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VOL. XXXIV ISO. 126.
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1935.
PRICE 5 CENTS.
OLICITS CAMPU
ID
COUNCIL
A
Millikan Urges Balanced
CROwO OF
HEARS
Recommends Application
Rationality in Solution of Governmental
Problems Confronting Country.
CHANCELLOR EMERITUS INTRODUCES SPEAKER
Declares Influences Are Creeping Into Country Which
Will Eventually Stifle Freedom and Progressing
Spirit Developed by Science.'
Turning a scientific mind to the enigmatic social condition
of the United States, stressing a balanced budget, Robert A.
Millikan, world famous physicist urged over 5,000 Xebraskans
and guests from other states to apply rationality or what he
called 'scientific method' to the problems confronting them at
the final all-uiilveisity convocation
of the year Tuesday, evening In the
coliseum. The university concert
orchestra under the direction of
Carl Steckleberg opened the pro
gram with a half an hour concert.
"If you want the answer to some
question In physics," Dr. Millikan
told his appreciative audience,
"you would consult a physics, any
physicts, and find at the outset
who were tha ten most competent
men In that field In the country.
You woulj eventually get a de
pendable judgment on your prob
lem. When you have a toothache
you go to the dentist. But when
the American people wants de
pendable judgment in a matter of
government, it consults the bar
ber." Introduced by Chancellor Emeri
tus Samuel Avery, who claimed
him as a native of the middle west,
and listed a few of his numerous
honors. Dr. Millikan began his
talk, the tv ne of which was "In
the Comiii Century," by naming
the introduction of scientitic meth
od into the world of thought as the
most valuable contribution of sci
ence to humanity In all time. He
contrasted the general mode of
thinking prior to this innovation
as the hunch method, which he il
lustrated by citing examples of
human irrationality from belief in
witch-doctors to the practice cf
human sacrifice.
Dr. Millikan reviewed briefly the
scientific developments; including
in the initial period Galileo and
Newton, which established mans
first spark of faith in his own
ability to control and improve his
own condition. He related thi3
short history of the rise of the sci
entific method to the present im
proved condition in this country
by saying. "Even the man on re
lief in America is better off than
an average citizen in a less free
country on the other side of the
sea."
After placing special emphasis
on the progress that the U. S. had
made in the last era as a result of
science and a complete freedom of
expression in the country. Dr. Mil
likan stated in no mincing terms
that influences are creeping into
the country which will eventually
stifle this freedom and the pro
gressing spirit that has accom
panied it. He intimated that in the
wake of these influences will come
a national socialism. To prove that
communism, fascism, stati.sm or
some embodiment of their principle
are actually threatening the coun
try. Dr. M'llikan cited such com
mentators as N. D. Baker. Mark
Sullivan and Walter Lippmann as
being of this opinion.
In a dramatic quotation from the
writings of Lord Macaulay in 1818
Millikan put before the audience
the idea that free government in
this country was endangered by in
fluence from within the country
more so than from outside propa
ganda. In scaldhig condemnation
(Continued on Page 2.1
Little Gods Galley
VIOLET CROSS, MORTAR
Kditofi Notf: This Is the first of a
riwi of articles concerning leader or
campus orftanliatloni. publications editors,
business managers and nianaglng editors.
They will appear two or three times each
week.
By Sarah Louise Meyer.
Possessed of all the money
in the world, Violet Cross, di
minutive president of Mortar
Board, would materially re
member first and mostly the
poor working college girls.
Herself one of those students
who appreciates her education the
more because she's earning the
wherewithal for it "VI" believes
"seriously" that she could find no
better use for a vast fortune than
to help the girls who earn their
way. She would also "send lots of
flowers to sick people." and travel
would be an attractive but "sec
ondard" interest.
Next to philanthropic attrac
tions come social ones. Violet
likes to entertain people in small
groups large parties don't appeal,
but "two's too few." Extremely
fond of dancing, VI also enjos's
bridge, "although I don't know
many of the rules." She likes to
listen to good music of both claa-
5,000
SCIENTIST
of Scientific Treatment or
R.0IC. OFFICERS
Chancellor Burnett Speaks
At Affair Wednesday
Evening.
