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Behind the
by Olson
(Edltor't note: Beginning today,
Ordal, graduate students in the university history department, will
collaborate in the interpretation of world events. As amateur com
mentators, the writers of this column woflc under an extreme handi
cap In printing personal opinions concerning happenings as they af
fect our lives; and that fact should be considered when their opinions
conflict with their readers'.)
So the Germans gay
The all-out nazi war on English shipping reached a new
peak of intensity in Monday's raiding operations which netted
J so the Germans say) u(J,000 tons of British shipping.
Nazi claims tend to multiply in the telling1. Recently 30
ships out of a 34-ship English convoy reported sunk in mid
Atlantic safely reached Canadian ports. Nevertheless, policing-
the sea lanes remains the most serious British problem,
with present losses approaching" the 800,000 ton monthly
maximum of 1917.
tgm Those losses almost knocked
"V the English nosition in 1917 w:is
they had almost twice as many destroyers as they have now. At
that time the French fleet, the Italian fleet, the Japanese fleet
and the entire American hattle fleet were active allies. Then
the English fleet could operate from bases in Ireland, and was
unhampered !y the presence of German bases in France and
Norway. Finally, British sea power was unthreatened front the
air.
Whether these German advantages are sufficient to in
sure them victory is not yet known. It does seem clear, how
ever, that Nazi strategy for reducing England regards strang
ulation of British commerce as decisive.
About face Franco
On the diplomatic front the British, for the nonce, seem
to have a temporary advantage, with the Axis' efforts to line
up General Franco's Spain brought to a momentary halt by the
signing of a trade-agreemcM pact between England and Spain.
The agreement thaws out Spanish credits hitherto frozen
in London; provision is made for increased trade' between the
two countries and Spain has promised to guard against tran
shipment of imported goods. The English regard it as a happy
sign that Spain does not adhere to the axis, thus stalling off
the threatened land drive against Gibralter.
Preliminary diplomatic manuevers were performed by Brit
ain 's astute Sir Samuel Iloare, and Spain's suave Serrano Suner,
who has seemed equally at home in Berlin, London and Ber
tehesgaden. The decision to treat with the English indicates that
the Spaniards are more interested in reconstruction than in eon
quest. ,
And at home . . poor Nebraska I
Major bit of news on this side of the water was the dis
closure by the treasury department that defense expenditures
had mo.-e than doubled in the firtt five months of the fiscal year
(See HEADLINES, page 4.)
Young takes
fBarb' position
Jim Young, pre-med junior, was
elected business manager of "The
Barb," official barb news bulletin,
Monday by the Barb Council. He
succeeds Bill Dafoe, who was ruled
ineligible.
The new business manager was
formerly a circulation manager of
the paper. Appointment of Budd
Walker as sports editor was also
announced.
'WeVe cold but happy'
Inquiring reporter asks
students' ideas on rallies
Being shoved around In a stam
pede, catching a slight case of
pneumonia, on a cold night, get
ting pushed out of windows, and
shouting with an already hoarse
voice isn't fun under ordinary con
ditions. But the conditions of last
few days haven't been ordinary.
And DAILY NEBRASKAN'S in
quiring reporter found students
happy altho a little unhealthy.
The Union was filled with cheer
ing students as Jim Kelso, art and
science freshman, shouted his ap
proval of the goings-on. "Boy,
what school spirit! I'm Pasadena
bound a non-stop trip, there and
back, that's the way I'm going."
Having a good time and en
thusiastic about the whole deal
was Louise Lee, art sophomore
who wasn't satisfied with cutting
one day. "We need more excite
jnent; let's rally for two days, two
more days. The day the team
leaves, we'll have another brawl.
Headlines
and Ordal-
Mr. James Olson and Mr. Rolf
out Britain, and in many ways
far hotter Hum it i now Then
Third time 9s a charm!
Awgwan Flash out loday minus
necking shots in Gore section
"The third time is the charm;
the third term was a hit; and the
third Awgwan Flash, coming out
this morning, has the charm to
make it a big hit on campus," (we
hope) George Frlscher, editor
said today.
