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jDaily Nebr ASKA Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska VOL. XXX No. 110. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, TUESDAY. MAY 5. 1931 PRICE FIVE CENTS THE N NtBRASKAN GETS T Reportorial Staff Varies As Interest in Work Fluctuates. SMALL GROUP HAS BEATS Miss Pizer Reports Players Activities; Erickson Covers Council. Captained by a paid staff of editors, reporters tor the Dally Is'e bras'.tan are lecruiled from all de partments ol the university, al though the majority of the volun teer newa writer.? come from the ichool of journalism. "in: size of the reportorial staff fluctuates frcm timo to time as i.-. students with journalistic as pirations drop into the office for it ..ii.-rnmenU or relinquish their j. options to enter a new line of i.juvity, but it is built around a mill group ol more or less ; :.T.iancnt 1 spotters to whom ' 'c:.'-.:" r.re assigned. Sxpsricncs Counts Little. Ir.psricnce counts lor little at ."I..!., for students from all uivi tions of the university hold or L'avc held positions on the staff. Uuiing this semester Roseline T cc ha3 wered all University i '.'ycv.j, r.id George Dunn has re posed the activities of the Wesley Player.,, the Prairie Schooner, and i.;?nvi Upd'on, literary society. Ja.:!t Erickscn has been assigned t ) cover all student council meet uij.3 in addition to doing general (Continued on Page 2.1 12 Men Make Valparaiso Trip; Diccuss Plans for Next Year. iNGLIS TALKS SATURDAY Twelve members of the city Y. M. C. A. cr.binct spent Friday evening,-, Saturday and Sunday at Magce's camp one mils couth of Valparaiso talking over thsir plans tor nc::t year and getting sun burned while plciying ball and horse shcs.s. Part of the group went out Fri day evening and the rest followed Saturday, returning Sunday after norm. Glenn Griffith. Omaha, field secretary of the Pvocky Mountain region was a leader of the group. Th 3 Rev. Irvin Inglis, pastor of Vine Congregational church di rected the informal meeting Sat urday evening around the cabin fireplace. The discussions of the period centered around the pro gram for next year. Especially ihe Y. M. C. A. hopes to broaden its work with the co-operation of other campus groups. Ths introduction of incoming freshmen into Y. M. C. A. work Mas tallied over. Distinct from play a large part in helping the fraternity life the Y feels it can newcomer. Adjournment of the re treat informally followed dinner at noon. SWENGLER WILL ADDRESS VESPER SERVICE TONIGHT Vespers scn-ice will be held in the parlors of Ellen Smith Hall at 5 o'clock this evening. Lewis Swcngler will be the speaker, talk ing on an inter-racial subject, "The Other Side of the Pitcher." Special music will be presented by Henrietta Barnes, Catherine Williams, co-chairman of the Inter-racial staff is leader. ARCHERY STUDENTS WILL CONTINUE TO SHOOT THIS WEEK Preliminary shooting in archery will be continued Tuesday, Wednes day, Thursday and Friday of this week, north of Andrews hall, at 5 o'clock. A novelty tournament is to be arranged as soon as the scores are turned in. The head of the ping pong tour ney urges the girls who still have games to play and are competing for the championship to do so right away. ALLEN, GRADUATE, AND FAMILY PAY VISIT IN LINCOLN Amos "Barney" Allen, who grad uated from the University of Ne braska school of pharmacy in 1929, . is visiting in Lincoln. His wife, Jane Steel Allen, and son Roger accompanied him on his visit. Mr. Allen is a pharmacist at Mitchell, Neb. While in school "Barney" was a member of Alpha Tau Ome ga, and bis wife was affiliated with Kappa Kappa Gamma. WITTi: BROTHERS VISIT LINCOLN Willard "Dutch" Witte, head fcasketball coach at the University of Wyoming, and former Huskei star and Leslie Witte, who is at tending school at Laramie, arrived in Lincoln Sunday to spend a few days. "Dutch" coached the Eastern Division championship team of chich his younger brother was high point man. ERS FROM VA 1 1 MEMBERS SPEND WEEKEND AT CAMP Kelly Sets May 7 As Deadline for Awgwan Material Thursday, May 7, it the dead line for art contributions for the day issue of the Awgwan, was announced yesterday by Robert Kelly, editor. The final date for submission of editorial material is Saturday, May 9. The final issue will be dis tributed on the campus not later than May 20 according to present plans of the Awgwan staff. The theme carried out in the cover which has been drawn by Morris Gordon, is Graduation Number. Contribu tors are asked to keep that in mind In submitting their mate rial although any