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THE D AILY IN EBRA Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska VOL. XXXI NO. 81. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY II. 1932 PRICE FIVE C2NTS SKAN MEN CENSOR TEST FOR 'POPULARITY' Majority Men Students Interviewed by Nebraskan Line Up Against Mortar Male' Contest; THREE TYPES OF OPINION FOUND IN SURVEY Middle School of Thought In Proposal and Fears Man Selected May Be Put in Difficult Position. By THE Men students have raised their voices in a general storm of protest against the Mortar Hoard plan for selecting a 'most popular man' to be presented ruary 20. In a series of interviews obtained with various men students, Tuesday, the Daily Xebrnsknn has found that the con census of masculine opinion is two iacuuy memDers wno wereo interviewed on the question de clared that they could aee no rea son why a 'roost popular man' should be selected as far as the success of the party was con cerned. "I don't think the idea of a 'popular man' contest means any thing and could be left out of the picture entirely," declared Dr. T. J. Thompson, dean of student af fairs. "Such things have a tend ency to spoil too many students." Similar views were held by Dr. J. P. Senning, head of the depart ment of political science, who said: "There is no criterion on which the girls can base their selection of trie popular man. The co-eds will vote on hearsay principles. After all, what is to be gained by such a plan?" Random Opinion Sought. In the Interviews with students the Nebraskan made no definite attempt to pick "activities men" to interview on the subject. Stu dents were picked at random from over the campus by three report ers in an attempt to get a repre sentative cross-section of opniion. Three definite types of opinion were sounded out, as follows: 1. The majority were definitely not in favor of the plan. 2. A number of students thought it a good idea in as far as it was an innovation but they said it would add nothing to the party ana mat it might put the man who was selected in an unfavorable position for the balance of the school year. . 3. Several declared themselves as definitely in favor of the plan, saying it should be established as a traditional event to take place every four years. Representatives of these three schools of opinion stated their varying views as follows: "Foolishness. "The plan is a lot of foolishness as we have enough dignitaries among the student body as it is," stid E. Albert Lucke. Omaha, Kappa Sigma. "The proposal has no value and should have no con nection with the Leap Year party." "While the idea is something new and different, it will put the winning man in a somewhat pecu liar and difficult position," said Henry Armatis, Columbus, Sigma Chi. "I think It's a great idea and will mean the birth of another noble tradition on the university campus," said Edgar Wescott, Plattsmouth, Beta Theta Pi. Approximately fifty opinions were gathered in all and they were divided as follows: Thirty-six were definitely opposed to the pop ular man Idea; nine took a netural stand and four were, quite thoroly in favor of it. They varied in de gree but on the whole their view point is amply represented by the (Continued on Page 2.) WElIlNTO APPEAR NEXT WEEK Editor Robinson Promises More, Better Material Than Previous. The February "gripe" issue of the Awgwan will be released for sale about the middle of next week according to a statement obtained Wednesday from Marvin Robinson, editor. "Most of the copy Is in the hands of the printer and pratical ly all of the material has been handed in," the editor stated Wed nesday. The February theme is "campus gripes." The cover for this issue features , a Valetine's day theme and is the work of Norman Hansen. It was printed in New York and varies from the usual trend of magazine covers, Robinson indicated. "The February issue contains more material than In any previous edition and features a number of new additions and changes," is the editor's promise. "The form of the magazine has been altered so as to give it a more artistic and pleas ing appearance." Among the contributors are: T. J. Coffee, Leavitt Dearborn, Fran cis Cunningham, Roland Miller, Roger Wilkerson, and an anony mous contribution entitled "The Barb's Lament." A page by Theta Sigma Phi features the "Daily Gripaskan" and a new department called the Campus Tempo has been added. Cartoons for this issue have oeen drawn by Marjorie Quivey, Norman Hansen, and Marvin Rob jnson. All contributors are urged oy Mr. Robinson to start work on t material for the March Issue which M a Spring motif, Board's 'Most Popular Some Favor Plan. Sees Nothing Added to Fct OBSERVER. at the Lean icar nartv on Feb definitely against the idea. 