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Official Newspaper Of More Than 7,000 Students
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Vol. 40, No. 97.
Lincoln, Nebraska
Sunday, March 9, 1941
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Betty Nichols selected
as 1941 UN Prom Girl
Highlighting the season's last
formal, the Junior-Senior Prom,
was the presentation of Betty Ann
Nichols, Kappa Kappa Gamma, as
the 1941 Prom Girl in the coliseum
Friday night.
The lights were dimmed, Count
Basie's orchestra gave out with a
'ri' fanfare, and Miss Nichols was an
nounced as the choice of the audi-
ence. As the lights were turned
on, the Prom Girl stood on the
stage between the two words
"Prom Girl" in scarlet and cream
letters, and was acclaimed by the
cheering crowd.
Threading her way thru the
crowd, Miss Nichols was escorted
by the senior and junior class pres
idents, John McDermott and Gil
bert Heuftle, respectively. The
dancers opened a path for her and
she was escorted to the bandstand
where she was congratulated by
"The Count of Swing."
Very happy.
The Prom Girl smiled happily
and told the audience that she was
delighted to have received the hon
or. She wore a blue gown con
trasting with pink carnations in
her hair. Miss Nichols is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton
S. Nichols of Omaha.
The Prom committee announced
the party a financial success.
Thruout the evening Count Basie
was surrounded by couples who
enjoyed listening to his music and
swing variations. James Rushing,
"250 pounds of Blues" sang sev
eral songs and was applauded
loudly, as well as Helen Humes,
the female vocalist and "swing
stylist."
Athletic department
needs football managers
A call has been issued for all
men Interested in being football
managers to meet at the east
stadium Monday at 3 p. m.
Those attending should contact
Floyd Bottorff, equipment manager.
AAUW will award several
$50 sholarships to women
. . . of merit
Women students will have an opportunity to compete for several
$50 scholarships offered by the American Association of University
Women again (his yoar it was announced Saturday by Annetta
Sprung, chairman of the scholarship awards committee.
Application blanks may be obtained from the doan of women's
office in Ellen Smith and must be .
returned before noon March 15.
Winners of the scholarships will
be announced at the Honors Day
convocation April 22.
Sophomores, Junior eligible.
To le eligible women nuust lc
of sophomore or junior standing,
be registered for at least 12 hours
of university work, be wholly or
partly self -supporting and have an
average of at least 88.
Recommendations from two per
ftoiis, one a faculty member and
the othpr not connected with the
university, should be sent to Miss
Sprung, 222 Floral Court, Lincoln,
and must reach her not later than
noon, March 13. Each applicant
shall meet with the AAUW com
mittee for a short conference
some time between 4 and G o'clock
either Thursday or Friday, March
20 or 21.
Committee members.
Women who are recipients of
another gift scholarship while
holding the AAUW award must
consult Was Sprung. Other mem
bers of the committee are Mrj.
Ted E. Dnreer, Annie Cogil, Mrs.
Eula D. McEvan, and Margaret
Feddu
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Lincoln Journal.
PBK, Sigma Xi
plan banquet
for March 25
Hoiiorary groups to name
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members at annual joint
dinner meeting in Union
Holding their annual Joint ban
quet March 25 in the Union will
be members of Phi Beta Kapp.i
and Sigma XI, honorary scholastic
societies in arts and sciences and
in science. Newly elected student
members of the societies will bo
announced at'the banquet.
Dr. Ellsworth Farls, professor
emeritus of sociology at the Uni
versity of Chicago and former
chairman of the department of
anthropology and sociology, will
address the meeting. The meeting
will be open to the public follow
ing the banquet.
Well known for his work In so
(Sce BANQUET, Page 3
Convo speaker
Lew Sarett, former ranger,
writes nature poetry volumes
Lew Sarett, convocation speaker
at the Union Monday at 11 a. m.,
is internationally known for his
many volumes of poetry on nature,
as an author of education volumes
on speech, and as an educator at
Northwestern University.
Much of the speaker's verv
thoro and complete knowledge oi
outdoor life dates back to the
years he spent as a United States
ranger in the Rocky mountains.
"Slow Smoke."
His subject at Monday's convo
cation will be "Slow Smoke," the
title of one of his best-selling
books of poetry, which was voted
by the American Poetry Societj
the best volume of verse published
in America during 1925.
Two years ago Sarett-Foster'.
"Basic v Principles of Speech" wa:
published by Houghton Mifflir
Company and has now been adopt
ed by more than 400 colleges and
universities as text for speech
classes.
In. Who's Who.
Rarett hna hPAti in "Who's Whn
in America" for many years. At
the age of 33 the editors of "The
Teaching aids
clinic centers
on use of film
UN extension division,
teachers college sponsor
visual education meet
Visual education for schools all
over the state took a step forward
yesterday when teachers repre
senting mnnv Nebraska schools
convened at the Union for a Visual
Education Clinic.
The main objects of the meeting,
sponsored by the Lincoln public
schools, the university extension
division, and teacher's college,
were to explain the what, why and
how of visual education and to
show how visual aids can be pro
duced in local schools.
Lectures and exhibits were fea
tured on the program, and motion
picture demonstrations highlighted
the event. During the morning
(See TEACHING, Page 4)
Dr. Westbrook
heads music
Qiyeiltl011
Dr. Arthur E. Westbrook, direc
tor of the school of fine arts, will
act as chairman at the general
session of the North Central music
educators convention in Des
Moines on March 17.
