DAILY NEBRASKAN
Thursday, December 4, 1941
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The Daily Nebraskan
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" Editor . . 7.. .Mary Kerrigan
Business Manager Ben Novicoff
No Thanks, AFC
The national office of the America First Com
mittee has sent out a request to 12 college news
paper editors to co-operate in a poll of students on
their respective campuses on the issue: "Should
America declare war and engage in total participa
tion in the present European war, or should Amer
ica not?" The University of Nebraska was selected
as one of the 12 schools to be polled thru the Daily
Nebraskan because, to quote the letter, it "repre
sents a particular section of the nation, where a
collega poll will have definite significance in pre
senting a true picture of undergraduate opinion on
this peace-war problem."
The Daily Nebraskai is not complying with the
request of the America First Committee, not
simply because this newspaper wishes to have
nothing to do with that group, but also because
we think a poll of this sort can have no value
in deciding the fate of the United States in this
war. According to the AFC letter "College editors
have a responsibility to their own generation. It
Is up to them to present to our leaders the true
picture of undergraduate opinion, whether it be
for war or for peace for America."
We reiterate our previous statement, that the
leaders of the United States have the facts before
them and are handling the foreign situation to the
best of their ability. America's price on Hitler's
head as voted by the United States Congress, that
legislative body elected by all the people, is 12 bil
lion dollars for defense and aid. Since we have as
sumed the responsibility for the defeat of Hitler,
we must follow the government in its attempts to
defeat that power.
Aside from these, reading the AFC letter
brings up another feeling that the information
given in the letter is not to be trusted. First, the
letter tays: "Witness Time magazine's report of
undergraduate opinion last Oct. 13. On the basis
that there was a trend to interventionism in a
few colleges, Time gave the impression that the
trend of the whole body of undergraduate opin
ion was toward intervention." Then it adds:
"This, of course, (note the positive 'of course')
has been disproven by the recent college news
paper poll of Nov. 12 conducted by the Yale Daily
News. Of the 850 college newspapers polled 64
percent of college newspaper editorial policy was
definitely against intervention."
On the basis of the Yale poll, the America First
Committee seemingly thought it was safe to con
duct a poll of its own, since the result would prob
ably be against intervention. The AFC is forgetting
one thing that 850 editors did not answer the Yale
poll. To quote from the letter received from the
Yale Daily News by this editor after the poll was
over: "Many thanks for your co-operation in the
Foreign Policy poll. Although 800 letters were
mailed to leading colleges and prep schools, only
157 colleges and 12 prep schools have replied to
date. But we have decided to release the results of
the Poll now and there will be no later release."
Bcause the poll was not deemed representative
and for one other reason the Daily Nebraskan
editor and staff did not publish the results. The
other reason was that the main, question "Weigh
ing carefully the factors for and against interven
tion, do you think the United States should enter
the present European war?" would naturally
bring from most editors a no answer. Few want
to say: "Yes, we'd just love to go to war." The
fact that the majority of the editors who answered
favored the revision of the neutrality law to per
mit American merchant ships to enter the war
zone, knowing that such revision would result in
entry in the war, also showed the poll to be in
consistent. For these reasons, the Daily Nebraskan says
"No Thanks" to the America First Committee
and would say so regardless of what the paper's
editorial policy was.
Dr. H. Hoick
Writes Article
For Magazine
An article by Dr. H. Hoick, as
sociate professor of pharmacology
appears in the current issue of
Pharmaceutical Archives, a pub
lication covering pharmacy and
related fields edited at the Ne
braska College of Pharmacy by
L't. J. B. Burt, chairman of the
department of pharmacy. Dr.
Hoick's article suggests a safe and
economical container for injection
solutions.
The large number of rats usd
In several recent series of experi
ments carried on this last year by
Dr. Hoick and Donald K. Mathie
6on, pat assistant in the college
of pharmacy, created a consider
able danger that the ordinary small
glass containers would be upset.
To eliminate this danger, Dr.
Hoick initiated the use of common
heavy glass Sanford paste jars,
the center well of which holds the
solution, the shape and weight of
the jar making it almost impossi
ble to overturn.
