The
Daily
Ne
BRASKAN
Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska
vol. xxxi no. iso:
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1932
PRICE FIVE CENTS
COLONIAL MOTIF
10 BE USED FOR
Architects Announce Plans
For Furnishings and
Decorations.
BIDS CALLED FOR MAY 26
Building Expected To Be
Completely Equipped
; By September.
furnishings and interior decora
tion of modified early American
nd Georgian colonial feeling will
be used throughout Carrie B. Ray
mood hall, new residence building
beiiiK erected on North 16th street,
according to announcement by
Davis & Wilson, architects for the
structure, yesterday.
Jn keeping with the exterior of
the building so decidedly colonial
in architecture with its red brick
and tall, white supporting columns,
the entire interior, according to
Mr. Wilson, will be done in period
atyles. Four lounge rooms on the
fint floor tn the front wing will
have pa iellcd walls and be deco
rated after the colonial fashion of
comparatively light walla and
dark floors. The two large parlors
will be carpeted while the smaller
two will have floor coverings of
email rugs.
In the back of the front wing on
I nthe back of the front wing on
the main floor which Is to be pan
elled in knotty pine, a combination
of early American and provincial
furniture will predominate. Two
dining rooms will have panelled
walla and furniture Georgian co
lonial In feeling as will the parlors.
Kach of the four parlors will have
a fireplace with painted wooden
mantels in keeping with the colo
nial motif.
Bids Due May 26.
Bids for bedroom furniture are
due on May 26, and following the
acceptance of one of them, drap
eries and other furnishings will be
rapiJIy selected in order that the
entire lot may be assembled and
put in before school opens in the
fall. Bedroom furnishings, too.
will be found to prevail in modified
early American tone. Each room
will contain two low . and single
bed, two chests of "drawers, a
double study table, two chairs, and
mirrors; complete double closets,
and lavatories in tile niches will be
a feature of each room.
The structure itself, which fol
lows the plan of an H, will event
ually house about 600 women, al
though the unit now being con
tracted will accommodate only
170. The central unit has, accord
ingly, a great many more parlors
and social rooms than will be found
in each of the additional four units
expected to be added. One side of
the H will contain the dining
rooms and kitchens, the other will
be occupied by the director's suite,
Including personal rooms and a
private office, a main office and
the four parloi a.
The center of the H will find the
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I ENTRY EXPECTED
J
Students Will Weigh Value
Of Crops, Meats for
Annual Event.
Nearly seventy college of agri
culture students will enter the
usual meats and crops Judging
contest to be held on the campus
8aturdav. More entries in each
vent are expected than in former
jnrt.
The the Tri-K agronomy club
fcu sponsored but a few of the
Copt judging contests, the 1932
event is attracting a large number
men students. Fred Slefer has
Sacral charge of the contest while
ilu Austin is making the pro
Fm arrangements.
Men entered in the crops con
will Judge five classes of crops
"eluding corn, alfalfa, wheat, oats
JM barley. In addition they will
wntify cereal crops and weeds
"rttten reasons on Judging classes
'U be required.
Winners in the contest will not
Unounced until Saturday eve
55! when the annual agronomy
jwquet 1 to be held in the dairy
w. The Grtawold Seed com-
of Lincoln is awarding a lov
cup to the grand champion,
"of. William J. Loeffel expects
fja number of men and women
tr tho meat Judging contest
J" be Leid Saturday. Miss
Macintosh and Mis Matilda
"Ma of the home economic de
JrJot are to help with Judging
home economic classes.
jor Loeffel plana to us Ev
Grace L. Lea Lenger,
r1 Clement. La Vera Gingricn
th. r" Harrlaon a Judge In
coolest.
I PROGRAM GIYEN
Stoyer, Misg Yatei
APPear in Becital on
Wednesdaj.
y jj school of music presented
Lnureol Stover and Doro
5L.UUa recital at tn Temple
(Tr Wednesday afternoon. The
ttf. mer.ao-soprano, and the
UaL Trn'- " students with
lender Uutrmer
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Above Is shown the first picture of how a room in the new
women's residence quarters, Carrie B. Raymond hall, will look
when furnished for occupation. The decorative scheme of the in
terior will be carried out In modified colonial style. Contractors
estimate the new building will be completed about July 1.
