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Vol. 45, No. -45
LINCOLN 8, NEBRASKA
Friday, February 1, 1946
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Greatest mid-year enrollment
gain in the history of the uni
versity, a rise from 4,207 students
first semester to 4,700 who had
registered by Thursday after
noon, was announced by George
W. Rosenlof, director of admis
sions. To the latter figure should
be added about 550 students in
the Omaha college of medicine,
and those- in the graduate school
who will register by the end of
this week.
More than 434 veterans were
enrolled first semester, and 333
of that number will be attending
classes again this term. Seventeen
hundred veterans who have not
been registered here before bring
the total number of GI students
to 2,059, roughly two-fifths of the
university's total enrollment this
semester.
Gain Comparable to First War.
A 100 percent increase over the
second semester 1944-45, and a
Church Groups
Plan Variety
Of Activities
Church groups on the campus
have planned a variety of activi
ties for this week end. Gene Ells
worth, music manager for KFOR,
will present a vesper organ re
cital at the First Methodist church
at 4:30.
The Lutheran Student associa
tion will meet with June Seder
strom, national secretary of that
organization, at the city campus
center at 5 p. m. and at the Ag
college center at 6:30 p. m.
Regular Chapel Services.
The regular Lutheran chapel
service will be held at 10:45 a.m.
in room 315 of the Student Union.
Rev. H. Erck will conduct the
worship service.
The Ag college Chrisitan Youth
Fellowship will co-operate with
the Lincoln Christian Youth
council in a 5:45 meeting at the
First Presbyterian church. Presi
dent Wilbur Bluhm has an
nounced that tickets may be pur
chased or reservations made for
the lunch by calling 2-3117.
A representative of labor will
speak at the Presbyterian Student
House at 5:30. An open discussion
will follow his talk on labor's
needs.
Traditional Rites Held.
Trfe University Episcopal church
will hold a 6 o'clock dinner for
which reservations must be made
in advance. At 7:30 p.m. there
will be choral evensong and a
short address by Rev: L. W. Mc
Millin. Immediately following the
address will be a procession of
lights in honor of Candlemas day
and benediction of the Blessed
Sacrament. This procession of
lights is an ancient and traditional
service. A cordial invitation is
extended to all who wish to at
tend the services.
Dr. J. S. Welch Speaks
To Nw-Meds Wednesday
Dr. J. Stanley Welch, head of
the Lincoln clinic, will be the
principal speaker at the Nu-Med
dinner to be held Wednesday,
Feb. 6, in room 315 of the Union.
Tickets may be obtained in Dr.
Otis Wade's office, 308 B. H.,
according to George Dingman, Nu
Med member.
Following the dinner, Dr. Welch
will show the members through
the clinic.
gain of 35 percent over the first
semester's total, was reflected in
the figures released by the ad
missions office.
This increase compares very
favorable, according to Rosenlof,
with the peak years following the
first World war. In 1928-29, the
total number of students regis
tered for one or both semesters
was 7,049, and this number is
expected to be surpassed by the
time late registrations for 1945-46
are finished.
Engineering; Most Popular.
The peak registration has not
yet been reached, and Rosenlof
reiterated his statements made
earlier this year that the uni
versity can expect to have an
enrollment of nearly 10,000 within
the postwar period.
Most popular among new stu
dents was engineering, with busi
ness administration and agricul
ture coming close behind. Great
est demand for new class sections
was felt in business organization,
English and chemistry. Although
class quotas had been doubled in
many instances, the English de
partment was still creating new
class sections Wednesday morn
ing during the final registration
period in the coliseum.
Bertita Harding
Speaks at Convo
Tuesday Morning
Bertita Harding, well known
novelist whose stories deal with
the romantic background of her
aristocratic ancestors and the
Mexican emperor, Maxmilian, will
speak at a student convocation at
1 a. m. Tuesday in the Union ball
room. Mrs. Harding, who recently re
turned to this country after col
lecting material for a forthcoming
lecture tour on inter-American
cultural activities, will speak on
the subject, "The Power of the
Pen."
Parentage.
