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T Daily E ebra Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska VOL. XXX NO. 98. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, SUNDAY. MARCH 1, 1931. PRICE FIVE CENTS. DOROTHY SILVIS IS NAMED PROM GIRL FOR 1931 Engineers Society Head 'FASHION' CAST IS CHOSEN BY MISS H. ALICE HOWELL GRANT 89 TUITION Portrays Governess CONFERENCE TO BE ENDEO TODAY Prom Girl UNEMPLOYMENT SCHOLARSHIPS SECOND SEMESTER 4 Prom-Goers Select Theta President for Honor Friday Night. 400 COUPLES LOOK" ON Coliseum Is Decorated in Modernistic Motif, Black, Silver. Dorothy Silvis, Journalism sen lor of Wagner, S. D., and member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority, was presented as Prom girl at the Junior-Senior Prom, closing event of Nebraska's formal season, at the coliseum Friday night. More than 400 couples looked on as she appeared on the dance floor m a midget automobile driven by Boh Kinkaid, chairman of the Prom committee, preceded by another tiny car piloted by Bill McGaffin, decorations chairman. Both cars circled the room several times, finally stopping at the north end of the floor where Miss Silvis was assisted to the platform for pre sentation. Decorations were characterized by a modernistic motif carried out in black and silver. The north end of the room was curtained off and panels were hung from the ceiling to enhance the accoustic properties of the huge room and convert it into a oallroom. Decorate Fecadei. Facades of the balconies and arches mad. pillars around the floor were covered with placques of black with silver figures. At the center of the north end, against the curtain, was a small platform for the presentation of the Prom girl. The curtain was decorated with slender pyramids of silver and a background was formed by a huge silver and plain fan. One corner of the room was con verted into a lounge for the chap erons among whom were Dean and Mrs. W. C. Harper, Dean and Mrs. J. E. LeRossignoL Prof, and Mrs. E. W. Lantz, Prof, and Mrs. Paul Grummann, and Dean and Mrs. W. W. Burr. Beasley Smith's National Broad casting company orchestra pro vided music and entertainment for the event, the latter including fre quent tap dances and shuffles by the leader. The orchestra is mak ing a tour of the country playing for a number of proms and balls at midwest schools. Chosen From Four. The Prom girl was chosen by those who attended the Prom from four candidates selected at the re cent mid-term election. Miss Silvis is president of her sorority. Kappa Alpha Theta, a member of Theta Sigma Phi, honorary journalistic sorority, ..nd last year's assistant sorority editor of the Cornhusker. The other Prom girl candidates were Georgia Wilcox, Chi Omega of Scottsbluff; Margret McKay, Kappa Kappa Gamma of Des Moines, la., and Alice Connell, Gamma Phi Beta of Fairbury, Miss Silvia was dressed in an oyster white moire gown, trimmed in brilliants. She carried a sheaf of pink roses. Prom Committee Named. The entire committee in charge Includes: Steve Hokuf, Crete, Delta Tau (Continued on Page 4.) r. m. rams tomson Broadjtrmp Star Is Named For Presidency of City Campus. Coburn Tomson, '32, of Lincoln, has been nominated to run for president of the city campus T. M. C. A. in the March elections, it was announced yesterday. For vice president William E. Kaplan, '32. of Stuart, was nominated and Carl F. Grill, '34, of Paxton for secre tary. Meredith Nelson. '32, Lin coln, was named for the office of field council representative. The nominating committee for the city campus was Dr. C. H. Patterson, Millard Spence, '31, and Lewis Swingler, '31. The elections will be held early in March as will the Ag campus Y. M. elections, though the date has not been defi nitely set The elected men take office April 1. Frederick Collins, Assistant Curator State Museum, Gives Radio Speeches Each Thursday Morning Over KFAB BY OLIVER Promptly at 9:30 o'clock every Thursday morning during the school year, Frederick G. Collins, fcssistant curator of the Nebraska state museum, steps to the micro phone and tells his unseen listeners what is happenthg in Morrill hall, and in museums throughout the world. For nearly four years, Mr. Col lins has followed this procedure, which Is a regular part of the mu seum service. The prograiiis are broadcast through KFAB. Twhen the reporter stopped into Mr. Col lins' office in Merrill ball and asked for an Interview concerning bis radio addressed, the assistant curator was reticent, and