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Vol. 42, No. 1
Frosh Begin
Fall Term
Registration
Upperclasmen Pay Fees
Next Week; Expect
Large First Year Class
Registration for the fall term
will get underway this afternoon
for freshmen when they secure
their appointment cards after the
general aptitude examination.
Upperclassmen, the number of
which is still uncertain, complete
their registration, begun last
spring, by paying fees in the
coliseum Monday, Tuesday or
Wednesday.
Applications received so far
show that there will be very little,
if any, difference in the size of
freshman enrolment this year,
Dr; G. W. Rosenlof, director of
admission, reported yesterday. As
many men as women are expected
to register in the junior division.
Not less than 1,500 freshmen
will probably register during the
coming week. One reason for
maintaining enrolment figures,
Rosenlof believes, is the interest
of the government in encourae-ine
young people to qualify for the
many types ot service so essen
tial in the war effort
Frosh See Advisers.
Being enrolled in the Junior divi
sion, all freshman students will
be assigned to an adviser and
given a definite time at which to
see him to register. The ap
pointment card will tell him the
name of his adviser and time of
appointment to see him. These
are very important, according to
Dean Bengtson, and no junior
division student may register until
he has secured his card.
Sophomore, junior and senior
students who registered last
spring should call at the coliseum
early next week to secure their
schedules and pay their tuition
fees.
Freshmen week starts this
morning with a general convoca
tion at 9 a, m., followed by sepa
rate college assemblies at 10:15.
(See REGISTRATION, Page 4.)
Sororities Pledge 256; Tri-Belts
Pledge dinners In every sorority
house last night climaxed a rush
week filled with war-time innova
tions. Panhellenic again this
year operated women's rushing on
the quota system installed last
year, and endeavored to keep the
membership of each sorority at
approximately 55.
Last year, the houses were in
spected to determine the number
of girls they could conveniently
nanaie, ana mus the number of
"house girls" pledged by each
house was limited.
No formals were permitted at
Dick DeBrown Accepts
Place Milh United Press
Richard DcBrown, former assis
tant publicity director of the uni
versity, accepted a position with
the United Press in Washington,
D. C. DcBrown was a graduate
in 1940 and went immediately into
the publicity department
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All UN Scholarship
Average Goes Up
. . . Despite War Nerves
War failed to disrunt the
scholarship of UN students dur
ing the second semester of 1941-42
according to tne oiticiai scnoiar
ship report released recently by
Dean T. J. Thompson.
Among fraternities Farmhouse,
listed as a professional group,
aeain received ton honors followed
by Sigma Alpha Mu, Alpha Sigma
rni, ana fni Kappa rsi. Kappa
Alpha Theta retained first place
among social sororities followed
closely by Pi Beta Phi, Alpha Phi,
and Delta Delta Delta.
Phi Mu Alpha rated first place
among the professional fraterni
ties, while Omicron Nu placed
highest of professional sororities.
Howard Hall had the highest
Junior Officers
To Wear New
Type Uniform
Adoption of a new uniform for
students in the advanced R.O.T.C.
courses has been anounced by the
university military department
Colonel James P. Murphy, com
mandant, stated, "just juniors will
wear the new outfits since men in
the second year of advanced mili
tary work have their uniforms
from last year." The estimate is
that there will be more than 200
juniors.
One of the major changes in
uniform is that th rants and
trousers will be of 19-ojmce olive
drab as compared to a 17-ounce
material used heretofore. Sam
Browne belts and peaked csds
have been done away with and
the new headgear is commonly
known as an overseas cap.
"Each uniform will be individu
ally fitted and tailored," said Col
onel Murphy. The shoulder patch
on the new uniform will be the
"Cornhusker" emblem which here
tofore has been on the lower
sleeve.
any time, and decorations and re
freshments were less elaborate,
taking away some of the glamour
of rush week. Parties were
more informal than ever before,
and more parties were crowded
Into each day of rushing.
Phi Mus Disband.
According to a Panhellenic
tabulation, 278 girls went through
as rushees, and Wednesday morn
ing, when girls answered their in
vitations, revealed that 256 girls
were to become pledges of the 14
Nebraska sororities. Phi Mu on
this campus has disbanded.
Delta Delta Delta led the 1942
pledge list with 24 pledges, and
Alpha Chi Omega, Kappa Alpha
Theta and Alpha Phi followed
with 22 new girls each.
Following last year's precedent,
each rushce was required to ap
pear at each house on the campus
on Sunday, the dav of "oncn
house" parties. Monday and
Lincoln, Nebraska.
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mark of organized women groups,
leading the entire list with a 3.169
average.
University officials had ex
pected the scholastic standing to
drop due to the strain and uncer
tainty of war. However the all
student average showed a slight
increase over the three preceding
semesters.
Dean W. C. Harper, assistant
dean of student affairs, pointed
out that second semester averages
usually top the first semester as
students with low averages either
flunk out of school or buckle down
to work.
Men Improve.
The all men average of 2.324
was higher than the 2.186 average
of the preceding semester, but was
lower than the 2.361 mark com
piled by the male students during
tne secona semester of the 1940-41
school year. .
The all sorority average for
both semesters of last year was
almost identical, being 2.609 and
2.607 respectively. The non-so-
(See REPORT, Page 11.)
'We Are in
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Courtesy Sunday Journal and Star.
Tuesday were a senes of rush
parties. Again, "spiking", a Ne
braska custom of the old school,
was not allowed.
Ribbons Given.
Rushees were given pledge rib
bons at a morning party, Wednes
day when they breakfasted with
Daily Calls
For Workers
All students interested In
reporting or soliciting adver
tising for the Daily Ne
braskan should report to the
Nebraskan office In the base
ment of the Student Union on
Sept 21 after 1 p. m. The next
Issue of the Nebraskan will be
published Tuesday. Experience
Is not necessary according to
Bob Schlater, editor.
