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Auditions
Disclose
New Skill
Personnel of Chorus,
Bond, Symphony Grows
as Auditions Progress
Drive for university musical tal
ent got under full sway today as
the heads of two music units an
nounced tho progress of the fall
tryouts for membership into their
groups. William G. Temple, direc
tor of choral music, and Mr. ion
ald Lentz, leader of the freshman
and varsity band, and university
symphony orchestra both have
named students who have been ac
repted Into their respective groups
and promise to select more mem
bers as the. series of auditions
progress.
The following additions have
heen made to tho choral Rroups:
Patty Prime, Jean Gutzmcr.
Betty Bennett, Helen Johnson.
Tony Skoda, Virginia. Thedc,
Gladys Trnik, Dorothy Kutcher,
Mary Elizabeth Kienholz, Jean
Shulcr, Jean Fisher, Virginia
Cleve, Janet Regnier. Mary Flllen
Osborne, Gwenith Orr, Francis
Piatt, Gladys Rupert, Lucille Max
( Continued on PaRe 2.)
Bullock Sees
Job Boom
Opportunities Increase
Says Placement Head
Opportunities lor placement In
the business world are greater
limn they have been since the
boom, and this should be very en
couraging to underRraduates in
the business administration col
lege, according to Prof. T. T. Bul
lock, head of the placement com
mittee. Kach year the placement
committee, endeavors to place as
many graduates of business ad
ministration col'ege as conditions
will afford, and with the upward
c..Mn- nr Hnuinfwu 1 rcruls and the
hriahLnin- of trade circles many I
" ... ,
found openings.
It is difficult to obtain any ac
curate pcrccntngea or fipures on
how many students were placed
or of the increase of 1938 over
1937. A large number of last year's
graduates will not be placed until
late in the fall and others are
intending training schools of six
months four years in length.
According to Professor Bullocjc.
openings are found most easily in
polling, merchandising and produc
tion lines. In this area selling and
merchandising businesses absorb
the most graduates and in the cast
production lines absorb the most.
The eastern firms are the ones
which take men later in the fall.
The placement committee sends
letters to many firms and inquires
ns to positions that may be open.
They also receive many letters
from firms who wish to hire col
lege graduates. After contacts
have been made the firm gener
ally sends representatives to inter
view the applicants. H is here that
personal charm and appearance
play a biR factor In the applicants'
chances.
The salaries and wages at which
graduates start vary as to tho
type of business and location.
Firms in the east start their men
at $100 to $110 a month, while
sjJaries in this area average closer
to $100 per mouth. The best sal
aries are found in production busi
nesses. Blueprint
Staff Meets
Engineers Plan First
Issue for October
Frofessor Barnard, lacuily .id- i
vlser for the Blueprint, cnRineering
monthly magazine, has called a
meeting of staff members for Wed
nesday, September 21, to select the
remainder of Ihe publication's
force. Staff members already ap
pointed are V. II. Paulson, editor;
J. D. Smith, general manager, and
Leo Curtis, business manager.
' The publication will be from
four to eiRht pages larger this
year; than last because of an ar
rangement with the Nebraska En
gineering Society, which will fur
nish articles of Interest to engi
neering students.
Date of the first Issue has not
heen definitely pet, but will prob
ably be during tho second week
In Actobcr. The Blueprint will bo
published regularly each month,
its articles being furnished by stu
dents and several alumni.
Chcm Engineer
Club Gets Charter
Accepts National
Chapter Affiliation
After 15 years of existence aS
a local organization, the Univer
sity of Nebraska student society
of chemical engineers has been
swarded a chapter charter of the
American Institute of Chemical
Engineering. Under the tutorship
of Prof. C. J. Frankforter, local
sponsor and a member of the In
stitute, the 30 Nebraska student
members successfully met the spe
cified requirements for admission
and are now privileged tj enjoy
nil tho Bdvnntapes of a national
chapter.
Following a meeting to be held
In the near future, Professor
Frankforter stated, new officers
will bn announced for the coming
jesr.
Cornhusker Receives
Staff Applications
Applications for positions on
the 1939 CORNHUSKER staff
are now being received, accord
ing to Pat Lahr, yearbook edi.
tor. Positions are open to both
freshmen and upper classmen.
