Friday, MarcK 29, 1940
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liloria lit)
C I.
A New Deal For
Activity Leaders
The new series of leadership conferences start
ing tomorrow under the sponsorship of Mortar
Board and the office of the dean of women is an im
portant and laudable undertaking which should
bring rewards later in the form or more efficiently
organized and better directed women's activities on
the campus.
Up to the present when new officers have been
.Installed to head activities, they have known ven
.little about their duties and responsibilities.. They
had to learn from experience how to run meet
ings, how dispense necessary publicity, who to
.see about various matters that come up, how to
organize their respective groups properly, and
countless other details that a competent officer
must know. Under the new plan about to be tried
out, no one would assume a responsible activities
position "green" from lack of information. The
conference series is designed to teach activity par
ticipants what they need to know before they take
over offices. Not only will coeds be informed
about their own particular activities but they
will have valuable knowledge about other groups
with whom they must co-operate. They will have
the advantage of the experience of other women
who have preceded them instead of having to
make a fresh start with each change of officers.
Thus there should result better continuity in the
work of the organizations, a helpful integration of
various related activities, and a generally smoother-running,
more efficient activity program.
If the plan proves successful, no doubt it would
be in order to set up a similar one to benefit men's
activities in the same way. Like all undertakings,
however, its value will depend upon the number of
students who take advantage of what it offers.
Seemingly all of the necessary "equipment" has
been sot up by the sponsors of the conferences. All
that remains is for those who can profit by using it
to do so by giving the series their interest and at
tendance. Students AND Faculty:
The Way To Vote
Is To Register
As April 9, primary election day, draws near,
efforts to gct-out-the-vote grow more intense.
Whether it is justified by facts or net, the Uni
versity of Nebraska campus is considered a rich
field for improvement along the line of voting in
terest. It is generally thought around Lincoln
that faculty members are quite lax about partici
pating in elections, some persons claiming that
not more than one-third of the teaching staff goes
to the bother of registering. And certainly there
are many students of voting age who fail to as
sume this privilege and responsibility of adult cit
izenship. Two more days remain in which petr.ons who
have not yet done so may registei at the city hall.
Davis, Loos, Mohnken
FRENCH ACTION.
The positive action which the new French
government promised ita citizenry appears aimed
not at the Germans but rather at the nazi ally, so
viet Russia. At the suggestion of the French, Jakob
Surits, soviet ambassadci to France, has been re
called. For some time Surita has been a persona
non grata in the French capital, and the new gov
ernment of Paul Reynaud appears to have respond
ed to the popular insistence that the ambassador
be eased out of Paris.
The official reason for the recall demand is
that the allies were "insulted" by a telegram which
Surits attempted to send Stalin congratulating hira
on the peace treaty with Finland as a stroke against
"British-French warmongers." With the confidence
of the French government thus destroyed and a spe
cific request filed for his recall, there was no al
ternative for the Russians.
Doub!efrfj more than this "insult" urged the
French demand for the ambassador's recall. First
of all it indicates a more determined diplomatic of
fensive will be undertaken by the Rernaud govern
ment. Since this, the leading story of the day is
combined with another which indicates the possi
bility of improved Franco-Italian relations , this
"diplomatic offensive" seems to define French pol
icy. Another factor which doubtless was involved
in the recall is the difficulty which the French gov
ernment has been having with communists and Rus
sian espionage agents. The soviet embassy has for
some time been regarded as the "nest" of these ene
mies of the republic, and yesterday's action may be
part of a cleanup drive.
In some quarters it is believed that severance of
diplomatic relations will be the next step, as some
doubt exists as to whether any new Russian envoy
will be acceptable. What is more likely to occur is
that the present status quo will be maintained, the
Russians neglecting to name a new representative,
and the French envoy continuing his "official illness."
TODAY
RRQlEST l'BOGRASf.
There will be a rword requrKt program
on the Mmlr Set in the family
lounge o( the In Ion, Friday at 4 p. m.
VOl Tff COl.NCII..
I'nlverslty Mndrnt are Invited to at
tond the UikoId Yolit Council' t aeonnd
Fan l(fht at the l.lneoln Chamber of
CmiMim at S p. m. Ivan Gould will be
the rM ( honor.
NOON B1B1.K CI.ASS.
Friday Noon Bible Class will moot la
room and of Former Mnwum,
VMCA RF.TRKAT.
A retreat will or held from U S P. m.
at the Hl-Y bolldinr.
TAN KriTKRKTTES.
Tankrtrrette will meet at I p. m. at
the pool. The Nub will ahw mee tomor
row at the pool.
FR1DAT FORI'M.
At the reitnlar Friday forom In the
Home Kcanorolc cafeteria Ir. F. D. Kerni
will peU and load the riienwlnn the
topir "4llKfi and Character." The forum
Hill be hrkl at noon.
SATURDAY
I.EACVE OF KVANCKI.ICAI. STl DKNTS
A banquet will be held at 5:4 p. m.
Snraltrr of the evening will be a mitt
fiionary from China.
BARB DANCE.
A Rarb danee will be held la the Vnloa
at 7:84) p. m. The Rarb party will be hrtd
in parlor ARC at :H9 p. m.
