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The
N EBRASKAN
Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska
VOL. XXXV NO. 63.
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1935
PRICE 5 CENTS
ION
GO
NC
OPENS
FUND
Campus to Vote on National
NEBRASKAN
POLL ON
Students to Receive Ballots in Classrooms Wednesday,
Thursday Testing Vital Political Problems of
Day Facing United States.
FISCHER ASKS STUDENTS VOTE ONLY ONCE
Results of Balloting to Appear Friday; First Such
Straw Vote Conducted in U. S. Universities
This Year on Next Election.
By Bob Reddish.
By direct balloting in classrooms today, the Nebraska stu
dent electorate will test the vital political issues of the coming
election in the Daily Xebraskan student poll, which will also
be carried on in Thursday classes. It is the first straw vote
conducted on an American university campus this year con-
cerning tne next nauomu eietuun.y
Printed ballots will be delivered
to departmental heads at 8 o'clock
Wednesday morning, to be distrib
uted In classes by Instructors. Jack
Fischer, editor of the Nebraskan
stressed the fact that each student
will vote only once, observance of
the rule depending upon the indi
vidual's personal honor. '
Issues listed in the questionnaire
include the veteran's bonus, AAA,
TVA, CCC, Townsend pension
plan, FHA, HOLC, RFC, SEC,
military preparedness, NRA,
WPA, PWA, Social Security act.
Wagner labor act, regulation of
holding companies, and Guffey
Coal Act.
Results of the poll will be
printed in Friday's Nebraskan.
Other articles on proposed and re
cent legislation will appear in
coming issues of the paper, in
conjunction with the Student
Council forum series to arouse in
terest in political and govern
mental questions.
Professors or students who do
not receive ballots are requested to
call at the Nebraskan office where
they will be supplied. Sample
hn lints nrintcd in today's Ne
braskan are not to be used
voting.
in
IS GUEST SPEAKER 10
FROSH MS. GROUP
Alaire Barkes to Give Review
Of Activities of
Honorary.
Alaire Barkes, president of Mor
tar Board, women's honorary' so
ciety, is to be the guest speaker
this afternoon when the freshman
A. W. S. group holds its last meet
ing preceding the Christmas holt
days, at 5 o'clock in Ellen Smith
hall.
Giving a review of the activi
ties of the organization which she
heads, Miss Barkes will appear
before the group in the costume
which all members of the honorary
wear on special occasions as sym
hniir nf their organization. Other
points which the speaker will dis-
CsVr freshen SS
the manner in which girls are se
lected to become members 01 mor
tar Board and the purposes or nav
ing
A short summary of the out
standing traditions upheld at the
university with which each. fresh
man should become acquainted,
will be an additional feature of the
program and is to be given by
Jean Leftwlch and Dolores Bors,
program chairmen of freshman
A. W. S.
"Few persons are not aware or
the importance of the women's
honorary on our campus, since it
holds such an outstanding position
among the group of organizations.
It would be advisable for all girls
to attend this meeting this after
noon in order to hear Miss Earkes
give a discussion of the activities
of Mortar Board, as well as to be
come acquainted with some of the
major traditions of the university,"
stated Elsie Buxn-.an, A. W. S.
board member and sponsor of the
freshman group.
Graduate Made Member of
American Surgeon College
Dr. John R. Moritz of Beatrice,
son of Prof. R. D. Moritz. director
of the department of educational
service, was elected to fellowship
in the American College of Sur
geons. Graduated from the college of
medicine in 1928, Doctor Moritz
continued post-graduate work at
Lakeside hospital, Cleveland, under
Dr. Elliot Carr Cutler, noted sur
geon. Election to fellowship In the
American College of Surgeons is
based on distinguished professional
aervice.
OPENS
POLITICS
PLAYERS TO GIVE
P0UYA1A' FOR
121
Polly Gellatly Leads Cast
Of Characters in
Title Role.
BY WILLARD BURNEY.
"Pollyanna," Catherine Cushing's
old and famous children's play will
be presented by the University
Players in the Temple theater Sat
urday morning and afternoon, as
a tribute to the children of Lin
coln. Saturday's performances will
be the third dramatic presentation
of Eleanor Porter's well known
"glad girl" story on the university
stage, the last one in 1930.
