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THE DAILY NKBKASKAN, TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1939
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fcdiiohMh Spooking
Home Ec &
State Planning
A Stmlent Vulse letter in Sunday's Pnily
Ncl)f!isli;in was fnct-filled. It cited the Ag
College's need for n new building to house
Iimiif economics activities. There is no denying
tlie Ag College's ejise. Hut there equally can
he no (ivoidinice of looking facts squarely in
the face.
The slate of Nebraska, thru its very able
stale planning; board, sees as the University of
Nebraska's first need n new library huilding.
An exhaustive survey on the part of these
outstanding Nebraskans resulted in a ten-yeiir
luililing program for all state institutions.
Ninth on the list of ''') state projects was the
university library. No building on Ag campus
was mentioned among the top oT.
This does not necessarily preclude the
home ec building issue. It should be enlight
ening, however, to the Ag College to know
there are other state institutions which an
intelligent planning board has deemed more
in need than the Ag Colege.
Interested Ag students could carry the
fight into the laps of the finds the 4!J state
senators. The planing board's survey and rec
ommendations are by no means binding. It is
lhe legislature that rules the roost and gives
final decision of the disposition of the plan
ning board's report.
Ag College could put up a convincing argu
ment in favor of a home ec building, but the
wisdom of this project in light of existing
economic factors is seriously questioned.
First, the university is asking for an increased
appropriation for the l!):t9-4l biennium to
match an increasing enrollment. Second, funds
are not available for any immediate stale
budding projects. Third, the planning board
has earmarked the library, hospital and engi
neering buildings for consideration before any
college of agriculture projects.
A state university, diversified in its many
interests, finds itself in a peculiar position
before a state legislature. Every department,
school and college sincerely feels its own
work as the most important. This enthusi
asm is admirable, but not in sympathy with
the principle of doing what is best for all
concerned. Broadly speaking, the university
should come before any of its subdivisions.
More specifically, the library listed by the
nlanning board as the university's most
pressing building need is deserving of first
consideration
The library's case has been stated in detail.
If but for the sake of emphasis, it is repeated
that the library figuratively knows no one de
partment, school or college. The library is for
all. Its necessity is tantamount to all other
interests. Only in times when crops arc better
will such specialized interests as the home ec
department be served by the state.
If the University of Nebraska entertains
hopes of getting its just share of state ap
propriations from the legislature, it must
first concentrate upon a solid front. By
asking too much, it takes the risk of getting
not enough. The university, naturally, would
like to have thousands of dollars more than
is asked, because the money could be put to
good use. The university would also enjoy
having the university building projects ad
vanced several notches on the .planning
board's ten-year agenda, because the build
ings are sorely needed. But the university,
like any other state department or institu
tion, must take cognizance of the fact that
these are trying times in Nebraska history
and must abide by the undeniable fact. To
share at all in Nebraska's depleted financial
resources, the University of Nebraska must
"play ball" with all other state institutions
dependent upon state appropriations.
Any Rags, Any Bones, Any
Bottles Today?--Surrealism
Latest Artistic Trend '
Features Hodge-Podge
"The surrealistic movement has
greatly affected modern advertis
ing, industrial design, and interior
decorating," comments Professor
Dwight Kirsch when asked for an
explanation of Federico Castellon's
work now on exhibition at Mor
rill. After many of the students, fac
ulty, and Lincoln residents view
the show, they try to discover how
such an unusual art began. Cas
tellon is one of a group of out
standing artists, Picasso, Gris
Dali, and Gargello, who create
these pictures which attempt to
represent a view of irrationality.
They stress such elements as the
pathological, the Freudian uncon
scions, the insane, and the gro
tesque outpourings of unfettered
imagination. Because man spends
one-third of his life asleep and
dreaming, this croup of artists
feel this phase of life must be
recognized.
Among his pictures Castelloti
has used oil, fountain pen, dry
brush, tempera, and pencil. Hia
subjects vary, such things as hu.
man figures, bones, scissors, brok
en columns, platform soled shoes
and candles appearing In weird
proportions. But all are drawn
with excellent skill and facility of
draftmanship.
During his high school career
Castellon made Brooklyn teachers
aware of his obvious talent, and
when he finished high school his
art instruction ended. But personal
Instruction was all that he needed
for development. A native of
Spain, he received a traveling fel
lowship for a year and one-half
which gave him an opportunity to
travel in Europe.
Along with Castellon's art in
the exhibition are covers created
for Vogue by Salvatore Dali who
is now creating startling new
jewelry pictured in the magazines
last issue. G. de Chirico has a
tempera of two lavish horses
which have lately become popular
as statuette subjects.
Lights Go Out, Black Snow
Falls, Soot Drops on Suits
'What Says Joe College,
'Goes on Here at Uni?'
The university whs a victim of
circumstances Monday.
