2 iOwT.V'-W-V). V''-WW-witifcilllSv.'M. lfcWVywlllBrlllgtlfl,' CbwunjcL and ClbouL Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska VOL. XXX VI NO. 96. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA. SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 2B, 193: PRICE .r CENTS Sarah l.ouitv Meyer HUSKE SHARE G SIX LAURELS III o Daily fEBRA.SKAN HE RS ill! Iri 3 I I I; I 4 i i k 4 in i iiiinvnr -i-'ft'i iii iiiVif'r;--':ViriH ni, iitr riiiii'iifiiMtiif iS Digging, Divosaurs, Dreams Inspiration? We stopped, on the dreary morn ing of Friday last, to watch the steam shovel at work on the Union excavation, The echoing re echoing put-put, that reverberates throughout the campus and the fringe of student lodgings nearby, had at last succeeded in luring us to- the spot of operations. The fas cination in the building of a struc ture is ever an irristible one for us. The thrill of watching some thing grow, take form, achieve completion is never dulled, be it a house of cards, or a state capitol. And so we dreamed of the busy student center that would some day rise in this gaping hole. (The pater familias never passes the spot without making some remark about flay Ramsay's potential ap peal to old grads for furnishing funds). But mostly we gazed in open-mouthed awe at the activi ties of the steam shovel, marveling at the intricate effectiveness of its scooping and loading. We were somehow reminded of the lower ing movements of the huge dinos saurs in the Sinclair collection of pre-historic animals at the Chicago World's Fair. As we moved reluctantly away from the magnetic scene, a little girl in a red hat airily inquired, "Getting inspired?" The urge to build and create must lurk somewhere in the makeup of everyone. Margaret Jones tells "Why Boys Stay Home" in the "American Home." The why is a cabin or shack in .the home back yard from which Mom and Sis are banned, and where the boys may keep their library and cook the the re wards of their hunting prowess. Apprehensive mothers, are reas sured that "no boy ever died of his own cooking," and are ad vised to swallow their pride (which might lead to culinary Interference) and every bit of the product of their sons' ef forts. We guess the idea is to get the boys to stew at home. Another Parker observation: "By the time you swear you're his, Shivering and sighing. And he vows his passion is Infinite, undying, Lady, make a note of this One of you is lying." Too many of us pacificists are impatient about the realiza tion of our dream of a wariess world. And when we are con fronted with the countless ob stacles that stand between peace-lovers and even a modi cum of their goal, we become easily disheartened. Not so long ago Dr. Fellman told the Y. W. C. A. that the only sure way to accomplish permanent peace Is through the aid of education. The longest way 'round Is often the shortest. This too is the view of Admiral Byrd, writing in the "Rotarian." He outlines a program to check the possibility of drifting into war thus: "1. Inform ourselves as to what la involved In the choices to be made. For example, What is dis armament and what does it mean ? 2. Study war and violence as Institutions, and reach conclusions about them. Perhaps we can con vince ourselves, and then others, that war does not settle problems; and difficulties. 3. Inform ourselves as to what Is really necessary for peace. Of Lhe 'wav' I am not so sure- nor om I sure that any one way isj lhe only way It is easy, witn little knowledge, to be dogmatic. That is a danger. Peace, when It comes, will no doubt come through the meeting and agreement of many minds which among them selves possess diverse views on most subjects and even on meth ods of attaining this objective." It all sounds beautifully simple, doesn't it? Yet the great ex plorer knows that even the self education he suggests is not really easy. But Byrd is so convinced of the drastic need for peace organization that he has resolved to devote most of the rest of his life to efforts toward peace. We little minds will be glad one day that he did. More than making good as a photographer is Kennie Bon, for mer Journalism student here, and now staff photographer for the Omaha World Herald. His paper's Sunday rotrogravure section fea tures some shots of the metropolis' hot spots and gambling dives. Bon got them by concealing his camera under his vest, so that only the lens were exposed. Those who have worked with him on his regular reporting-photographing best describe him