Born of Rhenish and Hungarian
parentage, Mrs. Harding was
brought to Mexico as a child of
three when Franz Josef had her
parents hide the crown jewels for
safe keeping. She has published
five novels, 'Amazon Throne,"
"Phantom Crown," "Hungarian
Rhapsody," "Golden Fleece" and
"Royal Purple."
Journalism Head.
Edits Publication
For Students' Use
Prof. F. C. Blood, director of
the university School of Journal
ism, has edited a booklet, entitled,
"How to Edit a High School Pa
per and Get Out the Year Book."
This booklet will be distributed
to high schools in Nebraska for
use of high school students. It
deals with problems of organiza
tion, makeup, content and financ
ing, and provides a style of news
wrting for the benefit of student
editors.
"This booklet is not a textbook
but primarily a practical working
guide for high school students to
follow," Prof. Blood said.
Ad . Solicitors
Students wishing to solicit
advertising for The Nebraskan
are requested to meet with
Lorraine Abramson, business
manager, on Monday, Feb. 4, at
1 p. m.
Traditional
Innocents
Return to UN
The traditional purple gowns
and baldrics of the Innocents are
returning to the campus this sem
ester, according to Ellsworth Du
Teau, acting chairman of the
alumnus committee.
The men's senior honorary so
ciety, defunct since 1943, has been
reactivated around four '43 In
nocents back from the war Bob
Cunningham, Bob McNutt, Fred
Metheny and Jack Stewart.
There will be no tapping of
junior men this year, but Inno
cent alumnus Ellsworth DuTeau
indicates that ranks of eligible
juniors will swell to numbers
adequate for tapping at Ivy Day,
1947.
Alums Revive.
Innocents society is being re
vived by Innocent alumni, head
ed by Mr. DuTeau, and returned
Innocents tapped in 1943, when
two classes, '43-'44 and '44-'45
were tapped. Complete return of
all former Innocents is expected
by fall semester, 1946, when the
organization will resume full
peacetime activities.
Initiated at Nebraska in 1903,
the society flourished until its
40th anniversary, when the war
intervened. The Innocents offici
ate at the chancellor's annual
reception of freshmen and fare
well to graduating seniors, usher
football and basketball games,
organize Ivy Day with the Mortar
Boards, train cheer leaders and
sell freshman beanies.
Cornlmsker Sales
Sales for the 1946 Cornhusk
er will be closed Friday, Feb.
8. according to Editor Joyce
Crosbie. No yearbooks may be
purchased after that date.
AH partial payments should
be paid immediately to Mari
lyn Adler, business manager.
Awgwan Announces
Subscription Details
All students with Awgwan sub
scriptions for the past semester
who did not receive their De
cember or January copies may
pick them up at the booth in the
Union, according to Dean' Neill,
business manager.
Students who wish to subscribe
to the magazine or renew their
last semester's subscription may
do so at the Union booth.
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Are you bored with life? Are
you tired of ordinary dances and
parties? Are you hungry when
you don't eat breakfast? Do silly
signs saying "It's Different" and
"Mystery Ball!" slap you in the
face everywhere you go?
February 9!
Well, now it can be told. The
fine arts department has finally
revealed what's different. Before
the war the Beaux Arts ball was
the event of the season, and this
year the ball has been hauled
out of the mothballs, given a
shot in the arm and returned to
the campus, come February 9.
February 9!
"It's different!" Yep, it really
is. It's the first costume ball the
campus has seen in many moons.
The theme is "Heaven and Hell."
so any kind of costume is jake.
(Well, practically any kind!) But
Newspaper Resumes
Pre-War Schedule,
Five Copies Weekly
The Nebraskan, after two years of part time schedules, will re
sume daily publication Feb. 13, according to Prof. F. C. Blood, acting
director of the School of Journalism. For the first time since 1944,
The Nebraskan will be available each Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday.
At a recent Publications Board meeting, it was unanimously de
cided to return to publication as a daily. This decision was due to the
great increase in enrollment and to the fact that labor shortages are
less acute.
Betty Lou Huston, new Nebraskan editor, has announced that the
YW Officers
Assume Duties
For New Term
Newly elected officers of the
Y.W.C.A. took office Wednesday
evening after the installation cere
mony in Ellen Smith hall.