Not wishing to keep you in the
dark as to the nature of the cir
cumstances, it miftht be well to
throw a little light on the subject
by explaining that th2 character
isiic of the circumstances was
darkness. Black snow, migrating
soot and a Mown fuse, were the
circumstances.
Came Monday morn, and be
wildered students found their
classrooms in "Sosh," covered with
a black downy fall, the like of
which they had nevei seen, a few
scattered pupils from a meteorol
ogy class gazed bewilderedly at
the "stuff" and wondereil if their
studies had been for nought. Never
had they encountered black snow
"Dirty" Deal.
The whole thing was quite the
mystery. One intelligent lassie
ventured a " 'Taint snow at all. I
think it's the black plague." It
was then that someone decided
that it was soot. Students got to
gether with professors, decided
hat it was a "dirty" deal and
either discontinued classes or held
them in some handy manhole.
The soot had come thru the
heating system when a disturbance
in the plant filled the pipes with
the black stuff.
A few hours later, the wind
blew the wrong way ami caused
smoke and soot in the huge Union
fire place to go down the chimney
and fill the building.
Fuse Blows.
As if in keeping with the black
out theme of the day, fate chose
5:05 o'clock on Monday afternoon
ns the proper time to blow a fuse.
The blown fuse was one located
in a transformer near Social Sci
ence. As a result, the interiors of
M. A. building, Nebraska hall,
campus studio, former museum
and Giant Memorial were plunged
into darkness.
All in all, it was a black dy In
the life of more than one student
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Corn Cobs Postpone
Meeting Wednesday
Corn Cobs will not hold their
regular meeting Wednesday
night, according to George
Rosen, president of the pep or
ganization. Time for the next
meeting will be announced
later. , . ....
DURANT
NCOTH
(Continued from Puge 1.1
braska on its wealth of authors.
Raying that the literary center of j
America can n.. ,e fur fiom such
a state.
However, North took as an in
dication of a shift in the cultural
center of the country the fact that
more books were shipped west
from Duluth than from New York
last year.
Writing It Co-operative.
Writing he termed a "co-or-ative
enterprise" between reader
and author. The public, he said,
determines In the last analysis
what will be written for common
consumption. "The quality of the
writing will always be just a little
bit above what the public desires."
He handed out some advice to
ambitious young authors, suggest
ing that anyone interested in writ
ing a best seller should keep his
diction simple and limited. Sur
veys have shown that the typical
reader of best sellers is a stenog
rapher, 23 year old. with a high
echool voiabulnry.
Discussing th" Increased popu
larity of piituie n111g.17.ines in re
cent years. North attributed the
high circulations of such publica
tions ns Life and 1Ook to sheer
laintss on the part of most people
and also to the greater complex
ity of the language. Even the ed
ucated person has difficulty de
termining the meaning of many
words today, he said. It Is much
easier to look at a picture than
to read an article.
SCi DONER
(Continued from Page 1 )
of the twelve foremost literary
magazines of America.
Last year, the Schooner's con
tribution to the Anthology was
F.udora Wclty's "Lillle Daw and
Three Ladies," while the Schooner
was listed as one of the country's
five leading literary magazines.
Story of Drouth.
"Salutation to Spring" is a most
vivid story of the utter helpless
ness and desolation which con
fronts a farmer and his wife, who
after seven years of drouth, mis
fortune, and sickness, find them
selves and their three children face
to face with starvation.
"Mammy Lay Quiet" is a rather
morbid tale dealing with the death
of a Negro mammy and the effect
it had upon her small children.
This is the second time during
the past two weeks t lint tile
Schooner bus received recognition
for its fine literary work. On Jan
uary 5th, two of the ration's lead
ing iu:ij.':r'.incK iciinsl'd permis
sion to rcpr.nl excei ;.'s fiom ar
ticles :iii ;n irj; in the winter edi
tion ol Hi,. tii.w.ii::iie.
Union Program
Tuesday.
0:00 -American Chemical soci
ety, parlors X, Y.
7:00-Alpha Phi Omega, par
lor C.
7:00 -Tassels, room 316.
7:00 -Sigma Kta Chi, room 313.
305.
7:00 League of F.vangelical
Students, room 209.
7:30 - Phalanx, room 315.
8:00-Pi Mu F-psilon, parlor A.
Choral Groups
Start Practices
Winter Sing Festivol
Scheduled for Sunday
Rehear. sals for the recently con
ceived Winter Choral Festival un
der the direction of William G.
Tempel have started in earnest.
The festival, first ever to be pre
sented, will lie held in the coli
seum Sunday at 3 o'clock.
A feature of the choral program
win lie songs from Victor Her
belt's famed opera, "Sweethearts,'
to lie presented by a male octet
consisting of John Mason, Wade
uaser, Hob Handbeii;. Dale Canz,
.lack Traver, Jack Donovan, Lynn
Myers, and Dick Fate. Louise
Ktapleton, soprano, and Nate Hol
man, tenor, will be soloists. In
strumental solos will also be In
cluded in this portion of the pro-
giam.
