i ,vvW.,?,;iiii!feiiwa. - "'V HE D AIL Y N EBR ASK AN ass "Be campus conscious" in Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska VOL. XXXIV NO. 81. LINCOLN, NKHRASKA, SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 10, 193S PRICE 5 CENTS. NEBRA TWIN SLATE f.'. -o SKA PRAIRIE SCHOONER BE POPULAR ITS NEXT EDITION Editor Wimberly to Include Entertaining Material in Magazine. GOVERNOR IS DESCRIBED Lincoln Man Writes First Biography in New Series. Containing a short liiograpliy of Nebraska's new governor, Rov Tj. Cochran, besides a rib endangering lninior story that editor L. C. Wimberly consid ers a laugh-getter for all time, the coming issue of the Prairie Schooner reflects the recent ef forts of the staff to popularize the magazine by including in it more entertaining features. Besides the usual array of articles, poems and fiction which the late winter issue contains. Dr. Wimberly also an nounces three new departments entitled Midwestcrners, Bibliana, and Crossroads. The Midwesterners department opens with Saar Erickson's inter pretation of the life of Nebraska s No. 1 man. Mr. Erickson is court house reporter for the Lincoln Star. It is the opinion of the edi tors of the Schooner, that while Mr. Cochran fits the governor's iob. few people really know the man. He is the first of the promi nent men of this section of the country that the Schooner will in troduce. Perkins Story Fantastic. Dwight Perkins, university arts and science junior, portrays his fun frolic, "A. G. Vodding vs. Claus Co." in the form of a scries of business letters from a certain Arkansas Vodding to the Santa Claus corporation. In the story Mr. Vodding's son, Vanmeeter, writes to Santa Claus asking for a dozen Russian soldiers. The (Continued on Page 3.) T Collins, Hufnagle, and Menke Explain Processes of Picture Taking. 125 ATTEND DISCUSSION Supplementing the university made moving picture film showing the entire eclipse, by several still picture exhibitions of the shadow phenomenon and three speakers whose explanations covered the op erations which campus astronom ers and photographers engaged in a week ago, the physics club pro gram Friday evening featured most of the highlights of the uni versity's recent eclipse study. The speakers were Prof. O. C. Collins, curator of the observatory who supcrvis?d the procedure, Richard Hufnagle, campus photographer, and Ralph Menke, astronomy major. Screened before approximately 125 people in the large Brace Lab lecture room, the five minute movie reel, which was the main at traction of the evening, showed the moon's shadow on the sun from its first contact at 8:5.r a. m. until its final contact two hours and ten minutes later. During the tnitial exposures as the nmall crescent-shaped shadow first ap peared, the top of the library building, which fell in the line of view between the camera lenses and the sun. was seen to receed from the picture. Film one of Best. Because the exposures were planned to include the two hour eclipse in a fie minute film, all of the action or movement in the reel was speeded up about thirty times. While this did not affect the ap pearance of the eclipse except to shorten the time in which it was tm on the screen, it caused the clouds which came into view to race by with lightning rapidity. When the eclipse reached its maxi mum at about 10 o'clock, the shadow crescent occupied a little less than half of the sun s face. Al thn the film was marred by few defects from traffic vibration or other causes, observers stated they are of the opinion that it is one of the best that has been obtained. Prior to the showing of the film. C. F. Rust, club sponsor, in troduced three speakers, the first of whom was Prof essor ColHns. Mr. Coiiins discussed tfcc prepara tory calculations necessary for ob taining the correct focus on sider tal bodies. By the use of diagrams he demonstrated the relative pos. tinn nf the sun. moon, and earth and explained the method in which I th- Hhiiilo rHth acrons Lincoln was pre-determined Professor Col-j lins also commented on the accom- , plishmer.t of obtaining the film, (Continued on Page 3.) J PHYSICS CLUB STUDIES Inventors of Phone Booth Advertising Receive Copyright Perhaps you've wondered who was clever enough to invent the directory and advertising plaque found in the telephone booths of every sorority and fraternity house on the campus. Two university students have kept it quiet as long as possible, but their success now