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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
TUESDAY. APRIL 17. 1Q?u
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Attaching Significance
To Arbor Day.
JJONORING J. Sterling Morton, pioneer Nebraska
journalist and founder of Arbor Day, Sigma
Pelta Chi, professional journalism fraternity, is
sponsoring a special convocation and tree planting
ceremony Tuesday morning.
Held in connection with the fraternity's found
ing, the campus will in this way observe Arbor Day
program which begins next week, under the spon
sorship of the American Legion.
Arbor Day holds special significance for Xe
braskans, since it originated in Nebraska some
years ago. From its inaugural observance this day
hns been almost universally adopted by other states
and possessions of this country.
But the history of Arbor Day inevitably brings
to mind the interesting life of one of Nebraska's
greatest pioneers.
The founder of Arbor Day was J. Sterling
Morton. While he is known to historians as an edi
tor, historian, and outstanding politician, be is best
remembered by the present generation as the man
who started Nebraska's tree planting program
which has done much to increase the wealth and
beauty of this state.
Imhued with the philosophy that tree and shrub
planting had many valuable advantages, Morton be
gan practicing what he preached as early as 1854,
when he settled on the edge of Nebraska City.
Thru Morton's example and largely thru his ef
forts while a member of the state board of agricul
ture, the legislature officially created Arbor Day
twenty years later. Since 1874, when Governor Fur
nas proclaimed the third Wednesday la April as Ar
bor Day, the day has been declared a holiday every
year by Nebraska's governors. In 1885, April 22
was fixed as the official date for Arbor Day by the
state legislature. Since that time nearly every state
in the union and many foreign countries have
adopted Arbor Day as occasion of the official tree
planting observance every year.
When J. Sterling Morton died, the state gov
ernment attempted to buy his home and preserve it
as a fitting memorial to his memory. But Joy Mor
ton, eldest son of the illustrious pioneer, formally
presented the property to the state of Nebraska in
1923.
But the memory of this man stands out much
greater than the nationally famous Arbor Lodge.
In his own words, Morton created a greater monu
ment. On Arbor Day of 1S94, at a tree planting
exercise in Washington, he is quoted as saying:
". . . Every man, woman, and child shall be able to
say, on coming as I have come, toward the evening
of life, in all sincerity and truth: 'If you seek my
monument, look around you'."
It is particularly appropriate, then, for the jour
nalism fraternity to honor the memory of one of the
fathers of Nebraska journalism. It is more fitting
ior the state, and more specifically the university,
to observe this event as an outstanding Nebraska
born holiday. It is noteworthy, too, that an under
graduate organization should take upon itself this
opportunity to refresh In the minds of many stu
dents the colorful life of a famous Nebraxka pioneer.
perlence, and his message should hold a common in
terest. At this time of instability for the Nebraska
fraternity system, the talk of another Greek alum
nus, Claude S. Wilson, should be of particular sig
nificance to brothers of the jeweled pin. From his
vantage point as chairman of the control board,
Wilson will describe the board's relation to under
graduate chnpters and in what ways it will attempt
to aid.
There are still many points where improvement
might be made, but all in all the event, the only one
of the year exclusively by and for Greeks, has been
well planned and is worth the attendance of all fra
ternity men on the campus.
Greek Men
Gather Again.
-pONIGHT Nebraska fraternity men will gather
for the annual interfraternlty banquet. Headed
by. A. J. Weaver, former governor of the state, a
varied list of speakers has ben arranged by. th
committee in charge. Claude S. Wilson, head of the
recently established interfraternlty alumni board of
control, has been selected to speak on functions of
the board; Chancellor E. A. Eurnett and Dean T. J.
Thompson will talk briefly, while Alumni Secretary
Hay Ramsay will preside as toastmaster. In addi
tion to the traditional custom of announcing schol
arship awards, intramural placques will be pre
sented. During the past few years, the int-fraUrnity
banquet has degenerated in the eyes of the Greek
men of the university. Possibly the program com
mittee has been at fault, since notable speakers
have been outstanding by their absence. But
whether this or the prevailing indifference of col
lege students to all such affairs, has been the cause
for steadily decreasing interest and attendance Is
yet to be determined.
