he Daily Nebraskan
Official Student Newspaper of the Uniyersity of Nebraska
VOL. XXXV NO. 91.
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, TI1UKSDAY, FEBKUAKY 20, 1936.
. PKICE ." CEN TS.
APPLICATION FOR
PI FUNDS SENT
STATE DIRECTOR
Latenscr Decides on Project
For' University Student
Union Building.
Application for a Riant of $180,
000 PWA funds to aiil in financing
construction of the Student Union
building: was filed Tuesday with
John Latensei, acting state direc
tor at Omaha, with the request
that he approve the application
011H transmit it to authorities in
Washington. The total estimated
cost of the building is $400,000.
The balance of $220,000 will be
obtained by gifts, pledges, and
funds received from the sale of
bonds, according to the PWA ap
plication. Permission to add the student
union' amendment to the original
university application was granted
by A'ashington officials last week.
Authorities here tlid not request a
combination loan and grant as
previously announced. They ap
plied for a grant to cover 45 per
cent of the cost of construction.
The $220,000 balance needed for
the project will be paid off to a
large extent by student assessed
fees of $1 per semester. Action of
the Board of Regents permits fees
formerly collected for the univer
sity swimming pool to be trans
ferred for use in financing the new
project.
Material filed with Latenser in
cluded the formal application for
the grant, together with data sup
porting the grant application, a
general description of the building,
and views of the front elevation
and floor plans. The project would
have an estimated 208,000 total
man hours. Labor, superintend
ence, and professional services
would account for $175,900 and
materials, supplies and equipment
5223,100.
Patterson Announces Coming
Of Philosopher Week
Of April 24.
Pr. Henry N. Wieman, national
ly famous philosopher, author, and
lecturer of the University of Chi
cago, will lecture in Lincoln for
a week beginning April 24 accord
ing to Dr. C. H. Patterson, pro
lessor of philosophy. This an
nouncement was made at a meet
ing of members of the Religious
Welfare Council group C held
Wednesday Feb. 19 at Temple
Theater.
Dr. Wieman who is of national
scholastic repute, attacks religoius
philosophy from a naturalistic
point rf view and his technique ns
a teacher and speaker has won
many non-religious believers to
his philosophy. The subject of his
speeches in "Philosophy of Reli
gion" which is stimulating to reli
gious thinking and is entirely dif
ferent from any such speeches
made here.
Publishes Book.
Quite recently Dr. Weiman pub
lished a book entitled "Methods of
Private Religion" which portrays
his life of philosophy. Dr. Patter
son suggests that all student
groups review some of his litera
ture, as an introduction to him
before his arrival.
Four meetings are planned
Btarting April 27 to be held in so
cial science auditorium from 7 to
8 o'clock at which Dr. Weiman
will speak especially to univer
sity students. Thirty-five to forty
faculty members arc to meet sev
eral times during Dr. Weiman s
Htay here to listen to his concep
tion of philosophy of religion.
Dr. Weiman will address all the
members of the Religious Welfare
council at the regular noon day
luncheon to be held April 24.
Henry Favors Effort.
Mr. Robert Henry, Presbyterian
student pastor and advisor of
group C, commented, "J am anxi
ous that the student body will
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PLALANX INITIATES 23
ADVANCED OFFICERS.
Commander Marisha
Presides at Business
Meeting, Discussion
Twenty-three, new men were in
itiated last night to Phalanx, mil
itary honorary for advanced of
ficers, at the regular business
meeting in the "a club rooms.
Ben Mariska, newly elected com
mander, and his staff were in
rharge.
Thoe receiving' the honor were:
lohn Enslow, Max Horn, Ernest
Foster, Paul Bandy, Paul Bogen,
Carl Deitemeyer, Harold Dcit
meycr, Clarence Prohaska, Wil
liam Clen, John Alexander, Lin
dell Stout. Kurth Nelson. Gerald
Courtney, Carl Heinz, Bert Hart
7.cll. Walter Blum, Karl McKenna.
Clai k Matchmulat, Loren Evei ton.
Vincent Jacoben, Francis tree,
Ralston Graham, and Galen Jones.