Willi an estimated group of
325 cadet officers and guests in
attendance, the second annual
officers' banquet will be held
Wednesday evening at 6:30 in
the main ballroom of the Lincoln
hotel.
Heading the list of speakers,
which was announced Tuesday by
Cadet Major Charles Steadman,
chairman of the invitations com
mittee, is Chancellor E. A. Bur
nett. Cadet Colonel Charles Gallo
way, head of the arrangements
(Continued on Page 3.)
Play in Last
SPONSOR SECOND
ANNUAL BANQUET
W All
Courtesy Sunday Journal and Star.
Pictured above is a scene from "The Dark Tower," current
production of the University Players. Written by Alexander Wool
cott and George B. Kaufman, the three act mystery is the final
production of the Players this season. In this scene are Armand
Hunter, left, and Harold "ePte" Sumption, director. This is Hunt
er's last appearance as a student member of the University Play
ers. He has been prominent in their productions for the past three
years. Director Sumption has been seen in several other plays this a
nd previous seasons.
BOARD PREe,DENT
sical and popular varieties, but
cordially dislikes crooners.
In the world of outdoor sports,
surely would, if and when it gets
(Continued on Page 2.)
if Tf
r -'
CANDIDATES FOR
INNOCENTS 10 BE
NAMED TUESDAY
Junior, Senior Men Choose
. 25 Nominees for 1935
Honor Society.
POLLS SET UP IN TEMPLE
Voters Must Each Select
Five for Positions
On Honorary.
Twenty - five junior men.
from whom the 1935 class of
Innocents will be chosen by the
society, will be named Tuesday
when all junior and senior men
in the university will go to the
polls in the lobby of the Temple
theater to cast their votes for five
men.
Balloting will begin at 9:00 in
the morning, and continue until
5:00, under the supervision of the
faculty committee on elections. A
list of all junior men, prepared by
the registrar's office, will be
posted near the voting booths.
No ballot with more or less than
five names will be honored in the
election, according to voting rules.
Many ballots in last year s election
were thrown out, according to
Owen Johnson, president of the
senior men's honorary, because of
violation of this rule.
Eligibility requlreents for nom
ination to the honorary are the
regular university qualifications
for extra-curricular activities, with
78 scholastic average as an
added requisite. The average is
determined -exclusive- ef t&e--freshman
year. . -
Selection should be based upon
outstanding work in the field of
activities and general student
leadership, Johnson urged. Results
of the election will be checked at
the dean's office for the scholar
ship requirement, and published in
the Nebraskan at an early date.
Production
Publication Contains Short
Story Written by
Anderson.
A new style cover will decorate
the next issue of the Nebraska
Alumnus when it appears April 15.
according to Violet Cross, editor
of tho publication. Designed by
Norman Hansen, the cover depicts
the Nebraska seal and is some
thing entirely different than has
been used on the publication be
fore. "Beware of the Nones of May,"
by Donald Anderson, Is the second
short story to be used in the mag
azine this year. It tells of a fight
between the engineers and the law
yers. An article ' How Near is the
Wolf will also appear in this is
sue. It is concerned with university
appropriations, and the present fi
( Continued on Page 3.)
Book Store Honor Roll
The following organization!
have pledged their support to
the Student Council In its efforts
to procure the second-hand book
tore:
Alpha Chi Omega.
Alpha Omlcron Pi.
Alpha Phi.
Alpha XI Delta.
Chi Omega.
Delta Delta Delta.
Delta Gamma.
Delta Zeta.
Gamma Phi Beta.
Kappa Alpha Theta.
Kappa Delta.
Kappa Kappa Gamma.
Phi Mu.
Phi Omega PI.
Pi Beta Phi.
Sigma Kappa.
Zeta Tau Alpha.
Mortar Board.
Acacia.
Alpha Gamma Rho,
Alpha Sigma Phi.
Alpha Tau Omega.
Beta Sigma Psl.
Beta Theta Pi.
Delta Sigma Lambda.
Delta Tau Delta.
Farm House.
Kappa Sigma.
Lambda Chi Alpha.
Phi Alpha Delta.
Phi Delta Theta.