'JINGLE BELLES' IS Kosmet Spring Presentation Award Goes to Faculty Dramatics Man. CAST SELECTED SOON Twenty-Six Men and Two Choruses Will Act Here April 14. Herbert Yenne'si "Jingle Belles," a two-act comedy, has been se lected by Kosmet Klub for its an nual spring show, Dick Devereaux, Kosmet president announced Wed nesday. "Other plays submitted were good, and selection was difficult," Devereaux said. "There is a possi bility that some of the dramas turned in this year may be used ior ruture production." The prize-winning playwright will receive an award of $50 for his work. "Jingle Belles" will be presented at the annual spring snow or Kosmet kiud, and the troupe will go on a road trip to various towns aDout the state, ac cording to present plans, in accord witn past custom. April 14 has been set as the tentative date for presentation of the show in Lincoln. No audito rium has been selected yet. Nebraska Is Scene. Action in the winning play lanes piace in mid-December dur ing Christmas vacation on a high bluff overhanging the Missouri river. The scene is laid near Ne. braska City. Twenty-six parts are called for in tne cast, and there will be two choruses. The cast will be ex clusively male. Tryouts and se lections of actors will be started within the next two weeks, Dever eaux stated. The committee in charee of picKing tnis year's production was composed or Cyril Coombs, eradu ate student in the department of political science and former mem ber of the Klub, E. F. Schramm. tacuity advisor, and Edwin Faulk ner and Dick Devereaux, present memDers or tne organization Coombs wrote plays produced in iyzj, iyn ana iwu. Yenne Former Klub Man. Yenne, also a former Klub mem ber, has previously written two shows for Kosmet Klub, the more recent being "The Love Hater," in 1928. In 1927 he was the author of "The Dream Pirate." Final selection of the show this year was based on weeding out the oest or three manuscripts. A recent announcement from the Klub indicates that it is seeking permission from the office of the dean of student affairs to make a more extended road trip this spring than in past years. If suc cessful, the Klub will plan to visit some of the larger towns in the state. Negotiations preliminary to the final decision on a lengthy trip are now being made with Omaha, Hastings, Norfolk, Nebraska City, McCook, Fremont, North Platte, Columbus, Grand island and Kear ney. Klub Founded 1911. The Kosmet Klub was founded in 1911 and since that year seven teen plays have been presented. With the exceptions of the yea A (Continued on Page Z.) RIFLE TRYOUTS COMMENCE Tventy-One Report at First Test and Fiad Occasion For Amusement. Pershine Rifle tryouts opened Wednesday with twenty-one men reporting, adoui unriy-nve men hnvp nnnlied for trvouts. Accord ing to active members of the or ganization, tne tryouis aia noi ap pear to be up to the previous standards. A large number of freshmen were among those try ing out. Despite the seriousness of the nrraainn th asDirants found sev eral occasions to enjoy the ques tions asked of tnem. une aeniea that he had a girl, but another TM-miHiv admitted that he had sev eral. Tryouts will be continued to night, ana results wiu uo an nounced next Tuesday. HERBERT YENNES PICKED FOR SHOW Policeman Who Attends School Advises Study "It all peace officers had the advantage of an education in a law school there would be no question but what they could do their work more efficiently and wisely than if they had had no opportunity to study the laws they are to en force," is the opinion of Felber Maasdam of the Lincoln police force 'and part time student in the university Law college. Maasdam, who is planning on continuing his courses in the Law college, in speaking of the future of his present occupation stated that the day would come when it would be a requlrment for police officials to have an enlightened knowledge of the laws and regula tions they administer. "The college man has an advan tage of an education which tends to mature his judgment, while the man who has had to rely on ex perience alone is at an disadvan tage," the policeman-student de clared. At the present time there are six men on the Lincoln police force who have attended university. The majority of these men are plan ning on remaining in their present occupation permanently. According to Maasdam people generally have a mistaken impres sion of the men on the police force, "Most peoplo have a distorted idea in regard to police officers. Police officers arn't here to cause all the trouble they can but to help in dlviduals and to serve society as a whole." "The old days of the hard boiled cop" are past," asserted the law student, "The moiern policeman is the servant and guardian of the (Continued on page three). BIG POLITICAL BATTLE Three Major Factions Ready To Put Up Candidates For