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Behind world events
WE CANNOT STAND IDLY BY
The time Is growing short. If we wish to preserve our demo
cratic form of government, we must make our stand now, and cease
to sleep while the rest of the world is in turmoil. Some 20 years ago
we fought to protect our political institutions and today they are
more actively threatened than they were then.
Most authorities seem to agree that the Kaiser might not have
fomented the last World War if the Allied nations had taken a col
lective and forceful stand prior to the assassination of the Archduke
Francis Ferdinand. Historians now believe that Germany felt Eng
land would remain neutral because of the blood ties of the royal
families, that the United States would most certainly fail to enter
the war, that Italy would side with Prussia, and that Japan would
remain neutral in the conflict.
Certainly Hitler's every move is strongly reminiscent of those of
the Kaiser. One never provokes a war if he is sure of losing it, or
even if there is a good chance that he may not win. The time for
verbal action has passed if democracy is to remain inviolate. Threats
to use might against Hitler's forces would be much stronger and much
more nearly believed if the League of Nations had acted in 1931 when
Japan began its conquest of Manchuria. So-called collective security
adherents remained idle while Japan marched, again while Hitler's
star was in the ascendancy and the Rhineland was occupied, when the
"lion of Judah" fell before Mussolini's legions. Actual encouragement
was given by the democracies to the Italian and German sponsored
rape of loyalist Spain. Today Herr Hitler marches believing that none
will dare to deny him.
In times past nothing was done because of internal dissension in
the democracies. Large groups of individuals openly favor fascism
over communism and another large group holds diametrically opposed
. views. Therefore, no combination of co-operation against the fascists
is possible because the liberals are unwilling to co-operate with the
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Follies
go on air
tomorrow
Previewing the 1939 Coed Fol
lies, to be presented Thursday eve
ning at Temple theater, station
KFOR will broadcast parts from
the show tomorrow evening at
7:45. The broadcast will be made
from the university's new radio
studio located in the basement of
Temple and will be the first ever
produced there.
To be included on the program
will be scenes from skits put on
by Delta Delta Delta, Delta Gam
ma, Gamma Phi Beta, and Pi Beta
Phi, singing by a Sigma Alpha
, Iota trio, and comments by Ruth-
anna Russel, Dame Fashion for
the follies.
Six skits complete.
"With six skits and three cur
4 v tain acta being given this year,
competition for the Coed Follies
cup promises to be especially
keen," according to Helen Pascoe,
retiring A. W. S. board president.
"The Tale of Ferdinand Moo" is
the skit to be presented by Alpha
Phi. It is the story of a Nebraska
football player patterned after the
tale of "Ferdinand, the Bull."
Betty Groth is in charge. Headed
by Mary Elizabeth Stewart the
Delta Gammas are giving "The
People vs. Swing," a musical tak
ing place in a courtroom.
"Mutiny in the Nursery," given
by Delta Delta Delta and led by
Jane Allen, is also a musical with
Mother Goose coming to life. Gam
ma Phi Beta's show, the "March
of Slime" reviews in a humorous
vein the year's events on the cam
pus. Maryellen Robison is in
charge.
Pi Phi's do "Campus Swing."
Headed by Mary Belle Bates,
members of PI Beta Phi are pre
senting "Campus Swing," a take
off on Kay Kyser's musical school.
Entitled "Coed A-Courting," Sig-
-ma Delta Tau's skit follows a
freshman thru part of her life at
college and is led by Sclma Hill.
v Charles Bowser
new Pitt coach
Trustees okay Bowman
request for inquiry
Trustees of Pittsburgh univer
sity last night named Charles W.
Bowser, honor student and grid
star at Pitt from 1920 to 1923 to
succeed Dr. John Bain Sutherland
as head football coach.
The board also granted Chancel
lor John G. Bowman's request to
study the fooball situation at Titt
in "all its phases" and to report
to the board as soon as possible.
Symphonic band to 90
on April concert tour
The University of Nebraska
R. O. T. C. Symphonic band, under
the direction of Don A. Lcntz, will
present concerts at Gothenburg
and Cozad April 10; at North
si Tlatte April 11; and at York
' April 12.
Boucher says
may reduce
music faculty
Budget problems force
Slash uni head reveals
in Friday statement
In an announcement issued last
week, Chancellor C. S. Boucher
said that the university's school of
music is due for reorganization
and that the school's faculty will
probably be reduced in size. The
action, however, will be deferred
until the budget appropriation is
made by the legislature.
