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Iebhaskan Official Newspaper Of More Than 7,000 Students Vol. 69, No. 56. Lincoln, Nebraska Friday, December 8, 1939 Foirmmal seasoin) mmaEses bmj at Prepsters Junior C of C plays host to gridders Festivities will honor NU, Wesleyon seniors; 350 prepmen expected Lincoln's Junior Chamber of Commerce plays host today to more than 350 Nebraska high school football seniors at the Jay- Sigma Delta Chi, men's pro fessional Journalism fraternity, has co-operated with the DAILY staff to issue this special edi tion of the NEBRASKAN in the Interests of the All-State High School Football rally. Special sports features will be found on pages five, six and seven. cces' fourth annual all-state high school grid rally. Junior Chambermen expect the largest attendance the affair has ever had and have prepared a gala program for the seniors. Guestn of honor for the day are senior footballers, who have Just finished varsity careers at Ne braska and Nebraska Wesleyan universities. Festivities open this morning at 10 when Lyle Briggs, Junior Chamberman and his reception committee greet coaches and play ers at the registration table in the Chamber of Comemrce build ing. Easterday presides. Following registration, attend ants will lunch at the Chamber, with Jaycee Prexy Don Easterday emceeing. Herb McCulla, repre senting the Senior Chamber of Commerce, and Mayor Oren Cope land of Lincoln will welcome the guests In the official opening of the day's program. During the (See GRID RALLY, page 5.) United States of var believe By Student Opinion Surveys of America. AUSTIN, Tex., December 8. With Europe's war now entering Aia fourth month of existence, q American college students, In a rational poll conducted by tho -Student Opinion Surveys of Amer ica, have registered a highly optl miKtlc view that the United States can stay out of the conflict. Also, hand-ln-hand with the na tion's apparent determination not to be Involved, a slight majority of the collegians have voted In favor of requiring a referendum of the people before Congress could draft men to fight abroad. These are the latest findings of the Student Opinion Surveys, which weekly report campus sen timent for the DAILY and other leading college newspapers of the nation. These polls are taken by means of a carefully selected cross cctlon that extends from Maine to California, Washington to Florida. One third petslmlstio To the question, "Do you be lieve the United States can stay out of the present European war?" students answered: , YES 68 percent NO 32 percent Although this Issue Is pure spec ulation, it is Important to know this opinion in order to get an in- gather Grins for the Greens So t f 3V Members of the governing board of the Y.W.C.A. are shown as they went through the traditional cere mony of the "Hanging of the Greens" Wednesday evening fol lowing their annual banquet The officers standing on the chairs are, from left to right: Mary Jo Henn, Blackstone wins Long debate trophy Walcott, Douglass tie for honorable mention in freshman contest Stressing the distinction be tween academic studies and foot ball, and maintaining that play ers should be paid openly, George Blackstone, arts and sciences stu dent from Lincoln, won the fresh man debate for the Long trophy last night in Andrews 126. David Walcott and John J. Douglass, (See DEBATE, page 2.) CAN stay out 68 students sight into the war patterns of the average college youth's mind. The rank and file of voters Is not so sure that the U. S. can steer clear, for In other polls only 54 percent have held this view. It will be of interest to note in subsequent sur veys, the effect here of the Rus sian attack on Finland, since these polls were made before the Red Army began its activities. "Should the Constitution be changed to require a national vote of the people before Congress could draft men to fight' overseas?" in terviewers for the Surveys asked hundreds of students. They di vided almost evenly, only 53 per cent approving. Differences were noted among students of different ages, upper classmen reversing themselves en tirely: A DRAFT REFERENDUM? Yea No Freshmen 60 40 Sophomores 52 43 Juniors 46 54 8eniors, graduates . .49 51 Why do collegians believe the U. S. can stay out of the European war? "There is a determined spirit among the American people to keep out, and although much has been forgotten, much has been re membered about World War I," a Junior In Urslnus college, Pennsyl vania, declared, combining the two reasons most often mentioned, 4 ,ti -?r? for all-state football rally ? v.. ! I 4 V"- DAILY staff photo. chairman of the finance drive; and Pris Wicks, president of the "Y." Standing in the front row are Selma Hill, chairman of the publi cations committee; Jane Shaw, chairman of personnel; and Fran cis Keefer, - of the vestal choir. Mi. t d WPA okays grant of $11 6,000 for campus projects Word was received by univer sity officials yesterday of the ap proval of a 5116,000 WPA appli cation on a blanket project of campus improvements. The appropriation will be used for storm sewers, improvements of recreations' -cilities, building improvement', y v jjidscaping. Chancellor C S. Boucher and Finance Secretary L. E. Gunder son were out of the city yesterday, and detailed use of the appropri ation could not be learned. This is official notification of the same appropriation reported earner una fall. Death takes librarian Maude Al ice Cheuvront had served 10 years Miss Maude Alice Cheuvront, assistant in charge of the univer sity chemistry library, was found dead early Thursday, .lying on the davenport where she had been reading when other members of the family retired. Miss