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    The Daily Nebraskan
Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1936.
PRICE 5 CENTS
VOL. XXXV NO. 79.
GREEKS SIGN MASTERS' BAND
V
BROWNEMEN WHIP
COYOTES 48 TO 27
Lcacox, Nelson Lead Nebraska Quintet to Romp Over
Invading Soulli Dakota Basketeers; Huskers
Relinquish Margin Only Twice.
By ED STEEVES.
.In one of llio unsalticsl. demonstrations of basketball ever
presented on the Cornhnslcev hardwoods Coach AV. H. Browne's
shock troops collected the heavy bounty of 4S-27 on the South
Dakota university Coyotes Monday evening. With the bench
habitation completely revolutionized Huskcr fans saw the in-
take our northern neighbors into
camp unassisted in their own in
imitable way that mixed occa
sional spots of well oiled caging
with erratic passing and mirth
fetching acts of unavoidable
comedy.
A near capacity crowd tunneled
through drifts and seemed well
compensated in spite of the list
less brand of ball. Like a stiff
game of follow-thc-leader the Da-
kotans matched almost every
tally of the Huskers through the
entire first half, tying tne score
at 17-all as the stop watch needle
neared intermission time.
Early Lead.
The only time when the invad
ers held a point advantage over
the Brownemen was for nearly a
minute after McDowell sank the
ice breaker in the initial two min
utes of play. Lcacox, who can be
termed as one of the head men
without contradiction, knotted the
count within the next two sec
onds and a3 a result of a foul on
that shot he boosted the score one
notch, giving' the Huskers the lead
which they never relinquished.
A see saw form ensued that
was not conventional but highly
entertaining as the two quintets
seemingly accepted the turn about
fair play system, racing up and
down the boards consistently hob
bling set-up after set-up. Then
came a momentary flash that van
ished like the glow from a fire
fly as the elongated Larry Nelson
began dropping points almost
habitually. In a period a -minute
and a half he had one basket
from the field and two from the
charity line carved on his belt.
Buck Scintillates.
Elmer Dohrmann followed In
for a pair of points only a split
second before Lcacox broke into
the point column again, giving
the Scarlet an 11-2 margin.
Probably the most spectacular
man of the evening waa little Bob
Buck, who had a well mastered
passing attack and who was slick
er than an oiled eel with his drib
bling. It was he who lifted the
gloom from the Dakotan picture
by salting away three counters
and giving impetus to a belated
rally. Amen tallied and Homcycr,
McGinty, McDowell, and Bill Ry
an dusted the net for eleven
points to match Dohrmann's 2
and Hale's pair. At this point,
perhaps the highest point of in
terest of the entire fracas, found
a balanced score board of 17-17.
The fans in suspense soon
found cause t.o exhale sharply as
Nelson and Hale gave an unpre
meditated exhibition of piggy
back. Nelly regained his equilibri
um, however, and came through
with a duo of unconscious over
head flips, as the gun sounded
Nebraska 21, South Dakota 19.
The .second half found about as
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' 11 GllESll
It
Renorts Issued by Prof.
Moritz of Placement
Department.
Recent rcnorts show that twen
ty-two graduates of the university
teachers' college have received po
sitions in various institutions thru-
out the country, according to Pror.
R. D. Moritz. director of the uni
versity department of educational
service.
Following are those who have
been nlaccd: Marie Dirks, of
Seward, at Sioux City, la.; Mrs.
Lucy K. Bell, Bostwick, at Guide
Rock; Hester Freeman, Lincoln, at
Pleasant Dale; Ruth Long, Grand
Island, at Ulysses; Elizabeth
Betzer, Lincoln, at Pawnee City:
Laura Arnup, Rtvcrton, at Grand
Island; Elizabeth Detrlch, Lincoln,
at Springview; and Warren Ned
row, Bradshaw, at the Arkansas
State college In Jonesborough,
Ark., and A. Bower Sageser,
Chambers, at the Oregon State
Normal school at Ashland, Oregon.
