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Prof of the week IIebhaskm Official Newspaper Of More Than 7,000 Students Vol. 39, No. 136 Lincoln, Nebraska Sunday, April 28, 1940 if vf lr n llllt " ' w( f -7s . ' "A - - i, i- , - , v , i,--1 Bv Bob AW rich. , , , raphy, is a factor in his dental Ever wonder what your dentist Wolk He has the largest library does when he isn't keeping you of technicolor movie films that wailing in his outer office or say- eistf on the subject of prosthetic . ..., tVli. ... dentistry 10,400 feet of film. He ing. 'Now th.s wont hurt you a enlertais friendg with well.made color films of his travels, some Well. Dr. Bert Leslie Hooper, taken in Europe on his trip to dean of the college of dentistry, Sweden in 1938 to speak before upends half of each day in his the American Dental society of office in the Sharp building, the Europe. For several years he took other half supervising the instruc- complete movies of football games tion of future dentists in Andrews to used in instructing the team hall. At his office he specializes in denture construction false "Dentistry is not a crowded teeth, if you didn't know. field," Dr. Hooper says, discuss ing opportunities in the profes- But that isn't all. He's in- sion. "Increasing the pre-dent re- ventor of a grapefruit spoon quirement from one to two years equipped with an umbrella that cut out many students although unfolds to halt the juice before conditions are also responsible. In it reaches the eyes, an electric many states now the 'number of ice cream freezer that chips ice as well. While still a high school student he invented a chicken feeder that weighed the mash, dis tributed it, and called the chick ens. That's the lighter side of this oft-spoken, humorously inclined instructor. The results of his pro fessional talents include a device for duplicating dentures, an elec tric casting machine, a rlevice for measuring facial dimensions. These tasks he calls "relaxation," says he doesn't make a business of the products turned out in his basement workshop at home. Even his favorite hobby, photog- - ' Clinton starts Union party Cornhusker to present Nebrasko beauty Queens When the famous Larry Clinton strikes baton of ' the first down beat of the "Dipsy Doodle" in the coliseum ednesday, May 1, celebration of the Union's second anniversary will have officially begun. Arranger-composer Clinton will come to Lincoln from Chicago where he and his orchestra are currently playing at the Hotel Sherman. Unlike most band lead ers Clinton's career was a mccess almost from the minute he picked up his baton in the RCA recording room in Manhattan. Today he is known an the com poser of "My Reverie," "The Dipsy Doodle." "Study in Scar let." "In a Persian Market.- and the currently popular, "Our Love." Presenting the qoen. As an added attraction to the anniversary dance will be the presentation of the Cornhusker beauty queens between 10 and 10:30 when the orchestra is broad casting. The six queens have been chosen from the thirty-one candi dates for the honor. They were se lected by the editors of the year books of the Big Six conference universities, and, according to Or val Hager. Cornhusker editor, this method of selection will guarantee a universal collegian'! choice of Nebraska beauty. Along with the four hour of dancing is the DelU Phi Delta Sketch Carnival. DAILY NEBRASKAI Staff Photo. new dentists ranks." doesn't fill the Dr. Hooper was born In Des Moines, attended College View high school and Lincoln Dental (See PROF OF WEEK, Page 2.) Rehearsals over . . . 'Carmen' singers in top form for performance; nine to solo Rehearsals are over. The scores are learned. The arias are per- fected. Now "Carmen" is ready to be presented by the Choral Union at 8 o'clock Tuesday evening in the Coliseum. Dr. A.. E. West brook, director of the fine arts school, will direct the performance. Nine soloists, seven of them stu dents; the 250 voice Choral Union, composed of ag college chorus; the sinKer8; mens P,ee c,uh and t,ie j university ehorun, will be accom- panied by the university symphony orchestra, with Ernest Harrison at the piano. Two imported. Two of the nine soloists will be imported for the performance of Bizet's greatest opera J. Alfred Neu, tenor, dean of the voice de partment at Illinois Wesleyan, will sing Don Jose's part, a brigadier; and