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Legislator finds proposed change very helpful
in eliminating politics, stopping duplication waste
By Chris Peterson.
Last Tuesday niorniti?, a bill providing for the consolida.
The Official Newspaper of More Than 6,000 Students
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5,
Union cancels
appearance
of Hoffman
Officials disapprove
title of address
scheduled for today
Cancellation of Ex-Governor
Harold G. Hoffman's address on
"Getting Away with Murder" was
made Friday as a result of a mis
understanding concerning the sub
ject of his address. The address
was scheduled for this after
noon in the Union ballroom.
The dramatic title suggested
that the lecture would be a de
fense of Hoffman's spectacular
stand taken in the Lindberg kid
naping case in behalf of the con
demned Hauptmann. In an ex
change of telegrams between Hoff
man and Union officials, however,
it developed that Hoffman in
tended to speak in regard to safe
ty on the highways.
"In Fairness to Students"
Feeling that many were plan
ning to attend the lecture with the
expectation of hearing an elabora
tion or a new angle of the Haupt
mann trial, or some hitherto un
known facts in connection with the
kidnaping, Union officials decided
that 1n fairness to the students,
the lecture should be cancelled.
Hoffman gu'ned national notor
iety for his repeated last minute
V. reprieves of Hauptmann, issued in
his capacity as governor or JNew
Jersey, and for his fight to the
last to produce permanent legal
grounds upon which he might per
, manently pardon the convicted
1 kidnaper. Even after Hauptmann's
execution Hoffman was still firm in
belief that the state had killed an
innocent man, and wrote a series
of articles for a nationally popu
lar matrazine to that effect.
He earned national repute also
in his frankly expressed views on
taxation and the problems in
curred in attempting to tax people
equitably and for his attempts to
curb avoidable automobile deaths.
He will speak in Omaha on the
latter topic Monday.
Wilkc to speak
at Choir vespers
Sunday service depicts
Christian Science faith
"The Christian Science Faith'"
Is the subject to be discussed by
Forrest Wilke, featured speaker
for the regular Lincoln Cathedral
choir vesper service Sunday at
5:30 o'clock In the Cornhusker
ballroom.
Wilke, freshman law student at
the university, will speak on the
Mother Church of the Christian
. Science faith, which is In Boston,
" and on Mary Baker Eddy, founder
of the church.
Guest organist for the service
Is Milan Lambert, who will play
improvisations on hymns by Mrs.
Eddy. Lambert will also play
"Prelude," by Grieg. Numbers by
the choir will be "O Master, Let
. Me Walk with Thee," arranged by
Lutkin, and Gretchanlnov's "Nunc
- Dlmittis."
Vespers services, which are
broadcast by stations KOIL and
KFOR, are open to the public.
Doors open at 5 o'clock.
to Farm Operators club
Dr. C. II. Patterson of the Uni
versity department of phllisophy
will speak at a meeting of the
Farm Operators club in Ag hall at
7:00 o'clock Tuesdny evening. He
will speak on "What Religion
" Means to Me." C. D. Hayes, spon
sor of the club, said that any Ag
college men are welcome to at
' tend.
1939
2-408
Moritz meets teaching
job candidates Feb. 7
Mr. Moritz, director of
Teacher Placement, will meet
with all new candidates for
teaching positions for the
school year 1939-1940 on Tues
day, Feb. 7, In social science
auditorium at 4 o'clock. Since
this meeting Is not a repetition
of the one in December, all new
candidates should attend even
tho they attended the Decem
ber meeting. Those students
having a class at that hour will
be excused.
Helen Hosp
to succeed
Miss Heppner
New Dean of Women
comes from Michigan;
Miss Piper fills term
Miss Helen Hosp, former direc
tor of Kingswood school at Bloom
field Hills, Mich., will assume the
position of dean of women at the
University, Sept. 1. Miss Hosp is
now dean of women and assistant
professor of, English at Bethany
college in West Virginia.
With the announcement of Dean
Hosp's appointment, Chancellor
C. S. Boucher said that Miss Elsie
Ford Piper, who has been assist
ant dean of women under Miss
Amanda Heppner, has been ap
pointed acting dean until Septem
ber. Ill health brought about Miss
Heppner s resignation.
Has drama, music, history
interests
The university's new dean
served as field secretary for her
alma mater, Goucher college from
1023-24 and was a teacher of Eng
lish, history, public speaking, and
dramatics in Verona, N. J. She
also was a member of the Civic
.Light Opera company of New
York for two years, and from
1932-36 was director of drama,
and music at Cransbrook, one of
the most richly endowed schools
in the United States. Since that
See HELEN HOSP on page 6.
