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VOL. XXXV NO. 30.
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, TUESDAY, UCTOBEK 29, 1935.
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HONORARY PLANS
FOR HOMECOMING
Innocents Society Makes Arrangements for Annual
Party on Nov. 9 Following Football Game
With Kansas University.
NIGHT CLOSED OTHER CAMPUS HAPPENINGS
Featured CBS and WGN Orchestra Arrives Here From
Hotel Lowry in St. Paul Where It Played
Regularily Over Station WCCO.
Tom Gentry mid his Ambassadors, featured CBS and WGN
orchestra, has been signed for the annual Homecoming Party
by the Innocents, senior men's honorary sponsoring the dance.
The event, which has been granted a closed night, is scheduled
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for Aov. J following tlie Kansas
ucmry s Dana comes 10 jjiiicuiuy-
from a recent engagement at HO'
tpl Lowrv in St. Paul, where it
played regularly over WCCO. "In
flated claims about Tom Gentry's
band aren't necessary to make
this party a success;" declared Ir
win Ryan, member of the orches
tra committee, "everyone acquaint
ed with Columbia chain programs
is acquainted with the caliber of
this orchestra. We feel fortunate
and proud to be able to present
this band to the student body."
Works in Hollywood.
Show business is home for Gen
tryhis parents owned a circus.
Leaving his family to go to Holly
wood, he played three years in
westerns as a handsome cow
puncher hero. Returning to his na
tive state, Georgia, he organized
his present orchestra known as the
Ambassadors, which soon won a
contract for the Biltmore Supper
a ub.
Discovered by Ben Marshall, di
rector of the Drake and Blackstone
hotels in Chicago, he began a long
engagemcalJiLitig Blackstone with
a broadcast over WGN and the
Columbia chain.
The World's Fair came to town,
and Gentry moved into the Streets
of Paris to play at the Casanova
club, with WBBM featuring his
music on their local and network
programs. Ciro's Opera club fol
lowed with the reopening of the
Chicago fair. After its closing, he
began a tour of an eastern chain
of theaters, beginning at the Pal
ace stage in Chicago.
Entertainment Planned.
To augment the two features of
Homecoming day, various groups
have special entertainment plann
ed for their alumni. Competition
will be reopened for the best
Homecoming decorations among
fraternities and sororities, house
parties have been planned for the
preceding night, and alumni din
ners will be staged before the
dance.
Committee chairmen for the so
ciety are Don Shurtleff, orchestra;
Irwin Ryan, publicity; Jim Mar
vin, decorations; and Irving Hill,
tickets.
Shurtleff Dons Late
Derby; Votes to Take
- Appeal to Authority
Don Shurtleff has been awarded
the Brown Derby, weekly award
of the freshman class in the Law
college for the "dumbest crack"
pulled during the week by a mem
ber of the class.
At the official presentation of
the award, no specific case of
dumbness was pointed out, but the
Derby was given to Shurtleff on
general principles.
While still receiving congratula
tions. Shurtleff Issued the follow
ing statement:
I am going to can y my appeal
to the highest authority. My ap
peal will be based on the conten
tion that I was denied my consti
tutional rights according to the
fifth and fourteenth amendments
to the constitution. Every citizen
is granted due process of law. The
decision of the freshman law class
was rendered in an extremely dis
orderly and uncontitutional man
ner. All in all, it was a dirty gyp."
When asked to what authority
he intended to appeal the decision.
Shurtleff answered that he didn't
know, but, nevertheless, he ia go
ing to appeal.
WThile the class was studying
the legal process called by the
term, demur, Shurtleff blossomed
forth with this gem, "Demur tha
Merrier."
Despite Shurtleff 'a contention
that he is a victim of injustice, his
classmates feel that the decision ia
perfectly correct and just, as ex
pressed by unanimous acclaim.
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Diers Leads Singing lot
Teachers in District rive
TheOOOre S. UlCI S, supervisor I
cf extension in music was conven-
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tion song leaaer ior me uinuug
In District Five of the Nebraska
State Teachers association In
Holdrege on Thursday. He also
cave a demonstration of the "Ful-
lerton" chorus plan before the
rural joint institute. I
university looinaii game
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NOMINATIONS FOR
QUEENS CONIES!
Tassels Start Cornhusker
Two Weeks Sales Drive
Monday.
Xoininitions for the Nebras
ka Queens contest, conducted
jointly with sales of the new
Cornhusker yearbook, will open
this week according to Busi
ness Manager Eugene Pester. One
nomination will be awarded 10
pnph nornrirv that nurchases
twenty annuals, and barb girls will
be allowed live canoiaaies.
