Sunday, February 6, 194$
Ludwick Family Hold s Reunion . . .
IMiss Thuman Wed;
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Pictured above from left to right in the home of Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Ludwick are Lt. Com.
William Ludwick, Cape May, Mass.; Miss Ruth Ludwick; Lt. Com. Ralph Ludwick, and Miss
Hope Weatherbee of Lincoln, Me. Lt Com. Ralph Ludwick has just arrived here from San Fran
cisco after 23 months' active sea duty in the south Pacific area. He is soon to be assigned to shore
duty on the east coast.
Crowded, Tired, Railway Station
Brings Far War Close to Home
BY GHITA HILL
C'est la guerre! People are re
minded of this fact when search
ing for such things as kleenex,
halo shampoo ar.d bobby pins.
Aside from these serious incon
veniences and noticeable lack of
men in classes, the war is quite
remote and distant from the daily,
rigid lives of college students.
There are places in the city,
however, which bring the war and
its problems and sufferings close
to home. The Burlington railway
station is just such a place.
A young girl received word that
her fiance was coming through
Lincoln on a night train that had
a ten minute stopover in the city.
The girl was nervously and anx
iously waiting for the train which
was an hour late. Maybe she
would see him for ten minutes,
maybe she would not even be al
lowed in the train to search for
him.
A trave1-w,eary private in a
drugged sleep was continually be
ing awakened by his "buddies"
who were fearful lest he might
miss his train. A second lieuten
ant and his wife, smoking cigaret
after cigaret, exchanged a few
words, tired because of the late
hour and the anticipation of the
journey which was before them.
Tiny babies were being given
their 12 o'clock feeding, while
their older six year old sisters
were eating peanut butter sand
wiches. Sailors in their walks to
the time table stopped off to visit
with the Legionnaires, eat home
made cookies and read magazines.
Woman Needs Ticket
A woman was desperately try
ing to get a resei ration at the
ticket window while across the
room several men in uniform
would gladly have given up their
tickets to her but the tickets were
not theirs to give and their desti
nations probably would not coin-
Buzzer Bedlam Riots Dorm
LENORE SIMON and
ETHEL LASH INSKY,
"Residence Halls for Women
and what's yours?" It was our
duty! Who were we to ignore the
voice of fate.
Due to circumstances beyond
her control, the regular switch
board operator left her lines of
duty tc stop the "Smears" laun
dry roan when he attempted to
attack the man from "Bevan's"
laundry. What man won't do for
a bag of laundry.
By this time everything was
ttnder control, and in more time
we were under the switchboard for
359 reasons. The 260th resident
went home for the week-end. The
first mixup wai concerned with
too many rings at the same time,
which waa promptly solved by
pulling the three loudest plugs out
completely.
Those girls who had been for
tunate enough to acquire their
dates thru other means of com
munication were no better off than
the first three victims in the
end. The fellas came to the desk
to buzz for their dates, but we
scco talked them out of that. I
'Course, modesty is a ladylike
virtue, but since we aren't . . .
modest, we'll tell you 'bout the
clash between Uncle Sam's armed
forces that was settled arbitrarily.
The marine landed at approxi
mately 7:15, three seconds before
the air cadet flew in.
Marine: "Tell Mabel I'm here."
"Mabel who?" we politely in
quired. Marine: "Just MabeL shell
know."
A4r cadet: "Would you buzz
Mabel, please?"
"Which Mabel were you calling,
sir?" we politely inquired.
Meanwhile all this politeness
was cramping our style. Anyway,
it so happened that one Mabel
had two service flags in her win
wod, 'n so to avoid two broken
hearts and numerous broken bones,
we sent Mabel upstairs and ar
ranged two other dates for the
boys guess who?
To inform everyone that the
personnel had changed, we buzzed
each occupant simultaneously,
whereupon they all dashed madly
to the phones and said their
names. We. met more people
that wa. r
cide with hers. In a dark comer
a corporal was consoling a red
eyed, tearful wife.
The late train finally arrived
and the girl was allowed to go out
on the platform. The train man
personally escorted her through
the train cars filled to overflowing
with sleeping, whistling, wise
cracking soldiers. A few paused
in their heated discussions to help
her search for Harry. She had
waited an hour, she had searched
the train, but the familiar face
for which she searched was not
there Harry's.
EveryStoryHas
Its Moral-This
IsNo Exception
By Nina Scott
Say, the dance was really good! !
Or should I say refulgent, or
should I say? Well, anyway,
simply everyone was there and
the girls looked so smooth and
the men looked . . . the orchestra
beat it out all over the floor . . .
messy, but fun ... of course,
what can you expect when you
engaged Glen Miller and got T.
Dorsey . . . never has the cam
pus seen such devastating form a Is
. . . f'instance . . .
Mickey Jarrell in a flowing
olive green chiffon trimmed with
orange plumes . . . something new
was worn in her hair ... a huge
bow made out of a scarlet sock
. . . Tripping across the floor was
Corky York in cerise silk jersey
set off by hip length gloves in
the new shade, Dead Corn . , . the
very latest in two piece gowns
clothed Min Beede . . . white satin
For the first time since almost,
the beginning of the war, Dr. and
Mrs. Ralph Ludwick have all the
members of their family together
at home. Lieutenant Commander
William Ludwick of Cape May,
Mass., Miss Ruth Ludwick and
Lieutenant Commander Ralph
Ludwick. In addition, they have
as their guest Miss Hope Weather
bee of Lincoln, Me.
