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Daily Nebras KAN Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska VOL. XXXI NO. 75. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1932 PRICE FIVE CENTS THE I a STUDENTS FAVOR DISARMAMENT IN STATEWIDE POLL Nine Nebraska Colleges In Vote on Military Preparedness. STAND AGAINST DRILL Majority Asks Abolition o Compulsory Military Training. Final results of the student poll taken among representative stu dents in colleges in Nebraska indi cated a strong trend toward dis armament. Counts were received from nine colleges in Nebraska which attended the student dis armament conference held on this capus in November. The question of compulsory mili tary training in colleges in Ne braska was brought before the stu dents in the poll. Two hundred thirteen of a group of wo hundred seventy-six did not lavor compel ling students in college to take military science. Fifty-nine were definitely in favor of compulsory training. Show Division. When asked if they believed that military training should complete' ly be dropped from the college cur riculum, the students were about equally divided and many believed that students who desired to study the science, should be permitted to do so. One hundred twenty-three would definitely drop military science from college curriculums, while one hundred forty Nebraska students voted to offer courses to those students who wished to reg' ister for them. One question which was asked the participants was If all nations join in similar reductions in mili tary and naval establishments in tended for use against each other, how much disarmament would you favor?" Four alternatives were given in answering this question, no disarmament, twenty-five per cent, fifty percent or total disarm ament. The results indicated strongly that those questioned, favored total disarmament. Ninety-five from two hundred seventy students held the belief that total disarmament was the best policy. Twenty wanted no disarmament. Twenty-one of the group sought twenty-five percent reduction of military and naval establishments. while the remainder, a group of seventy-six, pled for a seventy-five percent reduction. Differ in Opinions. "Do you favor the American delegation to the general disarma ment conference taken the initia tive in calling upon all nations to join us in reducing armaments?" was the next question asked Ne braska students. There was some difference of opinion on this point. One hundred nine firmly believed that America should demand total disarmament. Fifty-four of the group wanted only seventy-five (Continued on Page 3.) univeWMs FA Extension Service Tells of Corn, Hog, Poultry Days. HELD THRUOUT STATE Corn, hog, and poultry days which will occupy the attention of county agents and farmers in about 40 counties this spring be gan Monday in Franklin and Dodge counties. Two series of the meetings are to be continued day after day until all of the schedule has been completed. P. H. Stewart J. H. Claybaugh, and W. W. Derrick, extension specialists in crops, poultry, and livestock of the college of agricul ture started their series of meet ings at Franklin Monday. D. L. Gross, J. ft- Redditt, and Ed Janike, also specialists in crops, poultry and livestock of the agri cultural college, began with their half of the schedule at North Bend Monday. Stewart, Claybaugh, and Der rick are to be at Alma in Harlan county, Jan. 19; Loo mis in Phelps (Continued on Page 3.) Plan Ag Mixer for Saturday Evening An all-student mixer, sponsored by the Dairy club at the college of agriculture, will be held in the ag college student activities building, Saturday night. The Goldenrod Serenaders will furnish music for the affair, the proceeds of which are to be given the dairy judging team. Augtcan Applied ions Called for Ly Board Applications for the positions of editor and business manager of The Awjwin will be received by the student publications board until Friday noon, Jan. 22, In the office of the School of Journalism, U 104. Material submitted previously for any student publication need not be duplicated, but scholastic data must be brought up to date. J. K. Selleck, Secretary, Student Publication Board. PHI BETA KAPPA MEETS Pfeiler Speaks to Group on 'Germany at Meeting Tuesday Night. Dr. Wilhelm K. Pfeiler of the German department spoke before tho regular meeting of Nebraska Alpha chapter of Phi Beta Kappa on "Literature and Life in Modern Germany" at tho University club at 6:15 last night The mectine- was the third of the organization this year and the last for the current semester Three meetings have been sched uled for the second semester, one a Joint meeting of Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi. Officers of the organization are Allan R. Congdon, president; wi nona M. Perry, vice president Clifford M. Hicks, secretary; Mau- ric e H. Weseen, treasurer; uer trude Moore, historian. E DEBATE CONFERENCE President of Prep Forensic League Aids in Picking 1932 Topic. MEET IN KANSAS CITY "Taxation." "Auto Insurance,' and "Advertising" were the final three topics selected, from a list of over 100 topics, by an inter state committee which met Jan. 16 in Kansas City to determine pos sible high school debate topics for 1932-33, according to Dr. H. A. White, university debate coacn. Dr. White, president of the Ne braska high school debating league, served on the committee as a Nebraska delegate. The commit tee was composed of delegates from the various states affiliated with the co-operative debating movement. These three topics will be taken up by each state and voted on for ultimate choice, according to jjr. White. Nebraska will vote on these questions after the tournament for this year which is scheduled for April 14. 