M tm-v-4-i-i. - -v-i il nr A 11 V iPfcT&ini 0"C 1 1JIJC Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska ASKAN G i" 1 1 : - f r i JU J l vK"-"-l-,f M i bamh K, j VOL. XXXVII. NO. 62 Louise -i . .. Mr Ti RHODES SCHOLAR LINCOLN. NEBKASKA, TUESDAY. JANUARY I. 19.i IMUCE FIVE CENTS Why Are We llre? It really is a mutter for serious thought. I mean, wc ought to think very earnestly about it. Well, at least we ought to find some rea sons for it. After nil, if ovcrybcxly just about does it, and nobody hardly at all likes it, then why? What I'm driving at is, is there any defensible reason for coming back to school after the holidays'.' Since almost everybody, how ever regrettably or regretfully, does and almost always has, there must be something to it. That is to say, everybody wouldn't keep on doing it and not liking it and still doing it for nothing would they? Or would they? At all events, wc decided that there must be some vaiia explanation or me ining. &n u inmiirrl arnunrl At first it appeared that there ' wasn't a single justifiable reason for the return to "hell and starvn- 1 tion." as they say in the song. But finally, by questioning only the most rharitablc-to-eilucation, we ; unearthed n few. These we feel i duty bound to pass on to the wait- j Ing world, because so many un- j happy souls are cursing their cam-j pus reincarceration. j Christmas on Exhibit. Obviously, lots of collegians came back to parade, talk about and display their Christmas presents. As some of the gVts are right floozy the showing off thereof is a most compelling mo tive. An even more special rea son for" treklng back to school from the hinterlands is to flash brand new engagement rings fraternity pins, et all. This is ; such a big item that it would fil- most appear that Dan Cupid was 1 the holiday deity, rr.thcr than I Santa Claus. 'j And then there are vacations to i monologue about. Everyone must j take turns with everyone else te!!-1 Ing about trips. New Year's eve j parties, mobs of visiting relatives, ! and all of the customary cheer, i Too, many return to college to lose j the fatal pounds gained from: turkey diet. Or, indeed, several i bedraggled socialites tell us, to j catch up on -Icen. j A somewhat more serious rea- : son, for seeking again the uni- i versity environs, is "so that j you'll feel that you ought to j study not that you ever do study anyway, but you promised j yourself so faithfully that you d study during vacation and didn't and so you go back to school so that you'll feel you really ought i to, even tho you don't."' Bye Bye Party Lines. But the most weighty reason of fill, in many cass, we understand. Is to get away from the home town and home folks and all their 1 if. TV- 11. n .-ill..,,,. tHHl 1IILU. 'I II IJ. 1 HI III'. Vllli' citizenry mak"s your business their business, and the pater and mater have firm ideas about galoshes and warm underwear and other horrible tilings. So boys and girls hurry back to s-hcwil to look after their own good times am! welfares. So far as we could ascertain, professors have only the poorest excuses for going back to their educational efforts. Those who went to conventions, conclaves, meetings and the like have lots of new learning to har?.s their students with. Thote thst didn't might just as well have never left off having fun with their families and dogs and boski ar.d pipe and so on. The return to scholarly ways and the rostrum seems to be sort of unwarranted for them, somehow. It nil winds up to one simple fact: We're here because we're here because we'ri here because we're here. LIVES BY PLATO; PLANS 10 IEACH Harry Flory Gets Coveted Scholarship for Two Years at Oxford. One ot "2 students in the I United States to receive a Rhodes scholarship, Harry V. Flory, a senior at the university, will leave for Oxford, Kngland," about the w" is "t third week of TMAaAkan. iOi&lwA. IJdilcl diapfa Tkw, QJscUl SCHEDULE OF EXAMINATIONS I 'IK ST SEMESTER l9;$7-3 i Laboratory classes meeting for several continuous hours on one or two days may avoid conflicts with other classes of the same nature by arranging that their examinations occur as follows: Classes meeting on Monday or Tuesday may be examined on the date scheduled for the first hour of their laboratory meeting; Wednesday or Thursday classes on the second hour of their meeting; Friday or Saturday classes on the third hour. Please