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Union night club lacks studentaction 0 ff Tvo bands to jam n jive for jitterbugs Trumbauer and Weeks, student favorites, will alternate at Greek ball "Ladles and gentlemen! In this corner we have the sweet, suave swing music of Anson Weeks, and In this corner the All American Frankie Trumbauer and his jam ming jivin' rhythm!" Such is the lineup that faces Cornhusker jitterbugs when they Journey to the Coliseum Saturday, Feb. 4, to partake of the annual inteifraternity ball. For the sec ond time within a year not one but two well known dance bands will play for a school dance. Last year the Innocents staged a "battle of music" between a pair of midwest bands with such suc cess that the council has decided that a similar setup would meet with general approval. Therefore, Weeks, who has built up a huge following on the east coast, and Trumbauer, direct from the Pal mer house in Chicago, were signed up for the ball. Informal Dress to Reign. For the first time in the history of the ball, informality will reign What with the nature of the dance, the committee feels that an infor mal ball would meet with more favor than would a stiff shirt af fair. Paul Whiteman, the King of Jazz, endorses the hot swing rhythms of Frankie Trumbauer gives out with his saxophone. Th? latter is no stranger to campus Bwingsters because of a fall ap pearance here, and will alternate with Weeks for the evening's See JITTERBUGS, Page 2. YW cabinet makes debut Banquet, installation scheduled for tonight As her first official act, Prl acilla Wicks, newly elected presi dent of the Y. W. C. A., announced yesterday the cabinet which will guide "Y" destinies during 1939. The new officers and cabinet members are: Maxine Lake, vice president; Irene Hollenbeck, sec retary; Ann Hustead, treasurer; Helen Kilmer, ag president; Dor othy, Glen, art staff; Faith Medlar, Bible study; Jean Simmons, civic affairs; Charlotte Utt, compara tive religions; Mary Lou Daly, creative leisure; Ella Jo Marshall. Conference; Patricia Sternberg Kstes co-operative. Mary Jo Henn, finance; Helen Able, foreign affairs; Frances Vr.n Anla, freshmen commissions; Maxine Lake, international rela tions; Joyce Pestal, personal re lations; Jane Shaw, personnel; Selma Hill, publications; Margaret Krause, publicity; Mary Ellen Os borne, social service; Helen Ko vanda. social; Marian Stone, ves per choir; Mary Bullock, vesper staff. Banquet, installation today. The new officials will meet this afternoon at the city Y. W. C. A. for discussion to be followed by a banquet for past and present cab inet members. Officers will be in stalled after the banquet, and the cabinet will meet Saturday morn ing to consider plans for the year. Tuesday, Feb. 7, retiring officials will give their duties over to the new governing body. Regents award dorm contracts Plumbing cost largest with $25,775 best bid Contract for finish hardware, electric fixtures, electric wiring, heating and plumbing for the two additional units of womens' dormi tories were awarded by the uni versity board of regents Thursday morning. To the Went Plumbing com pany, Lincoln, went the heating and plumbing contract on a base bid of $25,775. Also awarded con tracts were the II. W. Miller Elec tric company, Omaha, submitting a bid for electric wiring of J9.493; Summerour & Devine, Kansas City, a bid for electric fixtures of $2,125; and the Johnson Hardware company, Omaha, was given the finish hardware contract on a base bid of $2,395. The Official Newspaper of More Than 6,000 Students Fit ID AY, FEBRUARY 3, meter Uni offers scholarships Regents' competition includes 250 awards Announcement is made by uni versity regents of the tenth an nual Regents' Scholarship contest, thru which 250 two semester schol arships will be awarded to fresh men entering the university next fall. Awards will be based upon the results of examinations to be given in all accredited high schools thruout the state April 3 and 4. Eligibility for entry is based upon the individual's standing in relation to the rest of his class. At least two participants are to bo allowed all schools no matter what their size, and in larger schools, any In the upper fourth of the class that are interested In uni versity work. Th escholarship pays all tuition expenses with the ex ception of student union, medical and matriculation fees. Alternates provided. More than 200 of the 2,201 stu dents who participated in the con test last year are now enrolled in the university. Where winners are found unable to make use of th scholarship, it is awarded to al ternates, whose grades ranged down the scale from the winner in the school. Scholarship examinations com prise the English classification test, required of all students enter ing the university, two psychologi cal tests, a general information test and a test of one's reading ability. Sunday