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N EBRASKAN Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, SUNDAY, MARCH 13, 1936 P1UCE 5 CENTS. vol. xxxv no. ioa. rO BE 'EMERITUS' HE GETS LEAVE Regents Grant Absence Leave To Bizad Dean OF A.W.S. MONDAY PC DAILY JL iLJLJC UN 10 ELECT PRESIDENT BOARD If I ft Regents Raise Law Entrance Requirements Students, Public, Profession to Benefit from New Changes; Require Higher Scholarship, 93 Hours Preliminary Work. Students, the public ami the law profession, are nil ex peeled to benefit from the more rigid requirements for eu l ranee into the college of law of the university as approved by the board of regents Saturday. As explained, by Dean H. II. Foster, requirements 1o admission in the law school have been revised in two ways, to become effective Sept. 1, 3937. First, preliminary college work will not be accepted un less the scholastic average for such work is at least equal to the average required for graduation in the college from which credits are presented. This rule will be enforced at once. The purpose of this new ruling 01 uiuy . 1 , .... ... i. T an; Association ui -. " Schools is to eliminate the stuciem with n noor record, the dean said, The change will raise the amount ol prelb'lnaary college work required for admission to the law college after Sept. 1. 1937 from two to three years or from 65 to 03 hours. Offers Advantages. In commenting upon the new changes Dean Foster said: "The state of Nebraska does not need more lawyers. During the past ten years the number of lawyers has increased at a rate of five and one-half times that of the increase of the state's population. Over crowding of the bar tends to lower the standards of the profession and Is a menace to the public. The need today is for lawyers who are broadly educated and who have received a thorough professional training. This three year re quirement is in operation in more than twenty-eight of the best law schools of the country. "The law college is convinced of the advantages of college educa tion. During the past seven years, while no formal requirement of three years preliminary work ex isted, more than 63 percent of the first year law students had re ceived such early training. The value of a longer period of acade mic preparation before entering law is shown icords made here at Nebraska. Out of eighteen cum laude degrees granted during the past four years, seventeen were given to students who had three years of college work before enter ing the college of law. - More Efficient Work. "The average of all grades of graduates from the law school who had three years of preliminary training was 4 percent higher than that of those who had only two years of prc-law college work. Records of failures and conditions in the law school also show a di rect relation to the amount of pre liminary college work taken by Tor Honors Convocation All reports for the removal of incompletes, for credit with held, and for all grades lacking, must be on file .in .the regis trar's office not later than March 21, It students are to be eligible for consideration for the honors convocation. Florence I. McGahey, Registrar. AG SPRING PARTY SET FORFI Vincent Jacobsen in Charge Of Preparations for Annual Affair. The annual Ag Spring Party will be held in the student activi ties building on the ag campus Friday evening, March 27, ac cording to an announcement by the ag executive council. Prepa rations for one of the major spring social functions on the Holdrege street campus are now under way. Vincent Jacobsen is in charge of arrangements for the event and the following committees have been appointed: orchestra and tickets, Janice Campbell, chair man, and Flovd Carroll, co-chairman; publicity and chaperons, John Clymer, chairman, and Eli nor McFadden, co-chairman; deco rations, Ogden Riddle, chairman, and Ward Bauder, co-chairman; refreshments, Lois Allen, chair man, Elsie Goth, co-chairman, and Genevieve Bennett. Tickets are now on sale and may be obtained from members of the ticket committee for from the following: Hubert Allaway, Karl Hedlund. Ward Henderson, Glenn Kllngman. Melvln Beerman. Dirk Larson, Ray McCarty, Glenn Klliot. Lillard Pratt and Art Smith. Yenne Discusses Modern Poetry IJefore Kiwanians Trof. Herbert Yenne of the speech department addressed Fre mont Kiwanians Thursday at which time he gave a discussion recital of modern poetry. He will spend March 27 and 27 at Iowa City, judging the Junior college di vision of the annual Iowa Play Production Festival, sponsored by the department of speech of the Following the contest Professor Yenne will condurt a round table discussion on problems or direct- nH thn rH,., ! Ion- ... ! al aspects of dramatics and speech. ( WAY EVENING the student and also, that those .i, i, i, .. ..ii.v,i..,. ,"rX.. ;V,i training: are much more likelv to finish the course. "These new changes will benefit both the public and legal profes sion, will enable the university's law college to do more efficient work and will place it among the leading law schools of the country." Law, Engineering Champions Renew