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Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska
VOL. XXVII, No. 6.
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1937
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We've Never Staid
Alone lo Speak Of. .
When the editor accused us of
getting staid, we went on a terrific
bust of arounding school to forget
our advancing: years. And we
found, lo and behold, that the cam
pus in cross section is kinda home
folksy and settled like us.
On the lawn between U ball and
Administration, for example, any
number of the male populat ion was
soundly sicstaing, head on text
book, hands complacently clasped
on midriff.
The WPA office in the old Kos
met don buzzed conversationally
with preen thermos jug and black
dinner pail close at hand. We re
called, thus reminded, that Prof,
wayle Courtney Walker roared po
litely for tea come four o'clock of
a registration afternoon.
Reglcr Man Getting.
Most acive in the drowsy quiet
ude was the law. Striking typi
cally, swiftly and silently, Offi- '
cer Regler visited all cars
parked in the traditionally pro
hibited areas. In each he left a
a gay yellow calling card, warn
ing of the grave infraction. The
gravest of all undoubtedly was
the formation of the line of autos
"in the center of the maul."
Classes carried on at a varying
disadvantage. The army marched
Us rookies glamotirlessly about in
their civilian attire lab coats,
snap felts, shirt sleeves and all. Dr.
Krantz, jittered by a phostly pipe-
clanging in Andrews, announced to
his classes that the building was
obviously haunted. "But maintain
sncc," he intoned, "must go on."
In Bessey, Dr. Fitzpatrirk Rra
ciously neglected his fascinating
disarray of mounted plants to ex
plain about a herbarium specimen
bearing the name of Koscoe
round and dated "Bellview, Sep
tember, 1R93.'' To Continentals, it
seems, Dr. round is still far bet
ter as round the botanist than as
round the lawyer. A find of the
late Dr. Bessey's, our Roscoe col
lected thousands of fpecime.ns for
the Nebraska botaniral library that
are top mountings today. So out.
standing are they, indeed, that de
spite a change of profession, and
years of solely advocational bota
nizing, the gay nineties reputation
of Botanist round yet liveth.
We can talk to expert classi
ficationlst Fitzpatrick as man to
man because of our newly ac
quired morphology course. We
have already learned in same
that calibrating miscroscopes
doesn't drive one crazy so rap
idly if one occasionally gazes
dreamy-eyed at Belmont. How
one stares and dreams at the
northern suburb while chasing
illusive high power and low
power magnifications is one's
own little problem. A tip is this:
Don't let your mind wander
wonderingly over histological
and cytologlcal reagents; they're
a terrible distraction.
Mixed Myxophyceal.
Our old friend Max Schnitter
had to stick bis oar into our scien
tific education, too. While we've
been prating of this and that this
semester he's been growing him
self some mean brownish and blu
ish and greenish and blue-green
algae. He certainly snuck those
bits of slime up on us, and the
greenhouse goldhnuse. goldfish.
Put so long as he orange blos
soms and orchids for us all is for
given. Collegian Cut-up.
For instance all campus activity
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CLASS OF 1941
10 ACCEPT OATH
THURSDAY AT 1 1
The BookstoreA Non-Prof it Making Organ
Formal Ceremony Marks
Official Admittance
Into University.
Approximately 2.000 freshmen
of the class of 1941 will take the
oath of the university at the
freshman convocation Thursday
morning at 11 o'clock. The admin
istering of the oath under the di
rection of the Innocents society
marks the official acceptance of
the new class into the university.
Robert Wadhams, president of
the Innocents society will preside
over the assembly and will intro
duce the various speakers of the
day. Dean T. J. Thompson, dean
of student affairs, will sound a
brief welcome to the incoming stu
dents and will be followed to the
rostrum by Dean of Women
Amanda Heppner. Maxine Durand,
president of the Mortar Board,
will introduce Miss Heppner.
Biff Jones to Speak.
