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Daily Nebras HE KAN Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska VOL. XXXI NO. 66. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1932 PRICE FIVE CENTS STUDENTS HEAR GEOGRAPHER I Dr. Oliver Baker, Federal Farm Economist, Is Speaker Here. DISCUSSES POPULATION Authority Says Production Food Keeps Pace With Consumption. Dr. Oliver E. Baker, president of the association of American geo graphers, and. senior economist of the United States bureau of agri culture, addressed the graduate students In geography and social science students last night at 5 o'clock In the former museum on the subject of "Population Trends in the United States in Relation to Problems in Land Utilization." Dr. Baker's address covered in a rnmnrphnstvA manner the results of years of labor in research on this subject, in speamng 01 me outlook for land utilization, the nrnanirt of consumption of farm products was taken up first. This phase of the quesuon aepeuua upon three factors population growth in the United States, con sumption per person, and net ex ports. In elaboration of these three prrordins- to Dr. Baker, the prospect for population growth de serves at least eu percent m estimating- the future consumption of farm products. There is no hope for an increase of population thru a decline in the deatn rate, ana me rham- fnr n Increase in the birth rate, according to Dr. Baker's es timates are small. Due to the im migration legislation the flow of immigrants to mis coumy una han limHprl. Tt seems likelv from the above statements that the farm product consumption cannot cte (Continued on Page 3.) I WEEK IS ELABORATE 'Beggar on Horseback' Has Twenty-One Scenery Changes. CLOTH DROPS ARE USED With twenty-one changes of scenery in three acts, "Begger on Horseback," which starts next Monday at the Temple, promises to be one of the most elaborate productions, as regards scenic arrangements, ever presented by the university players. It is said to be as "big" as any musical comedy playing in the United States and is the largest scenic venture ever undertaken by the university players. The scenery is quite "expres sionistic" as opposed to the usual realistic drops used in the pre sentation of plays. The dominat ing color is red and the color scheme is carefully adhered to even to the two runaways from the auditorium to the stage which are painted a brilliant red. Weird and grotesque objects are pictured on the futuristic drops, and many little tricks, known only to the stage designer, have produced fan tastic effects and optical illusions. For example there is a cell scene which shows four people In a cell. By portraying the cell as twelve feet high at one end and five feet at the other, the effect of looking down a long row of cell3 Is given. "Judge" Scene Unique. The "Judge" scene is quite unique too. At a given cue, which is reputed to be the cleaverest "crack" in the entire play, the Judge's bench quite suddenly rises high in the air. Also unusual is the scene played with the actors coming from the audience, the entire scene being done in dance rhythm. Music is practically the main theme of the show. The sound devices consist of a piano, two radios, a dictaphone, and a microphone. F. L. Seaton, bas added a new property to the players' collection and it will be used for the first time In the new play. It is a green canvas .floor cloth which Bob Reed, stage manager, declares is the pride of his career here. The larger number of scenes Is able to be used because cloth drops are employed. They can be packed close together and thus take up little room. All of the scenery has been designed and executed by the (Continued on Page 3.) SOCIETY BANQUETS FRIDAY Palladian Literary Sets Date Annual Boys' Affair, Jan. 8. The annual boys' oanquet of the Palladian Literary society will be held in the Lancaster room of the Hotel Cornhusker Friday evening of this week, Jan. 8. Dale Weiss will act as toastmas ter. Other members of the society who will appear on the program are: Harold Gilman, Ervin Watson, Burton Marvin, Calmar Reedy, Kenneth Millet, Betsy Benedict, and Verne Mae Easton. The affair will be chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey Smith. About fifty are expected to attend. ALK YESTERDAY QUICK IS CONCERT SOLOIST Seattle Ooncertmeister Is Artist With Symphony On Sunday. Robert Quick, concertmelster of the Seattle symphony orchestra, will be the featured soloist at the second concert of the Lincoln symphony orchestra this season Sunday. The concert under the direction of Rudolph Siedl, conductor of the orchestra will take place at 3 o'clock