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Vol. 39, No. 121
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Sousa, Wagner marches
. cornet trio to feature
in Union Concert at 3
Marches will be the order of the
day for the ROTC second band
when it play in the Union ball
room thia afternoon at 3, with Ward
Moore, assistant conductor of the
Oinlversitv band, conducting The
v well known "University of Nebras
ka" march, written especially for
the university by John Philip
Sousa, will take the main spot
light Other marches to be heard
will be "Colorado March" by
Holmes: and "Festival March"
and "Tannhauaer" by Richard
Wagner.
Among the other numbers are
Christiansen's "First Norwegian
Rhapsody;" "Jeou Joy of Man's
Desiring," Bach; and "Three of a
Kind," by Buchtel, featuring a
alrls' trumpet trio composed of
Miss Nina Armstrong, Emerson;
Miss Dorothy Everett, Weeping
Water, teachers col.ege freshman;
and Miss Louise Reed of Mitchell,
freshman in home economics.
Maeaanet's portrait.
The Angelus" by Massenet is a
musical jx:rtrait of the famous pic
ture of the same name, says Mr.
Moore. The remaining number
"Spiritual Rivers" by Gaul is a
collection of popular Negro spirit
uals. A
A new inovation on the Nebras
ka campus women playing with
the ROTC band will be presented
with the second band. Colonel
Thuis approved the inclusion of
women in the band because of the
fact that many of them come to
the university who have had ex-
Eerlence in high school bands, but
ave not been offered a chance
to play at the university. Since
the colonel's approval 12 girls
aave joined the second band.
AWS installs
ew officers
Jean Simmons replaces
Clemans as president
New AWS board members were
Installed Thursday as Jean Sim
mons replaced Virginia Clemans
s president of the all-women or
ganization. Other women given scrolls as
recognition were Pat Sternberg,
new vice-president ; Ben Alice Day,
ecretary; and Betty Newman,
treasurer. New senior board mem
bers and their duties for the com
ing year are: Margaret Krauae,
vocational guidance; Ann Hu
Dtead, All-Activities tea; Marion
Stone, point system; and Marion
Bradstrect, registration record.
Junior members are Dorothy
White, in charge of the Coed Fol
lies; Natalie Bum. "N" stamp
ale: and Betty O'Shea, Freshman
yKWS. Sophomore members in
"stalled were: Susan Shaw, assis
tant for registration record; and
Ann Craft, notification and scrap
book. Coloratura Dunder goes
to Joslyn for recital
Rose Dunder of Lincoln, who Is
taking post graduate work In
ainging at the university, will pre
sent a program at Joslyn Me
morial in Omaha Sunday after
noon April 14.
Miss Dunder, who was grad
uated from the university two
years ago, is recognized as one
of the outstanding young colora
tura sopranos of the school. Don
nanman, sopnomore in leacners
college, will play a flute obligato
for two of Miss bunder's numbers.
Mrs. Margaret Lindgren of Lin
coln will play the accompani
ments. Reserve tickers today!
Kosmet Klub tickets will be
on reserve sale all day today at
the ticket booth In the Temple.
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Officio Newspaper Of More Than 7,000
Lincoln, Nebraska
Daily editor gets
off to flying start
on army day
By DU deBrown,
Daily Nebraakaa MHr
Off to a flying- start waa an
other "We" yesterday afternoon,
aa the editor of the DAILY had
his first taste of air travel and
found it pleasant tasting Indeed.
The scene was the Lincoln Union
airport where the activities of the
U. S. Army Air Corps training
detachment are carried on, and
the occasion was Army day, ob
served every April 6, the anniver
sary of the U. S. Army's entrance
Into the first World war Just 23
years ago. All of the facilities of
the detachment at Union airport
were open to public view yester
day, and aa part of the festivities
members of the local press were
invited to take a complimentary
spin around the sky. In addition
to the DAILY editor, Norman
Harris, managing editor, and
Ralph Combs, reporter, took ad
vantage of the offer.
First procedure was to have
guests sign a release stating that
they were making the flights on
their own initiative and that Uncle
Sam was not to be heM respons
ible for anything. A note of cheer
was struck as we wrote down
whom we wished to have informed
in case we couldn't inform anyone
ourselves. The editor, being the
editor, was first to be marched
out on the flying field as a loud
speaker blared, "Dick deBrown,
editor of the DAILY NEBRAS-
KAN, the University of Nebraska
(See FLYING, page i.)
Field company
stages 'battle'
Cornhusker Field company, spe
cial extra-curricular drill com
pany, staged a sham-battle yester
day morning northeast of town
The gray forces consisted of two
machine guns in defense with five
rifles in support. The blue forces
consisted of three rifle platoons in
attack.
