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The Daily Nebraskan
Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
VOL. XXX NO. 76.
LINCOLN, JNKHRASKA. SUNDAY. JANUARY 18, 19.31.
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HUSKERS
SOONERS
NEBRASKA
IS
WELL RANKED
WHO'S
Cornhusker School Stands
Twenty-Third Among
500 Universities.
127 ALUMNI IN BOOK
Number Exceeded by Only
Two Younger Colleges;
Chicago, Stanford.
With biographies of 127 alumni
appearing in "Who's Who in Amer
ica " the University of Nebraska
ranks twenty-third among 500 col
leges and universities whose grad
uates have won recognition in the
last according to a recent
survey conducted by School and
Society, an educational journal.
Approximately three of every
200 living alumni of the University
of Nebraska are listed in "Who's
Who," annual publication which
mentions leaders in all phases of
American life today. This is a
much higher percentage than is
claimed by Illinois, Iowa, Ohio
State, California, Kansas, and the
other state institutions. It is just
slightly higher than Northwestern
f and Wisconsin, and only a little be
low Michigan, Leland Stanford
and Indiana.
Listed Among Leaders.
Of the twenty-two institutions
ranking above Nebraska in num
ber of graduates appearing in
"Who's Who," only Chicago and
Leland Stanford universities were
founded after Nebraska. Among
all state universities listed in the
fifty leading schools, the Univer
sity of Nebraska is the youngest.
Fifty graduates of the Univer
sity of Nebraska since 1900 are
mentioned in "Who's Who," plac
ing it in eighteenth rank in num
ber of twentieth century alumni to
be found in the volume. While
seven other slate schools have a
larger number of recent graduates
in "Who's Who," all of them are
older and have considerably lar
ger enrollments.
The state schools of Michigan,
Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Indiana,
California and Minnesota have
more graduates in "Who's Who"
than Iowa State, Ohio State. Kan
sas, North Carolina, Virginia and
Missouri.
Beat Iowa and Boston.
Though Iowa State and Boston
universities were founded in 1869,
the came year that the University
of Nebraska was established, they
rank in forty-sixth and forty-seventh
places in contrast to Ne
braska in twenty-third position.
ReB' leaders in "Who's Who"
are the eastern institutions. Har
vard with 1.374 and Yale with 937
alumni in the book furnish one
seventh of all college people whose
achievements have merited men
tion in "Who's Who."
Of the more than 28,000 biog
v raphies in the book, 16.000 are of
men and women who hold bache
lor's degrees from some college or
university. While 506 institutions
granted these degrees, 85 percent
,f ih rippree holders come from
the high 139. Only nine strictly
state schools arc among ine ieaa
ing twenty-five institutions. Ne
braska ranks seventh in this clas
sification but is younger and is
smaller than any of the six rating
above it.
Gives Number.
The following table indicates the
leading educational institutions in
America if the number of alumni
in "Who's Who" is taken as a cri
terion of leadership:
Hank College
1 Harvard
Graduates Listed.
1,374
937
2 Vale
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'Bunny Oakes Proves Efficiency
Expert as Well as Coach; Invents
Machines to Improve Line Players
Bernard F. Oakcs. football line coach at the University of
Nebraska, is an efficiency expert as well as an instructor in the
art of crashing through the opposing line and downing the
enemy for a five yard loss. In this age of efficiency he invents
machines to reduce wasted energy.
Two years ago Oakes patented jus urst inumwu, a. mm-
ball
cha x.ng maenme wnicn i
nnnr vincr impd in several univcr
slties. It is used for teaching the
fundamentals of defensive line
play.
He is also a builder of power
ful lines and all-American linemen.
Since his coming to Nebraska in
1926 he has developed such stars
as Lonnie Stiner, Ray Randels,
Elmer Holm, Raymond Richards,
Ted James, Marion Broadstone
and last feason's all-American
tackle, Hugh Iihea.
Develops Muscies.
