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Friday, April 16, 1943 DAILY NEBRASKAN 5 Union Adds 40 Volumes To Collection in Book Nook gome 40 new books are now re posing on the Student Union Book Nook shelves representing 1943 purchases from the J. C. Seacrest fund. These best sellers in fiction imd non-fiction of the past year were the choice of the arts com mittee of the Student Union board of managers. Students will find a wide range in choice from Nebraska's own Mari Sandoz "Crazy Horse," Bess Streeter Aldrich's "The Lieuten ant's Lady," to Ilki Chase's satir tstir autobiography "Past Imper fect," and Lloyd Douglas latest novel, "The Robe." War Realizations. Commentaries on the war scene re available in Cecil Brown's "Siipz to Sineaoore." Ouentin Rey nold's "Only the Stars Are Neu tral." and In the Pacqard's survey nn Italv's "Balconv Empire." John Steinbeck's new offering on the lives of bombardiers, "Bombs A wav." is listed in the collection along with Maxwell Anderson's newest drama on Bataan. "The Eve of St. Mark." Mystery fans will prefer "The Uninvited." a novel on haunted lives, by Dorothy Macardle, and will rip through the spy-thriller, "Assignment in Brittany," by Helen Maclnnes. Plus Humor. For a good laugh, there is Car toonist James Thurber's autobio graphy, "My World and Welcome To It," Corporal Hargrove's Trav esty on army life, "See Here Pri vate Hargrove," and "The New Yorker War Album," a symposium of war-inspired cartoons. For definitely serious reading, there are several autobigraphies and biographies, such as Hesketh Pearson's "George Bernard Shaw," Matthew Josephson's "Victor Hugo," Douglas Freeman's Civil War Review. "Lee's Lieutenants. Van Loon's Lives," and Elliot Paul's description of the French capitol, "The Last Time I Saw Paris." Powarps may study news editor Herbert Agar's contribu tion, "A Time For Greatness." For Fiction Fans. In novels fiction lovers mav choose among Bellaman's "King's now," chevalier s "Dnvin Wom an," Davenport's "Valley of De cision. Du Mauriers "Frenchman's Creek," and several others. Ernest Hemingway's choice of the best war stories of all times is collected in "Men at War." Er skine Caldwell from first hand ex perience has created a novel on Valuable Artie lesDrift Into Union Checkstand Partisan war-fare in Russia, titled "All Night Long." Underground Italian revolt is depicted in "The Seed Beneath the Snow" by Ig nazio Silone, and Ethel Vance has described revolt in nazi controlled France in "Reprisal." In drama and short stories there are the "O. Henry Prize Award Short Stories," Martha Foley's collection of the "Best American Short Stories," and Burns Mantle s condensation of "The Best Plays of 1941-42." And as an addition to the music room the Gramaphone Shopp's Ency clopedia of Recorded Music is available listing all recording of all the various record manufacturers. Everything from two valuable draftsman sets for mechanical drawing to a can of baby powder may be found in the lost and found box at the Union check-stand. The two drawing sets were left in the Union a few weeks ago and have not seen claimed as yet. Also on the unclaimed list are books, scarfs for both neckwear Students at Goddard college are taking their studies into selected wa- production factories as actual workers, one-third of the student body working while the others carry on their studies on me campus. . . . Even Hahy Powder and the head, gloves and numer ous other items. Clothing. The books are a Greet short hand dictionary, "the Pagent of firepre" and "L'Avare.H The head- kerchiefs range from flowered, plain, fringed, wool to silk. Oloves and mittens include brown, green, white, and black in color and furry, learner ana wnnl in fabric. At the bottom of the box may be found a check book from the Houghton Mate bank, Red Oak. Iowa. All of these items are topped off by that can of Pure Baby Powder. Do any of these found Items belong to you? 3un Congratulations to Joyce Junge new president and all the other new officers and council members of the WAA who were formally installed at the WAA mass meet ing last night. Orchids also to Jean Sturdevant, Alpha Chi; Ber nice Askey, Alpha Xi; and Meda Mae Albrecht, Gamma Phi seniors, who were awarded certificates for having the most participation points for the'r four years of school. i Tl h-cLh3ll tournament I . . mtmmr . .. finally wound up after a slight delay due to the scarlet fever bug which kept the Raymond hall team which won over the Chi O's by a 19 to 18 score, at home for a week. It was one of the better games of the season. The badminton tournament is getting well under way with standings at present reading: Chi O 2 over Alpha Chi 2; Kappa 1 over SDT 1; Independents over Theta 1. Schedule for next week's games: Monday. j Kappa 2 vs. Alphi Phi 1. Raymond 2 vs. Alpha Chi 1. j Independents 1 vs. Howard 1. Pi Phi 2 vs. Delto Gamma 1. ' Tuesday. Tri Delt 1 vs. AOPi 2. Gamma Phi 1 vs. Theta 2. Raymond 1 vs. Delta Gamma 2. , Alpha Phi 2 vs. Howard 2. Wednesday. Kappa 1 vs. Independents 2. Chi O 2 vs. Tri Dolt 2. , There will be no swimming meet Saturday because the pool will be in use for make-ups for girls who were out last week. Dates for the swimming meet will be announced laUr. The physical education classes are still working on the tennis courts with rakes and the roller. Plenty of work still to be done! Indiana State Teachers college finds that under the strain of war, women students are making high grades and the men are at the other end of the scale. At I Mr aw -' '- a i Hi L r i at s m lit CASUAL FASHIONS FOR SPRING 1943 Comfortable two-piece dresses in the smart butcher linens ... or the popular Cyree (lmen weave) fashions. Clever contrast trimming on the jackets . . . and well-fitting skirts. Also, plain-and-plaid combinations. Ice blue, lilac lavender, leaf-green, cardinal red, and lemon yellow. $7.95-$H.95 Recdy-to-Wear Third Floor. n (L Paradise "Saratoga" pumps in navy calf, turf tan. Also, summer white swede. B. Popular Paradise 'Tango" pumps irith open toe. Glistening black patent Shoe Salon First Floos. Morale-lifting handbags in gay stripes, bril liant florals ... of poplin or faille fabric. Also, buff-colored stiaw bags touched with high color. $2.95 Soft fabric gloves in dainty pastels to com plete your enseuJbles with the ladylike touch. $1. 00-92.95 Accessories Shop Firs Ftoot!