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Vol. 39, No. 108
NU women
to pick 1940
AWS board
Bradstreet, Simmons
compete for president;
polls open at 8 Monday
University women will go to the
polls Monday to elect AWS offi
cers and board members for the
coming year. Candidates for the
presidency are Marion Bradstreet,
Gamma Phi Beta, and Jean Sim
mons, Delta Delta Delta.
The nominat
ing committee,
headed by Vir
ginia Clemans,
retiring presi
dent, yester
day announced
eight candidates
from each of
the three
classes, sopho
more, junior
and senior.
Four of each
will be elected
to board mem
bership. j Virginia ChmuuM
Woman polling Lincoln Journal.
the highest number of votes will
automatically become vice-president.
The sophomore and freshman
receiving the highest vote will be
come secretary and treasurer re
spectively. Candidates for senior board
members are Juniors Annette
(See AWS, page 3.)
Nearly 90---
Nations collea
don't want to
BY JOE BELDEN
iMIItor, Maflrnt Opinion Survey
AUSTIN, Tex., March 14. Al
though less than one-third of col
lege students are eligible to vote
in state or national elections,
nearly nine out of every ten be
lieve they should not be allowed
to go to the polls before they
are 21.
This is shown in a national study
conducted by the Student Opinion
Surveys of America. Asked, "Are
you for or against lowering the
voting age from 21 to 18?" only
11 per cent answered "yes."
That suffrage is for adults only
seems to be a firmly set tradition
with the American people, voters
as well as non-voting students. A
sampling conducted by the Ameri
can Institute of Public Opinion in
June, 1939, pointed out that 83
per cent of the nation opposed re
ducing the suffrage age to 18.
Interviewing a carefully selected
. cross section of students in all
types and sizes of institutions, the
surveys found:
For Against
All students 11 89
Students 21 or over 12 88
Students lest than 21 10 90
The tabulations s'iow that opin
ion is heavily in the opposition,
and all student groups agree by
almost identical percentages. It
should be noted that it is the
younger people themselves who
are most opposed to allowing
minors 18 to 21 to vote. Students
21 or over a group of nearly half
a million are slightly less op
posed to such a twinge, and adult
non-students are the least against.
Don't know enough
The usual reason given in the
student poll was that voting should
be restricted because young people
18 or 19 do not know enough about
government. Surveys figures, how
ever, tend to show that sometimes
. college students are better in-
formed than the average voter.
For example, an American Insti
tute poll brought to light that one
third of the voters were ntl fa-
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Official Newspaper Of More Than 7,000
Lincoln, Nebraska
comes out green
the Awgwan
comes but green
The Awgwan, wearing a green
cover and with a St. Patrick
theme, is on the stands today on
the city campus in Andrews, So
cial Sciences, and the Union, and
in Ag hall on the ag campus.
On the green cover are pictures
of fair campus colleens and their
boy friends.
Betty Roach, editor, has written
a special feature for this issue en
titled "St. Patrick Was My Room
mate." Margaret Krause has writ
ten "Michclson Said," and "Meta
morphosis by Education" is by
George Frischer. "Platter Chat
ter" by Bob Hemphill again ap
pears. Among the other gore is another
one of the graphs on which cam
pus personalities are rated.
Transportation
bigwigs come to
uni conference
Robert Henry of Washington,
D. C. assistant to the president of
the Association of American Rail
roads; Lachlan Macleay, St. Louis,
president of the Mississippi Valley
association; and C. E. Childe of
Omaha, counsel for the Missouri
River Waterways association, have
accepted places on the discussion
panel of the university s second
transportation conference April
15.
e 'youngsters1
vote till 21
miliar with the activities of the
Dies committee. The surveys
found only 17 percent of the col
legians had no opinion on the same
subject.
Whether to give younger per
sona a voice in the government
was brought into the headlines re
cently when the American Youth
. (See OPINION, page 3.)
You sign
Pictured above is Fred Waring
and his famous glee club which
will sing an original composition,
written for and dedicated to the
University of Nebraska, if enough
Husker students sign the petitions
now being circulated by the
DAILY.
