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Union stages party tonight
Thousands expected for annual
Christmas carnival at 8:30
To offer special program
Thousands of cokes will be uncapped and thousands of hot dogs
consumed as the Union helps students to celebrate Christmas and Ne
braska's trek to the Rose Bowl at its annual Christmas party tonight.
Main event of the party is the vaudeville show, beginning at 8:30
p. m. in the ballroom and featuring acts by talented students, and
Lincoln artists accompained by
Johnny Cox and his orchestra. Ap
pearing for the first time in the
Union will be the Gourly sisters,
local reproduction of the Andrews
sisters, and Ardis Lyman, fresh
man who made her debut in the
Union amateur hour as an inter
pretative ballet dancer, will again
be presented in a new dance.
Glee club.
The men's glee club, with-their
rendition of "Oh. Beauteous Heav
enly Light," will climax the show
and then lead the audience in sing
ing Christmas carols.
Before the show, the party will
begin in keeping with the Yule
tide spirit when Jean Knorr plays
Christmas carols on the electric
organ in the lounge, now colorful
with its brilliantly lighted Christ
mas trees, holly, and wreaths.
As each student enters the Un
ion doors, and presents his identi
fication card, he will be given
ticket which will entitle him to
free refreshments to be served
after the show at four food sta
tions on the second and third
floors.
Law group holds
smoker tonight
Student Law association holds
Its Christmas celebration smoker
tonight at 7:30 in law building,
with L. T. Laase. recently elected
member of the state legislature,
delivering the main address. Laase
will discuss "Famous Orations."
Program for the event, as an
nounced by Robert Flory. chair
man of the entertainment commit
tee, will consist of group singing
of Christmas songs, entertainment
by a trio, and the address of the
evening.
Behind the
by Olson
OQNT LOOK AT THE DOLLAR SIGNS.
Latest development in the drive to send aid to the British, was
President Roosevelt's announcement Tuesday of a sweeping plan to
back Britain to the limit, without considering dollar signs.
Under the plan the United Slates, which has enough money to
do it. would take over British orders for planes, munitions and sup
plies in this country and turn them into American orders. Then, such
supplies as Britain needed could either be leased or sold subject to
mortgage, on the theory that they would be more useful in service
in Britain than in storage in the United States. Finally, when the
war is over the British would rpay in kind, replacing articles de
stroyed with their equivalents, either in munitions or other vital sup
plies, such as tin and rubber.
Though all of the details are not wotked out. the President in
dicated that the above plan, or a ntndr one. would be presented to
the new CorigTess. However, it is not believed that the program will
involve any changes in the neutrality act or the Johnson law which
(orbils loans to defaulting nations.
The President's announcement definitely scotched the possibility
of adopting one of the many recently-given proposals which considered
additional aetata nee to Britain in terms of financial credits or out
right gifts. Prominent among those who have been advocating such
plans are Governor Landn. among the republicans, and the Presi
dent's own wife among the Administration forces.
The British at first were reticent about commenting on the plan,
though as Wednesday wore on, reports of growing Jubilation over the
proposal began to flash over the airwaves from London. Possible ex
planation of earl British reticence, according to certain informed
(See HEADLINES, page .)
Official Newspaper Of More Than 7,000 Students
Lincoln Nebraska Thursday, December 19, 1940
Coeds get 10:30
night as present
from AWS board
AH women students living in
university regulated houses, soro
rities, dormitories, or co-ops, will
be granted 10:30 leave tonight.
It's a Christmas present, Jean
Simmons, of the AWS. explained:
the girls can attend the rally and
then go to the Union Christmas
party. Even freshman girls and
those who got down-slips are to be
allowed the privilege, she promised.
Rotifers to rhetoric occupy
University research workers
Seven projects
Research on topics from rotifiers
to rhetoric is in progress in the
departments on the campus this
year. Seven projects have been
approved for grants-in-aid by the
University Research council.
E. W. Hertel is working under
Dr. D. D. Whitney, chairman of
the zoology department, on the
inherited vigor displayed by the
hybrids in corn and poultry in
this state. By crossing and re
crossing weak and strong strains
of rotiriers. minute, rapidly re
producing animals. Hertel hopes
to discover reasons for hybrid
vigor.
In the mechanical engineering
department Prof. W. F. Weiland is
Headlines
and Ordol
Council attempts
to estahlish new
activities ticket
Tentative plans for a student
activities ticket suitable for UN
were discussed by Student Coun
cil members yesterday in an at
tempt to lower the cost of various
campus activities including DAILY
NEBRASKAN, Cornhusker, ath
letic ticket, and University Thea
tre subscriptions, by grouping
these all into one ticket.
One of the ticket plans sug
gested would cost the student $12
a school year, and would entitle
him to almost every activity on
the campus. Another suggested
ticket would cost $6.50 but would
include only an athletic ticket, a
year's subscription to the NE
BRASKAN, and would provide
bigger events for the Union cal
endar. Whether the tickets should
be optional or compulsory was the
main point of discussion. Plans to
test student opinion on the matter
were also submitted.
