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Official Newspaper Of More Than 7,000 Students
Vol. 39, No. 89.
Lincoln, Nebraska Sunday, February 18, 1930
Candidates
IlYff
Regents hike fees
effective next fall
Non-professional colleges to hare minimum
of $2.50 per credit hour; other fees unchanged
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for Prom Girl
file this week
By Bob Aldrich.
A busy teacher but seldom too
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busy to chat with a student is
Clarence Jackson Frankforter, as-
sociate professor of chemistry.
Your correspondent found him
assisting a young man who was
starting an experiment in the lab
adjoining: the teacher's office. Pro-
fessor Frankforter, in vest and
shirt sleeves and with powder
stained fingers, waved us to his
desk and promised to be with us
in a moment.
When the general bedlam of stu-
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torter -leaned back in his chair
t i-JtaMr.AM J
put his hands behind his granite
hair and related to us a few of the
high points of an active life.
Native of Lincoln.
Lincoln, Neb. happens to be his
birthplace and Lincoln high school
and the university his alma ma
ters. After getting his M. A. in
1909 he took graduate work in or
ganic chemistry at Minnesota and
was a special student at Michi
gan. He has seen not only the labora
tory side of his work but the
practical side through work in
steel mills, oil refineries, and a wa
ter purification plant. Besides his
teaching he does private work as
a general analytical and consulting
chemist and in chem engineering
work.
Right now he and his senior stu
dents are much interested in a
new model oil refinery, costing
$700, which actually refines crude
oil. It was made for him by the
technical department of a large
oil company.
Vogue editor
speaks here
Alice Burrows confers
with women students
Women students will have an
opportunity tomorrow to hear and
to interview Miss Alice Burrows,
one of the editors of Vogue maga
zine, when she appears as the first
speaker on the new vocational ser
ies for women being sponsored by
the AWS board and the office of
the dean of women.
Miss Burrows will hold confer
ences with individual students
from 2 to 4 p. m. in Ellen Smith
and will speak on fashion design
and the Vogue Prix de Paris con
test at a general meeting at 4.
College advisors . . .
Tire of low grades alibis; ask
students to get new ones
College advisors at the Univer
sity of CaroMna became so bored
with "stock excuses" for low
grades at this time of year that
they published, in a moment of
desperation, a list of the "Big Six"
most over-used alibies. These
southerners have "heard them all"
and publish this list of "oldies" in
the hope that students will think
up Rome new ones in the future.
1. "I was sick and fell far be
hind in my assignments." (Must
be accompanied by a slight cough
- more effective if face is ghastly
white.)
2. "I got off to my usual slow
start but now I'm coming through
DAILY staff photo by George Royal.
While we chatted, the phone
An engineer in a Lincoln
brick plant wanted to know how to
fireproof a door. Frankforter gave
him various suggestions without
touching a book, including several
formulas that sounded very tech-
nical to tnese lay ears- He im"
Presses you as being the kind of
man vou wuld like to have for a
nexi-uuor neignoor u your iurnace
didn't work.
Has patented invention.
He has U. S. and foreign pat
ents on several inventions. One,
to remove sulphur from petroleum,
aVifMil-1 Via n v i w- tn-of Vint- Via
doesnt know Us "cercial value
since il has been tried on,y in the
lab- Another inVention is for
t crackin. of r,etroleum nrod-
?c!s a Srd to &2?te?for
removal of iron Rnd manganese.
"But my primary interest Is
teaching," he remarks. "There's
not much money in it but it's a
great satisfaction to watch these
boys grow and see them become
successful after they get out of
school."
He showed us a letter from a
graduate now working on Wake
island in the Pacific. "The stamp
cost him 35 cents, so there's one
fellow who thinks I'm worth some
thing," he said, smiling.
(See FRANKFORTER, page 3.)
Carnival cup
to Alpha Chi
'Matchmaking' wins;
Pi Phi takes 2nd place
Alpha Chi Omega for the third
consecutive year had the prize
winning both at the Co-ed Counsel
or's Penny Carnival held yesterday
afternoon in Grant Memorial. This
year's win gives Alpha Chi perma
nent possession of the cup. Second
prize went to Pi Beta Phi's "wubba
dolly booth, and honorable men
tion to Chi Omega for their penny
tossing game.
One of the largest crowds that
has ever attended a Penny Carni
val purchased a total of about 1200
tickets. Beside the various booths,
the Counselors provided refresh
mcnts and free dancing.
