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Editor .".TMary Kerrigan
Business Manager Ben Novicoff
ChristmaS'"1941
On December 20, 1939, the Daily Nebraskan pub
lished its last issue for the year before Christmas
vacation. In that issue there appeared an editorial
which told the student body this: "You have a great
deal to be merry about this Christmas. You are
alive and free and at peace. You at least live in a
country where you are fiee to strive for personal
happiness and for the welfare of others. You have
at least a measurable chance of enjoying what we
sincerely wish io each of you: A genuinely Merry
Christmas and a truly Happy New Year!" In an
other editorial in the same issue there was a group
of quotations from the Bible, each followed by a re
port of some event of the war - the war in Kurope
that we thought was so far removed from our own
shores. '
Today those same quotations are used on this is
sues' front page and today they are not followed by
reports of events in other countries, but they are
followed by what is happening- to our own United
Slates - now in the war we thought was so far re
moved from us.
Despite this, we still believe we can say "Merry
Christmas and Happy New Year" as the editor did
two years ago. We can rto longer say we can be
thankful because we are at peace, but we still can
say we can be thankful because we are alive and
free. We still live in a country where we are free to
strive for personal happiness and for the welfare of
others. We still have at least a measurable chance
cf enjoying Christmas and the New Year. On this
Christmas -1941- we will all be praying to God
whom we are now addressing as the Prince of Teace
more than we have for a long time. We can be
thankful we have our places of worship in which to
QommsmL
Sulbdht
Behind the News
By David Thompson
On three fronts at least the war seems to be pro
gressing most satisfactorily for the Allied forces.
Reports from Libya Indicate that the resistance of
the Axis panzer divisions In that area has been
broken, in Russia the "strategic retreat" of the
German forces there has turned into a near rout,
and in the Philippines U. S. forces have forestalled
any further Japanese landing attempt and are sys
tematically mopping up those already present.
Whether or not the reports from Libya mean
that the German columns there have been complete
ly destroyed or made ineffective for some time is
not known. The British jubilation would indicate
this, for that was what they had counted on, not
just the retreat of a still strong defensive enemy.
In Russia it is rumored that the Rumanians and
Italians fighting with the Germans have taken it
upon themselves to aid the Russians by fighting
against their Axid partners.
The success of some of the Japanese landing
forces in Luzon in the Philippines is due to the fact
that the portions of the coast on which they landed
cannot be reached from inland. It is surrounded by
inpenetrable and unexplored jungle. While that
makes impossible any further inland progress on
the ;iart of the Sons of the Rising (Setting) Sun,
it does not defeat the primary purpose of such
landings. That, of course, is the desire of the Nip
ponese to establish temporary air bases from which
to effectuate further landings on more vulnerable
coastal positions. These temporary bases, however,
are being effectively strafed from the air by U. S.
planes and many enemy planes are being destroyed
on the ground.
The only pessimistic reports are those that keep
coming from Malaya where numerically inferior
British forces are being pushed back and back by
the Japanese.
pray to the Prince of Peace to guide us thru the
present crisis. For this we say we are grateful.
So, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy
New Year, and we add the words that we will be
using often during this war: "We are grateful to be
alive and free."
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"Give us our daily bread, and
forgive us our debts as we forgive
our debtors."
There was sorrow and tears in
American homes as the list of
2,729 killed and thousands more
injured at the attack on Pearl
Harbor was announced. At the
same time thousands of American
youths enlisted in the armed for
ces, and congress made plans for
the lowering of the draft age
to include 2,500,000 additional
members in the U. S. fighting
troops.
"Comfort ye, comfort ye my
people, saith your God Lift
up, be not afraid. Behold your
God, behold the God, Jehova.'
"As all hell" broke loose thru
out the world, recalled were the
words of President Franklin
Roosevelt directed toward Russia
and Finland in 1939 "The ruthless
bombing from the air of civilains
in unfortified centers of popula
tion . . . has sickened the hearts
rf every civilized man and woman
and has profoundly shocked the
conscience of humanity."
"And lead us not into tempta
tion, but deliver us from evil."
Today there is war, there is
doth. Along the Russian front, in
Libya, the Philippines, Singapore,
Hongkong, Oahu; in both oceans,
the Atlantic and the Pacific there
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is war and death. Mothers are cry
ing because their sons are leaving;
mothers are crying because their
sons are . . . returning. The world
is sad. It is tense.
