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Coeds Choose King of Their Hearts
Today in Ellen Smith Hall
Campus coeds today will choose
their King of Hearts, the man
who stands ace high in their esti
mation. The King will reijrn over
the Black Masque Ball Saturday
night at the coliseum where Russ
Morgan and his orchestra will
play. Polls will be open from 9 a.m.
until 5:30 p. m. in Ellen Smith
hall. Voting at ag will be held in
the activities building.
Coeds will choose from eleven
young men who have passed uni
versity requirements and the re
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Thursday, December 11,
Fred Waring
Salutes UN
Friday at 6
Fred Waring and his orchestra
will present an orginial song Fri
day at 6 p. m. which was written
for the University of Nebraska in
1910 when the Daily NcbrasUan
sent petitions from the student
body asking him to do so.
The program will be heard over
station WOW of the NBC red net
work on the Chesterfield broad
cast. He has presented the nong
over the air several times.
Interhouse
Council Elects
Proxy Tonight
Barb Interhouse Council will
elect a second semester president
at a meeting in room 307 of the
Union at 7 tonight. Representa
tives from all the organized
houses for barb women are urged
to attend, Fern Wilterdink, first
semester president, announced.
Immediately following, 7:30
p. m., the reorganized barb coun
cil will meet with the Interhouse
Council to elect a social chairman
for the entire barb organization.
This officer will be chosen from
present social chairmen of the va
rious barb houses.
'Prologue
Approves
By George Abbott.
"A good play, excellently cast,"
was the verdict of the first night
audience that gathered in the
Temple Theatre last night- to
watch the University Theatre pre
sent "Prologue to Glory," Ells
worth P. Conkle's portrayal of one
of the most important years in
Abraham Lincoln's career.
From the time Young Abe,
played by Clarence Flick, heard
his stepmother say "Abe, it's time
you was a goin' on" in the first
scene until the final scene when
Abe puts away his ax and says
"I'm goin' down to Springfield to
study law," it was Flick and
Dorothy Filley, In the role of Ann
Rutledge, his first love, who kept
the play rolling.
These two veterans, flanked by
Union to Show
Pictures Today
Movies of the Pitt game, of
Union board members, and of
other campus activities will be
displayed in the Union grill to
day. Shows will begin at 3:30
and 5 p. m.
sults of the election will be an
nounced during the early part of
the ball immediately after every
one removes his mask. The pre
sentation ceremony is being kept
a secret.
Sinkey Ineligible.
One candidate, Robert Sinkey,
Kappa Sigma, has been disquali
fled because he carried only 25
hours last year and Is now carry
ing only 11 hours. Each candidate
must have successfully completed
1ailyIebhaskam
Official Newspaper Of More Than 7,000 Studenti
1941
Lincoln, Nebraska
Guard Against
Rumors, Avoid
War Hysteria
Lincoln Journal
"President Roosevelt has wisely
cautioped us to be on guard
against rumors and to avoid hy
steria. We can serve our country
best by pursuing our daily tasks
with a stout heart until and unless
called to some other type of serv
ice. We are ready to answer any
such call whenever necessity may
cause it to be issued. In the mean
time we must not create confu
sion by neglecting our present
duties." C. S. Boucher.
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to Glory 'Audience
Outstanding Cast
ii admirable supporting cast, con
veyed to the audience a realistic
picture of tne dry humor, the re
markable philosophy, and the gen
eral spirit of congeniality which
existed in the early 1830's, and
much of the success of the produc
tion was found in the settings and
costumes of the various scenes.
Influence of Women.
The play, which had as its moti
vating force the portrayal of the
influence of two women Sarah
Lincoln (played by Martha Ann
Bengston) and Ann Rutledge in
setting Lincoln on the road which
eventually led him both to fame
and his death as the nation's
leader.
Much of the credit for a very
successful portrayal of the charac
teristic wit of the period depicted
is due to the acting of Richard
Putney in the role of Denton Of
fut, a typical "big business man"
of the era; to Romulo Soldevilla
in his characterization of Henry
Onstott, a politician who carried
on a debate, unsuccessfully, with
Young Abe; and to Jack Donley, a
newcomer to the boards of the
Temple stage, for his portrayal of
Denny.
Local color was not lacking
either, Bob Black (Squire Green),
Betty Newman (Aunt Polly), Bill
27 hours here last year and be car
rvina: 12 hours.
Candidates for King of Hearts!
are John Mackey, Sigma Nu;
Walt Rundin, Sigma Alpha Epsi
lon; Richard Geesaman, Delta Up
silon; Ren Bukacek, Kappa Sigma;
Bill Robinson, Kappa Sigma; Bob
Schlater, Alpha Tau Omega; Don
ald Steele, Alpha Gamma Rho;
Robert Irvin; Marvin Athey. Delta
Upsilon; Bob Poe, Phi Delta Theta ;
and Robrt Hyde, Alpha Sigma
Phi.
Vol. 41, No. 56
Loweoiong off irafft
WoeiM Deplete Male Uaeilks
Administration
Lays Library
Cornerstone
. . . Tomorrow
Signifying the rapid completion
of the new Don L. Love Memorial
library, administration officials
and associates of Mr. Love will
lay the building's cornerstone to
morrow at 2 p. m.
Chancellor C. S. Boucher; Dr.
R. A. Miller, director of university
libraries; R. W. Devoe, president
of the board of regents; W. E.
Barkley, administrator of the Love
estate; J. L. Teeter, business as
sociate of Mr. Love; and Frank
Peterson, lawyer for the estate
will participate in the ceremonies.
