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VOL. XXXIV NO. 110.
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 1933.
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SENIORS SELECT
BAND FOR DANCE
Musical Skippers' Play for Class Organization
Party to Be Held Friday Afternoon at
Carrie Helle Raymond Hall.
ERICKSON REPLACES
Violet Cross, . Jack Fischer Urge Members Class of
1935 to Support Affair; to Name Fifty
Women on Hostess Group.
With selection of an orchestra and completion of most of
the final details, arrangements for the senior party, which is
to be held Friday afternoon from 4 until 6 o'clock at Carrie
Belle Raymond hall, entered its final stages at the meeting of
the senior organization committee held Monday at 5 o'clock in
the Student council office. O
a ten niece band, called the
Musical Skippers has been ob
tained to furnish the music for
the dance, the same orchestra that
played for the R.O.T.C. affair held
recently. Violet Cross arranged
for it through the help of Billy
Quick, director of the university
band. It was also decided at the
meeting that refreshments will be
served and that about fifty senior
women will be chosen by the com
mittee to act as hostesses for the
affair. A list of those selected will
be announced soon, it was decided.
In addition, chaperons will be
named Tuesday or Wednesday.
Due to the continued illness of
Burton Marvin, a member of the
committee, the members selected
Wilbur Erickson, president of the
Barb council to serve in his place.
A discussion was held concern
ing the attitude of the seniors to
the approaching affair, and the
committee came to the conclusion
that there was no reason why their
classmates should not fully sup
port the dance. Jack Fischer,
president of Student council, de
clared, "Most of the senior men
have a sense of false sophistica
tion which they allow to prejudice
them against affairs such as this
senior party at which they get to
gether with the other members of
their class. There is absolutely no
reason for such a foolish attitude.
"I think it is silly for the senior
girls to hesitate in coming to the
party," stated Miss Cross. "After
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AT
EllENjfflSlDAY
Unaffiliated Girls Invited
To A.W.S. 'Get Together'
Program.
All unaffiliated girls are urged
to attend the barb open house
which will be neld next Sunday
afternoon from 3 until 5 in Ellen
Smith hall, according to Evelyn
Diamond, in charge of the A. W. S.
barb group.
Faculty members who have been
invited to attend the affair are
Chancellor and Mrs. E. A. Burnett.
Dean and Mis. C. H. Oldfather.
Dr. and Mrs. O. Bouwsma. Dr. and
Mrs. Sttphen Corey. Dr. and Mrs.
Meyer G. Gaba, Dr. and Mrs. J. P.
Senning, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Hayes,
and Miss Bernice Miller.
A violin solo by Betty Zatter
strom will be the first number on
the program, followed by piano
Holns by Lenore Teal and Elsie
Mansfield, respectively. Continu
ing the afternoon's program. Helen
Hart, soprano, and James Fitch,
baritone, will each sing, solos.
"The purpose of these affairs,'
according -to Miss Diamond. "Is to
enable unaffiliat2d students to be
come better acquainted with each
other and also to come to know
the faculty members better."
PIANO TEAM WINNER
Delian-Union Literary Group
Entertains Friday
Night.
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"Major and Minor," a piano duo
composed of Wilnm Bute and
Francis Johnson took first prize
In the amateur night performance
staged by the Delian-Union Liter
ary society Friday evening. March
16. Howard Mock, vice president,
was master of ceremonies.
Alice Doll as a French song
stress won second honors, and the
third place award went to a clari
net quartet composed of wln
Fischer. Bohumil Rott. Julia Bick
nell. and Alice Doll. The show was
directed by Nancy Mumford and
Belle Graves, and the acts were
judged by three alumni members.
Refreshment, in a St. Patrick s
day theme were served by RutK
Griffith. About thirty-five attended
the meeting, which was held as an
annual event honoring the alumni.
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Prof. Senning Discusses
Unicameral Legislature
Professor John P. Senning spoke
before the Lincoln Urban Forum
Sunday afternoon at 3:30. His
topic was "Some Observations on
tbe Future ot the Unicameral Legislature."
