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Vol 39, No. 97.
NU receives
43 of state
NYA quota
Creighton and Omaha
next highest in federal
student youth grants
Nebraska will receive this year
an allotment of $176,145 from the
National Youth Administration for
Aid to its students in colleges and
universities, according to a federal
NYA bulletin issued this month.
Of the amount granted the Corn
husker state, $76,275 or 43 percent
goes to the University. Creighton
is to receive $15,255, Omaha U.
$12,825, Wayne Teachers $10,260,
and Kearney Teachers $10,125.
Other appropriations range from
$240 for the Presbyterian Theolog
ical seminary up to $7,290 for Has
tings college.
Student gets maximum $20.
Undergraduate students are al
lowed to earn a minimum of $10
a month and a maximum of $20.
Earnings of graduate students.
however, range from $20 to $30 per
month. Colleges and universities
thruout the nation are permitted
to give this federal aid to 10 per
cent of their resident undergrad
uate and graduate students, 16 to
24 years of age inclusive.
Of the schools in the Big Six
only Oklahoma U. was granted a
larger sum for NYA work than
Nebraska. The quotas for the Big
Six schools are as follows:
Mndrat Yearly
giti AMotmrat
Oklahoma Ml S71.0M
Mrbnuika M 78,:7
Iowa mate S2t 71,411
Missouri 4SS M.4M
Kmnm S7I M.A2S
fttalc .. MS 47,M
Kelihcr will speak
at teachers meet
University Teachers college stu
dents will meet and hear some of
the leaders in modern education at
a conference to be held tomorrow
and Saturday, at the Comhusker
hotel under the auspices of the
Progressive Education association.
Several known speakers have
agreed to come to Lincoln for this
conference after having attended
general educational conference
in St. Louis in which many of our
own faculty members were privi
leged to participate. Heading the
list is Dr. Alice Keliher, New York
City, chairman of the committee
of human relations of the national
association. Other speakers in
clude representatives from the
Eastern Washington college of
education, the Universities of Cali
fornia, Ohio, Chicago and North
western. Students may register for this
conference with Dr. W. H. Morton,
chairman of the executive com
mittee, in Teachers 103. A special
registration fee of 25 cents is made
to all full-time graduate or under
graduate students.
'Regional Art7 is topic
of famous Iowa artist
in ballroom Sunday
Crant Wood, famous Iowa ar
tist, will speak Sunday afternoon
at 3 p. m. in the Union ballroom.
He will lecture on "Regional Art"
and will illustrate his lecture with
slides of many of his paintings.
Mr. Wood is perhaps the best
known of that group of painters
who produce what has come to be
known as regional art. He is pri
marily a painter of the American
scene and many of his paintings,
such as "Dinner for Threshers"
and "Adolescence," are devote! to
scenes from the midwest.
IIebbaskan
Official Newspaper Of More Than 7,000
Lincoln, Nebraska Thursday, February 29, 1940
Dean of women . . .
Defends new housing plan
as beneficial to
Sororities will have complete
cooperation from the office of the
dean of women" in weathering
the critical period of transition in
September of 1941 when all fresh-
men women will be required to
live in the University dormitories,
averred Dean of Women Helen
Hosp in defending the new worn-
en's housing program.
Two "notable exceptions to the
rule recently adopted by the board
of regents were pointed out, that
the new arrangement will not
affect: first, those girls who live
at home and attend the university,
and second, those girls who can-
not afford the $270 a year board
and room charged in the dorms,
A further point is made that
ample time as well as every pos-
sible help from the office of the
dean of women is being given the
sororities to adjust to
the new
regulation.
By housing them in the dorm,
the University expects to make 370
freshman girls happier and better
adjusted as well as more success
ful in their first year of college.
Carrie Belle Raymond Hall will
hold 166 of the girls, North East
wing 108 and Love Memorial 96.
Major contributions to be made
by the new arrangement, enumer
ated by Miss Hosp, are in adjust
ment to the new college life, in
scholarship, and in greater soli
darity of the freshman class. The
dean believes that life in the dorm
will help each girl to form a much
wider circle of acquaintances and
will contribute to the democratic
spirit of the campus by giving
them all similar experiences for
their first year.
Dean Hosp explained that the
Confucius say,
write own, get pay
Do you think up new "Confucius
says" rather than repeat the ones
you hear? If you do, you have a
chance to win one of the 167 cash
prizes offered by the Saturday
Evening Post for the best campus
wit about the sayings of the Chi
nese sage.
The bright sayings must have
something to do with the Post as
a magazine, to be used in its ad
vertisements. First prize is $100,
and two second prizes are $50
each. Four third prizes of $25 each,
ten fourth prizes of $10, fifty
prizes of $5, and 106 prizes of $1
each are also offered. There will
be additional awards for accept
able sayings received early in the
contest.