kind of hu morous material will be wel comed. Short jokes are especially de sired, Kelly stated. STUDENTS MAY GET Teachers College Announces Plans for Summer Session. SCHEDULE STARTS JUNE 9 Opportunity for student teaching during the summer session of Teachers college high school will be given students taking Educa tion 123, for the first time this summer. Students wishing to take advantage of this opportunity should make application at the principal's office "in Teachers col lege oefore the session opens. Summer session of Teachers col lege high school will open June 9 and will continue to August 5. Registration will be held June 8. The high school is open to stu dents throughout the state seeking high school credit. Credits earned there will be good anywhere in the state. The enrollment usually num bers about 200. "It is an opportunity for Lincoln boys and girsl to use their spare time profitably this summer," de clared Prof. W. H. Morton, prin cipal of the high school. Parents interested should call Professor Morton's office for addi tional information. ALPHA SIGMA PHI Fraternity Is Forced to Change Quarters Due To City Rule. Alpha Sigma Phi completed moving last weekend to its new home at 1039 South Eleventh street. The fraternity formerly lived at leio v street dui was forced to move because the district in ivhfr-h th( hnlisp was built W8S restricted to purely residential structures, two years out oi a five year lease were still left when the fraternity men were forced to leave. The quarter are only temporary as plans are being formulated to build on a lot already purchased at Sixteenth and R strees. Mem bers of the fraternity expect the house to be ready for occupancy some time next fall. The fraternity fought the resi dential restriction to the supreme court but was ruled against and thus was forced to move. The new temporary residence was formerly the Oak Tea room and was used for refreshments and parties. Probe by Wiedeman's Class Reveals Space Given To Sports. Athletics are given the largest amount of space in high school pa pers next to advertising is the con clusion pointed out by an investi gation recently worked out by Prof. C. C. Veideman's class in educational publicity in the depart ment of the school administration. Other extra-curricular activities rank next, with personals, editor ials, jokes taking their place n tne order named. The following are the approximate percents oi space given each: advertising 30 per cent; athletics 16 percent; other extra-curricular activities 12 per cent; personals 9 percent; editor ials 7 percent; jokes 6 percent. Subjects of possibility that were neglected were: health ranking sixteenth; music, tenth; religion, twentieth; alumni, twenty-first; exchange, fourteenth; attendance, twenty-third. It is of interest to note that Vo percent of the column inches of the paper was distributed among 12 out of a list of 26 headings. The statistics are based on a summary of column inch distribu tion by arbitrary headings from 54 Superior high school papers in the middle west between December, 1B30 and February 1931. The pro ject was worked out by: H. G. Sal ter R. B. Peck, Conrad Rees. T. S. Rosen, D. D. Fellows, Wil'iain Grossoehme, D. E. Tewell, R. L. Wolfer, F. T. Gradoville. WEATHER For Lincoln and vicinity: Tuesday partly cloudy and cooler. Lowest temperature last night about forty degrees. ADVERTISE ATHLETICS PL Committee Will Present Ideas for Group's Approval. TO SET ELECTION DATE Kelly Suggests May 13 as Date for Holdover Selections. Minor changes in the student council constitution will be brought up for approval at the council meeting Wednesday afternoon, Ed win Faulkner, chairman of the constitution committee, announced yesterday. If the changes are Ap proved the constitution will be submitted to the senate at a meeting Friday and will be voted upon by the student body in the spring election. The date for the election will probablv be definitely set for May 19 at the meeting of the council Wednesday. Holdover members of the council will probably be elected at the meeting to be held May 13 according to Bob Kelly, president of the council. Four holdover mem bers are elected from the present membership, two men and two women. Asks For Report. Kelly has requested all junior members of the council who are assisting in making the survey of student activities on the Nebraska campus for the National Student Federation to submit their reports this Wednesday. The report will be compiled and sent into the national headquarters of the crgarization. The board of regents will hear the arguments of the