SEVENTY-NINE APPLY
FOR STAFF POSITIONS
Publications Positions to Be
Filled Next Week by
Appointment
APPLICATIONS CLOSED
Seventy-nine applications to the
publications board for various po
sitions on three student publica
tions were received by yesterday,
according to an announcement is
sued from the office of the school
of journalism last night.
Forty-seven students applied
for positions on the editorial and
business side of the Dally Ne
braskan, seventeen for positions
on the Cornhusker annnual, and
five for positions on the Awgwan.
Two applied for editor of the
Nebraska, 4; for managing editor,
8 for woman's editor, 5 for sports
editor, 16 for news editor, 2 for
business manager, and 10 for as
sistant business manager. One ed
itor, two managing editors, four
news editors, one sports editor,
one woman's editor, one business
manager, and three assistant
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TO INITIATE WILLIAMS
Newspaper Executive Will
Be Made Associate in
Sigma Delta Chi.
Frank L. Williams, managing
editor of the Nebraska State Jour
nal, will be made an associate
member of Nebraska chapter of
Sigma Delta Chi, professional
Journalistic fraternity at an initia
tion in the Lincoln hotel Thursday
afternoon. His initiation is in keep
ing with the custom begun a year
ago of taking in each spring some
member of the profession who has
distinguished himself as a news
paperman, according to executives
of the organization.
Charles S. Ryckman, Fremont,
winner of the 1931 Pulitzer prize
editorial, was initiated by the Ne
braska group lasi year.
Several pledges of the Nebraska
chapter will become members in
the ceremony with Mr. Williams.
Following the initiation, the an
nual Founder' Day banquet will
b held at the Lincoln. Time for
this has been aet at approximately
6 'clock.
Prof. Gayle C. Walker will
speak informally and will also an
nounce chapter officer for the en
suing year. Voting was conducted
at the last meeting of the group
and the ballots submitted to Pro
fessor Walker for counting ao that
the results might be kept secret
until Thursday night.
The committee in charge of
banquet arrangements comprising
Kenneth Keller. William Butter
field, and Gerald Bardo ha issued
banquet Invitations to a number of
Lincoln newspapermen and to Mr.
Ryrkman.
PUN RECITAL THURSDAY
Program by Piano Student!
Of Herbert Schmidt to
Be Presented.
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Heroeri scnuuui, -
tor of the school of music, presents 1
hi. .merits in tudlo recital Thur-r
day afternoon in Recital hall 208,
.chool of music building. The fol
lowing program ia at 4 oclocK,
and i open to all.
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YEME CLASS WILL
P RES EM READINGS
Juniors in Platform Art
To Entertain Friday
Afternoon.
Herbert Yenne's junior class fn
platform art will present a recital
in the studio theater of the Temple
building Friday afternoon, May
20, 4:00 p. m.
The program will feature read
ing given by members of the class.
Mr. Yenne invited the public to
attend.
Headings to be included are
"Valentines" by Dorothy Kepner;
"He Knew Lincoln," by Ida Tar
bell, which will be read by Pat
Crowe; "Go Down Death," by
James W. Johnson, presented by
Clara Christenson; "White Shad
ows," John V. A. Weave, by Mae
Posey; "Poems," Langston Hugh,
by Dorothy Zoellner; "Depres
sion," read by Virginia Jonas;
"Prodigal Son," James W. Joh, by
Albert Tiffany: "The Woman That
Was Forgotten," presented by
Aleen Neely; "About Bathrooms,"
A. P. Herbert, by Lucille Joern:
and "Home Work," Cornelia Otis,
by Miriam Kissinger.
FOUR BIZJD MEN HONORED
Beta Gamma Sigma Initiates
At Wednesday Banquet
At Cornhusker.
Four blzad juniors were selected
to membership in Beta Gamma
Sigma, honorary business adminis
tration fraternity, Wednesday
night at the banquet held at the
Cornhusker hotel.