The statement read: 'For sev
eral months the board of regents,
Chancellor Boucher, and Dean
Westbrook have given careful and
extended study to problems of the
school of music in the light of the
ratio of students to staff and
budget.
"It has been found that reor
ganization of some parts of the
program is necessary and it seems
likely that the staff will have to
be reduced in number for budg
etary reasons. Official action
along this line will probably be
taken when the budget for the en
tire yiiversity is prepared for the
next fiscal and academic year."
The chancellor revealed that let
ters telling of possible changes in
the department have been mailed
to members of the school of music
staff. He said that in some cases
reappointments will not be made,
in others reappointments will be
made with reduction in salary.
Miss Fedde to attend
Omaha PTA convention
Prof. Margaret Fedde, chairman
of the department of home eco
nomics, will participate in the cen
tral area program of the Parent
Teachers association meeting in
Omaha, March 22.
CunEmmiEasEaam quits pest nna protest
asalEasti acts o Warn govemimaeEat
Former NU professor
resigns as architect
for German embassy
Harry Francis Cunningham, for
mer head of the university depart
ment of architecture, yesterday
resigned his position as associate
architect for the new German em
bassy building in Washington in a
protest against the delatory ac
tions of the German government
architects and because recents acts
of the Nazis had offended his
ideals.
"Since last September, your
government architects have con
sistently avoided giving me neces
sary information which was re
quested many times," states Cun
ningham in a letter to the charge
d'affaires of the German ambassy.
"They have persistently avoided
answering questions on the work;
they have delayed sending neces
sary data concerning various serv
ices required.
Actions are offensive to Ideals.
"In addition to this, the astound
ing events of the past few days
events which have profoundly
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Elizabeth Waugh, Helen
Kovanda both in running
for two top positions
Officers of the Womens Athletic
Asociation will be chosen today
in the annual election when W. A.
A. council members, sports board
members, sports clubs presidents
and intramural representatives
vote in the W. A. A. lounge of
Grant Memorial from 9 to 5 .o'clock
Seeking the presidency are
Helen Kovanda and Elizabeth
Waugh. Miss Kovanda os the pres
ent W. A. A. concession manager.
Mis Waugh Is the treasurer of the
organization. Both of the girls
will be seniors next year. The de
feated candidate for the presi
dent's position will automatically
become the vice-president.
Five coeds for three offices.
Candidates for the post of secre
tary are Betty Jean Ferguson and
Elnora Sprague. Treasurer nomin
ees are Tess Casady and Kathyrn
Kellison. Mary Kline is the can
didate for position of concession
manager.
Outgoing officials are Bonnie
Burn, president; Pauline Bowen,
vice president; Patricia Pope, sec
retary; Elizabeth Waugh, treas
urer, and Helen Kovanda, conces
sion manager.
Election officials will be the out
going officers and members of
the Mortar Board. Voters must
present their identification cards.
League sponsors
vocational series
Group proposes to tell
Negro youth of chances
The Lincoln Urban League Is
sponsoring a vocational oppor
tunity series of lectures this week.
Purpose of the meetings, which
started yesterday, is to acquaint
Negro youths with various.trades
and professions and their pos
sibilities. Prof. A. A. Leub, of the mech
anical engineering department,
will talk to the group Wednesday
on the future of air conditioning
and refrigeration. Prof. Herbert
Yenne, of the speech department,
will discuss the theatre and music.
Other speeches wil be made on the
vocational aspects of recreation
and medicine.
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HARRY F. CUNNINGHAM
. . , nazls offend his Ideals.
shocked every believer In, and
lover of, honor and uprightness In
personal and national dealings-
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Spring has come so often it's a
classic. But it's still news when
the bees begin to buzz, when the
birds begin to sing, tra la, when
the little green sioots of plants
poke their snouts thru the ground
and when dad says, "Son, I think
we'll do a little diggin tomorrow."
Spring is one thing which Hitler
hasn't gotten around to making
the Germans believe is something
else.
It's easy to get romantic in the
spring. It's also easier to sleep in
class. Those are two of the cri
teria by which college students
know when the vernal equinox
rolls around. They could tell just
as well by glancing at the calendar
to see that today is the 21st of
March. But they won't. The other
ways are much pleasanter.
