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The Official Newspaper of More Than 6,000 Students
VOL. XXXVIII, NO. 88.
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THURSDAY, FEBIiUAltY 16, 1939
Council drops
night club
proposal
There will be no night club
on the Nebniska campus this
year.
Lack of student interest fin
ally led yesterday to the Stu
dent Council's dropping entirely
the idea of sponsoring the pro
posed unit.
After rehashing issues concern
ing the proposal and after shoot
ing questions at Union Director
Kenneth Van Sant for almost half
an hour, council members dusted
off a busy session with an affirm
ative vote to the motion dropping
the proposal.
Lack of interest.
In response to a request for stu
dent opinion, the council commit
tee on the night club received only
14 individual opinions and letters
from only six organized houses on
campus. The committee concluded
that if there was no interest
ehown by those who might bene
fit, there was no sense in going
ahead with any plans.
Among numerous other argu
ments leading to a voting down of
the plan was proposed cost, fig
ured at about $1.50 a couple, which
seemed altogether too high for stu
dent pocketbooks.
After a brief report of Barbara
Rosewater, chairman of the judic
See NIGHT CLUB, page 4.
Bill Clayton
to confer with
Fair officials
Cathedral choir agent
leaves for New York
to discuss appearances
William Clayton, pharmacy col
lege graduate, left by train late
last night for New York, where
he was called to confer with New
York World's Fair and hotel of
ficials in con
nection with
the anne&ranee
of the Lincoln
C a thedral
Choir there
early this
spring.
Clayton, long
associated with
the choir, will
meet Olln
Downes, music
critic of the
New York
Times and di
rector of the
fair's hall of waiiam CiirWa
music, and Lu
cius Boomer, president of the
Hotel Waldorf-Astoria where the
choir has sung on two previous
occasions.
Having several invitations to
sing in New York, the 60 voice
-group is peeking a sponsor that
would enable them to make the
trip. Clayton will also atop in
Philadelphia, Rochester, and
Washington to answer inquiries
received from those cities relative
to choir appearances there.
' LcRossignol, Arndt
to attend Omaha meet
J. E. LcRossignol, dean of the
Bizad college, and K. M. Arn-Jt,
instructor, plan to attend the fif
teenth annual tri-state conference
of the National Association of
Credit Men in Omaha today.
Local credit men's agencies in
Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota
hold this annual fete to discuss
together various business topics,
dealing with banking, finance,
commercial laws and general retailing.
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Oury names
Oelrich cadet
ROTC head
Hansen holds command
of Infantry; Epperson,
Loetterle lead unit
Martin Oelrich, Omaha, Arts
and Science senior, has been ap
pointed by Colonel Oury as
brigade colonel and cadet com
mander of the university R. O.
T. C. He replaces John Cramer, re
tiring cadet colonel.
His newly promoted staff in
cludes Lieut. Col. Stanley M.
Brewster, adjutant, and Capts
Rex Bessire, Jack Fate, John
Boyd and Robert Connett
CoL Kermit Hansen will con
tinue to command the infantry
regiment while other leading in
fantry officers are: Lieut. Col
Jesse W. Rascr, adjutant; Lieut
Col. Robert Bereuter. executive;
Maj. Robert Mills, first battalion
Mai. Forest Wilke. Second baUa
lion, and Maj. George Meier, third
battalion.
Hansen's Staff.
Colonel Hansen's staff includes
Capts. Dwight Bonham: Ervin
Boettner; William Kovanda; Rich
ard Smiley; Herbert Heumann;
adjutant for the first battalion;
Lowell Jackson, second battalion
adjutant, and William Herrman
third battalion adjutant.
Lieut. Col. Frances Ieterle will
command the engineers unit with
Lieut. Col. Frank Scott, executive,
See R.O.T.C., page 4.
Tassels, Corn Cobs set
April 14 as party date
Supplanting the joint carnival
held last year, Corn Cobs, men's
pep club, and Tassels, women's
pep group will stage their second
annual party in the Union ball
room, Friday, April 14.
Co-chairmen are Tassel Virginia
Wheeler and Corn Cob Bob Flory.
They will select assisting commit
tees from the two clubs.
Behind world events
-Ber
WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT?
Aftei serving for less than
the regency of Admiral Horthy,
of recent anti-Jewish legislation
its Nazi counterpart, Imredy was
vestigation into his own family
great grandparents in 1&14 was disclosed. For the good of the state,
imreay resigned.
