Thursday, March 6, 1947
THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
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Poll Exposes Kissing
Practices on Campus
BY BUD IIERTZLER.
Either Nebraska college boys
like to exaggerate their romantic
exploits, or the coeds don t real
ize how many times they get
AlOOLU J II nu v filing,
Conflicting statistics of an in
formal poll of 50 students taken
in the cold gray light of dawn
Sunday morning showed the men
claiming twice as many kisses as
the girls admitted giving on their
Saturday night dates. The aver
age number of kisses bestowed by
the 25 males questioned totaled 15,
while the 25 damsels vowed they
had parted with an average of no
more than seven.
Full Bloom.
Romance is apparently in a
state of robust and vigorous full
bloom on the campus these days
with only 13 of the 50 interro
gated claiming to have dodged all
the advances of their escorts. An
even more impressive indication
of the interest the postwar col
lege student is taking in the oppo
site sex is that only 29 said they
had received less than ten kisses,
14 found time for 25 or more, two
hardy individuals hovered around
the 100 mark and one starry-eyed
maiden reported an "infinite"
number of "smooches during the
course of the evening's entertain
ment. Comments were generally illu
minating. One fraternity man
whose every advance had been re
pulsed lamented, "She put on the
sorority sprint and beat me to the
door."
Another lad with a score of one
positive and two probables opined,
"These coeds had better be inde
pendent while they have a chance,
because off the NU campus, it s a
cold, cold world."
Other observations contributed
by the males: "She was awfully
smart, but not a very good date
otherwise." "Early in the even
ing she said she was a nice girl.
so I didn't attempt anything
fool that I am!"
More to the point were: "Disap
pointing." (One kiss "Wow!"
(100 plus). "Just a courtesy
date." (25 to 30).
The inquiring reporter was
rather shocked at the first four
comments he received from the
fairer sex: "Repulsive "Like
kissing a fish." "I'm engaged to
the drip." "I wish it had been
someone else."
Coeds Hampered.
However, after these prelimi
nary sour notes, the answers be
came uniformly breathless and
favorable. Two coeds who could
have done better were hampered
by bright lights and too short an
evening, but other sample obser
vations included: "Nice tech
nique." "Wonderful life." "Loved
it." "Bxciting." "Satisfactual."
Perhaps the prize comment of
the day was handed to the re
porter as he trudged from the
campus laden with statistics. It
read:
"WTio's the frustrated jerk who
thought up this poll, anyway?"
After a Fashion
BY JEAN SWENGE AND
t GENE JENSEN.
With the winter's formal season
on its way to becoming a thing
of the past, girls with an eye to
the future are scanning fashions
for tips on what the up-to-date
coed will be sporting this spring.
Following the trends of cus
tom, springtime still means suit
time. Since the L-85 restriction
limiting the amount of material
that can be used has been lifted,
designers have been unable to
carry their ideas that were filed
away during the war years to the
full extent.
New Line.
Predominant this year is the
emphasis on the natural body line.
This effect may be achieved by
the torso-length jacket over a box
pleated skirt or a fitted cardigan
jacket worn with a trouser-tucked
skirt. The lengthy cutaway jacket,
with or without the fullness in
back, topping the lean slenderiz
ing skirt also fulfills the criteria
for the new 6ilhoutte. j
Not all coeds, however, will ap
pear in these fashions. All women,
even the most fashion conscious,
must follow their own figure types
when choosing their new en
semble. A height of at least 5 feet
5 inches is a"must" for the long
jacket style.
Boleros.
In contrast to this extreme type
is the other extreme of the very
full gently-flared skirt worn with
a short loosely-fitting bolero.
The extra fullness both above
and below diminishing the waist
line to give that ever desirable
microscopic look. Girls who can
not wear the long-waisted out
fits will find recompense in suits
with the disappearing middle.
For all fashion types, skirts
are going down. The average this
spring will be 14 inches from the
floor. Contrast will be shown, too,
not only in suit jackets, but also
in the skirts. They will range
from the years-ago popular pleats
to the sull-new straightcut.
Accessories for the new season
have gone on to a new scale so
completely different from the old
that another column will be
given to their discussion. But now
is the best time to start spring
shopping for the essential suit.
We've given the indicators the
rest is up to you.
rXIVERSITY DAMES.
The monie appreciation rhorml group of
the 1 Diversity Diiihv will meet at 7:SO
tonight in room SIS of the Inkia,
CORN COB WORKERS.
Corn Ctob workers are to meet la the
Corn Cob office In the t'ninn at S p. m.
today to aiseuM sale of "S" books, ac
cording to Unaae Muntor.
