A1LY NEBRASKAN Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska VOL. XXXI NO. 119. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY. MARCH 31, 1932 PRICE FIVE CENTS L SENIORS ARE TO Tuitions, Scholarships to Be Awarded Annually Is New Plan. $70 IS VALUE OF EACH Academic Contests Will Be Held in Schools May 5, 6 and 7. One hundred and fifty Nebraska high school seniors will receive tuition scholarships annually dur ing: their freshman year at the University of Nebraska under the provisions of a plan recently approved by the board of regents. Details of the plan, which will go into effect next fall, were an nounced Wednesday by Chancellor E. A. Burnett.. A total of 150 scholarships, good for one year and with an estimated value of $70 each, will be given to winners in an academic contest that will be held in the various schools Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, May 5, 6, and 7. This plan represents an extension of the academic pentatolon system of prizes that has been in effect for several years. Under this system four scholarships bad been award ed as prizes. Divide In Three Groups. The 470 fully accredited high schools in Nebraska will be divided into three groups, it was explained, so that each group contains about one-third of the entire Nebraska class of 1932. One group will probably contain all schools hav ing not more than 20 graduates, another containing schools having from 21 to 44 graduates, and the third group will have all schools with 46 or more graduates. Each group will be awarded DO univer sity scholarships. Academic tests In five subjects, (Continued on Page 2.t KLUB ROAD TOUR IS Omaha Considered for April 16; Sioux City and Holdrege Out. REHEARSALS CONTINUE Negotiations with out state towns for bookings of "Jingle Belies" will be terminated this week, according to Dick Dever- eaux, president of tne Kosmet Klub. Jack .Thompson and Bill Devereauz, members of the Klub business . staff, will make a trip to Omaha Thursday to arrange for the appearance of the musical comedy there April 16. Sioux City, Iowa and Holdredge are definitely out as far as the road trip goes. Norfolk and Fre mont are still being considered as possibilities by the Klub. Omaha and Hastings have already signi fied acquiesence and a trip to Nebraska City will be made in an endeavor to see about connections there. Friday. Dick Devereaux and Edwin J. Faulkner, business manager of the Klub, will make the Nebraska City trip. The reason for most of the hard luck in booking the road trip is due to the depression, accord ing to Devereaux. Cast Rehearses. Rehearsals for the entire cast and choruses of "Jingle Belles" are being held in the university coliseum under the direction of Herbert Yenne, author and direc tor, tbruout this week. The Temple theater will be secured for the rehearsals next week. The Lincoln performance of the show is scheduled for April 22 and 23. There is a possibility that the play may be staged three nights if the Temple theater is secured for the show. Nothing definite has been done in signing up a down town theater. The choruses and the cast will rehearse with the orchestra in the practices next week. The orches tra has not been definitely selected as yet because of eligibility diffi culties. Scenery for the musical comedy is progressing under the super vision of Norman Hoff, who Is assisted by Frank MuKgrsve. The choruses are belnp touched by Ralph Ireland and Don Easterday is assisting him. j 150 HIGHSCH00 receive Awards '3 Suns West' Features Eight Couples Dancing the Lively Old Virginia Reel "Men's heads under, go like tburder," roars Bob Reade, keep ing time with bis foot, and eifcot couples comply in the lively Vir ginia Reel on the Temple theater stage. Two old fashioned dances art a feature of "3 Suns West," current production of the Univer iiy Players. Local color and atmosphere are rampant In these party scenes with the "gals" done up In their best calicos and the cowpuncbers rigged out In the best each man's "war bag" c mid produce. Patent leather hued hair, lard-shlned boots, cloth trousers, a rare boiled shirt, and multi-colored kerchiefs DRAMATIC TRY-OUTS TO BE HELD TUESDAY Aspirants May Read From Sight or Use Oun IS' umber. New candidates for the Dram atic club may try out Tuesday eve ning, April S, according to the chairman of the club try-out com mittee. The committee will meet on that date at 7:30 in the Dra matic club rooms on the third floor of the Temple where the try- outs are to be held. Ralph Spencer, committee chair man, pointed