Phi Gamma Delta.
Phi Kappa Psi.
Phi Kappa Alpha.
Sigma Chi.
Sigma Phi Epsilon.
Theta Chi.
Zeta Beta Tau.
Sigma Nu.
Chi Phi.
Sigma Alpha Mu.
Innocents Society.
MARJORIE HATTEN
Judges Name Convocation
Placard Winners
Tuesday.
Marjorie Ilatten, fine arts
sophomore from Lincoln, was
revealed Tuesday a3 winner of
the first prize of $10 in the
poster contest which was spon
sored by the Honors Convocation
arrangements committee, accord
ing to the two judges, Morris
Gordon of the fine arts department
and Marvin Robinson of the archi
tectural department. Five othjr
winners of $2 awards and three
honorable mentions were also an
nounced. The posters receiving the awards
in the selection were those whicli
displayed the best artistic talent
and at the same time most ap
propriately arounsed interest in
the coming Honors Convocation
Tuesday. April 16. declared the
judges. The winning placards will
be placed in the various biuldings
on the campus to announce the
convocation.
Recipients of the second place
awards are Rufus Harris, Lincoln;
Helen McMonies, Lyons; Eleanor
Pleak. Villisca. Ia.; Fred Rickard,
Omaha; and Paul Faulkner. North
Platte. Those receiving honorable
mention are Dick Holtz, Geneva;
Robert Pierce, Lincoln; and Ros
well Coger, Fort Worth, Tex. All
are fine arts students.
Dr. William C. Brenke of the
mathematics department is the
head of the convocation commit
tee. He is assisted by Dr. Emma N.
Anderson, botany; Dr. Edgar L.
Hinman, philosophy and psychol
ogy; Dr. Clarence E. McNeal, eco
nomics; Dr. William H. S. Morton,
teachers college; Charles K. Morse,
university extension division; Dr.
James L. Sellers, history; Myron
H. Swenk, entomology; and Dean
T. J. Thompson of student affairs.
Copy Briefs
by
FRED NICKLAS.
IRCRAFT operators in Ne-
DrasKa win save oo,wu per
year, if Senate FUe 30, now under
consideration at the State House
becomes a law. The bill provides
a tax of two cents per gallon, in
stead of the regular four, and the
money will be used to pay for an
aeronautics commission which, by
the way, will have a $4,000 a year
secretary.
Two senators, Neeland and
Hemingford, are trying to do
something for the farmer.
Should the legislature pass their
amendment to the aircraft ex
emption bill, tractors and all mo
tors used with grain combines
using motor fuels will be entire
ly exempt from the four cent
tax.
While friends of the bill feel It
may encounter stormy weather In
the Senate before its voyage It
. (Continued on Page 4.)
WINS PRIZE MONEY
IN POSTER CONTEST
Budget
CANDIDATES FOR
IVY DAY SPEAKER
MAY FILE TODAY
Aspirants to Position Mus
Submit Names Before
Saturday.
REGISTER AT COLISEUM
Orator to Be Elected
Innocents Voting
Tuesday.
at
Filings for Ivy day orator,
speaker for the traditional May
event, will open "Wednesday
and will remain open until
noon Saturday, it was announc
ed Tuesday by Breta Peterson,
publicity chairman of Mortar
Board, in charge of all Ivy Day
events. Aspirants for the post
must apply at the Student Activl
ties office in the coliseum, and
will be voted on by the entire stu
dent body.
Pending action by the student
council, the 'speaker will be selec
ted at the same time junior and
senior men go to the polls in the
Temple building- to choose candi
dates for Innocents society.
Thoso seeking the position of
Ivy day orator must have com
pleted twenty-seven hours of unl
versity work last year, and twelve
hours the preceeding semester.
Other eligibility requirements are
that they must have a 75 average
and a senior standing.
TO TAOLL POSTS
Each House Names Six Girls
Before Noon Tuesday;
Two Selected.
Letters to all organized girls'
houses are to be sent out by the
newly elected Big Sister board, in
order to receive nominations for
Big Sisters for next fall, accord
ing to Ruth Matschullat, publicity
chairman. Plans for the selection
of the Big Sisters were made by
the board at their second meeting,
Tuesday noon, at Ellen Smith.
