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Official Newspaper Of More Than 7,000 Students
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Vol. 39, No. mil
Lincoln, Nebraska
Tuesday, October 17, 1939
$101,424
from WPA
sanctioned
Campus improvements
to include renovation
stadium, new drives
W. P. A. authorities have ap
proved and President Roosevelt
has sighted an allotment of $101,
424 for campus improvements at
the university, it has been an
nounced, although official notifi
cation has not been received by the
administration.
This money, received through
the state W. P. A. organization,
will be used as a general blanket
fund for improvements around the
city and agricultural campuses.
Part of the money will be used
to complete reconditioning of the
stadium, for new drives and roads
on the city campus and at the
agricultural college, for orchard
irrigation pipes at ag, and for im
proving and replacing lawns and
shrubbery.
By receiving the money from
the state organization, the detailed
expenditures may be approved
without, further authorization from
Washington.
Cadet pilots
begin flying
instruction
Prof. Honey covers
history of aviation
a opening meeting
Engineering students whose ap
plications have been accepted for
v student pilot instructions began
their ground work yesterday at
five p. m. when Prof. J. W. Haney,
chairman of the mechanical arts
department, lectured on the his
tory of aviation.
Approximately 30 students have
been Invited to take the aviation
course, two of which are girls.
The feminine flying enthusiasts
as yet have not passed all the re
quirements making it yet doubt
ful as to whether they will be
permitted to continue the course.
The girls, whose names were not
disclosed, met the height and
weight requirements only after
See INSTRUCTION, page 4.
Urges interest
For planning board
Public support needed
to improve education
Chancellor C. S. Boucher, in an
address Saturday, urged Nebras
kans to encourage legislative in
terest in the state planning
board's survey of the educational
system.
Speaking before the Omaha
branch of the American Associa
tion of University Women, the
chancellor said the survey was a
means of keeping education from
getting into a rut. "H enough in
terest is manifested by the peo
ple," he said, "the legislature will
consider the report."
He warned that Nebraska
school systems will have to com
pete for financial help more than
ever because of continued depres
sion, increased government spend
ing, and demand for better high
ways.
He stated that education could
be improved only thru a well-or
ganized plan and sustained public
interest.
Nebraska-Iowa game
screened play by play
Students will have an oppor
tunity to see play by play movies
of last Saturday's Nebraska
Iowa State game, Wednesday
evening, when the official pic
tures are shown in the Union
ballroom. The movies will be
shown at 7 p. m. Only students
may attend, and identification
cards must be presented for ad-riHttance.
Ag seniors get
F.F.A. degrees
Elected to the American farmer
degree at the National F. F. A.
convention in Kansas City, Mon
day, Norman Kruse, Floyd Hans
mire and Warren Hutchinson are
eligible for the American Starr
Farmer awards to be announced
today.
The awards are given on the
basis of project work completed
during the students' four years at
college. In work with hogs, sheep,
cattle, corn, and hogs, Kruse has
netted over $2,000. Second to him
is Hansmire with a total project
income of $891. Hutchinson has
made $530.
News Comment
Can British
sea blockade
hold Hitler?
First serious challenge
by Nazi subs over week
end may end British plan
by Warmer and Storie.
Ability of the British fleet to
blockade Germany effectively is
now being challenged seriously for
the first time since war was de
clared. A Nazi submarine recently
sank the Royal Oak, one of the
dozen British "floating fortresses,"
and now Germany claims that her
torpedoes badly injured the Re
pulse, mighty British battle cruis
er, and the Hood, most powerful
of all battleships afloat.
The losses themselves are not
too serious, the British feel, but
the fear that Germany has a new
method of sea-fighting which can
break the blockade does worry
them. Sea warfare today is much
different from that of 1914-18
Then the British fleet could lie in
the Scapa now in the North Sea
behind a great protecting mine
field thru which the imperial
U-boats could not attack. Now
Nazi bombers keep the blockading
fleet farther from the coast out
in submarine infested waters. Too,
the Nazi are thought to be shoot
ing torpedoes in clusters, three or
four at a time, causing much
greater destruction than the old
method.
The German air raid on the
great Rosyth naval base in Scot
land was repulsed today with i
loss of three planes. The Germans
hoped to break the Firth of Forth
bridge down into the water and
thus block access to the sea. The
British carefully avoiding telling
the strength of the invading air
fleet
Turkey fireworks.
Reports from Turkey contain
fireworks. Moscow is said to have
been rebuffed. Turked declares she
will be neutral if the allies fight
Russia, but should Italy go to Ger
many's aid, she would fight for
the allies. She remembers the war
See BLOCKADE, page 4.
