I -i he Daily Nebra Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska VOL. XXXI NO. 120. LINCOLN, NKBRASKA, FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1932. PRICE FIVE CENTS SKAN CHANCELLOR SAYS INVESTIGATION OF SCHOOL WELCOME Answers Tuesday Resolution Of Taxpayers Asking For Research. CITES PAST PROPOSALS Administrator Point Out Previous Surveys and Their Failure. Chancellor E. A. Burnett Thurs day reiterated previous statements given out to the press that the university administration would lcome the legislative investiga tion of the university proposed by the resolution offered in the Ne braska Federation of County Tax payers Leagues meeting at Fre mont Tuesday. "We are always glad to have people investigate us," declared the chancellor. "But .why wait for the legislature to do the investi gating?" he added. "Why don't they come to us for whatever in formation they desire? We'll be glad to give anybody all the in formation available." The resolution commented on the fact that 200 instructors had left the university in recent years (Continued on Page 2.) EIS 10 BE YEAR'S FIRS! Plans Announced for Review Of Regiment Friday; First Call 4:50. The first retreat parade to be held this spring will take place Friday afternoon at 0:00 o'clock, it has been announced by the mili tary department. With the ex ception of Headquarters company, the whole regiment will form to participate in the ceremony. Fir3t call will be sounded at 4:50, assembly at 5:00,- battalion adjutant's call at 5:05, and the regimental adjutant's call will be mounded on signal. At regimental adjutant's call, the regiment will form on the parade ground in line of battalions in' line of close col umns facing north. The first battalion wil form on the road in front of the Coliseum In line facing south. The right of the battalion will rest on Twelfth street. The second battalion will form on the walk in front of Nebraska hall, in line facing west. The right of the battalion will rest on the road north of Nebraska hall. The third battalion will form on the walk in front of the stadium in line facing west. The right of 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 Ri fles will form with their respect ive companies. Girl's Commercial Club VieMs Candy Manufacture Members of the girls Commer cial club made a trip through the Gillen and Boney Candy company factory Thursday. They were taken in two groups, one going at 9 a. m. and the other at 3 p. m. Players Successfully Conclude Sixteenth Year of Existence With Original Herbert Yenne Comedy By EVELYN SIMPSON. Successfully concluding their sixteenth season of existence the University Players will tomorrow night close a week's run of Herbert Venue's original play "'.i Suns West." During the season Players' audiences have laughed and sympathized with Herbert Yenne in the imaginative situ ations which marriage with a girl of wealth would entail in "Beggars On Horseback." Tbeyp- were awed and thrown into a state of contemplation philosophizing as to how they should meet the "in evitable One" while we thrilled to the performance of Hart Jenks, Theodore Diers and Miss H. Alice Howell in "Death Takes A Holi day." Love for the true master of the stage was intensified after witnessing another of Hart Jenks" stellar Shakespearean perform ances as the Moor in "Othello." The dashing, romantic bad man of the southwest and his adven tures are all revealed to us in the original ihree act play "3 Suns West" written and directed by Mr. Yenne. Through the years of their ex istence the University Players have consistently presented dra matic productions and for the past few years at least have been the only organization within Lincoln to supply the stage appreciative public with real plays rather than imitations Originally the Idea of the Play ers was conceived by Miss H. Alice Howell and much of their success has undoubtedly been due to her patience, perserverance and good Judgment in directing the Players. No matter how orilliant may be the stars included In the cast or how well versed their director Blight be still a large measure of LUTHERANS PLAN PARTY April Fool Theme Prevails; Wiraberly Will Address Gathering. The monthly meeting of the Lutheran club will be held Friday night, April 1, tn the Temple, room 203, at 8:30. An unusual program patterned after the April Fool theme is planned. Dr. L. C. Wimberly, editor of the Prairie Schooner, will speak. Miss Junelino Palmer, Oakland, will entertain with a vocal solo and Frederick Warner of Lincoln will play several violin selections. Chairmen