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Official Student Newspaper of the .University of Nebraska
VOL. XXXI NO. 13.
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1931.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
NEW POLITICAL ERA
HP
DAWNS
PLAYERS SELECT
FIRST DRAMA OF
CURRENT S
SON
'Berkeley Square' Is Title
of Initial Production;
Starts Oct. 19.
WILL RUN ENTIRE WEEK
Howell Completes Choice
Of Cast for Play by
Balderston.
As their Initial offering for the
current dramatic season Univer
sity Players organization has se
lected "Berkeley Square," John L.
Balderston's successful play. It
will be presented in Temple the
ater beginning Monday Oct. 19,
and extending thru the entire week.
Cast selections are being com
pleted under the direction of Miss
Alice Howell, chairman of the
dramatic department, and will be
announced later in the week.
"Berkeley Square" is a compara
tively recent production in the
theater world, being copyrighted in
1929 and presented in New York
City last season at the Lyceum
theater. Theater Magazine, edited
by Stuart Beach, makes the fol
lowing comment on the drama:
" 'Eerkeley Square.' superbly
pi esented and acted at the Lyceum
thsaler, is the most important and
interesting play New York has
seen this season."
Author is Journalist.
John L. Balderston, the play
right, is an American newspaper
correspondent who wrote the play
while a resident in London. Its
theme is based upon a curious con
ception of the unity of Time. Even
tho the copyright on the play was
not secured until 1929 it was first
shown in London in 1925. In the
London production the leading
feminine role was played by Jean
Forbes-Robertson, -daughter of Sir
Forbes Robertson of English polit
ical circles. When the play was
presented in New York City last
year Miss Forbes came to America
to play before Gotham theater go
ers. Production of the play was un
der the direction of Gilbert Miller
and Leslie Howard. Miller, of
course, is one of Broadway's lead
ing producers while Howard took
the leading male role in the play
cast.
The action tbruout takes place
in the morning room of a house
of the Queen Anne period in
Berkeley Square, London, in the
years of 1784 and 1928. At the
opening the action begins on a late
afternoon of 1784 with the family
of Lady Anne Pettigrew, which
consists of Tom, a swaggering
young buck; Kate, a sophisticated
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ALL UWERShTPARTY
PLANS ARE COMPLETE
Halloween Decorative Theme
And Ten-Piece Band
Are Features.
Dr-coration plans for the second
All-University party, to be given
Saturday evening, are nearing
completion and will be announced
to-morrow, according to Delphian
Nash, chairman of the Barb Coun
cil. Negotiation with a ten-piece
orchestra for the affair are said to
be virtually losed. but definite
statement with reference to this
will not be made until later.
Nash states that the party will
be carried out on a Halloween
thrne and that they are already
considering bids relative to the
purchase of decorations. The party
is to be staged in the coliseum with
the regular admission charge.
A program of entertainment is
being arranged to be given during
intermission.
W. H. MORTON
TALKS AT IOWA
TEACHERS MEET
W. H. Morton, principal of
Teachers College high school and
director of the teachers training,
lectured in Burlington. Ia., laFt
week before a convention of city
and county teachers. "Pupil Be
havior, the Teachers' Challenege"
was th subject of his talk. In ad
dition to this Mr. Morton met two
conferences on reading programs.
Miss Eva B. Ebuman. superinten
dent of normal training, lectured
Monday and Tuesday at Wayne.
Student Council
M 'ember s Called
To Polh Today
Member of the Student
Council should report for duty
t the polls between 9 and 5 to
day. There will be a meeting of
the Council Wednesday at 5
o'clock, in University hall,
room 111. All are requested to
be prevent.
EDWIN FAULKNER, Pres.
.1UWI i Ml IHIII.I .II...I. nwnw
MISS HELEN JEFFRYES.
- Miss White, senior, Lincoln, Is
president of Phi Upsilon Omicron,
professional honorary fraternity.
