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Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska
VOL. XXXVII. NO. 72.
LINCOLN. NEBRASKA. TUESDAY. JANUARY l.
PRICE five CENTS
Kosmet Selects
NYA STUDENTS STOKK, LAUKL
IDENTIFY MUSEUM SPECIMENS
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"Teh, tch," reproved a grand
daddy cockroach as It crawled out
from under a typewriter. "Don't
toll me you've got the Intestinal
fortitude, to fill up another column
after that mistake, you made in
Sunday's rag?"
"Ho that mistake was a bit of
strategy to find out Just how many
people read the left hand side of
the front page."
"Yes It was not," jeered the
suddenly expressive cockroach,
"You Just didn't know better.
And now I've got a bone to pick
with you. A nice dry camel
bone. In the first place, you had
tne gu "
"Intestinal fortitude."
"Thanks. ts' to consolidate
the departments of anthropology
and paleontology when they're
as far apart as Morrill Hall and
Social Science building. Don't
you know that the museum is a
separate entity apart from an
thropological and sociological
artifact collections and actual
bony remains of humans?"
"I am painfully aware of the
fact, you carping cockroach," we
replied stiffly. "Mr. Bertram! C,
fecnuuz himsoir, the museums
senior field man, Informed me. I
am quite clear now on every
point. "
"You mean C. Bertram! Schultz,
don't you?''
Wrong Again.
"Oil, what's .a misplaced Initial
among friends."
"Of course," pursued tne roach
relentlessly, "you meant to say
Schultz instead of Bell in Sunday's
account of the camel find."
"Why, yes, yes, of course. A
typographical error. I'm surprised
it didn't turn out to Etaoln
Shrdlu."
"Schultz sounds so much like
Bell; and they're spelled in prac
tically an identical manner. It's
very common mistake to make.
I suppose if Bill Jones told you
his name over the phone you'd
copy it down as Elmer Sweitel
kampf. So similar. Now get
this straight," said the roach
menacingly, "the prehistoric
protozoa over in Morrill Hall are
very much attached to those
camel bones excavated by C.
Bertrand Schultz and they want
.this misunderstanding cleared
up. No matter how much you
kick the gong around, you must
keep your Bells straight. " Pro
fessor Earl H. Bell is a professor
In the fields of anthropology,
sociology and ethnology."
"Precisely. A triple-threat man.
1 know of his deeds clearly now.
He studies and teaches what he
finds out about early man and his
customs, and about the various
types of existing man and their
customs. And now for Bell num
ber two. Frank Liel) is in the
museum. He is a preparator of
exhumed, petrified animals and
works with C. Bertram! Schultz."
"Mr. Schultz might resent that,
ycu chronic mistake-maker."
"Oh. bother. I didn't mean
well, what I meant was that Frank
Bell is engaged in work, and has
been for the past seven years, of
the same nature as amiable Mr.
Schultz, senior field man of the
museum."
Another 'ology' Added.
"Well and good," rasped the
cockroach. "But don't get err
minded again when discussing an
thropology and paleontology or
you will have to become an expert
in the field of ap-ology, nnd make
no bones about that ..."
"I shall make a New Year's
resolution to that effect. Comes
the resolution. I hereby resolve
to divide my gall into four parts.
One for E. H. Barbour, one for
E. H. Bell, one for C. B. Schultz
and one for Fr.-nk Bell. At in
tervals of one month I shall
reach back Into mental recesses
and repeat solemnly, 'Erwin
Hinckley Baarbour is professor
of paleontology and director of
the museum, Earl H. Bell Is pro
fessor of anthropology, sociol
ogy, and ethnology, C. Bertrand
Schultz is senior field man of
the museum and went the man
who walked a mile for a camel
one better by excavating pre
historic one, and Frank Bell is a
preparator and field man on the
museum staff."
"Thank you," said the cock
roach, scuttling off to a corner.
"Thank you," we muttered,
throwing a book at him.
Skit Today; Four
Authors in Race
Writer of Winning Spring
Show Gets $40; Five
In Song' Contest.
