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Daily N EBRASKAN Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska X-40S VOL. XXXIII. NO. 73 LINCOLN, NKKRASKA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1939 FIVE "CENTS Twelve Coeds Vie For YW Posts Today Identification Cards Must Be Presented By Voters at Polls Campus women go to the polls today to elect officers to govern Y.W.C.A. activities for the com ing semester. Vieing for the president's post in the elections are Mary Ellen Osborn and Priscilla W icks. Selma Hill and Maxine Lake are run ning for the vice-pesidency; Irene Hollenbeck and Ellajo Marshall, for secretary; Ann Hustead and Jane Shaw, for treasurer. On the Ag Campus Helen Kilner and Eleanor Scow are the nominees for president, and Doris DeLong and Pat MacMahon for vice-president. 80 Average Necessary. The candidates according to the ( by-lawa of the Y.W.C.A. must have a scholastic average of at least 80, must have participated actively in work of the organization dur ing the preceding year, and must have at least a second semester sophomore standing. They are se lected for their executive ability, convictions, mature religious ap preciation, high ideals, for service, and a sincere friendly and demo cratic attitude, attendance at Vespers and regional conferences. The only requirement for voting Is that the woman voter has paid up her 1938 contribution pledge or Y.W. membership fee. Payment may be made any time until 5:00 today to Miss Esther Ostlund. Tolls will be open from 9 to 5 p. m. today in Ellen Smith. Identi fication cards must be presented to secure a ballot. Ag students are requested to vote there if possible. Concerns Seek Bizad Applicants Secretarial Training, Salesmanship Asked Representatives of two con cerns will be here today to Inter View seniors of the college of busi ness administration. Mr. C. Holmes, director of per sonnel for the Moorman Manu facturing company of Quincy, 111., nd Mr. Monson, representative of the Standard Oil of Indiana, are here to meet young men Interested in accounting or sales work. Those trained for secretarial and general office work are also invited to meet these nien. Haun Orchestra Plays For Union Dance Tonight Dave Haun's orchestra and Bon nie Parson's voice will provide music for dancers tonight in the Union ballroom. Admission Is 23c per person. The dance is under the sponsor ship of the Student Union and constitutes Miss Parson's third appearance there. She appeared once before at a similar function with Dave Haun and once at a Sunday night "laugh session." CORNMUSKtH OfPlCt STVPIMT UNION ai q PLACE YOUR t ORDER NOW M rd.r will tw tlktfl for lilt CORNHUSKER! fltr February it, 1931. -y rrs t !i Identification Cards, Pictures Required Students must present both identification cards and pic tures when paying fees to com plete registration. Fees must be paid In Memorial hall between Jan. 20 to 26, Inclusive. Stu dents who have lost their cards or pictures should consult the registrar's office for advice be fore the 2Cth. NU Religious Group Plans 1939 Work Council Outlines New Calendar, Schedules Talk by 'Dad' Elliot Plans for the coming semester tools the center of the stage yes terday as the Religious Weiare Council held its first meetin;; of the new year. Plans for monthly vespers, for a special religious emphasis week, report of the sur vey committee and a speech by Calvin Rollins outlining the need for funds in China pointed the di rection of the council's program of the second semester. Louis Anderson gave a report of his trip to Buffalo, N. Y., to give his impression of Religion and Life week to the National Federation of Churches which sponsored the week thruout the nation. "Dad" Elliot to Come. C. D. Hayes. Y. M. C. A. sec retary, received approval from tho council to continue plans which will bring "Dad" Elliot, former Y. M. C. A. leader, who is well known thruout the nation and who has recently completed a world tour studying countries in which the state and church are in con flict. "Dnd" will speak on inter national relations and the con flict between church and state. The week will end in a world friendship banquet Friday evening. The Post-Madras conference in Lincoln March 9 and 10. C. D. Hayes revealed, will bring three outstanding foreigners to Lincoln and an attempt will be made to se cure one or more of them to speak to the regular meeting of the Re ligious Welfare Council, March 9, and conduct a fomm afterward. Dr. Hachiro Yuasa. former pres ident