Thursday, October 8, 1942
DAILY NEBRASKAN
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War Council Again
Publishes Uag Tags
For Soldiers
The first issue of Cornhuker Hag Tags, student defense
letter which is sent to former students of the university
4 now in some branch of the service, will come out this month.
This letter is a brief summary of all important news happen
ing! on the campus, taken from the Daily Nebraskan.
w The paper consists of two mimeographed pages with con
d used news events, sports, features, and society. It is spon
sored by the Student War Council and published by Theta
.Sigma l'lii, honorary journalism sorority.
Last year more than 200 copies were sent out each month.
rand many letters were received of appreciation.
A survey of the campus is being conducted this week to
bring the mailing list up to date. Anyone having 1he name
' and address of a man in any branch of the service who at
tended the university in the last two years, is asked to report
to either Janet llaggart. president of Thota Sigma Phi. or
Pat ( hamberlin at the Daily Nebraskan office, and Ihe soldier
will receive an issue of the Kag Tags each month during the
"school year.
Following is a convenient blank which will facilitate in
v giving the desired information. Fill it out and turn it in as
soon as possible.
ADDRESS BLANK FOR STUDENT IN SERVICE
Rank Name
Address
His home address.
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How YOU can help her
speed vital war calls
WHEN you're about to telephone, remember that
the wires efperially Long Distance'' circuits are
busier than ever before, with war calls. We can't build
new equipment to carry the load because the materials
we need are going into ships and planes and shells.
Here's how you can help to keep the lines open for
war calls. Unless your message is really urgent, please
don't use Long Distance service. But if you must,
please, make your calls as short as you can.
Tlianki! we know you'll be glad to help!
Missionary to India Asserts
Qhandi's Influence Doubled
BY MARJORIE MAY. j
Asserting that non-violence "is
not a policy, but a creed" to the
proclaimed and profaned little In
dian, Ray Rice, recently returned
missionary from India, insists that
Ghandi is "a great man."
"Ghandi," Rice explained in a
lecture before the Inter-American
Relations club this week, "thinks
no non-resisting people can be con
quered." Hence his sit-down strike
advocacy which up to now has
proved extremely successful. In
fact, since he has been held in jail
his influuence has almost doubled.
What about India and the pres
ent war?
The Indian general doesn't think
India will be attacked, Rice ans
wered when one of the club mem
bers brought up the question.
There are now about 100,000
Americans, 100,000 Tommies
Englishmen and over a million
other soldiers waiting in India. But
now, during the cold season, is the
time for Japan to attack India if
she is going to do so, since the
rainy and hot seasons are almost
impossible for the foreigners to
withstand.
Rice respects England consider
ably. "I think England has done
a great deal for India, especially
in education and rural reconstruc
tion," he stated.
"The English people who came
out for the civil service were well-
State Faces
Acute Farm
Labor Drouth
prepared, and they literally came
out to give their lives in the work."
There are many reasons why Eng
land does not want to lose India
and why the Indians have not be
come independent.
"England doen't want to lose
India because why should she?
England has always thought that
she owed a great obligation to
all her colonies, especially India.
"The people are 87 agricul
turists, living in villages. There
are 390 million people with no
great program to gain independ
ence. Most of them cannot read.
They have the caste system, and
are extremely religious, all of
which has prevented them gaining
independence up to now."
They have made some progres
sive steps in self government, but
not fast enough, the mitoionary
By Resistance
continued. "By the '30s they hadn't
accomplished very much." India
has many resources, and could
really do a lot if given the chance,
A round table conference was
called to discuss the matter of
India in England, since, though
the natives elected ministers and.
representatives in eleven provinces,
there was still a viceroy. N
great changes were made. Ghandi
came, clad in the same manner as
most pictures show the bony,
wrinkled little man in a sheet.
He met King George.
"Ghandi, you didn't have very
many clothes on to be presented
to the king," one of the represent
atives there told him.
"I didn't need any more,' the
great Ghandi answered with cus
tomary though not well-known
wit. "He had on enough for two."
On Ag Campus ...
Home Ec Association Plans
Two Mass Meetings This Year
. . . To Create Interest
Home ec association president,
Eleanor Crawford, announced yes
terday two important mass meet
ings will be held this year instead
of the usual bi-monthly meetings.
The radical change resulted
from the shortening of the semes-
Survey Shows Slops
Taken Over Country
To Alleviate Shortage
While Nebraska's farms, ranches,
and defense projects were sending
out daily appeals for workers,
press dispatches yesterday report
ed a similar situation in many
other areas.
Students, office workers, prison
era, men in ihe armed forces any
one willing to work for help in
harvesting record-breaking crops
are badly needed.
A survey made- by the United
Press reports that North Dakota
state university in a plan similar
to that reported under considera
tion here closed its doors for two
weeks Tuesday to release a thou
sand students for work in harvest
fields. The university football
squad went to potato fields in the
Red river valley, where they will
divide the daylight hours, one
third practice, two-thirds work.
Other schools, including the
Houthern nianch of Idaho univer
sity have offered to release stu
dents wanted for farm work.
North Dakota students were re
ported earning as high as $9 a
day harvesting potatoes, at a 7
cent per bushel rate.
