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MU host to business
executives of nation
in one day convention
Dr. Hicks chairmans
gathering; S. O. Dunn,
Lawrence on program
On Friday. April 14, business
executives from over the state and
nation will gather in Lincoln for a
oneday conference on transporta
tion. Arranged by the university
college of business administration,
All classes in economics and
business organization will be
dismissed Friday after 8:50
o'clock. All students will be ad
mitted to the transportation
sessions free of charge upon
presentation of their identifica
tion cards.
the conference promises to be one
of the most important of its kind
ever held in the middlcwest.
The program lists such impor
tant names as Samuel O. Dunn,
editor of The Railway Ape;
John V. Lawrence, general man
ager of the American Truckers
association, inc.; F. E. Schroeder,
assistant to the president of the
Inland Waterways corporation,
both of Washington, D. C, and
Frel Clausen of Horicon, Wis.,
vice president of the Unted States
chamlier of commerce.
Experts to speak.
Among the other authorities ap
pearing on the one day program,
Shriners elect Sistek 'Miss Tangier'
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Beverlee Sistek, university
freshman student. wa3 recentiy
named "Miss Tangier, a title
conferred by the executive com
mittee of the Shriners orrao Ta
tion. "Mis Tangier," will make
a good will tour by plane cov-
RCA personnel heed
comes here Monday
P. C. Aiken, director of person
nel training for the Radio Corpo
ration of America, will be in Lin
coln Monday to interview stinVnti
interested in that company's two
year training course.
At the present time there are
openings for 8 communication, 4
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sales engineers. A group meeting
of all slutlents interested in the
course will W held Monday at 9
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which will be held in the Student
Union, are Prof. Philip Locklin of
the University of Illinois, formerly
economist for th Trstate com
merce commission; Prof. S. L. Mil
ler of the University of Iowa, tax
expert; R. O. Small of Chicago,
freight traffic manager for the
Chicago & Northwestern; A. C.
Spencer, western general counsel
for the Union Pacific. Omaha; J.
J. Hartnett, traffic manager for
Paxton & Gallagher, Omaha; J. A.
Little, rate counsel for the Ne
braska railway commission; and
J. C. Whitten of the First Trust
company, Lincoln.
With the bill by Congressman
Clarence F. Lea being probed in
committee hearings, and Senator
Burton K. Wheeler proposing a
measure also aimed at regulation
of transport, the university's con
ference is of particular signific
ance at this time.
Conference of vital interest.
"Nebraskans are vitally inter
ested in the transportation ques
tion at this time because of pend
ing changes in rate structure and
regulation," says Prof. Clifford M.
Hicks, chairman of the conference.
"To this state and to the nation,
transportation presents one of the
acute problems of our time. It in
volves phases touching shippers,
bankers, investors and transporta
tion managers all reflecting the
broad public interest. The confer
ence here Friday provides an op-
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engineers to hear speech
an elevated highway
Raymond Crosson. engineering
senior, will present a paper on the
west side elevated highway of
New York, tonight At 7:30 when
he soeuks before a nieetine of the
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Society of Civil Engineers. The
meeting will be held in room 315
of the Union. Crosson's lecture
will be accompanied by n series of
uities liiusiiaung me elevated
j highway.
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portunity for every indindual to
get a clearer picture of the prob
lem as a whole."
Assisting Professor Hicks on the
committee are Prof. E. S. Full
brook, C. O. Swayzee and F. C.
Blood.
An attempt has been made to
have government as well as busi
ness represented at the meetings.
Invitations to participate in the
program have been extended to
Harry L. Hopkins, secretary of
commerce; Senator Burton K.
Wheeler, who is in charge of rail
legislation for the senate; and
Senator Edward R. Burke of Ne
braska. Invitations have also been
sent to all of the state's congres
sional representatives.
Expect large attendance.
President Ralph Budd' of the
Burlington railroad, previously
scheduled to attend the national
transportation conference will be
unable to do so, conference offi
cials learned Wednesday. His
place will be taken by J. W. Wein-
garten, of Omaha, counsel for tne
lines west. J. B. Eastman also
sent word he would not be pres-
Mrs. Robne? t
to give advice
on vocations
Guidance expert plans
3 day stay at Nebraska;
talks in Sunday convo
Mrs. Florence Schee Robnett,
expert in the field of vocational
guidance and dean of women at
Northwestern university, will be
presented in a special convocation
Sunday at 4 o'clock in the Union
ballroom.
With many years of experience
in vocational and employment
fields. Mrs. Robnett comes to Lin
coln highly recommended, accord
ing to information received by the
A. W. S. board which is uponsor
ing the affair. All students are in
vited to Sunday's meeting, but the
following two days will be devoted
to small discussion groups and
personal conferences with coeds
who desire vocational guidance.
Has wide experience.
By bringing Mrs. Robnett to the
university, the A. V. S. board
hopes to acquaint girls with the
requirements for success in vari
wis types of vocations. The upeak
er has made surveys of business
organizations, has been consultant
in personnel relations, lecture to
business stiffs mid to vocational
conferences.
