W... The D Neb ABLY RASKA Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska VOL. XXXV ISO. 16. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1935. PRICE 5 CENTS N NEBRASKAN LAYS FINAL PLANS FOR STUDENT BALLOT Date for Political Poll Set in Early Part of December. PUBLISHES ARGUMENTS Faculty to Discuss Issues Concerning New Deal Policies. Definite plans for the political poll to be conducted on me uni vAr.sltv camDUS by the Dally Ne braskan In an effort to feel out the trend of student sentiment lowaru issues which promise to be domi nating factors in the approaching flection, are nearing competition, Jack Fischer, editor, announced Tuesday. Previous to the . all-university poll, which is scheduled for sometime in me iirst pari. 01 De cember, a series of arguments by Rtudent and faculty members set ting forth the facts and data pro and con on eacn or me specuii; la sues, will be published for student study In the pages 01 tne xeDras kan." Amoncr these Questions and is sues which will be discussed by campus authorities are those re garding: AAA, CCC camps, TVA, federal securities act, social securi ties measures, public works, bonus issues, utility company regulations, and other phases of the new deal. These topics will be treated In such a way that the student may cast a ballot that reflects knowl edge of the question rather than ope displaying a party prejudice. Preparations are also being for warded, by the convocations com mittee of student council, for con troversial debates in which the foremost representatives of each of the major political parties will have an opportunity to present his faction's views on the various problems. Fischer stated that the Nebras kan's primary interest in the bal loting was to "stimulate student interest in political and govern ( Continued on Page 2.) FEATURESAG" PARTY Ag Y.W. Schedules Annual Freshman Affair Saturday. ALL INVITED ATTEND Sponsored by the Ag Y froohman commission group, w. the annual Ag college freshman party is scheduled for Saturday night in the Student Activities building. The Thanksgiving motif will be carried out at the party. Chaperons for the evening in clude Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Good ding, Miss Ruth Eloise Sperry, and Miss Evelyn Metzger and commit tees in charge are as follows: Tickets and reception: DeLoris Bors, chairman; Rachel Aldrich, Helen Kilmer and Genevieve John son. Decorations: Grace Pitcaith ley, chairman; Alice Beachell and Allaire Miles. Advertising: Eve lyn Dittman, chairman; Ann Ger eib, Lorene Atkison and Kathryn C o o 1 e y. Entertainment : Bonnie Brown, chairman; Lois Cooper, Paula Smith, and Anita Mondt. Refreshments: Marjorie Schick, chairman; Harriet Adams, Esther Kuehl. Marjorie Walker, Molly Svoboda and Betty Stewart. Jean ette Johnson, Marjorie Tie, Ruth Bouder and Lillian Olson will put the hall in order after the party. "All Ag college freshmen are Invited to attend." stated Miss Bors. "We extend a specia' invi tation to the Farm Operators just enroolled for the short courses." RELIGIOUS SORORITY PLEDGES FIVE GIRLS Sigma Eta Chi Organizes Deputations Team. Sigma Eta Chi, Congregational girls' sorority, pledged the follow ing thirteen girls recently: Mary Laura Beavers, Leona Brandes, Eleanor Greusel. Margaret McMas ter, Naomi Mendenhall, Allaire Miles, Lillian Rohwer, Gloria Schleiger, Margaret Tunberg, Ruth Williams and Molly Wyland. Five patronesses, Mesdames Benjamin F. Wyland. H. W. Orr, R. A. Dawson, Ferdinand Sattler and J. Weber were received into the chapter. ' A deputation team to address Congregational churches through out the state has been organized. Topics to be discussed are T"he Cost and Uselessness of War," "Peace Machinery." and "Jesus' Attitudes Toward Peace." To date, the team has been to Coriand and Seward. PHALANX SOCIETY TO HOLD MEETING TODAY A regular meeting of Phalanx, honorary military organization, will be held Wednesday. Nov. 20, at 7 o'clock in Nebraska hall. Adrian Tolen, president, has re quested thHt sll members bring their sabers and Sam Brown belts, i THANKSGIVING Is Ethiopia Worth a War? BY DR. W. Editor's Note Thii ! the second the university relating to the uBiian Hi.,.. " L , w,orld Powers. Or. Van Royen of the geography department discusses the situation In the light of the geographical aspects of Ethiopia. A peacefully occupied Ethiopia would be a very valuable addition to Italy's possessions in eastern Africa. The country is about three