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Final
Party Friday
A Summer
Student Paper
Official Summer Session Newspaper.
VOL. II, NO. 15.
TUESDAY, JULY 28, 1931.
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
FINAL STUDENT MIXER
PARTY WILL BE HELD
FRIDAY, AG CAMPUS
Harriet Cruise Kemmer Will
Sing as Feature of
Last Dance.
Prof K. W. Lantz Praises
Excellent Student
Co-Operation.
Harriett Cruise Kemmer, local
radio singer, will feature the final
all-university mixer at the Student
Activities building: on the agricul
tural college campus next Friday
evening at 9 o ciock. Mrs. neramer
will be accompanied by Harold
Turner, Lincoln pianist, who also
assists her In her broadcasts from
KFAB. The student executive
committe is sponsoring the affair
and has gone to some expense in
securing this attraction. The reg
ular summer school orchestra will
play for the dance. The. usual
charge of 10c per person will be
made.
Munv reauests have been re
celved from summer session stu
dents to have another party at the
agricultural college . because they
enjoyed the lasc anair r.eia mere
little over two weks a TO.
Mixer dances interspersed with
other forms of entertainment win
be organized during the evening's
dancing. The committee will be
on the floor at all times to assist
everyone in having a good time.
Lantz Comments.
Prof. E. W. Lantz, speaking for
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PI LAMBDA THETAS
MEET AT TROUTDALE
Many Nebraskans to Attend
Sorority Convention
August 17.
Miss Luvicy Hill, representative
of the local chapter of Pi Lambda
Theta, is chairman of arrange
ments for the national convention
of that organization which will be
held at Troutdalc - in - the - Pine,
Denver, Aug. 17 to 20.
"We are expecting about 150 at
the convention since it is to be held
at a vacation place this year," Miss
Hill stated.
In planning for the banquet and
recreation, she will be assisted by
other local members attending.
Betty Harrison, president-elect,
and official delegate, and Miss
Clara Wilson will stop off at the
convention on their way back from
California. Clara Stapp, who is
spending the summer there, will
remain for the meeting.
Others attendiqg are: Stella
Moore, retiring president; Minnie
Schllchting, Hazel Davis and Clara
Evans.
Mibs Hill has been correspond
ing" secretary for the national or
ganization the past year.
Golf Tourney Winners
To Play Final Matches
Winners of the first and sec
ond flights in the golf tourney
which Is being completed the
early part of this week will be
paired in t final championship
matches, according to an an
nouncement made today by the
student executive committee.
Under such a plan the winner
0 the first flight at Eastrldge
will meet the winner of first
flight at Antelope. The two
winners in the second flight will
also play for final championship
honors. Those winning their
games this week should get in
touch with M. R. Colson, 1440
Q street not later than 0 o'clock
In order that arrangements may
be made for the championship
matches. Announcement of the
final matches will be made In
the next issue of The Nebraskan.
Directs Welfare Work
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MISS LILLIAN JOHNSON.
Of the children's aid society of
Omaha who is directing the meet
ings of the Sixth Social Work in
stitute which is being held on the
campus.
C0UNT7IPLAN
Social Institute Opens With
Discussions on Rural
Welfare Work.
"W h a t e v e r development is
achieved under the new low for the
county unit plan for public wel
fare work depends upon the under
standing and knowledge of those
who promote local development."
That is the dominant note of the
discussions which began yesterday
morning as over twenty-five per
sons gathered on the campus for
the first meeting of the sixth So
cial Work institute.
Miss Johnson in Charge.
Directing the meetings is Miss
Lillian Johnson, director of the
children's aid service, of Omaha,
and former director of the state
bureau of child welfare. She is a
graduate of the University of Min
nesota and received her casework
training in the Family Welfare so
ciety of Minneapolis. She has also
taken graduate work in sociology
at the University of Chicago.
The following questions in par
ticular were given attention as the
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CAMPUS INSTRUCTOR
AUTHOR OF GREGG
SHORTHAND ROOK
Miss Gertrude Beers, instructor
in the commercial arts department
with Miss Letha Scott, has pre
pared the "Beers-Scott Shorthand
Exercise Book to be used with
the anniversary editions of Gregg
shorthand.
The exercise.') have been used
In the university classes this sum
mer and will be ready for distri
bution this fall. They are ar revi
sion of the material in Miss
Beers' thesis written last year and
have been adapted to the new edi
tion of Gregg shorthand.
