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I Si N EBR ASK AN "Be campus conscious" "Read the Nebraskan" Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska VOL. XXXIV NO. 107. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1935 PRICE 5 CENTS. STEADMAN GETS LEADING ROLE IN KOSMET COMEDt Character for Christophe Columbus Part Named Wednesday. MARSH CASTAS DON BELL Three Novelty Dances and Solo Numbers Added Iverson Reveals. Christopher Columbus, the leading character of Kosmct Klub's spring musical comedy will be played by Charles Steadman, according to an an nouncement made Wednesday by George Holyoke, Klub vice-president. At the same time the cast ing of Bill Marsh in the role of Don Bello the greatest swordsman of all Spain, was announced. Steadman will portray the part of the poetic sailor from Genoa as a supersalesman whose one am bition is to find backing for his voyage, even thought it necessi tates romantic advances toward the queen of Spain. "Steadman is perfectly fitted to the part of a romantic adventurer," aeciarea Joe Iverson, casting director. "In the love scenes with the Queen of Spain, he rises to dramatic heights with his Irresistable 'line'." "Don Bello" Marsh, reputed to be the greatest swordsman in all Spain, has an opportunity in the show to prove his ability both as a fencer and a lover. A dashing, handsome, braeeart. Don Bello makes love to all of court ladies, taking time out for sunrise duels, "Marsh would probably earn a name for himself in the theatrical world as a great stage lover," Iverson stated, "if it were not for the fact that the role of Don Bello is in the end a ridiculous comedy characterization." Three novelty dances have been added to the chorus numbers, ac cording to Dr. Ralph Ireland, dance director, including special solo numbers. Dr. Ireland will make final selections for the men's and pony choruses Wednesday night, which will be listed in Fri day's Nebraskan. TO HOLD FIRST RALLY Crowe Plans Picture Display Of Annual Event Held Last Spring. In order to arouse interest in the Farmers' Fair, one of the most important functions of the year of the ag campus, the fair board will put on their initial rally Thursday night at 7 o'clock in Ag hall to create enthusiasm for the all-day celebration to be held on May 4. According to the announcement by Barbara Barber, in charge of the rallies, L. K. Crowe, professor of dairy husbandry, will display pictures of last year's fair to the expected crowd. Explaining the affair to the new students on the campus, Charles Rochford, fair manager who is planning the vent, will give an address, and Prof. H. P. Davis, chairman of the department of dairy husbandry, will remark on the previous fairs and their purpose. Group tinging will be held with Don Joy leading and Louis Schick, fair board member, will preside at the gathering. Gladys Klopp will accompany the singing at the piano. The list of committees for work on the affair on which everyone on the ag campus will be assigned, slated Mim Barber, will be posted following the rally. The Farmers' Fair Mixer to be given March 22 Is to be the next function panned by the executive grour in prepara tion for the fair. MEN'S PEP CLUB HAS 27 Corn Cobs Make Ceremony Plans at Meeting Wednesday. Initiation for all Corn Cob pledges will be held Wednesday evening. March 27. at the Delta Upsllon house at 7:30, according to an announcement made at a short meeting which the men's pepsters held Wednesday evening. . Pledge fees must be paid by next Wednesday, it was announced. Only pledges who have made com plete payment will be initiated. In addiUon to initiation plans. Carlisle Meyers, vice president who took charge of the meeting because of the absence of President Hill, declared that Track Coach Henry Schulte is now considering an ar rangement whereby the Cobs could perform some service working in conjunction with the track team during their season. WEATUERLY SPEAKS AT FORUM MEETING Answers Captain Walter Scott on Peace Question. In answer to the arguments of peace thru preparedness that were presented at the Y. M. C. A. open forum several weeks ago by Captain Walter Scott of the uni versity R. O. T. C. unit, Rev. A. L, Weatherly, Lincoln Unitarian pas tor, spoke to the same group Wed nesday evening in the Temple building on "Peace and Peace Mindedness." Dr. Weatherly has lectured in tne interests or. peace thru educa tion at numerous clubs and organ izations in Lincoln this winter. Devoting a large share of his time