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AILY NEBRASKAN "HIP Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska VOL. XXXII NO. 33. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, SL.NDAY. OCTOBER 30, 1932. PRICE 5 CENTS. EDGE K- AGGIE 60 YEAR BOOK OFFERS RECORD LOW PRICE ECOMING IS Students Celebrate Nebraska Day NEBRASKA STAGES BRILLIANT RALLY u .,' I'll .... 11 " J. A. tl 'JJ .' IMPRESSIVE DAY TTTTT .niL SKERS So 1 Initial Cornh'usKer Drive Annual at Discount Special Rate to STUDENTS MAY USE INSTALLMENT PURCHASE Charles Skade, Business Manager, Announces Copies Will Be Printed to Correspond With Orders Made; No Extra Books Available. Offering the lowtst price in the history of Nebraska's year book, the 1933 Cornhusker will bepti its initial sales campaign Monday morning, Oetober 31 and continue until Saturday, No vember 5. During the week a discount reduction to those who pay cash will be allowed, which will bring the pricu down to the figure of $4.25. Charles Skade, business man ager, in commenting on the open ing sales drive said, "This year ' the students of the university will be given the same high grade year book at a new low figure. The price is a special sale price, to be offered only during the coming week, after which time the dis count will not be given. "The $4.25 price includes the discount, as has been done in the sales campaigns during the past several years when a cash pay ment is made at the time the or der is placed." Use Installment Plan. Another plan is being offered the purchasers. "Realizing that many students will find it hard to dig up the necessary cash, we are going to allow those who wish, to purchase their copies of the book on the in stallment plan. This same idea has been used for the past two years and has been found to work to the advantage of both the Corn husker and the students." The idea involves a one dollar down payment, one dollar on De cember 1, an additional dollar on January 15 and the balance of one dollar and a half when the book is delivered. Skade pointed out that when the book comes off the press next snrinp the number of copies printed will be determined by theH number or oraers ianuu. u""i words, it will be impossible to ob tain a 1933 Cornhusker unless an order has been placed for it. Sales will be continued, of course, after the opening sale closes next Satur day, but not with the ten percent reduction. Skade Uurges Purchase The business manager asserted that inasmuch as the profit-sharing plan that the Cornhusker is inaugurating this year makes it possible for such a low price to be offered the students would do well to take advantage of the possible saving during this week's drive. Signs announcing the campaign will be placed at various conspicu ous places on the campus and a booth will be maintained in Social (Continued on Page 3.) VARSITY RIFLE TEAM MEMBERSTO COACH Hold Tryouts, Practices On Range Until Dec. 1. The rifle range will be open for tryouts and initial practice until Dec. 1, the military department announced yesterday. A new sys tem will be instituted in that all men who register for tho team will be assigned to coaching teams under the direction of Sergeant McGimsey assisted by last year's varsity men who are Pirle, Nickol son, Schullz and Mixson. The teams will fire matches against each other and prizes will bo awarded the high individuals and winning teams. Final selection nt the varsity team will be made Dec. 1 on the basis of these matches. Several freshman matches have been scheduled with other colleges. The R. O. T. C. regiment plans to have intercompany team matches. Three teams will enter the William Randolph Hearst tro phy match. Prairie Schooner Completes Sixth Year of Publication With Coming Issue Says L. C. Wimberly, Editor The fall issue of the Prairie Schooner will be published about the second week of November, according to l'rof. J-. C. Wimberly of the JOnglish department who is cditnr-in-cincf. This number will complete the sixth year of publication of the magazine. In all these years the percentage of Nebraska au thors represented in the magazine has never been as hruo as the in this issue. Rudolp Umland. a former stu dent of the University of Ne braska, has a story called "Sand Hill Interlude," in tne fall issue. An article on "The Current Lit erary Temper" is written by W. T. Davis, bead of a local teachers agency. Another Nebraska con tributor is Dora B. Eckles of York who has written a story, "Old Trails." "Brother" is the title of a story written by Lyman Ross, a former student and a resident of Johnstown, Nf br. Prof. M. N. Gins berg of the classics department, Opens October 31, Selling