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"'WW' he Daily RASKA kitti 1 1 uin n Hun mi t M JhsL (paqsL By Arnold Levin Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska vol xxxvi rso. 9i. LINCOLN, NKBKASKA, SUNDAY, I KHKUAUV 21, 1937. IMMCi: . CENTS Economist Next Comvo Speaker o TIM . N 'Pi V ""Him, I 5 17 Action on II"' sltdown front has shifted from Flint, Mich., to Wau Id'Ritn, III., nnil the show has t:kon on o now zest nivl enl.hu (sia.sni. In fuel, broken Iu'hiIm and prop erty damage run rampant on the latest scene, with deputy sheriffs being chased from their guard po.stM while seeking eviction of tho union strikers nnd retaliating hy hurling tour Ran bombs through th' shuttered windows of the Fan nied Metnllut leal corporation plants. Tim strikers won tho flrnt round, Sheriff A. L. Doolltt Id's forces be ing driven bark after u barrage of gns. While the sheriff awaits chemical reinforcements from Chi cago, tho unionization movement taken time, to nail doom shut, creel barricades within the plants, cov ering a four-block area, and break valuable stores within tho build ings. Chemicals valued at. several thousands of dollars have been hurled at the somewhat decadent arm of the law. Sympathizers outside the strikers'-urea have been carrying the fight to the sheriffs, and this pop ular support may prove the final salvation of the workers cooped up within tho plants. Thn law may not be on their aide, but public! sentiment, tho greatest law of nil. Is, Heavy Industry In Russia, tot tering on unsteady logs, suffered a serious blow with the death of (leogori K. Ordzhonlkldzo, heavy Industries commissar. While Mos cow plans teh largest funeral cele bration since tho death of Lenin, father of Russian communism, in fi'24, Soviet chiefs regard the fu ture of this phase of their national lifo anxiously, Russian industry always has been weak, in fact could not exist In its present financial condition in a capitalistic state. Production is poor and slow. Inexperience re tards good work, and lack of ade quate distribution facilities have combined to bring' industry in that country to its knees. Ordzhonikldze. No. 2 man of the Soviet, was counted on to bring some semblance of order out of the chaotic aconomie condition. On his shoulders fell the responsibility for the completion and success of the famous Five Years Plans. Un der his direction. Industrialization han gone forward rapidly during the past few years, too rapidly for Its own good, for related phases cf economic life have not kept pare. Now the Soviet is faced with the responsibility of replacing him. Stalin will look over the numbers of loyal communists and select one not too ambitious, not too good a politician, one who will submerge his identity in that of Russia's No. 1. f NEW HISTORY SOCIETY unincrcoAVPOMTroT HULUO LOOMF UUI1IL0I Prizes Offered for Best Treatises on Topic Of Disarmament. "How Can tho People of the World Achieve Universal Disarm ament?" That is the subject of the peace essay contest sponsored by The New History society in New York, N. Y. The competition is world wide and is open to any. person, regardless of age, sex, or race. To further excite interest in their cosmopolitan competition the soci ety is awarding the following prizes: First world prize One thou sand dollars. Second world prize Six hun dred dollars. Third world prize Four hun dred dollars. Six continental prizes Two hundred dollars each. Thirty-six national prizes Fifty dollars each. Entrants must observe tho fol lowing rules: Papers not to exceed 2,000 words; typed or legibly writ ten on one side of the page only; two copies must be sent, with name and address; manuscripts must be original and unpublished; languages English, French, Ger man, Dutch. Italian, Spanish, Por tuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Rus sian. Arabic or Persian. The deadline for entries is May 1. 