recently to the promotion of peace, he has been a pacifist during and since the late war. Following the talk, a discussion was held on opinions for and against the theory of preparedness, Grant McClellan, newly elected president of the Y. M. C. A., pre sided over the meeting. Ramsay, Bailey, Take Leads In Fred Ballard Comedy. Former Nebraskan Fred Bal ard's latest comedy, "My Lucky Star," will be presented for the first time on any stage when the University Players open for a week's run starting next Monday. According to Harold "Pete" Sumption, director of the produc tion, Ray Ramsey will play the leading character role, that of Egg Stern, a lazy farmer, and Art Bailey has been cast in the other principal part, that of "Bud," a tramp. Another of the leading roles will be played by Sidney Baker. He will impersonate Vic tor Morton. Melvin Fielder will play the part of his brother Dan. Lown Has Part. Era Lown will be cast as "Red." Mary Dean, as Mrs. Carrie Stern, Marjorie Filley, as Florence Stern, Harriette Leeson, as Grandma White, and Genevieve Dalling, as Kitty." Author of numerous New York hits, such as "Believe Me, Xan tippe," and "Ladies of the Jury," Ballard has become a popular playwright. He was graduated from the Nebraska dramatics de partment in 1905, and was later an instructor at Baker college. He wanted the new play to appear be- rore Nebraska audiences before its New York appearance to discover the audience reaction of the very state where the setting is laid. The first showing undoubtedly presents a real opportunity for university theater-goers. Story Laid in Nebraska. The action of the play is laid in a mythical River City, Nebraska, and the two scenes arc the living room of "Egg" Stern's home and a set under an old railroad bridge. Don JTieaiey has been in charee of designing the sets for the pro duction. ARCHITECTURAL BLUE PRINT ISSUE ON SALE Edition By Contains H ill UCa Kenneth Clark, Paul Rader. In presenting its architectural issue, the Nebraska Blue Print, student engineering publication, is edited this month by the architec tural department and will feature two articles, "Cathedral at Reims" by Paul Radcr and "Modern Con struction" by Kenneth Clark. The publication will go on sale the lat ter week in March, those in charge reported. A drawing of the Nave Ca thedral, made by Verner Meyer in an architectural class, along with other class work productions are to be displayed in the issue. As having been featured in the October issue of the American Architect, several photographs of the Nebraska state capitol build ing will be printed. Additional photographs from other architec tural periodicals that are of cur rent interest will be shown, it was pointed out BOOK REVIEW CROUP TO HEAR MRS. CAREY Speaker Gives Character Sketch of ' Desert Wires Continuing reviews of current literature, Mrs. F. E. Carey will give a character sketch of "Desert Wives," by Hilda Faunce, at the meeting ot the Book Review group, Thursday at 1 o'clock in Ellen Smith ball. "Desert Wives," a story of the life of the author, is the first of the non-fiction books to be taken up by the group, according to Lois Ratliburn, who is in charge. The book review group is one of the In terest projects sponsored by the Y. W. C. A. PLAYERS PRESENT Iff LUCKY STAR' PREMIER MONDAY MISS MOOMAW IS ELECTED HEAD OF Rowena Swenson Receives Highest Number of Junior Votes. DIVIDE REPRESENTATION Marjorie Bannister, Erma Bauer Named Junior Sorority Members. "With Elizabeth Moonunv heading the list ns president. eleven members were elected Wednesday to the Big Sister Board. .As the junior receiving the highest number of votes, Row ena Swenson, junior non-sorority member, becomes vice-president. Jean Marvin, having received the highest number of votes In the sophomore division, will be the new secretary-treasurer. Ruth Matschullat, defeated can didate for president, automatically becomes a senior member of the board. Other senior members elected are Elizabeth Bushee and Phyllis Jean Humphrey, sorority members; and Gladys Klopp and Theodora Lohrman, senior non-sorority members. Junior sorority members are Erma Bauer and Marjorie Bannister, with Rowena Swenson and Doris Weaver as non-sorority members of the junior class. The two sophomore members to be elected are Betty Magee, soro rity member, and Jean Marvin, non-sorority member. The eleven members elected at the polls Wed nesday will serve as the Big Sister Board during the coming year. Representation on the board is kept