(TP Saturday I Emancipation I Relaxation! VOL. XXXVI NO. 63. Romig Heads AU-Frat Ball Committees Greek Council Votes Law Freshman to Direct Party Boards. Marvin Romig:, freshman law student was named general chair man of the Inter-Fraternity Ball committees at the meeting o the Inter-fraternity council held last night. The principal committee will have charge of blanket ar rangements for the Intcr-fraterni-ty ball. Other members of the main committee are: Hugh Eisenhart, orchestra; Frank Landis, chape rons; Bob Hutton. publicity; Don Weimer, tickets; Howard Fischer, decorations. Leo McMann and Floyd Baker were named to assist in selecting the orchestra. The council voted to place no restrictions on the amount to be spent for the orchestra, but to leave it to the discretion of the orchestra committee. During the discussion of the question, it was the consensus that as much as pos sible be spent to obtain an A-l band. "It is the purpose of the Inter fraternity council this year to put on a ball that will definitely prove that it deserves its place as one of the three major parties of the year" stated Lloyd Friedman, council president. The council voted unanimously to pay its pledge to the Student Union building fund. It was also decided that other council mem bers will be appointed by the com mittee on committees to assist the Inter-fraternity Ball committee. Dr. Patterson Invited To Appear on Weekly Spring Programs. Sunday Choral Vespers, arranged by the "Lincoln Cathedral Choir and featuring collegiate themes, is a part of the program planned by this organization for the second semester, states Director John M. Ilos borough. Beginning Sunday. Jan. 17, the Vespers are to be held at 5 o'clock in the Cornhusker ballroom, whore they will be held every Sunday during the remainder of the school year. Dr. Charles Patterson of the uni versity philosophy department has been invited to be the chief speaker in most of the services. Guest speakers will appear occasionally. University students will welcome this opportunity again to hear the Lincoln Cathedral Choir soon after its second annual concert tour in the east. FACULTY MEMBERS REPORT CONVENTION Haney, DeBaufre Speak on Mechanical Engineers New York Meeting. A report on the 57th annual meeting of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, held in New York City the first week in December, was made before a meeting of the local society last night by Professors W. L. De Baufre and J. W. Haney, who represented Nebraska there. Ward Tefft also read a paper en Metal lic Heat Insulation. At the New York meeting. Prof Haney, who is a manager of the rational society, attended a num ber of business sessions on which he reported. Prof. DeBaufre pre sented a paper in the thermo dynamic discussion group at the convention entitled "The Method of Computing the Tcrmal Proper ties of Oxygen and Ntrogen, and the Determination of the New Equation of the State Therefore." At last night's meeting, he told the various technical sessions held In New York to show the local society the wide extent of techni cal interests of the national group. He also told of the committees on research projects furthered by the society. Among the important events of the convention was the presentation of tre Hoover medal, sponsored by a number of na tional enginee.ng societies, to Ambrose Swasey, who at 80 years of age has been prominent in en gineering fields for many years. Edith Filley to Explain Point System for Ag Girls Edith Filley will explain details en the point system for this year nd Evelyn Bums will sing at the ag barb meeting today. The meeting is scheduled to start at 4:30 o'clock In ag hall 306. Corn Cobs Must Check In Cornhusker Books All Corn Cobt check Corn husker books In to Sid Baker sometime within the week. Books and money must be In the yearbook office before the Christmas vacation. GIVE SUNDAY VE AFTER EASTERN TOUR D hi h GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY TO HEAR PROF. RUST Faculty Member to Lecture On Comet World at 7:30 Tonight. Prof. Carl Rust, instructor of astronomy at the University of Nebraska will give an illustrated lecture before an open house meet ing of Sigma Gamma Epsilon, hon orary and professional geological fraternity, on Thursday evening, Dec. 17, at 7:30 p. m. The meet ing will be held in room 9, Morrill hall. Professor Rust will speak on the topic "What We Know About Comets." Feeling that this lecture will be of interest to other departments in the university the meeting is being