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Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska
vol. xxxi rr no. 6i.
LINCOLN. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY. DECEMBER M. 193.?.
PRICE 5 CENTS.
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CAMPUS APPROVES
NEBRASKAN DRIVE
Administration Commends Campaign for Securing Old
Clothes for Needy in Lincoln; Agencies Stress
Demand for Warm Attire.
COLLECT GARMENTS FROM ORGANIZED HOUSES
Kappa Alpha Thcta Heads Honor Roll as First Donor;
Publish List Daily Naming Organizations and
Individuals Contributing.
Approval ami commendation of the administration was
given Wednesday to the Daily Nebraskan drive among organ
ized houses and clubs on the campus to secure old clothes for
distribution among the needy in Lincoln.
Dean of Women Amanda Heppner stated, "I think that it
Is a fine thing for students to haveO-
an opportunity to think about the
needs and sufferings of others and
to have a chance to share with the
needy."
Dean of Student Affairs T. J.
Thompson m commenting on the
drive declared that he believed it
is a commendable thing for stu
dents to take an interest in their
fellow men and to show their in
terest by placing the garments in
the hands of an agency that can
take care of the distribution.
Need Warm Attire.
The secretary of the Social Wel
fare bureau, Miss M. James, said
that this year the agencies are
particularly in need of warm cloth
ing more so than food. She stated
that the old clothes which are
turned over to the bureau by the
Nebraskan will be given to the
Red Cross to be put in good condi
tion. Then they are to be distrib
uted from the various relief
agencies which make up the Lin
coln Council of Social Agencies.
Mrs. Hattie Plum Williams, pro
fessor of sociology at the univer
sity in commenting on the drive
stated, "I believe the Nebraskan's
campaign for old clothing meets
a definite and pressing need this
winter."
According to Bernard Jennings,
who is in charge of the drive, the
campaign will be carried on in each
house by the president or some
person appointed by him. It wi be
the duty of the leader to collect
all old clothing and see that it is
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STUDENTS APPEAR IN
TENTHCONVOCATION
Eight Musicians Participate
In Recital Held at
Temple Theater.
vio-ht u.Knned students partici
pated in a recital at the Temple
theater yesterday afternoon. This
was the tenth of the convocations
scheduled for the year.
Th nroeram opened with a
piano solo, "Concerto No. 1, first
movement" bv Bach. This number
was played by Larry Gnesel
"Sarabande" by Rameau-Mac-rwpii
nn.i "Taccato" by Fara
dies, were presented by Vance
Leininger, a pupil with Mr.
Schmidt Mcrritt Wells played the
two selections. "Nel Puro Arao
"TrnrvHipp" hv Peri, and ' Oi
Thee I'm Thinking. Margarehta"
by Meyer-Helmund.
Mnnrarpt Baker, studying w
Mr. Harrison, presented "Nymphs
o , vin" hv Juon. and "Wilde
Jard" bv MacDowell. Sam
martini's "Sonata in G major was
played by Lenora Olin, a pupil
with Miss Zabriskie. Reba Jones
played "Sonata in G minor" by
Schuman. "Where e'er You Walk'
by Handel was presented by Wil
liam Rtivprson. Eunice Bongham.
a student with Mr. Molzer, closed
the program with Sinigaglia's
"Rapsodie Piemontese."
GIVES PMY F
Musical Program by Faculty
Will Feature Event in
Merrill Hall.
Members of the German depart
ment faculty will give a Christmas
party Friday afternoon in one of
the galleries in Morrill hall from
4 to 6 o'clock. Singing of German
folk songs is to be the main fea
ture of the program. Students are
urged to attend any time during
thp tan hnurs. as a continuous
program will be carried on.
Songs, copies of which nave
been passed out in the various
classes are being practiced during
the first part of class sessions.
Prof. Hermann Decker of the fine
arts department will direct the
singing. Miss Hochdoerfer's third
year German class has Deen prac
ticing two songs which will be
ung during the afternoon pro
gram. Faculty Plans Program.
A short program planned by the
faculty committee will consist of a
trumpet solo by Ac Wischmer. ac
companied by Mary Lou Williams
and an accordian solo by Emma
Vogel accompanied by Albert
Blair. Professor Bruno Klinger is
chairman of the program commit
tee. German cockle iind coffee will
f J served during the afternoon as
J refreshment. There Is no admis
sion charge.
L
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Nine First Year Men Ready
To Argue for Award
Thursday.
DEAL WITH PRICE-FIXING
Work of Contestants Entirely
Individual; Will Be No
Colleagues.
