Nebraska Newspapers

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Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska
VOL. XXXVII, NO. 997
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, TUESDAY, MARCH , 1938.
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COCKROACH TELLS
SECRET OF CANDY BAN
"Ah, there you are," we said, in
tones of relief.
And sure enough, there he" was.
As big as Life with twice the circu
lation figure. It was the cockroach
with the column-complex. If you
doubt that he was big as Life, you
must come over to U. hall some
time. The cockroach will be ready
for measurement but one glance
will convince that he is every inch
a ruler in the animal kingdom. Aid
if you further doubt the circula
tion figure, you should see how
he gets around. But something too
much of this. There were puzzling
matters afoot and the advice of an
old Inhabitant was needed.
"There have been puzzling mat
ters afoot (see above) which un
doubtedly have significance. But
their significance is not quite clear.
We wish to know why and where
fore of things and stuff that have
been happening around the cam
pus. You have ways and means
of learning things. You undoubt
edly have the answers. We shall
furnish the questions."
"Ugh, much talk and nothing
said," said the cockroach, assum
ing the favorite attitude of Rain-in-the-Face.
"Why the Indian lingo?"
"Me member Pawnee tribe."
"es, yes, go on."
"All other cockroaches scared to
live here. Want money to go some
where elje and live. I go in pawn
broker business, pay money for
their relics and valuables. That
way they are pawners and I am
Pawnee." Put that book down,
please."
"All right, but no more like
that. Tell me, what has become
of all the little -merchants around
the campus? Those vendors of ap
ples and cellophaned sweets?
Where are the salesmen of yes
terday?"
"Well," returned the cockroach,
"I'm not one to be violating con
fidences but I have an uncle over
in Administration building that
told me not to breathe it to a
soul, but he knew for a fact that
the vendors of vitamins were
banned by official authority from
the campus."
"It's a hard blow to the R. O
T. C. boys. What will they do at
the break periods, now? And an
other thing. Are male students
particularly pugnacious on tms
campus. Yesterday one boy tapped
another WgKtty" on the'left arm,
and the second boy yelled like a
demon and swung on him."
"He wasn't belligerent. He'd just
had his typhoid inoculation shot."
"Explain these. Yesterday a girl
who was never known to look at
a newspaper before, let alone read,
perused it intently. Why?"
"Spring is practically here and
she was looking over the want ads
for new spring hats and suits."
"For the first time in six
months, one-third of the fraternity
Inhabitants refused a ride two and
one-half blocks to class and walked
every step of the way. Why?"
"Spring."
"Why don't the Thetas and the
Alpha O's object to the ball play
ing in their front yards?"
"They do but they can't break
down an old tradition."
"If it's so near spring, why
didn't everybody have happy looks
on thoir faces?"
"Some of them got their grades."
DELTA PHI DELTA HEARS
TALK ON NATIONAL PARKS
Kirsch to Speak on Beauties
Of Rocky Mountains at
Meeting Tonight.
Dwlght Kirsch, chairman of the
fine arts department, will speak on
the beauties of the Rocky Moun
tain rational parks at a dinner
meeting of the local chapter of
Delta'Phl Delta, national art fra
ternity, this evening at 6 o'clock
in room 301, Morrill hall.
Mr. Kirsch will show colored
slides illustrating his talk, in which
he speaks on the possibilities of an
art colony in the mountains. Fol
lowing the speech there will be a
round table discussion of the Ne
braska Art association display now
being held In Morrill hall galleries.
Gilmore Sees Mutual Benefit
In Austro-Gcrman Treaties
Economist Explains Effect
Of Versailles Treaty
On Trade Tariffs.
By Ellsworth Steele.
Nazi pressure upon Austria has
forced its dictator, Chancellor
Schuschnigg, to yield to Hitler's
demands and permit Nazlficatlon
to proceed. If the closer co-operation
of these two mlddlo Europ
ean countries should take the
form of a tariff union, would It be
of great benefit to Austria in an
economic way?
"Austria is primarily Industrial,"
explains Prof. E. A. Gilmore, uni
versity student of international
trade in answering the question.
