The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, March 13, 1941, Image 1

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Student Council sets
spring election April 22
Student Council members se
lected April 22 as the date for the
general campus election this
spring at their meeting yesterday,
and decided to refer the DAILY
NEBRASKAN automatic sub
scription plans to the students at
that election.
Due to the fact that the Honors
UN alumni
to hold 63rd
annual election
Balloting ends May 1;
M. Meyer, t. B. Strain
run for presidency
Carrying instructions to Ne
braska alumni to vote for national
president, vice president, district
members-at-large and zone direc
tors, ballots in the 63rd national
alumni election appeared in the
March issue of the Nebraska
Alumnus. The election ends May 1.
Max Meyer and T. B. Strain.
Lincoln, are candidates for the
presidency of the association, and
Loine Gaines, Aurora, and Mrs.
George Grimes, Omaha, are run
ning for vice president.
Chosen by committee.
Glenn A. Buck and Fred C. Wil
liams, Lincoln, are candidates for
member-at-large of the executive
committee. Terms of candidates,
selected by a nominating commit
tee appointed by the outgoing
president, are one year for presi
dent and vice president, three
years for members at large of the
executive committee and two years
for state and zone directors.
Alumni residing in Nebraska
will vote for state directors ac
cording to their respective con
gressional district as follows: 1st
J. Stewart Elliott, Beatrice and
Theodore C. Stelzer, Seward; 2nd
Charles Hoff and Fred Thomas,
Omaha; 3rd Glenn Davis, Nor
folk, and Mrs. Fenda Rock,
Laurel; 4th H. K. Couthit, Curti3.
and Glenn R. LeRoy, Fairbury;
5th Dr. Roscoe S. Baker, Sidney
and Dr. Victor Beck, Broken Bow.
Zone directors.
Zone directors for territory out
side Nebraska will be elected from
the following: zone 1 James F.
(See ALUMNI, page 3.)"
March Alumnus
of VN museum
Under a cover showing the
wimming team in action in the
coliseum pool, the March Nebraska
Alumnus features an article en
titled, "Some Memories of Sand
storms" by Dr. E. H. Barbour, di
rector of the university museum.
It is an interesting article that
traces the development of the mu
seum, which is considered one of
the nation finest and tells how
Nebraska has come to be recog
nized as the "happy hunting
Love hall fund
receives support
A fund to furnish Love hall on
ag campus has been growing
steadly during the past month,
members of the Mortar Board, who
are sponsiring the project, an
nounced yesterday.
Many organizations have con-
tributed to the fund, among them
Tassels, Coed Counselor board,
Home Economics association, and
Kappa Alpha Theta. The money is
being placed in a special "Mortar
Board Project Fund" and checks
should be made out In this name
and sent to John K, Selleck's of
fice. Scholarship application
blanks must be in today
Application blanks for tha
two Mortar B6ard scholarships
must be returned to the office
of the dean of women today.
The scholarships are to be
awarded to two freshman girls
to apply on their tuition for
their sophomore year.
Convocation is held on the same
day, Thursday, polls will be closed
for an hour in the morning from
10:15 to 11:15.
Issues of efection.
Ivy Day Orator, candidates for
Innocents, and next year's Stu
dent Council members will be
voted on at this election. All stu
dents will be asked to vote on
the question of the DAILY NE
BRASKAN being automatically
placed on entrance fees at the
beginning of the semester at a
price of not more than 25 cents.
Because the Farmers Fair is not
until May, the elections committee
decided to hold all ag college
elections at a later date, when next
year's Farmers Fair board will be
selected.
Plans for a mimeographed copy
of notes on the Big Six Student
Council convention are almost
complete, since a summary of
their part in the convention has
been received from all but one of
the participating schools.
Betty Eginton was elected to re
place Tess Casady as holdover
member.
Junior-Senior
quiz deadline
is tomorrow
Union sponsors contest;
members of winning
team receive $5 each
N.
Junior and Senior teams wish
ing to compete in the Junior-Senior
quiz sponsored by the Union
must register, leaving their names
in the Union office by tomorrow.
A team must be composed of
either three juniors or three sen
iors. Preliminaries will be held on
a weekend to eliminate the teams
to one each for the junior and sen
ior classes. Questions asked in the
preliminaries and finals will re
quire only general information.