opened to the public. AG TESTING SCHOOL Kharkov Teacher Inspects Tractor, Engineering Departments. University stock was given an other boost when P. I. Androu senko, a faculty member of Khar kov agricultural and mechanic arts college in Russia, chase Ne braska as the leading institution in which to study tractor testing and its supplementary material. Mr. Androusenko together with Joseph Brodsky, engineer from the east who acted as an interpreter, arrived in Lincoln Sunday and left Tuesday night. Most of the time here they spent at the college of agriculture where Prof. E. E. Brackett, chairman of the depart ment of agricultural engineering; Prof. Chauncey Smith, professor of agricultural engineering and Prof. C. L. Zink, tractor testing engineer, explained the details of Nebraska's testing system. Asked why he chose Nebraska, Androusenko explained that the university's prestige as the leading tractor testing school in the world was well recognized in Russia. He intends to set up some some such program there. While at present university agricultural engineers are princi pally concerned with testing the .standards and specifications set out by the various manufacturers, the Russian professor suggested that Nebraska add another fea ture to its program that of ascertaining the durability of the various parts ot the tractor. AG SElCErTAlES Large Number Hear St. Paul Choir at Annual Event Wednesday. Featuring the St. Paul Sunday Evening choir, a male vocal quar tet, readings and solos, the ag evecutivc board presented an elaborate Yulotide program under the direction of Marjorie Francis and Earl Heedy last night at 7:30 in the ag activities building. The proram which was attended by a large number of instructors, was opened by Miss Neva Web ster's violin solo. Following this was a special ceremony consisting of lighting a candle for every year of Christ's life. Margaret Jenning's reading "Christ's Christmas Tree" and the quartet composed of Howard Wright. Arnold Reed, Ellice Smith and Ted Johnson preceding choral singing by the audience. Reverend L. N. Blough, of the Epworth Methodist church gave the benediction. Girls Knit, Go to Charm School, Make Scrapbooks, Act in Plays, In Coed Counselor Hobby Groups Annroach of the Christmas season climaxes the fall activity of the Coed Counselor Hobby groups. Underclasswomen enrolled in the Charm School, Knitting, Dramatics and Scrapbook hobby groups may look back on a season of well spent creative leisure under the direction of Board mem bers and Hobby group leaders. Knitters Are Busy. Every Thursday afternoon at 4 rt'rinrk In the dininfi" room of ' Ellen Smith hall, Martha Leefers directs the busy click of knitting needles in the hands of both ama teurs and experts toward the suc cessful completion of knitted ar ticles for Christmas gifts or per 1 sonal wardrobes. Beginners, not 1 well versed n the complicated j ritual of perling and casting on AILY NEBRASKAN Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska SEATON ACCEPTS UNION SITE CLEARANCE BIDS Occupants of Buildings Must Vacate Before New Year's Day. Riila for the wrecking of the buildings standing on the site of the new Student union ouuuing will be made next Tuesday, Dec. 22. Bids for the excavation for the basement will be sent out the following day, Dec. 23. "Occupants of the buildings to be wrecked have been requested to vacate by Jan. 1st, and the wrecking will probably begin the 2nd," said L. F. Seaton, operating superintendent. "It is necessary that the excavating for the new building be started by the 11th. F All Manuscripts Must Be Submitted to Board Before Friday. Offer of a $50 prize for the manuscript selected for the annual Kosmet Klub spring show, and an additional $10 award for the composer of the best song, was annrmnppri hv Bob Shellenberg, the dramatics club's president yesterday anernoon. Preliminary manuscrips roughly fi;criavinir the nlot. scenes, and action should be submitted to the Klub not later than Friday, Dec. 19. The final work should be com pleted and readv for consideration when school convenes after vaca tion, Monday, Jan. 4. Outlines may be ieft at the Kosmet rooms in the basement of University hall. "We are offering these mone tary recognitions as incentives to nlavwrierhts and com posers to produce material fit for production in our annual rausitm comedy in which all parts are nioi'oH y,v men." Shellenberir stated. "These plays should be clever and unusual, dui musi nve plots that contain a real story nrhfrh an entertaining