Iebhaskan
Official Newspaper Of More Than 7,000 Students
Vol. 69, No. 56.
Lincoln, Nebraska
Friday, December 8, 1939
Foirmmal seasoin) mmaEses bmj at
Prepsters
Junior C of C
plays host
to gridders
Festivities will honor
NU, Wesleyon seniors;
350 prepmen expected
Lincoln's Junior Chamber of
Commerce plays host today to
more than 350 Nebraska high
school football seniors at the Jay-
Sigma Delta Chi, men's pro
fessional Journalism fraternity,
has co-operated with the DAILY
staff to issue this special edi
tion of the NEBRASKAN in
the Interests of the All-State
High School Football rally.
Special sports features will be
found on pages five, six and
seven.
cces' fourth annual all-state high
school grid rally.
Junior Chambermen expect the
largest attendance the affair has
ever had and have prepared a
gala program for the seniors.
Guestn of honor for the day are
senior footballers, who have Just
finished varsity careers at Ne
braska and Nebraska Wesleyan
universities.
Festivities open this morning at
10 when Lyle Briggs, Junior
Chamberman and his reception
committee greet coaches and play
ers at the registration table in
the Chamber of Comemrce build
ing. Easterday presides.
Following registration, attend
ants will lunch at the Chamber,
with Jaycee Prexy Don Easterday
emceeing. Herb McCulla, repre
senting the Senior Chamber of
Commerce, and Mayor Oren Cope
land of Lincoln will welcome the
guests In the official opening of
the day's program. During the
(See GRID RALLY, page 5.)
United States
of var believe
By Student Opinion Surveys of
America.
AUSTIN, Tex., December 8.
With Europe's war now entering
Aia fourth month of existence,
q American college students, In a
rational poll conducted by tho
-Student Opinion Surveys of Amer
ica, have registered a highly optl
miKtlc view that the United States
can stay out of the conflict.
Also, hand-ln-hand with the na
tion's apparent determination not
to be Involved, a slight majority of
the collegians have voted In favor
of requiring a referendum of the
people before Congress could draft
men to fight abroad.
These are the latest findings of
the Student Opinion Surveys,
which weekly report campus sen
timent for the DAILY and other
leading college newspapers of the
nation. These polls are taken by
means of a carefully selected cross
cctlon that extends from Maine
to California, Washington to
Florida.
One third petslmlstio
To the question, "Do you be
lieve the United States can stay
out of the present European war?"
students answered:
, YES 68 percent
NO 32 percent
Although this Issue Is pure spec
ulation, it is Important to know
this opinion in order to get an in-
gather
Grins for the Greens
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Members of the governing board
of the Y.W.C.A. are shown as they
went through the traditional cere
mony of the "Hanging of the
Greens" Wednesday evening fol
lowing their annual banquet The
officers standing on the chairs are,
from left to right: Mary Jo Henn,
Blackstone
wins Long
debate trophy
Walcott, Douglass tie
for honorable mention
in freshman contest
Stressing the distinction be
tween academic studies and foot
ball, and maintaining that play
ers should be paid openly, George
Blackstone, arts and sciences stu
dent from Lincoln, won the fresh
man debate for the Long trophy
last night in Andrews 126. David
Walcott and John J. Douglass,
(See DEBATE, page 2.)
CAN stay out
68 students
sight into the war patterns of the
average college youth's mind. The
rank and file of voters Is not so
sure that the U. S. can steer clear,
for In other polls only 54 percent
have held this view. It will be of
interest to note in subsequent sur
veys, the effect here of the Rus
sian attack on Finland, since
these polls were made before the
Red Army began its activities.
"Should the Constitution be
changed to require a national vote
of the people before Congress could
draft men to fight' overseas?" in
terviewers for the Surveys asked
hundreds of students. They di
vided almost evenly, only 53 per
cent approving.
Differences were noted among
students of different ages, upper
classmen reversing themselves en
tirely: A DRAFT REFERENDUM?
