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VOL. XXXII f NO. 91,
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 21. 1931
PRICE 5 CENTS.
BARBS
PETill
ASKS CONTROL OF
VARSITY
PARTIES
Two Groups List 1 1 Reasons
Why Management Should
Be in Their Hands.
SUCCEEDED FIVE YEARS
Matter Will Be Turned Over
To Student Council
For Action.
In a petition to the Faculty
Senate Committee on Student
ffairs which the Barb council
and Tnterclub council are pre
sputint? members of these or
eanizations list U reasons why the
Barbs should continue control ot
Mi-University parties. In order for
his petition to become effective it
"ill be necassary for the Faculty
Senate Committee to recognize
in at this petition does represent
the opinion of a majority of stu
dents The matter will then be
turned over to the Student council
which will have to act on the re
auest. It will also be necessary to
secure the signatures of 150 stu
dents on the campus.
Heading the pleas is the argu
ment that the Barbs have success
fully handled All-University par
ties for five years. They point out
thPt previous to this time a so
called "Varsity Party Committee
had charge of these social func
tions and accumulated a debt of
$2,000. They go on to point out
that under the present system the
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TO
Block and Bridle Club Will
Complete Plans Annual
Event.
Final arrangements for the Jun
ior Ak-Sar-Ben show will be
whipped into line at a Block and
Bridle club meeting Wednesday
night, George Shsdbolt, 'orgamza
tion president, said Tuesday. The
Junior Ak-Sar-Ben show, spon
sored annually by the Block and
Bridle club, has been set for Fri
dav evening, March 3.
the Wednesday night meeting,
Rhadbolt said, will be devoted
chiefly to reports from chairmen
working on the different features
of the show. Willard Waldo, Ag
senior, is manager of the 1933
show. Chairman of the five major
divisions of the exhibition horse
Classen, cattle classes, dairy cattle
classes, sheep classes, and swine
(lasses are Merrill Lee, Walter
Spilker, Gerald Tool, Harry Elkin,
and Cletus Reinmillcr, respec
tively. Features of the show March 3.
Shadbolt said, are to be a pet and
hobby show, a special program,
and music. Howard White will
have charge of the program and
music. Master of ceremonies at
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TODAY'S NEWS
Briefly Reviewed
The house of representatives will
vote on the cash payment of the
soldier's bonus March 12, altho
President Roosevelt has on several
occasions expressed opposition to
the plan. The one hundred and
forty-five signatures of represen
tatives necessary to bring the mat
ter out of the committee and pre
sent it for a vote were secured
late yesterday afternoon.
At Least the bankers think that
business is getting better. Their
national president told President
Roosevelt yesterday that banks are
returning to a more normal lend
ing policy and that the banking
structure in general is sound, a
factor in the restoration of con
fidence. The weather won a battle with
firemen and would-be rescuers in
a fire that caused the death of
ten of the residents of a Pennsyl
vania Memorial. The firemen were
nnabl to combat the flames in the
18 below zero weather which de
stroyed a one-story frame building
housing relatives of Civil War vet
erans. All of the victims were
women.
The weather al.-o caused army
pilots considerable difficulty
yesterday in flying the mails. De
livery was held up in the east be
cause of blinding snow, sleet, or
tog, which kept a great number
of the planes on the ground.
Only n spots was delivery held up
In the west.
governor Bryan continues to
wait to confer with Senator Nor
ris concerning the Sutherland-Columbus
power project, and Secre
tary of Interior Irkcs has given
Bryan ten days. to take definite
action, or the allotment will he
rescinded Former Governor Neville
ays Bryan's action is "confusing. "
A grudge arising out of a dis
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INTEREST GROUP TO MEET
'See Lincoln First' Division
of Y.W. Will Conduct
Tour Thursday.
The See Lincoln First division
of the Y. W. C. A. interest group
will meet Thursday, Feb. 22, at
4 p. m. in Ellon Smith hall. This
division has planned to spend one
hour a week in visiting interesting
places or institution In the vicinity
of Lincoln.
Last week they visited Morrill
hall. There they were conducted
thru the building by a guide. This
week they plan to visit one of the
following places: State Capitol,
City Jail, State Hospital, Gillen
Bonney candy factory, or the State
penitentiary.
