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FIRST REGISTRATION
FIGURES SHOW TOTAL
OF 1,471 El
More Students in Summer
Session Than at Same
1 Time Last Year.
With 143 more students regis
tered this year than at the same
time last year, University classes
got under way Thursday morning.
An official count Thursday showed
after registration Tuesday after
noon and all day Wednesday a
total enrollment of 1,471. Last year
during the same period of time the
count was 1.32S.
Several hundred more students
are expected to register within the
next few days. Graduate students
and Lincoln school teachers have
until June 18 to complete their reg
istration. Final figures for the
1936 summer session will not,
therefore, be available for several
days yet. No figures have yet
been received from the school of
nursing and college of medicine at
Omaha, where last year about 90
students were registered.
Final Count 2,079 in 1935.
Last year at the close of the reg
istration period for graduate stu
dents a total of 1,906 students had
registered. Stragglers brought
the final 1935 count to 2,079.
'The general outlook is very en
couraging," Prof. R. D. Moritz, di
rector of the summer session
stated," as the registration will
undoubtedly be considerably above
that of last year."
Late Fee Charged.
No registrations will be accepted
after June 18. A fee of $3 is
charged all students registering
after Wednesday, and a fee of (1
for each additional week after
classes have begun will also be
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OR FORT CROOK CAMP
Five Men From Military
Department Stationed
At Fort Riley.
About 184 students left for the
reserve officers' training camp at
Fort Crook June 7, according to
an announcement from the mili
tary department. These students
from the military department of
the university will be on tempo
rary duty for six weeks, during
the period of camp. Five students
from the university will report
June 13 to be on temporary duty
at Fort Riley, Kansas.
Those stationed at Fort Crook
are as follows: Arthur J. Abbott;
John C. Alexander; Ross J. Alex
ander; Carl O. Alexis; Eugene P.
Allen; Vernon K. Anderl; Charles
R. Anderson; John W. Anderson;
Clayton J. Ankeny; Thomas M.
Archer; Flody R. Baker; Howard
F. Baker; Sidney C. Baker; Paul
Bandy; Frank Bennett; Jerome H.
Berggren; George W. A. Beyer; Ed
ward E. Bignell; Fred C. Blumer;
William H. Bock as; Paul L. Bo
gen; John E. Boyd; Theo. O. Brad
ley; John E. Brain, jr.; Marvin W.
Brigham; Russell E. Broeker; Her
man A. Brooker; Delford F. Brum
mer; John W. Campbell; Lloyd R.
Cardwell; Wayne W. Carpenter;
Floyd D. Carroll; Edward E. Chit
tenden; William B. Cline; J. Frank
Cole; Harold W. Conroy; William
C. Crittenden; Thomas H. David
son. George A. Davis; Robert L.
Davis; Harold R. Deitemeyer;
Stanley M. Dolczal; Donald B.
Douglas; Clarence B. Drummond;
John L. Dvorak; George Eager;
Robert K. Eby; Lowell E. English;
John T. Enslow; Richard O.
Fischer; John C. Flanagan; Claude
C. Flansburg; Garrett Fonda; John
E. Friedbach; Francis L. Free;
Lloyd D. Friedman; Elmer M.
Gaughan; Robert G. Gibbons; Wil
liam V. Glenn; Henry Gramann;
Lawrence A. Green; Vernon W.
Groves; Leland E. Hale; Harold
W. Hanses; Emanuel M. Heiden-
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ANNOUNCE PHI DELTA
KAPPA MEETINGS
Visiting Professors
Talk at Educational
Group9 s Gatherings
Dates have been set for a series
of four meetings to be sponsored
by Phi Delta Kappa, professional
educational fraternity, during the
summer session. The first will be
on June 16, and others have been
planned for June 30, July 14, and
Julv 28.
Visiting professors who are on
the summer faculty of the Univer
Bitv will he e-uest speakers at the
meetings, it was announced. The
meetings, some or wnicn win oe
open to all summer students, will
be held in the Grand notei.
FRANCIS TO COMPETE
Nebraska Cinder Artists Will
Enter Intercollegiate
National Meet.
Nebraska's hopes for placement
in the National Collegiate meet at
Chicago, Illinois, June 19 and 20,
lie on the Big Six crowned heads
of Harold Jacobsen, Lloyd Card
well and Sam Francis.
These Nebraska trackmen will
compete in the national meet,
which is one of the meets deciding
the group of men who will be
eligible to compete in the final
Olympic tryouts, in Boston, Mas
sachusetts, the first week in July.
Harold Jacobson will run the 100
meters and the 200 meters, in the
Chicago meet. "Jake" won the
100 yard dash in the annual Big
Six meet, with a time of 9.8 and
on the same day flew down the
track to take his second win in the
220, in 21.5 seconds.
