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Music groups give spring concert today H" University Singers, Symphony take part Don A. Lentz will lead orchestra in Russian fantasies; Tempel directs choral group Master works, Russian fantasies and modern numbers will be combined to make the annual spring concert presented by the University Symphony Orchestra and the University Singers today one of distinction and beauty. Don A. Lentz will conduct the orchestra in a series of major works, beginning at 3 o'clock in the coliseum. The most The Official Newspaper of More Than 6,000 Students SUNDAY, MAKCIl 26, 1939 Z 408 VOL. XXXVIII, NO. 115. iss Chamberlain is Goddess Lincoln girl reigns over Ag festival Mortar Board head attended by six maids; dressed in blue gown Hailed by a trumpet fanfare and attended by six maids,, Phyllis Chamberlain, Mortar Board presi dent, ascended ' the stairs in the ballroom of the Student Activities building last night at the Ag spring party, and became Goddess of Agriculture in Nebraska for 1930. Miss Chamberlain is the daughter of Mrs. Anna B. Cham berlain of Lincoln. The Goddess wore a blue gown with straps which matched the rainbow striped dresses of her at tendants, Ruth Bauder of Glen ville. Ruthe Browne of Thermopo- lis. Wyo., Doris Gray of Unadilla, and Ruthanna Russel, Jane Brack et and Edith Filley of Lincoln, all home economics seniors. All are unaffiliated. In other activities. Miss Chamberlain will be pre sented again at the Farmer's Fair in the spring where she will reign as Goddess of the fair. Besides See AG GODDESS on page 2. Union to show Exposition films Students, faculty to see movies Tuesday at 4 Freeviews of natural color sound movies of the scenic Pacific Northwest will be presented to uni versity students and faculty at 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon in the Union. The pictures have been se lected from some which will yc shown at the New York World's Fair and the San Francisco Expo sition this summer. Pictures were taken last sum mer by expert movie technicians of famous beauty spots of the west coast and of Glacier national park, according to Prof. Nels A. Bengtson, chairman of the depart ment of geography, which is co- sponsor of the event with the Union. Placement heads Report job prospects bright for 1939 grads National business and industry .is showing increased in terest in' Nebraska graduates this year, according to reports from various college and department heads, including chemis try, agriculture,. business administration, teachers, architecture, and engineering Dr. C. S. Hamilton of the chem-. istry department reports that many of last year's graduates are now being absorbed, and that as many company interviewers have visited the department this year as last. Placement of January graduates is about the same as last year. Ag prospects good. Ag majors have better prospects for jobs this year than last, ac cording to the many inquiries re ceived by the college. All January seniors have been placed, and va rious government agencies and in surance companies have shown in creased interest in ag graduates, particularly those majois in land use courses, land and farm man agement, conservation, and agron omy. Prof. T. T. Bullock, head of the college of business administration outstanding of these will be Igor placement service, reports more calls from industry and business than last year. Salesmen, mer chandiers and accountants are in greatest demand. More calls are being received for teachers this year than last, according to Prof. R. P. Moritz, director of the university teachers placement bureau. Some 302 in quiries have come in from Janu ary to March 15 this year as against only 262 for the same pe riod In 1938. Demand for architects has been consistently good this year, altho the college of engineering in gen eral reports only about two-thirds as many interviewers compared with last year. About 90 percent of last year's engineering gradu ates received jobs, but the employ ment situation so far this year is less optimistic, states Dean O. J. Ferguson. Miss Wygale to lead vespers National YWCA officer visits campus this week The Y. W. C. A. has secured Miss Winifred Wygale, secretary for religious resouces in the na tional board of Y. W. C. A., to speak at the weekly vesper meet ing to be held Tuesday at 5 o'clock in Ellen Smith hall. Miss Wygale will be here for only one week, and the Y. W. C. A. staff is looking forward to her visit. She will meet the university Y. W. C. A. cabinet at 4 o'clock Tuesday before the vesper servio The Wesleyan Y. W. C. A. cabinet has been invited to the weekly ves per meeting, and is planning to come and hear Miss Wygale speak at that time. The subject of her speech is not known as yet. but it is expected to be on some de votional resources of interest. Sky phenomena puzzles Collins Brilliant flashes of light which supposedly appeared in the sky last Sunday evening in this re gion are puzzling Prof. O. C. Col lins, university astronomer. Explanation of the phenomena is probable if those witnessing the spectacle would write to Prof. Collins giving a full description of the flashes, he said. Informa tion should include the height above the horizon, length of time, description of its appearance and direction of travel. Music group offers benefit Wednesday Mu Phi Epsilon secures Edward Preadore as concert guest artist Mu Phi Epsilon, musical fra ternity, is sponsoring a benefit concert on March 29 at 8:15 in the Cornhusker ballroom to get funds for the annual scholarship award ed to the outstanding freshman girl entered in the School of Music. Guest artist for the concert will be Edward Preadore, violinist, who has an outstanding musical record. Dr. waiter Damrosch chose him to be the concertinaster and soloist with the national high school orchestra which toured un der the leadership of Dr. Damrosch. Upon graduation from high school he attended Curtiss Insti tute in Philadelphia, where he had a scholarship. Later at the invita tion of Dr. Howard Hanson, he went to Eastman School of Music where he was graduated with the Young Artists diploma, given only three times in the history of the school. While in Rochester he was a member of and soloist with both civic and philharmonic orchestras. Last year Preadore went to Hollywood to play in the MGM studio orchestra and also appeared in Jeannette