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VOL. XXXVIII, NO. 125
Agar raps foreign policy, says
U. S. should find own democracy
Criticizes two-fold
stand, declares peace
a by-product of justice
By Clyde Martz.
Criticising the two fold Amer
ican foreign policy centered about
the preservation pf peace in Eu
rope and the maintenance of de
mocracy in a part of the world
where democracy has never ex
isted, Herbert Agar, associate ed
itor of the Louisville Courier-Journal
in a convocation address yes
terday declared that our interest
in democracy should be directed
toward evils in America.
On the subject "Shall America
Keep Out of European Affairs"
the convocation speaker explained
the fallacies inherent in the presi
dent's foreign policy, as outlined
in the Washington Press editorial
which the state department had
included in its record and placed
in the Congression Record.
Formerly an attache to the
American embassy in London and
a correspondent and student of po
litical and economic problems,
Agar is a competent authority to
give information concerning the
trends in European politics since
the last war.
Self-interest dominates.
"Peace is the by-product of jus
tice," Mr. Agar averred, suggest
ing that no country in the world
today is interested in international
justice, when such a course might
endanger its own particular inter
ests. Condemning the United States
for inferring at the close of the
last war that we could come off
to ourselves and leave the prob
lems of Europe to the just settle
ment of the rest of the world,
Agar questioned the intentions be
hind the League of Nations. To
him the League represents the
company of big powers who, "suc
cessful" in the last war, have de
termined to sit on the lid and
(See AGAR LECTURE page 2.)
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Dramatics club to hold
open house Saturday
Ag college Dramatics club mem
bers will present throe one-act
plays Saturday evening at the stu
dent activities building on ag
campus.
This is the third consecutive
year that members of the ag
theatrical group have held open
house for all university students
and Lincoln people. Robert John
son. senior, is sponsoring the club
and acting as coach for the three
offering's. The club, which has
been working all year on every
thing from jthort ski'.s to long pro
ductions, has chosen a variety
program.
Vivian Brown, president of the
club, in announcing the annual
show in which members of the
group all take part, explained that
the event would start nt 8:30 and
that dancing will be offered for
entertainment of the audience
after the plays. Admission charge
will be 10 cents.
"Rollo," "Land s End." and "Say
it with Flowers," are the titles of
the plays chosen for Saturday's
presentation.
Ag college sponsors
box social for tonight
The old fashioned box social
will be revived tonight at ag
coll'.ge when ag students will
gather at the activities building
for one of the affairs. Girls will
be admitted for one box lunch
or 10 cents. Gents will be
charged 10 cents which will be
refunded to them when they buy
a box. Milton Gustafson will
auction off the boxes and an eve
ning of dancing will follow.
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HERBERT AGAR.
Klub ticket
sales boom
Second day drive brings
over 200 reservations
Over two hundred tickets for
"Alias Aladdin," showing at the
Temple next Monday through
Saturday, were placed on reserve
at the box office yesterday after
noon.
This number is especially prom
ising for a second day sale, Roy
Proffit, sales chairman declared.
Though Friday night has proved
to be the marked favorite, there
are good seats left on all days of
the week. He suggested that the
best seats could be reserved for
the Monday, Tuesday and Thurs
day night performances.
Rehearsals for the show have
transerred from the crowded
social sciences auditorium plat
form to the Temple stage, where
pianos and footlights aid the cast
in song and dance routines.
Advance sale tickets may be
obtained this week from Kosmet
Klub workers and may be re
served at the Temple box office
Pictures of the cast in action as
well as rather reserved shots of
the harem chorus have been
placed on show in the social
sciences corridor, Union, at ag
campus, Antelope park, the Turn
pike and in show windows down
town.
Molicre comedy
shows tomorrow
Famous French farce
portrays fake doctor
"Le Medecin Malgrc Lui," con
sidered Moliere's most amusing
and vivid farce, will be shown to
morrow morning at the Kiva thea
ter, the feature beginning at 8
9:30 and 11 o'clock.
The story portrays the mix-up
of a man whose wife draws him
into posing as a doctor, plus two
charming lovers, plus an irate
father. The "doctor despite him
self is given the job of curing a
girl who has "lost her voice" and
is on strike against a hated mar
riage.
Tickets may lie purchased for
25 cents in room 108 of U hall
or at the box office. Copies of the
play are available in the romance
languages office for 15 cents.
short picturing scenic France will
accompany the feature.
