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Vol. 39, No. 118
Lincoln, Nebraska Wednesday, April 3, 1940
Music groups
sing 'Carmen1
Combined NU musicians
present opera April 30
fi-Vi yoH nnivai'uitu m n a I
groups featuring two guest artists
will present "Carmen," one of the
most popular of the great operas,
April 30 in the coliseum, it was
announced Saturday by Dr. A. E.
Westbrook. director of the school
of fine arts.
v'. Westbrook will conduct the
performance which will feature a
250 voice choir, the university
symphony orchestra, and nine
soloists, seven of them outstand
ing student vocalists.
The guest soloists will be Mr.
J. Alfred Neu, chairman of the
voice department at Illinois Wes
leyan university, who will sing the
tenor roles of Don Jose, and Mr.
F. Forrest Wilson, baritone, su
pervisor of music at Highland
Illinois, who will take the part j
f Ef-camulo.
Additional leading parts will be
played by Martha McGee of Co-
who will portray Carmen, and
Mrs. Charlotte Kiesselbach of Lin
coln, a graduate of the university
in 1935, who will take the part
of Micaela.
Other tudent soloists are Louise
Stapleton, business administration
Junior; Janet Regnior, arts and
sciences junior; Cleve Genz'inger,
teachers freshman; Alden Marvel,
teachers senior, and Dale Ganz.
Is college senior.
Bailer tells clinic
of problem child's
damaged loyalties
Dr. W. R. Bailer of the depart
ment of educational psychology
and measurements, speaking be
fore the Lincoln health clinic Mon
day evening said that the so-called
M-oblem-child-' is often the prod
uct of conflicting motives result
ing from many damaged loyalties.
"Much of the behavior of chil
dren as well as adults," he said, '
"is prompted by a system of loy- j
aiues. an unquestioned conrraence
in the worthiness of the persons
or institutions bing served. It is
important to recognize the place ;
of this princ iple in the lives of 1
children, for few experiences have J
Wore profound effects than that
of disillusionment regarding the ;
purports of much admired friends '
or relatives " j
Coeds file for
Counselors
Applicants may enter
names today, tomorrow
Applicants for Coed Counselors
positions may file their names in
EPn Smith hall today and until
VAm tomorrow, according to Mary
Bullock, president of the board.
Any gills who will be a sophomore,
Junior or senior next year is elig
ible for a Counselor's post.
The Coed Counselors serve as
'Big Sisters-' to all girls entering
the university in the fall. Their
first duty is the writing of letters
to incoming' students welcoming
them to the Nebraska campus.
Counselors write letters.
These are written in the spring
nd sent out sometime during the
summer. After the flurry of regis
tration is over in the fall the
Counselors are assigned from
three to five unaffiliated girls to
whom they are to b "Big Sisters,"
generally making them feel at
home by acquainting them with
the campus, from the classroom to
social activities and college slang.
Over a coke the frexhmen will
h'Jte any of her questions answered
her "Big Sister." Every year
pecial parties are given for these
new students. To the annual Coed
Counselor dinner given in the early
fall the newcomers are escorted by
"Big Si6tera."
'Snow fun . . .
Managing skis on hardwood
floors-ask pony chorus
While Klub workers are using
all their ingenuity in the manage
ment of ticket sales for Ski Steal
ers; members of the pony chorus
are applying their ingenuity to the
management of their skis.
Even with a lack of snow, it
seems that the chorus is pretty
mobile. Fastened under the skis
are roller skates. Instead of ski
poles, plumbers' "friends" are used.
Plumbers' "friends" are long
wooden poles with large rubber
suction cups fastened on one end.
Backstage rumblings.
One hears a very great rumbling
noise from backstage, and then the
chorus appears on their mobilized
skis with their plumbers' "friends"
in hand. The motions of the chorus
are supposed to be set to music,
but imagine the difficulty of keep
ing time on such skis, especially if
the chorus member doesn't know
too much about skating.
Across the stage conies the
party, making the oest of their
method of transportation, keeping
time to the music, and pushing
themselves along with the plumb
ers' friends. And then the suction
cup on someone's ski pole sticks to
the floor and has to be pulled
loose !
Trouble cant stop them.
In spite of the trouble with the
mechanized skis, practice for the
production is progressing to the
opening night, Monday, April 8,
when it will be presented in the
N men pick Lunceford
for first annual dance
'Best educated band in the country' shows versatility
in Coliseum April 19 for athletes swing spree
Temple Theatre. This take-off on
the Russo-Finnisn war which fea
tures the pony chorus is on the
stage Monday thru Saturday
night.
The play is written by Bob
Leadley and is directed by Ar
mand Hunter. Jack Bittner, play
ing the part of Egor, the dictator,
and Louis Wilkins as the president I
of Helsinki head the cast of 17
characters. The Tnusic of Johnny
Cox will be featured.
Seats may be reserved at the
ticket office in the Temple in per
son or by phone until the after
noon before the last production.
Luther Tucker to speak
at og convo tomorrow
on Chinese students
Mr. Luther Tucker, Yale univer
sity graduate and a world trav
eler, will address students at an
Ag college convocation tomorrow
at 4 p. m. in Ag hall, room 306.
