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Daily Nebraskan Opens Sales Campaign
RATE REDUCED FOR
TOO WEEKS DRIVE
Subscription Price of Student Newspaper Slashed
To One Dollar Per Entire School Year;
Cost to Increase September 30.
FREE COPIES DISTRIBUTED AT REGISTRATION
Circulation Department Initiates Double Check System
At Social Science Booth; Ad Revenue Increase
Responsible for Low Price.
In an intensive sales campaign of two weeks duration only,
Monday, Sept. 16 through Monday, Sept. 30, the Daily Ne
braskan will be available to the student body for the price of
one dollar for the entire school year, Truman Oberndorf, busi
ness manager, made known late Saturday.
Immediately upon the closing of
the brief drive the subscription
price will be boosted to $1.50. Dur
ing the two week term allocated
for subscription sales, copies of
the paper will be obtainable free
of charge at a booth In Social
Science hall. Registration copies
will be distributed in the coliseum
to incoming students Tuesday and
Wednesday.
The Nebraskan is the lowest
priced college daily in the coun
try," Oberndorfd declared. "The
drastic reduction in cost was made
last year and proved so satisfac
tory that we intend to continue the
policy this year.
Last year was the first time that
the subscription price of the Ne
braskan was placed below $1.50.
The business staff indicated that
increases in advertising lineage
was responsible for the low price.
"The Nebraskan is available to
every student on the campus at
this low price," stated Editor Jack
Fischer. "If each student wants
to take advantage of the full, com
prehensive environment offered by
the university, he must buy the
Nebraskan and read it."
Issued five days a week during
the school year with numerous
special editions, the paper will be
distributed from a booth in Social
Science hall, the method used dur
ing the last two years. However,
there will be a much stricter check
at the booths this year to see that
only subscribers receive copies of
the publication.
Subscribers will present their
receipt at the booth to be checked
against the paper's list of sub
scribers before they can receive a
copy of the Nebraskan.
ATHLETIC TICKETS TO
GO ON SALE SEPT. 24
Student Books Available at
Coliseum Only; $5.00
Charge.
NO SECTION" DRAWINGS
Student Athletic Tickets, for
merly handled by the Tassels, can
this year be obtained only at the
Student Activities office in the
coliseum. The book of admissions
will go on sale at 6 p. m. Tuesday,
Sept 24th, and will be distributed
until the Chicago game, Sept. 28.
Fraternity and sorority blocks
will go on the principle of "first
come first served" and not sub
ject to drawings, as last year.
Representatives of various organ
izations may secure preferential
seats Tuesday evening.
Season tickets are priced at
$8. Representatives, says John K.
Selleck, business manager, should
bring with them money for the
total number of tickets desired by
their groups.
The athletic books contain tick
ets for five home football games,
eight basketball games, and all
baseball, swimming, track, and
wrestling events.
Football games are with Chi
cago, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Kan
sas, and Oregon State, while
Grigham Young, Missouri, Wyom
ing, Kansas State, South Dakota,
Iowa State, Oklahoma, and Kan
sas decorate the borne basketball
schedule.
Ardis Graybiel Elected
Howard Hall President
Ardis Graybtel has been chos
en president of Howard hall, or
ganized bouse for Junior and sen
ior girls, and Florence Farwell
will be secretary-treasurer. At
Wilson hall, house for freshmen
and sophomores, Gretchen Budd
wU be president and Mary Jean
Birk will be secretary-treasurer.
Mrs. Dora Finch is now house
mother at Howard hall and is tak
ing the place of Mrs. Clara Baker,
who resigned because of health.
Mrs. Hattie Hill will continue as
bouse mother at Wilson hall.
FRATERNI
TY RUSH
FEE MAY BE MADE
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350 Men Register at Council
Offices Saturday
Afternoon.
Rush card filing fee system,
used for the first time this year in
fraternity rushing, was lauded by
Interfraternity Council leaders as
a permanent improvement for the
pledging period.
