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Official Newspaper Of More Than 7,000 Students
Vol. 39, No. 85.
Lincoln, Nebraska
Science today
polytheistic
claims Nash
Confucius
says Is it
really out?7
Seniors meet tomorrow
for exam instructions
Dean Henzlik requests that
all seniors and graduate stu-
dents interested in the National
Teacher Examinations to be
given on this campus next
month meet in Social Science
auditorium tomorrow at 4 p.m.
A number of large
schools are requiring these
tests of all all applicants for
positions, and some Nebraska
cities are giving preference to
applicants who present good
records on these tests.
Since individuals cannot arrange for the examination after
March 1, this meeting will be
the best opportunity to obtain
information on preliminary arrangements and a description
of the subject matter fields
which the examination will
cover.
Clergyman traces growth
of scientific movement
from early Protestantism
February Awgwan stars
Chinese sage, new gore
from ag campus, authors
out-of-sta- te
Science today is polytheistic, declared Rev. Arnold Nash, speaking
at a Union seminar yesterday afternoon. The clergyman declared
that science should attempt to coordinate its principles into a common relationship.
Speaking on "Science and Religion" the Anglican clergyman
traced the growth of the scientific
spirit as springing from neither
the Greek spirit as exemplified by
Aristotle and his philosophy, or
from the medieval church spirit
exemplified by the University of
Paris and the schoolmen.
progress report
Two professors
group ready to follow his method.
Second factor in scientific experimentation, Nash listed as the enablement of intelligensia to use
both their learned knowledge and
knowledge learned by experiment.
leave for posts
The third factor according to
Nash, was the glorification by
such leaders as Calvin, of manual
labor, which had never been present in any earlier civilization.
too-ke-
y,
Editor of Vogue to speak on
vocational guidance scries
AWS, dean schedule Alice Burrows next Monday,
other business, professional women later
Identification pictures taken
during the second semester
registration
period may be
called for now in the registrar's
office, Administration 103. Students must present their identification cards to secure pictures. The attaching of the picture to the identification card
is a part of the official
Boucher gives
Special features of the maga
zine will be a satire on college
The French film "Un Carnet de professors by a NEBRASKAN
Ball" will be presented in the Un- man entitled "Idiot's Delight," and
"Death Before Breakfast" by Vir
ion ballroom Feb. 22, according to
ginia Geister, a past editor of the
an announcement released yester- Awgwan. "Raber, a gory poem
day by the romance languages de- by Gene Bradley, and "To Hell
With Women, a story by Dick
partment.
Gellatly are also included. As us
"Un Carnet de Bal," or "Life ual there will be candid camera
Dances On," has received most lav- shots of social activities.
ish praise by American critics,
The Awgwan will be sold on the
who say that it surpasses Holly- city campus in Andrews, Social
wood productions, and term it the Sciences, and in the Union. Stu
dents may purchase subscriptions
best movie ever imported from for the remaining five editions at
abroad. In 1937 the movie won the any of these places for 60 cents.
Gold Cup as the greatest cinema
produced in the world that year.
Eight actors, each a star on the
French stage and screen, comprise
the cast. The plot of the film is
Roger Hughes, graduate assis
made up of seven stories molded tant in the Spanish department
into one.
'ast year, has been granted a fellowship at Wisconsin University.
The film was selected from sev- Hughes worked towards a maseral French movies upon the rec- ter's degree while with the de'
partment, and will continue his re
ommendation of Professor S
search at Wisconsin,
who saw it in Paris.
Mr.. John H. Hammond has ac
cepted a position at Texas University where he will be an associate
professor in Spanish and will work
toward a doctor's degree. Ham
mond was replaced by Mr. Thomas
R, Wiley, a graduate of Ohio State.
Protestant movement.
One of the three factors in the
Protestant movement he noted as
most important was the growth of
a large following interested in experiment. Roger Bacon, a pioneer
in inductive science, said Nash,
foresaw that his method could not
advance until there was a large
Identification photos
available at office
The "Awgwan," campus humor
magazine, will appear tomorrow
with new features and a new type
of humor in its theme, "Confucius
Say." The cover, by Bill Horn, features a picture of the famous old
Featuring "A Report of Stew
Chinese philosopher and the magaby Chancellor C. S.
ardship"
zine is built around his sayings.
Boucher, the Nebraska Alumnus,
Ag campus gore, written by
Peggy Beyl and Velma Reigle, has edited by Ralph Reeder, which was
been added to the gore column. released for distribution yesterday,
This edition of the "Awgwan" will brings alums the February news
also be on sale in Ag hall.
of the University and of their fellow grads.
Special Features.
'Cornet de Bal'
to show in Union
Rather, said Mr. Nash, "it came
from the spirit engendered by the
Protestant reformation in Northern Europe. Altho the modern
scientific investigation started in
Roman Catholic countries," he declared, "it reached its greatest
height in Holland and England
after the Reformation."
Tuesday, February 13, 1940
The weather
reminisces
about her days at the University,
presenting a picture of Nebraska
before the turn of the century.
