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PAGE TWO THE DAILY NEBRASKAN, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1937 Thank You, Mr. Sandburg, Sorry About Our Barn. There are two things, obvious but neces sary, that nuist be said about Carl Sandburg's appearance in the coliseum last Friday niorn inp. The first thing concerns the facilities for hearing the speaker which the encouragingly larme audience had to put up with; the second, the questionable conduct of that audience. Probably half of the 3.000 people attend ing the convocation were able to hear the poet. The half of the audience forced to take the less desirable seats might better have listened to Sandburg on their radios. The fact that the radio reception was good indicates that the university public address system is poor. But no loud speaker system could b adequate for the coliseum. As an auditorium in which to hear addresses, or music, or any progTam of a similar nature, the coliseum is little better than a barn. Architects who build a gymnasium pay little mind to acoustics. Following his reading, Mr. Sandburg told Dr. Kurz, who is in charge of the convocation scries, of his pleasant impression from his ap pearance at the University of Minnesota 24 hours before. The poet explained that in Min nesota's beautiful Northrop auditorium he is always able to project himself to the audience, no matter how large, as to a family group. In such an auditorium personal magne tism and emotion can be conducted to the lis teners. Hearers get something impossible at the radio dial. Nebraska has no such audi torium. The Temple, of slightly better design than the auditorium, is too small, besides con taining such squeeky seats and floors that most intelligent sounds become inaudible when the building is filled. The great hall in the new union building accommodates only 800. : If Nebraska were to save the money it is now spending1 on speakers, perhaps in a hundred years the resultant fund would be sufficient to build a fit place for the speak ers to appear. This scheme being rejected in favor of the students coming to Nebraska during the century saving interval, the con vocation committee could engage its speak ers not to appear before the student public but to broadcast over the local radio sta tions. Last spring the unicameral legisla ture saw fit to reject the chancellor's ten year building program for the university. The unfortunate circumstances of the coliseum as a nlace in which to listen to a speaker are no excuse for the discourteous treatment accorded one of America's greatest poets by students at this university. Of the continuous and deplorable shuffle of feet caused by students leaving, Mr. Sandburg kindly said that he was very much distracted but tried not to be annoyed. The noise of students leaving aggra vated a bad situation. It showed lack of con sideration for the speaker and the rest of the audience. College students whose busy lives are so jammed with significance that they have only a moment for Sandburgs, Norrises, university presidents, and other convocation speakers, should either sit or stand near the rear where they can fade back to their important routines without disturb ing ordinary persons. Barnyard Manners Unnecessary NAME MISS VAN HOENE KOSMET KLUB QUEEN (Continued from Page 1.) residing in Boston as Mrs. Philip Oxnam. Therefore asked by the Klub to appear as this year's queen by virtue of her having placed second high in the last Sweetheart polling, Miss Van Horne has consented to the ar rangement. Present 1937 Sweetheart. Feature of the revue will be the presentation of the 1937 Nebraska Sweetheart who will be selected by an all-men's vote on Tuesday from among the following candidates: Eva Jane Sinclair, Omaha senior; Rita Alger, junior; Audrey Mar shall, sophomore, and Margaret McKay, junior, the last three all from Lincoln. Identity of the sweetheart will be kept secret un til her appearance at the revue. With all acts for the fall show now filed, Chi Omega, Sigma Kappa, Beta Sigma Psi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Alpha Mu and Kappa Sigma have entered curtain skits to compete for the new trophy which will be awarded for the first time this year in a separate judging to the winning curtain act. This group may be enlarged by one or two more or ganizations who are considering switching from full-stage acts to the shorter type. Largest Skit Entry. All acts will be Judged a first time next Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, each group to be notified in advance of the exact date when their skit will be view ed. Thirty-three skits have been filed by 34 groups, two having combined their talents in one act. This is the Jargest number of groups to compete for spots in the show in the history of the event. Elimination will come following a second and final Judging with only enough of the best acts retained to make up the revue. CAST