The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, February 09, 1944, Image 1

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    Business Lecture
Series Begins Tonite
"Women In Business," a series
o' Isctures sponsored by members
Of Phi Chi Theta, professional
bizad sorority, will begin this eve
ning: with a program in room 316
of the Union from 7:30 to 8:30.
IX E. Beck, personnel director
of a local store, will be the first
guest speaker, using as his topic
"Personnel in Business." As a
sequel to Mr. Beck s talk, he will
lead a discussion of the same topic
the following Wednesday evening.
Anyone attending the forum may
ask questions. Lectures "will be
held every Wednesday evening at
the same time.
Correlate Theory and Practice.
The aim of the series is to fur
nish direct relationship between
theological studies and actual busi
ness conditions and to discover the
Vol. 85, No. 85
, Melton
From Allen to Corn
BY GHITA HILL.
Sunday he appeared in Fred Al
len's evening program in New
York and Tuesday morning found
him eating corn flakes in Lincoln.
This is an example of the high
rate of speed energetic, busy
James Melton, who appeared here
at the symphony concert series
last night, has been working un
der all season.
The press from the Lincoln
newspapers who had convened to
interview Mr. Melton, found that
before the American radio, con
cert and operatic tenor could give
them any information, he had to
ROTC Band
Plays Sunday
In Coliseum
Under the direction of Mr.
Donald Lentz, the university
ROTC symphonic band will pre
sent its annual midwinter concert
Sunday at 3 p. m. in the Coliseum.
Special number will be played
by Robert Jorden, baritone horn
piayer, and the trumpet sextet
composed of Carlos AlKinson,
Robert McShane, Wayne Wolfe,
Calvin C.Ioor, Phil Kearney and
Carrol Kent.
This concert will be the first
in the band's history in which
girls have played an important
part. Until this year there were
only six girls in the band but tiow
the number has been increased to
thirty-three.
The program will be:
PROGRAM
AMilrtfr Festival March (Prokofleff i
Ovriiuc to Phedre (Massenet)
Tli.- N itcrsrker Sul (Tuohalkonky )
I-antum di Concerto (BoccnlarU
Mr. Jorden.
filuvonic Pereniide (Hhadwellj
JUentr. AtkinMin, McHhanr, Wolfe, Cloor,
Carrol, Kearney.
Th- Seven fleas (Coates)
Bu te el HereriacleH (Herbert)
1. Spanish, 2. Chinese, 3. Cuban,
4. Orient j I.
Troril.nl (rjould)
l.ilierty Bell (Solisal
M.inlie Slav (Tacha'knwaky
Coed Counselors
Give Frosh Parly
All second semester freshmen
women are invited to a party
givei by the Coed Counselor board
tomorrow from 7:30 to 8:30 p. m.
in Kllen Smith. The members of
the board wish to take this op
portunity to get acquainted with
the freshmen.
Coed Counselors is the big sister
organization to help freshmen ac
quaint themselves with the cam
pus and other students. Catherine
Weils is president of the board.
college courses which will best
meet the requirements and needs
of the many fields of business.
Dean Clark of the bizad college
said, "The success in organizing
the series Is due to the work of
the girls in Phi Chi Theta. Mem
bers of the bizad college faculty
feel that the project has given the
girls an opportunity to put ir.to
practice what they have learned
and the lectures should be of great
service to those interested in busi
ness." Business Men Advise.
Severl prominent business men
and faculty members have given
advice to members of the sorority
concerning the content of the
series. The topics of the first lec-
(See Lecture Series, page 2.)
BiffiSHI
Wednesday, February 9, 1944
Journeys
. . . For Lincoln Coneerl
answer three long distance calls
and eat his corn flakes.
Over a howl of cereal and a
cup of coffee. Melton let loose on
his friendly, magnetic personality,
" x-:f,.
Ik
From Lincoln Journal.
JAMES MELTON
. . . makes second visit.
greeting "ole man Hill,'' his ac
companist, and anyone else who
happened to enter the Cornhusker
coffee shop.
Makes Second Appearance.
Singing in Lincoln for the soc-
(Se J. Melton, page 2.)
