TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1939
DAILY NEBKASKAN
THREE
Revamped
radio studio
to make debut
New system directed
by Diers to benefit
classes, individuals
To benefit classes and individ
uals who would like to hear their
own voices or instruments repro
duced, a complete new system of
recording and broadcasting is be
ing inaugurated during February
with Mr. Theodore Diers, member
of the school of music in faculty,
in charge.
Mr. Diers expressed the belief
that the new recording and broad
cas i ng studio which is being con
stiucted in the basement of the
Temple theater will be ready for
use by the end or this week. "The
recording equipment is already
here," he said, "but the broadcast
ing apparatus has not yet arrived
from fcow York.
'Library" of Records in Offing
All musical and dramatic organ
izations of the campus expect to
take advantage of the opportunity
which these new facilities will
make possible, as well as the lan
guage, phonetics and speech
classes. Individuals who wish to
pay the cost of a record may also
make recordings. According to Mr
Diers, the great advantage which
may be had in this new system is
the opportunity for self-correction
by listening to one's own voice or
instrument. "Musical groups and
soloists can use it to great advan
tage," he asserted.
It is planned that all recordings
made will be kept on file in the
studio, which will create a "It
brary" of records. University
broadcasts will thus be made
much simpler, since recordings of
musical numbers, speeches or
plays may be used for these pro
grams.
Old Studio Abandoned.
The former broadcasting studio
In the school of music building is
to be abandoned, and all broad
casts win ne made in the new
studio. Insulation is being in
staiic'J, and Hie recording room
is sound-proofed. "If the plan is
successful, ' said Mr. Diers, "I ex
pect from four 10 five hundred
records to be made a semester."
College students
see German play
'Heimat' presents story
or would-be opera star
"Heimat," a well known German
play by, Herman Sundermann tell
ing the life story of a German
family, will be presented in a talk
ing picture by the German depart
ment at the Varsity next Saturday
at 6:30. 8:10 and 9:15 a. m.
The play centers around the life
of an army officer and his eldest
daughter, Magra, who, having re
fused the hand of the minister,
decides to become an actress. This
decision brings a stroke of apo
plexy upon her father and causes
his release from the army. Later
Marga becomes an opera star and
returns to be feted by her towns
people. The play ends as her aged
father, attempting to shoot him
self and his daughter because of
former dishonors she has brought
upon them, suffers a stroke and
dies before committing the deed,
Dr. Dclzcll named
to science post
U. professor to assist
national research group
Mark W. Delzcll, instructor in
secondary education and super
visor of natural science irl teach
er! college high school of the uni
versity, was recently appointed
consultant for the state to work
with the national science commit
tee in formulating "a program In
national science for grades one td
fourteen inclusive." Delzell will
represent the Nebraska division of
the department of science instruc
tion of the natural education as
sociation and the Nebraska sci
ence teachers association in co
operating with thi9 committee.
The national committee meets in
Cleveland Feb. 23rd and 24th. It
has received a grant from the
national education association to
carry on this work. The study
will be a continuous one extend
ing over "-ruber of years.
North central association
ates NU arts faculty high
Heavy teaching loads
score against college
An investigation sponsored by
the north central association of col
leges reveals that the arts col
lege faculty of the University of
Nebraska scored 92 percent in
general competence, organization,
and service. Dean C. II. Oldfather
supplied this information on the
comparative standing of the arts
college faculty from the secretary
of the association.
Scores of 68 out of a possible
100 on salary, and 68 on teaching
load indicated an excessive teach
ing responsibility in comparison
with the other member institutions.
The University Arts college fared
poorly when it scored only 14
points on the item of "faculty
aids to growth.'
Model shows
oil refining
McCurry traces story
of petroleum products
Using a glass model to demon
strate the process of refining
crude oil, F. W. McCurry, vice
president of the Derby Oil com
pany, will lecture on the subject
of crude petroleum and the use
of petroleum products tomorrow
night at 7:30 in the lecture room
of Avery laboratory.