in the Stuart theater. The program as announced by the conductor is as follows; Prelude: Choral Fuge, Bach. Symphony No. 8, Tschoikowsky. Intermission. Concert in G Minor (Violin and Orchestra,) Bruch. Dause Ma;abre, Saint Saens. Overature, The Meistersinger by Wagner. IS ROAD IHfi SHOW Faulkner rMegotiates With Nebraska Towns for Spring Booking. WILL BEGIN WORK SOON Negotiations are now being made by Kosmet Klub with several Nebraska towns preparatory to booking a complete tour for the club's annual spring show. Edwin Faulkner, business manager, is now in correspondence with these towns and many of them have reported favorable, he announced. Each spriLg the club takes its musical comedy to play in various towns in the state. This year it has started negotiations earlier than in former years in an effort to book the production in more towns than it has in the last few years. In fully carrying out this corre spondence with Nebraska towns, a great deal of work has been accumulated. All students who aspire towards becoming a mem ber of the club or those who would like to earn activity points are asked to report to the club rooms, according to Faulkner. Selection ot the musical comedy to be used for this spring's pro duction will be made immediately after the deadline for the submis sion of manuscripts. The deadline is Jan. 16. Work on the produc tion of the play will start right after the winning play is cnosen. The winner will be awarded $50. Ten plays have already been turned in to Dick Devereaux and more are expected before the dead line by members of the organiza tion. An Rll-male cast will be used aain this year as has been the rule in the past. Only two or three times bas this tradition been broken. Last year the show, "High and Dry," was takenfor a showing only at Hastings, home town of Bill McCJeery, author of the comedy. Plans had been made to make two or three other towns on the itiner ary, but these were abandoned with favorable booking conditions could not be obtained. McCleery, who was graduated fr m the school of Journalism last spring and is now engaged in ad vertising work in New York city, was author ot the last three Kos met shows. In 1929 the Klub pro duced his "Don't Be Silly." In 3930 he again won the prize offer ed by the organization with his three act comedy, "Sob Sister." PLEDGE DINNER CANCELLED McGaffin Calls Off Sigma Delta Chi Meeting Set Tonight. Due to unforeseen circumstances the dinner scheduled for members and recently elected pledges of Sigma Delta Chi for tonight has been cancelled, William McGaf fin, president of the organization, announced last night. A business meeting of active members will be held at Sigma Nu house at 7:30 instead, he said. Utopian Weather Schedule Sent To Weather Man; No Use-Snow Still Here Despite Every Effort BY IDA HOZENOZZLE. Honestly sometimes I think Nebraska weather is one of Nature's more irritating temperamental moments. Weather has always troubled me to some extent. In the summer it is too hot, in the winter it is too cold, in the spring it is too wet and chilly, and in the fall it is too windy and dry. I worry and fret and fume as each season approaches. 1 feel that if only that one trnnhlpanma element mieat oe-r eliminated from Mother Nature's scheme my life might be consider ably brighter. . . I have talked to the weather man no end of times. I have worked out a lovely schedule of days nice, calm, sunshiney days the kind of weather outsiders think California has. Oh I was not unreasonable either. I included two or three days of gentle winds and drifting ciouds. I did not for get that April showers bring May tlowers, nor that gentle violets and dandelions are often found nestling coyly beneath snow blankets. In short, it was a schedule that few authorities, of even the most im posing mien, could rightfully dis regard or dismiss. I rewrote the whole thesis in my best purple inked long hand on some tasty pale green stationery I received last Christmas. As you have prob ably guessed, U really looked very nice when I finished. I signed my name at the bottom, stamped and addressed the envelope to Mr. SEMEST ER LOOMS DULL AS SEEN IN I Observer Says Absence Student Interest Is Striking. of NAMES THREE EPISODES Faction Action, Law-Kosmet Scrap, Hotel Boycott Noteworthy. BY THE OBSERVER. Almost complete lack of student interest in activities has been one of the chief characteristics of campus life outside the classroom during the current semester. In conversations with ten mem bers of the senior class who may be classed as "activity men" it has been reported that at no time within the last four years have things been so