15. and 16. "Recognition of Russia" and "Athletics" were among the last five topics until a final vote elimi nated these because they were con sidered to be "subject to public prejudice" and 'too much discus sion already," Dr. White stated. After one or more questions are chosen by the states who wish to join in the co-operative movement a handbook will be prepared for use in all high schools that debate, The official wording of any ques tions adopted will be made by a committee, of which Professor White is at present a member. DISARMAMENT THEME OE STUDENT PARLEY Jane Robertson Reports on Buffalo Meeting to Vespers Group. Disarmament was the main theme in the discussion at the eleventh convention of student volunteers held during the Christ mas holidays in Buffalo, Jane Robertson said in her review of the convention at Vespers services yesterday afternoon. Miss Robertson, with Dorothy Wiebusch and Delores Deadman were representatives at the meet ing from the University of Ne braska. Both Miss Wiebusch and Miss Deadman supplemented Miss Robertson s review of the proceed ings, giving resumes of speeches by Kirby Page, Dr. Km, Miss Ziegler and various other world authorities. Music by the Vespers choir un der the direction of Dorothy Jen sen completed the services. PHI CHI THETA INITIATES Seven Become Members of Girls' Eizad Group at Saturday Meet. Phi Chi Tbeta, honorary busi ness administration sorority, initi ated seven new members at a meeting beld at the Lincoln hotel last Saturday night The chief speaker of the evening was Miss Daisy Simons of New York City, member of the National Cbilds Welfare association. Mrs. J. E. LeRossignol and Mrs. O. R. Martin were the patronesses for the evening. Miss Amanda Heppner was a guest of the so ciety. The seven girls who were initi ated are: Alsreda Johnson, Tres- sie Fitzgerald, Mary Catherine Al- bin, Esther Schwertsfeger, Juan ita Stafford, Gladys Williams and Helen Snare. DR. POOL TALKS BEFORE GARDEN CLUB ON TREES Trees suitable for the Home Grounds" was the subject of a talk given by Prof. R. J. Pool, chairman of the department of botany at a meeting of the Garden club in Morrill ball Monday eight W. W. Hood of the agricultural college Also spoke on pruning of shrubs. About forty members of the club attended, airs. A. C. Nelson, president of the club, sug gested that the group arrange to plant trees on the Washingtcn cen tennial, and Mrs. Hood gave a brief history of January's special uower, Loe snowarop. AU REV0IR. With this issue The Dnily Nebrasknn suspends publi cation until next semester. News editors will cover up typewriters for tho last time, managing editors will tenr their hair no more, and the editor will no longer fear to open his mail. Only one news event of importance will fill tho eye of all students for tho next two weeks. Final examinations arc at hand and everything else fades into insignificance before them. To news editors who have so pnticntly aided and abet ted the managing editors in their pursuit of the news and to reporters who have so painstakingly followed up all manner of tips on the trail of stories, the managing edi tors tender their deepest thanks. To columnists, sports writer, and society editor we offer many thanks. To the managing editor's desk we say adieu. And to the read ing public we sny farewell. THE MANAGING EDITORS. CLOSE OF TERM F POLITICS SLOW Alignments Unchanged as End Written on Chapter. IMPARTIALITY IS SHOWN Blue Shirts Give Yellow Jackets Fair Share of Positions. By THE OBSERVER. With the close of the first sem ester the final words of another chapter have been written to the political history of this institution. It is. beyond question, one of the most lifeless sections in the tome of faction politics. Fraternal alignments on the Blue Shirt and. Yellow Jacket fac tion coteries are unchanged. Con trary to experiences in the past there has not even been a sugges tion of dissatisfaction on the part of groups affiliated with either side. Women Refuse to Organize. Each year the fraternal factions express a hope that sororities or ganize into party groups. As usual this year has evidenced not the slightest sorority tendency in that direction. Some manner of a change of faction opinion was seen at first semester elections when the Yel low Jackets and Barbs refused to file