The four men initiated are Har
old Bensel, Arapahoe, B'rederirk
Warner, Lincoln, Jerome Petr,
Clarkson, and Rudolph Nordgren,
Newman Grove.
SCHEDULE OF EXAMINATIONS
SECOND SEMESTER, 1931-32
1.00 . m. to 12:00 m.
Classes
any one
2:00 . m. U 8:00 p. m. Classes meeting at 1:00 . m.t Tue., Thurs., Sat., or any one of two of
these dsya.
1:00 a. m. to 12:00 m.
Classes
any on or two of these days.
2:00 p. m. t 1:00 p. m. Classes meeting at 1:00 p. m., Tue., Thur., Sat., or any one or two of
these day.
FRIDAY, MAY 27
1:00 a. m. to 12:00 m. Clsjuts meeting at 10:00 a. m., five or four days, er Mob., Wid., Frl., or
any one or two of these days.
2:00 p. m. U 1:00 p. m Classes meeting at .2:00 p. m., Tue., Thur., Sat, or any on or two of
these day.
SATURDAY, MAY 28
1:00 a. m. to 10:00 a. m. Classes meeting at 7:00 p. m. Mon., Wed. or Frl.
1:00 a. m. to 12:00 m. All Freshman English classes.
10:00 a. m. t 12:00 m. Classes meeting at 7:00 p. m. Tue- or Thurs.
1:00 p. m. ta 1:00 p. kvCIiimi mtlng at 4:00 p. m., Tuei., Thur., Sat, or any on or two of
these day.
1:00 a. m. t 12:00 m.
1:00 p. m. U 1:00 p. nv CIumi
any on
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1
t:09 a. m. t 12:00 m. Classes meeting at 11:00 a. m., five or four dy, or Mon., Wed., Fri., or
aay on or two of thes day.
2:00 p. m. U 1:00 p. rtw Classes meeting at .J:00 p. m., Tue., Thur., Sat, or any on or two of
these day.
THURSDAY, JUNE 2
f:00 a. m. it 12:00 m. Cta meeting at 10:00 a. m., Tue., Thurs., Sat, or any on of two of
the day.
2:00 p. m. t 1:00 p. m. -CIum meeting at 2:00 p. m, fiv or four day, or Mon., Wd, Fri, or
wy en or two of the day.
FRIDAY, JUNE S
S:00 a. m. U 12:00 m. Classes meeting at 11:00 a. m, Tue., Thurs., Sat, er any eo of twe ef
tnM day.
2:00 p. m. t 1:00 p. m Oa meeting at 3:00 p. m, flv or four day, er Mon, Wed, Fri, er
any en or two of the day. i
SATURDAY, JUNE 4
00 a. m. t 12:00 m. -Qum meeting at 4:00 p. m, fiv or four day, er Moo, Wed., Fri, er
any en or two of the day.
1:00 p. m. U t:00 p. mClase meeting at S:00 , , Mon.. Wtd, Fri, er wry en er two of the
day.
I 00 p. m. to 1:00 p. nw-CUases meeting at 1:00 p. m., Tu-, Thur, Sat, er aay en er twe ef
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RECITAL WILL BE
Men's Glee Club, Orchestra
And Choral Union on
Program Tonight.
REVUE OF YEAR'S WORK
Function Starts at 8:15 in
Grant Memorial Hall;
Admission Free.
Grant Memorial hail will be the
scene of a gala evening of music
Thursday as three functions of the
school of music go on revue at 8:15
o clock. The choral union, orches
tra and men's glee club will be
heard in presentations.
"It is the objective of the school
or music to institute a 'music
week' on the campus within a few
years, stated Prot. Howard Kirk
patrick, director of the school of
music, Wednesday. "The concert
by Dumesnil Tuesday evening and
the Thursday evening presentation
are steps in that direction.
"It is unnecessary to explain the
value of such a week," Mr. KirK-
patrick continued. "Such a tradi
tional function will be very valu
able in many respects In years to
come.
No Admission Charge.
"Incidentally I would like to an
nounce and make it clear that
there will be no admission charge
for the concert. It has reached my
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Fl
BE
HELD AT COLISEUM
Lincoln Garden Club Plans
Annual Exhibit Here
May 21 and 22.