Reduction for $1.23; Last for Week. YEAR BOOK WILL VOTE FOR COEOS Five Who Are Highest in Contest Will Appear In Cornhusker. Students who subscribe for the Cornhusker this fall during the sales campaign will be entitled to vote for their favorite coeds whose pictures will appear in the fea ture section of the yearbook, ac cording to an announcement by Charles Skade, business manager. The five girls who receive the greatest number of votes Will be designated as Cornhusker Coeds in this section of the book. Attached to every subscription blank there will be a ballot with places for first, second and third choice for Cornhusker Coeds. The purchaser will fill in the names of his candidates. The one he desig nates as his first choice will re ceive five thousand votes, second three thousand and third two thousand. Five Will Be Honored. At the close of the campaign the votes will be counted by the Cornhusker staff and a commit tee of faculty members. The five girls who receive the most votes will be honored as Cornhusker Coeds and have their pictures in the feature section of the book. These pictures will be full length views. There are no requirements which will exclude any girl from the contest. "The result of this voting should be truly democratic since every student will be given opportunity to place his three favorites in the contest," Skade said. This is the first time any simi lar contest has been tried on this campus and the ataff believes that It will create much interest among the students. TEACHER HEADS SURVEY Miss Catherine Dunn Directs Charity Welfare Study For Nebraska. Miss Catherine Dunn, instructor In case work presided at the Iowa Nebraska conference for welfare work. "Needing particular care," said Mrs. John M. Glecnn of New York, president of the Family Welfare association of America, "arc the young people, Just otit of the high school nnd college, who cannot find Jobs. Their spirit Is broken before they even make a start In life. It is Important that we strengthen our character-building agencies for their sake." Other speakers Included Mrlanle Gaines of the Social Welfare soci ety, Lincoln, and Ad M. Hurker, Family Social Service, Des Moines. has an article on the League of Nations. Various poems in the magazine have been submitted by Nebraska authois. Receive Many Manuscripts. The contents of the Prairie Schooner are selected from manu scripts sent in from all parts of th. country. Some come from places as distant as South Africa and India. Although the Prairie Schooner was established as a medium for the literary talent of the prairie country it receives (Continued on Page 3 SUBSCRIBERS 10 Fl )R NE8RASKANS Parades, Rally, and Bands Lend Color to Occasion For Visitors. GAME ATTRACTS MANY Homecoming! It was a royal welcome, not only for returning grads, but for visiting mayors, teachers, football enthusiasts, and thousands of other guests of Lin coln who were here for the inau guration of Nebraska day. Colorful and impressive it was for the throngs who crowded the streets of Lincoln yesterday to witness the celebrations. Flags, bands, crowds of cheering students and a multitude of Lincoln visitors Jammed the streets from early in the morning until the time of the game in the afternoon. Flag is Dedicated. Included among the guests of Lincoln for the celebration were visiting mayors from ninety-eight Nebraska towns and cities, the stu dent delegation from Manhattan, Kas., teachers in Lincoln for the district convention, and a host of grads and football followers. The ceremonies began with the dedication of the flag at the City hall. The Lincoln high school band, the Pershing Rifles company, and Company M, met at the hall for the dedication ceremonies. After that the parade marched to the Burlington station to wel come the visitors from Kansas. The procession then marched thru the business district of Lincoln, Chancellor Heads Procession. Led by an escort of five motor cyle officers, the parade started (Continued on Page 3.) OF Students Compose Nearly Half of Orchestra in Sunday Concert. 