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I . 1 r Vol. xxwiii. iso. i. Freshman Class Attends Convo Wednesday University To Dismiss U O'clock Sessions For Newcomers Over 2,000 freshmen will thunder the Cornhusker oath a little after 11 o'clock Wednesday morning as the annual Freshman day convo cation Rets underway. Adminis tered annually to Nebraska new comers under the direction of the Innocents society, the oath con tains the elements that will make freshmen true Nebraska students, and thev will probably repeat it several times until they feel Ne braska patriotism stir their hearts. That the class of 1912 may all nitenil the session, freshmen will be dismissed from their 11 o'clocks i to go to the coliseum where mem ) hers of the pep organizations on ! the campus will usher them to ,iJk 4k their places. On the stage will sit some of the prominent faculty members, the Innocents and Mortar Boards, who will be introduced to new students. Freshman day will mark the first appearance of the year of the se nior honorary members in their formal attire. After the freshmen officially ac cept the university in their oath of allegiance, cheer leaders will come on the stage to direct them j in the familiar Nebraska yells and lad them in song. The band, under the direction of Don A. Lent., will play I lie (. omnuskci "Hail to the Team, and 1 nere is ( No Tlacc Like Nebraska" while the clai of '12 learns the songs ; Don Moss is thc member of Inno- reins in rnnrgc 01 rrcsniiimi uny. end he invites' not only the fresh- men and new si'Hicms on uic cain piis to attend the convocation but any students who .not having classes at that time, care to come. Hops Liven Week End Record Union Dances Predict Fun Year Pu.ihing well past, t lie six hun dred couple mnik, attendance id Friday and Saturday's dances op-, c:iin;j' the student union card, ; rrnmises a season exceeding even the hopes of Student Union offi cials. Ken Nelson, whose orchestra played for Friday's dance reported numerous requests were received indicating an enthusiastic, student body reception of the initial dance. Bnnr.inr the latest in swing i music arrangements. Johnny Cox's ; 12 piece swing band played for thc dancers numbering more than six j hundred Saturday, being totally! unable to handle thc volume of requests received. That Jimmy Grier's orchestra has been definitely scheduled for Sept. 24, and that limited ticket sale at $1.10 per couple would be gin Monday at the Student Union rlieckstand Was announced by Stu dent Union Director Van Sant. One all student dance a week is planned for the entire school year, vhilc rpecial events such as foot- c.ill games may occasion Rn c:;tra session. Riflemen Start Season Tuesday Making plans for the coming year, the officers of the rershing Rifles will meet Tuesday, Cadet Captain Nelson announces. In a statement made yesterday, Nelson said that the Riflemen will hold their first afsemblage next ThurS' day. At this meeting plans will be discussed as to membership try - iuts, to be conducted later. 'Old Selller' Handicraft Dr. Bell Reports New Archeological Finds The university archeological ex pedition in the northeastern part of the state has recently made the mportant discovery of a new type f ancient Ncbraskan, reports Dr. 'srl H. Bell, assistant professor of r.nthropology, who has just re turned from an observation tour of hree major excavation sites. Char ..clerized by his long narrow skull ani a style of pottery and arrow bends hitherto unknown, this "old fuirr' trod NrbrasKa plains an established thousand years ago. nelirved to be relics of the 'Woodland'' culture, thc findings of skeletal material, pottery, burial mounds and arrow hrads proves .ehraska to be thc westernmost Aicnsion of these people yet known. This summer marks the in st widespread excavation of "icir remains. Work Continues. The 1938 expedition, most suc rcs.sful of the five which have been eni into the field, will enable unl orally scientists to add several "L-w chapters to the early history I'f Nebraska and of the continent. ork at the principal sites near "union. O Nclll and Ponca will '"ntlnue for at least two more J'fki. During the winter, the ma "rial discovered In tHe field will be Gricr Band Opens Union Swingtime Director Books Name Music for Saturday Jimmic Crier, ' Musical Host of the Coast," brings his celebrated dance and radio orchestra to the Student Union Saturday evening, September 21th, Kenneth Van Sant, Union director announced Friday, drier's appearance will mark the formal opening of the Union's dance scries for the year. Grier, discoverer and developer of many big names in radio, stage and screen, is on an extended tour of the country He brings his band from the famous Biltmore Bowl of the Biltmore Hotel In Los Angeles, where he established an all-time record of 208 consccu tive weeks with 1,400 straight 1 half hour radio programs, broad ca;d from coast to coast Union Seeks "Names." Among