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YOI XXXVI NO. 102.
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You Say It
With a Cough.
One thing we have learned
from our various recent expo
sures to art. In general the ex
hibits and Biddle talks and cur
rent slinging of terms, schools
and artists have merely reduced
us to a pitiful awareness of our
ignorance. But to one accom
plishment we can but point with
pride; we can pronounce the
name of the rage of the hour,
Van Gogh, with a superlative
' asthmatic cough.
Filling Station Courtesy.
A young faculty member of But
ler university sets forth some
unique recommendations as to
'courses in his "ideal university"
in a recent t.Vi feature carried in
the Omaha World-Herald. Prof,
floss J. Uriffcth's ideas include:
Three months' work in a filling
station to learn courtesy.
A Ions stay in China for stu
dents who do not observe the
"customs of good society."
A course in movie production to
teach students to remain silent
while others are talking.
Visits in homes of all types
where they'd have to eat what is
served or go hungry for those
hard to please with food.
Classes at 8 o'clock, for which
flunks would be the penalty of
tardiness, for habitual morning
leepers.
Athletics because thev teach
how to produce results "in foot
ball you either make a play work
or you don't; alibis don't count on
the scoreboard."
Intentional Squeal.
Paul Amen has, a bit belated
ly, told us why the speaker's
stand in the Temple theater,
squeaks. It seems our criticism
thereof, with reference to the
Flynn convocation is entirely
unwarranted; the squeak is there
for a purpose. It is to warn pub
lic speaking classes, prone to
lean, when their posture is poor.
, Lent on Broadway.
For our constant yearning for a
luxurious leisure, filled with travel,
theaters and nightlife, the kid sis
ter (high school senior dubs is
"sybarite." We looked it ' up and
refuse to be daunted. We still love
to lead about far horizons. One
of the most magnetic of these is
New York, key of the great Amer
ican "after dark entertainment."
stronghold of the show business.
So our mouth frantically waters
when we read in "Stage" as per
"Dining and Dancing 'Round the
Town" a bit if Lenten observance
campaign :
..."As a matter of fact and it
grieves us so to report the night
clubs and restaurants are swing
ing along as gaily and as crowded
as ever, with no let-up in sight
until the roadhouse hammers
usher in the rites of outdoor din
jng. As far as the recorder of this
department is concerned, we would
welcome for the sake of body
and soul a more hearty observ
ance of Lent or, at least, some
sort of annual night-life truce
the dates to be fixed by such au
gust bodies as the Metropolitan
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LA.
Mechanical Engineers Club
To Hear Talk on Texas
Scenic Phenomenon.
Prof. E. A. Grone, of the me
rhanical engineering department,
will tell about the Carlsbad Cavern
in Texas before members of the
Nebraska chapter of the American
.Society of Civil Engineers at a
Ineeting to be held Wednesday eve
ning at 7:30 in Room 102 of the
mechanical arts building. j
Professor Grone visited the cav
ern during the latter part of June
last summer, and while there took
a large number of pictures which j
he will no doubt show during his j
talk. The spot is located about 125
miles northeast of El Paso. The
Carlsbad Cavern was first in
spected by the United States gov
ernment in 1923 and purchased in
1929. making it rather a new spot
for American tourists. Various im
provements have been made since
the purchase, and some 32 miles of
passage way have been surveyed
fnus far. How many more unex
plored hundreds of miles exist is
unknown.
There is one large chamber in
the cavern according to Professor
Grone where all of the other caves
and caverns on the North Amer
ican continent could be placed with
room to spare. There are said to
be 3 million bats fn the huge un
derground network, and crowds
Gften gather to watch them swarm
out of the mouth of the cavern in
a great black cloud.
O. Edison to lecture on
t Electricity at Midland
Prof. Oskar Edison, of the Uni
versity electrical engineering de
partment, will given an illustrated
lecture on the practical and mys
terious uses of electricity at Mid
land college Thursday. The lecture
is being given through the cour
tesy cf the Fremont Kiwanis club.
