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HE AILY JNEBRA N Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska VOL. XXX NO. 133. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, SUNDAY, MAY 21. 19.U I'KlCi; HYK NTS EO BIG RECORD FALL SKAN R SIX TEN SCHOLARSHIP GIFTS ANNOUNCED BY E. A. BURNET! Nine Awards of $100 Each And One of $25 Made Saturday. WILL BE PAID IN FALL Junior Prize, Sawyer Award And Freshman Gift Are - Payable in Spring. Nine awards of $100 each and one award of $25 to University of Nebraska undergraduate students were announced Saturday by Chan cellor E. A. Burnett. These schol arships are gifts to the university from alumni and friends and are awarded annually to the students on a basis of scholarship and need, the exact terms of the awards being specified in several cases by the donors. Following are the winners of the $100 scholarships: Miss Edith Pembrook. Harvard, JTeb., a Nebraska banker's schol arship. Walter G. Huber, Irvlngton, Neb., Jefferson H. Broady scholar ship. Miss Ruthalee Holloway, Lin coln; Miss Verna Mae Easton, Walthill; and Marion Graetz, Omaha; Henry C. Bostwick schol arships. Miss Genctha Thomas, Lincoln, Kdward Lang True Memorial scholarship. Donald V. Sarbach, Lincoln, George Borrowman scholarship. Howard W. Keck, Crofton, Jun ior prize. Vernon L. Bollman, Lincoln, W. H. Sawyer scholarship. Paul H. G. Moessner of Lincoln v,-as awarded the Walter J. Nickel freshman prize of $25. Payable Next Fall. With the exception of the junior prize, the Sawyer scholarship, and the freshman prize, which are pay able In cash this spring, the schol arships are payable in two install ments, $50 at the beginning of the first semester next year and $50 (Continued on Page 3.) CHILDREN'S THEATER PRESEMT PLAY 'How the Dcg Turned the Trick' Given Saturday In Temple. The final children's play of the year, "How the Dog Turned the Trick," was presented yesterday afternoon in the Temple auditorium before a large crowd of young peo ple. The play was under the direc tion of Miss Pauline Gellatly and was sponsored by the Lincoln Jun ior league. It was written by Mrs. fc Vivian Houser of Omaha. Twenty-three children, all from Lincoln grade schools and junior high were in the cast of the play. It was a five scene play with the main parts being played by George Elackatone as "Bov Blue," George Mueller as "King Cole," Don Hor en as "Deedle," and David Mc Shane as "Tommy Tuker." The Lincoln Junior league spon Bors the play while the University Players have actual charge of the production. The proceeds of the production are divided equally be tween the Junior League and the university. The Junior league's money is given to charity. Many School Classes Pay Visits To Features At Agricultural College BY GEORGE ROUND. "Oh teacher, look at that cute little calfy." "Miss Smith, Miss Smith, did you Bee that curly tailed pig and that great big horse?" "There goes my cow, that big spotted thing. Boy, I'll bet she gives a pint of milk every day." Such is the usual run of conver sation among grade school stu dents visiting the college of agri culture campus during these spring months. High school graduating classes and other groups make up similar groups that are continual ly visiting the campus. In all there will have been close to 1,000 boys and girls visit the college by the time school Is out. Thomas in Charge. J. L. Thomas, who is in charge of routing and reports for the ag ricultural extension service, usual ly finds time to take the kiddies and boys and girls around the campus. If tbey have plenty of time he takes them to all of the major departments. Usually the groups come over land either by bus or auto. Thomas likes to have them arrive just be fore noon so they may eat their lunch in the college cafeteria. Then he takes them to, the agricultural engineering department when they are shown the wood working ' , : Will Judge Contest m , "mm Courtesy of the Star. MATILDA PETERS. Acting head of the home econo mics department left Thursday for Chicago where she is to act on the committee judging the 1931 meat story