Leading the cast of charatcers
is Miss Polly Gellatly,. veteran of
the university theater and instruc
tor in the dramatics department.
Miss Gellatly is making her third
appearance as Pollyanna, having
starred in the other two produc
tions of the play.
Rirharrf Rider arts and science
junior and a former star in Play-
ers productions, win piay op
posite the "glad girl" as the male
lead, John Pendleton. Rider has al
ready proven hla ability as a stage
star, and from early Indications his
admirers ought not be disappointed
in Saturday's performance.
Others among the cast include
experienced Temple players as
well as strangers to campus the
ater audiences. Marjorie Bannister
as Mr. carmoay ana virginm wn-
'r'"" " .
Hismitahie. ability to adapt them
... a. .1 .uM
selves to me cnaraciei
essitated in the current production
and give indications of a com
mendable performance.
Lucretla Green ,as Miss Carroll,
Patricia McGerr, and Vera May
Peterson, as Mrs. Gregg and Miss
anrSrtTS the TastMae
lc" '. , .M:-i .
Pniiw Harrinclon complete me
wnrkora who have eiven sufficient
cause to predict a superb perform
ance arc ucorge ciaca, na me ju
venile lead of Jimmy Bean Jr.,
Ira Lown, as Bleecker, Waldemore
X.Un Gatewcas Jimmy Bean
Mnoller as Doctor unuion, aim
Sr
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ttin heein at 9:30 In the morning
and at 2.30 in the afternoon.
CHILDREN DEC
Explanation of Terms
In the Nebraskan Poll
AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Administration ) To reduce
production of basic agricultural commodities, through voluntary
agreement. Inducement is a compensation from the government.
TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) Public power project in
Tennessee valley, serving as a yardstick- for power rates.
CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) To give employment to
young men from relief homes, work consisting of conservation of
forest? etc.
FHA (Federal Housing Administration) Cooperation with
private business in building and repairing homes.
HOLC (Home Owners Loan Corporation) To refinance mort
gages and to aid in building homes.
RFC (Reconstruction Finance Corporation) Loans to banks,
railroads, Insurance companies, elc.
SEC (Securities Exchange Commission) To regulate stock
and bond exchanges of the nation.
Regulation of Holding Companiei To control rates, facilities,
and Issuance of securities of electrical power concerns.
NRA (National Recovery Administration) Old codes have
been repealed, but it is continuing a study of hours, wages, and
working conditions. .
WPA (Works Progress Administration) Relief organization
to give work instead of dole.
PWA (Public Works Administration) To construct irmanent
public projects, absorbing unemployment.
Social Security Act To give unemployment insurance and old
age pensions by taxing payrolls.
Wagner Labor Act To provide collective bargaining of labor
era and freedom of unions.
Guffey Coal Act Little NRA. retaining all the former codes
and powers. Applies only to coal industries.
Immediate payment of bonus.
The Townsend Plan Paying $200 a month to persona over 60
years of age.
Military preparedness as an end to peace.
AWGWAN STEPS
UP CIRCULATION
FOR LATE ISSUE
Dobson Reports 200 More
Copies Printed This
Month Than Last.
STAND ON AG CAMPUS
Business Manager Expects
Record Sale of Year
For December.
Due to increased circulation
of the Awgwan, the staff has
had 200 more copies printed
this month than were issued
last, according to an announce
ment he made Tuesday, by Acting
Editor Howard Dobson. For tho
first time this year a sales stand
will be placed In the Home Eco
nomics building on the Ag cam
pus, in addition to the usual stands
In the Social Science, and Andrews
halls.
"Since he magazine goes on the
stands so near the Christmas holi
days, we are expecting one of the
record breaking sales of the year,"
stated John Jarmin, business man
ager. Sophisticated Cover.
A "sophisticated lady" cover,
done in black and white, by Mar
jorie Hatten, is one of the most at
tractive exhibits the magazine has
had this year in the opinion of the
staff members. An entire page is
devoted to some of the prize pho
tographs taken of Virginia Selleck,
new Honorary Colonel, In her uni
form and caps.
Another timely section is the
page showing candid camera shots
taken at the Military Ball. "Im-
nnaaihla Kiriint Inns." n humorous
article illustrated by several car-
( Continued on Page 4).
AG STUDENTS REVEAL
EXECUTIVE BODY FOR
Six Junior Members of Board
Presented at College
Meeting Tuesday.
