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2408 Vol. 41, No. 18. Mouse decoration Filings Open Innocents Offer Cups For Event Filings for this year's home coming display contest will open Monday at 1 p. m. and close on Tuesday at 5 p. m. Official en tries must be made in the Daily Nebraskan office. Ed Calhoun, chairman of the In nocents committee sponsoring the event, points out that competing houses may mail their entries or file them personally. Each reg istration must, however, be ac companied by a $1.00 fee. Pur pose of this entrance requirement is to defray judge, cup engraving and presentation costs. Rules of the event specify that no display may be erected at a cost of more than $25. Two Prizes Awarded. Two prizes will be awarded, one to a fraternity or other men's house and one to a sorority or women's house. To the winners will go homecoming cups engraved with the names of their houses. Three members of Innocents and three local artists will judge the contest. The artists will be men who have no connection with the university. President of Innocents, Burton Theil, urges all organized houses to participate in this competition, "to make this year's competition a real homecoming for Nebraska alumni." Chcmurgy Men Meet in Omaha Next Friday Committee Will Discuss Industrial Use of Farm Products for Emergency Dr. Leo M. Christensen, direc tor of the university's chemurgy project, announced Saturday that the first meeting of the project will be held in Omaha next Fri day. Purpose of the project is to seek new industrial uses for Nebraska's farm products that may be needed by industry, especially for defense orders. Dr. Christensen will have completed visits to the Ford plant at Dearborn, Mich., the federal chemurgy laboratory at Peoria, and other major research projects by tlje time of the Omaha meet ing which will be devoted to "dis cussion of a specific research pro gram for Nebrcska. The committee, recently an nounced, is comprised of 74 Ne braskans representing a wide vari ety of agricultural, business and professional interests who have been invited to serve the state-financed chemurgy research pro Kram in an advisory capacity. C. Y. Thompson, university regent from West Point, is head of a small executive committee. The meeting was originally set for Lincoln but was shifted to Oma ha because a number of commit teemen will be there attending the Ak-Sar-Ben show. The meeting will be held at the Omaha cham ber of commerce rooms. Daily ASTebbasean 0iciaf Newspaper Of More Than 7,000 Students Lincoln, Nebraska Season's Convo Schedule Arndt Releases Speaker List University convocation lecturers for 1941-42 were announced Sat urday by Professor Karl Arndt, convocation committee chairman. Additional guest speakers will ap pear in a Union sponsored series. Appearing on the first program Oct. 28 will be the noted author and foreign correspondent, Louis Fischer. European reported for the Nation magazine and forme Ber lin correspondent for the New York Post, Fischer is the author of numerous books including "The Soviets in World Affairs," and "The War in Spain." On November 19 the first man to discover relics of Hannibal in Carthage, of Alexander the Great at the Oasis of Jupiter Ammon and of King Solomon's Mine's in Ethiopia, will speak. He is Count Byron de Prorok, archeologist and explorer. With his lecture the Count will present motion pic tures showing some of his noted discoveries. Poet to Speak. On March 12, Louis Untermyer comes to Nebraska. Mr. Unter myer was poetry editor of the American Mercury Magazine from 1934 to 1937. Among his many books are "Roast Levia thon," "Forms of Poetry," "Burn ing Bush" and "Pardix and Poet." Jeanett Rankin, first woman ever elected to Congress and re cently re-elected from Montana, will appear April 17. The congress woman was -field secretary of the National American Women's Suf frage association in 1914. Former head of the Interna tional News Eervice office in Tok- KU Rooters Invade UN On Migration Not only the Kansas University football team but also several hundred students, the pep clubs, and the bn"d will come to Lincoln next Saturday. Occasion is the annual KU stu dent migration. Making the trip will be the Jay Janes, women's pep organization. At a luncheon Sat urday afternoon the Tassels will entertain their Kansas counterparts. Draft Boards May Defer Collegians . . To Complete Partially Finished Semester If local draft boards heed the recommendation of Brigadier Gen. cral Guy N. Henninger, state di rector of selective service, lndu tion of college students for mili tary training will be postponed un til they have completed partly fin ished semester terms. In a message to local boards clerks this week, General Henning er again emphasized the national need for deferment of students who are in training or preparation for occupations essential to na tional health, safety or interest and also asserted that local boards have the authority and should take the opportunity to postpone induc tion of other student registrants, enrolled in good faith in the state's universities. "It Is essential," General Ilcn ningcr said, "That' we permit stu dents an opportunity to complete the semester In which they arc en Sunday, October 5, 1941 yo, James Young, will speak at a convocation. Young made news paper front pages recently when he was jailed in Tokyo for send ing out stories on China's condi tions following an extensive trip thru the mainland. The newspaper man, author of the recent book "Behind the Rising Sun' appeared at the Union last summer. Exact dates for the Union's program have not yet been de termined. The series will include Carveth Wells, explorer and au thor; Dr. Albert E. Wiggam, psy chologist, author and columnist writer of "Let's Explore Your Mind"; and John Mulholland, in ternationally famous magician. Bob Pearson New Phalanx Commander Bob Pearson was elected Com mander of Epsilon Morea, the Ne braska chapter of Phalanx, at their last meeting to replace George Fo'x. Bill Wiley was re elected Lieut. Commander. Other officers are: Roger Cox, adjutant; John Scott, treasurer; and Charles Bitner, historian. Plans were made for rush week which will be held on Tuesday