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I ?) toisM I ffhi 1ailyMebhasm 2-408 Vol. 40 No. 46 Movieb show Poland's defeat War photographer's pictures to he shown in Union Sunday "Poland's Last Days," and "Blitzkrieg," epic movies telling the last days of Toland and Danzig before the onslaught of the nazis, will be shown in a movie lecture by Russell Wright, news photog rapher, in the Union ballroom Sunday at 4 p. m. The movies were photographed on both Polish and German war fronts by Wright when he was abroad during the recent blitz kriegs carried on by Hitler in northern Europe. For the past ten years, Wright has been news photographer in Europe for Universal Newsreel, Associated Press, London Daily Telegraph, Look, and European Picture Service, and in addition has made documentary motion pic tures for use in his lectures on the wars and crises of present day Europe. He is now touring Amer ica, giving a series of his illus trated lectures. Jailed in Danzig. While making the film he will Bhow here, Wright was jailed in (See MOVIES, page 7.) Gauls hear labor leader Trainor discusses labor unions for barb group Robert Trainor, an authority on labor conditions, spoke at a ban quet sponsored by the Gauls club Monday. Trainor, who was head of the motor vehicle department of Wisconsin for a number of years and leader in a branch of the A. F. of L., brought out that labor unions were responsible for many of the social reforms in the United States. He explained how the A. F. of L. is organized as a fed eration of individual groups, each one having autonomy. Civil service has caused a reduc tion in the number of unnecessary employes in the government, thus making the saving in costs greater than the cost of administering the system. According to Trainor, Ne (See GAULS, rage 6.) Rosenlof says in article share of youth in secondary schools Junior colleges lalest innovation Discussing the great expansion of secondary education Dr. G. W. Rosenlof, university registrar, in his article "Secondary Education "in America," states that it is es timated that two-thirds if not three-fourths of the adolescent youth are enrolled in secondary Bchools. Dr. Rosenlof's 15-page ar ticle is included in the new 30 volume, 1940 edition of the En cyclopedia Americana. New developments. Junior colleges and junior high Rchools are also new dcvelopment3 in secondary education with Cali fornia loading in the establish ment of junior colleges. Dr. Rosen lof also says that many changes have been made in the curriculum with less studying of foreign lan guages and the addition of agri cultural courses and vocational training. Dr. Rosenlof is the author of an other article, "Some Unsolved Problems in Secondary Education" printed in the November issue of the High School Journal which Is published by the department of education at the University of North Carolina. An address, "This Is Our Official Newspaper Of More Than 7,000 Lincoln Nebraska Wednesday, November 27, 1940 Crops judging team wins first place in meet Petersen sols lop score at Kansas City; team makes new bigb mark With Marion Pedersen of Hardy setting the pace as top-scoring individual, the University of Ne braska crops judging team won first place in the intercollegiate contest at Kansas City Monday. The Nebraska team set an all-time high score, ac cording to word received. The ag col lege teams have placed second in this contest for the past two years, and have fared even better in a similar event Lincoln journal at Chicago. Ne marion ruDKBsENb r a s k a has taken the prize ribbon there in 1936, 1937. and 1938, and placed second last year. The team leaves Kansas City for Chicago today to compete for national honors on Friday and Saturday. Union sbows movie of Pitt-Husker game Moving pictures of the Pittsburgh-Nebraska game will be shown in the Union ballroom tonight at 7:30 p. m. Students must present identification cards for admittance. r .--y.v:v' Lincoln Journal and St nr. REGISTRAR ROSENLOF World," given by Dr. Rosenlof be fore the 44th annual convention of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers in Omaha last Mar is printed in a volume of the pro- ceedings of that convention.. Ll.pZJ Students Coeds complete plans for annual greens hanging The annual Hanging of the Greens Dinner, sponsored by the University YWCA, is to be held in Ellen Smith hall December 3 at 5:43. All Tassels, Mortar Boards, and the governing boards of all w o m e n's organizations, WAA, Co-ed Counselors, AWS, and Barb Activities Board for Women, are invited to help hang the greens. At this traditional meeting ever greens sent from Estes Park are used to decorate the Hall. Alter the decorations have been com pleted there will be a dinner. The YW choir will sing carols from the balcony. Irene Hollenback is general chairman for the dinner. Lincoln Journal and Star. Judge Chappcll . . . Explains state district court to prc-laws m "District Courts of Nebraska" will be the subject of a lecture by Judge Chappell tomorrow night before a meeting of the Young Advocates. The group will meet in room 200B of social sciences at 7 p. m. Judge - Chappell. Beside being elected district judge with the highest number of votes Nov. 5 is also president oT the State Bar association and Past Commander of the American Legion. Following the speech an open discussion will be held. All pre law students and freshmen in the junior division who plan to enter law school are invited. New of ficers, to serve until June, will be elected at the meeting. Pub board picks Flash manager at meeting today Announcement of the new Aw gwan Flash business manager will be made after a meeting of the publications board at 4 p. m today. Eight filings have been made for the post left vacant by the resignation of Jerry Spahn, Spahn resigned two weeks ago because he was over-pointed. Since the board's appointment will not affect early issues of the Awgwan Ed Wittenberg will serve as act ing business manager. The weather The weatherman says generally fair for today with strong north j erly winds this week. No snow until later Si-.