note that in this schedule special arrangements have been made to conduct unit examinations for aU sections in the following subjects: (1) Business Organization 3 and 4; (2) Chemistry 1; (3) Educa tion 30; (4) English 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4; (5) English 11; (6) French 1, 2, 3, and 4; (7) Mechanical Engi neering 1; and (8) Spanish 51 and 53. If students have regularly scheduled examinations conflicting with the above especially arranged schedule, arrangements to take such specially scheduled examinations at an other time should be made with the department concerned on or before January 19. For example: If a student is scheduled for an examination which conflicts with a specially scheduled examination in French,! arrangements should be made with the French department to take such French examination at another time. Daily Nebraskan Recalls 'Biggest' Stories of Year ,K - Wj TV. Ilttriy II. 1 lory. Ftnnl Lincoln J"Wtti;il will receive his degree this June this September. The scholarship provides for a two year plan study at Oxford with a possible third year. An annual sum of S2.000 cov e r s expenses. A n nouncement of the award was made Dec. 20. Flory, who bachelor of arts has an average of 93';, percent in his studies to date. Majoring in philosophy, he has centered most of his attention upon the special field of 19th cen tury English philosophy, working under Doctor Hindman and Doc tor Patterson. His minors are En glish and economics. When Flory graduates, he will have completed over 140 credit hours in the uni versity. Follows Plato. Other activities ot the scholar ship winner include membership in Gamma Lambda, honorary band (Continued on Page C.) THURSDAY. JANUARY 20 9 a.m. to 12 m. Classes meeting at. 8 a. m., Tues., Thurs., Sat., or any one or two of these days. 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Classes meeting at 2 p. m., five or four clays, or Mon., Wed., Kri., or any one or two of these days. I IUDAY, JANUARY 21 9 a.m. to 12 m. Classes meeting at 8 a. m., five or four days, or Mon., Wed., Fri., or any one or two of these days. 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Classes meeting at 4 p. m., Tues. and Thurs., or any one of these days. -O i DEAD HALTS REQUIRED AT 14TH AND S SIGNS Driversvare requested by the university police department to come to a dead halt at the stop signs at the 14th and S street intersection. Commencing, Mon day, Jan. 3, members of Alpha Phi Omega, service fraternity, which is helping to enforc the new regulations, arc authorized to give tickets to all who fail to comply. These traffic signs will be up from 7:50 a. m. to 8:15 a. m., from 11:50 a. m. to 1:10 p. m., and from 4:50 p. m. to 5:10 p. m. SATURDAY, JANUARY 22 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Classes meeting at 7 p. m., Mon., Wed., Fri., or any one or two of these days. 9 a.m. to 12 m. All sections in Freshman English classes (0, 1, 2, 3, 4). 9 a.m. to 12 m. All sections in English 11. 10 a.m. to 12 m. Classes meeting at 7 p. m., Tues. and Thurs., or any one of these days. 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Classes meeting at 4 p. m., five or four days, or Mon., Wed., Fri., or any one or two of these days. 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. All sections in Chemistry 1. MONDAY, JANUARY 21 9 a.m. to 12 m. Classes meeting at 9 a. m., Tues., Thurs., Sat., or any one or two of these days. 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Classes meeting at 5 p. m., five or four days, or Mon., Wed., Fri., or any one or two of these days. 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Classes meeting at 5 p. m., Tues. and Thurs., or any one of these days. 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. All sections in Business Organization 3 and 4. 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. All sections in Education 30. A Y SET El il FOR Elf PUPILS TUESDAY, JANUARY 23 9 a.m. to 12 m. Classes meeting at 9 a. m., five or four days, or Mon., Wed., Fri., or any one or two of these days. 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Classes meeting at 2 p. m., Tues. and Thurs., or any one of these days. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26 9 a.m. to 12 m. Classes meeting at 10 a. m Tues., Thurs., Sat., or any one or two of these days. 