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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1935. TWO TOE DAILY NEBRASKAN Daily Nebraskan Station A. Lincoln, Nebraska. OFFICIAL STUDENT PUBLICATION UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA This paper la rapraianttd for a"! advartlilng by tha i Naoraaica rraaa Auocation. SMttrtaTftt eourotatt Wrtta tm Entared aa aacond-elaaa matter at tha poatofflca In Lincoln, Nebraska, undar act of congrata, March S, 1879, and at apeclal rata of pottaga provldad for In aactlon 1103, act of Octobar 3. autnorirao January ku, " THIRTY-FOURTH YEAR. Published Tuaaday, Wadnaaday, Thuraday, Friday and , Sunday mornlnga during tha academie yaar. EDITORIAL STAFF Jack Flachar Editor-ln-ehlaf MANAGING EDITORS Irwin Ryan Virginia SailacM NEWS EDITORS ' Oaorga Plpal Marylu Petersen ' Arnold Lavln Johnaton Snlpea ' Dorothy Bentz , SOCIETY EDITORS Dorothaa Fulton Jana Waleott Dick Kunzman Sport Editor BUSINESS STAFF Truman Oberndorf Bualnaia Managar ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGERS Bob Funk Bob Shallanberg Bob Wadhama SUBSCRIPTION RATI SI M a yaar 6lngia Copy 8 canta 11.00 a aamaatar SS.M a yaar mallad 11.50 a aamaatar mallad Undar direction of tha 6tudent Publication Board. ' Editorial Office Unlveralty Hall 4. Buelneia Office University Hall 4A. Talaphanee Dayi B6891I Nlghtt B68S2. B3333 (Journal). We Raise A Protest Simultaneous with the approach of the much heralded military rendezvous, sched uled this year for Dec. 6, are mutterinps and tactics pursued by the "jingoists" in charge. In today's student pulse column there appears such a voice expressing the opinions of the vast majority of students as regards the in hibitory entrance fee attached to the formal season 's gala opener. Many of these dissensions and malconten tions come from even the staunchest support ers of the military department. These persons feel that as a servant of the campus and per forming as it supposedly does, for the interests of the students, the Military ball steps from the bounds of practicability into the realm of exorbitance when $2 is demanded from the hard pressed student. ; If such a price were needed to cover the expenditures of the affair, matters might as sume an entirely different proportion. But as they stand at present the best excuse that can be offered is the ridiculous and laugh able proposition that it is used to aid needy students in securing basic drill uniforms which they do not want in the first place. Colonel Oury in a statement last year con cerning the use of funds as profits from the Military ball declared that the ball is a "God send to several hundred worthy, but financial ly dependent male students, who according to, law, must take military training." It is a well known fact among students on the campus that the number of applicants sfeeking aid through these channels is ludi crously insignificant. It taxes even the most biased mind to justify the compilation of a conservatively estimated $6,000 during the past four years for the sole purpose of loaning $10 for a comparatively short time to a few needy students. If every student receiving these lans tore his uniform to shreds and refused to make good the loan, there still would be a surplus fund in the department's coffers. What are they trying to do, establish a sinking fund! Close to 300 advanced officers attend the affair. They pay $1.25 each for the privi lege. This makes a total of around $375. Then spectators are charged 35 cents apiece for a balcony view of the gala occasion. From a most unusually fair estimate, as the balcony is always packed, attendance num bers 500, bringing in an aggregate of $175. Thus these two sums in themselves net a nice fotal of $550 which in itself is enough to con duct almost any social event. 1 Orchestras for the occasion have consist ently averaged around $400 in cost, many fall ing below that mark, sometimes by as much as $100. Use of the coliseum costs another $50, decorations $25 and sound equipment $25. This leaves such things as operation expenses and advertising to be covered by the other $50. This latter sum, as vouched for by experiences of the Innocents, Interfraternity council, and Jtortar Boards, has been sufficient for the re maining expenditures. , Then why in the name of all that is rea sonable mnst the remaining 800 couples pay an additional $1,600? It is only natural that the consensus of opinion as so aptly expressed in today's student pulse by B. W. should hold the belief that "bijr shots of our beloved mili tary department are feathering' their nests for their old age at our expense." The