N 10 SPONSOR
IN AMATEUR CONTEST
MARVIN ON COMMITTEE
PROGRAM PLANS
FOR ENGINEERING
MEET ARRANGED
Local A. S. M. E. Members
Entertain District
Convention.
Final program arrangements for
the first district conference of the
American Society of Mechanical
Engineers to be held on the uni
versity campus Thursday and Fri
day, March 21 and 22, are now be
ing completed by local A. S. M. E.
society members, according to
Prof. F. W. Weiland of the me
chanical engineering department,
who is sponsor to the Nebraska
chapter.
Thirty representatives from the
University of Missouri. Missouri
School of Mines, Kansas Statae,
Kansas university and North Da
kota Agricultural and Mechanical
college are expected here. The
delegates are to attend a two-day
program which includes presenta
tion of nine technical engineering
papers by the visiting members,
three inspection tours and four
luncheons and banquets, Prof.
Weiland stated.
The convention starts with the
registering of the delegates at 9
o'clock, Thursday morning, in the
mechanical engineering building.
Following, an inspection tour thru
the Nebraska Light and Power
company and the state capitol
building will be held. At the cap
itol Governor Cochran will give
an address of welcome to the A.
S. M. E. delegates. At 12:30 noon,
a luncheon at the- Grand hotel will
take place in conjunction with lo
cal engineers.
Prizes for Papers.
Opening the afternoon session
at 1:30, nine of the representatives
will read technical papers on va
rious engineering subjects. A $50
prize is awarded for the best pa
per with $25 and $10 being given
to second and third places. Ne
braska students to present papers
are Howard Simonson, president
of the local society, on "The Re
generative Vapor Cycle," and E.
D. Bcachler on "Diesel Boilers."
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REV. HUST TALKS OS
T ALL E OF PRAYER'
Minister Continues Series
Of Lenten Vesper
Services.
Discussing the value and signifi
cance of prayer. Rev. Ray Hunt,
of the First Christian church, will
deliver the second of a series of
Lenten services at the Y. W. ves
pers, Tuesday at 5 o'clock at Ellen
Smith. The series, which began
last week when Rev. Garth Sibald
spoke on the meaning of Lent, will
continue thruout the Lenten period.
Meditation music by Violet
Vaughn, pianist, will precede Rev.
Hunt's speech. The devotionals
will be in charge of Phyllis Jean
Humphrey, Y. W. secretary. The
vesper staff, with Caroline Kile as
chairman, is in charge of the series
of meetings.
Vraz Shows Error in Modern
Impression of Bohemian Race
With the passage of time, the old picture of" the Bohemian
as a poor, idealistic but loose Jiving dreamer of the Parisian
Montmartre or of Greenwich village, Xew York, is fading to
join the ghosts of other departed fancies," says Professor Vraz
of the business administration department. Professor Vraz Mas
the one-time editor of the largcsto
un. u.wili'in nAwnnflTutr in t hp I
triuu.iiuo,1"M I I
United States, with its headquar
ters at Northwestern university.
Chicago, and he has been intensely
interested in the interpretation
given his country. Czechoslovakia
is synonymous with Bohemia. But
the term Bohemian is not related
to either.
Professor Vraz exp!!n. th r
ror. Gypsies thought to have mi
grated from Egypt or India, trav
eled to the central afid western
sections of Europe In the begin
ning of the 15th century. They
were persecuted on their way and
as they passed through Bohemia,
the king put the Bohemian seal on
their palms to insure their safety
through his country. When they
arrived In France, they were asked
from whence the had come, and
not understanding the language,
they showed the seals, and were
RAMSAY, BAILEY
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University Players Open
In 'My Lucky Star'
Monday Night.
SCENE LAID IN NEBRASKA
Temple Theater Showing
World Premier of
Production.
Orchids to Ray Hanisay and
Art liailey! Once again Mr.
Ramsay comes through in a
University Players smash hit.
ITc usually plays one comedy a
year. The audience which wti
nessed the opening last evening
of "My Lucky Star" at the Tem
ple theater, agreed it was a bril
liant success and an opening com
parable to the most excellent.