Plan were completed for the
dinned and dance which will be
held shortly after the closing of
the formal season. Phalanx mem
bers only, will attend the dinner
hut will have the senior military
officers as their guests at the
dance.
STUDENTS TO INSPECT
PABKE-DAMS PLANT
Pharmaceutical Club Plans
Trip During Easter
lacution.
Regular meeting of the Pharma
ceutical club was held Tuesday
evening at 5 o'clock in Pharmacy
hall. President Leonard Fleischer
presided.
The entire club has been invited
to inspect the Parke-Davis phar
maceutical plant at Detroit during
the Easter vacation. All expenses
other than transportation are to
be paid by the company. Bids for
the transportation were opened
and discussed by Professor Bukey.
The club's new constitution was
read by Kathcrine Rommel and
adopted' by the club.
E.
M'lfJUi APPEARS AT
Musician Appears Recently
On Ford Sunday Evening
Program.
At one of the most outstanding
convocations of the year the school
of music will present Cameron
McLean, dramatic baritone, wed'
nesday. Feb. 26, at the Temple
,4s;"f
CAMERON M'LEAN.
theater. Mr. McLean who recently
appeared on the Ford Sunday eve
ning program has appeared four
hundred times in America since
his debut.
Cameron McLean, the "Celtic
Chaliapin," gives very interesting
programs which are. maae sun
more interesting by the influence
of his vivid nersonalitv. Because
of his extraordinary and developed
gifts. Mr. McLean is one oi me
ercatest mrJe sincers in America.
He was born in Scotland near the
romantic river, Clyde. It was r-nce
remarked that because his father
was a lowlander and his mother
a Highlander, he has both high and
low tones ot amazing puruy ana
power.
Beginning his musical life as a
boy choistei in St. Paul's cathedral
in his home town, Rothesay, on
the island of Butex, he continued
by studying and singing with suc
cess in various cities in the British
isles. He had experience in both
light and grand opera. Before he
left Scotland he engaged in the
competitive festivals and was
crowned with Scotland's greatest
honor, that of winning the. Scottish
national medal for excellence in
artistic singing.
Prefers Recital Art.
Mr. McLean piefeis the recital
ait because it gives him greater
scope for his infinite variety of
mood and style. This program
which he will give Wednesday is
not the ordinary type of songs
c haracteristic of concert baritones.
It is full of variety and vitality
and is especially novel due to the
fact that neither he nor his accom
panist, Mabelle Howe Mable, use
music or notes of any kind.
Not only are his audiences im
pressed by his voice of wide range
and flexibility but the underlying
manly ruggedness and gentleness
of his personality is felL His sing
ing is characterized by a natural
ness. He is in the recital to sing
his heait out and he enjoys it as
much as docs the audience who
sense his every facial and musical
expression.
This convocation will be pre
sented at 4 o'clock and is open to
the public.
E
DELEGATES 10 KANSAS
Ralph Doubt, Newmyer Will
Attend; Discuss Plans for
May Festivity.
Two men will go to Kansas State
for Engineer Week ideas, decided
yesterday's meeting of the engi
neer executive board. Ralph Doubt
and Lowell Newmyer will be in
Manhattan March J3-14. during
the Kansas State Engineer' Week
Discussed were preliminary
plans for Engineer Week, altho
nothing definite has been dwided.
Ted Shrocder, board chairman,
stated. "All engineering depart
ments are urged to elect their
chairmen soon, as . preparations
will start earlier than usual."
Engineer's convocation will be
held March 3. according to Sehroe
oVr. State Engineer Tilley will
be featured on the program.
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DATE OF KOSIT
KLUB REVUE SET
FDR APRIL 20-24
Cast for 'Southern Exposure'
Will Be Picked Next
Week.
"Southern Exposure," Kosmct
Klub s 1936 spring show, will be
presented at the Temple on the
nights of April 20 to the 24, Mon
day through Friday. Bob Pierce,
president, announced yesterday.
Try-outs for the all-male cast
will be held sometime next week,
when approximately 40 male as
pirants will be picked to partici
pate in the play. "All those who
have parts must be willing to go
on the road for three or four days,
if the show should be taken out of
town," Pierce stressed. "We don't
expect any difficulty in this phase,
but we want to be sure."
