N EBRASK JT1C AILY AN "Be campus conscious" Read the Nebraskan" Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska vol. xxxiv NO. 117. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 193f PRICE 5 CENTS. SENIORS CONVENE AT MASS MEETING Class Members to Make At a 7i30 O'clock Conclave Thursday in Social Science Auditorium. FISCHER STRESSES IMPORTANCE CO-OPERATION Easterduy Implies Thut Group Might Entertain With Banquet, Prom, and Week for l93o Graduates Before End of Spring Semester. .Seniors in t lie university Thursday evening in Social Science auditorium to consider fur thcr advancements in their class begun lost Friday with a dance Discussion on several senior ing to Don Eaiitcrday, class presl-o dent, ana mo emus comnuiiei, which will meet at 6 o'clock, prior to the general gathering, will offer some of Its suggestion for unl flcatlon. Eastcrday indicated that they have sevcrul functions In minH including such affairs as a senior prom, a banquet and a senior week. It is hoped mac vno xu.1.1 graduates will progress far enough toward successful organization that later classes will be able to embark upon their plans early In tho year. Every Senior Should Attend. Jack Fischer, member of the committee, remarked Wednesday, "It is up to everybody in the se nior class to attend today's meet ing If they are to live up to their obligation to their class and to the university. We will never consum mate a successful organization if everything is left up to the com mittee. The members of the class must contribute to the work or the plan Is doomed to failure. If we obtain such support. It will be pos sible to stage several senior func tions during the remainder of the year and possibly to have an en tire week devoted to senior activ ity." "Last Friday's affair just broke the ice," he continued, "and we must make the met of our suc cessful beginning immediately. The committee will work whole heartedly on any plans' adopted, tho faculty and the administration has shown Itself to be In back of us. and all we now need to achieve our goal Is the co-operation of the entire class. This meeting Is the first opportunity offered in which -can - demonstrate that co operation, and they should make the most of it." at mm MEET Wyland Leads Discussion of European, Far Eastern Situations. Reports of the four main com mittees which work as a part of the student peace organization were made at the meeting of the Drganization which was held Wed nesday evening in the Religious Welfare room of the Temple build ing. Under the leadership of Hugh C. Wyland, who presided over the meeting, a discussion of present European conditions anu 01 me Japanese naval situation with its relation to the United States naval maneuvers to be held In the Pa cific this summer was carried on by those present. Committee chairmen gave the reports presenting the accomplish ments of their respective groups during the semester thuj far. Grace Lewis reported on diploma cy, Ellis Champlin, on armament control. Bob Harrison, munitions Investigation and Ed Murphy, on arms embargo and the non-aggression pact. Members present at the meeting also wrote to the Nebraska con gressmen protesting against the naval maneuvers and the proposed Increase in army and navy appro priations. Plans are being made to have a speaker at the next regular meet ing which will be held on Wednes day, April 10. - GERMAN CLUB HEARS TRAVEL EXPERIENCES Father Demuth Addresses Group at Meeting Wednesday Father Demuth, Catholic priest of Lincoln, related his experiences in traveling through the Black for est of Germany, at the meeting of the German club Wednesday eve ning. "The Black forest is one of the most interesting places in Ger many," Fathr Demuth declared. Dr. Pfeiler of the German de partment showed and explained motion pictures, which he himself had taken on his last trip to Ger many in 193.3. Group singing was also led by Dr. Pfeiler. BOOK REVIEW GROUP TO MEET THURSDAY The Y. W. book review group will hear Mrs. Ella Marshall re view "The Challenge Behind the Face of Japan" by Upton Close, (Joseph Washington Haili, Thurs day at 1 o'clock. Chairman Lois Rathburn invites all those who wish to become members of the 'fniuj to attend the meeting. COMMITTEES REPORT GROUP SUCCESSES Further Organization l'lans will hold a mass meeting tit 7:30 organization plans which were