1937. The address of The New History society is 132 E. 65th St.. New York, N. Y. DR. FELLMAN TO SPEAK ON AVOIDANCE OF WAR Y.W.C.A. Vesper Group to Hear Talk on World Situa tion Tuesday. Dr. David Fellman, assistant professor of political science, will speak before the Y. W. C. A. Vesper group Tuesday afternoon at 5 at Ellen Smith Hall on "Can We Avoid War." Preceding Dr. Fellman's address, Frances Marshall who is the new chairman of this staff, will discuss some of the work of the World Student Christian Federation. In a world torn by threats of war, racial prejudices, and nation istis ambitions, the Christian Fed eration is directing its efforts to create a Christian world. Vesper choir under the direc tion of Maxine Federle will sing wimp special numbers. Any women student may attend the services. I PRESSMEN HEAR BURNETT RELATE SCHOOL NEEDS Chancellor Entreats Editors To View Education as Primary Debt. Hading "Youth of Nebraska The Stale's Greatest Resource" Chancellor E, A. Burnett pleaded with community newspapermen from thruout the state to view educational progress ns a primary onngauou, m an nuun-wi imiu the Nebraska Press Association Friday evening. A modern inventory of the state's resources is Inclined to con sider little more than "land and cattle, railroads and automobiles" disregarding resources in terms of "young manhood and womanhood," the Chancellor declared. Our modern conception of wealth has neglected the "greatest source of potential wealth," the 600,000 children who are to become our future citizens. Tax Expansion Alarming. in our continual fight against an overly burdensome tax levy we have been inclined to slight the educational facilities of the state on, i hnvo nt the .same time over emphasized material Improvement. "We are alarmed anoui iax tx- nanoim hilt We COIltinUO to Wailt the benefits which taxes provide. We point with pride to our free dom from state debt, our low state tax lew, our great expansion in road building, our old ago pen sions and social security laws, our (Continued on Page 2.) SKIT TRYOUTS FOR 1937 COED FOLLIES 10 Miss Cherny Asks Entries to Start Rehearsals Immediately. Reminder that Coed Follies skit ...in TnPSflaV. Feb. Iejiwiiu-. ,..- - . - ...111 nnnn Oil TuOSClaV. F CD 23 was made today by Betty chairman in charge ot the production this year. Twenty- two organized wu.m , have, entered acts for the 937 i.-..ni., or,,i election of those which 'will appear In the produc tion on April 8 will 'n on the results of tryouts which begin on Tuesday. . Summaries of slut entries Miss Cherny announced, "include a large number of novel ideas for this year's show so that competi tion will probably be exceptionally keen Therefore, we are urging that those houses which have en . i -bit a lpin nolishing their acts immediately, in order that they may be in a compiuicu (Continued on Page t. EVOLUTIONOF LOCKS Talks to ASME on 'Loxology' In Illustrated Lecture On Wednesday. tv,.. iiiatm-v and romance of locks and their manufacture, from ancient History to tne present j, will be narrated by Maxwell C. Maxwell, assistant to the president of the Yale nnd Towne manufac turing company, at the joint Wednesday meeting of the Lincoln Engineers club, and Nebraska sec tion of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and stu dents in the college of engineer ing Tho public is also Invited to hear Maxwell's address on "Lox ology" which will be given In the morhaniea! engineering building, Room 206, at 7:30 p. m. a liner tn Prof. A. A. Luebs of the engineering faculty, who is secretary treasurer or me i-u.an-i. .nUr, rr thp A. S. M. E.. the talk will be illustrated profusely by working models or iocks anu in teresting sketches. In his address here Maxwell will describe the evo lution of locks from their iirsi in vention several centuries ago to and including the perfect speci mens in use today. The speaker is touring tne cen- wtnrinir at the various colleges and universities, under the auspices of the national A. S. M. E. The lock expert was unable to keep an earlier engagement in Lincoln. A large crowd is cxpeciea ncuira day. Void Appointed Member Law Sebool Committee Prof. Lawrence Void of the uni versity college of law has been appointed by Lloyd K. Garrison, president of the Association of American Law Schools, ro nu bership on the association . com- mittee. on adverting and solid- tation. TUESDAY MAXWELL TO NARRATE TOSS I f i'f sr. -v,t tor,, i. aW : ' ' ' ' A . ' - . .. . . . ..... . . Ik. One of these four gins win uesccna irnm ino v.oiiMeuin ni.uKD "" " jh.ii , n prom girl. Final selection of tho honored Individual will bo niado by attendants at tho prom thru votes cast during the ball. Reading from left to right the are; Adriennn Griffith, unaffiliated; Helen Fox, Pi Beta Phi; Juno Butler, Knppn Delta, and June