TlA HJc DDI 1 Be . ?? BhussL QcunphsdL Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska VOL. XXXVII, NO. 146 LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1938 PHI (IE FIVE CENTS POLITICAL POTS . Yesterday while over at the polls casting our single vote for one candidate and another, we bumped Into several species of the genus politicus Nebraskensis (excuse the tatin grammar, we're in a hurry). For some time we have been ttager to get answers to different questions about politics so we se lected an unusually typical type and pumped him. His tongue was hinged in the middle and flapping furiously at both ends. His ears were abnormally distended from continual eavesdropping. At reg ular intervals he extracted a bot tle of banana oil from his pocket and rubbed his speaking organs with it. Identification cards were packed in his pockets and he was continually muttering something about dirty politics. We gave the questions and he gave the honors. Q. How many kinds of students are there? A. Two. The politicians and the pon-politicians. Q. How many kinds of politi cians are there? A. Two. Dirty politicians and clever politicians. Q. How do you tell the differ ence? A. A clever politician is a poli tician on our side. A dirty poli tician is a politician on the other aide. Q. What if you stuff the ballot box? A. That's a shrewd piece of trategy. Q. What if the other side stuffs the ballot box? A. We'll protest the election. Q. What if the other side dis covers you stuffed the ballot box too? A. Let's forget the whole thing. Q. What is said to be the result When the other side wins? A. Dirtv politics. Q. What is said to be the result When your side wins? A. Justice triumphs. Q. What is the fundamental and primary descriptive pnrase us In exalting a candidate? A. This candidate has proven himself able and willing- to work. O. If vour side has been out in the cold the past year as regards nnlitiral Dosts. what is the first nlank of vour platform? A. "The existing rotten political eet-up can be altered only ny change in parties. A change Imperative." Q. If you have been in power the past year, what is the first plank in your platform .' A. "The most successful year In the record of student govern ment is due wholly and directly to the party in power." Q. What is the philosophy of the politician? A. Things have to be run and governed in some fashion and we might as well do it as the next person. If he wants to do some thing about politics, let him act, not criticize. Until then, we'll gov ern as much as we can get away with. Q. What do you thing of the Id slogan "It matters not who wins the fray if you have fought the battle clean." A. Awful silly. CORN COBS TO SELECT EXECUTIVES TONIGHT Actives, Pledges Convene Jointly to Lay Plans For Annual Party. Officers will be elected for ncxtjd"y afternoon, and will consist of year at a meeting of the Corn original compositions by student Cobs to be held tonignt at :du in osh 107b. The pledges, in the first election under the reorganiz ation plan, will select their officers from the hold-over actives. Both active and pledges will meet previous to the election to decide on the picnic to be held next Saturday. International Goodwill Day Finds World Ready for War Kation's Peace Workers Plan Gigantic Mobilization On May 18. As the Nebraska R. O. T. C. unit prepares to face the year's fed eral inspection, International Good will day with its message of peace comes to a woild distraught with war and war scares. This day of May 18 Is celebrated throughout the world as Interna tional Goodwill day in commemo-ratior- of th world's first gather ing to settle international differ ences by peaceful methods which took place In the picturesque "House of the Wood3" near The Hague In tiny Holland on May 18, 1S99. While the frightful memories of the World war were still fresh in the minds of the nations, the World Federation of Educational associa tions recommended to all countries large and small that May 18 be celebrated as World Goodwill day In memory of the Inauguration of tme&Z trMtoCj to actus