She is also a member of the Barb
council; of Kappa Beta; Y. W. C.
A. cabinet; and of the home eco-
MIC. 01 RATES
BLUE STAR RANKING
Colonel Reports Excellent
Showing in 25 Out
of 32 Tests.
WEATHER IS HANDICAP
Receiving a grade of "excellent''
in twenty-five out of thirty-two
subjects in the inspection con
ducted by representatives of the
war department here last soring,
the university R. O. T. C. unit was
again awarded the blue star rat
ing for excellence. Colonel W. H.
Oury, head of the military depatt
men, said yesterday.
A grade of satisfactory was
given in the other seven subjects
examined. Weather conditions and
the lack of the proper facilities
for carrying on any military work
inside was responsible for unsat
isfactory rating in the other sub
jects, the inspecting officers be
lieved. The heavy rain during the
two days cf the inspection pre
vented the cadets ffom carrying
on the exercises which must take
place out of doors.
Some of the subjects which
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YEAR'S DEBATE TOPIC
Prepsters Argue Subject of
Compulsory Insurance
This Season.
HOLD TOURNEY IN APRIL
From a list of suggested sub
jects sent in by members of the
league, the Nebraska High School
Deoating league selected the sub
ject "Resolved:: That the Several
States Should Enact Legislation
Providing for Compulsory Unem
ployment Insurance" as the topic
for debate this, season.
This same subject is being used
by twenty-three states as the topic
for disussinn in their high school
debating leagues. The abstracts of
material were compiled by Profes
sors Jonh Lee and Pernll Munch
of the University of Oklahoma.
The 1932 state tournament will
be held in Lincoln on April 14. 15,
and 16. Debates within the sixteen
districts into which the state is
divided, are scheduled by the dis
trict directors In consultation with
the various schools. The winners
of the elimination tournaments in
the districts meet in Lincoln to
compete for the state champion
ship. Grand Island high whool won
the state championship last year,
defeating Omaha Technical in the
final round. The proposition which
was discussed by the slate high
achool teams last year was: Re
solved: That the Nations Should
Disarm Except lor Such Forces as
Are Needed for Police Purposes."
H. A. White, professor of Eng
lish, is president of the league for
this vear, 8nd C. K. Morse, super
intendent of the Nebraska School
of Africulture at Curtis, is secre-
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GATES WILL SPEAK
TO METHODIST MEN
AT INITIAL DINNER
Phi Tau Theta. Methodist men's
religious fraternity, will hold their
first dinner meeting at the Wesiey
m n.noniirf. 1417 R.
Tuesday evening at 6.15. The
main rpeaxer wui
Gates, who has as bis subject
"Making Good." The feature In
the muBical program of the eve
ning is a tenor solo by Harold
Hollirgsworth-
All Methodist men are Invited
to attend, and a special Invitation
la made to freshmen and new stu
dents. Reservations must I made
bv Tuesday noon, and may be had
by calling W. C. Fawell at B3117.
PRESIDENTS OF WOMEN'S GROUPS ON AGRICULTURAL
Y V&. C i i rinr ni ittI !f in in --
MISS HELEN BENSON.
nomics board.
Miss Jcffryes, senior, Ida Grove,
la., is president of Omicron Nu,
honor society; a member of the
home economics board; of Palla
dian; and of Phi Upsilon Omicron.
WOMEN VOTERS TO MEET
Cabinet to Discuss Meeting
Dates and Membership
Campaign.
The cabinet of the University of
Women Voters will meet this after
noon in Ellen Smith hall at 4
o'clock to decide on the time for
the meetings of the organization.
Plans for the meetings will be dis
cussed and plans made for a mem
bership campaign. All members
of the cabinet are requested to at
tend. L
STOKE ON RUSSIA
Aspects Of Five Year Plan
To Be Discussed At An
Open Meeting.
