Union Dance .
Trainees Choose
UN Beauty Queens
Candidates for .Ccmhusker
beauty queen will be presented and
Voted upon at the Union dance for
service men Saturday ni,ht. This
is the first time that the military
trainees have helped to choose the
queens.
The girls will be introduced at
10:00 o'clock and will be presented
by number only. The soldieis will
Vote for their twelve favorites. The
candidates represent each organ
ized house on the campus in pro
portion to the mnnUr of Corn
liusker subscription!; . sold within
each house.
Cornhuskcr Shows six.
Rixx of the twelve winners will
be presented in Die Corrihusker as
Vol. 85, No. 81
Follies Show
Proceeds Go
For Charity
Rel Croms Receives
Receipts from Annual
All Girl Presentation
Proceeds from Cotd Follies, an
nual all-girl show sponsored by
AWS, go to the Ar.it rica.n Red
Cross this year, according to
Janet Hemphill, AWS president.
Plans for the Follies must be
turned in at Ellen Smith Hall by
Friday of this week to be eligible.
All organized houses may try out
for the five skits and four curtain
acts. Cost of the fkits must be
limited to $15 and curtain acts
to $5. I
AST Gives 200 For War
Council Stamp
As a result of a rt cent Letterip
In The Nebraskan explaining the
financial setup of the student war
council, a check for J.( to cover
the loan made by WAA to set up
stamp banks, was received
through Col. J. P Wuiphy, com
niandant, from the ASTP.
In a letter to war council pres
ident. Pat Chaml-frlin, Colonel
Murphy explained thfct the money
was being given to the council
with the intent of taisting it in
discharging the loan made by the
WAA. He stipulated that at the
end of the current truster the
ninooy should he tjrned over to
Margaret Feilde
Heads Powarp
Ag Committee
Miss Margaret Fedde, head of
the home economics department,
has been appointed by the Bureau
of Human Nutrition and Home
Economics, Washington. D- C., as
their representative on the North
ern Plains Council on Post War
Planning for Apiculture.
Miss Fedde is chairman of the
committee on housing, health, and
nutrition, as related to agricultural
development in post-war planning
She will .deal With tbe regional
committee on those subjects and
also with the committees of Mon
tana,. Wyoming, North and South
Dakota, Kansas.tnd Nebraska.
Dean W. W. Burr and Extension
Director W. II. Erokaw are also
members of the council. Mr.
Brokaw has served for some time
as chairman of the committee on
credit, tenure, and land values..
. For Cornhiixker
1944 beauty queens of the univer
sity. Joyce Sluve and Lois Erainard
will represent Alpha Chi Omega;
Margaret Hagan and Jeanette
Ma,teha, Alpha Omicron Pi; Esther
Blanchard and Janice Campbell,
Alpha Phi.
Laurine Hansen and Mary Ar
mour represent Alpha Xi Delta;
Rose Phillips and Lois Metcalf,
Chi Omega; Fanchon Jones and
Carol Jean McGrew, Delta Delta
Delta; Helen Johnson and Bonnie
Hinrichs, Delta Gamma; Joy Laune
and Frances Farnsworlh, Gamma
Phi Beta; Virginia Malster and
Marjorie Heyn, Kappa Alpha
Theta; Irene Hanson, Mary Ann
See Trainees, page 3.
Wednesday, February 2, 1944
Counselors Give
Annual Penny
Carnival
The Penny Carnival, sponsored
annually by Coed Counselors, will
be held Feb. 12 from 2:30 to 4:30
p. m.
Sixteen contestants, including
sororities and organized houses,
will participate this year. Each
group has presented two ideas, of
which the best one has been se
lected by a judging committee
and the results returned to the
entrants.
Helen Johnson and Gloria Mar
dis are in charge of booths, and
the judging committee includes
Miss Piper, Gloria Mardis, Helen
Johnson, and Catherine Wells.
The nrize winnine ideas for the
carnival will be determined Dy a
committee or judges ana tne re
suits of student voting.
Bank Fund
the war scholarship fund pending
election of new officers.
S. A. McCarthy
ResignsLibrary
Position at UN
Dr. Stephen A. McCarthy of the
University of Nebraska has sub
mitted his resignation, effective
March 1, as director of libraries
here.
Coming to the university in
1937 as assistant director, he ad
vanced to directorship when R. A.
Miller left. While here, Dr. Mc
Carthy was active in library
circles: and in 1940, he was presi
dent of the Nebraska Library as
sociation. H.8 new post will be
as assistant director at Columbia
university, New York City.
Chancellor C. S. Boucher has
appointed Miss Margaret E. Rut
ledge, head of the circulation de
partment, to fill the director's of
fice until a permanent successor is
selected.