Fred Ballard, graduate of this
university and an American play
wright, wrote "My Lucky Star,"
which has its setting in a mythical
Nebraska town, River City. Not
only was the opening Monday eve
ning the first night for the Play
ers in this latest vehicle, but it
also marked the world premier of
Ballard's play.
As the hero, "Eggleston
Sterns," affectionately called
"Eggs," Ray Ramsay was a panic.
Well known to local audiences this
prominent alum, met with enthusi
astic success. Mary Dean was seen
as "Carrie," a typical overworked
wife of a lazy fellow, who had
to take in sewing in order to keep
the wolf from the door. Her
mother, "Grandma White" was a
typical little old lady played by
Harriet Leason. Her character
make-up was exceptionally good.
Art Bailey, cast as "Bud Mc-
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FLANDlfSPEl IN
AT A.S.M.E. CONCLAVE
National President Talks
To Faculty, Business
Men, Students.
In three addresses belore Lin
coln engineering groups Wednes
day, March 20, Ralph E. Flanders,
national president of the American
Society of Mechanical Engineers,
will speak to university faculty
members and Lincoln business men
at noon, the student branch of the
A. S. M. E. in the afternoon, and
the senior A. S. M. E. group and
the Engineers club in the evening.
A. member of the national busi
ness advisory and planning coun
cil, Mr. Flanders will speak to stu
dent members of the A. S. M. E. in
the afternoon at the M. E. build
ing. His noon talk to faculty mem
bers and Lincoln business men is
on the subject, "Business and
Government."
Before the joint meeting of the
senior A. S. M. E. group and en
gineers club at the Grand hotel at
6:15, Mr. Flanders will discuss the
"Engineer and Social Weil-Being."
A leader in the field of economic
study, discussion and writing, the
speaker is considered a national
authority on machine design and
construction. His writings have
appeared in many magazines and
the recent book, "Taming Our Ma
chine," was written by him.
Alexis Speaks to German
Clul Members March 26
Dr. Joseph E. Alexis, chairman
of the department of Germanic
languages, will address members
of the German club at a meeting
to be held Tuesday, March 26, at
7:30 in Morrill hall auditorium.
Dr. Wilhelm Pfeiler, assistant
professor of Germanic languages,
will show moving pictures which
he took on bis last trip to Ger
many. termed
Bohemians since the
Frenchman was not acquainted
with the national division beyond
his horizon. "Unfortunately for
the Czech, the term Bohemian
later became applied to literary
men and artists of loose and ir
regular habits.
Czechs Gifted Musically.
'The fact that the Czechs are
unusually gifted musically tended
to strengthen the false association
with the gypsies."
Erick Berry, in the Travel Mag
azine for 1926, says. "With the si
lent efficiency of Germany to the
north of them, with the gayety of
Hungary to the south, and the
quicksilver Poles to the north
east, what strange combination
has created ihis race so like the
Yankees la every way?"
Professor Vraz considers It quite
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BALLARD COMEDY
Speaks Here.
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Who will deliver a series of
three addresses before engineering
groups Wednesday, March 20. Mr.
Flanders is national president of
the American Society of Mechani
cal Engineers.
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Ireland to Name Choruses
Wednesday; Quartet
Added to Show.
Openiing the ticket sales cam
paign for the 1935 Kosmet Klub
spring show, "Kiss Columbo,"
which will be presented the week
of April 2 at the Temple theater,
thirty Kosmet Klub workers
checked out the white ducats from
ticket chairman Bill Garlow Sat
urday, and began a concerted drive
in fraternity and sorority houses
Monday.
All seats for the musical comedy
will be reserved, but reservations
cannot be made until March 25,
one week before the show, when
ticket holders can indicate their
seat preference at the Temple the
ater ticket office or Latsch Broth
ers. Fraternity or sorority members
who plan to attend the same night
may reserve blocks in the audi
ence, Henry Kosman, business
manager ot the Klub stated. Work
ers plan a drive in the downtown
business district this week, he
added.
Three chorus routines have been
completed by the entire chorus
cast, Dr. Ralph Ireland, dance di
rector, announced Monday. Fol
lowing the completion of the fourth
routine at the Monday night prac
tices, selection of the men's and
pony choruses will be made, which
will be announced in Wednesday's
Nebraskan.