Application should be made
at the CORNHUSKER office in
the basement of University hall
before Friday, Sept. 23. Posi
tions open on the editorial staff
Include feature writers, photog
raphers, general reporters and
typists; on the business staff,
advertising solicitors and salesmen.
Counselors
Entertain
'42 Coeds
Newcomers Attend
Friendship Party
Coed counselors entertained the
freshmen women at an Informcl
friendship party Thursday evening
at Ellen Smith hall. The party was
an opportunity for the newcomers
to meet a large number of the
upper classmen who will help them
during their first year at the uni
versity. Miss Virginia Fleetwood who is
president of the organization in
troduced the group sponsors, Miss
Elsie Ford Piper and Miss Letta
Clark. Then each guest was given
a tiny name card which was used
for identification thruout the rest
of Ihe evening.
During the party the girls
played many games; bingo, fortune
telling, jack straws, bungo, Chi
nese checkers and lotto. The big
sisters who will aid the under
classmen with their school prob
lems and acquaint them with the
varied activities were introduced
to their new freshman sisters.
Having charge of the party were
Mary Bullock, Virginia Nolte and
the girls on their committees. Jane
Do Latour, Janet Swenson, Lucille
Marker. Lucille Cox, Dixie Davis,
Betty Jean Ferguson. Mary Lou
Hih, Inunnhinn l?rhnelf Rllth
Yourd, Doris Wrigley, Charlotte
Utte. Leona Brant. Louise Benson.
Pauline Boyd, Virginia Clemans,
and Jane l)e Latour. Miss Mary
Kline was game leader. Punch and
wafers were served to the 500 hun
dred barb and Greek freshman
there.
Police Watch
Jaywalkers
Pedestrians Must Obey
Rules, Says Rcgler
Foot traffic as well as auto traf
fic will bi watched and regulated
this year under the present plana
being carried out by Sergeant
L. C P.cgler and his seven cam
pus patrolmen. Regler, stationed
with the University Police motor
cycle on the corner of 14th and R
streets at intervals throughout the
day is placing more emphasis on
the necessity of pedestrians ob
serving traffic laws than has been
the custom in the past.
Sergeant Regler warned that
after a few days of issuing warn
ings, he is going to crack down
on traffic violators, pedestrians as
well as drivers. Jaywalkers and
pedestrians ignoring traffic sig
nals at 12th and R arc to be the
objects of special attention. The
fine for either of these offenses
is $1 and costs, the costs being
$1.70.
Other regulations which the ser
geant intends to enforce are: The
IS miles an hour speed limit on
the city and ag campi, no parking
and faculty parking zoning. To
the credit of upperclnssmen, Ser
geant Regler said that most of his
warnings so far hail been given
to freshmen who arc new to the
city.
He authorized the quotation that
"I have given a lot of warnings,
but in a few days no excuses will
! be accepted. No serious accident
t Continued on Page 2.)
Twenty Tons of Fossils Reward
Efforts of Summer Geology Trip
Schultz Well Pleased
With Expedition
Twenty tons of valuable fossil
material were salvaged from the
Nebraska prairies by the Morrill
hall expedition that spent the
summer hunting over the western
part of the state for the remains
of prehistoric animals.
C. Bcrtraml Schultz, assistant
director of the museum, reports
that this has been the mo.t suc
cessful season in recent years as
far as the quantity and quality of
the material is concerned. In fact,
he says, this summer's yield is ap
proximately twice as much as was
secured any other season,
The discovery of bones of a
giant beaver will give the Morrill
hall the second mounted skeleton
of this animal In the world. When
standing erect, this animal, which
was discovered near Rushvllle, will
approximate the size of the black
bear. Other important finds were
thn remains of the world's lrg-
Seeing Eye Dog Leads Coed Mistress
to Classes on University Campus
Miss Hale Confidently
Relies on "Myrt" . s
When you see a crop of lovely
red locks flashing In the sun and
the girl beneath them walking
with a quick sure step, accom
panied by a German Shepherd dog,
you will see Margaret Hale, blind
university student, and her "seeing
eye, Myrt."
