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IN SENIOR GROUP
Malcontents Start Movement for Reorganization After
Last Year's Selections; Negotiations Opened
With Omicron Delta Kappa.
NATIONAL OFFICER CONFERS WITH REFORMERS
Committee of Local Society and Insurgents Formed to
Iron Out Differences After Plans for National
Organization Discovered.
This is a story of dissatisfaction, conflict headaches and
scheming. It is the story of the turmoil which has led to the
Innocents society reorganization announced today.
rUinning with a group of malcontents after last year s se
lection of members to the senior honorary, the insurgent move
ment has largely been an undercover, reform move, hmoke
filled rooms and long debates have played a major part m the
Tnnftrpnts and insurgents, meet-
tno-thr fnr Almost a month,
declare they have brought their
work to culmination only after
'tremendous amounts of work."
The dissatisfied group which
first began stirring the activities
waters last spring was originally
a small, compact organzation. At
first it was a timid group. But dur
ing the fall jt gathered supporters,
and by the end of the first semes
ter the reform movement number
ed eight rebels among its member
ship. Insurgent Leaders.
The eight insurgent leaders were
Lee Young, Elton Ross, Don East
erday, Lloyd Loomis. Neil McFar-
land,- George Shadbolt, Norman
' Prucka and Laurence Hall.
Alive to the objects of the Inno
pnts society as it was constituted,
the insurgents were convinced,
they said, that only a complete
change would "purify the un
healthy situation." Aiming at an
r.tirely new honorary plan, i the
group had taken all the steps ne
ressary to forming a Nebraska
chapter of Omicron Delta Kappa,
national activities honorary.
Everything was in readiness for
the explosion of the O.D.K. scheme,
but Innocents heard of the plan
when William Mosely Brown, na
tional executive secretary of Omi
cron Delta Kappa, stopped in Lin
coln to confer with the local "re
formfrs." Meet Representative.
Insurgents, faculty members,
Inn.xents and Innocent alumni
-ere present at a meeting with
Brown, and it was thought that
arrangements were complete for
the formation of a new honorary.
A point system was set up accord
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CAMPUS POLITICS IN
AFTER INNOCENTS
- Possibility of Omicron Delta
Kappa Establishment on
Campus Seen.
BY SOLON.
Exploding with bombshell effect
on a campus enjoying the lull of a
poet-election letdown and ignorant
of a strong insurgent movement
within the senior class, news of
liation of the Innocents society,
senior men's honorary organiza
tion, broke unexpectedly lte Tues
day night and left campus politics
n a state of chaos.
The much-discussed, long-herded,
and oft-delayed revision of
the senior men's honorary, born of
m Insurgent senior faction's de
rtninatlon to eliminate the evils
f the present Innocents society
jetup, and to establish a national
honorary, Omicron Delta Kappa,
descended upon the campus with
such surprising swiftnea &a to
a.Te observers a gasp with Its
comprehensive and completeness.
Leaders Hail Reform.
Student leaders hailed the reform
announcement aa heralding an era
w iean politics and opportunity
ior the individual stU'Mt in place
.iteriiity machine favoritism,
mination of Innocent member
m!2!e37 J"J ratrnity heritage
th?? firBt lanc to one .
UUndinj feature, of rec
At the same time campus politi
22? taw.iwl' Jarm much of
their .v!fdiW?urk nM before
Place 'P Opened to
i tt!10" t0 the Innocents on
SSahS?1" nuting
Crt.0h'p wealed as the
"rn for revision. Aspiring
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Kn Tlhureatoous Oiramioccirafts
COX 10 AOORESS
STATE HISTORY
Cuba Subject Convocation
Talk by Northwestern
Professor Friday.
Nebraska history teachers
will Hold their fyenty-seco'rid
annual association meeting at
the university Friday and Sat
urday, April 13 and 14. Dr.
Isaac J. Cox, chairman of the his
tory department at Northwestern
university will be principal
speaker thru the convention.
