Vol. 39, No. 122.
Filings open
for Ivy Day
orator post
Students will elect
speaker, nominate
Innocents April 18
Filings for Ivy day orator
opened yesterday at John K. Sel
leck's office in the coliseum, and
will remain open until 5 p. m. Fri
day. The orator will be selected,
and nominations for Innocents will
be made at a general student elec
tion April 18.
All men and women regularly
enrolled in the university may vote
for the speaker who will deliver
the Ivy Day oration, but only jun
ior and senior men may nominate
men for Innocents. Each voter
may name from five to twenty
candidates for the honorary, which
traditionally picks thirteen mem
bers. Any man or woman in the uni
versity who will graduate with the
senior class is eligible for the post
of Ivy Day orator.
Eligibility requirements for In
nocents are not less than 89 and
not more than 106 credit hours
in the university by next fall, and
scholastic average of not less
than 78.
The present Innocents will pick
the new members from the 25
highest in the student vote.
Rifle wound kills
Harold Capsey
Harold Capsey, ag student from
Lincoln, is believed to have taken
his own life early Saturday, ac
cording to acting County Coroner,
Leslie Hanson.
Capsey, an employe of the col
lege dairy farm, was found shot
to death in his room when his
mother went there to awaken him.
His hand still rested on the stock
of a small caliber rifle when he
was discovered.
The student's family said he had
been worried about tuition for the
next semester, and had feared the
amount would not be raised.
Capsey graduated from Wayne
high school and attended Wayne
Teachers college, where he was
prominent in musical work. He
was a sophomore at Ag college.
The weather
Partly cloudy toddy, with rising
temperatures.
Jimmie Lunceford's . . .
Rhythm lads to give students
workout at 'NT Club dance
On April 19th Jlmmle Ijunceford
brings his band to the Nebraska
campus for the annual "N" Club
dance in the coliseum. Lunceford
and his band are recognized aa be
ing one of the best, and fastest
rising bands in America today.
Duke Ellington, race-brother of
his. recently said, "Jlmmle ha de
veloped a definitely individual
style, mood and color. His versa
tility at playing aweet, hot, and
smooth is excellent." Roy Prof
fit t is In charge of the Friday,
19th hop. Tickets, selling for
11.50 per couple will be on sale
soon.
The "N" Club, In bringing
Lunceford and his boys here, are
keeping in line with other campus
organizations in securing good
bands for Nebraska festivities
Pinky Tomlin and Red Nichols pre
ceedlng Lunceford by playing at
the Military Ball and the Inter
Frat Ball respectively.
Copper-colored Lunceford and
his sepia boyg are rated as tops In
the entertainment field. Jimmle'a
recordings of "White Heat" and
"It Ain't What You Do" are cur
rently getting the grooves worn
smooth. Lata engagements of
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Official Newspaper Of More Than 7,000
Lincoln, Nebraska
A picnic, eh-wcll
you'd better ask
Hosp about it
So a bunch of the boys think
they'll get together and plan a
little Sigma picnic, do they? And,
oh, they just won't bother with a
chaperon. Who wants a chaperon,
anyway? This is a picnic isn't it?
Well, that may be what the
Sigmas think, but the administra
tion has different ideas. Says of
ficial rule number six of student
regulations:
"All organization parties, pic
nics, and student migrations where
women are present shall be offi
cially chaperoned. Notice of such
parties shall be given to the dean
of women for approval at least
two days in advance, preferably on
the Monday preceding the r-arty.
At all entertainments not given in
private homes or organized houses,
members of the faculty are to be
included among the guests in
vited to the parties."
Six groups
debate today
Intramural tournament
to enter second round
Debaters from six organized
groups will go into the second
round of the intramural debate
tournament on the question of
compulsory accident insurance to
night. Sigma Alpha Mu will areue
with Beta Theta Pi at the SAM
house; Alpha Tau Omega will
meet Palladian at the ATO house,
and Delta Theta Phi will debate
with Tappa Kegga at the Delta
Theta Phi house.
Question.
The question is: "Resolved, that
the various states should adopt a
(See DEBATE on page A.)
Daily reviewer finds Egor cops
Klub show as 'Ski Stealers9 open
By Ralph Combs.
and his kids stole
Egor
show!
Last night Egor- a wolf with a
bloated head dictator of Rush (In
4U m t i -. x . j
the person of Jack Bittner) led his
Rushlan Rowdies through a
fan-
tasy in Fanland in
the Kosmet
Klub's "Ski Stealers"
Temple theatre.