Thru "Myrt's" eyes, Miss Hale is
able to come and go as any one
else on the campus. In June, 1936,
the two met at the famous train
ing place of the "seeing eye" dogs
for the blind at Morrlstown, N. J.
For a month the girl and dog
trained together and have since
been constant companions.
Margaret is a graduate of Has
tings college and is here at the
university to complete work for
her Masters degree In Social sci
ence. Dr. Ernest Frederick Witte,
director of the Graduate School of
Social Work, will be Margaret's
instructor. The tentative plan is
for Dr. Witte to read to Margaret
and she will prepare her assign
ments on a typewriter from notes
taken from his reading.
The extreme alertness of the dog
and the complete confidence of the
girl as they swing along the street
shows an understanding and uevo
tion that is mutual. Ohservers find
it amazing to watch the animal
guide the girl thru the crowded
halls and general traffic. "Myrt" is
well behaved and curls at Marga
ret's feet when she Is sitting.
Nebraska university is a new
experience for Margaret, whose
home is Salt Lake City, Utah,
but she Is certain that with the
help of "Myrt" she will be in the
swing of things soon. Her Lincoln
address is 331 North 13th.
Tassels Open
Ticket Drive
Pep Group Again Sells
Uni Players' Ducats
Tafsels, girls' pep organization,
will open the annual University
Players' ticket drive Sept. 27 with
the ambition to break the all-time
ticket record set last year, accord
ing to Virginia Nolte, president of
the organization.
The University Players will ap
pear on the Temple stage this sea
son for their 21st consecutive year,
and they wish to make It a memor
able season, both to themselves
and to their audiences, by putting
before the campus plays that will
awaken social consciousness as
well as stir riotous laughter.
Opening the 27th, the sales cam
paign will be in full swing for only
four days, with the closing date
set for Sept. 30. During this time
students and faculty members may
purchase their season tickets for
two dollars instead of paying the
regular price of three dollars that
is exacted from people not con
nected with the campus. Tassels
are setting a goal of 1,800 tickets
which is over a hundred more
than the record set in 1937.
Judgment Day.
Uptodate plays will mark this
year's performances, reports Miss
Alice Howell, head of the dra
matics department. First play of
the season will be "Judgment
Day" by Elmer Rice, a play that
is timely In a world of dictators.
The scene takes place in the court
room of a mythical nation that is
under the rule of a dictator and
shows justice as the dictator ad
ministers It. "Judgment Day" Is
scheduled to open Oct. 11 and run
thru the 15th.
Other plays may Include: "Night
Must Fall," "French Without
Tears," "Tonight at 8:30." "Gol
den Boy," "Susan and God."
"Room Service," "Abie's Irish
Rose," "Time and the Conways."
and "Ruy Bias."
CBEfZTRMD SCHULTZ
Lincoln Joumt.
est camel, found in the vicinity of
Broadwater, and a pleistocene
ft
Margaret Hale steps out of a
university building after class, led
by Myrt, her "seeing eye" dog.
For over two years Myrt has been
Margaret's constant companion
and has been with her while she
1 C kl D A I I litkJT DACCCC
LAST YEAR FIGURE
First semester classes began
yesterday morning with an in
crease of nearly a hundred over
the same day a year ago. The
official registration period closed
Wednesday night with a total of
r,47d .tnriont. rop-ist pr.,i rom.
, . "
pared to 0,394 a year ago.
The Wednesday enrollment was
920 as compared to the 1,098 stu -
, , . ., i-.no 1
x I
dents who registered a year agOiPy Circuit Rider" and "Preshvte
Wednesday. Graduate students, of
whom there will he about 450.
have until Oct. 1, to register,
while about the same number of
medical students and nurses have
until today to register at the uni
versity medical school in Omaha.
Awgwan
Seeks Staff
Fun Magazine Issues
Call for Positions
All students interested In work -
ing on the Awgwan. monthly hu
mor magazine of the campus, are
requested to report at the publi
cations room of the Student Union
building this afternoon at 4 o'clock
according to Virginia Geister, edi
tor. Work must be started on the
September Issue immediately, and
for the edition many permanent
staff members, assistants, secre
taries, artists, and gore experts
are required.
