T HE D AIL Y
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Honorary
Again Ears
Politics
The Players
Get An
Orchid
Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska
vol. .xviNo; j&. ai
UNCOIL, M:HISK, TUESDAY. OCTOBER 13. JV36.
PRICE 5 CUNTS.
Probers Ask Council Expel Inactive Members;
Mortar Board Demands 'No Politics
SKAN
Pledge
6,539 REGISTER,
SET NEW RECORD
FOR INITIAL HALF
Enrollment Exceeds by Four
Prevailing High of
6,535 in 1929.
An all-time university enroll
ment record for the first semester
was reported late yesterday after
noon by the registrar's oL'je. The
newly compiled figures show that
there are now four more students
attending the university, wiU
fees paid, than ever before.
The new figure is 6,539. This
present total exceeds the old rec
ord of 6,535 which was made in
the opening months of the 1929
30 school term. The previous rec
ord count was attained sometime
during the first week of Novem
ber in the boom year of '29.
The official university count
will not be made for another
month due to late registrations.
There is a possibility that the
present total will exceed the old
record by more than four stu
dents according to the calcula
tions from the registrar's office.
Comparison of the all-time fig
ures for the past several semesters
show that the enrollment has fluc
tuated with main business trends,
falling off in 1930-31 after the
crash in 1929 and reaching a par
ticularly low figure during the
worst years ot the depression in
1933-34 when the figure was
5,731.
Registration officials estimated
that the new high exceeds last
year's maximum count of 6,239 by
300. Although last year's total was
much lower than the present fig
ure it was an improvement over
the preceding year.
All figures show that the trend
in enrollment since the depres
sion year of 1933-34 has been
steadily upward.
A.W.S.MEETTODAY
Housemothers, Presidents
Of Organized Houses
fo Attend.
All housemothers and presidents
of organized women's houses must
be present at the A. V. S. council
meeting in Ellen Smith hall on
Tuesday at 5 o'clock, according to
Mary Voder, vice president of the
organization.
Miss Elsie Ford Piper, A. V. S.
sponsor, and Miss Amanda E.
Meppner, dean of women, are ex
pected to attend the meeting. Miss
Heppncr will give a short address
on the duties of members of the
council.
Elsie Buxinan, secretary of the
board, will explain the process of
filing the date slips, and Barbara
IDe Futron, board president, will
explain the new point system in
augurated last year to govern
women's activities. She will also
discuss the A. W. S. rules.
Ec
Instructor Declares
New Deal Preserves
Select Privileges.
Altho there Is no provision for
political rights contained in the
constitution, the present adminis
tration has not obliterated any of
these privileges, according to Dr.
John D. Clark who spoke to mem
bers of Alpha Kappi Psl, profes
sional commerce fraternity.
"But the new deal has not
maintained the individual rights of
the citizen, and has sought con
stantly to get around the constitu
tion by subterfuge," declared Dr.
Clark.
Clark declared the remainder of
the new deal legislation that has
not been thrown out by the courts
is based on the power to tax and
to spend. The social security act,
one of the nost far reaching as
to effect. 1s based on this power,
he told the group.
"That there has been no revoca
tion of the political rights is at
tested by the present election, in
contrast to Europe where the
citizens are forced to vote for the
group in power," Clark said.
"We still hove," continued
Clark, "our right to assemble, of
petition, of freedom of speech, of
religion, and ot the press."
COUNCIL HERS OF
FINFRACTEO RIGHTS
The Man Who Broke the Record
h f , i
b
Student number 6,536, one num
ber over the previous enrollment
record of 1929-30, is Rex Carr of
Lincoln, a senior pre-med student.
The total now stands at a new
high of 6,539.
Interviewed Professors Differ
On Views on Active Participation
Of Students in National Politics
While one university professor
openly opposes the idea of stu
dent's taking an active part in
outside politics, and two argue that
it is definitely beneficial, one de
clares "They won't participate
anyway, so what is the harm?".
The high interest shown by uni
versity students in the campaign
for the coming election has raised
the question whether or not college
students should participate in out
side politics and has led to the
quizzing of four instructors in the
university as to their views on the
subject.
Of those quizzed, two declared
"It is definitely beneficial," while
one maintained "They should not
DOUGLAS TO LEAD
HUSK EH S SATURDAY
Senior Halfback Captain
Tram in Home Game
With Indiana.
Ron Douglas, senior and left
halfback, will be Nebraska's game
captain this Saturday when the
Cornhuskers meet the Indiana
Hoosiers in Memorial Stadium.
