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Vol. 41, No. 10.
Lincoln, Nebraska
Wednesday, September 24, 1941
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Preceding the construction of a laboratory addition by the WPA,
workmen began excavations Tuesday on the ground just east of the
university's newly acquired engineering mechanics hall, which was
formerly Bancroft school.
Now housing the engineering mechanics department and teachers
college training school, the building and its addition will be the site
of the complete engineering mechanics department when final remod
eling is finished next summer. The training school will move to other
quarters.
According to Prof. W. L. DeBaufre, department chairman, the
new laboratory will cost approximately $22,000. The original building
was purchased from the Lincoln public schools for $77,000 and re
modeling is expected to cost approximately $11,000. This total expen
diture of about $11,000 will be less than half the amount estimated
necessary for a new building with similar facilities.
Suggesting the bargain of the acquisition, Professor DeBaufre
said that if the ground alone on which Bancroft stands had been pur
chased at the average price of other ground acquired for campus ex
tension, the cost would have been
$94,000 instead of the $77,000 paid
for both ground and building.
Highway testing funds earned by
the department's highway testing
laboratory, not tax funds, will be
(See TESTING LAB, page 4.)
Ross Miller
Resigns Ag
College Post
His Ficldmaii Duties for
American Hereford Cattle
Association Begin Oct. 1
Ross Miller, instructor in ani
mal husbandry, has resigned his
position to become fieldman for
the American Hereford associa-
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ROSS MILLER.
..."Certain to Be Successful.
tion beginning October 1 it was
announced yesterday at ag college,
"We are sorry to lose Ross
Miller," said Dean W. W. Burr of
the college of agriculture. "Men
of his qualifications and experi
ence are hard to find. He is a
very competent man, and is
thoroughly acquainted with the
live stock field. He has rendered
(See MILLER, page 3.)
Daily Staff
Meets Today
All reporters, paid staff mem
bers, nd students interested in
working on the Daily Nebras
kan are requested to attend a
meeting in the Daily office this
afternoon at 3:30, it was an
nounced yesterday.
' Reporters are asked to come
prepared to give Information on
the beats they have covered so
far and the one they would like
to take regularly. Permanent
beats will be assigned today.
Pub Board
Again Picks
Ed Calhoun
Following a publications board
meeting yesterday afternoon Ed
Calhoun was announced as the
business manager of the Corn
husker. Declared ineligible for the posi
tion to which he was elected last
spring by the point board, Calhoun
was later found to be eligible et
a point board meeting last week,
and the pub board reaffirmed their
decision, selecting Calhoun over
two other candidates.
Leonard Warren, Metropolitan Star,
Begins Lincoln Symphony Concerts
First artist to appear this sea
son on, the Lincoln Symphony con
cert series, which begins November
3, will be Leonard Warren, leading
baritone of the Metropolitan Opera
association, according to an an
nouncement made yesterday by the
Lincoln Symphony association.
Warren began his career as an
opera star when he left the Radio
City music hall glee club three
years ago, and, without any pre
vious radio experience, became one
of the winners of the Metropolitan
Auditions of the Air. Besides hav
ing sung such famed baritone parts
as Valentia in "Faust," and the
King's Herald In "Lohengrin,"
Cob Pledges
Attend Annual
Rush Smoker
The N club rooms in the coli
seum will be opened this evening
at 7:30 for the first Corn Cob
smoker held annually to organize
new pledges. Any sophomore with
athletic eligibility may attend. A
turn-out of over 45 new men is
expected.
After a short talk by Colonel
C. J. Frankforter, Corn Cob ad
viser, work for the first rally be
fore the Iowa State football game
will be assigned.
Workers In the men's pep or
ganization are given three activ
ity points. The 16 pledges who
have piled up the largest number
of hours during the year, based
on the amount of work done, are
initiated as actives in the spring.
Laase New
Debate Head
In Shake-up
White Teaches Written
Argumentation; Debate
Under Speech Department
Appointment of Prof. Leroy
Laase as coach of the debate
team Highlighted reorganiza
tion this summer of the oral
and written argumentation
program.
Laase replaces, Prof. H. A.
White, debate coach for the last
15 years. The move came with the
switch of oral debate to the speech
department from the English de
partment which always had han
dled both the oral and written as
pects of argumentation.
Laase, director of the speech
d e p a r t ment,
taught debate
at Hastings
college for ten
years where
his teams
gained national
distinction at
conferences of
Pi Kappa Del
to, national
honorary for
ensic fraternity.
He was na
t i o n a 1 vice
p r e s ident of
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tion. Prof. I.ar.