'All SELECTS
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Ruth Fulton Named Vice
President in First
Spring Balloting.
Marie Kotoue, junior in busi
ness administration college from
Humboldt, was elected president
of the Women's Athletic associa
tion by the present W. A. A. coun
cil, sports board and the intra
mural representatives, Monday.
Ruth Fulton, the defeated candi
date for president will automati
cally serve as the new vice presi
dent. Other officers are: Pauline
Bowen, secretary: Patricia Lahr,
treasurer, and Harriet Jackson,
concessions manager. '
Miss Kotouc has served as treas
urer of the organization for the
past year and has been active in
W. A. A. work since her freshman
year in university. The new presi
dent is a member of the 1937 Trom
committee, the Sponsors club and
the Y. W. C. A. cabinet. She is
also a member of Kappa Kappa
Gamma and Chi Delta Phi, Eng
lish honorary.
Ruth Fulton, junior in the teach
ers college from Lincoln, has held
the office of concessions manager
of the association this year, in ad
dition to the position of cabin man
ager which she has held for two
years. A new clause in the con
stitution states that the defeated
candidate for president will serve
as vice president of the organiza
tion. The Women's Athletic associa
tion thru the council sports board
and intramural representatives
takes charge of the university's
women's intramural sports pro
gram. The organization also sells
refreshments at all university
sporting events.
FOR 1931 TIRE OF
BEST DRESSED GIRL
Betty Cherny Announces
List of Candidates
,For Follies Honor.
Sixteen women will compete for
1P37 Best Dressed Girl honors,
Bettv Chernv. chairman of the
Coed Follies revealed today. The
winner, to be chosen by A. w . h.
Board members will be presented
at the climax of this year's Coed
Follies to be given on April 8.
The list of candidates and the
houses they will represent includes.
Alpha Chi Omega, Dorotny Dee
Williams: Amha unncron i'i.
Dorothy Bose; Alpha Phi, Marion
Holland; Alpha Xi Delta. Carroll
Emery: Chi Omega, Mary 1-isiar:
Delta Delta Delta. Flora Albin:
Delta Gamma. Betty McDowell:
Gamma Phi Beta. June Foster:
Kappa Alpha Theta. Betty Hill
yer. Kappa Delia. Amorette Holmes;
Kappa Kappa Gamma. Jane Bell:
Phi Mu. Eleanor Kelly; Pi Beta
Phi, Helen Hewitt; Sigma Delta
Tau, Harriet Byron: Sigma Kappa,
Alta Kohlscheen: and Carrie Belle
Raymond Hall, Eleanor Maloney.
Preliminary judging of the
nominees was held on Sunday aft
ernoon when they appeared before
the board along with model candi
dates for the follies. Final decision
as to the winner will be made at
a special meeting sometime in the
near future, Miss Cherny an
nounced. VARSITY TO SHOW FRENCH
FILM SATURDAY MORNING
E,omance Language Group
Sponsors 'Le Maitre
Dc Forges.'
Lar.e-uaee students will again
have the opportunity to attend a
French film Saturday morning.
March 20. at the Varsity theater
at 10 a. m. Tickets are on sale
now in the Romance Language
library for 25 cents.
Any student who wishes may
chK-k out 20 tickets from Miss
Catherine Piazza in University
hall. Anyone selling that number
of tickets will be given a com
plimentary ticket
"Lc Maitre de Forges" is the
title of this month's movie. Under
the auspices of the French club
the film is being presented. Miss
Augusta Nelson is in charge of
ticket sales.
University Tractor !
Testing Engineer to
Speak at Ag Tonight
"Horsepower Testing Equip
ment" will be the subject of a
lecture to be given tonight by
Carleton Zink. Nebraska tractor
testing engineer, befoie members
of the Nebraska chapter of the
American Society of Agricultural
Engineers.
The meeting will be held on the
acricultural college campus at
7:S9 in room 2ni of the agricul
tural engineering building.