The sixth annual flower show
sponsored by the Lincoln Garden
club will be held Saturday and
Sunday, May 21 and 22, in the
university coliseum. Judging of
the flowers by the thirty judges
will take place at 12 o'clock, with
the display open to the public at
2 o'clock Saturday and from 9 to
6 o'clock Sunday.
The flower show which is usual
ly held in Morrill hall was trans
ferred to the coliseum because of
extra features. This year there
will be ninety classes in which any
one may enter flowers. There will
also be eleven sweepstakes classes.
Bird houses, cactus gardens, dish
gardens and terrariuma may also
be entered in the show.
Mrs. A. C. Nelson, president of
the Garden club, Is in charge of
arrangements.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 25
meeting at 8:00 a.
m., five or four
or two of these days.
THURSDAY, MAY 26
meeting at 9:00 a. m., five or four
0
GIVEN THURSDAY
TUESDAY, MAY 31
Classes meeting at 1:00 a. m., Tue., Thur., 8st., or any on of two ef
thes day.
meeting at 1:00 p. m., flv or four
or two of thes days.
31iss Thomas and Mr. Conkle, Whose
Plays Will Be Presented Thursday,
Have Had Much Writing Experience
Miss Dorothy Thomas and Mr. E. I. Conkle, playwrights
whose work will be produced tonight at the opening of the
Studio theater, have both had work published before. Two
plays by Mr. Conkle, one by Miss Thomas and one by V. Zol
ioy Jjeruer will be presented at the experimental theater, mark
ing the opening of the new Studio theater room and an inno
vation in the field or dramatics on
this campus
Here Comes the Bride," a play
written by Miss Thomas, is taken
from a short story of hers called
"Steckly Girls' which will appear
in the June number or the Ameri
can Mercury. This will be the third
story Miss Thomas has had appear
in the Mercury this year, others
being "Jeeter Wedding" and
"Grandma Hotel Adams." She also
had a story. "Three Blue Doves"
appear in Scribners about a year
ago.
The play is a one act comedy
and deals with the dilemma which
arises when an older sister, who is
domineering, decides that her
younger sister shall marry the
man she has been engaged to for
ever fourteen years. The play is
centered about midwestern life and
BAISQUET PLANNED BY
GIRLS PIIYS ED GROUP
Students in Department to
Be Guests at Annual
Affair Friday.
About sixty will be present at
the annual banquet sponsored by
the Physical Education club for
majors and minors in that depart
ment, according to Jane Axtell,
general chairman for the affair.
It will be held at the Lincoln
Country club at 6 o'clock Friday
evening. A dutch motif will be
used in table appointments, favors
and toast list.
Faculty members and alumnae
will also attend. Alumnae who
have designated their intention of
being present are Ruth Diamond,
Omaha; Eleanor Flatemersch, Lin
coin; Jean Whitney, Lincoln; Ruth
Kier, Lincoln; and Dorothy Mar
tin, Omaha.
Miss Claire Small of the dc
partment of physical education at
the University of Colorado, Boul
der, will give the main talk of the
evening. The freshman toast will
be given by Ruth Hornbuckie;
sophomore, by Nola O'Connor,
junior by Gertrude Clarke and
senior by Gladys Wright.
COUNCIL TO HOLD PICNIC
Religious Welfare Group
Will Be Entertained
On Saturday.
The University Council of Reli
gious Welfare will be entertained
at a picnic Saturday afternoon at
Pioneer park. More than thirty
five members will attend, as well
a the guests of several of the
group.
Miss Lulu Rungs, Miss Grace
Spacht und Miss Bernice Miller
are in charge of arrangements for
the affair. The group will meet at
the Temple theater at 4:45 o'clock
and will proceed to the park.
day, or Mon., Wed , Frl., or
days, or Mon., Wtd, Frl., er
day., or Mon., Wed., Fri, or
y
the scenes represent
a western
larm riomc.
Conkle Writes Two Plays.
