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Tuesday, November 28, 1939 The DAILY NEBRASKAN Former Nazi Analyzes Hitler regime as destructive, revolutionary By Consuelo S. Graham. Head of Circulation Department, Univer sity of Nebraska Ubrarle. "The Revolution of Nihilism; Warning to the West" ia by Her man Rauschning, a one time mem ber of the nazi party. He was president of the Danzig senate, but found himself in opposition to Hitler's orders. He was forced to resign and later become an exile. He analyzes the Hitler regime originally for the purpose of ex posing it to German readers. He contends that the ostensibly na tional movement is really a de structive process of revolution of a new and extreme type. In the English translation, Hitler's for eign policy is stressed. One of the more sensational predictions which has already come to pass is the Russian alliance. The author as serts that Hitler does not aim at peace, or merely at dominance of eastern Europe, but at a world . wide totalitarian empire. Dr. Martin S. Peterson of the English department published a detailed study of "Joaquin Miller, Literary Frontiersman," in 1937. Miller Is one of eight major lit erary figures prominent in Cali fornia during the years 1849 to 1869, who are sketched in "San Francisco's Literary Frontier" by Franklin Walker. The other best known characters treated are Bret Harte, Mark Twain and Ambrose Bierce. In addition some 40 mi nor figures move in and out of the scene. Their experiences are laid against a background of the social history of these exuberant years. Emphasis is laid upon the sixties because the most important writers did not mature until then. Authentic and picturesque inci dents and personalities enliven this critical study. It adds to the information dealing with the in fluence of the frontier on Amer ican life and letters. "Frontiers of Enchantment" by W. R. Leigh gives an artist's ad ventures in Africa. Mr. Leigh accompanied Carl Akeley on an expedition for the Museum of Natural History of New York. He studied and sketched the unusual native animals, such as the kli springer a small antelope which can leap 20 feet into the air from a standing position and the black buffalo, which is the mightiest killer among the native animals. The first expedition came to a tra gic climax in the gorilla country, 14,000 feet above the sea where Carl Akeley died. Later the author returned to Africa with a second expedition. The illustrations in the book aid the word pictures In pro ducing the "feel" and aroma as well as the romance and adventure of Africa. "Fascism for Whom?" by Max Ascoli and Arthur Feiler is of allied interest to "The March of Fascism' 'which was reviewed by Miss Osborn last Friday. It under takes to examine some of the in ternational aspects of fascism. The two different forms of fascism which have developed in Italy and Germany are evaluated. The prob able influence of fascism on other countries including the United States is discussed. The part deal ing with Italy was written by Dr. Ascoli and that with Germany, by Dr. Feiler. The first and last chapters are collaborative. Both men are members of the faculty of "The University in Exile." This is a graduate division of the New School for Social Research in New York. The division was established six years ago to offer postgradu ate opportunities which were tradi tionally sought in pre-nazi Ger many. The faculty are selected savants, mostly German, who were forced to flee their fatherland. Why vacation? By Bob Aldrich (With apologies to all the people who try to wrlto poems like Ogden Nanh.) It teems to me that the leant thin any teacher can do (or Thanksgiving va cation Is to extend to the poor, overworked student a hearty invitation To take It easy and sleep and forget all about books On account of anybody can tell by the average student's looks That a few more weeks of this and he'll look like one of those guys who's ,Just escaped from Devil's Island And no on and so forth and something to rhwme with Island But, no, not for a moment can pro fessors stop thinking about intel lectual attainments And the stuff they are piling on over vacation Is enough to wreck any body's bralnments And my Idea of the Jolllest thing to do over Thanksgiving vacation Would be to give all my books to a redcap In the Union Station And hop on the train for Los Angeles or Palm Beach or even Fond du Lac And from there take a boat to Ber muda and, Incidentally, forget to come back And the chances are that Just as soon as I lt nded on the beach at Walklkl I would find one of my professors row ing around In a boat that would be, I hope, rather leaky And I would scream at him thusly. "Ila, you do not seem to be en gaged In any scholastic endeavors "What's the Idea of wasting your time pushing them oars, (or. as they would he more correctly called, levers)?" This Is merely a warning that my schol astic endeavors are going to be badly forsaken And that If my professors think I am going to study between now and Monday they are badly mistaken. Brook wins cash award Painter of picture in NU display gets $1,000 The judges at the recent Car negie Institute's art show at Pitts burg automatically increased the cash value of Alexander Brook's picture, "Peggy Bacon and Meta physics," by awarding him the 51,000 prize. This picture is one of the most recent paintings added to the F. M. Hall art collection at the university. Brook, famous New York artist, won the Carnegie prize for his painting "Georgia Jungles." According to Professor Dwlght Kirsch, chairman of the depart ment of art, "Peggy Bacon and Metaphysics," an oil reproduction of Brook's wife and her pet cat, has increased the university's stock at least 25 per cent. This picture, the only sample of Brook's work owned by the uni versity, was purchased at the close of the last Nebraska art associa tion exhibition. It has been chosen to hang in the Union during the month of December. Brook competed with celebrated artists from England, France, Germany, and Italy, in winning top honors at the art show. CEnestferfneDdl holds ffhe desrdl v. - ' ".' - i ft 1 I j . " sw I I J fi v FRANK FULLER, winner of h 1939 Bendlx Rac, holdi lh Bendix transcontinental race record. Hit right combination of efficiency and flying ability ha made him a record holder in eviction, jujl at CHESTERFIELD'S Rigi! 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