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VOLUME XNO. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, FKIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1935 l'"1CE 5 Cjg
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LARGE CROWD AT
SATURDAYPARTY
Billy Meyers Will Furnish
Music for Varsity
Affair.
DECORATIONS IN PLACE
Dancing Floor Put in Best
of Condition for
Event.
With music by Billy Meyer's
well known Omaha orchestra,
the season's second varsity
party in the coliseum Saturday
evening is expected to attract
a large number of university stu
dents. The dancing floor has been
placed In the best of condition and
permanent decorations have been
set up, James Marvin, barb coun
cil president, announced.
Having been playing at Omaha's
better dancing clubs, Meyers' ten
piece band is expected to present
first class music for the party,
Marvin stated. The orchestra has
been appearing at the Ak-Sar-Ben
and is scheduled to entertain at
the Ak-Sar-Ben ball in Omaha
next month. The past summer
they toured throughout Iowa, Ne
braska and other midwestcrn
states.
"The dance floor is now in ex
cellent condition," the barb coun
cil president declared. "The slip
pery condition of the floor at the
last party will not be experienced
Saturday evening as the excessive
portion of the new wax prepara
tion has been removed. A jani
tor's inexperience in applying the
new wax caused the difficulty last
week."
Chaperons for the affair are O.
W. Reinmuth, O. H. Werner and
D. A. Worcester, according to an
announcement by Doris Weaver,
vice president of the barb council
and chairman of the chaperon
committee.
Admission price will remain the
same as the last week's varsity
party, it was pointed out.
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Cremate Chicago! And then to
demonstrate the virile virtue of
sportsmanship supposedly present
In tho great American game the
Huskers might respectfully gather
the ashes of their victims from the
stadium sod and ship them back
home, there to be ceremoniously
disposed of by scattering from the
highest pinnacle inthe Windy city.
Yesterday at the first coliseum
convocation of the year the fresh
men throng becamo full fledged
members of the Universitas Ne
braskansis, an institution whose
soundness and worth will be tested
for their benefit on Saturday af
ternoon beginning at 2 p. m.
Also for the edification of the
neophytes was the upper-classmen
courtesy demonstrated by the de
parture en masse of one-third of
the convocation audience when the
governor of the state arose to ad
dress the assembly. Last year at
a similar occasion Nebraska's No.
1 solon, Senator George Norrls, re
ceived an identical expression of
student appreciation.
A little brown boy and a little
white boy were discussing the late
Baer-Louis fistic battle over n
front of the Bancroft school on U
street. They agreed that it had
been a great fight, that Baer haJ
been knocked down three times be
fore the final knockout, and that
the Brown Bomber would pick
Braddock. Neither said anything
about the Negro being better than
the white or vice versa.
Musclc-Inny (thanks to a friend)
U determined to avenge the Adowa
nctdent among other things. His
attitude at the league and in gen
eral concerning his coming con
quest demonstrates the paclflstic
platitude that If you have an army
you want to use it. And now that
he has gone this far his prestige
will be ruined at home If he backs
down.
"Politicians in this country "n
hold two diammetrlcally opposed
opinions if they keep their days
straight." S. B. Gass, English de
partment. Here Is an interpretation of the
Regents new regulation on smok
ing. The "NO SMOKING" fol
lowed by the heavy dark line f
separation refers to smoking in
general apart from the use of to
bacco in the school buildings. The
rest of the order means that all
lighting of the sedative weed must
be enacted within the university
buildings aod the enjoyment there
of must be experienced while the
partaker la stationary.
HUSKER MENTORS
DANA X.6I6LE "LINK" LYMAN
Courleny Lincoln Journal.
Dana Xenephon Bible believes
that Nebraska can beat Chicago
tomorrow, and the Cornhusker
mentor has few exaggerated state
ments to his credit.
Roy "Link" Lyman , Nebraska
graduate and recent addition to the
Huskcr coaching staff from the
Chicago Bears, promises a line to
meet the offense of "Jumping Jay"
Berwanger and his Maroon team-
motes.