Requests for pamphlets and en
tries for the contest are to be
mailed to the Contest Committee,
in care of Professor Bellatty, chair
man, at 685 Commonwealth Ave
nue, Boston, Mass. The contest
closes at midnight, April 5.
Honors convocation speaker
says liberty cannot be caged
Linus Burr Smith is in charge of the April 23
meeting honoring high rank students and groups
"Liberty cannot be caged into a C. O. Swayzee, business organiza-
charter and handed on ready made tion and management; Dean T. J.
to the next generation." says Thompson, and three students,
Judge Florence E. Allen of Cleve- Miss Ruth Clark. Tacoma, Wash.,
land. O.. who will be the honors junior in the College of Business
convocation speaker at the Uni- Administration; Robert Drewes,
versity of Nebraska, April 23. Greeley, Colo., junior in the Col
lege of Dentistry; and Adna Dob-
"Each generation must re-create son, Lincoln, senior in the College
liberty for its own times,'' she of Arts and Sciences,
declares. "Here in America we in- , ,
herited an instrument apt for "h' famou woman"
shaping freedom. Whether or not Often referred to as "Ohio's
we establish freedom rests with most famous woman," Judge Al-
ourselves." len, who is a member of the United
States circuit court of the sixth
Prof. Linus Burr Smith, chair- district, has completed another
man of the department of archi- notable accomplishment with the
tecture, is in charge of the April publication of a new book entitled
23 convocation in honor of high "This Constitution of Ours." In
ranking students and organiza- this work she sums up her philos-
tions. Other members of the com- ophy of the whole problem of free-
mittee ire Professors Irving dom In a rapidly changing world.
Blake, zoology; William Locffel, , ,
animal husbandry; C. S. Hamilton. Reviewers are already writing
chemistry; Dwight Kirsch, art; W. enthusiastically of her latest Lt-
H, Morton, secondary education; (See LIBERTY, page 6).
Students
adjustment
step was in line with the trend in
universities all over the country,
Northwestern University has prac-
ticed the "freshman orientation"
plan in housing since 1927, while
Kent university nas been at it
since 23. Purdue and Colorado
both adopted the plan in 1934, and
Michigan and Arizona took it over
in '37. The arrangement goes into
enect at Indiana next law.
The matter of deferred pledg
ing as accompanying the housing
change has not been raised, and
freshmen are still free to pledge
a sorority though they may not
move into the house. The Pan
Hellenic council will meet Monday
at 5 p. m. and may consider the
possibility of prohibiting sorority
initiation of the freshman woman
until the second year,
Try-out picks
four debaters
Men for Mizzou meet
may still enter test
Four men will be chosen at de
bate try-outs tomorrow night to
engage University of Missouri de
baters on the subject of govern
ment ownership of railways at Co
lumbia April 3, 4, and5.
David Curtiss, Edwin Carraher,
and Sidney Kalin have already
announced their intention to speak
on the affirmative side, and Wen
dell Basye, Jesse Younger, Eugene
Curtiss on the negative side. Other
men may enter at Prof. H. A.
White's office, Andrews 111.
Subject: railways.
Other debates on the subject:
"Resolved, the United States gov
ernment should own and operate
railways," will be arranged later.
Judges for the debate try-outs
will be chosen among alumni of
the University who debated while
they were undergraduates, and
(See DEBATERS, page 6)
Camera fiend . . .
Shoots photographs for art
galleries, not wastebaskets
By Bob Aldrich.
A camera fiend is Gene Brad
ley, university freshman, out a
fiend whose pictures go into photo Maybe you saw his picture of a
galleries instead of the waste baa- little oriental girt that won the
ket. grand prize at the state fair last
falL Or the "Old Prospector" who
When you hear the words "can- has visited the Leica international
did camera" you think of a guy exhibit, appeared in the Leica An
who annoys the life out of you by nual, in private exhibitions, and in
hanging from the ceiling and snap- Lincoln and Omaha shows.
pine you at your ugnesu tsui
Gene belongs to the upper strata
Eminent theologian to make
annual baccalaureate sermon
Chancellor Boucher announces selection of Dykstra
as sixty-ninth annual commencement speaker
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DR. A. W. PALMER
Will give baccalaureate sermon
Well drillers
gather today
For convention
Expect large attendance
for annual association
meet in Nebraska hall
Largest attendance in the his
tory of the Nebraska Well Drill
ers association is expected today
and tomorrow when more than
100 delegates will gather in Ne
braska hall on the University cam
pus for the twelfth annual conven
tion of the group.
Advance reservations indicate
that more than 30 representatives
of manufacturers and jobbers will
be present for the meetings, and
at least 90 percent of the associa
tion membership.