Late Saturday afternoon, over
350 rushees had paid their filing
fee. With two days remaining for
freshmen to register, officials indi
cated that the success of the ex
periment was assured.
Rushees must pay their fee be
fore five o'clock Monday afternoon
at the Interfraternity Council or
fices in Morrill Hall on penalty of
deferring pledging thirty days.
No' violations of rushing rules
among fraternities had been re
ported Saturday, and satisfaction
was expressed by Council officials
with the apparent co-operation
among houses. "Judging from fil
ings made, fraternities may well be
optimistic about pledging pros
pects," declared Don Shurtleff, the
chairman of the Council rushing
committee.
Whether the proceeds from filing
fees will be prorated among the
houses or used by the Council will
he decided at a meeting early this
fall. "Whatever minor changes are
made in the system, the preaent
fee arrangement has proven both
desirable and practical, and will
probably be retained as a perma
nent feature of rush week," pre
dicted Council President Jack
Fischer.
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New Secretary Says Way
To Peace Is Thru
Fellowship.
Only thru the development of an
international and Interracial good
fellowship can the ideal of world
peace be realized in the opinion
of small, blond Miss Mildred
Green, who arrived in Lincoln re
cently to take up her duties as new
secretary of the university Y. W.
C. A.
"Not only must a nation accom
plish something within itself but
it must co-operate with other na
tions before we will have peace,"
she declared.
Miss Green traveled in Europe
In 1930 and visited sessions of the
League of Nations at Geneva,
Switzerland where she heard many
of the outstanding statesmen of
the day. She stated that most of
the league's meetings were con
ducted in English with the mem
bers who did not understand Eng
lish taking part in the discussions
thru an Interpreter.
The new secretary, a graduate
of the University of Wisconsin, ex
pressed pleasure at finding the
Y. W. organization active in cam
pus affairs.
"At Madison, church organls.
tions filled the need of th.i jt.u
dents which here are filled .y the
Y. W. and the Y. M. These church
groups sponsored series of lectvrea
by outstanding men on the cm
pus," she stated.
For the past summer, Miss
Green conducted courses at the
assembly at Green Lake. Wis., and
also has attended several sessions
of the midwest institute of inter
national relations con'Vcted each
summer at Evanston, 111., by the
American Friends Service committee.
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NT PLAN
OFFICIALS AWARD
NYA JOBS TO 650
UNDERGRADUATES
Federal Funds to University
Total $10,000
Monthly.
MAXIMUM SALARY $40
Scholastic Ratings Place
FSRE Workers Above
Average.
At least 650 students, who
will attend the state university
this year, have been declared
eligible for federal funds pro
vided by the national youth ad
ministration. Dr. T. J. Thompson,
dean of student affairs and chair
man of the student work relief
committee, said allotments to un
dergraduates have been made and
that the work which they will do
in return for monthly payments
will begin sometime during the
week, after the individual's regis
tration has been completed.
Amounts available to under
graduates range from $10 to $20
per month, with most students re
ceiving the smaller amount. Dean
Thompson said the government is
providing a maximum of about
$10,000 per month here at the uni
versity to take care of the entire
student employment program un
der the NYA. This appropriation
continues thruout the school year.
"We have not encouraged stu
dents to apply - who were unable
to secure additional money," the
dean said. With the cost of living
higher, officials believe most stu
dents can not live on $20 per
month, aitho a few have.
Students chosen to receive fi
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R.O.T.C.
ENGINEERING UNITS
Board of Regents Approves
Application Saturday
Afternoon.
Motorized field artillery and en
gineering R. O. T. C. units in addi
tion to the present infantry regi
ment have been requested of the
war department by University of
Nebraska officials. The applica
tion, approved by the regents Sat
urday afternoon, would bring to
the university one battalion of en
gineers and one artillery battalion,
reducing the Infantry regiment by
the same amount. It is understood
that Seventh corps area headquar
ters In Omaha has recommended
that both R. O. T. C. units be es
tablished at Nebraska.