Yea No
Freshmen 60 40
Sophomores 52 43
Juniors 46 54
8eniors, graduates . .49 51
Why do collegians believe the
U. S. can stay out of the European
war? "There is a determined spirit
among the American people to
keep out, and although much has
been forgotten, much has been re
membered about World War I," a
Junior In Urslnus college, Pennsyl
vania, declared, combining the two
reasons most often mentioned,
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DAILY staff photo.
chairman of the finance drive; and
Pris Wicks, president of the "Y."
Standing in the front row are
Selma Hill, chairman of the publi
cations committee; Jane Shaw,
chairman of personnel; and Fran
cis Keefer, - of the vestal
choir. Mi. t
d
WPA okays grant
of $11 6,000 for
campus projects
Word was received by univer
sity officials yesterday of the ap
proval of a 5116,000 WPA appli
cation on a blanket project of
campus improvements.
The appropriation will be used
for storm sewers, improvements
of recreations' -cilities, building
improvement', y v jjidscaping.
Chancellor C S. Boucher and
Finance Secretary L. E. Gunder
son were out of the city yesterday,
and detailed use of the appropri
ation could not be learned.
This is official notification of
the same appropriation reported
earner una fall.
Death takes
librarian
Maude Al ice Cheuvront
had served 10 years
Miss Maude Alice Cheuvront,
assistant in charge of the univer
sity chemistry library, was found
dead early Thursday, .lying on the
davenport where she had been
reading when other members of
the family retired.
Miss Cheuvront was born in
Greenwood, was graduated from
Lincoln high school, and attended
the university for a short while.
She entered the employ of the uni
versity in 1902 as a stenographer.
In 1930 she was placed in charge
of the chemistry library.
Through her efforts the library
developed to its present size and
usefulness. Originally housed in
small, cramped quarters, it now
occupies a large and Important
area of the chemistry building.
Miss Cheuvront lived with a
brother and sister, J. Waley and
Miss Tina Cheuvront.
Thieyes loot KD,
Chi Phi houses
Thieves entered the Kappa Delta
sorority house yesterday morning
around 9:30 stealing about $45 in
casn. The loot was taken from the
room of Mrs. F. L. Lutz. house
mother.
Monday night thieves obtained
135 at the Chi Phi fraternltv
house.
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Ag honors
43 for high
scholarship
Newman wins Alpha
Zeta medal; Omicron
Nu cup goes to Kotas
Elton Newman and Rose Marie
Kotas were awarded highest hon
ors at a convocation at ag col
lege yesterday for their ranking
scholarship in last year's fresh
man class. Altogether, 43 students
at ag college were honored.
Newman was awarded the Al
pha Zeta medal and also a $200
scholarship donated by Sears-Roebuck.
Miss Kotas received the Omi
cron Nu scholarship cup for the
highest average in last year's
freshman home aconomics class.
Recognize ten high.
Newly elected members of Al
pha Zeta, honorary agricultural
main speaker. New members of
Omicron Nu and Phi Upsilon Omi
cron, honorary home economics
sororities, were presented, along
with the ten high men and ten
high women students in last year's
class.
Miss Margaret Fedde, chairman
of the home economics, was the
main speaker. . New Members of
Alpha Zeta were presented by Will
Pitner of Stratton, chancellor of
the organization. Amolie Svoboda
of Weston, president of Phi Up
silon Omicron and Gladys Swift
of Lincoln, president of . Omicron
Nu, presented the new members
of the sororities. Those honored
were:
Ten high freshman women Eatella
Buckendahl, Lincoln; Norma Jean Camp
bell, Lincoln; Retha Kdeal, Lexington;
Ethelyn Findlay, Gothenburg; Lucille
Jack, Tekamab; Kunice Jenny, LelRh; Ro
Marie Kotas, MMIigan; Zen I a Llndberg,
Maxwell; Mary UcHenry. Plainview; and
Dorothy Mattley, Lincoln.