This evening, while a program of new and
startling nature is not contemplated, it is one
worthy of note.
Former Governor Weaver, a fraternity man
and graduate of the university, has been promi
nent in both state and national governmental af
fairs for many years. His knowledge of government
and political machinations is well founded in ex-
Contemporary Comment
Tassels Join Phi Sigma Chi
The Mesv Deal
Influenced by Education.
An effort to got the "brain trust" idea extended
to state and local government has been started by
students at the University of Chicago and North
western university. They advocate, to start the
movement, an organization to interest college men
in political careers.
"If politics is dirty and disreputable, the way to
change it is to roll up our sleeves and got to work,"
these students declare.
The idea expressed, is, of course, contrary to
that voiced a few years ago by men at one of the
older eastern universities. They contended then
that politics was so filthy that the college man
should not contaminate himself by participation.
Opposition has also been registered by old style
politicians when professors have talked about "go
ing into politics." College trained men have been
classed as theorists with impractical ideas.
However, the pre-depresslon laments of the
pessimists have boon largely discredited. For ex
ample, the elder LaFollette, who won renown as a
statesman, never hesitated to consult educators at
his state university. And during the period of his
influence, Wisconsin had the reputation of being
one of the best governed states.
And to put the old guard completely to rout,
the more progressive idea of the "new deal" may be
directly credited to the influence of college trained
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Courtesy Sunday Journal and Star.
Members cf Tassels, women's
pep club, which Saturday night be
came a member of newly formed
Phi Sigma Chi, national pep or
ganization. Left to right in the picture in
the top row are the Misses: Rose
Steinberg, Omaha; Donna Davis,
Omaha; Doris Ericson, Stroms
burg; Irene Maurer, Madi
son; Gwendolyn Thomuson, Lin
coln; Beth Langford, Lincoln;
Jean Brownee, Omaha; Con
stance Wade, Nebraska City;
Helen Shelledy, Lincoln. Second
row are: Francis Rymer, Lincoln;
Elaine Woodruff, Tulsa, Okl.; Vel
ma James, North Platte; Alaire
Barkes, Lincoln; Gerayne Craw
ford, Bancroft; Helen Epplor, Lin
coln; Laura McAllister, Lincoln;
Margaret Medlar, Lincoln; Alice
Geddes, Grand Island; Irene Nab
ity, David City.
In the third row are: Virgene
McBrlde, Omaha; Virla Withers,
Elm wood; Florence Smeerin,
Woodbine, la.; Bash Perkins,
Arnold; Polly Pollard, Nehawka;
Mary Relmers, Grand Island;
Bonny Spanggaard, Omaha; Adele
Tombrlnk, Omaha; Marjorie Fil
ley, Lincoln; Roma DeBrown,
Lincoln.
The fourth row: Barbara Bar
ber, Lincoln; Loretta Murphy,
Lincoln; Florence Buxmna, Lin
coln: Phyllis Sidner, North Bend;
Marjorie Smith. Omaha; Arelene
Bora. Wllber: Louise Hossack,
Sutherland; Ruby Schwembly,
Wrav. Colo.: Marv Stander, Gor
don; Helen Rowan, Montrose, Col.;
Francis Brune, Chappell.
The lower row: Kathryn Evans,
Omaha; Gretchen Schrag, Lincoln;
Elizabeth Shearer, Omaha; Thel
ma Sterkel, Lincoln; Mildred
Huff, Lincoln; Anne Bunting,
president, Lincoln; Valentine
Klotz, Lincoln; Maxlne Packwood,
Riverton; Ruth Haggman, Scan
dia, Kas.; and Gladys Klopp,
Plainview.