Most unusual incident was the
concealment of No. 1 machine gun
which was completely unnoticed
by the blues. After the machine
gun jammed, the tables turned in
favor of the blues. In all, twelve
hundred and sixty rounds of blank
ammunition were fired.
Colonel Thuis and Major Ayotte
acted as umpires for the problem.
Plans are being drawn for a
problem at Pioneer's Park.
PBK president describes benefits
accruing from scholastic societies
By Bob Aldrich.
Taking exception to the recent
sample of student opinion revealed
by the Inquiring Reporter as to the
average Phi Beta Kappa, Prof. J.
O. Hertzler, newly elected presi
dent of the honorary, this week
stated his views on the value of
such organizations to the student.
Friday's DAILY carried an In
quiring Reporter story in which
the majority of a dozen students
interviewed said "No" to the ques
tion, "Do PBK's generally get
more out of college than the aver
age student?" Although thia does
not, of course, express the view of
the whole campus, It might be
considered typical of one popu'.v
opinion of the average PBK.
Important to swooeaa.
"If you are going to achieve,"
Professor Hertzler says, "if you are
going to do things in life, then
TBK, Sigma Xi, Order of the Coif,
and other scholastic honoraries are
important. What counts In the
long run in life is exact and or
derly knowledge, self-discipline,
and habits of hard work."
"If you are going In for vega
tative self-expression." Hertzler
continues, "or if you are going- to
be a night club hostess, glad
hander, hotel gTeeter, glamour boy,
backslapping- playboy, or butter-
Mebraskviv
Students
Sunday, April 7, 1940
Botany staff
to honor Pool
for service
Faculty, students fete
chairman of department
at banquet April 20
In recognition of his 33 years
of service, Dr. R. J. Pool, chair
man of the department of botany,
will be honored at a dinner April
Lincoln Journal and Star,
n. j. pool
... far 33 years ...
30 to be given by students in the
department and members of his
staff.
Dr. E. R. Walker, department
faculty member, and two graduate
students. A. K. Clark of vista
Calif., and John J. Sperry of Lin
coin, are in charge of the event
which will be held in the Student
Union.
Letters and Invitations have
been sent to 101 students who have
received advanced degrees In bot
any since Dr. Pool was appointed
chairman. Also present for the
dinner will be intimate friends
from among older members of the
university faculty.
Each student has been asked to
send a note of congratulation,
which will be bound into a folio
and presented to Dr. Pool that
evening. The university botanist
has been a member of the faculty
since 1907, and has been chair
man of the department since 1915.
Of the 101 advanced degrees
granted by the botany faculty
since 1915. 33 have been doctor of
philosophy degrees, and 68 mas
ter's degrees.
Lincoln Journal and St.
J. 0. HERTZLER
. . . better a PBK than fllmrr
boy . . .
fly parasite, then better try tor
something else in college."
College a joy ride f
"Also If collece is primarily a
joy ride and your main business is
to make friends, then you had bet-
ter learn to thrust out the 'well-
lacquered hana" and pt on a tai
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University band, choir glee
to preside at musical jubilee
Westbrook arranges program for city-wide sing
with newspaper sponsorship for coliseum April 1 7
Communist flag
flics on campus
pole for awhile
The red shadow of Stalin's ham
mer and sickle graced the univer
sity campus Friday morning for a
short time when the communist
flag of Russia hung unfurled to
the winds from the flag pole In
front of the west stadium.
The symbol of communism, a
scarlet banner enclosing a golden
hammer and sickle, was discov
ered Friday morning by a janitor
who at dawn came to raise the
Star Spangled Banner.
Used pulleys
The Ingenious communists evi
dently did their work sometime
early Friday morning. The flag
was raised by means of pulleys
and then the rope was cut leav
ing the university police force at
a loss as to how to remove it.
Sergeant Regler called the fire
department who came to the res
cue with a 60 foot ladder and
a half dozen amazed firemen. The
flag now rests in Regler's office
awaiting claim by its owners.
Old timers recall a similar inci
dent which occurred in 1922 when
an identical flag waa flown from
the flag staff atop University hall
before the second ' story was re
moved. Police attribute . the prank to
the sub rosa organizations who
blossom out at infrequent inter
vals with a prank similar to the
"flag raising" Friday.
Symphonic band
plays at Beatrice
BEATRICE. More than 500
persons attended the University
of Nebraska ROTC Symphonic
band public concert here Friday
evenint in the junior high school
auditorium.
Under the direction of Don
Lentz, conductor, the 60 piece band
presented ten numbers and three
encores, including solos by Robert
Slemmons, baritone, of Mitchell,
Neil Short, cornet, of York, and
the sousa phone sextette.
