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NU hails charter, 71 years old today 17k Ma Vol. 39, No.. 87. White calls l-M debaters for tourney Two-men teams from organized groups to compete ' . Two-men teams from any or ganized group on the campus are eligible to compete in the inter mUral debate contest to be held the first two weeks in March, ac cording to announcement by Prof. H. A. White, debate coach. The topic is, "Resolved: that the various states should adopt a plan of compulsory automobile insur ance to cover personal injuries." If there are sufficient entries in each, group, two sections will be provided, one for fraternity groups, and one for non-fraternity. The two groups, will compete as separate sections, however. Groups interested in competing must file their entries and names of the speakers who will repre sent them at the debate office, Andrews, 111, before March 1 . Bibliographies will be supplied. Regularly-enrolled students who have not taken part in inter-collegiate debate either here or at any other school are eligible. Pairings for the debates will be made by lot. The contests must be held on scheduled time, unless permission is given at least one day in advance for any change of time. Each round must be com pleted before the next is sched uled. Judges will be chosen from the Intercollegiate debaters at Ne braska during the last few years. One judge will be used in all de bates until the last round, when three will be used. Judging points will be the knowledge of the sub ject, the use of material by .teams, skill in rebuttal, and speaking ability. Clergyman ends three day seminar A science of human nature, ex act within general limits, is as possible as a science of chemistry or mathematics, Rev. Arnold Nash declared yesterday, concluding a three day seminar on "Science and Religion" in the Union. Rev. Nash declared that the trouble with the so-called sciences of economics, history, and soci ology today is that they attempt to teach a science of society with' out a theory of human nature, and said that sociology and psy chology should to be more closely related. The Anglican clergyman de scribed the basis of the Marxian theory as an attempt to explain what society would be like when the perfect state was reached, rather than what steps should be taken to reach this state. He classified the theories upon which people may build a science of human nature into three types: the liberal theory, which assumes that man Is essentially a good and rational being, who will do right if right is pointed out to'I.ln., the Marxian theory, which assumes that a clash is inevitable between proletariat and capitalist, and that all will be well wkh society when the, proletariat controls the means of production; ard the Christian theory, which as.umes that man Is both good and bi-d, both selfish and unselfish and lichaves as in terest dictates. 7 408 IIebmska ILYW , Olficial Newspaper 0 More Than 7,000 Students Lincoln, Nebraska Thursday, February 15, 1940 Hard boiled cop plays tender host to first robins A "tough, hard-boiled" cop, into whose hands the law and order of the campus is placed, is at heart a bird lover, a "protector - of the small winged creatures," the DAILY learned yesterday. And as a reward for his kind ness and gentle ways came yester day to his feeding and watering grounds the first robin of the sea son, we believe, which the bird lover pointed out to a reporter. This information given by Ser geant Regler, the campus cop, is the first "official" report of spring. With this robin came its mate, which Regler saw. Every year this pair of birds returns early to the vicinity of the University police headquraters, knowing, perhaps of the great protection afforded to them by the law. They have re turned at least two weeks early this year, however, said the ser geant. Labor professor says conciliation workers objective "Labor's first job is to conciliate the differences between the AFL and the CIO if the gains that it has made are to be maintained and protected," Dr. Cleon O. Swayzee, business organization and management professor, told the members of Economica club last night. Swayzee declared that this would relieve employers of the em harassment of settling many labor disputes. He believes that much of the difficulty with the National Labor Relatjons act has not been due to the act itself, but with the fact that the board has been given the responsibility of working up an entire new field of law and administrative