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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
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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.
