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EBRASKAN
Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska
VOL. XXXV NO. 49.
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1935
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AMES STEPHENS
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Irish Poet Presents Recital
At Second Convocation
In Temple Theater.
SPENDS TIME IN U. S.
Bard Conceived Latest Books
While Roaming Hills
Of Kentucky.
Jnnics Stephens, who writes
and sings of Ireland in a man
ner entirely his own, will be in
Lincoln to present n poetry re
cital at the Temple theater
Tuesday at 11 o'clock as the fea
ture attraction of the university's
second public convocation.
Outstanding Poet.
Heralded aa one of the outstand
ing poets today, Stephens is
equally admired for ms scnoiany
ability. "While many poets are
not historical scholars and are not
fully acquainted with the history,
culture and traditions of their
country, Stephens qualifies in ev
ery way," commented Dr. R. D.
Scott, professor of modern Eng
lish drama, who has only words of
praise for the artist. One of the
poet's most popular books.
"Deirdre," is very familiar to Dr.
Scott, since he has worked on the
language and literature of Ireland
for more than fifteen years.
Scholarly Work.
"Stephens' work is far ahead of
anything that has been done along
that line," the university faculty
member stated. "It is scholarly and
beautiful, and shows beyond doubt
that Stephens is completely famil
iar with the history, culture and
arts of early Ireland."
"1 know when I have a poem
the same way a hen knows she has
an egg . . ." So spoke Stephens at
the University of California, ac
cording to an item in the current
issue of Time magazine. "All per
fect ladies are or should be cats;
if they aren't they have lost their
femininity and are partly male
. . .," he continued.
Since 1928 the Irish bard has
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llllTflTONG'S
FROSH DEBATE TROPHY
Entries Surpass Those of
Last Year; Close
Monday.
FINAL CONTEST DEC. 5
Eleven men have registered as
entrants in the verbal battle for
Long's freshman debate trophy,
according to Debate . Coacn H
Adelbert White. Entries already
exceed those of last year by two
and will not close until Monday
noon.
Freshmen who have signed up
are Herbert B. Clark, Eertram E.
Hall, Donald Marxsen, Paul By
standig. Don Nemetz, H. O. Pal
mer, Eugene Phillips, Hyman
Polsky, Leo Turkel, Ernest Wirr
troub, and Eugene M. Woods.
Drawings for sides on the ques
tlon, which deals with compulsory
automobile Insurance for Nebra
ka, will be printed in Tuesday's
Nebraskan. The final tournament
is scheduled for the evening of
Dec. 6.
"Interest in this traditional
event has increased. Judging from
the number entries this year, and
I expect ueral more by Monday
noon," declared Professor White.
Judges are selected from promi
nent Lincoln and university men,
and are not announced until after
the final tournament is over.
175 Freshmen Attend Affair
In Activities Building
Saturday.
Dancing and games featured
the entertainment at the party
sponsored by the Ag freshman
commission group in the Student
Activities building Saturday night
Approximately 175 freshmen and
student enrolled in the short farm
operators' coutses attended the
affair.
Arrangements for the party
were made by committees under '
Chairmen Bonnie Brown, enter
tainment; Marjorie Schick, re
freshments; Deloris Bors. tickets
and reception; Evelyn Dittman,
advertising, and Jeanette Johnson,
arrangements.
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Gooding.
Mas Evelyn Metzger, and Hiss
Ruth S perry were chaperons.
Oldfjther Speaks Sunday.
Dean C. H. Oldfathrr. o the
college of arts and science, will
speak Sunday afternoon at Jonlyn J
Memorial in Omaha on the sub- i
jcrt "Modernity of Classical Civ
ilization." J
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IRELAND TUESDAY
Student Leaders Commend
Chancellor's Building Plea
Chancellor E. A. Burnett's address in Washington which
emphasized the need of a new building program at the univer
sity has received the hearty approval of leading students on
the Nebraska campus.
Campus leaders, who during the past few years have made
several attempts to aecure newu
university buildings, declared they
were happy to read of Chancellor
Burnett's talk which pointed out
the need of replacements for uni
versity hall, the electrical engi
neering building, and the library.
