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The DAILY foes to press
tomorrow from the scene of
Farmers Fair on as: campus.
Staff will leave for the a?
front Saturday morning at
10:00.
The Weather
Continuation of a perfect
day. Prediction is fair and
warmer for today; in fact
probably hot.
Official Newspaper Of More Than 7,000 Students
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Lincoln, Nebraska
FRIDAY, May 3, 1940
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Aden replaces
Cunningham
as Innocentius
Pushing aside the crowd ' bowl
over his victim in true Corn.iusker
fashion. Roger Cunningham, out
going Innocent president, tapped
Robert Aden for next "year's presi
dent, beginning the selection of 13
new Innocents Thursday after
noon. The 12 other nv baldric-wearers
are John Mason. Marvin Kruse.
Norman Harris, George Knight.
Forrest Behm. Clyde Martz. Carl
Kamsberger. Elton Wiley, Gerald
Sp?hn, George Cost as. Edward Se-
grist, anu ueorge r risen r. i
Mason is vice president: Kruse. '
secretary; Harris. Omaha, tress-j
urer ; Knight. Lincoln, sergeant-at- q bj If) f Q Q
Aden is a biz-ad student and n' ,
member of Eeta Tl.eta Pi. He ) nFArlOU
a member of Ko.mct Klub an.ljil" Wis
managing editor of the CornnusK
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Smith asks
'A Debt of Gratitude'
tells of strain on state
funds, gradV obligation
Speaking from the Ivy Day
ceremonial rostrum to a throng of
students. Bryce Smith. Ivy Day
orator, called on alumni aid "to
continue the steady development
of our university."
Tellinr of "A Debt of Grati-
! tude." Smith asserted that be
cause of further financial burden
on the state legislature, we ran-
I not expert too much upon further
land crcater appropriations from
Taken for Qranted.
Smith cit"d th- Hlumni b
tiken fr grant d that the uniV
sity would b- adequately sup
ported. S'nce that obviously is not
true, he urged that alumni solicit
aid by contributing to a fund such
ns that at Yale university and
other large schools. He prophesied
that more taxpayers would as
sist if some university needs were
explained - such as a new library
and a new 17 Hall.
"We are obligated."
Although some people feel that
they owe the university little be
cause it is a state-supported school.
Smith declared. "Nevertheless, it
(See ORATOR, page 3.)
Engine men
finish up week
at annual ball
Saturday dance is open
to public; Nat Towle
orchestra will play
Engineers, after a hectic week
of feuding with the lawyers over
their giant slide-rule and working
on Engineers' Night exhibits, will
bring their activities to a close to
morrow at their annual ball in the
Cornhusker hotel with Nat Towle
and his orchestra of 14 Southern
Gentlemen.
This ball, which is open to the
public, is informal with dancing
from 9 to 12 p. m. Tickets are $1
a couple and may be bought from
engineering students. Union office,
or at the door. There is no ad
vance in price at the door.
Work on the ball is a regular
activity of the week, and the de
partment of the school which does
the most work gets 20 percent
added to their points. The depait-
i merit which gains the most points
j during the week receives a metal
1 plaque to hang in the building
j for a yea r.
Some of the previous engage
ments of Nat Towle and his or
chestra have been at the Texas
Centennial. Dallas: Plaza Hotel,
Dallas: Lavida Club. Miami. Kin.,
ciid five weeks at Krug Park and
c:i Station WOW, Omaha. They
have just completed a long en
gagement at the Rainbow. Den
ver's' largest ballroom.
Sponsor of the dance is the En
gineering Executive Board. Bob
Schlurkrbier is chairman in charge
of the ball.
Thomas loses both his
Innocent and appendix
Grant Thomas couldn't get
his man at the Innocents Tap
ping yesterday. A disagreeable
appendix laid HIM out instead.
But Adna Dobson didn't mind
substituting.
Thomas took a trip to Lin
coln General hospital last night
and today will be minus said
appendix. According to bis
brothers at the Sigma Chi
house. Grant is feeling fine. He
is regretting, however, that he
didn't get to tackle his Innocent.
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By Paul fc. Svoboda
The 13 outstanding women who
will bear the black mask of Mor
tar Board for the coming year will
be led by President Patricia Stern
berg, unaffiliated junior from
Creston. Iowa, masked by the re
tiring president, Elizabeth Waugh,
in the first excitement of Ivy
Day's masking.
Second to have, the "success
symbol" slipped over her eyes was
Ruth Clark. Alpha Xi Delta and
new vice-president, followed by
Betty Jo Smith, secretary, student
at the college of agriculture.
