e Daily Nebra
Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska
TH
SKAN
Sigma Tau
Initiates
Tonight
Convo
In Temple
at 11
VOL. XXX VI NO. 5.
LIMOLN. NKRKASKA, THDHSDAV. DKCEMREIt 10. 1936.
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Student Council Names P rom Boardsmm TO TRACE
ELECTS BERNSTEIN,
WALCOTT AS HEADS
Women on Committee: Anderson, Keniietl. Kotouc,
Mngee. IMotl; Men Include Mills, Martz,
Wadhaiiii, Moseman, Clajton.
JUMOK-SEMOK BALL
Bernstein Says Orchestra Will Be Obtained Thru
Midwestern Co-Operative Booking Agency;
Predicts Good Music as Result.
Jane Wnlcntt, Arts mid Sciences junior, and Dave Hern
stein, Bizad .junior, were elected to serve ns eo-chairmeti of the
Junior-Senior Prom committee when the Student Council met
in special session yesterday afternoon. Other members of the
group are Virginia Anderson. Genevieve Bennett, Bill Clayton,
Marie Kotouc, Betty Magee, Bobo-
iuai ' jii i j j .1 . j ......... - - -1
Rosalie Motl. and Bob Wadhams.
Elected annually the committee
is put in complete charge of the
Junior-Senior Prom which is tra
ditionally the closing formal af
fair of the school season. Altho
responsible to the council, the
committee wields a free hand in
making all preparations for the
party.
Good Band Sayt Bernstein.
"Thru aid of the Midwestern
Co-operative Student Booking
agency with which the council re
cently decided to affiliate, we in
tend to have the best orchestra
and the best party, not only of
this school year, but in the history
of the university," declared Bern
stein. His partner, Jane Walcott,
added that "this year's committee
will not make the mistake of let
ting preparations lag. We will
have our group organized and
working just as soon as possible."
This year's prom will be held
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STAGE SET FOR 1936
OFFERING OF 'E
Kirkpatrick Adds Finishing
Touches to Choral Union
Production.
Under the baton of Director
Howard Kirkpatrick and accom
panied by the Nebraska Symphony
orchestra, over 300 voices will be
heard singing Mendelssohn's "Eli
jah" in the annual Christmas pro
pram presented by the university
Dec. 13 at the coliseum. Sunday
afternoon will mark the 41st pro
gram dedicated to the people f'f i
me stale oi jerrasKH.
Handel's "Messiah" has re
prhoed the Christmas story in past
presentations and several other
Ktandard works have been used,
largely thru the efforts of Carrie
Belle Raymond. Last year, Profes
sor Kirkpatrick, director of the
school of music, introduced Men
delssohn's "Elijah" to a large and
appreciative audience whose re
sponse was incentive enough to
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KANSAS MOCK SESSION
Forensic Quartet to Uphold
Four Bills at Student
Legislature. '
Coach White and four of his de- i
haters, David C. Curtis, James R. )
Irvins, Paul Bstandig, and Ed
mund Holstein. lft yesterday aft
ernoon for Topeka. Kas. where
they will attend the third annual
student legislative assembly, which
is being held in the state-house Dec.
10. 11, and 12.
Faur bills have been sent to the
assembly and will be upheld by
the Nebraska representatives at
the gathering.
The mock legislature, whic h stu
dents from 28 schools in eight
stales will attend, ia intended to
give effective training in forensics
and governmental procedure. Be
lieving that the plan is a worth
while atep in the advancement of
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Jarmin Issues Call for
K.O.T.C. Group Pictures
R. O. T. C. company pic
tures will be taken daily start
ing Friday. Company officers
should see the Nebraska hall
bulletin or their first captain
for the exact time. Lieut. Coi.
John Jarmin announced.
SCHEDULED MARCH 5
HEDGE TO AWARD
NEW SIGMA TAU S
T
John K. Selleck to Outline
Nebraska's Athletic
Program.
Verne Hedge, national president
of Sigma Tau, will present keys
to 16 new members of the honor
ary engineering fraternity at an
initiation banquet to be held at
6:30 tonight at the Lincoln hotel.