Addition of a popular campus
quartette to the list of novelty
numbers in the show was revealed
yesterday by George Holyoke,
Klub vice president.
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Gathering Takes Place
Usual A.W.S League
Groups.
Of
In place of the usual group
meetings of the barb A. W. S., a
mass meeting will be held Thurs
day at 5 o'clock at which Thelma
Goldstein will preside, according to
Evelyn Diamond, in charge of barb
A. W. S. activities. The place of
the meeting has not yet been defi
nitely decided.
Announcements of barb leaders
for the next year will be made.
These girls will be seiectea on me
hnni of the work and the inter
est which they have shown during
the past year.
Tuesday at o o ciock in Ag nan
305 there will be another mass
mooting tit which Aletha Forell
will preside. The entire outline of
spring activities win do preseniea
the girls at this meeting. The first
of these activities is the barb open
house which is to be held Sunday,
Marc 24.
FRESHMAN CAM SET
'TREATS' SEW GIRLS
Group to Serve Students
Hot CLocilatc in
Ellen Smith.
"Hot-chocolate treat" will be
given Wednesday noon, March 20.
in Ellen Smith hall by Freshman
cabinet for all unaffiliated girls
who were not reached through the
membership drive and for girls
who are attending the university
for the first time tbis semester.
This affair is being held to ac
auaint these girls with Y. W. C. A.
activities and Ellen Smith hall.
The work of the Y. W. staffs and
Interest groups wil be explained.
Members of tbe cabinet are.
Doris Burnett. Betty Chemy,
Eleanor Kelly, Winifred Nelson,
Barbara Jesry, Marie Katouc,
Marian Rlst. Mary Stewart, Ag-
nese Novacek. Helen Nolte, Vir
ginia McAdams, Kathryn Wln
qulst, Mildred Holland, Martha
Martin. Alice Black. Jane ren-
nington. Margaret Hendricks, and
Iva Miller.
KLUB
NITIATES
CAMPAIGN
FOR SPRING SHOW
COMMITTEES FOR
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Farmers' Fair Workers Make
Arrangements for Gala
Celebration.
RALLY HELD THURSDAY
Motion Pictures of Last
Year's Affair Shown
Students.
Committees for work on the
19:5") Farmers' Fair to be hed
on May -i have been appointed
and preparations for making
this most important function
of the og campus a success are
under way. The lists were posted
by the fair board following a rally
held last Thursday night and in
cluded all students on the campus.
At this initial affair in Ag hall
in order to arouse interest and en
thusiasm for the all-day event,
Charles Rochford, fair manager
who is making plans for the day,
explained the functioning of the
committees and their work to
gether with the purpose of the fair.
The big job that is ahead of all the
ag students to make ready for the
celebration and the way that the
committee work has been accom
plished in the past was also ex
plained to the group who attended
the rally.
Pictures of last year's fair were
shown at the Thursday night gath
ering by L. K. Crowe, professor
of dairy husbandry. Group sing
ing by "the crowd was led by Don
Joy, with Gladys Klopp accom
panying at the piano. Louis
Schick, fair board member, pre
sided at the meeting.
The next function planned by
the fair board to stir interest will
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IQNAL
Child Welfare Worker to
Address Freshman
A.W.S.
Miss Harriett Towne, of the
Child Welfare Bureau of the Lin
coln Public Schools, will give a vo
cational address at the last meet
ing of the freshman A. W. S. She
will discuss the general problems
faced by college women in select
ing a vocation. Alaire Barkes,
sponsor of the group, requested
that all members, as well as others
interested, attend the meeting,
which will be held at 5 o'clock
Wednesday, March 20, in Ellen
Smith hall.
This is the last meeting of the
freshman A. W. S. group, which
was organized in September by the
A. W. S. Board. The purpose of
the group has been to orientate
freshman girls with the university
campus, as well as to discuss vo
cational and personality problems
with which they are faced. At the
weekly meetings the members of
the group have been addressed by
leaders of the various campus or
ganizations, as well as by voca
tional speakers and members of
the faculty.
Jane Barbour has acted as pres
ident during the year, with Mary
Gavin as secretary. The group has
done active work in assisting with
the Cornhusker Costume party and
with the Coed Follies.
