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Vol. 46, No. 29
THE NEBRASKAN
Friday, November 30, 1945
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Frenzied
BY MARY ALICE CAWOOD
Tomorrow night is it! Tomor
row night is the climax of a
frenzied week of preparation for
the semi-formal cement mixers'
ball sponsored by the 15 mystery
women of the campus, known as
the Mortar Boards.
Barber shops can take up their
welcome mats and weary tailors
can now lay down their thimbles
as the last man dashes out the
door carrying his new outfit mut
tering, "I hope she likes the color
on me."
Busy Bachelors.
Eligible bachelor candidates are
the busiest of all the "turnabout"
dates as they struggle with the
curl in their hair and strive to
have both socks match the checks
in their suits and the stripes in
their ties. They figure they must
look extremely chic just in case!
One of the elected men for the
affair is losing his sanity in an
effort to find a suit to match the
peculiar shade of cactus he will
wear pinned to his shoulder as a
corsage.
Tonight is the last night all the
turnabouts can lie awake won
dering just hov long they should
make their feminine escorts sit on
the front steps before they come
down ready for the evening.
Others are wild with anticipation
at the prospect of not having to
4, Special Services
Highlight Church
Weekend Plans
Christmas programs, discussion
groups and Vesper day services
highlight this week end's church
activities.
Presbyterian students will deco
rate the Christmas tree at the
student house Sunday at 3 p. m.
and hear Sam Maier read "Sec
ond Christmas" by John Haynes
( Holmes at 5:30. Marilyn Markus
sen will lead the devotional serv
ice at 6:30.
"Christian Attitude Toward Ma
terial Possessions" will be the
topic of the 10 a. m. class at St.
Paul Methodist church on Sun
day. The regular meeting of the
University of Life at 5:30 will fea
ture four discussion groups led
by Rev. Robert Warren, Gordon
Lippitt, Rex Coslor and Rev. Rob
ert Drew.
Chapel Service,
t The Missouri synod Lutheran
group will have a chapel service
in room 315 in the Union at 10:45
a. m. Sunday. Rev. Erck will dis
cuss "A Sure Foundation in Zion,"
The city group of the Lutheran
Student Association will discuss
"What Is It to Be a Christian?"
at 5 p. m. at the Student Center,
315 No. 15th. The Ag group will
.meet at the student' center at
1200 No. 37th at 6:30 p. m.. and
discuss "The Significance and
See CHURCHES, Page 3.
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carry their own shaving kits for
evening, watching with glee the
expression on the countenance of
the escort when she receives the
dinner bill and, best of all, let
ting the other half display her
inate initiative when it comes to
goodnight time.
Mortar Boards announce that
Morton Wells and the boys have
been practicing for weeks to be
in special shape for the ball to
morrow night. They have also
spread the good word that the
SURPRISE to be featured at the
dance will be the greatest form of
entertainment in the history. In
the history of what they neglected
to say, however.
Tickets are still $1.50 and may
be purchased from any Tassel or
MB. The price jumps to $1.80 at
the door "tomorrow night and the
dance will begin at 9 instead of
8 as previously announced.
Carl Storm, Norma Green
Review Books on China
In the fifth of a series of book
reviews sponsored by the Univer
sity of Nebraska's Extension Di
vision, two books on China will
be discusses. Friday morning at
9:30 in the Temple, the Rev. Carl
A. Storm will review "Report
from Red China" by Harrison For
man. "China Looks Forward," by
Sun Fo, will be discussed by Mrs.
Norma Kidd Green.
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Pictures of the twelve coeds recently chosen
by David Rubinoff to compete for beauty queen
honors will be sent to Harry Conover for final
judging.
Mr. Conover will pick six of the twelve as the
university's beauty queens and their pictures will
appear in the 1946 Cornhusker.
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UN Singers
Give Annual
Carol Recital
Singing the traditional carols of
many countries, the University
Singers will present their sixth
annual Christmas carol concert
Sunday in the Union ballroom.
The first of the two perform
ances will be at 2:30 and the sec
ond at 4:00 p. m. Free admission
cards guaranteeing a seat are
available at the Union office.
