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The
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Nebraska!!
Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska
VOL. XXXI I NO. 9.1.
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10. 19M
PRICE 5 CENTS.
PLAYERS' CURRENT
SHOW IS CAUSE OF
MUCH
CONTROVERSY
Smalls and Owens Have
Different Opinions
About 'Porgy.'
Two entirely different views of
the current University Player's
production, "Porgy" both by Ne
groes have resulted in some con
troversy, both verbal and written,
press articles reveal. On one hand
was a local faction headed by a
negro minister who deplored the
play, while on the other was W.
Robert Smalls, executive secretary
of the Urban league of Kansas
City, negro social promotion group.
Protesting against the produc
tion of 'Pprgy," the local group
conferred with Representative
Owen. Douglas County negro
legislator, according to the Omaha
World Herald.
that the plav depicted
the negro "In his worst aspect as
a crap-snooting low-iuer me
head of the group devoted a ser
mon last Sunday in protest.
Legislator Indignant.
Representative John Owen was
indignant. "The university seems
intentionally emphasizing degrada
tion of the negro, stimulating the
inferiority complex 01 my race
whirh we contend with from grade
school up" he complained. "When
we have diminished illiteracy in
mum for an orchestra price. "If
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Y. IV. C. A.
NEW STAFF MEMBERS
Eighten Girls Appointed to
New Cabinet by Jean
Alden.
Cabinet members of the Y. W.
C. A. for 1933 were announced
Thursday by Jean Alden, newly
elected president. The new cabinet
members, who will act as chair
man for their respective staffs,
will be installed Wednesday Feb.
15.
The 1933 cabinet is composed, of
Willa Norris, vesper staff; Martha
Hershey, conference staff; Mar
jorie Smith, treasurer; Donna
Davis, church relations; Arlene
Bors: and Roberts Coffee, interna
tional; Helen Lutz, social staff;
Bash Perkins, finance staff; Ruth
Cherney, project staff; Elaine Fon
tein, publicity; Elizabeth Rowan,
industrial; Jane Boos, membership;
Breta Peterson, girl reserve; Mu
riel Moffit, office in rooms; Ge
nevieve Jeffries, agricultural rep
resentative; Lucille Hitchcock,
freshman commission; Dorothy
Cathers, sophomore commission;
and Vergene McBride, uppercla3s
commission.
New and former cabinet mem
bers will take part in the cabinet
training conference to be held Fri
day and Saturday, Feb. 10 and 11
at the city Y. W. C. A. The meet
ing Friday will be from 4 to 9
o'clock an don Saturday from 9 to
12 o'clock. The committee planning
the meeting are Gertrude Clarke,
chairman, Willa Norris, Evelyn
Haas and Dorothy Cathers.
A supper will be held at the
Y. W. cafeteria on Friday night. A
swimming party in the Y. W. pool
at 9 o'clock will climax the enter
tainment for Friday.
STUDENT RECITAL HELD
Stamp, Larson, and Bostrom
Play Number of Piano
Selections.
The ninth student recital was
given Thursday afternoon in Re
cital hall. The program consisted
of piano selections by three stu
dents: Marian Stamp played, "Son
ata Pathetique Andante," by
Beethoven, "Prelude," and,
"Fugue," in C sharp major; Arlene
Larson, "Sonata in D Major" by
Mozart: ani Marvin Bostrum. who
played. "Sonata Appassionata," by
Beethoven.
ANNOUNCES
BREAK IN COLD WEATHER
Temperature Jumps
Five Above Zero
Thursday.
to
The rise in temperature to five
above zero yesterday afternoon
broke the longest continuous pe
riod of below zero weather since
1905, according to Thomas Blair,
university metcrologist.
The below zero weather which
began at 4 p. m., Feb. 6, was ter
minated at noon yesterday, after
86 consecutive hours of sub-zero
temperatures- The 1905 period of
frigidity continued for eighty-one
hours.
Mr. Blair said that the cold
would continue thruout the lest of
the week xinless the weather show
ed one of its queer eccentricities.
BURNETTWRiTES IN
University Hall Pictured
On Cover February
Number.
"The Nebraska Alumnus," offi
cial publication of the Alumni As
sociation of the university, was
distributed Thursday, Feb. 9. Fea
turing an article by Chancellor
E. A. Burnett on Charter Day, the
monthly publication contains cm
rent happenings, meetings and
events of unusual interest to Ne
braska alumni.
The magazine is under the di
rect supervision of the Nebraska
Alumni association of which Ned
C. Abbott, '96 is president, and
has as its program: Every alum
nus an active member; an ade
quate fund for student loans, fel
lowships, and scholarships; and
adequate provision for the declin
ing years of those who have given
their lives to our university.
A drawing of University Hall by
Felix D. Summers, '32, makes up
the cover. Another featured article
is written by Ned C. Abbott en
titled "That Tyndarus Costume,"
in which he tells the real truth
about the garment he wore at the
Charter Day celebration, Feb. 16,
1894.
POLITICIANSJM POWER
North Carolina University
Students Cannot Elect
Editor.