troub) between nations. Since this act of 1923, May 18 has served as the ficasion for peace workers to mo PROGRESSIVES REPEA All-Journalism Banquet Planned For Anniversary Makiesky, Reck to Address Dinner Honoring 15th Year of School. Journalism students of the uni versity will dine at an all journal ism banguet in honor of the 15th anniversary of the founding of their school, Monday, May 23rd, in . Jan, - i Lincoln Journal. GAYLE C. WALKER. . extends cordial welcome. the Student Union building. The anniversary dinner is to be spon sored by Sigma Delta Chi and Theta Sigma Phi, journalism hon oraries. After the dinner, Ed Makiesky, manager of the Lincoln bureau of the Associated Press and W. Emer son Reck, professor of journalism at Midland and Midland news bu reau director will addiess the group. Both speakers will be ini tiated before the dinner as asso ciate members of the Nebraska chapter of Sigma Delta Chi. Gayle C. Walker, director of the school of journalism, urges all of the students in the school to at tend. "Both Prof. Reck and Mr. Makiesky," he said, "are profound ly interested in journalism socie ties and the university's journalism school. Both knowing a great deal of the practical side of newsdom, they are well qualified to speak to journalism students with author ity." Reservations for the dinner may be secured by school of journalism students at the journalism office for 50 cents. Program Features Original Works From Various Departments. A. colorful music convocation hr.s been planned by instructors of the University Scnool of Mu sic. The program is to be held in the Temple at 4 on Wednes- in the theory department or tne School of Music. Several outstand ing original compositions will be presented, as well as some excel lent arrangements of well known classics. The concert this year is under the direction of Miss Elizabeth (Continued on Page 3) bilize adult thought in behalf of in ternational goodwill. In different parts of the nation the day is recognized in the public schools from the kindergarten classes to college lecture audiences. Songs, readings, addresses, teas, plays and pageants bring to the students an underslanding of for eign peoples, their customs, pecu liarities and ideals. A patriotic day, International Goodwill day strives to bring a sympathy and understanding of the national glories of the other nations, but the day has no part in "one hunder percentism" or "su perpatriotism." "No other nation can mean to us what our nation means," as Harry Emerson Fosdick so well phrases the thought. "Here are the roots of our heritage, and here our cen tral loyalties belong. But because we feel so deeply about our own land, we understand how other people feel about their lands, and using our patriotism to Interpret theirs, we grow, not in bitterness, tut la nd6ntandtnt; and sympa thy. So all fine internationalism must be rooted back in the noble significance of nationalism." INTERFRATERNITY COUNCIL SELECTS EXECUTIVES Green, Kudrna Head Greek Board for Coming Semester. Dwan Green was elected presi dent of the Interfraternilj council at a meeting held last night. Green is a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. Newly elected vice president is Frank Kudna, a Kappa Sigma. Bill aawieu, Delta Tau Delta, was made treasurer, and Lewis Ander son, Phi Delta Theta, secretary. Kermit Hansen, Beta Theta Pi, ana web Mills, Sigma Alpha Epsi 1, were selected to act as rep resentatives of the council on the interfraternity board of control. Retiring officers are Web Mills, president; Charles Adelseck, Acacia, vice president; John Bishop, Sigma Phi Epsilon, secre tary; and Martin Oelrich. Beta Sigma Psi, treasurer. Also-Rans Protest Graft, Offer Election Platform Incubators, Better Housing, . Faculty Relief Fund On A.A.A. Slate. S E PROTEST Because of the existing deplor able, degrading, disgusting, not to mention disreputable state of cam pus affairs; because of the graft, greed and graft which exists; be cause our candidates were all scratched off the ballot, we the political faction of the A. A. A. (Association of