' Each house will be asked to sub
mit the names of six girls for Big
Sisters. From these nominations
the board will choose at least two
Big Sisters from each house. It
was emphasized that the year in
school of each of the nominees be
indicated opposite her name, as a
certain number of Big Sidters are
chosen from each class. Elizabeth
Moomaw. president, stated. The
reports from the houses will be due
by Tuesday noon at Mrs. West
over's desk in Ellen Smith, It was
announced.
Gladys Klopp, Phyllis Jean Hum
phrey, and Jean Marvin were ap
pointed to write the letters. Eliza
beth Bushce and Marjorie Bannis
ter are in charge of their distribu
tion. Members of the new Big
Sister board are: Elizabeth Moo
maw, president; Rowena Swenson,
vice president; Jean Marvin, secretary-treasurer;
Ruth Matschul
lat, Elizabeth Bushee, Phyllis Jean
Humphrey, Gladys Klopp, Theo
dore Lohrman, Erma Bauer, Mar
jorie Bannister, Doris Weaver, and
Betty Magce.
JOHSSOX TO ADDRESS
PI MU EPSILOS MEET
Group to Hear Discussion
Of Early Egyptian
Mathematics.
Hearing Ellery Johnson talk on
Egyptian Mathematics as revealed
by the famous Rhind Papyrus and
seeing an exhibit of some rare old
mathematics books will constitute
the main business at a meeting of
Pi Mu Epsilon, mathematics so
ciety, Thursday evening in Room
201, Bessey halt
The books are from the collec
tion t Prof. T. J. Fitxpatrick, in
structor in the Botany department,
who for some time has collected
rare volumes.
Members also plan to make ar
rangements for the annual exami
nations In Analytic Geometry and
Calculus which will be held early
in May. Prizes have been offered
for students passing these exami
nations with the highest grades.
UNION COMMITTEE
SHOWS PROGRESS
Student Executive Group Seeks Active Cooperation of
Alumni Association; Schedules Meeting With
John Agee Wednesday Afternoon.
REGENTS GIVE PROJECT TENTATIVE APPROVAL!
Sponsors Plan Draft Representatives Every University
Organization; Members Preparing List of 100
To Carry on Work of Campaign.
.Making: plans to secure formal drafting of PWA funds,
the student council student union committee is pressing forward
with renewed effort to solicit university support. ".Success of
the venture depends entirely on student opinion," stated
Charles Bursik, committee member, late yesterday.
1
GROUPS
IV SUPPORT TO
BOOK IDEA
59 Fraternities, Sororities
Indicate Approval of
Exchange Project.
Support to the proposed stu
dent book exchange to be es
tablished on the campus has
been guaranteed by approxi
mately fifty of the various so
rorities and fraternities on the
campus, according to a checkup
made Tuesday.
"This almost unanimous sup
port of the plan by the organ
ized student shows definitely the
advantage of carrying out the
proposal," stated Virginia Sel
leck, member of the book ex
change committee. "Students are
beginning to realize that they have
not been getting a fair return on
their used books, and the object of
the student council committee in
making plans for the establish
ment of a student-managed book
store is to remedy this situation.''
Letters describing the student-
managed book store and stating
results of the investigation that
has been carried on were sent to
all organized houses Monday by
the student council committee,
and action in the matter was
taken by the various groups at
their meetings Monday evening.
Dick Fisher, member of the com
mittee is making an extensive
study of housing conditions there
by attempting to find an appropri
ate location for the new book ex
change. He is also making con
nections with other university
stores in an effort to find a meth
od for Nebraska to exchange with
other schools not needed here for
books required. It often happens
that there is a big demand for a
book at one university while at
another school there is a surplus
of the same book.
Another member of the com
mittee, Lorraine Hitchcock, is con
ducting a research into the type
and variety of books needed in a
university book exchange by con
tact with other book stores here.
Members of the committee have
conducted a comprehensive poll of
other universities in the United
States and have found that three
fourths of them have co-operative
university book exchanges. Of the
one-fourth who do not own them,
one-half are striving for a remedy.