pro duction can be staged with music and scenery.' Shellenberg advised that all types of songs are acceptable in asmuch as those submitted need have no lyrics for they will be supplied later to fit the theme of the story selected. He added that more than one song by each com posed would be considered as there will be several numbers included in the show. "Selection of the manuscript produced will be based upon originality of the theme, clever ness of action and lines, and ease with which it can be staged," Shellenberg stated. "Of course, for consideration at all it must be adaptable to the type of produc tion which we plan." Shell enbere' advised all students wishing to enter skrips or songs to utilize the two weens ui vacation for completing and re vising their work. He stressed the fact that copies should be in finished form when submitted for final consideration. DELTA PHI DELTA'S HOLD YULETIDEPARTY TODAY i Fine Arts Honorary Plans Novel Christmas Celebration. Christmas a la artist mode will be celebrated by students and fa cultv of the fine arts department today at 4 o'clock in Gallery A nf Morrill hall. This annual af- ifair is sponsored by Delta Phi Delta, fine arts honorary. The sponsors utilize their artis tic ability in creating an entirely new and different party presenta tion. There will be a Christmas tree of a species never seen before, and probably never again. Santa Claus actually comes down the chimney and thru the fireplace. No fire, though -against uni versity regulations. The party is not so different that refreshments won't be served, but they will be of an unusual sort. In short, the pa.ty will be of the program-Santa Claus-refresh-ment variety, artistically sugar coated. All persons in the fins arts department are cordially in vited to attend. ' Iiava -nrtlv nmTilpiMl '"barrel" sweaters, which, though, easy to make, are the delight of the smart coed this year. Advanced students of the needle class are at various stages in the completion of all kinds of sweaters, twoater sets, dresses, suits and outfits of dress and coat to match. Miss Leefers urges all girls Interested In learn ing how to knit or how to spend leisure hours In creative enter prise to Join the group of twenty five, already well acquainted with the shop talk of the knitting world. Dorcas Crawford sponsors the group. Miss Doty Directs Group. "Charm School", fascination in the very name, entices s large group of f reshmsn and upper- j Continued on Page .) BOB SHELLENBERG ANNOUNCES PRIZE OR KLUB SCRIPT LINCOLN, NEBRASKA. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1936. GERMAN CLUBTO GIVE CHRISTMAS PAGEANT TONIGHT Public Invited to Witness Performance Directed by E. A. Albrecht. Presenting a sixteenth century folk play version of a Christmas story, the German club will hold its annual observance of the yule tide season in the Temple tonight at 8 o'clock. The three hundred year old German play was chosen by Prof. Margaret C. Hochdoer fer and will be given in German. According to Miss Hochdoerfer, who is in charge of arrangements, the simple and dignified presenta tion, although in German should offer interesting entertainment to English speaking people as well as those who understand German. The program is open to the public. The play which is based on the original Christmas story is under the direction of Mr. E. A. Albrecht, assistant instructor in the German department. Alfred Scherer, instructor, plays the part of Joseph, while Miss Geraldine Krause will sing '"Marienlied" and play the part of Maria in the drama. The remainder of the cast is comprised of: Misses B. A. Klaner, L. Blackdahl, F. Bloom, E. Schwedhelm, E. Caress. G. Gros venor, O. Marek, J. Pestal, C. Schmidt, and Jane Barbour and Messers, J. F. Upson, R. Lyman, S. B. Miller, W. E. Jacobs, F. Remington, B. Vickcry. A. C Havan, and F. L. Rodenbeck. The singing of "Adeste Fidelis," opens the program. Each of the first seven scenes will be followed by the singing of Christmas songs. The eighth or grand finale scene is climaxed with the singing of "Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht." Committees responsible for the arrangement of the program are: Music, Miss M. Lar; costumes, Miss Krause and Prof. M. C. Hochdoerfer; other arrangements, Erick Albrecht, G. T. Tyner, W. Weirsheuser, F. E. Wall, and Jack Mack. AG REVUE SPONSORS AT Coll-Agri-Fun Brd Closes Successful Year With Banquet, Dec. 15. As a climax to this year's Coll-Agri-Fun activities, members of the Coll-Agri-Fun board enter