Daily Ne HE BRASKAN Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska VOL. XXXI NO. 20. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1931 PRICE FIVE CENTS I TO Campus Leaders Expect Cut In Cost of Displays for This Year. WOLF HEADS COMMITTEE Maximum of Twenty-Five Dollars Placed on House Expense. Fraternity and sorority home coming decorations will be dis played quite as illuminating this year as In years of past. Beyond that, they will be much cheaper, if the concensus expressed last night by deans and campus leaders can be accepted as a criterion. Altho many Nebraska students are seemingly financially pressed at present, the erection of Home coming decorations Is considered such a worthy tradition that the "welcoming displays" will illumi nate the foreground of sorority ind fraternity rows in spite of ad verse conditions. According to Art Wolf, head of ill plans for Homecoming, much more attention will be paid this year to the cost of the decorations. "Judges will be instructed to throw out arbitrarily, sets which .hey believe to have, cost more '.nan the specified sum, 25," says Volf. "What the judges are look ing for is originally of idea rather than the expensive decoration. Of couvse, the tradition should be carried on, but this is an excep tional year and I believe that returning alums will appreciate decorations even tho they do cost a little less than in previous years." The maximum cost of any set of decorations is set at $25, but many fraternal organizations are . ontriving sets which will be much cheaper. It was explained by Edwin Falk ner, Innocent and president of the student council, that by careful planning and the creation of simple, yet striking displays, the decorations can be made an equal nr even superior to those of previ ous years and at much less cost. Dean F. C. Harper in comment ing on the decorative plans for this year, said that since there has been such a great deal of interest shown In this tradition, both by 'students and alumni, it appears to be the uppermost in activities. "Nebraska must maintain her cus toms, especially one of such worth, and with due consideration to piesent conditions, Homecoming decorations can te carried out with a small sum," said Harper. "Why not give up lesser activi ties and deny insignificant but costly things to maintain such a tradition as homecoming if found necessary," was the question a3ked by most of those questioned on the subject. HOMECOMING SUP SALE PURE W. S. Board Tries Stimulate Interest in Tradition. to SELL BUSINESS DISTRICT The annual "N" stamp sale campaign which began last week with the canvassing of the busi ness houses is well under way, ac cording to Evelyn Simpson, chair man. As in former years this sale is for the purpose of stimulating interest in the traditional Home coming, scheduled this year for Oct. 24. The associated women students board is in charge. Representatives from all of the organized women's houses on the campus have been appointed to take charge of the sales in their respective groups. These girls are urged to complete the canvass within their houses this week. The money must be turned in by all freshman canvassers of the down town district, by all active repre sentatives of sorority houses and by all representatives of organized women's dormitories not later than Friday at 5 o'clock, according to Miss Simpson. Stamps at Nebraskan Office. Dans are being made for a can rass of fraternity houses, and Traternity presidents have been inked to appoint men' in charge f the sale in their respective louses. These representatives are isked to call for their stamps at he Daily Nebraskan office this ifternoon and tomorrow afternoon ,'rcm 3 to 5. Due to the late des Iribution of the stamps within the fraternities, representatives will tot be asked to check in their money until early next week. "Fraternity men in the former years have always been most co perative in supporting the stamp lale," said Miss Simpson, "and we ope they will continue their sup port. Our aim is to place ten lamps in the hands of every man ind woman student of the unlver ilty and in this way, by the let ters they write, a;umnl all over this state and surrounding states will be reminded of the Home coming dale, Oct. 24, and be stim ulated to return." DECORA 10 HOMECOMING EQUAL STANDARD PLAYERS PLANJDMAHA TRIP 'Berkeley Square' Opens at Community Theater on Friday Night. Several members of the univer sity players are planning to go to Omaha Friday night to see the opening performance of the Omaha community theater, presenting the play. "Berkeley Square." This is the play that is to be presented here next week by the University Plavers. Harold Felton who is playing the leading part