Law, engineer buildings
scenes of campus feuding
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Vol. 40, No. 130
Lincoln, Nebraska
Tuesday, April 29, 1941
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An overpowered lawyer is soaked by a belligerent engineer who
captured him in the mass raid on law college. The unhappy law
student floundering in the driveway of the ME building is Leo
Turkel.
Engineers take offensive
using egg ammunition
as injured lawyers retreat
Turning the west end of the
campus into an omelet, the law-
engineering feud hit near-riotous
stages yesterday morning as 300
to 400 engineers stormed the law
building in retaliation for the law
yers' theft of their combine ex
hibit. Only four students were injured
seriously, according to members
of the Student Health department,
who reported that a number of
ROTC parades
for honorary
colonel today
The ROTC will have fun today
at 5 p. m., for they will pass in
review before Maurine Malster,
honorary colonel of the brigade, in
the second parade of the year.
Altho the men, from infantry,
engineers and field artillery, like
the female angle on this parade,
the instruction staff is looking for
improvement over last week's re
view since date of the federal in
spection is nearing.
For June 6, date of the inspec
tion, parades have been planned
for the next two weeks, making a
total of four reviews before the
big inspection.
Last prc-Fair
rally features
Kourt session
As a feature of the last pre
Farmers Fair rally on ag campu3
wil be the inaugural session of Ye
Kangaroo Kourt, high tribunal at
ag for the week to come.
At the court all who have not
been dressed in cotton garb this
week and have been apprehended
by the "plain-clothes" men will be
dully tried and if found guilty
sentenced to be publicly disgraced
in a dunking in the horse tank,
located on a prominent spot on the
campus.
Other features of the program
will include pep talks by members
of the Fair board and by the fac
ulty advisers. Meetings of the
various committees will be held
following the rally.
students probably went home hurt
after the fracas.
Sent to the infirmary where
eight stitches were taken on the
side of his face was Edward Wal
la, a lawyer, who was the most
seriously injured. Others treated
were Leonard Dunker, Robert Gil
bert and Earl Ludlum, all lawyers.
Only engineer hurt was Maurice
Breunsbach who was scratched
and bruised.
With about a dozen policeman
resisting the invader engineers,
only 12 lawyers were kidnaped.
Engineers revenge.
Throwing smelly Butryc acid,
clipping hair, squirting water,
painting "Eng," on their captives,
the engineers were out for re
venge. Lawyers Friday night mov
ed the 40 inch combine on exhibit
on the corner south of Pharmacy
hall to the door of the law build
ing where they threw whitewash
and manure on the machine.
Damage to law building included
egg stains on the east side, break
age of glass, and ruin of two doors
leading to the library on the third
floor where most of the lawyers
stayed during the raid. Several
chairs and a table were also de
stroyed in the second rush of the
(See FEUD, page 3)
Women in Ivy,
Daisy chains
hold meetings
In preparation for the cere
monial parade in the Ivy Day
celebration Thursday, all women
in both the Ivy and Daisy chain
must attend practices in room 306
at the Temple Tuesday and Wed
nesda at 5 p. m., Pat Sternberg,
Mortar Board president, has an
nounced. Miss Sternberg said that it is
very Important that girls attend
because Prof. H. T. Decker of, the
music department will be there to
help direct the singing practice.
Leaders of the two chains,
prominent women in activities,
will not be revealed until the
morning of Ivy Day. The chains
preceed the May queen and form
a chain along the walk leading to
the throne.
Marlon Miller is .chairman of
the Ivy Day chains and Jean
Swenson is her assistant.
Six Husker beauty queens
chosen by Petty
step from yearbook cover
Stepping from the covers of a
gigantic 1941 Cornhusker, six uni
versity women, chosen by fashion
designer William Royer Hastings,
and artist George Petty, will be
revealed tomorrow night at the
Union birthday party as the 1941
Cornhusker beauty queens.
Under the brilliant glare of spot-
UN graduate
killed in Florida
plane crash
Robert Nelson, prominent
in campus military affairs,
crashes in Everglades
Robert Nelson, 22, 1940 gradu
ate from the university who had
been training as a marine corps
cadet, was killed yesterday after
noon when his plane crashed in the
Everglades about 12 miles from
Miami, Fla.
Nelson graduated from the bizad
college last June and had been
prominent in military affairs on
the campus. He commanded the
local Pershing Rifles unit for a
year, and was a member of Delta
Upsilon. His home was in Omaha.
His plane was sighted upside
down in the marshes, and a ground
rescue party recovered the body.
He had moved to Miami for ad
vanced training from Pensacola a
(See CRASH, page 4)
Militzer gives
second lecture
on marriage
Meeting takes place
at 4 p.m. today in Union;
Howley urges attendance
Speaking at 4 p. m. today in Un
ion parlors XYZ, Dr. W. E. Militzer
of the chemistry department will
deliver his second lecture in the
Mortar Board YWCA sponsored
"Marriage Conference."
Dr. Militzer's topic, "Making a
Success of Marriage," follows his
initial address to the conference on
"Preparing for Marriage."
Beth Howley, Mortar Board di
rector of the series, urges all men
and women to attend today's meet
ing. NYA movie today
portrays activities
"Youth Gets a Break" will be
the title of a movie to be shown
tonight at 7:30 In the Union ball
room. The picture is sponsored by
the National Youth Administra
tion In Nebraska.
The motion picture provides an
excellent portrayal of NYA work
throughout the country. The ad
ministration believes that it is im
portant that citizens be informed
regarding the activities of their
government, and are using the film
to fulfill this purpose.
