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AILY JN EBR ASK AN
Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska
VOL. XXXI NO. 53.
LINCOLN, NKHRASKA, FRIDAY, DLCEMHKR 4, 1931
PRICE FIVE CENTS
READY FOR AGGIE
BUSKERS
Formal Season Opens Tonight
MILITARY
SET IN
Presentation of Honorary
Played by Opie Cales in Field House; Four
Girls Are Candidates for Pot.
DANCING WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 12 O'CLOCK
Dean Heppner Announces That, Although Time Limit
Is Extended Half Hour, Coeds Must Be in By
12:30 as on Ordinary Nights.
BY DICK MORAN.
Dancing will continue until 12 o'clock tonight in the
Military Ball, which will he held in the coliseum starting at
H :')() o'clock, Dean Amanda Heipner said yesterday. Opie
I'ates and his twelve piece orchestra will furnish the music for
the occasion.
According to Miss Heppner, dean of women, permission
was granted by the university au-O
thorities several years ago to noici
the three major school parties of
the school year, the Military nan
the Junior-Senior prom, and the
Interfraternity ball, open until 12
o'clock, provided these parties
were held on the campus.
Altho dancing will continue
longer than usual, girls living in
sorority and boarding nouses must
be in at 12:30, the usual time, Miss
Heppner said.
At 10:30, the newly elected hon
orary colonel of the regiment,
whose Identity has been kept se
cret since her election by all men
students several weeks ago, will be
presented to those attending tho
ball. The manner in which she will
be presented has been kept secret
by the military department.
Four are Candidates.
The four candidates for honorary
colonel are: Jean Rathhurn, Lin
coln, Delta Gamma; Mary Jane
Sweet, Omaha, Kappa Kappa Gam
ma; Thelma Hagenberger, Sterl
ing. Clo., Pi Beta Phi; and Gretch
en Fee, Sioux City, la., Delta Delta
Delta.
Miss Sarah Pickard, Omaha,
member of Pi Beta Phi, 'was pre
sented at the Military ball last
year as honorary colonel for the
school year. For the school year
of 1929-1930, Miss Maxine Math
ers served as honorary colonel,
Miss Ruth Baker was the honorary
colonel for 1928-1929, and Miss
Laura Margaret Raines was hon
orary colonel for the year 1927
1928. Opie Cates and his twelve piece
orchestra, under the management
of the Music Corporation of Amer
ica, will play for the ball. The or
chestra has been featured at num
erous university parties in all
parts of the country, and have
played for many night clubs and
radio broadcasts. The group comes
here from a recent engagement in
Show Boat at Pittsburgh.
Opia Cates Playing.
The orchestra has also appeared
at the Sebastian Cotton club, Los
Angeles; Castle Farms, Cincin
nati; Loma Linda, Houston, Univ
ersity of iPttsburgh prom; Univer
sity of Virginia Junior-Senior
prom; University of West Vir
ginia graduation exercises; and at
the Red Lantern, Cleveland.
A crowd of over 600 couples is
expected at the ball. According to
Capt. G. W. Spoerry of the mili
tary department, the advance sales
of tickets are about the same as
last year. However, since the an
nouncement of the selection of an
orchestra, many more tickets have
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Thelma Hagenberger, Law Frosh, Is
Candidate for Honorary Colonel Post
By ART BAILEY.
Silvas Sapso jr. was on the
stand he was charged with
"Crithoplosisithen" (putting stick
fast glue on the bunion plasters of
one's mother-in-law.) it was li
able to bring him ten years of
hard labor. The jury retires back
efter a six hour recess silence
spills all over the courtroom the
foreman stands the verdict not
guilty! One can imagine these re
sults had Thelma Hagenberger
been Sapso's lawyer, for when her
two eyes of blue come smilin'
through at the Jury and she
flashes one of those "awcumon"
smiles the jury just can't be
against her.
Miss Hagenberger is a member
of Pi Beta Phi sorority, and a
freshman in Law college. During
her high school caieer she was
greatly interested in dramatics
and was quite active in this sort
of work; much of her interest was
devoted to pre-law work, however.