dull. Publications are having one of the hardest years in history, according to members of editorial and business staffs of the Cornhusker, Awgwan, and Nebraskan. One of the main reasons for this difficulty, they say, is an almost alarming lack of assistance. In general there have been three events which have stirred student interest during the current semes ter, as far as the influence of things extra-curricular is con cerned. These three include the Yellow Jacket and Barb refusal to file candidates for office, the law college-Kosmet Klub scrap, and the Interfraternity council's temporary boycott of hotels and orchestras. Results Effected. Most outstanding of the three episodes, because of the fact that is really accomplished something, is the hotel and orchestra boycott. By the simple method of unitedly declaring they hold no more down town parties until prices were re duced fraternities, acting through their official organ the Interfra ternity council, managed to effect impressive financial savings. The women did the same through their Panhellenic council. The 'political stroke,' executed bv two campus factions when they refused to file candidates in the fall election, saying the offices were useless, is noteworthy only (Continued on Page 3.) TODAY IS DEADLINE Editor Calls for Material For Greek Number of Campus Comic. Today is the deadline on all copy for the January "fraternity and sorority issue" of the Awgwan, Marvin Robinson, editor of the hu mor magazine has announced. Definite publication date has not yet been declared, but Editor Rob inson has indicated that it will be about Jan. 18. Most of the copy for the January number of the hu mor sheet was turned in during the Christmas holidays. In response to a call for coed assistance in mailing copies of last month's issue to high schools thru out the state, enough workers res ponded to make the scheme prac tical, Robinson stated. Mailing op erations will begin soon, he prom ised. Numbers of the December "for mal issue" of the publication are being sent to editors of state high school publications in an attempt to increase the circulation of the magazine. "It is hoped," the editor de clared, "that the recipients of the sample copy will show enough in terest in the magazine to respond in a material way." Weather Man, Washington, D. C. I did not know his full name, but I thought to myself, "such a well known character will certainly be quite familiar to the postman." I have v-ted some time now, but as yet i.ave had no reply. I comfort myself with the thought that Mr. Weather Man is a busy man, and probably with the de pression and all has discharged his secretary. I like to believe that he will eventually get to my letter, and tired and weary as he may be, instantaneously recognize the ster ling qualities in it. He will sum mon me to Washington, and to gether we will work out the finer details of the schedule in time for next winter I hope. Mercy! The wind Just blew the door open, and the snow is whirl ing in. I suppose I shall have to stifle the murderous murmurings in my iieart, and trample on my pride, and close it. Honestly, sometimes I think Nebraska weather is one of Nature's more irritating temperamental moments CHY REVIEW Applicants for Daily Nebraskan Must File Applications for appointment to the following positions on the Daily Nebraskan for next semester will be received by the Student Punlicatlon board until 5 o'clock Thursday, Jan. 14. Editorial: Editor - In - chief, managing editors, news editors, sports editor, and women's edi tor. Business: Business manager, assistant business managers. Application blanks may be obtained at the office of the school of journalism, 104 Uni versity hall. Material already on file need not be duplicated. J. K. SELLECK, Secretary, Student Publication Board. Educational Films ' To Be Shown Tonite Films showing abrasives and petroleum will fee shown at a meeting of the local chapter of the Chemical Engineering society at 7:30 in chemistry hall tonight. A business meeting and election of officers for the second semester will follow the showing of the films. The first part of the meet ing is open to anyone interested in the subjects covered by the films and all chemical engineers are urged to attend. E BALL SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY NITE Jungbluth Will Place Dance In Cornhusker Hotel Ballroom. OLD CUSTOM IS REVIVED Event Marks First Affair Of Its Kind During Twenty Years. The engineer's ball Saturday night at the Hotel Cornhusker will mark the revival of a tradition that has been dormant for the past decade, according to John Adair, president of the engineering execu tive board.UptO 1931 the ballwas one of the outstanding, social af fairs of the winter season. The following have been an nounced as chaperones: Prof, and Mrs. O. J. Ferguson, Prof, and Mrs. A. A. Luebs, Prof, and Mrs. O. C. Harkness and Colonel and Mrs. Clarence Frankforter. Willard Dunn, who is in charge of the ticket sales, reports that nearly 200 couples are expected to attend the ball. Eddie Jungbluth's orchestra will furnish music for the dancing. The final arrangements for other en tertainment has not been made. John H. Hutchings is in charge of arrangements for the entertain ment and John Adler has handled the general direction. 