THE NEBRASKAN
Wednesday, February 2, 19
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FOHTY-FOURTH YEAR
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EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT
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Editor June Jamtrsnn
Business Malinger '. Charlotte Hill
Published three time rwHj on Sunday, Wednesday and Flidaj daring school er.
Offices Union Building.
Managing Kdltors I'at C hamherlin, Mnry Helen Thomaii
Nfi hditor Ielie Jean (aotfclty, Maryloulse (ioodwin
ilta Hill, Kelly Ixiu Huston
Assistant Business Managrra. . ..Jo Marlz, l.orralne Abranison
Baelety Laara Lea Mand'l
BUSINESS STArr
Assistant Bnslnraa Manager Je Marti. Sylvia Bernstein
Circulation Ma later Bill Korff, 1-1523
The New Baby . . .
According to Hoyle and the motion picture industry, the
editor of a newspaper, upon assuming his job, automatically
acquires complete knowledge of the contents of an encyclo
pedia, publication and censorship laws, relative merits of com
peting brands of cigarettes, a vocabulary of cuss words, the
contents of "How to Win Friends and Influence People," and
the ability to surpass' a crystal ball in predicting events in the
future.
For us, it is not that easy.
We have taken a job burdened with the success of our
predecessors, not only those of the immediate past, but those
of ten, twenty and thirty years ago, whose records are filled
with worthwhile campaigns, good news coverage, and excel
lent make-up. We are a bit doubtful of our ability to equal
these records, but we are not doubtful of our intended at
tempt to do so.
The Nebraskan has a competent staff. It has passed the
trial and error period which came with the reduction of per
sonnel, and the change of policy. The staff will be as able as
those in previous years. With this in mind, we look for a Ne
braskan to equal the best of them. That, is the goal.
For 4' years The Nebraskan has adhered to a plan of
running its own paper, determining its own editorial policy.
This year it. will not change.
As in former years, The Nebraskan is pledged to non-
partisan reporting of campus affairs.. Its staff will not be
influenced by any group, student or faculty, to color news
stories or editorials. Campaigns against undesirable condi
tions will be waged until those conditions are altered.
Not essentially a "reformer." this semester's paper should
stand for promotion of university interesls. Its inlegrity in
such matters will be closely guarded. Accuracy and fairness
in all cases will be the rule.
Physically, Ibe paper has changed. Headlines are smaller,
stories shorter. In the interest of good reporting, we are forced
to cut down on lengthy, involved details, and include those
fads which are pertinent, thereby saving space for a larger
number of articles.
Crystal gazing is dangerous. The staff has planned these
changes as a program for improvement. Without the approval
of its public, the paper can reach none of its objectives. With
out co-operation from faculty and students alike, it will be
forced to drop ifs ideas.
The Nebraskan is an embryo champion staff members
will watch it like proud parents. An understanding public
can guide it to a ripe old age.
. . Mail
Clippings
Pat Chamberlin, Censor
Immediately after graduation from the tank de
stroyer OCS at Camp Hood, Tex., Lt. BOB MILLER
rushed home to marry Kappy Kellog, DG, Sunday,
Jan. 16. Lt. and Mrs. Miller are now visiting on the
campus until they leave for Camp Hood, where he
has been stationed.
Bob was a junior ROTC with the ERC last
year, and was tapped with the last group of Inno
cents for the duration. He is affiliated with Phi
Gamma Delta.
Correction from Hawaii, please! "The following
item i:i your column, V-Mail, dated Oct. 20, was a
source of much amazement to me:
'Randy Pratt, Farm House Innocent last year,
iis freezing to death on fall maneuvers near Bend,
Oregon. A private, Randy is in charge of the
service battery for the 51st field artillery batal
lion of Ft. Lewis.'
"The 51st F. A. battalion has been in Hawaii for
quite some time, and I asure you is out of the ma
neuver stage, particularly in Oregon!