"For Thine is the kingdom, the
power, and the glory, forever
Amen!"
Union . . .
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year by 9:30 and students were
served until 10 p. m.
Robert Black made Scrooge a
crochety, detestable character and
Romulo Soldevilla was equally ef
fective as Fred Wayland, Scrooge's
nephew.
The combination of radio with
stage effects made women ghosts'
voices suprisingly masculine. "This
isthe first time radio has been
combined with stage effects in the
presentation of "A Christmas
Carol," said Paul Bogen, director
of the University Theatre, after
the play, "and I believe that the
audience liked the unusual effects
of the combination."
"We plan to make the presenta
tion of the play an annual affair
for the piny tonight was a huge
success," commented Rill Marsh,
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Friday Night
manager of the Union. An over
flow crowd of 800 persons attended
the play.
War Atmosphere
Creeps into Blue
Print Article
The atmosphere of war has
crept into the December issue
of the Nebraska Blue Print, offi
cial magazine of the engineering
college, with the monthly feature
article "Explosives" by C. J.
Frankforter, associate professor
of chemical engineering and colo
nel in the Infantry Reserves.
In his article Professor Frank
forter explains various explosives
and remarks, "It should be under
stood that all so-called explosives
do not actually explode. Explo
sives which do not explode burn
with great rapidity and the effects
of their behavior may be as good
as that of a true explosive."
In conclusion Professor Frank
forter hopefully added, "Some
very high grade chemistry and
chemical engineering is involved
in the manufacture of all kinds of
powders and explosives but we all
hope and pray the efforts of these
trained men now making these
deadily materials, can shortly be
turned to other pursuits, to those
of truly civilized men."
Vacation
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freshman, Hampton, "I'm just go
in' to eat, sleep and have fun
maybe even skate if it gets cold
enough."
Fritr Sienknecht, unaffiliated,
senior, Lincoln: "What am I go
ing to do? That's simple. Catch up
on my studies."
Robert Knoll, unaffiliated, soph
omore, Omaha: "When I go home
I don't do anything." How's that
for a flat, concise, frank and to
the point answer?
Mary Aileen Cochran, Theta,
junior, Omaha; "There's nothing
very exciting in my Christmas
plans. I'm just going home to play
a lot. And a few of my friends are
coming to visit me bo that means
I'll play some more."
Kenneth Aukerman, unaffili
ated, freshman, Lincoln; Oh, I
may go out to Washington state."
All this very nonchalantly and a
wee bit bordedly. "If my folks
don't come back here for Christ
mas," he added.
Here's a studious young fresh
man almost the only one I found.
"I'm going to work and study,"
said Harry Staford, unaffiliated,
York freshman. I hope his pre-
New Year resolution holds out
Jean Gruenig, Delta Gamma,
freshman, Omaha: "I'm going to
do a lot of studying with em
phasis on the "lot." My, such in
dustrious people.
Seniors at Appalachian State
Teachers college broke tradition to
elect a coed, Dorothy Griffith,
class president.
Tulane university student cen
ter was built with funds donated
by the alumni.
Fine Arts
School Airs
Yule Show
Appearing on a special Christ
mas broadcast originating from
the Union tonight from 8:15 to
8:45, university students will pre
sent Christmas poetry and music
under the auspices of the school
of fine arts.
Narrator will be Romulo Sol
devilla and music will be furnished
by the University Singers under
the direction of Dr. Arthur E.
Westbrook. Myron Roberts will
appear as organist and a special
verse speaking choir from univer
sity radio classes will be heard.
Leo A. Martin, radio instructor,
is in charge of the production. The
program was first presented two
years ago over the Columbia
Broadcasting system from Chi
cago when Dr. Westbrook was
teaching in Illinois.
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Scholars . . .
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scholarship cup. However, this
policy has been changed, and the
freshman woman ranking highest
now has her name placed on the
Honor Roll, which is displayed in
the home economics social parlors.
Evelyn Schulz was awarded this
honor for the year 1940-41.
Dr. N. A. Bengtson, dean of the
junior division addressed the group
of "Problems of Hemisphere Sol
idarity Now." He explained the
problems connected with achieve
ment of unity among the Ameri
can countries and said that he be
lieves that it is essential to per
manent solidarity in the vestern
hemisphere.
By a vote of 323 to 51, students
at Catawba college have voted to
change the name of their year
book, The Swastika.
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