Fraternities, sororities and barb
organizations are urged to enter
teams.
Prizes for members of the win
ning team are $5 each and for the
losing team members, $2.50 each.
carries story
development
ground"
tologists.
for vertebrate paleon-
Picture page interesting.
Interesting is the page of pic
tures which shows the Student
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this section is the vital article.
"Books on Current Affairs.. . .We
Question The English'' written by
Dr. Glenn W. Gray.
Other pages in the magazine
are donated to the usual sections
carrying news from the different
colleges, news from associations
over the country, and paragraphs
on the comings and goings of
alumni all over the nation. This
section is conducted under the
theme "Once a Cornhusker, Al
ways a Cornhusker."
WSSF drive
Passing the $700 mark yester-
day. the WSSF in its final report
showed a total of $706.50 collected
and pledged. This figure is not
entirely complete, the committee
in charge stated, as several or
ganizations have yet to report, and
as further contributions are con
stantly coming in.
The campaign is still open to
donations, drive leaders empha-
sized. "While the donations re-
celved so far are well over our
goal," said co-chairman Marie
Anderson, "the need is still great,
and there is still time for or
ganizations to take action and
send in contributions."
w a a niu mn.
WAA gives most.
Largest donation came from
. ch P,edScl 100'
second $50 came as a bonus to the
committee for reaching its $500
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Vol. 40, No. 100
Coed! CoynDseSers,, AW
Polls for. the all-women spring Both girls are members of the
election will be open in Ellen Coed Counselor board at the pres
Smith and the home ec building on ent time.
ag campus tomorrow from 8:45
a. m. to 5 p. m. when coeds will
vote for members of the Coed
Counselor and AWS boards, the
Barb Activities Board for Women,
May Queen, and Mortar Board
nominees.
Two junior girls are. running for
president of each of the boards,
but candidates for May Queen and
Mortar Board will not be an
nounced until the voting opens.
Winners of the latter elections will
be presented on Ivy Day, May 1.
Presidential candidates.
Names and activities of the girls
running for presidents are as fol
lows: For AWSboard: Natalie Burn,
member of Tassels, member of
AWS board two years, and on
Coed Counselor Board; Ben Alice
Day, Tassels, AWS board two
jrecus, aim setreiaiy 01 Awa uoaru
this year.
Coed Counselor Board: Harriet
Talbot, Tassels, Freshman AWS,
YWCA, and Cornhusker Staff;
Margaret Forrey, YWCA Vespers
and Palladian literary society.
Meat judgers
take awards
Members of the university's ag
college meats judging team outdid
themselves at the intercollegiate
,hel( UTd?y l . Fort
Worth, Tex., by placing first, sec
ond and third individually, and
placing first in the meet as a
team.
Rchard Crom Pawnee City.
f3 m&n man waiviauauy, placing
all classes correctly. With total
score based on reasoning as well
as placement of classes, Crom was
first on pork, second on lamb and
third on beef.
Kerchberger second.
Second high individual scorer
was Vern Kerchberger. Third
member of the Nebraska team was
John Shick of Curtis, who placed
third high in the entire contest.
Prof. Ross H. Miller, who
coached the team, reported Ne
braska's total score as 2,513 points
with Oklahoma A. & M. second,
2,443 points. The Nebraska team
ranked first on pork, first on lamb,
T r7nn in ,7
r.
Drancnes. me learn was also sec-
ond on beef.
University Dames meet
Friday in Ellen Smith
Hobby night for the University
Dames will be held Friday at 8
p. m. in Ellen Smith. Members
will furnish their own program
with each member contributing.
New members will be initiated
Mrs. Taul Lindberg will act as
hostess.
tops goal with
goal. Sorority groups were headed
by the Tri-Delts, who gave 537.55,
and Kappa Alpha Theta. which do-
Kappa Alpha
nated 335. Alpha
tributed 25.75.
XI Delta con-
Alpha Tau Omega made the
largest pledge of any fraternity,
$30. Tassels contributed $26, while
Carrie Belle Raymond gave $20.37,
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Lutherans meet Sunday
Lutheran students of the synod
ical conference will assemble for
the regular morning service of
worship in parlors Y and Z of the
Union at 10:45 a. m.
