If you're on the honors list
jr if you aren't hear O. G.
Villard at the honors convo
in the coliseum today at 11.
Theta Sigma Phi Special Edition
Theta Sigma
Phi edits
todays 'Rag'
By Barbara Meyer.
Theta Sigma Phi, honorary
and professional sorority for
women in journalism, edited to
day's honors convocation edi
tion of the NEBRASKAN.
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Mrs. Robnett
advises co-eds
on vocations
Guidance expert holds
interviews with girls
about problems today
Concluding a three day confer
ence with coeds on this campus
Mrs. Florence Robnett, former
dean at Northwestern university
and expert in vocational guidance
will spend the morning in the in
dividual interviews with girls, on
their problems in the choice of a
vocation. This Vocation Guidance
Conference is sponsored by the A
W. S. Board.
Mrs. Robnett's visit began witr.
a convocation held at the Union
Sunday afternoon. The convoca
tion was given for both men and
women altho the rest of the. con
ference was for the women ex
clusively. In the day of great
speed and competition one of the
primary requisites for the suc
cessful job streUer, in the opinion
of this expert, is personality. In
some cases employers consider
personality at 85 percent, stated
Mrs. Robnett.
Holds interviews.
Mrs. Robnett conducted personal
interviews and round table discus
sions thruout Monday. At noon s ie
was the luncheon guest of the
Home Economics association, and
was the dinners guest of the
Towne club.
"The best place to start a
journalistic career is on a smal
midwestern newspaper and then
gradually work up," said Mrs
Robnett in the round table dis
cussion of the field of journalism.
Women's activities furnish good
material for feature articles. To
begin in the field of syndicated
writing it is necessary to have
from 30 to 40 articles so well writ
ten that it will be impossible to
pass them by.
In the round table on careers In
group work, Mrs. Robnett dis
cussed the recreational center field
and Y. W. C. A. work. The recre
ational center had its beginning
in the playground projects but
with the realization that adults
may also have recreation, the
field has greatly increased and
now offers openings to people
skilled in many lines of work.
The Y. W. limits the number of
workers but the best places of that
organization in which to work are
the Y. W. C A. college secretaries.
In the round table on teaching
Mrs. Robnett stressed the fact
that a person taking up teaching
should take work in two closely
connected lines. From the position
as a teacher it is best to work
toward an advisory post.
WAAtohold
mass meeting
Cup, scholarships to be
presented Wednesday
Awarding of the individual par
ticipation cup and of the two
W. A. A. scholarships will be made
at the spring mass meeting of the
W. A. A. Wednesday. April 19, in
urani Memorial at 7 o'clock.
The cup for individual participa
tion in W. A. A. activities is nre
sented to the girl with the most
points according to the point sys
tern of the association. The schol
arships of S25 are irlven to the
senior and to the junior, active in
girls' athletics, most deserving of
kid.
At this mectinc the installation
of the W. A. A. officers will be
made and the new council will be
introduced.
Helen Kovanda oresidenL
Helen Kovanda will be installed
as the new president. Elizabeth
Waugh is the new secretary, Betty
Jean Ferguson the secretary, and
noriense (jassidy the treasurer.
Other members of the council
are Mary , Kline, concession man
ager; Kathryn Kellison, cabin and
ouung chairman ; Patricia Pope
publicity: Jean MacAllister. ex
pansion; Elnora Sprague, social
chairman, and Jane Austin and
Mary Rosborough, assistant con
cession managers.
The retiring officers are Bonnie
Burn, president: Pauline Bowcn,
vice-president; Patricia Pope, sec
retary; Elizabeth Waugh, treas
urer, and Helen Kovanda, conces
sion manager.
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Lincoln Journal.
EDNA FERBER.
Helen Pastoe edited the edition
and Fern Steuteville was man
aging editor.
A national organization..
Theta Sigma Phi ha3 an alum-
V.
Lincoln Journal.
MARIE SANDOZ.
nae roll of nearly 7.000 mem
bers, and boasts 40 active chap
ters and the same number of
alumnae clubs. Dr. Willard
Bleyer. head of the department
Lincoln Journal.
