...4 &Jk UtJb 'MMJW Daily Nebraskan I HE Official Student 'Newspaper of the University of Nebraska VOL. XXXI NO. 89. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1932 PRICE FIVE CENTS OffiEM VIEWS ACTIVITIES MEET T Conference of Organization Heads Sponsored by Innocents. T0 REVIVE INTEREST' Purpose of Conclave Will Be to Form Plans to Better System. By THE OBSERVER. Definite plans for the reorgan i.ation of campus activities upon e. scale which will point toward a closer co-operanon of all social and honorary organizations will be made tonight. Under the sponsor ship of Innocents society, senior men's honorary, all organizations will be represented in a meeting which will fill a very definite place in the extra-curricular activities of the campus. Here are the facts: 1. Tims and place: Social Sci ences auditorium, 7:30 tonight. 2. Sponsors; The Innocents so ciety. 3. Representatives: Members of every fraternity and sorority ana every Honorary ana professional organization on the campus. 4. Purpose: To discuss plans for improving the degree of co-operation between fraternities and sororities and honorary and pro fessional organizations toward the end of recreating campus activi ties on a more beneficial scale In the interest of every student en rolled in University of Nebraska. Fulfills Needs. Since last semester many stu dents have been waiting for some group to assume leadership in a cause which merits the closer at tention of every campus organiza tion. The activities conference, as the meeting has been titled, will fulfill this need if organizations will make a positive response. The conference will attempt the following things, according to Richard Devereaux, president of the Innocent j society, who will have charge of the meeting. 'We are aiming not only toward the fulfillment of present campus needs as concerns things extra-curricular, but we are pointing toward the future as well. We have found that many students are unac quainted with the extent of the sphere of campus activities and hope to arrange a plan whereby every student may be placed In (Continued on Page 4.) GIVEN WEDNESDAY Guest Artists Entertain At Fifteenth Music Convocation. The fifteenth musical convoca tion of the University School of Music was presented Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 17, at the Temple theater. The guest artists were Miss E mma Strangman, pianist; Miss Katherine Kimball, soprano, and Miss Valorita Callen, violinist. Miss Strangman played the fol lowing compositions: l.lozt, SonMto drl Prtrarra. Knrarl, Tnnpls In the Moonlifht. Rojrr, Inlrrlndr. Uit-8ae, Value, op. SZ, N. . Miss Kimball, accompanied by Wilbur Chenoweth, sang: (ilordanl, Care mlo brn. Durante, Inza, dmnia, fanrlolla. irleK, tin Tranm. Dvorak, Biblical Hon. j Forir, A Pantnralr. Manning. White Cloud.. O'Lonnor-Morrit, Allrllna. Miss Callen, accompanied by Earnest Harrison, played Mendel ssohn's Concerto in e minor, Op. 64, Allegro molto appassinato. BAND MEMBERS GATHER Gamma Lambda Honorary Is Host at Wednesday Eve Smoker. About fifty-five members of the R. O. T. C. band attended the Gamma Lambda smoker at the Sigma Phi Epsilon bouse Wednes day night The band honorary held the meeting for the purpose of get ting better acquainted with the members of the band before select ing new members for the honorary next week. About twenty pledges are taken in by the fraternity every year, according to Ralph Spencer, present rush chairman. There are now about thirty actives in the organization. Gamma Lambda, honorary band fraternity, is maintained for the purpose of promoting greater interest in the band and for spon soring activities to raise money in order that the band may take trips with the football team. According to Spencer, the organi zation expects to sponsor several entertainments this semester for that purpose. FOLLIES SALESMEN CHECK IN TICKETS Tickets for the Co-ed Follies may be checked in to Lucile Reilly, at Ellen Smith hall, Thursday, Feb. 18 and Friday, Feb. 19, be tween S and 4 o'clock. If it is im possible to check them in at this time they must be turned in at the Temple theater at 7 p. m, Friday, Feb. 19. SET FOR TONIGH ARTICLE GETS PUBLICATION Banta Greek Exchange Has Story Written About Von Seggerns. Arthur Kozelka, Alpha Gamma Rho, editor of the Cornhusker Countryman, had an article pub lished in the January issue of Banta's Greek Exchange which is of interest to Nebraska students. The