in the play at Omeha is a former student at the University of Nebraska, whfere he was a member of the university players. FIVE STUDENTS FILE FOR 1931 Bartels, Huber, Kube, Gund And Seymore Compete For Honor Award. Five students of the university have filed applications for the Rhodes Scholarships this year. The announcement of the selections will be announced in the near fu ture by Chancellor Burnett, de clared Dr. C. H. Oldfather, chair man of the University Rhodes Scholarship committee. Those who filed are Russell Bar tels, Wayne, junior in the college of Arts and Sciences; Walter Hu ber, Irvington, senior in Law col lege; Harold Kube, Buffalo, Wyo., senior in the college of Business Administration, Victor Seymour. Lincoln, graduate student, and Henry Gund, Blue Hill. This year the forty-eight states will be divided into eight districts of six states each. Universities are permitted to select five applicants whose names are then submitted to the state committee. The state committee is allowed to nominate two men to appear before the dis trict committee. The district com mittee wil lselect from the twelve candidates the best four to repre sent their state at Oxford univer ( Continued on Tage 2.) Editor of League Chronicle Says flussia Wanted Disarmament. DELEGATES 'BAD BOYS' In picturing the part played by Russia in the Geneva disarmament conference, Dr. J. William Terry, speaking before about sixty at World Forum, Wednesday noon, described their repeated insistence that the purpose of the gathering was disarmament. "When the Russian delegation proposed disarmament of Russia, provided the rest of the world would agree," declared Terry, who witnessed the sessions of the con ference as a representative of the American press, "it required six weeks to demonstrate to them how impossible this plan would be." The soviet representatives were described by Terry as the "bad boys of the conference." "But had their bluff been called, had the conference agreed to disarm as Russia suggested, they would have either met with success in the ideal they established, or placed Russia in an exceedingly embarrassing position. , The prejudice against the dele gation from Russia, which arose, according to the Bpeaker, from the fear they felt of the spread of communistic principles, manifested itself in the treatment they re ceived in almost every quarter. The hotel which they made their headquarters agreed to accommo date them only on condition that they mingle at no time with other guests. The Russians used a pri vate entrance, and were forced to (Continued on Page 3.) Joes and Josephines Cut Class to Gape as Champion Bricklayer Puts Down 36,000 Bricks in Eight Hours BY LEONARD VAn'hORNE. Quite a bit of student attention has been directed to the brick laying on tlie new mall. A good sized crowd has been standing around all day watching one man in particular. A. Lewis. Lewis is a so-called champion bricklayer and can lay on the average a pnod 30,000 bricks in one day. He keeps seven sturdy car riers at work supplying him as he lays a four brick strip across the mall, dropping each one in tt'so n um v,. ,ith nprt Vision. Lewis of thln8 the ra?n "hould oe opened place with expert precision. Lewis Is the same man wno iaia me brick on the street in front of Social Sciences twenty-eight years ago. The mall is to be of oval design with a sidewalk running across the center somewhat on the order of the one in front of the coliseum. It will be constructed with a concrete base, bricked and then asphalted. This type of construc tion is very durable and will laat for vears, experts say. Altho this project U an eight day job for one man, they expect to complete it by the first of next week providing another good man can be found to help with brick laying. A 'good sized crew is now at work, some spreading sand, aome laying the brick and others top ping off the whole thing with a layer of tsphalt. From the looks J IY GROUP ANSWERS YELLOW JACKET CHARGES Norm Galleher, Blue Shirt President, Asserts Party's Stand. WILL PRESERVE POSTS Believe Class Presidencies Necessary Campus Tradition. BY THE OBSERVER. That the office of class president is a tradition which should by all means be preserved was reiterated yesterday by Norman Galleher, Blue Shirt president, as an answer to the charge of Otis Detrick, Yel low Jacket leader who maintains that they have passed their period of usefulness and should be abol ished. "For a university of this size, Nebraska has very few traditions as compared with other "schools," declared Galleher. "It is an ac cepted fact on other campuses that this school is lacking in traditions. To abolish class presidencies would simply mean that campus prestige would