Lt Commander Ralph Ludwick
arrived about ten days ago after
23 months active sea duty in the
south Pacific area. He is now to
be assigned to shore duty on the
east coast. Miss Weatherbee ar
rived last week, and Lt. Com
mander . William Ludwick came
from Cape May on Jan. 28.
The marriage of Miss Rachel
Thunian, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. A. Thuman of Trenton, tc
Oscar W. Clark, jr., of Beatrice,
took place Jan. 28 in Christ church
cathedral in New Orleans, La. The
couple was attended by Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Faean of that city.
Mrs. Clark attended Doane col
lege and the University of Ne
braska. Mr. Clark also attended
Doane college and received his de
gree in law from the University
of Michigan last spring before
entering the army.
The couple will reside in Annis
ton, Ala.
The engagement of Miss Betty
Aileen Kendle to Lt. Robert E.
Taylor, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. E.
Taylor, has been announced by
Mr. and Mrs. Kendle. The wed
ding will be an event of early
summer.
Miss. Kendle is a senior student
at the University of Nebraska
school of music and is affiliated
with Mu Phi Epsilon, professional
music sorority. Lieutenant Taylor
is a graduate of the University of
Nebraska school of engineering
and was affiliated with Phalanx
and Pi Tau Sigma. He is now in
the engineering maintenance corps
stationed at Camp Gruber, Okla.
Society Has It . , .
Lovelon'imSeefiSoEase;
fcMoBimaimce5 By Befitty
Special Steak Dinner
Open from 9 A. M. to
tme'nook
To the tired souls suffering
effects of the tremendous week
end, consolations from the staff.
Consolations, too, to any poor be
ings who have had a taste of
hitting the books this very first
week of the new semester cuz
who wants .to start keeping all
their new study habit resolutions
so soon?
Simply amazing is the pro
found love so many people have
recently for "good" music or
could it be merely the comforts
and conveniences for one thing
and another of the music room
well, until spring nights without
the chill come along, what could
be better, now I ask you . . . then
again I might ask Junior Bonn,
ATO, his angle ... He does all
right with Joy Laune, Gamma
Phi, despite storms and what have
you . . . Flash Comes sudden
news that this little deal is all off
as of Friday night . . . long dis
tance, influence of one Steve Cole ?
Or Does It Concern.
To whom it might concern
"Looking for a new romance" (in
her very own words) is one SDT
Betty Lou Foster, now back on
the campus after a weary year
of pounding machines for the
government She prefers some
thing more animated than type
writers, and can you blame her?
How can they get away with it
professor's calling others of the
famed faculty "bird-brains" no
less . . . heart-breakers who don't
up to their record but go ever
onward to conquer better fields
and leave them devastated.
Ah! Sweet Mystery.
For instance, these bits from a
letter found on the campus to an
unknown "Hebbie" from an un
known fern: "It's so easy to say
I love you when you hold me in
your arms, but I can't say it
truthfully when we're apart . . .
Don't think I'm playing you for
a sucker ... I really believed for
awhile that I loved you. I still
might if something could so
change things that ours would
shift from 80-20 to 20-80 or even
50-50 ... I don't want you to be
hurt either ... I would rather
lose an arm than hurt you . . .
You are a fine fellow and I be
lieve you have great possibilities.
(Get that possibility angle, lovers.
Ed note.) That's why I'm will
ing to try to alter the status quo
(the 50-50 deal) and see how
things work out .and if in your
favor I'm willing to risk the wrath
of my friends and family for you
and go wherever you go . . . For
give me, darling . . ." And there'
an epistle for ya, chillun, and if
anyone knows the whereabouts of
either of the parties concerned,
suggest to them confiding in a
Mary Lane society offers no so
lution; but as a word of caution,
careful where you drop your let
ters on accounta cuz some people
are so . . . snoopy.
with violent violet stripes con
trasted with blue-green shoes and
choker . . .
Lois Christie was the envy of
all in a "gray dawn" knitted en
semble featuring an accordion
pleated skirt and full, bracelet
length sleeves . . . June Griffin
wore beige velvet with dates scat
tered here and there . . . Polka
dots seem to be the vogue this
season . . . Lou Horton was danc
ing in a Persian lamb dresr
splashed with bronze clots . . .
This could go on all night . . .
it did, as a matter of fart . . .
Moral: Do not eat Limburger
cheese before retiring.
LINCOLN SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA
Pre$enl
JAMES
MELTON
Leading Tenor
Star of Concert Stage,
Radio and Screen
Tues. Feb. 8 th
8:15 P. M.
ST. PAUL CHURCH
And then there's the one
about the girl who on the 15th
will marry the best friend of
the marine whose left hand
diamond she is wearing on her
right hand Friend marine is
overseas of course.
To the beauties of 1944, Con
grats! That's all . . .
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