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FRENCH 10 TALK
ON 15TH CENTURY
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Professor Will Discuss
Italian Minstrels at
P.B.K. Dinner.
.Speaking on Italy's most pic
turesque minstrel men of the 15th
century, the improvvisatori. Dr. R.
F. French of the romance lan
guage department will address
members of Phi Beta Kappa to
night at the University club.
Dr. French describes the im
provvisatori, for which there is
not adequate English translation,
as those professional poets mi
grating around the provinces of
Italy who improvised lyrics and
poems for the pleasure of the
courts and festivals.
In his talk tonight he will re
view the history of the lyricists,
their rise, contribution to the
world of literature, and the de
cline of their popularity. Dr.
French stated. "Delving into the
study of the ancient order of these
improvvisatori is an ever interest
ing pastime."
These poets were the chief
source of amusement for many of
the feasts and banquets of the
time. Continuing, he said, "Many
of these men were on the payroll
of the king's court. It was their
duty to attend all social gather
ings and herald impromptu songs
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ESSAYS UNTIL APRIL 15
Entrants in Tregoe Contest
Must Register Before
March 15.
Final date for submission of es
says in the Tregoe Memorial essay
contest is April 15. according to
a letter received by Dean J. E.
LeRossignol from David A. Weir,
of the National Association of
Credit Men. Entrants are asked to
submit notice of filing before
March 15. Weir states.
Those eligible for class B prizes,
juniors and seniors in the Bizad
college, have a choice of subjects
relating to any phase of credit
practice or policy, or showing the
relationship and importance of
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Pros
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Prof. Aylsworth Presents
Political Scientist's
Approval Bases.
By Harold Niemann.
"It is to be regretted that the
discussion of the president's recent
proposal is characterized by so
much emotion, undiscriminating
adulation, narrow legalism, and
even misrepresentation." Prof. L.
E. Aylsworth. of the political sci
ence department, stated as he was
questioned why the majority of
political scientists favor the court
reform.
"Theie is a dire need for more
political realism and more people
who prefer facts to fog. and be
lieve that knowledge is more help
ful than off hand opinions in the
elucidation of public questions,"
Professor Aylsworth maintained.
Regarding the supreme court
and its power of judicial review
aa an important and essential part
of our political system, the polit
ical scientist favors the mainten
ance of the court in its proper
sphere as a genuine judicial body.
The judicial review of acts of con
gress, much less of state legisla
tures, should not be abolished, but
such control and mollification of
the use. or abuse, of the power of
judicial review as dictated by over
a century of experience should be
ins' itutel.
"Our supreme court is a great i
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(An Editorial)
What part of the university tax dollar actually comes from
state taxation?
The accompanying graph shows that only 48.2 percent of
university receipts in 1935-36 came from state tax funds. Com
pare this with the previous five years:
State Funds Fed. Funds Cash Funds
1934-1935 52.3 9.2 38.5
1933-1934 54.9 9 8 35.3
1932-1933 59.6 8.4 32.
1931-1932 57.9 7.5 34.6
1930-1931 58.0 7.0 35.
What could better illustrate the shrinking- income of the
university from state tax sources than the increasing percent
age of federal funds in the university tax dollar. Yet, in all
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Officer Strawn Had All
The Fixings But No Prey
Intended Attack on Floor
Of Coliseum Stirs Up
Drama at Dawn.
By Marjorie Churchill.
A shot, a thud, running footsteps
but no dead body, no perfect
crime to go down as unsolvable in
police annals.
The time was the wee. sraa'
hours of Sunday morning last.
Officer G. E. Strawn, night
watchman of the campus police
force, on his nightly jaunt around
the campus, rounded the corner of
the Fharmacy building and noticed
a light in the north end of Social
Sciences. Immediately apprehen
sive because of the book-store safe
in that end of the building, he
rushed hastily to the spot in time
to catch a glimpse of two figures
running out the north door armed
with a questionable array of om
inous looking equipment and head
ed for the coliseum, the scene of
the Prom festivities of the previous
evening.