times as large as Italy, and for Italian ideas is only sparsely populated, its average density of population probably slightly exceeding that of Nebraska. Economically il ia vi mucn greater value manu an the other colonies of Italy put together. Ethiopia consists of three main divisions. The high plateaus and mountains which occupy the en tire western half of the country form Ethiopia proper. Average elevations in this area run prob ably from 6,000 to 8,000 feet, with a number of mountain regions ris ing to over 12,000 feet. Plateaus In Southeast.' The southeastern portions of the country are occupied by the So maliland plateaus, which are hard- CANDIDATES FOR 14 Aspirants File Before Deadline Tuesday Noon. Sides for the university debate team tryouts to be held Thursday evening at 7:30 in University hall 106 were announced Tuesday by Prof. H. A. White, varsity debate coach. Fourteen aspirants filed before the deadline Tuesday noon. Affirmative speakers are Fran cis Johnson. Arthur Smith, John Landis, Ray Matteson, Bert Hari. sell, Elmer . Scheele, and Byrle Shuck. On the negative side are Robert Stiefler, Robert Wadhams, Edwin Getscher, Quinton Wilder, Leonard Kreuger, Raymond At- wood, and Carl Alexis. To Discuss AAA. The proposition to be discussed at the trials is: Resolved, that the Agricultural Adjustment Act promises to be of permanent bene fit to agriculture. This problem of government control of farming was used as subject matter for the majority of intercollegiate debates last year. Eight men who will . compose four varsity teams will be selected immediately following the verbal battle Thursday evening. Judges will be former arguers who have had previous experience in judging debates, according to Prof. White. Single Speech Allowed. Each man will be allowed a single speech of eight minutes, ex cept the first affirmative who will have two speeches, a constructive of five minutes and a refutation of four minutes. Order of speaking will be determined by lot before Thursday evening. Prof. White has requested that each man check his eligibility be fore the tryouts, and that they be present at 7:15 that evening so that the debate may begin on time. Anyone interested is invited to at tend the contests. 10 GIVE PARTY TONIGHT Club Offers Prizes for Best 'Kid' Costumes at Ellen Smith Affair. Members of the Elementary Education club will have their an nual kid party Wednesday evening at 6 o'clock in Ellen Smith halL Prizes will be given for the most clever costumes. After dinner Peggy Held and Ruth DeKlotz will play the piano while everyone marches and plays games. An entertaining program has been planned of which Jean Rowe will be master of ceremonies. Chairmen of the committees in charge of the party are: Jean Rowe, entertainment, Gretchen Budd, food: Margaret Uptogrove, publicity, and Nancy Lee. cleanup. Miss Clara Wilson, professor of primary and elementary education, says, "The kid party Is always well attended, but it is expected that more than the usual large number will be present Wednesday evening." "An especially interesting pro gram has been planned and we know that every one will enjoy the evening," said Dorothy Gregg, president of the club. DEBATING TEAM ASSIGNED SIDES Mrs. Overton Discusses 7.s American Youth Powerless?' at Joint Meeting "Is American Youth Power less?" was the question which Mrs. Grace Sloan Overton. Mar ion. Ind., representative on the World's Youth commission for the Universal Council of Churches, discussed before a group of ap proximately 250 students at the joint meeting of the Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. held yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock in the Y. M. rooms at the Temple theater. Mrs. Overton, following her study of the youth movements in Gcrmtny and Russia In a trip abroad in 1932, has come to the conclusion that five factors are holding the American youth pow VAN ROYEN. In a eeriei of article! by profeiion of - tmiopian situation ana problems In- ly over a thousand feet at the border of Italian Somallland, but rise northwestward to altitudes of over 9,000 feet. These two large units are separated by a low de pression, occupied by the Danakil desert in the northeast, one of the worst deserts of the world. To the southwest this depression be comes narrower, but continues to separate the two large units. While the Danakil and the low er parts of the Somaliland pla teaus are of little economic value, Ethiopia proper and