Tonight nine freshman debaters
will be matched against each
other in a contest to choose the
best arguer among the first year
men to whom will be given the
Long trophy in recognition of his
ability. This cup is awarded an
nually by E. H. "Red" Long 10 tne
winner of this contest which is
sponsored by Delta Sigma Rho,
honorary forensic fraternity.
Each speaker in the discussion
this evening will be given one
soeech of eieht minutes to be
divided as to constructive and re
buttal work as he sees fit. The
first affirative and first negativa
speakers will have two speeches,
one of five minutes and one of
four inutes later on to allow them
to refute material presented Dy
other speakers in rebuttal.
Speeches Individual.
The work of the contestants will
be entirely individual and the
iuderes will make their decision on
thnt basis. ine consirucuve
sDeeches will be without the co
operation of a colleague and the
rebuttal worK win oe vu uigu-
ments of any of the previous
Qncakcra at the choice of the
sneaker.
Judges tor the contest will not
hp announced until the time of the
d'ebate. They will be selected from
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QUILlIIWlo
Offer Prize For Original
Verse Judged Best By
Literary Critics.
The Ted Olson Quill prize of
fifty dollars for the best original
poem or group of poems submitted
by an undergraduate in any Amer
ican college or university is being
offered by the American College
Quill club, a national organization.
Each poem accepted may con
tain not fewer than eight lines nor
more than 100. Judges will be
poets of national repute or well
known critics of poetry. All manu
scripts should be addressed to
High Chancellor of Quill. Mrs.
Ethelyn M. Hartworth, 51- Broad
way, Tacoma, Washington. The
contest expires March 31, 1934.
Contests Alternate.
Tl.e Ted Olson Quill prixe for
poetry is offered every two years,
alternating with the Edward M.
Hopkins Quill prize for the short
story. In this contest last year.
Professor Wimberly of the English
department was a judge.
Prize winning poems will be
published in the spring issue of
the Parchment, a magazine pub
lished quarterly by the American
College Quill club, sponsors of the
contest Details relative to manu
scripts may be. found on a bulletin
outside of Professor Wimberly s
office.
Dr. Bouwsma Leuds
Discussion ul
Dr. O. K. Bouwsma of the phil
ophy department led the discussion
at Y. W. C. A. cabinet meeting
Wednesday evening. Dr. Bouwsma
nupationed members of the cabinet
tn their interpretation of
Christ's manner of living. The dis
cussion which followed revealed
that each person has his own idea
of religion and is modified by situ
ations which may arise.
FRESHMEN
DEBATE LONG
ROPHY
HIGH
E
RNATIONAL
RELATIONS CLUB
Agens To Present Charges
Of Labor Against The
NRA Function.
CONDUCT ROUND TABLE.
Enables Students to Obtain
Comprehensive View of
Present Situation.
The National Recovery Ad
ministration will be the topic
under discussion at the second
monthly meeting of the Inter
national Relations club this
evening at 7 o'clock in 101 So
cial Sciences. The discussion will
center around the administration
as it is carried out by the federal
eovernment with a speech by
Gerald Agens, graduate student in
phliosophy presenting the cnarges
of labor against the NRA.
Discuss Advantage.
The eeneral advantages of the
recovery attack will be taken up
in a talk by Vincent Broady and
the discussion of the issus will be
continued by the persons attending
on the lines opened up by the in
troductory speakers. The discus
sion will be led by Norman Mal
colm graduate student in the polit
ical science department.
The purpose of the round table
discussion is to enable the inter
ested people to obtain a compre
hensive view of the situation under
the recovery actions of the presi
dent and congress. Bereniece Hoff
man, graduate student in the poli
tical scinece department will pre
side at this meeting of the group
The discussion is open to all who
interested in the question.
Review Russia Policy.
Russia as a factor in the foreign
policy of the United States was re
viewed at the first meeting of the
organization this yead.
ANNOUNCE DATE
OF
Event Is In Charge of A.W.S.
Board; Will Award Prizes
For Unusual Attire.
Plans tor the annual Lorn-
husker Costume party, which is
to be held on January 10. have
been announced by Willa Nor
riv iiwinlii r nf flip A WT. S
Board in charge of the affair.
Contrary to custom, the party
will be held on a Wednesday
evening from 7 to 8:30 o'clock, in
the Armory. Prizes will be award
ed for the funniest, cleverest and
prettiest costumes which will be
selected after the presentation of
a short program and a grand
march. Favors will be given and
refreshemnts served.
Name Committees.