Plans for establishing a "univer
sity foundation" to receive gifts
for the institution were also dis
closed by the chancellor in his ap
pearance before university alum
ni at a Washington, D. C. dinner.
President of Innocents.
"Nebraska students are happy
to see that the administration
has recognized the need of and is
attempting to make building im
provements on the campus," de-
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FOR PARTIC!
IN COLL-AGRI-FUN
Actors in Revue Must File
Names at Ag College
Dean's Office.
Coll-Agri-Fun has set Satur
ray, Dec. 7, at 5 o'clock aa the
deadline for the names of all
participants in the Coll-Agri-Fun
Revue to be turned in at Dean
W. W. Burr's office on the agri
cultural campus. All names will
be checked by eligibility rules as
set up by the Student Activities
office.
"We are urging all organiza
tions and individuals sponsoring
skits to start work immediately
in order to be prepared for the
two rehearsals, Dec. 11 and 12",
stated Bonnie Spanggaard, as
sistant manager of the Coll-Agri-
Fun board.
This program composed of
comical skits and musical num
bers, is an annual event, compar
able to the Kosmet Klub Revue
on the city campus, lnis year
the performance will have eight
skits and six curtain acts.
Farm House, university 4-H
club, Barb A. W. S.. Alpha Gam
ma, Rho, ACBC, and Melvin Beer
man are all giving skits, while
Don Whitson, Dairy Manufactur
ing group, C. J. Propaaco, Audra
Diskson, and Dick Laverty win
appear in curtain acts, tsmy
Quick and his orchestra will play
before tne Revue and between
intermission.
Condition of Reed
Remains Unchanged
Dr. A. A. Reed, seriously ill at
Lincoln General hospital with a
ruptured gastric ulcer, was report
ed by attendants to be resting
well late Saturday afternoon. His
condition was "fair" Friday after
noon, but he rallied a little to
Courtny Lincoln Journal.
spend a comfortable night. His
condition was unchanged Satur
day. Dr. Reed, nationally known edu
cator and director of the Univer
sity extension, was stricken Thurs
day and underwent an emergency
operation. He has been a member
of the Nebraska staff since 1907,
and at present is president of the
National University Extension as
sociation.
IMl to Prepare Fossil
For Centennial in Dallas
Frank Bell, who has been on
the museum staff here for four
years, has been granted a six
months' leave of absence.
Nebraskan Business
Staff Positions Open
The business staff of the
Daily Nebraskan is in need
of several men who are In
terested in obtaining paying
jobs, of which a number may
soon be open. There it a real
opportunity for anyont who
has had any experience in
advertising and who is net
afraid of work. It is desired
that tophomoret and junior
apply. Report to the Daily
Nebratkan office, between 4
and 9 o'clock Monday.
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clared Dick Schmidt, president of
Innocents. "With the faculty be
hind us, the student body will do
all in its power to aid in securing
appropriations and to show the
people of the state that the uni
versity is sincere in its pica for
new buildings."
Frank Landis, student council
member and supporter of the
student union proposal, stated,
"Chancellor Burnett surely hit
the nail on the head when he said
new buildings were needed on the
Nebraska campus. Thre is a
pressing need for replacements
of the several structures named
by the chancellor and also for
a student union building. There
Ois a demand for a bigger appro
priation, and the legislature
should provide a bigger income
for the university in order that
our wants might be relieved."
Editor Speaks.
Feeling that it is time improve
ments were made on the campus,
Jack Fisher, Daily Nebraskan
editor said "when we read in
papers and magazines that other
colleges are receiving appropri
ations and loans for new build
ings, we students feel it is about
time that donations and aid were
coming our way. The university
has been taking a back seat long
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DR. CLARK TALKS AT
KANSAS CONVOCATION
Economics Professor Talks
At Manhattan Thursday
Morning.
Dr. John D. Clark, professor of
economics, spoke before a convo
cation of students and faculty,
members of Kansas State college
at Manhattan Thursday morning.
ine suDiect or his address was
"America in a Planned Economy.
He outlined the general features
of a planned economy, especially
how it might compel those in
thority to direct what kind of oc
cupations young people would
take, the training for them, and
the problem of selecting those to
mi various occupations.