The artillery unit would be es
tablished at the agricultural col
lege, according to present plans.
Plans provide for two two-gun
batteries with necessary trucks
and equipment. The four guns
would probably be French 75'a or
similar light guns. Similar artil
lery units are located at Kansas
State college and Iowa State col
lege. The engineering battalion of
three companies would be located
on the city campus.
University authorities explained
that should the units be approved
it is probable that several new of
ficers might be attached to the
university staff. With decreased
enrollment in the infantry regi
ment, certain infantry officers
might also be transferred. These
changes would be made by the
war department in Washington.
The reorganization docs not in
crease the military Instruction that
any individual would receive, ex
plained Chancellor E. A. Burnett,
but gives more opportunity for se
lection in accordance with the stu
dent's taste.
REQUEST
Welcome to the University
The University of Nebraska faculty extends a cordial welcome
to students both old and new.
We greet new students with a desire to be helpful In register
ing and in fitting them into their program of work. The officers
of the university stand ready to help you. All new students should
je sure to attend the Freshman Convocation at 9 a. m. Monday in
Grant Memorial ball to meet members of the faculty.
We welcome students of previous years to renew our former
friendships.
May the year be filled with purposeful work, with a confidence
In your power to succeed, and with a growing affection for those
wbom you come to know while here.
E. A. BURNETT, Chancellor.
Courtesy Tthlnehart-Msrmlen.
TRUMAN OBERNDORF
Who will serve as business man
ager of the Dally Nebraskan for
this semester.
GAIN PREDICTED
THISSEIVIESTER
Chancellor Expects About
6,300 Students In
University.
A 10 to 12 percent Increase in
student enrollment for the coming
year at the University of Nebras
ka was predicted Saturday by
Chancellor E. A. Burnett. His pre
diction would bring the first se
mester collegiate enrollment to
about 6,300 students or about the
same number as were enrolled In
1930-31. Last year there were
5,731 students enrolled the first
semester.
"While there are no accurate
figures available at this time de
finitely to Indicate the total en
rollment, all indications point to
about the same increase as last
year when about 12 percent more
students were registered," stated
the university head. "With the
upward trend of business the de
mand for educated men and
women will continue to improve.
Those persons entering college this
year may expect a demand for
competent workers when they
graduate if they have given proper
attention to market demands in
shaping their college course."
During the summer 2,364 former
students who registered last spring
paid their fees and completed
their registration as compared
with the 2,056 in 1934, he pointed
out. About 10 percent more stu
dents were taking the various
classification tests Friday and
Saturday than a year ago, while
about 20 percent more such tests
were given in the Nebraska high
schools last spring than the year
before.
While accurate figures are still
unavailable, Dr. R. D. Scott, in
charge of freshman English, es
timated between 500 and 600
freshmen took the English test
Friday, an Increase of about 50
over a year ago. Most of the new
students were given this test in
their senior year at high school.
Doctor Scott is still expecting at
least 200 late students to take this
examination within the next few
days.
Registration for new students
will start at 9 a. m. Tuesday in
the University Coliseum and will
continue through Wednesday. Spe
cial provisions have been made
this year to care for all students
with dispatch, according to Dr. A.
R. Congdon, chairman of the
schedule committee. There will be
a double assignment committee to
avoid congestion at that point, he
explained, as well as a plan for
the special handling of freshmen.
Freshman day, Monday, given
over to giving new students infor
mation about the institution, will
start at 9 a. m. with a general con
vocation. Classes will get under
way at 8 a. m. Thursday.
IN ENROLLMENT
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Courteny Rhlnehart-Maraden.
JACK FISCHER.
Jack Fischer was appointed re
cently by the publications board as
editor of the Daily Nebraskan.
Funds Available for
Noyes Scholarships
W. C. Harper, assistant to
the dean of student affairs, an
nounced that funds are still
available for several more tui
tion scholarships. These schol
arships, made possible thru the
estate of LaVerne Noyes, are
available to ex-service men or
their blood descendants.
