PAGE 17 Guns and Marching DAILY NEBRASKAN Military Services Train College Men Training in the Navy, Army, and Air Force is offered to Univer sity students in a very advantage ous program. This program guar antees the student a four-year de ferment from induction to xllow him to finish his college education. It also gives him compensation during the last two years of col lege. On graduation the students may become officers in one of the branches of armed forces. Application for the advanced re serve officers training in the branch of service in which the stu dent received his basic training may be made upon completion of this training. At the end of the junior year, each advanced student is required to spend four weeks in summer school and - if a student is in ad vanced training he receives a com pensation from the government. Grads Become Lts. The student, upon graduation, becomes a second lieutenant in the reserves. The Army and Air Force guarantee four year deferment while studying under the program and require that the reserve com missioned officer remains in the reserve for a period of eight years. NROTC, the Naval Reserve Of ficers Training program, operates cn a different basis. There are two groups of navy students regular students and contract students. Regular students are chosen on ical health and interviews taken prior to the academic year. The Navy Department pays for the students' books arid tu ition and they receive a month ly allowance of $50. Each summer the regular students take an eight week cruise. Physicals Taken Contract students are selected as a result of a test and a physical examination taken during Fresh man Week. No compensation is given the student until his junior year at which time he receives a monthly allowance of $30. But he does not take a summer cruise. Upon graduation both regular and contract students are commis sioned as ensigns in the reserve component of the Navy. They too must remain in reserve for a pe riod of eight years. Since the University of Nebraska is a land grant college, all incom ing men who are in good physical condition are required to take at least two years of basic training. Studying under any of these three branches of the armed forces is advantageous to college men. Not only does it guarantee a four-year deferment from induction to allow the student to finish his college ed ucation, but it also gives compen sation during the last two years of college. And, too, it gives students a chance to become officers in any of the branches of our armed forces. ..-::. - ' ' s 'Ww . . i ... , xx',- A -x--x-x---x-x x , . -j. illlllllliBl: Kiili'I jSx, - t SWMS:iWF liliilll Ij I I I h . . ' V'j f I I J' J t I ; II I ' A f 7 i i 1 4 .g NROTC OFFICERS stand at ease outside the Military and Naval Science Building. Learning to command arid to be commanded is implicit in this Navy program. All University Fund Fall Drive for Five Conducts Charities All University Fund is a stu dent organization which solicits funds for charity every fall. This year the drive will be held from October 11 to 27, Andy Smith, AUF president announced. A I i f 4 r 2" ir-U'.- ?;. ... Sfrefci Your Dollars $$$ More For Your Money at KRESGE'SYonr Friendly Store in the Heart of Lincoln's Shopping District. SCHOOL SUPPLIES-STATIONERY PENS AND PENCILS-ROOM FURNISHINGS , TOILET ARTICLES COMPLETE STOCKS Excellent Meals Served Doily at our luncheonette end Soda Fountain Shopping "Center Of Lincoln 12 & "O" Street University campus. The group sponsors five charities which are AUF is the only organization that , elected by the AUF Board in con- may solicit funds for charity on the I sidering an annual spring poll ol student opinion. Students Contribute Students make contributions to AUF" in the fall and money is di vided between the five charities. No one may solicit charity funds from students then until the fol lowing fall. Last year this "Heart of the Campus" organization raised about $10,000 for the Community Chest, Cancer Fund, Mental Health and World University Service. This fall LARC School in Lincoln will also be supported. The AUF Board consults, the charities to be supported and stud ies the merits of each group to receive funds. The Belter Business Bureau is also consulted. AUF Has Sections AUF is one of the largest student activities on campus. It is divided into a soliciting section and a pub licity section. Each year AUF sponsors a con test to select the "Ugliest Man on Campus." Fraternities contributing 100 per cent to AUF may enter a candidate in the UMOC contest. Independent candidates are also selected. " After a student election, the win ner of the UMOC contest is pre sented at the half;time of a home football game. In spite of the sound of the title won, the honor of being UMOC is great. Auction Held Late in the fall the AUF Auction is held. For sufficient funds almost anything on the campus may be purchased at the event held in the Student Union Ballroom. The foot ball team, beauty queens, Home coming Queen, Mortar Boards, In nocents, deans of colleges, and so rority and fraternity pledge classes are sold to the highest bidders. The last AUF Auction brought a total of $1,809 for charity. At this auction the new Activity Queen is presented. This honor goes to a sophomore girl who ranks among the highest in scholarship, activi ties participation and personality. The 1954 Activity Queen was Di ane Knotek. 'Big Sisters1 Counsel New Coeds Coed Counselors in an organiza tion of "big sisters" who are stu dents at the University and who will help their "little sisters" who will be ner students. During the summer a Coed Counselor corresponds with wom en who plan to come to the Univer sity in the fall. She explains Uni versity facilities and activities and tells her little sisters what to ex pect when they arrive. She will also answer any questions the pros pective students may have. When they arrive for school in the fall, the big sister takes them on coke dates, swimming parties, picnics, or whatever they plan. She helps them become acquainted with other new students and aids them in registration. Penny Carnival In the fall is sponsored by Coed Counselors. A theme for the carnival, held in the Student Union ballroom, is chosen; and freshmen women from all or ganized houses make a booth to fit the theme. Each booth provides an activity for participation of the spectators such as ring tossing. The booths are judged on origi nality, design, adaptation to the them and audience participation. The counselors hold Campus Know-How programs during the fall to help new women students to understand how to dress and act at various campus occasions. In 1954 a Damsel Debut was held to encourage students to get acquainted and to entertain them. A Friendship Dessert was the last in the series of programs spon sored by the bis sisters for their little sisters. In the spring former little sis ters may apply to join Coed Coun selors and be the next year's big sisters. An initiation for the newly chosen group is held in April. Heading the organization of the group is the Coed Counselor board. At the Friendship Dessert the year's outstanding Coed Counsel ors were presented. In 1954, 35,500 Americans were killed in traffic accidents. In 1954, 7,700 pedestrians were killed in U.S. traffic accidents.