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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN Tuesday, May 1, 195!" Know Your University College Days Floats . . . Department Serves NU On 'inside7 PAGE I - rrs ',tri. . 1 ! , l- i ' & . if J ,- I a 4 S. "2 ... '4. - I 4 'I c I .1. t I 1 t4 ;a t ,1k 't 1 - t i it ,7 3, 7 :-- t: 11 4 '"fib '1r '! ,v -J "'''i ' t W'' H ' " '41 it k n r mil lli mini i--imr r 1 1-in m wm mr -im 1 1 ut Ju "twwti i i-mnn rifittijwij twWwii iW n iflninfflii)iimniirt-w i....ntfiiii i.T.Mii lllaillilll iRctail Counties, WVWSS9WlSmm:i "MllmWm . r:iClty Named fi llip t 'r b mf t 1 fcllll Y!gfelp Wtiiiil HHi lllliiiiiil jwswwwww")?? ,"jwi'W, r,v (i PARADE BEAUTIES Pic- I - ' ',fv ' A N - j tured from top to bottom are ! - 't, - i ' """"u'-i -""'" Omaha ,"t Gamma Phi Beta floats. The rnacndln l9lana If FarmHouse float shows five scottswufi I McCook I phases Of college life. It won Nebraska City I. I first in the Ae division. Fremont II Sweetheart of Sigm;. Chi j Ramona Van Wyngarden and si) y I attendants, Dorothy Elliott and A . . Jo O'Brien, rode on the V K "- t w , V "V V . Sigma Chi float which won - "". . IK ' 1 . ,;, 1 , , - , ; honorable mention. The Gam- '-" $ I ' ' f ' ma Beta float, first in worn- " ; : r' ' J; en's division, featured "In the ; ' v! ' ' 'if- K ?,' college whirl is a Gamma Phi ; ,:J, sin- i ; ... 'ste-Hi si; . 1 'Big Sisters' Plan Picnic At Ag May 10 Coed Counselors will hold their annual spring picnic on Ag cam pus, Thursday, May 10, starting tit S p.m. Mary Hubka, president of the organization, said that the picnic will conclude Coed Counselor's activities this year and provide get together for this year's Coed Counselors and those se lected this spring. On tb picnic agenda will be tours of Ag campus, a Softball game and group singing, after which the coeds will retire to the lower Ag campus park for a pic nic. Tickets for the picnic are ten ents and may be purchased from any Coed Counselor board member. The tickets include transportation to and from the Ag campus and the evening meal. Coeds planning to attend the picnic should be at Ellen Smith Thela Sigma PM To Honor New Fledges Theta Sigma Phi, honorary Journalism fraternity for wom en, will have Its traditional Ivy Day breakfcist Saturday at 7 a.m. The breakfast to honor the new pledges will be held at Ellen I Smith ti&M. The women chosen by Theta isma Phi will be notified Sat urday morning before the break-pr-L The names of the pledges lie announced by the Ivy I'wy fsrator. ir i. u y L hall at 5 p.m. Girls who can fur nish transportation and those who cannot leave at .5 p.m. should contact Jean Loudon, 4-3021. r The critics ajrree: "GUMESS BEST ACTOR OF THE YEAR. Scores a new triumph!" o Mooo "EXCELLENT! One of the treasures of the cinema r-po HILARIOUS SPOOFIKG. Blends its humor 2nd homicides delightfully!" -wroM-nctw V "EXCELLENT! l j : i 2 w w n t .ti : J.A u yh f; i3 I y 4 (Courtesy of Journal-Star) General chairmen lor the pic nic are Susan Reinhardt and Elizabeth Gass; tickets, Marge Danley; transportation, Jean Loudon and tours, Joan Folmer. "Alec Guinness plays 8 parts to perfection!" "MOVIE OF THE WEES!" life Mogorfeie MA MERRY MURDER SPREE...sdntinating comedy!" "DEUCIOUS SATIRE . . . Guinness plays with devastating wit and variety!" $1 mm ALEC GUINNESS DENNIS PRICE VALERIE H0BS0N JOAN GREENWOOD 1 Hastings was the top city, and Grant and Hooker the top coun ties, on the Nebraska retail sales map in March, the University business Administration college reported. Dr. Edgar Z. Palmer, head of the college business research de partment, said Hastings led eight reporting cities with a 27.2 per cent gain in sales over March, 1950 and 28.5 per cent gain over February. The average of the re porting cities for both compari sons was 10 per cent increase. Grant and Hooker, reporting jointly, reported a sharp 72.2 per cent retail sales gain in March over the same month a year ago, and 25.9 per cent above Febru ary, 1951. The complete list of cities re porting March retail sales: Above or Be- Above or Be- City low Mar.. 'SU low jeD., -oi 3.7 2.8 11.3 8.0 S.7 15.7 S.3 27.2 17.1 14.3 9.2 17.3 15.7 K.8 2K.5 22 The complete list of counties reporting March retail sales (Dodge county does not include Fremont): Above or Be- Above or Be- County Antelope low Mar., '60 low Feb., '61 22.1 -4.0 21.4 65.2 H.fl 11.5 25.1 72.2 15.3 2(1.1 24.3 VHB8 Chase Cuming Dawes Dodge Franklin 12.8 10.9 24.0 10.8 -4.4 12.0 25.9 17.8 42.2 3.4 25.3 18.1 Grant-Hooker j Kimball I Pawnee Thayer Valley 7.1 Other counties 21.6 Seventeen Named To Pi Mu Epsilon Seventeen studen ere elected to membership recently in Pi Mu Epsilon, honorary mathematics fraternity. Each student, in pledging to the honorary, iromises to give his best effort to improving his scholarship in all studies and re