drop another notch in the estimation of other schools." Want Women's Offices. nnlleher nninted nut that if the class presidencies were abolished me next tning mat wouia oe asueu is that the pdsition of honorary colonel. Nebraska sweetheart, and prom girl be eliminated. "Certainly it cannot De contena ed that these honorary positions fnr cirls earrv anv more duties than class presidencies," Galleher atnrmea. "inese places, line muse nf rlasa nrpsiripnts. add a color to campus life which is essential for a well rounded activity program. None of them should be discontin ued." "Blue Shirt votes in the Student ii will rertainlv act negative ly to any resolution recommending abolition of class presidencies," Galleher asserted. "In addition to adding color, the offices or class president do serve a purpose on the ramniia. As an illustration of these we may point to the duties of choosing tug oi war teams wmwu class presidents will have to per form for freshmen and sopho mores during the Iowa game." Not only will we oppose any nt workine toward the abolition of class presidents, Gal leher concluded, but we shall also present a slate of nominees at the election next semester, wether there ia opposition or not. A.W.S. REPORT SBMP SALE New Freshman Groups and Plan for Date Slips Announced. At the meeting of the Associ ated Women Students board Wed nesday noon in Ellen Smith hall progress on the Homecoming stamp sale was reported by Eve lyn Simpson, chairman of the sale. Many stamps have been sold to Greek letter groups, and a can vass is being made of the business district. Activities of the A. W. S. fresh man group were described by Margaret Upson, leader of the group which will aid in A. W. S. projects. Group 1 meets Monday at ft n'rlnrlc in Ellen Smith hall, and a second group will meet Thursday evening at o ociock m Ellen Smith hall, under the leader ship of Helen Baldwin. A new system of date slips was accepted and will go in effect next week following a meeting of house mothers and the A. W. S. council, presidents of all dormitories, so rorities and organized rooming houses. for use before homecoming, The question now is: How many students were tardy to their classes due to the fascination of this gentleman's dexterity? Future lawyers, doctors and engineers are puzzled as to how he can keep this up so untiringly, and stand awestruck as he lays them to a rythm all bis own. The new central mall, when com pleted, will be a big step in the campus beautiflcation program as outlined by the university. It will match Memorial mall in front of the coliseum and, in addition will go far in relieving the campus parking problem by providing more room for student cars. The road around the mall will be wide enough to permit diagonal park ing, thus taking cre of a greater number of cars, i BOARD HEARS Nebraskan Editor Aspirants Are Asked File Applications Applications for the position of editor-in-chief of the Daily Nebraskan will be received by the Student Publication board until Thursday noon, Oct. 15. Application blanks may be got at the office of the School of Journalism, U 104. Material al ready on file need not be dupli cated. Applications should dem onstrate clearly the competency of the applicant to execute the duties of the position. GAYLE C. WALKER, Chairman Student Publication Board. YEAR'S CONVOCATION PROGRAM WILL BEGIN TUESDAY NEXT WEEK Dr. S. G. Morley Will Speak On Central American Research Work. Dr. Sylvanus G. Morley, director of the Chichen-Itza project in the middle American archaeological research, will be the speaker at the first all university convocation cal endared for Tuesday morning, Oct. 20, at 11 o'clock in the Temple theater. Dr. Morley will have as his topic "Explorations and Excavations in the Maya Area of Central Amer ica and Southern Mexico," and will discuss his discoveries in connec tion with the great Maya civiliza tion. To illustrate the lecture Dr. Morley will use more than seventy-five hand colored lantern slides. This collection will include a series of photographs made by Col. Charles Lindbergh. During his South American tour two years ago the flying colonel was em ployed by the Carnegie institution to fly over the eastern part of the Maya field and photograph his discoveries. Dr. J. O. Hertzler, chairman of the university committee on con vocations who will introduce the speaker, expects a large attend ance at the convocation not only composed of. students but also many Lincoln people who heard Dr. Morley when he spoke here approximately live years ago. EDITORlPlTNEW T Students Complete Checking Lists; Book Goes on Sale Nov. 1. With the last of the lists of students corrected and the faculty list to be corrected within the next