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Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska
VOL. XXVII, No. 9.
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 26, 1937
' Louise
j Me?ver
TBILE FIVE CENTS
Varsity Routs Frosh 38 to 0 in Preliminary
SKAN
Death t Sladiuinod
Sprclalorilis.
Ever since when, Nebraska foot
ball games have been, unfortunate
ly for the sport, the most potent
octal force in the state. Political
arch enemies declare a truce for an
afternoon and share a box. Society
sets center their classiest affairs
around big games. Local mer
chants weather the winter on foot
ball day profits. Big wigs in every
profession, calling, and racket take
time off for a stadium stay. And
everyone's wife is dressed within
an inch of her life in the most Im
practical clothes possible.
To every one In attendance, save
the athletic forces, players end the
heavy gamblers, the outcome of
the goings-on on the field arc sub
ordinate to the sideline high lights.
Kven the stars of yesteryear seem
to come chiefly to bellow advice
from the 40th row and "call" the
plays for the benefit of those sil
ting 'round. If Saturday's unim
nressive tussle is any indication of
the in.'iending season, this prosti
tuted pre-eminently social game
may prove a salvation in otherwise
dreary aftc moons.
No Ladi's of Pres3 Box.
Howsomevcr, after out guess
ing Public Address Announcer
Harold Pctz on sevcril tackles
and line plunges, we rested on
our laurels and tried to soak in
some spectator sportsing. As
close as we got to of f icialization
of such observation was the
chilly shadows of the press box.
That last sanctum of masculin
ity no skirts allowed amid the
sectors, likker and cussin' has
been done over with full vision
wint'ows, appended radio booths
and even a heating system.' More
than one proud papa held his
smnll son up to view this new
magnificence. Dyed In the wool
newssharks like Ray Ramsey
and John K. Sellcck held forth
proudly inside, along with the
Ncbraskan sportsman, and other
lesser lights.
Overhead, roosting on a fancy
1 n -v.- truce, were two photograph
er:.', their feet and telescope lenses
P'otrudin? from the sunshicld. We
unseed the spectacular second
tciMhdown watching Long Larrj
Nc-I.on hand them up ieo cream
h:rs. And on the hatch directly in
fiont of the Minesota scout clus-t'-r.-d
some loud mouthed high
si hn ilers out hot timing each other
hi i.'.Ilt of their last night's dates.
From our lofty perch we could
s-o far afield. On the practice
gridiron mostly deeded back to
the sprinklers, 'bits of enthusiasts
!.'( on the dwarfing tackling
dummies stout heartedly. Quito
filling the doorway to the varsity
di eting rooms was Floyd Ebaugh
;i lotted by the law. Roaming at
liirge was one-man-gang, John
Henry Keriakades, who warmed
himself a deal of mean bench not
"n many years ago. Midfield, the
Hiffcr made long-fared notations,
Mid Jerry Adams yelled instruc
tions. Close Uppcd Umph.
fine's perspective on men and
muscle is utterly changed by close
range observation. F'vcn the
slighter members of the squads
ippear quite terrifying in all their
protective regalia. Arnie Levin
:ells us that Little Colonel Bible
'xperimented with red panties for
h hoys and found that such gear
tdded ten pounds to the apparent
vi'lght of a player. In short, pay-
hologically. flocks to Pfeiffs by
icarlet pants.
The real drama of brawn
against brawn it far more ap
parent when one can catch the
grunts of a headon tackle, can
watch stout legs cleating the
turf, must run for one's life
from a pass blocking brigade.
One hears the players' shouted
warnings, exultations, entreat
ies, heckles. One s;nses ths at-thc-post
tenseness of the side
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bamItoeep
Girls Name Favorite Type
Of Work at Reception
In Ellen Smith.
Approximately 150 new unnf fili
ited women students attended the
reception at Ellen Smith hall on
Friday, Sept. 24, from 3:30 to 5:30
ponsored by the Barb A. W. S.
Board,
The girls were given the oppor
tunity to designate the type of
committee on which they wished
to work during the year. The mem
bership committee, headed by
Eh I th Medlar, Is going to keep on
file, records of the activities each
barb woman enters Into, her work
on board committees, and the
number of points received for extra
work for the board. This system
has not been used before by the
barbs on this cumpus.
Joy festal and Lois Giles are
co-chairmen of the social commit
tee which will plan hour dances,
and social group activities to be
hvld during this year. Helen Sev
era is in charge of publicity.
