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D Nebr HE A1LY ASKA Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska VOL. XXX M). 55. LINCOLN, NEHRASKA. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 5. 1930. PRICE FIVE CEN'i. r. i 1HREESTUDENTS EXPRESS OPINION OF Grau and Nash Emphasize Need of Factional Co-operation. A. W. S. HEAD IS SILENT Edwin Faulkner Indicates Gratification Of the Committee. Veiled statements from heuda of three student organizations yesterday failed to indicate whether the apparent peaceful passage of the powers clause of the new Student council constitu tion, giving the council supremacy over other student organizations, at Wednesday's meeting of the Student council, had definitely settled the question of centraliza tion of student governing power in favor of the council. Fred Grau, president of the In terfraternity council, and Delphin Nash, barb faction head, issued statements approving the action of the council Wednesday, but both added that the plan for a single body to control student af fairs cannot function with perfec tion under the present system of faction politics. Neither Grau nor Nash stated whether there is a possibility of the bodies which they head con testing the position which the council wishes to assume in stu dent government. Miss Gaylord Is Silent. Esther Gaylord, president of the A. W. S. board the body around which most of the discussion of contesting the subordination of authority of other student organi zations to that of the Student council has centered had no statement to make yesterday. When asked whether or not the powers clause of the new constitu tion would be discussed at a fu ture meeting of the board, she said, "I have no idea what it will do." Grau In discussing the desirabil ity of the proposed relation of the Student council to other student organizations with the power of review said, "I would like very much to see the Student council an all-powerful organization over the other groups because I believe in giving the Student council more influence in university affairs in stead of several bodies pulling alone." Grau Works on Plan. "I am now working on a plan to correlate the work of these organ izations with a view towards har monious student government," he continued. "The council should have the power if it can properly handle it, but it will be very very difficult to deal fairly with it un der the present faction system. Nevertheless, I see no valid reason why the council should not become supervisory in Its powers over the Interfraternity council." "When all an put aside petty factional view points and look at affairs from the view point of the good of the school rather than to see what benefit their particular faction may gain, then. such action as the student council has taken (Continued on Page 2.) ': Cadets Cain Change From tegular Drill To lletn Decorate University cadets have been given a different task than carry ing a gun in their regular drill pe riods the last few days. They have been used to help decorate for the Military ball tonight. Cadets were relieved of regular drill to decorate the coliseum so that everything would be ready in time. The plan has been success ful, and the making over of the huge field house will be a complete by start of the formal. The great canopy which will cover the whole ceiling of the coli seum has been erected and lust minute details of arranging flood and spotlights and other equip ment are being cared for. The Jour command posts, resembling the Important position occupied by of ficers In a battle, will be ready by tonight for occupance by the ma jors and their sponsors and repre sentatives of the "fourth" battal ion made up of Pershing Rifles and headquarters company. These posts will be used for lounging and punch will be served from them. V I V- N CONSTITUTION WHITE ANNOUNCES FRESHMAN DEBATE TO BE HELD SOON "The United States should adopt some plan for unemployment insurance,-" is the proposition that has been selected for the freshman debate to be held Thursday eve ning, Dec. 11, in Andrews 126, as announced by Prof. H. A. White of the English department, today. Assignment to sides will be an