to
Missing-'Nice
Artist Portrait
Seen on the poster In the
Union hall advertising the
Boardman Robinson lecture this
Sunday at 3 was a note ad
dressed to the person who took
the Robinson picture from the
left hand corner of the poster
board.
The note stated: The glossy
print of the Robinson self por
trait was loaned to the Union
for publicity of the lecture.
When you decided that you
could appreciate the picture
more than the other students,
you might not have known that
it was not ours to keep either.
Please return it by the campus
mail or leave it at the office.
To Everybody else: It was a
nice portrait. Too bad I
Information about the artist
lecturer is being kept in a
strong box in Pat Lahr's of
fice but a quick glimpse was
given the Nebraskan. Robin
son will lecture on his illustra
tions for Edgar Lee Master's
book of poems "Spoon River
Anthology." He is today the
Art Director of the Colorado
Springs Fine Arts Center.
Carnahan, Mardis,
Stearn Win Posts
Nebraska coeds went to the polls
in Ellen Smith hall Wednesday
and elected Dorothy Carnahan,
Gloria Mardis and Hazel Stearn
to the presidency of AWS, Coed
Counselors and BABW, respec
tively. Senior, junior and sophomore
board members receiving: the
highest number of votes on AWS
and Coed Counselor ballots were
named to serve as vice president
secretary and treasurer. Natalie
Neumann will be vice president
War Council
Reveals Slate
For Election
Members of a special nominat
ing committee presented the
names of eight coeds as candidates
for War Council officers for next
semester. Janet Krause who has
served as vice-president-secretary
for the past year and Roberta Bur-
gass circulation manager of Ne
braskans for Servicemen were
nominated for president.
Vice presidential nominees are
Jeanne Larson and Ghita Hill.
Margaret Beede and Marian
Coombs will run for secretary and
Betty Lou Huston and Roberta
Collins for treasurer.
Voting will be held Tuesday at
8 p. m. at the regular War Coun
cil meeting. Further nominations
from the floor will be allowed at
that time.
Beta Gamma
Sigma Holds
Initiation
Beta Gamma Sigma honorary
bizad fraternity initiated four
coeds Into membership yester
day noon at the University club.
Dean John B. Clark presided.
Receiving their gold keys
were Pollyann Petty, Catherine
Dutton, Gertrude Lyon and Dor
othy Jean Brown. Nathan Gold
ws' Initiated into the group as
an honorary member.
Three boys who were elected
Into membership in the spring
but who are In the armed serv
ices are Truman Clare, Wrede
Smith and Eugene Neuswanger.
Officers for the coming year
were elected. Karl M. Arndt is
the new president and Carl Nel
son is the secretary-treasurer.
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From Lincoln Journal.
O. C. CARMICHAEL
. . talks to grads.
of AWS, Betty Lou Simon, secre
tary, and Mary Claire Phillips,
treasurer. .
New Coed Counselor vice presi
dent is Jean Larsen; secretary,
Suzanne Pope, and treasurer,
Beth Montgomery. June Spellman
will serve as vice president of
BABW.
Other members of the three
boards1 are as follows:
AWS Board.
Seniors: Ghita Hill, Hazel
Stearn, Virginia Stuermer and
Jessie Lou Tyler.
(See CARNAHAN, Page 6.)
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Ag Coed
Victory Ship 'Burnett9
Liberty ship to be named 'or
the late E. A. Burnett, former
chancellor, will be christened in
Richmond, Calif., by Elaine Sku
cius, ag college junior and presi
dent of the Uni
versity 4H club.
She goes as a
r e presentative
of the Nebraska
clubs.
The privilege
of naming and
christening the
ship came as
recognition of
4-H club work
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in the state, y
was chosen by m. f .3
club members j tr ,n.
because Of theirrom Lincoln Jou r.al
assistance he gave the develop-
One more year has passed in the
history of the relatively new Stu
dent Foundation. In February the
foundation completed its second
year of activity on this campus.
Within the last year the founda
tion has reached several of its
goals, continued the activities that
were started the previous year and
added a new plan to its program.
According to its annual report
presented to the Student Council
Wednesday by Polly Petty, past
president of the organization, "We
have had the full cooperation from
Colonel Murphy at all times and
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AwtfE-aoo Talk Here
Chancellor Oliver Cromwell Carmichael of Vanderbilt
university and Lloyd C. Douglas, author of "The Robe"
and other best selling novels, will speak at the university
commencement exercises May 21 and 22.
