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Dfficial Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska
VOL. XXXIII NO. 60.
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8. 19.3a
PRICE 5 CENTS.
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SKAN
TAX PLAN
STARTED
Committee Composed of Presidents of Various Campus
Organizations Begins Work of Drawing Up
Proposed Tax Plan in Near Future.
BYRON COULDING NAMED CHAIRMAN OF GROUP
Attempt Will Be Made During This Next Month to
Secure Opinions Faculty Members, Administration,
Student Groups, and Graduates.
.Revival of active work on the proposed activity lax plan,
started last year by the Student Council, was promised last
night in the formation of a committee to start on the prepara
tion of a report to be presented to the Board of Regents when
they consider the proposition at one of their meetings next
spring.
The committee, which is composed of presidents of various
campus organizations, activity leaders, and members of the Stu
dent Council activity tax committee, met. last night to outline
plans for the report, which will cover every phase of the activ
ity tax plan.
:
Goulding is Director.
Byron Goulding, chairman oi
the Student Council activity tax
committee, will head the newly
formed group and direct its work.
He assigned duties to other mem
bers of the committee, announced
the plan of organization, and ar
ranged for regular meetings of the
committee.
John Gepson, president of the
Student Council, will investigate
and prepare registration figures
and gather statistics on the possi
ble sources of student revenue to
support the plan. Goulding will se
cure definite figures on the op
proximate cost of the various pub
lications and activities under the
plan.
Norris and Hershey Handle Vote.
The legal aspect of the matter
will be handled by Bill Eddy,
treasurer of the Student Council.
An accurate vote to secure student
cpinion at the present time will be
managed by Willa Norris, presi
dent of Mortar Board and Martha
Hershey, president of the Panhel
lenic council.
Determination of student opinion
thru contacts with all social, pro
fessional, and honorary organiza
tions will be handled by Dick
Moran of the Innocents society,
and Vernon Filley, president of
the Ag executive board. Expres
sions of faculty opinion will be ob
tained by Bob Thiel, president of
the Interfraternity council, and
Margaret Buol, president of the
A. W. S. board.
Moran Will Make Survey.
Dick Moran will prepare a re
port of the survey of activity tax
plans in other universities all over
the country secured by the Stu
dent Council last year, and he will
also work in conjunction with
Burton Marvin, president of the
Barb council, in securing informa
tion on the significance of activi
ties. The committee will start work
immediately, and will have part of
its report prepared before Christ
mas vacation. Chairman Goulding
announced after the meeting last
night. Plans are to have the com
plete brief ready by the first of
February.
Class Will Instruct
Students in Dancing
At the request of many stu
dent?, instructions in beginning
dancing will be given from 7 to
7:30 to those who know nothing
about it at Social Dancing classes
the next two Fridays. There will
be the regular hour for dancing
following the period of instruction.
Dr. Walton Points Out Facts to
Consider in Probing Problem of
Depression Effecting Averages
Poor old depression catches it in
the neck for most anything these
days. If something goes wrong it's
quite the proper thing to pass it
off with reference to the times and
let it go at that But there is a
problem whose source can un
doubtedly be traced to the much
talked of period of financial stress
and that is the matter of general
scholastic averages.
Are grades, on the average, in
creased or decreased by the pres
ence of the low levels that have
been sustained by business for the
past few years? It is a matter of
speculation but the question can be
answered with a modified "yes" or
"no," depending upon which way
the indicator points when the
grades are placed on the scale.
Facts to Consider.
Dr. W. E. Walton of the psp
chology department points out a
few facts that must be reckoned
with when the problem is being
probed. "If a decrease in grades
occurs it might be a normal thing
because the students are faced
Mth greater problems today than
w usually the case," he says. And
the additional problems may be
classed as financial and social.
"During the adolescent age in
normal times the individual is
aced with many important prob
lems that may determine the course
of his life. Add to these the prob
lems that arise with the depres
sion and there is quite a burden to
upy his mind," Dr. Walton
fated.