'CELLIST IS SOLOIST The first enncfrt fit the 1932-33 Lincoln Symphony orchestra sea son will be held Sunday, October 30 at 3 o'clock in the Stuart thea tre. The Boanl of Directors have ;-iW : VV CORNELIUS VAN VLIET. Ihmi1 ii warnln that everybody be on time as no one will be seated after the first number. In order to Injure proper management of the crowd, twenty ushers will be em ployed, all members of the Sym phonla, college musical fraternity. Cornelius vanvmi, iw""" Dutch 'cellist of the Koxy sym phony orchestra will be the soloist. Ha has come with the special per mission of the Koxy symphony or ganization, and is appearing in no other concerts outside of New (Continued on Page 3.) STUDENTS WIN AUDITION Howard Stark and Charlotte Byars Place in Final Radio Audition. Howard Stark, twenty-five, of Norfolk, and Charlotte Byars, eighteen, of Valley, were an nounced as winners oi mm. in ih. inula of the sixth Atwater Kent contest in Nebraska. Mr. Stark is a student in the scnooi m music, University of Nebraska, a,Hh umi-arri Kirknatrlrk. He is affiliated with the Alpha Sigma Phi social iraiernuy. Feme Misner, Lincoln, and Kd- ward Riatt, North Bend, were Judged second in the audition. Miss Misner is biuucui wiui wuwo Burkltt VanKlrk of the school of music. The finals were held over WOW, Omaha, from 3:30 to 4:30 p. m.. Sunday, Oct 23. Six girls and eight men who were successful In the Nebraska dl-trlct contests competed in this audition. Tbe winners of first place will compete In tbe rational district Atwater Kent audition, which will be held In Chicago late In November. I y a ll if I University of Nebraska students helped make Nebraska day a success as they turned out for the parade through Lincoln. E ON EVE About 1,900 Attend Party Given by Innocents on Saturday Night. PROCEEDS GO TO FUND Knmo 1 son nersons. manv of them alumni, manyl others students gathered in the coliseum saiuraay evening, where they appropriately observed their Homecoming to dance and song at the Innocents' society second annual Homecom ing party with Thamon Hayes ana his orchestra from Kansas City and the Columbia broadcasting system. Proceeds from the party will go into a permanent decorations fund looking toward velour covered walls and ceiling for the coliseum. In this effort the Innocents society is to be aided by other campus or ganizations, contributing as groups not individually. Chairman of che permanent decorations committee for the coliseum, as announced yesterday, by Jack Thompson, the president of the Innocents society, will be Jack Erickson, Newman Grove. . Alumni Say Party Success. One of the newest traditions, the Homecoming party was declared a success for the second time by the oiumnt who returned. Chairman of of the Innocents commutes in (Continued on Page 3.) E AS Present Winning Candidate At Ag College Formal Friday Evening. About one hundred fifty couples witnessed the crowning of Clarice . - I 1 , Kill Cnvm- Haas as queen oi mc jw r j er's Formal, Friday evening at i the Ag Student Activities ouiiu ing. Joyce Ayres and his eleven piece hand furnished the music for the affair. . Miss Hads is a member of Chi Omega, belongs to the Tassels and is a member of the senior fair board at the College of Agricul ture. She also belongs to Phi Up silon Omicron, and Omicron Nu, both honorary home economics sororities. The ball room was decorated as a large "Castle Inn." Refresh ments were served throughout the evening in the front of the inn. Hrensed in "formal" attire of aprons and overalls. Tne lormai was spnnsureu y the Ag club and Home Kconomics club. Chaperones for the event Included Dean and Mrs. V.'. W. Burr, Prof, and H. P. Davis. Dr. and Mrs. F. D. Krlm. Miss Mar garet Fedde, Prof, and Mrs. R. T. Prescott, Prof, and Mrs. R. R. Thalman and Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Snipes. ('olouel Eager Addresses Scabbard and Dlade Uub Colonel Frank D. Eager is to be the principal speaker at the annual banquet of Scabbard and Blade, honorary military organization, to be held Wednesday evening at the Llndeil. He will discuss the ad vantages of military training a3 training for a business career. Members of the military depart ment and Scabbard and Blade, and faculty R. O. T. C. officers will attend the affair. Dean Burr to Tell About Significant Experiences Dean W. W. Burr, of the college of agriculture will address the col lege meeting Monday morning at 7 o'clock in 303 Ag. hall. Dean Burr's topic will be "What I Got Out of College." He will share with the students what seem to him now, as be looks back at his college days at the University of Nebraska, to have been the most significant things In making a permanent influence in his life. DAN OF HOMECOMING ATTRACTS MANY QUEEN Courtesy of The Journal. TEA TO PRECEDE Y DRIVE Workers to Meet Informally Sunday Before Start of Campaign. Final Instructions regarding the Y. W. C. A. financial drive which begins Monday morning and ends Thursday noon will be given at a tea Sunday afternoon from 3 to 5, in Ellen Smith hall. All workers, captains and executives taking part in the drive will be present, as will Evelyn O'Connor, who is di recting this project, and Miss Ber niece Miller, secretary of the "Y." CONFERENCE CALLED Noted' Speakers Accept Arndt's Invitation for Meeting