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Thursday, February 20, 1941 DAILY NEBRASKAN 5 On Saturday mornings ... Air YM begins Children draw, model clay in Morrill cm -rent affairs discussions Representing; the work of a student in the Saturday morning art class is this clay elephant molded under the direction of Tom McClure, a senior in the art department. m.i i... ii i ii 1 . i. min in iwwwi urn ili iiijj, ui .ii. ii.i.iijinuni i nwnwwimu i 'I ::; ,,. -..,.- Ct)&cW nut Journal find Star. Tictured here are students in a clay modeling class. The groups Lincoln school children have an opportunity to nil end the university while still in hirh school or elementarily grades if 1hey have the necessary ability, nnd are interested in art work. They arc not allowed to matricu late as college students but attend special classes in fine arts work which are sponsored by the Ne braska Art association in collab oration with the university. Because of the limitation of in Mructoral staff and classroom space the classes, which are held Saturday mornings in Morrill, it lisa been necessary this year to limit the number of children selected from schools in anS around Lincoln. The names of eligible children University begins children's speech, dramatic courses Saturday morning; classes at the university in speech and dramat ics for children of grade and junior high school levels opened yester day for a second semester run. In charge of the project is Miss Lu cille Cyprcansen. A beginner's class for those who need to develop better speech hab its and freedom in speaking before others will take up work in cre ative dramatics, choral reading and plays. An advanced group of pupils in junior high school who have had the beginning training or who show sufficient ability to car ry on the work will be primarily occupied in writing and producing original plays and skits. It is planned that the older group will work along the lines of h little theater project in present ing programs during the semester for the entertainment of Lincoln children. The classes are a part of the service offered by the university extension division. are collected by the city art super visor, Klva McFic who notifies the students that they may go to the university classes for three try out periods. They are judged by a committee of the instructoral staff and those showing the satis factory interest and ability are permitted to continue. There are 35 new students in the second semester classes. This is the fourth year that the classes have been sponsored by the Nebraska Art association, under the supervision of Lyda Dell Burry. Each year the outstand ing students who graduate from Lincoln high arc given a scholar ship and attend the university, entering as art department fresh men. Turney Sharrar. freshman, is one of the students who won the scholarship offered by the asso ciation. Beginning groups are given fundamental training to develop are made up of children selected schols surrounding Lincoln. their powers of observation and imagination, after which they are allowed to select the type of work they wish to do. Classes open in clude fashion illustration, paint ing, drawing, or sculpture. The majority of girl students select fashion illustration as their work altho a few boys are also enrolled. Katherine Schwake, regular instructor in fashion illus tration, is their teacher. Sculpturing is taught by Tom MeClure, a senior student in the art department who has been the outstanding sculpture student for the last two years. Tainting and composition classes are directed by Irmel Bush, assistant in art de partment, and Bob Wolfe, senior student in the department. The many animals, birds and fish in Morrill give the pupils an from city, parochial and rural Peace council secretary speaks al meeting tonight on present worhl crisis Holding their first meeting to night in ag hall 306 at 7 p. m., ag YMCA will begin a series of weekly meetings on current afairs and the present world crisis, ac cording to Joe Claybaugh, chair man of the international relations committee who arranged the af fair. In an effort to get as many viewpoints as possible, speakers from various fields will lead the meetings and discussion groups. The discussion will concern the Christian outlook toward the inter national situation Speaking tonight will be Leon Thompson, secretary of the Ne braska Peace Council, followed next week by Major W. J. Gardner of the university field artillery training unit. At a later date J. E. Lawrence, editor of the Lincoln Star will lead the group. opportunity to draw realistic rep resentatives of wild life. Usually members of the drawing class advance to the painting class. Visitors to the museum who view the work of these students are often difficult to convince W llpn nll that Ihp n- in inrc urn done by the children. Many in- KOTG hfflld spiraiions lor ine work are garn ered from the regular gallery ex hibits and much of this emulating of the type of work done by great artists is very creditable. Concert features Unusual pieces inspired by the work of a particular artist are often sent to the artists. Several times the author has requested to keep the drawings. There will be an exhibit of the past semester's work In the second floor corridor of Morrill from 2 to 4 p. m. Sunday. The ROTC concert band under the direction of Don Lentz will present a concert in the coliseum Sunday, Feb. 23. This will be the first public apperance of the band since it played in the Tournament of Roses parade and at the Rose Bowl game on New Year's Day. The group attracted nationwide attention while on the west coast. Many newspapers stated that the band was one of the best that had visited Calif omnia. War Poll- (Continued from Page 1.) with it the threatened invasion of Kngland, and the success of the Roosevelt administration with the leHse-lcnd bill, have apparently made the war seem closer. A ma jority now believes the U. S. will be involved. This is the three-survey record kept by Student Opinion Surveys over a period of fourteen months: Relieving we can stay out of war: December, 1039 ;S' December. lfMO 3 NOW, February, 19-11 4!) Other polls have revealed that the country as a whole has nil along been less optimistic than campus youth. .But this last check up by Student Opinion Surveys seems to indicate that although students have been slow to as sume an attitude of apprehension, they are now more in step with general public opinion. In two sections of the country -New Kngland and the West Cen tral states there are still majori ties of students convinced that we can dodge the war, as this tabula tion shows: Can we stiiv out of war? New Kngl.iml 46',,; Middle Atlantic .... 4fi M . Fast Central 47 !3 West C.nliHl 42 South 48 f2 Far West 46 54 Girl Reserve course opens Plan designed to train teachers in leadership The Girl Reserve Leadership Training course will meet for the first time Tuesday, Feb. 25 in El len Smith. The commission group is for girls taking secondary edu cation in teachers. Many of the girls will have to lead Girl Re serve groups when they go out to work and such training as the course gives will be helpful. After the course is completed certificates will be given to show that the work has been com pleted. This certificate will be signed by E. W. Lantz, director of extra-curricular activities of the university. Speakers will include Miss Adella Winter, G. R. supervisor at Irving High School and others connected directly with G.R. work in high schools. Miss Winter, speaker for the first meeting;, will talk on "Teen Age Psychology". Morrill exhibit displays Persian textiles, pottery All the majesty of old Tersia Is presented in-an exhibition of pho tographs of Persian architecture and domestic art now on display In gallery A, Morrill. Included among the reproductions, all of which were loaned by Otis Taylor, Nebraska alumnus, are examples of beautiful and intricate colored textiles and pottery. Typical pieces of Persian arch itecture, elaborate interiors of temples to Allah with their domes of mosaics, palaces of shieks, and the great palace of the Khan, all testily to the wonder of an Ori ental splendor, to complete the exhibit. 0 J s is D ot is J y ml it OdiSOBI elks dhMqidwiA. of 3.95 io 12.95 SfyliiA. An Added Feature for Dollar Day r ',.-v i i ... m SHORTHAND DICKINSON IN 30 DAYS .(Hi(i 1MOIIT ALSO IMIIMIII Al. 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