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The Official Newspaper of More Than 6,000 Students
VOL. XXXVIII, NO. 87
"Z 108"
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1939
University enrollment soars to 6330
Increase of
last 5 years
continues
Budget expenditures
fail to keep pace with
registration figures
Enrollment figures released by
the registrar's office yesterday
totalled 6,380 as compared with
6,124 for the same time a year
ago, showing an increase in en
rollment of 256 over the previous
year.
Complete enrollment figures for
last year totalled 6,587. For the
same year the university operated
under a budget of 53,866, 625. This
year, when registration figures
look to continue the steady in
crease apparent in the last five
years, Governor Cochran proposes
a budget of $3,478,400 for the uni
versity. In 1930-31 when the university's
enrollment stood at 6.327, lower
but comparable to the present
time, a budget of $4,241,551 was in
effect. Since 1933-34, enrollment
has steadily increased from a low
of 5,075, but since 1936-37 uni
versity expenditures have steadily
dropped.
Exchange student
denies spy charge
Werner Buch German ex
change student in architecture,
said Sunday that he had never
been requested to furn'sh reports
to his home government on condi
tions in the United States.
Questioned by a reporter in con
rection with the statement made
Saturday by Senator Green that
German exchange students were
being drafted as spys, he said that
the only letter he had ever re
ceived from the exchange of this
nature asked for a report about
the University of Nebraska aca
demic standards.
The letter also questioned him
ns to acceptance by students and
faculty and their feelings toward
German students, Buch said. He
added that he had never been
questioned on other than academic
matters.
Debaters argue
tonight- at 7:30
Winners to make trip
to Colorado in March
Debate try-outs for the Colorado
trip will be held this evening at
Andrews Hall at 7:30 p. m. The,
question of spending public fundj
to stimulate business will he U3ud.
Upholding the affirmatives will
be Milton O. Gustafson, OttoWoer
ner, Leo Turkel, Sidney L. Kalin
and Charles E. Carraher. Negative
speakers will be Pnul K. Rhodes,
Kwnld B. Warnsholt, David Cur-
tiss, Harold Turkel and Frank
Day.
Two teams will be chosen by
the Judges to make the trip. Those
debating on this trip will not make
any other long trips but will bo
called on for contests here.
Members of Phalanx
meet tonight at 7:30
The meetlnir of Phalanx will be
held tonight at 7:30 o'clock at the
union ana invitations ror mcir xor
wal, which is to be given Saturday,
win De distributed.
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APPKOPRIATIONS
Governor's Eecommcnd.lloa
Behind world events
Bev Finkle -
one of the worst housing areas in the City of Lincoln in a report
of a city committee on housing headed by Trof. Lrnest F.
Witte, director of the Graduate School of Social Work.
Submitted to the mayor and the city council June 10, VJ.iS,
the report is devoted for the most
part to statistics and surveys
showing a depressing picture of
housing in the poorer part of the
city. It shows the need and feasi
bility of a city housing project
which could be largely financed
with federal funds.
Council takes no action.
Altho the council discussed the
committee's report at several
meetings last year, no action has
been taken toward setting up a
Uni. players
give 'Comedy
of
errors
24 appear in little used
Shakespearian tale of
mistaken identities
University Players will open
their fifth production of the year
tonight with the presentation of
"Comedy of Errors, " one of
Shakspeare's little known and sel
dom produced plays. The cast of
the production includes 24 uni
versity students, which is the
largest group of any production
this year.
The drama was originally writ
ten in five acts and 11 scenes.
The players will divide it into two
parts with no act or scene di
vision. All changes of scene will
be- indicated by large printed
cards. The production will be pre
scnted against the background of
an Elizabethan stage, which will
be modernized in some of its de
tails.
Twins in plot.
The play is woven around the
familiar theme of mistaken iden
tities and in this case the plot
concerns two sets of identical
twins, continually being mistaken
for each other. The cast has been
drilled to give the production all
of the swashbuckling action which
the original players gave it. Ac
tion of the play has been stream
lined to fit the taste of present
day audiences.
The cast of the play will be as
follows: Sohnus, Duke of Ephesus
Louis Wilkins; Aegeon, Merchant
of Syracuse, Darrel Peters; An
topholus of Ephesus, Verne Geis
singer; Antopholifs of Syracuse,
Robert Johnson; Dromio of Ephe
sus, Larue Sorrel; Dromio of Syra
cuse, Jack Bittner; Balthazar, a
merchant, John Pruden; Angelo, a
goldsmith, Edgar Cooper; first
merchant, friend of Antipholus of
Syracuse, Otto Woerner; second
merchant, Kenneth Teich; Dr
Pinch, a conjurer, Harold Swinger
Aemilia, an abbess, Betty Row
land; Adriana, wife of Antipholus
of Syracuse, Rowena Beadle; Lu
ciana, her sister, Dorothy Jen
nings; goaler, Bill Wellinger; at
tendants, Dave Noble and Jon
Pruden; pages, Libny and Lillian
Blazkovec.
