Official Newspaper Of More Than 7,000 Student
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Vol. 40, No. 128 Lincoln, Nebraska Friday, April 25, 1941
Regents okay library plans,
ASM! order call for bids May 20,
approve six appointments
Noble turns master of ceremonies
for Yearbook-Union partv floor show
The man who got more laughs,'
by actual count, then Gracie Al
len on their last stage tour to
gether, Ray Noble, will tempo
rarily abandon his role of band
director at the Cornhusker-Union
party Wednesday night, and, as
master of ceremonies, will launch
his 21 person aggregation of en
tertainers into a half hour floor
chow.
Top attraction spot on the show
will be shared by Lynn Lee and
Lou feminine singing trio and
Snooky Lanson dark haired tenor
soloist.
Ray Noble will turn cockney
comedian with Bill Harley, the
band's number two comic, to pres- '
ent a cockney skit entitled, "A
Blimey Breath of Britain." Fol
lowing the comedy act, Harvey
Johnson will do his stuff on a
trumpet. He is billed from coast
to coast as the "Terrific Trumpe
teer." Six members of the strolling
sextet will do a modern version of
a floradora number, and the Six
teen Noblemen of Song, glee club
for the outfit, will demonstrate
just what an up to the minute
glee club can do with the popular
ditties.
Presentation climaxes show.
Climax of the floor show will
come with the presentation of the
six Cornhusker Beauty Queens for
1941, and the aucti&n of the 11
life sized blowups of the Petty
girls.
The floor show will represent a
half hour cutting of Ray Noble's
stage show now on tour thru the
midwest. The acts presented at the
Union party represent the best
part of the entire hour show.
Besides the floor show and the
presentation, the party will fea
ture two and a half hours of danc
ing to the music of Noble and his
orchestra.
To accommodate the floor show
(See NOBLE, page 3.)
Colorful rurah
costumes appear
in Union tonight
Brilliant neckerchiefs will flash
In the Union ballroom tonight
when the Farmers Fair board will
hold an old time carnival dance.
Plans for the new library were approved by the board of regents
which met in Lincoln Wednesday. The operating superintendent, L.
F. Seaton, was authorized by the board to begin the advertising
for bids, as required by law, on May 20.
Appointments approved by the board of regents were those of
Winifred Yates, extension assist
ant in home economics and home
agent, from March 17 in place of
Elizabeth Williams; Quentin T.
Wiles, graduate assistant in chem
istry for three months from April
1 in place of Homer W. Paxton,
who becomes research fellow for
five and one-half months from
April 16 in place of Floyd Kahler;
Margaret Gustesen, proofreader in
the editorial and publicity depart
ment from April 15 to July 1, in
place of Eleanor Ambuhl, re
signed; Orvis B. Neely, resident in
radiology at the College of Medi
cine for two and one-half months
from April 15; Virginia M. Wilcox,
stenographer in rural economics
from April 1 in place of Harriet M.
Price.
Experience
helps in future
jobs-McPeek
Passenger supervisor
tells UN women how
to meet the public
"Every bit of experience, no
matter what type, helps you in the
work you will do eventually," ad
vised Velma McPeek, passenger
supervisor of the Burlington rail
road, as she addressed a group of
women students in Ellen Smith
yesterday afternoon on "How to
Meet the Public".
Miss McPeek, the first woman
passenger supervisor appointed by
the Burlington, is an example of
her own philosophy. After living
on her father's ranch where she
rode horseback constantly, Miss
McPeek attended a small college
in Kansas where she received a
teaching certificate for music.
Later, after her teaching career,
she attended the school of Do
mestic Arts and Science at Chi
cago and held positions as man
ager in a department store and
tea rooms before her appointment
to her present position.
Make most of yourself.
The resignation of Mrs. Mary
Shockey, stenographer in the serv
ice department, was accepted, ef
fective as of April 30.