Candidates will be judged by
Kosmet Klub members. Joe Iver
son, alumnus member and director,
will assist in picking the cast. Dr.
Ralph Ireland, also a former mem
ber, who is to direct the music
and choruses, will help in selecting
the choruses. For the first time
Dr. Ireland will have an assistant
this year in his work with the
music.
Bill Oarlow, Clayton Schwenk,
Jack Pace, and Bob Pierce are
chairmen of committees in charge
of the show. They will have as
sistants and workers assigned to
their committees.
Pierce asked that all workers
report at a meeting Thursday, at
5 o'clock, at the Klub office in the
basement of University hall, at
which time assignments will be
made. All who have not filed for
this semester should do so imme
diately. JANE lllATES
WORLD Y.W. TO LOCAL
Speaker Emphasizes Aims
Of Organization to
Freshman A.W.S.
Emphasizing the aims and ac
tivities which the university Y. W.
C. A. attempts to carry out, in re
lation to the national and world
organizations. Miss Jane Keefer,
president of the Y. W. C. A. on
this campus, spoke before a group
of freshman A. W. S. members at
their regular meeting held Tues
day afternoon at 5 o'clock in El
len Smith hall.
The speaker explained that in
Older to fulfill the purposes of the
Y, W. C. A., both nationally and
internationally, it was necessary
for the local organizations to aid
in carrying on some of the major
projects. As a result of this, the
university Y. W. is placing a great
deal of emphasis on such subjects
as peace and world co-operation
during this year's work.
In discussing the organization
of the Y. W. C. A.. Misa Keefer
showed that as a result of the
large membership of the group, it
was necessary to have staffs and
committees take the most active
part in the work. The various
groups which she included were:
The staffs, on which upper class
men and freshmen may work, the
freshmen commission groups, the
Interest j;roup, tnc executive cab
inet, and the freshman cabinet
made up of officers from the
freshman commission group.
A few of the special projects
sponsored by the Y. W. that the
speaker listed, include the annual
May breakfast, the hanging of the
greens dinner, and the Estes sum
mer conference camp for Y. M.
and Y. W. members.
A calling committee to assist
the A. W. S. board for the Coed
Follies was appointed at the close
of the meeting.
Prom Girl Candidates for 1936 Disclose Pel Peeves,
Political Affiliations, Hobbies, Reasons for Running
Lorene Adelseck.
Miss Lorene Adelseck, Delta
Delta Delta, is taking a general
rnuriu but with a specific pur
pose in mind. She wants to teach
small children, and has in minu a
still vague plan
r
of opening a
nursery school
in her home
city, Hastings,
this summer.
Among her
interests are
horses and
dogs, and the
reading of con
temporary nov
els. She is also
fond of Shake
speare. In poli
tics she is a bit
hesitant: "I
i
t
guess I'm a democrat, if democrat
means favoring Roosevelt. I am
in fvor of the Interests of the
common man rather than those of
the capitalists.
In the midst of politics and cold
winter weather, Miss Adelseck is
thinking or vacation spots. ne
is especially fond of the Rocky
mountains and hna visited Colo
rado seven or eight times, last
summer attending tne resits con
ference, sne lines mountain cuniD
ine and would prefer it to bridge
any day. Bridge, she believes, is
the game invented ior mose wno
have not learned the art of con-vcrsation
SCARRAltl) AND BLADE
ELECTS NEW HEAD.
Military Fraternity
Members Fill Place
At Meeting Tonight
Scabbard and Blade, honorary
military fraternity, will elect a
new president Thursday night,
Feb. 20, at the Kappa Sigma
house, succeeding Dick Rider, ca
det colonel, who was present
until his graduation. Ealon Stand
even, vice president of the organ
ization, is now acting president.
No other officers will be elected.
All new pledges as well as ac
tives are to be present at the meet
ing which will begin at 7:30. Plans
for initiation the latter part of
March will be discussed.