REVIVAL
THURSDAY
I I A TAKES
IN NEW HERS
I
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Prof. Frankforter Discusses
Engineer's Character at
The Banquet.
Presenting "My Idea of an
Engineer," Prof. C. J. Frank
forter addressed the semi-annual
initiatory banquet of Sig
ma Tau, honorary engineering
society last night at the Lincoln
hotel.
Keys were presented to the ten
new members who were initiated
Wednesday night by Verne Hedge,
national president and a founder of
the Sigma Tau society. Members
to receive keys are Kenneth Young
of Humboldt; George Kogers, Fre
mont; Richard Rice, Tekamah;
Marvin Nuernberger, Wakefield;
Robert Joyce, Lincoln; Lester
Hicks, Meadow Grove; Lyle Haack,
Lincoln; Sol Fellman, Omaha
Walker Cordner, Lincoln, and Gor
don Col born, Hardy.
In presenting his idea of an em
gineer, Colonel Frankforter said
"The man must have a thoro un
derstanding of his work, and must
know how to apply that knowledge
practically. He must have the per
sonal characteristics that enable
him to co-operate with other men,
and the strong moral integrity is
needed to succeed.
Stanley Jameson, senior member
of the society, gave the address
welcoming the new members. He
was answered by Sol Fellman, who
voiced the appreciation of the new
group. Richard Bulger, president
of the Nebraska chapter, presided
at the banquet.
SET REGISTRATION DATE
Programs for Next Semester
Will Be Published Before
First of January.
Programs for registration for
the second semester will be pub
lished shortly before the first of
January, according to the regis
trar's office. . Registration takes
place the second week in January
from Monday, Jan. 8, mi noon on
Saturday of that week.
No definite information can be
secured as yet as to when the cata
logues will be published but an ex
act date can be set soon.
f-Ack of finances brings its dis
tractions to the student He must
readjust himself socially because
he cannot afford the same means
of relaxation to which he is accus
tomed. Neither can he equip him
self with the type of clothing and
school materials he would like to
have, which keeps his mind occu
pied much of the valuable time he
would otherwise used for studying.
Reasons For Decrease.
These and other reasons may ac
count for the decreases should the
grades be lower. But if we turn the
matter over and look at it from the
other side it will be seen that the
same reasons may also be account
able in case the grades are higher.
"If the grades are higher it may
be the normal thing because many
of the distracting factors are re
moved since students haven't the
money to secure them," Dr. Wal
ton pointed out This may be the
case if the students simply resign
themselves to their fate and forget
about the things they are forced to
omit because of limited means.
In that event the increase in
grades could probably be traced to
increased scholastic endeavors due
to the fact that the above men
tioned problems are minimized by
their pressing financial condition.
In any evert there can be no
knowing until the grades are
known but whatever the result
there will surely be a reason and
one can probably pick the reason
from Dr. Walton's conjectures.
HURSDAY
NIGH
FOURTH
VARS TY
PARTY OF YEAR IS
Committee Will Use Perma
nent Decorations for First
Time Tomorrow.
Saturday evening at 8 :30 the
fourth All University party of
the present school year will be
held in the university coliseum.
For this annual Christmas party
the new permanent decorations
will be used, and there is a possi
bility that an amplifying system
will be installed.
Furnishing music and entertain
ment for the affair will be Frank
Hodek and Billy Meyers and their
Nightingales, an eleven pieee or
chestra, which has gained quite a
reputation for both its symphonic
and dance music. This is the or
chestra which was featured at the
Ak-Sar-Ben ball at Omaha this
fall. Having played over the CBS
and NBC broadcasting chains, and
from various midwest radio sta
tions, Hodek's orchestra has be
come popular in Nebraska and
surrounding states.
Hodek Is Pianist.
Hodek is an accomplished pi
anist, and takes this part in the
orchestra. Meyers is tenor soloist
and director. Hodek was formerly
associated with Rubinoff's orches
tra in the east
Chaperones for the party will be
Dr. and Mrs. S. M. Corey, and
Prof, and Mrs. Lawrence Lindgren.
