Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (June 11, 1940)
Tuesday, June 1 1, 1940, THE NEBRASKAN 1500 NU alumni ring roundup bell; elect Riddell Associa Hon prexy Over 1,500 Nebraska alumni and I able to attend the 1940 roundup. faculty participated in the univer-i The plan for distinguished serv ice awaras was aeveiopea Dy m. . DuTeau, alumni secretary, in co operation with Chancellor C. S. Boucher, the board of regents and the alumni association. Returning graduates unani mously endorsed the new zone plan of the alumni association. An amendment was passed to the as- opening festivities Saturday noon sociation's constitution which ac the annual reunion luncheon. cords with the proposal put into Riddell chosen Drexv. ni secretary, several months ago. Several other proposed anied ments which were submitted to the group also were approved. fiity's roundup celebration Satur day, Sunday and Monday, with 18 past presidents and four secre , taries of the Alumni Association ewelling the crowd. Alumni Secretary E. F. DuTeau and his co-planners hauled out the 'old TJniversity hall bell to call the alumni to the Student Union for opening festivities Saturday noon the annual reunion luncheon. Riddell chosen prexy. John L. Riddell, member of the class of '20 and prominent York attorney, was elected president of the Alumni Association for next year, it was announced at the alumni faculty reunion luncheon. Riddell succeeds Vincent C. Has call of Omaha. Other officers are Mrs. Florence S. Bates of Lincoln, vice president; and A. E. Wenke of Stanton, a member at large of the executive committee. Five new members of the board of directors were also elected: Grove M. Porter '17, Nebraska City, Dr. A. E. Bennett '21, Oma ha; John L. Cutright '14, Fre mont; Dr. Dt-xter D. King '14, York; and Lucy M. Clark '03, Chadron. All will serve two year terms. Holdover members. Holdovers on the board are Fred Shirey, Beatrice; Ray Stryker of Omaha; Marvin Schmid, Colum bus; H. E. Cook, Grand Island; T. T. Varney, jr., Broken Bow. Ex ecutive committee holdovers are El Holmquist of Oakland. r our Biumiu were announced as it recipients of the university's new if distinguished service award. The awarus were given 10 t,mory k. Buckner, New York City; Richard Patterson, jr., New York City; Guy E. Reed. Chicatro: and Georere V. Holmes, Lincoln in recognition n vi uieir aei vice lu uie iiibliimuuii "i.'f-and their eminence in their re- " f spective fields. ,. Receive certificates. rney were presented with cer tificates at the Saturday noon pro gram, and yesterday morning at commencement each was given a distinguished service medal. Due to illness, Mr. Buckner was un ft FUN for you! 4 enjoy CYCLING There't lot of fun retting ex mine riding a bicycle. And our special hourly rates nuke it aa InrxpraMve pletuurc now I Renlrarbike now at the rate of 25c hr. Cornhuskcr Rent-A-Bike Make I p Party Enjoy the Oprn Air 1M7 E 8t. rhome I-1H43 Summer sports tournaments set Summer recreation will be in charge of the Union staff, and students may take advantage of the following sports. A ping pong tournament for men will begin June 24 in the Union with regis tration open at the checkstand this week. Prizes will be offered, and there will be no registration fee. The men's tennis tournament, singles and doubles, will also be gin June 24, and registration will be at the Union checkstand. Softball. For students wanting to play softball, meetings will be held every night at 6:30, Monday thru Friday, beginning June 17, on the north laying field of the campus. Swimming hours for men in the university pool will be offered free 12 to 2 and 5 to 6 daily. Students must first have a physical exam ination at the student health of fice which is free. Locker and towel service, if desired, will be 75 cents payable at the finance office. Swimming hours for women and mixed swims are likewise be ing planned. Sorcnson studies in S.C.; receives scholarship Dr. Frank