Political aspects of the Five
Year Plan in Russia," is to be the
subject of the World Forum dis
cussion this week, under the lead
ership of Prof. H. W. Stoke of the
department of political science.
Stoke's talk follows up the dis
cussion led last week by Melvin
Martin of Russia, concerning the
background of the soviet system.
The meetings are held each
Wednesday noon at the Grand
hotel. They are sponsored jointly
by the Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C.
A. Tickets for the luncheon may
be secured in the Temple. Ellen
Smith hall, or in Social Sciences
all day Tuesday for 25 cents, or
at the door for 35 cents. Faculty
members, as well as all students
are cordially invited to be pres
ent, and join in the open forum
following the luncheon.
L
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November 15 Marks First
Of Four Appearances
For Orchestra.
The first of a series of four con
certs will be presented by the Lin
coln Symphony orchestra in the
university coliseum beginning on
Nov. 15.
As a special feature of the first
concert Rudolph Ganz, noted pian
ist, will be soloist and guest con
ductor. Mr. Seldl, the regular con
ductor, will take charge of the or
chestra while Mr. Ganz Is at the
piano.
This presentation of the eighty
piece orchestra is built around a
piano concerto by Tschalkowsky,
Instead of the usual symphony. The
audience will be privileged to hear
Mr. Ganz' interpretation of this
concerto as well as the orchestra
at a lower figure than is ordi
narily charged. Students will be
admitted to the balcony for twenty
five cents. This program should
be of interest to students, as many
of the members cf the orchestra
are in the college of fine arts.
LAW QUARTERLY USES
C. M. HICKS' ARTICLE
A paper prepared by Clifford M.
Hicks of the college of business
administration on "The Rights of
Non-Cumulstive Preferred Stock
A Doubtful Decision by the United
Stales Supreme Court," appears as
the lead article in the last Issue of
the Temple Law quarterly.
Students May Correct
IS'ew Directory Lists
Lists of students wnote last
names begin with the letters J,
K, L, M, N, and O have been
posted on the bulletin board in
Social Siences hall for correc
tion for the directory. All
students should make correc
tions for name, address, and
telephone number as soon as
possible. JAMES CRABILt
Editor.
MISS CAROLYN WHITE.
Miss Benson, senior, Lincoln, is
president of the Home Economics
association; is a member of Kappa
Delta social sorority; of Phi Up
silon Omicron, and of the ag exec
utive board.
First Issue to Be Celebrity
Number; Lau Urges
Better Response.
GROUP BLOCKS OFFERED
Announcing that the Awgwan
will be out within the next few
weeks, Robert Lau, business man
ager, today issued the statement
that all fraternity subscription
clubs blanks must come in shortly
if the students expect to get their
magazines.
"It's the student's paper and
they must support it" says Mr.
Lau. "The price of twenty-five
subscriptions for twenty dollars
still holds good. . Those students
who wish single subscriptions may
come down to the Awgwan office
any afternoon at 3 o'clock, and get
their receipt. The Awgwan also
offers a club plan with the College
Humor magazine.
The first issue, to be the Celeb
rity number, will have a great
many features. The magazine will
contain contributions by former
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200 Journalism Students,
Sponsors Expected at
Conference.
OFFER CONTEST PRIZES
Approximately 200 high school
Journalists and sponsors are ex
pected to attend the fourth annual
Nebraska High School Press asso
ciation convention to be held on
the University of Nebraska cam
pus Oct. 9 and 10.
Among the high spots on the
convention program are news writ
ing contests, Inspection tours of
Lincoln newspaper plants, lunch
eons, a dinner and the Nebraska
Oklahoma football game.
Listed on the speaking program
Ckiinrcllnr V. A Rlimttt. WhO
will officially greet the Journalists:
r 1 1ir..1I.AH ill fa ft if r f
the school of journalism, who wi'.l
make the address of welcome:
Superintendent Don R. Leech of
Albion, who will discuss school
publicity; and W. Emerson Reck,
publicity director of Midland col
lege, Fremont, who will analyze
high school newspapers.
