!AILY 1
Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska
Z-408.
VOL: XXM1I, No; 67
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SSEBRASKAN
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Army Doctor
Describes
War Surgery
Pre-medics Hear Talk
On Methods of Royal
British Medical Corps
Dr. Charles Arnold, Lincoln sur
geon, who was a member of the
Royal Army Medical Corps at
Flanders during the World war,
addressed the members of the Nu
Med organization on "Wrr Sur
gery" last night at their monthly
dinner meeting in the Student Un
ion. The surgeon explained to the
group the method of handling
wounded soldiers and their evacua
tion. Dr. Arnold holds a commis
sion In the U, S. Reserve corps at
the present time. He explained the
organization ami functioning of
the medical corps of the British
army.
Chief surgeon at the base hospi
tal where Dr. Arnold served was
Dr. Turner of Guy's hospital at
London. There Dr. Arnold had a
ward of 114 beds which was turned
Into a Cierman ward toward the
end of the war.
At the meeting, Theta Nn, pre
medic honorary, tapped four stu
dents to membership and one pro
fessor was made nn honorary
member. Carl Frank, Harlan
Herrman. Leonard Peltier, and
Louis Gilbert were the students
and Dr. George L. Peltier the in
structor. Harry Fitraithlcy will
also be made a member of the
group, when he returns from the
basketball trip to the west coast.
Nomination of officers was heid
following the program. The
Will elect at its next meeting.
club ;
Awgwan Ends
Contest Soon
Eight Days Remain
For Submitting Entries
With such stories as "Goldi
locks and the Three Bars" or
"Time, Tide, and Women Wait for
No Man" already entered in
Editor Geister's 'Write For the
Awgwan contest,' only eight days
remain in which students may
submit articles, stories, or what
have you, with hopes of catching
the rather elusive five dollar
prize attached to the winning se
lection. The contest, created to give a
rather sapped staff a rest, and to
give the reader a change in ma
terial, promises to make the Jan
uary, issue of the funiiy mag the
most unusual of the year, accord
ing to Miss Gcister. With no
limits placed upon scope of ma
terial, leading matter will consist
of a number of different themes
presented in story, article, and
poem form.
Jan, 13 Deadline.
"Students wishing to enter this
contest should attempt to have
their material in before the 1.1th
of the month," said Miss (leister,
"because it may be impossible totions, and to be on hand to pro
Wait that long, before we go to j vide a membership with which to
press. All contributions should
be handed in at the Awgwan of
fice in the basement of the Union.
Persons whose contributions ap
pear in the magazine along with
the winning writing, will be con
sidered for staff positions on the
Awgwan, next semester.
Along with iorics ami articles
from contest participants. I ho Aw
gwan will also feature contribu
tions from several of its tegular
contributors. Bob Hemphill, whosi
article on 'Kissing Thru the Ages'
was one of the high spots in last
month's edition, will present a
lengthy discourse on 'The I Affer
ent Types of Criminals.'
The Issue will be rounded out
with the usual gore, literature
from the exchanges, and photos
taken at one of the campus spots.
Concert Organist
Appears Friday
Hugh Porter to Give
Recital in Plymouth
Hugh Porter, a New Voik or
gan virtuoso of national reputa
tion, will present a recital at Fiisl
Plymouth 'ongregiitioniil church
Friday evening at 8:1.Y under the
Joint sponsorship of the Lincoln
Organists (Julld and First Plym
outh church.
One of the younger and more
brilliant concerts organists, Hugh
rotter has been presented in re
citals In all the major music cen
ters of the country, Is now or
ganist and choirmaster in the Col
legiate Church of .St. Nic holas In
New York. He is also organist for
the New York Oratorio society
and a member of the faculty of the
Julliard musical foundation, under
whose scholarship ha first went
to New York.
Donald Kettrlng, president of
the Lincoln Organists Guild, and
a personal friend of the celebrated
artist, describes his work as dis
tinguished hy a rleanrut technique
as well as a fullness of rhythm and
Interest, saying, "for once Lincoln
people will have a chance to hear
aome bonaflde organ music."
