4 The Ha Nebras II V KAN Official Student Newspaper of the University, of Nebraska VOL. XXXI NO. 94. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1932. PRICE FIVE CENTS t' I SCHRAMM HOLD T HELP INNOCENTS Urges Abolition of Factions For Closer Cooperation In Activities. CONDITIONS ARE NOT BAD Organizations Are Making Efforts to Do Their Part for Prom. Expressing: the belief that the advocated abolition of political parties at the University of Ne braska cannot be accomplished without the unanimous and volun tary action of the student body as a whole, Prof. K. F. Schramm, faculty advisor to the Interfra- ternity council, recommends that the student organizations continue to cooperate with the Innocents society in seeking a solution to the activity situation at the university. The interview with Professor Schramm came as a result of the activities conference that was held by the Innocents society for all presidents of campus organizations last week where Professor Sch ramm urged abolition of factions. Plans are being formulated to re juvinate interest in campus ac tivities and to insure a closer co operation among the organiza tions. "The reason for my advocating the abolition of political factions at the university is to bring about a closer cooperation in all student enterprises and activities. When the various organizations are fighting each other politically there can be no cooperation, to eliminate the parties would result in the selection of a man entirely on his own merits and capability," was the contention of Professor Schramm. Present conditions are not so bad as they have been in the past, according to the professor, "right now there seems to be a better spirit of cooperation than has been evidenced in the past. Every or ganization on the campus seems to be making an effort to do its part for the Junior Senior prom because (Continued on Page 2.) I RELEASED WEDNESDAY Engineers' Magazine Prints Story About Lincoln's Power Company. The February number of the Ne braska Blue Print, engineers' mag azine, was released Wednesday. Lead article in this issue is an il lustrated account of Lincoln's new central station, which discusses in detail the operation of the new K street station of the Iowa-Nebraska Light and Power company. The story brings to light the fact that this plant, although not the largest, is one of the most modern and best equipped stations in the United States. The story is the work of Willard J. Dann. Robert Rait writes about the "George Washington Memorial Bridge." This bridge, spanning the Hudson river, is the longest sus pension bridge in the world. "En gineering Through the Ages' by Cash G. Stall is a brief history enumerating some of the ancient e n g i n eering achievements that have helped develop our present civilization. The story bears out that engineering is probably the oldest of our modern day profes sions. John H. Hutchings has a timely article, "Washington, Too, Was an Engineer." The article re veals that for a period of over five years Washington was exclusively a surveyor and his interest and work in practical engineering lasted through his eventful life. Dean O. J. Ferguson discusses the requistes of an engineering mind and a column entitled "The Sledge, Jr." is a comic takeoff on the doings of students In the engineering college Other material in this issue in cludes the editorial comment and a number of shorter stories dealing with a wide variety of subjects. BAPTISTS WJUJAVE PARTY Surprise Is Being Planned to Follow Varied Musical Program Friday. A, varied program of games has been arranged for a surprise party for students at the First Baptist church Friday night. The party begins at 8 o'clock. At 10 the sur prise of the evening will be fol lowed by a program including a saxophone solo by Maude Sly, a vocal solo by Madge McNees, violin duet by Naomi Randall and Vallette Hill, vocal solo by Arly Jackson, and a clarinet solo by Fred Woodworth. A short period of group singing will follow after which lunch will be served. The following committee is in charge of the party: Grace Young, chairman, Dale Thomas, Alice Pat terson, Alice Meyers, Vincent Broady. All students are invited. DRAMATIC CLUB WILL NOT MEET THIS WEEK There will be no Dramatic club meeting this week, Ralph Spencer, president, announced Wednesday. Formal initiation of pledges has been set for Thursday, March 3. STUDENTS 1 DEBATERS MEET PERU Practice Debate Held Tues day on 'Government Con trol of Industry.' Debating on Government Con' trol of Industry, a Nebraska team upheld the affirmative