(.E THKEE
Union Director
Visits Students'
Centers in Tour
Officials Name
April 1 as Union
Completion Date
Nebraska
denier
THE DAILY NEBKASKAN Tl ESD A Y, FEB ICtT Al VY 15,19.18.
Kenneth Van Sant Returns
From Inspection Trip
Of Five Campuses.
Kenneth F. Vim Sant. director of
the almost completed Student
Union building, returned to work
yesterday after a tri which car
ried him to the campuses of Pur
due, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Iowa
universities, and Iowa State col
lege. The purpose of Van Sant's trip
was to inspect the Student I'nion
buildings and the activities of the
Student Union units at those vari
ous Institutions, and to incorporate
the best functions curried on at
other colleges Into the program
which will control the Student
Union activities here at Nebraska.
Integral Part of Campus Life.
Van Sant stated that at the
other universities the Student
union building was nn integral
part of ali campus activities. "We,
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University's 69th Birthday
Finds Union Near Completion
Visitor Loses Self in Maze
Of Light Switches,
Stray Plaster.
By Jane Walcott.
VVith the same feeling that a
small boy has in walking the raft
ers in a barn, we climbed over
UILilllilu 9V.ai ivJivnt is,, uv.v..,.
plaster, into the foyer of the uni
versity's new Student Union build
ing. A gaping hole on the right
graphically showed that the stu-
I ,li.nl' ilmam urn not Vet fullV
realized.
Peeking between plasterers Into
what Is to be the manager's office
we saw an intricate array of light
switches, which, it was explained,
will regulate the lights off and on
program, a sort of a chaperonage
of electricity.
Paint Walls Blue.
Across the wide building length
I hall we picked our way carefully
liiinrh i into the partly plastered main
our program." he explained. "The lounge and learned from a passing
complaints and faults of other and very official looking man with
buildinrs and programs will be a blow torch, that the walls, now
. ..,.in. . h,f no mire white, will be blue soon
-i u ct.tAn VisuMizinr leather furniture nl
B11UU1U UTTWHir, WiU ovuvjih , . ,.,-H
Union board will take advantage of adequate ash trays and a wall
. o.. I nin.-nl was a difficult task, but
a, iTin .H,iti. Tm-rm free we waxed eloquent over the com
......... " dieted firenlace. which someone
irom ineir iauiis. - , .
Concerning reservations for next ! evidently been test mg- car
Ainnr. Von ! renters picnic no doubt.
;a?d ihat many u;e s-f The left wing was aiming
. v.... .. n with activity. Never had we real
detoltrde. for any" of them j -d the intricacies of equ.pping a
....- ...t .w M cafeteria and kitchen, bmoom
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matter who held parties, there
they would be pleased with the ef
Llnroln Journal.
Kenneth Van Sant.
at Nebraska, are fortunate in be
ing able to take advantage of oth
shining tile looked decidedly per- '
manent. and we nearly broke our
necks peering up and down dumb i
waiters an.i service elevator shafts.
The installation of steam trays is
evidently a matter of great mo
ment; if many pipes ot various
lengths and amazing little gadgets
are not proof enough, three over
ailed gentlemen with their heads
together discussing gave ample
proof.
Plastering Ballroom.
The stairway presented a real
problem. Sprawled across them
was a man wearing something re
sembling a gas mask, working
with an impressive looking me
chanical tool and raising some
thing which closely resembled a
prairie dust storm. Leaping as
gracefully as possible over him
and holding our noses, we ap
peared on the second floor and
nearly fell into wnat resemmea a
civilized jungle, or a carpenter's
version of a crossword puzzle. The
explanation, however, was quite
simple: "The ballroom is being
plastered." Up and down and back
and forth for immeasuraoie ais
tances were fragile looking wood
en bars, upon which ghostlike fig
ures (workers covered with lime
dust) scampered to and fro with
complete nonchalance. Fearful of
ending our academic careers, we
ventured not into the maze nut
watched and marveled. By this
time our shoos and clothing were
well dusted with flying bits of
plaster and we ventured into the
alumni offices to be and the vari
ous activity offices on the floor.