During this season of Lent, Rev.
oiaouu ui ucm,
H Epri, r,,thrn Btnnt m.fnr
is preaching on Lenten topics, and
w, "se " his topic at this serv-
ice, "Jesus on Trial before the
High Priest."
Official Newspaper Of More Than 7,000 Students
Lincoln, Nebraska
nname -camdliidlafte
BABW: Betty Hutchinson,
Presidential
candidates
AWS
Kara.
Coed counselor
rorrejr.
Talbot.
BABW
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extension .division
publish handbook
A revised handbook for school
custodians has been published by
the university as a contribution to
the education series. Several thou-
sand sales of previous editions
hav made throughout the
rntinlrv
"Rapid progress has been made
within recent years in the devel
opment of techniques for the care
and maintenance of school build-
ir.es and grounds." stated Dean
ings and grounds," stated Dean
F. E. Henzlik of teachers eolles-e
which published the book in co-
operation with the extension divi
sion. "Practice has not kept pace,
however, because information
needed has not been available to
custodians. It is hoped that this
handbook will overcome the handi
cap." $706.50
largest donation from any barb
group. Towne Club raised (8 25
Pioneer Co-od and Cornhusker
Co-op led barb boarding clubs, the
Pioneer members contributing $6
ana tne Cornhusker members
$5.52.
Fourteen dollars was raised at
a box supper by the three ag
campus church groups. Roger Wil
liam? club and the St. Paul Meth-
odist church group combined with
the Wesley Foundation to raise
$20. Several individuals have also
made donations.
Cal Rollins and Marie Ander
son, co-chairman of Ithe drive, ex-
picaaeu iiiuiik.3 ior uie support or
h t v..i.. , .v.
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and asked the continued support oi
those organizations and Individ-
uals who desire to contribute fur-
ther to the drive. .
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Thursday, March 13, 1941
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BABW, Barb Council and Tassels;
Dorothy White, Barb Council,
AWS Board and Cornhusker staff.
Candidates for the other offices
are:
AWS board.
Seniors: (vote for four) Jane
Bird, Ruth De Long, Louise Fro
lich, Jeannette Mickey, Betty
O'Shea, Lois Riggs, Dorothy
White, and Ellen Wilkins.
Juniors: (vote for four) Anne
Craft, Janet Curley, Sylvia Katz
man, Ada Lavendar, Betty New
man, Marion Patton, Susan Shaw,
and Betty Tisthammer.
Sophomores: (vote for four)
Betty Bonebright, Lois Christie,
Janice Cook, Jean Cowden, Mari
lyn Fulton, Janet Hemphill,
Rachel Anne Lock, and Dorothy
Thomas.
Coed Counselor board.
Seniors, affiliated: (vote for
two) Natalie Burn, Marion Cra
mer, Frances Keefer, and Miriam
Rubnitz.
Seniors, unaffiliated: (vote for
two) Mary Eileen Dalton, Ruth
Grosvenor, Grace Leaders, and
Xenia Lindberg.
Juniors, affiliated: (vote for
two) Harriet Costello, Ann Kinder,
(See ELECTION, page 3.)
E. R. Buckner
dies following
short illness
Emory Roy Buckner, 63, one of
four recipients of the first dis
tinguished service awards granted
last spring by the university, to
alumni for service to the school
and eminence in their respective
fields, died yesterday following a
brief illness.
The former United States at
torney won his greatest fame In
the prosecution of the scandals of
the Harding administration. He
also served for a time as assistant
to New York district attorney.
v-nanes a. wnitman.
Buckner was born in Pottawat
tamie county. Iowa, and exadu.
ated from the university in 1904
"e got nis law degree from Har
vard, in 1907. President Coolidge
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college show film
The business administration col
lege, in cooperation with the First
Trust Company, will show a film
or industry in social sciences au
ditorium at 11:30 a. m. Friday.
The movie will show labor groups
actually at work as well as manu
facturing processes and will last
approximately twenty minutes.
Trie film was produced by,, the
Investment Bankers Association
of America which is lending it to
the university. It should espe
cially interest students of eco
nomics and engineering.
AWS menihers
to review BDG
candidates at 5
Upperclass AWS members are
invited to review the Best Dressed
Girl candidates at 5 p. m. today
in Ellen Smith, according to Jean
Simmons, AWS board president.
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All BDGs are Instructed to wMr
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