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2 THE DAILY NEBRASKAN TuesHay, April 23, 1940 rffo Daily1Vebmskm Ottkti Nmmm Of M Thm 7000 Said THIRTY. NINTH YEAR Subscription Rates are I1..00 Per Semester or $1.60 for the College Year. $2.50 Mailed. Single copy, 5 Cent. En tered at second-class matter at the postoffice In Lincoln, Nebraska, under Act of Congress, March S. 1879, and t special rajta of postage provided for In Section 1103, Act of October 3, 1917, Authorized January 20, 1922. Offices .......Union Building Day 8-7181. Night 2-7193. Journal f-3333 Member Associated Collegiate Press, 1939-40 Membsr Nebraska Press Association, 1939-40 Represent for National Advert sing by NATIONAL ADVERTISING SERV E, INC. 420 Madison Ave., New York, N. Y. Chicago Boston Los Angeies San Francisco Published Dally during the school year except Monday and Saturdays, vacations, and examination periods by stu- cents or tne university oi PteorasKB, unaer supervision m rd. the Publications Boar Editor-in-Chief Richard deBrown Business Manager Arthur Hill EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Managing Editor Clyde Marti, Norman Harris News Editors Chris Petersen, Luci'e Thomas, Paul Svoboda, Mary Kerrigan, Morten Margolin Sports Editor June Bierbower Ag Editor Leo Cooksley Radio Editor John Mason Star reporters this month .... Marjorie Bruning, Elizabeth Clark, Bob A'drich, Jim Evinger, Don Bower, Ralph Combs, Alex Mills. BUSINESS DEPARTMENT Assistant Biulness Managers. .. Burton Thiel, Ed SegrM Circulation Manager Lowell Michael A IX DAILY (mutinied editorial are the opinion of the editor. Their views or opinion In no way reflect the atti tude of the administration of the university. Candid Clippings Morion Margolin A standard for judging the completeness of fu ture collegiate bull sessions is being established at Princeton where men living in one of the dormi tory started a session which they will keep going as long as possible. The "Titanic Talkathon" has already run more than 32 consecutive hours and is still going strong. Complete records are being kept of what subjects are touched upon and how much time each member spends in the session. From now on sessions that don't have the same proportions of talk on war, sex, or university problems can be judged under par. Some time ago we mentioned the violent politi cal feeling going on at the University of Louisiana, where more than & dozen candidates were ruled in eligible on the eve of election. It seems, however, that activity of the campus politicians does not stop until the final vote is counted. According to a story from the university paper, workers leaning on a wooden barricade that enclosed the voting room, became so avid in shouting their suggestions to the voters on how to mark the ballots that the wall of the room collapsed. One girl even went into a vot ing booth to tell someone how to vote and had to be kicked out by the election committee. When they plan the final examination schedule at the University of California they have to take into account about 60,000 individual finals. It used to be a little harder when the ag college gave finals, but when that college quit giving final exams the onea who prepared the schedule had about 20,000 less exams to take Into consideration. According to a survey made by the "Ohio State Lantern" to determine the favorite beverages ot Ohio State men, the result in order of preference are: 1. Beer. 2. Bottled beer. 3. Beer-on-tap. 4. Canned beer. 5. Hydrocloric acid. 6. Water. . At Fresno State College they have elevated archery to a minor sport By a vote of the Board of Athletic Control archery was promoted to iU new status last week. The school already has a four man team which has been entering meet in neighboring towns, but now for the first time team members will get recognition for their effort. A royal fluish waa reflected in the face of a few of the Stanford boyB a few weeks ago. During the last quarter' finals a group of them were playing poker In the dorm when someone knocked on the door. "Who the hell is It?" one of the guy yelled. The knock was repeated. "Well come in then." And in they came! They were two gentlemen, one the president of Stanford and the other the president of Rochester university. Dr. Wilber (Stan ford) wanted to show his colleague what a typical Stanford dorm looked like. TbuvA. dhundufL Norbert Mahnke Collegianna ALLIES TO ATTACK. Europe's war enjoyed a week-end of comparative inactivity in spite of the contrary opinion of cer tain headline writer. The official British communi que announce that British expeditionary forces have "achieved considerable success in the face of great difficulties." No details are given aa to