HEARS
Kosmet Klub will make its fi
nal selection from the three scripts
under consideration for the Klub'g
1838 spring show this afternoon at
5 o'clock.
Fred Koch Is the author of one
of the scripts being considered,
John Edwards has written the
second, and Ed Steeves and Bruce
Campbell have collaborated in the
composition of the third.
Joe Ivcrson, honorary alumnus
of the Klub who has assisted with
production of the spring show for
a number of years, will probably
sit In on this afternoon's meeting
to give his impressions of the en
tries. Particular (attention is to be
given to getting a new and clever
ly handled plot for this spring's
show, according to Winfield Elias,
president of the Klub. Adaptabil
ity of the script to an all-male
cast, Its possibilities for staging
In the Temple theater, bright dia
logue, and chances for interspers
ing tlie action with songs and
dances also will be noted in judg
ing the entries.
Forty dollars will be paid to the
author or authors of the sucessful
script. An award of $10 will go
to the entrant whose manuscript
is judged second best.
Thus far five persons have filed
their names as entering the song
writing competition being held in
conjunction with the show's pro
duction. The filings Include those
of Erdine Haddix, Noel Mcllravy,
Bob Edclstein, Betty Van Home,
and Jane Goetz.
The person writing the song
used in the show which is judged
best will receive an award of $10.
Filings are still open to those
wishing to enter the competition.
Actual song entries will not be
called for at present, since the
Klub had decided that some per
sons may prefer to wait until an
nouncement of the script to be
used before beginning composition
of their song entry.
XI
TYSDAL DISCUSS
Agronomist Tells Breeding
Experiment Results
Monday Night.
Tile Introduction of new varieties
of alfalfa and sweet clover and
experimental breeding: with them
was the subject covered at the
meeting of Sigma XI, science hon
orary, last night when Dr. H. M.
Tysdal, professor of agronomy at
the agricultural college presented
an illustrated lecture on plant
genetics.
With GO lantern slides Dr. Tysdal
illustrated the new varieties that
have recently been developed and
pointed to improvements that were
yet to come. Following the lecture
the 60 members of Sigma Xi who
attended made a tour of the agron
omy greenhouses where some of
the work was demonstrated by
members of the agronomy depart
ment. Dr. Tysdal has made a special
study of alfalfa and sweet clover
improvements and is known as an
authority on the subject.
32 Workers Aid in Removal
Of Skeletal Material,
Scrape Matrix.
Thirty-two NYA students at the
University of Nebraska render in
valuable service in aiding the reg
ular staff of the museum in
mounting fossils, in addition to
paying a portion of their expenses
at university, according to Dr. E.
H. Barbour, director of the mu
seum and professor in paleontol
ogy at the University of Nebraska,
The work of the students, some
of whom have been assisting in the
workroom of the museum for threo
school years, ranges from basic,
scraping and cleaning of miscel
laneous bones from the original
matrix to the labeling and finish
ing of fossil specimens by the sen
ior workers.
Mount Sea Serpent Panel.
Outstanding accomplishments of
the NYA students, according to
Henry fielder, preparator In chief
of the museum, is the removal of
sufficient skeletal material from
18 slab blocks of original matrix
to make up five new stenomylus,
or primitive camel like, mounts;
cleaning eight slabs of matrix con
taining aletomeryx, or small deer,
bones; and assisting lit the mount
ing of the panel work for the sea
serpent on exhibit in the basement
of the museum.
The NYA students working at
the museum are under the imme
diate supervision of Rclder and re
ceive initial instruction In scraping
and finishing fossil specimens
from him. An attempt Is made to
find students who are interested in
paleontology or who have the tem
perament suited to the tedloiisness
of the task. One NYA worker in
dicated that nltho he had known
nothing of the work when he
started at the museum three years
ago, he now intends to continue
in that line and is carrying sev
eral courses In paleontology at the
university this semester.
Devise Storage System.
Cleaning and scraping the bones
Is not the extent of the NYA
worker s task, however. A com
plete system of storing, labeling
and identification of the speci
mens has been devised. No sped-
men is discarded until positive
proof ts obtained that one of the
same kind is already in the mu
scum.
