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Generally Fair,
and Warmer.
Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska
VOL. XXXIII NO. 99.
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1934
PRICE 5 CENTS.
Nebraskan
TAFT SPEAKS 10
OVERFLOW CROWD
AT
Stereoptican Slides Show
Speaker's Idea of His
'Dream Museum.'
STRESSES PROPER LIGHT
ideal Presentation Would
Have Works Arranged in
Historic Sequence.
To au overflow crowd which
u,.k,.ri the aisles ami door-
ways, Lorado Tult presented
his illustrated lecture, aiy
Dream jUuseuw, " Tuesday
morning at an 11 o ciock univer
sity convocation in tne Tempie
theater. Although he declared uiai
the pictures which he was snowing
were the important things, tne au
dience listened intently 10 eaten
the pleasing pnrases winca he em
ploy and me pomts ol his spar-
Kllllg wit.
naster casts, kept clean anu
wen ngnted and anangea in nis
tone sequence, would ue placed in
the long nana of Air. Tait u "dream
museum." ine casts would be 01
tieat works ol art, he explained,
and the art would De set in long
aisies to snow national art in hio
tnnr. order. Cross aisies or tran
septs would mara great periods in
aiustic endeavor, Mr. itui ue
acnoed, so that visitors mignt
catch tne signuicance ol tne evolu
tion o art.
Way of Presenting Art.
I have been trying 10 tnink o
some way 01 presenting art," saw
Mr. Tall, "souie inexpensive way
lor schools and univeismes. Yny
should Americans be immune to
these things, to the real reasons
way we are on earth V he aswed.
by means ot his series of stere
optican slides, Mr. 'iatt illustrated
what interesting things can happen
to sculptured figures by proper
lighting. He explained that most
museums improperly light great
pieces of sculpture, making them
(Continued on Page 4. )
E
WEEK HEADS TODAY
Polls Open in Mechanical
Arts Building From
8 Until 5.
Engineering students will elect
the chairman and secretary-treas.-urer
for the annual Engineers
Week to be held the first week in
May, at polls in the Mechanical
Arts building Wednesday, Febru
ary 28, it was announced by the
engineering department. Polls will
be open on the first floor of the
building from 8 until 5.
Orin Li. Romigh. North Platte,
and Marion B. Scott, Lincoln, have
been announced as nominees for
chairman. For the secretary-treasurer
post, Richard A. Rice, Tekam
ah, and Henry E. Winter, Casper,
Wyoming-, have been nominated.
All nominees are engineering col
lege seniors.
The two officers will have charge
of all arrangements for the annual
event in Mav which is the high
light of engineering college activi
ties. Committees for the event will
probably be named soon after the
election, it w as stated.
TODAY'S NEWS
Briefly Reviewed
By vote of 64 to 24 the upper
chamber Tuesday rejected a pro
posal for the immediate cash pay
ment of the 2 billion soldiers'
bonus. This action was taken after
more than 50 million for war vet
erans was added to the independent
offices appropriation bill, bringing
the total of the bill way above ad
ministrative desires.
A twelve point program for re
vising existing codes was unfolded
Tuesday by General Johnson, NRA
administrator, thereby beating the
plans critics to the draw. Accord
ing to the hard talking administra
tor the new plan will make the
blue eagle indispensable to busi
ness. Challenging all enemies he
declared that the NRA had not
fallen short of its promises and
voiced a confident claim that the
program will march unfalteringly
on.
Poker parties and yachting ex
cursions became the subpect to
grand jury investigation in connec
tion with the army contract inquiry.
It was reported that such affairs
had been attended by lobbyists and
certain federal employes involved
in contract negotiations.
At least eighty-five people have
met death during the last four
days which have ben filled with
catastrophe. An oid time winter
storm, plus a train wreck, plane
crashes, bus smathupt. and carbon
monoKide gas have all contributed
to the still mounting total.
A prison break on a small stale
was engineered st Kearney Tues
. (Continued on Page 4.1
CONVOCATION
PHARMACISTSW1LL MEET
Students to Participate in
Wednesday Night
Meeting.
The first regular monthly meet
ing of pharmacy students is sched
uled for Wednesday evening at
7:30, in the lecture room of Phar
macy Hall. Around the lecture
tabi a number of students will
participate in various contests of
speed and accuracy.
An indoor welner roast will con
clude the evening's entertainment.