Prof. C. J. Frankforter will act as
toastmaster and the principal
speaker of the evening will be
John K. Selleck, who will talk on
the present athletic plan at the
University of Nebraska and also
of some engineering work in which
he was engaged in Chicago prior
to his coming to Nebraska.
Mr. Selleck will also show mo
tion pictures of the Nebraska
Oregon game to those attending
the banquet. John O. Mostrom,
president of the Nebraska chapter
of Sigma Tau, will welcome the
new members, and Thurman Sipp,
chairman of the pledges, will re
spond. The 10 men who will be initiated
tomorrow night, having been
elected to membership on Nov. 16 1
on a basis of scholarship nrae-
ticality, and sociability by the
unanimous approval o fthe active
members, are: Glen R. Jameson,
Fritz Merting, Carl E. Carlson,
Thurman U Sipp, Harold E. Macy,
Norman P. Stout, Clarence Mock,
Jay L. King, Paul Lindstedt, Ar-
thur v. Larson, Roy E. Bailey.
Richard Chovins, George E. Pe
tersen, Miller S. Sidwell, Norman
D. Whision, and Milton Mohr.
(iundidatcs (or Degree
Must Apply Ij Dec. 11
All candidate for degrees
In January or June are asked
to file their applications in
the Registrar' office, room 9,
Administration building, be
fore Dec. 11. Office hours are
from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. every
week day except Saturday
when office hours are from 8
a. m. to 12 neon.
Candidates for the junior
certificate or the Teachers
certificate. Issued by the state
superintendent of public in
struction, thould also file
their applications.
FLORENCE I. McGAHEY.
KEYS AT BANQUE
Senniii Sees Evils in Bicameral
Svfsteni; Conference Committer
Essential Though Undemocratic
tdllara rtnlr: 1hl I thr latt tnolnll-fiM-nl
if an lnUlrw with lr. John I.
hnnlnK, hi-ad of the tfr-pnrlnirnt if po
Itttml ftrlrnrr and l.ndrr In th rmm
plim tor- thr nnN-aniriil Irslklnlurr
H-hk'h u lakMinhl- for ll Inlltitl w
Mm rarlv m l munth In llir flrt aritrlr
tr. u-ntilne mnittwi t tw n4-.lt fur
ilrnlirt-afHn f th ftlnt l-Ktllir yn
tn arid brirtly rrlald f tt- hUtor- iff
lh- driv fr thr inf haM 'lrfll In
rbranka.
In ldii' ttfili-H' llr. Hrnnlni ivrffnnl
ftMiM i1 I hr dfffl f Ihr hu-wnrral
tm and alr a nitimary fflw rari
altrmft 1 arcui II WW bi.aar tklfni M
hi malr.
BY HAROLD NIEMANN.
Because o fthe difficulty of get
ting bills past the two houses of
the legislature ajid further because
the conference committee of both
houses can determine the fate of
? nr Tnhn P sennit h
mamtkined that a one-house ys-
tern of legiilature U superior to
the bicameral type. Having ob
served state legislatures for many
vuars. and having Deen active in
.. i
the workings of the Ncbr&ska aa
J aembly has made certain conclu
alons 'in regard to the legislature I
a a whole
as a whole.
"Statistical analysis of fctatrs,
;ir-f i ii
v t . i n
. . "Cyi Dr.
: Cjr ;
l'rom The Lincoln Journal.
Dr. E. A. Steincr who will ad
dress an all-university convoca
tion in the Temple auditorium at
11 this morning.
Teaching Candidates
Meet in Sosh Friday
All candidates desiring teach
ing positions, either for the sec
ond semester or this year or
for the school year 1937-38, are
requested to meet in social
science auditorium, Friday, Dec.
11, at 4 p. m. Director R. D.
Moritz asks that all who have
not previously registered in the
placement bureau do so.
DOUG ALL TO ATTEND
SIN IONIA CONCLAVE
Cant Accepts Position as
Assistant Organist
In Washington.
Sinfonia, honorary music fra
ternity, in their meeting Sunday,
selected Richardson Dougall as
delegate to the national conven
tion to be held in Chicago during
the Christmas vacation.