For those wishing permanent
staff positions, applications will be
received and applicants inter
viewed today between 2 and 4
o'clock. The following positions
are yet to be filled:
Managing editor
Gore editor
Fashion editor
One or two assistant editors
Exchange editor
Several advertising solicitors.
horse and ground sloth, In addi
tion to some prize, dart points and
ancient knives used by the first
Americans.
Rare Specimens.
The remains of the jarge ground
sloth Schultz considers a rare
find because of the fact that these
ancient beasts originally lived in
South America and only a few arc
believed to have migrated this far
north.
Another valuable addition to the
horse collection is the bones of an
ice age animal, smaller than the
present day horse, whose skeleton
was also obtained from the vicin
ity of Rushvllle.
Approximately 50 WPA work
men and 20 students assisted in
the work this summer. The uni
versity funds for the expedition
were furnished entirely by dona
tions from interested friends of
the 'museum.
During the summer months,
work was in progress at Lisco,
Bridgeport, Hemlngford, Craw
ford, Rushvllle, Gordon and Harri
son. Most of the expedition has
returned, but two units are still in
the field and will continue the
mining of fossils in and around
Broadwater and Gordon thruout
the rnordh. (
finished her undergraduate work
at Hastings college. Myrt, a Ger
man sheperd, received training at
the famous school for "seeing eye"
dogs at Morrlstown, N. J.
Papers Liven
N.U. Religion
Two Church Sheet :,
Circulate Campus
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dent groups Methodist and Pros -
; byterian. will continue to publish
llvWiiUnl'l lii Bl M-lrtl llllir." II 1 1 1 1 1 4:
! :' , ' . pr ..Th .scholarships shnll.be awarded only
i rian Progress" respectively, the
, mimeographed
news sheets
will
stu-
reach approximately 1,000
dents every issue.
Helen Paseoe, editor of the
Daily Nebraskan last semester
I edited the initial issue of Presby
I terian Progress, published in Au
I gust and sent to nearly 2.000 stu
: dents out in the state. Ontstand
; ing features of the issue were tales
of a freshman's trial and tribula
tions by a freshman of 1SP8, Dean
Rufus A. Lyman, and a freshman
of 1937, Joe Heiser. Lucilc Thomas
serves as art editor of the paner,
which is supervised by Student
Pastor Robert B. Henry.
The Wesley Circuit Rider begins
its second year this season with
! E8?!,11 cfie c,onlin,li"S H
lor and Bill Kbeiiinc as associate
editor. Sent three times a semes
ter to all active Methodist siudents
the paper features an alumni page,
"The Saddle Eag," in charge of
11a Fern Holstrum and Hope Pro-
1 basco. Arnold Pittman is in charge
of production. Unique subscriber
to the publication is a contributor
living in India.
Field Unit
Starts Work
Company Schedules
Meeting for Saturday
Work of the Cornhusker field
company will start Saturday
morning at 9:00 with a meeting of
the senior members in room I'll,
Nebraska hall, Major John U. Ay
otte, company sponsor, announced
yesterday.
Organization of the unit will be
completed, and quotas set for the
admission of freshman and sopho
more members. Established last
year, the company gives additional
training to military students who
are interested in learning to take
care of themselves on the battle
field, the major explained. Mem
bership was originally limited to
100 members.
Training exercises will be held
every Saturday, using blank am
munition, until winter. During
cold weather, the company will
move indoors and discuss the ac
tual experiences of troops In the
current Spanish civil war, and the
World war.
PERSHING RIFLES
TO ADOPT PROGRAM
Officers of the Pershing Rifles
will meet Tuesday to mako plans
for the coming year, according to
a statement issued yesterday by
Cadet Captain Nelson. Riflemen
will hold their first assemblage
the following Thursday to plan
tryouts that will ' be conducted
later to choose new members of
the organization.
Evans Fetes Frat,
Sorority Groups
Starting a tradition which he
hopes will continue, Mr. John Hol
llngsworth, of the Evans laundry,
gave a dinner Wodnesday to ap
proximately 35 fraternity and so
rority representatives of the daun-dry.