PERU CITES NEBRASKANS
State Teachers School Lists
Many Faculty Members
Among Graduates.
Ia a recent bulletin, published by
Peru State Teachers college,
which gives some o fthe outstand
ing graduates of that institution, a
number of men connected with the
University of Nebraska are pre
sented. Among them are:
E. M. Cllne, president of the
University of Nebraska board of
regents; Dr. Nels A. Bengson,
chairman of the University de
partment of geography; Dr. B.
Clifford Hendricks, associate pro
fessor of chemistry; R. D. Moritz,
director of the summer session; C.
K. Morse, superintendent of the
Nebraska School of Agriculture of
the University of Nebraska at
Curtis: and If. Clyde Filley, de
partment of rural economics, col-J
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KEYNOTES
SESSION
lege of agriculture.
FOURTEEN SELECTED
TO PHMBJA KAPPA
New Group to Be Initiated
At Seward Picnic
Thursday.
Fourteen new members were se
lected for membership to Phi
Delta Kappa, educational fratern
ity, at a meeting held last Thurs
day evening at the Grand hotel.
The newly-elected group will he
initiated at a fraternity picnic to
be held Thursday evening, July 30,
at Seward.
The new members are Floyd A.
Cropper, Walter R. French, Ern
est T. Heim, Roy L. Klaurens,
Robert H. Knapp, Orval E. Law
ritson, E. N. Southworth, Ivan W.
Wilson, Barton L. Kline, Milton
Huff, Leonard C. Lindgren, H. E.
Warren, F. J. Wells and H. S.
Packwood. J. M. Hungate, who
had been chosen fit a previous
meeting, will be initiated with the
new group. Selectoins were an
nounced by Prof. A. C. Easton.
vice president.
Members are selected on a basis
of scholarship and outstanding
service in the educatioxial field, ac
cording to Professor Easton. To
be eligible to membership, candi
dates must have had experience in
teaching and must show evidence
of continuing in the profession.
Phi Delta Kappa is an educa
tional fraternity organized for the
purpose of developing a more com
plete professionalism, social fel
lowship, and productive scholar
ship among educators. It has ex
isted as a national iraternity un
der its present organization since
1910 and- there are now active
chapters In thirty-seven leading
universities.
Tickets for the Thursday even
ing picinic may be purchased at
Mr. Johnson's office, Teachers college.
Want a Schoolgirl
Complexion? Throtc
Away Golf Scores
"Golf played without keeping
score is health giving, golf played
with competition harmful."
Such is the opinion handed down
by Dr. John H. Stokes, professor
of dermatology at the University
of Pennsylvania school of medi
cine, at a recent lecture at the fif
teenth annual course of medical
clinics and lectures for physicians
of the Pacific northwest which are
being held at the University of
Washington in Seattle.
"America rushes s in its play
ing, a high tension is created that
is a factor in causing rashes and
skin blemi3hefJ," he explained. Dr,
Stokes is one of the four speakers
who are giving daily lectures to
the 250 physicians and surgeons
registered in the summer course.
BAPTIST STUDENTS PICNIC
About forty Baptixt students at
tended a picnic held Thursday eve
nine; at Pioneer park. KiLten ball
and other games, in charge of Miss
Madge McNcch, furnished the ma
jor part of the evening's enter
tainment. Picnic lunch was planned
by Miss Virginia Larson and trans
portation facilities were organized
by Glenn Melson.
Among those present were; Wil
liam Richardson, Grace Young,
Charles Rowand, Myra Bigger
utaff, Madge McNees, Carlton
Springer, Meryl Johnson, Vernon
Van Horn, Thelma Terry, James
House, Beatrice Cobb, Virginia
Larson, Annabell Place, Frances
Starkey, Miss Cling and Helen Mc
Gaughey. STUDENT PASTOR TO
STUDY AT SEMINARY
Dean Goodwin, senior In the uni
versity, and student pastor of the
First Baptist church at Wymore,
plana to leave Aug. 1 for Vermont
where he will visit with his brother
Paul, class of '29.
He then intends to go to Boston,
Mass., "where he will enter the
Newton Theological seminary.
Conference Speaker
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DR. CHARLES
FORDYCE.
Who will speak
at the world
conference of the Y. M. C. A. in
Toronto, Canada during the cur
rent week
TO
T
will Lead Discussion on
Choice of Life Work
For Young Men.
