Sunday, November 16, 1941
DAILY NEBRASKAN
The Daily Ncbraskan
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Goal 100 Percent
Five sororities on the campus have joined the
Red Cross 100 percent in the Student Council drive
for student memberships. This is a good start,
but there are still many organized houses that are
not well represented in the drive. There are ten
more sororities, three women's residence halls, five
women's co-op houses, 23 fraternities, and several
men's co-ops and other organized houses, which
have not signed 100 percent.
Possibly all these groups cannot be expected
to have complete Red Cross membership. It is
almost beyond imagination that every student in
the university, in or out of the organized houses,
will be enrolled during the drive, but still that is
the hope of the Student Council. The Red Cross,
always important, is even more vital now that its
help is needed in the war. Each student may some
time need the help of the Red Cross on the bat
tlefield or at home and therefore each student
should feel it necessary to contribute.
Join the Red Cross. Help attain the 100 per
cent goal for the University of Nebraska.
QowwwiL
Behind the News
By David Thompson
Showdown Imminent
President Roosevelt's blunt assertion that the fed
eral government will not force the minority non
union workers ih any plant, particularly the captive
soft coal mines, to join the majority union indicates
the trend of administration opinion toward labor's
latest demands. This automatically means a show
down in the soft coal mine controversy, for John L.
Lewis has informed the mine owners that unless
the CIO is granted a "closed shop" it will call a
Btrike this weekend. That leaves it up to the mine
owners. It is very unlikely that they will concede
to the unpopular labor demand since they are as
sured that the government will not force them to
do so.
Labor is then faced with the opposition of the
mine owners and of the government. They can go
ahead with their strike, but with the thought in
mind that congress is about fed up with defense
stoppakes used by labor to enforce unreasonable
demands, and that the soft coal tieup will prob
ably result in congressional legislation hostile to
the whole labor movement. Lewis may be willing
to run the risk, but this observer is not so sure that
the CIO members as a whole are willing to see all
their hard earned gains go by the board.
With everybody else in the country, particularly
the middle class, pulling in their belts and giving
until it hurt3 to finance the defense program, it
becomes more and more irksome to the general
populace to see labor hindering the defense effort in
order to line their own pockets. As a result, it is
quite probable that congress will echo these senti
ments and take stops to prevent any further such
actions on the part of labor.
This weekend will tell the tale as far as the labor
crisis goes. The first showdown several weeks ago
was averted by a temporary postponement of the
soft coal strike in response to four ultimatums or
requests on the part of the president. However,
that temporary period is up now, and with it comes
a threatened strike in the coal industry, truck
lines, railroads and telephone and telegraph indus
tries. The government will be forced by circum
stances to act now. Whether it will be by execu
tive order or congressional legislation, the action
will be taken. The patience of the public and of
tha executive and legislative branches has been
stretched too far.
Inside Story of Women Debaters Revealed
Team Is Formed by Volunteers
By Helen Meyer 1
Behind the scenes story of wom
an debaters shows that the forma
tion of the first feminine debate
team on this campus is entirely
due to the efforts of the young
women who, endowed with the
urge to argue, were determined to
make themselves heard in the field
of speech.
"The story behind the scenes"
In inauguration of women's debate
in this college is an interesting
one.
In answer to an inquiry by co
eds interested in debate, Dr. Le
roy Laase, acting chairman of the
department of speech and dra
matic art, who also serves as de
bate coach, went on record in an
early issue of the Daily as say
ing: "So far as I know there is
no rule in the university prohibit
ing women from participating in
intercollegiate debate. Whether
there is a women's debate team
this year will probably depend on
whether or not interested and
competent women debaters turn
out."
This comment by Dr. Laase was
carried at the end of a news arti
cle in the Daily Nebraskan. No
special call was issued for women
debaters. No fan-fare publicity
was given to try-outs. The activity
was merely open to anyone inter
ested in coming out.
First Meeting Small
On the night of try-outs three
women were present. At that time
Dr. Laase announced he would re
quire at least four women before
a team would be organized. So the
three who were present got to
Work. Still without promotion or
pushing, they found four more
women students eager to partici
pate in debate.
Of the girls who turned out,
four had had debate experience in
high school. One was a transfer
student with three years experi
fnce in intercollegiate debating
elsewhere. The other two had had
experience in other speech activi
ties. Dr. Laase believes that all
of these young ladies show prom
ise. Their enthusiasm and interest
in try-outs and subsequent work
have warranted formal organiza
tion. But the girls' squad is still
open to other women on the cam
pus interested in participating.