BENEATH THE
By DICK MORAN.
pEOPLE who have become afraid to invest their
money in the stock market or any other of
the customary investment markets have turned
to something new in the way of securities. They
don't want to keep their money in cash, so now
they are buying jewels. Jewelers report that the
precious stones are being bought in large quan
tities by people who hesitate to invest in the un
stable markets, and since the stones, especially
diamonds, represent something of unchanging
value, their sales are increasing. A well-known
New York jeweler has explained it in this way:
he believes that the depression has caused "dis
tressed sales," the sale of precious stones by
owners of collections who need money and have
allowed their collections to be broken up. This has
resulted in the disposal of thousands of valuable
stones from private collections. Then there is the
ancient reason tn the pure joy of the acquisition
of a luxury. But the most important at least
at the resent time he says, is that the confusion
of the times has taught people that stocks and
bonds cannot be depended upon to maintain their
full value; and they can be assured that precious
stones will be worth the same for a long time.
OFFICIAL
BULLETIN
AG Y. W.
Elaine Fontein will give a report
on the international relations con
ference at Grinnell, before the Ag
Y. W. C. A. Tuesday noon.
Cabinet Meetings.
The regular cabinet meeting of
the Y. W. C. A. will be held at
7 Wednesday. At 7:30 the meet
ing will adjourn for a joint meet
ing with the Y. M. C. A. cabinet
at the Temple, for a report by
Elaine Fontein on the international
relations conference held at Ge
neva, April 6 to 8.
Gamma Alpha Chi.
There will be a meeting of Gain
ma Alpha Chi Tuesday night at
7:30 in Ellen Smith hall.
Most of the world's diamonds, which are
sought by investors more than any other of the
precious stones, come from Transvaal in South
Africa. The stcry of the discovery of diamonds
there is that one day the daughter of a poor farmer
wsa playing with some pebbles and stones and was
particularly attracted by one or two especially bril
liant and shiny ones. A traveler noticed the glint of
the stones, and when the child had finished playing
with them, picked them up and carried them to the
nearest town. Then the diamond rush was on. A
number of extremely valuable diamonds have been
found in that region since the discovery of the first
small diamond, and the search for them continues
night and day. Man's desire fcr jewels is as old as
time. Their brilliance and attractiveness furnish
their desirability, the best assurance of their con
tinued and stable value. A story which demonstrates
the attraction man has formed for these precious
stones concerns the famous Pigott diamond. Its
owner forced a trusted French soldier U grind the
original Pigott to powder before his eyes in order
that its glory shouid not be owned in turn by bis
assassins.
gENIORS at the University ot New York pre
dicted a number of startling and unexpected
things in a questionnaire distributed to them the
other day. Two of the most interesting were that
the depression will end by 1936 and that the United
States will be involved in a major war that same
year. Most of the members of the class declared
that they would ncl fight in war of aggression
but would take part In a war of defense. They were
opposed almost unanimously to complete disarm
amant And although most of them were in sym
pathy with the NRA and similar federal experi
ments, they felt that such agencies should not be
2nsds a psrniancnt -part cf the government. In con
trast to last year's NYU seniors, who did not expect
to earn anything for the first few months they were
out of school, this year's class expected to be earn
ing a salary of at least twelve hundred dollars a
year by September of this year. In five years they
expect to be earning three thousand dollars yearly
(last year's class expected to earn four thousand a
year by that time) and they hope and plan on six
thousand a year by 1944. President Roosevelt was
chosen as the outstanding figure in the world today.
They expressed the opinion that men should marry
at the age of 28 and women at the age of 21, al
though most of the men declared that they would
not marry until they were at least 29! The average
senior is twenty-one years old, five feet ten inches
tall and weighs about a hundred and sixty pounds.
He drinks, swears, smokes, and dances, but the
questionnaire showed that he is more temperate now
than during prohibition. He prefers a popular or
chestra to a symphony orchestra. Friendship was
considered by the majority of the seniors as the
mostworth-while thing they obtained in college dur
ing four years of undergraduate work. They prize
membership in a national honorary society more
highly than a varity letter. All this from the sen
iors at N. Y. U.
Barb Council.
Barb Council will meet Wednes
day afternoon at 5 o'clock in room
105 of Social Sciences. At this
time plans will be made for the
year.