Dr. Cox will address a univer
sity convocation Friday morning
at 11 o'clock in the Temple the
ater. His subject at that time will
be, "Cuba, Colony or Colleague."
Dr. F. M. Fling, university profes
sor of European history, will pre
side. At 3:45 p. m. Dr. Cox will
speak to Lincoln teachers at Whit
tier junior high school auditorium
on, "Taking in the Americas." For
his third address of the day he will
discuss, "Impressions of Poland,"
in the evening at the annual dinner
at the University club.
Dr. James L. Sellers, professor
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HEALTH SERVICE TREATS
1,569 ON CITY CAMPUS
The university student health
service was busy again during
March, treating 1,569 students on
the city campus. Among the Items
listed in the monthly report are
examinations for CWA work given
to 122 men and 104 women have
applied to the service during'THe
month. Swimming examinations
numbered 69, and intra-mural ath
letics' examinations numbered 8.
Smallpox vaccinations were given
to 32 students, and typhoid shots
to 11. University doctors also took
X-rays In the thirty-one days.
FAIR ADVISORY BOARD
First Ag Exposition Pageant
Practice Is Scheduled
For Thursday.
The Farmers' Fair board opened
its post-spring vacation activity on
Tuesday with announcement of
the first general pageant rally, and
of the names of members of the
1934 honorary advisory board.
With Farmers' Fair day now
onlv three weeks off. Manager
Arthur Peterson said Tuesday that
there will have to be regular page
ant rehearsals and committee
meetings in order to get the Ag
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TEACHERS HERE
SPEAKERS STRESS
I if
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May Promote Permanent
Peace Thru International
Relations Group.
SIX NEBRASKANS ATTEND
Conference Deleaates Hear
Prominent Men During
Three Day Meeting. .
That university students
should regard international af
fairs in a realistic light, and
should promote international
nrfrnnizfliions as a steD toward
permanent peace were the central
ideas expressed by the speakers
at the Mississippi Valley confer
ence of International Relations
Clubs held April 6, 7, and 8 at
Grinnell college, Grinnell, Iowa.
Six Nebraska students attended
the meeting, Selma Goldstein,
Elaine Fontein, Bunon Marvin,
Dan Williams, Joe Nuquist, and
Trwin Rvan beine the delegates
from the university.
Prominent Speakers.
xTumhorttri imraip the SDeakers
at the convention were several of
the most prominent authorities on
International Relations th3
..mrlH trrinv Twisted as the leaders
and speakers at the conclave were
Sherwood Eddy, Alden Alley,
nio.ii xpifhoihoro-pr Dr. Otto Na
than, Raymond Leslie Buell, and
rp Tnrtuard A. Steiner. This
group of speakers made a total of
seven speeches at the conference
which lasted rrom rnuay
ing till Sunday noon.
-i,n liotonintr to the addresses
by the leaders, delegates took part
iii U13CUS51UUS ucaung
rith intprnntionai affairs and the
in thp future wtrich
UUO""l Ulw i. j v'vJ
will result from those develop
ments taking place at present.
Topics discussed in these sessions
ir..-onnmic Recovery,
Th. TTnitod States and Latin
"Tiie rrisis in Interna
- "
tinnni nrmnization." and Nazi
r ,o it arh of these round
Uniuauj. -
table meetings papers on the sub
ject were read, prominent e.yci..
on the various subjects spoke, and
then the subject was mrowii
to general discussion.
etudentc Affected.
Especially stressed thruout the
conference was me lan iu ..
dents should consider themselves
vitally affected by international
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CHAOS
SHAKE-UP
TICKET DRIVE FOR
'THE-CAMPUS COF
OPENS WEDNESDAY
"Klub Members Plan-Ttforo
Canvass of Campus and
Downtown District.
The annual ticket sales cam
paign for the Kosmet Klub spring
show "The Campus Cop" wiU start
today under the direction of John
Gepson, business manager of the
Klub, it was announced following
a meeting of the organization late
Tuesday afternoon.