against a team from Peru Normal college in University hall Tuesday. This was the first of a series of practice debates preceeding the regular semester schedule. braska was represented by Wood row Magee and L, Byron Cherry and Peru by Raymond Rawley and Allison Clineberg. A second debate will be held in Andrews hall, room 126, on Thurs day evening. Nebraska will again have the affirmative side. On Tuesday of next week the team will go to Hastings for an informal contest with Hastings college. Other similar debates will be Vld later. The regular debating season will open March 10, when a negative team will debate with the Uni versity of Kansas at Lawrence. The team will encounter Kansas State at Manhattan on the follow ing night. I0R P TICKETS GO ON SALE Ducats to Interfraternity Council Delegates Given at Special Meet. DANCE PLANS PROGRESS Ticket sales for the Junior-Senior Prom, closing event of the formal season, to be held in the university coliseum on Saturday, March 5, will open this morning. Members of the Interfraternity council and Barb council will han dle the tickets. Pasteboards were checked out to members of the Interfraternity council at a special meeting of that body last night. They will also be on sale at Long's and the Co-op book store. Trice of the tickets has been cut to $1.50, a reduction under that of the other major parties of the year. The sale will be pushed in the short time left before the prom, according to Howard Alla way, and Jane Robertson, mem bers of the, prom committee in charge of tickets. A large student attendance is expected at th.e prom, according to Bill Devereaux, co-chairman of the committee, because of the tradi tion of the affair and the objec tive behind the prom this year. Proceeds from the event will go to aid the drouth-stricken areas in northern Nebraska. Plans Almost Ready. Initial plans for the prom have practically been completed, ac cording to Devereaux. Two orches tras have been booked for the dance Eddie Jungbluth's and Leo (Continued on Page 2.) MORRILL HALL'S NEW SLAB SHOWS EXTINCT ANIMAL The Oreodon slab has just re cently been placed in the case for display of fossils from Big Bad lands, known in the world of geol ogy as the White River Badlands. The animal that is the subject of the slab is an extinct animal re lated to hog and deer. It is named by Hayden a "ruminating pig." The skeletons are embedded in a pale brown sandstone. The stone has been chiseled away with care so as to expose the bones. The skeletons represent an adult and a nearly mature young animal. The specimens are perfect from the tips of their feet to their tails, especially the adult animal. The young beast is lying against the adult, and the latter has its fore feet stretched out ahead of it in a supplicating position. This Oreodon is a member of (Continued on Page 3.) New Pansy Man Will Be Introduced At Junior Ak-Sar-Ben Saturday Night . Leading Sweet Nebraska Sweetheart By GEORGE ROUND. Strike up the band, here comes the Pansy Man! Hipp Hooray ! Such will be the reception the Pansy Man will receive when he steps into the arena in the judging pavilion Saturday night to show Nebraska Sweetheart in the annual Junior Ak-Sar-Ben professional showmanship contest. Like the recent aii-popuiar eiec-u- tion supposedly held by the Mor tar Board, the Block and Bridle club has arranged a novel stunt in presenting the Pansy Man Satur day evening. He won't jump out or a miniature corn stalk either. Ana best of all he will be showing the pride of them all, Nebraska Sweet heart. The Block and Bridle club is fol lowing in the footsteps of the Mor tar Board in declining to name the man who will be hailed as the king of all-time when he appears in the arena showing that gallant queen of them all. But the Pansy Man isn't going to be the only man in the show manship contest. He will have competitors that are Competitors. The Block and Bridle club baa ar ranged for the showing of three other well known animals, besides Nebraska Sweetheart. "Pete, The Fiddler," is to show Arkansas Traveller in the profes sional group. The Traveller is known better as Pedro on the cam pus and is a recent addition to the livestock on the campus. He is a full fledged Arkansas razorback E E L Wimberly and Eliason Will Leave Following Liquor Raid in Coliseum. REGENTS MAKE DECISION Hear Testimony of Officers And Faculty in Special Meeting Tuesday. Dr. L. C. Wimberly, professor of English at the University or Ne braska, and N. E. Eliason, instruc tor In the same department, nave been suspended until Sept. 1, 1932, for