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.,
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co.'aniand sta- V,: r "v
tion. The me.hil -"
was presented '
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military re- P jr.
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Oil. Ellis D.
Harmon, base
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Captain
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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