Waggenner, Alpha Chi Omega. rflVl IIIAnnrUrn rUA WHIMIM, BUTLER, GRIFFITH, El University Students to Cast Ballots for Prom Girl Saturday, March 6. June Butler, Helen Fox, Adrl ennc Griffith and June Waggener are candidates for prom girl who will be elected at the Junior-Senior prom Saturday, March 6. Along with the dance music of Anson Weeks and his orchestra who is coming to Lincoln as port of his tour of Big Six universities, the presentation of the prom girl will be a feature of this year's prom unmatched by any previous presentation plan. Sophisticated Theme. "The presentation chosen will accentuate the theme of sophisti cation to be carried in the last formal of the season," said Jane Walcott, co-chairman of the Junior-Senior prom committee, "and having obtained such a well known band wc feel sure that the prom will be a fitting climax to the for mal season." June Butler, Kappa .Delta, is a senior in teachers college from Norfolk. Among her activities at the university, she has participated in University Players, Children's theater, Y. V. C. A., Vesper choir, VV. A. A., Awgwan staff and R. O. T. C. sponsor for the past th",-ee' years. tr-l..., EV.. Helen Fox, Pi Beta Phi, is an arts and sciences senior in the school of dramatic art and speech. Her university activities include University Players, Awgwan edi l Continued on Tnge 2.) f COBS' FATE MONDAY Men's Honorary Has Final Chance to Vote Down New Charter. Monday will be the day of judg ment for the Corn Cobs. At this time members of the Innocents society will huddle together and decide the tate of the pep organi zation which was temporarily driven from the campus by a sledge hammer blow from the ju diciary committee of the Student Council. The decision of the senior honorary society will bring the much disputed matter to a close. According to members of the Innocents society, the main ques tion of the decision will be whether or not the senior men's honorary group should assumo the respon sibility of appointing the Corn Cobs' president. The new charter of the pep organization having finally been approved by the Stu dent Council, fate will lie entirely In the hands of the Innocents. Charged with being more inac tive than its charter permits, not fulfilling the obligations its char ter provides, and having no de pendable cooperation, the Corn Cob organization was brought to (Continued on Page 4.) M PROM RACE NNOCENTS TO Credulous Freshman Discovers Identity of Nehraska 'Gunmen' W ho Gave Him Ride Last W eek By Marjorie Churchill. The powerful "long arm of the law" appears In many guises in the form of the traditional flat footed cop. as the much-evaded Income tax collector but never before has it appeared to Norman Schewe, freshman, in the guise of underworld gangsters. Norman was picked up by what he thought were gansters in his hitch-hiking trip to his home in Murdock last week-end. Finding himself surrounded by grim visaged men bearing ominous looking sawed-off shot-guns, and confronted with a sub-machine gun. Schewe became terror- ttrick en to the extent that in reporting . ' drcribed the car as a gray he bf rcfm "ul" l0.laclf Ford. He VM the episone to ponce nenuiiuwica, HATS IN PKOM UltL HACK kv.wv. -i i r . ...;v "V -A : ''iv- '-SI HUH .. '..' I iGainma Phi's Rat Uei hv Wins Hronze Cup Twelve Groups Hold Exhibits In Bazaar Sponsored by Coed Counselors. Gamma Phi Beta's rat derby won the bronze trophy cup for the . . , . - . , I championship concession Saturday afternoon at the annual penny varnival sponsored by the Coed Counselors. Popular opinion served as the judge and acclaimed the four rodents that raced for a piece of cheese to be the most popular booth out of the contesting field of 12. Other members of ihc animal kingdom that took part in the concessions were two ducks which Raymond Hall contributed to the success of the carnival. The duck game consisted of trying to hook rubber jar rings around the neck of the live ducks In spite of the fowls trying to leap out of their tub of water. "D. G. Nell," a university meller drammer of the twentieth century, Its scene laid in Nebraska was presented by the Delta Gammas with tap-dancing, rhythmic lines and the moral of why girls shouldn't go to college. Alpha Chi Omega artists cut silhouettes after tracing the shadow of the models E 1937 COMMITTEES FOR SENIOR CLASS Kansas City Firm