Vol 39, No. 119
Mortar Board
honors three
senior women
Bierbower, Wheeler,
Pope lead in service,
leadership, scholarship
June Bierbower, Patricia Pope,
and Virginia Wheeler were an
nounced Sunday as winners of
Mortar Board awards given an
nually to three non-Mortar Board
seniors for service, leadership, and
scholarship.
About 400 women attended the
tea in Ellen Smith at which the
awards were made. All sopho
more, junior, and senior women
with an average of 80 or above
were invited.
Active In organizations.
Miss Bierbower is sports editor
of the DAILY and was a member
of Coed Counselor board for the
last year. Virginia Wheeler is a
member of Student Council, prom
inent in Tassels, and a staff mem
ber of the Awgwan. Miss Pope
has been active in WAA work,
Elizabeth Waugh, president of
Mortar Board, received the guests,
and other Mortar Boards served
as hostesses. Tea was served by
members of Alpha Lambda Delta.
Sigma Alpha Iota, music sorority,
furnished music,
Hertzler new
PBK prexy
Kirsch, Hicks, Westover,
Stuff fill other offices
Election of J. O. Hertzler as
president was the highlight of the
annual business meeting of Phi
Beta Kappa. Other officers elected
are F. D. Kirsch, vice-president;
Mrs. Ada Westover, treasurer;
Marjorie Ann Stuff, historian;
Clifford M. Hicks, secretary.
Those elected will take office in
June.
Hicks i representative.
Hicks was also named as the
Nebraska chapter representative
at the National Council meeting
to be held in San Francisco in
August. The officers were em
powered to add another delegate
at a later date if they wish.
Reports from the eligibility com
mittee studying the requirements
for election were received but no
action was taken at this time. A
by-law making all arts and sci
ence seniors subject to examina
tion for early elections as well as
those seniors nominated was ap
proved at the meeting. It will be
submitted to the members for
vote.
The weather
The top coats, sweatees, and
Jackets which last night's weather
required car. probably be cast
aside again today because the
weather man tells us it will be
somewhat warmer this afternoon.
For Delta Sigma Pi . . .
H. G. Wright explains what
fraternity means to members
Honoring H. G, Wright, grand
secretary-treasurer of the national
office, Alpha Delta chapter of
Delta Sigma PI held their annual
banquet at the Union Tuesday
evening. About 60 members and
guests were present.
Wright was the principal
speaker of the evening, talking on
"What the Fraternity Means to
Its Members." He referred to a
fraternity chapter as a corporate
body in miniature, where a mem
ber receives training which Is
valuable to him in his later busi
ness career. He emphasized the
'act that members are under
graduates only a few years but an
alumni member fur a great many
Official Ntwspcper Of More Than 7,000
Lincoln, Nebraska
Nothin' to growl
about; museum
gets a new bear
Due to the death of a nine
teen year old grizzly bear In the
Lincoln zoo last week the labora
tory assistants at the university
state museum had a decided
change in schedule.
Henry Reider and Edson Fich-
ter, preparators, skinned the 700
pound bear and prepared it for
mounting. Park authorities of
fered the specimen to the museum
rather than destroy the carcass.
Dr. E. H. Barbour, director of the
museum accepted it because the
specimen was much better than
the one now on exhibition.
An entire afternoon was spent
in the process of skinning the huge
animal and the bones are to be
used for classes in comparative
anatomy.
Union bridge
tourney opens
Playoffs begin after
qualifying rounds
A contract bridge tournament
sponsored by the Union which all
students may enter will begin Sat
urday, April 13. Entries should be
made individually or in pairs at
the Union checkstand by Friday,
April 12. The same two players
will be partners thruout the tour
nament, and players entering sing
ly will be paired by the tourna
ment manager.
Qualifying tourneys.
Qualifying tourneys, at which
prizes will be given, will be held
at 2 p. m. and 8 p. m. Students
registering should indicate the
time they can play. A certain per
centage having the highest scores
will compete in the final tourna
ment. Twenty-four hands will be
played both in the preliminaries
and the filanls. At the end of six
hands, scores will be turned in to
the score-keeper and the winning
couple at each table will advance.
Spring brings h
promotions in
Several hundred promotions em
bodying ranks from captain to
corporal were announced this week
by the military department. Head
in the long list of new appoint
ments is that of Robert Fleetwood
and Orval O. Hager to the rank
of captain. Both were first
lieutenants.
The new advancements were
made when all last semester pro
motions of the first year advanced
course students and non-commissioned
officers were revoked.
Promotions and new assign
ments were made in all three parts
of Nebraska's ROTC unit and will
take effect immediately. Follow
ing are the new appointments:
To h raltt eaiHalna:
r'lrat Lirutenant Robert I FlctwooJ.
years. For this reason he believes
that fraternity affiliation offers a
great deal after graduation.
Association.
