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Thursday, October 22, 1942 DAILY NEBRASKA Xi Psi PW Awards First Scholarship Denial Fraternity Honors James Hurliiigton, Senior Student, at Union Dinner James Burlington, senior in the college of dentistry, was awarded tlie first scholarship to be offered r.y the local chapter of the Xi Psi phi dental fraternity at a dinner Tuesday night at the Union. To be presented annually from now on, the ?25 scholarship is given by Dr. L. T. Hunt of Lin coln. Dr. Ralph Ireland, chairman i DR. F. A. P1ERSON ". . . dentistry, and war." of the department of dentistry, acted as toast master at the meet ing. Guest speaker of the evening was Dr. F. A. Pierson, president of the state dental association, whose topic was "dentristry in World War II." That all students owe it to their country to prepare and equip themselves to the very best of their ability in order that their deferment may be justified was ?.!rrted by Dr. Picrson. "It is expected that all students who can qualify physically will enter the armed forces upon grad uation. Those who are physically disqualified for service in the armed forces will be expected to locate in communities where their services will be of the most bene fit," added the speaker. Other guests at the dinner in clude fraternity members sta tioned at the Lincoln air base, Lt. L. C. Kasmusscn, Lt. R. H. Doll, and Lt. Robert Ribilsky. Challenge . . . (Continued from Page 1.) 6n a football field would be a for midable thing- indeed. And it would ! Just one more thing, Becker this annual gridiron elassic--if you sniveling, wishy-washy, willy-nilly, excuse-finding- Yearbook ios ac cept, will reveal, for the first time, our Masked Marvel, none other than . . . yes, Carton Broderick! Yours for more sportsmanlike conduct, THE DAILY STAFF. Rifles Select All Non-coms For Semester All non-commissioned officers for the local company of Pershing Rifles have been selected for the coming semester according to an announcement of the executive staff of the company. Men for the positions were selected on a competitive basis and are subject to change at any time, announced Captain Francis Cox, commander of the company. Positions of first platoon have been announced as Karl Otto, pla toon sergeant; Bill Burr; Addis Ward, Harold Fenner, and Bill Milliken squad sergeants of the first, second, and third squads; Bob Barton, Bill Orr, and B. Tangeman corporals of the first, second and third squads. Second Platoon . , . Positions of the second platoon have been announced as Gilbert Gillett, platoon sergeant; guide, John Goe; Bob Jo Johnston, scr geant; and John Plentikow, Don Holker, and Casper Theiscn, cor porals. Positions for the third platoon have been announced as Bob Robi son, platoon sergeant; Victor Michel, guide; Don Lingem cider, i-es Shellhase, and Jack Granger, sergeants; and Madison Burkman, Leonard Finnegan, and John Sloth- .nver, corporals. There will be a meeting tonight at 5 p. m. Cyclones Search For Added Speed AMES, la. Iowa State, refreshe bv a complete football vacatio; Monday, ran through Tuesday workouts designed to boost Cy clone speed and drive in prepara tion for the Missouri game Satur day. Mike Michalske raced the backs and ends in regular splints, find with a heavy session of punt and pass plav. Meanwhile the linemen worked against the charging ma chine. The entire squad closed the 75-minute workout in a series of sprints. Missouri offense and defense will occupy the attention of the Cyclones Wednesday as Michalske gives the squad its first taste of scrimmage in a week. Pliys Ed . . . (Continued from Page 1.) gram could be put into practice on the campus, even if the war committee were not waiting for government action, it would need to be passed first by that com mittee, then by the administrative council, by the faculty senate, and lastly, by the board of regents. This order of procedure is the us ual one for any such proposals af fecting the university as a whole, as interpreted by the chancellor, C. S. Boucher, in a recent inter view. That the expression of student opinion for or against the four year proposal would have great in fluence on the university' final de cision was expressed by the chan cellor, Miss Lee, and Dean Clark. However, due to governmental un certainty on