Vol. 41, No 114
Lincoln, Nebraska
Tuesday, March 24, 1942
In One Week
rummer Gets Call
For Reserve (Duty
Two Speech Profs
For the second time in less than
a week, a member of the speech
department has been called to re
serve duty in the armed forces.
Delford Brummer, an instructor
in the department and technical
Walton Leaves
This Weekend
For Air Corps
Another vacancy in the psychol
ogy department due to the call of
Uncle Sam will soon appear when
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Induction Stop
Needs Facilities
From Campus
Officers at the Fort Crook In
duction Station have asked the
defense committee at UN to help
secure recreational facilities for
the soldiers stationed there who
have nothing: with which to oc
cupy their time, it was reported
today.
From $200 to $500 is needed in
money. Organized houses are
asked to contribute broken down
ping- pong tables, paddles, etc.
which may be fixed. Included on
the list besides ping pong equip
ment are bridge tables, cards, ash
trays, magazine racks, magazine
subscription, cribbage boards, and
dart boards.
All contributions should be re
ported to the defense committee.
Walton expects to leave the end headed by Nancy Haycock, and
of this week altho final orders arrangements will be made to pick
have not yet come. up the equipment.
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Dr. W. E. Walton
Dr. William E. Walton leaves to
join the Air Corps. Stationed until
further orders in Washington,
D. C, Dr. Walton will conduct
psychological tests for future
army pilots.
Already packed to leave and
wearing his uniform to class, Dr,
director of the University Theatre
will follow Director Paul' Bogen,
who leaves March 26.
Brummer, a second lieutenant in
the infantry of the Officer's Re
serve Corp, will be stationed at
Lowry Field, Denver, while Bogen
goes to the war college at Fort
Benning, Ga.
Active in Theatre.
Brummer took an active part in
University Theatre activities until
his graduation in 1937 when he
received his A, B. degree here.
Granted his M. A. at Iowa uni
versity in 1938, he returned to Ne
braska as an instructor, and be
came technical director of the
Theatre in 1940.
During the two years he has
served in that position, Brummer
has added much to the equipment
(See BRUMMFR, Page 2.)
Ag Religions Council Holds
Pre-Easter Breakfast
Always a week before Easter,
the Ag Religious Council sponsors
a pre-Easter breakfast. This
year's traditional breakfast will
be held this coming Sunday morn
ing, March 29.
Dr. L. H. Rising will be the
main speaker at the fifteenth an
nual affair. Dr. Rising was for
merly a university pastor in Min
nesota and is now the pastor of
the First Methodist church of
Lincoln.
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When the pre-Easter breakfasts
first started back in 1927, only
45 people attended. Since then
there has been a steady increase
in attendance until it has become
necessary to limit the number of
tickets sold because of lack of
space. Last year ovt 400 students
were present and this year an
equal number is expected. The
YMCA, YWCA and various or
ganized houses co-operate in mak
ing these breakfasts a success.
Through the assistance and influ
ence in the Ag Religious Council,
Dr. T. H. Gooding has been a main
factor in making the event an
annual inspirational occurrence.
Final results of the junior Ak-Sar-Ben
show that the champion
showman and reserve champion
were Don Tracy and Keith King,
respectively. The grand champion
showman was chosen from the
different class winners. Tracy was
winner of the horse division and
King of the sheep class.
The March issue of the Corn
husker Countryman has just been
put into circulation. A couple of
articles of interest are Rosa
Kniikrehm's story on what col
lege students should do for de
fense, and Dale Wolf explains the
important work that the exten
sion service is doing for the war
effort through their victory gar
den program.
Seniors Order
Announcements
In Next 11 Days
Only 14 days until orders for
senior announcements must be
In, Jack Stewart, senior class
president, reminded students
yesterday. Orders may be
placed at Long's or Co-op Book
Stores.
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Prof. David Fellman.
...talks at seventh lecture in
war series on dictatorships and
their basic principals.
Kosmet Klub
Song Writers
Meet Today
Walt Rundin, president of the
Kosmet Klub, issued a call for stu
dents having written or interested
in writing songs for the spring
Kosmet Klub show to meet at the
club's office at the Union today
at 4 p. m.
The winning script by Bob Al
drieh, "Football Crazy" will be ex
plained and ideas for songs will
be offered. A $10 prize is offered
to the author of the best song.
Kosmet Klub workers are to
meet today at 5 p. m. Rundin
urged houses to send men to the
meeting whether they had worked
at the fall show or not since op
portunities for membership were
still open.
First try-outs for the all male
cast is scheduled for March 28 at
the Temple theater. Prof. L. A.