out that candidates may prepare something specially for the tryout or may read sight material that will be furnished by the committee. He also stated that all who wish to try out must send information sheets giving the experience in dramatics of each candidate to Reginald Porter before the tryouts are held. These reports may be sent to Porter In care of the Corn busker office In University hall. T NITE TO BE HELD AT 7:30 TONIGHT Gamma Alpha Chi Sponsors Program; Prominent Speakers Listed. Social Science auditorium will be the scene of the first annual Ad-Nite, sponsored by the alum nae chapter of Gamma Alpha Chi, professional advertising fraternity for women, Thursday evening at 7:30 p. m. The meeting will be open to the public, faculty mem bers and all students of the uni versity. The following program will be given: "Newspaper Advertising, by Joe Seacrest. "Outdoor Advertising," Leonard W. Trester, Omaha. "Direct Mail Advertising," Henry Westfall. "Radio Advertising," Dietrich Dirks. "Department Store Advertis ing." Miss Marie Weesner. "Farm Paper Advertising, ' S. R. McKelvie. "Publicity and Public Service Advertising." C. W. Motter. "Commercial Art," Oz Black. "Printing House in Advertis ing." Kendrick Ott. Miss Norma Carpenter is gen eral chairman, assisted by mem bers of Gamma Alpha Chi, Prof. F. C. Blood, instructor in adver tising, and Prof. Gayle Walker, director of the School of Journal ism of the University of Nebraska. Mr. Seacrest is secretary-treasurer of the Nebraska State Jour nal, manager of the local adver tising of the Star and Journal, di rector of the Midwest Advertising Manager's association, and a grad uate of the University of Ne braska. Mr. Westfall is owner and (Continued on Page 3.) TO ANNOUNCE NEW PHI BETA KAPPAS APRIL 5 University Convocation Will Be Scene of Honorary Society Awards. Announcement of the Phi Beta Kappa awards for the current year will be made at a university con vocation In the Temple theater Anril s. A short music program will precede the announcement of the new members of the honorary scholastic society. The program will be turned over by Prof. J. O. Hertzier to omcers of Phi Beta Kappa. The officers' that will have charge of the pro gram are A. R. Congdon, presi dent, and C. M. Hicks, secretary. Students from any college are eligible to election to the society providing that they meet the group requirements, according to the rules of the Nebraska chapter. This is contrary to the practice of some schools where only Art and Science students are eligible. CERAMICS TEACHER TO SPEAK SUNDAY IN MORHILL HALL Dr. Raymrnd Henry Williams, instructor in ceramics, will discuss the subject "How Pottery Is Made" to the general public Sun day afternoon, April 3. Tje pro gram will be held in room 300 In Morrill ball, at 3 o'clock. The exhibition of modern pot tery which 1 on display now in Morrill hall will also be, open to the public on Sunday. knotted carelessly, testify to the importance of the occasion. The scenes take place in the front yard, directly before the ranch house porch. The space is enclosed by wall which provide for intrigue of a humorous nature. Everyone Joins in the dancing ex cept the "caller" who stands upon a bench and the orchestra com posed of a fiddler and a banjolst. The party scenes, always diffi cult to handle, are well done. The characters, although numerous, present a unified effect. Laughter appears natural and the gaiety and enthusiasm genuine. ANNUAL AD OF AIS. HERS 1 BE Special Invitations Will Be Issued Various Groups On Campus. SERVICES ARE IN APRIL Present Board Will Continue To Serve; New One Will Attend Meetings. A public installation of officers and newly elected members of the A. W. S. board was decided upon at a meeting held In the A. W. S. room at Ellen Smith ball Wednes day noon. Present members and newly elected members attended the meeting. Special invitations to attend the installation will be issued to house mothers, the A. W. S. council of presidents of dormitories, sorori ties and organized bouses and the A. W. S. freshman activities group. The service will be some time during the latter part of April. The present board will serve until that time but new members will attend all meetings. Plans for the vocational guid ance conference, which will be held April 26 and 27, were given by Mary Alice Kelley. Interviews with local women authorities will be arranged for all university women desiring them. In these conferences the business women will try to tell which fields present the most possibilities