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THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1937.
LINCOLN, NEB.
oncesrts Climax Music Course
FAMILY
EDUCATION
SUBJECT OF W
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Miss Flora Thurston Leads
Discussions; Speaks
at Meeting.
"A Philosophy of Family Educa
Hon for Youth" will be the subject
of Miss Flora Thurston's talk at
the meeting of the conference on
family education this afternoon.
Miss Thurston, a member of the
summer session faculty, is the chief
speaker at. all the sessions of the
conference sponsored by the State
Council of Parent Education, July
7, 8 and 9.
At the session from 2 to 4 this
afternoon In Morrill hall, H. C
Mardis, principal of Lincoln high
school will lead a discussion on
"How can we use this point of view
In an educational program?" The
program for this evening includes
a panel discussion at 7:45 of the
topic: "What Kind of a Commu
nity Program of Education Would
Best Contribute to Improved Un
derstanding and Practice in Home
and Family Life?" The panel
members, with O. H. Bimson, as
Bistant superintendent in the Lin
coin city schools as leader, will be
as follows:
Aonetta Abbott, principal, Saratoga
School, Lincoln.
Sadie Baird, principal, Elliott school,
Lincoln.
Allen P. Burkhardt, auperlntendent Of
schools, NorrolK.
W. W. Burr, dean, College of Agriculture
University 01 Nebraska.
Mrs. Mary Foster Frederick, adult home
making, Omaha,.
Mrs. E. K. Hartz, president of home
cononmics section of organised agriculture,
Koca.
Don Leach, director adult education, Al
blon.
J. C. Mitchell, state department of public
instruction, Lincoln.
Dr. J. M. Reinhardt, professor of sod'
oloKy. University of Nebraska.
Ethel Shields, home economics teacher,
Seward hieh school.
Dr. L. O. Taylor, head, department of
education, Municipal university of Omaha.
Birdie Vorhlea, state supervisor of voca
Uonal home economics.
This morning conferees are in
vited to attend the following
classes: 8 a. ra.: ' The Home and
Family Life," Morrill hall, room 20
11 a. m.: '"Problems in Home and
Family Life," a seminar on family
education in Morrill hall, room 20
9 to 10:30 a. m.: discussion groups
on the following subjects: "Com
munity Health as it Affects Family
Life," "The Problem of Lay Lead
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FRANCES STOWELL IS
GIRL'S SUPERVISOR
In mentioning the supervisor of
the girl's dormitory for the All
State High School Music course,
the Nebraskan inadvertantly used
the name of Helen Stowell. This
was in error, the supervisor being
Miss Frances Stowell who has had
the position since the music
courses started on the Nebraska
campus.
MUSIC STUDENTS COMPLETE COURSE
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Pictured above are the high school students who have been taking part in the all-state high
school music course during the past four weeks. In the front row are those responsible for super
vising and directing the course. They are, from left to right: Lowell S. DeVoe, boys' house director;
'Miss Frances Stowell, girls, house director; Forrest L. Buchtel, band and orchestra conductor; George
Howerton, choral conductor; Miss viola Erickson, school or music secretary; Howard KirKpatricK,
director of the school of music; Mrs. Lowell S. DeVoe, house mother at the boys' dormitory; Lila
Mae Jackson, girls' dormitory leader, arid Art Ball, boys recreational leader.
MERCHANT OF VENICE
SET FORM 28, 29
Jenks to Star as Shylock
in Second Major Play
of Summer Staff.
"The Merchant of Venice" by
William Shakespeare will be pro
duced by the department of speech
on July 28 and 29, according to
announcements made today by the
summer staff. Encouraged by the
excellent support given their first
production the department has un
dertaken this more ambitious offering.
Rehearsals are already under
way in preparation for the late
July date and with a technical
staff headed by Delford Brummer
and Paul Bogan to care for the
more difficult staging, the second
summer offering promises much
The complete cast has not been
announced as yet although the
leading roles have been decided.
Jenks Stars Again.
Hart Jenks will play Shylock,
long a test-role of any actor,
Those who have seen Mr. Jenks in
this part know the fine characteri
zation he creates and will be in
terested in seeing him again.
"Express our thanks, please,'
said Miss Pauline Gellatly, mem
ber of the summer staff of the de
partent of speech, "for the fine
support given us by the students
It was most encouraging. We
feel confident that our second play
will merit and receive even more
patronage."
