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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN Friday, May 24, 1940 Inquiring reporter finds . . . Students like Time best; Esquire favored by the men By Don Bower. What do students enjoy most In the field of literature ? College stu dents are reputed to have good ta3te, and "therefore what they read should be in good taste. For universality among men and women, "Time" leads tse list of magazines, according o results JUie Inquiring Reporter gathered, p"C6th "Esquire" a favorite with the j men. Books are reserved for eve- nings, apparently, for students questioned in the Book Nook were i not interested in novels, althougn j when questioned concerning the Union's choice of books, all were agreed that the books were well ; selected. . Tiring of dashes from here to there, the Inquiring Reporter in vaded the tranquility of the Book Nook to ask the literary minded students this tiuestion: "What magazines anil books in the Book Nook do you most enjoy reading?" Lee Clare, bizad senior. I like "Time," "Fsquire," the "New Yorker" and sport novels These magazines are modern. "F's quire" has goo stories, and the other two got tin? news. Warren Dalton, arcs and sciences sophomore. "Fortune'' and "Time." They deal with what's h.inp -:iin:T to 'ay. Richard Tojias, ads and sclencs:; senior. "Esquire" bee ins.' I d m't h"vv to do any readu'g. I j":-;t hive 'c j iiok at the cai Loon. I like "Lite' i or the current news. It i on-to-I date and has goo 1 pi tin es. Y Mariorie Brunitii, arts and sci ences freshm.-m. Tim"" because it is a comp;:.t review f.-f the ii'w.s of the week, and uses ir.tet p.vlative reporting. Erv Simon, bizaJ senior. I enjoy rrad.ng "Lil ,' t!ie "New Yorker," "LV.pmv," and "Header's Digest." I enjoy tie' c.iiinf novel.. Which the I'lli i.l .Ii-.i pietty we'd in select ir;.;. i Cone Cuf.L-tt, a.U anJ ioieaccs j senior. r ' ' LINEN 7EDC::3 or CAPI'SKIN MuCCASINS..t(I)i-.. toiiifoi t able. .cavorting aSouton t!ic smart' est feci! The wu!;;c inWI II I F, IU I), DLUr, NATUR AL v.itli MULTI COLOIl lining and trim! 1 lie moc casin in BROWN 'n WIIITI:, RED 'n VvILlTE, ALL-WHITE! "Life" and the "Saturday Evening "Life" and the "Saturday Eevening Post." They are more entertain ing and better literature. Students play own works School of music shows off original inventions Annual concert of original com positions by the students in the theory department of the school of music was presented yesterday at 4 o'clock in the Temple. This year the second year students, as well as the third and fourth year pupils participated in the recital. Three prizes were awarded in the musical composition contest re cently sponsored by Alpha Rho Tan, musical fraternity. Gwen Krcmist won the invention award with her Invention in D mi nor. Ruth F"X was awaided the prir.e in the fugue division with her Fugue in E minor. Don Hartnian was winner of the free composition uv.v.rd for his composition, Ca price. All three, compositions were played at the recital. Gwn inventions. Three inventions, composed by Alfred Flinde. Gwen KrcmLst, and Marcclla Conforto, were presented. Six free compositions by Jean Stutt. Jean Hughes, Albert Gleg- !iy. Hail Jenkins, Jiam-tle Zin ! merer, ami Don Hartman were 'played. Harriet Pugsley, Ruth Fox. Hazel Frieke. a id M.ircella I Conforto mes.nted their fugues. jCrieg's Rigaudoti, Scarlatti's Alia. and Beethoven's Coat i a I,i:e'e, ar- ia-i,-.' 1 for A i:g quaiM by U;i!!i i Fox. Iv.-i n l..:mi.-t, and H'Tiy B.-.d insky, ! .-;'c..t!.' ly, toia-!uded I 111'.