A new hieh record is being
sought by the Tassels, girls pep
organization, which took over
Cornhusker sales this year, meir
sales campaign opened Monday
and will last two weeks.
Low Prices.
With a low price of only four
dollars, the lowest priced annual
published by any school in the Big
Six district, the effort being' made
by the salesmen is expected to
bring favorable results. For stu
dents not wishing to buy a book
outright, a plan has been intro
duced whereby it may be paid for
in four installments amounting 10
$4.25. One dollar is due when
the book is ordered, two equal
nnvmnnts on Dec. 1 and Jan. 10.
and the balance payable on receipt
of the book in the spring.
Two Weeks Limit.
"All subscriptions must be pur-
rhnnprl during the next two
weeks," cautions Eugene Pester,
busines manager or me ijornnusK
er. "Last year the staff was
forcprf to disaDnoint over two hun
dred students desirous of buying
books alter incy naa Deen puD
lished." This year's annual Is expected
to be one of the most outstanding
in tho hintnrv of the linivCrsitV.
according to a report of Faith Arn
old, editor-tn-cmer. -since a coior
scheme of scarlet and cream, Ne
braska's own colors, and many
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Dr. Rosenquist lo Speak
at Ag Freshman Meeting
Freshman Council of the agri
cultural college Y. M. will meet
Tuesday at 7 p. m. in 302-A of
agricultural hall. Dr. C. E. Rosen
quist Is to be the speaker. This
will begin a series of two talks
on evolution and religion. Dr. Ros
enquist will deal with this ques
tion from the viewpoint of a sci
entist. FOUK IN RACE FOR
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Ptrhmui ahnve are the four candidates for Honorary Colonel,
VirginUSelleck.LoURathburn.Sar.cha KiiDourn. ana iuizaDeui
Moomaw. MUs Selleck id a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma, Daily
Nebraskan managing editor, past president of Gamma Aipna uh,
vice president of the Student Council, co-chairman of the prom com-
it rAa- RrBPi Miofl Karri
iiuhcc, ajiu svo-.v.. r- t -
ma. member of A. W. S. board, prom committee, president of Sigma
iinh. t, . pi Qi.ur hnhh rmiin and Mortar Board.
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Miss Kilbourn U arniutea wun ueia ni ana u a umum
of the Student Council, former Nebraskan news editor. Nebraska
Sweetheart for 1934, A. w. s. isoara. associate eauor oi uie yvwgwa...
and Theta Sigma Phi. Miss Moomaw is unaffiliated and a member of
the Barb A. W. Y. W. C. A, president of the Big SUter board.
and Mortar Board,
MEN CAST VOTES
FOR SWE
AT POLLS TODAY
Girl Chosen to Be Presented
At Kosmet Klub Fall
Show Nov. 23.
NINE CANDIDATES FILE
Bob Pierce Directs Theme
For Presentation
Ceremony.
Nebraska Sweetheart for
1933 will be chosen at the polls
today when campus males east
their votes at the Temple build
ing and Ag hall from nine until
5 o'clock. This year's "choice of
thP i-smmis" will be presented at
the annual fall Kosmet Klub show
which is scheduled for Saturday
morning, Nov. 23.
Nine candidates have filed for
the Sweetheart office Alice Mae
Livingston, Fairbury, who is on the
Y. W. C. A. staff, former member
of Cornhusker and Daily Nebras
kan staffs, and Chi Omega; Mary
lu Petersen of Lincoln, member of
the Student council, Daily Nebras
kan news editor, Theta Sigma Phi,
Big Sister, and a member of Al
pha Phi; Elinor McFadden, Lin
coln, Phi Mu, Tassel, Student coun
cil member, and Y. W. C. A.; Cyn
thia Pedley of Minden, member of
Kappa Alpha Theta; and Betty
Van Home, member of Delta Delta
relta from Lincoln.
Other candidates are Virginia
Smith, Valley, who is a member of
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MEL PESTER PLAYS
FOR A.S.A.E. DANCE
NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT
New Decorations, Novelty
Lighting to Transform
Activities Building.
With music furnished by Mel
Pester and his orchestra, members
of the American Society of Agri
cultural Engineers will sponsor a
dance Friday evening, Nov. 1, In
the student activities building on
the ag campus. Wayne Thurman,
president of the society, is in
charge of the arrangements.
