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The Daily KAN THE WEATHER Generally Fair. Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska VOL. XXX1H NO. 62. LINCOLN. NEBRASKA, TUESDAY. DECEMBER 12. 1933 PRICE 5 CENTS. N EBRAS 455 UNIVERSITY MEN EMPLOYED SURVEY VA Almost One-Fourth of Total Enrolled Work Recent Checkup Shows. FRESHMEN HEAD LIST Fifteen Occupations Listed In Summary Released By Dean Heppner. Almost one-fourth of the 1S53 women students registered iit the university are employed in some manner or other of out side work, figures compiled by Miss Amanda Heppner, dean of women, after a recent survey, reveal. Mrs. "West over, assist ant to Miss Heppner, was in charge of the survey which is made annually. A complete checkup showed that 455 women, or 24.6 percent of the total number of women students enrolled, are doing work in fifteen different fields. Freshman women lead the list of employed with a total of 120, junior women are sec ond with 108 listed, while sopho mores with 95, seniors with 85 graduate students with 43, and special students with 4 follow in order. 203 students, or 44.6 per cent of the total number employed are working for board and room, w hile 252 are engaged in other work. Divided Into Classes. Divided into classes, the survey reveals 77 women in the freshman class working for board and room, and 47 sophomores. 44 juniors, 26 seniors. 7 graduate students, and 2 special students likewise en paged. Forty-three freshmen. 48 sophomores, 64 juniors, 59 seniors. 36 graduate students, and 2 special indents are engaged in other lines of work. List Professions. Listed among the various pro fessions in which women students are engaged are those of stenog lapher, office assistant, waitress, clerk, lab assistant, reader, U-acher, musician, library assist ant, journalist, house worker, nurse and nursemaid. Exclusive .f hoard and room, more women tudents are employed as wait resses than in any other capacity, ."0 being listed under this class. Following in close order are clerk ing with 35, Lincoln office work, 30: teaching, 19: campus office work, 14; lab assistant, 13: read ers. 12; library assistants, 11: music, 9; house work, 7; journal ism, 5; nursemaids, 2; nursing, 1: while miscellaneous work claims 10. GRANTS FOR AID IN 10 MATURE SCHOLARS Applicants to Demonstrate Capacity by Previously Publishing Works. Grants in Aid of Research in the Social Sciences are available to mature scholars, without refer ence to age, whose capacity for productive research has been ef fectively demonstrated by pub lished work. The closing date for the receipt of applications on forms provided by the Grant-in-Aid sec retary for 1934-35 is Feb. 1, 1934. and the announcement of grants will be made April 1. 1934. These grants are offered by the Social Science Research Council and the maximum amount to be given will ordinarily not exceed $1,000. Assistance Is Offered. The subjects will include Eco nomics, Economic and Political History, Political Science, Social Psychology, Sociology, Cultural Anthropology, Statistics, and So cial Aspects of Related Disciplines. They are offered by the council pfpeclally with a view to assisting members of the staffs of institu tions which cannot at present pro vide adequate funds for social sci ence research, and are designed to aid in completing rather than in initiating projects. List Expenditure. The purposes for which the grants may be expended include the investigator's living expenses while in the field, travel involved in the investigation, stenographic, clerical or statistical assistance, printing, stationery, and photo stating; but ordinarily they may (Continued on Page 3.1 COMMITTEE STARTS WORK Move to Beautify Campus by Erection of Stone Pillars on Mall. A further step in the Interfra ternlty council's campaign for beautification of the campus thru the erection of stone pillars on the mail was taken Sunday afternoon when a committee appointed at the last meeting of the council met to formulate plans. Committee members who are working on the project are Elton Ross, chairman. Henry Larson. od WiUiam TaUeison. PALLADIANS INITIATE FOUR Announce Recent Pledges to Organization; Require High Average. Four new members were initi ated into Palladian Literary So ciety at the meeting of the group Friday evening in Palladian hall j in the Temple building. The