student coun cil military drill committee at an early meeting Chancellor Burnett has promised. The committee was to have appeared before the com mittee several weeks ago but it was postponed because several members were out of town. Walter Huber's committee on athletic re lations will also report at council meeting Wednesday. Kelly urges all members to be on time because of the large amount of business to be trans acted. The meeting will be held in University hall 111 at 5 p. m. H. K. DOUTHIT ENDS Agricultural Teacher Tours State Speaking to High Schools. APPEARS BEFORE 25,000 Finishing up his talks before high school student groups this week over the state, frot. a. ft.. Douthit of the agricultural college will have spoken before seventy two high schools this year. His schedule calls for addresses in high schools at St. Edward, Albion. Pilger, Madison, Newman orove, Stanton and Wisner this week. Douthit has been talking to high school students about the ad vantages of higher education.Altho not necessarily recommending the University of Nebraska, he has pointed out some of the advantages of attending such a scnooi. uoucn it is the short course director at the agricultural college. During the past two years he has spoken before more than 200 Nebraska high schools. Last night he estimated that he has appeared before more than 25,000 boys and gills on his trips thru the state during those two years. In addition to speaking before high schools on the advantages of obtaining a higher education, Douthit is scheduled to give four c o m m e ncement addresses this month. His schedule will take him to Wakefield, Winneabago, Milli gan and Dry Valley for talks be fore the senior clases in their an nual exercises. WESLEY PLAYERS CHOOSE G. SCHMID LEADER FOR YEAR George Schmid, '32, Curtis, was elected president of Wesley Play ers at a meeting held recently. George Dunn, '32, Omaha, was re elected vice president. Other offi cers include: Wilma Dell Smith, '32, Chadron, secretary; Dale Bush, '32, Lincoln, treasurer; Lloyd Watt, '33, Livingston, business manager, and Beryl Klahn, '32. Hebron, cos tume mistress. It was decided to wait until fall to choose the stage manager. Home Management Girls Give Party for Jerry' A birthday party for Jerry, the baby in care of the girls who live at the home management house, was held at the house Thursday evening. The baby reached his first birthday May 1. All the girls who have lived at the house for six weeks periods during the year were present at the party. Harry Hansen Suffers Attack of Appendicitis Harry Hansen, Alpha Tau Ome ga, a freshman in the law college, is sulferlng from an attack of ap pendicitis. Dr. C. H. Arnold is attending him. ' COUNCIL A 11 CHANGES CONSTITUTION FLOOD ARRANGES SPEECH Mathematics Instructor to Address Pi Mu Epsilon On Wednesday. M. M. Flood, instructor in math ematics at the University of Ne braska, will speak to Ti Mu Epsi lon Wednesday, May 6. at 7:30 p. m. in the social science audi torium. His topic will be "Group Theory." At the meeting Cedric Richards and Hugh Gray will be presented with their awards for winning the Calculus and Analytic Geometry examinations. This will be the last business meeting of the society. ATHLElUELATlS IS Adminitrative Group Has Luncheon With Student Council Members. PROMISE CO-OPERATION Proposed plans for a university swimming pool, the matter of closer co-operation in connection with student athletic interests and the possibility of student mem bership on the athletic board of control were discussed at a joint meeting of the body with the ath letic relations committee of the student council at a noon luncheon at the Lincoln hotel yesterday. The reaction of the board to the matters brought before it at the luncheon will not be known until after its next meeting, the date of which is unknown, according to Walter Huber, chairman of the student council committee. "Members of the board how ever, promised closer co-operation with the students in connection with student athletic interests." Huber stated. HONORS MARY MASON R. P. Lamont Invites Coed To Work on National Committee. Miss Mary A. Mason, head of the housing and equipment divi sion of the home economics depart ment, has received a letter from R. P. Lamont, U. S. secretary of commerce, asking her to sei-ve as a member of the committee on Kitchens and Other Work Centers of the President's Conference on Home Building and Home Owner ship." The committee on which Miss Mason will sen-e will contribute toward solving problems of size, arrangement and equipment of kitchens, dining rooms and appur tenant