CHAPEL HILL, N. C Campus
politicians at the University of
North Carolina will be shorn of
their power in election of publica
tion editors, if a proposed move
ment to place election of editors
in the hands of the staffs goes
through. Staff members of the
Daily Tar Heel, studnt news
paper, Buccaneer, student comic
magazine, and Carolina Magazine,
literary organ, have already peti
tioned the student council to re
move the power from the hands of
the student body at large. The
yearbook, Yackety Yack, has not
yet taken action on the matter, but
it is expected shortly.
Frequent invective has been
launched against the fraternities
at the Chapel Hill institution, but
the alleged political bosses have
been making snappy comebacks in
the Tar Heel's letter column,
"Speaking the Campus Mind."
Writers on the daily paper and
the two magazines claim that
their publications are the only
major ones in the country yet re
taining popular election of editors.
Sociology Professor
Talks to Omaha Club
Dr. Hattie Plum Williams of the
department of sociology gave an
address on "Pending Social Legis
lation" before the Social Workers
club of Omaha at its monthly
meeting Wednesday evening, Feb.
8.
Graduate Students Must
Complete Registration
Graduate students should
complete their registration be
fore Saturday, Feb. 11 at noon.
A late registration fee will be
charged for registrations after
that time.
NEBRASKA
ALUMNUS
TICKET SALES OF
ALL-UNIVERSITY
PARTY ARE LARGE
Barb Council Announces
Chaperones for
Affair.
Ticket sales for the all-university
party which will be held in the
coliseum Saturday night are un
usually large according to Jack
Coupland, president of the barb
council.
Mr. and Mrs. L. K. Aylsworth,
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Lantz and Mr.
and Mrs. E. E. Lackey have been
selected to act as chaperones for
the party which will be the last of
its kind to be held on the uptown
campus this season.
Red and white decorations will
adorn the field house for the event.
Music will be furnished by Leo
Beck and his orchestra. The party
which is to be informal will start
at 8:30.
Coupland stated that there
would be some special entertain
ment. He would not reveal, how
ever, the participants in the num
bers but stated that a university
student would be featured at the
affair.
Members of the barb and inter
club councils are in charge of
ticket sales.
SENNING TO TALK TO
STATE LEGISLATURE
Political Science Chairman
Will Discuss Work Done
During Past Week.
Prof. J. P. Senning, chairman of
political science department will
give the fifth of a series of talks
concerning the state legislature
and its work, over station KFAB,
this afternoon at 5:45 p. m.
In his talk today Mr. Senning
will discuss the constitutional
amendments which have been in
troduced in the present session of
the legislature, as well as review
ing the work that that body has
accomplished during the past
week.
At the request of the university
officials, Mr. Senning began the
nresent series of discussions four
weeks ago. The immediate suc
cess of a similar series four years
ago while the legislature was in
session, led Mr. Senning to believe
that such a program would be
doubly important during the pres
ent session.
The talks which Mr. Senning
has given concerning the present
session of the legislature consist,
mainly of a brief and concise
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ETIIERTOM TALKS AT
EMGIMEERS MEET IMG
Civil Engineer Graduate
Tells About Muscle
Shoals Project.
a Vvrhiit orntv.five eneineerine
students attended the regular bi-
- ... A. t 1 1 ( til.
monthly meeting oi me iovai in
dent chapter of the American So
ciety of Civil Engineers which was
held in the Mechanic arts building
on Wednesday evening, Feb. 8.
The meeting featured a talk by
Louis Etherton on the Muscle
Shoals project, of which the Wil
son Dam is a part. The talk was
illustrated by a number of slides
showing relative location, stages of
construction, and completed struc
ture of the dam. Etherton is a
graduate of the Civil engineering
department and past president of
the society.
Insulation of officers for .ne
coming year was also held at the
meeting. Those installed were:
president, Richard Babcock; vice
president, Marion Scott; secretary
treasurer, Archibald Bauer. The
next meeting will be held Feb. 15,
it was announced.
RADIO
AUDIENCE
SATURDAY FINAL DEADLINE
No More Pictures to Go in
Greek Section Will
Be Taken.
"Saturday is absolutely 'the last
day that fraternity and sorority
pictures may be taken, and that
leaves only one day after Friday in
which to have it done," declared
Ralph Spencer, editor of the Corn
husker. "Students have been called
and told about this deadline and if
they wish their pictures in the
yearbook they must get busy," he
continued.
Spencer made it clear that this
is not the deadline for the junior
and senior sections, but only for
the Greek sections. The closing
date for the class sections is still
undecided, but it will be some
time soon, he stated.
DIG SISTER BOARD
TO STAGE CARNIVAL
Society Will Hold Affair
In Grant Memorial
Hall, Feb. 11.
A veritable Coney Island will
make its appearance Saturday aft
ernoon, Feb. 11, in Grant Memorial
hall when the "Penny Carnival"
sponsored by the Big Sister board
opens its doors for the establish
ment of a new tradition on the Ne
braska campus.
