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Vol. 47 No. 35
LINCOLN 8, NEBRASKA
Sunday, November 10, 1943
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Religious Views Aired
During Coming Week
Fifteen speakers will participate
in the annual Religious Emphasis
Wfek on the campus Nov. 10-15,
according to Mary Esther Dunkin,
executive chairman.
Theme of the week this year is
"The Faith that Makes a Differ
ence." Activities for the week will
include sermons in Sunday morn
ing church services. Catholic Stu
dent Mass, informal discussion,
addresses, convocations, seminars,
house meetings, personal confer
ences, classroom discussions, and
radio programs.
Altho the program officially be
gins today, religious leaders and
committee members met at the
Baptist Student Center Saturday
at 4 p. m. for a retreat and din
ner. On Saturday morning the Ne
braska Forum of the Air over sta
tion KOIL presented a discussion
of the question, "Can the Old
Faith Meet the Test of the
Times?" The panel for the broad
cast was composed of Dr. Gerald
Kennedy, Dr. Arthur Miller and
Phillips Moulton, national director
of the University Christian Mis
sion, with Gordon Lippit as mod
erator. The program will be re
broadcast over KFAB at 10:30 p.
m. Monday.
Catholic Mass.
Father Weisenbere, S. J., will
give sermons at Catholic Masses
in the Union, Parlors XYZ. at 9 a.
m. and 1 a. m. Other speakers
will give sermons at First Evan
gelical, First Presbyterian and
Trinity and Warren Methodist
churches, at 1 a. m. today.
From 7-8 a. m. Monday thru
Friday will be breakfasts for the
leaders and committee members
at the City Y. M. C. A. At noon
on Monday. Tuesday and Thurs
day, faculty luncheons are sched
uled. Catholic masses will be said
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
mornings at 7:15.
Special features of the program
will be discussion groups for mar
ried people at Emmanuel church
and for unaffiliated students at
First Plymouth church, and the
Union, at 7:30 Monday evening,
French Organization Names
Officers for Current Year
At its first meeting of the '46-'47
school year the Cercle Francais
of the university elected officers.
Robert L. Johnson was chosen
president; Mary Rumbolz, vice
president; and Phyllis Llewellyn,
secretary-treasurer. The meeting
was an organization meeting, at
which the following students of
French were enrolled as mem
bers: Duane A. Adams, Marjorie
Brinkman, Mervyn L. Cadwalla
der, Elaine Carroll, Sam Dubester,
Francis Forsiter, John Harrington,
Ann Marie Jones, Mary E. O'Don
nell, Mildred Patterson, Edith
Roesler and John W. Snyder.
Purpose.
The purpose of the club is to
foster an interest in French life,
civlization, and language. Presi
dent Johnson explained that with
this in mind the club will present
programs designed to create the
French atmosphere in literature,
music, movies, customs, etc.
The club, in which membership
is open to all students of French
who are beyond the beginning
stage, also voted to have dues of
25 cents per semester, and to hold
another .meeting toward the end
of November, inasmuch as the
meeting last Tuesday was for or
ganization purposes. Alter No
vember, there will be one meet
and seven skeptics' hour .groups
at 7:30 p. m. Tuesday,
Chairmen.
Dr. C. H. Patterson is chairman
of the committee in charge of Re
ligious Emphasis Week; Miss Dun
kin is executive chairman; Alice
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SAMUEL WOHL.
Rife, secretary, and Burl Johnson,
treasurer.
Speakers are: Miss Elizabeth
Jones, executive director of the
Y. W. C. A., Kansas City, Mo.;
Dr. T. Z Koo, a secretary of the
World's Student Christian Federa
tion; Dr. David E. Linstrom. of the
University of Illinois; Dr. Carl E.
Lindquist, of the National Luth
eran Council; Dr. Phillips Moul
ton, national director of the Uni
versity Christian Mission; Dr
Gabriel Naha, France; Dr. John
Oliver Nelson, of the Federal
Council of Churches; Msgr. Joseph
Przudzik, director of the Lincoln
Catholic Social Service Bureau;
Dr. Harry Richardson, Tuskegee
Institute, Alabama; Msgr. George
Schuster, Catholic student chap
lain on the campus; Dr. Amos
Thornburg. St. Louis; Father Ed
ward Tuchek, Plattsmouth, Neb.;
Miss Elizabeth Turner, of the Stu-
See RELIGIOUS VIEWS, P, 2
ing a month. Time and place will
be announced to all French
classes.