a slate of candidates. Their contention was that the office of class president was deserving of no consideration since it carried with it no responsibilities, no ac tivities. It was further indicated that these groups would attempt to secure removal of these offices thru action within the Student council. The agitation, however, died quietly before it ever reached the council. As far as anything but surface appearances are concerned lac- ( Continued on Page 3.) ACTION SCHEDULE OF EXAMINATIONS 9:00 a. m. to 12:00 m. Classes any one 2:00 p. m. to 5:00 p. m. Classes these FRIDAY, JANUARY 22 9:00 a. m. to 12:00 m. Classes meeting at 9:00 a. m., five or any one or two of these days. 2:00 p. m. to 5:00 p. m. Classes meeting at 1:00 p. m., Tues., these days. SATURDAY, JANUARY 23 8:00 a. m. to 10:00 a. m. Classes meeting at 7:00 p. m. Mon., Wed. 9:00 a. m. to 12:00 m. All Freshman English classes. 10:00 a. m. to 12:00 m. Classes 2:00 p. m. to 5:00 p. m. Classes meeting at 4:00 p. m., Tues, these days. MONDAY, JANUARY 25 9:00 a. m. to 12:00 m. Classes meeting at 10:00 a. m, five or any one or two of these days. 2:00 p. m. to S:00 p. m. Classes meeting at .2:00 p. m., Tues, these days. TUESDAY. JANUARY 26 9:00 a. m. to 12:00 m. Classes meeting at 9:00 a. m, Tues, these days. 2:00 p. m. to 5:00 p. m. Classes meeting at 1:00 p. m, five or any one or two of these days. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27 9:00 a. m. to 12:00 m. Classes meeting at 11:00 a. m, five or any one or two of these days. 2:00 p. m. to 5:00 p. m Classes meeting at .3:00 p. m., Tues, these days. THURSDAY, JANUARY 28 9:00 a. m. to 12:00 m. Classes meeting at 10:00 a. m, Tues, these days. 2:00 p. m. to 5:00 p. m. Classes meeting at 2:00 p. m, five or any one or two of these days. FRIDAY, JANUARY 29 9:00 a. m. to 12:00 m. Classes meeting at 11:00 a. m, Tues, Thurs, Sat, or any one of two of these days. 2:00 p. m. to 5:00 p. m. Classes meeting at 3:00 p. m, five or four days, or Mon, Wed, FrL, or any one or two of these days. SATURDAY, JANUARY 30 S:C0 a. m. ts 12.00 Clea wvetiug at 4:00 p. m, live or four days, or Mon, Wed, FrL, or any one or two of these days. 1:00 p. m. to 3:00 p. nw Classes meeting at 5:00 p. m, Mon, Wed, FrL, or any one or two of these days. 3:00 p. m. to 5:00 p. m. Closes meeting at 5:00 m, Tues, Thurs, Sat, or any one or two of these days. Will Post Notice for Publications Meeting Applicants for staff positions on the Daily Nebraskan and the Awgwan are requested to watch for notice of the meet ing of the Publication Board, whrlch notices will be posted In the publication's offices and on the bulletin board of the School of Journalism. Candidates are requested to be available, whenever their schedules per mit for the meeting of the board. GAYLE C. WALKER, Chairman. HEALTH TREATMENTS Figures From University Medical Service Are Released. 8,700 CASES TREATED Figures just released from the student health office reveal that over 8,700 treatments were given students by the university health staff plus a total of 188 patients cared for in the infirmary during the past fiscal year. That men students use the health office much more frequent ly than do women is indicated by the fact that 5,433 of those bring ing their ailments in for inspec tion were men while 3.352 coeds took advantage of the health fa cilities offered by the university. According to Dr. R. A. Lyman, dean of pharmacy college ana head of the student health service this situation has prevailed during the last eleven years. Thirty-one types of ailments re ceived treatment at the infirmary this last year with infections top ping the list with 36 cases re ported. Close behind came the ever-popular colds with 31 and in fluenza with 29. Mumps again registered heavily with 15 students afflicted temporarily with this mild disease. Only one typhoid case was re ported, but scarlet fever made up for it with four students taken care of at the lniirmary. jvo (Continued on Page 3.) FIRST SEMESTER, 1931-32 THURSDAY, JANUARY 21 meeting at 8:00 a. m., five or or two of these days. meeting at 8:00 a. m., Tues., days. meeting at 7:00 p. m., Tues. or Wed. SOCIAL EVENTS ON LARGE SCALE FILL SEMESTER Major Portion of Forma Season Gone With End Of Term. MANY AFFAIRS GIVEN Military Ball Seen to Outstanding Fete of Season. Be With the major portion of the formal season gone at the close of the first semester few major social activities remain on the campus schedule. The past semester witnessed a constant round of so cial events, formal and informal, The most outstanding of the parties perhaps was the Military ball which opened the formal sea son on campus Dec. 4. The affair was given under the auspices of the military deportment in the coliseum where Jean Rathburn of Lincoln, Delta Gamma, was pre sented as honorary colonel. Gen eral John J. Pershing was the honored guest of the evening, when nearly three thousand per sons gathered to watch the tradi tional procedure. Earlier than their custom the Kosmet Klub gave their annual morning revue