the high (Continued on Page 3.) RESERVE OFFICERS noma E. C. DOLLES 150 Men Attend Banquet For Seventh Area Commander. Honoring Major General F. C. Bolles, commander of the Seventh corps area, the Lincoln Reserve Officers' association sponsored a dinner Tuesday night at the Lin coln hotel. Approximately 150 of ficers attended. Special guests at the affair were Colonel W. H. Oury, Col. L. J. Crosby, and Capt. O. M. Michel man, both of Omaha, Capt. Harry Hepperlin of Beatrice, and Lieut R. C. Copper of Omaha. Capt. Wal ter Gardner was toastmaster, and General Bolles addressed the group. i L T Phi Lambda Upsilon Holds Annual Fall Banquet Tuesday Night. Paul Lindstedt, engineering sophomore, was introduced as the winner of. the Phi Lambda Upsilon freshman scholarship cup at the annual fall banquet of the honor ary chemistry fraternity Tuesday evening at the Grand hotel. The honored student, who took his freshman chemistry work under Dr. H. G. Deming, is the eight freshman to be presented with the scholarship award since its origin on tne university campus. The name of the winner will be enugraved on the silver loving cup which is kept on display in Chem istry hall and is awarded tempo rarily to the highest ranking freshman each vear. In addition to the cup, Lindstedt was present ed with a handbook to chemistry and physics with the name of the society and winner engraved on the cover. Dr. W. H. Werkmeister, instruo tor in philosophy was the main speaker at the annual event. Prof. Werkmeister addressed the group on the subject "A Philosopher Looks at Modern Physics," in which he explained his conception of Einstein s theory of relativity. Don Carbach, president of the group, acted as master of cere' monies. William Ritchie and Jerry KelleyHave Their Driving Licenses Revoked. That Lincoln streets are not race tracks was impressed upon the minds of sophomores Jerry Kelley and William C. Ritchie, Tuesday. after they were each fined $10 and costs and their driving licenses revoked for reckless driving. According to police reports, Kel ly and Ritchie were seen racing each other down 11th street about 3:30 a, m. Tuesday morning. An officer followed the boys who swung into a garage at 14 th and M at a speed of about forty miles an hour. The report said Ritchie jumped into Kelley'a car and the two drove off again. After a short chase the officer caught up with them. erless in voicing his opinion con cerning the problems of today. The five which she listed for the assembly included the fact that he is uninformed on political and economic problems and philoso phies in his country, as well as in other nations; that youth lacks fundamental convictions in a cause to remedy the wrongs of today; that too many are individualists who 'lack the ability to work in groups; that he does not possess the ability to organize, and that America's youth has forgotten how to touch power outside of (Continued on Page 2). NED $70 ENGINEERS SMOKER TO BE HELD TONIGHT Tickets for Bust' on Sale At Door of W Club Rooms. Tickets will be sold at the door for the "engineers bust" to be held tonight at 6 o'clock in the N club rooms of the coliseum, according to Ted Schroeder, chairman of the engineering executive board, spon sors. All engineering college students and members of the faculty are Invited to this get-together, which has been announced as the first in a series of events intended to re vive spirit in the engineering stu dent body. Entertainment and refreshments are scheduled for the "bust," ac cording to Wayne Thurman, in charge of arrangements. Herb Yenne will speak, and the univer sity wrestling squad will give an exhibition. THREE SELECTED Tl Fling, Davidson, Olson to Represent University in Competition. Wentworth Fling, assistant in structor in the department of ro mance languages; Lloyd J. David son, graduate assistant in Eng lish, and Ralph Olson, graduate assistant in geography, have been selected by a faculty committee to compete with candidates from other universities in the middle west for American field service fellowships for French universi ties, ft was announced Tuesday by Dr. harry Kurz, chairman of the romance language department Awards Each Year. Each year a limited number of awards are made under the aus pices of the Institute of Interna tional Education to candidates se lected from among graduates of American schools of higher learn ing. The fellowships are for $1,400 and are tenable for one year. Candidates chosen will