in charge of the meet ing are Louise Peckham, Hardy, program; Fritz Larson, Axtell, re freshments: Harvin Troutwein, Lincoln, entertainment. E OF CLASS POSTS Gretchen Fee, Bereniece Hoffman, Snipes and Wolf Appointed. Appointment of the committee to consider the question of the use fulness or abolition of class presi dencies was announced yesterday by Edwin Faulkner, president of the Student council. Members of the group are Gretchen Fee, chair man; Art Wolf, Bereniece Hoff man, and Tom Snipes. The committee will be called on to report at the special meeting of the Student council which has been scheduled for next Wednes day, April 6, according to Faulk ner. The matter of class presidencies was brought up by Art Wolf, a member of the council, at the last meeting. He stated that at the present time class offices served absolutely no purpose and that they were merely political plums for men who needed to be pushed into activities or for houses whose turn it was to have a candidate. The council took no stand on the question at the meeting but de ( Continued on Page 2.) soMiRlii up BEFORE PANHELLENIC City Council Members Will Submit Suggestions For Improvement. - A discussion of summer rushing rules was the main feature of the city panhellenic meeting Thursday afternoon at Ellen Smith hall. It was decided that each senior mem ber of the city council would sub mit in writing her suggestions for improvements to the president of the university panhellenic meeting so that they could be discussed at the council meeting Monday after noon. The university panhellenic coun cil will complete the rushing rules at the Monday meeting. Since fall party rules have already been de termined the major point of inter est will be to devise summer rush ing rules. Julia Simanek, president of the university panhellenic, explained the rules which the council had passed and asked for suggestions from the alumnae organization. Miss Simanek told of the schools from which the committee had re ceived rushing plans and how they (Continued on Page 2.) the success of any play is due to the co-ordinated function of the stage crew. It is no delicate task to see the lights are changed, scen ery is moved, properties are at hand at the proper moment and it is the stage manager who is re sponsible to see that the backstage mechanism is of a well oiled ma chine. In his capacity Robert Reade has for some years demon strated his managerial ability. But what of the cast? What of the director? What of the stage manager if you have not a realis tic background and scenery. It has been the duty of Dwight Kirsch, scenic artist for the Play ers to transport us to the gray walls of an old English castle, or to the Spanish patio of a new Mex ican ranch or to any number of re mote lands or situations which scenic effects make possible. Our complete projection of ourselves into the action of the plays we have witnessed are proof enough of the breadth of Mr. Kirsch's im agination and the success of hia visual interpretation. And so once more we have come to the end when the season is com pleted tomorrow night we will bid the Players adieu until next year. And "en passant" regarding the current season need we say more than "well done." GROUP NAMED TO CONSID R VALUE CLAPP QUASHES HOPE FOR JOIN! L Says Student Opinion Should Be Sounded to See If More Would Swim. EQUIPMENT INADEQUATE Objection Raised That New Practice Would Force Expenditure. Little prospect for,- any immedi ate change to permit men and women to use the new university swimming pool was seen by Dr. R. G. Clapp director of physical edu cation Thursday. Dr. Clapp de clared that there are too many ob jections to joint use of the pool to put any such plan into effect at once. "If there is enough demand on the part of the student body for the joint use Oi. Nebraska's new swimming pool and if we may feel assured that joint use would in crease the utility of the pool to any great extent, however, I think that a committee should take some action to work out a plan where by this demand can be satisfied," he added. According to the director of physical education a committee discussed and investigated every phase of the matter before the (Continued on Page 2.) AG COMNAMED TO -OUNCE FOR PAGEANT Loretta Borzych and Miss McDonald to Direct Presentation. TO PERFORM FOR FAIR College of Agriculture co-eda who are to take part in special dances to be presented in connec tion with the pageant for the 1932 farmers fair were named Thurs day. The dances will appear dur ing each interlude between epi sodes