vespers to feature Wilke Choir plans program on Christian Science Forrest Wilke, freshman law student at the university will be the featured speaker on the Lin coln Cathedral choir vesper service Sunday at 5:30 o'clock in the Cornhusker ballroom. With the service devoted to the Christian Science church, Wilke will speak on the Mother Church of that faith, which is in Boston, and also on Mary Baker Eddy, founder and "discoverer" of the Christian Science church. Guest organist will be Milan la m Bert, who will play improvisa tions on hymns by Mrs. Eddy, in addition to "Prelude," by Grieg. Numbers by the choir will be "O Master. Let me Walk With Thee," ararnged by Lutkin, and Cretch aninov's "Nunc Dimittis." Vesper services, which are broadcast by stations KOIL and KFOR, are open to the public. Doors open at 5 o'clock. Foreign Relations club plans to attend meet International Relations club, Carnegie endowed organization for the study of political and economic relations between nat. ins. met Tuesday evening to discuss plans for attending the Mississippi Val ley International Relations confer ence In Omaha, March 17, 18. The conclave will consist of round table discussions, papers on politics and economics and dis plays of the different groups at tending.. Prof. Norman MIL spon sor of the university group, will display the new books recently obtained by the Nebraska chapter. II J x I Si L-. f SSS, f Ssi f s ' I A 1939 Z-408 depiire I- i C Omaha Rotary club hears Chancellor back junior college plan That the typical American "big ger and better" slogan, carried into education has resulted in an emphasis upon the "bigger" rather than the "better" was emphasized by Chancellor C. S. Boucher in his address before the Omaha Rotary club Wednesday. Not too much money Is spent for educational facilities, but much of it Is spent unwisely, he stated. "As a club over legislatures to obtain large appropriations," he cited the fact that many colleges and universities have as their goal a large enrollment, and added that he was "not that kind of a col lege president." Quality goes down. Instead of taking an unreason able stand, his policy advocates, he explained, that "whenever the legislators tell us they have reached the peak of appropria tions, we will ask them to help us readjust our courses so as to be able to give as good instruction as appropriations will permit." Revealing Nebraska university's statistics showing the continued increase in student enrollment, he predicted that appropriations In the future will flatten and ca'ise the curve of quality of education to go down unless efforts are made to change the educational program See DEPLORES, Page 4. Don't pass cigars 'tis against the late. declares legislature No more cigar passing, no more mooching, no more free samples! It's a dreary life ahead for uni versity young ones but it's the law. Yesterday university students made the alarming discovery that everyone who had passed a cigar, begged a cigarette from a friend, or gave any form of tobacco away since 1919 had been breaking a Nebraska statute and making themselves liable to a fine of from $100 to $200 or two months im prisonment in the county jail. The astounding revelation came when members of the state legis lature referred to the tobacco li censing act and became surprised at il3 implicotions. Thus reads the law: "That it shall be unlawful for any persons to . . . eive awav anv clears, to bacco, cigarettes, or cigarette ma terial, to anyone, without first obtaining: a license . . " Lawvers In the legislature said this meant mat tt was illegal to give away a cigarette. . Campusites are honinc that the legislature will soon fix this disas trous state or affairs. They are fond of the tradition of clear Ing and they would sorely miss free samples. k vs-AAhi iWMMUMM J &htm& . . TllifllHIiUflli Hill VOL, XXXVIII, NO. 80. waste C. Chouinard takes post New Uni editor to head policy determining body Carroll Chouinard, recently ap pointed university editor and pub licity director, assumed his duties this week. Formerly assistant editor at Pennsylvania State college, the new editor, no stranger to the middle west, earned degrees at the University of Wisconsin and Mil waukee State college and Is en tirely familiar with the work here at the university. Mr. Chouinard will serve as chairman of the editorial board yet to be elected. This board will be composed of six members head ed by Chouinard, and will deter mine the policy of the university publications. Members of the board will be chosen from the various colleges and schools of the university. Chancellor Boucher stated that this board will name publishing houses eligible to do university work. Departments issuing pam phlets and other publications will choose from these a concern to do their work. Effecting the change for the sake of economy, Dr. Boucher said that with the proper