COMMJTTEE TO PLAN
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Council Group to Gather
Today to Arrange
Social .Affair.
Initial plans for organizing the
senior class of 1936 will be formu
lated at a meeting of the student
council's senior class committee at
5 o'clock, Monday afternoon, Nov.
25 in the student council rooms,
according to Faith Arnold and
Lorraine Hitchcock, co-chairmen
in charge of the meeting. James
Marvin, senior class president, will
serve on the committee as an ex
officio member.
Social functions intended to
arouse spirit and enthusiasm in a
senior class will bet considered,
those in charge stated.
"It is felt that a strongly knit
senior class organization is needed
before an effective alumni group
can be formed," Miss Arnold
stated. "Senior classes in the past
have been known for their definite
lack of class organization."
Last year's senior class commit
tee started a movement toward
better organization by holding of
a tea dance and mass meeting.
Members of the committee are
Faith Arnold, Lorraince Hitch
cock, Jim Heldt, Burr Ross, and
Jim Marvin, ex-officio member.
ri A' HAS POSITION
AT FAIWO COLLEGE
Agronomy Graduate Takes
Position in North
Dakota.
Dr. E. H. Tyner, graduate from
the Agronomy department of the
agricultural college of the univer
sity in 1930, has accepted a posi
tion in the department of Agron
omy of the North Dakota Agri
cultural College at Fargo.
Having received his bachelor's
degree in agronomy at Nebraska,
Dr. Tyner attended the University
of Wisconsin and obtained his doc
tor's degree in Soils in 1934. While
studying at this university, he had
the privilege of having as an in
structor, Dr. Emll Tniog. one of
the outstanding soil chemits in
the world.
Upon completing his work at the
University of Wisconsin, Mr. Ty
ner worked with the Soil Conser
vation and Shelter Belt Service in
the western part of Nebraska.
Congdou Attends Meeting
Flii Delta Kappa Council
Dr. A. R. Congdon, professor of
secondary education, aa national
treasurer of Phi Delta Kappa, na
tional professional educational
fraternity, will attend the council
meeting of the group at Ft. Louis
Dec 27. 28 and 30. This is the
tenth year Dr. Congdon has serv- J
ed as treasurer. ' '
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Courtesy Lincoln Journal.
Rinehart-Marsdcn Photo.
CYNTHIA PEDLEY.
Cynthia Pedley of Minden, Neb.
was presented as Nebraska Sweet
heart at the annual Kosmet Klub
fall revue. Miss Pedley is a jun
ior in the arts collegs and a mem
ber of Kappa Alpha Theta.
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ON SALE TUESDAY
Art Work Features November
Issue; Camera Studies
.Depict Gowns. .
Advent of tlic formal sipi:ii
si-ason l.'injfK tlic November
formal lasliion issue of the
Awgwan. ciimpus liumor publi
cation, wliich will on sale in
the university stands Tuesday
morning, according to acting Edi
tor Howard Dobson.
Photography and art work are
features of the new edition. An
innovation in modeling small clay
figures depicting the new Honor
ary Colonel and cadet colonel sa
luting each other has been con
tributed by a new staff team.
Joan Ridnour fashioning the dolls
and Bill Clayton photographing
them.
Formats Pictured.
Camera studies of four new
formal gowns are included in the
fashion column by Sancha Kil
bourn, with Barbara Dame wood,
Muriel Hook, Jean Doty and Jean
Leftwich serving as photographic
models.
"Cleverness at a Glance" is the
title of Duke Nolte's literary con
tribution this month, which Ray
nor Riggs collaborated on aa co
author. Ross Alexander is the edi
tor of a new section, in which
critical comments are given on
new phonograph recording ie
1 eases.
Kees Writes Reviews.
"Gore" will hold its own in this
issue, according to Dobson; new
"College Profiles" will sketch
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New Members Are Selected
From Juniors, Seniors
In Engineering.
Thirteen pledges to Sigma Tau,
honorary engineering fraternity,
were named at a meeting of the
organization, Thursday evening,
according to an announcement by
Kenneth Young, president.
The pledges are Hanford T.