strictly divided between so rority and non-sorority girls. A.SIE. CONVENTION L ENGINEERING PAPERS Nebraska Host to Sectional Student Conference March 21, 22. Featuring its program with technical papers on engineering subjects, the first sectional con vention of the student branch of the American Society of Mechan ical Engineers will be held on th university campus March 21 and 22 with the local student chapter as host, it has been announced by officers of the society. Delegates are to come from five neighboring colleges and universi ties, including th" North Dakota Agricultural and Mechanical Col lege, Kansas State, University of Missouri, and Missouri School of Mines. Because of its activity in the or ganization, the Nebraska chapter was granted the first annual con vention, it was pointPd out. The conference has as its purpose th promotion of student fellowship among the A. S. M. K. branches and also to encourage presenta tion of technical papers on engin eering subjects. In lormor years before the reor ganization of the society, confer ences were held annually in Chi cago, but with the increase in the j number of student branches it le- BIG SISTER BOARD . i .'time necessary 10 aiviue me branches into smaller districts The delegates coming here next week represent schools in the Ne braska district. The technical papers to be pre sented on the program include Nebraska Howard Simonson, "The Regenerative Vapor Cycle"; anu K. u. Beachler, "Diesel Boil ers." North Dakota L. Brandos, "The Airplane." and K. Hall, "Die- sel Power." University of Kansas R. D. Woodson, "Principle of the Autogiro," and H. Grosse, "Artis tic Industrial Design." Kansas S t a te I two to be selected I Thomas Beckwith, "Heat Treat ment of Aluminum": L. R. Burdge, "Air Brakes"; F. P. Brown. "Air Conditioning"; H. C. Bates, "Tube Failures in Cracking Stills." SOCIAL DANCE CLASS Lee Thornberry to Instruct First Meeting Friday. "If there is sufficient interest shown, he may conduct a series of lessons," said Evelyn Diamond urging a large attendance at the social dancing class Friday night, where Lee Thornberry, prominent Lincoln dancing instructor, will tutor the aspirants. The class meet from 7:40 to 8:15 o'clock at the armory. This is the first ot the social dancing classes, sponsored by the Y. W. C. A., to be conducted by Mr. Thornberry. The attendance Friday night will determine whether or not a series of meet ings will be held with him in charge. LIESEN TO EXPLAIN FUNCTIONS OF A.S.C.E. Engineers to Hold Annual Spring Banquet March 15. Colonel T. M. Liesen, general manager of the Metropolitan Utlll ties for the Omaha district, and a member of the board of directors of the American Society of Civil Engineers, will speak on the func tions of the national and student chapters of the organization at the ASCE annual spring banquet to be held at the Grand hotel, Friday, Marcn 15 at 6 p. m. R. M. Green, consulting engineer or Lincoln, will discuss the pro posed hill now pending in the state legislature requiring registra tion of engineers in Nebraska, Tickets to the affair may be ob tained from any officer in the ASCE. All interested are invtied to attend. CORONER, PILLING E Students Select Chairman, Secretary-Treasurer Wednesday. Walker Cordner, a senior elec trical engineering student from Lincoln, and J.Robert Pilling, a senior mechanical engineer from Omaha, were elected to head the committee for Engineer's week at an election held by members of that college Wednesday. Three hundred twenty-four votes were cast. Cordner, a representative of A. I. E. E. and a member of Sig ma Tau, honorary engineering fraternity, was chosen general chairman over Marvin Nuern berger, and Pilling, a former In nocent and former president of the Corn Cobs, was named secretary-treasurer over Howard Cain. The work of the committee for the spring function of the engi neers is to control the general plans for the week, the banquet, the convocation,' and the picnic. Ballots were cast from S until 5 yesterday, and the polls were un der the supervision of the student executive board of the college. The four candidates were selected last week from representatives of the various engineering societies. E 20 TO 23 100 Nebraska Athletes to Give Demonstrations At Meeting. Athletic demonstrations and speeches by various prominent physical education heads of the country will feature the program of the convention for the Central District society of the American Physical Education association, which will be held at the Fonte nelle hotel in Omaha March 20 23. It will be attended by many Lincoln and university faculty members and students. Dana X. Bible, athletic director and head football coach, is to speak to the general session Thurs. day morning, March 21. on "Value of Athletics in the Educational Program." In connection with a physical education demonstration to be given at the Ak-Sar-fcsen coliseum Friday night, Bible will present some of the University of Nebraska football players in 11IU8 trating football technique. 