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THE DAILY NERRASKAN
TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 1935.
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Among Th
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i By
Maurice Johnson
CHANTS
BY CHANCE.
An illustrated talk by Mitt Inge
bord Osterlln, the second In a se
rtea given before the member of
the German Club, will be held
Tuesday evening, March 5 at 7:30
in the auditorium of Morrill nan.
uAuniy mill ingoDoro usierun, wno is
5" i rieen minutes listening to a radio review ytMr wt g k on .-Heidelberg
of "The Forty Days of Muaa Dagh," and the
shrill voiced reviewer said conclusively that "It is a
very, very nice book." Other people must think so
too, because even at $3.00 it is selling rapidly
enough to give the gentlemen of the Viking Press
and Student Life." Her home is m
Heidelberg, and aa she is a grad
uate from a German university,
her talk should be especially in
terestlng. Anyone interested in
German culture, besides members
Is a Student
Strike Worthwhile?
pHE offices of college publications have been the
recipients latelv of news releases from the
League for Industrial Democracy telling of the na
tion wide student strike to be held April 12 as a pro
test against fascism and armed warfare. On some
campuses students seem to have fallen in with the
idea and their papers have devoted plenty of type
and Ink to the project. The stories have even
reached the metropolitan press, but is such publicity
to be desired?
That question may be answered by asking an
. other question. Is the whole idea worthwhile ? Can
it accomplish anything, or will it tend to defeat its
purpose? Common sense would seem to tell one
that no benefit can be derived from such a display
of childishness.
The purpose of the league is sincere and laud
able, but it seems that a method more in keeping
with the aims of the strike could be found to regis
ter -a protest. Last year several such affairs were
held in eastern colleges, but nothing tangible was
accomplished, except to arouse hard feeling and
gain undesirable publicity for the institutions.
'Strikes are well known In the United States.
The news columns of the nation's press have been
crowded with stories of strikes in various indus
tries. They have passed, but leaving behind them a
distinctly bad taste in the country's mouth. A stu
dent protest strike can have nothing but a similar
effect
In addition, such a move would leave the college
wide open to the charge of radicalism, which many
are all too ready to hurl at the educational institu
tions. Someone has said that there is nothing worse
than a young conservative, but he forgot to mention
a young radical. Somewhere between the two there
is a liberal middle course, that should prove attrac
tive to an Intelligent student body. Surely there
can be better ways to combat fascism and war than
absurd exhibitions of force.
It is hoped that Nebraska students do not allow
themselves to be dragged into this farce with tragic
Implications. The strike can only serve to defeat
its own purpose.
reason to look slyly at Farrar and Rinehart, who of the club' re ,nv'te" attend
published "Anthony Adverse."
TUESDAY.
Wonder what the girl with the lemon colored
hair was doing with Marcel Proust's "Within a Bud
ding Grove." And last week she had "Blake's Com
plete Poems" under her arm. The Saturday Review
came this afternoon, and I don't think William Rose
Benet accomplishes much in his feature article about
popular magazines. The cartoon is that of a prim
old lady leaving a book shop. Says one clerk to an
other, "She wanted a good love story without any
sex." Mr. Canby, editor of the Saturday Review is
always ready to cry out that we're at the end or
beginning of "a new era." The latest he's cooked up
is that "The vulgarizing of our society has be
gun. . ."
WEDNESDAY.
Looked into Edna Ferber's latest, "Come and Get
It," and decided I would let "Come and Get It" go
unread. It's regional again: The Great Lakes wil
derness this time. Today's Nation magazine has a
swell article about America's sports writers, "the
men who make America's gods." Grantland Rice is
named as the head of the profession; Paul Galileo's
work is called uneven. Tonight D. said her small
sister's favorite magazine is the Awgwan (humor
Miss Ruth Keerber is in charge of
arrangements. A third illustrated
talk will follow at a later date.
After the schedule of somewhat
serious plays such as Wednesday's
Child, Yellow Jack, and the Return
of Peter Grimm, which the Uni
versity Players have produced the
last few months, the audiences
realized the comedy and flippan
cies which Mr. John Vandruten
provided in his "There's Always
Juliet," the recent vehicle of the
Players. Much of the dialogue was
mare banter; but banter' of the
kind to leave a very pleasant taste.
The hearty response which the
Players received in their late
production showed that the Uni
versity audiences has put Its
stamp of approval on the present
offering. The play Is an actors
"field day," and both Mr. Perkins
and Miss Carpenter, not to mention
Miss Boynton, are made full use
of the opportunity offered. It was
enjoyed as a light and frolicsome
evening's entertainment.
The Chicago theatrical season
has been fairly bright since the
Christmas rush, and reports from
NTED TO
publication), and whether or not that's a compliment the windy city are that prosperity
for Editor Alice Beekmann I'm not sure. The best
thing in the magazine this year was W. Kees' hilari
ous homemade cartoon.