rooms. Miss Abby Marlatt, head of home economics at Univer sity of Wisconsin, is chairman. Preliminary arrangements for this conference were made at the time of the meeting of the White House conference on Child Health and Protection. The definite date of meeting has not been an nounced. NEBRASKA GRADUTE WEDS Miss Thelma Youll Marries Milton Peterson on April 10. The marriage of Miss Thelma Youll of Santa Ana, Calif., to Milton Peterson, of Omaha on April 10 was recently made known here. Mrs. Petersen is a former graduate of the University of Ne braska, and is the daughter of Mrs. A. B. Youll of Butter, Neb. Mrs. Petersen following her graduation was for five years head of the transit departnent at the National Bank of Commerce in Lincoln. More recently she has been the grain market analyst for an Omaha firm of brokers. After a short wedding trip, Mr. and Mrs. Petersen will return to Omaha to liVe. Walter S. Gilford Believes Scholars Are Valuable to Business as Well as In Legal and Medical Professions SY SEARS RIEPMA. Characterizing as a "stubborn myth" the theory ilia! Ilic academic scholar is considered useless as a prospective busi ness leader, and backing up his argument by a series of con vincing graphs, an article by "Walter S. Clifford, president of the American Telephone and Telegraph company, offers rather startling testimony to the contrary In rtns article, now appearing in pamphlet form under the sponsor ship af the scholarship committee of the interfraternlty conference of New York city. Mr. Gifford seeks to prove that the mind well trained in youth has the best chance to succeed in any business it may choose, and that scholar ship as a measure cf mental equip ment is important both to business and to business men. The conclu sion is a result of a particular study made by the Bell system. Law Favors Scholar. "The big law firms seek the high-mark men from the law schools, believing that the man who stands well in his law studies will make a better lawyer than one who does not," declares Mr. Gifford. "The hospitals take the the same attitude toward medical students. A man with low marks in medical school is not likely to get an appointment in the best hospitals, for it is the experience of the medical profession that I those who stand well in the pro E KLASSIC EVENTS Applications May Be Had Today for Races Saturday. NEBRASKAN IS SPONSOR No Cars Made After 1927 May Enter Contests at Fair Grounds. The Kollege Kar Klassic. spon sored by The Daily Nebraskan and to be held next Saturday, May 9, at the state fair grounds, is being enthusiastically received by stu dents of the university and pros pects point to a large entry list, ac cording to Charles O. Lawlor, business manager of The Ne braskan. Races will be held for all makes and models of cars and straight speed races, backward races, tire change races, transport races, re lay raes and last drop gasoline races will feature the contests. In dividual races for men and women will give both sexes an opportunity to display their wares to the crowd. Get Applications Today Applications for the races will be received today and tomorrow, either in The Daily Nebraskan of fice or in front of social science building. A special car from The Nebraskan office will be in front of social science and will receive applications. All entries must be in by Wednesday evening and the filing fee will be twenty-five cents. No cars made alter lt27 ill be eligible for any of the races and no car3 with special speed devices will be accepted. Model T Ford races will feature the entire pro gram with Fords of different ages competing in separate contests. All these races will be for two miles if the cars hold up that long. The Ford races will include cars made from 1925 to '27, '23 to '25, '17 to '22, and another for all cars manufactured before 1916. No coupees or sedans will be allowed in these contests, and they are limited to men only. The towing race over a one mile course will be open to any model (Continued on Page 3.) AG STliSlAN UP College Returns to Normal Following Strenuous Fair Week. BOARD TREATS WORKERS After a successful Farmers' fair, the college of agriculture campus came back to normal this wtk with all classes running on full schedule. In preparation for ihe fair last week there was no school on Thursday, Friday or Saturday in the college. Though officials of the 1931 fair have made no financial report as yet, students in the college con sider the exposit :i a success in all other wavs. The attendance was thought to be near normal with exhibits, concessions snd various contests attracting the