of the pageant. Loretta Borzych is in general charge of the girls who are to do the dancing. Miss Clarice McDon ald, head of intramural sports for girls, is, helping supervise the danc ing instruction. Practices are be ing held once a week in the student activities building. Belle Hershner is to represent the spirit of the years in the danc ing while Dorothy Voight will rep resent the spirit of adventure. Margaret Coupland is to portray the spirit of agriculture, Jean Bun nel the spirit of education, Muriel Moffit the spirit of spring and Ardith Von Housen the spirit of progress. Twelve girls are to represent the twelve months of the year in the pageant. They include Arlene Bors, Loretta Borzych, Florence Buxman, Elizabeth Costello, Lyn ette Gatten, Erma Hopt, Valentine Klotz, Marjorie Lowe, Milda Shoe maker, May Svoboda, Marine La Rue and Lorraine Brake. Other co-eds appearing will in clude Lois Allen, Katherine Ag new, Marjorie Brew, Ruth Carsten, Doris Erickson, Emma Feith, Ger trude Felber, Elizabeth Finke, Dora Fetterley, Leona Gelger, Berita Harrington, Mabel Heather, Josephine Kallemeyn, Martha Johnson, Darlene Johnson, Kath erine Jones, Florence Mecham, Ruth Olson, Marian Paul, Luella Pierson, Esther Schoenleber, Clover Schwartz, Helen Steffens meyer Beth Sutton, Thelma Tini her, Elsie Goth, Doris Souders, Lucille Hlle, Ora Mae Emrick, and Helen Lutz. Housekeeper of "Jingle Belles" Is Said Very Wild BY HARRY FOSTER. A wolf in sheep's clothing, or rather a wild cat in lingerie, is what the spectators who attend "Jingle Belles" will get a chance to see. Roger Wolcott, better known as the "Wyoming Wild Cat," has turned actress. The tow-headed cowpuncher is to take the role of Mrs. Carmichael, house keeper, in the Kosmet Klub's musical comedy. Wolcott, who played fullback on the Nubbins last year and end on the frosh team two years ago, is discarding his hip pads for a dif ferent kind of a harness. He is also letting his tresses grow, in compliance with the ultimatum of Director Yenne. "Cowboy," as he is also called, doesn't seem to mind the female impersonating business. He is making an honest endeavor to erase all signs of virility. His voice has undergone a phenomonal mutation, and the boom of yester year is a shrill squawk today. la rpite of bis ardent endeavors the bulging biceps still bulge. "Wildcat," if the truth must be known, bears slight resemblance to a wouan. Unhappy Pair. The part of Mr. Carmichael, the housekeeoer's husband, is taken by Art Wolf. It is rumored that Mr. and Mrs. Carmichael stage several dramatic scene? during the course of the evening's performance of (Continued on Page 2.) NO E SOON HONORARY JELECTS FIVE Sigma Delta Chi Announces New Pledges Following Thursday Dinner. Five men wore selected to mem bership in Sigma Delta Chi, hono rary journalistic fraternity at the meeting of the group held Thurs day evening at the Alpha Theta Chi house. The men elected were: William Holmes, '32, Lincoln; Howard Paine, '32, Alma; Harry Foster, '33, Lincoln; Boyd Krewson, '33, Elmcreek; Phillip Brownell, '33, Lincoln. The pledges of Marvin Schmid, Don Larimer and Oliver DeWolf were renewed. PASSED IN JOB DRIVE Chairman Gunderson Reports Work Found for Over 2,600 Unemployed. CAMPAIGN ENDS FRIDAY More than 2,600 of the estimated 4,000 unemployed men and wom en in Lincoln have been assured work for the next three months as result of the united employment campaign, begun Tuesday and con tinuing until Friday noon, L. E. Gunderson, finance secretary of the University of Nebraska and general chairman of the drive, said Thursday. With a total of $l,li2,062 worth of labor pledged by Lincoln resi dents and businessmen, 1,800 job less will have work during the three months, besides 832 men al ready at work thru the efforts of social agencies, the city street commission, the city park com mission and contractors adding men to their forces, Gunderson said. "Altho a goodly share of the work will only be temporary it will go a long ways in helping to put Lincoln back on its feet thru the circulation of money again," he said. All campaign leaders will meet Friday noon at the chamber of commerce, according to the chair man when final results of the drive conducted by the 600 solicitors will be reported. Results of the drive will be turned over to state department officials of the American Legion, when they will be forwarded to the (Continued on Page 2.) CORN COBS SET DATE FOR YEARLY DINNER May 6 at Lincoln Hotel Is Anounced as Time and Place for Party. Preliminary announcement of the date of