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o)rm fKTOl J uuu Vol. 45, No. 110 LINCOLN '8, NEBRASKA Friday, May 17, 1946 DBDDDIKBiniffi Kev. rvHillerWill Speak At Baccalaureate Discussing the topic, "Creating Joy in a Jumbled World," Rev Arthur T. Miliar nnsfnr nf-tho fCj First Presbyterian church, will address bacca laureate serv ices scheduled for Sunday, May 26, at 4:30 p. m.' in the coliseum. The services opens university com m e n c e m ent activities. Past Presi dent of the Lincoln Minis- Lincoln Journal. terial associa- Rev. Miller. tion, Rev. Miller will address all candidates for degrees from the university. Six of the candidates will be for doctorates. Rev. L. C. Bryant, pastor of the First Christian church, will be chaplain. Music for the services, over which Chancellor Boucher will preside, will be provided by Pi Lambda Tlieta Elects Markussen Prexy For 1946-7 Marilyn Markussen was elected president of the Pi Lambda Theta, teachers college national honorary for momen, when that organiza tion closed the year's activities with a coffee hour last Wednes day. Also selected to fill next year's positions were Alice Rife, vice president; Beverly Swartwood, secretary; and Joy Hill, reporter. Mary Ellen Marshall will be a delegate to the national conven tion being held at Greeley, Colo., on Aug. 18-20. New Pi Lambda Theta keys have arrived and may be obtained now in teachers college, room 314, according to Marilyn Markussen. Grades Students who wish to re ceive their second semester grades during the summer are instructed by the registrar's of fice to leave a stamped envel ope in room 103 of the admin istration building. Grades will be ready about the end of June and may be called for after that time in room 103. BY JEANNE KERRIGAN. Now that the dazzling whirl of social and eager studying is al most over and the once green freshmen are becoming Used to the varied, confusing number of activities on the campus, the Ne braskan presents its annual sur vey of headline events and news worth talking about. With the September registra tion doubling that of 1944, fresh men, dutifully wearing their red and white beanies, attended their first convocation and rally. Two coeds, Leslie Glotfelty and Joyce Crosbie, were announced as edi tors of the Nebraskan and Corn husker respectively. A large turn out of football prospects greeted "Potsy" Clark as football drills opened. Navy Thrills. Quite an eyeful on the campus were the 186 naval trainees when they invaded the campus for the first time. The old library was a scene of complete trans formtion as they moved in and made their headquarters there. (Girls suddenly took an avid in the University Singers, directed by Prof. Arthur Westbrook. They will sing two Russian anthems "Agnus Dei" and "Salvation is Created." Professor Myron Roberts will pre side at the organ. Orchestra Ends Season With Concert BY SAM WARREN. Climaxing a year of musical ac tivity, the University Orchestra presents its final concert Sunday at 3 p. m. in the Union ballroom. The orchestra will appear under the direction of Emanuel Wish now and will be assisted by the University Singers. Mr. Wishnow, who returned to the helm of the orchestra this se mester after three army years, yesterday commended the orches tra members for giving him their "whole hearted response," since his return. He added that the or chestra was rapidly re-establish ing its pre-war excellence. "Next year we are undertaking an am bitious program designed to re vitalize the orchestra, making it a really well known organization." He indicated that more American music and a guest artist would be featured next season. "New World." Dvorak's SvmDhonv in V. minnr sub-titled "From the New WnrlH " will be the large work of the aft ernoon's concert. The symphony is the result of the Czech mas ter's visit to the United States at the turn of the centurv. Mnrh nf it Was written in Iowa, and the entire work was given its nre- miere by the New York Philhar monic unaer the composer s baton. The "Largo" movement has he- come one of the most familiar se lections in musical literature. The appearance of' the Univer sity Singers promises to be a well received portion of the concert. Ending a year of six musical pres entations, the Singers will perform in men and women's sections for the first time, rather than to gether. Arthur Westbrook and David Foltz will direct. terest in the study of the old and ancient buildings. Yes, the fleet was in! Following a hectic rush week, du girls proudly displayed van ous colored pledge ribbons which were battered and faded before the end of six weeks. The AUF set its goal at $3,000 and began preparations for soliciting and collecting the goal as the YM and YWCA both made plans for fu ture parties, program and meet ings. The winter concert list was given out including such widely known artists as Paul Robes6n, Ethel Bartlett and Rae Robertson, Jennie Tourel and William Prim rose. Awgwan Wit. "Who threw the benzedrine in Mrs. Murphy's ovaltine?" screamed the energetic publicity agent lor the Awgwan only one of the numerous lines of sup posedly supreme wit and humor contained in the first issue of that magazine. While Judge Mason was snipe huntin', Ray Baduc and his orchestra played for a dance at the coliseum. - Among . Dr. Cherrington. Naval Reserve Air Station Forms Unit At Nebraska Captain Mitchell D. Matthews, commanding officer of the uni versity Navy ROTC unit, an nounced Friday that starting about July 1, the U. S. Naval Air Station at Olathe, Kas., will offer a comprehensive Naval Air Re serve Training program for the state of Nebraska. The various phases of the pro gram will include: READY RESERVE A program to maintain the proficiency and technical skill of personnel will be offered in the Ready Reserve. Units of the Ready Reserve will train on a regular schedule ar ranged to meet the convenience of most Ready Reserve personnel participating. The program is open to former pilots, combat air crewmen and ground personnel. Pay for the Ready Reserve will amount to approximtaely two months pay each year. The Naval Air Station, Olathe, is receiving combat aircraft which will be used in the program and inter ested persons should contact the Reserve Training Officer there to place application. STANDBY RESERVE