The play offers a sharp contrast
to the comedy and gaiety of "As
You Like It" presented last week
From the many comments heard
after that production, the campus
found Orlando. Rosalind, Touch
stone, Audrey and the others en
tertaining companions. The high
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CORNISH GIVES 20,000 TO
DAIRY HUSBANDRY'S FUND
Thru the generosity of Edward
J. ('Ornish, a Ne v York financier,
who still likes !hink of himself
as a Nebraskan, the University
foundation funci has Ven increased
by a gift of !!,20,000, the market
value of 600 shares of National
Lead company stcck. Cornish is
chairman of the board of tlfe com
pany. For many years he has been in
terested in the breeding of fine
dairy cattle, and at his request the
income from the lead stock is to be
used by the dairy husbandry de
partment of the univers'ty for the
improvement of its herd and for
any future development desired. In
addition to the $20,000 donation,
Cornish sent the dairy department
20 head of prize Jersey cattle num
bered among the best of his na
tionally known purebreds. At a
minimum valuation, the.'te 20 ani
mals, including three bulls and 17
cows, are worth ?2,500.
Mr. Cornish has always been
loyal Nebraskan and still considers
that his reorganization of the
Omaha park system, when he was
park commissioner there, is among
his most satisfying achievemenis
He was graduated from the Uni
versity of Iowa in 1S81 and re
ceived his LL. B. degree from Iowa
in 1882. Cornish began his practice
of law in Omaha the same year,
alter serving as assistant city
attorney at Omaha from 1892-96
and as nark commissioner from
189G-1912.
Headed Carter Company.
Mr. Cornish married Mrs. Levi
Carter of Omaha and then as at
torney for the Carter estate became
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KEEN INTEREST
MANIFESTED BY
MUSIC STUDENTS
HIGH SCHOOL BIO,
ORCHESTRA, CHORUS
PRESENT RECITALS
Parents From Various Parts
of State Plan to
Attend.
REGENTS ADOPT NEW
Despite praise by instructors,
university faculty members and
musicians in general an even
truer picture of the all state mu
sic course work comes from com
ments of the students themselves.
Here are a few interviewed at random:
Bill Steckelberg of Stanton,
winner of superior rating in trom
bone at the national regional con
test at Lawrence, Kas.:
"Besides the extreme mimical
value received, I have made many
new and interesting acquaintances
thru the extensive social program.
I have no favorite every part has
proved equally beneficial and en
joyable."
Bonnie Tramp of North Platte,
superior in cello at the state contest:
"The private lessons, fine direc
torship, and the feeling of co-operation
among the students makes
the course infinitely valuable."
Betty Bennett of Lincoln:
"My time spent here has been
very beneficial to me in my musi
cal advancement. I will always be
able to reap the benefit from my
experiences."
Dayton Krajicek of Scribner:
"I feel that my summers in Lin
coln have been well spent from the
viewpoint of music education and
social activities."
Cleve Genzlinger of Burr:
"The experience I am receiving
during my few weeks here will be
of great value to me in my music
career."
SOCIAL WORK SCHOOL
Approve Graduate Course;
Make Plans to Revamp
Music Department.
TENNIS. GOLF FILINGS
CLOSE FRIDAY, JULY 9
Dance Friday Night; Men's
Steak Fry, Soft Ball
Games Planned
Entrants in either golf or tennis
tournaments must file their regis
trations by 4:00 p. m. Friday night
at the office of Prof. E. W. Lantz,
according to announcement made
by Howard H. Hill of the recr'..!
tion committee. Drawing will be
made Saturday, July 10, and the
pairings will be on the bulletin
boards in teachers college and so
cial science by July 12. Play will
begin at once, at any courts or
courses mutually agreeable.
Golf filings at the present writ
ing include the following-: H. E.
Alder, George Baldwin, John
Stover, Alfred Scheips, Paul Hay
nie, D. A. Worcester, W. R. Bailer,
W. H. Morton, I. J. Montgomery,
and O. H. Werner. Those regis
tered for tennis are: Merle Stone
man, Elvyn Stoneman, Fred Koch,
Vivian Cottinghain, Frances Steele,
Al Calvert, Harold Ried, Vernon
Ilungate, D. M. Terry, Fred Hol
bein. Lou Gibb, June Barta, Van
Miller, William Roselius, Bob
Olson and Bill Pugsley.
Plans for the all-men's steak fry
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Formation of one new collegiate
school and reorganization of an
other were among the .important
items of business before the uni
versity regents recently. The
board set up a graduate school of
social work as a part of the grad
uate college and named Ernest F,
Witte, field representative for the
social security board in region 6
and state administrator for the
Nebraska emergency relief admin
istration in an advisory capacity,
as director subject to his accept
ance. They also approved recom
mendations of Director Howard
Kirkpatrick for the reorganization
of the university school of music,
general principles of which they
had previously passed.
