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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
Thursday, April 25, 1940
Society editor . . .
Proposes a 'Be kind to Dumb
Students' week-well profs?
Silly sallies . . . they have a "Be
Kind to Dumb Animals Week"
and a "National Cheese Week,"
and a "Drink Milk to Make You
Strong Week," so why don't they
inaugurate a "Be Kind to Dumb
Students Week", . . have it cele
brated at each six weeks period. .
. prepare rules so that no profes
sor can give an incomplete, condi
tion, or failure. . . think of the
gray hairs this would save pros
pective Innocents and Mortar
Boards. . . then don't forget that
university girls wouldn't have to
stay in on week nights for getting
down slips. . . That sounds like a
college student's Shangri La.
YOU CAN ADD
this to your candy passing record:
Phi Psi Carl Ousley and Theta
Janet Smith finally came through
with cigars and sweets for the
boys and girls last Monday night.
FOR MEN ONLY
will be the first part of tfee sec
ond annual Fiji-Tau Tussle to be
held this Saturady. . . address un
known. A great cloud of mystery
hangs over this field day as far
as campus women are concerned,
but they say that the greased pig
race is the moat fun of the whole
afternoon. In the evening when the
breezes are cool and the moon is
high, there will be dancing on the
outdoor floor. Colored spotlights
and lanterns will provide the
illumination and the music will be
provided by Dave Haun and his
orchestra.
If they aren't too tired, these
ATO's will appear... Ray Rolland
and LaVaugn Owen, Chi O; Art
Pierson and Pi Phi Manorie
Smith; "Count" Basye and Vir
ginia Chambers, Alpha Phi; Max
Meyer and Theta Betty Dodds.
Then you'll see these Phi Gams
and their dates... Bob Tollefson
and Thei Dorothy Chase; Marvin
Thompt . and AOPi Kay Hanlcy;
John Kerl and Pi Phi Betty Baker;
Roland Schneckloth and Alpha Chi
Pat McNamara.
NO RED TAPE
for the picnic DU Leonard Dunker ,
planned for last Sunday... so that
Clinton
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preciation. According to Clinton,
the presentation of classical music
today is stuffy, and is presented
at excessive cost in auditoriums,
and popular presentation can
make it available to four times
the public.
Top-selling orchestra.
RCA Victor Record company re
ports that Clinton and his orches
tra were the top selling orchestra
of 1938 for their company, with
seven hit records released during
the year. "My Reverie," Clinton's
own composition, won the high
mark with over 100,000 discs sold.
The sales department estimated
that Clinton has sold more rec
ords than the combined sales of
both Benny Goodman and Guy
Lombardo during the year. Dorsy
and Goodman were next on the
Victor lists of best sellers.
Tickets to the Union dance are
now on sale at the advance price
of $1.35 a couple, and tickets at
the door will sell at $1.60 a couple.
PRINTERS'
DEVIL'S
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Friday, April 26
Party House
EMERALD
Eari Hill's
Orchestra
Admission 25c
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it would be adequately (and we do
mean adequately) chaperoned, he
called up the Chancellor and asked
him to do the honors... But for
some reason or other, the Chan
cellor very politely refused.
POLITICS
which you will admit is definitely
in the air these days, will be the
theme of the Kappa Sig pledge
party Saturday night. . .It will be
interesting to see the Kappa Sig
ma version of politics, especially
with that day of days for the ac
tivity minded only a week away.
Throwing their hats in the ring
will be Dick Bisgard and Betty Jo
Byllesby, Theta; Matt Minor and
DG Betty Holtorf; Frank Sims
and Jean Miller; and John Sul
livan and Chi O Mary Black.
STRIKE OFF
the name of Fern Steuteville of the
Alpha Xi Delta house from the
list of the steady-goers, because
her steady affair with Jack Wil
son is definitely on the well-known
rocks.
Home demonstration leader
urges home coordination
Closer coordination of Nebraska
farm and home programs will be
one of Mrs. Ethel R. Bowen's chief
"assignments" when she becomes
assistant state home demonstra
tion leader at the university
June 1. Her appointment to assist
Miss Mary Ellen Brown at the
agricultural college was confirmed
recently by the board of regents.
Mrs. Bowen, who will fill the
position vacated by Mrs. Leona
Davis George, is completing her
sixth year as home demonstration
agent in Thayer county. Her ex
perience in Nebraska extension
work dates back beyond that of
any other home agent, to 1918-19
when she was a district agent.
