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Sunday, April 20, 1941 DAILY NEBRASKAN Mortar Board conference oil women in politics settles no issues; proposes alternatives Should women be in politics? terrnine whether or not a ballot nese block printg and brush draw. Walters Miller scholarships for next year, according to an Three possible solutions were should be given to women voters uuu"u "L rhnnrnor C s Boucher. The scholar presented and two accepted as al- and the vote was by a majority ings in the permanent collection announcement yesterday by Chancellor C. S. Boucner. me sc ternatives to the present situation that no factional ballot be given 0V the univerSitv art naileries has shi?ff; Vu ... !,, , at a meeting canea Dy me jvionar Boards Friday to discuss the re- . ' 1 -m r l . cent entry of women into the cam-' pus political ring. oreua reuersu.i icu on the causes and presented the three solutions. 1. Stay out of men's political puruca am.oget.ier, me uieuieuL-u: past condition on this campus. 2. Unite with men's parties only in those elections where both men 'and women are elected at the same time or are connected with the election 3f To unite fully and completely with the men's parties. The first and third were brought ,.f '. , i 0it.mti,L rtur" since the second method would lead to the third, complete affili ation with parties for aH elections. ' Group had no authority. Nothing concrete could be ac complished by this group, for they had no authority to sp;k for their organizations, so a vote was taken for a recommendation as to wheth er or i.ot parties should be printed beside the women candidates' names in the Student Council elec tion Tuesday. That is, whether the names "Affiliated," "Unaffiliated," or names meaning the same thing, should be printed after the candi dates' name. The vote was not unanimous, but a large majority voted that party affiliation should not be on the ballot. Another vote was taken to de- European ... Student relief funds buy hooks for interned Poles, Frenchmen ... in Switzerland Thin u the third f imtIp of iioripf 5. rzrl.frZrZL ieuif WMhiaKioa nw kmvIcb by Ev- organize study groups. Slowly rrett K. Mrlby, amlMaal rrnrral wrrrtnry "intprnpp nniwrit ia" are f w KaropMui Hiatal UrUrt Fun. The west miemee universale are ia a branch ml the W8SF oa thin .springing Up all over the COntl rampwi. Mrlhy l writing the aertea fram -enj ""T' 8""'ri-"d- Gi'ven these intellectual mate- By Everett K. Meioy. lZLXSTTSff f !araa wow . .. . The 40,000 French and ronsn i ct a different problem. Physically, the men were well cared for, but morally, they were becoming bit ter and downcast. After Mr. Andre de Blonay had made more than fifty visits to the camps, ques tionnaires were again given the students. By the end of July a scheme had been set up to provide them with books, study material, games, cigarettes, and recreation al material Soon it became evi dent that internment was to last for months and perhaps years. Although early plana for estab lishing regular study in univer sity classrooms failed; under a later olan the university was brought to the interned students, During the first tin days of Oc- tober staff members of the Re lief Fund interviewed all those who had applied for study assist ance and from 1,400 candidates, 900 were selected on the basis of formal standing, intellectual gifts, and character for inclusion in the new university camps. Internees taken from camps. On Oct. 29 five hundred Polish student, 240 French and Belgian students were enrolled in the spe cial centers to continue their study. During the next week 200 more Polish internees boys be tween 16 and 19 were taken from ...1 . V. -.. 1,aA m with older soldiers and grouped i " . . . w.,..e.v. those 900 students form communl- ties of their own, they have ade- quate leacning maun, leciure - a.lVAa 1iKaartA MsJ . ... . ,a.s, (umu Uiu, .. a real opportunity for intellectual advancement All of them came to Switzerland as soldiers. Although they were lost among the mass of retreating armies, they are now students and enjoy, with prac tically no limitation, the full ad vantages of student life. "Educational grapevine." People often ask how students learn of the European Student Relief Fund. The answer is that there is now an "educational jrapevine," by which refugee stu dents in all European camps are learning of the opportunities open to; them. Through this means we re;eiv daily requests for book" materials, and advice. "Give i. . ate professor of political science, r. v. Shumate spoke on the defini- uon ana meaning of the wora "pol- itics " Mrs Kathorvn rnloman n- tional Mortar Board nresint 0f conditions on other campuses 8na expressea the hope that con- wuuien voiers. Besides this discussion associ- umons will not become as bad here Nebra3ka Art association show, Lauridsen received his B. A. de vsiS T has given the university a small gree from the university in Feb- The meeting closed with no pro- was egene afconsen uf of o,- WhiCh " inClUdCd " W and Sigma Xi, he is now a Ing college and designed and con was xne general consensus of Op.