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Dr. Edith Abbof, '01, Chancellor Boucher will
usher in Charter Day, Feb. 15 in coliseum
Observance of Nebraska's
at 10 o'clock next Wcdnesd
coliseum with the address of 1
of Chicago.
A former Nebraskan and
1901, Dr. Abbott, Is returning from
her position as dean of the school
of social service administration
In Chicago to address the Nebras
ka students on the subject, "Fron
tiers In Social Welfare."
Being: a recognized authority In
the field of social economics and
social service administration, tho
speaker will charge the general
student body with the vast field
of work to be done In bringing
about social welfare, as well as
glimpses into her own experiences
In that work.
Abbott, Boucher to speak.
A Student Union banquet, to
which all alumni and university
Btaff members are Invited, will
follow the convocation later In
the day. Dr. Abbott and Chan
cellor Boucher will speak on ap
proprlate Charter Day topics.
With all 10 and 11 o'clock
classes dismissed, a large crowd
is expected to turn out for the
address. Opening with musical
arrangements by the University
Symphony orchestra under the di
rection of Don Lcntz, the convo
cation will be presided over by
Chancellor C. S. Boucher, who will
Introduce the speaker.
Hascall to be toastmaster.
With Vincent C. Hascall, presi
dent of the Alumni association and
See BIRTHDAY, Page 4.
Band offers
winter concert
Lentz to '''rect new
symphonic unit Sunday
With numbers varying from the
classics of Bach and Verdi to the
modern fantasies of Prokofieff and
Franco, the University Symphonic
band will be presented n concert
Sunday at 3 o clock in the coll
scum.
Directed by Don A. Lentz, the
annual winter conceit will feature
soloists Don Hartman, flute;
Duane Harmon, cornet; and Verne
Rawalt, saxophone. Perhaps the
most imposing of the b uirt's selec
Hons is the famous "Entry of the
Gods into Valhalla. ' from Wag'
ner's great opera, "Das Rhein
gold."
Contemporary Music.
An entirely different type of
music Is characterized by Proko
fieff s "Marche and Scherbo." Pro
kofieff is one of the most out
standing of contemporary Russian
composers, his music combining
unusual melodies and fascinating
harmonies. The Marche and
Scherzo are taken from one of
his ballets, "The Love of Three
Oranges." Including familiar songs
In Its program, the band will play
ineodore Diers "My Nebraska."
Following Is the prorrmni:
J 'so, Joy of Mm'i DmIiw, RiuIi
llin. Overture t La I'oraa Dd Iftlno,
Virol.
Knlry of the (tod Into lhalU,
WagncT.
Bnrleique, fsrllk Dm Ilarlmaa,
flutlit.
Marrhf and RrbrrM, Prokoflrff.
Naimll, Brlslf If ( Hum lUrmoa,
Comet 1st.
Araoro: Siuuilah Mjn-fh, Vraanr.
Dante Jnyeuar, A van; Venae Kawalt,
aanoplionlnt.
Mr Nebraaka, nirra,
March si the Slm-I Men. BrlaterMnf.
White announces
debate pairings
Winners of February
14 try-outs travel to
Colorado March 23-25
Pairings for the debate try-out
to be held Feb. 14 for the Colorado
trip were announced yesterday by
H. A. White. Speeches for the
competition will be on the spend
ing of public funds to stimulate
business.
Upholding the affirmative will
be Milton O. Gustafson, Otto
Woerncr, Leo Turkel, Sidney L.
Kalin, and Charles E. Carraher.
Negative speakers will be Paul E.
Rhodes, Ewald B. Warnsholt,
David Curtiss, Harold Turkel, and
Frank Day.
Anyone else desiring to enter
the competition should talk to
Professor White as soon as possible.
seventieth Charter Day opens
ay morning in the university
Jdith Abbott of tho University
graduate of this university in
Henry Canby
talks at Town
Hail program
Title of author-critic's
speech to be 'Editor
Views His World1
Dr. Henry Seidel Canby, Inter
nationally known author and critic
will appear on the Town hall lec
ture program nt the Cornhusker
Feb. 10. Dr. Canby will be the
fifth In a scries of noted lecturers
Including Boake Carter and Soo
Long, to be presented on the Town
hall scries.
Dr. Canby was the founder and
until recently editor of "Tho Sat
urday Review of Literature." The
distinguished critic Is now writing
a biography of Henry D. Thoreau
and he has recently published a
long series of books, many of
which are cocerned with literary
and social criticism and the study
of American literature.
"An Editor Views His World," Is
the subject Dr. Canby has chosen
for his lecture. It has been an in
teresting world for him. His early
education in the Friens school has
left a definite impress upon his
thinking and temperament. He is
a Yale graduate and has served
under the British committee of In
formation, which developed Into
general liaison service which took
him to three of the western fronts
In 1920, Dr. Canby organized the
literary review of the' old New
York Evening Post.