and are the least crowded. They will discuss salaries and personality traits which are desirable for different types of positions. Willa Norris and Jane Boos, newly elected to the board, were appointed to aid In plans for the conference. The intersorority sing, which will take place on Ivy Day, was dif'ssed by the board as it has charge o this event. Letters will be issued t. all sororities asking them to participo'" and giving the final date for enteru.? the contest. Calista Cooper and xSish Perk ins, recently elected as sophomore members of the board, were ap pointed to assist the present staff In checking A. W. S. date slips. RRSTWOETREAT Regiment With Exception of Headquarters Company To Take Part. ASSEMBLEAT5 O'CLOCK A retreat parade, the first to be held this spring, will be held Fri day afternoon at S o'clock, it was announced yesterday by the mili tary department. The whole regi ment, with the exception of bead quarters company, will form to take part in the ceremony. First call will be sounded at 4:50, assembly at 5:00, battalion adjutants call at 5:05, and the regimental adjutants call will be sounded on signal. At regimental adjutants call, the regiment will form on the parade ground In line of battalions in line of close col umns facing north. The first battalion will form on the road in front of the Coliseum I in line facing south. The right of ' the battalion will rest on Twelfth I street. The second battalion Willi form on the walk In front of Ne braska hall, in line facing west. The right of the battalion will rest on the road north of .Nebraska hail. The third battalion will form on the walk in front of the stadium m line facing wst. The right r.f the battalion will be on the walk near the north end of the stadium. Company guidons will be placed with the battalion assembly areas marking the right of each com pany. Members of Pershing Rifles will form with their respective companies. COLISEUM TO BE 'BiGTOP' Safety First Act Featured In Boy Scout Circus; Booked April 9. The university coliseum will be the scene of a Boy Scout circus April 9 at which time scouts as sisted by the Lincoln fire depart ment will put on a safety first act. Included in the program will be the burning of a house on the stage so that rescue methods may be dramatized. The safety first act i one of the sixteen acts on the program during the evening. Some leading causes of fatalities are burns and scalds, asphyxiation and suffoca tion, fires and explosions. Many of the practical aids and antidotes for these types of accidents will be demonstrated. Commercial Club to Visit Candy Company A trip will be made thru the Gil lea scd Boney Candy company by members of the Girls Commercial club, on Thursday, it was an nounced by Alfreds Johnson, presi dent. Two trips will be made, one at a. m. and one at 3 p. m. Members wishing to go should meet at the Temple theater at those times. N A LA N UB Kosmet Wooer RUSSELL MOUSEL. Courteiy of The Journal. Who takes the part of Tommy Randall, the hero In Kosmet Klub't 1932 spring musical com edy, "Jingle Belles," to be pre sented In Lincoln April 22 and 23. Mousel, a member of Beta Theta Pi and the Innocents so ciety, is business manager of the Cornhusker and hails from Hast ings, where the play will be pre sented during the Klub's road trip. SAYS LABOR PLEDGES TO BE SATISFACTORY Gunderson Believes at Least $1,000,000 in Jobs Will Be Reported. WORK PROMISED TO MEN That at least $1,000,000 worth of labor will be pledged by Lin coln residents and business men Thursday noon in the united era ployment campaign, sponsored by Lincoln post No. 3, American Le gion, in co-operation with other civic groups, was predicted Wed nesday evening by L. E. Gunder son, finance secretary of Uni versity of Nebraska and general chairman of the drive. A total of $436,887 was reported at the Wednesday noon meeting at tne chamber of commerce from the head of the nineteen regiments, representing work done by the 600 solicitors canvassing the entire city for jobs for Lincoln's unem ployed. Of this total. $392,829 was reported following the first meet ing Tuesday noon. Total number of hours of work pledged by Wednesday was 5,115, Tuesday total being 1.599 and Wednesday's total, 3.516. Based on the amount of work and money (Continued on Page 2.) CONFINED T0 INFIRMARY Jack Erickson, Junior From Newman Grove, El With i Pneumonia. Jack Erickson, junior from Newman Grove, is confined to the infirmary with a slight touch of pneumonia. He has been sick for the past few days with the flu, and