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0tcta Newspaper Of More Than 7,000 Students
Vol. 69, No. 38.
Lincoln, Nebraska
Thursday, November 9, 1939
CeaaQudifl hears plm to preveont rally brawls
M.YI
Economist
will address
next forum
Gilmore to discuss
profits of embargo
repeal at 4 today
E. A. Gilmore of the department
of economics will speak at the
first war forum since the discon
tinuance of the series of discus
sions on the European conflict, to
day at i p. m. in 315 of the Union.
"What Profit in Embargo Re
peal?" is the title of the Gilmore
lecture.
Gilmore will outline the econo
mic results of the repeal of the
embargo. He will discuss the pos
sible sources of demand for Amer
ican products, and will list the
products, which, in his opinion,
will probably be demanded.
Gilmore will also discuss the ef
fect of the embargo repeal on
America s newly vitalized mer
chant marine. Beside this, he will
discuss the alternative sources of
supply left open to the belliger
ents. These alternatives, according
to Gilmore, are South America and
Canada. In addition he will discuss
the stake in foreign enterprises
held in these countries by Ameri
can investors as well as the length
of time it will take to put Ameri
can industry on a war time out-pu:
Dasis.
Com Cobs
elect Rousek
Pep group discusses
plons for Homecoming
Com Cobs elected Edwin
Rousek, senior in agriculture, vice
president last night to replace
Robert Waugh who resigned.
Other business of the meeting
included a check-up of all sales
and a discussion of plans for the
Friday rally luncheon, the KU
rally and the Coin Cob-Tassel
Carnival scheduled Saturday eve
ning in the Union.
At the rally luncheon and at the
evening rally, the pep group will
introduce a Nebraska ?ong writ
ten especially for the Iluskers by
Geoffi-y O'llara, nationally known
composer.
Fire! Fire! phone
Kappas, but force
comes too late
Raid the Kappa to the fireman
"Oh, come quick, there's a fire
in our service room!"
Said the fireman to the Kappa,
"Where are ya, Bister?
This telephone conversation re
suited in the noisy arrival yester
dHy afternoon at the Kappa house
of four trucks (including the hook
and ladder), the fire chief in his
little red car, and a couple of
motorcycle policemen.
Firemen swarmed into the house
with their hoses and axes only to
find thst the fire, which left
hole in the floor, was already out
Their mission over, the "little
red cars drove away and the
Kappa pledges settled down to
session of cleaning up the debris
and the smoked-up walls.
A lighted cigarette in a waste
basket was the cause of the "fire.
Somebody belatedly called up the
fire department and told them to
"cancel the order."
Missouri game
pictures at 7
Movies of the Nebrn ska-Mis
souri game will he shown in the
Union ballroom tonight at 7. Th
showing will be free. Identifier
tion cards must be 5-hown at the
door to gain admittance.
Latin-American women give
views of peace
Fluent senoritos ond senoras picture education
os prime project of glamorous South America
Speaking in slow, modulated and 14 are required by law to at-
and highly-accented voices, five tend school. In closing her ad-Latin-American
women, repra- dress she outlined the Argentine
senting the Peoples Mandate system or education and gave a
committee, expressed their liking report of the general conditions
for the university at convocation existing there: In many ways, she
yesterday, and gave their views said, "our system closely resem
on peace and the desires of the bles that of the United States."
Latin-American countries to fur
ther good will in the western hem
isphere. Senorita Susana Perez Irigeyen,
Buenos Aires, journalist, emphat
ically stated that the people of
Argentina are firmly entrenched
in the ideals of peace. She said,
"we have two teachers for every
soldier. We would rather have an
army of teachers than an army of
soldiers. We have declared war on
illiteracy, not on our neighbors."
Irigeyen declared that the na
tional government had assumed
the buiden of public instruction.
All children between the ages of 6
Oil theories
of Condra
come true
Conservator predicts
for 30 years that state
could yield 'black gold'
G. E. Condra, director of the
conservation and division depart
ment, who spent 30 years trying to
convince oil prospectors that Ne
braska was a potential oil state,
has proved his beliefs. The great
rocker pump at Falls City is draw
ing 13 barrels an hour of fair
quality oil.
The state geologist predicted as
early as 1914 that tfcere was oil
in Nebraska. During the thirty
years of scientific work he has
named 101 Nebraska rock forma
tions for the Inter-national Geo
logical Lexicon.
