Friday, May 2, 1941
DAILY NEBRASKAN
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Ivy Day Oration
BY EUGtNE CURTISS
ladies and gentlemen, fellow students:
We are indeed fortunate to be eble to take
this occasion to celebrate a day of sentimental
memories here at the university I believe today
has been traditional almost since the opening of
this j-xhool, and let us hope that in the future it
shall remain so.
It has been the policy of my predecessors at
this time to dwell mainly upon the faults or upon
the pood points of the university, and oecause this
Is a university function, quite naturally some phase
of the school should be discussed. However, it seem.'
to me that there is a situation at the present tim.
that pertains to the students of the university
rather than the university itself, which should be
discussed.
Iet us look first to the present international
situation. We find that a!l of the major powers of
Kurope today are engaged in a chaotic conflict. The
winner of that conflict cannot- be determined at
this time, but we all krow that the interests of the
United States are vitally in accord with those of
the allies, as a result, and since the plight of the
allies seems very serious, it is possible, and' even
probable, that the United States will enter this con
flict. Our entrance into this war will require the
United States to draw into her armed forces prob
ably every able-bodied man between the ages of 18
and 40, and into this category we will find included
practically all college men.
Therefore, we find many students concluding
now that their college careers will be cut short and
that since they may not be able to finish now. they
probably never will finish, and there has developed
a feeling of futility as far as their academic pur
suits are concerned. We need look back only three
years to see that then the average college student
vu preparing for his or her career, that the time
he was spending here at the university, he spent in
preparing for a lifetime job. and that since his
entire future wa probably based upon his accom
plishments in that field, he quite naturally desired
to attain the highest levels he possibly could. A
result, the college student of that day diligently
applied himself to his work. Today, however, rather
than contemplating pursuing the line of activity,
which he has chosen, the average college student
has nothing to contemplate in the next few years
but joining the armed forces of the United States,
either as a draftee or a soldier.
The fortunate ones will go in as officers, the
leSk, fortunate as privates. It seems quite obvious
that "th-average education obtained at the univer
sity, with the exception perhaps of the required
ROTC course, would not benefit one in such a post
to the slightest degree. Hence, there has grown up
a pessimistic attitude toward school today, a feel
ing of futility and of hopeless endeavor. From this,
deplorable as the fact may seem, the standard of
our university has fallen very greatly me past two
years. But let us examine this viewpoint to see if
the defeatist attitude taken by
is substantially correct.
We need to look only to htitory to see that
wars do not last forever. The lAigest we un be-
tiv th rvistinsr war will las? ia two or three
more years, and the taking out of two or three
years from the lifetime of the average 18 or
19 year old student will still leave him a life ex
pectancy of 40 years. We must remember that we
will have ourselves and our familiea and our chil
dren to support during that time, and the best the
only way to secure assurance that they will be
prexys
provided for is by gaining a proper education for planted liv da
ourselves, as we can while we can. . p
Some students, who do not like to exert the J V fCSlSHS SClt lO itS TdtC
effoit necessary to study intelligently, sooin tneir
consciences with the aigument that
States is involved in a war. they w
return anyway. However, again looking to tne nasi. Donald E. Bower. ceremony? I. a young and tender
we find that even in the bloodiest of wars, the snrie of Ivy who was Iv'y sPriP. carried away from my
fatalities have never been more than 10 per cent "eXrdav nd am dead unlive abode and made to suffer
of those engaged in the conflicts, and. therefore. tPoda By wav oy haunting those " the hot May shou'd
assuming the United States doe, get into the war who looked at me and applauded dTgotThe
irn munifrns whip uui i mc -. if ..
tly. sooth their . CJ
Zl" hy dying at foot of oak tree
and assuming you win nave io go, r inu.-i.
member that the chances are nine to one you will
return, and we must also lemember that the period
for your returning will be very soon, comparatively.
And once again if we look toward history, we
will further find that at the end of every major
conflict, there has almost always been a rather
serious depression. How better, in the absence of
lich relatives, could you provide to withstand a
depression, than by a good education?
a moment let us take the very d i a c k -
am going to tell you my expe
rience on Ivy Day - from the Ivy"s
point of view.
1 was growing peacefully the
day before yesterday, enjoying the
place of my birth. I was very
young and tender and hadn't felt
anv of the hardships prevailing in
the world. That was the day be
fore yesterday.
Suddenly, my habitat so peace
ful was cone from me as the
earth around my roots
Then for
t of nil assumptions. For the purpose of argument roots they were) disappeared, and
. . . , . ,,,t.j 5itr enters this there I stood, in my roots now
let us assume that the United Sle""te ... nude. A spade had loosed the
war and mat we, me - ---
were to happen, then the only thing, the single
solitary thing we would have to depend upon for
in a new oraer
earth, and a human hand grasped
me. sprig of a plant that I was
Kept on ice.