of Doshi.sha university in Ja pan, MI'S Nina Soga, native of the Bantu race In South Africa, and Dr. Rajah Bhushanum Man I kam, P.H.D. from Columbia, au thor, lecturer, editor, secretary of the National Christian Council in India and secretary of the Federal Federation of Evangelical Luther' an Churces of India, are the three delegates to the Dicentennlal In ternational Missionary conference who are touring the United States and will be in Lincoln. New Vesper Series. Renortln? nrfiiresd in the nuer Seated monthly vespers, Selma See RELIGION on page 2. VersatileCritic North Speaks Monday on Books, Authors Variety Adds Spice To Literoteur's Life Students attending the convo cation, Monday morning, will not Just hear a certain Sterling North who speaks on books and authors. They will hear a novelist, a critic, and a poet, who, at the age of 32 years, is the author of nine books, published both here and abroad, and who. for the pint five years, has been literary editor of the Chicago Dally News. North was born on the shores of Ijike Koslikonog in southern Wisconsin, scene Of his two best novels, "Plowing on Sunday" and "Night Outlast the Whip-poor-will." He was educated at the Univer sity. of Chicago where he edited the campus literary magazine and sold his poetry to such eastern magszlnes as The Nation, the Dial, and Harpers. He married his childhood sweet 97 Sections Closed To Registrants Dr. Congdon Reports Registration Total Higher Than Last Year With a steady line of registrants being taken care of for the last four days, the rush of registration was almost completed last night, lccoiding to a statement made by Dr. A. R. Congdon, chairman of the assignment committee. The number of students who have com pleted their registrations at this time is greater than the number for the same period last year. The following is a copy of the revised list of closed sections sent to all advisors this morning. Sub jects In Ag and Engineering col leges are not included. Rartrrliilniy IOI, A, H. Hhilnty 1, II, . Hulni' Oriinnliathia I, 1, II, III, VII. VIII. X, A, K. Q. Ittlnlne Organization 21, f, II, Hu.lnro, Ontiinlialinn Ifil, II. HnvlnrAi OricnniiuMlon 112, II. 4'lirnilfttry 2, C. W-nil.tr 4, A. II. K. hrmlatry 31, A, ('. i 'ommnrlill Art 27, I. ( mmwrriul Aria 127, I, II, III. nmmrrrlnl ArU Its, I, II. Kronomlc. 12, III, V, VI. VII, VIII, IX Muratlim 30, C. Kturall.a 31, IV. .Uo alien 63. IV, V. Knlh 2. Ill, V, VII, VIII, .XV. Knill.h It, I. II, III, IV. Knell.h 22, III, IV, VI. (iixiicrupliy 62, A, B, , E. Onxraphy 72, I, II, III, B, C, D, E, (i. II. I, i, K. lrrniaa 3, II. Crm.n 4, I, V. MuhrniMlu t, U II, V. See REGISTRATION on page 2. Union Series Brings Durant Author to Discuss 'Problem of Marriage' Speaking on the "Problem of Marriage," Will Durant, author, philosopher and publicist, appears on the Union Celebrity series when he addresses the students of the university Sunday at 4 o'clock In the Union ballroom. Outlining the present day situa tion of marital discontent. Durant will go back and trace the devel opment of marriage from primi tive days showing its evolution from polygamy to monogamy. Works in Book Nook. Several of the more popular of Durant's works have been brought from the library and placed in the Union "Book Nook" where they will be more accessible to stu dents. Some of these are his "Story of Civilization," his "Tran sition" and his "Mansions of Phil osophy." A former Journalist, Durant Is known as one of the country's most popular speakers. He has been accepted as an authority on the world's leading social prob See DURANT on page 2. heart, when they were 20. At the age of 22 their first child was born on the day North's first book. "The Pedro Gorino." was pub lished. Meanwhile, he was making his way through school spraying paint on Fisher bodies, truck garden ing, clerking behind a cigar coun ter, keeping books fur a big sani tarium, and free lance writing. Versatile Reporter. Nine years ago he joined the staff of the Daily News as a cub rejKirter. He has covered every sort of assignment from gang slayings tn golden weddings, and from night police to getting cats out of trees and dogs out of man holes. He has numerous personal an ecdotes to tell on Alexander Wooll cott, Gertrude Stein, John Gals worthy, Carl Sandburg. II. G. Wells, Sackvllle West, and many See LITERATFUR on page 2. Carroll To Pick Six Cornhusker eauiy Radio Class Dramatizes Discovery Disproval of Scientific Theory by Spallenzani Features Play Today Dramatization of