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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 26, 1940)
Council investigates working conditions Appoint Marvin Kruse judicial chairman; set other committees BY DONALD BOWER. Work Is to be the keyword of Student Council activity this year, it was revealed by John Mason, president of the council, in its initial meeting yesterday. Outlining the many jobs left undone by former Council members, Mason designated committees to investigate and rectify student work Iadly lEBMSEffl Official Newspaper Of More Than 7,000 Students 7 4M Vol. 40, No. 7 Lincoln, Nebraska September 26, 1940 Board names Cooksley, Smith Farmer's Formal co-chairmen Ag executive group sets October 19 as party date; hears plans for organization of 1910 affair Tentative plans for the annual Farmers' Formal to be held Oct. 19, were discussed at the first meeting of the Ag executive board Tuesday night, by Dale Theobald, board president. Betty Joe Smith year's party, chairmen. By tradition, the party is a rustic affair one of overalls and aprons. The ag student activities building last year was trans formed Into a hay-loft, with bleat ing sheep, bales of hay and straw, shocks of corn, autumn leaves, harnesses, and various pieces of farm equipment to add to the at mosphere. Men to elect Queen. Men students attending the dance will elect a Farmers' For mal queen from among the senior girls. Presentation of the queen is usually a spectacular event. Last year's honored girl, Peggy Sher burn, made her appearance on a gigantic throne of baled hay. Her Cattani tells of work in Chile 26 hear social security head at Union luncheon Honoring Dr. Orlando Cattani, an informal luncheon was given yesterday In the Union for mem bers of the college of pharmacy staff, Spanish department, repre sentatives of the city retail drug (v-i of a an1 Vi a tVi a ?m a Aut AOlrfl Ul I VA k I V- SICW IIIUVL UMVl twannf af uflncr nfkrkato rf T .in - coin. Twenty-six heard Dr. Cat tani SDcak about the work of the Chilean social security board, of Dr. Cattani is making a study of pharmaceutical education and practice in the United States and has been on the campus a week observing the operation of the pharmacy college as well as the type of retail drug store found in Lincoln and the wholesale and manufacturing interests centered here. Leaving Thursday morning for Chicago, Dr. Cattani expects to spend the rest of his three months stay in the U. S. studying the east ern pharmaceutical education and industries. , attendants formed an arch of pitchforks, under which she marched to be accompanied oy Shine on Harvest Moon." Everyone is invited to this, the bigge; t fall party at Ag. Commit tees are: orchestra and chaperons Ruth Good and Bob Wheeler; decorations Don Steele and Norma Jean Campbell; presenta tionsDee Schill and Orris Cor man; tickets Mary Bell-i Hau mont and Dale Theobald; refresh ments Betty Jean Spauldlng and Keith Gilmore. Slightly used . . . Pair of pants vanishes with owner's purse He hasn't got ants in his pants. He hasn't even cot pants for he lost them. Losing one's pants is definitely frowned upon by Emily Tost, but since one docs not usually lose one's pants intentionally, we must overlook the plight of Desmond Corcoran. In fact, we should of fer our sincere condolences. Inr agine Desmond's bewilderment . . his chagrin ... his obviously non Esquirish appearance. To add to all of these sinking feelings in his stomach, Desmond had a wallet containing several dollars in the prodigal pants. It was in Nebraska hall that the pants went A. W. O. L. while Cor coran was trying to ret a fit in a pair of army trousers. "Please, dear trousers, come home all is forgiven," might serve. to tell the etory. Daily reporters will meet in office at 4:30 today All reporters and members of the editorial staff will meet In the DAILY office at 4:30 this afternoon. Purpose of the meeting It to organize the staff and arrange beats for the se mester. Some choice will be given re porters as to beats they prefer. Otherwise the beats given out will largely depend on the work, cooperation, and willing ness the reporter has shown so far. Opportunities to work Into a regular staff position are open to ambitious reporters. Report ers who have not tried out be fore are welcome to attend the meeting and learn how they can work up on the paper. ing conditions, to prepare reports Men try out for UN yell squad Men aspiring to be cheer leaders should