few days, work on the student directory is rapidly nearing com pletion, according to James Cra bill, editor of the directory. Almost all of the advertising for the book has been sold, and advertising copy will be called for by the first of next week, Crabill declared. The directory will be ready for dictribution to the stu dents about the first of Nevember. Most of the lists have been sent to the printers, and the last tew lpttcrs will be sent down this week. The McKelvie publishing company has the contract for the printing. There will be some last minute changes due to late registration and changes in address and tele phone numbers, but these will not delay the printing, the editor stated. The complete staff of the stu dent directory is: James Crabill, editor-in-chief; Dick Moran, Bill Crabill, and Frank Jenkins, asso ciate editors: William Comstock, business manager; John Gepson and Milton Mansfield, assistant managers. C. D. Hayes, univer sity Y. M. C. A. secretary, is gen eral supervisor of the work. A. D. PI'S DEFEAT K. D.'S After Initial Games, Speed Ball Schedule Is 1 Changed. The field which will be used in the speedball tourney" dried off sufficiently to allow the games to begin Wednesday at 5, with the Alpha Delta Pi's and the Kappa Delta's playing the opening con test. The game ended with the Alpha Delta Pi's turning 3 against 2 marked up by the Kappa Delta. A slight chanire has been made in the schedule so that the Kappa Alpha Theta team will meet with the I. X. L's. on Oct. 19; the Kappa Kappa Gamma's will be matched with the Delta Gamma's Oct. 22; and the Huskerettcs have been paired off with the Alpha Phi's, Oct. 26. CAMPUS CALENDAR Thuradty. W. A. A. executive council meet ing in the Armory at 12 o'clock. Ag Freshman girls, Home Ec parlors, 12:15. Tasseln, Ellen Smith hall, 7:15. A. W. S. freshman group, 5 o'clock, Ellen Smith hall. Dramatic club, 7:30, in Temple. Sigma Delta Chi, at Sigma Phi Sigma house, 6 o'clock. Scabbard and Blade, Theta Chi house. 7:30. KOSMET 10 DATE INNOVATION Klub Will Produce Morning Revue Nov. 7 Instead Thanksgiving. DEPART FROM CUSTOM Group Says Many Students Leave Lincoln During Vacation Period. Kosmet Klub yesterday issued a statement in answer to the many requests of why the tradi tional Thanksgiving date for the morning revue has been changed. It reads: "Kosmet Klub this year has failed to observe the tra ditional date of the morning show In order to accommodate the fra ternities, sororities, and others takincr part. In former years, it has always been necessary for members of the cast to spend at least part of their Thanksgiving day holiday in Lincoln so as to take part in the show Thanksgiv ing morning. "It hardlv seems fair that these students should be discriminated against. Even though being in a Kosmet Klub show is a good activ ity and a reward for any incon veniences and labor invjl-":l. it does not seem right that members of the show should have to forfeit part of a holiday. Students Leave Wednesday. "Therefore, in order to allow cat members to leave for ..cation on Wednesday night as the great ma jority of students do in order at least, to grve them rreeaom to ao as they please on Thanksgiving, Kosmet Klub has changed the date of the show." ' Members of the club, when in terviewed further regarding the statement, said they did not be lieve the change would displease any, since the show is the same as it has always been and will be given in the morning before a foot ball game, as in the past. Nov. 7 was chosen for the show date instead of Thanksgiving, said the members, because the Iowa university game seems to compare with the big games which formerly have been played here on Thanks giving. Cb " members feel, they say, tl r.t the Iowa game will draw as representative a crowd of par ents and visitors as a Thanksgiv ing game would. And since it is the wish of Kosmet Klub, they said, to entertaiit the parents as well as students and advertise the university's dramatic talents to them, the day when the greatest number would be here would be the logical day to show. schogOffinearts offers music series Sunday Afternoon Programs To Be Presented in Morrill Hall. The School of Fine Arts is plan ning to offer a series of ten Sun day afternoon programs at inter vals throughout the school year. These programs, which will be given by members of the faculty and by outsiders, will deal with various phases of art, music and dramatics. The students of this school and the general public are encouraged to attend these meet ings, which will be held at 3:00 on Sunday afternoons in gallery "B," Morrill hall. On Oct. 25. Prof. P. H. Grum mann, formerly director of the School of Fine Arts, now director of the new