T HE f Wt & out .13 A I .LY N EBR AS K AN s ATHER r, Probably Snow. Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska VOL. XXXII f NO. 91, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 21. 1931 PRICE 5 CENTS. BARBS PETill ASKS CONTROL OF VARSITY PARTIES Two Groups List 1 1 Reasons Why Management Should Be in Their Hands. SUCCEEDED FIVE YEARS Matter Will Be Turned Over To Student Council For Action. In a petition to the Faculty Senate Committee on Student ffairs which the Barb council and Tnterclub council are pre sputint? members of these or eanizations list U reasons why the Barbs should continue control ot Mi-University parties. In order for his petition to become effective it "ill be necassary for the Faculty Senate Committee to recognize in at this petition does represent the opinion of a majority of stu dents The matter will then be turned over to the Student council which will have to act on the re auest. It will also be necessary to secure the signatures of 150 stu dents on the campus. Heading the pleas is the argu ment that the Barbs have success fully handled All-University par ties for five years. They point out thPt previous to this time a so called "Varsity Party Committee had charge of these social func tions and accumulated a debt of $2,000. They go on to point out that under the present system the (Continued or Pag' 4.) TO Block and Bridle Club Will Complete Plans Annual Event. Final arrangements for the Jun ior Ak-Sar-Ben show will be whipped into line at a Block and Bridle club meeting Wednesday night, George Shsdbolt, 'orgamza tion president, said Tuesday. The Junior Ak-Sar-Ben show, spon sored annually by the Block and Bridle club, has been set for Fri dav evening, March 3. the Wednesday night meeting, Rhadbolt said, will be devoted chiefly to reports from chairmen working on the different features of the show. Willard Waldo, Ag senior, is manager of the 1933 show. Chairman of the five major divisions of the exhibition horse Classen, cattle classes, dairy cattle classes, sheep classes, and swine (lasses are Merrill Lee, Walter Spilker, Gerald Tool, Harry Elkin, and Cletus Reinmillcr, respec tively. Features of the show March 3. Shadbolt said, are to be a pet and hobby show, a special program, and music. Howard White will have charge of the program and music. Master of ceremonies at (Continued on Page 4.) TODAY'S NEWS Briefly Reviewed The house of representatives will vote on the cash payment of the soldier's bonus March 12, altho President Roosevelt has on several occasions expressed opposition to the plan. The one hundred and forty-five signatures of represen tatives necessary to bring the mat ter out of the committee and pre sent it for a vote were secured late yesterday afternoon. At Least the bankers think that business is getting better. Their national president told President Roosevelt yesterday that banks are returning to a more normal lend ing policy and that the banking structure in general is sound, a factor in the restoration of con fidence. The weather won a battle with firemen and would-be rescuers in a fire that caused the death of ten of the residents of a Pennsyl vania Memorial. The firemen were nnabl to combat the flames in the 18 below zero weather which de stroyed a one-story frame building housing relatives of Civil War vet erans. All of the victims were women. The weather al.-o caused army pilots considerable difficulty yesterday in flying the mails. De livery was held up in the east be cause of blinding snow, sleet, or tog, which kept a great number of the planes on the ground. Only n spots was delivery held up In the west. governor Bryan continues to wait to confer with Senator Nor ris concerning the Sutherland-Columbus power project, and Secre tary of Interior Irkcs has given Bryan ten days. to take definite action, or the allotment will he rescinded Former Governor Neville ays Bryan's action is "confusing. " A grudge arising out of a dis continued on Page 3.J INTEREST GROUP TO MEET 'See Lincoln First' Division of Y.W. Will Conduct Tour Thursday. The See Lincoln First division of the Y. W. C. A. interest group will meet Thursday, Feb. 22, at 4 p. m. in Ellon Smith hall. This division has planned to spend one hour a week in visiting interesting places or institution In the vicinity of Lincoln. Last week they visited Morrill hall. There they were conducted thru the building by a guide. This week