All actual mounting Is done by
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Staff o fA ivgwan ,
Nebraskan Today
CHICAGO SOLOISTS
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Last Music Convocation
Brings 'Prodigal Son'
To Temple Stage.
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10 AM DR. HE
Williams, Hertzler, Nutting,
Guilford, Swayzee, Dunn,
Lancaster Named.
WISCONSIN 0. TESTS
SIXTEEN FARM YOUTHS
TAKE SPECIAL COURSE
Ag School Gives Short Term
Study Until Jan. 29;
Srb in Charge.
Preparing for mechanical and
nthrr difficulties coming up on the
farm in 1938, sixteen young Ne
braska farmers who are now tak
ing some special work at the Uni
versity of Nebraska college of
agriculture. They are registered in
i a "farm mechanics short course,
i J. V. Srb, In charge of the short
I courses, said the enrollment ca
I 1(l(,ilv WHS rented early with
Uinh Srhnnlc P,ivn 'Cnrijch other students being turned away
, nyu vwiiwv.a ..My..-.. m, st(v ftm lIlboratol v
Largest Expenditure Goes
In Securing Popular
Orchestra Here.
34 Students Vie for Posh
On Humor Magazine,
Campus Daily.
Members of the publication!
board will meet this afternoon in
tJ hall to elect, the second semcslcr
staffs of the Daily Nebraskan ami
Awgwan from the 31 applicants
viring for the positions.
Maces open on the daily publi
cation include editir In chief, for
which one candidate has applied;
two positions as managing editor
which will be filled out r.f seven
filings, ami six news editorships
i for which i.i aspirants have ap-
Thiee opera soloists will come pijod. The business staff openings
with the Chamber Opera company i are one business managership for
of Chicago tomorrow to present , which three persons have applied
on the Temple stage "The Prodigal , and Uo assistant business po.i
Son," a brief opera by Debussy I Hons which will be filled out of
based on the well known Biblical j three applicants,
story, at the last of the semester's I r.hn.. n ci...
The pub board will choose one
musical convocations. Sponsored
by the School of Music, the opera
will have no admission charge but V .;'"' "V ii mess manager, ami
..." ...i, .in., tionir.ni li t. mi?, iii".
the doors will be closed promptly
at 4 o'clock to further attendance.
The singers appearing in the
musical presentation will be Maria
Matyas. mezzo soprano. Robert
Long, tenor, and Raymand Koch,
baritone. The artists all have a
As You Like It' Series
Every Thursday.
Wisconsin university has re
cently announced a new research
project which it will institiute for
the second semester, an experi
ment In broadcasting high school
English courses through the Uni
versity School ot Broadcasting.
This cooperative effort will re
sult in a new radio series for high
schools called "English As You
Like it." The program goes on the
at the beginning of the new se
mester, Feb. 3, and will be heard
over station W'HA at the state
university every Thursday for 17
weeks at 2 p. in.
"English As Yon Like It" is of
fered to upper high school classes
of Wisconsin. General objectives
and plans for the series were
formulated by a group of fore
most English teachers and educa
tion specialists.
The programs are being built
around forensirs, poetry, and read
ings for pleasure.
work
continues until Jan. 29
All phases of farm motors and
machii cry. forge nnd woodwork
together with building planning
and home . utilities are being
studied by the eniollees. Serving
as instructors are C. A. Penton,
V. J. Kunnalls and Dwight R.
Walkup, all of the ngriculaural en
gineering department.
Those taking the course are Vin
cent Ankeny, Laurel; Harlan E.
Danielson, Axtell; Marvin M. Huff
man, Leva; Laverne Dletze,
Gretna; Hans Jessen, Cedar
Bluffs; Ervin W. Kitt, Wauncta;
Iceland O. Kitt. Wauneta; Ben I.
Kulio, Lengle, Wyoming; Ted Nen
bara, C.ering; Kenneth K. Quible,
Merriman; Alfred Regier, Hender
son; Quintln Rothrock, Davenport;
Walter Siebcrt, Henderson; Charl
ton Stuart, Lexington; Donald
Gelger, Vtica.
Dean Fred W. Upson of the
graduate college of the university
announced the appointment of an
executive committee which will act
in an advisory capacity to Dr.