Amalgamated Also ransi offer our platform for yes terday's election. The Association of Amalgamated Also-rans has not and will not be tray the confidence in them by the electorate. The Association of Amalga mated Also-rans boasts a clean record which can not and will not be sullied by mud-slinging tactics of opposing factions. A vote for the Amalgamated BETA, ATO ENTER LATE DEBATE JFINALS TONIGHT Postponed Forensic Meet Ends This Evening At 7 o'clock. Beta Theta Pi and Alpha Tau Omega will vie for championship of the Delta Sigma Rho silver de bate gavel this evening at 7 o'clock at the Beta chapter house instead of last night as previously an nounced. This will be the final round of the Interfraternity debate tournament. "Resolved that the United States should greatly enlarge her navy," is the question at issue. Speeches will be six and four minutes. There will be three intercollegiate de baters judging. Speakers for the teams this eve ning are the following: Beta Theta Pi: James Lee Arm strong and Walter Klechel. Alpha Tau Omega: John Mason and Wendell Basye. 13 SENIOR GIRLS RECEIVE KAPPA PHIROSE DEGREE Methodist Sorority Confers Honor During Alumnae Meeting Tuesday. "The Degree of the Rose" was presented to 13 senior girls by Kappa Phi, Methodist sorority, in the alumnae meeting last night. Hostesses for the evening were Helen Caulk, Helen Talcott, Helen Becker, alumnae president. Miss Gertrude Beers snd Miss Luvicy Hill. The meeting was held at Miss Hill's horns following the Al dersgate services at Trinity church. Seniors honored were: Msrjorls Francis, Frances Groth, Bernetha Hinthorn, Genevieve Hoff, Mary Carolyn Hollman, Margarete Leg-J js, Audrey Mabrnis, Cv-Jl ?;7, ! Marian Sadie, Loralne Shuck, Ma bit Soderholm, Beulah Stickler and I Mary White. I 10 F OF MIC. UNITS Military Men to Examine Equipment, Watch Parade. Four army officers from Omaha and Fort Crook will make the an nual war department inspection of the University R.O.T.C. today, Thursday, and Friday, Col. Oury, head of the Nebraska military de partment announced yesterday. The inspection will take place during the regular classes in mili tary science except for Thursay afternoon when all military stu dents will be excused from aca demic classes and expected to re port for parade on inspection. To Give Rating. Col. Duscnbury of Omaha, who is in charge of the reserve divi sion there, will be the senior in spector. Major Blanton. of Fort Crook will inspect the infantry, Major McClure, of Omaha, the ar tillery, and Lieut. Col. Herman, of Omaha, the engineer companies. The purpose of the annual in spection by the war department is to give the colleges and uni versities offering military train ing a rating. The military depart ment of Nebraska has received a rating of excellent, the highest of fered, for over ten years. The rating of "excellent" is is equivalent to the former rating of "distinguished." A school with a rating of excellent receives pre cedence in army appointments over a man form any school other than West Point. Also-rang is a vo-hote for the pee pui: Our platform: 1. Distribution of cushions to those who have reserved football sections on the cinder path. 2. Better housing conditions for hodents and cockroaches and other Awgwan staff members. 3. Insurance against faculty leave-takings, with data compiled on mortality rate wtihin the past 5- years. 4. Incubators for Professor Crawford's creative thinking class, to insure hatching of ideas. 5. F.elief fund for professors whose books come out only every other year. 6. Gas-masks for superan nuated Awgwan jokes. 7. Luorication of elevator shafts j in the Student Union building to prevent stalling in transit. 