V
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iU.,,
JIMMY LUNCEFORD
these lads feature a several months
engagement at New York's famous
Cotton Club, and an European trip,
during which they were Jubilantly
received by continental jitter-bugs
and awlng-smoothiea. Lunceford's
lads are featured on major net
work broadcast.
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BASKM
Students
Tuesday, April 9, 1940
Layer to talk
for Psi Chis
on auto safety
Psychologists to hear
Iowa State research
man tonight in Union
"The Science of Safe Automo
bile Driving" will be discussed by
Dr. A. R. Lauer, Iowa State col
lege psychologist, at the annual
spring meeting of the university
chapter of Psi Chi, psychology
fraternity, this evening in the Stu
dent Union.
Safety groups and individuals
interested in traffic problems are
invited to attend the program
which will begin at 8:15. Preced
ing the address, 20 students will be
initiated into the society.
Nationally known.
Dr. Lauer, who has become na
tionally known for his many re
searches in automobile driving,
says "our studies have convinced
us that solution of the safety
problems will be made experiment
ally and not verbally. No one phase
of investigation alone will bring
us all the answers sought. The en
gineer, the politician, the sociolo
gist, the safety director must work
hand in hand.
"Too many interested in safety
today have an axe to grind," he
(See SAFETY on page 3.)
Barb Union
to elect officers
Officers of the Barb Union for
the coming year will be elected
at a mass meeting held in Parlora
XYZ of the Union tonight.
Candidates for the presidency
are George Gostas, Harold Alexis
Dave Marvin, Ralph Marlette, Bill
Green, and Gilbert Heuftle has
(See BARBS on page 4.)
Jack Bittner's Egor gave a cer
the tain Mr. Stalin of Russia a satir
ical coal-raking that kept the
Temple first-nighters In a happy
mood throughout the performance.
Catchy lines in a pseudo-Russian
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dialect were abundant in the
scenes featThing the Rushian dic-
at the tator and his entourage consist
ing of a chorus of cuties whose
grace and ease were never seen
but whose appealing antics and
tricky routines were well-liked by
the audience.
Further members of the bushy
haired, mustachioed villain's court
were the Cossacks, three mem
bers of Egor's bodyguard, who ac
cording to the program and to
the plot were full of fun and
vodka (and commercials featuring
Lady Eleanor's Barn Elixir and
BUsterlne Antiseptic).
Horae play.
The pony chorus' numbers con
sisted of Egor's morning exercises
he laid in bed and watched
them; a Fannish aki patrol on
parade featuring a routine on skis;
a company cf Egor's personal
maids in a somewhat sex-appeal-
Cornell fellowship
goes to uni alum
Harry D Flory, graduate of the
university, has been awarded the
Susan Linn Sage fellowship in
philosophy in the graduate college
of Cornell university for next year,
It was announced yesterday.
Flory is a member of Chi Thl,
and graduated from the univer
sity in 1938. He spent the next
year at Oxford university on a
Rhodes scholarship. He has been
a scholarship student in the grad
uate college at Frinceton univer
sity for the past year,
ag-raising pran
report goes to F
Regler supervises investigation; authorities see
work of pranksters; may be 'subversive activity'
By Hubert Oqden.
The raising and fastening of a Communist flag to the flag pole
in front of the stadium early Friday morning may only have been the
work of pranksters, but it appeared today that it may not be so funny.
Sergeant Regler, director of university plice, told a DAILY rep
resentative that the case has been reported to the Federal Bureau of
Women students
to apply for WAA
scholarship fund
Applications for the WAA schol
arship of $25.00, which is offered
to a university girl who has aver
age scholarship and is worthy of
aid, will be received in the WAA
office until 5 o'clock tomorrow.
This scholarship which is given
upon a selection made by the WAA
president, vice-president, and fac
ulty sponsors is open to any girl
whether or not she has partici
pated in WAA.
New Awgwan
turns hillbilly
April issue features
editorial on picnic ruling
The "Awgwan," with a hillbilly
cartoon on its cover and featuring
spring, picnics, and hillbillies, will
come out tomorrow.
Life down in the hill country is
realistically portrayed in "My Son,
My Gun," a heart rending story
of child marriages by Bob Hemp
hill. "Fued for Thought" by H. M.
Sinclair, explains up-to-date fued
in' methods, and "What They
Should Say But Don't" gives all
the answers to announcements of
marriage to unsuspecting parents.