Others are: George Reichen
bach, Fremont, at Garland; John
McKlnley. Elgin, at the junior col
lege In Muskegon, Mich.; Neal
Mehrlng, Lincoln, at Lincoln;
Charles Armstrong. Lincoln, at
Lincoln; Raymond McCormlck,
Lincoln, at Oklahoma N. E. S. T.
C. In Talequah, Okla.; Edna Imig,
Goehner, at Herndon, Kas.; Lucy
Hughes, Lincoln, at Hickman;
Olive Maxson, Lincoln, at Alvo;
Elva Johnston, Lincoln, at Ne
hawka; Marie Galena, Lincoln, at
Hyannls; Bcrr.icc Gretzlnger,
Steele City, at York; Elda Fritz,
Western, at Geneva; and Clarice
Sorcnson. Harlan, la., at Bennct.
OR. ELLIOTT WILL
DELIVER ADDRESS
FOR CHARIER DAY
Chancellor of Purdue Main
Speaker at 67th Annual
Founding Program.
Dr. Edward C. Elliott, chancel
lor of Purdue university, will be
principal speaker at the 67th an
nual Nebraska charter day pro
gram on Feb. 14, commemorating
the founding of the university. Dr.
Elliott is nationally noted as an
educator, author and lecturer. His
subject for the address has not
been announced.
Plans are almost complete for
the morning activities, scheduled
to get under way in the coliseum
at 10 o'clock. Definite arrange
ments have been made also for an
evening dinner at the University
club at which time another pro
gram in keeping with the birthday
celebration will be presented.
Chancellor Burnett will preside
at the morning ceremony, and in
addition to welcoming Dr. Elliott,
will speak briefly on university
activities. Deans of the various
colleges, directors of the schools,
and members of the board of re
gents will bo on the stage. Music
will be furnished by members of
the school.
Dr. Elliott received his bachelor
of science degree from this uni
versity in 1895 and his master's
two years later, during which time
he was an instructor in chemistry.
Later he became chancellor of
three state schools in Montana
and then became affiliated with
Purdue university, which position
he now holds. He has spoken here
several times since his departure
and officials in charge arc ex
pecting a large attendance.
Many charter day celebrations
will be held by alumni organiza
tions in various prominent cities
over the United States this month,
according to Ray Ramsay, alumni
secretary.
Howard Wright Only City
Campus Nominee for
President.
Officers of the Y. M. C. A. for
the ag and city campus will be
elected Wednesday, Feb. 5, in room
303 of Ag hall and In the Y rooms
In the Temple. Polls will be open
on the ag campus from 8:30 until
12 o'clock and on the city campus
from 0:30 until 4 o'clock.
Howard Wright is the only can
didate for president on the city
campus and on the ag campus
Howard Peterson has been nom
inated for president. Howard
Kaltcnborn and John Steinhaus
are candidates for vice president
on the city campus and the city
campus secretary will be chosen
from Don Beech and John C. Wil
liams. La Vern Peterson is the only
nominee for vice president on the
ag campus with Wilson Andrews
and Don Magdanz running for secretary.
Audience Acclaims Premiere
Of Newest Players' Offering
Braver Patrons Attend World's First Performance
Of "The Brighter Flame" Monday Night
In Temple Theater. v
As mother nature paid her win
try tribute to the opening of the
University Players' first premiere
performance of the season, a scan
ty crowd of stalwart patrons
greeted the opening of "The
Brighter Flame" in the Temple
theater Monday evening, and It
was Indeed a true "first night"
that these ardent lovers of the
student stage met In the opening
of Harold Fclton's latest work,
even tho It lacked the glamour and
confusion of the Broadway open
ing. The current drama features a
small but select cast reflecting the
most colorful theater talent ever
Publication Heads
TRUMAN OBERNDORF.
Truman Oberndorf, of Lincoln,
junior in the college of business
administration, who has been re
appointed as business manager,
which position he held the past
semester. He was for a year as
sistant business manager of the
Nebraskan. Mr. Oberndorf is a
member of Delta Upsilon.