Readjustments
Readjustments in work and sal
ary include George A. Garrison,
agricultural extension assistant
and county agent at Hayes Center,
who was transferred to David
City, from April 15; Earl G. Max
well, from assistant extension for
ester to extension forester from
April 1 in place of Clayton W.
Watkins; La Verne V. Peterson,
agricultural extension assistant
and county agent at David City,
transferred to Aurora, from April
15; W. Rundall Peterson, from
"How to meet people?" Miss iiDff f ,:,, i
Reading from left to right they are Lynn, Lee and Lou, feminine
tinging trio who trill thare the top spot with Snooky Lamon, tenor
toloUt, on the Ray Noble floor show program to be presented at the
Cornhutker-L'nion birthday party in the ctAiseum Wednesday night.
McPeek answered this question by
the statement that you must make
the most of yourself. Going to col
lege is a good way to do this be
cause this trains your mind and
(See McPEEK, page 2.)
Ag sponsors
judging meet
High school students
compete for honors
Ag college is host today and to
morrow to nearly 700 vocational
high school students that are here
to compete for honors in various
types of judging.
Today's program slated contests
in dairy judging, grain judging and
identification, poultry judging,
dairy products judging, an egg
show and public speaking.
Tomorrow contestants will com
pete in livestock judging, Babcock
Several noveltry numbers wiu De tests, grain graaing, egg graaing,
included.
The first dance of this kind to
be held in the Union, it will include
such dancing as patterned after
the "Floradora Girls" of Gay
Nineties fame and singing and
musical numbers. Ray Barker and
Nyel Moss will play guitars.
All students are encouraged to
wear rural garb or costume of
some sort. Wide-brimmed som
breros, brightly colored shirts and
blouses, gay shirts and trousers
will lend gaiety to the occasion.
Henry Mattison and his or
chestra will play for the affair
and red and black neckerchiefs
w ill be on sale at the dance. Ad
mission price la ten cents per per
son. Tito ag students
appear on Farm
Facts program
Gounod's 'Faust 'opens
Monday in coliseum
Presenting: their annual ooera production, the university school
of music will offer Gounod's famous opera "Faust" on Monday night A JJ7 J? Cflllfpt
at 8 p. m. in the coliseum. Three university music students, one mem- IsUllHsOV
ber of the school of music faculty, and one guest soloist will take part
in the presentation, with a combined choral union of 350 voices.
assistant and county agent at
Hayes Center, from April 15. A
change was also authorized for
Dr. Joseph A. Henske, from as
sociate professor of pediatrics to
professor and chairman of depart
ment from April 1 in place of J.
Clyde Moore, professor of pedi
atrics. Engineering
senior wins
Singing the role of Marguerite
in "Faust" will be Antonette Ske
da, 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 a junior in the music depart
ment, she is studying with Mrs.
Lenore Van Kirk.
Genzlinger sings role
Selected for the baritone role of
Modern dance
group presents
recital May 2
Under the sponsorship of Shirley
farm mechanics, dairy manage
ment, and crops and soils manage
ment. Awards will be presented
at a banquet tomorrow evening
with Dr. Bradford as toastmaster.
Larger enrollment.
Increased interest in grain judg
ing and in crops and soils manage
ment was indicated by a larger en
rollment than last year in those di
visions. However, dairy judging
holds the lead over all other events
in size of entry list, followed close
ly bv livestock Judging, grain
judging, poultry juaging ana uao- Bennett Toman, orcnesis, mooem
cock tests. dance honorary, will present its
... ., annual spring recital May 2 at
The winner of the public speak- 8;15 in Grant MemoriaL
ing contest will compete later on
against champions of 11 other Seventeen students will particl
statea. The winner will take part pate in the recital which will be
in a national contest at Kansas gn with a demonstration study
City next fall. The winning live- showing some of the fundamentals
stock team will also compete at an(i exercises used In modern
Kansas Citv. during the Americao dance. Original dances will com
plete the rest of the program in
cluding a variety of solo and group
numbers.