Nebraskan Reporters
Meet Thursday
There will be a meeting of
all Nebraskan reporters at 1
p. m. tomorrow in the Nebras
kan office, according to June
Jamieson, editor. All students
who expect to work on the pa
per ' this semester should - at
tend the meeting.
Jdflirae JlamiespBD, Glliair3tu:e'
B-ObHB Mead Nebraskan Staff
UN Grants
166 Degrees
At Mid Term
Two doctor of philosophy de
grees and 184 others were granted
by the university at the conclu
sion of the first semester Satur
day. There were no formal ex
ercises. Receiving degrees as Masters of
Ait from the graduate college
were Anna Leonore Bohlman,
Vernon Arthur Cline, Leslie Oliver
Eklund, Herbert August Meyer,
Francisco Milla-Bermudez, Wal
lace Warner Nelson, Adabelle
Snodgrass and Donald Clement
White.
As Masters of Science John
Shirley Burch, Gordon French Gil
bert, Carol Kazuo Ikoda, and
Kazuo Kay Kinaira and as Doc
tors of Philosophy, Francis Henry
Gerhanit and Otto Giede Hoiberg
recei ved degrees.
Other candidates for degrees
and certificates were:
Ol.l.kOI: OF A(.ltl( I l.'l I UK.
BiK'liHur if Mienee In Aiirlrnltiiro.
Lee Clifford Bines, Robert Kay Oeiioff.
Roliert dene O'Donnrll.
Hucliflor of Sck'iirf in Home Kroimmirti.
Marfinret Lucille Anderson, Rehecca
Frances Fly. K.ithryn Joy Lauridscn, Shir
ley Ann Newiomli. Loretta Morence Pfeif
ler Owens. Benlenu Klizuticth Rosenuw
I with distinction", Wauneta Barbara West
colt. Vncullnnxl Certificate In Hume KroiiomicH.
LoreM;i Florence Pl'eiffer Owens.
( OI.I.KOK OF Bl SI.VF.SS ADMIN
ISTRATION. Bachelor of Science In Huine Ad
ministration.
Ann F.liznbcth Ahern. Truman Krlgar
Anthony Clare (with distinction), Cecelia
Arlene KivlriK, Charles Robert James. Bert
John Nelson, James Edward Newcomer,
Paul Herald Rehmar. Randall Cal Salis
bury. Freest Bernard Smethers, jr., Rob
ert Raymond Veauh. Norman Veta.
t'OI.I.KOK OK DENTISTRY.
Bachelor of Science In Dentistry.
Maynard Fayette Aaby, Robert Nathan
Mendenlull, Warren Fdger Mulford, Court
ney Pralt Rockwell. George Herbert Se
berg. Glen Wood row Thurman, Gordon
Chandler Wallace. Samuel Webman,
Charl.-i. Wayne West, Jr.
Doctor l Dental Surgery.
Maynard Favette Aabv. Hans Kenneth
Chrislcnsen, Carlyle Palmer Cornell, Jr.,
Mano William Frey, Robert Nathan Men
denhall. Warren Kdser Mulford, Fritz Ar
tur Plerson. Jr., Court Pratt Rockwell.
Koy Hal lord Kyoolt, George Herbert Se
berg, Glen Wood row Thurman, Gordon
See Graduates, page 5.
Ethel Miller Wins
Top Contribution
Honors in Drive
At the eitv wide "taer dav" for
the infantile paralysis drive, Ethel
Miner, arcs ana science junior,
collected the lareest' amount of
contributions.
Fifty girls participated in the
one day drive which was a univer
sity project. Around $359 was col
lected, according to Mrs. Phillip
Schmelkin chairman of the wom
en's division.
Ethel, a member of Sigma Del
ta Tau sorority, won top honors
collecting $23.88. Dolores Blank
enehein, Alpha Omicron Pi, was
second place winner, and Ruth
Chestem, Towne club, was third.
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SIR RAMASWAMI
June Jamieson, former man
aging editor of the Nebraskan, was
appointed editor-in-chief at a meeU
ing of the publications board Jan
uary 23. Managing editors for this
semester are Par. Chamberlin, who
Tield the same position last semes
ter, and Mary Helen Thorns, for
mer news editor.
Three of the four news editors,
Marylouise Goodwin, Leslie Glot
felly, and Ghita Hill, are holdovers
from last semester. Betty Lou
Huston is the new staff member
appointed to take Mary Helen
Thorns' place as news editor.
June first became a staff mem
ber when she was appointed to
news editor in January, 1941. She
remained in this position until last
spring, when publications board
chose her managing editor.
Charlotte Hill will continue as
business manager the rest of this
War Council
Fourth War
After selling $528 in war stamps
during the Jirst week of the cam
pus 4th war loan drive, war coun
cil once again resumes its cam
paign, temporarily' postponed dur
ing exam week.