Following the welcomes by the
deans and presidents of the senior
honoraries, athletic director, Biff
Jones, will be called upon to
offer a word of greeting to the
guests. He will be followed by
Johnny Howell, star footballer, and
a member of the Innocents society.
The oath will be administered as
the concluding feature of the all
freshmen assemblage. Its accep
tance by the new students marks
their official entrance into the
university.
Music will be furnished by the
ROTC band under the direction of
Billie Quick. The ceremony will be
opened with 'Hail Varsity,' and
concluded with everyone singing
the "Cornhusker."
The convocation is sponsored an
nually by members of the Inno
cents society. It is not strictly a
freshman affair, and other stu
dents are encouraged to attend. All
freshman must be present.
Members of the Innocents so
ciety in charge of the convocation
are: Winfield Elias, John Howell
and Thurston Phelps. Corn Cob3
and Tassels will act as ushers for
the convocation.
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Elias Sets Oct. 5
As Skit Deadline
For Klub Revue
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COUNCIL LEADERS
TO TAKE ACTION
ON BUDGET TODAY
Committee Heads to Learn
Duties; Officers Lay
Year's Plans.
DIRECTOR TEMPEL SEEKS -ADDITIONS
glee CLUB
Four More Basses Sought
For Men's Chorus as
Practices Rushed.
With sections in the Men's Glee
club nearly filled. Director W. G.
Tempel today issued a call for
four more basses, as he outlined
plans for the coming vear.
Practice sessions will be held
at 5 o'clock on Monday, Wednes
day and Friday of each week.
Preparations will be rused for the
Preparations will be rushed for the
group, before the Nebraska State
Teachers' association assembled
in the Coliseum sometime during
the last week in October.
Although pleased with the out
look both toward the Glee club
and the student a capella choir.
Director Tempel states that, a
great deal of work must be done
with both organizations before
their initial performances.
First student council section of
the year will be taken today, when
council committee chairmen meet
at 5 o'clock in University hall.
A budget for the year will be
drawn, and the various chairmen
will learn the functions and duties
of their different offices, in prepa
ration for the first regular council
assembly.
A revised list of council chair
men, aa announced by president Al
Moseman follows:
Budgetary, Bill Clayton; book
store, Dave Bernstein and Dick
McGinnis; migrations, Deloris
Bors; forums, Paul Wagner and
Eloise Benjamin ; organizations,
Helen Catherine Davis; student
union, Jane Walcott and Bob Sim
mons; honors convocation, Gene
vieve Bennett; men's activities.
Bob Wadhams and Harold Benn;
Midwest Student association, Ed
Schmid; publicity, Willard Bur
ney and Barbara Rosewater; eli
gibility and elections., Rosalie Motl.
Size of Nebraska
Campus Concerns
Dormitory Head
In her winsome southern drawl,
Miss Clementine Newman, new
social director of Raymond hall,
asserted that her first impression
of the campus was "huge", and
trom all reports that the football
team was reknowned. She ex
pressed her concern over walking
so far on the campus to attend
classes in cold weather. A differ
ence which Miss Newman stressed
since her arrival in Nebraska was
the fact that she is a part of a
co-educational school. Her under
graduate years were spent in a
non-coeducational college as well
as her recent two years of wolk
as counselor.
Miss Newman's home is in Mad
ison, Fla.. twelve miles from the
Georgia line. She graduated from
Florida State college for women
and took her masters degree from
Syracuse university, Syracuse,
New York. Previous to her coming
to the -University she was coun
selor in Wales hall at Stephens
college for women, Columbia, Mo.
Charmingly, Miss Newman ex
pressed her desire that Raymond
hall be conducted with the utmost
smoothness and happiness. "Ray
mond Hall is a very nice place,
and a girl is fortunate to be able
to live here," she stated. With a
sparkle in her eyes, Miss New
man told of her interest in be
coming acquainted with the girls.
