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Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska
vrWTXXXH NO. 134.
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, SUNDAY, APRIL 9, 1933.
PRICE 5 CENTS.
jLtie uaiiv iNe
GREEKS MUST FILE
FOR INTER-GROUP
SIIOYAPRIL 10
Sororities Neecf Not. Sing
Original Melodies as in
Former Years.
Greek women's clubs planning to
enter the inter-sorority sing sched
uled for Ivy day. May 4 must have
application blanks in the hands of
Miss Janet Winters, office of the
dean of women, by April 10 This
announcement was made by Lucille
Reilly Saturday afternoon.
Rules for the sing are the same
as in previous years with the ex
ception that groups may use chap
ter songs while in the past, regula
tions have required that the melo
dies be original. Each sorority will
oe allowed to sing two songs.
President Appoints Committee.
Jane Axtell, president of A. W.
S board, appointed Margaret Buol
and Lucille Reilly to be in charge
of all arrangements for the sing.
This committee has mailed letters
containing rules for the contest to
possible entries. It is hoped, ac
cording to members of the com
mittee, that all sororities will take
A silver cup will be awarded the
group winning first place. Last
year Gamma Phi Beta captured
first place while in 1931 the honor
went to Delta Delta Delta. The
award will be made following the
Ivy day oration.
cin Renins at 1 O'clock.
The sing will begin promptly at
1 o'clock. The sororities will sing
in alphabetical order and any group
not appearing when its name is
will forfeit the right to enter the
contest. Judges will be allowed to
ask any one or several groups to
return and sing one song in case
h..r Viiiith Hiffinltv in deciding.
Sorority alumnae will not be
allowed to take part in me compe
tition whether it be vocal or instru
mental. Each group may have an
accompanist or director, or both,
provided the positions are filled by
members of the active chapter.
Duets, quartets, octets or any
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WHY AN HONORS
CONVOCATION
By Dean T. J. Thompson.
The admonition to youth "to
get knowledge," "to get wis
dom," "to get understanding" is
as old as history itself. It was
Cicero, I believe, who said that
once physical needs are cared
for, man naturally desires to
see, to hear, and to learn. It is
this natural instinct to learn
that has characterized mankind
throughout history. Every edu
cational institution both an
cient and modern, has been
builded in response to this in
stinct. The University of Nebraska
has its part to play in satisfy
ing this desire for knowledge.
To this end It seems to me that
the development in the student
of serious intellectual habits is
the chief function of a college
education. While there are in
dividual differences among stu
dents as to their mental
strengths, the intellectual hab
its and enlightment that a stu
dent acquires are in general
largely dependent upon his own
efforts.
We at the University of Ne
braska would like to make it a
popular thing for students to
vie with each other for Intel
lectural excellence. That is why
we urge our students to become
acquainted with books, with the
scholars who compose our fac
ulty, and with life itself. That
is why we urge the students to
attend the address tomorrow
morning by Dr. Frederick M.
Hunter on the subject "The
University and Social Change"
an address which should stim
ulate our imaginations, chal
lenge our thinking, and inspire
us to new intellectual pursuits.
That is why we have an Honors
Convocation.
Classes are dismissed from
10 to 12 o'clock, and all offices,
libraries, and laboratories will
be closed during the Convocation.
ENGINEER GRJDS RETURN
Stanley Miller and William
Godtel Receive Degrees
In '32 and '26.
Two recent alumni visitors at
the college of engineering offices
were Stanley A. 'Miller, '32, and
William J. Godtel, '26. Miller, who
took bjs degree in civil engineer
ing, was recently appointed to a
position with the U. S. coast and
geodetic survey. He is now sta
tioned with a surveying party at
Kearney.
Godtel, who has been in the em
ploy of the J. I. Case Co., since
graduation, most of the time in
South America, recently returned
from Argentina to complete plans
for production of implements which
he has helped develop to meet the
conditions and needs of that coun
try. JUDGES FOR DEBATES
Constructive Arguments
Last Six Minutes;
Rebuttal Four.
to
Judges for the first round in
terf raternity debates Monday
night have been selected, and Earl
Fishbaugh, handling the tourna
ment for Delta Sigma Rho, honor
ary debate fraternity, asks that
each house inform its juge of the
time its contest is to be held.
According to latest rules made
up by the committee in charge the
constructive arguments will extend
over 6 minutes, and the rebuttal
time is 4 minutes. It was previ
ously announced that the time al
lowed for rebuttal would be 5 min
utes. Each fraternity may also have
four men competing, that is two
men for an affirmative team and
two for a negative. The question
to be debated is "Resolved: That
the Colleges and Universities of
the Big Six Conference Should
Permit Subsidizing of Athletes."
The debates will be held at the
affirmative houses.
The judges and pairings:
Delta Sigma Lambda (N) vs.
Chi Phi (A) Charles Steadman.
Delta Upsilon (A) vs. Pi Kappa
Alpha (Nt Harold Wynkoop.
Delta Theta Phi (N) vs. Kappa
Sigma (A) Woodrow Magee.
