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1871 to 1942 . . . The photostatic copies reproduced
above represent 71 years of progress in student
edited publications on the campus. Volume 1, Num
ber 1, of the "Hesperian Student" as the grand
daddy of the Daily was called, is dated October,
1871. On the right is a recent edition of the Daily,
which ain't what it used to be!
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By George Abbott.
The Daily Nebrnshan nin't what it used to he.
This fact was discovered by looking over the "grnnddaddy "
of all Nebvnskans and this one, the "Hesperian Student as it,
was called in the school year of 1871-72, the year of its founding.
That there have been some changes made is apparent in the
fact that both the October, 871, edition and the February. 1872,
edition are datelined "Volume 1, Number 1" which means this
year marks the seventy-first year that university students have
edited a campus publication.
Erratic Methods.
."The methods of publication were very erratic in those
days," commented Miss Edna D. Bullock, a member of the Pal
Indian Society in the days when the paper was published by
that group.
Lead articles of the first edition, taken from the Spring
field Ifepublican, present a more or less terrifying picture of
southwestern United States.
Writing about New Mexico in that year, 1871. the corre
spondent says, "Like all countries beyond civilization, the low
value placed on human life is at first startling, but one gets used
to hearing over the morning coffee, of some horror, with a.
tranquility only excelled by the natives; it becomes merely an
everyday item to know that the Apaches have murdered a few
miserable Mexican sheep herders, or that somebody had shot hi
neighbor in the plax.a of Las Vegas."
Dales Editii Monthly.
A monthly at that time, the Hesperian, was edited by J. S.
Dales, one of the two students who formed the university's J'ir.-t
graduating class.
(See Anniversary, page 3.)
Vol. 41, No. 93
Sunday, March 1, 1942
ANew, Better Band
Is Signed for Prom
By Chris Petersen.
Large grins lie spread over the portentious pans of Prom
Chairman J as. Sclzcr and Union director Will .Marsh today.
There is joy in the house where son-ownee reigned!
The story, in the handiest nutshell, is that the laddies have
snagged a. new band for the Prom a bigger and better aggre
gation of music makers to give forth with the thriving jive
come this Friday eve. With sly smiles, these gloating gents are
spreading the doctrine that the last band they had under their
thumbs. "was good" but the new band, well we quote "Ahhhh'.
Sweet and solid!"
"Who is it?" That was our first query.
"Why they've played at the Trianon," said Scl.er. "And
on 'Hie Fitch P.aiidwagon," added Marsh. "To say nothing of
the P.al Tabarin in Frisco." continued Jim. "And don't forget
Chicago's Hotel Stevens and the Steel Pier at Atlantic City,"
breathed Marsh. "Oh, yes. and the Hotel lien. Franklin in Philly,
Hazel Abel Is Chosen
weetheart of Pledges
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(See PROM, page 4.)
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Varied Gifts Furnish
Don Love Memorial Hall
Hazel Abel, Kappa Kappa Gamma, was presented to 180
couples last night as pledge sweetheart of 1942 at the first an
nual interfraternity pledge formal in the Union ballroom.
Vice-president of the council, Pob Johnson, Phi Kappa Psi
pledge, introduced the sweetheart to pledges of 21 fraternities
whose pledge pin faesimilies decorated the ballroom.
Voting for the honor was held Wednesday and Thursday
in the Union lobby. The council banned corsages except for the
five candidates for sweetheart.
As the first project of the interfraternity pledge council,
the dance will be followed by other functions and it is hoped
that the organization-can be continued next -year.
Nebraska Art Exhibit
Builds on War Theme
Art ami war-time relation is the
theme of the 52nd annual exhibi
tion of contemporary art open
ing today in the second floor art
galleries of Morrill.