Tho3e in charge of arrange
ments for the party are: Willa Nor
ris, general chairman; Mary Edith
Hendricks, program and stunts
Roma DeBrowne. favors; Alaire
Barkes. arrangements and reser
vations; Calista Cooper, judges and
sponsors; Marian Smith, conces'
sions and tickets: Lucille Reilly
music; Madeline Raymond, prizes,
and Carolyn Van Anda, publicity.
DISCUSSES CODE
CORNHUSKER
COSTUME PARTY
Nine Social Case Majors in Their
Final Year of University Training
Are Working With Lincoln Needy
Twenty-five years ago the first
training course for social work in
a state university was founded at
the University of Nebraska, when
Dr. George Howard established the
department with the appointment
of Dr. Lucile Eaves, in 1909, as its
head. Dr. Howard was at that
time chairman of the department
of Sociology and Political Science
and his selection went to an expe
rienced social worker.
Today there are nine Senior stu
dents majoring in social welfare
work, specializing in case -..ork.
Twice each week they contact de
pendent families, supplying iooo.
fuel and doming, i nis is me viuy
technical course offered by the de
partment that has been steadily
growing during the past quarter
of a century, in its business of
creating a supply for the ever In
creasing demand for trained social
workers.
Mrs. Williams Is Head.
With Dr. Eaves directing the de
partment during its first six years
of existence, it has since been
under the supervision of Dr. Hat
t!e Plum Williams, prcfessor of
practical sociology who graduated
from the University of Nebraska
in 1902. Miss Esther H. Powell
was appointed this fal to take
charge of family case work.
In Dr. Williams' course there
are some forty-five students, ma
joring in the various specific fields
that her course offers. The actual
GEOLOGY SOCIETY MEETS
Hold Monthly Opera-House
Gathering ; Frankfurter
Will Give Talk.
The monthly opera-house meet
ing of the Sigma Gamma Epsilon.
Geology fraternity, will be heid
Thursday evening December 14,
in room 9, Morrill Hall. Col. C. J.
Frankfurter of the chemistry de
partment will talk on the prob
lems of Lincoln water supply;
its hardness and saltiness and
how to remove these undesired
elements are the main features of
the talk. All persons and mem
bers who are interested are in
vited to attend the meeting.
NTERFRATERNITY
COUNCIL STARTS
PI LLARPETITI ON
Heads of Several Groups on
The Campus Will Be
Asked to Sign.
COMMITTEE APPOINTED
Greek Governing Body Wants
Unused Columns Used as
Mall Decorations.
Heads of the various campus
organizations will be asked by
the Interfraternity council to
sign a petition to the Board oi
Kegents asking for the erection
of the now unused stone pillars
on the two malls, it was decided
Wednesday night by members of
the Interfraternity council com
mittee on campus beautification
Present plans of the committee
also call for an estimate of the
cost of moving and erecting the
pillars by the university engineer
ing department, wnicn win dc pie
sented to the Regents along with
the petition.
Presidents Will Sign.
Heads of the organizatons who
wll be asked to sgn the petition
are Martha Hershey, president of
Pan-Hellenic; John Gepson, presi
dent of the Student Council; By
ron Goulding, president of the In
nocents society; Willa Norris,
president of 'Mortar Boards; and
Burt Marvin, head of the Barb
council.
It was also tentatively decided
that if the plans were accepted by
the regents, labor will be furnished
by the several fraternities.
Move Started by Council.
The movement for campus beau
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ill
DUE NEXT WEEK
Photographs for Upperclass
Sections Due Before
Christmas.
Classified junior and senior
sections of the Cornhusker will
be closed when Christmas va
cation begins next Wednesday,
according to Woodrow Mngec,
editor of the VJ'U Cornhusker.
All out of town students must
have their pictures taken and se
lection of proofs made by that
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case work is done through the So
cial Welfare Society of Lincoln,
by the nine students supervised by
Miss Powell. Viola Vail, Mrs.
Dorothy Hubbard and Grace Ben
nett, who are graduate students
and Helen Still, Elizabeth Rowen,
Margaret Hunter, Rosina Cross,
Louise Stiles and Elizabeth Har
sen, who will graduate next June,
are specializing in family case
work.
Scientific charity, which is their
mission, has become exceptionally
important within the last few
years since the adverse economic
conditions have placed so many
people in such desperate financial
stress. How they apply their
knowledge and solve the problems
that face them was brought to
light in a recent interview with a
number of them which offers per
tinent reality to the picture one
might have formed in his mind.
Method of Work Revealed.
' The method of going about
handling cases was revealed.
"When a case is Teferred to the
society for relief it is the duty of
the worker to interview the per
son who referred the case to get
all the information available re
garding that particular person or
family. Then we interview the
one who is to receive aid. The
facts must be put together before
a decision can be reached whether
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OR
SENIOR
ANNUAL PHOTOS
BENGTSON TALKS
TODAY AT THIRD
Geography Professor Will
Discuss Venezuela in
Lecture.
