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OLILMK XXXVIII, NO. 52.
LINCOLN, NKlUt Vsk V. TI KSDAY, NOYKMItKR 2), 1938
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Uni Senate
Forms Survey
Committee
Professors to Study
Program Improvement,
Other Institutions
Creation of a senate committee
on educational policies and prac
tices designed to improve the in
structional program of the univer
sity was announced Saturday by
Chancellor C. S. Boucher. The
newly-formed committee will study
changes in program and procedure
at other institutions and will pre
sent reports of their survey nt
least once a semester.
Dean C. H. Oldfather of the arts
college will serve as chuirmun.
The balance of the committee will
be Dr. N. A. Bengtson, chairman
of the department of geography;
Dr. H. E. Bradford, chairman of
the department of vocational edu
cation; Dr. Dr. V. L. DeBanfre,
chairman of the department of en
gineering mechanics; Dr. J. 1'.
Guilford, professor bf psychology;
Dr. C. S. Hamilton, professor of
chemistry; Dr. C. O. Swavzee. as
sociate professor of personnel and
labor relations; Dr. T. J. Thomp
son, dean of student uffairs; and i
Dr. D. A. Woscester, chairman of 1
the department of educational psy- I
rholngy and measurements. i
Seeks Faculty Suggestions.
The committee will seek sugges- :
tions for studies and reports from j
an iucuiiy inemners on me cam
pus as well as study procedures on
other campuses of institutions of
higher learning. H will make rec
ommendations to the appropriate
administrative officer or to the
faculty of any .school or college
lor consideration. Keeonirnoiula
tions will be heard by the univer
sity senate If a change concerns
more than one school or coll
Duly the appropriate faculty will
be consulted when one colleee 01
school Is concerned.
Chancellor C. S. Boucher said
the committee .should begin imme
diately in a study of such subjects
as pie-college counseling, aptitude
:'.nd placement tests, student guid
ance and personnel work, genera!
and specialized education and their
appropriate positions and relations,
vocational as contrasted with pro
fessional education in the fields in
which the university now offers
training, and instructional meth
ods In several specific fields. Kaeh
report will include a statement of
best current practices and results
in other institutions analyzed with
regard to all pertinent eircum-Mu.i.-m
and conditions in I hi university.
Grad in Supreme Court
Johnsen Serves in State Tribunal
First in his class in the uni
versity law school when he
graduated In 1919 with an A.B.
degree in philosophy, logic, and
languages, besides a Phi Beta
Kappa key, Harvey M. Johnsen
was named associate justice of
the Nebraska supreme court by
Gov. R. L. Cochran yesterday.
At 43, one of the youngest
men on the court, his record is
one of achievement. While in
the university, he was for three
years secretary to Chief Justice
Morrissey of the supreme court.
When he got the appointment
he knew nothing about secre
tarial work. Yet, In 30 days, he
bad breezed thru a course in
shorthand and picked up what
was expected of him.
He attended the university
from 1915 to 1920, and by at
tending summer school, lopped
a year off the normal schedule.
His classmate in law school,
Edward F. Johnson is also a
justice of the court. Johnsen
and Carter got two of the three
Orders of the Coif awarded in
1919.
While in school, Johnsen was
a member of Phi Delta Phi
legal fraternity and was Ivy
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HARVEY JOHNSEN.
. . new justice . . . gave six-min
ute Ivy day oration.
day orator. His has the all time
record for an Ivy day oration.
He spoke a scant six minutes.
KFOR to
Quiz Colonel
Candidates
Four Aspirants Air
Views at 8:45 Tonight
jedico-RiissloEiary MM
Addresses Convocation
E. A. Burnett Stoke Writes
ii jl Law Article
um msrorian
Ex-chancellor to Write
History of Progress
In NU Institution
In i i cog nit ion of his years of
I .service to the University. Chan
l cellur Kinorilus K. A. Burnett has
! been named historian of the insti-
l'fse- i tutiun bv the universitv hoard of
regents.
in c:piaiiauoii 01 me (limes ox
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Alexis Names
German Films
First of Pictures Will
Be Shown Saturday
l'r. J. K. Alexis, chairman of
the Germanics department, bus
announced that he has secure I
three outstanding German talking
films featuring the most relc
brirted names on the German
stage for showings this winter in
Lincoln.