Ernest E. Witte and the faculty of
the new graduate school of social
work. Its membership is made 'ip
of faculty members from the de
partments in which students in the
graduate school of social work will
be taking their courses.
On the committee besides Dr.
Witte, director of the new school,
and Dean Upson are Dr. Hattie
Plum Williams and Dr. J. O. Holtz
lcr, representing the department of
sociology; Dr. Lane W. Lancaster
the depaitment of political science;
Dr. Joy Paul Guilford, psychology:
Dr. Cleon O. Swayzee, the college
of business administration; Prof.
C. B. Nutting, college of law; and
Dr. K. L. Dunn, the medical college
at Omaha.
According to Dean Upson, the
committee, will be chiefly concern
ed with problems that may arise in
connection with courses of study,
and in general, will help co-ordinate
the work of the graduate
school of social work with the pro
grams of the co-operating departments.
managers for the Awgwan. One,
two, and two applicants have filed
I tor tne respective places.
! Gayle C. Walker, chairman .of
the publications board, has ic-
quested that, all applicants he
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wide experience of opera singing j -' " Z
afternoon in 100, University hall.
With the largest expenditure
being stiuplated for the orchestra,
the budget of the 1938 Junior-Senior
prom was presented and ap
proved at the last meeting of the
prom committee Friday afternoon.
Stan Brewster, chairman of the
orchestra committee, drew up the
budget.
Altho the committee has chosen
no definite band yet for the annual
event, it has a number of popular
ones under consideration and its
plans provide for a larger amount
to be spent for the orchestra than
has ever been allotted by ahy Other
prom committee.
Ed Steeves, co-chairman of the
committee, urges all sororities to
start their selection of candidates
for prom girl, since filings for the
honor will open soon.
and a native talent to fit them for
their individual roles. Each, in ad
dition to possessing a beautiful
voice, is a finished actor in his
own right.
Winner of Prix de Rome.
"The Prodigal Son" is the work
that gained for Debussy his first
The publications board is com
posed of both student and faculty
members. The membership this
year Includes Prof. Gavlc C. Wal
ker, Prof. H. K. Bradford. John K.
Sclleck. Prof. J. E. Lawrence.
Prof. N. A. Barctson. Jim Ivins.
recognition ami won ior mm me rn Worcester and Adna Dohson.
I'l ix oe itnme, i nr music is ciihi -arterized
by simplicity of style and
melodious scores that appeal to the
entire audience. 7'ie text is sung,
in English and great care nnd at
tention is given to make the words
undci stood by the public. The en
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THE WEATHER
The weather remaint cloudy
and ihows little change In tem
perature today. In most local
ities the temperature is re
ported as being above average.
Y.W. Citizenship Class
To Visit lrrlan league
Y. W. C. A. New Citizenship
class and a sophomore commission
under guidance of Miss Mildred
Green, Y. W. C. A. secretary, will
visit Lincoln Urban league, Negro
renter at 2001 U St., Tuesday at
11 o'clock. New Citizenship class,
which is In charge of Katherine
Kilbrook, attempts to visit an out
standing Lincoln industrial or civic
building' each week.
WRESTLING COACH SUES
TRUCKERSFOR $35,200
Jerry Adams Asks Damages
For Injuries Sustained
In Collision Dec. 13.
Jerry Adams. Nebraska wres
tling coach, filed suit in district
court last week, asking $35,200
damages from Joseph E. Kellison
and Carl Wittstruck. Adams con
tends that he was permanently In
jured when he was struck by a
truck driven by Wittstruck and
owned by Kellison. The Injury
was supposed to have occurred on
Dec. 13.
Adams' injury comes as a se
vere blow to the Nebraska wres
tling squad. It has been Adams'
custom in the past to grapple with
his men during practice, thus giv
ing them valuable experience and
also being bolter able to diagnose
their faults.
500 IICKEI HOLDERS
Doormen Stop Townspeople
With Student Ducats
At Cage Game.
About 500 townspeople were
turned away from the coliseum
doors Saturday night, university
athletic officials estimated, when
the Llncolnites endeavored to use
student tickets at the Nebraska
Missouri basketball game.