The address is the first of a
number of educational lectures and
demonstrations to be presented
during the coming semester under
the sponsorship of the chemical
engineering department and the
student chapter of the American
Institute of Chemical Engineers.
The glass and metal model to
be used by McCurry, who is in
charge of all manufacturing op
erations for his company, is an
exact scale reproduction of some
of the most modern refining plants
operating today. A duplicate of
the model recently purchased by
the university, the miniature plant
enables the spectator to see the
actual operations in the refining
of crude oil as they are carried
on commercially.
The university's model, which
was built by McCurry, will be
Installed during the next few
weeks. The miniature refinery was
purchased to be used in some of
the chemical engineering courses
The meeting will be opened to the
public.
War doctor to speak
to Phi Tau Theta
Dr. Paul A. Royal, psychiatrist
of Bailey's sanitarium and world
war doctor, will discuss "Problems
of Sex" with members of Phi Tau
Theta, Methodist fraternity, this
evening at the Wesley foundation.
The program will begin at 7 o'clock
and all Methodist men are wel
come.
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Lack of funds to aid instructors
in carrying on research and to
facilitate the publishing of re
search data was believed to be the
cause of the poor showing. General
competence of the faculty was
based upon the number of indivi
duals holding advanced degrees,
the amount of graduate study they
had done, and various significnat
programs in which they had a
part.
Dean Oldfather will examine the
program of curriculum and in
struction at Grinell college, Wa
bash college, Marquette Uni
versity, and the University of
Michigan for the north central as
sociation this week. The purpose
of these periodic investigations is
to see that the schools keep a
breast of each other in the pro
gress that has been made in teach
ing, research, and equipment.
Union resumes
harmony hours
Edison to direct
appreciation session
The regular Monday and Thurs
day Union harmony hours have
been resumed this week with Ed
ward Edison in charge. He will
The program is as follows:
comment on the composers and the
selections.
F.spnna F.hnpsad hy Chnrhlor.
Clnyescns Intermezzo ly (Irsnidi.
NlKlits in the Gardens of Spain
by
De Snlla.
Artist's Life by Strauss.
Subjects vary in new
additions to library
Varying all the way from
murder to philosophy in subject
"matter are the new books just
received in the University library.
Among them are:
Behold Our Land, by Russell Lord.
The Theater In A Changing Europe, by
Thomas H Dickinson.
Medieval Panorama, by George B. Cotil
ton. The Troubled Mind, by Charles S. Blue
met. Guide To The Philosophy Of Morals And
Politics, by Cyril E. M. Joad.
Klizanethan And Seventeenth Century
Lyrics, by Matthew W. Black.
A Hundred Years of British Philosophy,
by RudolpS Mett.
Whitman, by Newlon Arvin.
Hitch Tor. by Maxwell Andersoa.
P'Annunzio, by Tommaso Antonglnl.
School For Dictators, by Iiroaztc Si lone.
Literature As Exploration, by Louis M.
Rosenblatt.
Farewel' The Banner, by Mrs. Frances
Grehunler.
Dithers Aad Jitter, by Cornelia O.
Skinner.
Mode Of Thought, by Alfred N. White
head This Was A Poet, by George F. Whtcher.
Rampxrts We Watch, by Geonte F. Eliot.
The Victorians And A Her, by Edltb C.
Bathe.
Smokeflrea In Schoharie, by Donald C.
Shafer.
Future Of The Liberal College, by Nor
man Foerster.
Flavor Of Texas, by J. Frank Dobie.
Photography Aad Toe America Scene,
by Robert Taft.
How To Be A Responsible Citizen, by
Royden V. Wright and Kllza O. Wright.
Murder In The Cathedral, by ThMnaa S.
Eliot.
Before America Decides, by Frank P.
Davidson.