nounced Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 10. The names of all freshmen who Intend to enter this forensic con test must be registered with Pro fessor White by the first of next week. Any freshman who entered the university last September is eligible. There were nine contest ants last year and a similar num ber are expected to enter this year. The winner of the debate will have his name engraved upon the Long Debate Trophy, which he re tains for one year. facuijyclDbwIll E Convocation Speaker Is. To Discuss India Schools Where He Taught. WELL KNOWN AS POET Dr. James H. Cousins, Irish poet and educator, "who will speak at a university convocation Thursday, Dec. 11, will be honored by the Faculty men's club at a dinner at the University club Wednesday, Dec. 10 at 6:30 p. m., Prof. N. A. Bengtson, in charge of the din ner, announced yesterday. Dr. Cousins will be the only speaker at the dinner which will be open to women and friends of the fatuity. Reservations may be made at Dean Hicks' office at 75 cents a plate. "Liberation in Education" will be Dr. Cousins' topic at the con vocation address at the Temple theater at 11 o'clock Thursday. He will discuss the movement for lib eration in India as seen by him while in India between 1915 and 1928 as a teacher In various Indian universities. Taught Under Gandhi. As graduate lecturer in St. Ma hatma Gandhi's school at Ahame dabad, Dr. Cousins was in a fa vorable position to watch the de velopment of the policies of the great liberation leader. He still holds this position in Gandhi's school in addition to like honor3 in numerous other Indian univer sities. Dr. Cousins has also served as professor of English and principal in the University of Madras. His main interest, however, is in poetry. He is the author of some twenty volumes of poetry dealing mostly with his native country, Ireland, and is considered an au thority on contemporary literary movements. Gammill Issues S. 0. S. For Ivy Day Snap Shots, Fall Registration. According to Kennsth Gammill, editor of the Cornhusker, many students have not paid the Novem ber installment on the year books which were ordered the first of the year. Unless this installment, and the December Installment, which is due the fifteenth of this month is paid, the books will not be or dered. All students who ordered books on the installment plan, and have not made the payments up to date, are requested to attend to the mattpr at once. An S. O. S. call was sent out by Gammill for pictures of the 1930 registration tny. At the present time, efforts to locate any pic tures of the registration, and also of last years Ivy Day, have been without avail. Anyone having snaps of thewe occasions, are re quested to get in touch with the editor at once, in order that an ar rangement may be made to pub lish these features. All of the feature section, with the exception of several pages has beep sent to the engraver. Students who have hud their pictures taken, and have not re turned the proofs are urged to re turn them at once. Work has progressed along this line to such an extent that the prints are needed at' once in order to com plete the book on schedule. j ON ANNUALS NOW DUE One of These Will be .Mcuiwi.iir tifwwju.iaws Y is r i , , V v ALL AG COLLEGE STUDENTS MEET IN CONVOCATION Honorary Fraternities An nounce Names of New Pledges. T. SNIPESWINS AWARD Musical Numbers Feature First of Program; Gramlich Talks. Fourteen pledges to Alpha Zeta, honorary men's organization on the College of Agriculture campus, were announced at a convocation presided over by Prof. H. E. Brad ford Thursday morning in the stu dent activities building. All 11 o'clock classes in the college wert dismissed. New members to Omicron Nu and Phi Upsilon Omicron, hon orary home economics sororities. were also announced during the convocation. Thomas Snipes, Lin coln, was awarded the Alpha Zeta freshman scholarship medal. Announce Pledges. Four seniors and ten juniors were pledged to Alpha Zeta ranks Seniors are Floyd Belders, Cam bridge; Ardean Petersen, Hamp ton; Don Facka, Hershey; ana Floyd Ingersoll, Raymond. Junior selections are Glenn Bur ton, Bartley; Richard Flynn, Ord: Melvin Husa, Barneston; Gerald Schick, Curtis; John