his condition became worse yesterday. His condition is some what better today, it was reported. Erickson is enrolled in the school of journalism. He is a man aging editor of the Daily Nebras kan and is affiliated with Alpha Theta Chi fraternity. He is also a member of Sigma Delta Chi, professional men's journalism or ganization. Collegians Will Re Added to Staff of R.K.O. Executive According to an Associated Press dispatch from Hollywood, a group of "creative collfgians" will be added to the staff of David C. Selznick, who ts executive vice president at the K. K. O. studios. "The collegians will be given a free hand and told to disregard all mo tion picture trends and cycles," said Mr. Selznick. "They will be encouraged to submit Ideas, how ever radical tbey may appear." H. N. Swanson, editorial direc tor of a national magazine of col legiate wit, is to have charge of selecting the group. Swanson, tem porarily at R. K. O. studios as a story editor, will select the writers from staffs of collegiate publica tions. CAMPUS CALENDAR Thursday, March 31. Catholic students meeting, New man club, 7 o'clock. University Players, Temple the ater, 7:30. Christian Science organization. Faculty ball, Temple building, 7:15. Scabbard and Blade pledge din ner at Nebraskan hotel, 6 o'clock. Sigma Delta Chi dinner meeting at the Alpha Theta Chi house, 6 o'clock. Dolphin Swimming club, colis eum pool, 7-8:00. First annual Ad-Nite, Social Science auditorium, 7:30. Freshman commission, Ellen Smith ball, 4:00. Friday, ApriT 1. Glee club rehearsal, Morrill ball, S o'clock. University Players, Temple the ater, 7:30. Palladlan literary society, Tem ple, 8:30. Delian-Union literary society. Temple, 8:30. Social dancing class, Armory, 7-8:30. WOLF SAYS CLASS E Believes Committee Should Investigate Their Usefulness. ABOLITION IS SUGGESTED Council Decides to Look Into Matter; Report to Be Given Later. Stating that class presidencies serve absolutely no purpose ana that they are nothing more than political plums. Arthur Wolf, ed itor of the Daily Nebraskan, rec ommended that the council appoint committee to investigate the use fulness of such presidencies at the meeting of the Student Council Wednesday nieht. Wolf stated that he had wntten a series of articles in the editonal columns of the Daily Nebraskan explaining bis opinion of the of fices. He bad suggested abolition of the offices, as the minor class offices were treated a few years ago, if no use for them could be found. Wolf explained that at the pres ent time the class presidencies served no useful purpose. They serve only as political plums for men who need to be pushed into activities or for houses whose turn it is to have a candidate, he de clared. The council decided to appoint a committee to investigate the mat ter. President Edwin Faulkner an nounced that he would appoint the committee and that a report would be given at the next meeting of the council. Committee Reports. A summary ofthe activities of the party realigtfnent committee was given to the council by Presi dent Faulkner. He stated that the committee had decided that at the present time abolition of parties was not feasible, and that the com mittee had decided to try to or ganize the non-fraternity and non sorority students into clubs for po litical purposes mainly. Authorization of Tassels, worn (Continued on Page 3.) T Prizes Will Be Awarded for Best Cartoon and Short, Short Story. MAIL OUT APRIL NUMBER In order to sponsor a short short story and cartoon contest the Awg wan, Nebraska humor magazine, will mall out copies of the April issue to all of the high schools throughout the state. Cash prizes of $5 will be awarded to the win ners of the contests, and those stu dents receiving honorable mention win De given a years subscription to the Awgwan. The purpose of the contest, ac cording to Art Mitchell, business manager of the magazine, is to bring out talent In the high schools throughout the state and to ac quaint the students with the Awg wan and the university In general. Judges will be selected by the humor magazine staff from the faculty of fine arts, architecture and English departments so that an impartial selection may be made. The contest will close May 15 and Is open to sny high school student Mimeographed letters will be mailed to editors of bigb school publications in the hope that inter est will be stimulated. The June issue will be dedicated to the high schools and the prize winning material will be printed in that issue. The short short story contribution may or may