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VOU XXXI ll
NO. 100.
LINCOLN. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY. MARCH 1. 1934
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ABOLISH RULING
RESTRICTING CI
STUDENT GRANTS
Order That New Registrants
Be Fourth of Those
Aided Is Out.
OVER 235 NOW AT WORK
Additional Jobs Are Being
Assigned Now at Rate
Of 4 Per Hour.
Removal of the restriction
requiring that 2." percent of
students receiving federal aid
under the CAVA job program
he students not in school in
January was announced by federal
authorities Wednesday. An in
crease in registration for the avail
able jobs will result immediately,
university officials believe.
Over 235 university students are
now enrolled and are receiving aid
under the emergency project, anl
new jobs are being assigned at the
rate of four an hour. More than
600 applications for student relief
have been submitted to university
authorities and over 400 have been
approved.
Previous regulations required
that not more than 75 percent of
the funds allotted to any institu
tion shall be paid to students w ho
were regularly enrolled during
January.
Approval of Faculty.
Students who register for jobs
are first approved by a faculty
committee headed by Dean Thomp
son. The students receive from
S2.40 to $4.80 a week, and time
sheets are recorded weekly at the
office nf Dr. K. V. Bcschult, who
is in charge of the project.
The jobs already filled include
positions as accompanists, clerks,
janitors, laboratory assistants, li
brary assistants, lifeguards, tennis
court caretakers, readers, research
assistants, stenographers, and ty
pists. Serge Suits Will Replace
Four Year Old Meltcn
Cloth Outfits.
Complete replacement of all
basic military uniforms will be
marie imirieriiatelv. accordinjr to
Col. F. A. Kidwell. university
quartermaster, acting on orders
lrom the Seventh Corps area at
Amcha Vim; serpe uniforms of
similar pattern will replace th
tiresent melton cloth suits.
Tho nirl uniforms will be col
lected and shipped to Philadelphia
as soon ss possible, according to
Colonel Kidwell. "We arc acting
on a requisition which we made a
month ago, which will replace all
serviceable uniforms," Colonel Kid
well stated. The uniforms are to
he altered and renovated and will
probably be used in conservation
camps.
The present uniforms have been
in constant use since the new style
was adopted four years ago. An
offer to exchange a part of the
melton uniforms for new serge
was ignored two years ago because
of the different shades of the
cloth, and the mixed appearance
that would result. The basic uni
forms in all universities are being
replaced gradually with the new
type, altho only a few schools arc
completely outfitted.
The change will be welcomed by
authorities and students according
to Col. W. H. Oury. head of the
military department. "The military
authorities at Nebraska feel very
fortunate in obtaining the new
uniforms so soon, and welcome the
improved appearance of them," the
Colonel stated.
TODAY'S NEWS
Briefly Reviewed
A new national relief program
to take the place of the CWA was
announced Wednesday aiternoon
by President Roosevelt Federal
efforts toward relief are to be em
bodied under three divisions: For
diSTessed families in rural areas;
for stranded population in com
munities where industry has died;
and for the unemployed in large
cities. In his regular press con
ference the president expressed
confidence that the recent $950,
OOO.OOO relief appropriation would
be sufficient lo carry out his pro
gram. Critics of the MR A enjoyed an
other field day Wednesday when
they continued their bombardment
of General Hugh Johnson. Head
ing the list of complaints was the
cry that unless "wholesale chisel
ing" was stopped the recove-v pro
gram would be destroyed. Many
other charge such as designating
laborer at executives so as to
avoid hour limitations, and manip
ulating of time clocks so at to
work longer hourt were cited.
Anothei step was taken in thr
rsmpaipn lor the proposed uni
cameral legislative svsirm for Ne
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Extension Division Force Keeps
Busy With Work of CWS Centers,
Unique Experiment in Education
BY RUTH MATSCHULLAT.
Papers to right of them, papers to left of them, and 73 to 80
packages going in and out every day such is the situation that
the Civil Workers Service of the University Extension Division
finds itself in after several weeks of this unique educational
adventure.
