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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
