:lJfc.1!jK..;iViw.4.vtiMi D RASKAN A IT V A Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska VOL. XXXI NO. 42. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1931 PRICE FIVE CENTS NEBRASKA DOWNS AGGI HE 63 i; l. Si- i T is IDEAS GIVEN ON 'WALKING DATES Students Take Diversified Stands on Problem of Transportation. MANY FAVOR PROPOSAL Think it Practical But Say Girls Must Approve; Some Oppose. BY THE OBSERVER. Campus opinion among under graduates at the University of Ne braska is mobilizing on the ques tion of "walking dates to parties." In a series of interviews with representative men and women, Friday afternoon, the Nebraskan discovered a diversity of opinions. In some cases the persons inter viewed were definitely opposed to such a practice, while in other in stances students were just as defi nitely in favor of such a move. It was further discovered that sev eral, while they were heartily in favor of the adoption of such a custom, declared that they would not like to be party to such action themselves. It was suggested by one student that the parents should be consid ered in connection with such a move. Their burden in supplying sons with money for social activi ties would be grcately lessened, he said, if the occasional necessity of renting a car were eliminated by the practice of walking to affairs when conditions permitted. Campua History Studied. An inspection of campus records shows that in years past it was the custom to walk to parties. Not only do Nebraskan files reveal that everyone had "walking dates" over a decade ago, but they also took more drastic steps to reduce ex penditures. In 1917 the Interfra ternity council passed a resolution forbidding men to send flowers to girls during the formal season. About the same time an 'overall day' was held inj;ecognitiou of "hard times." """Xdvocates of the overall day' got their idea when they read that men at Columbia university all wore blue denim to the Prom. In 1920 downtown formals were abolished as a practical financial measure. It is also recorded that at one time fraternity men de clared a boycott on taxicabs. At that time there were no rent-a-car agencies and since very few stu dents had cars of their own the cabs were the only means of me chanical transportation. Feeling these unnecessary the men simply declined to spend the extra money on co-eds which they would take. Complications Arise. As to the present situation there are a number of complications which arise in connection with the proposal for "walking the co-eds to parties and shows." Unsuitable climate conditions, lengthly dis tances, and the style in feminine dress all enter in as objectional features. On the other hand there are a number of good points to be raised in favor of the inauguration of such a practice, student opinion in dicates. When the weather is suit able and the downtown affair is not formal the majority opinion seems to be that it would be a fine and practical thing. Here is the manner In which representatives of the undergraduate body line up: Richard Devereaux, president of (Continued on Page 2.) AT Dr. Leonard Stromberg Will Address Students a't Swedish Dinner. Leonard Stromberg, noted au thor of more than forty Swedish novels, will be honor guest at a Swedish dinner sponsored by alumnae members of Theta Sigma Phi, honorary journalism sorority, at the First Lutheran Church Wednesday evening, November 18, at 6:30. "The Ice is Breaking," one of Stromberg'a best sailers in Swed en, has been translated by Profes sor J. E. A. Alexis of the univer sity, and has received favorable literary comment in America. "The King of the Great Valley," another of his best known works, is a story of pioneer lite in Wyo ming, but has not yet been trans lated into English. According to Dr. Alexis, who Is' professor of Swedish and romance languages, Stromberg writes viv idly, his power lying in the sim plicity of his expression. Dr. Stromberg has been a 'resi dent of Nebraska for the past twenty years, the most of which time he has spent near Oakland, where be holds the pastorate of the Swedish Metbojist church. Tickets for the dinner are avail able the office of the School of Journalism, or from members of Theta Sigma Phi, for one dollar. An invitation is extended to any n whu is interested. BANQUET Administration Deans Favor Idea; Panhellenic Head Assents. THINK CHANGE NEEDED Housemothers Give Views On Proposal; See Few Objections. THE OBSERVER. The official administration was quick to sympathize with the sug gestion for walking dates to parties provided the distance was not unreasonable, the weather not inclement, and the affair not a formal