Douglas
weighs only
167 pounds, but
what he lacks
in weight he
more than
makes up for
in shifty ball
carrying and
d e a d ly block
ing. He played
a halfback po
sition in his
s ophomore
year and was
reserve full-
BONALO DOUGLAS back on last
Krom Slate Journal year's team.
Besides being a capable runner
and blocker, Douglas can punt. He
has proved that in games against
Iowa State and Minnesota this fall,
and last year "Doug" punted 74
yards against the golden Gophers,
with Nebraska recovering on the
2-yard line.
10
Honorary Drill Organization
To Add 100 Men to
Present Unit.
Pershing Riflemen, honorary
basic drill organization, will
choose new members at an im
portant meeting this evening in
Nebraska hall, according to a re
port of Dave Bernstein, captain
of the unit.
Approximately 100 new mem
bers are expected to be accepted
to complete this year's unit. Ap
plicants are graded by army of
ficers in tryouts according to ap
pearance, military courtesy, and
drill ability. Choice of members
is made principally upon the re
sult of these impartial ratings.
List of new members accepted
by the organization as its meet
ing will be published in tomor
row's edition of the Daily Nebras
kan. National Head Speaks
To Young G. O. P. Here
J. Kenneth Bradley, national
president of Jhe Young Republic
ans and principal speaker at the
Lancaster county meeting tonight
in the Lincoln Hotel, will address
members of the university Young
Republicans society at a meeting
to be held Wednesday, October 14.
at 4 p. m. in the Social Sciences
auditorium.
Bradley is the organization as
sistant to John Hamilton, cam
paign manager for the Landon
forces.
tfl
-From the Lincoln Slur.
Carr is shown paying his fees
to Finance Secretary L. E. Gun
derson, while Chancellor E. A.
Burnett holds his registration pa
pers. form prejudiced opinions yet," and
another remained neutral, saying
"They will not participate anyway,
so what is the harm?"
Senning Remains Neutral.
Professor Senning, the neutral,
believes that students would prob
ably form opinions anyway and
should be allowed to freely express
their convictions.
Professors Stoke and Clark, the
two champions of the cause, both
emphasized the point that youth
in Europe participate actively in
politics with definite ideals and
purposes.
"There is nothing distinctive
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IRI
Publications Buy Articles
Appearing in Schooner
Last Year.
Consistently rated by literary
critics along with such magazines
as Harpers and Atlantic Monthly,
the Prairie Schooner, irequcnuy
referred to as "a magazine of the
prairie country," furnished con
tributions for several magazines
this summer which originally ap
peared in print in the past year's
issues of the Nebraska publica
tion. "Mr. Stover's Pants" and "Don't
Write Telegraph," by Jacqueline
Wright; "A Man from Cos," by
Frances Elizabeth Crawford, and
"Crazy Guy," by Arthur Lippin
cott, appeared in Fiction Parade
and Golden Book.
Wcldon Kees' "Frog in the Pool"
was reprinted in the National Sci
entific Publications, while excerpts
from "Old Trails" by Dora Bower
Eckles were published in Modern
Story Selections.
"Ants" by Paul Rogers and
"Spring of the Black Buzzard" by
Rudolf Emland made their ap
pearance in Digest and Review.
Poetical works of Wilbur Gaf
frey, Charlene Underwood and
Alex R. Schmidt, all Prairie
Schooner poets, found their way
into summer publications.
F. L. Molt has included a
Schooner story, John P. McPhaul's
"Lucky Boy," in his anthology,
"Good Stories," published by Mac
Millan this summer. Another
Schooner author, Karlton Kelm, is
expanding his story, "Brother,"
into a novel to be published by
Bobbs-Merrill. Mr. Kelm is a pro
tege of that distinguished Ameri
can author, Zona Gale, and lives
in Dubuque, la.
"Biography for Trarnan," by
Winfield Townlry Scott, being
published this fall' will include his
poem, "The Spool and the Light
house," which first appeared in
the Prairie Schooner.
CITY CAM Kit A CLUB
TO DISCUSS HUNTS
Members to Be ('ailed to
Recount Photography
Experienees.
Photography fiends will be
among friends when the Lincoln
Camera club meets tonight at 8
o'clock in Morrill hall. Gallery A.
Discussion will center on the inter
change prints which will be on
display. Since this is the first reg
ular meeting of the season various
members will probably be called
upon for accounts of their picture
taking activities during the sum
mer. The club extendes a cordial in
vitation to anyone interested in
photography. Membership may be
obtained by paying a fee of one
dollar a year. That entitles one
to a subscription to the club mag
azine. Focal Plate, provides for
the ranging of at least one print,
and guarantees other membership
privileges.