they plan to visit one of the following places: State Capitol, City Jail, State Hospital, Gillen Bonney candy factory, or the State penitentiary. Lois Rathburn, chairman of the division, urges all university wom en to attend. E E FOR NEXT DRAMA 'Counsellor-at-Law' to Open Next Monday Night At Temple. With the necessity of making quick scenery changes in the Uni versity Players production of Elmer Rice s "Councellor-at-Law" the stage design crew, under the direction of Robert Reade and Harold "Pete" Sumption are build ing revolving stages, with which it will be possible to make a scene change in about 20 seconds. Rehearsals for the opening night of the play, which is next Monday night, are proceeding smoothly and dress rehearsal is tentatively slat ed for Sunday afternoon. A cast headed by Harold "Pete" Sumption and Jane McLaughlin will combine to present the play. Sumption is cast as a New York big-time lawyer while Miss Mc Laugnlin has the feminine lead as Regina Gordon, hte secretary. Success On Broadway. The play was a tremendous suc cess when first produced on Broad way about three years. ago with Paul Muni in the leading role. It ran for about a year, closed and re opened with Otto Kruger in the lead. Mr. Sumption directed the play when it was produced in Providence, R. I. which was the first time that the play had been shown outside of New York City. John Barrymore and Bebe Dan iels were co-starred in the movie version of the play which scored a tremendous hit with movie-goers. "Councellor-at-Law" is, by no means, Elmer Rice's first big suc cess since he had already achieved a high place in the annals of the American stage with his "Street Scene," which ran for approxi mately two years, and with "The Left Bank." Altho the advance sale on tick ets for the production has been very good, there are still many excellent tickets left, Charles Hoff, Players' business manager, an nounced Tuesday evening. The play concerns the life and career of George Simon, a young Jewish boy who rises from thi depths and obscurity of the Ghetto to a position of the highest prom inence in New York legal circles. The frnost dramatic moment in the whole play is when Harry Becker, a young communist, por trayed by Irving Hill, tells Simon just what he thinks of him and all the rest of the capitalists. SODERLUND WINS $10 PRESENTATION PRIZE Ticket Committee Announces Ducat Sales Start Next Week. According to an announcement made Tuesday by Charles Gallo way and Arlene Bors, members of the Junior-Senior prom committee in charge of presentation plans, Harold Soderlund, Lincoln, won the $10 prize for the scheme Judged by the committee to be the most suitable for he revealing of the identity of the prom girl. The annual affair, which is arranged by the juniors in honor of the sen iors, is dated for March 9 In the Coliseum. No announcement has been made as yet by the orchestra com mittee comprised of Louise Hos sack and Tom Davies, but they ex pect to reveal the name of the or chestra which will play within the next few days. Roma DeBrown and Fred Nick las, in charge of tickets, stated that tickets will be on sale either late this week or early next, giving those who wish to attend two weeks in which to purchase them. MISS "FAULKNER TO TALK Instructor Will Speak on Pictures in Nebraska Art Showing. Miss Kady Faulkner, of the de partment of fine arts, will give a talk on the pictures in the art ex hibition next Sunday afternoon in Morrill ball at 3;30.' All students of the university and members of the Nebraska Art association ar invited to attend. The art exhibi tion is now in progress in Morrill hall and will last until March 18. PLAYERS TO HAV REVOLVING TA LORADO TAFT TO BE HERE FEB. 11 FOR CONVOCATION Noted Sculptor Will Build Lecture Around Famous Works of Art. PROMINENT AS AUTHOR Gave Baccalaureate Address Here at University In 1931. L n r a d o Taft, nationally known sculptor, will speak in Lincoln before a university convocation in the Temple the ater at 11 o'clock Tuesday Courtesy of Lincoln Journal. LORADO TAFT. morning, February 27, according to an announcement made today by the committee in charge. Pro minent as author, art critic, and lecturer, Mr. Taft will present an address, "My Dream Museum" when he appears at the convoca tion. He will build his talk around a series of famous works of art, which he will show as stereopti con pictures. At 3:30 p. m. Tues day he will