name of the article is "At Nebraska it's the Von Seggerns" and tells of the unusual duplica tion of college careers which the Von Seggern brothers followed on the Nebraska campus. The fact that both Marvin and Boyd were presidents of their respective fraternities, that both were members of the Innocents society and that both had been appointed to the editorship of the Daily Nebraskan was brought out. Committee Okeys. Plans for Extended Road Trip of Klub Show. OVER FORTY TRY OUT Cast to Be Selected From Aspirants Appearing Wednesday Eve. Consent for an extended road trip for the Kosmet Klub show "Jingle Belles" was granted by the faculty committee on student organizations yesterday afternoon. The trip, which will be made dur ing spring vacation, will include an itinerary of many or tne prin ciple cities in eastern and central Nebraska. "The faculty committee on stu dent organizations has consented to the proposed seven-day trip of Kosmet Klub during spring vaca tion. With the permission that has been granted we can take definite steps towards the schedul ing of towns for the trip," Dick Devereaux, president of the organi zation said Wednesday in connec tion with trip plans. The Lincoln - appearance of the show will be made after . the trip has been completed if the present plans are carried out. A number of towns have signified their inter est in the proposed road trip. "Kosmet KluD nas been corre sponding with a number of towns that are interested in the show. We are making definite proposi tions to the various towns we are considering, and hope to have a number of the towns booked in the near future. All indications point to an entended trip," Edwin J. Faulker, business manager, in charge of the booking stated. Many Towns Interested. Fremont, Omaha, McCook, Ne braska City, Norfolk, Beatrice, Hastings, Grand Island, Holdrege and Columbus have designated interest in the performance of the Kosmet Klub. Announcement of the characters (Continued on Page 4.) OF COUNTRYMAN IS OUT Home Economics Graduate Who Is Missionary Writes Article. The February issue of the Corn husker Countryman will appear on the agriculture campus this afternoon, according to Arthur Kozelka, editor. This is the first Countryman to appear under the supervision of the new staff. , The feature story for this issue has been written by Mrs. Hattie Hepperly Dewey, who was gradu ated from the university home ec onomics department in 1921. Her article deals witn the home prob lems of the natives of India, where she has been living witb her hus band who is a missionary to that country. Another article in the agricul tural publication this month tells of the experiences of Mitrofan Afanasieo, a graduate student from the Soviet country, in Russia. Among other features the maga zine includes an article dealing with the work of Phil Baker for the United Fruit company in Cen tral America, by John McClean, and another relating the experi ences of one of the professors on the campus as a forest ranger in the Cache regions, written by Bill Ralston, associate editor of the Countryman. ART GROUP NAMES OFFICERS Catherine Spivey Elected . President of Sigma Lambda. Catherine Spivey was elected president of Sigma Lambda, hon orary art sorority, at their regular meeting Tuesday night. Denice Greene was chosen vice president, Constance Kiser is treasurer, Sara Green is recording secretary. Miss Spivey, from Anselmo, is a k ember of Alpha Chi Omega; Denice Greene, Elmwood, is a member of Alpha Xi Delta; Con stance Kiser, Sigma Kappa, is from Tyston, Kas., and Sara Green is from Lincoln. FACULTY GIVES PERMISSION FOR KOSMET TO TOUR E OF COMIC SELLS OUT FIRST DAY Awgwan Campus Sale Cleans Stands by Wednesday Afternoon. EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS New Features of Magazine Meet Approval; More Copies Not Planned. A complete sellout of the Febru ary issue ef the Awgwan was registered yesterday, Editor Mar vin Robinson stated Wednesday. This month's issue moved off the stands very quickly and the supply failed to meet the demand. Temp orary plans for the printing of ad ditional copies nave been aDan doned. "We expected to continue the sale Thursday but the entire sup ply was wiped out today , and no attempt to further the sale or tnis issue will be made although .it . is quite possible that copies will be printed to supply tne newstana sale which was curtailed to fill the cammis demand." said Mr. Robin son. "The