4 1HE AILY JNEBRA X Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska VOL. XXX NO. 107. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1931. PRICE FfVE CENTS 9 KOSMET KLuB TO III AND A Joe Alter Will Supervise Choosing Members Of Band For Show. BUTLER WRITES MUSIC Inedibility Causes Delay In Announcment Of Cast Selection. Orchestra tryouts for the KoS' met Klub 1931 show will be held next Wednesday night at 7:30 o'clock In Temple 505. Joe Alter will be In charge of the tryouts. The orchestra will be taken on the road trip of the show, "High and Dry." this year to various cities In the state in which the play will be presented during spring vacation. Instrumentation required for the musical group, ac cording to Alter, will include violin director, trumpets, trom bones, saxophones, pianos, drums and basses. Eligibility Hinders Appointments, Ineligibility of various members of the cast chosen delayed cast announcement, according to Leroy Jack, acting manager of the show, The cast was to have been an nounced today but the check for scholastic eligibility pruned out a few of the chosen members. The music for "High and Dry is beinjr written by Eddie Butler, Columbia staff pipe organist at KOIL. Work on the show has already begun, according to Jack who "be lieves the show to be tne best me Kosmet Klub has ever produced. McCleery Is Another. "High and Dry," a naughty, nautical romance, was written by William T. McCleery, especially for Klub presentation. This is the third piece from McCleery's pen. He also wrote "Sob Sisters" and "Don't Be Silly," the productions of the past two years. The show will be composed of an all male cast again this year, the Klub having departed from that tradition last year in produo tion of "Sob Sisters" when a mixed cast gave the show in Lincoln, The Klub is also arranging for a road trip throughout the state during spring vacation. Last year the show was presented in Lincoln only. Lowell "Jiggs" Miller, director of the 1929 show, "Don't Be Silly" is the director of this year's pro duction. COMMISSION PLANS TREAT FOR WOMEN Sophomore Group Arranges St. Patrick's Day Dutch Dinner. The members of Sophomore commission will entertain all sophomore women at a St. Pat rick's day Dutch treat dinner Wednesday evening at 6 o'clock in Ellen Smith hall. Invitations will be issued to all of the organized houses. Guests will attend in kid cos tumes and will spend the evening at dancing and games, for which prizes will be awarded to the win ners. Tickets will be given to repre sentatives in all of the organized houses and will be sold by Miss Bernice Miller in her office in El len Smith hall. They will be fifty cents. All ticket salesmen are to check In their money and tickets from 4:30 untl 6 o'clock Monday afternoon in Ellen Smith ball, it was announced. Gertrude Clarke Is general chairman of arrangements for the affair. Christine Nesbit will ar range the decorations and favors; Helen Baldwin, tickets; Evelyn O'Connor, menu; and Virginia Jonas, program. GUSHING WILL TALK. Herbert Cushing, of the state superintendent's office, will speak Sunday at the university student class. First Baptist church, Four teenth and K streets, at 12 o'clock noon. ODER Machioro Finds Distinct Differences Between Life In Europe And America Sections of United States Vary Materially In Mode of Living. By OLIVER DEWOLF. Life in the United States is a distinct contrast to the life in Eu ropean countries in the opinion of Prof. Vittorio Macchioro, who has spent the last two years in this country as a Carnegie visiting professor. Prof. Macchioro since coming to this country, has visited the Eastern seaboard, where he taught at the Columbia universtiy. From there he went to the Univer sity of Virginia, and then into the middlewestern states. He has re cently offered courses at the Uni versity of Chicago, and at the pres ent time is a member of the phil osophy department of the Univer sity of Nebraska. As a result of his visits thru out parts of the United States, Prof. Macchioro has not only noticed the distinct differences between the United States and THIRD GROUPWILL TOUR Freshmen Engineers Listed For Inspection Trip of Rail Yards. Group number threeof freshman engineering orientation, beginning with Bernard McFarland, and end ing with Theron Russell, Inclusive, will meet In room 206 mechanical arts building, Saturday. All stu dents will make an Inspection trip of the Burlington station and rail road yards. This tour will be made . possible thru