SPRING FASHION EDITION
Foshions
Twelve pages of spring cloth
ing tips, illustrated with pho
tographs of campus Best Dres
sers, will be found in today's
paper on pages 3 to 14 inclu
sive. Daily Iebmskm
Men!
Vote today for Nebraska's
entry in the Ail-American Col
lege Queen contest, sponsored
by the DAILY and Paramount
Studios. Ballot on page 2.
Official Newspaper Of More Than 7,000 Students
Vol. 39, No. 1 1 1
Lincoln, Nebraska
Wednesday, March 20, 1940
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City council
elects Wilson
to vacancy
Law college professor
and former attorney
replace R. E. Campbell
Ralph P. Wilson, assistant pro
fessor in the Law College and
former attorney, was unanimously
selected by the city council in spe
cial session late Monday to fill
the vacancy caused by R. E.
Campbell's resignation. The latter
will become mayor following' the
resignation of Oren S. Copeland
to run for congress.
. Henry H. Wilson, father of the
' new councilman, has taught at the
university since the school was
founded. Ralph Wilson graduated
from the college with an A.B. de
gree in 1911 and later earned an
law college stated, "The council
a part-time job with the university
since 1017. Dean Foster of the
law college, stated, "the council
could not have rr.ad'? a better se
lection than Ralph Wilson. He has
always been well-liked in the law
school for both his efficiency and
(See WILSON, page 16)
Women hold
dance frolic
Seventy-five og women
present 'folk festival'
Ag college women last night
presented a folk-dance frolic in ag
Activities building. Seventy-five
sophomores participated in the fes
tival showing the native dances of
all nations.
Five American folk-dances were
presented to show the growth of
American tradition. Two English
folk-dances dating far back into
the middle ages were also given.
Other numbers on the program
Included folk-dances of Denmark,
Russia, Mexico, Germany, and
Switzerland.
The Viennese waltz number was
presented with a high degree of
technical perfection and was one
of the best dances given.
The program was open to the
general public.
Hear ye . . .
Males of Huskerland choose
your All-American Queen
Breathes there a man with soul
so dead,
Who has never turned his head
And said:
"Hm-m-m, not bad!"... as a
trim ankle and a pretty face passed
by, held together by the form of a
living Venus? Balloting from six
candidates for Nebraska represent
ative in the Paramount Pictures
"All-American College Queen" con
test on the basis of vim, vigor and
personality as well as beauty, con
tinues till March 30.
Marjorle Adams, Bettie Cox,
Jean Cullman, Beth Howley, Pat
Reitz, and Gerrv Wallace are the
finalists chosen by the judges from
the original field of 23. Ballots
may be mailed to the DAILY or
dropped in the ballot box near the
Union entrance. Each man student
may vote only once, and names
must be signed to the ballots for
the purpose of authenticating the
ballots. Checks will be made to see
if the signer is enrolled in the
University and to see if he actually
ubmitted the ballot himself.
From the list of Individual win
ners, which will be submitted to a
board of New York artists, 48 will
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Lincoln Journal.
RALPH WILSON
The weather
Mostly cloudy, occasional light
rain or snow early today; clear
Thursday with rising temperatures
in east and southeastern portions.
Four win quiz
semi-finals
Alpha Xi Delta, KAT,
Farm House, SAM left
Alpha Xi Delta, Farm House
and Kappa Alpha Theta were vic
torious yesterday in the semi
finals of the interfraternity quiz.
Kappa Alpha Theta won over
Gamma Phi Beta with a perfect
score of 84, the highest thus far
in the quiz. The members of the
Theta team are Mary McLaugh
lin, Betty Dodds, and Hortensc
Casady.
The Alpha XI Delta team, Fern
Steuteville, Mary Steuteville, and
Annette Biernbaum, defeated the
Tri-Delt team with a score of 56.
Farm House won from Kappa
Sigma, Delta Tau Delta, and
Alpha Gamma Rho with a score of
72. Montee Baker, Daniel Atkin
son, and Jean Lambert comprised
the Farm House team.