INQUIRING REPORTER
Death is old subject but
has innumerable variations
By Paul Svoboda.
It's a well known fact that we
all will join that long column of
the forgotten dead, but there al
ways is a question mark regard
ing how we shall join them.
Some will go the hard and some
the easy way. We have no choice
in the matter altho every one has
his preferred method. People have
died for thousands of years so
there aren't many original meth
ods left, but here are a few of
the students choices.
How Would You Like to Die?
Carl Ousley, Arts and Science
Junior.
I want to die In bed because
that's where I spend most of my
time anyhow. I never rush into
things so I'd just as soon let it
come slow and easy.
Jean Christie, Arts and Sciences
Freshman.
For a long time I have always
wanted to be a Venus but na.ture
Newf citizen
will speak
at first convo
Louis Adamic, author,
lecturer, to 'Look
at Adopted Country'
Louis Adamic, author and lec
turer, will address the first con
vocation of the year at 11 a. m.
Thursday in Temple. His topic is
"A New American Looks at His
Adopted Country." The convoca
tion is free to the public.
Adamic came to America as an
immigrant several years ago.
After working as assistant to the
mailer on a Slovenian newspaper
in New York, he held jobs in vari
ous parts of the country. H. L.
Mencken accepted his first article
for the American Mercury in 1928
while Adamic was a San Pedro
dock worker.
He is sometimes called "unof
ficial spokesman" for the millions
of immigrants in America.
Among his better known books
are
My America, "The Native's
Return," and "Laughing
in the
Jungle.
First Blue Print features
engineer inspection tour
October issue of the Nebraska
Blue Print, publication of the en
gineering college, will be placed
on the stands for distribution to
day. This is the first issue of the
current school year.
Feature of the issue is the re
port of the annual engineer's in
spection trip taken last spring to
Kansas City. The report was writ
ten by Harold E. Haynes, graduate
of the department of electrical en
gineering last June. The inspec
tion trip is a requirement for grad
uation from the engineering col
lege. An introduction to the class of
'43 is one of the new features em
bodied in the issue. Here, some of
the freshmen engineering students
are introduced and rated by the
editorial staff.
Reviews Perrine lecture.
'Reviews of the lecture given last
week by Dr. J. O. Perrine, of the
American Telephone and Tele
YWCA membership
drive closes with tea
Thursday afternoon
The university Y. W. C. A. mem
bership drive which began Oct 13
will end this Thursday with a tea
in Ellen Smith from 3:45 to 4:45.
The drive is intended to give an
opportunity for girls to Join the
organization and to collect contri
butions which will be used to aid
in financing the women's associa
tion. gypped me. Isn't there some dis
ease where the body turns into
stone? Well that's what I want,
then they could mount me in Mor
rill hall and inscribe on my ped
estal "VENUS II."
Dorothy Chase, Teachers Junior.
I'm a big sissy. I don't like
things that hurt so I suppose a
good' case of heart failure would
be my choice.
Ray Matteson, Law College Junior.
I've always wondered what it
would feel like to fall off a 14
story building onto a picket fence.
I'll bet I'd see the light.
Bernie Johnston, Engineering
Sophomore.
One thing is sure. I want to
graduate before I walk the last
mile. It doesn't make much dif
ference as long as it's quick.
Dorothy Tipton, Teacher Fresh
man. With all my grandchildren
about me,
Baylor rooters
arrive Friday
Baylor will send a delegation
of about 50 rooting students to
Lincoln for the Husker-Bear tilt
Saturday, it was learned today in
a telegram addressed to Roy
Profitt, yell king.
In a communication from Wil
bur Johnson, head yell-leader at
Baylor, it was asked if it would
be possible to arrange sleeping
quarters for these students. The
telegram did not say whether the
migration would be male or fe
male or both.
The DAILY NEBRASKAN,
in offering its assistance to
the cheerleaders, will receive
calls all day today from fra
ternity and sororities and any
other houses who will offer to
provide quarters for these stu
dents. The names of the organ
ization offering their assis
tance will be published in Wed
nesday's paper. It Is impera
tive that these organizations
make their offers known to
day. Here is a great chance
for the students of Nebraska
to show their good will toward
their fellow collegians from
Baylor. Call the DAILY office
today. ED.
graph company; and of the activi
ties of the several student engi
neering societies are covered this
month. Coupled with the report of
the activities of the societies is
an article on "Co-operation in the
Professional Society" written by
Prof. L. A. Bingham, assistant
professor of electrical engineer
ing. Dean O. J. Ferguson of the en
gineering college, discusses the
topic "College Training For
What?" in the dean's corner. T. A.