I was carried away by this
hand and kept in a refrigerator
until yesterday. When they fi
nally took me from the cold I was
stiff and frozen prelude to death
for thev were enjoying it .an
Kverything was Ivy but really
only I was Ivy. Ivy Day, Ivy Day
poet, Ivy Day orator, Ivy Day
sing now all that's gone, and I
a m too.
Resigned to fate.
Resigned to my fate, I neverthe
less was shocked when a hand 50
times the size of my stem clenched
me and carried me to the side of a
tree. Looking down I saw the
(slender corpse of another Ivy plant and
I knew what my fate would be.
Two men now knelt over me,
and dug my grave with a little
marie And while thev planted me
in a little hole, flash bulbs hurt my v? program
tender chlorophyll, and people em
barrassed me, for I was unclothed,
having no soil over my nude roots.
Then the deed was done. The
crime committed. I was buried and
the two brawny. Inhumane men
arose and left me. men l was
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The next time I saw light I was in alone. It grew dark. In that flash VV tor over 7.000 planes now on . ,'f . - rv
the midst of hundreds of neoole. of memorv that comes to one iust order. Hit ll III lIHtllall Y
our survival for making our way
would be our education.
So let us remember to get everything we can
out of school while we can still go to school, be
if we et in the war. the war will not last
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family and relati
non us in the future,
educe tion- what we have in our minds -is the sole
and only asset which we can still depend upon
having after this crisis is over.
h Ordal
. , ,1 r;wv over Ne Italians at Matapan. The
Ships J or the U3.y English had an aircraft carrier
Kunds to speed construction of with their fleet: the Italians had
... . r, vcere none. The extent of the British
the new two-ocean navy were attributed by
voted yesterday by the senate, and many observers to the services of
the bill was sent to the president the royal navy's planes,
for his signature. At present the United States
The bill appropriates three HI- "JjTlK
lion, 500 million dollars for the cjfjf, fleet and one wjth tne At
Of this amount, a jantic fleet. Since the creation of
hillion and a half are to speed tne tnf Asiatic fleet their exact tus-
construction of the 729 vessels in position is in doubt,
the present fleet building pro
gram.
Slightly under half a billion has
been allotted for naval aviation.
This includes funds with which to
Records slioiv
women veolacinv'
to the
., wiIi probably be dependent vv the queen crowned, and fi
ves will prooaoiy u h my jUon x djd not enJoy u
uture. and. finally, because our 8n o
and from existence, and was glad that next amount of 150 million and cash in
the
year I shall be a corpse no ivy
Day for me.
the amount of 142 million was pro
vided for repairs and alterations
rf fitrhtine- shins. The precise na-
Chicago. 111. fACP). Place
ment records of the University of
Chicago are beginning to reflect
iCommentorials
from our readers
i
Stutlent criticise
Ellsicorth Steele,
Dear Editor:
it n e v i
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ture of these repairs is not speci- xMe trend toward replacing men
JCoUflpJUA.
with Mary Adelaide Hansen
S
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fied.
The navy, however, has been
equipping all its ships with the
famous English De Gaussing anti
magnetic mine device; and last
year congress voted 300.000.000
dollars for deck armour plate snd
anti-aircraft guns in the current
modernization program. Presum
ably more work of this type will
be done.
Because of the expanding na-
And
ire of the air arm of the navy
Jl there is some possibility that a
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pari oi uic niuinrj' w iw vj.
Ned Bell. Pooky Peters, Lowe Fol- transformation of certain ships in-
with women in industry, reports
Doris B. Larsh. placement coun
selor of the university's board of
vocational guidance and place
ment. She added, however, that "the
salaries tend to be lower for
women than for men who have
held these same positions. For in
stance, one company which offers
a starting salary of $125 a month
to men is offering $90 to women
in the same capacity.
"There undoubtedly will be a
fluctuation upward, as the avail-
som, and Paul Dinnis "snuk" into to aircraft carriers.
able good candidates are none too
Kllsworth Steele, the self appointed champion on,.c again they have planted the ,he 'coiiseum Wednesday nizht and A possibility along this line plentiful now and certainly can-
of the c.moui have nots. speaks out in true Goeb- Ivy. Someone must have been do- nad a at time wolfing an the would be the battleship Wyoming, not last much longer it employ
or tne campua " f ...,,, v, insr a lot of praving. because the , Q, : ro,a the oldest battleship in the navv men continues to increase.