deserves mention. Harold Soder land, senior in the college of Arts and Sciences, Lincoln, and Alfred Adams, junior in Law college, also from Lincoln, are the enterprising gentlemen concerned. Now that the plaque has been copyrighted, the boys are expand ing the sales, with the purpose of placing their products on as many campuses in the United States as possible. The Universities of Mis souri and Kansas have just recent ly installed the plaques. Tom Pat terson, Omaha, is on the Univer sity of Minnesota campus at this time, acting as salesman. The returns from this original Idea have helped both students thru school, and they now intend to go into the advertising business. E Chicago Group Brings Cast of Musical Celebrities To Coliseum. Chicago Grand Opera in all its glory will be presented at the Uni versity of Nebraska coliseum the evening of Tuesday, March 12, ac cording to announcement today by John K. Selleck, business man ager of athletics and student ac tivities agent. The opera, the great road at traction in the musical and dra matic world, will bring to the campus an all-star cast of oper atic celebrities headed by Maria Jeritza, Edith Mason, Coe Glade, Helen Ornstein, Ada Paggi. Guiseppe Bentonnelli, Myron Dun can, Carlo Morelli, Joseph Royer, Lodovico Ohviero and Guiseppe Cavadore. In adition there will be Ruth Page and the entire opera ballet. Direct from Chicago. The company, according to present plans, will come to Lin coln direct from Chicago and fol lowing the engagement here will open at Minneapolis, playing in the University of Minnesota auditor ium for four performances. A special train will carry the opera singers, choruses and danc ers while another special will convey the carloads of special scenery and stage appliances necessary to present opera as it is staged in the Chicago Civic Op era house. Four-Star Program. The selections for Lincoln will include a four-star program. Coe Glade will sing in the first act of Tannhaeuser" along with Myron Duncan, while Miss Page and the ballet corps will appear in the Venusberg scenes. Maria Jeritza, Carlo Morelli and Myron Duncan will be heard in the second act of Tosca." Edith Mason, Giuseppe Bentonnelli, Helen Ornstein and Ada Paggi will be heard in the third act of "Faust." The program will also include the spectacular 'Gold Standard" ballet presented by Ruth Page and her dancers. Admission Prices Lowered. "Lower transportation rates and better contracts make it possible for the Chicago Grand Opera Co. to present its great pro duction at less cost than in the boom years when the artists pre viously visited Lincoln. According ly the scale of admission to the 1935 appearance here will bp ex actly half what it was before," Mr. Selleck, In charge of the opera appearance here, said Saturday. 10 Honorary Musical Sorority Will Meet on Feb. 13. Members and patronesses of Mu Phi Epsilon, honorary musical sorority, will be guests at a Valen tine party at the home of Mrs. Phil Easterday, 3150 Sheridan Mvd., Wednesday evening. Feb. 13 New patronesses will b initiated and members of the organization will present a short muskal pro gram. Among the new patronesse.' will be Mrs. R. L. Cochran, Mrs. K M. Fling, Mrs. Floyd McClaln, Mrs. James Lawrence, Mrs. Thomas Woods, ana Mrs. hTank ifaroop. The program will consist of violin selections by Eunice Bingham, vo cal numbers by Margaret Kemmel, soprano, and piano solos by Mar ion Miller. Mr. Easterdav announced that nnrMiintments for the table, in red gj, white. would carry out the valentine motif. The tiny program booklets will be fashioned as small red heart. HILL SAYS PROM GIRL FILINGS TO OPEN THURSDAY Committee Will Award Ten Dollars to Best Idea For Presentation. CONTEST CLOSES FEB. 25 Junior-Senior Party Is Final Event of Formal Season. Candidates for iVom girl ma' file for the honorary posi tion from Thursday, Feb. 14, to Wednesday, Feb. 20, in the stu dent activities office, according to an announcement made Satur day by Irving Hill, chairman of the Junior-Senior Prom committee. A'l senior girls are eligible. Ten dollars was announced as the sun to be awarded for the win ning Prom girl presentation idea by the presentation committee ap pointed Friday, composed of Emily Spanggaard and Clayton Schwenk. All entries in the contest must be submitted to Schwenk by Feb. 25. Suggestions offered by the com mittee for presentation ideas were to limit the expense of the pre sentation to $35, to provide a part for the