Wednesday, February 14, 1940
Editorial Opinion
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I vijiSPfi Davis, Loos, Mohnken
There Is Life in
the Old Girl Yet!
Today the DAILY commemorates the 71st
birthday of the University with a special issue in
which we look not only back at this institution's
notable past but also forward to a promising and
hopeful future.
On Feb. 15, 1869, the state legislature awarded
the University a charter, and on Sept. 7, 1871, the
new school opened its doors the doors of Univer
sity hall which was then an imposing three story
building topped by a central tower. Six professors,
headed by Chancellor A. R. Benton, were on band,
to welcome the initial enrollment of 20 students in
eluding five freshmen, two sophomores, one junior,
and 12 "unclassified." Until a protecting fence was
put up, neighborhood cows of the prairie hamlet of
Lincoln were wont to graze contentedly about the
campus, and the beautiful big trees, which now still
keep the old campus the most beautiful section of
the University's expanded grounds, then were just
making their straggly start.
In 1886 a second building appeared, the pres
ent Pharmacy hall, and over a period of 71 years
the University has grown to its present enrollment
of some 7,000 students housed in 63 buildings on
three campuses covering more than 400 acres. To
day Nebraska has 52,000 alumni to wonder just
what they may expect of their University in the
years to come.
CHANCELLOR BOUCHER
PROCLAIMS
"There is life in Alma Mater," in the New
Alumnus magazine, and believing in her continued
growth in the future, we like to imagine in our
mind just how she may look to some one wander
ing over the campus a not-too-far distant year.
Driving up Thirteenth street from downtown Lin
coln, our proxy is struck by a magnificent new li
brary with miles of bookshelves and comfortable
reading facilities, and dozens of private cubicles
where one can study and do research work in com
plete comfort and convenience. To the left is good
old Sosh, and to the right the never-fading beauty
of Ellen Smith hall. Teachers college now is sup
plemented by a large new training school.
At the west end of the mall stands a huge, pil
lared engineering building which houses the activi
ties formerly carried on in Mechanical Arts and
Electrical Engineering halls, now razed. Decapitated
Nebraska and University halls are also gone, as is
Former Museum. The military department is housed
In a new armory to the east of the coliseum, while
modern languages and geography are in a new
building back of Bessey halL Fharmacy hall with
its giant rats and miscellaneous vermin is now
housed in the old Library building which is quite
adequate for use now tht the weight of over-stocked
books is removed.
THE TWO MALLS
Around which the campus buildings are
grouped are now beautifully landscapes with
shrubs, lily ponds, reflecting pools, and benches
where one can sit on a lazy spring afternoon. A
number of students are seen wearily entering an
imposing new building Just east of Fourteenth
sireet which we learn is the new Infirmary. Here
they receive courteous and efficient health service,
and are presently discharged healthy and even
happy.
A New Fine Arts building, a large and com
fot table auditorium, an adequately equipped theater
for the University Players productions are just a
few other Improvements which make life so pleas-
HOOVER FOR PRESIDENT7
The opening gun of what may develop into a Hoo-ver-for-President
movement was started last night
in Omaha with a Lincoln day address by the former
chief executive. Altho there was no mention made
by Hoover that he was out for the nomination of the
Republican party, the applause that greeted his con
demnation of New Deal policies as regarding unem
ployment and economic ills led many a careful ob
server to admit that it might be better to sink with
Hoover than try and swim with someone else. Judg
ing from the coldly analytical approach to the pres
ent day problems which Hoover used, it is not at all
certain that the Republicans would be snowed under
in 1940 with him as their leading candidate.
DEOMCRATIC "GOOD POINTS."
Hoover stressed the fact that the Republicans
should embrace the "good points" of the Demo
cratic administration and thank their opponents for
what "little advancement has been made in the last
eight years." But, he continued, there is one prime
factor that is essential to a recovery from the eco
nomic chaos of 1940, a change in viewpoint on the
part of the electorate. This change can only come
from a complete change in executive personnel.