contest of the National Live stock and meat board. PI IS 29 Men Are Initiated Into Honorary Political Science Group. H. CHUBB TAKES CHARGE Pi Sigma Alpha, national honor ary political science fraternity was officially installed at the Uni vesity of Nebraska when twenty- nine studentf ..nd faculty mem bers of the political science de partment were initiated as char ter members of Tau chapter toi- lowing a banquet at the University club Saturday evening. As specia! installing officers, Prof. H. B. Chubb of the University of Kan sas was in charge of the initiation. Prof. J. P. Senn:ng, head of the department of political science was toastmaster at the banquet. The toast list was informal, several members of the faculty and sev eral graduate students giving brief speeches. The purposes of Pi bigma Aipna are to further the welfare of its members, to encourage scientific and practical study of govern mental problems, to foster reforms in governmental machinery, ana to aid in the education of the elec torate in problems of government. The following are the charter members of Tau chapter: Protes sors John P. Senning, L. E. Ayls worth, N. E. Hill, L. W. Lancaster, and H. W. Stoke. Graduate stu dents are Prof. E. G. Callen of Nebraska Wesleyan university. Harry. Satterfield, Cyril L. Coombs, F. V. Peterson, Glenn W. Wiltsey, H. G. Bossman, David Fellman, R. F. Cook, oJhn DeFord, Eugene S. Robb, Gerald Whitford and Victor Seymour. Undergraduates are Wendell Harding, Clarence Cooper, Willis Hecht, Edwin Faulkner, Florence Beers, Ethel Scivers, and Karl A. Bosworth. GEORGE CANT AND KAHLER AWARDED ASS1STANTSIHPS George F. Gant of Lincoln and H. E. Kahler of Lincoln, graduate students in the department of his tory, have been appointed to grad uate assistantships next year. Mr. Kahler goes to the University of Minnesota and Gant to the Univer sity of Wisconsin to begin work toward their Ph.D degrees. Mr. Gant will be the fifth Nebraska student working toward an ad vanced degree at Wisconsin. Oth ers now pursuing courses there on graduate fellowships are: Jesse Boell, Johannes Klotsche, Eloise Keefer and Katherine Grummann. division, the forge and the black smith department. In addition they are shown the tractors and they learn how to tractor tests are completed. The big strong country boy usually gets the big gest kick out of the agricultural engineering department. View Horses. From there the visitors are usu ally taken to the horse barns. Right now the twin colts of Cres cent Belle's are receiving the most attention. Then there are the old er horses and the show aiumals. Thomas says the youngsters enjoy seeing the horses more than any other animals on the campus. They are especially interesting to the Omaha school children who visit the campus. The visitors are next taken to the beef barns. There they ste the young calves that are being fitted for ihowlng next fall. Right now the rest of the cattle are at the agronomy farm which is lo cated east of University Place. Visit Dairy Barns. If the group is lucky enough to get to the dairy barn early, they see a magnificent herd of purebred dairy cows being milked by me chanical milkers. Some of the boys and girls usually hav never seen a milker work and are thrilled at (Continued on Page 2.) ft VV i YM INSTITUTE HOLDS LUNCH HONORING A N American Inter-Professional Group Gathers for Noon Meeting. FERGUSON GIVES TOAST Applied Mechanics Head Comes to University In 1894. Dr. George R. Chatburn, chair man of the department of applied mechanics and engineering draw ing, who is now retiring from uni versity service was honored yes terday by members of the Lincoln chapter of the American Inter Professional Institute who gather ed for a luncheon at the Lincoln hotel. Prof. O. J. Ferguson, dean of the engineering college, acting as toastmaster. Dr. Benjamin F. Mailey, Roy M. Green, and H. H. Wilson as speakers of the lunch con highly praised Dr. Chatburn in the outstanding work that he has dons, the wonderful influence he wielded over his students, both in and out of the classroom, and the sound principles