Phi Kappa Psi (A) vs. Alpha
Gamma Rho (N) Ted Feidler.
Phi Alpha Delta (N) vs. Beta
Theta Pi (A) John Stover.
Phi Sigma Kappa (A) vs. Sigma
Alpha Mu (N) Bernard Ptak.
Sigma Phi Epsilon (N) vs.
Alpha Sigma Phi (A) Byron
Cherry.
Zeta Beta Tau (A) vs. Alpha
Tau Omega (N) Harvey Hillman.
PERSHIG TO PRESENT
AMUAL PRIZE MONDAY
Outstanding Student in
Senior R.O.T.C. Will
Be Recipient.
The Pershing Medal, awarded
annually to the outstanding mem
hr nf Pershing Rifles, honorary
military fraternity, in the senior
R. O. T. C, will be presentea 10
the winner by Gen, John J. Persh
ing, according to word from the
military department
General Pershing, former com
mandant of the Nebraska Cadet
corps and who has recently re
turned to Lincoln, will present the
medal originally awarded by him
at the annual honors convocation
Monday morning In the coliseum
Members of the local company
of Pershing Rifles will form a
guard of honor and welcome for
Pershing at the convocation, ac
cording to a statement made yes
cording to a statement made
yesterday by William E. Gordon,
captain of the organization.
Professor Corey Talks
At Fraternity Meeting
"The College Student" was the
subject of a talk given by Prof.
S. M. Corey, instructor in Teachers
college, at a meeting of Phi Sigma,
biological fraternity, Wednesday
night in Eessey hall.
FISHBAUGH
NAMES
RIFLE CLUB
DOUBTS
ALL NATIONS
0. S.
National Headquarters of
Organization Publishes
Statement.
Asserting that there is a great
amount of popular misconception
pervading the country with regard
to the student attitude toward
pacifism, the national headquar
ters of Pershing Rifles Friday is
sued a statement of position to be
taken by the organization toward
recent pacitist movements.
The statement, maintaining that
the true attitude bf the student is
that he realizes the necessity for
the nractiee of nreoaredness as
long as the fit outlive the unfit,
declares that American aisarma
ment will not be met with similar
pacifist action on the part of the
otner world powers.
Lists Opposition.
The organization in its state
ment expresses its opposition to
the following:
1. Boycott of any nation, race,
or creed, by any other.
2. Signing treaties or alliances
depending upon the territorial in
tegrity of any other nation.
3. The constant reiteration of
not wanting to fight, because it
only causes aggressive feeling in
other nations.
4. Disarmament of the United
States and abolition of the Reserve
Officers Training Corps in univer
sities. 5. The issuance of any literature
which causes the misunderstand
ing of the true attitude of the col
lege students of the United States,
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AT
State Commander American
Legion Says Communists
At Work in Schools.
Declaring that many students
and faculty members of the uni
versity were "reds" and were at
tempting to organize societies,
Robert M. Armstrong, state com
mander of the American Legion,
denounced the communistic efforts
now taking place at Nebraska in
an address before the Kiwanis
club in Omaha, Friday noon.
"Communists are eneraeed in
concentrated efforts to gain ad
herents among college undergrad
uates, aui their work is being
aided in some instances by inter
nationalistic faculty professors,"
charged Commander Armstrong.
Activities Menacing.
These activities, said Armstrong,
are sufficiently menacing to Amer
ican institutions and American ed
ucational ideals to warrant more
than the casual attention of the
board of regents and other college
authorities.
At least one student agitator at
the University of Nebraska has
been quoted as boasting that "all
his expenses are paid direct from
Moscow." Armstrong said.
Movement Defended.
"The movement has been de
fended and has received protection
on the ground tht the principle
of freedom of thought is involved.
There can be no objection to dis
cussion of communism by facul
ties and students, but teaching it
or preaching it is something else,"
declared Armstrong.
The commander also pointed out
that a group of communistically
inclined students holds regular
meetings on the campus.
Concerning the recent protests
against compulsory military train
ing in various parts of the coun
try, Armstrong charged that "the
agitation against military training
In colleges and high schools is a
part of the general communistic
program of agitation. This agita
tion and the frequent over stress
ing of internationalism should re
ceive careful attention
AR
PACIFIST
AM
ARMSTRONG
SCORES
REDS
UNIVERSITY
STAGE IS
HONOR
More Than TWntv-Five Individual Awards Will Be
m
Given at Annual Convocation Tomorrow in
Coliseum From 10 to 12.
Over twenty-five individual awards and prizes will be given
in addition to recognition of senior and other ranking stu
dents for high scholarship at the fifth annual student honors
convocation to be held at the coliseum tomorrow morning from
10 to 12 o'clock.
A program headlined by Frederick M. Hunter as eonvo-
Student Council Will
Hold Meeting Tuesday
The Student council will hold
its meeting on Tuesday instead
of Wednesday at 5 o'clock in U
hall 106. Several matters of
particular importance will be
taken up and every member is
urged to be present.
