DAILY NEBRASKAN
Tues'day, April 28, 1942
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UN'sTraditional
Day Nears
Ivy Day!
Yes, the mention of that day brings thrills
and chills to junior men and women who have
been working and playing for three years in
student activities.
Ivy Day!
Thirteen Innocents will "gently" tap their
successors indicating the end of their collegi
ate careers as far as activities are concerned.
Eleven Mortar Boards, dressed in black, will
stalk through the crowd to find those num
bered few who will wear the back Masques
next year.
Ivy Day!
To some will come success and to others
failure. The joys and sorrows on that day will
weigh out equally, but everyone can't be an
Innocent nor can everyone be a Mortar Board.
There are some who have worked hard and
will get what they richly deserve. Others who
have slacked will realize it only too late.
Some, though they have worked and others
have worked for them, will be surprised and
hurt when they are excluded from the two
senior honorary groups because of scholastic
or other personal failings.
Ivy Day!
The day that the University of Nebraska
has set aside for decades to honor some and
to climax a year of study. The ivy will be
planted by the junior and senior class presi
dents in the traditional manner, and in the
same traditional fashion the ivy will fail to
grow. Yes, there will be a May Queen. The
various groups will compete in the song con
test. The Ivy chain will form.
Ivy Day!
What has happened? To the outsider every
thing will seem the same as it has for the past
number of years, but to those who form an
integral part of the annual festivities there
is the realization that those who are to be
tapped or masked are not so numerous as in
previous years. The quality as well as the
number of students in activities has fallen.
Perhaps, the war has made a difference.
Students are concerned with more momentous
Capitol to Campus
By Jay Richter
Associated Collegiate Press
For those who are wonderig what to do
during a war-time summer vacation, here's a
suggestion: Check with your post office for
tips from your nearest Civil Service field of
fice on temporary jobs. In addition to what
ever openings might normally appear, there
are reports that offices of "decentralized"
governmet agencies are short-handed. Hun
dreds of their employes elected to stay behind
in over-crowded Washington rather than move
into "the field."
Look for "reactivation" of CAA training
programs in some 100 colleges and universities
where the CAA program had been allowed to
lapse. The expanded program for next year,
anounced recently by CAA and the war de
partment, will require use again of dormant
college facilities, and possibly establishment of
new ones, too. Goals are for an increase of
20,000 in both elementary and secondary train
ing courses. Men who are accepted will ac
quire status as enlisted reserves in the air
corps or will, on finishing, serve as CAA flying
instructors.
Signs point to a major Washington effort
to sell the University of Iowa's 'Thoenix
Fund" post-war scholarship plan to all U.S.
colleges. If the idea can be "cleared" through
treasury department bigwigs, the depart
ment's defense savings section will attempt to
get a national educators' committee to back
the plan. This committee, in turn, would at
tempt to build up well-oiled organizations in
colleges throughout the country this spring and
summer preparatory to a campaign splurge
when fall terms open.
Briefly, the Iowa plan provides that each
student buy a 10-cent Defense Savings Stamp
each week to build up post-war scholarship
funds for students in the armed forces.
Treasury officials consider the plan the
best collegiate stamp-selling idea to date, and
frankly admit they have no suggestions for
improvement. Credit for the original idea goes
to Francis Weaver, first-year law student at
Iowa.
matters. Yet this deterioration has been con
stant for some time long before the war
started. Perhaps, it is due to the surveillance
of the university administration. It is a com
monly known fact that activity groups at one
time were more free to do as they pleased,
and the curtailment of this freedom might be
the cause of the present lack of interest in
activities. We have no gripe against the ad
ministration on this point. It moved in when
students couldn't handle their own affairs in
an honest and well regulated manner.
Another probable cause of disinterest could
be the installation of a point system whereby
students are limited as to the number of ac
tivities they can work in. Yet another cause
could be the activities per se. There is a lot of
d advood around the campus. There are many
organizations which are operated not for the
benefit of the member or the worker, but for
the club tr croup itself.
Ivy Day!
Its here again, but for how long.'
Air Cadet Board
!Kio!ds Meeting IH!ere
Two officers from the air avia
tion cadet board at Will Rogers
Field, Okla,, will visit the campus
Wednesday to explain the revised
aviation cadet program, according
to an announcement by Dr. Nels
A. Bengtson, chairman of the uni
versity committee for the armed
forces enlisted reserve.