Joselyn memorial at Omaha, will speak on "The Plans for the Joselyn Memorial." The second of this series of meetings to ! held some time in November will be addressed by Miss Faulkner, instructor of draw ing, who will speak on the process of making etchings. QUERIES Female Philosopher Mediates on Rhythmical Qualities of Epidemic Of Yawning in Afternoon Classes By IDA HOZENOZZLE. T wonder why people will yawn. It seems sueli a useless activity, no aim no importance no consequence. It is ko re vealing, so gaping, so commonplace. That girl way hack in the corner on the back row yawns Itimc licr she yawns mechanically, regularly, in a bored-to-tears fashion. The girl next 1o her sccins to be getting it loo she doesn't yawn quite as non-o chalantlv or in as off-hand a man- I l'm sorrV 1 talkpd about that lrl- ner, but she does very well for a beginner, very well. Recruits!! The two girls next to her just yawned a good healthy yawn too, another one oh, they're doing good, darn good. "Litera ture in its last analysis is merely My word, it certainly must be catching, the whole back row is yawning like a line of wooden puppets strung on the same wire. They yawn, open shut, open I must shake myself, it has an al most hypnUc influence. Reculti Increase. "Literature thru the ages has been the guiding light, the... "The big boy in the next row caught it he's a good recruit he can yawn. They're falling fast now one. two, three, why doesn't that fourth girl yawn, she ia holding up thing", she is cutting off the relay she. BLUE PRINT APPEARS SOON Briggs Sets October 21 as Date for Second Issue of Magazine. According to Jerry Briggs, editor, the second issue of the Nebraska Blue Print will appear Wednesday. Oct. 21. This issue will contain a feature article on the -equipment of the Lincoln Program Service Co. and an article by Prof. C. A. Sjogren, a reprint from a paper he read at the Southwest Power Confer ence in Kar.sa City in September. It will also have a large sec lion devoted to alumni notes and news. news. F MUST DEFEAT SOPHOMORES IF THEY . 1UL0DISCARD CAP Tug-of-War Between Classes At Iowa Game Will Determine Issue. Whether freshman must con tinue to wear their scarlet and cream caps will be determined by a tug-of-war between the halves of the Iowa football game, Nov. 7, according to Edwin Faulkner, member of the Innocents society. On that day, Harold Soderlund, freshman president, will present a team of twelve fellow classmen to compete against a similar team of sophomores, picked by their pres ident, George Sauer, to decide the issue. Contrary to the practice in the past the Innocents society is urg ing freshmen to save their caps as reminders of the privilege of wearing them, since they are no longer green, but instead are made in colors representative of the school. If freshmen lose the tug-of-war they will not be permitted to dis card their caps but instead must wear them until the snow flies. GLEE CLUB TRY-OUTS Hollingsworth to Select 24 For Membership in Glee Club. BROADCAST FROM KFAB Tiyouts for membership in the University Men's Glee club will be held Thursday and Friday night at 7:30 in the University School of Music building, according to an an nouncement made yesterday by Harold Hollingsworth, director of the glee club. All those who wish to try out should call the school of music and make an appoint ment. Hollingsworth declared. "We desire to form a glee club of men interested in the work," Hollingsworth stated. "A univers ity of this size should have a great many students who have naturally good voices, and we should be able to form a club worthy of compari son with such glee clubs as those of Yale university and other big schools." "In addition, membership in the glee club offers a great opportun ity this year," Hollingsworth went on. "KFAB plans to broadcast programs of the university glee club. Authority has been granted by the university for the club to be permitted to broadcast o'er this station, and from this group KFAB will select its regular musical en semble." Howard Kirkpatrick, director of the school of music, has announces that about twenty-four men will be selected from those trying out. The regular university glee club has not been organized in the past two years, and the sponsors of the organization hope to assemble a group of talented and interested men this year. Rchearaals for the glee club will be held three or four times a week. The time for the practices will be decided upon as soon as the club (Continued on Page 2.) she's co-opoeratlng beautifully now she's going good its passing down the line it leaps like wild fire to the third, fourth, and fifth rows. "Every one should have a li brary, a place where he can be alone to