The first picture, a war film,
will tie shown Saturday morning.
IVc. i; the second, Feb. i. and the
third April R. Each picture will
run at the Varsity theater three
times beginning at 7 o'clock in
the morning so that all student
and townspeople interested will
have the opportunity to it.
According to the sponsors, each
of the three productions have Ixen
given three and four star ratings
by American critics. The first one.
scheduled for Saturday, is entitled
"Enterprise Michael," a story sim
ilar to "All Quiet on the Western
Front.' It gives the audience the
opportunity of studying national
socialist Ideology.
The second film will lie that of
the famous drama, "Home," by H.
Sudermann, and the third will be
"Storms In Winter," a love story
set in the Alpine country.
THIEVES TAKE CHI 0
RADIOS, PENNIES
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EMERITUS E. A. BURNETT,
l'r. I'.urnett. tlie iinnour.ocment
pointed out that the development
of higher education in this country
has been unique, both as to size
and chaiactor. At some future
date, when a complete histoiy of
the development of the educational
structure of this country is writ
I ten. the primary souue of ma
I tonal will be the histories of the
' separate institutions,
i With this thought in mind, it
was felt that Dr. Burnett, who has
Iseived the university since l.S!i9,
, would tie the person best qualified
I to prepare such a work for Ne
braska. Dr. liurnett came to the univer
i sity in 1M nn I was suci ssively
professor, associate dean, dean of
The association of American law
schools recently published four
volumes featuring 'selected essays
on constitutional laV." One of tile
volumes contains an article by Dr.
Harold W. Stoke of the political
science department entitled "Stale
Taxation and the New Federal In
strumentalities," which first ap
peared in the Iowa law review.
Several of I'rof. M. H. Morrill's
articles appear in the publications.
Merrill, who is now teaching at
Oklahoma university, was a for
mer member of the Nebraska ! iw
college faculty and is editor of the
third volume.
Editor Visits
Theta Sigs
Journalism Society
Plans to Fete Officer
Visiting and inspecting the local
chapter of Theta Sigma Thi. wom
en's national journalism society
today, is l.m y R igors Hawkitv; of
Chicago, national olfieer and ed
itor of the official magazine, the
Matrix. Festivities planned in her
hor.or are an S : 1 5 breakfast at
the Coinliuskcr. a noon luncheon
in parlor X of the I'nion, and a
3 o'clock lea at Miller's tearoom.
Doth the active chapter and the
alumnae chapter will particulate
in the day's program in courtesy
to Mis. Hawkins. Special guest ht
the breakfast will be Mari Sandoz
Views of life, marriage, college
and other miscellany will be aired j
over radio station KFOR this eve
ning nt 8:4li p. ni. by the four
candidates for Nebraska's Hon
orary Colonel.
Under the expert quizzing of
Jack Hansen, radio interviewer,
the candidates will reveal every
thing except one pertitent matter
which one is the Honorary Col
onel. KFOK will also broadcast
the grand march which will start
Flidav at 9:15 to be followed bv
the presentation of the Honorary
Colonel.
The candidates vicing for the
honor are: Virginia Fleetwood,
Kappa Alpha Theta; Frances Bold-
1 man, Delta Gamma: Helen Paseoe,
Chi Omega, and Betty Clements,
unaffiliated.
The lucky one of the four has
: been whirling around these last
few days with scarcely a minute
to herself. Escorted by Colonel
Ouiy with dark secrecy, she has
had' shiny black boots fitted, fit
tings for'her gorgeous scarlet and
j cream uniform and will have her
picture taken in uniform between
now and Friday at an undisclosed
I time and place.