The meeting will be held at 5
p. m. in social sciences auditorium
with Major Malcolm Green, jr. and
Lieut Thomas C Horn present.
Talking pictures of aviation cadet
training as well as a recent March
of Time release covering army
war activity will be shown.
Revised regulations permit en
listment of college students on a
deferred service basis so that they
may complete their college courses
and graduate before undertaking
active aviation cadet training.
A serious of recruiting meeting!
In a number of Important i cen
trally located colleges is being ar
ranged, and the faculty air force
advisers of other colleges in the
vicinity will be invited to attend
the University of Nebraska meet
ing. The officers will return to the
campus on May 13 to secuie enlistments.
Series . .
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materials will swamp the world.
Credit is due American industry
for the great progress which has
been made."
Nations Over-rated.
The totalitarian nations. Pro
fessor DeBauffre commented, have
been over-rated as to the rate of
their war production. Dictators
have had tune to gear their indus
try for war, he said.
"Democracies have not had the
foresight or the courage to make
changes until they have been at
tacked. Defense now requires a
shorter time for conversion than
the dictators had." , ,
Dr., Gray's talk wafl on the fu
ture of the British empire, ana
he outlined the prospects for the
seven kingdoms: Canada, New
Zealand, Ireland, Australia, South
Africa, India and Great Britain.
Will Assume Powerful Role.
Canada and- Australia are grow
ing rapidly and will assume a pow
erful role in the future of the
Britsh empire, Gray said. Ireland
will probably always be squab
bling; New Zealand will continue
peacefully; and Great Britain's
power in the empire is destined to
decrease, perhaps as that of Vir
ginia and MasKHchiiHt-tts in the
L'riited SUtes.
India and South Africa aie the
sore rjota, with agitation In India
mostly internally between the
Moslems nd the Hindus. In
South Africa is the greatest
danger, according to Dr. Gray,
where racial prejudices, diMAatur
faction Hearing revolt and general
tension threatens British control
there.
Board . .
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consider recommendations to the
Board of Regents as to changing
the circulation policy of the Daily
Nebraskan following the favorable
student vote last week on the uni
versal subscription proposal, the
pub board will take up appoint
ments at the same time because
of the crowded school calendar for
the remainder of the year. j
Positions open for filing are:
On the Daily Nebraskan, editor,
two managing editors, five news
editors, sports editor, business
manager, and two assistant man
agers. Positions on the Corn
April Issue
Of Awgwan
Out-Surprisc
Even though it wasn't expected
the April edition of the Awgwan
appeared on the stands yester
day and it might be added, one
of the best ones out this year.
Jeanne Browne, cover girl, was
snapped as she was about to set
the match to a pile of wood for
one of the numerous picnic fires
that have been kindled in the last
few week-ends no doubt.
Candid shots are in abundance
in this issue. The camera caught
several picnic parties, the Kosmet
Klub "beauties" going through
their routine, and some preview
shots of rehearsals on "Seven Sis
ters," the next University Play
ers production.
Prof. Karl M. Arndt gives out
with the low down on the life of
a chaperon in his article "On
Chaperoning Parties." Inciden
tally Professor Arndt is quite an
authority on the subject. He at
tributes his success as a chaperon
to the fact he has the habit of al
ways answering "Yes" when
asked to oversee a party.
Jacobs Approves.
Alan Jacobs casts an approv
ing eye on this year's Kosmet
Klub production in his review of it
and John Binning pays tribute to
the Intra-mural cup in his article
"Jack Best Trophy."
Then, of course, there is the
ever present Gore informative
but not particularly gory.
Shirley Kyhn, editor of the
magazine, wishes it to be known
that the printers, not the Awgwan
staff, mixed up the captions and
the pictures.
Along with the candid shots of
"Seven Sisters," there is an inter
esting and informative feature on
dramatic production at the uni
versity. From cover to cover this
month's Awgwan should be rated
high among the previous issues.
Bulletin
Open House will Mt be brld fct Grant
Memorial Unit, Saturday because of Ivv
Day ceremonies.
IV V DAY FHACTICK.
.Practices for the Ivy and dahiy chains
will be held Thursday and Friday at S
P. m. In room 108 of The Temple, All
wntor Rirli and Uxw (mbmen, sopho
more, und Junior women selected by their
respective house or orranlxed group should
he there.
