he D aily Nebraskan run Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska UNmiN. NEBRASKA. TUESDAY. MAKC1I 10. 1936. PRICE 5 CENTS. AAA v int. Jt. ' ' WILSON ELECTED E Hinds Chosen Secretary at Reorganization Meet Monday Afternoon. Claude S. Wilson was elected president of the Interfraternity board of control at its reorganiza tion meeting held Monday after noon at the University club. Clar ence Hinds was elected secretary. The facility chooses the board of eleven members to serve a term of two years. It is composed of seven men from the various fra ternity alumni, two faculty mem bers, and two students chosen by the fraternities. The fraternity alumni members are Claude S. Wilson, Clarence Hinds, Dr. C. A. Bumstead, Burks Harley, John L. Champe, Vance Traphagen, and Allen W. Fried. The faculty members are Prof. E. F. Schramm and John Sclleck, and the student members, John Landis and Don Shurtleff. Following the election, a repot t was given on the condition of the fraternities. TO DISCUSS THIRTY Program Open to Faculty, Students, Employes of Ag College. The Thirty Hour Week" will be the topic of debates and Jiscus sions at a meeting of the Corn husker Grange, Tuesday, accord ing to Prof. H. C. Filley. presi dent. The program, to be held in Dairy Industry hall, room 303, will be followed by a business meeting. An outline of the program fol lows: Arguments for the Thirty Hour Week, Elton Lux. i Our Present Capacity to Pro-. duce, L. K. Crowe. Income in the United States and. Its Distribution, J. L. Thomas. The Creation of Wealth and m-i come, Ramey Whitney. t JLau.i t. fc. uracKen. The Effect of a Thirty Hourj Week in All Occupations Upon', the Standard of Living, Herman Staley. j filiation and Discussion. i Recess. 9:00 Business seei ng j Each speaker .s to be limited to 10 minutes. The program will be ! open to the students, faculty, ana employes of the college of agri culture and to their menus. IT Subject Matter Includes; Tendencies and Teaching Modern Language. Several articles written by Prof. ; Harrv Kurz, chairman and instruc- tor of the romance language de-1 partment of the university, appear : in current issues of three well j known magazines this month. ; The first of the articles, giving , of tendencies in mod rm language classes in eastern high schools was published in the Nebraska Educational Journal, and is entitled. "The Tower of Babel." In the Modern language Jour nal, an article entitled. 'Ten Com mandments in the Teaching of Modern Languages," was written by Professor Kurz. The subject of this writing Includes a pedagogical discussion of good class nom pro cedure. "The Tost War Theatre of France." published by the depart ment chairman, appears in the French Review magazine for this month. Several ther members of the romance language department, in cluding Prof. J. R. Wadsworth, Prof. Hilario Saenz and Mr. R. F. French, have submitted articles to various' language periodicals for publication in the forthcoming numbers. Engineers Hear Smith On What Bosses Want Agricultural engineering stu dents will learn "What the Boss Wants," as Prof. C. W. Smith talks at tonights meeting of American Society of Agricultural Engineers. A business session will supplement the program. Begin ning at 7:30, the meeting will be held in room 206 of Agricultural Engineering building. Robert McCandless Has Job in Park Service Robert McCandless, '36, is en tering the national park service. He will work at Beaver Creek in Havre, Montana. NcCandlesa re ceived his bachelor's degree in February, and was working for a degree in architecture, when he ac cepted the position. His new work will be in architectural lines. PRESID NT GREEK GOVE RN1NG BODY WEEK TONIGHT MAGAZINES STORIES BY KURZ FRENCH STUDENTS TO SEE THIRD MOVIEMARCH 21ST Social Language Department Sponsors Pierre Loti's 'Pecheur D'lsland.' "Fccheur D'Islande" will be presented as the third of a series of French movies to be brought to the Varsity theater under the auspices of the French department and Le Ccrcle Francais. English subtitles will be used and a num ber of shorts will be shown. The movie will be featured Saturday morning, March 21, at 10:00. Pierre Loti is the author of this story concerning the fishermen of Briltainy, who go off to Iceland in the summertime to fish and re turn with their catches in the win ter months. A secondary plot con cerns the love affair of a fisherman and