Martin of the radio department
will direct the play, Johnny Cox's
orchestra has been signed: and
club members are looking for a
dance director.
Union Begins
Free Lectures
For Employees
Pat. Lalir Talks al First
Meeting This Morning
On Social Functions
Beginning a series of six free
lectures to explain the operations
and functions of the Student
Union to present and future em
ployees and all members of the
Union, Pat Lahr, Union social di
rector, will discuss social func
tions in the building at 10 a. m.
this morning in room 315.
In order that everyone inter
ested will have an opportunity to
attend lectures will be given twice
weekly, once on Tuesdays at 10
a. in., and again the following
Thursday at 4 p. m. for six con
secutive weeks. At the end of the
course, students who have at
tended with any regularity should
have a good, basic understanding
of the working of the Union, ac
cording to Bill Marsh, Union di
rector and organizer of the series.
Dictatorship's dependence upon vulgarity, violence, action
without criticism, lack of leadership and the notion that power
needs no justification were named ly Professor David Fellman
as the great defect of totalitarianism at the Union yesterday
afternoon.
The talk by Prof. Fellman, a member of the political
science department, was the seventh in a series of talks, part
of the university-sponsored "American and World "War 1L"
course. A large crowd filled the Union ballroom to hear him.
"Dictatorship is based upon a very low estimate of the
moral qualities of man, since it assumes that men lack courage,
intelligence, and unselfishness, and that by one-sided propa
ganda they may be induced to believe that the moon is made of
green cheese," Prof. Fellman said.
The emphasis of totalitarianism upon violence is self
destructive, the speaker pointed out. Questions of moral Tight
ening always transcend eatagories of mere force.
Action without criticism brings "a rank over-development "
of the executive function of government. The liberal assumption
that unchecked power is dangerous and corrupts those who
exercise it, has been demonstrated, according to Prof Fellman,
(See FELLMAN, Page 4.)
Robert B. Henry Resigns
As Student Center Head
Robert B. Henry, director of
the university Westminster Foun
dation for eht years, has pre
sented his resignation effective
June 1, in order to accept a busi
ness position.
Until the close
of the present
school year he
will carry on at
the Presbyteri
an Student
Center, the
West minster
Manse.
A letter from
Dr. John Max
well Adams, di
rector of the
department of
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rv. R. r. Henry, board of Chris
tian education of the Presbyterian
church, Philadelphia, was re
ceived by Dr. W, F. Perry, presi
dent of the Westminster Founda
tion saying that he will come to
meet with the Westminster Foun
dation here, April 13, when pre
liminary steps will be taken look
ing for a successor to Mr. Henry.
One of the originators of the
first Religion and Life week held
on the campus three years ago,
he has been president of the Lin
coln religious education council,
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university religious welfare coun
cil and university ministers' asso
ciation. He directed the remodel
ing of the Foundation building,
which provided additional space
for student activities and permit
ted considerable enlargement of
the program.
Dr. Fellman
Conducts
War Forum
As a follow-up of his lecture
last night in the World War II
series, Dr. David Fellman of the
political science department will
conduct a forum at 5 p. m. today
in parlor X of the Union.
The forum will be an informal
discussion in which everyone Is
free to ask questions. Institued be
cause the Monday afternoon lec
ture series is too large for stu
dents to present queries, forums
are now planned to follow all re
maining lectures.
Sponsoring the forum is the Stu
dent Council Forums Committee
headed by Preston Hays.
How About It? . . .
Majority Want Vacation
On Good Friday, Saturday
By John Bauermeister.
Contrary to a rumor circulat
ing about the campus, it was
learned from the office of the
dean of student affairs that school
will not be dismissed on Good
Friday or the following Saturday
morning.
Normally school has not been
held on Good Friday because the
annual spring vacation has al
ways come at that time. However,
this year the semester has been
shortened considerably, due to the
war conditions, and spring vaca
tion has been dropped altogether.
This action has been merely one
of the modifications taken by the
university to adjust itself to the
present conditions caused by the
war. It is felt that students would
be willing to give up a mid-term
vacation and attend school on
(See GOOD FRIDAY, Page 4.
Morrill Staff
Continues Art
Lecture Series
Series of talks by members of
the Morrill staff will continue this
week with lectures today, Wednes
day and Friday at the second floor
of Morrill, beginning at 4 p. m.
The talks are open to anyone
who wishes to attend. Professor
Dwight Kirsch issued a special in
vitation to students interested in
art.
Members of the staff speaking
include Prof. Kirsch, Prof. L. B.
Smith, Miss Kady Faulkner and
Miss Burry.