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Li Vol. 43, No Lincoln Nebraska .Wednesday, February 24, 1943 U La . lb Celebrated Soprano ... Helen Jepson Relates Own Success Story To Reporter BY GHITA HILL. Declaring that she would not ex clude any languages from hei repertoire of international songs, Helen Jepson, Metropolitan opera soprano, who appeared in Lincoln the past two days, included in her concert Monday night in the Lin coln Symphony Series four well known arias: The Aria from Faust, two anas from Manon by Massenet, and the Aria from Thais by Massenet. "I never sing down to an audi ence," she explained in an inter view, "If you want to educate an audience, there is no use in sing ing all familiar music. On might just as well turn on the radio." Sponsored by the Lincoln Sym phony series, Miss Jepson's con cert marked her first appearance in Lincoln. The Lincoln appearance will start her eighth concert tse ries. which includes Kansas and western coastal (states. Hears Miss Farquar Sing. Monday night she was enter aairariil . . . Under Under the new reorganization pint the student war council has named several new committees to hanille its expanded program. The speakers' bureau which will handle all house to house speaking Is under the direction of Iiaib.ira Shonka. Members of tins committee wil meet Thurs diy evening in the commuters' room to discuss further organi zation of the group. Under the AWS staff assist ants training unit will fall the training of switchboard operators, with Rachal Locke in charge. Jo Kmsey is in charge of all pub licity for the council and the council's activities. Handling "Ragtags." the mimeographed pa per that in sent to Nebraska men in service are Margaret Bee de and GilK-rt Ryder. A regular news and office Uff will be chos- See Council, page 4. Senior Cadets Take Physical At 'Ft. Crook In accordance with the an nouncement that all senior t-l vanced student would travel to I'ort Crook Friday to take their I'hysicalf, the military department has stated that all will be in uni form and ready for departure by 6 . m. nn announcement, it was trened, pertains only to those enior cadets not already In the ERC. All those making the trip re to wear their regular advanced course uniform, announced Cap t'n James Crablll, adjutant. The men will meet at 1445 N reet Friday morning; to be taken J Fort Crook in a convoy of ar "ilery truck. Further detail will published, at a later data. Mew C tained by Sigma Alpha Iota, na tional music sorontf, of which she is a member, and yesterday she heard Elizabeth Farquahr sing. Miss Farquahr, also a mem ber of Sigma Alpha Iota, has car ried many of the leading parts in university operas and musical pro grams. Singing in the choir at Titus ville, Pennsylvania, is a far cry from singing at the Metropolitan opera house in New York City, yet it served as the beginning of a musical career for Helen Jepson. Praises High School Teacher, Speaking of her high school days, Miss Jepson said: "We had a wonderful woman coach. She was so good and energetic, she al most ruined me. I think my chorus classes pulled me thru high school. I practically used to substitute chorus for history." She finds soldiers to be most appreciative, and has entertained at several camps and canteens thruout the country. Her favorite See Helen Jepsen, Page 4. Names inrBsiraiittees Reorganization Pershing Rifles Sponsor Rush Smoker Tonite Serving as this week's meeting. company A-2, Pershing Rifles, will hold a rush smoker in the Union tonight at 7:20, announced Cadet Capt Francis Cox, com mander or the company. Captain Cox has sent out invi tations to all members of the or ganization, both -actives and pledges, and attendance by all is requested. Anticipating a good turnout fur the event tonight, 1st U. Fd Doyle has encouraged all to attend in the hopes of discuss ing future plans for the company, whose afternoon meetings are scheduled to begin next week. The meeting tonight is planned to be the list one of the winter series for the conip.my. Next week, St-e Kiflt s, Page 4. Tassels Take Charge War Stamps Today Tassels will conduct the week ly war stamp stales today in four booths located in ag hall, the Student Union, social sciences ar.j mechanical arts. The Intensive campaign stalled on Wednesday last week produced gooa results, so the new schedule will be tried thru out the next few weeks. Within a month the Tassels will try to have a war stamp book In the hands of every student. All of the bootha will be open until 3:40 p. m. except the Un ion booth, which will continue selling stamps until S p. m. In Interview if , f .1.7 iv ?k 4 iHV, - r Courtesy Lincoln Journal, HELEN JEPSEN ."I never sing down to an au dience. Box Socials Bring WSSF Total to $550 Alpha Chi OV Sigma Chis Turn In Most; $115.00 One of the most successful at tempts of the WSSF drive thus far, the week-end box-socials held in organized houses and groups on the campus totaled wejl over $550, with an expected $250 to be collected from socials to be held this week-end. uecause 01 previous arrange ments, some organized houses were unable to hold socials last week-end; however, have ar ranged to carry through with the basket suppers this week-end. Release House Totals. Results of last week are as fol lows: Sigma Chi-Alpha Chi Ome ga, $113.00; Phi Gamma Delta Delta Gamma, $53.00; Phi Kappa Psi-Kappa Alpha Theta, $60.00; Pioneer Coop, Cornhusker Coop Love Memorial, $53.00; Beta The ta Pi-Pi Beta Phi, $35.55; Alpha Phi-Alpha Tau ODmega,- $30.50; Theta Xi-Kappa Delta, $30.50; Sigma Delta