The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, July 07, 1938, Image 1

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Official Student Newspaper of the University of N&raskcL
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1938 , : VV
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REGENTS REVEAL
'38 SCHOLARSHIP
CONTEST AWARDS
Pawnee City, Gothenburg,
Friend, Laurel Youths
Win Competition.
MISS SHELBY DIES
AX HOME IN INDIANA
Miss Matilda Shelby, physical
instructor here since 1934, died
Saturday night at her home in
Indianapolis, Ind., and funeral
services were held there Tuesday.
Miss Shelby was graduated from
Northwestern university in 1923,
obtained her master's degree from
Weilesley, and had studied abroad
She taught at Iowa State univer
sity and at Knox college at Gales-
burg, HI., before coming to Ne
braska.
Burnett Finishes 11th Year;
C. S. Boucher Named to Pos
Three. fourths of 1 percent. was
all that separated the first place
winner from the fourth place wuv
ner in the annual regents scholar
ship contest of the University, win
ner of which have mst been an
nounced. Daniel Atkinson of Paw
nee City was the high student in
the state with a grade of 98.80,
Ri9K. Reisek of Friend was sec
ond; William Buddenherg of Goth
pnhurfr third: and Reuben Silver
Laurel, fourth.
The winners were selected from
a rroun of 2.200 high ranking Ne-
hrnakn hitrh school seniors in 425
hitrh schools who took the acad
emic tests in the contest. The four
r.-m students have several points In
common. All four of them are 17
years of age and all have been
leaders in Young Citizens Con
tests. Atkinson was state winner
in the contest In 1937, and is in
terested in the college of agricul
ture. Miss Rejsek was state winner in
the 1937 Young Citizens Contest
and won first place in bookkeeping
in the 1937 district No. 1 commer
cial contest. She is interested in
the teachers college. The third and
fourth place winners are both in
terested in engineering. Budlen
berg was a district winner and Sil
ver was a county winner in the
1937 Young Citizens Contest.
A total of 260 regents scholar
ships were awarded among the
2.2' competitors. Each scholar
ship, which is good for tuition fees
at the university next year
value ! at $70.
FOUR ONE-ACT PLAYS
PLANNED WEDNESDAY
FOR STUDIO THEATER
Summer Series Continues
With Drama, Comedy
Mixture Offered.
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FILMS OF U. S. PARKS
Geography Professor Gives
Lecture Open to Public
Tonight in Union.
Another evening of four one-act
plays is planned by the speech de
partment for next Wednesday in
the Studio theater in the Temple.
Slatting at 7:30, the program us
usual will be presented free of
charge.
"Ten Flights Up" is a comedy
about laiiies of the. chorus and fea
tured in the stage girl roles will
be Eloise Otto and Leila Massie.
Maxine Titler will portray the part
of a hostess and Ruth Carr will
play a housewife.
Herb Yenne. assistant professor
of speech, will direct "Wrong
Numbers," described as a crook
play. Wanda Crawmer will take
the role of the waitress and La
Vern M linger and Clydene Rosse
ter have the roles of crooks one
and two.
The nagging wife is the theme
of the pla v. "His Wife." Armand
Hunter will portray the husband,
but his part is most unusual, in
asmuch as the audience sees only
hi3 arm flash thru the curtain at
various intervals. Marjorie Cor
rington will play the wife.
"Eggs" is a melodrama laid in
the future when, according to the
action, 19S0 costs will be extremely
high. John Gacth wil carry the
role of the husband. Virginia Nolte
will play the wife, and Robert
Johnston will take the part of
Harold.
Newly Appointed Chancellor
Comes From University
of West Virginia.
Dr. C. S. Boucher, president of
West Virginia university at Mor
gantown, West Va., and former
dean of the arts college of the
University of Chicago, was an
nounced yesterday as the new
chancellor of the university, the
announcement coming simultane
ously with that of the retirement
of Chancellor E. A. Burnett. Dr.
Boucher is in Lincoln at present.
