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VOL. XXXVIII, NO. 9
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, SUNDAY, SEPTKM BKlf 2571938
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Symphony
Brings Noted
Opera Stars
Association Launches
Student Ticket Drive
Monday, September 26
Opportunity to hear such world
famous musicians as John Charles
Thomas, tenor; Jose Iturbl, pian
ist; Robert Vlroval, violinist; and
Lotte Lehman, soprano, and Met
ropolitan opera star, will be ex
tended to university students when
the Lincoln Symphony Orchestra
association launches its student
ticket sale Monday.
Tickets, which can be purchased
only from Miss Elizabeth Tierney
in Room 216, Morrill Hall, are
available to students for $3.50, half
the regular price, admit the bearer
to all seven concerts in the series
The ticket sale will last from Sept
26 to Nov. 30, inclusive, and identi
fication cards must be shown when
the purchase is made or the half
price student rate will not be ac
corded, stated Florence Gardner,
business manager of the Lincoln
Symphony,
Famous Musicians.
Music lovers the world over have
heard and appreciated the artistic
offerings of each of the quartet of
talented musicians slated to appear
in the symphony's concert series,
John Charles Thomas is the fore
most American tenor enjoying
great popularity as a result of his
concert tours find radio programs.
His reputedly favorite song, "Home
On the Range" will undoubtedly be
appreciated by Nebraskans.
Robert Virovai is an 18 year old
violinist possessing nearly all of
Heifetz's qualities but lacking the
Lotte Lehman, German operatic
soprano and Metropolitan opera
star, and Joseph Iturbl, interna
tinnally famous pianist, have wid
ened their circle of appreciative
ruisic lovers considerably by nu
merous guest appearances on the
radio program boasting Bing Cros
by and Bob Burns as masters of
ceremonies.
Concert Schedule.
Accompanying the four well
known artists during their respec
tive appearances, will be the Lin
coln Symphony orchestra, directed
by Leo Kucinskl. ,
Opening Oct. 14 with John
Charles Thomas, the Lincoln Sym
phony Orchestra lists the follow
ing dates for the seven concerts
of its 12th season:
Oct. 14 John Charles Thomas,
tenor.
Nov. 14 Lincoln Symphony Or
chestra with Herbert Schmidt, pi
ano soloist.
Dec. 13 Robert Virovai, 18 year
old violinist.
Jan. 11 Jose Iturbl, pianist.
Feb. 13 Lincoln Symphony or
chestra. Feb. 23 Lotte Lehman, soprano.
April 10 Lincoln Symphony or
chestra. Unit Stages
Sham Battle
Cornhusker Company
Announces Openings
A miniature war was staged by
the blues anil reds of the Corn
husker company Saturday morning
under Maj. John U. Ayotte. Be
fore the battle, commanders and
non-commissioned officers of the
organization were announced and
plans were laid for the first battle,
which was fought with blank am
munition. During good weather, practical
problems will be fought, while the
semester's work will be concluded
with work on the blackboard dur
ing the winter. There are a few
positions open for new men until
the quota of 60 Is reached.
Freshmen will receive the bulk
of the training work in the spring.
Since the Dlder members will have
had a thorough review, this train
ing should be more efficient than
it would be during the fall.
Spring plans of the company in
clude a trip to Fort Crook to give
the annual demonstration for re
nerve officers. Following this there
will be a banquet at the expense
of the military department. At this
time members of the unit will re
ceive red and white striped bars
with gold crossed rifles.
Pershing Rifles
Hold Tryouts
Pershing Rifle tryouts will be
held Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday of this week between 8
and 6 p. m. in Nebraska Hall. All
men taking basic military science,
whether registered in artillery, en
gineers or infantry divisions, are
Invited to try out.
Capt. Bob Nelson, commanding
officer of the local company,
stated the applicants will be
judged on their knowledge of the
manual of arms, close order drill
nnd squad movements, and on gen
era! appearance. No further plans
for this year's trip were made at
the Thursday meeting, but it was
announced that Major Horan Is the
Perssilng Rifles sponsor for the
current year.