Girls who wlbh to play on intra
mural sports teams will be given
an opportunity to register for the
teams soon. Betty Clements and
Mary Bird head this sports com
mittee. Velma Ekwall, president of the
board, urged all barb women to
attend the all-activities tea, Thurs
day, Sept. 30, where women's cam
pus activities will bo explained
more thoroughly,
SALE OF STUDEN
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Nebraskan Editor to Draw
Seat Locations
Wednesday.
Eight o'clock Tuesday morning,
John Selleck, student activities tli
retcor, will swing open the doors
of the Student Activtics office that
students may purchase their foot
ball tickets. Before securing tick
ets students must present their
Identification cards with their $($.
Tuesday and Wednesday morning
only will be alloted to students
for purchasing tickets.
Ed Murray, editor of the Daily
Ncbraskan, will dreaw the assign
ment of scat locations Wednesday
noon. As in previous years, all
students wishing to have seats to
gether may do so by (.ending one
of their group with all remittances
and identification cards to secure
the tickets.
The athletic book, wil admit the
holder to the student reserved sec
tion for football games, as well as
all basketball, baseball and dual
intercolleeiatc track, swimminc
and wrestling meets during the
year.
TICKEI SALE PRIZE
Co-Chairmen Report Drive
Satisfactory at Close
Of Fourth Day.
Grand Prize of the University
Player's ticket sales competition
will be awarded at the final re
port meeting on Monday, Sept. 27,
at 5 o'clock in room 105 of social
sciences hall. "
At the midway mark of the
sale, Saturday night, Martha Mor
row and Eloise Benjamin, co
chairmen of the drive, reported
that sales were continuing satis
factorily. They affirmed their
previous prediction of a record
sale for this campaign.
Daily prize for the Tassel selling
the most tickets went to Ruthanna
Russel.
Miss Morrow reminded salesmen
that the special student tickets
which are now selling for two
dollars will cost three after the
sale clorcs.
CORN GOB MEETING SET
FOR TUESDAY EVENING
Members to Submit Activity
Ticket Money; Pledges
To Pay Fees.
All Corn Cobs, both actives and
pledges will convene in room 107b
of social sciences Tuesday evening
ta 7:30 for a special meeting.
Members who wish to sit with
the pep club at the football games
will have to submit their identi
fication card with the six dollars
at the meeting. Fledges are also
advised to bring their three dollar
pledge fees.
riit Harli Hour Dance
The fir.it barb hour dance of
the year will be held Eriday, Oct.
1, at the Armory, after the Min
nesota rally. Unaffiliated men and
women arc urged to attend in or
der to become acquainted with
other barbs on the campus.
ATHLETIC BOOKS
BEGINS TUESDAY
Girl of Month, She Geb Whal
She Goes Afler-Thafs Miss
Elizabeth Kelly, Says Magazine
By Harold Niemann.
A small town girl weighted with
such high school honors as debate,
dramatics, and most important,
journalism, graduated from the
university in 193.). Altho she
worked and
earned m ore
f X 7 J than half her
V Vs2 way thru col
i j lege, this j,i)i
I m. t'i luul tlme for nc-
j: Gsij tivilles i"1'1 shc
4 i " sis worked on the
' A Y!l.. X T I
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vniy iuui iia
kan for a time.
She was Miss
Elizabeth Kelly,
slim, ambitious,
KntiM Knnna
Iff ' J Gamma of Ne-
S'tt. braska City-
1 Journ a 1 i s m
Mlj. EllMbeth Ktlly. waa MlSS Kel
Cuurleey Lincoln , . .
Juu'nui. ly s great ambi
bitlon then. Today ahe knows, no
doubt, that newspaper work will
bo her great future for she is the
first young woman to receive the
Hitchcock journalism scholarship
offered each year to the outstand
ing1 journalist of the state.
Just about ten years belore Miss
Kelly graduated from the univer
sity, a young man who had also
been very active on the Nebraska
campus, graduated from the school
"IN CONCLUSION, ALL MY YOUNG J KILNDS
Honorary to Distribute
Emblems to Campus
On Thursday.
Red "N" feathers will again be
distributed this year through the
sponsorship of- the Innocents so
ciety to all students and Corn
husker fans in general.
First to display the feathers
will be members of the Innocents
and Mortar Board societies Mon
day morning. Tuesday evening,
feathers will be distributed to all
Corn Cobs and Tassels at their re
spective organization meetings. On
Thursday morning, they will be
available for the first time to all
students.
Men may obtain their feathers
on the first floor of Gold's men's
store on So. 11th st. between N and
O. Girls may call at the Kampus
Korner on the third floor of the
main store. There is r.o charge
for the feathers. Fraternities and
sororities and other organized
groups may secure their feathers
in blocks if they wish.