Choose Eleven
Conimitteem en
For Coed Show
Committee chairmen for the Co
ed Follies, annual all coed show
sponsored by AWS, have been se
lected. Virginia Stuermer has charge of
tickets. Jo Martz is chairman of
skits and Rachael Ann Lock will
direct the TNC presentation. The
style show is under the supervi
sion of Mary Lou Holtz; Mary
Ann Mattoon has charge of pub
licity; Midge Holtzscherer is the
notification chairman; Betty Lou
Simon, ushers; Mary Jo Latsch,
balcony manager; Alice Abel,
lighting and properties; Natalie
Porter, flowers and cups, and El
len Sim Dewey, dressing rooms
and backstage.
Drafts of the skits have been
handed in to Dorothy Carnahan,
general chairman. Try-outs will be
held Tuesday and Wednesday, lco.
22 and 23 from 7 to 9.
The ahow will be presented
Thursday evening, March 9 at 7:30
at the Temple Theater.
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STAMP GOAL
LACKS $1,017.75
This week marks the end
of the fourth loan drive for
which the war council set a
goal of $2,000. To date $982.85
worth of stamps have been sold
on the campus and $1,017.75
must be collected during this
week to reach the goal.
Aside from the usual stamp
day when stamps are sold from
campus booths, Tassels sold
them at affiliated houses last
night and will sell to other
organized houses tonight and
again to the sororities Thurs
day, according to Mary Rus
sell, Tassel president.
Last week end similar tours
were held and the war council
sponsored a stamp dance Fri
day evening at the Union, yet
the campus has not reached
the halfway mark toward the
ascribed goal. There is less
than a week left to go over
the top.
Let's all back the attack!
Youth Panel
Adopts Four
Resolutions
Representatives
Of Three Races
Discuss Needs
At a panel discussion held Sun
day night in connection with Youth
Week and sponsored by the Chris
tian Youth Council, four univer
sity students, representing three
races, discussed racial discrimina
tions. As a result of the panel, the
council adopted four resolutions.
two of which have direct bearings
on the university. The two resolu
tions are:
To ask university officials for
clarification of the policy in re
gard to equal rights for Nisei and
Negro students in the dormitories,
and secondly, to commend univer
sity regents for their tolerance in
allowing Nisei students to study
here and to request that the quota
be raised.
In commenting on the resolu
tions, Anne Weelensiek, president
(See Youth Panel, page 3.)
Bengali Talks
OnBookNook
Air Program
Book nook program heard
over KFOR every Thursday at
3:45 will feature Sir Rama
swami at this week's broadcast.
Sponsored by the university
library in collaboration with
the radio division of the speech
department, book nook this
year has been under the super
vision of Prof. Leo Martin and
under the student direction of
Marilyn Simpson.
Betty Rhodes will interview
Sir Ramaswami who appeared
at the university convocation
Thursday on newspaper policies
in India and the reading habits
of Indian people as contrasted
to those of the United States.
A new feature of the program
will be a quiz session with ques
tions relating to well known
books and authors. Bill Major
will comment on the latest
books. Jerry Neumeyer is the
script writer.
Ncbraskan Needs TVo
194-3 Issues of Paper
Charlotte Hill, business man
ager of the Nebraskan, asks
that anyone with copies of the
paper for December 3 or Octo
ber 10 turn them in to the Ne
braskan office in the Union.
Five cents will be paid for each
copy.
New officers of the Student
Foundation were recently chosen
by the senior members of the or
ganization.
Elected president was
Neumann,
member of
Natalie
Gamma Phi
Beta, the War
Council, Tas
sels and Coed-
C o u n s e 1 o rs.
Jean L a r s e n
was elected
vice president
secretary. She
is a member of
Alpha Chi
Omega, Vestals
of the Lamp,
Natalie Neumann.
student council,
Coed-Counselors.
YWCA, Tassels,
war council ana
Virginia Stuermer is the new
Agriculture
Meet Opens
Here Today
Governor Dwight Griswold. Wil
liam B. Jeffers. president of XTnion
racific, and Dr. Edmund E. Lin
coln, chief economist for the Du
Pont corporation, will speak at
7:30 tonight at the first general
group meeting of Organized Agri
culture which is being held today
and tomorrow on the ag campus.
Governor Griswold will intro
duce Mr. Jeffers and Mr. Lincoln
who will deliver the two main ad
dresses of the evening. Mr. Jeffers
will speak on "Agriculture s
Transportation Problem in War
Time." and Dr. Lincoln will deal
with "Our Uncommon Heritage
and Our Challenging Future, the
meeting is open to the public.
The two day session of Organ
ized Agriculture, annual winter
get together of farm, extension
service, and business people,
opened this morning with group
meetings of the various state agri
cultural associations and groups
and will continue through this
evening.