- exhibit. An nripntfll rntr fivpn bv t ' nuer Qr structed the mechanical eneineer- ion that something will have to be aerreed unon. soon. One solution would be thev merit system, which "r.r ".' a'a"' rI!ufff'al.u State, Minnesota and other large schools. Westhrook five soloists . . Five soloists for the university's concert presentation of Gounod's famous opera, "Faust," on April 28 were announced yesterday by Dr. Arthur E. VVestbrook, director of the school of fine arts. o...gmB u.c u.c '"."ST' r; in the opera will be Antoaette gome books," is the first request Then information about how to rials, a little advice, and encour !Tnl' f""089- ,0i:,intr tuov y,va nt wn fnr v :. eotten by students fortunate enough to have escaped war cn achieve the impossible under im possible conditions. The generos ity of those who have not experi enced the privations of refugee and prisoner life is all that it needed to start the ball rolling. NOTE: In transmitting this dis patch the ESRF said two secre taries are now in Germany gath ering the latest information about student life in prisoner campa. This material, the organization in dicated, will be sent to America upon the return of the staff mem bers to Geneva. The Intercollegi ate Washington Press will dis tribute those dispatches. ) mr LMCCeSSarY (Continued from page 3.) until they are 19, but they may Join the home guard, while at uni versity. There is compulsory clasa veraiiy. mere is cum iuiwi y tiww attendance except at Cambridge and Oxford, and Mowat states that .frnHo. i Hictinnti u,,.r ,.n. AWhvllUUilW Am Ulkllivvi J a-v ' a ' r der the voluntary system. He has and BiU Heusel, who are "batch taueht under both systems. inS it" at ag college this year. The chief difference between English and American students is that English students participate in sports to a much greater de gree than do -American students, according to Mowat. There are no fraternities and sororities in the ICL ilOl i Ulll f VI .Till . ttllU V t m fe d , rt to fact tnat the university haa always p,.ovjaed dortnitoriea foe students Tw u nn mnaanr acinar th L-l 111 lliv anui t, itsi.MV kf. ' fl.aternity 8ystein, but for some reason 0Jr combination of reasons J nc been started Grat BrUain He a(Jded cial life is not emphasized so much we weeK. announcea in English as it is in American yesterday, "the broadcast will be universities. about the Farmer's Fair, to be Prof. Mowat, who will return to held May 3" England in August, started at the . . . University of Delaware and is go- OUl faculty members Ing across the country, ending up miISJr ron!estH at the University of California. He JuISe "U81C COHiesiS taught at the University of Wis- Members of the music depart consin in 1925 and the following ment faculty who judged state summer passed through Lincoln on music contest divisions April 18 his way to Denver. and 19 include Don Lentz at He has five sens and a daughter Brookings, S. D., Earnest Harri ln various branches of service in'aon at Yankton, S. D.f Hermann Great Britain and abroad at the present time. Exhibit in Morrill features oriental prints, drawings A showing of Tananese and Chi- A snowing or Japanese ana m- becn set UP in SaUery A of MorriU O and wil1 continue through Friday of this week. p . Gardner director of the raui araner- airecior or me William Rockhill Nelson art gal- lery in Kansas City, who recently helDed select Durchaes from the early 18th century Chinese brush --o o- Mrs. Glen Foe is also shown. A number of the prints and drawings r present past purchases for the Hall collection. announces for 'Faust ' opera by Gounod Skeda, a junior in the department of music and a voice student of Miss Alma Wagner. Nelda Michael, who will take the part of Siebel, is a contralto. Also she ifJ studyW with Mrs. Lenore Van Kirk. Genzlinger is baritone. Selected for the baritone role of Valentine, Cleve Genzlinger is a sophomore in the department and a voice student of Dr. Westbrook. Hermann Decker of the music department faculty will sing the part of Mephistopheies. He is a