AT TEATHURSDAY
Music Panhellenic Presents
Program at Annual
Affair.
First of the social teas of this
season was given by Miss Amanda
Heppner, dean of women, for
freshmen girls as well as upper
classwomen, Thursday afternoon
from 2:30 until 5:30 in Ellen Smith
hall.
Miss Mary Edith Hendricks,
A. W. S. president, headed the re
ceiving line with Miss Heppner.
With them was Mrs. E. A. Bur
nett, wife of the chancellor, Miss
Elsie Ford Piper, assistant clean
of women, Dr. Elizabeth William
son, social director of Raymond
hall. Mrs. Ada Westover-.-employ-ment
secretary, Miss Kate Field,
director of Panhellenic, and Miss
Mildred Green, new W. W. C. A.
secretary.
Members of Mortar Board serv
ed in the east dining room, while
members of Alpha Lambda Delta
freshman honorary served in the
main court. Officers of A. W. S.;
Y. W. C. A. and the Coed Council
were present to welcome students.
L,oiS KainDurn, memwr ui
tar Board, wa3 in charge of the
munirni mnfram. which was pre
sented by Musical Panhellenic.
Pianists during me anemuim
were: Evelyn Stowell, Sigma Al
nha Tntar Alice Redwood, Delta
Omlcron; June Goethe, Mu Phi
Epsilon; Irene Remmers, mu tm
Epsilon. Eunice Bingham played a
violin solo, Ruth Mary Jennings
the marimba, and Fiances Spenc
er, the cello.
Chaperones of various organ
ized houses on the campus who
served during the afternoon were:
Mrs. Hattie Hill, Mrs. Eloisc Teb
bits Mrs. Leo J. Schmittel. Dr.
Winona Perry, Mrs. Julia Petcr
michacl, Mrs. Gertrude Adams,
Mrs. Ella Marshall, and Mis. Hal
Minor.
Decorations created a garden
effect, by attractive grouping of
large baskets of ferns, flowers,
and palms.
Weaker Sex Isnt So
Weak, Tests of Coed
Crip Strength Show
r.A.hnnn and sonhomore wom
en and those who major in physi
cal education have been spending
the last few days taking physical
examinations. Added to the usual
required information of height,
weight, and "do you moke," is the
record of the power of their lungs,
and the grip of their hands.
The records of the amount of air
the some several hundreds of wom
en can blow thru a tube is hoped
some day to prove that women are
longer winded than men. The
measurements of the grips of their
hands may never prove anything,
but the results do seem to show
that the weaker sex isn't so weak
after all.
AMANDA HEPPNER
HONORS ST
UDENTS
Business College Graduate Studying
In Czechoslokia Relates Chances
Abroad; Faith in Home Institutions
Convinced that a good education
Is the only road to business suc
cess, Victor J. Markytan. '34. says
that his study and training that he
received here has been indispenai
ble for his year's graduate study
which he has just completed in
Europe.
In a letter to Dean J. E. LeRos
signol of the Bizad college, Marky
tan relates some of his experiences
and observations he has made
while in the graduate school of
business. Prague Technical uni
versity at Prague, Czechoslovakia.
Msrkvtan went to Prague follow
ing his graduation from the Bizad
college here.
"I shall, of course.' writes
Markytan, "leave many fine things
BIBLEMEN FACE TOUGH FOE
IN MAROON TEAM; PEPSTERS
STIR HUSKER CAMPUS SPIRIT
Chicago Expects Win Over
Cornhusker Eleven
Saturday.
CRITICS SEE CLOSE GAME
Scarlet Depends on LaNouc,
Cardwell to Match
Berwanger.
Nebraska fires the first salvo
of a nine; weeks gridiron cam
paign Saturday against the
University of Chicago in Me
morial Stadium. Critics view
ing the Impending battle from the
nonpartisan "on the fence" look
outs, see a rank tossup, with as
much support going for one team
as the other. From all reports,
Chicago, with the mighty Jumping
Jay Berwanger behind the line,
expects to come thru with a
handy victory. Nebraskans, while
looking for a close, hair-edge de
cision, are certain their Scarlet
and Cream will overcome the
deeper-toned Maroon.
