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- 3 AILY EBRA SUBSCRIBE NOW FOR THE NEBRASKAN SUBSCRIBE NOW FOR THE NEBRASKAN Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska VOL. XXXVI NO. 3. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1936. PRICE 5 CENTS. I HE SKAN Bar Frosh Coeds From Activities Until October 1 o- Inaugurating an extensive new jilan for freshmen activities, the Inter-organization council, sub committee of Mortar Board, an nounces a series of resolutions, and stresses the fact that fresh mer. will not be allowed to enter any activity except the Daily Ne braskan before the All Activities tea. Oct. 1. In previous years freshmen ha-e been allowed to be gin their extra-curricular life as soon as classes are resumed. Acting on the knowledge that freshmen have been overburdened, and that there Is definite need for limiting their activities in some way, the Inter-organization coun cil, composed of leaders in all major women's organizations, an nounced a number of resolutions which it hopes will reecive the full cooperation of women's groups on the campus. These re solutions have been heartily en dorsed by the dean of women, Mortar Board,' Inter-organization Council, and all major women's organizations. Following are the resolutions adopted: 1. No freshman activity, ex cept the Daily Nebraskan, shall begin until the All-Activities tea, Oct. 1. At this time freshmen will have their first opportunity for investigating different ac tivities. 2. Coed counselors and Daily Nebraskan to be the only groups functioning from Sept. 14 to Oct, 1. Coed Counselors will . function only socially, in such a way that big and little sisters may become acquainted and new girls adjusted to campus IJfe. 3. We ask that no activity points be given until after All Activities tea, Oct. 1. 4. During a 20 day "experi mentation period," from Oct. 2 to 21, work in activities may be started. Freshmen will be limited to three meetings a week, one which may be in the evening. This includes social functions occurring during the week, such as teas and parties. During this period we rely on all organized groups to see that freshmen be kept within the limitation. 5. Freshmen may choose two activities In which they wish to continue work between Oct. 21 and 23. From this time on the Inter-organization council will check to see that no freshman participates in more than two activities. Between Oct. 21 and 23 each organization must have rooms and facilities available in Ellen Smith hall for freshmen to sign up. Freshmen activities will get into full swing Monday, Oct. 26. 7. Coed Counselors to concede all sports groups to W. A. A. 8. During the Y. W. C. A. finance drive, freshman Y. W. activities will not function. 9. The position of intra-mural (Continued on Page 3). FRENCH LIBRARY TRANSFERRED TO LARGER SHELVES Due to the expansion of the French library last fall, it will be moved to the room previously used as an office by the women teachers of the French department. The French library has re cently received 800 French classics from a Nebraska graduate, Ralph S. Mueller, of Cleveland, Ohio. These books have been the property of John C .Ariles who had in herited them from his French grandmother, Rcsa Lebiance. They were printed 70 to 80 years ago but are in good condition. These books are complete sets of French classics, by famous French authors. UNCLE BILL READS RIOT ACT TO ROOSEVELTIANS Murray Upholds Beliefs of States Right, Supreme Court, Balanced Budget. Constitution In Spectacular Address. By Bob Griffin. "Alfalfa Bill Murray", came to town yesterday to preach his adopted species of Americanism. Baiting the new deal with homely anecdotes drawled thru a handle bar mustache into a lapel micro phone, the former democratic gov ernor of Oklahoma told his shiver ing audience that Rooseveltian prodigality is putting skids under Hamiltonian theories (John's or Alexander's) and catapulting the country down the rosy road to ruin. "When it thunders and light nings down on the Oklahoma ranches," "Uncle Bill" jocularly rambled, "the cowhands ride thru the frightened herd crooning lul labys. We have a president that does that over the radio, and the trouble with you people is that you listen to the first crooner that comes along." States rights, the constitution, a balanced budget, and the su preme court drew obeisance from the sage of the Lucerne Fields, punctuated only by scattered huzzas from the immediate audi ence and a lady's cries of "Let Me Go!" from an adjoining Antelope Pack ravine, which drew the im-1 CHILDREN'S THEATER NOVEL PRESENTATION September 19 