George Bauer, Nina Goldstein
and Richard Chrlstensen, are in
charge of the affair.
LORADO TAFT SPEAKS
TO ART ASSOCIATION
Speaker States That Art
Comes Nearest to
Explaining Life.
That art comes the nearest to
anything to explaining life is the
opinion of Lorado Taft, noted
sculptor and lecturer, as expressed
when he addressed 200 members of
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Courtery of Lincoln Journal.
LORADO TAFT.
the Lincoln Art association Tues
day afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at
Morrill hall.
"We are living in a world of
natural beauty and most of us re
missing it," stated the famous
Chicago sculptor.
In explaining: this statement the
artist brought out the "fact that
the first mention of appreciation
of nature in American literature is
in William Cullen Bryant's "Ode
to a Waterfowl."
According to Mr. Taft the rea
son art flourishes with difficulty
today is that there is no set mar
ket for it. In times of mythology,
when people believed in many su
perior beings, their gods could be
portrayed in stone and there was
a great demand for the work of
sculptors.
Mr. Taft in his pleasing and in
formal manner stated that the
value of the Fine Arts lies In the
fact that they may be shared by
everyone.
In closing his address Mr. Taft
expressed delight at the beauty of
Morrill hall and the completeness
of the museum.
MA SOCIAL STAFF
ENTERTAINS AT TEA
Girls Registering at Start
Of Second Semester
To Be Honored.
The social staff of the Univer
sity Y. W. C. A., under Evelyn
Diamond, will entertain ai a tea
Thursday, Mar. 1, from 3:30 to
s -an n m at Ellen Smith hall, in
honor of all girla who enrolled at
mid-year. .
Mm C. E. Rosenauist. a member
nt th TTnivprsitv Y. W. C. A. ad
visory board, will pour the first
hour. Miss Marguerite nocnuotr
fer, of the university faculty, will
pour the second hour.
Appointments will be in green
and white, following the St Pat
rick motif. The girls serving will
h Hard Baier. Nora DeCory.
Evelyn Diamond, Ethel Kriutzfield
and Virginia Sweney.
Invitations will be sent out by a
MmmlltM rntnnosed of Virginia
Sweney and Ethel Kriutzfield.
Miss Bernice Miner, i . w. v a.
secretary', will receive the girls.
DEBATERS TO FACE DOANE
Contests With Crete School
Are Scheduled for
March 8 and 9.
A H.hnt will h held Wednes-
Aav March 7 st 3 o'clock between
Doane and the Nebraska arguers
on the question. "Should Congress
Delegate More rower 10 we r-ri-
dent of the United States. Ne-
Kratka HhLors will take the af
firmative. A return debate will be
held Thursday March 8 at Crete
nnnn the Bams Question. Nebraska
debaters taking the negative.
Priel Speaks Before
VVT Group Tuesday
The Kodakery group of the
' Y. W. C. A. met at Ellen Smith
'hall Tuesday at 4 o'clock. Mr.
Priel of the Eastman Kodak com
1 pany gave an illustrated talk to the
'girl
PROPOSALS FOR
REORGANIZATION
10 BE DISCUSSED
Student Council Will Hold
Regular Meeting on .
Wednesday.
INACTIVITY IS CHARGED
Group Believes That Many
Of Accusations Are
Unfounded.
Further discussion and possible
decision of plans for reorganization
of the student council will hold the
attention of the members at the
meeting in the student council
rooms at 5 o'clock Wednesday,
Feb. 28.
In addition to the plans already
submitted there will be several ad
ditional suggestions to eliminate
the inactivity and political maneu
verings with which the council
has been charged. Many students'
opinion as expressed in the editor
ial columns of the Daily Nebras
kan is that the council is not fairly
representative of the student body,
is inactive, and is used only as a
stepping stone to other senior hon
ors. The council believes many of
these accusations unfounded and
based only on the inexperience of
members. It also contends that
many of the representatives are
chosen thru political machinations
rather than thru demonstration of
ability.
A suggested improvement con
sists in the organization of a
men's association from which
members would be selected to
serve on the council together with
the A. W. S. representatives. A
point system would tend to limit
the activities of any one individual.
This meeting is one of the
regular bi-weekly gatherings of the
council and it is hoped that some
definite results towards reorgan
ization or improvement will be
reached.