The program which will be
dedicated to NU students will be
aired over a nationwide hookup,
May 17, on his Chesterfield pro
gram at 6 p. m., if there is strong
enough desire on the part of the
student body to have such a song.
THE DAILY is striving for a
total of several thousand names
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Students
Friday, March 15, 1940
Popenoe tells
how to know
youre in love
Family relations expert
to lecture, lead forum
at 4, 7 in Union Sunday
Dr. Paul Popenoe, who will lec
ture in the Union Sunday, is di
rector of the Institute of Family
Relations in Los Angeles, in addi
tion to his professorship at the
University of Southern California.
Dr. Popenoe will speak at 4 p. m.
in the ballroom, on "How Do You
Know It's Love?" and again at
seven for women only in a forum
held in Parlor XYZ. His topic at
this forum will be "Of Course,
Man Don't Understand Women."
Pioneer in family life.
Dr. Popenoe is a pioneer and a
leader in the movement to build
up sound family life on the basis
of knowledge and experience, and
has written much and done re
search on problems in social bi
ology. The Institute, now in its eleventh
year of existence has been incor
porated for public service, and has
been estimated to have reached
twenty million people.
The department of personal
service, which Dr. Popenoe heads,
prepares young people for mar
riage, and teaches necessary in
formation, analysis of personality,
and gives physical examinations.
During recent years Dr. Popenoe
has devoted much of his time to
the promotion of education for
marriage and family life in high
schools and colleges. He has taught
this subject for five years at sum
mer sessions at Columbia Uni
versity.
Weather
Forecasts for today predict fair
and warmer for Nebraska and Lin
coln and vicinity.
they'll sing
before sending in the petitions to
the leader of the IJennsylvanians.
"Waring'a interest and gracious
gesture in offering to do the song
is deserving of the students' sup
port and thanks," said Dick
DeBrown, DAILY editor.
All that remains is for the stu
dents to show their appreciation
by signing the petitions now being
circulated over the campus. Do
your part sign today. The
DAILY asks that anyone who
wishes to help in this campaign
come to the DAILY office and
check out petitions. Student who
have petitions already filled should
turn them in immedaitely to the
DAILY editor.
72 ag hopefuls groom stock
to win blue ribbons tomorrow
Competition for grand champion showman high;
women choose 'St. Patrick's King' at opening ball
Seventy-two ag student showmen are putting the finishing
touches on their animals today as they prepare to compete tomor
row night for the title of grand ch ampion showman at the tenth an
nual Junior Ak-Sar-Ben on ag campus.
Grades give grins
'n shudders well
life is like that
The line outside the registrar's
office grows longer; people push
and shove, then stand back.
Ahead in the line a girl moans,
I won't. Oh, if I'd only studied that
any earlier. Only 10 of the pledges
who have gotten their grades
made their average. I just know
I won. Oh, if I'd only studied that
night before that freshman lec
ture exam."
Horn-rimmed glasses precede
the rest of the face of the guy
who has just walked out with a
satisfied cat-grin on his mug. He
shifts the weight of his two tons
of books to his left arm, and
bustles up to a pal in the line.
"I made ninety-five without any
trouble at all. In fact, I might
even say I made a ninety-five
point seven." The friend iooks at
(See GRADES, page 7.)
Y members
go to Kearney
23 student leaders
to attend training meet
Journeying to Kearney today
are 23 student leaders or mc
YWCA and YMCA for a 3-day
training conference. The confer
ence which includes several
schools is held every spring. It
will be held In the Kearney State
teachers college buildings thi3
year.
L D. Weeks, prominent speaker
on Christian living will give the
main addresses of the meeting
His talk Sunday evening will be
"The Promise of Tomorrow." A
dinner will precede this final
meeting.
Travelogue to be given.
A travelogue of the Amsterdam
conference trip will be given and
several panel discussions are
planned. Work sessions on the Ea
tes Co-op, Hl-Y and Girl Reserves
will be held as well as sessions for
the different officers.
