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A- PAGE 24 DAILY NEBRASKAN C 0 fi f i n n ? cf (Continued from Page 23) signal for a phone call, I breath lessly find a free phone and have the switchboard operator tell me that I had a phone cail 45 minutes ago and that there was no message. I clench my hands and smile when I am trying tc memorize the con jugation of the Spanish verb vivir "while next door Johnny Ray screams "The Little White Cloud that Cried" at a volume that can be heard easily in the next county. I also smile when I spend an hour and 15 minutes cleaning Room 230 omy to have my roommate wall? in and deposit her coat on the bed, kick her shoes under the ironing board, throw her typing book and papers on the desk, drop the Rag (our campus paper the Nebras ka) on ' the floor, trip over the rug leaving a big lump in the cen ter, spill lilac perfume on the dresser, upset an economy size box of 500 paper clips all over the floor and sit down on the newly made bed and comment, "Gee, this room is a mess ' Only good humor can carry a girl through such experiences. Food Troubles Why do I neel a strong intestinal tract? Unfortunately, the Dorm cannot or will not hire the cooks from the Waldorf or similar es tablishments recommended by Dun can Hines. Therefore, we usually do not have hors d'oeirvres for appe tizers, lobster tails for the main course, nor French pastries for des sert. On the contrary, a typical breakfast would consist of three dried prunes in a dish of water, a raw egg labeled "soft" or a soft egg labeled "hard", three pieces of burnt toast coffee reheated from the day before, and grape Jelly that has the consistency identical to that or rubber. Money is another thing that is rather indispensable, around the Dorm. A ten-minute operation of the washing machine is a dime, the automatic 3ryer is a quarter; it costs one dollar to replace a lost key. and at least 55 -cents per week is spent on bromo-seltzer to counter-act the effect of the meals. At least $1 is collected every week for a birthday gift for Imogene or Sue or Joan, a Christmas or Valentine present for the housemother, or a gift for Jane who was pinned last week. Girls selling tickets to the Uni versity Theater plays, girls selling chocolates for the YWCA, girls sel ing Christmas cards for the All University Fund Organization, girls selling student directories for Build ers, and girls selling tickets to the symphony concert, knock on the door on the average of one every fifteen minutes. Of course it is nec essary to buy stationery and stamps so I can write letters to my f am ! ily telling them all about the de lightful life of a freshman college coed. Innumerable trips to the re freshment stand across the street for cokes, candy bars, sherbet, or sunflower seeds, have increased the proprietor's income by $2 per week and have left me in an unenviable state of bankruptcy. An IQ of 181 would certainly make life tr.uoh easier for me here In the Dorm. Without an TQ of this caliber, It is Impossible to write theme while Bill Haley and las Comet scream "Shake, Rattle, and Roll" from Mary's room next door. It is equally difficult for me to practice my debate speeches iu competition with Sally's hungry guinia pig named Lucy across the hall. 1 find that memorizing my Spanish vocabulary is not aided by the maid's Vacuum cleaner, the houseman's screams of "Man oa two" or the girls in room 232 on the other side of my room who constantly shout "S no trump, pass, and double that' After three "months, I have en countered numerous dangers, each o.' which is drastically damaging to ore's health, spirit, and sanity be cause my address is; Room 230 Girls' Dorm A Complete College Education Should Include 0)CO. omnusner QJ ?3 oecid fTr" :l fV07 5I;: ..,V ,',:!; f 00 13TU & 0 ITS. LI""! n FT?1 ltit?V'jLi3v hamitSi. l2J Member F.O.I.C It Provides A Record Of Money Spent. It's A Safe Way To Keep Money. o An Inexpensive Way To Pay Bills. Your Name Is Printed On Every Check. Only Students Have This Style ChcdkhooL No Minimum Balance Is Bermired. An Eversharp ballpoint pen will be given to you free 'when you open your ' CORNHUSKESt CHECKING ACCOUNT 0 111 G uOUi yy iif L2 G STLus k IS fU S !! 1G f rx im L m U LI3V -IGa aO LLSGD