Cheuvront was born in Greenwood, was graduated from Lincoln high school, and attended the university for a short while. She entered the employ of the uni versity in 1902 as a stenographer. In 1930 she was placed in charge of the chemistry library. Through her efforts the library developed to its present size and usefulness. Originally housed in small, cramped quarters, it now occupies a large and Important area of the chemistry building. Miss Cheuvront lived with a brother and sister, J. Waley and Miss Tina Cheuvront. Thieyes loot KD, Chi Phi houses Thieves entered the Kappa Delta sorority house yesterday morning around 9:30 stealing about $45 in casn. The loot was taken from the room of Mrs. F. L. Lutz. house mother. Monday night thieves obtained 135 at the Chi Phi fraternltv house. MS i w I ; inw iMrtiiiliiWlih'-'-nvr-tin - Ag honors 43 for high scholarship Newman wins Alpha Zeta medal; Omicron Nu cup goes to Kotas Elton Newman and Rose Marie Kotas were awarded highest hon ors at a convocation at ag col lege yesterday for their ranking scholarship in last year's fresh man class. Altogether, 43 students at ag college were honored. Newman was awarded the Al pha Zeta medal and also a $200 scholarship donated by Sears-Roebuck. Miss Kotas received the Omi cron Nu scholarship cup for the highest average in last year's freshman home aconomics class. Recognize ten high. Newly elected members of Al pha Zeta, honorary agricultural main speaker. New members of Omicron Nu and Phi Upsilon Omi cron, honorary home economics sororities, were presented, along with the ten high men and ten high women students in last year's class. Miss Margaret Fedde, chairman of the home economics, was the main speaker. . New Members of Alpha Zeta were presented by Will Pitner of Stratton, chancellor of the organization. Amolie Svoboda of Weston, president of Phi Up silon Omicron and Gladys Swift of Lincoln, president of . Omicron Nu, presented the new members of the sororities. Those honored were: Ten high freshman women Eatella Buckendahl, Lincoln; Norma Jean Camp bell, Lincoln; Retha Kdeal, Lexington; Ethelyn Findlay, Gothenburg; Lucille Jack, Tekamab; Kunice Jenny, LelRh; Ro Marie Kotas, MMIigan; Zen I a Llndberg, Maxwell; Mary UcHenry. Plainview; and Dorothy Mattley, Lincoln. Ten hlRh freshman men Daniel Atkin son, Pawnee City; Willis Bruce. Colon; Frederick GeiRer, Cozad; John Hanway, Broadwater; Robert Lamb, Farwell; Alan Mulllken, Nlckemon; Klton Newman, York; John Shlck, Curtis; Glenn Walsh, Benkel man; and Dais Weibel, UeWlu. New members of Omicron Nu Eunice BerKgren, St. Paul; Uertrudo Blaker, Barneston; Woodvllle Campbell, Columbus, (la.; Eleanor Huttenmaier, Beatrice; Helen Kilmer, Western; Alice I.ldern, Orleans; Joy Petal, Fremont; Emily Shepard, Oak Park, 1U. New members of Phi Upsilon Omicron Loa Davis, Murray; Alice Lideen, Orleans; Shirley Pllcher, Lincoln; Vivian Brown, Western; Mildred Bauder, Glenvll; Helen Klatt, Lincoln; Helen Krejcl, Fairmont; Monetha Newman, York; Virginia Oster gard, Gothenburg; Doretta Schtapnoff, Wabash. New members of Alpha Zeta Harold Borman, Papilllon; Norman Gustafson, Mead; Marvin Kruae, Loretto; Clem Wlra berly, Lincoln; Gerald Gerloff, Aurora. Czech refugee Brozelt may eat and study-but not here What! No food In Nebraska? At least that is what Dr. Joseph Brozek, Czech refugee and ex- professor at Charles university in i-rague, must tmnK, lor the refu gee who was Dlannln? to come here to study if he could find a place to eat, nas aecidea to go to the Uni versity of Pennsylvania, which has offered him room and board. Brozek. who is interested in psychometric measurements and applied psychology, was planning to study for his Ph.D. at Nebraska- He was just ready to leave Czecho slovak wnen war was declared. His scholarship was canceled, and he was almost deprived of his Uni awaits Colonel presentation Red Nichols will play as tuxes, tails, formals descend on coliseum The sparkle and glitter and ex citement that is the annual Mili tary Ball begins another gala for mal season tonight when the doors of the coliseum swing open to ad- Miniature sabers for the Mili tary Ball are now available in the R. O. T. C. office in Ne braska hall. Those who have re served sabers should call for them before 1 p. m. today. After that time the sabers will be sold to anyone who desire them. mit an influx of tails, tuxes, smart uniforms and dazzling formals. Highlights of the evening will be the presentation of the Honorary Colonel sometime between 9 and 9:30 p. m. when she will lead the grand march escorted by Brigade Co. Charles Pillsbury. Ceremonies begin at 9. Last year's Colonel was Virginia Fleetwood of Lincoln. Altho students cast their votes for Honorary Colonel in late Oc tober, the identity of the lucky coed will not be revealed until the pompous presentation. Candidates for the coveted prize are Helen Kovanda, Gamma Phi Beta; Eliz abeth Waugh, Kappa Kappa Gam ma; Janet Lau, Delta Gamma; and Harriet Lewis, unaffiliated. Red Nichols and his famous (Z.D " ACMOL S Lincoln Journal and Star. Pennies will furnish dance musio (See BALL, page 3.) right to leave the country. Dr. J. P. Guilford, of the psy chology department, recently re ceived a telegram from the In stitute of International Education In New York, informing him of Broke's plight and offering to pay his transportation fare to Ne braska if Nebraskans would pro vide for his room and board. The Y. M. C. A. offered the psychologist his room In return for service as an assistant In some phase of the Y work. Brozek had been retained at E11I3 Island until arrangements could be made for him at lomi university. ; u ' ' I , .?' : " r .s ' 4 . ... 4- ,y. ' ' 4 . .