Set as Date For Showing of First Production. Introducing a novel production on the Nebraska campus, the Chil dren's Theater will open its season on Saturday, Sept. 19, with a showing of C. Ray Smith's "Olvera Street Marionettes." Araiand Hunter, business manager of the University Players, declared that this show is not only direct from Los Angeles, but that it is some thing entirely different on the Little Theater program. Ticket Sale Today. With the sale of tickets for the Children's Theater season begin ning Thursday, preparations are well under way for the opening performance in Merrill Hall on Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. This theater, which has become nationally famou3 for its marion ette shows accor ling to hystrionic authorities at the university, will feature three showings of Smith's robot production, one at 10 a. m., one at 2:30 p. m., and one at 7:30 p. m. Twain's immortals, Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer, will be por trayed by the puppets in the open ing part of the show. Part two will feature a continental variety show. According to Hunter sev eral of the marionettes will re semble contemporary movie actors. Yearlings Start Practices In Preparation for Varsity Tilt. Nearly 80 freshman gridsters have already checked out suits in preparation for field practice, wnich is scheduled to begin Thurs day. If football registration runs according to that of past years, this eniollment should double within the next few days. Coach Ed Weir will have little more than a week's time to get me rrosn m shape for the sea son's opener with the varsity Sep tember 26. The yearlings will have several star players in their lineup. however, and are expected to offer tne varsity strong opposition. Thursday's practice will cover detense for the most part. The frosh defense may be put against the varsity this Saturday. C ach Weir will be assisted by Coaches Johnny Williams, Harold Petz and Morrie Fisher in drilling the yearlings. C D. HAYES SAYS SALE OF N ROOKS HITS SIX HUNDRED Mr. C. D. Hayes estimated Wed nesday that six hundred "N" books have been distiibuted to students so far this semester. He also wishes to remind students who failed to get their yellow cards to present their identification cards when they wish to buy their "N" book. The price to freshmen and students new to the college is ! five cents. i I mediate attention of attendant po licemen. Mr. -Murray told ft Nebraskan (Continued on Page 2). BIBLE ANNOUNCES 1 F Member of National Rules Committee Explains Revisions. Reporting on the football rule changes for 1936 in the September issue of the Nebraska High School Activities Bulletin Coach D. X. Bible, a member of the National Rules Committee, announces a number of changes and -clarifications to be in force this fall. Among the important revisions are the following: 1. The Supplemental Note un der Rule 7, Setcion 7, which re sulted in the so-called "slow whistle" has been erased. Here tofore a player on his feet in the grasp of a tackier was al lowed to run, pass, or kick un til the whistle was blown. In the future with the refree blowing his whistle more quickly, the re sult of injury will be minimized. The rule which specifies when the ball becomes dead will again govern as in 1934. The sounding of the whistle will be regarded simply as an announcement by the referee that he has judged the ball dead and play must cease. 2. A ball kicked from scrim mage which ddes not cross the line of scrimmage can be re covered and advanced by either team. For several years it has (Continued on Page 2). LATE FILINGS SHOW 15 Year's Total Advances to 339; 18 Less Than Last Term. Due to late filing at the Inter fraternity council office, The Daily Nebraskan announces today that Kappa Sigma fraternity pledged 15 new members. Pledges: John Craven, Osceola; Robert Flory, Albion; Robert Con nors, Franklin; John Dowling, Lin coln; Robert Hall, Plattsmouth; Gordon Haney, Mullen; William Kommers, Hyannis; and John Miller, Lincoln. Robert Ray, Neligh; Robert Rothwell, Hyannis; Richard Hitch cock, Lincoln; Otis Smith, Omaha; John Fredenhagen, Lincoln; Rob ert Thomas, Casper, Wyo.; and Willard Jeffery, Stromsburg. Repledges: Chauncey Barney, Lincoln; Howard Kommers, Hyan nis; Charles Tanton, Denver, Colo.; Robert Mehring, Grand Island; and Richard Snyder, Lincoln Cen ter, Kas. This brings the total to 339 stu dents pledged by Nebraska frater nities this semester. This number is 18 less than last year's total. TO PAPER'S SERVICES Nebraskan Joins National Chain for New Facility. Addition of a national college photo service to