Give Feathers to AM Fans.
"We sincerely hope that every
student will avail himself of the
opportunity to get an N feather
this week," stated Robert Wad
hams, president of Innocents.
"They should wear them to the
Minnesota game this Saturday
and to every game all season.
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of journalism to go lo work in his
father's widely known newspaper j
plant. This young man was Ar-1
thur R Sweet, now managing cdi-1
tor of the oldest newspaper in the
state, the Nebraska City News- i
Press. j
The News Breaks. !
Hard at work with his routine j
activities one August day, Art
Sived heard of Miss Kelly's good
fortune. And when he heard, he
really heard, for "Lizz" was at his
adjacent desk working on the pa
per when she calmly bioke the
news
"This should be a i'.n! story,
ii.z. We'll put It in ronif maga
zine." The word came. Good House
keeping in New York telegraphed
for o short story immediately.
Alth.i Art was looking forward to
a much needed vacation, he sat
down, wrote his story in several
hours' and fired it back to New
Yoik. The proofs came back, the
story was accepted.
Girl of Month.
In the October issue of the mag
azine, then, Miss Kelly is named
the "girl of the month." "She gets
what she goes after," the magazine
states, just as Art put on his copy
paper. From one who has known
both Miss Kelly and Art Sweet,
(Continued on Fagc 2.)
City Churches Open Doors
Of Guidance lo Students
Chancellor Burnett Urges
Activity in Religious
Programs.
Hands of welcome will be held
the churches of Lincoln this morn
ing when the ministerial body
again resumes its responsibility of
offering to spiritual guidance to
the 6,000 college youth at the uni
versity. In urging student participation
in all. university rhurch Sunday,
Chancellor Burnett issued this
statement: "High vision, sure pur
pose, inner calm these are prere
quisites for successful living in
the university and after student
days have passed. Your church
can help you achieve these traits.
VOID AFTER MONDAY
Price of Daily Nebraskan
Takes Fifty Cent Rise
Tomorrow Night.
Monday marks the end of the,:
special subscription price to the
Daily Nebraskan, announced Busi
ness Manager Wadhams. After
mat lime me pi ice win oe ine i
standard one dollar and a half
per semester.
Orders for the campus paper
may bo submitted at the Ne
braskan office In University hall
or in the first floor corridor in
the social science building.
The circulation of the Ne
braskan includes daily service to
all organized fraternity and so
rority houses. Other subscribers
receive their paper at. the distrib
uting desk in social science. There
Is no Saturday or Monday edition I
of the Nebraskan. j
Already the subscription drive
has exceeded expectations and
past records. !
Police Plan New !
Traffic Set-Up
For First Game
The Minnesota game is causing
more than one headache. It gave
one to Sgt. L. C. Rcgler who will
hnve charge of the handling of
traffic on the day of the game.
The headache is now gone, and
the following plan has taken its
place.
Tenth Street is to be barricaded
at 10 & U. A large sign will
be placed here, fr.clng north. One
large arrow will direct the city
bound traffic westward, while
another will direct the cars to
Avery Mall for free parking dur
ing the game.
An officer will be stationed at
the barricade to direct the north
bound traffic over to 0 St. A
space will be roped off from 10
& U to 10 & Vine, for the pur
pose of unloading of pasengers.
The area around the west side
of the stadium is usually badly
congested, and thse measures are
designed to prevent a repetition
of that troubla this year.
I bespeak of you an active loyalty
of Lincoln's fine religious pro
grams." In a sermon especially for stu-
i ',lnl!L ur; Vr: nun- P101 ?'
inc r irsi v. nrisiian cnurrn, win
discuss "The Wanted Generation."
The feature of the evening pro
gram which begins with a fellow
ship hour at 0:30 o'clock will be a
discussion of "Some Essentials of
Religious Living."
At the First Baptist church, Dr.
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PERSHING RIFLES HOLD
FIRST MEETING SEPT. 28
Captain Hansen to Issue Call
For 'Crack-Squad'
Members.
Pershing Rifles will hold its
flfct maiktinfr ami navtAil tn
Tuesday, Sept. 28, at 5 o'clock lu
room 208 of Nebraska hall accord -
intr to Cantain Hansen.
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"It is imperative that all mem
hers and n edres of last vear be
present at the first meeting in i
order that plans for rcorgarl
zation which have been sub'
mitted may be approved, aim a
tentative list of activities outlined
for the coming school year," Han
sen states.
