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VOL. XXXVII, NO. 125 1IIE DAILY ' NKHKASKAN, TUESDAY, AIMtIL 19, TIN E CENTS
HONOR RANKING STUDENTS
A TALE OF
TWO LKTTEItS
EXPLAINING THE
IIONOKS CONVOCATION
Dear Folks:
Thanks of the box of cookies
you sent along with the letter and
check. Those were sure good cook
ies and the check came in at just
the right time. I expect the letter
wflt be pretty good, too, as soon
as I can find time to read It.
Everything Is fine here at school,
I hope the same of you, How are
Lizzie's warts coming along? Last
night was a long one for mc and
I'm kinda tired, I had a test com
ing up in muth today and had a
heckuva time deciding whether to
spend five hours study on it or go
to a show. Ho after I came hack
from the ahow I had to stay up
and study that math for two
hours. University Is no snap, bo
lleve me. A guy sure can't afford
to fall behind in any of his stud
les. Hy the way, I have a lamp
which haH direct lighting which Is
had for the eyes so if you could
manage to send me a couple more
bucks for an Indirect lamp, it
would neip a lot.
Honors convocation was held
this morning and you can tell
the members of your luncheon
circle that my name was on It.
The honors convocation is the
time when the university fetes
the scholars, that is, the ones
that have good grades and are
in the upper something percent
of their college. I am sending
you half a dozen programs
which you can send to some of
our relatives. Don't forget Un
cle Jim especially because may
be he can fix me up with a good
job this summer.
The list of names Is in the
Lincoln paper you get. It begins
on page 1 and is continued over
to page 3. My name is third
from the bottom of page 3. Well,
I hope you are glad to hear I
am getting good grades, 'cause
that's what I came to univer
sity for.
I guess I better quit now and
hit the books. You know how
it is, us students can't slack up
a minute.
Scholarly yours,
Alfred.
Letter Number 2.
Dear Folks:
Could you please rush back
some clean laundry? I am clean
out of shirts, or rather, I'm out of
clean shirts. And don't bother
darning those socks again for the
fifth time. Just send me some new
ones. Only one thing makes me
mad, mom, and that is thinking
about the cake dad and sis and
Joe get at home that I don't. How
, about sending a nice cake back
wilh the laundry, huh?
I'm so tired i can hardly keep
my eyes open. Last night, I went
over to Bob's place with Tom and
Jerry to study English and we got
Into a bull session that didn't
break up until 1 o. clock. I sure
learned a lot, tho. More than I
would've if I'd spent the whole
time on English, I bet.
By the way, you may notice
in the paper tomorrow about an
honors convocation that the uni
versity held today. It's supposed
to mention the best scholars
and there is a program with
the names of guys and girls that
are supposed to rank pretty
high in their grades. I guess
these names are printed in the
paper, too, which is why I am
writing you on account of my
name isn't on there and you
' might misunderstand. My aver
age for the last two semesters
wasn't quite 85. I guess it was
around 75 or maybe even 80.
But that doesn't mean much,
you know that. A 75 In the
courses I'm taking are worth 85
or 90 in the courses other guqs
are taking under different profs.
Besides, it's what you get out
of a course that counts, and not
the grade, but I guess you know
that without my telling you. And
besides, grades aren't every
thing in college, do you think?
I mean, it counts a lot these
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Men Cast Ballots Today
Spaulding Concludes
Local Concert Series
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Albeit Spaulding, one of Amer
lea's foremost violinists, wus fen
lured In the last of the scries of
Lincoln Symphony concerts at tho
coliseum last evening.
Spaulding, who was born in Chi
cago, was educated In New York,
Florence and Paris in several
prominent musical conservatories.
Mis American debut, with the
Damrosh orchestra in 1908, was
the beginning of a spectacular
success. Since that time he has
toured all foreign countries, play
ing before many famous person-
Kosmet
DAY'S TOTAL TOPS 200
'Hadcri' Indies' to Open
Monday for Week's
linn in Temple.
More than 200 persons reserved
seats for Kosmet Klub's new show,
'Hades' Ladies," during the first
two hours of their sale yesterday
afternoon, according to Web Mills,
Klub business manager.
"Although early ticket sales
have been unusually brisk, plenty
of choice seats remain for all per
formances," stated Mills. Reserva
tions may be made every afternoon
from -B to 5 in the Temple theater
and nt Magee's all day during
store hours.
Tickets are 50 cents apiece and
persons buying advance ducats
from campus salesmen or at
Walt's music store may exchange
them for reserved seats for any
night of the show s run, April 2.')
through 30.
40-Man Cast.
Opening Monday night at the
Temple for the week's run, "Hades'
Ladies"' carries an all male cast of
over 40 students. The cast is
headed by Everett "Duke" Deger
in the role of Satan, Fred Guild
in the part of Miner Rmithers( a
hen-pecked husband who dreams
he goes to Hell re his wife's sug
gestion, and Thurston Phelps and
Louis Hushnian as Flotsam and
Jetsam, two wandering spirits who
direct the show's action.
Romantic leads are portrayed by
Charles Itcilly and Don Carlson in
the roles of Harold Smooch and
Patience Darling. A dancing pony
chorus is also featured and a spe
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Uni-nlii Huncluy JnuniHl unil Blur.
riges. Mr. Spaulding is also a
composer of note.
Program Outstanding.