campus quota was sold out early Wednesday afternoon and greatly exceeded previous expecta tions," explained the editor. The February Awgwan met the campus approval with a number of new features and alterations in form. The cover drawn by Nor man Hansen carries out the Valen tine motif and a number of short articles and features are outstand ing. A new department, Campus Tempo, is one of the leading fea tures in this issue. Another new feature, the "Campus Calender", contains some unusual material. Other short articles and ma terial include: The Barb's Lament, the Daily Gripaskan by Theta Sigma Phi, What is This Thing (Continued on Page 4.) BEST DRESSED GIRL'S IDENTITY IS A SECRET A.W.S. Board Will Present Her at Coed Follies Friday Evening. TICKETS ARE GOING FAST Nebraska's best dressed girl was chosen yesterday noon by members of the A. W. S. Board at their regular meeting. Her identity will be kept secret, however, until Friday evening when she will be presented to all the girls of the university at the annual tjoea doi lies which is held at the Temple theater from seven till nine o'clock. Tickets for the affair, which is limited to university women, were distributed to presidents of all or ganized houses about two weeks ago. Reports of sales show that the event will be well attended. The Follies is to consist of a fashion revue, using eighteen coeds, who were selected as repre sentatives of the various houses two weeks ago. The stage is to be decorated as a cabaret in which the fashion display will take place. Two skits and two curtain acts will be events of the evening. Phi Mu will present a skit entitled "Rushinsr Now and Fifty Years Hence." Alpha Chi Omega will give a novelty dancing act. The evening performance will open with a curtain skit which as yet has not been announced either as to name or content. Dorothy Weaver and Anne Kavicb -will be the , participants in it, however. Another curtain skit will be given bv members of Delta Gamma and will consist of a trio, Eleanor Bur well, Louise Correa and Zua Warner, who will entertain witn vocal selections assisted by Louise Perrv on the zvlophone with Caro line Echols giving a novelty dance. Cast Terminates Ten Day Run by Playing in Omaha At Playhouse. A ten dav run of the Shake spearian tragedy "Othello", was terminated Wednesday evening with the appearance of the univer sity players at the Community Playhouse in Omaha. Tne piay, which has been received with nn thusiasm by theater-going Lincoln, appeared with equal success in Omaha for an afternoon and an evening performance. "Othello" was pronounced as unmistakeably a great cultural achievement for the city of Lin coln. Much of the success of the stellar performance was attributed to the direction and performance of Hart Jenks, who played the part of Othello. The University Flayers presen tation was the first ' time that Othello had appeared in Omaha in twenty years. Hart Jenks, . a former Omaha boy, in combina tion with the university players provoked much favorable criti cism. F EBRUARY ISSU SHOWING OF OTHELLO Announce .t: Li- Court mv Omaha Bee-Ntwi. MARY ALICE KELLEY. WILLIAM DEVEREAUX. Co-chairmen of the Junior-Senior prom committee who Wednes day announced plans for giving proceeds of the annual closing event of the campus formal season to drouth sufferers In northern Nebraska. Miss Kelley Is a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma and Deveraux of Alpha Tau Omega. TICKET SALE MOUNTS FOR LEAP YEAR PARTY Decorations for the Affair Will Be Elaborately Carried Out. VALENTINE MOTIF USED Tickets for the Leap Year Party are selling like wild fire, it was dis covered Tuesday night when a checkup was made with the Tas sels, who are conducting the drive. Many girls will receive free tickets because thev have sold over a Quota of twenty. Hisrh sales women, as ' shown Tuesday evening, were Margaret Sievers, Alpha Delta -meta; nuin Byerly, Alpha Phi; Jane Youngson, Kappa Alpha Theta; Alice Pedley, Kappa Aloha Theta; Gertrude Clarke, Alpha Xi Delta; and Alma Freehling. The party promises to be a huge success with a large number at tending. The most popular man will be presented in a novel man ner at eleven o'clock in the eve ning. Decorations for tne affair are to be red and white and are to follow a very elaborate valentine motif. Three-fourths of the coliseum will be blocked off and the dome will be draped so that the music will be heard all over the floor. Leo