'Characteristics differ so." she
said, "girls here are not at
all like those at Syracuse or
Stephens."
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BOARD
PLANS FRESHMAN
ACTIVITY SESSION
Kosmet Members Urrj:
Groups File Show
Entries Early.
Senior Women's Honorary
Sponsors Conference
This Saturday.
Because of the conflict of fresh
man classes, Mortar Board with
the cooperation of the Interorgani
zation Council has arranged to hold
the Activity conference Freshman
mass meeting in the afternoon Sat
urday, September 25. The meet
ing will start at 1 o'clock in Ellen
Smith hall and continue until 3
o'clock.
The- program has been revised to
accommodate those freshmen
women who have classes on Sat
urday morning. The morning pro
gram will include all the round
table sessions which are applicable
to freshmen and upperclasswomen.
Sponsors of all women's organi
zations on campus will serve at the
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Lincoln Churches Welcome
Students Friday, Sunday
Afraid to Enter a Room? Love
Mother llesl? Page Frosh Test
To Discover Personality Quota
' were told they" would be given
their grades in about a week.
Most of them are afraid that
and befuddled by the personality ' rrVult be .ny ' bad!
Freshmen attending the Mon
day freshmen lecture class at t he j
Temple were perplexed, dileina-d
qui?: given as an initiation
Including questions cm family
life, personal habits, physical con
ditions, and acquaintances, the
test served a pond tonic for those
with inferiority complexes and
ct hcrwise.
Answer Please.
Qurstions hh Do you love your
niol her more than you love your
father, and -Do you have h fear
Of entering a room already filled
with people Tor Do you fear en
tering a class late? only served
to remind the frosh of thtir rasl
experiences.
Nice way to greet them, espe
cially when they are here to for
get, and start anew, or are they?
Trusted to answer all questions
truthfully, the first year students
1TRSE SNATCIIKK j
IS yriCKKU THAN 1
KYK. (IKL FINDS
Carelessness: doesn't pay. So
found Patricia Peterson, of 1'JU
N Hith St. On lust Thursday, she
entered Long's Book store. Lay
ing her purse on the table, she
turned her bnck to it for a few
minutes. When she turned around,
a small black coin purse contain
ing $14 wan missing. Neither the
purse nor any of the money lias
been recovered.
Police Sgt. L. C. Rfgler, Campus
Officer, hai requested that In case
of any lost of any kind, to re
port the matter immediately. He
pointed out that after a delay of
two or three hours, it it prac
tically impossible to make a satis
factory investigation. In reporting
such matters, call University F.x
change 4P3 during the daytime,
ni B1796 at night,
What methods are used to grade a
test of this kind, are extremely
difficult to conceive, but they will
be graded. If more than cne-third
of the students who took the test
inquire for their grades, then the
frosh class of 1941 may be classed
as one with courage.
lo unimportant thoughts keep
you awake at night? Do you sut
ler from insomnia? Do you love
munia more than you do pappa?
Eight Denominations He'd
Open House on Evening
Of Sept. 24th.
Churches of Lincoln will make a
special effort to welcome new and
old students into their portals this
week end, first at social gatherings
on Friday evening, the night closed
to all university and organization
parties, for All-University Church
night, and then again at worship
and devotional services on the fol
lowing All-University Church Sun
day. Eight church denominations have
made arrangements thru their
student pastors, student secreta
ries, and Lincoln ministers to en
tertain university students. Friday
night, at the church that they des
ignated as their preference on the
university registration cards.
Presbyterian Zephyr.
A Presbyterian Zephyr Hide ha
been planned for the 900 students
who gave a Presbyterian church
choice. The university Manse, 333
north 14th, has been designated as
the Union station, and students
will assemble there at 7:30 Friday
evening. The Zephyr trip will take
the students to all of the Presby
terian churchs of the city.