address the Nebraska Art association in Morrill hall. ' Seventy-four Years Old. Now nearly 74 years of age, Mr. Taft has spoken in most of the large cities of the country, pleas ing his audiences with his humor, philosophy, and his desire to in spire others with his knowledge of art. Sculptures created by him may be seen from Seattle, Wash ington to the District of Columbia. (Continued on Page 4. ) MEET OPENS FEB. 23 All Students May Attend Three-Day Conclave At Fremont. The Nebraska state conference of Student Christian workers to be held at Midland college in Fre mont, Nebraska Feb. 23, 24. and 25 is open to any student wishing to attend. One of the speakers is to be Rev. Harold Case, a leader of the Lake Geneva student conference held last summer. Another im portant feature is the model ref erence library to be made up of exceptional books furnished by the delegates. The main purpone of the conference is to be an ex change of ideas which will as sist leaders of activities working for the betterment of the social order. Dormitory accomodations are being furnished by Midland college. All meals during the conference will be included in a $1.15 fee. Anyone wishing to attend the conference for all or part of the three days may secure transpor tation by calling the University Y. M. C. A. or Y.W. C. A. Those going with the association groups may pay a fee of two dol lars which will cover all expenses including meals and transportation. : - it , -ft' I 1 Revolving Stage Will Be Used by Players in Presentation of Next Play; First One in Temple Theater When 1 lit curtain opens on Klmer Nice's 't'onnsellor-at-Law" ,it the Temple theater next Monday night, llie first re volving stage t he used in the Temple 1 heat or, and the first to be, used in Lincoln for ten years, will lie employed in this production. Using the same type of revolv-o ing stage and the same setting. the play will be given exactly as the original "Counsellor-at-Law" was in the Plymouth Theater, New York. Due to the large num ber of quick changes in scenery necessary to present the play, it was given last year when a suit able arrangment for a revolving stage was not known. "Impetus has been given to the revolving stage ida," stated How ard Sumption of the dramatics de partment and a member of the cast, "by the advent of the talkies " Audiences now demand quirk changes in scenery, and with this new type of stage, we will be able FIRE DAMAGES CHEM HALL Defective Wiring Blamed for Early Morning Blaze in Campus Building. A fire, discovered at about 12:30 this morning in Chemistry hall, threatened serious developments until firemen were able to extin guish it. Blazing in the wall be tween the general lecture room and the store room where high powered chemicals and explosives are kept, anxiety was felt for the safety of the building. Only slight damage resulted. The fire was discovered by Harry Wolfe, campus watchman when he saw flames thru the win dows of the building. It is thought that the blaze was started by de fective wiring. TO BE IN L T Speech in Cornhusker Will Stress Uni-Cameral Legislation. Senator George Wr. Norris will address a meeting in the Corn husker hotel Thursday night on the subject, "The Model Legisla ture." The purpose of the address will be to stress the need for a uni cameral legislature in Nebraska. A state organization that will carry on all the work of campaign ing for the measure will be effect ed at the meeting and plans will be made for the drive that the sen ator hopes will add his long cher ished amendment to the state con stitution. Many Governors Expected. Invitations have been issued to the governors of several of the surrounding states and it is thought that several of them will be present to hear Senator Norris. Governor Langer of North Dakota has already signified his intention to attend the meeting. "The meeting will be strictly nonpartisan," Colonel Maher, head of a citizens' committee, said. In order that out-state people will not be at a disadvantage they may secure free reserved seats by writing to George W. Kline in Lincoln. ... Idea Is Nation Wide. Since the announcement of the unicameral legislature proposal early this fall, the movement has assumed nation wide proportions and drives are under' way in five states at the present time to add similar amendments to their con stitution. Missouri, Colorado, Ar kansas, North Dakota,' Maine and California have