She was graduated from the Ster
ling, Colo., high school in 1928. In
university she became a represen
tative on the Pan-Hellenic council
and last year was a sponsor of
the Military ball.
Thelma's birth certificate states
BALL IS
COLISEUM
Colonel Features Affair
Hopes to Uncover Literary
Talent Among Writers
In Nebraska.
CASH PRIZES OFFERED
In an attempt to uncover hid
den literary skill In Nebraska, the
Nebraska Writers Oiuild is spon
soring a short story and poetry
contest. Three cash prizes for the
winners in the short story contest
and two cash prizes for the win
ners of the poetry contest will be
awarded, according to Theodore
Diers, secretary of the guild.
The prizes for the three best
short stories turned in to Mr.
Diers before March IS, 1932, are
$r0, $30 and $20 for first, second
and third prizes respectively, and
the awards for the best poem sub'
mitted are $50 for the one judged
the best and $25 for second place,
The deadline on poems is the same
date as that set for the short
story manuscripts. The cash
prizes for the short stories are
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PALLADIANS CALL MEETING
Literary Group Will Hear
Recital at Saturday
Program.
A piano recital by Victor Sey
mour, and vocal numbers by Mar
garet Cannell will constitute the
program of the Palladian literary
society meeting on Saturday, De
cember 5, at 8:30 p. m. in the Tern
pie. The program will consist of
the following numbers:
Oriental. Amanl.
Pmeludlum to the Holberg Suite, Grieg.
MnzurkH. GHre.
Prelude: The Second Cathedral, De Bus-
ey; iclor aeymour.
Cradle SonK. Oretchlnona.
The Ilfaanpolnted Serenader. Brahme,
Will O' the Wisp, Stroas: Margaret Can-
neii.
Second concerto for piano and orchea
tra, Safnt-Saens.
The Andante Soatenuto.
AUfrro Pcherzando.
Treto. Victor Sevmour.
Orchestral parts are taken on a
second piano by Miss Marguerite
Klinker of the University School
of Music. The public is invited to
this meeting.
Courtesy of Th Journal.
that she .is now old enough to vote.
Now if you should be a person of
a very odd or individual personal
ity, try and arrange to meet
Thelma for she finds mucS pleas
ure iu meeting different types of
persons.
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T. W. WILL HEAR GILBER
Former Labor Temple Head
To Talk of Problems
Of Industry.
Joseph Gilbert, formerly head of
we Labor Temple in this city and
now director of the city unemploy
ment bureau will speak at Ellen
Smith hall, Monday, Dec. 7, at
o'clock. His subject will be uncm
ployment and the part that the bu
reau plays in placing unemployed
men.
The Y. W. C. A. industrial staff
which Is devoted to a study of in
dustrial problems is sponsoring
wis speech, it will take the place
of their regular weekly meeting,
and anyone who is interested in
the subject is invited to attend
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TO ARGUE ON DEC.
Date Was First Announced
As Dec. 3; Speakers
Notify White.
Freshmen, who have been sham
ening their wits and tongues for
the annual freshman debate, will
argue on Wednesday evening,
Dec. 9, at 8 p. m. in 126 Andrews
hall, instead of on Dec. 3, the date
originally set for the contest.
All freshmen in the university
are eligible to compete in the con
test. The general subject to be
debated it: "Changes in the Col
lege Curriculum." A definite prop'
osition will be announced within
the next three days, and on Tues
day, Dec. 8, those who expect to
compete will be. assigned to the
affirmative or negative side.
Reference books are on the re
serve shelf in the library, and
ambitious contestants are already
organizing their notes. The judg
ing of the contestants will be
based on their knowledge of the
subject, their ability to adjust the
material to suit the occasion, and
on their skill in refutation. The
time allotted to each contestant
for his speech is eight minutes.
Those who expect to compete
should notify Professor White, 122
Andrews hall, not later than Mon
day morning, Dec. 7.
