THE NEBRASKAN
Friday, May 12, 1944
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Carmichacl, Douglas Speak
At Conimeiiccment Services
Chancellor Oliver Cromwell Car
michael of Vandervbilt university,
and Lloyd C. Douglas .author of
"The Robe," and other best selling
novels, will be commencement
speakers for the university May
21 and 22.
Chancellor Carmichael, national
ly known educator, will deliver the
commencement address Monday,
May 22, and Mr. Douglas, who
spent many years in the ministry
before he began writing books,
will be the bacealureate speaker
Sunday evening, May 21.
Dr. Carmichael, chancellor of
Vanderbilt since 1937, was in pub
lic school administration for sev
eral years and for nine years was
president of Alabama college. A
Rhodes scholar at Oxford univer
sity when the first World war
broke out, he served with the
Briti.sh army and later with the
American army in France.
Mr. Douglas was past 50 when
his plans to write a book of essays
on "Personality Protection Thru
Private Philanthropy" resulted in
"Magnificent Obsession," a novel
which appeared without fanfare
and crept to the top of best seller
Religious Council
Inaugurates New
Vesper Services
To encourage campus unity
among the churches the survey
committee of the religious welfare
council announced Thursday that
they will sponsor a campus vesper
next year to replace the YWCA
vespers which were held every
Tuesday.
Plans discussed by the group
Include a short service once a
week with different denominations
in charge of the meeting. The
committee hopes to have several
outstanding speakers during the
school year in addition to the
other regular groups. Co-chairmen
of this committee are Shirley
Hillmer and Bill Miller. Robert
Drew is the advisor.
The survey committee also an
nounced plans for the summer
which include the securing of re
ligious preference lists, sponsoring
of a study group, and holding two
or three joint parties or picnics.
lists on the strength of word-of-mouth
testimonials. "Green Light"
and other books soon came from
his pen with "The Robe" out
stripping all others in popularity
with American readers.
Mr. Douglas, who now lives in
Los Angeles, held pastorates in
many states before giving up the
ministry for full time writing.
Kappa Plii Methodist
Group Has Mothers' Tea
Kappa Phi, Methodist women's
group, held a tea in honor of their
mothers and senior members
Sunday.
Included in the program was a
poem given by Lavon McClurkiri,
music by Suzanne and Olive Pope,
a talk entitled "A Mother's Faith,"
given by Edith Pumphrey, and
Beverly Biba was in charge of the
Senior Farewell.
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Seniors
We wish you
a happy and prosperous
future!
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