Nebraskan Staff to
Meet This Afternoon
Positions open on the news
writing and departmental
staffs of the Daily Nebraskan
will be announced at a staff
meeting this afternoon at 3
o'clock. All regular reporters
and those wishing to begin re
porting the second semester
are asked to attend.
USED BOOK STORE TO
OPEN IN KW WEEKS
IN
Will Move to Social Science
When Library Commission
Vacates Rooms.
Because it Is impossible for the
library commission to vacate its
room in the Social Science building
until March 1, machinery for the
operation of the. university's sec
ond hand book store will probably
be set into motion in Regents book
store in Administration building
as soon as there is available room.
Thn announcement was released
Monday by L. W. Seaton, operat
ine- suDerintendent.
Inquiries have already been sent
out to faculty members in order
to determine which books may be
used the next semester and second
hand books may be acquired in a
few weeks in the administration
book store.
Students planning to sell books
used in previous semesters are
urged to wait until the new plan
begins operating, since 50 percent
of the value of the book will be
offered. Those wishing to buy
second hand books will pay 75 per
cent of the original cost of the
book.
Plans for furnishing the new
book store, which will be located
In the rooms in the Social Science
building formerly occupied by the
library commission, are being
formulated at the present time, ac
cording to Mr. Seaton and enough
steel shelving with which to ar
range the library has been ob
tained. In commenting on the manner
In which arrangements are being
forwarded, Mr. Seaton said. "We
arc disappointed at not having the
space to get organized and to get
our business under way immedi
ately, but students may be assured
that we will endeavor to accom
plish this as soon as possible."
The book store is to be under
the supervision of the student
council and a paid manager will be
In charge of the store. Operating
Superintendent Seaton of the uni
versity will cooperate with the
council in its management.
to be hoped for In a mldwestern
university. Marjorle Thomas, who
made her debut In a leading role
for the Temple Players, made the
best of her opportunity, as she
presented a highly commendable
portrayal of the sympathetic ad
mirer of the doubtful younp play
wright, equally well represented
by Dwight Perkins, a former star
In "Another Language" of two
seasons past
The brilliant work, however, of
these two leading characters by
no means outshadowed the acting
of Donald Buell, the comely pro
ducer whoso qusst for a play to
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IRWIN RYAN FILLS
EDITOR'S POST ON
DAILY NEBRASKAN
Pipal, Levin Are Appointed
Managing Editors for
Next Term.
AWGWAN STAFF CHOSEN
John Edwards Edits Humor
Magazine; Baker Is
Business Head.
At a meeting of the publication
board held Wednesday, Irwin Ry
an, Lincoln, class of '36, was chos
en as editor of tho Daily Nebras
kan for second semester, succeed
ing Jack Fischer. George Pipal,
'37, from Humboldt, and Arnold
Levin, '37, of Rosalie will act as
managing editors of the publica
tion replacing Virginia Selleck and
Ryan.
News editors chosen to complete
the staff include, Dorothy Bentz,
class of '37: Johnston Snipes, '36;
and Jane Walcott, '38 all from
Lincoln; Donald Wagner, '37 from
Homer and Eleanor Cllzbe, '37 of
Valentine.
Ryan has served on the paper
for two semesters as managing
editor and two terms as news edi
tor. Both Pipal and Levin have
acted as news editor for two se
mesters. Truman Oberndorf, '37, of Lin
coln retains hla post as business
manager, assisted by Robert Funk,
37, Lincoln; Robert Shellenberg,
!37, Omaha; and Robert Wada
hams, '38, Lincoln.
John Edwards, 37, of Lincoln,
succeeding Howard Dobson, will
head the Awgwan editorial staff,
assisted by Louis Cass, class of
37, Ravenna, who will act as man
aging editor. Business manager
will be Floyd Baker, 37, from Om
aha, who follows John Jarmin.
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Panhellenic Council Donates
$100 to Fund for
Furnishing.