Mary Ann Mattoon, outgoing
president, installed Shirley Hinds
as president for the coming year
and Miss Hinds installed the re
maining new officers.
Preceding the installation pro
gram, Virginia Buckingham read a
poem, "The Torch Bearer," and
Ruth Norman played several piano
selections.
Ends Services.
To end the services, Helen Laird
sang "Once to Every" Man a Na
tion." The benediction was offered
by Kady Faulkner. Lois Hanson
was chairman of the installation
service.
Members of the administrative
cabinet installed at the ceremony
were: Betty Lou Horton, vice pres
ident; Phyllis Teagarden, secre
tary; Shirley Schnittker, treas
urer; Mary Dye, district represen
tative; Mimi Johnson, membership
chairman; Marilyn Markussen,
freshman program; Maureen Ev
nen, international relations; Elea
nor Knoll, upperclass leadership;
Gretchen Claudius, New Testa
ment; Virginia Demel, social
committee.
Mary Lee McCord, Vesper plan
ning committee; Joanne Rapp,
publicity committee; Gretchen
Burnham, Old Testament; Helen
Laird, discussions chairman; Helen
Schroeder, Girl Reserve leader
ship; Joan Moyer, beginning social
service; Mary Esther Dunkin, per
See Y XV Officers, Vg. 2
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that's not all that's different!
Have you ever had an insane urge
to jitterbug in a museum? Well,
now's your chance (this means
you, Shestak), as the Beaux Arts
ball is being held in Morrill hall.
Johnny Cox's band will be there
with the rest of the fossils.
February 9!
Besides dancing in the galleries
and corridor?, the program in
cludes skits from the speech ma
jors. An auctioning off of the
permanent collection of oil paint
ings will provide the evening's
main feature. Gold and silver
cups will be awarded to the
wearer of the most hilarious
costume.
February 9!
Tickets go on sale at the Union
January 30 at 60 cents per person
or two for $1.20. Get the large
economy size!
five editions a week will insure
a more thorough coverage of all
campus activities. It is also hoped
that the Nebraskan will feature
more pictures and informal ma
terial in addition to the news
stories, than before.
1946 Staff.
The 1946 Nebraskan staff, as
selected at the Jan. 20 meeting
of Publications Board are: editor,
Betty Lou Huston; managing edi
tors, Phyllis Teagarden, Shirley
Jenkins; news editors, Mary Alice
Cawood, Marilyn Meyer, Jack
Cressman, Marthella Holcomb,
Phyllis Mortlock; sports editor,
George Miller; and society editor,
Pat Toof.
Beauty Queen
Finalists Reign
At Tea Dance
The tradition of the Cornhusk
er's presentation of the beauty
queen finalists will be broken for
the first time this year when the
Student Foundation presents the
six girls at a tea dance to be held
in the Union ballroom on Feb. 14
at 4 p. m., Margaret Neumann,
chairman, has announced .
The Harry Conover Modeling
agency of New York chose the fi
nalists from the twelve semi
finalists. They were Betty Gom
pert, Frances Poulos, Donna Al
frey, Dorothy Thompson, Barbara
Blackburn, Marcile Schmitl, Eve
lyn Ainsworth, Janice Campbell,
Patricia Winter, Jean Bogan, Col
leen Kahoa and Betty Jean Latta.
Coed Counselors
Honor Freshmen
At Annual Parly
Honoring all freshman coeds
and new enrollees in the univer
sity, a coed counsellor party will
be given Tuesday evening, Feb.
5, at 7:00 in Ellen Smith, according
to Suzanne Pope, Coed Counselor
president.
Games, songs, and refreshments
will be featured thruout the eve
ning and the newcomers will meet
their Coed Counselor Big Sisters
for the first time.
Priscilla Flagg is chairman of
the party committee with a group
of 20 serving under her. All coeds
on campus are invited to attend,
according to Miss Flagg.
Yearbook Takes
Staff Pictures
First and second semester
staffs of The Nebraskan, Awg
wan and Cornhusker will have
their pictures taken at 9:30 on
Saturday morning: in their re
spective of fices. Barbara Em
erson, managing' editor of the
Cornhusker, announced today.
Pictures are for their sec
tions in the yearbook, and all
staff members should be present.