Old Fight in Awgwan 3Ieir Defends Engineers, Landis Lawyers in Two Page Verhal Combat in Mareh Issue on Sale Wednesday. Law and Engineering college champions renew their age old feud so often expressed in the form of an exchange of rotten eggs and buckets of paint, in a two page verbal baltlc in the Mareh issue of the Awgwan as it goes on sale "Wednesday. Chief interpreter for the engineers will be Franklin Meier, while in ii.. : interests or his oroiner legalists u-e have Frank Landis. Meier pre sents his stand in the form of an article entitled "What the Engi neers Think of Law Students," while Landis entitles his commen tation "The Lawyers Say 'Nertz' to the Engineers." Clayton Contributes "Snoopshots." Bill Clayton, Awgwan camera man, makes his contribution to the new edition in the form of a page e it V. tt nUnuttn rw omi ai'O 1 rf the campus beauties pampering alMaqaZUie InCUldeS Writings Scottish terrier. The display is lieaded "It Would Be a Pleasure to Lead a 'Dog's Life' for These Mistresses." Howard Dobson, former editor of the humor publication, returns to his role as an author to write another episode in the life of Mr. (Continued on Page 2). TEN A.T.O. CHAPTERS IE National Organization Grand Chief Gives Main Address. Ten chapters of Alpha Tau Omega participated in the three day conclave held here this week end, which included a tour of the capitol and an informal reception In the governor's suite, several lectures and discussion groups, an address by Sidney B. Fithian, worthy grand chief of the national organization, as well as the story book ball at the Cornhusker Sat urday evening. Saturday afternoon was taken up with panel discussions and a talk on fraternity problems by Harry W. Pitkin of Des Moines, la., chief of Province 11. A stage dinner at the chapter house Sat urday preceded the ball. Today's program includes the presentation of final committee reports in the morning. Adjournment will be followed by a dinner at the chap ter house. Fithian, of Chicago, discussed tli frnternitv svstem at the Founders day inncr Friday night, Frank W. Goodnow of Kansas Cltv. chief of province 18, and Pitkin, spoke briefly. AT CONVENTION "PECHEUR D'lSLANDE?' NEXT FRENCH CINEMA ATTRACTION 'Teehcur d'Jslandc" will be presented as Ihe third in the series of four French movies to he brought to the Varsity theater March 21. at 10 -.00 Saturday morning. Miss Augusta Nelson, instructor in the French department and sponsor of L.- Ccrcle Francais under whose auspices the movie is presented, Is In charge of arrangemems.u Tickets for the show are on sale at the Varsity theater and sell for 25 cents each. Taken from the novel written by Pierre' Lotl, the picture de scribes the life and customs of the province of Brittainy In northern France, a country well known by the author, who, as a naval offi cer had visited many foreign coun tries. The play Is famous for Lotl's emphasis on moods of sadness and tragedy of death. Story of Gaos Family. The story concerns the Gaos family of Breton fishermen who are a part of the fleet which leaves rlv for Iceland. .Yann Gaos meets Gaud Mevel whose family comes from Brittainy. Tno she had : . u in th. sprni niwi w j"-- province, she received her educa-, a n Unf rtii1h in inn Hon in the city as a result of hcrj W WmJ Dr. Charles Fordyce secures a leave of absence until end of pres ent school year. At that time the professor of educational measure ments and research in Teachers college will be given emeritus standing. Dr. Fordyce has been on the university staff since 1908. His work in educational measure ments has gained for him national recognition. During this time he has been active in university circles. IS FEATURED ARTICLE ui several rruiesburs At University. Featuring an article describing the new University Foundation and outlining the part alumni should play in developing the pro gram, the March Alumnus was placed in the mails for distribu tion Saturday. The article written by a graduate of the university is prefaced by a foreword by Chan cellor E. A. Burnett relating the purpose of the Foundation and pleading for alumni support. In "He Measures Starlight," Edwin Petersen of the Wisconsin News Bureau reviews the work of astronomer Dr. Joel Stevins, graduate of the University with the class of 1899. Now director of the Washburn observatory at Madison and professor of astron omy at Wisconsin, Dr. Stevins is nationally known for his work in the field of electrical measurement of star light. Gregg McBride records for alumni sport fans the brilliant comeback of basketball into its own at the university in. "Scor ing a Point a Minute." The Lin coln Star sportswriter and for mer student commends the fast breaking Nebraska attack and the scoring punch displayed this sea son, paying tribute to the play of the Husker quintet. Dr. Harry Kurz, chairman of (Continued on Page 2). Haney Gives High Schools Liquid Air Demonstrations Friday afternoon. Prof. Jiles W. Haney, chairman of the depart ment of mechanical engineering, kva two liauld air demonstra- "tonow. uvereu. junior "'-' second miore iuc of Lincoln high. father's