Corn Cob dinner dance was made by Marvin Schmid, Thurs day. The annual party will be held in the Lincoln hotel, May 6. Negotiations are still being carried on with a number of orchestras. The Nebraska chapter of Pi Ep silon Pi, national pep organiza tion, will pay fci- the party from proceeds derived from the initia tion of pledges. The annual Corn Cob party is one of the big social events of the year. Only Corn Cobs and their dates are allowed to attend. Meetings of the committee that is planning the party will be held periodically until the party is given. The committee is headed by Marvin Schmid, president. FRENCH CLUMYILL MEET Foreign Language Students To Present Program Friday Eve. A one-act play, "Rosalie," will feature the French club meeting Friday evening, according to M. Emile Telle, club adviser. The pro gram will start at 7:15 and will be held in Ellen Smith hall. Other numbers of the program are French talks by Miss Evelyn Huestis, Miss Dorothy Hughes and Miss Joy Hale, and songs in French by Miss Katherine Barron and Miss Ruth Johnson. A novelty of French club meet ings is French is spoken the en tire evening. The meeting is open to all students and all are re quested to take advantage of the opportunity to hear French spoken as in France. Fraternities Asked Report Debate Stand All fraternities are requested to report their stand on the proposed Intramural debate pro gram by 5 o'clock this after noon and to either mail their reply or to phone Walter Hu ber, Delta Theta Phi house, B4226, or to get In touch with the Intramural sports office this afternoon. CAMPUS CALENDAR Friday, April 1. Glee club rehearsal, Morrill hall, 5 o'cIocK University Players, Temple the ater, 7:30. Palladian literary society, Tem ple, 8:30. Delian-Union literary society. Temple, 8:30. Social dancing class, Armory, 7-8:30. MEEIW FRIDAY TO DECIDE FATE OF DEBATE FLAN Delta Sigma Rho Will Take Final Action on Matter Campus Arguments. MANY HOUSES REPORT Sixteen Fraternities Will Enter If Program Is Adopted Here. The fate of the proposed intra mural debate program will be de cided at a meeting of Delta Sigma Rho that will be held in Dr. H. A. White's office Friday afternoon. The election of members into the national debate society will pre cede the meeting. The question of compulsory drill was the issue that met with the greatest approval of the different campus fraternities according to answers that have been received from the letter that was mailed by the debate honorary. Walter Huber, president of the organization, stated that sixteen fraternities had answered Thurs day afternoon. The president, who is also the Ivy day orator, re quested that all of the fraternities inform Rudy Vogeler of their de cision before 5 o'clock this aft ernoon. Huber asked that frater (Continued on Page 2.) AD FIELD COVERED IN THURSDAY TALKS Gamma Alpha Chi Sponsors First Annual Ad-Nite Held on Campus. PROMINENT MEN SPEAK All phases of the advertising field were discussed Thursday eve ning in the Social Sciences audi torium at the First annual Ad Nite, sponsored by Gamma Alpha Chi, profesional advertising fra ternity for women. Exponents of the various adver tising fields explained briefly the "highspots" of their particular field to an audience composed largely of students taking adver tising courses, journalists, and members of the Lincoln Advertis ing club. Mrs. A. F. Daland introduced hte speakers on the program. Mr. Joe Seacrest, of The Nebraska State Journal, explained the news paper angle of the advertising field by the direct mail form of ad vertising. Kendrick Ott. salesmanager of the Woodruff Printing company surveyed the field of printing and its relation to advertising, and Miss Marie Weesner, advertising manager for Miller and Paine told of the woman's point of view in advertising. She also quoted fig ures from a recent survey on the women are doing in the field of ad vertising. Outdoor advertising was ex plained by Mr. L. W. Trestor, of the Zehrung Outdoor Advertising company. He said that outdoor ad vertising was not competitive, but rather was complementary. C. W. Motter, of the Lincoln Telephone company, repudiated the belief that publicity agents for the public utility companies have as their work the task of getting news stories about their particular pub lic utility on the front pages of the newspapers. Mr. Dietrich Dierks, manager of radio station KFAB, was unable to appear on the program to ex plain the radio as a medium of ad vertising. April Fool's Advent Brings Few Chuckles In view of the current scarcity of