WILL ILLUSTRATE TALK
Junior Farmers' Fair Board
Will Be Announced at
Conclave.
With Dr. X. A. Beugtson,
chairman of the geography de
partment, scheduled to speak
on "Life and Industry in
Venezuela," and the announce
ment of the Junior Farmers'
Fair Board as an added feature,
the third Ag convocation of the
year will be held this afternoon in
the auditorium of Ag hall on the
as: campus.
Dr. Bengtson plans to discuss
the development of industry and
politics in Venezuela in his ad
dress, in making geograpmcai in
vestieations in Venezuela. Dr,
Bengtson became thoroly familiar
with the country and the life and
eovernment of its inhabitants. He
will illustrate his lecture with pic
tures taken by himself and sub
ject matter of the talk will be
based upon his observations in the
South American country.
Board Will be Revealed.
Following Dr. Bengtson's talk
the personnel of the Junior Farm
ers' Fair Board will be revealed
for the first time. The board is
elected each vear by the senior
boards and members of the fac
ulty.
Roy Blaser, ag convocations
chairman, stated Wednesday that
he believed the quality of today's
convocation to be fully up to that
of the two previous discussions and
expected several hundred ag stu
dents to be present for the event.
LIS
TO
PARTYPROPOSAL
Function of Organization Is
Direction of Present
Varsity Dances.
At the Wednesday afternoon
meeting of the Barb Council the
organization voted approval of the
student activities tax proposal
which is now being revived by the
Student Council. At the same time
the group declared itself in opposi
tion to the Varsity party proposi
tion whien has been discussed by
the student governing body during
the pa.st few weeks.
Taking the stand that the Uni
versity or Varsity parties are now
being conducted wun emciency Dy
the Barb Council, that group of
representatives of the unaffiliated
students voted direct opposition to
the 'dea of the student council
placing ths dances in the hands of
a committee comprised of both
Barbs and Greeks.
Altho the organization disap
proved of certain of the specifica
tions of the student activities tax
plan, it Indicated Its approval of
the proposition as a whole.
Tho chairman of the council,
Burton Marvin, announced thttt a
report concerning the party which
was held last Saturday night will
be made at the meeting next Wed
nesday. SCHEDULE CHRISTMAS
MIXER FOR
New Low Prices for Event
Are Announced by Ag
Executive Board.
The Christmas Ag Mixer will be
held in the Student Activities
building on the ag campus f atur
day, Howard White, in charge of
the affair, announced Wednesday.
A new price range of twenty
five cents for men and ten cents
for women was announced for the
event by Vernon Filley. The new
prices are being tried in an effort
to prove that a party can be suc
cessfully conducted while charg
ing less, Filley stated. The Ag
executive board, which sponsors
ag mixers, will attempt to make
the Christmas party an annual
event, he declared.
A special invitation to the affair
is beine- extended all Farm-Ops.
special sericulture students. The
part which is open to all students,
will beein at 8:30 it was an
nounced. Students must present
identification cards.
Assistinz Howard White in ar
rangements for the party are Bill
Donahue and Florence uuxman.
AG CONVOCATION
A
COUNCI
OPPOSED
NEW
DEBATE VARSITY
PARTY PROPOSAL
Student Council Keaclie No
IMaii W ednesdu) ; Filley Appears to Protest
Change; Tal)le Matter Till January.
SLGCFST JOIM GKKEK
Measure Creating Board to Organise Orchestra Hooking
Office for Campus Affairs Passed; Deny Open
ISight Request of Corn Cohs.
With no decision reached after nearly an hour of vigorous
debate on the subject of varsity
Wednesday, the student council definitely decided to tahle the
matter until after Christmas vacation.
The Wednesday session was
-"OI
by
Secretary to Bryan Discusses
Present System's Defects
At Commercial Club.
Unicameral legislation was
presented to the Men's Com
mercial club of the university
in a meeting Wednesday night
hv Harold B. Port erf ield. sec
retary to Governor C. W. Bryan,
as being a remedy for the many
faults of bicameral legislation.
Mr. Porterfield began his lee
ture by tracing the development of
the state legislative systems. He
declared that they were all based
uDon the national congressional
plan, which had reasons for use of
wo-house legislation, whereas
there was no need present in the
states for such two-house legist
tion.
Government Too Complex.
