he Daily Nebraskan
Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska
THE WEATHER
Fair.
VOL. XXXIIT NO. 91,
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 16. 1934
PRICE 5 CENTS.
GREEK CONTROL BOARD
VOTE
Council Reorganization Di::ussed
MEETING IS HELD
TO CONSIDER IDEA
Conclave Adjourned Thursday Evening After No
Definite Decision Is Reached hy Heads of Various
Organizations on Campus.
MANY CHARGES DIRECTED AT GOVERNING BODY
Bruce Nicoll Declares Members Are in Group Merely
For Political Reasons; Representation as It Now
Stands Defended by John Gepson.
At a uiectins; of the heads of various campus organizations
held" m the student council room Thursday night, and which
was called so that student council defects and reorganization
,-ould be considered, no progress was made. After an hour of
arguing and proposals, John Gepson. president of the student
srovevning bodv. who called the meeting in the face of charges
, o train st tne COUT1CU, twicuu
the discussion to a close. At that
time the only gain of the evening
w as made- he urged that the rep
resentatives think over the prob-
lem" ml
Charges Made.
Charges of inefficiency, mis
handling of powers, crooked elec
tions, lack of representation of the
student body and opinion .and gen
eral lethargy and indifference were
levelled at the council during the
course of the discussion. Members
of the council who were present at
the gathering offered rebuttal to
several of the charges.
At the start of the meeting
Bruce Nicoll, editor of the Daily
Ncbraskan, who started the drive
for student council renovation at
the start of the semester, utlined
the charges he had made against
the governing body, and ' f"a
. - s- hi. arctiments. He de-
clared that the members of the
council get membership by means
of politics and are in the organiza
tion merely for political reasons.
Reason for Lethargy.
He pointed this out as the rea
son for the alleged lethargy. Sec
ndlv. he stated that if there is to
be
an efficient governing
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PFEILER SPEAKS
ON ASPECTS OF
HITLER
Relations Clubs Will Hold
Conclave at Grinnell
In April.
Professor Wilhehii K. Pfeiler,
nf the German department was
the featured speaker at the
unlinsr of the International
Relations elub last nijrlil, speak
ing on the topic of the Hitler
regime H. Francis Cunning
ham ir, nresented a French view
of the" situation and Vaughn Sban
er spoke in behalf of the German
attitude.
"There is a feeling of mutual
distrust between the French and
the German nations," according to
Prof. Pfeiler. "which prevent
either of them from beginning the
moves toward peaceful action.
Tb Germans consider the French
have not lived up to their prom
ises following the war and the Ger
mans themselves have ruined trust
in them by the difference between
what their leaders say and do."
Vincent Broady, president of the
group, announced conference of
representatives of International
Relations clubs from several sur
rounding college to be held at
Grinnell college on April 6, 7 and
8. He also mentioned recent addi
tions made to the library of the or
ganization. TODAY'S NEWS
Briefly Reviewed
Italian and Hungarian newspa
pers yesterday accused Czechoslo
vakia's government of complicity
In fomenting rebellion in Austria.
Italy's editorial mouthpiece of
Mussolini Mtid Czechs furnished
mmunition to revolting socialists
nd the Budapest paper declared
'he Czerh rnvanmml nUTOOBelV
REGIE
devaluated its currency to create i to the present day difficulties of
unrest in Austria ; society. If our faith in democratic
' Institutions is to continue, if our
Fignting continued in several of ; belief in these institutions is to be
Austria outlying provinces, but justified, it will onliy be because
Principals in the revolutionary we nave accepted as our respon
ortet gave up and surrendered to ; .hility building a socially minded
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FIRST STUDENTS
NOW AT WORK ON
PART Til JOBS
University Expects Total
60 to Be Engaged on
Projects Today.
of
Twenty students are already
at work on part time jobs pro
vided by the recent federal
CWA grant to the university
and an additional forty are
expected to be at work on various
projects today, according to an
announcement by university auth
orities Thursday. Some 55 appli
cations of persons not in school
have been approved and the appli
cants ordered to report to the
university for registration and
work immediately. Of this num
ber, approximately 30 awaited
only examination by the Student
Health department before being
put to work.
