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EMASIA1 Official Newspaper Of More Than 7,000 Students 1 f Z 408 X t Vol. 40, No. 124 Lincoln,' Nebraska Sunday, April 20, 1941 IIPIk ( ' ,.t A 1 ft n ' 1 ill (V i -: t ' V J M M i 4 ' I u Committee - ! rules out i candidate l v ( l Bob McNutt stricken from Union list; dorm publicity ruling changed Forty-seventh annual summer school faculty to include leading educators Members of the Student Council judiciary committee meeting in special session yesterday after noon, disqualified one Union party candidate and changed their ruling to permit the posting of election material in the university women's residence halls. ' Bob McNutt,, Union party can didate from Bizad, was disqualified by the- committee for : violation of . the ban on -publicity. Story which formed the basis of McNutt's ejec- tion was the Sports Arena column written without the candidate's , knowledge and negligently printed In Friday's issue of the DAILY. Committee emphasizes ban. Speaking of the latest develop ments in the election picture, the Student Council elections commit tee emphasized the publicity ban, stating that no printed, mimeo graphed, typed, written or other wise published material shall be. permitted in behalf of candidates except impartial announcements in the press, and on the official Stu dent Council posters bearing the pictures of all candidates. According to the interpretation of- Article IV appearing in last Wednesday's issue of the DAILY, "impartial announcements" means a list of all candidates with equal information about all on the list and no other identifying marks accompanying the list, appearing ui uic pi cm ui vii cicuuuua coiii- r mittee posters. All other material wm oe considered partial except that appearing in private houses, rooming houses, boarding houses. The press, according to the same interpretation, includes any publi cation which has the sanction of (See COMMITTEE, page 7.) Ivy Day poem contest closes Monday noon (' "A.. . : ' " ' V wi v a' ' H- . m mi ii in m n i in iiWii,iiiniiiminiiii ve -J-irx j J F. E.' Henzlik. C. H. Lincoln Journal. Oldfather. i - 1 - m.,,.,.,.!! Partridge Burkhardt J. E. LeRossignol. If past year's figures mean anything, more than .2,200 men and women will stream into Lincoln this summer for the 47th annual ses sion of summer school under the direction of R. D. Moritz. Amounting to more than a third of the regular university enrollment, this tide of students is comrosed of about a third in teachers college, about a third taking graduate instruction and the other third students unable to 4'"VJ Teaching staff large. To teach the students of this session who in large part are the teachers in the high schools and secondary schools over the state, the services of prominent Nebraska educators have been required every year. With Deans Oldfather, LeRossignol and Henzlik directing the regular university faculty, nine state superintendents and school lead ers will participate in the instructional end of the work. Pictured in today's paper, this all-Nebraska guest teaching staff includes Oliver f H. Bimson, assistant superintendent of Lincoln schools; E. L. Novotry, superintendent of Beatrice schools; Supt. H. R. Partridge, Alliance; Supt. C. Ray Gates, Ed. D., Grand Island; Supt. Allen Burkhardt, Norfolk; H. C. Mardis, principle of Lincoln high; Supt. Earle Wiltse, York, and R. M. Marrs,. principle of South high school, Omaha. Most -students Nebraskans. All but 125 of the students enrolled last year in summer school came from within the state, the others, however, representing 25 states and 8 foreign countries. Nebraska men interested in promoting edu cation and participating in the work of the summer session build the reputation of that summer session. And so to the nine men who will assist in that work this summer, the, university extends a warm welcome. ilarn. A Novotry . Deadline for submitting manu scripts in the Ivy Day poem con test has been extended from last Friday until Monday noon, ac cording to an announcement made yesterday by Pat Sternberg, presi dent; of Mortar Board, sponsors of the contest. Entries should be submitted in triplicate form to Mrs. Ada West over in Ellen Smith, and the name of) the contestant must not appear on the same paper as the poem but must be enclosed in a sealed en velope and handed in with the manuscript. Judges for the con test are three members of the English department. Besides reading his poem on the traditional Ivy Day, the winner will receive a fjve dollar prize. "Time limit was extended because of spring vacation, which kept many students from getting their poems finished in time," explained Miss Sternberg. Rules for the contest specify nly that the poem must be rela- vant to Ivy Day proceedings and tradition. All undergraduate stu dents may enter the contest. Burnhara r i , ! j . .mill ' J. 