initi ates are Christine Ferguson; Margaret Hufnaglc, Utica: Evelyn Diamond, Lincoln; and Clifford Domingo, Weeping Water. Recent pledges to the organiza tion are Charles Neilson, Lincoln; June Steffen, Hastings; Althcda Swift, Lincoln: Ann Bohlen, Yu tan, Marjorie Brew, Cheney; and Evelyn Obsoon. The requirements fr membership are that the per son should not be a fraternity member, have been in university at least one semester, and have a high scholastic average. QUESTION OF TAX Express Sentiment Against Student Council Plan of Varsity Parties. Taking a definite stand in favor of the proposed blanket activity tax Mas one of the main issues discussed at a meeting of the Barb lnler-Club Council meeting held Monday night in the Delian-Union room of the Temple theater. Members of the Interclub council voted to accept the tax in general. Sentiment was expressed oppos ing the proposal of the Student Council concerning Student Council-Varsity parties. Definite action was not taken on this question but discussion will be resumed at a future meeting. Barb Basketball round-robin, in the nature of a tournament, will start immediately after the Christ mas holidays. Program Includes Christmas Poem: Short Play and Vocal Solo. The freshman cabinet of the Y.W.C.A. will sponsor the regular weskly vespers held at 5 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon in Ellen Smith hall. The freshman cabinet composed of the two officers from each or the freshmen commission groups. After the vespers serv ice there will be a dinner at Ellen Smith hall for freshmen members of the Y.W.C.A The program will include an opening song by the vesper choir and a Christmas poem, "If 1 Had Been In Bethlehem" given by Dorothy J. Andrefs. Asolo. "Noel" will be sunt; by Dorothy Dee Delfs. Present Play. "The traveling Man." a short play will be given by Margaret Carpenter, Eleanor Compton and Virginia Amos. A Christmas legend and Prayer will be pre sented by Jeanne Palmer and the congregation will sing. Under the sponsorship of Ruth Cherny, the members of the fresh men cabinet are as follows: Pearl Adams, Elsie Buxman, Catherine Crancer, Barbara DePutron, Eleanor McFadden. Doris Hadsell, Dorothy Hood, Muriel Hook, Jane Keefer, Caroline Kile, Mary Ann Martin, Jeanne Palmer, Selma Schnitter, P.owena Swenson. PSI CHIS HOLD MEETING. University members of Psi Cri, national honorary psychological fraternity, will hold a meeting on Monday evening at Dr. J. P. Guil ford's home. Mrs. E. L. Hinman will speak, telling her memories of the University of Nebraska and Cornell University psychological laboratories. I barb mm COUNCIL ACTS Union College President Suggests Requirement for College Entrance Demanding Intellectual Proficiency Krtitor not: fcdward Kllery. president of 1'nlon co. fjiprmsw an ummual view point of hm in of rollcKr admittance r qu'remen'. The elatirll of hi procrm will hardlv mw with thr approval of miiv pi-omlnfnt edun tun. (The Union College Plan for the Intellectual Advancement of Youth. I NEW YORK, N. Y. (NSFA). "The only requirement made of an applicant for admission to college should be. You must have shown yourself intellectually proficient at something'," says acting Presi dent Edward Ellery of Union col lege in a recent article in the New York Times. "On that basis a boy ran cpfoiv He admitted to the col lege and curriculum can be adapted to him. Inelastic requirement for ntrino to college, covering sev eral fields of study, retard rather than advance youth, and must be discarded. No school or college famltv and nn nlan of education can make all boys of exactly the same intellectual caliber. Colleges nave maue me mirmpi 10 ao u mu h.. failed That ha hern thr fundamental error in the college. FEATURE CAPELLA CHOIR FOR JOINT CONCLAVE Dr. Hansen, Eastman School, Will Conduct Lincoln Orchestra. ARRANGE FOR BANQUET Main Speaker Is Chancellor Lindley; Fisher to Serve As Toastmastcr. Several numbers by the a ca pella choir conducted by John Jr. Rosboi-ough will bo one of the main features of the eve ning program December 29 of the joint convention of the Na tional Music Teachers association and the National Association of Music schools which will be held in Lincoln Dec. 27 to 30. "The convention will be attended by eminent musicians from all over the United States and will be an opportunity for the choir to show their