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Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska
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yoLTxxxviii. no. 3?. Lincoln; Nebraska, Sunday, October 30, 1938
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Lincoln Journal.
Don A. Irnli.
Symphony
Will Make
Debut Today
Herb Schmidt Joins
Grouo in Schumann's
'A Minor' Concerto
Conducted by Don A. I .entz, the
University Symphony will make
its initial appearance of the season
this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock in
the coliseum. A diversified pro
gram will be
p r e s ented by
the 80-piece en
semble os well
as by the guest
artist, Herbert
Schmidt of the
school of music.
Mr. Schmidt,
a fine Mozart
ist, will join
Mr. Lentz and
the orchestra to
play the "Con
certo In A
Minor" by Rob
ert Schumann.
Mr. Lent z's
nroeram is
made up of
19th centuty composers, who more
than their predecessors or succes
sors, are easy to enjoy anj exult
over.
The symphony will open the pro
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Pan-Hcl Awcrds
Filing Opens
Greek Women Offer
Five Scholarships
Inaugurating a new iJea. the
Lincoln Tan Hellenic association
will award its five $35 scholar
ships to sophomore and junior
Greek women at the annual Pan
Hellenic Scholarship tea which
will be held Nov. is in me union.
Formerly the scholarships have
been given in the spring.
Applicants for the scholarships
must obtain the blanks at Ellen
Smith hall from the dean of wom
en and return them with re
quested information before Nov.
10.
Elegible for the scholarships are
Junior and sophomore women, be
longing to sororities who are par
lially self supporting, who are
carrying 12 hours, have an av
erage that is at least 85. A per
sonal appearance of each appli
cant before the scholarship com
mittee will be requested on Nov.
13 and 14.
Head of the Tan-Hellenic com
mittee which awards the echolar
Blvps is Mrs. Francis Drath.
Tassels Usher
At Concert Today
Members of Tassels will re
port today to usher at the first
concert of the University sym
phony orchestra In the coliseum
at the times appointed to them
at the last Tassel meeting.
Ushering will be done in uniform.
Fun Board
Calls Skits
Monday Afternoon Set
As Entry Deadline
The Coll-Agri-Fun board has
sot 5:00 Monday. Oct. 31, ns the
deadline for entries of slsits. All
persons or organizations partici
pating in Coll -Agri-Fun Pec. 3 ;
must have an outline of their s.ut .
presented at Dean Burr's office. !
airnmnaniwl liv the names and i
telephone numbers of two persons
qualified to represent the act.
The skit itse'f is to bo pre :entcd
for approval and classification by
the Coll-Agri-Fun board of man
agers on Nov. 1 or 2. The board
is encouraging sneedy action and
for this reason a dress rehearsal
is being held Nov. 21.
Judging of the skits and curtain
nrt will' derxnd on the aualitv of
performance, time required and
interest of the action ramer man
nrifinalit v.
The following prizes will be given:
High skit, Coll-Agn-mn cup; sec
ond bich skit. S4.C0: hizh curtain
act. $3.00: second high act, $2.00.
Each skit accepted and pre
sented in at least two rehearsals
and the night of Coil-Agri-Fun
will receive $2.00. Each curtain act
will receive $100 under the same
conditions.
Further information may be ob
tained from some member of the
Coll-Agri-Fun board. Those on the
hoard nre: jni Lichliter. man-
aw Carroll fi.arev. co-manaeer
and publicity chairman: Louise
Turner, secretary: wanan smnara,
treasurer; Ray Cruise and George
Gooding.
Five Enter
State Tests
For Oxford
Prospective Rhodes
Scholars Take Exams
Set for December
The University of Nebraska
Rhodes scho'arship committee an
nounced Friday morning the names
of five students who were chosen
from a list of applicants to repre
sent the university at the slate
competition scheduled for some
time in December. The men named
are Robert G. Simmons, jr., John
Loos, John R. Dudgeon, Dean A.
Worcester, jr., and William G. Hol-
I let or
Each year thirty-two college
men from the United States are
awarded these scholarships good
fr,. tu'n voara attendance at the
University of Oxford. Winners are
judged according to meir scnouis
tic attainments, moral character,
and physical vigor.