at (Jarrio Hello Kaymond hall, functions will be held, accord College Dean Is Convocation Speaker at Temple Tuesday. . Two outstanding topics will be presented by Dean C. A. Boucher of the University of Chicago next Tuesday, April 2. when he visits the university campus. At the public university convocation in the Temple theater that morning he will speuk on "What Should Be Emphasized in a College Educa tion?" "The Elements of the 'Chi cago Plan' " will be the theme of his discussion before the annual joint banquet of Pi Beta Kappa and Sigma XI Tuesday evening at the university club. At the close of Dean Boucher's address at the convocation Tues day morning new members of Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma XI will be announced. The "Chicago plan" for rear rangsment of the curriculum in the first two years of college work has brought widespread discus sion to the academic world in the past two years. Various phases of the procedure are now under consideration by various members of the laculty of the university, according to Prof. Clifford M. Hicks, secretary of Phi Beta Kappa, and his explanation of the plan Is expected to reveal the plan in a most thorough manner. The morning convocation at the Temple theater will be presided over by Prof. J. P. Guilford, presi dent of Phi Beta Kappa. The program will include a statement of the purposes of each society by their presidents. The announce ment of new members will be made by Prof. Emma N. Anderson, sec (Continued on Page 2.) Ill Plan 'Something New and Different' to Replace Annual Ad-Nite. Something new and different will be discussed as an undertak ing for Gamma Alpha Chi, pro fessional and honorary advertising sorority at its meeting to be held Thursday evening at 7:30 In Ellen Smith hall, Virginia Selleck, presi dent, announced. The nature of the project has not yet been revealed and no defi nite plans have been made for its carrying out, but it is hoped by sponsors of the idea that it will prove so interesting and fitting an activity for the group that they will favor adopting the project in place of Ad-Nite, a traditional yearly function sponsored by Gamma Alpha Chi. BOUCHER 10 TALK ON CHICAGO PLAN AT JOINT DINNER Judge's Gavel Descends on -Nebraskan Libel Suit Today Witnesses have boon subpoenaed, jurors are being selected, and the gavel of the Honorable Charles H. Nutting, judgr of the university court, will descend on the scene of the $100,000 libel suit which is being presented by members of the senior law class at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon in the practice court at law- school. Twenty-four defendants.o including the board of regents of the university, the Daily Nebras kan, and the publication board, will attempt to uphold the publica tion of an article that appeared in the Feb. 22 1935, issue of the' Ne braskan in. which the name oi Congressman Homer Ayre Blower is claimed to have been libelously attacked. Attorneys for the plaintiff, Her man Rosenblatt and Dan Easter day. Issued subpoenas to the vari ous witnesses Wednesday. The document demanded the appear ance of all those named at the courtroom by the appointed hour and stated a liability for failure to attend consisting of a payment of all losses and damages sus tained to the aggrieved parties and an additional forfeit of $50. "We command you that all and singular business and excuses be. put COUNCIL PASSES ON ORGANIZATION CAMPUS GROUPS Charters Comenius, Socia Relations, Sponsors Clubs Approved. GROUP GIVES REPORTS All University Combines Must Begin Work on Constitution. Committee reports and ap proval of the constitution o various campus organizations were the main considerations at the mooting of tho Sludont council held Wednesday afternoon at o o'clock in University hall. Constitutions of the Comenius club, a society for Czechoslovaks students; the Sponsor's club; and the Social Relations club were passed on after the report of Eve lyn Diamond, chairman of the con stitution committee, was given. The document of tho Student Peace group was referred back to the committee for further consid eration. Miss Diamond, in her re port, stated that several organlza tions on the campus that do not have working constitutions will probably be notified that they must beg-in functioning on an ap proved constitution during the next year. A preliminary