Since the relief Btudv centerso
have been organized during the
early part of this year, the results,
so far as response to the different
lessons and correspondence are
concerned, have been very large. On
the lirst Sunday that the projeet
was started, ten hours were spent
getting ready fifty-two packages
to mail out. From that time until
now, at least seventy-five pack
ages have come to the extension
offices in the former Museum by
express, and about eighty have
been sent back, containing return
ed graded papers and lesson out
lines. The thirty readers now em
ployed in reading the papers have
proved insufficient, but owing to
the stop-order on the study centers
and educational staffs, no more are
avilable.
Cooperate With CWS.
The University Extension Di
vision has cooperated with the
CWS in a plan for organizing 100
DEBATERS LEAVE FOR
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Perkins, Pester, Pace and
Steadman Argue in Delta
Sigma Rho Contest.
Varsity debate members left this
morning to compete in the second
annual tournament at Iowa City to
be sponsored by Delta Sigma Rho,
honorary forensic group, on March
2 r.nd 3. The same teams appeared
in a debate before the community
club of Ithaca, Nebraska, Wednes
day evening.
The men who made the trip are
Dwignt Perkins and Eugene Pester
on the affirmative team and Jack
Pace and Charles Steadman on the
negative. This was the arrange
ment they used for the argument
at Ithaca. Each of these teams will
speak in at least two debates dur
ing the competition at Iowa City.
"Resolved: That the United
States government should substan
tially increase the powers of the
president as a settled policy," will
be the question for discussion dur
ing the tournament. This is the
question which the debate squad
has used during the work of the
second semester. It was argued in
the Ithaca appearance.
Teams at the contest will rep
resent Iowa university. Iowa State
college. Iowa State Teachers col
lege, the university or. isoire
Dame, Washington university of
St. Louis, Denver university, boutn
Dakota university, the University
of Wyoming, and the University
of Nebraska.
The affirmative team will meet
Iowa university in an argument on
March 2 which will be broadcast
over station KSU1 at 3 o'clock.
This discussion is not a part of the
schedule of the contest. The de
baters will consider the same prop
osition of the enlargement of the
president's powers.
Chapters of Delta Sigma Rho
are invited to send debaters to this
tournament which is sponsored by
the organization this year for the
second time. No decision is
awarded.
BARTON TAKES NEW POST
Starts Duties as Geography
Professor at Kearney
Normal March 5.
Thomas F. Barton, graduate as
sistant in the department of geog
raphy, has accepted the position
of professor of geography at the
Kearney State Teachers college,
and will leave to assume his post
tomorrow. His duties will begin
March 3.
Mr. Barton is a graduate of Il
linois State Normal school, and od
tained his master'a degree at the
University of Wisconsin. He came
to Nebraska two years ago as a
graduate assistant in the depart
ment and haa nearly completed his
work for & doctor's degree. Dur
ing the summers of the past two
years he has served as instructor
at the summer session of tbe State
Teachers college at Memphis,
Tenn.
Monthly Meeting Is
Held by Pharmacists
An indoor weiner roast and sev
eral speed and accuracy contests
were features of the first regular
monthly meeting of pharmacy stu
dents last evening at 7:30 in the
lecture room of Pharmacy Hall.
George Bauer. Nina Goldstein,
and Richard Christensen were in
charge of the tffair.
Oratorio Soeiety Piano
Present The Holy City'
At the All Souls Unitarian
church, the Bel Canto Oratorio so
ciety will give "The Holy City" by
Alfred Gaul. Sunday afternoon
Mtrch . at 4 30 o'clock. A chorus
of over thirty voices assisted by
nine soloists, many of wtom are
university students, will present
the selection.
j relief centers In the state. The
i-eiiiria arc uigeiiuzeu oy me uni
versity Extension Division along
the same lines as the Supervision
Correspondence Study and the Di
rected Correspondence Study plans
that have be-m applied practically
by the division during the last few
years. The work is given in tbe lo
cal schools, and is especially ar
ranged for those unemployed per
sons who might, under other con
ditions, find it possible to attend
school regularly somewhere. "If
you can't earn, you can at least
learn," is the slogan.