practic ally refused to talk. Failing in this, he accused the writer of making him talk by asking questions, and at last resigning himself to his fate, he settled back in his chair and told of the purpose of these addresses, and the result that had been attained by them. "Before discussing th radio ad dresses," said Mr. Collins, "I want rrrr - - I ( ?v. t v LJ "mirtwy of Lincoln Journal. ROY V. WRIGHT. Who is national president of American Society of Mechanical Engineers will visit here Tuesday. PERFORM LAST RITES FOR CADET COLONEL Clancv Sounds Tans, Rifle Squad Fires Volleys in Recognition. FLAG DRAPES CASKET As the soft notes of taps echoed and reechoed gently thru the roll ing hills of the Battle Creek, Iowa cemeterv. the body of Winston Behn. former regimental cadet col onel. was lowered to its final rest ing place Friday afternoon in the family burial plot, rnor 10 me sounding: of taps, blown by Clyde Clancv. fraternitv brother of Behn's and a member of Pershing Rifles, a Dartinc salute of three vollevs was fired by a squad cho sen from members of Pershing Rifles. The military rites at the grave side were preceded by a brief serv ice at the First Presbyterian church of Battle Creek of which Behn was a member. Floral trib utes were beautiful and iinpres sive.the casket being banked with roses with the floral representa tion of the Sigma Nu pin, a tribute from Behn's fraternity brothers, forming the center piece. Stanley Kiger, Bud Bramman, Burton Bridges, Robert Dobson, Carl Hahn, Everett Mead, Otis ! trick and Raymond Frerichs, all advanced students i n military science classes and members of Sieroa Nu fraternity, with which Behn had been affiliated since en tering the university in 1927, acted as pallbearers. The flag with which the casket had been draped was presented to his parents at the close of the military rites In the cemetery. Twenty members of the university R. O. T. C. unit at tended the services in Battle Creek, leaving Lincoln Thursday afternoon under command of Capt. R. G. Lehman of the regular army. WEDDING IS KEPT SECRET Son of Governor Weaver And Miss Harriet Walt Married Long. Exceedingly interesting on the campus is the announcement of the marriage of Arthur J. Weaver, jr., to Miss Harriet Walt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. wait or Lin coln. The ceremony took place Aug. 6 at Minneapolis, M'nn. Mr. and Mrs. Weaver will make their home in Lincoln while Mr. Weaver studies at the university. Mr. Wea ver is a pledge to Phi Gamma Delta, PROF. GRUMMANN ARRANGES ANNUAL ARTS CONVENTION Prof. Paul Grummann, director of the school of fine arts, is making arrangements for the American Federation of Arts an nual conventon in Kansas City March 19 to 21. Professor Grum man is western branch secretary of the federation and is in full chage of the convention program. A number of university students and faculty members are planning to attend the federation meet ings. Mr. Crummann was in charge of last year's convention which was held at Santa Fe, New Mexico. DeWOLP to make it clear that the museum is a live thing, an unfinished thing. It is directly related to every day life." According to Mr. Collins, these programs are always concerned with what is going on in Morrill hall, and items of interest from the various museums of the world. "This museum," said Mr. Collins, "has the opportunity to he one of the best in the country. There are no museums within approximately 500 miles east or west of us. The Field museum in Chicago being the nearest ona to the east of us, and the museum at Denver is the nearest on the west" But to get back to the subject of radio addresses, as stated before it is a museum service to let the people of Nebraska know what is going on in Morrill hall, the home of the Nebraska State museum. However, the interest aroused by thee morning talks has no con sideration for state boundaries. Mr. Collins has received letters (Continued on Page 3.) Janie Lehnhoff Will Play Feminine Lead; Lerner To Be Villain. WILL OPEN OM MARCH 9 Presentation Depicts Life In New York in 1845 Among '400.' By With William T. McCleery. a cast or popular univer- sity actors and actresses assigned to the colorful parts in "Fashion," University Players next produc tion. Director Alice Howell reports that the revival comedy is nearly ready for its anniversary presenta tion on March 9. Janie Lehnhoff, Omaha Renior, has been chosen to Dlav the feminine lead in thia, comedy of 1845 New York society. Miss Lehnhoff, a member