tained sponsors of the organiza tion at a dinner held in the dining room of the Home Ec building last night. Guest of honor at the dinner was Prof. L. K. Crowe, who leaves for Minnesota following the va cation season to take up special graduate work. Additional spon sors who were honored at the event include: Miss Louise L. Lea ton, Miss Edith Carse, and Prof. A. W. Medlar. Financial results of the revue this year were reported by the board as being unsually successful with net proceeds nearing the $150 mark. This total exceeds by ap proximately $50 the amount net ted for shows of previous years, according to the board manager John Bengston. Members of the Coll-Agri-Fun board who entertained the spon sors last evening are: Bengston, manager: Peggy Pascoe, assis tant manager; Pauline Walter, secretary: Albert Nore, treasurer; Truma McClellan, and Leroy Han sen. Claries Club Holds Human Style Banquet Arrayed in Costume Annual Roman style Saturnalia banquet was held last evening by the Classics club, Greek and Latin language society, in the party room of the Ambassador apart ments. Men adorned themselves with sheets for "togas," and wom en were dressed In the customary "stalas." Saturnalia was an ancient Ro man festival, celebrated with much revelry for three days around the middle of December. Entertain ment last night consisted of songs, skits, and individual musical se lections. Arndt Keceives Amazing Collection of Present 1 Not "Pennies from Heaven" but various and sundry prod ucts and bi-products of the dime store, harware store, and brewery all these expressive of a measure of dss devotion to an instructor. The victim of this philanthropic movement was found to be Prof. Karl Arndt, who, In his Current Monetary Problems Class yes terday morning, was confront ed with concrete expressions of the Christmas spirit in the form of baby books, a gallon If wine, bath salts, and many other emblems which could but will not be mentioned. Any needy and deserving student will file his request for material aid from this newly established source before December 25. GERMAN CHOIR GIVES CHRISTMAS CONCERT Theodore Diers Directs Saengerchor Program Wednesday Night. Singing its evening program en tirely in German, the Lincoln Ger man Saengerchor presented its an nual Christmas conceit at the First Chritian Church last evening. The choir, composed entirely of the German speaking people of Lincoln and vicinity, was under the direction of T. C. Diers, radio director of the School of Music. The program included selections by the ladies choir and an organ interlude by Irma Schat. as well as numbers by the full Saengerchor choir. COSTUME PARTY SET FOR IAN. 14 A.W.S. Board Outlines Plans For Annual Coed Event In Grant Memorial. Date for the 1937 Cornhusker costume party to be held in Grant Memorial hall has been set aa Jan. 14, according to plans released today by Maxine Durand, A. W. S. board member in charge of ar rangements for the annual affair. Featured as one of the major events on the campus activity cal endar, the party is open to all women enrolled in the university. Theme for this year's "dress-up" event will be based on favorite comic strip characters, it was re vealed in Miss Durand's announce ment, and all coeds planning to attend the party are asked to wear costumes in keeping with this idea. Letters, urging university wom en to bring their costumes from home following the Christmas holi days, were sent to organized houses at the opening of this week in order that those attending the party might have a better oppor tunity to make preparations for the affair. Stressing the fact that prizes will be awarded for the most out standing characters represented at the paty. Miss Durand stated, "The Unnual 'fun party sponsored by the A. W. S. board for all uni versity coeds was scheduled at a later date this year than formerly in order that girls might secure their costumes during the vacation period. Preparations for this year's event are well under way and we can assure those who come to the party an evening of good times." Tickets for the affair will go on sale following the holidays and may be secured for 25 cents, Miss Durand stated. DR. GILMORE TO DISCUSS TRADE ATLAW MEETING Speaker to Picture World Commerce Situation This Evening. "Monetary Stabilization and World Trade" -will be the subject discussed by Dr. E. A. Gilmore, instructor in economics, as he ad dresses the Nebraska Law School association in the club rooms of the law college at 7:30 o'clock this evening. The