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Official Newspaper Of More Than 7,000 Students
Vol. 39, No. 68
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1940
Officials deny
Burke speech
blocked here
Arndt soys senator did
not appear on campus
because date conflict
University officials Monday de
cried the DAILY'S charge that
Senator R. Burke of Omaha had
been denied the privilege to speak
on the campus as a "silly bubble"
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Union slates free
movies tomorrow
A fre film hour, featuring
shorta built around several winter
sports, will be presented in par
lors A and B of the Union to
morrow evening at 7:30.
Three shorta entitled "Swiss on
Ice." "Ski Revel," and "Snow
Fun" will present a cavalcade of
winter sports, skiing lessons, and
shots of Sonia Henie. Students
will be required to present identi
fication cards for admission to the
film hour.
NU center
for teaching
examinations
Syndicate columnist makes
Town Hall appearance here
Ace political reporter and col
umnist with Scripps-Howard pa
pers, Raymond Clapper, will ad
dress the next Lincoln Junior
League Town Hall audience Fri
day evening at St. Paul church.
Originally scheduled to appear
Feb. 5, Clapper, due to itinerary
changes, will appear Friday. The
meeting has been shifted from the
Cornhusker ballroom to St. Paul's
church in order to accommodate
the larger crowd which is ex
pected. Individual tickets for the
talk will be sold at the door.
One of Clapper's greatest
scoops was in 1920 when he got
the inside story of the famous
conference in a "smoke filled"
Chicago hotel room where a little
I band selected William G. Harding
National council Seeks'89 the republican nominee for
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CLAPPER
to standardize ability
of instruction force
Teachers college is one of the
15 centers for the national com
mittee on teachers examinations
of the American council for edu
cation. Dean F. E. Henzlik an
nounced yesterday.
First job at 14.
A native of Linn county, Kan
sas, the "news finder" began jour
nalism work as a boy of 14 on
the Kansas City Star, later at
tended the University of Kansas
and then joined the United Press
which in a few years made him
chief of its Washington bureau.
He joined the Scripps-Howard
newspapers as a political com-
The national committee is pre
paring comprenensive examina
tions, a means or cnecKing on
general qualifications of teaching
ianuiuai.es. djt giving smv
thruout the country, candidates q Hnn fc ngW rhCITIC
RAYMOND
. . . will speak here Friday
Lincoln Journal and Star.
mentator in 1934 and his column
now is syndicated throughout the
country.
In 1938 the Headliners club
awarded Clapper its medal for the
best Washington column and one
of his most treasured notes of
praise came from the late Hey
wood Broun who nominated Mr.
Clapper as his ideal choice for any
university that would establish a
class in ' practical politics."
Harmony hour
Lincoln Journal and Star.
PROF. KARL ARNDT
. . . still trying to get him
rising from a conflict of dates.
No attempt has been made on
the part of the university to keep
Senator Edward R. Burke from
addressing a student audience, de
clared Prof. Karl Arndt, president
of the Union board, yesterday.
However, Editor Niemann of the
DAILY who charged in his edito
rial Sunday that certain officials
high in the Student Union admin
istration refused to allow Burke
to speak in the Union stated, that
"a complete investigation into the
matter has given us tne run iacis
We are in possession of material
and statements which support our
charge. Certain statements con
cerning policy, which might be
embarrassing to some, cannot now
be made."
Cancellation not given publicity.
Niemann in his editorial said
that altho Thomas E. Dewey, re
publican presidential material, will
speak in the university coliseum as
a part of G. O. P. Founder's day
meeting on March 1, "Union offi
cials had to tell Senator Burke,
after inviting him, that it would be
impossible and inadvisable for hirn
to appear before the student body
in the Union." The DAILY editor
also commented that no publicity
was given the cancellation because
one member of the Union board
of control thought it improper to
have a "politician" speak before
the students of the University.
Still trying.
Prof. Arndt declared that ne
gotiations are still underway to
bring the Nebraska senator to the
campus for a student address and
"we are trying to agree on a date."
Arndt stated also that the univer
sity has not denied opportunity
to any state or federal official to
epe.fck on the campus, but on the
contrary, has initiated a policy of
Inviting as many or tnem as can
be obtained.
