiss, a leading authority on hous
ing problems, from London. Eng
land, spoke last night at the
Union.
The meeting was sponsored by
the Association of Craduate So
cial Work Students and was made
possible by the Omaha proponents
of the F'edcral Housing program.
Sjogren to address
Sigma Tau gathering
An address by C. A. Sjogren.
Lincoln, national secretary of
Sigma Tau, national engineering
honorary, will be the feature of a
dinner meeting to be held by that
group at the union tonight. Ray
mond Bailey, president of the or
ganization, will act as toastmmter
at the dinner.