Worcester, who is senior in ine
rnn.iff nf arts and sciences, is
editor of the "N" book and a mem
ber of Pa'ladian literary society,
Corn Cobs, the Barb Union, the
pub'ieations board and the Barb
Council.
llollirter received his A. B. de
gree from the university in 1937
from the collece of arts and sci
ences and is at the present time
enrolled as a freshman in the col
lege of medicine. He is a memDer
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Delta Gamma, Sig
Nu Win Display
Compet Awards
'N' Stamp Sellers
Check In Monday
Final checkin of N' stamp
money will be held at Ellen
Smith hall Monday between
3:30 and 5:30. Prizes will be
awarded to the winning team
and to individuals.
In case of a tie prizes will be
awarded according to the num
ber of stamps sold and not ac
cording to money turned in.
Prizes will not be awarded
Monday, but later.
Counselors Hold
Dinner Thursday
Hobby Groups Prepare
Program for Event
Preparations are under way for
the annual Coed Counselor dinner
at 6:15 Thursday nigm in me
Union ballroom where counselors,
entertain their little sisters and
affiliated freshman women for the
purpose of promoting friendship
between affiliated and unaffiliated
freshmen.
Following the dinner will be a
brief program consisting of a
speech of welcome by the presi
dent, Virginia Fleetwood, musical
numbers, a tap dance by the dance
hobby group, and a brief skit by
! the dramatics hobby group.
Special guests of the Coed Coun
i selors will be their faculty spon
sors. Miss Elsie Ford Piper, and
Miss Lc-tta Clark.
! Price of the dinner tickets is
1 35 cents. They may be obtained
from any Coed Counselor or Coed
Counselor board member.
Temple Picks
Soloists
Four Students, Guests
Take Lead in Messiah
From 16 candidates, four uni
versity students have been chosen
to sing solos in tms year s annua:
'Messiah ' concert to be presemeu ,
Sunday afternoon, December 11.
According to an announcement
made by William G. Temncl.
Louise Stapleton and Martha Mc
Gce will share the soprano roles.!
while William Miller and Dale
Canz will divide the br:ss numbers.
It is hoped that the participation
of student soloists will increase the
interest in the presentation as a
student activity. However, the
contralto and tenor solor will be
sung by guest singers of national
renown.
Anv university student is elig
ible to "belong to the chorus but
attendance at all rehearsals is re
quired. Beginning Nov. 1, these
practices will be new at o o cio. "
each Tuesdav and Thursday in
Morrill, room 220. An attendance
of more than 300 students is desired.
Bengtson Speaks
Lexington Chamber
Hears Geographer
Tuesday evening. Dr. N. A.
Bengtson, cnairman oi me
raphy department, will discuss the
Iyxington cnamuer oi i-oniinei..-ni
tvi.ir annual university night
program on "The Significance of
Central America to Amcucan w
iness and Political Policies' This
lecture will be illustrated oy lan
i.m oil. io tn.'nip from his own neg
The following dav he will
speak before the joint meeting of
the women s ciuns oi mat cuy j
"Our Latin American Neighbors
and their International Relation
ships."
Blocks of Ice, Tarxan
Win Judges' Approval;
Theta, S.A.E. Second
Seven blocks of ice and' a 7 foot
Tarzan yesterday won the annual
homecoming decorations contest
for Delta Gamma and Sigma Nu.
In the unique DG display "vic
tory" was spelled out in glittering
ice, while a Sigma Nu Tarzan
swung to and fro dangling a tiger
and emitting fierce yells until frosh
lungs gave out.
j Placing second in the sorority
! decoration contest division was
K:;ppa Alpha Theta's "Fire"
sketch. Third honors went to Chi
Omega and their Cornhusker laun
dry. To Pi Beta Phi's "Tisket
Tasket," and Alpha Chi Omega's
"Heaven," went honorable mention.
Running Sigma Nu a close sec
ond, Sigma Alpha Epsilon's bal
loon was another stand out. Third
place went to Sigma Phi Kpsilon
anJ the hunting display. Phi Delta
Theta's "Schoolroom" and Phi
Gamma Delta's "Swingnroo" were
awarded honorable mention.
.Tiidinc committe?. composed of
Terry Townsend and Pill Newens,
both commercial artists, rated con
testants on the three punts or
idea, execution, and showmanship.
With a record breaking Lumber
of entrants in this year's contest.
some 10 sororities and IS frater
nities competed in the contest.
Three hundred couples jammed
their way last night in- o the Union
ballroom ti dar.ee to the music of
the Beck-Jungbluth orchestra at
the Innocents Homecoming party.