Tickets for the performance are
80 cents, may be purchased at tht
school of music, from any member
of the guild chapter, or at the
door on the evening of the recital.
Pershing Rifles Meet
In Uniform Today at 5
Member of Pershing Uifles will
meet In room 210 of Nebrnska hall
this afternoon at 5 o'clock. All
members are expected to be pres
ent In uniform.
. . . Dr. Arnold
Tells of Work
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Lincoln Journal.
CHARLES ARNOLD.
DR,
Students Sink
Test Well
Drlling Near Otoe
To Determine Bedrock
Student representatives of the
university conservation and sur
vey division completed the sinking
of a test well in the vicinity of
Otoe, Neb., during the Christmas
vacation, according to Prof. E. C.
Reed, assistant state geologist.
The purpose of the drilling was
to obtain information regarding
the bed rock underlying that
area. Since the ground is covered
with mantle rock, deposited by the
glacier, it was impossible to map
the bed rock from the surface as
is done in other regions.
The work is part of a project
being carried on by geology of
ficials to work out the bed rock
geology of the area as a contribu
tion to a better understanding of
the ground water possibilities.
Drilling was in charge of Oliver
Scherer, Howard Haworth, and
Robert Lawrence Further re
search may be made later when
the drilling equipment is again
available.
Club Discusses
Lima Conclave
International Relations
Forum Meets Tonight
Discussion of the Lima confer
ence will feature tonight's meet
ing of the campus International
Relations club at a dinner meet
ing set for the Grand hotel at
6:00.
Biggest share of the attendance
has been constituted hy graduate
students this year, and sinre
most of them are leaving the uni
versity after June, younger stu
dents are urged to attend the
meetings both to take part in a
j discussion of current world rela-
jwoik next year.
Club members act as chairmen
fur the hi-nionthly meetings, at
each of which opportunity Is
given for comment on the topic
of the evening. Fred Evans is to
night's chairman.
! Attendance at the dinner is not
necessary for those who wish to
be present at the discussion. Stu
dents who have already paid for
meals at their houses may come
at around 6:30, when talk on the
(Lima parley will probably begin.
Prof. Norman L. Hill of the
political science department is ad
viser of the group, which along
, vith suc h clubs on other ram
puses, is h.'tckeil by the Carnegie
1 Endowment fund.
Should Judges
Tax?--Fellman
Article on Opinions
In Iowa Law Review
For many yea is Judges in the
constitutional courts of this and
these I'nited Slates have been
placed In a state of dedicate Judi
cature that of deciding whether
or nut their own salaries aie sub
ject to Income tax law,
The question anise so frequently
snd wiik Intel pi el n so widely that
Dr. )nvld h'ellimiii of the political
science depHitment wrote a com
prehensive article on court opin
ions on the subject which has hern
published in the Iowa Law Itevlew.
Ilecause the colonial fathers re
sented the fact that American
judges were dependent on the
crown for their salaries, the con
stitution contained s clause pro
viding that the salaries of judges
shall not be diminished during
their term of office
In tracing the growth of de
bate on the subject, Dr. Fellman
states that "Congress made no
attempt whatever to tax Judicial
salaries before the Civil war. Our
first national income tax, how
ever, provided for in the revenue
art of 18(12, imposed a 3 percent
tax on the salaries of all officers
or persons In the civil military,
naval, or other employment or
service of the United States."
Tax Held at Decrease.
Revenue officials said that In
cluded Judges but in 18G3 Chief
Justice Roger Taney held that if
the Judicial salary can be dimin
ished by means of an Income tax
It may he reduced periodically by
the legislature. Nevertheless, the
'Countryman1
Staff Filings
Close Today
Editor of Ag Monthly
Calls in Applications
Applications lor staff positions
on the Cornhusker Countryman,
Ag college monthly, will be closed
today, editor Glen Thacker an
nounced, this morning. Applica
tions should be filed in room 301
Ag hall.
Positions which will be opened
on the magazine for the coming
semester are, editor, associate ed
itor, business manager, circula
tions manager, and asociatcs and
assistants for each of these of
fices. Any student of the agricul
ture college who has a sophomore
ranking or higher and who is able
to pass activity qualifications, is
eligible to make applications. Past
members of the staff will be al
lowed to apply only by special
permission.