Presentation of six members of
the Junior Farmer's Fair board
, made at a mass meeting of
acrifHilriiral c
ao-rir-nHiirnl rollppp students Tues
day, Dec. 17. This group is the x-
- - - . ; th
nJrrrfaS
nnai Farmer's Fair, a perform
ance in which over 500 students
take part each spring.
The board consists oi isie bua-
man of Lincoln, Elinor McFadden
T.inrnln Ravmona Hilton of
OZo White of Tecumseh,
t--..i Tj-inHor nf Pauline and Le-
Darrcl Bauder of Pauline, and Le
Roy Hansen of Mlnden.
The Junior board is selected each
winter by the senior Farmers
Fair board and the faculty com
mittee from outstanding students
of junior rau
Senior Board is composed of
WothaHnP Jones of Fairbury. Ruth
: Hf Hardv. Janice Camp-
olds, Paul Pierce of Ord. and man
ager Burr Ross of Rosalie.
ANNUAL CAMPUS FAIR
CONVOCATION
SPEAKER.
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From the Lincoln Journal.
GORDON LAING.
Professor of Latin at the Uni
versity of Chicago and general ed
itor of the Chicago University
Press, who will speak here Thurs
day morning at 11 o'clock In the
Temple theater on "Horace and
the Culture of Today."
LAING TO SPEAK
ON POET HORACE
Chicago Instructor Plans
Lecture on Bard's
Place Today.
Adjudged one of America's wit
tiest and most fluent speakers,
Gordon J. Lalng, Ph. D., Litt. D.,
will speak on "Horace and the
Culture of Today" at the third uni
versity public convocation at the
Temple theater at 11 a. m. Thurs
dya. Dr. Laing. professor of Latin at
the University of Chicago,, appears
frequently as a lecturer in the
fields of education and literature,
and as an after-dinner speaker at
conventions of lawyers, doctors,
and educators. He has given this
lecture at the University of Iowa,
University of Chicago, Mount
Holyoke college, Connecticut col
lege, Smith college. Brown Univer
sity, Wheaton college, Williams
college and Dartmouth.
Dr. Laing spoke here several
years ago at an honors convoca
tion and his speech was considered
one of the best lectures ever ren
dered in the university, according
to Prof. O. J. Hertzler, faculty
chairman of the convocation com
mittee. .Among Dr. Laing's varied ac
tivities are general editor of the
Chicago University Press, dean of
the division of humanities in the
University of Chicago from 1923 to
1935, vice president of the Ameri
can Institute of Archaeology, and
annual professor in the American
Academy at Rome.
Dr. Laing is a graduate of Johns
Hopkins university and the Uni
versity of Toronto. He has been
a lecturer at B"rn Mavr college
and associated with the University
of California.
Faculty members and invited
guests will attend a luncheon at
the university club following the
convocation, wiht Dr. Laing as
guest of honor.
HUES 13 PLEDGES
Sigma Tau Has Rites for New
Members in Annual
Fall Banquet.
Pledges to Sigma Tau, honorary
engineering fraternity, will be ini
tiated at the society's annuul fall
banquet Thursday evening, Dec'.
19 at the Lincoln hotel, according
to an announcement by Kenneth
Young, president.
Dean O. J. Ferguson of the en
gineering college will give the
principal address of the evening.
Other speakers are being sched
uled to appear.
The thirteen plcxlges are Han
ford T. Beatty, Overton; Urban
Floor. Columbus; Harold C. Haf
ner, Bloomfleld; William H. Ham
mond, Lincoln: Galen O. Hult, Lin
coln; George E. Heikes, Dakota
City: Kenneth Kratochvil. Pierce;
Ivan L. Leymaster, Aurora; Lowell
Newmeyer, Central City; Emll F.
Paroulek, Lincoln; Arnold W.
Strobel. Powell; Ward Tefft.
Weeping Water; Marlon E. Thom
as. Lincoln.
New members of the fraternity
were selected from the juniors and
seniors of the engineering college
who scholastically ranked in the
upper one-third of their class.
They were also judged on practic
ability and sociability.
m
AT CONVOCATION
Issues
31 STUDENTS FILE
FOR POSTS ON '36
E
Student Council to Name
Members at Meeting
Wednesday.