baritone F. Forrest Wilson, muMc supervisor at Highland, 111., will have the role of Escamillo, the Language group chooses Crabbe When the Modern Language Teachers association of Nebraska met at the Union yesterday at its annual spring meeting, it elected Miss Amy Crabbe, Omaha North high school teacher, presi dent to succeed Dr. J. R. Wads worth of the university romance language department. Dr. William Pfeller, head of the modern lan guages department, was elected vice-president, and Mrs. Evelyn D. Wittman, of Nebraska Wesleyan, was named secretary-treasurer. The group selected Omaha for its next year's meeting. Top speaker on yesterday's pro gram was Dr. David C. Cabeen, visiting romance languages pro fessor, who addressed the conven tion on "Psychological Values in Literary Studies." Campus anticipates College Days in Ivy activities, Union 's birthday By Don Bowr. Students conjecturing about the triangular patch of partially- srreen crass iiist north of the Ad- green grass just north of the Ad ministration building, wondering if it is going to be completely green, is a true omen that the old- est and most venerable of student ... . traditions, Ivy Day, will soon be here. May 2, Ivy Day, will mark the high spot of Nebraska's an nual College Days. Other events include the Student Union's sec ond anniversary dance featuring Larry Clinton Wednesday evening; Farmers Fair Saturday; college of medicine program in Omaha Sat urday; college of law celebration Friday; engineers' open house ac tivities starting Thursday, lasting until May 4, and Tharmacy night Thursday. Among the many coveted honors to be conferred on Ivy Day will be the selection of Innocents and Mortar Board; revealing of the Ivy day poet; the identification of the May Queen, and the winner of the competing sororities and fraternities in the inter-fraternity and inter-sorority sings. Amid surprised and admiring eyes, the choice of Nebraska's uni versity women for a queenly coed will be disclosed and will begin her brief but all-important reign. This colorful coronation will mark the high spot of the morning ceremonies. Her name a secret since March 19, one of the six regal candidates will be acclaimed as the traditional ruler of Ivy Day. Second choice will act as the first lady's maid of honor. The six hopefuls are June Bier bower, unaffiliated; Virginia Clem ans. Pi Beta Phi; Faith Medlar, unaffiliated; Selma Hill. Sigma Delta Tau; Maxine Lake, unaffili- toreador. The other lead, Carmen, the Gypsy girl, will be carried by Martha McGee, senior in teachers' college. Other student roles are as fol lows: Cleve Genzlinger, baritone, will sing the part of Daneairo, a smuggler; Alden Marvel, tenor, Remendado, smuggler; Dale Ganz, baritone, -Zuniga, a captain and Morales, a brigadier; Mrs. Char- 'otte Kiesseibach, soprano Micae- (See CARMEN, Page 4.) 22nd Farmers Fair to send 1000 ag students into action Saturday morning parade opens annual celebration featuring circus, rodeo, style show; ag goddess rules More than 1,000 college of agri culture students and faculty mem bers will hold open house next Saturday, when they present the 22nd annual Farmers Fair. The campus will be decorated for the festivities that will begin officially at 10:30 a. m. with a parade thru downtown Lincoln in which prize winning livestock, floats sponsored by student groups and the University of Nebraska band will take part. Gwendolyn Jack, home econom ics senior from Tckamah, elected Goddess of Agriculture by home economics students earlier in the year, will reign and will be of ficially presented in the first event of the afternoon. A style show featuring clothes made by the coeds will honor the goddess. Wild stctrs, bronchos and wild roosters will furnish excitement in the horse show and rodeo in the afternoon. There will also be a stock saddle riding class (boys and girls riding as teams) and exhibi ated; and PrisciUa Wicks, Delta Delta Delta. Hgh sPt in the afternoon celebration will be the masking of n?w Mortar Eoard memberB and the tapping of new Innocents. The solemn masking by the Mortar Boards is characterized by the bed memben walking among the seated candidates. Hopeful signs and faster heart pre. vail as the robed fieures slowlv (See IVY DAY, Page 4.) PBK initiates to get keys Annual banquet Tuesday honors 42 new members The annual initiation banquet