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
TO PRESENT CONCERT
March 18 Is Date Set for
Last Sunday Musical
Convocation.
The University Symphony or
chestra, under the direction of
Prof. Carl Steckelberg. will give a
concert on Sunday, Mar. 18, at the
coliseum, according to plans being
made now.
The orchestra will be augmented
for the concert by Gene Ellsworth,
who will play the piano part to
Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blues.
This concert is the fourth and
last of a series of Sunday after
noon musical programs being of
fered this year. The others have
been the Messiah, the university
band concert and the program
given by the men's glee club.
The orchestra, which is made up
of over fifty pieces, is the same
one that Professor Steckelberg has
been taking out to give concerts in
various parts of the state during
the year.
Juniors and Seniors
May Revise WriteAJps
According to an announce
ment from the Cornhusker of
fice, juniors and seniors will
have an opportunity this week
and next to make any changes
in their writeup for the year
book. The panels are being
made up now and any correc
tions In individual writeups
must be made at once. There
ar ume whose activity list
too long for the space alloted
in the panel arrangement for
this year. These students are
asked to call at the Cornhusker
office and decide upon the ac
tivities which they prefer to
have listed.
Gates Which Once Marked Eleventh
Street Entrance to the Campus Are
Now Bulletin Boards for Old U Hall
Gates. that once seni4
eleventh street entrances to the
university campus, from 1891 un
til 192, have been used as bulle
tin boards outside of University
hall since that time.
The camp'is, which at that time
Hirl nnt extend east of Twelfth
street was completely enclosed by
a nign iron ience. in in. u. De
came necesary to enlarge the cam
pus across Twelfth street, and it
was not possible to extend the
fence.
While the fence itself was torn
down in 1922. the gates were left
until a year later, when they were
made into the bulletin boards and
placed at the entrance to U hall.
Altho the fence and gates were
ornamental and added to the gen
eral attractiveness of the campus,
the real purpose in their erection
was quite different. The motive
Semester Grades Are
In Registrar's Office
The grades for the first se
mester are recorded and ready
for distribution. They may be
secured by calling at the Regis
trar's Office Administration
103, between 8 a. m. and 5 p.
m. (Saturday 8 to 12). Please
bring your identification card.
Law grades will not be avail
able. The grades for the College of
Agriculture students will be in
Dean Burr's office at the Col
lege of Agriculture, Wednesday
afternoon, Feb. 28th.
The grade cards will be re
tained only until May 1. After
that date credit books may be
used.
Florence I. McGahey,
Registrar.
TRYOUTS FOR 'CAMPUS
COP' CONTINUE TODAY
KOSMET KLUB DECIDES
Musgrave Says Positions in
Cast of Spring Show
Are Still Open.
Due to the success met with
Tuesday night, tryouts for "The
Campus Cop," Kosmet Klub
Spring show, will be continued
Wednesday evening according to
Frank Musgrave, president of the
organization. The tryouts will be
held in the same place as Tuesday,
at 7:30 in room 203 of the Temple
building. This show traditionally
requires an all-male cast.
Musgrave explained that the
necessary list of forty-one cast
members, including two choruses,
calls for a variety of parts and
characters, and altho many of the
ones who tried out Tuesday eve
ning had considerable talent and
showed great possibility no parts
have been definitely assigned and
will not be until after Wednesday's
tryouts. He urges all persons inter
ested, particularly those with
special ability in dancing or speci
alty work to try out They may
appear in costume, but are not re
quired to do so.
"The Campus Cop," chosen by
the Klub members for this spring's
show was written by Herb Yenne,
member of the dramatics depart
ment faculty and author of Kos
met Klub hits for the past two
years. The scene is laid on a uni
versity campus and its plot is col
legiate in manner thruout.
Students Wrifing "Songs." "
Tunes and lyrics for the show
are being written this year, as in
past years, by Nebraska students.
Musgrave requested that those
writing songs for the show get in
touch with Herb Yenne if there is
any doubt as to the song type
needed. Several lyrics and tunes
have been turned in to Herb Venn
and he reports that all of those
turned in thus far show promise
of being song successes. As the
songs must be arranged, the Kos
met Klub is anxious for those who
are writing songs to hand them in
as soon as possible. The deadline
is set for March 2.
According to Yenne, parts will
be assigned soon, and the re
hearsals for "The Campus Cop"
will begin in the near future.
