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1 The Dai eb rasKai Official Student Newspaper o f the University of Nebraska VOL. XXXII NO. 74. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, SUNDAY, JANUARY 15, 1933. PRICE 5 CENTS, y HAL REVEAL ONLY SLIGHT 2,833 Total in Five Colleges Compares Favorably to Last Year. UNOFF FIGURES REGISTRATION DROP Incomplete unofficial reports from college deans' offices Satur day indicated that early registra tion of resident students was run ning only slightly behind enroll ment for the first semester. Definite and final figures will , not be available for some time, Registrar Florence I. McGahey declared, but the count made by the Daily Nebraskan Saturday pointed to a very small decrease by the time all college early regis tration reports are available. The Arts and Science college had registered 1116 resident stu dents by Saturday noon as corn spared with an early registration figure of 1,169 for the second semester of last year. The college of business administration listed '511 as compared with 583 last year. ' . r Dental college had a total of 86 . v for the week, which is "about the ' same as last semester." One hun dred two had enrolled at the end . of early registration for the sec Jf. ood semester of last 'year. O ' Laws Show Increase. -. College of law showed an in v crease over last year's figure of " 161 with a total of 165. Teachers college total for the second semes ter of 1931-2 was 955, and early registration this year was report ed as "about the same." Reports were not available from the colleges of agriculture, engineering, pharmacy and xnedi f cine. Graduate college registra tion does not start for some time. Totals for the five colleges reached Saturday Arts and Sci ences, Business Administration, Dental, Law, and Teachers was 2,833. The same colleges for the second semester of last year re ported an early registration of 2970, a difference of 137. PHI SIGMA JNITIATES EIGHT Honorary Botany Fraternity Conducts Ceremony at Banquet Friday. Eight new members were ini tiated into Phi Sigma, honorary biological fraternity, at an initia tion banquet held in the clubroom of the Y. W. C. A. Friday eve ning. The graduate students who were initiated are: Frank I Ben nett, Marion Luhman, Fernando Tralta, Laurence A. Stoddart and Jacob Uhrich. Undergraduates who were received into the organi zation were: John L. Morrison, Elmer A. Palmatier and Paul Mc Grew. An illustrated lecture on "Expe riences in the University of Ha waii and Hawaiian Islands," by Elda R. Walker, was the feature of the meeting. E. N. Anderson and H. W. Manter welcomed the new Ini tiates and Laurence Stoddart gave the response. Publication Board to Receive Applications Applications for appoint ment to the following posi tions on the Daily Nebraskan for the second semester will be received by the student publication board until 5 o'clock Tuesday, Jan. 17. Editorial: Editor-in-chief, managing tditors, news ed itors, sports editor and wom en's editor.. Business: ' Business man ager, assistant business man agers. Application blanks may be obtained at the office of the school of journalism, 104 University hall. Material al ready on file need not be duplicated. GAYLE C. WALKER, Sec Student Pub. Board. STUDENTS IN VOICE GIVE RECITAL TODAY Class of Maude Gutzmer To Present Program At 4 O'clock. Artist students from the voice class of Maude Fender Gutzmer of the School of Music will be pre sented in matinee recital Sunday afternoon, Jan. 15, at 4 o'clock, in the Temple theater. There is no admission charge. This program will be given by students who are taking voice as elective work, and. features the first scene of act one of Delibes' opera "Lakme." The scene of the opera is laid in one of the large cities of India. This opening scene is in the im mediate vicinity, recently subdued (Continued on Page 2.) DR. AlKlN IS Head of Rochester Seminary Will Address Meeting Tuesday at 1 1 . Under the joint auspices of the University of Nebraska's faculty committee on convocations and the religious welfare council Dr. Al bert W. Beaven, president of the Colgate Rochester seminary of Rochester, N. Y.p will speak at an all-university convocation on Tues day, January 14 at 11 a. m. in the Temple theater. Dr. Beaven has recently been elected president of the federal council of churches of Christ in America a position held until re cently by Bishop McConnell. He is also an author of note, having written five "books, the best known of which are "The Fine Art of Living Together" and "Life's East ern Window." He has also served as university preacher at Cornell, Yale, the University of Chicago and Wellesley. He is being brought to Lincoln for the third annual Nebraska ministers' convocation, an annual meeting of an interdenominational nature for the ministers of the state, to be held here January 17 to 19. Of the sposoring groups for the all-university convocation, Dr. J. O. Hertzler, chairman of the de partment of sociology, heads the faculty convocation committee, and Dr. B. G, Hendricks, associate professor of chemistry, is presi dent of the religious