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New n Li 0 r 1 fr7 5 Tr3 fl uorairy . . i i O EXTRA .Vol. 39, No. 116 Pies agentis pm .flour profess coniBnyifilsts Investigators claim Le Rossignol, Swayzee, j Gregory, Werkmeister, head ring of 30 teachers . By Chris Petersen, Investigations by Dies -Committee Investigators L. E. Wil son and Edward Molina, con ducted in secrecy, during the past month has revealed today what they call "a clique formed among the leading pro fessors for the purpose f furthering communistic doc trines among students on this eampus." The charges were made of ficial Saturday night in a com plete report to Chairman Dies on the activities of the professors during the past two years. Those men who are implicated include Dean R. E. LeRossignal, dean of the college of business adminis tration; Prof. C. O. Swayzee, in structor in labor relations and per sonnel management; W. S. Greg ory, instructor In psychology and special advisor to. freshmen, and W. H. Werkmeister, instructor in philosophy. In a special interview with a "DAILY reporter, Investigator Wil son declared that these men were the "ringleaders" of the organi sation on this campus. He said that their investigations revealed that there are about thirty pro fessors and instructors on the Daily to install new morgue in Union basement- At an approximate coat of $562.78, a new morgue for the DAILY Nebraskan will be in Btalled this afternoon in the Union basement, built at the Instigation of Gayle C. Walker, chairman of the publications board. One-half column cut of all uni versity students except Phi Beta Kappas will be made from photos to be taken at the campus studio beginning Wednesday, and to be (See MORGUE, page 4.) Business manager announces ... Radical changes in Daily faff policies, s New policies and changes, ac cording to Arthur Hill, business manager, which will be effective in the DAILY NEBRASKAN from tomorrow until nobody knows when are listed below. These changes have been made after considering the March financial report of the paper. Teletypewriters of the major press associations have been in stalled in the news room to bring latest stories and bulletins to DAILY readers. 18 page papers. A paper tf no less than 18 pages will be published. Each page is to be a front page to enable the DAILY staff to place every story ; on the first page for which there Is a request to do so. A convertible Packard has been (See HILL, page 2.) Official Newspaper Of Mor Than 7,000 Students Lincoln, Nebraska campus implicated, were not revealed. Their n&mes The report carried specific ac counts of the four men's activities in the classroom and privately. It revealed that each of the four prominent professors were in "key positions" to guide the activities of other members of the clique an at the same time spread communistic beliefs where they would do the most good. Dean LeRossignol was described as being "connected with the com- (See COMMUNISM, page 2.) Despite chorus strike Klub to stage first world premier Celebrities will attend 'Ski Stealers' Studios give permission for stars to come here; . Fidler will cover event Spotlights! Celebrities! Excite ment! Autographs! are on the way for the World Premier of the Kos ment Klub's "Ski Stealers," April 8. After long negotiations with Hollywood studios, the Kosmet Klub has succeeded in. getting such famous cinematic celebrities as Greta Garbo, Gypsy Rose Lee, Clark Gable, Charlie McCarthy, Mortimer Snerd, VivienLeigh and others here for opening night of "Ski Stealers." Jimmie Fidler, ace Hollywood columnist, will cover the event for his newspaper and radio audience. Tentative plans for the Pre (See PREMIER, page 2.) conveniences . . effective tomorrow : v- A I ARTHUR HILL . . at distinguished A. HILL, he m$ the DAILY'S coffer . . . EXTRA MSKM Monday, April 1, 1940 Pharmacy tomcat dies of old age! Do you have one? If there was a flag on the Pharmacy . building it would be flying at half-mast today, for Cal ico, well-known tomcat and father of many experimental cats, died last night of old age. Calico had been In the Pharmacy laboratories for five years-, and had given rise to many generations of martyrs who were killed in the interest of science, In an effort to save money the Pharmacy college had been breed ing their own cats in many in stances and Calico was the chief malQ to be used. Now that he is gone laboratory assistants are at a loss as to where to locate an other, x ( f si JIMMIE FIDLER. To cover "Ski Stealers" premier. I - ' i ' V;7 1-.Y Union board makes $1000 appropriation for installation of beer bar in Corn Crib It Cant' Happen Hera Regular readers of the DAILY may experience some shock when they start looking over today's Issue. However, the explanation lies In the date lineApril 1. In this special April Fool edition members of the DAILY staff have oast aside the bonds of routine real ity and let the chips from their Imaginations fall where they may. Some stories