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The Official Newspaper of More Than 6,000 Students
VOL. XXXVIII, NO. 96.
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1939
Mortar Board
honors three
senior women
Irene Sellers, Pauline
Bowen, Marion Hoppert
receive gold bracelets
Gold bracelets were awarded to
Irene Sellers, Pauline Bowen, and
Marion Hoppert by Mortar Board,
women's senior honorary, in rec
ognition of their outstanding rec
ord in scholarship, leadership, and
service during the past year.
The awards, made annually to
senior women, were announced at
a scholarship tea in Ellen 'jmith
Sunday afternoon. In attendance
were some 500 girls who have
maintained averages of 80 or high
er. Phyllis Chamberlain, president
of Mortar Board, presented the
bracelets.
Miss Sellers is a member of Al
pha Xi Delta sorority and her
home is in Custer, S. D. Miss
Bowen is from Lincoln and a
member of Chi Omega, while Miss
Hoppert. also of Lincoln, is affili
ated with Alpha Chi Omega.
Reception line.
Guests at the tea were received
at the door by Miss Elsie Ford
Piper, acting dean of women, Mrs.
F. D. Coleman, Miss Chamberlain,
Frances Boldman, Harriet Cum
mer, Josephine Rubnitz, Barbara
Rosewater, and Mrs. Ada West
over. The tables were presided
over by the Misses Margaret
Fedde, Leonore Alway, Clementine
Newman, Kate Fields, H. Alice
Howell, Mrs. Chauncy Boucher,
and Mrs. Verna Boyles.
Lutherans launch
alum association
Stohlman heads drive
for permanent society
Formation of a permanent alum
ni organization was the question
of the hour for the 140 graduates
and undergratuate Lutheran stu
dents who met Saturday night in
the Union. Irvin A. Bernstrauch of
Omaha was the main speaker of
the evening. LeRoy Stohlman, Lin
coln attorney, was chosen chair
man of the committee to launch
the alumni organization.
Mr. Berstrauch who is publicity
director of a unmber of Lutheran
institutions and publications In Ne
braska urged the church to ndopt
the methods of business and adver
tizing in combating the two evils,
communism and fascism.
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Polls open st 8 for general campus election;
winner's identity to be revealed Friday night
Students will po to the polls today to cast their ballots for
their favorite candidate for 1939 Prom Girl. Vieing for the
honor are Velma Ekwall, Alice K. Nemec, Barbara Rosewater,
Kuthanna Kussel, Emma Marie Bhuttloffel and Gerry Wallace.
Members of the Student Council will preside over the
election, which will be held in the
lower Union corridor and at Ag
Voting today will center
around the above six girls, can
didates for the 1939 Prom Girl
whose Identity will be revealed
at the annual ball Saturday eve
ning at the coliseum.
From left to right, the candi
dates are: Alice Nemac, Kappa
Delta; Emma Marie Schuttloffel,
Sigma Kappa; Velma Ekwall,
Daily Nebraska!) staff photo,
unaffiliated; Gerry Wallace, Del
ta Gamma; Ruthanna Russel,
unaffiliated; Barbara Rosewater,
Alpha Xi Delta.
hall. The polls will be open from
8 until 5 o'clock and all students
are eligible to vote upon presenta
tion of their identification cards.
The Prom Girl elect will remain
unknown until the night of the
Junior-Senior Prom , March 3,
when her identiy will be made
known during a unique presenta
tion.
Music of Famed Drummer.
Gene Krupa, the nation's fore
most swing drummer, and his or
chestra will furnish the music for
the Prom, marking the closing of
the university formal season.
Krupa, who has recently completed
"Some Like It Hot" for Para
mount studios, will stop in Lin
coln on his way to Chicago, where
he is to fulfill an engagement at
Union forum hears ex-bundist;
Tibetan explorer talks Sunday
Tickets sales for the junior
senior prom are being handled
by the Corn Cobs and other
students interested in winning
a free ticket to the dance by
selling ten ducats.
Tickets are on sale at the
Union office, the Daily Ne
braskan office, and at Magee's,
and are to be checked ont at
the office of John K. Selleck.
Metcalfe tells
nazi activities
Dies investigator places
US agitators at million
Approximately 1 million indi
viduals in the United States are
actively engaged in un-American
activties, and at least one-half of
these are further occupied in the
progress of anti-democratic pro
grams, John C. Metcalfe, special
investigator for the Dies commit
tee, told a Btudent forum Monday
morning.
The progress of nazis, fascists
and communists in the United
States is only too evident, declared
Metcalfe. Attempts are already
being made to drive us either to
the right or to the left, stated the
former bund member, and our only
salvation is the maintenance of
democratic principles.
Flaying the dictatorships. Met-
(See METCALFE, Fage 3.)
Behind world events
Bev Finlcle
1940 PRESIDENTIAL PROSPECTS
Harry Hopkins, former WPA head and now Secretary of Com
merce, 4s touring the nation making counclliatory speeches in which
he attempts to draw business and the New Deal closer together. Thom
as E. Dewey, militant and crusading "racket buster," has just secured
the conviction of "Jimmy" Hines. ex-Tammany boss, in the New
York courts. The recent activities of both these men have been widely
heralded as notable steps in their respective candidacies for 1910
presidential nominations. Other campaigns, less noisy and less in the
public eye at the moment, are being waged to attract the American
citizenry to the support of various other aspirants to the party
selections.
While we cannot determine how delegations not yet selected for
the 1940 party conventions will react to the various presures exerted
on behalf of the many candidates either now or soon to be in the field,
we may speculate and note certain tendencies which seem to be gain
ing headway in both major parties.
