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'Thunder Rock9 New Era in Theater Plays To quote Dorothy Thompson, who in turn was quoting Walt Whitman, "A small part is only a short press notice." The sub ject under discussion was, of course, plays. The quotation came readily to mind during last night's performance of "Thunder Rock," by Robert Ardrey, fo mo part, because of comparatively few lines seemed unimportant or was played any less conscientiously for its brevity. Every character reached an outstanding peak, dramatie or humorous, at sometime in the play. That, in itself, seems a nunnecessary thing to say. Such, certainly, would be expected of any play. .What made it such a forceful impression last night, however, was a combination o two things, magnificent writing by the author and expert handling by the actors. Not once did a per son step out of character either thru the lines he said or the in terpretations he gave to them. That is what made the play a convincing thing, a coherent unity, and insured its success. Dramatic Development. Th dramatic capacity and maturity of the performers showed a remarkable development since the beginning of the year. Especially notable were Romulo Soldevilla as an insignificant, pa thetic, little workingman; Bill Todd as the disillusioned writer (See THUNDER ROCK', page 4) Registration For Surgical Class Today Women students will be given the opportunity to register for the all university surgical dressing class this afternoon in the Union lobby at a booth which is being conducted by Jane Dalthorpe and Catherine Wells, co-chairmen of the YWCA surgical dressing pro gram. At the present time 14 girls are needed to fill the quota for the morning section of the class. This group will work from 9 a. m. to 1 p. m. each Saturday morning for four weeks under the instruc tion of university girls who have had training in the work. The afternoon section lacks 28 girls of its quota of 60. This group will work from 1 p. m. to 5 p. m. each Saturday for four weeks and will also have university instruc tors. At the time the girls register for this university war work they will be given instructions on neces sary clothing and equipment for the work. Refugee Centers In China Is New Goal of WSSF Fund Thru the Student Centers in the refugee university of western China the name of an American college can be born. Nebraska will be one of these schools which has a student center named after it Taking1 the initiative in mjJ n h "A Ki us . Service Fund is the Sigma Chi Mothers Club who have given $5.00 to the drive. Pictured are Ann Aherne in charge of Moth ers' Club collections, Ronald Metz, assistant in charge of WSSF drive, Mrs. Ray Johnson, Treasurer Sigma Chi Mothers' Club, Mrs. Chester Ager, housemother, and Mrs. Emerson Jones, Presi dent Sigma Chi Mothers' Club. War Stamp Sales Double Last Week's Reach $122.55 Mark Yesterday War Stamp sales reached the $122.55 mark in yesterday's sales which were under the sponsor ship of the Tassels for the first time. The Student Union booth showed the greatest increase when it more than doubled its last week's sales. The Student Union led the oth er booths by sales totaling $45.70. Ag college ran second with its sales of $42.85 which in cluded a $25 bond purchased by Baldwin Hall. The booth in So cial Sciences sold $28.20 worth of war stamps, and students in Me chanical Arts purchased war stamps totaling $5.75. Following the extensive sales plans outlined by the Tassels and Wtr Council, members of Tassels attempted to give every student a war stamp book, whether that student purchased a stamp or not. This campaign to place a war stamp book in every stu dent's possession will be carried on for a month. Six hundred dollars, the amount it takes to establish one of these student centers, te being taken from the $1,000 which the WSSF is going to raise on this campus to subsidize one of these student donating to the World Student Vol. 43, No. 12 VncEtldDiTy DBdDciDlk Elm UJmmaDin). (DcDmtffimmiKes V for Victory Hooks form a background for the university Victory Book collection box in the Union lobby. Into this box is flowing a steady stream of Victory Books from the stu dents and faculty members to the men in the armed forces. Science, classic literature, recent best sellers and pocket editions make up the contributions given At the present time. Collections from the organised houses have been postponed until Saturday morning be cause the majority of the contributions were Ceres, Faculty Wive's Club Offer Senior Scholarships ... To Outstanding Women Three scholarships of $50.00 each are being offered by the Faculty Women's club to senior girls, and the Ceres club of the college of agriculture is offering a senior scholarship of $25.00. The scholarships are gifts of money, granted in recognition of activities in school life, as well as for grades. Any girl attending the univer sity who has sufficient hours to graduate in June, 1944, or at the end of the summer session of 1944, is eligible for a scholar ship. Candidates Must be Self Supporting. A candidate for a $50.00 schol arship must be wholly, or par tially, self-supporting. She must have an average scholarship of not less than 85 percent Candidates may secure appli cation blanks at thme offices of the registrar or dean of women. Each candidate must mail her application to Mrs. R. J. Pool, 2845 So. 27th street, Lincoln, on or before March 9. centers which will carry the name of this university. Chinese students have been forced by the war from their fine universities along the coast They have