THURSDAY.
Saw the Morrill hall exhibit for the first time
Agreed with P..., who says Thomas Benton should
illustrate William Faulkner's distorted and morbid
"Sound and the Fury." Benton's negroes would suit
Faulkner exactly, and the little picture of the negro
riding behind a rabbit-eared mule Is a Faulkner
natural. S. says he's found my "Leaves of Grass,"
and I think he has my "Portrait of the Artist as a ebrated Gilbert and Sullivan troup,
Young Man," too,, but he denies it. went to sleep the Doyly Carte company of Eng
reading Chaucer's "Pardoner's Tale" for tomorrow's lana. I nis group opened in New
is Just around the corner, theatric
ally speaking. Miss Ina Claire of
Broadway and cinema fame, has
brought "Ode to Liberty ' to the
midwest, after a most successful
New York run. The Abbey Theater
Players from Dublin, Ireland, have
been visiting in Chicago enroute
to the Pacific coast "Roberta" has
taken to the road again, after en
tertalning the north and south
shores; but perhaps too, in the en
tertainment of the winter is the
two week engagement of that eel
assignment: "The hooly writ take I to my witnesse
That luxurie is in wyn and dronkenesse."
FRIDAY.
Bought a Modern Library edition of Swift's
misanthropic "Gulliver's Travels," and there are
maps in it Was surprised to find that Brobdingnag
is located in North America; it's in Brobdingnag
that the King's Kitchen is about 600 feet high, ac
cording to Lemuel Gulliver. The March Vanity Fair
has two pages of Alfred Steiglitz's photographs, one
of them being of his wife, the talented artist Geor
gia O'Keefe. Wish R. would bring back my copy of
"Alfred Steiglitz and America." R.'s had it since
Christmas.
SATURDAY.
How could I have forgotten about Thomas
Wolfe's "Of Time and .the River" ? It'll be out next
week. And what about Henrv Roth's proletarian
"Call It Sleep" ?
HUEY LONG, BAD BOY OF
AMERICAN POLITICS,
NEXT PRESIDENT?
(Continued from Page 1.1
kansaa for conirress further illus
trates his argumentative magic.
Mrs. Caraway doomed to trial the
Dack in a five candidate race ac
cording to politicians in the know,
won a majority over the combined
opposition after Huey campaigned
for her with his sound truck and
hillbilly logic. An analysis of the
vote-return revealed that tne dis
trict where Long spoke gave Mrs.
Caraway a landslide and those
counties that he could not reach
absolutely ignored her.
Basis of Long's Powers.
Huey's power over the emotions
of masses is basea on a numoer
of his personal qualities as well as
bis ability to appeal to tne oreaa
and butter worries of the common
er according to commentators on
his actions. His name is hallowed
in the south because be not only
attends a few funerals of the more
prominent citizens as is the prac
tice of the most politicians, but he
goes so far as to spend the night
watch with corpses of the hum
blest farmers. He also frolics at
the farmers picnics and does his
best to be commonplace even to
the extent of being vulgar with his
ever ready bar-room wit
Scrlbners magazine says that
Long has always followed the fas
cist strategy of establishing a
mass base for future power among
the farm era, small business men,
and unemployed. He has followed
up this policy by making prom
ises to the working class, as has
always been the plan of the Dic
tator in the germ, only these
promises are unprecendented in
foolishness because they are made
to fit the minds of the gullible
Amercian public, further states
the March issue of this magazine.
Master of Politics.
His influential power In Louisi
ana has been built up by his ora
tory, his superb system of circu
lars, and his ability to squelch
active opposition and thrive on
incisive criticism. Whether he can
extend that influence over the rest
of the country as well as he has in
his own fascist playground is a
moot question. L. S. U. is Huey's
university and it is soon to have a
radio station that will reach all
but the distant states. His "Share
Our Wealth" Clubs with upwards
of three and half million mem
bers are scattered thruout the na
tion, and they possess one of the
biggest mailing lists in the coun
try. Last week Huey accomplished a
master stroke in personal publicity
by initiating the inquest of the ad
ministration into the affairs of
their own big shot, none other than
James A. Farley, national and
state party chairman and post
master general. Farley is the key
man in the administration's re
election set-up. The strategy of
Long's move is Inestimable because
Farley is so vulnerable, being
bated by republicans as a matter
of policy, by liberals including Ne
braska's Norris because of his pol
icy of patronage, and by another
administration big gun. Secretary
Ickes, on the strength of a per
sonal grudge. The Nation says
that Long knows his politics bet
ter than Roosevelt
15,000 for Every Family.