McClean, Fre mont; Fred Meredith, St. Edwards; Gordon Nuernberger, Wakefield; Fred Siefer, Dalton; Haven Smith, Chappell; and Boyd Von Seggern, West Point. Martin Kelly Announces. Martin Kelly, vice president of the Nebraska chapter of Alpha Zeta made the announcements. Character, leadership, fellowship, and scholarship are the points con sidered in making the selections. Kelly stated. Candidates must have been registered in the col lege of agriculture for three pre vious semesters to be eligible for consideration. In his preliminary remarks, Kelly stated that the national or ganization of Alpha Zeta was per fected in 1897. The Nebraska chapter was chartered in 1904. Pledged to Omicron Nu. Pledges to Omicron Nu are Wilms Hatch, Mahaska, Kas.; Katheleen Troop, Plattsmouth; Kathleen Jeary, Imperial; Ruby Richardson, Grimss, la.; and Viola Jasa, Thurston. They were an nounced by Georgia Wilcox, presi dent. Elizabeth Williams, president of Phi Upsilon Omicron, read the names of new members to that so ciety. They are Carolyn White, Lincoln; Helen Baeder, Lincoln; Evelyn Krotz, Odell; Hazel Ben son, Lincoln; Christine Cailson, Lincoln; and Lucille Cooley, Wav erly. Both of these home economics sororities base their membership upon scholarship, school spirit and character. Candidates must have a home economics major. Snipes Wins Medal. Snipes, winner of the AlphP Zeta medal, stands at the head of (Contineud on Page 3. t WESLEY PLAYERS PLAN SHOWlN(; OF BARRABAS SUNDAY The first presentation of the one act drama, "Barrabas," by the Wesley Players will be given at the Warren Methodist church, Forty-fifth and Orchard streets, next Sunday evening at 7:30. All students are especially invited. The cast has been augmented and is as follows: Barrabas, Lee Scott; Simion, Francis Brandt; Mary of Magdala, Beryl Klahn; Toras, Ddbeit Reed; Hamath, Gordon Williams; and Thadeus, Milford Graham. Miss Irene Fee, '30, is the conch for this play. Re hearsals are being held fiequently this week in order to be In readi ness for next Sunday. The story has to do with the life of Barranas after he is set free by Pontius Pilate. His attempts and failures to continu: his life of crime and his Christian life, in fluenced by Christ, are vividly told in this short drama. Oxra Dean was formally nledced at the dinner meeting held by this organization at the Wesley Foun dation parsonage last Wednesday evening. Mr. uean was unanie 10 be Dresent at the reeular pledeinir services held not long ago. 1 b-v j H r lfc&..aifctaiJ-.i. , . ... mnmi L.V IS . '- ' Moritz Asks Those - Who Want Teaching Positions To Meet Candidates for high school teaching positions for the school year 1931-32 are asked to meet with Prof. R. D. Mor itz, director of the department of educational service Wednes day, Dec. 10, in Teachers col lege building 200 at 5 p. m. Candidates for grade teaching positions wIM meet at the same hour and place Thursday, Dec. 11. Professor Moritz stressed in his announcement the impor tance of all students seeking positions to report at these meetings. H. D. M SPEAKS AT Athletic Director Relates Trouble In Making Game Schedule. TO MAKE ANNOUNCEMENT An announcement of interest will be forthcoming from the ath letic department within the next few days, H. D. Gish told mem bers of the University cIud gath ered Wednesday night to pay trib ute to the Cornhusker team and coaches. This announcement will be relative to a big intersectional game, Gish elaborated. Gish related some of the difficul ties in making schedules. He told of a recent trip east in which he attempted to get games for Ne braska. Some of the eastern schols, he found, are booked as far ahead as the year 1935. "We can play these big eastern schools provided we are willing to go there on a one year contract. Our policy, however, has been to give the backers of our team a fifty-fifty arrangement whereby they will see our opponents on the home field, too." The unsung hero of the gridiron is the lad who may lose but in losing he tries his best, Coach D. X. Bible told those gathered for the banquet. He pointer out that there was a challenge put up to the team this past season. "On behalf of those players who will return next fall," Coach