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Vol.39, No. 17
Strange as it seems, two
-vat Annual photo deadline
One student sauntered into the
Trtwnsend studio the day after the
Cornhusker picture deadline was
announced. That was news, u
gave the staff new life and cour
age, for one picture was assured
for the 1940 Cornhusker.
It marked another milestone in
the life of Houghton Furr, the
first to have his picture taken.
He had accomplished the unac
complishable by going to the
studio before the day of the dead
line. Furr first
It meant one less student would
be at Townsend studio on the day
before the deadline. A new faith
in university students was created,
Mr. Furr announced that he
had not spent very much time
contemplating this gigantic under-
taking:. I just slipped down quici-
ly and tried to break the news to
the photographers gently."
When asked, "How does it feel
a K Iho first tnHrnt tn have
your picture taken," he answered,
"I feel very proud and think I
should be awarded a medal or
something."
Anawalt second
Roger Anawalt was the second
No third term
for president
say students
A presidential third term is be-
coming increasingly unpopular on
the Nebraska campus, as ai.x per
cent of the students interviewed in
the weekly DAILY survey of stu-
dent opinion opposed the principle
of any man sitting in the presi-
dential chair 12 years.
In the opinion of one decided
republican, it would make no dif-
ference if George wasmngxon mm-
self would seek re-election now,
tus attitude on the question would
never change. Sentiments have
gradually changed since the open-
ing of school from a 58 per cent
vote favoring a third term to 51.5
and now 57.1 per cent against it.
Concurrently with the loss of
third term support, the trend has
been towards a growing republican
following. Student opinion has
shifted from a 50-50 draw between
the two major parties three weeks
ago to a 51.8 per cent vote back
ing for the G. O. P.'i. Democrats
this week polled 46.4 per cent
while socialists captured the sup
port of 1.8 per cent.
In the field of candidate. Dewey
and Roosevelt maintained their
sizable leads of the past weeks,
though Dewey for the first time
edged past the president to the
position of most popular candidate.
From a 30 per cent following
of three weeks ago, Roosevelt
dropped, proportionately to the
loss of votes for the entire demo'
rratic party, to 28.5 per cent
Dewey on the other hand has
slowly advanced in the same
period from 28 per cent to 30.3
per rent and now to 37.1 per cent
of the students Interviewed.
Other candidates showing con
silerable support were Paul Mc
Nutt. vice president Garner and
secretary Hull smong the demo
crats, and Vandcnberg, Borah,
HKver and Taft among the re
publicans. Thomas was the unani
mows candidate of the socialist
pnrty members.
These weekly polls of the DAILY
contact approximately 1 per cent
of the total university enrollment,
Results for past weeks are posted
on the DAILY bulletin board in
the Union lobby.
Pictures of Minnesota
game screened tonight
Free films of the Nebraska
Minnesota game will be shown
in the Union at 7. Those
who missed the game or
who wish to see the Nebraska vic
tory again are invited to attend.
The films will be shown In the
ballroom. A commentator will be
present.
Lincoln, Nebraska Wednesday, October 1 1 , 1939
one to have his picture taken, and
he explained the strange phenom-
ena "I Just combed my hair and
beat it down there quick. It was
easier than I thought."
Deadlines are November 1 for
fraternity and sorority members
and November 15 for juniors and
seniors
Players give
Ts"m
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next week
Pulitzer prize winner's
play opens in Temple
theater stage Tuesday
"Our Town," the first produc
tion of the University Players this
season, will be presented next
week. Tuesday through Friday,
The play, written by Thornton
Wilder, was awarded the Pulitzer
prize, during its run 'in New York
aty iaSt year. Although Wilder
is celebrated chiefly for his fic
uon his first play, "Our Town,"
is an evocative one.
Taking his material from three
periods in the history of Grovers
Corners.' a placid New Hampshire
town. Wilder has transmitted the
simple events of human life into
universal revery.
,
Playwright uses spokesman,
Staged without scenery and with
the curtain always up, "Our
Town" escapes from the formal
barrier of the modern theater into
the quintessence of acting,
thought end speculation. The
playwright s spokesman in the
See PLAYERS, Page 4.
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Uncoln Journal tad Star.
This sink had a drink, 59 bottles of miscellaneous liquor, on Gopher-Husker fans, Tuesday. Pic
tured are Rev. F. L. Blewfleld.left, president of the antl-llquor league. Detective George Meyer, and
Sergt. Regler of the campus police as thev dumped liquors confiscated at Saturday's game, down
the drain.
NEWS COMMENT
Soviet arm
encircling
Baltic states
by Woerner and Steele.
Seeming quiet has settled over
the western front and the only
startling action in much disturbed
Europe is the pressure that Soviet
Russia, a "neutral," is exerting on
the small states of the Baltic. Fin
land sees the handwriting on the
wall, as Russia receives the Fin
nish delegation invited to discuss
'pacts" with the Reds.
Esthonia and Latvia were con
fident, and they had to grant the
great Slav nation large economic
and military concessions; Finland
is lareer. better "prepared, much
more determined, and far less con
fident. Orders have gone out urg
ing the Finns to evacuate Helsin
ki, the national capital, because
the Russians are concentrating
their navy a short distance away
in the Gulf of Finland.
Sweden also is anxious and calls
more men to the colors. The northern-neutrals
are fearful lest their
long-standing neutrality be de
stroyed. Finland is a Scandinavian
nation, not a Baltic state, and the
reality of the difference will be
seen soon in the Russian test.
Chamberlain has stalled off un
til Thursday a formal reply to
Hitler. Daladier declares France
will lay down her arms only when
the world is guaranteed "certain
peace." Those are the two words
disturbing England at the present
moment. Lloyd George, the man
who has been thru it all before,
appears to believe that certain
peace can be obtained by an hon
est and thoro-going peace confer
ence without first breaking Hitler
at the cost of millions of lives
and billions of dollars.