A call for "Crack-squad" mem
bers will be issued at the first
meeting because of the early date
of the Kosmet. Club revue this
year. According to a statement
by Colonel Oury, the Military de
partment hopes to obtain a new
set of Crack-squad" rifles, which
In the past have been borrowed
from Omaha Central High School.
Class Attendance Is Optional
In German Universities Says
Professor Y. II. W erknicistcr
Tn ih German university there
is no compulsory attendance, there
are no roll calls nor even any e::-
animations unui me siuurm "f- uic n-pummni v-. .....-.-j.
plies for his doctor's degree, stated The student even follows his pro
Prof. V. H. Werkmelster of the j fessors from university to univcr-
University of Nebraska who waslsity if they are transierrea.
an exchange professor at the Uni
vcrsitv of Berlin In 1936 and 1937
The time and amount of classwork
is entirely up to the individual in
structor, although there is a tend
ency toward three hours of classes
each week.
Professor Werkmelster went to
Germany in June 1930 to teach
American Philosophy at the Uni
versity of Bcrjln where he re
placed Professor Schocneman who
taught Contemporary American
Literature here in the University
of Nebraska. While in Europe
Professor Werkmelster waa a
guest of Hitler at Nuremberg, a
guest at Ruth Bryan Owens' fate
well party, visited in Poland and
Denmark, reported the Olympic
games, and traveled with foreign
statesmen.
"The German university stu
dent studies on his own and there
works very hard. Twelve years of
intensive preparatory schooling in
German secondary schools consti
tutes a sort of weeding out pro
cess, leaving only those who are
really Interested to go to univer
sity. Too, the German student ee-
Schooner Editor Seeks
Business Manager
Professor L. C. Wimberly,
editor of the Prairie Schooner,
announced Friday afternoon
that he is in the market for a
business manager for that
magazine. Students who are in
terested, and are eligible for
N. Y. A., should see Dr. Wim
berly In his office, Andrews Hall
121, as soon as possible.
PLAYERS PRESENT
'FIRST LADY' AS
R
Miss Alice Howell Will Head
Players in First Show
Mow Underway.
Many veteran actors who have i
starred in top rating performances
of previous years, headed by Miss
H. Alice Howell, will present the
year's initial legitimate stage show,
"First Lady," by Katherinc Dayton
and George S. Kaufman, at the
Temple theater in October for the
nDti'imo r T T..I t..c ; i . rin.,Av.,
labels
Encouraged by the Tassels' '
ticket drive that reaches the finish
Monday, the University riaycrS'
Ilaf tUni .1- l.. ..!! ....',!.. '
"iM l ll III " I"" V "VII UIIUll-
way. In the title role is Miss How
ell, the head of the university
speech department, supported by a
cast of 25 that includes, besides' its
list of well known performers, sev
eral actors who will make their
first appearance on the Temple
stage in "First Lady."
Members of the east as an
nounced yesterday include Portia
Roynton, Hart Je'nks, Max Gould,
Waldemar M.ieller, Don Boehm,
Flora Alhin. Theodore Diers, Clau
dive Burt, Rohert Johnston and
Frof. Jean Tilsch. Others who will
appear in the presentation are
Ruth Van Slyke, Sarah Louise
Meyer, Shirley rotter, Lucretia
Green. Nora Osborn. LaRue Sor
rell, Arlo Klum, Jean Gist, Mar
garet Straub. Don Kirschner,
Smith Davis. Den Giffen and John
! Garth.
s
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SeCtiOnS D. E, F. G, H. I, J1
Ready for Students'
Corrections.
Student Directory sections. D, E,
F, G, H, I and J will be placed
on the checking tables in lower So-
cial Science hall from Monday
morning until Tuesday night an
nounces Jerry Williams, editor
Students whose names appear in
! ny one of these sections are asked
1 0 Bn' rr''0,'S thp'.r "f!"
B'1(' 10 ""IW ""6 '
formation.
1 np Personal ..iiormai.on n
i eludes their college, year, home
! town address, university street ad-1
dress, and phone number. To em
phasize the necessity for accuracy
Williams pointed out that thus far
seven different telephone numbers
had been given by girls living in
Carrie Belle Raymond hall.
"Progress on the compilation of
the directories is three days ahead
of last vear, indicating that we will
easily make our deadline of Oct.