search work and especially in mathematics. Distinction in the study of mathematics and completion of courses invoicing integral and dif- ferential calulus are the prere quisites for membership. New mpmbers are: John Rob- iert Anderson, Fay Bowerman, Pichard Cutts, Willard Gaeddert. i Marvin Greenstein, Charles A. I Harvey, Jeon H. Herman, Myron J. Holm, James E. Roller, Cheng- ; Chaun Lim, Norman Line, Don i Jerome Nelson, James A. Nelson, Victor Utgoff, Daniel Weitzel, Norman Dale Williams and Kel logg Wilson. Main Features Start State: "Only the Valiant," 1:17, 318, 5:19, 7:20, 9:23. Varsity: "The Thing," 1:33, 3:33, 5:33, 7:33, 9:34. Husker: "They Live By Night," 221, 5:21, 8:21. "Night Raiders of Montana," 1:00, 4;00, 7:00, 10:00. STARTS WEDNESDAY 1 mmm While campus upkeep takes care of repairs on the campus grounds proper, the maintenance and repair department keeps things running smoothly inside the buildings. One of its impor tant duties is to krep electric cir cuits in good working order. One of the most essential sub divisions of building and grounds, but probably the one least no ticed by the students is that of utilities. However, they would certainly notice it if their class rooms were without heat or light some dark winter morning. Other utilities include air conditioning and hot watr for showers in the physical education departments. Job Pool The parasite of the department of buildings and grounds is the revolving department. It lives off the needs of the other eight de partments. It is composed of the job pooL which keeps a flock of skilled and unskilled laborers on hand for use in other, depart ments; the auto shop, which re pairs the vehicles used in other subdivisions; and the auto rental pool, an accessory for use in busi ness for the University. Anyone who is a member of the faculty or is a student at the University can rent one of these automobiles for business purposes and may drive it to any spot in the coun try, if needs be. Havings been started only a short time ago, this car rental pool began with one Buick. Now it has a host of vehicles to fa cilitate business and class proj ects for those affiliated with the University. A nominal rate is charged per mile. Even though the department of buildings and grounds performs Amidst Pompous Ceremony, Silently in Mud, Flower Pots, By Amy Palmer Ivy Day, University of Ne braska's oldest tradition, has a long history with a slow begin ning. It all began some 54 years ago in 1898 when they called it Sen ior Class Days and only those so honored were allowed to attend. That first year the ivy was plant ed accompanied by many long and tiring speeches. In the con fusion everyone forgot where they planted the ivy and that alone remains a secret. By 1901 the Idea had become accepted and the name was changed to Ivy Day. That year also saw a lot of changes. There was the presentation of the class orator, poet and gift from the senior class. In a dra matic ceremony, the president of the senior class turned over the ivy trowel to the junior class prexy. First Tapping In 1903 another addition came as the tradition became more firmly entrenched. The Innocents had their first tapping and a May pole dance was innovated. How ever, this did not survive. By 1905 the Mortar Boards had started tapping prospective mem bers. In that year a Schilling Linden tree was planted in honor of the German poet. This tree is still on campus and is near the spot where the ceremonies are now held. The ivy chain was first car ried in 1910 by 50 girls who wan dered around campus. They were put to a better use in 1912 when the first Ivy Day queen was crowned. She made a dramatic entrance riding in a poppy-covered 'rickshaw donated by Wil liam Jennings Bryan. It was pulled by the Mortar Boards, To entertain the new royalty there was a quartet and baseball game. Service Flag A service flag with stars rep resenting University boys in serv ice was presented during the ceremonies in 1918. Ivy from the Doughboys in France was plant ed both then and the next year. The Lord of May was presented the year the war was over, but this too was voted down. It em barrassed the boys. During the '20's all of thesing- IV. mum m mm mm 5irXu.r. err DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, JR. CO-FEATURE "REVENUE AGENT" JOHN WAYNE W -CO-HIT- "SOUTHSIDE 1-1 COO" i ! I a '' J-'y AUTO RENTAL POOL This mechanic, another of the many employees in the vast organization of the department of build ing and grounds, is repairing one of the many cars in the auto rental pool, a service which has been set up for exclusive use in business trips for the University. a good many useful services, it, receives its share of "boners" too. Elephant Bones Fowler rem'embers the time, during the rush and uproar of a game day, that one faculty mem ber called him. The man