Military's is not the right of commer cialization. Theirs is not the power of manda tory action. Why should the student body suffer the yoke of such assumptory shackling There is absolutely no known reason for plac ing a higher price on the ball than on any other social event of the university. Why does Miss Amanda Ileppner, to gether with the faculty committee, allow the Militnrv dennrtment this nreroeative of charging $2 when others cannot do likewise? If the students are going to be exploited why not let everyone in on the "racket"? Does Miss Heppner feel that such a price is logi cal and just? Docs Miss Heppner (together with the faculty committee) harbor the belief that such a price tends to promote harmony and good will on this camplis? Does Miss Ileppner (together with the faculty commit tee) sincerely believe that the Military de partment is more worthy and needy of this nice tidv sum than any other organization? The Nebraskan emphatically docs not. The Military department may consist of tin soldiers but. as vet thev are far from being tin gods. The Nebraskan suggests that immediate action be taken to (1) stop the influx of money into the military coffers and (2) to remember fore most and always that it is the student mat Via served and considered. That is the purpose of a university. STUDENT PULSE Brief, concise contrlbutlona pertinent to matters of atudent Ufa and tha university are we comed by this denartment. under tha usual reatrlctlona of aouna ntXZ" prM which exclude, all "JX and personal attacks. Letters must ba algned. but names will be withheld from publication If ao desired. Can War-Gods Make 'Music?' TO THE EDITOR: To date this semester there have been aired innumerable points in the sad state of off aire nwimi A this school. These you have forcefully and commendably brought to light, with the" long needed comment and uprisings in the student body. But why stop now? If vou are out of material, may I suggest some one- . ... How about the biggest racKet on me cam pus? How about the Military bain &xery year a thousand and a half students pay over $3,000 to jam the coliseum at the opening of ihe formal season. What return do they get for this sum? Let's follow the progress of some innocent student. First, he enters the coliseum, and stands in line for an hour to check his coat. Then, u the gentleman is lucky enough to be able to walk, he bravely enters the stomping ground upstairs, with his hair rumpled, his tie askew, his shoes crushed, and his new tux shirt beaten and mangled past all hope of repair. There he laces probably the weirdest mix ture of sounds emanating from one orchestra that is possible for ten men to nianuiacture. Can this be the ereat orchestra that has been publicized over every classroom billboard on the campus for a month? Surely not. But it is what we paid for, that is what the military department hired for us. Last year we went, full of hopes and ex pectancy at hearing Louis Panico and his swell oand. What did we hear" Louis and his trum pet and ten recruited musicians. What can we expect for $400? Yet we paid $3,000 for the privilege of dancing to a really good band. What became of the rest? Surely it cannot De that the eminent big shots of our beloved military department are feathering their nests for their old age at our expense. We pay enough money for a good band. Then why not spend it for what we want, rather than for swelling the already overflow ing coffers of the military department? We want decent music. If the military fathers won't give it to us let's have some one who will. Let's give the opening formal of the formal season to the history department. Let's have a geography department ball or a ball of romance languages. They are as much entitled to the proceeds as the gods of war. Why not open the formal season with the Junior-Senior prom or the Interfraternity ball ? How about the Innocents, Tassels, Mortar Board, or Corn Cobs? They are surely doing as much for the school as the inhabitants of Mars hall and they would give us a party minus the grand gyp. in a few words, let's get our money's worth or let someone else take over the opening party. B. W. 1 Off the Campus Lynn Leonard Prof. Debaufre Writes of Oxygen Commercial Uses (Continued from rage 1.) DeBaufre has contributed an arti cle entitled "Atmospheric Air" now published in the November Is sue of Mechanical Engineering. ,MMore than 3 billion cubic feet of oxygen were produced in this country during; 1929 and sold meetly for cutting; and welding purposes," he says. "This produc tion is insignificant compared with tire amount of oxygen that could bi used in various