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Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska
VOL. XXXVII, NO. 9.-.
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A ItACKKT
A DAY KEEPS
THE W OLE AW AY
Why are there so many rackets
prevalent in the country and world
today? Well, since you don't know
the answer to that one we'll ask
you another one. Why will there be
so many rackets prevailing in the
future when the present genera
tion, the one that is supposed to
weed out the present rackets,
grows up?
Collegiate Graft.
Seeing that we raised the
question, it would only be cricket
to furnish the answer. The an
wer is that the present gener
ation has college rackets of its
own. The members of the pres
ent generation (hereinafter re
ferred to as the p. g.)) organize
and foster their own rackets
while In college. The members
of the p. g. pick up tricks of
the trade and apply them in
later vocations and professions.
Now present in school are multi
farious rackets worked by stu
dents, most prominently and ef
fectively in fraternities. There are
sampling, candy, coke and cigarct
distributing, laundry agent, raf
fling, and parleying rackets.
The fnct that so many rackets
exist was brought out whimsically
and humorously, albeit forcibly,
the other night at the usual Mon
day night dinner in one of the
houses along fraternity row.
Corsage Agents.
During the interim between
the first course and the dessert,
one member of the p. g. pushed
back his chair and announced
that If anybody was going to
buy a corsage for their date for
the Prom, that he would do well
to see John Doe, agent for the
X Floral company. He resumed
his eating position and another
member of the p. g. rose to the
occasion to remind his brothers
that he, too, was a floral agent
and dealer in corsages extraor
dinary. He relinquished the floor and a
third man grabbed it. Ho said he
felt it his duty to remind his broth
ers of the fact that he was sole
agent for prom tickets in the house
and all business would be duly
appreciated.
Numlir 3 sat down and Number
4 stood up and with a poker
face announced "See my brother
R. for all your new Trade-name
cars."
Letterhead Agents.
No sooner had he ceased than
Number 5 arose to state that for
the best in personal stationery
with name engraved, his broth
ers would do well to see the
partnership of Doakcs & Roe.
Number 6 wiped his lips with a
napkin and arose to. state that
when the 1938 football season
rolled around, he would offer the
top rates for football parleys.
The dinner was closed farcically
and fittingly by one of the broth
ers urging the rest to get behind
another of their brothers and push
him for Prom Girl.
In Conclusion.
A good time was bad by all
and some announcements were
made with tongue in check, of
course, just to help the fun
along. However, there were
three laundry agents who could
have and should have gotten in
a plug for their own private
racket. The fraternity under
description is no different from
others. Indeed, in the matter of
worthwhile, efficient rackets, it
Is somewhat deficient.
We could reiterate the opening
paragraph and make it plain as
to just what was meant by re
lating all this, but we'd rather
be subtle and let you deduct at
leisure.
Mrs. Williams Says Rights
Of French Women Limited
Sociologist Believes Recent
t : - - tut :
.Revisions in luamagc
Laws Incomplete.
"France lias some way to go
before she catches up with the
ancients In the matter of women's
rights," said Mrs. Hattie Williams
of the sociology department when
considering the new civil rights
granted French women In a re
icent revision of the old Napoleonic
marital law.
"The French women are limited
more than the Babylonian women
were under the Code of Ham
murabi, for the French women
cannot engage in business without
the consent of their husbands,
while Babylonian women could go
Into business Independently. And
don't you remember the ideal wom
an of Proverbs was one who could
run a business as well as take care
of her home?"
American Women "Appreciated."
Mrs. Williams praised the n '-ve
as a step forward, raising the
women's position from that of a
child or a servant to a higher
plane. She explained the liberal
attitude of America toward wom
en as the result of being a pioneer
society. As the Americans moved
west women were at a "premium"
and when they were present they
were more appreciated than In
older settlements.