OF 25 LED BY ALICE HOWELL IN PLAY MONDAY (Continued from Page 1.) culine lead of the show, portraying the character of the first lady's husband. Stephen Wayne. A rot her man whose wife Is pushing him politically is Carter Hit.bard, played by Hart Jenka and his am bitious campaign manager is Margaret Straub, cast in ' role of Mrs. Hibbard. Representatives of the diplo matic corps In the show, Senor Ortega and the Krench baroness, are Jtan Tilche, of the French de partment, and Siniune Thierry, ex change student from Parti, who IN THE INFIRMARY Luclie Gerlcke, Fort Calhoun. Bayard Carlson, Ong. Ivan May, Crete. Chester Anderson, Loomis. speak their lines in their native language. Flora Albin takes the part of Ann Forrester in "First Lady," Waldcmar Mueller plays the character of Tom Hardwick, and Helen Lawrence Ames is cast in the role of Emmy Page. Other Member of Cast. Other members of the cast are Claudine Burt as Sophie Prescott, Ruth Van Slyke as Belle Hard wick, Sarah Louise Meyer as Mrs. Ives, Jean Gist as Mrs. Davenport, Max Gould as George Mason, Smith Davis as Ellsworth T, Ganning, Don Giffon as Jason Fleming, and John Gath as Herbert Sedgwick. Don Boohm will appear as Sena tor Keane, Shirley Potter as a Congressman's wife, Lucretia Green as her friend, Arlo Klum as the General, Robert Johnston as Charles, the butler, Don Kirscnner as Bleecker, and LaRue Sorrell and Betty Widener as a Chinese couple. COBS TO SPONSOR PRE - HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL DANCE (Continued from Page 1.) will be carried out in the decora tions to provide a dual cause for celebration. The Corn Cobs plan to make the party an annual affair. Frank Kudrna and Howard Kap lan are co-chairmen for the car nival. Harold Niemann, Morris Lipp, and George Rosen complete the committee. As co-chairman, Kaplan re quests that fraternities and soro rities refrain from having house parties that night so that all stu dents may take part in the celebration. HUSKER, INNOCENT TO VIE FOR SENIOR CLASS PRESIDENT (Continued from Page 1.) year's military ball, three Mortar Board members, Jane Hat hour, Betty Chcrny and Jane Walcott, will be decided upon at the polls in the election looming ahead the first of the week. Nebraska Sweet heart will be selected by the men of the campus from a Imt of four candidates that have filed, Rita Alger, Audrey Marshall, Margaret McKay and Eva Jane Sinclair. Polls In Temple. The election of the class prenl denls, honorary colonel, hn'1 Ne- jbrahka Sweetheart will take place- in the Temple theater Tuesday, Oct. 12, between the hours of 8 o'clock in the morning and 6 in the evening. Members of the Stu dent Council will preside at the voting place and form an election board to decide any difficulties that may arise, and enforce vot ing and campaigning rules. Elmer Dohrmann, one of the two candidates for senior class president, is a member of Theta Chi and prominent in athletics. As a sophomore he was the one stu dent on the campus to make let ters in football, baseball, basket ball and track. A four letter ath lete, Dohrmann plays end on the varsity eleven. Dohrmann runs on the Progressive ticket. Representing the liberals for senior president is Bob Martx. Martz is a member of Innicents society and business manager for the Kosmet Klub. The senior presidential candidate is affiliated with the Delta Upsilon fraternity. Cornhutker Staff Members. Stanley Brewster, progressive, is a member of Sigma Alpha Ep silon. Brewster holds a position on the Cornhusker staff and belongs to the Kosmet Klub. Max Horn, Sigma Chi, is a Cornhusker assist ant managing editor and repre sents the liberal party in campus politics. Robert Molzer is running on the independent iticket. Honorary colonel candidate Jane Barbour, Mortar Board and member of Delta Gamma sorority, is president of the A. W. S. board Betty Cherny, Alpha Xi Delta, is a member of the A. W. S. board vice president of Y. W. C. A, and treasurer of Mortar Board. Jane Walcott of Kappa Kappa Gamma holds a regional office In Phi Sigma Chi, la a member of the student council and of Mortar Board. Of the four candidates for Ne braska Sweetheart, Rita Alger la affiliated with Pi Beta Phi, Au drey Marshall with Gamma Phi Beta, Margaret McKay with Kappa Alpha Theta, and Eva Jane Sinclair with Alpha Phi. POLITICUS OBSERVES FACTION ALIGNMENT (Continued from Page 1.) is a carbon copy of last spring's situation, altho rumors had it that one major house in the Liberal faction was divided over the issue of whether or not to stick with the group. The rumors were unfound ed apparently as a representative of the Greek letter house is run ning for office. Progressives Keep Power The Progressive faction, winner of the spring election, is composed of the same houses as last season. Its power remains unquestioned, although it suffered an irreparable loss when some of its King-pins were lost last Ivy Day. The Pro gressives, striking