"The Austrians have large imports
of foodstuffs, and customs union
with Germany certainly would not
help Germany's food shortage."
Economlo System Parallel.
'The economic systems of the
two countries are quite parallel.
Despite this fact, however, there
would be considerable advantages
to both countries In mutual re
A.W.S. SELECTS
L
Well-Dressed Coeds Appear
In 1938 Coed Follies
- This Month.
From 121 well-dressed coeds who
passed in review across the stage
of social sciences auditorium Sun
day afternoon, the A. W. S. Judges
nave selected 6B girls to model
spring fashions in the 1938 Coed
Follies show.
Best Dressed Girl candidates
also appeared, and are Included in
the bevy of models selected. The
models arc:
Alpha Chi Omega Theora Nvc
Eunice. Holm, Eleanor Wllladsen,
Georgia Teten; Alpha Omicron Pi
inez Mcaney, Mary Margaret
Schmidt, Elizabeth Smith; Alpha
I'rii Margaret Smith, Irene Sey
bold, Ann Patricia Prime, and Eva
Jane Sinclair.
Alpha Xi Delta, Arlene Orcutt,
Mary Steuteville, Fern Steuteville,
Martha Long, Elma Ruth Lallman;
Chi Omega Mildred Hill, Mar
garet Jane Pile, Helen Daly, Betty
Wldener; Delta Delta Delta
Frances Knudtzon, Betty Van
Horn, Claudine Burt, and Flora
Albin.
Delta Gamma' Have Five.
Delta Gamma, Natalie Rehland
er, Betty Reese, Jerry Wallace,
Helen Davis, Barbara Meyer;
Gamma Phi Beta Henrietta Wril
son, Marian Bradstreet, Thais Ann
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Ill FORI
Lyle Welch, Music Director,
William Quick Speak
At Banquet.
Sixteen men were initiated into
Gamma Lambda, honorary band
fraternity, at a banquet held at
the Y. M. C. A. last week. William
Quick gave a brief history of the
organization and Lyle Welch, band
director, presented a general out
line of the formation to be used
by the band next fall. Dwight
Bonham, president, presided.
Those initiated are Donad A
Anderson, Dale H. Bergquist, Mar
ion C. Bonham, Dale B, Ganz,
Roland E. Gleason, Warren R,
Hammel, Richard C. Hult, Donald
D. Jenson, Charles W. Lyman, Al
len A. Lefferdlnk, Clifford L.
Mead, Charles F. Samuclson, Leon
H. Sanders, Fred D. Schneider,
Charles W. Tolbert, and James C,
Wcldon. Lyle Welch and Donald
Lentz are honorary members of
the organization.
Romance Language Society
Completes National
Affiliation.
Preceded by the Installation of
new members and followed by a
banquet, the Phi Delta chapter of
Phi Sigma Iota, honorary frater
nity of romance languages, will
hold installation of the local or
ganization into the national fra
ternity on Saturday evening,
March 12, at the Lincoln Univer
sity club.
Dr. Harry Kurz, chairman of
the romance language department,
will be toast-master of the ban
quet, which will begin at 7:00.
Elected at the February meeting
of the society, Dr. Joseph Alexis
of the German department and Dr.
Michael GlnBburg of the classics
department, will bo Initiated as
honorary members of the fra
ternity. duction of duties. The manufac
turers of each country would have
a larger market to which they
could offer their goods."
Prof. Gilmore related effects of
the Versailles treaty on the old
Austria empire, breaking It down
into many pieces and separating
the agricultural areas of Hungary
from their natural markets in the
Austrian cities. Therefore, he
states, thero would be more logic,
from the economic standpoint, to a
tariff union between Austria and
Hungary than between Austria
and Germany.
In 1931 Austria and Hungary
tried this very thing, but the im
mediate voice of disapproval from
France, Italy and Austria ar
ranged a system of tariff prefer
ences which increased the Italian
market for Austrian goods materl
ally.
Anschluss No Benefit.