Sponsored jointly by the univer
sity and the Nebraska Art associa
tion, the exhibition today is re
served for members of the associa
tion only, but opens tomorrow to
the general public. The galleries
will be on display from March 2
through the 29th on week days be
tween 8 a. m. and 5:45 p. m., on
Saturdays from 8 a. m. to 4:45
p. m., nnd on Sunday afternoons
from 2 to 5 p. m. Students are
admitted by identification cards.
To see the exhibition in the best
order as planned this year by the
committee, headed by Prof. F. D.
Kirsch, director of the university
art galleries, visitors are advised
to enter Morrill by the east stair
way. The main corridor of the
second floor is arranged climacti
cally working toward the 33-inch
head done in beaten lead, the work
of Jose de Creeft. The heaiTSs
(Se EXHIBIT, page 2.)
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Bill Rist Goes to District
Pan-American Debate Meet
Gifts of almost every descrip
tion testify to the esteem in which
the university and the late Don
Ive are held by individuals and
the membership of many organ
izations. The gifts comprise the
larger share of the furnishings
for the Don Love Memorial Coop
erative hall for women on the
ag campus.
Girls greet their dates after
classes or in the evening in the
main lounge, which appropriately
enough is also known as the Gift
Room. If it's music that's
wanted, there is a grand piano,
which was given by the alumse
of Mortar Board. Or, there's a
radio which was presented by the
Home Economics Association and
is kept on a tatle given by the
same organization.
In the Gift Room is a "drum
table," another present from the
Home Economics Association and
two settees and an easy chair
which were furnished by the home
economics faculty. Mrs. Harry
Burnett of Detroit presented a
large oil painting in honor of her
husband, the late Dr. Burnett. The
Phi Upsilon Omicron, the home
economics alumnae, Coil-Agri-Fun,
Omicron Nu alumnae, and Mrs.
Alway of Minneapolis, Minn., are
(See LOVE DORM, rK 2
Van den Bark Composes
Dictionary of Modern Slang
Slang, which is an unstable language, is Ihe subject of a
complete 1,174-page reference book compiled by Melvin Van
den Park, former Knglish instructor here and Lester V. Perry
of Lo.s Angeles City college.
More than 10(1,000 terms to which are constantly being
added fresh words and from which others are fading and being
dropped are contained in the volui ic. The words are suitably
and conveniently grouped by ideas with a copious index ac
cording to the same plan which underlies the famous Poget's
International Thesaurus.
The first part of this book deals with general slang and
colloquialisms, the second with special slang. Accuracy in the
latlg- in various fields was checked by Mich sources as Ping
Crosby, the music, section; WalCDisney studios, cartoon motion
picture terms; and other competent authorities for the under
world, trades, eating establishments, military and western class
ifications. Miss Louise Pound, English professor of the university,
president of the American Dialect society, and vice president of
the Linguistic Society of Aiiierrca has been an adviser on the
(See DICTIONARY, page 3.)
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Lincoln Journal.
Or. Louise Pound
Thirteen colleges and universi
ties of Nebraska, South Dakota
and Kansas completed a two day
extompore-discussion and debate
contest Saturday afternoon. Tha
extempore-d.scussion contest was
one of 43 being held thi3 year, and
was sponsored by the coordinator
of inter-American affairs in the
office for emergency management.
Harrell Beck of Wayne Stata
Teachers college placed first in
the extempore-discussion contest
and Bill Rist, Nebraska sopho
more, placed second. Both wera
honored at a conference luncheon
held Saturday afternoon in the
Union. Beck received an inscribed
pen and Rist an inscribed pencil.
Both Beck and Rist by winning
this sectional contest, will be sent
to a district contest. Winners of
the state contests will be sent to
later contests, with all expenses
paid, to compete for regional hon
ors. Winners of the regional con
tests then go to a national con
test held in Washington, D. C.
National winners will be sent
to South America as good will rep
resentatives as aJ part f the Pdn
American good neighbor program.
The discussion question was "How
can we best promote Cooperation
and friendship among the Pan
(See DEBATE, page 2.)