the courtesy of the Chicago, Burlington and Qulncy railroad. The group will be acocmpanied by R. F. Kelm of the civil engineer ing department, and Carl Hagelin, a senior In civil engineering. RIFLE TEAM PLACES Nebraska Marksmen Will Compete in National R.O.T.C. Match. MIXON TAKES HONORS Word has been received from the headquaiters of the Seventh Army Corps Area at Fort Omaha that the University of Nebraska R. O. T. C. rifle team has placed fourth among the seventeen teams competing in the corps area match. Iowa university placed first. Howard Mixon of Nebraska was seventh on the list of the best shots. The Corps Area R. O. T. C. match was fired as a postal match with fifteen men on the team with the ten hi eh scores to count for record. The match extended over a period of four weeks with a stage consisting of twenty shots fired each week. This match was similar to those conducted in the other eight corps areas. The six high teams in each area compete in the National Intercollegiate ti. O. T. C. match to be fired between March 16 and April 16. Summary Given. Following are the six teams placing in the seventh corps area: University of Iowa, 7,620; North Dakota Ag. college. 7.56h; Univer sity of Minnesota. 7.495; Univer sity of Nebraska. 7,418; University of Missouri, 7,472; and University of South Dakota, 7,452. Keith Weeber. outstanding rifle shot of the Hawk eye team was the high individual shot in tne corps area with 778 x 800. Mixson, high man on the Cornhusker team, fired 765 for seventh place. Following are the members of the Nebraska team whose scores counted in the match: Mixson, 765; Wertman, 763; Burgess, 760; Deklotz, 750; Baker. 747; Huddle ston, 744; Himes, 738; Turner, 732; Jewett, 727; and Majors, 725. Lloyd Watt Is Director Of Methodist Group To Give Training. The first session of the class in leadership training, sponsored by the Methodist student council will be held Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Llovd Watt is director of the group which is handling the class. About twenty people are en rolled in the class according to the Rev. W. C. Fa well, instructor. The group purposes to study the pres ent situation in the Sunday schools and Epworth leagues of the city with the idea of offering sugges tions for their improvement. After some definite work in the local field the class will visit churches in surrounding communities. The course offered is number 72 on Young People s Materials ana Methods." Those enrolled in the class will receive credit with the board of education, after com pleting the course. A deputation team for the carrying on of field work will be organized from the class. Europe, but also differences in the various sections of the Uni ted States, many of which the "natives" of this country would not notice. Businesses are Similar. "In the United States." de clared Prof. Macchioro, "you find the same products in the stores regardles of what section of the country you are in. I find the same kinds of cafeterias, the same retail stores, and the same merchandise. At first I throught that everything was the same, but as I stay in a section for some length of time, I find that the people in the various sections of this country differ greatly." For purposes of clearer explana tion of this point. Prof. Macchioro told of the differences in the peo ple of West Virginia, and of Vir ginia. Altho one merely crosses the Blue Ridge from one state to the other, he found that in Vir ginia the southern frame of mind is prevalent, while in West Vir ginia the people are distinctly (Continued on Page 4.) S E E University Women Choose Gretchen Fee As Next Vice President. SELECT SENIOR BOARD Jane Axtell Is Secretary And Virginia Hunt Treasurer. At the campus wide coed elec tion that closed at 5 o'clock, last night, Bereneice Hoffman was elected president of the Associated Women Students Doara ior tne coming year. Miss Hoffman has served on the board before as jun ior member. She is leader of a sophomore commission group, is serving her second term as treas urer of W. A. A., and Is society editor of The Daily Nebraskan. She is also a pledge .o Theta Sig ma Phi, women's journalistic hon orary, and a member of Kappa Alpha Theta. Gretchen Fee of Sioux City, la., Delta Delta Delta, becomes vice president of the board by receiv ing the highest number of votes from among those running for senior board member. Miss Fee is vice president of Tassels, a mem ber of the student council, and has been r n the A. W. S. board two