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THE NEBRASKAN
Friday, December 14, 1945
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It Took A War...
It took a war to get the university on the beam!
There has been a housing problem on the campus for
many years, a particularly bad problem as far as male stu
dents were concerned and a slightly smaller problem for
women students. Long before the war, men students who
did not want to pledge a fraternity and could not get into
a coop house, had their choice of several equally unsatisfac
tory rooming houses hither, thither and yon throughout
Lincoln.
Unaffiliated women at least had the Residence Halls,
but even this dormitory, the one on Ag campus and the
several coop houses could not take care of all the coeds. So,
they too were farmed out in rooming houses.
It is an undeniable fact that the dormitory corporation
which was formed to build the proposed men's dorm could
J'ust as well have been conceived five years ago. The male
lousing shortage existed then, and the new men's dorm-to-be
would have alleviated that shortage considerably.
But it took a war and returning veterans who knew
what they wanted to get the university in action.
It is true that the university had need for little concern
over housing married students before the war as the per
centage of married students was almost non-existent. Now,
however, since the university expects 300-350 married stu
dents next semester, housing for student's families cannot
be ignored.
To study the problem, a committee has been appointed
by the Board of Regents, scheduled for report at the Janu
ary meeting of the Board.
All in all things are looking up. It took a war to get
something done, about men's dorms, but it eventually got
done. And what is more encouraging, the Board of Re
gents, from all indications, has decided to recognize the
irrefutable fact that students are necessary, too. Good
luck, gentlemen.
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SNIPE HUNTIN'
with
JIDCE MASON
Nancy Pierson had a birthday yesterday, much
to the amusement of all who were In the Union
lounge when half the football team ganged up
on her. After Bob Lipps had administered the
appropriate beating he straightened up, wielding a
heavy book and laughingly remarked: "It's the
first time I've used my history book all year!"
(Note to teachers: Everything printed in this
column is usually ficticious and purely coinci
dental). Oh happy birthday, Nancy! And best wishes
for your speedy recovery.
howard A bradley has a new pair of dancing
slippers. . .they are a dainty pair of shoes in fact
he can almost walk in them, when he stuffs the
toes with paper napkins; now far be it from us
to accuse the navy of issuing anything out of
proportion with the recipient but darn when
the toes of the shoes start getting tangle up in
the table legs as brad walks out of the crib&&that's
going too far! speaking of going too far (((this
animated asphyxiated c ; Vt collection of recon
verted tank material we call a Vt $ typewriter
is sure getting foxy ': maybe we'll get some new
ones in the rag office before long (hint, hint)
Someone said it snowed outside but being a
conscientious soul (some people have another
word for it) we haven't as yet lifted our eyes
from our study books long enough to verify it so
we won't say anything about the snow.
Fred Teller just walked in and remarked that
everyone down here was too industrious and he
thinks he will go somewhere and take a nap.
What a guy! How could anyone be so facetious
as to say the Rag staff and reporters were indus
trious?? The only time we have ever seen them
industrious is Just a few moments ago when they
were trying to find out how to spell "facetious"
for me. No one bothered to look up the meaning
so your guess is as good as ours.
Anyway we thkik Fred was being facetious la
spite of the fact that we are not sure what it
means, still, on him it looks good. All of which
somehow reminds us of the latest rumor which
is that we will have an opera again this year
which means absolutely nothing to the younger
set but was quite a gala event in the old days
before the war we are told! It probably isnt
true, but a good idea!
Another rumor which is gaining more mo
mentum is that Christmas is coming! All of which
means that we have lots of Christmas shopping
to do and consequently must close this eulogy.
So here's hoping your professors have an inter
esting lecture for you today.
YW TEA.
Another in the series of
weekly teas sponsored by the
YW will be held from 4 to 5
p. m. today in Ellen Smith
Hall.
The teas are informal get
togethers for all coeds and
brownies and tea will be
served, according: to Cleone
Reetz, YW social chairman.'
"pcdl tifeeed aftcact m
Lippitt Speaks
At Christmas
Ag Program
Ag College's annual Christmas
program Wednesday evening will
feature Gordon Lippitt, Univer
sity Y. M. C. A. secretary, with
a talk on "A Strange Christmas."
With two large Christmas trees
and Christmas greenery decorat
ing the stage, Geraldine Gowen
and Margaret Alma, seniors and
members of the Ag executive
Board, will light candles for each
year of Christ's life. Also in
cluded in the program are violin
and organ music, and vocal solos
by Wayne Wadell and Barbara
Goodding.
One of Ag campus' oldest tra
ditions, the program is sponsored
by the Ag Executive Board with
the cooperation of Mrs. Altina
Tullis, instructor in music, and
Dean W. W. Burr. Open to the
public, students and faculty from
both campuses are especially in
vited to attend.
Students Square
Dance at Friday
Ag Campus Party
From 8 to 1:30 Friday night the
Union will sponsor a square dance
held in the College Activities
building on Ag campus.