and advanced standards that he set. Came in 1894. Dr. Chatburn, coming to the uni- I inating pewer in building the col lege of engineering from one of the minor divisions of the univer sity to a college of size and pres tige. Dean Ferguson, after giving a resume ot Dr. Chatburn's work and achievements since coming here thirty-seven years ago, con cluded: "Dr. Chatburn has set an example that we, who are his col leagues, may well emulate. Thru out it all, he has been an influ ence for good work, sound prin ciples and advancing standards." Green Speaks. Roy Green, in speaking of the doctor as a student, said that as (Continued on Page 4) Former Teacher to Return As Applied Mechanics Department Head. Prof. William L. DcBaufre, for eight years a member of the Uni versity of Nebraska faculty and more recently connected with the International Combustion Engin eering corporation of New York, will return to the state univerrity next fall as chairman of the de partment of applied mechanics, ai coiding to an announcement made Saturday by Chancellor L. A. Burnett. Professor DcBaufre will take over the duties held by Prof. G. R. Chatburn, who will retire with an emeritus status at the end of this school year. Professor Chatburn joined the instructional staff of the University in 1894 and became a foil professor in 1007. Professor DeBaufre came to Ne braska in 1919 as professor of mechanical engineering. The fol lowing year he was made chair man of that department. He was on leave the school year 1920-27 and resigned at the close of his leave to go to New York as techni cal adviser and head of the techi cal research department of the engineering corporation. He received his E. E. degree from Lehigh in 1907, his M. E de gree iff 1909, and his M. Sc. de gree in 1919. From 1912 to 1919 he served as mechanical engineer at the United States navy experi ment station. He is now a con sulting engineer for the United states bureau of mines and a member of several advisory com mittees. His special field of inter est has been in heat transfer, in sulation, and low temperature re frigeration. PRAIRIE SCHOONER TO APPEAR EARLY IN COMING WEEK The spring number of the Prairie Schooner, university liter ary magazine, comes from the publishers early this week. A half dozen stories, as many poems, and several feature sketches will ap pear in this issue of the periodical which is edited by Prof. Lowry C. Wimberly of the English depart ment. A number of out-of-state writers as well as Nebraskans are contributors to this issue of the Prairie Schooner. Among the Uni versity of Nebraska writers are Gilbert II. Doane, Loren C. Eise ley. William F. Thompson and Mr. Sigma Delta Chi to Meet Monday, 5 p. m. Special meeting of Sigma Delta Chi will be held in The Daily Nebraskan office at 5 o'clock Monday evening, ac cording to Bill McGaffia, presi dent. It is very Important, Mc Gafin said, that all members be present. Makes Record Jump I -W- .. V 1 1 f ..SI" "' t 4 Courtesy of the Journal. COBE TOMSON. Nebraska broad jumper saw his Big Six record pass into other hands Friday but won the event on Saturday with a leap of 25 feet 6 1-4 inches, the best of his life. It will not go down as a record due to a favoring wind. The world record in the broad Jump is held bv Cator of Haiti who leaped 26 feet 1 inch in 1928. PLAN LAW BARBECUE ON JUNE 5 AT BEACH Plans for Traditional Law Senior Affair Near Completion. BRYAN WILL BE GUEST The Law Barbecue, a traditional event, which is conducted annu ally by members of the senior law class, will be held June 5 at Cap itol Beach, according to present arrangements announced yester day. Governor Bryan and judges of the Nebraska supreme, federal, district, and municipal courts will be present as guests to this law event. "Altho this is a traditional af fair, we do not want our barbecue this year merely because it is a tradition, but we do want it for the general good time and for the opportunity of meeting and asso ciating with distinguished officers of the courts and members of the bar." declared Dean Foster. The committee has planned a menu