The Daily Nebraskan
Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska
LINCOLN, NEB.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 10, 1937.
Faculty Survey New Library Plans;
Robt. Miller Named Acting Librarian
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BOARD APPROVES
FACULTY CHANGE,
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APPOINTEES
Dr. L. B. Pfeiffer Granted
Leave of Absence;
Retires Aug. 31.
Three faculty changes effective
the second semester of the school
year were approved by the Uni
versity of Nebraska regents Satur
day. Two of the changes followed
resignations and leaves of absence.
Robert A. Miller, who joined the
University staff last October as
assistant librarian with the rank
of assistant professor, was named
acting librarian with the rank of
professor. He will take over the
duties of Librarian Gilbert H.
Doane who has resigned effective
Feb. 1 to become librarian at the
University of Wisconsin.
Former lowan.
Mr. Miller received his A. B. de
gree from the University of Iowa
in 1929 and his B. S. from the Li
brary School at Columbia in 1930.
He has also done graduate work
at Iowa and Chicago. Prior to
coming to Nebraska he was super
visor of departmental libraries at
Iowa.
Dr. Laura B. Pfeiffer, who had
been on the university faculty for
34 years, was given leave of ab
sence for the second semester. She
will retire on Aug. 31. Dr. Pfeif
fer joined the university faculty
Sept. 1, 1903 as instructor in his
tory. In 1913 she was made as
sistant professor and in 1918 she
was named associate professor of
European history.
William A. Spurr, who received
his A. B. degree from Harvard in
1925 and his A. B. degree from the
Harvard graduate school of busi
ness in 1928, was named assistant
professor of statistics in the col
lege of business administration
faculty of the University of Ne
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JOURNEYING DEBATE
TEAMS DETAINED IN
LINCOLNAFTER SNOW
Forensic Squad 'to Meet
Marquette Arguers
Here Feb. 5.
Blocked roads held the univer
sity's affirmative debate team and
Kansas state's negative team with
in the boundaries of Lincoln Friday
as the two squads had planned to
Journey to three Nebraska towns
during the day. Scheduled to de
bate Friday at 9:30 before the high
school at Seward, before a lunch
eon club at noon in York, before
Hhe high school of York at 1:00
o'clock, and before the Aurora
high school at 3:30, the four de
baters and tTieir coaches, Prof. H.
B. Summers of Kansas and Prof.
H. A. White of the university, were
forced to postpone their meets.
On Thursday the four debaters
had traveled to Wyinore, Beatrice,
and back to Lincoln. In each of
the three debates, held in high
schools In the three towns, Kan
State upheld the negative side of
the question and Nebraska debated
the affirmative. Kansas State
was represented by FxJward LV
Clerck and Elton Wham. On the
Nebraska squad were James Ivlns
and David Curtis. Their subject
was this year's state high school
question, "Resolved, that all elec
tric utilities should be governmen
ts lly owned and operated."
Coeds Will Hear
Beauty Operator
At Charm School
Miss Agnes Schmidt, proprietor
of the Agnes Beauty Shop, will
address coed undergraduates at a
meeting of Charm School Tuesday
evening at 7 o'clock in Ellen
Smith Hall.
The Charm School hobby group
is an activity sponsored by Coed
Counsellors, under the direction of
Jean Doty. Assistant Dean Elsie
Ford Piper is faculty sponsor of
the group.
100 STUDENTS WANT
NEW DIESELMSE
Engineering Staff to Limit
Class Registration
To Forty.
More than 100 responses have
been received by the engineering
college in regard to the new diesel
engine short course which will be
offered Feb. 1 to 20. Application
blanks are now being placed in the
mails. This course on the opera
tion, care and maintenance of die
sel engines of the high speed auto
motive, stationary and tractor
types, will be jointly administered
by the agricultural engineering and
mechanical engineering depart
ments. So that efficiency of instruction
may be at its maximum, and to
enable only those with requisite
background to register, the class
limit has been set at 40. Engineer
ing professors Jilos W. Haney,
W. F. Weiland, E. E. Brackett and
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Frank Taylor Heads
N. U. Kegents Board
Frank J. Taylor, St. Paul at
torney, was named president of
the board of regents of the Uni
versity of Nebraska at the annual
meeting held at the university
Saturday morning. Stanley D.