SURVEY SHOWS 22
NEBRASKA GRADUATES
TO HARVARD SCHOOL
(Continued from Page 1.)
degree from the institution in
1926. Edgar C. Bleick, and Gor
don V. Hager, who received their
Master's degrees in 1930 and 1B31
respectively, are now in the credit
department of the Irving Trust
Company.
Other Nebraska men to receive
a Master's degree from the Har
vard Graduate School of Business
Administration are Robert L. Polk,
who is with Standard Brands of
California at San Francisco, and
William D. Stitt. who is affiliated
with the A. E. Stitt Motor Com
pany at Hastings. Mr. Polk ob
tained his decree in 1027 and Mr.
Stitt reveived his in 1932. Truman
D. Weller. a university graduate
who attended the school, is now in
the National Advertising Depart
ment of the Register and Tribune
at Pes Moines, Iowa, and Charles
W. Koester. who received his de
gree in 1933. now has a secretarial
position with the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation at Washing
ton, D. C.
NAME INNOCENTS
CANDIDATES TODAY
(Continued from Page 1.)
Dean of Student Affairs T. J.
Thompson, Dean W. W. Burr of
the agricultural college. Professor
E. F. Schramm of the geology de
partment, Prof. E. W. Lantz of
teachers college, and Prof. R. D.
Scott of the English department.
Candidates will be subject to
the regular university rules re
garding eligibility for student ac
tivities and organizations as well
ss the minimum average require
ment of 78 for membership in the
Innocents.
Members of the Innocents expect
a record vote at the polls tomor
row, and every effort Is being
made to get as large a vote as
possible. The success of the reor
ganization plan will depend, to a
certain extent, upon student co
operation in all phases of the plan.
"SEE A TASSEL" CHARAC
TERIZES GIRLS' PEP
CLUB AS MEMBERS OB
SERVE TENTH ANNIVER
SARY OF HUSKER SPIRIT
RAISING
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wishes. These girls are Tassels
for their remaining three years la
school. - - .
Two years ago the move was
made to have a national organiza
tion of women's pep groups.
Adopting the Greek letters, Phi
Sigma Chi, the membership now
includes Kar sas University and
Kansas State College, besides Ne
braska. Next week end their sec
ond national convention will be
held at Lawrence, Kansas. Miss
Anne Bunting of Lincoln Is na
tional president.
With their list of duties grow
ing, the Tassels have been particu
larly busy this year. They super
vised football rallies, including a
huge bonfire pep-raiser. In a
group they travelled to Manhattan
for the football game. A drive to
sell tickets to the University Play
ers brought five trips to Mifsc i
for the winning ladies. They smil1
students into buying athletic tick
eta when the season opened.
At the four official musical con
vocations held on 8unday after
noons through the winter by the
university the Tassels have acted
as U8her-weloctne to gUCtrU. Turn
outs by the girls foi such work
occasions have been 100 per cent.
Honorary member to the Tas
sels is Barbara Bible, four-year
daughter of Coach Dana X. Bible.
FRATERNITY MEN
PLAN FOR ANNUAL
DINNER TUESDAY
(Continued from Page 1.)
Weaver. According to Lee Young,
banquet committeeman in charge
of speakers, Mr. Weaver will speak
upon a subject of his own choice
but the exact nature of it is not
known. Mr. Weaver is a graduate
of the university, having received
his B. A. degree in 1895 and his
L. L. D. in 1S96.
Chancellor Burnett and Dean
Thompson will also speak on sub
jects of their own choosing. Claude
S. Wilson will deliver an address
on the working of tne jntenra
ternity board of control.
Many fraternities are closing
the dinner tables this evening as a
courtesy towards the banquet. This
move was advocated but not made
compulsory in a recent special
meeting of the interfraternity
council.
Ticket sales have not been so
licited this year by council mem
bers as has been the custom of
past banquets. Tickets may be pur
chased today at the Tasty Pastry
Shop of the Hotel Cornhusker.
They may also be secured at the
door tonight.
J. S. MORTON TO BE
HONORED TUESDAY
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cred. Students graduated at the
end of the last summer session are
included in the list with the cur
rent year's class.