The other half have private book
stores which have brought profits
down to a reasonable level.
Five Thousand
Union Building Photo Exhibit
Display to Be Placed in
Every University
Building.
Five thousand people attended
the Millikan convocation at the
coliseum last night, and 10,000
eyes saw an attractive photogra
phic exhibit of student union
buildings the king that Nebraska
may have next year.
Prepared under the supervision
of the national association of stu
dent unions, the exhibit will re
main at Nebraska for ten days be
fore it journeys to the next school,
and the pictures will be separated
and placed in every campus build
ing sometime this afternoon.
In conjunction with the student
council drive for a new union build
ing on the Nebraska campus, the
exhibit, consisting ot six standards
with over 100 pictures attached,
was set up to give students a
glimpse of other campuses. The
towering structure at Cornell, the
massive union at Alabama all
represent the efforts and subscrip
tions of students and alumni.
The student union movement
can be definitely traced to thrcs
Oxford debating clubs that pooled
their resources to provide their
O Bursik pointed out that other
projects for campus improvements
have received support and full ap
proval of the board of regents, and
that the recently launched student
union drive must secure such ap
proval before it can progress fur
ther. "Students must get behind
this drive to insure its success,"
he declared.
The committee yesterday was
preparing to enlist aid of every
student organization. Members of
the executive group, in charge of
the campaign, began Tuesday com
piling a list of 100 representative
student members of university or
ganizations to help carry on work
of the campaign.
Seek Alumni Aid.
Active co-operation of the uni
versity Alumni association is also
being sought, it was learned. The
committee hopes to complete ar
rangements for alumni participa
tion Wednesday afternoon, when a
meeting with John Agee, president
of the Alumni association, has
been scheduled.
Tentative sketches of the future
Nebraska student union building
have been prepared. Jack Fischer,
student council president, and
chairman of the committee, yester
day evening stressed the fact that
work on the project has progressed
to the point where the committee
must have backing of the entire
campus to continue its efforts.
Additional plans are under con
sideration for a mass meeting, at
which time it is hoped campus or
ganizations and students can be
solidified in a huge effort to ac
complish the goal the student
council has set. Their efforts in
clude all organizations and barb
groups on the campus in their
scope.
Committee Composed of 12.
First Impetus to the drive came
Sunday when Committee Chairman
Jack Fischer first announced the
campaign. Assisting Fischer on
the committee are Ray Ramsay,
Charles Bursik. Lee Young, Vir
ginia Selleck, Irving Hill, Burton
Marvin, Burr Ross, Corinne Claf-
lin, Dwight Perkins, Bonnie Spang-
gaard, and Violet Cross.
Six Nebraska congressmen have
pledged their aid, which committee
members feel will be of prime im
portance when they are ready to
seek PWA allotments to finance
erection of the structure. Tentative
plans call for $300,000 which is the
amount that will probably be
sought from PWA funds as soon as
negotiations can be completed with
the state planning board.
Regents Prefer Library.
Altho the board of regents has
tentatively approved the council's
action, it is understood they will
give preference to library and Uni
versity hall replacement projects if
PWA funds are to be allotted the
university.
The council has been investigat
ing the project for more than six
weeks, in order to discover the
presence of possible legal or tech
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See Student
members rooms for study and
recreation. They leased the back
rooms of the Red Fox tavern, and
equipped it for purposes much like
the spacious and luxurious build
ings now found at American
schools.
The first American student union
building. Houston hall, was estab
lished by the student body of the
University of Pennsylvania in
1896. Now twenty-five Canadian
and American schools are mem
bers of the association of student
unions, which has its headquarters
at Houston hall.
Those who attended the Law
rence football game last fall saw
one of the midwest's finest union
structures. Provisions are made
for study and reading rooms,
billiard and bowling room, ball
room, activity and club rooms, pub
lication offices, soda fountain and
numerous other facilities.
The pictorial exhibit, which was
sent to Nebraska from the Univer
sity of Minnesota, is only one of
the steps being taken by the stu
dent council to arouse campus in
terest in the new project, which.
If accomplished, will place Ne
braska with the most progressive
of American universities in pro
viding recreational and study fa
cilities for her students.