Outstanding Democratic possibilities, at the moment, are Garner,
Hull, Farley, Wallace, Hopkins, Barkley, Murphy, McNutt, Lehman,
and Jackson, with even a possibility that Mr. Roosevelt will stand for
an unprecedented third ter.m as party nominee. Republican contenders
today include Vandenberg, Dewey, Lodge, Taft, Hoover, Landon, and
Borah. Outstanding independents who might conceivably seek nomi
nation by one or the other major parties or who might head inde-
" (See WORLD EVENTS, Page 4.)
Orfield takes new post
Prof. Lester B. Orfield of the
college of law has been appointed
a member of the advisory com
mittee of the Nebraska unemploy
ment compensation division.
All-uni vesper
services begin
- Dr. Pool opens series
today in Student Union
Open to all men and women
students, the first all-university
vespers to be held on the campus
will be conducted this afternoon
at 5 o'clock in Parlors XYZ of the
Union, all campus religious groups
co-operating.
Built around "Beauty" as a
theme, and sponsored by the Re
ligious Welfare council, the pro
gram offers Prof. R. J. Pool, chair
man of the botany department, as
vesper speaker. Devotionals will be
led by R. B. Henry, chairman of
the council, who will preside.
Music for the service, under
the direction of William G. Tem
ple, includes a mixed octet singing,
"Show Me the Way, O Lord," by
Thompson. Martha McGee will
sing, "I Heard a Forest Praying,"
by Peter DeRose. Ruth Brokaw
will accompany. The vespers will
last about an hour. Selma Hill is
student chairman of the vesper
committee. Vespers will be held
monthly for the rest of the sem
ester and the next service is set
for March 21. ;
N.U. teachers college
wins national recognition
Nebraska's teachers college was
given national recognition last
week for its work in training ad
ministrators of small schools un
dertaking to develop community
schools. The honor was given by
the American Association of
School Administrators in its 17th
yearbook, according to teachers
college Dean F. E. Henzllk.
Dean Henzlik is a member of
a commission of the admlnlstra
tor's association that has been
working for nearly three years on
a report or small school.
Bernard tells
of journeys
Speaker emphasizes
study of philosophy
Stressing the study of philos
ophy as a basis for all vocations,
Theos Bernard, famous Tibetan
explorer, spoke to a large audi
ence in the Union ballroom Sun
day evening. Bernard pointed out
the Importance of his early study
of philosophy at the University of
Arizona to his later explorations
in Tibet and other countries.
Bernard illustrated his lecture
with colored films of life and cus
toms of the strange plateau. Start
ing out from New York City he
described his experiences during
the entire trip, which included
stops in India and other Asiatic
countries.
Admitted into lamasaries.
Speaking 'of the religious cere
monies of the country, Bernard
told of his admittance into the for
bidden lamasaries, homes of Bud
dhist monks. Bernard exhibited
several shields and blankets, testi
monial of his life among the lamas.
(See BERNARD, Page 4.)
Education meet'
draws NU faculty
Ten go to Cleveland,
Detroit from Teachers
Ten members of Teacher's col
lege faculty are now in attendance
at the group of national education
association meetings in Detroit and
Cleveland this week.
Dean Frank E. Henzlick, Mr.
Earl T. Piatt of the extension divi
sion, Dr. Knute O. Broady and
Meredith W. Darlington will ap
pear on the program, reading spec
ialized reports of work in their
departments.
Other specialized groups will be
attended by Dr. C. W. Scott. Dr.
A. R. Congdon, Dr. J. M. Matzen
Dr. D. A. Worcester and Dr. War
ren Bailer.
Chicago's famous College Inn. The
Daily Bruin, newspaper of the Un
versity of California, describes
Krupa's recent appearance there
as "wringing rhythm from th,e ov
erflowing audience. Krupa swung
in 1939's scries of dances here in
a manner pleasing to all."
Candidates.
The senior candidates for Prom
Girl include: Velma Ekwall, Mor
tar Board bizad student, active in
A. W. S. and Y. W. C. A. work,
and a resident of Lincoln: Alice
Nemec, Kappa Delta, arts and sci
ence student from Omaha, and
member of Y. W. C. A. and Tank
sterettes; Mortar Board Barbara
Rosewater, Alpha Xi Delta, arts
and science coed from Omaha, a
member of Chi Delta Phi, the Stu
dent Council, and last year's Prom
committee; and Ruthanna Russel,
home economics student from Lin
coln, a member of Tassels, Mor
tar Board. Y. W. C. A., and the
Home Economics Association
board.
Junior students up for the honor
are Emma Marie Schuttloffel,
member of the Student Council, in
tramural board, Y. W. C. A., Coei
Counselors, and Tassels, and Gerry
Wallace, Delta Gamma of Lincoln,
a member of the sports board and
a Tanksterette.
Bizad to bring
industry leaders
Transportation heads
to attend April meet
Bizad college will bring nation
ally known leaders in the trans
portation industry to the campus
April 14 for a one day conference
on current transportation prob
lems. Men who have accepted
places on the program arc Sanucl
O. Dunn, editor of Railway Age;
Ralph Budd, president of the
Burlington; and Philip Locklin.
former economist for the Intestate
Commerce commission.
The conference committee, com
posed of Professors E. S. Full-j
brook.C. O. Swayze, and Clifford
M. Hicks, is planning to make one
day conferences with business,
academic, and government experts
annual events.
Hicks, chairman of the com
mittee, announced that transporta
tion had been chosen as the theme
of the first conference because
Nebraska is now involved in some
vital changes in rate structure,
regulation, and taxation of trans
portation agencies