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COLLEGE BOOK STORE
Humor magazine issues
call for staff members
Students Interested in writing
for the Awgwan, campus humor
magazine, are requested to see
Virginia Geister, editor of the
publication, who will Interview
applicants for staff positions to
day from 2 to 5 o'clock In the
Awgwan office.
Applications for business
staff positions are requested to
see Leonard Freidel, business
manager of the publication, be
tween 10 and 11 o'clock this
morning and between 3 and 5
o'clock this afternoon. Assistant
business managers and adver
tising solicitors will be selected.
'Y' members to
plan term progra
Work session follows
supper Wednesday eve
Members of the University "Y""
will discuss plans for the present
semester after a supper in the
Temple "Y" rooms at 6- o'clock
Wednesday evening. The meeting
is open to members or any inter
ested men.
Barbadians eat
shovels, picks
Dorothy Bentz tells of
strange Panama speech
Calling a spoon a mouth shovel
and a fork a mouth pick seems
ridiculously funny parlance, but to
the Barbadians who inhabit the
Isthmus of Panama it is perfectly
good English, according to Doro
thy Bentz, Nebraska graduate of
1937, who has written an article
in American speech describing the
language spoken by these former
inhabitants of the Caribbean isle.
These people were imported years
ago to help with construction of
the canal.
Emotional Speech.
Miss Bentz writes: "Today the
Barbadians speak the English
language, but both Englishmen
and Americans have great diffi
culty in understanding them. Their
speech reflects their highly emo
tional character. Their voices are
loud and they are given to shout
ing, laughing, wailing and whin
ing. "Their peculiar use of the verb
'make is characteristic of Barba
dian parlance. For example, a Jig
(all west Indians are Jigs) will
never say, "what time is it?' but
rather 'make I know d'time, no?'
The fact that a majority of their
sentences end in no is undoubt
edly the result of Spanish influ
ence. 'Lassie a foot and 'ground
crusher' are two ways of saying
shoe. The former applies gener
ally to a lady's and the latter to
a man's shoe. For boot the na
tives say 'foot post hole;' they use
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Union awards
contest prizes
Pictures by Neumann,
Lakin, Buchanan win
Winners of the Union photo con
test which was concluded Wednes
day, Jan. 18, have been announced
by the judges. Ewald A. Neumann
won the $7.50 grand prize for the
btst exterior shot of the Union.
The photo was judged the winner
for its interesting composition and
usefulness.
The $2.00 prizes for the best
angles of the Crib and the ball
room were both awarded to La
vem Lakin. His photos were
judged to have the most original
ity without destroying their use
fullness. Bill Buchanan won the
grand prize for the best interior
angle with his photograph of the
lounge. He was also awarded one
of the small prizes for this picture.
Mr. Buchanan's pictures of the
ping pong room and the cafeteria
were the only usable ones entered
but no prize will be awarded for
them because of the stipulation in
the contest which rules that no
one contestant could win more
than $9.50.
with 'mowth
writes grad
the expression 'foot gloves' in
place of socks, 'foot port hole' for
legging and 'hand socks' for
loves.'
'Flea Cushion' Dogs.
The Barbadian wears a 'jacket
pickaninny' in place of a waist
coat; holds up his pants with a
pants trigger not suspenders
blows his nose on a 'pocket towel'
and combs his hair with a 'head
rake.' When a native asks to see
your dog, he says, "Make I know
your 'flea cushion,' no?" The peo
ple down there, states Miss Bentz,
delight in 'ocean rabbit' (codfish),
altho some of the more haughty
consumers call it Jamaica steak
or Halifax mutton. For variety in
their menu they buy bully beef or
horse beefBig Ben is not a clock,
but the word for soap.
At night the Barbadian uses a
night lantern' in his house; for
entertainment he may go on a
ship with his sweetheart (house
upon water) where he can have
plenty of mule and white frplif
(rum and cigarettes), and, to
quote the former university stud
dent, if he should find too much
of the latter, his friends will have
to find him a "wooden kimona'
coffin to you.
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