The Nebraska State Journal
quoted a university administration
official, who declined the use of
his name to prevent "dignifying
Niemann's sillv bubble by recog
nizing it officially," said the Burke
(See BURKE on page 4)
Thf, weather
Cenerally fair' today. Rising
temperatures predicted for Lincoln
ai d vicinity. Continued warmer
Wednesday and possible snow
flurries.
may thus be considered for ap
pointment by all the co-operating
school systems on a common oasis.
Examinations in March.
March 29 and 30 are the dates
set for the examinations to be
given at the university by "Dr.
Ralph Bedell of the department of
educational psychology and mea
surements. All teachers or pros
pective instructors who will have
their bachelor's degree from any
teacher training institution before
the beginning of the school year
1940-41, are eligible to take the
test, the dean staled. All applica
tions for the exam must be in the
office of Dr. Bedell before March 1.
"Superintendents and boards of
education are interested in the re
sults of these examinations as a
means of selecting the best teach
ers for their schools," Dr. Bedell
declared. "The candidates will
benefit by having their talents
registered on a national scale
which will be understood and ac
cepted for consideration by super
intendents of many leading school
systems over the country."
Included in the examinations
are test of intelligence, reasoning
ability, mastery of English, gen
eral culture, contemporary affairs,
professional information, and sub
ject matter achievement.
Farrell sees
surplus farm
population
Government economist
tells extension group
of land use planning
Only 22 million people are
needed to produce sufficient food
and fiber for this country, leaving
a "surplus" of 10 million farmers,
asserted George E. Farrell, govern
ment economist, when he pointed
out at Monday's meeting of state
extension workers that current
"land use planning" programs in
clude the human side of farm
problems. The annual conference,
which continues thru Wednesday,
follows the school for extension
workers which closed Saturday.
Land use planning, he declared,
is as broad as the problems of ag
riculture and its people, adding
that the problem of three million
surplus farm youths is particularly
serious. .
(Se EXTENSION on pag 4)
Featuring "symphony" as the
subject of Sinfonia harmony
hours at the Union the rest of the
year, will begin today at 4 p. m.
when members of that group pre
sent a program of symphonic mu
sic in the faculty lounge.
Kieth Sturdevant will act as
commentator at today's program
which will incuude Humperdinck's
"Hansel and Gretel Overture,"
Boyce's "Symphony," Mussor
shy's "Pilgrims Chorus" and Bi
zet's "L'Arlesienne Suite."
Besides these numbers, to be
played from recordings in the
Carnegie set, recently presented
to the Union, Myra Hess will offer
several piano solos. Miss Hess
will play Brahm's "Intermezzo in
C major," and Beethoven's "Baga
telle."
Jap planes
bomb China
universities
Fund secretary reveals
invader aims to destroy
nationalist movements
"Chinese universities are mili
tary objectives of the Japanese in
vaders." declared Miss Molly
Yard, national executive secretary
of the Far Eastern Students Serv
ice Fund, speaking before 40 rep
resentatives of student organiza
tions yesterday in the Union.
Miss Yard substantiated this
statement by pointing out that at
the present time only eight of the
more than one hundred universi
ties existing in China before Japa
nese maneuvers began are now
open. The rest, most of which
were located In eastern provinces
of China, have been persistently
bombed by the invaders.
Students form backbone
The reason for the violent op
position on the part of the Japs
lies in the fact that Chinese, stu
dents form the backbone of move
ments to gain and maintain Chi
nese national independence.
Today Chinese students are
moving their universities to the
interior living in caves and using
the out of doors In place of class
rooms. The national government
pays the tuition for needy stu
dents but help from United Slates
Is needed to furnish funds for liv
ing expenses," said the speaker
ending her talk.
Eames makes
convo speech
here Jan. 11
Aestheticist chooses
'Enjoyment of Music'
for address in Temple
Dr. Henry P. Eames, professor
of aesthetics and musical art at
Scripps college, Claremont, Calif.,
will give students an idea of his
plan for the unification of arts in
the college curriculum when he
comes to Lincoln for a university
convocation, Thursday.
Believing that music has a place
in the education of every man. Dr.
Eames will speak on "The Enjoy
ment of Music" at the Temple at
11 a. m. At a noon luncheon. at
the Union he will talk on "Music
and Art in Their Relation to the
Study of Humanities."
At 4 p. m.. Dr. Eames will pre
sent an all-Wagnerian program in
parlor Y of the Union. The pro
gram will include selections from
"Lohengrin." "Siegfried's Rhine
Journey," "Die Meistersinger." and
the "Licbestod." This program
will supplement the regular serie?
of harmony hours and is open to
all students.
