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Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska
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VOL. XXXVII, NO. KM.
DAILY ISLIJKASKAN, SUNDAY. MAIMJI 20, )M. MVKCKNTS
SUics. QampitdL
WHAT
THICK
PKACK?
War clouds are gathering In
many localities in Kurnpe and
Asia and a rain of lead Ih ex
pected In tlin central portion, fol
lowed by a shower of miscellane
ous explosives. The paradoxical
lant to the matter is the fact that
everyone concerned Id making
stout avowals of peace and that
war is farthest from their
thoughts. But, if we may believe
the conglomtncration of news dis
patches, nil that is needed to start
a war is a militant, aggressive,
Intensely patriotic leader 111
Czechoslovakia or Lithuania.
If it so happened that a descend
ant of Patrick Henry should ever
have left the United Slates for
Czechoslovakia or Lithuania, and
had his patriotic blood wised to
the boiling point by the demands
of the arrogant Aryan, Hitler, or
of Polish imperialists he would do
well to redeliver Patrick Henry's
famous speech at the Maryland
convention In 177. He could quote
the fiery American patriot's
speech nearly word for word and
yet be apt and appropriate. Patrick
Henry opened thusly:
The Spirit of 74.
"It Is natural to man to In
dulge In the illusions of hope.
We are apt to shut our eyes
against a painful truth and
listen to the song of that siren,
till she transforms us into
beasts. Is this the part of wise
men, engaged in a great and
arduous struggle for liberty 7
. . . Are fleets and armies neces
sary to a work of love and re
conciliation? Have we shown
ourselves so unwilling to be re
conciled, that force must - be
called In to win back our love?
Let us not deceive ourselves,
sirs. These are the Implements
of war and subjugation the last
arguments to which kings re
sort. (Now the first resort of the
dictator).
What means this martial ar
ray, if Its purpose be not to
force us to submission? Can
gentlemen assign any other pos
sible motive for It? And what
have we to oppose them? Shall
we try argument? Sir, we have
been trying that for the last ten
years. Have we anything new to
offer upon the subject? Nothing.
We have held the subject up in
every light of which it Is ca
pable, but it has been all In vain.
Entreaty and humble supplica
tion? What terms shall we find, which
have not been already exhausted?
Irt. ua not deceive ourselves
fcturer. We have done everything
emild be done, to avert the
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hore Pennies From Heaven Fall
During June Than April, Reports
Dr. Bengtson in Weather Survey
The popular conception of April
Showers is all wet, according to
Dr. Nels A. Bengtson, chairman
of the department of geography.
April is not the month of the most
pennies from heaven. More actual
rainfall comes dining June than
during March, April, or May, and
even hot July usually brings
heavier precipitation than the
spring mouths.
According to the records of the
weather bureau during the period
of years up thru 19112, more rain
fell In the month of brides than
in the much-touted mouths of
Showers and May-baskets.
Moisture Amount Shown!
The following two columns of
figures show the amount of mois
ture received each month for the
normal period prior to 1933 and
for the five-year period extending
from 1933 to 1937. All of the
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L
VESPERS FEATURE
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Grinnell College Professor
Explains Aft of Living
Together.
Dr. Edward A. Steiner, a faculty
member of Grinnell college, will
explain "The Art of Living To
gether" at the choral vespers of
the Lincoln Cathedral choir to
day a 5 o'clock nt the Cornhusker.
Dr. Steiner, who has written ex
tensively on problems of immigra
tion, is a lecturer as well as a
writer of books and magazine
articles. He is particularly in
terested in religious research. He
Is professor of applied Christianity
at Grinnell.
The choir will sing four num
bers, "Welcome Again" by Christ
iansen, "So Soberly and Softly"
by Christiansen," "Nunc Dlmittis"
by Gretchaninov, and "Now to the
Sunset" by Sullivan.
PRESENT ART GALLERY
Kirsch Believes Current
Display One of Finest
West of New York.
This afternon a symposium of
opinion on the paintings on the art
exhibit will be held in gallery A
at 3:00 o'clock at Morrill hall. This
program will be conducted by
Prof. Dwlght Kirsch; Miss Bess
Steele, Associate Prof, of Home
Fconomlcs. Mrs. B. E. Moore who
is in charge of the art department
at Miller Paine; and Dr. O. K,
Bousma of the department of phil
osophy will participate In the dis
cussion.
The exhibit which Is said by
Prof. Kirsch to be the best at the
present time this west of New
York has attracted several nunurea
visitors from neighboring towns.
Omaha, Crete, and Lincoln stu
dents have paid several visits.
About 3(10 persons daily have seen
the exhibit since it opened
March 5.
Saturday the A. A. U. W. visited
and was given a lecture by Dr.
Kirch. A group of organized clubs
from Crete also were Saturday
afternoon visitoss. John Stewart
Curry who portrays life in the mid
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Lincoln Journal.
Ir. KdwHri A. Ht i-lnrr.
Reilly Chosen Romantic Lead
As Production Plans
Near Completion.
The Beck-Jungbluth orchestra
will play for "Hadics' Ladies,"
1938 Kosmet Klub spring show, to
be presented at the Temple theater
the week of April 25, according
to an announcement by Wlnfield
Elias, president of the Klub, and
general manager of the produc
tion. Charles Rcllly, Lincoln senior,
has been selected to take the role
of Harold Smooch, romantic lead
of "Hades' Ladies." With the se
lection of Reilly, the cast for the
show is practically complete, a
few roles remaining only tenta
tively filled.
Elias stated that the Klub feels
that with the signing of the Beck
Jungbluth orchestra, the best of
musical accompaniment la guar
anteed for the spring production.