of Kap pa Kappa Gamma sorority, has played prominent parts in several Players shows and gained theatri cal notoriety for herself in "The Importance of Being Earnest." Dark, romantic, mysterious, the part of the ultra-fashionable no bleman who lurks villainously in hidden corners, is played by Zol ley Lerner. Augusta French will portray the humorous role of Mrs. Tiffany, applicant for membership in New York's exclusive "400." Centers About New York. "Fashion" centers around the vigorous attempts of Mrs. Tiffany to plaster herself with tea party glory in the social maelstrom of New York City. Her husband, played by William Thompson of "Journey's End" fame, is worried to distraction by his socially am bitious wife's drive for recogni tion. Robert Reade, who scored a dramatic hit as the irate foreman in "Ladies of the Jury," is cast in the part of Adama Trueman, who loses sleep and patience in his wor ries over the morality of the Tif (Continued on Page 3.) y. i c. a. VOTE ON THURSDAY Elections Set During Hours Of 9 to 5 in Social Sciences Hall. Election of oficers of Y. W. C. A. for the coming year will be held Thursday from 9 to 5 o'clock in the corridor of social sciences and on parts of Wednesday and Thurs day at the college of agriculture campus. Nominations, just an nounced, are as follows: City Y. W. C. A.; president: Marjorie Petersen, '32, Fremont, and Evelyn West, '32. Grand Is land; vice president: Aleen Neely, i uincuin ana vivittu Hijureih, 32, Torrington. Wyo.: secretarv: Frances Duhachek, '33, Lincoln, and Ruby Heather, '32, Syracuse: treasurer: Eleanor Dixon. 33. Blair, and Evelyn O'Connor, '33, Elsie. The Ag campus nominations are. president: Christine Carlson, '32, Lincoln, and Sally Seeley. '32. Harvard; secretary: Muriel Mof fitt, '34, Lincoln, and Birdie Er skine, '34, HaveJock. The candi date not elected president will be vice president of the Ag group. The city Y. W. C. A. treasurer will serve both branches. Students registered in the col lege of agriculture will vote for both the city and the Ag campus slates and the president of the col lege of agriculture Y. W. C. A. will be a member of the cabinet of the city group. PFEIFFER TELLS OF HIS WORK AT CHEMISTS MEET Dr. George J. Pfeiffer. who joined the chemistry department faculty last fall, was the speaker ax tne meeting or the American Chemical society Wednesday eve ning. He discussed the relation of chemical constituents of certain ketones to reactivity in acetal for mations. His talk was based on experimental work he carried on at the University of Wisconsin last year while preparing to take his doctor a degree. FKANKFORTEK TALKS TO STATE OFFICERS Lieutenant Colonel C. J. Frank forter attended th2 annual conven tion of the state reserve officers in Omaha Friday and spoke before the meeting on "Use of Reserve Officers as Instructors at Citizen' Military Training Camps." In the afternoon be reported on bis train ing of the 356th infantry of the 89th division during the camp per iod last summer. PUBLIC GATHERING TO LOOK AT MOON The university telescope will b trained on the full moon Tues day evening at the regular bi weekly public gathering at the observatory, Prof. C. D. Swezey has announced. His talk on "The Earth as a Planet" will be given at 8 o'clock, after which those present will be given a chance to look at the moon. L.iwi.m Willi mil Mm m.MMnniimnmmiJ OourUnv of 1h Star DOROTHY SILVIS. Who was declared 1931 Prom girl by a vote, of University of Nebraska students attending the Junior-Senior Prom Friday eve ning. SENIOR GROUP PLANS OPERA SALES DRIVE Mortar Board Society Has Charge of Student Ticket Selling. ORGANIZATION TO SAVE Fraternities and sororities will be campaigned this week by Mor tar Boards in a drive for the sale of ticket"! to "Cavalleria Ruticana and "I Pagliacci" to be presented March 17 by the Chicago Civic Opera companv at the coliseum Reduction of 15 percent on all groups of 25 or more will be of- fered to students. Minnie Nemechek, treasurer of Mortar Boards, is in charge of the ticket sales. Students who can not organize a block of twenty-five by themselves may receive the bene fit of this offer by applying to her at the Phi Mu house. Tickets in the block reservations need not all be of the same price and those which are the same price need not be reserved in the same part of the coliseum. Tickets may be secured from the Student Ac tivities office at the coliseum. No reduction will be offered on the general admission tickets which will be placed