years, having been secretary last year. She also served as co-chairman of the junior-senior prom committee. Other senior board members are Jean Rathburn, Lincoln, Delta Gamma: Dorothy Weaver, Falls City, Pi Beta Phi; Gwendolyn Hager, Lincoln, Alpha Chi Omega, and Evelyn Simpson, Omaha, Chi Omega. Jean Rathburn will, besides be Ing a senior board member, be a member of the A. W. S. court. She has been a Junior board member, is past secretary of W. A. A., is women a sports editor of The Daily Nebraskan, is a pledge to Theta Sigma Phi, and has served on the junior-senior prom commit tee. Evelyn Simpson has served on the executive councils of Big Sis ter board, and W. A. A. She has been a .member.-of the finance (Continued on Page 4. ) Robert Smith Takes First Place at Operator's Short Course. Robert Smith ' of Columbus is the best livestock judge among the 100 Nebraska farm boys attending the farm operator s short course at the agricultural college. The Columbus boy was announced the winner of the contest at a convo cation held in the student activi ties building on the ag campus on Tuesday morning. Other winners in the order they placed included George Stanek, of Walthill; Arnold Luschen. Irving' ton: Maurice Kuhl. Plainview; and Laverne Harrington, Bradshaw. Those competing in the contest judged six classes of livestock, in eluding two of cattle, two of hogs, one of sheep, and one of horses. It was the first annual judging con test to be held for the farm boys, according to Walter Tolman, the cruise animal husbandry instruc tor. Gramlich Makes Awards. Prof. H. J. Gramlich, head of the animal husbandry department, made the judging awards at the convocation. Winners received rib bons. In naming the winners, Gramlich urged the boys who had failed, to place not to be discour aged. He reversed the order of naming the winners when he named the tenth place winner and thence the first place winner or the grand champion judge. It is highly probable that the livestock Judging contest for the short course boys will continue as an annual event was the statement made by H. K. Douthit, the short course director, this morning at the college. He was elated over the success of the first venture. Prof. A. D. Webb nd Guy Mc- Reynolds acted as judges in the contest. STAFF OUTLINES PROGRAM DURING RECENT MEETING The industrial staff of the T. W. C. A. outlined a new pro gram at Its weekly meeting at Ellen Smith ball this week. It was decided to put into prac tical use the principles which were emphasized In the industrial con ference which was held two weeks ago. All sorority and fraternity bouses will be asked to buy prod ucts which have been made only under suitable conditions. Campus Calendar Friday, March 13. Catholic Students club, Cathe dral, 7:15 p. m. Tassels meeting, Ellen Smith hall, 12 noon. Saturday, March 14. Social dancing class. 7-8:30' p. m., women rymnastum. MIS BERENE C HOFFMAN HEADS 0 NEW A. W. i : r y it , ? BERENEICE HOFFMAN. Miss Hoffman, Lincoln, and Miss Fee, Sioux City, were nameJ president and vice president, respectively, of the A. W. S. board Rt the election completed last evening. Both are juniors in the university. Dean Upson Believes Chemistry Department Has Adequate Room Except For Graduate Division c. TO GIVE Speaker Depicts League Of Nations' Work In History Talk. Clark M. Eichelberger, executive secretary of the midwestern sec tion of the League of Nations, will address students this morning in an all-university convocation at H o'clock in the Temple theater. Mr. Eichelberger, in concluding a talk before history students Wednes day declared, that he had come before the students with the League because it is a matter for public education and support. He also said that he believed that this generation would forever settle the question of war for -in the past ten years the world has advanced more in steps toward peace than in all the years of hu man history. Todav is the last day of Mr. Eichelberger's stay in Lincoln, in an attempt to organize a Neoras ka section of the League of Na tions. At noon today he concludes his stav here with a talk to the Lincoln Kiwanis club. The speaker is an active worker for the Leaeue of Nations. He is the editor of the League of Na tions Chronicle, a Chicago publi cation, and is a contributor to the League of Nations News, a jour nal published by the national or ganization in New York. Numerous people throughout the state and in Lincoln are in support of the plan. Both the university Y. M. C. A. and