one. Dr. T. J. Thompson, dean of student affairs, Miss Amanda Heppner, dean of women, and Dr. Elda Walker, faculty ad visor to the Panhellenic council, have all taken a positive stand on the issue. A few of the housemothers who were interviewed are definitely in favor of the move with certain reservations similar to those stipu lated by the administration. As a whole they could see no reason why girls should find such a prac tice objectionable if it were ac cepted with limitations. Dr. Walker Favors Move. Dr. Elda Walker reported that a suggestion that girls voluntarily back such a custom was put be fore the Panhellenic council re cently, only to meet with general dissatisfaction. "It does not seem to me to be an indication of sound judgment when a girl expects a boy to have a car, even if it must be rented, if he is to take her to an informal affair or a movie," Dr. Walker as serted. She pointed out that when she was in college it was the custom to walk to everything in fact stu dents used to believe it more fun to walk. "At the present time it appears that girls should. ..recognize thaU- we are in a period or economic ois tress and that boys can no longer afford some of the luxuries which were enjoyed during the prosper ous era up to 1929. I believe that they should take the Initiative and suggest that they walk," she con tinued. "The trouble lies in the fact that we are carrying the habits ac quired during a period of pros perity over into a wholly different economic situation," Dr. Walker explained. "Now there are .many boys who are earning their own college funds and they are chiefly the ones who suffer from the ex pense which social activity carries with it under the present system." "In other cases it is the father who must share the heavy extra expense which rent-a-cars, expen sive refreshments, and other social accessories which dating demands. Girls owe it, not only to the boys, but to their parents as well, to help them economize in their so cial expenditures." "I would even suggest," added Dr. Walker, "that boys who have cars refrain from using them, mo mentarily at least, in order to es tablish the new practice and give courage to boys without cars who would otherwise rather not brave possible social tabu. "It must be recognized that there are occasions where a car is necessary. On formal occasions it is of course almost .impossible for girls who walk any long dis tance on their high heels or (Continued on Page. 2.) M'GAFFIN ATTENDS MEET Sigma Delta Chi President Leaves for Conclave at Minneapolis. William McGaffin, president of Nebraska chapter of profesional journalistic fraternity, left for Minneapolis Sunday morning to attend the sevententh annual con vention of that organization being held there. He is official delegate from the local chapter and will be gone about four days, returning Thurs day. The convention will last for three days Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Contrary to the old custom, only one day this time will be spent in fraternity business. For the remaining two days, men prominent in all fields of journalism have been engaged to talk and arrangements have been made for round table discusions following each speech. The host chapter at Minnesota has com pleted plans for housing tha dele gates at their various fraternity houses on the campus there. Scenic tours and other forms of entertainment will be offered to all the visitors, according to word from Minneapolis. Report of the convention will be published when McGaffin returns. Cuneo Speaks Sunday On Internationalism J. A. Cuneo of the economics department will speak on "Inter nationalism" before a group of fifty at a service at 6:30 o'clock. Sunday evening at Trinity Meth odist church, 16th and A streets. A program of special music and dcvotionals baa been planned. BEG N DIRECTORY SALES ON CAMPUS MONDAY MORNING New Student Handbook Will Be Offered From Stands for Fifty Cents. PUBLISH 2,100 COPIES James Crabill Edits; Bill Comstock Is Business Manager. The 1931 student directory will be on sale Monday and Tuesday of this week and will be sold for the price of fifty cents. Sales will be conducted in social sciences Mon day and Tuesday and inthe Law and Engineering colleges Monday and at the Agricultural college Tuesday. There are a limited number of copies on hand, according to James Crabill, editor of the 1931 student directory. About 2,100 copies of the directory have been printed by the McKelvie Publishing com pany who was awarded the con tract for this year's book. Fifty Cents. The price of the hand book is fifty cents which is the same price that has been charged in pre vious years for the