Friday, December 2, 1949
Pershing Rifles Founded
At Nebraska 57 Years Ago
Adding to the pomp and cere
mony of the Military Ball this
year will be a performance of
the Pershing Rifles Crack Squad.
Elaborate formations and preci
6ion manual of arms have been
planned by this group.
The following men have been
Chosen for this performance:
Wayne Bailey, Bob- Bauer,
John Gauger, Robert Gilmore,
Lloyd Keller, James Kostal, Frank
Major, jr., R. L. Massey, Darrel
Meinke, Don Morgan, Robert
Munger, John Swanson, Loren
Tiango.
These men are members of
Company A-2, the Nebraska chap
ter of Pershing Rifles, which is
the oldest military fraternity in
the United States.
Various Functions.
The color guard for the foot
ball games, a firing squad for
military funerals, ushering de
tails for special events, and crack
squad performances for various
clubs in Lincoln are only a few
of the functions of the organiza
tion. The Crack Drill Squad of the
University was founded in 1892
by Lt. John J. Pershing. At that
time he was an instructor in
Nebraska's military science de
partment. It was formed to pro
vide a group of students who
would serve as an example for
the rest of the military science
department.
Founded 57 Years Ago.
Since it was founded 57 years
ago Pershing Rifles has become
a national organization, with
companies in 55 universities and
colleges throughout the country.
It now boasts, instead of the
original 60 members, nearly 3,000
members. The national organiza
tion is broken down into eight
regimental areas.
Nebraska, which is in the sec
ond regiment, competes annually
in a drill meet at one of the sec
ond regimental schools. Other
schools in the regiment are:
Minnesota, Wisconsin, South
Dakota, North Dakota, Iowa and
Iowa State. In 1948, Nebraska
won the crack squad competition
in the meet which was held in
Madison, Wis. The 1950 meet will
be held in Ames, la.
National Headquarters Here.
Pershing Rifles National Head
quarters located in the Armory
vin Lincoln. All of the paper work
for the national organization is
handled by this group, which is
headed by Brig. Gen. William R.
Mook.
Pershing Rifles Crack Squad
plans performance yearly for the
Military Ball, an annual event
on the campus originally a
Pershing Rifles event which was
later expanded to include the
entire university.
Pershing Rifles was not active
at Nebraska during the war, but
Innocents to Dine
With Chancellor
Innocents will host Chancellor
R. G. Gustavson at a luncheon
Monday noon at the Cornhusker
hotel.
The thirteen members .of the
men's senior honorary society will
discuss needs of ihe University
with the top administrative official.
CONGRATULATIONS OFFICERS!
AFTER THE II ALL COME
OUT AND DINE AND DANCE
TONY AND LUIGI'S
5140 O St.
was re-established soon after
ward. Derald Lembrick, serves as
company commander of the Ne
braska chapter. Other officers
are: Fred Bauer, George Mc
Queen, Charles Bressman, Wen
die Baumann and Duke Westling.
Well
Modulated
BY DUTCH MEYERS
Women kill us. You'd think
that men were the furthest thing
rrom their minds. But we re on
to them. Just the other day we
saw a girl go into the Crib, non
chalantly swiriging her bear
traps over her shoulder. Very
nice shoulders we might add. The
rest of the topography wasn't so
bad either. At any rate, she
lounges into a booth, and her
eyes start making like pool-balls
rolling around, that is.
One of the smoother hnv
floated over, and starts making
wtin the light conversation. He
was stalled, like a four-ton truck
in the La Brea tar pits. She
seemed to have other interests
Ihe other fnterests seemed to
be a rather studious fellow in
the next booth. This w haH in
work on a while until we realized
the truth. Was this young lady
the intellectual Ivne? Was tho
interested in the finer things of
lire.' Huh, uh, this was six
week exams.
Don't think we're bitter with
women, we've had eirls ohasp 115.
One time a girl chased us for
weens oeiore we finally caught
her. There's one girl down here
in this office, or one of the npitrh-
boring offices, who won't let one
man kiss her. Not one. She
slaps 'em down. Only thing is
she has some trouble hitting their
chins while sitting on their laps.
"Raillery thy name' is woman."
Studio B will present, "A Spe
cial Announcement," by William
baroyan. This is one of Saro
yan's better known works. It
concerns what happens in sev
eral peoples' lives when the radio
maiccs "A bpeciai Announce
ment." 9:30, Wed., KOLN.
Turocc ct 1 1 1 8
I 1 itrvt J J I ILL
TIME TO-
MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS
FOR THE
MILITARY BALL DINNER
December 2, 6 p.m. to
8:30 p.m.
The Georgian Room
$2.50 per person
for reservations now . . .
CALL
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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
NU Crop Judgcrs
Win Third Place
Nebraska crops judgers were
the third ranking team in two
crops judging contests last week.
In Kansas City the Nebraskans
ranked behind Oklahoma A. &
M. and the Texas Tech, although
they made 4,934 points out of a
possible 5,400.
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Team member Wayne Neilson
scored 1,686 points, Lloyd Wirth,
1,627, and Jim MacDowell, 1,620
points out of a possible 1,800. As
individuals Neilson ranked fifth,
Wirth 13th and MacDowell 16th
among the 27 judgers in the con
test. After the Kansas City meet the
team traveled to Chicago to par
ticipate in a contest held in con
junction with the International
Is lor Mild
Yes, Camels are SO MILD t hat in a coast-to-coast test of
hundreds of men and women who smoked Camels and only
Camels for 30 consecutive days, noted throat specialists,
making weekly examinations, reported
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Livestock show.
In Chicago the team consisted
of Neilson, MacDowell and Dale
Flowerday. In this contest Neilson
placed 9th. MacDowell 7th, and
Flowerday 15th
Team members received bronze
medals and a $50 cash award at
the Kansas City meet and white
ribbons for third place at Chi
cago. They were accompanied by
their coach, Dave Sander.
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JEWELS BY TRABERT AND HOEFFER-MAUBOUSS1N
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