The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, October 22, 1935, Image 1

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Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska
XlN COUNT NEBRASKA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1935.
VOL. XXXV NO. 25.
MABEL CLARK
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Dads Tops on Campus Saturday
UNIVERSITY PLAYS
HOST TO FATHERS
Innocent Sponsored Annual Luncheon Features Program
Of Lincoln Speakers; Affair Planned for Noon
At Chamber of Commerce.
18 IOWA, NEBRASKA BANDS HERE FOR GAME
Billy Quick Will Direct Giant Musical Assemblage in
Mass Concert Before Husker-Sooner Tilt; Stunts
Are Planned for Half Period.
xt Saturday is the clay! Dad's Day, Band Day and Ne
braska Day are the three attractions on the cam pus connected
with the Sooner-IIusker lilt the afternoon of Oct. 26.
The annual Dad's Day luncheon, sponsored by the Inno
cents, will be held at the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce at noon
Nearly all fraternity and sorority
tables will be closed to insure a
large turnout for the event. All
students are requested to bring
their parents and relatives to this
luncheon.
Principal speaker at the lunch
eon will be I. E. O. Pace, Lincoln
attorney, and special guests will
include Governor R. L. Cochran,
Mayor Charles W. Bryan, Chancel
lor E. A. Burnett, Dr. George Con
dra, and the members of the board
of regents.
The annual Band Day is another
spectacular feature on the pro
gram. The university has invited
110 bands from schools In Ne
braska and Iowa, and eighteen
bands have signified their inten
tions of being present. Lincoln,
Beatrice, Falls City, Deweese, Sut
ton. Havelock, Pawnee City,
Dwight, and Fremont are all send
ing their high school bands. In ad
dition the Malmo Community
Band, Ohlowa Band, Cook Band,
Clark's Band (Wilber), Tecumseh
Band, and bands from Fairbury,
Pierce, Ord, and Scribner will be
here. Others are expected to come
later.
All these will assemble behind
the R. O. T. C. unit here and pa
rade thru the city streets into the
stadium. Under the direction of
Billy Quick, university director,
the bands en masse will play sev
eral numbers before the game.
Starting at 2 o'clock a great
game is in store for sport patrons
when the Sooners of Oklahoma
match brain and brawn with the
Cornhuskers of Nebraska.
Between halves. Chancellor E. A.
Burnett and Governor R. L. Coch
ran will render greetings to all the
Dads over a public address system
from midfield. Tassels and Corn
cobs are planning some novel
stunts for half-time.
A crowd of approximately 22,000
Is expected for the event.
STUDE
Best Idea for Presentation
Honorary Colonel to
Draw Prize.
With only a few skits entered in
the contest for presentation of the
honorary colonel, members of the
presentation committee Monday
urged students to enter skits in
the competition and try for the
115 prize.
All ideas must be submitted to
Miss Eva Littrell in the military
department by Saturday, Nov. 9,
according to Gene Pester, com
mittee member.
In the case of ties, the commit
tee will select the original idea
that is most complete, indicated
Pester. The Judges also reserve
the right to split the prize.
The committee which will judge
the presentation ideas consists of
James Harris, Eugene Pester,
Richard Rider. Dwight Perkins,
Jack Nicholas, John Chalmers,
Richard Fischer and Maj. Charles
E. Speer, advisor.
"It is hoped that many students
will submit presentation Ideas."
stated Pester. "We are anxious
to have a large number of presen
tation ideas to choose from."
CADY saleswomen;
MUST SECURE RULES
All Girlt Should Knoic
Regulations for
Selling.
AH girls now on the force sell
ing concession at the football
games who have not had a per
gonal interview with Jeanne Pal
mer to receive the typewritten in
formation governing rules of sale
should report to the W. A. A. room
any time before Thursday between
9 an4 1 Y m
Any girls interested In selling i
may apply during the same hours, j
If there are vacancies they will be :
given an opportunity. I
MILITARY GROUP URGES
NTS ENTER SKITS
DADS
DAY PARTY
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AFFAIR OF WEEK
Wayne Stuts Orchestra to
Play for Coliseum
Event.
