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0 (S (S ft 0 01 u 7ieSaity Vol. 85, No. 17 Freshmen women will be enter tained by the Y.W.C.A. cabinet at a freshmen tea Thursday from 3:30 to 5:30 p. m. in Ellen Smith. At this time all coeds interested in Y.W.C.A. activities will sign up for one of five commission groups which will be listed at the tea. The commission ctouds have been organized along an entirely different line than m past years. During the last four weeks the five staff leaders and Ghita Hill, head of upperclass leadership training, have been outlining me Dlans to be used by all the groups. The group leaders are Virginia McCulla, Ethel Miller, Jean Lar- sen, Marylouise Goodwin and Glo ria Mardis, assistedby Alice Abel, Marv Alden and Suzanne Pope. Mary Lou Holtz Is in charge of all freshmen Y.W. work. Art Group. During the tea the freshmen coeds will also be allowed to Bign up for an art group under the lead ership of Gloria Mardis ana super vision of Kady Faulkner. This ptoud will meet on Tuesdays at 7:30 p. m. in Morrill hall to make Coed Counselor Picnic Requires Forks of Guests Forks and 50c will be the ad mission of every campus coed to the Coed Counselor picnic tonight. The picnic will be held in the Union ballroom at 6:00 and all girls are asked to bring their own forks because of a shortage of eat ing utensils. Dinners will not be served at the sorority houses to morrow night and ticket for the picnic may still be obtained from coed counselors. A style show in which one pledge from each house and three girls from the dorm will partici pate, will provide the entertain ment The girls are: Mary Ann Lofink, Betty Ed Strain, Ross Phillips, Carol Jean McGrew, Mar garet Hagen, Christine Dienes, Betty Goldberg, Avanell Ransey, Jean Cowles, Maria Lentz, Do ran Lorenz, Mary Lancaster, Shirley Keith, Shirley Carrithers, Patricia Spence, and Lois Aldrich. 11 vv Loecis at A Cap! McCampbell Win SC for Leading Rescue By the V-Mail Editor. What happens when two com panies get separated from the main body of troops In a dank New Guinea jungle with Jap snip ers hanging like monkeys from every tree and hidden Jap ma cnine gun jkwi- j tions surround I In th YinVif Either the two , companies ;are wiped out to the last man, or soma small group of volun teers risks its lifih contact with the lost companies. Capt. Robert P. McCampbell, former student, recently led such a rescue group and, under heavy fire, managed to regroup the hard pressed and badly disorganized companies, strengthen the position .Wednesday, October 27, 1943 UllH announcements, posters and signs. Other freshmen Y.W.C.A. activi ties will include the election of a representative from each of the commission groups for the fresh men cabinet sometime in Decern ber, and several mass meetings. Meet Secretary. This tea will be the first oppor tunity afforded the new students to visit the Y.W.C.A. rooms and learn of its activities, and also the first time they can meet the new secretary, Barbara Arnold. The cabinet will act as hostesses and the advisory board will pour. BABW Council Meets Tonight In Union at 7 Interhouse council will meet to night at 7 p. m. in room 309 of the Union. Each unaffiliated organ ized house is requested to have at least one representative present and all girls from both ag and city campus are cordially invited to attend. Interhouse council is sponsored by BABW and seeks to promote the interest of unaffiliated girls in campus activities. Hazel Stearn, president, expressed the hope that a greater number of unaffiliated girls would become interested in the work of the council and at tend the regular Thursday meet ings. Inter-Relations Club Sponsors Open Meeting Open to students and faculty will be the International Relations club meeting this Friday at 4. in the faculty lounge in the Union. Fred Engleman, native A us trian who came to this country In 1938, will be the guest speaker. He will talk on the possibilities of world organizations. The International Relations club is sponsored by the YWCA and is under the leadership of Helen Gogela. and hold It until reinforcements arrived. This action won him the dis tinguished service cross with a ci tation that reads: "His fearless