Tau-Sigma Alpha Mu, Zeta Zeta Tau, $30.00; Phi Delta Theta-Delta Delta Delta, $30 00. Alpha Gamma Pho-Girla" Dorm $2G.OO; Delta Upsilon, $20.00; Brown Palace-Howard Hall, $12.00; Rosa Bouton-Wilson Hall, $18.00; Sigma Nu--Kappa Gam ma, $25.00; Warren Methodist, $5.00; individual contributions. Ag. campus, $76.29; Sigma Chi Mothers Club, $5.00; contributions from interested persons, $17.00; Westminster Presbyterian, $20.00; Wesley Foundation and St. Paul's, $45.00; Trinity Methodist, $9.00; Roger Williams Club, $20.00; in dividual contributions, $86.50. Daily Calls For Copies Of February 5 Issue The Daily Nebraskan needs cop lea of the Feb. 5 paper. It will be appreciated if anyone having ex tra copies of this paper will turn them In at the bui"i attics of the Nebraskan. to) ed Gross Poroe efis Uondleir Way. . . Announce Drive Plans Sigma Phi Kpsiloti tout-hod off the campus Rod Cross War5 Fund drive Monday night by pledging a minimum amount of $1.50 per man. Together with the contribution from the house treasury, the total donation will amount to nearly $2 per mau average. The DU's and Sigma Nu's pledged themselves to at least 100 percent membership. The remainder of the fraternities and sororities are expected to contribute an average of $1.50 per member or better within the week. Included in the quota foe each house. will be the housemother and other non-students in the house. , Book Drive Nets Quality, Not Quantity Send 750 Volumes To Cily Library Quality, not quantity distin guished this year's drive for Vic tory books. As the final load was deposited at the city library Tues day afternoon, Mr. Magnus K, Kristoffersen, head of the library with the found of reading mate rial. A very rough estimate included 400 bound copies, and 350 pocket books. The demad for mystery stories, and humor selections by the men was well met by their majority in the university's con tributions. Collect Variety. The variety of books extended to "So Big," by Edna Ferber; "New Yorker War Album," the works of Charles Dickens and nu merous well-worn text books such as "Better Composition" by Salis bury, and "Plans and Special Trigonometry" by Hart. The city library is the central pool for books collected by the smaller towns in Nebraska. Kris toffersen predicted that the ma jority of books collected in this manner will be shipped over seas to men with no access to the cor ner book store. Prom Ticket Salesmen Asked to Turn in Tickets All those who checked out Junior-Senior prom tickets must check them in by 5 p. m. today at the Cornhusker office. Men Bite Their Nail . . . Convoy of Army Amphibians Stop Near Campus . lint Astonished ATO"s wondered if the army had s-nt a personal es cort service to their front door yesterday afternoon when they looked out the east windows at a fleet of amphibian jeeps and three quarter ton trucks parked on both mes of 15th street. Crowding around the lone sol dier guarding the trucks, worried members of the fraternity discov ered that the drivers had merely parked the trucks there so that they might eat lunch In downtown Lincoln. Further questioning re House Organization. Greek organization for the wac fund drive is based on each or ganized house which has a captain in charge of the members' con tributions. The captain will handle the membership cards for each student, and will fill out the cards as pledges are received. The majors in charge of thu captains for the fraternities and sororities are Bill Thornberg, new Innocent prexy, and Pat Cham berlin, Theta. Unaffiliated Organization. Organization of the unaffiliated students for the Red Cross war fund drive is similar to greek or ganization. Because of the impor tance of contracting every unaf filiated student, however, there are more drive representatives per student than in Greek organiza tion. The campus is divided into units, each unit being under the direction of an individual major. See Red Cross, page 2. Students Select 11 New Music Room Records Students recently voted for sev eral records to add to the Union music room. Those records whioh were chosen are now on order and will come in a few at a time. The records, composer and or chestrations are as follows: Symphony No. S by Shoiitakovitch, Artnr Rodinski anil Clot eland Orchestra. lAitrion Smihoiijr by Vaorhan Wil liam Cincinnati Orchrolra with Kocene (rfKlWIH. 1'rter and the Wolf by Prokoffrf, Richard Hair, narrator, Nrrert Kntiar vltnky and the Ronton Symphony. lon Hum.tr h Klrhard Stratum. Ar tnr RMtiniM and Cleveland Orchestra. Mimical Comedy f avorite. l. , Andre Kmttclnnetr nrrhentra. ConeerUi So. S In d minor for plana by Rachmaninoff, Sergei Rachmaninoff playing the piano with l-hlladHhpta ar rhetra dim-led by ormandy. Rrandenhanc Concerto No. 1 and 4 In V major h Bach. leopoM Stokowtkl romtnetinc Philadelphia orchestra. Barb I nntnila. In (tie and Pretodea ol. I by llach. Hayed on organ by Dr. Albert Srhweltrer. Nern Hptrittiali Allium by Dorothy Maynor. Ile Mainneht and Per Niiaihawni by Brahma. Mariaa Anderaoa. M.miilmiie and Death Scene from Othello by Verdi, l.anrllt Mehhlor. Vehicles, New Army llasn t Taken Over vealed that the detachment were traveling from Omaha to a cen sored destination with a censored number of trucks. The amphibian Jeeps excited much campus Interest, altho more than one man turned away with "Why look at them now, we'll be seeing them soon enough as it is." These Jeeps can travel on land and water with equal poise, hav ing the motor completely water proofed by metal encodings and the exhaust line opening at the top of the jeep.