Bible stated, "I can say that that chal lenge will be accepted and met." Some fifty members of the squad and coaches were present for the dinner. C. B. Towe, president of the club, welcomed the guests. He turned the assembly over to Sam Waugh who acted as master of ceremonies. A grab bag provided considerable merriment. AMES STUDENTS IMPROVE ENGLISH IN CLASS PAPERS AMES. Ia., Dec. 4 An improve ment in the stnadards of English being used in class papers by stu dents at Iowa State college is in dicated by a comparison of the findings for this year of the col lege English committee according to Professor Frank Kerekes, head of the committee. Eighty percent of the 2.4S8 pa pers studied by the committee in 1930 were considered acceptable, as compared to 72 percent of 147 papers in 1929. Only 4 percent of the papers were rated as "not passing" this year as compared to 10 percent in 1929. Kosmet Klub Has Had Varied Career Since 1911; Has Sponsored Revues, Musical Comedies, Midnight Shows By ART WOLF. Of ilie interest iug organizations on t It University of Ne liiMska -;t in )t is. jiroliiilily none hits luxl s varioil ttiitl colorful u history us tlic Kostnet Kluli. Kor nineteen vein's the Klnli lias eXcrieiioe (. us nml downs of organization life as per haps no other Nebraska group has. Kor nineteen years the Kosmet Kluli has heen the center mil of which radiated the real studont dramatic effort. o Kosmet Klub's purpose is to produce annual musical comedies and intermittent plays and revues. Each year an original musical comedy, written 'and produced by students of the University of Ne braska or by parties connected with the institution Is presented and a prize is offered annually for the best manuscript submitted. For the past two years the con test has been won by William T. McCleery with his plays "Don't Be Silly" and "Sob Sister." The organization was founded Presented at SALLY PICKARD. MILITARY BALL' WILL INITIATE Fl Colonel Oury Anticipates A Crowd Overshadowing Former Marks. OFFICERS SELL TICKETS Staff Plans Presentation of Honorary Colonel As Climax. Tonight at 8:30 Nebraska opens officially itj 1930-31 formal season with the twenty-second annual inlitary ball at the coliseum. Giv en by the military department as one of the three major parties of the school year, reports from Col. W. H. Oury are to the effect that a record crowd will attend, over shadowing the high mark of 1,000 couples set last year. t Tickets, which have been on sale during the past week by cadet officers and at downtown agencies, will be available at the door for the regular price, Bin ion Bridges, sen ior officer in charge of ticket sales, declared last night. Grand March at 10:30. Continuing the traditional fea tures established some years ago, the new honorary colonel will be presented to those in attendance during the evening. This particular coedy, chosen by popular vote dur ing the fall election, will appear in military costume following the grand march at 10:30 oclock. With George E. Lee and his Brunswick recording orchestra playing, the dancing will begin at 8:30 p. m. and last until 12 o'clock, extra time being allowed the Mil itary ball by Dean Heppner. En tertainment by members of the or chestra will be given throughout the evening.: Plan Parking Arrangements. Checking facilities have been ar ranged to accomodate a crowd of 1.500 couples. Automobiles will be allowed to park diagonally in front of the coliseum, contrary to usual custom, to accommodate more ve hicles. Decorations depicting the medi eval theme of manor life will pre vail throughout the coliseum and a giant canopy will enclose the dance floor. Erection on the stage of a structure in harmony with the general theme of decoration will be used to advantage in the intro duction of the honorary colonel. Formals are Required. Formal dress will be required of all those not appearing in uniform. Patrons and patronesses include Gov. and Mrs. A. J. Weaver, Mayor and Mrs. D. Love, offi cers from adjacent army pos'.s, ranking officials in the reserve corps and prominent local and Omaha cittizens. Trre honorary colonel to be pre sented will be one of the follow ing candidates: Dorothy Clark, Scottsbluff, Janie Lehnoff, Omaha, Sally