Because of the many objections
This is the most spirit that has
ever hit the NU campus since the
day it was founded. Boy, am I
tired!"
On his way up to the rally in the
ballroom, Dick Taylor, freshman
in art, paused to exclaim, "This is
really O.K. It gave me a cold, but
I'm satisfied. A little California
(See REPORTER, page 2.)
Cadets get deferment
Only cadets who are in the
advanced ROTC courses of the
university are deferred from
service under the selective serv
ice act, according to a memor
andum issued to the student
cadet corps by Col. C. Thuis,
commandant of cadets.
Colonel Thuis advised that in
filling out questionnaires for
deferment, the third paragraph
on page 7 should not be filled
out unless the cadet Is actually
taking the advanced course.
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Vol. 40 No. 51
UN asks $3,931,300
Rose Bowl
tickets sold
in two days
Selleek says no more
available; first choice
to people of state, alums
In less than 48 hours Nebras
ka's supply of 5,000 Rose Bowl
tickets, the most ever allotted to
a visiting; team, were grabbed up
by Cornhusker fans before the
athletic office closed last night.
Hundreds of requests had been
pouring into the office all day
yesterday by telephone, telegraph,
and personal visits.
There is no possible chance of
eettine: more tickets, said John
K. Selleek, athletic business man
ager.
Tickets sold for $4.40 each, and
remittance had to accompany all
reservations. As tickets were re
served in the order of requests
many had to be denied.
Selleek, and H. F. DuTeau,
alumni association secretary, an
nounced that the following policy
of distribution was used.
1. All Nebraska people within
the state, alumni or not, received
equal consideration in meeting
ticket requests.
2. Outside the state of Ne
braska, first consideration was
given to alumni who are members
of the university alumni associ
ation.
3. In order to distribute the tic
kets as equitably as possible, a
maximum limit of six per order
was set.
to a few of the pictures in last
month's Gore section, necking
shots were not run, Fnscher ex
plained. Poses not quite as per
sonal are used instead.
A pecial news feature is the
"Flash goes to the theater" sec
tion, coverage of the Kosmet Klub
show. Behind the scene shots,
dressing room pictures, and photo
graphs of the entire workings of
the show from tryouts to the fi
nal performance are included.
Revealing all the information on
(See FLASH, page 3.)
Wilson to talk
on archeology
at convocation
"Modern Spades in Ancient
Ecvnt" will be the topic of an
address bv Dr. John A. Wilson
director of the University of Chi
caeo oriental institute, when he
speaks in the Union Dec. 12 at
convocation jointly sponsored by
the Union and the university con
vocation committee.
"Dr. Wilson spends much of his
time directing the projects of tt.e
institute which defines its main
object as "covering the gap be
tween the stone age man and civ
ilized man." For four years he
was a member of an expedition to
Luxor, Egypt, where he specialized
in ancient Egyptian inscriptional
material. Dr. Wilson is also a
member of the faculty of the Uni
versity of Chicago where he is
professor of Egyptology and sec
retary of the department of ori
ental languages and literature.
Official Newspaper Of More Than 7,000
Lincoln, Nebraska
Committee holds
election debate
The committee on student or
ganizations and social functions
of the Senate committee will
hold a debate on "Whether the
student elections of November
12th were valid, or if they were
invalidated by Student Council
action" in Parlors A, B, and C
of the Union Thursday evening,
Dean Thompson said yesterday.
Three members will uphold
each side and will be supplied
with a brief of the other's ar
gument. French movie
series opens
Club sponsors showing
of 'La Marseillaise'
The first in a series of French
talkies will be presented at the
Union ballroom Dec. 17 when "La
Marseillaise" is shown. The mov
ies are sponsored by the French
club.
"La Marseillaise" is a story of
the French revolution. Jean Re
noir plays the lead in the fast-
moving story.
Other movies to be shown this
year are "Life and Loves of
Beethoven" on March 27 and "Les
Perles De La Couronne" on Feb.
