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VOL. XXXVI NO. 91.
LINCOLN. NhimVSKA. Til UK SI) AY. I KBKUAKY 23. 1937.
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cononiist Flynii Speaks Today
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ebraskan
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The Incident
Was Humorous.
We have been called many times,
directly or indirectly for our wee
article on syphilis. Most criticisms
charge that the reporting of the
incident was in the worst possible
taste, and that the levity of tone
was decidedly out of place. We
will not deny thp validity of such
claims. And if the piece was re
pugnant to Around and About
followers we are sincerely sorry.
Dr. Wimberly, ever our favor
ite source and authority, de
scribes humor as that which
treats lightly of what is general
ly taken in great seriousness.
Mark Twain, one of the greatest
American humorists does just
that; he makes of an ordinarily
most tragic or grave situation a
screamingly funny story. Per
haps the best of all his tales, and
certainly the most recognized,
revolves around the mistaking of
a shipment of limburger cheese
for a corpse. Acclaimed as a
masterpiece of humor, it would
not be difficult to understand
how the theme might be dis
tasteful to a sensitive person.
Irvin Cobb has made a fortune
on a humorous account of his
appendicitis operation, which bit
of abdominal surgery is still
regarded as major by the medi
cal profession. Even child birth,
the most feared and critical
event in a woman's life, has
been the object of countless
whimsical treatments.
Of course syphilis is not the odi
ferous remains of a departed
friend. Nor is the little Meyer
gal a Clemens or Cobb. But our
point is this: There was nothing
remotely personal in our recount
ing of the happening. Indeed we
do not know the identity of the
gentlemen involved. If libel may
be charged, it was certainly minus
an iota of malicious intent. We
were merely carried away with
"little girl" glee at the picture of
a mature and serious minded
young man. one of many at a
meeting held under the auspices of
the Y. M. C. A., fainting dead
away at the "'psychological mo
ment." This sudden introduction
of very human fraility of the flesh
into a situation marked with the
utmost gravity is surely not with
out its elements of humor.
And so, Jack Harrington, and
the manv others, we cannot truth
fully say we're sorry we wrote the
story; we still think it funny. But
if we offended you in our treat
ment thereof, we humbly apolo
gize. "The Flaw in Paganism'' by
Dorothy Parker:
"Drink and dance and laugh and
lie.
Love the reeling midnight thru,
For tomorrow we shall die!
(But, alas, we never do.)"
Even the most clever "atmos
phere'' seeking reporter ran't
ca'ch the full swing of the behind-the-scenes
of a play. This intrigu
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Editor Hollister Issues uaii :
For Writers; Offers
$1.50 Prize.
A story writing contest hin- i
iored by the Awgwan. campiM hit-
mor publication, was announced
today by Editor Bill Hollister. An j
award of S1..V) in cash will lie1
given to the author of the clever- thp ntj,;nH invoh.0(J in th(. con-1 morning at 11 o'clock. Many of versify, who is now studying under
est story of MHJ words or less, as ! Thp Uvj ppak(.rs wj answer ! his friends and former class mates ! a fellowship in Paris. After his so
Judged by the advisory board '-'jpp ouentions of the audience in ft ' are expected to be present. journ in Paris and throughout
Sigma Delta Chi. ' public forum following the formal All who are interested are in- Fiance. Green contemplates a long
Purpose of the contest accord-' ' URhjon vited to attend. .visit on the Italian Riviera.
1rg to Hollister is "to promote in- ' '
dividual writing end to invite
campus writers to participate in
the writing of their own publiea-;
tion." Manuscripts must le turned
Into room 2. U. hall on or before
Feb. 28. Rules for the contest ari
as follows: Manuscripts must be
handed in on or before Feb. 28: i
they must be typewritten, double,
spaced on one side of the paper,
thruout. Under separate cover '
must be an author's identification
sheet which contains the author's
name, address, and telephone num-
ber.
AI.KXIS TO ADDKKSS
MJTIIEHAN SI1DKM S
(ycrmaii Drpaiiiiu'iit Head
W ill .Speak, at Temple
Friday .Night.
Prof. Joseph A. Alexis, head of
the German department, will be
guest speaker at the February
meeting of the Lutheran Student
rlub Friday evening. Feb. 2G, at
8:15 o'clock in 203 Temple.
Featured also will be Miss Me
llnda Anderson, former regional
president of the Association of
Lutheran Students last year. She
will tell of tne work of that or
ganization. President Paul Waldschmidt will
preside at the meeting with Ger-
trude Warner In charge of games Society in 188B. the controversy
nnd Lillian Ekblad in charge of re- lover spending more than the $100,
freshments. All Lutheran students j 000 planned was recorded thus:
n.l their friends are invited to at-
tend the meeting.