"Some advantages of fraternity
membership:" pointed out Wright,
"learning to associate with other
people, acquiring training In lead
ership and learning self develop
ment." Among the guests were Dean
J. E. LeRosslgnol, who also spoke;
Trofessors Arndt, Spurr and Gil
more. Mr. Lucas, province direc
tor, and Mr. Loder, assistant prov
ince director, were also present.
A number of alumni membcra attended,
IIebhaskam
Students
Thursday, April 4, 1940
NU, Missouri
debaters meet
today, Friday
Kalin, Curtiss, Bayse,
Kirschenbaum debate
in two day meet
Four Nebraska debaters will
meet a team from the University
of Missouri in a series of debates
at Columbia today and tomorrow.
Nebraska debaters are: affirma
tive, Sidney Kalin and David Cur
tiss; negative, Wendell M. Basye
and Samuel Kirschenbaum.
The subject for debate is: "Re
solved, that the government should
own and operate all railways."
This morning at 10 a. m. Ne
braska affirmative team will meet
the Missouri negative team, while
Nebraska negative will debate the
Missouri affirmative men before
the Rotary club at noon.
At William Jewell college
Nebiaskas' negative team will
debate tomorrow at 10 before a
student convocation at William
Jewell college, at Liberty, Mo. The
college will also entertain debaters
at a luncheon Friday.
Kalin debated three years at
Central High School in Sioux City,
and placed second in all-round
ability in the Iowa State Tourna
ment in 1937. He is a member of
Sigma Alpha Mu social fraternity.
David Curtiss has debated for
two years at Nebraska, and is in
Law College.
Case history
Basye debated three years at
Lincoln High, and was a member
of its district championship team
in 1937. He was a member of the
Alpha Tau Omega team which was
runnerup in last year's intramural
debate tournament.
Kirschenbaum was senior grad
uation speaker in Lincoln High,
winner of the Long Freshman De
bate Trophy in 1936, is an editor
of the Nebraska Law bulletin, and
leader of his law class in scholar
ship the first semester.
undreds of
ROTC ranks
Flmt TJrtitrnnnt Orval O. Hfifter.
I AOKT SECOND I.IKl TENANTS.
Infantry,
Aiirnl. William H
Allcood. Richard C.
Anrieraon, Bert 8.
Anwyl, I'hllin R
Bker. Warrtn S.
B.-il. Ned K.
Rprnliiml. Franklin V,
Rlockfr, Harry K.
Rowrra, f'hest'T A.
Hoyrr, Richard (j.
Hunker, Julra M
Rill If r. Edward P.
ClirlMfnarn, Jai-k M.
Cramptnn, Rncpr W.
Davn. (irriild W.
Ilnvla, Stephen
Jlfllnn, Richard D.
Kaaman, Raymond
Farmer, IRny R.
KeiKlon, Arlhiir J.
Krancla, Vlk A.
f'.arat, Dnlf K.
Clcllutly. Jack C.
(irutie, Brut' W.
Otilnan, Wurren A.
HaKrmnn, Rhrt H.
Hanan. Howard K.
Hxywaiii. Max M,
H.nelrlKK. Mora U
HrlKeaen, Donald V.
Henaen, Kred D.
Herman, Richard L.
Herndon, Clarenc V,
Hnhlen, Karl 8
Horn Thomaa C.
Horah, Donald J.
Hire, Lfltuy C.
Jacobaon, H. Ieonard
Jnhnaon, Italic H.
Jihnann, Melhourna W.
Jnhrston, Bernard A.
Junta, Arnold O.
(See ROTC, page 2.)
Tucker to launch drive
for Chinese student
aid contributions today
Luther Tucker, well-known trav
eler of the Orient, will address
students tonight at 7:15 in parlors
XYZ of the Union. A faculty
luncheon will be held for Tucker
this noon In the Union.
Given the approval of the Re
ligious Welfare Council, Tucker
will launch the drive on this cam
pus to collect contributions for
student aid in China. Nebraska is
helping raise the $35,000 which is
to be sent to China Immediately.
Selleck analyzes
coliseum charges
Student activities manager tells reasons behtfuf
high rental charges for athletic structure
' 1 " By Dick deBrown.
ivA ....
Lincoln Journal and Star.
JOHN K. SELLECK
Explains rental charges.
Campus cop finds
phoney crimes,
gives first aid
Campus Cop Regler's experience
as a policeman has taught him
other things besides how to catch
bandits and direct traffic. He is
equally as good in detecting pho
ney crimes and in giving first aid.
The other evening Regler re
ceived a frantic plea from a soror
ity to come as fast as he could
and catch a prowler in the house.
He grabbed his gun and flashlight
and came to the girls' aid. Fur
niture was over turned and the
fire escape window was open.
The sergeant looked around the
house and at the girls' insistance
he searched every room and closet
for the prowler. Then he told them
nobody had entered their house.