The activities building will be
decorated for the occasion and a
novelty colored lighting plan will
be used, accordiftg to Thurman of
the student A. S. A. E chapter.
"A large number of students
are expected at the party." Thur
man stated, "as they have enjoyed
dancing to Pester's orchestra this
season."
The orchestra has had two other
university party engagements this
fall, having played at the first
varsity party in September and
the Farmers' formal last Friday
evening.
Y.M. Freshmen to Hear
Fellman Speak Oct. 30
Wednesday the Freshman Coun
cil of the city campus Y will meet
at 7:15 p. m. in the temple. The
speaker of the evening will be Dr.
David Fellman, of the political sci
ence department. He will speak on
the Italo-Ethiopian question espe
cially concerning America's rela
tionships. HONOR Alt Y COLONEL
Courtwr Lincoln-Journal.
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Whose orchestra will play for
the Innocent's homecoming party
in the Coliseum Saturday evening,
Nov. 9. Gentry has been featured
on CBS and WGN hookups.
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SALES WORKERS
Goal of Fall Fund Festival
Drive Is Set at
$1,200.
Opening an intensive Fall Fund
Festival to raise $1,200, the fi
nance staff of the Y. W. C. A. is
sponsoring a dinner to be held in
Ellen Smith hall, Tuesday, Oct. 29
at 6 o'clock. All executives, cap
tains and workers on the drive are
requested to be present, and spe
cial guests will be the Y. W. cabi
net members, advisory board, Miss
Amanda Heppner, dean of women,
Mrs. A. E. Burnett, wife of the
chancellor, and Miss Green, Y. W.
secretary.
Sarah Louise Meyer will be
master of ceremonies at the ban
quet, and will explain the slogan
of the drive "Contact Every Coed."
Miss Green will speak on "Y Con
tact Every Coed," followed by
Gayle Caley, chairman of the fi
nance staff, who will talk on
"Campaign News." Jean Doty is
in general charge of the banquet.
Workers Announced.
Workers of the various classes
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Faction Fears Foul
Play When President
Disappears Monday
On election eve, zero hour in a
political faction president's career,
Frank Landis had the misfortune
to be kidnaped. Landis, who is
executive head of the Green Toga
party, stood waiting on the Tem
ple steps for the hour of dinner
speeches ,his particular specialty,
to approach.
Suddenly a large passenger bus,
jammed with Sigma Chi pledges,
bore down R street on the way to
Omaha and a sneak night celebra
tion. In a minute the idol of so
rority supper speeches found him
self a prisoner, bound with ropes
and to Omaha.
Faction friends, fearing foul
fenigling, fared forth to find lead
ers of the opposing party, who
might have had a hand in the dis
appearance. Possibly Progressive
party patriots were prompted to
the deed with the idea of revenge
for last spring's lawn party.
Light came when the pledges de
livered a ransom note to the
Kappa house, giving gory details
of the abduction. "Police are pa
trolling the highways," it read, "in
search of the faction's president.
Although the deed is attributed to
the opposing party, brother
"slime" of the victim were respon
sible." All public fears were al
layed by the closing paragraph,
which read, "Brother Landis will
be deposited on the Sigma Chi
front stoop with Tuesday's Daily
Nebraskans."
ELECTION FILINGS
JUNIOR CLASS PRESIDENT.
George Plpal, Progressive.
Bob Shellenberg, Green Toga.
SENIOR CLASS PRESIDENT.
James Marvin, Progressive.
James Heldt, Green Toga.
HONORARY COLONEL.
Virginia Selleck.
Lois Rathburn.
Sancha Kilbourn.
Elizabeth Moomaw.
NEBRASKA SWEETHEART.
Marylu Petersen.
Jane Temple.
Betty Van Home.
Cynthia Pedley.
Virginia Smith.
Jean Tucker.
Doris Weaver.
Elinor McFadden.
Alice Mae Livingston.
MAINS
AT DINNER TODAY
SCHOOL TO BRING
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STEPHENS
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Hertzler Announces Well
Known Poet to Speak
Here Nov. 26.
PLAN HORACE PROGRAM
Students to Commemorate
Birth of Writer in
December.
Dr. J. 0. Hertzl-r and the
convocation committee have ar
ranged to bring Ja,nes Steph
ens, the well known Irish poet,
novelist and critic, to the uni
versity for a convocation Nov. 26.
Plans are also under way for a
Horace commemoration program
to be observed by the university
sometime in December.