wanted to know what he should do with the elephant bones in the base ment of one of the old buildings that was being torn down at 15th and U streets. "I thought he was kidding," said Fowler. "However, he seemed quite sincere. Even so, I didn't know anything about it." Among the more routine type are those from people who are ling and other details which are so well known now were adaea, including the Gothic arch throne. The height of pomp and pag eantry was reached in 1936 when the queen followed her royal court down a satin carpet. She was attired in a white silk net dress with a 12 foot train. The high Medici collar covered her short hair, in style today. Jeweled Crown A jeweled crown was given in 1938. It was then that all fes tivities were combined into one. Many visitors crowded the cam pus for Farmers Fair, Engineers Week and the grand opening of the new Union. The poem that year was later described as "a dilly" and started: "The ulnuoun roads were hravy to my ffH-t, A livid ky hunir full of darken! fear. Of farflunic hoppH dimly, remotely dear. But in the air your Joyous songs were sweet.' By 1942 another war was dis rupting things and the Daily Ne braskan commented rather cyn ically, "With this year's mess, the Ag Scientists Begin Spring Planting for Testing Projects Farmers who didn't plant oats because of unfavorable condi tions this year will probably get some measure of the yield they would have received by keeping tab on the University's outstate testing projects. August Dreier, in charge of the institution's project, said all of the oats and barley test plots have been planted, with the ex ception of the northeastern Ne braska. Most of the small grain plots east of Custer county were planted last week. The outstate testing project is designed for getting data on vari ous crops to find their adaption to areas in the state in a wide range of soil and climatic condi tions. A total of 62 variety tests will be made this year, according to Mr. Dreier. They will include old and new varieties of winter wheat, winter barley, rye, spring wheat,' oats, spring barley, hy brid corn, safflower, soybeans, alfalfa and grain sorghum. They I V ' if (Courtney of JoumaI-8tr) locked out of buildings on cam pus, from house mothers and from people reporting a break-in. Despite all these things, the de partment of buildings and grounds, not missed when it's there but missed when it's not on the job, performs a Heinz "57 Varieties" of tasks which, al though necessary for student-faculty operations, are sometimes taken for granted. Indeed, this wheel, with its nine subdivisions as cogs, is one of the most important in the cam pus machinery when it comes to cushioning the bumps for both student and faculty members. Poor Ivy Grew Confusion Mortar Boards might have chosen 13 freshmen." Uniforms were the order of the day as everyone struggled through the state's well known mud. Not until 1945 was another Ivy Day held. There was great cause for celebration that day as it was announced that Germany had unconditionally surrendered. 'The Ivy Pot' Innocent alums were present to add color to the ceremony, but no new members were chosen until 1947. The event had to be held in the Coliseum because of a labor shortage. There the ivy was planted in a flower pot. Pre viously it had been placed near one of the buildings to grow up the walls. But a rather sarcastic article in the newspaper stopped that. The feature suggested that the ivy was so thick, that once it was removed, the tottering structures would fall down. To welcome back the Innocents in 1947, the "Rag" started its rac ing form with odds about the hopefuls. are being made in 37 coi 4 Included in the outstate ing project this year are two i.ew varieties of oats, not yet named, and two new barley varieties Otis and Titan, which now are classed as "acceptable" for plant ing. Many fertilizer tests also are in the making this year. They in clude experiments on winter wheat, spring wheat, oats, corn and native meadow. Mr. Dreier said the project this year is stressing the use of nitrogen fer tilizers other than ammonium ni trate because of the shortage of the latt4g There are three dif ferent tests, for example, using annydrous ammonia a liquid nitrate fertilizer. The application of phosphate fertilizers on native meadows is being tried in three locations this year Morrill, Logan and Lin coln counties. One test includes the seeding of legumes in the meadow and the application of phosphate, nitrogen and potash. GOLD'S . Lneo4n' lu Crease-Resistant Rayon yofs Orig. 22.95 to 35.00 ri These crease-resistant rayon suits are smartly tailored with neat little style touches of the newest fashions. Many of the jackets are fully rayon lined. Sizes 9 to 15 . . . 10 to 20 ... and 12 to 24. Navy Gold Brown Aqua Beia Gray GOLD'S . . . Second Floor i