Positions. AG CLUB PREXY A 'PLUM' BY THE ONLOOKER. With the annual midwinter elec tion but a week away, interest on the college of agriculture campus is greater than ever before, politi cal bosses of the three factions an nounced this . morning. It looks like a battle for the major offices in the Ag club and other organi zations. Though it is not definitely known what candidates will be put in the field for the various positions, it is an assured fact that all three factions will put strong men up for practically all of the positions. Houses Enter Candidates. Despite tne fact that the two or ganized fraternities, Farm House and Alpha Gamma Rho, on the agricultural college campus dined together but recently, it is not to be interpreted that the two houses are combining in the coming elec tion in favor of the other. Instead both houses are expected to put candidates in the field for most of the positions. The major office open to elec tion next week is presidency of Ag club. Delphin Nash has held the post during the past semester, de spite editorial criticism on the part of the Cornhusker Countryman. Other officers to be elected include vice president, secretary and treas urer. Jess Livingston is the pres ent treasurer and David Bengston is the secretary. . New Rules After This Year? In addition to the Ag club elec tion, some man is to be elected to the publication board. In normal years a junior is elected. Greth Dunn, Farm House, now holds the position. The office is held over for two semesters. Those in charge of elections on the college of agriculture campus are under the belief that new rules will be put into operation after this year. Some phases of the present rules have been inadequate during past elections; However, as usual it is expected that the students will vote in the dean's of fice next week. COLUMBIA EDUCATOR SPEAKS TO FACULTY Wood Denounces 'College Goose Step in Talk For Teachers. In a scathing denunciation of the college goose step" which he claims retards rather than stimu lates the most capable students, Dr. Ben Wood of Columbia uni versity told faculty members Mon day night that education is falling short of its possibilities. His most vigorous objection to college life Is that it discourages Individual initiative and effort or at least fails to encourage and to reward it when manifest. Dr. Wood said, "It is deploring the amount of time that is taken up by calling roll. Cutting classes which so often results in lower grades simply because of absences. should be of no concern to tne real educator." Nebraskan Renewal Deadline, Feb. 12 First semester mailed sub scriptions to the Dally Nebras kan will be discontinued unless renewed by Feb. 12. We will greatly appreciate prompt ac tion on this matter by our pa trons who receive this publica tion by mail. JACK THOMPSON, Business Manager. nebraskan drive for clothing 10 culminate Drouth Area Aid Donations To Be Collected at Daily Office. NEED GROWS SAYS SMITH Contributions to Be Packed Sent to Sufferers Immediately. All contributions to the Daily Nebraskan clothes collection for the northern Nebraska drouth suf ferers will be collected at the stU' dent daily office this afternoon. Practically every fraternity and sorority house has notified the Ne braskan that they will contribute. All material will be delivered to the Daily Nebraskan office or will be called for at houses by Nebras kan representatives this afternoon The collection will be packed at the Nebraskan office and sent to the drouth section at once. Free transportation of the consignment has been promised by, State Tax Commissioner Smith, director of Governor Bryan's state relief or gantzation. Additional counties are con' stantly being added to the list of those appealing for aid as present supplies of food, clothing and feed run short. Thurston county in northeast Nebraska, latest add! tion to the list, asked for aid Wed nesday thru a delegation to Com misaioncr Smith. Those who vis ited his office yesterday in behalf of that county were E. T. Winter, Samuel O. Lesker, J. B. Rossiter and Mr. McMulIen, all of Walthill. Urgent Needs Felt. Mr. Winter said a survey had been made by citizens of 172 fami lies and the delegation believed 121 are In urgent need. He said the Red Cross is furnishing food and clothing for 111 families. Com. missioner Smith asked delegation to obtain a resolution from the Thurston county board asking for aid and to direct a request to the railroads. The railroads, who have (Continued on page three). FOR FOLLIES REVUE A.W.S. Board Chooses Ten Girls for Style Show Feburary 19. MORE THAN 60 TRY OUT Ten coeds were chosen to be models at the fashion revue to be given at Coed Follies Feb. 19 in the Temple, following a tryout Wednesday evening. The A. W. S. board which is sponsoring the event