basa-baritone. Thomas A. Ed- wards, vocal instructor at Mon- mouth College, 111., was announced last week for the tenor role of Faust. A combined choral union of 350 singers will appear in the produc tion, which will be accompanied by the university orchestra. Among the familiar choruses of the opera are "The Soldiers Chorus'" and "The Waltz Cs or "Light As Air." solo selections are Well-known "The Bijou Song" or "Waltz Song," sung by Marguerite, The Cavatlna some- times known as "All Hail, Thou Dwelling Pure and Lowly" sung by Faust, "Even Purest Heart," sung by Valentine, and "Song of the Golden Calf," sung by Mephisto- pheles. Tickets for the opera are 25 cents, and sales are in charge of Phi Mu Epsilon, Delta Omicron. Sigma Alpha Iota, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, musical organiza tions sponsoring the production. Pratt interviews Heusel brothers on radio show weekly v radio broadcasts for the university Randall Pratt, ag editor of the DAILY, interviewed Loean. Gerald tveeping aown expenses is me major reason for these students' doing their own cooking and housekeeping, since they come from one of the drouth stricken areas in Nebraska. The boys aver age only $4.91 apiece for food; $27 63 for clothing since school has started; $5.00 for room; and " r general expenses. Buying books each semester is .,lite an expense for most stu- dents, but the Heusel Brothers a a a . 11 1 f A. a m .... amve is proDiem Dy registering fr m same courses. In this way they need to buy only one set of books for all three. ! Decker at Broken Bow, and Mrs: Ignore Van Kirk at ONeilL Laiiridsen, Mueller, Wilke receive Miller scholarships . r James Laundsen, AlDeiX J. muciiei, miu lu ........ :l,rQitv hnnrrt of regents to receive lHUIIllIlttltU UV Ob OIl 1 1 - - mittee headed by Dr. C. S. Hamit- ton, acting dean of the graduate college, the three students will be among those honored by awards at ."s J the university s Honors convoca- tion Tuesday morning in the coli- seum. ruary, 1940 being graduated cum i auuaic oaaiaiaiit in pa lukjikjj ,. the college of medicine in Omaha, He was a resrents scholarship win- ioss-SR and nlans to follow ameu"fca- . .... . . . Illinois graduate. Mueller received his B.S. degree in June, 1940, from the University of Illinois. He is a candidate for an M.S. degree from Nebraska in August, 1911, in chemistry and physics. A graduate assistant in chemistry at the university this year, he plans to take his Ph.D. degree here and become a research chemist in industrial chemistry. Miss Wilke is a senior in the arts and sciences college this year and a reader in the economics de- partment. A member of Phi Beta Kappa, she plans to enter the col lege of law next fall. , Egaii to quiz Junior-Senior finalists today Teams meet for. contest in Union ballroom tonight . at 8; Will get cash prizes Frank Egan will be the quiz master for the final Junior-Senior Quiz tonight at 8 p. m. in the Un ion ballroom. The two teams have been through three rounds success fully and each will be asked ten questions, The iudere will be Raymond Stanley and Olen Burnett will be timekeeper. The senior team is composed of Currin Shields, Em- ory Burnett and James Jezl. The junior team is made up of John Kerl, Grove Nelson and J. B. Johnson. The questions will include about one-half fact, one each on litem- ture music and art and the rest on current events. Any member of the team may answer the ques- tions and they will be given one minute for each question. Members of the winning team will receive $5 each and the losers will get $2.50 each. The winning team will appear on the Booknook broadcast next week and the one with the highest score will receive the book-of-the-week. KU takes first tilt I Friday with 5-7 win TUT A TsITT iTTA "M Voa At. -HI i Q ""j AP.1 JJpSS JLin anS i tte Cornhusker baseball squad 7-5 when Ernie Swanson, UN mounds man weakened momentarily with two out in the sixth inning to per mit four hits and a walk that ac counted for three runs. Floyd Kirkland, the Kansas State pitcher gave up 11 hits dur ing that were well scattered over the nine innings of ball. Both Kansas State and Nebraska had five errors against them at the end of the tilt Hornsby opened Kansas State scoring in the first inning, belting a 2-1 pitch to deep center for a nAtMAV Vniiinflfn hiT A UnmAB ..... - the fourth inning. Up to the sixth inning he pitched tight ball allow- (y vm; atavv iavno UUilJIg IM) Allan J innings. A GET 25c NOW for Your Old Watch Band Oa a ! leather ar oU. 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