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SIX DAILY NERRASKAN TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1939 H p n H TO' Father time turns another school year page, and next week hun dreds of graduating seniors come together for the last time to re ceive diplomas and hear the com mencement day address. As they bid farewell to the alma mater with all the activities that stand out as high spots in their student life, only a survey of the many football and basketball games, the musicals, the dances and beauty queens, will be carried with them. Yet every month has its head lines, and every headline tells the vivid day to day activity story of the Nebraska campus. With the closing of the school year, the DAILY NEBRASKAN in the manner of the fairgrounds barker or of the college professor, paints a brief picture of the outstanding events of the year. SEPTEMBER More than 2,000 freshmen, with the title, '42, enrolled Sept. 12. Chancellor Boucher welcomed them to the university at the NOVEMBER Highlighting November was the Kosmet Klub review offering 14 skits and curtain acts. Winning the cups were the Betas and Delta Gammas, while Jeanne Newell, Kappa Kappa Gamma was re vealed as Nebraska Sweetheart. Football saw the Huskers stymie Iowa 14 to 0, and stymied by Pittsburgh 0 to 19. University riayers presented to large audiences "You Can t Take It With You." DECEMBER Three events stand out as the headlines of the closing 1938 month, the Military Ball, the Mor tar Board party and Christmas vacation. With Barney Rapp and his New Englanders swinging the jazz, cadets and their dates crowded the coliseum. Virginia Fleetwood, in white costume and boots was presented as honorary colonel, and marched down the arch of sabers with Brig. Col. John Cramer. Turn about fair play. The following week end the girls played host to their men folk Freshmen convocation, where they sending them pansy and onion also heard the pep yells and in structions in the art of registra tion. Then came those fearful physicals and the enrollment ex aminations for those not fortunate corsages, and in some cases es corting them to the party in wheel barrels. Johnny Hamp supplied the music. Preliminary to the Christmas enough to pass them in the spring, holidays, William Tempel led the university ensemble in the produc tion of the "Messiah." Myrtle Leonard and Hobart Davis starred in the show. JANUARY Most everyone's thoughts turned to examinations, brightened only by the triple feature Noel Cow ard oramas presented by the Uni versity Players, and by the open ing of the Unicameral bringing hopes or better appropriations and possibly a new library. Tri Delts top list. The preferential dinner at the Comhusker saw Delta Delta Delta top the pledging list with 34 new freshmen. The following week with the closing of the fraternity rushing, 334 Nebraskans pledged Greek houses. Sigma Alpha Epsi lon topped the all campus pledge list, taking 33 men. On the "Anthropologists View cf Race" Dr. Fay-Cooper Cole as sistant curator at the Chicago Field Museum opened the year's convocation program planned tin- FEBRUARY uri uir uuciuuu oi xvan Aruuu Varnfinn nvr ntiifonta fHoA Sports board clamps down. I into the classrooms once more With the intention of preventing Howard Kaplan and Dick Mc- non-students enjoying the benefits Ginnis were chosen to head the of activity tickets, the sports Daily Nebraskan for the second board declared new and stricter semester, with Virginia Geister rulings regarding the acquisition elected to edit the Awgwan by organized houses of student Men's point board clamped down pass books. Greeks accordinely n over-ambitious activity men took 50 percent fewer this season Juniors and Seniors were limited than they did last. to 7 and 8 points respectively, The month's program closed as while sophomores were limited to the Huskers bowed to the Minne- 6 points, sota Gophers on the foreign field. Tigers down Huskers. ai.irc umii iui'ru im TTnlpiinr If. f..r tK. loot " " I trt talc th frtrnhnalror haclrt. OCTOBER With the announcement of the 26 positions on the 1939 Corn hunker staff, work began Oct. 13 In the sales drive. The Tassels launched