Engineered by-Co-chairman
of the Penny carni
val were Mary Bullock and Ruth
Clark. Other committees: Food,
Natalie Burn, Ruth Ann Sheldon;
publicity, June Bierbower; danc
ing, Maxine Lake; tickets, Faith
Medlar, Ruth Grosvenor; cup pre-
(See CARNIVAL, page 4.)
with a flying finish. (If jaw is
set determinedly and the fist
clenched, the little speech is more
realistic.)
3. "I was doing well all through
the quarter when the professor
gave a quiz on material we hadn't
taken up." (The look of complete
helplessness, as if the wicked man
had caused complete demoraliza
tion will help.)
4. "The instructor is Just too
brilliant but he can't put the mate
rial across." (The only hope for
success with this oft-repeated ex
cuse is to look smarter than most
frat men and to assume a FBK
stance.)
Dancers vote at door
on Prom night; prize
for presentation plan
Candidates for the coveted hon
or of Prom girl may file in the
office of John K. Scllcck from
Monday, Feb. 19-Friday, Feb. 26.
Presentation of the Prom girl
will be made at the Junior-Senior
Prom March 2, at ten o'clock. The
Prom girl will be elected by vote
at the door by those attending.
A prize of ten dollars Is offered
by the Prom committee for the
best plan of presentation. The
cost of the plan selected must not
exceed $25. Entries are to be left
at the Union office by Friday,
Feb. 23.
Any junior or senior girl who
has carried 26 hours successfully
the previous year, and is taking
12 hours this semeste is eligible.
The weather
Fair and warmer, but not around
here. In other words the weather
man expects only the west and
central part of the state to dry up.
Nutting says . . .
I Annlcot.nn nAAv fifivAnt
unprotected from state injury
Prof. C. B. Nuttiner of the uni- the action of government agents.
Prof. C. B. Nutting of the uni
versity college of law branded as
unfortunate the present legal set-
C. B. NUTTING.
...virtually impossible to sue."
up in Nebraska which does not
provide adequate protection to in
dividuals who receive injuries by
21 prepare
Follies skits
Committee will select
acts for all-girl show
Skits for the Coed Follies will
be judged Wednesday and Thurs
day evenings when the judging
committee visits houses which
submitted drafts of their acts on
February 9. The committee will
choose five full length skits and
four curtain acts for t!;e follies,
to be given March 24 in the
Temple.
The plan lo be Judged Wednesday
nUht, and tlie time Ihry ant t be
indeed are a follow a: Prlla Delia
Delia, S P. ni. ; Alpha XI Delia, 8:10;
Drlla t-atnma, S:?0; Knpoa Delia, 0:30;
Nxina Kapna, 11:40; FI lleta I'hl. 7 p. m.
hi Omega, 7:10; Raymond and lova
balla, 7:20; Kappa Kappa t.anima, 7:S0;
and hlitma Drlla Tan, 7:40.
To be Judged Thursday evening are;
Alpha hi Omega, S P. m.; kappa Al
pha Thela, 6:10; Alpha Omirron I'l,
8:20; AIMia I'M, e:.tO tuium I'hl
Heta, 6:40 Fhl Ma, 1 f. m. Wllxia
Hall. 7:10; Br.ro A. V. 8.. 1:20; Home
Kronomlra luh, 7:H0; Howard Hall,
7:V; and bicnia Alpha loU, 7:60.
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Curie to discuss
mother's radium
research work
Dr. B. C. Hendricks, associate
professor of chemistry, is among
the most interested of those who
are awaiting appearance of Eve
Curie in Lincoln. Noted as author
lecturer and daughter of the fa
mous discoverer of radium, Miss
Curie will speak in St. Paul church
Thursday evening, Feb. 22, under
auspices of the Lincoln Altrusa
club.
Dr. Hendricks has written three
articles on the work of Pierre and
Marie Curie and their daughter
Irene, also a scientist. "How I
Happened to Discover Radium"
appeared in the Cornell rural
school leaflets and "How I Used
Polonium" in the chemistry leaf
lets. Issued just this week was a
third, "How I Won a Nobel Prize"
which appeared in the Cornell
science leaflets.
(See CURIE, page 4.)
the action of government agents
Speaking Friday night at Sew
ard before the Seward County Bar
Association, Nutting declared that
"either general responsibility for
injuries of thi.s character should
be assumed by the state, as it
should be denied in all cases."