Nebraskan Launches
Subscription Campaign
A "Rag" drive for 2,000 sub
scriptions has begun this week
under the leadership of Frank
Johnson, business manager. Ev
ery student is urged to make
his payment of $1 before Oct.
t; after this date the price will
be raised to $1.50.
Having all of the latest sports
stories and also many unusual
snapshots of campus life, the
Daily Nebraskan promises to
surpass Its popularity of past
years. Anyone wishing to sub
scribe may contact salesmen
on the city or agricultural
campus.
Ag College
Gives Grant
Hynes Memorial Fund
Provides Scholarship
Establishment of a yearly schol
arship fund of $,ri00 at. the college
of agriculture was announced l.y
the University of Nebraska foun
dation recently. The scholarships
have been provided by Mrs. Mar
garet P. Hynes of Omaha as a
memorial to her son, William J.
Hynes, jr.
Some time ago Mrs. Hynes told
Prof. It. P. Crawford, recording
secretary of the university foiinda-
tion, that she would be' glad to
assist several young men in their
agricultural studies at the Univer
sity of Nebraska. A trust agree
ment has now been executed pro- ;
viding perpetually for the William
J. Hynes, jr., .scholarships in agri- .
culture, as they have been named.
Mr. Hynes received his educa- 1
i tion in Omaha and at Yale and al
ways maintained great interest in
the advancement of agriculture.
He had extensive fanning and I
! grain interests in Nebraska. Altho ,
a young man at the time of his
'death, he had taken a great pride
in helping under privileged boys
i and had for several years been as-
sisting several college or secon-
dary school boys to obtain educa
tions, j
The agreement becomes effec- .
' tive at once and a committee of j
the college of agriculture is now
! hard at work choosing the recipi
ents of the scholarships this fall. :
;The exact amount of money to be
piinl to each man receiving a '
scholarship has been left to the '
judgment of the college of Hgricul -
'ture and the $500 mav be divided
, rac VMr lov think j)M(. The
lnlsl 'li;;rPPmcnl '.,,.10 ,.lt ,he
1 , , . ; . . , . -,,,.,
to undergraduate male students .
wdio have already made good ree- j
ords in the college of agriculture, 1
who are in need of financial aid to
complete their college course, and
give promise of becoming valuable ,
citizens. Money fiom this fund is
an outright grant to the student.
Students Take
MessiahSolos
Registration Remcins
Open for Choral Units :
That university students will
this year replace professional sing
ers in Solo roles of llcndel's Mes
siah was announced today by Con
ductor Tempel of the university
school of music. This traditional
presentation of the university's
combined choral group?, assisted
by the University Symphony or
chestra, will be given l Vc. 11.
Students wishing to sing in the
Messiah will be exempt from pay
ing usual late registration fees if
registration is completed at the
school of music office before the
end of next week.
A committee from the school of
music is to judge the ability of
candidates to carry lead ro'es.
Applications for solo position
must be filed before Sept. 24.
In commenting on the departure
from custom in giving the lead
roles to student voices. Conductor
Tempel said: "1 feel that soloists
on the campus should he given
opportunity to take solo parts in
the Messiah, if talent is adequate."
.
Bookstore Moves
Regent's Transfers
Location To Temple
Present location of the Regent's
Bookstore is in the Temple build
ing in the rooms formerly used
by the nlunini office. The' book
store was moved during the sum
mer months and Is now open for
business.
The Regent's bookstore is a uni-
versity institution. Some years
ago it was located in tho Temple
building, then moved to the base
ment of Social Sciences, and now
has been moved hack to the Tem
ple. The alumni office, now in
the Student Union, created the
vacancy which enabled the hook
store to transfer hack to Us old
haunts.
Barb Council
Meets Monday
The first meeting of any unaf
filiated student organization tins
year will be held Monday evening
when the Barb council meets nt i
the Student Union building to plan ;
its activities for the coming year.
Among the projects that will be
discussed is a mass meeting of all
unaffiliated students, tentatively
set for Monday, September 26, and
a series of weekly two-hour dances
to be held during the year at the
Student Union building.
Corn Cobs
To Meet
Monday
Rosen Calls Pcpsters
Together for Year's
Initial Session
Members of Corn Cobs, men's
pep chili. wi:! hold their first meet
ing of the ri'hool year in room 'il
of Die Student Union at ft o'clock
Monde y.