10 SEE 'Open House' in Coliseum Basement Announced By Herb Gish. "Open house" will be held Tues day night following the Kansas Nebraska basketball game at which time the public will be given their first glimpse of the new swimming pool, Athletic Director Gish announced Wednesday. For mal opening will not be held until a later date. Members of Rudy Vogeler's var sity swimming team vill go thru their paces for the entertainment of the crowd Tuesday. The pool was opened this morning for use by university men. The regular schedule regarding women will not go into effect until next week or at a time Miss Mabel Lee of the physicial education department de cides. Students will not be allowed in the pool until they have had their physicial examination, and a physi cians permit must be presented each time the pool is used. Every precaution will be taken to insure the safety of swimmers. No one will be allowed in the pool unless a life guard or swimming instruc tor is present. Five men have been assigned certain schedules at which time they will be present in the capacity of life guards. William Cotter, Gregg Waldo, Sam Amato, Ken neth Sutherland and Bernie Mas terson will be in charge. Each of these men is a recognised lire guard and has passed his Red Cross life saving test Tank Completed. The Nebraska pool was com pleted during the holidays at a (uonunuea on rage a.j Council Calls for Prom Applications Applications for Junior-senior prom committee must be filed in the student activities office before Saturday noon, Jan. 9. Applicants must be of junior standing and meet university eligibility requirements. Six men and six women will be selected. EDWIN FAULKNER, Pres. of Student Council. NGINEER SNOW IS MOTIF F Winter Blizzard Features In Plans for Affair in Coliseum. FREYBERG BAND BOOKED Orchestra Has Played Here For Previous Dances And Farm Fair. Winter, terminating in a real snow storm as the climax of the evening, will be the motif for the first all-university party of 1932 in the coliseum Saturday night, the Barb council, in charge of the af fair, announced yesterday. Snow will be thrown irom me ceiling of the coliseum and power fans on the sidewalls will drive it across the floor in the semblance of a real winter blizzard, the coun cil said. In order that the snow not interfere with the dancers, however, it will be swept from the floor almost as fast as it falls, the announcement added. Delphian Nash, chairman of the Barb council and general chair man in charge of the party, states that over a thousand artificial snowballs have been purchased and will be thrown from the bal cony of the Coliseum during the party. The snowballs are made oi paper and cotton. Ambassadors to Play. Neal Freyberg and his Ten Am bassadors have been booked to play for the event. The orches tra has played at previous all-university parties here, including the September party this year, and played for the Farmers Fair dance at the agriculture college last year. Committees in charge are: Pub licity, George Thomas; signboard, Clarence Himes; decorations, Nor man Fink, Clayton Jones and Er vin Watson; punch stand, Mag delene Lebsack; orchestra, Rutha lee Holloway; lights, F. Peterson. The announcement made by the council said: "In view of the fact that there have been numerous in quiries concerning these parties the Barb council wishes to state that all-university parties are run for university-students only and that both fraternity and non-fraternity students are welcome." Earnest Harrison, Lenore Van Kirk Entertain Wednesday. Earnest Harrison, pianist, and Lenore Burkett Van Kirk, so prano, featured the tenth musical convocation under the auspices of the university school of music yes terday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the Temple. Mrs. Van Kirk's program con sisted of three groups of numbers. Her opening numbers were "Aus m e i n e n grossen schmerzen," Franz; "Autumn," Franz, and "All Souls Day," Strauss. Following Mrs. Van Kirk's open ing