Berwanger Chicago Hope.
Chicago will pin most of its vic
tory hopes on the brawny Jay
Berwanger, with Ned Bartlett a
potential dark horse punch deliv
erer. . Berwanger is the big, fast
f hail carrier who shines at
every department of the game.
Last year he won All-Amerlcan
honors. His running mate, Bart
lett, was kept out most of the sea
son with a lame leg, but even so
was accorded second all-Big Ten
team choice.
Nebraska's two backfield best
bets are "Wild Hoss" Lloyd Card
well and speedy little Jerry La
Nouc. It will be Cardwell's duty
to keep pace with Berwanger.
much the same type of player he
is. LaNoue will be counted on to
deliver punch with his speed and
dashing fire.
Lines Evenly Balanced.
The forward walls of the two
elevens match each other in speed,
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More Time Needed to Secure
Good Printing Job,
Editor Claims.
Announcement was made late
Thursday afternoon that the first
Awgwan will not be released until
Wednesday Instead of on Friday as
was previously announced.
"We had hoped to have the mag
azines on the stands Friday in or
der to sell them at the football
game Saturday," said John Ed
wards, editor, "but this would so
rush the printing of the pages that
it would endanger the neatness of
the job. For this reason it was ad
visable to postpone the issuance of
the magazine."
The Awgwan which will appear
on the stands Wednesday heralds a
new note In the humor magazine's
style.
FORMER STUDENTS
VISIT ALMA MATER
Prof. F. F. Schramm reported
several recent visits to the geol
ogy department by former univer
sity graduates. These included
Earl M. Hayter, professor of his
tory and political science at Mc
Kcndree college, Lebanon, 111.:
Louis Lukert. geologist with the
Texas company; A. P. Allison,
now connected with the Sun Oil
company at Houston, Tex.: Jcis
Vernon, with the Amerada Petro
leum company at Shawnee, Okl.;
John Watt and Frank Blanchard,
both with the state highway de
partment. undone, but already have more
benefit from my stay than I ever
should have expected to get in five
years. I am very fortunate to be
able to mix with Prague's very
best society and spoke with such
men as our Minister James Butler
Wright, professors, consuls, mini
sters, doctors, influential bankers
and buineas men, and in short the
highest intellectuals in Prague ....
Interviewed Leaders.
"Am writing a pap r on Czech
saving banks and woiked with the
foi-cmost men in the field here in
the republic. Had interviews wt'.h
the head managers of the largest
savings banks and also with the
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Historical Society
Mores; Library Has
Netv Shelving Space
If you are one of those students
who has called for a book In the
llhrnrv unci found the assistant
somewhat slow in bringing it, we
hope you have not Decome impa
tient. The Hbrary department is
making several changes which will
help make the most of the library
situation.
The State Historical society
which has Occupied, part of the
basement of the library has been
moved to new quarters, which
leaves several empty rooms. A
new staircase connects this base
cent space with the main library
reserve roms, thus increasing book
storage by almost a third. New
stacks are being installed to put
more books within convenient
reach. So when you call for a
book, consider that the assistant
has to look through plies and piles
of books in aisles and passage
ways, and be patient, because
service will be better as soon as
the books are placed in their new
positions.
AG SM TO
PARTY SATURDAY
Guests to Meet Holdrege
Campus Professors at
Reception.
ATTEND FACULTY
Dancingr gam-e-sTSha" the oppor.fEsTtr-wwr wrjr-student owes his
tunity to meet members of the Ag
col ptre facu tv. ana some or me
hoard of rpErents. awaits all Hoi
drege campus students who attend
the annual racuity reception ai Ag
college. The affair will be held
Sntnrriav Sent. 28. at 8 D. m. in
the student activities buildine.
'Indications are mat attendance
will be larger than at any previ
ous Ag college faculty reception
and all students on our campus
arc urged to attend," stated Prof.
C. W. Smith, publicity chairman.
Ag college graduates and Ag en
gineering students are also wel
come to attend the affair.