most attention. Practically every student in the college turned out for the general cleaning up on Sunday. The fair board treated the workers to a cafeteria lunch at noon. By eve ning the campus looked normal with all bleachers, stands and ex hibits back in their right place. Only one "ducking" was re ported on Saturday while several s'udents were put under Sunday afternoon. The horse tank occu pied the historic spot in front of the home economics building. fessional school nre more likely to stand well in their profession later on. "But business, on the otoer hand. does not as a rule select men on the basis of their mark in college. Perhaps for this reason the un dergraduate who intends, to go into business does not always consder his scholartic standing in relation to his bubiness career. Some do academic work merely in order that they may stay in college to do other things. Business Men Differ. "I believe that this attitude of business toward the scholarship of college graduates differs from that of the legal and medical profes sions for this one reason: Business believes that a law school teaches a boy law but that a college does not teach a boy business: This, of course, flies counter to the theory of the educators. They maintain that the courses in college are so conducted that a boy who gets high marks will have had to use tContinucd on rage Z.) LAWLOR raws INTEREST KAR llarlt Leader Issues Final Itequest for Council Applicants Alan Williams, barb leader, has issued a call for Barb coun cil applicants. Filings are to be made in John K, Selleck's of fice before Friday, which is the deadline. Two men and two women, in stead of four men as erroneous ly printed before, will be chosen from each of the sophomore, junior, and senior classes of next year. One man and one woman graduating, who will be graduate students next year will also be chosen. Any grad uate may apply for the last posts mentioned. IS Accident Yesterday Leaves Orchestra Pianist in a Critical State. FEAR SKULL FRACTURE Francis Sherman, struck down by a cab Sunday night as he was crossing the intersection at Thir teenth and K streets, is "in a criti cal condition, altho conscious most of the time," according to a report issued yesterday afternoon by at tendants at St. "Elizabeth hospital, where he was taken after the acci dent. Sherman, who lives at 921 Gar field street, is a junior in the col lege of arts and sciences, and is a pianist with Eddie Jungbluth's or chestra. It is not yet known as to whether his skull was fractured in the accident. The cab driver was C. C. Pierce, who gave his address at 1124 H. Pierce said he saw Sherman run ning toward the drugstore south of the intersection and turned left to avoid him, but the right front bumper of the taxi struck him al most as he reached the middle of the street. After being taken to the hospital in an ambulance, Sherman was at tended by Dr. Edmund G. Zim merer. who said his condition was serious. SNYDER HAS POSITION I 'Former Nebraska Graduate Accepts Assistant Job i For Summer. William Snyder, recent Univer sity of Nebraska grsduate. ha.s accepted a position as assistant county extension agent in Garden and Deuel counties for the sum mer months, according to an an nouncement made from the exten sion service at the agricultural college this morning. While in school Synder lettered on the Hus ker track team. During the time Synder is out in the western end of the state on his new job he will direct the organization of 4-H clubs in both counties. His work starts immedi ately. The University of Nebraska athlete is one of several assistant county extension agents put on by the extension service in counties over the state for this summer. With the new assistants over the state, prospects are bright for an year. The state club leader has set year. State Club Leader has set his goal at IG.OOO members. Indi vidual counties are co-operating with Fnsbie in his drive lor a higher membership lor the year. HOLD MEET TONIGHT Dick Bell to Give Banq . t Report; Pamphlet to Be Considered. The regular meeting of the In terfratemity council will be held this evening in Morrill hall, room 9, at 7:30 o'clock, according to Marvin Von Seggem, president of the council. Tickets for the Inter-fraternity banquet, held last week, will be checked in to Dick Bell who was in charge of the sale. Bell will also give a report on the banquet. Other business which will come be fore the meeting will te a report from the committee in charge of the yearlv pamphlet published by the council. The pamphlet will give a record of work done by the coun cil in the