Pickard, Omaha, Evelyn Stotts. Lincoln, Frances Holyoke, Omaha, Bessie Tauber, Greenleaf, Kas., and Irene Dawson, Wy more. Last year Maxinc Mathers, North Platte, and a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority was presented as the honorary colonel. Preceding her were Ruth Baker, Alpha Phi, in 1928 and Laura Margaret Raines, Kappa Alpha Theta, in 1927. in 1911 as a direct outcome of the Junior play of that year. During the winter of 1910 and 1911 mem bers of the class of 1912 conceived the idea of having a junior play. As a result a committee chosen by the junior president chose the play "A Message from Mara." That play was presented at the old Oliver theater on March 18, 1911. under the direction of Prof. R. D. Scott. . The success of that play led the committee to believe that an or ( Contineud on Page 3.) )1AL SEASON Mititary Ball Tonight L v '? vj 3 I Li III-' JaM(HMB . I DOROTHY CLARK. COMMERCE GROUP HOLDS INITIATION WEDNESDAY NIGHT Formal pledging for seven men was held by Delta Sigma Pi. inter national commercial fraternity, on Wednesday night. The men are El mer E. Lind, Holdrege; Richard J. McKenzie, Schuyler; Melvin E. Ruzickn, Clarkson; Robert' C. Gra ham, Hastings: Earl C. Hald, of Boelus; Emory K. Peterson, of Lyons; Herman Siefkes, Pickrell. Formal initiation will be held for these seven men,' and Carl Palm quist, Omaha, at the Lincoln hotel on Dec. 17. This is the second initi ation service Delta Sigma Pi has sponsored this year. At the first initiation, for professors, members of the faculty of the college of business administration, were initiated. WILL GO 10 MEETING College Church Goers To Gather Dec. 28 in Chicago. MEN TALK AT NEBRASKA Rev. W. C. Fawell, Dr. Paul C. Johnston, Dr. Dean R. Leland, and Miss Grace Spacht, representa tives of the religious workers on the University of Nebraska cam pus will attend the conference of church workers in universities and colleges in the United States to be held in Chicago, 111., Dec. 31, 1930 and Jan. 2, 1931. The meeting, whiih convenes every three years, will be held in Edgewater Beach hotel. Chief among the items on the two-day program is a symposium, "What is a Religious Program at a University?" The speakers on this subject are Father J. Elliott Roas, Rabbi Lee J. Levinger,and Dr. M. Willard Lampe. Discussion on this topic will be led by Harry Thomas Stock, secretary of the council of church boards of edu cation. Preparation is Interesting. The preparation of talks and discussion on such topics as "Meeting Student Needs Through Student Counselling," and "The Implications for Religion of Cur rent Trends in Scientific and So cial Thought," promise to make the program an inteicFting one. according to Dr. Dean R. Leland. Presbyterian student pastor. Many of the speakers on the program have bon heard at the University of Nebraska. Among the speakers are Dean G. D. Ed wards, University of Missouri; Dana G. How, University of Penn sylvania; Rufus M. Jones, presi dent of Haverford college; R. A. Milikan. president of California In stitute of Technology; Prof. Charles A. Ellwood, Duke univer ( Contineud on Page 3.) Nebraska Dean Considers Herbert Hoover One of Outstanding. In a recent issue of the Neb raska Blue Print. Dean O. J. Fer guson attempts to name the ten outstanding engineers of the List twenty-five year's. His article is in the "Deans Corner," a regular feature of the magazine which Is published by the engineers publica tion board and of which Willard Dann is editor. Here are Dean Ferguson's ideas on the subject: 'Do you know who's who in engineering ? "I suspect that if I changed the question and asked. "Do you know what's what in engineering?" You might do a better Job of answer ing. For anyone who pays much attention to current news, certain ly, anyone who reads current tech nical news, knows what large en gineering projects are under way. Even our daily papers follow the big jobs and give news of them from lime to time. Especially do the rotogravure sections picture the progress and give popular ac counts of things of publlu interest. "iw thn m.