editing of material the university would save considerable money. In fact, the savings will equal or sumount the salary of the newly appointed edi tor. Phi Beta Kappa to hear Dr. Orr Monthly meeting set for Feb. 7 at Uni club The monthly meeting of the university chapter of Phi Beta Kappa will be held Tuesday, Feb, 7 at a University club dinner. The principal speaker will be Dr. H. W. Orr on the subject "Contri butions of Pasteur and Lister to Modern Surgery." Dr. James W. Wadsworth will preside, and arrangements are be ing made for about 60 members. Professor Hicks has announced that the Joint meeting with Sigma Xi for the announcement of new members has been set for April 4. An annual dinner and address is regularly held by the two or ganizations on the day of this event. Final arrangements will be announced soon. njti d-li i- t DiDie discussion meetings begin today Keguiar i MCA Bible discussion group meetings beerin with a luncheon meeting today at noon In Room 6 of the Former Museum, C. D. Hayes, "Y" secretary an nouced. The luncheon is onen to all men and costs 10c. The meeting will last from 12:00 to 12:50, with Reuben Denning in charge. Reser vations must be made at the "Y" rooms of the Temple. Cornhusker picture deadline set for Feb. 3 Pictures for the Cornhusker must be returned to Townsend studios by Friday, Feb. 3. Un less they are returned by this time the pictures will not be published. oD5 Van Sant is willing to open ballroom spot if cooperation assured After hanging fire for several months, due in a measure to Inac tivity on the part of the Student council, the Union night club pro posal needs only student coopera tion to become a reality, Director Kenneth Van Sant said yesterday. Early in the first semester, Van Sant expressed his willingness to cooperate with any student group, preferably the Student council, in establishing a night club on this campus. At that time, the council agreed to consider giving the plan their definite backing and prom ised a decision on the matter with in a reasonable length of time. That was about three months ago and still the council has given no definite answer as to whether they will cooperate In putting the idea across or not. No financial aid desired. The Union did not desire finan cial aid from the Council, but merely asked for a little coopera tion from this group of campus leaders to help make the plan a success. In Van Sant's own words, "The Union is absolutely in favor of the idea. However, we would have to have some sort of stu dent support as we, of course, do See NIGHT CLUB, Page 2. 'Dad' Elliott visits campus Council to sponsor convos, discussions A. J. "Dad" Elliot, nationally fa mous veteran in religious work with university students, will visit the Nebraska campus next week, beginning Sunday night at 8 o'clock with an all university con vocation in Union parlors XYZ. One of the continuation features of the Religion and Life Week, "Dad" Elliot's visit is arranged by the Religious Welfare council, which plans to introduce him to Nebraska students thru convoca tions and discussion groups. Meets ag college students. Ag college students will first meet "Dad" on Sunday afternoon at a young people's service to be held at Epworth Methodist church at 5 o'clock. A convocation fea turing the religious leader will be held on ag campus Tuesday morn ing at 10 o'clock. Starting Monday, Feb. 5. and continuing thru Friday, "Dad" will lead a student seminar in the Union, carrying over the discus sion begun on Sunday. Students may meet him for personal confer ences by arranging for them thru Robert B. Henry. Faculty members will meet the noted visitor at a luncheon to be held Tuesday noon. Elliot's visit will be climaxed by his presence as honored guest at the Univer sity's International Friendship ban quet to be held on Friday evening, Feb. 10, at 6 o'clock in Union par lors XYZ, according to plans re vealed when the Religious Welfare See RELIGION, Page 4. Cornhusker unit to reorganize New army regulations necessitate changes The Cornhusker Field Company will be re-organized during the second semester to conform with the latest United States army reg ulations, it was announced this week by the Military Science de partment. Under the new organization, squads will be composed of twelve men instead of six, as under the present system, and each squad will be commanded by sergeants with corporals as assistants. First assembly of the company under the new organization will be held tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock In Nebraska hall, when of ficers and non-commissioned offi cers will discuss the features of the new system. The entire com pany will meet on Saturday, Feb. 11 and squads will be organized at this meeting. Officers of the company win In clude: Kermlt Hansen, Company Commander; Martin Oelrich, sec ond in command, and John Fol som, first sergeant