Lois Rathburn, chairman of the
division, urges all university wom
en to attend.
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FOR NEXT DRAMA
'Counsellor-at-Law' to Open
Next Monday Night
At Temple.
With the necessity of making
quick scenery changes in the Uni
versity Players production of
Elmer Rice s "Councellor-at-Law"
the stage design crew, under the
direction of Robert Reade and
Harold "Pete" Sumption are build
ing revolving stages, with which
it will be possible to make a scene
change in about 20 seconds.
Rehearsals for the opening night
of the play, which is next Monday
night, are proceeding smoothly and
dress rehearsal is tentatively slat
ed for Sunday afternoon.
A cast headed by Harold "Pete"
Sumption and Jane McLaughlin
will combine to present the play.
Sumption is cast as a New York
big-time lawyer while Miss Mc
Laugnlin has the feminine lead as
Regina Gordon, hte secretary.
Success On Broadway.
The play was a tremendous suc
cess when first produced on Broad
way about three years. ago with
Paul Muni in the leading role. It
ran for about a year, closed and re
opened with Otto Kruger in the
lead. Mr. Sumption directed the
play when it was produced in
Providence, R. I. which was the
first time that the play had been
shown outside of New York City.
John Barrymore and Bebe Dan
iels were co-starred in the movie
version of the play which scored
a tremendous hit with movie-goers.
"Councellor-at-Law" is, by no
means, Elmer Rice's first big suc
cess since he had already achieved
a high place in the annals of the
American stage with his "Street
Scene," which ran for approxi
mately two years, and with "The
Left Bank."
Altho the advance sale on tick
ets for the production has been
very good, there are still many
excellent tickets left, Charles Hoff,
Players' business manager, an
nounced Tuesday evening.
The play concerns the life and
career of George Simon, a young
Jewish boy who rises from thi
depths and obscurity of the Ghetto
to a position of the highest prom
inence in New York legal circles.
The frnost dramatic moment in
the whole play is when Harry
Becker, a young communist, por
trayed by Irving Hill, tells Simon
just what he thinks of him and all
the rest of the capitalists.
SODERLUND WINS $10
PRESENTATION PRIZE
Ticket Committee Announces
Ducat Sales Start
Next Week.
According to an announcement
made Tuesday by Charles Gallo
way and Arlene Bors, members of
the Junior-Senior prom committee
in charge of presentation plans,
Harold Soderlund, Lincoln, won
the $10 prize for the scheme
Judged by the committee to be the
most suitable for he revealing of
the identity of the prom girl. The
annual affair, which is arranged
by the juniors in honor of the sen
iors, is dated for March 9 In the
Coliseum.
No announcement has been
made as yet by the orchestra com
mittee comprised of Louise Hos
sack and Tom Davies, but they ex
pect to reveal the name of the or
chestra which will play within the
next few days.
Roma DeBrown and Fred Nick
las, in charge of tickets, stated
that tickets will be on sale either
late this week or early next, giving
those who wish to attend two
weeks in which to purchase them.
MISS "FAULKNER TO TALK
Instructor Will Speak on
Pictures in Nebraska
Art Showing.
Miss Kady Faulkner, of the de
partment of fine arts, will give a
talk on the pictures in the art ex
hibition next Sunday afternoon in
Morrill ball at 3;30.' All students
of the university and members of
the Nebraska Art association ar
invited to attend. The art exhibi
tion is now in progress in Morrill
hall and will last until March 18.
PLAYERS TO HAV
REVOLVING TA
LORADO TAFT TO
BE HERE FEB. 11
FOR CONVOCATION
Noted Sculptor Will Build
Lecture Around Famous
Works of Art.
PROMINENT AS AUTHOR
Gave Baccalaureate Address
Here at University
In 1931.
L n r a d o Taft, nationally
known sculptor, will speak in
Lincoln before a university
convocation in the Temple the
ater at 11 o'clock Tuesday
Courtesy of Lincoln Journal.
LORADO TAFT.
morning, February 27, according
to an announcement made today
by the committee in charge. Pro
minent as author, art critic, and
lecturer, Mr. Taft will present an
address, "My Dream Museum"
when he appears at the convoca
tion. He will build his talk around
a series of famous works of art,
which he will show as stereopti
con pictures. At 3:30 p. m. Tues
day he will address the Nebraska
Art association in Morrill hall.