MacDonald's last pic ture. After performing in Lincoln, he will go to Minneapolis for a series of recitals. Those wishing to attend the benefit concert Wednesday may obtain tickets at 35c from mem bers of Mu Phi Epsilon. Stravinsky's "Suite from the Fire- Bird," in which will be featured Today's program: MmilrlfiMihn, Overture to "Flngal'i Cave," Orrheatra. lMwt, The Rower of Munlelc. I.lmt, Brnedlrtus qui venlt, from "CMImo Chorall," Jean Fisher mid Betty Bennett, sopranos. Cain, 8ny Thou Iovent Me. Krlml, Roue Marie Helectinn, Jane Allen, oprano, University rUnicer. Munuorgnkl, Prelude to Khovancht rhtna. I.jadow, Kht Bumilan Folic Smikk; Religion Chant, Chrintma Carol, Complainte, I Dance with a MoKqulto, legend of the Birds, Cradle Hong, Round Dunce, Village Dance. Stravinsky, Suite from the "Kire-Blrd." eight percussion players, a double brass section, piano, celeste and harp. First performed in 1910. The ballet from which this suite is derived was first performed at the Paris Opera, on June 25, 1910. Its scenario, worked out by the dancer Fokin, is founded on an old Russian legend which tells of the See CONCERT on page 2. Lackey article appears Dr. E. E. Lackey of the depart ment of geography has an article on the "Static High School Cur riculum" published in the current issue of the Nebraska Educational Journal. Pfanner writes review John A. Pfanner of the College of Business Administration has a review of "The Chain Store Prob lem: A Critical Analysis" by H. C. Nolen and T. N. Beckman in a recent issue of the American Eco nomic Review. Congdon talks at Wichita "Handicaps of Adults Due to Inadequate Training in Mathemat ics," was the Bubject of an address by Dr. A. R. Congdon of the de partment of secondary education at a meeting of the Wichita, Kas., mathematics association Thursday. Klub tickets go on sale President picks groups for 'Alias Aladdin' work Assignment of workers to the various show committees and dis tribution of "Alias Aladdin" ad vance sale tickets took place at the special Kosmet Klub workers meeting Saturday morning. Tickets will be put on reserve at the Temple box office and at Magces about a week before the show, Roy Proffitt, sales man ager announced. Sales are to be made thru the Kosmet Klub work ers. Workers chosen to serve on the scenery committee are Robert Aden, Francis Coufal, Dwight Burney, and John Mason. This commitUe will work under the active co-chairmen, Harold Nie man and Stanley Brewster. Wendell Basye, Robert Sim mons and Clyde Martz will assist with publicity under the active committee of Dick deBrown and Jean Wolf. Costuming, supervised by the active committee of Ralph Reed and George Rosen, will be carried, on by workers Carl Harnsberger, Bob.Waugh and Elton Wiley. Those helping Frank Johnson and Irvin Sherman with the pro SceKOSMET SCALES on page C. Campus book sales agency reprimanded by U. S. Educators Association, Incorporated, ordered to cease from misrepresentations in activities Educators Association, incorpo rated of New York Clly, whose agent has been operating on the campus since March 1. were or dered recently by the federal traie commission "to cease and desist from certain misrepresentations in their sale and distribution meth ods." The association is the distrib uter of the school reference book, The Volume Library. From his offices in the Federal Securities building, Russell R. Hayes, representative of the com pany, has been contacting and of fering to students of the university positions with the association as solicitors for the summer. The terms of the contract which each person signs when he agrees to become a solicitor for the com pany, requires him to spend one week In the division training office at Iowa City, la. Each pro spective solicitor must complete this training, which costs approxi mately $20, before he is allowed to see "The Volume Library." There is also a charge of $5.50 for equipment such as a kit, prospec-! tus, text book. etc. The contract also states that cadi solicitor is guaranteed $160 for his summer's work; must work eight hours a day for 72 days; all dealings must be honest; will receive 30 percent commission on all sales. Any in fraction of the requirements by the solicitor will make the entire contract void. The recent order issued by the trade commission ordered the as sociation "to cease and desist from (1) representing, thru use of the term "Educators Association" or thru anyi other means or device, thai they constitute a group of cducttors or teachers formed Into an association, or that the busi ness operated by them is anything other than a private business en- ' Y J frlOr-. E. W. LANTZ. ..denies endorsement of Volume Library' Lincoln representative offers soliciting jobs to students upon completion of 'training co terprlse for profit: (2) represent ing to prospective representatives that they will refund deposits or pay any specific sums of money or salary to such representatives, unless they fully disclose all the terms upon which refunds or pay ments are actually made; (3) rep resenting or implying that they or their representatives, acents. or canvassers are connected In any manner with public schools or other educational Institutions, or that the Volume Librarv or anv other similar publication Is pre scribed as a text book or required to be used In connection with school work." Sales procedure. Meanwhile, applicants at Mr. Hayes office are sold on the as sociation and the Volume Library by tho Blzo of the organization and a number of quotes from ed ucational experts. Included In these quotes is a statement lauding g course' the Volume Library which Is at- iriDutea to Professor Lantz, de partment of secondary education in tne university teachers college. When questioned concerning the quote, Lantz said, "I have never in 15 years given my endorsement to any book, and certainly not the Volume Library. There is a unl versity ruling against Oils prac tice." The first complaint was Issued against the association under the date of June 2, 1937 when the fed eral trade commission issued a ccmplaint against the company and certain other officers as well as 13 Individual respondent rep resentatives of the corporation, charging unfair competition in the interstate sale of the Volume Li brary. The complaint also charged the respondents with Inserting misleading advertisements in I Sco BOOK AGENCY, on page 2.