Meanwhile, a special faculty
committee is busy checking ap
plications of more than 300 former
or prospective students. The num
ber represents less than a third of
the more than a thousand forms
which were sent out over the state
to former students, students in
CWS centers, and prospective new
students. Further applications
from persons not in school will not
be accepted after Monday noon,
Feb. 19, due to the lateness in the
semester, Dean of Student Affairs
T. J. Thompson declared. How
ever it is possible that applica-
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Nebraska Colleges
Terminate Session
With Discussion
Representatives of Nebraska
colleges and universities concluded
their one day session with a round
table discussion of two points:
Admittance to institutions of
higher learning, and, the outlook
for college and university grad
uates.
President Erland Nelson of
Dana college suggested that stu
dents coming from accredited high
schools should take an entrance
examination, as they would be
better prepared if it was necessary
to take comprehensive examina
tions. Modifications in present
entrance requirements for mature
students was also suggested, su
perintendent Burnham of Scotta
bluff proposed that all academic
fields have beginning courses in
colleges, and thus high schools
would not have to offer prerequis
ites to college and university
courses.
Dr. Fred Kelly, of the United
States office of education, said he
believed that the NRA was hurt
ing the working opportunities of
17,000,000 men and women be
tween the ages of 18 and 25. Dr.
Kelly also said the federal gov
ernment, when it sees something
lacking goes ahead and does it
with federal funds. In the end. the
state has a stake in education re
gardless of who controls the in
stitution. "Our universities and colleges
must distinctly concern them
selves with the larger problems of
society." said Dr. G. W. Rosenlof.
state director of secondary educa
tion. "Their teaching must be vi
talized by relating that teaching
ENGINEERS PLAN ELECTION
Board Names Candidates for
Chairman of College's
Festive Week.
Marion Scott of Lincoln, and
Orin Romigh of North Platte, were
placed on the ballot for chairman
of Engineers' week at a meeting of
the Engineer's executive board
yesterday afternoon. Nominees for
secretary-treasurer are Henry
Winter of Casper, Wyoming, and
Richard Rice of Tekamah.
The election for the heads of this
festive week, which will occur in
May, will be held on Feb. 28, in
the Mechanical Arts building.
T
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Final Dress Rehearsals Are
Held Thursday Night in
Preparation.
EIGHT SKITS ON PROGRAM
Fifty Dollars in Prizes
Offered to Producers
Of Best Acts.
The curtain goes up at 8
o'clock Friday night for Coll-Agri-Fun,
Ag college students'
annual home talent entertain
ment. Final dress rehearsals
on Wednesday and Thursday
nights put the show in line to give
university students and faculty
people a real entertainment Friday
night. Chairman Bill Waldo said
late Thursday.
Eight short, fast skits plus short
curtain acts constitutes the final
Coil-Agri-Fun program, Waldo
said Thursday. Jim Metzger. well
known on Ag campus as an enter
tainer, will be the evening's mas
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MM ATTEND TEA FOR
MISS PHYLLIS BENTLEY
Approximately Four Hundred
Present at Thursday
Afternoon Affair.
Approximately 400 attended the
tea given in honor of Miss Phyllis
Bentley at Raymond Hall Thurs
day afternoon. Men and women
students as well as faculty mem
bers and friends of the institution
were present at the reception. The
building was decorated with roses
and spring flowers.
In the receiving line were Miss
Bentley, Miss Pershing. Mrs. C. W.
Bryan, Mrs. E. A. Burnett, Dean
Heppner, Miss Elizabeth William
son, Professor and Mrs. Gilbert
Doane and Prof. Robert P. Craw
ford Presiding at the tables the
first hour were Mrs. C. H. Old
father. Mrs. W. W. Burr. Mrs. G.
A. Grubb. Mrs. R. D. Moritz, Mrs.
Samuel Avery and Mrs. F. M.
Fling. And during the second hour
Mrs. B. H. Foster, Mrs. Howard
Kirkpatrick. Mrs. F. E. Henzlik.
Mrs. Guy Chambers, Mrs. Ray
Ramsay, and Miss Elsie Ford Pi
per presided.
Women Assisting.
Women assisting in the building
included Mrs. Roy Greene. Mr.
Robert Latsch. Mrs. J. C. Seacrest,
Miss Alice Howell. Mrs. Ernest
Folsom, Miss Margarete Hoch
doerfer, Miss Francis Gere, Mrs.
A. R. Edmiston, Miss Mabel Lee,
Mrs. Myron Swenk, rs. C. F.
Ladd, Mrs. J. M. Bennett. Mrs.
A. E. Sheldun. Mrs. Herbert Brow
nell, Mrs. Ada Westover. Mrs. M.
