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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN, TUESDAY, DECEMBER U, 1937
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By Johnny Howell Quarterback
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Mary Anna Cockle
JOHN MOWf LL
AS JOHNNY SEES IT.
On his way to Austin, Tex., yes
terday afternoon was Willard
Burney, managing editor of the
Daily Nebraskan. Burney recently
accepted a position as editor of a
paper in Van Horn, Tex. President
of Sigma Delta Chi who is spon
soring this edition of the "rag,"
president of Corn Cobs, Innocent,
member of the student council and
managing editor of the Nebraskan
are some of. the accomplishments
of Burney on the campus. Wid
didn't go for society life and would
exchange a good bull session for a
supersnooty formal any time. That
he could have been a social flash
is proved by the number of coeds
who beefed when he announced
his intention of hitting for the
sunny south. One charmer, who
must have thought he needed tak
ing care of, went S' far as to see
that he packed c ctl".
Second six weeks down slips
a limed mail boxes yesterday
uisrng no small amount of nttim
liiing of oat,hs about professors.
Some of the boys even gut mixed
Jin and thought it was the lust
ol the month. Mill outers seriously
began to wonder if there really is
an Oakie college. There seems
nothing like a curt ultimatum
from the dean to he up in at least
nine hours or don't be here next
8 iin'sti'i'. This presents a tough
problem for some students. They
il ni t know whether il is worth the
t.'.iin fare bark from horn.- after
Vacation. ,
We ovei Meant an enlightening
conversation yesterday. A student,
obviously a freshmen seemed to be
having trouble finding the admin
istration building. Spying an elder
ly gentleman, he stepped tip and
asked for advice. "P.'inl in me. sir."
lie said, "are you an instructor?''
"No. I'm not," said the gentleman
sadly. "I'm just convalescing from
a severe attack of typhoid fever."
Well, it wasn't a bad story even
if it didn't h iopcn.
-
Krom the .nt Yorker - one of
the fixed items on our list of pre
scribed reading is Dean Hawkes'
annual report to Dr. Butler about
what has been going on at Co
lombia. Last week the dean as
sured the doctor that "rapid ad
vances were being made in widen
ing the students' social program"
and that "the variety and exter.t
of dances, parties, exhibitions and
the like have grown to a remark
able degree." We aren't quite sure
what it is the boys have been do
ing but the report leaves us with
the comfortable feeling and it
doubtless leaves Dr. Butler that
vay too, that no matter what the
boys may be up to all's well on
Morningside as long as it's Dean
Hawkes who reports the campus
news items. Ditto Dean Thompson.
house from 4 to 5 during an open
house which they held from 2:30
' tn -n r.n
The girl at the Delta Gamma
house celebrated, the season last
night with a formal dinner, fol
lowing which the children of Lin
coln alunmae were entertained at
a party. Gifts were provided for
the youngsters, and later in the
evening, the chapter gathered
about the tree to exchange pres
ents. Out at the D. U. domicile ex
citement ran high last night for
30 little boys who were invited
from the social welfare. Can't you
just imagine some of the more
haughty Delta ITpsilons stooping to
play with choo choo trains?
At 7:15 last night Theta's were
all in readiness for the children
of the alums. There were presents
for all of them and what could be
more fun than playing Santa Claus
to a kindergartener.
The Alpha Xi Delts met after
dinner last night to exchange gifts
from their huge tree. It turned out
to be one of these affairs where
everybody got something that
wound up. Before the evening was
over, there were lots of broken
toys and a few bruised knees from
following the things around on the
floor.
People tell me, and this is on
good authority, that the Sig Alphs
really let themselves go at their
house party Saturday night. At
lenst the pledges did while actives
looked on with disapproving
glances. You see, up until now, the
Big Apple has been forbidden. I
can't tell you why. It may be that
the boys have 40 pood reasons.
Anwhow. Web Mills was the first
to discover the goings on. He
nudged Stan Brewster, but the
dance went on, and now the fresh
men have gained just a little more
territory. Some day the boys may
even be smoking.
At 6 o'clock last night the Al
pha Chi's honored sisters and
daughters at dinner, with presents
around the tree for the younger
girls. Later the chapter had their
own celebration where all received
a gift with a little verse, some of
them most original, too.
The Christmas spirit was evi
dent at the Gamma Phi house last
night when they, too, celebrated
the coming season. Presents were
distributed from the tree. Would
hate to tell you who played Santa
Claus.
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!WKY AN SEES IT
With Christmas only ten shop-
pin? days away (this isn t an ad- ,
vertisement the center of activity j
ypmi to nave movel a lew mocks
from the campus. Met practically
eveiyone yesterday dashing franti
cally frm one dime store to ;he
pert to pick tip a few of those
nonsensical gifts we exchange at
c.iapter parties.
Saw Dottie Larson deliberating
between the purchase of a huge
bottle of "Romance of Sweet pea"
j.Tfume, about half a quart for 10
ents. and a mechanical Mickey
Mouse. Flora Albin was just about
to break down and shell out two
bits for a mammoth signet ring,
while Bill Gray wandered tj the
j:exl counter to rad a few
rnatihes from "Jumbo th Kin-
phant Come Home" and "Bibo the 1
1'ig Is Good and Bad " i
luwn tv street a ways at the
t.ext five and ten, bumped into i
Jaw W'a!cott who evidently w;ih '
it tii- market for strearn-hned
race cms. The little colonel his '
! of those red wool hoods to j
l.eep her warm. Just across the
aisle from hr was Clayton An
keny discarding all dignity to shop
for n toy sled.
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The 'in Delts h i I their annual
1 rnr!il Christ m is turkey dinner
(it the house last night, and aft-r-.
wards gathered about the fireplace
t i exchange gifts from their huge
tree, I
Sunday they received Tn Idt j
laughters and sister at tci al Uie I
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