At the beginning of the recep
tion student guests will meet
Chancpllor and Mrs. E. A. Burnett.
Dean and Mrs. T. J. Thompson.
Miss Margaret Fcdile, chairman of
the home economics department;
Dean Amanda Heppner, Miss
Florence McGahcy, and members
of the board of regents who will
all be in the receiving line.
Tommy Tompkins and his band
will furnish music for those who
wish to dance. Games and con
tests are planned for part of the
crowd. The ball room will be
transformed Into a garden for the
evening, with lanterns, lattice
Work, palms and potted plants as
decoration.
Music by Former Faculty
Member Played on
Radio.
A program of choral composi
tions by Miss Hazel Gertrude Kins
cella. faculty member of the Uni
versity School of Music, and a
graduate of the university, was
featured by the NBC network on
a nation-wide book-up Tuesday.
The announcer referred to Miss
Klnscella as "the well-known
American composer."
Among the numbers presented
wpre her well known "Psalm 150."
"Our Prayer" and "The Old
Woman and the Peddler," sung by
the Sylvan quartet. A solo,
"Daisies," was sung by Mrs. John
Maxwell, formerly Miss Margaret
Perry of Lincoln.
Lincoln friends will recall that
Mrs. Maxwell sang the soprano
solos in the University's "Messiah"
presentation of 1922, then under
the direction of Carrie Belle Ray
mond. Students May Receive
Seating Assignments
All freshmen lecture students
who have not already had
eats definitely assigned In the
Temple theater for the section
which they attend are request
ed to call In the Freshmen lec
ture office former museum 103
before 3 p. m. Monday, Sept.
30. Tickets may be obtained
dally 1 to 3 p. m. or Saturday
from 10 to 12 a. m.
N. A. BENGTSON.
PROGRAM
EEATURES
BELLA
NUMBERS
Corn Cobs, Tassels, Band, 'N'
Club, Innocents Lead
Campus Parade.
CHICAGOANS TO SPEAK
Temple Theater Starting
Point for Student
Demonstration.
Stirring the fires of Corn
huskcr spirit, evidences of stu
dent enthusiasm will be releas
ed this evening when loyal sup
porters of the Scarlet and
Cream gather in front of the Tem
ple theater at 6:45 o'clock for the
initial football rally of the year
before the Nebraska-Chicago uni
versity game Saturday.
Corn Cobs, Tassels, band, "N"
club, and the Innocents will all
form to lead the parade down fra
ternity and sorority rows to the
stadium where members of both
teams will be presented to the stu
dent body.
In order to prevent interference
with all university church night,
the gathering will terminate at
7:30, Fred Chambers, president of
the "N" club and head of the stu
dent rally committee, announced.
The band, followed by the pep
and honorary organizations, will
head the procession down R street
to 16th where they will pause for
cheers and songs. Gathering new
recruits on the way from the
houses, the marchers will continue
to 16th and Vine where they will
head directly for the stadium.
"It is not only the eleven men
on the field that are playing Chi
cago Saturday," Ted Bradley,
president of Corn Cobs, declared,
"but it Is the whole school whose
athletinu-eDutation . is ... at .&take.
allegiance to the university. It is
our duty to get out and bolster the
morale of the team who will be
fighting for the honor of the
school."
When the crowd assembles
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WINS TASSELS PRIZED
Pep
Group Sells Close
1000 Uni Players
Tickets.
to
Margaret Phillippe won first
place Thursday in the daily report
of the progress made by the Tas
sels in their extensive campaign
for the University piayers. Thurs
di v reports showed a decided in
crease in sales. Up to date close to
1,000 tickets have been sold. Mil
dred Holland and Jane Holland are
tied for second place.
Armand Hunter, director of the
Players, extended the ticket sale
to Friday so that the Tassels could
contact every one in order to make
more sales and put the Players
over again this year.
Elizabeth Shearer, president of
Tassels, assigned two girls to each
fraternity house on the campus to
give pep talks during the dinner
hour, urging the men to come to
the football rally that will be held
Friday night.
