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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN Page 5 Daily Nehraskan Traces Ivy Day Traditions Back to 1901 Oration Friday, April 30, 1948 ' mvmm jrussas fmfmm. ftm-ysm ., I event in 1908, and this practice ' 1 i i i rr ; BY . GENE BERG. "As the ivy clings to the build ings," said N. M. Graham, 1901 Ivy Day Orator, "so may we cling with fidelity and loyalty to our alma mater, and as our op portunities to befriend it increase with the growth of our influence, may we protect and care for its interests." Thus the first Ivy Day was ex plained on this campus, in the words of the first Orator. In that year, the senior class day be came Ivy Day for the entire Uni versity campus and friends. In the 1901 ceremony, the ora tion, the poem, and the ivy plant ing were begun. The seniors marched in double columns to the south side of U Hall, where they sang, "Nebraska." After the planting of the ivy by the senior class president, the senior handed the trowel to the junior class president, instructing him to carry on the tradition. This custom has survived through the 47 Ivy Days. Rain Spoils Event In 1902 rain spoiled the event, but- in 1903 the Ivy Day celebra tion was enlarged. The tapping of the Innocents became a part of the celebration in that year. The group was founded as a purely Cornhusker organisation, having nb affiliation with a national so ciety, to foster student spirit. The tapping has continued throughout the years, naming thirteen new men each year. During the war, tappings were not held, and marches by the alumni were held instead. Innocents were named again last year to reactivate the men's honorary society on the campus. Also-jn 1903, a may pole dance was instituted. Sixteen women took part in the dance which was held south of U Hall. The Order of the Black Masque, the local unit of the present Mor tar Boards, was started on the campus in 1905. The system of masking has been continued to the present time. Number Changed Mortar Boards masked through out the war, changing the num ber named through the years from the original thirteen. In 1921, the Order of the Black Masque be came a part of the national Mor tar Boards. In 1905, a tree was planted in "the ceremony, known as the Schil ler Linden," in the ground south of U Hall to honor the German poet. Schilling. Also at the 1905 festival, framed pictures of the former six Chancellors were pre sented to the school. Classes Dismissed Classes were dismissed for the has been continued. The ceremony has taken place on either Friday, Saturday, and now Thursday. The daisy chain was added in 1910. The group was made up of fifty girls dressed in white whe carried a long daisy chain aboul the campus. In 1912 a significant additior was made to the Ivy Day festivi ties. In that year, the first May Queen of the University of Ne braska was revealed. Miss Louise Barrwas presented in a white jinrikisha covered with scarlet poppies. Miss Barr is now Mrs. Louis Anderson of Lincoln and will be present at this year's cer emony A maid of honor was also presented at that time. For the first time in the history of Ivy Day, two maids of honor were named last year. Of all of the May Queens presented since 1912, only one is not living. Military Touches . In the war year of 1918, Ivy Day W3S given military touches. A large flag with 1,403 stars was given to the school. Fifteen feet square, it commemorated Nebras ka University students and alum ni in service. Ivy from France was planted in 1918, and again in 1919. It was sent back to this country from two University students in the Army. In 1919, a banrier with 91, stars, in honor of the men and a nurse INNOCENTS (C.ttntlnuvd from Page 1.) order they were tapped last year, and in the order they named this year's members, are: Stanley Johnson, Matrin Pesek, Dick Lahr, Lee White. Rodney Franklin, Dick Folda, Avrum Bondann, Ned Raun, Duane Munter, George Miller, Jack Hill, Charles Brim, and Gould Flagg, Jr. Huskcr Thinclads To Test Missouri Coach Ed ' ' Weir's Nebraska track team travels to Columbus this week-end to meet the Big Seven indoor king, Missouri, Sat urday. The Huskers have improved steadily this spring and should give the Tigers a rough test. Harry Guth, Tiger sprint ace in jured at Drake last week, may not be ready for the meet. for College Men The J. C. Penney Company has given opportunity to hundreds of collere men who bad the necessary qualifications. Hundreds of them have made rood. The Penney Company said to those men, as it says to you: Penney's will give you an opportunity To learn successful merchandising To become a trained merchant For promotion when yon have proved your ability For management, staff training, if you have the qualifications To qualify for profit sharing . I you're interested, the Placement Bureau will give you all the details. REPRESENTATIVE TO BE ON CAMPUS MAY Z. MAKE APPOINTMENTS FOR INTERVIEWS AT 101 ADM. BLDG. BEFORE NOON SAT MAY 1. who gave yieir lives in World War I, was presented. Also in that year, a new idea, the Lord of May, was tried. The Kosmet Klub entered the festivities in 1921. They intro duced their first honorary member in that year, and continued the practice in 1924, 1926, 1929, 1930, 1931, and 1932. First Singing 1923 Kosmet Klub members spon sored the first Interfraternity Sing in 1923, won by the Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity. In 1927, the AWS sponsored the first In tersorority Sing, won by Kappa Alpha Theta. A Gothic arch to be used as background for the May Queen's throne was designed in 1925 by Dwight Kirsch. Changes were few in the years remaining. Pages were added to the Queen's attendants in 1942. The first double reign was inau gurated in 1944, when two May Queens were named. In 1945 the celebration was held in the Coli seum due to labor shortage. Ivy Day continues to grow. It remains one of the strongest of University traditions. The Schill ing linden that stands near the plot used annually in the Ivy Day ceremony, reminds one of lines from the German poet: "A deep meaning often lies in old customs." I ill J- -J fc J h :A ' n v ' Jt ( ' r ? -v f v . - " "4 COED CALF CATCHING CONTEST Clarice Fiala, Barbara Pere grine, Patty Page and Ruth Lambre show how it's done for the Coed Calf Catching Contest in the Farmers Fair Rodeo. Many campus coeds are entered in the contest and there is expected to be a close competition. The Rodeo starts at 2:30 p. m. tomorrow at the area south of the Ag Union. IVY DAY SING (Cunlimifd from Page 1.) Dreaming Song" and led by Dora Lee Niedenthal. "Na' Lii," a Ha waiian song, won third place for International House led by Lois Kroehier. The intersorority sing was sponsored by AWS. Second place in the interfra ternity sing was awarded to the Jackman led the Phi Psi's in singing "The Phi Psi Rag" to Win third place for them. Phi's, D. U.'s to Broadcast Sunday A program consisting of two songs sung by the Alpha Phi's and two by the D. U.'s will be broadcast over the Nebraska net work Sunday, May 2, at 12:30 p. m. John Carson will act as an nouncer. Transcriptions of the Betas singing "Sons of the Stars" I program will be broadcast over and led by Jess Thomas. Herb I other stations the following week. '' - Z V " ff y 1 7 "I've been in the telephone business a little more than two yt;ars. "And what busy years they've been! The Bell System has added more than 6,000,000 new telephones, erected some 1200 buildings, buried thou sands of miles of cable and made great strides in extend- ing and improving telephone service in rural areas. Telephone service has been extended to automobiles, trucks and trains, and a new system for transmitting telephone conversations and television programs by microwaves put in operation. "At Bell Telephone Laboratories they're working on new electronic devices which will bring still wider hor' zons of electrical communications within view. "I've had a part in this post-war progress." There's a future in telephony. BELL TELEPHONE SYSTEM