as "dependable, dare-devil, and fast as hell." One of the things which boosted Kennie a notch up the ladder of fame and fortune was his "Day With a Nebraska Coed." an all photographic record of a typical oollegienne's day. Dixie Betzer was the fair model. Taken while Bon was still in school, the story was given a full page spread in the Herald rotogravure section. And Kennie has been taking "pix" ever since. N NUMBER OF AG MAGAZINE READY TUESDAY 'Cornhusker Countryman' Features Interesting Run of Articles. Featuring a collection of feature articles pertaining to the field of agriculture and the activities of the ag college campus, the first issue of the newly established Cornhusker Country will be dis tributed into the hands of 1,000 subscribers Tuesday morning. With Don Magdanz acting as edi tor, the new publication represents the realization of a student move ment to establish and publish a monthly publication confined strictly to agricultural interests. In the leading story of the new born publication, Al Moseman, junior in the agricultural college, recounts the activities of the re cent Junior Ak-Sar-Ben .stock show. In his summary of the events of the annual ag college show presented under the spon sorship of the Block and Bridle club, Moseman relates the history and the purpose of the junior stock show. As a part of the ar ticle the author also includes the winners of the competition in showmanship, judging", and bid ding, staged several week ago. Women Contribute Frances Major, Virginia Keim, and Valeda Davis, three ag stu dents who have recently returned from Detrait, where they attended the Merrill-Palmer home econimics school, contribute a story of their periences during their stay at the leading home ec school of the na- ( Continued on Page 4.) SCHEOlEPil OF FIRST ROUND DEBATE TEAMS FOR MARCH 1 New Entry Boosts Number To Double of Last Year's Contest. Drawings for the first round of the annual intramural debate con test, scheduled to get under way either Tuesday or Thursday, March 9 or 11. will be made in room 111 of Andrews hall Mon-j day afternoon. All entries who have not yet registered for the competition must be in before the j drawings. One new entry in the fraternity j section now boosts the list to During the month of March a eleven, almost twice the number I series of special Lenten musical registered last vear. Included for j vespers will be held in First-Ply-fraternity competition are: Beta mouth church, 20th and D sts., ev Sitrma Psi. Beta Theta Pi. Phi I cry afternoon from 4 to 4:45 Alpha Delta, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, I Sienna Alpha Mu. Sigma Nu, Zeta Beta Thu, Kappa Sigma, and Delta Theta Phi. Thre: Barb Teams. Three groups have registered at present in the non-fraternity com petition. Prof. H. A. White, de bate coach, pointed out yesterday that several more entries should be secured ;n this section in order to make a complete schedule. At least one entrant is expected be fore Monday afternoon. Compris ing the three teams already registered are: George Mueller and Otto Woerner. no name; (Continued on Page 3.) LINCOLN CATUKDK Ah CIIOIl! SINGS VhSPKKS Professor Slepunek to Talk Sunday Afternoon At Cornhusker, Lincoln Cathedral choir will again at 5 o'clock this afternoon hold Vespers service in the Corn husker hotel. Professor Stepanek of the English department of the University will be the speaker. guest ! 'Man Isirl Happy Without His Work 'Philosopher' Tells an Interested Audience of Nebraska.. Reporter He wasn't an ordinary visitor to the Nehraskan office; reporters seemed to sense that as they stopped their clattering machines to listen to the aged man who had come to ask for back files of the paper. He peered at us through thick lensed glasses, and spoke haltingly as he glanced around the room, then asked: "Do you make carbon copies of all your work?" Only a newspaper man, we knew, would ask such a question. We Inquired further to verify the hunch. The Country Over. "Yes." he replied, "I set my first type on July 6. 