AILY NEBRASKAN--
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Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska
VOL. XXX 1 1 r NO. 63.
LINCOLN. NKKRASKA. WKDMISDAV. DLCKMUKK IX IM.'W
PRICrJ 5 CENTS.
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REVIVE INTEREST
U ACTIVITY TAX
Barb Inler-CIul) Approves Proposal ul Meeting Held
Monday Evening; I'rrsenl Plans Cull for a
Campus-Wide Vote on Proposition.
EMBODIES STUDENT ACTIVITIES, PUBLICATIONS
Name Committee of Organization Presidents to Probe
Question; Will Compile Schedule, of Costs;
Send Survey to Board of Regents.
A revival of interest in the proposed student activities tax
plan is taking plaee among the students following the action of
a committee of organization presidents in considering the pro
posal again last week.
"With the approval of the blanket tax plan by the lntcr-club
COUnUU IHKlIlg pittVC 111 IL3 llicri.lll; v
Monday evening, and the Barb I
council reHuy to mi vveuiieaun,y
afternoon, a renewal of interest is
being evidenced on the campus.
According to present plans of the
student council committee the
proposition will be placed before
the students for a campus-wide
vote as they pay their fees for the
second semester of school. This
will take place late in January.
Several Activities Listed
Plans for the general tax for
nans lor ine
rh tnrliiH n number of stu
dent activities and publications on
the list. According to present plans
the Daily Nebraskan, Cornhusker,
Awgwan. Athletic Ticket, and
Student council will be enumerated.
The total expenditure by the stu
dent for the year's activities could
be lowered about five dollars from
the existing cost in the system in
which he pays for each of the ac
tivities separately.
The total assessment would prob
ably amount to about 8 appor
tioned among the activities as fol
lows :
Dully Nrbranlmn
onthlltker
Allilrllr Tlikfl .
Stlldrnt Omnrll .
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Committee Selected.
A committee ot organization
presidents was recently named by
tho student council to consider the
question. This committee will
compile a schedule of costs similar
to the one above, will gauge opin
ion of faculty members, students,
and men outside of the university
and will finally place the proposal
before the students for the vote
late in January. . Byron Goulding
was named to head the committee,
and other members are John Gep
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riONOFIBOl!
AT MEETING OF SOCIAL
WORK MAJORS TUESDAY
Sketches by Barbara Har
rison and Margaret Med
lar Give Variety.
Honoring two former alumni of
the university. Dr. George E. How
ard and Dr. Amos G. Warner, was
the main purpose of the luncheon
held for social work majors at the
Grand hotel Tuesday noon. Forty
five guests were present.
The luncheon was varied with
sketches concerning the lives of
these two men. Dr. George E.
Howard founded the first training
course in social work in any col
lege at the university and Dr.
Amos G. Warner, head of the Ne
braska economics department in
the early days of the school, was
founder of scientific charity. Bar
bara Harrison and Margaret Med
lar presented the sketches which
were given for the purpose of
).mllliinrinir students With the
work accomplished by these two
men.
Guests of honor at the luncheon
were Mrs. George E. Howard and
Dr. E. W. Demeree.
HOLDlIirFOR
Thirty-Nine Students Taken
Into Honorary Dancing
Organization.
Thirty nine new members of Or
chesis, honorary dancing group,
were initiated last night at the
dancing studio at Grant Memorial
hall. A program of original dances
by active members was given after
the initiation. The new members
that were elected at tryouts Nov.
9 and initiated last night are: Sy
bil Apgar. Delia Benson, Dorothy
Bishqp, Shirley Chatt, Klnora
Deininger, Lucille Halsted. Doro
thy Hubbard, Dorothy Jennings,
Iiris Knox, Rebecca Koerting,
Kathleen Long, Freida Lotman,
Joy Mickel, Irene Nabity, Nola
O'Connor, Doris Reisness, Louise
Scott, Maxine Thurreson, Viola
Vail. Irmel Williams, and Dorothy
Winger.