The mass rebuff was the first
move in the officials' attempt to
eliminate "chiseling" at university
athletic activities. The rules will
be even more stringent at the next
game, it was announced, and
would probably involve confisca
tion of the student athletic books.
In the past years these tickets,
sold at a reduced price to students,
expressly for student use, have
been given or sold to non-students,
it was charged, and in consequence
many persons obviously not stu
dents had gained admission to
rage games at the special rates.
In the future in cases when there
is any doubt, the ticket holder will
be asked to show his identification
card.
Awgwan Reveals
Stork's Sex Life
In Coming Issue
Coming. Jan. 31. "The Sex Life
of a Stork." In the first Awgwan
o fthe coming semester.
A new and vast field of infor
mation regarding this ancient
legendary carrier, which does not
come under the jurisdiction of the
Interstate Commerce laws, will be
published in the new issue of the
campus humor publication, inc
Awgwan, according to Editor
Bruce Campbell.
States Mr. Campbell regarding
the coming issue, which, coinciden
tally comes out the first day of the
new semester. "Too many people
will be trying to get a full semes
ter's work done in a week, during
final exam period, to enable the
Awgwan to receive just apprecia
tion if it were published before
Jan. 31."
"Also, as Jan. 31. is the first
day of the new semester, many
students will cut their first classes
and in order not to waste the time
completely, they will want to lead
the Awgwan.
Don't foiget. "The Sex Life of a
Stork," in the Awgwan, coming
Jan. 31. Only 15 cents, 20 cents In
Canada.
WAAC5 AWARDS
Members of Howard Hal
Taken After Meeting
Requirements.
Irene Eden and Eleanor Nol.i-.
both juniors in the university, are.
the two recipients of cash so war
ships offered by the W. A. A. th;.;
semester, according to an an
nouncement from the intiannn.il
office.
Out of a number of applications
entered for the scholarships these .
two were chosen for having met
the following requirements: 1. fi
nancial need; 2. participation in
W. A. A. activities, and scholar
ship. It has been the custom of the
W. A. A. to offer two scholarships
each semester to members making
application. The scholarships are
good for $2." in cash and are
awarded at the completion of the
semester.
Both Miss Eilen and Miss Nel
son are memners or Howard nan.
Miss Eden, from Burr, Neb., is a
teacher's college junior. Miss Nel
son is an arts and science junior,
majoring in journalism. She is
from Chappell. Neh.
AG GROUP MEETS TONIGHT
Members of Poultry
Schedule Election
Club
The Poultry Science club will
hold its regular meeting at 8
o'clock this evening in room 21S
of Poultry Husbandry hall. Presi
dent Glenn Thacker asks that all
members be present as officers for
the coming semester will be elected
at the meeting.
MISS FEDDE HONORS
MRS. VESSEY SUNDAY
Home Economic Teuclier
Fetes Nenly Married
A r Instructor.
Miss Margaret Fedde enter
tained the home economics staff
of the university Sunday evening
in honor of Mrs. Truniun Vessey,
who was married during the holt
days. Mrs. Vessey, formerly Miss
Louise Leaton, has been an 'n
Btructor at the university since
1929. She terches home manage
ment courses on the agricultural
campus.
Hr. Vessey id from Soiux City,
Iowa. They were married in
Kansas City, Dec. 19.
(nterfruternity Council
Holds Meeting Tonight
The Interfraternlty Council
will meet tonight at 7:30 o'clock
In room 9 of Morrill hall. Presi
dent Web Mills urged all mem
bers to be preent for this Im
portant meeting.
New English Text Condemns 'Mooch, Wow'
SCIENTIFIC. WORM)
NAMES PRIZE CAMEL
BEST FIND OF YEAR
Drs. Wimbcrly, Peterson,
Miss Owens Bring Out
Speech Guide Book.
Can you afford to be classified?
Do you enjoy the prospect of being
considered ft person of no moment
a person who can be and should
be overlooked? The answer, of
course, is obvious. Isn't success
the thing for which we all strive?