In Utah, United Press reported,
many Japanese evacuees have
gone to work in the beet fields,
and glowers have asked for more;
at the same time Mexican laborers,
under international agreement,
have been brought in to help al
leviate a drastic shortage of farm
workers now in aircraft factories,
shipyards and other war plants.
Kven prison labor has been re
cruited on the west coast, with
men from San Quentin pressed
into service, while such organiza
tions as Boy and Girl Scouts and
merican Women's Voluntary
Services are canvassing the city
for workers.
Montana, also hard hit, has at
work more than a thousand Japa
nese evacuees from the west coast,
while Indians have been recruited
from Montana reservations.
In central Minnesota, three thou
sand farmers have petitioned
Washington officials to give im
mediate consideration to "the se
rious threat to the farm and dairy
food supply and production."
In the meantime, Nebraska stu
dents and university officials are
awaiting further action on a reso
lution passed by administrative
heads which would release several
hundred university students for a
two week period to help solve Ne
braska's problem.
By Blanche Reid, ,
Phyllis Ellenberger u
Well the ag coming out party
went off with a bang. Seen danc
ing were Peg Larson and Dwane
Muriter. . . It looked as though
Phyllis Dodge was having inter
fraternity trouble. .
By the way did you see FH
man-about-town Harold Hansen
with one of his many girl friends
or AGR Bob Harrington with his
one and only school marm Jean
Cole. . . Then there was the notice
able absence of one of this cam
pus' frequent couples, FH Don
Mueller and Kay Houston. But
don't get alarmed, we hear it was
all a misunderstanding. . . In
cidentally the new records given
by the faculty are really solid.
Unexpected Happens.
The expected has finally hap
pened. Wilma Marcy is now wear
ing the AGR pin reported in her
possession. . . . Pat Becker, Alpha
Phi pledge is also sporting a new
locket with the Wentworth crest.
This just about completes her col
lection of jewelry from this insti
tution. ACBC's are wondering when
Dilliard Huffocker will give with
the smokers. . . Summer activities
of Orville Jones and Clarion
Buethe also brought cigars to the
Beta Sigs out Ag way.
New Couples Come.
First AGR house party of the
season will see many new couples.
Rex Rehnberg and Jane Johnson,
Bob Schick and Joyce Blackburn,
pledges Ned Raun and Leonard
Kokes with Virginia Bobbitt and
Margaret Alma.
Loomis Hall president, Justine
Sutton, returned to school this
fall with a sparkler on the left
hand. The man concerned is a
Med student from Omaha. Ac
cording to AGR brothers this
leaves Rex Rehnberg a trifle un
happy but really now we are be
ginning to wonder. . . Speaking of
diamonds have you seen the beauty
being worn by Marge Hull.
Watch Them.
A couple of FH deals which
bear watching. Dale Brookemcier
and Alpha Xi Dclt pledge, Mary
Hope Hamilton. Also pledge Bob
Peterson with almost any smooth
number.
The Corn Cob-Tassel Homecom
ing party this weekend will find
AGR Willard Visek with Lorcne
Bennett. FH Reuben Heerman
and Gwen Row, new Alpha Chi
pledge. Harold Hanson FH escort
ing Jean Baker, Pi Phi prexy.
ter which leaves students less time
for activities. By prolonging the
length of the meetings the cab
inet hopes to make club members
more aware of the purposes of the
organization and thus to create
more interest.
Social Program Remains.
The social program of the club
will remain as it has in former
years. Some of the outstanding
events scheduled are the annual
fall picnic for freshman girls, the
Ellen H. Richards dinner, and the
Christmas tea. Regular teas will
be held throughout the year. The
Goddess of Agricilture election
will be sponsored by the group
also.
Plans are being made for a
home economics club trio. The
group will participate in club and
other ag social functions.
Has Three Objectives.
The home ec association was es
tablished with three objectives,
namely, developing professional
interests, social ease, and leader
ship ability.
The club has a council made up
of 16 members. Miss Margaret
Fedde, head of the home ec depart
ment; Miss Angela Anderson, child
training instructor; Miss Caroline
Ruby, clothing instructor, sponsor
the group.
Next week will mark the be
ginning of the annual fall mem
bership drive. Dues are 50 cents
for the year, or 35 cents a semes
ter. Pins or membership cards will
be given to all who join.
A national student club maga
zine subscribed by the club, will be
available to all in the home eco
nomics parlors.
YW on Ag Campus Gives
Tea Today at Home Kc
YWCA of ag college is enter
taining today at an English tea
from 4 p. m. to 6 p. m. in the
parlors of the Home Economics
building. Lila Jane Howell, presi
dent, invites all girls to come in
school clothes. Miss Evelyn Metz
ger and Miss Lillian Brehm will
pour.
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scrap be placed on sidewalks or
driveways near the houses so that
the metal will not injure lawns.
The scrap will be collected Sat
urday by the Lincoln salvage com
mittee, after which it will be sold,
and proceeds from it given to the
community chest and other wel
fare organizations.
A recent tabulation lists the
valuation of fraternity and soror
ity chapter houses at $153,124,00').
Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology and University of Minne
sota are said to be the leading
schools in number of physicists?
engaged in war work.
Georgetown university, founded
1789, is the oldest in Washing
ton, D. C, and the oldest Catholic
college in the United States.
Temple university has appointed
Dr. Gerald D. Timmons, execu
tive secretary of the American
Dental association, to be dean of
its school of dentistry.