Union Plans
Western Film
1910 Thriller Promises
Many Boos Sunday
Heh, heh, hen, you're in
power, me proud beauty."
"Oh, save me, Horatio,"
me
the
heroine cries as she Is tied to the
railroad tracks.
This is but one of the exciting
scenes to be presented in the
thrilling five-rceler, "Westbound
Limited" showing but once at the
Union ballroom Sunday afternoon
at 4 o'clock. This touching movie,
produced in the year 1910 or there
abouts, is the same movie no re
specting man would take a lady
to back when mother was a girl
This is your only chance to see
"Westbound Limited" so come
early, Mrs. Vera Yinger, Union
social director states, There is no
admission charge
The movie, which is silent, will
be augmented by the barber shop
quartet borrowed from Joe s pal
ace especially for the occasion
The audience will be led in sing
lng by these gentlemen in old
songs of yore. There will be tap
dancing by young ladies carefully
chosen for the event
Everyone who has had an urge
to boo the villain or cheer the hero
but has felt suppressed at the
modern theaters.
modern theaters is urged to cut
I loose and have a rousing good
time at this movie of the switch
man who falls In love with the
poor but honest railroad mnn's
daughter. The romanre progresses
nicely til i 1 the villain enters. And
then - but come and see for your
self,
Last, but not least, Bonnie
Parsons, Lincoln's songhird. will
be present to thrill the audience
with songs old and new. She will
sing solo and with the quartet
in songs that pa sang when he
was courting ma.
Srb Inaugurates
Short Ag Course
16 Enroll to Study
Farming Mechanics
With a capacity enrollment of
HI students, the new short rnuise
for farm mechanics opened Tues-
day a) ag college unde r the direc-
Hon of Supervisor .1. V. Srb.
The four weeks peiiod of inten- i
sive instruction In farm mechanics
replaced the auto-tt actor short j
ciinr.n Cm-mm l offered IllHtnlC- i
...... ..'.. ,,.. ,t i mid
machinery, woodwork, forge work,
building planning and home utili
ties. Pay Income
Writes Why
tax was collected fiom the Judges
until lmiti when the attorney-general
advised that a tax constitutes
a diminution i
"Tile whole matter, howeve r, ',
took a new turn when Congress j
wrote Into the income tax law of i
11M! a provision specific ally In-
eluding all federal judges," eon- j
linura Dr. Fellman.
Allorney-CetieiHl A. Mitc hell j
Palmer maintained thai a tax Is
not a diminution of the Judge's!
compensation but merely an In- i
crease in the purposes to which
that compensation when received
must he devoted.
Many Opinions,
Following Attorney-fl c n e r a I
Palmers expression of opinion
were opinions and Judgments ren
dered on both sides of the ques
tion. As the matter now stands,
all members of the federal tribun
als are not protected by the dimin
ution of salary clause, hut only
those serving In the "constitutional
courts" as contrasted with those
In the "legislative courts." Dr
Fellman points out that many
states follow the federal exam
ple. However, the question of the
validity of taxing the salaries of
the judges has not been squarely
ruled upon In very many states
and different conclusions have
been reached where the Issue has
been raised.
"It may well be asked," says Dr.
Fellman, "are Judges any less In
dependent if they have to pay a
general tax which falls upon nil
Incomes In the country in the isme
degree? Or are the judges more
Independent because they are con
sidered tax-exempt?"
SCHEDULE OF EXAMINATIONS
FIRST SEMESTER 1938-39
Laboratory classes meeting for several continuous hours on one or two days may avoid conflicts
with other classes of the same nature by arranging that their examinations occur as follows:
Classes meeting on Monday or Tuesday may be examined on the date scheduled for the first hour
of their laboratory meeting; Wednesday or Thursday classes on the second hour of their meeting;
r naay or Saturday classes on the
Plea.se note that in this schedule
tions for all sections in the following subjects: (1) English 0, 1, 2, 3,
i, i, o, (4i Spanish 51 nnd 53; (5) Business Organization 3 and 4; (6) Education 30; (71 Educa
tion 63; (8) Engineering Drawing 207; (9) Electrical Engineering 237; and (10) Mechanical Engi
neering 1. If students have regularly scheduled examinations conflicting with the above especially ar
rangements to take such specially scheduled examinations at another time should be made with the
department concerned on or before January 18. For example: If a student is scheduled for an ex
amination which conflicts with a spec'ally scheduled examination In French, arrangements should be
maae wnn tne trench department
9 a. m. to 12 m. Classes meeting at 9 a.