Receives Contract for Class Announcements. Announcement of Uie com mittee which will have charge of arrangements for all affairs of the senior class win do. maue nexu Tnoarinv. Flovd Baker, president of the senior cla-ss, announced yes terday. Altho a list or xne mu tative committees has been drawn nn nfficinl nnDroval will be de ferred until Monday evening which will make public announcement possible Tuesday. At the present time one of the most important committees of the entire organization is the commit tee on announcements. The con tract for the 1937 class announce ments has already been awarded to the firm of College Crafters, located in Kansas City. It is the same firm that handled the con tract for the class of 1936. Sale of the announcements will probab ly be handled by Long's and the Co-op bookstores, Baker an nounced. The price of the an nouncement will be the lowest ever made available on this cam pus. According to those who had (Continued on Page 4.) Dr. W. l'feiler Speaks on Privileges of Americans Dr. Wilhelm Pfciler, associate professor of Germanic languages, was the guest speaker at the Saratoga grade school recently. "Privileges of the American Citi zen" was the topic of his talk. The program was held as a special observance of the founding of the school. asked such questions as: "When do the br.iks close here?" and "Where is Beatrice from here?" Then, when the question of his disposal had been discussed, he was taken several blocks south of O street and released with a command not to look back. Schewe faithfully traversed a full block before he looked in the direction in which the "gangsters" had gone. Numerous anonymous phone calls received Tuesday served to intensify his terror, until, toward the latter part of the week, "the rumor, since verified, began to be spread that all was not as it ap peared on the surface that Schewe had been victimized, taken for a ride in a cruiser car. Apol ogies, avid readers of detective and crime-buster tales just an other false lead, just another might-have-been-gory escapade. ..ll,t n-l A nm Mm 10!l7 in Penny Carnival betore a brilliant light and then presented their patron with a likeness that was enough to be either delighting or dismaying. An archery game was sponsored hy the Tri-Dclts who offered prizes if fVllloh Hl-nn uatYinln U'hAn An... one came near the bull's eye and A Ul.. VI - . i. Alnhn XI Dpltn tjvf nunv anr-k. era when their weight-guessers . 11 ..I . . luiicu 10 come wiuun live pounos of what the scales said. Kappa Alpha Theta, winner of last year's penny carnival cup, sponsored a bowling alley to at tract the bowling enthusiasts of the campus; a bingo game was directed by Sigma Kappa and Knnnn Ivannn finnitnn's vocno'a ii r o gallery took pictures of their cus tomers oy some tricK xociak wnicn turned out a photograph of a movie star. The Barb A. W. S. offered "Football Sam FVancis" which gar.i' carnival goers the chance to put a football in Sam's arms. The penny carnival, altho the cup has been In circulation for only two years, Is a tradition that the Big Sisters organization started when it prevailed on the Nebraska campus. When the Coed Counselors organized they took over the carnival ns a yearly project. 4-H CLUB PLAN? MIXER FOR NEXT FRIDAY EVENING Mel Pester and his orchestra will furnish the music for the an nual mixer sponsored by the uni versity 4-H club this coming Fri day at the Ag campus Student Activities building. Admission will be 35 cents for men and 20 cents for women. The admission fee will include favors. Dancing will begin at 9 o'clock. PROF. HANEY RECEIVES A. S. M, E. FELLOW POST Engineering Society Gives National Recognition To Professor. In recognition of his profession al standing in the field of engi neering, Prof. Jiles VV. Haney, chairman of the department of mechanical engineering at the uni versity, received word of his ap pointment to the honorary posi tion of fellow in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Professor Haney became an asso ciate member of the society in 1914. In 1921 he was promoted to the grade of member. Qualifications for the grade of fellow in the organization are stated as follows: "An engineer who shall have distinct engineer ing attainments. 