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Friday, FeEruary 7, 194T DAILT NEBRASKAN By Marg Welhnger Time's whiskers have prown rapidly on university traditions. We ain't what we use.l to be, history tells us. Thumb through, if you will, to see how good old senior customs have ehanired, as recorded in the Black Masque Handbook 1004-1920. Hack in '04 the permanent organization called "Order of the Mack Masque", consisting of thirteen senior girls, was founded. That was the year the initiates to the chapter met on a street corner downtown and were . transported to the Pi Phi house for of Mlss Louise Pound, one of the years of progress, reflecting the Aff Y installs Southern college F.nti nrnailnnt C,1ir Polices 11 1 Oil rim pr trnlr for semester Initiation. From then on they held founders, their ceremonies at the various sorority houses and at the home Critic Drew Pretty frivolous. Those gals were pretty friv olous. None of this staid march ing the girls now do. They used to partake en masse at the girl's bnakpthnll t liwte ii)fvrtfini witches, routing out any boys who fills IWIICIIIVC tried to "crash the eates" in 7 women's carh And th voir fhat U of N's famed girl's basket tossers took the big trip to Min nesota, the Blacks Masques en- We need more positive litera- tertained thorn at a big dinner. change in the University. And what will the class of '80 have to say? Group names committees to head organization's literature Oh joy! Oh hoy! f rr omen, women women women! An additional 650 beautiful coeds will swamp the campus on March 26 when the university will Winston Salem, N. C. (ACP). Choir practices usually brings to mind the picture of a group sit ting behind the altar of the church on Wednesday nights. Rllt thof ni -if 1 1 va iimiiln'f tit- work at informal dinner in the case of the Brevard college choir, which last year won recog New cabinet members of the nition throughout the sputh for its YMCA were installed at an infor- performances, mal dinner at the Temple last The co-eds of that organization, night. Carl Epp is the new presi- wearing light shoes and shorts, do dent, Robert Gerloff, vice-presl- their choir practicing on the cin president, and Lawrence Boydson, der track running, sprinting and secretary. jumping. Duties of the new cabinet of- John W. Hawkins, head of the fleers were explained at the department of music, says the meeting. Dale Uuschow is in charge of Bible study classes which meet at 7:30 a. m. Fac ulty members instruct students interested in Bible literature. Elton Newman heads the Y work with the boys of junior high school agt in Holdredge where attempts are made to get the boys interested In hob bies and athletics. Plans for delegations to the YM hire, stated Elizabeth Drew in her Senior sneak lecture at the Union yesterday Senior sneak days have been Plav nost to that many women afternoon. Parlors XYZ were filled PPu,ar from waY back. for the from Stephens college in Missouri to hear the noted British poet and iUthl h m here' P critic speak on the subject, "The deans", and obtained a day off returning from an extended west Modern Spirit of Literature." for deserving four year students, ern trip. Our writers have been mostly '1 pt secret from all except Arriving at 2 p. m. the women . . . tne Chancellor." As time went . v negative since the first World m th tv k will be honored at a. tea dance War. she pointed out. Some of selves with the May Pole Dance sponsored by the university at the retreatf at summer camps will the negative writers of the 1920's and the establishment r,f Tw TTi tws v. v., , made by Morris Meyers. David were John Dos Passos. Ernest Dav wmto th. h-.- .iV: o. ' , ' . - JL Ir"m Saunders direcU a Hemingway and Richard Aiding- mayPo,e dance, and picnic om- ner in h evening a" ti l ten " ton. Two authors, however, have prised the Ivy Day program. It tive come to definite conclusions In was not until 1914 that the idea . , their works. They are T. S. Eliot, of "masking" junior girls on Ivy . Sepne"9 ,aw ,ne. of the most poet, and Aldous Huxley, novelist Day was put into practice. That 'ahonNe schools in the country, Dressed in a becoming dress of was the same year that a Student and ils, wholf sudent makes burnt rust. Miss Drew made a hit Council was founded on this cam- at ,eas rone tou,r everv scho1 with the audience when she de- P"". and the Masques took on the ye " . Nfbra-!k women are scribed the "Modern Spirit" in her duty of a pep club at football f0"mer students of the Missouri rich, recognizably English accent, games, wearing red and white sch001- She wore brown suede slippers to caps, and carrying pennants and i match the trimming of her dress, nanoons. inera was me uays De- and a brown off-the-face hat fore Junior Senior proms (adv.), which emphasized her lovely gray or he tw0 classes had separate hair. parties then. Not until 1917 did "People, however.