Frank Musgrave, president of
tVi k'lnh nskori Tuesday that
workers for the show apply at the
office at 2 o'clock Wednesday aft
ernoon. ACKERSON TOJEAD CLUB
Lincoln Stamp Collectors
Elect New Officers at
Meeting.
Professor. C. W. Ackerson, pro
fessor of agricultural chemistry,
was elected president of the Lin
coln Stamp Collector's club at
their 8th annual meeting at the
Lindell hotel recently.
Other officers elected are Mon
roe Smith, vice president; John
Stover secretary treasurer; and
Otto Lindstrom, Professor H. P.
Doole, Dr. C. Roy Miller, and Wil
liam L. Ycunkin on the board of
directors.
The Lincoln collector's club was
organized in 1927. It's member
ship Is composed of stamp col
lectors and philatelists of Lincoln
and vicinity. Included in its'
membership are a number of uni
versity professors and students.
The club meets the third Thursday
of each month at the Lindell hotel.
The annual dinner meeting is
planned for March.
belinid eiiclusmg the ladlus was
to keep the public who wished a
loafing place and general parking
ground frcm iitilizing the univer
sity campus as such.
As soon as the Board of Regents
finally became convinced that they
were not doing much good by call
tog the police every time some one
came on the campus for the eve
ning, it was decided to erect a
fence. By doing this, the penalty
for breaking into the university
campus was increased from a
small fine at the police station to
a penitentiary offense.
The gates were locked at a cer
tain time every night, and no on.;
could get either in or out of the
campus until the night watchman
came early in the morning with the
key. After remaining to their usual
position one year after the fence J
was torn down, they were re- '
i moved and made into the boards, i
TOO
UNIVERSITY
CONCLAVES TO BE
HELD IN MARCH
Hugh Dalton Will Speak on
Economic Planning at
First Meeting.
EX-PARLIAMENT MEMBER
Dr. Hugo F. Simon to Have
Ms Democracy Doomed'
As Subject.
Two university convocations
to be held iu March have been
scheduled by the university con
vocations committee, according;
to Prof. J. 0. Hertzler, chair
man. The first of the convoca
tions will be on March 8, the sec
ond is to be on March 29. Both
convocations to be held in the
Temple theater will be addressed
by nationally known men.
Hugh Dalton, graduate of Kings
College, University of Cambridge
and member of Parliament from
1924 to 1931 will address the first
convocation. His address, "Eco
nomic Planning in Theory and
Practice," will relate accounts of
some of the chief experiments of
planned economies in various
countries.
Has Political Career.
Mr. Dalton has a distinguished
academic and political career.
Since 1919 he has been a reader
in economics and commerce at the
London School of Economics con
nected with the University of Lon
don. He was Under-secretary of
State for foreign affairs for Rght.
Hon. Arthur Henderson from 1929
to 1931. He possesses a commend
able war record having received
some of the highest British re
wards. Mr. Dalton has also had
practical experience as a member
of Trade Boards in England.
Chairman Hertzler stated that I
the committee was fortunate in be
ing able to secure such a dis
tinguished speaker for the first
March convocation. The reason
being that he is at present en
gaged at the University of Chicago
giving a six weeks course of lec
tures. Dr. Simon On March 29.
An equally interesting speaker
will be Dr. Hugo F. Stoion, who
will deliver the convocation ad
dress on March 29. Dr. Simon is
a graduate of a German univer
sity and is a prominent political
scientist. Under the second Reich
he was chief of German consullates
at Chicago, having charge of all
German consullates in the middle
(Continued on Page 4.)
LOF
E
University Players Would
Re-Establish 'Little
Green Theater.
Re-establishment of "The Little
Green Theater" on the university
campus this summer is being
planned by the University players.
A vote of the audiences of "Coun-sellor-at-Law"
is being taken to
determine whether or not it would
be advisable.
The plan would be to give a dif
ferent play each week for six or
eight consecutive weeks, starting
as soon as school closed, in an open
air theater with a closed stage set
up on the site of the Annual Ivy
Day exercises between adminis
tration building and University
hall.
Regular three act plays, mostly
comedies, would be given at least
three evenings a week.
"The Little Green Theatre" was
given every summer up to four
years ago. It is more or less of
a community affair with Lincoln
people taking part in the produc
tions as well as University stu
dents. Announcements will be
made In two weeks whether or not
the theater will be held this sum
mer. STUDENTS HEAR SWANSON
Secretary State to Address
Young Democratic Club
This Afternoon.