A minimum of five students reg
istered for full-time work is re
quired for each study center, and
each center is supervised by a re
sponsible person appointed by the
Extension Division. The project is
to last just eight weeks and most
of the students have enrolled for
five hours :redit which is supposed
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Mete Lincoln Latcs
Apply to Students
As Well as Others
There is an adage "ignorance of
the law is no defense," and that
applies to university students as
well as to citizens of Lincoln. Wed
nesday the Lincoln city council
passed an act relating to various
phases of car driving. This law
will affect the students of the uni
versity just as much as it will
other citizens.
The new Lincoln act bars U
turns, permits no banner-carrying,
snd bans the "thumbing" of rides.
Due to the fact that officers de
clare that they will be on vigilant
look-out for violators of the new
law, students would doubtless do
well to comply with the new re
quirements. Informal driving methods such
as those observed on and around
the campus no doubt will undergo
somewhat of a change, what with
these new rules "cramping" the
style of many drivers.
L ENGI
BALL IS MARCH 17
Johnston Names Committees
For Event to Be Held in
Lincoln Hotel.
The annual Engineers' ball,
sponsored by the engineer's execu
tive board, will be held in the ball
room of the Lincoln hotel on Satur
day, March 17, according to an an
nouncement by William F. John
ston, president of the hoard. The
music for the affair will be furn
ished by Leo Beck's orchestra, and
tickets may be obtained from
representatives in each of the en
gineering departments for 80 cents
a couple.
Committees for the ball include
Hugh Gray, chairman of the ticket
committee, and Richard Babcock.
John D. Brewer, Kenneth A. Davi
son, and Orin Romigh, members.
The publicity committee is com
posed of Verne Shoemaker and
Wayne Thurman. Henry Winter
has charge of the selection of
chaperones.
DEFENDANT JOUND OVER
Step Result of Preliminary
Hearing in Law College
Murder Case.
The defendant in the dramatic
Law College murder case has
been bound over to the university
court, the prosecuting attorneys,
Herbert Ronin and Wayne Davies
announced Wednesday. The sus
pect has been held without bond
and the step taken is a result of
the preliminary hearing.
Plenty of Horse Sense and Breaks
Things That Make Political Leader
Says Secretary of State Swanson
By JOHNSTON SNIPES.
"Plenty of horse sense and the necessarv breaks, are the
things that make a political leader." So stated Secretary of
State Harry Swanson at the meeting of the Young Democrats
Wednesday afternoon.
"The good derived from vour debates and discussions will
prepare you for leadership. Evervo
community offers opportunity for
leadership and leadership demands
punch and the will to fight The
spirit of fight you show in your
discussions of political and govern
mental matters will develop that
characteristic which is necessary
to carry any project to a success
ful conclusion."
New Day Here.
Secretary Swanson emphasized
that tbe wee Its of long hour are
a thing of tbe jpast New days are
here. We must learn to play.
Much of this extra time can be
turned to politics and government.
Students particularly should be in
terested in politics because it plays
so large a part in our Uvea. The
fact that the Nebraska university
is located at the seat of state gov
ernment, the capital, should in
crease this interest.
MA
OUTLINES
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System Embodies Power of
Legislature to Force
Special Session.
CAMPAIGN IS STARTED
Limit for Presentation of
Bills Would Be Done
Away With.
In the revised draft of Sen
ator George W. Xorris' propos
ed amendment to the Nebraska
constitution wnicn. was pre
sented Wednesday afternoon,
several Important changes in Ne
braska legislative procedure be
sides the unicameral legislature
were outlined, col. John U. Maher,
chairman of the drive for amend
ment, presented the proposal.
An emergency sitting of the leg
islature is provided for in the draft
which was presented yesterday. It
would enable a majority of the leg
islature to force a special session
at any time it is needed by re
questing the governor in writing to
call one. According to present rul
ing, an extra session may be con
vened only by the governor when
he is sure that an emergency ex
ists. Broader Field of Action.
The proposed revision also calls
for broader fields of action to be
opened to the legislature in a spe
cial session. This new draft throws
the field open to the lawmaking
body, permitting it to start any
kind of legislation and initiate any
new program that a majority may
sanction, regardless of what the
governor wishes. At present the
governor, when he calls the body
into special session, states what
the group is to deal with, and
thereby limits them to those speci
fied fields of action.