Festooned with Christmas trees
and with the Christmas star in
the background, the stage deco
rations wil carry out the holiday
spirit. Composing the faculty
string quartet which will play
several numbers at intermission
are Mr. Emanuel Wishnow, first
violinist; Mr. Wilbur Priqe. sec
ond violin; Mr. James Nehez,
viola, Miss Sara Davis, cello. Miss
Mary Alice Peterson will play the
organ.
The group will present carols
from Italy, Bohemia, . England,
Poland, France and Germany,
under the direction of Arthur E.
See SINGERS, Page 4.
LAST DAY.
Saturday is the last day for
unaffiliated students to have
their Cornhusker pictures tak
en at Miller's sixth floor studio,
announced Merrill Shutt,
managing editor.
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QanaosUi $oJl judqwq
The twelve semi-finalists are, left to right:
Betty Gompeit, Frances Poulos, Donna Alfrey,
Dorothy Thompson, Barbara Blackburn, Marcile
Schmid, Evelyn Ainswoith, Janice Campbell,'
Patricia Winter, Jean Bogan and Colleen Kahoa.
Betty Jean Latta is not shown.
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The Naval ROTC unit on the
university campus will close Jan
uary 26, 1946, due to lack of funds,
according to an unofficial an
nouncement made yesterday after
noon. In a convocation of all NROTC
Orchesis Groups
Present Christmas
Dance Program
A Christmas dance program by
Orchesis, the modern dance club
of the university, will be held in
Grant Memorial Hall on Wednes
day, December 12 at 7:30 p. m.
This program, which is open to the
public at no charge, opens the
nineteenth year of Orchesis on
this campus.
The program wlil include dances
to familiar carols such as, "We
Three Kings," "Joy to the World,"
"Deck the Halls," "O Holy Night,"
"O Come All Ye Faithful." In
cluded in the program will te
"Meditation" performed to music
of Grieg, a dance-drama, "The
Juggler of Notre Dame" based on
an old French folk-tale, and carol
singing by the audience.
The dance group will include
the members of Orchesis and the
members of Pre-Orchesis. Mrs.
H. H. Flood will be the accom
panist. M
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trainees yesterday, Captain M. D.
Matthews, commander of the un;,
announced the termination. He
explained that the appropriation
measure to finance the program
has been reduced by a senate com
mittee, thereby forcing the closure
of this and similar units.
Official Announcement Soon
Official announcement of the
closing of the unit is expected late
this afternoon.
Unofficial sources stated that
trainees may be allowed the op
tion of continuing their education
at their own expense or return
ing to general detail. If trainees
continue their education, they
would be placed on an inaclie
status, it is believed.
Addressing the trainees, Capt.
Matthews stated that any action
by families of trainees or any per
sons interested in the continuance
of the program might be instru
mental in causing the legislation
to be changed.
About 180 men are now sta
tioned at Navy Hall and have been
attending classes at the university
r.incc school started in September.
Under the NROTC program,
trainees are allowed to take
courses of their own choice in ad
dition to the required Naval Sci
ence. Trainees have the rank of ap
prentice seaman V-12. From 60 ii
75 percent of the NRO's have seen
overseas duty.
Convo Speaker
Explains Atom
Power Monday
"Atomic Power" will be dis
cussed by Prof. Theodore Jorgen
sen, jr., at an all-university con
vocation Monday at 3 p. m. in the
Union ballroom.
Professor Jorgcnsen is now on
leave of absence from the uni
versity physics department and
has been working on the atomic
bomb in Los Alamos, N. M. A
group of University of Chicago
scientists, with whom he was
working, tested and constructed
the bomb.
This is the first of a series of
talks Professor Jorgcnsen will
give in Nebraska. He was assist
ant professor of physics at the
university before going on lease
of absence.
Professors Participate
In First Forum of the Air
The topic, "Is There a Substi
tute for Imperialism?" will be dis
cussed by the University of Ne
braska Forum of the Air, on it
Saturday broadcast at 5 p. m. over
KFAB. Participating in the for
um will be: Dr. Samuel M. Strong,
Dr. Thomas M. Raysor and Dr.
Norman L. Hill. W. S. Morgan
will be the moderator.
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