Filipi, of the state department of
health wrote on "Opportunities for
Engineers in Municipal Work.
Staff for the first semester in
cludes Houston Jones, general
manager; Don G. Housley, editor;
and H. W. Kammerlohr, business
manager.
Subscriptions for the magazine
will be taken at the distribution
stand in mechanical arts. The sub
scription price is one dollar a year
or 15 cents a copy.
Six to enter
dairy contest
Judging teams leave
for national compet
Six University of Nebraska stu
dents and their coaches, Dr. P. A.
Downs and Prof. R. F. Morgan,
left Sunday for San Francisco to
represent Nebraska at the Nation
al Dairy show being held in con
nection with the Golden Gate ex
position there.
Clare Glandon and Russell and
Otto Pfeiffer will be Nebraska's
team entry in the intercollegiate
dairy cattle judging contest and
Laurence Buller, Alvin Rippen and
Loren Zook will enter the dairy
products judging competition, the
instructors said in announcing
members of the teams.
These student judges were selected
from squads that tried out during
the second semester last year and
since school opehed this fall.
The dairy cattle judging contest
will be held October 21 and the
products event October 23. The
teams will probably be gone
almost two weeks and will spend
some time at the exposition. They
are making the trip by auto.
The dairy show this year is ex
pected to be one of the largest
ever held, as herds from all over
the United States are competing.
The judging contests also will
furnish Nebraska plenty of com
petition, as many universities are
sending entries.
Our Town'
opens tonight
in Temple
'Scant scenery' show
has cemetery scene;
Birk, Cooper lead
University Players will open
their 25th season when they pre
sent "Our Town" at the Temple
Tuesday evening. The play, pro
duced without scenery except for
such props as ladders, chairs, saw
horses and boards, is an innovation
for the company theater.
Barbara Birk and Ed Cooper,
as George Gibbs and Emily Webb,
will play the romantic leads in the
play written by Thornton Wilder.
Under the guidance of the play
wright's spokesman, a commenta
tor, the audience is taken thru
three periods of Grovers Corners
life. The first act deals with "life
the second with "love" and the
last with "death."
The story is an unique as its
manner of presentation in that the
final scene takes place in a ceme
tery where the dead people are
talking among themselves as if
alive.
Members of the cast in order of
their appearance are:
Stage Man Verne Geissinger
nr r.lhbs Louis Wilkin
Joe Cromwell Robert Gelvitk
Howie Newsome Cecil Richmond
Mrs. Gibbs Grace wizaoetn hiu
Mrs. Webb Evelyn Elias
George Gibbs Edgar O. Cooper
Rebecca Gibbs Betty Rangeler
Wally Webb Art Kleinhans
Emily Webb Barbara Birk
Professor Willard Roger Cunningham
Simon Stimson Robert Johnston
Mrs. Soames Lillian Dlazkovec
Constable Warden Richard Gilland
Sam Craig Jack Bittner
Joe Stoddard Max Whlttaker
First woman Dorothy Ward
First man Kennith Miller
Second woman Yvonne Costello
Second man Lawrence Swedlund
Third woman Minam Rubniti
University
Singers admit
62 students
Tempel to add more
later; group rehearsing
Christmas program
William G. Tempel, conductor,
announced yesterday the names
of the University Singers for 1939-
40. Additions will be made to the
list of 62 as more students are ad
mitted throughout the year.
The Singers are now working on
a Christmas program to be pre
sented Dec. 10 in the Student
Union. The program will include
Christmas songs, a processional
and tableaux.
Members of the Singers are as
follows:
Clara Porter
Louis Stapletoa
Beth Schroeder
luU Baker
Helen Keller
Joy JC. Miller
Antonett Skoda
Wllma Row
Dorothy Gustansoa
Marl Gsiman
Harriet Wood
Frances Habennaa
Nina Armstrong
Charlotte Dudley
Eula Harding
Lois Ann Jacobson
Elnora Bpragu
Betty O'Bria
Bett Bard
Fay J. Masai
Gen RemlngtxM
Hop Baker
France Piatt
Paul Fuennlnf
Dick Johns
Earl Jenkins
Lloyd Zklmund
John Van Vllrt
George Hawkea
Robert Rouch
Dick Koupal
Jim Shelley
Charles Roach
Reiner Andreeso
See SINGERS, page 4,
Have Your Picture
Taken Today
1940 Cornhusker
Fraternity-Sorority Picture
Deadline November lit
Junior-Senior Picture
Deadline November 15th
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