Behind world events
-Bev
SUBSIDIZATION
Subsidization has reached its
field. Hardln-Simmons institute
college courses to the three-day
W. E. Badgett of Galveston, Tex.
TWENTIETH CENTURY "MANIFEST DESTINY"
In the early 1820's, when "Manifest Destiny" was in full flower,
a ernun of Americans residine In Paris gathered to celebrate July 4
As with all such dinners, the time came for the presentation of
speeches. One man rose to toast the "United States bounded on the
east by the Atlantic ocean, on the west by the Mississippi river, on
the south by the Gulf of Mexico, and on the north by the Great Lakes
and the St. Lawrence." A second rose to toast the United States as
bordered on the east and west by
on the north and south by the North
In? bv what had eono before both
ant liquors, praised "the United States, bounded on the north by the
Aurora Borealls. on the south bv the shifting of the equinoxes, on
the east by the rising of the sun, and on the west by the blast of
Gabriel's horn."
German and Italian newspaper comment today implies that Presi
dent Roosevelt seems to bo making the Rhine the eastern border of
tho United States. "Manifest Destiny" rides again in 20th century
stream-lined dress.
AMERICA'S FOREIGN POLICY AND PEACE
Members of the Congressional
still investigating the circumstances surrounding the presence of
a French military officer aboard
going U. S. army tests. Many
tlmonv. including the President.
FDR urges that the United
port of the democracies as opposed
tors Clark and Nye decry such engagement, fearing that our active
support will, in the ultimate, involve the United States in a war
not of its own manufacture. Meanwhile, in order to circumvent the
war tlmo restrictions of the Johnson Act and the Neutrality Act,
English and French purchases of
rily on.
While most of us will agree
Deal foreign policies, some' will
patlon which is now demanded. '
(Continued
VOL. XXXVIII. NO. 81.
Ramsay quits
job as alumni
secretary
Ellsworth DuTeau, as
successor, to assume
new duties March 1
Ellsworth F. DuTeau, Kansas
City, Mo., will succeed Ray Ram
say as secretary of the University
Alumni association. Ramsay,
whose resignation will be effective
March 1, has been secretary to the
association for the past ten years
In addition to serving as secre
tary of the alumni association, Du
Teau will also be secretary of the
University of Nebraska Founda
tion and will handle a portion of
the university publicity and public
relations.
DuTeau, now in charge of public
relations for the Goetz company
at Kansas City, will receive $5,000
annually for his services.
DuTeau a former Innocent.
Brother of Al DuTeau of Lin
coln, E. F. DuTeau during his en
rollment here at the uniyersity
was prominent in college academic
and extra-curricular work. He
was a member of Innocents, uni
versity senior honorary, and Phi
Beta Kappa, honorary scholastic
society, a contributing editor to
the Daily Nebraskan and a mem
ber of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, social
fraternity.
Vincent Hascall, Omaha, presi
dent of the alumni association,
stated that the executive commit
tee regretted Ramsay's resigna
tion.
Ramsay, who has contemplated
the change for some time so that
he might develop other interests,
expressed the opinion that he had
no interest in the consolidation of
the alumni association with other
university agencies.
Serving as secretary to the as
sociatlon for the past ten years
he was active in the promotion
and development of the Student
Union, which has already become
the most important social center
on the campus. He was responsible
for developing the university
alumni association to its present
See RAMSAY RESIGNS on page 8
Finklez
peak In an hitherto untrammeled
has already offered free four year
old girl quadruplets of Mr. ana jurs
the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
and South Poles. A third, prom
in speech context and in attend
military affairs committee are
an airplane wrecKea wnne unaer-
persons nave contriDUtea 10 me les
States engage in rather active sup
to the totalitarian powers, bena
American military planes goes mer
with the motives fostering New
seriously contest the active particl
' . e have been long cognizant that
on Page 4)
tion of the state normal schools with the University of Ne
braska under Ihe supervision
o the board of regents, was
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ELLSWORTH DUTEAU.
. . . Salary is $5,000 yearly.
RAY RAMSAY.
. . .to develop other Interests.
A. W. Medlarf ag
professor, dies
Rural economics head
succumbs Saturday
Arthur W. Medlar, associate
at the ag college and head of the
rural economics department, died
at 5:30 last night from a heart
attack. He was 61 years old.