Ballroom, Cafeteria, Library
Will Offer Conveniences
To Students.
The third floor presented just ;
such an array as the second, and
we skirted paint pots on half fin
ished floors with diliKMilty, as we
inspected the wingful of private
dining rooms and a projvtion
booth for movies of the future.
In the basement we found a
businesslike gentleman stitvling in
the middle of the kitchen with tliat
measuring look in his eye. gazing
at the doorways. His problem at
hand was the installation of giant
refrigerators, and he was squeez
ing them thru the doors in his
mind's eye. A great hole in the
wall of the publication offices to
be was interesting, and we won
dered if it was to be left unsealed
to allow the Nehraskan staff to go
in and out at night.
Many Rooms Finished.
Library, lunch room, fountain
room and office space were all
plastered and floored and we had
no trouble at all imagining them
filled with students placed in ac
cordance with their collegiate
leanings.
It was only a bird's eye view
but it gave us great confidence in
the April 1 opening date, and it
was well worth ruining the Sun
day best shoes to see for ourselves
that the building which Nebraska
students have wanted and worked
for so long will be finished and
ready for occupancy in less than
two months.
Finishing Touches Applied
To Lagging Kooms
Of Structure.
The first of Apiil will see stu
dents thronging a completed
Student Union, according to the
prophecies voiced yesterday by
Architect W. K. W'iison, Building
Superintendent L. K. Seaton and
Alumni Secretary Ray Ramsay.
However, by the middle of March
parts of the building may he open
for student use while tiie finish
ing touches on the lagging rooms
of the building are being done.
At present all of the furnishings
for the union have been ordered
and most of them are ready for
their delivery which is being held
up until all construction work,
such as plastering, which might
cause damage, is completed.
Ballroom Plastering Slow.
The ballroom is the least lendy
for use at present, its plastering
not yet finished. In other pruts
of the building the mill work is
undeiway. The fountain room will
probably be the first room to be
completely finished and the first
room to he put to use.
As soon as the whole building
is completed an open house will
he scheduled for a d-iy. Formal
dedication services have been set
for June 4, the Saturday preceding
commencement.
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HONORS
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ficint service, and excellent food
that will be features of the serv
ices the new unit win afford.
Biggest Ballroom In Lincoln.
"Our main ballroom will be big
ger than any Lincoln hotel ball
room, and there will also be six
smaller rooms where dinners and
other parties wiH e beld. These
smaller rooms all lead out to the
main ballroom, three of them on
the same floor with the ballroom.
and the other three overlooking
It."
The new building will be the
scene of many parties for which
Director Van Sant said. "We will
have some of the best dance bands
available. We shall hare a diversi
fied program In our endeavor to
please everyone concerned."
Plans Gala Opening.
No date has been set for the
opening of the bwildlng. but Van
Sant made It clear that those dates
will be the dates of gala affairs.
Construction on the building is
nearly finished, and only the wood
work, finishing, and painting on
the inside remain to be completed.
The Student Union building, u
stated In other articles in the Is
sue, is the central theme of the
1938 Charter Day observance. Ac
cording to Mr. Ray Ramsay,
alumni secretary, the building will
probably be finished during March
and various organizations which
are slated to move Into It way do
so Immediately upon Its comple
tion.
Campaigns for Alumni Aid.
Mr. Ramsay said that a cam
paicn is under way which is en
listing the services of University
alumnae to help piy for new fur
nishings which will go into the
building.
"The building is, of course, our
newest." stated Ramsay, who also
gave a list of other fairly recently
built structures on campus. Ac
cording to the alumni secretary,
the other new buildings, in order
of their newness, are Andrews hall.
Morrill hall, the Coliseum. Teach
ers college, and Social Science hall.
University hall. Nebraska hall,
the library. Grant Memorial hall
and former Museum were among
the first old builngs.
OLD "SOMBRERO" PIC
TURES EARLY DAYS AT
UNIVERSITY
(Continued from Page 1.)
graduating class, "73, consisted of
two members. J. Stuart Dales and
William H. Snell.
University Grows Rapidly.