report of the Junior-Senior prom committee was presented by Co-Chairman Irving Hill. Since full computation of ex penditures has not been completed, a final report will be given later, Hill said. Lee Young, head of the council committee on senior class organization, outlined the steps that have been taken by the senior class and told of some of the plans which the class is considering for the future. The publicity commit tee's report was made by Bob Bulger. SOCIAL SCHEDULE OF Committee Secures Nine Piece Band to Play For Affair. Dancing at the All-Barb spring party Friday evening, March 29, in the Armory, unaffiliated stu dents of the university will close their social calendar for the cur rent season. The event completes the schedule of the Barb Interclub council and the Barb A. W. S, league activities for the remainder of the school year. Ted Harris and his nine-piece orchestra are to furnish music for the occasion and chaperons will be Prof, and Mrs. O. W. Reinmuth and Prof, and Mrs. S. M. Corey, according to John Stover, Barb Interclub council president. 'With a larger orchestra play Ing than was secured for any other Barb dance, and as this dance is the last party of the year, a large crowd is expected to be present, Stover stated. "The dance is not limited to members of the league and council and all unaffiliated students are invited." The use of the Armory has been made possible by the Y. W. c. A. who postponed their social danc ine class held regularly in the building Friday evenings, Stover pointed out. Members of the arrangements committee are Evelyn Diamond, William Newconu r, and John Sto ver, who are aided by four assist ants from each of the sponsoring societies. They are Rowena Swen son, Gretchen Budd, Aletha For rell, Selma Goldstein, Milton Witt man, Joe Ruzicka, Alvin Kleeb and Gifford Swenson. Admission pnees are ten and fif teen cents and refreshments will be available to everyone. aside." the subpoena stated. On the eve of the big day, the lawyers had little to say. Rosen blatt and Easterday declared, "Our witnesses are ready and the scene is all set for the restoration of a man's name, even though it may be only in money." Maurice Akin and Howard Gil lasple, the defense barristers, re marked, "There Is no doubt in our minds but that the right of the press to speak truthfully and fear lessly in the interests of better government, and to comment fairly on the character of our public servants will be upheld in court." Defendants named in the action Include the State Journal Printing company, the board of regents, the chancellor, certain members of the Nebraskan staff, and the student publications board. The court will be thrown open to spectators, it was stated. BIG SISTER BOARD TO HOLD INSTALLATION Group Inducts Members, Officers at Service Thursday. Elizabeth Moomaw will be in stalled president of the Big Sister Board at ceremonies to be held at S o'clock Thursday in Ellen Smith hall. Other officers and members of the organization will also take office at that time. Rowena Swenson and Jean Marvin will be respectively Installed as vice president and secretary treasurer. Members of the Big Sister Board who will serve for the com ing year are Ruth Matschullct, Elizabeth Bushee, Phyllis Jean Humphrey, Gladys Klop, Theodora Lohrman, Erma Bauer, Marjorie Bannister, Doris Weaver, and Betty Magee. The board membership Is divided equally between sorority and non- sorority groups, and each of the three upper classes is represented on the board. Junior, Senior Women Go to Polls; Latter Nominate for Mortar Board. Approximately 350 junior and senior women voted for a May Queen to preside at the Ivy Day festivities, and senior women voted for Mortar Board nominees when they went to the polls in Ellen Smith hall yesterday. Voting on Ag campus was completed Tues day. The eighteen girls who filled the requirements for nomination in elude: Elaine Fonteln, Alice Bcek man, Arlcne Bors, Jean Brownlee, Dorothy Cathers. Callsta Cooper, Marjorio Filley, Hallene Haxthau- sen, Louise Hossack, Margaret Medlar, Loretta Murphy, Bash Perkins, Maxine Packwood, Mar jorle Smith, Marian Smith, Ethel Kuntzfield, Dorothy Lee Hartzler, and Adcia Tombrink. Each senior was allowed to men tion from five to twenty junior girls as nominees for membership in Mortar Board, senior women's honorary. The thirty girls receiv ing the highest number of votes are automatically nominated. Requirements for nomination in eluded an average of 80 or above, with no outstanding delinquencies; a senior standing; a B activity, and twelve hours a semester. The polls were in charge of the members of Motar Board, who are: Violet Cross, Bash Perkins, Max ine Packwood, Arlene Bors, Calis ta Cooper, Marjorie Filley, Breta Peterson, Elaine Kontein, Louise Hossack, Marjorie Smith , and Marion Smith. 