Nov. 17. ECONOMISTS TO ATTEND Plans for a conference of bank ers, farmers, business men, teach ers and students of economics to be held at the University of Ne braska, Thursday, November 17. are being made by Karl M. Arndt, assistant professor of economics, who is acting as general chairman, and F. C. Blood, professor of ad vertising. The farmers problems will be discussed. Economists to Speak. Among the outstanding speakers who have accepted invitations to address the conference is Denis P. Hogan, president of the federal land bank of Omaha, who will dis cuss "The Farm Mortgage Prob lem." C. A. Phillips, dean of the col lege of commerce, University of Iowa, will speak on "Banking and Pliers" "Teachings of the Turbu lent Twenties." Other speakers on the program are Prof. Karl M. Arndt, Prof. H. C. Filley, and George Woods, state banking com missioner. SENN1NG ADDRESSES CLUB Knife and Fork Hears Him Discuss Relief Plans of Major Parties. At a recent meeting of the Knife and Fork club Prof. J. P. Sennlng of the political science department .outlined and discussed farm relief issues as proposed by the two major political parties. Mr. Scnning pointed out. that there are two plans, one a modi fication of the McNary-Haugen bill, known as the allotment plan, and the other an extension of farm credit by federal land banks. Roosevelt appears to favor both or eithiT of the plans, while Hoover Indicated in his Des Moines speech that he preferred the plan for tbe extension of farm credit. , ENGINEERS GIVE DEMONSTRATIONS AT AG COLLEGE Two engineering demonstrations were part of a program supervised by the Teachers' College staff Sat urday morning in the Agricultural Engineering building. Kansas State students and faculty mem bers were guests. The first was a method of tem pering steel, presented by Prof. W. J. Runnalls while the other, con ducted by Prof. C. V. Smith dealt with the field test of a high ten sion magneto. The outline of a re search problem by K. B. Lewis concluded the program. Carved Statuette Now SIiohii at Morrill Hall A group of n iniature carved figures, representing Industries and customs of China were re ceived at Morri.l hall last week and are now tx'j.g placed on dis play. The carvings are made from white wood and are naturally tinted. Miss Marjorie Sbanafelt, curator of visual education, de clares that the workmanship on the rarvlngs is of a very superior quality. Boswell Scores Willi Only 2 Minutes and 30 Seconds To Go After Fahmbrucb, Masterson and Matins Touch Off Great Offensive Drive. WILDCATS DOMINATE Russell and Graham Click Off Consistent Gains for Manhattan Team Until Near Goal; Injuries Keep Sauer, Hulbert on Sidelines. By JOE MILLER. Outplayed lor tlirct! quarters by a great Kansas State team, the Coriihuskers rallied brilliantly in the final period as they did a year ago. in one of those Frank Merriwell finishes to snatch a 6 to U victory before a colorful Homecoming crowd estimated at L'U.OUO at Memorial stadium Saturday afternoon. Seemingly doomed to a 0 to 0 tie, after Fahrnbruclrs diag- Oonal pass to Masterson barely KOSMET KLUB TO JUDGE SKITS FOR Stunts Submitted Will Be Given Tryouts Tuesday To Thursday. Judging of skit applications for the Kosmet Klub Thanksgiving morning revue, which will be held Thursday morning, November L'4. in the Stuart theatre, will begin Tuesday, Jack Thompson, presi dsnt of the Klub announced yes terday. The production committee of the Klub will notify the persons in charge of each skit of the time for judging, Thompson stated. Judg ing will start Tuesday evening and continue through the evening of Thursday, November 3. Will Announce Winners. Definite selections of the skits to be used in the revue will be an nounced within a short time after the judging has been completed, according to members of the Klub. An effort will be made, they stated, to cut down the time for each act and to present as varied a program as possible. "Pre-judging indications point to one of the best tall revues Kos met Klub has ever staged," Thompson, who is also chairman of the production committee, stated. "Many skits have been entered, and the program promises to be one of wide variety and tal ent." Members of the judging com mittee, who will see each skit and make tbe final selections, are: Jack Thompson, Wallace Frank furt, Frank Musgrav". and Joe Alter. The committee has urged all organizations entering skits to complete preparations as soon as possible. HAYES ATTENDS MEETING Y Secretary Representative At Regional Meeting Held in Salina. Representatives of the univer sity Y. M. C. A. attended the an nual fall meeting of the executive committee of the Rocky Mountain division