War Council
Mademoiselle
Myra Col burg and Pat Cham
berlain have been chosen to rep
resent the Nebraska campus in
the March Mademoiselle "V"-Girl
contest, sponsored by Mademoi
selle magazine.
The magazine will sponsor a
new contest each month and will
Coeds Present
Senior Recital
Today at Four
Miss Shirley Smith, Miss Betty
Kendle, and Miss Dorothy Huff
man will appear in the first sen
ior recital of this semester, to be
held this afternoon at 4 in Temple
theater.
The program will be divided into
three parts, the first of which will
be presented by Miss Shirley
Smith, soprano. She will sing a
group of five songs, assisted by
Miss Ruth Way on the flute.
"Evening Song."
At the organ, Miss Betty Kendle
will play five selections, including
"Evening Song," by Schumann.
Miss Mary Helen Bush will assist
her at the piano to complete the
second part of the program.
Miss Dorothy Huffman, con
tralto, will appear in the last part
of the program, singing a group
of six songs. She will be accom
panied by Johnson Beam, violin
ist. Trerequisite to Degrees.
As a prerequisite to their de
gree of bachelors of music and
education, these students must ap
pear in at least one recital. The
next recital will be given Feb. 23,
by Miss Mary Helen Bush and
Miss Dorothy Strasheim. ;
treasurer, Olive Pope, publicity
chairman and Clarice Marshall,
outstate chairman. District chair
men are: Shirley Hinds, first dis
trict; Shirley Hillmer, second dis
trict; Pat Rann, third district;
Doris Dolezal, fourth district;
Janet Sherwood, fifth district; Lo
rene Novatny, sixth district; Betty
Jann Mahan, seventh district.
Set New Scholarship Goal.
The foundation set a new goal
for the war scholarship fund for
the coming year at $1,000 in face
value of war bonds. During the
past year the first goal of $2,500
was met.
The new officers, who will as
sume responsibility today, will
(See Student Foundation, page 2.),
Dance Club
Entertains
Artist Guild
Orchesis, honorary dance club,
will be in charge of a program to
be presented for the Lincoln Art
ists Guild. A lecture-demonstra
tion will be given tomorrow eve
ning at Giant Memorial hall at 8.
Admittance will be by invitation
only.
Orchesis, which is sponsored by
the women's phys ed department
and WAA, is under the direction of
Dr. Aileene Lockhart.
For its program the club will
present "Technique Study,"
"Waltz," "Minuet." "Gigu'c,"
"Meditation," "Skippy," "Rhythm"
and "Moonshine." All the chore
ography is original with the group.
Members of the cast are Dorothy
.lean Brown, president of the club;
June Critchfield, past president;
Eunice Way, secretary; Lois
Klindt, treasurer; Lela Mae .lacob
son, accompanist; Frances Blekk,
Helen Marie Johnson. Mary Ann
Knox, Peggy Lemon. Lucille Wol
ford, Jacqueline Young, Virginia
Campen, Ernestine Craig, Marion
(See Dance Club, page 3.)
Chooses
6V Coeds
select one girl from those names
submitted by colleges and univer
sities all over the country to serve
as "V-Oirl" for that month. Judg
ing is done on the basis of the
amount of war work in which the
girls participate while at the same
time engaging in regular school
activities and keeping up their
scholastic records.
Five girls were selected by an
impartial committee and their
names submitted to the war coun
cil, who made the final choice.
The five included: Pat Chamber
lain, Myra Coleburg, Marilyn Ad
ler, Dorothy Carnahan. and Mary
louise Goodwin.
The winner of the national con
test will be featured in Mademoi
selle and will receive a jeweled pm
in the shape of the letters M V.
Coed Applications
For Scholarships
Due February 11
Applications for the five Mortar
Board scholarships must be made
through the dean of women's of
fice by Friday, Febuary 11. ac
cording to Rachel Lock, president.
The awards are worth $75 a year,
$37.50 going toward tuition each
semester.
In order to qualify for the
scholarships, candidates must
have a sophomore or junior stand
ing next year, have an average
of 85 or above, must not receive
any down-slips the first six weeks
this semester, mnst be carrying
at least 12 hours and plan to carry
12 hours both semesters next year,
and must submit two letters of
recommendation with the applica
tion. The five winners will be pre
sented at the Mortar Board tea
March 19. Announcement tf the
awards will also be made at the
honors convocation