-' Ctoowairoes give aETQimiuiaD arjanrdls C. Petrus Peterson, Lincoln attorney and member of the Nebras ka Unicameral legislature, will speak on "New Problems in Business" at the annual hizad recognition banquet to be held in Union parlors XYZ tonight at 6:15. Dean J. E. LeRossignol, toastmaster, will present awards to out V Sunday Journal and Star. C. PETRUS PETERSON . . Nebraska legislator will speak to bizad students tonight. on business in this state as scholars are feted at banquet. World premier to he staged in Bring stars from Hollywood World premier of "Cheers for Miss Bishop," written by Nebras ka's Bess Streeter Aldrich and partially filmed here, will be held in Lincoln Jan. 7. Plans for the premier celebra tion, proposed p,,. tives of United Artists and the local Chamber of Commerce, were pubiisned yesterday after the Chamber publicity com mittee pledged to back the af fair. B e g i n n ing with the arrival of the Holly- wood siars Jan. Lincoln Journal. 7, tentative mess strkkter plans call for a aldrich. 1 A T luncheon and a parade as wen as an afternoon appearance of the stars if weather permits. Three theaters simultaneously screening the picture and a free ball, will be the feature of the evening program Murphv McHenry, studio public relations director promised noin ing definite concerning the appear ance of the stars, but Martha Scott, William Gargan and Ster Students may in war by gift Through a letter received by' the editor of the Daily Nebraskan, it was learned today that all stu dents and faculty members wno wish to give direct aid to the Brit ish cause may do so by contribut ing small arms and binoculars for use in home defense. The letter was issued by The American Committee for Defense of British Homes and urged co-operation of the university rifle team in aiding with solicitation of con tributions of aims and binoculars. According to the letter, the com mittee is "an organization whose objective is the collections of small arms for the use of British civil ians in defense of their lives and property in event of invasion. No less important than the defense of British homes is the defense or Great Britain's old schools which are homes to many of the nation's future leaders." Defend schools. In connection with the latter statement, Pennsylvania universl V - - 1 standing if.udents in the college of business administration, includ ing the John E. Miller graduate fellowship of $500 offered by the Cooper foundation of Lincoln to the outstanding senior student wishing to do graduate work. Wil liam Gold will give ten scholar ship keys to the highest ranking freshmen of last year's class. Announce honorary members. Newly elected members of Beta Gamma Sigma will be announced as will members of Phi Beta Kap pa in the bizad college. Alpha Kappa Psi will present a citizen ship award to the senior student ranking highest in professional subjects and student activities during the first seven semesters in college. Delta Sigma Pi will award a scholarship key to the man who ranks highest in scholarship for the entire bizad course. The girl ranking highest In scholarship in her junior year and who is representative of her col lege will receive the Phi Chi Thcta key. of Aldrich film Lincoln Jan. 7 ling Holloway were termed, "very likely to come." Present plans call tor Charles Ruggles as master oi ceremonies. An takes over c Union Friday Dance, movies planned for animal festivities Ag students will have their night at the Union Friday night, when a special evening of entertainment with Henry Mattison's orchestra playing has been planned for them. A series of movies will be shown from 8:30 to 10:30 in room 316 and records from the music library may be played on the Carnegie set in the music room. Tickets for the ag party should be picked up in the Union or in ag hall before 5 p. m. Friday. After that time, they will be avail able only at the Union check stand. One person of a couple must be an ag student and must present an ag identification card with the tickets for admission. A bus will, leave the Union for the ag campus at midnight. help out Britain of small arms ty recently consigned a collection of rifles to the committee for use (See ARMS, page 7.) Magician caught in draft-Union program vanishes The invisible man was drafted! Dozens of methods for evading the draft have been publicized, but if a magician can't get himself out of it, who can? The deal is this: Stewart Cramer, magician who was under contract to appear in the Union Sunday to give an illustrated lec ture on magic, was caught up by Uncle Sam in the draft, and will not be able to keep his appoint ment. Let that be a lesson to all the ordinary guys who try to think of good excuses when their number is drawn binder the selective J5erv- ice program.