Beck and his twelve piece orchestra have been scheduled to furnish the music for the party and Harriet Cruise Kemmer, crooner, and Doris Marrow, dancer, will furnish the entertain ment 16 OF Pershing Rifles Announce Results of Last Week's Two Tryouts. Sixteen men were selected for membership in Pershing Rifles at a meeting of that organization on Tuesday. Tryouts were held Wed nesday and Thursday of last week and selections were based upon the showing made in these tryouts. Membership in this honorary basic drill organization requires proficiency m drill and knowledge of military science. Those elected are: H. J. Amen, C. A. Brown, L. W. Carlson, R. V. Chase, P. Minier. H. E. Mitchell, D. Naden, F. J. Novak, J. Ord, R. Nicholson. A. O. Palmer, M. Smith, W. E. Thurman, C. G. Wallace, H. White, and H. Winquest. The next meeting will be held in Nebraska hall on Tuesday, Feb. 23, at 5 o'clock. Doctor Senning of Political Science Department Favors Lame Duck BUI Voicing his opinion on the "lame duck bill" that is now before the present session of congress, Dr. J. P. Senning, head of the depart ment of political science, charac terized the bill as a "very distinct step in the right direction." The lame duck amendment is one introduced by Senator Norris of Nebraska, providing for the meeting of congress after the elec tion. At present, the newly elected congressmen may not take office until thirteen months after the election. This, according to Dr. Senning, is a situation to be depiored, as the lame duck congress does not represent the people because of the many defeated candidates. Their attitude will not be the same as the newly elected candidates on eft-tain bills and the fate of im portant measures is likely to be effected. Then, too, they are open to the influence of outsiders and thereby legislation will be hindered. According to Dr. senning, the new congressmen are usually elected on their stand on bills be fore the public eye, and by the time they meet in session, the bill has been voted on fcjr the "lame ducks" and their opinion vote is useless. "I think the amendment pro posed by Senator Norris does not go far enough," Dr. Senning con Prom Plans f O INVESTIGATION IS PLANNED Chancellor Says University Will Review Incidents of Liquor Raid. The recent occurrence at the University Coliseum leading to one man being arrested by federal prohibition authorities will be thoroughly investigated by the university, according to Chancellor E. A. Burnett Wednesday aiter noon. He had returned to Lincoln Wednesday morning from the western part of the state and stated that he is not yet advised as to the facts in the coliseum in cident. He preferred not to make a statement Wednesday. WILL ELECT CHAIRMAN Fl Today Engineers Will Open Polls in Mechanical Arts Building. VOTING CLOSES AT FIVE The engineers are holding an election today to select the chair man and the secretary-treasurer for open house week, which is to be held in May. The polls are in the Mechanical Arts building and will be open from 8 to 5 o'clock. All engineering students are eli gible to vote. Identification cards will be required. Candidates for the chairman ship are: William C. Norris, irom inavaie. He is a member of Alpha Sigma Phi. Williard Dann. senior mechani cal engineer from Beatrice and member of Alpha Tau Omega. Louie Etherton, civil engineer-ine- student from Lincoln. He is affiliated with Theta Xi. Nominees for secretary-treasur er are: Bernard Osterloh. agricultural student from Hooper. He is a raemoer of Tau Kappa ttpsuon. Jack Hutchines. junior in the department of electrical engineer ing. He is from Falls City and is a member of Alpha Tau omega. Walter Elv. senior electrical en gineer from Axtell. CAMPUS CALENDAR THURSDAY, FEB. 18. Activities meeting of all student group presidents and others inter ested, Social Science auditorium, 7:30. League of Women Voters, Ellen Smith hall, 4 o'clock. FRIDAY, FEB. 19. Lutheran association meeting opens. Glee club rehearsal, 5 p. m., Morrill hall. tinued. "One serious defect in the constitution is that the term of office of the members of the bouse of representatives is limited to two years. The amendment should not only do away with the lame duck session but do away with the pres ent conditions that permit election of congressmen in the middle of the presidential term of office. It frequently happens that the con gress elected is opposed to the president and dissention occurs. The