the feature sources of the Daily Nebraskan was announced today by Robert Funk, business manager of the paper. Timely photographs to be run in the daily editions will be secured from all major campuses for the service. This addition is separate, Funk emphasized, from the Collegiate Digest rotogravure section which will appear every Sunday, pro vided the subscription drive now under way is successful. Change in the Sunday edition will include enlarging that issue to sixteen pages according to present plans. The new photo service, which includes news story coverage as well, will also serve as a publicity source for the university. The Nebraskan has agreed to co-operate in furnishing pictures of local events to be distributed the nation-wide chain of members. "The Nebraskan will probably possess more news and feature service of primarily collegiate in terest than any other campus pub lication in the country," Funk de clared. "This all depends, how ever, on the results of our cir culation building campaign. The subscription price of a dollar ridiculously low for a daily paper is the basis for our hopes that enough students will subscribe to make it possible for the Nebraskan to have every facility available for the reader's enjoyment." Papers will be available to sub scribers at the regular booth in Social Sciences hall starting this morning. Students wishing to subscribe may secure their card either in the Daily Nebraskan of fice or the booth in the north end of Social Sciences hall, or in Ag ricultural hall on Ag campus. R.O.T.C. BANDS MEET IN TEMPLE TODAY Members of the junior and senior R. O. T. C. bands meet Thursday, Sept. 17, at 5 p. m. in room 309, Temple. 936 CHANGES IN rules CHEMISTRY HALL NAMED TO HONOR LATE DR. AVERY Although no new struc tures have been built on the campus this summer, there is at least in name, a new building. Dedicated to the memory of Dr. Samuel Ave ry, former chancellor and chemistry professor, chemis try hall has been renamed the "Avery Laboratory of Chemistry." Chancellor emeritus Avery, who died last January 25, served as chancellor of the university from 1908 until 1927 when he was forced to resign because of ill health. He continued, however, to serve in the chemistry de partment where he had taught from 1895 to 1908, and he remained in the re search division until his death. FUNERAL FOR LATE PROF. U. BROWNELL HELD AT PLYMOUTH Faculty Colleagues Act as Pallbearers, Friend To Officiate. Final services for the late Prof. Herbert Brownell, chairman of the department of secondary educa tion, will be held at two o'clock this afternoon at the First Ply mouth church. Rev. R. A. McConnell, pastor of First Plymouth, will be the min ister in charge, assisted by Rev. W. A. Tyler, a close friend of Pro fessor Brownell. The pallbearers, all of them for mer students of Professor Brow nell and now members of the uni versity faculty, will be Prof. Nels A. Bengtson, Prof. B. C. Hen dricks, Prof. H. C. Filley, Prof. T. E. Lackey, Prof. John H. Straka, Chauncey Smith, Prof. Lewis Garey, and H. E. Wise. The body will be in state from twelve to two o'clock and burial will be at Wyuka ceme tery. E SECTION OF 60 SEATS Coed Pep Representatives Attend Joint Meeting. Convening for a brief meeting last night in University hall, Corn Cobs, men's pep club, covered an extended agenda of business in cluding a party and contact com mittee, new pledges, possible new uniforms, rallies and the number of football tickets needed. Members of Tassels, women's pep group, joined the meeting after the principal business was finished to discuss work that the organizations expect to accom plish together for the coming year. The Cobs party committee as appointed by President Web Mills is: Chairman, Earl Hedlund; Dave Bernstein; Austin Moritz: Bill Crittenden; and Gordon Uhrl. Bob (Continued on Page 2). STUDENT UNION PLEDGE LIST Paid Pledges. Innocents $100.00 Mortar Hoard 100.00 Panhellenic 100.00 Tassels .10.00 Xi chapter of Alpha Chi Omega 50.00 Pi Beta Phi 50.00 W. A. A 100.00 F. X. Menefee 2.").00 Coed Counselors 20.00 Phi Upsilon Omicron 10.00 A. "V. S 10.00 Theta Sigma Phi 5.00 Kappa Kappa Gamma 50.00 Kappa Alpha Theta 50.00 Alpha Phi 50.00 Sigma Delta Tail 50.00 Unpaid Pledges. Publications Board $10,000.00 interfraternity Council 200.00 Kosmet Klub 200.00 1936 Prom Committee 100.00 Corn Cobs 25.00 Barb A. W. S 7.50 Interelub Council 7.50 Alpha Tau Omega 50.00 Beta Theta Pi 50.00 Chi Omega 50.00 -Delta Delta Delta 50.00 Delta Gamma 50.00 Farm House 50.00 Phi Delta Theta 50.00 Phi Kappa Psi 50.00 Pi Kappa Alpha 50.00 Sigma Alpha Kpsilon 50.00 Sigma Chi 50.00 Sigma Alpha Mu 50.00 University Y. W. C. A. (Installment paid) ...... 