Further investigation proved that
it was only the work of pranksters
in the house.
No prowler at alt
Regler explained- to the girls
that he was sure there had been
no prowler in the house the instant
that he saw a pocketbook contain
ing money lying nearby. The ab
sence of tracks below the fire
escape helped confirm his belief.
While a Daily reporter was on
his way to talk to Sergeant Reg
ler, a lusty gust of April wind de
posited a large piece of dust in his
eye, which caused no end of dis
comfort. As soon as he stopped
Into the police office, Regler
asked what was wrong. In a min
ute Regler had his first aid kit out
and in another minute the report
er's eye was as well as ever.
Degree candidates file
All students who are candi
dates for degrees in June or
August must have filed their
applications in the Registrar's
Office, Room 9, by April 12. Of
fice hours are from 8 a. m. to
5 p. m.
For Home Ec association .
Minnesota's McLean heads
25th annual education meet
Dr. Malcolm McLean, nationally
known educator and dean of the
General College, University of
Minnesota, will be the main
speaker at the 25th annual meet
ing of the Nebraska State Home
Economics association tomorrow
and Saturday here, April 5 and 6.
"Home Economfcs in the General
Education Program" will be the
subject of his talk Friday night
at the banquet In the Cornhusker
hotel. Miss Grace Morton, presi
dent of the association and as
sistant professor of home eco
nomics, will preside. The girls'
sextette of Teachers' college high
3chool will sing at the banquet.
Guidance.
Another feature of the conven
tion will be a meeting on Friday
morning over which Mrs. Bernice
Dunlavy will preside and the dis
cussion topic will be "A Guidance
Program for College Students."
At luncheon that same day Mrs.
Bessie Brooks West, head of the
department of institutional man
agement at Kansas State college,
Charges assessed university
groups for use of the coliseum are
figured only to cover the costs in
volved in such rentals and are not
'designed to build up profits for the
coliseum, stated John K. Selleck,
student activties manager, in an
interview with the DAILY yester
day. Complaints circulated about
the campus from time to time to
the effect that budgets of student
affairs staged in the building suf
fer from excessive rental charges
are not warranted if one considers
all of the facts, he believes.
In 1926 the University Building
association, group in charge of
erecting the coliseum, decided up
on rates to be charged those who
might wish to use the structure's
facilities for special events. This
group was composed of the chan
cellor, a member of the board of
regents, and three athletic board
members, and their action was ap
proved by the board of regents. It
was agreed to charge student
groups $50 per night for use of the
building or 10 percent of the re
ceipts from particular affairs held
there if the latter figure runs
higher than the minimum fee. This
includes heat, light, janitor service,
waxing of the floor for dancing,
and assessment for the investment
in the building itself which cost
approximately half a million dol
lars. Other costs count.
However this basic rental fee In
reality has become the smallest
part of the cost of engaging the
coliseum. About six years ago the
permanent decorations, available
for gilding the bare interior of the
building, were purchased at a cost
of about $6,000. Most committees
in charge of social affairs held in
the coliseum feel the necessity of
using these decorations which
means that they must be put up
and taken down for particular eve
nings at a cost usually running
around $50 which the renting
groups must bear. This is for labor
alone, Mr. Selleck stated, since no
charge la made for actual use of
the decorations. A public address
system requisite for most func
tions adds another $15 to the bill
which means that SI 15 represents
the minimum cost to be incurred
by a group using the coliseum for
a dance. In addition, if the dance
comes during basketball season so
that the temporary bleachers must
(See SELLECK, page 2.)
Barb delegates
will go to Purdue
Nine barb delegates will leave
this weekend to attend the third
annual convention of the Na
tional Independent Students' as
sociation at Purdue university.
Nebraska delegates are Francis
Woodard, Ellis Ruby, Harold
Alexis, Jeanet Swenson, Dorothy
Jean Bryan, Marion Beardsley,
and Harriet Lewis. Miss Helen
Hosp and Prof. E. W. Lantz. Lantz
and Woodard have previously at
tended the meeting.
The Barb Council is a charter
member of the national organiza
tion, and Francis Woodard is a
member of the executive council.
. .
will speak on "Institutional Man
agement and Dietetics in the Ter
ritory of Hawaii." Slides will be
shown of the development of the
sugar and pineapple industries.
Mrs. West was a visiting profes
sor at the University of Hawaii
last year and while there selected
equipment and helped with the
food organization for their new
Student Union.
She also made a survey of the
possibilities for trained women in
managing various types of food
service and observed nutrition and
dietary problems of the Islands.
Miss Ruth M. Lusby, Nebraska In
stitution head, will preside at that
time.
Tour and tea.
The Friday afternoon activities
will consist of a tour through Mil
ler and Palne's candy factory, an
afternoon meeting at which Dr.
E. W. Hancock, M. D., who at
tended the recent White Houao
conference, will speak on "Ctdl
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