Rudge's Close Doors Abruptly
After 54 Years of Service
One of Lincoln's oldest stores, :
Rudge and Guenzel's closed its i
doois abruptly yesterday morning
HomcEcCroup
Discusses
State Customs
The home economics association
held its first December meeting
In the social parlors of the home
economics building, at 12:20. Topic
of the program was "National
ities in Nebraska and Their Cus
toms" Home economics students
of various nationalities told of the
Christmas customs practiced in
their countries today.
Girls who participated in the
program were: Louise Frolich,
Norway; Marian Peterson, Swe
den; Fusaye Inouye, Japan; and
Eunice Jenny, Switzerland, Wanda
Gilbert was chairman of the program.
Library . . .
(Continued from Page 1.)
Yes, there will be a fourth floor,
he added. On top of that will be
a latent 26 feet high, similar to
the one on top of Carrie Bell Ray
mond hall.
Noticing the hundreds of wires
hanging from the rough brick ceil
ing, Ellis explained that the final
plaster ceiling will be suspended
from them.
"We have been very lucky in
the construction this far," he add
ed. "Only two workmen have been
injured and neither one was hurt ;
seriously. One man nearly had '
his eye put out when a piece of j
rnoiien ii-a'j spiasneu inu nm rye.
It missed the pupil and the man
can now see perfectly."
Ellis gave a hint of things to
come by saying that the library
will be one of the most modern in
the United States. It will be four
stories high and will have a stu
dent lounge and small auditorium.
and is going out of business after
54 years of service in the city. The
company has been owned for sev
eral years by Allied Stores, Inc.
The 250 employes were notified
at a meeting yesterday morning
after the store closed its doors and
all will be paid a dismissal bonus
on completion of their duties. An
inventory and audit is now being
made in the store.
Tuesday evening the employes
did their Christmas shopping in
the store and when they arrived at
the store yesterday morning they
found they were without jobs. The
annual payroll of the company Is
around $200,000.
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BOYDEN'S
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By June Jamieson j
Sequins and satin and lapin and
lace will adorn Nebraska's coeds
when the Military Ball heralds the
opening of formal season Satur
day night. Contrary to other
years, there'll be no set style to
which to conform. There's no rule
that says formals must be "cov-ered-up"
or strapless, for this year
anything goes.
Maribou, in all shades and de
signs, adds glamor to chiffon and
net dresses; and sequins come
next in line as a trim. One man
catcher has an all-sequin black
bodice that V's into a champagne
faille skirt with a tiny peplum.
Shoukier length black velour
gloves complete the color scheme.
Since the theory in practice is
the one which says that gentle
men prefer white, Friday night
will probably find white net, taf
feta, chiffon and faille with
touches of color gliding over the
floor. Red is the second favorite,
and, since South America has ex
erted its influence, one little num
ber has combined all three fea
tures with a white metallic top
and red rhumba skirt of pleated
chiffon.
If your man likes you sweet,
pink is the next shade
to do the trick. Pale pink satin
with a billowing; skirt and ermine
at the neckline should convince
any man of his date's irresistabil
ity. And startling is the word for
the sophisticated black jersey and
red taffeta job trimmed in bead
drops at the neckline and the low
waist. Olive green velvet edged in
gold kid with gloves to match the
piping will make anyone sit up
and take notice, as will the new
princess-line ivory brocade with
demure elbow-length sleeves and
sweetheart neckline.
Since accessories are the things
which finish the gown, they have
their place and are a definite as
set to a good time. Formal purses
this year are kid in gold and sil
ver. Sequins to match your dress
and fabric to blend with it are
other good materials. Slippers in
glass and metallics will sparkle on
dancing feet, toeless and heelless,
and we'll hope they won't get
stepped on. '
The crowning touch, that bit of
sequin or the ostrich plume in
your hair" will complete the pic
ture of what the well-dressed coed
wears to Nebraska's biggest for
mal part v.
Three members of the orginial
freshman class of Queens college
that was graduated in June have
returned to the campus as mem
bers of the faculty.
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