Dr. Emerson, Graduate,
Visit Campus This Week
Dr. R. A. Emerson, class of 1897,
and lor many vears protessor oi
horticulture hciv. visited old
friends on the campus this week.
On leaving Nebraska in 1913, he
became Dean of the Graduate
school at Cornell. He now holds
the title of professor of breeding
at that school and is recognized as
one of the world's outstanding gen-eticsits.
MARGARET
PHILIPPE
Nebraska's Rolling Highway Builders
To Use No Defective Materials While
Testing Department of School Exists
t
Buildeis of Nebraska's rolling
highways will use no defective
material in their operations as
long as the state highway test
ing department of the university
continuea to exist. The department,
with a mechanical and chemical
array of of apparatus, checks for
Imperfect workmanship all the
materials going Into the state's
principal highways.
Specimens from cement, gravel,
oil and asphHlt roads arrive daily
in the highway laboratory, located
In the old power plant and the A.
M. building. Here tests are made
to micrfiln whether or not ma
terials furnished bv contractors'
meet the requirements and specifl-
cations as laid down by the state I
CAPTAIN HENRY BAUER
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Courtesy Lincoln Journal.
Dean of the Nebraska back
field, smooth-p a s s i n g Henry
George Bauer will captain the
scarlet machine in the opening bat
tle tomorrow afternoon.
CITY'S CHURCHES
Religious Welfare Council
Arranges Evening for
Students.
Churches thruout Lincoln will
be hosts to old and new students
Friday night when they will carry
out extensive programs planned for
the annual all university church
night, according to R. B. Henry,
Presbyterian student pastor who is
in charge of publicity for the affair
this year.
Under the sponsorship of the
University Religious Welfare coun
cil, this evening has been arranged
so that all students may become
acquainted with the church of their
'prefercncc7TTTcT6cal churches also
desire an opportunity to extend an
open invitation to the students to
regularly attend Sunday and week
day services.
According to K. a. Henry, nu
merous entertainments and many
surprises have been planned by the
various churches to attract stu
dents. He hopes that many will
take advantage of the hofpitality
offered by the Lincoln churches.
An innovation this vear is the
New World Cruise being planned
for the Presbyterian students by
Mr. Henry. The home port where
the journey will start will be the
Manse at 333 No. 14th. Battleship
flags have adorned the home for
the past few days, and other real
istic decorations such as a gang
plank and life preservers.
Details of the trip have been
kept in secret by the students
who have worked on the project.
Many interesting souveniers have
been made for the 300 students
expected to attend this entertain
ment, cars will taKe tne passengers
to the various ports during tne eve
ning the identity of which have
been concealed. The first stop will
be "Port Vision" where the stu
dents will hear what the cruise is
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E. HARRISON TO CUE
MUSIC CONVOCATION
Piano Instructor Opens
Annual Series of
Programs.
Earnest Harrison, professor of
piano, will open the annual series
of musical convocations Wednes
day, Oct. 2, at 4 p. m. at Temple
theater.
His selections will include Bee
thoven's Sonata Opus 26. and a
group of Chopin numbers which in
clude Balade in A flat Major, Noc
turne in B Majoi, Waltz in E Mi
nor and Etude in A Minor. Pro
fessor Harrison will conclude his
recital with a descriptive selec
tion, Veils and Minstrels by Dc
bussey and Tarantellc by Lizst.
Concerts are free of charge not
only to music students but to the
public as well.
in its construction contracts. Prof.
C. M. Duff, of the engineering de
partment and a state testing engi
neer, is in charge of the depart
ment. W. J. Turnbull is supervisor
of the laboratory.
Occasionally specimens not up
to specifications are discovered.
In such cases the highway depart
ment calls upon the contractor to
make good its contract. Mr. Turn
bull stated. Since construction
companies know all their materials
Min tntH hv the department.
they are most careful that their
work i done properly, he point ca
' out.
n . r h" ,"B
various mechanical and rhemical
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PLAN RECEPTIONS
FOR FRIDAY NIGHT
1500 FRESHEN
HEAR COCHRAN AT
ANNUAL MEETING
Hill Administers Cornhusker
Oath to Class of
1939.