State Meat Dealers
HearW.J.Loeffel
Professor W. J. Loeffel, acting
head of the agricultural college
department of husbandry, spoke
briefly to 400 Nebraska meat deal
ers Thursday evening: at a meet
ing sponsored Jointly by the Lin
coln chamber of commerce and
the university department of hus
bandry. His speech concerned the lm
provementa which have beeji made
In the animal husbandry fk'ld and
the relation of these Improvements
to the packing Industry, 1
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Postmaster General James Far
ley from Stony Point and Univer
sity of Ncbras'.:- Head Coach Biff
Jones, formerly of West Point, find
time during the democratic lead
er's ten minute visit to Lincoln
for an exchange of greetings. The
Undergrads
Seek Ducats
Sept. 27, 28
Football Seat Drawing
Set for Wednesday at 1
Individuals and groups wishing
to reserve football game seats ei
ther singly or in blocs in the stu
dent section of Memorial stadium
will deposit identification cards
and money in the student activities
office in the coliseum Tuesday or
Wednesday of this week. Hours
Tuesday are from 8 to 5, Wednes
day from 8 to 1. The drawing for
seat assignments will be made at
1 o'clock Wednesday by Morris
LIpp, editor-in-chief of the Daily
Nebraskan.
In the case of groups desiring to
sit together, one representative
with student identification cards
and money for the entire group
should be sent to the office. How
ever, individuals may rest assured
that their reservations will re
ceive the same consideration as
those of large blocs, stated John
Selleek, business manager of ath
letics. Drawn from Hat.
Identification cards and money
belonging to each group or indiv
idual will be placed in an envelope
as soon as it is deposited in the ac
tivities office and the envelope
numbered. Corresponding numbers
will then be written on slips of pa
per, and the slips mixed together
in the drawing. The envelope cor
responding to the first number
drawn will be assigned seats in the
choicest center spot of the student
section.
Other groups will be assigned
seats then in the order that their
numbers are drawn. The student
bloc of 5,000 seats Is located In the
east stadium, comprising the nine
center sections from the south 10
yard line to the north 10 yard line,
and from the first to the 30th rows.
Rows 30 to 47 comprise the facul
ty bloc.
Barriers Raised.
To insure that only duly regis
tered students will occupy the
choice, cut price seats of the stu
dent section, the athletic depart
ment Is raising a number of bar
riers this year. Organized groups
will be entitled to purchase only
as many tickets as they have
names In the undergraduate body.
Faculty members as listed in
the official university catalog will
be allowed to purchase activity
tickets only for themselves and
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Concert Series Brings Noted Musicians to Lincoln
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With John Charles Thomas, pop
ulur American tenor, sounding the
opening note of the twelfth annual
concert season sponsored by the
Lincoln Symphony orchestra on
Oct, 14, and Robert Vlroval, Lotte
Farley and Biff Exchange Greetings
general of the postal department
and the general of Husker football
have known each other for a long
time.
Major Jones was head coach of
the Army when Farley was New
York boxing commissioner. They
lived less than 20 miles from each
'Who's Who'
Lists Faculty
Work of Nebraskans
Nationally Recognized'
Four University of Nebraska
professors will break into the lime
light this year when their life
sketches appear in the 1938-39 edi
tion of "Who's Who In America."
The four professors are: Axel L.
Elmquist, professor of Germanic
languages; Professor H. J. Gram
lien, animal husbandry depart
ment; Professor J. M. Reinhardt
of the depa lent of sociology,
and Professor Clarence G. , Lowe
of the department of classics.
A sketch of Judge Fred W. Mess
more of the Nebraska supreme
court also appears.
Other Nebraskans who make
their appearance for the first time
are:
CRKTK President Bryan S. Btoffer ot
Doane rollese.
CENTRAL CITY Rev. Ora W. Carrell,
president of Nebraska Central mllcse.
FRKMONT William V. Rannelcr, dean
of the Western Thcoloclcal Seminary.
OKRINO Asa B. Wood, newspaper pub
lisher nnd president of the Nebraska his
torical aocletv.
r.RAN'n ISLAND Mm. Evelyn A. Ryan,
democratic national commlttcewoman, and
Edwin J, Wolhach, banker.
SKWARD Dan M. llildehrand, presi
dent of the National Livestock association,
OMAHA Frnncla A. Brngan, lawyer;
Mayor Dun Butler; Hutrh A. Butler, re
publican national committeeman: J. W,
lIUKhea, Insurance executive; Arthur A.
Lowman, telephone executive; llelene
Marcaret, poet; Charlej V. McLaughlin,
assistant U. 8. secretary of labor; Host
master Hurley o. Moorhead; Leon W.
l'owern, lawyer, and President J, P.
Zucrcher of CrelKhton university.
Union Sets
Dues at $3
Faculty, Alums Buy
Membership Cards
Cards for membership in the
Student union for the faculty, ad
ministrative staff and Lincoln
alumni of the university will be
available in the union office Tues
day or Wednesday, according to
Kenneth Van Sant, director.