Nov. 7 at the Lin' coin high school auditorium. Miss Willa McHenry, Kappa Alpha Theta, who was elected by the male vote of the school as Ne braska sweetheart, was presented that morning before King Kosmet and his court. A relay of skits were presented by various frater nities and sororities on campus, Ray Ramsey presided as master of ceremonies at the affair, and awarded the trophy for the best skit to Kappa Gamma and Delta Upsuon. Climax Cited. The climax of the annual Farm er's Formal given Oc. 30 in the Students activities building on the agricultural campus was the pres entation of Eleanor Dixon, Chi Omega, of Blair as the queen of the event. Dean Burr revealed her identity when she stepped from be tween several shocks of corn. A barn motif prevailed in all of the decorations for the event. The outstanding social event for women on campus was the All Activities tea given by the major women's organizations on campus Oct, 1 in Ellen Smith hall. The or ganization participating were the A. W. S. board, Y. W. C. A. cabi net, W. A. A. executive council, League of Women Voters and the Big Sister board. Members of Tas sels aided In the various rooms of the hall where all activities were explained to the guests. More than four hundred women attended the event. Miss Heppner Is Hostess. The preceding week Miss Aman- ( Continued cn Page 3.) four days, or Mon., Wed., Frl, or Tburs., Sat, or any one of two of four days, or Mon., Wed., Fri., or Thurs., Sat., or any one or two of or FrL . Thurs, Sat., or any one or two of four days, or Mon, Wed, FrL, or Thurs, Sat, or any one or two of Thurs, Sat, or any one of two of four days, or Mon, Wed, FrL, or four days, or Mon, Wed, FrL, or Thurs, Sat, or any one or two of Tburs, Sat, or any one of I ? of four days, or Mon, Wed, Frl, or TO ASK FOR EXPLANATION Twenty Fraternities Will Be Called on Carpet for Violating Rules. Immediately following examina tions the Interfraternity Council Scholarship committee will send letters to the twenty fraternities who initiated men without proper authority last year. These letters will call for replies stating the na ture and defense for each case. Dean Harper will be present at a meeting of the committee after finals when the letters will be read. The committee will consider the circumstances of each case, and refer recommendations for penalties to the judiciary commit tee of the Interfraternity council. This is the first case of viola tions which has arisen under the new scholarship requirements put in force by the Interfraternity council, a year ago. AT Team Loses Denver Trophy As Kansas Team Takes Third First. GINGRICH RANKS HIGH Though no official word has been received at the agricultural college relative to the winnings of livestock exhibited at the western livestock show in Denver by the University of Nebraska, the junior judging team won second place in the collegiate contest. Prof. M. A. Alexander's stock judging team lost the right to claim permanent possession of the Denver trophy when Kansas won the contest this year. In prior contests both Nebraska and Kan sas had won two legs on the tro phy and each needed but a win this year to gain permanent pos session. Nebraska was second in the contest, Utah third, Wyoming fourth and Colorado fifth. Laverne Gingrich of Nebraska, however, brought honors to the Cornhusker school when he ranked second in the individual contest. A Kansas man won the high indi vidual honors. Vernon Miller was ninth and Floyd Hedlund tenth. Prof. H. J. Gramiicn, neaa oi the animal husbandry department at the college of agriculture, is also attending the Denver show and doing some judging work. To day at noon he is the feature speaker on a noon-aay luncneon club program. He judged some classes of Hereford cattle in the annual show. COUNTRYMAN STAFFS TO BE NAMED T Ag Publication Board Has Major Positions To Fill. All major offices in the Corn husker Countryman, official col lege of agriculture monthly maga zine. will be filled this afternoon when the student publication board of the agricultural college meets. Prof. R. P. Crawford is chairman of the board. Tho Professor Crawford has given out no information about the number of applicants for the va rious positions on the circulation, business and editorial staffs, it is thought that the usual number have applied. The board will select an editor, circulation manager, business manager and home eco nomics editor when it convenes this afternoon. During the past semester George Round, senior in the col lege of agriculture, has been edi tor. He was named for the posi tion last spring. Charles Kellogg, business manager, and Fred Sie- fer, circulation manager, have also completed their terms on the Countryman. Eva Buel has been the borne economics editor. REVISES WATER SCHEDULE Voegler Announces Changes For Interfraternity Polo Meets. Due an error and date complica tions, the entire fraternity water polo schedule will be revised. A new schedule will be published in a few days, but there wall not be any games till after final