Miss Smith, masked by Mary
Steuteville of South Sioux City, is
n member of the Ag executive
board, the Farmers' Fair board.
Coed Counselors, Home Economics
Association, Cornhusker Country
(See MORTAR BOARDS, page 2.)
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ATOs, Thetas win first
in Fratelsaity, Scw?5rity
Singing to a highly Thrive au
dience yesterday, AlpWTau Ome
ga annexed the interfraternity
sing crown for this year. Delta
Upsilon finished second and Phi
Gamma Delta won third place.
Presentation of the cup to the win
ning fraternity was made by Roy
'Proffitt, president of Kosmet Klub
which annually awards the cup.
Opening the sing was Acacia
with their "Here's to Acacia."
Richard Morris was the director.
Second on the slate were the Alpha
Tail Omegas with "Brothers. Sing
On'' and Robert Sandberg direct
ing. Beta Theta Pi sang third with
"Songs of the Dragon." Houghton
Furr led.
Delta Sigma Phi presented
"Rose of Sigma Phi" with Floyd
Hewett directing and Delta Upsi
lon gave "Gathered as Brothers"
led by Don Carlson. Phi Gamma
Delta sang "Delta Home" with
Paul Reddy as director. "March
ing One by One" was the title of
the Sigma Alpha Epsilon's num
'er and was led by Bill Wellinger.
"Sweetheart of Sigma Chi," fa
mous song of the Sigma Chi's drew
applause from the audience. Don
Hartman led the group. Sigma Nu
sang "True Blue," directed by Nate
Holman. Last of the groups were
the Sigma Phi Epsilons who sang
"Brothers of Epsilon" led by Harry
Seagren.
Engineers and
laws both hang
effigies in battle
Wednesday, within three hours
of the signing of the "scrap of
paper" peace pact between seniors
in both colleges, there appeared,
hanging from the roof of law col
lege, an effigy depicting the en
gineers. Yesterday morning there ap
peared in the advertising columns
of the DAILY a bold assertion by
the laws that they would burn the
effigy of the engineers publicly,
tonight at 9:30. Wednesday night,
however, before the ad was pub
lished, the effigy on law college
disappeared.
With the laws' effigy missing a
new development came in the bat
tle yesterday morning when the
engineers hung out an effigy
marked "lawyer."
Farmers Fair Program
Parade, beginning at 9th and
R, 10:30 a. m.
Old McDonald Farm, Cafe
teria. 11:30-1:00.
Home economics and agricul
tural exhibits open from 11
a. m.-5 p. rrv.
Presentation
style show, 1 p.
Horse show
of goddess and
m.-l :45 p. m.
and rodeo, 2
p. m.-4 p. m.
Kampus Kapers indoor cir
cus, 4 p. m.-5 p. m.
Old McDonald Farm, Cafe
teria, 5 p. m.-7 p. m.
Kampus Kapers indoor cir
cus. 7 p. m.-8 p. m.
Boxing and wrestling show,
8 p. m.-9 p. m.
Fair dance, 9 p. m.-12 p. m.
Midway open, 11 a. m. to 12
p. m.
To IvyDay
The xUniinl haunting nl if Irum-
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Announce through the anffly acentcil
Mir.
In tfinmih hrrnldlnr the aim's flrt
ray.
The dawn of morning and of Ivy Day.
Famed Ferlrlc In ancient Orcece aaw
anch a dawn.
.Athens arillrd and starlight faded pale
and wan.
The mtghtv Zena from Mount Ol.vmpu
height
Watched dancing ftiinhcam fast dia
pel the night.
Then llthc-lhnhe.1 Grecian warrior.
head nnbowed.
Be fore a gay and wildly ahnuting
rrnwd
Performed their deeds of valor and nf
Kkill
Aapmata watching smiled, as did the
god upon the hill.
In the Ideal Grecian culture of that
da ,
Youths ran for love of running, played
for love of piny.
The prire wa hut the vest of strife
and feeble fame,
A slender branch of olive, glory for a
name.
Today In darkened somber robe. In
hue of bl.ick and red.
These spirit roam again whose bodies
long are dead.
Today they mnk or tap. In ancient
mystic rite.
About them singing figures clad In
white.
One plants the trailing Ivy, one hold
the scepter's sway.
Soon fading with the ancients to the.
realm of yesterday.
O, Ivy plant, cling tightly In the twi
light's dying glow.
Cling tightly, for the glory nf thy day
is soon to go.