Y
INITIATES SATURDAY
Scabbard and Blade Inducts
Twenty-Five Advanced
Drill Juniors.
Twenty-five juniors in advanced
course military science were initi
ated into Scabbard and Blade, hon
orary military fraternity for ad
vanced course students, in a cere
mony conducted at the Lindell ho
tel yesterday afternoon.
Following the initiation cere
mony a banquet was held at the
Lindell hotel. Officers of the mm
tary department were guests
Charles Husbands, captain of the
local comoanv of Scabbard ana
Blade, and Cadet regimental adju
tant were in charge of arrange
ments.
The men who were initiated into
the organization were: John Aid
rich, William Baeder, Maurice
Brown, Robert Chase, John Clap
per, J. Allan Davis, Charles Dukes
law, Ed Fisher, Kenneth Fuelscher,
William E. Gordon, Karl Halter,
Laurence Humphrey, Clayton
Kunze, Lloyd Loomis, Dick Moran,
Dick Nicholson, Norman Prucka,
Hugh Schmidt, Charles F. Schwa
ger, Carlyle Sorensen, Dale Taylor,
Orville Taylor, Carl Wiggenhorn.
Everett Wood, Louis Zinnecker.
PROFESSOR DISCUSSES
ROOSEVELT PROGRAM
Senning Outlines Plans
For Reconstruction in
Four Points.
Discussing Roosevelt's extensive
program of reconstruction. Prof.
J. P. Senning, chairman of the de
partment of political science, con
tinued his series of radio talks over
station KFAB Friday afternoon.
Mr. Senning outlined the presi
dent's plans for social and eco
nomic recovery under four main
points: Revision of the banking
system, economic reorganization,
revision of the administrative
branch of the government, and the
supervision of the sale of securi
ties. Friday's talk was one of a recent
series of talks concerning current
political questions and problems.
These talks were started by the
university four years ago. dis
continued a year later, and then
revived this year after the open
ing of the present session of the
legislature.
Women Requested to Pay
YW Fund Pledges Soon
Pledges made during the Y. W.
C. A. campaign for funds last fall
are now due, it was announced
Saturday. Girls who made such
pledges are requested to pay them
at the Y. W. offices in Ellen Smith.
ball as soon as possible.
MUM
A
SET FOR
ASSEMBLY
p cation speaker, and General John
J. Pershing who will present the
Pershing Military Award, has been
arranged by the honors convoca
tion committee, under the chair
manship of Professor W. C.
Brenke, member of the mathe
matics department.
Hunter Recommended.
Coming to the university highly
recommended, Dr. Hunter, chan
cellor of the University of Denver
and a Nebraska graduate, will ad
dress the convocation as the prin
cipal speaker, using as his theme,
"The University and Social
Change."
Adding to the galaxy of promi
nent personalities that will attend
this year's convocation, the convo
ctaion committee has secured Gen
eral John J. Pershing, wartime
commander-in-chief of the armies
of the United States and former
commandant of cadets and Uni
versity graduate, to present the
Pershing medal to the honored mil
itary science student of the year.
Announce Sorority Ranking.
In addition of the upper three
percent of the graduating class,
the upper ten percent of the stu
dents in each class will be an
nounced at this time. The scholas
tic ranking of the social sororities
will be announced. Social fra
ternities rankings w-ill be held up,
according to the previous custom,
until the inter-fraternity banquet
to be held later in the year.
Twenty-six individual prizes and
awards will be presented to stu
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STATE HIGH SCHOOLS
PLAX DEBATE MATCH
Prof. White Has Charge
Of Tourney Arranged
For Week End.
The twenty-sixth annual state
tournament of the Nebraska High
School Debating league will be held
in Andrews hall on Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday April, 13, 14,
and 15. Prof. H. A. White, debate
coach, is president of the league
and is handling the contest.
The first round of the elimina
tion contest will be Thursday eve
ning and the succeeding rounds
will be argued Friday morning and
evening and the finals will be Sat
urday morning. Fifteen district
championship teams will debate in
the tournament.
The schools entering 'teams in
the contest are Humboldt, Fre
mont, Omaha Technical high
school. West Point, Wakefield,
Beatrice, Lincoln, Aurora, Grand
Island, Norfolk, Geneva, Holdrege,
Arcadia, Benkelman, and Bayard.
Home Ec Association
Gives I're-Easter Tea
The Home Economics associa
tion gave a pre-Eeaster tea for the
borne economics faculty on Thurs
day in the home economics par
lors. The program consisted of sev
eral musical numbers, "Will You
Remember" from "Maytime" by
Romberg, and "Little Cotton
Dolly," a plantation number, by a
quartet, Ruth Car.sten, Hazel In
gersoll, Cleo Butler and Leona
Geiger, and two piano solos by
Anita Cornette.
Klub Cast Will Rehearse
Sunday Morning at 8:30
The complete cast for the
Kosmet Klub spring show will
assemble for rehearsal at the
Temple theatre Sunday morn
ing at 8:30.
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