evening, October 7th at the union. Preparation for the national con vention which will be held in Lin coln this year were discussed. Faculty Members Hold Homecoming Dinner on Oct. 17 Annual homecoming dinner for university faculty members will be held Friday evening, Oct. 17. at 6:30 p. m. in the Union, accord ing to an announcement made by the administration yesterday. Chancellor C. S. Boucher will preside over the dinner to be sponsored by the council of ad ministration. New members of the faculty and administrative sUff will be introduced by their re spective deans or directors. A reception held by the chan cellor for the faculty members and their wives will follow on Satur day evening. rolled. Individual hardships on reg istered students should be avoided if at all possible." Longer Deferment. In regard to students deferred for longer than the completion of the semester, General Henninger declared that students and draft boards should clearly understand that it is the shortage within the occupation which forms the basis Union Requests Soldier's Names Soldiers are to receive a copy of the monthly Union newt let ter and all students having relatives and friends in any branch of the military service are asked to bring their names and addresses to the Union of fice by Friday. ' OKI FoweirtoiiHse Scores 14-0 'Wm (By Special Wire to the Daily Nebraskan.) BY BOB MILLER. CLYDE WILLIAMS FIELD ,Ames, Iowa. With skies overcast and rain falling intermittently, Nebraska's Rose Bowl gridders opened their 1941 season with, a 14-0 score at the expense of Iowa State's plucky Cyclones before 18,000 drenched spectators at Clyde Williams Field here in Ames. Altho the Huskers used the famous T formation a great deal of the time, it was straight power that accounted for both touchdowns, and gave Biff Jones another first game victory. Dale Bradley, shifty-hipper jun Courtesy Lincoln Journal. Debus Bradley Pep Queen Filings Open Monday Filings for the 1941 Pep Queen open Monday morning in John K. Sclleck's office in the coliseum. Any coed who has 27 hours in the university from the two pre vious semesters and who is now carrying 12 hours satisfactorily may file until Wednesday noon, the deadline. Balloting for the new queen will take place at the first big dance of the year, the Corn Cob-Tassel homecoming party in the coliseum. The winning candidate will be pre sented by Max Whittaker and Jean Christie, queen of the 1940 pep frolic, later in the dance. John Douglas, Corn Cob chairman pt the party committee, announces that the name of the dance orches tra will be revealed this week. 1940 Queen Christie will hold her share of the spotlight during the homecoming game when she will be presented between halves of the Indiana-Nebraska tussel. Innocents, Mortar Boards, and the Varsity band will assist in the pre sentation ceremony. Kosmet Klub Workers Meet All men interested In Kos met Klub and those who at tended the smoker Thursday night should report for the first worker's meeting Monday at 5 p. m. in the Kosmt Klub office in the Union. Plans will be outlined at this meeting. for deferment and not the fact that the registrant is a student." "If a particular student regis trant is ordered to report for in duction after the expiration of one college term and before the start of another, that student will be in ducted as usual. If a particular student's Induction is to occur soon after the start of the school term, he either should not enroll for the semester or should advance his time of induction by volunterring." With local draft boards assuring students scheduled to be called late in the term that induction will be postponed until the end of the se mester, selective service officials hope that undue hardships will be prevented and that both colleges and students will be permitted to make their plans in advance on a definite basis, while not Interfer ing with ,thi ' '-'Ji, efficient and Inipa:' " i of the scicc- tve r r v i r"- 1 I If ior, was easily the offensive stand out of the day as his plunges ac counted for plenty of gains and in addition, both touchdowns. Von Goetz Blocks Punt. Midway in the first quarter, Herbie Von Goetz blocked an at tempted punt by Iowa's Paul Darl ing and Nebraska recovered on their own 48. A short plunge by Bradley coupled with a penalty of five yards against Nebraska and 15 yards against Iowa for rough- (See WIN, page 7.) Ag College Holds Harvest Ball Oct. 11 KFOR to Broadcast Thirty-Minute Program From Scene of Party A thirty minute radio broad cast covering the "Harvest Ball," ag college fall party, over KFOR will add another highlight to the annual event to be staged on Oct ober 11 this year. Known in other years as the Farmers' Formal, this year's party will feature a change of customs from overalls and aprons to fron tier dress, Indian customs or cow boy outfits. Overalls and aprons are permissable however if other outfits are not abtainable. Queen Presentation. Presentation of the queen will be the highlight of the evening. A radio announcer will describe the presentation of the queen as it happens and will interview the queen after the procession down the center of the dance floor as finished. The method of crowining the queen will remain a secret until she is crowned. Candidates for the harvest ball queen are: Florence Hamer; Ruth Harvey; Mary Bell Haumont; Marie Ingalls; Rosemarie Kotas; Ruth Millar; Dee Shill; Retha Edeal; Xenia Lindberg. The queen will be elected by a vote of the men as they enter the party bctweene th hours of 8:30 and 9:30 p. m. AWS Activity Mart Draws 300 Coeds UN Organizations Explain Functions to Students; Theatre Display Popular Over 300 coeds attended the AWS mart Saturday afternoon in Ellen Smith where all major campus organizations had dis plays and representatives to ex plain the activity to interested stu dents. One of the most popular displays was that of the University Theatre which showed dresses of the 19th century and a model of a Shake spearian theater. The charm school, sponsored by co-ed counsellors also received much attention. All publications, Agwan, Corn husker, Daily Nebraskan and Prairie Schooner had displays. The , AWS, BABW, Tassels and WAA were also represented.