2 p. m. to S p. m. Classes meetinir at 4 d
or two of these days
2 p. m. to 5 p. m. All sections
9 a. m. to 12 m. Classes meeting at 9 a. m.. five or four davs
or two of these days.
2 p. m. to 5 p. m. Classes meeting at 2 p. m. Tues.. and Thurs..
8 a. m. to 10 a. m. Classes meeting at 7 p. m., Mon., Wed., or Fri.
9 a. m. to 12 m. All sections in Freshman English classes (0, 1,
9 a. m. to 12 m. All sections in English 11.
10 a. m. to 12 m. Classes at 7 p. m., Tues., or Thurs.
2 p. m. to 5 p. m, Classes meeting at 3 p. m., five or four days, or
two of these days.
MONDAY, JANUARY 23
9 a. m. to 12 m. Classes meeting at 10 a. m., Tues., Thurs., Sat.,
2 p. m. to 5 p. m.- Classes meeting at 1 p. m., five or four days,
two of these days.
a. m. to 12 m. Classes meeting at 10 a. m., five or four days,
two of these days.
P-P-
m. to
m. to
m. to
m. to
m. to
m. to
5 p.
5 p.
5 p.
5 p.
5 p.
5 p.
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 25
a. m. to 12 m. Classes meeting at 11 a. m., Tues., Thins., Sat.,
p. m. to 3 p. m.-Classes meeting at 5 p. m., five or four days,
or two of these days,
p. m. to 5 p. m. Classes meeting at
p. m. to 5 p
p. m. to 5 p
m. All sections
m. All sections
9 a. m. to 12 m - Classes meeting at 11 a. m., five or four days,
two of these days.
2 p. m. to ft p. m.- Classes meeting at 1 p. m., Tues. and Thurs.,
it a. m. to 12 m. Classes meeting at 8
2 p. m. to 5 p. m. -Classes meeting at 2
two of these days.
SATURDAY,
9 a. m. to 12 m. - Classes meeting at 8 a. m.,
two of these days.
2 p. m. to 5 p. m. - Classes meeting at 4 p. m.
jNew Year's Library Exhibit
Reveals Calendar Evolution
Aztec's Noted Progress
Of Time With Stone
Today a man gets his 1939 cal
endar from the bank, or his insur
ance company, or the milkman, or
buys them for a dime a dozen at
the- Five-and-Ten. but his ances-
tors weren't so fortunate. Mr.
I Average-Aztec-man was more
I likelv to lose his head as a sarri-
1 ficial victim to the calendar, which
! weighed nbout 20 tons. Pictures
I of the Aztec calendar stone are on
display In the fust floot case of
I the library, on exhibit as part of
! a collection of "Calendars Old and
I New."
The Aztec Calendar stones were
sacred, sculptured affairs which j
, spilled the sacrificial blood of
! some 10,000 victims annually. They
were round, with a big fare of the
'sun in the center and concentric
rings carved outward enclosing
symbolic designs. F.ncii cling the
whole thing were two huge ser
pents between whose taics, whirh
are arrowheads adorned with
feathers, was a plaque bearing the
name or number of the year. The
Aztecs had 18 fixed feast clays and
live "unulc liy clays" at the end of
the year to icitind out the 31)5 days.
Mayan Checkerboard.
Must colorful in the display Is
the brightly painted Mayan calen
dar, which is like a book of huge
chec kei hoHids with vicious looking
heads and other symbols in the
squares. On each page are linger
squares showing the ruling gods of
the weeks. The Mayan's yearly
Student Resolutions
Are Not So Resolute
Class Cutting, Smoking
Among Broken Pledges
Shirley Temple resolved that In
the new year she would learn to
love her fractions and he a good
girl, thereby probably topping the
nation's long list of good resolves.