Whiting Williams, nationally
known industrial consultant and
lecturer will speak on the subject,
"What's on the Worker's Mind" at
the first general scnool convoca
tion this Thursday at 11 a. m. in
the Temple. As vice president in
charge of a Cleveland steel com
pany's personnel, Williams, in
1919, needed first hand information
about his workers so he put a few
dollars in his pocket, changed his
name, put on overalls and became
a journeyman laborer in America's
mines and factories.
Determined to get further in
formation about working condi
tions he labored for three years in
the coal mines and steel plants in
England, France and Germany.
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'Campus Tempo' Added
Editorial Content of
Magazine.
to
An editorial demand for better
dance music at important social
events of the university, including
the military ball, interfraternity
ball, and junior-senior prom, is
made in the Oct. issue of the
Awgwan. which appears on the
campus Wednesday morning. The
story appears in the department of
editorial comment entitled "Cam
pus Tempo." a new feature in the
magazine this year.
Orchestras preferred by many
students in a survey made by the
Awgwan include Kay Kyser,
Sleepy Hall. Joe Sanders, Bernie
Cummins, Nobel Sissle, Tom Gen
try, Smith Ballew, Art Kassel,
Herbie Kay, and Ted Weems. The
magazine contacted these orches
tras through booking agents and
found that all of them are avail
able this year for the military ball
and at reasonable prices, if those
in charge care to get one of them.
The military ball of last year
was criticized. Although the gross
income was more than three thou
sand dollars, and the net profits
more than one thousand, those who
attended spent the evening listen
ing to "Louis Panico wailing the
"Wabash Blues" on his famous
trumpet before a band of pick-up
musicians." The magazine says
that upon the choice of the orches
tra the success of the ball depends.
OR CONVOCATION
Bengtson, Van Royen Compose
Book on Economic Geography
"No longer need there be fear of a world growiug old, nor
need there be fear of imminent overpopulation. The productive
genius of man has been demonstrated and the necessity of the.
scientific spirit is evident. The social genius is still to be tested.
It is this social and economic world which confronts us that
should fire adventurous minas
with enthusiasm. This, however,
cannot be the final goal Beyond
lies the problem of developing
greater and deeper human happi
ness, for men will have many
hours daily wherein they need not
toil at grinding tasks. Those hours
should be conducive to scholarship,
literary achievement and to the
arts of ' painting, drama and
music."
A book of 802 pages, from which
the above quotation has been
taken, so entirely new in the treat
ment of its subject matter that it
will bring a significant amount of
preMge not only to its authors but
to the University of Nebraska and
the stile as well, has just been
published by Dr. Nels A. Bengtson
and Dr. Willem Van Royen of the
FOUR POSITIONS AT
STAKE IN ELECTION
Honorary Colonel, Nebraska Sweetheart, Junior and
Senior Class Presidencies to Be Decided in
Record-Promising Ballot.
VOTERS MUST SHOW IDENTIFICATION CARDS
Progressives, Green Togas Clash in Vote Supremacy
Test; Thirteen Sororities, Barb Groups
Enter Women Candidates.
Two political factions, and nine sororities pins an unaffili
ated women's group will battle for political supremacy at the
polls today, with the Temple theatre lobby and Ag hall centers
of activity from 9 to 5 o'eoek. Four offices junior and senior
class presidencies, Nebraska Sweetheart, and Honorary Colonel
INNER CONFLICT
DISTURBS FINA
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ELECTION SETUP
Campaign Methods of Both
Parties Attacked; No
Prosecution Seen.
By Politicus VI.
Rallies were in order and order
ly Monday night, when both fac
tions made their final bid for the
feminine vote. Cruiser cars, tour
ing sorority row, detected no dis
orderly outbreaks in the rising en
thusiasm of the fall election;
downtown newspaper and press
services were disappointed.
Underneath this public front, a
disorderly conflict was taking
place, as far as the rules of the
game were concerned. Last week
Progressive supporters advertised
their slate with colored ribbons,
with their candidates' names
stamped on them. Green Toga
leaders, not to be outdone, printed
handbills to be distributed Mon
day night and Tuesday.
Conservative elements in each
faction, set against these cam
paign methods foreign to Ne
braska tradition in the past few
years at least, began a check and
counter-check on legality. The re
sult is that both parties may be
guilty of violating a Student
Council ruling on elections; the
Green Toga party more so because
their printed matter was distribut
ed, not simply worn. What action
either party may take in filing
complaints will probably deter
mine the outcome; it is doubtful
that the Student Council will at
tempt any prosecution with the
view of throwing out the entire
slate or slates.