Plan Programs on Thursday
Afternoons; Pupils
Take Part.
Nine students registered in the
university school of music took
part in the first of a series of
weekly recitals Tnursaay alter
noon in recital hall of the school
of music building. A similar re-
cital will be held every Thursday
afternoon until further notice is
given, it was announced yesterday,
The program was opened with
a vocal solo, " Honor and Arms,
by Howard O. Miller of Sterling,
Neb. The selection was taken
from "Samson" by Handel. Ruth
Jefferson, Haddam, Kas., next
sang two numbers. They were
"The Sleep That Flits on Baby's
Eyes" by Carpenter and "Mem'
ory" by Ganz.
Ardeth Pierce, senior in the
fine arts college, Lincoln, played
a piano number, "Fantasle" by
Bach; Glen Shaw, Hitchcock, S.
D., sang I Attempt from Loves
Sickness" by H. Purcell; Loretta
Priesner played a piano number,
"Papillons," -by Schumann; Jack
Henney, Lincoln, sang "Three for
Jack," by Squire, and "Pally Ho,
by Leoni; Lois Lefferdink played a
violin selection "Daprice," by
Kriesler. A final voice number,
"Homing" by Del Riego, was sung
by Any Jackson, Beatrice, and
Marvin Bostrom, Kimball, con
cluded the program with a piano
selection, "Fantasie-Impromptu,"
by Chopin.
The instructors who supervised
the work of these students are
Mary Hall Thomas. Edith Lucille
Robbins, Earnest Harrison, Sylvia
cole Diers, Marguerite Klinker,
Alma Wagner, Carl F. Steckel
berg, Maud Fender Gutzmer, and
Herbert Schmidt
All students of the school of
music will be requested to take
part in some recital before the
semester is concluded, it was an
nounced.
COSMOPOLITAN CLUB
PLANS SUNDAY TEA
All foreign students are cordi
ally invited to be guests at an
"International Tea" riven in their
honor under the auspices of the
Cosmopolitan club, Sunday after
noon from 3:00 to 5:00 p. m. at
the Wesley Foundation, 1417 R at
INTELLIGENCE OF
ACT VIT ES
IN
IS FOUND HIGHER
Survey Finds Ten Students
In Most Activities Have
High Grades.
AVERAGE GRADES LOWER
Investigators Do Not Agree
On Effect of Outside
Interests.
That participation in student ao
tivities was accompanied by lower
scholastic grades, on an average,
but by higher average intelligence,
in comparison with students not
engaged in activities, according to
a rating on the Alpha test, was re
vealed by a survey of students en
tering the City college of New
York. The data of the survey
were compiled by Dr. Daniel Har
ris, instructor in psychology at
Lehigh university.
However, in the publication of
the results of the test, entitled
"The Relation to College Grades
of Some Factors Other Than In
telligence," Dr. Harris reveaU the
fact that of the 456 students who
were used in the survey, the ten
students who participated in the
greatest number of activities had
the highest scholastic grades in
the group examined.
All students who were examined
took the Alpha intelligence test so
that a basis for comparing intelli
gence could be secured. The re
sults of this test pointed out very
clearly that students participating
in activities received, on an aver
age, a higher grade than those not
taking part in any extra-curricular
activities.
Average grades for each stu
dent, based on letter grades in all
subjects taken the first semester
were arrived at as follows: The
letter grades were transmuted into
numerical values A-80, B-50, C
30, D-20, E-10, F-0. This was mul
tiplied by the number of points al
lowed for the course, and the total
sum for all courses then divided
by the total number of points
carried.
Ten Students Highest.
The average of students partici
pating in no extra-curricular activ-
ties was 39.1, while the average of
the ten students participating in
the greatest number of activities
was 45.5. Correspondingly, the re
sults of the Alpha test gave those
not participating in activities a
rating of 155.9, while the other
group received an average of
160.5.
In other studies on the same
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STILL BE SECURED
Students Required to Buy
Additional Pictures
Under Edict.