dust off their tonsils and meet for tryouts today at 5 p. m. at the Alpha Tau Omega house. Eligibility rules 'state that leaders must have made 27 hours the previous semester and be carrying at least 12 the present term. This makes it im possible for freshmen men to compete. Students may reserve tickets v OVUCVU 1IJ.VUV1U T of men's housing facilities, to draw up plans for an activities forum for men, and to continue the investigation on Student Health examinations. Stating that students were re ported to be working for as little as 12 cents an hour in some busi ness establish ments, Mason recalled that a few years ago the Student Council had discovered like conditions, and a pproached b u s i n essmen, t hreatening publication of the names of business firms Si 'W i Harris, Daily editor, to conduct ticket drawing Tuesday; Organizations may get season book Wednesday Students may reserve football and their number placed in the tickets any time next Monday or draw. on Tuesday morning, John K. Sel- Draw fop posjtjon leek, business manager of the ath- l,H .feiu.rt.mftnt h. announced. K &rouP3 of enta, number To be Included lwo ur more, wish ut gei. a in the prelim- block of seats, they should send inary draw for one 0f their group with the money r eaervatioM and tte identification cards of all must be on file members to the ticket office. The by 1 p. m. Tues- group is then given a number for dav- . the draw. Thus does a single stu siring football dent or a smaU 8"UP of 8tudents tickets should nave e me chance in obtaining present their choice seats, mnnev and their identifies- Norman Harris, editor of the tion cards at DAILY NEBRASKAN, will con Selleck's office duct the ticket drawing Tuesday at the de sTE &fternoon- Students or represent- Joha K. StOrtk, ntttd time. BUVC" t siuueni groups may re There they will be given a receipt ceive the ticket books by present ing their receipts Wednesday. Student books this year cost $5 and cover all intercollegiate ath letlc contests. 3,400 tickets have been reserved for University stu dents. If students fail to reserve tickets before the deadline, they may purchase them later if there are any left over from the draw, No student is allowed more than one ticket. liiMiiimi. iniuiiiiiii.iuiiiiiii.iJi" X , ':':':'',:''Jt4blNIMB' 1- S , 54.U Persliing Rifles hold tryouts No uniform required at meeting Pershing Rifles, honorary mili- It will not be necessary to appear tary organization, begins its an- in uniform, nual drive for new members Octo ber 1, when try-outs vfill be held Pershing Rifles was founded in In Nebraska hall. To be eligible, 1892 by General John Pershing, the man trying out should have a t1"5" Lieutenant Pershing, when he knowledge of basic military drill W9J commandant of the ROTC, and an interest in the military de- nd haa since expanded into many partment. Any one may try out. (See RIFLES, page 4.) Twelve hundred ... Frosh take traditional oath TP1 viuss assumes responsibility for UN future A rousing "yes" filled the coli seum yesterday as 1,200 members of the class of '44 pledged observ ance of the traditional Cornhusker oath. After Colonel Frankforter had read the famous five cardinal points, the freshmen voiced their approval "en masse." Interspersed by band music and singing, short speeches were the order of the day. Bob Aden, presi dent of Innocents society, acting as master of ceremonies, bade the freshmen welcome. He asserted that at Nebraska all freshmen, upperclaiismen and faculty mem bers, are one big happy family. Cornhusker for life. "For the rest of your life you Ul uc Known s m wiiuuuonai and vour use or disuse oi inai title wllL in tne long run, aeier- mne the reputation of uus uni versity." with Uiess woras, me UN Chancellor, C. S. Boucher, made It clear that the fete of the Cornhusker Oath As a student entering the University of Nebraska, I sub scribe to the following: RECOGNITION of an obli gation to parents, friends, schools, state for the sacrifice made and encouragement of fered which enabled me to en ter the University of Nebraska. DESIRE to remain In the University with the firm Inten tion to advance. In scholarship and to cultivate those social ac tivities which make for good citizenship. PURPOSE to enter classes and other work fully prepared and to give such intention as will insure satisfactory results, not failure. ORGANIZATION of time to be devoted to study, recrea tion, activity, and rest, and the pursuit of the schedule with due diligence. LOYALTY