186r. working for the Youth's Companion in Boston. I moved to Providence in 1872 when the great fire swept the town. Since then, I've worked on newspapers from Maine to Cali fornia, and from Canada to Caliente." In three months, he told us, he ' HISTORY OF SCHOONER UJNDER WIMBERLY TRACED IN STORY Erich Alhrecht (lontrihutes 'Heart Without Country To Periodical, Telling Ccrman Viewpoint; Johnson Writes Decade of Progress. Tracing the rise of the period ical since its origin just ten years ago, in the early months of 1927, the spring edition of the Prairie Schooner, which appeared on the stands Saturday, carries a feature story by Maurice Johnson, associ ate editor, on "The Prairie Schoon er: Ten Years." Resplendent In its new orange hued cover, the Prairie Schooner's leading article deals with the au thors whose literary efforts ap peared in the first publication, es pecially the works of Dr. L. C. Wlmberly, editor of the Prairie Schooner. Erich Alhrecht, graduate in structor in the Germanics depart ment, makes his debut in the Prairie Schooner with "Heart Without a Country," an autobio graphical letter to a German MICKEY GOES TO CAPITOL FOR IRRIGATION MEETING Will Confer With PWA Heads For Funds to Construct Reservoirs, Dams. Prof. Clark E. Mickey, chairman of the department of civil engine ering at the University of Nebras ka, left for Washington, D. C. Saturday night for a series of con ferences with the federal PWA authorities relative to the United Public Power & Irrigation dist rict's application for funds to build dams and reservoirs for the Cambridge. Arapahoe and Oxford, Neb., irrigation project. According to Professor Mickey, who is representing the district as engineer, it will cost around $931, 500 to build a dam and reservoir on Medicine creek, about 9 miles north of Cambridge, nnd other works required to irrigate 12.000 acres of land. This first reservoir will store a maximum of 34,500 acre feet and a minimum of 12.000. Henry L. Mousel, president of the district accompanied Profes sor Mickey to Washington where they will go over the district's plans with government engineers and officials. LENTE Program Features Special Vocal Solos, Sermons, Organ Recitals. o'clock. .Wilbur Chenoweth will give a se ries of organ recitals and the so loists of the carillon choir will sing special numbers on March 7 and 14. On I aim Sunday there will be a "Passion Choralogue" by Olds, presented by the entire ca rillion choir with the assistance of the girls antiphonal choir. On Easter Sunday and vesper will he given outdoors, weather pcrmit ( Continued on Page 4.) Senator John Atlam lecture Tonight on Child IJihor Proposal John Adams, member of the un icameral legislature, will address the youth groups of the First Christian church on child labor amendment this evening at 7 o'clock. After his talk, Senator Adams will lead an informal dis cussion of the material presented. The evening discussion on the problem of child labor will culmi nate a three hour meeting of the Christian students which will be gin at 5 o'clock with a recreational period. A buff. supper followed by vespers will constitute the rest or me meeting. would be eighty years old, and was now historian for the Nebraska Press association. That's why he wanted back numbers of the Ne- braskan. He glanced down the ' row of busy reporters, then con- J fided: "A man isn't happy without. his work. God! Id like to be back on a newspaper again." More typewriters stopped; more ears attended. This visitor was a newspaperman and a philosopher who seemed to have insight into the Impelling lure of printer's ink and bulldog editions something we had all felt in a small measure and wanted to understand. We asked the speaker his name. "Henry Allen Brainerd." It seemed to us to contain every magic syllable found in "William Al len White" or "Richard Harding Davis." Lingering on personalities, we discovered that Mr. Brainerd has one son, now in Illinois, a (Continued on Page 2.) N VESPER SERIES friend on the impressions he has had of American life since he came to this country in 1932." Make Literary Debut. Six stories appear in the spring Schooner, all except one of which are works of writers never pub lished before in the Schooner. Wil liam DeLisle, Summit, N. J., a former contributor, is the author of "Bitter Quest." Warren Beck's "Shadow of a Green Olive Tree," Winifred L. Van Atta's "Some thing Sweet, Something Sad," E. Sidney Green's "Preliminary," Kathleen Sutton's "Boy with a Rabbit," Leon Dora is' "Forgive Me," are the stories appearing in the Schooner for the first time. Confessing himself to be at a loss as to whether Americans are (Continued on Page 4.) MS BOARD PICKS SEVEN SKITS FOR '37 COEO FOLLIES Five Sorority. Two Barb Groups to Comprise Show Neucleus. Five sorority and two barb groups will appear in the annual Coed Follies, sponsored by the A. W. S. board, according to Betty Cherny, general chairman in charge of ' program. Chosen from