gradually crept to the west ern parts of China and these es tablished refugee universities be cause they believe that education is so necessary for the preserva tion of China. These western universities are inadequately equipped, often using the same buildings for sleeping quarters at night that are used for classes in the day time. These studeftt centers are used as a place of recreation and a place where students can go to read newspa pers and periodicals. The WSSF plans to buy a radio for each of the centers because they feel that it is important that students are kept informed. Need Further Contributions. Iii most centers there is a room where refreshments such as tea can be obtained and soy bean and milk bars are operated for stu dents suffering from malnutrition and other diseases. There are now six centers of this type in western China's eighteen universities. Twelve more are neded and Nebraska is going to try to furnish one thru the con tribution to the WSSF fund. The centers are staffed by vol unteer student help. Lincoln Nebraska. Applicants are requested to meet for personal interviews with the scholarship committee in El len Smith hall, between the hours of 1:30 and 4:30 p. m., on Thursday or Friday. March 18 and 19. If any applicant is un able to meet the committee at the time stated, she may arrange with the chairman, Mrs. R. J. Pool, telephone 3-4713, for a (See SCHOLARSHIP, page 4.) Campus Groups Increase Fund Total to $L600 Five campus groups gave $25 war bonds to the War Scholarship Fund yesterday. With these con tributions the fund has reached a total of $1,600. The honor roll of contributing organizations now reads: Mortar Boards, senior women's honorary; Phalanx, honorary military fra ternity; Bagley Hall, cooperative women's house; Baldwin Hall, co operative men's group, and YMCA. By its donation, Baldwin Hall becomes the second unaffiliated men's group to contribute to the War Fund. Bagley Hall is the first unaffiliated women's group to give. Final goal of the War Scholar ship Fund for thiis year has been set at $2,500 worth of bonds at full maturity value, which leaves $900 yet to go. Self-imposed Luxury Tax Nets War Bond A lOOo luxury tax was self- imposed by the seventeen gii's who live at 500 No. 16th street when they gave a $25 war bond to the post-war scholarship fund today. Fifteen of the girls in this in dependently co-operative organi zation work part or full time in addition to studying, and the sug gestion caused a flurry of adjust ment in budgets which are for Daily Position Open to Students Filing for the position of news editor of the Daily Ne braskan has been opened to day and will remain open until Saturday, it was announced today. All applications should be turned into the office of the school of Journalism not later than Saturday. Thursday, February 18, 1943 IFUcidw, not completed last Monday, the previously designated collection time. All the organized houses will be called by Janet Krause, notifi cation chairman of the War Council, to remind them of the new collection time and to check on the number of books each house will have to contribute. Need Complete Cooperation. Manager of the Regents Book Store. R. C. Kildebeck, has reported several books given to. the Victory Book campaign have been sold to that store by university Doys. ine same situation is probably irue at the other book stores. Commenting on the situation, Pat Chamberlin, chairman of the War Council stated, "Student co operation on the whole has been excellent during the campaign, but there are always the few "Quiz- lings" who fail to see the need for (See VICTORY BOOK, page 2.) Daily, UN War Council Start Service Drive With the rapid calling of Ne braska University boys to the various armed services of the country, the war manpower com mission of the War Council in co operation with the Daily Nebras kan is formulating a new plan for circulation of the Daily through mail subscriptions. In accordance with the War Council's policy of keeping in touch with the students in the service, they have obtained the cooperation of the Daily Nebras kan sponsors to send copies of the school paper to subscribers in the service for the remainder of the semester. Cost $1.25. Subscriptions are priced at $1.25 a semester and 50c of this will go to the War Scholarship Fund, thus enabling the students to help with this drive as well as keep in touch with their Alma Mater. The remaining 75 cents will be used to help defray expenses of printing and mailing. Beginning the first of next week leaders of the War Manpower Commission will check out sub scription books from Betty Dixon, business manager of the Daily Ne braskan. All students, faculty and town people desiring subscriptions for themselves or friends may buy them from these members of the War Council next week. most part too light to allow for much expansion. An assortment of suggestions was made in an attempt to bal ance the gap cancel the party which had never been planned, sell extra shoes at auction, work a few hours longer, or just add the item to the column of "vital debts." "Working for an education, we appreciate the University, and we want to do what we can for those who come back to school when financial conditions may be less promising," said one repre sentative. The university coeds contrib uted: Doris Atkinson, Sue Beg ley, Alberta Bull, Wilma Corn stock, Ida Hastings, Hope Kurt zer, Shirley Lincoln, Doris New man, Grace K. Peters, secretary, Dorothy Prussia, Barbara Rch bcrg, president, FJla Ritz, Joan Scott, Jean Marie Stewart and Mary Dean-Holmes.