their connection with a liquor raid on the university coliseum about ten days ago, according to an announcement made Wednes day noon by Chancellor E. A. Bur nett. Members of the board of regents heard testimony of raiding offi cers and of the two faculty mem bers at a special meeting held in Lincoln Tuesday. The decision to suspend the two followed this hearing. Their classroom work will be taken over by other mem bers of their department. The ail-university party, headed by the Barb Council, which had closed before the raid took place, was in no way connected with the raid, according to testimony, and no undergraduate students were in any way involved, according to the chancellor. Dr. Wimberly, however, will continue his work as editor of the Prairie Schooner, literary maga zine partly subsidized by the uni versity. Questioned Wednesday afternoon, he declared that he planned to remain in Lincoln and henceforth devote all his time to the magazine. Mr. Eliason said his plans were indefinite. Neither commented further on the regents' action other than to deny any connection with the liquor seized in the raid, which re sulted in illegal possession charges being filed Against Alan Williams, former student arrested with the two faculty members. Williams will no longer be con nected with the Prairie Schooner, (Continued on Page 2.) TO All Agricultural Engineering Classes Dismissed for Funeral. A coroner's jury Wednesday night decided that the death of Professor Baer was caused by an unavoidable accident when he was struck by a car driven by Kenneth G. McCormack, twenty four, 300 So. 16th. Professor Baer was injured last Monday night at 15th and M and died a few hours after the accident. All agricultural engineering classes will be dismissed Thurs day afternoon for the funeral of Prof. A. A. Baer who was killed Monday evening in an automobile accident, Prof. E. E. Brackett of the department announced Wed nesday evening. The funeral is to be held at the Plymouth Congre gational church at 2:30 p. m. Although no other classes at the college of agriculture are being excused for the day, Dean Burr announced that students wishing to go to the funeral, other than those having agricultural engin eering subjects, would be granted an excuse from his office. Faculty members who care to go to the funeral can also arrange to at tend, he said. pig and was given to the college of agriculture just recently by a prominent Lincoln florist. Showing the Arkansas pig will probably be one of the feature en tertainments of the evening's per formance which includes contests in all classes of livestock for stu dents. Like all Ozark born pigs, Pedro is wiJ 1 and is apt to get jeal ous of Nebraska Sweetheart. Mr. Loin Cloth himself is sched uled to parade Gandhi's Boveda in the professional class. Mr. Cloth is known on the campus as one of the premier showmen of all times and will attempt to show a Brahma heifer, "Ramoma," in the compet. Like all Bruhma cattle imported from India, Ramona is inclined to be a bit wild and ir respectful of other animals' rights. To say the least she is jealous of Pedro and befcrs the evening's performance is over the spectators are apt to witness a real old fash ioned bull fight. But then Holland's Delivery in the form of another animal will also be in the competition. He is to be shown Oscar Zilch himself. INSTRUCTORS AR DED UNTI NEXT SEPTEMBER Killed in Crash. , ,,. ., ,. I , , 'ill" ' ' J y Courtey of Th Journal. LEO SKALOWSKY. Who was killed last night when the car in which he was returning from Omaha with a fraternity brother crashed Into a parked truck east of Ashland. He was a member of Zeta Beta Tau fraternity, Junior In the Col lege of Arts and Sciences and prominent in student activities. OPEN ROUND-UP HERE Resolution of Confidence Sent to President Wednesday. 150 ATTEND MEETING The passing of a resolution of confidence to be telegraphed im mediately to President Hoover, closed the afternoon session of the second annual engineers' roundup. The resolution was non-political in character. Previous to this time, the engineers passed a resolution in which was embodied the frame work for the appointment of a committee to improve the engineer ing college facilities on the univer sity campus. Approximately 150 kwere present at the session which began with a juncneon at iud in the chamber of commerce annex rooms. The morning session was spent in registration and the opening of the program. H. C. Schlueter, president of the Lincoln Engineers club, presided at the morning ses sion. The program included