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Official Newspaper Of More Than 7,000 Students
1V0L 39( Nkx 71
Lincoln, Nebraska
Thursday, January 1 1, 1940
Eames speaks
to convo
today at 11
Aestheticist will urge
unification of arts
in student's curriculum
Dr. Henry Purport Eames, pro
fessor of aesthetics and musical
art at Scrippa college, Claremont,
Calif., will begin a two day series
f talks before university groups
today at 11 a. m., when he speaks
on "The Enjoyment of Music" at
a general convocation in the Tem
ple. Considered one of Paderewski's
most brilliant students, Dr. Eames
Is a former Nebraskan and a fa
mous composer and artist. Chair
man of the piano department of
the old Lincoln School of Music
from 1898 to 1908, Dr. Eames has
devoted himself to the spread of
the ideal that every man is en
titled to an understanding of the
beauty, power, truth, and health
that music can bring.
Required music culture.
To this end, Dr. Eames ha de
voted his time to the development
of the Scripps plan for developing
music-culture as a requirement in
the curriculum of colleges. Under
his plan music-culture is taught in
humanities courses just as liter
ature, history, or philosophy.
Dr. Eames will supplement his
convocation address this morning
with a number of select piano
compositions. Besides the reputa
tion he has gained through his
Scripps plan and the musical num
bers he has published, Dr. Eames
id also recognized as an authority
on primitive music and the music
of China and Japan. He is best
known for his lecture recitals,
given at the piano, similar to the
ne he will deliver this morning.
Appears this afternoon.
For students who are unable to
hear Dr. Eames this morning and
for those who wish to hear him
again he will present a Bpeclal
harmony hour program thia after
noon at 4 in parlor Y of the
Union. Using the Carnegie collec
tion, he will conduct an all Wag
ma-ian program. The program will
include selections from "Lohen
grin," "Siegfried's Rhine Journey,"
"Die Meistersinger, ' and the "Lie
bestod."
At a noon luncheon In the
Union before the general faculty,
he will discuss "Music and Art in
Their Relation to the Study of the
Humanities. Tomorrow noon, be
fore the fine arts faculty, he will
talk on "The Functions of a School
of Fine Arts in a University."
Students present
weekly recital
The weekly Wednesday student
recital was held yesterday at the
Temple theater, when the follow
ing program was presented
Romania Andnhtra Saraaato
Hncel Frlcke, v. linlat.
Olalr df lune Debuaty
Patricia Prlm, planiat.
VUion KiiKltlvt-Herodtade Maaaanet
Clcve Gcnilinger, baritone.
Saraband Ramrau-McDowell
Betty Jo Kochler, planiat.
Clavelltoa Valverda
Rom Dunder, soprano.
Fable Schumann
Adrian Foe, pianist.
First Movement Sonata Op. 18
No. 2 Beethoven
Strlnr auartet.
Henry Brahtnaky, first violin; Jamei
Frire, viola; Margaret rontr, aecono
violin; June Meek, cello.
The accompanists were Gwen
Kemist, Josephine Waddell, and
Margaret Lindgren.
Prof. 0. Martin elected
at Philadelphia matting
Prof. O. Martin, chairman of
the department of business organ
ization and management, was
lected vlce-p-esident of the
American Accoanting association
during the mettlng of this organ
ization held at Philadelphia dur
ing Christmas vacation.
Union sponsors
faculty recital
Second in the current series of
monthly faculty recitals, spon
sored by the Union, will be held
Sunday afternoon at 3 in the ball
room. Appearing on Sunday's program
will be Mr. Earnest Harrison, pi
ano; Miss Marguerite Kiinker,
pianist; Miss Marian Wolfe, cel
list; Mr. Herman Decker, vocalist;
Mr. Emanuel Wishnow, violinist;
and Mr. Frank Cunkle, organist.
All are members of the school of
music faculty.
Chem society
holds election
Honorary names Keim
to presidential post
Chris P. Keim of Lincoln, grad
uate student in chemistry, was
elected president of Phi Lambda
Upsillon, honorary chemistry fra
ternity, at a recent business meet
ing of the society. He succeeds
Kenneth Banks of Kansas City,
Mo., who is a candidate for his
doctor's degree at midyear. .
Emmett Barnum of Rushville
graduate student in the depart
ment, was named vice president.
The other officers hold over as
follows: W. P. Utermohlen of Kan
sas City, Kan., secretary; Law
rence Transue, Summerfield, Kan.,
treasurer; George B. Arnold, Lin
coln, alumni secretary; Oscar
Johnson, Nutwood, Ohio, sergeant-
at-arms, and Dr. C. S. Hamilton,
councillor.
Dr. Ralph Bedell of the depart
ment of educational psychology
and measurements addressed the
group on present methods of test
ing the reading ability of students
in teachers college.
INQUIRING REPORTER
Two of 1 2 students asked
prefer NU to other schools
By Paul Svoooda.
