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ectfleim ffiilliinies if 11 v fsiif x i. xi "yj'x j The Official Newspaper of More Than "VOL. XXXVIII, NO. 141. Farmers Fair draws crowd of over 2,000 Miss Chamberlain'reigns as Goddess; Lilly Luttgen wins intersororiy ride Drawing well over 2,000 people to witness bucking steers and play at carnival concessions, to watch Lilly Luttgen win the mter sorority tilling contest for Alpha Phi, to see Goddess of Ag riculture Phyl lis Cham ber lain presented to reign over the celebration, the 2lst annual Farmers Fair spent itself on a windy, dusty, but fair, day of fun. Carrying off a new silver trophy, since the Faulkner IV- ni. hi. rwmkii cup now rests -journal.' permanently in the Theta house, Miss Luttgen, junior from Wichi ta, Kas., won over 12 contestants Second place winner was Lotus Therkelsen of Lincoln. Ribbon for third place went to Betty O'Shea, Lincoln Kappa Alpha Theta. and fourth was Gwenith Orr, also a Kappa Alpha Theta of Lincoln. Marian Kidd presented the awards and Milton G list a f son presided as announcer. Potato race funny. Comic riot of the horse show was the draft horse potato race, when seven farmer lads speared potatoes and battled each other astride the huge draft horses. In the jumping class, a coin was fi nally flipped to determine the winner, after Nancy Brown and See FAIR, page 2. Barbs to dine j Wednesday Simmons to preside at annual banquet The annual all barb banquet will be held in Union parlors XYZ on Wednesday evening at 6:15 p. m. Bob Simmons will be toast master and Ellsworth DuTeau, new university alumni secretary, will be guet speake A feature of the affair will be the presentation of awards to the highest ranking barb- activity women. Walter Militr.er. sensor of barb group, will be at the din ner. A resume of all barb activities for the past year will be given. Tickets are 40 cents a plate and miy be secured by phoning or call ing in person at the baib office, or by purchase from baibs who will In- selling them Ag aspirants to Tassels to file Home ec coeds pick candidates Tuesday Freshman girls at ag colke who are interested in serving as Tassels next year must file in the Home Economics building before Tuesday when women of the col lege will vote for the six ag can didates to attend the Tassel tea Saturday afternoon.. Eligible to file are all ag fresh men women who are neither affili ated with a sorority or living at Raymond hall, who have carried 27 hours this year and are in good scholastic standing at the present time. Final choice of Tassels from the six candidates will rest with the members of the Tassel organization. Z 408 " 600 scientist convene Psychology, Academy, bacteriology conclaves draw record attendance More than 600 scientists and educators gathered on the cam pus Friday and Saturday to at- tend the Midwestern Psychological association, the Nebraska Acad emy of Sciences, and the Society of American Bacteriologists meet ings. The psychology meeting was the largest in recent years with over 70 cities being represented at the two day program. Chicago uni versity will be host to the mem bers next year. A dinner, program Friday night commeorated the 50th anniversary of the founding of Nebraska's psy chological laboratory by Dr. Harry Kirke Wolfe. Guilford Elected President. At the business meeting Friday, Dr. J. P. Guilford, Nebraska psy chology department, was elected president; Dr. Robert Seashore, Northwestern university, secretary-treasurer and Dr. N. R. F. Maier, Michigan university, was named a member of the associa tion council. Dr. Karl Buhler. formerly of Vhe University of Vienna, now on the staff of Saint Scholastica college, was guest speaker for the asso ciation. He addressed a program yesterday in the L nion at o'clock. Dr. V. C. McKim, Chadron State Normal college, was elected president of the Academy of Sci ences Saturday morning. Professor M. P. Brunig. Nebraska Agncul ture college, was named vice president; Dr. W. J. Himmel. Ne braska botany department, secre tary; Professor P. K. Slaymaker, Nebraska engineering college treasurer and Dr. H. R. James Hastings college, retiring presi dent, was apopinted to the exec utive council. The academy will meet in Chadron next year to See SCIENTISTS, page 2. Breta Peterson wins Burkan prize Prize winner also among initiates of Order of Coif Miss Breta Peterson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. Petrus Peter son of Lincoln, won the $100 Nathan Burkan memorial award with an essary on copyrights, it was announced Friday night at the annual law school banquet at tthe university club. Miss Peterson, the first woman In twenty years to lead the renior law class scholastioally. was one of the four seniors initiated Into Order of the Coif, honorary legal scholastic fraternity. Others were Geoige F. Hirmon. Odell; Charles Burdell. Lincoln and Duane Vance, Lincoln. Robert W. Devoc. member of the board of regents, and an attorney. spoke on "Treason" at the ban quet. He compared the Aaron Burr trial with the recent treason trials in Russia. Albert Maust. president of