twemj -three skits which were given before the judging committee the winning skits are: Alpha Chi Omega Alpha Phi Alpha Xi Delta Raymond hall Kappa Alpha Theta Rosa Bouton hall Sigma Delta Tau The skits will form the nucleus of the Coed Follies to be presented early in April, in the Temple theater. In addition to the skits, a style show will be held and a best dressed girl of 1937 will be named as a climax of the evening's entertainment. Basis of Selection. Martha Morrow, chairman of the skit judging committee, stated in regard to the selection of win ning skits. "The skits were chosen on a basis of originality, adapti bility and amount of practice shown. There were other skits with excellent possibilities but lack of presentation time, caused the committee to narrow the win ners to those best fulfilling the qualifications." The ocmmittpe which judged the skits is composed of A. W. S. Board members including Miss Morrow, chairman; Jean Walt, Marjory Crablll. Barbara DePut ron, Bety Cherny, Ardis Greybeil, Elsie Buxman, Jane Barbour and Vee Louise Marshall. YMCA PLANS SERIES OF RELIGIOUS TALKS Business Man, Students, Professors to Give Views of Topic. The question, "What Religion Means to Me" as interpreted by a business man. two university pro fessors, and three university stu dents will be discussed in a series of four pre-Easter Y. M. C. A. meetings beginning Wednesday, March 3. at 7:15 in the Y rooms at the Temple. Mr. M. A. Hyde, vice president of the Security Mutual Life Insur ance company, will present his views on the question at this first meeting of the series. Other sched uled speakers are Professor Nels Bengston of the geography depart ment, who will speak on March 10 and Professor Harry Kurz, of the romance language department, who will speak on March 17. On March 24 three students will give their interpretations of the pro blem. The entire series of meet ings is open to all university men students. Women Surpass Men in Choosing Color Com hi nes Women know their colors. Men tend to be indifferent in selecting color combinations, but not so women. They know what they want, which is either a very large or a very small contrast in color combinations. Nothing halfway for them. The authority for this statement is Dr. J. P. Guilford, professor of psychology here. Dr. Guilford and Elysbeth C. Allen, a graduate stu dent, have recently completed a piece of research on the color combinations found pleasing to men and women. The data they (Continued on rage 4.) EAGER RENAMED CADET COLONEL ! . OF ROTC CORPSf ' gl , i , -i Bertramson Appointed as Lieutenant Colonel to Fill Vacant Post. Cadet Col. George Eager of Lin coln was reappointed commanding officer of the university R. O. T. C. regiment by Col. W. H. Oury, com mandant of cadets, who released special orders announcing promo tions today. The order renamed all of the lieutenant colonels of last semes ter with the exception of Albert L. Pearl, who was replaced by Mnj. Rodney D. Bertramson, Pot ter. Bertramson will assume the duties of commanding officer of the artillery battalion and will be assigned to drill with headquar ters company. The post of execu tive officer of the artillery bat talion vacated by the promotion will be filled by Capt. Robert W. Hutton, Lincoln, 'commanding of ficer of Battery C last semester. The complete list of appoint ments follows: Cadet Colonel: George Eager commanding regiment. Lieutenant Colonels: Theodore D. Bradley, executive officer; John E. Jarmin, adjutant; John T. Parker, commanding officer, engi neers battalion; Rodney D. Bert ramson, commanding officer, ar tillery battalion. Majors: Robert K. Eby, assist ant adjutant: Dwyane D. Ernst, S-l: Lowell English. S-2; Charles B. Drummond, S-3; Oliver C. How ard, S-4; Sidney Baker, command ing officer, 1st battalion; Garrett (Continued on Page 2.) V Mortar Board Will Award Plaque to Senior Girl With Best Record. Members of Mortar Board will i present a plaque this afternoon to the senior girl who has maintained a record of achievement in schol arship, leadership and service, to the university for three years, at their annual scholarship tea for university women with fcO aver ages, which will be held in Ellen Smith hall from 3 until 5 o'clock. About 475 women will attend the tea who have maintained an 80 average, are carrying twelve hours during the present semester and who have successfully com pleted twenty-seven hours in the two previous semesters. The presentation of the plaque will be followed by the