"Any movement to Increase the
civil rights of women tends at
first toward increasing fhe purity
of the family," Mrs. Williams con
tinued. "When she can protect
herself legally and economically,
woman Is much less ready to tol
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RANK TALKS
AT FOUNDERS DAY
III
Republicans Commemorate
71st Year of Nebraska
Statehood.
Dr. Glenn Frank will be the fea
tured speaker during the Nebraska
Founders day ceremonies spon
sored by the republicans of Ne-
Lincoln JuuiriHl.
DR. GLENN FRANK.
. speaks on Founders' day.
bra.ska tomorrow. He will speak
at 8 o'clock in the coliseum.
Dr. Frank, former president of
the University of Wisconsin, is the
new chairman of the republican
party policy commission. He will
come to Lincoln directly from a
meelinp- in Chicaero where n new
',y p!atform is bcing; drafted.
This will be his first public speech
following the Chicago conference,
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ESI
Saturday Performance
Draw Larger Crowd,
Dancers Hope.
Contrary to the date listed in
the "N" book, the annual recital
of Orchesis will not be on March
25, but on March 26. As this post
ponement will place the perform
ance on a Saturday night, it is
hoped that more people will be
able to attend, including the male
members of the campus.
Miss Moore, sponsor of Orchesis
requests that the Orchesis girls he
at rehearsal promptly. Today's
workout is very important for the
success of the recital, therefore it
is necessary that all attend.
Kcv. Kirk Holds Bible
Si inly for Lutherans
All Lutheran students are in
vited to meet with Rev. H. Erck
for the regular Bible hour at 5
o'clock Thursday in room 203 of
the Temple.
erate extramarital relationships
on the part of her husband than
when she must 'obey' him as the
old French law demanded."
No Political Plums.
"Women's rights," Mrs. Wil
liams explained, "are dependent on
two things, the law and public
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TODAY
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All Is Not Rosy in Alaskan
'Utopia, States J. J. Tully
Matanuska Visitor Asserts
Army Officers Harm
Federal Project.
High in the fastness of the
northern reaches of the Rockies
nestles the Matanuska valley, long
a controversial point in the pro
gram of the new deal. The ma
jestic Yukon, winding its way
toward the sea, tho magnificent
spectacles of ice jams breaking up,
rich, fertile soil, and a warm sum
mer, make of this district an ideal
spot fpr human habitation.
At least so thought the gov
ernment, When It picked up some
200 families of midwestern farm
ers and transported them bag and
baggage to Alaska. Far from be
ing Utopian, however, were the
rumors which soon began to drift
southward stories of unpleasant
happenings which belied the idea
of a dream country.
Visiting in Lincoln, today, ia J.
National Peace Council Representative Stales
Five Point Action Platform of Organization
Paul Harris Begins Week's
Series of Discussions
On World Peace.
"Peace by adjustment and not
by coercion," Is the background
upon which Paul Harris, jr., di
rector of the peace action service,
the largest staff of the National
Council for Prevention of War, is
basing his peace program. Mr.
Harris arrived Tuesday morning
from Washington, D. C, and will
give a series of lectures this week.
"Start the drive for peace and
stop the drift of war," is the slo
gan used for his council's policy
as given in an interview an hour
after he arrived. The five pur
poses of the peace council as out
lined by Mr. Harris are: Stop
super-navy plans, stop war dic
tator bill, pass the war reforen
dum bill, put into effect the Bon-
zalian plan with collective action,
and call an immediate conference
on disarmament.
Many times the question has
arisen as to whether the united
States would defend the Philip
pines but according to the pacifist
"we can t defend the Philippines.
The shortest distance to them is by
way of Japan. With an enemy be-1
T
I I I HO I
FEATURES VALUE
OF
World Herald to Sponsor
Competition in Iowa,
Nebraska.
In connection with a national
essay contest on the benefits of
advertising, the Omaha World
Herald will award $1,150 in cash
prizes to students of Nebraska
and western Iowa high schools and
colleges for 1.000 word essays on
the topic," "How Advertising Bene
fits the Consumer."