At the Baptist student bouse,
1440 O, pastors and wives, Baptist
faculty members, members of the
Paptist student council, and the
student secretary will form a re
ceiving line for the students who
arrive to attend the Baptist Pro
gressive Party. Cars will then go to
the Second church, for games di
rected by r.ev. Max Burke, and to
the First Church for program and
refreshments. Prof. A. R. Congdon
will assume the duties of Master of
Ceremonies, and introduce Clar
ence Summers, Wayne Kimsey,
who will welcome and respond, and
Rev C. H. Nicks, Robert Ells
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Flying Mortar, Dooming Noise,
But Reporter Has Inspirations,
Aspirations in Union Building
By Barbara Louise Meyer.
Timidly, but with certain awe
for the magniflcenre of the build
ing that is In be, a cub reporter
walked up the rough unfinished
steps of the Student Union build
ing hoping to find a story therein.
Mortar blew in her eyes, a blast
ing riveter almost succeeded in
deafening her, and as she stooped
to examine the much publicized
and coveted floor plans, two wmk
men almost finished her with a
long plank. Upon careful scrutiny,
the unintelligible blue prints be
gan to take definite form, and
with just a litU Imagination your
reporter could actually visualize
the rooms.
At the many anxious and ex
pectant ttudents step Into the
main hall for the first time on
Jan. 1, th opening date, their eyes
will meet an architect'! dream. The
moms have N-en planned not only
for beauty of arrangement but al
so for convenience of faculty and
students alike. Next to the Powder j
Puff room, which will be found in
the left wing of the first flnr and ;
should be appropriately decorated .
In pink and blue, the fountain ;
room in the right wing will prob
ably prove the most opular. The ;
spacious main lounge and brows
ing library are also to be found
on the first floor, and with such
attractions as these there is a dan
ger that students will not care to
venture any farther into the build
ing. Visions Formal Dances.
But pricked by curiosity, your
reporter climbed the rough cement
ttepa and dodged thakey beams to
find herself in the Great hall, alias
ballroom, on the second floor.
Aa the was contemplating the
beautiful ftxturea and soft lighted
atmosphere which will in time pre
vail there, a long hslred, muttering
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URKAKY NOONS
MOM) TIIKASHIKS
I OK ADY1SKI) 1 KW
Ho much do you know about
the University library?
Do you know that the Pe
riodical room, No. 310, catalogs
periodicals direct from Ger
many, France, Italy, Spain,
Sweden, Denmark, Norway,
Russia, and North and South
American countries? In addi
tion the most popular maga
zines such at Time, Scribner,
and Reader's Digest are listed.
For more specialized Informa
tion, try the departmental li
braries. For engineering Infor
mation look In the engineering
library In the Mechanic Arts
building. j
Home Reading Shelf in the
Reading room contains books to
be checked out for leisure
hours. Cards showing the cover
and blurb of the mos up to date
popular books willed the library
contains are exhibited on the
shelf. All types Including nov
els are listed but popular
psychology and econoriics books
go out most often.
Illegal Parkers
Colled 150 Tags
Within 2 Weeks
One hundred and fifty tick
ets have already been given to
university students this year
for illegal parking, according to
Police Sgt. L. C. Regler, cam
pus policeman. The violations
include parking in faculty lots,
along red lines, and near fire
hydrants. All tickets issued to
date have merely been first
warnings.
A second offense entitles the
ticket holders to a trip to the
police station. Only drawback
to this trip is the probability of
a fine being imposed upon all
visitors.
Sn, if you have received one
warning, beware. Next time
you won't get off so easily.
All person are also warned
to cease picking up passengers
at the corner of 12th and R
tts. This practxe greatly in
terferes with traffic, and the
next person caught doing it
will also be entitled to a rather
informal interview with the
bluecoats on No. 10th. If you
wish to pick up somebody, do
it in the middle of the block,
not at intersections.. Sergeant
Regler has Issued these warn
ings in the hope that the stu
dent body will realize the seri
ousness of such violations, and
cease them.