student direc tory. The book will contain about 230 pages and the cover will be white with red lettering. This year the directory will con tain more ads according to Wil liam Comstock .business manager. Sales Delayed. Sales of the directory were de layed until the Cornhusker sales had been completed so that there would be no complication in the sales of the two publications. De lay was also caused because the staff had to wait for some of the advertising. The student directory is pub lished every year and contains the addresses or ail oi me siuaenis and faculty member of the vniver sity. Individuals are listed alpha betically, according to their affilia tions and according to their home town. This year's publication is edited by James Crabill. William Com stock is the business manager and John Gepson has charge of the sales campaign. The directory will be placed on sale at the Regent's bookstore after the sales campaign and copies may be obtained there at the same price. BLUE PRIST DATE SET THIS W EEK November Issue Features Stories by Husker Students. The November issue of the Blue Print, engineers' publication, will appear some time this week, ac cording to Jerry Briggs, editor. This issue will contain several ar ticles by former Nebraska stu dents, said the editor. An article on the "Strogoblow" is written by W. E. Bahl, who graduated from the electrical en gineering college of the University of Nebraska in 1929, appears in this issue. Bahl is now employed by the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing company, and is one of the men who developed the "stroboglow." His article is a de scription of its theory, operation, and uses. Meredith Thorns Writes. This issue also contains an ar ticle on "Wind Stresses in a Build ing Frame" by Meredith E. Thorns, who received her Master of Sci ence degree in engineering from the University of Nebraska last year. She compares the results of three methods of solution of wind stresses in a quadrangular build ing frame, one of which was by mechanical analysis using the Biggs Defometer to get the solu tion. An article on the Empire Stale building by Jack Hltchings, '33, and a description of a mechanical "card sorter" are other features of the November issue. FAMOUS PIANIST PLAYS TODAY AT COLISEUM EVENT Rudolph Ganz, noted Swiss pi anist, will be the featured soloist with ihe Lincoln Symphony or chestra in a concert which is to be given this afternoon in the uni versity coliseum. Students of the university will be admitted to the orchestra's con cert and Mr. Ganz' recital upon presentation of their identification cards and 25 cents. BAPTISTS ARRANGE DISCUSSIONS TODAY F. V. Peterson, gradaut stu dent in the department of political science, will speak on "Disarma ment" this noon before the uni versity class at the First Baptist church, 14 and K streets. This evening at 6:30 a discus sion class at this church will open a new series of forum opinions on "Prohibition." All students are in vited to attend. GRADUATE RECEIVES CONSULAR POSITION A late dispatch to the New York Times reports that Charles Cooper, Humboldt, has been appointed vice-consul at Havre, France. Cooper graduated from, the Uni versity of Ne braska in 1929 with Phi Beta Kid na honors. later takinc dip lomatic work at Washington D. C. n r euminnry io sular service, in his oral civil ser vice examination 5 he ranked a third hich in the na tion in his branch out of about sixty candidates. He is a memDer of Alpha Theta Chi fraternity. c. coorsn. OPEN SECOND DRAMA "Trelawny of the Wells" to Begin Tomorrow Night At Temple. TO RUN ENTIRE WEEK The University PUyers will pre sent the first performance of "Tre lawny of the 'Wells' ", Arthur Pi nero's four act comedy tomorrow evening in the Temple theater. The curtain will rise promptly at 7:30. "Trelawny of the 'Wells' " was presented at the boys' reformatory in Lincoln Friday evening, by the Players. The members of the dra matic department give at least two performances thruout the year for the entertainment of the inmates at the reformatory. The play takes place in England in the sixties. It is one of Pinero's comedies of theatrical life of many years ago. The characters in "Tre lawny of the 'Wells' " were taken from actual life. The author at one time appeared and played on the stage and consequently knew the life of an actor. "Trelawny of the "Wells'" is a play within a play. The last act takes place-on th stage of the Pantheon theater where Rose Tre lawny, a young actress who is in love with Arthur Gower, grandson of the famous Sir William Gower, plays the leading role of a play that Sir William wrote. After the successful presentation