Full rehearsals of the grand
march and the presentation will
! he held in the coliseum Wednesday
' and Thursday evenings at. 7 o'clock
j with all participants, cadet offi
cers and dales, pre.' cm cxi opi ine
Honorary Colonel.
All girls in the grand march
will rehearse in the dance studio
'of Grant Memorial today at 5
o'clock, announced Miss Mabel Lee.
director of physical education for
pills, who is assisting in the grand
march. Girls are asked to wear
their ball slippers and may receive
special attention if they so desire.
Uni Club to
Fete Huskers
With Dinner
Waldorf Addresses
'08, '38 Scarlet Tonight
Honoring the 1938 and 1908 Ne
braska university football teams
and the 1938 coaching staff, the
University club will hold its an- j
mini Cornhusker dinner this eve
ning at 6:30 in the club rooms. '
Principal speaker at the dinner
will be Lynn Waldorf, head foot- j
ball coach at Northwestern uni
versity, and former Kansas State
coach." Waldorf's 1934 Wildcats i
are the gridders who upset the
Huskei cart with a 19 to 7 re
verse, taking the Big Six crown
back to Manhattan with them. 1
Since his reign at Northwestern
began, the Waldorf machines have j
licked Minnesota's powerhouse!
twice in four dashes. !
Members of the football team
and the coaching staff will be
welcomed and introduced by Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court Rob
ert Simmons.
The affair is open to University
club members only. All Husker
players who saw service during
the rampaign just finished will be
presented medals for their work.
Johnnie Hoils
Nebraska U.
Harris to Speak
Over KFOR Tonight
Norman Harris, sports editor
of the Daily Nebraskan, will
make his debut in radio sports
announcing tonight at 7 o'clock
over station KFOR. Harris will
substitute for Harry Johnson in
a ten-minute resume of Univer
sity of Nebraska sports.
Sino-Japanese War
Experiences Feature
N.U.Grad's Talk Today
Experiences gained from 13
years of active missionary w irk in
China, along with first hand ac
counts of the Sino-Japanese war,
will feature an address by Dr.
French Film
Here Saturday ,n
Phillip Morris Hour
Honors Cornhuskers
A ooast-to-coast salue to the
."ornhuskers and the University of
Nebraska will be broadcast to
night when the makers of Phillip
' " ' 'Morris cigarettes air their "John-
ika l ' C- A nie Presents" program at 7 o'clock
Merlusse, Second of :V,M. lhc reil 'network of the Na-
SerieS, at Kiva Theater tional Broadcasting company.
'- i Featured on the program will
A "Christmas Carol" type of ;
story, written and directed by the j
famous Marcel Pagnol, is "Mer-'
luse." the second French moving j
picture to be sponsored by the de-1
partment of romance languages j
this year. The picture will be
snown'on Saturday morning. Deo.
10, in the Kiva theater.
Merlusse means "codfish." and
was the ni kname given to one
of the teachers in a Provencal
boys' school. Merlusse is an ill
favored fellow with a class eye
and all the warmth of personality
that would inspire "cruel youth"
to nickname him "codfish.'' But,
funny fish that he is, Merlusse is
pathetically sensitive.
All the action takes place within
a few hours the alternoon and
of the alumnae chapter, an. I spe-1 niuhl of Christmas eve. when
i ial guet at the noon luncheon ' Mei lusse is put in charge of the
will be Pi of. G.iyle C. Walker, ail-' hoys who are not going home for
vi.-er of the journalism society. vacation either bei ause they
Miss Kvelvn Tavlor and Miss Nor-1 have no homes or are not wanted
Carpi nte
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head
harge
of the alum
of arrange-
Lecturer.
a well known
it present lec-
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nient.-
Northwestern
Mrs. Hawkins is
journalist who is ;
tilling in the M.dill school of jour
nalism of Northwestern inn vet sit y.