With Saturday a closed night to
other activities, the campus social
spotlight will be focussed on the
Dads' Day varsity party at the
coliseum, where Wayne Stuts and
his 12-piece orchestra will furnish
music for the dancers.
Clarifying the Barb council's po
sition on its selection of orches
tras, James Marvin, chairman, ex
plains that the council is endeavor
ing to furnish the best music and
entertainment possible with popu
lar prices.
"A party for all university stu
dents is our aim in sponsoring
varsity parties," he stated. . "Our
investigation of other schools re
veals that Nebraska's party sched
ule is superior. We have better
bands and lower admission
charges than most other schools."
Ted Bradley, president of Corn
Cobs, endorses the varsity parties
as a worthy campus function.
"These parties satisfy a real
need on the Nebraska campus, that
of parties for all university stu
dents," he remarked. "While the
orchestras are not name bands,
they furnish good music and satis
fy the students."
Wayne Stuts' orchestra is com
ing to Lincoln from Michigan's Co
coanut Grove in Kalamazoo. Their
outstanding engagements have
been at the Raymer ballroom in
Boston, Club Bohemia in Detroit,
and the Hollywood Cafe in Lan
sing, Mich.
INTERCLMUNCIL TO
PLAN VOTING CAMPAIGN
Group Schedules Meeting
For Discussion of
Drive.
Plans for an organized drive to
obtain a larger barb vote in the
approaching student election will
be the main topic of discussion at
the meeting of the Barb Interclub
council to be held at 7:30 Tuesday
evening. President Bill Newcomer
announced Monday. Working
through the various barb groups
the barb council hopes to arouse
greater interest in student politics
anion? the unaffiliated members
of the student body in order to
secure a more representative stu
dent vote than has been custo
mary in past elections. Newcomer
stated.
Plans for the all-barb carnival
dance to be held in the university
Armory, Nov. 1, will be com
pleted and other regular business
will be attended to in the course
of the meeting. The date and
time of the Cornhusker picture of
the Interclub council will also .be
announced, Newcofner stated.'
Tap Dancing ' Grou p
To Gather Tonight
Regular tap dancing group,
under the direction of Lois
Ratnburn, will meet at 7 o'clock
Tuesday evening in the wom
en's gymnasium. The group
meeU every first and third
Tuesday ani is one of the hob
by groups of the Coed council.
Miss Elsie Ford Piper Is the
sponsor, and Irene Relmers
serves as accompanist.
Other groups sponsored by
the Coed council are charm
school, dramatics group, and
sports group.
FEATURE SOCIA
MARTIN J. M LEAN
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Courtesy Lincoln Journal.
Martin J. "Doc" McLean, for
fifteen years trainer of Nebraska
athletic teams who last Sunday
died in Lincoln General hospital of
a kidney infection.
A Club Plans to Pay
McLean Last Tribute
Members of Nebraska "N"
pendent upon the skillful fing
ers of Martin J. McLean, bet
ter known to his numerous
friends as "Doc", will pay their
last tribute Tuesday afternoon
to the beloved Husker trainer
who formed an integral part of
every, Nebraska team.
All members will be present
at Splain,' Schnell and Griffith
funeral chrapel at 1:45 p. m.
wearing "N" sweaters under
their suit coats. The club will
also act as an honorary guard
at the cemetery, standing in
single file on each side of the
casket.
TICKET SALES FOR
BYRD'S TALK BREAK
Hoyt Hawke Says Over 1000
Reserved Seats
Sold.
All advance sales ticket records
were broken as reservations for the
personal appearance of Rear-Admiral
Richard E. Byrd at the coli
seum Thursday evening continued
to pour in, according to Hoyt
Hawke, in charge of Byrds pro
gram here.
Altho more than 1,000 reserved
seat tickets have been sold there
are over 2,000 additional available.
This exceeds the number of tickets
sold in the same length of time for
the A. A. U. Meet or any other
event sponsored by the Lincoln
inninr Phamhcr of Commerce.