a society girl who returns to Briltainy. Tickets for the production are 25 cents for each single admission. siGilaWio ACT AS SUPERVISOR Advisory Board to Serve as Censors Beginning in March Issue. Beginning with the March issue of the Awgwan, Sigma Delta Chi, men's national professional jour nalism fraternity will resume a more active part in supervising the magazine. The supervising board, consisting of three mem bers of Sigma Delta Chi, are Sherman Cosgrove, Gifford Swen son, and Don Shearon. Duties of the board will be to act as a board of censors ana gen eral overseers of the contents of the magazine, according to Lewis Cass, editor of the Awgwan. The fraternity has not been on the board for the past year but thru the nnif.ial consent of the ofiicers of the organization and the Awg wan staff they will again serve in an advisory capacity. The board will attempt to aid in making the Awgwan a more interesting and readable magazine. Basketball Plaver Is Out Of Danger From Leg Infection. Hiirvrv Widman. Nebraska uni- ! :.. i.....l.nV.nll U'DB T. 1 . i. i u.. W'a. attendants Monday ft Widman was rushed to "L h ,snitai porieo. as muca iiiiiiuvrn .- the h o s p i t al Saturday night with a severe leg infection be lieved to have been received in a last week's basketball prac tice. Since Sun day his temper ature has been dropping and Monday attend ing Physician Charle? W. Wav reported VAeVEY MDMAH that there was From TIM Journal no uanger. Chills and a high temperature came over Widman as he was practice teaching in Seward school Friday. Seward doctors believed it to be only an attack of grippe, Later as suffering increased, tne badly swollen leg was discovered. The mieciion seemingly origin in the right foot just be hind his toes, it was laier uncov ered that the acutal source of the trouble was a blister in the instep of his right foot His parents were assured that there would be no complications. Widman believes that the blis ter was caused by his basketball shoe in a scrimmage Thursday, altho he noticed nothing at tb time. Should Nebraska go to the Olym pic tournament this week, the in jury may prove disastrous to N4 braska s cliances in me tourney. BUSINESS F RATERS 17 Y NAMES NEW OFFICERS Lincoln Business Man to Speak al Wednesday Smoker. Election of second semester of ficers was held by Delta Sigma Pi, professional business fraternity, at its weekly business meeting at the club room at the Lincoln hotel, Thursday evening, March 5. Offi cers for the semester are Robert Williams, headmaster; Frank Holms, senior warden: Ed Marky tan, junior warden; Qulnn Scott, treasurer, and James Gray, scribe. Harold Hinds. Lincoln business man, is to be the principal speaker of the meeting and smoker to be held Wednesday night, March 11, In the club rooms. Brokaw, Condra, Burr Hold Soil Meeting The state advisory committee composed of Dean W. W. Burr, W. H. Brokaw, and Dr. G. E. Condra, chairman, held a meeting in the offices of the conservation and survey division Monday morn ing. Several memliers of the fed eral soils survey were present. HOSPITAL REPORTS ON WiDMAN'S CONDITION ""WW. 1 j f I I L2fe i'm'W N. U. RECOGNIZES E Iowa University Professor Is Scheduled to Present Principal Address. Honor students in the univer sity will receive recognition at the annual honors convocation to be held Thursday April 16 in the col iseum. Dr. William Brcnke, chair man of the faculty committee in charge, announced that President Gllmore of the University of Iowa will deliver the main address. In order to qualify for the con vocation, students must be in the upper 10 percent of their class in each college. Seniors ranking in the upper 3 percent of their col lege will receive special honors. Last year for the first time special certificates were issued to those who have been chosen for the con vocation consecutively for four years. E0O This Year. Approximately 500 men and women will be chosen this year. Grades of the second semester of (Continued on Page 4). A.W.S. BOARD JUDGES BEST DRESSED GIRLS Looks on Campus, Taste In Appropriate Clothes Qualifications. Candidates for Best Dressed Girl will appear before the A. W. S. board Wednesday noon, according to an announcement made by Jean Walt, A. W. S. chairman of the Coed Follies. Miss Walt stated that attendance at the meeting, which will be held in Ellen Smith hall, is compulsory. Photograph ers will be present to photograph