welfare coun cil. The subject of Dr. Beaven's ad dress will be: "Youth of Tomor row." WILL HOLD STUDY SESSION Miss Bernice Miller Plans Second Meeting for Devotion Hour. Second session of the study groups instructed by Miss Bernice Miller, Y. W. C. A. secretary, will be held this week. One group meets Sunday from 9 to 10:30 o'clock. Miss Miller announces that there is room at these group meetings for a" few more girls who are interested in a devotional hour such as Miss Miller Is conducting. This series of group studies in cludes lessons on "Records of the Life of Jesus." There are to be fourteen meetings, the last meet ing will be held on Easter. Dean Thompson Lauds Football in Article In an article appearing in the December issue of the Athletic Journal, Dr. T. J. Thompson, dean of student affairs makes a plea for fair consideration of football, which he describes as "one of the finest contact games ever devel oped, a game in which the cour age and skill and sportsmanship of young men are tried." The ar ticle is entitled "Bullyragging Football." AT THE STUDIO. Monday. Phys. F.d. club, 12:00. Tuesday. University 4-il club, 12:03. CONVOCATION SPEAKER DECORATION AWARD IS 'LEAP YEAR' PARTY Mortar Board to Give Five Dollar Prize for Most Practical Plan. A $5 prize will be given to the woman on this campus submitting the most attractive and least ex pensive plan for decorating the coliseum in preparation for the Mortar Board party, according to Gertrude Clarke, publicity chair man. Girls wishing to try for this award may get further informa tion concerning the color scheme and general requirements for en try from Jane Axtell, she said. All competitors are required t- follow the directions according to an an nouncement made by the publicity chairman, Gertrude Clarke. When queried further about the general plans for the party, Miss Clarke made the following state ment: "The appellation by which this party is to be known is 'Mortar Board Party' rather than 'Leap Year party as many have thought." This explanation was made in an attempt to clarify the ideas of those who believed it to be a post-leap year event. This honorary organization on other campi has established the precedent so that each year the women students treat the men to dancing and a "sandwich" after wards. The local Mortar boards hope to make this an annual affair at Nebraska. BLUE PRINT APPEARS OX MONDAY MORNING Clema, Rait Contribute Leading Articles in January Issue. The January issue of the Ne braska Blue Print, publication of the college of engineering, will be distributed Monday morning, it was announced Saturday. Several interesting articles are included in this month's magazine. Robert A. Rait, '33, is the author of an aticle, "Rockefeller Center," dealing with the problems encoun tered in the construction of the new Radio City in New York. Another story, "Stimulating Plant Growth by the Use of Elec tricity," is written by John M. Clema, '30, who is now connected with Westingohuse Electric com pany. George L. Sullivan, '08, ha3 also written an article, "California Paving." Mr. Sullivan is now a con sulting engineer in Santa Clara, California. All regular departments are in cluded. "The Dean's Corner," writ ten monthly by Dean O. J. Fergu son, explains the reasons for the cancellation of this year's inspec tion trips for engineering students. Iota Sigma Pi to Hold Open Meeting Tuesday Iota Sigma Pi, women's chemis try honorary, Is sponsoring and open meeting to be held Tuesday evening at 7:30. Dr. Mary Morse, of the chemistry department, will speak on "Vocational Opportuni ties for Girls in Chemistry." All girls interested in any phase of chemistry are invited. The meet ing is to be in room 208 Chemistry hall. Applications for Prom Committee Accepted Applications for positions on the Junior-Senior prom committee must be filed in the Student Activities office by 5 o'clock Monday, Jan. 16. Applicants, either men or women, mutt be of junior standing and have fulfilled all eligibility requirements for participation in student activities. Five junior men and six Junior women will be selected by the Student council at its meeting Wednesday. Jan. 18. The Junior class president it chairman of the committee. President, Student Council. ANNOUNCED FO '0Z' BLACK SPEAKS ON CAMPUS SUNDAY Cartoonist to Illustrate His Museum Talk With Crayons. "Oz" Black, widely-read car toonist whose page "Here in Lin coln" is a weekly feature of the Sunday Journal and Star, v.ill be the feature at the Nebraska State museum's program Sunday after noon at 4:15. His talk is entitled "Sunny Side Up" in which he does many illustrations with colored chalk and crayons. For the children's program at 2:30 p. m., the feature is a talk by Miss Marjorie Shanafelt on "Arabs of the Black Hair Houses." The talk will be supplemented by two films, one "The Trodigal Palm" and the other, "Bedouins of the Sahara." Y.W.C.A. ' TO OPENJJEXT FRIDAY Students Will Set Price of Books at New Exchange In Temple Building. Students who have old textbooks to sell, may take them to the Y. W. C. A. "Swap Shop" on Jan. 20, it was announced yesterday. The