, . w . . m i m nnnnrpn nvnirv ui viii-n . . wecto, v. , . . . , wv. - - .
neis oiyic - - pn shone, lots of people were nH T-,, Rrihnff innv the hi and one which was
almost
was not a part. - made happy, and Ivy Day was trip to Omaha, the Ice Follies, scrapped at the 1930 London na- Two hundred of the 670 students
Like an ardent reformer. Mr. Steele speaks generally conceded to be one of and tuff in general. And what's val disarmament conference. Its at Norwich university are fresh-
onlv of results without even mere mention of causes the most successful in history, this about John Weingarten get- status at that time was reduced men. There will he only 52 gradu-
...fno While he heartily condemned and And ye Societe Columne now rates tj gt , jn the mud? to a training ship, and its big guns ating cadets in June,
or circumstances, wnue ne ne hi. jr the distinction of having a Mortar ... wcre removed. Nevertheless. ;t
criticized the juvenile actions oi wir ...6 Board for one of ita editors that vuwi ruw fngn can serve 8g an effPCtjve airplane
students he saw no wrong in the destructive action Black Masqoe enabling Mimi to do is the Sig Alph formal, and some- carrier, especially in the North
of covering aji expensive exhibit with manure and more secret snooping, no doubt. thing elegant in the way of favors Atlantic in certain waters.
Ivy
eve.
re college student
whitewash.
It is noteworthy that in his attempt to improve
campus relations, he apparently disregards the fact
that the heads of the two student bodies concerned
saw fit to take no penalizing action upon the par
ticipants. It is tragic that Mr. Steele had to witness
a brutal scene In which brute force andVtwords
tin which he is so adept) was the persuadirV mo
tive. It is mutually believed that the lawand engi-
neering students can conduct their own actiUtles J esJ.orting the latter gal
without the aid of tne former Carrie uun lnend.
Student Council. We hope that he may find a more Out Woody Herman way. Alpha
fertile field for his efforts in the future.
Sincerely yours,
Robert W. Nourse
David A. Roach
The value of aircraft carriers
to rumor. Alex Mills will take was conclusively demonstrated in
saw the battle of the bands, and Becky Wait, and DG Dotty Thomas the recent British naval victory
everyone had a wonderful time no will do her waltzing with Louis
matter which place they went. You n- v f.01- First chapter of a national fra-
might have seen Beta Piker Davis UiU V011 Know ternity ever established in the
and Kappa Helen Cather dancing Seybolt. south was a "temple" of the My-
to Ray Noiie. or Nate Kolman, that those smooth attendants' stioal Seven organized at Emory
ocrri n,ZTti Sio-ma Nu's. who gowns yesterday were designed uni frersity about 1840.
took ttfo girls home from the and made by Dorothy Bumstead, tes college is offering short-
coliseur
of Petty';
tally. Nate pai
The
Daily Nebraska!!
tCo girls home from the and made by uorotny tsumsteaa, ues conege is onermg .win- jyn-
eunTVPi Phi Lou Ide and one former Kappa here at UN? She's hard and typing courses, without cm.
etty'siscious gals. Inciden- responsible for all 11 of them, not acTdemic credit, to help students
Nate paid $7.50 for the priv- some swanky New York modiste, gevs jobs after graduation. itmhr
FOKT1ETH rEAK
HnbMrfptloo Katm mre SI. 00 Per seme
trt or Sl.M lor lh College 2-
Mallrd HlnKlr opj. .enu Hai""
(erand-lmu mattrr at tlw postTWcr in
l.lnroln. Nrbraaka. indn Ael of on-
Mareb . 1873. and at p-irj' rale
IMMtacr provlrtf d for in Hrrtxor 1 1 o.
of Ortobrr 3. 1817. Atnn-itra
lemher 30. 1932.
Engineers-
(Continued from Page 1.)
a color organ display giving col
ored visual pictures of music as
It is played.
Visitors also saw an electric
anake and a voice controlled train.
May Queen-
Continued from Page 1)
flounced with fine Notting-
fullv
ham lace. The classic shirred 1938, when they won second place
bodice of net was joined to the honors, while tne ineias piHceu
shoulder yoke with self-ruffle, first three times in succession,
forming a heart neckline. The '38. '39. and '40.
verv full-flared double net smri juuges iw me iuuiri
Ivy Sing-
(Continued from Page 1.)
the annual sine in they went steady, was that of Phi
Delt Cliff Meier ana ivappa iviouy
Woodward.
Phi Dorothv Tipton came home
w ith something extra, too. It's the
Sig Alpha pin of Dick Spelts, who
forsook the usual moonlight and
roses for such an occasion and
passed her the bit of jewelry right
at the table among all the coke
bottles and brothers. An unusual
combination, or rather, one which
used to be usual last year when
winners in
with double rows of me lace at or execuem iiiui. ..u
hemline. Sleeves were slimly difficult contest to judge. ' Judg-
tapered to the wrists below shoul- ing was baaed on general excel-
der fullness. The traditional tulle lence of efforts of competing
veil fell from her shoulders to groups, technical perfection, which
train-leneth. and she wore while memoes tone juiuy j.u c.
satin sandals and a necklace
of and the appearance of the group.
while hamburgers were fried in a extended into a long train, flounced that this year's contest was one
hot skillet over a coia stove.