However, making resolutions is
one thing and btenking thent Is n
twin relative, If not actually syn
onymous, so It is not surprising
that a poll of university students
on the subject revealed many a
nice clean fresh leaf already a lit
tle on the smeary side.
John Vpson, Sig Alph, decided
that in the year 1939 he would cut
no classes. He lasted one class,
but tho strain was too much, so
he skipped one to get a coke just
to buckle up his panting morale.
A Thousand Times No.
Jessica Mutz, Theta, has re.
solved that she will never, never
third hour.
special arrangements have been
to take such French examination at
THURSDAY, JANUARY 19
m., Tues.. Thurs., Sat.,
m. five or four days,
In Education 63.
FRIO VY. JANUARY 20
SATURDAY. JANUARY 21
TUESDAY, JANUARY 2 1
m. Classes meeting at 3 p. m Tues. and Thurs.,
m. All sections in Engineering Drawing 207.
m. All sections in Electrical Engineering 237.
m. All sections In Mechanical Engineering 1.
m. All classes and sections of French 1, 2, 3, and
m. All classes and sections of Spanish 51 and 53.
5 p. m., Tues. and Thurs..
in Business organization o ana 4.
in Education 30.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 26
FRIDAY. JANUARY 27
a. m., Tues., Thurs.. Sat.,
p. m., five or four days,
JANUARY 2
five or four days,
Tues. and Thurs.,
cycle of 2li0 days was called the
"tcinalaniatl," and the regular year
contained 1H months of 20 days
each with five extra clays.
Also in the exhibit is a copy of
the official calendar of the Chinese
republic, in which 1939 is the 2Hth
year. The dates are printed in col
umns hy the month, which the cor
(Continued on Page 3.1
Jensen to Speak
On 'Puerto Rico'
Spanish Students Hear
Discussion Today at 4
"Puerto Rico and ller Neigh
bors" will be described by James
'Jensen of the department of plant
pathology in a lecture to be pre
sented this afternoon at 4 o'clock
in Social Science auditorium. This
will lie the third In a series of lec
tures for Spanish students spon
sored this semester by the depart
ment of romance' languages.
' Illustrating his talk with lantern
slides, Jensen will tell of expe
riences encountered during the
two years between 193.r and 1(137
that he lived on the island study
ing the Puerto Rican plant life.
All students taking Spanish may
secure attendance slips from the
clepaitment office, room 108 of U
hall. Hy submitting the slips to
the doorman at the lecture, they
will receive extra credit on their
final grade. The general public is
also invited.
buy herself a Charley McCarthy
model radio, and she hasn't broken
her pledge yet, since! she hates
Charley McCarthy radios, and
even if she liked Charley Mc
Carthy radios, etc., etc.
Frank Day, Sigma Nil, is an
other who has borne up under the
weight of self new deals. Flank
has promised that he will not
spend so much money In the fu
ture, and inasmuch as he has
been broke since New Yeiu's Kve,
well, what can a fellow do?
"Toddy" Bennlson, Theta pledge,
resolved for the second successive
year to give up smoking in 1939.
In 1938 she kept her word for two
weeks. This year, two hours.
Dick McGlnnls, Chi Phi, prom
ised himself eight hours sleep
every night during 1939, and any
nignt now no expects to Keep it. p. A. Won ester, chairman of the
Marion Kaths swore to give up : department of educ ational psvchol
all swearing in ye new year, but ocv nml measurements. Dr."Vor-
(Contlnucd on Page 3.)
made to conduct unit examina
4; (2) English 11; (3) French
another time.
or any one or two of these days,
or Mon., Wed., Fri., or any one
or Mon.. Wed.. Fri.. or any one
or anv one of these davs.
3, 41.
Mon., Wed.,
Fri., or any one or
or any one or two of these days
or Mon., Wed., Fri., or any one or
or Mon., Wed., Fri., or any one or
or any one oi these days.
4.
or any one or two of these days.
or Mon., Wed., Fri., or any one
or any one of these days.
or Mon., Wed., Fri., or. any one or
or any one of these days.
on any one or two of these days
or Mon., Wed., Fri., or any one or
or Mon., Wed., Fri., or any one or
or any one of these days.