'A Gate Wlltue Mardli Bimson Despite rain ... Pershing Rifles, hold their five school meet inside coliseum WAA plans annual mass meeting Monday at 7 WAA mass meeting which will be held In Grant Memo rial Monday at 7 p. m. Is open to all women students. At tni meeting Individual participation cups and scholarship awards will be presented and the new officers will be Installed. J Although Nebraska's chances of copping some of the awards la the national Pershing Rifles Regi mental drill meet at the coliseum yesterday looked as drab as the Cornhusker8 uniforms compared with the other four schools, Joha Peters saved the day for Nebraska by taking first in the individual competition for sophomores. The rest of the honors were diveded by the Universities of Iowa, Minne sota and Wisconsin. Starting in the morning with competition for rifle teams anJ crack squads, and ending with pla toon and individual contests in the afternoon, the meet continued de spite the rain which caused the meet to be moved from the base ball fields to the coliseum. Iowa's rifle team broke all rec ords to take the marksmanship championship, and Wisconsin won first place for crack squads. The best platoon award went to Minne sota. While Peters was taking the sophomore individual medal, Rob ert Stewart of Iowa won the fresh man "championship. In rifle marksmanship, Nebras ka shot 1766 to take second to Iowa's record-breaking 1854. High for UN was Bob Gillis with a 363; he placed fifth behind the four Iowa hot-shots led by Richard bwev high scorer with 375. Other members of the Nebraska team were Mumford, 349; Dowell, 359; Hauptman, 330; Reed, 357. South Dakota with 1637, Minne (See COLISEUM, page 7.) ROTC plans four parades, inspection . Unless inclement weather cause? cancellation, Nebraska's ROTC unit will turn out for its first pa rade of the year Tuesday at 5 p. m. Althoggh the military depart ment reports that the parade is merely a "routine review," the drJU is being carried on in anticipation of the annual federal inspection May 15. v , t Parades on April 22, April 29 and May 6 will follow Tuesday's review. The infantry, field artil lery and engineers will tak part, in the parados. University to honor scholars Rabbi Wise to address annual eonvo in coliseum Tuesday at 10:15 a. ni. Six hundred and seven students will be honored for high scholar ship and educational achievement Tuesday morning at the 13th an nual Honors convocation in the coliseum beginning at 10:15 a. m. Of this number, 72 will be recog nized for superior scholarship for' ranking in the upper 3 percent of their class or appearing on the honor lists four or more years. Sixty seniors in the latter group will be seated on the stage with presiding officers, deans and direc tors, and all 72 students will re ceive leather bound certificates. The convocation also will recog nize 18 student organizations whose members have achieved high scholarships, and 44 prizes, award3, medals, keys and scholarships will be presented to 83 individuals. Wise addresses convo. Dr. Stephen S. Wise, noted scholar, religious leader and author, will address the convoca tion on "The University and the American Democracy." Rabbi of the Free Synagogue in New York City, the speaker is also president of the Jewish Institute of Religion and of the American Jewish Con gress. He was one of the founders of the Zionist movement and has been president of the Zionist Or ganization of America. During the first World War he served on the labor committee of the Council of National Defense, and France made him a chevalier in the Legion of Honor for his services. The Rev. Ross S. McCown of First Presbyterian church in Beat rice will pronounce the invocation, and the university symphony or chestra will play several numbers on the program. Chancellor C. S. Boucher will preside. Prof. Linus Burr Smith, chair man of the convocation committee, has arranged a luncheon for Dr. Wise In the Union Tuesday noon to which members of the faculty and their friends have been in vited. Mil Phi Epsilon gives musicale, tea today at 3 Members of Mu Phi Epsilon, na tional music honor sorority, will be hostesses at a musicals and tea for all freshmen and sophomore ! women music students today at 3 p. m. at the Pi Beta Phi sorority house. Faculty members of the univer sity department of music, alumnae and patrons and patronesses of Mu Phi Epsilon have also been in vited to the affair. In the receiving line will be Beth Miller, alumna president of Mu Gamma chapter; Mrs. Harriett Piatt, faculty adviser; Frances Piatt, active president, and Mrs. Jessie C. Henely. The musicale will be precented by Louise Ide, flutist, Neva Bishop and Jane Chambers, pianists, and a' sextet composed of Jeannette Zimmerer, Adele Wenzlaff, Nellie Forrest Gaden, Hester Marie Whitemore,' Miss Bishop and Miss Piatt. Chancellor to speak at celebration Chancellor C. S. Boucher will deliver the principal address Sac urday, April 26 at the 50th anni versary celebration of Georgia State College for Women at Mil ledgeville. His subject " will be "Education in Transition."