industrial pro cesses if the price were sufficient ly reduced. One reason for the present high price is the method ot distribution in cylinders back and forth across the country. Each cylinder weighs about 135 pounds ad holds 220 cubic feet of free oxygen which weighs only seven teen pounds. . Supplied Thru Pipe Lines. ."For metallurgical and business pwrpoees other than cutting and welding, oxygen could be supplied thru pipe lines, thus reducing the coet of distribution and at the aane time reducing the cost of the pcoduct." -Professor DeBaufre points out that the largest plants producing oxygen for commercial use today have a daily output of about four tor. a, whereaa for potential Indus trial purposes much larger units wevja be necessitated, thus step ping up production to aa much as fty too a day from a single riant. Such large units would re tire very UUe more labor to r'trate than the small units tn uee today and would be more ef ficient, thereby producing oxygen st the greatly reduced coet claimed a Love. "Large oxygen plant will un doubtedly come into use for mak ing manufactured gas by a con tinuous process, for reducing the nitrogen in the air to blast lur naces making pig iron, for modi fying the production of steel in Bessemer converters and open hearth furnaces and for treating various non-ferrous metals and ores," he writes. Nitrogen, which is also produced from air, is used extensively in making cyanamid and ammonia for fertilizer. The article describes early studies of the atmosphere, the dis covery of oxygen by Priestley in 1774, early attempts to isolate at mospheric gases, experiments in liquefaction of air and how neon got it" name. As the story goes when Ramsay, well known Eng lish scientist, had produced the gas which is responsible for the mil lions of lighted signs In display windows today, he decided to let his thirteen year old son Willie name it The boy suggested the name "novum," but Ramsay thought neon sounded better. "While we are still at the mercy of wind and rain and of flood and drought, we are not awed by the mystery of atmospheric air any longer," Professor DeBaufre aays. The chemist and physicist have shown us what It Is made of and the engineer is prepared to change its composition a may be eco nomically desirable or as dictated by a benevolent government." Patterson Talks on Peace. Dr. C H. Patterson, assistant professor of philosophy, spoke at Brock, Neb the past week on the subject, "Peace." Monday he ad dreMed student of Sheridan school on "How to Promote the Cause of Peace." BURISETT ENTERTAISS XEW YORK LIBRARIAN Angus Fletcher Guest Home of Gilbert Doane. at Chancellor E. A. Burnett enter tained a party of luncheon guests Friday in honor of Angus Fletcher of the British library of informa tion in New Tork. Mr. Fletcher visited at the home of Gilbert Doane, university librarian dur ing his stop at Lincoln on a tour of the middle west and south. Mr. Fletcher 'eft Saturday for Kansas to continue hie journey in which he intends to visit the ma jor colleges; and universities of the midwest and southern district. Other stops will be made at Tex as. Louisiana, West Virginia, Washnigton, D. C, and other southern schools. Ferjruson to Give Report At Engineers' Convention Dean O. J. Ferguson of the en gineering college, as chairman of the committee on instruction in en gineering of the Association of Land Grant College and Universi ties, will report for the committee at the national convention of the group to be held at Washington Nov 18 and 20. The dean will tell delegates that at least three engi neering schools are giving course offered the first two years in uni versity in several of the larger in dustrial cities of the east where there is a demand for engineering education. This program is proving successful. Adjournment Was . in sight as the house recessed forthe week end late Friday afternoon. Staying on the jod Saturday would not help matters any because the bills the solons passed Friday could not measure third reading and be enrolled and en grossed until Monday. The dispatch with which the representatives worked just before ad journing until Monday led to the belief that the session will terminate Tuesday' if the sen ate handles without too much difficulty the bills the house will soon release. e Five Social Security measures received the approval of the house Friday and were advanced to third reading. They were II. R. 17, the old age pension bill; H. k lH, a bill for direct, home and tran sient relief; H. R. 5, bill for assistance to the blind; H. R. 10, bill for assistance to depend ent, crippled, destitute, abandoned and needy