the many big names that have graduated from the c organization during the last f ml. R ar(, rinky Tomlin, write; Q tnc sonR nit' ..Thc 0b. jcct of My Affections;" thc Thee J bassa( -or lhe Tnrce Cneers; Joy Hodges, now under contract to ' Universal: Larry Cotton, sing- in s now with Horace iieun: ana his latest find. Julie Gibson, heard I on the Joe Pcnncr broadcasts, along with Dick Webster, baritone and violinist. In keeping with the policy ini tiated last semester. Director Van Sant desires to brni? as many "name" bands as possible to the Union. Orrin Tucker opened the Union's season last semester, Gricr will oncn it this semester. Tickets for the Grier dance will he priced at $1.10 per couple. COUNSELOR EOARD MEETS MONDAY Virginia Fleetwood, president of th; coed counselor board, has called a meeting of all board members for 4 o'clock at Ellen Smith hall Monday afternoon. All members must be present as important matters will be discussed. Congregational Group Meets Sigma Eta Chi Begins Fall Rush Events Sigma Kta Chi, National Congre gational Girls Sorority, swung into nriinn last Tuesday eveninr to make vmH for faU rushing which j wiu bc.cin in a si10i t time. The first event will be a tea held Sunday, Sept. 25. from 3:00 to 5:00 p. m., in Parlors B and C of the Student Union. The Sigma Eta Chi girls will have as their guests all the university girls of Congregational or christian preference. A varied I program will be given at 4:00. Lor rajne gharrick is in charge of the program. Hftecn girls turned out for the first meeting to discuss plans for furnishing and decorating their ! new rooms in the Student Union. ! Regular meetings will be held each .Tuesday evening at 7:00. Leaves Unique Long Narrow 7 J Lincoln Journal. DR. EARL H. BELL. . . were our former Nebraskani cannibals? assembled and prepared for publi cation. A number of Important findings have been made In the present sur vey. The Woodland culture has leen discovered in Nebraska; the remains of an ancient village have Daily Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska !v'Sv ! ? X ' Lincoln Journal. POYNTER. DR. C. W M Poynter to Open Nu-Med Program Dr. C. W. M. Poynter, in speak ing at the Nu-Med society's first meeting, scheduled for Oct. 5 at 6:15 in the Student Union building, will inaugurate a scries of pro grams intended to promote profes sional spirit in pre-medical stu dents. Dr. Pointer is dean of the University of Nebraska medical school at Omaha. Meetings of the Nu-Med society will be held once a month during the school year, according to Dr. Otis Wade. Humor Chief Lists Staff Virginia Geister Issues Call for Assistants Work on the September edition of Awgwan started Friday with the tentative editorial staff ap pointments. Editor Virginia Geis ter was very emphatic in urging students to come down to the Aw gwan office in thc Student Union building any afternoon. Students especially interested in cartooning and artistry are advised to report. Jim Foreman, who did several pleasing Awgwan covers last year, will design thc September cover. Thc magazine will include a resume of new coed arrivals in the University. Other attractions will consist of cartoons, candid camera shots, short stories, fea tures and literary titbits. Appoint ments include: George Frischer Managing Editor Smith Oavis ...Assistan Editor Jim Foreman Cover Artist George Rosen Staff Photographer Muriel White ...Fashion Editor Virginia Charnok Assistant Fashion Editor Virginia Wheeler .. .Gore Editor Bill Fox. .Assistant Gore Editor Betty Roach. .. Exchange Editor Dorothy Swoboda ..Assistant Exchange Editor Plan Special Gopher Train Husker Special Leaves Lincoln at 7:45 Student reservations may now be made for accommodations on the Nebraska-Minnesota football special train which leaves Lincoln Friday, Sept. 30 at 7:43 p. m., Chicago-Great Western railroad offi cials announced Saturday. Round trip special coach fare is $11 on thru coaches. Pullman sleeping cars with lower and up per berths, compartments and drawing- rooms will be available and the dining cars will be open on the going and return trips. The schedule: I.av Unrein, 7:45 p. m. : trrivr Oma ha. S:3A m. i Iravr Omaha. S p. m.; arrlv MlMttapollit. 1:4 a. m. l-rav Minneapolis. 1:16 p. m.: Irar Kt. rani. 1:45 p. m.; airivr Omaha, t:i a. m.i arl Unroln, 1:40 a. m. r I a. m. Information may be secured In Lincoln at the Burlington city or depot ticket office. Skull Ancient Tribe Lived In Northeast Nebraska been located 10 to 12 feet .beneath today's town of Pilger; a sue of recent origin showing the influence of early white men on the Indian has been found; several huge mounds 60 feet long, 35 feet wide and 6 feet high are now being ex cavated to discover whether or not they are actually Indian bu rial mounds. A matter of histort cal importance is connected with the last discovery for until now, such large burial mounds have been found only in the east. Also, this year is the first time univer sity workers have used aerial photography to locate archcologi cal sites. About 70 WPA workers have been laboring in the field and In the laboratory, speeding up the work to such an extent that infor mation concerning several periods from early pre-historlc through early 1800's has been obtained. Workers Find Woodland Culture. Oldest pottery In this part of the state is found at O'Neill said Dr. Bell. Here, work Is centered on 11 burial mounds from 10 to 30 feet in diameter and rising from n few inches to several feet above thc ground. "These mounds were (Continued on Page 2.) LINCOLN. NEBRASKA, SUNDAY SKPTKMRKR 1. 