Student Actors to Offer
'First Lady' Oct. 11
As Opening Play.
Eighth annual University Play
ers ticket sales drive, conducted by
Tassels, begins today when mem
bers launch a three day campaign
to better last year's record of 1,600
season admissions.
Co-chairmen of the drive are
Martha Marrow, president, and
Eloise Benjamin, vice president of
Tassels. Captains of the six teams
are Virginia Fleetwood, Virginia
Nolte, Harriet Cummer, Frances
Boldman, Ruthanna Russell, and
Josephine Rubnitz.
Stars Alice Howell.
Plavers will open with their first
production the week or Oct. ll
when they will present "First
Lady,'' written by George Kauf
man and Katherine Dayton, and
starring Miss H. Alice Howell, di
rector of University Players, in the
title role. A recent Broadway suc
cess, the play east Jane Cowl in
the leading role.
Also in store for Players audi
ences are an evening of Noel Cow
ard's one act plays and a Greek
play, "Oedipus Rex."
Under consideration pending re
lease dates are "Tovaritch," "You
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Colonel W.lLOury
Advocates Better
Driving on Campus
Introduced in most of the fresh
man military classes. Colonel W.
H. Oury delivered a short talk on
various phases of military train
ing. Included in the talk was the
narration of his 10,000 miles of
traveling this summer without a
mishap.
His maximum speed thruout the
entire trip was 4S miles per hour,
which he maintains is the highest
speed at which safety may be ac
complished. How the colonel accomplished
his feat would make a very inter
esting course. All that would be
needed as a requirement to take
the course would be a traffic acci
dent record of three wrecks, a sum
First call for skit entries is be
ing sounded by the Kosmet Klub
for their annual fall revue and
presentation of the Nebraska
Sweetheart ,to be held this year
on Saturday morning, Nov. 6,
homecoming day.
Deadline for receiving entries
was set at a meeting of the club
yesterday afternoon for Tuesday,
Oct. 5, at 5 p. m. All entries must
include not only a definite idea as
to the nature of the skit being
worked up, but also the name and
telephone number of the skit mas
ter. Any organized frroup on th
campus is eligible to enter and
compete for a place on the pro
gram. Prepare Skits Now.
First judging of acts will be held
during the week immediately fol
lowing the deadline for entries.
"The need for speedy action on the
part of groups desirous of appear
ing in the revue cannot be over
emphasized," declared Winfield
"Doc" Elias, president of the Klub.
"The early date of this years
show and the consequent early
judging of entries means that
there now remains scarcely two
weeks for groups to prepare their
skits before they are first viewed
by the Klub."
At the first judging, acts will
be rated according to the idea
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CORNHUSKER STAFF
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Nearly 400 Books Already
Sold as Staff Plans
Large Increase.
A campus wide campa:gn lo
Cornhusker subscriptions i ' I
start the first of October. Tli.'
Tassels will be asked to sell tin;
yearbooks, the price of which i.
$4.25, or $4.50 if there is a dovn
payment of $1.00.
325 books were sold at the coli
seum this year to freshman as
compared to ICS sold last yav.
To date, 391 books have been pur
chased. "Those interested in selling
Cornhuskers please report to th"
Cornhusker office in the nrxt.
week, or as soon as possible"
states Howard Linch. business
manager. "Salesmen will compete
of $50.36 paid in fines, and a fourth on an equal basis and near the.
place rating in the freshman psy
etiological test.
From the driving seen on the
campus, this course should accom
modate practically 50 percent of
the males that drive. The girls are
either afraid to push the accelera
tor or know better.
close of the year the most com
petent will be appointed to such
positions as circulation and ad
vertising managers."
The price of the book is slightly
higher than last year due to ttr
increased cost of printing, paper,
and ink.
Nehraskan Accepts Challenge
To Battle Awgwan for Gridiron
Supremacy Among Publications
That small publication known1
as the Awgwan and quartered in
a small room just down the hall
dared challenge the mighty staff
i of the mighty publication, the
I Daily Nebraskan, to a gridiron
duel!