Two plays will be produced
which were written by E. P. Con
kle, graduate student in tho Eng
lish department. Both of these
have been presented before, being
first produced in the Yale theater,
at Yale university. A book of plays
written by Mr. Conkle was pub
lished by French, the name of the
book being "Crick Bottom Plays."
He has also had a number of one
act plays published in anthologies
and last week a three-act play
written by him, "Oxygenerator"
was produced in the Playhouse at
Pasedena, Calif.
The play "Sparkin" is a comedy
which depicts the difficulties in
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Student Council Head
Courteny or Journal.
PHILIP BROWN ELL.
Who was elected president of
the Student council for the coming
year at the last meeting of the
council In University hall Wednes
day. He is a member of the Inno
cents society and of Delta Upsilon
fraternity.
Ivy Day Number Held Up on
Account of Delay in
Cover Arrival.
GOOD SALES REPtiRTED
Heralded by a cover of flaming
red picturing two innocents aiez-
lng their victim, the -Awgwan ap
peared on the stands yesierciay,
after a delay of several days due
to late shipment of covers.
Contributors to this issue or tne
Awewan included Roland Miller,
Lowell Thomas, Francis Cunning
ham, J. T. Coffee, Marjorie Qui
vey, Ro Pizer. Eileen Nyberg, Jean
Marshall and Leavitt Dearborn. A
visrnette of James A. Cuneo, In
structor in the Business Adminis
tration college, was one of tbe fea
tures of this issue.
"Jumbled Bells," a satire on the
recent Kosmet Klub play, was
written by Marvin Robinson, edi
tor of the magazine. Francis Cun
ningham contrihutd an article,
"Lover's Handbook,-' a short chap
ter from the second book of Ovid.
An allegory, "Sigreld's Castle,"
was written by J. T. Coffee.
The Gore Section, still a favor
ite, contributed its quota of slams
and digs, while the recent horse
show was described by Leavitt
Dearborn.
Borrowing; a title from a recent
play, the Awgwan gave the por
trait of four campus queens who
deserved the title of "Of Thee We
Sing."
A campus sale of 161 copies was
made the first day.
AG HONOhW INITIATES
Alpha Zeta Picks Sixteen
Men on Basis of High
Scholarship.
Sixteen college of agriculture
students were initiated into Alpha
Zeta fraternity, honorary scholas
tic organization, at the annual
spring initiation ceremonies held In
the agricultural college cafeteria
Tuesday evening.
R'mh BAiimnnn Klmd llnlliind
Hum!. I B..rK John Mur'.ln
Uiynt Hilltop &1rtnn Mcrhftm
Nnrrl, K.nilera 'M- N"'
Ahram Kpp Biiiwrt oitusurd
Uvr n (llngrlrh Vlrlor R1lr
;irn Harmon John Rnorira
Ktuhrn Hicht :lmr Wrnr
Albert Ebers. chancellor of the
Nebraska chapter of Alpha Zeta,
acted as toastmaster at the ban
quet held following the initiation.
L. K. Crowe, professor In dairy
husbandry at the college, Kenneth
Reed and Reuben Hccbt responded
with toasts.
PHYSICS TEACHER
PROPOUNDS NOVEL
THEORY OF LIGHT
CHAPFL KILL, N. C A new
theory of light which contend
that there Is an atom of energy
which Is Invisible and which bear
the same relation to all value of
enr.y that the electron bears te
alt values of electricity ha been
propounded by Dr. K. K. Plyler of
the University of North Carolina
physic Department
STUDENT COUNCIL
ELECTS OFFICERS
AT LAST MEETING
Brownell, Miss Youngson,
Miss Hendricks and
Allaway Picked.
NAME JUDICIARY HEAD
Miss Axtell Chosen to Post;
Faulkner Reads Review
Of Year's Work.
riiil Brownell, Lincoln, member
of the Innocent's society, was
elected president of the Student
council for the coming year at tbe
meeting of the newly-elected Stu
dent council held last night in Uni
versity hall. Brownell is a hold
over member of the council.