His resignation comes during a period of great domestic political
crisis in Hungary. Minority troubles, failure of the government to
obtain desired territories in the Czech settlement, Nazi pressures, and
disputes over the anti-Jewish policies have harassed the government
lor ue past lew weeks.
A WESTERN JUDGE.
Eighty-two year old Louis
from the United States Supreme
service in which he worked diligently for the protection of the rights
of the common man. Mr. Justice
Wilson in 1910, was the first Jew ever to sit on the high court, and his
selection was hotly debated at great length before the Senate finally
accorded him a bi-2 vote of approval.
Of the men who made up the Supreme Court before Roosevelt
proposed his enlargement measure, only Hughes, Robctts, McReynolds,
Butler, and Stone are still Bitting on that bench. Cardozo died, find
VanDevanter, Sutherland, and now Brandeis all availed themselves
of the opportunity to retire on full
F. D. R. who once thought he would be unable to make any ap
pointments to the Court must now make his fourth selection for that
bench. The West is asking that one
to the vacancy, as with the single
sota, all the other justices are from
Among others whose names are prominently suggested to fill the
place of liberal Mr. Brandeis are JuJge Stevens of the Circuit Court
of Appeals of the District of Columbia a Roosevelt appointment in
1935), Judge Sam Bratton of New Mexico who has the advantage of
being a past member of the Senate, and Dean Rutledge of the Iowa
University faculty. Mr. Stevens
having formerly resided in Nebraska and In Utah.
May the President select a good and capable man for the bench,
irrespective of his (the appointee's) political qualifications. We ur
gently deBire that the highest type of man be selected to pick up
the judicial mantle of such characters as Brandeis and the late Jus
See EVENTS, page 2.
Lecture by
foundation
Scholarship
fund swells
with $10,389
Gunderson announces
new donation total
stands at $32,672
At the Charter Day meeting of
the Nebraska Foundation Wednes
day it was announced that cash
donations and money provided in
wills for scholarships totalled $10,
389.31 during the past year. With
the continuance of donations, the
fund is expected to reach the one
third million mark.
L. E. Gunderson, treasurer, an
nounced that since the Founda
tion's organization in 1936, 11
gifts had been received totalling
approximately $32,672.
Prof. R. P. Crawford, recording
secretary, recommended the elect
ing of trustees not only from
among Nebraska residents but
from alumni out state as well.
Stating that "tradition is grow
ing up that the Foundation is
solely a Nebraska organization, so
much' so that any individual leav
ing the state automatically resigns
as a matter of course. The meet
ing today undoubtedly marks the
end of our experimental period.
Any misgivings as to the ultimate
success of the organization under
aggressive direction have disap
peared."
Reviews Cooper Scholarship.
Crawford in discussing the do
nations received this year re
viewed the Cooper Foundation
which established two graduate
fellowships. These donations, one
totalling $500 known as the J. E.
Miller graduate fellowship in busi-
See FOUNDATION, page 4.
Finkle;
a year as Hungarian premier under
Bela Imredy has resigned. Author
which was even more stringent than
forced by rumors to conduct an in
tree and the existence of a Jewish
Dembitz Brandeis has stepped down
Court after 23 years continuous
Brandeis, appointed by President
$20,000 annual salary.
of its representatives be appointed
exception of Pierce Butler of Minne
cast of the Mississippi river.
should be ranked as a westerner,
Edith Abbott, soaring
mark anniversary
Smith elected head of
Nebraska Foundation
At the annual meeting of the
Nebraska Foundation Wednesday,
Victor B. Smith of Omaha was
re-elected president of the organ
ization. Other officers named were
John Agee, Lincoln, first vice
president; Mrs. Charles Roberts.
Lincoln, second vice president; Dr.
Olga Stastny, Omaha, third vice
president,' and Fred A. Marsh of
Archer, fourth vice president.
Ellsworth DuTeau, university s
newly appointed alumni secretary,
was made recording secretary to
the work cf Prof. R. P. Crawford;
L. E. Gunderson, finance secre
tary, was re-elected to the treas
uryship, and Chancellor E. A. Bur
nett and Robert Armstrong, Au
burn, were given memberships on
the executive committee. An
nounced as new members of the
board of trustees were Don L.