1 WHO ATTENDED MEET Group to See Movies, Slides Taken Last Summer at Conference. Students who have attended the Estes park Y. W.-Y. M. confer ence, and those who are interested in going this summer, will gather at Pioneers park Sunday after noon for an Estes reunion in the form of a picnic. The group will meet in front of the Temple building at 3:30 and drive to Pioneer a park where they will view movies and slides taken at last summer's conference. All those interested in going horse back riding may make reser vations with Miss Bernice Miller, Y. W. secretary. Reservations for the supper may be made with Mary Yoier or at the Y. M. or W. offices. Plans for the picnic are being made by Bob Mario and Gladys Klopp with the help of Miss Miller. Wind Accompanying Dust Clouds Sends Temperature Dotal Accompanying the dust clouds that dimmed Nebraska skies again Tuesday, a chilly northwest wind visited Lincoln Wednesday and sent the balmy spring tempera tures southward. The thermometer during the day registered in the neighborhood of 40 as contrasted with the high 75 of Tuesday after noon. The change in weather was brought about by a northwest wind blowing from the rockies in Mon tana. T. A. Blair, the university weatherman, stated. Wednesday night the lowest was 39L he indi cated, with fair weather conditions following on Thursday. Other arts of the state received snow with reports giving .02 oi an inch at North Platte and a trace at Omaha. Meanwhile in parts of Kansas, Colorado, and other sec tions of the midwest, dust storms are still raging. The dust of Tuesday's storm probably came from South Dakota and western Nebraska, Mr. Blair said. 350 VOTE DURING ELECTION OF MAY QUEEN MARCH 27 PEP FRATERNITY INITIATES 23 NEW MIEN WEDNESDAY Com Cobs Hold Ceremonies At Delta Upsilon House. HILL DIERECTS MEETING Organization Heads Will Receive Bids for Spring Party. Twenty-three uniformed pledges became members of tho Corn Cobs chapter of Pi Epsi lon Pi, national collegiate pop (YnlcHiilv. at an initiation hold Wednesday night at the Delta Up silon fraternity house, according to President Irving Hllll. Men vho weathered the informal Initiation and took formal vows were as following: Ted Bradley, Lewis Cass, Everett Chittenden, George Eager. Floyd Friedman, Russell Gilman, Harry Hammer, Robert Hutton. Arnold Lcvlne, Bill Newcomer, Dale Oder. George Plpal, Ralph Reed, Ross Martin, Elmer Scheele, Evan Smith, Lyn dlc Stout, Jack Rasmusacn, Clare Wiley, Vic Schwarting, Richard Lcask, Milton Wlttman, and Roy Kennedy. Assisting President Hill In the initiation were Don Shurtleff. Dick Decker, and Irwin Ryan. Only fra ternities whose candidates had been checked as elegible and had paid initiation fees will be repre sented In the society the following year. For those initiates who were unable to attend this ceremony, a second initiation will be held in a few weeks, providing their excuse is accepted by the officers. In a short business meeting after the ceremonies, plans for the an nual spring dinner dance, which will be held Saturday, April 13 at the Cornhusker hotel, were dis cussed. FOUR TARS' ADDED TO 'K ICAL T Identity of Quartette Will Be Concealed Until Premier. Appearing with Captain Cook, the Four Tars, a novelty vocal quartette composed of university students whose identity will not be disclosed until the opening night of the show, have been added to the cast of "Kiss Columbo," Kos met Klub's 1935 spring musical comedy which will open for a five day run at the Temple theater next Tuesday. The quartette will be featured in two numbers, "The History of Our Love," and "Midsummer Night's Madness," two melodies that have already scored hits with the campus, according to Klub President Tom Davles. First rehearsal of the entire score accompanied by the Musical Skip pers orchestra was held Tuesday night, under the direction of Joe Iverson and Dr. Ralph