PLAYERS
OPENER
F
'Personal Appearance' Stars
Margaret Carpenter,
June Butler.
By Barbara Rosewater.
University first night audiences
are traditionally small and un
demonstrative. But the crowd that
turned out to see "Personal Ap
pearance" open the 1936 Univer
sity Players' season filled the
Temple theater and remained in a
continual stir of amusement until
the curtain.
Starring June Butler as the
glamorous movie actress Carole
Arden, the comedy moves hilari
ously along with few slow mo
ments. Miss Arden, making a
personal appearance tour thru the
continent, finds herself forced to
stop at a farmhouse in Pennsyl
vania, when her car breaks down.
With the famous actress' arrival
things begin to happen to the gen
tic people in the farmhouse. A
monkey wrench is thrown into the
love affair of attractive Joyce
Struthers, in real life Marjorie
Bannister, and of the good look
ing Bud Norton, alias Richard Ri
der. Both Miss Bannister and Mr.
Rider turn out finished perform
ances, outstanding in their natu
ralness. Understanding Kate.
Almost succeeding in stealing
the show is Margaret Carpenter,
as spinster Aunt Kate Barnaby
who likes lemon pie and crooners
and who understands young peo'
pie in love.
Julia Viele, playing Gladys Kel
cey, movie struck neighbor girl
who sees herself alternately as
Jean Harlow and the four Marx
brothers, supplies added comedy in
her attempts to boost her boy
friend into prominence as a sec
ond Gary Cooper.
Lines of the play are consist
ently good. Herbert Yenne, in
particular, has a clever part as
Miss Arden s public relations coun
sel, Mr. Tuttle. All the scenes
in which Mr. lenne appears on
the stage gain life from his pro
fessional assistance.
June Butler, as Carole Arden
does much the same work that
Joan Bennett did in "Stage
Struck," portraying the current
conception of a temperamental
actress who takes herself too seri
ously. In her role, Miss Butler
proves competentt, but the part it
self ha3 not so many possibilities
as those of some of the other char
acters.
Charles Rogers deserves con
gratulations for his effective stage
sets, as does Miss H. Alice Howell
for an excellent job of directing
CZECHlMRTS
YEAR'S WORK FRIDAY
Miss Skala Invites Czech
Students to Attend
First Meeting.
An invitation to all students of
Czech descent to attend a meeting
of the Comenius club, to be held
Friday, Oct. 16, was extended to
day by Neola Skala, member of
the organization.
Presiding at the meeting which
will be held in 306 Temple build
ing at 8 p. m., will be Don Jirovec
of Clarkson, president. The main
business of the evening will be the
election of new officers for the
present school year. A lecture and
discussion led by a member of the
group is planned following the
business session.
Thirty-five students compose
membernhip of the club at the
present time. Plans for the ad
mittance of new members will be
discussed at the meeting Friday.
The only requirement of member
ship is that the applicant be of
Czech descent.
The club, which has been or
ganized since 1900, is sponsored
by Prof. Orin Stepanek of the
English department. The meeting
Friday is the first one of the year
and v ill be followed by sessions
eve y two weeks. The programs
are entirely educational, out of
town or local club members being
secured to address the group.
Y.M.C.A. TO DISCUSS
HONESTY AT MEETING
'Does It Pay Be Honest?'
Topic to Be Considered
Wednesday.
Discussions on the topic, "Does
it pay to be honest?" will feature
the regular meeting of the uni
versity Y. M. C. A. to be held
Wednesday evening, Oct. 14, at
7:15 o'clock.
C. D. Hayes, secretary of the
"Y" will lead the discussions, plac
ing special reference on honesty
in university work. The meeting
will be opened with songs by the
group present. All men who are
interested are invited to attend
the weekly'meetings, according to
Mr. Hayes.
OUND
HILARIOUS
BY FIRST NIGHTER
ELECTION MACHINERY
RENOVATED FOR FALL
POLITICAL CAMPAIGN
Honorary Calls Meet ins
Sororitv Heads
Tonight.
Reaffirming their positive
stand against political alliances
among women's organized groups,
Mortar Board, senior women s
honorary, announces to the cam
pus their inten
tion of continu
ing the policy
adopted in 1935
and carried out
in 1936.
Due to the
coming campus
election, Mortar
Board president.
Jean Walt,
feels that the
resolution i s
timely and asks
the integrated
Iran Willi.
support of pres
idents of all campus organizations,
including heads of sororities and
other houses. To insure against
the formation of coalitions, the
honorary has called a meeting of
all presidents for Tuesday at 5
o'clock in Ellen Smith hall. This
group will meet with members of
Mortar Board and A. W. S. coun
cil, and all those present will be
asked to sign the resolution print
ed in today's Nebraskan.