"On the contrary, there has al
ways been considerable criticism
of the complicated structures of
our state governments and the
two-house legislature has received
its 3hare of that criticism. No state
has vet seen fit to depart from
that form as yet but it is now pro
posed by one of Nebraska's fore
most statesmen," Secretary Porter-
field said, "that our state shall taKe
the lead in adopting a legislative
structure intended to be simpler
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APPOflllnS
E
Will Work With Company In
Charge of Constructing
Joe Wheeler Dam.
George K. Leonard, graduate of
the enrineerine college in ltfl.
has been aDDointed assistant en
gineer in charge of construction of
Joe Wheeler dam on the Tennessee
river, according 10 an associhiuu
Press dispatch. The dam is located
fifteen miles upstream from
Muscle Shoals.
Since his graduation, Mr. Leon
ard has been connected with the
Nebraska highway department
and the Woods Brothers Construc
tion company at Lincoln. At the
time of his appointment ne was
in charge of construction on a
highway project between Norfolk
and Newman Grove. He was for
merly assistant state engineer.
In the university Mr. Leonard
was president of the Engineers'
societv and was a member of
Sigma Tau, engineering honorary.
YW Holds Chinese Goods
Sale Wednesday Evening
A number of people attended
the Chinese sale Wednesday eve
ninir in Ellen Smith hall spon
sored by the Nebraska-China staff
of the Y. W. C. A. Fine Chinese
linen handkerchiefs. Christmas
cards and Japanese prints were
the main articles of merchandise
The sale was the last opportunity
to secure the prints because those
r-maininir after the sale will be
Iscnl back.
UNICAMERAL IDEA
CONSIDERED GOOD
PORTERFIELD
in;
- BAim IMKTY GKOLT
parties at its regular meeting
teaturcd ay the introduction
a mouon wmcn pruviueu iui a
committee of eight composed
equally of Greeks and Barbs, to be
in charge of the proposed party.
Under the plan, the profits of the
parties would go into a sinking
fund for future parties or wouia
be transferred to a student union
building fund.
Filley Appears for Barbs.
Vernon Filley, representing the
Barb council at the meeting, op
posed the measure, declaring that
the Barb council was fulfilling the
purpose of the parties under the
present arrangement. "This is the
only thing that bsrbs have," Filley
stated. "The orchestras for the
parties have been good as have the
crowds. I don't believe they would
be any more successful under the
new plan and as for profits, they
would not be large enough to war
rant the establishment of such
funds as the council is consider
ing." Goulding Favors cnange.
Byron Goulding, senior member
of the council, spoke in favor of
the motion, declaring that "the
varsity parties should be for the
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L
APPLAUD PLAYERS
IN NEW YORK HIT
Performance to Continue
Thru Week With Special
Matinee Saturday.
Large crowds in attendant-j
continued to attest to the mic
cess of tho University Players'
presentation of Rose Franken's
'Another Language" in the
Temple theater. The play opened
Monday night and will run until
Saturday night, with a special
matinee scheduled for Saturday
afternoon.
Dwight Perkins in the juvenile
lead of Jerry, the youth who falls
in love with his Aunt Stella, con
tinued to delight the audience j'ist
as much as he did on opomng
night. Perkins is an actor with
a rare amount of ability and
should prove very valuable to tin
University Players in the futurp,
declared Mr. Sumption.
Favorable Comment.
Armand Hunter and Dorothy
Zimmer, the othpr two principals,
are also very good in thfir roles
and are finding favor with the
crowds.
Albeit tit this is the work of
Mary Kay Throop. weel-known
Lincoln actress, who steps on the
boards of the theater this week Iu
an entirely new type role for her.
She is cast as Heln Hallam. a
wise-cracking tommedienne. She,
too, is finding favor with the lurge
crowds.
Crowds Enthuse.
The whole performance uf the
Players is exceptionally good with
each role admirably taken and the
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Discusses Problem of Race
Prejudice; Speaker Is
Music Instructor.
Dr. Jacob Singer, former in
structor in the history of music in
the university and one time local
rabbi declared that education
rather than aeritation is needed to
wipe out race prejudice in an ad
dress Wednesday noon at a lun
cheon given by friends.
"The non-rational elements or
the human race are what we are
dealing with in the treatment of
race prejudice."
According to Rabbi Singer. "The
great need of the human race in
the chaos of the present is recon
struction, but when social and eco
nomic theories clash we also need
good will."
Teaches At Northwestern.
Dr. Singer is at present a
teacher in the department of
music at Northwestern University
in Chicago, where he is also the
head of the Temple Mizpah. Wed
nesday evening he also talked be
fore a public meeting at the Jew
ish Temple under the auspices of
the B'nai Brith lodge.
Decision After Discus:
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