selections, Mr. Harrison pe sented a group of Chopin compo sitions, "Nocturne," Op. 27, No. 2; "Fantasie Impromptu;" "Prelude, G Major;" "Waltz," Op. 64, No. 2; and "Etude." Op. 25, No. 11. Massenet's "Pleurez! Pleurez mes yeux," from "Le Cid" was Mrs. Van Kirk's next number; Mr. Harrison played "Voiles" by De bussy, and Liszt's "Taantelle" as his concluding presentation. With Mrs. Van Kirk's rendition of Foote's "Tranquillity," Carpen ter's "Les Silhouettes." Hageman's "Evening" and Boyd's 'In Italy," the convocation was adjourned. OR ALL-SCHOOL PARTY SATURDAY II CONVOCATION 'Ladies of the Jury' by Nebraska Graduate, Is 'Knockout' as Screen Production Says Hollywood Paper "Ladies of the Jury," the rollicking comedy which was pro duced last winter by the University Players with Miss Alice Howell plavinpr the lead, has just made its Nebraska author John Fred Ballard, an outstanding i'ifoire in picture land as well as the figure he now cuts in playwriting. The picture, just pro duced in Hollywood, has been enumerated as a "knockout and its first audience "howled wltho glee," according to the Hollywood Reporter. The play has induced the fol lowing comment by Hollywood's official picture paper: "This is the kind of picture that will bring people back to the the aters. It's a clean break from everything hackneye.' and trite, and it will click with any audience of normal American citizens with a normal American sense of hu mor." Ballard, its now famous author, graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1905. His home was in Havelock. He was a major in dramatics and English while in the university here and took an active part in debate. After spending a short time on a ranch in Colorado he came back to the university to work for his master's degree. He received it in 1907 and then entered Harvard where he was a student under George Pierce Baker in the famous Harvard play writing group known as "Work shop 447." The Reporter comments further HOUSE MOTHERS CONVENE Hear Lecture on Rules of A. W. S. Board by President. The house mothers of all of the dormitories, sororities and organ ized houses met Wednesday morn ing in Ellen Smith ball under the auspices of the A. W. S. board. Berenlece Hoffman, president of the A. W. S. board, was in charge of the meeting when A. W. S. rules were explained and dis cussed. Miss Elsie Ford Piper, assistant to the dean of women, extended New Years greetings to the group and made several announcements. The vocational guidance pro gram maintained by A. W. S. was explained, as well as the vocational file which the board keeps. Date slips were distributed, as were point systems which were ex plained by Miss Hoffman. THINKS 0. S. SHOULD ENTER WORLD COURT James A. Cuneo Speaks at World Forum Session Wednesday. SAYS 'FORTIFY JUSTICE' "Answer to the question of United States entering the World rVinrt is nnt 'vps' or 'no' but "when" and 'how'," James A. Cuneo of the department of economics tola stu dents of the university at the u'oolrlv lnnrhonn meeting of the World Forum at the Grand hotel yesterday. "United States has already sig nifiaH its intention to enter the court. It did this when the senate authorized entrance in 1926, pro viHino' fiv reservations were granted. Ratification of the three protocols now in me nanas oi tire Bonn t- foreign relations commit tee would require entrance," he said. Explaining the significance oi the World Court. Mr. Cuneo said Vint thp orp-anlzation Is not a panacea for the ills of the world, nor a 100 percent cure ior war. n is, he declared, a step in the right direction and the exemplification of the most enlightened of the two International doctrines today. Two Doctrines Today. These two' doctrines are: First, the "doctrine of international sus picion and rancor, represented by more armaments and bigger and better wars;" second, the "doctrine of international co-operation, re-! presented by such institutions as the World Court and the desire to settle disputes peacefully." unless we cnose iue uuu-ei path to peaceful settlement of in ternational disputes, we must face the prospect of distraction by armed nationalism, he affirmed. "War anywhere is a danger every where. The cost of the last war bas been estimated at 52 billion dol lars, provided the international war debts are collected, and thirty eight billion more if these are not collected. Another war would be even more destructive of property and life with the added terrors of ever advancing knowledge of chemical and air warfare. We must fortify justice and peace rather than justify war and force." It is in this need for peaceful settlement that the importance of th Wnrid