Head of the rural economics de
partment since 1918, Medlar was a
member of Gamma Sigma Delta,
agricultural honor society. He was
graduated from Doane college in
1906 and received his master's de
gree from the university in 1914
Funeral services will be held
Tuesday from Warren M. E
church. Surviving are his wife
Lucy, and two daughters, Mrs,
Burton Marvin of Chicago, and
Faith of Lincoln.
Uni purchases
sound machine
New equipment to aid
speech, music classes
The university has purchased a
new sound machine which will be
used as an aid to teaching and to
reproduce programs of special in
terest. This equipment will be of
particular value in the speech, lan
guage and music departments
With this machine, speech and
music programs may be produced
so that the pupil may hear the
correct version.
A new room, 22 by 24 feet, is
being constructed in the basement
of the Temple to house this ma
chine. When it is completed, the
university will have one of the
most modernly equipped studios
in the country.
Leon Thomson, pecce
leader, talks to sorority
Leon Thomson, regional director
of the Lincoln peace council, will
talk to the members of the Sigma
ljta Chi, Tuesday. He will dis
cuss what congress is doing to
keep us out of war.
The meeting will be in room -313
. in the union at 7 :30.
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of one governing board, similar
introduced to the unicameral by
Dr. A. L. Miller, legislator from
Kimball. A few days later, the bill
received its second reading and
during the day was assigned to
the educational committee where
it now rests. It is in this commit
tee that the fate of the bill will
be decided.
Realizing that if the bill should
become an amendment to the state
constitution, the changes brought
about by the new system would
KI). NOTE Thin I the first of a
rlfft of two articles dealing with the pros
and con of th proponed nmendment
calling for connolldation of the Mute nor-
mill Hrhoolft with the I nlverslly of fe-
branka under the nupervlnlnn of one gov
erning board. Today' article come from
an Interview with Dr. A. I,. Miller, leg
islator from the 43rd district, who Intro
duced the bill into the unicameral . this
last week.
greatly influence the activities of
the university and the lives of stu
dents, these articles will be an at
tempt to better acquaint the stu
dent with the main points of the
bill, the feasibility of the plan, and
the effects that it would have upon
the university and the normal
schools.
It is an accepted fact that there
is a need for some change in our
present higher educational setup.
However, the question centering
around this proposed amendment
is, "Does this plan propose a de
sirable change?"
The highlight of Dr. Miller's
plan is the creation of a board of
higher education. This board would
consist of six members elected by
the people by districts. According
fb Dr. Miller, it would not, in that
event, be a political board. The
present normal board is appoii ' "d
by the governor and is ent' iy
(Continued on Page 3.)
Lau to head
Coed Follies
A. W. S. board starts
work on spring revue
Janet Lau was annointed rliro
tor of Coed Follies, annual show
of the Associated Women Stu
dents, at the last meeting of the
A. W. S. board when Helen Pas
coe, president, announced the per
sonnel of committees and started
the general arrangement for the
event.
The show, which haa hen
scheduled for March 23 at tha
Temple, will include the presenta
tion or tne oest dressed girl, the
annual sprine- fashion revue and
skits by organized women's houses.
a. w. a. Doara members in
charge of committees for the re
vue include Betty Clements, best
drissed girl arrangements; Eliza-
Dem waugn, style show; Virginia
Clemans, skits: Priscilla Chain.
correspondence and ushers; Pat
cii. ...
siernDerg, presentation; Helen
Pascoe, chanerones: .Marion Rrart.
street, tickets and program; Jean
summons, properties; Velma Ek
wall, balcony manager; Pat Pope,
room assignments; and Josephine
Rubnitz, publicity.
Janet Lau, the general chairman
of the show, has announced that
definite plans for skit tryouts, the
best dressed girl candidates, and
models will be sent to all organ
ized women's houses next Monday
night.
The cup won last year by Rosa
Bouton hall will be the award
given to the group having the best
skit to be selected by a committee
of judges.
NU psychologists
receive recognition
Dr. D. A. Worcester, chairman
of the department of educational
psychology and measurements at
the university, was elected a fel
low in the American association of
applied psychologists. Dr. D. W.
Dysinger and Dr. Waircn Bailer,
also on the faculty, were appointed
associates.
Tho members of the association
aro active workers in the field of
applied psychology. It was organ
ized several years ago, and the
three men are charter members.