And speaking of success three
English critics at the University of
Nebraska have sugc words of ad
vice which should be of interest to
everyone. Whether the Individiml
realizes it or not, his speech and
his writing is constantly being
judged by 'others. Slovenly speech
habits muy mean the difference
between success anil failure. After
reading the new self-Instructing
book entitled '"Usin? Better Eng
lish," by Dr. Lowry C. Wlmberly,
Dr. Martin S. Peterson and Miss
Grace M. Owens, one will be con
vinced that the use of poor Eng
lish is an Important factor in the
advancement of the individual l'l
the world today;
No More "Cutie," "Bloke."
Imagine the successful business
man referring to an attractive
young woman as a cutie; or pic
ture Uio profound scholar speaking
LAIL, llYiy &iLJLi
OR. M. S.
Lincoln SUr.
PETERSON.
DR. L. C.
Lincoln Journal.
WIMBERLY.
of a person of no consequence as
a l i' ke, and the minister in the
pi .jut referring to a rather slug
gish, dull individual as a dope.
Besides astounding his associates
this man's prestige would certainly
suffer.
But the thing for the reader to
remember is that the same finger
of scoru will be pointed at, hlin, It
in his writing or his speech, he
refers to an Individual's head or
mind as a bean ; uses the word hot
when he means attractive; hootch
for liquor; mooch for borrow; the
word soak when he means to over
charge; and wow when he alludes
to someone's success. And by no
means call a clever person a whir..
A few bruuks like these and you'll
Mncoln SUr.
GRACE M. OWENS.
soon be on the "no account" list,
Twofold Purpose.
"After all." state the authors,
"there is a dlznlty required In
language just as there Is in con
duct. Slipshod nronunciation, the
use of vulgarisms and other out
law expressions In other words.
careless speech habits may well
classify you as a person of no
Importance."
In publishing this luteal te.v.,
the university English professors
have tried to be of real seryice to
the individual in every walk of life.
The book has a twofold purpose:
To serve as a manual for selt
Instruction in English and as a
book of reference. As a reference'
text It is addressed to writers,
speakers and persons engaged in
any business in fact, to anyone
who is ambitious enough to want
to improve bis use of the mother
tongue.
When to Use Slang.
The book is singular in that each
chapter begins with a story that
presents dramatically tne neces
sity of using good English. Th"
reader Is allowed to find the errors
In the sample paragraphs, and then
Is encouraged to check with the
answers on the next page, to dis
cover how many he observed. Even
spelling and pronunciation have
their chapters. Still another new
feature is the reading list published
at the end of the. text for the pur
pose of listing the books that are
best known for their effective use
of the English language.
"We do not say that an occas
ional slang term is bad." say the
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C. Bertrand Schultz, senior field
man for the university museum,
and Thompson M. Stout of the
museum staff returned to the uni
versity with the realization that
the world's largest camel, now in
possession of the museum, was one
of the most discussed subjects at
the recent convention of the Pa
leontologlcal Society of America.
In every circle where the scien
tists from over the world were
gathered the university men found
that Nebraska's big camel was
being considered one of the most
sensational finds of the year.
Schultz and Stout both were
forced to discuss it at great length.
Stout received word that he has
been elected to membership in the
society, whose annual convention
In Washington, D. C. attracted tha
second largest gathering in its his
tory. Schultz read two papers 1 y
Dr. E. H. Barbour and himself,
one dealing with the Pleistocene of
Nebraska and Early Man and an
other paper on Recent Important
Fossil Finds from the Terciary.
Dr, Barbour and Schultz are also
members of the Paleontologieal So
ciety of America.
SIG GAMS ELECT OFFICERS
Anderson, Turnbull Chosen
To Lead Society.
At their regular meeting Thurs
day evening, members of Sigma
Gamma Epsioln, honorary geology
fraternity re-elected Harold An
derson as president of the soci
ety. Wade Turnbull was chosen
vice-president, while Wilmer SlUrk
and George Rosen will serve as
secretarytrfa-mrer and editor.
Following the meeting, the
group adjourned to the auditorium
where Professor Leuninghoenen of
Midland college presented his
technicolor films on the Midland
summer geology field trip.