This change of viewpoint should be from one
of desperation, giant spending, pessimism and rec
ognition of the fact that unemployment is here to
stay to a position of optimism, faith in the govern
ment and its solvency, freedom of jobs rather than
the freedom of the dole.
OLD LAISSEZ-FAIRE THEORY.
The speech as a whole embraced the laissez
faire theory of government, which, if it had been
adopted in 1933 "would have gotten us out of this
depression by 1935." Big Business can only go ahead
when it has orders from the people to do so. Jobs
come only from Big Business in one of its many
branches. Therefore, Hoover urged, the people must
be convinced that they can invest safely, that the
intereference of the government will no longer con
tinue to keep things in a state of flux, and that se
curity can come today instead of always being
around the corner. Retrenchment of government ac
tivity, peace in world relations and encouragement
of the feeling of the security of the national govern
ment are the easiest means of bringing about pros
perity. The former president concluded his remarks by
pointing out that business is better today than it
was a year ago because Roosevelt is more interested
in foreign affairs than previously and is letting the
internal conditions remedy themselves. In his esti
mation, Roosevelt is just eight years behind. If he
had done this before, the United States would have
emerged from the depression as England did, four
years ago.
ant at the University in this year to come. Not at
all slighted are School of Journalism students who
have a new building which contains not only ade
quate classroom space, but also a complete publish
ing plant where all University publications are
printed. The area east of Fourteenth street has been
cleared of old houses, and is now filled with dormi
tories, cooperative houses, small resident units, and
fraternity and sorority houses all In a spacious,
park-like setting. The Chancellor has a new home
near the campus and there is a little colony of fac
ulty residences too.
Less conspicuous but none the less Important
additions to the University's set-up are a number
of endowed professorships and letcurers of distin
guished record. The Agricultural college campus
has also profited by a new Home Economics build
ings, a Library, and other Improvements dear to
the hearts of Ag students.
As our visitor stands in awe of all this magnlfl
censc, the sound of carillon bells rings out across
the lush new campus calling students from their last
classes for the week. These privileged souls stream
home to prepare for a gala week-end ball where
they will dance to the music of the day's equivalent
of Glenn Mi'ler (whom 'hey have secured at very
reasonable cost thru the campus' central booking
agency). There is no particular ruLh on the part of
the students since the ball will not start until 10
o'clock, allowing them plenty of time to dress and
dine beforehand. The music will last until 1 a. m.
after which there will be leisurely refreshments with
all good coeds in by 2.
'WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL!'
Exlaims the visitor and buttonholes a couple
of students In order that he may express his ad
miration to them, and Incidentally reminisce about
the flood old days back In 1940 whenthings
were different.
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" COED COUNSELORS.
All Coed Counsel)!!- selling- tickets In
sorority houses are to tun In their money
today from 4:M to 6:30 to Ruth Grssvenor
at Ellea Smith ball.
PI LAMBDA THETA.
POULTRY SCIENCE CLUB.
February meeting at PI I-nmoda Theta
will be held la Parlor A at the 1 nta to
day at 7 P. m. Theme of the discussion
will Ira "Literature for Recreation."
Pealtry Sriencn flak will koM meet
ing In raultry Husbandly hall today at
7 P. as.
CAME LEADERSHIP CLUB.
The Came Leadership flak ail hold a
vsleatlne party today la room MS af
Ag aali from 7 to S p. as.
PHOTOGRAPHY FORUM.
Dwlght Kirsch wlH conduct a photog
raphy foram la the Union la Parlor C
today at 4 p. m. Students are Invited
to bring their photographs to be analysed.
TRAVEL FILM.
There wUI be a free travel 'flhn boar
fratartag pirtnrea af Hoath America,
Alaska, and Hawaii, today at 7:30 p. m.,
p. m., la Parlor C of the Union.
MATINEE DANCE.
A matinee daaee win be held Wednesday
In Parlor C of the Union.
NATIONAL TEACHER EXAMINATIONS.
Deaa Heaxlik requests that all seniors
aad gradaate students Interested in the
National .Teacher Examinations, to be
given nest month, meet In Social Sciences
aadltorinm today at 4 p. m.