25 years of ac tive nrnrtir in the nrofession or ! teaching in a school of accepted standing, and shall nave neen io years in the grade of member." Professor Haney organized the Nebraska section of the society and served as its chairman three years. In 1926 he was made a member of the national nominating com mittee representing the local sec tions in the midwestern part of the United States. From 1929 to 1934 he served on the standing committee and served as chair man of the local sections during the latter year. In 1934 he was elected for a three year term as a member of the organization's gov erning board. GREAT CATHEDRAL CHOIR TO SING THIS AFTERNOON Dr. Patterson Will Give Talk, 'Resources of Religion.' The large- number of students who attended last Sunday's choral vesper services conducted by the Lincoln Cathedral Choir will again have opportunity to hear the choir in a period of inspirational music this evening at 5:00 In the ballroom of the Hotel Cornhusker. Selections chosen by the choir are "Sing Ye to the Lord" by Bach and "The Song of Mary" by Fischer. The latter song will be rendered by the Echo Choir of sixteen voices, a part of the larger choir. It is a song taken from an ancient Spanish service. i iky, Yoirsi;(;iJYS, DA :1IIKF SAS 'K WANTS TO SKK YA All you'te guy what ever worked on this sheet, or ever even thought of workln' on it, are ordered to report at de office In da basement o' U Hall about 4:00 dii afternoon. Da chief, data me, wants to talk to ya, an' ta pat ya on the back fo' the fine work ya been doln', If ya been doln' any. If we kin get aroun' Billie Holllsters" patent rights, we might even ha' iome refresh ments o' some kind or udder. Anyhow drop around and we will see what we can find to do. Signed George 'Judy' Plpal FIVE GROUPS FILE F DEBATE CONIES! 1937 Entries to Continue In Annual Competition Until Feb. 25. vu- trrniins have registered their Intentions of participating tn the annual intramural debate con test which will be held sometimo In March, Prof. H. A. White, de bate coach, announced yesterday. Plans are being made for a greater number of registrations during the next several days. All groups must register in Room 111. An drews hall, before Thursday, Feb. 25. Open to both fraternity and non fraternity groups, the contest will he snonsored bv Delta Sigma Rho, honorary debate fraternity. Com petition will be divided into wo groups, the fraternity and non fra ternity organizations. The winning team of each organization will be awarded with an inscribed silver gavel which will be theirs until the contest next year. Chosen for its timeliness and generality, the sub ject will be "Resolved, that there should be compulsory arbitration of labor, disputes." Choose Labor Question. "Wc have chosen the labor ques tion first, because preparation on the subject does not involve an elaborate study of statistical infor mation and secondly, because it is one of the most controversial sub jects at the present time," Prof. White announced. Notices have already been sent to all fraternity and non-fraternity groups that are known nv ueua Sigma Rho. If any organization, either fraternity or non-fraternity, has not received a notice of the in tramural contest, their name should be registered at once, or the non-fraternity groups, any stu dents living together and interested in the contest can organize, choose a name and register for the affair. If the group has a name it is eli gible for entry, the contest rules stav. Bar Intercollegiate Debaters. One of the only rules for the contest that may be binding on some group is the one which states (Continued on Page 2.) AG FAIR BOARD PLANS PARTY FOR MARCH 19 Event to Serve as Feature Of 1937 Farmer's Fair Activities. Date for the annual Farmer's Fair party, held in conjunction with the ag campus Farmer's Fair, was set as March 19 at a recent meeting of the fair board. Report on present plans for the party was mado bv Earl Heady, chairman in charge of arrangements for the af fair. Plans to change tho pageant for this Vv.ar'8 fair to a review were revealed at the same meeting by co-chairmen Donna Hiatt and Mel vin Bierman. Publicity chairman Dairell Bauder announced arrange ments to hold ag college publicity rallies in the near luture. i Concluding the series of reports j ! at the meeting. Earl Hedlund, di rtnr nf the FArmer's Fair horse show discussed plans which have j been made thus far for this fea- ture of the fair. j Ap- rollee-c students who are . members