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Classes meeting at 1 p. m., five or four clays, or Mon., Wed., Fri., or any one or two of these days. PLAYERS PRESENT WORLD PREMIERE OF FALCON DRAMA Knew Her' Opens Monday At Temple Theater With Cast of Ten. THURSDAY, JANUARY 27 9 a.m. to 12 m. Classes meeting at 10 a. m., five or four days, or Mon., Wed., Fri., or any one or two of these days. 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Classes meeting at 3 p. m., Tues. and Thurs., or any one of these days. 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. All classes and sections of French, 1, 2, 3, and 4. 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. All classes and sections of Spanish 51 and 53. 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. All sections in Mechanical Engineering 1. Medical. Algebra, English, Psychological Exams Offered to All. All now students will register Jan. 2S, according to announce-j merit made by the registrar. Miss! Florence I. McGahcy. yesterday, i All entrance credits should be on i file pr evious to that time in order j to facilitate registration. j Students are required to tTkc aj .classification test in English be-' for e entering the university. This I test will b- given Thursday morn-1 ! ing, Jan. 27, in Social Science au- 1 ditoiiuni, from K to 12 a. nr.. and ; in the afternoon from 1 to 5, for ; those who have not taken the uni- versity test given nt their high yehools, or who desire to try for I a higher clarification, i Algebra Tests Given. j ' An algebra test will be given , ! during the same period for f re.xh- j men entering engineering. This j ' also applies to those who have not 1 already taken the test in their! , high sc lino!-, FRIDAY, JANUARY 28 9 a.m. to 12 m. - Classes meeting at 11 a. m., Tues., Thurs . Sat., or any one or two of these days. 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Classes meeting at 3 p. m., five or four days, or Mon., Wed., Fri., or any one or two of these da vs. SATURDAY, JANUARY 29 9 a.m. to 12 m. Classes meeting at 11 a. m., five or four days, or Mon., Wed., Fri., or any one or two of these days. 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Classes meeting at 1 p. m., Tues. and Thurs., or any one of these days. DIALECT SOCIETY PRESIDENCY WON BY LOUISE rOUNI) Miss Louise round of the Eng- j lish department has been chosen the national president of the American Dialect society. She was j elected at the recent meeting of I the society in Chicago. Last year s president was il- T University Players will present, for the first time in many seasons. a world's premiere, when they show "I Knew Her,'' the new play by Harold Felton, former Nebras ka student and instructor in the speech department, opening next Monday night at the Temple the ater and showing thru Saturday evening. "I Knew Her" is a moving prob lem play, with a touch of tragedy, that is destined to stir any audi- I ence. Ccntial figur e of the story in ine woman wno irys co cnaiige the lives around her to suit her own whims and fancies; the havoc she creates and the tragedy that ensues is the action of the plot. Cast Includes Ten. Mr. Felton is at present a law yer in New York City, but eastern critics have highly praised his play writing abilities. In this play he has observed the classic unities, for the time, place and action re main the same from the rise to the fall of the curtain. Three years ago the riayers produced another Felton s h o w, "The Bl ighter Flame.'' with much success. The cast of ten, which will be i 1 93 7 Proved as Newsworthy, j Historical Milestone ! Of Campus Life. ! By Harold Niemann. I As old 1937 careened out of ex ; is tence, it took with it the happen ings and events that now make history, history that may never again repeat itself. Pig stories j appeared in the Daily Nebraskan I and big things happened at the university during the year, i Starting ott' with a record en i rollment, Nebraska was not Ion,; 1 in amassing a coveted victory over jthe Minnesota gridders. This story j in itself made national news, na tional history, and has been voted j us one of the outstanding sports stories of the old year. The Ne braskan files may be opened again only by those future editors who are sometimes forced to get subject matter from their contemporaries, but forever they will leave a printed record of these ten big stories of the year: 1. Nebraska's victory over Min nesota. Frenzied citizens numbering over 3(1,000 strong watched Major Biff Jones put his first Cornhusker team on the Memorial stadium turf and, when the final gun echoes across the field, emerge witn a score of 14 to 9. The Cornhusk ers with Johnny Howell, "Wild Bill" Callihan. Elmer Dohrmann and Fred Shirey surprized the na tion with their victory. Eldon Mu Ilravy received a head injury that kept him in the hospital more than a month and on the sidelines the (Continued on Page 4.) NEBRASKA RANKS 16 IN COLLEGIA! E E NROLLMENT IS! 6,587 Full-Time Stticicr.ls Represent Slight Increase. 