Hawke predicts that the coliseum j
will be packed wnen me muiuu.-.
explorer makes his first Nebraska
appearance in Lincoln.
Eight thousand five hundred
people can ba accommodated in
the coliseum out special anuiic
mni for the lecture will limit this
number to 4,500 in order to make
every seat a good one. Newspaper
information received from cities
RvrH has aDDeared. indicat
ed that he is breaking all box of
fice records.
Y COMMISSION GROUPS
OPEN TO NEW STUDENTS
Members to Discuss Subject
Of 'Personality' This
Week.
v w A. freshman commis
sion groups are still open to fresh
man women, Anne Pickett, in
charire of the units, announced as
she issued a special invitation to
all freshmen not members 01 a
group to Join. The topic for dis
cussions this week is "Person
ality." In addition to tne regular
topics current events and poetry
will bear discussion.
Each group meets once a week,
and girls wishing to join one of
have been asked to at
tend the one which meets at the
Httost convenient time for them.
The -rot, of group meetings and
leaders'-follows: Tuesday at 1
o'clock.: Hazel Braastreat; iues
day at 11, Lorene Adelseck;
Tuesday at 3.Bot$y Cherny; Wed
nesday at 3, Elaine Shonka; Wed
nesday at 4, Caroline Kile, Betty
RaiSe. and Katherine Wlnqulsf,
Thursday at 1. Marian Rowland;
Thursday at 4, Anne Pickett. The
ag group, led by Emma Mock,
meets each Thursday noon in the
home economic building. All other
groups arc held in Ellen Smith
hall.
Pianists Play Over Radio.
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PREVIOUS
RECORDS
Marguerite Kllnker and Francer I specifications from the Platte Val
Morely are playing a two piano lev Public Power & Irrigation dis
recltsl at 1:30 every Sunday aft- trict. Thcpe drawings will be filed
crcooa over station KFAB. . a the engineering library.
MARTIN M'LEAN
HUSKER TRAINER
DIES IN HOSPITAL
Kidney Ailment Proves Fatal
To Beloved 'Doc' After
Two Weeks' Illness.
FUNERAL SERVICE TODAY
Campus Sorrows as Athletes
Prepare to Pay 'Mac'
Final Tributes.
Martin J. "Doc" McLean,
the Corn busker's trainer, died
in a Lincoln hospital at 10:30
o'clock Sunday morning follow
ing a two weeks illness with a
kidney ailment. Death came quietly
to the well known trainer who had
made a determined effort to re
cover from a serious attack suf
fered the day of the Iowa State
game Oct. 5.
Funeral services will be held this
afternoon at 2 o'clock in Splain,
Schnell & Griffiths chapel. Rev.
Garth Sibbald will officiate and in
terment will be in the Wyuka cem
etery. Paying their last respects to
"Doc Mac," members of the Corn
husker football squad and active
and alumni members of the N club
will compose an honorary guard
at both the chapel and the grave.
A blanket of roses with a large
white N composed of carnations
will cover the casket. Thruout the
afternoon the university stadium
and coliseum will be closed with
wreaths appearing on th.e doors of
both buildings. The flag over Me
morial stadium will float at half
mast.
Ill Two Weeks.
"Doc" McLean, whose magic
fingers haa permitted many in
jured athletes to toss aside their
crutches, was stricken by an old
ailment the morning of the Iowa
State game at Ames and nearly
collapsed from the attack. He re
covered somewhat and went ahead
with his work that afternoon on
the football field. His condition did
not improve enroute home from
the game and the next day he en
tered the hospital.
Examination at the hospital re
vealed he had little, if any, chance
to recover. This fact was kept
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N STAMP SALESMEN
WiLL REPORT TUESDAY
Freshmen, Sophomore Girls
Report Sales Between
4 and 5 O'clock.
First rt-ooit meeting for ales-
women In the annual A. W. S. N
stamp drive will be held Tuesday
from 4 to 5 o'clock in Ellen Smith
hall. All freshmen and sophomore
women will report the sales made
during the first two days of the
drive sometime during these two
hours, Betty Cherny. A. W. S.