of his play, Sir William accepts Rose Tre lawny and allows his grandson to marry her. The leading roles are playod by Dorothy Zimmer 83 Rose Trc !awny, Elbridge Bmbakcr as Ar thur Gower, Zolly Lcrner as Sir William, and Jere Mickel as Tom Wrench. TO SPEAK AT CONVOCATION DR. JUDD WILL ADDRESS STUDENTS TUESDAY. Nebraska Graduate to Talk About Conditions in China. Dr. Walter H. Judd, a graduate of the University of Nebraska who has been in charge of a large hos pital in Shaowu, China, for ' the past seven years, will speak at an all-university convocation in the Temple theater, Tuesday morning, Nov. 17, at 11 o'clock. His subject will be "China's Struggle Toward Self Government." Dr. Judd has had abundant op portunity for intjmately observing the recent social, political, and eco nomic changes in China. He has heen forced many times to deal with various Chinese political and military le aders, and has bad ex perience with the armies and va rious bandit bands. During the civil war of 1926-27, Dr. Judci's hospital was comman deered six times by the different armies of the region. During these upheavals, his life has been threat ened several times and last spring he was saved from a firing squad through the intervention of a Chi nese officer whom he had previ ously befriended. Dr. Condra Asked to Speak to Iowa Group rvn Condra has received a re quest from Dean George Kay, of the State University of Iowa, to talk before the Geological So ciety of that university either Tuesday or Thursday of next week. He has not yet accepted. CAMPUS CALENDAR Sunday, Nov. 15. Rudolph Ganz, pianist, coliseum, afternoon. Free films, Morrill auditorium, 2:30 and 4:15 p. m. Sigma Upsilon, 315 No.' 14th, 7:30 o'clock. Monday, Nov. 16. University Players, Temple the ater, 7:30 p. m. Tuesday, Nav. 17. All-University can vocation, Temple theater, 11 o'clock a. m. Wednesday, Nov. 16. Freshman council, Temple theater, 11 a. m t. A f I I T tJ V SECOND AWGWAN NUMBER GOES SALE T "Renaissance" Theme Used As Motif; Hansen Draws Cover. REVEALS LAW SWEETIE Jack Erickson Writes "They Weren't So Dumb" As Feature Article The "Renaissance" number of the Awgwan, second issue for the current year, will be placed on sale tomorrow, according to Howard Allaway, distribution manager. Sales campaigns on the campus will operate from booths in social sciences, Andrews hall, and teach ers' college. Campus distribution will continue until Tuesday. Distinctly new is the "renais sance idea" according to Editor Marvin Robinson, who says that he knows of no other humor mag azine which has carried out such a theme. Kirsch Contributes. Cover design for the issue was effected by Norman Hansen, Delta Sigma Lambda, Awgwan staff art ist. Two college photographs con-i tributed by Dwight Kirsch, of the ' fine arts faculty, will be used as the frontispiece. Other major art contributors include Marjorle Quivey, Alpha Phi, and Marvin Robinson, Delta Upsilon. Feature article of the issue is "They Weren't So Dumb," by Jack Erickson, Alpha Theta Chi, regular Awgwan staff member of last year. It deals with humor of the "Renaissance period" during the sixteenth century as portrayed by writers of that day and in effect points out that collegians of that time were not so very different from the college joes and Jose phines of today. Photographer Risks Neck. - "Attention should be focused on' the lady of the hour, the 'law col lege Nebraska Sweetheart,' who is revealed in this issue," says Editor Robinson. "Her exclusive photo graph was obtained only at the risk of the staff photographer's neck." Other contributors to the issue include Francis Cunningham, Beta Theta Pi; Robert Singer, Zeta Beta Tau; George Dunn, Phi Tau Theta; Roger Wilkerson. Alpha Theta Chi, and Laurence Hall, Lambda Chi Alpha. ALUM.WJS HEADY TO CO TO PRESS November Issue Expected To Appear Tuesday Morning. The November issue of the Ne braska Alumnus will be off the press Tuesday morning, according to an announcement made last evening by Oscar Norlong, editor. Cover engraving for this num ber is a reproduction of the Me chanical Engineering building which was erected on the campus in 1908. Special articles in this issue in clude the following:: "A Day in Damoh," was writ ten by Ray E. Rice, '11. who dis cusses life in Gandhi's borne country, India. Gish Contributes. Herbert D. Gish, '22, at present director of athletics for the Uni versity of Nebraska, has contrib uted an article entitled "Athletics In South Africa." In it Director Gish relates his observations and experiences of the past summer when he had charge of an Ameri can track team which made an exhibition tour through that country. The