successful business trans actions. She spends her vacation in her native province and alls in love with Yann. When she be comes of age, she returns to Bre ton to reside permanently. Yann admires her but his pride keeps him from paying court to one who ranks socially higher than himself. A sub-plot concerning a relative of the young girl brings about the marriage of the two. This relative Is In military service In China and while engaged in a naval battle is killed. The friendship of both char acters for him draws them closer together in the sadness over his death. Another Incident causing the marriage of the two Is that of Gaud's father'3 death. He docs not leave her much money and since . . v she is not ncn any more. iun . . marry him. Shortly asKS ner to marry nun. jr (Continued on Page Z. FOUNDATION ALUMNUS Polls Open from 9 to 5 on Agricultural, City Campuses. President and members of the A. W. S. board will be elected by women students in the university Monday. Polls will be open from 9 until 5 o'clock at Ellen Smith hall on the city campus and at the Home Economics building on Ag campus, and all women in the uni versity, including graduate stu dents, are eligible to vote. In the race for presidency of the board are Barbara DePutron and Jean Walt. Miss DePutron has served for two years as treasurer of the Y. W. C. A. She has been secretary of the A. W. S. board and a member of Phi Chi Theta. She Is affiliated with Alpha Phi. Miss Walt is a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma, and serves on the Student Council. She was chair man of the Coed Follies committee of the A. W. S. board and was on the committtee for the Junior Prom. She belongs to Tassels, and is sorority editor of the Corn husker. Three Names Added. At the A. W. S. mass meeting Friday at 5 o'clock three names were added to the list of candi dates for membership on the board. Two sophomores were nominated from the floor. Joan Patterson and Barbara Selleck. One junior, Joyce Liebendorfer, was added to the list. Women may vote for four candi dates from each of the three upper classes for membership on the board. Other sophomore nomi nees are as follows: Frances Bold man, Dclores Bors, Marjorie Cra bill, Edith Filley, Vee Louise Marshall and Helen Pascoc. Junior Candidates. Junior candidates put up by the A. W. S. board include Jane Bar bour, Gretchcn Budd, Betty Chcr ny, Maxine Durand, Martha Mor row and Mary Ann Rosencrans. Senior candidates are as follows: Dorothy Bentz, Elsie Buxman, Ardis Graybiel, Jean Hoag, Eileen Marshall and Mary Yoder. A. W. S. board members and Mortar Board members will be in charge of the polls and identifica tion cards must be shown in order to vote. One unaffiliated girl receiving the most votes in each class sec tion will be elected automatically. Dr. Kurz Arranges Language Teachers Annual Convention Dr. Harry Kurz, chairman of the romance language department, as president of the Nebraska Mod ern Language Teachers associa tion, is already at work taking care of final details in connection with the group's annual conven tion at the Cornhusker April 18. He will speak before high school students, Kiwanians and as guest speaker on the university's sym posium program at Fairbury Mon day. His general subject will be "World Interdependence." Dr. Kurz has several articles which have been published recent ly. His one on "The Tower of Babel" appeared in the Nebraska Educational Journal; "The Ten Commandments in Foreign Lang uage Teaching" in the Modern Language Journal and "The Thea ter in France Since the War" ap peared in the French Review. Art Association May Add New Paintings to Exhihit The art exhibit will have two water color paintings by Millard Sheets, well known artist, to take the place of the oil painting, Cali fornia, which was recently sold in New York for $1,000. Board of trustees of the Nebraska Art asso ciation met Friday morning to dis cuss the purchase of one of the pictures now on display in Morrill hall. Generally one picture is add ed each year to the permanent collection here. A.W'.S. Candidates All women students are eligible to vote for A. W. S. President and for four girls from each of the three upper classes for members of the A. W. S. board. Polls will be open Monday from 9 to S o'clock In Ellen Smith hall and In the Home Economics building on the Agricultural campus. President. Barbara DePutron Jean Walt Sophomore Members Frances Boldman Delores Bors Marjorie Crabill Edith Filley Vee Louise Marshall Helen Pascoe Joan Patterson Barbara Selleck Junior Members Jane Barbour Gretchen Budd Betty Cherny Maxine Durand Joyce Liebendorfer Martha Morrow Senior Members Mary Ann Rosencrans Dorothy Bentz Elsie Buxman Ardls Graybiel Jean Hoag Eileen Marshall Mary Yoder Dr. J. E. LeRossignol was granted a leave of absence for the first semester of next year. He Is dean of the college of business ad ministration. The board of re gents approved the leave of ab sence at its Saturday meeting. Prof. O. R. Martin was named act ing dean. Foundation to Raise Funds For Student Union, Chapel Alumnus Believes Speculation as to the one