started drives for unicameral legislation. Excessive governmental expense is expected to bear the brunt of genator Norris' attack on bicam eral legislation when he addresses the meeting here Feb. 22. TO 'Women in Advertising' Subject of Tuesday Night Talk. Is Miss Margaret Altman, director of the Moritz Advertising Agency, spoke to members of Gamma Al pha Chi, honorary advertising sor ority, on the subject, "Women in Adver' islng." at a meeting at Ellen Smith hall Tuesday evening. "I think that in about twelve years, women will be the only peo ple in advertising," said Miss Alt man. "In the beginning of time Eve sold the apple to Adam, and since then women have been the salespeople." She stressed the fact that advertising is interesting and exciting, though much work. The big problem in advertising, Miss Altman said, is to determine upon an advertising policy. News paper work, she believes, is the best way to enter the field of agency advertising, altho depart ment store work is equally good. History and English are the two courses which Miss Altman thinks (Continued on Page 3.) to change a setting in twenty-five seconds. Now oae-fourth of the theaters in New York use a revolv ing change in such productions as "Grand Hotel." "Dinner at Eight' and "The Masquader." A revolving stage is particularly applicable to the "Councellor-at-Law" because only two scenes are used, but sometimes changed four orfive times in an act. The type to be usea in this play is called the "wagon" or "rolling" type. One stage is kept In back of the other, and when It Is needed, the front stage parts in the center, and the other is rrlled clown in front, A (Continued oa Page 4). SENATOR MORRIS LN THURSDAY I STUDENT COUNCIL ISSUES CALL FOR Organization Presidents to Continue Discussion of Reorganization. TWO NEW PLANS IN VIEW Second Called Meeting Will Be Held Tomorrow Afternoon. Heads of the various organi zations on the campus will meet for the second time Thurs day at 3 o'clock in the student council rooms to continue the discussion started last week for re organization of the student council. John Gepson, president of the student council, called the first meeting of the group last Thurs day in response to a campaign, begun by the Daily Nebraskan. calling lor a revised student coun cil. Since the beginning of the se mester the council has been at tacked for its inactivity in student government, and has been accused of misrepresentation and unfair politics. Altho no definite conclusion was reached at the meeting last Thurs day, two plans were presented for the formation of a new governing body, and the meeting this week will be a continuation of the con sideration of the merits embodied in the two ideas. One plan calls for the council to be rrmde up of representatives from organizations on the campus. The second plan however, is more complete as to the revision of tin council. The plan, as presented by Beverly Finkle, president of the Green Toga faction, recommends the creation of a Men's Association Board to be composed of one sen ior and one junior from each col lege and four sophomores elected at large. All male students would be members of the Men's Associ ation. According to the plan, the reor ganized student council would con sist of the members of the Men's Association board and the A. W. S. Board. A point system would be set up to do away, with the domi nance of certain members of the student body and to make possible more general student participation in ictivities. ASPECTS OF CHINESE Dr. Koo Speaks Before Y.M. World Forum Lunch Tuesday. At the Tuesday noon luncheon of the Y. M. C. A. members at the Grand hotel yesterday Dr. T. J. Koo, famous Chinese lecturer, leader and Christian religious worker, spoke on the Chinese sit uation dealing with the local as pects, and the relation of them to the rest of the world. He discussed the far eastern situation in gen eral, bringing in the Russo-Japanese trouble. Dr. Koo is known to thousands nf Americans as one of the ablest and most interesting Orientals who have come to this country. A graduate of St. John s university in Shanghai, China, he was for nine years an official in the ad ministrative department of the Chinese Eastern Railway Service. Later he joined the staff of the national committee of the Young Men's Christian association of China with special work in regard to universities and colleges, and with added responsibility