One Assistant
Dr. Laase found that the one
girl, because she was a transfer
student, was ineligible for partici
pation this year. But because of
her interest and experience, he
found a place for her in his plans.
This young woman is assisting Dr.
Laase, who is naturally limited in
the time he could give to direct
ing women's debate. She assists
in planning the work, meeting
Red Cross . . .
(Continued from Page 1.)
"I hope that fraternities will show
the same splendid attitude that
sororities have shown, and that we
will be able to pledge the entire
support of most ot! them."
Thus far, with Alpha Chi Ome
ga and Kappa Delta addiag their
names to the list over the week
end, five sororities have become
members of the Red Cross 100 per
cent strong.
Workert Report
Miss Rosborough also urged
that those who 'have offered their
help in the drive report to the
Red Cross desk in the Nebraskan
office at the hours for which they
signed up. Soliciting workers are
also to report to the desk daily to
turn in membership money and to
replentish workers' supply kits.
The following is the honor roll
call for today:
Alpha fihl Omega 100.
Alpha Phi 100.
Kappa Pelts 100.
Kappa Alpha Teht 100.
PI Beta Phi 100.
Eldon MHtnouser
Ray Byrara
Robert Krljer
I-eon Wcsttirook.
Ren Hemphill
Donald Farley
Maybel Hays
Krances York
with the girls for individual prac
tice and squad drills.
Meetings of women debaters are
held daily and group clashes are
tentatively scheduled for Friday
afternoons. A schedule of out of
town trips and city appearances
is being arranged and women's de
bate, still in the pioneering stages,
appears destined for success!
Miss Mllentl
Miss McKachran
Helen Kighbury
I lean Henzllk
Letts. Clark
MIks Hiilbcrsleven
Miss L. Hill
Morton MHrgolln
Mrs. Bertha Cord ray
Ben Novicoff
Harrv Uoldsleln
Phil Borcly
Erv Friedman
Ted Roth hop
One Sherman
Mort Zuber
Hud Muruulles
Jerry 8kxK
Raymond (irosNmao
Hurrlette Benlx
Thrlma McMillan
Marguerite Harvey
Dorothy Brhudel
Msry (luthrle
Hetty Ann Tinhaniuier
RlKKS
Mrs. Gertrude Atkinson
Kay Crawford
Oladys rlowman
Harold Klmgraan
Carol BriKKs
Oladys Winters
Mrs. F,dna Snyder
Mrs. AnKellns Anderson
Juan Marie Stewart
Mary Helen Bllrka
Ray By ram
Robert Kreiju
Alumnus Features Story,
'General Pershing at 81'
. . . In This Month's Issue
Highlights of this month's
Alumnus, which came out yester
day, include a biographical sketch
of General Pershing reprinted
from Life magazine, "General
Pershing at 81," "Cornhusker
History in Pictures," a resume of
past football seasons with pictures
in profusion, and "Education for
This Time and Hour," by Dr. C. H.
Oldfather, which is the address
he gave to this year's freshmen
at the arts and sciences convoca
tion. Accompanying the Pershing ar
ticle is a photograph of the Gen
eral, shaking his cane at photog
raphers and declaring "This is the
last time I'm going to do this if
I have 50 more birthdays." The
biographer relates that General
Pershing never wanted to be a
Ag Exec Board
Names Party
Co-chairmen
Selection of the committee heads
for the annual Christmas party on
ag campus were made at a recent
meeting of the ag executive board.
General co-chairmen of the party
aie Dale Weibel and Betty Ann
Tisthammer. Chairman of the pro
gram committee is Gwen Row;
decorations, Arlo Wirth, and pub
licity, Charles Marcy.
The party, an activity sponsor
ed each year for ag students by
the exec board, will be held on
Dec. 17 in the ag activities building.
soldier and it was only because
the Pershing family was poor, and
West Point offered a fine free
education, that he ever set out on
a military career.
Ott Collects Pictures.
Incentive for the Cornhusker
football spread was the Lincoln
Telephone and Telegraph Co. dis
play of football history pictures in
its show windows, and their own
er, Norman Ott. Ott started co
lecting Husker team pictures as a
hobby when still a boy, and at
first he kept only clippings from
the newspapers, but about ten
years ago became interested in
saving the actual prints.