New Junior members are Vir
binia Amos, Ruth Andresen. Helen
Ball. Helen Bayer, Bonnie Bishop,
Maxine Butler, Ruth Cobbey. Car
nenne Felter, Freida Hess, Emily
Hickman. Janet Killian. Ethel
Kriutzfield, Jeanne Palmer. Mar
raret Phillippe, Beth Phillips. Vir
ginia Pitchford, and Eunice Werner.
NEW ORCHESIS
GROUP
t . .
Continue Discussion
The reffulnr meeting of the
yMCA Wednesday evening at 7:15
, th , th Tpmnle build.
, hag ag ,u p,.og.ram a continu
ation of the informal discussion on
the topic, "The Meaning ot Ke
ligion." The Y cabinet members will lead
the discussion which was started
last week under the leadership of
Mnrtnn Kneno nri Charles Hulac.
Professor Is Recognized as
Expert in Field: Hold
Business Session.
Making a comparison of the re
actions of benzene and thiophene
with those of furfural derivatives,
Prof. Henry Gilman of Iowa State
college at Ames, addressed the
joint meeting of the American
Chemical society and the Chemical
Engineering society in the Chemis
try building Tuesday evening.
The Iowa State professor, who
is recognized as an expert in the
fielH nf chemistry, illustrated his
lecture with diagrams which he
has drawn up as a result of his
many experiments. His specialty
is organic chemistry.
Taught at Harvard.
Professor Gilman was formerly
assistant instructor in chemistry
at Harvard university, and later
became an instructor at Illinois
university. In 1923 he became as
sociate professor at Ames. Many
of his researches in the field of organic-metallic
compounds have
been recognized by "American Men
of Science" and several authorities.
Following the joint meeting a
business meeting of the Chemical
Engineering society was held with
Edward Elliott, president, presid
ing. James Urban, Earl Hofmeyer,
and Charles Nielsen were ap
pointed to work out a design for
the award which is to be presented
next spring and annually to th?
outstanding student in the chemis
try department.
PSI CWITTY
NITIATE NEW
Mrs. Hinman Will Discuss
Experiences in Cornell
Laboratory.
The first semester initiation for
new members of Psi Chi, national
honorary psychological fraternity,
will be held Monday evening, De
cember 11. at the home of Profes
sor and Mrs. J. P. Guilford, 1826 D.
Following the initiation Mrs.
E. L. Hinman will give a talk on
her early experiences in the Cor
nell psychological laboratory and
some motion pictures taken from
Doctor Kellogg's collection on the
"Ape and the Child" will be shown.
Will Be Initiated.
New members to be initiated
are A. J. F. Cross. Ray C. Hack
man. William S. Kraemer, Esther
H Powell. Grace Morley. Virginia
Tedrow. H. G. Stout. Mrs. Martha
Smith. Beatrice Van DruXf, and F.
Janet Vleck. New associates to be
initiated are Ruth Larson, Mar
garet Hunter, Betty Rowan, Grace
Spacht, and Helen Still.
CONDUCT CHINESE SALE
Offer Articles Including
Handkerchiefs, Prints,
Greeting Cards.
Members of the Nebraska-China
staff of the V.W.C.A.. headed by
Arlene Bors, will hold a Chinese
sale in Ellen Smith hall Wednes
day afternoon from 5 until 6
o'clock. Fine Chinese linen hand
kerchiefs, Japanese prints, and a
collection of Christmas cards are
a few of the many articles offered
for sale. This is the last oppor
tunity that will be had to purchase
Japanese prints since those that
remain after this sale will be sent
back, Miss Bors announced.
GILMAN IMS TO
JOINT MEETING OF
CHEMISTRY CLUBS
MEMBERS
MONDAY
L
TO
Gerald Agens and Vincent
Broady to Lead Round
Table Discussion. ,
SET DATE FOR THURSDAY
Arrange to Include Various
Aspects of New Code
in Program.
Sotting Thursday, Dec. 14, as
the date for the second monthly
meeting of the International
Relations club was announced
recently be members of the organi
zation. A round table discussion
concerning the National Recovery
Administration as administered by
the federal government will be led
by Norman Malcolm, graduate
student in the university.
Preceding the round table dis
cussion, a talk will be given by
Gerald Agens, graduate student in
philosophy, on labor's charges
against the NRA in general. Con
trasting with Agens' address will
be a talk by Vincent Broady on
the advantages of the recovery
program.
