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Official Newspaper Of More Than 7,000 Students
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Vol. 40. No. 133.
Lincoln, Nebraska
Friday, May 2, 1941
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Tharp heads
Black Mask
chapter
Dirt aiT Jean Simmons crowned
Honorary
names Thiel
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Innocents society, senior men's
honorary, tapped Burton Thiol
president yesterday at the colorful
Ivy Day ceremonies. Jack Stewart
was tapped vice president; Dale
Theobald, secretary; Paul Svoboda.
treasurer, and Fred Meier ser-geant-at-arms.
Also tapped as new members of
the society were Chris Peterson.
Walt Rundin. James Seizor. Don
Steele. Harold Bacon, Ed Calhoun,
Hugh VVilkins, and Morton Margo
lin. The 13 junior men were chosen
for their prominence in university
activities on a basis of leadership,
service, and scholarship.
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Rurtna ThiH.
M1t Tharp.
luncnln Journal.
Thiel is in arts and science.
(See INNOCENTS, page 3
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Walter C. Rundin
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Curtiss oration
concerns life
after wartime
Ivy Day orator urges
Mtulents not to develop
iillitude of defeatism
Eugene H. Curtiss, Ivy Day ora
tor, urged students to apply them
selves more diligently to prepare
for leadership in the world after
war. In his address yesterday
morning.
"S o m e stu- I f
dents, who do U
not like to ex
ert the effort
n e c e s s ary to
study intelli
gently, sooth
Vh t r r n n
sciences with
the argument
that if the
United States is i
involved in a
war, they prob
ably will not re
turn anyway."
Curtis re
futed this
saying that
in in in
Uncoln Journal.
Eugrnr H. rnrtlm.
looking to the past.
Bull r D. Merle
we find that even in the bloodiest
of wars, the fatalities have never
boon more than 10 percent of those
engaged in the conflicts."
"Therefore." he continued, "as
suming the United States does got
into war and assuming you will
have to go. we must remember
that the chances are nine to one
you will return."
The orator pictured the condition
of men after war if they had not
education, explaining learning
(See ORATOR, page 4.)
Nancy Jean
Haycock is
Ivy Day poet
Winner is teachers
college junior; member
of Pi Beta Phi sorority
One of the oldest of Ivy Day
honors, the announcement of the
Ivy Day poet and reading of the
Ivy Day poem, was bestowed upon
Nancy Jean Haycock, junior in
teacher's college and a member
of Pi Beta Thl sorority, at cere
monies on the campus Thursday
morning.
Known as Senior Class day in
1899, the annual celebration be
came known as Ivy Day two years
later. The first poet for the annual
affair was Edna D. Bullock, who
penned the words for her class
mates of '99.
This year's poet read the fol
lowing original poem before May
Queen Jean Simmons of Lincoln
and her court:
On Tradition and the Ivy.
This little green which we today
shall plant
To grow In symbol of the lives
which briefly
Here have passed; how silent it
does chant
That tradition, quiet guardian of
past things.
Shall live, and weather all as
does the Ivy.
Here we've learned desire for a
tradition
That of Peace; and men and
women here today
Will fight for its existence. As
canker may
Strive to kill the Ivy, so War will
lie
In wait for Peace; and Peace
time will survive it.
Yet, as the vine matures we shan't
forget
The roots and soil in which they
bed. For there
Must be a stable bate for life and
strength
In tradition and the ivy.
Flavia Ann Tharp was masked
as the now president of Mortnr
Board, senior women's honorary
society in traditional ceremonies
on the lawn north of administra
tion yesterday. Shirley Russell
was masked vice president. Harriot
Talbot secretary and Natalie Burn
treasurer. Dorothy White was
named historiin.
Other members masked to the
group were Frances Kcofer. Ma
rian Cramer. Frances Drenguis,
Miriam Rubnitz. Alice Joan Hum
phrey, Jeannette Mickey and Bon
Alice Day. Selection is based on
scholarship, leadership and sorv-
(Soe MORTAR BOARD, page 3.)
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DU's win Inter-fraternity contest
May Queen
Jane Shaw
chosen maid
of honor
Regal in a gown of white im
ported English net, Jean Simmons,
Delta, Delta Delta, was yesterday
enthroned as Nebraska's 30th May
Queen in the traditional Ivy Day
pageant.
Jane Shaw, Pi Beta Phi, was re
vealed as maid of honor at the
same time. Both were chosen at
the all women's election held some
time ago. Winner of the election
was crowned May Queen and the
runner up served as maid of honor.
Re-enacting the thirty year old
ceremony, university women form
ing a daisy and ivy chain made
a corridor for the new queen and
her court to traverse to the throne
and the crowning. The crowd of
several thousand spectators yelled
with delight as the queen and
her court, whose identity had been
kept secret up to the time of the
ceremony, was revealed.
'41 Queen is Mortar Board.
Daughter of Chief Justice and
Mrs. Robert G. Simmons, the l4l
queen is a Mortar Board, Served
as president of the AWS, vice
president of YWCA, Vestals of the
Lamp secretary. Alpha Lambda
Delta, Coed Counselors, was a
delegate to the IAWS convention
in Texas, and is a member of Phi
Beta Kappa. She is a senior in the
college of arts and science.
Her maid of honor is the daugh
ter of University Regent and Mrs.
Marion A. Shaw. She is also a
-A Mortar Board, president of YWCA,
yand a member of Student Council,
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of the Lamp, and Pi
'. "sorority.
Beta Phi
Dorothy While.
Shirley Rtiftrl.
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Delta Uppilon won the inter-fraternity
sing competition for the
second time in three years to top
six teams that judges said were far
superior over last year's entrants.