and resolute conduct were an in splration to the company, and his voluntary and efficient service contributed greatly to their reor ganization." He also was awarded that Purple Heart decoration. Receives Purpft rteart, i i t Captain McCampbell was awarded the Purple Heart decora tlon after he was wounded in pre vious action in New Guinea a year aga At UN, he was a member of Delta Tau -Delta. He volunteered for overseas duty and was be tween the Hawaiian Islands and the Philippines when war was de clared by the U.S. lie is now serving as executive orricer of a battalion in a new training camp somewhere Jn Australia, Faction Candidates Carry In All But Two Following primary faction vot ing except in one case, 11 affili ated students and two unaffilieted students, one unopposed, Were elected to the Student Council at the fall election yesterday in the Sudent Union. Howard Chapin, Union, and Ray Calkins, Union, were chosen senior and Junior class presidents respectively. In the closest of the decided elections, Julia Rogers, faction, defeated Mary Ellen Sim, barb, 102 to 93 for senior publications board member. Two of the grad colleges tied in voting as dental candidates, Gene Dixon, Union, and Earl Lampshire, AWS Sponsors Activities Mart For Freshmen Freshmen women will have their first opportunity to join in cam pus activities Saturday when they visit the annual AWS activities mart from 1 to 3 p. m. in the Union ballroom. There will be a booth for each activity and for war work, and coeds will have a chance to talk to girls m the various activities. Girls in charge of each booth are as follows: YWCA Dorothy Carnahan, WAA Margaret Beede, Tassels Gloria Mardis, AWS Alice Abel, BABW Betty Lou Simon, Coed Counselors Suzanne Pope, Bev erly Biba, Helen Johnson, Corn- husker Kay Detweiler, Daily Ne- braskan June Jamieson, Univer sity Theater Dorothy James, Registration For War Work Myra Colberg, Prairie Schooner Margaret Seely, Student Union Marjorie Marlette, Student Foundation Polly Petty. This activities mart is the only organized presentation of worn en's activities during the year and it is the easiest way for fresh men women to get into the activ ity they want. Campus Union Membership Flan Soldier memberships to the Stu dent Union were approved by the Army Air Corps last night after a meeting between Union director Pat Lahr, Captain Whitung ana Wing Commander Tresh. The meeting was called subsequent to a mass meeting of the air crew to decide the question. The acceptance of the member ship plan of the Student Union Board by the Air Corps completed the 100 percent membership or au campus soldiers. The fee of 50c per month will entitle all soldiers to the use of the Union building recreational facilities and the grill during their stay at the univer sity. This, fee also includes free admittance to two orchestra dances a month in the coliseum, with hostesses provided, juke box dances in the ballroom on Satur day afternoons and shows in the Union on Sunday nights. Board Representation. 'The felan t urtbej- Includes the right for soldier representation on the Student Union Board of Man- Last Day of War Work Registration Held on Ag Today la the last day for co eds on ag campus to register for war work. Every girl Is ex pected to participate In three hours of war work a week. A list of the different activities is posted in the Home Eo building where- registration Is taking place. Barb, each garnered 12 votes, and the four candidates in the Grad uate College received three votes each. These elections will be de cided later. - Senlor-at-large balloting re sulted in the election of Pat Cole, faction, 711, Lila Jean Howell, faction, 648, Bob Hen derson, Union, 856, and Bill Korff, Union, 668, as expected. Barb candidates tallied as fol lows: Gerry Henderson, 214; Election Results Senior class president, How ard Chapin, Union. Junior class president, Ray Calkins, Union. Senior Pub board 'member, Julia Roger, faction. Student Council. Arts and Science, Joan Martz, faction; Wayne South wick, Union. Biz Ad, Hazel Abel, faction. Teachers, Jean Larsen, fac tion. Ag College, Blanche Reid, In dependent. Engineering, Lewis Kramer, Union. Pharmacy, John Clayton, barb. Fine Arts, Gloria