Mrs. Savidge Will Speak.
Other convention speakers In
clude Mrs. Anne Land Savidge,
Omaha Central sponsor and past
president of the National Associ
ation of Journalism Advisers; Oz
Black. Nebraska State Journal
cartoonist and artist; Gregg Mc
Brlde, Lincoln Star sports scribe:
George Grimes, literary editor of
the Omaha World Herald; J. A.
Lyons. Chicago Linotype expert;
J J. Serlght, school annual author
ity, and Miss Belle Farman. Lin
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COKKECTION
The Daily Nebraskan was In
error In Sunday's paper when
It stated that the Pan-Hellenic
banquet this year was to be
held In the Cornhuiker hotel.
The banquet will be held this
year, as It has for the past
five, In the coliseum.
CAMPUS CALENDAR
Tuesday.
Violet Olson, Ellen Smith 0 to
p. m.. will see girls Interested In
Girl Reserve work.
Wednesday.
Rifle team meeting, S o'clock,
Nebraska hall.
CAMPUS
MISS CHRISTINE CARLSON.
Courtly of Lincoln Journal.
Miss Carlson, Lincoln, senior, is
president of the agricultural cam
pus Y. W, C. A.; Is secretary of
Sigma Kappa social sorority; a
member of Phi Upsilon Omicron,
and of the home economics board.
MISS 0LS0NJ0 INTERVIEW
Y. W. Secretary Will Talk
To Girls Interested in
Positions.
Miss Violet Olson, Girl Reserve
secretary for the City Y. W. C. A.
will be in the "Y" office in Ellen
Smith hall Wednesday from 5 to 6
p. m. to see all grils interested in
Girl Reserve work. Girl Reserve
experience is very often a great
advantage as a recommendation
for teaching positions, according to
Miss Olson.
.A.ifiUESTS
TO
Tryouts For Contest With
Turkish Team Set For
Thursday.
Everyone Interested in trying
out for the Turkish debate should
leave their names with Prof. H. A.
White, coach, in room 122 Andrews
hall not later than today noon.
Prof. White requested yesterday.
The tryouts will be held Thursday
at 7:30 in University hall 106, and
pairings will be posted on the bul
letin board in University hall next
week.
All students above freshmen
year, except those in the graduate
college, are eligible for the tryouts.
The same eligibility rules apply
to debate as to other university
activities, Mr. White said.
The subj3ct for the debate is,
"Resolved, That Compulsory Un
employment Insurance be Adopted
by the Sovereign Nations as Pub
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artcWbaLTOTs
F(
Gordon Chosen President;
Kirsh Shows Slides
After Dinner.
At a recent meeting of the Art
club, Morris Gordon, '33, Sioux
City, la., was elected president,
filling the vacancy left by Johnny
Stenvall of North Platte. Stenvall,
a designer who graduated last
year, won the Kiordan - Morey
scholarship and is now in Chicago.
Rose Connell, '32, San Fran
cisco, Calif.. Randolph Kirkbridc
and Hilda Strasheim, '34, of Lin
coln, were chosen first, second and
third vice presidents respectively,
while Harold Fierce, '32. Lucas, la.,
will act as secretary and treasurer,
with Felix Summers, '32, Strana
han, la., as reporter.
Dinner for a group of thirty was
prppared and fecrved by Rose Con
nell, after which Dwight Klrscb
showed Interesting lantern slides
depicting some former Art club ac
tivities. LIBRARY DISPLAYS
ILLUSTRATIONS BY
MODERN ARTISTS
Now on display In the exhibit
case at the university library are
several examples of book illustra
tions W modern artists. Black and
whlU :gns by Mlska Petersham,
Howard Pyle, Tony Sarg and Ern
est Thompson Scton, together with
illustrations In color by suc'j art
ists as Edmund Dulac, C. L. Bull,
Arthur Hackman, Paul Branson,
and Charles Folkard serve to show
the advance in the art of book Il
lustration during the past twenty
five years.