' Seventy-four Years Old.
Now nearly 74 years of age, Mr.
Taft has spoken in most of the
large cities of the country, pleas
ing his audiences with his humor,
philosophy, and his desire to in
spire others with his knowledge of
art. Sculptures created by him
may be seen from Seattle, Wash
ington to the District of Columbia.
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MEET OPENS FEB. 23
All Students May Attend
Three-Day Conclave
At Fremont.
The Nebraska state conference
of Student Christian workers to
be held at Midland college in Fre
mont, Nebraska Feb. 23, 24. and
25 is open to any student wishing
to attend.
One of the speakers is to be
Rev. Harold Case, a leader of the
Lake Geneva student conference
held last summer. Another im
portant feature is the model ref
erence library to be made up of
exceptional books furnished by
the delegates. The main purpone
of the conference is to be an ex
change of ideas which will as
sist leaders of activities working
for the betterment of the social
order.
Dormitory accomodations are
being furnished by Midland college.
All meals during the conference
will be included in a $1.15 fee.
Anyone wishing to attend the
conference for all or part of the
three days may secure transpor
tation by calling the University
Y. M. C. A. or Y.W. C. A.
Those going with the association
groups may pay a fee of two dol
lars which will cover all expenses
including meals and transportation.
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Revolving Stage Will Be Used by
Players in Presentation of Next
Play; First One in Temple Theater
When 1 lit curtain opens on Klmer Nice's 't'onnsellor-at-Law"
,it the Temple theater next Monday night, llie first re
volving stage t he used in the Temple 1 heat or, and the first
to be, used in Lincoln for ten years, will lie employed in this
production.
Using the same type of revolv-o
ing stage and the same setting.
the play will be given exactly as
the original "Counsellor-at-Law"
was in the Plymouth Theater,
New York. Due to the large num
ber of quick changes in scenery
necessary to present the play, it
was given last year when a suit
able arrangment for a revolving
stage was not known.
"Impetus has been given to the
revolving stage ida," stated How
ard Sumption of the dramatics de
partment and a member of the
cast, "by the advent of the talkies "
Audiences now demand quirk
changes in scenery, and with this
new type of stage, we will be able
FIRE DAMAGES CHEM HALL
Defective Wiring Blamed for
Early Morning Blaze in
Campus Building.
A fire, discovered at about 12:30
this morning in Chemistry hall,
threatened serious developments
until firemen were able to extin
guish it. Blazing in the wall be
tween the general lecture room
and the store room where high
powered chemicals and explosives
are kept, anxiety was felt for the
safety of the building. Only
slight damage resulted.
The fire was discovered by
Harry Wolfe, campus watchman
when he saw flames thru the win
dows of the building. It is thought
that the blaze was started by de
fective wiring.
TO BE IN L
T
Speech in Cornhusker Will
Stress Uni-Cameral
Legislation.
Senator George Wr. Norris will
address a meeting in the Corn
husker hotel Thursday night on
the subject, "The Model Legisla
ture." The purpose of the address
will be to stress the need for a uni
cameral legislature in Nebraska.
A state organization that will
carry on all the work of campaign
ing for the measure will be effect
ed at the meeting and plans will
be made for the drive that the sen
ator hopes will add his long cher
ished amendment to the state con
stitution. Many Governors Expected.
Invitations have been issued to
the governors of several of the
surrounding states and it is
thought that several of them will
be present to hear Senator Norris.
Governor Langer of North Dakota
has already signified his intention
to attend the meeting.
"The meeting will be strictly
nonpartisan," Colonel Maher, head
of a citizens' committee, said.
In order that out-state people
will not be at a disadvantage they
may secure free reserved seats by
writing to George W. Kline in
Lincoln. ...
Idea Is Nation Wide.
Since the announcement of the
unicameral legislature proposal
early this fall, the movement has
assumed nation wide proportions
and drives are under' way in five
states at the present time to add
similar amendments to their con
stitution. Missouri, Colorado, Ar
kansas, North Dakota,' Maine and
California have started drives for
unicameral legislation.