The University Singers will
close the program with three num
bers. The festival, presented as the
culmination of the semester's
work by these musical organiza
tions, will be free of charge.
N.U. GRADUATE GIVEN
CAPITOL NEWS POST
Julius Frandsen, formerly of
Uncoln and a giaduate o ftlie Uni.
versity of Nebraska, was appoint
ed Washington news editor of the
United Press, aeconlmg to in.
patches from New York yester
day. Frandsen succeeds Gene Gil
lette, who also took woik at the
university and who will necome
rews editor of the sooth',1 .est ilivi
Mon of United press Fiaudsen
mid Gillette have both woike.l in
the UP offices here.
(Continued from Page 1.)
anarchism Roosevelt. The speak
er traced the stages in the de
velopment of marriage, from the
polygamy of the hunting stage
thru the agricultural stage with
its development of monogamy, to
marriage in the present industrial
stage.
For Economic Marriage.
A sound basis for marriage
must be economic, Durant explain
ed. Today the economic advantage
Is not Important, and marriage
must maintain itself almost wholly
on sexual attractiveness and per
haps the old fashioned desire for
a home. Rchgion, likewise, is los
ing its hold, he said. We must find
a new stoicism to replace the epl
curianism which has become our
philosophy of life.
Lengthened adolescence, the
"emancipation" of woman from
the home to the serfdom of the
factory, the tendency toward post
ponement of marriage, the prac
tice of birth control by families at
the top of the scale and not at
the bottom all these factors ron-
rlbute to the chaos which has ap
peared in the industrial stage.
Solution of the problem, Dur
ant believes, lies in a restoration
of the economic advantage of mar
liage, in a removal of economic
barrits so that early marriage
may he made possible. He would
revive the institution of the dowry,
with compulsory medical exam
ination as a prerequisite to mar
riage. A maternity endowment, he
believes, to be given upon the
passing of a medical examination,
would likewise do much to im
prove the institution of marriage.
Helen Klatt to Head
Girls' Ag Barb Group
At the girls' Ag Barb group
election held recently, Helen Klatt
was chosen for the presidency,
Mina Jean Young as vice presi
dent, Ila Burke secretary-treasurer
and Jane Kringgar reporter.
All A.W.S. points are to be
handed to one of the new officers
by this Friday.
A recognition service will be
held in F.llen Smith, Feb. 2.
Dr. Guilford Contributes
To New Psychology Book
Dr. J. p. Guilford, professor of
psychology, is a contributor to a
recent volume entitled "The 1938
Mental Measurement Yearbook"
published by Rutgers university
school of education. The book con
tains two critical reviews by the
Nebraska scientist on two new
tests of personality traits and also
reviews of two tests developed In
the department of psychology at
Nebraska.
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Soo Yong
Here Tonight
Chinese Actress Reads
Famous Monologues
The Lincoln Junior league will
present the fourth attraction in
their Town Hall series tonight at
the Hotel Cornhusker with the ap
pearance of Soo Yong, noted Chi
nese actress. Miss Yong, whose
Chinese name means Willow of
Elegant Happiness, will present a
number of her famous dramatic
and humorous mouologs which she
has presented from coast to coast
to appreciative audiences.
As mistress of ceremonies for
the Chinese actor, Me Lan-fang,
Miss Yong received much praise
for her interpretation of the Chi
nese theater. She made her stage
debut with Katherine Cornell in
"The Letter," and has appeared in
a number of motion pictures in
cluding "The Painted Veil," and
"The (Jood Farth," in which she
was the aunt and "the ancient
one."
Miss Yong holds a bachelor's
degree from the University of
Hawaii, where she was born, altho
raised in Canton, and a master's
degree from Columbia.
Methodists Hear
Dr.GIESchofield
Prominent Theoloaist,
Uni Grad, Lectures
Dr. Charles E. Schofield, presi
dent of Ilir school of theokigy in
Denver, discussed helps in under
standing the Bible with 22 Method
ist students Monday evening at th
Wesley foundation.
President Schofield. who la also
professor of ethics and social prob
lems. Is a Nebraska graduate who
was prominent In Wesley Founds-
ion work while on the camnus.
Warren Emerson, vire president
of the Methodist student council,
made the arrnniienients for the
banquet and the discussion fol
lowing. Lincoln Camera Club
Offers Scenic Trip
Lincoln Camera club is offering
a "free vacation trip" through
Glacier and Yellowstone nntional
parks with Gilbert Lueningheene,
Midland college professor, at Its
regular meeting Tuesday night.
Everyone is Invited to see the
trip through the lens of Mr. Luen
Inghoener's camera. Both motion
pictures and stills-all color-will
be projected.
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