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Official Newspaper Of More Than 7,000 Students
Vol. 39, No. 65.
Lincoln, Nebraska
Thursday, January 4, 1940
Council lacks Auto wreck
quorum, can't proves fatal
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Elect Yenne
drama society
president
Speech chairman takes
head post in National
Collegiate Players
Herbert Yenne, acting chairman
of the speech and dramatic art de
partment, was elected president of
the National Collegiate Players,
honorary dramatic fraternity, at
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Second Union
variety show
plays Sunday
Three vaudeville acts
of music, tap dancing
precede Arliss thriller
' Second in the current series of
Sunday afternoon variety shows
presented by the Union will be
given this Sunday in the ballroom
at 4 p. m.
The program will feature three
vaudeville acts and a full length
talking movie. George Gostas,
member of the Union board of
managers, will act as master of
ceremonies at the show.
Vaudeville acts will feature
Mary Elizabeth Stuart, whose
piano numbers made a hit in the
oKsmet Klub show. Accrdian
numbers by Eldred Winters, and
the tap dancing of Norma Patter
son, 14 year old versatile tap
dancer, will complete the vaude
ville acts.
The movie, "East Meets West,"
starring George Arliss, tells the
story of a British-Indian intrigue
Tne film is a uaumont-Kntish re
lease and was made after Arliss
retired from the American films
Lincoln Journal and Star.
HERBERT YENNE.
the annual convention held In Chi
cago last week.
Yenne, who has been associated
with the speech department since
1920, was made acting chairman
of the department to be effective
In September, 1940. He will take
the place of Miss Alice Howell,
who will go on leave of absence.
Farmers1
Fair dance
set for Jan. 5
Presentation of Junior
Board features party;
Anderson's band to play
Farmers' Fair dance will be held
In the ag activities building Fri
day, Jan. 5. Tommy Anderson's
orchestra will play. To be pre
aented at this dance is the Junior
Fair Board, comprised of three
Junior boys and three junior girls
from the ag college. Free confetti
and "everything for a good time
will be provided," according to
Annabcll Hutchinson, in charge of
dance arrangements.
Decorations committee is Ellen
Ann Armstrong and Fred Whitey,
Teggy Shcrburn and Kd Rousek
are in charge of the orchestra and
chaperons. Publicity and ticket
Bales are directed by Miss Pitner
Tickets are on sale at 25 cents
tor girls and 35 cents for boy.r
Three attend
Union meet
Ouisenberry, Van Sant,
Claybaugh go to Florida
Three represenatives of the
Union left Lincoln Monday for
Gainesville, Fla.. to attend the
meeting of the National Assocla
tion of College Unions now in ses
slon on the campus of the Unlver
sitv of Florida.
Delegates from Nebraska at
tending the meeting are Union Dl
rector Van Sant: Union food dl
rector Mrs. Ouisenberry; and stu
dent representative Mary Elizabeth
Claybaugh.
Purpose of the meeting is to
give Union managers from all over
the- country an opportunity to dls
cuss and work out their common
problems.
Delegates are due back in Lin
coin early next week,
Dr. R. A. Miller and Stephen A. facilities of the main library, of- Washington for the opening of
McCarthy of the university library ficials have been forced to store congress. He received fractures of
both legs and critical internal injuries.
Heinke was born near Dunbar,
Nebr., and worked his way through
Nebraska university by waiting on
are convinced me new year m.giu. of several buildings over the cam
have begun in worse fashion. pua in the Law basement alone,
Fortunately for the university's some 15,000 bound volumes and be
ibrary collection, a steam pipe In tween 15.000 and 20,000 pieces are
the basement of Law broke Tues- stacked on sneives ana aamp con
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aay morning instead oi during me iaeie "?" AltUKl tables and doimr odd iobs. While In
vaot An urhan thA Viin 1H in or mt a a mafA V hfl (MMI vmilTTlPS fire Stored
vacated. Altho several bound outside the library. school he was a member of the
newspaper files were soaked and "With so much of the library Y. M. C. A., was on the Sombrero
floors and stacks sprayed with collection scattered in far removed staff. Law annual staff and the
falling water, the damage was basement quarters, there is al- Cornhusker staff. He graduated in
nothing compared with wbat it ways imminent danger or damage
might have been had the break to our materials," said Dr. Mil
occurred durine the recent vaca- ler. "Frequent inspection of col
tion neriods. lections in storage areas outside
Because of inadequate storage tne main iiDrary is impossiDie.
Fate of Otto Woerner,
new rallying program
postponed till Jan. 10
NU arad. member
of congress dies of
internal injuries
With the absence of a quorum Representative George H.
at the regular meeting of the Stu- Heinke, 57, of Nebraska City died
dent Council, 14 student governors Tuesday evening at Morrilton
put on their mittens and left. No- Ark., of injuries suffered in an
tably missing were the other 21 auto collision while on his way to
members.
Issues that were to be discussed
and passed upon are the resigna
tion of Otto Woerner, irate barb
representative, who, after brand
ing the student officers as a "bunch
of heels" at the last meeting sub
mitted his resignation; report of
the rally committee on the pro
posed change in political rallying;
and the report of the budget committee.
Marian Kidd, Council president.
set the date for the next meeting
as Wednesday, Jan. 10 at which
time she expressed the hope that
at least quorum would be present
to act upon matters pressing the
Council,
Damage to books blamed on
inadequate library facilities
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Lincoln Journal and Star.
GEORGE HEINKE.
Ag extension
workers open
8 day meet
Nationally known
leaders will appear at
first Union sessions
Marking the close of the educa
tional year for the extension ser
vice, county and state agricul
tural extension workers gathered
at the Student Union yesterday
to bcirin their annual eight-day
meet to plan educational work for
1940.