T4 i 0. ari.v Trt ut
hot i,on'r nrt to
go someplace where he hasn't
been because of his ceaseless cun-
if, Via eaarMi for VftTMAtv
"
Undoubtedly every student has
a reason why he or she came to
Nebraska to continue education,
Some came because thev wanted
Ag enters 22
cattle in show
Some animals slated
for auction at Denver
Twenty-two head of prize beef
cattle from the college of agricul
ture today are on their way to
Denver where they will enter the
National Western stock show this
weekend. There, they will compete
with other "blue bloods" for west
ern championships.
Prof. R. R. Thalman of the ani
mal husbandry department, who
will go to Denver Saturday to su
pervise the showing of the cattle,
said the shipment includes Here
fords, Shorthorns and Angus. In
past years, the college's entrants
have scored high at the Denver
show.
Some of the animals entered
will be sold at the auction follow
ing the sale. They will include
two Hereford bulls, tvo Angus
bulls, one Shorthorn bu".l and two
Shorthorn heifers, five Hereford
steers and five Shorthorn steers.
Other animals entered from here
will not be sold but wiH return
to the campus herd.
No collegiate judging team will
represent Nebraska at Danverthis
year but many 4-H club boys thru
out the state are pianning on ex
hibiting their baby beeves there.
Bryan award
competition
offers $25
Poli Sci students must
submit papers on any
related topic by April 1
Offered this year to students
registered in any political science
course is the William Jennings
Bryan award for the best written
essay on any subject concerned
with the political sciences.
The award, $25, will be given in
the latter part of April. Deadline
for entries, according to Prof. L.
W. Lancaster, is April 1. The pa
pers may be in the form of an es
say or other paper submitted in
connection with any political sci
ence course in which the student is
registered, or a paper specifically
prepared for this contest. Entries
should contain at least 3,000 words
and not more than 6,000.
Committee may withhold prize
The contest is open to all stu
dents or graduate students who are
taking a course in political science.
The committee of judges composed
of L. W. Lancaster, political sci
ence department head; Roger C.
Shumate, and David Fellman, re
serve the right to withhold the
prize if no worthy paper is sub
mitted. The prize money is part of an
approximate $250 given by "free
silver" Bryan, illustrious Nebras
kan, to create interest in govern
ment. Due to the small response given
the contest by students in former
years, the award was not offered
Members of the committee in
charge will furnish additional in
formation to students if desired.
to, some because of necessity
some due to limitations of fi-
nances, some because of the facili-
ties offered, and others study here
wu,t",vu'
TTaiuaaii tvtAaf OAiliitriana Drtr
they are here play with the
thought of going to some other
school, in their mind more Utopi-
an and better fitted to their
cause.
Where wv4d y H to to to
school?
Charles Shubert, Ag sophomore
I live here in Lincoln and I'd
like to go away from home. If I
had a choice I suppose it would
be Southern California because
believe, speaking as a whole, the
school is much better and I know
it isn't quite so cold.
Betty O'Brion, Arts a4 Scrwtoe
freshman:
Kansas State would be my
choice. It has a nice campus and
the most beautiful boys. And the
school isn't quite so tough. At Ne
braska there are so many require
(See REPORTER on page 4.)
10 take contest
photos this week
The following 10 Cornhusker
beauty queen candidates are to
make appointments at Townsend's
studio for sittings during the week
of Jan. 15. The girls are to wear
formals, and the Cornhusker will
stand for all expenses.
Oenevleye 8mlh
Kathryn Park
Kleanor Brnr .
Holly Shurtleft
MalBla Imlgh
Harriet Talbot
Marjorla Waecliler
Jo Dure
Fthr Louia L4tr
Harrtot Mcintosh
The Cornhusker staff announces
that much work remains to be
done, and wishes all freshmen
workers to report this week.
Debaters meet
Creighton team
University debaters will meet
representatives of Creighton uni
versity in a non-decision debate be
fore the Omaha downtown Kiwanis
club tomorrow noon. Nebraska
will have the negative side and be
represented by John Stewart and
Harold Turkel.
The question is: "Resolved, That
the United States should adopt a
policy of strict economic and mili
tary isolation toward all belliger
ents engaged in armed internal or
civil conflict.
Business hits
decade high
Activity in state gains
8 percent over 1938
Nebraska's business closed the
year 1939 at its highest level since
June, 1930, according to Arthur
Auble, university statistician. For
the year as a whole, business
was 8 per cent higher than the
1938 average. The general bus
iness index for December, after
seasonal adjustment, was 5.6 points
higher than November bank deb
its, department store sales, postal
receipts, and building construction
rising sharply after being adjusted
for seasonal variation.