Reports on the revision of the
men's activity point system, and
suggestions on co-operative hous
ing for men were heard.
get grants-in-aid
making microscopic studies of the
metal in automobile bearings as
affected by various lubricating oils
when they begin to corrode and
have reached their useful service
limit. Weiland is a member of the
Society of Automotive Engineers
committee on crankcase oil sta
bility. Destructive effects of drouth on
12 native grassland tracts be
tween Lincoln and the dust bowl in
Kansas and Colorado is the sub
ject of research work being done
by Dr. J. E. Weaver, professor
of plant ecology. Records have
been kept since 1954 on these dif
ferent tracts and the general proj
ects will be kept underway for
some time.
Banking survey.
"Structural Changes in the Ne
braska Banking System since
1953" is the subject being studied
by Dr. A. E. Gil more of the de
partment of economics. He is sur
veying the extent to which the
structure of bank deposits and
their utilization in loans and in
vestments have been altered since
the banking cruis.
Another interesting project
(See RESEARCH, page 4.)
is
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I two different people.
Team embarks tonight
for classic gridiron tilt
SCALP THE INDIANS!
STAMPEDE STANFORD!
Students will he shouting these cries tonight in Lincoln,
hut they'll be hoping that the sound will be heard on the west
coast, for Nebraska's football champions are leaving tonight
for the first appearance of a Cornhusker team in the Koso
km.
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Stale Journal.
BIFF JONES
Will speak at rally.
December
Blue Print
is out today
Employment of engineers in the
defense program is featured in the
December issue of the Nebraska
Blue Print, university engineering
publication, which is to be distrib
uted some time this afternoon.
Besides outlining the three ways
in which engineers can find em
ployment in the defense program,
the magazine prints an informa
tion sheet for readers to fill out
in conjunction with a national
census promoted by 11 national
engineering organisations formed
for construction preparedness.
Featured are a story on cam
eras by Edward Louick and an
article on slide rule calculations
by William Foxwell, a former Ne
braska professor.
Monthly features on engineering
student - personalities, engineering
societies and alumni are again
featured. There is also a special
article by A. C. Tilley, head of the
department of roads and irriga
tion, and the regular column by
Dean O. J. Ferguson.
Division advises frosh
Councilors arrange courses
Since Dec. 9, a series of consul
tations has been arranged by the
junior division in preparing pro
grams of studies for the second
semester. Individual conferences
between the students and their
advisors are being held by ap-
Theatre to hold
'Largo tryouls
Twenty-four parts will be filled
for Maxwell Anderson's play "Key
Largo' in the University Theatre's
tryouts tonight st 7 in the Studio
Theater, Temple 201.
PsApb are available for 17 men
and seven women in the play. Ar
mand Hunter, director of Univer
sity Theatre, made a special plea
for men to try out because of the
large number in the cast. "This
is our big feature production of
the year," Hunter said. "In con
trast to the others which had com
edy, melodrama and farce, we now
have one which is pure drama.
"Key Largo" Is to be the Thea
tre's fourth production this
season.
I'.owl.
Excitement is expected to hit a
new high with many newspapers'
representatives at the rally to be
gin pre-game coverage. Life mag
azine photographers will be on
hand to record student enthusiasm.
Pep leaders predicting the larg
est turn-out of the year, urge stu
dents to co-operate in making the
rally a success. Be at the Rock
Island station at exactly 7:30, so
we can show the team that every
student is behind them," asked
Gerald Spahn, Coin Cob president.
Despite the cold weather the
varsity band will thaw out their
instruments, hope that their lips
won't freeze on their mouthpieces
and will swing out in preparation
for their exodus to California.
"With Corn Cobs and Tassels
turning on the pep, we're going
to make the impromptu rallies
after the selection of Nebraska
look like a ladies' tea-party," pep
heads declared.
What to expect in the Bowl
game will be revealed by Coach
Biff Jones and other members of
the coaching staff. "I wouldn't be
a bit surprised if a lot of the play
ers are called upon for talks,"
Spahn said.
The train is scheduled to leave
for Kansas City at 8 from where
it will go to Phoenix and hard
scrimmaging for players.
"By 8 o'clock, the noise and
spirit will dwarf the sound of a
California earthquak e," said
Spahn. "And we'll send the spirit
if not ourselves to Pasadena when
the Cornhuskers scalp the In
dians." CAA applicants
meet toclav at 5
All students interested in tak
ing the primary course in flight
training should report to a gen
eral meeting at 5 p. m. today in
room 316 of the Union. Applica
tions for this training are now be
ing received. The course is CAA
50.
Yearbook party
Members of the Cornhusker
staff will hold their annual hot
chocolate Christmas party this
afternoon from 3 to 5 in the
annual office. Bob Aden, editor,
promises to be Santa Claus, but
he can't grow a beard!
pointment. Time is being taken it
consider carefully the desires and
ambitions of students and the de
tails of qualification as shown by
their high school record, test re
sults, and academic record thus
far in the university.
Dean Bengtson. head of the nvy
division, says that possible pro
grams for the second semester
are being worked out giving full
consideration to all known factors.
Change Minds.
"Some students," Dean Bengt
son continues, "have, by this tim,
changed their minds about th
general line of work that they
wihih to take up. Thru careful
consideration they have chosen
some other field according to de
sire and qualifications. Such
changes don't involve penalties in
the form of fees, and thus, thru
junior division organization, the
advisors and counselors are trying
seriously to help the student work
to the best advantage.
"More and more Information h
available for use by advisors, and
more time is being taken for
counsel than ever before," he concluded.