NTERGREEK DEBATE
CONTESTS PLANNED
TO BEGIN MARCH 19
Delta Sigma Rho Sponsors
Annual Forensic
Tourney.
Plans for the annual interfraler
nity debate tourney sponsored
yearly by Delta Sigma Rho, hon
orary forensic society, are nearing
completion and the first round of
contests will open about March
19, president John Stover an
nounced Wednesday. The ap
proaching tournament will be con
centrated on the question, "Re-uert-
That the United States of
America should build the largest
navy in the world.
Anyone is eligible to participate
n-hn is not at nrescnt or has not
in the past been a member of the
varsity debate squaa. ine
ti-SII Ko rnmnnsed of two men and
the tournament will be run along
the lines of direct elimination.
The winning fraternity will be
Trpntr with the silver gavel
which is held by each winner for
the year following the tournament.
Present holder of the trophy is
Tau Kappa Epsilon having been
victorious thruout the tournament
last year.
special aro section.
If sufficient interest is shown
among barb groups there will be
a special section of the tourna
ment especially for their sake al
though the unaffiliated groups are
not allowed to compete for the
gavel. The barb section has been
present in tournaments for the
past few years and has been very
successful, Stover stated.
Printed bibliographies will be
prepared and will be available in
the library by the middle of next
week at least. Judges will be
chosen from present and past var
sity debaters, who are ineligible
for competition. Further infor
mation will be sent to each fra
ternity sometime this week in or
der that the question may be
brought up in meeting Monday
night.
"The subject for discussion was
chosen because of its timely inter
est and of its critically important
nature," Stover announced.
HONORARY ASKS 260
TO SCHOLARSHIP TEA.
Mortar Board Honors
High Grades Secured
By Women Last Year
About 260 invitations have been
sent out to the annual Mortar
Board tea honoring high scholar
ship to be held Sunday afternoon
from 3 to 5 o'clock in Ellen Smith
had. according to Lorraine Hitch
cock, Mortar Board member in
charge of the affair.
The tea is sponsored each year
by the senior women's honorary
for the purpose of recognizing
credible and high scholarship.
Guests will be all those who at
tained an average of 89 or above
last year.
I Bonnie Bishop.
With a hot water bottle on one
car and the telephone receiver at
the other, Bonnie Bishop, Alpha
Phi prom girl candidate and prcsi-
rvmi.'"a'-'"'-'vm den'- informed
"-"-fe , us I am run
ning for prom
girl because
the girls want
me to and I
think that it
will be fun."
Miss Bishop
although suf
fering with a
bad cold man
aged to tell the
reporter that
I "'4 sne regis-
I V I I tered in Teach-
ers college and
hopes to teach histoiy'i English or
a social science next year. She
lives in Addam, Kas., but chose
Nebraska as her college because
tihe found courses to her liking
here.
She has no hobby but devotss
her leisure hours to the reading
of novels. "Old Jules" is her favor
ite of the moment Favorite sports
of the prom girl candidate are ten
nis and skiing. That there are no
real hills near the Nebraska cam
pus on which to Indulge in the
graceful ait of skiing fails to
diimnen Miss Bishop's ardor for
I the pursuit of the wintry sport.
St. Thomas Debaters Here
MARTIN COGLEY.
Debating on the subiect of
whether congress should be al
lowed to override decisions or tne
supreme court, Martin Cogley and
Robert Sheran, speakers from St.
Thomas college of St. Paul, Min
nesota, met Nebraska teams on
both sides of the question last eve
ning at 7:30 and 9 o'clock in An-
ONLY SIX FRATERNITIES WILL
BAN 'HELL WEEK' THIS YEAR
To Fraternity residents:
It lias been eallc-d t my attention that some of tlic
fraternities have been violating the Interfraternity. coun
cil rules in regard to probation. Heavy fines Mill be as
sessed all fraternities that violate these rules.
The rules read as follows:
"All probation practices are abolished from the Uni
versity of Nebraska forever.
"This rule lias been interpreted to mean any rough
tactics injurious or apt to prove injurious to the pledge;
or any form of activity that may bring discredit to the
fraternity system as a 'whole. No ceremony or preinitia
tion "stunts" will be tolerated outside the chapter bouse
or recognized initiation hall.