Valentine, Cleve Genzlinger is a
sophomore in the department and
a voice student of Dr. A. E. West
brook, director of the school of
fine arts.
Hermann Decker of the music
department faculty will sing the
part of Mephistopheles. He is a
bass-baritone. Thomas A. Ed
wards, vocal instructor at Mon
mouth college, 111., will sing the
tenor role of Faust.
Among the familiar choruses of
the opera are "The Soldiers
Chorus" and 'The Waltz Chorus"
or "Light As Air." Well known
solo selections are "the Bijou
Song" or "Waltz Song," sung by
Marguerite, "The Cavatina" some
times known as "All Hail, Thou
Dwelling Ture and Lowly" sung
by Faust, "Even Purest Heart,"
sune by Valentine, and "Son of
the Golden Calf," sung by Mephistopheles.
Frank Slaymaker, senior in elec
trical engineering, was judged au
thor of the best branch paper of
district No. 6 at a conference of
the American Institute of Elec
trical Engineers in Denver, April
18 and 19.
The paper, on "Frequency-Response
and Efficiency Measure
ments of a Loud Speaker," will be
sent to New York headquarters of
AIEE to compete for national
awards which will be announced
early in 1942. The first prize is
$100 with publication of the paper
in "Electrical Engineering,"
monthly AIEE magazine.
Five schools in district.
Included In district No. 6 of the
Electrical Engineer's Institute
are North and South Dakota, Wy
oming, Colorado and Nebraska
with student branches of AIEE at
nine schools. Prime purpose of
these branches is to train students
(See AIEE, page 4.)
Royal livestock show.
IW senior gets
Book Nook
Broadcast features winners
of Junior-Senior quiz at 4:15
. . with high Junior
Students are invited to hear the and Emory Burnett, and they will
One suite of numbers called "On
the Avenue" has a jazz scene, an
orator number and a philosopher.
A waltz satire and a Rumanian
winners of the Junior-Senior quiz
and one member from the loosing
team on the Book Nook broadcast
at 4:15 this afternoon.
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Rnd D,Peba1 Wul,1?- hearrd Harvard award
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iman-u biauons uuruig uic A waltZ saiire ana a KUmanaa PVanlr PVan mmmontiitnr will
and Fun" hour, at 1 p. m. Satur- -. , iL,.i.,,i,i neasant dance are other features. t,.,int. .k, Thi,n
nas Deen i,,0r i Accordinz to Betty Groth, presi- ftnfonfa nf .i,.
"""L t J ,!uate school dent, this concert will include a char m ficUon authora' In the preliminaries and In the
w....- j - - " . . . , .i,Mi. iroriniv nf numnpra man ei
probably be up on their toes for
the contest. This team represents
a Bifting of teams down to the fi
nals in their own class and final
victory over the junior team rep
resented this afternoon By J. u.
day.
Sstr s?rr-.r
. . a . mn comnanisL baa composed uie mu-
Highlights of the fair and insiae vara eacn - -,c -for vera, of lmport3tnt
facts on some of the special fea- grant.
tures will be included In their ten
minute broadcast.
A graduate of Lincoln high
school in 1937, Roth is a member
numbers herself.
Tickets are available from all
The quiz contest will deviate
from the regular interview and
the one who scores highest will be
given a book.
The team which won the Junior-
noon the questions will test their
specific knowledge of the field or
literature.
This broadcast will be the tenth
in a series of regular broadcasts
from the Union with Frank Egan
, l M . , , pit, r amm Siirma national Orchesis members and at the worn-
The two student will make the of Beta Gjimma faigma nauo Me
trip to Omaha and give the pro- honorary "e . moriaL The price is 35 cents per Senior Quiz is composed of three as commentator and Jon Pruden
gram with George Round, extcn- fraternity. Phi Beta Kappa ana m i. v announced.
sion nuhiiritw rtirM.t,r. Siirma AJpna x-psuwu iaM" -