Frank Slaymaker had charge of
electrical engineering exhibits.
Two sound films on housing and
manufacture of steel were shown
by architecture students, and stu
dent drawings and models were
displayed. Chairman of this was
David Wink.
Roacb in charge.
David Roach had charge of the
engineering mechanics students'
exhibit which featured testing
demonstrations of cement, con
crete cylinders and building and
highway materials. Drawings and
models of various projects, includ
ing drawings made by students In
t'ol among tliose present
enjoying this long week-end of
pomp and picnics will be Theta
Hap Mcintosh. She's in the hos
pital with a touch of bronchial
pneumonia.
The Betas
seem to have been playing lately.
of Concordia
in Seward were
form organization
i a 1 t . - -m
pearls. Her flowers were gar- Mr., riorence fl3on .nu nrmj CoeflS at UuCrllll
Li.. ..ni.ri with delphinium Anderson of Omaha and Prof. s ' 101 '
ir. . minified lei Theodore Stelzer
Miu Shaw', ewn was of silk teachers college
jersey in a regal coral shade, and the judges.
she wore a matching turban. Her Contestants
flowers were varying shades of Other women's groups entered
blue delphinium with white stalks in tne contest. in addition to the
in a modified lei. first, second, and third place win-
Atttndant gowns. ners. were as follows: Kappa
mited. to help soldiers
Oberlin. Ohio. (ACPI. Oberlin
college coeds have formed an or
ganization to provide entertain-
Tbe ten attendants of the queen Kappa Gamma. Gamma Phi Beta, ment for men in military service
in
of
of
rational defense training course wore gowns styled the same as Delta Delta. Co-op houses
were shown lr,e maia or nonor oui vrcic
Exhibits pertaining to highways increasingly deeper shades
j v. . hiirhii.hi f blue. Their flowers were leis
the civil engineering open house, salmon pink gladiolaa.
A working model of an arch First to appear in the Queens
bridge showing its actual behavior train were the two freshmen at-
under different Joading conditions tendants. Jean Cowden and Lois
w.n a. a model of Panama Jeannette Christie. Sophomore at-
Canal lock gates in operation were tendants were Ann Craft and Janet charge of Janet Curley this year.
on.trotH Kvral model Louise Curley. Junior attendants
were teny u ansa, jean uimwiii t-roressor lxuis t.. rsucnmian i
Camahan and Marv Elizabeth Ros- the department of Enelish at
for women. Chi Omega. Alpha Xi
Delta, Towne Club, Alpha Omi
cron Pi, and Alpha Phi. This
year's contest represented the
first time that the number of con
testants has been limited.
Sponsored by the AWS Stu
dents' Board, the sing was in
planes were also shown. In charge
of these exhibits wss Martin Siem-
The organization is called the
committee for intercollegiate aid
to American soldiers and sailors.
Its purpose is to collect playing
cards and games for young men
undergoing military training. Stu
dents in other colleges have been
asked to form similar committees
and to send in reports to the Ober
lin group, which will act as a
clearing house for information.
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Sound movie shown.
A sound movie in color was
ahown on plastic materials and
there waa additional demonstra
tions of polarized light and weld
ing when all laboratories of the
mechanical engineering building
were open.
To acquaint spectators with
their duties and equipment, mili
tary engineers showed model field
fortifications and camouflage ef
fects. Harry Seagren was chair
man. Engineers from ag showed their
new draw-bar instrument car used
for tractor testing. It is the only
test car of its kind In the world
and ag college has the only offi
cial tractor testing station in the
world. Don Kruse, chairman, also
had charge of an irrigation exhib
it, farm motors exhibit, and rural
electrification display.
Helen Elizabeth Claybaugh ana
Mary Kerrigan.
Pages who heralded the ap
proach of the May Queen and her
party weie freshmen Dorothy
Owen Thomas and Betty Ann
Bonebright. Junior women who
led the daisy chain were Louise
A. K. Frolich. Ellen Wllkens,
Maryellen Robiaon. Betty Jean
Spaulding and Ruth Louise Gros- i
venor.
Senior women who led the ivy
chain were Lucille Eilen Thomas,
Esther Marie Connett, Dee Mag
dalene Schill and Patricia Mc- I
Mahon.
Flower girls in the procession
were Paula Broady. daughter of
Prof, and Mrs. Knute Broady,
Phyllis Gish. daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Herbert Gish. and Teresa
Stepanek, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Orin Stepanek. all of Lincoln.
Pablo Saenz, son of Prof, and Mrs.
Hilano Saenz, was crown bearer.
is raising
"war libra- 1
first editions of the late 18th and ries" to be distributed arouna tne
19th centuries. university.
borough. Senior attendants were Washington State is collecting rare $2,000 for 12 special
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