the law school indent bodv association, was tnastmaster. Language group announces awards Four win Phi Sigma lota declamatory prizes Four prize winners in the declamatory contest sponsored by Phi Sigma lota, romance lan guages honorary, were announced yesterday by Dr. James Wads worth, chairman of the judging committee. In the French division. Jose phine Chambeilin, first year stu dent, and Elinor Paulsen, taking second year French, won books. Don Euisik, from Spanish 53 classes, and Jon Pruden. In the "Danish 51 division were awarded I ;i':n-.:lar prizes 6,000 Students SUNDAY, MAY 7, 1939 Student records sensations while lying to lie detector (How accurate are lie detectors? The DAILY NEBRASKAN de cided to see for itself yesterday when it sent a reporter to call on Dr. C. A. Ruckmick, guest at the psychologists' convention, and his Ruckmick affectometer. Following is Hubert Ogden's "interview" with a lie detector.) By Hubert Ogden. Outstanding among the Psy chological exhibitions hi Social Science was the Ruckmick Affec tometer. The instrument, com monly called a lie detector, was on exhibition in a specially provided office. A large dial on the front of the polished wood cabinet meas ured the emotional state of the person examined Dr. C. A. Ruckmick, prominent psychologist from Minneapolis and inventor of this particular machine, allowed me to subject myself to it in order to see if it would detect any untruths given. Setting me by Ag extension service plans celebration May 8 to mark silver anniversary of division set up to aid farmers Beginning tomorrow, the Agri cultural Extension Service of the University of Nebraska college of agriculture will celebrate its 25th anniversary and Nebraska farm people will join together during the balance of the year in commem orating the event. One of thi ee parts of the agricultural college, the extension service came into being on May 8. 1914. with the beginning of the Smith-Lever con gressional act by President Wilson. The purpose of the work as orig inally outlined was defined as "th-; giving of instruction and practical demonstrations in agriculture and home economics to persons not at tending colleges in the several communities, and imparting information thru field demon strations, publications and other wise Celebrations planned. All over the state, comprehen sive plans are being made by farm people and county extension agents to observe the silver anniversary either on May 8 or thru special events during the balance of the year. About 30 counties will hold a siecial celebration on May 8 where l'ng time farm educational leaders m extension work will be honored. The Lancaster county farm bu- I reau plans on holding a special celebration on the agricultural col lege campus on the evening of May S. County Agent J. F. Purbough and Miss Rachel Peterson are now working out final plans. A special convocation for students in the college of agriculture is being planned for Monday also. 4-H clubs to broadcast. Special radio programs also are planned thruoiit the state com memorating the anniversary. Ne braska 4-H clubs will hold special meetings in every county on Satur day. May 6, to listen to a special 4-H broadcast on the "Farm Facts and Fun" program over a Nebras ka network of stations composed of WOW, Omaha; WJAG. Norfolk; KGFW, Kearney; and KGNF of North Platte. The half hour program will originate in the studios of WOW and will be on the air from 1 until 1:30 p. m. The his tory of 4-H work, a part of exten sion service, will be depicted in the program. The state championship Seward county 4-H song group under the direction of Ernest Tem- 'ple will provide music, peirD tomnirrinj Candidates for Council, publications, ag, barb posts must submit names by Wednesday Filings for positions oti the student council, the publications hoard, the barb council and the ap; boards will open tomorrow morning: and elose at 5 p. m. Wednesday. The election will be held on May 1(5. Students wishing their names to anoear on flip b.illot for nu of the first three groups must file on campus the instrument. Dr. Ruckmick fastened electrodes to the palm of my right hand. Half nervously, I waited while the he detector was being adjusted, when suddenly the psychologist reached across the table, and slapped me in the face. The needle moved only slightly. The doctor explained that I was emo tionally stable to sudden excite ment. Perhaps, I could beat the machine. Center of Attraction. By this time, with a group of people gathered about me, I was actually beginning to feel just as a criminal receiving the third degree would. "Now," said Ruck mick, "answer as though your life, honor, and possessioi 3 de pended upon the outcome of the test." Froni a pack of cards, I secretly chose one that had the word "let" written upon it. The cards were See DETECTOR, page 4. Filings end May 17 for new pub posts Applicatios for appointment to positions on the student pub lications will be received by the student publication board until 5 o'clock, Wednesday, May 17, according to Gayle C. Walker, Chairman of the Student Publi cation