William Gant, a member and
former secretary of this chapter,
is now in Washington in the capa
city of assistant organist and is
also the boys choir director at the
National Cathedral.
LEAP YEAR PARTY TO
AT 10 O'CLOCK FRIDAY
Mncir nf Manrio Sherman I
v'
To Feature Half-Hour
Broadcast.
Over radio station KFAB from
10:00 to 10:30 o. clock Friday
evening will come "Dieamv M;1-
ody" an a number of other Hiving
-nl,.(1)i,,.1D ..ni.li.wr 4...m , U
strains of Muurie Sherman an,j !
his orchestra as he t.lavs for the
ne
Mortar Board Ie;;p Year party in
the coliseum that evening. Na
tionally known as a popular ra
dio and recording orchestra, Sher
man and his band has f-ntertained
in the College Inn in Chicago for
the past nine years.
"Tickets for the Leap Year par
ity are Felling in large numbers," i
jrepotted Margaret 1'hillipe, pies- j
ident of the Tassels, who are in !
cnarce oi tne saie. ne are ami-
cipating a large crowd for th"
affair but dancing will not le
dancing will not le as
is it was fit the Military
anticipate a large ticket :
... .!
crowded as
Ball. We
sale at the door.
Assuring female
that tickets can be
any niernlx r of t hi:
if not approached
ticket buyers
obtained from
Mnrtor Boani
by k Tassel,
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upon the action of one house on ;
the bills from the other house
shows that the house of origin in- '
I definitely postpones from nne-third '
j to seven-tenths ol the bills intro- !
dueed. On those measures which '
l pass the house of origin and are
;sent to the second house, three,
courses ure possible amendment j
or passage without amendment. rr i
indefinite postponement. Vt. T' by Chopin. "The Virgin'
Sennuig declared. ! Slumhx r Song" of Reger. and "As
. Statistics show that the small- ', We Part" by Ilgenfritz will be
est percentage are amended and j gunp by Gefaldine Krause, who
slight change in phraseology tojslU(llog wj,n .v,ha Wagner,
aubstitute bills. A larger number j student of Miss Klinker. Mil-
V1 " ";" u -V"T,. , Z'
amendment on the theoiy that the
house of on,n has Pvcn ,he b,11 1
careful consideration and that its I
fectaion is probably con ec The
Urge Percentage of bills killed 1
due to the ever increasing ten- .
dency to introduce twin bills in the
two houses and to the fact that j
the bills reach the second house so
late in the session that indefinite
po'Pnerrient seems to be the ;
most expeditious way to dispose
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SLAYMAKER
HEADS NEBRASKA
A.A.U.P. SOCIETY
Worcester to Act as
Secretary-Treasurer
Of Organization.
At the annual election of the
Nebraska chapter of the American
Association of University Profes
sors Tuesday evening Prof. P. K.
Slaymaker, professor of machine
design at the University of Ne
braska, was elected president for
the new year. Dr. D. A. Worces
ter, a member of the teachers col
lege faculty, was re-elected secre
tary treasurer, and Professors
' Earl Fullbrook, college of business
administration; W. L. DeBaufre,
I engineering; and Joyce Hertzler,
j department of sociology, the retir
1 ing president, were named mem
' bers of the executive committee.
I Dr. M. A. Basoco, of the mathe
j matics faculty. Chancellor Burn
i ett and Dr. Arthur Jenness, psy
I chology, discussed the effects of
the depression on education and
I faculty personnel. Following the
! talks, faculty members themselves
i took part in the discussion.
ON STANDSTODAY
N. U. Engineering Magazine
Features Article by
W. J. Lempke.
Featuring an article on aerial
photography by W. J. Lempke,
E. E. '11. the December issue of
the Nebraska Blue Print, pub
lication of the college of engineer
ing, is out today. An article on
Science and the Social Sciences by
Donald F. Othmer of the Polytech
nic Institute of Eoston, as well
as the regular features. Alum
news, Sledge, jr., The Engineer
and Progress, and the Dean's
Corner, also appear.