the drive, selling for the cash prises offered by business manager Max Horn. Liberals sweep elections. Political spirit was aroused as the annual presidential elections were held. Oct. 25. For the first bailers into camp, a revived Mis souri team spurred on to hopes of the Big Six basketball crown. lheos Bernard, who slows up his heart at will, kept an au dience in suspense when he re lated his experiences as a Tibetan llama. Students went to the polls on the 28th to elect the prom girL Six candidates, Alice Ncmec. Em ma Schuttloffcl, Velma Ekwall Gerry Wallace, Ruthanna Russell and Barbara Rosewater, vied for time in several elections the lib eral party came thru strong plac- the honors. 1 T-:il mA eTnff- I u.s cm D,uuu ..u Klub presents comedy Thrm in the presidential nosts. r ' "Judgment Day" opened the "Alias Aladdin," a three act TTi..,an P!,r,' oiat n rw oriental comedy was to be the i o Kosmet Klub's dramatic presenta Election day also saw balloting tion for this year. Ed Steeves and tnr th Military hall's "Honorary Bruce Campbell, both Sigma Nu, Colonel" and Kosmet Klub's "Ne- collaborated in the authorship of MARCH University budget, which asked for a $300,000 increase, went to the legislature appropriations com mittee for inspection. At the same time a unicameral committee was considering Senator Miller's pro posal to place the university and the state normal schools under one governing board. Gerry Wallace was revealed as the 1939 Prom Girl at the junior senior prom, the dance that ended the formal season. Gene Krupa, the wizard of the drums, enter tained some 700 couples with his gyrations. Choir to represent state As representative of Nehraska. at the New York s World hair, the Lincoln Cathedral Chair was to leave for the east soon after the close of the school year. Agitation for a five-cent bus line was begun by the Student Council. The topic was much dis cussed for the rest of the term but was scheduled for defeat. Causing more excitement than a student election was the selec tion of the BDOC (best dressed on the campus). DU Joe Stephens, after weeks of speculation, was selected as the Beau Brummel of the Cornhusker state. Out on Ag Campus rhyllis Chamberlain was honored as the Goddess of Agriculture. Queen Chamberlain was destined to reign over the Farmers Fair festivities. Witte-, (Continued from Page 1.) the students responsibility rather than that of the legislature or my outside agencies to see that the standards and types of subjects in the curricula are satisfactory, he proposed that student councils be set up in all the departments of the school. Confessing that the two years he has spent in the Nebraska school have been "most stimulat ing," the social worker praised the development of the Nebraska in stitution and suggested that simi lar development will no doubt con tlnue. He explained that social work was the one rieia that ne naa found where students could be as sured of a job when they had fin ished their education, adding that eventually the administration will have to recognize the social work department on the same plane as the medical and law schools. "The success of this school In the first two years of its exist ance," he concluded, "is shown by the repeatedly large numbers that have enrolled for work in the de partment, adding that students from 19 states, have already signed up for courses here next falL APRIL Military news of the year was the announcement of Colonel Oury's retirement from active ROTC duty. Colonel Thuia of Chi cago was slated to take the place of ageing university military head. Union officials announced that they had booked Rubinoff, mas ter of the violin, to play in the uni coliseum in celebration of the Union's first birthday. Wilson gives oration The Liberal faction stuck an other feather in its cap when election results showed that Wil- lard Wilson was chosen by the student body to give the annual Ivy Day oration. Fifty-three PBK's and Sigma Xi's were preseented at a joint convocation April 5. Phil South- ick, Arts and Science senior, as the top ranking Phi Beta Kappa. ublications-, (Continued from Page 1.) DAILY NEBRASKAN positions ar as follows: For two