of the cultivation of better international relations. In more recent years Dr. Koo has been first associate general secretary of the China national committee, and then resigning this position he took up the furthering or the interests or uninese sin dents, working in close co-opera' tion with the World's Student Christian federation. Dr. Koo. rather than interpret ing Orientals to Occidentals, in terprets Occidentals to themselves. By many well known men through out the United States he has been praised greatly for his accomplish ments and lectures. Dr. Koo visited two fronts in northern China when the Japan ese were attempting to push through the Chinese lines. Even in the relatively small scale com bat as compared with those of other wars, Dr. Koo was impressed with the horrors of modern war fare, the desolation of cities, the bombing raids, the turn of events that allowed grans to grow in the middle of the streets of the be sieged cities. GROUP H0LDS LUNCHEON Commercial Club Meets at Lincoln Chamber of Commerce. The Men's Commercial club held a luncheon at the Lincoln junior chamber of commerce Tuseday noon. Feb. 10. The regular meet ing will be held this vening in the club rooms at 7:30. Vote will be taken on the new institution, and plans discussed ior the party I Feb. 28. SPECIAL SESSION TEN ON MUSICAL PROGRAM Seventeenth Convocation of Year Set for Today at 4 in Temple. Ten advanced students of the School of Music will participate in the seventeenth musical convoca tion to be presented at 4 o'clock. Wednesday afternoon at the Tem ple Theater. Those entertaining are: Howard Stark, Gene Ells worth, Gerald O. Mott, Betty Zat- terstrom, W illiam C. Mitter, Mar jory Helvey, Merritt Wells, Violet vaugnn, Helen unery, Perry Beach. MEET NEBRASKA T Powers of President Topic Of Debate Held Here Tuesday. Arguing the fuestiuii of the enlargement of the powers of the president of the United States, Charles Steadnian and John Stover debated against a team made up of Chester Hunt and Paul Rieber from Nebraska Wes leyan here Tuesday. The after noon engagement was arranged at the last moment and no previous announcement was made ot it. Wesleyan on the affirmative contended that the powers of the president to make ordinances should be extended and made permanent leaving only general legislation in the hands of con gress and that the powers of the president over industry, agricul ture and related activities should be made a permanent grant to the executive. Huskers on Negative. Nebraska, debating on the nega tive, claimed that increased power would lead to usurpation, and that all presidents are not able to han dle the powers as those listed by the affirmative. Also the nega tive decried the move toward bu reaucracy and the inevitable irre sponsible government which they claimed followed. There was much side argument on the question whether the pow ers which the affirmative oullined were not already included in the grant of powers to the executive oifice and therefore outside the consideration of the proposition. The affirmative upheld its position by saying that the topic stated Re solved: That the Powers of the President of the United States Should be Enlarged as a Perma nent Policy," implying that all powers were included in the topic which were not permanent and that the present emergency powers of the executive were consequently within the limits of the discussion. Defend Present System. The negative also defended the (Continued on Page 3.1 FPElOufTO SPEAK HERE FEB. 26 Secretary of War Prevention Organization Will Address AWS. Frederick J. Libby, executive secretary of the National Council for the Prevention of War will be in Lincoln for a number of speak ing engagements on Feb. 26. At 4 o'clock he will address the A. W. S. groups at Ellen Smith hall. All students and faculty members desiring to bear Mr. Libby are in vited to attend this meeting. At noon on Monday he will speak at a luncheon which is open to the public which will be held at the city Y. W. C. A. cafeteria. His talks will include information on the army and navy investiga tions, disarmament. and the League of Nations petition. Paul Harris Jr., who was on the Nebraska campus this fall, is an associate of Mr. Libby's in the Na tional Council for the Prevention of War. Their headquarters are In Washington D. C. Vice-chairman on the board include Jane Adams. Bishop Oldham and Francis