AG CONVOCAT
FEATURES TALK
BY JUDGE PAINE
Supreme Court Member
To Compare Lives of
Famous Presidents.
Judge Bayard H. Paine, Ne
braska supreme court judge for
the past seven years, will address
members of this semester's first
all-ag convocation this afternoon
From the Lincoln Journal.
Judge B. H. Paine.
ai .m uuiuca in Ag imu. naviug j
served on the supreme court bench J
for the past six years and as a :
district judge for 14 years previ- !
ous. Judge Paine has become an i
. a ,rt I. i . i it n..
outstanding figure in Nebraska :
government. His subject will be
"On Washington and Lincoln."
The speaker will compare the ;
lives of Washington and Lincoln. I
Pointing out how Lincoln started I
as a poor lad enjoying none of
the luxuries of life and how Wash- !
ington, on the other hand, began
his life in a well-to-do family, it
will be Judge Paine's purpose to !
show how the two men ended with '
the same success.
"Because this is the first con
vocation of this semester, we are j
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PUBLICFORUMTOIHTlHH"
Ameriran Montralitv Tnnir. !
nmvi IUUM V4.,M,.J, " J"
Of Two Addresses at
Church Meeting.
tides on the campaign for the You'll meet Cornhuskers
American neutrality in foreign ; eradication of syphilis. Dr. Breuer j wherever you go.
wars will bo th subject of two ad-I states. "While scientific informa- This statement was proved to
dresses presented at a publication in this field is important, the j Bill Green, former Nebraska .stu
forum of the Lincoln Peace 'oun- i psychological elements in the prob j dent, according to a letter received
I cil at the First Preshyterian
j church. 17th and K sis., at 7:30
! this evening.
I .r-t . . I ...ill
WI&L I III flitai y iiruuatllt .m
he the topic on whirh Mrs. Arthur
Ij. Smith, slate president of the
A iiierican Association of l.'niver-
Mjty women win Peak. 1.1.
Thomson, field worker of the Na
tional Council for Prevention
f
War. will speak on "Mandatory
Neutrality."
Vim m.ih r.n.l fr Thi.n.i.sr.n
will discuss the value of a policy , alumnus of the university and now . Aboard the Berengana, luxury
of discrimination against the ship-j bishop of the Episcopal church in ; liner of the Atlantic, Green plans
ping of pupplie to an aggressor j the wectern half of Nebraska, will 1 his first visit in Paris with Went
in foreign war and the value of deliver the sermon at the Vniver- ; worth Fling, former instructor In
emhnrev.es 0:1 .s'iMi'u-s to both of
Three s-t of flooring have been
worn from the classrooms and
corridors of University hall since
the university opened its doors to
student in ls7I. Oldest building
on the campus, only the basement
and first floor remain. It has stood
for CH years on foundations of
sandstone, jackscrews and lime
stone, with steel rabies giving the
ercterior what Chancellor Avery
once called a "corduroy effect."
"Hootier" Architecture.
Dubbed as the "Franco-Italian-Hoosier"
style of architecture, the
building was first put on paper in
1869. when the sale of lots to fi
nance the new structure began
Eleven days after the announce
ment of its erec tion, the Common
wealth, predecessor of the Lincoln
State Journal, announced the ar
rival of Mr. R. D. Silver, who im
mediately broke ground for a large
brick factory.
On Aug. 18, the contract for the
erection of the building was let to
Silver and Son for $128,480. In an
account written by Prof. H. W.
Caldwell for the State Historical
"Even the Brownville Adver
Hie Ir'W 11 111 n'i, I -
good friend of the univer-lof
1 tiser, a
Membership Roll
Snells Ability.
Political
Killlori note: Thin la I hi- second of
ll M'rtm of Inttntfwit with pnlltli-al
ncimrr InstrurtuM roncrrnlnir the miccens
of Nebraska's unlramtrnl liKl.lHlurr,
Nebraska's legislative clinic or
experiment station is proving it
self of great significance to the
state at large and to sister states.
This is the opinion which Prof.
L. E. Aylsworth of the university
political science department draws
from the figures and tabulations
I whirh he hua fmnnilf.il fliirino thi
past two years. That the charter
members of Nebraska's first one
house legislature are better
equipped in native ability, educa
tional training, and legislative ex
perience for the task facing them
than those of any legislature in
many years, was established by
the political science professor as
he commented upon the success of
our new legislature.