Membership fees are identical
with those paid by the students,
and are sold on a voluntary mem
bership basis, opening the privi
leges of the Student union to the
non-student members of the uni'
vcrsity family. Dues are payable
at tne orrice by Oct. 1, and will
be again payable on Feb. 1 and
June 1, the latter amounting to
11.50 ror the long summer seslon
and $1 for the short session. Fee
for the regular semester is $3.
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LOTTE LEHMAN.
Lehman, and Jose Iturbl promised
for subsequent concerts, music lov
ers of the city and university are
assured of an enjoyable season.
Robert Vltroval, 18 year old violin
ist, will play for symphony-goers
Lincoln Star,
other. It was with reluctance that
Farley had to turn from Jones, re
sume his handshaking activities,
and continue his endorsement of
democratic candidates, one of
whom was Gov. R. L. Cochran,
standing back of Jones and Farley.
Activity
Conference
Draws 200
Mortar Boards Advise
Future Campus Leaders
Over 200 university women, the
majority freshmen, were initiated
into Nebraska's extracurricular
field and given instruction by the
top men and women in campus ac
tivities when Mortar Board held
its annual activities conference
yesterday afternoon.
Registration beginning at 12:45,
Ellen Smith hall filled to a ca
pacity beyond the expected at
tendance. Mortar Board President
Phyllis Chamberlain welcomed the
group, issuing a call for leadership
in campus activities and explain
ing the qualities it demands.
Roundtable discussions of the
operations of various activity or
ganizations held sway during the
afternoon, led by members of Mor
tar Board. Talks by prominent
speakers gave conferees the incen
tive for discussions which crammed
each of the 45 minute sessions.
Record Crowd.
Josephine Rubnltz, general chair
man of the conference, expressed
her enthusiasm for the success of
1938-39 activities, saying, "The
large number which has turned
out is certainly encouraging to us.
We hope that all the girls are get
ting as much out of the conference
as we have tried to put into it.'
Virginia Fleetwood served as as
slstant chairman of the conclave.
Training for future officers of
campus organizations, was led by
Frances Boldman, who presented
an acting president, vice president,
secretary and treasurer. Helen
Pascoe, as A. W. S. president, de
scribed her position as being the
organizing force of an organiza
tion, keeping the chairmen and
committees in enthusiastic CO'
operation.
Vice presidents must look for
ward to supervising programs,
social activities or some special
staff of a group, according to
Frances Boldman, speaking as
vice president of Mortar Board
and Y. W. C. A. Helen Katherine
Davis, secretary of the student
council, said that her position de
mantled the methodical work of
recording and notifying. Collect
lng money and seeing it safely
apportioned is the duty of Eliza-
oetn waugh, treasurer of W.A.A
Miss Esther Ostlund, new sec
retary of the Y. W. C. A., told
aspirants In the group leadership
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ROBERT VIROVAI.
Dec. 3. Jose Iturbl, whose name Is
very familiar to so many because
of hti frequent guest appearances
on the Crosby-Burns radio hour,
will uphold his International repu
tation as a versatile, accomplished
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Attention
Pivots on
Church Day
Student Congregations
Hear Special Sermons
With churches all over the city
of all denominations planning spe
cial services and sermons for
young people, all university-church
Sunday is being celebrated this
morning with the usual enthusiasm
which marks this annual tradition.
First Christian church com
mences the days activities with
church school classes at 9:45. Reg
ular services including a sermon
entitled. "The Skies Are Clearing"
will be held at 11 o'clock. With
the third floor parlors open to the
young people at 4 o'clock, enter
tainment has been planned to be
followed by a lunch and a devo
tional meeting.
Services at Vine Congregational
church this morning will include
the sermon: "A Tioneer to a Seep
tic," This evening students will
gather at the home of Edwin
Uwart, 2727 U st., for a social dis
cussion.
Rev. Clifton H. Walcott's talk on
"Faith the Overcomes" will be the
feature of the First Baptist
church's program.
A carillon recital at 9:15, Sun
day school at 9:45, and formal
worship at 11 will comprise the
morning's activities of the First
Plymouth church. Again at 7
this evening all students are in
vited to attend the Sunday Eve
ning club.
Under the direction of Rev. Mr.
McMillan, services have been
been planned at both 8:30 and 11
o'clock this morning at the Uni
versity Episcopal church.
, bermons appropriate for stu
dents have been planned for all
three city Presbyterian groups
oetorm I'resnytenan at 26th and
P, First Presbyterian at 26th and
P, and Westminster at Sheridan
and South st. In the evening the
latter two churches have Planned
transportation for all students who
will meet at the manse at 333 No.