For those persons not readily qualified for the Ready Reserve, or who live at such remote distances as to make regular drill attendance im practical, the Standby Reserve is offered. Training will be per formed on a voluntary basis and members of the Standby Reserve will not receive pay for their at tendance. However, these mem- Reviews OTJ othe rthings, a Cornhusker receipt and five ident cards came wan dering into the Rag office looking for their owners during the first month of school. Here's hoping they found them! Amid this com' motion, William H. Hice joined the teaching staff of the journal ism school. Best Cornhusker. Too many hard-driving Okla homa backs operating from the T spelled a 20 to 0 defeat for Ne braska, as the Cornhuskers opened their '45 football campaign against the Sooners in a Big Six battle on September 29. The Cornhusker staff revealed bigger and better plans for the publication of the first peacetime yearbook in three years. The AUF drive failed as did the Huskers when the power ful Minnesota Gophers swamped them 61 to 7. Ruth Korb began her official duties as Awgwan editor and after many false alarms threat ened that the Awgwan would be distributed 60on. Husker fans saw their team defeated again as Indi ana's Hoosiers piled up 54. points PegireeSp Awards Address IXISglhillifte "4 ir a dl no a H; D o en Awarding of two honorary degrees and the conferring of four distinguished service awards by Chancellor C. S. Boucher will highlight presentation of undergraduate and graduate degrees at commencement exercises, to be held Monday, May 27, at 10:00 a. m. in the coliseum. A new honor known as the "Nebraska Builder," will be conferred upon the Nebraskan, who has contributed the most service to the state, according to Dr. R. J. Pool, mastef of ceremonies for the Commencement program. Dr. Ben M. Cherrington, director of the social science bers may be eligible for an active duty period each year, and they do enjoy complete benefits of the Naval Service when attending drills or participating in any ac tivity of the Standby Reserve. The Standby is open to pilots, aircrew men and to ground personnel. STATION KEEPERS Air Re serve Stations will be maintained by Station Keepers. Station keep ers are volunteers, ordered to duty at their request, and the station complement will be composed al most wholly of this group. The outstanding feature of Station Keeping is that personnel will not be transferred to any other station except at their own request. In terested persons should apply to NAS, Olathe, and complete infor mation will be forwarded. An ex cellent opportunity for former of ficer and enlisted personnel in this territory for full-time duty near their homes is available at NAS, Olathe. INTERIM FLYING To main tain pilot proficiency pending the Start of Air Reserve Training, the Navy has authorized six pilot hours per pilot per month for May and June, 1946. All former pilots are eligible, including AP's and CAP's who have re-enlisted in V-6, Inactive Naval Reserve. Sev eral interesting types of planes are being used, including F4U, F6F, TBM, SNJ and SNB. "The Air Reserve Training pro gram has been designed to main tain the skill and technical knowl (See NAVY, Page 4) AGftfoifties to Nebraska's 14. Speech majors shouted for joy when Paul Bogen, former University Theater direc tor, returned to the department after two and one-half years m the army. Corn Cob Reunion. Fred Hecox and Fred Teller were elected to rule the senior and junior classes as the new presidents. Wearing red sweat ers, pep emblem on front and white "N" letters on the back, the two remaining actives of this year's pep organization began the recruit for Corn Cobs pledges. Freshmen coeds were given a chance to sign up for activities at the annual activities mart. Ray Clark, returned war corre spondent, spoke at an all-student convocation. The naval trainees saw their commander, Capt. M. D. Matthews, presented with the Croix de Guerre after a Navy day parade. "Blithe Spirit," the University Theater's first major production of the year, was previewed and pronounced a success by a select audience composed of faculty , lounaation at the University of Denver, will soeak at commenre. ment exercises. A member of Ne braska's 1911 graduating class, Dr. Cherrington's topic will be "1911 Suggests Priorities to 1946." Dr. Cherrington and Dr. Ernst A. Bessey, 1896 graduate, will be awarded honorary degrees of Doc tor of Laws. Chaplain for the commence ment exercises will be Rev. Paul Barnds, pastor of St. Matthews Episcopal church. The University band, under the direction of Don Lentz, will furnish the music. Tassels will usher and distribute programs for each service. 'Nebraskan' Rates As First Class Paper in Contest The Associated Collegiate Press rating for the first semester is sues of The Daily Nebraskan was first class. The paper missed Ail American by 45 points in the na tional judging contest for univer sity papers. Special commendations were given front page makeup, features and heads. Mention of the Christ mas issue with the front page Petty girl also received praise. Lutheran Picnic All Lutheran students are invited to a picnic Friday aft ernoon at 5:30 p. m. After meeting at the Temple, pic nickers will go to Pioneer park, according to Dorothy VVieland, LSA president, and Charles Goesch, Gamma Delta president, in charge of ar rangements. Extra cars are needed. members and specially invited guests. Adding greatly to the festivity of the annual Homecoming cele brations, Nebraska presented fans with 27 to 13 triumph over Kan sas university. Stepping through a football on the coliseum stage, Jackie Tobin was presented and ruled as Homecoming Queen at the dance that evening. Alpha Xi Delta and Zeta Beta Tau cap tured first prize Homecoming cups for decorations. The Corn Cobs pledged 26 men. Who's Who List. When the list of "Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges" was published, 16 Nebraskans were in cluded. Nebraska's football team chalked up another victory over Kansas State making the score 24 to 0. The Mortar Boards started searching desperately for six handsome, charming, talented, in telligent and unattached males to be presented at the Mortar Board ball under the title of Six Most (See ACTIVITIES, Page 4) V 5