currency there will be no pock etbooks left lying around on the sidewalks in commemoration of April Fools day. This rumor has been floating, like so many bond issues, but was not verified until recently. In- connection with the current depression, which persists in spite of Mr. Herbert Hoover, let it be said that it might be just another joke. Laying all jokes to one side (either side will do), it is the con census that the public should be educated as to the origin and true significance of that great Amer ican holiday, April Fool's day. For yeahs and yeahs, this occasion has brought smiles to the faces of grim Wall street financiers as they dropped lead nickels into beggars' cups. Judges have smiled as they gave five years to shrink ing violets. In recent years, how ever, the great American public has not laughed merrily, blithely, cheerily, joyfully, as they found the garter snake In the bed. No, a sinister influence has entered Into the life of this great nation. A line of care has appeared be tween the nation's eyebrows. Unless a bill Is passed by con gress, or an appropriation Is made by congress, there will come a day in the annals of this country when the Wall street financier will take the nickel from the beggar. Alas, alack! STUDENTS GIVE RECITAL Varied Program Features Thursday Afternoon Music Affair. Students of the School of Music presented the following program In recital hall 208, School of Music building Thursday afternoon: MaeDowell. from German Forl ; Rlfciunon; Evelyn Weill, ptano. (Mr. Schmidt). Sfhuuert, My Ahodf : The Orgm-Grlnder j Audrey Reed, contralto. (Mn. PollryJ. Wlenlawskl, Romance from Second Con certo; Loll Leffcrdlnk, violin. (Mr. Steck elberir.) Scott, The Blackbird; Bcott. The Wlnii'a In the South; Woodman, A Birthday; Mn, Marie Jackson, aoprano. (Mr. Wheatley), Bluet, Aria, Je dli que rlen ne m'epou vante from "Carmen"; Klliabeth Ann Re fan, loprano. (Mrs. r;utimerj. Grieg. The Swan; Schubert, To Be Sung on the Water; Delia Kolllng, loprano. (Mr. Kirkpatrlck). STATE JOURNALS Journalism Students Get Annual Two-Weeks of Practice Work. Senior students in the school of journalism have been given de finite assignments to state news papers according to announcement made Thursday evening by Gayle C. Walker, director of the school. The assignment lasts for two weeks, the students reporting for work April 4, and returning to the University April 16. According to Mr. Walker some changes may be made in the assignments. The names of the students. and the newspaper they are assigned to are as fol lows : Dorothy Ager, Nebraska Farm er; Gerald Bardo, Ord Quiz; Don Carlson, Norfolk News; Oliver De Wolf, Hamilton County Republican-Register; George Dunn, New man Grove Reporter; Clarence Himes, Fremont Tribune; Wm. Holmes, Wayne Herald; Hilda Hull, Beatrice Sun; Ruth Kern, Rocky Mountain News; Don Lari mer, Interstate Newspaper Com pany; Howard Paine, Cedar (Continued on Page 3.) UN VOTERS HEAR OF MARRIAGE Members Report on Laws of Other States Before Group Thursday. Following a program of several weeks study, members of the uni versity League of Women Voters listened to reports of marriage laws in various states at their meeting Thursday afternoon at Ellen Smith hall. Elizabeth Rowan reported on Colorado; Norma Ailes on Arkan sas; Carolyn Reese on New York, and Isabel Aurand on Illinois. Iowa was found to be the state having the lowest age limit on marriages. Girls in that state need only to be fourteen years old to be of legal marrying age and boys must be sixteen. In Florida girls may be twelve and boys four teen, provided they have the con sent of their pareLts. However, they may not marry without con sent until they are both twenty one. An interesting phase of the Florida laws is that common law marriages of a year or more in duration are recognized as legal. SENIORS GIVEN ASSIGNMENTS TO Law Professor L. B. Orfield Tells Of Summers in Arizona as Ranger Guarding Petrified Trees in Park Women cause Trof. Lester B. Orfield most of his trouble, when he spends his summers guarding government property nt the Petrified Forest national monument in northern Arizona. "Women,", says Professor Orfield, "are the worst offend ers in picking up and breaking off specimens of the petrified wood to earry away as souvenirs. My duty as ranger is to keep people from taking the speci- o Professor Orfield, who spends the school year teaching courses in criminal law and contracts to Nebraska law students, is making plans to spend Lis third summer as government ranger. His first year in the government