In Nebraska the only relief pos
sible for an injured person is
through a legislative appropria
tion, except in the case of work
men's compensation, where the
state has expressly assumed liabil
ity. This system is unequal in its
operation, he pointed out, and may
result in great injustice in prac
tice. "It is a universally recognized
principle of law that a state can
not be sued without its consent,"
he stated. "This principle origi
nated at a time when the activi
ties of government were limited
largely to keeping the peace and
raising revenue. At the present
(See NUTTING, page 4.)
Airmail or stork . . .
N U produces test tube7 calf
via artificial insemination
Uncle Sam's airmail has played
many unusual roles, but probably
none stranger than when it played
"Dr. Stork" for a brand.new "test
tube"calf at the University of Ne
braska. Today the calf is frisking and
eating at the collt-ge of agriculture
dairy barn just as any normal calf
should, unaware of the fact that
her sire never ventured west of hia
home state of Delaware, while her
Tickets on sale
for French movie
Tickets are now on sale for the
French movie "Un Carnet de Bal"
to be presented Feb. 22 by the
French club in the Union. Ad
mission price is 25 cents.
"Un Carnet de Bal" is esteemed
by movie critics as one of the
greatest of European movies. It
stars eight foremost French actors
who make the production a tival
of Hollywood films.
Th movie ill be presented at
4:30, 7:00 and 8:30 p. m.
Minimum fees in non-professional
colleges were raised from
$1.50 per credit hour to $2.50 by
the Board of Regents Thursday
night.
The fee raise was not entirflv
unexpected by students, after
Chancellor Boucher's legislative
campaign last fall when the uni
versity head said that either fees
must be raised or enrollment re
stricted if the appropriation was
cut. Other fees in both non-professional
and professional colleges
were not raised. The increase in
fees will become effective Sept. 1,
Change was made In the motor
rent of $12.50 per semester
charged to juniors and seniors in
the college of dentistry. This waa
reduced to $8 per semester effec
tive Sept. 1, 1940. and covers lab
oratory and infirmary equipment
rental.
Reoeives resignations.
The board received the resigna
tions of Consuelo S. Graham, head
of the circulation department of
the library, effective as of Jan.
31; of John H. Hammond, as
sistant instructor in romance lan
guages, and E. O. Morton, instruc
tor in engineering mechanics, ef
fective the end of the first sem
ester; and Joseph A. Robertson,
assistant instructor in botany, ef
fective Jan. 1.
Leave of absence was approved
for Elvin Frolik, assistant exten
sion agrc nomist, for one year from
March 8, without salary. Mr. Fro
lik will continue graduate work at
Cornell university. The board also
approved the leave of absence of
Earl H. Bell, assistant professor
of anthropology, for one semester
from Feb. 1, without salary.
Changes titles.
Changes in title confirmed by
the board were those of J. E. A.
Alexis, from professor of Ger
manic languages to professor of
modern languages; and Loren T.
Hunt, from instructor in dental
journalism to instructor in prac
tice management.
New BiMwkitmenU from fundi available
were ronlirmed in numbrr el depart
meat. In arrU-ulliirnl elenion: f turenee
Kerry, fttenographrr, from Krb. 1 In plsr
nl Mildred M. lUrnrli; .ViMiita Itrurr,
t !! fnrni Kelt. I In place ol Franera
Robert; W. KandaJI I'rlerMHi, aulxtnnt
run(y rtlentkn agent fntm Feb. 1 la
place ftf Hay I., ( mine, tranaferrnd ta
pnaiitkMi a county eitrnnlon agent; I). K.
Whrlaii, altait ritenlnn ralomuloriii
fur aU ntuuthi from Jan. 1,
In agronomy; Robert F. I'uhl, iraJnat
awtiilant from Feb. I; John K. I'attertoa,
(See REGENTS, page 4.)
dam has never travelled east of
Nebraska.
Incidentally, air mail also had a
part in the official "christening"
of the calf. The application for
registration, along with the nec
essary photographs, went by plane
to the Holstein-Friesian associa
tion of America. And the associa
tion, in turn, sent the registration
papers back to Prof. II. P. Davis,
chairman of the dairy husbandry
department, by sir mail. The
number assigned was 2,079,969.
"Butch, 2,079,969."
The birth of this Holstein,
scarcely big enough yet to support
her ponderous name of "Select
Gerblair of U. Neb. 2.079,909" may
prove history-making. On that
point the record Is not yet clear.
Professor Davis believes this calf
represents living proof of the long
est successful shipment of cattle
semen anywhere in the world.
A shipment to Argentina by the
U. S. Department of Agriculture
has been reported, but some doubts
have been raised concerning Its
success. Shipments have been
(Seo INSEMINATION, page 3.),