Mr. Walker will present national
awards this morning. Those who
receive certificates at today's con
vocation will be qualified to wear
a special Sigma Delta Chi scholar
ship key.
Immediately following the con
vocation. Chancellor E. A. Burnett
wiil officiate at the tree planting
exercises on the grounds west of
Brace hall, and will turn the first
shovelful of earth.
No other Arbor Day ceremonies
will be observed on the campus
sccording to Dick Moran, presi
dent of Sigma Delta Chi. Tues
day's exercises are part of a state
wide observance of Arbor Day
sponsored by the American Legion,
and are being held earlier on the
campus to coincide with the fra
ternity's anniversary.
Sixteen student pledges and a
number of men prominent in Ne
braska journalism will be taken
into the oragnization at the initia
tion. Immediately following the
ceremonies, the Founder's Day
banquet will be held In the Lincoln
hotel at which Dr. Harold Stoke,
of the political sclenrs di?pnrtro,nt,
will present the main address. Di
rector Walker will review the
twenty-five years of the fratern
ity's life.
SEMI-FINAL ROUND
FOR LAW CLUBS IS
SCHEDULED TUESDAY
(Continued from Page 1.)
tion of the case and not on its
final outcome. Those presenting
the cases have had no courses in
brief making, so the judges will
consider analysis of laws, organ
ization of material, resourceful
ness, and presentation methods.
The several clubs are sponsored
by senior law students, J. E. Sulli
van representing the El&ckstone
club; J. E. Deming the Webster
club; E. H. Ronin, Cardoza club;
and M. Modig, the Jeffries club.
The trials, Dean Foster an
nounced, are open to all who are
interested.
Dr. Manter Describes
Recent Southern Trip
Describing his recent trip to the
Galapagos islands, Dr. H. W. Man
ter, associate professor of zoology,
spoke to the Shenandoah, la., Ki
wanis club last Friday evening.
HOME EC STUDENTS
SERVE DAILY TEA
Meetings at 4 p.m. Directed
By Social Chairman
Elsie Goth.
A series of informal teas SDon.
sored by the Home Economics as.
sociation, will be held in the sec
ond-floor parlors of Home Eco
nomlcs hall on the Ag caraDus
from 2:45 to 4 o'clock each dav of
this week. '
Elsie Goth, social chairman of
the association Is in charge of th
daily teas. A committee of four
girls, chosen from the association
will act as hostesses for each tea
The following students have been
chosen as hostesses for this week
Monday, Ruth Laune, Valeda
Davis, Sarah Lytle. Rose Kn.i.
Tuesday, Lois Hunt, Alice Kinir
Eva Llvermore. Marjorie Grav'
Wednesday, Anita Corlett, Edith
frels, Maise Foreman. Wlnifro
Lawton; Thursday, Charlotte En.
glish, Gertrude Iler, Clara Rldder
Leah Ruyle; Friday, Ruth Olson!
Athla Howard, Margaret Jeffrey
The teas are a result of an ex
periment tried out two weeks ago
and may be adopted as a perma
nent practice, according to a stats
ment made by Miss Margaret
Fedde, chairman of the horns
nomlcs department. The tea's pur
pose is to give added opportunity
for more contacts among students
and faculty, to arouse student in
terest and co-operation, and to givi
the students experience In actiM
as hostesses.
ELEVEN ARE INDUCTED
INTO ARTJJLUB FRIM
Eleven members were Initiated
into the Art club in a special ini
tiation meeting held in Pioneer
park Friday evening. Thirty-six
members were present
Those initiated were: Marian (,
Wilhelm, Mila Bold, Jack Watson,
Allen Cowley, Marjorie Hatton,
Doris Weaver, Olga Zastra, Han
nah Hardung, Virginia Holley,
Mary Lou Lapp, Helen Lessman.
Graduate Visits On
University Campus
R. K. McCallum. a graduate of
the university department of geol
ogy in 1933, visited the camnus
during the week. Interested in mi
ning in Orogrande, Ida, Mr. Mc
Callum discussed the possibilities
of such work to a class in geology
during bis visit.
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