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The -D AILY EBRA Sooner Game Broadcast On KFAB-2;00 P. M. Rally Sendoff At East Stadium At 4:15-Come! V Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska VOL. XXXVI ISO. 2H. LINCOLN. MKBKASKA. FKIDAY. OCTOKEK 23. 1936. PKICE 5 CENTS. rxriTP jnj u cn:jn nrrrrxn cn3 n nrxn u yUMLJ SKAN -o STUDENTS FIGHT FOR REVISION OF BUILDING DESIGN Union Committee Renews? Opposition E-Shaped Structure. Elated with present victory but vith a more serious eye cast toward the future, representatives of the student body on the Union committee of the Student Council planned today to open a final bat tle to discard tentative architects plans for the new structure, and replace them with the proposed L-shaped Union design. Although the E-shaped building passed the preliminary examina- j tion of the Board of Regents, the . plans were never officially en dorsed by the Student Council, where opposition was immediately I et up and continued during the , "campaign last spring. Fought as Hard. Headed by co-chairmen Ted Bradley and Marylu Petersen, the 1936 Union building has an nounced its intentions of con tinuing the efforts to get its O. K. on final plans. "We've fought as hard as the rest of them, and we're the ones who'll have to use the building, so why not?" queried Chairman Bradley. Members of the committee In clude Bill Marsh, Arnold Levin, Jane VValcott, Eleanor Clizbe, George Pipal, Don Boehm, Ray nor Riggs, Al Mosemen, and Dave Bernstein, with Ray Ramsay ex officio member. Concurring with the Student Union committee, Jack Fischer, former Student Council president and editor of the Nebraskan, de clared that "as announced, the plans seemingly disregard the de sires of the students as expressed repeatedly by the Student Council. The tentative plans not only fail to provide for the much needed auditorium, but preclude the later addition of one by providing for an E-shaped structure to which additions could not be made with- ( Continued on Page 2.) GUNDEKSON TO SPEAK AT SIGMA XI MEETING Science Honorary lo Hold First Fall Gathering, Monday at 7:30. Holding its initial meeting of the year the University of Ne braska chapter of Sigma Xi will gather in the Morrill hall audi torium Monday, Oct. 26 at 7:30, according to E. N. Anderson, sec retary. As a special feature of the eve ning Millard F. Gunderson Ph.D., Professor of Pathology and Bac teriology, will give an address on "Botulism in its Economic Impor tance in Conservation of Wild Life." A special film of avian life will be used to illustrate the address. One-Fourth of Graduate Classes Don't Want Degrees; Statistics Reveal Unusual Enrollment Facts At variance to popular concep tion, 25 percent of the students in Nebraska's graduate college are not aiming towards advanced de grees. Of the 282 men and 131 women, 117 are studying advanced work with no desire for higher scholastic recognition. Of the seekers for higher knowl edge the degree of Master of Arts is the most sought after as there are 102 men and 63 women study ing for this attainment. The Doc tor of Philosophy acquirement at tracts but half the number as the M. A. with 60 men and 15 women expressing this to be their goal. If statistics may serve as a proof, it would seem that the sci 'Si 'Jyttrt.m. E. A. BURNETT. Nebraska Chancellor. SUMMARY OF WHAT NEBRASKA'S UNION CAN ACCOMMODATE Present plans for Nebraska's student union building provide for a three story structure of old Virginia type fac brick laid in Flemish bond, and Bedford limestone, designed in classic Georgian style. The roof will be of mottled slate, in green, black, purple and grey colors. First floor plans call for a general lounge room, fountain service room at one end, and a billiard room off the other. On the same floor will be a large Jininj room and ballroom, service room, women's lounge, faculty lounge, and offices for the alumni secretariat and union building force. v Basement floor will provide checking room for dances, toilets, student bookstore, serv ice rooms, kitchen, and student publications offices. Second floor has a main lounge, ballroom, library and reading room, student activity offices and meeting rooms. Third floor consists entirely of student organization offices and meeting rooms, assigned according to the requirements of the various activities. ENGINEERS 10 STAGE AG CAMPUS TONIGHT Beck, Jungbluth to Furnish Music for Semi-Annual Celebration. Ae and city campus couples will swing- to the music of Leo Beck's and Eddie Jungbluth's or chestra at the semi-annual engi neers' dance in the Student Ac tivities building on ag campus, Friday, Oct. 23. Decorations will be enhanced by colored lighting effect, and favors will be distributed. Special plans are being made to make this event one cf the season's best, according to Pete Burns, chairmm, who stated that special efforts were made by the committee to obtain a good orchestra. Tickets, 20 cents for women and 40 cents for men, will be on sale at the door. Chaperones for the evening are Prof, and Mrs. E. E. Brackett and Prof and Mrs. C. W. Smith. Dancing begins at 9 o'clock. ences hold a stronger fascination