"Any violation of the above rule in form or substance
will subject the organization guilty of such Violation to
punishment to be determined by the judiciary committee."
Very truly yours,
E. F. SCHRAMM,
Adviser,
Interfraternity Council,
Universitv of Nebraska.
The above letter, recently sent
to the numerous fraternities on
the campus by E. F. Schramm, ad
visor to the interfraternity Coun
cil, has led to some discussions as
to whether or not the fraternities
would observe the ruling.
Telephone conversations with
members of the fraternities indi
cate that six bouses have abolished
"hell week" entirely, the majority
will hold a "probation period" in
the near future, and one fraternity
has just completed a freshman
week. The fraternities and their
decisions follow:
Acacia: According to custom
plan to have a short "hell week,"
very quiet and kept in the house.
Alpha Gamma Rho: No. Proba
tion period dropped this year on
advice of alumni.
Alpha Sigma Phi: Yes. A short
one of two or three days. No
boards to be used.
Alpha Tau Omega: No. Plan to
stick to the letter this year.
Beta Sigma Psi: A probation pe
riod of two or three days. Not ex
tra hard.
Beta Theta Pi: No more "hell
week." Just finished one a few
days ago. It was a matter of cus
tom more than anything else.
Chi Phi: Yes. A probation pe
Nola Alter.
Ranging her favorite pastimes
from horseback riding "to seeing
a good stage show," Miss Nola
Alter, Pi Phi's candidate for the
prom honor,
disclosed many
of her aims and
ambitions.
Probably on
a par with the
hobby of horse
back riding
comes swim
ming in Miss
Altcr's mind
and seeing a
picture snow
ranks consider
ably high in
this young
lartv'e estima
tion. And. "Before I came to school
here I never missed a legitimate
stage show in Pittsburgh, and I'm
soiTy that more are not given
here." .
As for her life work, Miss Alter
has decided in favor of social
work, and she hopes to start with
a position in a settlement house.
As her secret ambition in this field
of work she disclosed the goal that
some day she might establish a
settlement house such as is found
in the larger cities, in some small
or vicinity that urgently needs
such an institution, yet has never
had an oppoitunity to take advan
tage of its benefits.
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ROBERT SHERAN.
drews hall. The affirmative team
which represented Nebraska was
made up of James E. Murray,
Lead, South Dakota and Aaron
Finkclstein. Lincoln. Upholding
the negative side of the question
for Nebraska were Carl Mat
schullat. Page and Irving Zveitel,
Grand Island.
riod in the house. Frosh will wear
odd clothes, etc.
Delta Sigma Lambda: A short
period of three or four days. Not
very hard.
Delta Sigma Phi: Undecided as
to this year.
Delta Tau Delta: Undecided, but
believe they will follow former
custom and have a short proba
tion period.
Delta Upsilon: Will have an af
fair called "houseclcaning." Plan
to be easv this year.
Farm House: Will follow their
custom and have a week of pro
bation. Kappa Sigma: Yes. Usually
have one and will this year, too.
Lambda Chi Alpha: Plan to fol
low the annual custom and have a
short "hell week."
Phi Alpha Delta: Plan a modi
fied probation period. Not over
three davi?.
Phi Delta Theta: Also plans a
"houseclcaning." Any probation
period will be kept in the house.
Thi Gamma Delta: No, No rea
son given.
Phi Kappa Psi: No. Haven't had
one for some years.
r,i cifrma u'nrma- Yrs Plan a
probation period of from one to
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Lorraine Hitchcock.
Finding it impossible to decide
which part of university life
she thinks most agreeable, Miss
Lorraine Hitchcock, who repre
sents Mortar Board and Alpha
Omieron Pi as ,
prom girl can
didate, declares
that she likes
it all.
Vitally inter
ested in the Y.
Y. C. A., of
which organ
ization she has
served as pres
ident during
the past year.
Miss Hitchcock
asserts that
the nrincinlcs
for which she stands will always
be of utmost importance in her
life.