While Germany and Austria
have lonsr soueht their "An
schluss," even the trade statistics
do not predict any great benefit
to Austria from such a move. In
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66 GIR
MODELS
FOR STYLE SHOW
Kirsch Addresses School
Teachers on Art Exhibit
F O.
Lincoln Journal.
Dwight Kirsch, chairman of the
fine arts department, spoke before
125 school teachers on the art ex
hibit In Morrill hall yesterday aft
ernoon. Several club groups are planning
meetings In the hall galleries In the
future in order to hear addresses
on the exhibit.
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Pacifist Discusses Means
Of Defending America
Sunday Evening.
Approximately 800 people at
tended the mass meeting at the
First Plymouth Congregational
church Sunday evening which
brought to a close a series of
forums by Paul Harris, peace di
rector from Washington, D. C. In
the preceding forums Mr. Harris'
addresses concerned, "Issues Fac
ing Us," "Political Methods," "Our
Job in 1938 Elections," and in his
Sunday ' evening speech he spoke
on the topic, "How Can We De
fend America?"
Mr. Harris advocated four main
actions to secure peace. First,
reunciation of economic warfare;
second, mitrwrjrrrrrtrtjr for de
fense only; third, positive interna
tional cooperation to improve
standards of living through mak
ing the good things of life avail
able to all nations; and fourth,
to study the work of the League
of Nations, the International La
bor organization and allied peace
machinery to see how they can
achieve economic and social jus
tice. Many Sign Pledge.
One hundred and ten persons
signed a pledge to give an hour a
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Lincoln Star Publisher
To Talk Before Phalanx
Frank Throop, publisher of
the Lincoln Star, will address
members of Phalanx at a
smoker In the "N" clubrooms
tonight St 7:30. All R. O. T. C.
juniors are Invited to attend
and all members of Phalanx
are required to be present.
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Museum Acquires Fossils
The Juratilo collections in the
University of Nebraska museum
have juit been enriched by a set
of fossils from the Solenhofen
quarries of Bavaria. These quar
rles are considered the most fa
mous In the world. The litho
graphic limestones are composed
of such fine particles of lima
that all kinds of objects small
or large are faultlessly pre
served by these very light col
ored, fine grained muds. Today
is the quarrymen silt the blocks,
-dragon files, crabs, lobsters, fly
ing dragons, and even feathers
are found. A collection of these
rare objects was secured by Dr.
Joseph E. A. Alexis and his son,
Carl O. Alexis, while touring
Germany last summer.
This new collection Includes
many fish with every bone In
place,' certain beetles, dragon
files, and crabs, two of when
ars of tspeclal Interest On of j
AG 'COUNTRYMAN'
REACHES CAMPUS
EARLY THIS WEEK
Semester's Initial Number
Shows Camera Shots
Of Activities.
Revising Its circulation methods,
the Cornhusker Countryman, Ag
college publication which goes on
sale this week, has changed its
distribution points.
Copies of the magazine can be
secured this week from Loomis
hall, Ag Cafeteria club, A.C.B.C.,
Farm House, Alpha Gamma Rho,
and Gibbon's boarding house.
Those who do not stay at these
places may obtain their copies on
the third floor of Ag hall.
Subscription Rates Slashed.
Among the features of the mag
azine Is a tribute to Don Magdanz,
former editor of the publication,
on the Inside cover, and pictures of
different activities, with special
reference to the eighth annual
junior Ak-Sar-Ben ball. There is
a special article about senior home
economics girls who have won
scholarships to the Mel Palmer
school in Detroit, and the maga
zine is enclosed in a novel cover.
To increase circulation, the rates
have been lowered from 50 cents
to 35 cents a copy, and from $1
to 60 cents a semester. County
agents and vocational agricultural
Instructors through the state also
subscribe as well as university
students and faculty. The maga
zine was discontinued for several
years but was revived last year,
and is now in full swing.
Thacker Heads Staff.