the extent or nature of these successes other than the British had landed at several points and were giv ing the Norwegian "all the support in their power." Most of the action of the last two days ha taken place in the air, the allies bombing Stavanger and Kristiansand repeatedly; the German air forces have in turn repeatedly sent waves of bombers over Nanisos and Verdalsoeren, in the vicinity of Trond helm, point at which the British are supposed to have landed forces. Narvik, which has almost daily been reported to be in British hands, still is under the control of the Nazis, who seem to be determined to hold that port Indications that the allies may be planning an attack on Trondheim seem likely in view of the numerous attempts to land forces in that area. From Berlin meanwhile comes news of a new weapon which would fit well into the general scheme of a Buck Rogers serial. Details of the new military menace are obviously lacking, but claims advanced for the new machine claim that the new device will enable Nazi forces to "freeze" enemy guns into uselessness. The new weapon it is asserted, has been tried out on the western front, and has enabled the Germans to occupy several French pill-boxes with out any resistance. High hopes for the new device include the belief that it may make possible an at tack on the French Maginot line. The story appears fantastic and should be regarded as such. "Ray ma chines of one type or another have been sought by every major power, but as yet nothing of any im portance has resulted. It is highly improbable that any correspondent would be given information re garding the existence of such an important war weapon, if its existence were a reality. The success of any new weapon usually lies in the element of surprise, and in the use of any new development in sufficient numbers to bring about a decisive result It is not improbable, however, that we may ex pect certain new military developments during the current war. Just as the World War saw the intro duction of the tank and the widespread use of poison gas, so also the present conflict will certainly bring up new developments and techniques. The Germans have thus far introduced the magnetic mine, and the enlarged and improved 2000 bomb which it is claimed is capable of wrecking naval vessels up to the heavy cruiser class with a single bulls-eye. The Russians have been the least hesitant to ex periment with new devices, and their Finnish cam paign saw the successful introduction of at least one new device, the "Molotov breadbasket" THE NUMBER OF 0UN10R COLLEGES IN TVIE US. HAS INCREASED FROM 25 RFTffiN YEARS A30T0 WORE THAN 150 TODAY 4 ii LITTLE SHADOW JV J VI I I USED TO BE J ' 1 Vy'-jja JR. j mj JiM THElWV.OFALABA,VAHAS A TREE WHOSE ANCESTRY CAN BE TRACED BACK 175,000,000 YEARS AT MASSACHUSETTS STATE COL LEGE. CLEMENT BUCK IS PRES IDENT OF THE sllMOR CLASS AND HIS EJWVl&REDERlCX PRESIDES OVER THE FRESHMEN. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA OFFICIAL BULLETIN This bulletin Is for the u of campus orfranli.s1k.ru. students snd faculty members. Notices for the. bulletin must lie sent or brtv.icht to the DAILY office by 5 p. m. every day for Insertion 1n the paper the following morninc. Notices must be typed or legibly written snd mpied by some one with the authority to hav the notice published. The bulletin will appear, daily except Monday and Saturday, on page two of the NEBRASKAN. TODAY MOM A TAl Sigma Tim will not meet In the I'nlon no announced tn the Sunday edition f the III.Y. HONORS t)NVO 1.1 NtHrXlN. Honor convocation luncheon will be held In parlor E f the Inlou at noon. harmony hoir. Regular weekly Sinfonla Harmony Hour will be held In the faculty lounge ef the I nioa svt 4 p. m THALANX. Membera of rhalanx will inert In room Si ef the I nlon at 7:S p. m. 1KK-1.AW 8TI DENTS. Regular monthly meeting of the "Young Advocate" will be held at 7 p. tn. In room ttll Social Science. AaaMant Attorney t.cncral Ktiah Clark will deliver an addrra on the anhjeet. "The Proaecullng Attor ney." All pre-law student are lnvlt"d to attend. RFI.K.IOIS W Kl.KARF fOl'MIL Member of the Be Melon a Welfare eooncil HI meet In the recreation room ef the irrhvtrrtan Student eentfr at 4 p. tn. WEDNESDAY MATINEE DANTE. Regnlnr weekly matinee dance win be held In the ballroom nf the I nioa ml f. m. rl LAMBDA THETA. Member ef It ljunbda Theta win meet In parlor X of the I'nim nt R p. m. for their Initiation eeremonle and at p. m. tor a dinner. t.RAPl ATE COrt'KK HOI R. Next In the aerie ef tiradnate Coffee Honr will be held In the faculty lounge of the I nlon at s p. m. ASAE. Member ef the American Society nr Agricultnml Knctnoer will meet at VM P. ". ta nm m ef the Vnion. GAMMA