managing editor positions, five applications; for six editor positions, 15 appli cations; for business manager, our applications; for two assis tant business manager posts, four pplications; and for circulation manager, one application. Two applications en?h have been filed for the positions of editor and business manager on the Awgwan. Applications for positions on the Cornhusker staff are as follows: For editor, two application; for twe managing editorships, six apications; for three assistant business manager positions, six applications; and for business manager, three applications. Candidate to appear. All candidates who have filed for positions have been requested by the board to be present at this afternoon's meeting, if possible. CI, braska Sweetheart." Candidates for the "Colonelship" were Frances Boldman, Betty Clements, Virginia Fleetwood, and Helen Pascoe. Those filing for Nebraska Sweetheart were Jean Morgan, Jeanne Newell, Mary Anna Cockle and Peg Weaverling. While Huskers held Indiana to a 0 to 0 tie. the Missouri Tigers tripped the eleven for the first time In 11 years. the skit. i " m -"e '" " 111 ! CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING 10 PER UNE ' JIT J twTT t AM lnrr-stl in placing four or five voting Men In various Nebraska cities where we have department store lo cated. Only those with minimum of two year university training will be considered. These position offer op portunity to men Interested in a mer chandising career. Preference given those who have worked part time while tindini school in shoe stores, men s oLnihin and haberdashery department. ..n,itiir hardware, and snorting foods torea. If interested In learning depart ment store management from the ground up where you can rise to a po j"loil of responsibility in management, ronuct D. D. Pruat, District Manager, Montgomery Ward and Company, Tues day, May , fle 1 P. at, Cornhusker HoteL AM driving thru to Chicago. J une 11. Want four passengers. Will return t- Toor Fori), C?n ana tlCHAJO MTO'HAYWOITH-IAITHEIMCS COMFOITABLX COOL Ha Nooa One New gnawing! Sixth and Best af Ui Haray Series!! ttie nARDrs RIDE HIGH" With MICKCT BOON'ET Lewis 8tne lav Holden Abb Kthcrfor4 Cecilia Parker STUHUT i - ' r i , i 4 Rkewlat-t Mat! "Glnfr Tee" , . . Baa Bar af a Trapical lilel Charles Laaghton In "THE BEACHCOMBER" With Else Laachestet Vwl Tka Cisce Kll ffrffSfA Biles Agalal flL2,tJf Warner Baxter la THE RETURN OP TIIE CISCO KID" With Lyaa Bad , i k WiNNll TAKI ALL" II' " With Tany Martin ,'' k Gloria Btaart jTs-l -j CesslBfl I if 'I MIGHTS" iw'ili 9tTJ TBIHON WITH-VJ-'s fH OUT BAM" I Kf W 1 MAY May opened with the annual Ivy Day festivities, introducing Vir ginia Nolte as the 1939 May Queen. Helen Pascoe was revealed as th Maid of Honor. Willing the Kos- met sing cups were Kappa Alpha Theta and Delta Upsilon. The afteernoon festivities wer given over to the masking of the fourteen Mortar Boards, and tap ping of thirteen Innocents, with Elizabeth Waugh new president of the former, and Roger Cunning ham head of the men's honorary. Chancellor Boucher was named the fourth honorary Innocent in the history of the organization. Beauty Queens presented. The evening preceding Ivy Day revealed the eight Nebraska Beauty Queens picked for the 1939 Cornhusker by Earl Carroll. They were Beth Howley, Hope Drum niond, Betty Mallo, Doris Har berg, Alice M. Holmes, Priscilla Rejtz, Bcttie Cox, and Maxine Wagner. Engineering college held two days of festivities, putting on for public entertainment the tradi tional engineers night, with all the machines and original devices on demonstration. GRADUATION GIFT l EVERY- i J 1 WHERE J " 5 5iis . --efr whale) Mr rentaaswnj ROYAL PORTABLE Nebraska Typewriter Co. 130 No. 12th St B2157 Jht Original m;M happy?... P m P EYEKYTK&G KEtt 7 k EOT THE OLD !!!G!I yJXuJ ill JJ LJJW&H 1 I 4, xrt f 4 VV lad his MOULD FAMOUS ORCHESTRA 30-ENTERTAINERS-30 Featuring TED LEWIS' OWN Musical Revue with a Stageful of Stars Beautiful Blondes, Brunettes and Redheads ALSO SNOWBALL WHITTIER Ted Lewis' Shadow 1 i a. f A Mm Friday June 2nd I ted number of aJvance tickets before May 28. 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