Board member in charge oi me
sales, announced. .
a rt or the mi'ptlni? the rirls and
teams making the highest number
of sales will be announced. Miss
Cherny said. At the end of the
campaign. Nov. 8, a prize win oe
given to tne lopnomore leam wim
the highest sales record, and to the
freshman girl who has mide the
greatest number of individual
sales. After the report meeting
Tuesday the freshman girls will
begin a canvas of students and
faci''tv members. Sophomores are
selling in the downtown districts,
caion fnr Wednesday and Thurs
day of this week will be reported
at a meeting xnursoay aiwrnwu
from 3 to 5 o'clock. Ten more
saleswomen will be appointed at
the Freshman A. W. S. meeting
Wednesday at 5 o'clock to aid the
fresan girls with campus sales.
Elsie Buxman will have charge of
these sales. Dorothy Beers has
charge of the sales made by the
barb A. W. S. league, and Emma
Mock is in charge of the drive on
ag campus.
ENGINEERS TO VIEW
INDUSTRIAL MOVIES
Dean O. J. Ferguson of the col
lege of engineering announced
that the class in metallography
and upper classmen are invited to
see several reels Of industrial
ftlms to be shown in M. E. 206
at 8 a. m. Tuesday. The dean has
also received additional contract
ATTENTION
COKNIIUSKEK
Hear ye! Hear y! Be ye in
terested or be ye not Interested
hear ye! We, the undersigned,
members of the staff of the
Daily Nebraskan, in the name
and interests of the University
of Nebraska publications, do
hereby one and all challenge
thee, members of the staff of
the Cornhusker, to one football
game, to be played between the
dates of Nov. 1 and Nov. 23, to
determine the athletic superiors
of University hall. If ye be not
cowards, ye will accept our
challenge,' be ye cowards ye
will hovel in the dirt beneath
our feet. The gauntlet is thrown
catch or be caught.
Signed:
Jack Fischer, chief of chiefs
and conquering lion of all edi
tors. Irwin Ryan, Vice Superior to
the Chief of Chiefs and Con
quering Lion of all Editors.
Virginia Selleck, ditto and
etc.
Marylu Petersen, waterboy
and etc.
Dorothy Bentz, trainer.
Johnston Snipes, Vice Super
ior to the Vice Superior to the
Chief of Chiefs and Conquering
Lion of all Editors.
George Pipal, Conqueror of
the Conquerors.
Arnold Levin, fourth Assis
tant to the First Substitute on
the Third Team, and drugstore
quarterback.
Dr. Fordyce Gives Civil
Service Examinations
Dr. Charles Fordyce of the psy
chology department gave a civil
service examination to eighty-five
candidates at the university Satur
day. The test covered the clerical
and psychological field. Miss Lu
civy Hill gave the stenographic test
to thirty-five of the candidates.
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OFAiS: WEDNESDAY
Coed Counselors President
To Explain Activity
On Campus.
Elizabeth Moomaw, president of
Coed Counselors will speak to the
gathering of freshman A. W. S.
members at their regular meeting
on Wednesday, Oct. 23 in Ellen
Smith ball at 5 o'clock.
To acquaint freshman girls with
j the activities of the. Coed Coun
! selors on the campus, Miss Moo
maw will explain the organization
of this group including the pure
that freshman girls may take in
its projects and the manner in
which membership is gained.
A short skit exemplifying a sec
tion of parliamentary law will be
presented by Jean Leftwich and
Dolores Bors as another part of
the program.
Announcement of recent appoint
ments to committees of the organ
ization is to be made at this meet
ing. A scrapbook chairman, call
ing committee and publicity chair
man are to be named.
"All girls especially those inter
in Koiriminir active in Coed
1 o
should attend tnis
meeting to gain valuable informa
tion on this subject. It promises to
be an interesting ana oeneneiui
meeting." stated Elsie Buxman.
A. W. S. board member and lead
er of the freshman group.