thing which would make possible a student union building, a great chapel and the realization of other long-hoped for additions to the university has finally materialized according to a graduate, contributing anonymously to the .March Alumnus. Both Chancellor Kurnett and this loyal Oalumnus feel the recently ap DEBATE CONTEST 1ST EILE Drawings for First Round of Compet to Be Announced At End of Week. Filings for the intercollegiate de bate tourney sponsored by Delta Sigma Rho must be in the hands of Prof. H. A. White, debate coach, by Tuesday, March 7. Fra ternity or barb teams must file in room 117, Andrews, in order to be considered in the drawings for first round compet to be announc ed at the end of this week. The topic for discussion this year as chosen by the honorary forensic society will be "Resolved: That the United States should have the largest navy in the world." "Due to the present state of international politics and re armament, this subject is of time ly importance, especially to college men and women, John Stover, president of the organization stated when announcing the sub ject for debate. Concurrent with the policy of the past two years, the tourna ment will be divided into two classes with fraternity and barb teams competing among them selves for high honors. The fra ternity sponsored teams compete for a silver gavel, while the vic torious unaffiliated teams will re ceive medals. At the end of the tourney proper, the champions of the two groups mnv debate for sunremptv of the school if they so desire. This pol- his predecessor's greatest contri icy was followed two years ago button was the creating of the var- iCcjniU ! &'ntr SSuST' engmeae8ri!,hg! I IVIK IMllflf CIHTII Ii I business administration, pharmacy LliNU?) HUKK rvmill 1 and teacners colleges. :UHST ART SPEAK KU Several short talks by those Prof. Linus Burr Smith, chair man of the department of archi tecture at the University will be the Nebraska Art association's, guest speaker Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Professor Smith will illustrate his address on "The Ap preciation of Sculpture," which will be held in Morrill ball auditorium. DR. INEZ PIf 1LBRICK RETIRES NEXT JUNE; HAS TAUGHT 2,600 .After forty-two years of practice as a licensed physician and seventeen years spent in association with university women, Dr. Inez Celia Philbrick, instructor and resident physician, will retire this June from active service. The March issue of the Nebraska Alumnus presents an account of her career with the article "Doctor and Physician," asO written by Elsie Goth; '36, The only woman physician to have ever been on the Nebraska teaching staff, Dr. Philbrlck is re signing because, as she stated, "I am fair, fat, and seventy and I want to settle down and be my age." As writes Miss Goth in her article, Dr. Philbrick's "seventeen years spent in more or less inti mate association with the Univer sity women have enabled her to help them in such a sane, natural manner that it will be difficult for anyone else to do as well. In her classes In sex education she has had more than twenty-six hundred students." Persuaded by Doctor. Dr. Philbrlck chose the career of a physician because of the en couragement of her family physi cian and also his promise, never lulfilled, that his medical library Martin Named Acting Department Head for First Semester Next Year; Ed Weir Raised To Kank of Instructor. A first semester change in the tleanship of the college of business administration of the University of Nebraska heiulel the list of resignations, leaves of absence, and new appoint, merits approved by the regents Saturday. Dr. J. K. I-ieKossU gnol, dean of the college, was granted leave for the first se mester of the next year, and Prof. O. R. Martin, chairman of the department of business organization and management, was named acting dean. Dean licKossignol, who is now working on a book on eco nomics, desires access to the libraries at Columbia university and Harvard university. The newo acting deaji has been on the uni versity staff since 1913. Johnson Resigns. The resignation of Dr. P. G. Johnson, associate professor of secondary education, was accepted, effective at the close of the year. Dr. Johnson, is now on leave at Hopes for Additions Materialized. to Campus proved University foundation will in years to come, provide all our needs. Realizing that anything which makes the university more prom inent and worthwhile will defi nitely give degrees more prestige, the author of the article outlines the organization which will in spire alumni to give it their sup port. Can Do Many Things. To solicit, receive, and dispose of money received from alumni and friends of the university is clearly the purpose of the founda tion. A board of trustees, and an active office chai-ged with the promotion of the new plan will start the mechanism soon, accord ing to Chancellor Burnett. Such a foundation can do many (Continued on Page 2). EXPLA1 Burnett Tells Difficulties Overcome by Avery. Chancellor K. A. Burnett ex plained Friday night at the annual program of the Palladian alumni association