Application blanks may be
obtained from Mr. Harper's of
fice. Band Director Quick
Expects Record Size
Husher R.O.T.C. Band
William T. "Billie" Quick, direc
tor of the University of Nebraska
R. O. T. C. band, will not be sur
prised if this year's organization is
larger than the 1934-35 unit. An
nouncing that first tryouts will be
held in the Temple theater, room
306, from 3 to 5 p. m. on Tuesday,
Wednesday, and Thursday, Direc
tor Quick says he is anticipating
an even slightly larger and better
band for the first semester. Last
year's organization numbered 153
players, which established an all
time record here at weoraska.
First rehearsal will probably be
held on Sept. 24. Mr. Quick says
some fine talent will be available
for the band this year and, -pre
dicts more elaborate drill maneu
vers, and particularly better letter
making formations. The band will
be on hand for the first game,
Sept. 28.
FAITH ARNOLD, PESTER
Forty-Nine Minor Corn
husker Posts to Be Filled
Next Week.
Staff of the 1936 Cornhusker
will be headed by Faith Arnold,
Lincoln, as editor, and business
manager, Eugene Pester, of Uni
versity Place, as a result of ap
pointments made early in June by
the Publications Board. Miss Ar
nold and Pester are both seniors in
the college of arts and sciences.
Managing editors for the year
book will be Ted Bradley, Beatrice,
and Bill Marsh, Fremont. Assist
ants on the business staff are Roy
Kennedy, Newman Grove, and
Sidney Pnkcr. Norfolk.
Appointments made by the Pub
lications Board form a nucleus of
paid workers, the other minor staff
positions being filled by the edi
tor. Filings ror tne loity-nine po
sitions on the editorial and bust
nesa divisions will open some time
next week, when an announcement
will appear in the Nebraskan.
CHRISTIAS MOVEMENT
PROGRAMS DRAWS VP
Hulac and Hayes Attend
Rational Conference
In A'ete Jersey,
National policies and programs
for the Student Christian Move
ment in the United States were
planned for the coming school year
at a conference held rrom Aug.
31 to Sept 5 at Peddle School.
Hlghstown, N. J. C D. Hayes, sec
retary of the University Y. M.
C A and Charles Hulac. chair
man of the movement for the
Rocky mountain region drove
back to the meeting with delegates
from U.CLJL and Hastings col-
During the coming scnooi year,
Hulac will serve as one of two
vice chairmen of the National
Council of Student Christian asso
ciations. Nine areas were repre
sented at the, meet, which was held
jointly witk. delegates from the
T. W. C j
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GREEK SOCIETIES
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Pledging Shows Increase of
Forty-Six Over Last
Year.
KAPPA ALPHA THETA HIGH
Pi Beta Phi, Alpha Omicron
Pi Win Second, Third
Places.
With Kappa Alpha TlWa
pledging the largest number,
sororities of the university last
night pledged two hundred and
ninety-five girls, an increase of
forty-six over last year's total of
249. Kappa Alpha Theta was high
with thirty-one new pledges, and
was followed closely by Pi Beta
Phi, with twenty-eight. Alpha
Omicron Pi placed third with
twenty-six.
Kappa Kappa Gamma and Chi
Omega tied for fourth place with
twenty-three pledges apiece. Del
ta Gamma came next with twenty
two pledges. Alpha Phi and Alpha
Chi Omega each pledged twenty
girls and Delta Delta Delta took
next place with nineteen.
Gamma Phi Beta pledged sev
enteen, Alpha Xi Delta and Phi
Mu each pledged fifteen girls
while twelve girls pledged Kappa
Delta. Sigma Kappa came next
with nine pledges while Sigma
Delta Tau pledged six, Delta Zeta
pledged four and Zeta Tau Alpha
pledged one girl.
Intensified rushing, during the
three days of rush week, and a
comparative increase in this year's
student enrollment, were primarily
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AT
TRIALS WEDNESDAY
Garlow Urges Tumblers to
Report at East
Stadium.