Mc-Connell. HUSKER ARGUERS WESLEYAN EAM CWA Funds Have Given Employment To Hundred and Thirteen Nebraska Students; Many Positions Still Open Kcsi'hrch students and laborainry assistants, clerks an-l stenographers, readers and library workers, laborers and cus todians, a musician and a life guard have all been put to work on tlii CWA jobs, which will enable them to continue their college careers. Seventy-five men and thirty-o eight women have already been cn; equally distributed, eight-n employed in those positions which ! raen an1 len women now filling best fit their particular qualifica- such posts thruout the university, tions. Thru the CWA student aid ! The science departments, on the fund these 113 students who other- hcr hand, gave work to twenty. wis, would have been forced to leave school can now proceed with their courses. The government is paying from $15 to $20 a month to keep these deserving students at their studies. This money is not loaned or given but is paid for the work done by the students. Clerks and laboratory assistants were in highest demand m thre i g wun mp.r.ur. i are twenty-eight workers in each j the aid of the generous CW A allot roun. The clerical positions are I iConUnvrsd on rage 3.) JUNIOR CHAMBER E Commerce Members Honor Husker Football Star Tuesday Noon. MANY ATTEND LUNCHEON Nebraska Gridder Is Third To Receive That Distinction. George Saner, Nebraska's 11-Aineriean fullback of the ast football season, and hailid is the greatest backfield man if the year, was awarded 11h ' Lincoln Junior C h a m b e r of Commerce medal for distinguished service. at a luncheon in tha Chamber of Commerce Tues day noon. A number of Lin coln's most prominent citi zens praised Sauer in short speeches during the luncheon. Two hundred chamber of com merce members and guests at okoik.i: om r.R. Court t'fiy Lincoln Journal. tended the luncheon, the crowd being one of the largest to ever attend a junior chamber luncheon. Robert Van Pelt, winner of the chamber's award for 1932, gave the - presentation speech beforu awarding the medal to Sauer. F. H. McCulla. who in 1931 received tha first distinguished service medal ever awarded by the junior cham ber, addressed the meeting on the national aspects of the work of junior chambers of commerce. In his presentation address Mr. Van Pelt said that the medal wa. not given to Sauer merely because of his gridiron prowess, but that he was selected by the committed more because of his contribution to the boy and girl life of the city. He stated that Sauer has been placed in the minds o;' school chil dren as their ideal, und has also gained the admiration of the adult population of the city. Words of praise were expressed in letters of recommendation from (Continued on Page 4.i S OF THE Y.W.C.A. Professor Addresses Vespers Services Tuesday Afternoon. ''It's a forward .step to restate and rethink aims and objectives." stated Dr. Charles Patterson, pro cessor of philosophy in the univr r I sity. who spoke on "Aim.s of the Y. W. C. A." during the vespers I services in Ellen Smith hall Tues day afternoon, "but it's only thu first step, for it is better never t i profess Christian ideals and reso lutions than to make them and never carry them out." Dr. Patterson gave several in teresting examples of Christian ideals in the lives of such outstand ing Christians as Harry Emer.san Fossdick, minister of Riverside church in New York, and Dr. Ed ward A. Steiner. professor of Ap plied Christianity at Gnnnell col lege, Iowa. Dr. Patterson helped the Y. W. C. A. cabinet to restat their aims and objectives during their recent retreat. The meeting was presided over by Mary Edith Hendricks who read a poem embracing the woik of the Y. W. C. A., announced the hold ing of the Nebraska stale leader ship conference which is to tnke place at Midland college in Fre mont next Friday. Saturday and Sunday, and also the Gir! Reserve Training course which is open to anyone interested in leading Girl Reserve groups and which will be held in the city Y. W. Music for the devotionals was played by Inez Dovil. six men and two women. Five stenographical positions have been filled and fourteen typ ists, of which three are men. hav been given employment. Thes posts were cieatel in all depart ments of the university and ar not confined to the administrative offices. Three women and five i . . . . . w , men rcwarin fiuurm. AWARDS RIC MEDAL TO SAUER ( 1