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by Sam Warren
Nebraska's Famed . . .
Death has penned the final chapter in the life one of
America's most beloved authors, Willa Cather. Miss Cather
died Thursday in New York City, far from the broad ex
panses of the Middle West she loved, understood and de
picted Few writers ever have been endowed with the ability
to write novels to equal those of Miss Cather's, which por
trayed "plain" people and their struggle for existence. Be
cause of this ability, Willa Cather had thousands of friends,
friends she did not personally know, nor they her. Never
theless, a natural bond developed as a result of the kinship
these people felt for the characters of her novels because
their fictitious lives so closely paralleled their own.
Willa Cather was a great woman as well as a great
writer. She possessed deep emotions and strong convictions
noucea Dy ner classmates and intimates early in life. Miss
Mariel Gere of Lincoln recalls that Miss Cather's instructors
and student associates realized her "great talent" and po
tentialities when she was still an undergraduate at the-uni-versity.
Long before her graduation, this talent became
noticeable through the contributions she made to the cam
pus publication and to the Lincoln Journal, at that time
under the direction of the late Charles Henry Gere, Miss
Gere's father.
Miss Gere's classroom acquaintance with Willa Cather
grew into a lasting friendship. She reminisced that Miss
Cather often told her the story of her new manuscripts
before publication, and that "her ability as a narrator al
most equalled her ability as a writer."
Although Miss Cather left the Middle West, evidence of
tne love she felt for the plains was apparent to readers of
her novels. Her accounts of scenes and settings gave poof
that, even though she was no longer a Nebraska resident,
she maintained a wealth of memories to substantiate the
authenticity of her work.
Nebraska has long been proud of one of her most illus
trious alumni, and today, and for days and years to come,
will mourn the passing of Willa Cather.
True, Nebraska will miss Willa Cather and the literary
world will miss her invigorating contributions, but the plain
people will realize that even though a great champion of
their lot is no longer with them in body, she will always
iciuaui miuiui uu iu an uiu.orgoi.ien spirit.
Verdi Work
Honors Dead
BY SAM WARREN.
As its first gesture in tribute to
its 364 students and staff mem
bers who lost their lives in the
late war, the university Sunday
presented the Choral Union in a
performance of Verdi's ""Requiem"
that was sincerely offered and ef
fectively sung.
The essential message of the
"Requiem," which was performed
last week-end in New York City
also, can best be summarized by
an offertory passage sung in quartet-form
by the four soloists, "De
liver Thou the souls of all them
that died in the faith of Jesus."
Fugues Best.
By far the most effective choral
work was found in the two fugues,
"Holy, Holy, Holy" and the final
4'Lord, Deliver My SouL" For
overall effect, the intense "Day of
Anger" was well done, with re
sounding trumppts, booming kettle
drums and complete orchestra
joining the chorus in full voice.
Longest of the seven portions of
the mass, the "Day of Anger" was
subdivided into nine parts with
each soloist singing with- the
chorus.
graduates when they celebrate
their eighth wedding anniversary
at the UnrVet "Spring Fling"
party in the union Friday even
ing, May 2.
Carl Booton and Ruth Seaquist
were married in Central City,
Neb., on May 2, 1939. Booton is
working for a degree in education
al administration at the university.
Gratis To Hear Werner
Dr. H. O. Werner, professor of
horticulture, will speak at the
graduate club for banquet Wed
nesday at 6:30 p. m. in Parlor X of
the Union.
Tickets for the banquet which
will close the year's activities for
the club may be purchased begin
ning Monday from Martin League
in room 217 of Sosh, ,from G.
Schaeffer in room 319 of Sosh or
from Mary Coburn.
A complete report of the Junior
Senior Prom, unavoidably delayed
by student activities office red
tape, was received at last week's
Council meeting. Upon a motion
by Prom Chairman Joanne Acker
man, the Council voted. to turn
over the entire sum in the Prom
Fund to the University Theatre,
joint-sponsor of this year's prom,
instead oi aiviGing me ucntn uc-
tween Council and Theatre as
originally agreed on, because only
a little over $20 would be lert in
the fund, and because both in
terests had expected the Theatre
to realize a profit, and not a loss,
from the dance.