of Phi Beta Kappa for the newly elected members announced earlier this month, as well as those an nounced in December, will be held Tuesday in the Student Union at 6 :15 p. m. The 42 initiates will be inducted by a committee composed of the officers of the chapter, assisted by Dr. R. J. Pool, who will bestow the key upon the new members. The program includes vocal solos by Mrs. J. R. Wadsworth, accompanied by Professor Wads worth, and an address by Dr. D. D. Whitney on "European War Pat ternsand Other Things." About 130 members and friends will attend. Reservations should be phoned to the secretary's office in Social Sciences 324. Three companies invite interviews Students interested in sales work are invited to arrange for an interview with L. R. Hedge of the Aluminum Company of America, who will be in Lincoln Monday and Tuesday. Hedge, a Nebraska alumnus, wishes to meet students interested in summer or perma nent employment. On May 2, J. Craig Ruby of Hall Brothers in Kansas City invites all seniors with sales ability to be in terviewed by him. Holsey, Stuart and Company will be represented the first of this week, and is in terested in those seniors with in terest and background for develop ment into investment advisors. All arrangements for interviews should be made with Professor Bullock, or in S. S. 306. tions by prize winning jumping and riding horses from prominent Nebraska stables, according to Edwin Rousck, of Burwell. fair manager. Sorority girls will com pete lor the inter-sorority riding championship also in a traditional event. For the first time, the students are offering a circus, with Max Brown, of Geneva, as ringmaster. "The Rolling Rockets," roller skating team, will highlight the circus, with the "Tumultous Tum blers," University of Nebraska gymnasts, an added attraction. Animals, clowns, bareback riders, rope walkers, and high divers, will complete the program. There will be two performances, one in the afternoon and one in the eve ning. Boxing and wrestling will also be attractions with Husker ath letes and Golden Gloves winners heodliners. Jack Ficklcr, of Oma ha, Golden Gloves winner, will box a Husker football star lie has (See FARMERS FAIR, Piigc 2.) Law students receive grad scholarships Clineburg, Smith, Foster get awards to Yale, Michigan, Harvard Three university law students have received graduate scholar ships in three of the nation's lead ing law schools next year. Allan F. Smith of Kearney has been awarded a $1,200 graduate research fellowship at the Univer sity of Michigan for 1940-41, and William A. Clineburg of Peru has received an $1,100 Sterling fellow ship at Yale. Henry H. Foster, son of Dean Foster, and a member of the class of 1936, has been granted a graduate scholarship at the Harvard law school. Young Foster has resided in Washington, D. C, the last several years. Graduate in June. Both Smith and Clineburg are candidates for their bachelor of laws degree this June. The former received his first degree from Kearney State Teachers college in 1933. Clineburg was graduated from Peru State Teachers college in 1932. Both rank in the upper 3 percent of their class and will be ( initiated into the Order of the Coif I at the annual spring program of the honorary law society Friday morning. The two are also on the staff of the Nebraska Law Bulletin, Smith being an associate editor, and Clineburg btudent editor. The Peru student has also been on the law library staff and has been a lec turer on legal bibliography. Smith is the third Nebraska Graduate to rfffiv a Mirhioan , feUowship in recent year8 aine. burg becomes the first Nebiaskan to receive a Sterling fellowship in law at Yale. Awards open to students Applications available at Thompson's office Four scholarships and a fresh man prize will be available next year, according to announcement Saturday by Dr. T. J. Thompson, dean of student affairs. Sophomore standing is prerequisite to can didacy for most scholarships. Ap plication blanks are now available at the Dean's office, and must be returned on or before May 10. The awards: Court Rorrawniaa arholarattlp: Dr. f.eortr Morrow niu af I hlraca. holder af laa drtrrei rum (lie aalvrraltfr aad lurmrrlr a mrfflbrr af Ibe family, sev eral yeara mtm n4ur4 a arholaraltlp from whlrfc t will be available net I year. 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