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Wednesday, February 14, 1940 Editorial Opinion Comment Bulletin The DAILY NEBRASKAN rfkt Daily IVedhaskan Ollicial Ntwipap 0 More Than 7.000 Stisfaats THIRTY-NINTH YEAR Offices Union Building Day 2-7181. Night 2-7193. Journal 2-3333 Member Associated Collegiate Press, 1939-40 Member Nebraska Press Association, 1939-40 Represented for National Advert'sing by NATIONAL ADVERTISING SERVi :E, INC. 420 Madison Ave., New York, r. Y. Chicago Boston Los Angeles San Francisco Published Daily during the school year except Mondays and Saturdays, vacations, and examination periods by stu dents of the University of Nebraska, under supervision of the Publications Board. Subscription Rates are SI. .00 Per Semester or S1.50 for the College Year. $2.50 Mailed. Single copy, 5 Cents. En tered as second-class matter at the postoffice In Lincoln, Nebraska, under Act of Congress, March 3, 1879, and at special rate of postage provided for in Section 1103, Act of October 3, 1917, Authorized January 20, 1922. Editor-in-Chief Richard de Brown Business Manager Arthur Hill EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Managing Editors Clyde Martz, Norman Hjrrls News Editors Chris Petersen, Luci'e Thomas, Paul Svoboda, Mary Kerrigan, Morton Margolin Sports Editor June Bierbower Society Editor Mary Ann Cockle BUSINESS DEPARTMENT Assistant Business Managers Burton Thiel, Ed Segrit Circulation Manager Lowell Michael A IX DAILY mat gned editorials are the opinion of the editors. Their views or opinions fat no way reflect Ibe sltl U4e of the administration of the anlversity. I vijiSPfi Davis, Loos, Mohnken There Is Life in the Old Girl Yet! Today the DAILY commemorates the 71st birthday of the University with a special issue in which we look not only back at this institution's notable past but also forward to a promising and hopeful future. On Feb. 15, 1869, the state legislature awarded the University a charter, and on Sept. 7, 1871, the new school opened its doors the doors of Univer sity hall which was then an imposing three story building topped by a central tower. Six professors, headed by Chancellor A. R. Benton, were on band, to welcome the initial enrollment of 20 students in eluding five freshmen, two sophomores, one junior, and 12 "unclassified." Until a protecting fence was put up, neighborhood cows of the prairie hamlet of Lincoln were wont to graze contentedly about the campus, and the beautiful big trees, which now still keep the old campus the most beautiful section of the University's expanded grounds, then were just making their straggly start. In 1886 a second building appeared, the pres ent Pharmacy hall, and over a period of 71 years the University has grown to its present enrollment of some 7,000 students housed in 63 buildings on three campuses covering more than 400 acres. To day Nebraska has 52,000 alumni to wonder just what they may expect of their University in the years to come. CHANCELLOR BOUCHER PROCLAIMS "There is life in Alma Mater," in the New Alumnus magazine, and believing in her continued growth in the future, we like to imagine in our mind just how she may look to some one wander ing over the campus a not-too-far distant year. Driving up Thirteenth street from downtown Lin coln, our proxy is struck by a magnificent new li brary with miles of bookshelves and comfortable reading facilities, and dozens of private cubicles where one can study and do research work in com plete comfort and convenience. To the left is good old Sosh, and to the right the never-fading beauty of Ellen Smith hall. Teachers college now is sup plemented by a large new training school. At the west end of the mall stands a huge, pil lared engineering building which houses the activi ties formerly carried on in Mechanical Arts and Electrical Engineering halls, now razed. Decapitated Nebraska and University halls are also gone, as is Former Museum. The military department is housed In a new armory to the east of the coliseum, while modern languages and geography are in a new building back of Bessey halL Fharmacy hall with its giant rats and miscellaneous vermin is now housed in the old Library building which is quite adequate for use now tht the weight of over-stocked books is removed. THE TWO MALLS Around which the campus buildings are grouped are now beautifully landscapes with shrubs, lily ponds, reflecting pools, and benches where one can sit on a lazy spring afternoon. A number of students are seen wearily entering an imposing new building Just east of Fourteenth sireet which we learn is the new Infirmary. Here they receive courteous and efficient health service, and are presently discharged healthy and even happy. A New Fine Arts building, a large and com fot table auditorium, an adequately equipped theater for the University Players productions are just a few other Improvements which make life so pleas- HOOVER FOR PRESIDENT7 The opening gun of what may develop into a Hoo-ver-for-President movement was started last