program is in the form of a smoker and is the sec ond held this year. Organized for the first time last year, the Nebraska Law School association has been active in aid ing law students to become bet ter acquainted. The first smoker held this year was on October 7 when Professor L. C. Coffman and Dean H. H. Foster spoke infor mally. The association comprises the entire student body in the col lege of law. Jack Doyle is chairman of the committee in charge of this eve ning's smoker. He will be assisted by Lewis H. Henderson and F. C. Trimble. Refreshments will be served at the affair. All law stu dents are urged to attend. CORNHUSKER Kansas Students Vote to Support Campus Newspaper in Crusade to Establish Athletic Subsidization (From Hit Dally Kantan. ) There should be a change !n the supervision of athletics: football players should be aided financially and by a training table; the Daily Kansan is Justified in carrying on its football campaign these were the overwhelming answers of the voice of student opinion expressed in the final compilation of returns or in ' 'ooioau vuesuoniiiure i - ducted by the Daily Kansan. Stu-l dents returned 572 questionnaires.! Oil questions regarding varloua methods of giving aid to football players, there were ""ge Majori ties for the suggested plans. Like wise it was agreed that this was not an "off year." "and that a change was needed In the athletic setup." Most of the students were opposed to withdrawal from the Big Six. though the Big Six rules sre archaic and obsolete. Prac tically all agreed that a good foot ball team is essential to the best i interests of the university and that the football controversy is worth consideration. j Anyway, here are the final tabu lated returns: i 1. Do you think the training table idea should be instituted ati N . U. Student Found Dead in Father's Car NESBITT ENTERTAINS LE CERCLE FRANCAIS Members of French (Hub Exchange Presents at Evening Part). Exchange gifts featured the Christmas party of the Le Cercle Francais last night at the home of John Ncsbitt. Entertainment was provided in the form of danc ing, gomes and singing. Refreshments were served buf fet style for which each person attending was charged ten cents. Program chairmen were Fred Ca hill and Grace Shelley. Katherine Piaza, in charge of general ar rangements was assisted by Le nore eTale, Eleanor Eiche, and Robert Stookey. REPORT ON CONTENTS E Committees Tell Progress; Levin Suggests Juniors Do More Work. Contents and structure of the proposed Student Union building were described by Marylu Peter sen, co-chairman of the building committee, when all standing com mittee chairmen were called upon to report activities to date at the regular business meeting of the Student Council Wednesday after noon in University hall. "The juniors of this council have not been assuming the responsi bilities which are rightly theirs in the handling of work this year." President Arnold Levin declared, prior to calling for the reports. "Seniors have done all the work with a few of the juniors giving desultory aid. Do not forget that in the spring we will nave 10 choose the hold-over members who will constitute the nucleus of next year's council. If no change is shown soon, there will not be eight members fit to select for this body." New Union Plans Drawn. According to Miss Petersen, the architects have drawn new plans from these upon which the R gents approval was granted last year. "Essentially," she explained, "there is no great difference in the outward apperance of the structure which will still be E shaped. After thorough discusion of the plans, the committee gave its approval to blueprints as re vised after various suggestions." "Final arrangements are draw iContinued on Page 4.) 75 GATHER AT A.W.S. TEA Yuletide Colors Featured At Get-Acquainted Party Dec. 1 6. Approximately 75 girls attended the informal tea given by the freshman A. W. S. Wednesday afternoon in the drawing room at Ellen Smith Hall. This tea which took the place of the regular weekly meeting was held in order that members of the organization might become better acquainted. Elizabeth Waugh poured and was assisted in the serving by Margaret Dickenson. Priscilla Wicks, Isabel Krumm, Edythe (Continued on Page 4.) the University of Kansas ? Yes. 514; No, 50. 2. Do you favor aiding football players as is done in certain other schools by special employment schedules and scholastic requirc mentsp Yes. 524; No, 36. 3. Do you know of any specific instance in which a football player ! not ReUin? sufficient food (iuring the football season? 