State president of the Nebras
(See LAASE, page 4.)
with the Metropolitan, Warren has
also been soloist with the New
York Philharmonic-Symphony,
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LEONARD WARREN.
. . . Baritone Soloist.
Students Check
Directory Lists
For Accuracy
Beginning tomorrow, students
will be asked to check their names
for completeness and accuracy for
the student directory this fall.
Names may be checked on the city
campus in the Temple lobby, and
on ag campus in ag hall.
These points should be checked.
1. Completeness of name.
2. Correct college and year.
3. Correct home address.
(See DIRECTORY, page 3.),
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Moving to make the University Theatre an all-out student
activity, the Theatre advisory committee has approved a new
policy which will allow students to select the plays they will
see produced on the stage of the Theatre this year.
City campus students will go to the polls in the union to
day and tomorrow to make their selections, while ag campus
students will vote on Friday.
As far as it can be ascertained, this. plan has never before
UNIVERSITY THEATRE
Ballot for Student Play Selection
VOTE for ONE in EACH GROUP
Comedy Melodrama!
East Lynne
Children of Darkness
Don Juan
Androcles and the Lion
MYSTERY!
Arsenic and Old Lace Ladies in Retirement
been tried'on any campus, according to Paul L. Pogen, director
of the speech department and dramatic arts department.
Ten plays which would be satisfactory for production dur
in the 1941-42 school year have been selected by the University
Theatre staff and approved by the
committee. This list appears on a
sampleballot in today's Nebras
kan. Vote for Three.
Each student may vote for
three plays. One comedy-melodrama,
one drama, and one mys
tery will be selected from the
list on this ballot.
The ballot box for students who
have classes on city campus is lo
cated in the inner entrance of the
with the Cleveland Summer Music
society series, and with the Con
certs Symphoniques de Montreal.
This season's symphony program
includes six concerts: November 3,
Warren; December 1, orchestra
concert, with Wilbur Chenoweth
as pianist; January 21, Vronsky
and Babin, duo piano team; Febru
ary 9, orchestra concert with the
Lincoln Cathedral Choir; March
11, Jascha Keifitz, violinist; and
April 9, orchestra concert with
Lucy Monroe as soprano soloist.
Student tickets for the concert
series are now on sale at the
school of music for $3.50, and
should be purchased by October 1.
Tickets purchased after that dae
will carry a 10 percent defense
tax.
CAA Board
Meets Tonight;
Will Fill Quota
Final meeting of the selection
board, composed of representatives
from the Civil Aeronautics Ad
ministration, flying schools and
ground school, will be held in room
204, M. E. building, at 7:30 p. m.
Thursday. The quota of students
for both the primary and second
ary civilian pilot training pro
grams will be filled.
All those who are interested In
making application and who did
not attend the first meeting of this
board should be present at this
meeting. When the student has
been selected for the program, he
will be instructed to proceed with
the physical examination and other
details for completing his registra
tion for the course.
Drama !
Flight to the West
The Masque of Kings
Middletown Mural
Prologue to Glory
union and ballots may be obtained
there.
While city campus students will
vote today and tomorrow, ag
campus students may vote on Fri
day, when the ballot box will be
moved from the union to ag hall
on the ag campus for the accom
modation of students who do not
have classes on city campus.
The only requirement for eligi
bility in voting is that the voter
be a student of the university.
Identification cards must be pre
sented at the time of voting.
Students are urged by the com
mittee to take part in selecting
the plays they wish to see this
year from a list of Broadway hits,
the finest classics, and revivals of
early American greats.
A short resume of each pliy
will be found on page two of this
paper.
Three Speak i
At Barb Union
Open Meeting
Highlighting the barb union
meeting last night in union par
lors X and Y were three speeches
by campus leaders explaining th
barb program for the year. Dave
Marvin, president of Barb union,
presided at the meeting.
Speaking first, Bob Dewey, vice
president of the organization,
stated that "the main social func
tion of the union is to arrange
hour dances every week end with
sororities and girls' houses and
dormitories. This year, the social
program is based around the Barb
Bomber activity ticket."
Horney Explains Intramurals.
Bill Horney, intramural chair
man, explained the barb athletic
program, saying:
"Closer co-operation between
separate clubs is the most impor
tant thing In the intramural pro
gram, since it is hard for unaffili
ated students to get together."
For the first time, a trophy will
be given in each major sport
(touch football, basketball and
softball) for the winning intra
mural team. This team will have
its name engraved on the trophy,
and If the same group wins three
years In succession, the trophy
will be retired.
Blaine Sloan, barb union presi
dent a year ago, explained the
barb political program.