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Editor Mary Kerrigan
Business Manager Ben Novicoff
Fading Prestige?
A masterpiece of misinterpretation appeared in
one the Lincoln newspapers yesterday afternoon.
It was a so-called news story about the plans
for an "All Greek week," announced by the uni
versity Interfraternity council. The story was head
lined "Fading frats to seek lost campus prestige
at N. U." and began with the statement that the
week would be "an ambitious attempt to bolster
fading fraternity prestige." In the first place, the
purpose of All Greek Week has nothing to do with
bolstering prestige as that isn't necessary, but it
is simply to promote a friendly spirit among fra
ternities and sororities. It is also to follow out
the general purpose of all fraternities that is,
the development of leaders among men and women.
Fraternity men and women have always held
most of the leading positions on the campus and
it is natural for leaders to want to learn more
about leadership. That is what fraternity mem
bers hope to get out of All Greek Week. Instead
of suggesting that the fraternities are trying to
bolster their "fading prestige," we would say that
an All Greek Week such as is being planned by
the Interfraternity council, with the aid of the
Women's Panhellenic, will further the prestige
they have always had and give them background
for leadership..
Convo . . .
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college campuses. Experience with
this agency was a dissappointment
both for educational and for mili
tary training, he said, and univer
sity students and staff members
are to be considered with all other
groups under the selective service
act.
"The best way in which the
university staff members and stu
dents can serve the great cause is
to enhance our seriousness of pur
pose in the pursuit of our training
programs in preparation for any
specific call that may come in the
orderly operation of the selective
service act," declared the chan
cellor. He pointed out that the univer
sity under the defence program is
now offering several types of spe
cial courses suggested or reques
ted by the federal government,
and is ready to discontinue tem
porarily any program and intro
duce additional new ones as the
government may indicate.
"Whenefer the government may
want volunteers from the univer
sity men and women for any spe
cial types of military, technical or
industrial service, the word will
be passed to you immediately and
recruiting agents will be given all
possible assistance in enlistment
of student or staff volunteers. A
considerable number have already
answered calls to special service
under the defense program, and
others will be encouraged and as
sisted to do so."
Dean Thompson praised the stu
dents for their calmness and judge
ment during these war years even
in the realization of sacrifices
which they will be called upon to
make. He counseled his audience
not to let courage prevent their
asking themselves. 'Where can I
nerve my country best in this hour
of need ?"
"I am convinced after fifteen
months of service upon a local
draft board that if you possess a
skill that can be used in providing
more and better materials and
equipment, you will be rendering
a service to your country by letting
these facts be known at the proper
time and place," said the dean.
Dr. Thompson said that it may
become necessary to draft work
ers for certain vocations related
to defense if the unmber volun-
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tarily entering them does not meet
the demand. Agriculture, mining
and fields of pure and applied
science are among these, he ex
plained, and "while they do not
offer much opportunity for acts
of heroism, they are essential."
Dean Ferguson pointed out that
the university has trained 169 men
in the primary civilian pilot train
ing course and 75 in the advanced
course as part of its defense ef
fort. Many of these men have gone
into the army and navy units.
More than 500 men have completed
or are carrying on study in spe
cial defense training courses estab
lished in Lincoln and Omaha by
the engineering college.
There are now 2,078 men enrol
led in ROTC courses, he said, of
whom 342 are in advanced units.
In addition scientific research of a
confidential defense nature is be
ing prosecuted by the universtiy
under contract with proper author
ities. "So far as the university is con
cerned, this is an all-out under
taking to which every divison is
contributing," declared Dean Ferg
uson. "Every serious-minded stu
dent is in line to do his part. More
and better trained men and women
are the basic need, for upon them
rest all lines of progress toward
emergence from our difficulties."
Today we are fortunate to
attend a university," said Burton
Theil. 'We should consider it a
privilege and an obligation to make
the most of these weeks in school
until the time comes when we are
called to participate in this war.
While preparing to serve, we look
forward to a time after the con
flict when we must call upon the
intelligence and resources of our
people to rebuild a better society."
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NEBRASKA J
CUumnL VUuva.
By Lloydene Kershaw
Dr. Edward Charles Eliot, president of Purdue,
who was graduated from the University of Nebras
ka in 1895 and received his master's degree here
in 1897, is one of Nebraska's truly distinguished
alumni.
Born in Chicago, Dr. Eliot moved to North
Platte when a boy. "I was not born a Nebraskan,
but the job of making me one was begun so early
in North Platte and carried out so successfully
there and at the University of Nebraska that not
even a residence of 35 years in other states has
been sufficient to eradicate the deep seated feeling
that Nebraska is 'Home,' " says Dr. Eliot.
Dr. Eliot was a teaching fellow in chemistry at
the university from 1895 until 1897, the year he
received his master's and then went to Leadville,
Colo., as superintendent of schools where he re
mained until 1904.
