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Wednesday, December 3, 1941 DAILY NEBRASKAN 3 Traditional Military Ball Holds Spo tligh 9-1 . 4 !.' ! Committee chairman in charge of planning the Military Ball Fri day night are, left to right: Back row: Cadet 2nd Lieutenant Charles F. Bush of Hamlet in charge of publicity; Cadet 2nd Lieutenant M. Orval Spelts, Lincoln, refresh ments chairman; Cadet 2nd Lieu tenant William H. Wiley, in charge of main floor decorations; Cadet 1st Lieutenant Byron Salem, ticket sales; Cadet 2nd Lieutenant Don ald G. Dickson, state decorations. Courtesy Sunday Journal Star Seated 'n the front row are: Cadet Captain Carl W. Harnsber ger of Ashland who Is chairman of the music committee; Cadet Captain Kenneth E. Husemoller, parking; Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Millard Cluck, presentation of the honorary colonel; Cadet Captain Ephram M. Gershater, patrons, guests, seating and floor manage ment; Cadet Captain Louis W Sprandel, checkroom; Cadet Cap tain Richard Goodding, programs and invitations. If the third time is the charm, the thirty-third time must be ter rific. And when it comea to the Military Ball, one thing is sure: Friday night's thirty-third ball will be a lot different than the third version of the military depart ment's traditional affair. Vital facts concerning the 1941 2 edition include: big-name band, expected 5,000 attendance, packed coliseum, honorary colonel, spec tacular presentation, opening of the formal season. And vital facts of 1911: local band, 140 present, empty hotel ballroom, no surprises, no pres entation, little significance. Few Outsiders. Unlike today, the pilitary balls of 1908 when the first one was held, 1909 and up until the 19-teens, were strictly military de partment affairs. There were few outsiders and less campus inter est. In one respect, the ball of old and the streamlined version are identical: They both had a grand march, only the colonel of the reg iment then marched with his best girl. Until about 1925 the Cadet Offi cers association was sponsor of the affair, but the university accepted the military ball as an all-school party, and the student cadets found themselves unable to put it on. That's why the military de partment stepped in to help the (See BALL, page 6.) t- T. V v. ,. - J. .ttA. if i.Y.,i'A J -3 I " Cadet Colonel Roger Cox ap pears happy above and for good reason. He will escort one of the three smiling beauties, left to right, Betty Cox, Harriet Talbot, or Ben Alice Day, during the OLARJAMAS cl qi$L follows liliSL to tearivsL YY'$ a jania tJiafs mIIv for h!M"iii ronifort. There's 'liaik of nock" roW'-lio a tuck-in-top that hlayt tucked in ela tie nff tliat keep trousers from elimi- Glacier Blue Cat alma Green Sun Valley Blue Sizes A, B, C and D 50 pajr : ' ' LLER PASflE Lincoln Journal, grand march of the Military Ball One of three was chosen honorary colonel by popular vote in the fall election. Ilir KS fiffiiililS a: vc r n These girls will participate in the traditional ceremonies at the Military Ball Friday evening. Each of them is the coed sponsor of an ROTC unit. Pictured from left to right are: Back row: Betty Lou Rangeler, Company "G" infantry; Maxine Copsey, Second battalion, field artillery; Florence Hamer, bat tery "C," field artillery; Justine Sutton, freshman band; Ruth Hol land, Battalion, Engineers; Sidney Ann Gardner, Company "L," in fantry; Barbara York, Company "B" Infantry; Margaret Rosbor- ough, Battery "F" field artillery; Virginia Mutz, infantry com pany "I." In the center row are: Marjorie Adams, infantry company :K;" Bette Dobbs, varsity band; Ruth J. Harvey, field artillery battery "B;" Betty Ann Nichols, infantry company C; Dorothy Ann Koening, infantry company "A;" Louise Lee, infantry company 'M;" Patricia Benton, infantry company "F;" Mary Ellen Robinson, field artil lery battery "D;" Marcia Beck man, regimental infantry. Front row: Betty Kendle, engi- Courtesy Sunday Journal Star ners company "C;" Buehla Bearr engineers company "D;" Hazel Zink, engineers company "A;" Joan Hall, company "B" engineers; Charlotte Smith, company "E" in fantry; Helen Matz, infantry sec ond battalion; Joanne Beltzer, regimental field artillery; Gay Gimple, infantry company "H;"' Marjorie Stewart, Pershing rifles. Sponsors not in the picture are: Marjorie Rivett, infantry third, battalion; Penelope Tsitorras, ' infantry company "D;" Retha Edeal, first battalion field artillery; and Kay Huston, field artillery battery "A." r ... More time at home . . . Leave sooner stay longer, tlianks to frequent, convenient tclicJulcs. More fun on the way . . Relax in heat conditioned comfort . . . tight-see . . . meet people . , . swap stories . . . arrive refreshed! , More money for gifts . . Leu than half the cost of driving! Extra 10 saving on round-trip tickets. UNION BUS DEPOT CHICAGO $8.75 North Platte . . $4.00 Omaha . . i , $1.00 Sioux Falls .... $4.10 Kansas City i . $3.20 13th & M Streets 2-7071 iiiRiTiTi mrm mm j