Tuesday, OctoKer T5, T94Q
DAILY NEBRASKAN
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The draft-remember?
Tomorrow, men between the ages of 21 and 35 will register under the pro
visions of the Selective Service act. Tomorrow, according to some persons,
those men will be giving up an intregal part of their freedom as it exists ia
this democracy. Tomorrow, according to other persons, those men who register
will be doing their democratic duty by playing the first card in promoting the
defense of this nation and its way of life.
According to the law, which was passed by a congress acting fully within
its constitutional limits, deferred status will be given those college students
who are not national guardsmen, and to men with dependents. According to
the law, any registrant, not deferred, who tries to evade service if he is called,
will be subject to heavy fine and perhaps imprisonment.
Opponents of conscription argue, perhaps uselessly, that the volunteer
syriem of enlistment should have been given a chance to function before any
draft methods were passed. The answer that draft proponents give them is
that the volunteer system still operates and leaves open the possibility that
the draft will not include anywhere near the number of men planned on
Originally.
The rate of army and national guard enlistments during the summer and
fall so far have made it appear that the first draft will contain only about 30
to i5co of the total scheduled.
When the argument settles and the smoke rises, the result seems to favor
proponents, not that this writer insists that the draft method of raising an
army is the single method that we could use. He does think, however, that it U
the best method under the circumstances.
There is serious doubt that a volunteer army would meet the expanding
needs of our national defense, leaders in all parties agree that we need a
greatly enlarged, a mighty fighting force that will be able to protect this
country.
The fear of the draft seems to exist in the idea that it is a step toward
war. In such a case, we are caught between two fires ... we must defend our
selves at all costs; yet we must keep out of war, or at least keep out of a war
to be fought on foreign soil. Conscription appeared to our national congress
to be the plan to use. There seems to be not much reason for fighting this do
cision, because the law goes into effect tomorrow.
The evident distrust that many have for the president, for the
congress, and for every public administrator in the country, federal, state,
or local breeds an attitude, not of genuine interest, but of defiance and
stubborn opposition, motivated only by a desire to critcize for the sake of
criticizing, sheerly by an interest selfishly conceived.
Realizing that opinions in this column are personal, it is the sincere de
sire of this writer to have persons who differ to speak up.
But the fact remains that congress has seen fit to enact the conscription
act, whether motivated by the feelings and wishes of the men who are its
members or by the administrative heads who plan the legislation and carry
the public trust. In times like these, there seems to be no time for quibbling
and unnecessary argument that hinders and blocks the path to safety.
Fellowships honoring Abbott
noted aluni, cstahhshed
Dy Chris Petersen
COCD3 OF NEBRASKA.
Cinj ho of come hard working
maidens. Einj ho of the lily maida
or Ncbrali. Thoy scrub pots and
ran3, you know. But not one of
them scrubs her neck.
And when they have their
weekly date. The water runs from
early to late. The last water
rprays from jets. Iciclc3 probably
don't prow in hell, but that's how
cold the water ct3. O water,
water everywhere and not a drop
13 warm. "How can we wash our
necks in thi3?" the frenzied coeds
Storm.
Dinner conversation runs: "I've
met a new man. He's a Gamma
Muck Landa." And everybody
cava. "How perfectly E-randa."
And when bclaggcd paters in
quire. "Whv for this in its aU 7
From the coeds comes, "We cannot
msnd. we cannot cook. We may
not balance rations. But father
daar. vou know we're getting lib
era! educations." And if father
onlv knew
Thev like their salads and their
oups and mince pie a la moda.
All this and more to be chased
with bicarbonate of soda.
Thev all come from near and
far to seek a amte. And to make
things easier and Landicr, they In
Bororitics do segregate.
They sometimes sleep, they
wailr. thev talk, the coeds of
Kebrak. Ursy dance, and smoke,
and talk til two, on politics, life
and sex. Forgive them If in all
the rush, thev haven't time to
wash their necks.
Lincoln AAUW
members give
to war relief fund
Voting to collect contributions
tit every meeting to aid university
women in England who are in
need, the Lincoln branch of th
American Association of Univer
sity Women collected $38 immecn
Wt on passage of the motion.
Dr. Esther Caullin, associate in
International relations at AAUW
headquarters, said none of the
money would go into occupied ter
ritory. Before the rise or laseism.
almost all European countries
were represented in the Interna
tional Federation of University
Women, of which AAUW Is
member.
Hoick receives
copy of war book
Initiation, of new members was
the feature of the first regular
meeting of the Home Economics
association recently.
Members of the association
board this year are Dee Schill,
Dora Eaisinger. Geraldine Fonts,
Norma Jean Campbell, Helen
Klath, Maxine Copsey, Winifred
White. Vivian Brown. Dorothy
Prusia, Mary Elisabeth GilL Melva
Honoring the late Grace Abbott,
noted social worker and one time
student at Nebraska, two fellow-
hips will be awarded, one by the
national board of Delta Gamma
3orority and one by the University
of Chicago.
Miss Abbott was a memDer oi
the Kappa chapter of Delta Gam
ma at Nebraslia and was well
known on this campus. Several
ycare ago she was speaker at the
annual Honors convocation nere.
Later she became a worker at
Dear Editor:
Dear Editor:
The university band is trying to
please the public by offering di
versified music, contrary to mo
opinion of the uninformed, we
played no swing and dance music
during the entire inaiana game
and thereby took none of the
prestige away from Glenn Miller,
Tommy Dorsey, Charles Barnet
and company.