British have an admirable system of combatting this prob lem, for when the majority vote of the house of commons changes, the cabinet and prime minister also change." Senator Norris has introduced his amendment seven times. The senate has sustained it four times, while in the house, only the last session was favorable when a similar measure was passed. How ever Senator Norris could not agree with this bill and it was not ratified by the senate. This year, the bill introduced in the bouse has so few differences from the Norris bill that the senator says an agreement will be easily brought about. "The passing of this admend ment seems certain," says Dr. Senning. "It is of such funda mental importance and will be of such great benefit to the govern ment that it cannot be Ignored." T I I Jh PROM PROCEEDS GO TO CHARITY Committee Announces Novel Plan for Closing Formal Event of Season; Ticket Prices, Reduced by $1, Set at 1.30 This Year. FACULTY TABOOS OUT Local-Rands Promise Cooperation With Charity Plan; University Grants Free Use of Coliseum; Pasteboards Go On Sale Soon. Proceeds from 1 lie nmniiil Junior-Senior prom, 1 rnditionnl closing event of the ciuiipus formal senson, will ko for charity to bo. used for relief in the drouth stricken areas of northern Nebraska, it was announced following a meeting of the prom committee Wednesday afternoon. "The committee feels t hat the students are Milling to do MRS. HUMAN TALKS AT Possibilities of Disarming Treated by Speaker at Wednesday Meet. DEFENDS LEAGUE ACTS "We live in an age when it is possible to inform ourselves upon what national action should be taken without engaging ourselves In a war," said Mrs. E. L. Hinman, active member of the League of Women Voters and recognized au thority on the question of disarma ment, in a speech before the World Forum luncheon Wednesday noon. Disarmament as a possibility, was the theme of the talk. Mrs. Hinman defended the League of Nations in all the actions which it has taken in the past, nnd especially the attitude that it has assumed during the present Chinese-Japanese crisis. "Many people object because the league has done little more than send messages to the two opposing armies," continued Mrs. Hinman, 'and still China and Japan con tinue their battle despite this inter ference. Yet if it wished, the league could bring a similar criti cism against the United States. It could honestly assert, that we have also corresponded witb Japan with no results," continued the speaker. She called attention to the peace conferences of the past, and the beneficial results which accrued from each. The Washington peace conference abolished the Anglo Japanese alliance and put the Anglo-American Japanese alliance in its place. Among the other important movements for peace was the Lo carno pact, which consisted of an alliance between Germany, France and Czechoslovakia the Briand Kellog pact which labelled war as an international crime and the Louden conference. "It has been asserted," said Mrs. Hinman, "that the London confer ence achieved nothing, but it has whittled out a scheme by which the naval force of any nation can be measured. In conclusion, Mrs. Hinman summed up the purpose of the present disarmament conference at Geneva. "War at the present time," she said, "is a threat to all of the ideals and securities which we now enjoy. It is for you, the younger generation, to prove that armament is vain, and tnat tiie peaceful security of our nation can be maintained only thru arbitra tion and disarmament." Law Students Set to Go to Court Tonight Court will convene tonight. The attornies have consulted the wit nesses and have listened to the stories of their clients. The peti tions and pleadings have been filed. The case will be tried as it would be in a district court. It is an equity case. The opposing attornies are uni versity st.idents. They have never been admitted to the bar, but they are trying a case nevertheless. The judge is a university profes sor. All set? Clear the court. The lawyers are appearing be fore the former Nebraska supreme court bench that used to rest in the, old capitol. Judges that have sat' behind this bench have filled over eighty volumes with their re ports of Nebraska decisions. The bench was presented to the law college after the new supreme court room in the capitol was fin ished. Witnesses have been called in by Professor Coffman and have been informed oi tne iacts or me