- continued the Joint party occur the critic, "have blamed the post- Came the War. war derogatory opinions on the The war brought both men's writers. Instead they are more the and women's organizations great effect of the period than the canso duties. Thev helDed ooen classes They wrote of things as they saw in telegraphy and stenography to J ihem truthfully, but didn't have equip students for war-time jobs, any constructive ideas on remedy- They spent their time raising tag conditions." money for war funds. They pre Miss Drew, wife of Brian ented the Service Flag. They as Downs, a lecturer at Cambridge 8isted in entertainments for bar university, has written several racks on the roP"8' and headed books, including "Directions in thiRed Cross dnve- 4ui uig uitr jcai uicjr pi c- sented the arch of' Memorial Sta- physical exercise develops the physique to such a degree that bodily movements are performed with grace and precision by the subconscious mind? "Then, the physical movement automatically associates with mu sical expression," he declares. head a freshman council where topics vital in adjustment of freshmen at the university will be discussed. Securing prominent men and committee literature dealing with Christian which helps to orient students in views on foreign relations will be school for the four month winter the work of the committee headed course on farm operations. by Joe Claybaugh. Luncheon for- Carrying on the program of urns at which faculty members and a campaign for contributions well-known lecturers will carry for the Y from faculty mem- on discussion of current interest bers and students is Lamoyne will be planned by Miles Cadwal- Johnson. Gordon McNeil will lader's committee. Vinton Hester contact prospective freshmen and his committee handle all pub- during the summer and will licity and advertising. Modern Poetry," "Discovering Po- a . . BPnifin inn a rr" n rj Mflmnriai mo. eu-y enjoyment of Literature," Z, ,u 7.C. e -Jane Welsh and Jane Carlyle." d'T " ,the ' the Se,mor8j -uiscovenne Drama" She rj:.,r: " ,,V TuJ and "Discovering Drama also contributes to the leading lit erary magazines in this country. "In England." Miss Drew nairf ideal. Mortar Board. In 1921 the Black Masque chapter of Mortar Board was granted its charter, l. V. i 4 1. .1 ' 11 1 l In r i wiiuse uirinuMY . icirunicu in Hp , V" erc"ie8,10 Pseni February each ytar. Tnirty 8ix day Britain, "the people wear a 1 badge that says, 'I don't want to 1 hear your bomb story." - Related r 10811 to the American fish story per- , . . , - x hap., - ' (Continued from Page 1.) ally is a deep, dark secret. The 'A I movie of the month will be re 'J11S"" viewed and there will be the usual (Continued from Page 1.) interesting Hot Flashes column , . .. . . which is enlightening to the cam is to remove the s&c.al stigma pU8 in general. . which comes to the mother and A big story on the coliseum, the offspring when a child is born out sports that are found there and of wedlock. It would provide for where they are carried on will also atate support of Illegitimate chil- l"c,ude1-, nis iU. inchjde . wrestling, swimming, diving, ten- dren. The unemployment compen- nis and numerous other sporU. aation bill U an attempt to give the employee of the small concern TTmitlnrr a chance to receive unemployment f) compensation. Under existing sta- lutes. me employer must con tribute fur such compensation only If be employs eight or more men. The proposed act would cut that figure down to one or more. Ac cording to Senator Adams, such a law would bring to several thou sand additional workers the bene fits of unemployment compensation. (Continued from Page 1.) they can afford lodgings to, by next Tuesday. "It is Imperative that all or ganized groups cooperate with the council if this convention, in stituted on this campus, is to be a success," Mason emphasized. Houses will be expected to serve breakfast as well as providing In the course of conversation, lodgings for the visitors during Senator Adams disclosed the fact eir three day stay here. that in his college days he was something of a boxer. As a mem ber of the AAU boxing team, he was the runner-up middle weight at the Creighton university AAU meet. Today he is msrried, has two children and finds time in spite of his law practice and his position as legislator to engsge In his favorite hobbies, swimming and reading. Try the MRKIITY IIAIIIlKIt SHOP 131 No. 13 Ph. 2-2191 c?7fe JHOTEL LINCOLN d dioisL jd (DlAiindloL We, I Do- E. L. Wilbur, Manager. Friday Kerning Chi Omega Saturday Erning Phi Kappa Psi X Adv ertisin News Yes, the Daily Nebraskan ads contain news as pertinent, as in teresting, and exciting as that on the front page the latest in collegiate fashions contempo rary with the month's style mag azines . . . featured items with values to aid students in allow ance stretching . . . reports on the evening's dances and movies . . . news of economical, tasty meals . . . distinctive gifts for that special girl . And don't forget advertisers help make the "Rag" an out standing collegiate paper. 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