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ABLY IEBHASKAM
Official Newspaper Of More Than 7,000 Students
Vol. 40 No. 31
Lincoln, Nebraska
Thursday, October 31, 1940
Willkie gains landslide
in weekly student poll
Willkie Roosevelt
TOTAL 71.2 28.8
Men 66.6 28.8
Women 75.8 24.2
By Ralph S. Combs.
Nebraska students landslide!
71.2 percent of their support to
Wendell Lewis Willkie and do
rated a meager 28.8 percent to
Franklin Delano Roosevelt in this
week's DAILY NEBRASKAN
presidential poll.
Such an intense swing to Willkie
might seem unbelievable if it were
not for the fact that nation-wide
polls, such as the Gallup poll, also
indicate a growth in Willkie's
strength. Last week's presidential
box-score here on he campus gave
Willkie 59.8 percent, leaving
Roosevelt 40.2 percent.
Gains over country.
Willkie's gain of 11.4 percent
does not seem so phenomenal
when we consider that Nebraska
i3 a republican state, and that bor
der-line states and presumably
democratic states the country over
have been becoming stronger and
stronger for Willkie, In other
states a gain of 4 or 5 percent
for Willkie would be proportion
ally comparable to an 11 percent
In the contest which began yes
terday and which will end Nov. 12,
gain in a republican state like
Nebraska.
As in he previous NEBRAS
KAN polto, ag campus returns
were closely correlated to the re-
(See POLL, page 4.)
Alpha Phis win
yearbook prize
100 of members meet
deadline for pietures
With 100 percent of their pic
tures taken, the Alpha Phi's won
first place in the Cornhusker
Greek picture - taking contest,
which began Oct. 16 and ended
Oct. 29. The free Cornhusker,
prize for the first sorority to ob
tain the 100 percent record, will
be given to Eleanor Berner, pres
ident of the sorority. Alpha Phi is
the only Greek society with com
plete section to date. Zeta Beta
Tau, having 95 percent of its pic
tures taken, had the highest per
centage of the group of fraterni
ties in the contest which ended
last Friday. Fifty-five seniors and
61 juniors have had their pictures
taken so far.
Other results:
Other sorority results In this
contest were as follows:
II Beta Phi 89 percent
Kappa Alpha Theta..81 percent
(See YEARBOOK, page 3.)
Barbs attend
kickoff dinner
"Kkkoff" dinner for barb club
presidents and representatives to
the Barb Union will be held to
night at the Y. M. C. A. at 6 p. m.,
John McDermott announced yes
terday. Plans for the Y. M. C. A.
tinaneial drive will he outlined.
Harold Alexis, secretary-treasurer
of the barb council, an
nounced that "booster" cards
would be sold to raise money for
the barb fund. These cards give
reduced rates st local business
firms.
Chancellor talks
iii Omaha tonight
"Perspective In Professional and
Ceneral Education" will be the
aubject of an address by the Chan
cellor, C. S. Boucher, before the
Omaha Midwest 'Clinical society
tonight. This is the society's
eighth annual assembly. The
meetings, which opened Monday,
will continue through Friday,
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Journal and Star.
Wendell Willkie.
Journal and Star,
Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Romans reviews
'Gypsy, Gypsy'
Rumer Goddin's "Gypsy, Gypsy,"
will be reviewed by Mrs. Warren
B. Romans today at the Coed
Counselor book review in the
Union book nook at 5 p. m. The
book review group, sponsored by
Coed Counselors as part of their
hobby group program, meets every
other Thursday in tne dook noon,
and invites all women students to
attend.
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YM starts Greek solicitation
with 'kickoff dinner tonight
Group campaigns to repair loss of
(lomiiiiiiiity Chest support
A special "kkkoff dinner" to
start a fraternity solicitation drive
will be held tonight at 6 at the city
Y. Representatives of all fraterni
ties will be present at the dinner,
where Prof. R. W. Russell will
speak on the purpose of the Y.
