Friday, March 17, 1944
THE NEBRASKAN
Murphy Calls
ASTP Study
Job Factor
The specialized training' re
ceived by trainees at Nebraska
will play a big part in their re
assignment when they return to
Good old St. Patrick's day. Of course most everyone forgot till I troops, according to information
just now that it is St. Patrick's day. but what could we do about it rec;ved J?y Colonel Murphy re
. .. . . . , , cently. The commandant of the
aynay . c um-u ui weir green necKiies can i quue gee tne connec- local AST unit said tnat men
tion between a fellow driving snakes out of Ireland, and green neck- separated from the program due
ties- but the army has nicely eliminated this old tradition for us for to the recent curtailment in ASTP
the duration anvwav. would nave jods which would utu-
. . . lze their special skills.
.r. ,., vr green sweaters, in commemoration, or just sweat- Colonel Murphy said: "Specific
crs, but we just have to say "Happy St. Patrick's Day" and be done army instructions have been is
with it. Paddy was a great guy his heyday was back in the fifth cen- sued to a11 concerned with the
tury. He did for Ireland what the Pied Piper did for Hamlin only it s'&nnien' f AST personnel, that
. , . jr.A , the special capacities and skills
... .... w ...oicau u. ,.. r--i w a gooa man, so iney 0f these men are not to be dis-
made him the Patron Saint of Ireland, and now we celebrate some- cipated by assignments having
thing or other to do with the great event every March 17. nothing to do with their special
For the past ten years or so another fellow has been having a "'"just Utilize A&Ls
" - "uu"- "c UU,B "For example." the colonel con-
uii a nun.- muubiacne ana an inferiority complex, seeing as he was tinued, "instructions call for spe-
an Austrian, he decided that everybody except the Germans were all cial attention to see that language
wrong then proceeded to make himself a German (by inviting Aus- students are assigned to positions
tria to loin him in . UttU Pn. h. ... r,iawi.., . t .... where their language can be fully
... . r-j-b ".v,u6,. ".sr utilized. Another instruction pro-
Liitrn own luinpaiiy ueuer; ana Deal &uperman to tne draw by vides that 'where appropriate
about ten years. assignments cannot be made, the
Well, 'cause of him, here I am in Nebraska. Of course St. Pat name' serial number. special abil-
had never heard of Nebraska, but what he didn't know won't hurt him. Sported 7 tie adjuVTt
. ..c ncdiu ui Hcurjinj iney uvea nere. out iney a never general.
heard of Hitler. But then, if they'd known that Hitler was comma. Recent war department in-
they'd probably have fought a little harder to keep the pale faces out Ructions have been issued pro-Thrv-A
rath., emir. h.;. ;LkAM .u jj, vidmg for the recommendation of
They d rather scalp their neighbors than paddle across an ocean or quaiified AST students for addi-
two to fight for some ideas; instead of a squaw, or maybe some good tional technical training, service
hunting ground. So anyway, (how did the Indians get in here?) this 33 technicians, use as essentia
little self-centered gink with a schnurr-bart (moustache to you) fia- hon-commissined officers and, in
ured that his idea ,ere hetter tha aw u. : ma.ny "Mtances. for appearance
, .. -. s.,, ... oetore officer candidate boards.
ciuamg a leiiow namea Jesus, who said that to love people, and to be The directive to military corn
kind to them, and to try to understand your enemies, and to love God, zanders who will receive AST
were a lot more important than a few oil wells, or a scrap of paper. tra!nces. stat-s 'Peir (the train'
k. mt f ti, th ..-I...: P ees Potential value to the service
, " " arouna on mis as technicians, non-commissioned
revolving, rotating sphere, thought that this gent who said, "Do unto officers and, in many cases, of fi-
others as you would have others do unto you" had the right idea. Of cers' must be exploited.'
course more than half of the time they forgot all about him-and did ''dncfln thlftr
thir rwr t ... . Ihe reduction in the AST pro
; " ""7 "'""y tuum Kin meir neignDor out gram," Colonel Murphy pointed
" v...t- I1C waau i iwKiiig. v nen u came to a showdown, though, out, "was not occasioned by a lack
they decided that freedom to live, breathe, and talk; justice, and equal- of appreciation of the work the
itv. were more than iust word ' college program was doing, but
c .ui. t , . . . by overall factors such as the
..... .....7-,vV,3 llIC ,u,rx rx or a uerman version of failure of draft boards to meet
Charlie Chaplin comes up with some crackpot idea that he is the army quotas for new men and
master of the master race. There are about 65 million Germans ahn.ii impending developments in the
half of these, accordina to Nazi fioure.. ar of Mri; h..... war- The valuable special train
i-..i,.: . J .... .... ... ' 7 '"ff the AST men have received
"' 7-"- " one-nan million "Aryans" are going at considerable government ex-
to ruie over several Diinon weak, misguided, worthless individuals pense will not be wasted, but will
(that's us). Now we don't go for this line of chatter, and we tell him Put to use w'here it will benefit
about it. Then we let him clan in h. ,- i . the army most.
.... ... -.u-. -u'J" ' lur" l"e mmr I" the case of the AST men at
Vl,'c' V,,CCR- lncn lne olner cneek and finally say, the University of Nebraska who
"you'd better cut that out or else you'll be sorry." So he hits us again, will shortly be separated from the
And we were looking too. Luckily there are a few Irishmen, like St. Program, recommendations for as-l
Pat, in the crowd, so we went to war. Bignmem win, oi course, oe oaaea
'on the trainee's academic record
Goodbye, ASTP
(To the tune of the "Notre Dame Sung.")
Goodbye dear old ASTP,
. t . n m M
YOU nave meant v Firm uco. w
We've worked and slaved to keep you goln .
Our office canoe we've kept a-rowmK.
You A.L.'a and Dents we've carried you
thru,
Ensineeis, we've all praised you. too.
you've done O.K.. but now it s time
To Join in with Uncle Sam.
f rom iteg. nfHtiiiuiinriD.
and efficiency rating. Those train
ees who are recommended to ap-
Dear before an OGS board will ao
so after assignment to their next
unit or station.
Present Trials Important.,
"In makine such recommenda
tions, account will be taken of
how the student has carried on in
this last period of his participation
in the program, because the ability
to carry on one's job under trying
Positions on Rifle Team
Open for National Meet
As a result of the departure
of several members of the rifle
team, positions are still open to
soldiers and civilians. Compe
tition in the National inter
collegiates, for which Nebraska
qualified last month by placing
fourth in the Seventh service
command matches, begins to
morrow. All men interested
are asked to report at the rifle
range at 5:15 this afternoon to
Lieutenant Yoxheimer.
conditions Is one important test
of a trainee's usefulness to the
army in a responsible position."
McKi
nsey
(Continued from Page 1.)
be held in the evening, and 11
participants will take part, each
one speaking on a different phase
of th subject. Miss McKinsey's
topic will be "Inter-American
Trade and Commerce as a Basis
for Permanent Co-operation."
Select Six for Finals.
Six .students will be selected
from the semilinalists for the na
tional finals at Washington, D. C,
which will be aired over a nation
wide radio network. These six
finalists will each receive a $500
award for study and travel in
Mexico during the summer of
1944.
This is the second time a uni
versity student has participated in
the semifinals of the three-year-old
contest. In 1942, Bill Rist of
Wymote repiesented Nebraska.
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