Beatty, Overton: Urban Floor, Co
lumbus; Harold C Hafner, Bloom
field; William H. Hammond, Lin
coln; Galen O. Hull. Lincoln;
George K. Heikea. Dakota City:
Kenneth Kratochvil, Pierce: Ivan
L. Leymaster, Aurora: Lowell
Newroeyer, Central City; Einil F.
Paroulek, Lincoln; Arnold W.
8trobel. Powell: Ward Tefft.
Weeping Water; Marion K Thom
as, Lincoln.
Scholarship High.
The new members of the fra
ternity were selected from the
juniors and seniors of the engi
neering college which scholajftical
ly ranked in the upper one-third
of their class, Young stated. The
three requisites for membership
to the organization are scholar
ship: practicability, the measure
of the capability of the man to
apply his engineering knowledge I
in the solution of practicable prob
e prob-1
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RUHWMHIU
ORIiL FASHION
AIMAN EDITION
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PRESENTS
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CYNTHIA PEDLEY
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Alpha Phi, Chi Phi Win Cups
For Best Revue Skits
In Contest.
PERKINS PRESIDES
Crown of 1400 Watches Fall
Kosmet Klub Show
Saturday.
By Bob Reddish.
Cynthia Pedley, Minden, was
presented as Nebraska Sweet
heart of 1935 at the Kosmet
Klub Fall Revue Saturday
morniiifr. Chi Phi's "Lunatic
Asylum" and Alpha Phi's "Old
Woman in the Shoe" were chosen
winners of the fraternity and so
rority skit contest.
Miss Pedley, member of Kappa
Alpha Theta sorority, was chosen
by men students at a general elec
tion held last October. Rising sud
denly from the orchestra pit on
a small dias, the new sweetheart
appeared against a red and silver
heart-shaped background, which
elevated to the level of the stage.
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STUDENTS TO TALK
FOR CLASSICS CLUB
Group to Meet in Morrill
Hall Tuesday
Evening.
A program of student addresses
will be a feature of the meeting of
the Classics club to be held Tues
day evening at 7:30 p. m. in Mor
rill hall, gallery B.
This program, continuing the
club policy of student participa
tion, will include a discussion of
Roman comedy by Eleanor Nel
son and a talk on the Roman
Magistracy by Gertrude Leavitt.
All students and others inter
ested in Classics are urged to at
tend this meeting.
THANKSGIVING PARTY
James Marvin Chairman of
Affair in Coliseum
Saturday.
Over 450 couples attended the
Thanksgiving Frolic, held at the I
coliseum Saturday night, dancing;
to the rhythms of Don Shelton
and his Kentucky Colonels, who
returned by popular request to
play for the affair. Shelton has
played on the R. K. O. circuit,
the larger ballrooms in principal
eastern cities, and came back to
Lincoln from a tour of eastern
colleges.
Huge blue spotlights and a
large revolving upot made the
decoration unique, and k-nt color
to the occasion.
Barb Council members who
sponsored the party are Jim Mar
vin, general chairman: Bill New
momer and Leroy Hansen, or
chestra; Lenore Teal and Doris
Weaver, chaperons: Jim Riisness
and Gretchcn Budd, turkey pre
sentation; decorations. Alvin
Kleeb; John Stover, checking and
Byrls Shuck, Marian Jackson and
John Bishop, publicity.
Friday tlic 13th Look Out
For a Cream Puff Corsage
Anyone who lias ever attended that well known function
known as the Mortar P.oard party, ut which fair eoeds of the
rumpus 1'lay the part of the scort for the evening, is jiiite
familiar with the happenings of Mieh an experience. Jt is nee
ehsary. however, for those who are novh-e.s in the art of enter
taining and escorting a young o
gentleman to a party to be given
valuable information on what to
expect when the evening of Dec.
13 rolls around.
Onion Bouquets.
First of all, it in essential that
the favored gentleman receive a
corftage to wear for the event. Of
course, this doesn't specify what
that corsage may be and contrary
to definition, what one would ex
pect to be ponies often turns out
to be everything from discarded
paer flowers and punrnV to
striking vegetable cortiages, con
sisting of carrots, lettuce or
fragrant bouquets of onions. Just
a suggestion coeds, on what the
style of coui sages will be for
Dec. 13.