To the society's knowledge there
have been no infringements on the
resolution, but because its mem
bers feel the policy is definitely
worthwhile and successful, they
again take the stand of forbid
ding any political agreements.
The resolution forbids organized
groups to draw up slates or force
girls to support certain candi
dates; requests interested alumnae
not to interfere with campus ac
tivities and elections; asks groups
to work to prevent men and wom
en's alliances insofar as they con
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COBS, TASSELS PLAN
EOR INDIANA BATTLE
Nat Towles' 14 Piece Band
To Provide Rhythm
For Affair.
Altho a newcomer to campus
social activities, the Corn Cob
Tassel rally dance on the eve of
the Indiana-Nebraska tussle prom
ises to be a smashing success if
the interest shown by students in
the form of advance ticket sales is
anv indication of the attendance,
is the opinion of Webb Mills, pres
ident of the Cobs.
Nat Towles, who with his 14
piece colored orchestra was en
gaged by the management of the
Texas centennial exposition to
play opposite the famous Cab
Calloway and his musicians, will
furnish music for the affair.
Footballs autographed by mem
bers of both teams will be given
away to a few lucky individuals
during the intermission. Admis
sion for the affair is Si cents per
couple.
Pledge
DEMOCRATS-
By Edmund Holstein.
Frank tells us he has chosen to
discuss the business man and the
farmer in today's column. Person
ally, I think it is a very poor
choice for, and if. Roosevelt has
done anything it has been to bal
r.ncc the budgets of the American
business men and farmers.
Siuely the Young Republicans
are not going to allege that busi
ness is worse today than in 1932.
They tried to defend the idea that
unemployment is more prevalent
now than under Hoover. Did you
believe that? Will they make the
same mistake with business?
If any of you have any doubts,
just refer to the business section
of a large newspaper. There you
can find such facts as these. From
1933 to 1936 automobile production
has increased 337 percent, steel
338 percent, construction 11 per
cent, department stores sales 70
percent and power production 34
percent, etc. (ad infinitum). Bank
deposits are up 38 percent, stock
prices 146 percent, labor has de
clined 27 percent, assets of life in
surance companies have advanced
15 percent and exports 43 percent.
Probably the all-inclusive fact
Is that In 1933 the nation's total
Income was $39,500,000,000. In
1335 it was $55,000,000,000. Yes,
we are well 'on our way'. Who
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ly far
NOVEL RALLY DANCE
Mortar Board Koolntion
We, the undersigned, do re
solve to take the lead reaffirm
ing the present stand in regard
to women's politics on the cam
pus of the University of Ne
braska. To accomplish this we
take the following stand:
1. To abolish any alliances
and forbid the formation of
any political agreements.
2. To see that girls are elect
ed on merit only, and not as a
result of alliances.
3. To forbid organized groups
to draw up slates or force girls
to support certain candidates.
(a) No discussion of candi
dates should be held unless the
qualities of all are discussed
Impartially.
(b) Announcement ot candi
dates desiring the support of a
group may be impartially an
nounced. (cl All candidates have the
privilege to call and request
such announcements.
(d) No promise of a group
support is allowed.
4. To request interested
alumnae not to interfere with
campus activities and elections.
..5. To do all in our power to
prevent men and women's alli
ances insofar as it concerns
women's elections.
6. To announce to the cam
pus our stand on the question.
7. To see that all infringe
ments are immediately penal
ized and exposed.
LITTLE SYMPHONY 10
GIVE WINTER SERIES
OF KFOR BROADCASTS
Junior Chamber Commerce to
Sponsor Orchestra's
Weekly Program.
Wednesday evening will mark
the inaugural of a scries of winter
broadcasts to be given by the Uni
versity Little Symphony orchestra,
directed by Raymond Reed, over
station KFOR, Lincoln.
The Lincoln Junior Chamber of
Commerce is sponsoring the week
ly program, which will be heard
from 8:15 to 8:4.r. p. m. each Wed
nesday The orchestra will occupy
half the broadcasting time, while 1
the Junior Chamber fills out the ,
remaining 15 minutes with a va
riety of features.
The Little Symphony met with
warming acclaim on a 600 mile
swing over the state last spring.
Requests asking their reappear
ance again have been received.
On October 14 the program will
also feature an interview with
Sam W'augh of Lincoln, who ac
companied United States athletes
to Berlin, on the 1P3G Olympics.
Emmet Junge. junior chamber
member and general chairman of
the Junior Chamber A. A. U. com
mittee for the national track and
field meet here in July of 135, is
presiding ns interviewer.