Halts Prey With Shot.
A shout failing to elicit response,
he fired into the air, whereupon
the fleeing marauders halted in
their tracks, turned, and ran full
speed back toward the officer.
and Cons on Court Reform
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From Tut Lincoln Journal
PROF. L. E. AYLSWORTH.
institution." Professor Aylsworth
agreed. "It has rendered distin
guished service in the past, par
ticularly in the development of our
national life, and should continue
to do so. Nevertheless it is not di
vine, or sacrosanct, not a sort of
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Flashing his light full into their
faces, he confronted the pair of
cringing culprits two badly
scared student janitors. Charges
to be filed piesently include the
punching of a time-clock-, fleeing
from the scene of the crime, and
a planned attack on the floor of
the coliseum with intent to efface
foot-prints implanted during the
previous evening.
Y. M. TO HEAR BENGSTON
Professor to Talk on Value
Of Religion Wednesday.
The practical value of religion
from the standpoint of a univer
sity professor will be discussed by
Prof. Nels Bengston of the ge
ography department at the regu
lar meeting of the campus Y. M.
to be held Wednesday, March 10,
in the Temple.
This is the second of a series of
pre-Easter meetings centered
around the question. "What Reli
gion Means to Me." as interpreted
by a business man, a university
professor, and a university stu
dent. On March 17 two students
will present their views of the
question as it pertains to the aver
age college student.
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Dr. Foster Explains Basis
For Legal Opposition
To Proposal.
"The majority of lawyers believe
that the civil, political, and relig
ious liberties of every American
depend basically upon a judiciary
independent of the executive de
partment or of a combination of
the executive department with
Congress." Dean H. H. Foster of
the university law college main
tained yesterday as he explained
why mo.st lawyers oppose the re
vamping of the Supreme Court.
More than a month ago Presi
dent Roosevelt proposed a reform
to the federal judiciary that has
aroused moie controversy, accord
ing to the recent polls, than the
November election. But Roose
velt's suggested reform is not a
new issue, nor had it gone unsu
spected after the president's Bon
hinted 6uch a proposal before the
election. Poils have now been con
ducted on the issue; the majority
of lawyers oppose.
Barristers Oppose Reform.
"Every poll taken shows that
lawyers are so overwhelmingly
opposed to revamping the Supreme
Court that their vote can not be
explained on the basis of party
politics or on the basis of views as
to new deal policies." Dean Foster
pointed out.
"The rciiwji lor the vote lies in
IN OPPOSITION
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From The Lincoln Journal
C. PETRUS PETERSON.
UN SELECT
Jean Marvin, M. P. Stewart,
Head Ballot in Race
For Presidency.
Jean Marvin and Mary Priscilla
Stewart, nominees for the presi
dency of Coed Counselors, head the
field of 22 candidates for Coed
Counselor board positions which
will be filled by the all university
women's election, Wednesday be
tween 9 and 5 o'clock in Ellen
Smith hall and on the ag campus.
Eleven on Board.
Announced Monday by Marjorie
Bannister, retiring president, the
list of candidates includes an
equal number of sorority and non
sorority women as stipulated by
the Coed Counselors' constitution.
Candidates for the two senior
sorority positions on the board are
Frances Scudder. Martha Leefers,
Katherine Kilbuck, and Kay Ris
ser. Non-sorority candidates for
their two senior positions are
Helen Ann Howie, Eleanor Bell,
Eunice Schwedhelm, and Mary
Bird.
Junior Vice President.
Virginia Fleetwood. Lois Cooper,
Harriet Cummer, and Pat Jensen
(Continued on Page 4.)
I
Judiciary Board Draws
Two Resolutions for
Election Reform.
Up
Two resolutions intended to act
as a beginning wedge in opening
a move to clean up men's politics
were compiled at a meeting of the
judiciary meeting of the student
council. Monday afternoon. The
resolutions will be presented be
fore the governing body at the
next meeting, and a vote will be
taken on them at the following
session.