Discuss New Code.
Various aspects of the new code
will taken up in an hour's round
table discussion in which students
and faculty members present are
invited to join. This part of the
program is planned in order that
a comprehensive view of the re
cent innovation may be obtained.
Bereniece Hoffman, graduate stu
dent in political science, will pre
side at this monthly gathering.
Discussing the recognization of
Russia by the United States was
taken up at the first meeting of
the group held this year. This
phrase of national affairs whs
taken up so that a general idea
could be conceived concerning the
attitude of students on this ques
tion. Faculty Grants Permission
To Continue Dancing Till
12 O'clock.
With special permission to
continue d a n i n g until 1
granted yesterday by the fat
uity committee on student af
fairs, Willa Xorris announced
yesterday that final plans for
the annual .Mortar Board party
to be held in the university
Coliseum Friday night were
complete.
It was suggested earlier in the
week that programs for the
dances, which are to be a feature
of the party, be filled out early.
Lucille Reilly, Mortar Board mem
ber and chairman of a committee
in charge of orchestra arrange
ments suggested yesterday that
along with filling in names on the
dance programs it will be well to
designate a spot where the couple
should meet before the dance, as
there will probably be a great
amount of confusion in finding
partners.
Programs Have 12 Dances.
The programs, which are in the
form of mortar boards, will pro
mainder of the evening will be di
vide for twelve dances. The re
mainder of the evening will be di
vided into two periods of six
dances each with an intermission
from 10:30 to 11. Exchanging of
dances will be optional and it is
quite permissible to dance a
"straight" program with one per
son. The number of the dance in ses
sion will be posted on a pedestal
which will be placed in the orches
tra shell, and will be changed after
each dance. Jack Crawford and
his Victor recording orchestra will
play. This band has been heard
recently by many university stu
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Campus Shivers As
Cold Wave Heralds
Arrival Of Winter
With a cold air wave sweeping
across the great plains from Can
ada, the Nebraska campus exper
ienced real winter weather the
past few days, and according to
T. A. Blair, official university
meteorologist, it will remain chilly
the rest of the week.
November's sunny days on the
campus were four degrees warmer
than last year, while 1930 and 1931
were both warmer than this year.
Also Blair stated, 1925 and 1913
were warmer during the month of
November than this year. The Mis
souri valley, according to Blair,
has been one of the warmest sec
tions of the country this fall.
Flurries of snow were forecast
for the northern part of the state
with colder weather in western
Nebraska. Relief how er was
promised later this week with a
slowly rising temperature.
INTERNATIONA
RELATIONS
CLUB
DISCUSS
NA
MORTAR
BOARDS
ANNOUNCE PLANS
MADE FOR PARTY
Addresses Con viaition
V
Cou limy Lincoln Journal.
N. A. BENGSTON.
Chairman of the Department of
Geography who will address stu
dents of Ag College Thursday at a
regular convocation. Dr. Bengston
will discuss "Life and Industry In
Venezuela."
E
SETS FINAL DATE
F
Publish Late Pictures in
Unclassified Section of
Cornhusker.
Junior and senior students who
have not yet had their pictures
taken for 'the Cornhusker must do
so before Christmas if they are to
be included in the classified part of
their respective yearbook sections,
Woodrow Matee. editor of the
yearbook, declared Tuesday.
"The Christmas deadline for the
classified section is final," Magee
stated. "Any photographs taken
after Christmas will be relegated
to the last part of the section and
will be unclassified.
Avoid Rush.
Magee urged students who will
be going home at Christmas time
to have their photos taken at once
and avoid an anticipated last nun
ute rush next Wednesday. Lincoln
students or any outstate students
remaining in Lincoln during vaca
tion will have the three days be
fore Christmas in which to have
pictures taken and are urged to do
so not later than that time.
It is important that picture
proofs be returned to the photog
raphers and a choice designated
before Christmas or the yearbook
staff will make the selection itself,
Magee announced. Panels will be
made up immediately after the va
cation period.
Official Photographers.