amply fit for such an occa sion. A beef will be barbecued and all the trimmings of an Epicurian dinner will be included in the re past. Many diversions including a pie eating contest and a fat man's race will be perpetrated. Ball players or horse shoe artists will be able to show their stutr. Tne scandal will be pjrtrayed in the "Law Bull" but the editors refuse to disclose themselves as well as the objects of their writings. Members of the committee di rectly in charge are Frank Morri son, Sherman Wclpton, Frank Srb, Ralph Slocum and Gale Davis. PI MU EPSILON HAS PICNIC ON THURSDAY Honorary Math Fraternity Initiates Sixteen Members. Pi Mu B:pnllon, national honor ary mathematics fraternity, held its annual picnic at Van Dorn park last Thursday. Members initiated at that time were: Aldcn C. Carlson, Violette S. Carlson, Arnold L. Coffin. Dr. Allan R. Congdon. W. E. Craig, Fred B. Daniels. Sol Fellman. John William Hossack, John Hutchings, Stanley L. Jameson. Myron T. Kellcy, Wilma E. Lailman, Ethylc Jo Neitzel, Rupth Hazel Nygien, Robert A. Rait, Cedric W. Rich ards. Officers for next year were elected as follows: Faculty ad visor, Dr. H. P. Doole; director, Hubert Arnold; vice-director, El lery Davis: secretary, Violette Wochner; treasurer, Paul Bartu nek; librarian, Ethyle Jo Neitzel. Miss Worden was chairman of the committee in charge of the picnic. Fussier, Werkmeislec Attend Omaha Banquet Prof. Laurence Fossler and Dr. W. H. Werkmeister, on special in vitation from the German consul general at Chicago, attended the banquet Wednesday night at Omaha which was given in honor of Dr. Fridrich von Prittwitz und Gaffron, German ambassador to the United States. The German ambassador is making a good will tour of the middle west. Campus Calendar Tuesday. Methodist Student council. Tem ple, 12 o'clock. MRS IN LEAVES $2,000 F Will Be Awarded Annually To Students Showing Much Promise. FAMILY PROMINENT HERE Scholarship to Be Called 'Pomerene Student Loan Fund.' Two thousand dollars from the estate of Mrs. Margaret E. Pom erene, former prominent Lincoln resident, has been received by the University of Nebraska for a stu dent loan fund, according to an announcement made Saturday by university officials. The fund is named "The Louis W. Pomerene Student Loan Fund." Under the terms of the will, the interest from the principal of this fund will be available for loans to such students of the university who are self-supporting in whole or in part and who shall be se lected from the student body on a basis of efficiency and promise. Not only those students of schol arly mentality, but also earnest students of moral integrity are eligible. The student notes, under the will, are not to bear interest until date of graduation or date of leaving college. It further pro vides that should the time come that the need for student loan funds has been fully met, then the fund shall be used to create a scholarship. Were Prominent Here. Mr. and Mrs. Pomerene were prominent citizens in Lincoln for many years, where he operated a plumbing business. Mr. Pomerene died several years ago and Mrs. Pomerene died about a year ago. One son, Captain Joel D. Pomer ene, graduated from the Univer sity of Nebraska in 1912. He is now stationed at Fort Missoula. Montana. Another son, Henry, now lives in San Francisco. In expressing her desires in her will, Mrs. Pomerene sard that, "It (Continued on Page 4.1 ALPHA RHO TAU HAS I Yenne Presides at Annual Spring Affair of Fine Arts Group. Initiation of twenty-one heniors in the University of Nebraska school of fine arts and announce ment of two annual $25 awards ttpw fpatures of the Alnha Rho Tau spring banquet held in Mor rill hall Thursday evening, ine awards went to Miss Mildred Ly man at the music deDartment and to Miss Margaret Shepard of the art department. ior ouisianmnK originality and creative effort in the fine arts. Following a three course dinner, a program was presented by the initiates. Bridge tables were ar-rano-ori in a semicircle at the din ner. The room was decorated with lamps, hangings, and palms. Border