for men than for women since in the group striving for a Master of Science degree, the women are outnumbered by 58 to 5. Even more limited are the advance stu dents studying engineering. In this division there are no women and only three men. Not surprising is the fact that the largest number of advanced students studying a single course are following the line of educa tion. In the various divisions of this subject there are 47 planning for one of the higher degrees. Quite surprising to the ordinary, layman, however, who retains an (Continued on Page 4.) THESE MEN RAY RAMSAY. Alumni Secretary. PROPOSED ' ' " i f u d t n t Union I BY NEWS ARCHIVE Ramsay One of Leaders of Campaign Started Over Six Years Ago. Opening a campaign that was to continue six years before the end was realized, the initial at tack for a student union build ing was launched in 1930 under the direction of Ray Ramsay, alumni secretary, and Oscar Nor ling, editor of the Nebraska Alumnus. This cherished dream of students and faculty alike has lasted through years of depression and overwhelming difficulties. The enthusiasm wanes, only to wax again in a more fiery spirit and with more definite plans. The first organized activity to ward this project was taken by the Alumni Council, Friday, June 6, 1930. The matter of the stu dent union was discussed before group and referred to a commit tee to be appointed by the incom ing president for reports on their findings at the next meeting. A student group was established to further the idea, and the Nebras ka Alumnus started a series of articles about union buildings (Continued on Page 2.) PSI CHI TO HOLD OPEN Professors Rehash Events Of National Assembly Monday, Oct. 26. Review of events at the Amer ican Psychological association mpotincr will hp fivpn students sir .. . . ail upeu meeting jl 01 vm, jiuii- orary Psychology fraternity, next Monday, Oct. 26, in the Psychology Laboratory. George Thornton, president of the club, announces that the meet ing will be open to all students in terested in psychology and in hear ing of the activities at the associa tion meeting, which conducted the first week in September at Dart mouth college. The three Univer sity of Nebraska professors who attended the meeting and who will review the students on Mon day are J. P. Guilford and Ar thur F. Jenness of the department of psychology and D. A. Worcester of Teacher's college. Faculty adviser of Psi Chi is J. P. Guilford who announces that membership in the fraternity is based upon credits -and good scholarship in the field of psychology- The psychology laboratory is lo cated in social science and an in teresting program is promised at tendants at the meeting by the committee in charge. FOR UNION SHOWN WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN SECURING A STUDENT UNION BUILDING FOR NEBRASKA ftp -S' "', " ,......,.-s.r,:-M----- : '! I X . -! $$fZf I tj if . W 111 M GEORGE W. NORRIS. Senior U. S. Senator. NEBRASKA STUDENT UNION ACTIVITir.5 E)U I LDING -UH I VLR-ilTV Pvis t Wilson,, a ten it icts Lincoln , Nliuik RESEARCH COUSCIL GIVES STU DEIST AID Social Science Board to Grant Fclhmships for Good Students. Designed to aid exceptionally promising students of the Social Sciences in obtaining research training, the Social Science Re search Council of New York City has offered Fellowships in Re search Training and Grants In Aid of Research for 1937 and 1938. The social sciences included by the Council are economics; social economic and political history; po litical science; social psychology; sociology; cultural anthropology; statistics; and social aspects of re lated disciplines. Lane W. Lancaster, university professor in the political science department is listed on the Com mittee on Grants-In-Aid. F TO JOIN ACTIVITIES FROM 9 TO 5 TODAY Jean Walt Sets Friday as Last Day to Signify Preferences. Today will mark the last oppor tunity for freshman women to register at Ellen Smith hall for the activities ot their preference, according to Jean Walt, president of Mortar Board and chairman of the Interorganization Council. A part of the new system intro duced by the Interorganization Council this year to limit first year women to participation in two major activities, registration is more than a formality, Miss Walt stated. "Freshman women are expected to take active part in those or ganizations for which they sign," i . - i the chairman explained. "Parti cipation in the work of the various women's activities will begin Mon- day for first year students. If regis- tration today is impossible, girls J The Dairyland Cafeteria is op will be given opportunity to attend f rate,ldu,ri,n 'rf", "wl" the meltings of the two roupa ture Week." held the first week m 4., , January every year. The thou- names at the meetings." J 1 D As exceptions to the new sys tem, membership in the Barb A. W. S. league and attendance at Y. W. Vesper services will not be counted as one of the two major activities to which freshmen are limited. Presidents and heads of organ ized houses are asked to insist that their first year women register at Ellen Smith some time from 9 to 5 today. Miss Walt emphasized. Registration