practice. "This means that much of the difficulty of the act will be ironed out as soon as collective bargain ing technique is learned by both sides," the professor pointed out. Swayzee said that in many states formerly noted for progres sive labor legislation, are showing signs of reaction toward rather severe limitations upon rights of labor. Women to confer with Vogue editor Personal conferences with Miss Alice Burrows, Vogue editor, who will be here on the women's voca tional series next Monday, are be in arranged this week for Uni versity women interested in any of the phases of magazine work. Appointments for conferences may be made at the office of the dean of women in Ellen Smith im mediately. Miss Burrows will speak at 4 p. m. Monday, on fash ion designing, and the Prix de Paris Contest. The conferences will be between 2 and 4 Monday. Concert features Tom Pansing talk Tom Pansing, law college jun ior, will be the guest speaker at the Cathedral choir concert Sun day. His subject vlll be the philosophy of Kagawa, a Japan ese and one -of the world's leaders in religious thought. The choir will sing two num bers. "I Sut Down Under His Shadow'' by Bairstow, and "So Soberly and Softly" by Christian sen. The concerts are held in the Cornhusker ballroom avery Sun day at 5:30 p. m. Counselors hold carnival Saturday Affair features booth contest, refreshments, games, free dancing Refreshments, sideshows, games, and free dancing will be offered by Coed Counselors at their an nual Penny Carnival to be held Saturday afternoon from 2 to 5 p. m. in Grant Memorial. Door admission of 15 cents will entitle attendants to visit ten booths and to dance. Each person may buy as many tickets as he wishes. Nineteen booths are entered in the carnival. The best booth will be selected by a door vote. Each person is entitled to one vote for every ticket bought. Booths entered are: Fortune tell ing, Phi Mu; penny toss, Chi Omega; "Mellerdrammer" side show, Alpha Phi; roulette wheel, Kappa Kappa Gamma; bowling al ley, Sigma Delta Tau; silhouette sketching, Raymond and Love halls; shooting gallery, Pi Beta Phi; ringing stand, barb A.W.S.; matchmaker's booth, Alpha Chi Omega; fishing pond, Kappa Alpha Theta; caricature of profs shooting gallery, Tri Delta; shoe shine booth, Alpha Xi Delta; personality thermometer, Rosa Bouton hall; guessing weight, Sigma Kappa; shooting gallery, Kappa Delta; and feature booths by Alpha Omicron Pi, Sigma Kappa, and Gamma Phi Beta. In 67 years . . . NU grants 29,623 degrees; first two yere given in 1873 Since the University was estab lished 71 years ago, 29,623 degrees have been awarded, the first of these in 1873, when James Dale and William Snell each received bachelor of philosophy degrees. This degree, along with several others, is no longer granted by the University. The number of degrees which had been granted in the history of the University includes 21,886 bachelor's degrees, 3,063 master's degrees, 4,167 professional degrees Tomlin to appear rn radio interview Word was lecelved this morning by the interfraternlty ball com mittee that Pinky Tomllu wlil be Interviewed over Radio Station KFOR Saturday. Tickets for the ball are on sale at 11.50 per couple at Magee's, University Drug, the Union and the Ag Finance HalL The ball will be informal. PBK a words keys to 15 students Fourteen University of Nebras ka students, elected to Phi Beta Kappa last Dcccmbei were award ed their keys Monday night. Eleven are from Lincoln. New members are Sarah Miller of Fall Lake, la.; Charles Brock way of Wichita, Kas.; Frances Beaty of McCook, and Betty Ann Duff, Eleanor Eiche, James Hush, William McConncll, Faith Medlar, George Mueller, Doris Reddick, Doris Ripley, Ellsworth Steele. Lucyle Thomas and Raymond Murray, all of Lincoln. Brownell addresses birthday convo at 10:15 Worlds Fair legal advisor to explain 'Alumni Aids' in coliseum program; trustees, alumni to celebrate If A Sunday i .urnal and Star. HERBERT BROWNELL, JR. . asks alumni aid L A. alumni fete founding Prominent former Huskers address club LOS ANGELES, Calif. Observ ing the seventy-first anniversary of the founding of the University of Nebraska, the Los Angeles alumni club of that school will celebrate with a dinner and dance tonight at the Elk's Club, 607 South Parkview, Los Angeles. This annual gathering of many of the 1200 Nebraska alumni in Southern California will be high lighted by addresses by prominent former Nebraskans, entertainment by radio stars, Harriet