An NU graduate.
Later, she was a home agent in
Scottsbluff county and then was
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has a daughter, Margaret, in
grade school.
A plan for made-over clothing
"clinics'' originated by Mrs. Bowen
in Thayer county last fall gained
immediate popularity in a number
of other counties . She also made
an exhibit of clothing for small
children which was borrowed by
a number of other home agents,
and which was used in Western
Organized Agriculture meetings.
College
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five acceptable papers In finished
form. Is that clear?"
"Yes, perfectly."
The boy jammed his hat over
his eyes and opened the door, hold
ing it for a man in a laboratory
coat before he closed it behind
him with a bang.
"Allow me," said Dr. Zimmer,
"to congratulate you on the work
of one of your students."
Prof. Caiter rose, his round
checks flushing. "Thank you,
thank you, Zimmer. How did "
What a mind!
"The boy himself knows nothing
of it yet. I didn't care to raise his
hopes and have him disappointed.
It was a report on reference read
ings. Frankly, I was astonished.
He's a careless sort of student, al
ways behind in his work. Now I
can see it's been too easy for him.
Such grasp of the subject, such
evidence of extensive reading.
Something must be done. Ah, but
the paper. It was just a reading
report, Caiter, as I say, hut such
a report! He took a complicated
theory of Einstein's and reduced
it to such simple words, all in such
a logical arrangement, I was sure
that any layman could understand.
I read it to my daughter she's
fifteen, you know.
" 'Why, Daddy, Einstein's sim
ple,' she said. That's exactly how
it makes you feel, and yet it's
quite complete. It's a remarkable
gift.
Restitution at last.
"But, as I was saying, I didn't
want to raise the boy's hopes, so
without saying anything, I sent it
to the "Scientific American," and
he waved an envelope, "they've
accepted it. " I've been trying to
get the news to Held. His room
mate aaid he had come here."
"Helf. Helm? No, Held." With
his fingertips Professor Carter
turned over a smudgy folded pa
per on the desk. "Nicholas Held.
'Y plans May
breakfast
Mother-daughter affair
date set for May 5th
Preparations are being made for
the annual May morning break
fast, sponsored by the freshman
cabinet of YWCA. The mother
daughter affair will be held in the
Union ballroom on May 5, at 8:45
p. m., and all university women
are invited to attend.
'Because prior to this time par
ent parties in the various organ
ized houses have in terf erred, we
feel that this year the breakfast
will be more successful than ever."
said Priscilla Wicks, ex-president
of YWCA.
Committees that have been ap
pointed, and are now beginning
their activities are, Invitations,
Alec Ann Arthaud and Maxine
Fuller; programs, Marian Nichol
son; publicity, Anne Kinder; and
tickets, Betty Newman. .Tickets
are on sale in the various houses,
ag. campus, and in the YW office.
With one of the largest numbers
of project clubs In the state 46
clubs enrolling about a third of
the homemakers in Thayer county
Mrs. Bowen has relied heavily
on local leadership to reach them.
Each club sends two delegates to
monthly meetings at eight local
training centers in the county. She
and County Agent W. R. Wicks
have been jointly responsible for
one of the largest county 4-H club
enrollments in the state, standing
near the top in percentage of boys
and girls completing their proj
ects. As assistant state leader of
home demonstration work, Mrs.
Bowen will devote her time to the
supervision of county home dem
onstration agents.
Yes. I remember. He did some
rather poor work for me at the
beginning of the semester. He
couldn't seem to find himself, but
we straightened him out. A fine
boy. Yes, Zinftner, yes, indeed. I
quite agree that something must
be done."
Engineers honor
society to name
new members
When Sigma Tau, engineering
scholastic honorary, holds its initi
ation and banquet Friday, April 26,
it will induct 20 engineering stu
dents into the organisation. Na
tional Councilor Verne Hedge and
National Secretary-Treasurer C.
A. Sjogren will be the featured
guests among the prominent mem
bers of the fraternity to be pres
ent at the initiation-banquet.
Those to be initiated are: Leon
ard Anderson, Warren Baldwin,
Orville Benness, Houston Jones,
Eugene Jorgensen, Garth Ken
nedy, James Knotts, Francis Law
ler, Leo McGowan, Lowell Michael,
Adolph Mrstik, Ernest Munter,
Robert Olson, Wade Paschke, Car
roll Petersen, Jack Rohrbough,
Frank Scott, William Stuart, Phil
Weber, and Henry Wolf.