The general session at which Dr.
Westbrook will preside will take
nn a rti.qniHKlnn nf music in col-
leges and universities. Speakers
who will appear include Robert S.
Tangeman of the University of
Indiana school ef music, Prof.
Gerhardt Wiede of the Ohio State
university educational rescurch
department, Dr. 11. W. Daltz of
Cornell college.
Other speakers will be Dr.
D. M. Swarthout of the Kansas
school of fine arts, and Lytton
Davis, supervisor of music in
Omaha.
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musical program by the Madrigal
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Singers with Dr. Harper Maybee
of Western State Teachers college
at Kalamazoo, Mich.
The convention will draw music
educators from Illinois, Indiana,
Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, North
Dakota, South Dakota,' Nebraska,
and Canada.
teaches speech
National Cyclopedia of American
Biography" asked him to submit
biographical data.
Sigma Upsilon, men's honorary
LEW SARETT.
talks on 'Slow Smoke'
literary fraternity, will entertain
Lew Sarett at a luncheon in par-
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Cal Rollins, president of Sigma
Upsilon, will act as host.
Music group
will present
recital today
Members of Sigma Alpha Iota,
national professional music fra
ternity, will present a concert
sponsored by the school of fine
arta in the Temple theater this
afternoon at 3 p. m.
The program, which is open to
the public, is as follows:
i.
A Wrlromp Rone, Malnvlllr; vocal en
urmhlr, Ardls Freeman, accoiiiimniHt.
Klndf, Op. tH, No. 10, Chopin; Kllia
brth May, pUniitt.
Hondo for two flut, Kuhlau; Barbara
Miller, Idrlla Johnson.
II Bnrlo, Ardlll; IauIm Htapleton, so
prano, Klliabrtlt May, accompanist.
II.
Sonata In K minor for cello and piano,
Allegretto quaol Mlmietto, llrnlimit; Har
riett Meyer, Kllzabeth May.
Adieu Korelo, Tnchalkownky; Janet,
Kegnlrr, soprano, Kutb i'ox, accompa
nist. Trio IV In B-flat minor, Alletro eon
brio, Beethoven; I'ulrlrlw Kent, violinist,
Korolhy Hendricks, cellist, Mary Mien
Monnich, pianist.
III.
Quartet In O major. Op. 17, No. 1,
Allt-gro nioderato, Haydn; Aronila Uas
kovsky, violinist, Viririnla Clarke, vio
linist, Kvelyn Nrrud, vtollst, Hilinu Vail
Miller, cellist. 1
Krherto, Grlffrs; Betty Joe Koelilrr,
pianist.
Nocturne, Cain; vocal ensemble.
Lee receives
serious injuries
in 30-foot fall
Jack Lee, law freshman, was se
riously injured early Friday after
noon when he fell from the second
floor to the basement down the
stair areaway of the Phi Delta
Theta fraternity house. He was
rushed by ambulance to the Lin
coln General hospital.
Dr. O. V. Calhoun, who exam
ined Lee following the accident,
said there were rib Injuries to his
back, severe arm bruises and la
cerations and possible internal in-
HiiHps nlthn full Avtpnt nf his in.
juries cannot be determined until
X-ray photos have been developed,
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Condition satisfactory.
. Lee's general condition late Sat
urday was reported as "generally
good and, . on the . "hole, "satis
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factory." He suffered severe shock peopie or. v-nerry, onenuan nu
but appeared to be recovering Brown counties (largest congres
from that rapidly. He was re- sinal district In the state) have
ported resting well. (See HANNA, Page 4)
Naturalist
to address
TJnJ0n COllVO
iam Campbell, philosopher
of forest, will use films
iii lecture today at 4 p. in.
Sam Campbell, "philosopher of
the forest," will speak at a Union
convocation at 4 p. m. today.
Campbell, lecturing on ideas rath
er than places, will use colored
films of the north woods.
Campbell's home is the forest.
Here he has lived for many years
as a naturalist, writer, photogra
pher and friend of all living things.
His work reveals a new and hap
pier view of nature.
He has made 3,000 lectures in
this country before audiences that
have totaled over a million. For
three years he has broadcast at
least once a week over midwestern
stations.
His lectures have carried him
before every level of society, and
from elementary schools thru col-
ma worK IS 10 awaKen an
appreciation of America's out-of
doors, especially among the young
people.
AWS to admit
organized barb
groups in Sing
Board extends entries
in Ivy Day competition,
traditional Greek affair
Any organized group of girls
will be allowed to participate this
year in the annual women's sing-
ing contest held on Ivy day, and
the size of the groups will be lim
ited for the first time, according
to announcement made yesterday
by Jean Simmons, president of the
AWS board which sponsors the
affair.. The name of the sing will
(See SING, Page 3)
Capitol
Personalities
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Lincoln Journal.
DON
E. HANNA
... is ex-cowboy.
"I can still rope a calf with the
best of them," announced ex-cowboy,
Sen. Don E. Hanna. But those
days back in the early 1900's when
Nebraska was not yet fenced and
young Don Hanna was winning
prizes in rough riding contests are
gone forever.
Today, south of Valentine, he
has a ranch -of , his own and the
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