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By Virginia Ford and Johnny Bauermester.
This is a helluvia note. Her we talk our heads
off, yell and scream, jump up and down so much
the doctor says we'll have to eat vitamin pills the
rest of our lives and what happens. No rally
NO RALLY I Why? so you're wondering too. Be
cause nobody comes or practically nobody. And
those high-spirited souls who venture out of their
house on Friday night to go to the stadium never
fail to plaster their lips with adhesive tape and tie
their hands behind their backs. (It must be fun
to sit out there and cogitate on life's problems.)
Our good friend Webster says, "A rally is ai
mass meeting intended to arouse group enthusiasm"
of active support, as a football rally the night be
fore a championship game."
'Our Biggest Game'
Here we are coming to our biggest game of the
season, against an opponent with a long string of
victories over our team.( And the student spirit
displayed in recent weekends has not been enough
to warrant organized rallies by the local pep clubs.
What has become of that spontaneous school spirit
out of which snake dances, noise gadgets and torch
light parades cropped out of.
Sure most of ais boys are in reserves, and are
deeply concerned about when we will be called,
but that doesn't mean we cau forget about "that
old Husker enthusiasm". As Colonel Murphy so
ably put it at the freshman convocation, "the war
is a duty for all of us, but until we are called upon
to perform that job, let's perform our job here
at school better than ever."
Fair-Weather
Or maybe Ve've turned out to be a "fair
weather" crowd. When we've a team of Rose
Bowl caliber, we can get up in the middle of a
night to rally, but when our team meets with two
reversals we begin to think of other things much
more important than slapping our players on their
backs and applauding their efforts.
What has happened to our student body when
at recent games they sit in disgust, watching our
team in action? Have we failed to enjoy the other
highlights in a game other than winning, have
failed to see any reason for cheering a losing team,
have gone lazy ajid forgotten the yells and school
songs, or just simply and plainly, don't we have
the guts?
Last Saturday it could be easily seen that In
diana had a larger following cheering them than
did our Huskers. Maybe the boys up from the air
base have had a different spirit instilled them a
spirit that this student body seems to have missed
by coining back to college for one more term the
place where spirit was supposed to have been orig
inated and fostered.
Praise the Lord, and pass us apples with cores in
them if our team has to get down to the three yard
line before the crowd starts yelling, "we want a
touchdown", or if the opponents get deep into our
territory before we encourage our boys to ,"hold
that line!" And we hope to h that the students
have consulted Webster by the next time the pep
clubs come around and yell RALLY!
7Ae Salty
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Vol. 42 No. 20
Friday.lOctober 16, 1942
Accelerated School J
Term Includes Two
Semesters A Year
The heavy fog hanging over the heads of UX students was
lifted yesterday when K. 1). Moritz, director of summer school,
announced that the accelerated program of the university will
consist of two semesters and one summer quarter.
The summer quarter of 1943 will last 12 weeks beginning
June 1 and ending Aug. 6. For .the duration, the UN acceler
ated program will consist of this twelve week summer session
18 week
NIA Sets 'Unity' Goal
At Crowded Meeting
coupled with the
semesters.
two
This announcement officially
spikes rumors to the effect that
UN wartime program would con
sist of four quarters of twelve
weeks each. The reason for
A
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DEAN R. O. MORITZ
....clears up rumors.
abandoning: the quarter ystem
idea was that university courses
could not be adjusted to such a
system. .
The summer session of '43 will
(See SEMESTERS, Page 6.)
Obituary
Corn Cobs and Tassels: The
DAILY has been asked to an
nounce that there wHI be no
speaking tours, after all, for
the pep rally tonight The
rally's dead; pep is dead; the
speaking tours just died.
Editor Names
Staff Members
Of Law Review
Appointments to the staff of the
Nebraska Law Review were an
nounced yesterday by Lester B.
Ortlfield, editor-in-chief of the
publication.
James F. Cain of Falls City is
the new student editor-in-chief.
(See REVIEW, Page 5.)
Men In Drill
Group Pledge
39 Members
Emphasizing the importance of
the position air power will play in
the winning of the war. Col. Early
E. W. Duncan, commander of Lin
coln Air Base addressed the first
regular meeting of Scabbard and
Blade at the Union Wednesday
night. Following the talk, 39 ad
vanced corps students were form
ally pledged to the honorary.
Duncan pointed out the three
principle tactical uses of air
power: In support of naval forces,
in support of ground forces, and
as an independent arm. He cited
as examples of each naval action
at Midway, the swift sweep of
German troops across western
Europe, and the thousand plane
bombing raids now going on over
Germany.