He will return shortly to his home
in West Virginia, and on Septem
ber 1 he will assume his duties at
Nebraska. His salary was an
nounced as $12,000 a year.
The new chancellor is 52 years
old and has served on college fac
ulties for more than 25 years. He
received his Bachelor's degree
from the University of Michigan
in 1909, his Master's the following
year, and his Doctor of Philosophy
degree in 1914. From 1911 to 1914
he studied at the Harvard Orad
uate school.
He has served on the faculties
of Michigan university, Washing
ton university at St. Louis. Ohio
State university, the University of
Texas, Wisconsin, the University
of Chicago and West Virginia university.
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NEBRASKA ART STUDENTS
WIN AWARDS AT EXHIBIT
Lincoln Journal.
Dr. E. A. Burnett
...retires as chancellor
Illurttraling with colored moving
pictures a talk on "The Geography
of the National Parks west of th
MUsouri." Dr. Edwin J. Foscue.
visiting professor from Southern
Methodist university, Dallas, will
address a gathering of persons
from the geography department
and any others interested tonight
in the Student Union building
Parlors B and C will be used, with
the program beginning st 7:30.
Dr. Lackey is in general charge
of the proeram.
Dr. KoHcue made a tour of the
western parks last summer afetr
his work here during the summer
session, takinc 800 fe-t of film.
murh of it in colors.
Included m the showing tonight
will be pictures taken throughout
the tour, which Included visits to
the Black Hills of South Dakota,
win Devil's Tower; Yellowstone
park; the Grand Teton park;
Glioier National park; Glacier
Watertown National Peace park of
southern Alberta, Canada; the
Grand Couh-e dam of southern
Washington; the Oregon Ooaat
highway; the Redwood Forest
highway; Boulder dam; Bryce
canyon; Zion National park; the
Grand Canyon, and ths petrified
ioreai or Arixxi.
Painting by Thelma Kohlerj
Takes First Prize at
Boulder Show.
First nlace over all other en
trants in painting anil two honor-;
able mentions were recently won j
by Nebraska art students when j
their paintings were submitted in
an exhibition of original art work
at Boulder, Colo. The report comes
from Miss Dorothy Glenn, "dele
gate from the Nebraska chapter of
Delta Phi Delta, national art fra
ternity, which sponsored the exhi
bition Twenty-two chapters competed
in the exhibition. A painting by
Thelma Kohiro of Hastings took
first prize; and Helen Reynolds,
Lincoln, won two honorable men
tions, one on a tempera painting
and one on an illustration done on
scratchboard.
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Arena Stage Proves Novel
For Studio Theater Plays
l.iii. oln Journal.
DR. C. S. BOUCHER.
. . .assumes post
RAY
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PICTURES Of MEXICO
Alumni Director Describes
Tour Wednesday Might
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'Bond Between" Appears!
Outstanding in Opinion
of Reviewer.
Novelty of production technique
featured last night's Studio theater
program when four one-act plays
were presented from a central
arena type of stage built in the
middle of the room with the audi
ence seated on all four sides. Bc-twi-en
the plays, the spectators
were invited into the hall for re
freshments while the .stage set
tings were changed, and all in all
everyone seemed to have quite a
gill time. This Lss formal mode
of production somehow seems ad
mirably suited to a summer's eve
ning.
"The Bond Between" was per
hrrns the outstanding play pre
sented last night, with Gladys
Neff and Ruth Carr doing partit
uljrly able work. Also good were
,Ituth McDuffee and Janctte Sec
berg. Wanda Crawmer was the
director.
Mildred Burnham and Elsie
Coleman performed capably in the
roles of Mrs. McGregor and Mrs.
Sawyer in the second play, "All
My Life. Mary Hibbard in the
part of Mary Sawyer and Hilda
Wiebe as Miss Jarvis, the wise
representative of a publishing
company, both gave 1 convincing
portrayals also. Directing was
LaVcrn Mungcr.
"Fleurcttc & Co." was rather a
charming little play featuring
Jane Kecfer as Madam and Inez
Thompson as Mrs. Poyntcr. Jean
Gist directed.