Miss Bullock tells of her first visit
to the University, while still in
grade school, when she went inside
the sacred pale, then a board
fence, to view some "skeletums!'
Edna Bullock,
'89,
Instructor
from Liberia
shows films
Furbay, faculty member
at Mills College, speaks
on Africa in Union today
J. H. Furbay, a member of the
faculty of Mills college in Cali
fornia, will speak today in the
Union ballroom at 4 p. m. on Li
beria. A technicolor film which Dr.
i
.
'
,
In the 1880's, when Miss Bullock
the faculty
entered Nebraska,
consisted of 11 professors and four
instructors. Center of campus activities were University Hall, and
a science building, built in 1886,
which is now pharmacy building.
U. hall on cover.
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J. H. FURBAY
"debunking" columnist.
In keeping with the reminiscent Furbay spent two years in making
strain of Miss Bullock's article, is will accompany the lecture. This
the sepia cover etching of old U film is a complete record of the
hall, by Dwight Kirsch.
life of the negroes in Liberia, and
shows native dances supplemented
The chancellor in his report by the addition of recordings of
tells of unification of university native music.
functions, such as the simplificaU. S. negroes govern.
tion of publications and thru the
appointment of Carroll Chouinard,
Liberia is governed by Amerdirector of the editorial and pub
licity depart, and the bureau of ican negroes who rule a populainstructional research headed by tion of 2 million uncivilized
FURBAY, page 2 j
Dr. Guilford.
ne-(S- ee
Dreamers escape a factual
world in Players production
Tonight's play features first season performers
The weatherman says that we
Clarence Flick, Yvonne Costello, in Broadway show
won't see much of the sun today
University Players open tonight Broadway production of last seaWith a talk by Miss Alice Bur- - Meredith, of the English depart or tomorrow but Old Man Winter
rows, one of the editors of Vogue ment, Elizabeth Waugh, Melva has decided to ease up a bit so with "The Gentle People," an son. Leading roles will be taken
Kime, Betty Ann Duff and Peggy that the ice can melt off all the amiable fable of modern living, by first season performers, Clarmagazine, Monday, Feb, 19, in Sherburn,
according to the author, and a ence Flick and Yvonne Costello.
sidewalks on the campus.
Ellen Smith, the AWS board and
Flick is cast as a tough young
office of the dean of women will
villain and Miss Costello is the
introduce a series, "Vocational Ophero's daughter in this one hunportunities for Women," which
production
dred and seventy-firs- t
will feature talks by women promof the University Players.
inent in various business and professional fields.
"The Gentle People" by Irwin
Shaw was presented in New York
will speak on
Miss Burrows
last season by the Group theater
fashion designing and will explain
and won the praise of critics.
Vogue's annual Prix de Paris conFranchot Tone, Sylvia Sidney,
test, career competition open to
Sam Jaffe and Lee J. Cobb were
senior women interested in feature
in the major roles.
merreporting,
writing, fashion
chandising and advertising.
Lazy fishers
School secretary speaks.
This story tells in an entertaining manner the way two dreamers
Another speaker this month will
escape an undesirable and factual
be Miss Dorothy Coates, placeworld. Two quiet men, Jonah and
Katherine
of
Ihe
secretary
ment
spend most of their time
Philip,
Muss
KathCibbs school, Feb. 29.
fishing in order to escape reality,
erine Claybe.'ger, associate editor
and they make plans for a southof the Women's Home Companion,
ern
fishing trip.
and Mrs. Ma Migliario, editor of
are
magazine,
Household
the
A gangster, Harold Goff, apscheduled for talks later in the
pears and steals the heart of
series.
Jonah's daughter and a portion of
money for protection on his
his
Letters will be sent this week to
boat. When Goff attempts to exand
houses
the
of
presidents
the
tort part of the money the men
organizations on the campus, givhave saved for a new vessel, a
ing various vocational fields and
crisis is reached.
speakers
requests
for
asking for
groups.
by the members of the
Foiled again
A crooked Judge foils the old
The committee sponsoring the
men's attempt to secure justice, so
project has planned the series to
they put the gangster into their
cover neglected needs of women
boat, take him for a "ride" and he
students for vocational guidance.
never comes back. As the play
Wr iking with the AWS board,
ends, Jonah is again thinking
headed by Virginia Clemans, and
about bis southern cruise.
Lincoln Sunday Journal and St sr.
Miss Helen Hosp, dean of women,
Pictured are members of the cast of "The Gentle People," which will open today to run until Friare Mr I I Piko, oi tho extenJohn Gaeth again Joins the playday. In the foreground are John Pruden, who plays Philip Anagnes, and John Gaeth, who plays
sion division, Miss. Norma
ers to take the part of Jonah
of the personnel staff of Jonah Goodman. In the center is Yvonne Costello, as Stella Goodman, and In the background are Clar(See FLAYERS, page 2)
Miller and Paine, Miss Mamie ence Flick, as Harold Goff, and Max Whittaker as Eli Leiber,
Four days Players are The Gentle People7
Cat-pente-
r,