talks by O. J. Ferguson, dean of the col lege of engineering; E. A. Burnett, chancellor of the University ot Nebraska; John Hoge, C. D. Por ter, John R. Rippey and Charles D. Ammon. Caster Presides. Mark T. Caster presided at the luncheon meeting. L. E. Ray, president of the Nebraska chapter Civil Contractors, presided at the afternoon session. Due to a shift in the program, Dr. Laurance R. Plank, Unitarian church of Oma ha, was the first speaker. He pic tured the whole world as an engi neering problem, and said that the paramount issue is to build up the morale of the American people. "Engineering is a wonderful profession," declared Dr. Plank. (Continued on Page 2.) ALL SOfflOMOREaRLS BE Y. W. C. A. Sophomore Commission to Give Tea This Afternoon. All sophomore girls will be en tertained at an informal tea Thurs day from 4 to 5:30 o'clock. The sophomore commission groups of the Y. W. C. A. are giving this in an attempt to ptomote friendliness between classmates. Dancing will be the entertain ment furnished. Loraine Lovgren wil furnish the music. It is hoped that the four hundred women who are sophomores will attend. Margaret Ward and Elaine Woodriff are in charge of general arrangements for the affair. Helen Rice and Louise Hossack have charge of the refreshments; Willa Norris and Rosalie Lamme are publicity chairmen for the event. Ramsay Gives Address At Meeting of Y Club Ray Ramsay, alumni secretary of the University of Nebraska, was the principal speaker at the annual Washington party of the Y Men's club held at the Corn husker hotel Tuesday night. About fifty attended the affair which also featured music by a mixed quartet from the university school of CAMPUS CALENDAR Thursday. Glee club rehearsal, 7:00, Mor rill hall. Sophomore Commission Tea for all sophomore girls. Ellen Smith hall, 4 to 5:30. Christian Science society, facul ty hall. Temple building, 7:15 p.m. Gamma Lambda, band room in Temple, following rehearsal. Scabbard and Blade. Theta Chi house, 7:30. Friday. Social Dancing Class, at the Gymnasium, 7 to 8. Delian-Union literary society, Temple 303, 8:30. Pailadian literary society party, Temple, 8:30. Saturday. Dr. T. Z. Koo, Grand Hotel, 12. Junior Ak-Sar-Ben, Agricultural campus. Nebraska in Shanghai Tea for all Y. W. C. A. members 3 to 5. Ellen Smith hall. STUDENT KILLED AS CAR CRASHES E Leo Skalowsky Dies When Auto Hits Truck Near Ashland. COMPANION IS INJURED Robt. Wasserman, Driver Of Automobile, Care Doctor. in Leo Skalowsky, Arts and Sci ence junior of Norfolk, was killed Wednesday night when the car in which he was returning from Om aha with Robert Wasserman, Cheyenne, Wyo., struck a parked truck east of Ashland. Wasser man received minor injuries. Wasserman was brought to Lin coln by Doctor Tacker following the accident. Both then returned to Ashland. Skalowsky is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Skalowsky, and a brother Ray mond, all of Norfolk. The two were returning from Omaha where, their fraternity re ported last night, they had gone Wednesday afternoon. The car was driven into the rear end of the truck, parked near the edge of the pavement. Wasserman, owner and driver of the car in which Skalow sky was riding, said the truck had no lights. Fred Kilgore. employed as truck driver by E. J. Kiddle, Ashland implement dealer, said the truck had run out of gas and he had left it while going to Ashland to get more. He declared the lights on the truck were turned on when he left it. Wasserman, who received cuts about the nose and face, was at tended at Ashland by Dr. J. M. Tacker, Skalowsky and Wasser man, also a student in the College of Arts and Sciences, were both members of Zeta Beta Tau fra ternity. Skalowsky was prominent in student activities, being a mem ber of Corn Cobs and other extra curricular organizations. He had taken part in Kosmet Klub's Thanksgiving morning shows and had entertained over radio station KFAB as pianist. E 4,000 Words Is Limit and Must Be Submitted by May 1 ; Prize Is $25. MILLER WON LAST YEAR Announcement of the second vflur of coirraetition for the Wil liam Jennings Bryan essay award, which carries with it a $25 prize, has been made by Dr. H. W. Stoke, assistant professor of politi cal science. A committee, consisting of Dr. L. W. Lancaster, chairman; Dr. N. L. Hill, secretary, and Dr. H. W. Stoke, has selected the following general topics upon which essays may be based: 1. An analysis of some current political issue. 