Cruise, Orville "Andy" Andrews and Wes Griffen, and dancing. in dentistry, medicine, pharmacy and law, 47 professional engineer's degrees, and 260 doctor of phil osophy degrees. Jjgf. J More bachelor of arts degrees have been conferred than any other degree, the number of these being 8,532. Several degrees that were awarded in the past are no longer granted by the University. Among these are the bachelor and master of philosophy degrees, bachelor of letters, master of laws, bach elor and master of forestry, grad uate in pharmacy and pharma ceutical chemist. The University now grants 46 degrees. The newest is bachelor of (See DEGREES on page 4.) Regents offer 250 '40 scholarships Two hundred and fifty scholar ships are again being offered this year by the regents of the Uni versity of Nebraska to 1940 high school graduates. Examinations will bo given to the upper three percent of the graduating classes April 1. Of this group 250 winners and 100 alter nates will be selected. Regents' scholarships have been available to high school grad uates for the past ten years. Dur ing that time 1,400 students have been awarded scholarships. Last year 2,563 students from 470 high schools competed for the scholar ships. The weather The wcathciman predicts in creased cloudiness and perhaps warmer for Lincoln with possible snow or rain tonight By Lucile Thomas. A birthday cake for 50,000 alumni and holding 71 candles is needed today! Instead, the University of Ne braska will celebrate its passing of the septagciarian mark with the Charter Day address of Her bert Brownell, jr., and with the dismissal of 10 and 11 o'clock classes. Brownell will take the rostrum in the Coliseum at 10:45 this mor ning for what is probably the 59th observance of the university's founding in 1869. Chancellor Samuel Aughey was first to make the .commemoration address when he expressed "unbounded confi dence in this child of the state" on the first Charter Day in 1881. Boucher presides. Classes will be dismissed for the the preliminary program begin ning at 10:15, Chancellor Boucher presiding. The University sym phony orchestra, under the direc tion of Don A. Lentz, will play. Brownell, a graduate of '24, will speak of "Alumni Aids to the uni versity." The lawyer is a member of the New York firm of Lord, Day and Lord, was legal adviser to the New York World's Fair. At one time, Thomas Dewey was his campaign manager, when he was elected to the New York State assembly. In school at Nebraska, he was editor of the DAILY and an Innocent. Later he became editor-in-chief of the Yale Law review. Trustees to lunch. Trustees of the University Foundation will celebrate this noon in the Union, with First Vice President John Agee presiding. In Lincoln for the meeting will be Vincent Hascall, national presi dent of the Alumni association. Alumni will make the day a holiday by holding commemora tive meetings all over the United States. Following the new regime instituted by Association Secre tary Elsworth Duteau, the Los Angeles national chapter will re ceive its official charter at today's Charter Day meeting. The four other largest, char tered chapters have scheduled celebrations in New York, Chi cago, Milwaukee and Council Bluffs. Coach Lawrence "Biff" Jones and Secretary Duteau are attending the Chicago meeting. Dr. G. E. Condra will speak to the alumni group in Washington again, having been their Charter day speaker for several years. Famous speakers came. Famous names make a long line of Charter day speakers of the last 50 years, for there has been some sort of Charter day obscrv' ance each spring since 1881 with the exception of a few years fol lowing the World war. When 1900 came, Ex-Chanccllor Allen R. Benton spoke on "Facing the Twentieth Century." Henry Wado Ropers, dean of the law depart ment of Yale university, centered the program in 1906, Ellery W. Davis in 1909 and Edgar Albeit Burnett, now ex-chancellor in 1915. At the end of the war, Dr. Fred Morrow Fling discussed America's (See BIRTHDAY on page 2.) Prom committee offers prize A prize of ten dollars is offered by the Junior-Senior Prom com mittee for the best Prom Girl presentation plan. The Prom Girl is chosen by those attending the dance which closes the winter formal season. All plans for presentation are to be left at the Union office by Fri day, Feb. 26. The presentation selected must not entail a cost over $25 for presentation. The winner of the contest will be announced in the Sunday edi tion of the DAILY, Feb. 28.