Girls on the freshman a. w. o.
membership roll who are selling
"N" stamps are: Dorothy Card,
Virginia Fleetwood, Rebecca Old-
father, Rosuiic Volgamore. janei
Hoebet, Wilma ComstocK. uoroiuy
Norma Burr. Mary Ellen
Cowgill' and Nona Jane Moore.
ELIZABETH
MOOMAW
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Nebraska Drouth Problem Becomes
More Acute; Experts Find Several
Crops Able Meet Adverse Conditions
The drouth problem in Nebraska and other prairie states
is becoming more and more pronounced. Farmers, nnd more
recently, the thousands who live iit the. cities throughout tbe
middlewest have eome to realize that prosperity which begun
in the agricultural belt, is dependent upon goou crops
a -o on.-.. VhAnlnra nrnf-MWII anfl
turn are directly dependent upon
an abundance of moisture.
Records of the weather bureau
tell the story of a slowly decreas
ing annual rainfall for this section
of the country. This has been more
pronounced the past three years.
The business of the agriculturalist
is to keep alert to the most recent
developments in the science of
agriculture. If he is to succeed, he
must plant those types of crops
and forage which are best adapted
tn mnat adverse r imaiic conui
tions r.uch as extended penoas oi
tlroum and hot weather.
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SOPHOMORE DIES
SUNDAY MORNI
20-Year-Old Student in Teachers College Succumbs
To Injuries Received When Car Plunges in
Ditch After Collision.
INQUEST PROBABLE, AUTHORITIES INDICATE
Accident Occurs on Highway One-Half Mile West of
Tenth Street Intersection; Five Other
Passengers Slightly Hurt.
.JaWl A. Clark, 'Jl yciir old sophomore in Teachers college,
died carlv Sunday morning as a result of injuries received when
the coupe in which she was riding with six other people collided
with another ear on the SYA hiahwii.v one-halt' mile west of the
m....ii. ,.i i : ,, I.... uiwl nlmioi'H inln :in eitfht. foot ditch.
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AT CONVE
Burnett to Give Address of
Welcome to Teachers.
Here Wednesday.
Boasting one of the most prom
inent groups of speakers secured
for a meeting of its kind, a three
day convention of teachers and in
structors of District 1. will be
called to order Wednesday morn-
imr. Oct. 23, Mr. C. A. tsowers,
secretary of the Nebraska State
Teachers association, announced
Monday. The address of welcome
will be given by Dr. E. A. Burnett,
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Chancellor or me university, t o
joint session of all attendants
Wednesday morning.
Other speakers who will follow
Chancellor Burnett to the platform
in the opening ceremony are: Dr.
William E. Warner, of the depart
ment of industrial arts of Ohio
State University; Dr. W. R. Mc-
Connell, of the University or
Miami, at Oxford, Ohio; and, Mrs.
B. F. Langworthy, president of the
National Association of Parents
and Teachers.
Paul V. McNutt, Governor of
Indiana, will address a mass meet
in'" of the attendants in the St.
Paul Methodist church Thursday
evening. The Hoosier governor is
one of the nations best authorities
in the field of education and any
one interested in this line of study
will find his talk very interesting,
Mr. Bowers announced.
Other prominent speakers who
will address joint assemblies dur
ing the convention are: Dr. Clyde
W. Hill, of Yale University; and
President W. P. Dearing. Oakland
City College, of Oakland, Illinois,
both of whom will speak before a
convocation in the coliseum Fri
day afternoon.
Opening banquets win oe given
for both the men and women
teachers at the opening of the
convention. The women's recep
tion luncheon will be held in the
Cornhusker Hotel with Mrs. Ruth
Bryan Owen. United States min
ister to Denmark, as the principle
speaker of the evening. The ban
quet given in honor of the men will
be given in the Chamber of Com
merce hall and Prof. Willard Patty
of the University of Indiana will
give the feature address.
By courtesy of the Lincoln
Chamber of Commerce a program
featuring Ted Shawn and his Or
chestra will conclude the annual
meeting.