2. An analvsis or account of some contemporary political leader. Members of the committee, an of whom are members of the de partment of political science, have nninted out that students wishing to submit essays may consult the department for specinc lnrorma tlon on form or subject matter. The contest, wnicn was iasi (Continued on Page 3.) DN SDAY NIIE ANNOUNCEMENT MADE Professor Arndt Explains Purpose Of the Glass-Steagall Bill in Regard To Present Federal Reserve System "To liberalize the lending power of the Federal Reserve banks and in this way to make the lending policy of banks in general more liberal is the purpose of the Glass-Steagall bill which is on the way of becoming a law," according to Karl M. Arndt, associate professor of economics. "The bill is designed to broaden the Federal Reserve sys tem temDorarilv bv rutting too work the vast resources of idle gold, of which there is at present about 450 millions of dollars." Having passed the senate Fri day, the bill will probably become a law this week. Its sponsor is Senator Glass of Virginia who has been associated with practically every federal reserve bill. "Designed to permit groups of five banks to join for the purpose of borrowing from the reserve system, this bill allows them to use collateral security which other wise could not be used under the present law," stated Mr. Arndt. "Banks with large capital can loan on this collateral security and can borrow directly from the reserve system." Mr. Arndt claimed that the fed eral reserve law at present deals very severely in regard to loans made to other banks, and that this legislation is to fulfill the demand there has been for a long time for a more liberal law. . "Under the present law, when federal reserve banks issue notes, they must have 100 percent se curity behind each note. Forty percent of this security must be in gold while the rest may consist of STUDENTS SEEK TWO ON BOARD Council Adopts Resolution to Request Pair Members On Athletic Control Body at Next Meeting: Of Regents Sometime in March. COMMITTEE OUTLINES Report by Wolf Would Provide Junior and Senior Representatives, One to Be Elected Each Year for Two Year Tenure. Two student representatives on the athletic bonrd of con trol will be requested by the student eouncil at the next meeting of the board of regents. The resolution adopted by the student council Wednesday afternoon calls for the election of a junior and a senior man, of different political parties, that shall not be members of the student council, and that shall have th O power of full membership with PLAYERS WILL ENACT L Death Ceases for Three Days In This Unique Play Just Released. HART JENKS PLAYS LEAD An unusual theme is the basis for "Death Takes a Holiday" which will be presented by Univer sity Players next week. Hart Jenks plays the steller role in this weird creation of the fertile im agination of Alberto Casella. For three days, ueatn, in me guise of a powerful prince, be comes a mortal man experiences human emotions and tries to dis cover why men fear death. For three days, nothing dies and every thing grows again with new vigor. No men are slain on the battle field, no leaves fall, nothing wilts, but everything grows and blos soms. The climax of this unique pro duction comes when Death falls in love with a human woman. The out come of this strange love is apt to leave the audience with a feeling that Life shades naturally Into Death with no abrupt ending of the former. The plav was originally pro duced by Lee Shubert at the Ethel Barrymore theatre in New York City. Philip Merivale who is now starring in "Cynsra" played the part which Hart Jenks will enact. The feminine lead, to be played here by Mirian Kissinger, was portrayed by Rose Hobart, since famous for her work in the movie, Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde" in which she took the part of the bowery girl. According: to Mr. Jenks, the University Players are particular ly fortunate in being able to pre sent so recent a play. "Death Takes a Holiday" was but recently released for production. PRAISE IS GIVEN CHINESE WORKER WHO IS VISITOR According to the delegates from the University of Nebraska who attended the student volunteer convention at Buffalo during Christmas vacation none of the noted speakers at that gathering made a greater impression than Dr. T. Z. Koo, who is to speak at a luncheon at the Grand Hotel Sat urday noon. Meredith Nelson, a senior, says, "We were impressed bv Dr. Koo in several ways, in the first place, the ease and power with which he spoke English were noticeable. The strength of his mentality was another outstanding feature, but what sirucK us mosv (Continued