not be humorous. The only essential is that it be less than 1.000 words In length. Rules will be outlined In the letters sent the bigb school edi tors. PALUDIANSjMN PROGRAM Annual Senior Entertainment Will Be Given- Friday Evening: at 8:30. The annual senior program of the Palladlan society will be held Friday evening. April 1, at 8:30 o'clock. The program will consist of short skits, according to Ervln Watson, in charge of the program. Music will be furnished by a quartet consisting of Betsy Bene dict, Verna Mae Esston. Calmor Reedy, and Gerald Briggs. also a duo consisting of Betsy Benedict and Alton Pardee. A reading will be given by Bernlce Wischmler. On last Monday night tbe third term officers were installed. Tbey are Dorothy Atkinson, Lncoln, president; Ervln Watson, Pierce, vice president. DRAMATIC CLUB WILL NOT MEET THIS WEEK The regular weekly meeting of tbe Dramatic club scheduled for Thursday night has been post poned, according to an announce ment Wecoesday from the newly electei president of tbe organiza tion, Marvin Schmid. The meet ing will be held as usual next week he declared. PRESiD A POLITICAL m COUSTY TAXPAYERS MAKE RESOLUTIO!S Recommend Investigation Of the University by Legislature. A resolution drawn up at I meeting of the Nebraska Federa tlon of County Taxpayers leagues held at Fremont Tuesday night, concerned the university and the state educational system. The resolution, when proposed, pro voked a lengthy and heated debate. It was finally referred to the fed eration's executive committee. The resolution, as given to the committee, recommended a legis lative investigation of the univer sity looking towards its reorgan ization and the institution of a more efficient state educational system. The state supreme court was also criticized for its ruling free ing fraternal property from tax a tion. E STRESSES PUBLIC SERVICE IN TALK Doyle Buckles Is Heard by Journalists Wednesday Evening. Doyle Buckles, managing editor of the Fairbury News addressed the first journalism convocation Wednesday evening in the Social Science auditorium on the com munity newspaper. The address was given in an informal manner and illustrated with advertising and news layouts. "Community service" was stressed thruout Mr. Buckles's talk. "The old days of the country newspaper have passed," said tbe speaker, "formerly the starting up of a country paper was a free-for-all proposition. The cost was small and the papers were generally discontinued soon after they were started. The cost of modern ma chinery has changed that. Today manv country weeklies sell for $50,000." In explaining what a country newspaper means to the com munity, Mr. Buckles illustrated how weekly papers help the com munity by promoting friendship between the business man and the farmer. His own paper was cited as an example of how country weeklies are able to introduce ben eficial campaigns for the unem ployed, for good roads, and various other civic anf cor.-munity enter prises. Interspersed with his re marks on what a country newspa per means to its community, Mr. Buckles advocated the use of pic tures by country weeklies and also tbe use of complete school notes. It Is surprising," said Mr. Buck les, "the amount of enjoyment the school children get out of reading (Continued on Page 4.) FEEDERS' DAY PLANS BEGIN TO TAKE FORM Gramlich Announces First Speaker for Farmers' Convention. Prof. H. J. Gramlich, head of the animal husbandry department at the Nebraska college of agri culture, announced Wednesday that Dr. C. W. McCam.4iell of the Kansas state college will appear as the principal speaker on the annual feeders' day program carded for Friday. April 15. The Kansas agricultural college professor has spoken before farmer gatherings on the Ne brsska campus bffore and is known as one of the best, public speakers on livestock problems in the middlewest, Gramlich declares. Dr. McCampbell will speak about the cattleman and his problems. Gramlich said the complete pro gram for the annual feeders' day event is not completed as yet. However, several faculty members as well as outstate farmers are expected to appear on the pro gram along with Dr. McCampbell. C. M. Aldneh of the Morton-Greg-son Packing company at Nebraska City may also speak. A Y Russ Mousel Will Portray the Part Of Ardent Lover in 'Jingle Belles Russell Mousel, who starred in last year s "High and Dry" as the scholarly professor, A-rt. takes the part of Tommy Randall, tbe hero of "Jingle Belles" In Kosmet Kiubs 1932 musical comedy. Mou se! Is registered In