Years second R.O.T.C.
parade set for today
The second R. O. T. C. parade
of the year will be held this aft
ernoon at 5 o'clock.
First call will be held at 4:50
and assembly will be sounded at
5. Battalion adjutant's call will
be followed by the regimental
adjutant's call. The band will
form west of Andrews facing
north and the junior battalion,
south of the tennis courts, fac
ing west In a position of close
columns. I
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FJUDAY, APKIL 11, 1939
Convo speaker asserts
press has effect on
probability of war
By Stanley Breuer.
With the exception of Robert
Wadlow, he looked taller than any
man I've ever seen.
He was sitting up on his bed
leaning against its high back
yet his feet rested on the other
end; and he prefers his cigarette
smoke thru a six Inch holder. He
was suave when interviewed in his
room at the Cornhusker shortly
before his convocation address
yesterday morning.
And Herbert Agar is easily one
of the most interesting personali
ties ever to come to the Nebraska
campus. He had no hesitancy in
admitting that the cause of peace
was not being helped by the treat
ment the American press is giv
ing to the present foreign situa
tion. Voice deep and steady.
"The press does have an effect
whether there will be peace or
war, and the American papers are
treating the controversies in Eu
rope too much like a scandal," he
asserted. His voice was deep and
steady, and had a soothing Eng
lish inflection.
In England, newspapers go to
the other "extreme in printing
poignant news, according to the
American editor and columnist.
"All of the London newspapers
are controlled by a handfull of
wealthy promoters who deem it
an honor to be asked to luncheon
by the home secretary or similar
government official.
The little group gathered at a
London club will hear the home
secretary mention that it would
be a good idea if they would not
(See AGAR INTERVIEW page 3.)
NU secures
Dietz library
Rare volumes included
in 'unusual collection'
University of Nebraska offi
cials announced Thursday the
purchase of the library of the
Charles N. Dietz estate, which
totaled approximately 9,000 vol
umes. Dietz, late Omaha real es
tale, lumber and coal dealer, spent
30 years in collecting the library,
which according to relatives, cost
him approximately $40,000.
"It is unusual to find a library
of this calibre in possession of
anyone except a very wealthy in
(See DIETZ page 6.)
Behind world events
AGAR'S EMPHASIS
ON DEMOCRACY
"Democracy is the resultant
combination of two great beliefs.
The theses on which it rests are
matters of personal faith not of
proof. Democracy arose from the
Christian affirmation of the broth
erhood of man and the expression
of 18th century rationalism and an
idea of the reasonableness of
man." This new or at least slightly
different Interpretation of democ
racy was given us by Herbert
Agar at yesterday's convocation.
Agar is well educated, well
travelled, and well worth hearing.
His formal schooling was had at
Columbia and Princeton (he has a
PhD In English literature from
the latter school). To this Agar
has added the experience of serv
ice during the war and knowledge
gleaned from his task as foreign
correspondent, columnist, author,
and editor.
Mr. Agar contends that de
Dancers
choose pep
queen tonight
Nine coeds nominated
for honor; ticket sole
indicates large crowd
Dancers at tonight's Corn Cob
Tassel pep party will select the
1939 pep queen, first in university
history, the committee in charge
of the dance announced yesterday.
According to Bob Flory, Corn
Cob committee representative,
"We think we've hit upon an idea
that should last. This year's elec
tion, will be a precedent that we
hope will be followed."
Nine sophomore and junior co
eds were nominated at a joint
meeting of the two pep clubs last
night, to run for the pep queen
title.
Dancers will vote upon entering
the ballroom tonight. The names
of candidates will be posted, be
sides being published here. The
nine girls nominated are:
Janet Lau
Beth Howley
Gen L. Harmon
Betty Mallo
Betty Jo Smith
Janet Harris
Gwennie Orr
Marian Bremers
Virginia Wheeler
The
next to last check-up on
sales indicated a large
ticket
crowd would attend the dance. The
two pep clubs have contracted
Carl Colby and his Minnesota col
legiate band to play.
Tickets are still being sold by
Corn Cobs and Tassels at 60 cents
a couple and may be purchased
tonight in the Union before the
dance.