The new staff Is headed by
Glenn Thacker, editor, and Rex
Brown, assistant agricultural edi
tor; Paula Smith, assistant home
economics editor; Ann Gsrish,
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Regler Has Woes
As Stop Signs Go,
Dominoes Gallop
Scrgt. L. C. Regler, of the cam
pus police, put the well known
"skids' on an old time "crap
game" last Thursday noon In front
of Teachers college. The game
sters, six university students, were
finally dismi.-sed by the genial of
ficer with a warning not to re
peat, or pay the consequences
They did leave the sum of ten
cents in their haste on the running
board of the car of which the
"bones were being rolled." A look
out had been posted inside the car,
but was too busy conversing with
his female companion to notice
Sergt. Regler's approach.
The school stops signs that were
placed at the Intersection on 14th
and "S" sts. were stolen sometime
over the week-end. Police hope
that they will be returned since
this is a dangerous corner. The
department went to much trouble
and expense to obtain them.
Vandals have been preying on
the delivery boy from the Univer
sity Drug. As he has been making
deliveries to the various houses,
of late, someone has been stealing
the packages he leaves in the car
rier basket of his bicycle, Sergt.
Regler suspects the thievery is be
ing carried on by neighborhood
school children.
Sunday Journal and Star.
these Is an early Jurassic lob
ator. the other suggests the dawn
of the crabs.
Lobsters appeared first In
time and were followed by the
crabs. The lobster had a long
and powerful tail for swimming
but at that time the big fight
ing claws so conspicuous and
formidable In the modern forms
had not been developed. The
above lobster Is easily recog
nized, but In the lower figure It
Is plain that a change Is taking
place. The tail Is shortening and
the shell broadening and this
process continued until the erabs
resulted, Crabs have broad short
shells with the tall reduced to a
vestige, and tucked out of sight
In a narrow groovt on th under
side of the body.
This collection has been placed
on exhibition In th Jurassio sec
tion of the main corridor of
Morrill hall,
Kurz Named to Office
Of French Association
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Lincoln Journal.
Dr. Harry Kurr.
Dr. Harry Kurz, chairman of the
Romance language department,
was named vice president of the
American Association of French
Teachers according to word re
ceived yesterday.
Dr. Kurz also serves as editor
of the French Review, official pub
lication of the society.
m.e:s show films
Charles Howe to Discuss
International Diesel
Power Unit.
Films from the Llndc Air Prod
ucts company and two technical
papers will compose the March
meeting of the American Society
of Mechanical Engineers which
will be held Wednesday evening at
7:30 o'clock in the Mechanical En
gineering building.
Charles Howe, senior in mechan
ical engineering, will present a
paper on the "International Diesel
Power Unit" which will deal with
the construction and operation of
the organization. Mr. Howe will
cover the fuel, oil and starting
system in particular.
Ellis Smith Glues Paper.
"Welds and Thetr Inspection" is
the title of the paper which was
written by and will be. read by
Ellis Smith, a junior in the de
partment. In this talk will be given
theoutline of advantages of weld
ing over other ways of fabrica
tion and the need for assurance
of the soundness of weld joints.
(Continued on Page 3.)
GET AM AMDS
$50 Scholarships Offered
To Deserving Women
At Honors Convo.
The Lincoln branch of the
American Association of Univer
sity Women will award several
scholarships of $50 each to de
serving girls at the honors con
vocation on April 19.
Applicants must have a scholas
tic average of 88. They must now
be either sophomores or juniors,
and wholly or partly self support
ing. Application blanks may be ob
tained from Miss Amanda Hcpp
ner, dean of women, and should bo
left In her office by March 19. All
applicants should meet with the
committee on awards In Ellen
Smith hall between 4 and 6 o'clock
on March 23 or 24. A recommenda
tion Is required from four per
sons, two representing the faculty.
These should be sent to Dr. Elda
Walker of the botany department,
on or before noon, March 19. Dr.
Walker. Miss Annette Sprung, and
Miss Effie Noll are members of
the scholarship committee of the
A. A. U. W.
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'Wind? Becomes Complex
In Prof. Blair's New Book
University Meteorologist
Treats Air Currents
In Volume.