attainments," stated Mr. Rosborough. Choir to Return. Although the convention will be held during the vacation period, members of the choir have planned to come back to Lincoln to present the program. They will sing one song by Dr. Christiansen and a composition of the late Dr. Lut kin's. On the same program, which will be held in the coliseum, the Lincoln Symphony orchestra will play under the leadership of Guest Conductor Dr. Howard Hansen, dean of the Eastman School of Music of Rochester. N. Y. Dr. Hansen is one of America's most promising composers as well as an orchestra leader, and during the program he will conduct one of his own symphonies. The program for the entire con vention will include the Brahms singers of Denver and the a cap pella choir of Lincoln high school as well as piano, violin and organ selections. Chancellor Lindley to Talk. The annual banquet of the group will be held on Dec. 28. Chancel lor E. H. Lindley, of Yhe University of Kansas, will be the principal speaker at the affair and William with them, and there weren't very many dry eyes when the perform ance was concluded. As Victor, the husband of Stella, who couldn't quite make up his mind as to whether his wife or his (Continued on Page 4.) PR0FESS0RSA1TEND Instructors to Talk Before Annual Convention Held In North Platte. Dr. G. E. Condra. director of the conservation arid survey division of the university; Harold Hedges university rural economies depart ment; Dean O. J. Ferguson of the college of engineering: Professor Brackett, chairman of the agricul tural engineering department, and Professors Russel and Engle of the agricultural college will speak this afternoon at the forty-first annual convention of the Nebraska State Irrigation association, in North Platte. Dr. Condral Talks. "Conservation of the Drinking Water Supply of the Irrigation Areas" will be the subject of Dr. Condra's address. Mr. Hedges will speak on "Government Control of Farm Production" and Professor Brackett will read a paper on the "History ot the Nebraska Irriga tion Association prepared by Jjean Ferguson. Professoi Russel will talk on "Phosphate Deficiency and Irriga tion Agriculture" while Professor Engle's subject will be "Some Causes and Control Methods for Yellows in Plants." practice of standardized entrance requirements and curricula." Dr. Ellory groups subjects of study according to three or four logical divisions: ill a division of fine arts, music, painting and sculpture; (2 a division of lang uages: (3) a division of mathe matics and science, including tech nology, and ( 4 ) a division of social studies. The fine unalterable re quirement is three units of school English, for "no boy should come to college who is unable to express his ideas in clear and correct Eng lish both spoken and written. Pro ficiency in any one of these fields is sufficient evidence that the stu dent is college material. At Union college the admissions board is now responsible, not only for ad mitting a student, but for placing him in one of the groups of study. "After a student is admitted and properly placed." Dr. Ellery con tinues, "a college faculty super rises his careet in a particular field, and. especially in the Junior (Continued on Page 3 ) Directs Choir - Oourtfsy Lincoln Journal. JOHN M. ROSBOROUGH. Director of the Great Cathedral choir which sings at Westminster church each Sunday. This choir has given several concerts and will take part in the National Music Week program which will be held in Lincoln during the Christmas holidays. DEBATE 10 BE HELD Two Contestants Withdrew; Will Name Judges From Former Arguers. The sixth annual freshman de bate contest will be held Thursday evening at 7:30 in room 126 in An drews hall according to the ar rangements made by Prof. H. A. White, debate coach in charge of the affair. Two of the first year debaters who had signified an in tention of competing have with drawn. The two debaters who have withdrawn were both on the af firmative side of the question which necessitated a shift of one speaker from the negative to the affirmative. The names of the speakers now in the contest ar e as follows: Clayton Ankeny, Lincoln; William Lawrence, Lincoln; Ar nold Levine. Rosalie; and Jack Roberts, Lincoln on the affirma tive and Robert Funk. Lincoln Herbert Kaplan, Omaha; Carl Matschullat, Page: Arthur L. Smith, Lincoln; and Albert Stein, Omaha on the negative. The drawings for the order of speaking will be made on the eve ning of the discussion at which time the names of the judges will also be released. The judges will be chosen from among the f oi mci varsity debaters living in Lincoln. Mfn's I'uMicalion. 