Cther officers of the new coun
cil are: Jane Youreson, Minclen,
vice president: Lucille Hendricks,
Wahoo, secretary; Howard Alla
way, Homer, treasurer; and Jane
Axtell, Omaha, chairman of tbe
Student council judiciary com
mittee. Edwin Faulkner, retiring presi
dent of the old Student council
which adjourned in order that the
newly elected council might begin
its activities, concluded the meet
ing ot the old council by giving a
report, summarizing the activities
and accomplishments of the coun
cil during tbe year and advising
the new legislative body.
New Council Members.
The members of the new coun
cil Rrc: Jane Axtell, Jane Young
son, Arthur Pinkcrton, Jack Erick
son, Chalmers Graham, seniors at
larfje; Ann Bunting, Rosalie
Lamme, John Gepson, Martha
Hershev and Reg Porter, Arts and
.Science; Lucille Hitchcock, Ruth
Cherney. Alice Pedley and Warren
DcBus, Teachers college; Marlon
D. Scott and Mario Smith, Engi
neering; Wallace Webster Dental
college; W. E. Craig, Graduate
college; Dale Taylor and Ruth
Byerly, College of Business Ad
ministration; Marie Soukup and
Virgcne McBride, Fine Art."; Elton
Ross and Valentine Klotz, Agricul
ture; Raymond Schoening, Phar
macy; and William Eddy, law.
The old council, before retiring,
accepted the constitution of tbo
International Relations club upon
recommendation of Berenice Hoff
man, member of the council com
mittee on constitutions. The re
port of the elections committee,
headed by Irving Walker, was alfo
accepted.
May Help Freshmen.
A plan to cooperate in the
orientation cf freshmen students
was suggested to the council bv
Berenice Hoffman, speaking for
Miss Lulu Runge, chairman ot a
faculty committee on student
problems. The plan will be inves
tigated and appropriate step
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iasseTsIIIedge
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Newly Selected Girls to Be
Honored at Picnic by
Pep Group.
At a picnic to be held at Capitol
Beach Thursday, thirty girls will
be pledged by tho Tassels, wom
en's pep organization. Sixteen nf
the girls are members nf Greek
letter organizations and the other
fourteen are non-sorority women.
Red and white ribbon will be
given to the new pledges. The
following received invitations to
become members of the organiza
tion:
Catherine James, Sterling, a
member of Delta Zeta; Willa Nor
ris, Inavale, Gamma Phi Beta;
Maxine Packwood, Riverton. and
Gerrayne Crawford, Bancroft,
Kappa Delia; Mary Slander. Gor
don, and Elizabeth Rowan, Mon
trose. Phi Omega PI; Bettie Will
son, Lincoln, PI Beta Phi.
Florence Gillnsky, woodbine,
la., and Bernice Kiseman, Lincoln,
Sig-ma Delta Tau; Constance
Wade, Nebraska City, Alpha Om-
icron PI; Bash Perkins, Arnold.
Alpha XI Delta; Helen Lucile Hal-
stead. Tecumseh, Chi Omega;
Helen Shellady, Lincoln, and Ruth
Cain, Omaha, Delta Delta Delta;
Carolyn Echols, Omaha, Delta
Gamma; and Catherine Evans,
Zeta Tau Alpha.
The list of ron-so r'' girls in
cludes: Loreita Murpi.y jid Mary
Oddo. both of Omaha; Eleanor
Csnnarl, Ijiura McAllister. Marlon
Miller, Dorothy Whitney. Alice
Geddes and Florence Buxman. all
of Lincoln: Donna Davis, Grand
Island: Marjorie Balrd. Cairo;
Rachel Rodman. Mt. Vernon, N.
Y.. and Leon Geiger. Lexington.
Both the old and new members
of Tassel will attend tbe picnic
and reservation have been made
for aevrntv. Ana Bunting and
Jane Youngson have charge ef ar
rangements. Ail gin planning io
attend will meet at Ellen Smita
ball at A o'clock.
Dramatic Club Will
Meet for Last Timm
Dramatic club will held Its
final mitt.nn ef the year
Thursday it 7:30 Vclok In It
regular room. oth active
member and pledge are re
quested te b present In erdtr
te clot all official buln,