The local contest will be divided
into four divisions: Omaha high
school, Omaha college students,
Nebraska and western Iowa high
school students, and Nebraska and
western Iowa college students.
Sent to National Contest.
All entries submitted in the
World-Hearld'a contests will be
sent on for judging in the national
contest, which is sponsored by a
national advertising journal, the
Advertising Age. Awards in the
national contest for the college di
vision will be: for first place, an
all-expense trip to Detroit and
$250 in cash; second place, $100
in cash; third place, $00 in cash;
and ten honorable mentions with
a prize of $10 each.
It is suggested that in their
essays students simply tell in clear
language what advertising means
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JANE HOPKINS PRESENTS
RECITAL THIS AFTERNOON
Senior Piano Student Picks
Selections by Eight
Composers.
A piano recital will be presented
by Miss Jane Hopkins, a student
with Herbert Schmidt, this after
noon in the Temple theater. Her
program includes compositions by
eight different composers, includ
ing Rameau, Bach, Schubert, Cho
pin, Dohnanvt, Faure, Sowerby,
and Lecuraona.
The complete program:
Hiimmn. 1 I'mkIith riHlnlri,: X,n Toutf.
Hitrh. I'rrliitfr nd Misur, ( minor,
fe'hubrn, siniit. Op, 121), tit A mlmir;
Allffrn MMlrmli, Anrirnitr, AHrErn.
t hontn, Impromptu. i lint major.
Itohnanyl, KhapMMly, F unary mluor.
rinrr. Impromptu, fr minor,
honfrtij-. Burnt Rork I'ool,
lraona, Malarurna.
J. Tully, jovial Alaskan from the
Matanuska district, who views the
project as a whole:
"The army officers are probably
the worst . draw back that the
colonists In the Matanuska valley
have had to overcome." states
Tully, "they ran the Transient
camp, a governmental project
similiar to the CCC camps in the
states, that was close to the colony
and they made things very diffi
cult for the director of the Rural
Rehabilitation corporation who
was supervising the colonists. I
heard an army officer make the
remark in an open meeting that,
no matter how much work the
colonists would do, it would not
lower their debt to the corpora
tion. Such things were not encour
aging." Colonists Held Back.
Tully is visiting relatives here in
Lincoln; his niece Betty and Bon
nie Brown are students in the unl
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ESSAY
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tween us, it would not be possible
to defend these islands.
President Roosevelt has asked
for two things. First for simul
taneous peace, and for the legis-
PAUL HARRIS.
. advocates peace.
latum long discussed, equalizing
the burden of war.
The Hill-Shcppard bill gives the
president power to dictate. Kv
only desires control of the army
and navy but dictatorial power as
well. The maintenance and preser
vation of orderly process, was
what Secretary Hull has expressed
as his idea on this vital war issue.
What are wc to do about the
Alaska fisheries? Can we keep
Japan from invading our fron
tier? This was answered by anal
ogy. Japan and Russia have a
SPEAKS ON TRAFFIC
A.S.C.E. Members to View
Four Safety Films
This Evening.
'Highway Safety and the Newly
Formed State Safety Patrol' is the
subject of a lecture to be given
tonight at 7:30 o'clock in room
102, Mechanical Arts building, by
iac a nii,. r..i
rhnrpp of traffic fV!v fnr fh
state of Nebraska, Butcher will
speak to the members of the Amer
ican Society of Civil Engineers and
will also present several reels of
motion pictures on general traffic
problems.
Four films 'Training of Ibc
State Patrolmen,' 'Inertia,' 'Ne
braska's Accidents in 1907, and
'Ozzie," are to be shown in con
nection with Butcher's talk.
The first is the story of the ro'
; ciuiting and training of the state
highway patrolmen. Made at the
Nebraska National Guard Camp
at Ashland, the film was taken by
C. M. Duff, state testing engineer.
Surveys Auto Accidents.