Dr. Boyd G. Carter, professor of
French, was present to welcome
new members, and outlined some
of the facilities available in the
Modern Language department for
arranging interesting and appro
priate programs. C. D. Shokes,
graduate assistant in the French
department, has been delegated
to represent the faculty as spon
sor. Open Application
Filings for Ag
Block and Bridle
Membership applications for the
university Block and Bridle club
may be obtained in room 201
A.H. hall, and must be filed be
fore Wednesday, Nov. 13.
Membership is open to any stu
dent interested in the livestock
field. Applicants do not neces
sarily have to major in animal
husbandry.
The only requirements are com
pletion of two semesters in the
university with no "C" or 'F"
credits, with a 75 average. Due to
the opening of membership appli
cations, there will be no meeting
this Thursday evening. ,
Lindstrom Is
Guest at Ag
Convocation
Dr. David E. Lindstrom, pro
fessor of rural sociology at the
University of Illinois, will be guest
speaker at theAg campus Religion
in Life convocation, which will be
held in the College Activities
Building Tuesday at 4 p. m. as
part of the university Religious
Emphasis Week.
Classes will be dismissed for
the convocation, when Dr. Lind
strom will speak on "Opportuni
ties for Christian Service in Rural
Areas." Following the address,
the YM will sponsor a game hour
and the YW will serve a dinner.
Tickets for the dinner may be
purchased from the YM-YW cab
inet members by 5:00 p. m. Mon
day. At 7:30 Dr. Lindstrom will
speak on "The Rural Church in
a Christian Nation."
Luncheon. -.
At noon Gamma Sigma Delta,
honorary agricultural fraternity,
of which Dr. Lindstrom is a mem
ber, will sponsor a luncheon in
his honor.
Any student who wishes to con
fer with Dr. Lindstrom may do
so Tuesday between the hours of
11 and 12, and 1:30 to 3:30 in
Room 110 of the Plant Industry
Building.
Veterans.
Veterans and their wives are
especially invited to attend the
convocation, according to Dean
W. W. Burr.
Dr. Lindstrom is a graduate of
the university college of agricul
ture. He is president of the Amer
ican Country Life Association, and
was chairman of the conference
between theological seminaries
and colleges of agriculture.
AUF Reaches
$2,200 Goal
As Drive Ends
Topping the $2,200 goal set for
the All University Fund Drive,
students contributed a total of
$2259.87, Mary Claire Phillips,
AUF director, stated today.
The drive, which began on Oct.
12, collected money for the Com
munity Chest and the World Stu
dent Service Fund and was con
ducted on a basis of a $2 contribu
tion from each student.
Members of the AUF staff who
aided Miss Phillips in collecting
contributions were Beth Noren
burg, treasurer; Jean Chilquist,
clerical work, Phyllis Mortlock,
publicity; and Harriett Quinn, in
charge of solicitation.
Workers.
Other workers during the drive
included Phyllis Foss, who was in
charge of the collection on ag
campus; Marion McLlhaney, in
charge of organized houses; Joan
Farrar, sororities; Norm Leger,
fraternities; Peggie Lowry and
Marcia Mockett, Lincoln students;
and Gladys Jackson, organiza
tions. Solicitors for organizations on
campus were: Jean Funk, Brown
Palace Coop; Olin Webb, Corn
See ALT. Pate 2.
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jATDeVoto
Will Address
Convocation
Bernard A. De Volo, noted
writer and lecturer, will speak on
"The Maturity of American Lit
erature" at the next all-university
convocation at the Union ball
room on Wednesday, Nevember
13, at 3 p. m.
After receiving his A. B. de
gress from Harvard in 1920, De
Voto served as instructor and as
sistant professor of English at
Northwestern university.