night in Omaha with a Lincoln day address by the former chief executive. Altho there was no mention made by Hoover that he was out for the nomination of the Republican party, the applause that greeted his con demnation of New Deal policies as regarding unem ployment and economic ills led many a careful ob server to admit that it might be better to sink with Hoover than try and swim with someone else. Judg ing from the coldly analytical approach to the pres ent day problems which Hoover used, it is not at all certain that the Republicans would be snowed under in 1940 with him as their leading candidate. DEOMCRATIC "GOOD POINTS." Hoover stressed the fact that the Republicans should embrace the "good points" of the Demo cratic administration and thank their opponents for what "little advancement has been made in the last eight years." But, he continued, there is one prime factor that is essential to a recovery from the eco nomic chaos of 1940, a change in viewpoint on the part of the electorate. This change can only come from a complete change in executive personnel. This change of viewpoint should be from one of desperation, giant spending, pessimism and rec ognition of the fact that unemployment is here to stay to a position of optimism, faith in the govern ment and its solvency, freedom of jobs rather than the freedom of the dole. OLD LAISSEZ-FAIRE THEORY. The speech as a whole embraced the laissez faire theory of government, which, if it had been adopted in 1933 "would have gotten us out of this depression by 1935." Big Business can only go ahead when it has orders from the people to do so. Jobs come only from Big Business in one of its many branches. Therefore, Hoover urged, the people must be convinced that they can invest safely, that the intereference of the government will no longer con tinue to keep things in a state of flux, and that se curity can come today instead of always being around the corner. Retrenchment of government ac tivity, peace in world relations and encouragement of the feeling of the security of the national govern ment are the easiest means of bringing about pros perity. The former president concluded his remarks by pointing out that business is better today than it was a year ago because Roosevelt is more interested in foreign affairs than previously and is letting the internal conditions remedy themselves. In his esti mation, Roosevelt is just eight years behind. If he had done this before, the United States would have emerged from the depression as England did, four years ago. ant at the University in this year to come. Not at all slighted are School of Journalism students who have a new building which contains not only ade quate classroom space, but also a complete publish ing plant where all University publications are printed. The area east of Fourteenth street has been cleared of old houses, and is now filled with dormi tories, cooperative houses, small resident units, and fraternity and sorority houses all In a spacious, park-like setting. The Chancellor has a new home near the campus and there is a little colony of fac ulty residences too. Less conspicuous but none the less Important additions to the University's set-up are a number of endowed professorships and letcurers of distin guished record. The Agricultural college campus has also profited by a new Home Economics build ings, a Library, and other Improvements dear to the hearts of Ag students. As our visitor stands in awe of all this magnlfl censc, the sound of carillon bells rings out across the lush new campus calling students from their last classes for the week. These privileged souls stream home to prepare for a gala week-end ball where they will dance to the music of the day's equivalent of Glenn Mi'ler (whom 'hey have secured at very reasonable cost thru the campus' central booking agency). There is no particular ruLh on the part of the students since the ball will not start until 10 o'clock, allowing them plenty of time to dress and dine beforehand. The music will last until 1 a. m. after which there will be leisurely refreshments with all good coeds in by 2. 'WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL!' Exlaims the visitor and buttonholes a couple of students In order that he may express his ad miration to them, and Incidentally reminisce about the flood old days back In 1940 whenthings were different. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA OFFICIAL BULLETIN This bulletin Is for the use of campus organizations, students and fac ulty members. Announcements of meetings or other notice for the bulletin may be submitted at the NEBRASKAN office by 5 p. rn. the day before pub lication or at the registrar's office by 4 p. m. on week-days and 11 a. m. on Saturday. Notices must be typed or legibly written and signed by some, one with the authority to hava the notice published. The bulletin will ap pear daily, except Monday and Saturday, on page two of the NEBRASKAN. " COED COUNSELORS. All Coed Counsel)!!