25.00 Phi Mu (Installment paid) 50.00 Alpha Omicron Pi 50.00 Delta Upsilon . 50.00 Chi Pi 50.50 Zeta Beta Tau 50.00 Alpha Xi Delta 50.00 Delta Delta Delta 50.00 CLASSES START AFTER TWO DAYS OF REGISTRATION Figures Indicate Possible Increased Enrollment Over Last Year. After two days of intense ac tivity at the principal registration centers in the coliseum and on the third floor of social science, up wards of 5,000 students were ready to begin fall classes this morning. Altho no official figure is yet available on the number of stu dents registered, all indications point to a heavy enrollment for the current semester. University authorities, tho un able to make statistical compari sons on the alacrity with which this year's registration was ac complished, have expressed the opinion that the complex process was run off this year with dis patch and without congestion. Outstanding improvement over former years was the new plan initiated for giving medical exam inations. A ten day period preced ing the two regular registration days was designated for giving this service to incoming students. Dr. R. A. Lyman reports that from the standpoint of the stu dent health staff the new plan was a decided success. Miss Florence I. McGahey, registrar, reports that the officials in charge of both the coliseum where freshmen and new students were being taken care of and those (Continued on Page 3). E Guidance Not Grading Should Be Objective of Exams, States Hendricks. The decrease in a student's lab oratory breakage expense for the second semester as compared with the first is believed by Dr. B. Clif ford Hendricks of the chemistry faculty of the University of Ne braska, to bear. a. close relation . to, the student's improved manipula tion of apparatus, thus suggesting that examinations may not always be necessary to guage progress. In a paper prepared by Dr. Hendricks and F. P. Frutchey of Ohio State university and pre sented by them before the meet ings of the division of chemical education of the American Chem ical Society at Pittsburgh, Pa., Friday, the authors point out that an attempt is being made over a ten year period ending in 1941 to create better examinations for chemistry faculties. "Teachers are too often moti vated to give tests in order to set up grades and determine credit," says the Nebraska educator. "We believe that guidance should be the major objective of examina tions. It is considered that the ability of a student to leave un answered those parts of an exam ination which are beyond his un derstanding is an indirect index of his progress toward a sense of what he doesn't know vs. what he does know." Price of Lowered as Drive of Uni Players Gets Underway; o Troup to Present 'Hay Fever' At Fillmore County Exhibition. Trouping to Geneva to start a three day engagement at the Fill more county fair, the University Players left Wednesday evening to present the first of their produc tions, Noel Coward's comedy, "Hay Fever." The player's schedule for the next two evenings of the exhibi tion will include a series of three one act plays to be given on Thurs day ,and the presentation of A. A. Milne's "Dover Road" on Fri day evening. With the close of the productions the players will return to Lincoln and continue preparations for the season's pre sentations. Featured in "Hay - Fever" are Delford Brummer, Don Boehm, Waldamar Mueller, William Marsh, Vera Mae Peterson, Majorie Ban nister, Eleanor Compton, Lois Peterson, and Virginia Amos. Herbert Yenne will direct the pro duction, with Richard Rider as stage manager. Mrs. Nora Osborn will chaperon the party. lhursday evenings program will include three one act plays, "Mother was Right," "Poor Old Jim," and "The Artist." Pauline Lee, Helen Elizabeth Lawrence Ames, Eleanor Compton, Marjorie Bannister, June Butler, and Vir ginia Amos will portray roles in "Mother Was Right." The cast of "Poor Old Jim" will include Ar mand Hunter, Mrs. Hunter, and Delford Brummer. Kenneth Mey ers, Eleanor Compton and Mrs. Nora Osborn will be featued in "The Artist." "Dover Road," by A. A. Milne, will be presented Friday evening with Waldamar Mueller, Delford Brummer, Era Lown, Don Buell, Max Gould, Margaret Carpenter, Vera Mae Peterson, and Mrs. Lown included in the cast. Miss Pauline Gellatly will chaperon Friday's party. FOR NEJ3RM RELIEF Allotments for Student Aid Renewed at University This Semester. Nebraska's share of the $19, 606,767 allotted by the NYA for student aid and work projects during the coming year amounts to $240,792. The monthly