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former Uf S Indent Gets Flying Cross C:.pi. Delton C. Gofike, formei stn.l'nt of '37. lias been awarded the Distinguished FjVir.g Cross for completing" 50 comnat flights. Presentation ceremonies were he'd at Long B e a c h. Cal.f., n i i- ti'annnrt t' co.'aniand sta- V,: r "v tion. The me.hil -" was presented ' Mmvh 31. at a military re- P jr. view, ov Lt. ?' .. Oil. Ellis D. Harmon, base ssi u tjeon. Captain "A Ooei ke is mar- From Lircom journal, ried to the for- rt. onrrur. nier Marcelle G. Redding of Syra cuse, and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Victor H. Goerke of Burr, Neb. Knitting (Continued from Pajre 1) complicated, is not as long. Crocheted shoes are the latest news in summer wear. They are made of heavy crocheted soles, a piece over the toes and front part f the foot and a piece for the heel. Knitted shirts are out for the duration because the round metal needles cannot be obtained. As for this great army of knitters-inside the Kappa house, life is one constant kn tting bee. The story is told of the ardent addicts who will even miss dinner for the sake of the art. "Cac" Wells has the directions for argyle (plaid i socks memorized. She's Aq Coed 01 ' f y y ........ , ; y ' - v. L-i: mm - 1 Krnrn I.lnrniri Jouriuil The above Liberty ihip, E. A. Burnett, is shown sliding from the ways into the Pacific ocean. Elaine Skucius, 4-H club member and university coed, crirttned te ship. E. A. Burnett, for whom the ship was named, was a ormer chancellor of the university. He was active in Nebraska 4-H dub work for many years. Many Nebraska alumni were pretr,t at the launching of the ship. Free Flicker Show Screami?igly Funny Old-Time Movies PEG SHELLEY AT THE PIANO Popcorn and Peanufs 5c 4:00 SUNDAY APRIL 9 Union Baflrocm Mnflnrtsiiisy SnilimsiitfiaDffii (CDaaumges Housemother Gets Award For Hero Son Mrs. Grace Duncan, Sigma Kap pa housemother, has received the Purple Heart which was awarded posthumously to her son. Capt. Robert Dungan of the Army Air Corps, who was killed in action over Italy on Jan. 14 of this year. Cantain Duncan, who was 26 years old, graduated from the University of Missouri at Colum bia, Mo., where he was a member of the Thi Kappa Psi fraternity An honor student during his en tire college life, he was very ac tive in campus organizations. a walking knitting directory. Ini tiates Mimi Ann Johnson -and Marilyn Lyle are fitting them selves to be good Kappa actives next year by proving their knit ting ability now. Some Go Into the Business. Beth Montgomery, Theta, ha3 started a rose sweater. She hopes to have it finished and ready to wear by next fall, or winter at the latest. Pi Phi Helen Vennum has turned her hobby into a busi ness and now makes sweaters for her sorority sisters. Phyllis Hol brook, Chi O, is knitting a dish cloth to get practice so that she can make a sweater for the b. f. June Griffin at the Tri Delt house makes all of her socks. And then there was that poor, confused soul who knit two right mittens and didn't discover the mistake until she was within a' half inch of completing the second thumb. iris THE NEBRASKAN Rccorjl Artist Gives Recital On Old Songs John Jacob Niles, American folk song interpretor, will present a lecture-recital of old American folk songs, ballads, and carols, at 4, April 16, in the Student Union ballroom. His appearance is spon sored by the university convoca tion committee. Niles is a recording artist for the Victor Red Seal company. As America's foremost interpreter of American songlore, he uses the dulcimer to accompany his songs. This instrument is still used in the Southern mountains of the United States today. Niles makes his own musical in struments. The dulcimer is a flat wooden case shaped something like an oversized guitar with from 4 to 8 strings. The songs he sings have no known composers and scarcely any known beginnings. The songs range in subjects from black haired maidens to stern rebel sol diers. His folk songs are from 25 to 150 years old but many of the carols date back to Middle Ages in Europe. The majority of the ballads are about famous people of the 15th and 16th century. Niles served as a ferry pilot in the first World War. In an acci dent he suffered a back injury, which