will be in charge of members of the Earb A. W. S. league and representatives from ag college today. Thursday's sign ing was directed by representa tives from W. A. A. and Y. W. C. A., and Coed Counselors and A. W. S. members were in charge Wednesday. HENRY C. LUCKEY. U. S. Congressman. "-N L&R.A5KA 15 GREEK HOUSES FILE ENTRIES FOR EXHIBIT CONTEST Winner to Receive Silver Cup from Innocents Homecoming Day. Speedily increasing in number are the entrants for the Innocents Homecoming day house decoration contest as the judging day grows closer, according to Bob Shellen berg, chairman of the committee in charge of the competition. Fif teen Greek houses had filed by 5 p. m. yesterday in comparison with the seven who were entered at the same time Wednesday. This annual contest revived last year by the Innocents society to increase campus interest in Home coming day will be held on the eve of the Nebraska-Missouri football game, Oct. 30, and the winning house will be awarded the silver cup at the Innocents dance the following evening. This year's en tries will be judged by Richard Ernestie of Miller & Paine's, Ray Ramsay, secretary of the Nebras ka Alumni organization, and Mor ris Gordon, instructor in the school of fine arts. Shellenberg urges all houses planning to enter the contest to notify him thru the Daily Ne braskan office as soon as possible. (Continued on Page 4.) A. WASSON TO MANAGE DAIRYLAND CAFETERIA Club to Open Restaurant For Week of Organized Agriculture. Arell Wasson was elected man ager of tne Dairyland Cafeteria by the Varsity Dairy club at its second monthly meeting Wednes- day night I nr. nrlo -f nannlo U'hn attend the activities during this week look forward each year to eating at the Dairyland Cafeteria, which is one of the many activities spon sored by the Varsity Dairy club. Art Randall, one of the mid west's most popular orchestras. has been signed to play for the Varsity Dairy club s annual mixer, to be beld Friday, Nov. 6th. Reports were given by Prof, R. F. Morgan and members of the cattle judging team on the ia tional Dairy Cattle Judging contest held at tne lexas centennial Prof. P. A. Downs and members of the dairy products judging team told the meeting about their trip to the National Dairy Pro ducts contest held at Atlantic City, N. J., this summer. OSCAR NOR LI NG. Ex-Editor Alumnus. Firm INSTRUCTIONS REACH UNIVERSITY WEEK, STATES o- Student Agitation Reached Goal When Regents 0. K.'d Request. Hub for Nebraska's social and extra curricular activities, a new force in building student friend ships and traditions, decent hous ing for undergraduate publications and clubs, recreation rooms with a college atmosphere all these things were realized for future Cornhuskers yesterday when a president's signature placed $180, 000 in the lap of university of ficials. Half the job done, the adminis tration will now roll up its sleeves for the more strenuous task of financing the remainder of the cost, then supervising construc tion of the building. Culmination of the drive for a union building was really reach ed on Feb. 14. 1936, when the board of regents gave their ap proval to a petition for govern- ment PWA funds to finance 45 percent of building costs. From that time, the fate of the union was out of the hands of the ad ministration and student body. Sporadic outbursts of sentiment for a union were known from 1930 on some probably before that time but the agitation which brought home the bacon was her (Continued on Page 2.) DIRECTORY SALES TO COMMENCE OCT. 26 Williams Asks Purchasers To Obtain Copies at Bookstores. Nebraska's Student Directory will be on sale Monday, Oct. 26, in Long's Co-op, Graves and Re gents bookstores ana in Dooms in Social Science and Ag hall, at the regular price of 50 cents a copy. Edited bv Gordon Williams ana managed financially by Joy Rich ardson, the new directory is the most complete this year it has ever been. All late registrants are included in a special supplement, and the faculty lists are especially complete and accurate. The num ber of names included is the larg est in history, due to the increase in registration this year. Enclosed in a goldenrod color jacket, the new publication con tains complete lists of students, with their addresses, telephone numbers, colleges, and year in the university. Also included are com plete faculty li3ts, fraternity and sorority lists, and maps of the city and agriculture campuses. A new feature this year is a section of pictures of the university Duiia- mgs. The directory is pubiisnea ana sponsored by the University Y. M. C. A., headed by C. D. Hayes. Patronesses of Music Sorority to Entertain 23 Guests Tomorrow Entertaining active members and guests, the patronesses of Mu Phi Epsilon, honorary musical soror ity, will hold a buffet supper irom 5 to 8 o'clock Saturday, in the home of Mrs. M. Dentset. 