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War Atmosphere Present
As Freshmen Meet Today
BY LEONARD STEIN.
"With the university already
on a full-time war program,
the advent of a new semester
the see ond since U. S.
entrance in the war finds a
confused student body facing
a year ot uncertainty.
Most uncertain is the status
of men students. With con
gress and the war department
contemplating lowering the draft
age to include 18 year old youths
and possibly calling student re
servists to active duty, most men
are in a fog which as yet has not
cleared.
Many rumors are circulating;
every new announcement brings
bewilderment and conflicting inter
pretations from school officials,
military officers and students.
Convo Set for Sept. 24.
However, the general outline re
garding UN freshmen will be
explained at a freshman convo
cation September 24 at 4 p. m. at
the coliseum.
Since most freshmen are not
subject to the draft now. it has
seemed advisable to postpone en-
(See ARMY, Page 11.)
Total War!'
Students of the University of
Nebraska :
We are in total war! This
means that we are permitted to
continue university programs
only because a trained person
nel is essential for the success
ful prosecution of the war by
the armed forces with assist
ance of the necessary accom
panying civilian agencies. We
must devote our best efforts to
preparing ourselves as effec
tively as possible for whatever
services we can render for vic
tory for the preservation of a
way of life that is worthy of
the living.
C. S. BOUCHER, Chancellor.
actives from the house from whom
they had received invitations.
Last night, a more formal wel
come was given at pledge din
ners. Freshman women, as last year,
are required to live in the resi
dence halls. Following is a list of
the new pledges:
Gamma Phi Beta
Dorothy Alexander, Concordia, Kas.
Bobbette Burke, Lincoln.
Dong Dolezal, Wahoo.
Harriette Gartner, Lincoln.
Margaret Hayes, Lincoln.
Harrietto Kayos, Lincoln.
Betty Kingdon, Lincoln.
Dons Lafter, Sidney.
Winilrea Nelren, Lincoln.
Margaret Newman, Omaha.
Gertrude Thompson, Wahoo,
Maggie Weygint, Lincoln.
Delta Gamma
Ann Crorby, North Piatt.
Mary Jo Gish, Lincoln.
Betty Grant, Mitchell.
Madeline Haecker, Omaha
Kappy Kellogg, Percival, la.
Moie Ann Kirllond, Omaha.
Ja.itt j.
Thursday, September 17, 1942
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Addressing the first freshman
class to enter the university since
war was declared, Chancellor C.
S. Boucher will speak to between
1.500 and 1,600 new students at
the annual freshman convocation
this morning at 9 in the coliseum.
Dr. E. S. Fullbrook of the bizad
college will preside at the meet
ing, the opening event of fresh
man week.
Immediately following the gen
eral convocation, each college will
hold a separate assembly, this at
10:15 a. m. Ag students will meet
in Morrill Hall, room 20; arts and
science in Temple theater; bizad
in social sciences auditorium; en
gineering in chem lecture room,
Avery Laboratory; teachers,
Union ballroom; pharmacy, phar
macy hall.
Songs Begin Meeting.
Songs will begin the general
meeting, after which Dr. Full
brook will introduce the university
pastors and YWCA and YMCA
secretaries; deans and directors,
registrar and finance secretary of
the university; Dick Harnsberger,
president of the Student Council;
Dr. N. A. Bengtson, dean of the
junior division, and Chancellor
Boucher.
(See CONVO, Page 8.)
Crib Will Feed
The Hungry
Another Week
Until Sept. 24, Union food fans
will haunt the famed "Crib" ex
clusively, as not until then will
the main dining room on the sec
ond floor of the Union or the
popular Pan-American cafeteria
be open.
But the Crib still specializes
on "corncribs," French-fried pota
toes, Hollywood hamburgers,
cokes and man-sized student
priced dinners and lunches, and
on and after the 24th th TTninn
will be back again with three
regular meals a day.
Lead
Mary Alice Lehr, Auburn
Patricia Miller, New ftochelle, N. T.
Geraldine McKinsey, Stanlon.
Betty Jo Nye, Kearney.
Nina Scott, Omaha.
Emma Lou Schultze, Stanton.
Jean Strolton, Grand Island.
Emma Jo Seifert, Lincoln.
Joan Shaw, Lincoln.
Gwen Skoglund, Lincoln.
'Jean Swarr, Omaha
Dorothy Thorburg, Sterling, Colo.
Pauline Van Horn, Omaha.
Kappa Alpha Theta
Joline Ackerman, Sidney.
Lily Belle Anderson, Hastings.
Katherine Anderson, Omaha.
Nancy Beaton, Omaha.
Joan Bohrer, Tails City.
Roberta Collins, Lincoln.
Joanne Dresden, York.
Marjorie Heyn, Omaha.
Janice Hoover, Lincoln.
Betty Johnson, Valentine.
Virginia i Makjer, .Yojk,
Peggy Miles, .Li-r. t ! . ' '
Patty Pierce. TT.: I 1 . ; :
Jean Joan Rogr. Ytirfc. ' '
Jeanne Rotton, .Lincoln, . . . , . .
Barbara Srfifynr, .n';n. ' ''!'.'.'' ,"
Jeanne Sh-.ul'Hasji.iU' I"-:'.
rlosanns SrWAauer, LihctAn. ' ' ' ' ' '
Mary Kathryn Waring. Gsmgv. . . , ,
Mary Winter, Graid Lfcinjil ; ,
(See rroc5jc-f:rti5ji:V.S : V