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f etioe (Son one ff 12 Coueem) c0Tities'i werners Coed goes east to vie for movie screen test m y 2-408 Mebhaskam Vol. 39, No. 148 Alumni association prepares 1940 Round Up program Annual get-together features reunion of 5 classes; Patterson, Reed will speak at Innocents banquet Marking the annual pilgrimage of alumni back to their alma mater, the Alumni association Is sponsoring the 1940 Alumni Round Up June 8, 9, 10. All events and meetings will take place on the campus and in the Union. Opening with a luncheon on Saturday, June 8, the affair will terminate with the commencement exercises June 10. i Guest speaker for the alumni faculty reunion luncheon in the Union Saturday noon will be Rich ard C. Patterson, Jr., '09, chair man of the RKO Board of New York and a "Nebraska Alumnus. Guy E. Reed, 11, of the Harris Trust and Savings Bank of Chi cago and prominent Nebraska alumnus, will speak at the Alumni Innocents Round Up banquet in the Union Saturday night. Service avsards. Awarding of distinguished ser vice awards to alumni who have merited recognition by their out standing performance as citizens Is a new feature of this years Round-Up. They will be chosen for work done in their respective fields or for service done for the university. This year will be the first time In the history of the traditional gathering that the entire program will take place entirely on the campus proper. Also for Ihe first time there may be five honor classes which will have honor ta bles at the alumni-faculty lunch eon Saturday noon, June 8. These classes are of 1890, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 which will also hold special class reunions during the Round Up. The classes of 1900, 1910, and 1930 have already com pleted arrangements for their reunions. The classes of 1897, 1898, 1899, and 1915 are also making special plans. The former two are (See ROUNDUP, page 4.) Ag students to hold sing Social council sponsors 4th yearly get-together Ag students will gather at 7:30 Friday evening on the ag campus to take part in their fourth annual Campus Sing, sponsored by the g social council. This annual get-together brings students, faculty members, and Lincoln people to the outdoor, am pltheater north of the dairy hus bandry building to sing together, and gives them all an opportunity to sing old and new popular songs. More than 400 people gathered last year at the Sing. Student song leaders, assisted by the ag college chorus, directed by Mrs. Altinas Tullis, will lead the students and campus visitors as all join in the song-feat. At this fourth sing to which everyone interested Is invited, ag students will get together in an all-campus gathering that will be the final all-campus function of the year for ag students. Marti addresses Young Advocates Speaking on "Murder Will Out," Lloyd J. Marti, professor in the law college, will dlscusa several murder trials at the meeting of Young Advocates, pre-law society, Tuesday, May 21 at 7 p. m. in So c.al Sciences room 201. Election of officers will be held. A picnic for the group will be held Friday, May 17 at South Bend. Cars will leave at S and 4 p. ni. Official Newspaper Of More Than 7,000 Lincoln, Nebraska ELLSWORTH DU TEAU. He leads Round Up. V" '. J WVqi ' -L-; '"- ! . ST" ! ' ' ' : "tV 'if Modern dancers give recital before appreciative crowd Program represents culmination of dance forms; various movement interpretations by Miss Bennett By Marjorie Bruning. Orchesis, modern dance group coached by Miss Shirley Bennett, presented a demonstration recital last night before a large and ap preciative audience in tHe Union ballroom. The program repre sented the culmination of modern ciance forms and the various move ments were interpreted by Miss Bennett, who also explained that the purpose of modern dance is not only to limber the body and make it strong, but to free the body from ordinary limitations. The program began with a se ries of technique studies, "warming-up exercises" as they were called, which also included rhythm studies, runs, and Rkips. Follow ing these, the finished composi tions were presented. Illustrates counter point. The two-part invention dance based on the music of Bach was danced by Kathryn Werner and Marcia B e c k m a n, illustrating counter-point work. "Black Shad ow," composed and danced by Betty Groth and Betty Mueller, il lustrated the stages of the Negro. The two stages shown were "Deep River," showing the love of the Ne gro for the river, and "Hand Clap pin," an interpretation of pickanin nies in the cotton field. ' Following "Circles," and impro vlsions with percussion, a suite of two dances was presented. In the first dance of the suite, the Pav and, a sixteenth century court dance, was danced in its original form, and in the second part, the New York alumni plan stag dinner for 'Biff' Jones New York alumni of the Uni versity of Nebraska will entertain Coach "Biff" Jones at a stag din ner at the Western University club In New York City the evening of May 24, according to information received by E. F. Du Teau, alumni secretary. Among the celebrities who plan to attend the function are Coach Lou Little or Columbia university and other coaches from New York Btate; Granttand Rice, sports col umnist; and Col. William Hay ward '97 of New York City, who will be toastmaster. Arrangements are Wng made by Richard Patttrson, president of the New York Club, ind Merrill Reed, secretary. Students Wednesday, May 14, 1940 Bratt of Lehigh dedicates book to LeRossignol Elmer C. Bratt, associate pro fessor of economics at Lehigh uni versity, Bethlehem, Pa., has dedi cated his new book "This Unbal anced World" to Dean J. E. LeRos signol of the business administra tion college of the university. Bratt received his bachelor's de gree from Nebraska in 1925 and his master's in economics a year later. He was the recipient of one of the college's business research scholarships. Pleasant dedication. In his letter to the dean, he states: "It was indeed a pleasure to be able to dedicate my book to you. You gave me my first schol arship in graduate study, and I only hope that I may accomplish as much as you have." Several years ago, Bratt pub lished a book entitled "Business Cycles and Forecasting." dancers gave a modern intrepreta tion of the mood of the dance. One of the most spectacular dances of the recital