8. Explanation of why the drouth area can't afford a library to keep the rain of the drouth area from drenching the books in the li brary. UniOn Director HODCS Idea May Materialize as Tradition. New traditions are being made. This year's senior dinner given by the Student Union June 4 promises to be sn annual event. The affair promises to be annual observance senior farewell fest, as is indicated by the enthusiasm with which this year's graduating class has re ceived the invitation extended by Kenneth Van Sant. director of the building. All the graduating seniors are to be honored at the dinner and dance Saturday evening, June 4, in the Student Union ballroom. The fare well party was conceived of by the Union director to honor the gradu ating class w'ho have looked for ward to a Student Union building and have seen its completion. Invitations will be sent out to all seniors and they are requested to make reservations by returning the card. Only seniors will be ad mitted to the dinner. Elmer Dohrmann, president of the senior class, urges wide accep tance of the invitations and the Union's hospitality to make the senior dinner a long remembered farewell party. Student Council Meets At 5 to Elect Officers Student council will meet this afternoon at 5 o'clock in the Student Union building to elect new officers. Retiring of ficers are Al Moseman, presi dent, Elolse Benjamin, vice president. Ruth Newell, secre tary, Bill cnyton, treasurer, and Jane Barbour, chairman of the Judiciary committee. FICE HEAD INSPECTION SENIOR BANQUET PLAN Landslide Buries Liberals As Campus Ballot Record Falls; I. S. A. Places One Ag Polls mi Progressive Triumph Extends To Holdrege Campus; Barbs Elect. With a record balloting of 377 votes, the agricultural college elected their representatives to the student council, ag executive board coll-agri-fun board ,and farmers' fair board yesterday in conjunction with the annual spring election on the city campus. Roger Cunningham, Lois Ham mond and Iris Johnson wore elect ed to the student council. From the junior candidates for the ag executive board Edwin Rousck and Laurence Buller were high. Anna belle Hutcheson and Rhoda Ches lcy polled the most votes of the junior women. Seniors who will serve on the board next year in clude Paul Fidlcr and Ann Gersib. Elected to the coll-agri-fun group were George Goodding, Louise Turner and Marian Smrha, juniors. Eric Thor, Ray Cruise. Gordon Jones, Ruthanna Russell, Marjorio Schick and Marian Hopport will make up the farmers fair board for the next school year. UNAFFILIATES PICK BAHB COUNCIL In conjunction with the regular student council voting yesterday, unaffiliated students selected new members of the Barb Council. There was a contested election for only two officers, those of sopho more man representative and two junior women. In other offices only the stipulated number filed for office and were elected without contest. Results of the election were: Sophomore men, one to be elected: Don Fitz 54 C. Harding Veigel 14 Sophomore 'woman: Jane DcLatour 68 Junior men, two elected: Ellsworth Steele ..It Francis Woodard 54 Junior women, two elected: Gwen Hurley 41 Harriet Lewis 41 Eleanor Paul 23 Senior men, one elected: Dwight D. Bonham 60 Senior women, one elected: Beatrice Ekb'.ad 6ft Other members of the Barb council which is the official or ganization representing both unaf filiated men and women students on the campus have already been chosen by the Barb Interclub coun cil and the Barb A. W. S. board. Triple'Ballotins Voters Indicate Need of Reform BY POLITICUS IX. Thev sav vou can get used to anything in time. Time, however, could be no balm to a crooked, triple-voting mess such as vesterdav's election. A i culmination of semesters of giadu- them all for downright dishonesty National politics, they tell us, are filthy. Yet, the hangers-on at a Chicago ward poll would have nothing on the crowd that gath ered in the lobby of the union yes terday. It's too bad we're not writinc; for a scandal sheet. We could tell you names that would curl your : hair. We could repeat rumors of , Members of Thi Mu Alpha Pin ballots being carried in pockets fonia, national honorary music fra yesterday afternoon. But we can't j tcrnity, recently initiated three tell you about that. j pledges into active membership. Look Before You Leap. ! New members are Thil Heller, W mifht tPnPBt II little . Zl. .hT rX c .nnZhin huT 6 8 something cident concerning a mixup of like this: Gentleman A: "Have you got any extra Identification cards I can use 7" Gentleman B: "I don't think so." Gentleman C, who just came up, not hearing the earlier con versation between a Progressive candidate and a liberal voter, and not knowing that both had been Joking about the multiple voting, said to Gentleman .: "How many times have you vou i 7" Gentleman A: "Oh, at least 50." Gentleman C: "Think you can get thru again7" Here Gentleman B nudges Gentleman C. Gentleman A: "Yes." Gentleman C: "Go over to the blank house then; there are plenty of extra identification cards over there." But that might be unethical. Ineligible? What about the women candi date! whosa namss wart crtchad from the ballot for varying periods yesterday, only to b returned (Continued on Taj" 4) ELECTION RESULTS Voles r8rpMVP A't l.lhpraU 4:1:1 Independent 1X3 Sliulent Council SKM(IHS-Al-I AKI.K St;in HlTWter Kill . I.H .lilil I'.tlntiuirl Mrrvt ........ linn Moth Kfr.lllt tliliwn envrr ,ruv lrp ConHt:ihlt. (Sinn I'.ri-wMc r iincl Kilmiind SIopmh. hiifi rrounh.iYK, Ht''tpd. fiKNICIKs-AT I.AKKK (Women). Vlrufna MectwiMid 117 It'itn hlt - I'ranrpjt Hnidmitn 41 Muriel While H2 Vlrt;initt hleetuund and Jrnn Mvlll eleeletl.) ARTS AMI MIKMKS (Mini. Merrill Knslliud 212 Itiehnr.i de.'irmvn .-- - f-'' Tmlerick M.ner 2(12 llxle (.lini I.ll l-reii tlar.m "I I'.llMinrth Meelp I Thenv ThnmiiMin 2 (Merrill l-jiclnnd, pm'restive, mid Kleliard dellnmn, lihrrnl, elrrted.) ARTS AM) ( IK.V lis MVnmeni. Jnet Lilil 2.HI l.ueille Am:eiMin 2,.) Mary Anna eUle iAl tnllierme Itnlluek ! Rise Mnrv Hill 1H kntillee.i Wickmrill 1 I H 4y IVuhll 1H (Janet l.an, l.lirillp Anlervn, and Marv Anna "Okie, elected.) TKA( HICKS. ( Ol.l.lCCilC (Men). Kill I'leilf (lllll I'teilf, lllieral, in In uneiin lested halUitinR.) I I A( M: US (OIIK.K (Women). llnrnthy (ilellll Hw lean Hwiper Kti Vircinia neeler - lH Three way tie whs decided hy cnttini; cardv Dorothy t.len was eteeted.l Bl.AI) IOI.I.KKK (Mem. Arthur Hill :!n t.r.uit i hitman 1KH l-ranee Unudard (Arthur Hill. iniaretve, fleeted.) BlAl) Ol.l.r.t.r. iwnmrni Marian Kidrt Mary Jane Me.Mullin Harriet l.e in . . (M.irlan Kldd elrrted. I A(i lOl.l.r.OIC (Men). IrU Jnhnten Hammund Hel-n Kll'ier Dnrnthy asnidy Karhara Ruffinctnn .. ........ 221) ; till 1ST Kit 54 .12 2.1 (Iris John-on eleeted.i MHOOl. OK MI Sit . Kmma Marit Srhnltlnttei. ,Rni ATK COI.I.W.K. Ryrle Shite! ' Darreli IViudrr (lrlf Miiii'k, Independent, eleeted.i DKNTAI. i OI.I.ICtiK. Wm. f. KindaM it Don ( arl-mn 20 HVn. K. Rindnll, I'mtrrMlvf. elected.) (t)I I.K(.K. I.erald X it imvua " twrnnrd Smith IN (t.erald ilaoivtiv running ndeend. enl nl faction, elected.) I'HAHMAtV ( Oi l. ICt. h. Jack (.1. n 11 Norman l.eiithaner I" (Jack tilrn. I'rocrrniyc, elected.) K.M.l.VKr.RINii OI.I.HiK. Boh Waiirh . I"1 Donald Mcicl ICIto-i ! . . Illnh iVaUKh, ... HX 54 elected.) rriinrcvsc. I'uhlications Hoard MCMOR MKMBI RS. Hill hoyanda 4.V1 Bill Andcrwn "1 Dean Worehester 1 (Mill Hoyanda, l.iheral. eleeted.i Jl.MOK Mh.MKICR. Boh rlory t.n Doh VUlMin I"-' Olio Woerner . . 7H I Boh riiiry. I'nmrriMVf , elected.) SlirilOMORK Ml. Mill R. Kd Setrnt 2 1 Wendell Banye 1!)4 l)nn Vlt HI (Ld Seer. it. I'rncresniyf, fleeted.) PHI MU ALPHA SiMIA INDUCTS THREE MEMBERS ; Music Honorary Initiates ! Heller, Furr, Megahan; i Pledges jTwo. 'mBmim ru... mi ....o.u .f. han. President Edward Edison 1 arRe of the formal initia- , tjon ccremolcSi wnich were ncl1 in the Temple theater. Several members of the alumni chapter were present at the meeting. Thursday noon of last week Don ald Anderson, Phil Anderson and Leonard Pclletier were formally nledred to membership in the j group. Plans were also discussed for a I date picnic to be held on Monday, May 23. Bill Taylor is chairman of the committee in charge of ar rangements. Fingerprint Campaign Brings Huge Turnout During First Day at Ag Three hundred students were fingerprinted on the ag campus on the first of a two day stay of the experts there. Working steadily all day, the staff was unable to take care of all comers and many were turned away. "Students on the city campus as well