His machine consists of three
uHdded burners which represent
three opposing linemen. The two
outside bumpers each represent
the shoulders or sides of two
charging offensive linemen and
the center bumper represents the
head and .-shoulders of the middle
offensive lineman. Defensive play-
otfensive lineman. C. 1 .
develop the knack of charging
ihroiitrh the opposing Une. using
thlr mW.A una developing to -
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Deadline for Prom
Filing Set Monday
Applications for appointment
to the Junior-Senior prom com
mittee will be received until 5
p. m. Monday, at the student ac
tivities office In the coliseum.
Only Juniors are eligible for ap
pointment. Applicants must fulfill all
university eligibility require
ments for participation In stu
dent activities. The Junior-Senior
prom committee will be cho
sen at a meeting of the Student
council Wednesday.
SHARP TALKS TO
PROFESSORS OF
SOCIAL SCIENCE
TV . Walter . Rhftrn was in Lin
coln last week interviewing can
didates ror reuowsnips orierea an
nually by the Social Sciences
Research council. Several faculty
members are applying for the fel-
lowsmps wnicn range rrom i,ouu
to $4,000.
Thcv nr nffernd in all social
srlpnrps nd in agricultural eco
nomics and agricultural sociology.
Preference is given to younger
faculty members who have re
ceived their Ph. u. degrees, ur.
John P. Senning, chairman of po
litical science, was host at a Uni
versity club luncheon in Dr.
Sharp s honor.
MISS PORTER ELOPES
ON HER WEDDING EVE
Former Student Engaged to
One Man Marries
Another.
FATHER A LEGISLATOR
Eloping on the eve of her wed
ding to a Lincoln bank employe,
Thelma Porter, daughter of State
Representative and Mrs. John
Washington Porter of Albion and
former student at the university,
was married to Daly Link, Lindsay
druggist, at Central City Friday,
friends of the young woman at Al
bion revealed yesterday. .
Miss Porter, who was to be mar
ried to Raymond Whiting, em
ploye of a bank in Lincoln, on
Saturday left Lincoln where her
parents are living during the legis
lative session early last week to
visit in the home of her sister, Mrs.
John Culver at Albion. She re
turned her engagement ring to
wniting witn me unaersiauuiug
that he was to match it with a
wedding ring, friends said.
Thursday she borrowed her sis
ter's automobile and with Link
drove to Central City where they
were married at noon Friday by
County Judge Warren Riggs.
Father A Wit.
Representative Porter, who as
wit of the house has become known
as the "Will Rogers of Nebraska,"
on hearing the news of his daugh
ter's elopement and marriage yes
terday expressed his sympathy for
Whiting, but dald that whatever
his daughter did was her own bus
Miss Porter attended the univer
sity following her graduation from
Albion high school In 1926. She
later taught school at Elgin for
two years, but because of her
scheduled wedding to Whiting had
declined a contract to teach there
this year.
Professor Macchioro
To Arrive Here Soon
Vittorio Macchiro, visiting pro
fessor from Italy who is to teach
two courses here next semester,
is expected to arrive in Lincoln
four or five days before the open
ing of the semester, according to
Dr. Hinman of the philosophy de
partment. -
nrrlinntirm and Quick action. The
device, like a number of gymnas
tic machines, is intended to de
velop muscles. It develops them
in the place a football lineman
nppris them most in the lees.
It is almost by accident that
Coach Oakes decided to patent his
invention and t it on the market
for sale. He had used it for train
inn Vahrasiku linemen since 1927
When viaitic. teams practiced on
th Kohm.ika Memorial Stadium
field they d'covered the machine
over m the corner or tne neici ana
inrp-otitp'' In iL Then
Oakes aaw the possibility of mar
keting the machines and it is now
manv'.-'-tured ty a )romii.ent
sporting goods firm.
Effi- Is Factor.
Oakes Invent-d his line charging
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machine tn tne interests or erri-
ling lin?men charge at each other
he has steady line of them
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BURNETT
WANTS
TO
Chancellor Would Pledge j
Endownment Fund to
Secure Money.
SPECIAL ACT NEEDED
Constitution Forbids State
Issuing Any Bonded
Indebtedness.
A proposal that the university
be given permission to borrow
from its own endowment fund to
secure the mor ey for the construc
tion of a women's dormitory was
made by Chancellor E. A. Burnett
to the members of the state house
and senate at the - third biennial
legislative dinner at the college of
agriculture Thursday evening.