100 Students to Participate. One hundred or more students from the university will take part In the exhibition on Friday night. Apparatus work, fencing, boxing, wrestling, football, and track will be among the sports to be demon strated by the men students. A group of women athletes will ex hibit the technique of giant volley ball, soccer-baseball, and bombard ment. Mixed teams will also dem onstrate badminton, tenniquoils, and shuffleboard. At the men's athletic section meeting on Thursday afternoon, Coach Henry Schulte will speak, and will introduce some of the Scarlet track stars in a demon stration of track techniques at the coliseum, Friday night. Charles E. Miller, of the depart ment of physical education here and coach of the gymnastic team, will preside at the round table dis cussion on 'The Teaching of Ap paratus and Tumbling," also on Thursday afternoon. Other speakers from the univer sity during the convention will be K. O. Broady, professor of school administration; Miss Mabel Lee, director of physical education for women; Miss Leonore Alway, in structor in the department of phy sical education for women; and Miss Claudia Moore, head of danc ing in the department of physical education for women, who will pre sent some of her pupils in demon strations of modern dance. Special guest speakers at the convention will be Strong Hinman, supervisor of physical education, (Continued on Page 2.) A COMMITTEE NGINEER WEEK E SPEAK OMAHA MARCH STUDENT PEACE GROUP DEBATES MILITARY DRILL Soderlund Takes Negative, Stover Affirmative in Argument. MILITARISM IS SCORED Petitions Opposing Naval Maneuvers Circulated And Signed. Debating on the subject, "Kesolved that compulsory mil itary science should be abol ished in land grant colleges," was the principal part of the program of the student peace or ganization meeting that was held Wednesday evening in the Temple theater. Harold Soderlund defend ed the negative side of the argu ment with John Stover upholding the affirmative side. Stover, in seeking abolishment of compulsory training, began with a short history ofthe land grant colleges and proceeded to break down the three main argu ments of those in favor of com pulsory drill, namely, that drill furnishes discipline, that it creates a spirit of patriotism, and that it is physically beneficial. He stated that there are many other forms of exercise that would be more bene ficial physically and advocated a compulsory physical education course for boys as well as girls. Patriotism, according to Stover's argument, must not be forced, but must be voluntary. Therefore, any patriotic spirit aroused by com pulsory drill cannot be sincere. Petitions in opposition to the coming naval maneuvers in the Pacific ocean within striking dis tance of Japan were passed around at the meeting for signatures. DOLLAR LINES STAGE WORLD TOUR IN FREE Geography Department tOj Sponsor Showing in Social Science. Under the auspices of the geog raphy department, an illustrated sound picture entitled "A Trip Around the World" will be put on by the Dollar Steamship line in social science auditorium Thurs day evening, March 14, at 8 o'clock. According to Dr. N. A. Bengston, chairman of the geog raphy department, this free en tertainment offers students an ex cellent opportunity to get a glimpse of actual seaport condi tions in every part of the world. "Advance reports preceding the film, have termed it as well worth while," Mr. Bengston stated. Along with the illustrated scenes of port conditions and life at the principle stopping places of world travelers in American, tropiq, Oriental, and Mediterranean har bors, the film features descriptions by men who were pic-sent when the actual scenes were photo graphed. The native tongues spo ken at each of the ports were re corded by the sound apparatus and will be reproduced in conjunction with the film. The full movie-tone set-up of the steamship line is portable equip ment, but is designed to equal the stationary machines in