Gladys Shamp, state NYA ad
ministrator, will tell about the
work at the meeting.
Corn Cob workers
to check in tickets
Corn Cob workers must check
In their tickets for the Union
Cornhusker party by 7 p. m.
Wednesday in the Union office
according to an announcement
made yesterday by Gerald
Spahn, president. This It the
latest time they may be checked
In. M
lights, the representatives of Ne
braska pulchritude will descend a
long winding staircase from the
coliseum balcony to the band shell
where they will be individually
presented by Ray Noble, and will
be given a bouquet of American
Beauty roses.
Highlight of the third annual
Student Union anniversary party,
the presentation will come imme
diately following the half hour
floor show to be given at 10:30
by Ray Noble and his crew of 21
entertainers.
Auction drawings.
Following the beauty queen pre
sentation, Avery Forke, Corn
husker business manager, will auc
tion the 11 life-sized petty draw
ings used to decorate the coliseum.
One of the 11 drawings is now on
display in the Union main hall.
Beauty queen finalists, from
whom the six beauty queens have
been chosen, will be informed of
their status a half hour preceeding
the presentation. All 12 candidates
(See QUEEN, page 2)
Barhs elect
eight to fill
council posts
Present council chooses
holdover members; sets
date for officer election
Barb Council announces eight
new members elected on April 22.
They are: Marjorie Holmes, Bob
Dewey, sophomores; Janet Hage
lin, Lorraine Will, Bill Green, Jer
ry Skogg, juniors; Virginia Mutz,
Gilbert Heuftle, seniors.
Holdover members elected by the
council arc Harold Alexis, Jean
Echtenkamp, Budd Walker and
Louise Woerner. Automatic mem
bers representing Barb Activities
Board for Women are Dorothy
White, Bonnie Wennerstcn and Al
thea Ware. Election of officers has
been set for May 12 stated Helen
Elizabeth Claybaugh, outgoing
president.
Annual spring banquet has
been scheduled for May 17 with
both old and new council members
aiding. Awards for outstanding
leadership v ill be presented at this
time by the various organizations.
Chorus, soloists score hit
in presentation of 'Faust'
By Marjorie May.
Three student soloists scored a
triumph in their performances of
the opera "Faust" last night in the
coliseum. Antonctte Skoda, junior,
received the greatest amount of
applause with her version of Mar
guerite, and Nelda Michael, Jun
ior, and Cleve Genzlinger, so
prano, were not far behind in their
roles as Sicbel and Valentine.
The part of Faust was well
taken by Thomas Edwards, teach
er at Monmouth, 111. This was the
second time he had sung the part.
Prof. Hermann Decker of the uni
versity, took the part of Mephis
topheles. Climax of the show and the
most outstanding part was the
combined chorus, orchestra, and
soloists In presenting the "Prison
Scene." Running a close second,
"Soldier's Chorus" showed the
sometimes weak men's chorus in
its best song. However, this was
even better when the women's
chorus joined in. s .
Audience familiar with muelo.
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Probably the most important
reason for the success of these
particular arias was their famili-
Journalism
day stars
Nebraskan
Frank Martin speaks
at banquet Friday night;
discussions during day
Following discussion periods led
by outstanding Nebraska newspa
permen during journalism day,
Friday afternoon, Frank Martin,
dean of the Missouri school of
journalism and a graduate of Ne
braska, will highlight activities
for the day with a talk at a ban
quet in the Union ballroom.
Recognized as one of the out
standing authorities on journalism
in the world, Martin has worked
on the Kansas City Star, the Ja
pan Advertiser and established the
Yenching Gazette while in Peip
ing, China, as an exchange pro
fessor in journalism.
On Missouri faculty.
He has been on the University
of Missouri faculty since 1909.
While there he wrote one of the
first journalism text books. Hold
ing honorary membership in many
journalistic organizations, Martin
is a fellow of the Institute of
British journalists, an honor held
by less than half a dozen Ameri
cans. The journalism day program is
being sponsored by Theta Sigma
Phi, Sigma Delta Chi, women and
men's journalistic societies respec
tively; Gamma Alpha Chi, na
tional advertising sorority; and
the .school of journalism.
Keynote of the day will be
"Service a Free Press Renders in
a Democracy." Round table dis
cussions during the day will deal
with the problems and advantages
of the various fields of journalism.
Vestals of Lamp elect
Roberts new president
Vestals of the Lamp elected Bet
ty Ann Roberts, president; and
secretary-treasurer, Jane Bird, at
initiation meeting Sunday.
I-F sing entries
are due today
All fraternities entering the
interfraternity sing must sub
mit lists of all men who are
going to participate by noon
today in the Kosmet Klub of
fice, so that eligibility may be
checked.
arity to the audience. Both brought
ear-ringing rounds of applause.
Miss Skoda's initial appearance
In opera resulted in an excellent
portrayal of the leading feminine
(See FAUST, page 4)
Farmers Fair
rodeo presents
student riders
It's rodeo time at UN, accord
ing to Ray Crawford of the Farm
ers Fair board, who yesterday sent
out a call for all persons inter
ested in riding in the Farmers
Fair rodeo, Saturday afternoon.
Applications for entering the
following contests should be filed
with Crawford at the AGR house
at' once: steer riding, calf roping
polo game, western stock saddle
ride, and the bucking Ford con
test. Plaques will be given for first
place winners in the steer riding,
calf roping, and western stock
saddle riding contests.
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