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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 27, 1940)
f I p(3D 8i? mew Wb&m?ir A dream came nearer to rea lization yesterday when action by ture, according to announcement by the board. Other details later. However, no mention was made in the action as to the time when the building would be erected, how much It would cost or where it would be built. It is expected that further details of the action will be revealed by university officials when the evaluation of the estate has been made. Other business of the board at acceptance by the board of a $500 scholarship in behalf of the col lege of pharmacy from the George Breen manufacturing company of St. Louis, Mo. A change in title was approved for R. D. Moritz, from director of the summer session to dean of the summer school. Leaves of absence. Leaves of absence were ap proved for Ruth Leverton, as sistant profeccor of home eco nomics, from Nov. 1, 1940, to June 30, 1941 without salary, and for Alice L. Taylor, assistant pro fessor of social work, for one year from Sept. 1, 1941, without salary. New appointments approved were as follows: in agricultural extension, Mrs. Alta F. Benesh, extension assistant in home eco nomics, home agent, Clay Center; in home economics, Gladys Win ters, stenographer; in the library, William R. Johnson, librarian of Morrill hall library; in the college of medicine, Philip S. Moe, as sistant librarian and cataloger; in physical education for women, Julia 'Gillette, office assistant; in the office of the registrar, univer sity examiner and director of &d missions, Ruth Stearns, assistant. Readjustments In work, and sal ary were approved for Frank J, Dudek, graduate assistant in the office of the dean of the college of arts and sciences and the de partment of psychology and for Charles W. Fowler, graduate as sistant in business organization and management. the board of regents definitely established the fact that the uni versity will have a new library, to be built with funds left in the will of the late Don L. Love. The board voted to devote the bequest of Don L. Love to the con struction of a university library. The property, personal and real, included In the bequest will be publicly filed with the appropri ate court offical in the near fu its regular meeting included the i r s. Z-408 Mebmskan Official Newspaper Of More Than 7,000 Students Vol. 40 No. 28. Lincoln, Nebraska Sunday, October 27, 1940 f!".'1 (Story on page Phi Delt buzz saw wins ""I "W 1 v AA J i f ' "WW mm Tiger stalked at Alpha Chi . . . Lincoln Sunday Journal and Stftr M - i -s 1 Jr v ,x :-rr - -r-f a. i .it i i Dancers assembled In the coliseum last night to hear Louis Panico and his "laughing trumpet" had two pleasant surprises to add zest to the evening. One was the presentation of the new Husker Pep Queen, the other the announcement of Homecoming decorations winners. Bob Aden, Innocents president, announced that Phi Delta Theta had been awarded first prize by the committee of judges among fraternities and Alpha Chi Omega rated first among sororities. Lincoln Sunday Journal and Star Judges were Terry Townsend, Rev. Harold Gotnell, R. J. Ernest! of Miller & Paine, and Joe Miller of the Andrew-Newens advertising agency. The Phi Delts' buzz-saw not only whipped through the tiger shown above, but made a loud buzzing noise. Alpha Chi Omega's Cornhusker Sher lock tracked the Missouri Tiger down the front of the house. Delta Gamma, winners last year, won second among sororities with their circus display and Sigma Alpha Epsilon second among fraterni ties with a billboard display. Fourth annual Nebraska artists" exhibit opens in Morrill today Sponsored by the Lincoln Art iats's Guild, the fourth annual Ne braska artists' exhibition, opens today in Morrill hall. Prof. Dwight -Kirsch, chairrran of the art de partment, has announced. The exhibit will last until Nov. 10. The complete schedule for this year's university art exhibits will include , paintings, drawings and Bilk screen prints by Harry Gott lieb, from Nov.1 10 to Nov. 25. From Nov. 24 to Dec. 1 the na tional art week exhibition will ap pear with the Lincoln camera club's eighth annual photo exhibit following. . Scenic art. "Christmas in Art" Is the title of an exhibition featuring scenic re productions and Christmas card designs, from Dec. 10 to Jan. 1. Other exhibition of Margit BIS Jean SSiristie reig as 1940 Pep Queeo Phi Delts, Alpha Chi's wiu first for decorations; DCs, SAE's second Varca. art editor of Life maga zinc, January; a group of 50 oil paintings from the Midtown gal lerics in New York City including paintings by 15 well known art ists, February; and the 51st an nual exhibition of the Nebraska Art assocaition, March. Innocents honor alums at luncheon In honor of returning alumni Innocents, a homecoming luncheon was held Saturday noon in the Union which was preceded by an open house at 11 a. m. The classes of every ten years were honored. Duley speaks to Sigma Xi on rain efficiency Uni agronomy prof says experiments may affect control of floods, dust "Increasing the Efficiency of Rainfall in the Great Plains" will be the subject of Dr. Frank L. Duley, university professor of agronomy and U. S. senior soil conservationist, addressing - the Nebraska chapter of Sigma XI at 7:30 p. m. Monday in Morrill hall auditorium. Studies are being conducted co operatively by the U. S. depart ment of agriculture and Nebras ka's agricultural experiment sta tion on a new type of farming for the great plains which is de- siemed to increase the intake of rain water and reduce the losses of runoff and erosion. Eventually this work may have a direct application in the more effective control of floods and dust storms according to Dr, Duley. The public may attend. No ad mission charge will be made. Coll-Agri-Fiui entries due Ag college festivities scheduled November 16 Deadline for submitting plans for skits to the Coil-Agri-Fun board is Wednesday, and all un dergraduates except freshmen and all ag campus organizations are eligible to present their ideas. The Coll-Agri-Fun festivities will be Nov. 16 in the.ag activities build ing. The skit which wins in the show will be awarded the Coll-Agri-Fun cup; second prize is $4, and third prize $2 Each skit accepted and presented in at least one rehearsal and the night of the event will be awarded $2, and each curtain act will receive a ?1 prize. Stepping out from under a huge "N" megaphone that completely covered her, Jean Christie, arts and sciences sophomore and mem ber of Alpha Phi, became the new Husker pep queen at the Corn Cob Tassel dance last night. At near ly the same time the crowd at the Corn Cob-Tassel homecoming par ty heard that Phi Delta Theta and Alpha Chi Omega were the win ners of the homecoming decora tions contest. Bob Aden made the announcement. As Jerry Spahn, Innocent and Corn Cob president, lifted the megaphone to reveal the new queen, Betty O'Shea, last year's pep queen, stepped forward to pre sent the sports monarch with her scarlet and cream cape and crown of read and white carnations. Second place. Announced as second place win ners in the decorations contest were Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Delta Gamma. Third place among sororities went to Kappa Delta and honor able mention to Alpha Omicron Pi and Chi Omega. Beta Theta Pi was third among fraternities and hon (See PEP QUEEN, page 2.) Ratcliffe talks on England at convocation English journalist asks question 'Britain, What Now in Temple Monday S. K. Ratcliffe, English journal ist and lecturer, will answer the question, "Britain What Now?" at the second university convoca tion Monday at 11 a. m. in Tem ple theater. Ratcliffe's career as a journalist includes five years in India as acting editor of the Statesman, leading daily newspaper in Cal cutta. While there he was a mem ber of the senate of Calcutta uni versity, and on his return to Eng land was lecturer for ten years in the extension department of the University of London. During recent years, he has been an editorial writer for the London Daily News, New Statesman and Nation. He has contributed to such American magazines as Survey, Century, New Republic and Yale Review. t ;