Professor Harkness told the
DAIL.Y yesterday that arrange
mctns for a speaker had not yet
been completed, but that details
would be finished by this after
noon. Les McDonald traded;
George Seemann signs
Chicago's Bears have traded Les
McDonald, former Husker end,
along with guard Dick Baaai, to
the Philadelphia Eagles for John
Schicchl, 225 pound All-American
center from Santa Clara. McDon
ald has been with the Bears since
his last season at Nebraska, in
1936.
News on the signing of Husker
end George Seemann has been re
leased by Green Bay Packer offi
cials. The Husker end signed with
the national professional league
champion a few weeks ago, and
will report to their training camp
next fall.
Inquiring reporter fin? . . .
'Blondie' carries off honors
in comic page popularity poll
By Bob Aldrich.
"Blondie" and company rank
first in the hearts of campus comic
strip lovers, according to the In
quiring Reporter's survey, with
Tarzan and Dick Tracy at place
and show. The popular adventures
of Blondie's husband, dog, and off
spring are aaid to rank number
one ' among newspaper readers
throughout the nation so campus
readers are only following suit.
The question was stated: "What
three comic strips do you like best,
in order of preference, and why?"
Most readers were certain of
their likes and dislikes but not all
of them could explain reasons for
their choices. Most of them praised
the cleverness of characters and
situations in Blondie.
Art Smith, engineering junior.
"Blondie, Orphan Annie, and
Tarzan. Blondie is good for at
least one laugh every day."
Newman officers
attend Iowa meet
Newman club officers and their
sponsor drove to Ames, la., Sat
urday, April 20, to attend the an
nual convention of the Central
States Province Federation of
Newman clubs. The convention
was held in Memorial Union on the
Iowa State college campus. Other
colleges represented were North
western, University of Illinois,
Illinois Normal, Hays, Kansas
Teachers college, Cedar Falls
Teachers college, Maryville, Mis
souri Teachers college and Iowa
State.
Joe Shaughnessy, president of
Nebraska's Newman club was
elected province chairman for the
coming year. Father Dan Cooper
of St. Mary's Cathedral, Lincoln
was elected chaplain. The province
meeting will be held in Lincoln
next spring.
Nebraska's delegation Included
Joe Shaughnessy, Nelle Dee Car
lin, Paul Roetelle, Alice Folda.
Mary Elizabeth Gill, and Dr. C. A.
Forbes, faculty sponsor.
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Howard Keller, engineering sopho
more. "Mutt and Jeff, the Katzenjam
mer Kids, and Blondie. Mutt's
home life is a good lesson for fu
ture husbands."
Louis Ouren, bii-ad sophomore.
"Blondie, Terry and the Pirates,
and Skeezix. The situations in
Blondie are always crazy and I
like the expressions oh the dog's
face. Pat Ryan gets himself in at
tractive adventi'ies and Skeezix
was the first comic I ever fol
lowed." F. L. Pelton, arts and sciences
freshman.
"Blondie and Flash Gordon. I
haven't any third choice. I like the
way the artist draws Flash Gordon
and the futuristic settings."
Wally French, engineering fresh
man. "Popeye, Blondie, and Mr.
Milquetoast. Popeye is a real he
man." Wendell Briggt, engineering fresh
man. "Dick Tracy, Tillie the Toiler,
and Harold Teen. Dick's adven
tures are exciting, Tillie is good
for a laugh, and I like the conver
sation in Harold Teen."
Paul Brunzell,
man.
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gneoHnj
ig fresh-
"Blondie,
Palooka."
Harold Teen, and Jo
R. W. Smith,
arts and science
sophomore.
"Blondie, Tarzan, and Dick
Tracy. Blondie is the only really
funny one, the figures in Tarzan
are realistic, and Tracy has some
good plots."
Ronnie Wankel, arts and sciences
freshman.
"Flash Gordon, Blondie, and Li'l
Abner. Flash Gordon has the best
looking women in the comics."
Charles Sandall, arts and sciences
senior.
"Blondie, Pop. and Tarzan. I like
Blondie because it isn't a serial
and it's crazy."
Eloise Carlson, arts and science
freshman.
"Blondie, Jane Arden, and Pop.
Although Blondie is exaggerated,
it is still true to life."
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