The program last night was one
of Interest to nil lovers of good
music, and the excellent technique
displayed made the program one
of the season's most outstanding:
The program was as follows:
Overture, ,1val. Dvorak; I'nn
rerto In (1 minor for violin nml nrrhca
ru, llriifh, Mr. Miwhllnn mid nrrhclm;
f'Hiilitny, Ni'vln, Mr. Ni-vln ronriiirtlng;
lnlln noloa wllll pliuio: NKinihli diinre,
l.rnnn1o7-Krrl,lcr: Abenilllill, Nrluin
nmiiii: Itiillinii.itUttz" Mlpnnow wiiltrl,
Simlilint; '(:rnl.n KiinliiH). Hiirl-Sur-"iile,
Mr. Simldlnn, Andre Hi-iioIhI hi the
l'lno I'lulrato rolkn from "SvIvIh."
lelllei Murrh slv, 'J wliHlkoink)-.
Klub Ticket Sales Boom
Musicians
All University Music Groups
Unite to Present Annual
Festival Program.
Over 400 music students will
take part in the annual spring fes
tival concert which will be pre-
t'Hii''.iTain:wwt.ctA .
Lincoln Journal.
W. G. TEMPEL.
. . . directs choral groups .
sented tomorrow ovening in the
coliseum. Sponsored by tho Lin-
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Innocents, Orator, Activity
System to Claim Male
Attention at Polls.
At the campii.swide men's elec
tion today cither Harold (itirske or
Jim Ivlns will be elected Ivy day
orator, 2.1 men will be chosen as
nominees for the Innocents soci
etl, and the proposed men's activ
ity point system will he accepted
or rejected, polls in t ho Temple
and in g hall will be opened to
voters at 8 a. m., close between 10
a. m. and noon for the honors con
vocation, and then open again un
til 5 p. m.
Only Junior and senior men are
privileged to vote for the Ivy day
orator and for Innocent nominees,
but all male students may register
their opinions as to whether or not
they favor the proposed activity
point system. The vote will aid
the judiciary committee of the stu
dent council whose subsequent de
cision will be final. A poll taken
earlier this year by the Daily Ne
braskan found students 2 to 1 In
favor of the system.
Point System Faces Revision.
President of the council, Al
Moserann, pointed out that the
question of the activity system is
worded on the ballots: "Do you
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Iiitrrfnil Ivy Day Sing
Entries Due Today al .1
All fraternities planning to
enter the Interfraternity Sing
on Ivy Day, May 6, must have
complete entries filed at the
Kosmet Klub office by 5 o'clock
this afternoon, whether they
have tentatively indicated their
intentions to enter or not.
These entries must Include
the name of the group's song
director, names of any persons
offering outside help, name of
the song to be offered, and a
tentative list of the men par
ticipating. This list may be al
tered later if necessary on re
quest to the Klub.
Give Spring Concert
Old Devil Himself to Ad dress
His Radio Listeners Tonight
Council Broadcast Features
Kosmet Spring Show,
'Hades' Ladies.'
Speaking of the devil, his Sa
tanic highness will speak over
KFOR this evening at 7:15 when
the student council features the
Kosmet Klub's spring show, "Ha
des' Ladies," on its seventh weekly
broadcast.
Everett "Duke" Deger portrays
Satan, and will offer his solo hit
song from the show "I'm Satan
(the King of Hell)," on the broad
cast. Thurston Phelps and Louis
Bushman will be featured in the
parts of Flotsam and Jetsam, two
wandering spirits, in a bit from
the show's action. Flmcr Smith
ers, his henperking wife Ivy, and
their small but treacherously re
sourceful son, Junior, (portrayed
by Fred Gund, jr., P.ol liutruss
and Boh Ronne), will appear in an
amusing "domestic scene."
Jingo, a radical devil of Hades
who is continually striving to or
ganize the other devils and inspire
a revolution against Satan, will
appear on the broadcast in the
person of Don Kellogg and offer a
bit of his solo song from the show.
Charles Ueilly and Don Carlson,
DR. T. V. SMITH SI'KAKS
Honors Convocation HrM
Today; 10-1 1 O'clock
Classes Dismissed.
Students ranking high In schol
arship will receive recognition lhi
morning at the annual Honors con
vocation In the coliseum where Dr.
Thomas Vernor Smith, dis
tinguished Illinois educator will ad
dress the students of the univer
slty and pay tribute to those who
excelled In their studies the last
two semesters. Morning classes
will be dismissed at 10 o'clock to
give evtry one the opportunity of
aliciidinq the Honors program.
Dr. Smith, a philosopher-politician
of the University of Chicago,
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PROF. L. B. SMITH.
. heads convo committee.
who came last week from behind
apparently to win the democratic
nomination for congressman at
large from Illinois, will speak to
the students and faculty on "T'se
Promise of American Politics."
The lecturer is an outstanding
author, a member of the American
Philosophic association and the
American Political Science asso
ciation. The speaker is a graduate of the
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who portray Harold Smooch and
Patience Darling, the romantic
leads of "Hades' Ladies," also will
present a brief bit from the script
and perhaps a song.
John Edwards, author of the
show, has also written the script
for tonight's broadcast and wtll
appear as master of ceremonies.
He will introduce briefly Winfield
"Doc" Elias, Klub president; Web
Mills, business manager; Bob Gnii
non. publicity director; Don Moss,
costumes manager and Stan Brew
ster, scenery manager.
"Hades' Ladies" opens for ft
week's run at the Temple theatet
next Monday night.
IIiiKer Field Company
Polishes Up Maneuvers .
For Omaha Army lVt
This Saturday the drnhuskep
field company will hold the first
of its two final field problems in
preparation for the demonstration
at Fort Crook May 7. The prob
lem will be a combined infantry
artillery advance guard action
with blank ammunition. The
enemy force will be represented by
company "M."