Aet and Old Annual
Staffs Meet Today
There will be a meeting of
the members of the Cornhuskcr
editorial staff this afternoon at
5 'clock In the Cornhuskcr of
fice In University hnll. This
meeting Includes all new staff
members as well as all old
ones.
)R NEW OFFICERS
ODD SITUATION
GREETS VOTERS
Blue Shirls Only Group to File Names for Cla&s
Presidencies in Election Today; Yellow
Jackets, Barbs Ask Abolition.
FOUR COEDS FILE FOR
Gretchen Fee, Thelma Hegenbarger, Jean Ratliburu,
Mary Jane SneU Want Post; Five File
For Various Class Offices.
BY JACK JJRICKSON.
Today will mark the event of one of the oddest political
elections in University of Nebraska history. When the Temple
polls open at 9 o'clock this morning those who cast votes on
the class presidency ballot will have no choice unless they elect
to write in the name of some favorite, for the Blue Shirt faction
is the only one which has filed a slate.
ELECTION FILINGS
Senior Class President.
Russel Mouse), Blue Shirt.
Ruthalee HoHoway, Indepen
dent. Junior Class President.
Phil Brownell, Blue Shirt.
Sophomore Class President.
George Sauer, Blue Shirt.
Freshman Class President.
Harold Soderlund, Blue Shirt
Honorary Colonel.
Audrey Gregory.
Jean Rathburn.
Gretchen Fee.
Thelma Hegenbarger.
Mary Jane Swett.
THREE MEMBERS
OF PSYCHOLOGY
STAFF HONORED
Dr. William E. Walton, Joseph
M. Hunt and Mrs. Ruth B. Guil
ford of the staff and graduate
seminar in psychology, were re
cently notified of their election to
associate membership in the Amer
ican psychological association, fol
lowing its annual meeting held this
year in Toronto, Canada.
Mr. Hunt recently left the uni
versity to take an assistantsbip at
Cornell university where he will
complete his work for the doctor
ate degree. Mrs. Guilford is contin
uing her graduate work here for
the completion of her doctorate
at Northwest university.
TICKETS GO ON SALE
FOR ENGINEERS FETE
Varied
For
Program Planned
Annual Barbecue
In Coliseum.
DEAN FERGUSON SPEAKS
The annual engineer's barbecue,
sponsored by the engineering ex
ecutive board, will be held in the
rnliRpum Thursdav eveninc at 6
o'clock. John Adair is president of
Ibe Doaru tnis year ana is pianniDg
the affair.
Th hnrhecue. to be held on the
stage, Is an annual affair of that
college. A varied program or en
tertainment Is to be .offered.
Bernard Malcom. Lincoln. '32. Is
promoting wrestling and boxing
matches. An orcnestra oi engi
neers will furnish the music.
Dean O. J. Ferguson of the col
lege will address the group, as
will Prof. C. J. Frankorter. The
committee announces that there
will be plenty of barbecued sand
wiches, doughnuts and coffee and
apples. They expect a crowd of
250 and all engineering students
are invited. A special appeal is
being made to freshmen to come
and get acquainted. Tickets will
go on sale this morning in all en
gineering classes.
PACT WILL CONTINUE
Evanston Officials Claim
Not Able Play Here
Until Oct. 1935.
PRAISES HUSKER TEAM
Possibility that Nebraska may
continue relations with Northwest
ern was seen after the game Sat
urday. There Is no chance for a
home game before 1935, but Ne
braska may play et Evanston
either In 1932, '33, or '34 during
the time the world fair Is In prog
ress. The Impression the team made
In Northwestern seems to be in
favor of a continuance of relations
between the schools. Wildcat offi
cials were pleased with the clean
play of the Hunkers and Coach
Dick Hanley waa In favor of an
other game.