3f)3 ... . . Yes, . A T fn..n. , V. ii trammer Y a ft I A ,Jea you Mlevt that ,t shoulu include lodging? Yes, 38; o. 190. 5. Do you think that a football player should be reimbursed finan cially or in kind sufficiently so that he will not have to seek other employment to put himself thru college Yes, 410; No, 110. 6. Do you think that for the sake of the training table idea it would be worthwhile to withdraw from the Bir Six and incur a tem FRESHMAN WOMEN porary difficulty in scheduling ine sports page: ne nasnt missed games? Yes. 163: No. 387. la football same for years. 7. Do vow know of any "under- BiI!, n,ver ?idt w?e 0 a - .v..iHi... J thi.t.., or sell any ads for the Nebraskan. Z.. V' . "o,. y tConlinued on Page 2) Double-Cut Obstacle Ahead I'RICE FIVE CENTS. Mail Carrier Finds Body of John Wrightsman Near Discharged Rifle. John D. Wrightsman, Lincoln, 19, freshman in the college of busi ness administration, was found dead in his father's car four and a half miles north on 7th street shortly after noon Wednesday. The body 'was discovered sitting up right in the car by W. B. Rolof son, substitute rural mail carrier. According to T. J. Thomp son, dean ot Wrightsman was student affairs, a member of the Uni vers I t y band and was ; doing well in all his studies. The youth en tered the uni versity at the beginning of the school year in '1935. He then dropped school the second se mester and ag a i n entered school this fall From Lincoln Journal, in Bizad col Jolin I). Writ human lege. Missing Monday Night. Wrightsman was reported miss ing late Monday evening by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Wrightsman, 3411 R street. The boy had left home with his fath er's car and, according to police, had written a note threatening to (Continued on Page 3.) POLICE APPREHEND THIEF WHO ENTERED S. A. M. FRATERNITY Arrest of Milford Graham Clears Up Robbery of December 4. Picked up by Lincoln police who found an engraved wrist watch and an electric shaver upon his person, Milford Graham. 26, con fessed Wednesday the robbery of the Sigma Alpha Mu house dur ing the early hours of the morn ing of Dec. 4. He was arrested for investigation Tuesday afternoon in connection with the car he was driving for which he had no bill of sale. A former Bizad student, Graham, told police he had come to Lincoln from Chicago where he had been working for several years. Here he met a Sioux City man whose name he never learned and who. after a long round of "beers." told him how easy it was to "crack" the fraternity houses in Lincoln. Pair Tries Several Houses. Graham told police that he and the Sioux Cityan first went to the Sigma Alpha Epsilon house. While Graham watched from the car, the other man entered the house but was unable to get into the study rooms. The couple next tried the Sigma Phi Epsilon house but were unable to get in. They next went to the S. A. M. house where the one man broke into the house by means of a fire escape and then opened the door for Graham. The pair went from room to room where they stole six watches, two portable typewriters, an electric shaver and a large amount of cash. The robbery, (Continued on Page 4.) NEBRASKA STILL KATES IIH.II WITH It EH It KD JANITOR By CHRISTMAS SPIRIT. I ran into Bill downtown today, and his handshake was as warm as toast. Usually people who live in a small town like Lincoln don't shake hands when they meet on the street But this was different. Bill used to be a member of the Nebraskan staff until the univer sity made him resign. Bill wanted to know all the news from the office: funny how there can be so little news around a place that's supposed to deal in the stuff. But 1 told him all the offica gossip: how we changed the desks around so the activity lounge liz ards couldn't bother the news edi tors; how the dramatic critic fin ally broke down and panned the University riayers: how the whold staff still quakes when the phone box emits one of those long, jan pling rings that sounds like the dean's office is on the other end. "There's a new Awgwan out. Bill" I said to him. Still Reads Awgwjn. "The dickens there is: Suppose Lewie will give me one?" His smile must have widened another foot. It should be worth a copy to Cass to know that one reader ac tually enjoys the alleged humor magazine. "Sure, and there's a lot of Ne braskans you'll have to catch up on. too." Bill always liked to read H used to be our personnel rcla- ,..,, (Continued on Page 3 f .. 4ssk