Photography
exhibit opens
Pictures show college
activities at Purdue
The Purdue University Camera
club photography exhibit will open
in room 315 of the Union this eve
ning and will be shown through
Monday evening. The exhibit has
been shown at several universities
and colleges thruout the country
and comes here from Minnesota
where it has been for the last
week.
The Purdue student photogra
phy organization selects the best
pictures entered in their annual
contest, and the group shown here
will be a very select one. Accord
ing to advance notices on the dis
play, most of the photographs are
of typical scenes in college life
Several universities including Chi
cago, Michigan, Stanford, Yale
and others sponsor like photogra
phy tours and exchange their
group with others.
mocracy today Is only a word to
which we render lip service and
no more. Few of u realize its
connotations of liberty and
equality, and this is as true of
nations as it is of people. Eng
land is by nature and tradition
fitted not for democracy but for
its system of rigid class con
sciousness In which each person
is relatively satisfied with his
own niche in the social strata.
Only France and the United
States even have a conscious de
Sire for democracy and neither
of these countries today has a
' democratic- government thanks
to the premier importance of
economio problems In modern
life.
The "iron ring" with which the
so-called democracies of Europe
are trying to encircle the totali
tarian powers Is composed of na
tions which neither have. democ
racy or even have much use for
it, according to Agar. The nations
(See EVENTS page 2.)
Hope for a five cent rate and
apid intercampus bus service took
an optimistic swing yesterday
when city commissioners pledged
various degrees of support to tho
DAILY NEBRASKAN'S campaign
ror cneaper, more efficient trans
portation between the city and ag
ricultural campuses.
h,. R. Heiny, vice president and
general manager of the Lincoln
Traction company, has considered
figures gathered by the NEBRAS-
KAN and Student Council, and he
is ready to take action on the pro
posal. In a conference with a rep
resentative of the NEBRAKAN
yesterday afternoon, Mr. Heiny
said that it seemed probable that
an arrangement could be reached
satisfactory to all parties con
cerned. Mayor shows Interest.
Oren S. Copeland, mayor of Lin
coln, declared: "Although I do not
Deiieve that is is legrallv possible
for the council to operate or force
operation of a common carrier, if
(See BUS page 2.)
Bodie,Folsom
win awards
Rifle club gives three
medals, elects officers
Fred Bodie and John Folsom
were awarded the three trophies
presented for high marksmanship
at the final moeting of the univer
sity rifle club and 1939 rifle team
held last night in Nebraska hall.
The Gardner trophy, awarded to
Folsom. was fired for and won m
a club match for the highest indi
vidual score. Bodie received thi
Lawlor trophy, given for the high
est average score fired in record
scores for the season, and the Jor
gensen cup for the highest score
of the season in any match. Both
men received medals signifying
the winning of the trophies.
National Rifle Association
badges and the list of men who
won letters were not available for
the meeting.
Sterling Dobbs elected.
Sterling Dobbs was elected pres
ident; Carl Leonard, secretary
treasurer, for next year.
The club has been under the
supervision of Cap.t C. C. Hough
and Sgt. C. McGimsey. Captain
Hough, in a short speech, compli
mented the members on the year's
work. Fred Bodie, president, ex
pressed hope for still greater in
crease in enrollment and improve
ment in the rifle range. Thanks
were extended to John Cattle, secretary-treasurer,
and to Sterling
Dobbs, club and team manager for
outstanding work.
Next meeting will be held early
next fall.
Bizad fraternity
hears Bullock
Economics professor
discusses employments
"After College -What?" asked
and answered Prof. T. T. Bu'.l.ck
of the economics department when
he spoke to members of Delta
Sigma Pi, professional bizad fra
ternity, Wednesday evening.
The economist and bizad place
ment bureau head pointed out that
graduates of universities this June
will have almost as good a chance
of securing employment as in 1937,
the year which came nearest to the
peak conditions of 1929.
Explaining that over half the
freshnen changed the plans for a
chosen profession sooner or later,
Professor Bullock demonstrated
four methods for finding out what
one is best fitted for in his college
career today.
Chancellor addresses
teachers convention
Chancellor C. S. Boucher will
address the 19th annual conven
tion of the Teachers of History
and the Social Studies In the
schools and colleges cf Iowa
and neighboring states this af
ternoon. The chancellor will
address the group, which is
holding its meeting at the Uni
versity of Iowa, on "History and
the Social Studies Whither?"
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