MEET IN FIELD HOUSE
Coach Bible Asks Backing
Of Neophytes in
Athletics.
Fifteen hundred
became the official
freshmen
class of
19:J!) of the university Thurs
day morning' at 11 o'clock as
Ihcy were formally initialed at
a convocation held in the coliseum.
Governor Roy L. Cochran, univer
sity officials, and heads of campus
activities, all gathered in the
huge field house to welcome the
largest freshman class in years
and to pay tribute to the school
and its traditions.
The governor, who arrived at
the ceremony late because the
train on which he was returning
from the American Legion con
vention in St. Louis was unex
pectedly delayed, delivered the
morning's feature address. He
spoke of his years as a student in
the university and stated that it
thrilled him to see the large gath
ering of college students.
Record Class.
Richard Schmidt, president of
the Innocents .acted as master of
ceremonies at the convocation. In
his opening remarks, he welcomed
the incoming students and outlined
for them a picture of their college
career. "In becoming a member
of the class of 1939," Schmidt de
clared, "you have associated your
selves with one of the laigcst and
finest groups ever to enter Ne
braska university. As a univer
sity cla-ss, you are, at present, onlv
two weeks old. and the days of
your university education nio
ahead of you."
At the conclusion ol his tiiii;,
Schmidt introduced Chancellor K.
A. Burnett who extended lv
preetinsr to the freshmen and gave
several bits of advice to the new
comers. He pointed out that every
student must organize his time
properly to gain the most benefit,
from his schooling. "School is not
all books," he said. "A student's
activities must be well regulated
and sensibly divided among stud
ies, extra-curricular activities, and
leisure." He emphasized the im
portance of scholarship and urged
everybody to maintain a high
standard in their studies.
Extends Invitation.
Alairc Barkcs, president of the
Mortar Boards, senior women's
honorary, was next, on the pro
gram. After welcoming the fresh
men, particularly the girls, she
presented Miss Amanda Heppner.
dean of women. Miss Heppner pro
claimed hei pleasure at having
such a wonderful new class and
asked that all freshmen girls feel
frp to romp to her at anv time
with any problems which might
confront them. She also invited all
of them to attend the tea held yes
terday afternoon in Ellen Smith
hall where they would have the op
portunity of meeting Mrs. Burnett
and other women connected with
the university.
Pursuing the athletic side of the
university, Coach D. X. Bible, in
hia cnin'h pmnhasized the need
for sustained loyalty of the student
body for HusKer icams. ne hhrcu
that ail freshmen interest them
selves in the athletic enterprises of
the school, ana, II possmie, pai
ticipate in some form of athletics.
"We must build up and sustain a
real spirit of loyalty and interest."
Bibl-; remarked "We need contin
ual backing from the student body,
not just hoping ana praying.
Following Biblo'w remarks, the
Cornhusker Oath was administered
to the frHhmcn by Irving HilU
presiuent of Student council. In
stirring, forceful words Hill out
lined the purposes, traditions and
principles of the university before
giving the oatn. i-ea ny dim w
low. the fathering then gave sev
eral Cornhusker yells.
Concluding the program uean
J. Thompson introduced the gov
ernor. The first citizen of the state
traced his own life as a student
and construction engineer to those
present. "I am vitally interested in
the university and its students."
Governor Cochran declared. "I am
interested as one concerned with
state affairs and as one who has
had the opportunity of going tnru
it myself, it always inspires mc w
u. and talk to a ETOUD Of VOUng
people who are about to begin their
college life. He sxresseu mo im
mriD.r. if c hoisxshiD and par-
tlcipation in campus activities and
ae advised everyone io occuiuc in
terested in some phase of college
activity.
After the ceremony was com
pleted, pictures of the group wera
taken by Prof. E. A. Grone of the
mechanical engineering depart
ment and the University News and
Feature Service. Music was fur
nished by the university band,
under the direction of William T.
Quick.
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