Long of Grand Island was named
vice president. Regent Taylor was
vice president of the board last
year and Earl Cline of Lincoln
was president.
Robert W. Devoe of Lincoln,
who was elected to represent the
first district, took his place on
the board and Dr. A. C. Stokes of
Omaha, who was re-elected from
the second district, took his place
for a second six year term.
KADIO WKITEK 1 OK
Kl OK TO ADDKESS
SIGMA DELTA CHI
Gunnae-Back, chief continuity
writer for radio stations KFOR,
KFAB, and columnist for Quill,
national magazine of Sigma Delta
Chi, will speak before undergrad
uate members of that fraternity at
a luncheon at the Lincoln hotel
Tuesday.
Student journalists will enter his
discussion of radio writing, with
President Lewis Cass directing the
round table from the chair.
N. U. STUDENTS TO SEE
FRENCH FILM JAN. 16
Varsity to Show Comedy
by Moliere at 10 a. m.
Saturday.
Language and dramatic students
are urged to buy their tickets now
for the French film to be given
Saturday morning. Jan. 16, at 10
at the Varsity theater.
Tickets may be bought from
Miss Augusta Nelson in room 103
University Hall. Any student who
sells twenty tickets for the per
formance will receive a compli
mentary ticket.
"Une Soiree a la Comedie Fran
caise" which shows France's
greatest troupe behind the scenes
is the name of the film. A comedy
by Moliere, seventeenth century
writer, entitled "Les Precieuses
Ridicules" and "Les Deux Couv
erts" by the contemporary actor
producer Sacha Guitry will show
the Comedie Francai.se in actual
performance.
Molier's play tells the story of
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First Floor Plans of Proposed $975,000
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ADMINISTRATION
ACTS 10 REPLACE
ANTIQUE BUILDING
Located Between Teachers,
Social Sciences Hall;
Cost $975,000.
Plans for the proposed new
$975,000 university library build
ing to replace the antiquated
structure now in use west of the
administrative offices, were in
formally discussed and explained
at a meeting of the faculty and
others interested, held Saturday
morning in Morrill hall.
Dr. G. H. Oldfathcr, dean of the
college of arts and sciences, and
chairman of the library commit
tee, presided, while Gilbert Doane,
librarian, described the arrange
ment of floor space as shown
above by means of lantern slides.
Following the explanation mem
bers of the faculty were allowed
to ask questions.
At Work Two Years.
The library committee now
composed of Mr. Doane, Profs. W.
L. DeBaufre, V. L. Hollister. A. A.
Luebs, G. L. Peltier, G. W. Rosen
lof, L. B. Smith. T. T. Smith, and
F. W. Upson, has been at work on
the plans for two years. Those
discussed Saturday were approved
by the committee after four pre
vious sets of drawings had been
discarded. Before the committee
ended its session it had carefully
studied the plans of leading li-
braries over the country as se
lected by Doane and Oldfather.
picking out those features which
were commendable from each and
adding others necessary for the
most efficient operation of the
library here.
Faculty members at the meet
ing were asked to submit written
recommendations for changes in
the proposed setup. The commit
tee will meet later, and if neces
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WOMEN'S ATHLETIC
SOCIETY TO AWARD
TWO SCHOLARSHIPS
Junior, Senior Women May
Apply for $25 Awards
Until Jan. 15.
Kor the purposes of giving finan
cial aid. promoting scholarship,
and creat;ng interest in women's
sports, the Womens Athletic as
sociation is offering two awards
to upper rlasswonieii for the ap
proaching semester. An award of
$2.r each will be made to one
junior woman anil to one senior
woman. The organization plans to
make these awards each semester
awarding a total of $100 each
year.
Requirement for applicants of
these awards are as follows: She
niuKt have a minimum of a
weighted average of HO percent
for her i-ntire college Career; she
must be1 in need of financial as
sistance: and she must have par
ticipated during the previous year
in some W. A. A. activity, such
as, intramural, sport clubs, or
concessions. Applications will be
judged by a committee composed
of girls selected from the W. A. A.
council and a representation of
the physical education staff.
Those desiring to apply for an
award may secure an application
blank in Mis Shelby' office In
Grant Memorial on Thursday and
Friday, January 14 and 15, any
time from nine to fiva.