Making up the deficit caused by
the loss of Community Chest sup
port and securing funds necesHHry
for an expansion of the YMCA
program on both campuses is the
purpose of campaigns now being
conducted among students, faculty
and townspeople, C. D. Hayes, YM
general secretary, stated yester
day. "Furu'H solicited from students,"
Hayes declared, "will be used only
for the YM program, and will not
be applied on the administrative
expenses of the Y." The completed
faculty campaign, and the drive
now being conducted in the com
munity, are expected to very near
ly compensate for the loss of chest
support.
To expand program. ,
The Y program will be expanded
Barbs state platform for election
The Barb Union, believing that candidates in all campus
elections should be chosen on merit, but also believing that there
is no position that one of the 4,000 unaffiliated students, men
and women, is not qualified to fill, and realizing that a Barb
will never receive the consideration that his or her merit de
serves until backed by an organization equal to that of affiliated
students, announces the following policy:
First, that the Barb Union will endorse one, and only one,
candidate, for each elective office.
Second, that the Barb Party will support the candidate thus
endorsed 100.
BLAINE SLOAN,
President.
Uni Willkie club
joins republicans
in torch parade
The university Willkie-for-Presi-dent
club will join with other lo
cal republican organizations in an
old fashioned torchlight parade
300 torches strong Saturday at
8:15 p. m.
Torches, box signs, floats, and
two caliopes have been secured
for the parade to be participated
in by the young republican club,
Lincoln republican women's club,
Lancaster county Willkie club, and
the university Willkie club. All
Willkie club members are invited
to carry a torch in the parade
which will start from 15th and N
streets at 8:15.
Kosmet Klub judges
come, see, can't decide
Members scout choruses,
dances; Trials end tonight
They came, they saw, and they
couldn't decide.
So trudged the Kosmet Klub
tryout committee members for the
Fall Revue up and down frater
nity row Tuesday night and last
night. They judged everything
from a hula dance to a pony
chorus.
Filing into each house, they eat
in a huddled group as solemn as
judges should be. Some left with
smiles, others with frowns. Maybe
it was camouflage.
"After all." says President
Cooksley, "the committee can't
give any one house encourage
ment." "Well what do you have?" is al
ways the Initial greeting from
this year, provided funds can be
raised, to Include "fireside forums
to be held in residence houses,
both fraternity and barb. Faculty
and business men will be invited
to give a short series of weekly
lectures four to six -In each
group.
Ordinary expenses of the Y,
Hayes said, amount to approxi
mately $1,G00 a year, which has,
until this year, been paid from
Community Chest funds. An al
most completed faculty drive has
collected $780 from the two cam
puses, while a limited community
campaign has raised $370 to date
"Most of the remaining $450
necessary for a total of $1,600
will be raised in a later and more
extensive community canvas."
Haves said. About $700 is set as
the go-ii from student campaign.
One-half of the funds to be
raised on ag campus, about $200,
will be used to finance the annual
Religion and Life week, and part
of the money will be used to ex
tend a counseling service for stu
, dents.
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these talent scouts. After arrang
ing themselves in this huddle they
are ready for action. "Can we
(See KOSMET KLUB, page 3.)
Faculty gives
third recital
Presenting as Dart of its faculty
recital piano renditions of "Rhap
sody" by Dohnanyl and "Mala-
euena bv Lecuona. the university
school of fine arts will give an
other In a series of programs
Sunday at 3 p. m. In the Union.
Participating in the program
will be Mrs. Lenore Burkett Van
Kirk, soprano; Earnest Harrison,
pianist; Emanuel Wlshnow, violin
ist; and Herbert Schmidt, accom
panist. Other selections to be played by
Harrison include "Voiles" by De
bussy, and "Scherzo-Valse" by
Crabrier.