paralized him. It took him seven years to overcome this handicap. He studied music at the Cincin nati Conservatory for two years. Shortly afterwards, he began his tours of recitals. ens y mm Elaine Skucius Names Vessel "E. A. Burnett" Flaine Skucius, UN ag college junior, returned yesterday from the Richmond, California ship yards where she christened the liberty ship, "K. A. Burnett," named for the late chancellor of this university. Miss Skucius is a member of the Nebraska 4-H club, and during her trip she visited an all-star 4-H conference at the University of California. Other highlights of her trip were a ferry ride across San Francisco Bay, several radio in terviews, and a tour of the Rich mond shipyard. Receives Souvenir. As a souvenir of her part in christening the liberty ship, Miss Skucius was presented a silver platter with the elate of the event. the ship's name, and her name in scribed on it. The platter was given to her as a gift by the Rich mond shipyard company. A complete description of the actual christening' at the Califor nia shipvard will be transcribed over station KFAB at 3:15 p. m. Saturday, and on station KFOfl at 5:00 p. n;. the same day. m: l Air Corps Expect Additional Departures; AS1 Mote Men Recent and pending arrivals and departures of campus military trainees have brought about changes in the campus military situation. The departure, two weeks ago, of the major part of the ASTP unit leaves only a highly specialized group in the AST division of Love Library, according to Col. J. P. Murphy. In answer to inquiries received this week in regard to rumors circulating on the campus con cerning the departure of a portion of the air corps trainees, Maj. Kwing W. Kinkead said: "Indi cations are that certain trainees are to be withdrawn from pilot, bombardier and navigation train ing, but as to when we don't know. It is entirely possible that the whole thing may be called off yet." Major Kinkead indicated that further information is expected in the next few days and that until it arrives no change will be made in the status of any trainees. . It is still expected that the entire air corps unit will leave the campus before July, as previously an nounced. Pre-Professionals Arrive. Colonel Murphy reported yes terday that 95 pre-professionai trainees have arrived on the campus and that five more are expected in the near future. Sixty eight of the new arrivals are pre medical students and 27 are pre dental. These are in addition to the 69 dents already on the campus and the 209 medics sta tioned in Omaha. The remainder of the AST con tingent includes 50 advanced elec trical engineers, 30 advanced me chanical engineers and 19 AST reserves with seven additional reservists expected soon. Contrast of Numbers. The total number of 4S4 men now stationed with the AST on Have a New Hair-Do for Spring! Shop 1127 R Tel. 2-442G VS. - Danielson Floral Co. 1305 N Friday, April 7, 1944 the campus and in the Omaha medical school is a sharp contrast to the 2,385 enrolled in the STAR, ASTP and Omaha medical units when the progTam was at its greatest strength. The recently arrived pre-professional and AST reserve men are transfers from other schools where similar unita are being closed down. Thirty-eight officers and civil service employees remain to carry on the work or the permanent party AST staff. Five officers and five non-commissioned men from this group are at present on detached service and are instruct ing at the Lincoln Air Field under the command of Capt. Robert E. Johnson. Changes in Housing. Changes have also been made in the housing of the ASTP unit with the closing of the Field House and the enlargement of the third floor Love Library recrea tion room. Additional furniture and a combination radio and phonograph have been secured for the recreation room. It is ex pected that the Field House will be reopened in July when another shipment of AST reserves are expected. Pal Lahr Gives Rook Review of "The Robe" Tuesday al Vespers Pat Lahr, director of the Stu dent Union, will review "The Robe," Lloyd Douglas's latest novel, at Vesper service on Tues dav at 5 o'clock in Ellen Smith hail. (km f ills the b'N M every Harvey Vfeorer KNOWS, Here's the pce Cet 6000 clothes'. 2-2234 i j m 6- i iiTini iwMiiMr R On laflonm I u n 19? V J --