Tomorrow night's party is the
fourth All University party to be
held this fall, and the fourth of the
seven scheduled for the year. Dates
for future parties are Feb. 17,
March 10, and March 31.
L
Sales Have Been in Charge
Of Students in Various
Organized Houses.
All unsold directories will be
checked in to Bob Funk, an assist
ant business manager of the pub
lication, by the last of the week.
Sales of these books have been in
the hands of one student in each
organized house for the last two
weeks.
Check-up on the directories al
ready sold has been conducted dur
ing the past week by the assistant
business managers. Bob Funk
states: "Representatives in the va
rious organized houses have been
quite successful in promoting these
sales and are to be complimented
on their efforts." Staff members of
the publication urges all students
to avail themselves to this oppor
tunity to purchase one of these di
rectories. Directory Editor Frank Crabill
expresses satisfaction over reports
of the drive. "Organization mem
bers and unaffiliated students have
co-operated with the staff mem
bers in pushing this final campaign
and good results are shown."
Reports on the final sales win
be made following the last check
up to be made soon.
FOR PEACE ORGANIZES
Three Sub-Organizations Are
Named by Chairman
Of Council.
A permanent organization set'
up was arranged at the meeting
of the Nebraska Student commit
tee Thursday night at the Alpha
Phi house. Three sub-committees
were named by Breta Peterson,
chairman of the organization, to
arrange a program for the group
to develop this winter.
The first committee to De ap
pointed is the committee con
cerned with county peace group
set-ups. It has charge of develop
in? definite talking points for
these organizations. These subsi
diary groups will be set up during
Christmas vacation, and before
that time material will be obtained
from national headquarters by the
committee which is made up of
Charles Hulac, Elaine Fonteine,
and Gwen Thompson.
Campus Organization.
Sarah Meyer, Martha Hershey,
and Elizabeth Rubendahl were
named to the second committee,
which has charge of campus or
ganization, and was delegated to
contact similar groups on other
campi in the near future. This
committee will endeavor to lead in
the formation of a national Peace
Committee network.
On the third committee, which
wii! arrange for and conduct a
mass meeting preceding vacation
are Morton Spence. Margaret Wa
terman. Bash Berkins, and Bob
Mario.
Early in November the Nebras
ka Student Peace Committee was
organized following the visit in
Lincoln of Paul Harris, director of
the Youth Movement for World
Recovery. Its ultimate purpose is
to eradicate war. ,
SATURDAY
NOT
R.O.T.C. Commandant.
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Luuitwiy in i-iiiicoin Journal.
COL. W. H. OURY.
Commandant of the Nebraska
unit of R. O. T. C. which is spon
soring its annual Military ball in
the university coliseum this eve
ning. The main feature of this
event will be the presentation of
the honorary colonel.
TO BALL
Thirty Cadets from Creighton
And Three Iowa State
Majors to Attend.
Thirty cadet officers iVoin
Creighton university at Omaha
have made arrangements to at
tend the Military Ball which
will be staged at the coliseum
tonight, according to a letter re
ceived by the military department
from Creighton. Three cadet ma
jors from Iowa State university
at Ames will attend the affair.
Those from Creighton university
are: Francis E. Abbott, Walter J.
Bednars, Douglas S. Brown,
James A. Chapman, Gildo A. Cor
tese, Paul Dearmin, Robert Gil
more, Early Hallgren, Edward
Hart, Gordon I. Henry, Hohn
Kirchner, Basil Lazure, Jack A.
Leary, Carroll Leary, Abel Medfei
ros, John Melcher, Fred Meyer,
Leonard Palmer, John Rebuck,
Gordon Shotwell, Ben Smith,
Robert Swanson, Mark Walker,
Harold Wanek, Walter Wendt,
Rudolph Wieseler, Fred Wolfe,
Charles Miller, Omer Fleming,
and Bevan McAnany.
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Athens Library Head Will
Give Informal Address
This Afternoon.