on sale later. Bleacher seats will not be used this year but there will be 8.600 seats available in the coliseum. The unreserved seats will sell for one dollar. Reserved seats are priced from two to six dollars. Seats at this price are subject to the same reduction if taken in blocks of twenty-five. WALKER DEFENDS COUNTRY WEEKLY IN TRADE PAPER Prof. Gayle C. Walker, direc tor of the school of journalism, is the author of an article entitled "The Country Weeklies Are Not Doomed" which appears In the February issue of the National Printer Journalist and the United States Publisher. Professor Walker points out the possibil ities of development in the country weekly newspaper field and bases his conclusions on a survey of Nebraska papers. FEBRUARY REVIEW CARRIES STORY BY PROF. AYLSWORTH Prof. Leon S. Aylsworth of the department of political science is the author of an article entitled, "The Passing of Alien Suffrage," which appears In the February is sue of the American Political Sci ence Review. He discusses the sta tute prohibiting aliens from voting in Arkansas, which was the last state to pas a measure denying the franchise to foreigner. SON OF MORRILL IS HERE A WEEK INSPECTING WORK Arthur Mori J!, son of the late C. H. Morrill who gave Morrill hall to the University of Nebraska, was in Lincoln last week inspect ing the new background painted by Miss Elizabeth Dolan in the Morrill museum galleries for the two short legged rhinoceros speci mens in the Morrill collection. Campus Calendar Sunday, conference Industrial in Ellen Smith ball. Tuesday, March 3 Sigma Eta Chi, Ellen Smith hall, 7 o'clock. Interfraternlty council, room 9 Morrill hall, 7:30 o'clock. University Announces Names Of Recipients Among Colleges. USE ENROLLMENT BASIS Financial Need, 80 Percent Average Are Needed for Eligibility. F.itrhtv-nine University of Ne braska students have been granted tuition scholarships for the cur rent semester. Sixteen of the stu dents live in Lincoln, three in Omaha, and seventeen out of the state. One resides in Honolulu, T. H., another in Manila, P. I. These scholarships, which allow the recipients to attend university without payment of tuition, are pro-rated among the several col leges on an enrollment basis. They are granted for one semester only and usually are not continued be yond one year. "Juniors and se niors are given first consideration. Requirements Stated. Holders of tuition scholarships, according to rules of the scholar ship committee, must have made twenty-four hours credit at the university during the two previous semesters, have a weighted aver age of 80 percent, and be carrying at least twelve hours when the award is made. They must further show actual financial need. The college of arts and sciences with twenty-two, leads in the num ber receiving scholarships. Nine teen teachers college students, thirteen from the college of busi ness administration and twelve from the college of engineering have been given free tuition. Other quotas allowed the college of agriculture to award ten schol arships, the school of fine arts eight, the school of journalism three and the college of pharmacy two. Holders of the scholarships for (Continued on Page 2.) BAND SOCIETY IMS IN 21 NEW MEMBERS Gamma Lambda Initiates at Dinner on Thursday at Temple. Twenty-one men were initiated into active membership of Gunma Lambda, honorary band fraternity, Thursday night in the Y. M. C. A. club rooms in the Temple theater. Initiation ceremonies were con ducted by Robert Venner, presi dent, Sol Swissolosky, Norman Hoff, Victor Sloan, and other ac tive members. Following these ceremonies "Billy" Quick, director of the band, gave a short talk to the new initiates. He explained the organization and histoi-y of the group and outlined the duties of all members. A banquet dinner was served to the thirty-five present. Following this a short informal talk was given by each of the newly initi ated members. Plans were made for a band dinner to be held March 12. Election of officers is sched uled for the next regular meeting. The new members are: IIokkM A1Ih. Hen Bemiell. Durrell CamphtU. Jam DouclfiR. VreA rthhrt, Hyn l.rlmm. ttuhert Hrpr. IjowtU H ney. Leonard Hunt, Robert Kiffln. Fred Mf.teni, John ifllliKHn, Art Nemrrhek, Ktnory Peterson, Wniiard Scott. KalMh r.penr.er. cnariea Hkaile, John Ktulie, Hill Summera, Jtuanei Wunner, Raymond Zink. COLLINS TO TALK IN MORRILL HALL THIS AFTERNOON "The Ingoldsby Legends." tales by the famous English Barham. is the subject