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The DAILY NEBRASKA Wednesday, October U 1939 SOCIETY Delta Delta Delta takes social Actives to entertain regional head The Tri Detts take the social spotlight for activity during this week with a tea on Thursday aft ernoon given by the active mem bers for Mis. Chester M. Schrep ferman of Denver, district presi dent of the sorority; and for the new housemother, Mrs. Lauprin D. Chase. Invitations have been is sued to two hundred and fifty people. Doris DeLong, active pres ident; Mrs. L. O. True, Alliance, president; Mrs. Chase, Mrs. Sehrcpferman, Mrs. I. E. O. Tace, Mrs. Lester Buckley, Miss May Fershing and Miss Mary Chapin will be in the receiving line. Still on the subject of chapter officers we find that the Thetas are anticipating the arrival, in No vember, of Mrs. Donald B. Sin clair, Grand President of Kappa Alpha Theta. Mrs. Sinclair is com ing from Toronto, Canada. And now week-end activities are coming into prominence. We find the Pi Thi actives planning a big house party for the pledges on Saturday evening but the theme is a deep dark secret. The only answer to all our coaxing was just: "Come and see!" The Phi Delt's are holding open house on Saturday night from nine to twelve. The DU's are having a big open house-party on Saturday night after the Nebraska-Baylor game. The Sigma Nu's will have an hour dance with the Alpha Chi's on Friday night; on Saturday night they have an exchange din ner and hour dance scheduled with the Kappas. Following the kc)f,i) ;t c;e v. CARDIGAl FLATTERER By Want, Wat 10.95 Sogt undergrodt and carter corveri or fuelling tttafty WluJf' platd bonded cardi gan dret into fheif wordrobe-i fcecovse it's such o fashion icoop. yry With prince n linet bright thadet of wool bedecked wi'fh color drenched pkifdJV to 17. lkam 1 EiA Baylor game on Saturday they are holding open house. The Alpha Phi pledge tea will be held on Sunday, October 22nd, from three to five o'clock for the house chaperons, active presidents and the pledges of other houses. More marital news comes to us in the engagement announcement of Charlotte Utt, of Omaha AOPi who graduated in June to Paul Floyd, Oklahoma City. The wedding will be December 16th. Monday seems to have been full fBPPOSTB m of activity for certain fraternity pledges who celebrated with much fervor, ostensibly because "sneak night" is now forbidden to sorority pledges and the boys were doing double duty. The Chi Thi pledges left behind them complete de struction. The actives were left without food, water or heat. The pledges took the water meter, oil burner regulator and the lighting attachments. And heaping indig nity upon injury the pledges also Of THE 0 0 I at 64, is England's Man of the Hour? ' scented the Nazi danger from the start and became the implacable enemy of Britain's policy of "appeasement"? was so feared for his brilliance they said, "There will hard ly be room for him in Parliament at 30 or in England at 40"? fought in Cuba, India, Egypt and South Africa; became a world hero at 25 for his daring escape from a prison camp? bottled up Germany in 1914 by mobilizing Britain's Navy, on his own initiative, before the official declaration of war? personally took) the blame for Britain's disastrous expedi tion against the Dardanelles? was once tabbed "too clever to be trusted," and yet now Is the one man in whom the whole Empire puts its faith? lr years he has been the greatest single force in English political life. But how well do you know him as a person? An American friend and noted commentator brings you a memorable and intimate portrait of him in this week's Post. Old Man in a Hurry 'fe VINCENT SHEEAN Author vf "Personal History" ond "Not Peace But a Sword' i spotlight took all the clothes they could find. The Sigma Chi actives cooked dinner themselves on Monday night; the pledges took the' cook. The boys went to Omaha and at tended the dance at which Glen Gray played. The Beta pledges, although not in such vicious moods, also went to Omaha and are repenting their rashness today. And now to official business: wis rifss post 0 for weekA The pledges at the AOPi house elected Dorothy Latsch, president; Elaine Stcinhauer, vice-president; Marcia Beckman, secretary; and Tat Rosenbaum, treasurer. The University Riding Club will hold a meeting at 5 p. m. Friday in room 315 in the Student Union. Officers will be electeed and plans for the fall horse show made. The tentative date for the latter is a week before Thanksgiving. x sr. -c SAIL HALF A SHIP TO PORT? FANTASTIC! On the nine millionth wave the freighter Flora Wyatt split m two. leaving John Ordo witn only the jagged bow of a ship to command! . . . If you like sea yarns, turn to Richard Ilowclls Watkins' story, Half a Ship, in this week a 1 oBt. NEWEST TRICK IN FOOTBALL Are thoso kicks that suddenly bounce out of bounds in the coffin comer sheer luck? No, sir! Football's sly est trick is mating 'cm lwinco out. Here's the story of tlio system that is putting The Foot Bark n J oof boll, l'ranny Murray, former Pcnn star, tells the story. A FIGHTIN' PARSON w GOES TO WAR Roaring, red-headed Rev. rraxitolesSwanwasinamighty bad siot. Only the musketry stabbing red in the night showed him the posi t ion of those Yankees. The Preacher learn$ to Pray, story by Col. John W. Tbomaaon, Jr. CATTLE ROUKDUP 1940 STYLE Don't let the movies lid you that cat tloroiindups mean wild eyed steers stampeding ahead of yelping owlxiys. Donald Hough, author of this article, lieef Comet From the iI,taVes you with him on a roundup in Montana and tells you what a steer's life is really liko before bo becomes steak. MR. ENOCH SETS HIS CAP FOR REVENGE Mr. Enoch, the gaudy gnome -in Room 007, certainly looked like a fugitive from a chain gang picture. Bo Mr. Caldwell, the new liotol manager, decided to oops him out. A riotous story, Clothe Make the Man, by Nunually Johnson. GENTLEMEN PREFER HOOPSKIRTS Dellaiiscdcnoughrhickcn fene ing in building her hoopskirt to I take care of twenty brooders. Rut it was worth it. Wasn't she meet a polished gentleman J - r.njt l.la..V Ki.tir1 m,A k iff gold tooth in his smile? M. G. 1 ii . . v: . ........ ... 4 I uriUKn yuu ill" iwiimimvj story of The Lady and the Guinea Hen. WHAT IS A FOREIGNER? What happens when a family comes from Kurope to make its fortune in AmerieaT How do the children, and the children's children, rate as citirens? lxuis Adamic trnoes a significant his tory' of one such family, in The Woman From Croatia, t: , v vr I