the Y. W. C A are highly in favor of the League It is planend to make the state headauarters for the society in Lincoln. Miss Laura B. Pfeiffer of the history department, who is spon soring the League here, has re ceived many favorable answers to the letters sent out to school su perintendents throughout the state and has received the names of many people in Omaha who favor it. Speaker Blames Government For Chinese Revolt Of 1926. Addressing a mass meeting freshmen girls at Ellen Smith hall Wednesday, Miss Eugenia Hsia at tributed the Chinese revolution of 1926 to bad government. "Poor government is also re sponsible for the enormous number of uneducated children, .sne siaiea "But today the government is sup ervising child education, and is forcing all children from sw to sixteen to attend school." "The religious persecutions. continued the speaker "are the work of the communists. They persecute the Chinese as well as the Christians." Forbidden in Schools. "It is forbidden to teach religion in the schools because we feel that each child should study this ques tion for himself, and follow hul he believes to be the truth." Miss Hsia expressed her regret that so many people had criticized the hew Chinese president when he became a Christian. They con tended that he was converted for political reasons. 'This was solely a question of personal conviction," stated Miss Hsia. "He was baptized in his own home with a few intimate friends, and such action was not influenced by other motives." Miss Gwlnn Talks. The program was concluded with an address by Miss Maude Gwlnn. national secretary of the Y. W. C. A. Miss Gwinn summar ized the most significant princi ples which are being emphasized by the Y. W. C. A. in Its work (Continued on Page 4.) EICHELBERGER SPEECH AT CONVOCATION S. HEADS Courteay of Tlx Journal. GRETCHEN FEE. i;1hor' notr: Thl l Ihe rlKhlh ef a nerlri, drvitld U tilt Hlfirrenl nnl vrrll' flpm-Unrtil. Thr article will tr-II of pofxiihtlftlr mul nril of the riiMirunrnta, lth Rwprllilnf f thrlr hintorj. ' By LEONARD L. CASTLE. The chemistry department of the university is one of the few larger departments that is not greatly in need of new improve ments according to Dean F. W. Upson, chairman of the depart ment and dean of the graduate college. The department is excep tionally well situated in regard to classroom and laboratory &pace for undergraduate students altho addi tions should be made in the gradu ate college. Ecsides the needed improve ments in the graduate college more instructors are also needed by the department. The members of the staff are now carrying from 18 to 22 hours of classroom work a week and Dean Upson feels that this load should be lightened. If additions to the staff were made this would give the members more time for important research work. Although much research work is being done now Dean Upson feels that the department should b contributing more in this field of -endeavor. - - - ..... Laboratory Space Needed. The main need of the graduate department is increased space for laboratory work. The number of graduate students has greatly in creased since the department moved into the chemistry building (Continued on Page 2.) Professor Swezey Talks At Meeting Held In Morrill Hall. ' The second geology open house of the year, sponsored by Sigma Gamma Epsilon, was held at Moi rill hall last Tuesday evening. The event, scheduled to bring the ?tU' dents of geology and the faculty into closer contact, was attended by more than fifty men. The principal speaker, Prof. G. O. Swezey, head of the astronomy department, gave a very interest ing illustrated talk on. "The Earth and Theories of Its Origin." He was introduced by Leon W. Ash- ton, president of the organization, Dr. E. H. Barbour, director ot the museum, and Prof. E. F. Schramm addressed the group on the pressing need of more space for both the astronomy and geol ogy departments. Dr. A. L. Lugh, also of the geology department, told those present of some of the metheds employed and instru ments used by other institutions which offer courses in geology. He commended the organization for its fine work by obtaining speak ers from other branches of seance which are closely associated with geology. Mr. Ashton announced uuu members of the local chapter are working out plans for a geologis's' field dav sometime in May. The group plans to organize a trip to all the interesting geologic forma tions in eastern Nebraska, includ ing the famous quarries at Sny derville and