NMtKANKA FIF.l.T) COMPANY.
Mrmhiri of the Nebraska Field Com
pany will meet in Nebraska hall al 9
a. m. Warh the bulk-1 In board for detail.
MRRAKY rrTITIONH.
Petition are brine dlntrlboted with the
Tt AII.V today la order to probe the oar,
tton of keeping the library open on Hin
dny afteraoan. Karh hoowe la requested
to kaar throe petition in a prominent
place after they receive tbrm and all mem
ber Interested In rnit h an extanMon at li
brary hoar are rrrd to lira.
Voting Bolfof
ALL-AMERICAN COLLEGE
QUEEN CONTEST
DAILY NEBRASKAN:
I hereby enter o vote in r AH -American Ce-Hege Qooen
contest for:
Marjorie Adama
Bettie Cox
Jean Culluwm
to attend the World Premiere of "Those Were The Days" as
Nebraska's representative at Knox College, Galesburg, lU
May 21st
frigne.
Address
Beth Hcwley
Pat Reitz
Gerry Wallaoe
(AH vote maot be la the DAILY ofttee not later ban p.
Ballot Ho near ealraae to I nkn.)
Mare H.
Playwright Ledley
Divulges deep secrets of art V
that qave us "Ski Stealers'1 J
Candid Clippings
MorritH Margolin S55S
The "Ohio State Lantern" tells the stories of
29 ROTC members of the Boston College regiment
who found out to their sorrow that surprise is a
large element of the attack principle.
"Ah," said the future backbones of the army
when they went in to take an exam, "A true and
false exam. Without doubt, this will be a snap."
Unfortunately they forgot to remember that
most important principle of successful warfare,
for after the exam it was discovered that the prof
had laid a trap for the unwary by making all of
the statements true. No one had a perfect paper.
And from the same paper we find a summary
of trends in collegiate greetings evolved by Frof.
Ft. H. Miller, instructor in Greek at Wittenberg.
1895 students lift hat when professor
approaches.
1905- students say, "How do you do?"
1918 -greeting becomes, "Hello".
Today-Hil"
And tomorrow "
The office is open from 8 a. m. to 4.30 p. m. and
from 7 p. m. to 9 p. m. today and Saturday. The
DAILY urges all its readers, faculty and students,
who are eligible to vote to make sure this week that
they will be properly registered when election day
comes around April 9. At that time the ballot will
carry the names of candidates for political offices
from the president of the United States on down
thru such state offices as governor, U. S. senator
and congressmen. It is a sad commentary on the
university community if its members do not interest
themselves in such important matters as the filling
of these positions. Not only is the university sup
ported by the state, but theoretically its faculty and
students should be in a superior position to vote
wisely and carefully.
We must avoid thinking of the university as a
unit complete and important within itself. There
is a city, a state, a nation surrounding it and each
is greater not only from the standpoint of size but
from the consideration that after all they repre
sent that outside world for which all the work of
the university is designed as a means toward a
better life there. One of the easiest as well as one
of the most important ways in which we can be
come a constructive force in that world is to take
advantage as soon as possible of our opportunities
to be intelligent voters.
By Bob Schlater.
On the sidelines for every re
hearsal of the Kosmet Klub show
"Ski Stealers" which will be pre
sented next week at the Temple
is Bob Ledley, author of the show.
He is serving as technical adviser
and is more than a little interested
in the outcome of the production.
He hopes to make his luture work
radio writing and this first pro
duction will give' him good expe
rience. Ledley moileitly draped over a
chair, divulged the secrets of his
authorship. "1 got the idea in bed
late one night, rolled out of bed
at 3 a. m. and began to write.
The play is a satire on the interna
tional situation."
"Hot" writer.
It took Ledky five days to write
the play. He wrote when "hot"
an..', carried pencil and pad be
tween times for suggestions of
gags. There are no steals in the
play. It is original, he declared.
The stage settings for the show
were sketched for Ledley by Vir
ginia Fleetwood. Simplified in na
ture Ledley thinks they will make
for faster changes and also will not
detract from the idea of the play.
There is a snow scene in which
the chorus does a dance on skis.
And the dances.
The dances were specified by
Ledley as to type and idea which
was to be conveyed but the actual
routines were left to others. Mary
Kline is directing the chorus and
Rosita Royce, the dove dancer,
acted as adviser for a few days.
The songs were taken care of in
the same manner.
While the show is a satire on
war, according to Ledley there is
no attempt to make war funny.
Th-'ie are no lines about guns,
blood, or killing.
Light Finns.
Throughout the show there is a
definite transition between Russia
and Finland from one set ne to the
iitxt. This is tallied out vety ef
fectively by showing Finland us
an airy, light, happy country
through brighter lights on the
stage, happier songs, a more di
rect mitliod of speaking. In l'.uss
on the other hand, the set is more
the heavy, dark, luxury of the
court of Egor. Heavy tapestries,
nigs and other heavy, massive fur
nil ure are used here.
"The cast is perfect," Ledley ex
plained. "The minor parts were
cast with as much care as the
larger ones."
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