Economists believe that Long's
menace to the American social
system rests in the fact that his
knowledge of their subject is js
faulty as that of the public. In
Louisiana he tells the people that
they need not worry about paying
mortgages or the grocer and in
stallment man's duns. When the
tradesmen want to know what
they are going to use for money,
Huey says that's their worry, he
can't think of everything. Whsn
Mr. Long speaks of the (5,000
guarantee for every deserving
family in his "Share the Wealth "
brain child, he fails to realize that
property as such cannot be dis
tributed. Nor does he consider
that the income from $5,000 would
not be more than $200 or $300 for
each family which would not 1
enougn to mane possmie tne aream
of a home free of debt, a motor
ear, college for the kids, etc.
Colliers says that the people who
rave about the great things the
Kingfisb has done for his own
state, forget that Louisiana's
bonded indebtedness has risen from
25 million dollars in 1925 to 50
million in 1935. They forget that
one-third of the income per capita
in the state goes for taxes. They
forget that Louisiana is the most
backward state in the union as far
as personal welfare goes because
Huey controls the police depart
ment courts, the governor, and
the bar association.
He'll Hitlerite America.
Raymond Swing closes a Huey
Long article in. Nation thus: "Huey
is not a social thinker. He is a vul
gar American politician, who has
learned to play the sordid game of
vote-getting and patronage infi
nitely better than his opponents.
He is no menace to the country if some "dog competitor"
York very early in the fall, and
played to packed houses until the
holidays. Since then, their recep
tion has been enthusiastic in the
larger cities on the east coast.
Chicago is aa far west as they will
tour, as they have to be back in
London May 2.
Basil Rathbone, who aroused
such pure hatred in his audiences
as "Mr. Murdstone," in "David
Copperfield," has left the Katha
rine Cornell company in which he
played "Romeo" to her "Juliet"
and has gone to Hollywood. Briane
Aherne however, has been pes-
suaded to remain east and to re
create his original role in err re
vival of the "Barretts of Wimpole
Street," that of Robert Brown
ing. "Flush," Miss Cornell's cocker
spaniel, now a veteran trooper, re
turns to life backstage when the
play reopens. Contrary to reports,
"Flush" is in the best of health.
During the road tour, he was such
a model dog, that evil rumors were
spread that he had been doped.
which Miss Cornell was forced vig
orously to oeny. it was rumored by
of Flush
Roosevelt succeeds in bringing
security to the lives of our people,
if he redistributes wealth and
democratizes economic power, if he
establishes honest and efficient
government. But it he fails, the
man is waiting who is ruthless,
ambitious, and indeed plausible
enougn to Hitlerize America.
A. W. S. ELECTION
SCHEDULED TO BE
HELD WEDNESDAY
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Gretchen Budd. To be eligible to
the board, a woman must have an
80 average and meet the regular
eligibility requirements of the uni
versity. Six seniors, four juniors and four
sophomores will be elected to serve
on the board for the coming year.
Both candidates for president au
tomatically become members of the
board, one as president, and the
other as a senior member. The wo
man polling the highest vote in the
list of senior candidates becomes
vice president the junior with the
highest vote becomes secretary,
while the highest sophomore be
comes treasurer. Senior board
members with the secretary and
treasurer make up the A. W. S.
court.
es" that he is going blind, which s
also untrue. In other words,
"Flush" is certainly admitting that
being an actor is a dog's life. "Oh,
pardon us."
Occasionally it is most easv to
mix names. Such was the unfor
tunate circumstance when Don
Buell of the dramatics department
was given credit in this column
recently for the mural painting
on the set of the last play. Al
tho Mr. Buell does handle all the
props and assists both Mr. Sump
tion and Don Friedlv. it was Mr.
Ftiedly who was responsible for
the lovely painting. Apologies, Mr.
hneaiy:
. LUGN APPOI
FLOOD BOARD CONTROL
Nebraska Professor is on
Committee to Fostep
U. S. Waterways.
Dr. A. L. Lugn, associate pro
fessor of geology at the university,
has been appointed a member of
the advisory committee of the Na
tional Rivers and Harbors congress
at Washington, D. C. This organ
ization exists for the purpose of
fostering and sponsoring "the ad
vancement of the waterway an&
flood control cause" in the United
States.
Dr. Lugn has long been con
nected with waterway study and
ground water conservation investi
gations. A number of years ago
he made a study of "The Sedimen
tation in the Mississippi river be
tween Davenport, Iowa, and Cairo,
Illinois." and a monograph was
published on this work. In later
years he has been connected with
the Nebraska state geological sur
vey on studies of the geology and
ground hydrology of water bearing
formations and water resources in
the state.
Recently completed by the uni
versity geologist is a study of
"Geology and Ground Water Re
sources of South Central Nebraska
with Special Reference to the
Platte River Valley between Chap
man and Gothenburg." Work on
this paper was done with the co
operation of L. K. Wenzel of the
United States geological survey,
and the Nebraska state geological
survey.