junior and senior class presidents in the ceremony, and to make simplicity the keynote of the idea. Further details of the con test may be obtained from Schwenk. To Select Band. Other sub-committees working under Co-Chairman Hill and Vir ginia Selleck are publicity. Jack Pace and Sancha Kilbourn: tick ets, James Marvin and Elizabeth Bushee; chaperons. Lois Rathburn and Burr Ross; music, Don Shurt leff and Faith Arnold. First meet ing of the committee was held Fri day afternoon, when the sub-com- ( Continued on Page 3.) A.W.S. BOARD COED FOLLIES PLANS Head of Organized Houses To Attend Meeting Feb. 11. Coed follies, the traditional event sponsored by the A. W. S. board, has been scheduled for Friday, March 29, in the Temple theater, according to Lois Rathburn, chair man. All sorority presidents and heads of organized houses have been urged by Miss Rathburn to attend the council meeting to be held in Ellen Smith hall. Monday. Feb. 11, at 5 o'clock, at which time information will be given to all members, and letters concerning entries for the event will be dis tributed to all sorority and barb groups. Each group may submit an orig inal skit of any nature, which pro duction is not to exceed ten min utes in length. Three candidates may be nominated by each soror ity for the style show of spring fashions, and a candidate for the best dressed girl may also be named, Miss Rathburn indicated. All entries must be submitted at Mrs. Westover's desk in Ellen Smith hall by Thursday, Feb. 14 at 5 o'clock. Dates for judging the acts, models, and the best dressed girl will be announced later. Com mittees are being appointed and will begin work immediately, Miss Rathburn stated. Bullock Asserts That Positions for 1935 Graduates More Plentiful Than Prevalent Business Reports Indicate By DAMON 6ANOEN. Members of llie yrmliiHt i"tr class of 1!i:." need not be us dismayed over the possibilities of finding a job as prevalent business reports might indicate, maintains Theodore T. Mullock, associate professor of economies and business law, who is m ehurie of the student placement committee in the college of Business Administration. He statesO- : thHt rrmnv husiness nosltlons will I be available to them, and as he has placed hundreds of previous university graduates with promi nent busines firms thruout the country, he is undoubtodly in a position to know. Diploma Meant Little Today. The outlook ior the graduate of today Is far blacker than it was prior to the depression. At that time, a university diploma prac tically assured a man of his choice of a job. Tody, it ineans prac tically nothing. If there is a job open, however, a university gradu ate Is usually given preference over one not possessed with the advantages of advanced training and education. prominent business firms thruout , comparatively short time posl the United States, requesting them I tlons will be open to practically to send representatives to Ne- even' on who is willing to work. i braska In order that they might 1 You Would Seem Intelligent Do Mot Laugh at Any Puns By Eleanor Clizbe. People of high intelligence don't laugh at puns, according to Pro fessor Richard N. Sears of Har vard. He based this conclusion on a bit of research involving the col lection of a series of puns which were considered sure "laugh get ters." These he sprung on a group of students from time to time. Those in the habit of getting "A" grades just sat back and greeted each sally with a mounrful coun tenance, but those with low marks laughed uproariously, he reported. (P-s-s-t! Maybe the "A" students didn't ge the gags). However, it seems that some of our university professors beg to disagree with Professor Sears. Dr. J. P. Guilford, professor of psy chology, thinks that "they must have used dumbbell puns in the ex periments." He says, "Intelligent people see humor in puns if they are subtle enough." Dr. W. E. Walton professor of psychology states: "Stupid students might laugh (Continued on Page 3.) T Avery, Crabtree, Norris Will Receive Doctor of Laws at Charter Day Service. Three famous Nebraskans and former Nebraskans, Dr. S. Avery, J. W. Crabtree, and Senator George W. Norris. will receive honorary degrees from the uni versity at the Charter Day exer cises in the university coliseum Friday morning, Feb. 15. The three men honored will be granted the honorary Doctor of Laws degree in recognition of their work for Nebraska. Following are the official uni versity citations for the three