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A great choir without moorings
Cloaked in solemnity and beauty, the colorful
Great Cathedral Choir spirited a hushed Corn
husker ballroom audience through another mean
ingful vesper service last Sunday afternoon. And
the perfect blending of voices and impressionable
atmosphere surrounding the presentation, once
again shouted the vitality and great worth of John
Rosborough's 21 year old organization.
Of this famous choir, reknown through
broadcasts and personal appearances all over the
country, Lincoln, the state and even the univer
sity can be proud.
Yet as one listens to the 60 voices blend to
gether, and realizes that practically every voice
comes from a University of Nebraska student, he
is shocked that this great choir has no moorings;
that it is not in name as well as composition rep
resentative of this university.
Though the school of music has its choruses
and its glee clubs, and though these groups in their
respective fields are tops, the university has nothing
comparable in spiritual background and emotional
appeal to Rosborough's group. It has no vesper
choir.
Church organizations of many colors are doing
all they can to infiltrate into at least a segment
of the 5,000 Nebraska students a sense of spiritual
values and a little religious background. But at
present these church organizations, energetic as
they may be, have no basis for appeal. In carry
ing their work before large audiences where beauty
and harmony alone can reach the many disinter
ested, these groups lack just the type of organiza
tion Rosborough has. To them the work of the
Great Cathedral Choir would be a weapon of im
mense value.
As a publicity agent for the university once
again the services of this vesper group would pass
at a premium. Since the choir is composed largely
of university students, it isn't too much to expect
that university to reap a little credit for the voices
which it produces. Great football teams bring foot
ball material to a school; energetic dramatic de
partments bring those interested in acting; and the
publicity such a choir as this would give the uni
versity over the state should attract many new
Voice students to the school.
Some choir members fear university control
would regiment the activities of the group and
make it nothing more than "another campus or
ganization." There is a feeling that the choir
would be compelled to play at places and at times
not in keeping with the atmosphere upon which
its reputation rests. There is a fear that the
spiritual would be lost; the vitality would give
way to routine, and the immense Interest among
the members now would disappear.
Such fears, however, seem rather ungrounded.
For there is little reason to believe that the uni
versity would attempt to change the routine that
has proved so successful In the past. Of course
there would naturally be some retirements, prob
ably with regard to scholarship and rehearsal hours,
If adjustments there were necessary. But aside
from theBe, few other regulations would either be
necessary or desirable.
There Is little doubt that the university needs
some spiritual or vesper group. The Great Cathe
' dral Choir unmoored as It is to any institution
more than fills the bill. A successful coordina
tion of the two would give to the choir the funds
it needs for music and occasional trips and to the
university a vital publicity organ and a valuable
addition to its school of music
By Chris Petersen
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Work for navy patrol
Faintly reminiscent of the furor caused by. Or
son Welles' "Martian invasion" a few years ago
were the excited reports given out by newscasters
Monday evening that at least one German subma
rine is heading across the Atlantic to operate off
the American coast.
The news came in the form of a disclosure by
Viscount Halifax, British ambassador to the United
States, that the British had received reports that a
German submarine had been seen in north Atlantic
waters.
Tuesday's papers continued to feature the story
which was re-enforced by a statement from Prime
Minister Churchill that "not only German U-boats,
but battle cruisers" were operating on the Amer
ican side of the ocean.
There has' been little official American com
ment on the story. Undersecretary Sumner Welles
said that he had received the report from Lord
Halifax, but referred questioners who wanted par
ticulars to the navy department.
If one would get the proper perspective on the
Ftory, the calmness of the government would serve
as a better guide than the flash announcements
and banner heads of radio and press.
Obviously the Germans are in no position at
present to make significant inroads upon shipping
near the Atlantic coast of the United States. Also,
there is no proof that the Germans will sink Amer
ican ships.
Furthermore, the American naval patrol, keep
ing under special surveillance the 300-mile Fan
American safety zone in the Atlantic certainly will
keep track of any movements of foreign ships, and
tho submarines may operate for a time without de
tection they are not likely to long do so.
There should be no surprise in this country if
a few unpleasant incidents occur at sea in the near
future. It certainly would be strange to feel that
the Germans will do nothing to Interfere with the
carrying out of the avowed purpose of the United
States which Is to. equip and supply the'enemles of
the Third Reich.
The issue before us is to decide upon the means
we are willing to use to make our official policies
effective.
OF WOES ALA LEVY.
I have a very pessimistic friend,
Levy, who has a curious knack:
for speaking in poetical arias. He
gave me the sorrows of one be
laden, yesterday.
Once upon a midnight eerie,
while I crammed 'till I was weary,
over a thick and boring textbook,
never cracked before while I sat
there, boning, boning, - suddenly I
heard a moaning, as of someone
softly groaning close behind my
chamber door. "Tis the wind," I
muttered, "Moaning right outside
my chamber door only this and
nothing more."
