Friday, April 5, 1940
Kosmet Klub--little acorns to mighty oaks grow
THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
Embryo group grows to be
a campus kingpin activity
By Chris Petersen.
From little acorns, mighty oaks
grow, well describes the develop
ment of Kosmet Klub, one of the
leading men's activities on this
campus, during its 29 years of
existence.
You've heard of Kosmet Klub.
Maybe you know a little about it.
But let's go behind scenes and
really see what makes this or
ganization tick.
The first show was presented In
1911 and proved to be such a suc
cess in campus dramatic circles
that wise promoters decided to
make the venture an annual event.
In time, the name Kosmet Klub
was tagged to the "drama" group
and membership in its ranks be
came an activity prize. Since
then, its political power and gen
eral prestige has grown until it
is now considered one of the most
powerful clubs on the campus.
I AH male business.
The original purpose of the or
ganization was to produce a mu
sical comedy with an all male cast
each year, altho for a number of
years the scheme was revised to
allow women in the productions.
In 1927, however, feeling that
there was again a demand for an
all male cast, the Klub returned
to its original policy and has since
continued to present this sort of
a show.
The Kosmet Klub's first com
edy was "The Diplomat" written
by Prof. R. D. Scott, and pre
sented May 3, 1912. It and future
productions met with such suc
cess as to firmly establish the
Klub in university life. Shows
have been given each year since
then with the exception of from
1918 to 1921 when the Klub be
came inactive due to the war.
Prizes are awarded annually for
the best original manuscripts
200 alumni.
submitted for the productions.
Now boasting alumni number
ing well over 200, the Klub's first
members were Joel D. Pomerene,
Morton Steinhart, Frank Mead,
Searl F. Holmes, E. H. Graves.
Henry F. Wunder. Mead gave the
Klub its name while Graves de
signed its pin.
Kosmet Klub also sponsors a
fall revue which consists of a
number of selected skits presented
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by the various fraternities and
sororities. It is at this time that
the Nebraska Sweetheart, one of
the most sought honors among
women, is elected by men of the
university and presented. Beth
Howley was sweetheart this year.
On Ivy Day the Klub conducts
the Interfraternity Sing Contest
and presents the winner with the
Kosmet Jtlub Song Tro .y to be
kept for the following ar. Any
house that wins the trophy for
three times consecutively becomes
permanent possessor of the cup.
A man just doesn't decide that
he wants to be a member of Kos
met Klub. Competition is keen for
the eight posts which are open to
sophomores each year. This year,
there are approximately 40 men
vieing for the positions. Once in,
a man is a member for two years.
Membership in Kosmet Klub in
dicates long hours of tiring work
on constructing scenery, hundreds
of contacts through ticket sales
campaigns and other incidentals,
all necessary to the success of the
spring show and the fall review.
Heading the Klub this year are
Roy Proffitt as president, Grant
Thomas as business manager, and
Jean Wolf as secretary. Other
senior members are Orval Hager
and Irvin Sherman. Junior mem
bers are Leo Cooksley, John Ma
son, Clyde Martz, Carl Harns
berger, Dwight Burney, Elton
Wiley, and Bob Aden. Frank Cou
fal was a member the first se
mester but graduated at mid year.
( Associate members.
Associate members are Richard
deBrown and Harold Niemann,
editor and former editor respec
tively of the DAILY. Prof. E. F.
Schramm, chairman of the depart
ment of geology, is the faculty ad
viser of the Klub.
Work in Kosmet Klub is not
steady. But when it does come,
around show time, the workers
and members are literally
swamped. There is scenery to
build, tickets to sell, costumes to
have tailored and thousanJs of
other incidental duties.
Honorary members.
k The Klub has an honorary mem
bership composed of persons who
are not actual members of the
Klub but whos services to the
organization warrant credit. In
cluded on this role are Prof. R. D.
Scott, Herbert A. Yenne, Prof.
E. F. Schramm, Dwight Kirsch,
Ruth K. Seacrest, Rossana Wil
liams, Harriet Cruise Kemmer, La
mar Burling, Pauline Gellately,
Doris Hosman, Maxine Mathers,
Portia Boynton, Marge Souders,
Joe D. Iverson. Irving Hill, Mar
garet McKay, Duke Deger, and
Mary Kline.
Many Innocents.
The fact fthat the Klub wields a
good deal of influence in campus
politics and activities in brought
to proof by the fact that over the
period of years during their ex
istence, the organization has had
many of its members tapped for
membership in Innocents Society,
constituted by the 13 outstanding
men In the university.
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Here's a 'Russian' preview
of Kosmet's "Ski Stealers"
By Paul Svoboda.
The university will get a close
up view of a collegiate idea of a
dictator Monday night when
"Egor" moves in to take things
over.
But the dramatically loud
mouthed, big shot conspirator,
whose prototype you can gather
from current news columns, also
likes dancers, if he runs true to
type.
So we get a pony chorus, dainty
little things, with muscles like the
iron bands of the brawny smith's,
around six feet tall, and as grace
ful as pokers doing their steps on
ice.
All of which with more adds
up to the annual Kosmet Klub
Spring Revue, you'll not be too
amazed to learn. The original and
occasionally astonishing produc
The outdoor dancing season is here;
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"THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES"
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tion is known as "Ski Stealers" and
is scheduled for April S to 13.
Leadley Playwrights.
Robert Leadley, Lincoln arts and
science senior, is the playwright
and assistant director. Armand
Hunter, of the speech department
faculty, gets first honors as director-in-chief.
Leadley character
izes his effort as a three-act bur
lesque comedy, for which he looked
to a lighter aspect or two of the
Russo-Finnish fracas for inspira
tion. On the border.
Action of the play takes place
near the Russo-Finnish border.
Finnish skies have gone with the
Russians, and the Finns seek a
new way to gain revenge. They
hit upon the plan of capturing the
Russians' highly prized vodka, and
(See SKI STEALERS, page 8.)
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