MAJORITY VOTE NEEDED
Body Planning Annual Party
Composed of Twelve
Juniors.
Thirty-one junior men and
women have filed for member
ship on the 1936 Junior-Senior
Prom committee, according to
an unofficial announcement
made Tuesday following the clos
ing time for filings. Eighteen
men and thirteen women seek
positions on the board, which will
be selected at a meeting of the
student council Wednesday after
noon at 5 o'clock.
The group will be composed of
three junior women and three
junior men selected from the stu
dent council, and the remaining
six taken from the student body.
The junior class president will
serve as an ef-officio member of
the prom committee.
No person will be chosen to
serve with the group unless he re
ceives a majority vote of the coun
cil members, stated Irving Hill,
president of the student govern
ing body. "We are certain that
the council will finally elect a
committee composed of juniors
who will be willing to work hard
to insure the success of the
Prom," Hill continued.
Eligibility of everyone who
(Continued on Page 4 ).
)Z
AT
Theta Sigma Phi Sponsors
Banquet at University
Club Thursday.
Miss Marie Sandoz, winner of
the Atlantic Monthly prize In 1935
for her novel "Old Jules," will be
the guest of honor at the annual
Theta Sigma Phi surprise banquet
Thursday night at 6:15 at the
University club, it was announced
Tuesday by Jean Walker, presi
'dent, following a meeting of the
organization.
The main speaker on the pro
gram is Bernard Jennings, gradu
ate of the university, who recent
ly returned from a trip around the
world. Jennings was business man
ager of the Daily Nebraskan In
1933-4.
"There Is going to be a big sur
prise during the evening," de
clared Marylu Petersen, "which, of
course, we cannot divulge now,
but it promises to make this year's
dinner one of the most outstanding
that Theta Sig has ever given."
The toast list will be composed
of speakers from the three major
campus publications: Jack Fischer,
editor of the Daily Nebraskan,
Howard Dobson, editor of the
Awgwan, and a member of the
Comhusker staff who has not yet
been named.
PROM COMMTTE
Sample Ballot
DAILY NEBRASKAN STUDENT-FACULTY POLL
Year In School Name cf class
Do you
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yea
Yea
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yea
Yes
favor:
No AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Administration)?
No TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) ?
No CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps)?
No FHA (Federal Housing Administration)?
No HOLC (Home Owner's Loan Corporation)?
No RFC (Reconstruction Finance Corporation ) ?
n No SEC (Securities Exchange Commission; registra
tion of atock and bond issues) ?
No Regulation of holding companies?
No NRA (National Recovery Act)?
No WPA (Work! Progress Administration) for Reliei
Purposes ?
No PWA (Public Works Administration)? .
No Sccial Security Act?
No Wagner Labor Act (providing right of collective
bargaining to labor) ?
No Guffey Coal Act (Little NRA) ?
No Immediate payment of bonus?
No The Townsend Plan for payment of $200 a month
to persona ovjr w years or age ;
Yes No Military Preparedness as an end to peace?
Who would be your choice for president If an election were held
today'
STUD Ei JT LEADERS
SEEK DONATIONS
All Organized Groups Asked to Share in Construction
Costs of Proposed Campus Building; Drive's
Termination Appears Successful.
INNOCENTS START WITH CONTRIBUTION $100
Committee Members to Solicit Pledges From Fraternity
And Sorority Houses in Effort to Accumulate
Substantial Amount of Money.
By Marylu Petersen.
Renewing their efforts to erect a union building on Ne
braska's campus, student leaders Tuesday opened a campaign
for funds. A successful termination of the drive seems prob
able with one organization already making a pledge and sev
eral others indicating they would contribute to the fund before
CRABILL CHOSEN
RHODES SCHOLAR
AT IOWA FINALS
Freshman Law Student Wins
Two-Year Scholarship
To Oxford.
Frank W. Crabill. freshman law
student from Red Cloud, was se
lected district winner of the
Rhodes Scholarship award. Tues
day morning, one of thirty-two
j I jit; I ii.iii
dents to receive
expenses for
two years
study at Ox
ford university.
Other Rhodes
scholars chosen
at the final
competition in
Dcs Moines
Monday after
noon were
Richard Hor
ner, St. Louis.
Mo.; Edgar W.