F. G. Collins will dis cuss at 4:15 o'clock this afternoon at the regular adult museum pro gram in the Morrill hall auditor ium. Mr. Collins, who is assistant curator of the museum, will give the historical background and then read several of the more humorous selections from the legends. The children s program will be given at 2:30 o'clock. Miss Mar jorie Shanafelt will tell "The Screech Owl's Story" and a film, "Happy Landings," will be shown. The picture describes parachute jumping and shows some famou parachute jumpers in action. LEROSSIGNOL SPEAKS AT BUSINESS MEET March 5 to 7, Dean J. R LeRos signol of the college of business administration will be in attend ance at the annual meeting of the American Association of Colleg iate Schools of Business at New Orleans, La. Thirty-five leading universities and professional busi ness schools are members of the association. Dean LeRossignol will speak following the conven tion banquet. PALNTEVG ADDED TO SCHWARTZ DISPLAY "Outskirts of the City" is the title of a painting by William S. Schwartz which has just been added to the Schwartz collection on display at the Nebraska Art association's anmjal exhibit In Morrill ball. The picture was on exhibition in Dallas last week. v-n- V- .,- i . - --J -Onunwy nf Lincoln Journal. JANE LEHNOFF. Who will play Gertrude, the gov erness, one of the leading parts in "Fashion," which is the next play to be presented by the University Players. V. I EI Engineer Faculty to Honor National President at Lunc'.eon. TO SPEAK INFORMALLY Roy V. Wright, national presi dent of the American Socitty of Mechanical Engineers, will visit the University of Nebraska chap ter cf the organization Tuesday after spending Monday as a guest of Omaha engineers affiliated with the society. College of engineering faculty members will honor Mr. Wright at a luncheon at the chamber of com merce at 12:15 o'clock Tuesday. He is expected to speak informally at that time. The student chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers will act as host to stu dent groups of other engineering departments at 4:15 o'clock Tues day afternoon when Mr. Wright wiil talk on seme general engineer ing subject in the Mechanical En gineering auditorium. Several members of the engin eering faculty will go to Omaha Monday evening to bear Mr. Wright speak at a banquet planned for him by Omaha engineers. Mr. Wright is managing editor of the Railway Age and has con tributed to many engineering and railroad publications. He was pres ident of the United Engineering society m 1928 and 1929. He con tributed a chapter on transporta tion in the symposium, "Toward Civilization," edited by Dr. Charles A. Beard and published last spring. He has also served as honorary editor of the magazine, Mechanical Engineering. FIVE OTWCMO" TEACH Teachers College Students Secure Positions in State Schools. Five students in the teachers college signed contracts last week to teach next year in Nebraska schools, according to announce ment made by the bureau of edu cational service. Miss Catherine Britton and Miss Cecelia Holling will teach at Pali sade. Miss Britton will have jun ior high school classes and Miss Holling will instruct in the third and fourth grades. Miss Zelma Harris has been em ployed as a regular primary teacher in Lincoln. Robert Cot trell will go to Hubbell as superin tendent. Mildred Snyder will teach intermediate grades at McCook. Miss Harriett Mossholder, who attended teachers college last year and who is now teaching in Mc Cook, has resigned to accept a position in the commercial arts de partment of the Council Bluffs school system. WIMBERLY STORY IS PUBLISHED IN FORUM "White Man's Town." a short story by Prof. Lowry Wimberly of the English department, appears in the March issue of the Forum magazine. Dates of Prom Girl Nominees Are Victims of Chicago Tactics When Kidnappers 'Take Them for Ride9 BY HALLY PATICA. Th. writ known Chicago habit of taking people for rides was put into practice Friday night when the four respective dates of the four prospective Prom girls were ovpmiiv kldn&Ded and dragged willy-nilly away from the bouse where they were calling lor me candidates when they approached to call for them. finh K11v. Aurust Heldt. Bob Gill and Bill McCleery were the Mlmi Tn rurh nurciuful case they approached parked cars in front 01 tne soroniy nouses wnere the girls lived, and were snatched hw4llv anr! ririven lviv with. The plot was foiled by the escape of two victims. August neiuL, get ting the wind 3f the