Dr. Charles Fordyce, chairman
of the department of educational
psychology and measurements, left
Friday for Canada where he will
represent the personnel committee
of the national council of the i
M. C. A. in the world conference
which convenes at Toronto July 27
to Aug. 2. -He has been asked to
direct the discussion on the topic
"How Young Men May Wisely
Choose a Life Career.
The conference will be attended
by delegates from forty-two differ
ent nations, meeting for the first
time in this country. The confer
ence will deal with the various
problems that confront young men
as they go out into their lure worK
From Toronto, Dr. Fordyce will
go to the world alliance of the
Y. M. C. A. which meets at Cleve
land Aug. 4 to 12. He will report
the results of his researches in de
vising measuring instruments for
selecting executive secretaries.
TICKETS TO 1,500
FOR PICNIC LAST
FRIDAY EVENING
More than 1,500 tickets were
distributed for the annual all uni
versity picnic held at Capitol
Beach last .Friday night. Several
hundred attended the dance which
followed.
The swimming meet which had
been planned for the hour between
six and seven was cancelled be
cause of the small number of en
trants. However, a number oi
groups picnlned together and at
tended the program presented by
the Beach at their outdoor theater,
Cut ratea were given on all amuse
ments and rides and a special
charge of 25c plus one of the
tickets entitled the men to dance
all evening. The ladies were ad
mitted free of charge.
TYLER IS CO-AUTHOR
Former Instructor Writes
On Problems in Adult
Beading.
"What People Want to Read
About" is tlie title of a book just
released by the University of Chi
cago press and written by Waples
and Tyler. Dr. Ralph W. Tyler,
co-author who is now of the bu
reau of research of Ohio State
universitv. was formerly super
visor of science at the teachers
college here at the university.
The book la a survey of problems
in adult reading and its publication
is at the instance of the American
Library association and the Ameri
can Association of Adult Educa
tion. "Research Methods and
Teachers Problems" by the same
authors was published last year
by the Macmillan company.
ADDRESS
UNTO
CONFERENCE
AFTERNOON CLASSES
MAY BE ELIMINATED;
ASK STUDENT OPINION
Suggestion Made That 1932
Summer Schedule Begin
With 6:30 Classes.
Six Morning Classes CouM
Be Held Under Plan;
No Action Taken.
No afternoon classes and a
morning schedule which begins at
6:30 o'clock in the morning and
continues until 12:30 are the sug
gestions for the 1932 summer ses
sion which have been submitted to
R. D. Moritz ( director, by a num
ber of students and faculty mem
bers during the past week. No ac
tion has been taken by officials
of the summer session, but if
student opinion favors such a
change the suggestion will be con
sidered when plans for the next
vacation session are developed.
"By advancing the opening pe
riod thirty minutes in the morning
and adding an hour period from
11:30 to 12:30, all classes which
met this year at various periods
during the afternoon could be
given in the mornh.3," point out
those suggesting that the change
be made.
The majority of the suggestions
came as a result of an experiment
tried this summer with a group of
students in education 285. The
class formerly met at 8 o'clock,
but on account of conflicts the
hour was changed to 12. The en-
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NEW STORY CONTEST
$5,000 Offered to American
Writer Submitting Best
Long Story.
NEW YORK, July ?..- Scribner's
magazine announces r. new $5,000
contest for the bect long story of
between 15,000 e.id 30,000 words
submitted before February 1, 1932.
The contest i.i open to American
authors (United States and Cana
da) and is for original work.
There are no restrictions either as
to subject matter, setting or style.
The new Scribner contest Is the
result of the original $5,000 long
story competition last year which
was won by John Peale Bishop for
his "Many Thousands Cone." The
original contest led to the discov
ery of such new writers as Nahum
Sabsay, Marjorie Kinnan Raw
lings, Elizabeth Willis, D. V. Car
law, and Carroll E. Robb. Stories
were also published by James
Gould Cozzens, W. R. Burnett,
Grace Flandrau, Josephine Herbst,
James B. Wharton and Margery
Latimer.
Thie aim of the competition, ac
cording to an announcement in
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History Films To
Be Shoun Thursday
Special showing of the Yale
Chronicles of America Photo
framas will be made Thurs
day evening in room 105
of Former Museum building,
according to Mr. A. A. Reed,
director of the extension divis
ion. There is no charge for this
demonstration.
Three films are prepared by
Yale university and they illu
strate the method of visual ed
ucation In teaching history.
They have been used by many
high schools in the state and will
again be available next fall.
Teachers and superintendents
are partcularly urged to attend.
SCRIBNER'S ANNOUNCE