was in charge of the tryout The models will be Barbara HalL Lincoln, Alpha Phi; Jane Youngson, Minden, Kappa Alpha Theta; Lucy Larson, Lyman, Al pha Chi Omega; Aileen Miller, Tabor, la., Delta Gamma; Jose phine Hubbard, Fairbury, Chi Omega; Ruth Preston, Avoca, la., Pi Beta Phi; Thelma Uter, Lincoln, Gemma Phi Beta; Louise Morton, Lincoln, Alpha Chi Omega; La Verle Herman, Nickerson, Gamma Phi Beta, and Ruth Reuben, Omaha, Sigma Delta Tau. The models will appear in the style show which will be inter spersed with acts by various groups on the campus, spring styles will be featured at the show. Judges for the tryout were Miss Helen Anderson, consultant from Donaldson's in Minneapolis, Minn., Miss Geraldine Fleming, Mrs. Ruth Clendenin Eggert, Miss Ruth Palmer and Jean Rathburn, chairman of the style show. The judges are alumnae of the univer sity where they were members of the A. W. S. board and of Mortar Board. More than sixty women ap peared at the tryout which was held in the auditorium of Social Science. A rehearsal for the style show will be held Feb. 18 in the Temple theater. GRAD COLLEGE WARNS Students registering in the Grad uate college will be charged the late registration fee if they have not completed their registration by Saturday, Feb. 13, an announce ment from that college said Wed nesday. APPLICANTS MAY FILE Candidates for teaching posi tions who have not yet registered with the teachers bureau may do so at any time any Monday or Thursday, according to an an nouncement from Dr. R. D. Mor itz' office Wednesday. CAMPUS CALENDAR Thursday. Phi Upsilon Omicron tea for Home Economics students and fac ulty. 11 a. m. Y. W. C. A. study group, Ellen Smith hall. 1-5 Race Relations tea, Ellen Smith hail. Scabbard and Blade, 5:00, Ne braska hall. Friday. Methodist Student council, 12:00, Temple. 7-9 Social Dancing class, arm- i ory. 'Crocks' Change to Takes' When Balmy Days Near From "crock" to "cake" covers the whole metamorphosis of many a collegian's carreer. And, since several months have elapsed since the beginning of school, now is about the time one can see the worms turn and become social but tcrflles. Depression seems to have made no great inroads on the number of students which hourly flock to the corrce shops. The timid frosh have learned that social prestige may be gained by the amount of time spent there and consequently they squander their nickels with true abandon. Their attitude is more indolent and self-possessed, their stride has a little more swagger, their vo cabularios reek with the latest slang. There are all the ingredi ents, hence, the cake. Likewise the coeds gather at the social centers with unstudied dill gence. Many a pair of spectacles nave been exchanged for the same complexion, mannerisms, berets and line as other sorority srirls use The sisters take a visible pride in tne magic they have wrought. The various cake shops offer different sweets some boast quiet seclusion others the boisterous noise that assures one that they are, at least, in the same social zone as everyone else. Some have tables clean enough for a foursome to engage in a game of bridge, Others have magazines handy and the "Ballyhoo can be seized upon its first appearance. The year is half over the result is inevitable the campus is fresh out of crocks and has a fresh sup ply of cakes. 'POPULAR MAN' VOTE Mortar Board Describes How Winner Will Be Determined. TICKETS SELL RAPIDLY To correct an erroneous impres sion created by an ommtsslon m the announcement of the means of selecting Nebraska's most popular man m the statement prepared by the publicity chairman of Mortar Board, the senior women s hon orary Wednesday issued the fol lowing statement: "The announcement in Tuesday morning's edition of the Daily Ne. braskan relative to the selection of the most popular man on the campus neglected to mention that letters had been sent not only to sorority houses, but to all organ ized houses and dormitories reo ognized as such by the university as well. In addition, Mortar Board is making further efforts to secure the selection of a man who in the opinion of the majority of all women students is the most rep resentative, by making inquiries in houses which, by reason of their small number of residents, are not officially r e c o gnized rooming houses. "The idea of the election of the most popular man was not con ceived as something new and startling in university social af fairs by members of Mortar Board on this campus. Such a selection is made on many other campuses, and the tradition of the election of the most popular man has to be as much an anticipated event as the selection of women for hon orary positions." The ticket sale for the party is progressing rapidly, according to Bereneice Hoffman in charge. "We expect about 700 couples to attend