Wednesday, May I, 1940
THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
Attendance
of two year
Celebrating its birthday today,
the . Student Union boasts two
years service as the most popular
and widely used building on the
campus. It began as an untried
venture when it opened its doors
May 1, 1938 and is recognized to
day as the center of all student
and faculty activities.
Celebrating the opening of the
building centered around Orrin
Tucker, his orchestra, and wee
Bonnie Baker who provided the
evening's entertainment. In 1939
the birthday was celebrated with
Rublnoff and his violin as guests
as well as the famous piano team
of Fray and Braggiotti.
In the two years of existence,
the Union has become the center
of campus life in general. It is
the adopted headquarters for prac
tically the entire student body and
all of the campus organizations.
During the school year 1939-40
the management's records reveal
that some 564,000 people will have
made some official use of the
building. Although this figure
counts the same individuals more
than once, it docs not include the
many thousands who use the
lounge, game and other rooms in
the building.
Air conditioning makes the Un
ion a Mecca during the summer
months. Last year some 86,000
persons were accommodated at of
ficial functions. July alone brought
more than 41,000 people to the
Union.
Establishment of the largest
monthly attendance was made in
October, 1939 when 77,186 were re
corded at specifically sponsored
events. The average school month
will find approximately 62,000 in
dividuals attending various func
tions in the building.
Dances draw the largest crowds
of any of the Union's activities.
In February, an average month,
the matinee and weekend parties
drew 5,857 persons. Miscellaneous
programs oi meetings and confer
ences draw a close second in at
attendance since an average of 40 a
month are held, Van Saht, director,
and Patricia Lahr, social director,
of the Union, estimate more than
2,500 students came to the Union
during the regular school year for
these activities. In thir place are
convocations and conceits.
The Dr. E. A. Hooton, Harvard
anthropologist convocation, the
Rubinoff concert and the Christ
mas Rhapcodic h've topped the
attendance records in their respec
tive sections. Dr. Tarbell, famous
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Students who bring their lunch, ginning of the second semester,
can eat in a cheery lunchroom Students may buy a hot drink or
since the Union opened the roomsoup to augment their lunch. Food
shown in the top picture at the be-in this lunchroom is sold at cost
magician, scored kigh on attend
ance among the Sunday variety
shows sponsored by the Union.
Furnishing a new music room
with a phonograph and more than
600 records is another project of
the Union. Classes have been
sponsored in sketching, modeling,
and photography. Materials and
instruction were free. Informal
coffee hours for graduate students
have lately been started.
Although the Union is used to
serving large crowds at dinners
and luncheons, the all time high
was established the fall of 1938
when the faculty gathered to hear
Chancellor C. S. Boucher's first
official greeting. When the count
was completed 581 persons had
been served.
Secret of the Union's increasing
popularity is the wide program
it sponsors and services it pro
vides. Educational and entertain
ment includes lectures, concerts,
shows of all kinds, movies, forums,
art exhibitions, dances and infor
mal social hours. The food depart
ment, checkroom and other fea
tures are also popular.
Since the Union has sp success
fully supervised the play of the
university, Prof. R. D. Moritz, di
rector of the summer session, has
turned th? entire responsibility of
entertaining summer school stu
dents and faculty over to the
Union officials. According to Van
Sant, this means more woik and
many added responsibilities.
Whitney
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where 43 new members were for
mally initiated.
"I chose the topic I did and es
pecially the 'and Other Things,' "
Whitney stated, "so that I would
not be accused of getting off the
subject.
Curiosity is the reason for travel
according to Whitney who de
scribed the first time he ran away
from home and his continual lust
for travel. He was always curious
to find out fchat was on the other
side of the mountain. When he
visited Estes park a few summers
ago, he decided to go on the other
side of the mountain. "Do you
know what I found?" he asked.
"Two college professors from Ne
braska. That is what is on the
other side of the mountain."
Trip to Europe.
Getting many laughs from his
interested audience, Whitney con
tinued in his humorous way to do
scribe his trip to Europe. "I be
came especially interested in eat
ing because the people in Europe
eat so slowly. They eat with both
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Hotel Cornhusker Sat., May 4
1.00 Per Couple 9:00-12:00
All Students Invited
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hands at the same time and never
drink water."
Describing the many points of
interest, he told of castles, monu
ments, homes, parks and cities
that he visited. The only cemetary
he saw in all Europe was in Swe
den and he concluded from this
that Sweden Is the only country
In Europe where people die a nat
ural death.
Preceding the talk the formal
initiation was held and the history
and qualifications of the organiza
tion were explained. Dr. R. J. Pool,
botany department head, pre
sented the keys. Gertrude E.
Moore, president of the Nebraska
chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, pre
sided. Names of the initiates were
announced at the honors Conven
tion. Feud-
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ate engineer. climbed inside,
meeting the lawyers at the top ot
the stairs.
A skirmish ensued from which
black eyes, skinned knuckles and
other forms of battle scars re
sulted. Finally locating the slide rule
in the Law association club rooms,
which were Jocked, the engineers
climbed through the transom and
lowered the rule through a win
dow. About 40 engineers were
ready to escort their trophy back
to its resting place.
'They ain't so tough.'
"The lawyers aren't so tough,"
was heard from one of the victo
rious engineers. Anotner saw, i
smacked one guy in the puss." "I
think they should come out and get
it again. They're just a bunch of
sissies," was still another remark
from the engineer camp.
Over at the lawyers headquar
ters It was learned that the whole
campaign was executed after care-
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Experiments with fluids help
explain physical properties
Mnkintr ranid nroexess in re
search concerning thermal proper
ties of certain fluids is W. S. De
Baufre, chairman of the depart
ment of engineering mechanics.
Although the experiments are not
completed, they already have led
toward a better understanding of
ful planning. Authorities of the
lawyer attack said that a meeting
was held at z:oo at wnicn urne
plans were formulated. Four
screw drivers were located and the
battle was on. Damage to prop
erty, the laws attest, consisted of
a broken door knob and window
sash.
Feuding for many years, the
battle centers around a green der
by which the laws presented to the
engineers many years ago as a re
sult of an early battle. The hat
now rests in Dean Ferguson's of
fice. At one time years ago the feud
became so rough that some of the
fighters were jailed. At another
time a fraternity house was badly
wrecked when the lawyers were
cornered by the engineers. A fire
hose turned on. lull force, was re
quired to dispell the mob at that
time.
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the physical properties or peculiar
ities of certain fluids.
Beginning six years ago, Profes
Bor DeBaufre's experimentation
first concerned the extraction of
helium from natural gas. In writ
ing this report, he found It desir
able to include certain data about
natural gas. He did considerable
research upon nitrogen, methane,
ethane, and helium and found cer
tain information which led him to
his present discoveries.
Encouragement brings extension.
DeBaufre began an investigation
after being encouraged by Dean
Ferguson of the college of engi
neering, on certain phases of his
helium separation work and ex
tended his experimentation to a
greater range of conditions than he
did, before.
Modification of an old equation
has reduced the discrepancy of
certain experiments and has made
it possible for Dcbaurre to aeier
mine the thermal properties of
oxygen, nitrogen and atmospheric
air of different pressures and
temperatures. He is going to test
his new equation and the theory
to other fields particularly steam
and water.
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