Thouph the challenge was
i sprinkled with elementary errors
of various kinds, the Nebraskan
overlooked all and at this time
I wishes to accept the challenge.
The Nebraskan accepts the chall
enge not with the thirst of action
' and competition, for its staff
j knows that the Awgwan could
never furnish such elements. It is
Physical Exam Discloses Bare
Truth About Frosh Flat Feel,
Sway Backs, Poundage, Posture
40 Coeds Inspected Hourly,! Embryo Scribe Number Two
Falber'i Death Causes
Absence of Professor
Dr. N. A. Bengtson was absent
from the caropua ovr the weekend
becaus of the death of hit father,
at 6hicky, Neb., Sept, IS.
States Cub Reporter
Number One.
"Put your towel in the basket !
after your shower and across!
the niom to the left," drones the
voice of the matron about !W
times a day. she tstimates. The
reason for such talkativeness is
physical examination lor girls
gyin.
1'omluctvd from June to twelve
und from two to live, the vx;im
slatted Muiiduy and will probably
end Thursday with an average of
40 girls an hour.
The young ladiea return heav
ir.e sight of relief and relating
I "I've lost a pound and a half since
f my medical exam, and I'm almost
an inch shorter." or "Horrors!
I've gained five pounds." ,
If you meet a young lady walk
ing very erect and looking very
Tells 'Cruel' Words
Thrown at Coeds.
amused.
sclfcoiisiious and
may be sure she is repeating to
herself "Walk as if you were huh
peniled by the ears," which she
learned in all seriousness at the
exam, tspcciully if she resembled
a top heuvy bean stalk.
Advice might ! extended at
this time to u fitxlinun l.i.l that
be may t:il.e lnu e'X;im at the eull-
KCUIIl.
"Your feet are very flat but that
may be improved by standing on
the outer portion of them and
walking on the ball of your foot
and then your heel as you step.
You have a slight curve in the
middle of your back but it can be
corrected to aom extent by stand
ing a wee bit ttraighUr."
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with pity in its heart that thi
powerful campus Daily mobilizes
its forces to slaughter the inno
cent babe. Awgwan.
Awgwan to Name Date.
Through the tenderness of th
Nebraskan s hcirt, the game spec
ificationstime, place, and offi
cialswill be left to the helpless
Awgwan's discretion.
After invoicing their forces tho
Nebraskan finds that its lineup
will weigh in at an average of
1!'S pounds of battering, hi'inmer
ing flesh. Spearhead of the at
tack will be that '"namic head
editor. Ed Murray, straight from
the mines of Lead, South Dakota.
Willard liurney, that typhoon
on the hoof, will be depended u; on
for the brains of the fray snd
Morris Lipp will add pltijty of
weight to the "rag's" argument.
Then there's "Red Mange" P.y.'ui
who will do his bit at tackle. wii:i
"Wild Hoss" Wadhams. tcaier cl
the plains, who will cuff the t ;
ponent around a bit between a'i'
"Slingin" Sam'' Nieuian nay
have to sit the bench because t.
a severe head lnturv, sustai'-J
when a small hoy. Then too. r
Nebraskan has the torn h'K .1
ym. I (wins. Howard Kaplan n"d J"
fcilicy.
Columnist Ready.
Sarah Louise Meyer can alwayi
get around the ends and Don
Wapner should be good to ex
terminate three or four Awgvnn
crs. There are others, many ctlxis
who will help mangle the poor
humorists. Oil yes. John llov.ill
will aim play at the game.
Aa the tat in the Nebraskan
office chewing gingerly on a paper
slip Helen Severa remarked, "It la
a pity to see all those fine work
ers of the Awgwan go to naught,
but it will cave the Journalism
offic several falary checks thu
month."
i The Nebraskan Accepts!
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