the affair," she said. Ticket sales men must check in their tickets to me by Thursday of next week, and before then they should fol low up their promises and get rid of their tickets." RACE RELATIONS TEA WILL BE GIVEN TODAY To Take Place From 4 to 5 O' 'clock; Y.W. Sponsors The Affair. The Racb Relations tea spon sored by members of the inter racial and international staffs of the Y. W. C. A. will take place today in Ellen Smith hall. The purpose of the tea is to permit students to become better ac quainted with the personalities and cultures of other races and nationalitiss. The hours scheduled for the affair are 4 to 5 o'clock. A musical program is being planned under the direction of Lois Lefferdink, Catherine Williams, Dorothy Cook, Audrey Reed and Alma Williams. Miss Violet Chan and Miss Richardson will pour at the tea. Catharine Williams and Margaret Buol are co-chairmen of the party. All women students and faculty members are invited to attend this first tea of the second semester. Candidates Must File For Office by Friday Filings for Freshman, Soph omore, Junior and Senior class presidents, Ivy Day Orator, and Prom Girl must be made In the Student Activities office in the Coliseum by 5 p. m. Friday Feb. 1Z. Class presidents must have regular status In their re spective classes. The Ivy Day Orator and' Prom Girl candi dates must have senior stand ings. All candidates must be eligible under university re quirements. Filings must be made in person. EDWIN FAULKNER, President, Student Council. COUNCIL DECIDES FOR REFERENDUM Students Will Indicate Opinions of Securing Member On Athletic Board of Control at Election Tuesday; Investigation to Follow. COMMITTEE SAYS SOME Questionnaires on Handling Problem to Re Sent to 3 Schools; Voters Tuesday Will Answer 'Do You Favor Representation?' Acting upon the recent recommendation of the represent atives of the X. 8. V. A. convention, namely that the council investigate the feasibility of securing student representation on the athletic board of control, the Student council at its meet ing Inst night decided to secure a student referendum on the question at the election next Tuesday. CANNOT TOTALLY OF U. S. Defensive Force Ranks Sixteenth Among Other Nations. TALKS AT WORLD FORUM Says Army Officers Do Not Want War; Advocates Preparedness. 'We cannot totally disarm," de clared Captain G. W. Spoerry of the university of Nebraska depart ment or military science, speaking before about fifty students at the W orld Forum luncheon WedneS' day. "Nations are just like individ uals," he continued. "Each one possesses a different point of view from that held by his neighbor, We cannot do without our police units, and nations cannot either." Captain Spoerry quoted figures to show that the defensive mill tary and naval equipment of the United States now is far inferior to that of almost any other pow erful nation today. In size of de fensive force, that of the United States ranks sixteenth in the world. But in point of cost of support and upkeep, United States' army and navy rank first. This surprising in consistency between a cost and ef ficiency, according to Captain Spoerry, is accountable by the higher standard of living in the United States amy and navy, and the higher salaries paid both of ficers and men. Budget Any Limitation. "One of the plans for disarma ment is budgetary limitation," mentioned the speaker. "But in cutting the budget for defensive forces in the United States, the burden of the reduction would be born by the personnel, who would be forced to accept lower salaries. And besides, he asserted, "Fifty percent of what we spend is neces sary because of our lack of pre paredness, in the face of a crisis." In outlining the progress of the idea of disarmament, Captain Spoerry declared that the subject was discussed one hundred years ago, at the Congress of Vienna. Following that conference, there was a steady decrease in arma ments up until 1670, at the time of the Franco-Prussian war, when a sudden increase developed. Ger many at this time adopted the de vice of conscription to assure a large standing army. Since that time Japan has also resorted to army conscription, subsequently, Germany has consistently balked many efforts to achieve interna tional disarmament. Terms of 5-5-3 Rating. By the terms of the three year power treaty, after the war. a -5-3 ratio for battleship tonnage was set up between Great Britain, United States, and Japan. This treaty allowed Great Britain and United States to maintain a fleet of ships to he extent of 500,000 tons, and Japan to the extent of 300,000 tons. Japan, however, re sented the inference of inferiority implied by this treaty, and re quested further disarmament by the United States and Great Bri tain, to which they complied. Japanese Well Equipped. At