New Members Able.
Presenting a judicious interpre
tation and criticism of goveinmen-
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Valuable Prizes Offered
In Nebraskan Ad Contest
Daily Nebraskan's advertise
ment writing contest which
opened Tuesday morning will
close Friday, Bob Shellenberg.
business manager said. All en
tries are to be left at the Uni
Drug or at the business office
of the Nebraskan in U Hall.
The ad writing contest con
tains $30 in prizes, which in
cludes a pass to the Junior-Senior
Prom, riding breeches, thea
ter passes, meal ticket, shirt,
fountain pen, pipe, hose, dinner,
and cash in trade in Lincoln
business firms.
AT TEMPLE TODAY ON
. I Lincoln Physician to Base
Discussion on Picture
'For All Our Sakes.'
Speaking on "Emotional Prob -
lems." a talk based on the recently
shown film. "For All Our Sakes."
Breuer. Lincoln phy
ddtess a meeting of
men at 7:13 this
evening
' Temple.
in
the Y rooms at the
Dr. Breuer
has delivered talks
alnnrr this line at Doane collee'
Jduring the year. Referring to the
. subject of his talk and also re
ferring: to recently published ar-
Mem are also or tremendous sig-1
nificance and can not lie avoided."
Opportunity will be given for -
those attending to ask questions)
on both the talk and the film,
Earl Constable, chairman of the ;
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lilliop iipitiht u irmrr ;
Km.conal Sermon Slllldav
' '
It shon U.fCner Of Masill.CS. an
SUV f.piscopai cnurcn duiiuh.v i
Intrigue Found
UNIVERSITY HALL, DRAWN FOR THE 1917 C0RNHU3KER BY D WIGHT KIRSCH
sity, thought the policy of letting
n contract for $28,40" more than
the appropriation unwise. The
State Journal came to the defense
j tfiNiiiioi vniur i 1,1,
the regents, arguing that it was
of Unicameral
Experience. Saws
Scientist Aylsworlhj
From the Lincoln Journal.
Prof. L. E. Aylsworth.
12 PUPILS OF MUSIC
RECITALAT TEMPLE
; Program Today Will Offer
Piano, Violin, Cello.
Voice Numbers.
High school and juvenile stud
ents of the school of music will
present the Thursday afternoon
recital at 4 o'clock today
in the
I Temple theater. Piano, voice, j
! violin and cello numbers make up!
the program on which twelve ;
pupils will appear. i
i.
i A piano pupil of Miss Dreamer's. :
; Donald Sharp will open the recital j
I with "Tweedle Dam and Tweedle ;
Dee" by Grey and "Giants" by j
; Rogers. Harold Osborn. whose i
j teacher is Mrs. Van Kirk, will sing!
, the Massenet "Elegie:" Alvin ;
I Lu gg, jr., a pupil of Miss Ander-
; ndX ri
! who takes vocal lessons from Mrs.
jVan Kirk, will present "The Lov
i lirst of Trees" by Duke.
; Three Other Selections.
1 Three other piano selections will
be heard on ine program. Barbara
i Griswold. who.;e instructor is Miss
Rtrangman. will play "Puck" by
j Grieg; another pupil of Miss
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KNKOUTK ABIMMI).
HILL CKKKN SKKS
I OHMLK IIISKKKS
by Miss Mamy Meredith of the
English department of the uni-
versify
Sailing from New York City on
a six month trip on the continent,
Green chanced upon Hugh Rath-!
burn, Marjorie Souders, and Kath-
erine Heinsheimer, all former Ne- j
ttrnolsa ctti.loniu l,.,,r li,.i,,,r ,.. X'a... '
york. An "auld acquaintance
Pirty was formed and
Cornhuskers showered
I the former
ed a bon
voy-
- nwan iui urwn.
" - !' mc u.u-
II 1
UA z.
in U Hall's 66 Years of History
better policy to begin the erection
of a building of sufficient size and
well united to its uses, even if it
were necessary to have an adtil-
' J -
tional appropriation, than to spcindi
ENGINEERS
Jj Qp
AT
M. G. Maxwell Illustrates;
Speech With Locks.
Various Charts.
Tracing the history of locks
from their origin in biblical times,
Mr. Maxwell G. Maxwell, assistant
to the president of one of the
country's loading lock manufactur
ing companies, addressed members
I of the American Society of Me-
chanieal Engineers and the Lin
j coin Engineers club at a joint
meeting held last night.