the girl candidates. The Best Dressed Girl is being selected by the board members by a process of daily inspection. Ap pearance on the campus, taste in clothes, and appropriateness o dress are being taken into consid eration by the judges. The identity of the girl chosen will remain a secret until her pre sentation at the close of the Coc Follies. March 27. A novel pre sentation is being planned by the board members as a climax for the annual spring show. Fifteen girls are contesting for Best Dressed Girl. They are: Hen rietta York. Frances Wilson, Ruth Rutledge, Merle Seybolt. Mary Fislar, Phyllis Cook, Virginia Hunt, Sara Anne Kauffman, Theresa Stava. Elinor Farrell, Mary Hill, Margaret Straub, Mar ion Edgren, Grace Shimerda, Har riet Byron, Clementine Nelson, Elizabeth Orth and Jane Holland. NATHANSON WINS IN LAW RESEARCHJJOMPETITION Senior One of Ten to Receive Law Book as Prize in National Contest. Maurice Nathanson, Estherville, la., law college senior, is among the ten winners in a nation-wide research contest sponsored by The Law Student, the American Law Book company recently announced. The ten winners will all be recepi ents of law books as prizes. The correct answers together with the names of the winners of the contest appear in the March is sue of The Law Student. HONOR STUD AT CONVOCATION L. E. Aylsworth Defends Cause of Speech Freedom Professor Supports Radio Stand on Broadcast by Communist. SuDoortine the principle of freedom of speech. Prof. L E. Aylsworth, instructor of political science at the university, recently uhmiitprl his stand on the dis cussion which followed the broad casting of a speech oi iari Browder, secretary of the com munist party over the Columbia network. While asserting that he is in no manner a communist, Prof. Ayls worth explained that it was only a mottor nf fairness that the broadcasting station extend this courtesy ana tnai me Btano. in me fight for freedom of speech should be taken by everyone who pro fesses to be a real American. The instructor based a large part of his arguments for free speech on numerous provisions handed down In the constitution as guides to our political feet and pointed out that this first article of the bill of rights was the princi ple for which our forefathers stood. He emphatically added to this statement by saying, "They believed in tbui principle so thor oughly that they sacrificed blood and treasure to uphold it against attack and write them into the fundamental law as a heritage to ALBRECHT WILL DISCUSS GERMAN PAPERS, SCENES Professor Gives Lecture in Native Language for Teutonic Club. Prof. Erich Albrecht of the German department will speak at the German club meeting Tues day evening, March 10, at 7:30 p. m., in Morrill hall. The lecture will consist of a discussion of newspaper clippings taken from German Journals and also a lan tern slide sight seeing tour thru Berlin. Since the lecture will be given in simple German, everyone in the German department or interested in the language are invited to at tend. Folk songs native to Ger many will be sung by the audience. AT T Staff Chairman to Lead Devotionals; Present Special Music. Continuing the series of Lenten addresses inaugurated last week, Dr. Paul C. Johnston, pastor of the Westminster Presbyterian church of Lincoln, will speak at the regu lar Y. W. C. A. vesper services to be held this afternoon at 5 o'clock in Ellen Smith hall. Dr. Johnston is one of the most popular ministers of the city and spends much of his time in work ing with young people, particu larly the college group, according to Frances Scudder, chairman of the Y. W. vesper staff. The sub ject which he will discuss at the meeting this, afternoon will be a further development of the Len ten theme, introduced last week by Dr. Ira W. Kingsley. pastor of the Grace Methodist church. Vesper Choir Sings. Devotionals, in keeping with the subject which has been chosen for the service, will be led by Jeanne Palmer, chairman of the membership staff of the Y. W. and member of the cabinet. Sev eral numbers, sung by the vesper choir, under the direction of M; aret Phillippe, will serve as special music for the meeting. As a prelude to the service, Jane Hopkins, pianist of the ves per choir, will play a number of selections on the piano. Urging that no one miss the op portunity to hear Dr. Johnston give his interpretation of the Len ten theme, Miss Scudder