25. Students in the French depart
ment are selling tickets for the
series of movies. Tickets are 50c
for the three or 25c for a single
show.
"La Marseillaise" will be shown
at three different times to offer
all students an opportunity to see
it. The shows will be at 4 p. m.,
p. m., and 8:30 p. m.
The Weather
The weather report Wednesday
for Lincoln and vicinity is partly
cloudy and warmer.
For the state of Nebraska the
report is partly cloudy and warm
er in the east. Lowest temperature
Tuesday night was about 25 de
grees.
Theater plans 'Invalid'
French farce is unusual play
Moliere's "Imaginary Invalid," a
keen satire on the medical profes
sion and social customs, will be
Pool leads cheer
for intruding mob
UN has a new cheerleader. He
is Dr. R. J. Pool of the botany
department, who Monday led
Bessey auditorium classes in a
cheer for the Rose Bowl bound
Huskers.
Dr. D. D Whitney had been lec
turing when a mob of ralliers
broke into the auditorium. Dr.
Pool called for silence, and led a
cheer.
"Dr. Whitney and I have been
waiting for this for 30 years," he
rejoiced.
Rose Bowl spirit
mounts among
California grads
Enthusiasm for Nebraska in the
Rose Bowl, doesn't stop in the
middlewest, for there are, in round
numbers, 400 Nebraska graduates
in San Francisco, 950 to 1,000 in
Los Angeles and 2,200 in the rest
of the state, making a total of
3,600.
Requests for tickets to the Bowl
game have been pouring in from
all over the state to the alumni of
fice. The ticket sale policy wilt be
announced soon, according to Ells
worth Duteau, secretary.
Students
Wednesday, December 4, 1940
budget
Governor
hears needs
for '41-43
Total shows $422,700
increase over 1939-11
grant; explain requests
Budgetary needs of the university
for the 1941-43 biennium were pre
sented to Gov. R. L. Cochran and.
Tax Commissioner W. R. Smith,
in a hearing in the governor s of
fice yesterday. Accompanying the
request vaa a letter signed by
C. Y. Thompson, president of the
board of regents, which detailed
and explained the itemized needs.
Fred Thomas, Omaha, and Rob
ert Devoe, Lincoln, represented the
board of regents. Appearing for
the university were Chancellor
C. S, Boucher and Finance Secre
tary L. E. Gunderson.
Total of the regent's request is
$3,931,300. This sum represents an
increase of $442,700 over the leg
islature's 1939-41 appropriation.
Embodied in the request is $3,
181,400 for the general fund,
$270,000 for agricultural exten
sion, $56,000 for conservation and
survey and $422,500 for hospital
maintenance at the college of
medicine in Omaha.
A new home economics building,
a hospital service building for the
Omaha college of medicine, re
modeling of the old library and ad
ditional equipment for the univer
sity power plant were included in
the requests for physical plant ad
ditions. Robert Devoe character
ized the building additions aa
"urgently needed."
the next production of the Univer
sity Theater, Armand Hunter, di
rector of the theater announced
yesterday. Moliere's faculty for
critical analysis expanding into
social, political, and professional
inventions of the day have brought
him recognition as one of the
world's greatest satirical drama
tists. He was also one of the 17th.
century's outstanding actors.
A distinct departure from the
type of drama presented in the
theater's first two productions,
'Imaginary Invalid" is French
farce in which the characters are
types rather than individuals and
the acting is broad and exagger
ated. Each character is a combi
nation of all characteristics found
in one type of person, and actors
(See THEATER, page 3.) '
Whitney pulls
rabbit from hat
Anyone interested in hiring
Prof. D. D. Whitney for a special
magician's performance can get in
touch with him at Bessey hall.
Professor Whitney's hidden tal-
ents were revealed this week
when he lectured to biology stu
dents on chothing, illustrating his
talk with textiles, furs and hats.
At the end of the lecture, just
as the bell sounded, Professor
Whitney showed students an
empty derby, pronounced the
magic words with professional
confidence and in a "hand quick
er than the eye" movement,
pulled out a small white rabbit