The meteorologist when asked
to define wind says that it is air
which is in approximately hori
zontal motion. He distinguishes
the difference between horizontal
and vertical movements of the air
by refering to the up and down
movements as currents.
Words that describe the move
ments of air have become so
lroxely used by the masses that
gale, high wind, etc., have come
to be used almost Interchange
ably. Government weather obs-erv-ationists,
however, have their own
definitions, which are listed in
Prof. Thomas A. Blair's new book,
as follows:
Meteorological Vernacular.
A calm When amoke rises ver
tically; wind less than one mile
per hour.
Light air Direction of the
wind shown by smoke drift; not by
Coed Counselors
Choose Virginia
Fleetwood Head
STUDENTS MAY SECURE
SEMESTER GRADES NOW
Students now may secure
their first semester grades at
the registrar's office In the Ad
ministration building. Identifi
cation cards must be presented.
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Group to Survey Methods
Of Stock Grading,
Farm Machinery.
More than 100 students and fac
ulty members of the college of ag
riculture left this morning at 6:40
for Omaha, where they will spend
the clay inrpecting improvements
in farm machinery, grading cattle,
sheep and hogs at the Union stock
yards, and going through packing
plants.
Prof. E. E. Brackett, head of
the agricultural engineering de
pailment; J. V. Sib, supervisor of
short courses; L. W. Hurlbut of
Agricultural Engineering; Ross
Miller of the Animal Husbandry de
partmcnt, and W. W. Runnalls and
Lester Larson will supervise the
group of college and short course
students.
Thirty-five of the students, en
tered In farm motors and ma
chinery classes, and thirty second
year short course students will be
guests of Omaha farm machinery
firms during the day. Massey-Har-
ns, International Harvester, Mm-neapolis-Moline,
Fairbanks-Morse
John Deere, and Allis-Chalmers
will be hosts. Engineers from the
factories of several of these firms
will be there to discuss with the
visitors new ideas and improve'
ments in combines, tractors, mow'
ers, irrigation equipment, farm
scales and other farm implements.
At noon this group will be guests
of the Allis-Chalmcrs company for
lunch. John Deere is giving the
students a banquet at the Union
station in the evening.
Fifty students in animal hus
bandry classes, both college stu
dents and first-year short course
men, will spend the morning at a
grading school at the stockyards.
They will work with cattle, sheep
and hogs under the guidance of
Omaha stockyards employes. In
the afternoon a tour of several
packing plants is scheduled.
PHI TAUTHETA ADMITS
SEVEN TO MEMBERSHIP
Methodist Fraternity Holds
Discussion Meeting
Tonight.
Elmer Glenn will lead Phi Tau
Theta, Methodist fraternity, in a
discussion of "The Church, and So
cial Problems" in the group's
meeting lonight. The points ex
amined will be those brought up
at the national convention of
Methodist Youth that was held last
December in St. Louis. The meet
ing will be held at the Wesley
Foundation beginning at 7 o'clock.
In the initiation held last week,
seven men were admitted to the
fraternity. They are Clement
Emerson, Warren Emerson, Ralph
Phobcit, Thaine Ristine, Willis
Regeir, Otto Woerner and Ellis
Dann. The ceremony was con
ducted by Rev. Drew, Elmer Glenn,
Rolland Nye and John Gates.
wind vanes; wind one to three
miles per hour.
Slight breeze Wind Is felt on
the face; wind vnnes are moved;
four to seven miles per hour.
Gentle breezes Leaves and
small twigs In motion; light flags
are moved; eight to twelve miles
per hour.
Moderate breeze Raises dust
and loose paper; 13 to 18 miles
per hour.
Fresh breeze Small trees In leaf
begin to sway; created wavelets
form on inland water; 19 to 24
miles per hour.
Strong breeze Large branches
In motion; umbrellas used with
difficulty; 25 to 30 miles per
hour.
High wind Whole tres in mo
tion; inconvenient to walk against
wind: 32 to 38 miles an hour.
Gale Breaks twigs off trees;
impedes progress; 30 to 38 miles
per hour.