Dr. C. L. Lowe, director of the
Gannadeion Library in Athens,
and former chairman of the class
ics department of the university,
will address classics department
students this afternoon at three
o'clock in room 202 of Andrews
hall. The address will be informal,
concerning the Gennadeion and the
American School of Classical Stu
dies in Athens.
Dr. Lowe left the university two
years ago to become director of the
Gennadeion in Athens, which is a
45,000 volume library of Byzan
tine studies. He is now making a
lecture tour of the United States,
addressing chapters of the Arch
aeological Institute of America. He
plans to return to Greece sometime
next year.
Describes Athens.
In an address before the Faculty
Men's club at the University club
Wednesday evening, Dr. Lowe de
scribed the people of Athens and
their customs, and the revolution
ary political events occurring in
that city. He described the Greeks
as a race.
All students are invited to at
tend the lecture, and students en
rolled in Greek and Latin classes
are urged to come by Prof. O. W.
Reinmuth of the classics depart
ment
SPONSOR SHORT STORY
CONTEST EOR STUDENTS
Local Judging of Entries to
Be Handled by Staff of
"Prairie Schooner."
Students registered in the col
leges and universities of the
United States are eligible to enter
a short story contest sponsored by
the "Story Magazine." The local
judging of the entries is being
bandied by the staff of the
"Prairie Schooner."
Winning stories will be pub
lished in the Story magazine with
others considered to be of unusual
merit regardless of whether they
were prize winners. The first prize
'will be $100 and a second award of
$50 will also be made.
Entries must be in the hands of
the judges by April 15, but it is
recommended by the editors of
the Prairie Schooner that entries
be submitted to them by about
Feb. 15 to allow ample time for
correction.
OFFICERS
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OMAHA AND AMES
COMING
MORTAR BOARDS
START SALE OF
PARTY TICKETS
Campaign Will Continue to
Date of Event; Affair
Is December 15.
INTRODUCE INNOVATION
Will Attach Dance Programs
To Ducats; Urge Coeds to
Fill Out Schedule.
Tickets for 1hc third annual
Mortar Board party will be
placed on sale today when
Tassels. Mortar Hoards and
members of Alpha Lambda
Delta, freshman honorary schol
astic organization begin their cam
paign at noon. The sale will con
tinue until the day of the party
which is next Friday, Dec. 15.
The Mortar Boards are introduc
ing a new feature for Nebraska by
making their party a program
dance. Programs, which are to be
filled out with the schedule of each
couple's dance program will be at
tached to the tickets and must not
be detached, according to an an
nouncement yesterday by Jane
Boos, chairman of the ticket com
mittee. Replica of Mortar Board.
The tickets will be a replica of
a mortar board, done in gold with
black trimming. The dance pro
grams are furnished in an effort
to encourage a more general mix
ing of the crowd. "It is not neces
sary that the programs be used but
the tickets must not be detached
or they will not be honored at the
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TAKES TIP PLACE
Squad Competes With Nine
Groups; Contest Held
. At Wilson Plant.
ATTEND THREE BANQUETS
The Nebraska meats team won
third in the Intercollegiate Meats
Judging contest in Chicago Tues
day, according to Coach W. J.
Loeffel. Nine teams were entered
in the contest, the Ontario Agri
cultural college winning first, Iowa
State college second, and Nebraska
third. The teams judged at the
Wilson packing plant m Chicago.
Arriving back in Lincoln late
Wednesday night, the teammen,
Howard White. Cletus Reinmiller,
Leonard Wenzl, and Harry Elkin,
said they took in the celebration in
Chicago following repeal late Tues
day afternoon. The four teammen
left Chicago early Wednesday,
they said, and drove back to Lin
coln that day.
No Previous Practice.
The novel feature about Ne
braska's place in the contest, ac
cording to Loeffel, was not simply
the fact they won third, but that
thev won third almost without pre
vious practice. The team went to
Omaha for one work-out Deiore go
ing to Chicago, he said, and in
Chicago they had one work-out be
fore he contest.
Banqueting occupied a large
part of the time in Chicago, ac
cording to the team members.