. These two words are also haunt
ing America. Representatives in
congress declare "we must do all
things possible to hasten the vic
tory of the Allies" and call for re
peal of the arms embargo. Certain
peace, to these men, means elim
ination of the totalitarian doctrine
as a driving force that challenges
See NEWS COMMENT, Page 4,
The weather
It looks as tho spring were on
its way back again. The forecast
for today is fair and warmer.
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FRATERNITIES.
1. Phi Gamma Delta 2.549
2. Sigma Alpha Mu 2.510
3. Lambda Chi Alpha. .. .2.460
4. Beta Sigma Psi 2.283
5. Beta Theta Pi 2.270
6. Alpha Sigma Phi 2.218
7. Phi Kappa Psi 2.177
8. Delta Upsilon 2.132
9. Chi Phi 2.116
10. Sigma Phi Epsilon 2.094
11. Pi Kappa Alpha 2.064
12. Theta Xi 2.050
13. Phi Delta Theta 2.046
14. Kappa Sigma 2.042
15. Alpha Tau Omega ...2.033
16.. Phi Sigma Kappa ...2.010
17. Sigma Alpha Epsilon. 1.981
18. Zeta Beta Tau 1.944
19. Theta Chi 1.877
20. Sigma Chi 1.852
21. Acacia 1.845
22. Delta Tau Delta 1.842
23. Sigma Nu 1.835
SORORITIES.
1. Alpha XI Delta 2.683
2. Gamma Phi Beta 2.664
3. Kappa Kappa Gamma. 2.633
4. Alpha Phi 2.601
5. Sigma Delta Tau 2.559
6. Chi Omega 2.583
7. Kappa Alpha Theta . .2.564
8, Kappa Delta 2.558
9. Pi Beta Phi 2.513
10. Delta Gamma 2.509
11. Aloha Chi Omega 2.485
12. Delta Delta Delta 2.371
13. Alpha Omicron Pi 2.335
14. Phi Mu 2.302
15. Sigma Kappa 2275
Turner heads
Coll-agri-fun
Prof Whelan named
faculty group chairman
Louise Turner, home economics
senior, was elected manager of
Coll-agri-fun, ags annual student
show, at the board's first meeting
Thursday. George Goodding was
elected assistant manager, Vivian
Brown secretary, and Marian
Smrha treasurer. Floyd Olson and
Milo Tesar are the other board
members.
Members of the board, selected
from the ag student body, after
election of officers discussed with
faculty sponsors possible dates for
the show, scheduled sometime in
'he fall.
Omicron Nu leads all
groups with 3,645;
Howard highest dorm
By Elizabeth Clark.
Phi Gamma Delta achieved the
highest average for fraternities
and Alpha Xi Delta the highest
average for sororities, according to
figures released by T. J. Thomp
son, Dean of Student Affairs, yes
terday. The period covered by
these figures is the second semes
ter of the scholastic year 1938 and
1939.
Sigma Alpha Mu was second
and Lambda Chi Alpha third fot,
fraternities, and Gamma Phi Beta
and Kappa Kappa Gamma second
and third respectively in sorority
standings.
The highest average for any
group on the campus (3.645) be
longed to Omicron Nu. home eco
nomics honorary. Mu Phi Epsilon,
music honorary, and Phi Upsilon
Omicron, also a home economcis
honorary, were second and third.
Highest in men s honorary and
fourth in the general standing is
Sigma Delta Chi, to which out
standing journalism students are
elected.
Howard girls highest.
Howard Hall girls were rated
highest of any dormitory group
with Bouton, Wilson, Loomis, and
Raymond Halls following in order.
The first three dormitories re
ceived higher ratings than any
other social groups.
Barbs again outranked frater
nity and sorority members. The
non-sorority women s average was
2.565; the all-sorority average,
2.159. All-fraternity average was
2.159; the non-fraternity men,
2.240.
The all university average was
2.337, above 20 social fraternities
averages, 5 professional honor-
anes, and three sorority averages.
All-women's average, 2.550, was
.333 higher than all-men's average,
2.217.
Professional Fraternities:
1. Sigma Delta Chi 3.000
2. Delta Sigma Pi 2.981
3. FarmhoMse 2.975
4. Sigma Gamma Epsilon.. 2.843
5. Xi Psi Phi 2.826
6. Delta Sigma Delta 2.805
7. Alpha Kappa Psi 2.694
8. Alpha Gamma Rho 2.675
9. Phi Mu Alpha 2.531
10. Phi Delta Phi 2.285
11. Phi Alpha Delta 2.247
See SCHOLARSHIP, Page 2.
Union holds
third forum
tomorrow
Reinhordt to discuss
where morale-break
will occur in Europe
Where will the morale-break
occur m Europe 7 win De me
topic discussed by Dr. J. M. Rein-
hardt of the sociology department
in the weekly war forum Thurs
day at 3:30 p. m. in the Union.
This forum is the third in the
series if discussions on the present
European situation which will be
continued as long as students
interest warrants. Following Dr.
Reinhardt's talk a roundtable dis
cussion will be held at which
students may voice their opinions
and have their questjons answered.
Up-to-the-minute developments
of the war are posted on the DAILY
bulletin board in the Union lobby
for students' convenience.
Lost-one pony?
No, one shaggy
Beta mascot
Doggone!
That's what the Betas are moan
ing these hectic hours.
And all the while, the Beta.St.
Bernard, big as a Shetland pony is
either on Jie loose, scaring babies;
or maybe he's pulling a milk
wagon, guided by a near sighted
teamster.
Anyway, if sorority girls happen
to see a shaggy face in your bed
room windows, it will probably bs
the Beta dog.