; Maxwell illustrated his lecture
with a large collection of charts, ;
I working models, and various types j
of manufactured locks. The title I
I of his address was "Loxology." J
! Telling the history of locks from I
their earliest inception up to the I
most modern types of today, Mr. j
Maxwell explained that locks were '
well known in biblical times. The ;
mechanism, however, was un-;
known until a man named Bonomi
discovered the most ancient lock '
in the world in the ruins of Nine- I
veh. It was proved to lie of Egyp
tian origin and over 4,000 years ;
old, thus suggesting it as being j
the one spoken of in the Old Tes
tament. Mr. Maxwell put a wooden
replica of the lock on exhibit.
Lock of the Middle Ages. i
I "The next lock known to his
tory," he continued, "was the one
j put on the gate of the Temple of
; the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem
by the Crusaders in 1048." The
Yale and Towne company recently
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$2,500 FELLOWSHIP
-Deserts
on the March'i
Wins Honors for !
Ex-Ncbraskan. !
Prof. Paul Bigclow Sears
nierly affiliated with the
brasita botany department
for-Ne-re-
rently was announced as one of i
four winners of $2,500 fellowship
awards given by the Book of the
Month club for his book "Deserts
on the March."
Termed "most dramatic presen
tation of a present day problem."
Professor Sears' book deals with
the annual dust storms which have
periled all resources in the south
west. He nas clone mucn important
CONVOCATION
worK ior tne government on soiii. ..itnrca str.rv of the second
erosion and conservation of nat
ural resources, gaining nat ion wine
recognition as an expert on these
problems. ...... ,
i .u.e.,..r n.-uiK. laK.iip in- cany
work in Ohio and Ohio Wesleyan, I
receiver nis oocior s oegree irom
the University of Chicago. He
first came to Nebraska as a fellow
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I'eif Copies of February
. ,iuf;u(in Slill Available
Few remaining copies of the
February Awgwan will be
placed on sale this morning
from nine to twelve at the
booth in Andrews hall. Copies
may also be had at the Awg
wan office in the basement of
U hall. "Get your early," says
Chuck Tanton, business man
ager. $100,000 upon a building that i
would soon have to be torn down !
because unsuited to the. needs of
the future." '
The dispute over the appropria-
MARKS A DDK ESS
-ft
i m the Lincoln
John T. Flynn.
SEVEN GREEK HOUSES,
Dr. White Sets Tentative
Date for Opening at
Tuesday, March 9.
With seven fraternity and one
non-fraternity groups registered
for the annual intramural debate
contest tentatively scheduled to
begin Tuesday evening. March 9,
members of Delta Sigma Rho,
honorary debate fraternity, have
begun making plans for the affair.
At present the following frater
nities have registered for the con
test: Beta Sigma Psi. Beta Theta
! Pi, Phi Alpha Delta. Sigma Alpha
j Epsilon, Sigma Alpha Mu. Sigma
' Xu. and Zeta Beta Tau.
I Emphasizing that it is not yet
I too late to register for the intra-
mural contest. Prof. H. A. White,
coach of debate, pointed out that
; at least two or three more groups
are needed in the fraternity sec
tion and a large number are
needed in the non-fraternity sec
tion in order to form a complete
schedu'o. Altho only one non-
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Description of Roosevelt's
Second Inauguration
Subject of Talk.
Mrs. Rov L. Cochran, wife o
i xebraskas governor, will present
inauguration of President Roosi
u wh(,n rak, !lt a n,POting
lf thp Homo F;ronomics a..socia-
Ition this evening at 7 a. m.. Ag'
j . .. ,n6
Both the inaugural ceremony
i -. , m 1 n.ldress will he
discussed by Mrs. Cochran. Re
fore her speech, the association
will have a short business meet
ing. The evening's entertainment
will be opened by group singing
led by Helen Phares. Berneitha
Hinthorn and Marjorie Shick are
in charge of the program.
"Beginning with this meeting,
there will be a monthly meeting
for members of the Home Eco-
" 1
j
nomics association on the last 1 commence at nine o'clock.
Thursday of each month," stated "We are making plans io'- this
Agnese Novacek, president. "It isjto be one of the best and most
honeil that each cirl will plan to , en lovable mixers of the year," said
attend the meetings. They will be
short enough so that freshmen
can be in at 8 o'clock."
tion finally involved the governor,
who as president of the board of
regents, had approved the expen
diture of a sum in excess of the
appropriation. The issue later be-,
came one of the charges in an im
peachnient trial against the gov-,
crnor. j
A chapel whs located in the
north wing of the building, taking!
up the second and third floors, and !
after some student agitation, base'
burners were installed to keep the:
temperature endurable in winter.