Nebraska's versatile man of the
cinders, Lloyd Cardwell, will com
pete in the 400 meter hurdles and
possibly in the hop, step and jump
and the 110 meter high hurdles
"Cardy" conducted himself admir
ably in the Big Six meet, as he led
the Huskers in individual scoring.
He won the broad jump, with a
leap of 24 feet 1 1-3 inches, then
dug his cleats into the cinders and
skimmed down the track over the
220 low hurdles, to win another
first place, with a time of 24 sec
onds flat, "Seward's "wild hoss"
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UNIVERSITY STUDENT
SUCCUMBS TO ILLNESS
Walter S. "Scotty" Kurtz, for
mer university student, died at a
Kansas City hospital early Wed
nesday morning following an ill
ness of several months. Kurtz was
a freshman at the university until
heart trouble forced him to drop
out early in the second semester.
He was a pledge of Sigma Alpha
Epsilon. The funeral will be held
at 4 o'clock Friday in Beatrice.
CARDWELL
JACOBSEN
CHICAGO
CONTEST
LIBRARIES OPEN TO SUMMER STUDENTS
Over 300,000 volumes are avail
able to students attending the Uni
versity summer session in the Uni
versity library, which occupies the
main floor of Library hall. Not
only Is the main library open for
the use of summer students, but
also departmental libraries, includ
ing that in Social Science build
ing, in the Teachers college build
ing, and in the engineering build
ing. Any person who is registered as
a student at the University may
borrow books. When books are
requested, identification cards are
presented in place of library cards.
Books Classified.
The libraries are classified by
the decimal system with a com
plete card catalog of authors and
subjects. The libraries of the Uni
versity are open for reference
work to anyone whetlicr connected
with the University or not Ref
erence work may be done by cor
respondence. The Library building holds the
main collection of books, Tb.ce
DEMING GETS LEAVE
Courtesy of Th Lincoln Journal.
Dr. H. G. Deming has been
granted a leave of absence from
the chemistry department of the
University next year. He plans to
attend the Tercentennial celebra
tion at Harvard University in
September and then go to Johns
Hopkins for a period of study. His
further plans are indefinite, but
they will include study at several
eastern universities.
DUAL T
PURPOSE OF FOURTH
STATE MUSIC COURSE
Kirkpatrick Is Anticipating
Better Quality Work By
Young Students.
Anticipating an improvement in
the quality of the work done, as
well as in the number of high
school students enrolled, Howard
Kirkpatrick, director of the school
of music, made known plans for
the fourth all-state high school
music course to be held from June
15 to July 10.
"The principal objective of the
course," Mr. Kirkpatrick stated,
"is not a highly perfected orches
tra or chorus. It is designed from
an educational standpoint, and we
intend to pay more attention to
the individual. The concerts, how
ever, have been in the past a very
effective and successful part of
the program."
'00 Expected in Chorus.
When classes start Monday af
ternoon, about one hundred stu
dents are expected to be enrolled
in the chorus, the head of the
school or music stated. Registra
tion for the course will take place
Monday morning. All those at
tending the session will live in
dormatories, the girls at the Pi
Beta Phi sorority house, and the
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LIBRARY HOURS
Main and Social Sciences:
7:50 a. m. to 10 p. m. Monday
to Thursday; 7:50 to 6 p. m.
Friday and Saturday.
Teachers college high school:
8 a. m. to 12, and 1 p. m. to
5 p. m. Wwnday to Friday;
8 a. m. to 12, Saturday.
Engineering: 8 a. m. to 5:30
p. m. Monday to Friday; 9 a. m.
to 12 Saturday.
may be borrowed from the loan
desk in the main reading room.
Reserved reading rooms are lo
cated in room 305, Library hall,
and in room 309, Social Science
hall. The agricultural library is
in Agricultural hall at that col
lege; and the engineering library
is in room 211, Mechanic Arts hall.
Several other special collections
are housed on the campus.
Books Subject to Recall.
Students in the University may
take out books which are not re-
IND
RAINING
AG COLLEGE DIVIDES
CATTLE SHOW WIN
Walnut Springs Farm
Ties W ith ISebraska in
Jersey Judging Meet
Top honors were divided in a
.Trsev cattle parish show held at
the. rr fnirpronnds Tuesday "be
tween the University of Nebraska
and the Walnut Springs jersey
farm of Lincoln.
Awards for the university were
won by Michigan Fauvic Alligator,
senior and grand cnampionsmp
mnio winner. Fortv hieh bred Jer
sey cattle from Lancaster and sur
rounding counties competed. jror.
h p. Davis, chairman of the col
lege of agriculture dairy depart
ment, and rea xatse 01 un-American
Jersey Cattle club
judged the classes.
MUSEUM PARTY TO
INSPECT NEW SITES
ON SUM1R TRIPS
C. B. Schultz, G. Meade Lead
Excursions to Crawford,
Bridgeport Fields.