efficiency, according to the reports of this en tertainment. A representative of the Dollar-Steamship lines will receive callers interested in ai- mn t mi; a uavei lour iiurnii: ine coming week at one of the Lin coin hotels, Dr. Bengston stated. MISS MORTON FETED AT Y.W. Executive Secretary To Address Meeting at Ellen Smith. Miss Helen Morton, executive secretary of the National Student council of the national Y. W. C. A., was guest of honor at a dinner given by Mrs. C. Petrus Peterson for the Y. W. cabinet, Wednesday night Miss Morton will be in Lin coln all day Thursday, at which time she will give several talks be fore student audiences. ' Her first appearance wil be at a luncheon meeting mursaay at 12 o'clock at the city Y. W. C. A. She will speak on "Trends in the Student Movement in the United States." At A o'clock Thursday she will speak at a special meeting at Ellen Smith nan, to wnicn an y. W. members are Invited to attend. according to Miss Perniece Miller, Y. W. secretary. Miss Miller aiso announced that all staff meetings on Thursday would give way to Miss Morton's schedule. Miss Morton comes to the uni versity after a tour of the country, in which she visited 368 student Y. W. C. A. organizations. Last summer she attended the World Student Christian Federation which met in Switzerland, BANQUET SENIOR LEADERS CONVENE TODAY Committee on Organization To Decide on Course Measure Toward FACULTY APPROVES STEPS TAKEN BY GROUP Graduating Heads of All Campus Activities and Senior Ilonoraries Asked Attend Conference in Social Science Auditorium This Afternoon. With faculty approval safely tucked away, the committee on senior organization completed arrangements "Wednesday for a senior affair to be held Friday, March 2'2, as the initial step in formulation of class unity. The exact nature of the function will not be divulged, however, until this afternoon, when senior - - -Oleaders of all campus organiza BAUGHAN TO PLAY Fl Tri-K Club Sponsors Party On Ag College Campus March 16. For the opening ag mixer of the spring series to be held in activi ties hall Saturday evening, March 16, the Trl-K club, honorary ag- gronomy organization sponsoring the party, has engaged Leroy Baughan and his ten piece orches tra with vocalist entertainer. Chairman Marlon Jackson of the arrangement committee announced that since the basketball season is ended a special war preparation will be applied to the floor to fa cilitate dancing and that a large public address system will he in stalled. 'This is one of the largest and most popular dance bands yet ob tained for a mixer," Jackson stated. Baughan's orchestra has just recently completed an en gagement at the ' Froghop hall in St. Joseph, Mo., one of the larg est floors in that ciy. Besides pro viding music for the Farmer's fair rlanpp last snrintr nnl at scvrrsl varsity parties, Blondy Baughan's oanu nas ai?o piayeu hi me ian sas universities at Manhattan and Lawrence and at the Iowa Stato school at Ames. Among tbe entertainers featured by Baughan is LaVonne A hi, a lady blues singer, and Henry Weeth, a high tenor. The orches tra's maie trio is composed of Hay Hitchcock, Kenneth Anderson and Henry Wecth. "Because of the ex ceptionally good orchestra supple mented by the public address sys tem and the improved floor, we ex pect a large number of dance-goers, both with and without dates to attend," Jackson stated. Each cou ple should have at least one identi fication card, he said. Among the chaperons will be Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Tysdal. Mr. Tysdal is the sponsor of the Tri-K club. LISTS ADVANTAGES OF ACTIVITY WORK Women's Dean Shows Assets Of Extra-Curricular Interests. Pointing out the advantages cf active participation in campus ac tivities, Miss Amanda Heppner, dean of women, spoke before the freshman A. W. S. meeting Wed nesday at 5 o'clock in Ellen Smith hall. "Your chief reason for coming to college is a daily contact with trained minds," Miss Heppner stated. "In order that this contact may be broadened and enrichened. the wisest of you take an actlvj part in the extra-curricular activ ities of the university." Miss Heppner went on to say that through observation she hail found that students could be di vided into two groups, those who were intensely interested in most of the activities of the campus, and those who showed no interest whatsoever. She deplored the lack of a middle group, saying that everyone should have some inter est outside the daily routine. The overly