All photographs are to be taken
at Rinehart-Marsden's, the official
Cornhusker photographers. Price
for junior and senior pictures is
12.50. For an additional 25 cents,
the picture will also be included in
the respective fraternity or soror
ity panel.
"We are working hard to make
the class sections this year un
usually distinctive," Magee stated.
"Pictures are being taken against
light backgrounds and will pro
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MRS. ERNEST! SPEAKS
10
Stresses Advertising Appeal
For All Types of People;
Design for Attraction.
Total absence of any class dis
tinction is an essential of good
newspaper advertising, Mrs. Rich
ard Ernesti. prominent local ad
vertising woman, told members
and guests of Gamma Alpha Chi,
honorary advertising sorority, at a
meeting last night in Ellen Smith
hall.
"Newspaper advertising now
should and does appeal to all types
and classes "f people." she said.
"The simplicity and directness of
the modern advertisement is de
signed to attract the attention of
the largest possible number of con
sumers." Relates Experiences."
Mrs. Ernesti, who is connected
with the advertising departments
of both of the Lincoln newspapers,
related some of her experiences in
selling and writing newspaper ad
vertising. She believes there is a
great future in advertising for
women and stressed the fascination
it holds for those interested in tl e
profession.
SPONSOR YWCA VESPERS
Freshmen Cabinet Conducts
Regular Session; Choose
Christmas Theme.
The program for the affair in
cluded an opening song by the ves
per choir. A Christmas poem was
given by Dorothy J. Andrefs, and
a solo by Dorothy Dee Delfs.
"The Traveling Man," a short
play, was given by Margaret Car
penter. Eleanor Compton and Vir
ginia Amos. A Christmas legend
and prayer was presented by
Jeanne Palmer.
YEARBOOK
DITOR
OR PHOTOGRAPHS
SECURE BENGTSON
AS SPEAKER FOR
AG CONVOCATION
Will Illustrate Talk With
Pictures of Venezuela;
Blascr Chairman.
PLAN SECOND FEATURE
Members of Junior Farmers'
Fair Board to Be Named
At Meeting Thursday.
Dr. N. A. Bongston, cliair
ltian of the Orography depart
ment, will speak on "Life and
Industry in Venezuela " Thurs
day afternoon nt a convocation
at Ag college. The meeting
Thursday will he in the audi
torium in Ag hall. Roy P.laser,
c o n v oeations chairman, an
nounced Tuesday.
A second feature of the convo
cation program Thursday, accord
ing to Blaser, will he announce
ment of the Junior Farmers' Fair
Board. The junior board, Blaser
said, have been selected bv the
senior board and faculty advisors
but their names will not be reveal
ed until Thursday.
Expect Large Crowd.
Bengston's address Thursday is
expected by members of the con
vocations committee to be well at
tended by Ag students. It is the
third of a series of student-faculty
sponsored convocations this se
mester. Both former convocations
have been well attended, Blaser
said.
The speaker has made geograph
ical studies in many countries in
South America, and in Norway,
Sweden, England, Denmark, and
others. His lecture will be illus
trated, and everything he tells the
students will be from first hand
observation. He will discuss de
velopment of the country's indus
tries and politics.
Takes Own Pictures.
All the pictures to be shown in
connection with Dr. Bengston's
lecture, according to Blaser. were
photographed by the speaker. He
has spent time there making
geographical investigations and is
thoroughly familiar wun tne
country. This convocation. Blaser
said, will be fully up to the quality
of the others, and he expects to see
several hundred Ag students pres
ent.
H. B. PORTERFIELO
TO GIVE ADDRESS
E
Hold Rushing Party;
Announce Pledges at
Gathering.
Mr. H. B. Porterfield. private
secretary to Governor Bryan, will
address "the University Men's Com
mercial club at its rushing party
Wednesday evening at 7:30 in its
room in Social Sciences building.
The organization is made up of
men in Bizad college. Pledges ot
the cl.ib will be announced at the
gathering tonight.
The speaker of the evening will
discuss the unicameral legislative
system which has been proposed
for Nebraska government by
United States Senator Norris. Mr.
Porterfield has had much experi
ence in the field of legislation and
administration.
Lincoln Men Will Speak.