1938. Honorary Sponsors Conference Mortar Boards Schedule Training Meet Sept. 24 in tllen Smith Hall University women face a full afternoon of activity Sept. 24, when the intcrorganlzation council of Mortar Board holds its annual leadership training conference in Ellen Smith hall. The conference, designed espe cially for women interested in the extra-curricular activity field, will offer valuable information through round table discussion groups. Speakers, well informed on the discussion topics, will appear at each round table. The afternoon's program in cludes: 12:45 to 1:15 Registration. 1:15 to 1:30 Opening session. 1:30 to 2:15 Round tables on group leadership and officer training. 2:15 to 3:00 Round tables on salesmanship and politics. 3:00 to 3:45 Round tables on publications, ag campus activi ties, and student government. 3:45 to 4:15 Closing session and summaries of round tables. Phyllis Chamberlain, Mortar Board president, will be in charge of the opening session in the after noon. The round table leaders in clude Bonnie Burn, group leader ship; Frances Boldman, officer training; Pat Lahr, publications; Ruthanna Russell, ag activities; Barbara Uosewater, student gov ernment; Virginia Nolte. sales manship; Velma Ekwall, politics. Josephine Rubnitz is serving as general chairman for the confer ence. Barb Council Meets Monday Activity plans for the coming year will be the topic of discus sion Monday evening when the Barb council meets at the Student Union building. The meeting will mark thc first gathering of any unaffiliated student organization this year. Chiefly among the projects to be discussed will be the mass meeting of all unaffiliated stu dents of the University, tentatively set for Monday, Sept. 26. Plans will be made concerning the two hour dances that arc to be held during the coming school year at the Student Union building ball room. , Campbell to Fill Staff Vacancy Bruce Campbell has been ap pointed temporarily to the news editorial staff of thc Daily Nebias kan by Gaylc C. Walker, chair man of the publication board. He will fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Fred Harms who has accepted the position of a reporter on the Lincoln Journal staff. Campbell was formerly Aw gwan editor and columnist for the Daily Ncbraskan. Gee, I Wish I Weren't a Frosh! I'd Never Go Thru CoIIpdp Surp Ic Fun n iTii. i r but I Wish I Were Done D .. A,,. LI Dawgone! Them lines wherein we wait move at the darndest slowest gait; you'd think that all the gals and boys would slip a bit and lose their poise, and tell them deans and gala who check our slips and cards to go to Heck. Me and my friend set down at eight for fear that we would come too late; we set there in that gosh- darned line a tellur jokes till half past nine. And then we stood up stretched a while and looked right down that line a mile, which made me think of some swell gag that I had read in last year's rag; Peace Group Holds Party , Anti-War Committee Greets New Students Believing that an occasional party will do much to keep up en thusiasm or international peace, the Lincoln Peace Action commit tee Invites all students on the campus interested In anti-war movements to meet at the Unita rian church Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock for an evening of games, dancing and refreshments. Armolene McKay, chairman of the party, desires that especially new students on the campus at tend the party so that they may become acquainted with the per sonnel of the peace committees. The committee is an arm of the local Lincoln Peace Council which is a part of the national peace council and carries on much of its work on the campus thru the uni versity Y. W. and Y. M. C. A.'a. Tassels Assemble Tuesday Night Tassels will conduct their first meeting of the year Tuesday at 7 p. ni. in room 316 of the Student Union building. Virginia Nolte, president, states that full at tendance is Imperative so that the Tassels may outline their program for the year and make plans for the University Players ticket drive which is scheduled to start Sept. RASKAN University Athletic Office Puts Blocks Student Ticket Abuses Superintendent of Identification Protects Student Privileges; Action to Keep Outsiders Out of Special Sections. Cynarctoidesz Leaves Home A prominent member of the Cynarctoidesz