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Vol. 45, No. 79
LINCOLN 8, NEBRASKA
Tuesday, March 26, 1946
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Plan EeorgaBiizatioBD
Of Gamma LamEbda
A special informal meeting for
the purpose of reorganizing
Gamma Lambda, honorary band
fraternity, has been called for
April S at S p. m. by Stanley
Lowe, '42 president.
Old members of the group,
which became inactive at the close
of second semester, '43, are urged
to attend the session in room 313,
Union.
Founded on this campus, Alpha
chapter before the war sponsored
the annual band banquets each
spring, participated in hour dances
and parties in serving its purpose
of promoting band spirit and
friendliness. It was conceded to
have made the band one of the
closest knit organizations on the
pre-war campus, Lowe pointed
out, adding that Gamma Lambda
was instrumental in helping the
Vets May
Apply For
; Scholarship
War Fund scholarships, each
worth $50.00, are now available
for qualified veterans, according
to Lorene Novotny, Student Foun
dation president.
Qualifications for a scholarshfp
include
1. The applicant must have
served in some branch of the
armed forces.
2. He must have been registered
as a student in the university be
fore going into service.
3. He must have had a scholar
ship record of at least the average
of his class and college.
4. He must show definite need
for such scholarship assistance.
Application forms for scholar
ships may be obtained at the of
fice of the Dean of Student Af
fairs. Applications should be made
at once, according to Miss No
votny. The selection committee com
prises Dr. T. J. Thompson, Dean
of Student Affairs, chairman; John
K. Selleck, Comptroller; Fritz
Daly, Alumni Secretary; and Dr.
G. W. Rosenlof, Registrar.
AWS Ruling
Tuesday, April 2. will be a
10:30 night, according to Mi ml
Johnson, AWS president.
Attlee Committee Gives Dndian
BY DEAN J. E. LEROSSIGNOL.
The latest and most encourag
ing news about India is that three
members of the Attlee Cabinet
Sir Stafford Cripps, President of
the Board of Trade, Lord Pethlck-
Lawrencc, Secretary of State for
India, and A. V. Alexander, First
Lord of the Admiralty have gone
to New Delhi to arrange,- if pos
sible, for the framing of a Con
stitution which shall give India at
least Dominion status and, pos
sibly, complete independence. .
This calls to mind the first mis
sion of Sir Stafford Cripps who,
in April, 1942, flew to India bear
ing a Declaration by the British
government, of which the follow-
ing are the most significant para
graphs: Immediate Steps.
"Immediately upon the cessa
, tion of hostilities steps shall be
taken to set up in India an elected
( body charged with the task of
. , framing a new Constitution." '
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band make the trip to the Rose
Bowl in 1940.
Requirements for the group's
membership includes a minimum
of one semester in the ROTC
band, and enrollment in the unit
the semester of initiation. Founded
in 1929, all members are par
ticipants in the varsity band, or
former members. Candidates for
membership are nominated and
invited into membership by the
fraternity itself, thus making it
a self-perpetuating body. Gamma
Lambda members in the ROTC
band may be distinguished by a
blue and white decoration worn
on the left front of the tunic.
Initiation for new members is
planned in the spring.
Bob Thatcher, '43 president,
plans to return to campus next
fall to resume leadership. Don
Lentz is faculty sponsor of Gamma
Lambda.
N Club Urges
Students Buy
Prom Tickets
With only one day remaining
before spring vacation, students
are urged by the N club to buy
their tickets to the Junior-Senior
Prom now!
Tickets are on sale in the main
office of the Union and in the
student activities office in the
coliseum. They may also be ob
tained from N club members,
whose organization is sponsoring
the prom. The price per couple
is $2.50 plus 50c tax.
The prom will be held April 5,
two days after spring vacation
ends. Sonny Dunham's nationally
famous swing band, a 16-piece
orchestra featuring Louise Doug
las and Pete Hanley, soloists, will
play from 8 to 12 p. m.
1946 Prom Girl
Presentation of the 1946 Prom
Girl will climax the event. The
manner of presentation will be
"something new and different,"
according to the Prom committee.
The Prom Girl will be chosen
by the couples attending the
dance. Their choice will be writ
ten on the back of the ticket on
entrance to the affair.
"The obiect is the creation of a
new Indian union which shall
constitute a Dominion, associated
with the United Kingdom and the
other Dominions by a common al
legiance to the Crown- but equal
tn thpm in everv resDect. In no
way subordinate in any aspect of
its domestic or external ariairs.
This Declaration was equivalent
to a promise of independence, ia
case India should later desire that,
inasmuch as, by the Statute of
Westminister of 1931, the Domin
ions .were given a status equal to
that of the mother country and
could withdraw from the British
Commonwealth of Nations if and
when they might wish to do so.
Irreconcilable.
Unfortunately, the first Cripps
mission could not reconcile the
various conflicting interests. The
All India Congress, largely con
trolled by the Masahaba, the organ
of Hindu Orthodoxy, rejected the
proposals as permitting any prov
ince to retain its present constitu
tional position or to secede from
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DR. W. F. SWINDLER.
Five Debaters
Attend Valley
Debate Contest
Five university students will
leave Tuesday afternoon to attend
the three-day Missouri Valley de
bate conference in Austin, Tex.
The conference will open Thurs
day and close on March 30. .The
meet marks the end of competi
tive debating for the group this
year.
Oratory.
"Compulsory Arbitration of In
dustrial Disputes" is the topic
which has been selected for de
bate. Don Kline' and Ted Soren
sen will debate the affirmative,
and Robert Gillan and Tom
Sorensen the negative.