children; and H. R. 18, maternal and child health assistance bill. The house approved the measures as fast as they were released from a special joint committee appointed to revise the program and relieve the difficul ties developed over administration features of the program. The indication is that the solons are tired working for nothing, the ten day period for which they were to receive pay having expired some time previous, e Fight for Tobacco and chain store tax bills was abandoned after the administration agreed to extend the gaso line tax from June 30, 1936, to March 1, 1937. Supporters of these two bills were apparently convincing- the other members that the gaso line tax in the original form would not raise sufficient revenue when the governor offered to compromise by extending the tax .in return for the two measures being dropped. It is this m ova hv Cochran that rrobably prevented the indefinite block threatening the social security program in the house A wait inn Action in the senate is tho substitute bill to provide for this compromise. The bill not only extenos the gas tax but also substitutes a board of educational lands and funds for the proposed state assistance committee named by the gov ernor. If it is passed by the senate, which is expected, the measure must go back to house for approval, and that is practically assured as the house now stands. What Nebraskans Want to know is, "Will Senator Norris be a candi date for re-election in 1936?" Following the printing of an interview in a Salt Lake paper in which he was quoted as saying. "I am not n candidate," the senator denied to Los Angeles reporter that he had said he would not run for re-election. Norris then refused to discuss his candidacy further because he was on a political vacation. Roosevelt Called on the people of Nebraska to insist that Norris run for re-elect ici next year. The president's statement follows: "This is the kind of thing you can say of very few persons and George Norris is one. If I were a citixen of the state of Nebraska, re gardless of what party I belonged to, I would not allow George Norris to retire from the United States senate whether he wanted to or not for the very good reason that I feel he is necessary in the senate not only to the state of Nebraska but to the United States as long as he lives." And Roosevelt is right again. That is a mighty fine tribute but not too good for Sena tor Norris. A.W.S. BOARD MAKES ARRANGEMENTS FOR CORNHUSKER AFFAIR Toyland' Theme for Party; Three Prizes Awarded For Costumes. With the date of the annual all- women s uornnusKer c o a 1 umc party set for Thursday, Nov. 21, members of the A. W. S. Board are making plans for their big entertainment of the year. The theme around which the party will laid is "Toyland," and the Armory, where the party is to be held, is expected to portray an imaginary toy shop, with Molly Carpenter as the shop keeper.. The party will begin promptly at 7 o'clock with the grand march, Mary Yoder, in charge of the ar rangements, announced. bince the judges will select the prize costumes during the march every one has been asked to come on time. Three prizes will be awarded, one for the cleverest cos tume, one for the prettiest, and one for the funniest. Tickets, priced at twenty-five cents, may be purchased at the door, no ticket campaign being conducted this year. STUDY CENTERS OFFER L Districts May Apply at Extension Office for Relief Project. School districts over the state desiring to offer educational op portunities to their unemployed may make application to the ex tension division for government sponsored relief study centers, Dr. A. A. Reed announced. Any resident of Nebraska, 16 or more, who has not been enrolled in any institution of learning since Sept. 1, who is willing to devote a minimum of five hours a day for five days a week, may take the study courses offered by the cen ter. Study center directors will be supplied to the first eighty dis tricts applying for this service pro vided they qualify with a minimum of eight full time students. The courses will continue thru May of 1936. DR. POOL SPEAKS O.V LA!D SULIT MGHTS' Botany Head Addresses Lincoln Woman's Club. "The Land of Sunlit Nights" was the subject of an address by Dr. R. J. Pool Friday before the Lincoln Woman's club. The address by the botany department head was illustrated by pictures depict ing Norway and it inhabitants. fr. Pool received reprints of his article published in the Iowa State colleee Journal of Science entitled "Evolution and Differentiation of Laboratory Teaching in the Boton- ical Sciences. French Government Gives Medal Language Division