family has moved out of Nebraska. Not recently, however. Twenty million years ago, to he as exact as scientifi cally possible. For Cynarctoidesz is not a Polish name, as might be assumed, hut a scientific name; and the family member who changed his address 20 mil lion years ago was the giant panda, whose relation to the North American raccoon has just been discovered .The hard-to-gcl panda, who formerly roamed Nebraska plains, now calls eastern Asia home. ASME Plans First Smoker Wednesday Freshmen Invited to See Films on Welding Process. The American Society of Me- chancila Engineers will open a tnAmhAi-ehin li'ii.A fat a jlinMn,. on, I ', i nil ; smoker in the Student Union build-' ing on Wednesday. Sept. 21, at ' 6:30 p. m. All members of the Rn- ginecring college interested in me- chanical engineering are urged to , purchase tickets for 25 cents be- fore 9 a. m. Wednc.-'day when sales will stop. ! At thc dinner, members of the i Engineering faculty will be intro- duced. Afterwards thc September 1 issue of the Mechanical Engineer-1 party. Rev. L. W. McMillin will I ing magazine, official organ of the 1 be in charge of the gathering. . national society, will be distrib-1 All university church night will uted. Following distribution of thc he observed by the Calvary Evan- j magazines, a group of unusual I gelical church. 11th and Garfield! films from Lind? Air Products with a program of games, enter-' company of Kansas City will be ! tainment and refreshments. Party shown. Thc first roll will present ! activities are scheduled to begin the fundamental principles of the! at 7:30 p. m. Oxyacetylcne process for welding Lutheran students of thc Augus and cutting metals, including cross ' tana synod, the American Luth section views and animated draw- j cran church, the United Danish ings showing thc internal con- struct ion and operating principles of the appaiatus used in the low pressure type, inc iasi i.vo recis will illustrate Hie application ot the oxy-acclylene process as a method of repair in the home, thc shop, and the industrial plants. In charge of the tickets are Har- Entertainment for Lutheran stu nld Brown, V. Barton Berc, Henry ,jent of the Missouri synod will be Jensen, and Ellis Smith. They may! hen at the parish house, 13th and (Continued on Tjge 2.) H sts . at S:30 p. m. The program will be in charge of the senior This, B'Gosh! , .... ' and others thouc it of olher iokrs ... " wmcn wire never meant tor iu nice folks. And ever time a pertty gal come ' pal would smile and 'hi," and push me back ( shout a and laugh a bit, an.l I blushffl pink and did submit, until Ht least a hunderd dames who had one time been my friend's flames stood there and talked and slung the bull, and made me think they had some gull. Sucked In. And then I stood outside the doo.-, a'tryin' to buy the whole book store. And all I'd earned in three whole days, I had to spend for a book of plays, which, my pHl told me, had been writ by some poor starving Swede halfwit. That night, my pal. he grab' my hand, and says he knows that one nice band is playing at the U tonight, and I should come and lose my fright. Their pertty lines, he says to me, make them stag gals swell company; so dance a bit with .some nice girls with nice curved lines and blondish curls. Honked. Well, dawgone, them gals were no such treat-they danced unon ny line-lamed feet, and then one piumpish gal took me and coked (Continued on Page 2.) Grads Join Temple Staff Dramatics Department Adds Rider, Brummer Two new members have been added to the staff of the dramatic department. They are Delford Brummer and Richard Rider, both graduates of the University of Ne braska. Mr. Rider, former cadet-colonel here, was at Fort Crook last year, being one of the 1,000 C. M.T.C. men selected for advanced work. The dramatic urge in him, how- ever, wa stronger than the mill tary one, for he has Just completed r t the next meeting of these or his master's degree in stagecraft r.anlzations the spring of this year. at Carnegie Tech in Pittsburgh. Mis chief concern will be the studio theater. Mr. Bnimmer, who received his B. A. degree here, has Just com pleted summer school at Iowa uni versity. His subject is stage light ing and stage design. In addition to his new Job, Mr. Brummer has a bride of about three weeks. On Due to a more strict supervision of athletic tickets, onlv dul registered students will occupy tlic student section in the east sta diuni this fall. No outsiders will he allowed in the location allot ted students and faculty members. This action has been taken by the university athletic depart- Churches Entertain Friday Denominations Plan Parties for Studwents Campus attention will focus on , Lincoln churches Friday night j when students arc introduced to j university religious leaders at re-: reptions and parties held by all 1 denominations. ' Baptist students will attend a re ception at the First Baptist church 14th and K st.. at 8 o'clock. Stu dents who attend the Christian church will be taken for a world cruise on the U. S. S. Funster at a party to be held at the First Christian church. ltith and K sts. at 8 o'clock. Nearly 500 students will gather at First' Plymouth, 20th and D. and Vine Congregational ,2.")th and S. . . . , u ; . . . P'am of entertainment. Informality thc Keynote. St. Paul's F.vangelieal church, I3th and F sts., will be the scene of an infoimal party for students, The affair is scheduled to begin at s o'clock. Kpiscopal students will gather at the University Episcopal church. I 310 No. 13th. foi a i eLtotioii and synod and the United Lutheran church will gather at the First Lutheran church. 