In 1915 Condra with Trofessor
Bengtson published a bulletin de
veloping the idea that Kansas and
Oklahoma oil beds might extend to
Nebraska. Condra talked before
geological societies of other states,
bringing them the result of his
findings in the formations which
are now yielding oil at Falls City.
Condra, a huge vigorous man,
said, "I never was a promoter and
I never pleaded with oil men to
come to Nebraska. All I did was
present them with my facts and
let them do the deciding.
As to the best possibilities of oil
in Nebraska Condra stated that he
thought Richardson county, in
Nemaha and the southern sector
of Otoe county all included in the
Forest City basin, were the most
probable regions.
He did not wish to make any
statements concerning the com
mercial value of the "Falls City
well and sidestepped the issue by
saying:
"I've seen a lot of oil booms,
both real and fake and I know how
tric ky oil is, but just the same I've
got a hunch a hunch they have
the real thing at Falls City.'"
Home cc group
holds initiation
More than 200 home cc students
were initiated into the home eco
nomies association last night as
members of the association met in
the student activities building on
ag campus for their annual cere
mony. Lois Hammond, president, pre
sided over the ritual. A candle
light service was used in the in
itiation ceremony, w'th Miss Ham
mond, Helen Seheve, vice presi
dent; Jean Burr, secretary; Sylvia
Zoeholl, treasurer, and Helen
Thomas, historian, taking part, as
sisted by their ciiiTiittce sub-chairmen.
and good wi 1 1
What, no Portuguese?
The second address was fieliv
(Continued on Page 3.)
Pooh-Bah role doesn't suit
Merrill Englund he quits
Pooh-Bah, the one-man state to call myself (as an over-pointed
was Merrill Englund, president of
ine mieriraicrnuy tjouncu, unui
h han, ia Tvc;afi
he handed his resignation as presV
dent to council members yester
day. In his let
ter, Englund
said that he re-
signed in order
to devote more
time to his du
ties as manag-
AHr. f
the Daily Ne-
hrislrnn nnd in
braskan ana to
scholastic e n-
deavor. He ex
plained his po
sition in the let
ter yesterday.
"This decis
ion will also
uncom plicate a
few things re
Morrill KnKlnixl.
volving around the Men's Point
System, as I am at present a mem
ber of the Point Board, and an
over-pointed student, and Chair
man of the Judiciary Committe?
of the Student Council to whicli
appeals from the Point Board are
directed.
Vicious circle
"Thus as Gilbert and Sullivan's
Pooh-Bah, it would become my
duty (as a point board member j
Party goers
to elect queen
Six will vie for post
of 1940 Pep Queen
Climax of all homecoming cele
brations will take place Saturday
night when Corn Cobs and Tassels
hold their first annual home
coming carnival at the Union.
Feature of the affair will be the
presentation of the 1940 Pep
Queen.
Candidates for the position of
pep queen are Jane Shaw, Pi Phi;
Marian Bradstreet, Gamma Phi
Beta; Eetty O'Shea, Theta; Betty
Jo Smith and Alberta Hallam, un
affiliated, and Margaret Krause,
Delta Gamma.
All persons attending the carni
val may vote for their favorite
candidate. Ballots will be counted
by the senior officers of the two
pep groups. The girl polling the
most votes will be presented at
10": 30 p. m.
Music for the affair will be pro
vided by Dusty Roades and his
orchestra coming directly from
Hotel Meuhlhach in Kansas City.
Tickets may be obtained from any
Corn Cob or Tassel.
Harris released
from hospital
Charles Harris was discharged
yortcrday morning from Lincoln
General hospital where he was
receiving treatment for injuries
suffered in a post-rally fight. His
condition was reported as "quite
good."
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Judiciary committee
suggests penalties
Faction proved guilty of provoking rumpus
in future elections may lose elected candidates
The judiciary committee of the student elections, presented in the
Student Council, which met pre- form of a motion to the Student
vious to the bi-monthly meeting of Council a suggestion which, if
the student governing body yester- passed upon by that body, will
day, took decisive steps toward re- relieve any faction of its positions
tributions for the ill-advised ac- garnered at an election if that fac
tions of political factions which re- tion can be proved to have at
sulted in the injury of Charles E. tacked with malicious intent the
Harris, Phi Delta Thcta of Omaha, other rallying faction previous to
The committee, which has com- the election.
plete governing powers over all The entire motion as presented
activity man) to task, to ask my-
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self to dr0P certain activities. (As
an indignant over-pointee) I should
then appeal my own decision (as
a Point Board Member) to myself
(as Chairman of the Judiciary
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"This could go on all semester,
but I am not a Pooh-Bah," wrote
t,,,,,
Englund
He also expressed his apprccia-
" v ....
othpr counfil membcrB and Mr.