36 States Are Represented ni Plans Favors. : headed by two favorite and prom inent players and will include I other veterans of the group, will j be announced Wednesday. mm to apply In National Meeting During Holiday. Whilr thnir r1:ismatpa umi n. All new studenls will lm given, joyj,1R yillt.ljll0 hom1( wnie Smith college, and editor-in-chief of the Webster New International , a ruedlral examination by the uni , versity staff physicians all day Thursday, Jan. 27. It may be taken previous to that time during rrtubr otfice hours. Cards of ad mission may be .retired at the reg . jftrar's offi'-e. Theie is no charge ! for this examination hut il must I be taken l-rfore any fees may be i paid and registration is completed, i A psychological test also will be given for all freshmen who did .not take the test in their Inch ! school:). Thi:: test will be on the i morning of Jan. 27 in Social Sci ence auditorium from 8 to 1-. 1,500 college men and women met lout ...b , wr,.i t t..v thn national convention of Student ' ' Christian us. oc iations. Thirty-six j states were represented on the i roster of delegates who came both j from large slate universities and i training schools arrd small dencnu- I inatioriHl colleges. Representing Nebraska student j Christian assoc rations at the con- ; v m inn were Eleanor Eiche, Paula j Smith, Frances Sruddcr, Bernetha dictionary. Sir William A. Craige of Oxford ; was elected vice president, he is ; editor of the American historical! j dictionary, now in process of pub-, lication at the University of! Swing Band; Ticket Sales Continue. Nebraska farmers and farmer ettes at the college of agriculture are going to starl the new year ' off right Friday with a party celc- j FililigS br at ing the coming of 1P3S. The I "mixer" is being sponsored by the Tii-K agronomy club on the cam ' pus. Tentative plans for the event were announced Monday evening. A highly popular orchestra is now i being selected to play for the party which will lie held in the for Assistantships Open, Upson Announces. Hinllioi n, and Frances Steele from j LlVCStOCk Man to DCSCribe ' student activities building. Dane- (Cp"1 billed on Page 3 I 'Perdition of the Good Life' i (r7, ,T T t Subject of Minister s I Zip LeaClS as Ob-bettltl European Breeding at Banquet Wednesday. ing, to the tune of the "swing' ; orchestra, will get i 9 p. m. Ticket Sale Start Several fellowships, scholar ships, and graduate assi.slantships for the school year 1M.'iS-3!t totnl rng several hundred dollais are mnounced by Di. Fred W. fpson, dean of the giaduate college ot the University of Nebraska. SUi lnntM imnlvitif for thre awards underway at i , f , 'tn n. Hnr,ij, at,n with univf rsity authorities before March Address. The P.ev. Carl J. Johnston. prominent in civic affairs, will, give an address entitled "Prodr-, , , ,, , ., tion of the Good Life" at the v. James Marshall, 25, Writes Requisite, Says Graduate The University of Nebraska with G.3S7 full time students stands 16th in the United States this year in point of full tim. college stu dents, according to ii study of the statistics of registration in Ainer I iean universities and colleges by j Dr. Raymond Walters, president I of the University of Cincinnati, published in S'-hool and Society. Despite a slight increase over last year's figures the university dropped from JMh place to 16th, being displaced by Hunter college of New York City, which last year was 16lh. Dr. Walters' figures show that the west north central section of j the United Slates, which includes I Nebraska, had next to the smallest ; increase in eoll'-ge enrollment, the I increase for the seven states hi i this area being 1.8r percent. The : lar gest increase was in th"1 west south central. Arkansas, Ixminana, FdlOWShipS ' Oklahoma and Texas, with 7.17 Three Percent Increase. In the 602 colleges and univer sities from which Dr. Walters re ceived statistics there are a total of 781. 