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Vol. 41, No. 103
Ag Qoddess, Ben Alice Day,
Revealed at Spring Party
Thru the cabin doorway and
down the gang plank of the S. 3.
Nebraska walked Ben Alice Day
as she was presented as Goddess '
of Agriculture at the annual spring :
party last night at the ag activities '
building.
Attending Miss Day were run- ,
nerups Retha Edeal, Marie Engals, '
Florence Hamer, Ruth Millar and
Dorothy White. !
In the elaborate presentation
ceremony, the orchestra played j
"Anchors Aweigh;" there was a !
shout of "All hands stand by"
followed by a rumble of, drum; :
then Randall Piatt made the for- I
mal introduction of the new god
dess. Wore White Formals.
Miss Day and her attendants
wore white formals of navy style,
and the godde.ss carried a large
bouquet of red and white carna
tions, as a part of the decoration
theme which featured banners all
over the ballroom.
Both the goddess and her at
tendants were elected by coeds
registered in ag college at an elec
tion held last month. Her identity
was kept a secret until last nitft.t.
Miss Day is a home ec senior
and is a member of Mortar Board.
She is also president of the AWS
and a member of Alpha Xi Delta.
Credit for the presentation idea
goes to Betty Anne Tisthammer,
chairman of the presentation com
mittee. In charge of the party
were Ruth Millar and Don Tracy.
UN Senate Approves Two
Year Courses in Ten Fields
What university officials con
sider one of the most important
steps yet taken to fit UN's pro
gram to wartime needs was taken
this week with approval of courses
of study designed especially for
students who can spend only two
years on the campus.
Already approved in general
outline by the board of regents, a
two-year curriculum in ten fields
has been in the process of study
and preparation for two years and
was approved by the University
Senate at a meeting Thursday.
"Real educational values can be
given a student in two college
years if his course of study is
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War Adds to
Of State Soybean Crop
By Dale Wolf.
Americans may have to forego
the use of vegetable shortenings,
salad dressing, oleomargarine,
soaps, varnishes and many other
industrial products because of the
shortage of vegetable oils in this
country.
Before the war, most of the
imports of vegetable oil came
from the Pacific islands, including
the Philippines, Dutch East In
dies. Malaya, China and Japan.
But the present war has dect.'oyed
all of these imports and so it is
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planned properly," Chancellor C.
S. Boucher said in commenting on
the program. He added that the
courses are planned to fit into the
permanent university program al
though the war emergency has
shown that they will have addi
tional value in the current period
of stress.
The program is designed to ap
peal to students hoping to com
plete certain vocational or pre
professional studies and also to
students who are interested in
crowding into two years a maxi
mum of study along general edu
cational lines.
The so-called "terminal" courses
Importance
up to the people of this country
to find a substitute for these oils.
With this shortage in mind,
United States has tuined to the
growing of soybeans, for it has
been found that thest vegetable
oils can be processed from the soy
bean. 1
Soybeans ImpO'tant.
Nebraska plays an important
role in the production of this
comparatively new crop,, Accord
ing to Glenn LcDioyt. secretary of
(See AG CAMPUS, page 2.)
Sunday, March 15, 1942
Gray to Talk
On Britain
Monday at 5
Prof. G. W. Gray of the history
faculty will discuss "The British
Empire and the War" in the war
lecture series Monday afternoon
at 5 p. m. in the Union ballroom.
Professor Gray has been asso
ciated with the university history
department since 1926. He re
ceived his Ph. D. degree in 1928
from Cornell university and his
B. A. degree in 1924 from Bow
doin. He lived in England IS
months studying and carrying on
research. He has taught also at
the University of Wyoming.
In his lecture Monday, which
the public is invited to hear, Dr.
Gray will discuss the internal sit
uation in various parts of the Brit
ish empire as it affects the war.
He plans also to touch on the
probable shape of the empire and
its relations with the United
States after the war.
An unusually large audience of
students, faculty members and
Lincoln citizens is turning out
each week for the lectures which
the university has arranged as a
means of utilizing its resources to
acquaint the public with the back
ground and fundamental aspects
of World War II as it involves the
United States.
will permit a student to select and
follow a course of study which at
the end of two years will have an
element of completeness that
would be lacking if his work were
confined to studies normally fol
lowed in the freshman and sopho
more years.
Much of the work offered in .the
two-year courses may be applied
toward a four-year degree, univer
sity officials pointed out. In some
instances, a waiving or prereqin
sites and requirements will permit
the two-year student to enroll in
classes normally open to only jun
iors or seniors.
Chancellor Boucher declared
that throughout the United States
only about 50 percent of the stu
dents who enter colleges ana imi
versities as freshmen ever go be
yond the second year, and only
about 36 percent ever complete a
four year course with a degree.
Appeal to Women
As a wartime measure, the two-
year program opens the way for
youne men who finish high school
at the age of 18 to complete a
unified course of study before be
ing called into the armed service.