be expected to sail to France for study about July 1. Davidson,--whose" home is at Louisville, Ky., received his Ph. D. and M. A. degrees from Chicago university. Olson obtained his A. B. degree from Nebraska Wes ( Continued on Pafe 3). y DRESS FOR CORNHUSKER PARTY Marjorie Souders to Preside As Master of Ceremonies For Annual Affair. "Costumes carrying out the Toy land theme of the Cornhusker party should be worn by all those who attend," Mary Yoder, chair man of the annual A. W. S. event, which will be held Thursday in the armory at 6:45, announced Tues day. Marjorie Souders has been se lected to act as .master of ceremo nies. The grand march will be the highlight of the evening, also prizes will be awarded for the prettiest, the cleverest, and the funniest costumes. Selection of the prize costumes will be made dur ing the grand march by the judges Miss Lucivy Hill, Miss Elsie Ford Piper, Mrs. Thompson and Miss M. J. Meredith. Winners in last year's contest were Betty Widener, Mary Es ther Widener, Yleen Riesland and Jean Walker, first prize for the cleverest costumes with their "Three Little Pigs and the Wolf" ensemble. Second prize was awarded to the "sprinkling can" acted by Helen Cole with Eleanor Clizbe as Mary Mary Quite Con trary. A colonial couple, Elspeth Leisy and Patricia McGerr, won first places for the prettiest cos tume while second place was awarded to Mary Gavin, as a Per sian woman. "Hicks from the old country" won first place for the funniest costume for Muriel Krasne and Sylvia Riesman. Marjorie Filley and Margaret Medler took second place as the "paper dolls." AT TIIE CAMPUS STUDIO THURSDAY, NOV. 21. 12:00 Phi Alpha Delta. 5:00 Barb A. W. S. League. 5:00 Theta Nu. FRIDAY, NOV. 22. 12:00 Alpha Lambda Delta. 5:00 Home Economics Asso ciation. Monday, Nov. 25, 1935. A. I. E. E., 12 o'clock. Pershing Rifles. National officers, 5 o'clock. Crack Squad, 5 o'clock. Cheer Leaders, 5 o'clock. Tuesday, Nov. 26, 1935. Freshman Cabinet, 12 o'clock. 1Y FOR FRENCH SCHOLAR AWARD VARIETY OF SKITS N READINESS FOR REVUE SATURDAY Kosmet Klub Puts Final Touches on Annual Program. OFFER MANY- NOVELTIES Sororities and Fraternities Hold Practices for Skits. BY ROBERT STEiFLER. As tlic weather prows colder, preparation for the Kosmet Klub fall review gets hotter. The time is drawing near, Sat urday morning is only sixty four hours In the offing, Eddie Jungbluth is murmering song ar rangements in his sleep, and soror ities and fraternities are spending restless nights while the sistern and brethren are practicing dance routines and songs. After the list of talent and novelties already outlined, I sup pose the popular belief is that there isn't much to add, but here's where the . wise ones are fooled. There is plenty yet untold. As an example, let's take the Delta Gam mas. The Uni Terrace girls will open the show with an act called "Scene on Second." Here's a chance for some of the wondering campus . Romeos to peek into the mysterious depths of sorority life after 12:30. It's just a peek, of course, but it will give all of youse guys an inkling of the actual thing. And that isn't all. Charm ing Mary Jane French features this skit with a scene in which she (Continued on Page 4.) AT W.A.A. Head to Explain Organization to Group. Elizabeth Bushee, president of the W. A. A., will appear as the guest speaker at the regular meet ing of the freshman A. W. S. group to be held Wednesday aft ernoon at 7 o'clock in the drawing room of Ellen Smith hall. The subject which Miss Bushee will discuss for the group will con cern the organization, activities, and purposes of the W. A. A. on the campus. Member Automatically. "Since W. A. A. is one of the important activities on our cam pus, and since every girl auto matically l?comes a member of this group upon entrance into this university, it is important that all girls attend this meeting to be rnmp hotter acaualnted with W. A. A. activities," urged Elsie Buxman, leader of the fresnman group ana member of the A. W. S. board. Girls on the refreshment com mittee for the costume party sponsored by the A. W. S. board on Thursday evening are: Virginia Fleetwood, Mary Vogel, Rebecca Oldfather, Martha White, Marjorie rmhill and .lean Fetter. France3 Haldman has been appointed to . . . i . : e aci as nosiess ai me meeuiiga vi the freshman division. T F Senatorial Candidate Conduct Discussion On Liberty. to "Are We Losing Our Freedom?" will be the subject on wmcn Robert G. Simmons, former