Senior Council
Sels May 15 Cap,
Gown Deadline
Cap and gown deadline it
May 15, Bill Hastings, chair
man of the cap and gown com
mittee of the Senior Council,
announced yesterday. No de
posit is necessary and the out
fits may be reserved at Long's
or the Co-op book store.
Music Group
Initiates Six
Mu Gamma chapter of Mu Phi
Epsilon, national honorary music
sorority, held its spring initiation
Sunday in Ellen Smith hall.
Those initiated were: Thomas
Rice, Bronte Brodrick, Rita Reed,
Elizabeth Martin, Dolas Okawaki
and Vivian Whittaker.
After the ceremony the active
and alumni group with the initi
ates as their guests breakfasted
in the Union.
Hester Whitmore, president of
the active chapter, was in charge
of all proceedings.
Pi Gamma Mu, national social
science honor society, honored
General Douglas MacArthur and
Madame Chiang Kai-shek Sunday
with honor keys.
First official list of Americans
held as prisoners of war by the
Japanese contained 120 names.
With Office of Education . . .
Uni Library Establishes
New War Service Section
Featuring posters, pamphlets,
and books dealing with all aspects
of the war, a special War Service
library has been established in
room 310 of the library. This war
service library has been organized
in cooperation with the U. S. of
fice of education.
Topics of vital importance on
the home front will be stressed,
including such titles as Public and
Strikes, Defense on Main Street,
Advance Through Crisis, Toward
a Dynamic America and Land of
the Free. Lists of the most useful
and timely books on Latin Amer
ica, engineering defense training,
and the like are also included.
Pamphlets gathered from vari
ous associations and boards will
be supplemented by a selection of
the most recent books on the war.
This display of material will be
changed frequently in order to pre
sent a great variety of printed
husker include editor, managing
editor, business manager, and as
sistant business managers. The
Awgwan has the positions of
editor and business manager open.
Week
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Most of the examining will be
done outside that day on drill com
mand and leadership of companies
In both close order and extended
order drill. The second year ad
vanced cadets will also be exam
ined that day on practical fire con
trol and communications.
Nebraska will be endeavoring
to maintain Its superior rating, at
tained ever since the unit has been
formed, when it enters the inspec
tion next Thursday, stated Col.
Thuls.
All companies are moving out
doors for practice on close order
and extended order drill forma
tions, in the infantry and en
gineering units. The artillery unit
is now devoting its full time to
reviewing this year's activity to
be covered in the inspection."
Nebraska in past years, has
never failed to gain a superior rat
ing in the inspections of senior
KOTC units in this area, accord
ing to Oil. Thuis. Possibilities for
another superior rating appear
promising, judging from the past
semester's work of the cadets and
their interest in military activities
and problems.
material on the war to library
patrons.
This information service, the
displays, and the use of the mate
rials in the War Service library
are available to the faculty, stu
dents, and general public.
Theatre
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take six times as long. Stock
equipment is often fixed up for
the various plays, but "Seven
Sisters" requires a table, benches
and staircase which had to be
specially made. The fireplace had
to be completely built.
Three people Howard Shirley,
Robert Latham, and Elmer Jack
sonwork on the construction all
the time aided by stagecraft
classes. Most of the background
for "Seven Sisters" is already
set-up.
A technical crew at a minimum
of eight is required for any of the
stage productions. This crew in
cludes the stage manager, control
board operator, light bridge p
erator, curtain puller, property
crew, and a stage crew of vary
ing size if the scenery is to lie
shifted. Usually one of the
faculty, is back stage too.
Many of the Theatre's stork
pieces are used over and over
again because of necessity, but one
a vase with kewpies around It -is
used in i very production solely
for sentimental reasons,-according
to Elmer Jackson.
"But we still haven't found a
place for it In "Seven Sisters." be
said.
Methodist Coeds
Name Offieera
At Meeting
Elaine Jensen was elected prem
dent of Alpha Kora of Kappa I'hl,
sorority for Methodist women, at
the biennial meeting last wei-k at
Manhatten, Kansas. Doris Neuman
was initiated at this meeting.
Others attending the conclave
from Nebraska were the HoriMor
Miss Luvicy Hill; Lorraine Grouse,
Carol Jeam Griffing, Betty Stover,
Lillian Butled, Hean Strolmen, Vir
ginia Dolan, Virginia Van Patten,
Elizabeth Hite, Lorna Aker, Fran
ces Paulson, actives; and Darlene
Hansen, Beula Brlgham, and JSinJ
ly Griffing, alumnae.