In his article," Picking Cable
i- . . .a i-i n : ' 11' T
r ' V1. '!
i-empne, uivimuii Burn,mmuna
of the long lines department of
the American Telephone and Tele
graph company, describes the
procedure used in picking out a
cable route by means of aerial
surveys, and makes recommenda
tions concerning further use of
photography surveying in connec
tion with preliminary surveys. Ac
'ord.ng to Mr. Lempke, the- meth-
ou oi using aerial surveys in iaim
"u .. 7'f
neavuv wooden ami
! swamps, peat beds, and lew roaus
! is fully justified from the stand-
point of cost and efficiency,
j Othmer Radio Talk Appears,
j The text of a radio address de
livered in January, 1935, by Don
1 aid F. Othmer, of the department
of chemical engineering, Polvtech- i
nic Institute of Boston, is printed j
under the title of Science and the
(Continued on Page 2. 1
.
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11 II V
I UlULi
'
ScllOOl Of MUSiC InStrUCtOrS
Sponsor Program at
Temple Theater.
Five voice and piano students
of the school of music will pre
sent the weekly student recital in
the Temple theater, Thursday aft- ,
ernoon at 4 o'clock. Appearing i
on the piogram will be Naomi'
Mendenhall. iieraldine Krause, ;
Mildred Platz. Leila Massie, and i
Mrs. Yerda Robertson. !
Vjnmi 1n,lnh!ll u Tiiann nil-
pil of Miss MorleyX will play
the first numbers of the recital, ,
"Pre!
lude and Fugue, B flat" by i
. and Prelude. Op. 2S. No.
Bach, and prelude. Op
dre" 1 Ialz "n7.r
compositions, Mozart's "Romance"
and Uszt a Pia.-ilizio'' "Baga-
telle" by Eartolc and ' Le Sevil-
Une Joyeuse" by Turi.
playod on the piano by
iiui will be j
Leila Maa-
u-hoae teacher Is Mr. Han ison.
jjlg Yerda Robertson, a student
or van Kuk. has chosen the i
vocai selection "The Stormy Eve-I
njnc." composed by Homer, to con-
clu(1, ,hc rrOKTam. Miss Whilma 1
Anderson has made arrangements ,
, foi the rent ni.
HOLIDAY ISSUE OF
BLUE PRINT TO GO
From Th Lincoln Journal.
Prof.- P. K. Slaymaker who
was chosen to head the Nebras
ka chapter of the American As
sociation of University Profes
sors for the coming year.
W ARMSG TO STI DETS
WATCH YOUR STUFF! THIEVES
WORKING NEBRASKA CAMPUS
Suspecting a gang of clothing
thieves to be at work on the
campus, Police Sergeant L. C.
Regler issued a warning to stu
dents and faculty members to take
special pains in guarding their
overcoats and other personals.
Issuance of the warning was
made following the report of the
second overcoat lose in three days
which occurred in ciass iw iui caoj uioma,,
buildings on the city campus. An Regler advised that if such a
overcoat belonging to Robert Da- group does exist, they are no
vies was the object of the first novices at the practice, for simi
disappearance. His coat, described lar burglaries have been reported
as a new one with a black leather j at the city library and most of the
belt was lost from the archilec-other larger public buildings,
tural school between 4:30 and 5 "Since these losses have been in
o'clork on Monday of this week. creasing in frequency and value.
Morrill hall was the scene of the i students and faculty members will
second suspected robbery which j just have to watch their things
occurred between one and three more closely than ever, until this
yesterday afternoon. A brown ; menace is erased. If you see any
coon skin coat owned by Miss j suspicious characters do not hesi
Katharine Faulkner, assistant pro-1 tate to notify us, and we will m
fessor of drawing and painting, vestigate without the loss of a
was taken from room 309. Miss ! minute."
NEBRASKA-IN-CHINA
STAFF SETS SECOND
Proceeds from Sale to
To Fund for Foreign
Missionaries.