2717 Stratford street. A program that will include piano numbers by Alice Bainum and cello selections by Ruth Sibley has been arranged for the 25 guests who are expected to at tend. JACK FISCHER. Ex-Editor Nebraskan. UNIVERSITY STUDENT Foster Issues Official Uni Acknowledgement In Chancellor's Absence "The announcement that President Roosevelt has ap proved an allotment of a grant for $180,000 for the Student Union Activities building at the University of Nebraska is a cause for great jubilation on this campus. It is the reasonable expec tation that this building will become a cohesive force which will bring all students of the University together on common ground, develop ing a spirit of loyalty, re spect, and love for the Uni versity on the part of the students, making each vitally conscious of his membership in the University. The need for such a building at Ne braska has long been acute. "The contemplated build ing will cost $400,000 ex clusive of the furnishings. The alumni association of fered to aid in financig the furnishings. "In its presentation of the desirability of this project be fore the federal authorities the University has received the assistance of every mem ber of the Nebraska congres sional delegation. Without any invidious comparison, however, special acknowledge ments are due to Senators Edward R. Burke, George W. Norris, and Congressman Henry C. Luckey. Also Gov. R. L. Cochran and Mr. John Latenser, jr., the PWA Ad ministrator for Nebraska, have at all times given the project valuable assistance and encouragement." Henry H. Foster Legal Adviser to Board of Regents SCHOONER EXTENDS SUBSCRIPTION LIMIT Circulation Manager Urges Cooperation of Entire Student Body. Extending the time limit on Prairie Schooner club subscriptions until Tuesday, Oct. 27, Florence Mosher, circulation manager, urges student cooperation in making the campus conscious of its literary magazine. Fifteen persons may obtain a year's subscription of the Schooner at 80 cents each. Regular price is $1.00 a year. Miss Mosher will be in Andrews hall, 121, Tuesday evening from 7 to 8 o'clock to receive the subscriptions. Tongs Bury Hatchet for United Front With Campus Leaders in Launching Student Union Drive With three untied political fao tions. Innocents Society, alumni association, an dstudent council backing the issue, the Student Union building campaign took its first deep plunge in the second se mester of 1931. Ray Ramsay, secretary of the alumni association, took the initia tive in organizing the campus for the movement in February, when he met with the senior class and presented to them the advantages that other schools were reaping from such a building. A few days later he pledged the first $500 for the edifce. Bill McCleery, presi dent of the Innocents, at the same meeting outlined plans for the A!l Cuts IRVING HILL. Ex-Council President. WILL WITHIN LATENSER Regents Face Problem of Financing Remaining Building Cost. Final instructions in placing the $180,000 PWA grant to the univer sity will be sent to administrative officials from Washington "within the week," declared State PWA Director John Latenser, jr., in a long distance telephone interview with the Nebraskan last night. "No restrictions will be placed on the university on the propor tions in which money for mate rials and labor is divided," he re plied to a question. "The instruo-' tions will stipulate, however, the time limit for starting work on the building." When asked the flat question on "in just what time the ground breaking operations would start," he stated "That is hard to say. It depends very much on how quick-, ly university officials can prepare the required papers." .1. Notified Thursday. A special meeting of the board of regents will probably be called to prepare final papers upon the return of Chancellor Burnett, who is now out of the city. Telegrams were received Thurs day at the Chancellor's office from Mr. Latenser, Senator Edward R. Burke, and Frances Egan, secre (Continued on Page 4.) E TO FEATURE WORKS OF 12 NEW AUTHORS Humor Magazine to Appear On Campus Stands This Morning. Twelve new faces which occa sionally peer from University hall's dank Awgwan office break into print today with the first stand sales of Nebraska'a notor ious magazine. Of primary inter-? est to those who are famed for their misdeeds, three new "Gore" snoopers are now watching you from pillar to post, and are re sponsible for October's section Helen Fox, Virginia Geister, and Beverly Weaver. Photographer Johnston Snipes takes credit for the picture! adorning the candid camera page and M. B. Coppersmith, another newcomer, turns out "at the movies." Leroy Hansen, although new to the Awgwan, is not new to the publishing business, his art (Continued on Page 2.) campaign which the senior honor ary society had drawn up. This fight for a nucleus for stu dent activity and spirit broke the long standing bickerings of the campus political factions, and the three parties united in a block for concerted action. President of the Barbs, Delphian Nash, president of the Yellow Jackets, Neal Gomon, and president of the Blue Shirts, Arthur Wolf called a joint rally of representatives of the groups to plan action on the issue. Speeches on the Student Union building in meetings of all the or ganizations of the campus made the movement gain trememdous (Continued on Page 4.) Courtesy of The TJncoln State Journal BILL M'LEERY. Ex-Editor Nebraskan.