She also dies free lance publicity
and feature writing, ha" served as
editorial asistat t for the Christian
Century, editorial an. feautre
writer for the Kvflnston News-Index,
and assistant editor of the
of Wisconsin Tress
i the college of agriculture, actinsr ! Universitv
chancellor, and chancellor of the, bureau. I
university from March, Wis, until! All of today's meetings will be
last summer. During his years informal. Following the noon
at Nebraska the state university .luncheon, a meeting of the active
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; at homo, "an odd lot of hard-bitten
realists with the keen cynicism
of youngsters who have to shift
. for themselves."
In accordance with a new pol
icy, the show will be screened
jth'iee times, at S, 0:30 and 11
i o'clock. Tickets are being sold in
the romance languages office at a
' special price of three for K5 cents,
single tickets costing 2") cents.
Pfeiler to Address
German Club
Pr. Pfeiler. head of the German
i department, will address the Ger
man club in the Temple auditorium
at 7:.'50 tonight. His address will he
based on his recent trip thru Germany.
be a medley of Nebraska songs
arranged and played by Russ Mor
gan and his orchestra. The medley
will include "Hail Varsity" and
"Scarlet and Cream." The Ne
braska chant will also be given.
This salute is one of a series
ol similar salutes given bv the
sponsors of the program honor
ing universities all over the coun
try. The program v ill be aired lo
cally over station WOW.
Smith Continues
Lecture Scries
S French Students Hear
Architecture Head
Professor Linus B. Sn.it h. head
of the department of architecture,
will address French students at
the second in a series of lectures
sponsored by the Romance lan
1 guage department Dec. 1, from 4
i to b o'clock in Social Science audi-
torium.
Professor Smith, who discussed
the rise and spread of Romanesque
architecture in Provence and its
influence on religious architecture
in a previous address will present
an illustrated lecture.
This address is in continuance
with the one presented Nov. 3.
The general university public is i
invited to attend as well as all
French students, who will be given
extra credit for prompt attendance
of the lecture. Attendance slips
may be secured from the Romance
language department or from any
of the French instructors.
Judging Team
Wins Trophy
In Chicago
McGill Takes Honors
In Crop Judging
The University livestock jucig
, ing team scored 477 points to win
j trophy for judging Berkshire hogs
i at the International student s
i Judging contest held hi Chicago
1 Saturday. The contest liel.i in con
1 junction with the International
' Livestock Fx posit ion attracted 27
I teams from agriculture colleges ot
I the United States and Canada,
j David McGill, jur.ioi student
j from Waverly, won top iiulu i.liml
honors in the crop judging contest
while the entire team w.i tepcat
ing Nebraska's 1937 victory. The
contest included thiee divisions:1
identification, grading and judg
ing. Nebraska placed first m grad
ing and identification.
The winning team. win. h scored
4.13s out of a possible 4,'iini points,
was made up of McGill. H. I..
Schudel of North Loup and Run
dell Peterson of Grant. North Car
olina was second: Oklahoma, third,
and Michigan, fourth The team
was awarded a silver tiophy. in
dividual gold medals and a Sluo
scholarship. McGill received a gold
medal with a diamond mc;et for
his individual triumph Di. A L.
Frolil;, coach, accompanied the Ne
braska team.
The livestock
placed second in
livestock judging
Fidler of Melrose
third high man in
I test, placing oily
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junging team
the collegiate
contest. Paul
Montana was
the entire con
four point.; be
hind the first piaee winner. A
! to'.al of 27 teams en!eio. t ho con
'. test which was won by Kanas and
I Iowa State teams which tied for
i first place. Prof. M. A. Alexander
I accompanied the t' am as coach.