enthusiastic person she admonished as well as the per son who showed no enthusiasm at all. And she explained that only insofar as the outside Interests completed the personality and broadened the outlook, were they valuable. "There are activities for every one," she said. "But one person cannot fit into all the activities." At the conclusion of Miss Hep pner's speech, Barbara DePutron, ticket manager for the Coed Fol lies, distributed the tickets which the group is to sell. Alaire Barkes, sponsor of the group, announced that at the lat meeting, scheduled next Wednes day at 5 o'clock. Miss Harriett Towne. of the Child Welfare De partment of the Lincoln public schools, will give a vocational guidance speech. 3R F RST SPRING MIXER SATURDAY Calls for Meeting Thursday of Action for Initial Class Unification.' tions will meet in Social Science auditorium at 5 o'clock. The senior presidents of all fra ternities and sororities, heads of all barb organizations, and the senior honorary groups were noti fied of the meeting and proposed plans by a letter from the com mittee which was sent out yester day. "The senior class," it an nounced, "has formulated several plans for class organization which should prove of utmost interest to all seniors, but before we can pre sent these plans to the seniors at large, it will be necessary to get your co-operation." It is stated In the announcement that "organiza tion is no longer a forlorn hope, but has become a real and actual possibility." This beginning step in the direc tion of complete organization has been consummated by a committee of eight seniors who were appoint ed to lay plans by Don Easterday, class president. Members of tho group, in addition to the president, are: Lamoine Bible, Violet Cross, Herman Rosenblatt, Jack Fischer, Marian Smith, Marjorie Filley, and Burton Marvin. In commenting on the accom plishment of the committee, Presi dent Easterday stated, "I am grat ified that the faculty has also seen the need ot a senior class organi zation and has given us permis sion to go ahead with our plans. The committee has done its work, but the real job will fall on ti e senior leaders of campus organiza tions. I sincerely hope that eac i and every one of those leaders will attend the meeting called for to night so that we may proceed without further delay." AIS. BOARD VEWS ASPIRANTS FOR BEST DRESSED CI TITLE Winner Revealed as Climax to Follies Style Show. Fifteen of tn- campus' best dressed girls appeared before tho A. W. S. Board members Wednes day noon. This appearance was only the beginning of the tryout.i which will determine the universi ty's best dressed coed, whose pre sentation will climax the Coed Fol- i lies and Spring Style Show, March The girls will be observed on the campus during the coming week, and the selection will be made by the A. W. S. Board members next week. The Identity of the winner will not be revealed until her pre sentation after the style show. Tha judgment will be made on taste in clothes, rather than the quantity and costliness. Posture, general appearance, poise, appropriateness, and personality of the wardrobe are also being considered, Lois Rathburn, A. W. S. Board member in charge of the Follies, an nounced. Elizabeth Whitney wa.1 judged last year's best dressed girl. Those girls who are candidate for the honor are: Janet Mathews, Cathleen Long, Jean Tucker, Mar. garet Higgins. Delores White, Mu. riel Hook, Helen McFarland. Pa tricia Vetter, Helen Elizabeth Lawrence, Rutn Seais, Betty An drews, Jane Cleary, Carol Emoiy, Alice Mae Livingston, and Penny Cosmos. ADAMS TO SPEAK AT Executive of Presbyterian Education Board Will Lecture Friday. Max Adams, executive of the Presbyterian board of education, will address the Religious Welfare Council of the university at a meet ing Friday, March 15, at 11 o'clock in room 205, Temple building. F. W. Pedelford, executive of the Baptist board of education will be present as a special guest. Both F. W, Pedelford and Max Adams are from headquarters of the church boards located In New York. R. B. Henry, Presbyterian student worker, states that it wUl be an open meeting and all inter ested are invited to attend. Dr. O. H. Werner of the teachers college discussed the functions of the council at a meeting of gtup C of the council yesterday. Mr. Adams will also address the Westminster foundation board members at a luncheon to be held at the Y. M. C A. Saturday nooc a- V ii r ' V vV, ft V If At .-A v; ; ft l'.V c - K - -1 - -' V.' ; t . f '