the difficulties exper ienced and overcome by Dr. Sam uel Avery, late chancellor emer itus of the university, in bringing the school from an enrollment of 4,000 to 12,000. At the meeting, which was a memorial to Avery, he stated that the former chancellor had main tained the educational standards of the institution despite trouble in eettine appropriations. He added who knew Dr. Avery were made bv T F. A. Williams, Flora Bull ock, H. Clyde Filley. Albert A. Reed. Marcus D. Weldon. Chaun ccy W. Smith. Krnest B. Perry and Mrs. Susan Baniharl Chase. Mrs. Maude Hammond Fling played a piano selection. Mrs. Guile Brack ett presided and Clifford E. Dom ingo, active president of the group, opened and closed the meeting. would be given to her upon his death. The study of medicine and her entrance into a professional career were not an easy one. Her professors stiessed the necessity of higher standards of work for women if they were to compete successfully with men; women medical students were not wel comed in coeducational medical schools, nor were the students from women's medical schools wel comed into the hospitals. She earned her Bachelor of Sci ence degree at the University of Iowa and taught the sciences for two years at the University of Fargo. North Dakota. She then went east and was graduated in 1891 from the Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania, the first and now the only, women's med ical college in the country. She tContinued on Page Cornell. Advanced study was the reasou for three leaves of absence. Dr. A. L. Bennett, assistant professor of physiology and pharmacology at the medical college in Omaha was granted leave during April and May to attend Rush Medicat col lege to take courses toward his doctor's degree. L. K. Crowe, associate professor of dairy husbandry, was granted leave for the second semester of next year to work for his Ph. D. degree. Dr. R. W. Frantz, asso ciate professor of English, was granted leave for next year to per mit him to accept an international research fellowship at Huntington library In Los nAgeles. Fordyce Leaves. Dr. Charles Fordyce, professor of educational measurements and research in the Teachers college, was given leave until the end of the present school year, when he will be given emeritus status with the title of emeritus professor. Dr. Fordyce has been on the university staff since 1908. He has been ac tive in university circles and na tionally known for his work in ed ucational measurements. Dr. Harald G. O. Hoick, now at the University of Chicago, was elected associate professor of pharmacology in the college of pharmacy. Dr. Hoick, who will assume his new duties next fall, holds a bachelor of science degree and a doctor's degree from the University of Chicago. Ed W. Weir, Cornhusker two year Ail-American who has been head freshman coach for the last eight years, was named assistant, coach of football and track with the academic rank of instructor. It was decided to ask for bids on bonds up to $35,000 to be used toward the construction of a boys' dormitory at the Nebraska School of Agriculture at Curtis. It is proposed to build a three-story fireproof building there to provide much-needed housing facilities for about 90 boys. The architect's es timate for the building is $46,000 of which $14,800 may be provided through a WPA grant. DEBATE DEADLINE. All fraternity or barb debate teams wishing to file for the Delta Sigma Rho Intercollegi ate Debate Tournament mutt register in room 117 Andrews, by Tuesday, March 17. TO INTERVIEW SENIORS Bullock Asks Students Schedule Meeting Tuesday. to Interviews with representatives of two firms, the Burroughs Ad ding Machine company and the Firestone Tire and Rubber com- I v ... .;. and graduates Tuesday in the of fice of Prof T. T. Bullock, Social Science building 306. Mr. Knisely of the Firestone company will be here on Thursday and Friday. Het will cboose men for the firm training school at Akron. Graduates of the train ing school arc now scHttercd over the world holding varied positions with the company, many of them responsible in character. Mr. Mclntoch, Omaha district manager for the Burroughs firm, will interview at different times during the week, potential sales men with at least one year of ac counting. Prof. Hollister to Address Engineers At Omaha Meeting Prof. V. L. Hollister of the en gineering staff will speak on al ternating current at Friday night dinner of engineers at Hotel Pax ton in Omaha. This will be in the form of a fiftieth anniversary in honor of the practical use of al ternating current. Student members of the Amer ican Institute of Electrical En gineers will be guests of the Ne braska section at the dinner and will be taken on a tour of station WOW. Nebraska Power company, and the Northwestern Bell Tele phone company Friday morning and afternoon. Many of them will remain over for the "Last Roundup." so term ed, because Nebraska engineers will drop the name Roundup and will become a permanent society. Professors Oscar Edison, Lloyd Bingham. Ferris Norrls and Dean O. J. Ferguson will make the trip. . i v 9. . I-