Husker Debaters
Vie With Drake
Non-decision Rounds
Opens N.U. Forcnsics
Husker debate's
intercolli giate I.;
last week in two
rounds against Dia'.t
"Pesolved. Tha'
Slates should ll-.-e
funds i including o
purpose of slnio;'ii:
the Pi Kappa Iv'ta.
trinity national ...U
subject, was dis. ;s
Milt.in Gustafso-i
met a. Husker spca.
affirm .liv e. nrM S
i baum ami Harold T'.
alive vieir.g Drak d
I tafson and Nemetz
j by John Simmons
i Wisdom of Drake,
i and P.uth Frisbv
Men Prefer Jeanne Newell
Beta, D.G., Sigma Kappa Win Kosmet Cups
Climaxing 103Vs Kosmet Klub
i fall show, Jeanne Newell, pretty
' brown-eyed Kappa, was presented
as Nebraska Sweetheart to A
I packed liouso wbic h i t a new
Kiim iinaiiciai record on thanks-
232: "I " 1 "- in the revue were
',. "i J,nS,T T B' ta Theta Pi; with its -Revue in
?"lV "li l? 'K"nv ba'.ks . Blue." Delta Gamma and a snappy
takeoff on the "Awg-wan." anil
Sigma, Kappa's censored version
of the facts behind the payoff of
the mortgage on the old home
ttead. Kosmet King Don Moss an
nounced Mi.ss Newell from the
throne as she walked through
parted eurUins with Everett
Deger, Prince Kosmet. Carrying
an armful of red rose and white
chrysanthemums, the new Sweet
heart received the congratulations
of Margaret McKay, winner of
last year's balloting, and took her
place on the throne
"Hevue in Blue."
Fraternity cup winner, Beta
Theta Pi. featuring solo wurk by
Kerndt Hansen, presented its skit
behind a screen, giving a dreamy
effect to the vocal, piano, and elec
tric organ selections of a "Kcvuc
In Clue."
Delta Gamma's "Awvan.,, a
style show in whieh attractive
color schemes, equally Interesting
models, and a dancinp chorus,
were well-blended, rated the so
rority cup.
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Two radios and eight dollars in
pennies comprised the loot taken
y a prowler who entered the Chi
Omega sorority house sometime
during Thanksgiving vacation.
containing about 800 pennies 1
hce were unable to find the place
where the thief entered the house.
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Union Directors
To Attend Meet
Minnesota University
Host to Convention
Kenneth Van Rant. Mrs. Ruth
Quisenherry, and Mrs. E. A.
Ynger. directors of union aetivj.
ties will leave Lincoln, Wednesday
morning to attend the l!)th annual
convention of the Association of
College Unions which will be held
at the University of Minnesota,
from I'cc. 1 to 3.
Delegates from the western
states will go to Minneapolis from
Omaha nt 9:lf o'clock, tomorrow
night. They will return to Lincoln,
Monday.
The general purpose of the
meeting is to discuss mutual prob
lems encountered in union admin
istration, co-operation in the
union, and how unions can be bet
tered. Highlighting the speaking pro
gram will be Dr. William Mayo,
co-founder of the world famous
Mayo Hrothers hospital in Roches
ter. Minn.
This year's delegation will be the
first Nebraska (;iuup to ever at
tend such a convention.
Purse Snatcher Grabs
Bag From Miss Long
l'liyius lA'ng, arts sophomore,
reported to the campus cop that a.
man had snatched her purse Sun
day niht while she waa walking
between her home and the Union.
The purse contained about 11. 50.
some keys, and some papers. She
described the man as being about
six feet tall wearing a dark suit
and overcoat.
opened their
iting season
non-decision
univeisity.
tae United
to li.se public'
ti for the
I'U i USIIless,"
t"iensio fra-
.ate debate
.d
and Don No
is upheld the
':. the neg
i haters. Gus
weie opposed
and William
.'.me Gibson
D'ake's gnl
team, opposed Kn -I.. rJ auiii and
Tin kel.
Drake's squad is
wist coast and tn
fifteen umvei situ
high schools.
JUDD.
Walter H. Judd. mi.-ao:i:.ry (mo
tor, to an all university convoca
tion in the Temple, at 11 o'clock,
this morning;.
Dr. Judd. who received his M.D.
degree from the University of Ne-bra.-l;a
in 11123 is considered one
of the foremost autho: H ics on the
far eastern situation because of
his many years of niedictil mission
ary work in China. The American
committee for non-participation in
Japanese augreseion is yiromoting
his schedule' which provides for
addresses by Judd from coast to
coast.