14th st. at 5:45 to attend a supper
and fellowship period.
New Yell Kings
Receive Nod
Nine Men Include
Wintroub, Leadley
Robert Leadley and Ernest Win
troub were acclaimed Nebraska
co-yell kings yesterday after mem
bers of the Innocents society
watched and compared the antics
of all the candidates at the finai
tryouts before the spectators at
me varsity-rreshman football
game.
ine other cheer leaders who
were chosen out of the dozen men
vying for the places were Claude
Wilson, Ralph Worden, Ed Chait
Jack Geilatly, Roy Proffitt, Nor
man Bordy and Harry Kammer
lohr. In charge of the selection of the
men who will lead the Cornhusker
ciitc-img seciion inis year were
oeorge Rosen, Don Moss and How
ard Kaplan.
Presbyterians
Schedule Tea
Sunday Series Begins
This Afternoon at 3:30
Presbyterian students and their
friends will be entertained at an
inrormal tea this afternoon be
tween the hours of 3:30 and 6
p. m.. at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. R. B. Henry, 333 No. 14th st.
This Is the first of a series of Sun
day afternoon teas at the univer
sity manse.
Ten co-eds will assist the host
ess. They are: Lois Hammond
and Marian Jean Dienst at the
door; Rosalind Lcfferdink and
Betty Hutchinson, guest book;
H(.;cn Pascoe and Betty Bennett,
living room; Lois Morris, Shirley
Pats, Doris Robertson and Lillian
Williamson will be in charge of
me timing room.
wrs. M. V. Oggel will pour. Miss
Betty Bennett will sing a group of
Humoers accompanied by Mrs
Vera Rost.
Fall garden flowers will furnish
an attractive setting for the event.
This Season
All pliutoa Lincoln Journl.
JOHN CHARLES THOMAS.
pianist on Jan. 7. Lotte Lehman.
German soprano and Metropolitan
opera star, will be the fourth con
cert artist to appear In the sym
phony series. She will perform
Feb. 23.
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Faculty Committee
Begins Bookstore
Activities Probe
700 Attend
Ag Faculty
Reception
Informal Games,
Dancing Featured
More than 700 undergraduate
and graduate students attended
the 13th annual faculty reception
and party held on the agricultural
college campus Inst night in the
activities building.
In the receiving line were Dean
and Mrs, W. W. Burr, Chancellor
and Mrs. C. F. Boucher, and Miss
Margaret Fedde. Prof. H. J.
Gramlich Introduced students to
the line. Among the guests of
honor present were Colonel and
Mrs. W, H. Oury, Dean and Mrs.
T. J. Thompson, Miss Elsie Ford
Piper, Miss Esther Ostlund, ana
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Hayes.
The reception was followed by
informal entertainment, games.
and dancing. Music was furnished
by Eddie Sheffert and his orches
tra. Dr. P. A. Downs was chairman
in charge of the party, and Prof.
C. W. Smith was in charge of the
entertainment.
Union Signs
Trumbar
Sax King Consoles
Stay-at-Homes Oct. 1
Frankie Trumbar, "the king of
sax," and his orchestra, formerly
of the Biltmore bowl in the Bilt
more hotel, Los Angeles, will fan
the flames of hot music at the
Student Union ballroom Oct. 1,
the night of the Minnesota game.
This "kickoff" dance will serve as
a consolation to those unfortunate
souls unable to attend the game.
One of the famous three "T's"
formerly with Paul Whiteman,
Mr. Trumbar and his orchestra
will be the second in a series of
big name bands to be presented
at the Student Union ballroom
during the school year.
Along with his 15 famous musi
cians are such feature attractions
as Vonnic King, Jo Hopkins and
Johnny Hamilton, all vocalists of
no mean ability.
Sophomores
Seek Award
Committee to Present
Simon Scholarship
Applications for the Joseph Si
mon scholarship will be received
at the office of Dean C. H. Old
father of the Arts and Sciences
College at his office until 4 p. m.,
Oct. 3, as announced Friday.
Each year a man in the sopho
more class is awarded this schol
arship for being judged as having
stood out scholastically, athletical
ly and in all-around ability.
The various candidates will be
Interviewed by a committee com
posed of Dr. Oldfather, chairman,
Coach Lawrence "Biff" Jones, and
Dr. R. D. Scott of the English de
partment on Oct. 4.
The $100 scholarship is a gift of
commemoration of the late Mr.