It is possihle that Eddie Jungbluth
himself will direct the band.
No announcement as to the per
sonnels of the singing and danc
ing choruses of "Hades' Ladies"
is being made at present, pending
final checking of candidates' eli
gibility. Try-outs for parts in the
two choruses, each to carry twelve
men, were conducted last Wednes
day and Thursdaynights.
Franklin College
Men Picket Gals
For Hill Sharing
N. B. Nebraska co-eds.
Men students, enrolled in Frank
lin college, Franklin, Ind., are
tailing upon men In coeducational
colleges all over the country to
suport them in their new ( ? ) cam
paign for "equality of the sexes"
or "share the wealth dating."
Franklin men have been picket
ing girls' dormitories ou the
Franklin campus, bearing placards
demanding the following:
1. The third Friday of every
month shall be independence day
when girls must make the dates
and pay the bills.
2. The third date with the
same man shall be a dutch treat,
with expenses shared equally.
3. Long suffering men stu
dents should be rated with at
least the semblance of consider
ation and respect.
Nebraska men! ... In the words
of the French national anthem,
"Armez Vous Battalltons," and
let's hop to it! The chance of a
lifetime . . . We want one Mortar
Board party per week!
Librury Honors Memory
Of Miss Nellie Couiptou
In respect to tl.e memory of
Nellie J. Compton, the Univer
sity Library will be closed
from 10:30 to 11:30 Monday
morning, R. A. Miller, Univer
sity librarian, announced,
KLUB CONTRACTS
BE
UNGBLUTH
FOR SPRING SHOW
Annual Ag Spring
Party Discloses
Goddess Friday
NELLIE COf TON
RITES TAKE PLACE
Retired Librarian Died
Friday After Two
Year Illness.
Funeral services for Miss Nellie
Jane Compton, retired librarian of
the university, will be held to
morrow morning at 10:30 o'clock
In the Castle, Roper and Matthews
funeral parlors. Miss Compton,
who for 40 years served the uni
versity library, died in hep home
at 1735 Sumner earlv Friday
morning following an illness of
nearly two years.
After her retirement from the
library staff, Miss Compton was
given the rank of assistant librar
ian emeritus. She was a member
of Chi Delta Phi, Phi Beta Kappa
and the Nebraska Librarian as
sociation. A member of both the
city and the university Y. W. C.
A.'s and the University club, she
was on the charter membership of
the Lincoln A. A. U. W. chapter.
The ex-librarian, who was 64
years old at the time of her death,
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BARB WOMEN TO CHOOSE
A.W.S. REPRESENTATIVES
Unaffiliates to Fill Eleven
Vacancies on Board in
Vote Wednesday.
Eleven girls will be elected to
fill the vacancies on the Barb A.
W. S. board at the election to be
held Wednesday, March 23. The
vacancies consist of positions for
three senior women, four junior
women, and four sophomore
women, who will be elected from
a list of candidates o be an
nounced on Tuesday.
Not more than one girl in each
class will be chosen to represent
Ag. college.
AH barb women may vote on
Wednesday from 9:00 to 5:00 on
either campus.
The Barb A. W. S. board governs
the activities of the barb women
on the campus.
MONDAY MORNING
Present-Dag We, Civilization,
Rest on 'the Oldest Science,'
Claims Camp in Math Lecture
Because so few students have
even a hazy Idea of the contribu
tions that mathematics has made
to modern life, Prof. Chester C.
Camp, professor of mathematics,
was asked to deliver a lecture as
a part of the year's lecture series
to the freshman class concerning
that science in general. "Some peo
ple think of a mathematician as
one who can add up a column of
figures without making an error,"
ho said. "The fact is that so few
of them can do this that a calcu
lating machine has been invented
to do it for them. In fact, all pre
cision Instruments and machinery
in general have been made pos
sible by modern mathematics."
He pointed out some of the
many applications and contribu
tions mathematics has made to
life today. Among them is the
compound microscope, and the
mathematician has been able to
notify the astronomer of the ap
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Gala Dance Presents Queen
Of Holdrcge Campus
On March 25th.
Featured attractions this year
at the annual Ag Spring Party to
he held Friday, Muich 25, in the
Student Activities building will be
the prcesntation of the Goddess of
Agriculture and the playing of
Sternie Sternburg's 11 piece or
chestra. Preparations for this gala oc
casion are well under way and ac
cording to Ann Geisib, general
chairman of the presentation com
mittee, the Goddess of Agriculture
will make her appearance in an
entirely novel manner. The God
dess of Agriculture was recently
elected by popular vote of all Horn
Economic students but her identity
as well as thai ol her six attend
ants, will not be revealed until the
night of the big occasion.
All candidates for the honor of
Goddess of Agriculture were sen-
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Sarah Louise Meyer Gives
line of Patter' for
Show Thursday.
Dress rehearsal for some three
score fashionable coeds will be
held this afternoon in social sci
ence auditorium for the style show
of the 1938 Coed Follies, to be
presented Thursday evening at
7:30.
Models of all sections, including
sports, date dresses, suits, coats,
street and the best dressed girl
candidates will parade in full
dress in order to perfect their
technique of modeling. Miss Nellie
Eastburn of the physical educa
tion department will be present to
criticize the posture of the models
and help them with walking on the
stage.
Sarah I.oui.se Meyer, who was
mistress ot ceremonies for last
year's show, will attend rehrqrsal
to practice introducing the models
with her well known line of patter.
Dress rehearsal for skits will be
held Wednesday night beginning
at 6:30 in the Temple. All skits
are expected to be well rehearsed.
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