Louisville. Guides will lead the party. A closed business meeting was conducted by the actives at which final arrangements were completed for the laculty banquet which will be held on April 10 at a down town hotel. Several of the national officers will attend. PALLADIANS TO ENTERTAIN TWO OTHER SOCIETIES The Palladian Literary society will be host to the Union and Delian Literary societies Friday, at 8:30 o'clock. Two one-act plays, "Mansions," a tragedy, and "The Porch Climbers," a comedy, will be presented by members of Pal ladian. The cast of "Mansions:" Harriet Wilde, Margaret Reedy. Lydia, Hughina Legge. Joe, Vernon Filley. The cast of "The Porch Climb ers:" Jennie, Betsey Benedict. The Wizard, Calmar Reedy. Jake, "The Dodger," Howard Keck LATTA TALKS TO NU-MEDS Instructor Thinks Students . Should Have Three Years Work. Thai medical students before entering the advanced school of medicine should have completed at least three years of preparatory work and If possible have a de gree, is the conclusion of Dr. John S. Latta, freshman instructor in the university college of medicine. Dr. Latta spoke to the Nu-Med society at the Grand hotel Wed nesday night on the phases of pro fessional school education and re lated some of his observations of students in his classes. He stressed the fact that medical college re quirements are gradually being raised, and that the present day physician should possess a knowl edge not only of scientific subjects but of cultural subjects as well. This requires not less than two years of premedical study, he said. The student who has had more work than the university requires, Latta observed, does superior work to that of the student who has merely fulfilled requirements. SECTIONSJO CLOSE Campus Organizations Must Submit . Copy, . Settle for f pace. TODAY IS LAST CHANCE A single day intervenes before the engraving sections of the 1931 Cornhusker yearbook are closed to campus organizations, according to Ed Edmonds, business manager. All engraving copy for the new annual must be turned in and fi nancially settled for by tonight, if the staff is to be sure of having the printed. "There are still five organiza tions who have turned in pictures and have contracted for a page of space in the Cornhusker. who have not paid," Edmonds declared yes terday. "These organizations must make financial arrangements for their pictures and space before Friday evening or their copy will not be sent to the engravers," he de clared. Organizations Prompt. The majority of campus organi zations, including fraternities, sor orities and others, have' been un usually prompt in meeting their space obligations, according to members of the Cornhusker busi ness staff. There are a few, how ever, who have neglected, either purposely or unknowingly, to make settlement with the business man ager. They must make arrange ments within the next twenty-four hours, or their pictures will not be sent to the engraving jobbers. Fraternity and sorority editors of the new yearbook have an nounced that Friday evening is the deadline for fraternity and soror ity membership lists. These lists, divided according to pledges, soph omores, juniors and seniors, must be turned in to the printers at once. Several sections of this year's annual have already been run off at the printers. Members of the staff expect to have the new book ready during May. WOMEN VOTERS DISCUSS COUNTY CHILD WELFARE The bill In the legislature to es tablish county child welfare de partments was discussed at a meeting of the League or women Voters in Ellen Smith hall, Thurs day afternoon. Miss Dorothy Ramsey was in charge or tne meeting, presenting the data she had gathered in her research. The university league is plan ning to publish a pamphlet, "The Intelligent Voter," usually printed bv the city league, for the month of April. In charge of this' work is the publicity chairman of the organization who will be assisted by two girls not yet named. This pamphlet carries national, state, and city news to members of leagues all over the state, and re ports the bills passed in the state and national legislatures, it was said. Wisconsin Union Building Overlooks Lake Mendota as Realization Came to Meet Need for Promotion Of Contacts. Banr' MO: Thta l the fifth of ebasb. Thr rtktn will Ocml the pairaee mt etvdnit en km. and will reetala mm af the artalla af ftewae hig. . BY ARTHUR MITCHELL. A large flagstoned terrace over looking beautiful Lake Mendota, with game courts and a shady beach for swimmers is