The twenty day limit for pre
sentation of bills by members of
the legislature would also be done
away with. At present, bills may
be introduced by members only
within the first twenty days of the
session, except for appropriation
bills which are extended through a
.forty day limit
Other Proposals.
""Proposals Which deal with the
legislature are:
1. Creation of a one-house leg
islature to be made up of from
thirty to fifty members. Members
of the 1935 legislature will be in
structed, if the amendment is
adopted, to determine the number
of members and to redistrict the
state according to population.
2. Appropriation of $37,500 per
year for salaries to be divided
equally among the members. Thus,
if the 1935 legislature sets the
number of members at the mini
mum of thirty each member will
receive J2.500 per term of two
years. If the number is set at the
maximum of fifty, each member
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DELIAPIOOLOS
Six Students Are Inducted
Into Literary Group
Tuesday Night.
Formal initiation ceremonies
were held for new members at a
business meeting of the Deiian
Ur.ion Literary society Tuesday
night, Feb. 27, Union hall, Temple
building.
The new members are: Miss
Belle L. Graves, Lincoln; Lilette
J. Jacques. Stanton: Olive M. Sei-
bold. Papiliion; Tneoaore w.
Schroeder, Omaha; and Eugene C.
Dalbv. Omaha.
Pledeine ceremonies were neia
for Miss Opal E. Louthan, Atlanta;
Verla I. Chapman, Giltner: Lu
mear Sedlacek, Ord; and Howard
L, Mock, Springview.
"Government should interest stu
dents," Secretary Swanson con
tinued, "because It is a science and
because this science has entered so
largely into history. Fortunately
there are only two great parties
in this country and after the heat
of contest has cooled the victori
ous men devote themselves to the
service for which they were
chosen, without partisanship or
hatreds, each doing his best for tbe
people he serves."
After College.
Tbe question of what to do after
college is tbe important thing, tbe
secretary of state pointed out. Tbe
opportunities offered in local cham
bers of commerce, in municipn!
government and In state legisla
tures give a broad field for politi
v Continued on Page 2.)
NORRIS PROPOSA
Council Ousts Eight
Campus Organizations
At its meeting Wednetday
afternoon the Student Council
announced the tutpention of
the following organizationt:
A. W. S. board, Y. M. C. A.,
Dramatic Club, Gamma Lamb
da, Ag Executive Board, Tri-K
club, Girls' Commercial Club,
and the Pharmaceutical club.
This action on tiie part of the
part of the student governing
body render the organization
listed above non-existent.
In order to be reinstated
these group mutt tubmit their
conttitutiont to the Student
Council, and gain that body'
approval of thote document.
A week ago the council, re
quested in special letter that
all organizationt tubmit their
conttitutiont for approval by
Monday evening, Feb. 26, at 5
o'clock. The above groups failed
to comply with that request.
E TO DIFFERENT
Tl
All Students Interested
Working for Spring
Show to Meet.
in
Kosmet Klub will occupy new
quarters in the basement of U hall
starting this afternoon, according
to an announcement made Wed
nesday afternoon by Frank Mus
grave, president of the Klub.
The organization, which former
ly occupied a room in the west
wing of the basement of U hall
will move into room 9, the former
department of architecture labora
tory room. It is located in the cen
ter of the building just west of the
entrance to the basement.
Klub furniture and property will
be moved into the new office some
time early this afternoon, Mus
grave said. The room is much
larger than the old office of the
Klub and will permit more ade
quate storage of Klub property
and records, the president added.
Musgrave also announced that a
meeting of all students interested
in working for the spring show will
be held at 2 o'clock this afternoon
in the new Klub rooms. He urged
all those who have not yet applied
but intend to to appear at the
meeting.
SCOTT-WILL HEAD
Henry
Winter Is Elected as
Secretary-Treasurer of
Annual Affair.
Marion B. Scott of Lincoln, and
Henry E. Winter of Caspar, Wyo.,
were elected chairman and secretary-treasurer
respectively for the
coming Engineer's week, at an
election yesterday sponsored bv
the Eneineet's executive board.