Go
Kccause of the success of the
oricmal
hHzaar held Tuesday at
jrnen Sj
Ellen Smith hall, the Nebraska-in-
China stall of the YAV.C.A. will to j,ivp t,.ntral idea of an or
sponsor a similar bazaar Thurs-j t i( )t, or ory they are unable to
day from 9 in the morning to 5 ; ()o K jn French's opinion,
in the afternoon. j "Students do not make an ef-
Mildred Holland, c hairman of j fort to understand questions." h .
the Nebraska-in-China committee, i saKj therefore thev can not an-
announced plans for the second gwer them. The problem Is to de
bazaar Tuesday nipht, following tach those f.iris which have some
the close of the first sale. The
carnivals are held for the purpose
Gf raisinsr money to support mis-
sicmaries in ( hina.
. Linent, tea and many Christ-Chrisnitas carols concluded the
i mas gifts will 1k displayed at the program. P.obert Slookey nc-i-om-
bazaar. All of the merchandise panieil at the piano.
! has been imported from the orient: Announcement was made by
1 by the Y.W.C.A. Among the nov- i-nore Teale. president, of a
cities are little woolly dogs and j Christmas parly to be held Wed-!
kniek kna ks for what-nots. ; nesilay evening. Dee. 10, at the j
i The bazaar is open to all f.tu- i home of J. R. Nesbitt. CJames and J
dents and to the public. Tables
'will be arranged with displays in
l,hc niain nal1 cf Kllen Smith
I Thursday.
Dame Fashion's Latest Mashes
Dictate Brussel Sprout Cronns
To Please the Ccntleman Friend
By Dame Fashion.
Tomorrow afternoon delivery!
boys with florist boxes under their!
o cnnnr i,r- a. 1hi-U a
mushrooms, on the ' doorsteps of
fraternity houses ami other dwel-
lings of campus Romeos. Out of
the nest a of wax paper in the
boxes, those men
who are
to the Mortar
itr.-.r-.t u.n
party will lift the product of their I amVulHncc or h,"arse 88 ,hcir con- by a dance in the Activities build
dates' ingenious imaginations, vemence. irp
Following are a few of the de-1 Flower Earmuffs Popular. j Inaugurating a new tradition in
liphtful surmises in store for those Karmiiff miide of chrvn.-inl he- relation to the annual revue, the
lucky fellows who win attend the !
Ball.
Large yellow
crysanthamums ,
surrounded bv a cluster of red
candy kissea and sprigs of holly, '
nd tied with ted tulle ribbons, :
will dace the lanels of the es-
corta of Frances Spencer and ,
Helen and Pecev Pascoe. of the '
Chi Omega house.
Cigarette Corsage to Shine. !
Margaret Anderson. A. O. Pi. '
plans to present her date with a
..oraage of cigarettes. Kllen Fun-
U. S. THRU 50 YEARS
'Chronicles of Chronic Immigrant'
Bv Autrian Who Started as
This Cotmtrv a
SEES AMEUICA AS MELTINC POT Ol WORM)
Student of Mew York" East Side Populace, Author
Of Immigration Books, Tolstoy's Life Left
Austria to Aoid Military Sericc.
tine of the country's most interest in' p ron;ilitis and b-st
informed lecturer on immiirration and iiuniiirrants, Jr. Ivhvai'd
A. Steincr, sociologist and professor of applied Christianity in
(iiinnell eolleire. will sneak at a university convocation thU
mnrnincr at 11 o'clock in the
k on the subject of ''The
spea
errant. '
This year marks tin
fiftieth
corn ins to America after
escapnn
tary service. His experiences as
Faulkner valued the coat at ap-
proximately $200.
"This .s the first time in quite
a number of years that clothing
has been stolen from class build-
ings," stated Regler. I beliee
that it may be an organized gang
who travel from campus to cam -
pus, stealing arucies oi tiui.oi,K
wherever possible and shipping
j them to Omaha or Kansas City
FRENCH CHARGES MODERN
STUDENT LACKS INTEREST
'Le Cercle Francais' Hears!
Speaker's Experiences
As Instructor.