This month's editorial page is
devoted to the new rule on picnics,
which requires picnic groups to
submit their plans to the dean of
women and to be properly chap
eroned. The "Awgwan" will be on sale
in the Union, social sciences, and
Andrews, and in Ag hall on the
ag campus.
ish number; and they are featured
in the finale.
Hairi Mata, the Dictator's own
personal spy whose flirtations
are sensations does her sexy
spying in the person of Ralph Ed
win Worden. Hairi's helpful hints
to would-be female reducers, given
in asides as she vamps E. Pin
point Bertrand, Secretary of State
of Fanland (Robert Aldrich) the
fidgety spouse of Mrs. Gangreena
(See STEALERS on Page 2.)
Well balanced . . .
ROTC second
spring concert
By Carolyn Kennedy
With traces of snow on the
ground outside, the ROTC second
band under the direction of Mr.
Ward Moore presented a spring
concert In the Student Union ball
room on Sunday afternoon.
The concert was unique In one
respect, since for the first time, the
personnel of the band included
about ten girls. The exclusion of
women was lifted by Colonel Thuls
last fall, thus giving an opportun
ity for girls interested in band
work to play in a university or
ganization. Those who attended
the concert cantestlfy that there
was no lack of strength in the per
formance because of this "femi
nine" touch.
Freanman trk.
In
honor of the occasion
trumpet trio composed of three
freshman glrla was one of the
hlghllghta of the program. Mem-
bcra of the trio were Nina Arm-
strong, Dorothy Everett, and Luise
Reed. The trio had not only the
Investigation. Final action will
probably either be with the FBI, or
more likely, if it was just a prank,
with university officals, the
DAILY representative was told by
an authority.
Regler, in charge of the inves
tigation, said it is believed the
flag raising was just the work of
pranksters.
No official comment.
Officials will not comment much
on developments, but it has been
learned from one authority that
the police possess a very definite
lead which is expected to reveal
those responsible.
Seriousness of the thing is that
it may possibly be a "subversiv
activity."
By executive order on Sept 8,
1939, according to press reports,
the "anti-red" unit of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation was given
authority to compile a cross-index
of persons involved in subversive
activties. Press reports also stated
that J. Edgar Hoover, FBI direc
tor, said before a house committee
that this index is available in th
event of any greater emergency.
Reports requested.
The public has been asked by
Mr. Hoover to report any suspect
ed cases of subversive activities
to the FBI.
Another press report states it
is questioned by some whether it
is subversive to be a communist;
but, nevertheless the executive or
der to the FBI to compile the list
stands.
Federal agencies according to
various press and other reports
are investigating or have investi
gated questionable activities in the
United States and on some cam
puses. Campus police at Nebraska
have been asked by FBI officials
to cooperate in the event any case
might arise.
Dies investigates visit.
The DAILY on Nov. 28, 1939,
carried a special story about a
visit of Maj. Hampton Wilson, spe
cial Dies committee investigator to
this campus. According to United
Press dispatches at the time, Wil
son said that various communistic
promotion organizations were
very strong in the middlewesL
Faculty members and students
were strong in their denial of any
"red" menace on the Nebraska
campus.
Meanwhile ,the Communist flag
which was torn from the pole re
mains in Sergeant Regler's office.
It was fashioned from a large
sheet of cloth and dyed a pale red
with a crude cloth hammer and
sickle sewed upon it. The services
of a fire company was necessary to
remove it from the pole. It hangs
in the office while police continue
to attempt to learn if it was raised
for a prank or in seriousness.
band presents
in ballroom
advantage of audience appeal in
itself but also the merit of being
wc" Pcu.me. i"ainK oi uw
8"fined PaMaSe8 WM especially
Z0-
Mr. Moore who is completing hU
first year on the School of Music
faculty may well be congratulated
for his excellent work with tha
second band. As a conductor he
shows fine poise and a good con
ception of the desired musical ef
fect. " Over-balanced section.
Due to a more or less unlimited
registration the clarinet section
was somewhat over-balanced by
the bra So. Also apparent was
that always difficult problem of
reed intonation. To be commended,
however, was the organ balance of
the brass choir in the "Norwegian
Raphsody" and the syncopated
rhythm of the same piece. The
bell effect in Massenet's "The An-
gelus" was very good but the more
delicate passages lacked flnessa.
On the other hand, in the Wagnar
(See BALLROOM on page 4.)