Hauck's and Townsend's studios
announced yesterday that no more
pictures would be taken for the
Cornhusker unless students desire
to purchase additional ones for
their own use. A few pictures
have been taken since the closing
oi xne siucuos last Wednesday, but
these were arranged for bv
appointment Deiore tne deadline
was set. This decision has been
necessitated by the unusually
neavy Dusiness mat precedes the
cnrisimas Holidays.
Russell Mousel, business mana
ger of the Cornhusker, wishes to
remind students that the Decem
ber installments for the year book
are due. He requests that all stu
dents who purchased the annual
on the payment plan attend to the
matter as soon as possible. He
also asks that those organizations
which nave not signed and turned
in their contracts do so at once.
Group pictures cannot be arranged
for at the campus studio until con
tracts are submitted to the Corn
husker office, and spaces cannot
be assigned the organizations in
the year book until the pictures
have been taken.
CAMPUS CALENDAR
Friday.
Methodist Student council. 12:00
in Temple cafeterit
Methodist student groups party
for Mr. and Mrs. Greer at We3ley
Foundation parsonage at 8 p, m.
League of women Voters meet
ing in Ellen Smith hall at 4 o'clock.
LANTZ SPEAKS TO CLUB
Educator Explains Dangers
Of Pre-Adolescent Age
In Training Boys.
Declaring that the "pre-adoles.
cent age" is the most puzzling in
training boys, Prof. E. W. Lantz of
the teachers college spoke before
members of the Optimist club at
tne cornhusker Thursday noon.
"The boys at that age," Profes
sor Lantz stated, "takes an ideal
without singling out any one man
as a symbol. Care must therefore
be taken in planning that boy's
training. Public schools have been
forced to switch methods, and so
cial workers are finding that they
aiso muse cnange. '
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DEC. 15 WILL
E RIFLE TEAM
Squad Will Enter Regional
Meet at Columbia,
Missouri.
This year's rifle team will be
chosen from the high scores of a
meet to be held Dec. 15, accord
ing to Sargeant C. F. McGimsey,
who Is in charge of the rifle firing.
The winning team and the indi
vidual high scorers will receive
awards.
Joe DeKlotz is captain and
Robert Jewett is manager of this
year's team. The team will be
composed of fifteen men which
will be chosen from members of
last year's team and a number of
promising sophomores.
The team is to compete in the
regional contest, which they won
last year, at Columbia, Mo. some
time in February. Last year's
contest was hsld in Lincoln. The
trip to Columbia is to be made
possible by proceeds derived from
the military ball.
The women will finish firing
record scores Dec. 10 and Mar
garet Leonard, captain of the girls
rule team, will at that time
announce the winners. The twenty
high shots will constitute the
women's rifle team.
The largest number of letter
men and team members that have
ever returned for competition are
trying out for this years team,
There are seven letter men and
ten members of last year's team
back in school. A number of
sophomores have been turning in
high scores and there are eighty-
six men coming out regularly.
TO
Group Presents "Barter" in
First Presentation at
Waverly Church.
Wesley Players, national dra.-
matic organization, open their
present season with the presenta
tion of "Barter," a rel'gious drama
of four acts, at the Waverly Meth
odist church next Sunday evening,
at 7:30.
The cast includes Marian Hig-
bee, '33, Omaha, as Miriam, daugh
ter of Jobal; Clifford Russell, Law
'32. Falconer. N. Y., as Varus, a
Roman captain. Jobal, Jewish
priest, is portrayed by Reuben
Hecht, '33, Curtis, and Judas
Iscariot, is taken by Irving Walker,
'33, Lincoln. Mary Ware Morton,
'33, Seward, has the part of mother
of Judas, while Mary Magdalene
is played by Wilma Dell Smith, '32.
Ada Gigax, '32, will portray Pha
nell, a Jewish youth while Kay
Llchtenwalter, '34, Hebron, will
take the part of Oreb, a servant.
Ksther, is played hy Aloise John
sen, '32, Lebanon, Kas.
Miss Ada Malcolm is the direc
tor of the group and Rev. W. C.