Euthusiastic in her description
of her favorite pastime, reading
especially rather heavy semi
novels. Miss Hatchcock told of her
first contribution to a library "all
her own." She purchased Kaga
wa's "Song of the Slums." One of
her favorite authors is Lloyd
Douglas and when she graduates
she intends to read more Shake
speare. Miss Hitchcock has solved the
problem of "after graduation,
what?" by planning to enter the
field of merchandising.
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CRABILL. OAVIES
NEw MEMBERS OF
STUDENT COUNCIL
Burr Ross, Bulger Resign
Because of Conflict in
Activities.
Election of Frank Crabill and
Tom Davies to membership on
Student Council, replacing two
hold-over members. Bob Bulger
and Burr Ross, who resigned be
cause of conflicting activities, con
stituted the action of the Council
meeting Wednesday needful of
most immediate action. Ciabill
from Red Cloud, is a first year
law student. Davies is a junior in
law from Utica. Both men were
active on the governing body last
year.
Marylu Petersen, chairman of
the NSFA convention to be held on
the campus April 16, 17 and IS,
announced committee members in
charge of arrangements. Plans
were made to ask organized
groups to assist in housing candi
dates attending the meeting.
Irving Hill, president of the
Council, briefly outlined the activ
ities which have been planned for
the conference. Discussion groups,
will be held, pertaining to such
matters as duties of pep groups,
on various campuses, power of
different Student Councils, the
influence student members of the
athletic board of control should
have, and the powers of Student
Council to license campus organ
izations. Possible outstanding speakers of
the day, were discussed in re
gardto bringing them here as the
high-light of the convention. Ne
gotiations are under way to secure
someone of national repute.
Howard Dobson, student mem
ber of the athletic board of con
rtlo, reported on the recent actions
of the body. The matter of the Su
gar Bowl post-season football
game, was explained to the Coun
cil. Eleanor Clizbe, reported that
over thirty constitutions of campus
organizations were submitted dur
ing the recent drive to complete
the Council's files, for governing
purposes.
FOR POT RALLY
Pepsters Hope to Combine
Dancing With Cheers for
Basketeers.
Moving to petition Student Ral
ly Committee for permission to
sponsor a pre-Nebraska vs Kansas
basketball game - rally dance
Thursday, Feb. 27, the Corn Cobs
went on record Wednesday night
as willing to undertake such an
enterprise to encourage student
spirit for the last cage game of
the season.
The Student Rally committee is
in charge of all pep affairs on
the campus, but the Corn Cobs
will ask its permission to sponsor
this event.
Tentative plans, hinging on com
mittee and administration ap
proval, call for a rally-dance, to
be held in the coliseum from 7:30
to 10:00 p. m.
Bring More Students.
"We believe a rally-dance would
bring out more students than any
other form of pep gathering." Ted
Bradley, club president, explained,
"and this is one game where every
ounce of spirit on the campus is
needed behind the team."
President Bradley appointed a
committee to secure official per
mission to have the affair, arrange
for the coliseum and an orchestra.
The committee is composed of Jim
Ivins. Leonard Kniegcr, Don Clark
and John Schnner.
A committee of Webb Mills,
Dave Bernstein, Bob Wadhams,
and Bill Crittenden will work on
a stunt for between halves of the
game. It was decided by the Coi n
Cobs to sell tickets to the annual
Junior-Senior Prom, to be held
March 6.
FRESHMEN TO ENROLL
Y.W.C.A. Arranges Second
Semester Meetings for
First Year Girls.
Interest groups will take th
place of the Y. W. C A. frcshmnn
commission groups durine the sec
end semester. These groups aru
arranged primarily for second se
mester freshmen, but they at.,
open to upper classmen as well.
All girls interested are invited
to join one of the groups whether
they are members of the X. W.
C. A. or not, according to Caroline
Kile, vice-president of the Y". W.
Freshman girls may work on one
Y. V. fctaff and one interest group
this year. Miss Kile stated.
One f the most popular of the
five gToup3, the knitting gTouP.
is under the direction of Louise
Magee. In the past many as
50 girls have been enrolled, and
it has been successful not only be
cause girls learn how to knit tout
also because it creates feeling
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