"Inertia" illustrates graphically
the force acquired by a moving
automobile at various speeds, and
the distance required to bring the
vehicle to a halt when traveling at
these speeds. An interesting com
parison of the inertia contained in
a bowling ball rolling down the
alley and that generated by an
automobile speeding down the
highway is also presented.
The third film is a survey of ac
cidents which occurred in Nebraska
during 1937. It shows how they
could have been avoided and the
steps which are being taken to
prevent their reoccurrence in the
future.
"Ozzie" brings the more or le ss
humorous story of a man who
owns a flivver, and who breaks
every traffic law on the books
in and out of traffic, passing on
hills, U-turning in the middle of
the street, and so on. Finally, he
is caught and the 'Reckless- driving
docs not pay' theme comes in.
DR, ANDREWS WILL SPEAK
BEFORE NU-MEDS TONIGHT
Lincoln Surgeon to Talk
On 'Thryoidic Ailments'
At Banquet.
Nu-Meds will hear Pr. Clayton
Andrews speak on "Abnormalities
of the Thyroidic Gland" this eve
ning when they assemble in the
Grund hotel fur their monthly
meeting and banquet.
Dr. Andrews, a Lincoln phy
sician and surgeon, is a gland spe
cialist and has spent several
months in the Switzerland gland
clinic. His meeting with the Nu
Mcds was arranged by a member
of the society, Clayton Andrews.
Dr. Otis Wade, advisor of the
organization will give a short talk,
and James' Lauridison, president
of the Nu-Meds will preside over
the banquet and meeting.
Kappa Phi to Discuss
'Horizons' of Church
"Our Church: Her Horizons
Present and Future" will be dis
cussed at the next meeting of
Kappa Phi, club for Methodist
girls, which is to be held Wednes
day evening at T o'clock in Ellen
Smith hall. Mabl9 Soderholm will
act as cbalrmaia)
fli
MM ENGINEER
treaty over the Russian fisheries,
why can't Japan and the United
States do likewise?
In Sunday's papers we read a
gieat deal concerning the three
German spies found in New York.
Mr. Harris, when asked if this
were serious, replied that we al
ways have spies. We are sending
spies into other countries our
selves. Spies are found here often,
but as long as we desire peace
with that country there is no pub
licity, "A. combination of nations to
stop aggressors," is leading us into
war. At the present time there is
a division of opinion in naval and
military approaches to the far east
situation.
"1 think that war in the far east
has been postponed by Britain's
treatment of Italy,'' said the peace
leader. "When Britain shelved such
a popular man as Anthony Kdcn
so that she could compromise with
a dictatorship such as Italy, it
showed thr.t there are no united
aggressors. Britain is getting bet
ter balance so she can put fleets
in the Pacific and not have them
spread out."
Immediate danger of our having
an alliance with Britain which
might get us into war is lessened
bv European compromises which
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CAMPUS TO HEAR
T
First of Kampus Kalendar
Broadcasts Set for 7:1 5
Over Station KFOR.
Can a sharp listener detect the
winner? That is what the campus
will be attempting to do tonight
while listening at 7:1.1 to KFOR's
informal interview of the seven
coeds who vied for prom gtvl hon
ors at the polls yesterday. .
First of a series of university
broadcasts arranged by the pub
licity committee of the student
council, tonight s program
lias
i mnni r itiat
ti, rme i rhano-ed 1o noiuls on
the campus where Jack Hanssen.
KFOR announcer, will converse
with Genevieve Hoff Kloise Ben-
jamin, Virginia Gcistcr, Teggy
raseoe, Bonnie Burn, Deloris Bors
and La Verne Maicy, one of whom
will reign over the Junior-Senior
prom Friday night.
Weekly Feature.
The weekly broadcasts, railed
the Kampus Kalendar, will be
heard each Wednesday night at
7:15 and will cover the most im
portant events at the university
during the week. The programs
will be informal but not impromp
tu. Kach broadcast will have three
rehcirsals. F.va Jane Sinclair is
in charge of this week's broadcast
Trof. Theodore Piers is faculty ad-
viscr for the radio programs.