of the Fair Board in clude: Clyde White, manager; Frank Svoboda, Darrell Bauder, Raymona Hilton, Elinor McFadden, Elsie Buxman, Earl Hedlund, Earl Heady. Melvln Beirman. Marjorie Francis, Donna Hiatt, and Pauline Walters. Interested Students May Tntrvirw Insurance Man inierwen insurance man Students interested in selling PT-oun insurance may interview Dexter Godier of the Anflta ijue t i. Tnsnrajiee. convoanv of Hartford. Connecticut He will be here Wed nesday. Feb. 24. Arrangements for the interviews can ical Science oui on onu, 122 from 10-11 a. m. and 1-2 p. tn. OR INI RAMURAL FINANCIAL EXPERT TO GIVE VIEWS ON .25 Editor J. T. Flynn to Appear At University Assembly Thursday Morning. "iln-overv or Delusion A Dis cussion of Current Economic Prob lems" will be the general tnema around which the celebrated journalist-economist John T. Flynn will center his remarks at nn all university convocation at the Tem ple Thursday at 11 a. m. Millions of persons thruout the country have heard and read the economic and social philosophies of this man and much of his reputation as a brilliant speaker comes from a policy of never "pulling his punches" when discussing matters of fundamental economic impor tance. Are we on the right road? What does the future hold In store? ami a hundred similar questions will all be answered by Mr. Flynn. As a student and critic of economics, his articles have appeared in the leading publications of the coun try, while his books have been read by millions. Student of Business Affairs. The career of John Flynn as a journalist and economist has fitted him for his present role in which he devotes his entire time to studying business affairs, indus trial and financial, and economic problems of government. He has also had practical experience in matters of finance. For several irvintinned on Pace 4.) NEBRASKA GLEE CLUB University Men Sinners To Present Musical Repertoire. University's Men's Glee club, un der the direction of William G. Tempel, will be presented by tho school of music Wednesday, Fob. 24, at 4 o'clock in the Temple the ater in the 19th musical convoca tion. Mr. Tempel has by careful selection of voices and training obtained an organization ideal in size. The formal uniforms anu me quality of the singing have madn the glee club an entertaining and good looking group. Three Part Program. The program Wrdnesday will consist of three main parts, the first of which being three num bers by the glee club. Next will come three solos, sung by Alfred Reider, baritone, accompanied by glee club, with Bernard Dalton sington a baritone solo in one selection and Clyde Shonerd giving a tenor solo in another. The clos ing number will be Hail Varsity; thn npw University of Nebraska I song. ) 42 Men in Club. Forty-two men sing in the glee club this semester: First tenors or .Tumps Enibick. James Kemp- thorne, Harold Phelps, Robert Ray. Clvde Shonerd, Jack J raver, ana Robert Westfall. Second tenors are Paul Fuenning. Herbert Hanthom, George Hawkes. Rolland .ye. Harry Proutv. waoe naser. wr. hardt Von Riesen, Charles Reilly. Charles Schmidt. Richard Smiley, and Ellsworth Stohlman. Baritones are John Aronson, Bernard Dalton, Earl Fredrickson, Vernon Heiliger. Kenneth Hill, Wayne Mullet. Allen Peterson. Al fred Reider, Hollis Richter, Sylves ter Rouse, Paul Snyder. Thomas Thurber, and Everett Yost. Eassos are John Daker. Harold Brown. Ritchie Clark. Martin Erck. Rob ert Frisch, Norman Gustafson, Doran Hildebrand. Howard Hilde brand. Don Megahan. Corwi'i Moore. William Moore. Joe Ste phens, and Ed Wertman. 'WAR AND PEACE', THEME OF CHURCHMEET SUNDAY Four Prominent Lincolnitcs Each to Give One 12 Minute Address. A discussion of "War and Pea--."" will be the underlying theme oi : series of panel talks at the Sundn; evening program of the Unitarian church, 12 and H streets. Feb. 21 at 7:30 o'clock. Four prominent Lincoln speakers each will be given a 12 minute pe riod in which to present his view rvMnt fiio auh-iect. Those sched- luled t0 spew &r ur- Havia , . nnutwi science de- partment who will open the sub ject with. "Munition Makers:" Dr. A I.. eatnenv. Dasior ui ' T-riiturinn rhiirrh will SDeak on the "Militarizing the American Mind:" Mrs. Bertha Smith will dis cuss "Neutrality:" and Homer - i - ... r saUrc on wars - jand Better Najs. RECOVERY FEB TO GIVE CONVOCATION PROGRAM WEDNESDAY