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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,
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