Mrs. Van Kirk will sing ."Sigh
ing, Weeping, Trouble, Want" by
Bach, "Sometimes," by Walther,
and "Tara la notte placida" from
"II Trovatore" by Yerdi.
"Largo" by Vercinl, "Short
(See RECITAL, page 4.)
Harmony Hour
features records
of horn solos
Today's Harmony Hour at 4
p. m. in the Union music room
will feature a collection of records
Illustrating horn solos. Six selec
tions Illustrating four types of
horns will be played during the
hour, which is sponsored by Sin
fonia, men's musical fraternity.
The program is as follows:
"Horns Shall Blow," from Man
del's Messiah. Trumpet.
"Gotterdammerung," Siegfried's
Rhine Journey by Wagner. French
horn.
"Symphony 5," Tschaikowsky,
French horn.
Tanhauser overture, Wagner.
Trombone.
"Lea Preludes," Liszt. Trumpet.
' "Pictures at an Exhibition,'
MoU330iSky. Tuba,
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Journal and Star.
Herbert Hoover.
Hoover
speaks at
rally here
Ex-president gives major
campaign address for
COP tonight in coliseum
Former President Herbert
Hoover, in one of the three
speeches that he is making in the
present campaign, will appear to
night in the coliseum before a re
publican rally and over a coast-to-coast
NBC broadcast hook-up
tonight at 8.
A capacity crowd is expected to
hear Hoover's major address, ac
cording to Guy Chambers, repub
lican county chairman. A 20606
band of Lincoln musicians directed
by John Schildneck will play prior
to Mr. Hoover's appearance.
Charles Putney will lead com-
(See HOOVER, page 4.)
'Glacier priest'
to speak here oil
Arctic adventures
Rev. Bernard R. Hubbard, famed
as the "Glacier Priest," will tell of
his adventures in the Arctic in the
Irving junior high school audi
tonum at 8:30 p. m., Nov. 8,
under the auspices of the Newman
club, Catholic student organiza
tion of the university.
He will accompany his lecture
with his film "Oomiak Adventures
in Arctic Alaska," a motion pic
ture he filmed of his recent ex
pedition in a primitive oomiak, a
native vessel of walrus hide, on a
200 mile trip along the desolate
shores of the far north.
Tickets to Father Hubbard's lec
ture may be obtained at the Union
office, at Miller & Paine's book
department, or at the Newman
club office, room 205, Temple.
Milik announces
Rifle appointments
Captain William Milik, comman
der of Pershing Rifles, has an
nounced the following appoint
ments as non-commissioned offi
cers for the first semester, effec
tive immediately:
Klntt Srriwnt, Ralph Baity.
Guidon Bearar, Aubrey Petit.
First Platoon,
HrrffMuit, Carl Hrdrtrfa.
Hqnad leaden, Ottmartn, ftrMj Undberc,
aeeond; Hmlth, third.
Mooonda-in-eomnuMid, jMrdaa, Aratf
Ollllt, aeeond.
Second Platoon. -
Herceant, Richard Arnold.
Hquad leaden, Hauptman, fourth; Da
lelvm, fifth; Anderaon, nlxtn.
rteoondu - in - command, Banrmotoieri
fourth ; Miller, fifth.
Hollywood photo
exhibit in Union
Now on display in the Union
book nook is a collection of photo
graphic prints made in Hollywood.
The display, part of a Zeiss camera
display, includes photographs of
Hollywood stars, extras, techni
cians and set taken in candid
camera style. The exhibit is loaned
to the Union by Kretschmer'3
Photography store and will be
shown until Friday.
Band prepares
new formations
The most difficult formations
ever formed by the varsity
band will be performed at the
Nebraska-Iowa U. game a week
from Saturday. Band members
will form a tank and move
across the field in a formation
representing Nebraska's team
attacking, and. defeating, the
Iowa U. team. The other im
portant formation, a map of
the United States, will be
formed with a map of Nebras
ka In the middle.