sixtieth anniversary of the Palladlan society is described in a feature article by Lulu Mae Coe. '16, who is at present on the staff of the Lincoln Star. Frederic Burt, former Univer sity of Nebraska student now con nected with the writing end of the motion picture industry, is the author of an article, "Paradoxes," in which he relates the fads and foibles of the residents of that most curious city Hollywood. In addition to the feature ar ticles the regular departments of the Alumnus "on the Campus," "The Book Shelf," "College of Medicine News," and "Class Notes," are included in the issue. DEAN FERGUSON WILL SPEAK AT CHICAGO 31EET Dean O. J. Ferguson of the col lege of engineering, will present a paper before the engineering sec tion of the Association of Land Grant Colleges and Universities, in Chicago, Nov. 16. The meeting will continue thru Nov. 18. The sub ject of the paper is "Academic Standards and Academic Tenure." While in Chicago he will partici pate in & special advisory session of members of the Society for the Promotion of Engineering Educa tion, called to consider several matters pertaining to plans for its future work. 0M0RROW BROWN RETURNS PUNT FOR SCORE 1,700 Fans Support Huskers At Kansas Aggie Tilt Saturday. MANY STUDENTS ATTEND Unofficially Declared to Be Largest Migration on Record. The Cornhuskers were supported in person by about 1,700 Ne braskans most of them students as they battled the K-Aggies in the Memorial stadium at Manhat tan, Saturday afternoon. Two special trains left Lincoln between 7 and 7:30 Saturday morning, one of them carrying approximately 600 students, the other transporting about 300 aauu football fans. By Friday evening 1,500 tickets to the game had been sold from the office of John : K. Selleck, director of student activi ties, and at least 100 more were purchased from him en route. This brings the official total up to 1,600 and excludes the additional persons who may have boarded the special from stops on the way down. To bring the total up to 1,700 the persons who motored to the game and bought tickets at Manhattan must be included. SPECIAL WIRE. MANHATTAN, Kans., Satur day. Six hundred Nebraska stu dent arrived here at noon to day via special in pouring rain, formed a line behind the band and marched through the down town district. The rain slowed up about 1 o'clock but everyone had been soaked getting from train to town. The special carrieu fourteen cars and in addition to students included 100 bandsmen, 70 Corn Cobs, 50 Tassels, and a few fac ulty members. It rained all the way down and the train made clow time because of soft tracks caused by recent heavy rains. - Events of trip: Impromptu rallies with jazz band, many stu dents played cards for diversion; miniature riot ensued when up perclass bandsmen began an ini ation of frosh horn-tooters and f rosh footballers come to the res cue of the freshmen. Frosh foot ballers were eliminated from the band car and frosh bandsmen were sent through two cars with npperclassmen standing on seats belting them. A large number of students made the trip to Lawrence last year but latest reports show Saturday's mi gration to be much larger. Un officialy it is thought that this is one of the largest migrations on record, particularly when consid ered in relation to the current fi nancial situation. Organizations Make Trip. For the larger part the student attendance at the game was made up of organized groups the nub bins and freshman football teams, the entire band, Corn Cobs, Tas sels, and two fraternities and two sororities sent by a downtown store in its "On to Manhattan" contest. These groups counted for nearly 400 students in themselves and many other students pur chased individual tickets on the special or drove down. Winners of the "On to Manhat tan" contest were: Fraternities, Alpha Theta Chi, first; Sigma Phi Sigma, second and Lambda Chi (Continued on Page 3.) REPEAT FtLMf SHOWING Many Ask Second Production Of Picture 'Grass' at Morrill Hall. In response to scores of re quests, the Nebraska State Mu seum society will again show the film "Grass," Sunday afternoon in the downstairs auditorium of Mor rill hall. This film with two others entitled "Abraham Lincoln" and "Holland" will be presented on both the 2:30 and 4:15 programs. "Grass" is a picturization of the semi-annual migration of the Baktyari tribe of Persia going through almost unbelievable hard china in their combat with nature to obtain grass for their flocks. It is said that in all the world only three white people have seen this actual occurrence. Marjorie a Shanafelt, curator of visual educa lion, will direct the programs. BENGSTON TALKS