One of the biggest affairs of its
kind on the campus, the party this
year featured presentation of
awards in the homecoming decora
tions contest.
To Stan Huffman, of F! -'in, went
the football bearing the auto
graphs of the 1!::S Hti. 'ur so, ja 1
and members of the coaching staff.
Miss Bonnie Barks: 'Try for Trip lo Kansas;
Ball Tickets, Cokes by Picking Right Name'
Vanderbill Sees Madmen
A bout lo Rule World Best in)
' Mascot Receives 1,000
Grill Room Names
"A trip to the Kansas game,
with all expenses paid." barked
Miss Bonnie, the coal black, wire
haired Srotty. the Sweetheart of
Student Union and (sponsor of the
name-the-room contest. "Why,
even you might think of a name
for the Student Union grill room
that would win the name contest
and the prize of the Kansas trip.
And if the rime you submit is a
crackcrjack but not quite the ul-tra-crackerjack
you might get the
aecond prize of two Military Ball
or Mortar Board tickets or the
third maze of 20 free cokes lo be
consumed in the watch-may-call-it.
Step right up, ladies and gentle
men, it doesn't tost a cent; all you
do is write in a name on a name
blank, drop it in the name-box in
the Student Union lobby, and call
lor your prize next Thursday."
"Easy, easy," cautioned Miss
Bonnie's secretary. "Miss Bonnie
ued to be a barker for Gentry's
Dog and Pony Show and every
time she cets enthused about
aotnethinc she lapsea into her
barker's apiel."
Scotch Aooent,
"Oi hev a perrrfect roight to be
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International Reporter
Quotes Hitler, II Duce
By Tom Hicks.
m iii m ' n are runnins the great
er part of the world. If the people
of the ni'eu fctaics ' ul ""u
together their destinies will be
controli'd by these machines. Cor
nelius Vanderbilt. jr.. reporter of
the world, ma le this prophecy a
be concluded his Frech at the coli
seum, Friday night.
Vandeibilt s speech closed the
two dav convention of dis'.rict J,
Nebraska State Teachers associa-
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Roscrc!of Talks
Educator Makes State
Snsak'na Tour
Dr. G. V.. Robcnlof. Teachers
coilese, gave thiee lectures in
HastTngs recently. He soke at the
i!..t.n' colle'-u chatd: also be
fore sch'Ki! board memDcrs ami
U-aclieis of Adams county and be
f Li-e the slate W. C. T. U. conven
tion. Thufday he was in Chadron
talking belore the general teach
ers meeting on "The tnlaiging
Horizon of Professional respon
sibility" and before a section pro
gram on "Important insiiera
tions in Curriculum Building."
Chadron Rotarv club beard him at
their noon luncheon. On Friday
be traveled to Omaha wnere ne
presided at a round table of the
soc'al studies section cf the dis
trict teachers' convention.,
tion. More than 2 tenders
heard him sp.aU. thru arrange
ments of the Lincoln c-hamb-r of
commerce. Officials d '-..iic. u.e
total attendance of 4 000 nt busi
ness sessions of the convention thu
year, was the largest they have
ever had.
Comments on World Affairs.
Despite his rubjert. "The Twelve
Most Interesting M'n 1 l!:.ve In
terviewed." Vanierbilt was unable
to keep from commenting on the
world conditions. If 11. tier f.iils to
take Ukraine, he will tuna on Kng
land and France. If l e is s-jr'.-r-r.
ful. war will be postponed n while'
longer. Vanderbilt forr-aw failure.
In an interview f'i::r'V. ,n;: h i
speech, he declare-! that mr:
should arm imme liat lv i ro-"1:-erate
with the we ri il v.ocr.t
cies. SoUh Ameri ' i ab'ut !
become farci::'.. Japan will ctvnier
China, notice hi-t (:! 'H
and move HgainM h' i o'.onial
neighlxu
Again In Twelve Men.
Speaking of the 12 n-.M Inter
esting men. he beyae. "After th.
crucilixion 12 men mi! 1 an idea to
the world. Td.y. 12 " en ;.e a';a"i
selling their id-a.-. .'.iu.-t of Uieiu
want war."
He told of driving with Musso
lini when i) di'ce ran over a chil i.
Mussolini did not atop. To the
shocked Vandeibilt he Niid. "Never
look back." Audaciously posing a."
a diplomat, Vanderbill encounter d
Hitler, was told Germany will con
quer the world "including yovr im
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