The club will consist this y:ir
of li junior memlvrs. admitted
last spring on a basis of competi
tive tryouts; and tour senior offi
cer.!, George Rosen, president;
Phil Sout liwick, vire president;
; Louie Anderson, treasurer; and
j IVnver Gray, secretary.
Iiiscussioii of coming year's ac
tivities will be in order at the fir.-t.
meeting. New men will be givm
the opportunity to try out for
membership in the group soon, on
the new basis of competition, 16
of them to replace the junior mem
bers at next spring's initiation.
Old fraternity alignments, th
grounds upon which members wen
loimerly admitted have been don
away with, and according to Presi
dent Kosen, "the club lias censed
to function as a political football
unci has taken its place on c.uupm
as one of the most important ac
tivities, carrying with it prestun
and duly to the students in Hip nni
i versity."
Ken Nelson
Pbys Friday
Union Matinee Donets
to Ecgin Wsdncschy
Afternoon at 4:30
Inaugurating the Union dan-
program Friday night will be Ken
i Nelson instead of Pave Hann ai
1 was previously announced. Ken-
neth van Sunt. Union director,
stated late last evening. Johnny
Cox is still on the slate for Satur
day night.
Ken Nelson is supporting a 12
piece band with Helen Kny. vocal
ist. According to Student Director
Van Sant the admission will be 0
cents por louple t" both dance?!
with dancing lrnm !) to 12.
Matinee dances will begin next.
. W ednesda.v. when the Capehart
orcherlra will piny from 4:30 until
! r,:30 in the bellvoom. These v-,11
! he informal "rut" affairs, with all
students who ore. not in classf
at that hour invited to attend
without charge.
Name bands in the near future
include Jimmy Grier and Franki
Trnmbauer. Jimmy Grler is slat?:
to le the fir.it name band to ap
pear this season.
A calendar of speeches and en
tertainments by celebrities is soon
to be inaugurated into the union
social activities. Such personages
as Will Purant. Tony Sarg and
Ins marionettes. New Jersey's Gov.
ernor Hoffman, Or. Shelhi Thom
as, Strickland Gillilan. Frederick
Snyder and Upton Close will speak.
Also in the Union's recreation
program will be sound moving
pictures, according to plans now
being developed by the unl"n
boa rd.
New 'N' Book
Sale Dregs
Staff Still Has 1200
Volumes on Hand
''Get your N hook now" is th
advice being given to students this
wee!; by V. W. C. A. and V. M. C. A.
olfieials.
C. D. Hayes. Y. M. C. A. direc
tor, stated late Thursday after
noon that "N" book sales wer
going much slower than last year,
i Official sale of the handbook
I started Wednesday hut did not get
j under way in earnest until Thurs-
J d'iy.
At (lie present time only 30(1
' bonks have been sold, leaving" 1 200
j remaining on the shelves. Erlf
Constable, sales manager Sav
! that sales will continue until th
( entire lot of 1,200 books has been
dispensed with. Nearly 1.50O honks
weie sold within two week ,nt
year.
Within tlv leather covers of thn
"N" book will be found a complete
.schedule of university activities
for the l!i;is-:!'j school year as well
as a complete summary of social
organizations. Nebraska' songs and
yells are listed in the hook.
New students are requested to
purchase their books at the "Y"
offices. Upper classmen mav hp.
1 cine llieir copies at the Union
j building. New students are being
, Riven a special price of 10 cents
; while others will pay 25 cents.
WAA ISSUES CALL
FOR SALESWOMEN
Applications are now being
taken for saleswomen for the
coining football games. Ap
proximately 100 women stu
dents will have the opportunity
of seeing the five home foot
ball games and at, the same
time will earn a 10 percent
commission on the refreshment
sales.
. All those Interested should
apply in person with Identifi
cation cards at Grant Memorial
hall between 3 p. m. and 4
p. m. daily and between 11 a. m.
and 12 a. ni. Tuesdays and
Thursdays. Further Information
may be secured from Helen
Kovanda and Mary Kline, or
from the bulletin board in
Grant Memorial hall, and at
the Agricultural college, In the
Activities building.
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