'Esquire,' Will Nom Appear Eaeh IMontli Release of the second issue of that magazine which ca"d vary ing comment with its first issue, "Esquire." plainly and boldly marked "for men." will onlv serve ajrain to direct attention to the publication. An arrav of writers and artists. who contributed the first edition, return almost without exception in the second release. Art Editor John Groth's work is again as in teresting as was his work in the first issue. New Policy Started. This issue marks the beginning of a new policy for the magazine. First released and intended as a quarterly, the demands for more have caused the publishers and edi tors to make the magazine a monthlv publication. Chief in interest to the reading public at large should be the Span ish letter on bullfights, stranded Americans writers, and Spain in general by the talented, if some what morbid, Earnest Hemingway. Talented Hemingway is his usual self in this brief article. Millerand Contribute. Ex-president Alexander Miller and of France and Owen Johnson, both writers on the international situation, present different views of Franre. Other non-fiction writers are Fred C. Kelly. Edward M. Barrows. Frederick Van Ryn, Louis Joseph Vance, Louis Goldir.g and Pitts Sanborn. The inclusion in the magazine of the various departments, deal ing with the stage, radio, books, and others, ends one very definite need that was felt in the first "Es quire." John V. A. Weaver's dis cussion of the current legitimate stag? productions is very interest ing and seems to be well-informed upon the merits of the venous plays. Verse Writers Included. Joseph Auslander, who pro voked so much discission with his "Down at the Morgue," is his mor bid self in "Night Court." The only other verse writer included is Audrey Wurdemann who con tinues with "The Court of Ange" second of the seven deadly sins. CLUB WILL MEET. Tanksterettes will hold an open meeting Thursday evening at 8 o'clock at the swimming pool. All girls planning on entering the meet December 1 can have the time in which thry wim a relay taken. NRA SUBJECT OF INTERNATIONAL Newly-Formed World Affairs Group Will Hold Meeting Thursday Evening. STUDENTS WILL SPEAK Vincent Broady. Gerald Agens, Norman Malcolm to Give Viewpoints. Discussion of the National Recovery Administration and the National Recovery Act will he carried on at the second monthly meeting of the Inter national Relations club Thurs day night at 7 in Social Science 101. A round table discussion will be led by Norman Malcolm, gradu ate student in the university. Preceding the round table dis cussion Gerald Agens, graduate student in philosophy, will speak briefly on labor's charges against the N. R. A. In contrast to Agen's talk Vincent Broady will discuss some of the advantages of the re covery program. Other aspects of the N. R. A. will be taken up in an hour's round table discussion in which all stu dents and faculty members ire in vited to join in order that a com prehensive view of the program may be obtained. Miss Bereniece Hoffman, graduate student in po litical science, will preside at the meeting. Dress-Designing Competition Among University Women Is Announced. In a letter scut ivi-t-ni U Miss Amanda lli'ipin"-r. dean ol' women, tin- Young American Designers" division of tie.' Marshall Field company ol' Chicago announced a nationwide dress designing contest to be con ducted in colleges and universities throughout America. This contest is to open on Dec. 15 and close on Jan. 20. Expressing a beliel that on every campus there are a great numb -i of young women with a tajent for fashion Hr-Mpninp. the Marsnall Field company proposes to discov er some oi cms niuuen lairiu offering valuable prizes for the best and most original dress de signing in this contest. A list of twenty prizes is to be given awav ranging from the first prize of Sl.Ml to the smallest group of in dividual prizes of $10. Th? contest is open to any reg istered woman student in the uni versity. Anyone interested in the contest may write the Marshall Field company which has prepared i some valuable