Recreational activities will be
furnished. The students will be
the guests of the Kearney organi
zations of young people. C. D
Hayes, executive secretary of the
YMCA will be included with the
members attending. They will re
turn Sunday afternoon.
Inquiring Reporter puts . . .
On cupid's bow-and-arrows
to look for elusive true love
By Bob Aldrich.
What with spring coming on
and with the arrival of Dr. Paul
Popenoe, director of the Institute
of Family Relations in Los An
geles, to speak in the Union Sun
day on "How Do You Know It's
Love?" the Inquiring Reporter put
on his cupid bow-and-arrows, tied
a sprig of violets in his hair and
went around annoying people with
the question:
"Have you ever been in love
and, if so, how did you know it
was love?"
He found the boys much more
eager to talk than the girls.
Though the sincerity of many re
plies is doubtful, most of them
revealed that love can't be ex
plained or put into a formula and
that "it Just happens."
Others Insisted they had never
been in love. In the latter case,
their friends denied the statement
and Insisted that they had. Any
way . . .
Ray Miller, engineering junior:
No, I'm not in love and never
have been. I know because I still
The annual show, which begins
officially tonight with the Junior
Ak-Sar-Ben ball in the Student
Activities building, has attracted
the second largest number of com
petitors in its history. Last year 75
entered.
The 72 entrants will be compet
ing for the possession of the silver
trophy symbolizing the champion
ship won last year by Ray Craw
ford, now a sophomore. Winners in
the five divisions horses, beef
cattle, dairy cattle, sheep, and
swine will be awarded ribbons,
and first and second in each class
will compete for the champion
ship. Harness compet.
A harnessing contest to de
termine a successor to H. J.
Gramlich, former holder of the
harnessing championship, will be
one of the special features of the
Saturday nieht show. Oramiicn,
formerly head of the animal hus
bandry department, is now in Chi
cago.
Second special feature of the
show will be an exhibition field
trial by members of the Missouri
Valley Hunt club. E. Wedgwood,
Fred Sehnert. Charles Johnston
and Henry Miller, will present
dogs owned and trained py mem
in the event. The pavilion win oe
turned into a field setting: with
shocks of corn, shrubbery, etc.
Three English springer spanieis
and one American rattail spaniel
will be used. The demonstration
will show how dogs can save game
in hunting. Game conservation win
be the theme. All these dogs are
prize winners in field trials.
First event of the weekend fes
tivities, according to Wayne
Smiley, manager, is the ball to
night, which will be climaxed by
the presentation of a St. Patrick's
day king. Advance sales indicate
there will be a record crowd.
Women attending the ball will
be allowed to vote for the man of
their choice. Any man in ag col
lege is eligible for the honor. Bal
loting is confined to the ball to
night, and the presentation will be
made in keeping with the St. Pat
rick's day theme. Gene Pieper and
his orchestra will furnish music
for the party, open to all univer
sity students.
Saturday's show, to be held in
the pavilion of the horse barn, will
begin at 8 p. m. with the ringing
of an alarm clock, "according to
Lyle Roberts, president of Block
and Bridle, sponsoring organiza
tion. Alarm clock signals.
The alarm clock is traditional In
(See AG SHOW, page 3.)
eat three good meals a day and
have money to my pocket.
Naomi Young, arts and sciences
freshman:
Yes. I could tell by that faint
feeling. My appetite doubled ani
I felt contented.
Tim McCandless, business admin
istration freshman:
Yes. You get a giddy feeling.
You go around blushing all the
time and you get a sort of dizzy
feeling, like falling off a cliff.
Dwight Marchand, engineering
junior:
Yes. It just comes to you auto
matically. You can't tell it's love
by reasoning. It just happens.
Rosemary Owei.t, teachers fresh
man. Yes. He was a senior and I was
a freshman. He graduated and I
Just didn't miss him after that. It
was only a passing crush. I'd have
missed him if it had been real.
Jean Minnick, teachers freshman.
Yes. You can tell by the way
you feel happy and gay. All you
want to do is play and it foU
(See REPORTER, page 3.)