The seats were the traditional1
pews.
Heralded Growth.
Old University hall was soon
overflowing with students, faculty, i
and equipment, winning first re
lief when the natural sciences !
building, later called the cnemis-1
trv buildiner and now pharmacy .
! hall, was added in 1S90. The uni- i be followed during the remaindei
veruity then entered on a period j of the semester has been sched
of rapid expansion, and every leg- uled for the meeting of the ag
lslature after 1S85 until 1917. with j campus Y. M. to be held Friday.
1 the exception of those of 1893 and Feb. 26. in Agricultural Hall.
1901, made special appropriations I The meeting is open to all mem-
i for university buildings. i bers of the ag organization and
' The decapitated structure still i all others interested. Wesley Dunn.
adorns the campus, housing two
departments and several offices,
Despite its past it recalls many
memories of college days to loyal
alumni.
T
T
E
No Official Dismissal of
Classes for Assembly
In Temple at 11.
With his discussion of present
day economic problems. "Recov
ery or Delusion," John T. Flynn
will address students, faculty
members, and townspeople in an
all-university convocation at the
Temple theatre this morning at
11:00. Speaking with a back
ground of experience and an
initimate knowledge of the modern
industrial system, the journalist,
economist and author, has proves
himself a competent authority on
all matters of a financial or capi
talistic aspect.
In his convocation lecture, the
guest speaker will discuss the
present day situation, as inter
preted by the different monetary
policies of the New Deal which
have aroused such heated contro
versy. Likewise he will treat with
others of the many plans set
forth by the "share-the-wealthers,"
Father Coughlin, Irving Fisher,
Major Douglas and others.
Prominent Journalist.
During the early part of Mr.
Flynn's life he studied the eco
nomic situation thru the eyes of
an eastern newspaper man, and
gave first voice to many of his
policies in the columns of the old
New York Globe. Since the publi
cation amalgamated with the Sun
he has devoted his life to a study
of leading industries and signi
ficant economic movements.
His interpretations of and re
actions to these trends have found
vent in several books and articles
which have brought the visitor
national recognition In his field.
His predictions previous to 1929
have since become a reality, and
as a result he has emerged into
the national spotlight as a leading
student of political economy.
One of qualities that has brought
Mr. Flynn such a tremendous re
sponse as a speaker is his facult
of dealing with the great nati' :v 1
I problems as they exist at the t nv .
As a journalist he is able to c Ui
ate with precision the shifting
i scene as it emerges from week
I to week, and to Interpret new
(incidents, new personages and new
I trends as they arise. His lecture
this morning promises to be an
up-to-the-minute account of where
i we are now, and what can b
i expected in the future, under
i existing conditions.
: Classes wiil not be officially
I dismissed for tlio convocation, but
anv instructor is free to let out
ill o'clock classes if they desire.
ii4-H CLUB SIGNS PESTER
FOR 'SWINGTIME' BALL
Ag Club to Stage Annual
Dance in Activities
Hall Friday.
Fcaturii'.g the melodious .strains
of Mel Pester s band, the annual
".Swingtimc" ball, held under the
auspices of the university 4-H
club, will be given Friday night.
Feb. 26, in the Activities building
on the ae campus. Dancir.g will
Melvin Beermann, rlub president.
The scene of the affair will have
the air of true 4-H club spirit
and the decorations will be rove1
and unique.
University 4-H club member.'
are selling tickets which may be
purchased for SO cents per couple
I Door admission prices have been
rset at 20 cents for ladies and S
! cents for men. Mr. and Mrs. L. I.
I Frisbie. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Ab
bott and Miss Alleggra Wilkcr,
i will act as chaperons.
1 The committee in charge of ai-
B,.rman K(, Zanili Lois LIchlltf!.
and La Verne Peterson while the
ticket selling group is composed ol
Rex Brown, chairman: Clifford
Heyne, Dariel Bauder. Ed .aim
Eric Thor, Dale Theobald. Glen:i
Klingman. Denver Gray. La Verm
Peterson. Ted Johnson. John Flan
agan. Frank Svobodn. Lois Gil
Iris Johnson. Fern Glenn, Mildn
Nash anil Esther Wiechert.
A YM to Hold Table
I)ii0ii!fioii of Plan
For Kemainins Term
A round table discussion on the
policies and type of program to
j who will preside at the meeting,
asks that all come prepared to
, make suegestions for increasing
.the effectiveness of the Y program
(during the remainder of the year.
LECTURER
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