She has also had business expe
rience in the advertising, publish
ing and publicity fields. For the
pust nine years dean of wom .i at
Northwestern, Mrs. Robnett has
lectured on more than 60 different
campuses and has conferred with
over 40,000 girls.
According to Jean Simmons,
A. W. S. board member and gen
eral chairman of the vocational
conference. Mrs. Robnett's visit
should be of especial value to un
der classmen who will register for
next semester soon.
Religious Welfare group
to elect officers Friday
The Religious Welfare Council
will meet Friday to hold the an
nual election of officers. The
group will meet in parlors x, y and
z of the Union at 12 o'clock. The
day has been shifted from the
(original date. Thursday.
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The significant number of res
ervations already received from
over the state point to a large at
tendance at the meetings. Word
has been received that delegations
from St. Joseph, Mo., Des Moines,
la., and other major cities in the
middlewest will be present to par
ticipate in the discussions.
Registration is scheduled for
8:30 o'clock in the Student Union,
the program getting under way at
9. Individuals may rcgi.ilr by
mail. The morning session will be
devoted to a discussion of rate
structure. Addresses will be given
by the following: "Co-ordinating
and Systematizing Transportation
Rates," by Professor Locklin of
the University of Illinois; "Ne
braska's Stake in Interstate
Rates," by J. A. Little, Nebraska
rate expert; "The Railroads Look
at Their Competitor's Rates," by
Robert O. Small, traffic manager
for the Chicago & Northwestern;
and "Waterway Comments," by
F. E. Schroeder of the Inland Wa
terways corporation.
Conferees to hold round table.
A round table discussion will be
held following the addresses.
Leaders are J. J. Hartnett of
Omaha, and Prof. C. E. McNeill
of the College of Business Admin
istration.
The noon luncheon is scheduled
for the chamber of commerce.
Professor Locklin will speak on
"Current Interstate Commerce
Commission Policies and Trends."
The Rroup will return at 2:30
to the Student Union for a discus
sion of the tax problem and its
importance to the various trans
portation agencies. Speakers are
Professor Miller of the University
of Iowa, who will talk on "Trans
portation Tax Burdens;" A. C.
Spencer of the Union Pacific, who
will give an address on "Problems
in Railroad Taxation," and John
Lawrence of the American Truck
ers association, wnose topic m
Problems in Motor Truck Taxa
tion." Discussion leaders are J. C.
Whitten of Lincoln and E. B.
Schmidt of the university's depart
ment of economics.
Editor to speak at dinner.
The evening dinner program
will be held at the Cornhusker
hotel at 6:30. Samuel O. Dunn,
editor of The Railway Age, a dis
tinguished authority on problems
of transportation, will be principal
speaker. Fred Clausen of W iscon
sin will give a summary of the
conference, and reports will be
made summarizing the morning
and afternoon discussions.
Mr. Dunn is a journalist and au
thor of note. He is chairman of
the Simmons Boardman Publishing
conoratioiTjwhich publishes, in
addition yn Railway Age, Amer
ican Builder, Marine Engineering
and a half dozen other business
publications. Eoiiier in his career
he was in general newspaper work,
later becoming interested in the
transportation field. Mr. Dunn has
addressed various national conven
tions and has been official dele
gate of the American Railway as
sociation to international railway
congresses at Rome and London.
He is the author of "American
Transportation Question." "Gov
ernment Ownership of Railways,"
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Budd known to Nebraskans.
Mr. Budd is a frequent visitor to
the state. During hw railroad ca
reer he has been associated with
many important rail developments,
including the rehabilitation of the
Great Northern, the inspe---tion and
report on the Russian railroads,
and more recently, with the devel
opment of high speed trains iif the
Zephyr type and extensive u&ou
improvements to accomodate them.
Professor Locklin was principal
transportation economist for the
Interstate Commerce Commission
in 1935; was a consultant for the
National Resources committee in
1936; and last year was expert for
the U. S. maritime commission. He
is now associate professor of eco
nomics at the University of Illi
nois, and is the author of several
works on transportation and rail
road regulation.
Mr. Spencer entered the legal
department of the Union Pacific
in 1904. He was appointed general
attorney for lines in Oregon,
Washington and northern Idaho;
and was later made general so
licitor for the road with headquar
ters in Portland, Ore. He became
western counsel for the Union Pa
cific two years ago.
Miller a student of taxes.
Professor Miller has been inter
ested in the tax problem for sev
eral years. He was appointed pro
fessor of transportation at the
University of Iowa in 1925, and is
the author of several works in the
field, "Railway Transportation,"
and "Inland Transportation."
Mr. Schroeder is an official of
the Inland Waterways corporation
which is a government corporation
operating all government barges
on inland waterways. The Amer
ican Truckers association, inc.,
Washington, D. C, of which Mr.
Lawrence is general manager, is
the central office for many of the
state and local trucking interests.
Mr. Small has been associated
with the Chicago & North West
ern for several years, and during
this time has been chiefly inter
ested in traffic problems. Mr. Lit
tle is an authority on traffic rates,
and is now rate expert for the
state railway commission.
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