"You are in debt to your gen
eration, a debt which you should
keep paying off, so long as you
live, in intelligent service to so
ciety," declared Dean Oldfather in
counseling entering freshmen. He
stresses the importance of gain
ing an education because "the
democratic way of life is chal
lenged by national and interna
tional problems of great diffulty,
and by men who in their selfish
ness would utterly destroy it."
Pi Mu Epsiloii
Mccls Tuesday
Pi Mu Epsilon, professional
mathematics fraternity, will meet
in Mechanical Arts room 308 at
7:30 p. m. Tuesday. John Morris,
senior in electrical engineering,
will lead the meeting on the topic,
"Determinants." He will demon
strate a new method of solving
determinants based on the pivotal
condensation.
Friday, Saturday . . .
High School Newspaper Staff
Memhers Attend Convention
High school journalists from all
over the state will gather in Lin
coln Friday and Saturday when
the annual convention of Ne
braska High School Press asso
ciation will be held here.
Most of the convention's activi
ties will be centered around the
Union altho climax of the meet
ing will be the Iowa-Nebraska
football game Saturday.
A talk by Val Peterson, secre-
Flickers . . .
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program, will be heard between
reels. Her records will be broad
cast over the public address sys
tem in the ballroom.
Five cents will buy a bag of pea
nuts or popcorn from the white
coated butcher boys. And on hand
again to supply the proper musical
setting will be Russ Gibson, the
piano ' nickelodionist.
One identification card per cou
pie will be required for admittance
to the movie.
Grad Transfers
To Cavalry Center
At Fort Riley
Private Eric Thor, county agri
cultural agent and recent UN
graduate, has transferred and is
now taking training in a horse
squadron at the cavalry replace
ment training center at Fort
Riley, Kas.
Thor, who received a BS degree
in animal husbandry here in 1940,
has since been employed by the
department of agriculture.
After 13 weeks of basic train
ing at the replacement center,
Thor will be sent to a permanent
cavalry garrison.
Clieni Engineers
Meet Wednesday
Regular meeting of the Ameri
can Institute of Chemical Engi
neers will be Wednesday in Avery
room 102 at 7:30 p. m. R. R.
Briggs, chief chemist of the Ne
braska Power company, will speak
on "Water Supplies."
Home Ec Instructors
Attend Convention
Miss Margaret Linton and Miss
Edith Carse of the home econom
ics department and Miss Muriel
Smith, extension home economist,
attended a conference on "Re
Thinking Home Management" held
at Kansas State college in Man
hattan on Nov. 13-15.
Smokestack of Obcrlin college's
heating plant, reconstructed after
skirmishes with OPM over sheet
steel supplies, is one foot higher
than its 154 -foot predecessor.
... of WHSIM
tary to Governor Dwight Griswold,
will highlight the annual banquet
Friday evening at the Union. A
convention dance will follow.
- In addition to general sessions
for the discussion of school pub
lication problems, there will be
contest in news writing, headline'
writing, editorial writing and
proof reading.
Delegates will take over repor
torial assignments to put out a
special convention issue of the
Daily Nebraskan.
The school of journalism is
sponsoring the contests and as
sisting with other phases of the
meetings. Members of the Daily
Nebraskan staff are also aiding
in the convention activities.
Officers of the NHSPA this
year are Mrs. Marvin Schmid,
president; Gilbert Davenport, vice
president, and Merritt Whitton,
secretary.
Andrews Talks
To En"lisli Class
On Sales Letters
Luther Andrews spoke to the
forty members of the nine o'clock
section of business English Wed
nesday on the writing of sales let
ters. His talk was illustrated with
specimen letters which had
brought good results.
Andrews also discussed goodwill
letters which he said "are letters
that do not have to be written."
Band's Show ...
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"U. S. Field Artillery March," and
leaving their hats on the ground to
continue the map formation,
formed a cannon in the renter
with a large turning wheel To the
tune of "Anchors Aweigh" an
anchor was formed, followed by
the formation of a seal of the
United States and Sousa's "Stars
and Stripes Forever."
After returning to their places
in the outline map, the bandsmen
played "I Love a Parade," while
the Riflemen went through sev
eral group movements. The pro
gram was concluded with the
playing of "The Star Spungled
Banner."
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