Ah, distinctly I remember, it was
ever since September, I had
planned to study English, French,
and Constitutional Law. And I
found out to my sorrow, that in
vain I tried to borrow notes from
classmates, for tomorrow I had
exams, three or four. Finals in
three courses, which I should have
studied long before. Was this jus
tice? I said "Naw!"
And the silken, sad uncertain
rustling of my flannel bathrobe
chilled me- filled me with goose
pimples I had never felt before;
so to stop the heated straining of
my neves I sat, and draining seven
quarts of beer, I settled down to
cram and cram some more. To
learn of bank notes and commis
sions and principles of Malthus'
law things I never knew before.
Presently my breath grew
stronger; hesitating then no long
er, "Sure," said I, or Madame,
beat it, and by solitude restore.
Can't you see I've got to study?
Have a heart and be a buddy, or
my future will be muddy so keep
moving I enfplore. Go and do your
groaning elsewhere, not beside my
chamber door." Then forgetting
etiquette, I swore.
But the groaning came still
louder, so I flung some talcum
powder on my four days' growth
of beard and slowly stumbled
towards the door. "Nuts," I mut
tered, seeing double, "if some
drunk is seeking trouble, I will
bust him like a bubble, with a
left hook to the jaw. But before
I undertake him I will guzzle one
beer more. Then I'll fling wide the
door.
My patience then far further
goaded, for in my house a bomb
exploded, blowing books and beer
and students headlong through my
chamber door. As I lay there, from
the environs came the scream of
a police siren and the clattering
of old andirons clattering on as
they landed on the floor. Then I
learned what caused this uproar
it was merely a gang war. Then
and then, my hair I tore.
"Hell," I said, "no use denying,
it is vainly I've been trying to do
work." So I shrugged while sighing
"This is surely the last straw. Be
fore me my exams are looming, and
since I'd be wrong in assuming
I can study while this booming
is increasing to a roar I will
spend a peaceful evening with my
girl named Eleanor, where I can
relax and furthermore, her father
owns the liquor store."
So my kind and good professors,
I will make you by confessors, if
upon by examinations large K's
you's deign to draw though my
work seems inefficient, try to
make my grades sufficient, and my
faith, now too deficient, in hu
man nature, you'll restore. Even
then, if you don't sec me, in your
classrooms anymore blame it on
Eleanor.
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George Fox was elected Com
mander of Phalanx, military fra
ternity, at their regular election.
Other officers elected were Bill
Wiley, Lieut. Commander; Rocr
Cox, Adjutant; John Scott, Ki-'
nance officer; and Charles Bitncr,
warden-historian.
The new officers took over their
duties yesterday. They will serve
for one year.
Kotouc-
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like that word) gracing the pages
of the 1934 Cornhusker are pic
tures of the same Otto Kotouc, jr.
Underneath those pictures are
stories of his achievements: busi
ness manager of the Awgwan,
officer in Corn Cobs, and a mem
ber of the Innocents society.
Why junior?
Perhaps we should explain why
It is Otto Kotouc jr. Well back in
1903 the senator's father was also
a member of the Nebraska legis
lature. And that's a story in itself for
it was Otto Kotouc, sr., who did
much to create six new depart
ments in the university, including
teacher's college.
Represents three counties.
Senator Kotouc, jr., represents
Richardson, Johnson and Pawnee
counties. After graduating from
Harvard law school, the senator
did tax work In New York city,
then returned to Humboldt to
practice law. This is his first term.
Senator Kotouc Is a member of
the committee on committees,
banking, commerce and insurance
and Judiciary. His principle inter
est in legislation is, he says, "in
seeing that no stringent restric
tions are placed on the develop
ment of oil wells in the state."
Miller attends library
meeting in New York
Dr. R. A. Miller, director of uni
versity libraries, will attend the
annual meeting of the American
Library association's committee on
fellowships and scholarships in
New York City March 21 and 22.
The association annually dis
tributes a number of grants-in-aid
to librarians who have research
projects. While in the east, Dr.
Miller plans also to visit a number
of new college libraries to study
equipment and furnishings in re
gard to the Love library.
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Slade, played by Max Whittaker
and Cecil Richmond. The part of
an English actor, Rodney Bevan,
will be played by Glenn Nelson.
Some play two roles.
Other members of the cast are
Btty Newman, William Green,
Robert Veach, Richard Putney,
Jack Hendrix, and Joyce Burke.
Veach, Putney, Whittaker, and
Hendrix will each carry two roles.
To date the Theatre Players
have presented plays representing
comedy, melodrama, farce and
tragedy. "Boy Meets Girl," the
fifth and last production of the
current Beason, is a fast-moving,
humorous satire on Hollywood.
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