Of course the FaFrm House boys have certain
capacities for covering the ground, but for a pri
vate in Oregon to be in charge of a battery in Ha
waii would even to them have its difficult moments.
Sincerely,
Firt Lt. MELVIN R. GIBSON, ('42)
51st F A Btn."
(All we can say is that the original information
came from Randy's fiancee, and we should have
known that Cupid is not reliable.)
First Lt. O. K. ROE, class of '41 in chemical en
gineering, writes from the "jungles of New Guinea"
that he is receiving occasional copies of the Serv
icemen's edition and it is very welcome.
Second Lt. TOM B. MOORE has been promoted
to the rank of First Lieutenant, at the Carlsbad
Army Air Field, New Mexico where he is a bom
bardier instructor. He was first commissioned Jan
23, 1943 upon completion of cadet training at Ros
well, New Mexico.
Two releases fiom "a U. S. army 8th air force
fighter station, England" reveal that Mj. ELMER
E. McCLELLAND, C26) is serving at a fighter
station as a flight surgeon, and that Capt. AL-
Hell and High
By tes Glothlty
Looks like the War Show of 1SI44 is bound
to be a success or the scenery at least. Jean
Swnrr and numerous other people were dash
ing madly around the Union basement yester
day, covered from head to foot with gold paint.
Sort of gilding the lily, you might say. Even
"Johnny" Johnson, TNC and stuff, was tot
ing 10 foot squares of scenery up and down
the steps, with nothing but the rose in be'
hair drooping.
UN's old campus ovc' around U Hall and
Nebraska Hall has always reeked with tradi
tion. Hut now it definitely reeks with some
thing else and it isn't Chanel No. .r. Fertil
izer is great stuff, and it makes the petunias
grow no end. Hut even the dogs don't chase
their tails on the lawns these days, and the
poor coeds that are chased off the sidewalks by
marching soldiers have cause to regret iheir
retreat strategic. It's a slinky silualion.
Laura Lee Mundil had a guest with her
in the Dorm the other night. . In Hie early
a, m. they were invaded by a couple of happy
Porm-itcs, IJets McCarville and Marty Wood
ruff. The ensuing "bull session" eventually
reverted to hats, whereupon Mundy's guest
took off her turban and bared a bald head lo
Pets and Marty. The two girls were carried
back to their rooms. They didn't wait for the
explanation, which was simply ibat the gal
had lost, her hair during an illness ami it
hadn't grown back past the "fuzz cut" stage
jet.
FRED R. OLIVER, ('31) is an intelligence officer
"somewhere in England."
Scheduled to receive his pilot's wings and offi
cer's bars soon at the Pampa Army an field, Texas,
is Ac ROBERT W. ROSENBAUM ('42). He re
ceived his primal y flight training at Sikeslon, Mo.
The promotion of GORDON A. RUIKART from
Lt. (jg), USNR to the rank of full lieutenant was
announced recently by the New Orleans Armed
guard center . uere he is stationed. Lt. Ruikart
managed the basketball team in '26 and was af
filiated with Beta Theta Ti.
Ll MeCorniick Transferred
Second Lt. Edward T. McCor
mick, FA, who has been a mili
tary science instructor at UN for
the ROTC-AST, has left on orders
from Camp Phillips, Kas., accord
ing to Col. James P. Murphy,
military commandant.
YOUR UMIVERS
ITY
Began With 20 Students, 7 Faculty
BY JIDGE MASON.
Twenty students enroll in the University oT
Nebraska, to be educated by seven faculty
members !
February l.", 1 800, was an exciting day for
the citizens of Nebraska who chartered your
university with its present enrollment of 2,500
students and iipproximately 400 faculty. Only
two years after Nebraska became a state, the
university was chartered.
