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Official Newspaper Of More Than 7,000 Students
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Vol. 40 No: 7
Lincoln, Nebraska
Thursday, January 16, 1941
Classes fill
quickly on
third day
Registration yesterday kept
pace with Monday and Tuesday,
according to members of the as
signment committee. Closed ses
tions continued to mount as the
third day ended. Registration
will end Saturday noon.
Closed sections:
Bus. Org.' 4, Sections I. II, III,
VIII and X. Labs A, C, , and F.
Bus. Org. 161, Section II.
Bus. Org. 141, Section II.
Bus. Org. 172, Section II.
Chem. 2, Lab A.
Chem. 31, Lab. A.
Commercial Arts 25, Section II.
(See DAY, page 2.)
Survey reveals . . .
Women students spend more
hours sleeping
By Student Opinion Surveys.
Austin, Texas, January 16.
Parents who worry about their
college sons and daughters not
getting enough sleep will find
comfort in the figures compiled
by Student Opinion Surveys of
America for the DAILY NE
BRASKAN and other newspapers.
Collegians who say they sleep less
than seven hours each night con
stitute only one-fifth of the na
tional student body. The' other
four-fifths get at least seven
hours, and of the total 7 percent
say they spend nine or more hours
under the covers.
Turning from the field of atti
tude measurements, the Surveys
through its national polling ma
chinery has asked a sampling of
all types of students. "How many
hours a night do you usually
sleep?"
It was found that women, by
their own admission, sleep more
than do men. Lower-classmen
(freshmen and sophomores) spend
more time in bed than do upper
classmen (juniors, seniors and
graduates).
Note in the following break
down how the percentages tend to
increase among the longer sleep
ing periods for women, while they
tend to decrease in the column for
men:
rrp Per McM U Vhiw
5 or less hours. 4 4' i"'o
6 hours 17 19 15
7 hours 37 38 35
ft hours 33 31 36
Russel, Kokahr . . .
Women w in honorable mention
in Beaux Arts design contest
Two vmen students of the uni
versity's department of architec
ture. Maty Rokahr and Shirley
Russel, both of Lincoln, have won
awards in the results just an
nounced for the national advanced
Interior design contest sponsored
by the Beaux Arts Institute of De
sign, according to Linus Butr
Smith, chairman of the depart
ment. Miss Rokahr, junior in the arts
and sciences college," won honor
able first mention and Miss Russel
business administration junior,
won honorable mention in the com
petition which included advanced
students from art schools and de
partments of architecture all over
the country.
The two women took the prob
lem. "A waiting room in a hospi
tal," as part of the regular class
work In architectural design under
Prof. L. A. Pugsley. It is the first
time that students of the depart
ment have competed in the interior
design program of the Institute.
Both problems were aimple,
modern, and softly toned represen
Delta Sigma Pi
ranks UN bizad
13th in country
With total registration in pro
fessional collegiate schools of
business hitting a new high, Ne
braska's bizad school was ranked
13th in size among every commer
cial school in the nation for the
1939-40 term, according to a re
cently published survey by Delta
Sigma Pi, professional business
and commerce administration fra
ternity.
One hundred and twenty-one
universities and colleges reported
114,129 undergraduate and 7,397
graduate students enrolled for
1930-40. Nebraska's total registra
tion figure in the bizad school was
1,251 of whom 1,021 were men.
than do men
9 hours 7 6 10
10 or more 2 2 1
The table below shows how
added activity or longer study on
the schedules of upper-classmen
cut down sleep. But the survey
revealed no evidence that during
the normal college day there is
any wholesale studying in the
"wee small hours." The majority
of students, the cross-sortings
bring to light, sleep seven or eight
hours daily.
Ixiwrr- l'pT-
Hlrp Per Mctit
5 or less hours 4
6 hours 16
7 hours 3
8 hours 35
9 hours 9
10 or more 2
5
19
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5
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Busier than
Irvin S.
By Art Rivin and Marjorie May.
KtHntvr IIAII.V Int-rvWw.
"Son." he drawled. "I'm busier
than a pot of tea on a stove."
Writing his witty way thru a host
of autograph seekers, the movie
and radio personality. Irvin S.
Cobb, took time off to mop his
brow and say a few well-chosen
words to two (we confess) excited
DAILY reporters.
The grand old philosopher was
tations of a hospital waiting room
which was specified to provide for
two distinct groups of people one
casual visitors and the other close
relatives and friends of patients
critically ill. The color scheme,
room design, furniture, and all fit
tings were included as part of the
problem.
Junior Division students
must finish registration
To complete registration,
Junior Division students must
obtain their application for reg
istration forms from their ad
visers and take them directly to
the assignment committee in
the YMCA rooms in the
Temple.
After passing the assignment
committee, credentials are to
be presented at the office of the
Junior division in U hall for
validation. '
Students are urged to file
their applications without fur
ther delay. Dean N. A. Bengt
son announced yesterday.
Claude S. Wilson tells of danger
to America, threat of 5th column
Naval reserve
positions open,
Thuis reveals
Students may be aviation
cadets, take eight month
training for active duty
Male students of the university
from 20 to 27 years of age, hav
ing two full years of college with
I at least half the necessary credits
toward a degree may apply for
appointment as an aviation cadet
in the naval reserve, Col. C. A
Thuis, commandant" of cadets at
the university announced yester
day.
In the memorandum issued by
the military department it was
stated that the procedure of selec
tion and appointment requires that
the candidate shall have been a
male citizen of the United States
for at least ten years, be from
20 to 27 years of age, unmarried,
educationally, morally, physically
and psychologically qualified in
accordance with prescribed stand
ards, agree to remain on active
duty four years, and meet the
previously mentioned minimum
educational standards.