Altho the application for the,
$100,000 student union building of
the university will not be officially
acted upon bv PWA officials until
Feb. 14, the Board of Regents com
mittee has selected a location for
the new building, according to
Chancellor E. A. Burnett. The
most favorable site is on 14th and
R st. south of Teachers college and
covering the north side of Ellen
Smith hall. Davis and Wilson, Lin
coln architects, have been approved
by the committee as architects for
the building.
One hundred dollars was pledged
by the Panhellenic association,
governing council of Greek letter
sororities, according to reports re
ceived by the Student Council
Union building committee Monday
afternoon. This contribution sends
the fund well over the $12,000
mark.
Funds which are being pledged
at the present time will be used to
defray expenses for the furnishings
of the activities center, according
to Irving Hill, chairman of the
Union committee. The 45 percent
grant and the 55 percent loan for
which the application is being
made, applies only to the financ
ing of the building. Funds to fur
nish it will have to be raised by
the student body.
RED CROSS EXAMINER
TO TEST SWIMMERS
University Women to Try
For Life Saving
Permits.
A. T. McCue, field representa
tive for the American Red Cross
life saving examiners, will be lu
Lincoln this week to give rests to
all university women wishing to
gain permits to be lire saving ex
aminers. The examinations will
be iriven at the Lincoln high school
Thursday and Friday nights from
7 to 10 o'clock, and Saturday
morning from 9 to 12 o'clock.
A practice period for those
wishing to take the tests will be
held Wednesday .ght from 8 to
10 o'clock at Lincoln high school.
While In Lincoln Mr. McCue will
speak at a Red Cross luncheon
Friday noon, Feb. 7, at the cham
ber of commerce. He will speak
on "New Phases of the Red Cross
Program for Accident Prevention
ana irst Aid on the Hignways.
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OFFICIALS
10 ACT ON UNION
REQUEST FEB
Selected
n
IRWIN RYAN.
Irwin Ryan, of Lincoln, senior
in tho college of arts and sciences,
who will serve as editor of the
Daily Nebraskan the coming se
mester. He has been managing
editor, news editor and sports edi
tor of the publication. Ryan is a
member of Innocents, Intcrfrater
nity Council, and Sigma Nu.
Copies Available of
Avery Special Issue
In honor of the late Chancel
lor Avery, a special edition of
the Nebraskan was issued
Tuesday, Jan. 28, delivered to
the routes and In Social Science
building during examinations.
Anyone wanting a copy of this
edition may obtain one by call
ing at the Nebraskan office.
ME OFFICE TODAY
Jane Keefer to Direct
Staff Executives for
New Year.
20
Y. W. C. A.'s new executive
cabinet, which will function for
1936 will be installed at the vesper
service Tuesday, Fob. 4 at 5
o'clock In Ellen Smith hall. Twenty
girls will officially take office,
heading the various staffs and of
fices of the organization.
Jane Keefer will act as presi
dent; Caroline Kile, vice president;
Maxine Durand, secretary, and
Barbara DePutron, treasurer.
Following is the list of staffs
and their chairmen: Membership,
Jeanne Palmer; Creative Leisure,
Betty Cherny; Publications, Elea
nor Clizbe; Personnel, Katherine
Winquist; Ag President, Ruth
Schobert; Conference; Katherine
Hendy; Finance, Maxine Durand;
Freshman Commission, Caroline
Kile; International Relations, Win
ifred Nelson; Nebraska in China,
June Wagenner; Tcrsonnel and
Family Relations, Rowena Swen
son; Posters, Doris Weaver; Proj
ect, Alleen Marshall; New Citizen
ship, Marie Kotouc; Vespers,
Frances Scudder; and Vesper
Choir, Margaret Phillippe.
The new cabinet members met
for the first time with previous
staff chairmen at the mid-semester
settlng-up-conference Friday
and Saturday of last week. A re
view oi the staff work of 1935 was
led by Lorraine Hitchcock, presi
dent of the organization for that
year. Following this Frances
Scudder acted as toast mistress at
a banquet, honoring the new cabi
net leaders.
Rev. Walter Aitkcn, pastor of
St. Paul Methodist church in Lin
coln, spoke to the group after
the banquet on "Your Own Per
sonal Religion."