TRI-K HlDSANNUAr
AG FEED THIS EVENING
J. C. Russell Heads Bill
With Talk on Control
Of Weeds in Drouth.
Prof. J. C. Russell, authority
on soils, will feature the Ag col
lege Tri-K club, which will hold
its annual feed in the agronomy
laboratory building tonight at 0
p. m. Prof. Russell's talk will cen
ter around the methods used to
raise crops and control weeds
in absence of moisture.
In charge of the planning for
the affair are Wayne Domingo,
Adrian lynn, C Jones, By? on
Smile, and C. King. The inteicol
legiate championship crops judging
PROM CANDIDATES
ON RADIO TONIGh
team will also bq honored on the ; pus thought for uie weeK, point
program. I ins toward the finale of the for-
Campus Philosopher Holds
Lone Concert
Werkmeister Enjoys Strange
Hobby With Phonograph
Records of -Masters.
Since Orpheus first charmed
fair maidens with his beautiful
melodies, music ln many varieties
has been the hobby of countless
people all over the world. One of
the most commonplace ways of
enjoying music is by phonograph
records, but Dr. W. H. Werkmeis
ter of the university philosophy de
partment has created thru this
means a hobby which is both un
usual and fascinating;
Passing by Social Science build
ing almost every noon, music of
the masters can be heard pouring
from a third floor window. At first
thought one might think that it is
the psychology department testing
Viditory sensation, but further
investigation proves it to be Dr.
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1, 500 Students
Record Choice
Of Prom Queeii
Tin: vi:atiii;i
"No sun in the sky," says the
weatherman for today. Today
is booked for cloudy weather,
with no decided change in tem
perature. SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
GIVES CONCERT MWjg; SCSS Z
... ."" r-; ' Prom Girl. According to authori-
MISS ZabriSKlC to Appear jtiPS in the student government, the
As Featured Artist number of votes exceeded those
i ever cast in any other special elec
Oll Program. on and rivaled the number polled
in many general elections of the
Don A. Lentz scheduled the sec- past,
ond free concert of the University Whether Eloisc Benjamin, Lo
of Nebraska symphony orchestra , i.nris Bors, Bonnie Burn, Virginia
for Sunday, March 6, at 3 o'clock ,
m the coliseum. The orchestra will
present a program selected from
me neuer Known hoiks oi uoici-
mark, Moussoursky, Glazounoff, !
and Smctana.
Miss Bcttie Zabriskie, a mem
ber of the school of music faculty,
who has just returned from a great improvement when they
year in Kurope studying under changed the door election for
Casals and Alcxanienne, will be Prom Girl held in former years to
the featured artist. She will pi ay j the special election. Prof. E. W.
the famous Haydn D Major Con- Lantz. advisor for the student
ccrto, which, according to critics, council, stated that he was con
is the most taxing of standard vincod that, the special election
'cello-orchestra compositions. created a much greater interest
The orchestra will take a tour j in the prom queen and that be
this spring of various high schools i eause of this she would be much
over the state. From the SO play- ni0re representative of the entire
crs a select group will be chosen
to make the tour.
Sees Changing Conceptions
Of Reality, Philosophy
In New Epoch.
If we view culture perspective
lv. the ticttv evcrv dav annov
nnces vanish into insicnificance,
" wc are rnnnoiueu wnn me
tremendous task of creating a new
I cultural era which will surpass I
the greatest eras of all time, Di
O. H. Werkmeister told the at
tendance at the Y. V. C. A. ves
pers yesterday afternoon in Ellen
Smith hall.
"Look at our age in terms of
the dimensions of centuries," the
philosophy professor suggested.
"We are in the midst of a great
cultural upheaval. This transition
is comparable to the transitional
period of the Renaissance which
gave rise to the epoch wc call
Modern Times."