Mortar Boards
Honor Officer
Senior Honorary Fetes
Miss Coleman Tonight
As n courtesy to Kay Coleman,
national chairman of the mortal
board, the Ne braska chapter held
a dinner this evening at the .Stu
dent Union at ti:30 o'clock.
Following the dinner there will
be a short business meeting A
summary of the mortar board
party will be given for Miss Cole
man. Fiances Boldman, uncial
chairman, and Velma F.kwall are
in charge of the arrangements.
All mortar board members are in
vited to be present.
Announcements of selections
will be made later.
rriki riiTinki oc nimv
REPORTED IMPROVING
, C(ll()m1 w. , 0 of th,
Ouiy of the
university R. O. T. C. regiment,
who has been confined to his home
for a week by an Infection of the
inner ear, was reported to be Im
proving late last night. The
colonel expects to be back at his
desk within the next few davs.
Worcester Warns Against
Trying to Outwit State Police
T" .R?:e lPa!?.,mn, a'survev 'l
AS Highly Intelligent jtlie members of the patrol to be
Next time you are stopped by a
Nebraska state highway patrol'
man don't try to outwit him if you
are trying to avoid a "ticket," at
lease that is the advice of Dr.
t.lnmln .tntirnrel.
DR. D. A. WOF.CESTER.
Icester, assisted by R, H. Bittncr,
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Kappa Phi Poses
At Studio Today
Members of Kappa Phi,
Methodist girls' sorority will
meet at the campus studio at
5 o'clock today to have their
Cornhusker pictures taken,
FBI Plans
To Continue
'Print1 Drive
Alpha Phi Omega Again
To Assist Project;
Local Unit Wins Award
Because the success of the
fingerprint drive carried on here
last spring by the Nebraska chap
ter of Alpha Phi Omega In co
operation with the federal bureau
of investigation similar drives Will
be held this spring on more than
30 campuses all over the country,
according to a report made yester
day hy Aulton Roland, represent
ative of the Nebraska chapter to
the national Alpha Phi Omega
convention.
The proposal that the finger
printing project, adopted by the
local chapter last spring, be taken
under consideration as a nation
wide project was favorably ruled
upon by the national project com
mittee. Nebraska Exhibit Wins.
An exhibit showing the work
accomplished here last spring in
connection with the fingerprint
drive was awarded the central
honor position over more than 30
other exhibits showing the work
of as many different chapters all
over the country. It is being
planned that the nationwide drive
be carried on in the same manner
that the local drive was carried
on last year.
Another drive to be carried on
this spring is now being planned
by the local chapter. Of the 6,000
students attending the university
only 1.972 were fingerprinted last
year. It is hoped that this year's
'drive will result in the fingci
printing of many more students.
Frosh Hear
Of Counselors
Miss Fleetwood Tells
Of Big Sister Group
"The main purpose of the Coed
Counselors is to assist In the orlcn
1 lation of the new freshmen and all
! other coeds new to this campus."
said Virginia Fleetwood, president
i of that organization, at the two
meetings of the Freshman A. V.
S. yesterday,
the board Is mad- up of 12
members, half barb and the other
' half sorority women. Kach spring
1110 coed counselors are chosen
from the three upper classes. The
1 next fall these girls are given from
. five to eleven little sisters each,
girls of the freshman class, who
arc unaffiliated.
Freshmen Welcomed.
Just before school begins in the
fall, letters are written to the new ,
coeds welcoming them to the uni- '
! versity and telling them of the i
parties to be given in their honor.
The first event is the fall party the j
first week of school, the Coed '
Counselor dinner and the penny
I carnival In the spring.
I The five hobby groups are also ;
a part of the Coed Counselor work. ;
These groups hold regular meet-
i ..U .....1... tit. annn.,'1.
ings each week under the supervi
slon of an upper classman.
Norma Jean Campbell served as
president of the ag group and
Maxine Copsey as secretary. Betty
Lee Klliott presided at the city
meeting and Ruth Holland was the
acting secretary.
i of superior intelligence.