In 1904 he went to Columbia university as as
sociate professor in education and received his
Ph.D. from Columbia in 1905. He taught at the
University of Wisconsin, acted as Chancellor at the
University of Montana and became president of
Purdue in 1922.
During the latter part of 1938 Dr. Eliot served
as special advisor to the regents of the University
of the Philippines, and he is the author of a num
ber of books on state school systems and school
supervisions. In addition he has served as advisor
to various state and municipal education commis
sions. Dr. Eliot, who is a Phi Kappa Psi, said in 1939
in an address before the Indianapolis alumni club,
"The University of Nebraska has accomplished
more in its poverty than many universities in their
riches."
Party . . .
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to all students and faculty mem
bers. These refreshments will be
distributed in the Pan-American
room. Room 315, and parlors
ABC. At 9 students will join in
singing carols grouped around the
huge lounge Christmas tree. They
will be accompanied by an organ.
Members of the double quartet
from the school of music which
will sing between acts of "A
Christmas Carol" are Bob Kellog,
Fred Prentis, Ann Jacobs, Elaine
Libsock, Carol Wherry, Marjorie
Hayes, Cecil Elye and Hal Moore.
Morale . . .
(Continued from Page 1.)
pation of danger has a protective
effect.
"5. Question all rumors. Don't
let them affect you emotionally.
"6. Trust those in authority.
They are the only ones in a posi
tion to know the facts.
"7. Don't worry near children.
They are easily excitable and
spread anxiety quickly.
Don't Worry.
'Just as an inexperienced public
speaker allows his worry about the
audience or his own failings to
distract his thoughts from the
talk he is to make, so many civil
ians dissipate their energies wor
rying about conditions they cannot
The Union
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Charles Dickens'
Presented by the University Players
Free Coca Cola and Brownies
8:00 p. ci tonight
Faculty and Students Welcome
Collegiate Oddities .
"c" is
6EOR6E WasWIWgToM
On 1796 GEORGE WASHINGTON
DONATED TO WHAT IS NOW
WASHINGTON AND LEE COLLEGE
150,000 WORTH OF JAMES
RIVER CANAL STOCK, AS AN
EXPRESSION OF HIS INTEREST
IN THE IDEALS AND ENDEAVOR
REPRESENTED BY THE IN
STITUTION.
VHE GIFT STILL YIELDS AN
INOOME, AND EVERY STUDENT
AT W.&LMAY BE SAID TO
RECEIVE FROM GEORGE
WASHINGTON A SUM TOWARD
HIS EDUCATION
control and lose their effectiveness
for necessary duties.
"Civilians often worry so much
about war conditions that they lose
efficiency in their work and their
personal lives. This increases their
anxiety. Any prolongation of
worry leads first to inefficiency,
then to personal breakdown. At a
time when America needs the full
efficiency of everyone, it is essen
tial that we realize what our im
mediate task is and do not allow
worry to distract us."
Honors Da
y
(Continued from Page 1.)
answering, said Dean Bengtson
reviewing his speech. "I will at
tempt to point out the solutions to
this problem and to those that
arise from the three distinct cul
tures in this hemisphere: Latin,
Anglo-American, and Indian."
The economic development of
the United States is primarily
industrial and agricultural, but
Latin America is fundamentally
agricultural and mining. Dean
Bengtson continued. "How we will
solve the consequent clash of in
terests is a problem of immediate
importance The head of the junior
division asserts the study of Span
ish in America and the study of
English in Latin America would
help solve this third problem.
Smoke stack of Oberlin college's
heating plant, reconstructed after
skirmishes with OPM over sheet
steel supplies, is one foot higher
than its 154-foot predecessor.
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Cincinnati Lions
Recuperate From
Vivid Paint Jobs
By AmwirlnUd Collegiate Prr.
Here's a release from the Uni
versity of Cincinnati that we pass
on without comment:
College papers in Pittsburgh,
Pa., and Oxford, Ohio, please copy:
If it's any satisfaction to Carnegie
Tech and Miami university prank
sters, paint they applied to Mack
and Mick famous stone lions
guarding the entrance to the Uni
versity of Cincinnati's McMicken
halls, has defied the best efforts
of the city highway department's
high-pressure steam cleaning
equipment.
Operators worked for several
hours with "cold steam" and chlo
rinated lime to remove generous
traces of excess football enthusi
asm in the form of green and red
paint. Although the lions do look
whiter, the clashing colors are
still easily discernible.
The lions were marked with
green paint the night before the
Carnegie-Cincinnati football game
and with red paint several days
before the Miami-Cincinnati game.
Labors of university employees
with paint remover had little ef
fect. The cleaning process will
now be left to time and the ele
ments. Largest concrete dome in the
world, 110 feet in diameter, is at
McAllister auditorium of Tulane
university. Hayden Planetarium
dome, 90 feet in diameter, is next.
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