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Official Newspaper Of More Than 7,000 Students
Vol. 40, Na 137.
Lincoln, Nebraska
Tuesday, April 30, 1940
Music groups combine
in opera performance
"Carmen," Bizet's colorful op
era will appear tonight at 8 on
the coliseum stage with two guest
artists, seven students in solo
roles, and the 250 voice university
Choral Union carrying the chorus
parts.
Dr. A. E. Westbrook, direct
or of the school of fine arts, will
conduct the performance which
will be presented without costumes.
Accompaniment will be furnished
by the university symphony or
chestra, with Earnest Harrison, of
the faculty, at the piano.
Guest sings Don Joe
J. Alfred Neu, tenor, head of the
voice department at Illinois Wes
leyan university, will sing the part
of Don Jose, brigadier; F. Forrest
Wilson, baritone, supervisor of
music at Highland, 111., will take
the role of Escamillo, the toreodar;
and Martha McGce, teachers col
lege senior, will be heard as Car
men, the ill-fated Gypsy girl.
Other students and their roles
are: Cleve Genzlinger, baritone,
Dancairo, a smuggler; Dale Ganz,
baritons, Zuniga, a captain, and
Morales, a brigadier; Mrs. Char
lotte Kiesselbach, soprano Mi
caela, a peasant girl; Louise
Stapleton. soprano a friend of
Carmen; Janet Regnier, soprano
Mercedas, another friend of Car
men, and Aklcn Marvel, tenor II
Remandado, a smuggler.
Choral Union sings chorus
The choral union presenting' the
program is composed of the ag
college chorus, the University
Singers, the men's glee club and
the university chorus.
The program is being sponsored
by four campus musical socities:
Mu Phi Epsilon, Delta Omicron,
Sigma Alpha Iota, and Phi Mu
Alpha Sinfonia. Admission
charges of 25 cents are to cover
the cost of orchestration rentals.
Tickets are on sale at Miller and
Paines, Magces. Lincoln Book
Store, Eastman Kodak Company,
Walt's Music Store, Ziegenbein's
Music Store. Molzer's Music Store,
Coop Book Store, Long's Book
Store, and in the main office of
the Student Union.
Thirteen sororities, nine
fraternities vie in Ivy sing
Delta Upsilon, Thetas to defend cups; groups
will be allowed to sing one song or medley
Ag women
elect Tassels
Coeds go to polls today
for pep club election
With elections currently the
campus pastime, ag women will
select four women to represent ag
college in Tassels in an election to
day with the polls open in the
home economics building from 8
until 5.
The four chosen girls will be en
tertained at a tea at the Sigma
Kappa House on May 11, and two
of the four girls will be elected to
Tassels for the coming year.
Candidates are: Norma Benn,
Bette Bradburv, Mary Jean Buck,
Esther May Calhoun, Mary Bill
Hanmont, Christine Hoffbauer,
Irene Jensen, Esther Manion, Mel
va Meierhenry, Margaret Obit,
June Petzald, Eleanor riucknctt,
' Josephine Pusateri, Emma Robin
son, Jane Sherburn, Evelyn Sharp,
Betty Ann Tisthamer, Julia Wal
do, Patricia Walsh, Beryl Weaver,
and Lucille Wolford.
lnle Gam.
t leve irMner.
Janet Roicnletf.
Alden Murvcl.
Charlotte Kieaaebaefc. Luniae SlapletMi.
Martha Mri.r. lr. A. K. Weatbrook,
All cuti Journal-Star.
To test their vocal ability in the
Ivy Day sing. May 2, will be thir
teen sororities and nine fraterni
ties, the fraternities starting off
(he traditional ceremonies at 9 a.
Competing in the sorority
sing will be:
Alpha Chi Omega.
Alpha Omicron PI.
Alpha Phi.
Alpha XI DeKa.
Chi Omega.
Delta Delta Delta.
Delta Gamma.
Gamma Phi Beta.
Kappa Alpha Theta.
Kappa Kappa Gamma.
PI Beta Phi.
Fraternities to t4H ar
Acacia.
Alpha Tau OmeJU
Beta Theta PI.
Delta Upsilon.
Phi Gamma Delta.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
Sigma Chi.
Sigma Nu.
Sigma Phi EpsHo.
m. and the sororities competing at
1:30 in the afternoon.
Last year's winner hi the inWr
(See IVY SING on page 4.)
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Awgwan hits
stands; may
bounce back
By 4 Daily Reviewer
The Awgwan came out yester
day with a "surprise issue sur
prise because no one knew that it
was coming out and because of the
risque content of the edition.
Under an innocent looking cover
depicting "fine youth" raising
voices in song at the Interfrater
nity sing, lay 24 pages of copy
containing bits of pun which would
hardly come under the classifica
tion of "parlor jokes."
Activity woes
Ann Beth Keith came thru with
a rather nice bit of writing under
the title of "Twas the Night Be
fore ' which centered around
the torments that beseige an activ
ity girl the night before Ivy day.
George Frischer's "Glamour Girl"
was an interesting story of an in
cident in a bar girl's life.
Bob Hemphill's "Platter Chat
ter" was of usual merit, giving
record addicts the low down on
discs.
The gore column, now travelling
under the alias of "Campus
(See AWGWAN on page 3.)
Counselors
assigned at
installation
Next year's big sisters
initiated Sunday;
mass meeting next week
Nearly one hundred forty Coed
Counselors were installed as big
sisters Sunday, at which time the
new counselors were also assigned
to the organization's board mem
bers under whom they work.
Mary Bullock, president of the
board, presided over the initiation,
and board members Priscilla
Chain, Frances Keefer, Ruthann
Sheldon, Ruth Grosvenor, Beth
Howley and Harriett Talbot as
sisted. Miss Letta Clark and Miss Elsie
Ford riper, sponsors of the organi
zation addressed the women, as did
Dean of Women Helen Hosp.
