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September 16, 1940 DAILY NEBRASfCAN" 11 J1U activity program promotes leadership, rewards initiative '.:,:v m I 1 - V - Journal A Star. Bob Aden. of the cheer Innocents Society directs activities of campus. To be among the 13 junior men annually tapped for membership in the Innocents is the highest honor a University of Nebraska man can attain on thj campus. The red-r o b e d members of this senior honorary society for men are chosen by the out-going ac tives each epring. They sponsor various campaigns, the H o m e c o m ing decorations con test, the sale of . .-jreshman caps, t and assist at ral lies and the freshman convo cation. They are also in charge leaders. This year's officers are: Bob Aden, president; John Mason, vice-president; Marvin Kruse, sec retary, and Norman Harris, treasurer. AWS controls uni women Rigid rules prevent "sinnin." Associated Women Students is an organization of all women stu dents of the campus. There are three divisions: The executive board of 14 members elected by the women students; the legisla tive body composed of the presi dents of all organized houses; and the judicial department, called AWS court which tries all viola tions of AWS rules. It also en forces the point system for wom en's activitties. In the past AWS has sponsored the freshman handbook, all-activities tea, Freshman AWS, Inter Sorority sing, and vocational gui- Lance meetings where outstanding women from various fields have talked and interviewed the stu ' dents. As each year brings new problems to the women students AWS tries to find a way to help them solve their problems. This year several new services will be instigated. The work of this or ganization is financed by the "N" stamp sale, Coed Follies and Ivy Day tea dance. Officers for 1940-1941 are Jean Simmons, president, Patricia Sternberg, vice president; Ben Alice Day, secretary, Betty New man, treasurer. Mortar Board recognizes outstanding activity women. Mortar Board is an organiza tion of senior women which gives honorary recognition for work in activities of the campus. This or ganization was formed in 1905 on the N e b r a a ka campus and was called the "Black Masque." It be came affiliated n a t i o n a 1 ly in 1921. Members are chosen their junior year by a unanimous vote of the active chapter and are mi it masked on Ivy Day. Mortar Board sponsors an in- .. " . , Journal A Star. tlOn COUncil . trnlwrf . which is made up of the presi dents of all major women's or ganizations; a leadership training conference, held in the spring; the Scholarship Tea which takes place after the first semester and rec ognizes the scholarship of indi vidual girls and outstanding sen ior women who are not Mortar Boards; Ivy Day; a Student Loan Fund; and a special service for the campus which has not been chosen for this year. Officers for the coming year are Pat Sternberg, president; Ruth Clark, vice president; Betty Jo Smith, secretary; Marian Bradstreet. treasurer; Marian Miller, historian. Kosmet Klub makes specialty of play production, comedy. Kosmet Klub. men's dramatic society founded in 1911, limits its membership to 15. Every fall a show comprised of the best origi nal acts by sororities, fraternities, and organized houses is given, concluded by the presentation of "King Kosmet" and the "Ne braska Sweetheart." The latter is elected by secret ballot of the stu dent body. In spring an all-male musical comedy, written, acted and di rected by students is presented. A contest for the best play and musi cal score is held, the winners re ceiving prizes. To the best singers in the inter fraternity singing contest on Ivy Day morning the Klub gives an award cup. The Klub also spon sors a scholarship fund. Each year the Klub has its workers, from which the new members are chosen. Enough workers are selected to replace the graduating seniors. Study real hard, so they say And you may become a P-B-K. Phi Beta Kappa, founded at Wil liam and Mary college in 1776, has for its object the promotion of scholarship among students and graduates. Alpha of Nebraska chapter was founded in 1896. Regular elections are held not earlier than March 5. Regular an nouncement of the names of those elected is made at ' a convocation preceding spring vacation. The chapter elects from one-tenth to one-sixth of those eligible whose scholarship average is highest. Sigma Xi, organized at Cornell in 1886, encourages investigation in the sciences. Both faculty mem bers and students who have shown unusual skill in scientific work are eligible for membership. Elections are held the second semester of each year. Alpha Lambda Delta recognizes scholastic achievement among the freshmen women. An average of 90 or above during the first se mester is a requirement. To NU come the nation's great Speaking on topics that raviate. Five or six times each semester university convocations are held at the Temple theater, the Union, and occasionally at the coliseum. W Student attendance is optional but most classes are dismissed. Well known speakers who have appeared recently have been Madame Tolstoy, daughter of the Russian novelist; Carl Sandburg, poet; Grant Wood, artist; Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Arctic explorer; and John G. Neihardt, poet-laureate of Ne-. braska. A committee composed of mem bers of the faculty selects speak ers from a list of applicants or from recommendations of the fac ulty or student body. Distinguished speakers are invited to address the students. In addition to the formal ad dress, the speakers who are brought to the campus usually participate in a question forum. Convocations are free and open to the public. You'll go through thick and thin But you'll enjoy the social swim The student who longs for so cial life on the Nebraska campus doesn't have to look far or wait long. The Military Ball might be called the number one social event of the year, signalling, as it does, the opening of the formal season when gents take their tuxes out of the mothballs and the gals pa rade in their prettiest evening gowns. Interfraternity may or may not be formal, depending on how tired fraternity men are of crawling into their tuxes by the time they plan the thing. Of late years it has been a sort of breather in between formal oc casions. The Mortar Board party is a male's dream come true. The women, traditionally, are sup posed to pay all the bills. It hap pens only once a year as no man could stand the shock of it more than once. The Junior-Senior Prom is the spring party that brings one of the nation's best bands to the cam pus. These are some of the high spots. Equally as much fun for the socially-minded are the many house parties, formal or informal, staged by the fraternities and so rorities. Many a camus romance starts at hour dances, those short but enjoyable social affairs, where sororities invite fraternities to dance to the tune of the house phonograph. 9iL no Catclv Zuul "Meet Lie At the Cornhusker" -o- THE TASTY PASTRY SHOP IS IIUSKER HEADQUARTERS Where delicious food and the collegiate atmosphere combine to make a delightful spot to spend your formal and informal moments. Meet your friends for a bite and a chat in this gay and friendly rendezvous. - AW HOTEL KUKHUfflE UNDER SCHIMMEL DIRECTION a) f' irv V ft