how Spallen zani disproved the thory of spon taneous generation will be pre sented by Professor Dlers' radio class over KFOR this afternoon at 4:00 o'clock. This drama will be the second in a series dealing with epochal discoveries of the past. The weekly dramatizations to follow will por tray the discovery of radium and aluminum and the development of the process of vulcanizing rubber and similar material. The student program, though beginning late in the semester, will continue without interruption through the examination period and into the second semester. Students taking part in the broadcast are: Majorie Bannister, Raymond Brown, Donald Meier, Larue Sorrell, and Dcon Axthelm. Police Find Boy Thieves First Name of Youth Aids in Detection Police cleared up Wednesday's sorority house thefts by taking into custody two youthful maga zine solicitors on the clue furnish ed by a Delta Gamma who inter rupted the boys at "work" In the DG house. Margaret Krause, arriving home a little late for supper, heard footsteps down the back stairs and heard a boy's voice shout "Com on Bob, let's get out of here!" After this was reported, Officer McGee of the university police checked with the news agency and found only one person with that first name listed there. Money Recovered. A cruiser was dispatched to the address given at the agency and two boys, aged 13 and 14, were picked up and confessed to the thefts from both the Delta Gamma and Kappa Delta houses. When the boys were arrested one had Js 40 on his person and the other $0.75. In addition to the Wednesday night thefts, the boys admitted taking 12 from 1545 S one night last week. Among the boys' possessions were small articles from Western Auto Supply, Kudge and Guenzels, Krcs:;e's. und Scars and Roebuck. The buys appear in court this morning for trial. Barbs Hold Swing Session This Evening A dime will H'lrnit anyone to the n gular weekend swing hc .sioh tiiis evening at 7 o'clock in the I'mon. The dance is under the sponsorship of the harli council and lasts till 9 o'clock. The sessions have Increased In popularity, the last one furnishing music for 350 dancers. The dances are open to anyone. The revenue from the affairs Is the only source of income to the three barb organizations. It Is spilt among the men's and wom en's barb organizations and the barb council. Queens Annual Asks Famous Showman to Judge Nebraska Pulchritude Earl Carroll, famous American showman and reputedly the coun try's outstanding beauty con noisseur, was selected Thursday as judge for the 1939 Cornhusker Beauty Queen contest. Carroll, who recently attracted nationwide attention by conduct ing his own beauty contest for the selection of "Miss America" after he disagreed with the selections of Atlantic City beauty judges, is the originator of Broadway's fa mous "Earl Carroll Vanities" and many other musical hits. He re cently opened his famous Earl Carroll theatre-restaurant, in Hol lywood. Carroll will select six Queens from the 32 candidates, on the basis of requirements and ratings which he has used during past contests. The 32 candidates are: Alice Marion Holmes Carrie Belle Raymond. Elinor Hakanson Alpha Chi Omega. Hope Drummon d Ch I Omega. Dorothy Wear Chi Omega. Barbara Dale Chi Omega. Dorothy McClelland Delta Delta Delta. Doris Harberg Delta Delta Delta. Lois Keller Kappa Alpha Theta. Pat Woods Kappa Alpha Theta. Jean Woods Kappa Kappa Gamma. Betty Burges t K a p p a See PULCHRITUDE on page 2. Miss Lahr Talks At Vesper Hour Gail Ferguson Takes Cathedral Choir Solo Patricia Lahr, senior In the c ! lege of arts and sciences, will r the speaker for the Lincoln Cathe dral choir vesper service Sund iy evening at 5:33 o'clock. Miss Lahr, prominent in campus activi ties, is a member of Mortar Board and is editor of the 1039 Corn husker. Her talk will be based upon the life and times of the cathedral of Chartres, France. This cathedral is famed for its beauty, and is dedicated to the mother of God. Houghton Kurr, Junior In the university, will again be guest organist, and will play Shubert's "Ave Maria." The choir will sing Christiansen's "Beautiful Savior," with Gail Ferguson, freshman In the university, as soloist, and "The Cherubim Song" by Gretch aninov. The program, presented In the Cornhusker ballroom, will be aired over stations KOIL anil KFOIl. ONLY 1 DAY Left to take Pictures for the I'KIAI'SK TIIK H1ATKHNITJ AND HOKOKII Y IJKAIU.INK 18 MM'ART II, IMS yon ji'Nions AND BKNIOK8 XT 1 MMAII Jf, I tit AT TOWiVSEND'S STUDIO mm