The first mass meeting of the
new group was postponed from to- J
day until next Tuesday at 5 in
Ellen Smith
Counselor under Prla Chain are: Phyllis
Anderson. Betly Uaker, Ruth Brlkel,
Ann Craft, Beth Douglas. luie Krolloh,
Janli Hagelln, Pauline John, Marian Nich
olson. Dorothy R' hh. Klaine StNnhauer,
Mary Thorley, Klaine Weydnt.
Under Ruth Clark are Ann Arbltman,
Shirley Bonliam. Natalie Burn, Jean Chris
tie. Margaret Kowler, Lou me ('.ill, Juanlta
Imbert. Adah Mvanuar. Dorothy McCart
ney, Jesfie Moore, Janet Shaw, Jane Sher-
(See COEDS on page 3.)
Union features
film on Mexico
in ballroom, at 11
"Land of Enchantment," color
film on the scenery and history of
Mexico, will be shown in the Un
ion ballroom at 11 a. m. today. The
film is one of Universale, distrib
uted by the Missouri Pacific rail
road. Ten months In production, the
picture is 40 minutes long and fea
tures Lowell Thomas as narrator.
ROTC students parade
for second time today
Entire ROTC unit will pass
In revew for the second time
this year. Cadets will meet at
5- today on the mall between
Teacher's and Andrew's and
will march before the reviewing
stand In front of Bessey.
oard charges waste
in state school setup
Sub-committee lays blame on failure to provide
proper facilities; urges extension of uni grad work
l-F Council
appoints
digest staff
Rush cards to be issued
May 1 1 ; Petersen, Cole
to head editing group
Members of the Interfraternity
Council appointed a staff of five
men to edit the Nebraska Fra
ternity Digest next fall and sat
May 11 as the date for issuing of
rush cards at a special meeting
last night.
Heading the staff of the newly
inaugurated magazine will be
Chris Petersen as editor and Jack
Cole as business manager. Others
appointed to serve on the staff
are Phil Grant, Ed Segrist, and
Jack Stewart. Work will begin
immediately on the magazine, the
first of its kind to ever be pub
lished on the Nebraska campus.
Purpose of magazine.
The purpose of the magazine,
which is patterned after those is
sued on other campuses, will be to
acquaint incoming freshmen men
and their parents with the fra
ternity system at Nebraska.
The magaziine will not be devoted
to separate write-ups of the
houses. Instead, it will contain a
general explanation pf the frat
ernity system, the approximate
cost of joiniing and living in a
fraternity at Nebraska, how the
individual dollar is spent in the
fraternity and other articles ot
interest concerning the system.
There will be pictures of fraternity
life as it reeally exists.
The staff will issue an auxiliary
edition with rush cards on May 11
to fraternities in order that they
may be used in rushing this sum -
mer and early next fall.
The names of summer rush
chairmen were submitted in order
that they could be included on the
J rush cards. Each house placed its
i order for cards.
Dr. Whitney will tell PBK's
of European war patterns
43 newly elected members to be feted ot annual
initiation banquet in Union at 6:15 tonight
Dr. D. D. Whitney, chairman of
the department of zoology, will
address a group of members,
friends, and new initiates of Phi
Beta Kappa, honorary scholastic
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Journal and Star.
DR. D. D. WHITNEY.
fraternity, tonight at the initia
tion banquet at 6:15 p. m. In the
Union. His subject is "On Euro
(See PBK on page 2. x
Hinting that there is undoubted
ly a great and unwarranted waste
of public and private funds due
to improper admission of students
into the freshman and sophomore
classes of the university, a sub
committee, yesterday, placed be
fore the state planning board rec
ommendations for a comprehen
sive remodeling of the state edu
cational system.
The recommendations, which
will be taken up immediately, fol
low the conclusion of the commit
tee that Nebraska's educational
system is an outmoded machine
geared mainly to the production
of professional people.
State Engineer A. C. Tilley,
chairman of the board, disclosed
that the recommendations and the
! report will be submitted to the
! governor in line witli directions of
a 1937 legislative act.
Recommendation of committee.
Highlights of the recommenda
tion include the use of the uni
versity for all graduate work, cor
respondence courses anil profes
sional training save that for
teachers, with additional liberal
arts classes particularly for col
lege juniors and seniors.
Other highspots of the plan in
clude the conversion of one of the
state normal schools into a trade
school and the encouragement of
more technical training in high
schools. Aim of the high school
program is to provide more six
year technical high schools and
de-emphasize the present college
preparatory four year high school
course.
Too many flunk out.
Commenting on the university,
the report said, "Studies show that
of a typical university freshman
""V V1 .
j h7e secon? ear' anAan additional
1 17 Percent, d'P out bpfo,e tne
1 Smnmg of the Jn,or year.
-...The student m.irtaiitv
founded on the fact that hereto
fore the state has not provided the
typical high school graduate the
opportunity of getting an educa
(See BOARD on page 3.)
To film part
of movie here
'Miss Bishop' to include
present campus scenes
Filming of "Miss Bishop," Bess
Strceter Aldrirh's book, under the
title "Three Cheers for Miss
Bishop," will entail shooting a few
scenes on the university campus.
The book is a story of Midwest
ern university, a school stalling
in 1879, and includes some of the
present day life on a midwestern
campus, a thinly veiled replica of
the university.
At the nd of the picture, there
is rn emotional sequence in which
there is a dinner celebrating the
55th annual commencement, after
which the graduates stream out in
all directions. It will take around
500 students, Producer Richard
Rowland thinks. The purpose of
filming the scenes here will be to
get the authentic background find
present-day Nebraska student
types, and save daily pay checks
to paid extras.