Dr. Worcester and Blttner, as
part of their educational psychol
ogy study, have completed an in
terpretive analysts of the pro
cedures used in selecting members
of the patrol, the object being to
determine to what extent the va
rious tests used differentiated be
tween the successful and unsuc
cessful candidates. Their study re
vealed that the range of the scores
of the patrolman was 50 percent
higher than those of policemen
and detectlvs, who were given the
same examination.
"Thus it is apparent that the
selection techniques which were
chosen with a great deal of care
have been highly successful In
choosing men who are not only
adapted to police work but are
also superior In intelligence,". Dr.
Worcester points out.
A total of ltlG candidates met
the physical and educational qual
ifications which made them eli
gible for participation in the re
maining tests which were admin
istered by Dr. Worcester's depart
ment. One of the examinations
given by the educational psychol
ogy department was the O'Rourke
examination developed by the di
rectors of personnel research for
the federal civil service commis
sion. The second test was the
Army Alpha test.
Those men surviving these two
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Radio Class
Opens Drama
Scries Jan. 6
Quarter-Hour Plays
Dramatize 'Epochal
Discoveries of Past'
Friday afternoon at 4:30, the
radio classes of the department of
speech will Introduce to the KFOR
radio audience a new scries of pro
grams produced and acted by stu
dents of that department. The first
program in the series will be Jim
Riley and His Folks."
The characters in this first
presentation will be taken from
the poems of James Whitcomb
Riley. The program will be pre
sented in his style, and the char
acters will speak the "language of
Riley."
Following this inaugural quar
ter hour, the radio students will
continue each Friday at the same
time with a unit in the scries
which Is Ho be known as "Epochal
Discoveries of the Past."
Deal With inventions.
These short dramatizations will
deal with the discoveries or inven
tions of science which have made
important contributions to human
welfare. Among the subjects which
will be taken up will be the dis
covery of radium and aluminum,
the discovery of Insulin, develop
ment of the process of vulcanizing
rubber, and similar material.
Though this series Is beginning
late in the semester, it is to con
tinue without Interruption through
the examination period and Into
the second semester. At a later
time those members of the radio
production class who show suffi
cient promise will take over writ
ing of scripts and other produc
tion details of the program, which
is, for the present, to remain un
der faculty supervision.
Pool Returns
From Meeting
Botany Head Meets
27 Former Students
Dr. R. J. Pool, chairman of the
department of botany at the uni
versity recently returned from the
annual meeting of the American
Association for the Advancement
Lincoln Journal.
POOL.
DR. R. J.
of Science, which was held in
Richmond, Va., this past week.
Dr. Pool who is chairman of
the section which is primarily ln-
lPn,st0(1 ln botanical sciences, pre
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sided at all the meetings and led
the discussions. Of outstanding in
terest at the contention, Dr. Pool
stated, was the recent study of
plant hormones and growth pro
moting substances.
During his stay at the conven
tion Dr. Pool renewed acquaint
ances of 27 former university
botany students who now hold
i various positions ln colleges and
' research Institutions. Dr. Pool ex
I pressed the opinion that the prin
cipal value of such meetings is
renewing acquaintances of leaders
of the many science fields in va
i rious institutions.
Social Studies
Course Popular
Students Study Great
Problems of Nation
A new social studies course of
fered for the first time this se
mester in teachers college high
school has become one of the most
popular courses of the secondary
curriculum, according to its spon
sor, iranic e. sorenson. In tho
course, students are given oppor
tunity to study some of the im
portant, persistent problems fac
ing the nation, yet final solutions
or conclusions are never reached.
"The world needs persons who
recognize important problems,
who are tolerant, open-minded and
willing to assume the responsibil
ity of working with others in find
ing a solution for these problems,"
Sorenson says.
Language Honorary
To Convene Wednesday
Katherine Bullock and Mary
Tooey will be speakers at the Jan
uary meeting of Phi Sigma Iota,
honorary fraternity in romance
languages, to be held next Wed
nesday. Patricia Lnhr, vice presi
dent of the chapter, will bo host
ess for the group at her home,
2S32 Manse ave. The members will
convene at 7:30.
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