lightts. tapers, and flowers rarried out the AlDha Rho Tau colors of green, lavender and yel low. Hrrhort Yenne acted as toast- master. Dwient Kirsch was in charge of the state. A piano solo by Charlotte x renens, a sku wru ttn by Herman Decker and enacted hv Mr. Decker. Zollev Lcrner and Mrs. Thomas Dickey, a one act play by Charlotte wens ana vera Waters, and two vocal numbers by Mr. Derker made un the DroEXam. Arrangements were in charge of Miss Coleita Aitkcn, Mrs. inmas P. Dickey, and Mr. Decker. initiates were: Marve Amrwert. Josephine Bcrggren; Margaret Colbv, Thelma uranaan; rvatnenne B. Faulkner, Charlotte Frerichs. i.llli Ihser. Mildred Johnson, Er- ma Oberg. Jean Ohler. Grace Root Sophie Schnitter. Margaret &nep anl. Vera Waters, Charlotte Wells, Katherine Williams, Harriett Wil lis, Virginia Willis. CASSIE S. BARON WINS SCHOLARSHIP TO NEWYORK U Cassie S. Baron of Nebraska City, senior in the college of busi ness administration. University of Nebraska, was awarded a gradu ate scholarship for the year 1931 32 by the school of retailing of New York university. Mr. Baron is a member of Beta Gamma Sigma, honorary com merce fraternity, the Bizad execu tive council; Men's Commercial club; and Sigma Alpha Mu fra ternity. Cotnhutker Will Be Released on May 26 The 1931 edition of the Corn husker yearbook will be re leased Tuesday, May 26, in stead of May 29, as was an nounced in The Nebraskan. A N BANOUE JAYHAWKERS EKE OUT WIN IN MEET Nebraska Stapes Classic. Rally in Closing Events of Dav Hut Kansas Cinder Stars Maintain Lead To Take First; Seore 63 1-2 Points. TOMSON LEAPS 23 FEET Three Other Records Made by Elirlicli of K-Agpcs in Iligli Jump; Dawson of Oklahoma in Mile; Coffman of Kansas in Pole Vault. BY LEONARD CONKLIN. Wiijipini:, do'cl, lii'.'irtldvakintr niees am plu iioinciia! leaps in the liroad jump. Inch jump ;m.l pule vault drrw howls of pleasure from L',0U() lusty J Jig Six traek fans in MeinoriaJ stadium yesterday. Kansas university triumphed fur the second time in suc cession in this Bi; Six outdoor festival lnM in Lincoln, turning Returns to Nebraska Courtesy of the -Journal. PROF. WM. L. DeBAUFRE. Prof. W. L. De Baufre is com ing back to the University of Ne braska as professor of applied mechanics, succeeding Prof. G. R. Chatburn, recently retired. Prof. De Baufre was on the faculty for eight years, spent a year's leave in New York,, and resigned at the end of that time to take a position as technical advisor and research supervisor of the International Combustion Engineering corpora tion. STUDENTS PLAN RECITALS ! Miss McGinley, Miss Amen Will Give Programs Today. Mis Doithy McGinley of Lin coln, student in the college of fine arts, will present her senior piano recital loday at 4 o'clock in the Temple Theater. Miss McGinley, accompanied by the fine arts orchestra under thu direction of Carl Frederic Steckel berg, will offer the following com position: Hondo and Romance by Mozart; Sonata, Allegro moderato and Andante by Schubctt; Ro mance by Hinton; Arabesque, Bridge; Reverie, Strauss; Fanta.sie Impromptu, Chopin; Concerto, Molto allegro con fiu.co, Andante, and Presto, Mendelssohn. In a junior organ recital, Miss Ruth Amen ol Lincoln tomorrow will present the follow ing progiam at 3:15 in Our Redeemer Lutheran Church; Third Sonata. Allegro con spirito. Andante, An Jante Maes toso, and Allegro brillante by Borowski; Gavotte by Martini; Fantasie und Fuge in A-Moll by Bath; Torch Dance by Gorman Lemare; Eking by Kramer; La Concertina by Yon, and Symnnda Yat from "Scenes on the Wye ' by Wood. ft""1 I .J 1.