one of the main attractions at Wisconsin's student union. The rear of the building overlooks the lake, thus providing a favorite ' recreation spot during warm weather. The Wisconsin union, according to university bulletins, is "the ganized fraternity of , students, faculty, alumni, and patrons of the University of Wisconsin, cre ated to provide & common life and a cultivated social program for its members. All students are mem bers automatically upon enroll ment. Faculty, alumni, and pat-1 rone may become members upon 1 application." ' iThe Wisconsin union differs PROFESSORS ID I AT SMOKING BILL Enforcement Of Measure Called Impossible On Campus. DISOBEY PRESENT LAW 'They Can't Legislate Our Way To Heaven,' Says Robert Kelly. Intense student opposition to the state legislature's smoking in the university bill was expressed all over the campus yesterday fol lowing action of the state senate Wednesday night in pulling the bill from the committee and plac ing it on general file by a vote of 17 to 16. "Impractical impossible to en force ridiculous as there is al ready a regent's rule against smoking which is not enforced" these were some of the comments hurled at the legislative measure. Obtains Opinions. In an attempt to find out what the more representative students and faculty members think of the law. The Nebraskan obtained op inions from seven of the best known students on the campus and three of the representative professors. "Maybe the legislators haven't seen ;he university janitors in ac tion. Smoking in buildings is against a university ruling now and it is being enforced as effec tively as it could be if the legisla ture stepped in. This is not an in stitution tor mot 1 coil ettiun. but an educational institute. Passing a state regulation of that nature would make more law breakers than ever and we have plenty now. "Aside from being impractical, impossible, it is almost ridiculous to pass such a measure. We'll have to give a B. H Bachelor of Hy pocritesif we have many more rules around here." The above is the comment ot William T. McCleery, president of the Innocents society, treasurer of the Student council, member of Kosmet Klub and various other student organizations." Cunningham Gives Opinion. H. F. Cunningham, head of the deoartment of architecture, de clared yesterday that he was smok- (Continued on Page 4.) OR. LliTlfBE Boston Professor Invited As Guest of Wesley Foundation. Dr. Elmer Leslie, professor of Old Testament liteiature in the Boston school of theology, will the guest of the Wesley foundation and other Methodist groups here this week end. He will i--peaK sev eral tiiiv. Dr. Lesi'o has jut completed a year of study in Europv and at present is engaged in a tour cf colleges and universities of the country interviewing prospective ministerial students. Saturday eve ning he is to be guest speaker at a dinner at Wesley Hall. A num ber of Boston university alumni and students will be present Sunday he will speak at Trinity M. E. church at the Sunday school hour and at H o'clock he will preach at St. Paul's M. E. church. In the evening he will address the Epworth league at Warren church and preach to the student group at Epworth church in the evening hour of worship. Pi Epsilon Cmic-ron Will Sponsor Mixor Fhi Epsilon Omicron will spon sor a mixer at the agricultural college activities building tonight at 9 o'clock. Ali students have been invited. Identification cards are necessary for admission. Edifice of Beauty from many others in that it has a members ship fee. Students pay $9 each semester, along with other registration fees, and thereby are entitled to take advantage of the countless activities which the building offers. May Be Life Members. They may, if they desire, be come life members of the union by paying $50. If they do so, they are entitled to the use of the build ing for life, and have to pay no further fees. Alumni and current members of the university staff, and former students who have at tended one or more semesters may become life members of the union by paying $100. Faculty, alumni and patrons within a twenty-five mile radius of the university may purchase yearly memberships ia the building for $10. For those outside the twenty-tive mile radius, the yearly fee is $5. These membership fees are used to pay the upkeep on the Wiscon sin structure, and to i Jurni6h it when necessary. Besides entllnff the bolder of a membership to the (Continued on Page 3 t " STUDENTS S IE ? i- v I V I v.-.-; a..- - i i , .. li