BESS STREETER ALDRICH.
of journalism at the University
of Wisconsin, is the only male
member of Theta Sigma Phi.
30 years old.
At 30 years of age, Theta
Sigma rhi is proud to find the
names of her own appearing on
more and more magazine cov
ers, on the jackets of more and
more books; to hear of success
in Hollywood, in Washington
In 100 other places. These "big
names" do say unmistakably
that some of her members are
"doing right well, thank you."
Among the prominent mem
bers of Theta Sigma Thi are
several of the best known
women writers of America,
These include Kdna Ferber, au
thor of "So Big", "Cimarron".
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The Official Newspaper of More Than 6,000 Students
VOl,. XXXVIII, NO. 127
Convo hears Villard today
NU presents
notion-wide
radio program
April 19 Farm, Home
Hour originates here;
Nebraska band plays
Carried on NBCs coast to coast
hookup over 100 stations the uni
versity will supply the programs
for the National Farm and Home
Hour Wednesday, April 19, at
11:30 a. m. from Grant Memorial
hall.
The broadcast will center around
the topic, "How the Land-Grant
College Serves the State in the
Conservation and Utilization of its
Resources." Under the direction of
See RADIO PROGRAM, Page 2.
Stalder talks
to Sigma Xi
Honorary opens tonight's
address to public
Professor Lewis J. Stadler of the
UniYersity of Missouri will speak
on "The Experimental Alteration
of Heredity" this evening at
5:15. The address will be given
at a public Sigma Xi program in
Morrill hall auditorium of the Uni
versity of Nebraska.
Professor Stadler, one of the
outstanding eugenists of the coun
try, is the principal geneticist of
the bureau of plant industry of the
United States department of agri
culture. His work has been in
plant breeding and mutations, a
phase of research especially inter
estmg to the agriculturalist.
The visiting scientist was re
cently elected to membership in
the National Academy of Sciences
Tassel meet tonight
for ticket checkup
Tassles will meet at 7 o'clock
In the Union tonight. All mem
bers and workers are requested
to bring their Corn Cobs-Tassels
dance tickets to the meeting.
Everett Duke Dccerg Ray Brown si'cctd cist
as Alias Aladdin1 pon y chorus draws laughs
BY BARBARA ROSEWATER.
So vnur best eirl friends have
been trying to rook you into pay
ing 50 cents for a Kosmet Show
ticket. And you don't thinks it's
worth the money. And you wonder
if you wouldn't rather have ten
cokes. Or play "Ana tnc Angeis
Sang,' on the grill nickelodian ten
times.
You dopes!
Don't wonder.
Get a ticket and go.
It's not just because it's the
funniest Kosmet show in four
years. Or because Bob Johnston
in a sunsuit and red head kerchief
raxiks with Kcrmit Hansea as one
of the smoothest vamps ever to
pursue shrinking man Bcross a
stage.
Its the pony chorus.
It's the pony chorus. Those ten
sinuous lads, draped in purple
chiffon, with bare midriffs ana
transparent trousers, vcre hailel
with howls at every wing of. the
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Nebraska's U hall
inspires editorial
blast in Matrix
She should see us now.
Lucy Rogers Hawkins, editor of
the Matrix, national magazine of
Theta Sigma Phi, visited the Ne
braska journalism department las'
fall belore the re-vamping, re
novating, not to mention re-paint-
mg or the U hall headquarters, for
which Professor Walker has
waited "lo, these many years,"
was undertaken. Then she went
back to her editorial office in
Mendota, Illinois, and wrote an
editorial. The gist of the editorial
was that buildings used to house
journalism departments are awful
and that Nebraska's holds un
disputed rank as the worst.
To quote from the article which
brought the aforementioned un
solcited notoriety:
Orphans of the universities.
"Journalism-departments, tuck
ed away in ancient, condemned
catacombs are usually the or
phans of universities," writes Lucy
Rogers Hawkins.
"I felt like writing a parody on
See U HALL, Page 2.