-: ) Gass Asks Edison Type Of Question On Books; Students Answers Vary "If you knew that you were to be marooned on a desert island for years, and you had your choice of ten books to take with you, which books would you select?" This was the question that was asked recently by Prof. Sherlock Bron son Gass of two English 4 classes. The answers were many and varied. The students named 169 books, all in all. The most popu lar book was the Bible which forty-four out of forty-eight stu dents named. Shakespeare's com plete works came in a close serond with forty-three votes. Whether students named these two books because they would really enjoy having them along on a desert island trip, or whether they were named because It appeared to be the thing to do la a debatable mat ter. However, since tbe books choeen would probably have to be read and rc-read In all tbe years spent on the Island, perhaps many students saw a splendid oppor tunity of becoming more familiar with these two books. Favor "Let Miserable." Victor Hugo's "Les Miserable" was the third most popular book, polling twenty-one votes. Web ster'a Collegiate dictionary was chosen by sixteen people, and the unabridged edition by one person. Thifl Bounds like an unfair advan 6 1-1 TO HEAT RECORD ooack a persistent Cornhuskcr rally so that the final scores Kansas, 63 'i; Nebraska. 57; stootl: Iowa, 39'j; Oklahoma, 37'i: Kansas Ac- gies, 20' 3, and Missouri, 7. In the 220-yard low hurdles Ber nard Gridley of Kansas scampered well ahead of the field to da.u across the finish in the extraordi nary time of 23 flat which ties the existing world record. A tail wind, however, cheats Gridley of recog nition in this noteworthy perform ance. Klick, Jayhawk team-mate of Gridley'a was second. Four Big Six records were shat tered. Cobe Tomson tossed his well knit body far out from the broad jump board and came down 25 feet 6U inches out in the pit to to take first in that event. A medium breeze prevented recognition of this feat as a new record. The world record in the broadjump is 26 feet and 1 inch by Cator of Haiti. Don Gray, a team mate of Tom son's, cleared 24 feet 2 inches in the broad jump Friday in the pre liminaries to break Cobe Tomson's 193Q record. Thi mark will stand. Gray also had a jump of 21 feet Inch yesterday. Captain Milton Khrlich of Kan sas Aggies, slender blond lad. tihot himself into the air 6 feet 3' and above his head plenty to raise the (Continued on Page 3. 1 InlSSELliTlNDS IN HcRJRESKSNATION Requests She Be Released Next Fall; Marriage Is Planned. Dean W. W. Burr, of the col lege of agriculture, announced, Saturday that no arrangements have definitely b.-en made to fill the fKJhition which will be vacated by Miss Bernice Klwell next Sep tember. Miss Elwell has asked that her resignation 1-c effective next fall, due to her engagement and approaching marriage to Tim othy G. Hornung ct West Lafay ette, Ind. Miss Klwell was graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1922, and for several year has been head of institutional man agement in the homo economics department. She is a member of Phi Omfga Pi sorority. Two years ago she was chosen faculty sponsor of Mortar Board and was this year elected to hon orary membership In Phi t'psiloni Omicron. home economics sorority. She is also a member of Omicron Nu. For the past two years she has been a member of Wooden Kpoi n. Mr. Hornung is a graduate of the University of Nebraska, where he la a member of Alpha Zeta, (Continued on Pago 2.) tage though. But anyway, the unabridged edition would probal.ly sink the raft. Danle's "Divine Comedy." Well's "Outline of His tory." aud Emerson's Essays tied fur futh place, cacn being selected by eleven students. "Pilgrim's Progress." Poc'a short stories and poems. Plato's "Dia logues," Boswell's "Life of John son," Darwin's "Origin of tbe Species," "Don Ouixote. and Durant's 'Story of Philosophy" proved to be among the most fre quently chosen books. widely varied. Author's from Neitsche to Dorothy Parker were represented. One student had a taste for detec tive stories and one for P. G. Wodjbousc. But it is feared that constant rereading of such books would be horribly monotenous. Even "Dracula" was mentioned. But it does seem that If one were alone on a desert Island one would be in no state of mind for such thrillers. It doesn't seem that the younger generation is so bad after all. They seem to have a far greater taste for classic literature than for all the modern novels. And since a man may be Judged by the books he reads, perhaps the younger gen eration Is to be complimented on its good taztc