Following is the program:
Brada. rurioli: Slavonic Khaitoody.
Frtcdmann; Facile In Minor. Bach- nl
llot: Immortal l-eclon. Kecnan; Atlantic
hyr, Simon, Robert Slenimnn, bari
tone. In Malaca, Carton; Debutante, Clarke.
Nell Short, rornrt.
Rhythm f Rio. Bennett; Pompoo,
Haye. Soaaihonr etelte.
Skyline, Alton.
Kncoren: rarple t nrnlvnl. Ml ti
near Old Nrbraoka I .
lor-made smile. But life Is a rather
serious business. People who want
university graduates who can do
things aren't looking for glamour
boys who are Innocent of many
things. They are not satisfied with
'amiable mediocrities.' "
"The biggest law firms of the
country want the top men of the
class. The best corporations want
the top men from business admin
istration. Phi Beta Kappas have
an infinitely greater chance of
success and notable achievement."
PBK has better chance.
"All surveys of the upper ten
percent of college classes show
the chances of success in life for
Phi Beta Kappas are much
greater than the chances of aver
age students. Those who are In
Who's Who for other reasons than
their notoriety were nearly all
honor men in college."
How do you account for the
popular conception of the average
PBK, Professor Hertzler waa
asked.
"The rank and file of students
who won't make PBK or any hon
orary are likely, to be jealous of
those who do. They are likely to
pick out the unusual or queer ex
amples among PBK's, the excep
tions, and make them typical for
(See PBK, page 2.)
Uniting thousands of voices into
a huge community sing, the uni
versity R. O. T. C. band, glee clubs,
choirs and officials will officiate
at a huge Musical Jubilee April 17
at the coliseum.
The program is being arranged
by the university school of music
and Dr. A. E. Westbrook, director
of the school of fine arts, and la
sponsored by the Lincoln News
papers. William G. Tempel, director of
the men's glee club will lead the
singing. The communal sing la
free to the public.
Name the songs
Conducting a contest to discover
the ten most acceptable songs for
the program, the newspapers are
offering a $5 prize to those sub
mitting the best songs before
Wednesday, April 10.
Assisting in the program will
be the university R. O. T. C. band
under the direction of Don Lentz.
The choir and men's glee club will
add their voices to the affair.
Musical pageant
The pageant of music promises
to be a red letter event for the
university and for Lincoln. Tha ,
music which will be selected from
the votes sent in should include
favorite old hymns, folic songs and
songs that have long been tradi
tional in America. Lists of student
choices for the ten best songs
should be mailed to the "Musical
Jubilee Editor" of the Lincoln
Journal or Star.
Union issues
pamphlets
Tells of uni building
conveniences, expenses
Ten thousand copies of a pamph
let have been published telling
about the conveniences, expense
ana uuiereiit latniuca ui mc o in
dent Union. They will be distri-
buted to summer school students,
senior high school students, on
sneak days this spring visiting the
building, and to freshmen in the
fall.
According to the pamphlet ap
proximately $39,000 is paid by stu
dents and faculty each year in
their payments of $3 per semester.
A great deal of this amount is
used in retiring the loan and in
! salaries and wages to employees.
Union facilities.
The pamphlet describes the dif
ferent facilities of the Union such
as the catering department which
includes the cafeteria. Corn Crib,
and other dining rooms. These are
described as being self-siipportins;.
Other facilities provided by the
Union according to the publica
tion, are lounge rooms, meeting
rooms for campus organizations
and the free checking service. Re
citals, concerts, matinee dances,
lectures and shows arc also ex
plained. Management of the Union U
placed in the hands of seven stu
dents, six faculty members and
three alumni, the pamphlet say.
Phi Sigma lota
plans open meet
Phi Sigma Iota, honorary ro
mance language fraternity, will
have an open meeting Thursday,
April 11. in parlors XYZ of the
Union at 7:30 p. m.
All students interested In ro
mance languages are welcome to
attend. Those in the department
are especially urged to come. Wil
liam O'Ryan will preside.
The program follows:
8Muilh play: "Bin aerer." VhiMa
aoto by SUnorlna MarceMa Caalart.
KpMUa dance : mooera TarctaM tompi
and glvea by Betty Ornth and Hetty
Mar Iter.
rreach nkty: "I Farce da Cavler."
Mexican dance: Mr. Flavia Watera
Champa. Declamation award: lr.
Willi H. Bowea. til lnf1a a4
n reehoent a.
The weather
Cooler today with rain very
likely, and the rain may turn to
snow out northwest.
Well, anyway, unsettled.