About playing Nebraska songs.
We played "The Cornhusker,"
"Dear Old Nebraska U," "iiy Ne
braska" and the "Chant" In fact,
the only ones we didn't play were
the "Fight Soni'' and "Hail Var
sity." And this was because the
parts are not yet obtainable.
After talking to a gooa many
students, I am convinced that
Barney Oldfied's article in The
Sunday Journal and Star expresses
the concensus of opinion much bet
ter than the DAILY NEBRAS
KAN. Dick Faytlnaer.
Ohlfatlicr-
(Continued from page L)
tralia and New Zealand, forcing
the people of these free countriaa
into an economic Elavery to Japan.
"We in the United States could
not stand by ar.d see one nation
forcefully control the lives of an
other people."
Hawaii a menace
When asked about Japan's in-
tcntions In Hawaii he quoted a
Japanese military writer who
wrote a short time ago "that Ha
wail is a menace to Japan and that
reltions between the United Sttes
and Japan cannot Improve until
the United States decides to take
Its fleet from the ielmd."
"Xerxes, the great Persion gen
eral, tried to Invade a democratic
Greece and failed. Who knows
what would have happened to the
course of the world had this in
vasion been successful? We only
know that the Greeks knew longer
than 2,500 years ago that liberty
was something- worth while fight
inr for. and we have to realize
that now."
Schmidt talks at Schuyler
E. B. SchmUt instructor in
economics will speak before the
Nebraska School Boards associa
tion at its district meeting in
Schuyler Thursday evening. Mr.
Schmidt discussed "Our Problems
of Taxation" before the amorta-
Hull House, famous " social center
in Chicago and dean of the school
of social service administration at
the University of Chicago.
Delta Gamma award.
The fellowship awarded by Delta
Gamma sorority will be offered to
a woman graduate of an American
college or university who has had
experience in public social work
and who submits an approved plan
for a year of professional study
with the object of returning to
public welfare service.
Members of the fellowship com
mittee Include Mrs. Arthur 1L
Vandcnbcrg, Mrs. Ruth Bryan
Rhode and Edith Abbott, Mis Ab
bott's sister, dean of the school of
social service administration at
the University of Chicago. This
committee is working in coopera
tion with the American Associa
tion of University Women. Appli
cation blanks may be obtained
after Dec 1.
Pan Hellenic
offers awards
covering tuilion
All sorority women who are
partially or totally employed
should make application at Ellen
Smith hall if they are interested
in receiving a scholarship offered
by the city Pan Hellenic council.
This scholarship is not available
to freshmen women. Fve or six
are awarded each semester and
cover the tuition for one semester.
The awards will be made at a Pan
Hellenic tea the first week in No
vember.
Applications should be made at
once.
Deadline for filings is tomorrow,
A limited number of scholarships
will be given although there will
be more than last year.
Conscription-
(Contlnu'jd from page l.j
Johnaon, Carl E. Hoffman, Unfold I
Rimi, Is Hi M Neln'.n
leathers OUrce: Sl TC.
J. M. Matzen, W. B. Johns.
Stndnt I ntua: Lobby.
Morning: fatnda Lahr, Concrd Aim
McArtor.
Afternoon: Na5ln Nirna. K. F. Van
Bant. Pit rid a Lahr.
Evening: lira. W. D. Romans, Mary ilc-
LauKhlln.
Andrews IUB: IlaJI-lst floor.
Lr. Knapp. Dr. Keys.
Points of registration will be
placed In various buildings on both
campuses for the convenience of
all men seeking to register. AH
registrants will go to the building
or registration point most conveni
ent to him. All will be kept open
from 7 in the morning until 6 in
the evening except that in the
Student Union building registra
tion will continue until 9 in the
evening.
Mfeierhenry, Eleanor Crawford, and I tion's district meeting in Newman
Dorothy Mately. I Grove last Wednesday.
Bulletin
Sigma Delta Chi will meet to
day at 4:30 p. m. in the Awwan
office. All members are urged to
be present for an important busi
ness session.
Darb Union will meet at 7:3D
p. m. Tuesday in the Barb office,
room 337 of the Union. All un
affiliated men are invited.
Lincoln Social club will meet
Wednesday at 7:30 p. m. in the
Barb office. Unaffiliated men
whose home is in Lincoln are
invited.
Sophomore and Junior AWS
members will meet at 4:30 p. m.
today in Ellen Smith hall to be
gin tho N stamp drive.
Home Ea association meeting,
formerly scheduled for Wednesday
will not be held until Thursday,
Oct. 22, at 6:45 p. m.
League of Evangelical students
will meet in room 315 of the Union
at 7:15 p. m. today.
Presbyterian Student Fellowship
will hold a luncheon at noon to
morrow in the faculty dining room
of the Union. A half-hour meet
ing will follow immediately In.
Parlor X. Guest speaker will be
D. B. Marti. No reservation is
necessary for the luncheon.
Pershing Rifles will meet in
room 210, Nebraska hail at 5 p .m.
today. Tryouts for non-commls-sloncd
officers will be held at that
time, co it is essential that all ac
tives and pledges be on hand cor
rectly uniiormed.
Coslal dancing class will bo held
today at 7:30 p. m. in the Union
ballroom. Class is now open only
to previous registrants.
Graduato students arc- invited
to attend the Graduate coffee hour,
Wednesday at 5 p. m. in the Union
faculty lounge.
Students may obtain Union cal
endars of the year at the Union
checkstand.
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