read, and write, and ab sorba place where. .. ."Number six is slow to pick up the thread. I am worried "A place to get intimately acquainted with the wise men of the ages, the educa tors, the philosophers." Number six is alright, they're slow, but they're getting it they're going good. Number seven, number eight oh, it is exciting, it is thrilling. I' am frantic over number nine though they don't respond as readily aa the others. Why does that homely girl sit there stolidly and stare out of the window at nothing? Why (Continued on Page 2.) E Pep Group Begins Sale of Homecoming Party Pasteboards. DRIVE UNDERWAY TODAY Honorary Sees Big Demand For Ducats at Dollar Per Couple. Corncobs were placed in official charge of ticket sales for the all university Homecoming party last night when the body unanimously accepted the Innocents' proposal for such a plan. Ten tickets were checked out to each member of the organization, according to Marvin Schmid, presi dent. Each man will canvass his respective house and have tickets on hand for all alumni who come in for the traditional event. Because this party will be the only event of the night, all fra ternities and sororities and the Barb council having agreed to make Oct. 24 a closed night, it is predicted that there will be a great demand for tickets. Anyone living apart from the fraternities who is likely to be missed in the sales campaign can obtain tickets by calling any one of the Corncobs. The members of Pi Epsilon Pi, in taking over the ticket sales, are attempting to do their share in making the event a complete suc cess, says Schmid. All other cam pus organizations are co-operating with the Innocents and assisting them in every manner possible. Miss Heppner Approves Party. The proposed event is one that has met with great approval with both faculty and students. Ex pressing her desire that it shoull be a great success, Miss Amanda Heppner. dean of women said "Any project that will bring about the unity and cohesion among students is quite worth while." The Innocents, in hope that this proposed event for homecoming shall become a cherished tradition, are making elaborate plans. Are Wolf, general chairman, ex plained that it was the wish of the organization sponsori-? the party to make it one that would replace the many parties annually held by the various fraternal organizations on the campus on the nipbt of homecoming. Its primary purpose is to make the day of homecoming one that every alumnus will at tend. It is to be a meeting place for all alumni, a place where they may meet their fellow school mates. Backers of the proposed event declare that it will "buck up" student enthusiasm and prevent school spirit from dying. And it will make for a greater welcome for all the "old grads." L MEETS NEXT WEEK National Conference Will Hold Annual Session in Lincoln. ADA BARKER PRESIDENT The Nebraska conference for so cial work will hold its tblrty-fin-t annual meeting in Lincoln, Oct. 22, 23 and 24. The child in relation to the family is to be the general theme of the convention, according to Miss Ada Barker, Lincoln, pres ident of the conference. The program this year will con cern itself with the various aspects of child life. Several speakers of national reputation in social work have been engaged to speak at the convention. Miss Emma C. Peuseh ner, director of the national rhild welfare division of the American Legion, will open the discussion with a talk on the strength of family life in relation to child welfare. Mr. Jacob Kepecs, superintend ent of the Jewish home finding so ciety of Chicago, will speak on the institution's contribution to mod ern social work. Miss Ruth Colby, federal children's bureau expert. in state and county administration of child welfare work, will discuss the foster home's contribution to child welfare. Beginning Oct. 16, the confer ence in co-operation with the uni versity extension division will broadcast radio talks dealing with the county unit plan for public welfare. The first talk will be given by Miss Catherine Dunn, in structor in social case work, who will talk on the conference pro gram. Reservations for the annual con ference may be made and Informa tion concerning the conference may be obtained through the sec retary of the conference at the ex tension division. Prof. A. A. Read, director of the extension division, is a member exofficio of the con ference, and Dr. A. G. Fulmer of the agricultural college ia treas urer of the organization. Juvenile Joker. Boston Transcript: Uncle (look ing at drawing) Is that your idea of a zebra? It isn't mine. Johnny Ifa a rebra all right, but he rubbed against a rubbr tree and lost hi atrlpes. NNOCENTS COBS CHARGE 0 CANVASS 5 'r? 0-