In the next two weeks, stu
dents must purchase $1,500 in
stamps to reach the $2,000 goal
which has been set. To facilitate
campus buying. Tassels will sell
Flicker Show
Offers Humor.
Thrills Sunday
Another in a series of old time
"flicker shows" will be presented
Sunday afternoon at 4 in the
Union ballroom.
Included in the program are
such "ancients" as "Desert Rat,"
starring Franklin Farnum; "Feet
of Mud," with Harry Langdon;
Charlie Chaplin in "The Cham
pion," and "Flying Elephants,"
starring Laurel and Hardy.
Peggy Shelley will entertain
with piano selections during the
show and afterwards. To add to
the atmosphere, popcorn and pea
nuts" will be sold at 5 cents a sack.
Several programs have been
planned for later dates this month,
such as "Citizen Kane," with Or
son Welles, Feb. 20, and "The
Devil and Miss Jones," -starring
Jean Arthur and Robert Cum-
mings, scheduled for Feb. 27.
Poetry Society Announces
Creative Writing Contest
University students are eligible
for a nationwide contest for un
published poems on the American
scene, according to a release by
the Poetry Society of Colorado,
sponsor of the fourth annual com
petition. Sir Ramaswami Srinivasa
Sarma, public relations counsel to
the government of Bengal and
managing editor of "The Whip,"
a weekly political newspaper pub
lished in Calcutta, will speak on
India's war effort at a convoca
tion in the Union at 4 p. m. to
morrow. Sarma will appear in the eve
ning at 7 before a special meeting
of the Lincoln chapter of AAUW,
who are sponsoring his tour in
America.
Sir Ramaswami began his ca
reer as an editor on the staff of
"The Bengalee." Later he was
Calcutta correspondent for both
the Associated Press and Reuters,
and became editcr-in-chief of
"The Bengalee" and managing di
rector of Liberal Newspapers, Ltd
year and Joan Martz remains in
her former position as assistant
business manager. Lorraine Abram
son was appointed as the other
assistant business manager in the
place of Sylvia Bernstein.
Taking over the sports desk for
this semester is Harold Anderson.
The Nebraskan has had difficulty
during the past semester secur
ing a man for this position but
Harold tock the job over in Jan
uary and was officially appointed
at the recent meeting of the pub
lications board to that position.
Mary Helen Thorns, Jean Glot
felty. Charolotte Hill and Betty
Huston are Tassels; Pat Cham
berlin and Marylouise Good vv in
are on the war council and mem
bers of Theta Sigma Phi, honorary
journalism fraternity as is June
Jamieson. June also represents
this campus on Madumiselle
magazine.
Resumes
Loan Drive
stamps in the organized houses
during the next two weeks.
Setting up stamp booths in the
houses around dinner time, Tas
sels visited the unaffiliated houses
last night and will appear at the
affiliated houses tonight. Thurs
day night will see them again at
the unaffiliated houses and the
following Tuesday at the organ
ized houses. They will sell stamps
at the houses the rest of next
week, and each student is urged
to do his part by buying at least
one ten cent stamp every time
his house is visited.
A further effort toward the suc
cess of the drive will be a "Stamp
Dance," given by the war coun
cil this Friday in the Union ball
room. Admission price L the pur
chase of one or more war stamps.
The dance will begin at 9:00 and
last until 11:30. Everyone is in
vited. Dr. F. J. Kelly
Speaks Here
To Collegians
"Post-war problems facing
higher education" will be the
theme of a conference of Nebras
ka college representatives who
will meet Thursday, Friday, and
Saturday on the city campus.
Dr. Fred J. Kelly, specialist in
higher education from the U. S.
Office of Education at Washing
ton, will open the first session.
Arrangements are being han
dled by a committee including
Benjamin F. Schwartz, chancellor
of Nebraska Wesleyan; Herbert F.
Cushing, president of Kearney
State Teachers college; Wayne
O. Reed, state superintendent of
public instruction; Floyd E. Lauer
sen. president of Luther college;
F. E. Henzlik, dean of University
teachers college; and G. W. Ros
enlof, university director of ad
missions. at hwd
. . . Thursday at 4
In 1934 he founded "The Vvhip."
He was, for a time, manager of
several industrial concerns in
Bengal.
In 192G he became a Companion
of the Order of the Indian Empire,
and was made a Knight Com
mander of that Order in 1936 by
King Edward VIII. In addition to
this, he has met the Pope, Kemal
Pasha and Nahas Pasha, as well
as most of Britain's leading
statesmen.
In Today's Nebraskan:
Calendar of Events: page 2.
V-Mail, Hell and High Wa
ter: page 2.
Your University: pages 4
and 5.
ROTCs commissioned: page
6.
Basketball results: page 7.
Air Crew disbanded: page 8.
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