awarding of parchment scrolls to the two senior girls receiving honorable mention for their outstanding scholastic and extra curricular work. These awards are new ea- ( Continued on Page 4.) Former iVehraka Art Professor Wins Prize For Kxhihit in Chicago Mrs. Tressa Emerson Benson, formerly a member of the univer sity fine arts faculty, has been awarded a $300 prize for the best woman's painting to be shown at the 41st annual Chicago art ex hibition. Her picture, "The Daguerreo type Dandies," has been popularly acclaimed by eastern artists, and sinco leaving her position as as sistant professor of drawing anil painting here, she has devoted most of her time in the interests of her chosen profession. February edition of Art Digest contains a feature article about Mrs. Benson and her prize painting. Audience, Not Players. Offers Greatest Joy to Critic Viewing Children's Theater Production By Sarah Louise Meyer. Ponce de Leon was wrong. The fountain of youth is not in Florida, or indeed any single spot under the sun. It is everywhere, any where, in the herats of children. Jaded oldsters may find again the breathless exhuberance of childhood in a children's theater such as Saturday's "Heidi." The spontencity of the youngsters' re actions carries away the most blase adult in a glorious tide of zestful enjoyment. Webb Mills, who came on business and re mained out of curiosity, breathed reverently. "I wish the Kosmet Klub audiences would be as enthu siastic." Between scenes the children are so excited they can't sit still, ask ing, "Oh, is it over? When will it start again? How soon?" When the house lights are switched on floods of children stream into the 1 aisles, shouting, laughing, running Kenained Colonel 1 V ' From Lincoln Journal. COL. GEORGE EAGER. TO FEATURE ART EXHIBIT OPENING Nebraska Art Association Meets in Morrill Hall Today. "Living pictures'" will be the feature of the opening today of the Nebraska Art association's 47th annual exhibit in the galleries of Morrill hall. Following a cus tom of approximately ten years standing the first day of the four weeks exhibit is restricted to members and invited guests. A series of famous historical paintings will be the subject of the living pictures which are por trayed by people posing inside a large frame in front of a back ground in such a manner as to duplicate the original famous painting. The necessary finesse is acquired by the use of careful lighting effects. The series will include 12 such portrayals. Prof. Dwight Kirsch of the fine arts de partment will give brief introduc tory addresses explaining each picture before it is displayed. Two Galleries of Paintings. Two galleries of paintings rep resenting work of the leading and prize winning artists of the coun try as well as many different schools of thought, kinds of views, and types of painting have been selected by the association. The exhibit will be thrown open to inspection by the public on Monday and will continue for four weeks. By special arrangement with the university, students will be admitted free of charge to the (Continued on Page 2.1 CADETS AT TEA DANCE Over 500 Attend No-Date Affair at Cornhusker Saturday. i i Over ,'idO students were csti I mated to have attended the K. O. It r liiwinsiirs' club tea dance given Saturday afternoon from 3 until 5:30 o'clock in honor of the Nebraska corps of cadet officers. The affair was held at the Corn husker hotel. Jack Elson's seven piece orches tra furnished the music for the no dale party. An overabundance of males was reported despite the special invitations which were is sued to presidents and social chairmen of organized women's houses, sponsors c.f last year's mil itary units, nnd approximately 100 other women recognized as leaders in campus activities. "Cutting." an unusual practice on the Nebraska campus, was gen erally recognized as one of the (Continued on Page 3.) up and down the ramps. The lili putian play-goers swarm the lob by, the stairs, the dressing rooms. Snow suits, furry jackets, bare legs are everywhere. But when the house lights go off there is a frantic scramble to get buck to seats, ami cheers fill the air. Not a word, not a single word must be missed. To the youngsters the play is not a spectacle, it is an expe rience. They live it. When the heroine is miserable the audience visibly droops, when she is happy they scream for joy. During in tense moments they are literally on tiie edge of their seats, occa sionally bouncing up and down or even impatiently standing up. as if to hasten the solution of the difficulty. When the denoument at last comes, and the wicked gover ness is punished or the troubles of the c haract -rs are solved, shrieks (Continued on Page 4.) 