examina tions, according to Rudolps Voge- ler. Every man in order to compete in water polo must have his inter- mural physical examination and swimming permit. Due to the an nounced postponement of all games till after final exams tbere will De no reason why all men should not have their swimming permit by the time they play. It is urged that all fraternity managers study up upon the water polo rules. GRADUATE CLUB LISTS COMMITTEE FOR NEXT SOCIAL Harry G. Boss man. president of the graduate club, announces the appointment of the committee for the club s next social aiiair as fol lows: Miss Langwin, Miss Ferris and Mr. McQuillan. The committee will set the date and take full charge of the arrangements. Furtser ajiuueemest wui oe made scon. The departments of bacteriology. botany, engineering, industry and survey, mathematics, medicine. pharmacy, physics, physiology and I zoology are to nave charge of the affair, y 1 INNOCENTS GIVE 10 F Money to Be Administered By University Loan Fund Group. IS FOR UPPERCLASSMEN Give Profits on Homecoming Party to Aid Worthy Students. A $300 addition to the student loan fund by a contribution from the Innocents society, senior men's honorary, was announced yester day afternoon. The donation will be added to the regular student loan fund and be administered by the loan fund committee. Designed to help a deserving up perclass male student complete his course, the donation will be known as the "Innocents Loan fund." The action came following a special meeting of the society Monday evening. N Explaining the contribution,, a statement accompanying the gift says the Innocents believe their action is one which will do good, both for present and future stu dents. Members of the society in dicated that their successors would be asked to continue the practice in years to come. Make Formal Statement. "The Innocents society,'1 says the formal statement, "takes this means of disposing of its surplus from the Homecoming party and other sources, feeling that in this way it is doing the most for the university and the students who made this party possible." The fund will be given in loans of not more than S100. Contract for repayment of the loan, accord ing to the donors' specifications, must have been completed by the end of the third year after the bor rower's graduation or termination of his university attendance. In terest rates will be 5 percent. Re quirements for repayment call for payment of 20 percent by the end of the first year after graduation or severance of university connec tions, 30 percent during the second year, and the remaining half dur ing tne third year. The committee in charge of ad ministering the gift is the regular student loan committee, made up of L. E. Gunderson, bursar of the university; Clark E. Mickey, engi neering professor, and Roy E. Cochran, chairman, connected with the history department. The Homecoming party from which most of the $300 donation was accumulated, was held Octo ber in the university coliseum. It was heralded as the first all-university affair of its type, and at the time of the fete Innocents ex pressed the hope that the practice of holding similar parties might be continued in years to come. Profits from the sale of scarlet frosh caps were the only other source of funds going to make up the loan fund donation. TO TALK ABOUT LEPERS Dr. Wm. Danner Will Be on Campus Next Mondrfc For Speeches. SPOERRY IS CHAIRMAN Dr. William Danner, secretary of the American Mission to Lepers, will give an address envolving ex isting lepers, and contraction and treatment of the disease at a gen eral convocation Monday, Jan. 2j. The convocation will be held in social science building, room 101 at 1 o'clock. The doctor is touring the Unite! States giving lectures on this same general subject, in an effort to eradicate lepers. Captain Spoerry of the university military depart ment, who has spent several years in studying leprosy, declared that the disease is curable and "every effort is being made to broadcast this fact so that the "unclean" -rill hear of it and "report in" to the-'-mission to "free themselves of the terrible afliction." ,. The captain has known Dr. Dan ner for several years and will act as chairman of the convocation. According to Spoerry, who has long been connected with the ef ( Continued on Page 3.) Prom Sub-Committeeg to Begin Work After Exams The Junior-Senior prom commit tee had a short business meeting Monday afternoon at 5 o'clock in the Ttmple. Bill Devereaux who was elected last Friday as chair man of the committee outlined the duties for which each sub-committee would be responsible, and an nounced that the committee would not begin its work until after ex amination week. Engineers Must Sign For inspection Trip All Junior and Senior Engin eering students who expect to maw the annua! engineering inspection trip in April, wifi meet at 5 o'clock in room 206, Mechanical Engineering build ing, Wednesday, Jan. 20. Plans for the trip will be an nounced at that time. THE COMMITTEE. 300 BOOST LOAN CIITIES