Alpha Zcta
to hold party
Ag fraternity presents
novelty affair Friday
Alpha Zcta, honorary agricul
ture fraternity, will present their
annual novelty party, featuring
quadrilles and old fashioned
waltzes, Friday, April 21, in the
Ag activities building.
In addition to dancing to music
furnished by Forrest Knight and
his orchestra. Mrs. Thomas, male
quartet and two local comedians
will provide special entertainment.
Tickets will go on sale Monday
with admission set at 45 cents
a couple. Tickets may be pur
chased from any of the honorary
fraternities members. Sales of ad
missions are limited to 100 couples.
All Alpha Zeta members are re
quested to be present with a part
ner Thursday. April 20, to rehearse
the various dances.
h'p. They were good, what we
mean. It wasn't t'.ie lackadaisical
pony chorus of past years. With
conscious output of charm, they
kicked and whirled like a troop
of dervishes, and except that they
seldom kicked or whiiled at the
same time and that their feet
ranged from size 10' to 12s, they
looked like a harem anybody
would be proud to own.
The story of "Alias Aladdin"
centers about Louis Wilkins.
American tourist who is trying to
introduce Turkish towels into
Turkev. Necessary to the success
of Wilkins' project is the endorse
ment of the Caliph of Bagdad,
played by Kverett "Duke" Deger,
Deger, however, is trying to beat
his rival Abdul La Bulbul, alias
Itay Brown, in locating Aladdin's
magic lamp, and is too busy to
bother with the towel tycoon.
Complications ensue,
Deger't voice best.
Easily the best voice In the
TUESDAY, AlMVlL 1, 1939
Morning
classes free
after 9:50
Program to honor
scholarship leaders
of student body
All morning classes meeting
after 9:50 will be dismissed today
for annual honors convocation at
10:15. Oswald Garrison Villard,
author, editor, and leader of lib
eral thought, will make the fea
ture address honoring 645 stu
dents. Villard. graduate of Harvard,
writer since 1897 and editor of
"The Nation" until 1935. now
writes a regular column for the
magazine and constantly wages a
vigorous fight for peace. He re
cently wrote and published a
book, "Fighting Years," which
has created wide attention. His
topic this morning will be "The
Spiritual Defense of Democracy.'
Students honored.
Honored by the convocation will
be the students who have skimmed
the cream from this year's crop
of grades or received keys or
awards for outstanding achieve
ment. Included among those are: All
student organizations having one
third of their membership on the
honor list; individuals who have
been awarded prizes or keys; allx
students ranking in the upper 10
percent of each class of each col
lege; all seniors who have been in
the upper 3 percent of their res
pective colleges during the pre
ceding two semsters as well as.
those who have maintained an up
per 10 percent standing thruout
their college careers. All students
are honored equally, regardless of
year in school.
Blue Print filling orders
for extras of May issue
Staff members of the Ne
braska Blue Print, official publi
cation of the engineering college,
are now taking orders for extra
copies of the publication's May
issue. The May issue will contain
a resume of the activities of all
of the engineering societies for
the past year and a schedule of
the engineer's week program.
show is Dcor's confident baritone,
but the show does not rest on
singing. Dialogue is fast, funny,
and full of puns, only a few of
waich arc of prc-depression vin
tage. Considering that Bruce
Campbell and Kd Sleeves, co
authors of the comeuy, are both
Sigma Nu's the piece didn't have
too many Sigma Nu plugs in it.
Moustache-twisting Hay Brown
strides about in u green checked
horsehlanket affair, a magnificent
villain, and the Loctterle-Mason-Sandberg
stooges add fuither
comedy. Sandberg is a special
stand-out as the soft-hearted thug
who bursts into a spring dance
and lullaby in the midst ol the
sinister ditty "Deep Turple." His
acting is reminiscent of his movie
contemporary Ferdinand the Bull.
The role of the towel executive's
wife Sydney Campbell enlivens
with an Edna Mae Oliver vouch,
and Jim Minnick is coy and win
some as the daughter. Love inter
See KOSMET KLTJB, Tage 1.