AITHA ml. (.am ma Alpha Chi wifl meet at p an, la room MA of the I ninn. NIC.M A AI.I'H A IOTA. Membera of Sigma Alpha lot wIM mr4 hi mom Sit ef the I nlon at p. m. GAMMA Mi: THETA. Gamma Ma Theta will meet In room tit of the I ninn at 7 p. m. CORN' ORS. AH Com fob, active and worker. mnt attend the laat meeting of the year which will be held k room Sll ef the I nlon at 7:.10 p. m. All hour mail be reported at the meeting at the final count win be baned ea the figure complied at the meeting. rREsBYl KRIAN STIHENT8. The rreebytertaa Student Fcllowahlp win anonanr a noon bonr picnic an the nouth lawn of the Stndent tenter. All students are Invited, but renrrvatton yv Am u AAAAACirii Prerd AAA nanorS- r -r -u- -r v DREAM MELODRAMA. I relived the poem The Congo In a dream last night I was making my way doggedly through the Jungles in the liver of darkest Africa. "Fat black bucks in a wine-barrel room. Barrel house kings with feet unstable. Sagged and, reeled and pounded on the table. Hard as they were able. Boom, boom, boom." But 1 kept doggedly on. "Then along the river for thousands of miles. Tattooed cannibals danced in files. Screaming blood lust songs and beating gongs with thigh bones." They were having a thigh old time. But I kept doggedly on. "Blood," screamed the skull-faced, lean witch doctors. Whirl ye the deadly voo-doo rattle they shouted In African prattle. Rattle-prattle, prattle rattle. Bing. Boomly, boomly, boom. It was a roar ing, epic, rag-time tune. Death waa In the air." But I kept doggedly on, "Death was an elephant torch-eyed and horrible, foam-flanked and terrible. Steal the pygmies. Kill the Arabs. Kill the white men. (This is lulling me on the side.) But I kept doggedly on. Then as I heard the demons chuckle and yell, aa they set about to cut his hands off in that blnck hell, I saw him, I walked up to him, and said. "Dr. Livingstone, I presume. I'm from Wertern Union. I have a singing telegram "Modern education, with its. grtvt rmphatit on the study of contemporary problem, it superficial in theory mnd confuting: in prarlir." Dr. Mortimer J. idler. (Continued from Page 1.) vited to a special faculty luncheon in Miss Allen's honor to be held in the faculty dining room of the Union immediately after the con vocation. W. G. Tempel of the school of music will direct the chorus and music. Mortar Boards and Inno cents will usher. Judge Allen will address the gTOup which will gather in the coliseum on "The Constitution, an Instrument of Freedom," a topic of special interest to her. In a na tional purvey she has been num bered among America's ten most distinguished women. Upper 10 percent. Students who are selected for honors must have grades which rank in the upper 10 percent of their college. In addition they must have carried a minimum of 12 hours per aemester for the last two semesters in which they have attended school. There can be no incomplete, condition, failure, or "D" hours against the person's record. New sophomores without two preceding semesters work at Nebraska are ineligible for the honor list The grade of 1,767 students with an average over 80 were checked at the registrar's office and 571 of this group was selected pro portionally from the various col leges for honors. The remainder were selected by the heaJs of med ical, law, and nursing depm-tments. Committee. Other members on the commit tee besides Professor Smith are Trofessors Irving Blake, 7-oology; William Loeffel, animal hus bandry; C S. Hamilton, chemis try; Dwight Kirsch, art; W. H. laorton, secondary education; C O. Swayzce, business organiza tion and management and Dean T. J. Thompson. Three students on the committee are Miss Ruth Clark, bizad junior; Robert Drewes, dentistry college junior, and Adna Dobson, arts snd science senior. Stars (Continued from Page 1.) graduate of Gouther, she studied at Cornell, and won a scholarship appointment to the National Little Theater summer school in Massa chusetts. She was on Broadway for two years with the Civic Light Opera company, and directed dra matics at Bethany college before coming to Nebraska. She is a member of Alpha Psi Omega Former actors. Mrs. Hertxler was active in the Little Theater in Milwaukee, and took dramatics at the University of Wisconsin, of which she is a graduate. Yenne and Hunter are well known for their dramtaic talents for they have starred with Univer sity Flayers. Dr. Russell, who matriculated t Clark university, worked in the Little Theater there. Tickets for the production, which opens at 8 p. m., are on sale at Ben Simon and Sons, Miller and Taine's, Walt's Music Store, or from any member of AAUW. DAVIS SCHOOL SERVICE A Cotxl Teacher Agenry' 19ia 1M0 COME IN AND SEE US 643 Stuart Building