17th and A sts. Rev. (.;. F.Iiott will give a short welcome address. Members of the , different Lutheran leagues are in. charge of the program of enter- tainment. Walthcr league of the Trinity Lutheran church. Program fea tures include music, games, and short addresses by P.ev. F. V. Wortham and P.ev. H. Erck. Methodist students will gather at four churches. Trinity church. . :. i :.' . jinn aim r.. l iii.uiuiiii; it act party: St. aPul's. 12th and M. will holil m n:inta1ion nurtv Plio Park , - hurch. 2Uh and Randolph, has ; ,.nosen a i,i f.,sliione, party i u,w- r.m..n rinv.i Rirwfipl.i rr j Walter Aitkcn .P.ev . S . B. Thomas' j Hn,, Dl. K i oissincer will creet the students. In celebration of the 30th anni t Continued on Pape 2.) Tempel Calls For Singers William Tempel, Univeisity choral conductor, announced Sat urday that all singers desiring to enter the Messiah chorus, should register this week. No late regis tration fee will be charged. The women's chorus will meet on Tuesday and Thursday in Mor rill hall, room 220. at 5 p. m. The male chorus will meet there on Monday and Friday at the same time Mr. Tempel hopes that the I nuxeu logrmcr. ine envelope nav Messiah chorus this year will have ! B the number corresponding to 300 members. I (Continued on Tagc 2.) Witte Reports Placement of Qualified Students School of Social Work Attests Job Boom Despite the fact that the school had been in operation only one year, it has already been elected to membership in both the. Omaha and Lincoln councils of social agencies, and altho it more than meets the standards prescribed by the association of schools of so cial work and the American asso ciation of social workers, it has been assured by both organiza tions that accreditment will come Formal accreditment can not take place until the school has been in existence at least two years. Stu dents graduating or taking work in the school are already recognized by the American association and are admitted (o membership In that association 2-404. PRICE FIVE CENTS" ment to prevent persons not con I nected with the university from ! using undergraduate privileges, an I abuse which non-students prac ticed extensively last fall. "The athletic department is in terested in keeping a student sec- -r 1-iiicr.In Journal, JOHN K. SELLECK. a student section for students. Ucn for Ktuii0Ilt3 aru We ask the co-operation of thc student body to see that outsiders are kept, oui," stated John Sellcck, business man ager of athletics. Students Only. To insure exclusion of outsiders, these barriers will be risd: Organized groups will be en titled to pui-rharr only as many tickets as they have names listed in the undergraduate body. Faculty members as listed in the official university catalog, wi'l be allo.vcd to purchase activity tickets only for themselves and members of their immediate, de- penoeni lamiiy. Special entrances will h used bv' indents when attending ho:n9 1 .i"ic.-. Inspectois stationed at the en trances will assist in preventing outsiders from using student books. Identification cards are to h presented at the entrance along with the activity book. Each group wishing to reserve seats in thc student section will send one representative with stu dent identification cards and th money for the entire group to thn f-tudent activities office in the coli seum on Sept. 17 or 2?. The nfifce will be open to receive deposits1 for tickets from 8:00 a. m. to 1 00 p. m., Tuesday, Sept. 27 and from 8:00 a. in. to 1:00 p. m. Wednes day. Sept. 2S. The dl awing for seat assignments for the various groups and individuals will be made at 1 :00 p m. Sept. 2S by the editor of the Daily Ncbraskan. Seats will he allotted in the student section in thc east stadium. The bloc of 5.500 tickets includes the nine center sections, from the south ten yard line to the north ten yard line and extends from the first to the 30th row. P.ows 30 to 47 comprise the faculty bloc. Draw for Seats. Identfification cards and money belonging to each group or indi vidual will be placed in an envelop as soon as it is deposited in the ac tivities office and the envelop numbered. Corresponding numbers will be written on slips of paper I.lnroin Journal, ERNEST F. WITTE. ... hl school receives recognition. r F' ;. ? : 1- 1 r ii