Chancellor Carmichael will deliver the commencement
address proper on Monday, May 22, and Douglas, who had
spent many years in the ministry before br. began writing
books, will be the baccalaureate speaker Sunday evening.
Rhodes Scholar Speaks.
Dr. Carmichael has been chancellor of Vanderbilt since
1937. Previously he had been in public school administra
tion for several years and was for nine years president of
Alabama College. A Rhodes scholar at Oxford university
when the first World war broke out, he served with the
(See SPEAKERS, Page 2.)
Vol. 86, No. 105
Student Body Vote April 19
On Councils, Pub Board
Nebraska students will vote
April 19 for student council, pub
lication board and ag executive
board members in the annual
spring election, it was decided
Wednesday at the regular meet-
Christens
ment of the 4-H club movement
in Nebraska.
Ak-Sar-Ben Pays Expenses.
The Ak-Sar-Ben has announced
that it would underwrite Miss
Skucius' trip, defraying all the
expense for the trip, which begins
March 27, when she will lcrve for
San Francisco. The ceremonies
will take place in nearby Rich
mond. Miss Skucius was an outstand
ing club worker in Thayer county,
carrying baby beef, swine,- sheep,
garden, forestry, cooking, poultry,
canning and home accounts. The
last named project won her a
$200 scholarship from the Inter
national Harvester company, un-
(See AG COED, Page 6.)
to him we are greatly indebted."
Attain $2,500 Goal.
One of the greatest accomplish
ments to be accredited to the
foundation is the attainment of a
$2,500 goal for the war scholar
ship fund. Altho the drive was not
included in the AUF drive this
year, it will be a part of a unified
drive next year. The original goal
has now been extended to (3,500,
thus setting $1,000 yet to be raised
in face value of government bonds.
For the past year the sole means
of revenue for the organization
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ing of Student Council.
Belated approval of the date of
women's election, held a day pre
viously, was also given at the
meeting. The council, which had
not met recently to approve the
date, incongruously had it ap
proved by Jean Cowden, chairman
of the elettion committee of the
council.
Vote to Meet April 1.
Members were divided as to the
necessity of another meeting be
fore the spring election. After
Lois Christie, president, said that
Leap Year Hop
Boosts YWCA
To boost the Estes summer con
ference fund, the YWCA is spon
soring a Leap Year dance which
will be held in the Union ballroom
tomorrow from 4 to 6 p. m. There
will be an orchestra and tickets
are 39c.
Tickets are on sale in the Union
every noon and from 5:30 to 7
p. m., and may also be bought at
the YW office or from house rep
resentatives. Proceeds from the
dance will help send 30 or 40
coeds to the summer conference in
Estes Park, Colorado.
has come from the commission re
ceived on senior caps and gowns
rented last year from the book
stores. According to arrangements
made by the Student Council, the
foundation was to receive 25 cents
on every rental but due to diffi
culty in collecting the sum from
one of the stores, the foundation
this year has requested that the
Student Council procure written
contracts or documents for proof
of the transaction in the future.
Contact between the university
and high schools thruout the state
(See FOUNDATION, Page 6.)
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LLOYD DOUGLAS
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Friday, March 24, 1944
she did not "know if there is any
need of another meeting," Bob
Henderson retorted that students
already thought the council was
"on its last legs" and that an
other meeting would be needed to
clarify any election problems. The
president said that the situation
"can't be helped," but the council
voted to meet April 12.
The spring election will be held
on both city and ag campuses
from 9 a. m. to 8 p. m. A regis
tration results have not yet been
tabulated in the registrar's office,
no announcement can be made
concerning proportionate repre
sentation in each of the colleges.
Foundation Report Read.
Polly Petty presented the Stu
dent Foundation's yearly report to
the Student Council and thanked
the council for its co-operation
during the past year. The report
included all activities of the or
ganization from February, 1943, to
February, 1944.
In answer to the student body's
agitation for formal dances, June
Jamieson told the council that a
petition had been submitted to
Dean Verna H. Boyles, secretary
of the senate committee on stu
dent organizations and social
functions. The petition will be
presented to the committee at its
next meeting.
Jo Martz, Gene Dixon, Hazel
Abel and Pat Cole were appointed
a committee to work with the Stu
dent Foundation on the question
of appropriations for the univer
sity. Stamp Sales Increase
$6.15 This Week
This week's total of war
stamp sales, $105.05, showed a
slight improvement of last
week's total of $98.90. The
leading contributors were the
students at the Ag campus who
purchased $48.10 worth of
stamps. Union sales netted
$35.55. Other sales were: Sosh,
$19.70; Andrews $8.35; School
of Music $3.35.
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