Poet Roberta
Mowry reads
ode to Ivy
One of the oldest Ivy Day hon
ors, the announcing of the Ivy Day
poet and reading of the Ivy Day
poem, was bestowed upon Roberta
Mowry, member of Delta Delta
Delta sorority and a senior in arts
and sciences college. Miss Mowry,
of Humboldt, is a member of the
Sponsor's club and YWCA.
Miss Mowry was recognized by
the May Queen and was appointed
poet-laureate for the day by the
Queen's first act. In paying tribute
to the poetess for her contribu
tion to the kingdom. Queen Wicka
placed a white wreath about her
neck and commanded her to read
her ode. The poetess took her place
on the dais and read her appro
priate poem, "To Ivy Day." to a
large group of receptive subjects
of the domain.
Annual May breakfast
takes place Sunday
The annual May Morning
breakfast will be held Sunday
morning at 8:45 o'clock in the
Student Union. The event,
sponsored by the YWCA, pur
poses to acquaint university
women, and their mothers, wilh
friends.
As part of the program will
be the breakfast, after which
the Vesper Choir will sir.g.
Tickets are 35 cents and i: be
purchased at the - YWCA office.
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Kappa Alpha Theta, for the
' fourth consecutive time, won the
' intersorority sing trophy yester
day. Topping a field of 13 con
testants. Thetas were first. Kappa
Kappa Gamma second, and Gam
ma Phi Beta third.
"Theta J-ips." directed by 'Mary
Rosborough, was the winning song.
Miss Rosborough also led her sis
ters to victory last year. Kappa
Kappa Gamma, judged next best,
sang 'Dear KKG." and the third
place winner, Gamma Phi Beta,
sang the "Gamma Phi Beta Sere
nade." Twice director.
Miss Rosborough acted on be
half of her sorority to receive tHe
trophy cup from Miss Jean Sim
mons, president of AWS, which
sponsors the sing.
Other sororities entered in the
sing were Alpha Chi Omega,
Alpha Omicron Pi, Alpha Phi,
Alpha Xi Delta, Delta Delta Delta,
Delta Gamma, Chi Omega, and Pi
Beta Phi.
Judges for both the fraternity
and sorority sings were: Mrs.
George O. May. Council Bluffs;
Mrs. Kathleen Shaw Miller, Coun
cil Bluffs, also; and Mr. Al Rider,
of Wahoo.
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winning the Interfraternity sing from Kosmet Klub president Roy
Proffitt. The ATO chorus sang "Brother's Sing On."
Maid of honor
Clemens
accompanies
By Paul E. Svoboda.
As her attendants sang the tra
ditional . Ivy Day hymn, Pris-
cilia Wicks, of Fremont, teachers
college senior, was crowned May
Queen of 1940. Virginia Clemana,
Lincoln, also a teachers coll eg
senior, was revealed aa maid of
honor.
The May Queen of 1940 i
prominent in campus activities.
She is a Mortar Board, president
of YWCA, Tassel, member of th
Student Council, WAA Council, Pi
Lambda Theta, and is a Coed
Counselor.
Her maid of honor, Vir
ginia Clemans, is also a Mortar
Board. Miss Clemans' activities
include president of AWS board,
Tassels, member of Junior-Senior
Prom com .. ttee, s'.udio editor of
1938 Cornhusker, Coed Counselors,
and ROTC sponsor.
Preceded by the interfraternity
sing and the Jy y Day .oratiiip by
Bryce Smith, the coronation cer
mony began at 11:15 with the pa
rade or the ivy Chain.
Ivy escort.
Headed by select junior and
senior women, two files paraded
up the walk. Branching at th
green vined dais, they awaited th
entry of Miss Wicks, heralded by
the blast of two trumpets by
Pages Rhoda Krasne, Sigma Delta
Tau. and Marian Whitney, Alpha
Xi' Delta. Miss Krasne is a fresh
man in .arts and sciences collegs
(See MAY QUEEN, page 4.)
L. IV. Fletcher
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GCjjresses
engine convo
Tractor sales manager
main feature of annual
meeting this morning
L. J. Fletcher, assistant general
sales manager of the Caterpillar
Tractor company, will address th
members of the engineers' college
at 11 a. m. today in the Temple
theatre at their annual convoca
tion. Fletcher was born in Chadron,
Neb., and graduated from the
Iowa State college in 1915. He has
been a faculty member of the agri
cultural engineering divisions of
both Washington State college, '
and the University of California.
He was the department director
at California.
He became associated with the
Caterpillar company in 1927, in.
charge of agricultural sales.
Fletcher has been president of the
American Society of Agricultural
Engineers and is prominent in
other engineering societies, among
them the American Engineering
council.
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