A member of Phi Beta Kappa,
he has written articles and books
on the works of Mark Twain and
is the author of "The Year of De
cision," "The Taming of the Fron
tier," (history) and "The Crooked
Mile" to mention a few of his
works.
Professor De Voto had contrib
uted, literary articles, 'historical
essays ,and reviews to National
magazines and is the editor of
the Harvard Graduates' magazine.
Renee Stokley,
Towne Club Coed
Named Hello Girl
Renee Stokley of Towne Club,
was named "Hello Girl of 1946"
at the BABW dance in the union
last night. Miss Stokley was
chosen from a field of 15 candi
dates representing the various un
affiliated houses and clubs on
campus. She was given a corsage
during the presentation ceremony.
With more than COO hundred
students at the dance, the candi
dates presented a floor show, giv
ing the audience an opportunity to
view the girls before voting. Miss
Stokley was chosen on the basis
of appearance, popularity and per
sonality. Decorated by BABW. the union
ballroom held a - capacity crowd
for one of the more successful
social functions of the year lea
turing the presentation of Miss
Stokley and the formal gathering
of many of the unaffiliated stu
dents attending the university.
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Srlrnibrr, 1944. ( iirrrnlly hr is on a
IM-akin tour of .North and South Amrrira.
In the past, Dr. Koo was a stu
dent at St. John's university in
Shanghai; official in the Chinese
Railway Service; Secretary of the
Student Division of the YMCA of
China; member of the Second
World Opium Conference of the
League of Nations; a speaker at
the Oxford, Madras and Amster
dam. Conference; and advisor to
j the Chinese delegation at the San
Francisco Conference. He has
been honored by a M. Litt degree
from the Chinese government; an
L.H.D. from Denver university,
i and Ph.D.'s from Colgate univer
! sity and Kenyon college.
j Gustavson to Preside.
! Chancellor R. G. Gustavson will
preside at the convocation, which
will open with organ music and
hymns. Mary Esther Dunkin, ex
ecutive of Religion in Life Week,
will give an outline of the week's
work, and Dr. Phillips Moulton,
national director of the Univer
sity Christian Mission, will intro
duce the 15 members of the team.
Statements will be made by
the Rev. Edward J. Weisenberir.
S. J., of St. Louis University, St.
Mary's, Kas., who will conduct
the Catholic Student Retreat; and
Rabbi Harry Jolt, of Cincinnati,
O., who will' be in charge of
Jewish activities, before Dr. Koo
gives his address.
An organ benediction and post
lude will close the convocation.
All students, including veterans
and their wives, are invited to at
tend, according to Miss Dunkin.
Kosmet Klub
Chooses Eight
House Skits 4
Naming eight finalists for their
Fall revue, Kosmet Klub has
chosen Phi Gamma Delta, Phi
Delta Theta, Alpha Tau Omega,
Sigma Chi, Delta Upsilon, Delta
Tau Delta, Sigma Nu and Sigma
Phi Epsilon to represent the or
ganized houses on campus, Nov.
22 at 8 p. m. in the coliseum.
Work ing from a field of 16 en
tries, the judging board of Max
Whittaker and Romulo Soldevilla
and a group of Kosmet Klub
members, decided that the eight
finalists had the most original
skits for the revue
Kosmet Klub workers have a
supply of tickets, John Dale,
group president announced, which
I will be sold on a first come, first
served, basis. There will be no
reserved seats, Dale said, and he
advises all students wishing good
seats at the Revue to be at the
Coliseum well before curtain time
at 8:00.
Annual Affair.
An annua affair on the univer
sity campus, the Kosmet Klub
revue will regain some of its pre
war splendor this fall- Dale pre
dicted, as Kosmet Klub members
all agreed that the eight frat
ernities selected will present cne
of the most unique shows in the
history of the group.
Nebraska Sweetheart and Prir ?e
Kosmet will be introduced dur.rtg
the program, with the Sweetheart
being chosen by the Innocents
and the Prince by the Mortar '
Boards. This is a new arrange
ment, the candidates having been
voted on by the audience in prev
ious years.
Tickets are being sold by Kos
met Klub workers for 75 censt
and will be on sale until the time
of the Revue, Nov. 22 at 8 p. m.
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