said, "The service today will undoubt edly be one of the most impressive of the year, since Dr. Johnston is widely known for his reputation as an interesting speaker, as well as for the interest which he takes in the activities of young people." BARB COUNCIL SPONSORS THIRD ALL-SGHOOL MIXER Club Signs Bob Storer to Play for Party Friday In Armory. Friday the 13th is the date of the next barb mixer sponsored by the Interclub council. Chairmen of the affair which is to be held in the armory are Bill Newcomer and Victor Schwarting. Bob Storer's orchestra will pro vide music for dancing, and the decorations for the affair will be carried out in the spring motif. The chaperon committee for the affair consists of Bill Kuticka, Dale Larson, and Austin Moritz, while Victor Schwarting, Paul Ra der, and Wilbur Reezely are on the adverising staff. Bill New comer and Lee Nims arc in charge of the orchestra. Admission charges will be 20 cents for women and 25 cents for men. 1 Li 1 W A X Prom The Lincoln Journal. Prof. E. E. Aylsworth. their children. Are we proving worthy or recreant sons and daughters of such noble fathers?" In continuing his argument a step farther. Prof. Aylsworth commented, "To me this liberty of political thought is the most basic test of genuine Americanism. 1 stand for living up to It In prac tice not only individually as citi zens but also through the govern (Cont nued on Page 2). i : FLANS MADE FOR FOUND MEMORIAL Profits From Text Fund For Erection. Planning to erect a memorial to Dean Roscoe Pound of Harv ard law school from the profits received on the sale of his new economics book, Dr. Joseph E. Goodbar of Boston contacted university officials this week as to the possibilities of using the books here as a text. It is en titled "Managing the People's Money" and is to be used in ad vanced economic courses. Arrangements for the me morial to the Nebraska gradu ate are tentative. Dr. Goodbar stated in his correspondence with instructors here. The income for the fund would be derived thru the donation of $1.80 royalties from the selling of the text. Instructors in the bizad col lege, however, found that they would be unable to use the book as a text in any of the economic courses now being taught, ac cording to Dean J. E. LeRossig nol. "Managing the People's Monev," published last Decem ber by the Yale University Press, is an analysis of American bank ing and economic ills. F. TALK OF ART EXHIBIT 'Appreciation of Sculpture' Is Topic of Address For Sunday. Prof. Linus Burr Smith will be the speaker at the second gallery talk sponsored by the 46th annual exhibition of the Nebraska Art as sociation to be held Sunday. The "Appreciation of Sculpture," will be the title of Prof. Smith's address. "I have chosen this topic for discussion because I believe that it is the most neglected of the arts in the middlewest," de clared the professor. Prof. Smith, who is chairman of the department of architecture in the university, received his Master degree at Harvard university. Miss Mabel Langdon, curator of the fine arts department, reports a record attendance of over 100 uni versity students attending the ex hibit on Friday afternoon. An equally large attendance was re ported at the gallery talk on Sun day when Paul Gardner, director of the William Rockhill Nelson art galleries and the Atkins museum in Kansas City, addressed the group on the paintings exhibited this year. All students are urged to attend the exhibit as they are admitted free upon presentation of their identification cards, and this year's collection is one of the finest shown in this part of the country in many years. The exhibit is open to inspectors every day from 9 until 5 and on Sundays from 2 until 5. The ex hibition does not close until March 30. EXTEt Community May Arrange For Talks by Faculty Members, Through the extension division the university co-operates with community organizations in se I curing for them the service of I some faculty member whose train ! ing, experience, and available pro i ..o,v, tt-itl mopt reauests for such assistance as can De given . munity functions. However, this will be done only if the date upon which the services are requested can be fixed into the schedule of the respective staff member, ac cording to Dr. A. A. Reed, exten sion director. The list of subjects of the lec tures and entertainments appear ing under the names of the more than a