He will speak on "What Chinese
Students Face Today."
During the past year Mr. Tucker
has been in Japan and China as
secretary of the World Student
Christian Federation. No classes
will be dismissed but individual
students will be dismissed ' from
laboratories with the consent of
the instructor.
DuTeau,Hill
tell leaders
their duties
Addresses to presidents,
secretaries end second
day of conferences
Completing the second day of
the leadership conference spon
sored by Mortar Board and the of
fice of the Dean of Women, Miss
Lucivy Hill, chairman of the de
partment of commercial arts,
spoke to the secretaries of wom
en's organizations on the campus
and Elsworth Du Teau, alumni sec
retary, spoke to the presidents.
Miss Hill stated that the duties
of the secretary were to keep an
accurate record of the organiza
tions' activities, to keep a record
of attendance, and to make out
reports. "The qualities of a good
secretary," she said, "are prompt
ness, courtesy, initiative, accuracy,
and dependability. The successful
secretary must also have a good
memory, enjoy contact with peo
ple, be communicative and an in
teresting correspondent."
Decisive program.
Mr. Du Teau, speaking to the
presidents to serve during the com
ing year, stressed the value of a
decisive program in performing
the job of president. The president,
he said, accepts the responsibility
for the conduct of the organization,
for its leadership, progress, and
(See LEADERS, page 4.)
Klooton caMs for atteentooirc
fo IbaoSogy Dot ivair. cHmnie
By Mrrjorie B Tuning.
Dr. Earnest A. Hooton. one of
America's foremost physical an
thropologists in America, spoke
yesterday in Union ballroom be
fore one of the largest convocation
audiences of the year. Balcony
and side aisles were jammed to
hear the scientist who was intro
duced by Professor Karl Arndt.
convocations chairman.
Dr. Hooton spoke on the "An
thropology of European Eelliger
ents." but emphasized that he
wished to speak only of certain
belligerents. Contrary to the be
lief of many that peace could
again be established if a few of
the oppressive leaders in Europe
were eliminated, Hooton said, "the
people of a nation produce the be
havior of a nation. One man can
not be responsible for the behavior
of a nation, as he merely expresses
the aims of the masses. If these
leaders were killed, ' the nation
would only produce more just like
them."
Attention to biology.
"In the present European war,"
he continued, "we have paid at
tention only to the economic side.
We have heard very little about
the biological side, the human cannon-fodder
that goeg into the
war."
Hooton said that there is no
pure race, as within every nation
ality, there is much Inbreeding.
Man is classified, he said, accord
ing to inherent physical charac
teristics, and nationalities are es
tablished by people who live in the
Debaters meet
MU tomorrow
Four Nebraska men will leave
tonight for a debate with the Uni
versity of Missouri at Columbia.
Men making the trip are Wen
dell Bayse, Sam Kirschenbaum,
Sidney Kalin, and David Curtiss.
Debates, to be held Thursday
and Friday, are on the subject,
"Resolved, that the U. S. govern
ment .should own and operate all
railroads.
The men will return Friday
night
same territory, usually speaking
the same language and who work
to establish the same social tra
ditions. The Harvard scientist stated
that there is no superior race.
"Each race," he said has its mor
ons, idiots, and geniuses. Unfor
tunately, there are far too many
of the first two types."
Manual labor.
Hooton again emphasized the
importance of manual labor when
(See CRIME, page i.)
By Don Bower.
Sitting comfortably in his chair
yesterday afternoon in the Union
ballroom, Prof. Earnest A. Hoo
ton, in one hand a pipe which "I
think I'd light if I dared," infor
mally discussed
l-M debaters
begin battles
on insurance
Six fraternity teams
must debate both sides
of automobile question
Intramural debaters last night
began their battle of speeches on
the subject of compulsory auto in
surance. The same teams will de
bate on reverse sides of the ques
tion tonight, and no results will
be announced until each team has
debated once on both sides of the
question.
The debate subject is: "Re
solved, that the various states
should adopt a plan of compulsory
automobile insurance to cover per
sonal injuries."
Meet at fraternity houses.
Beta Theta Pi will debate
against Alpha Tau Omega at the
Beta house, Delta Thcta Phi will
meet Sigma Alpha Mu at the Delta
Theta Phi house, and Falladian
and TK's will argue in Palladian
hall. Debaters begin at 7 p. m.
Debaters are: Alpha Tau Omega,
George Blackstone, Bob Schlater;
Beta Theta Pi, Gene Bradley,
Keith Howard; Delta Theta Phi,
James Erogan, Norman Johnson;
Sigma Alpha Mu, Paul Crounse,
Bernard Epstein; TK's, Hamilton
Reed, Don Buskirk; Palladian,
(Soe DEBATE, page 4.)
t
Journal A Star.
K. .. Hootoa.
the significance
of anthropology
in e d u c a t ion
and crime.