On September 7, 1871, University Hall was
completed and the first classes began. Your
predecessors sat on long, rickety benches with
slippery seats slanting toward the floor. The
rooms were heated by individual hardcoal bf.se
burneis, which were cared for by a student
janitor who had a room in the basement. The
leacher.s' equipment was little better than the
students', and it wasn't until 185 that, the
first steam heating plant was installed in the
north wing of the basement. A full-time en
gineer and janitor were then employed.
It might have been tqugh to spend Jong cold
winter days m a coal-heated, poorly equipped
classroom, but imagine having the chancellor
for an advisor.. The students of yesterday
filed into the chancellor's office and discussed
their registration with him. Conceivably those
students knew their professors more intimate
ly tiian you do today and thus received a
rieUer and broader education.
students sat with the professors in their
parlors and often bad afternoon tea with them.
.Many roomed in the homes of their instructors
and walked to school wilh them.
In 188?, if one walked through old 1J hall,
he'could view the skeletons which were the be
ginnings of the museum founded by lYol'esso'"
Samuel Angbey, professor of science in the
first university faculty. The college of natural
science wasn't the only college forming the
foundation for our great university. Not to
be forgotten were the other two colleges of
literature and mathematics.
A thrilling year for Nebraska was 1 !()! when
the school was admitted into the Association
of American Universities and recognized
throughout the nation.. Through donations and
appropriations the university expanded stead
ily in population until 1041 when there were
fi,500 students registered. Since ihe start of
World War 11, civilian enrollment has fallen
off to 2,500.
In the last five years five new buildings
have been added to the campus to take care
of a future full-time peace enrollment They
are the Student Union, Northeast residence
hall, field house, Love Library and the ag
women's coop, residence hall..
With the progress made in the last 75 years,
from the time when Nebraska had 20 students
and one building, we cart look forward to
sending our children to a university which
will be one of the most beautiful in the world
lvhen the new plans for "Nebraska in the
future" are carried out.
Tentative Calendar
University of Nebraska
Second Semester 1943-1914
Jan. .25-2ft Tuesday-Wednesday
28 Friday
31 Monday
Felir. 12 Saturday
13 Sunday, 3 p. m.
15 Tuesday
16-19 Wednca.-Satur,, 8 p. m.
19 Saturday
25- 26 Friday-Saturday
26 Saturday
Mar. 4 Saturday
9 Thursday. 7:30 p m.
9-11 Thursday-Saturday
19 Sunday, 3 p. m.
22-2." Wednes.-Satur., 8 p. m.
26 Sunday, 3 p. m.
April 2 Sunday, 3 p. m.
8 Saturday
18 Tuesday
26- 29 Wednes.-Satur . 8 p m.
May 6 Saturday
9 Tuesday, 8 p. m.
1V20
I'll Saturday
20 Saturday
U 1 Sunday
22 Monday
Guidance and validation examinations, n-w
students.
General recistralion, new students.
Second semester classes benln.
Coed Counselor Penny Carnival -Grant
Memorial Hall.
R. O. . C. Bund Concert Coliseum.
Charter Day.
University flayers- Temple Theater.
Track meet. Indoor - Kansas State-Nebras-
ka, at Uncoln.
Inter-ColleKiate debate conference Temple
Theater.
Track meet, Indoor- Bin Six at Kansas
City. Mo.
First scholastic reports.
Coed Follies - Temple theater.
State hlKh school basketball tournament,
at Lincoln.
Music organization concert Temple
theater.
University Players- Temple theater.
Music organization concert Temple
theater.
Music organization concert - Temple
theater.
Second scholastic reports.
Honors convocation.
l'i tversily Players- Temple theater.
Ivy Day.
Concerto concert Sludcnt V'nfon.
Si cond Semester examinations.
Track meet, outdoor Bit; Six at Lincoln.
Alumni day.
Baccalaureate Sunday.
Seventv -l bird annual commencement.
A
Feb. 7
Shorthand, Typing, Accounting,
Comptometer, Office Training,
Secretarial. All work on
College level.
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Lincoln School
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Commerce
W. A. BOBBINS, Pres.
209 No. 14 St