Klaire Boose, who is in charge
of arrangements for the affair,
stated that members of the Lin
coln chamber of commerce are
scheduled to speak at the event for
which a musical program has also
been planned.
The club will consider a pro
jected tour of the Ford plant in
Omaha and several other industrial
establishments in the state.
Literary Club Elects Filley
President at Meeting
Monday Night.
Vernon Filley is the new presi
dent of Palladian Literary society
chosen at the organization's regu
lar business meeting Monday
night He succeeds Evelyn Holl
strom as head of the club.
Other officers elected are: Lois
Turner, vice president: Evelyn
Hollstrom, critic; Margaret Med
lar, program secretary; Ada Pet
rea. recording secretary; Betty
Anderson, corresponding secre
tary, and Henry Bour, historian.
The society made plans for its
annua! Christmas party which will
be held Saturday evening, Dec. 16,
at the home of Mr and Mrs.
James D Ho'lMrom. James Mar
vin and Christine Ferguson arc n
charge of arrangements for the
affa'r
ATBZADI
TNG
NEBRASKAN JOINS
IN AIDING NEEDY
StutK'nt Daily Inauguralo Sccoml Clothes Campaign
(hi Campim ToIa ; A?k Support of All Houso
And lixlivlual for Kelief Work.
IWI'KK WILL l'l llLISH HOOK KOLL ! DONORS
Apparrl Will Ho Krccivrd at Office of Publication ;
Clirittmax Bureau of Lincoln Wrlfan Groups
In Charge of l)itriltutin Garment:-.
t 'o-npcratiiig with relit t" agencies of Lincoln, the Daily
Nebraskan is today opening a drive among organized house;,
and clubs on the campus as well as among all individuals con
nected with the university to secure old elothes for distribution
to the needy of Lincoln.
-O All students and faculty motn-
STRING
QUARTETTE
TO APPEAR BEFORE
Editor of 'Etude' and Dr.
Erskine, Julliard School,
To Speak.
Appearing in the afternoon of
the opening day of the joint con
vention of the National Music
Teachers' association and the Na
tional Association of Music
Schools, the University ol Ne
braska School of Music string
quartette will be on the same pro
gram as Dr. John Erskine, pres
ident of the Julliard School of Mu
sic, New York City, Dr. James
Francis Cooke, editor of the
"Etude," and other notables. The
four day convention is to he held
in Lincoln at the Hotel Corn
husker. Dec. 27 to 30.
The quartette will be the sole
representative oi me university
School of Music in the lengthy pro
gram that will include eminent
musicians and speakers from all
over the United States. The 1933
convention is the 55th annual
meeting for the organizations, and
the program to be given by the
string quartette will be tne nrst
appearance of the University of
Nebraska, the School of Music not
having participated in previous
conventions.
The string quartette will pre
sent their program at 3 p. m. on
the first day, and will play the
Musical Interlude Quintet, Opus
34. in F Minor by Brahms. The
string quartette is composed of
five faculty members of the school
of music. Earnest Harrison, pi
ano, Emanuel Wishnow, first vio
lin, Dorothy Holcomb, second vio
lin. J. Lee Hemingway, viola, and
Bettie Zabriskie. cello.
The Lincoln Symphony orches
tra under the leadership of guest
conductor Dr. Howard Hansen ,of
the Eastman School of Music. Ro
chester, N. Y., the Great Cathedral
choir of the Westminster church
of Lincoln, under the direction of
John M. Rosborough. and the A
Capella choir of Lincoln high
school will be other Lincoln groups
on the program.
Officers of the Music Teachers'
National association are: Albert
Riemenschneider. Ohio, president;
Frederick Stiven, University of Il
linois, vice president: Donald
Swarthout. University of Kansas.
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PLAN CHRISTMAS PARTY
Mu Phi Epsilon Members Are
to be Entertained at
Home of Miss Hird.
The Christmas party and musi
cale. given annually by Mu Phi
Epsilon, honorary musical soror
ity, will be held Thursday evening
at the home of Miss Ruth Hird.
Entertainment will consist of
music games after the musical
program has been presented.
Plans for the party were im
pleted at the regular monthly
business meeting of the sorority
held Thursday of last week.