past year and will also outline the rules, laws, and consti tution of the council. All council members are urged to be present nt the meeting by President Von Seggem. BAPTISTS ELECT OFFICERS Richardson Selected Head Tor University Class Of Church. William N. PJchardson. White Cloud, Mich., was elected president of the university Btudent class of the Fiibt Baptist church Sunday. Other officers elected were Joe M. Denniscn, Lincoln, vice president: Marie E. Olson. Stromsburg, sec retary; Herbert P. Holmes, Omaha, treasurer. Retiring members ol ihj cabi net are Helen M. Cassaday, Demi son, Iowa, president; Charles L. Hubbard, Mason City, vice presi dent: Joe M. Dennixon. Lincoln, secietary and Goldie C. Johnson, Mead, treasurer. ENGINEERS LEAD ON INITIAL DAY OF REGISTRATION 124 Students Enroll on First Day as Few Plan Courses. DEANS ANTICIPATE RUSH Agricultural College Second As 30 Schedule New Classes. Registration on the first day proved to be slow according t reports made by the dean's office in each of the colleges. At 4 o'clock 124 students had regis tered. The engineering college bad the largest number of registrant with tio, next in order were th college of agriculture with 30, th college of arts and science 21 and the dental college five. No reports on registration wer available from the colleges of busi ness administration, law and teachers. Registration in the col lrge of pharmacy is done largely on Tuesday and Wednesday. No check of Monday registrants had been made in the pharmacy col lege according to Dean Lyman. Deans in the different collee.es expressed the thought that the peak of registration would comt at the end of the week as in for iner years. P.egistration on Mon day compared favorably with that of the first day in former year. As many students are expected to register this spring as did a year ago. Students must have completed their registration by Saturd;' nc.cn May 9. P.egistrstioE at 'hi time is for the first semester next year. No registration in the graduate college is held at this time. ARRANGE FIVE CAMPS Nebraska Women to Spend . Summer Vacations In State. OUTINGS START JUNE 23 Nebraska women will have five mothers' vacation camps this summer, according to an an nouncement from Miss Mary-Ellen Brown, st;- extension agent m charge of women's work in Ne braska. This first camp is at Chadron. June 23 to 26, the second at Sidney. June 29 to July 2, the third at Lexington, July 2S to 31. the fourth at Deweese, Aug. 4 to 7, and the last at Camp Brewster near Omaha. Aug. 11 to 14. While the outings are called mothers' vacation camps, any woman may attend who is over eighteen years of age. Miss Brown explains. She feels it is a good idea to have both young as well as elderly ladies in each of the camps to make a very representative group. Members of clubs who have taken extension projects, who have been in study club projects, and also leaders of 4-H clubs are especially invited to attend the camps, altho each of the outings will oe open to any woman in the territory. It will be necessary again this year for each camper to bring her own bedding, but Miss Brown will arrange for the meals, lodging, cots and the program. Each lady will pay a very nominal sum to c tver her share of the actual ex panse of the camp. All of the mps are to be held in buildings his year so storms wlu not imei fere with the programs. In addition to the usual rest and recreation. Miss Brown plans to have handcraft work and nature study on the 1931 programs. Mrs. C. O. Bruce of Lincoln will assist with the program at Chadron and Sidney, and Miss Ella Gardner of the children's Dureau, department of commerce, will take charge of the recreation activities at Lexing ton. Deweese and Camp Brewster. County extension agents and home extension agents will help Miss Brown in getting the enroll ment for the camps and the county home extension agents will attend the camps in their districts to help with the programs. Tuesday, May 5. Sigma Eta Chi, Ellon Smith hall. 7 o'clock. Thi Lambda iTpsilon businr;-. meeting, 7:00. gallery A cf Morrill hall. Vespers, Ellen Smith hall. 5 o'clock. Kosraet Klub meeting. 5 o'cl ck, club rooms. Wednesday, Msy 6. Pi Mu Epsilon, Social Scienca auditorit'm, 7:30. A. W. S. board meeting. Yi o'clock, Ellen Smith halL Thursday, May 7. W. A. A. executive council meeting. 12 o'clock, W. A. A. ci lice in Armnry. League cf Women Voters meet ing, 4 o'clock, Ellen Smith ball. Big Sister board meeting, i o'clock, Ellen Smith hall. Friday. May 8. Pi Kappa Alpha house party Mu Pi Epilon party at the Gov- I ernoi'i mansion. Campus Calendar J -