SUCCESSOR TO ST. PETER
inou an reter, ana upon this rock I build mv church." With
these words, uttered nearly two thousand years ago by Jesus of
Nazareth, the Roman Catholic Church was founded. Peter was
coirtmissioned to confirm the other apostles, and, in all lists of the
apostles, Peter is always named first. This primacy continues in the
Catholic church, and is found in the Popes, who are legitimate suc
cessors of Peter.
Today the body of Pope Pius XI, 2Glst head of the Church, lies In
state In St. Peter's cathedral in Rome. In the last two days nearly a
quarter of a million persons have filed past his bier to pay their
humble respects to a great religious leader.
Within the next few weeks the college of cardinals will meet to
select the new Pope. Rumors favor cither Cardinal Pacelli or Cardi
nel riazza, both of Italy, to fill the vacancy. Possibilities of the elec
tion of a non-Italian Pope are being discussed by the public, and
Curdinal Copello of Buenos Aires or Cardinal Villeneuve of Quebec
are favored in this event. However, not since 1523 and the election
of Adrian VI of the Netherlands has the papacy been filled by some
one outside the Italian delegation.
The full college of cardinals has 70 members, but only 66 are
now sitting. Of this number 4 are cardinal bishops, 52 are card
inal priests, and 10 are cardinal deacons. Thirty-seven of the
college are Italians and 29 are foreigners, and 3 of these latter
are from the United States. The possibility of a non-Italian being
elected seem very slight Indeed.
The election itself is preceded by the mass of the Holy Ghost in the
Pauline chapel. The members of the college are then virtually im
prisoned in their cloistered cells within the Vatican and they then
seek divine guidance in the election of a pope. This man, the Tope,
will be infallible in all religious matters.
Balloting takes place in the Sistine chapel. The college will meet
and cast ballots twice daily until some one of the cardinals receives
two-thirds of tho votes cast. Each cardinal signs his own name to
the vote which he submits, but none may vote for himself.
Following the counting of the ballots by a select cardinal group, the
i (See BEHIND WORLD EVENTS, Page 2.) .
Cello solos add
to concert beauty
Symphony program
hailed as season's best
Two cello selections by Miss
Bettie Zabriskie and the excellent
acoustics of St. Paul church com
bincd to make the Lincoln Sym
phony concert held last night the
best of the season.
Miss Zabriskie, on the faculty
of the school of music until she
recently resigned to be married
played Saint-Sacns "Concerto in
A minor accompanied by the or
chestra, and Massanct's "Under
tho Lindens" assisted by C. E,
Ewlng.
Most popular with the audience
was the orchestra's rendition of
the ever-favored "Second Hun
garian Rhapsody" by Lizt. Also on
the program were the Overture to
"The Bartered Bride by Smetana
and Tschaikowsky's "Italian Cap
rice."
BULLETIN
Members of Tassels, women's
pep organization, will meet this
evening in room 316 of the union
for the regular weekly session.
The Varsity Ag club will meet
at 7:30 o'clock tonight in the Ag
building;.
0
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Lincoln Journal.
ERNEST F. WITTE.
city housing authority, the nec
essary first step. Mayor Copeland
said last night he did not know
when the subject would be next
brought up nor what opinions the
other councilmen had on the subject.
Three majority conclusions were
arrived at by the five-man com
mittee on housing.
1. Many families in Lincoln
are unable to secure satisfac
tory housing at a rental they
can afford to pay.
(See HOUSING, Page 2.)
R.0.T.C bond
music pleases
Duane Harmon draws
most applause with solo
Presenting an interesting and
varied program in a colorful set
ting of scarlet and cream, the Uni
versity R. O. T. C. Symphonic
band appeared before an appreci
ative audience Sunday afternoon
in the coliseum.
Playing in true concert style,
the band displayed unusual ability
to interpret, under Director Don
A. Lentz's baton, entirely differ
ent types of music. In its opening
number, Bach's well known "Jesu,
Joy of Man's Desire," the band
showed fine legato playing. A
composition which is more often
played by orchestras was the stir
ring "Entry of the Gods Into Val
halla," from Wagner's opera, "Das
Rhcingold." This selection was
brought to the desired climax by
the band, which also did unusually
well with Franco's "Agucro
Spanish March."
Hartman, Rawalt applauded.
The most hearty applause was
awarded Dunne Harmon, comet
soloist who played Belstcdt's pop
ular "Napoli." Harmon displayed
remarkable technique and tone
quality in the difficult playing re
quired of him. Verne Rawalt, sax
ophonist, and Don Hartman. flut
ist, were also enthusiastically re
ceived as they played "Danse Joy
etise," by Avon, and Godard's
'.'Waltz," respectively.
An exceedingly modern selection
which required great speed was
the "Marche and Scherzo,' by the
contemporary Russian composer,
Prokofieff. So well did the band
play its closing number, the lively
"March of the Steel Men," by Bel
stertlng, that the audience de
manded an encore: "Colorado
March."