Simon, former Lincoln business
man, from his family. Last year
It was awarded to William Tfeiff,
a Lincoln footballer.
Ruth Rchde Talks
Here in October
Noted Woman Diplomat
To Address Teachers
Nebraska will see the return of
one of her famous daughters when
Ruth Bryan Owen Rohdc, Ameri
ca's first woman diplomat ind
daughter of the late William Jen
nings Bryan, speaks in Lincoln,
North Platte and Norfolk during
the meeting of the Nebraska State
Teachers association, Oct. 26 to 28
Other internationally dist in
guished personalities speaking at
the Lincoln session are Dr. Ralph
W. Sockman of New York City,
minister of the national radio
pulpit; Cornelius Vanderbilt, 1r..
world traveler and scion of Amer
ican society, and Dr. Floyd W.
Reeves of Chicago, chairman of
the president's advisory committee
on education.
Phi Sigma lota
Members Meet
For the election of new mem
bers to the organization, all mem
bers of Phi Sigma Lota, honorary
fraternity In romance languages,
are asked to attend a short busi
ness meeting next Tuesday, Sep
tember 27. The meeting will be
held at 5.00 In room 109 of U
hall, with Dr. Willis Bowen, presi
dent of the organization, presiding.
Senate Authorizes
Investigation Based
On Recent Complaints
Probing activities insistently de
clared by students to be unfair, a
regent's bookstore regulating com
mittee, as authorized by the uni
versity senate's June session, is
now investigating complaints re
garding excessive textbook cost.
Among conditions specifically
cited as foundation for the legis
lation in the bill's preamble were:
Yearly 'open season' for attacks
against bookstore management;
charges directed against instruc
tors often changing books used in
their course; charges against thoso
connected with the university, who
write textbooks; assertions that
books arc changed too frequently;
and inferences of new edition
writer's motives.
Comprising the committee are:
Profs. Franklin David Keim,
chairman; Clarence Ernest Mc
Neill; Oskrr Edwin Edison; Harold
G. O. Hoick; Cecil Winifield Scott;
Miguel Antonio Basoco; Richard
Daniel Moritz; Clifford Milton
Hicks; James Melvin Reinhardt.
Seek Policy.
The committee's authorization,
quoting from the senate bill, is:
"1. To formu'.ate and publish, with
the approva' of the senate, of the
chancellor and the board of re
gents, polices affecting the selec
tion, exchange, purchase and sale
of new and second hand textbooks;
and
"2. To advise with the purchas
ing agent, his agents, or his suc
cessors in the direction and man
agement of the regents' bookstore
in all matters pertaining to the
purchase and exchange of new and
second hand textbooks "
Committee members were se
lected as follows: One member
from the college of agriculture,
for a first term of three years;
one member of the college of arts
and sciences, cwo year first venr
term; one business administration
college member, first term, one
year. Engineering college repre
sentative, first term, three years;
one member from the college of
I'luiiniacy, two year first term:
Teachers college members, one
year first term.
In addition to the above rhn
by their respective colleges, three
memners at large were chosen by
Chancellor Boucher. Their first
year term is one, two and three
years, respectively.
Upon expiration of their first
terms, members will be chosen for
three years.
Co-operating with the bookstore
committee, Prof. W. A. Spurr's
statistics class is planning ques
tionnaires for distribution, intend
ed to obtain statistical material for
examination of the protests basis.
Dr. Coffman
Dies Suddenly
Minnesota Head Gave
Address Here in 1937
Dr. Lotus Delta Coffman, 63,
fifth president of the University
of Minnesota and University of
Nebraska commencement speaker
Lincoln Joumil.
DR. L. D. COFFMAN.
in 1937, died at his home in Min
neapolis Thursday night.
After a year's lingering illness,
Dr. Coffman was apparently on
the road to recovery when death
struck. The doctor had retired to
his study and was found dead
when his wife summoned him.
Dr. Coffman addressed one of
the largest classes ever to gradu
ate from the University of Ne
braska In June, 1937. In his ad
dress he urged the graduates to
perform the duties of a good riti
zen and discharge their obligations
to society which transcend the
traditions of the professions for
which they prepared themselves.
Dr. Coffman had formerly been
president of the National Educa
tion association and the National
Association of Urban Universities.
He was bom on a farm near
Salem, Ind., received his Ph.D. de
gree In 1911 at Columbia unlver.
siiy and was a professor at th
University of Illinois from 1912 to
1915, when he came to the Uni.
verslty of Minnesota as dean of
the college of education. He be.
came president of Muesota in
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