To study ex
t e n s i vely the
c h aracteristics
of racial groups
ton has install
ed in his labor
atory an elec
tric calculating
machine capa
ble of printing
the many as
pects of indi
v i d u a 1 s on
cards, making it possible to pick
out different characteristics at will
and to see how they combine. The
Harvard anthropologist has stud
ied 12.000 criminals and insane in
10 states, but missed Nebraska
because he "didn't thifik it was
criminologically interesting."
Speaking of criminal types, Dr.
(See HOOTON. page 2.)
Ag Feeders7 Day
attracts farmers
Friday morning, April 19, a
strange caravan will wend its way
from Norfolk, Neb. to Lincoln.
Reason for this emigration is the
annual Feeders' Day at the Uni
veristy of Nebraska ag college.
For several years, the Norfolk
chamber of commerce has brought
several hundred farmers to Lin
coln for the big farm event fur
nishing transportation. This year
the plan will be broadened out to
include all northeastern Nebraska.
Norfolk desires to include all of
the 17 counties in northeastern Ne
braska area. Cars sufficient to
take everyone wbo wishes to go
will form the caravan leaving Nor
folk at 6:30 o'clock on the morn
ing of April 19. More than D00 are
expected to be In the party, which
will be escorted by two patrol cars
and a motorcycle officer.
Jimmie Lunceford's band will
play for Nebraska students at the
N club dance, April 19 from 9 to
12 p. m. at the university Coli
seum. Roy Proffitt is in charge
of arrangements for the affair,
which will be held annually.
A holder of four college degrees,
Lunceford probably has the best
educated band in the country
every member is a college grad
uate. A former high school teach
er, Lunceford resigned when mem
bers of a small band he led grad
uated and went to college. He fol
lowed them and became a waiter,
working his way and taking extra
courses to add another degree. Of
the nine members in his band, five
have been with him from the be
ginning. Continental favorite.
Touring Eur ope last year, Lunce
ford and his band became a con
tinental favorite. They were
booked for appearances along the
Riviera, the Briti.sh Isles. France
and many other places. The war
cut short another planned tour of
the continent which he had planned
this year.
Versatility is one of the out
standing points about Lunceford's
band, which plays hot, smooth and
sweet numbers. Among his record
ings are White Heat. Stardust,
Four or Five Times, and My Blue
Heaven.
Played at Cotton Club.
When Cab Calloway left the
famous New York Cotton Club
Jimmie Lunceford took his place.
He has done many radio programs
on national hookups.
Lunceford's organization claims
to be as solid as rhythm because
it is built on the foundation of con
scientious effort. New songs, new
styles, new arrangements have all
helped to put the band as a whole
on top.
Satisfied Harlem.
WTien Lunceford signed for four
engagement" in Harlem recently
all within a ten-day period, he
shattered the all time record for
swing. A booking in Harlem re
quires the best that an orchestra
can play and Lunceford played to
Harlem's satisfaction.
Every man in the band is said
to be able to lead a band of his
own. Each is a specialist in his
own instrument and has done out
standing work.
Lunceford's career has often
been compar-ed to that of Paul
i Whiteman. 1 heir first rise to
fame has proceeded along the
i same paths. Many of the same dif
ficulties were encountered. Lunoe-
I ford took his first mu.ie lesson
from Paul Whitcman's father
when the latter was superintend
ent of music in the Denver schools.
Tickets will be sold in the
Union, at Magee's. Uni Drug, and
on ag campus. Price will be $1.50
a couple.
Uni sends two
to WAA meet
Casady, Sprague will go
to Illinois convention
Two Nebraska delegates will b
among the 2r0 representing 54
schools which will meet on cam
pus of Illinois State Norma! uni
versity for the convention of the
Athletic Federation of College
Women April 11 to 13.
Tess Casady. Nebraska VA
president and Elnora Sprague will
the the Nebraska delegates.
"What Service Would American
Youth Like" will be the theme of
the three-day conference for wom
en's athletic association members.
Dr. Elizabeth Halwy. head of
the women's physical education
department at Iowa, and Miss
Marie Hartwig of Michigan will
be speakers at the meeting.
Participating colleges.
Colleges sending delegates are:
Aaralana, Bradley rolvtrrliair. arth
tf. htraxa Takrr., I.at-m Twkrn,
MaMrr. Jamra Millikin, knot. M..n
moalh. North (ralnl, Voilhirn Irarnrra,
Thorntoa. Illinois Mroli yan, M iloa Jan.
tor, lakr rorral. IMInol. Mnilbrra Trarh
rr ) lllin'H. Montwv-llu, Wncht Junior,
d Nurchm .ra.
f-th.m arr Hall Put .f Indiana, TM
I'aiia, Indiana 1 narnrra. Indiana. I .. 1'nr.
tur. (rnU. Itrakr. Ia Mat, lima I.,
Alnlua, (mlril statr Irachrr. 4t m
Junior Kalamaron, Miibnaa Mat. MirhU
tu I'., aJ-lflon, Hunlinr, MnralruK,
St. tMaf, Mlnnraot. Winona Slat Trarfc
rra, lnar, m. Noma Dakota, ( arnU.
ilra4. l.a(row. Slat' Twhrra of Mk.
toaaka, gafwriuf Mate reaoferra.