24," 'Williams said. Faculty lists
have already gone to the printers
and sections A. B and C arc to be
completed by Wednesday.
lects his university for the pro
fessors who are teaching the sub-
ject he wants and not because of
"German universities arc built
upon the traditional four faculties
of law, medicine, theology
philosophy with philosophy
including political science,
nomics, history and related
jects. All technical training
applied sciences are taught
side of the universities. The
an:i
cco-sub-aml
otit-Ger-
man college Is predominately pro
fessional. Music is taught, not. In
universities, but in music conserv
atories, some of which are of col
lege rank. Engineering schools
separate but are on a par with oi.'r
universities, granting doctor's de
grees. Commercial training also is
outside of the colt
but is not of
SEASON'S OPENE
university rank."
In Berlin Professor Workiueister
taught a Hastings girl who was
studying for her doctor's degree
and a Grand Island boy, Carl
Stobbe, whom he met on the voy
age to Germany. During his year's
stay Professor Werkmelster was
guest lecturer in the universities of
Cologne, Munich. Boon. Muenster,
his Alma Mater; Jena, Leipzig.
Hamburg, Giessen, Tueringen ajd
Koenigsburg.
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ELEVEN
AT WILL
8,000 Fans Cheer Huskcrs
In Season's Openincj
Gridiron War.
BY JOE 2ELLEY.
Eight thousand rabid fun?, at
traded by ideal weather condi
tions, converged yesterday after,
noon at Memorial sti.dium to wit
ness Coach Biff Jones' 1937 Corn
hunker football team trampln
Mentor Ed Weir's yearlings by a
38-0 count.
With Sig Harris, veteran Minne
sota scout looking on, each coach,
used three full elevens during the
10 minute contest. This was the
last strenuous workout fnr th
! Jonesmen before thrv tanrle tirvt
Saturday with the Minnesota
i.opners, a game expected to ba
the week's grid classic.
Aerial Touchdowns.
In their first public appearance
of the season, the Huskcrs amazed
the spectators with their prowess
in
me aerial phase of the game,
"i: luunumwns com-
If via th,p VS roHc. Straight,
"ne smafilmJ P'ays were not much
(Continued on Pago 3.)
300 COEDS ORIENTED
TO EXTRACURRICULAR
ACTIVITIES SYSTEM
Underclasswomcn Convene
In Ellen Smith Hall
For Discussion.
The second annual women's nr.
tivities conference for women (f
the University of Nebraska was
held at Ellen Smith hall ycst-rd.lv
with about 300 uiHlcrcln.sr.v ni rn
getting a general insight into wo v.
en's activities organizations on th j
campus.
General sessions and round taWe
discussions on various activities
comprised the program of the all
day meeting.
Opening the conference, Mirs
Amanda Heppner. e'ean of women,
spoke to a general assembly on the
Philosophy of women's activities.
i rouow ing .miss neppner s ao-
dress, the group broke into round
.table discussions which were con
ducted by members of the Mortar
i Board, which sponsored the con
l ference. Discussions were held on
student government, agricultural
j campus activities and student pub
lications.
The afternoon session featured
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CALIFORNIA ALUMNUS
E
Dr. R. V. Shumate Preparing
Reappraisal of State
Legislatures.
Dr Roger V. Shumate, v ho
comes to the university to fill
thc vacancy in the department of
political science left by the years
fnvf 0f (,t,srp(.p RVMntrd to Dr.
; Harold Stoke, now with TV A, is
an alumnus of the University of
California. Dr. Shumate received
his A. R. degree from California
in 102S and his M. A. degree a
vear later from the same institu
tion. Still later In 10:!: he wa.i
awarded lii Ph D. degree by the
University of Minnesota where iie
was appointed a teaching fellow.
From 1933 to the present time he
has been assistant professor if
,
j '
ience at the i Diversity
Pittsburgh but has been pro
moted to the rank of associats
professor at Ncbtaska.
Wrote Several Chapters.
The Pittsburgh educator comes
: here highly recommended by
his
associates in the various institu-
SCARLET
SCORES
AGIST
WEIRS
nowitions with which lie has been con
nected. According to Pr. John P.
Senning, chairman of the depart
ment here, Dr. Shumate is a mem
ber of Phi Reta Kappa, ti
American Political Science asso
ciation anil the American Legion.
Thoi'f.h young in years, he Vh
done considerable writing in the
field, having been author of two
chapters on the development of
political institutions in a book en
titled "Introduction to Western
Civilization,'' besides having writ-
i ten several noteworthy articles
which huve appeared in the Amer
ican Political Science Review ami
in the Southwestern Social Scictuo
Quarterly. He now has In prepa
ration for the Annals of tha
American Academy of Political
and Social Science an article en
titled "State Legislatures A Re
appraisal." The new faculty member is mar
ried and has one young daughter.
He met Classes here for the first,
lime Friday.