Short essay3 by Peterson, Teet
er and Barkley praising Mr.
Love's philanthropy will be placed
inside the cornerstone before
cement is poured.
Excavating for the J800.000
structure, long considered the uni
versity's greatest building need,
began June 1. The pouring of con
crete into the reinforced steel
framework forms began Aug. 14.
Completion for the building is set
for next fall.
McBride (Dave Vance), and Jack
Hendrix (Dr. Allen I, added a great
deal of the realism to the produc
tion. Outstanding character portray
als were carried out by Martha
Ann Reed as Granny Rutledge,
Robert Veach as Colonel Rutledge,
Bonnie Wennersten as Mrs. Han
kins, and Robert Hyde in the role
of Jack Armstrong.
On the whole, Director Paul
Bogen, and Technical Director Del
ford Brummer are to be com
mended for their selection of an
outstanding cast and appropriate
and fitting settings which devel
oped a rather weak story into a
production which can best be de
scribed as "excellent."
Tickets for the production,
which will run tonight and Friday,
with curtain time at 8 o'clock
sharp, are available in the Temple
box office.
Corn Cobs Meet
Tonight in Union
Corn Cob actives and pledges
will meet tonight at 7:30 in
room 315 in the Union. All are
urged to be there, R. Donald
Steele, president, stated.
CmnoncDl Creates
Class Activity
With filings for cabinet positions open this morning, the
Student Council last night approved a plan submitted by Ku
gene Keeoo, newly elected sophomore class president, for the
creation of a sophomore class cabinet to aid him iiv organizing
that class in participation in campus activities.
Late War News
Vnmptr4 from Prm Kluiwlrhn.
In the second communique of
the war issued by the war de
partment, It was stated that the
Japanese air attacks against
the west coast of Luzon, prin
cipal island of the Philippines,
were repulsed with apparent
heavy enemy lasses.
The Panama Canal will be
closed regularly from 6 p. m.
to 6 a.,m. according to army
headquarters. Precautionary
blackouts were ordered for the
surrounding territories.
. . . Ncbraskan
By Art
"Willi evoryhody wondering and worrying ahout tho,
of forts of a revision of the draft law to include 18 year old
men, tlie Daily Xebraskan found, in a survey taken yesterday,
t hat despite the lowering of tlie age limit : (1) the male ranks
of the university would not be completely depleted, and (2)
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Uimcron mi
Selects Eight
New Members
Selected on a basis of scholar
ship and professional service, eight
women were initiated into Omicron
Nu, national home economics hon
oiary, last week. Members of the
faculty and active chapter mem
bers made the selections.
Those chosen were: Bernice An
derson, Florence Hudson, Dee
Schill, Eunice Jenny, Lucille Jack.
Gerda Peterson, Ruth Gates, and
Alice Hoegemeyer.
At the initiation services, Omi
cron Nu presented the senior honor
students with a key. the pin of the
honorary.
Next week, new Omicron Nu
members will be honored at the
annual Ag honors convocation.
UN ScholasticAbility Is
Above Nation's Average
. . . As Shown in Aptitude Exams
In the average and range of its
scholastic ability, university stu
dents compare typically with the
nation's college population accord
ing to a report made this week to
Chancellor Boucher by Prof H. M.
Cox, director of the bureau of in
structional research.
On a college aptitude examina
tion used by 374 representative
colleges and institutions and taken
by more than 72,000 students, the
average score of Nebraska stu
dents is slightly above the na
tional average. At the same time
Nebraska students showed approx
imately the same range of scores
as the combined group of student
bodies.
Need Curricula Change.
By contrast many other institu
tions have student groups that
score on the average significantly
higher or lower than the national
average and whose range of scores
is generally more restricted, ex
plained Prof. Cox. This means
that the University of Nebraska,
unlike those other colleges, is con
fronted with the necessity of ad
justing its curricula and its meth
ods of instruction so as to ade
quately provide educational oppor
tunity not to "good students" who
would succeed in any college but
also to the "average" who might
fail in some institutions and to
According to Reece, functions
of the cabinet have been tenta
tively outlined and definite plana
for its future operations will be
decided upon when the cabinet, to
be composed of eight members be
sides Reece, is appointed. Any
sophomore Interested in student
government may file for mem
bership on the sophomore cabi
net in John K. Selleck's office.
Eligibility requirements are 27
hours the previous year in this
university and 12 hours in good
standing at present. Filings will
close Tuesday at 5 p. m.
By an almost unanimous vote,
the Council also passed a resolu
tion that the cabinet will be se
lected by a Student Council com
(' ee ACTIVITY, Page 4.)
Survey Shows
Rivin.
the fraternity syitem, with some
major changes, would probably
major changes,
remain intact.
Contact UN Leaders.
The Daily Nebraskan contacted
presidents of all fraternity houses,
administrative heads and leaders
of student groups in the last war
in preparing the study.
In every fraternity, the survey
revealed that there are only four
or five men below 18. Most of the
presidents of the Greek letter or
ganizations are certain that revis
ion of the selective service act
would require drastic changes in
their policies; all are convinced,
however, that they would continue
to operate some way.
"Going Was Rough."
Predicting what will happen in
the future can only be approached
by recalling what happened in the
past. Professor R. D. Scott, fac
ulty adviser for fraternities during
the last war, reports that the
great majority of houses continued
(See RANKS, Page 4.)
Prof. H. M. Cox
. . . finds UN above average.
some students of lower relative
ability who need special programs.
These problems have received
much attention during the last two
years, Chancellor Boucher stated,
with the junior division providing
an effective agency in coping with
the basic problems of guidance and
instruction.
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