Excessive governmental expense
is expected to bear the brunt of
genator Norris' attack on bicam
eral legislation when he addresses
the meeting here Feb. 22.
TO
'Women in Advertising'
Subject of Tuesday
Night Talk.
Is
Miss Margaret Altman, director
of the Moritz Advertising Agency,
spoke to members of Gamma Al
pha Chi, honorary advertising sor
ority, on the subject, "Women in
Adver' islng." at a meeting at Ellen
Smith hall Tuesday evening.
"I think that in about twelve
years, women will be the only peo
ple in advertising," said Miss Alt
man. "In the beginning of time
Eve sold the apple to Adam, and
since then women have been the
salespeople." She stressed the fact
that advertising is interesting and
exciting, though much work.
The big problem in advertising,
Miss Altman said, is to determine
upon an advertising policy. News
paper work, she believes, is the
best way to enter the field of
agency advertising, altho depart
ment store work is equally good.
History and English are the two
courses which Miss Altman thinks
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to change a setting in twenty-five
seconds. Now oae-fourth of the
theaters in New York use a revolv
ing change in such productions
as "Grand Hotel." "Dinner at
Eight' and "The Masquader."
A revolving stage is particularly
applicable to the "Councellor-at-Law"
because only two scenes are
used, but sometimes changed four
orfive times in an act. The type
to be usea in this play is called the
"wagon" or "rolling" type. One
stage is kept In back of the other,
and when It Is needed, the front
stage parts in the center, and the
other is rrlled clown in front, A
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SENATOR
MORRIS
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THURSDAY
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STUDENT COUNCIL
ISSUES CALL FOR
Organization Presidents to
Continue Discussion of
Reorganization.
TWO NEW PLANS IN VIEW
Second Called Meeting Will
Be Held Tomorrow
Afternoon.
Heads of the various organi
zations on the campus will
meet for the second time Thurs
day at 3 o'clock in the student
council rooms to continue the
discussion started last week for re
organization of the student council.
John Gepson, president of the
student council, called the first
meeting of the group last Thurs
day in response to a campaign,
begun by the Daily Nebraskan.
calling lor a revised student coun
cil. Since the beginning of the se
mester the council has been at
tacked for its inactivity in student
government, and has been accused
of misrepresentation and unfair
politics.
Altho no definite conclusion was
reached at the meeting last Thurs
day, two plans were presented for
the formation of a new governing
body, and the meeting this week
will be a continuation of the con
sideration of the merits embodied
in the two ideas.
One plan calls for the council to
be rrmde up of representatives
from organizations on the campus.
The second plan however, is more
complete as to the revision of tin
council. The plan, as presented by
Beverly Finkle, president of the
Green Toga faction, recommends
the creation of a Men's Association
Board to be composed of one sen
ior and one junior from each col
lege and four sophomores elected
at large. All male students would
be members of the Men's Associ
ation. According to the plan, the reor
ganized student council would con
sist of the members of the Men's
Association board and the A. W. S.
Board. A point system would be
set up to do away, with the domi
nance of certain members of the
student body and to make possible
more general student participation
in ictivities.
ASPECTS OF CHINESE
Dr. Koo Speaks Before Y.M.
World Forum Lunch
Tuesday.
At the Tuesday noon luncheon
of the Y. M. C. A. members at the
Grand hotel yesterday Dr. T. J.
Koo, famous Chinese lecturer,
leader and Christian religious
worker, spoke on the Chinese sit
uation dealing with the local as
pects, and the relation of them to
the rest of the world. He discussed
the far eastern situation in gen
eral, bringing in the Russo-Japanese
trouble.
Dr. Koo is known to thousands
nf Americans as one of the ablest
and most interesting Orientals
who have come to this country. A
graduate of St. John s university
in Shanghai, China, he was for
nine years an official in the ad
ministrative department of the
Chinese Eastern Railway Service.
Later he joined the staff of the
national committee of the Young
Men's Christian association of
China with special work in regard
to universities and colleges, and
with added responsibility of the
cultivation of better international
relations.
In more recent years Dr. Koo
has been first associate general
secretary of the China national
committee, and then resigning this
position he took up the furthering
or the interests or uninese sin
dents, working in close co-opera'
tion with the World's Student
Christian federation.
