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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.
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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
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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
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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.)
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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.
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