men : DR. SAMl'KL AVKRY. Edurstor and university administrator, revocnized In chemical research, author of scientific artlclen, teacher of distinc tion. For nineteen years chancellor of the University ol Nebraska during us period of greatest, crowth. JAMKH Wil.IUM C RABTR1 K. Kducator, school administrator, secre tary for many years of the National Education association. SENATOR OKORGK TV. NORRIS. Author of many reforms In govern ment, liberal statesman. Senator Norris will be the prin cipal speaker at the Friday occa sion, which will be in celebration of the sixty-sixth anniversary of the signing of the legislative act that created the University of Ne braska. Several thousand alumni, students, faculty, and friends of the university are expected to be present. Senator George W. Norris came to Nebraska as a young lawyer in 1885. He served as prosecuting at torney for three terms, then was judge of the Fourteenth Nebraska district from 18f5 to 1902. He was a member of the fifty-eighth to sixty-second congresses from 1903 to 1913. Now he is serving his fourth term as United States sena tor from this state. Of the battles waged bv Senator Norris in con gress, "Who's Who in America" lists him as leader in the fight to overthrow "Cannonism," the man who secured the enactment of the anti-injunction and Muscle Shoals act, and father of the twentieth amendment to the constitution. He sponsored the one house legisla ture plan which recently carried in Nebraska. Dr. Samuel Avery received his bachelor of science degree from the university in 1892, a masters In 1894, and a doctor's irom hciu- Continued on Page 4). lnlew seniors ana graauaies or the university seeking positions with these firms. Inquiries as to the progress of former university graduates who have already been placed are also contained in the communications. Reports received in answer to these letters have been more than encouraging, and it is believed from information contained In the responses that the number of men and women placed in the future will be far greater than has been the case during the past two or three years. In other words, the depression haa at last hit bottom, and the black cloud that has been hovering over our heads for five y?ars is slowly clearing eway. It is Dr. Bullock's belief that In ' (Continued on Tage 4). HREE HONORARY DECREES ISSUED ON CHARTER DAY SCARLET CIHDERUEH TROUP IOWA STATE AS H00PSTERS LOSE GAME WITH S00HERS Schultemen Hang Up First Win of Year by Snowing Cyclones Under. CARDWELL HIGH SCORER Nicholas Dazzles as He Clears Vault Crossbar at 13 Feet 4 Inches. By DICK KUNZMAN. The messengers ol' speed and celerity made it a very big day Saturday afternoon a most enormous! v big Saturday after- noon for Coach Henry F. Schulte's cinder artists. Even Mer cury, wing-footed messenger of the Olympians, looked on with ap parent approbation as the Scarlet scantyclads thoroughly trammeled, trampled, and trounced Iowa State's tracksters into the dirt of the stadium track to the tune of 73-31. oughly trammeled, trampled, and trounced Iowa State's tracksters into the dirt of the stadium track to the tune of 73-31. Hanging up eight first places and seven second position rankings, Coach "Indian" Schulte's track and field aces showed Bob Simpson's cinderites the avenue into the track camp with ease, forging into the lead with a 22-5 advantage in the first three events. Iowa State managed to chalk up three firsts during the course of the afternoon, but was shut out during the last four events with a 30-2 recording. First places were good for five markers, second finishings for three and third for one. Carl Nichols, Ogallala pole vault sensation, provided the fans with the main thrill of the day, skim ming over the bar at 13 fett 4. (Continued on Page 4.) L Former Nebraskan Editor, Military Student, Give Conflicting Views. Plans and programs for the an nual Charter Day celebration are featured by the February issue of the Nebraska Alurnnus. which will appear in the mails during the coming week, according to Editor Violet Cross. The feature article on Charter Day lists the events and speakers who will participate in the campus activities on that day. The campus controversy over compulsory militaty training will be described from two viewpoints for Alumnus readers by Burton Mai-vin and a student in the mili tary department who wil represent both sides in special articles for this issue. "Down with Compulsory Drill," will give