the adoption of an all-around war program, action on any such far-reaching proposals will be postponed until recommen dation from Washington. Casting of Union Series Program Begins in Temple Castings for the first play in the Union series will start tonight at 7:30 in Temple 201, and will be continued Friday at 3:30. There are no eligibility requirements for the Union series so freshmen as well as upperclassmen are urged to try out. The play to be presented is a charming sentimental comedy, Brief Music" by Emmet Lavery. The play carries seven girls through three years of college life at a women's college and each of the roles provides a chance for excellent acting. No men are in eluded in the cast. For Better Values . . . DRUGS CIGARS SUNDRIES CANDY TOBACCOS STATIONERY SCHOOL NEEDS PRESCRIPTIONS LET THE CHEAPPER DRUG STORE SAVE YOU MONEY! WPB Asks 25 Of Typewriters For Government Requisition of 25 percent of the university's typewriters in accord ance with requests of the. War Production Board has begun on the campus. L. F. Seaton, pur chasing agent, has notified the deans and directors of the various colleges and divisions that such action must be taken. According to Seaton, there will be 125 fewer typewriters on the city and ag campuses if he requisi tion quota is filled. Consequently he is asking the deans to see how many typewriters can be spared. No typewriters older than the 1935 models will be taken. In Four Places Student War Council Opens All-University Stamp Drive Put tine the student war coun cil's latest brainchild into action, members of various UN organiza tions will begin selling war stamps this morning in four different places on both the city and ag campuses. The plan is to have a "War Thursday" from today on for the duration and on this day, univer sity students can purchase stamps Library Display Unravels Origin Oi ABC Alphabet The history of the orgin of the alphabet is now shown in the dis play occupying the showcase in the hall of the third floor of the li brary building. The modern alphabet is derived directly from the Latin alphabet which in turn was taken from the Greek alphabet introduced into Greece by the Phoenicians. It is presumed that the Phoenicians copied most of their characters from the Egyptian hieroglypics. The showcase also contains il lustrations of some of the most prominent early alphatbets includ ing the Assvro Babylonian Curi- form writing, Bgyptian hiero glypics and other alphabets used by the nations of that period. , . On Two Cam pirnes at booths in the Union, social sci ences, mechanical arts and as hall. The stamps will be in 10c and 25c denominations. The council's manpower com mission with Jacqueline Wood- house at the head is in charge of supplying salesmen to man me various booths. There will b salesmen on duty from 9 a. m. until 3:40 p. m. with time off be tween 12:40 and 1:15. Ag and sosh booths will be un der the direction of Rachael Ann Lock, representative from AWS, while the Ma and Union stands will be managed by Morton Zuber, Corn Cob member. A plan is being formulated to compute percentages based on the number of students buying stamps on each Thursday and the results will be published in the Daily. Studrtits Hold Matinee Dance at Ag Today A matinee dance for ag students, sponsored by the Union, will be held today from 5:30 until 6:30 p. m. in the Ag Activities building. Admission is by ident cards. Stu dents may come in couples or stag. United States soldiers stationed in Iceland helped raise $15,500 for a new dormitory at the University of Iceland by performing in a stu dent fair for a week. $3650 I :H I - m "; M , : ! Vl. 4 V '.3?; - RUL one oi Magee I .. i t '''rNw Campus Repreena- 1 ft " ' . ,ive' "And 111 b I I it ""J y yu ri, J , f top inr I - fl ill J jr. tAt New and colorful mixtures of browns moke ideal suits for Nebraska campus wear. Always alert to new ideas in young men's clothes ... Varsity-Town this fall introduces some new brown mix tures that are smarter than anything you've seen before. The suits are just right for informal dates . . . yet the coats will combine with sport slacks for innumerable sport ensembles. Bet ter stop in to see them today! 'You'll like them..." Promises BOB DUR- See them in the clothing dept. . . . 2nd floor. OPEN THURSDAY EVENINGS UNTIL 9 P. M.