110 E TO TUNE OF 37-32 Record Smashing Number Watches Team Play Its Best Game. By Ed Steeves. Id humbling the crest-riding Kansas university basketcers last night on the coliseum maples, 37 32, Nebraska siamesed into the Big Six laurels with the Jays. A Shan; for top honors as they now stand is the closest the Huskers have ever come to winning the conference trophy. Sorensen and Parsons halved scoring honors with nine tallies each for the hosts. For Kansas, Rogers was the show with nine also. Karly moments of play found the Brownemen taking a kangaroo leap into the lead, 13-2, in seven minutes. At halftime, they still led 18-10, but the second canto brought a scrappier, faster Kansas quint to the floor that turned the whole game inside out, brought everyone of the record breaking crowd members to their feet, sent two players to the showers and nearly won the ball game. Defensive Rally. As the game ended Nebraska contented herself with a desperate defensive rally. As the play grew warmer players found themselves piling up in bunches as they fought for the agate. In one such heap Ray Noble of Kansas and Floyd Kbaugh of Nebraska had a fistic disagreement that shooed both to the showers. Two records were broken at the fan maddening fracas last night. Nebraska reached her acme of conference play in cage history, and' a new Husker maple attend ance record was smashed. An un official count from John K. Sel leck's office counted heads at 7.600 persons. This is the second time in two years that a Nebraska Kansas basketball game has broken conference mob records. E. C. Quigley, referee, pleased the fans with his decisions and jo vial nature even in the. face of the tenseness and keen rivalry of the battle. Pralle scored first in the c;u '.il tilt with a gift toss after t.v 1 .!! (Continued on Page C. UNIVERSITY STUDENTS PLAY PARTS IN 'HEIDI' City Children's Production Given Yesterday at Temple Theater. Appearing in the Lincoln Chil dren's theater presentation of "Heidi," by Styrl, Saturday at the Temple theater, were seven stu dents of the university dramatic art department. The cast was headed by Miss Pauline Gellatly, department instructor, as Heidi. Max Gould. Flora Albin, Nadine Lucius. Shirley Potter, Jean Gist, Dorothy Archer, and Ruth Van Slyke are the dramatic students who took roles in the Swiss tale of a child of the mountains. The children's theater produc tions are sponsored hy the Lincoln Junior league in collaboration with the University Players nnd pre sented at intervals thruout the school year. The complete east of "Heidi": Aim Utv'lc. Menu's t-Tunrtfnthi-r, r.n Sul'fr. MimMer (t"m 1 .,rf Ma 'i'' 4. i'ftrr, the KcarhiTil. M"i Ar. Dim,-. Houli ii inl. Klii'a AIMn. llewll, 1'iiliv OliKHi. HntHtta. Mn m'ltlirr. NiuHni- l.wur. PMpr' cnininiiihiT. Klnripy Pmifr S.ppl . a raKt.'Ml l"'J the mrrrts, George BjJi'kftrin.v Tmctte. n mnul 1:i n- Sfeman hoiiff linli, Ji'Hn Cut. Kraulnti Unit, nmi'irr. the Si-nrman fnv ernfM. p.iruthv A r.-ht- Clara frurnmn, On Hf h n Conni-:!. Mr. Sraoman. t'larn'a ftitlirr, Jnhn fiofth. Mailamf Srfuniin, f'lorn'a Krnnimother, r.il'h an Si k" staff: I Mrfi't'ir, I'nufr.-i'v J'loyfrs. It Allrf llnttfll; ChlMrpn K ThentiT. Paillint (jH.stly: 5taj;f iiinnoKT. C'harl' K'vrv .rininr le.'ifcuf committee ; Cerirral rhair man, Mrs. cilen C. Ht-nkle; box offiie. Mrs. Truest Walt: imhlirity anil uslifs. Mis. Cei.rte H.et'ker: properties, Mr--.. W. T. Mt:Dunalil; nulatunlt. Mrs. F. C. ShaumbeiB, Mrs. K. J. Faulkner, M.s John Amrs. Miss MarKare Ames. KoxMiwald to Adilrrx? TiiPflay Wsprr Srion On I nivrrsal (rooduill Mr. Roscnwald, of the Intern i tional house in New York, will speak Tuesday afternoon nt ." ii tho Vespers at Ellen Smith Jull on "An Experiment in Interna tional Goodwill." Mary Ellen A.sborn. who ha. been on the Vespers staff the past two semesters, wiil iv in ch'- of the program. The vespers choir will sing, "Lead On, O King Eter nal." Geography Department Receives Foreign Maps Thi department of geography recently received a number of ex cellent topographic maps from Norway. France, and Switzer land. These maps will represent work of the highest order in typo graphical mapping and will bo used by classes In physiography and economic geography. BROWN M INK AYHAvVK CAGERS ;t V . i I H. a-: pi-