The DAILY NERRASKAN
Friday. October 13. 1939
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Lincoln Journal and Star.
By Hubert Ogden.
Workshop and storeroom for
University; athletic center and
printing department this is the
stadium. Deep beneath the con
crete seats suggestive of a laby
rinth of catacombs we find a
world which seems to be apart
from the rest of the school.
We should not say "deep be
neath' ' although it does seem
aa if we are far below the ground
in some massive cavern for we are
really on the same level as the
outside world. The flight of stairs
that have to be descended from
the east entrance tend to cause a
mental illusion as we go down be
neath the seats and gives us the
impression that we are far under
ground. It gives one a mild sort
of surprise to peer thru a window
from these "depths" and actually
look out over the same world we
left on the outside.
k Room for track field.
A new track and athletic field
Is being built under the east sec
tion. No longer will practice have
to be delayed because of unfavor
able weather. Henceforth, track
men will play with a huge slab of
man-made rock above them keep
ing out rain and snow.
In the north part is a training
room where Lonnie Cornell keeps
Nebraska football men in shape
with his massages, infra-red
lamps, and a short-wave heating
appliance.
Forbidden territory .
Also in this north part are the
football lockers and showers. Here
is a lecture room where football
plays are the subject. The north
section is somewhat forbidden ter
ritory, so we learned, probably be
cause of the possibility that foot
ball secrets might escape. Fresh
man lockers and equipment are in
the south part.
After leaving the east section,
we trod around the track wonder
ing if the stadium was as big as
it seemed, what the workmen on
the west steps were doipg. and
how many pieces of colored con
fetti were still laying in the stu
dent section. Finding an unlocked
door in the west stadium, we went
again into the "underworld."
The first room we entered had
an old Fordson tractor and a
trailer with the rally bell parked
on it there. Then stumbling thru
a dark passage we came upon an
enormous work shop. One plan
ning machine was throwing out
enough sawdust to stuff all the
baseballs sold in every dime store
in this country.
Keys to everywhere.
A little room just off this work
shop was filled with old clocks,
locks, and thousands of keys.
There were jars full of keys and
a safe full of keys yes, keys
enough to unlock each and every
one of the thousands of doors in
the university.
The university garage is here,
also. Here the cars and trucks are
brought for repair and stored.
Anything can be found in the sta
dium, we decided, no matter how
strange. We saw a yellow cat sit
ting on the garage floor hungrily
devouring a grasshopper.
From the huge storeroom comes
the university's supplies. Perhaps
you've seen workers about the
campus pushing carts full of sup
plies and wondered from where
they came. Well, the stadium's
the place.
The school's printed and mimeo
graphed material, too, comes from
the stadium. Exams are prepared
in a special room from which none
of them can disappear accidentally
or otherwise. Other material is
put out on the numerous presses.
Just off the presses were some of
the homecoming "X" stamps.
After having wandered this far
into the "underground" maze we
began to consider returning to the
other world. Rounding one of the
thousands of corners, we came
upon a stooped old man sitting on
a box smoking a pipe which ri
valed him in age. A query from
us concerning our return to the
outer world drew a grunt from
him. Rising and stepping to the
wall he pushed a small button.
A huge portion of the wall seemed
to roll up into the ceiling. Feeling
something like the modern Ali
Babi, we strolled out into the light.
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pacts with Esthonia, Latvia, and
Lithuania, end all hope of German
help from the Baltic region. Rus
sian troops have occupied all
borders in the Balkans, from
which Germany expected great
things. Not only does this end
German hopes of help from these
quarters, but it cuts off Italy's
Sphere of influence.
In the Polish campaign, after
German soldiers had died gaining
additional territory, German arm
ies were forced to retreat as much
as 100 miles so that the Russians
could take over this territory.
Here the Russians lost not one
man. Furthermore the Russians
took only territory containing
Russian peoples, and left all the
territory containing Polish people
to Germany.
In comparison to Germany's
Comparatively few resources and
limited supplies, are the vast re
sources and supplies of England
and France. English investments
in this country alone amount to
over 4 billion dollars. Added to
these resources at home and
abroad, are the vast resources of
the colonial empires. Before the
allies ever entered the war they
knew that they were able to carry
on a costly war indefinitely.
Germany's 80,000.000.
In population Germany with its
80 million people has an advantage
over the French 40 millions, but
Great Britain far outnumbers both
with its home and dominion re
sources. More important perhaps than
the actual fighting population is
the acknowledged supremacy of
the French army. German ma
chines may perhaps be superior,
but in the long run the morale
and nerves of the fighting army
are most important, and here the
French excel.
Actually the leaders of the allies
did not want war, according to
Dr. Reinhardt, but war was forced
upon them by the people. In Ger
many, however, the leaders and
not the people brought on the war,
and the leaders alone are at ail
enthusiastic for it.
When Germany sees the policy
of Stalin of 6lowly strangling Ger
many from the east, and the allied
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morale will break.
Pansy tilt...
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ium, since the stadium mice might
get in the way of the brawny
blasters from the Union basement.
Then, too, the stadium can hold
only some 35,000 people, and
bleachers can be erected on the re
maining 7i acres of practice
fields as well as along all four
sides to hold the crowd which will
attend.
Admission price undecided.
The price of admission has not
as yet been set, but will be an
nounced at the gate this after
noon. There is some talk of cut
ting the rate for reserved seats
down to $20.99 per head, although
the rumor can not be verified at
this writing.
Quarterback, captain, and gen
eral manager Haggard Hager of
the Cornhusker team asks that his
entire staff report at 4:30 to sup
port their representatives, and
also to be present there since the
Cornhusker has a hard time scrap
ing up enough players. Deans
Hosp and Thompson, the officials,
are ready and waiting for the
great occasion.
The entire DAILY staff is com
manded to appear also in order
that they may have cause to cele
brate the coming victory of their
team. The hardest Job in prepar
ing for the game around the
DAILY has been the attempt to
select one team which U better
than the others. Every worker.
Idler, and looker-on at the Rag
office has been training arduously
for the game, and it has brought
results.
Will the Pole play?
The question of whether or not
the Pulverizing Pole will play is
still up in the air. His native land
is calling him, and there's some
question as to whether or not he
can stay long enough in Lincoln
Friday to play with the DAILY
team.
No enemy scouts are barred
whether from the Awgwan or the
Iowa State Daily Student.
Reporter...
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Gable wouldn't be bad but I
think Mandrake the magician
would fill the pants. You know,
he could get me all the necessi
ties. After all one does need
clothes, or do they?
Gay Gimple,
Arts and Sciences Freshman.
John Garfield would be my is
land companion. BojT, oh boy. He's
got that look in his eye.
Bob Simmons, Bus. Ad. Junior.
Lana Turner. If my matches
were wet I wouldn't have to
worry about getting a fire started.
Lucille BotU, Teachers Junior.
I guess my mother is my best
friend but this is no time to think
of friendship. I've always wanted
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w ao someuiing for the sake of
humanity so I guess Hitler would
be my choice. At least there
wouldn't be any wars for a while.
Just think how I'd be sacrificing
myself.
Sally Rand,
Arts and Sciences Freshman.
I agree with Madeline Carrol
An obstetrician is a necessity.
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