earnings remain unchanged, with the $6 maximum set for high schools, $15 for college undergraduates, and $25 for graduates still remaining official. Deputy Executive Director Rich ard Brown announced that $1,118, 494 of the grand total is ear marked especially for drouth re lief to be distributed among 20 southern and middle western states, one of which is Nebraska. The funds are to be used ex clusively for increasing the quotas of young people to receive student aid during the ensuing school year. Additional emergency allotments for work project employment in the drouth states, including Ne braska, are also expected to be made, Director Brown said, but quotas have yet to be worked ! out. I State Gets $102,388. Nebraska's student aid allot ment is $102,388, which is for a three month period only. State youth directors have been in formed that it will be permissible to shift emergency funds from the school aid to the college and graduate aid and vice versa. Ne braska's drouth relief allotment is ! $51,194, which may be increased from 10 to 60 percent according to the need and the youth population of Nebraska. The regular allot ment for work projects, totalling 587,210, brings the total allotment for Nebraska to $240,792. The program this year will largely duplicate that of former years with school and college of ficials exercising complete control over selection of applicants and supervising the work they per form. Current allotments are for a three month period only and have been made in sufficient time to ac commodate student aid applicants. Prevention of educational oppor tunities because of drouth will be overcome, due to the aforesaid 10 to 60 percent allotment in crease. The special quotas for the drouth area were determined after a series of conferences by Mr. Brown with youth directors and educators in the affected states during August, thus no delay will be experienced in giving the students assistance, as was ex perienced last year. KAPPA PHI MEMBERS HOLD FIRST MEETING Kappa Phi Methodist girls' so rority, will hold its first meeting of the school year Thursday eve- : ninpr at 7:15 at the Wesley toun- ! dation hall. Mary Caroline Holl- man is president this semester. Season Ticket CHURCHES NAME SEPTEMBER 23 AS RECEPTION DATE Sept. 25 has been set as the date for this year's All University Church Night which is a closed night on the university calendar. The various churches cf Lincoln, uniting to provide for proper religious environment for N. U. students, established this custom. At each church, a reception is being held for students of its particular de nomination. As soon as all registrants have indicated religious pref erences .they will be con tacted by pastors of the city church of their own choice. The following Sunday, Sept. 27, will be all church Sunday and students are urged to at tend. CD. HAYES OUTLINES Secretary Announces Plans For Series of Weekly Meetings. Mr. C. D. Hayes, secretary of the Y. M. C. A., outlined Wednesday the general city campus program of the organization for the first semester. A series of weekly meetings, open to all, but of social interest to students, will be held every Wednesday evening starting Sept. a, at vao o clock. Speakers will be present and general discussions held. A social period will feature a group of Negro spiritual singers under the leadership of Pahio Hill, Negro baritone soloist. The meetings will I last approximately one hour and all students are asked to be pres ent. A series of outings on weekend evenings will be started as soon as possible. The group will jour ney to some picnic ground or camp and after an hour or so of game period, a campfire supper, prepar ed by the group, will be served. The first outing will be on the eve ning of Sept. 26. The exact time will be announced later. The series of discussions started last semester, dealing with per sonal and family relationships, will be continued. There will also be study groups dealing with co-operative economic and national questions. A meeting, dealing with the philosophy of religion, will be held once a month, as formerly, with the date announced later. The pro gram of Ag college will be an nounced later. Special features will also be included with a good time assured for all present. DR. T. F. THOMPSON GETS MICHIGAN POST Dr. William Foster Thompson, who received the degree of doctor of philosophy in English from the University of Nebraska last spring, has accepted a position in the Michigan State Teachers' college this fall. FRESHMAN LECTURE. Students who have not yet made seat reservations are re quested to call at the