Politics Change Most.
According to Pr. Werkmeister
the 400 yrars of development since
the Renaissance is ricfiridi ly at an
end. The greatest change has been
political, hut from comparisons in
music, poetry, sculpture, and archi
tecture, it can be seen that every
field has been exhausted.
"Today we are impressed by the
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Prom Issue of Aivgwan
Asks 'Is Women LadiesV
Article Reprimands Coeds
or JUroppms: Uiamour
At Sight of Coke.
Dedicated to the Junior-Senior
rrom. the March issue of the
Awgwan. which appears on stands
today, follows the trend of cam-
at Noon-Day
ft
Lincoln Journal.
Dr. W, H. Werkmeister.
collects music of the matters.
J . llHIMIl i
, 1 iJ
I Straw Poll on Affiliation
Of Cathedral Choir
j Creates Furor.
During one of the largest elec
tion turnouts for a single item
vote in the history of campus pol
i itics, students of Nebraska went
c.eister. La Verne Marcev, Gcno-
vieve Hoff. or Peeev Pascoe will
rule over the prom will not be
known until the night of March 4.
prom Committee Pleased.
Pleased with the election turn-
out, the members of the Prom
committee feel that they made a
campus than in former vears.
An interesting sidelight of the
Prom Girl election was the ques
tionnaire sponsoied by the Daily
Ncbraskan staff which was
marked at the same time. Creating
quite as much furor in its sphere
as the prom election, was the
straw vote concerning the affili
ation of the catnedral choir with
the university. According to Al
Moseman many more people voted
only on the choir question than
voted only for the Prom Girl.
The large number of votes cast,
due perhaps to the large number
of candidates in the election, the
efforts on the part of the Prom
committee to give the Prom Girl
her just recognition, and the ques-
tionnaire riistubuted at the polls
ny uie lmuv .vOI ...
pected to set a precedent that
other years' prom committees will
follow.
Gopher Columnist
Asks for St rvicv.
Gits It With a Kiss
Columnist Quigley of the Gopher
state daily takes his fan mail C.
O. P. sealed and delivered. He
complains in his column about the
service at the Union cafeteria
says that in addition to good food
he can "get a kiss from a pretty
waitress at other campus eating;
places."
Whereupon, a pretty brunette
j employee takes him at his word,
steals up behind him and implants
"what spectators call a 'vigorus'
kiss" on the columnist's face. Two
hours later, says the account,
Quigley's face palM enough to
make the lipstick visible.
nun season this Friday, The cover
is designed about the prom theme
an(i is described bv Kditor Bruce
Campbell as "ouh, slick!" Camp
bell also commented modestly that
' ,np ln Borlt preuy naru
to Put out n isslle nior colossal
j than the last one
roatured in the March Issue is
the article "Pigs Is Pigs but Is
Women Ladies?" This all-knowing,
all-telling feature is written
and conceived by one who has
observed the manner of the fe
male cpeeies at a local establish
ment of gastronomic refreshme'.-..
The article is a reprimand to'
r;
omen who may be "Miss Amer-
a" in a bathing suit but "Miss
Mess" in n booth, and advances
the warning that females should
preserve the holiness of femininity,
lest they become pigs.
How to Become Brainy.
More mild in its content is the
feature by Professor Norman
Bolker on "How to Become In
tellectual in Ten Kasy Lessons.'
Are you a wallflower? Are you
lost when the talk changes from
coking to Coteau Would you like
to make a reputation for yourself
as a person of culture? Merely
reading this condensed prize of In
formation will enable you to con
verse and associate at ease with
the most brilliant.
For the scandal lovers, the
Awgwan obliges with a page of
candid camera shots from the
Tasty Pastry Shop by George
Rosen, and two pages of "Stuff
About People" containlnj; all the
latest and juiciest gore.
Most striki ig of the ads In the
March issue of the Awgwan la the
full page publicity on the Junior
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