The missionary doctor has al
ready told of his thrilling nd un
usual experiences in the. war
stricken areas of the far east, to
large audiences in New York,
i Ohio, Wisconsin, Minnesota, rind
Mi.'souii. Other engagements will
take him to Illinois. Indiana. Ken
tucky, most of the New England
Mates. Washington, D. C. and
south to Fiorina.
D, . .I'.idda' medical 'nis.slo'ia.y
vrk has been continuous r-ince
Wl. He ..turned t" the United
State.: in August from Japanese
occiip.cd t.-rntory in northern
China where he saw American
ambulances carrying wounded
civilians fur. I American doc-tots i.nd
nu'sc? v, "utided by American-ni.-'.de
bombs, and American relief
nior.ev fee ding refugees under the
shadow of Japanese planes manu
factured i:i America ar.d flown
with the aid of American oil.
Accordir-.g to Dr. H. W. Stoke,
chainnin ol convocation j-i -grams,
this mornings' adores? will
be open to the public.
The university alumnus is well
ir.own to local and state audienc es
for he has appeared on the l.-c-ilV.ntinueii
on p.ige 2.
PHI TAU THETA H FAD
REPORTS CONVENTION
!' 'e Kl.M
national pr. s;
Tla-l.i. .i. t ho,
P! e.-id. nt ot P
coin, will r-p.
cr.ic lave at ti.
ral riiaptei tonight
Foiu::atio:i. Da Wee
aliiiar.u.s an I to! :n--t ;
i.ic-nt of the Tin
el-oted s. cietarv of
ell route to the
I oei.ate Indole
i and several
;ei. lii-v.lv elected
dent of 'phi Tan
list fr.t:eri,ity, and
c '.a i h.ipter t.t Li:i
rt on tile national
' me. ting of the lo-
at Wesley
s. Nebraska
v, ;o!-,al pres
Thit.i. was
the national
oiganiaiion at too conclave which
was held in Ceoar Falls, loAa.dur
r:.g Thanksgiving vacation. Rev.
Rol-e't K. Drew- Metho -list student
pa'o-. gae the opening .'.peoch
it e'eoar Fails.
U. S.T Britain to Merge?
Stoke Decries Pro-British Build-Up
By Ellsworth Steele. '
"The King and Queen of Eng-
land will visit the United Statin
in the spring of W',.i to take pan
In cc reinonies repealing the iledai
ntion of Independence and l-
receive again the allegiance of
their former possessions. The his
toric 13 colonies now giown to 4S
will express their va-p penit.inc i -i
and meekly request adii,ittancc to
the comforting fold of the Great j
British Empir e. " Thus spoke Dr.
Harold W, Stoke, a,ssociate prof
essor of political science, as he de
scribed in admittedly exaggerated
terms the very real problem of
Anglo-American understandings.
"President Roosevelt will prob
ably be allowed to continue as
governor -general of the latest as
well as the stioiigest dominion of
the lliitish Empire," lr. Slol.e
continued. "Tlie .l i aiisii r of al
legiance will come in ti special
ceremony at Washington which
will rival the recent British cor
onation for Its color and iniial."
U. S. Visit Cause for Trip.
1 Topping- Ills fantastic role i i
startling prophet. Dr. Stoke c-
pluijiiaj thut the Bntish King and
Queen are to visit Canada in the
spring preparatory to their trip
to the United States which appear
to be the ral cause of their com
ing. The visit will be the first evr r
tsken by a British monarch to the
western hemisphere. President
Rocsevcit has e-xpress.vj himself as
deli-hled with the plan.
"The press unci radio will we.
come this 'invasion by a friendly
foe' 1, (au. a- the Pnti.-li eye to
iage:i:.tiy and showmanship will
furnish re in. of (entertaining- copy
and hours of entertaining; radii)
feat in cs. The Quen will be de
scribed to the last dnv snot of dirt
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