Certain courses are expected to
appeal to young women who wish
to prepare themselves to enter
government work or other occupa
tions in the shortest possible time.
Graduates of . these two-year
courses will be given a diploma
of "associate" in the appropriate
field. The new program will apply
to tha . following fields: agricul
ture, home ec, arts and sciences,
(See PROGRAM, page 2.)
TBdiuios Appeiimtis
ESTC Officers
IJenppointod cadet colonel commanding the university
IJOTC brigade Saturday ly order of Col. Charles A. Tliuis,
commandant of cadets, was senior Roger R. Cox of Lincoln.
Also appointed for the second semester as cadet lieutenant
colonels in the brigade were Louis R. Seybold, Millard V. Cluck
and Charles II. Alius.
r Theos J. Thompson of Lincoln is cadet colonel command
ing the infantry regiment with Walter C. Rundin as en'
lieutenant colonel executive. Cadet lieutenant colonels in e i
niand of the infantry battalions are : Fritz V. SienknccM, ii..v ;
Walter R. John, second; and Krnest C. Peterson, third.
Robert F. L. Waest is cadet
colonel commanding the engineer
battalion. Robert L. Flory com
mands the field artillery regiment
as cadet colonel with Robert M.
Lamb as cadet lieutenant colonel
executive. Field artillery battalion
commanders are cadet lieutenants
colonels James B. Rishel, first, and
William C. Smith, second.
RRKiAOE.
Colonel, commanding, Roger R. Cox,
Lincoln, Lieut, col., executive, Charles H.
Arms, Ainaworth; Lieut, col., S-l, Louis
(See ROTC, page 2.)
UN Will Meet
War Challenge
Says Boucher
School Stands Ready
To Further Modify Its
Program for Democracy
The university stands "ready
and anxious" to further modify
its program in any manner which
may place its staff and facilities
in a better position to serve the
war effort, declared Chancellor
C. S. Boucher in a talk Saturday
afternoon before the Omaha
branch of the American Associa
tion of University Women.
The time when universities
could withdraw into their "ivory
towers" in time of stress is long
past, said the chancellor, and uni
versities today "must endure the
challenge of change with the rest
of our democratic institutions."
In the current crisis no one of
the university leaders has even
hinted that their institutions could
or should be permitted to pursue
their customary roles without al
teration. The country over, they
have offered to make any adjust
ments desirable to assist the com
mon cause of victory, and these
changes are being made as rapidly
as need for them appears, Dr.
Boucher pointed out.
Louis Untermeyer Speaks
On 'New American Arts'
At Uni Convocation Today
Louis Untermeyer, noted author
and -editor, will lecture on 'The
New American Arts" before a
convocation this afternoon at 3
o'clock in the Union ballroom.
Members of the Nebraska Art
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Louis Untermeyer
.famous writer talks at Union
today
YW Invites
All Members
To Meeting
Betty Hohf in Charge
Of Gathering Held
In Union on Wednesday
Over 500 members of the YWCA
will receive personal invitation to
a mass meeting to be held in the
Union Wednesday, March 18. at
7 p. m. Betty Hohf, member of
the YW executive council, will be
in charge of the evening's en
tertainment and promises fun and
information for all.
Because of a misunderstanding
of some students it is again an
nounced by the executive council
that membership in the YWCA
on this campus lasts as long as
the student is in school after pay
ing the initial $2 membership fee.
There will be no admission
charge nor collection taken. The
meeting is designed for a purely
social time for all, and it was
emphasized by the cabinet that
the meeting is for all members,
not just freshmen. In addition, all -women
students who are interested
are invited to attend the meeting,
whether or not they are mem
bers. Marine Physical
Exams Scheduled
Applicants for enlistment in
the marine corps reserve may
take their physical examina
tions in Nebraska hall Tues
day, March 17, beginning at
8 a.m.
Interested students need not
have completed filling out ap
plications to take their physi
cals. association will attend the lecture
as one of their Sunday series in
connection with the current NAA
exhibition in Morrill. The general
public also is invited to hear Un
termeyer without charge.
With a popular reputation as
one of the most charming and
witty speakers of the day, Unter
meyer will tell his Lincoln audi
ence of new trends in music, archi
tecture, drama, painting, and lit
erature. Among the questions which he
proposes to discuss are: What will
be the culture of America 50 years
from now? Are we evolving a na
tive art not only distinct from Eu
rope but independent of foreign
influences? Why is American mu
sic dominating the world? Will
this be the golden age of Amer
ican culture?
An inspired and polished as well
as prolific writer, the lecturer
has compiled and written more
than 30 books circulated in nearly
every library. Among his works
are "The Donkey of God," "Hein
rich Heine Paradox and Poet,"
and "'Poetry Its Appreciation
and. Enjoyment." His latest, book,
"A Treasury of the World's Great
Poems,' will be published this
spring.
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