The number of votes cast was the
largest in the past three years,
with 230 engineering students vot
ing. Orin L. Romigh and Richard
A. Rice were the other candi
dates. Engineer's week is planned for
the first week in May, and ar
rangements lor the activities and
appointment of committees will be
started by the newly elected offi
cers immediately.
Mrs. Gillaspie, Buyer
Gold's, Discusses
Purchasing.
for
Mrs. Lorma Hawkins Gillaspie,
head buyer at Gold s department
store, and a graduate of the uni
versity in 1929. addressed the
charm school Tuesday evening in
Ellen Smith hall on the subject of
'Living Within One's Budget."
She advised the seventy-five
girls who heard her talk to do
practical buying by choosing cop
ies of famous designers' dresses
at moderate prices. She also fore
cast spring styles, saying that off
the face hats would remain popu
lar throughout the spring season.
An interesting feature of her
talk was a description of a buy
er's trip when selecting a season's
stock.
BARBS PLANJEXT PARTY
AH-University Affair Will
Be Held March 31 on
Ag Campus.
At a meetin'- the Barb coun
cil held Wednesday afternoon in
Social Sciences hall plans were
made for the next All-University
party to be held Saturday. March
10. in the Ag college student ac
tivities building. Two more par
ties are scheduled for the remain
der of the year, the final one of the
season being set for Saturday.
March 31. at the same place.
Marjorie Filley. chairman
of the Barb council, has charge of
arrangements for the dance next
week. No orchestra has been
booked to play for the affair, but
an announcement concerning the
band is expected in the near future.
SUSPEND EIGHT
CAMPUS GROUPS
Student Council Reasserts Power Over Undergraduate
Organizations Wednesday by Ousting Clubs
Having No Constitution on File.
EXPECT EARLY REIN STATEMENT OF MAJORITY
Governing Itodv Discusses Plans for Reorganization
Willi Indications Tliat Major Revisions in
Present Set-up Are Unlikely.
Displaying its absolute authority in control of organizations
on the campus the Student Council yesterday suspended eight
student groups. The suspension came as a result of a resolu
tion passed in the previous meeting of the council which called
for presentation of all organizations' constitutions hy Monday,
rcb. 26, with suspension the penalty for failure to comply
THETA SIGMA PHI MEETS
Miss Weesner Will Dicsuss
Women's Activities in
Advertising.
Miss Marie Weesner, of the ad
vertising department of Miller &
Paine, will discuss possibilities for
women in the advertising field at
a literary meeting to be held this
evening at 7:30 by Theta Sigma
Phi at the Kappa Alpha Theta
house.
Alumnae, actives and pledges of
the organization will hen- the talk.
The regular Wednesday meeting
will not be held th' week, accord
ing to Carolyn Van Anda. presi
dent. SECRETARY OF STATE
Swanson Invites Students tojXSEJi;
Attend sessions ot
Pardon Board.
. A talk, by Secretary., of State
Harry Swanson on 'Why Students
Should be Interested in Govern
ment" featured the meeting of the
young Democrats club Wednesday
afternoon in Social Science audi
torium. Lester Prokop, president of the
club, introduced the speaker and
presided over the discussion which
followed. Several methods were
suggested for getting a larger at
tendance at meetings and plans
for adding several social events to
the club calendar were discussed.
Secretary Swanson invited all
who were interested to attend the
sessions of the state pardon board
of which he is a member. A sec
ond invitation was extended by
Lester Danielson to attend the
Lancaster county club. Danielson
was named head of the publicity
committee which will attempt to
enlarge the membership of the
club.
The club hopes to have lunches
and meetings at one of the local
hotels and to have some of these
gatherings in the evening so that
those who are busy during the
day will be able to attend. Mr.
Swanson would like to erect a plat
form downtown at the next elec
tion from which students can make
known their views to the elector
ate. This publio appearance would
give the students a feeling of con
fidence and overcome their stage
fright, he declared.
I nesday in the Mechanical Engi-
Bradford to Lead" 4l?uildinP. fllrn's ,r
Dr. II. K,
Adult Class Discussion;
Dr. Harry E. Bradford will lead
a discussion in the Adult class on
Sunday morning. March 4, at 10:20
at the' Unitarian church. He has
chosen for his topic, "Objectives in
Vocational Secondary Education."