In providing the new school of
social work the regents meet the
current demand for trained social
workers. The board decided that
the fees in this new school shall
be $4 per credit hour, the same
fee as charged in the college of
law.
Fourteen on Faculty.
Names of 14 faculty members
who will compose the faculty of
the school of music under the
Kirkpatrick reorganization plan
were announced Wednesday. The
faculty had previously been com
posed of 39 persons who were on a
part time basis, paid on a fee basis
Under the new plan there will be
a salaried faculty of 14 persons in
addition to Director Kirkpatrick
There will also be a group of five
teachers to give instruction upon
the more unusual orchestral in
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BY BOB LACOCK.
The climax to the all-state high
school course will be the concerts
to be given Thursday and Friday
nights, July 8, 9. Thursday night's
program will be presented by the
band. The concert will be held on
the plaza of the stadium on North
12th street beginning at 7:30. The
concert Friday night will be given
in Grant Memorial hall by the
chorus and orchestra. The pro
gram will be given at 8 o'clock.
Thursday night the band will
play:
Overture, "Diane," Homes.
Overture, "Anacrcon," Cheruhlnl.
Selections from "Mikado," Sullivan.
Selections from "Chlires of Normandie,"
Planquette.
Novelty. "Military Escort in Five
Ways," Bennett.
Concert march. "Festal Day," Buchtel.
Cornet duet. Spanish Serenade "Nina
Mia," Ilucntcl.
Novelties, "Peer Gynt's Nightmare," "So
This Is Dvorak," Buchtel.
The band concert will be of
unusual interest as Mr. Buchtel is
introducing four of his own com
positions during the program. This
year the band is well balanced
which will allow a much better
performance than in previous
years. Instrumentation in the or
chestra is much better than usual
also. Each group numbers about
40 members.
Rehearsals have been held twice
daily and two sectional rehearsals
a week. John Shildneck has in
structed sectional brass rehearsal,
R. R. Reed, the woodwind, and
August Molzer had charge of the
strings.
Friday night the orchestra will
play; ...
Overture to "Kosamunde, scnunen.
Hungarian Dance No. 6. Brahma.
Entry and March of the Peers from
"Iolanthe," Sullivan.
Bacchanale from "Samson and Delilah,"
St. Saens.
Selections from "The Messiah," Handel.
"Balcony March," Berlioz.
Chinese Wedding Procession, Hosmer.
"Poem," Flbich.
The chorus will sing:
I Chanson, Jannequln: My Love, If
But Within Thee. Durant; Audite Nova,
di Lasso.
II Cast Thy Burden (Elijah), Men
delssohn. Serenade, Haydn Thy Heart
So Mild, Brahms; The Gypsy, &jlotaneff.
HI Oo'tis Hymn. Roberton; I Know
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CARL STECKELBERG
PRESENTS RECITAL!
Carl Steckelberg, instructor of
violin at the university school of
music, will appear in a convocation
in the Temple theater Tuesday,
July 13, at 11 o'clock. His concert
will include illustrations of the
various types of quality soprano,
contralto, or bass obtainable on
the violin. Mrs. Steckelberg will
assist at the piano.
REED WARNS OIL WELLS NO
SURE THING, TIIO POSSIBLE
More than sixty wells have been
drilled in Nebraska for oil and gas
and at the present time, according
to E. C. Reed, assistant state
geologist in the conservation and
survey division, nine new test wells
are either being drilled or will
soon be started at strategic points
over the state. Several of these
new wells have recently been the
cause of wide-spread and damag
ing rumors which have accredited
drillers with the discovery of oil
and gas at several points over
Nebraska.
While warning against an un
justified over-enthusiasm, Geolog
ist Reed, who keeps in close touch
with the oil and gas situation in
Nebraska, declared that present
indications point to increased ac
tivity throughout the state in the
hunt for these two prized re
sources. Due to the recently re
newed public interest in the hunt
for oil in the state, Reed has is
sued the following statement with
the hope that people over Ne
braska will become better ac
quainted with the actual picture
before them and the chance for
important discoveries:
State to Be Tested.
"There are several reasons why
Nebraska will be given a more
thorough test by the larger oil
companies. First of all, geologic
formations in the state, which are
identical to those of neighboring
oil producing states, make Ne
braska an attractive field for th
companies on the lookout for new
profitable wells. Secondly, no m
portant new discoveries have been
made in the past several years
and many of the larger fields in,
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