Strong gale Slight structural
damage occurs to chimneys and
roofs; 47 to 54 miles pr hour.
Whole gale Seldom experi-
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STUDENTS
INSPEC
PACKING
SYSTEM
550 Women Students Cast
Ballots for Advisory
Board Officers.
Virginia Fleetwood was elected
president of the Coed Counselors
organization yesterday at the an
nual election as 550 women stu
dents filled out ballots at the polls
n Ellen Smith and Home Ec halls.
Named the new vice president was
Mary Sherburne, the junior con-
clidate who polled the highest
number of votes. The post of secretary-treasurer
will be filled by
Ruth Clark, the sophomore nom
inee who drew the heaviest vote.
Elected to fill senior member
ships on the board were Bonnie
Burn and Elizabeth Smith from
the sorority candidates, and Vir
ginia Nolte and Marjoric Church
ill from the unaffiliated group.
Miss Fhyliss Chamberlain, the
other candidate for the presidency,
automatically holds a senior po
sition. Junior Memberships.
Elected to junior memberships
on the board were Maxine Lake
and Fern Steutevillee from the
affiliated groups and Faith Med
lar and Mary Sherburne from the
barb group.
Sophomore member elected from
the affiliated candidates was Mary
tsunock, and from the non-sorority
candidates, Ruth Clark.
Outgoing senior board members
who acted as election officials
were Jean Marvin, past president;
Kay Kisser, Mary Pnscilla Stew
art, Helen Anne Howie, Mary Jean
Birk, and Martha Leefers.
Non-Support of Existing
Music Groups Cited
As Reason.
Barb Inlerclub council last night
went on record unanimously as be
ing against the proposed affilia
tion of the Lincoln Cathedral choir
with the uniyersity. The main rea
son advanced for this opposition
was the contention that there is
not enough support being given
the existing university musical
groups, such as the symphony and
glee clubs, to warrant affiliation
of other groups.
Other points brought out by
those opposed to the plan included
the contention that the choir would
use university space at a time
when its facilities are already
overcrowded; that the choir wishes
to use the university's name, but
is unable and unwilling to comply
with university regulations; and
that the proposed administration
of the choir would take it out of
the hands of regular school offi
cials, who maintain regulation
power over other student organ
izations. Elect New Officers.
It was also maintained that the
support which would be given the
choir could be much more effec
tively used for the newly formed
university choir, which performs
approximately the same function,
tho not for the same purpose.
Following the discussion of pres
ent business, the following offi
cers were elected for the coming
year: President, Duane Essam;
secretary, Harding Veigel; treas
urer; Francis Woodard; social
chairman, Erie Constable; organ
izations chairman, Martin Slcm
sen; athletic chairman, Reuben
Denning.
A.S.A.E, MEMBERS PLAN
NOVEL PARTY FOR FRIDAY
Profits From 'Spring Swing
To Finance Nebraskans'
Convention Trip.
A spring swing party is being
planned for Friday evening in the
student activities building on tho
agricultural college campus by the
Nebraska chapter of the American
Society of Agricultural Engineers.
Dave Haun and his orchestra
will supply the muHlc for dancing,
and advance tickets are now on
sale at prices of 30 cents for men
and 20 cents for women. They
may be secured from any agri
cultural engineer. If purchased at
the door Friday evening, tickets
will cost an additional five cents
each.
Attend National Convention.
Serving as chapcrones for the
affair will be Carleton Zink and
C. A. Fcnton. Richard Gohman
and Leonard Miller were in charge
of securing chaperonea.
Heading the ticket committee Is
Curtis Johnson with John Schrunk
and Ted Cordner assisting him.
Winston Hedges and Erwin Sed
lacek are in charge of decorations,
Lyle Shoat and William Kuska are
handling advertising and publicity,
and the refreshment committed is
made up of Tom Long, Willis Fos
ter and Phillip Eshleman.
Proceeds from the party will go
toward transporting A. 8. A. E.
representatives rrom Nebraska to
California next summer to attend
,the national convention,