The state constitution prohibits
the state from assuming any
bonded indebtedness. The chancel
lor's proposal, however, would cir
cumvent this difficulty by allowing
the university to borrow from its
own endowment fund now held by
the commissioner of educational
lands and funds for loan at Inter
est. $200,000 Appropriated. j
The $200,000 appropriated two
years ago for the construction of a
women's dormitory has proved in
sufficient, according to the chan
cellor. A loan for the additional
sum needed for the dormtiory is
asked with the provision that it be
paid back over a period of years
from the income of the dormitory.
In addition to the permit to bor
row, the recommendations of the
board of regents to the governor
ask an appropriation of $100,000
from the general fund for dormi
tory purposes. The proposed dor
mitory would contain no facilities
or rooms for smoking. Chancellor
Burnett said in reply to a question
asked by one of the guests at the
dinner.
More Money Needed.
At the same time he recom
mended a special act to permit the
university to borrow for the dormi
tory construction, Chancellor Bur
nett explained the other recom
mendations for the university ap
propriation submitted to the legis
lature. He stressed the fact that
financial need of the university
is caused by its attempt to keep
pace in educational facilities with
its constant growth.
AM STAFF GETS
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Deadline of Editorial Copy
For First Issue Set
For Jan. 21.
Material for the first issue of
the Awgwan, which will be re
leased early in February, has be
gun to come in, according to El-
mont Waite and Lowell Davis, the
editors of the first number. The
deadline set by the editors on the
copy for the February issue is on
Jan. 21.
Art work has been submitted by
Arthur Kozelka, W. Sterling Wen
ke, Marvin Robinson, Erwin Han
sen, Francis Obert and Ruth Schill.
A cover design for tha first issue
has not been chosen.
Articles and stories have been
submitted by Ivan Schweninger
' Lea.'n to Dance! Howard Gules
pie and Sterling Wenke.
Marvin Schmid, Reeve Rhodes
and Arthur Murray have turned in
short jokes. James Crabill, How
ard Gillespie, Doris Lou Minney,
F. Koos, and Arthur Kozelka have
written poetry for the humor pub
lication. More short Jokes are needed the
editors say.
126 STUDENTS OF
OMAHA PAY VISIT
TO MORRILL HALL
Visiting and inspecting the uni
versity museum in Morrill hall last
week were 126 students from Om
aha Central high school and nine
students in zoology from the Peru
state normal college. A number
of Nebraska high schools and col
leges are terminating their courses
in zoology by a trip through the
museum in order that the students
may get a better idea of the speci
mens and animal life about which
they have been studying. F. G.
Collins, assistant curator, is in
charge of the museum tours.
ASTRONOMY LECTURE
SCHEDULED TUESDAY
The Orion nebula will be shown
to those interested in astronomy
who attend the public program
presented by Prof. G. D. Swezey
at the university observatory
Tuesday evening. A lecture at 8
o'clock on "The Plants of the Solar
System" will be followed by view
ing the Orion nebula through the
telescope. In his lecture Professor
Swezey will speak particularly
concerning Pluto, the new planet
; in the solar system which was dis-
BORROW
FOR
1
PROGRAM
j covered last year.
Grunted Absence Leave
1
On
Courtesy ol The Journal.
PROF. MARGARET FEDDE.
Who has been granted a leave of
absence for the second semester,
beginning Feb. 1. Miss Fedde will
attend Columbia university, where
she will study the field of college
administration. This summer she
plans to continue her studies in
Europe, visiting a number of Eur
opean countries and especially
Germany and Russia. She will re
turn to assume her duties as chair
man of the department of home
economics in the latter part of
August.
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Two Nebraska Professors
Being Considered,
Regents Say.
TWO OTHERS IN GROUP
Dr. W. E. Sealock. dean of the
teachers' college, and Prof. Lester
B. Orfield, assistant professor of
law. are among the seven being
considered for the presidency oi
the new municipal university of
Omaha.