The Prom Fund was established
with the $200 profit from last
year's prom in the hope that with
accumulated profits from year to
year the Council could eventually
swing its proms without enlisting
the financial backing of another
campus organization. "N" club
sponsored it with the Council last
year.
A report by president Harold
Mozer that the Council could ex
pect no funds from the adminis
tration to send one -delegate (not
five as reported in the Daily) to
the International Student Service
conference in Denmark this sum
mer brought forth a gratifying
questioning period from new
Council members as to the nature
of the National Student Organiza
tion, endorsed earlier in the year
by the Council.
The Denmark conference is in
volved with the NSO whose struc
ture interlocks with a number of
national and international organi
zations. Unfortunately, no one was
present to explain adequately, as
the chair attempted to do, just
what the NSO is, what its concrete
purposes are, nor. the scope of its
activities during its formative
year, let alone what it hopes to
accomplish once its organization
and constitution are perfected.
The consensus among new
Council members, based upon a
hasty and incomplete introduction
to the question, seemed to be that
since the Council has no funds to
finance delegates' trips to any
NSO conference, at home or
abroad, and since the NSO's pur
poses were apparently vague and
idealistic, that the Council should
discontinue any effort to cooperate
with the NSO venture. Further
consideration will be given the
whole NSO proposition at to
morrow's meeting.
This column would like to re
mind students that Council meet
ings are always open to students,
except in those few instances
when the Council closes its doors
to discuss important questions
after all sides have been heard.
Meeting time is 5 p. m. each Wed
nesday. Place is Union room 313.
Liichtel Named
Federation Prexy
Of Newman Club
Harold Luchtel, bizad sopho
more, was elected president of
the Central State Province of the
Newman Club Federation last
week at the province's conven
tion in Champaign, 111. Elaine
Budler from the Nebraska dele
gation was elected corresponding
secretary.
Schools from the states of Kan
sas, Iowa, Nebraska. Missouri
and Illinois sent delegates.
According to LuchteL tentative
plans have been made for the
Central States Province to hold
its annual convention on this
campus next year.
Carl Booton Anniversary
CoincidesWith Spring Fling
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Booton be
lieve that they will set something
of a record for the veteran under-
nut a ffUi ujy &
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Frisco Symphony To Appear
Under Direction of Monteaux
The San Francisco Symphony
under the direction of Pierre
Monteaux will perform at the
coliseum Friday at 8:15 as the
final attraction of the Lincoln
Newspapers series. The orches
tra appears here on its first
transcontinental tour, the most
extensive tour ever undertaken
by a U. S. symphony.
San Francisco's very first or
chestra was organized even be
fore the city was founded, when
Spanish friars trained a group of
13 Indians in 1827. Its present
symphony has 100 members, and,
according to Newsweek Magazine,
"is generally recognized as the
best in the west."
Playing to capacity audiences
everywhere, the orchestra claims
conductor Pierre Monteux as its
most brilliant asset. Serge Kous-
sevitzky's predecessor in Boston
23 years ago, he calls the tour
"10,000 miles of music."
At the orchestra's New York
appearance two weeks ago, News
week reported, "Some Manhattan
critics found his orchestra weak in
the strings and noisy in the
brasses, but all praised Monteux's
skilled, sensitive conducting."
Tickets are on sale at Walt's
Music Store, selling at 50 cents
for the student section, and at a
general admission range from
$1.20 to $3.60. "
IM Scores
Water Polo Final
Plgma Nu 14. Delta Upsllon 12 (overtime
Sigma Alpha Epstlon 24. Kappa Sigma 10
Badminton
Delta Upsllon 3. Beta Theta Vi 0
Softball
Sigma Alpha Mu 19, Zeta Beta Tau 12
Beta Theta PI 7, Sigma Chi 5
Phi Gamma Delta 4. Phi Delta Theta 3
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WANTED Several fellows who would like
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FARM LIFE IN RUSSIA
A Lecture Illustrated By Slides
Gladwin E. Young
IT. S. Dept. of Agriculture Rep. in Russia
4:00 p. m., Tuesday, April 29
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