CORNHU8KER PHOTOS.
(Undents who have takea photos of
campus activities have brew asked to briag
them to the Corabusker office.
PI TAU SIGMA.
PI Tm Sigma, honorary mechanical sa
glneering frateralty, will meet at S p. as,
today la Mechanical Eagtacsxksg 04.
KP WORTH LEAGUE,
St. Fanl rharrh's Epworth League and
Srnday school classes will hold a Valentine
party Friday at 1:S p. sa. Harold Miller
will direct the games and entertainment.
LUTHERAN BIBLE CLASS.
Lutheran students wlH meet with Rev.
H. Errk for the regular sesaton of Gaimms
Delta Bible class at ft a. m. tomorrow.
The class will meet he room 193 sf Temple.
DANCING I4SS80NS.
Ball room danetog Irssons for both boys
aad girls wlU be held at Ag College hi
the Student Activities' Building, Friday,
Feb. 14, from p. m. to p. m. Seventy
five cents will be charged for tlx lessens,
PINAFORE.'
Gilbert aad Sulllvau's "Pinafore" will
be played on the request program of tne
Carnegie Music Set Friday at 4 p. su. ka
the faculty lounge of the Union.
' UNION DANCE.
Dnnre with Earl Hill and his orchestra
In the I ii Ion builroora at 9 P. m. Friday
night. The admission Is 10c per person.
SOAP CARVING CLASS.
Students may try tbelr band at soap
carving Thursday at ft p. m. in room SIS
of the Union. There will be free Instruc
tion and materials.
ORCHESIS.
Orrhesls, modern dance society, will meet
today at 7:00 p. m. In Grant Memorial
hull. Members who have aot turned in
their tlrkrls for the Hanya Holm per
formance are asked to do so tonight.
ALPHA LAMBDA DELTA.
Alpha I-amhda Delta active members
a HI meet tomorrow at 5:00 In Ellen Smith. '
Nebraska's movie
boy holds contest
"Criterion," literary magazine
of Pomona college, announced yes
terday a one-act play contest,
sponsored by Nebraska's glamor
boy of the movies, Robert Taylor.
The contest is open to all college
students, and manuscripts will be
looked over by Mr. Taylor for
movie and radio adaptability.
First prize, offered by Mr. Tay
lor, is $50. There are also prizes
of $25, $15 and twelve merchan
dise prizes.
Plays submitted may be trag
edy, comedy, drama, satire, farce,
or folk plays, in either prose or
verse. Playing time should be be
tween twenty-five and forty-five
minutes.
Only the name of the play
should appear on the manuscript,
and the author's name should ap
pear only on the entry blank to
be secured from the "Criterion."
Each play submitted must be
accompanied by an entrance fee
of one dollar. Each contestant will
receive a critique of his play and
a copy of Criterion, which will
contain the best plays submitted.
Deadline for entry is April 15.
String ensemble gives
Sunday conceit in Union '
The University string ensemble,
conducted by Emanuel Wishnow,
will play selections by composers
of the eighteenth century on its
program in the Union ballroom
Sunday afternoon at 3 p. m.
The program:
"Air la G String," by Bark, aad "Or
chestra Quartet In P Major," by Htamllt.
Marrella Conforto, Murgarrt Porter, Henry
Brahlnnky, and James Price, violinists, will
play Vivaldi's "Concerto for Four Solo
Violins In D Major." They will be ac
companied by MarbM Perry, pianist. The
ensemble will also play "Concerto for
Oragn and Htrlngs" by Handel, anointed
by Jena Knurr aad Eileen Kr.gberf, or
ganists. Kirsch conducts forum
for photographers at 4
Mr. Dwight Kirsch, head of the
Fine Arts department and instruc
tor in photography, will conduct a
forum on photography in Parlor C
of the Union today at 4. p. m. Mr.
Kirsch will discuss the requisites
of good photography and illustrate
his discussion with examples. Any
student who is Interested in pho
tography is invited to attend and
to bring pictures to be analyzed.
All plays should be addressed to
Criterion Editors, Pomona Col
lege, Claremont, California.
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