They attended three major ban
quets. In the contest classes of beef,
pork, and mutton were used. Ne
braska ranked second in lamb, and
fifth in both pork and beef. The
classes included hams, light and
heavy pork carcasses, beet cnucKs,
beef ribs, light lambs and heavy
lambs. Considering the amount of
training the boys had had, Loeffel
believes, they made an excellent
showing in the contest.
Prof. Reed Is Recovering
Favorably from Injuries
Prof. A. A. Reed of the univer
sity extension division is recover
ing favorably from cuts and
bruises which he received in an au
tomobile accident Tuesday morn
ing. Professor Reed is still in the
Morrow hospital at Seward and
will not return to Lincoln for a few
days.
Who Is Honorary Colonel?
J
Anae Banting.
Allc
One of the above-pictured senior women will be presented
as the 1933 Honorary Colonel at the Military Ball this evening.
Plans for her presentation were drawn by Marvin Robinson and
are reported by Colonel Oury to be unusually clever. Univercity
of Nebraska's formal season will be officially opened when Art
Kassel and his Kassels in the Air "Strike Up the Band" at 9
o'clock,
MILITARY
CAMPUS
Revolution of Honorary Colonel Will Feature Opining
Kvent of Campus Formal Season in Coliseum
Tonight; Winner's Identity Seeret.
NOVEL PRESENTATION
Traditional Ceremonies Will Re Rroadeast UerKF l:
Art Kassel and Kiim-U in the Air Play for
Tweutv-Fiflh Anniveisarv of Affair.
Mystery shroutls the identic
as t he stage is set i'or her presentation at the twent v-j'ilih
nnnl Military Ball which will be held in the coliseum this eve
ning. Approximately 1,200 couples are expected to attend the
affair which marks the openim: of the formal season on the uni
versity campus, according to Col. Y. 11. (Jury.
Final arrangements for the 'hish spot' of Ihe university
social calendar were completed with the last rehearsal of the
grand march Thursday evening. One hundred and eighty cadel
officers and their dates led by Cadet Colonel Kd Fisher and the
Honorary Colonel will participate, in the grand march which
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WILL BE GUESTS
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Dawson, Coach at University
Of Virginia, Is to Talk
At Annual Banquet.
The 10:33 Cornlmsher football
team will be the guests of
Omaha alumni at their annual
banquet given at the Rome ho
tel on December 1!). Fred T.
Dawson, head football coach at
the University of Virginia, and
former Nebraska grid mentor, will
be the guest speaker.
Coach Dawson was invited Tues
day by the Omaha Alumni com
mittee and he wired his accep
tance of the invitation on Wed
nesday, -
Was Athletic Director.
Dawson was athletic director
and head football coach at Ne
braska from 1921 to 1921. His
elevens in 1922 and 1923 made
Nebraska football history, being
the first to defeat Notre Dame for
two consecutive years. He was
forced to leave his position as
athletic director at Nebraska be
cause of ill health, and accepted
the job with Virginia.
The toastmaster for the banquet,
will be James Rodman, former
state senator. The remainder of
the program will be announced by
the entertainment committee in a
few days.
playersIeadyTor
Dorothy Zimmer, Hunter and
Perkins Take Principal
Roles in Production.
Highly elated over the results oi
dress rehearsal, Director Pete
Sumption announced that "Anoth
er Language," the third of this
year's plays by the University
Players, was ready to open next
Monday night. The play opens on
Monday evening and runs until
Saturday evening, with a special
matinee Saturday afternoon.
Dorothy Zimmer, Armand Hunt
er and Dwight Perkins carry the
principal roles in this play, which
was such a smash hit on Broadway
last season. The play, however,
contrary to the general public
opinion did not first open on
Broadway, but was first shown in
a smaller theater far off the prin
cipal show avenue. Scoring such a
hit there, it was moved downtown,
where it enjoyed an extended run
of approximately ten nionths. It
was labelled as one of the out
standing financial successes in a
year generally conceded to be the
worst in the history of the Amer
ican theater.