represent wishful . thinking, some bur lesque true conditions, some ob viously aim only to be ridicu lous. Some of the events de scribed possibly may come to pass In the future although probably not exactly as related here. Most of them will not and could not happen. All of them are alike In that they are pre sented In the spirit of fun. We only hope that you may be half as amused In reading this Issue as we are In putting It out. If you are not, then Just bear with us while the DAILY takes its annual one-issue spree. Spring and stuff, you know. Ed. iGUiBiGrctj: alumnus iiiaE&es dream reality Daily efforts in conjunction with alumni office brings $305,000 towards new structure The long-hoped-for library will be a reality next year. Word was received this morning from C. Y. Thompson, president of the hoard of regents, that a prominent university alumnus whose name was not revealed had made a gift of $305,000 for the purpose of building a library. According to L. E. Ounderson, university finance secretary, the amount is not sufficient to complete a building. However, he indicated that the remainder of the money, $258,000, would be raised from other university funds and through bonds. from present plans, work on the new building will begin about the 1st of July. The building will be situated at the north end of 13th street between social sciences and Ellen Smith hall. Both the men's and women's infirmaries will be torn down. Their new location was not indicated In. the plans. Contracts for the different units of construction such as excavation, plumbing, building, furnishings, etc., will be closed in May. A DAILY project Long agitated for on this campus by both student organiza tions and university officials it is a dream come true. One of he foremost leaders in the fig' UAXL.Y. it has long cried for new library facilities in its editorial columns. It was the DAILY'S work, in conjunction with the Alumni office which brought on the donation from the alum. Dancers balk at expert strip-teaser Compromise relieves sit-down by men who feel integrity hurt The pony chorus of the Kosmet Klub's latest production went on strike Sunday because of the re ported Invasion of a professional strip-teaser into the opening night performance. The chorus and RAG APRIL FOOL Pro'ucer-Dlrector Armand Hunt er negotiated and conferred for 29 and one-half hours before a compromise waa finally reached. (See STRIKE, page 4.) ,The Union board yesterday ap propriated $1,000 for the installa tion of a beer bar in the Union's Corn Crib, after weeks of delibera- iincoln Journal aim Star. KENNETH VAN SANT he can almost promise . . it for the new library was th A new library is the most es sential need on the university campus today. Surveys and in spections by the DAILY have shown its readers the cracked and weakened supports, the book heaped on damp floors in the base ment of the library and the poor lighting facilities. It was through these reports to the alum, drawn up from university officials' and the DAILY'S statistics, that the donation was given specifically for the purpose of building a new li brary. One of the finest. ... The new $563,000 structure wiH be one of the finest in the country. In size, it will be surpassed only by libraries at Harvard, Yale and the University of Southern Cali fornia, Architects will have complete plans drawn up and ready for the bidders by the middle of April. At that time, the DAILY will publish a complete set of the plans, show ing both the outside structure and the floor plans along with statis tics as to the number of books that it will hold and the facilities that it will afford students. The donor refused to have his name known saying that the stu dents of the university should not be interested in who gives tb money so long as they were going to have their new library. HWi only statement was "I saw an im mediate need and realized that my money could do a great deal more if I put it into the library. IU value will never be lost in that manner." tion with university officiate local pastors. The deciding argument m stated by a local dry leader, who said: "Students will drink. It ia far better to let them drink in the Union instead of chasing them to roadhouses where they might be come entangled with the wrong kind of people. Also, there is no need for them to drive cars when they can spend a "beerfully" good time right on the campus. This would relieve the traffic situa tion." Sanctioned by Regents. After the appropriation was sanctioned by the Board of Re gents, Kenneth Van Sant, director of the Union, said: "There are obvious advantages in having & Student Union bar. The profit will relieve students from paying the 53.00 fee. Law students could practice passing the bar; the gym nasts, ctawling, over it.' Likely the.' traffic would be less heavy going north on 14th street also." It waa decided that "cokes would still be served but ice cream and the shakers would be r (See CORN CRIB, page 3.)