The table below shows the com
posite business index, together
with the latest individual barom
eters available. Each index has
been adjusted to remove seasonal
variation and calendar irregular'
ities, and has been expressed as a
percentage of the average level of
1935 to 1937. The combined figure
is made up of the first six indi
vidual indices listed below plus new
car sales, each component being
weighted in proportion to its eco
nomic importance.
NEBRASKA BUSINESS BAItOMKVWM.
Im. Nov. Oct.
1M 1!S9 183
CmWiv4 Mc lU.S 111.7 110.0
Hank depfldlt 1IZ. 10S.S 101.4
DrMirtnwnt irtora aatea 102.0 VZ.l B5.S
Pont! iwlptu io. iwi.i nw.u
Hulldlnr contraction. 1W.I 1AH.8 141.1
KH-rtric powrr piwhu-Ho 124.11 124. u
Payroll! II4.S !.
Kmitloymmt 105.l 102.1
Ufe inaunuMw lain, , M.S 83.0
Farm youth
seeks voice
Panel closes meeting
of ag extension workers
Nine members of the Nebraska
Rural Youth group voiced a de
mand for recognition yesterday in
a panel discussion which high
lighted the closing day's session
of the annual conference of Ne
braska agricultural extension
workers at the Union.
The Rural Youth group, com
posed of farm youths too old for
4-H work and too young for a
major voice in adult groups, were
represented by the state president,
Don Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Marton
Kuhr, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Lippin
cott, Mrs. Ted Olinger, Miss Xenia
Lindberg. Miles Cadwallader, jr.,
and Miss Peggy Beyl.
N. W. Gaines, of the university
agricultural extension service ar
ranged for the discussion.
Cadwallader declared that the
group wishes to force recognition
from farm bureau and extension
organizations, and observed that
the greatest needs of this group is
a definite recreational program.
All delegates insisted they should
have more representation in farm
organizations.
The so-called county land use
planning program, which in real
ity is much broader in scope than
"land use," as discussed by a
number of home agents and agri
cultural agents during the Wed
nesday morning .session. They
agreed that farm women should
have a voice on county land use
planning committees. Intensive
(See FARM YOUTH on page 4)
Council drops
Woerners
resignation
Committee on rallies
reports, Prom board
budget gets approval
Resignation of Otto Woerner,
barb, was dropped by the Student
Council after Prof. E. W. Lantz,
Council advisor, suggested that
any action be disposed of and that
the Student Council start out with
a "clean slate."
Woerner submitted his resigna
tion at the last meeting of the
Council after the election of th
Prom committee which resulted
in a landslide majority for tho
progressive party. The barb fac
tion received no representation on
the committee.
At that meeting, Woerner burst
into fiery oratory condemning the
Council as a whole and deploring
the existence of politics in an
election within that body.
Barbs want him to continue.
At yesterday's meeting
Woerner stated that the barb or
ganization desired him to continue
as one of their representatives
and jr that reason implied that
he wished his resignation be can
celled. The council acting on th
advice of a committee to investi
gate the matter voted not to ac
cept his resignation.
Marian Bradstreet, co-chairman
of the Junior-Senior prom com
mittee submitted a budget of ex
penses for the spring dance of
$1,095, seven hundred of which is
to be used in obtaining a suitable
orchestra. The remainder of the
approximate $1,095 will be used
for miscellaneous expenses such
as scenery, tickets, publicity, and
rent for the coliseum. Miss Brad
street stated that the budget was
based upon expenditures incurred
by former Prom committees.
The budget was approved unan
imously. Council members under
wrote the budget so that in th
case of any deficit it could bo
made up, by the Council to prevent
debt.
Mntorfraternlty councH hsont
the power' . . . Lantz.
Lowell Michael, chairman of tho
political rally committee, reported
on the newly devised mass rally
which the council hopes to put
into effect before the spring elec
tion. Michael said that the inter
fratemity council was definitely
opposed to the proposed trm of
rally and also any remi of polit
ical raily whatsoever. He branded
the inter-fraternity council as a
bunch of "sourpusses for their
action concerning the new and old
form of rallying.
Professor Lantz said that ttw
Greek council could take no ef
fective action on the matter, in
that only the Student Council has
the power to act upon matters
relative to faction rallying.
An honors convocation commit
tee was appointed to assist tha
faculty at the convocations. On
the committee appointed by Mar
ian Kidd, Council president, ar
Ruth Clark, Robert Drew, and
Adna Dobson.
Ag experts plan
insect campaign
Initial plans for the 1940 Ne-
braska campaign against grass
hoppers, mormon crickets and
chinch bugs were mapped out in
Denver, entomologists at the col
lege of agricultural said today
upon their return from the confer
ence held there. Basically, the
campaign will follow similar lines
as in 1939 and previous years.
Director W. H. Brokaw of th
extension service; L. Buchholz,
state secretary of agriculture; and
O. S. Bare, extension entomologist
attended the Denver regional gath
ering. There, they met with other
state represent tives and officials
of the Bureau of Entomology and
Plant Quarantine,
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