03S full time students or an increase of 3.0 percent over the san.e time a year ago. The Universr'y ot Minnesota stands third in' the nation with 13,6!H students, Pittsburgh is 12Ml with 6.17'.' students and Oklahoma 2.Yih u'i'h 5.07k. Following: ate the fiii-t ITj schools in older; f 4ltt"rnt,i 1 ftlufttliiit 1, 193S. Fellowships for the coming , Mmm-wia school year include two S imu-l ! "V.ru Avery fellowships in chemistry ' rrnjr (Continued on Page 4.1 (Continued on Page 3 W. C. A. vesper service IhiH after noon. The nerviee will Ix'gin at fj O'clock at Ellen Smith hall. The vesper choir under the di rection of Maxine Erdcrle will sing the processional, "Father of bile," and the recessional. "The Earth Is Hushed in Silence." Evelyn Welborn will lead the de votions arid beneditlon. The choir In Current Nebraska Blueprint. If you want to get a job, sayn Janus D. M;: I shall, a graduate in civil engineering at the university in 11)25, just remember that "if flat rejection comes from ten pros- oectivc employer?, you must meet will conclude with a special bene- I the 11th with the tunic zip as the Second, try to learn something , from every man to whom you try to Bpply for a job. Ask a man a ! question and he will be compli mented and will remember you longer ami with greater respect than if you try to tell him itome thing. Let Ctheri Do Talking. "We are queer animals, but it seems that success in meeting peo- Members of Nebraska's two i The committee in charge of the celebrated judging teams will be mixer hopes to make it one of the honored at a dinner Wednesday big social events of the year. Fa evening In animal husbandly hall vors will go to everyone attend- i by the a? college Block and Bridle j ing. Students buying tickets prior ! ciub and other interested ag Jlu- , to the event will be given a re duced pr ice, 30 cents and 20 cents. At the door on Friday evening the cost will advance to 3,i and cents. Ticket sales for' the New year party already have stalled. Stu- j ileirts participating include: Wayne I r-.. ... (.... f. i.. ,.. .. gram arranged bv the c lub is an '"'""iigo. rrunn nv. h . .' ' illustrated lecture' by Clint Thomp. I J"""- s"lt""' . "l'"''', , V:"ly' ' Professor Worcester Eases ihorthorn association ""giuaii nno naioi.i ur i statements ou item Main Mnhil::n tc IM Off kilt M .isliinKton Harvard dents. Directors of the Livest k l'reeders and Feeder association, members of the Parkers institute, and leading Shorthorn breeder ill the stale will Ire mi band to pay I respects. Heading the inleicsting piiv I; Senility Fails to Hamper Memory, Research Shows diction. WORLD WAR VETERAN TO ADDRESS PHALANX Lt. J. D. Graham Describes Shell Construction Tonight. First Lt. Julian D. Graham, of tire Infantry Reserve, will address Uie members and rushees of pha liinx tonight in the clubrooms. He will explain the construction of ar tillery shells and show moving pic tures of the Infantry school arrd i maneuvers at Ft. Bennlng. Ga. (Jraham. a giaduate of Ft. Ben ' ning school, served with the Third dlvrsion on the Mexican border and ) In France during the World war. , He wears six battl- stars and the Purple Heart, the American Hwaro I tf honor. He Iihs also had ervice i with the CCCs In both the 7th and ! nth corps areas. first; he may be your golden op- 1 portunity. Marshall Is now a con- suiting engineer specializing In i structural engineering with ol flees I in Kansas City. While he is writ ! ing from tho engineers view point in the current issue of the Ne braska P.lue Print, official student publication of the college of engl ! neering at the university, of which publicat'-n he was once editor, his ideas on how to secure employment i him." warns Mr. Marshall. "One may be of interest to those In other muht realize that employers judge fields. ' you by what they observe your "The first thing to do is to call attire, your clennliners. your upon every possible employer bjvI , speech, your friendliness and such son of the Shorthorn association of Kansas City. Thompson will fupplement his description of Eu- plo consists In letting the others do ! 10!M Rn "vt-lc production with the talking and perhaps boasting. I'".'"'" 