, , .... . I Citv with all expenses paid and
With L'Amour oc-.s Pet. s - first prize offered in
Faits" as his Budjec Reginald, Annual College Essay
KX. mngy -test for the best es.say writ
! A at Morril, Ha. Thirty-five per- ,t. by a '
I sons attended. .-, . ..;., c,...,.-"
Mr. French, instructor in
the
: Romance Language department,
j told some personal incidents relat-
ing 10 ins u'auunK "F'.ukC
Students are so occupied, learn
ing f.icts that when thev are asked
personal significance from those
compiled ftcls which have no
meaning, Mr. r rencn coneni'ien.
1 Ensemble ringing ol t reni n
I songs will constitute lhe evening's :
I entertainment. AH interested are
j invited to attend. Karh is asked j
' to bring a ten cent gift with him. '
!
, der. from the same house, chooses
bananas for her corsage,
Flower-seeds will be the
far
Betty SlgniCU gill Ol JIT ICIIS
j Van Hornf; j "ranees
nn,i Sara rields. who
Knuiltzen,
have ar-
ranged to drive their escorts from
: Plil(,e to P'afe by truck, as a nove
feature of the evening. Other Tri
L us urc conifniiJiHunK unuiK mi
mums will be the floral "offering
'ftf r,Ti2 T 1,. 1 1 i tl u in ni a Irani!
to "surprise" her date. Other cor-
tages will include cranberries and
mistletoe.
Trcatinir their bovtner.is to
flowers made of candy and to
transportation in a picnic wagon
are Virginia Pickett, Joan Span-
Igler. Pat Byers and Mane Chris-
tenaen, members of Kappa Alpha
Theta. Others who will arrive at
the dance via truck will be the es-
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v
Topic of Address
Laborer in
Half Centura Ago.
Temple iheatrc,
, )r. Steincr will
a chronic Immi-
Chronicles of
nihivei'sary of Dr. Kleiner's
from Austria to avoid mili
dav laborer in 1he mines of the
, ting a' foothold here led him to
i make a study of America as the
great melting pot.
Once a Laborer.
Trained as a classical philolo
gist at the University of Heidel
berg, Dr. Steincr was well pre
pared to rise from common laborer
to professor of sociology. He di-
-' ,w ami the rennio
f th ,OWPr oast side m New York
studying. their problems from
angle. His efforts brought
Mm'iRt0 contact wilh almost every
omic socjal and political
mem of lhe day
;' Author of numerous books on
immieration, he has been the
truest of Theodore Roosevelt,
Andrew Carnegie. J. P. Morgan,
and Harry L. Hopkins, who re
cognized liis experience ar.d views
as valuable to the country.
Reputation as Speaker.
"Dr. Steiner's background is
extremely rich, and he is regarded
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PAN-HELL
OFFER
FOR
$100, TRIP
BEST ESSAY
Place of New York in t.
S.
Scene, IODIC 01 1 nird
College Contest.
Two weeks visit to New York
i ' rtiiii in.au ,-1,.,!.
finonsoreu ov ine j aniieuemc
House Association of New i orlt.
the contest is open to nil college
undergraduates in the United
States and Canada. Second and
third prizes will include casli
awards of $25 and $1.1 respective
ly, and an all-expense stay of one
week in New York.
1,000 Word Limit.
A choice of one f three dis
tinct titles is offered in the con
test this year: "Does New York
Represent the American Scene?"
"Is New York a Vital Part of My
Culture?'' and "Is New York a
Continued on Page 2l
COL-AGRI-FUN PLANS
Final Dress Rehearsal Set
For Tonight; Revue Is
Saturday. Dec. 12.
With the final dress rehearsal
of all skits and curtain acts of
the 1P3 Col-Agri-Fun revua
scheduled for this evening, plans
for the annual presentation to b
given in the Ag Student Activi
ties on Dec. 12 are complete, ac
cording to John Bengtson. man
ager of the hoard in charge of
the show.
Comprised of seven skits and
eight curtain acts, the program is
scheduled to Ix-gin at 8 o'clock ou
Saturday evening, and according
... nrs..nt til.-uis will be fo Owe.l
I Col-Agr-Fun board has announced
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Corn Cobs Must Check
In Cornliuskrr Books
All Corn Cobs check Corn
husker books into Sid Baker
sometime within the next week.
Books and money must be in
the yearbook office before the
Christmas vacation.