Fawell is sponsoring the produc
tion, which will be given in vari
ous churches thruout the state and
also in Lincoln.
THREE STUDENTS
INJURED TUESDAY
LEAVE HOSPITAL
Three teachers college high
school students, injured when their
car collided head-on with another
near Woodlawn Tuesday, were re
ported able to leave the hospital
yesterday. Muriel Hensler was the
most ?"'iusly injured. She sus
tained a deep laceration of the
forehead above the right eye and
other facial cuts. Bernice Roth
received a puncture injury to one
leg. Her brother, Robeii Roth,
driver of the car, suffered a minor
laceration. Dr. George E. Lewis
of St. Elizabeth's hospital attended
tne injuries or the two girls. They
were permitted to go to their
homes Tuesday night.
TEAM AND BAND
ENTRAIN TONIGHT
Squad and Seventy-Five Musicians Leave at 6 Today
For Charity Battle With Colorado School
At Denver Saturday Afternoon.
NEBRASKA FAVORITE
With Men in Good Shape and Scholastic Ineligibilities
Likely to Be Cleared Up, Cornhuskers Hope
To Redeem Thanksgiving Defeat.
BY MURLIN SPENCER.
With every Cornhuskor in jrood slinpc and the possibility
that nil scholastic difficulties will be cleared by pnine time, Nc
braska is ready and waiting for its intersectional charity clash
with Colorado Apgies Saturday at Denver.
Can Nebraska stage a comeback? This question Mill be
answered when the Big Six and the Colorado champions take
PLAQUES GO 10
TEN STATE SCHOOLS
Awards Made on Basis of
Athletes' Grades in
Institutions.
INDIVIDUAL PRIZES GIVEN
Ten Nebraska schools have re
ceived "N" club scholarship
placques this year. Awarding of
tho placques was based, as in the
past, on the percentage of high
school letter men having grades
higher than the average mark of
the school.
Individual awards are also pre
sented to the men honored in tins
selection. The prizes were awarded
on the basis of the 1930-31 school
year. Bob Young, Cobe Tomson
and Willis Lamson served on the
scholarship committee this year.
Schools are divided into four
groups according to the enrollment
of the institution. The "N" club
scholarship trophy has been
awarded since 1927-28.
The object of the award is to en
courage high scholastic attain
ments among athlctei and to fos
ter co-operation between athletics
and school work. Inscribed on the
placques are: "Honor on the field
and in the class room" and "The
valuable athlete is a good student."
The following are the "N" club
scholarship winners for 1930-31:
lnlrr UK).
Fen.ra Karl Horton. Fupt.
Springfield L. A. Buthrrfonl. Supl.
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COACH DESCRIBES TOUR
Schulte Predicts Finland
Will Push America in
Olympic Games.
Finland will be the chief rival of
the United States in the 1930
Olympic games at Los Angeles in
the opinion of Coach Henry F. "In
dian" Schulte, speaking before the
Lions' club at the chamber of com
t rce Thursday noon. In addition
to making the prediction of Fin
land's strength in the games of the
Olympiad, Coach Schulte also
talked of his scenic trips through
Europe last summer.
The Husker track mentor made
a speaking tour of the continent
during the vacation period, having
an opportunity to see athletes of
numerous countries perform, and
appearing before coaches' schools
at various points on his tour.
Variety of Colors and Fashions Will
Be Worn for Formal Opening Tonight
By KATHARINE HOWARD.
Every girt Is wondering what
every other girl is going to wear
to the Military ball, so the inquir
ing reporter thought sb!: would get
some advance information on the
subject. Sponsors of the various
companies were interviewed, and
their descriptions of the costumes
they have chosen are indicative of
what one will see at the coliseum
tonight.
Ruth Rymers. regimental spon
sor, has chosen black velvet cut in
a bias fashion. Two velvety white
gardenias ornament the neckline,
while a cut crystal buckle adorns
the belt. Miss Rymers will wear
long crystal earrings and black
suede pumps and gloves.