party harmony as its key-note, feel confident of their candidates' election, due to what they consider is a better functioning vote-getting organiza tion. The Liberal faction has the same membership as last year, which in cludes the 'not-to-be-depended-on barbs, but the number of large houses represented makes for con tinual intra-factional strife. The large houses, who know better than to try to run independently, feel that they should each have at least one coveted post per elec tion. A fair distribution of the po litical plums among the Greek let ter houses is absolutely necessary for party harmony. Athlete vs. Innocent. This fall's political situation ap pears to be under control of the Progressives whose control of the campus cannot be disputed. Pitting a four-letter athlete from a smaller Greek house against an Innocent from one of the largest houses, the Progressives feel confident of vic tory here. The Liberals think their senior class president candidate should pull through on his record and on the fact that he is a home town man. Keen competition is expected from both quarters in the junior class presidency race, and Justly so. Three men are entered in the contest, altho Politicus regrets to say that no information could be learned about the Independent can didate. A Progressive edge is seen here too, as its candidate is a Lin coln man with the usual number of activities. The Liberal candidate can match the Progressive man ac tivity for activity, making the con test even more interesting. Kappa, Theta Favored. Politicus has no business stick ing his nose into women's poll tics, but this year's Honorary Colo nel and Nebraska Sweetheart elec tion promises to be exciting. Three members of Mortar Board are up for the military honor, but Poli ticus sees a certain Kappa member favored to take the post. As for Nebraska Sweetheart, the Beauty Queen president of Theta looks like a sure winner. RHODES SCHOLARSHIP APPLICANTS TO FILE BEFORE OCTOBER 29 (Continued from Page 1.) 1'nHrd mmtr. with at kMl ttr yeaff reaidene. ad anmarrlrd. . By the let aajr ! October, 1M, be maat kavc pw Me nlnetmta ut Bat aave aaeaea kla Iweartv-flfth birthday. . By the time apolMaUaa Kadettc Radio TUB Ik Srt- U l- UlM. all are ?Mte4 Oal? 910 HICKS RADIO CO. Wt Repair AM Makaa of Kadi; Mils lilt 0 it. 1AT TOWIJ'Tuiiih "The Big Man Irem the South" and hit 10 hilar lout troofirrt. Alayf hill Dancing 8:30 to 12:30 Sunday At Capitol Beach. Coritinuoui Out Service. Let the Modern Keep Your Ward Robe in Proper Condition for All Occasions Send Fall Coats, Formal, Topcoat Now MODERN GLEANERS 60UKUP A WESTOVER Call F-2377 For Service "J.?ra! 1W ill tJuriAn" Daily Nebraskan Entered aa eecor,t-cla matter at tha poatofflce la Lincoln, Nebraska, under act of eonaraaa, March 8, l7, and at apecial rate of postal provided for la eectlon 1103, act of October 1, 1117, aa t ho riied January 21, 1922. kmet Janlor tending at MM vecoratae decree-irrantinr, anrveretty ar eoto ka akaj eoantry. Scholars wil be selected on a basis of literary, and scholastic. ability and attainments: rmnliH of manhood truth, courage, devo tion 10 auiy, sympathy, kindliness, unselfishness, and fellowshln: n. hibition of moral force of character and of instincts to lead and to take an interest in his schoolmates; and physical vigor, as shown by inter est in outdoor sports and in other ways. 32 Annual Awards. These 32 scholarships are as signed annually to the United States. The states are grouped into eight districts of six states each for the purpose of making these 32 apoipntments. Upon rec ommendation by his college or uni versity, a prospective candidate may apply either in the state in which he is residing or in the state wherein he has received two years of college training by the time of his application. Each state committee may nomi nate two candidates to appear be fore the district committee, and four out of the 12 appearing before the latter are selected to represent the district. For this competition, Nebraska is placed in District No. 5, along' with Minnesota, South Dakota, Iowa, Missouri and Kansas. TEACHER WANTED 1 TO DO JANITOR, PRINCIPAL DUTY The whole show or nothing. Such is the "opportunity" offered by a probable teaching vacancy re ported to Prof. R. D. Moritz, di rector of the university teacher placement bureau, by a former student who is thinking of giving up his present school in a small Wyoming town. In a letter to Professor Morits, this former Nebraskan says that if he leaves his present school "they will need a good man here," one who can teach algebra, Eng lish, Latin, history, and general science in addition to doing the janitorial work and taking over the responsibilities of a principal all for $900 a year. As an Inducement, the writer confides that his present high school is a very pleasant one to teach, there being only six stu dents in the school. 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