The drive will be conducted thru
the Kosmet Klub workers, Gepson
said. Members of all committees,
in addition to their regular work
in connection with the show, will
assist in the sale of ticket.
The committee in charge of the
b-i-inesa side of the show, headed
by Gepson, will concentrate it
work on the ticket sale from sow
on. Member of the committee are:
Henry Koeman. Art Bailey. Wil
liam Garlow, Jim Heldt, Ben Rim
Carl Wirrenhorn. Dick
Schmidt. Charles Stead man, Roger
Scholl. and Eugene Fester.
Ticket will be available from
all member of the Klub, member
of the cast, and Kosmet KJuo
worker on all committee. In ad
dition they can be secured down
town at either Gold or Ben
Simon'. Reservation will atart on
Wednesday, April IS.
STUDENT PAR
RE
IGN AFFAIRS
Revisions at a Glance
Provisions of the new senior men's honorary structure as finally
approved by the "compromise" committee of insurgents and Inno
cents: ELECTION.
1. A general election will be held to choose the 25 most repre
sentative men of the junior class.
2. All men students of the status of junior or above will be eligi
ble to vote in this general election.
FACULTY COMMITTEE.
1. A faculty committee of five members will hear appeals in the
cases of omitted juniors claiming a place on the list of most rep
resentative men.
2. The faculty committee's powers will be limited to recommenda
tion, after investigation of the cases of individuals protesting the
election.
3. The faculty committee will count the votes cast in the general
election.
4. In the cases of men not meeting the minimum scholastic re
quirement, the faculty committee will make a thoro investigation
before recommending to the Innocents society that the men be con
sidered for membership.
SCHOLASTIC MINIMUM.
1. The minimum scholastic requirement for eligibility to the In
nocents society shall be 78, exclusive of the average for the fresh
man year.
2. By a unanimous vote of the society a man with a scholastic
average below 78 may be recommended to the faculty committee
for investigation.
FLUCTUATING MEMBERSHIP.
1. The Innocents society shall not exceed thirteen men in number.
2. The society may be composed of any number of men below
thirteen deemed advisable by ts members.
3. If participation in acti;-i.es shall increase to the point of pro
ducing more than thirteen leaders among the men of the junior
class, the faculty committee shall be empowered to recommend an
increase in the size of membership after an investigation of can
dldates fur a particular year.
POINT SYSTEM.
Provisions of the point system were not divulged Tuesday night.
It will probably contain:
1. A maximum point provision to increase participation in ac
tivities. 2. A minimum point provision to "spread" activities plums.
3. Division of activities into groups according to their relative
worth on the basis of work involved and prestige.
4. Reflection of a man's relative worth in a particular activity by
a "grading" system. Thus a man will be given, in effect, a rating
of "good," "medium," or "poor" for every activity in which he
engages.
STATE DEBATING
TITLE AT STAKE
E
Fifteen District Champions
Compete in Three Day
Contest.
Fifteen district champions
in the Nebraska high school de
bate tournament will meet on
the campus Thursday, Friday,
and Saturday of this week to
compete in the state championship
contest.
Pairings of competing schools
will be announced at the first
meeting of the contestants at the
campus studio Thursday at 3:30.
The first round of debates will be
held Thursday evening at 7:30 in
Andrews and Social Sciences. The
two rounds Friday at 9 a. m. and
at 7:30 p. m. will all be in An
drews hall. Finals on Saturday
morning at 9 will be held in Mor
rill hall auditorium.
Beatrice Holds Cup.
In past years the citizenship
committee of the Nebraska Bar
Association awarded a cup to the
winner of the content, but when
Beatrice won the tournament for
the second time last year they
were given permanent possession
of the trophy. It is not yet known
if a new cup will be presented the
winners this year.
Each school must send at least
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E
Magazine Features Articles,
Technical Stories in
Latest Number.