suit. Attornies have been given a general idea as to what the case is about and have found out the facts from the stories of the wit nesses and consultations with their clients. The solicitors have filed their petitions and pleadings and the day has been set for the trial "The students wtu mane mis takes, of course, but it is better tor them to make them here than when they are out in actual prac tice. It is an opportunity for them to practice what tney nave learned. The students have shown a great deal cf interest and are taking their work seriously," Pro fessor cofiman -asserted wncn speaking of the moot court, which is conducted as part of the re quired work for a ciass in plead ings in the law school. OF TOWN ORCHESTRA Qtheir bit toward relief." William Devereaux, co-chairman of ihe committee, stated. "Students are being helped thru the support of the university by the state and may, in a measure, show their ap preciation." "The prom will be as much a tradition as it ever was," he con tinued, "but the objective will be much more worth while if we can give for a charitable cause." The prom will be held in the coli seum Saturday, March 5. The uni versity, co-operating with the com mittee, has granted the use of the building free . of charge for the dance. in keeping with the general idea of the pram, negotiations have been carried on to secure full co opet.tion from local orchestras to carry out the charity aspect. The orchestras seemed willing to help as much as possible, subject to the approval of the musicians' union. Tickets Reduced. Several nationally prominent or chestras had been considered for the affair, it was announced at the committee meeting, but the fac ulty committee refused to allow an out-of-town orchestra to be booked. Tickets for the prom will go on sale within a few days. Several campus organizations have prom ised support in the sales campaign which will probably start some time next week. The price will be only 1.50, a reduction of one dol lar in the usual price of the prom. The feature attraction of the prom will be the presentation of the prom girl, who will be elected that night from a group of five candidates chosen by the student body at large in a general election. Elaborate plans for the presenta tion are being worked out. Candidates for prom girl, nom inated at the polls Tuesday, are: Virginia Pollard, Nehawka, Chi (Continued on Page 4.) COUNTRYMAN EDITING Snipes and Ross Are New Managing Editors of Ag Magazine. OTHERS ARE APPOINTED William Ralston, Omaha, sopho more in the college of agriculture, has been chosen associate editor of the Cornhusker Countryman for the ensuing semester, Editor Arthur Kozelka announced Wed nesday. He has had considerable experience with student publica tions during his high school years and has done commendable work on the Countryman. Thomas Snipes and Stewart Ross are the new managing editors. Snipes is a junior in the college and Ross is a sophomore. Carlyle Hodgkins has been selected assist ant managing editor. The home economics features for the semester will be handled by Miss Dora Wood, who received her appointment at the recent board publication meeting. She is a junior and a prominent member of. the Home Economics organization. Harold Besack, Ray Tonjes, Reuben Hecht, Ray Murray and John McClean are contributors to the magazine. Glen LeDioyt, business manager, will have the following men for his assistants: David E. Bengston, Carl Gerlach, Lorenz Bredimier, Norman Jeffery, Harlan Wiggans, Scott Beadle, and Louis Schick. Assistant circulation managers are: Elmer Parli, Mary Gerlach, Bill Waldo, Orin Webster, Glenn Heady and Murray Brawner. FORMER STUDENT WILL BE BURIED AT BEAVER CITY Miss Esther Morgan, former student and member of Chi Omega, who was found asphyxi ated in a Los Angeles bungalow beside the dead body of her mother, will be buried at Beaevr City Thursday. Mother and daughter v . e found by firemen who broke into the home to extinguish a small blaze. An overheated gas stove bad caused the fumes that had over come the women. They Apparently had been dead for three days. Mrs. Hinman to Talk Before Women Voters ' Mrs. E. L. Hinman will address the University League of Women voters on "International Relation ships Between Japan and China,' at the meeting Thursday, Feb. 18, in Ellen Smith hall at 4 o'clock: This meeting is the first of a se ries which it is hoped will be of interest to all womcu utudenti. t