Led by James Shelley the DU's
rang "Come Raise the Glass to
Delta U," and brought cheers from
the early morning crowd that
almost filled both stands. They
placed second last year.
ATO's sang "Sing Ye Brothers
of ATO," led by Bob Sandberg;
Leon Davis directed Beta Theta Pi
in "Beta Marsaille."
"Jubilate" was the song of the
Phi Gamma Delta's led by Paul
Roddy, and Don Hartman led the
Sigma Chi's in the "Sigma Chi
Toast."
The Sigma Nil's, directed by
Wallace Engdahl sang the "White
Star of Sigma Nu," and Harry
Soagrrn led Sigma Phi Epsilon in
"Memories."
Working on a basis of general
excellence, technical perfection,
tone quality and balance, and the
appearance, judges were Mrs.
Florence Nelson and Henry And
erson of Omaha and Prof. Theo
dore Stclzer of Concordia teachers
college in Seward.
Packard talks
on aviation
today at 11
Alice Ilnmphrry.
Miriam RiihniU.
l Modern dance
honorary gives
recital tonight
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JeaneUs Mlikrv.
Orchosis members sliow
e.Tcics, original danre
compositions anl polos
Ren Alice Day.
WW
France Keefer.
AM phutos from lnculii Joiiin.il
Orchcsis, modern dance hono
rary, will present its annual spring
recital tonight at 8:15 in Grant
Memorial under the sponsorship
of Shirley Bennett Toman.
Beginning with the fundamen
tals and exercises used in modern
dance, the 17 students participa
ting in the recital will complete
the event with original dances in
cluding a vaiiety of solo and group
numbers.
A ii7.7. scene, an orator number
ind a philosopher are included in
nnc suite of numbers called "On
t!ip Avenue." Betty Jean Horner,
accompanist, has composed th
music for several of the important
numbers.
Tickets are nv:iil:ible from all
Oivlu.sis iiiemlji'is find ut the
women's athletic offk-e in Grunt
Memorial. Price of admission is
3f cents per pel sun.
Engineers to seleet
Sweetheart at laiice
tomorrow night
A speech by I. V. Packard, avi
ation expert, will highlight today's
activities at Engineers Week now
being held on the campus. "Avia
tion Tomorrow" is the subject of
Packard's lecture, to be delivered
at 11 a. m. in the Temple theatre.
Tomorrow the 26th annual cele
bration will be climaxed by the
presentation of the Engineers'
Sweetheart at a dance in the
Cornhusker hotel. To be voted on
by all engineers in voting booths
at tne mechanical arts building
and in the agricultural engineer
ing building on ag campus, the
Sweetheart will be selected from
one of the following:
Betty Malone, Louise Howerter.
Mary Fredenhagen. Alice Black
stone, and Louise Eppinger. Mrs.
Barney Oldfield. wife of the Lin
coln newspaper columnist, se
lected the candidates.
Preceding the drince. Col. C. F.
Frankforter, chairman of the
chemical engineering department,
will be toastmaster at a banquet
where all awards of the year will
be presented. The O. J. Fee award,
most prized award given by the
engineering department, will be
presented by Dean O. J. Ferguson.
Main speaker at the banquet
will be Major A. T. Lobdell. who
was recently called to duty as
head of the engineering unit in
the Nebraska ROTC. He will talk
on "Construction and National
Defense."
Started last night.
Engineers Week started last
night when the college held open
house and the public was invited
to view many unusual free ex
liibits and demonstrations. Elec
trical engineers presented many
tricky and mystifying exhibits
demonstrating the magic of elec
tricity, including a hall of per
petual motion, a fountain of gol
den bubbles, demonstrations of
how dial telephones operate, and
(See ENGINEERS, page 2.)
With three hundred coeds, rep
resenting 12 women's groups, tak
ing part in the annual women's
Ivy Day sing, it was the group
representing Pi Beta Phi sorority
which emerged as winners of the
coveted AWS cup after a re-sing
by three of the groups was ordered
by the judges. Second and third
place honors went to Alpha Chi
Omega and Kappa Alpha Theta
sororities, respectively.
In the re-sing the Pi Phis, di
rected by Ruth Fox. and singing
"Sweethearts of the Wine and
Blue," were chosen ahead of the
Alpha Chi Omegas singing "Song
of the Lyre" and the Thetas, sing
ing "White Sails." Directing the
Alpha Chi Omegas was Betty Ann
Egington. while Mary Rosborough
directed the Thetas.
The Pi Phis placed among the
(See IVY SING, page 2.)
Wears classic gown.
Miss Simmons wore a gown of
white imported English net molded
over a satin foundation and grace
(See MAY QEEN, page 2.)
I-M debating
enters fifth
round Tuesday
Fifth round of intramural de
bating will be held at the Sigma
Alpha Mu fraternity house Tues
day, May. 6, at 7 p. m., with Delta
Upsilon arguing on the negative
side, and Sigma Alpha Mu on the
affirmative side. Zeta Beta Tau
drew the bye.
H. A. White, in charge of debat
ing, announced that it will prob
ably be necessary to hold two more,
rounds in the present tournament
in order to determine the winner.
Presidents plant ivy
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workers meet
All Corn Cob workers who
have sold advertising for bas
ketball programs , will meet
with Kd Doiisek rit .1 p. m. to
dav in the DA1LV NEBRAS
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Planting the ivy niven to them by M3y Queen Jean Simmons in the
tiaditiofiiil soot wiiere it t railit ionally fails to grow, are Senior CUis
President John McDermott and Junior Class President Gilbert
Heu'tle.