inloimation for con testants plus a Young American ! Designers' fashion contest bulletin. i CLUB TT HlWUSH PARTY i Lincoln Business Mtn Will Address Meeting of i! c Bizad Students. The Men's Commercial Club. Bizan men students' organization has scheduled a rushing party to be held in the commercial club room in Social Science on Wednes day evening, December 13. at 7:3u. Pledges of the organization will be announced at the conclusion of the evening. Members of the Lincoln Cham ber of Commerce are scheduled to speak at the event for which a musical program is also being pre pared. Klaire Bosse is in charge of arrangements for the affair. A projected tour of the Ford plant in Omaha and several other industrial establishments there will be considered by the club at the meeting. THETA SIGMA PHI MEETS Review Articles Appearing In National Sorority Publication. P.eports on articles published in the Matrix, national journalistic sorority magazine, will be given at the weekly meeting of Theta Sigma Phi to be held Wednesday at 5 o'clock in Ellen Smith halL These reviews printed in the pub lications are composed by out standing persons in the field of journalism. "Pulling AU Wires" will be reviewed by Margaret Thiele. This article offers worth while suggestions to enterprising women who desire to enter the field of journalism for a career. ADDRESSES CLUB. Prof. L. r. Lindgren. bacteriol ogy department. recently ad dressed a biological society at Tern. Neb. His suojct was "Wa ter and Its Relation to Diseae." RELATIONS LB MARSHALL FIELD COMPANY OPENING FASHION CONTEST SIGMA UP SILO N ELECTS Literary Fraternity Chooses Paul Barron as Head at Meeting. Paul R.'irron was elected presi dent of Sigma Upsilon, men's hon orary literary fraternity at the regular biweekly meeting of the group December 12 at the home of Gilbert H. Doane, librarian of the university. Weldon Melirk was elected vice president and Ernest Sukin will serve as secretary treasurer. The Nebraska chapter of the or gani7ation sponsors tho Prairie Schooner, literary magazine pub lished at the university end edited by Professor L. C. VYimbcrlv of the English department. i L FRIDAY BY Mortar Bords Permit Either Formal or Informal Attire for Party. Either formal or informal dress Mill bo cornet for the Mortar Board's annual party Friday night according to an announcement made by Jane Hons, publicity director of the event, Monday afternoon. Since there is formal paity scheduled for the same evening, members of Mortar Board thought it best to permit either type of dress, de clared Miss Boos. Feature Program Dance. Program dances will be a main feature of the evening's entertain ment. Tickets which are in the form of mortar beards provide for twelve dances. From S:30 until 9:30 there will be no exchanging of dances. The remainder of the evening will be divided into two periods of six dances each with an intermission from 10:30 to 11. Miss Boos emphasised the fact that exchanging dances is optional and that if there are girls who wish to dance a "straisht" pro gram with their own dates, it is j quite permissible. For some time ; there has been talk on the campus j of having program dances and the : Mmtar Boards have planned then paity wrtsrthis in mind. Select Chaperons. Li t ot chaperons for the even ing include: D?an Amanda Hepp ner. Dem and Mrs. T. J. Thomp s n. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Thomp son. Miss Maliel Lee. Miss Clara Wils.rn, Miss Elsie Ford Piper. Miss Pauline Gellatly. Miss Flor ence McGahey. and Dr. and Mrs. Fred Colman." Mrs. Colman is na tional president of Mortar Board. TEACHERS COLLEGE 10 FIB Annual Christmas Party Scheduled for This Week-End. Is One hundred fifty students and stuuent teachers of teachers college high school are expected to attend the third annual Christmas party which will be held in Teachers col lege room 200. Friday evening at 8 o'clock, according to W. H. Mor ton, principal of teachers college. A play. "Heck's Court." presented j by the high school dramatics de partment will be the feature of the event. Virgene McBride and Francis Brandt, seniors in teachers ' college, will take part in the pro- ! duction. i The piogiam includes games, re freshments and Santa Clans who will take charge of tiie "exchange gifts." A xylophone solt hy War ren Tcmpleton. and a singing and dance act by Thelma Logsbon. and