The two proposed reforms as
formulated by the judiciary board,
sitting with the committee on in
vestigations provide for a system
of judicial review by the judiciary
committee of all candidates filing
for official positions, and for the
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DEAN H. H. FOSTER.
the fact that lawyers believe that
fundamental principles involved in
our legal system and embedded in
the American Constitution are to
be violated and that with our
country already on the road to re
covery no emergencies exist suf
ficiently to justify such a depar
ture from fundamentals."
Dca:i Foster staunchly main-
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COED COUNSELOR
BOARD MARCH 1 0
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STUDENTS
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AI FIRST FORUM
Daily Nebraskan to Take
Poll on Reactions
To Meeting.
Pro and con of President Frank
lin D. Roosevelt's supreme court
reform bill will bo argued from
the layman's point of view at the
first student forum of the year
in Temple theater at 11 o'clock
this morning.
Two outstanding Lincoln citi
zens, Editor James E. Lawrence
of the Star and Attorney C. Pctrus
Peterson, will present their ar
guments in favor of and in op
position to the chief executive's
proposal.
Regarded as the major political
question at the present time, the
momentous court reform issue has
been selected by the newly ap
pointed committee with the as
sistance of the faculty convoca
tions committee.
No Technicalities.
"The question has been designed
so that the speakers will not be
come involved in the technicalities
of the problem, but rather will
base their arguments upon the
general theme of the proposal."
stated Al Schroeder, co-chairman
of the forum's committee. "Ad
ditional members, age limit, and
retirement are the principle points
of dispute about which the speak
ers are expected to center their
discussions."
Students are especially asked to
attend the forum prepared to ask
questions and to give their ideas
concerning the proposal. A one
minute period will be allotted to
students who wish to speak at
(Continued on Page 3.1
E TO
GROWING RIND FOR
Ramsay Gets Unsolicited
Contributions, Praise
For New Project.
Alumr.i are responding, both by
letter and check to the new Stu
dent Union building. About tea
percent of the goal of $75,000.
mostly in unsolicited donations,
has been received already. Ray
Ramsay, secretary of the Alumni
association said Monday.
"The Alumni as well as many
others are taking interest in the
project," he said. Those who have
already made their donations have
also wished the undertaking suc
cess and given it their approval.
There are a few, however, who
view it is unnecessary.
Most of those who object to a
Student Union building, object on
the grounds that other buildings
are needed more. Several have the
erroneous idea that the student
center was obtained at the cost
of a new library. Secretary Ram
say pointed out that the new build
ing will not be paid for by state
appropriation as the prospective
library would be. Therefore the
erection of a Union building de
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HONORS ASPIRANTS MUST
REPORT BEFORE MARCH 18
Mrs. Ziinmer, Statistician,
Requests Completion of
Grade Records.
Aspirants to honors must pie
sent reports of removal of delin
quent grades by March IS. accord
ing to Mrs. M. V. Zimmer, statis
tician in the registrar's office in
order to be considered for honors
convocation this semester. All C,
D. and F hours must be removed,
and the candidate must have car
ried twelve hours in each of th
two preceding semesters, to gain
consideration. Seniors may present
24 hours for the two semester'
as a whole.
Not included in averages are
grades in required subjects of
military science and physical edu
cation. These subjects are con
sidered of the boify rather than
the mind, states Mrs. Zimmer. anj
are therefore not deserving of
honors status. Honor students are
chosen from the upper ten percent
of each class in the various col
leges. Y.W.C.A. Takes Spriiis
Theme in Program for
Vesper Service Today
In a tribute to the coming
season the entire program of to
day's Y. W. C A. Vespers will te
centered cn Spring. Music and
drania will be included is the
hour's entertainment at j p. m. W
Ellen Smith tall.
Representing the iliania depart
ment will le Vera May Peters u
and Flora Albin each of whom will
irlve rcTitir.ks. Ea Jane SiPti:ar t
the ftaff member in charge if i
j i angemeuts.
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