Miss Zimmer appears in the role
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Courtesy Lincoln Journal.
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BALL IN
SPOTLIGHT
SCHEME WILE RE USED
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u lakes place immediately following
the presentation of the Honorary
Colonel.
Complete Stage Directions.
Stage decorations for the pre
sentation have been completed ac
cording to the committee in charge
of the introduction of the Honor
ary Colonel. Colonel (Jury stated
that the method of introducing
the Honorary Colonel which will
be kept a secret until the time of
the presentation, is one of the best
plans ever used.
Broadcast Event.
The ball including the presenta
tion ceremonies will be broadcast
for one hour and one half from
10:1") to 11:30 over radio station
KKAB. according to the military
department. Art Kassel and his
Kassels in the Air will play for the.
affair.
Announce Patrons.
Those invited to attend at pa
trons arc:
Governor and Mis. Charles
Bryan.
Chancellor and Mrs. E. A Bur
nett. Chancellor Emeritus and Mrs
Samuel Avery.
Recent and Mrs. Arthur C .
Stokes. Omaha.
Regent and Mrs Stanley l
Long, Grand Island.
Regent and Mrs. Frank Tavl' i.
St Paul.
Regent and Mrs. Fred A. Mar.-.v
Archer.
Regent and Mrs. M. A. Sha-.
David Citv.
Mayor and Mrs. Kenton B I'l. ril
ing. Senator and Mis. Charles G
Warner.
Dean and Mrs. T. J. Thomp.-cr
Dean Amanda H ppner.
Miss Klizabeth Tiernev.
General .lor.n J. Pershing.
Miss Mae Pershing
General and Mrs. H. J. Paul
Colonel and Mrs. Krank Kuger.
Col. and Mrs. O. K. Kngler.
Col. and Mrs. C. J. KrankioiUt
.ludge and Mrs. Charles A. Goss.
Judge and Mrs. Claud S. Wilson.
Dr. and Mrs. K M. Kling.
Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Schwartz
Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Tukey,
Omaha.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Weaver. Kails
City.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Korsmeycr.
Mrs. E. B. Cowles.
Name Sponsors.
Roma DeBrown. Lincoln, m
member of Kappa Kappa Gamma
sorority, ha.- been named regi
mental sponsor.
To the four cadet battalions are
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YWCA LAUNCHES SALE
OF YULET1DE WREATHS
Proceeds Will Be Used to
Send Representatives to
Estes Conclave.
STAFF TO FILL ORDERS
Under the supervision of the
conference staff of Y. Y'. C. A.,
a sale of Christmas wreaths,
seals, ribbons, wrappm? paper,
calendars and candy has been
launched, the proceeds of which
will be used to help send repre
sentatives to the Estes conference
in Colorado next summer. Christ
mas wreaths and candy have been
sold ever' year for some time but
the other articles are a new fea
ture. Sales are carried on thru repre
sentatives from sororities and
other organized houses on the
camuus. The representatives col
lect monev and take the orders
which are filled by the conference
staff. Palladians and Delian
Union are also co-operating in the
work. Orders will also be taken di
rectly at the Y. V. C. A, office in
Ellen Smith hall.
Following are the women who
will have charge of sales in their
respective organizations:
Mary fvquj Alpha C'bl Omec
M.rrurn t.ITdT Alh Delia W
Jim Kirhanlioa Alpha Writ Tbrta
Ir.w Bin) Alpha Ooihto. PI
Annahrllr Abbatt Alpha Pal
lin WIlMin Alpha XI Drlta
l.t-llr Larvwt . C"l Onwia
Ardlhr IHMlrk UIta Delta !
l.oi. Ruthhara Oelta Gamma
Thomlml lrtta a
Ixtutse Hixnork Gamma Phi Beta
Hem ireic Kappa Alpha Theta
Dunilli) eoa Kappa lelta
Jepa How Kan Kappa Delta
Jean Palmer Phi Ma
inlnla With.. PW Omefa PI
Miirnn M ilxia PI Keta PM
Ma Tamhrlnk. .. Theta PM AlPha
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