service was spent as guide at Wind cave in the Black Hills. This coming summer he will return to the Arizona national park. "The petrified forest sor Orfield explained, "i rl fnrmntinn which Profes a geolo- occupies oHr.nl- alvtv annate miles of terrl tory in the midst of the Arizona dessert. This whole area Is cov ered with petrified logs some of them 150 to 200 feet long and as large as eight inches in diameter." He asserted that the logs are estimated as being two hundred and fifty million years old and are not native trees but were washed down from the far aorta when Arizona was part of a great sea. Eventually these trees were cov ered over with a layer of earth, about a mile deep and subjected to tremendous pressure. Then the process of petrification began. Minerals seeped Into the wood, gradually replacing the wood it self but leaving a hard mineral formation in the exact shape of the original wood. Last year Professor Orfield and NON-GREEKS TAKE F BARB CLUB PLAN Half of Houses Canvassed Thursday Respond by Organization. NAME REPRESENTATIVES Elected Men to Hold Joint Meeting to Consider Formation Work. Approximately half the barb rooming houses on the campus re ported taking the initial step to ward adoption of the plan for po litical realignment and for in creased participation of unaffili ated students in activities when they elected representatives to meet with the Student council com mittee on the matter last night. Twentv-two men addressed as many rooming houses in which five jr more unaffiliated students are living, explaining the situation to them and asking them to organ ize and elect a representative who would meet with the representa tives from other houses to con sider the problem of organization. The following houses elected these men as their representatives: 1518 S, L. J. Gier, Hepler, Kas. 1414 S. Willis K. Thayer, Omaha. 1431 U, Edmund Dudek, Clark- son. 1520 IT, Dick Mansfield. 1535 R, Chester Rogers, Martell. 1507 R, Ralph Illingsworth, Fair field. (Continued on Page 4.) FOR ALL-UNI FETE Saturday Dance at Aggie Campus Is Last of Year's Parties. Chaperones for the All-University party Saturday night were an nounced yesterday by Deloris Deadman. secretary of the Barb council. They are: Prof. N. A. Bengston, chairman of the depart ment of geography, and Mrs. Bengston; C. E. Rosenquist, assis tant professor of agricultural bot any, and Mrs. Rosenquist, and A. W. Medlar, associate professor of rural economics, and Mrs. Med lar. This All-University party, the last to be given this year, will be held in the student activities build ing on the campus of the college of agriculture. It will be the first one to be given in that building, all others having been in the coliseum on the city campus. "The change is being made," stated Delphin Nash, chairman of the Barb council, "in order to give agricultural students a deserved advantage. They have been consis tent in their support of the parties on the city campus, so we are making it more convenient for them this time. We trust down town students will welcome a trip to the ag college campus for a change." Special entertainment is planned for the party. In addition to the orchestra of Terry Townsend and his twelve April Fools, there wil) be a stage show featuring Jack Stary and his Comedy Kar. Stary is a professional and his act is proclaimed "side splitting." the other rangers In charge of the park Uvea in tents tnrougnout we summer, but this vear they will occupy new cement buildings, he says. The park is fifteen miles from the nearest town, and twice a day trains bring parties of tour ists to the forest. "The forest park," says Profes sor Orfield, "is right next to the famous painted desert which will soon be addeu to me i-eirmeu Forest park as the property of the national government. These parks are not under control of the forest service, but are w'iminis tered by the National Park serv ice." But the place la not without Its romantic aspects, he indicated. The wife of the custodian of the park is quite a novelist, he ex plained. One of the books she has published is entitled. "I married A Ranger." Since the book has come off the press, he said, the rangers there have received two letters from unattached women, asking if there were any more rangers at the place available. Mr. Orfield himself is "unat tached." He declared that one or two of the other rangers, he thought, had answered the ietters, but he denied participating in the correspondence himself. Several of the other rangers there are also college professors, be satd. IRT ACTION