Uni Vespers
meets today
Dr. Edmund F. Miller
speaks in Union at 5
"Two Ways of Looking at Life"
will be discussed by Dr. Edmund
F. Miller, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, at all-university
vespers this afternoon at 5
o'clock in Union Parlors XYZ.
Second of the campus-wide ser
vices to be sponsored by the Re
ligious Welfare council, the half
hour program will be led by Pris
cilla Wiclrs, Y. W. C. A. president,
and Ellsworth Steele. Betty Ben
nett will sing "Consider the Lilies"
by Scott.
Beginning at 4:50, Frances
Spencer will play prelude music.
The cellist has chosen Schubert's
"Ave Maria" and Handel's
"Largo."
Y. W. C. A. vespers will be held
with the all-university service. The
program was arranged by a spe
cial committee made up of Faith
Medlar, Alice Cope and Frank
Hallgren. All student and faculty
are invited to attend.
Claims officials blocked
work, 'European moves
offend American ideals
are so offensive to my solidly
founded American ideals that it
is Impossible for me to be of any
further . service to your govern
ment." Cunningham's 1 d e a 1 is m was
echoed by Dean C. A. Oldfather
of the College of Arts and Sciences
who declared "Cunningham was a
very idealistic man. He had ideals
for democracy and freedom of
speech and for everything. He was
one of the very ablest men we
ever had on the campus."
Receives Ferguson's praise.
"He was a very intensive and
inspirational teacher," declared
Dean O. J. Ferguson of the engi
neering college. "His personality
was wonderfully attractive to stu
dents. He was a fine architect and
served as well as head of the ar
chitecture department although
he did not have academic degrees."
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TUESDAY, MARCH 2 1 ,1939
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Betty Ann Duff, Metro
Kime vie for presidency
of unaffiliated women
Barb women will go to the polls
today to elect either Melva Kime,
bizad junior, or Betty Ann Duff,
arts and science junior, as presi
dent of the Barb A. W. S. board.
The coeds will also choose nine
Barb girls to fill positions on the
board.
First election by ballot.
Today's election will mark the
first time the president of the
board has been chosen by ballot.
Formerly the senior barb member
of the A. W. S. board automati
cally filled the presidential post.
However, under the new constitu
tion of the barb organization and
with the approval of the Associ
ated Women Students board, the
senior member will serve as vice
president. One senior, four Juniors, and
four sophomores will be chosen
from the candidates to be members
of the board. Vieing for the
senior vacancy will be Rosalie
Stuart, Harriet Lewis and Gwen
Jack.
Four juniors will be elected
from the following candidates:
Victoria Ekblad, Arlene Kellen
barger, Lorene Kienker, Helen
Klatt, Ruth Mae Pestal, and
Jeanet Swenson.
Candidates for the four sopho
more positions are Peggy Beyl,
Dorothy Faulkner, Alberta Hal
lam, Jean MacAllister, and Betty
Jean Spalding.
Ag college represented.
According to the rules of the
organization at least one member
of the board of each class must
be from the ag college. The
junior candidate receiving the
highest vote becomes secretary
and the sophomore candidate re
ceiving the highest vote becomes
treasurer.
The polls, which will open at
8:00 o'clock in Ellen Smith Hall
and the Home Economics build
ing, will be open to all unaffili
ated women upon presentation of
their identification cards.
Retiring members of the board
are President Velmi Kkwall,
Beatrice Ekbald, Doris Woodford
and Edith Filley.
Klub picks 'wives'
for show tonight
Joe Iverson, director,
to make selections
Selection of the wives of the
proud Caliph of Bagdad falls this
year to Joe D. Iverson. rfirtor
of the Kosmet Kluh spring show,
Anas Aiaacnn." scheduled for
April 17 thru the 22. Final try
outs take place at 7:30 o'clock to
night in the Teachers college bass.
ment.
The leg measurements will of
necessity give way to grace as
cnaraciensucs or me ideal chorus
girl, nevertheless klub members
feel that shapely calves will add
muon to me popularity of the
Caliph's wives. Measurements of
the bodies which satisfy the opin
ions of the two critical judges will
be made available by the club
soon.
All those who tried out last
week, in addition to any who are
interested in trying out the dance
rountines tonitrht are reonested tn
be present. Bob Edclstein, at the
piano wan produce the swing for
the boys to shovr their "stuff."
Tickets for thu spring show will
go on sale thru Kosmet Klub mem
bers and thru a booth at Magee's
store in the near future.