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Kosmet .Hub Revives Pony Chorus Tradition A tradition dropped last year, will be renewed tit is year, for Walt Rundin, president of Kosmet Klub, announced yester day that the organization's annual spring show will he given from April 21 to 24 and will again feature an all-male east and a traditionally colorful show. At the same time, Dert Smith, business manager, declared that March 0 would-he the deadline for all scripts submitted by students for the first prize of $40 offered by Kosmet Klub. A $10 prize will also be given for the best song written for the show. Smith iirffed prospective script writers to keep in mind the plot possibilities with the all-male Vol. 41, No. 88 Lincoln, Nebraska Sunday, February 22, 1942 Stores Show BDOC Styles In Union Candidates Must Submit Petition Filings Before 6 Tonight in Daily Office Clothes from Harvey's, Magees, Simon's and Golds which will be given as first prize to the BDOG will be on display beginning Mon day in the Union lounge. Candidates for BDOC may be added to the first list by petition. Each name submitted must have signatures of 25 students and every organized house and coop erative is urged to submit a can didate. Several petitions have been brought into the Daily Nebraskan business manager's office and pe titions may be submitted until 6 p. m. tonight. Petitions should be slipped under the door if no one is in the office. First prize in the contest will include a complete outfit from the four stores mentioned above and a gold watch valued at $75 from Es quire magazine. The contest is being co-sponsored by the Daily Nebraskan and Esquire. Results of the contest will be published in a spring is sue of Esquire and pictures of the 11 BDOC contest winners over the U. S. will be shown. cast. Highlight of the old Kosmet i 1 1 4 V ' v Clubs Award Scholarship To Outstanding UN Coeds Walt Randla. Brt Smith. Klub shows, Smith reminded writ ers, was always the hilarious pony chorus. Also announced was the ap pointment of Paul Bogen of the speech department as director of the show. Last year's director, Arm and Hunter, is now on leave of absence. Writers of the prize winning script, "Torso del Torro," were Clarence Flick and Romula Solde villa. Both students are still in school. Faculty . . . Meritorious efforts in school life as well as scholastic attainment will be the basis for three $50 scholarships to be offered by the University Faculty Women's club. Any woman attending the uni versity with sufficient hours to graduate in June 1943 or at the end of the 1943 summer school is elig ible for one of the scholarships provided she is wholly or partly self-supporting and has an 85 aver age. Application blanks may be se cured at the office of the registrar, dean of women, or Miss Margaret (See FACULTY, page 2) Filings Open For Daily Post With the resignation of Art Rivin. a vacancy exists for the position of news editor of the Daily Nebraskan. All regularly eligible students with 27 hours of credit are qualified to apply for the job. The publications board asks that applicant file imme diately in the journalism office. Ok, ttfy QampuA. . . . Coeds in New Love Dorm Keep Living Costs Down ' By Randall Pratt The girls living in the new ag Love Memorial hall have found that efficient management and co operation made it possible to live comfortably during the first so mester on the weekly food allow ance of $10.50 per unit of six, or $12.00 per unit of eight. Even though the food cost per girl is very reasonable, there is no sacri fice in the quality of the food, since the menus are checked care fully by Mrs. Hallie Blivernicht. director of tne hall. The total cost of food per girl was a little less than $30 for the semester, and room rent totaled about $ 35. In order to keep down costs, the girls do the work around the house themselves. In the basement of the dorm are kitchen and dining room facilities for seven units, each con sisting of six to eight girls. House keeping duties are divided up, each girl doing one particular assign ment for two weeks. A typical six giil unit includes a first and sec ond cook, who make out menus, (See AG, page 3.) Ceres Club . . . Any girl registered in university ag college who will have sufficient hours to graduate in June 1943 or in the 1943 summer school is elig ible for the Ceres Club $25 schol arship to be awarded in recogni tion of scholastic and leadership efforts. The scholarship is a loan, not a gift and applicants must conform to the following rules: 1. At least one-third of credits earned must be in the university home ec courses. 