Ireland. Following the practice, the direc tors planned chorus arrangements for the finales or the second anu third acts, which will be included in the next practice. Good reservations tor the snow remain for the Tuesday, Wednes day and Thursday performances, and some few seats can still be obtained for the weekend, Henry Kosman, business manager, stated Tuesday. Kosman urged students to make their reservations Thurs day at the Temple theater since a downtown sales drive planned for the -weekend by Kosmet workers will take most of the remaining seats. Communistic Dreams Have Broken Russia Mrs. Hanna By ED MURRAY. "Kemenibcr that Kussia is not an individual country, but a labaratory experimenting with an international movement, and there are already ten tims as many communists outside of Russia than there are within lanna, speaking before the "Woman's Alliance of the Unitarian church in Lincoln recently, in por-o traying her conception of her na tive country from which she was at one time exiled with many other intelligentsia, Mrs. Hanna, popular speaker in this region on Russia, emphasized the idea that commun ism like Christianity does not stop at boundary lines, but is working towards a classless world. Twelve million Russians have starved in the last ten years, altho the production of grain has in creased, and millions are suffering in Russia today, simply because Stalin and the 3 percent or the people who are communistic are trying to set an example for the rest of the world," Mrs. Hanna stated In her Russian tinged, yet correct English. She added that grain-money that flows out of the country goes into neighboring j anas to pay lor me promulgation PROSPECT OF BOOK STORE IMCREASIH Speeiul Student Council Committee Dctuilcd to Handle Active Cumpaign for Student-Owned Institution Completes Compilation of Information. QUESTIONNAIRES SENT 100 AMERICAN SCHOOLS Report From Chicago University Seems Best Adaptable To Nehrubka; Entails Organization Controlled IJy School Officials und Open to All. Prospects of an adequate student, university owned, second hand book store aro rapidly increasing as tho special student council committee appointed to handle an active campaign for the institution, has practically completed the compilation and organization of information on the sale of used books here and - Oon other campuses. MEMBERS OF TEN IN FOLLIES SHOW Each Will Present Sketch At Opening in Temple March 29. Participating In the first part of the program of tne uoeu monies, annual show sponsored by the A. W. S. board, will be members of different organizations, accord' ing to Miss Lois Rathburn, in charge of the show. Each of these groups will present an individual sketch when tho production opens on the stage of the Temple theater at 7 o'clock Friday evening, March 29. First on the program will be a circus act by members of Delta Delta Delta, Miss Katnnurn an nounced. The Dionne quintuplets will be the subject of the skit which the barb A. W. S. league is sponsoring. Marjorie Souders will represent Kappa Kappa uamma in the show with several songs. Alpha Omlcron Pi members will present a sketch entitled "Holly wood Moth Goose Parade," in which many well known charac ters will be seen. Harriet tsyron, a Sterna Delta Tau, will present a tan dance for the next number on the program, and Sigma Alpha Iota members wil continue the show with "Springtime on Pa rade." A takeoff on the "Balle Russe" will be presented by members of Pi Beta Phi, and will oe touoweo by the Delta Gamma trio singing several selections. Chi Omega minstrels will then appear and will be followed bv another member of Kappa Kappa Gamma, Kioise Keo field who will Play the marimba- phone. Closing this part of the program, Leona McBride will give a reading. In the second part of the pro gram, Molly Carpenter will pre ( Continued on Page 2.) Violin Student With Carl Steckelberg Offers Senior Program. Bernice Rundin, student with Carl Frederic Steckelberg, showed a high degree of skill and unusual versatility in the violin selections which she presented for her senior recital. The recital constituted the twenty-first musical convocation and was held on Wednesday after noon at 4 o'clock in the Temple theater. Her program opened with a se lection from Bach, "Partita, E mi nor." including "Prelude," Adagio," "Allemande," and "Gigue." She continued