Love, of Lincoln; George Liggett,
of Utica. and Chancellor Boucher.
DuBoishits
social system
at forum
Negro scholar outlines
defects of democracy
Dr. W. E. B. DuBois, famed
Negro educator, outlined the his
tory and defects of democracy last
night when he delivered an ad
dress at St. Paul's Methodist
church sponsored by the Lincoln
Young People's Forum.
"Democracy must be put in in
dustry." said Dr. DuBois, as he
pointed out that while the United
States is democratic in its politics
it is undemocratic in earning its
living.
"There is a need for unselfish men
to lead the nation in reform move
ments." "The problem is a matter of
character," continued the scholar.
Dr. DuBois is a member of the
faculty of the University of At
lanta, is a graduate of Harvard
and the author of "Black Recon
struction" and "The Souls of
Black Folk." The series of Forum
lectures is part of a program for
the establishment of a scholarship
fund for Negro students at the
university.
Y.W. activities
start this week
All women invited to
tea today at 3:30
Y. W. C. A. activities for the
second semester are getting under
way this week as women students
are signing up for staff activities.
A concentrated effort. Is being
made to get all women to 6ign
up for some phase of the organiza
tion's work.
In order to stimulate interest, a
tea will be held this afternoon
at Ellen Smith from 3:30 to 5:30
o'clock. AH women students have
been urged to attend. Anyone
wishing to sign up for staff ac
tivity may do so at the tea if
they have not already signed lists
posted in all organized houses.
Patterson, Hayes go
to Kansas conference
Professor C. H. Patterson, of the
department of philosophy, and Mr.
C. D. Hayes, secretary of the uni
versity Y. M. C. A., will leave for
Topeka, Kas., tomorrow to attend
the West Central Y conference.
While in Topeka, Hayes will at
tend a special meeting of campus
i'Y' directors.
Alumna flays
state's laxity
in relief
Noted sociologist hurls
smashing charges of
unprogressiveness
Edith Abbott. '01. "dean of all
deans in the field of social service
work" hurled a smashing charge
of unprogressiveness against Ne
braska treatment of the relief
problem in her address, "Fron-
Chancellor's speech
Chancellor C. S. Boucher
added a new plan to his drive
for higher academic standards
last night at the Charter day
banquet when he proposed a
limitation to the enrollment of
the university.
Continuing to stress the Im
portance of building up the fac
ulty standards rather than en
rollment, the chancellor pointed
out that it takes less money to
educate students of superior in
telligence than those of inferior.
Hereby the state might effect
two savings, by educating fewer
students and by speeder educa
tion of selected students. .
tiers of Social Welfare," delivered
Wednesday before a crowd of
1,300 gathered in the Coliseum i
celebrate the university's 70th
birthday.
The white haired dean of the
University of Chicago's school of
social service administration, clad
in black cap and gown, painted in
a firm, clear voice the new fron
tiers in social service which are
challenging the pioneering spirit
of Nebraskans.
Commend Social Security Act.
The social security act received
the commendation of Dean Abbott
as a splendid beginning in cross
ing that frontier, "but only a be
See EDITH ABBOTT, page 4.
Four debaters win
trip to Colorado
Gustafson, Cairo her,
Turkel, Curtiss victors
Milton O. Gustafson, Charles E.
Carraher, Harold Turkel and Da
vid H. Curtiss were winners of
the debate competition held for
the Colorado trip. The question of
government funds to stimulate
business was discussed.
Eight speakers competed for
this trip. The two teams chosen
will not debate in any other long
trips. Each speaker debated for
eight minutes except the first af
firmative who haj a constructive
speech of five minutes and a re
buttal of four.
Judges for the try-outs were
Lloyd L. Chapman, attorney; Ber
nard Gradwohl, attorney; and
Evert M. Hunt, First Trust com
pany. All of the judges are mem
bers of Delta Sigma Rho and
former Nebraska debaters.
Chi Phi reports robbery
of $75 typewriter, cash
Chi Phi fraternity added to the
reports of Wednesday morning
robberies when they informed po
lice that a $75 new portable type
writer and $4 in cash had been
taken from their house at 180G D
street.
The burglary took place between
two and six o'clock in the morning.
Similar robberies at the same time
were reported by Phi Kappa Psi
and Phi Delta Theta.