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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
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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
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JIMMIE FIDLER.
To cover "Ski Stealers" premier.
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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.)