Paul Savior will constitute another part of the program. GERMAN FACULTY 10 GIVE ANNUAL PARTY Chirstmas Event to Be Held At Morrill Hall; Will Sing Folk Songs. The Christmas party ol the Ger- man oepanniem win pe neiu ru day afternoon Irom 4 to 6. in Mor rili hall. German songs, led by Miss Hochdoerfer's classes, will be sung and refreshments will te served. Copies of the ngs will '? distributed to everyone attendii g. Professor Bruno Klinger is in rharge of arrangements for the af fair, which is given annually by the German department. All stu dents of German in the university are Invited to attend. Charm School Will Hear DUcuion of Etiquette "Modern Table Etiquette" will be the subject of Miss Eloise Spoerry. instructor in the Home Economics department at a meet ing of Charm school at 7 o'rlvk Tuesday in Elm Smith hall. Kath erine Becker is in charce ot the prorram and FluaN-th Hendricks will preid Mt the bi-monthly meeting of the hobby group. OPTINA DRESS DECREED CLUB T SMASH HIT BEFORE Open Week's Run With New York Play 'Another Language.' DWIGHT PERKINS APPEAR lary Kay Troops Returns To Lincoln Stage With New Type Role. BY BILL LAWRENCE Dramatic as presented 1 the University Players rose K a new height Monday night n. llic Players scored a Muashinsj hit before an almost capacity house in the opcniriar night of weeks run of "Another Lan guage." brilliant llroad . a v success of last season. The play runs until Saturday nicht. with a special matinee scheduled for Saturday afternoon. To Dorothy Zimmer. Armand Hunter, and Dwight Perkins should go the major part of the credit for the success of the show. Each of the three principals were at their peak and their interpreta tions of their roles were superb. Is Misunderstood Wife. Miss Zimmer. as Stella, the mis understood wife, made you pity her at times, but love her always. In the family that opposed her, you could recognize those relatives who stand in your own way, thwarting those fond hopes and ambitions. The cast actually made the entire audience live the play i Continued on Page 3.1 Organized Group Regulates Pledging; Recognizes High Scholarship. Martha Mershey, vice-president of the Panhellenic council, spoke to the freshmen A. W. S. Monday afternoon. She explained this body in relation to its functions on the campus. The Panhellenic council is formed of representatives from each sor ority. It regulates rushing and pledging, and it operates in the in terest of each house in deciding upon regulation amounts to be spent on downtown parties and the bids for those parties. An im portant idea sponsored by the group is the recognition of the scholarship of each class. The stu dent with the highest average in each class is awarded a pin by the council. The group operates in ac cordance with the national organi zation and is sponsored on this campus by Mrs. Elizabeth Thomp son, who "is the recognized chair man of the Panhellenic council. T Invite Outstate and Foreign Students to Attend Christmas Event. Outstate and foreign studfnts unable to go home for the Christ mas holidays are given a special invitation and other Ftucients ar welcome to attend the annual Y. M. C. A.-Y. W. C. A. Chnstma partv. to be held in Ellen Smith hall " Wednesday evening Decem ber 20. at & o'tiock. A special pro gram has been planned for these students by Helen Lutz and Sidney Baker, in charge of arrangements. Each student is rvjuested to bring a ten cent wrapped gift. Identification cards will be neces sarv for admittance Miss Bernice Miller, secretary of the Y. W. C. A., and Mr C. D. Hayes. Y. M. C. A. secretary, will chape i on th affair. RELIGION IS Y. M. TOPiC Cabinet Members Will Lead In Discussion Thi' Wednesday. The regular meeting of the YMCA Wednesday evening at 7:15 in the rooms in the Tempie build ing has its program a continua tion ot ? informal d:scussion .n the toj.ii. "The Meaning of P.e lieion." The YMCA cabinet members will lead the discussion which started lest week under the leader ship of Morton Spence and Charle Hulac. Dr. Sherman. Graduate Of Dental School, Die Dr Guy Sherman, who gradu ated from the dental college of the university in 1P11. died Sunday morning in Clarendon. Tex, ac cording to word received in Lin coln vestcrday Death was due m a sutden henirt attack Dr Sher man 't Lir.ri in in 1?12. living m Texas tine tht time. PLAYERS PREEN CAPACITY ID