Arrangements made thru the
courtesy of KFOR and Local Mu
sicians Union No. 4G3 make possi
ble the air appearance of the
Little Symphony.
Allegiance
REPUBLICANS-
By Frank Land's.
Well, last time we were trying
to find out what the American
public has purchased for the 12
billion dollar increase in our na
tional flebt in the l;tst three yen is.
We discovered that a dole iclief
system took up good part of it,
and that there was no substantial
decrease in the amount of unem
ployed. But don't go home people,
we've purchased a lot more with
that money which you don't know
anything about. It's like a Christ -man
tree, one surprise is followed
by another, and boy have we been
getting them.
The whole idea back of the pres
ident's administration is to bring
about "recovery." The word itself
is slippery. Gains may be shown
in one field of the American eco
nomic system and losses in an
other, so a purely American com
parison would offer no adequate
index. An international compari
son would be accurate, for by it
an intelligent man could probe
America's economic well being in
the light of WORLD recovery.
President Roosevelt, in his Charles
ton, S. C, speech (Oct. 23, 19351
said, "Yes, we are on the way
back not by mere chance. We
are coming back more soundly
than ever before because we
planned it that way, and don't let
anybody tell you differently." I
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T
Seek Judiciary Committee
Review of Faction
Candidates.
Recommending impeachment of
inactive office holders and en
forced withdrawal of unfit candi
dates from faction slates, the in
vestigatory committee of the
. . Student Coun-
c i 1 completed
its observation
of men's poli
tics and unan
imously ap
proved four
r e c o mmenda
tions. : BUI Marsh,
chairman of the
committee and
author of the
report, declared
that a decided
forward step
Hill Marsh.
will be taken in the attempt to
clean up men's politics if the Stu
dent Council sees fit to accept the
committee's recommendations.
The report as adopted by the
investigatory committee is ver
batim, as follows:
"We, the committee appointed
by the Student Council to inves
tigate rumors of corrupt practices
in student elections and to propose
a possible solution to such a con
dition find:
1. That students have been
gaining office in the Student
Council who have neither the
time nor the ambition to cany
out the duties of their office.
2. That political factions have
appointed men, who, because of
lack of interest or other activities,
are unfit to hold the office to
which they have been nominated
and elected.
3. That factions have nominal .l
these men in many cases r.impi"
to insure their party represent' I
on the ballot, or to fill the nc;;i-
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FACULTY COMMITTEE
OF
SCHOLARSHIP TALKS
Dr. Kurz, Chairman. Reveals
Plans for Lectures at
University Club.
Serving to present topics of
general interest by faculty mem
bers in their particular fields, four
scholarship lectures by university
professors will feature dinners to
be held at the university club for
faculty members and administra
tive officials this year, according
to Prof. Harry Kurz, head of the
Romance language department,
who is chairman of the committee
in charge of the lectures.
These lectures, sponsored by
the graduate college, were estab
lished by Dean James of the col
Icrc about ten years aeo to furn
ish an opportunity for faculty
members to present the results of
their research before the entire
faculty.
"Poetry--An Epitaph." by Trof.
Sherlock' Gass of the English de
partment, is the first lecture
scheduled and will be given Nov.
2. Prof. Krederich Sehoenemat.n.
exchange professor from Berlin,
will discuss "Arnoriran Studies in
German v" on Icc. 1. "Monastic
Orders of the Medieval Age." by
Prof. Edgar Johnson, will follow
on Feb. 1; and Prof. Raymond J.
Poo, head of the botany depart
ment, will speak on "Water,
Water. Water." on Mar. 1
Assisting Prof. Kurz on the
commit tec air; Norman L. Hill,
of the political si icnce depart
ment: A. W. Meiilar. associate
professor of rur al r-mnomies: ( '.
O. Swaw.ee, associate profess-1
of prrsormr management ; and G.
W. Rosenlof. professor of sec
ondary education.
lilH.K I!K(;iSTi: TIOS
TO CLOSE THIS WIY
Clul. Drive for ."() Mr-.
Memlci: Practices
Get Underway.
Still facing the need of r.: ..
members, the Rifle club will ; ice:
its deadline for registrations thi
week. However. Sergeant Mc
Girr.psey has stated that he hope3
a minimum of 50 new members
will register at the rir.e range
within the next few days.
After three weeks of practice
the members of the cluh will com
pete in a final test. Oct. 31, at
which high scores will be awarded
with medals by Sergeant Me
Cirr.psry. The practice schedule
for this week is filing from prone
and sitting positions and next
week's practice will cover the re
maining positions, kneeling and
standing.