W.A.A. Sponsors Dancing
Class Under Thornberry
So successful was the social
dancing leason given by Lee Thorn-
berry, well known Lincoln uancing
teacher, last Friday evening that
another will be given from 7:40 to
8:15 on Friday, March 22, under
the sponsorship of the W. A. A.
Iris Knox will be in charge of
the next class. Everyone interest
ed in attending is invited to do so.
IRK ON ANNUA
AG EVEN
EN
Prosecution Wins Decision in
First Rotind of Libel Battle
Decision for the first round in the epical battle the senior
laws are staging in their mock law suit over an alleged libelous
Daily Nebraskan article was cast in favor of the plaintiff.
Congressman II. Ayre Ulower. Jn Monday afternoon's special
appearance called by Maurice Akin and Howard Gillespie,
attoneys lor the twenty-rour ae-t
fendants. Judge cnaries a. iui'
ting, the honorable Judge in whose
court the case Is appearing, over
ruled the appearance of the de
fense. The court. In sustaining claims
of the plaintiffs barristers, Her
man Rosenblatt and Don Easter
day, ruled against the special ap
pearance aa to all two dozen de
fendants. His honor proposed that the
plalntlffa point that special ap
pearance Involved & plea to merits
aa to whether the article was lib
elous or not and so involving the
subject matter of the action was
well taken, and he therefore de
cided that tbe action waa not valid
on part of defendants. The court
thereupon ordered the defendants
to answer chargea filed In the pe
tition of plaintiff. The cause was
then set for trial at Thursday,
COUNCIL MAY RENEW
BIG SIX CONVENTIONS
Fischer Reveals Move to Renew Student Government
Conventions; Nebraska Will Be Host if
No Other Schools Bid.
COMMITTEE CONTACTS
Conference Would Discuss Mutual Problems Class
Organization, Used Book Exchanges,
Faculty Relations, Chaperons.
First steps toward resumption of the I5ig Six student coun.
oil convention have been taken by the Nebraska council with
the dispatching of letters on the matter to other Hi' Six
schools. Dick Fischer, chairman of the council committee on
the proposed conference, revealed Monday. Attitudes of other
- OBig Six schools toward such a
DAKOTA ARGUERS
MEET HUSKERS IN
MUNITION DEBATE
Steadman, McMahon Take
Negative Side for
Nebraska.
South Dakota versus Nebraska.
That is the lineup for the debate
on the controversial armament
question, "Resolved, that the na
tions should agree to prevent the
international shipment of arms
and munitions," to be held Wed
nesday evening at 7:30 o'clock in
Social Science auditorium. The
Husker team of Charles W. Stead
man and J. Leo McMahon will ar
gue the negative against an af
firmative pair from Dakota.
"The Dakota school bus always
been recognized for putting out
one of the foremost debate squads
in this part of the country, and on
this subject which has caused con
tinual comment recently in campus
circles as well as in international
centers, we expect the most inter
esting debate of the year," Prof.
H. Adelbert White, coach of the
Nebraska debaters, declared Mon
day. "The armament topic has
been used in more debates thru
out the country this year than any
other question."
Stopping over but one night on
their way back home, the South
Dakota team will be returning
from an engagement they are now
holding with Kansas university.
Professor White stated that the de
bate would prove a valuable
source of material for discussion
for the various peace and military
groups on the campus.
In commenting on the contest to
be held Wednesday night. Stead
man, member of the Nebraska
team, added, "In view of the pres
ent European crisis, the subject is
very timely and important, and
holds more world interest and at
tention than any other one present
day problem." .
The general public, especially
students and faculty members, are
invited to attend the affair.
FIRST GIRL RESERVE
CLASS HELD TIES DAY
Training Course Offered
For Grading
Teachers.
The first class of the six weeks
course in Girl Reserve Training
will be held Tuesday evening,
March 19, at 7 o'clock at the city
Y. W. C. A. The course is offered
for graduating teachers or other
students who feel it will help them
in future extra-curricular work in
high school teaching.