Preference for Fords Evinced in
Recent Survey Conducted to Find
Purchasing Power of College Men
'When cars were speeding through melting miow yesterday
with small regard for bystanders, the latter little noticed or
cared whal make of ear was causing such splashing or how
many earn like it were being driven by college students. Per
haps his only thought on such a topic was his wish that there
were a few less vehicles. Never-O
the less the Major College Publi
cations evinced a desire for infor
mation of this kind and conducted
a survey among twelve of the
principle universities and colleges
of the United States to detern.ine
the purchasing power and buying
habits of their ntudents. The re
sult reveals roa-iy interesting and
illuminating facta
Fords Preferred.
For Instance, it was discovered
that out of 2.262 students driving
automobiles, the largest number of
them preferred Fords Chevrolet
ranked second and Buick and
Studebaker ran third and fourth.
In purchasing gasoline, the major
ity of students favored Standard
with shell and Texaco receiving
second and third places. While
some tudrnts used a particular
brand because of its quality or
price, many of those questioned
conlrsscd to trading at a station
organizations which are
temporarily non-existent officially
are: A. W. S. board, Y. M. C. A.,
Dramatic club. Gamma Lambda,
Agriculture executive board. Tri-K
club, Girls' Commercial club and
Pharmaceutical club. Reinstate
ment cannot be effected until
copies of their constitutions have
been submitted to the council and
passed by that group, it was an
nounced by John Gepson. council
president, yesterday after the
meeting. Suspension takes effect
immediately.
The council's action marked a
climax in the effort to revise stu
dent activities on the campus.
Started last fall with the suspen
sion of Corn Cobs, the council is
continuing its policy of revising
organizations and bringing them
up to date.
Had Notified Clubs.
Members of the council in com
menting upon their action stated
that notices had been sent to
heads of the suspended organiza
tions on two occasions requesting
that copies of their constitutions
be submitted to the council, and
that notice had been served that
some definite action would be
taken in cases of failure to do so.
T is thought that some of the
organisations nave failed to pre-
f
tfs.
Thus it is expected that suspension
will scon be lifted in many cases.
Consider Minor Changes.
Council members also discussed
pi ana offered for reorganisation ot
that body. It was pointed out in
the meeting that the present or
ganisation of the council was ef
fected three years ago, following
two or three years of study of stu
dent government and that the
council's constitution was given
absolute approval by the N. S. F.
A., indicating that a drastic change
would necessarily require a great
deal of time and study.
Minor changes in the council.
memDers felt, would be in good
taste, but that major changes, if
made should be undertaken only
with the utmost caution. A plan of
changing the membership to more
seniors than at the present time
was offered. Suggestions of having
half of the twenty-eight members
elected from the senior class and
half from the junior class were
made. No definite action was
taken by the council and it is
thought that an immediate change
is unlikely.
ENGINEERS SEE FILMS
Walker Cordner Presides at
Business Meeting After
Motion Pictures.
At a meeting of the student
branch of the American Institute
of Electrical Eneinceis held Wed-
coln Telephone and Telegraph com
pany v ..own. The films were
entitled "The Story Behind Your
Telephone Receiver'' and "Pictures
by Wire." Following the pictures
a business meeting was held with
Walker Cordner, chairman, pre
siding. necause or stocit in me company, a
friend in the station, a charge ac
count there, or an associated con
test As for beauty preparations the
women were found to favor Hind's
hand lotion, Coty's face riowder,
and Louis Philippe's lipstick.
Similarly the men used more of
Aqua Velva shaving lotion, Wil
liam's shaving cream and soap,
and Gillette razor blades than like
products made by other producers.
When consulted as to tooth
brushes, tooth paste, and mouth
washes Mr. Student emphatically
replied that he selected Dr. West's
tooth brushes, Pcpsodcnt tooth
paste, and Listerine mouthwash.
in commenting upon the survey.
The Major College Publications
stated that no attempt was made
to estimate the total annual pur
chasing power of the student.
Rather, it was to compare tbe pur
chasing power of the student with
that of other classes of buyers.
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