as those on the ag campus have not yet had their fuiprprints taken are urged to do so at the agricultural hall," Officer L. C. Rrgler Fald. Liberals Spot 5 4-to-3 Incumbent Total Sweeps Slate; dcBrown, Pfeiff, Kovanda Win. By Harold Niemann. The Progressives, registering r64 votes, continued their sweep of campus politics and lost only three .straws of their broom to the Liberal faction in yesterday's hotly contested spring election, which initiated the new Student Union building to student ballot ing. Charges of murkrackery and cut-throat tactics which arose from both machines in tlieir Monday night rally-brawls brought more than 3,000 persons to the polls to establish an all-time student spring ballot. Interest in the new barb I. S. A. whisk fell with only 183 tallies to their credit. The Liberals dusted off 131 votes behind the Progressives with 433 ballots. Upset Fizzles. When the dust had cleared in the Union building late last night, the Liberals, expecting a turn in politics with a powerful slate, found Richard deBrown victorious in one of the two positions in the council from arts and Science col lege, Bill Kovanda as senior pub lications board winner, and Bill Pfeiff, council representative from Teachers college. Virginia Fleetwood, winning one of tiie two women's positions m the council for seniors at large, amassed what is believed to be an all-time popularity record for on3 candidate. Miss Fleetwood had 1137 votes cast after her na.e. The other woman to be elected for t.'ie council from the sjnior-at-large classification was Jean i Swift with 772 ballots. Hill Upsets Thomas. Both factions classed the men'3 Bizad college race between Arthur Hill and Grant Thomas as one of the biggest surprises of the entire tangled machinery of the Student Union lobby balloting. Hill ross above Thomas with 49 votes, hav ing accumulated 217 to Thomas' 168. Marian Kidd had little trou ble jumping ahead of her nearest rival for woman repressntative from Bizad college. Miss Kidd has 220 tallies. The Progressives piled the lib eral dust in one comer and waded thru with both candidates for se-nior-men-at-large. Stan Brewster proved to be the most popular with 879 registered counters and Ed Steeves followed close behind with S42. Don Moss. Liberal man on the slate, followed almost 100 votes behind. Cut the Cards. Both cleaning machines shared honors in the Arts and Sciences balloting. Merrill Englund topped the slate with the Progressives backing him with 242 counters. Pvichard deBrown, Liberal, trailet 13 votes behind, to be elected to the other position. Balloting on the women for Arts and Science college representation was rlose with Janet Lau ballot ing 284, Lucille Anderson, 275, and Mary Anna Cockle, 231. All three girls will be members of : next year's council. Fate or chance stuck its dirty face into what was already charged a mucky election, and a three-way tie lor women repre sentative from Teachers college had to be decided by the cutting of cards. Dorothy Glenn was vic torious over Joan Hooper and Vii ginia Wheeler when she pulled out the lucky Ace. Prog restive Ag. In the Ag college election the Progressives swept up 137 votes to put in Roper Cunningham. Girls from the same college favored Iris Johnson with 137 votes, almost 50 more than those of her nearest competitor. 1 The Independents registered I vneir omy viamy u.t nam f Byrle Shuck of Graduate col (Continued on Page 3) PI MU EPSILON OFFERS PRIZE HATH EXAMS Students Attaining Highest Grades in Competition To Receive $10. Pi Mu Epsilon. honorary --ath-ematics fraternity, gave examina tions in calculus and analytic ge ometry yesterday afternoon from 2 until 5 o'clock. The student who attains the highest rank in each examination wil receive a prize of $10. These examinations are an an nual event and are open to any students who have taken mathe matics 4 or IS, or mathematics 2 or 13 sirce the previous examina tions or who are now taking the courses. V irrra t? tha anaMnatfrvi will probably be announced some time today according to the mat! ematics department. V 1 (' k V, t c