"You have my promise to bring
Northwestern to Lincoln in 1935.
And we'll bring 6,000 fans with
us," Hanley stated.
'
HONORARY COLONEL
That the lellow Jackets and
Barbs have no plan underfoot
whereby they will swarm the polls
late in the day and write in names
is definitely known following state
ments from the respective party
presidents. Otis Detrick, Yellow
Jacket leader, makes the follow
ing comment:
Say's Not Trick.
"No, this Yellow Jacket action
is not a piece of political trick
ery. We had no concealed Inten
tions in mind when we refused -to
file a slate of candidates. Our
concerted group believes thst
class presidencies should be abol
ished since their period of use
fulness has passed. We stand
sincerely behind that belief and
faction members will do no vot
ing unless they choose to cast an
honorary colonel ballot."
An opinion, much of the same
nature, was forthcoming from
Gordon Williams, Barb president.
Williams reiterates his party's
stand in Sunday's Nebraskan with
the following declaration:
"The Barb decision to withhold
a slate from class presidency
elections is a final one. Our
party officers are firm In the be
lief that the duties of class presi
dents have gone by the board
and resultantly they are of no
use and do not Justify their ex
istence." Blue Shirt Statement.
That the Blue Shirts are firm in
their belief that class offices are
a tradition highly worthy of per
petuation is evidenced by an opin
ion from Norman Galleher, Blue
Shirt president. In the following
statement Galleher makes it plain
that despite minority faction ac
tion the Blue Shirts have no inten
tion of receding from their point
of view:
"Without question the Blue
Shirts are unanimous in their de
cision that our class presidency
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TAKE RIFLES EXAM
Fifty Applicants Pledged
From Number After
Tonight's Test.
Seventy-two applicants, selected
at the tryouts held ' last week for
membership in Pershing Rifles, are
to take an examination tonight,
Capt. J. K. McGeachin announced
at the last meeting.
The test, which will concern the
candidates general knowledge of
military science, will be given at
5 o'clock In room 202 of Nebraska
hall. Fifty men will be pledged
after the test has been given.
The following men are to report
for the test: Nathan Allen, A. A.
Altberg, T. E. Anderson, Rooert
Bourke, Elmer Bracket, Maurice
Brown, William Burkett, A. C.
Bylngton, Louis Campbell, H. G.
Cbait, John Clapper, Jack Clark,
G. J. Criss, Ralph Cunningham,
Wollim A. Day. Walter Dann, H.
L. Dewey, Leonard Dull, Max Em
mert, Orvllle Entenman, Kenneth
Fuclscber, D. W. Cay, Wallace
Glen, H. B. Goebel, William Gray;
D. L. Hal, George Helser, Victor
Hildebrand, Leo Hill, George Hoi
yoke, J. E. Howard, Bernard Jen
nings, B. F. Johnston, J. A. Jorgen
son, William Kelly, Clayton Kunze,
John Kvenild, Milton Mansfield,
Roy May, Harry Mitchell, Waldc
mar Mueller, Frank Musgrave,
Tom Naughtin, Richard Nlckolson.
Pat Nortbrup, John Penney, Robert
Pray, Lester Prokop, Ted Pulos,
D. J. Qulnn, John Ralph, F. Rau
bacb, Don Robertson, E. S. Ross,
Herman Rosenblatt, Ralph 6au
ders, Hugh Schmidt, C. F. Schwag
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Corncobs Will Meet
To Organize Rally
And Form Pep Band
Corncobs will meet at ths
Beta Theta PI house Tuesday
evening at :00 to discuss
plans for a rally ?ur WW Okla.
horns game and to decide upon
a change In uniform. A rsport
will be made on the format
of a pep band ami plans fer a
skit to be prepared for the
Kosmet Klub Thanksgiving re
vue will be announced.