2. Scholastic average must be (See CERES, page 2) AAUW American Association of Univer sity Women offers scholarships to women of sophomore or junior standing on the basis of scholastic achievement, Miss Marguerite C. McPhce, president of the associa tion and English department pro fessor, announced Friday. Applicants must be registered for at least 12 hours in the univer sity, must have a scholastic aver age of 88 and must be wholly or in part self-supporting. The awards, which will be an nounced at honors convocation in April, are an annual project of the (See AAUW, page 2) Prom Secret Out The secret is out! Another person on campus besides Jim Selzer knows the identity of the band signed for the Junior-Senior Prom. Hut that other person, P.iH Marsh, director of the Union and university orchestra booker, left Lincoln yesterday for parts unknown. Twelve sobbing; Innocents with their long, red gowns dragging behind them told the Daily Nebraskan that Selzer, wouldn't tell them anything about the Prom except that it the one they named to head their Prom committee and Marsh will be held at the coliseum March 6 and that the P. DOC, Prom (!irl and beauty queens are to be introduced. With tight-lipped Selzer in seclusion, Innocents, along with members of the Nebraskan staff, made vain attempt to reach Marsh, who. according to office workers in the Union, left for the east on "personal business." (See PROM, page 4.) Cabinet Holds 'Hop Aivards Prom Ducids Free tickets to the Junior-Senior Prom will be dropped in bal loons from the balcony of the Union ballroom when the Sopho more Cabinet gives its first function of the season, the sopho more hop, at a matinee dance Thursday from 4:30 to 6 p. m. Plans to organize the sopho more class have been discussed by the cabinet, and, according to (See HOP, page 2.) Sellers Talks On Third Uni War Series Prof. James L. Sellers of the history department will discuss "The Washington Conference and Naval Power in the Pacific" Mon day afternoon in the third of the university's lecture series on "America and World war II." This lecture and those remaining in the series will be held in the Student Union ballroom beginning at 5 p. m. The general public is invited to attend without charge. Alpha Chi Wins Penny Carnival Cup Takes Award For Fifth Consecutive Time; Alpha Phi, Camilla Phi Place Approximately 800 students milled through the booths of the Coed Counselor sponsored Penny Carnival yesterday afternoon and generally enjoyed themselves. Cli max of the affair was the presen tation of the cup presented by the group to the most original booth to Alpha Chi Omega for the fifth consecutive year. Sixteen booths in all competed in the annual event. Alpha Phi took second place and Gamma Phi Beta third. Theme of the winning skit was Lil Abner and Daisy Mae who gave you excellent telephone numbers of the opposite sex for only one copper. Everything from fortune telling, Bingo, and dancing to a defense motif of throwing darts at Hitler were featured. According to Anna Kinder and Shirley Phelps, co chairmen for the affair, this year's carnival was one of the most successful in many years. Besides the co-chairmen, other committee members from the Coed Counselor board were Janice Hagelin. presentation of cup: Margaret Forrey, floor plans: Natalie Burn, food, and Carol Chapman, publicity. UN Symphonic Band Presents Season's First Major Concert This Afternoon Program rirtta raa lble. Caaeva-MiAIMMer frrlurfr U kaalhlld Waer t;Ua' rrurranloa la Ik Cathrdral from lhrnirla . Wafarr Upturn at aa KihlbMtaa . Maaoriky 1'lnalc (tram flat rawmblrl . . .Kelrba The Srilrl Bridal Sum (from I he Raral Wedding Hymihoay) . . . . Gaaldmark I'avaana Could Allaallr Zephyr Minoal Harold l.arnooo, trombone Pania Calabreme Man-Ill The Blark Maa Roata Valor de C'aarrrt IVjrar Hubert Hlrmmoni, baritone boca Kemper Hdrlu HoaM Three Ilium (from Iba Barlrrri Bride) Smrtaaa r..lla rurbat Dun af the ramrJIaaa Nebraska's symphonic band, Don Lcntz di rect in :. makes its first major concert appear ance of the season nt t lie coliseum this after noon at 3 o'clock. Today's performance cli maxes not only weeks of practise for the 8.") musicians of this year's group but also 40 years of development of the hand organization. From its humble beginning as a more or less casual activity, the band has progressed to the. point where it is now receiving national acclaim. After the Huskcr musicians' perform ance in the sk mile Hose Howl parade last year, many west coast newspapers printed columns of praise for them. Director of the Tournament of Hoses band Andre Strong de clared: "P.cyoud a doubt the University of Nebraska band has been the best in precision that we've ever had in Southern California. You are the first university group we'd like more of." The band was born in about 1903 when C. H. Cornell took over as director. After the entry of the U. S. into the World War in 1917, Cornell left for military service. Succeeding him was "Hilly" (juick under whose guid ance the hand extended its activity to playing for football games. Quick continued as direc tor until the fall of 1!K7 when Don Lenlz came to the university. "Hilly" remained, however, ns advisor nnd continued in that po sition until his death in 1940. With him Lent, brought much experience gained as a performer with the New York Philharmonic, John Phillip Sousa's band, and the Metropolitan orchestra. Football Means Work. Higgest part of the band's job each year nre the half-time football game performances. Last fall the 100 marching musicians per (See CONCERT, page 2.) v.-.- . Tvl-c fc- C Vj t4 mm. Sunday Journal Don A. Lentz