Training takes eight months.
Training period normally re
quires about eight months at i
naval flight training center, after
which successful students are
commissioned as ensigns in the
naval reserve and 'sent to active
(See CADETS, page 3.)
a pot of tea on a stove
. .
Cobb tells bis life sloiy
slated to attend a tea, but he in
formed us that he was taking the
back d'or out. "Uh, uh," he said,
"I went to a tea once."
Finally, after much hunting, we
cornered the gentleman, who cor
dially consented to give an exclu-
i sive interview. But there was a
woman's club luncheon across the
lobby, one sharp-eyed lady spied
the familiar figure and so our
little rendezvous was constantly
interrupted by autograph hunters.
The Pride of Padueah, Ky., does
not have to say anything to be
funny. Evidences of his subtle
humor stick out all over the squirrel-like
jaws, the bushy black eye
brows, the well fed paunch and the
cream-colored canvas spats.
"I've been in the show business
only six years." he replied to a
questioi. about his career, "but in
two years I'll celebrate my golden
antiiv nary as a writer. I..."
"Pardon me, but would you. . ?"
an enthusiastic lady held out a
piece of paper. "For my daugh-
Umberger goes
to rem
meeting
Verna Umberger, senior in the
bizad college, left Lincoln Monday
morning for New York where she
will take a boat to Lima, Peru,
for the International Denomina
tional Conference of Protestant
Youth.
Only three delegates are chosen
from the entire United States.
Verna was selected from the mid
dle west by the National Meth
odist 'Youth Conference. One dele
gate is chosen from the eastern
part of the U. S., one from the
middle west, and one from the far
west. She will return in the latter
part of March.
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Lincoln Journal and Star.
Claude S. Wilson.
Describes 5th column
Weather
Rain or snow with colder
weather predicted for today.
Rohert Wolfe . . .
Art senior has own exhibition
of water colors in Morrill
Robert Wolfe, senior student in
the art department, has the honor
of having an exhibit all his own on
display in gallery B, Morrill hall.
ter," she said disarmingly. "Little
Gloria will be just thrilled!"
Gloria's mother was obliged
graciously and Mr. Cobb resumed
his narration.
"Yessir, I started out at 16 as
a cub reporter on a country paper
in Kentucky. What papers have
I written for? Why, I suppose
I've written for every paper in
the United States sooner or later,
thru syndicated columns." Cobb's
repertoire of humorous stories is
enormous. "Once," he said. "I in
tended to write a collection of 50
(See COBB, page 2.)
Ag eollege prof . . .
Jensen plans survey of Santo
Domingo's farm products
From studying plant diseases in
Nebraska during 1940 to surveying
agricultural resources in Santo
Domingo during 1941 -that's th
change that the New Year brought
to Dr. J. H. Jensen of the col
lege of agriculture.
The board of regents approved
Countryman staff filings
open; deadline Jan. 23
Applications for the coming
year for staff positions on the
"Cornhusker Countryman" will
now be accepted. All those in
terested should file with Mr.
Prescott in Room 301 Ag hall.
Positions to be filled include:
Editor, business, circulation
manager and his assistants.
Applications should be filed by
Jan. 23 and should include a
statement of previoutxexperi
ence and job desired.
Lincoln lawyer
talks at bizad
group initiation
Eight seniors get highest
honors
in Beta Gamma
Sigma function
n Union
"Just as red lights are danger
signals to automobiles in traffics
so are certain factors in the U. S.
today danger signals to the busi
ness of the nation," said Claude
S. Wilson, Lincoln attorney, in ad
dressing newly initiated members
of Beta Gamma Sigma, honorary
biz ad fraternity, last night in par
lor B of the Union on the topic
"Red Lights."
Wilson brought out objection
able qualities of the Wagner act,
the national jury system and the
NLRB. In criticizing the NLRB,
he pointed out that the board set
up benefits the laboring man, giv
ing the business man no influence
whatsoever. The board is its own
judge, its own jury and ultimately
(See WILSON, page 2.)
The unusual thing about his 35
water colors now being shown is
that they were all done during
Christmas vacation near his home
in Red Cloud.
Quick sketches and color notes,
his landscapes - skies, streams,
sun on hills and his closeup studies
of shoes, cows, farm machinery
and houses are extremely profes
sional looking. Wolfe used the un.
usual and somewhat impression
istic method by which color is
practically poured on the drawing
paper. Working freely, desiring
only to give the general feeling of
objects as far as color, form and
shape are concerned, this student
artist has made a definite state
ment that he likes his landscapes
best, that skies interest him. He
went straight to the subject and
worked it up immediately in wa
ter color, sometimes doing as
many as 10 a day, just for the
joy of it. After graduation. Wolfe
hopes to do graduate work in Mex
ico or California. Eventually he
intends to be a commercial artist.
a leave of absence for Dr. Jensen
to spend the first eight months
of next year in the Dominican re
public, working under the direc
tion of the Brookings institute of
Washington, D. C. He will return
to Lincoln about Sept. 1.
Purpose ot the survey will he
to determine what crops can be
grown successfully on the island
republic. Chief attention will be
paid to products needed by th?
United States that cannot be pro
duced here. Among these are
sources of manilla hemp, quinine,
perfumes and vanilla.
Dr. Jensen graduated from the
university college of agriculture in
1928, received his master's degree
here in 1930, and his doctor's de
gree in botany at the University
of Wisconsin in 1935.
Third undertaking.
He spent a year in graduate
work at Columbia university In
(See JENSEN, page 3.),