Naturally the young women
will be expected to carry the
gentlemen's shaving kit. over
night case, cigarettes or what
ever he chooses to take with him.
not forgettng that the list of
items will probably include a
huge can of talcum powder and
a comb an that the young man
mav, by. all means, repair hi
m-kep .r,rox.matc!y fn t.mr.
ram nour. j
Maybe a Tandem. ;
True to form, the young miss
GEOGRAPHY DIVISION
HAS CLIMATIC MAPS
Guides Showing Rainfall,
Tern per at u re Now
Available.
The department of geography is
receiving numerous requests for
the set of climatic maps which
have been made during the past
two or three years and which are
now available at slight cost for
general use. They include maps
of the average temperature and
rainfall condition of different
parts of the state and also ex
tremes which have been expert
enced thus far.
Consultation of these maps en
ables farmers, bankers and other
business men to learn the actual
climatic conditions which have
been experienced in Nebraska, and
the maps serve as general indica
tors of what may probably be en
countered in the future.
Article Commemorates 2,000
Anniversary Birth of
Latin Poet.
An editorial in the fall number
of Prairie Schooner, Nebraska lit
erary quarterly which went on sale
Friday, satirizes the popular con
ception of the late humorist. Will
Rogers. In his column. Ox cart,
editor Lowry C. Wimberly reprints
a "gem of sparkling wit from a
syndicated newspaper column:
"So many autos are lined up
outside our schools that our young
folks ain't even learned how to
ride a bike."
"Behold, how it sparkles;" com
ments Wimberly.
Prof. M. S. Ginsburg of the uni
versity classic department is the
author of the opening article on
"Horace," commemorating the
2,000 anniversary of the Latin
poet's birth. Two odes by Horace
also appear in the issue. "Roman
Winter" is translated by Margaret
Morrow and "Roman Spring"
translated by Ruth Harron.
Dr. Harold Stoke, professor of
political science, is the author of
an article on De Tocqueville Dem
ocracy in America, and Dr. Martin
Petersen has contributed a sketch
of William Allen White, Kansas
author and publisher.
Other authors in the fall issue
are Mabel Langdon. Manuel Ar
guilla. Wilbur Gaffney. Robert j
Whitehand. Loren C. Eiselcy. Ru
dolph Umland, David Bernstein,
Charles Sloane, Arthur Lippincott.
Winifred Stewart, Paul Rogers.
Clifford Gessler, Louis Towlc-y, and
Ralph Friedrich.
Rotten Eggs Mean
Little When These
Fraternities Play
Just good clean fun. Answering
in traditional manner the SiRm
Nu challenge to the second annual
field day and egg fight, Sigma Al
pha Epsilon agreed to joust on the
field called Russian flats.
A Sigma Nu clad in old plug hat.
saber and accessories, riding a
venerable plug, threw down the
gauntlet before the S. A. E.'s who
answered from an upper story
window. The freshmen of the bat
tling fraternity, clad in long win
ter underwear, then paraded to the
coliseum with hayracks, horses,
and an 1890 frosh drawn ambu
lance in the van. Then battled the
members in touch football, basket
ball, and tug of war. with Sigma
Alpha Epsilon claiming the laurels
in each event.
In the battle of the eggs and the
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must arrive about an hour late
for her "date" via bicycle, car or
the mode of transportation that
she feleets. Kven an hour late,
will not keep the young man
from adding another half-hour to
the time of departure for the
party and he will probably forget
at least a half dozen articles
which will make the half-hour
stretch into an hour.
Upon arriving at the coliseum,
the feminine escort checks the
gentlemen's wraps and when
helping him with his unusually
heavy overcoat, he undoubtedly
will experience great difficulty in
getting it on and oif.
Oh, Thote Steak.
At the cluse of the uffair. the
fellow is usually taken somewhere
by his escort for refreshments.