The April issue of Nebraska
Blue Print, publication of the uni
versity collefc- of engineering is
now on sale at bootn in Mechan
ical Art halt
Featured in this edition is an
article written by Don Jorgensen
who will graduate from the engi
neering college in '38. It is en
titled "'Arching Across San Fran
cisco Bay." Tbi article contains
the dimension and description of
the proposed Golden Gate bridge.
Another article ia an abstract of
an address given by Dean R. A.
Sea ton, of Kansaa State college
It deal with the responsibility
of the engineer as a professional
man.
Other sections of the magazine
include "Determinir.;; the Decimal
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THIS WEEK
CLL R MEMBERS TO
EXCHASGE STAMPS
Thursday night, April 12, is ex
change night for the university
Stamp club, when it meets in So
cial Science 312 at 7:30 o'clock.
The members will barter among
themselves for stamps of all de
scriptions. A short business ses
sion will also be held at the meet
ing. Students, faculty members, and
employees of the university who
are interested in stamp collecting
are asked to remember that mem
bership in the club is still open.
Details for obtaining memberhsip
will be given at the meeting to
those desiring to join the club.
FACULTY, STUDENTS APPROVE
INNOCENTS' REORGANIZATION
EFFECTS TO FEATURE
'PETER PAN' SHOWING
Permission for Use of Play
is Obtained Directly
From Author.
Elaborate and fantastic staging
effects, sometimes verging on the
inconceivable, will characterize me
pieaeulatiuu of "Petei Pan'1 by the
Children- theater at the Temple,
Friday and Saturday, April 13 and
14.
For exarrtple, Peter Pan. played
by Miss Pauline GeUatly, assistant
instructor in dramatic art, will ac
tually fly across the stage in one
scene. This feat i to be accomp
lished by a device made out of
piano wires. Four people are nec
essary to manipulate the wires and
guide Peter Pan in his flight
In another scene, Peter Pan re
mains suspended in midair after a
barrel which he i sitting on has
been kicked from under him. This
effect also is obtained by mean of
invisible wire.
Use Double Stage.
One of the most imaginative and
delightful scenes of the entire play
is the underground borne of the
Never Land where only little boys
are supposed to go. Through the
use of a double stage the audience
will be able to see both the top
part of the home and the under
ground part at the same time.
How the lost boy make their en
trance to the Never Land thru
tree will also be shown.
Another treat will be the scene
la which the children actually
build a house around Wendy,
played by Loi Patterson, right
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LEADERS OUTLINE
COMPROMISE PLAN
New Method of Select i up
By UppercJans Male
Juniors for
FLUCTUATING MEMBERSHIP BELOW 13 MEN
Activity Point System, Permanent Supervising Faculty
Committee Set Up; Open Voting in Final
Nomination of Honorees.
Drastic action toward complete reorganization of the'Inno
cents society, men's senior honorary, were announced late last
representatives of an insurpent proup of student, leaders,
nipht after a conference between members of the society and
Main features of the reorpanization plan are:
1 Selection by junior and senior male, vote of twenty-five
eligible juniors to be considered for membership in the Inno
cents society ;
2 Fluctuating membership below thirteen within the society;
3 Adoption of a combined minimum and maximum activity
point system for consideration of
A
PRESIDENT GREEK
DINNER SPEAKER
Claude S. Wilson to Deliver
One of Main Addresses
At Annual Event.
Claude S. Wilson, president,
of the interfraternily board of
control, will deliver one of the
main addresses, while Ray
Ramsay, alumni secretary, will
act as toastmaster at the annual
interfraternity banquet in the Ho
tel Cornhusker, Tuesday, April 17.
Wilson will speak on the work
ings of the board of control. Ac
cording to Committeeman Lee
Young in charge of speakers, Mr.
Wilson will speak in behalf of the
board of control and explain its
functions and purposes.
No Definite Answers.