The board of regents, which met
Friday, announced the list ot pnn
ciDal candidates for the position
Besides these two Univeisity of
Nebraska men, the Nebraskans
are: H. S. Gossard. dean of men
at Wesleyan university, and Dr.
Robert T. Hill, former Nebraskan
but now of New York, where he is
secretary of the council of adult
education.
A bill clarifying the law under
which the new institution has been
created will be prepared for pre
sentation at this session of the leg
islature, it was decided by the re
gents at their meeting. One of tne
rjroDO.sed cnang-es is tor tne nanu-
ling of the school funds by the
county treasurer, instead of by the
school s own treasurer, as me pres
ent law provides.
23 STL1 DENTS ASK
APPOINTMENT ON
NEBRASKAN STAFF
Annllrntinns for positions on
the editorial and business staff of
The Daily Nebraskan for next se
mester closed at noon yesterday
with twenty-three filings for the
thirteen positions open. The Stu
dent Publication board will meet
about the middle of the week to
choose the second semester staff.
The applications received are:
Editor-in-chief, two filings with
one position open; managing edi
tor, five filings with two positions
open; news editor, nine filings
with five to be chosen; business
manager, one filing for the one po
sition open; assistant business
manager, four applicants for the
three positions open.
One application was received
for the single position of assistant
business manager of the Corn
husker. MISS HEPPNER AT HAWAII.
Word has been received In Lin
coln that Miss Amanda Heppner,
dean of women, has progressed as
far as Honolulu on her round the
world voyage.
Anti-Military Drill
Petitions Are to Be
Checked In Tuesday
All persons who have been
circulating the anti-compulsory
drill petitions, which are being
sponsored by the League of In
dustrial Democracy, are re
quested to turn in the petitions
Tuesday, by Evelyn Adler, who
is leading the movement on the
Nebraska campus.
The petitions may be given
to Miss Adler, or left at The
Daily Nebraskan office, or at
either the offices of C. D.
Hayes, university Y. M. C. A.
secretary in the Temple, or
with Berenice Miller, univer
sity Y. W. C. A. secretary in
Ellen Smith hall. Miss Adler
stated that persons circulating
the petition could exercise some
care, since several copies have
been destroyed by parties who
oppose the movement.
Persons who have not had an
opportunity to sign the petition
and who would like to do so
are requested to call at any of
the above mentioned offices.
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SECOND
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REGISTRATION
1,125 Enrolled for Next
Semester; 1,265
Last Year.
EXPECT MORE AGGIES
Engineering, Bizad and
Dental Colleges Show
Increases.
Increases in the resident regis
tration for the second semester
were shown over those for the sec
ond semester last year in the col
lege of engineering, college of bus
iness administration, and dental
college at the. close of registration
yesterday noon. The teachers col
lege alone snowed a aerinite ae
crease, although reports were not
complete. The total number reg
istering last week was 1,125 as
against 1,265 resident registrations
last year.
Six hundred students registered
last week for second semester
courses in the college of engineer
ing. This number is about fifty
greater than the resident registra
tion for the second semester last
year.
In the college of business ad
ministration the figures were 643
as against 624 for last year. The
dental college reported a registra
tion of 105, somewhat larger than
the second semester registration
last year.
Ag College Incomplete.
A smaller enrollment for the
second semester than for the first
was indicated in the early regis
tration of the college of agricul
ture. Five hundred resident stu
dents registered for second semes
ter classes last week. The first
semester enrollment this year was
601. However, since the new stu
dent enrollment for the second se
mester at the college of agricul
ture is greater than in the other
colleges, the decrease in enroll
ment 'will not be as great as the
figures now indicate. . The total
second semester enrollment in the
college last year was 582.
The teacheM college reported a
decrease of 140 from tho second
semester last year in resident reg
istration. The early registration for the
college of arts and sciences was
1,280. Comparison with the resi
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University Cast Presents
Play at Children's
Theater Hour.
BY ROSELINE PIZER.
"AllRdin." Theodore Du . Bois'
dramatization of "Alladin and
His Wonderful Lamp" was pre
pnted bv the University Players
Saturday afternoon In the Tem
ple theater under the auspices of
the Junior league.