While stressing air power, he
emphasized the value of each
branch of the army, calling for the
closest teamwork of all branches.
Following his talk, the colonel ex
tended an invitation for members
of the group to take a conducted
tour of the air base in the near
future.
The following advanced ROTC
(See MEMBERS, Page 6.)
Explaining "unity" as the password of the barb organiza
tion this year, Ralph Fox. president of the NIA council, pre
sented the barb' program for the year before a packed meeting
of the general NIA assembly Wednesday night.
Candidates for offices to be elected in the fall election Nov.
10 were nominated and unaffiliated students were told the
plans and accomplishments of the Nebraska Independent Asso
ciation this year. After discussing the Student Council's pro
posal that the junior class president be abolished, the group
voted to support the continuance of the office because "it's
traditional, and Nebraska has so few traditions."
Pershing Rifles
Announces List
OfNewPledges
Francis Cox. commander cf
Pershing Rifles, announced today
the list of probational pledges to
that organization and said that
pledging had closed for the semes
ter. The new pledges are: Don H.
Archer, Robert Avner, Madison
Birkmann, Jack Carey, James Cat
terson, Don E. Cooper, Paul Gra
bow, Robert Hecker, Feldman
Jones, Robert Moomaw, Robert
McCarthy, William Mannschreck,
Robert Robinson, Boyd Sims, Wor-
(See PLEDGES, Page 4.)
Love Library Is to Be Finished
Ward Brunson offered a report
on the often proposed men's dorm.
Altho it is of course impossible to
build one onw during the war," he
said, "we should plan for it in the
future." He pointed out that sev
eral attempts had been made to
secure one in past decades, always
blocked by groups with other in
terests. In one instance funds
were actually appropriated for the
dormitory, according to informa
tion secured at the state capitol,
(See NIA, Page 4.)
'Around the First of the Year
Altho libraries and the like are playing
second fiddle to war industries these days, O.
A. Kills, inspector engineer of the new Don L.
jOe library, predicts that the long-awaited
building will open its doors to the students
around the first of I he year.
Originally scheduled to be completed Aug.
15, officials now are keeping their fingers
crossed and hope that books and equipment
will be in the new library when students re
turn from Christmas vacation. However, it is
very possible that the building may not be
completed at that time.
Indefinite.
L. E. MacCarthy, head of the library, is
stillj-ather indefinite as to "how and when"
moving will be done. If the neve library is com
pleted in February or March, the books will be
moved at that time. A system whereby students
will be able to check out reserve books will be
improvised if the books must be moved during
the school session.
About 5) men are putting the finishing
touches on the building at the present time.
The walls are being plastered, and many fix
tures are being installed. Painting, woodwork
finishing, installation of trim, and floor cover
ing are only a few of the many tasks left for
the workers. The floors will be covered by tile,
linoleum, marble and asphalt.
Already the air conditioning system has
been installed. The cooling system can not be
purchased at this time. Practically all of the
materials were purchased before the war ban
on building was put in effect so priorities were
not needed.
An electric elevator from the basement to
the fourth floor was originally scheduled for
students who prefer not to climb stairs. How
ever this will not be H' ' ' ' ' usc of scarc
(See LICr - ; 12.) .,..
Tassels End
Theatre Ticket
Sales Today
Thealre Croup Prepares
Season's First Play
To Run Nov. 4, 5, and 6
Season ticket sale by Tassels for
productions of the University
Theatre ends today. The tickets
for the five feature productions
and four -studio plays of the year
may be purchased until tonight
from any member of the pep or
ganization for two dollars plus 20
cent federal luxury tax.
Well into rehearsal is the first
play of the season, the fast-moving
farce, "Out of the Frying Pan" to
be presented Nov. 4, 5 and 6. Next
play to be given is "Arsenic and
Otf Lace" on Dec. 16, 17 and 18.
"Thunder Rock" a war drama will
be performed Feb. 17, 18 and 19.
Philip Barrie's best-known play.
"What Every Woman Knows" will
be seen on March 24, 25 and 26.
"Claudia," the Broadway hit which
starred Dorothy McGuire of
Omaha, will be the last feature
presentation of the season on April
28, 29 and 30.
"Claudia" is a story of the mis
takes and complications caused by
a young bride's mental childish
ness and unwillingness to be
separated from her mother. The
play follows her transition from a
mental infant to a mature woman
and wife.
"Thunder Rock" concerns a re
cluse from the world's activity
who lives In a lonely lighthouse.
The effect of the war and Its
events on him cause him to return
to civilization with renewed hopes.