Classes will be held every Tues
day night at 7 o'clock at the city
Y. W. building. Miss A'Louise
Trestor, Girl Reserve secretary,
will supervise the course. Regis
tration may be made thru the uni
versity Y. W. office at Ellen Smith
hall or by calling Miss Trestor at
the city Y. W. C. A.
March 28.
In commenting on the outcome
of results of the first skirmish,
views of opposing law firms were
considerably different. "We've
been robbed by a subservience to a
technicality in the law," ejaculated
young Mr. Gillespie. "Neverthe
less," he added, "there is no ques
tion in our minds ut that twelve
good jurors will find that demands
made merely constitute an at
tempted holdup of the public serv
ants." "Nuts." retorted Easterday and
Rosenblatt. "The court merely
obeyed the rules of law and the
special appearance waa rightly and
properly overruled, aa even a uni
versity freshman could easily
recognize that the defendants bad
committeed such act and will have
to respond in damages when the
case Is tried."
SCHOOLS WITH LETTERS
meeting are not yet known, Fischer
said, but added that answers arc
expected from all of them this
week.
Decision of the council to take
the Initiative in interesting Big
Six schools in such a meeting was
reached at a recent meeting when
it was pointed out that similar
problems and projects as face the
Nebraska council are also engag
ing the attention of other confer
ence schools. Prior to 1934 the
convention had been held several
years with a considerable degree
of success, Nebraska having played
host to the meeting at one time.
Although taking the initiative in
arousing interest in the venture,
Nebraska will make no bid for the
proposed convention unless it is
not desired by the other schools,
Fischer announced.
"Just at present we are sound
ing out the other schools as to
their opinions on the proposal
which we hope will be favorable."
he said. "Our plans are, of course,
still in the formative stage, but we
are making every effort to secure
the interest and co-operation of
every conference school in reviving
the conference and making it a
success."
General topics suggested by tho
Nebraska committee for discussion
at the meeting included class or
ganization, used book exchanges,
general relations with faculty,
chaperons, and general student
government activities.
COVER DESIGN ABOUT
March Issue Contains Many
Articles of Interest to
Architects.
Offering a complete array of
features for architectural students,
the Nebraska Blue Print, student
engineering publication, is expect
ed to present its March issue the
latter part of this week, it was re
ported by Trof. L. B. Smith, head
of the architectural department,
who is in charge of this month's
issue.
Contained in the publication are
two student articles, "Cathedral at
Rheims" by Paul Rader and "Mod
ern Construction" by Kenneth
Clark. Rader describes the fea
tures and relates the history ot
the cathedral with excerpts taken
from his English term paper, Pro
fessor Smith stated. Modern build
ing materials are considered by
Clark and student viewpoints rela
tive to the materials are also pre
sented. Among student reproductions
made in architectural classes, a
drawing of the Nave Cathedral by
Verner Meyer, ar. archeological de
sign and an illustration of a map
of Paris are published.
The cover design for the issue
is a unique bit of work, Professor
Smith pointed out. A plan of the
old Roman Forum appears in the
background with a number of
other buildings of the world lead
ing to the Nebraska state capitol
silhouetted in the foreground.
"The design is to the point, his
toric, and is with local applica
tion," he said.
HOOK REVIEW GROUP
TO MEET THURSDAY
Lincoln Woman to Speak
To Y. W. Hobby Club
At Ellen Smith.
Members of the Y. W. C. A.
Book Review group will hear a
prominent Lincoln woman review
one of the important new books at
a weekly meeting In the southeast
room of Ellen Smith hall Thurs
day at 1 o'clock, according to Lois
Rathburn, head or me group.
Among speakers heard at past
meetine-s have been Mrs. E. F.
Garey, Mrs. Roy Green, and Mrs
Ada Malcolm.
PROF. SMITH TO GIVE
TALK OS BARKHAUSES
Will Address American
Institute of Electrical
Engineers.
Prof. T. T. Smith of the physics
department will address the Amer
ican Institute of Electrical Engi
neers, at 7:? 'clock Wednesday
evening. March C to BL 211 with
the topic, "Barkhatj3en Effect."
Prof. Smith will also present a
demonstration In connection with
the talk.
Following the address, a busi
ness meeting is to be held.