Ten hlRh freshman men Daniel Atkin
son, Pawnee City; Willis Bruce. Colon;
Frederick GeiRer, Cozad; John Hanway,
Broadwater; Robert Lamb, Farwell; Alan
Mulllken, Nlckemon; Klton Newman, York;
John Shlck, Curtis; Glenn Walsh, Benkel
man; and Dais Weibel, UeWlu.
New members of Omicron Nu Eunice
BerKgren, St. Paul; Uertrudo Blaker,
Barneston; Woodvllle Campbell, Columbus,
(la.; Eleanor Huttenmaier, Beatrice; Helen
Kilmer, Western; Alice I.ldern, Orleans;
Joy Petal, Fremont; Emily Shepard, Oak
Park, 1U.
New members of Phi Upsilon Omicron
Loa Davis, Murray; Alice Lideen, Orleans;
Shirley Pllcher, Lincoln; Vivian Brown,
Western; Mildred Bauder, Glenvll; Helen
Klatt, Lincoln; Helen Krejcl, Fairmont;
Monetha Newman, York; Virginia Oster
gard, Gothenburg; Doretta Schtapnoff,
Wabash.
New members of Alpha Zeta Harold
Borman, Papilllon; Norman Gustafson,
Mead; Marvin Kruae, Loretto; Clem Wlra
berly, Lincoln; Gerald Gerloff, Aurora.
Czech refugee Brozelt may
eat and study-but not here
What! No food In Nebraska? At
least that is what Dr. Joseph
Brozek, Czech refugee and ex-
professor at Charles university in
i-rague, must tmnK, lor the refu
gee who was Dlannln? to come here
to study if he could find a place to
eat, nas aecidea to go to the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, which has
offered him room and board.
Brozek. who is interested in
psychometric measurements and
applied psychology, was planning
to study for his Ph.D. at Nebraska-
He was just ready to leave Czecho
slovak wnen war was declared.
His scholarship was canceled, and
he was almost deprived of his
Uni awaits
Colonel
presentation
Red Nichols will play
as tuxes, tails, formals
descend on coliseum
The sparkle and glitter and ex
citement that is the annual Mili
tary Ball begins another gala for
mal season tonight when the doors
of the coliseum swing open to ad-
Miniature sabers for the Mili
tary Ball are now available in
the R. O. T. C. office in Ne
braska hall. Those who have re
served sabers should call for
them before 1 p. m. today. After
that time the sabers will be sold
to anyone who desire them.
mit an influx of tails, tuxes, smart
uniforms and dazzling formals.
Highlights of the evening will be
the presentation of the Honorary
Colonel sometime between 9 and
9:30 p. m. when she will lead the
grand march escorted by Brigade
Co. Charles Pillsbury. Ceremonies
begin at 9. Last year's Colonel was
Virginia Fleetwood of Lincoln.
Altho students cast their votes
for Honorary Colonel in late Oc
tober, the identity of the lucky
coed will not be revealed until the
pompous presentation. Candidates
for the coveted prize are Helen
Kovanda, Gamma Phi Beta; Eliz
abeth Waugh, Kappa Kappa Gam
ma; Janet Lau, Delta Gamma; and
Harriet Lewis, unaffiliated.
Red Nichols and his famous
(Z.D " ACMOL S
Lincoln Journal and Star.
Pennies will furnish dance musio
(See BALL, page 3.)
right to leave the country.
Dr. J. P. Guilford, of the psy
chology department, recently re
ceived a telegram from the In
stitute of International Education
In New York, informing him of
Broke's plight and offering to pay
his transportation fare to Ne
braska if Nebraskans would pro
vide for his room and board. The
Y. M. C. A. offered the psychologist
his room In return for service as
an assistant In some phase of the
Y work.
Brozek had been retained at
E11I3 Island until arrangements
could be made for him at lomi
university.
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