MUSIC
GATHERING
Freshmen Debaters to Compete in
Sixth Contest for Possession of the
Long Trophy Cup Given Annually
The discussion tomorrow eve
ning among nine embroyo debaters
of the freshman class will be the
sixth contest for the possession of
the Long Trophy awarded annually
to the best argumentative speaker
of the first year men. In the com
petition Thursday evening will be
displayed the forensic prowess of
the future varsity arguers of Ne
braska's student body.
''Encouragement of debate ac
tivity and interest among the
freshmen who have had some
previous experience is the purpose
of the Long Trophy contest," ac
cording to Prof. H. A. White, de
bate coach who is in charge of ar
rangements for the annual event
Interest Increases.
"Debating interest has be-?n in
creased since the cup waa entered
for competition." is the opinion of
F.. H. ' Red" Long of the Colleg?
i Book .-.tore who is the donor of the
pnr.J.
The trophy is awarded annually
hors owning clothing that is old or
has been outgrown or discarded
are asked to bring it immediately
to the office of the Dailv Nebras
kan in the basement of University
hall where it will be sorted, pa ked
ard made ready for distribution.
Distribution of" clothing will be
made thru the Christmas bureau
of the Council of Social Agencies
under which the activities of Lin
coln relief agencies are being com
bined and conducted. Use of the
Christmas bureau as an agency for
distribution will avoid duplicity of
relief work, it was explained.
Campaign in Houses.
The campaign on the campus in
organized houses will be carried
on by the president of the house
or some member appointed by him.
Bernard Jennings, who is in
charge of the Nebraskan' drive,
announced. It will be the duty ot
the leader in each house to collect
all old clothing and see that it is
brought to the Nebraskan office.
Contributions will be received
starting today.
Publish Honor Roll.
An honor roll which will include
all houses and individuals who
contribute clothing will be pub
lished in the Nebraskan daily un
til vacation starts. Honorable
mention will be given the house or
individual donating the greatest
amount of clothing.
All clothing to be included in the
drive should be turned in before
vacation starts. Jennings an
nounced, at the same time urging
houses and individuals to aid in
making the drive a success. The
campaign is the second ot its kind
to be conducted by the Nebraskan.
the first drive being made two
years ago when several packing
boxes of clothing were collected
and sent to families in the drouth
stricken area of southeastern Ne
braska. Dr. Williams Approves Drive.
In commenting on this years
drive, Dr. Hattie Plum Williams.
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E
Spark From Chimney Causes
Fire: Loss Covered
By Insurance.
The roof of th.- Sigma Kappa
sorority house at 720 So. 10th
street was destroyed by fire short
ly before noon Tuesday The blaze,
caused presumably bv a spark
ifrom the cnimney. started directlv
above the chapter room on third
floor.
Furnishing and clothing on the
third floor were removed before
they could be damaged. Th
flames had gained considerable
headway before the fire was re
ported because none of the mem
bers of the sorority were at home.
Covered by Insurance.
The loss was covered by insur
ance according to Mrs. H. L. Car
penter, one of the owners of the
house. There was no damage on
the first two floors, she staled as
the fire was extinguished before
extending that far. and much of
the damage on the third floor of
the house was caused by water.
to the best freshman debater to
be in his possession for a year. His
name is also engraved on the cup.
After several vears of competition
the cup will be placed in the trophy
room to be on display permanently.
Sponsors Contest.
Delia Sigma Rho, honorary
forensic fraternity is the sponsor
for the contest and is the organiza
tion which took the initiative in
beginning the activity on the cam
pus. The five winners of th-J
trophy in past years are Lloyd
Pospisnil, Charles Gray. Woodrow
Magee, Beverly A. Finkle and
Irving Hill.
The men competing this year are
Clayton Ankeny, Lincoln: William
Lawrence, Lincoln; Arnold Levine.
Rosalie; and Jack Roberts, Lin
coln: on the affirmative with
Robert Funk. Lincoln: Herbert
Koplsn. Omaha: Carl Matsrhullat.
'Pace: 'ithur L. Sn.ith. Lincoln;
jand Albert Stem, Omaha, on the
neeat'v