"Why Students Should Be Inter
ested in Politics" is the topic of the
address Secretary of State Swan-
n will give before the Young
Democratic club at the meeting of
the organization in Social Sciences
auditorium this afternoon at 3
o'clock.
Secretary Swan son will treat the
subject from the commercial view
point and considering the social as
pects. The meeting is open to the
student body.
Students Must Clear
Records by March 31
All reports for the removal of
incompletes, for credit withheld,
and for all grades lacking, must
be on file in the registrar's of
fice not later than Mar. 31, if
students are to be eligible for
consideration for tht honors
convocation.
FLORENCE I. M'CAHEY,
Registrar.
MISS WEESNER TO TALK
Theta Sigma Phi Will Hold
Meeting on Thursday
Evening.
Miss Marie Weesner will talk
to me nbers of Theta Sigma Pbi
on Thursday evening at a literary
meeting which is to be held at the
Kappa Alpha Theta house. Alum
nae, actives, and pledges will he
present. Miss Wessner will dis
cuss the possibilities for women in
the advertising field.
The regular Wednesday meeting
will not be held this week, accord
ing to an announcement made by
Carolyn Van Anda, president.
REV. HUNT DELIVERS"
Pastor Speaks
on
'Art of
Living' in First
Four Lectures.
of
Rev. Ray Hunt, pastor of the
First Christian church gave the
first of a series of four lectures
on "The Art of Living" at the reg
ular Vespers meeting of the Y. W.
C. A. in Ellen Smith hall Tuesday
afternoon. The meeting was pre
sided over by Lorraine Hitchcock.
"Love, in the best and broadest
sense, is the basis of the universe,"
stated Rev. Hunt in addressing the
groups "and we are tied together,
not by danger, by forces, or Dy
self-preservation, but by love."
In defining the art of living. Rev.
Hunt brought out the fact that in
order to survive, one must cooper
ate and align himself with the
forces of the universe. An example
of one who did not cooperate with
nature and - changing conditions,
according to him, is the mighty
mastodon, mammal that no longer
exists.
RIFLES INITIATE BASIC
Military Honorary Takes
Twenty-Five Pledges
After Tryouts.
Twelve men were initiated into
Pershing Rifles, basic military
honorary, and twenty-five basic
students were pledged to the or
ganization at the meeting uf The
company Tuesday evening. The
pledges were elected on the basis
of a tryout on all points of first
year military training held a week
ago.
The twelve men entered in the
tryouts for pledging were elimi
nated by the instructors of the
military department in tests on
military courtesy, squad and com
pany movements, manual of arms,
hygiene and sanitation, organiza
tion of the army, and marksman
ship. The initiates had been de
clared scholastically eligible previ
ous to the ceremonies.
The new members of the com
pany are Arthur Abbott, Ross Al
exander. Floyd Baker, John Brain.
George Eager. George Gray, Don
ald Jorgenson, Sam Levitch, Ro
bert Mowbray, John Passmore,
Carroll Quinton, and Arthur L.
Smith, jr.
New pledges to the honorary
are W. D. Reel. K. Pavey, D. Gip
son. G. Ramel. R. Patterson, C.
Ledwith, J. Jarmin, D. M. Malm
sten, R. Anderson, W. Crites, R.
Fenton, R. Betzer. D. Loos, P.
Kani. L. Freedman, J. Freed. C.
Ankeny, R. Nollkamper, R. Wal
lace, W. Glenn. A. Stein. T. Brad
ley, R. J. Graham. J. Watson, and
H. Jacobson.
Dick Moran. national comman
der of the military orgainzation,
has been officiating at the installa
tion of a chapter of the fraternity
at the Vniversity of Arkansas dur
ing the past week end.
Dr. J. P. Senning Talks.
Dr. J. P. Senning, chairman of
the university department of polit
ical scienc". poke Friday evening
at University Place on the "His
torical Development of Legisla
tive Bodies."
State Society Boasts Impressive
Collection of Records Containing
Historical Facts About Nebraska
BY LEILA SHOCKLEY.
The Nebraska State Historical
Society has fifteen thousand Ne
braska historical items in its li
brary in the basement of the Uni
versity library.
It has three thousand valuable
historical manuscripts not yet
printed.