Dr. Koo. rather than interpret
ing Orientals to Occidentals, in
terprets Occidentals to themselves.
By many well known men through
out the United States he has been
praised greatly for his accomplish
ments and lectures.
Dr. Koo visited two fronts in
northern China when the Japan
ese were attempting to push
through the Chinese lines. Even
in the relatively small scale com
bat as compared with those of
other wars, Dr. Koo was impressed
with the horrors of modern war
fare, the desolation of cities, the
bombing raids, the turn of events
that allowed grans to grow in the
middle of the streets of the be
sieged cities.
GROUP H0LDS LUNCHEON
Commercial Club Meets at
Lincoln Chamber of
Commerce.
The Men's Commercial club held
a luncheon at the Lincoln junior
chamber of commerce Tuseday
noon. Feb. 10. The regular meet
ing will be held this vening in the
club rooms at 7:30. Vote will be
taken on the new institution, and
plans discussed ior the party
I Feb. 28.
SPECIAL
SESSION
TEN ON MUSICAL PROGRAM
Seventeenth Convocation of
Year Set for Today at
4 in Temple.
Ten advanced students of the
School of Music will participate in
the seventeenth musical convoca
tion to be presented at 4 o'clock.
Wednesday afternoon at the Tem
ple Theater. Those entertaining
are: Howard Stark, Gene Ells
worth, Gerald O. Mott, Betty Zat-
terstrom, W illiam C. Mitter, Mar
jory Helvey, Merritt Wells, Violet
vaugnn, Helen unery, Perry
Beach.
MEET NEBRASKA
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Powers of President Topic
Of Debate Held Here
Tuesday.
Arguing the fuestiuii of the
enlargement of the powers of
the president of the United
States, Charles Steadnian and
John Stover debated against a
team made up of Chester Hunt and
Paul Rieber from Nebraska Wes
leyan here Tuesday. The after
noon engagement was arranged at
the last moment and no previous
announcement was made ot it.
Wesleyan on the affirmative
contended that the powers of the
president to make ordinances
should be extended and made
permanent leaving only general
legislation in the hands of con
gress and that the powers of the
president over industry, agricul
ture and related activities should
be made a permanent grant to the
executive.
Huskers on Negative.
Nebraska, debating on the nega
tive, claimed that increased power
would lead to usurpation, and that
all presidents are not able to han
dle the powers as those listed by
the affirmative. Also the nega
tive decried the move toward bu
reaucracy and the inevitable irre
sponsible government which they
claimed followed.
There was much side argument
on the question whether the pow
ers which the affirmative oullined
were not already included in the
grant of powers to the executive
oifice and therefore outside the
consideration of the proposition.
The affirmative upheld its position
by saying that the topic stated Re
solved: That the Powers of the
President of the United States
Should be Enlarged as a Perma
nent Policy," implying that all
powers were included in the topic
which were not permanent and
that the present emergency powers
of the executive were consequently
within the limits of the discussion.
Defend Present System.
The negative also defended the
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FPElOufTO
SPEAK HERE FEB. 26
Secretary of War Prevention
Organization Will
Address AWS.
Frederick J. Libby, executive
secretary of the National Council
for the Prevention of War will be
in Lincoln for a number of speak
ing engagements on Feb. 26. At
4 o'clock he will address the A.
W. S. groups at Ellen Smith hall.
All students and faculty members
desiring to bear Mr. Libby are in
vited to attend this meeting.
At noon on Monday he will
speak at a luncheon which is open
to the public which will be held
at the city Y. W. C. A. cafeteria.
His talks will include information
on the army and navy investiga
tions, disarmament. and the
League of Nations petition.
Paul Harris Jr., who was on the
Nebraska campus this fall, is an
associate of Mr. Libby's in the Na
tional Council for the Prevention of
War. Their headquarters are In
Washington D. C. Vice-chairman on
the board include Jane Adams.
Bishop Oldham and Francis Mc-Connell.