The French government has warded to the department of French one of its medals pre sented thru the ministry of for eign affairs to represent univer sities in all part of the country. It is the intention of the French government to have the medal awarded to some student in the department here under conditions set by the teachers of the department. OFFICIAL BULLETIN Kosmet Klub. Kosmet Klub workers' meeting, Monday, 5 o'clock everyone ia re quired to be present. Gamma Alpha Chi. There will be a meeting of Gamma Alpha Chi Thursday eve ning at 7:30 in Ellen Smith hall. All active members must attend. CUP FOR HIGH AVERAGE Phi Lambda Upsilon Plans . Honor Chemistry Student. The student who attained the highest scholastic average in chemistry during his freshman year will be honored at the annual banquet of Phi Lambda Upsilon, national honorary chemical society to be held at the Grand Hotel on Tuesday at 6:30 p. m. Winner of the award will have his name engraved on the silver scholarship cup, which appears on display in chemistry hall. He will also receive a chemistry and physics handbook with his name and that of the society stamped on it. This will be the eighth annual presentation and Donald V. Sar- bach, president "of the Lincoln chapter, expects at least forty, in cluding faculty members, to attend the fall program. Dr. W. H. Werk- meister, assistant professor 01 philosophy, will be guest speaker. FISHBAUGH FIGURES f.Y FATAL ACCIDET Auto Kills Ed Suanson On Highway Iear Essex, la. Robert Fishbaugh, junior in the college of business administration, was driver of the car which struck and killed Ed Swanson, 45, on the fog-obscured highway near Essex, la., early Saturday. Fishbaugh is a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and lives at 635 North J 6th street. He is the son of Earl Fishbaugh, Shenandoah banker, and was on his way home for the weekend when the accident occured. Au thorities stated that an inquest will probably be held. Grand Island Women Hear Ramond Williams Tuesday "Pottery" was the subject of Ramond Williams' address before the Grand Island Woman's club Tuesday. Williams, instructor in sculpture and ceramics, took along fifty-three pieces of sculpture work, some of which belonged to the Hall collection, some the work of students, and several samples of his own work. About 125 were present YOLD ASKED REPRIST OF METHAXE ARTICLE A request for a reprint of his article "The Heat Capacity of Methane and Its Halogen Deriva tives from Spectoroscopic Data" was received by Robert D. Void, son of Professor and Mrs. Law rence Void of the law college. The article appeared in the July edi tion of the Journal of the Amer ican Chemical society. Learn to Dance 6 Cleaa te Uflivaraity 116 Se. 15h3 Luella Williams PrKata Leaaona by Appointment Clauea Mon Wed., fri. aV Sat. BALLROOM L9610 AND TAP B4258 AG FARMING COURSE Operators Class Larger This Year, Advance Figures Show. (By Nfwn Feature Service . The idea of a winter short course at the University of Ne braska college of agriculture has apparently gained interest among the farm boys of the state. Inqui ries and tentative advanced en rollment indicate that the four months farm operator's course, which will begin Nov. 18, will be much larger than usual. Prof. T. H. Goodding, supervisor of short course at the agricultural college, points out that the prac ticability of the course, embrac ing as it does both the business and mechanical aspects of farming, is the chief reason for its popularly- Registration will begin Nov. 18 and, except for holidays, the course will continue until March. The prospects are tr.t the second year course will al' i exceed last year's in enrollment. 500 ATTEND AG DAIRY CLUB BALLOON PARTY Pearl Praises Attendance at Novel Dance; Jungbluth Orchestra Plays. Over 500 students attended the balloon party on the agricultural college campus Friday night, sponsored by the Dairy club. "The Dairy Club feels the attendance at this dance was better than for many years, and were pleased to see so many city campus students present," dtclared Al Pearl, chair man of general arrangements. Eddie Jungbluth and his or chestra played for the party, which featured decorations of hundreds of balloons suspended from the ceiling of the student activities building. Chaperons for the party were Miss Martha Park, in charge oi the agricultural college cafeteria; Prof. L. K. Crowe, associate pro fessor of dairy husbandry; Mrs. Crowe; Prof. Martin A. Alexander, associate professor of animal hus bandry, and Mrs. Alexander. Special guests present were: Prof, and Mrs. Downs, Prof, and Mrs. H. P. Davis, Prof, and