Welfare group
plans banquet
Elliot to talk at annual
world friendship fete
Ten students of different nation
alities who have come to the cam
pus from foreign countries will be
the guests of the Religious Wei
fare council at the annual Inter
national Friendship banquet to be
held tomorrow evening at 6 o'clock
in Union parlors XYZ.
Lois Wadlow, chairman of the
banquet, has Invited students from
Chile. Germany, the Philippines
and Canada. Ellesworth Steele will
preside as toastmaster, and Gil
bert Savery, as student president
of the Council, will extend a wel
come.
Ticket 35 cents.
Tickets for the affair, costing
35 cents which must be purchased
before tomorrow morning, may be
procured from any member of the
Religious Welfare cosnciL from
the offices of the Y. M. C. A. and
Y. W. C. A. or from R. B. Henry.
Nearly 200 students are expected
to attend.
Honored speaker of the evening
will be A. J. "Dad" Elliot, vigor
ous, plain spoken religious leader,
who has been conducting a stu
dent discussion each afternoon at
4 o'clock In Union 315. Denounc
ing the students who continue to
follow the crowd Instead of stand
ing up for what they know Is
right, he called them "namby-
See WELFARE, Page 2.
Dramatic try-outs
scheduled Friday
Students have chance
to win place in Players
Second se meter tryouts for the
University Players will be held to
morrow morning from 8 till 12:30
o'clock In Temple 204. Any stu
dent of sophomore standing or
above, who is eligible for partici
pation in activities under univer
sity regulations will be allowed to
try out.
Students selected at this tryout
will be considered for roles In
Player productions next year and
for the final play of this year,
which will be presented in mid
The Official Newspaper of More Than 6,000 Students
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY
'Sweetheart'
candidates
named in poll
Ag males will choose
among five nominees
at Valentine mixer
Five home ec Juniors will vie for
the honor of "Ag Sweetheart" at
the Varsity Dairy club's annual
Valentine mixer, returns from an
election conducted on the ag cam
pus by the Home Economics as
sociation, showed.
Nominated by popular vote of
ag college girls, one of the five
fair farmerettes will be elected
"Sweetheart" by the males hold
ing tickets to the mixer, scheduled
for Saturday, i-cb. 11.
The candidates are: Lois Ham
mond, Lincoln; Annabelle Hutche
son, Omaha; Gwen Jack, Te-
kamah; Helen Scheve, Plymouth;
and Peggy Sherburn, Lincoln.
Earl Hill will play for the party,
called one of the season's best by
members of the Diary club, spon
soring group.
Chaperones for the dance will in
clude Prof, and Mrs. Lawrence K
Crowe and Mr, and Mrs. Clayton
W. Watkins of the ag college
iacuity.
Last A.W.S.
talks heard
Farmers' Fair, 'Rag,'
topics of Russel, Kaplan
Freshman A. W. S. talks were
brought to a close yesterday with
Ruthanna Russel and Howard
paplan as the guest speakers.
Ruthanna discussed for the ag
college meeting the organiztlon oj
the farmers fair board which will
have charge of the annual farm
ers fair next spring. This annual
event, sponsored by the ag college,
is a red letter day for the city as
well as the university students.
"Utter lack of school enthusiasm
and spirit are the main difficulties
on this campus and it is our job to
try to improve these conditions,"
Kaplan told the girls at the city
meeting. "The paper is for every
student and not just one class of
them and is a place for them to
otce their opinions.
Nebraskan Nearly 60 Years Old,
The Daily Nebraskan. he said,
altho under different names at
lifferent periods of Its history, has
been in existence for nearly 60
years.
Freshman A. W. S. members
have been assisting with the Mor-
tor Board Scholarship tea and
will next turn their efforts to the
Coed Follies as ushers.
At the next meeting the annua)
See AWS TALKS, Page 2.
Award language
prize this month
Students of classical
tongues vie for $40
Competition for the fifth annual
Grove E. Barber Classical award
will take place this month. Any
student who has had four vears
and not more than five 'years of
some classical language is eligible
to try for this award. Courses
taken in the secondary schools are
also counted on the number of
years.
This award was made possible
by Grove E. Barber, former head
of the Classics department. In his
win jvir. mrDer sec aside a sum
of money to be awarded annually
to some student interested in the
classical languages. The prize this
year will be $40.00. Any one wish
ing to apply for the examination
should consult Mr. C. A. Forbes
for information concerning the
awara.