Exchange Scholar to Speak
About 'Heidelberg and
Student Life.'
An illustrated talk by Miss Inge
borg Oesterlin, the second in a se
ries given before the members of
the German club, will be held
Tuesday evening, March 5 at 7:30
in the auditorium of Morrill Hall.
Miss Ingeborg Oesterlin, who is a
German exchange student this
year, will speak on "Heidelberg
and Student Life." Her home is in
Heidelberg, and as she is a grad
uate from a German university,
her talk should be especially in
teresting. Anyone interested in
German culture, besides members
of the club, are invited to attend.
Miss Ruth Keerber is in charge of
arrangements. A third illustrated
talk will follow at a ater date.
OFFICIAL
BULLETIN
Pershing Rifles.
Pershing Rifles will hold its reg
ular meeting Tuesday at 5 o'clock
in Nebraska hall. All men are re
quired to wear complete uniforms
for the remainder of the year at
meetings.
Lutheran Students.
Lutheran students will meet for
Bible class with Rev. H. Erck
Wednesday at 7 p. m. in 205
Temple theater.
Corn Cobs.
All Com Cob pledges are re
quired to wear their sweaters dur
ing the remainder of the week. In
itiations will be held in the near
future.
Tap Group.
Tap dancing group will meet on
Thursday night at 7 o'clock in the
women's gym. All university wom
en are invited.
Book Review Group.
Book review group will meet
Thursday at 1 o'clock in Ellen
Smith hall. Mrs. Roy Green will
speak on "A Good Book for You."
All Y. W, members invited.
Corn Cobs. .
All Corn Cob Pledges who expect
to be initiated this spring must
wear their sweaters to classes all
this week.
LES MJSERABLES' 10
APPEARATTHEATER
Screen Version of Famous
Story to Be Given
March 16.
French students and others in
terested in French will have the
opportunity of seeing a film pro
duction of Victor Hugo's "Les
Miserables" Saturday moaning,
March 16, at the Stuart theater,
according to Dr. Harry Kurz, head
of the Romance language depart
ment. The enffre movie was filmed
in France by French actresses and
actors.
Prof. J. R. Wadsworth, also of
the French department, explained
that this is the first time that a
production of tills kind has been
shown in Lincoln and that students
are fortunate to be able to see and
hear real French people.
Marjorie Smith, the student in
charge of arrangements, feels that
the performance will be a wonder
ful opportunity not only for French
students to hear the language as it
is spoken but also for all lovers of
Victor Hugo's book to see its action
portrayed on the screen.
COLORADO STUDENTS
AWARDED CCC POSTS
Barb Council.
Barb Council will hold a meet
ing Tuesday at 5 o'clock in Room
8 of U. Hall. It is imperative mat
all members attend.
Outing Group.
The first outing for the second
semester of the W. A. A, s Outing
club will begin at 5 p. m. Wednes
day at the east door of the Ar
mory. Both men and women are
invited ( and each must bring his
own food for dinner which will be
eaten after a short hike to Bel
mont park.
Approximately 45 percent of the
freshmen at Washington university
(St. Louis) are related to former
students at that institution, ac
cording to figures compiled from
registration cards. Altho not all
freshmen filled out the ' special
cards, those who did listed more
than 500 relatives who formerly
attended the university.
GRAND HOTEL
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Mrs. C. Rocke
University Training Helps
Get Reforestation
Positions.
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FORT COLLINS, Colo. T h e
federal government's reforestration
program has created such a de
mand for college trained foresters
that students at the Colorado Ag
ricultural college here are leaving
their classes to accept government
positions, it was revealed here re
cently. Many of those entering the CCC
work, which offers high pay, do so
with plans laid for the future to
enter school again when their per
sonal bank balances are raised
high enough to finance the re
mainder of their education.
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Flopped by; a IPIayfiil IPoneb?
The legislature of Texas has '
killed a resolution which would
have given former Gov. Alfalfa
Bill Murray a professorship at the
University of Texas (Austin i.j
They did admit, however, that he !
is a "profound thinker."
PNEUMONIA FATAL TO
MISS RUTH B0TT0RFF
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taken to the Omaha hospital where
pneumonia developed.
Miss Bottorff was graduated
from the Gretna high school in
1931 and matriculated in the Peru
Teachers college the following fall.
She has a brother, Lewis Bottorff,
who is at present a senior in ag
college.
A
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GASOLINE
Motors Regular
Delinquency Removals
Must lie In by March 23
All reports for the removal
of incompletes, for credit
withheld, and for all grades
lacking, must be on file in
the Registrar's office not
later than March 23, if stu
dents are to be eligible for
consideration for the Honors
convocation. Florence I. Mc
Gahey, Registrar.
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