Mrs. E. L. Reichart. Prof, and Mrs. I. L. Hathaway, Prof, and Mrs. E. C. Scbeidenhelm and Prof, and Mrs. Milton L. Fleck. Assisting Pearl with arrange ments were: Dick Larson, Don Joy, and Don Radenbaugh. Ex-Nehrafekan Writes on 'Canterbury Pilgrims' Prof. Edwin Ford Piper has re cently published a volume entitled "Canterbury Pilgrims." Piper, who is now on the staff of the Uni versity of Iowa, received his M. A. degree from this institution in 1900 and was an instructor here for sev eral years. Copies of his new book have been received by friends on the campus. z. NEBRASKA May Have Had Its Suit 'Pressed aad Cleaned; AT PITTSBUEGH But Your Garments Have Never Had a Better Clean ing Than They Get at the "b7J1 Z2 fro. H I SAVE 10 CASH A. CARRY I J KELLY RECOMMENDS EDUCATION COUNCILS FOR . YOUNG CITIZENS Washington Educator Gives Program for Workless Youth of Nation. Dr. Fred Kelly, chief of the di vision of higher education in Washington, D: C, outlined an. individualized educational program conducted for unemployed younp peopie out of contact with school, at a talk before the state charac ter education conference at the Temple theater Friday morning. Discusses Transient Problem. Citing statistics showing that in rural localities 4 million of the 6 million young people between the ages of 15 and 24 living on farms in the United States have no con tact with educational institutions, Dr. Kelly also discussed the tran sient problem. Ho stated that in June, 1935, there were 50,000 un attached young people of that age group lodged in transient camps. Education Recommended. Kelly suggested a solution for the problem in the formation of town and county educational, rec reational and vocational guidance councils "with young people given a chance to assume the initiative, for they can be depended on to be honest, frank and square shoot ing." These councils, working with civic groups such as churches, 4-H clubs, and the Y. M. C. A, would draft a program providing for vocational guidance, retrain ing of young people long out of school who have been unable to obtain employment, and "facilities for talking over economic ques tions in forums with informed people." Self-Direction Advocated. Col. J. A. Randall, president ot Mechanics institute in Rochester, N. Y., spoke at the afternoon ses sion. He stated that he would like to see a school system take little children and see that they have a chance to learn self-direction. "This recent 4 billion dollar ap propriation is to help people who have already gone over the cliff. I want good highways an indi vidualized educational program- back of the edge of the cliff." P LKFRI Sioux City Pastor Speaks At Friendship Dinner. "Nationalism the Greatest En emy of Peace," was the topic of the featured talk given by Rev. K. W. Stimson, pastor of the Fir.st rresbyterian church of Sioux City, la., at the traditional international friendship banquet. The affair was held at the First Christian church Friday evening, and attended by over 200 students and faculty members. Miss Nemcova Responds. Elizabeth Moomaw acted as toastmistress at the banquet, in troducing Hester Freeman, presi dent of the student group of re ligious welfare council, sponsoring the dinner. Dr. H. O. Werner, member of the faculty on the coun cil, gave the response. Albina Nemcova, exchange student froni Czechoslovakia, responded for the foreign students. Rev. Mr. Stimson, the speaker, studied at Washington college in St. Louis, Presbyterian theologicf.l seminary in Chicago, at Marbourp:, Germany, and in Palestine. He has traveled in fourteen foreign coun tries. Foreipn students attending the university were special guests, in troducing themselves and giving short speeches. The five guests were: A. It. Chevan, India; Sad e Forrest, Canada: Leo Einp. Japaij; Charles D. Booah, a native of Liberia, and George Raun, Den mark. Hester Freeman was chairman of general arrangements, assisted by Eleanora Kirby, invitations; Caroline Kile, programs: Jenny Neill, decorations, and A. C. Wesh meier, tickets. DEXT. i L ISSTRUCTORS MAMEl) GROUP HEADS Hooper, lirauer Elected To Association Positions. Dr. B. L. Hooper of the dental college was named president elect of the National Society of Denture Prosthetists, and Dr. John Brauer, from the same department was elected secretary of the American Society for the Promotion of Den tistry for Children The two also attended the national convention of the American Dental associa tion. All three meetinp-n -pi at New Orleans. DAfJOE TO PERFECT MUSIC ON A PERFECT FLOOR Sum. A'ite LihcoIiCm Owm MEL-PESTER Lyle DeMoss directing Dancing 8:45 till 12 PLA-LiOR S Miles West on 0 n