Tentative arrangements have
been made by the banquet commit
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GRADUATE STUDENT GETS
CALIFORNIAFELLOWSHiP
Edwin A. Beilharz, son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. T. Beilharz of Lincoln,
a graduate student at the univer
bity. will leave some time this sum
mer for the University of Cali
fornia where he has been awarded
a fellowship in history for the com
ing year.
Mr. Beilharz. who is a graduate
of Creighton university in Omaha,
has spent two years as principal
of the Roseland high school at
Roseland, Neb. At the University
of California he will continue to do
research work in history of the
middle ages.
TO SPEAK APR. 23, 24
Paul Harris, Jr., to Discuss
International Relations
And World Peace.
Paul Harris, Jr director of the
youth movement for world recov
ery, will speak on world peace and
international relation here on
Tuesday and Wednesday, April 23
and 24. On Tuesday afternoon he
will talk at the regular T. W. C
A. vesper service at 5 o'clock in
Ellen Smith calL and on Tuesday
evening be will address a mas
meeting to be held at the Plymouth
church. Wednesday noon be will
speak at a Forum luncheon at the
city T. W. C A.
Mr. Harris, who wa here In
1933 when he started a aeace com
mittee on this campus, proved to
be one of the most popular speak
er every to appear here. He is
natinnallv famous lecturer on
world affairs and Is at present
making a tour of this section of
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HI
COUNCIL
Members Call for Naming
Vole of Twenty-Five
Consideration.
eligible candidates
4 Establishment of a
perma-
nent faculty committee to super
vise the general student election
and other phases of the reorgani
zation: S Open election system to be
used by the society in the final se
lection of new members.
A movement for reorganization
had been considered within the
society. Reform was brought to a
head by action of Insurgents',' in
terested in the possible establish
ment of a chapter of Omicron
Delta Kappa, national activities
honorary aociety.
Representative Meet.
Representative of both groups
met with members of the faculty
to resolve their difficulties, and
out of this first meeting arose a
Joint committee composed of three
member of the Innocent society
and three representatives of the
"insurgents" named with the pur
pose of reaching a common agree
ment. The reorganization plan
was drafted by this committee and
announced last night.
"Committee member who drew
up the new plan are: Byron Gould
ing, Woodrow Magee, and Dick
Moran of the Innocent aociety,
and Larry Hall, Don Easterday,
and Lee Toung, representing the
Insurgents.
Compromises on the reform
were reached after three week of
debate and intensive work.
System of Selection.
The main objectives of th group
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Representative Opinions in
Favor Change in Method
Of Selections.-
A hasty canvass of student
and faculty opinion gathered
late Tuesday night indicated a
favorable opinion among: fac
ulty and student members
toward re-oranization . of In
nocent society.
While a comprehensive gather
ing of campus wide opinion could
not be made, representative opin
ions indicated that the reorganita
ton of tbe senior men' honorary
was a distinct step toward revision
of the extra-curricular setup on
ISeT5ebraKa campus
on a more
equitable basis.
Move to Eliminate Polities.
It wa th general sentiment of
those interviewed that tbe drastic
step taken last night by tbe Inno
cent society was another move to
eliminate politic from student ac
tivities. In most instances It wa
agreed that such reorganization ol
the society was needed.
T. J. Thompson, Dean of Student
Affair, stated that 1 have always
approved of democratic student
participation in activities, and that
these people should nave a voice in
making selections for membership
in the senior honorary organiza
tion Tbe move made last night, I
feel, will gain the confidence of
faculty members and students
alike in the Innocent society more
so than in tbe past"
Col. C J. Fraakforter. faculty
advisor of mterfraternlty council,
generally endorsed the program,
aaying. "In general tbe sssr Idea
should mean some lmpreemnt
In the organization. I heartily em
dorse the matter in general"
Prof. E. S. Schramm, faculty ad
visor of Innocents society, could
not be reached late last night.
Student sentiment seemed favor
able to the idea, most of them be
lieving that this was another step
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