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THE DART NEBRASKAN Friday, February 23, 1940 THE ARTS J MUSIC DRAMA BOOKS 4 Eve Curie describes mother as human, patriot, scientist "A humanitarian, a patriot, and most of all a scientist was Madame Curie," said her daughter, Eve Curie, speaking at St. Faul's church last night. Miss Curie held a Lincoln au dience enthralled as she told of her parents' work in science, of their great discovery, and of the fame which came to her parents because of it. She told of her mother's mod esty, of her refusal to make money from the discovery of radium, and of her humble spirit and love for science. Two scientists meet. In 1894 a Polish university pro fessor asked a young physicist from the Sorbonne to have tea with him, and for another guest he asked a young Folish girl study ing in Taris. Thus Eve Curie told the story of Marie Sklodowska's introduction to Pierre Curie. The meeting of two great intellects led to a deep friendship and finally marriage, said Miss Curie. She told of her father's earlier distrust for all women, as distracting from his work, but how he changed that attitude when he met Marie Sklo dowska. After they were married, both went ahead with their work, Madame Curie obtaining a position as teacher and Pieire Curie as professor while each carried on his own experimentation. Miss Curie old of their struggle for money and materials with which to work, of her mother's first pub lished report on magnetic steel, and of her determination after this to work on radioactive rays, dis covered the previous year. Finds another element. While experimenting with min erals, Madame Curie found by ac cident that there was another le nient present far more active than either thorium or uranium, Miss Curie related. She told of her mother's efforts to isolate enough of the radium to prove that such a substance existed, and of her ,? . - , , . . .jt t . . I for spring Jumbo Handbag 995 Giant Initials, ea. 50c A dramatic patent envelope bag styled with simplicity to set oft the huoe five Inch Initials. Pitch black or black with red lining. Street Floor. EVE CURIE. father's work at the same time in measuring the element. Primitive working conditions in an old shed, with no modern equip ment, with no money, and with four years of bark-breaking toil was the hardship which confronted her parents when they were doing their invaluable work. Then, when her parents became famous and might have become rich thru their discovery and labor, Miss Curie told of their refsal to do anything which would block the value to humanity of the newly-discovered element. Struggle for money. The Frenchwoman related the story of her mother's early strug gle in Warsaw to eain enough money to come to Paris, and of i the privations which faced her there before her discovery. Her mother and father were al most equally active in the work with radium, Miss Curie declared. She spoke of her mother's refusal to believe that she was famous, and of her humbleness and desire to work only at her science even after she had been elected to over Musical clubs vill present joint recital Sigma Alpha lota and Delta Omicron to give combined program Sigma Alpha Iota and Delta Omicron, musical fraternities, will present a joint recital in the Tem ple theater, Sunday, Feb. 2j at 3 o'clock. On the Delta Omicron program will be Schriabine's "Album Loaf" and Prokofieff's "Marche - Love of three Oranges," interpreted by Marian Percy; Haydn'ss "Concerto in D Major Allegro," played by Marylouise Baker, cellist, and Ma rian Percy, pianist; Gounod's "Waltz Song Homeo and Juliet," rendered by Lois Baker with Ma rian Percy as accompanist; Ilal vorsen's "Passacaglia," played by Margaret Porter and Jane Welch, and Bircsak's "The Brook in the Forest," and "Clouds," by Hazel Arpke, Martha' McGee, Hazelmae 0,;le, Virginia Jones, Ann Patrice Prime, Betty Jayne Bracken and Jean Hughes, aceompankst. To play Puccini's music. The Sigma Alpha Iota program includes Puccini's "One Fine Day," given by Janet Regnier with Ruth Fox, accompanist; McDowell's "Concert Etude," played by Betty Joe Kochler; Haydn's "With Ver dure Clad," interpreted by Louise Stapleton with Betty Ann Egin ton, accompanist, and Mendel ssohn's "Trio in D Minor-First Movement," played by Ada Char lotte Miller, violin, Harriet Meyer, cello, and Ruth Fox, piano. The Mu Phi Epsilon musicale and the Fhi Mu Alpha-Sinfonia Music fraternity program will be presented in the Temple theater at 4:30 p. m. on March 3. 100 scientific societies. That her mother had not lived to see what she termed "the rape of Poland" and to see her adopted country forced one more to take up arms to defend herself, Miss Curie expressed her thankfulness. University library displays . . . Ancient world maps made by 17th century geographers By Margaret Ann Osborn. Four ancient maps of the world from a rare collection arc on dis play on the second floor of the University library. These maps date from 1C50-1750. Nearly all of them were printed at Amster dam and are the work of that century's celebrated geographers, such as Carollum Allard, Nicolaum Visschu, F. De Witt, Petrum Schenak, I. Coves and C. Mactier. The collection includes geo graphical war maps, showing the lines and fortifications of walled towns, especially in the Low Countries, and navigators' charts. The geographical and war maps are highly colored by hand, and have many plates and pictures that are marvels of the printers' and colorists' arts. They are: Map of the world. Map of the World, by F. De Witt. No date, but probably pub lished about 1670. South America is about twice the size of North America, California Js shown ns an island, and the Great Northern Lakes are made a part of the Arctic Seas. A large lake is shown upon the Kquator in South Amer ica, and the African Nile has its origin in two lakes south of the Kquator. The seasons are shown in the coiners by highly colored figures. The second map, by Carollum Allard, is one of Asia. It is a beautiful specimen of printer's work, and shows a highly colored figure representing the Genius of Civilization. It seems to be very accurate, and was printed for Nicolai Witscn. Altho it is un dated, Allard printed maps from 1C50 to 1670. Map of Europe. The third is an accurate Map of Furope by Allard, showing many of the kingdoms of the paiit. Poland is an independent country of large extent. The last map, also by Carollum Allard, is of Africa. The river Nile is shown to have its sc iucc in 'wo sub-Equatorial lakes, om of which is named Danj;ar Zaire Lacus, ot Zembre Lacus, and the other Zaf fan Lac. The former is shown to have a connection via river with the Arabian Sea and Atlantic Ocean. A strange blunder in the map is that the Sahara Desert is shown to be exceedingly well wat ered, and the River Niger runs thru the desert. All of this material was com piled by Senator Manderson of Nebraska (a general in the Union Army, a general solicitor for the C. B. & Q. Ry, and a senator from Nebraska). He is responsible for purchasing the maps for the library. Gass' 'Family Crisis' receives Review comment Professor S. B. Gass's forthcom ing book entitled "Family Crisis" receives the following comment in the Saturday Review of Litera ture: "Family Crisis" gives a new twist to the chronicle school of writing, in an authentic story of the ups and downs of one family, which muddles through acute crises of living." Election - - Continued from Page 1.) Prom girl must be sent to John K. Selleck's office. The girls must be juniors or seniors and must meet the general eligibility rules of the university. 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