hundred staff members in dicates that there are programs on nearly every conceivable sub jpct. Speakers go for expense of the trip, provided that no admis sion is charged. Communities somewhat distant from Lincoln can, by co-operating with the speakers bureau, lessen the cost for programs by using the speaker on successive days with some other community. Con secutive engagements that wouid necessitate the absence of an in structor from the campus too long are impossible. The speakers bu reau of the university extension division at Lincoln will aid in find ing out whether or not invitations can be accepted. Prof. Brenke Recovers From Illness at Home Condition of Prof. W. C. Brenke, chairman of the department of mathematics and astronomy, was reported much improved Monday. He is expected to go out today. Engineer Grad Takes Job With Western Service Co. Harold T. Zamzow, '35, elec trical engineering alumnus, has re cently taken a position with the Western Public Service company. He will work in the company power plant at Chadron. SION DIVISION TO FRATERNITY, SORORITY SECTI0NSGO TO PRINT Cornhusker to Feature New Drawings of Greek Houses. With the completion of the printing of the junior and senior class sections of the 1036 Corn husker the fraternity and sorority sections were sent to the printer yesterday. These sections promise to be larger and more complete this year, for the panels are full and there are new drawings of the fraternity and sorority houses. The write-ups include not only a para graph on the organization's his tory and founding, but also a summary of its activities for the past year. When these two sections have been completed, the next to be sent is the military department, and after that, the administrative. MANAGER SENDS FOR FIFTY EXTRA COPIES Last Minute Sales Rush Exhausts Supply of Copies on Hand. Exhaustion of the standing sup ply of Cornhuskers in a rush of sales Monday necessitated sending for fifty more copies of the year book by airmail. Orders may be placed for the books now, in the Cornhusker office, in University hall. Eugene Pester, business man ager, attributes the last minute sales to the larger student interest aroused by the enlargement of the military section and the feature section, which includes two thou sand informal pictures. Twenty copies had been ordered by members of the student body, from the additional order placed in Chicago, Tuesday. There are thirty Cornhuskers left to be sold this week. "The appearance of the beauty queen pictures in local ana out state papers Sunday, seems to have heightened the general inter est to the extent that the remain ing copies were all sold Monday, and it was necessary to place an other order immediately," stated Pester. FROM SUCCESSFUL TRIP Arguers Meet on Question Of Congressional Authority. Two varsity debate teams re turned from a successful trip and competition in Iowa City Satur day night. Each team took part in six debates on the subject, "Re solved, That congress, by two thirds majority, should be allowed to override decisions of the su preme court which declare laws unconstitutional." The negative team, consisting of Irving Zveitel and Carl Matschul lat. met two debaters of Grinnell college on Friday, while the up holders of the affirmative, James Murray and Aaron J. Finkelstein, met a team from Creighton uni versity in a radio broadcast on Saturday. According to Prof. H. A. White, varsity debate coach, the teams did very well in the nondecision tournament held at the University of Iowa on Friday evening and Saturday. Twenty-six teams took part in the competition from the Univer sities of Nebraska, South Dakota, Iowa, Kansas. Texas. Louisiana, Denver, Minnesota, Notre Dame, Creighton and Wabash college, Carleton college, and Iowa State teachers' colleee. Only a few more debates are planned upon this subject, one with University of Florida on March 30, and ore with Creighton at some later date. Alpha Phi Alpha Head Receives District Job Jerry R. Lillard. president of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, has been appointed regional director for Division III of the western dis trict of his fraternity, he was in (nrmfH vpstprdav. His territory will include Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri. Lillard. comine- from Kansas City, has been active on the cam pus with the University Players, and was representative of his fra ternity