with "Concerto, No. ," with "andante sostenuto" and "Rondo" by Vieuxtemps. that country, said Mrs. r. S. of communistic propaganda. In her opinion the communistic dream is that the entire world should be dominated by one class, the porletariat. and the only power will br the state: there will be no God. no individual worth, and no family. She stated that the com mon people of Russia today are virtually being martyred on the altar of this idea!, which ehe says Is an obsession in the minds of only a very small percentage of the people. That the great majority of the people are suffering is evinced by a number of things happening within the country. The people have lost their czar, their church. their land, and their family rcla- tionship. They are disheartened and dissatisfied, she declared, j noniujueu oa r-Bge j. GROUPS NCLUDED BERNICE RUNDIN GIVES RECITAL WEDNESDAY "It is hoped," stated Miss Vir ginia Selleck, chairman of the committee, "that ufter studying tho systems employed by other col leges we will be able to choose the one that seems the most success ful to Initiate on this campus." Questionnaires were sent out by the committee last December to more than 100 colleges and univer sities thruout the nation, seeking Information on the various sys tems used on each campus in the sale of second hand books. A re port received from tho University of Chicago bookstore described a system that appears very success ful nd that is well worthy of Ne braska's consideration, according to Miss Selleck. The University of Chicago has maintained and operated a book store since it was founded, the let ter which the committee received reports. It continues with the statement that about twenty years ago a branch bookstore was es tablished at the school of educa tion, and (en years later an ad ditional branch store, rather small, was opened to take care of the evening classes in the business dis trict of the city. "The stores are operated on a strictly business basis. The Uni versity charges them rent, light, heat, jaintor service, interest on capital, insurance, etc. It expects them to show a small or reasonable profit. Any surplus is used at tho discretion of the Board of Trus tees for the educational work of the university." The Chicago book store is man aged by a person selected by the board of trustees. This manager chooses his assistants. There is a staff of aobut 35, 10 of whom ar (Continued on Page 3.) AG STUDENTS RALLY SECOND TIME TODAY FOR FARMERS' FAIR Event to Feature Skits by Members of Junior, Senior Boards. Heralded by cheering ag stu dents, the second rally in prepara tion for the big Farmers' fair, one of the most important events of the year on the ag college cam pus, opens at 7:15 tonight in agri cultural hall. Dr. Rebekah M. Gibbons, asso ciate professor of home economics, will address the rally, asking co operation from the student body for the fair project. After the rally the fair board will reveal tha names of the students with the episodes of the fair pageant in which they are to take part. Included on the program tonight will be an original skit presented by the junior fair board. Board members refused to disclose the plot of the skit but it is believed that the play will be a take-off on senior fair board members. Senior board members will also present a skit, the nature of which is being kept secret. The junior fair board is made up of Burr Ross, Al Pearl, Ray Mc- Cardy, Janice Campbell, Katheryn Jones and Barbara Barber. KNIGHT TO ADDRESS SCHOOL PRINCIPALS loica Professor Speaks at Superintendents Meeting. Dr. Frederic B. Knight of the University of Iowa and main speaker at convention of the de partment of superintendents and principals of the Nebraska State Teachers association will address the group in Morrill hall at 10 o'clock Friday morning. This meeting of elementary school principals will be held in Lincoln Fridav and Saturday. Featured on the Saturday after noon meeting will be a panel dis cussion led by Dr. K O. Broady of the university teachers college. BIG SISTERS TO GIVE HIKE FOR FRESHMEN Marjorie Smith and Maxine Packwood vill entertain their groups of big sisters and their lit tle sisters at a picnic and hike to be held at Belmont park at 4:30 Saturday afternoon. nf Mrti., ,,, m.mhpr!i r.r (h hnard in honor of the erouns of bi sisters and their fre-htr.SD marges.