Black velvet was also selected
by Jane Youngson for her formal,
which is bias in cut and has a
decolletege outlined with brilliants.
Her slippers are white crepe with
brilliant heels. She has chosen not
to wear gloves or jewelry.
Another devotee cf black velvet
is Bernadine Sterns, whose frock
has ornaments of brilliants at the
neckline. Miss Sterns is wearing
a white silver turban. Her gloves
are white kid and her sandals are
white moire trimmed in silver.
White is the favorite of several
IN CONTEST TOMORROW
yme neiu in one of the outstanding
intersectional clashes ever held in
that region. Followers of the Hus
kers are inclined to believe that
the severe setback at the hands of
Pittsburgh will make no difference
in this game.
Represented by their strongest
team since 1927, the Aggies be
lieve that they can stop the Hus
kers. It is a big game for the
Coloradoans, everything to win and
nothing to lose. Aggies will shoot
the works this Saturday.
The question of ineligibility cut
ting tho ranks of the Huskers
which has worried the Nebraska
coaches all week, seem to be fairly
well ironed out. Henry Bauer and
O'Brien are the only two on the
doubtful list with the possibility
that they may clear the hurdle be
fore the end of the week.
Alumni Will Attend.
Cornhusker alumni in the west
ern 5-tates will be given an oppor
tunity to see the Huskers in action
in the west for the first time since
1909. The game will be the first
meeting of fie two teams 3ince
1921 when the Aggies came to
Lincoln only to go back on the low
end of a 70 to 7 score.
Speed has been the password in
the Husker camp in practices this
week. Coach Dana X. Bible has
had his men running through their
workouts at high speed with the
result that the running has been
more swift, the backs are hitting
their holes faster and the passes
have benn thrown harder.
A veteran team made ud of
Potz and Durkee, ends; Rhea and
Gilbert, tackles; Koster and Jus
tice, guards; Ely, center; Brown,
quarterback: Paul and Kreizinger,
halfbacks; Swanson, fullback, has
seen the most action this week and
scms to be the most likely outfit
to start. Carlyle Staab, one of the
fastest men on the squad, together
with Manley, McPhcrson, Sauer,
Masterson and Nesmith will prob
ably see plenty of play Saturday.
Aggies Beat Teachers.
Colorado Aggies concluded their
conference schedule Tuesday with
a 21 to 7 victory over Teachers in
an exhibition of great power.
"Red" White, star back, is ex
pected to cause the Huskers
plenty of trouble. He is one of the
outstanding backs in that confer
ee e and can run with the ball,
kirk and pass to perfection. The
two AgKie ends, Morris and Wil
son, are in a large part responsi
ble for the success of the Colorado
ans this year. Both are expert
pass snaggers and good defensive
men. Thu Aggies will also present
two expert tackles in Orme and
Frisbie who have formed the nuc
leus of the powerful line which has
given every tram trouble this year.
Two great lines will meet when
the teams go into action, and the
forward wall that proves the
stronger will prooably decide the
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sponsors. Marjory Pope's dress is
white satin fashioned on straight
linos and ornamented by a belt of
brilliants With it she is wearing
rhincstone earrings and bracelets
ar.J long white kid gloves. The
same fabric was chosen by Kath
erine Atkin for her frock, which
has a cawl neck in front, a cape
at the back and a low flared skirt.
White satin slippers and white kid
gloves are the accessories. White
chiffon is developed in a Grecian
effect in Ruth Ridnour's formal
and is set eff by a touch of gold
in the beaded girdle and the slip
pers she is wearing. White kid
gleves and brilliant earrings com
plete the ensemble.
White satin appears again in
the frock which Marjory Helvey
will wear. It has a cawl neckline
and a girdle of brilliants and cerise
ribbon, and will be accompanied by
white kid gloves and white crepe
slippers. Ruth McLaughlin's for
mal also evinces the popularity of
white satin, this time bordered
with ermine at the hemline. 8b
will wear crystal jewelry and her
slippers will "be white satin.
An Unusual Combination.
An unusual combination, that of
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