was the "Carioca," a flirtatious dance based on the music of the Carioca and also an original composition by Betty Mueller and Betty Groth. The concluding number was the (See ORCHESIS, page 2.) Uni ROTC units meet for annual inspection today Annual ROTC government in spection will open today with a theoretical examination from 9-10 a. m. of first and second year ad vanced students, from 10-11 in spection of company "F;" in the afternoon company "G"' and a practical inspection of first year advanced students. Engineers inspection today will cover companies "A" and"B" from 11-12 a. m., and advanced students in the afternoon. In field artillery first year advanced students will be Inspected in the morning, and first and second year advanced students in the afternoon. Collegians . . . Dislike 'artistic7 endeavors of campus sub rosa society By Don Bower. ministered by the organization Disfavor reigns as the popular itaelf waa one student's theory, consensus of opinion toward the The question: "Do you approve "outstanding" activities of widely- of the restriction of TNE actlv- publlclzcd TNE, secret drinking lties on the campus?" fraternity, according to opinions The replies: ft at'itanta uhdn oalro1 tha mien. tion, "Do you approve of the re- striction of TNE activities on the campus?" Tho dissentlon was general, the strongest disapproval was toward the painting of the gaudy skull and crossbcr.cs, particularly when the Insignia adorned fraternity and sorotlty houses. Some believed that the drinking part was all right, but did not think that property should be de faced. A few stated that if activ ities were confined to the campus the organization could be toler ated. That restriction should be ad- Telegraph wires flashed yesterday afternoon with the message that Nebraska's Bettie Cox had been chosen as one of the 12 national winners In the All American College Queen contest sponsored by Paramount Pictures, Movie and Radio Guide magazine, and editors of university papers all over the country. Bettie was chosen as one of the 0 Lincoln Journal and Star. BETTIE COX. EDITOR DEBROWN. They go to Galesburg. Congdon urges prompt registration Only three sections closed; students pay late fee after Saturday Although registration for classes for the first semester of the 1940 41 school year began Monday, few students have as jet registered, Prof. A. C. Congdon, chairman of the registration committee, yes terday declared. Only a few sections have been filled, but Congdon advised stu dents to register early, as he ex pects many more sections to be filled by this noon. Registration closes Saturday noon. See adviser first. In order to register, a student (See REGISTRATION, page 2.) Joh" Nisley, engineering freshman They should be more careful where they put t h e ir signs. I don't think it hurts to put them on the sidewalks, but when they put them on houses that's a dif- ferent matter, . . . Ed c"ey and science freth- JJlf"' ..... . .. They are a little bit too free with their signs. Putting them on doors of chapter houses is being a little too free, but it's all right to put them on the sidewalks. Maxine Lake, blzad senior. Yes, they should be restricted. I think they carry things too far (See REPORTICR, page 2.) - - 12 winners from the state-field of 48. These 48 quarter-finalists had been chosen from an original field of 400, according to Barney Old field, local cinema critic who has also been invited to the premieie. In addition to the honor and fame of being chosen as one of the twelve college queens, Bettie will go to Galesburg, 111., for the world premiere of Paramount's "Those Were the Days" on May 21. DAILY editor Richard deBrown, local sponsor of the contest, will accompany Miss Cox on the trip. "Gee, whiz!" "Gee, I never thought I'd win. 'Way back when the contest first started, I didn't even think there was a remote chance of winning," Bettie told Dick deBrown when they were first notified yesterday. Bettie, accompanied by deBrown will leave Lincoln Sunday night and will arrive in Chicago Mon day morning, and then on to Galesburg. At Galesburg, Bettie, and the 11 other girls, will be greeted and treated by Paramount stars, and students of Knox col lege at Galesburg. Knox college provides the locale for the picture, which is an adaptation of George Fitch's famous "Old Siwash" stories. i Judged by producer. At the conclusion of the pre miere activities, the 12 national winners, Bettie Cox among them, will be judged by a committee headed by Jay Theodore Reed, producer and director of "Those Were the Days," to determine the winner of the All American Col lege Queen crown. The winner will then be taken i to Hollywood by Paramount for an audition and screen test. While in the film city, the queen will be presented to Hollywood stars; visit studios; be entertained at the smartest night spots; and will live at Hollywood's finest hotel. Para mount and Movie and Radio Guide will award consolation prizes of plaques or scrolls to state and semi-final winners. Rushees get frat bulletin Interfraternity council publication goes out Seven hundred copies of "A Col lege Career and Our Fraternity System," Inter-Fraternity Council publication, were distributed Sat urday to prospective rushees by university fraternities. Chris Pe tersen edited the booklet, with Jack Cole as business manager. Purpose of the booklet as ex plained in the forward is to ac quaint prospective students and their parents with a more com plete and actual picture of the fraternity system as it exists and operates on the Nebraska campus. Freeark writes. I All articles were written by C. H. Freeark, head of the Fra ternity Management Inc., with the exception of an article by Colonel C. J. Frankforter. This article by Frankforter is entitled "A Fraternity: An Asset or a Lia bility." The forward is by Chris Petersen. The bulletin attempts to answer and explain all questions arising concerning fraternities, such as i college career, the American col lege fraternity system, sochl functions, etc., to fraternity types and campus politics. Three students on air in ploy Three Nebraska sti'ents will take to the air today at 2:15 in a presentation of "The After math," a play dealing with ona happy effect of the last war, over KKOR on the regular program of the American Women's Auxiliary. The three huskers taking part are Norma Johnson, Mary Ellen Robi son, and Max Whittaker. AS