on Page 2.) certain promissory notes or notes rediscounted to banks. "If the reserve banks do not hold a sufficient amount of paper to secure their notes up to the maximum of 60 percent, they must secure the rest in gold. Under the Glass-Steagall bill the reserve banks will get a great deal of re discounted paper which they can use instead of this gold." A great increase in the free gold stock of the federal reserve banks, predicts Mr. Arndt, will be cre ated by the release of the gold which is being used for security. In this way the banks will be able to meet demands for gold exports without hampering their loans. Their lending power to the banks will be increased and in turn the lending power of these banks will be enlarged. "Under the new buM the federal reserve board is given additional powers, among which is the right to determine the lending power of the reserve banks," declared Mr. Arndt. "When the bill was pri marily introduced, the large banks were afraid that it was designed to aid only the smaller banks. But the bill has been so altered to aid all the brnks, both large and small.' OPERATION OF PLAN vote. The following is the report of the committee, which was adopted at last night's meeting: 1. The students of the Uni versity of Nebraska, thru their elective representatives, the Stu dent Council, request -two stu dent members on the University. Athletic Board of Control. 2. These two shall be: (1) a Junior man, and (2) a Senior man, the Junior member to be elected each year by the Stu dent Council and to hold over for two years, becoming the Sen ior member during the second year of his term. 3. Both members shall not bo members of the same political faction. 4. Student members of the Athletic Board of Control shall not be members of the Student Council, but shall be directy re sponsible to that body. 5. The student members ahall have full membership on the Athletic Board of Control with a full vote. 6. They shall be subject to the usual eligibility rules of the Stu dent Council constitution. 7. The Junior member shall be elected at the last meeting of the Student Council each year. The report of the student coun cil came as a result of the student and faculty opinion that was ex pressed by the recent referendum vote, and from interview that dem onstrated favor for the proposed (Continued on Page 2.) VESPER CHOIR ADDS FIFTEEN NEW NAMES Result of Second Semester Tryout Is Announced By Choir Leader. New members of vesper choir have been announced by Dorothy Jensen, chairman of the vesper choir staff of the Y. W. C. A. Selection was made from about thirty girls who tried out for the positions last week. Those named as new members were: Adcia TombrinK, omana; Dorothy Sorenbcrger, Norfolk; Dorothy Wiebusch, Lincoln; Ber nice Prousc, Lead, S. D.; Dorothy Kenner, Seward; Grace Bailey, Lincoln; Jean Pasewalk, Norfolk; Theone Frey, Lincoln; Elfreda Stauss, Lincoln; Catherine War ren, Lincoln; Helen Jolliffe, Vil lisca, la.; Virginia Tedrow, Omaha; DeEtta Corner, Red Cloud; Sadie Flanagin, Bartley and Velma Steiner, Emerson, la. Girls who were members of the choir last semester, and who are able to attend vespers and vesper choir practice are retained as members of the choir. Choir practice is held Mondays at 5 o'clock at Ellen Smith hall. PERSIAN STUDENTS TO TALK Theme of ' Delian Meeting Friday Night Will Be Friendship. The Delian-Union Literarv soci ety will hold its regular Friday evening meeting Feb. 25 at 8:30 in the Temple. The public is cor dially invited. The general theme for the meet ing is "Friendship." The feature of the evening will be talks and dis cussions on Persia by Aghassi and Mostofi, University of Nebraska students from Persia. These men will attempt to answer any ques tions on Persia which anyone may care to ask. A number of musical selections are to be included in the program: a piano solo by Charles Forney, a saxnnhnne aolo bv Mark Dulin, seven year old boy, and a vocal solo by Raymond Forshay. PALLADIANS HOLD MEETING One Act Play to Be Feature Of Program Which Has Leap Year Theme. Leap year is the theme of the regular Friday night meeting of Pailadian society, according to Helen P. Still, general chairman for the program this week. The program will consist of original songs and skits. The feature for the evening will be a one act play "Sardines." Tha characters are Mattie Eaton, Mar jorie Filley; Alferda Doolittle, Helen Still; Lizzie Pike, Dorothy Atkinson; Susie Watkina, Evelyn Hallstrom; Miss Carroll, Hughina Legge. As usual this program will be open to the public if