Marvin's views on the problem while the other article will attempt to refute his conten tions. Biography of Uhl Included. Interesting happenings in the life of John Uhl, who has been a cus todian on the campus for thirty five years, are described in a fea ture "by Sarah Louise Meyer, jun ior in the college of arts and sci ences. Mr. Uhl was retired last year from his position as custodian of Social Science. All of the inter views for the article were made by mail, according to Miss Meyer. Dr. George Everett Condra is de scribed as "an apostle of conserva tion" in an article written by Dr. N. A. Bengston, head of the geog raphy department and a close friend of Dr. Condra for many years. Picture of Chancellor Appears. Pictures of Chancellor Avery and Miss Grace Abbott, honorary alumnus of the university, who will speak before the Chicago grad uates club on Charter Day, appear In this issue. Toe librarian's page, campus news, class notes, and other regular features are included In this number. New type secured by the univer sity print shop changes the ap pearance of this month's Alumnus. Larger and lighter letters makes the magazine more easily read, ac cording to the editor. Smaller face type is now employed in printing class rotes, conserving space for other features. UNIVERSITY PASTOR LEAVES FOR MEETING Rev. H. Erck, university Luth eran pastor, will leave for Fort Wayne, Ind., Monday evening to attend the conference of student pastors of the Missouri Synod of the Lutheran church. The meeting was called by the Student Welfare Board of the Lutheran Synod and sessions will be held at Concordia college at Kort Wayne on Feb. 12 land 13th, KEWETII YOUG HEAD OF SIGMA TAU GROUP Honorary Selects Officers At Dinner; Simon son Vice President. Kenneth Young of Humboldt was chosen president of Sigma Tau, honorary engineering frater nity, at a dinner meeting of the so ciety recently at the Grand hotel. Other officers elected for the coming year were Howard Simon son of West Point, vice president; Peter Jensen of Ainsworth, re cording secretary; Durwood Hedgecock of Aurora, correspond ing secretary; Ralph Doubt of Lin coln, historian, and Milo Smith of Hallam as treasurer. Hugh Gray of Friend is the retiring head of the honorary society. STORY BOOK BALL IN MORRILL HALL OPENS ART EXHIBIT FEB. 26 Collection of Paintings for Displays Contains Fifty Three Canvases. The Beaux Arts Story Book ball will open the Nebraska Art asso ciation's forty-fifth annual exhibi tion of paintings, Feb. 26. at Mor rill hall. Two former faculty mem bers of the university have each announced their intention to sub mit a canvas. Dwight Kirsch, sec retary of the association, stated there are more than a dozen a"r tists living in the state who will prebably add to the Nebraska sec tion of the exhibit. Mrs. Louise Austin Kelly, Des Moines, former fine arts instruc tor at the university, and Anders Hauseth of Chicago, 'former faculty member and exhibitor at the Cen tury of Progress, will each display a painting. Fine arts collpge has arranged a display of reproductions of the works of the contributing artists so that those interested in the ex hibit may become acquainted with the paintings in the collection. Valued at $67,950. the collection of paintings for the exhibit will contain fifty-three canvases, two curry pictures coming from Kan sas City and the rest being shipped from galleries in New York. Fif teen paintings will be exhibited for the first time. Canvases for the show will be loaned by the nation's leading art galleries. FORI CLOSES CONFERENCE Acquainting New Cabinet With Duties Purpose of Two Day Meeting. Formulation of the Y. W. C. A. aims for 1935 at a cabinet meeting Saturday morning officially closed the annual setting-up conference of the Y. W. cabinet members which started Friday afternoon. The conference followed the ap pointment of new cabinet members and was held for the purpose of acquainting them with their duties to the organization. The conference began Friday at 4 o'clock with the official Retreat. Devotions.led by Marjorie Smith, with music by Violet Vaughn, com pleted Saturday morning's work and officially closed the confer ence. The alms formulated bj the new cabinet members were: "We reaffirm our Faith in the Power of God to bring out our highest po tentialities. 