Ge. y McKinsey will compete
in oratory and extemporaneous
speaking, and Ted Sorensen will
enter extemporaneous speaking
competition.
Nebraska Masquers Present
Original OneActPlaysApril4
Cries of "Cut that!." "Change
that line to" and "Insert the
following words after " echoed
across the footlights from a dark
ened auditorium during the first
few rehearsals of the Masquers'
original one act plays scheduled
for presentation Thursday eve
ning, April 4, on the Temple
Theater stage.
Director-author-actor confer
ences, rewrites, inserts, added
characters and punch lines are all
a part of first production of a
show. But with rehearsals in their
second week, the casta of "New
rrom The Lincoln JoormaL
J.K.LB KOSSIGNOL.
the Dominion, and at Ignoring the
wishes of ninety million people in
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Swindler Tallies
Over September 1
Saturday's announcement of Dr. William F. Swindler's
appointment as chairman of the School of Journalism
focused attention of the student body and the state citizenry
on plans now nearing completion for the reorganization and
enlarging of the school.
Dr. Swindler, a young man of 33, taught at the Univer
sity of Missouri before taking the position of chairman in
the University of Idaho's school of journalism in 1940. As
chairman of the American Association of Journalism Teach
ers he is widely known through the profession.
Last week members of the Nebraska Press association,
at their 72nd annual meeting in Omaha, drafted the follow
Delegates Elect
Dye, Doimely,
HortonAtMeet
Jim Donnely and Betty Lou
Horton were elected co-chairmen
of the Y.M. and Y.W.C.A. district
executive committee and Mary
Dye was chosen as a member at
large by the delegates at the dis
trict conference in Wayne last
week end.
Gordon Lippitt, university
Y.M.C.A. secretary, was chosen as
one of the two committee ad
visors. 130 Attended
Rev. Paul J. Filino was the
principal speaker at the confer
ence which was attended by 130
delegates from the state. A choral
speaking group directed by Doris
Greaves presented the needs of
foreign students; and a free will
offering gave the World Student
Service Fund $50. Mary Esther
(See DELEGATES, pare 2.)
Tomorrow" by Gaylord Marr and
"The Wrong Answer" by Don
Douglas haye settled into the nor
mal rehearsal period which
usually precedes the presentation.
Casts Announced.
If cries of "Author, author!"
fill the Temple theater the night
of April 4, it will be because of
the co-ordinated efforts of casts,
crews, authors, directors, and
stage crews.
Mr. Clarence Flick, director of
the University Experiment al
(See MASQUERS, pare 2.)
(Patriots
the Indian States and treating
them as "commodities at the dis
posal of their rulers."
The Moslem League also,
headed by President Mohamed
Ali Jinnah, rejected the plan un
less provision were made for
Pakistan, a separate dominion or
independent state, to consist of
the Punjab (P), the Afghanistan
frontfen (A), and Kashmir (K).
The Sikhs, too, objected to it as
looking toward the separation of
the Punjab from the All-India
Union, which would put them un
der Moslem domination. Then,
too, the rulers of the semi
independent Indian states Rajas,
Nizams, Gaikwars, Ahkoonds and
what not were suspicious of any
scheme for Indian unity, as likely
to seriously limit their treaty
rights, power and dignity.
Present Conflict.
The same conflicting political
and religious complications exist
at the present time, so the pros
pect of speedy agreement on the
basis of dominion status or inde
ing resolution, according to the
groups president, E. C. Leggitt,
publisher of the Ord "Quiz":
"Be it resolved: that the Ne
braska Press association reaffirms
its interest in the school of jour
nalism of the University of Ne
braska, and recommends to the
Board of Regents the school's im
provement and enlargement. The
association pledges its cooperation
and assistance."
New Buildinp.
On March 12, details of the new
classroom building which will be
started this summer were re
leased. Tentative space allotments
have been made to the school of
journalism, to allow for greatly
improved facilities. Twelve dark
rooms will make possible more
specialization in pictorial journal
ism, A large typography room,
with space allotted for linotypes,
(See SWINDLER, pare 2.)
Ag YMCA, YWCA
Plan 'Spring Fling'
Vacation Party
A "spring fling" is what the Ag
campus YMCA and YWCA are
calling their party which will be
held in the Ag activities building
tonight closing the pre-vacation
season.
Musical games directed by T.
H. Alexander, Nebraska 4-H club
leader, will provide entertainment
for the party.
Mrs. Lillian Lock, chairman of
the YWCA social committee, and
Duane Foote, YM social chairman,
are-ointly in charge of the affair
which included both organizations.
Kosmet Revue Tickets
A special booth In the Union
will sell tickets to the Kosmet
Klub Revue from 1 to 6 p. m. to
day, president Dick Folda an
nounced Monday. Tickets for the
April 13 show will go off sale at
6:30.
New C-Oopa
pendence is not too bright. True,
Prime Minister Attlee said "we
cannot allow minorities to veto
advances by the majority," but
that enraged President Jinnah,
who declared that "the Moslems
of India are not a minority but
a nation," and threatened civil
war if the British and congress
reject Pakistan. However, inas
much as congress, Jad by Jawa
harlal. Nehru, has made conces
sions to the Moslem League, offer
ing provincial self-government in
all matters except foreign affairs
and defense, it may be that agree
ment can be reached.
India is not and never has been
united, except under the British
Raj, and the present situation
there reminds one of that of Italy
in the first half of the nineteenth
century, when Metternich called
it a mere "geographical expres
sion." But Italy became a united
nation, and we may hope that
India will presently achieve do
minion status, if not independ
ence, and that without the much
feared civil war and anarchy.