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"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.
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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:
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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.