ThP nldv was effectively
stared and presented well. The
fascinating story from "Arabian
Nights" with the magic lamp ana
its slave, made a aengnuui piay.
An air of mystery was created
with darkness and strange rumb
lings whenever the genie ap
peared, and tne palace scenes
were pleasingly luxurious.
The comolete cast was In the
spirit of magic and mystery and
played their parts wen. joe ai
Natalie made a convincing Al
ladin and Mae Posey was a
pleasing Jullanar. Mildred Bick
ley played the part of Alladin's
mother and Don Crow the part
of the magician, the evil uncle.
Madison Shaw succeeded in get
ting the right number of laughs
from his part of the indignant
uncle. T.r'ene Davies played the
Princess Badroulbadour.
John Snipes performed several
magical tricks between acts, ac
companied his magic with a pat
ter of pertinent (and clever) re
marks. Pupils of Flavia Waters
gave a group Interpretative Japa
nese dances.
The play will be preenUd
again next Saturday afternoon
in the Temple theater at 2:30
o'clock.
ARTISTS CHOOSE
BESS STEELE AS
NEW PRESIDENT
Miss Bess Steele, head of the
design division in the home eco
nomics department, was chosen
president of the Lincoln Artists'
guild at the annual election of the
club held in the home economics
building. Miss Evelyn Metzger,
also of the design division of the
college, was chosen secretary, and
Mrs. Anna F. Aimo, treasurer.
Miss Steele and Miss Grace M.
Morton, head of the clothing and
textiles department, told of their
recent trip to Europs at this meet
ing and exhibited textiles, pottery
and prints which they brought
from European countries.
NEBRASKANS TIED
FOR FIRST PLACE
Victory Over Oklahoma Places Cornhuekers on Equal
Footing With Kansas in Big Six Standings;
Missouri Conquers Iona State.
WHIRLWIND FINISH WINS GAME FOR SCARLET
Opponents Lead at End of Half With 19 to 16 Score;
Lorry Meyer Is Removed for Fouls; Maclay -Ami
Fisher Open Scoring Spree.
A whirlwind finish, led by Fisher nd Mai-lay, enabled the
llnsker basketeers to hand a :fi to 30 defeat to Oklahoma, the
third which she has suffered lliis season. The outcome of the
game played last night in the Oklahoma field house, at Norman
placed Nebraska on equal footing with Kansas for first place
in B'w Six standings.
The Jayhawkers succeeded in nosing out a victory from
Kansas Aggies, 37 to 21). Iowa Slate, previously unbeaten in
conference play, was conquered by Missouri 'JO to 18, leaving
Kansas and Nebraska the only undefeated teams in the Big Six.
O At the end of the half of the
PAUL WHITEMAN 10
PLAY AT COM
Junior League Signs Famous
Orchestra for Dance
On Jan. 30.
TICKETS SELL FOR $3
Paul Whiteman and his twenty
five piece o r c h estra including
seven entertainers will play for the
mid-winter ' ball at the. coliseum,
Friday, Jan. 30, according to mem
bers of the Lincoln Junior league
who are sponsoring the affair.
The "king of jazz" and his band
are on a tour through Illinois,
Iowa and Nebraska on their way
to the west coast and were secured
by the Junior league to play for
the party. Proceeds of the mid
winter ball will be used to defray
expenses incurred through the
charitable work undertaken by the
league in Lincoln.
The price of tickets has been set
at three dollars per couple. They
will be on sale at Ben Simon's
after Monday noon. Spectators
will be admitted to the balcony for
one dollar. According to junior
league members a limited number
of tickets will be sold for the
party. A block of tickets has been
reserved for university students
and will be distributed on the cam
pus next week.
This orchestra has been playing
all winter in Chicago. It will make
one other appearance in Nebraska
on the western invasion. Plans ror
a late supper to be served in the
coliseum for those who attend the
ball are being formulated by the
junior league.
It waa termed auvisaDie ay ine
university administration to have
the Junior league party in the coli
seum as a "holiday" attraction for
those students who will have com
pleted their final examinations by
that time.