Four new yell kings will be
elected Wednesday at tryouts to be
held at 5 o'clock on the track In
front of the east stadium. Selection
will be made by the Innocents so
ciety, according to Bill Garlow,
chairman of the cheer leaders com
mittee. Any upperclassman eligible ac
cording to standard university ac
tivity requisites may try out for a
position on the squad. Garlow
urges that tumblers turn out for
the trials, since the new squad will
be more versatile than former yell
teasers.
Following final selections, one
man will be named to be head
cheer leader. New and uniform
sweaters have been secured for the
whole squad. Since the first foot
ball game Is less than two weeks
away, announcement of selections
will probably follow next week,
Garlow predicted.
SATURDAY
NIGH
Nebraska Offers Freshmen
Opportunities in Activities
University freshmen need not spend all their time in
classes and hooks, for the Cornhusker inslilution offers extra
curricular activities palorc for those who come for more than
an education.
Stamped approvedly by prominent educators the country
over, student interests apart from
the regular university curriculum,
say faculty members serve their
purpose in developing social con
sciousness among students, and
many times open the door to pro
fessional success.
University of Nebraska students
are offered a myriad of spare
time activities which may be
roughly summed up in four cate
gories: Student govemroen pub
lications, athletics, and clubs and
organizations, both honorary and
professional.
First place in activity ranking
goes to the two senior honorary
societies Innocents for the men
and Mortar Boards for the women.
Senior Honora.y.
The Innocents are thirteen
senio men, chosen each spring by
outgoing membera from the Junior
class. Members serve frori the
NEW STUDENTS TO
REGISTER TUESDAY
Chancellor Edgar Burnett lo Welcome Class of 1939
At Special Program in Grant Memorial
Hall; Dr. Scott to Preside.
SEPARATE ASSEMBLIES FOLLOW CONVOCATION
Business Administration, Pharmacy Students May
Register With Advisers Monday Afternoon;
Y. W. C. A. Staff Sponsors Party.
Members of the class of 19M, 1700 strong, will assemble
at 9 o'clock Monday morning at Grant Memorial hall for their
formal introduction to university officials. Dr. R. D. Scott,
professor of English, will preside over the annual freshman
convocation. . '
O Music bv the fine arts ensemble
Prof. Bengston Teaches
At Columbia University
Prof. Nels A. Bengston, chair
man of the geography department,
taught economic geography at Co
lumbia university summer session,
his seventh consecutive summer in
that capacity. In addition he spent
considerable time reading proof
for a textbook on economic geo
graphy of which he and Dr. Van
Royen of this department are
authors. The book is to be released
at an early date.
SALE OF SCARLET
FRESHMAN
Class of 1939 May Obtain
Traditional Toppers at
Registration.
Traditional red and white caps
will be available Lo freshman men
this vear when they register at
the coliseum, Innocents society,
senior men's honorary organiza
tion and sponsors of the campus
custom, announced. Freshmen may
secure tickets at the Innocent's
booth after they complete their
registration. These tickets entitle
the holder to a freshman cap, al
ready In stock at Ben Simon &
Sons store in downtown Lincoln.
The wearing of the frosh head
gear is one of the oldest of the
campus customs, instituted early in
the history of the university. The
caps are intended as a mark of
distinction for the freshman class
and help to develop a class con
sciousness. The toppers are scarlet with
the white numeral 39 above the
bill. The green freshman headgear
was discarded several years ago in
favor of the cap with the school
colors.
Freshmen will wear the hats at
all times except on Sundays and
Friday and Saturday evenings un
til the annual tug-of-wsr on Dad's
day, Oct. 26. If the freshmen lose
the tussle they will wear the caps
until Nov. 10, Innocents stated.
Professor Travels After
Close of Summer Session
After the summer session here,
Prof, and Mrs. E. E. Lackey
traveled to Alaska. They motored
from Lincoln to Seattle, visiting
places of geographic interest en
route. From there they made the in
side passage to Alaska and took a
short overland trip into the in
terior.
time of their initiation, in May,
until they Induct the ne "'y chosen
the next May. Service to the school
in extra curricular activities, quali
ties of leadership, and scholarship
are the criteria upon which selec
tion is based. A number of proj
ects are sponsored by the Inno
cents each year, including rallies,
wearing of freshmen caps, the
homecoming party, and Dad's day.