'We strive to attain an enthusiastic membership and to extend Y. W. C. A. opportu nities to all girls on the campus. We will act to make the campus peace conscious so that it may work to establish world peace. We will endeavor to become cognizant of the existing social conditions so that we may intelligently fse an active part in society. We believe in education as a preparation for the good life." Lorraine Hitchock, president elect, presided at the meeting Sat urday morning, and Phyllis Jean Humphrey Initiated the new mem nr into the organization of the Y. W. office. The new cabinet members will be Installed at the vesper service Tuesday at 5 o'clock in Ellen smitn. The committee in charge of the setting-up conference consisted of Marjorie Smith, cnsirman, oiaays vinnn t .r-,-ii I n Witrhnck. and and ' vi,,i,.i'v.,,hn fi Rernice Mil-! inr nri iriBir'e Fonteln. former president, acted as advisers. t Brownmen Drop Down Big 6 Ladder Again as Sooners Record 38-32 Win. SCARLET BEHIND AT HALF Rally Insufficient to Beat 20-6 Halftime Lead of Norman Cagers. Oklahoma university put an other blight on Nebraska's Hig Six basketball record Saturday night, coming off with a top honor score of 38-32 after i walk-away first half but a hectic ally fought second period. The Sooners had little difficulty for the most part during an entire half of the basketball game played on the Norman rink, but it was only a 26 to 6 advantage piled up before the intermission period that' finally won a ball game and en abled' them to keep a firm grip on third place in Big Six standings. The defeat, however, coupled with Missouri's win over Kansas State, shoved the Huskers into fifth place in the conference, and it's now developed into a dual with Kansas State to stay out of the bottom berth. Nebraska has now been precipitated from first to fifth position in an unbroken to boggan like slide. Both teams started slowly, with Bud Browning and Ted Connelley pushing the Sooners into a com fortable lead. Huskers Rally. But the tamed Huskers did an abrupt about-face in the last 20 minutes of nlay, and dazzled the Norman Collegians with a 6cries of accurate shots that tallied 13 points in 3 minutes, tying the score with a bare 2 minutes to go. In their over anxiousness to score, however, the Nebraskans let down on their defense, which. (Continued on Page 4). COLDWSiUSlLET Russian Artists Entertain in Lincoln on Evening of Thursday, Feb. 14. OVER FIFTY IN ENSEMBLE Russian Czars, French Bourbon kings, and other European royal ties have thrilled to the art of the Russian ballet. Now, for what is perhaps the first time, Nebraskans will see this thrilling stage spec tacle when Col. W. deBasil's Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo comes to the university the evening of Thurs day, Feb. 14. The appearance is a presentation of the Lincoln News papers. Not since 1916 and 1917, when Serge Diaghilev brought his Ballet Russe to the eastern cities of this country has there been a complet ballet organization presentation la the United States. Col. de Basil's company com prises fifty Russian artists. He or ganized his troupe of artists in 1930, shortly after the death of that famous Russian master, who appeared here nearly twenty years ago. He is a foimer officer of the czar and at one time directed the Russian opera In Paris. Credit is given him for preserving the Rus sian art from perishing with the passing of Diaghilev. Touring this country with their own symphony orchestra and a complete staff of stage and light ing experts, the company brings an unusual corps of ranking per formers. Among them are such dancers as Tamara Toumanova, Irina Baronovo. Leonlde Masslne. and Lichine. Even members of the corps de ballet are capable of solo performances, and four of the en tertainers are ranked as prii ballerinas. Massine, roaitre de b"Si let appears as one of the tribes men in "Prince Igor" as well as his original unequalled creations. "Union Pacific" and "The Beauti ful Danube." Col. de Basil brings his company to Lincoln after a tour of Pacific coast cities in California, Oregon and Washington. Advance ticket sales indicate a large crowd. Out of town reservations have been particularly heavy- Geology Graduate Writes Science Journal Article geology from the university, is co author of an article which appears in the February issue of the American Journal of Science, de scribing the fauna near Valentine. McGrew is taklne rraduate work in the University of California, and was aided In the ai-ilde by R. A. Stirton. curator of vertebrate col- lection there. APPEARS IN COLISEUM 4. -." I i.sv - - '0 t . Kv"