The question of how long man
has lived in Nebraska has puzzled
paleontologists for some time, but
now that a new and unusually
promising site in northwest Ne
braska has been discovered, Ne
braska scientists are hoping to be
able to date pleistocene deposits
and eventually determine tne an
tiquity of man in this area. These
new sites in the vicinity of Craw
ford and Bridgeport were discov
ered by a University of Nebraska
museum party almost at the close
of their last summer's field work.
Two Groups Leave.
Two groups from the museum
will be in the field this summer,
one under the direction of C. Ber-
trand Schultz and another under
Grayson Meade, Dr. E. H. Bar
hour director of the museum an
nounced. Schultz and a part of
his group will leave Friday for the
Bridgeport area and Meade win
depart Saturday. In the Bridge
port field party this year will be
E. L. Blue, Frank crabiu, rnomp
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DRHEKTZLER'S BOOK
TO BE PRINTED SOON
"The Social Thought of the An
cient Civilization," one of the fore
most books of its kind, which has
just been completed by Dr. J. C,
Hertzler, chairman of the depart
ment of sociology, will soon be
off the press. This latest achieve
ment by Dr. Hertzler represents
the ancient thought materials of
the first scientific examination of
the pre-Greek civilization as con
trasted with a religious, ethical or
literary treatment. The volume is
a factual survey which rests its
case on actual documentary mate
rial rather than on personal in
terpretation.
served for reference or class use
for two weeks. Books an reserve
may be used only in the library for
periods of two hours; or they may
be taken out from 9:30 p. m. until
8 a. m. the following morning.
Reference books and books needed
for class assignments and maga
zines are among those so re
stricted. All books loaned are
subject to recall at any time. If
books are not returned on the date
due, a fine of five cents a day is
charged. The fine for keeping re
serve books overtime is 25 cents
for the first hour and 5 cents for
each successive hour.
In looking for a particular book
the student should consult the card
catalogue which is located in the
west end of the main reading room.
Directions for using the catalogue
are posted on the cabinets.
Encyclopedias, dictionaries and
other reference books may be
found in the relrja?e'room at the
west end of thefeading room. The
reference librarian will aid readers
in securing information and bak8.
BASEBALL ACTIVITIES
GET STARTED FRIDAY
NIGHT, SAYS LANTZ
r
First Recreational Plans
For Summer Announced
By Director.
Organization of baseball teams
for all men and women interested
will take place this Friday evening
at 7 o clock, it was announced oy
Prof R. W. Lantz. director of
recreational activities for the sum
mer session. All men interested in
baseball, one of the most popular
SDorts during: the summer session,
are asked to meet for practice in
the field soutn ot Teacners coiiege.
Women will meet to practice in
the space east of Social Science
building.
Social Program Planned.
Assisting Mr. Lantz in planning
the summer recreational program
will be a committee selected from
the summer school students. A
definite and comprehensive social
nroETam is being: developed for the
participation and enjoyment of the
summer session students.
In addition to baseball, golf and
tennis will be listed on the summer
recreational program, and tourna
ments will be arranged. Another
feature on the summer program is
the annual men's steak fry, an af
fair which has always been popu
lar. Swimming r-ool Popular.
Summer school students may
also avail themselves of the uni
versity swimming pool located in
the University coliseum. Regular
hours will be listed for men and
women, when no classes are being
held. Instructional work will be
available during the free hours.
All those who desire to use the
pool must satisfactorily pass a
medical examination at the stu
dent health office in pharmacy
building. A physician's swimming
pool permit card will be issued to
all who pass the examination.
Outstanding Leaders Take
Part in Conference
June 23-25.
Curriculum construction and
guidance, both in the elementary
and secondary schools, will be the
chief subject of discussion at the
third annual educational confer
ence to be held on the University
campus June 23, 24 and 25.
Outstanding leaders of the na
tion will be invited to participate
in these sessions, according to
Prof. R. D. Moritz, director of the
summer session. It is expected that
the program will vitally touch
upon the curriculum problems of
both county and city superintend
ents, supervisors, principals, and
classroom teachers, as these re
late to the social sciences.
The conference sessions will I
open to all students and faculty
members.
BELL BEGINS SUMMER 1
ARCHAEOLOGY TOUR j
Professor Seeks To
Uncover Pre-historic
Town in This State
Dr. Earl H. Bell, assistant pro
fessor of anthropology at the Un4-
versity, is looking forward thia
summer to uncovering what will
be probably the largest pre-historic
city in Nebraska. Dr. BelL
accompanied by Perry NewelL
Steve Wimberly. Bernard Ref
shauge, James, Gray, Louis Lit
man and Mark Owens, all of the
University and R. B. Aker of the
University of Missouri, left Lin
coln Tuesday morning for an ex
tended archaeological expedition
along the east Niobrara valley.
The group will make Lynch,
Nebrn its headquarters.
Dr. Bell believes this pre-hls-toric
city near Lynch covers at
least 200 acres and that all tlia
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CURRICULUM
SUBJECT
OF EDUCATIONAL MEET