Who's going to win? The Green
Togas have adopted a "Coach
Bible" philosophy to replace the
usual party optimism; some of
them see no hope while others
cheerily predict a split vote. The
Progressives are old-fashioned
they foresee another Progressive
landslide and let no gloomy
thoughts allay their enthusiasm.
Dr. Wing to Give lladio
Talk Over KFAB Tuesday
Dr. Henry J. Wing, '21, '25. now
research chemist for the E. I. du
Pont de Nemours and Company
at Parlin, N. J., has been asked
to give one of the radio talks on
science which are sponsored each
week by Science Service. Dr.
Wing's talk on "Changing Varn
ishes" will be given on Tuesday,
Oct. 29, at 3:30 p. m., e. s. t.
geography department of this uni
versity. No previous attempt has
ever been made to treat the sub
ject of "Economic Geography" in
so thorough and readable a man
ner, with a style and scope de
signed to Interest both the student
and others who are seeking a full
er understanding of the factors
which are basic to production and
prosperity.
Serious Narrative.
Even the hard headed business
man will profit if he can under
stand and appreciate the problems
outlined and discussed. Its appeal
is to both the thinker and the im
aginative. Its serious narrative is
a stimulus to thought.
"It is not an attempt to give a
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will be awarded at the close of
voting to those candidates receiv
ing the highest popular ballot
Four Candidates.
Senior class presidency is being
contested by James Heldt and
James Marvin, both arts and sci
ences students. Marvin is a barb,
member of Innocents society, prom
committee, Corn Cobs, president of
the Barb Council, and vice presi
dent of the Inter-Club council.
Heldt is affiliated with Delta Tau
Delta, football lctterman, member
of the Innocents society, "N" club
athletic board member and Student
Council.
Candidates for the junior office
are Bob Shellenberg and George
Pipal. Pipal is a member of Chi
Phi, Daily Nebraskan news editor,
Corn Cobs, Kosmet Klub, and Sig
ma Delta Chi. Shellenberg is a
member ef Alpha Tau Omega, as
sistant business manager of the
Nebraskan, Kosmet Klub, and
Scabbard and Blade.
Honorary Colonel.
Four senior women have filed
for Honorary Colonel, Including
Virginia Selleck, Lois Rathburn,
Sancha Kilbourn, and Elizabeth
Moomaw. Miss Selleck is a mem
ber of Kappa Kappa Gamma,
Daily Nebraskan managing editor,
past president of Gamma Alphu
Chi, vice president of the Student
Council, co-chairman of the prom
committee, and Mortar Board.
Miss Rathburn is president of
Delta Gamma, member of A. W. S.
board, prom committee, presiclent
of Sigma Alpha Iota, Big Sister
hobby groups, and Mortar Board.
Miss Kilbourn, affiliated with
Pi Beta Phi, is a member of tha
Student Council, former Nebras
kan news editor, Nebraska Sweet
heart for 1934, A. W. S. Board,
associate editor of Awgwan, and
Theta Sigma Phi. Miss Moomaw
is unaffiliated and a member of
Barb A. W. S., Y. W. C. A., prcsi
dent of the Big Sister board, and
Mortar Board. Names and activitcs
of Nebraska Sweetheart candi
dates are listed in another story
in this issue of the Nebraskan.
Delinquency Clause.
Whether or nor a "standing de
linquency" clause shall be removed
from the Student Council constitu
tion restricting elections to that
body will be decided in a general
vote on an amendment.
Only juniors and seniors are
permiited to vote for their respec
tive class officers, men students
for Nebraska Sweetheart, and both
men and women for Honorary
Colonel. Identification cards must
be presented to receive ballots;
class standing will be checked with
lists for voting on class officers.
IRVING HILL TO SPEAK
Student Council President
Explains Activities of
. Organization.
Irving Hill, president of student
council, will be the guest speaker
at the freshman A. W. S. meeting
which will be held on Wednesday
afternoon at 5 o'clock in the draw
ing room of Ellen Smith hall.
An explanation of the organiza
tion, duties and activities of the
student council at the university
will be given by Hill in order to
better acquaint the freshman
group with the organization.
Another feature of the program
will include a short skit depicting
a section of parliamentary law
for the gatr-srlng. Jean Leftwich
and Dolores Bors, program com
ro:ttee women, will present this
skit.
"Freshman girls Interested in
the activities of the student coun
cil on the campus should plan on
attending this meeting." urf'd
Betty Mayne. president of thi
freshman A. W. S. group.
A short business meeting will
precede the program.