tbe Business Administration college and is a member of Beta Theta PI. A senior, who comes from Hastings, be Is a member of the Innocents society and business manager of tbe Cornhusker, and was president of tbe senior class the first semes ter. Tbe hero of "Jingle Belles" will be playing before an audience of bis home town when the Kosmet Klub production goes to Hastings during spring vacation. Tommy Randall Is the fiance of Helen Barry, the heroine, who is tbe daughter of Mrs. Barry who owns tbe summer home where the action of tbe play takes place. Both Helen and Tommy are sen iors In university. Helen throws Tommy over for Jerry Lambert, tbe villain ,wbo Is N TO ORGANIZE ALL Political Situation To Be Improved This Move. Hoped by 22 HOUSES TO BE VISITED Speakers Will Visit Groups Thursday Evening to Explain Purpose. Opening the campaign to organ ize non-fraternity students into clubs to facilitate the realignment of political factions, speakers will Thursday evening visit all rooming houses where five or more barb students are living. Two speakers have been as signed to each pair of the twenty- two houses to be visited between and 8 o'clock. Making the tour are members of the faction re alignment committee and others appointed bv Edwin Faulkner, president of the student council. unorganized students visited will be presented with the proposed plan of reorganization, which would use those houses where there is already a nucleus of or ganization as a basis for an exten sive system of barb clubs. Letters have been sent to all tbe houses which will be visited, to en able tbem to be present to take tbe first steps In reforming their groups in systematized fashion. It hoped that after the small groups are once organized they may be able to attract other stu dents to their houses in order to gain tbe benefits of organization and thus swell the ranks of the 'unified barbs." To Outline Plans. Speakers who are to outline tbe plans will meet Thursday afternoon (Continued on Page 2.) SPEAK AT FAIR RALLY Other Speaking Dates Keep . Speaker From Making Appearance. DAVIS WILL SUBSTITUTE Kenneth Wherry, candidate for governor of Nebraska, will be un able to appear as the principal speaker at the Farmers' Fair rally to be held this evening in Ag hall on the College of Agriculture cam pus, it was announced Wednesday evening. Other speaking dates caused Wherry to cancel his sched uled appearance at tbe last minute. Prof. H. P. Davis, head of the dairy department and member of the faculty advisory board for the 1932 fair, will take Wherry's place on the rally program. It is ex pected that Professor Davis will talk about fair organization and tell about past experiences with fairs at the college. He has been one of the most enthusiastic fac ulty members for tbe fair on the campus for several years. As previously announced Elvin Frolik. manager of the 1930 fair, will also appear on the evening program. He will tell how the 1930 fair was made successful and prob ably will offer some supgestlons to the senior fair board. Tho a grad uate of the college. Frolik Is do ing work on his master's degree at the present time. FA'ery committee will hold Indi vidual meetings immediately fol lowing the formal program of the rally. Manager Fred Meredith says. Chairmen of the various groups will instruct tbem about plans for work this year. Sigma Phi Epnilon (irand Secretary Visit Here William L. Phillips, grand sec retary of Sigma Phi Epsilon. was a guest at the local chapter house last week. Mr. Phillips had just come from tbe district convention held in Kansas City. Mo. At the conclusion of his visit here he con tinued on to Manhattan, Kas. a middle aged philanderer who makes love to all the women in tbe cast. Mrs. Barry has also bsd an affair with the villain and en deavors to wake Helen up to tht worthlessness of the love bird in sheep's clothing by having an In fatuation with our Tommy, who reciprocates the love of bis fi ance's mother. Jerry Lambert leaves Helen flat so she returns to her former lover Tommy, and the dying em bers of love Tame up and burst into a nalocaust. Mrs. Barry bad planned this, her affair with Tommy .with malice and afore thought, as she wanted to bring about a reconciliation between tbe two, which could be done only by making Helen jealous of Tommy and by showing up the dyed-ln-the-wool villain In his true light. Mousel woo tbe heroine with the theme song of the musical comedy. "I Had a Dream Dear" and will sing another solo for the Corncob-Tassel number. OPEN CAMPAI BARB STUDENTS 1 i -