- cone. it. $ mm i Leavitt wins Princeton scholarship Senior architect odds $1,000 award to list of prizes for drawings For a drawing of an institute of industrial design, David Leavitt, architecture senior, has been awarded the $1,000 Princeton uni versity prize in architecture for 4 i pa. , f B f '..it . -s . .;' '' 'H, V-'r-?-:;'V'r " Lincoln .Tnuni'tl n.l Star. DAVID LEAVITT Prizewinner of prizewinners. next year, Professor L. B. Smith, r! v i i i-i . . n .a (hn . I.ti-i i I t . I nt noiinced ye.-tetciay. Winnin;;' pi ixes is notlui- un usual for Leavitt, for he v. a; of fered tuition scholarships at both 1 lurva i d nnd Yale for n '-:t yea''. 1 Ie has 1 i . e.V. il ll.ltio!. .1 I t c Foii iii c.'i.'iti.-.t.; spons iied by I!. He. u.-; Arts Iiistitctc of NevV Vu. ( ity, inei,,;.;'; honorable lie ntion in a corite: 1 licr this ; pi ii'g. Si. c'c:;'jn. T a vit t d-v-'ign v.'.is of a sir- ,!e . ! in I -i.-k .-. i ! ;c 1 1 1 r i ; -;ci . ' -: it oi. -;i J ' : i : i : ing, a r.-i I . t I: ju;rl lit ni;ii v (.'oiifirriicr Siiliirdiiv ! r,- University libraries ... Help to maintain Nebraska Union Catalogue at Capitol By S. A. McCarthy The libraries of the university are cooperating with twenty-seven other libraries to maintain the Ne braska Union Catalogue in the Music school gives awards 20 high school seniors get $40 scholarships Partial scholarships amounting to $40 a year have been awarded 20 Nebraska high school seniors who plan to enroll in the depart ment of music at the university next fall, according to Dr, A. E. Westbrook, director of the schsol of fine arts. This is the first year that the scholarships have been awarded. Winners competed in oprm try outs held recently in the Temple, with six members of the music faculty serving as judges. V'innei's of the scholarships are Wiima Miller, Lincoln; Louise Calvert, Kearney; Flora Meek, Craig; Darlene Hollenbeck, Elm wood: Patriei i Kent. Cherokee, Ta.; Fred Prci.ti-e, Lincoln; Caro lyn Shohuid, Ciol!i?nb'.irg; Dor othy Wa'vonrd, Holland: Fileen Yo'mbrg, Wnv"rly; I.ela I.yne, Lincoln; Doi is Sanders. S'l'iei-ior; Bronte Brodrick, Fairfield; Rob ert Conrey, North Platte; Idella Johnson, Cherokee, la.; Dave Kinsman, Columbus; Robert Wal in, Ceresco; Clarence Anderson, Crest. in, la.; Renal I Bush, Chero kee, ; Lloyd Farlee, Pierce, and George Minier, Craig. ' .. ... , - Capitol building. This great cat alogue of 700,000 cards is an index to all catalogued material in twenty-eight libraries throughout the state. The purpose of the inr'ex is to make the materials of reference and resetrch more easily available to all readers and stu dents. Other Lincoln libraries included in the list are the Lincoln City library, the State library, the Pub lic Library commission, and the libraries of the Lancaster County Medical society, the State His torical society, Nebraska Wes leyan university, and Union col lege. WPA project Since October, 1938 a WPA pro ject under the sponsorship of the Library commission, the Univer sity of Nebraska libraries, the Lin coln City library and the State library has been at work compil ing the Union Catalogue. Ey November, 1939, Miss Nellie M. Carey of the Library Commission announced to librarians that the fi'es were ready for use. The cards in the catalogue of the university libraries were pho- tographed in November, 1938. From the film, cards were copied by typist s. Each card was stamped with the official symbol (NbU, Geneial; NbU-A, Agricul tural college; 2bU-M, College of Medicine) to show the book's loca tion, th'.'ii filed with the cards fro. a i the other twenty-seven libraries. Send 14,256 cards Since the film was made, (ho University of Nebraska libraries have sent J4.25G cards, represent ing new books received, to the catalogue. These keep it up lo date. 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