to administra tion, faculty, traditions, and purposes of the university, t Finally, I will at all times censure and guide my conduct and work toward personal ad vancement, and safeguard the relations I hold to .the welfare of the university and Its serv ices to the state. New students parade bebind UN victory bell With a tooting of horns and a blaring of drums, over 200 red capped freshmen attending their second convocation of the year, marched to the coliseum Wednes day morning to subscribe to the Cornhusker oath. Leading the freshmen in their triumphant march were tne rresn man band, the red-skirted, white bloused Tassels, and red sweat- ered, cheering Corn Cobs. The procession assembled at the Temple Theater and started at 11. The march down R at to the Union, up 14th street to teachers college, two blocks west up the south mall, and north from there past the stadium, turning east to enter the coliseum from tne souui door. The line of march was changed from that previously announced in order to pick up those freshmen Men's Glee holds tryouts Remaining vacancies to be filled Saturday All remaining vacancies in the Men's Glee club will be filled by new men who are to try out on Saturday morning from 9 to 12 o'clock in 112 school of music Vacancies still exist in all sec tions. Men who sang in the club last year and who wish to sing again this year must report to the director, H. T. Decker, in room 112 of the school of music at once, New members of the Men'; Glee club are: first tenors, Reiner Andreesen, John Aronson, Hobart Dewey, Richard Koupal, Chester McPherson. Charles Roach, Rob ert Rouch. Baritones: Don Buls, Dean Call an, Max Ebcling, Cleve Genzllnger, Claience Johnson, Glenn Nelson, Charles Oldfather, Edward Robinson, William Steute ville, Woodrow Whin. Second tenors: Jack Evans, William Green, Milton Meyer, Lester Reid, Sam worsnam, Huga dimmer man. Basses: Alfred Blinde, Wil 11am Chllvers, Peter Durland, Aubrey Pettit, Guy Swanson, Erie Swedberg. Highlighting the year's actlvi ties for this group will be a three dav trio through the central states. One hour of credit is of fered to each of the selected mem John Ma.wn. paying such low wages. It was re vealed that the wages were great ly increased, and Mason said that he could see no reason why "we cannot do the same thing." The president also appointed a committee to find some way of keeping businessmen from park ing on the campus to avoid the parking meters. Offer resolution. After Mason had finished out lining the 1940 program and des ignated members to serve on com- (See COUNCIL, page 4.) Barbs hold record meeting Council member Ray Murray is main speaker The largest barb meeting in UN history was held at the Union Tuesday night in their first as sembly of the year. Ninety-two men heard the main speaker, Ray Murray, barb leader on the Stu dent Council, call for "co-operation of all unaffiliated students in forwarding barb aims." "Attendance exceeded the num ber expected by nearly 25 stu dents," said Blaine Sloan, barb president, after the meeting. After Murray's address, social chairman Bob Wilson announced that this year's social program has been arranged for unaffiliated men. Dave Marvin, secretary, dis cussed the intramural athletic pro gram of the barb union, and Bill Green, athletic director, urged that barbs interested in playing touch football this fall register their teams immediately. "Improve labor conoitlons Murray stressed in his speech the fact that action must be taken to improve labor conditions of those students working for their meals. Conditions, he affirmed, "are notoriously deplorable in sev eral Lincoln establishments em ploying university students." Invitations from Norman Harris, editor of the DAILY, and Bob Aden, editor of the Cornhusker, were issued to all barb under classmen desiring to work on uni versity publications. Check your name The Student Directory list ings are being compiled and postings are being made In order that each individual stu dent can check for correctness of his name, address, college, telephone number, and home town. Those whose names begin with "A" or "B" should check for their own nam between this and Saturday noon. Down town students' listings are in the Temple entrance, ag stu dents in the college activities building. Burton Thiel, busi ness manager, and Richard Allgood, editor, plan to havt the directories ready for sale by November 1st. (See CONVOCATION, page 2.) waiting at the Union. bers.