The square dances are monthly
affairs and Dave Sander is the
caller. A three piece orchestra will
play and all students are wel
come to atend according to Pat
Lahr, Union director.
Graduate Students
Represent Variety
Of Universities
Sevonty-six different colleges
and universities, 27 states and two
foreign countries are represented
by students enrolled in the grad
uate college, according to the an
nouncement made Monday by
Dean Robert W. Goss.
This marks a trend to normal
years when 110 different institu
tions, every state and five for
eign countries were represented
during the average term. Students
from 59 universities, 23 states and
one foreign country attended the
graduate school last year.
Aivgwan Moans
As Truck Strike
ft inders Shipment
Somewhere between Lincoln
and New York there is a truck.
Inside the truck is a shipment of
the most valuable articles the
Awgwan possesses the covers for
the December issue.
Unfortunately, the truck is not
performing its usual job of roll
ing smoothly along paved high
ways, with the driver singing
"Casey Jones" and stopping for
an occasional cup of coffee.
Surrounded.
At this moment, that truck is
surrounded by a mob of men
dressed in union overalls, carry
ing signs and wearing expres
sions of determination. The an
swer to this puzzle? In one word,
it is "strike."
Members of the truck drivers
unions in eight midwest states
have gone on strike (along with
the rest of the country) and the
Awgwan covers, in addition to
Christmas merchandise for Ne
braska stores, food and clothing,
are sitting in the middle of no
where. The Awgwaners are leaving it
up to Washington now.
Late flash ... the Awrwan will
actually be out early Monday
morninf, according- to Rath Korb,
editor . . . as for how early well,
your guess Is as rood as ours.
Orchesis Groups
Display Polished
Dance Technique
Achieving professional tech
niques in their characterizations
members of Orchesis presented
then bi-annual modern dance re
cital Wednesday evening before a
crowd that filled Grant Memorial
auditorium.
"Hark! The Herald Angles
Sing," a multicolored processional
in which all 20 of the Orrheeig
members took part, was the open
ing number.
Several Finished Presentations.
Mary Ann Knox, Peggy Maly
and Myrtis Rider all showed
finished techniques in their per
formances. A pre-Orchesis group
presented Handel's "Joy to the
World," and all Orchesis members
participated in the recessional
"Adeste Fidelis."
Jacqueline Brown gave an out-
Two UN Teams
Win Conference
Debates Saturday
Members of two university de
bate teams won five of ten de
bates at the conference held
Saturday at Wayne State Teachers
college.
The Nebraska squads were the
only two which debated both
sides of the question, "The United
States should adopt a policy to
establish free trade among nations
of the world."
Gladys Grothe and Ardith
Smith were members of the first
team and Gene Haugse and Deane
Wiley made up the second.
Other schools which partici
pated in the conference were
Dakota Wesleyan, Midland, Morn
ingside, Yankton, Wayne State
Teachers and the University of
Omaha.
Gerry McKinsey, Mary Ann
Mattoon, Betty Jeanne Holcomb
and Marthella Holcomb will com
pose two teams to debate the
same question at a conference to
be held at . the University of
Omaha Saturday. Donald Olson.
speech instructor coached the
debate teams.
Art Department
Sponsors Annual
Christmas Party
The Art department's annual
Christmas party, sponsored by
Delta Phi Delta, national honor
fraternity for art students, will be
held on Thursday, Dec. 20.
As in previous years, the pro
gram will feature skits presented
by each of the four classes and
the faculty. Chairman for three
of the classes are John Kirsh,
freshman; Virginia Purgham,
sophomore: and Glenna Berck.
junior.
standing individual performance
in her interpretation of the jug
gler in "The Juggler of Notre
Dame." Mrs. Brown is president
of Orchesis.
Next Performance in May.
The dances presented were
created by members of Orchesis
with the aid of Aileene Lockhart,
director, and Peggy Maly. Mrs.
H. H. Flood was accompanist and
Eunice Way was chairman of the
lighting. Jane Mott had charge of
costuming. Elizabeth Lamb de
signed the program cover, and
WAA council members served as
ushers.
The next Orchesis recital Willi
be held on May 3 and 4. 1
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One of many giant
pretset which apply
lead iheathing to
telephone cable.
SINCE the war ended, thousands upon thousands of new
telephones have been produced and installed.
Hundreds of miles of telephone cable have rolled out of
'Western Electric plants to provide more circuits for you.
Central office switchboards and other equipment are being
manufactured with all possible speed.
Much of this equipment is extremely complex not only
to make but also to fit into the Dell System network. Naturally
shortages caused by four years of war cannot be made up
for overnight
Supplying materials and equipment for the Bell System's
$2,000,000,000 construction program promises record peace
time volume and a level of employment at Western Electric
higher than in the yearn immediately preceding the Var.
Buy all the Victory Bond you can and keep them!
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