-.mpnt I nm interest ed in my first question. Do you Know wno s wno, in enKinpeimg ; JTcnofic llv wnlllH I SAV. in that branch of engineering in which you are mosi interested : ir.ncrineprs a rp not verv active self advertisers, which is as it should be. A recent vote to deter ( Continued on Page 3.) .--w. T 1 x ' ' av ' JANIE LEHNOFF. ' CLUB MAKES AWARDS TO HIGH SCHOOL PLAYERS Organization Gives Plaques For High Scholastic j Standing. FOURTH ANNUAL EVENT Group Strives To High Standing Academics. Create in Scholarship plaques annually awarded by the "N" club for high scholarship among athletes have been made to nine Nebraska high schools. This is the fourth annua) award of the "N" club to state high schools whose athletes hav scholastic averages comparing fa vorably with the general average of the high schools where they are enrolled. The schools honored this year ate Benson, Lexington, Alliance, Wakefield, Bassett, Jackson of Lincoln, Winside. Seneca, and Fil ley. Seventeen Schools Honored. Seventeen schools were placed on the honor roll for the year. In order to attain the "N" club schol astic honor roll, the lettermen of the high school must average higher grades than the general en rollment of the school. The schools are graded accord ing to size with three plaques awarded in each class except in the class of schools with an enroll ment over 600 in which group only one plaque is awarded. The classes according to enroll ment are: over 600, between 300 and 600, between 100 and 300, and under 100. Only two schools of the 300 to 600 class were eligible for plaques this year. Schools in order to be eligible for the club award must be a member, in good standing, of the Nebraska high school athletic as sociation. Grades of all lettermen in the school are counted in deter mining the awards. The awards are as follows: - Over WHO alwdentat Renaon. I mlrr lion ajutlrnlat Ltin(tia una Alii- line. I mlrr 5110 alarienla. Hakrfield. Baaaelt nnd .luckm off l.tncnln. I mlrr Mill luilrnu: Hlnalde, Minani-4 Fllliy. Hull il hiinur: Arllntlon. Duncan, Kim rrcck. (irelnn Onto. Haatlnca, Lnomla, Mcinlon lirnvr, Monroe. Newman Omrr, Ncllgli. Riwiiilph. Hlanlon, Htorkvtlle. Triliiiliiill. Materhnry, Warn. Lettermen of the winning achoola whoaa Kinrtia n a hove that 01 the school av- K-iin llcan Collin.. Henry KnamaM Rlcliurd Kn.mnn. Kenneth Reed, (irnrci Wnl-.li. Jink nwanwin, inr al. Adolpli HhiiImiiIii, HiiM-iir l.eedin, Woodrnw llor ward, Hurry Atlanta. Icvlniiton I'aiil Raylea, 4rthur Knnf, Win in- Lincoln. Milium McMillan, Dean Hpcar. Alliance iiorr Kenning. Richard Ful ler, Hitatcr Keetnder. Oeorar Moore, Ken 11HI1 Wella, Oen'i" Fowler, l.ennard How ard, Mlltim 'J'hoina, Ned lwla. Mnkelleld Joel l.man, ieore I.arwn, lliiMiur llenlnn. Kenneth Cornell, Marvin .Nnernheraer. iB.kMMi nl Lincoln Mat Barren. Gilbert Reach, Myron h;ckell. liverrtt Hrawn, I ilil Itutler. Lou. Irt Hutlrr. Vernon Flllry, Hush ro.ler, Mir r wood Johnalon, Harry hnnrler. Wlllinm Kleratead, Kenneth Lee, Mcrlll Mnrrla, Fiucne I'rater, Drlbert Held, Jlunnld 'lalor. llH.ntl Walter Katea, .lame Fredrick Mini, Hurry Kupiierman, Ralph I.sfnan, Cal vin Oumrk. Kvcrrtt I'flweli, Clmnli Kiwnn. llfforil Turpln, Reader Homhy, Aden Jef frey, Charlia I'atrh, Karl Lacy, Janie Knilth, l.et Fhtra. WliMldr llanier YVIIann. Frank Fleer, lucent .lordmi, Oeorge L. Moore, Marvin Trillltweln, Itoimld l'edell, rlllcy Inracn Alherta, (latla Hrtttlan, Alton Davla, -In) Haacniiap, Tornta l.ytlle, Hnaer Vearh, Cecil lohe. Kenui'iiJI iMirlney Valentine. Walter Zlm mek. Meneer Valentine, Walter Marlnn. Kohert Finney. JMrCIoery Report on National Convention A lepoit of the national conven tion of Sigma Delta Chi held re cently at Columbus was made to the local chapter Thursday eve ning by Bill McCleery. The meet ing was held at the Beta Theta PI house. Nebraska chapter of Sigma Delts Chi received honorable men tion in the efficiency ratings. Further plans were discussed for the fraternity's sponsoring th Awgwan providing final permis sion is received from the publica tion board. ' Campus Calendar Saturday, Dec. C. Socia! dancing classes, Grant Memorial hall, 7:30 p. m. Sunday, Dee. 7. Fireside club, Unitarian church at Twelfth and M streets, 7 p. m. -Court esv of The Journal. EVELYN STOTTS. mm i IRENE DAWSON. BE8SIE TAUBER. FRANCES HOLYOKE.