9, 1939
Red Guidon to see Fort
Riley movies tonight
Motion pictures taken at the
cadet encampment at Fort Riley
last summer will be shown to
night at a meeting of the Red
Guidon. All members are urged
to attend the meeting which will
be held at 7:30 In Plant Indus
try on ag campus.
Navy officers
look for new
flyers here
Reserve staff seeks
interviews with student
prospects this weekend
Lieutenant L. M. Krleger of the
U. S. Naval Reserve and a staff
of three naval men will visit the
university for the purpose of pro
curing students for naval and ma
rine corps flight training Friday
and Saturday.
A member of the staff will de
liver a lecture accompanied by
sound pictures descriptive of the
training course to any interested
students Friday morning at 10:30
ang again at 3 in the afternoon in
either the Temple or Nebraska
hall. The exact place will be an
nounced in Friday's DAILY NE
BRASKAN. Interviews Friday, Saturday.
During the time in which they
are not talking to groups Friday,
and all day Saturday, the staff
will interview and examine stu
dents who might be interested in
making application for this train
ing. The Navy department offers a
program which provides for one
year of instruction at the Naval
Air station at Pensecola, Fla., dur
ing which time the student re
ceives $75 a month In addition to
subsistence. If, at the end of that
time, the student desires, and is
selected, he may be assigned to
See NAVY AIR, Page 3.
(ftepod&L
ran
Chris
"With the controversy raging hot over the feasibility and
probable success of a Student Union night club, nine out of
twelve students, interviewed at random in the Union lounge,
firmly arrced that such a club would ho n definite nef t,i iin
social life of the university. Realizing that snv rnll mfrnWiwi
i- ,,.,,,,.--
ui oic, may jiave a ueunue Dear
ing upon the establishment of the
proposed club, we made a special
effort to contact students, un
known to us. who mifrht well
represent the average college man
or woman.
The night club Idea Is not an
Omaha University
students organize
flying club of 35
Students at the University of
Omaha are taking to real flying,
with the organization of a uni
versity flvine club. Membershin.
34 boys and one girl.
financing their flying instruc
tion by paying: 50 cents a week to
the club treasurer until they have
accumulated enough to take in
struction from one of the three
cooperating flvine services in
Omaha, the members eet class in
struction in aeronautics in the
university's adult education class.
" The club is affiliated with the
National Aeronautic association.
was organized by a freshman who
has a solo cross country license.
The flying coed Is Dixie South.
who got her adventurous spirit
rrom ner ancestor, Daniel Boone.
VOL. XXXVIII," NO. 81
Prom girl
filing opens
February 20
Committee decides
to follow election
procedure of last year
Election of the 1939 Prom Girl
will be held in the Union, Tues
day, February 28, and candiates
for the honor must file their nomi
nations between Monday February
20 and Thursday, February 23, ac
cording to members of the junior
senior prom committee.
The closing party of the formal
season will be held Friday, March
4 in the coliseum.
The committee decided after
some discussion that a general
election a few days before the
prom 'was a better procedure to
follow than the former method of
electing the prom girl at the door
the night of the prom.
General election proved success.
A general election was held
last year and the results indicated
to the prom committee that an
election brought far more popu
larity and publicity for the prom
than did the door ballot
Sororities are urged to file their
candidates with photographs as
soon as possible when the filing
board opens in the Activities office
in the coliseum. Pictures of all
candidates will probably be pub
lished in the Daily Nebraskan be
fore the election February 28.
The final date for submitting
prom girl presentation plans is
February 17. All plans must be
brought to the Daily Nebraskan
editor's office, and a detailed ac
count of expenses must be in
cluded with the plans.
The total cost of prom girl pres
entation must not exceed $35, and
if the winning set of plans does
incur a cost of more than $35, the
$10 prize money that is to go to
the maker of the plans will be for
feited. Does the Average
Student Want a Stu
dent Union Night
Club?
a
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Peterson
" i "
innovation to other campuses over
the country. The establishment of
such clubs at the universities of
Iowa, Wisconsin and California
has met with unlimited coopera
tion from the students and have
been outstanding successes.
Under tentative plans, the club
would be located in the Union ball
room. The ballroom would be re
modeled along the general lines of
a night club. Professional enter
tainers and an orchestra to carry
out the general theme are also
included in these plans.
MARION MOFFETT, FRESH
MAN, FINE ARTS.
"I think that it is a very good
plan. It would be especially good
for those people who are unaffili
ated for their social program is
even more lackimr than that of an
affiliate. There is no logical reason
why it won't or couldn't work out
with the proper student support."
TOM CUSHING. SENIOR. ARTS
AND SCIENCE.
"I myself, do not like the Men.
I firmly believe that it is not th
type of entertainment which would
appeal to the average student I
think that any student would .
rather go out on his own hook
and find entertainment for the
See NIGHT CLUB, Page 4.