- selling- tickets In sorority houses are to tun In their money today from 4:M to 6:30 to Ruth Grssvenor at Ellea Smith ball. PI LAMBDA THETA. POULTRY SCIENCE CLUB. February meeting at PI I-nmoda Theta will be held la Parlor A at the 1 nta to day at 7 P. m. Theme of the discussion will Ira "Literature for Recreation." Pealtry Sriencn flak will koM meet ing In raultry Husbandly hall today at 7 P. as. CAME LEADERSHIP CLUB. The Came Leadership flak ail hold a vsleatlne party today la room MS af Ag aali from 7 to S p. as. PHOTOGRAPHY FORUM. Dwlght Kirsch wlH conduct a photog raphy foram la the Union la Parlor C today at 4 p. m. Students are Invited to bring their photographs to be analysed. TRAVEL FILM. There wUI be a free travel 'flhn boar fratartag pirtnrea af Hoath America, Alaska, and Hawaii, today at 7:30 p. m., p. m., la Parlor C of the Union. MATINEE DANCE. A matinee daaee win be held Wednesday In Parlor C of the Union. NATIONAL TEACHER EXAMINATIONS. Deaa Heaxlik requests that all seniors aad gradaate students Interested in the National .Teacher Examinations, to be given nest month, meet In Social Sciences aadltorinm today at 4 p. m. CORNHU8KER PHOTOS. (Undents who have takea photos of campus activities have brew asked to briag them to the Corabusker office. PI TAU SIGMA. PI Tm Sigma, honorary mechanical sa glneering frateralty, will meet at S p. as, today la Mechanical Eagtacsxksg 04. KP WORTH LEAGUE, St. Fanl rharrh's Epworth League and Srnday school classes will hold a Valentine party Friday at 1:S p. sa. Harold Miller will direct the games and entertainment. LUTHERAN BIBLE CLASS. Lutheran students wlH meet with Rev. H. Errk for the regular sesaton of Gaimms Delta Bible class at ft a. m. tomorrow. The class will meet he room 193 sf Temple. DANCING I4SS80NS. Ball room danetog Irssons for both boys aad girls wlU be held at Ag College hi the Student Activities' Building, Friday, Feb. 14, from p. m. to p. m. Seventy five cents will be charged for tlx lessens, PINAFORE.' Gilbert aad Sulllvau's "Pinafore" will be played on the request program of tne Carnegie Music Set Friday at 4 p. su. ka the faculty lounge of the Union. ' UNION DANCE. Dnnre with Earl Hill and his orchestra In the I ii Ion builroora at 9 P. m. Friday night. The admission Is 10c per person. SOAP CARVING CLASS. Students may try tbelr band at soap carving Thursday at ft p. m. in room SIS of the Union. There will be free Instruc tion and materials. ORCHESIS. Orrhesls, modern dance society, will meet today at 7:00 p. m. In Grant Memorial hull. Members who have aot turned in their tlrkrls for the Hanya Holm per formance are asked to do so tonight. ALPHA LAMBDA DELTA. Alpha I-amhda Delta active members a HI meet tomorrow at 5:00 In Ellen Smith. ' Nebraska's movie boy holds contest "Criterion," literary magazine of Pomona college, announced yes terday a one-act play contest, sponsored by Nebraska's glamor boy of the movies, Robert Taylor. The contest is open to all college students, and manuscripts will be looked over by Mr. Taylor for movie and radio adaptability. First prize, offered by Mr. Tay lor, is $50. There are also prizes of $25, $15 and twelve merchan dise prizes. Plays submitted may be trag edy, comedy, drama, satire, farce, or folk plays, in either prose or verse. Playing time should be be tween twenty-five and forty-five minutes. Only the name of the play should appear on the manuscript, and the author's name should ap pear only on the entry blank to be secured from the "Criterion." Each play submitted must be accompanied by an entrance fee of one dollar. Each contestant will receive a critique of his play and a copy of Criterion, which will contain the best plays submitted. Deadline for entry is April 15. String ensemble gives Sunday conceit in Union ' The University string ensemble, conducted by Emanuel Wishnow, will play selections by composers of the eighteenth century on its program in the Union ballroom Sunday afternoon at 3 p. m. The program: "Air la G String," by Bark, aad "Or chestra Quartet In P Major," by Htamllt. Marrella Conforto, Murgarrt Porter, Henry Brahlnnky, and James Price, violinists, will play Vivaldi's "Concerto for Four Solo Violins In D Major." They will be ac companied by MarbM Perry, pianist. The ensemble will also play "Concerto for Oragn and Htrlngs" by Handel, anointed by Jena Knurr aad Eileen Kr.gberf, or ganists. Kirsch conducts forum for photographers at 4 Mr. Dwight Kirsch, head of the Fine Arts department and instruc tor in photography, will conduct a forum on photography in Parlor C of the Union today at 4. p. m. Mr. Kirsch will discuss the requisites of good photography and illustrate his discussion with examples. Any student who is Interested in pho tography is invited to attend and to bring pictures to be analyzed. All plays should be addressed to Criterion Editors, Pomona Col lege, Claremont, California. Starts TODAY! ,' if r l.J f t , . ToDancc J ?$ s Jk- tpte "$ Gerjt ITOHY. Frank .'.ORGAN kn tfJNTER Floreid RICE Lynns CARVER Always A JC Net Far , H rSr- LINCOLN