con gressman and republican candi date tor United States senator last year, will speak at the student forum lunch Thursday noon at 12 o'clock at the Grand hotel. Simmon's lecture will be the second in a series of three discus sions. The first was presented by Kirby Page, one of the editors of the Christian Century. Co-chairman of the Student Forum staff, Robert Harrison of the Y. M. C. A. and Theodora Lohrman, Y. W. C. A. representa tive, announced that the luncheon is open to all students, faculty members, and interested persons. "These student forum luncheons are just what students need to stimulate thought." stated Gladys Klopp, vice president of the Y. W. C A. It is the policy of the forum to present the same subject from dif ferent standpoints so that those present may secure a well-developed idea of the problem as a whole. Tickets for the luncheon may be obtained at the Y. M. C. A. or the Y. W. C. A. offices from members of the Y. W. C. A. cabinet or at the door for twenty-five cents. The luncheon will be from 12 to 1 o'clock and will be over in time for students to attend their 1 o'clock classes. DR. KURZ SPEAKS TO STUDENTS AT DOANE Will Discuss Phases of Language Department Study. Dr. Harry Kurz, chairman of the department of romance languages will travel to Crete, Neb., today to address students of Doane col lege on different phases of the language department study. Prof. Kurz will make his first appear ance before the student body in the college chapel as he discusses the subject of "European Nationali ties." Later In the afternoon he will lecture before the International Relations Club on the Characteris tics and Nature of the Spanish." Dr. Kurz will conclude the series of lectures with an address before an evening meeting of the Rota rian Club. STUDENT COUNCIL T T Committee Reports Feature Of Governing Body Meeting. Committee reports will be the feature of the regular Student Council meeting to be held Wed nesday at o cciock in me council rooms, according to Irving Hill, president. Important matters con cerning the book store will be dis cussed by Virginia Selleck, and de velopments of the student union building committee will be ex plained by Hill. Jane Keefer, chairman of the committee on junior class organ ization, will give a report on the work her group has done In the last two weeks. Bill Marsh, chair man of the forum convocations committee, will give the plans for the first convocation, to be given shortly before Christmas. Marylu Petersen will report on the Big Six Conference committee, and Eleanor Clizbe will present names of new organizations on the campus to be ratified by the coun cil. Arnold Levin, chairman of the publicity committee, will present future plans of his group, as well as tell of the publicity which has been sent out to various news ser vices. Plans to send delegates to the National Student Federation con vention to be held at Kansas City, Mo., during the Christmas holi days, will be brought before the council. Plans are under way to make Nebraska's Student Council a member of the organization. FEATURE ESTES PARTY Cooperative Club Plans Hold First Dancing Affair Friday. Square dances will be the fea ture of the evening when the Estes Co-operative club holds its first dancing party in Grant Memorial hall Friday, Nov. 22 at 8:30, it was announced by Charles Hulac, so cial chairman. Members of the or ganization plan to raise enough money from the proceeds of the party to enable several students to attend the Estes convention held in the spring. Mr. Sidell, 85 years old, who has been calling square dances for over fifty years will be on hand for the entertainment. A floor show will be presented during in termission. On the program will be a dance novelty given by Orchosls, dancing organization, colored mov ies of Estes park, and a marimba specialty by Ruth Mary Jennings. Admission fees will be 20 cents for boys, 15 cents for girls, or 35 cents per couple. Rowena Swenson (Continued on Page 4.) 