Court lies as an exem plification of this course. The hope of this course, ne conciuueu, un in the youth of today. That is the imnnrioncA of the Question for uni versity and college students at the present time. BIZAD SENIOR HONORED Siefkes Selected National Vice President Beta Sigma Psi. Herman Siefkes, Lincoln, senior in the college of - business admin istration and varsity track man, has been elected national vice president of Beta Sigma Psi frat ernity. Election took place at a recent national meeting in the fra ternity in Chicago. nn the picture: "Here is a production with no soft blonde heroine with eyes like saucers and lashes like hula skirts, no ubiquitous moustached villain tn taUp ii sock from the hero at thp pr.fi of reel six. no love inter- pet la Hrap-ced in by the seat of fh. mints and the plot are we laughing the plot could be told in a night letter and room left for love and kisses. "Never once Is the story treat ment anything but plausible and intelligent It uses no elaborate seta in its telling. There are four irtroom. a 1urv room, a ladies' rest room and the defend anta rnnm "All producers who kid them selves that they have to make pic tures 'down to the public taste should get a load of this one. We t-POTPt fnv were not at the pre- vur to hpar the audience bowl its mirth and applaud." Produced Here In 1931. "ijidlM of the Jury" pro duced by the University Players in (Continued on Page 3.) FARM MEE1 1 CLOSE TODAY ON Cornell Professor Is Chief Speaker on Program Final Day. FUN FEED LAST Nl Activities Building Scene Of Annual Banquet. Wednesday. Climaxed by the annual farmer's fun feed held in the student activi ties building Wednesday evening., the third day of Organized Agri culture on the college of agricul ture campus came to a close. The sessions close late today with a mass meeting in the activities building. Prof. G. F. Warren of Cornell university is the chief speaker at the mass meeting today of all organizations. Four of the associations holding meetings upon the campus had elected their new officers for 1932 by Wednesday evening. The re maining organizations hold their elections today. J. B. Higgens of Beatrice will head the Nebraska State Dairy men's association for the coming year. Herman Rolfsmeier of Sew ard is the newly elected vice presi dent, L. K. Crowe of the agricul tural college is secretary, and' C. W. Eibler, also of the college, is assistant secretary. Those on the board of directors include Prof. H. P. Davis of the agricultural col lege, E. W. Frost of Lincoln, Fred Egger of Roca and H. C. Johnson of Mead. Members of the crop association elected C. I. Thompson of West Point to succeed himself as presi dent of that body. H. L. Wahlgren of Elk City, Herman Ebers of Seward and C. S. Dietz of Broken (Continued on Page 3.) FOURliffi IN CADET TRACK TILS Records Stand as R. 0. T. C. Athletic Competition Gets Under Way. 1,650 STUDENTS ENTER During the first three days pf the military science track meet four outstanding performance have been recorded. George Mou sel of Cambridge ran the50 yard dash in 5.9 seconds. David Froe lich of Friend and Morris Bristol of Ansley both ran it in six flat. In the shot-put Jack Reifschnelder stands out with a record of 38 feet 6 inches. These are very good marks ac cording to Coach Shulte and Jim my Lewis who are in charge of the events, but do not equal the all-time records in the events. There are 1,650 students en rolled in the military department this year and all of these must tau nnrt in the six events which are given. These events cover three weeks, two events being run each week. This week we iwo pirpnta nrp thp fr vard dash and the shot put. Next week the low hurdles and the broad jump are or-hoHnlnH Dnrinir the third and final week the two events will be the high jump and the ZoS yard run. Every company participates in these six events and each man's mark is recorded. Then points are o-ivpn nrrnrrlino' to the average of the company. The company which receives tne most, points wins mo meet and during spring compeio whirh wins this track meet is awarded bars of recogni tion. Last vpnr M company was the winner with the score of 3033. This is the highest score ever maHa Viv onv rnmnanv In the three " .',7 J 1 - , . , years these events have been nela. Jimmy Lewis said that this im provement was unaouDieaiy at tributable to the fact that the uni forms have been changed from knee breeches to run lengin pams, giving freer body movement. You Can Save Money! Index to Clearance Sale Advertisements in this issue. PAGE two; Ben Simon & Sons PAGE THREE Magee's PAGE FOUR - Killian's Modern Cleaners AG CAMPUS HERE