The first three days will be de
voted to discussions of "What is a
desirable national agricultural
program?" Several nationally
known agricultural leaders will
appear on opening sessions at the
Union.
They include Carl F. Taeusch of
the U. S. department of agricul
ture; Walter Prescott Webb of the
University of Texas: Drummond
Jones of the U. S. department of
agriculture; Walter II. C. Laves
of the University of Chicago;
Marten Hoor, Tulane university;
Charles E. Kellogg of the U. S.
department of agriculture; and
Arthur C. Bunce of Iowa State
college at Ames.
The home economics group will
have dinner at the Y. W. C. A.
today. The all-extension dinner is
scheduled for the Union Friday
evening.
On Monday, Jan. 8, the confer
ence will take up its regular sea
slon with the theme, "Making and
living a life on the farm," the
central part of the discussions.
Among the speakers will be
Geo.-ge E. Farrell, Mary Rokahr,
Dr. C. D. Lowe, Carl Knaus, all
of the U. S. department of agri
culture.
Death comes
to Yamashita
Protege of W. J. Bryan
former student at NU
One of Nebraska's most Illust
rious alumni was in the news for
the last time when Y. Bryan Yama
shita died Thursday, Dec. 28, in
Tokyo. He attended the university
1908 and practiced law until be
coming a member of congress.
Gov. R. L. Cochran announced
Wednesday that Heinke's death
shocked him, stating "I am greatly
distressed that his abilities are to
be no longer available to us
Weather
'Snow use to complain about
the weather. There's nothing to
be done about it except dress
warmly and get out your snow
shoes. The weatherman predicts
a falling thermometer and more
of the feathery, flakey.
Astronomy
observatory
adds lab
Classrooms, facilities
for photography are
planned for campus
To accommodate increasing"
numbers of students registering
for astronomy, new classroom and
laboratory facilities are being
added to the present observatory
on the city campus. The build
ing, being remodeled with WPA
assistance, will be ready for uso
shortly, according to L. F. Seaton,
operating superintendent.
The new unit, of frame and
stucco construction, will be 35' 2
feet long by 25 feet wide, and will
provide room for a maximum of
48 students, more than doubling
the seating capacity of the old
building. The first structure,
which is 14 by 36 feet, served as
classroom, library, laboratory, of
fice and darkroom. As a result of
cramped quarters, instuctional
work suffered, and laboratory
practice was not offered.
Includes darkrooms
In addition to providing a larger
classroom, the new unit will pro
vide two sizeable cloakrooms, a
number of darkrooms, and will al
low the old lecture room to be used
as a library.
"The new building is a welcomo
and timely addition," astronomy
Prof. O. C. Collins declared. "It
will mean that for the first time
we can offer instruction in astro
nomical photography for those who
are interested. The more adequate
laboratory space will also mean
that a more extensive program of
research can be undertaken by
senior and graduate students."
An old landmark
The old observatory was one of
the early landmarks on the city
campus. When the late Prof.
G. D. Swezey came to the univer
sity in 1894, the building was
erected for his beginning classes
in astronomy. It was originally
located just north of the old mu
seum, and was moved to its pres
ent site on the western edge of
the campus in 1906 to make room
for the first museum. Throughout
the remaining years it has been
the only astronomical lecture room
and laboratory owned by the uni
versity. Three years ago a small shell
was erected on the college of ag
riculture campus to house a reflec
tor type telescope which had been
built by students and faculty members.
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Worcester survey finds
war affects NU students
Does the European situation af
fect students in the middlewest,
wondered Dr. D. A. Worchester,
chairman of the department of ed
ucational psychology and measure
ments, and Ellis weitzman, grad
uate student. So to find out they
polled 598 students. Forty-seven
percent of these students admitted
that the war was so important to
them that it was a matter for se-
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Lincoln Journal and Star.
BRYAN YAMASHITA
In the yaar of 1898-99 and was a
protege of the late William Jen
nings Bryan whose name he form
ally adopted.
Y. Yamashita's last visit to Lin
coln was the fall of 1938 when he
made a pilgrimage, In company
with his daughter, to pay tribute
at the grave of his benefactor in
accordance with ancient Japanese
tradition. He stayed here several
(See YAMASHITA page 2)
Union plans
opera series
'Lakme' scheduled for
first program jan. 6
The Union will give opera loving
students an opportunity to hear
their favorite operas direct from
the stage of the Metropolitan Sat
urday afternoon over broadcasts
this week.
The operas, broadcast each Sat
urday afternoon by the National
Broadcasting company, will be
picked up for the series by the
Union's Capeheart. The broadcasts
will be held in Parlor C. Mr.
Frank Cunkle of the school of
music will comment on the pro
grama.
rious consideration on their dates.
This report was presented by Dr.
Worcester last week before the
psychology section meeting of the
American Association for the Ad
vancement of Science at Colum
bus, Ohio. Dr. Worcester summed
up his findings with the statement
that "Nebraska students have been
affected in various ways of con
siderable concern to those engaged
in the task of university education."
Spanish classes increase.
Fifty-five percent of students
believed that their future was
much less secure as a result of the
war, many of them changed regis
tration as the result of the con
flict, enrollment in Spanish classes
Increased at the expense of Ger
man, and a good many reported
that they worked less played more
as the result of the war, Dr. Wor
cester reported.
Also, the educator Indicated that
42 percent of the students now re
gard their education as more im
portant than they did before the
conflict began, and G7 percent
spend more time reading news
papers. "Thus, it la readily seen that tho
war In Europe has had an appre
ciable effect upon studonts here."