0 DISCUSS UNION CAMPAIGN ODAY News Service Staff Turns Student Names Into News BY JEAN WALKER. Xaiues make news." On the basis of this indisputable journalistic truth the university news and feature service staff has been working feverishly since Oct. 1 on their annual project, of converting student names into interesting news. Since 1928 this division of the university has concerned itself with sending out, each fall. O - -- .... . "home town" stories, woven around the names of all out in the state students registered. The work was originally done Jointly with the school of Journalism, the actual reportorial work carried on by students in the school and the results of their labors com piled and distributed by the news service. Amusing and very often exceed ingly upsetting were the experi ences of the sophomore news gath erers who were given lengthy lists of students coming from Nebras ka towns and told to "get the dope on them" as to college, classifica tion, and activities. Telephones all over Lincoln were buzzing for the week before the deadline on the stories, and when telephone num bers were missing or wrong, as was often the case, the despondent sleuths sent out frantic special delivery letters and telegrams aimed to reach the elusive stu- 30 REVEALED AS CANDIDATES FOR QUEENS SECTi Barbs Lead Campus Beauiy Representatives With Five. LAEMMLE TO PICK SIX Two Full Pages Go to One Winner in 1936 Cornhusker. Representatives of fourteen organized houses as candidates for the most beautiful women on the Nebraska eampus were announced Tuesday by the Cornhusker staff. Carl Laemmle, Jr., one of the more prominent mo tion picture producers of Holly wood, has been secured to judgo pictures of entrants in the annual contest, and will select six, who will be made known when the 193t Cornhusker makes its appearance next spring. "The staff is very pleased with the candidates and feels sure that the fine selection which these or ganized groups have made will re sult in an outstanding beauty sec tion for the 1933 book," stated Faith Arnold, editor of the Corn husker. Carrie Belle Second. Of the 30 coeds in the contest, barbs lead with five entries. Carrie Bell Raymond is second with threa candidates. Eight sororities have two representatives each, and six houses one each. The sale of twenty annuals entitled eacii group to one candidate. Alpha Chi Omega's entries aro Frances Lincoln and Ruth Mary Jennings; Alpha Omicron Pi, Mu riel Hook and Helen Humphrey; Alpha Phi, Charlene Oman and Carolyn Skans; Alpha Xi Delta, Barbara Rosewater; Chi Omega, Betty Widener and Rosalie Motl; Delta Delta Delta, Elizabeth Neely; Delta Gamma, Elizabeth Broady and Katherine Fitzsim mons; Gamma Phi Beta, Kather ine Rommel; Kappa Alpha Theta, Virginia Anderson and Janice Dougherty; Kappa Delta, Lorraine Johnson; Kappa Kappa Gainmu, Barbara Damewood and Mary Jane Heinsheimer; Phi Mu, Esthjr Vandeburg; Pi Beta Phi, Jan"t Caldwell and Helen Hewit; Si?m;j Delta Tau, Florence Smcerin; Barbs, Doris Weaver, Jane Hol land, Gretchen Wells, Eleanor Lewis and Eva Mae Thomas; Car rie Belle Raymond, Olive Eby, Thyra Moore. Two full pages in the Corn husker will be devoted to one queen, in both formal and Informal poses. Candidates will be notified within two weeks by Rhinehart Marsden, to secure their appoint ments. TASSELS W ILL HONOR GRADUATES ON TEAM Pep Society Plans to Give Football Players Recognition. Tassels met Tuesday evening at Ellen Smith hall and voted to present the ten senior members of the football team with recognition scrolls at the Thanksgiving game. "The scrolls have been signed by representatives of all campus organizations and express the ap preciation of the student body for the services of the men," stated Jean Walt, Tassel in charge of the presentation. The scrolls have been given for several years, sponsored by the Tassels. The presentation will take place during the half, when two Tassels will hand the scrolls to Coach Bible. It was announced that the Tas sels will sell tickets for the Mortar Board party. The sale opens Dec. 3, and every Tassel who sells fif teen tickets will receive one free. Erma Bauer, treasure, presided at the meeting. The next meeting will be held Tuesday, Dec. 3. dressed stamped envelopes carried impassioned pleas for information. No Co-operation. The end result of such a icpor torlal system was the revelation of many inhuman senses of humor. Great was the perturbation of one coed who. having at last succeed ed in getting a telephone inter view with one of her "names," suffered a recital of Shakespear ean drama and was thwarted in her attempt to bring the subject around to such prosaic questions as "What college are yuu in?" of "Don't you belong to the Y. W. C. A. or something?" Rarely was any reporter told the truth. Students who were queried were on their guard for all sorts of evil trickery and feared that anything they might say would be later hold against (Continued on Page 4.)