Deutsch and Miss Florence McGa
hey. The young vomen who assisted
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DRAMATIC CLUB MEETS
Discuss Plans to Have Play
Eead at Next Meeting
Of Group
At the Dramatic club meeting
held in the Temple Theater Thurs
day evening plans were made to
have member of the dramatic
department faculty read a play at
the next meeting of the club. Ac
cording to Fred Nicklas. president
of this organization, members of
this group hope to have one play
read at each meeting.
The annual play contest was
discussed and arrangements were
made to get this project under
way at once.
IN
ON TAT ON
COLL-AGRI-FUN
REGENTS SELECT
DR. D. D. WHITNEY
A ZOOLOGY HEAD
Appointee to Fill Vacancy
Left by Death of Dr.
R. H. Wolcott.
HAS SERVED SINCE 1916
Leaves of Absence Given to
Prof. Cunningham and
Harold Hedges.
Dr. D. D. Whitney, who has
been professor of zoology at
the university since 1916. was
appointed chairman of that de
partment in the place of the
late Dr. R. 11. Wolcntt by lb"
board of regents in their meet
ing late Thursday afternoon.
Dr. Whitney, who is a native of
Vermont, received his A. B. degree
in 1904 from Wesleyan (Conn. I
college, his masters from Columbia
in 1906 and his present rank of
Ph.D in 1909 from the same school.
Instructor at Wesleyan.
Frof 3908-11 he was instruc
tor of zoology at Connecticut Wes
leyan and advanced to associate
professor in 1911. Coming to Ne
braska in 1916 he was appointed
professor of zoology, in which ca
pacity he hss served since.
Organizations in which he holds
a membership are the American
Association for the Advanemcnt
of Science: the American Society j
of Zoologists; American Society of
Naturalists; American Genetic as
sociation; and Sigma Xi.
Routine matters of business
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PARTY TO BE HELD
Barb Council Sponsors Last
Affair of Year in
Coliseum.
The fifth all-university party j
will Ik- laid tomorrow evening
at the ( oliseuin. Tins is the
last party of the year to be
given on tliix campus. Jlusic
will be furnished by Leo Beck's
twlve piece orchestra and a girl's
trio.
Leo B? k and his ouchestia play
at the AnU-lope park pavillion
during the summer months. They
have played at the Chermont ball
room in Omaha and throughout
the atate during the winter.
Burton Marvin, chairman of the
Barb council, is to be in charge of
the party. Alvin Kleeb is acting as
publicity chairman. Wilbur Erick
son. aa chairman of the orchestra
committee, and Margaret Medlar
of the chaperon committee.
The Dad's Day party, held Oct.
28. received the largest patronage
of the year with an attendance of
400 couples. Other parties were
held at the Coliseum Sept. 16. Sept.
30. Dec. 9. and Feb. 17. The last
two parties jf the term will be held
at the Studnt' Activity building
on the Agricultural campus. March
10 -and March 31.
Chaperona for the party are to i
De: rroimwir ana irs. j. M. Kein-
hiirdt: Pmfnnr cnrl irm r. w
I Rcinnuith: Proiessor and Mrs. O.
JE. Sperry.
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FIFTH UNIVERSITY
TOMORROW NIGHT
THETA SIGMA PHI TO MEET
Mrs. Gayle C. Walker
Hostess to Journalism
Honorary Sunday.
Theta Sigma Phi. honorary jour
nalism sorority, will be entertained
at a tea at the home of Mrs. Gayle
C. Walker on Sunday, February
18, from three to five o'clock.
Approximately thirty-five alum
nae and actives of Theta Sigma
Phi and members of the School of
Journalism faculty will be present.
Mrs. Laurence Pike and Miss
Carolyn Van Anda, president of
the sorority, will pour.
CHARTERDAY IS
BENTLEY'S TALK
Honorary Degree Conferred
On Former Secretary
To Regents.
3,000 AT CONVOCATION
Speaker States All Schools
Are Founded to Study
Literature.
"With an address by Miss
Phyllis Bentley, noted English
author, and the conferring of
the honorary degree of doctor
of laws upon James Stuart
Dales at a convocation at the
coliseum at 10 o'clock Thursday,
the -university -riiroaxed -the cele
bration commemorating its birth
sixty-five years ago. Three thous
and people attended the event.