TO GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY MEET Dr. N. A. Bengston, head of the department of geography, ad dressed members of Sigma Gam ma Epsilon, professional geologi cal fraternity, on "Recent Geologi cal Work Near the Columbia Venezuela Border," last Thursday evening. During his talk Dr. Bengston de scribed the important South Amer ican oil resources which are lo cated In this territory. In 1927 Dr. Bengston did some exploration work in this section. While there he was accompanied by a special guard from the Venezuelan army which protected him from Indian .attacks. Husker Quarter Runs Back Punt 70 Yards; Saves Game Near Close. KAGS GET FIELD GOAL Sauer Leads 63-Yard Drive; Stopped on 6-Yard Line In 4th Canto. By MURLIN SPENCER. AHEARN FIELD, Manhattan, Kas., Nov. 14 Lewis Brown, di minutive Husker quarterback from Wisner, pulled a tight game out of the bag here in the closing min utes of play with a seventy yard return cf a punt for a touchdown and a 6 to 3 win over the Kmsas Aggies. The Cornhuskers ad vanced another notch in the Big Six race with their win over Kan sas State. For three long quarters the two teams had battled back and forth on a wet, soggy field. The well educated toe of Henry Cronkite had made a 29-yard placekick good to send the Wildcats in a 3 to 0 lead. Early in the fourth quarter the Huskers started out on a long march of 63 yards which fell only 6 yards short from the goal. The Aggies kicked out and with only a few minutes of play remaining, the game seemed sure for Kansas State. The Husker line held Kansas for downs and Auker dropped back to kick. A long punt fell into the hands of Brown, who, catching it on the dead run, start ed down the left side of the field. Tackier after tackier dove at him; on about the center of the field he seemed to be cornered, he faltered and continued on. An Aggie back lunged for him, but missed and Brown, tackled finally by the Wildcat safety slid over the goal line for the winning score. It mattered little that a fumble marred Masterson's chance of kicking the goal. The Husker line stopped all attempts of the Wild cats io score and the game ended with the Huskers in possession of the ball in Kansas territory. Nebraska rose to inspired heights to continue in its march for the touchdown. Kansas had not been overrated by admirers. It was a powerful, determined Hus ker eleven that refused to quit that won the game. Field Soggy. Early in the contest, both teams resorted to kicking, with a strong south wind aiding the team de fending that goal. Nebraska made no attempts to score, but satisfied itself with holding the ball in Ag gie territory. The condition of the field made open playing impossible a steady rain stopping only a few minutes bef'ire game time. Cronk ite's place kick began to look as though that would be all that was necessary to win. In the fourth pe riod, Nebraska started a deter mined drive from its own 25-yard line. Saucr made five and six yards at a crack, and carried the ball to the Kansas 6-yard line where a pass by Masterson was incom plete. Then came Brown's long run and the game was over. Every man on the Husker team gave everything that he had in winning. The line, outweighed, held the Aggie backs to small gains and forced them to kick often. The work of Ely and Rhea was out standing. Ely broke through a number of times to throw Aggie backs for losses while Rhea also (Continued on Page 4.) E FINAL SAYS El Otis Detrick Urges Junior, Senior Photographs Be Taken Now. University students are still be ing urged to get pictures for the Cornhusker junior and senior sec tions out of the way, according to a statement made by Otis Detrick yesterday. A limit of 450 was set last Fri day by Editor Detrick for the combined junior and senior sec tions. Since a large number of pictures were taken on Saturday it means that students who still desire representation in this sec tion must hurry to Haucks or Townsend's studios within the near future if they wish to get in before the limit is reached. "The students on the campus seem to be taking the deadline as a joke," he said. "To them it may be funny, but to the Cornhusker it is a serious matter. We have set a deadline number this year in stead of a deadline date to elimi nate the students who delay, and we are going to adhere to our plans. "As we stated in a previous is sue of the Daily Nebraskan. of tha total number of Juniors and sen iors In school, only about one third of them will be allowed to have their pictures In the book. This la not a discrimination aginst any student in school but is a necessary measure to insure the iiucceas of the Cornhusker. 9. i v 1