The university grew rapidly, ac
quiring new structures. The Phar
macy building, Grant Memorial
hall. Mechanic Art hall, and the
observatory still stand, and are
still used. A few of the societies
on the campus in 18S3. according
to the first "Sombrero," were the
Palladian Literary society, still
:unctioning; the old Union Liter
ary society, long dead, and the
Hesperian Student association.
During the year 1883, 349 stu
dents were registered in the vinl
versity. Only three fraternities and
rorities are listed In this first an
nual. Sigma Chi. Phi Delta Theta.
and Kappa Kappa Gamma were
the only organized chapters of
national fraternities or sororities
on the campus. They are listed un
der the head " Secret Fraterni
ties." "We Go It Alone."
There w-as a German society,
and an organization termed W. G.
I. A., or "We Go It Alone," a
women's group who evidently
didn't like to date. There was also
an anti-hugging association, which
evidently was of short dupration.
Another annual, the 1S95 edi
tion, portrayed a considerable
number of changes in campus organization.
This edition is dedicated to iiss
Ellen Smith, "our esteemed regis
trar." Willa Cather was an asso
ciate editor. She and Miss Dorothy
Canfield. present day critic and
authoress, were the writers oi
The Fear That Walks by Noon
day," one of the featured articles
in "the "Sombrero" of '95. Univer
sity hall and Nebraska ball had
not yet been reduced to their
present sizes, and the ground back
of University hall was the parade
ground. The military unit was De
decked in heavy uniforms, and
wore the little "squash down" caps,
similar to those worn by the
Union forces during the Civil war.
LINCOLN CAMERA CLUB
TO CHOOSE OFFICERS
AT MEETING TONIGHT
(Continued from Tage 1.1
committee of "The Focal Plane"
is planning a project by which the
Lincoln Camera club might fur
ther the interest of the neophyte
in the fundamentals of photog
raphy. It has proposed that the
Camera club have class meetings
under the leadership of a club
member and taking up the phases
of photography in logical sequence,
without regard to any particular
type of camera or equipment. The
proposed sequence of topics in
volves the following order: 1. The
camera from the pin hole to the
finest mlnature; 2. Negative ma
terials; S. Exposure and develop
ment of negative material; 4.
Printing and enlargement, papers
in general; 5. Composition and
preparation of prints for exhibition.
Modern engineering offers a
career to women as well as men,
according to Dean E. A. Holbrook
of the University of Pittsburgh
school of engineering.
The
DAVIS SCHOOL SERVICE
A Cood Tchen Agency"
1918-1938
Come in nl See l'
M Stuart Bldg. Lincoln, Nebr.
World-Famous Pharmacist
Addresses Honorary
Wednesday.
Dr. Taul J. Hanzlik, chairman of
the department of pharmacology
at Stanford university, a distin
guished scientist, will be the joint
guest of the Nebraska society of
Sigma Xi and the university col
lege of pharmacy Wednesday. In
addition to his address at the
Sigma Xi program that evening
at 7:30 in Bessy Hall auditorium.
Dr. Hanzlik will deliver two lec
tures in the large lecture room of
the pharmacy building at 11 and 2
o'clock.
Dr. Eanrlik will use several
lantern slides to illustrate his lec
tures. Not only medical colleges
and pharmacy students and fac
ulty will be present, but the gen
eral public is invited, particularly
physicians interested in this field.
At noon Wednesday at the Uni
versity club Ivan R. A. Lyman of
the pharmacy college is having a
luncheon for the speaker.
"Purkinje's pioneer self experi
ments in psycho-pharmacy" will be
the subject of Dr. Hanzlik's ad
dress at the Sigma Xi meeting that
evening in Bessey Hall. He will
discuss Purkinje's eriginal experi
ment on himself with different
drugs, indicating the general sig
nificance of the results. The Cali
fornian is the author of an import
ant monogram on the salicylates
and among many researches from
his laboratory is the development
of the standardization of digitalis.
He is a vice chairman of the coun
cil on dental therapeutics. All
three lectures are open to the
public.
"He's waiting
for me
at the
Campus Inn"
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