These three winning teams and
the Sigma Alpha Mu team, which
won over Pi Kappa Alpha Satur
day, will compete in the finals
which will be held in the Union
ballroom Sunday, March 31.
be selected as state winners. Pic
tures of these girls will be printed
in three Issues of MOVIE and RA
DIO CUIDE MAGAZINE, and
votes of the readers will select the
12 most lovely.
Paramount will take this dozen
American beauties to Galesburg,
111., home of Knox college, for the
world premiere of "Those Were
the Days." From these 12, the
winner will be chosen. . .then she'll
be taken to Hollywood for a screen
test.
Democrats invite
uni students
All university students are
Invited to attend the Young
Democrats meeting tonight at
7:30 In room 313. Grant How
ard, chairman of the university
committee of Young Democrats
and member of the executive com
mittee of Lancaster county issued
an in"ltatlon to university students
to at Lend a meeting of the group
tomorrow. The purpose 'of the
meeting he explained is to stimu
late interest In political affairs
among students.
Spring in the air brings
hopes, new duds to wear
BY RALPH COMBS.
Webster says of Spring: "Season of the year when plants begin
to vegetate and grow; the vernal season, usually including March,
April and May. . ." This is in itself a logical definition but it is also
a limited definition. . .For it does not mention that with the advent of
spring comes many phenomena that defy classification in this cate
gory. Spring is the time of seasonal renaissance a re-birth. With
spring comes a universal bloosoming-out. .First evident, as Webster
tells us, in the beginning of plant-life to grow. Grass grows. Flowers
blossom. Trees bud. Weeds thrive. But this new growth is but one
phase of spring. Animate life, too, experience a re-awakening. Fish
come up from river-bottoms. Frogs squirm out of mud. Bears crawl
out of caves.
But even this does not give a complete picture of spring. Peo
ple, like animals and plants, experience a new feeling.. one of yawn
ing and stretching, perhaps. The snow, the sleet, the cold, the dark of
(See SPRING, page 16)
Radio executive
writes marching
song for Huskers
Nebraska has a new marching
song, "On Cornhuskers," written
by Theodore C. Diers of the radio
department, stated Diers yester
day. A stirring march such as
this has been needed for Corn
husker rallies and sports events
for some time; due to its limited
range, its simple melody, and its
inspiring words it is one which
everyone will be able to sing. Ells
worth Duteau, alumni secretary,
was attracted by its catchy tune,
and put it on records, which are
being sent to alumni groups.
Pre-Easter
services set
Presbyterian center
holds morning series
Before a cross of aspen wood,
Holy Week is being observed by
a series of early morning services
at the Presbyterian Student Cen
ter, 333 No. 14th. The services are
from 7:15 to 7:45.
This morning Dr. Edmund F.
Miller, pastor of the First Presby
terian church, was the speaker.
His subject will be "The High
Road and the Low." Nate Hole
man will sing a tenor solo, "How
Sweet Is Thy Grace," from Stain
er's "Crucifixion." Jay Norris, or
ganist, will play "The Song With
out Words" by Mendelssohn and
"Rondo" by Beethoven.
Final service.
At the final service Thursday
Dr. William F. Perry of the Fouth
Presbyterian church will speak.
Milan Starks, soloist, will sing
"Open the Gates of the Temple,"
by Knapp.
The cross used at the rervices
was made by James Comstock of
Plattsmouth, a student in the en
gineering college. It was fashioned
of aspen wood sent from Colorado,
in keeping with tradition.
Vocational series
brings women's
magazine editor
Miss Katherlne Claybcrgcr, as
sociate editor of Womans Home
Companion, will speak Thursday,
March 28 at 4 in Ellen Smith hall.
This will be the fourth In the vo
cational guidance series sponsored
by AWS and the dean of women.
Miss Clayberger's subject Is "Vo
cational Possibilities in Any Part
of the Magazine Publishing Business."
Duryea sings
in concert
Soprano, pianist appear
in Temple recital today
Mrs. Don Duryea of York, so
prano, and Mrs. James Blackman,
pianist, will present a public con
cert sponsored by the university
school of fine arts at 4 o'clock
this afternoon In the Temple.
