September 16, 1940
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J1U activity program promotes
leadership, rewards initiative
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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-
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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.
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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.
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"Meet Lie At the Cornhusker"
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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.
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