Extremely funny was the con
cluding play of the evening enti
tled Rollo" and featuring the
ptnrnal trianele situation. Ex
tremely eood performances fea
turod the action with Robert
Johnston portraying the husband,
Claud ine Burt the wife, and Betty
Rowland the other woman.
Mexico, land of exti ernes
contradictions, where rich
poor, aid and new, courteous
rude alike are found, was
scribed graphically last night by
Ray Ramsey, alumni secretary,
who showed pictures of his tou
through Mexico last summer to the
crowd which gathered in the Slu
dent Union ballroom.
One hundred colored pictures
taken In and around Mexico City
were shown. "Mexico City is far
from being the hot, dry, dusty
city which most people think. Mr.
Ramsey stated. "In this city is
the most ideal climate of North
America. "Throughout the year
the temperature is between 68
and 74 degrees."
In the high valley in which Mex
ico City is located lies much of the
beauty of Mexico, the alumni direc
tor stated. "Here we find a high
type of civilization extending
back 9,000 years. We find pyra
mids bigger than those of Egypt,
built 5,000 years ago. But we
also find present day methods,
present day facilities. For Mexico
City is one of the most modern of
western cities."
Head of University Served
on Nebraska Faculty
for 39 Years.
Chancellor E. A. Burnett, head
of the university for the past 11
years and a member of its faculty
for 39 years, has retired at his
own request from active leader
ship of one of the largest educa
tional institutions in the country
to become chancellor emeritus.
Announcement of his immediate
retirement at the age of 72 was
made by the regents Wednesday
at the same time as their an
nouncement of the appointment of
Dr. C. S. Boucher of Morgantown,
W. Va., as the new chancellor.
Chancellor Burnett informed the
university board of regents sev
eral weeks ago of his desire to
relinquish active leadership of the
state university because of the in
creasing strain and demands of the
position. He plans to remain in
Lincoln for a few days to aid in
introducing the new chancellor to
the faculty and the work of the
office. He and Mrs. Burnett ex
pect to leave Friday to make a
short visit Willi th ir son, Knox,
in New York City.
Chancellor Burne't came to Ne-
braskt from Soutli Dakota in
1899, first as profc. tor of animal
husbandry in chart; of farmer's
institutes from 189! to 1907. In
1901 he was made : ssociate dean
of the industrial col'sge in charge
of agricultural insti ction and di-
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STUDENT UNION PLANS
SWIMfDANG EVENTS
Splash Party O.icns Today
At 5; Beck-Jungbluth
To Play Friday.
Summer students will again
swim in the coliseum pool in the
second mixed splash party of the
season scheduled this afternoon
from 5 to 6 o'clock. Various:
novelty games have been planned.
and with the enthuF asm displayed
at the first swim party, Miss
Marian Steele, social director, pre
diets a highly successful affair.
Friday night dancrs in the SUi
dent Union ballroom will swing tfl
the rhythms of the r :k-Jungblutn
parties. Admission will be ten
cents, with identi. 'cation cardu
necessary.
A matinee dam ? on Saturday",
from 3:30 to 5:30 ;. id a symphony,
recordings concert on Sunday froin
3 to 5 are also included on th
week's schedule. For next Wednes.
day, July 13, at 5 o'clock another
matinee dance has been announced.
Registration for bridge, check
ers, cness ana pmjr pong tourn;i
ments has boon extended until 1
o'clock tonight, the social direct'
explained. Registrants must tui n
in their names before that time so
that several games of the tourn i
rnents may be played off thi
week.
More than 1,200 persons are be
ing served daily in the grill, th
cafeteria and the dining rooms,
Kenneth Van Sant, Student Union
director stated. Large numbers are
taking advantage of the air cooled
lounge and study library.
Dr. Crorgi to Altem!
Bacteriology Meeting
Dr. C. E. Georgl, bacterlologiat,
will attend the meetings of the So
ciety of American Bacteriologist
in San Francisco Aug. W W
Sept, 1. ;