office, Former Museum 103, .Friday, two to five p. m. Nels A. Bengston. CAMPUS BOOKSTORE PREPARES FOR RUSH Students May Obtain New, Used Texts at Reduced Costs Due to Non-Profit Organization Of University Store. As students begin in full force i known definitely until next se to buy books the next several ; tester tow successful the venture .. . . . . i is. At that time the reduction on days, the university s student-pro- j books wm lowered or raiged moted Regent's bookstore will j accordingly. enter its first semester of selling According to bookstore officials, new and used texts in its head- j 83,000 was expended in buying quarters in the basement of Social i books last spring and winter. At Science. j present 6 men are employed in the A reduction of 10 percent from shop to be reduced to 3 or 4 after normal selling price of all new the rush season books is being offered, made pos-1 Agitation for a lower cost of sible by the ron-profit basis on which the enterprise is operated. Only expenses will be wages of the working force and the cost of books from printing companies. Profits and expense saved using a university building will be used in reducing the price of books. Practically all the business last semester was the buying of used books, since the bookstore started too late in the semester to sell. These used books, along with new j texts. school will be sold during this year, and it will not be Margaret Phillippe Captains! Tassels in Team Canvas j Of Lincoln. With the season ticket price re duced from S2.50 to $2.00 as an added inducement to patrons, the Tassels under direction of Marg aret Phillippe, girls pep club presi dent and general sales chairman, will today launch an intensive three day drive for the sale of University Play ers tickets, Plans for the drive were com pleted at a lunch eon Wednesday afternoon. Pres-i ent at the meet' ing were the cap tains of sales teams, Louise courtesy lagee, E 1 o i s e Lincoln journal Ben jamin, Mar-l Margaret Phillippe. tha MorTOW, Bet ty Magee, Jane Walcott, and Mu riel Krasne, and Miss Pauline Gel latly, faculty sponsor, and Miss H. Alice Howell, University Players director. Miss Phillippe declared arrangements for the campaign call for "the biggest sales drive in the history of the University Play ers." Prize Offered. In order to stimulate activity on the part of the sales force, a prize is offered to the Tassel who at the end of three days has sold the largest number of tickets. Meet ings will be held at the Temple at 5 o'clock on each of th three clays to announce results of the drive. Purchasers cf the tickets may ' make reservations in the Temple at a date to be announced later. To inaugurate the season's pro gram of six major productions will be "Personal Appearance," Broad (Continued on Page 2). MEL PESTER SIGNED First of Varsity Party Series Slated for Saturday Night First of a series of three varsity parties to be presented by the Barb Council will be held in the coliseum Saturday night, Sept. 19. Mel Pester's Lincoln band will provide music, according to Bob Simmons, chairman of the orches tra committee. Explainnig that the purpose of the var3ity parties is to offer both new and old students better op portunities to become acquainted. Byrle Shuck, chairman of the council urged that both affiliated and non-affiliated students plan to attend the opening dance. The party on Saturday is sched uled as the first of a series of three affairs to be sponsored by the council this fall, the other dates having already been set as Oct, 17 for Dad's day, and Nov. 14th. j Workers Selected. Committees named to plan fori the events are: Orchestra, Bob j Simmons, Glenn Klin gm arm, and j Alvin Kleeb; publicity, Wilbur ; Beezley, Jim Riisness, Austin ; Moritz, and Bart Hartzell; chap- ; erons, Doris Weaver and Gretchen I Budd, and decorations, Will Reedy j and Carl Alexis. Admissions for the party will remain at the usual price of 40 cents per couple, according to Simmons, with ladies being ad mitted for 15 cents and gentlemen for 25 cents. Chaperons for the first party will be revealed at a later date, it was announced. j books resuuea in a siuuy ui um- versity controlled bookstores by student council two years ago. Plans and suggestions from other schools over the nation were re ceived, and from them forms for ; the present shop were drafted. I Backed by the Nebraskan a;;d stu dent support, tne plan was tdoptea and put into force y the Regents the second semester of last year. It opened at ceremonies at which Virginia Selleck. student council official, cut the riDDon wnictt 1 guarded the store's entrance. LA