HUSKER ARGUERS
WESLEYAN
EAM
CWA Funds Have Given Employment
To Hundred and Thirteen Nebraska
Students; Many Positions Still Open
Kcsi'hrch students and laborainry assistants, clerks an-l
stenographers, readers and library workers, laborers and cus
todians, a musician and a life guard have all been put to work
on tlii CWA jobs, which will enable them to continue their
college careers.
Seventy-five men and thirty-o
eight women have already been cn; equally distributed, eight-n
employed in those positions which ! raen an1 len women now filling
best fit their particular qualifica- such posts thruout the university,
tions. Thru the CWA student aid ! The science departments, on the
fund these 113 students who other- hcr hand, gave work to twenty.
wis, would have been forced to
leave school can now proceed with
their courses.
The government is paying from
$15 to $20 a month to keep these
deserving students at their studies.
This money is not loaned or given
but is paid for the work done by
the students.
Clerks and laboratory assistants
were in highest demand m thre i g wun mp.r.ur. i
are twenty-eight workers in each j the aid of the generous CW A allot
roun. The clerical positions are I iConUnvrsd on rage 3.)
JUNIOR
CHAMBER
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Commerce Members Honor
Husker Football Star
Tuesday Noon.
MANY ATTEND LUNCHEON
Nebraska Gridder Is Third
To Receive That
Distinction.
George Saner, Nebraska's
11-Aineriean fullback of the
ast football season, and hailid
is the greatest backfield man
if the year, was awarded 11h
' Lincoln Junior
C h a m b e r of
Commerce medal
for distinguished
service. at a
luncheon in tha
Chamber of
Commerce Tues
day noon. A
number of Lin
coln's most
prominent citi
zens praised
Sauer in short
speeches during
the luncheon.
Two hundred
chamber of com
merce members
and guests at
okoik.i: om r.R.
Court t'fiy
Lincoln Journal.
tended the luncheon, the crowd
being one of the largest to ever
attend a junior chamber luncheon.
Robert Van Pelt, winner of the
chamber's award for 1932, gave
the - presentation speech beforu
awarding the medal to Sauer. F. H.
McCulla. who in 1931 received tha
first distinguished service medal
ever awarded by the junior cham
ber, addressed the meeting on the
national aspects of the work of
junior chambers of commerce.
In his presentation address Mr.
Van Pelt said that the medal wa.
not given to Sauer merely because
of his gridiron prowess, but that
he was selected by the committed
more because of his contribution
to the boy and girl life of the city.
He stated that Sauer has been
placed in the minds o;' school chil
dren as their ideal, und has also
gained the admiration of the adult
population of the city.
Words of praise were expressed
in letters of recommendation from
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S OF THE Y.W.C.A.
Professor Addresses Vespers
Services Tuesday
Afternoon.
''It's a forward .step to restate
and rethink aims and objectives."
stated Dr. Charles Patterson, pro
cessor of philosophy in the univr r
I sity. who spoke on "Aim.s of the
Y. W. C. A." during the vespers
I services in Ellen Smith hall Tues
day afternoon, "but it's only thu
first step, for it is better never t i
profess Christian ideals and reso
lutions than to make them and
never carry them out."
Dr. Patterson gave several in
teresting examples of Christian
ideals in the lives of such outstand
ing Christians as Harry Emer.san
Fossdick, minister of Riverside
church in New York, and Dr. Ed
ward A. Steiner. professor of Ap
plied Christianity at Gnnnell col
lege, Iowa. Dr. Patterson helped
the Y. W. C. A. cabinet to restat
their aims and objectives during
their recent retreat.
The meeting was presided over
by Mary Edith Hendricks who read
a poem embracing the woik of the
Y. W. C. A., announced the hold
ing of the Nebraska stale leader
ship conference which is to tnke
place at Midland college in Fre
mont next Friday. Saturday and
Sunday, and also the Gir! Reserve
Training course which is open to
anyone interested in leading Girl
Reserve groups and which will be
held in the city Y. W.
Music for the devotionals was
played by Inez Dovil.
six men and two women.
Five stenographical positions
have been filled and fourteen typ
ists, of which three are men. hav
been given employment. Thes
posts were cieatel in all depart
ments of the university and ar
not confined to the administrative
offices. Three women and five
i . . . . . w
, men rcwarin fiuurm.
AWARDS
RIC
MEDAL TO SAUER
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