Saturday morning, Feb. 1, the
group met at the city Y. W. C. A.
to set up goals for the new year
in collaboration with the national
association. These aims will be
discussed at the first meeting of
the new cabinet Wednesday, Feb.
5 at 7 o'clock in Ellen Smith hall.
Humor Publication to Pay
Cold Cash
"If on would iin the jakrs ne mr,
Yon should ce (hone e refuse."
In this manner, John Edwards,
newly appointed editor of the Aw
gwan, announced a contest to pro
euro more original contributions
to the joke columns of the monthly
humor publication. As an added
incentive, the Awgwan will pay
one dollar for each of the three
best jokes, paragraphs, or pcms
submitted to their office on or be
fore Monday, February 10, at 5
o'clock.
Altho many of the readers have
expressed no particular criticism
of the magazine's content, the edi
tors have been beset with waves
of protest from some students who
think that the jokes should be
more original and more humorous.
This contest, it is believed, will
glvo these critics an opportunity
to submit the type of jokes which
they consider humorous. It la not
RADIO ENTERTAINERS
TO PLAY SATURDAY
Fraiernilies Pay Largest Sum in Year for Oulslandiny
Orchestra of National Repute; Musicians Come
Here Directly From Chicago.
Frankie Masters and his nationally famous dance band will
be the outstanding attraction at the annual Intel-fraternity ball,
scheduled for the Coliseum Saturday evening, Feb. 8. Masters
will journey to Lincoln directly from Chicago, having recently
returned from a highly successful stay at the St. Francis hotel
in San Francisco.
MIDYEAR
GLASS
OF 1 32 STUDENTS
Graduates Invited to Take
Part in Commencement
Exercises in June.
One hundred and thirty-two stu
dents were graduated at midyear
from the university as compared
with a first semester graduating
class of 125 last year. Since no
formal ceremonies were held, re
cipients of degrees are invited to
participate in the annual com
mencement program to be held in
June in the coliseum.
Two of the graduates received
their doctor's degrees and seven
were awarded master's certificates.
Howard C. Spenser, Omaha, and
Warren W. Nedrow, Bradshaw,
were granted Ph. D. degrees.
Spencer majored In biochemistry,
with a minor in physical chemis
try, while Nedrow took his major
in botany and his minor in zoo
logy. Nedrow's dissertation was
on the physiology and ecology of
roots. Spencer worked on nutri
tional muscular dystrophy. Ste
phen S. Binkley, Lincoln, was
granted a master of science de
gree. Graduates receiving master of
arts awards are Dorothy May Ab
bott, Ralph C. Dailard, Meredith
W. Darlington, Lloyd C. Mills and
Leroy F. Snipes, all of Lincoln,
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bookMITsei
op for ag students
Home Ec Sorority Provides
Facilities for Selling
Text Books.
Book exchange for ag campus
students who wish to trade or sell
text or other books is being spon
sored by Phi Upsilon, professional
home economics sorority, in Agri
culture hall on the ag campus. The
exchange was started Monday
morning and will continue for one
week, according to Elsie Goth,
who is in chargv of tho activity.
Those who wish cither to ex
change or sell books are requested
to bring them to the hall, where
members of Phi Upsilon will be
on duty. The sorority will do the
best it can for each customer, Miss
Goth promised. A profit of 10 per
cent is to be kept.
ORFIELD GETS LEA VE
OF ABSENCE FOR YEAR
Prof. Lester B. Orfleld. asso
ciate professor of law, has been
granted a year's leave of absence
to take over duties as associate
counsel for the social security
board at Washington.
James- A. Doyle, Omaha, who
received his Ph.B. degree from
Crelghton in 1924 and his LL.B.
from here In 1933, has been ap
pointed assistant professor in Pro
fessor Orfield's place. Doyle re
ceived cum laude honors and was
ranking man in his class here. He
has been with the department of
justice.
for Best Jokes
necessary to clip any coupons,
write any sales speeches, or solve
any problems. All that any of
these aspiring humorists must do
is dig into their joke books, put
their best bits down on a piece of
paper, sign their names, and slip
the contributions Into the mall box
at the Awgwan office. The names
of tho winners will be published.