1,1 . .. Conversation with an employer , Mtal" w,ll', to the who himself has no position for i f- ght gr.ests of honor, member s of you may lead his mind to surges- lc m,,',t J' "? nml U,t SC ".!."' tion. which will be of bene.t to ,icstrk , ''f "K ,t',m!'' by lhC you. Besides, if you cannot get a BK fl,ul Brl,llc c,ub job, yon might as well nrakc a! Essay Winner Honored. Wem1, ' Four additional ug students will "Finally, call upon an employer . &lao l)e honor ej for receiving rec- when you are fully prepared to we 0ffnlt0n in Uie Nationul Saddle meet him with all the enthusiasm which prompted ynu to decide upon your line of work. I know of one young man with less than two years of engineering work who so impressed the president of a steel company with his Interest and en thnslHs.ii that the president, busy with bis own affairs, took time off to call up several friends who might have n place for this young man few samples of your work as you carry to show. Don't forget that before a railroad engine Is put on the road all the Important points are checked. You can do as much with yourself before going to meet a prospect And too. some careful thought on the subject of how to conduct yourself when you do get your first position may be the means of helping you to avoid Home pitfalls and disappointments." und Sirloin club essay contests of 1936-37. Don Magdanz and. Lll lard Pratt were honored by tht Judges for their entries In 1936. and Kufsell Hierman and Roger P.okenrranz placed In this year's contest. Pictures of the four stu dents will be hung in the Block and Bridle club rooms. Frof. H. J. Gramlich of the ani mal husbandry department will hold the master of ceremonies po sition at the dinner. Tickets for the banquet, which will begin at 5:30 p. m., are on sale by nil Plock and Bridle mem bers for 23 cents. PI MU EPS1L0N OPENS ACTIVITIES WEDNESDAY Honorary Math Fraternity Invites Non-Members To Meeting The first meeting of the year for PI Mu Epsilon. honorary mathematics fraternity, will be held tomorrow night, Jan. 5. The meeting will be jVJd at 700 p. m. In S. s. io;. All Htuc'entH who are interested In becoming members of this fra ternity ore Invited to attend and all active members are urged to be present at this meeting. Edward V'acek, senior member, will deliver a short talk on the history of mathematics. The functions of the society will be explamecl to all who wish to beronre associate members. The meeting will be followed by a short business meeting of vital Importance. Tests Begun in 1915. Memory has been put in a laboratory by D. A. Worcester of the psychology department, und after 23 years of testing and ob- lections. All the selections wei from the s.iine two authors. Learning by Auiilian. Dining each leiirnin;: period some oi the ineiuoiy woi I; n done by reading it rnd some ly hearing other per.tolis read It aloud. Dr. Worcester tound tl'.'t it took hiiii muc h longer to term by the auditory method but that serving he announced to scientists' in the releaining process it made at the American Association lor no difference. the Advancement of Science meet1 It lequired 13 minutes for Dr in Indianapolis, that memory tunc-j Worcester to loam one bcieci.on tions to a high degree over n long in 1915 but it took only 7.21 .o period of time and that II does not j relearn lt in 1920 and a little over grow dim with age. j 5 minutes to relearn it in 193H by Dr. Worcester, who i Nebras-1 the auditory method. By the read kr.'s chairman f educational i ing method it took him C minute psychology and measurements. I in 1915, 3 in 1920 and 4 in liKiii. based hi discovery on tests that The material whic!i was read he has given himself since 1915. ; many times before 1920 was His series of tests began with learned as rapidly as that which memorizing sever al 100 word se-1 had been actually memorized in lections from Arnold and Huxley that he had never seen before in 1915. In 1920, he relearned thm and again in 1936. He also partly memorized another group of selec tions In 1920. These selections he had rend many times before but had n ver memorized them. In 1933 he memorized four new t,c- 1915. New material of the same typn that was learned in 138 required a little more time lor learning than was nccesrary in 1915. dif ferences which may have been due to the chance variations in the dif ficulty of the passages learned or to the Increased age of the learner. i ,', r-' i' Is r.' V