Before introducing Miss Bentley
Chancellor E. A. Burnett, re
minded students, alumni, faculty
members and friends of the in-
1 stitution attending the program
i that the early history of the uni
versity is sometimes forgotten in
the light of present day problems l
ana inai attention snouia De canea
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;
Mori; Trial Jury Is
Chosen at Thursday
.4 jternoon Session
The jury to act throughout the
practice law suit case of the Law
College students was impaneled
in the first convening of the court
yesterday afternoon. Professor D.
L. Coffman, of the Law College,
presided as judge in the mock ses
sion. The case is a neplienre suit
the plaintiff having received in
juries in an accidMit while riding
a car that was being demon-
strated to him by an automobile
company. The testimony to be
given in the case has been pre
determined and several interesting
complications are to be introduced.
In fact complications began yes
terday when the start of the case
was delayed several minutes while
n. f i.- i
in search of a missing juror.
Tr the impaneling procedure of
the case yesterday, the student
jurors fictitiously gave a variety
of occupations ranging from base
ball playing to banking, and stated
ages between 25 and 60.
The sessions of the trial are ex-1
pected to continue until sometime
next week.
HEADED BY MISS
Chancellor-Emeritus Avery Calls
Books of James Dales Works of Art
Former Secretary to Board
Of Regents Receives
Honorary Degree.
"Not just a set of business trans
actions but a work of art, a
classic," ia the manner in which
Chancellor Emeritus M. A very, a
long-time a-saociate of the former j
secretary 'to the Board of Regents.
juiufB oiuan. iaies, ciaNsuiei ifte
letter's method of recording uni
versity transactions. Mr. Dales re
ceived the honorary Doctor of
Law degree at convocation Thurs
day. From 1875 to 19.13. Mr. Dales
waa secretary to the Board of
Regent. During thia period of
fifty-eight yeara he has kept a
complete record of all business
transactions by the Board of
Regenta. His work ia now repre
aented by some twenty clothbound,
leatherbacked volumes.
Almost Literary Style.
Has work a model of it's kicd.
developed almost a literary atyle. 1
He started a unique system, which
altho later changed and modified
to conform to current usage,
nveilheless. retain much of the I
jsyle apparent ia hit firrt work. I
REGENTS SANCTION
ALUMNI COUNCIL
Wilson Declares Financial
Condition of Houses
Needs Cleaning.
THOMPSON FAVORS PLAN
Vance Traphagen Says That
Supervision Should
Aid Chapters.
'"The financial condition if
ni a n y Nebraska
needs cleaning up,
fraternities
needs to be
put on a sound basis and in a
healthy condition, and the In
terfraternity Board of Control
has been created to remedy these
needs," Claude Wilson, chairman
of the newly-created fraternity
control board, declared Thursday
after the Regents' action. "The
new board expects to help weak
ened fraternities in every possible
manner and to promote a firm and
stable organization in each house
thru practice of sound financial
policies.
Board Hails Measure.
Other members of the board and
of the university administration
hailed the measure as one that
would strengthen the position of
all fraternities on the campus and
bolster the cause of faltering
houses. Dean of Student Affairs
T. J. Thompson voiced his opinion
as follows:
'"The new plan will eventually
put fraternities in a stronger posi
tion to handle their own problems
than they were under the previous
arrangement. It appears to me
that every possible interest of the
active chapters of fraternities in
finances and in the university will
be well-preserved by the Board of
Control and Alumni Council.
Should Aid Groups.
jwr, vancf i repnagen, memoeri
of the Board of Control, declared
that supervision and control overj
financial policies by the board
should aid fraternities. "If the
fraternities cannot help them
selves, the board stands ready to
step in and take a hand in the pro
ceedings," he stated. "Better than
50 per cent of the fraternities on
the campus need some supervision
or help if the recently submitted
questionnaires are any indication.
and I believe this board is well
suited to the task.
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enseKTwillplay
Adult Class Discussion Will
Be Lead Sunday by
Prof. Corey.
On Sunday afternoon at 4 :30,
the university string ensemble, as-
sisted by Eunice Bingham, violin
ist, will play for the vespers at the
Unitarian church. 12th and G. This
ensemble consists of all women
and is directed by Ethel Owen and
Edith B. Koss. Students and fa
culty of the university are urged
to attend.
Professor Stephen M. Corey will
lead a discussion in the adult class j
on Sunday morning at 10.20 at !
the Unitarian church. He has
chosen for his topic "The Amcr-I
lean University Has Not Failed
Yet" !