Stage shows with novelty acts
and dancing, houses of mystery, a
den of horrors, and many other
carnival effects will take place in
the Armory whose walls will lH
surrounded with booths
housing
various attractions.
The committee arranging the
new affair has Deloris Deadman,
president of the Big Sister board,
at its head as general chairman.
Money exchange will be taken care
of by Margaret Medlar. Lucille
Reilly as supervisor will take
charge of the "Den of Horrors"
and will be assisted by Alice Beek
man and Louise Perry. Miss Reilly
is also in charge of the stage show.
The fortune telling and puppet
show will be under the supervision
of Ruth Cherny, and Margaret
Cheuvront will be in charge of the
"fish pond." The "Trip Around the
World" will be under the charge
of Margaret Reedy who will also
take care of the pictures. Dorothy
Charlesson' will sponsor dancing,
and Denice Greene will draw cari
catures. The Tassels will sell bal
loons. KIRKPATRICK HELPS
ASSEMIiLE TALEMT
Director Music School
A ss ists Children "s
Radio Hour.
The University of Nebraska is to
be veil represented in the Chil
dren's Radio Hour which is broad
cast from th? fifth floor of Miller
and Paine department store. Mr.
Howard Kirkpatrick of the school
of music is co-operating with the
store's program director in assemb
ling talent from the school.
Miller and Paine plans quite an
extensive series of programs to be
broadcasted each Saturday morn
ing from 9:45 to 10:45 over KFAB
from a stage in the store. The en
tertainment will be given by chil
dren twelve years old or under.
According to Mr. Sands, who
has directed similar programs in
much larger cities over the country
these appearances for broadcast
serve as a spur for renewed ef
forts in developing talent among
children. Mr. Kirkpatrick believes
that with a radio appearance as an
objective the children have much
more enthusiasm for practice.
MODEKATE SMOKING
HELPS STUDENTS
HOULTON DECLARES
OMAHA. Neb. (CNS) Moder
ate smoking tends to make a stu
dent more composed and aids him
to concentrate on his work. Dr.
Thomas L. Houlton of the Creigh-
ton university medical school de
clared this week.
A special test conducted at the
university showed that smokers.
considered as a group, were better
scholars than non-smokers, he
.said.
ACTIVITY TAX NEAR
AS
T
Set Election Day Feb. 21;
Discuss Closed Nights.
Forum, Prom.
Work on the formulation of a
student activity tax is progressing,
according to reports made by
Howard Allaway, chairman of the
student council committee investi
gating tax procedure to the coun
cil Thursday.
Reporting that of fifty-six ques
tionnaires sent out, thirty-two
were returned and of these thirty
two, 20 schools have some sort of
an activity tax, Allaway stated
that the average cost of such tax
was $17 per student. Schools in
twenty-four states replied to the
questionnaire and placed the tax
as ranging from $5 fo $30. The
council then voted, upon motion by
Porter, that the committee calcu
late what such a tax would cost
Nebraska students.
Must File Before Friday.
The election date of Prom Girl
and Ivy Day orator will be on Feb.
21, the council ruled. Filings will
be received in both student activ
ity offices up to the preceding Fri
day of the election. Feb. 17.
John Gepson. reporting for the
Junior-Senior prom stated that the
committee has set S350 as a maxi
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T
'Uncle Sam and His English'
By German Professor
Is Published.
Dr. Pfeiler. instructor of Get
man, has been notified that t!v
book compiled by him with the aid
of Mrs. Klinger, former instruct n
in the department, has been pub
lished in Berlin.
The book. "Uncle Sam and His
English." is an American an
thology. The introduction is writ
ten in" German but the text is in
English. Instructions for p:o
nouncing the English are given ir.
German phonetics on the outer
edge of the page. Mr. Pfeiler hi
received information describing a
review of this book which ap
peared in a professional magazine
in Germany.
Dr. W. " Whuebener, professor
and supervisor of the schools in
Prussia, was responsible for this
article. He wrote that the book
was put together most skillfully
and was an uncommonly vivid in
troduction into the American at
mosphere. He believes it is an ex
cellent orientation into the most
important branches of the Ameri
can life.
SCORE CARDS I SEP
TO JIDGE AG SKITS
Miss llouell Works Out
I'niorm System
Seltrt Acts.
Miss Alice Howell. dramatics
department, has worked out a
score card by which Coll-agri-fun
skits will be judged, co-chairm tn
Vera Mae Bang announced ai a
committee meeting Wednesday
night.
Since prizes of fifteen, ten. -ml
five dollars a: to be given for the
three best skits in th show, the
committee voted that there should
be a uniform system of judging
the acts. They appointed Miss
Bang to work with Miss Howell
in preparing the card.
The first Coll-agri-f un try-outs
will be at th? student activities
building Wednesday evening. Feb
ruary 15th. at seven o'clock. Ac
cording to chairman Mark Hack
man, no costumes or acting will
be required at the first try-out. but
every applicant must be ther with
a complete description of his skit.
Copies of Miss Howell's score card
will be given to each appIicL
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