Smith Calls Meeting of
Architectural Students
Prof. Linus Burr Smith, univer
sity architectural head, announces
a short, but very important meet
ing of the entire architectural stu
dent body. It will be held in the
department of architectural li
brary. T. 24. on Wednesday, Oct.
23, at 5 p. m. Promptness is urged.
Thru horatorv Drocesses and
extensive field work, trained agri
cultural specialists at the uni
versity have found several of the
more common Nebraska staples
more drouth resistant than others.
Sudan Grass.
Sudan grass is one of these. In
troduced into the United States in
1909, it has become the most im
portant annual grass for hay. Al
tho it cannot be used as a full sea
son pasture grass, since it cannot
be sown until late in tne spring
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SPEAKERS
ADDRESS
GROUPS
NTION
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ficc said an in
quest will prob
aoly bo held.
Miss Clark
was riding in a
car driven by
Glenn Carey,
1210 Peach St.,
while the other
car was driven
by Nick Stams,
1427 S st.
Miss Clark
died three hours
after the crash
without rcgain
i n g conscious-
C'SirfM
Mahrl ( lark.
Councsy ot Journal. ness at St. Eliz
abeth hospital. Direct cause of
death was attributed by physici
ans to massive injuries ot tne
brain, caused by a crushing im
pact to the right side of the head.
Other passengers in the car
were Miss Irene Dill, 4812 Green
wood ave.; William J. Healey, jr.,
635 So. 28th St.: Chester Strubbo,
Laurence Neville, and Lucille
Glass, all of 1426 D st.
In attempting to return the
Carev machine to its wheels from
its side position in the ditch,
passersby pushed too hard and
the car rolled over on its otlu-r
side apparently crushing Mis.-
Clark beneath it.
Stams said he swerved" hrscur
to the left, as he claimed Carey
was driving about in the center
of the highway. Stams explained
he planned to put h's car in thy
ditch to avoid the other car.
Miss Clark is survived by her,
parents, three sisters, Mrs. Blanche
Baker, Mrs. Reynold McMecn and
Miss Pearl Clark of Lincoln. The
young woman moved to Lincoln,
with her family five years ago
from Holyoke, Colo. Funeral serv
ices are awaiting the outcome of
an inquest.
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HEALTH DEPARTMENT
New Staff Member Goes on
Afternoon Duty for
Men Students.
Dr. Alfred H. Griess has been
added to the staff of the Student
Heulth Service for afternoon em
ployment for men students of tha
university. This appointment was
made known Monday, Oct. 21. by
Dr. Lyman, Director of Student
Health.
Dr. Griess' hours aie Horn out
to three o'clock every afternoon.
This is the first time that th(!
Health Service hits employed a
doctor for afternoon work for tho
men of the university.
This is the second addition in a
week made by the Student Health
Service. Dr. Griess' appointment
follows the addition of Dr. Ruth
Warner.
Dr. Griess completed his prc
me work from the University of
Nebraska in 1024. He received his
doctors degree from the University
of Pennsylvania in 1927.
Dr. Griess served a two year m
terneship at the University hos
pital of Pennsylvania after whieli
he took up his private practice m
Bethlehem. Penn. Dr. C iess re
turned to Lincoln lant -ly aii'J
continued his private practice.
Y.M. HOLDS OVERNIGHT
. m?M FRESHMEN
23 Spend Week-End Outing
At Kinnickinnick Near
Valparaiso.
An annual overnight camp for
freshmen of the city campus ,
was held last week end at ( amp
Kinnickinnick. near Valparaiso.
The camp began Saturday after
noon and extended through Sun
day morning, a group of twenty
three young men attending. The
afternoon was spent playing touch
football and the evening was
taken up with fireside singing and
discussion. .
Grant McClelian, Y president,
and Richard Becker, retreat chair
man, were In general charge. The
worship service waa conducted by
Jerry Williams and Charles Hulac
was in charge of sports. Two spe
cial features of the camp weir a
"beef stew" supper and a "bacon
and egg" breakfast
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