At the 71 o clock services on,
Sunday. Dr. Arthur L. Weatherly
will speak on "Do We Need An
Escape From Life?"
On comparing the last pages of
hia work to the first the reader
notes an apparent unity of style
aud wonders if perhaps they might
not have been written by the same
person and nuch is the case.
"Judge " Dales is probably the only
man to ever keep no complete a
record of an institution over such
i a long period of time. His books
are a xrcrvel of accuracy; not only
in th-ir exactness, but also as to
thir rr in
grammar and
punctuation. No split infinitives,
dangling participals .or comma
splices may be found on these
pages.
Retired in 1933.
When be signified hi intention
of retiring on Jan. 1. 1933 the
Board of Regents threw up their
hands in horror. Where could they
find a man to take his place? They
prevailed upon him to stay until
the school year was over, which be
did. However, on Svpt- 1. 1934, be
officially retired. In accepting his
resignation the Board ot Regents
said: "ii is wun Keen rerrel mat.
t Mr D&le't own suggestion, this
ooaro ia rorcea 10 couiempiaT-? ana
provide for a time when his active
'service will case." They bestowed
upon him the honorary title of
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Action of Group Follows
Committee's Report on
Fraternities.
TO HAVE FULL CONTROL
Board Becomes Effective at
Once; Will Hold Office
For Two Years.
Kst .-! l islimont nf
Inter-
fraternity board of eontrul of
eleven members to have full
control and complete jurisdic
tion over all fraternities and
organizations of like nature on
the campus, was voted by the
board of regents at its regular
meeting here Thursday. The re
gents also created an official In
terfraternity Alumni council, to be
composed of one member from
each fraternity of recognized
' standing on the campus.
Committee Report.
The board's action followed pre
sentation of the alumni council ex
ecutive committee's report on
fraternities as compiled from ques
tionnaires filled out recently by
the various houses. The new plan
becomes effective immediately
with the foimer alumni council ex
ecutive committee becoming the
fir.?t board of control.
The new board of control will
have absolute authority to govern
and discipline all fraternities and
fraternity building corporations aa
it sees fit. The board will also de
termine what powers shall be ex
ercised by the undergraduate. 1d
terfraternity council, and will In
vestigate and pass on such sub
jects as rushing, pledging, initiat
ing, social functions, chapter
houses, and activities of fraternity
I members which mav be brought
before it for any reason. The pow-
er to rule on the establishment of
additional fraternities on the cam-
pus is also vested in the board.
Membership of the board of con
trol will consist of seven members
of the alumni council who shall be
chosen by the university senate
committee on student organiza
tions and social functions, and wno
must be at least thirty years of
age. Two members of the senate
committee will also serve on thu
board, and the student Interfra
ternitv council will be represented
by two members. With the excep
tion of studpnt members, whu
I serve one year all committeemen
I are appointed for two years,
j The Alumni Council will act
I only in an advisory capacity ami
' will meet whenevei the board of
I control so desires.
! Following is the complete reso
lution as adopted by the regent:
A Resolution by the Board of Re
gents of the Univerity of
i Nebraska.
The board of regents hereby
recog-nizes and creates an inter
fraternity board of control of ail
fraternities or organizations of
like nature at the University of
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TO LAUNCfTSALE
OF TICKETS FOR
PROM NEXT WEEK
Committee Will Consider
Plans of Presentation
On Monday.
The ticket sales campaisrn
for the junior-senior prom will
he launched the middle of next
week, acrordiiii? to an an
nouncement of the ticket com
mittee at a meeting of that group
last night. The campaign, with
Roma De Brown and Fred Nicklas
in charge will be handled thru
representatives of the campus' or
ganized houses and members of the
barb interclub council.
Altho no information regarding
the orchestra that will play for the
Prom wan available. Tom Davies,
member of the music committee,
announced that tbey are negotiat
ing with booking ho es and that
they would have some definite in
formation by the first of the week.
Filinga Cloae Today.
Filings for Prom Girl, which
close thia afternoon at 5 o'clock
will not be available until Satur
day morning when a checkup of
e)i?ibilitie will be made.
The committee plana to meet
Monday afterroon to consider
plans of presentation which have
been rubmitted to the committee.
A $10 prize has been offered to
the author of the cleverest plan for
presenting the 1934 Prom Girl.
Charlea Galloway, who baa charge
of the plan stated that several had
rwn submitted and that more were
. expected by the time the deadline
is reached, this afternoon.