of the Student . M. C. A. at Salina, Kas., this week end The convention opened Friday evening and closed Sunday after noon. C. D. Haves, general secre tary of the university Y. M. C. A., represented the University of Ne braska. Richard Smith was the Nebraska Weslevan delegate and Virgil Bugbee the represe- ative Do,., ci3io Teachers col- 1,1 A 1- . U .III.. l,v. The Rockv Mountain division of the Y. W. C. A. held a similar meetina- this week end. the uni versity of Nebraska being repre sented by Helen Cassidy YOUNG MUSICIANS r.ivr. their first RECITAL RECENTLY T).. fit .i.i.ioiit musical recital was held Thursday afternoon, in tv,. ahwi r xdmic building. Tbe following students of the Univer sity School of Music appeared: Marian Stamp, accompanied by Mr. Harrison: Thais Mickey ac companied by Mr. Tolley: Paul Schlife. accompanied by Miss Wag ner; Hekcn Kunz, accompanied by Mrs. Van Kirk; Wilgus Eberley. accompanied by Mr. Reuter, Les ter Rumbaugh. accompanied by Mrs. Thomas and Alberta Koon, accompanied by Mr. Wittie. Patterson Speaks for Methodist Men's Club Dr. C. H. Patterson. Instructor In ihm nhllrtannhv deDartment, will address members of Phi Tau Ainh. mn'a Me'-hodist fraternity. at their regular meeting Tuesday fvcnlnr. The program win wgiu ' at 7 o'clock. SHOW THIS WEEK PLAY FOH 3 PERIODS eluded the latter's grasp in the end zone with only five minutes left in the fourth quarter, the Hus kers drew new life when the lanky Masterson intercepted Graham's pass a minute later to run back twenty-six yards to the K-Aggie 39-yard line. The crowd, now wild for victory, implored the Nebraska eleven for a touchdown, and how they re sponded! An end sweep by Chris Mathis gained five yards, and on the next play Steve Hokuf made it a first down on the 28-yard line on a dash around left end. Here a 5 yard penalty for offside imposed on the Manhattan crew was a big help to the Cornhuskers, but Mathis was dumped for a six yard loss on the next play. With the pigskin on the Kansas State 30 yard line, Fahrnbruch dropped back and shot a bullet pass to Masterson who went to the 15 yard line before he was stopped. Boswell Scores. Fighting with their shoulders pressed to the wall, the Kansas State line held Masterson to two yards, but Bernie went through for four on the second down. Hub Boswell, who had just gone in the game, responded with a 4yard ef fort through center for a first down on the 4-yard line, and then with only 2 minutes and 30 sec onds to play the Ravenna boy swept bis left end for the touch down. Masterson's kick waa wide and low. The Kansans, now desperate, un (Continued on Page 4.) Gives Illustrated Talk at Morrill Hall Sunday Afternoon. The Colorful Southwest," an il lustrated lecture by Dwight Kirsch. chairman of the university school of fine arts, is to be the feature of the regular Sunday Morrill hall program today. The nour nas oeu get for 4:15 p. m., instead of the usual hour of 4 p. m., according to Miss Marjorie Shanafelt who has arranged the program. Mr. Kirscn spent some mnc New Mexico and Arizona during tbe past summer and spent a large part of his time producing the col ored pictures to be shown Sunday afternoon. The photographs were done with the sutochromc process, which enables exact reproduction of the actual colors. Included in the series will be desert scenes, In dian ceremonials, Indian pottery and othtr related subjects. A few scenes from the Grand Canyon will also be shown. Children to See Movie. The children's program of which Miss Marjorie Shanafelt has charge is to begin at 2:30 p. m. "The Tail Waggers' Club" is the subject of the talk which is to be on dog. Two juvenile films. "Babes in the Woods" and "Ragles of the Sea," are to be shown. In connection with Mr. Kirsch program will be the opening of the monthly art exhibit, which for No vember will concern Itself with the southwest. Included in the ex hibit will be a collection of Navajo rugs and pottery, which have been obtained through the courtesy nf tho laboratory of anthropology st Santa Fe. Paintings ot iew Mex ico. Arizona and Utah landscapes and Bimilar topics, done by Ray mond Hendry Williams of the school of fine arts, and William 1- Younkin are to be on display. PHI BETA KAPPA WILL MEET TUESDAY NIGHT The first of a ' series of Phi Beta Kappa meetings will.bfl held Tuesday, Nov. 1. at the Univer sity club. Dr. Rebekah Gibbons will speak on "A Tourist's Impres sions of India." About seventy five persona are expected to at tend the meeting. It has also been announced by the organizatioa that Miss Winona M. Perry, president of the group is away on leave of absence and that tr. J. E. Weaver will serve as president pro-tem.