It has a map collection of more
than five hundred maps ut the Ne
braska region from the earliest
Spanish and French times.
Every Nebraska newspaper, the
twenty-five dailies and S."0 week
liesevery issue comes with the
utmost regularity to the Society
Headquarters, and the society's
special newspaper custodian at
tends to their filing and checking.
Many papers ot the old territory
are in possession of the libny.
A collection which it values
very highly consists of six large
volumes written originally In long
band, being the daiy record of
event from 1S19 to 1827. of ihe
garrison at Fort Atkinson, built
soon ofter the Lewis and Clark
expedition.
Seek Genealogy.
To most people the most inter
esting part of the library is its
t genealogical department, accord
1 ing to Mrs Paine, custodian. Fully
ANDY
KIRK
AND
ORCHESTRA
PLAY FOR PROM
Committee Secures Colored
Band for Traditional
Formal Event.
FEATURES 12 MUSICIANS
Tickets for Annual Affair
In Coliseum March 9
Now on Sale.
Andy Kirk and his Twelve
Clouds of Joy will play at the
Junior-Senior Prom according to
announcement of the prom com
mittee Tuesday afternoon. The tra
ditional party which ends the
formal season, will be held in the
university coliseum Friday, March
9. Tom Davies and Louise Hos
sack, orchestra sub-committee
members, revealed the selection
Tuesday.
Kirk and his orchestra, a colored
band, closed a four month engage
ment at the El Torreon ballroom
in Kansas City, Monday night The
band has been featured on both
NBC and CBS broadcast networks
and has made several Brunswick
and Victor records. Walter Win
chell newspaper columnist com
mented favorably as to the quality
of the recordings In his column
recently.
Same Personnel Four Years.
The orchestra which has not
changed personnel in the past four
years was featured for three
months in the Roseland ballroom,
in New York City, playing in con
junction with Glen Gray and his
Casaloma orchestra.
Tickets for the prom were
placed on sale last Friday with
Roma DeBrown and Fred Nicklas
in charge of sales. The campaign
will be handled thru representa
tives of fraternity houses and barb
oi ganizations. Spectator tickets
will also be sold in the advance
sale on the campus. Arrangements
have been made for accomodations
for several hundred to view the
party and presentation of the
Prom girl.
The feature of the party will be
the-prosentatiTBi &f thu 1934 Prom
Girl who will be selected by vote
at the affair. Lucille Reilly and
Jane McLaughlin are candidates
for the honor.
TO BE TAKE
OFF ONVANITY FAIR
March Issue of Publication
Will Go on Sale
Monday.
The March issue of the Awgwan,
university humor publication which
will go on sale Mar. 5, will be a
takeoff on the Vanity Fair, accord
ing to Rosalie Lamme, editor of
the magazine. She stated that the
junior-sinior prom would be tho
theme of this issue.
The "Vanity Fair" cover design
which will appear on this issue,
was done by Marvin Robinson. The
Identity of the design, however,
will be kept secret until the maga
zine goes on sale. Hiss Lamme
stated.
"Without doubt, this issue of the
Awgwan will be the best that has
appeared this year." the editor
stated. "Although the magazine
will be a takeoff on Vanity Fair,
our regular columns will appear in
this issue."
Magazines will be sold In booths
in Social Science. Mechanic Arts
and Andrews hall, according to
Carlyle Sorensen. business mana
ger of the publication.
one-half of the readers who use
the library are in quest of their
genealogy. In this department are
vital statistics and records, from
the early colonial times, of every
state birth records, passenger
lists of sailing vessels, marriage
records, soldiers that fought in
the colonial wars and Paris rec
ords. An afternoon spent In this
department should bring forth
many interesting facts about ones
ancestors.
The Nebraska State Historical
Society was founded September
25. 1878. at a public meeting held
in the Commercial Hotel at Lin
coln. About thirty well known
citizens of the state were present.
Few Nebraskans know much
about this library. They are vag
uely aware that it exists, but that
is as far as their knowledge goes,
for the most part. Yet this li
brary provide opportunities that
cannot be ignored opportunities
of becoming acquainted with the
history of Nebraska s.:d Nebras
kans "from colonial times to the
present.
I The library is now being recsta
lopued bv OVA workers. It is
hopd that this will add greatly
to the convenience of using col-
. lcithms.
I.