the present time," com mented Spoerry, Japan has the best of us in navy equipment, in spite of the 5-5-3 ration. For of the (Contmued on page three). . KAPPA PHI MEET THURSDAY Alumnae Will Entertain Actives at Wesley Parsonage. The alumnae of Kappa Phi, Methodiot girls club, will enter tain the active chapter at their meeting Thursday evening at 7 clock at the Wesley Foundation parsonage chapter house. Miss Geneva Wheeler, president of the alumnae group, will be in charge of the meeting which waa origin ally scheduled for Ellen Smith hall. A leap year party will be given by Kappa Phi and Phi Tau Theta Methodist Men's group, Friday evening at 8 o'cock at Grace Methodist church. More than forty couples will attend the party. which a Valentine moui will predominate. DISARM VIEW CAPTAIN SPOERRY WORK ALREADY DONE O Ballots will be prepared bv the council bearing the question, "Do You Favor Student Representation on the Athletic Board of Con trol?" The results obtained from the referendum will be used by the council in their investigation of the matter. The athletic relations committee of the council, composed of Art Wolf, chairman, Gretchen Fee, Lu cile Hendricks, Howard Allaway, and Bob Kinkead, will work on the question. Some investigation rela tive to the matter has already started, according to Art Wolf. Questionnaires have been pre pared on the subject of student representation on athletic boards of control and will be sent to a representative group of about fifty-three universities thruout the country, according to Wolf. The questionnaires will seek informa tion regarding the number of stu dents on the board, length of time students have been represented, and other matters pertaining to the subject. Delegates Recommend. The original recommendation to the council was made bv Edwin Faulkner, president, and Julia Simanek, secretary, official dele gates to the convention, who found that most of the schools repre sented at the conclave had some form of student representation on tne athletic boards of control at their respective schools. Twice in the past the student council has attempted to secure such representation, but both at tempts were unsuccessful, and in terest in the controversy died out. in 1330, the athletic relations committee of the council, with Walter Huber as chairman, tried to get student representation on the board, but the effort failed. The move was supported by Rob ert Kelly, president of the council. According to Huber the athletic relations committee met with the athletic board and thoroly dis cussed the question. Last spring the committee met with the board at a luncheon to talk over the mat ter. At that time the committee laid before the board a plan of having two student representatives on the board. These two students were to be elected by the council. One member was to be a holdover from the board the previous year, and the other would be a junior who would be a member of the board the following year. Alternate Plan Made. An alternative plan suggested to the board by the committee was that of having the athletic rela tions committee of the council meet with the board on matters of athletics and athletic policies in wrj:h the students were involved a'i concerned. The athletic board of control took the matter into consideration at the time and promised to make some answer to the committee af- Continued on page three). COLL-AGRJ-FUN SET FOR WEEKEND FEST Start Big Ticket Sale for Friday Night Frolic at Ag College. Tickets for the annual Coll- Agri-Fun winter festival at the college of agriculture were put on sale yesterday, Glenn LeDioty, who has general charge of the ticket sales, announced this morn ing. The event is held Friday eve ning of this week in the student activities building. In announcing that the ticket campaign has opened, LeDioyt de clared that managers of the show expect several hundred students to attend. Thirty-five cents is being charged for adults and 25 cents for children. Twelve students in the college sale yesterday, Glenn LeDioyt, help with the ticket sales. They include Ray Murray, Murray Brawner, Muriel Moffitt, Lorraine Brake, Scott Beadle; Willard Waldo, Howard White, Louis Stuck, Mary Gerlack. Katherine Jones, Vernon Filley and Norman Jeffrey. With fourteen acts scheduled tor appearance, it is expected that the performance this year will exceed any of previous year. Manag' rs of the show say tne coii-agn-run is the "Kosmet Klub" show of the Ag campus. Practically every organ ized group on the campus has an act entered in the annual frolic. A total of $50 in cash prizes is being awarded the winning skits. The sale of tickets for the fun fest will continue until Friday noon, according to LeDioyt. He is asking his committee members to check them in at that time. V s . It 4 r j ' i .