When she hintingly asks him
what kind of coke he wculd pre
fer, be promptly replies by order
ing a steak or saying that be is
reducing, but Just this once he
will indulge and order something
heavy, greatly enjoying the sighs
of the poor damsel s she sip
her coke.
ml .-'walk
m tn, ouU)i4j4. of tlK, walk ltlJin
to pn a ror and in gencial
be a i banning escort.
In addition to the admon
EDITORIAL IN NEW
SCHOONER EDITION
SATIRIZES ROGERS
Y JOY BAND
TO PLAY AT 1935
MILITARY AFFAIR
Presentation of Honorary
Colonel Scheduled
For 9:15.
$2.00 ADMISSION FEE
Musical Novelties Included
Among Orchestra
Entertainers.
1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' Joy and his orchestra
will play for the Military
Hall, formal opening of the
university's winter social sea
son. according to official an
nouncement by the military de
partment. The ball will be held in
the coliseum at 9 o'clock Friday,
Dec. 6. continuing until midnight.
Earlier Presentation.
Presentation of Honorary Col
onel, who was chosen at a general
election in October, will be held at
9:15. The revision of time to an
earlier hour was explained as a
means to permit uninterrupted
dancing for the rest of the eve
ning. Joy, who is a 15 year veteran or
the orchestra business, is well
known as a chain broadcast artist.
He has just completed engage
ments at the Willows ballroom in
Pittsburgh, and the Totem Pole
in Boston. After a hotel engage
ment in Louisville, he started a
road tour, which will include Ne
braska for the Military ball.'
Musical Novelties.
Notable musical novelties are
included in his crew of entertain
ers, among them the Velvet vio
lins; the Esquires, a male trio, and
the Rhythm Racketeers, composed
of six members of the orchestra
who perform during intermission
periods with variations of "swing-
and "bounce'' styles of music.
Vocalists and comedians of the
orchestra include Ray Hudgens,
Kenny Smith and "Cub" Higgins
in their specialties. Admission for
the affair is two dollars for danc
ing couples, and thirty-five cents
for spectators.
10 LEAD P.B.K. FORUM
"The Future of Political
Parties" Topic of
Discussion.
ACT ON NATIONAL PLANS
Dis. David Fellman and Laiie
Lancaster, political science in
structors will discuss the topic of
"The Future of Political Parties
In Europe and in the United
States" at the meeting of Phi Beta
Kappa to be held at the University
Club on Dec. 3. The meeting is to
be in the form of a dinner at 6:10
o'clock and approximately one
hundred members in addition to
several gueats are expected to at
tend. Prof. Clifford 11. Hicks, assist
ant professor of business organiza
tion and management, left Thurs
day for New York where he will
attend a national committee meet
ing of Phi Beta Kappa. He will
stop enroute at Chicago and De
troit, and plans to return to Lin
coln after the Thanksgiving holi
day. The national committee, headed
by John Kirkland Cl;irk. famed
New York attorney, will prepare
a draft of a revised eoistitution
and by-laws for presentation befoie
the next Triennial Council of Phi
Beta Kappa. Several plans in re
spect to a national program for th
encouragement of scholarship la
the school: are to be acted upon,
as well as matters sffTtlrg th
oi ganization of the United Chap
ters. Another approaching event of
Phi Beta Kappa is the founder's
day banquet of this group to b
held at Omaha on Doc. 4. The pro
gram for this event features an
address on Horace by Dr. Olai
ence Forbes, acting chairman of
the classics oepartmcnt.
ESSAY CONTEST OPEN
TO FOUR UNIVERSITIES
Students to Write Papers
On ' Coming Home
Theme.
Participation in an cx.iy con
text on a poster theme, "Coming
Home," and its significance, ha
been opened to university stu
dents by the Emery, Bird. Thay r
company, Kansas City, Mo.
Three posters prepared by Leoi.d
Bracker, Doted artist, have been
received by the university for lht
contest. The pouter nave particu
lar significance to college students
homeward bound for Thanksgiving
vacation. The series of poster by
the artist depict the life of a great
store in relation to the people
whom it serves.
S'udcnl from the univemili'-s
of Kansas. Muuwurt. Oklahoma
and Nebraska will compete for th
three prizes offered. Fust pnw ia
twenty-five dollars, otond, iiftcei
and third, five.
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