plot, sneaked nut of the back door and rot away before the kidnappers realized that he bad disappeared, ine elusive McCleery also managed to escape haarf nt nlnt rhpriul The exact method of his escape is not known but it is believed thai he talked tut way out. Fifty Representatives From Four States Bring Meet to Close. K. BORDERS WILL TALK 'Depression Will Be Cured By Public Ownership Says Hapgood. The week end unemployment confeience meeting held here un der the auspices of the university Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. and attended by fifty representatives from colleges and universities in Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Mis souri will close this morning with an open forum led by Karl Bor ders, secretary of the Chicago of fice of the League for Industrial Democracy, at 9 o'clock in Ellen Smith hall. The conference opened Friday and sessions were held yes terday morning and afternoon. Mr. Borders, who is connected with the Chicago Commons, spoke at the opening meeting of the conference in Ellen Smith hall Friday evening on the extent and effects, of unemployment. He described the effects of unemploy ment as he sees them among the destitute classes of Chicago in the pauper sections and "flop" houses. A social hour from 9 until 10:30 o'clock followed Mr. Borders talk. Evelyn Adler, arts and science senior was in charge of Friday night's session. Hapgood Speaks. Powers Hapgood, of the Colum bia Conserve company, spoke on "Unemployment, Causes and Im mediate Remedies" at the general session of the conference Saturdav morning. The local aspect of the unemployment situation was dis cussed by John H. Agee, president of the Lincoln chamber of com merce." Woodrow Magee. arts and science freshman of Havelock, presided at the .-lorning meeting. "There is a direct connection be tween arrests for petty crimes and the business cycle," Mr. Hapgood declared. "When business is on the upper trend, there are fewer arrests than when unemployment and depression are on the in crease." According to Mr. Hapgood, the cause of industrial depression if the lack of purchasing power to buy the necessities which are pro duced. He declared that overpro duction has not caused this critical situation but that, while produc tion is no greater than the public need, purchasing power has been so cut down as to make the ap pearance of over production. Cites Conserve Company. Mr. Hapgood described the operation of the Columbia Con serve company and the relation of employers to employees. The work ers are paid according to their needs, rather than according to their efficiency. In order to se cure trained workers without pay ing for their efficiency, the work ers already employed are trained. (Continued on Page 4.) CONVOCATION ANNOUNCED Fine Arts Hand and Other Programs Planned for March. Three special University of Ne braska convocations within the next two week are announced to day by the school of fine arts. In the Temple theater st il o'clock Tuesday morning Fine Arts band, under the direction of W. T. Quick will play a concert featuring Wil liam Tell overture by Rossini and selections from Victor Herbert operettas. Tuesday,. March 10, at the same hour Homer Compton, tenor, will give a recital. He will be accom panied by Edith Burlingim Ross. The following Thursday at 11 o'clock Prof. Paul H. Grummann, director of the school of fine arts, will tell the stories of "CavsJJena Rusticana" and "I Paghacci," op eras to be presented In the uni versity coliseum March 17 by the Chicago Civic Opera company. The less fortunate Roberts were taken out to a lonesome spot under the walls of the penitentiary where the meeting of all the plotters was scheduled to take place, but the general gang atmosphere of the kidnapers frightened the guards who decided that they were organ izing a prison break and ordered them away. Something went haywire tone wher., and since tbe four could not all be there, the big hearted gang sters decided to let the remaining captives go free. They were taken back to town and they made their way immediately to the Prom where they west to town the rest of tbe evening. The Identity of the bloodthirsty plotters has not been disclosed, ex cept to everybody who perso&sUlj asked the victims. The fate that the four escaped can also only be guessed at. (Three guesses.) But the whole Is suspected to be an or ganized move on the part of a ss-cr-l fciciety of the ordw of the K Klux Klar that la 100 percent college beys. I, - 1 -"il . ! V,