Student Federalists will hear rr ports on
the Ashrville conference and dlsruHS pol
ler Thursday at 7 p. m. in the faculty
lounge, according to Dorothy Lashfcr.
$5.00 Per Couple for
ALVINO REY & HIS ORCHESTRA?
It Looks Expensive Bui
YOU WILL HAVE A SWELL EVENING
1. At last, you will have space for dancing
when you hear a name band.
2. There will be no hidden charges for check
ing, tips or tables.
3. The Dining Room Mill be open for coke
service.
4. You will be dancing on one of the smooth
est ballroom floors in town.
5. The Student Union has arranged for 4
hours of dancing from 8 p. m. to Midnight.
FRIDAY, MARCH 7, UNION BALLROOM
Tickets Are Available At UNION and AG UNION
IT'S A NON-PROFIT STUDENT UNION PROJECT
Mystery Hides
In UN Stadium
On Dark Nights
BY PAT NORDIN.
One cold, dreary night in March
I wandered aimlessly through
Lincoln's deserted streets and as
the time approached ten o'clock.
I found myself near that imposing
eaince the university stadium.
I peered through the darkness
at the weird structure of granite.
As I gazed, a dark form slinked
from the underbrush and dis
appeared within the great stone
shape.
Suddenly, something in my
brain snapped, and I sprang up
the ramp and plummeted into the
blackened interior. I strained my
eyes to accustom them to the
darkness. The sound of foot
steps set my nerves on edge, and
I felt my way along the clammy
walls to the cold stone steps of the
upper stadium. A low, diabolical
laugh floated down to me. My
brain was tortured with bitter
thoughts.
Finally my victim reached the
uppermost pinnacle of the sta
dium, and at this dizzy height,
slumped to his knees and was
still. Frantically I summoned all
my courage and dashed onward,
impelled forward by some un
known force. No longer able to
restrain myself, I leaped from the
drkness and cried, "Stop! Think
before you move!" Then, I too,
sat down, and with my mad com-
It Says Here
BY TOTTIE FIDDOCK.
Yvonne DuTeau, new steady
date of Bob Means, has had her
little problems like all the rest
of us. She has an old buddy
(can't mention his name, sorry)
who, after a little persuasion,
agreed to take her to the Inter
fraternity Ball last Friday. They
had a fine "buddy" time, until
Yvonne broke the news to him
that she was going steady, but
even that didn't seem to matter.
He must have something, because
she refused to break her date
after the steady deal began, altho
she did cancel a previous engage
ment for the following night.
Candy passing's are always
rood for a number of jokes, all
stale, but a couple of new ones
were pulled off Monday night
The DU's, who travelled to the
DG and Chi O houses for con
gratulations to PAULA JONES
and BUD WEHRMAN and JO
KELLY and JIM ALEXANDER,
solved a problem for small-size
Dick Moody. They carried along
a soap box for him to stand on
when his turn came, and he de
clares that it's the first time in
his life that he ever looked
down on a girl. This little event
has an interesting aftermath,
also. A couple of the boys de
cided to refer this tidbit to the
panion, played one feverish game
of double solitaire.
well-known Simon Snooper and
earn a dollar as a result. What
they didn't know was that the
snooper himself ItTid already
made use of it. Need more
originality than that, fellas.
The other deal concerns Darlcne
Pothast, who passed the candy
with Rick Ayotte. His Sig Ep
brothers turned out in full force,
each determined to outdo the
other in congratulating Potsy.
There was a special private wager
between Boden Portwood and
Jack Busbee, but Jack came out
on top, in our opinion. It was
necessary for Potsy to inform him
that there's a time limit on such
things and that he had taken three
times his share.
Tuesday night the PHI DELTS
were vanquished in a roaring
basketball game by the BETAS,
but not without several mishaps.
DAKE NOVOTNY was attacked v
by two of the opposing team
who knocked, him down and
threw his shoulder out of joint.
And DICK THOMPSON, stand
ing completely in the open,
must have been gawking at
some pretty gal among the on
lookers, for he slipped and fell
flat all by himself.
Well, that's all the dirt we man
aged to shovel up this week, but
plan on buying a new shovel be
fore next time. Be seem' you.
it's fnoe6 m
at SIMONS!
WEEK
with-
The Girl of The Day
modeling-
The Shoe of The Day!
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Marilyn Lowe will be in our shoe salon this af
ternoon from three to five, modeling the shoes
and accessories you'll want for Spring. We cor
dially invite you to visit pur new fifth floor to
see them on parade!
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Her choice for today; CONNIE lo-heelers
in red leather to add color to spring
neutrals.
5.95
Shoe Salon, Jijlli toor
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