Schramm, faculty advisor.
NU to hold
homecoming
rally Friday
Cobs, Tassels forsee
year's biggest parade,
riflemen will take part
With the enthusiasm of the
homecoming celebration fast
mounting to a fever pitch, Corn
husker rooters will met tomor
row night at 7 p. m. in front of
the Union where the annual Arm
istice day and homecoming rally
will begin.
Featuring the biggest parade
of the year, the rally procession
will be led by the freshman band.
Following the band, two platoons
of Pershing Riflemen will march.
Then will come Corn Cobs and
Tassels who will march with the
victory bell.
Rooters will parade from the
Union to 16th and R, from 16th
and R to 16th and Vine, from 16th
and Vine to the east stadium.
Feature of the stadium program
will be talks by Dean T. J.
Thompson, Biff Jones, and George
Porter, game captain. Following
the talks the Riflemen will fire
three volleys in the air. After the
volleys taps will be blown.
Climax of the rally will take
place when a 12 foot firework
display of the American flag is
set off as the last strains of taps
die out.
Farmhouse will
'burn mortgage'
at dinner Friday
The Nebraska chapter of Farm
House fraternity Friday will cele
brate the paying off of all debts
against its present residence home
at 2545 O street at a special "burn
the mortgage banquet" scheduled
as a part of homecoming festivi
ties. Alumni from all parts of the
country are expected to attend.
The ceremony is billed as a part
of the banquet at the Student
Union building at 6:30 p. m. Ivan
D. Wood, one of the chapter's
charter members, is to preside as
master - of - ceremonies. Speakers
will include Roger Cunningham,
president of the active chapter and
, (See FARM HOUSE on page 2.)
to the council by Merrill Englund
chairman of the judiciary commit
tee, is:
Must offer proof.
Whenever any faction shall
prove that its members were at
tacked with eggs, stones, or other
missiles or weapons during the
rally preceding the election by the
members of another, that the
former shall have the grounds to
protest the election, and that
should the council (acting as a
committee of the whole) see fit"to
grant the validity of that protest,
each officer elected by the offend
ing faction shall be replaced by the
man with the next highest number
of votes.
Accompanying the recommenda
tion was a proviso which read,
"in view of the fact that we are
satisfied that the trouble was
(See COUNCIL on page 2.)
Homecoming
plans varied
Social, decorations,
game on schedule
"Biggest homecoming in years"
is the hopeful goal of undergradu
ates who are rapidly completing
plans to entertain old grads Fri
day and Saturday, Nov. 10 and 11.
Open houses, luncheons, a huge
rally, dancing, decorations and the
game with Kansas university fill
the days' gala schedule.
First of the homecoming events
will take place Friday noon whe
Coach Biff Jones and Journal
Sports Editor John Bentley will
speak at a luncheon the Corncobs
are giving in honor of returning
grads and Lincoln business men.
The luncheon, which the pep or
ganization plans to make an an
nual affair, will be in the Student
Union ballroom.
Pep rally. '
The big pep rally for the K. U.
game will be held Friday evening.
Parading, cheerleading, ringing
the victory bell and a special talk
by Kansas game captain are
planned b' the rally committee.
Saturday's program will begin
in the morning with the Innocents
holding open house in their Union
room for old Innocents and being
luncheon hosts for them at noon.
During the afternoon, the Inno
cents will hold a free dance, with
Johnny Cox's orchestra, from 4:33
to 6:00 in the coliseum.
Biggest event will be the fool
ball game in the afternoon when
Nebraska meets their traditional
foe, Kansas U., in Memorial sta
dium. Kick-off is scheduled for 2
o'clock.
Union dance.
Activities will be climaxed Sat
urday nipht when old gTads and
students dance to the music of
popular Dusty Roades in the Union
ballroom. The entertainment spon
sored by the two pep organizations
will also include a carnival with,
conce ssions and booths.
Adding much to the spirit of
homecoming on the campus, four
teen sororities, fifteen fraternities
and Carrie Belle Raymond hall
will vie for honors in the annual
decorations contest. Displays
which must not cost more than
$25 will be under spotlights Fri
day evening for judging by a Lin
coln artist, a professor in tha
school of fine arts department wni
three Innocents.