new book exchange will be open from 1 to 6 o'clock on Friday to receive books and from 10 to 12 and 4 to 6 on the days following that until Jan. 30 when sales start. The books will be graded ac cording to condition and the stu dent will set the price of his own books. The Y. W. C. A. will re ceive 20 percent of the sales price. "Ye Swap Shop!' will be located at the south of the counter on the first floor of the Temple building. It will be decorated in red and cream, and with posters made by Miss Faulkner of the art depart ment. Although the shop is sponsored by the Y. W. C. A. it is open to every student on the campus. Ruth Bernstein is in charge of publicity, Jean Alden, of personnel, and Ruth Cherny, of classification and bookkeeping. REGENTS REMOVE MORSE TO LINCOLN FROM CURTIS JOB At a meeting of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents Jan. 7, Supt. C. K. Morse, for a number of years in charge of the Nebraska School of Agriculture at Curtis, at his request was trans ferred to Lincoln to take up work in University Extension, effective Sept. 1, 1933. Mr. Morse has had this matter under consideration for some time, and the action of the board was wholly in accord ance with his desires. While a new superintendent has not yet been named, it is expected Mr. Morse's successor will be se lected from someone now in serv ice on the Agricultural College staff. MEMORIAL SERVICE HONORING I OSSLER SCHEDULED SUNDAY A memorial service in honor of the late Professor Laurence Fos sler, head of the German depart ment at the University of Ne braska, will be held this morning at 11 a. m. at the Unitarian church at 12th and H streets. Professor Fossler, who was seventy-five years of age, died at his home on Jan. 7th after a lingering illness. DR. POOL ELECTED VICE-PRESIDENT OF SCIENTIFIC GROUP Dr. R. J. Pool, chairman of the department of botany, was elected first vice president of the Amer ican Microscopical Society at its annual meeting held recently at Atlantic City. Membership in the society is held by hundreds of spe cialists in microscopy in this coun try and abroad. The society pub lishes a Journal known as the "Transactions," which Is now in its SWAP SHOP fifty-first year. DANCING CONTINUES TO TWELVE O'CLOCK AT FRATERNITY BALL Extension Does Not Alter Usual 12:30 Night for University Coeds. Dancing to the music of Husk O'Hare and his orchestra at the annual Interfraternity ball, which will be held on Saturday. Feb. 4, in the coliseum, is to continue until 12 o'clock, according to an an nouncement made yesterday by the committee in charge. Special permission to "continue the dancing a half hour beyond the customary time was obtained by the committee from the faculty subcommittee on student affairs. The dancing will start at 8:30 and continue until 12 o'clock with a fifteen minute intermission. The extension on the time for dancing does not alter the rule that girls living in dormitories and organized houses must get in by 12:30, according to Miss Aman da Heppner, dean of women. The same rule will hold for the night of the ball, she declared. Tickets for the event will be checked out to members of the Interfraternity council at a special meeting of that body called for next Tuesday evening, according to Otto Kotouc, member of the committee in charge of the sale of tickets. Admission to the party will be $1.50 per couple. The band will furnish he music for the event, Husk O'Hare and "His Genial Gentlemen of the Air," is a feature attraction of the Music Corporation of America. It is at the present time playing in the ballroom of the LaSalle hotel in Chicago. RADIO TALKSAT KFAB Friday's Broadcast Begins Series of Addresses on Government. A series of radio talks by Dr. J. P. Senning, chairman of the po litical science department, on cur rent questions of government, which started Friday, will be con tinued indefinitely over radio sta tion KFAB, it was learned yester day. The subject of Dr. Senning'a talk Friday was "The Structure of the Nebraska Legislature from the Standpoint of the Basis or Repre sentation." His topic next Friday, Jan. 20, will be "The Process of Organizing the State Legislature," and the subject for his talk Friday, Jan. 27, will be "The Process of Procedure in the State Legisla ture." During the month of January, Dr. Senning will broadcast his talks on Friday from 5:15 to 5:30, while his talks during the month of February will be delivered be tween 5:45 and 6:00. Dr. Senning gave a similar se ries of talks on current political questions and topics over station KFAB about four years ago. Y. W. Constitution Up For Vote January 16 The constitution of the Y. W. C. A. will be read and voted on by members of the Y. W. at vespers Tuesday Jan.- 16. A short devo tional service will be held before the constitution is read. The ves per choir is planning special mu sic. Call Special Meeting Of Interfrat Council A special meeting of the in terfraternity counciil will be held in the regular meeting room Tuesday night, January 17, at 7:30. Tickets for the Interfraternity Ball will be checked out. All members be present. SENNIN NAUGURATES