CONGREGATIONAL
GROUP ORGANIZES
PILGRIM PLAYERS
"The Pilgrim Players," a dra
matic society for university Con-
ereeational students has been or-
ganlzed under tne sponsorsnip oi
the Vine Congregational church.
The Vine church is sponsoring the
organization because there is no
student Congregational pastor.
About thirty are now enrolled in
the society, and other Congrega
tional students have been invited
to join. The players have pre
sented two plays so far this fall
and winter and are now prepar
ing another to be presented this
spring and summer. J. Edward
Kilgore is student director of the
organization.
The play "What Men Live By,"
adapted from the story by the
Russian author. TolstoL was pre
sented during the Christmas vaca
tion at the Vine Congregational
church and was again given two
weeks later at the Trinity Metho
dist church.
The society is now preparing
the play "The Terrible Meek,"
written by Charles Rann Kennedy,
author of "The Servant in the
House." This play will be pre
sented at several churches in
nearby Nebraska towns during
their Sunday evening services.
Students Make Study
Of Oklahoma Schools
Harold G. Salter and Donald
Tewell, graduate students in the
teachers college, will return to
Lincoln today after a week in
Canadian county, Oki., where they
have been studying the rural
school system.
In Canadian county the schools
are organized for Individual in
struction of student. Teachers
and the county superintendent
work In co-operation with the" Uni
versity of Oklahoma at Norman.
Salter and Tewell made prelimin
ary studies In Norman before pro
ceeding to Canadian county for
observation and further work.
Norman game, the Sooners were
leading with the long end of a 19
to 16 score. The game was fought
out on even terms until Captain
Lorry Meyer, outstanding guard of
the Sooner aggregation, was re
moved from play because of per
sonal fouls. Fisher and Maclay
then opened a scoring spree which
succeeded in burying the Sooners.
Andy Beck, a Sooner sophomore,
who was shifted from guard to
forward, was the high point man
in the game with fifteen points to
his credit. Maclay. with thirteen
counters, six baskets and one free
throw, led the scoring for Ne
braska. Fisher sank four field
goals and three gift tosses, mak
ing eleven points.
Coach Charley Black used his
entire firr1 string thrr lghout the
entire game. Hugh McDermott,
Oklahoma mentor, used two full
teams.
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TASSELS 10 PLEDGE
E
Will Take In Girls From
Tri-F Club, Pep Group
On Ag Campus.
. Nine members of the Tr-F club,
pep organization on the Ag cam
pus, will become pledges of Tas
sels at a luncheon Tuesday. noon
at the Y. W. C. A. cafeteria.
Three members from each class,
excluding freshmen, of the Trl-r
club have been chosen by Tassels
to become a part of their organiza
tion. Tri-F is a separate pp ctub
on the Ag campus to which four
members from each class have
been appointed by faculty mem
bers.
In order to constitute a more
renresentative organization. Tas
sels will incorporate the Ag club.
According to the new plan, me
Tri-F club this year will choose
their own members, but hence
forth they are to be selected by
Tassels. Their duties correspond to
those of regular Tassel members
and they will handle the usual
business of the club on the Ag
campus and wear the regulation
Tassel uniforms.
The new pledges will be enter
tained by the active members of
Tassels at a luncheon Tuesday fol
lowing their pledging.
Pi Lambda Theta Will
Hear Talk on Antiques
Pi Lambda Theta, national edu
cational honorary sorority will be
addressed by Mrs. Moore, of Mill
er and Paine's antique department,
on the subject of "European An
tiques" at a meeting Tuesday at
7:30 o'clock.
Luvicy Hill, Gertrude Goerlng
and Gertrude Beers will be hos
tesses at this meeting at their
home, 908 South Eleventh street.
Members who wish conveyance
must meet at Ellen Smith hall at
7:15 o'clock.
Yearbook Staff Sett
Jan. 21 as Deadline
All proofs ef photos for the
junior and senior section ef the
Cornhusker must be turned Into
the studies by Jan. 21, or the
photographers will be instruc
ted te use their judgment in
picking out pictures te be used
for these sections, it was an
nounced by the yearbook staff
Saturday.
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