E. C. Reed of the Conservation
and Survey division, secretary of
the organization, said Wednesday
that 29 counties in the state will
be represented at the two-day con
ference, as well as adjacent parts
of Iowa, Kansas and South Da
kota. Drillers will be here from
every part of Nebraska, including
Scotts Bluffs county in the ex
treme west.
Program begins at 9.
Reservation for the driller com
ing the greatest distance this year
(See CONVENTION, page 6)
of photogs. His pictures are art
with the traditional capital A.
Faoes attract him.
Gene goes in for faces what
Hollywood calls characters. The
lines of faces, delicate human ex
pressions, are captured by his lens.
He has gotten moft of them on
travels in the south. "Vagabond
King" is a perfect hobo picture.
A shot of a Beale Street Blues
singer, of a weather-worn cowboy,
of Freddy Fischer and Schnickle
fritz band all capture humor and
human touches.
At present Gene is busy photo
graphing styles to show what the
'Best Dressed on Campus' should
wear. It's to advertise the contest
Besides the grand prize, he won
six "fix" on exhibit at Rockefeller
six "pix" on exhibit at Rockefeller
center, two at the San Francisco
fair. He also captured first at the
Omaha Camera club exhibit. He
uses a Leica camera that takes
them the size of a postage stamp.
He does his own developing, en
larging, and mounting. So far he
hasn't capitalized on his hobby.
The prizes are all of the recogni
tion type.
Camera almost brought trouble.
His camera nearly got him in
trouble when he tried to photo
graph a locally famous "old witch"
in Zanesville, Ohio. The old lady,
.vo couldn't see two inches, tried
(See rilOTCS, page 6).
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Dr. Albert W. Palmer, president
of the Chicago Theological semi
nary, world traveler, and eminent
student of social ethics, will give
the annual baccalaureate sermon
at the University of Nebraska
June 9.
Chancellor C. S. Boucher also
announced Tuesday the selection
of Dr. Clarence A. Dykstra, presi
dent of the University of Wiscon
sin, as the 69th annual commence
ment speaker, June 10.
Dr. Palmer has been president
of the Chicago Theological semi
nary and professor of practical
theology since 1930. The seminary
was established in 1855 by the
Congregational ist d e n o mination,
and is now affiliated with the Uni
versity of Chicago as a graduate
professional school.
The baccalaureate speaker has
held important pastorates on the
west coast, in the midwest and
Hawaii, and has been on the fac
ulties of various institutions. While
serving as pastor of Plymouth
church in Oakland, Calif., he
taught courses in pastoral and so
cial problems at the Pacific School
of Religion in Berkeley.
He was minister to the congre
gation of the large Central Union
church of Honolulu from 1917 to
1924, and was pastor of the Con
gregational church of Oak Park,
111., from 1924 to 1930.
Msny know Dr. Palmer for his
books on religion and his several
monographs dealing with foreign
peoples in the United States. One
of his studies dealt with "Orientals
in American Life," which was
based on his observation of Japa
nese, Chinese, and Filipinos in this
country. Among his more wide'
read books are "The Human Side
of Hawaii," "The Minister's Job,"
"Aids to Worship," 'The Art of
Conducting Public Worship," and
others.
Klub holds final
tryouts tonight
Candidates for "Ski Stealer"
cast positions and those interested
in writing songs for the annual
spring Kosmet Klub musicomedy
will meet in the Studio theater at
7:30 tonight for final tryouts and
preliminary review of the show.
Temporary castings will at that
time be announced, Arm and Hunt
er, show director explained last
night. This cast will have under
studies for all major roles, Hunter
added, stressing the fact that
slovenliness will not be tolerated.
Song writers will be given ma
terial concerning the play from,
which they can prepare lyrics and
the general atmosphere of the
music will be explained. Tomor
row's DAILY will announce the
complete cast.
Herbert Browncll
becomes a father
Herbert Brownell, prominent
alumnus and Charter Day speaker
this year, announced the birth oC
a baby boy, Feb. 27.
Mr. and Mrs. Brownell reside
in New York City, where he is
head of the legal staff for the
World's Fair.
Mrs. Brownell was formerly
Miss Doris McCarter of Galves
ton, Tex,
Engineers elect Scott
head of 'Week' board
Frank Scott of the electrical
engineering department was elect
ed chairman to head committees
for the planning and carrying out
of Engineers Week at a general
election in Engineering college
yesterday.
Serving with Scott will be Mar
tin Hemsworth, mechanical engi
neering department, who will act
as assistant chairman.
Weather
Ah, my dear students, you look
here to see what today's weather
is likely to be, expect neither snow
nor storm, fer our prophet y
iodty t'will be warmer.