Mardis, faction. Grad college, undecided. Dental college, undecided. Seniors at large, Pat Cole, faction; Lila Jean Howell, fac tion; Bob Henderson, Union; Bill Korff, Union. Theta Sigma Phi Holds Pledging Of New Members Theta Sigma Phi, honorary jour nalism fraternity, held formal pledging for six new members Monday night. They are Pat Chamberlin, Myra Colberg, Marylouise Goodwin, Helen Hemphill, Joan Martz and Marjortfc Ifengshol. All of the girls are juniois in the school oi jour nalism. ' Soldiers Accept agers. Plans for sending repre sentatives to board meetings will be formulated in the near future. At the Student Union board meeting held yesterday afternoon, the accomplishments of the Union for this month were given as fol lows: 1,550 Men Fed. "The Union is feeding 1,550 men three times a day, which is quite a job, and almost all of our kitchen equipment has arrived except for a stubborn stock pot which the quartermaster corps has mis placed. One stove sat in a Lin coln warehouse for four days be fore we found It The cutlery ar riving is not so sturdy, and knives fly off handles Into surprised sol diers' faces, an example of the quality of equipment today. Yes terday morning 166 milk bottles broke when the army was deliv ering them to our elevator, and we had a new type of flood to con trol Dances Take Spot. "Activity has been thriving in the Union. We have had juke box dances every Friday night; on Sat urdays an Air Corps dance; Fac ulty Dancing Club, Homecoming and a. War Council dance is sched uled this weekend. There have been two Variety shows and Birch, the magician, is scheduled for Sunday evening, Nov. 7. "There were 900 students danc ing everywhere at the Homecoming dance, even on the third floor hall It didn't look any worse than the Offices Mary Loo Loos, 186; James Howe, 245, and Bob Veach 217. One or two of these will prob ably be elected to the Council thru the proportional repre sentation clause in the Student Council constitution. Blanche Reid, independent, won the ag election over Mary Jo Kobes, faction, 50 to 38. John Clay ton was elected from pharmacy without opposition. Other colleges, with the vote of the faction candidate and barb candidates: Teaches: Jean Lar sen, 166, faction, and June Spell- man, 16, and Hazel Stearn, 15, both barbs. Arts and Science: Joan Martz, faction, 223, and Marjorie Homes, barb, 36. Fine Arts, Gloris Mardis, fac tion, 20 and Adelaide Garver, barb. 2. Engineering, Lewis Kremer, Union, 93, unopposed. Bizad, Hazel Abel, faction, 104, and Nelda Oltman, barb, 8. Preference ballots showed 803 Union greek and 263 barb. Vot ing yes for girl cheerleaders waa 828, against 209 no. Ag Executive Board results art as follows: Ag. Executive Board. Senior woman Marjorie Claney Senior man Don Monson Junior woman Peggy Larson Junior man Max Baird Sophomore woman Julia Crom Sophomore man Allen Kling man First meeting of the board will be this Friday afternoon at 5. YWCA Art Staff Will Meet Tuesday Y. W. C. A. Art Staff will hold their first meeting Tues day night from 7 to 9 in room 308, Morrill Hall. All students interested in attending the meeting should see Gloria Mar dis. Turnpike with a big band playing, we assured ourselves. "We have finally found an up holstery service man who wilj work on our lounge .furniture. Pat Lahr's car was parked in front of the. Union and his truck ran Into it When the car was repaired and the bill was paid,' he agreed to work on our furniture. Some way to find a repair man?" R. Dudley's Band Plays at Halloween Dance Saturday Tickets are going, going, and are almost gone for the War Council sponsored Hallowe'en stag dance Saturday night from 9 to 12 p. m. in the Union ballroom. Open only to military trainees and university Ltncolnettea (no dates allowed), the dance will'be carried off in traditional Hallowe'en style. Music for the shindig will ba See Dance, page 2. Please, pleaael Does anyone have an accordion they ean loan to the cause? The little soldier can really play, but not without the instrument. Space allowed for personal affects in the barracks toft enough for one icoorlon; thus, no "squeeze box." Do your bit for the Hallowe'en Dance loan your accordion. Call Janet Krause at 2-7418.