Timm, Musca-
From Lincoln Journal, tine, la.; anu
Frank W. t'rabiii. James R. Nel
son, Newton, la. Each of six
states in the district entered two
contestants after state elimina
tions. ,.
Crabill, who is 22 years old,
will leave for Oxford next sum
mer with the thirty-one other
winners, and will enroll in Oc
tober. He will study law, and at
the present time states Lincoln
college as his preference.
Senior Standing.
Because he holds an A. B. de
gree, which he received last
spring with Phi Beta Kappa hon
ors, a special senior standing will
not require any examinations un
til the second year. The scholar
ship, which provides for 400
pounds sterling per year about
$1,968 under present exchange
rates will be extended for an
additional year if a good scholastic
record is made.
Concerning the Des Moines ex
( Continued on Page 4).
Former Nelraskan Author
Of Plant Journal Article
Current number of "Plant
Physiology," official publication of
the American Society of Plant
Physiologists, contains a 20 page
article by Laurence A. Stoddart,
Ph.D. of the university in 1935, on
"Osmotic Pressure and Water Con
tent of Prairie Plants." Doctor
Stoddart is at present the head of
the department of range manage
ment in the school of forestry,
Utah Agricultural college, Logan,
Utah.
Faculty Member?
ft MMnt
xtih
me ena or ine ween.
Innocents society, senior men s
honorary, was the first to answer
the union building committee's
plea for funds. The organization
pledged $100. Mortar Boards ex
pressed enthusiasm for the drive,
when approached by committee
members but indicated that the
exact amount of the pledge of the
women's honorary would be re
vealed later In the week.
It is hoped that organizations
will pledge as much money as they
possibly can, since the remaining'
amount will be apportioned
among students, and if pledges are
large the tax will be smaller.
"Students owe it to the union
committee to evidence support
for the project," stated Irving
Hill, chairman of the committee.
"Since the building will house
campus organizations, they should
be willing to contribute to the
building fund. Many groups have
surplus funds on hand which can
be put to no better purpose than
to aid in the construction of an
activities structure."
Chancellor E. A. Burnett is dc
lieved to be heartily in favor of
the drive, according to Hill,
which, if successful, will lend im
petus to the proposal when finally
voted on by the board of regents
at its meeting Jan. 11. At thi3
time the financing scheme drafted
by the university auditor will ba
presented.
The campaign, as mapped out at
the committee meeting Tuesday,
calls for pledges from campus or
ganizations including fraternities
and sororities, which will be col
lected in installments later in the
year.
Members of the union committea
working on the drive are: Irving
Hill, president, Marylu Petersen,
secretary, Frank Landis, Virginia
Selleck, Elsie Buxman, Arnold
Levin, Bill Marsh, Henrietta York,
James Marvin, George Pipal, Bill
Newcomer, Jean Doty, and Clyde
White.
SECTIONS
YEARBOOK 10 HAVE
370 IRE PHOTOS
Saturday Final Day
Pictures in Class
Sections.
for
An increase of 200 pictures in
the fraternity section and 170 in
the sorority sections over last year
was announced by Faith Arnold,
yearbook editor, following closing
of Greek sections.
A larger number of group pic
tures has also been taken this
year, it was reveclcd by Richard
Hufnaglc. campus photographer.
All pictures for the junior and
senior class sections must be taken
by Saturday. Dec. 21. Students
who failed to get in their sorority
or fraternity sections may still ap
pear in the class sections. Last
year's pictures may be used, but
the students must fill out the
cards at the studio this week.
Pictures for the queen section
are now being taken and the re
mainder will be taken after vaca
tion. MA HER IS ELECTED
MEiniA CLUB HEAD
Catholic Organization Han
Party and Chooses A'rir
Officers.
Marvin Maher of Deshler, was
elected president of the Newman
club at a recent meeting in tho
Grand hotel. -Following the meet
lne the members were entertained
at a party directed by Helen
Stanko. Presents were distrib
uted by Charles Nowacek.
Other officers elected were
Chris Sanders. vice-president:
Helen Rosker, secretary; Charles
Nowacek, treasurer, and Helen
Stanko, social chairman.
Plana for increasing atudent In
terest in the club were discussed.
A girl s discussion group with
Agnes Novacek as chairman will
start soon. Regular study club
meetings are held every Sunday,
with the program for next week
including papers on evolution I'j
be read by Marvin Maher and
Hen Rosker.
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