chapter at the national convention during the Christmas holidays. In his new position Lil lard will work under Vice Presi dent Burt MacDonald of Los An geles. Ag Campus Barb Girls Meet This Afternoon Ag girls' barb meeting will be held this afternoon at 4 o'clock In the borne economic parlors, ac cording to Lots Giles, who is In charge of the program. A meet ing is held every two weeks. N Men Wear Sweaters For Yearbook Picture N club members will have their Cornhusker picture taken today at th,e campus studio and every "X" man must wear his sweater, Fred Chambers, president, has announced. JEANNE PALMER HEADS WOMEN'S ATHLETIC GROUP W.A.A. Elects Mary Yoder, Vice President; Jane Bar bour, Secretary. Jeanne Palmer, Ulysses, junior in the college of arts and sciences, was unanimously elected president of W. A. A., Women's Athletic as sociation, at a meeting of the W. A. A. council members, sports board members, and intramural representatives at 5 o'clock Mon day. Mary Yoder, Lincoln, Teach ers College junior, was elected vice president; Jane Barbour, Seotts bluff, Arts and Science sophomore, became secretary; and George Anna Lehr, Arts and Science soph omore, was chosen treasurer at the same meeting. The sole nominee for president on the nominating committee's slate, Jeanne Palmer's rise to pres idency was evident when a call by Elizabeth Bushee, retiring presi dent, for nominations from the floor brought no response. Mary Yoder was contested for vice pres ident by Sarah Meyer, both girls (Continued on Page 2). T TRYOUTS FOR SHOW'S PONY CHORUS TO-NITE Music Committee, Headed By Pierce, Selects New Songs. Final tryouts for the pony chorus of "Southern Exposure," Kosmet Klub's 1936 spring show, will be held Tuesday night, at 7:30 o'clock, in the basement of Teach ers college and all candidates aro asked to appear, Robert Pierce, president, announced Monday. Eligibility of those chosen will be checked immediately, and names published this week. The music committee, headed by Pierce, has been selecting music spots the last week from music contributed by university students. Final arrangement of songs will be completed this week, in addition to the chorus. "We sincerely believe that music we have this year is better than nnv nf nrevious vears." Pierce said. "The songs have both snap and melody, and we wish to thank contributors." A double quartet is being featured for the first time in this spring show. Workers are building and paint ing scenery at the present time in the coliseum. Atmosphere of the play, laid in the south, will allow for rich scenery props as well as for rich costumes, Kosmet mem bers stated. At a meeting of the KJub Tuesday afternoon at 5 o'clock, further work of commit tee heads will be outlined. ENGINEER TO TALK ON LAST SPRING'S FLOOD Mason Presents Diagram, Chart to Members A. S. C. E. DUcussing the subject, "Repub lican River Flood," J. G. Mason, bridge engineer in the state high way department, will address members of the American Society of Civil Engineers at a meeting at 6 o'clock Wednesday evening, March 11, at the Grand hotel. The speaker, a civil engineering graduate and former university in structor, will show charts and dia grams comparing widths, depths, slopes, and water discbarges in normal snd flood periods, which information was gathered and plotted by the highway depart ment during the time of the flood. Mr. Mason will also show a map of the meander of the Republican river, the. towns of the valley, and various scenes of the flood. Mr. Mason is a member of tne national branch of the American i Society of Civil Engineers. He I vl'ji n Rtriic.tiiral engineer for the city of Lincoln, and in 1904-05 was a varsity tackle on the Hus ker grid squad. The student chapter will dis cuss plans for engineers week and will organize its committees for work on decoration and advertis ing. A repo-t of the award com mittee and the calling committee will be heard at the me-'.' Frank Williams will -it '; .s plans tor the de,-.ar:.j ' -neers week e.-fcitut.s. REED TO PRESENT OIL GEOLOGY PAPER Mr. Eugene Reed, assistant state geologist will present a paper at the national convention of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists. It will be held at Tulsa, Okla., on March 19 and 20. Mr. Reed has had wide expe rience Jn oil geology, having worked for a company in South America for six years and one South America for two years.