Board. Application blanks may be obtained at University Hall 104. Material that is al ready on file need not be dupli cated. Appointments are to be made to the following positions: DMt.Y r.RRtSK.X Ml Mr-la -rMrf T BiaaB(lii( oaitan Sit mn r4llrn talos hiimih T a aJial mnnf-rt THE COKNHI SK R Two auactnc t4itmrt Riara iiaucff Iwm mmM fcattoM ihmihi THE AWGWAN t.4,ur mmrm Mi Jack McMichael to talk on Orient Exchange student visits NU to get aid for China Jack McMichael, a young ex change student just back from China with first-hand information on the situation in the Orient, will speak following a dinner in the Y rooms at the Temple Monday, May 8, at 6 p. ru. McMichael was chairman of the National Student assembly at Ox ford. O. in 1937; a student de bater; member of Omicron Delta Kappa and Phi Beta Kappa, and co-chairman of the National In tercollegiate Christian council. All university men may attend the meeting. Those not able to come to the di.mer are invited to attend the talk at 6:45. Reserva tions should be made with C. D. Hayes in the Y office by Saturday. Meal tickets cost 20 cents. Seeking to aid Chinese. Mi-Michael's visit on this campus is one of several in the United States for the purpose of soliciting aid for Btudents in war lorn China. Named by his university as a Rhodes scholarslup nominoe, Mc Michael chose instead to accept the invitation of the Young Peoples Christian Association of Ai.ieiica to become an exchange student to China. The services of McMichael are obtained by schools in the Rocky mountain region of the student Christian movement for a period of ten days. Nebraska is a part of this region. Kosmet Klub Actives meet Tuesday at 5 Active members of Kosmet Klub will meet at 5 o'clock Tuesday in the Klub office in the Union for a 1 business session. in J. K. Selleck's office in the coliseum belore the stated dead- line. Those filing for ag boards will submit their names at Dean Burr's office in Ag hall. Positions open on the student council are: Ten junior men: Two from the college of arts and sciences, two from the engineering college, one trom the agricultural college, one from business administration, one from teachers, one from law, one from pharmacy and one from dentistry. Nine junior women: Three from the college of arts and sciences, three from teachers college, one from the college of agriculture, business administration and the school of music. One junior man and one junior women from the graduate college. hour seniors: Two men and two women elected at large by the student body. Publications board: One junior man, one senior man, one sopho more man. Barb council: One senior man, one senior woman, two junior men, two junior women, one sophomore man and one sophomore woman. The ag positions open are: Ag executive board: Two men and two women from the present freshman or sophomore class. One man and one woman from the present junior class elected at large. Coll-Agri-Fun board: One man and one woman from the present sophomore class. Farmer's fair board: Three men who will be seniors next year; three women who will be seniors next year. Engineers get awards Conclude week as 130 attend Friday night banquet at Union Engineers of the university con cluded their week's activities Fri day night with the 27th annual Engineers' banquet hel d at the Union. About 130 students and faculty members were present. Prof. L. W. Hurlbut was toast master of the affair which fea tured presentation of annual awards to outstanding engineer ing students. An address, 'The Professional Man on Trial," by L. J. Marti concluded the pro gram. He was Introduced by Prof, William L. DeBaufre. Winners' names. Awards made and winners were as follows: O. J. Fee awaid (plaque), won by Richard Ost wald; A. S. M. E. junior member ship award, Raymond E. Bailey; biography award. L. F. Bock; chemical engineering award, Paul Linstedt; Clark E. Mickey award, Oswin Keifer, jr.; A. S. C. E. schol arship award, David Roach; A. S. M. F. Mark's handbook. Don Meixel; Sigma Te'i freshman award, Willis E. Frazier; W. H. Sawyer award (previously an nounced!. H. W. Berry. Blue Print awards (keys! were presented to Vernon Paulson, edi tor. Leo Curtis, business manager, and Ellis Smith, general manager. Sigma Tail presented to the engi neering college their annual pic ture award of an outstanding en gineer of the year. The presenta tion wa-s a picture of Dr. Frank B. Jewett, commencement speaker. The field day award and the Engi neers wtel; award were both won by the electrical engineers. Make presentations. Presentation of the various awards was made by the follow ing: Prof., D. H. Harkness, Prof. A. A. Luebs, Col. C. J. Frankforter, Prof. Clark E. Mickey. Harry Dob bins. L. F. Bock, Prof. L. A. Bing ham, Milton Staab, Tom Long, and Robert Loealli. The program included selections by an ocarina trio composed of Will Reedy, Jim Hammond and Harold Buxton. Student Council plans final meeting Wednesday MemMts of the 193S-39 student council will meet for their final business meeting before the spring election Wednesday afternoon at 5 o'clock In Ihe Union.