Friday noon. Dr. Eames will
speak at a luncheon of the faculty
of the school of fine arts. At this
meeting he will discuss "The Func
tions of a School of Fine Aits in
a University."
Dr. Eames has devoted his ca
reer In developing music-culture as
a requirement in the curriculum of
Scripps college. He is internation
ally eminent as one of the creative
interpreters of music in America.
New sound films
illustrate lectures
Sound movie equipment has been
purchased by the college of phar
macy to supplement regular class
room lectures and laboratory prac
tice. "Although we have used the new
equipment only two or three days,
students already agree that is is
helping them to visualize more
easily, especially difficult labora
tory problems," said Prof. Charles
Wibel, chairman of the" depart
ment of pharmacognosy. "Phe
nomena which were hard to ex
plain by word and Blides are now
easily and clearly visualized by
the use of the sound film."
Bittner stars
in Players'
'What a Life'
Comedy opens Jan. 16
with Thede, Axthelm
in supporting roles
University Players will present
their first comedy of the season
when the curtain rises Tuesday,
Jan. 16, on "What a Life," star
ring Jack Bittner, Virginia Thede,
and Deon Axthelm. The play
written by Clifford Goldsmith, is
an account of the difficulties
which encounter Henry Aldrich
during his high school days.
"What a Life" played in New
York last year, being chosen one
of the ten best productions of the
year. Later it roadshowed for
nearly a year, and has been re
leased for only a few weeks.
Fast moving, humorous
The play is a fast moving one
and the humorous lines and inci
dents throughout arise almost di
rectly out of the characters and
situations. So suitable are the
lines that almost everyone can re
call similar ones encountered dur
ing their high school years.
Henry Aldrich is a boy with
limited mentality and more lim
ited inventiveness. He has tha
great affliction of a Princeton Phi
Beta Kappa father, ar.d this in it
self is a handicap he can never
overcome. Had he been either a
better scholar or a more success
ful prevaricator, his life might
have been not quite such a mud
die. But he was not, and fortu
nately from the author, the harder
the boy tries to straighten out his
problems the more involved in
them he becomes.
Two love affairs
Barbara Pierson, the president
of the class, seems to be the only
person who can understand Henry,
and through this acquaintance,
the love interest of the play
arises. A more mature love affair
is between Barbara Birk and
Grant Thomas as the office sec
retary and the assistant principal.
The entire play takes place in the
principal's office. The members of
the cast, in order of their appear
ance are:
MIm Shea Rarbnr Kirk
Mr. NrlMn (.rant 1 lm:na
A Student Hetty Rmieler
A Student Jamci ( irmturtc
A Studi nt r;hur Hlrinhana
Mr. rallrrwn I.iiiii WilUln
Mi t'lkr Dorothy Ward
Hill Knbrrt Crlwlrk
MIm i: :lrton Mildred Mnnninr
MUs JiihiiMvn Itotlie
Mr. Veohllt.,
Hi-nry Alririrh . ..
Harhtra l"irrnti .
lirrtie
Mr. I'.r-.dley
Mi Hh rlrr ....
t.i-orne l.ilow ..,
Mm. AMri.h
Mr. I'r tUMin ....
Mnrnt
Juyrr HiirUe.
,reeu, Oorolhy
man.
Jon I'rmtrn
Jack Itittner
Virginia Thrde
.... Marjnrie AfTi'ti
rr.ie i,eiiinser
Virginia hark
Irn Avtlielm
(.rare :m hrth HIM
John (.rlhry
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Akr,
:mi. Witlfam
Harriett rW-
National band
ings open
Preliminary auditions
Jan. 15 to March 5
Applications for positions on
Leopold Stokowski's AU-A merit an
orchestra may be filed imme
diaely with National Youth Ad
ministration offices, and prelimin
ary auditions will be held under
NYA auspices from Jan. 15 to
March 15.
For beauty and good will.
The Idea of the All-American
Youth orchestra is to create a mu
sical organization which repre
sents the whole of the United
States and will be a messenger of
beauty and good will to the Latin
American countries, stated the
famed musician.
Non-NYA youth as well as
NYA workers are eligible, and ap
plication forms may be obtained
at the state NYA office. Addi
tional Information regarding the
orchestra is posted on the bulletin
board in the DAILY office and
students interested are invited to
use it.