Tho Awgwan will reserve the
right to use any of the jokes that
aro submitted, but at least three
people will bo paid for their con
tributions. WERNER ADDRESSES
GROUPS IN NORFOLK
High school students and busi
ness and professional women of
Norfolk heard Dr. O. H. Werner,
professor of principles of educa
tion. In two addresses Monday.
I
GET SHEEPSKINS
O "Masters melodies have excited
praise from every corner of the
nation and his is undoubtedly the
most commendable band ever
signed to play for a university
party," according to Ralph Eld
ridge, chairman of the ball com
mittee. "A greater amount of
money is being spent for the or
chestra this year than for several
years on the Nebraska campus,"
he continued.
Frankie Masters was featured
in the high spots of night life at
the World's fair and has since jus
tified his rank among the leading
dance orchestras of the nation with
performances at the leading hotels
and night clubs of Chicago, New
Orleans, Los Angeles, Houston,
Galveston and in many other met
ropolitan centers. His broadcasts
from the College Inn of the Hotel
Sherman in Chicago last summer
aroused comment all over the
country.
Masters Versatile.
Masters is not alone a director
for versatility is the keynote of
his makeup. He is composer, singer,
banjo player, producer and busi
ness man all rolled into one. His
appearance, according to those
who know him, is more closely
akin to that of a college sopho
more than to anyone's conception
of a member of the vast army of
rhythm dispensers.
Featured vocalist with the or
chestra will be Carolyn Rich, who
has appeared over both tho NBC
and CBS networks out of New
York and who has been featured
at the Stork club, the Park Cen
tral hotel and the larger theater
circuits in the metropolis.
Feature Rogers, Powell.
With Masters also will be Allan
Rogers and Jack "Scat" Powell,
featured vocalists, both of whom
have been presented over the net
works and at many of the na
tions smarter hotels and clubs.
Masters' debut in the orchestra
field was made at the Tivoll the
ater In Chicago, where he occu
pied the stage for over six years.
Lengthy engagements at many
prominent Chicago clubs followed
in rapid succession and he was
installed at College Inn of the
Sherman hotel where he held sway
during the first World's fair in
1933.
Ticket sales under the direction
of Committee Chairman Bernard
McKerncy will be handled in in
dividual fraternity houses by rep
resentatives of the interfiateniity
council.
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SPONSORS MEET HERE
Supporters of Safety Drive
Assemble at State
Capitol.
Supporters in the drive for ac
cident prevention and safety pro
motion throughout the state of
Nebraska will assemble in tha
state capitol at 10:30 a. m., Thurs
day, Feb. 13, at a conference
called for the purpose of discuss
ing ways of eliminating traffic ac
cidents which annually take tho
lives of an unprecedented number
of people In the state.
The Daily Nebraskan safe driv
ing campaign which was inaugu
rated recently against "sudden
death," prepared for concerted ef
fort during the second semester
with the announcement that the
drive will be continued under the
new editor of the publication.
Blanks pledging support to tho
drive and windshield stickers can
be obtained n the lower corridor
of the Social Science building. In
cluded in the pledge are promises
to drive sanely; not to pass a car
without clear vision for 100 yards
ahead; not to jump traffic lights;
watch for pedestrians stepping
into the line of traffic from parked
cars; stop at all stop signs; no
passing on curves or hills; and
look for cars in the rear view
mirror.
Instigators of the conference
hope that the organization of a
State Safety council will result
from this meeting and all those
interested In assisting in this proj
ect arc invited to attend.
CHOIR MEMBERS TO
APPEAR AT VESPERS
All vesper choir members ara
requested to be at Y. W. C A.
vespers, Tuesday at 5 o'clock, ac
cording to Margaret Phillippe,
choir director. There will bo choir
practice at 5 on Thursday at Ellen
Smith hall and all girts who are
Interested in singing in the choir
arc urged to be present