Mortar Boards parallel Inno
cents as a senior honorary for
women. Membership has the same
duration and is based on the same
principles as Innocents. Tbe num
ber varies, but maintains almost
a constant level between 10 and 15.
New members are selected from a
group nominated by all campus
women at the polls. Among the
activities sponsored by the Mortar
Boards are the hanging of the
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NNOCENTS BEGIN
CAPS
under the direction of William T.
Quick will open the meeting, after
which Chancellor Edgar A. Bur
nett is to give an address of wel
come. University pastors, Y. M.
C. A. and Y. W. C. A. secretaries,
deans, directors, the registrar and
finance secretary will then be in
troduced to the new students.
Special announcements concern
ing registration which begins Tues
day morning, and class attendance
will be made, after which the gen
eral convocation will adjourn in
favor of separate college assem
blies. Ag FroshTake Buses.
Ag 'college freshmen will take
buses at 9:45 for the Holdrege
street campus where they will meet
in the Ag hall assembly room. Arts
and sciences students will remain
in Grant Memorial for the con
tinuation of their program, while
those enrolling in the college of
business administration will as
semble in Social Science audi
torium. Engineers will convene on ths
second floor of Mechanical Engi
neering building, pharmacy stu
dents in Pharmacy hall, and music
students in room 8 of the School
of Music building. Prospective
teachers are scheduled to convene
In the Temple theater auditorium.
Special addresses and entertain
ment have been planned for each
assembly. Ag students will be,
greeted by Dean V. W. Burr and
Prof. Margaret Fedde, later enter
tained by a skit entitled "College
Life." Mrs. Altinas Tullis will lead
the group in college songs, and
Prof. H. E. Bradford will intro
duce the speakers.
Filley Addresses Men.
Following lunch in the Ag col
lege cafeteria, freshmen will be
taken on a tour of the campus. At
3 o'clock, Miss Matilda Peters will
address women students or. "What
Course Will You Take?" at a sep
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RRSTMSlTYPARlY
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All-University Function to
Feature Mel Pester
Orchestra.
FIVE AFFAIRS PLANNED
Students will have their first op
portunity to mix at an all-university
social function Saturday eve
ning, Sept. 21, when the first var
sity party of the year, featuring
Mel Fester's orchestra, will get un
der way at 8:30.
Announcement of the dance was
made bv James Marvin, chairman
of the Barb council, university or
ganization sponsoring tbe varsity
parties.
"It's the first big social affair of
the school year open to all stu
dents." Marvin emphasized. "We
feel that a school dance at thui
time will be more than welcome.
In addition to being a good dance,
it will be a great place to get
acquainted."
Mel Fester's orchestra is a prom
inent Lincoln aggregation, having
played at university and local af
fairs a number of times. Featured
in the band are six former mem
bers of Red Nichols' famous Cance
orchestra.
Five varsity parties are sched
uled for the first semester. Tbe
second will be held the night of the
Minnesota game, Oct 12, and the
next as the climax to Dad's day,
Oct. 26. There will be another on
Nov. 23. and tbe fifth is tentatively
set for Jan. 31.
Officers of the Barb council in
charge of the paries are: James
Marvin, chairman; Doris Weaver,
vice chairman; and Alvln Kleeb,
secretary-treasurer.
Chaperons for Saturday nigbt'i
party are to be announced at a
later date, it was revealed.
Van Royen Does Field
Work During Summer
Geographic field work for the
Carnegie Institute in western Ne
braska and adjacent portions of
Wyoming and Colorado, occupied
much of the summer time of Prof.
William Van Royen af the geo
graphy department. He and Mrs.
Van Roven motored to New Eng
land late in the summer. 4
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