Marvin Bostrom, who will ac
company Mrs. Duryea, is now su
pervisor of public- school music
at York. Both he and Mrs. Black
man are Nebraska graduates. Mrs.
Blackman also holds a degree from
the Eastman School of Music, and
for a time taught music at Lin
denwood college. All three are
now taking advanced work at the
university.
Council names
WAA officers
for new term
The retiring Council of WAA
named new officers In an election
held In Grant Memorial hall yes
terday. New members of the Coun
cil are Betty Jane Mallat, cabin
chairman, Mary Kline, publicity
chairman, Janet Curley, expansion
chairman, and Jean McAllister and
Betty Newman, associate conces
sions managers, Tess Casady was
elected president of the WAA last
week.
The Women's Athletic Associa
tion sponsors intramural sports,
takes care of concessions at the
football games in the fall, awards
scholarships to girls, and helps
generally in the sports activities
of women on the campus.
Economics group
to hear Fullbrook
talk on monopoly
Di Earl Fullbrook, professor of
marketing, will speak to members
of Economica, faculty and grad
uate student organization, this
evening at 7:30 in the Union. His
topic will be "Imperfect or Mono
polistic Control.".
Fullbrook's discussion will re
view and explain the theory of
monopolistic competition as de
veloped in economic literature of
the last few years, and criticize its
imperfections.
Pool writes textbook
Dr. Raymond J. Pool, chairman
of the department of botany, Is
the author of a new book entitled
"Basic Course in Botany," which
is published by Ginn and Corn
par y,
400 women
elect Ivy Day
May Queen
Coeds also choose next
year's Mortar Boards
at record election
Approximately 400 junior and
senior women cast votes to select
the 1940 May Queen and nominate
their choice of next year's mem
bers of Mortar Board yesterday
afternoon in Ellen Smith.
Mortar Board members, who su
pervised the election, considered
the number a good showing as
compared to last year's count of
349.
The May Queen, who will be
one of the six candidates, June
Bierbower, Maxine Lake, Faith
Medlar, Selma Hill, Virginia Clem
ens, and Fris Wicks, will not be
revealed until the Ivy Day cere
monies to be held May 2.
Eligibility rules.
Eligibility requirements for May
Queen are a scholastic average of
80, four years of school at Ne
braska, one B activity, and no out
(See QUEEN, page 15.)
4-H opens
dairy contest
Frisbie announces 4th
year of demonstrations
Better dairy methods will be
promoted in 1940 for the fourth
consecutive year by means of the
National 4-H Dairy Production
contest, L. I. Frisbie, state 4-H
club leader at the university, an
nounced. Increased awards will be
available to boys and girls who are
successful this year in 4-H dairy
competition.
. As in previous years, the contest
will be supervised by county and
state extension agents, and it is
open to all boys and girls enrolled
in dairy projects. Club members
can obtain further assistance from
county agents in planning demon
strations which must concern
breeding, growing, fitting, feeding
and juuging of dairy cattle or
production of milk and cream on
the farm. County elimination con
tests will determine the teams to
compete for Nebraska state finals.
Pasture clubs.
Another feature of the program
are the relatively recently organ
bed pasture clubs, which show a
marked increase In number this
year. These clubs were organized
last year for the first time, in or
der to give boys and girls an op
portunity to get acquainted with
the grasses that are most impor
tant in their own localities, and to
learn a little more about good pas
ture management. Last year there
were 11 pasture clubs in Nebraska,
with a total membership of 9S
boys and four girls. This year,
county agents Indicate there may
be double that number. Inter
est is naturally greatest In the
sandhills.
Sergeant Reglcr
to talk on radio
Sergeant Regler of the univer
sity police will go on the air
today and tell of the life of a
campus cop. He is to be inter
viewed and questioned by Jane
Tucker on KFAB at 2:15 p. m.
concerning the "Highlights of the
Campus Police."
According to Regler the recent
basketball tournament was very
orderly. There were no cases f
disorder, drunkedness or theft,