Sorenson, supervisor oi social studies in teachers col lege high school left last week for Greenville, S. C, where he will serve on the summer workshop start sponsored by the teacher ed ucation committee there and the national commission on teacher education. Granted a $300 scholarship from the American Council on Educa tion, he will attend the University of Chicago the second part of the summer to continue his investlga' tion of ways of improving in-serv' ice education -in Nebraska. Zone plan inaugurated. The new organization plan di vides the country into 11 zones, with the officers of the various districts Berving as connecting links between the executive office at the university and their own constituents. By endorsing this amendment, alumni enlarged the association board of directors from ten members, formerly all chosen from within the state, to 32 rep resenting each zone as well as every congressional district in Ne braska. Saturday evening saw three major group reunions, including those of alumni innocents, with Guy E. Reed, vice president of the Harris Trust and Savings bank of Chicago; Palladian Literary so ciety, and the department of phy sical education for women. The an nual senior-alumni dance followed Chancellor Boucher's senior alum ni reception in the Union. Many class and organization H 1 r l l . a aa . a ill. - - j xvv vi uuv : ffe.--rr4r aaaa-awa.-fea-a.a-awaw LARGE lower NE housekeeping room. 1511 S St. Mrs. B. R. Bull. Ph. 6-6597. CLASSIFIED 10c Per line 1 1 DAVIS SCHOOL SERVICE "A Good Teachers Agency 1918 1940 COME IN AND SEE US 643 Stuart Building RENT-CARS Spring Driving will be pleasant in a rood ear at most reasonable rates from the MOTOR OUT CO. 3-S8l9 Always Open 1120 P MEN! For cool, clean, com fortable rooms, enjoy your stay in Lincoln at the YMCA 210 No. 13 2-1251 " r, 4 f. i ' eJ 't f 'I a ft EAT IN COMFORT Fully Air Conditioned fc Special Noonday Luncheon 25c BOYD&N PHARMACY Stuart Bldr. 13th nd p St. N YLOU ihsL WUtL 2toAWdi SsnAcdiov! Made of W ATE K, COAI, and AIR, a ayn I h e 1 1 c fibre with strength and ahwness, with the appearance of silk. 51 Gauge, 1.35 Pair V 7 J 'A J rj too J r Nylon hoe will run and snag, junt a silk hoae, and we can not guarantee ,m except against manufacturer' defect a. Uoiiier) Street Floor breakfasts betran Sunflav. Thp Col lege of Business Administration neia rcs secona rounacp program with Merlin Springer presiding, featured short talks by O. L. El lerbrook, A. L. Sutherland of San Diego, Donald Giffen, Chancellor Boucher and Dean J. E. LeRossig-nol. The alumni adjourned to the baccalaureate sermon Sunday af ternoon and swelled the crowd at commencement exercises yester day. Roundup activities were brought to a close with a meeting of the board of trustees of the uni versity foundation Monday noon in the Union. i nrrv'i III 11 Summer School Students and Teachers These Cool, Modern, Comfortable Theatres Extend A Very Cordial Welcome To Help Make Your Summer Enjoyable! r r Now Showing: LINCOLN Spencer Tracy as "EDISON, THE MAN" Plus! Donald Duck in ' Mr. Duck Steps Out' starts Tomorrow Vivien LEIGH Robt. TAYLOR in "WATERLOO BRIDGE" Now Showing STUART Anna Neagle in "IRENE" with Ray Milland Billie Burke Starting Tomorrow John Steinbeck's OF MICE and MEN Now Showing 2 Features! NEBRASKA "A CHILD IS BORN" Plus! "British Intelligence" Storting Saturday- 'TWO GIRLS on BROADWAY" Lana Turner Geo. Murphy Joan Blondell TVese Your CARY GRANT IRENE DUNNE GAIL PATRICK RANDOLPH SCOTT la "My Favorite Wife" THORN E Topper' SMITH'S Hilarious Comedy Turnabout"" WALLACE BEERY la Twenty Mule Team' with Leo Carrillo MARGARET SULLAVAN JAMES STEWART ROBERT YOUNG In NELSON EDDY JEANETTE MacDONALD -"New Moon" MADELEINE CARROLL DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, Jr. In "Safari" DON AMECIIE and All-Star Cast In "Four Sons" EDWARD G. ROBINSON "Brother" Orchid" with Ann "MaLsie" Sotbent JOAN CRAWFORD In "Susan and God" itla 111 twm 'The Mortal Storm M